Twelve-Time Grammy Award Winner Alicia Keys & Friends in a Live, HD Performance on Thursday, January 7 at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST
Log Onto BillboardLive.com for the Ultimate Concert Experience; Global Media Group, Our World Live (OWL), Celebrates New Technology to Unite Fans Worldwide With Their Favorite Musicians on BillboardLive.com; Free Concert Series Available on iPhone and iPod touch
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 29, 2009) -
WHAT:
Free HD concert broadcast via BillboardLive.com featuring a live
performance from twelve-time Grammy award winner Alicia Keys straight from
The Apollo in New York on Thursday, January 7. In addition to her
performance, Keys will be introducing talented new artists who will also
perform during this very special, intimate broadcast.
Fans can easily access the series by simply logging onto: BillboardLive.com where they will be
able to safely and securely download the Microsoft Silverlight and OWL HD
player onto their computer free of charge with a one-time, simple download.
Twelve-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys latest opus "The Element of
Freedom" (MBK/J Records) debuted at #1 on Billboard's R&B Albums and
Digital Albums charts and #2 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, according
to Nielsen/SoundScan. With a total of 417,277 units sold in a week, this
marks the biggest first week sales debut for a female R&B singer this year
and Keys' 5th straight chart-topping debut (Keys' previous four albums
debuted at #1 on the aforementioned charts).
In addition to her award winning music career, Keys continues her
philanthropic work as the co-founder and Global Ambassador of Keep a Child
Alive (KCA), a non-profit organization that provides medicine to families
with HIV and AIDS in Africa and India. For more information about KCA
please visit www.keepachildalive.org.
WHEN:
Thursday, January 7 at 9 pm EST / 6 pm PST.
DETAILS:
Our World Live (OWL.TV) and Billboard Magazine have entered into
a strategic alliance to bring music fans BillboardLive.com, a new Internet
concert series that allows unprecedented access to the biggest names in
entertainment. Utilizing OWL's state-of-the-art technology, BillboardLive.com provides fans with
the ultimate interactive concert viewing experience in HD. Fans have the
ability for the first time ever to view the concert from up to five
different camera angles of their choosing (depending on viewers'
bandwidth). There's a larger full-screen "Director's Cut" view, as well as
four other views where one can replace the main image at any time for a
unique experience -- all with just the click of their mouse. In addition to
the desktop features offered, the concert series is available to all iPhone
and iPod touch users. Through these two systems, the concert is viewable in
the main "Director's Cut" format and available on the go.
No ticket required. Go to BillboardLive.com to see an in-depth
video promo featuring Alicia Keys as well as upcoming and previous artists.
Upcoming BillboardLive.com
schedule:
-- Rosanne Cash on January 21, 2010
-- Usher in February 2010