AOL Music Announces Launch of All-new Sessions@AOL Show.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2002 Show to Premiere Exclusive Interviews and Rare Performances by Top Music Stars and New Artists AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. High Speed Members See It First for Seven Days First Show on Industry-Leading Online Music Service to Feature Alanis Morissette, Tommy Lee This article is about the American drummer Tommy Lee. For other uses, see Tommy.
Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962), is a Greek American rock musician. , Busta Rhymes Trevor Smith (born on May 20 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes) after watching him perform. , Josh Groban, Vanessa Carlton America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), today announced the expansion of AOL Music's popular Sessions@AOL with the launch of a regular half-hour online show featuring exclusive, in-depth interviews and intimate on-location or in-studio performances with today's hottest stars and up-and-coming talent. The first show will debut this Friday at 5:00 p.m. EST on AOL High Speed Broadband at AOL Keyword: Sessions@AOL and a new show will premiere every other Friday. Sessions@AOL, hosted by AOL Music's Chris Douridas, will be available exclusively for seven days to members accessing the service via high-speed Internet See broadband. connections, including the AOL High Speed Broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. available in more than 35 markets with Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and nationwide via DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary . The show will then be available on AOL Music's narrowband properties the following week. The popularity of Sessions@AOL as a venue for new artists and a gathering place for fans drove the creation of this longer form program, which will be a collection of four or five individual recording sessions, interspersed with interviews. The debut show will feature an exclusive interview and performance by Josh Groban, performances by Busta Rhymes, Alanis Morissette and Vanessa Carlton, and an interview with Tommy Lee from his Malibu, CA home. Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, perhaps best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Batman in numerous animated series and features that comprised the DC animated universe. , SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul and General Manager of AOL Music, said, "Sessions@AOL is another example of AOL Music's emergence as a force in introducing new music and creating community between artists and their fans. With its unique format featuring interviews and performances with today's very top artists and hottest new talent, Sessions@AOL has become a popular feature that further enriches the music experience millions of consumers have come to find on AOL Music. The new Sessions@AOL show takes online music to a whole new level - showcasing premier original programming through a high-speed connection." Shawn Hardin, SVP of Product and Programming for AOL Broadband said, "Sessions@AOL is a prime example of how we're offering our members enhanced audio and video content that truly takes advantage of their high-speed Internet connections. As the broadband audience continues to grow, AOL continues to expand its selection of multimedia programming to offer exclusive, unique content they won't find anyplace else." Success of Sessions@AOL Underscores AOL Music's Leadership The success of Sessions@AOL to date underscores the leadership of AOL Music both in expanding music marketing opportunities and in leveraging the power of the Internet to introduce artists, break new music and boost music sales. Sessions@AOL, which features exclusive live performances and interviews with stars, including Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney , U2, P. Diddy, Red Hot Chili Pepers and Michelle Branch, among many others, is currently streamed from across AOL Music more than a million times each week. It is one of a number of exciting programs and features that have propelled AOL Music to its position as the number one online music destination. Seventeen million people per month - nearly three times the size of the leading competitor's audience - visit AOL Music's network of properties, where they access popular programming including: -- Newcomer, Avril Lavigne, whose debut album, "Let Go," comes in at an impressive #8 on the Soundscan charts this week, was featured in a series of unique promotions on AOL Music that resulted in more than 1 million streams and downloads of her music leading up to the album's release. -- Promotions of talented singer-songwriter Tweet's music across AOL Music properties - before it was available anywhere else - resulted in more than 1.5 million streams and downloads of her music - leading up to her outstanding album debut in April. -- AOL Music's debut of the video of "A Thousand Miles" by Interscope Records newcomer Vanessa Carlton on Artist Discovery Network, as well as her "Making of an Artist" feature and Sessions@AOL appearance resulted in total pre-release streams and downloads of more than one million. -- Rising Maverick Records' star, Michelle Branch, originally debuted her music on AOL Music last summer which helped propel her hit song, "Everywhere" and album debut while sustained promotions over the year have surpassed nearly 3 million streams and downloads. AOL Music Shows Value in Launching New Stars Increasingly, the more than 90 music labels which AOL Music now has relationships with, are leveraging its broad range of programming and unmatched audience to create a fast start for promising new stars: -- Newcomer, Avril Lavigne, whose debut album, "Let Go," comes in at an impressive #8 on the Soundscan charts this week, was featured in a series of unique promotions on AOL Music that resulted in more than 1 million streams and downloads of her music leading up to the album's release. -- Promotions of talented singer-songwriter Tweet's music across AOL Music properties - before it was available anywhere else - resulted in more than 1.5 million streams and downloads of her music - leading up to her outstanding album debut in April. -- AOL Music's debut of the video of "A Thousand Miles" by Interscope Records newcomer Vanessa Carlton on Artist Discovery Network, as well as her "Making of an Artist" feature and Sessions@AOL appearance resulted in total pre-release streams and downloads of more than one million. -- Rising Maverick Records' star, Michelle Branch, originally debuted her music on AOL Music last summer which helped propel her hit song, "Everywhere" and album debut while sustained promotions over the year have surpassed nearly 3 million streams and downloads. About AOL Music: AOL Music, a division of America Online, Inc., reaches the largest audience of online music fans in the world through a rich array of programming products and services that make it easy to discover, experience, listen to and buy music online. AOL Music's leading offerings include the number one Internet music destination, AOL's Music Channel; premier online radio products, Radio@AOL and Radio@Netscape powered by Spinner; the most popular audio jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. player, Winamp, and Webcaster directory, SHOUTcast. AOL Music programming, products and services are available throughout the AOL Service, the AOL High Speed Broadband Service, and AOL's family of Web brands, including Netscape, CompuServe, AIM and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. . America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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