“To spend the day promoting our stuff like nothing was wrong seemed distasteful to me,” said Country music star Garth Brooks, via his Facebook account.

The 2x Grammy winner was scheduled to appear on NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” and “Today,” ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Michael,” and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” the singer’s spokeswoman, Nancy Seltzer, said last Wednesday.

According to Reuters:

Brooks was scheduled to perform live on “Kelly and Michael” on Tuesday, while other appearances were to be taped and broadcast later, Seltzer said.

The singer was set to appear on the “Tonight Show” on Thursday, and “Today” on Friday, two sought-after spots at the beginning of the U.S. holiday shopping season.

Brooks, who has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide, released “Man Against Machine” on Nov. 11, his first studio album in 13 years.

–Jamaal Fisher (@jamaalfisher)