Fans of Garth Brooks were initially thrilled when tracks from his iconic 1990 album No Fences began appearing on Spotify Thursday evening, sparking rumors that the country legend was finally making his catalog available on the streaming platform after years of exclusivity with Amazon Music. However, it quickly became apparent that the appearance of the album was the result of a streaming scam rather than a sudden shift in Brooks’ stance.
Instead of a strategic decision to join Spotify, it seems Garth Brooks is the latest victim of ongoing streaming fraud. The Spotify version of No Fences has several discrepancies, including the absence of three major tracks—“Unanswered Prayers,” “Same Old Story,” and “Wolves”—which are missing from the album. Additionally, the track “New Way To Fly” is a live performance, not the studio version, and many of the songs appear to have been altered with a lower bit rate or enhanced in some way to bypass Spotify’s fraud detection systems.
As if that weren’t enough, every song on the album is flagged as “explicit,” and the copyright is listed as “Garth Brooks,” not the usual Capitol Nashville. The song credits also inaccurately list “Garth Brooks, Stephanie Davis” as co-writers, when they should reflect the actual songwriters.
This incident highlights the growing issue of fraudulent uploads on streaming platforms, a problem that has increasingly affected Spotify and other services over the years. Fans of Garth Brooks now have to wait and see how the situation unfolds, as it’s clear that the country icon has not embraced Spotify just yet.
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