BENTONVILLE, ARK. ? Country superstar Garth Brooks has signed an exclusive multiyear contract with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

No details of the agreement were released by Wal-Mart officials Friday, but Billboard and the Los Angeles Times reported the deal will make Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and their online outlets the only places where Brooks’ music will be commercially available.

Brooks, among the all-time best-selling recording artists, retired from performing in 2001.