“With entertainment in Vegas, the destination is everything,” Mr. Brooks said. “Garth is a big part of the foundation of our station.” (Mr. Brooks said that, unlikely as it may seem, New York City is consistently one of his biggest markets for record sales.) The response was hard to gauge, though, since Mr. Brooks held back the digital version from all retailers, including iTunes, and sold it exclusively through his own online store, GhostTunes. We’re coming back to shake things up, which was the whole reason we came in the first place.” But this weekend, Mr. Brooks — the top-selling solo artist in United States history, with 136 million albums sold — will be back in town, playing Yankee Stadium on Friday and Saturday nights.

Source: New York Times July 04, 2016 15:33 UTC