Garth Brooks' album 'No Fences' made an unauthorized and brief appearance on Spotify, despite his exclusive streaming partnership with Amazon Music since 2016. The upload was quickly removed and contained several errors, including missing tracks and incorrect credits.

The unauthorized upload included only 7 of the 10 original tracks and featured multiple misspellings and credit errors. Brooks' exclusive deal with Amazon Music remains intact, with no indication of plans to expand to other streaming platforms.

The country star's Amazon Music partnership has proven mutually beneficial, resulting in several exclusive projects:

• A Prime-exclusive Black Friday concert in 2023
• A six-episode Amazon Original docuseries "Friends in Low Places"
• Various live performances following Thursday Night Football games

Brooks has previously highlighted the advantages of partnering with Amazon, particularly emphasizing the benefits of Amazon's retail infrastructure for physical sales. This arrangement has been part of Amazon Music's broader strategy to increase exclusive content offerings, including:

• Becoming Stagecoach's exclusive streaming destination
• Serving as Mariah Carey's residency exclusive merch provider
• Hosting exclusive content from Post Malone and Dua Lipa

The platform recently strengthened its position in exclusive content through a new licensing agreement with Universal Music, expected to bring additional exclusive content from the label's artists.

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