March 17, 2009 — Seattle, WA and Nashville, TN—Keith Urban, one of country music’s most electrifying and critically hailed live performers, and leading social music discovery service iLike announced that Defying Gravity, Urban’s highly-anticipated new album, will debut exclusively on iLike. Beginning today, more than two weeks before fans can hear or buy the album anywhere else, Urban will stream a song per day from his new album on iLike, culminating with the album’s retail availability on March 31, 2009.
For the 11-day duration of this milestone online event, Urban will personally introduce each song from his new album via a daily video clip. iLike will syndicate the Keith Urban track and companion video clip of the day to his fans across iLike.com, iLike’s dominant Facebook® music app, and other leading social networks and online platforms. In anticipation of his upcoming “Escape Together World Tour” Together With KC Masterpiece® and Kingsford®, which kicks off in May 2009, Keith Urban will launch a ticket give-away for his fans on iLike. More details will be announced soon on Keith Urban’s iLike artist page which is located at: www.iLike.com/KeithUrban.
“This album expresses the gratitude I feel for where I am at right now in life,” said Keith Urban. ”I also feel deeply grateful to my fans, which is why I’m introducing my new songs directly to them through iLike.”
“Keith Urban is an artist with great talent and a great heart, and I’m deeply honored that he has chosen iLike as the platform from which to share his new album with the world,” said Ali Partovi, CEO of iLike. “Defying Gravity is a profound, uplifting collection of personal songs from a truly gifted artist.”
In addition to being available on iLike.com and the iLike Sidebar for iTunes (www.iLike.com/download), Defying Gravity will debut on iLike’s leading apps on Facebook, iGoogle, Orkut, Bebo and hi5. To learn more about iLike’s free content syndication tool for artists, go to: www.iLike.com/forartists.
For Keith Urban’s track of the day and accompanying daily video clips, visit his iLike artist page at www.iLike.com/KeithUrban starting today. To learn more about Urban’s new album and upcoming tour, visit: www.keithurban.net.
Defying Gravity Track Listing:
1. Kiss A Girl [Debuting on iLike March 17, 2009]
2. If Ever I Could Love [Debuting on iLike March 18, 2009]
3. Sweet Thing [Debuting on iLike March 19, 2009]
4. Til Summer Comes Around [Debuting on iLike March 20, 2009]
5. My Heart Is Open [Debuting on iLike March 21, 2009]
6. Hit The Ground Runnin' [Debuting on iLike March 22, 2009]
7. Only You Can Love Me This Way [Debuting on iLike March 23, 2009]
8. Standing Right In Front Of You [Debuting on iLike March 24, 2009]
9. Why's It Feel So Long [Debuting on iLike March 25, 2009]
10. I'm In [Debuting on iLike March 26, 2009]
11. Thank You [Debuting on iLike March 27, 2009]
About iLike, inc
iLike is the Web's leading social music discovery service and the dominant music application on iGoogle, Facebook® and other leading platforms. With more than 32 million registered users, iLike helps people share music recommendations, playlists, and personalized concert alerts. The iLike Sidebar for iTunes and Windows Media Player suggests new music, creates automatic playlists, and connects people through music. iLike offers musicians and labels a convenient Artist Dashboard from which to reach fans and manage their presence across multiple channels including Facebook, iLike.com, iLike Sidebar plugins for iTunes and Windows Media Player, iGoogle, and iLike’s iPhone application. By leveraging iLike's vast database of music lovers and their favorite artists, iLike helps artists communicate with fans and cultivate the viral spread of their music. iLike, inc also runs indie music site GarageBand.com.
Contact:
Emily Glassman
iLike
Cell: 206.708.4478
Email: Emily@iLike-inc.com
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. iTunes® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Windows Media Player® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
###
Comments