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To: Stoctrash who wrote (30585)	3/9/1998 4:36:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Brooks to go high-tech; plans to release live DVD set... By PHYLLIS STARK 03/06/98 BPI Entertainment News Wire (c) Copyright 1998 BPI Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. NASHVILLE (BPI) -- During his keynote speech at the Country Radio Seminar (CRS) Feb. 25-28, Garth Brooks predicted that DVD "will eventually replace CDs, CD-ROM, and VCRs," and he expressed a desire to be on the cutting edge of that technology. "I want country music to be the first to say goodbye to CDs," he said. Brooks plans to team with Intel to release a live album on the DVD format in September that will consist of audio and video of 20-26 tracks, including new singles. Brooks also plans to film an upcoming show at the Target Center in Minneapolis and take that show on a tour of theaters beginning in Miami and moving to Orlando, Fla., and other markets. Explaining Capitol Nashville's decision to work his new single, "Two Pi-a Coladas," to pop radio, something he previously had adamantly refused to let the label do, Brooks said, "It is our job to present ourselves in (markets where we're not normally exposed) and bring them back to country. If people say, 'Garth is going pop on ''Two Pi-a Coladas,'' ' know it's for one reason, so we can steal their audience." Brooks chastised programmers for relying too much on research and choosing songs "because 30 percent of the people in blue hard hats on a Tuesday liked the last chorus instead of playing it because you've gotta hear it." Brooks also said he wanted to give the CRS keynote speech because "I would not have missed the chance to say 'we're all right.' We've got the format that changes people's lives, so let's (not) panic" over a down market. Acknowledging that selling 100 million albums in a decade is one of his goals, Brooks said that if that happened, he might take a hiatus from the business to spend time with his family.