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AOL Music and Tonos Entertainment Launch Exclusive Cher Songwriting Contest.


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NEW YORK New York, state, United States
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 & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2002

One Lucky 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.  Member Will Have Their Lyrics Recorded

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America Online See AOL. , Inc., and Tonos Entertainment today announced the launch of the "Write A Song For Cher Contest," exclusively for AOL members, giving aspiring musicians a once-in-a-lifetime chance to collaborate with the multifaceted entertainer.

Starting today at AOL Keyword: Tonos, Keyword: Cher or Keyword: Musician Central, AOL members can enter for a chance to co-write a song with three musical legends: Academy Award(R) and GRAMMY(R)-winning singer Cher, 14-time GRAMMY-winning producer David Foster This article or section resembles a .
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 and Academy Award winner/Songwriting Hall of Fame inductee Carole Bayer Sager. The winning submission will be recorded by Cher and may be released as part of an upcoming album.

"The 'Write A Song For Cher Contest' represents yet another exclusive benefit that AOL Music is bringing to its members," said Bill Wilson, VP and General Manager of AOL Music. "We know that our members who are aspiring musicians and songwriters value the information provided by Tonos, and we're pleased to extend our partnership with this promotion. It's an exciting way to give fans and musicians the chance to live out their dream, and we're pleased to partner with Tonos for this once in a lifetime opportunity."

"The 'Write A Song For Cher Contest" on AOL Music is another example of how Tonos is connecting artists and musicians to their favorite artists," said Justin Herz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Tonos Entertainment. "We're also excited to build upon our successful relationship with America Online, which helps us reach 35 million AOL members worldwide as well as attract new members to our Tonos subscription service."

Nine Runners-up will receive a free annual tonosPRO membership -- the subscription service from Tonos that helps musicians improve their skills, submit their songs to specific music industry outlets, and connect with a global network of musicians, songwriters and producers.

Cher is currently on the road with her LIVING PROOF FAREWELL TOUR. This show has already been seen by one million fans. 50 new shows have just been added and the NBC NBC
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 Special of this show is scheduled to air some time next year. Her Living Proof CD debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard charts On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. Since 1958 the Hot 100 has been published, combining single sales and radio airplay. .

AOL Music is committed to showcasing emerging talent as part of their effort to offer members premier access to discover new music -- ranging from today's most popular artists to the freshest up-and-comers. With programming like the Artist Discovery Network and AOL Keyword: Breakers, AOL Music makes it easy for members to find new favorites.

Contest information and Official Rules can be found on AOL Music at Keyword: Musician Central. Musician Central is a new area -- developed through AOL's exclusive relationship with Tonos Entertainment -- which offers AOL members access to industry networking opportunities, useful information about classes and learning instruments and much more.

About Tonos

Tonos is the global musician's network founded in 1999 by legendary music hitmakers Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds “Babyface” redirects here. For other uses, see Babyface (disambiguation).

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. Tonos is best known for helping musicians tap into the biggest names in the music industry, from its founders to top music industry executives to the Tonos hitmaker team, which includes Rodney Jerkins, Max Martin, Matt Serletic Matt Serletic is a record producer who has worked with several popular bands and artists for Atlantic Records, including Collective Soul, matchbox twenty, Blessid Union of Souls, Edwin McCain, Stacie Orrico, Taylor Hicks, and Rob Thomas. , Byron Gallimore and Diane Warren. Tonos recently introduced its tonosPRO subscription service, which helps musicians develop their craft, access new music industry opportunities, and connect with a global network of musicians, songwriters and producers. Tonos is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please visit www.tonos.com or AOL Keyword: Tonos.

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 player, Winamp, and Webcaster directory, SHOUTcast. AOL Music programming, products and services are available throughout the AOL Service, AOL 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.

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In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
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