Editing Garth Brooks (section)

===2016–2017: ''Gunslinger'', ''Christmas Together'', and online streaming===
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On October 13, 2016, Brooks released the first single, "[[Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance]]", from his upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=Garth Brooks, 'Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/garth-brooks-baby-lets-lay-down-and-dance/|website=Taste of Country|date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> The following week, Brooks released the upcoming album's title, ''[[Gunslinger (album)|Gunslinger]]'', via [[List of Facebook features#Live streaming|Facebook Live]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/garth-brooks-gunslinger/|title=Garth Brooks' 'Gunslinger' Album: Everything You Need to Know|website=Tasteofcountry.com|date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> It was released on November 11, 2016, as a part of ''[[The Ultimate Collection (Garth Brooks album)|The Ultimate Collection]]'', a compilation album Brooks released through [[Target Corporation|Target]]. Brooks' other project for 2016 was a duet holiday album with wife [[Trisha Yearwood]], ''[[Christmas Together (Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood album)|Christmas Together]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Record Duet Album Over Holiday Break|url=http://wincountry.com/news/articles/2016/jan/20/garth-brooks-and-trisha-yearwood-record-duet-album-over-holiday-break/|website=WNWN|access-date=January 26, 2016|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125054203/http://wincountry.com/news/articles/2016/jan/20/garth-brooks-and-trisha-yearwood-record-duet-album-over-holiday-break/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After years of royalty disputes and an opposition to [[Streaming media|online music streaming]], Brooks launched a streaming channel on [[Sirius XM|Sirius XM Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Garth Brooks to Launch His Own Exclusive SiriusXM Channel|url=http://investor.siriusxm.com/investor-overview/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Garth-Brooks-to-Launch-His-Own-Exclusive-SiriusXM-Channel/default.aspx|publisher=Sirius XM Holdings Inc.|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> He also reached an agreement to stream his entire catalogue via [[Amazon Music]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Newman|first1=Melinda|title=Garth Brooks Reveals Amazon Streaming Deal Details: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7549052/garth-brooks-streaming-amazon-music-unlimited-exclusive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref>