America Online Names New Round Of AOL Music Breaker Artists.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2004 Record-Breaking Success of Pop/R&B Newcomer Christina Milian is the Latest Example of Breaker Program's Power To Drive Anticipation for New Artist Releases As part of a continuing effort to provide its members early access to the hottest new artists, America Online See AOL. has named four emerging acts to 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. (R) Music's popular Breakers program. Following swiftly on the heels of the monumental success of current Breaker artist Christina Milian, four diverse acts at the start of promising careers will be featured prominently in unique campaigns on AOL Music, the No. 1 online destination for music reaching an audience of over 16 million visitors each month.(1) French pop singer Cherie (Lava Records Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Atlantic Records. Company history Lava Records was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Jason Flom, who began his career with Atlantic Records. ) and Australian rocker Butterfly Boucher Butterfly Boucher (IPA pronunciation: [bɑʊtʃɚ]) is an Australian singer/songwriter. Boucher, born June 2, 1979, is the middle child of seven daughters. (Interscope Records) have already been featured on the AOL Welcome Screen and can currently be seen and heard at AOL Keyword: Breakers. Rapper Jin (Virgin Records) and American rockers Silvertide (J Records) will debut in the coming weeks. After just two years, AOL Music's Breakers program has established itself as a reliable searchlight for hot new music talent. Christina Milian recently joined ranks with Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Whibley,[1] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: /æv.ɹʌl lə.vin/), (born September 27 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. , Michelle Branch, Josh Groban, 50 Cent, Fefe Dobson and Jet, each of whom was named to AOL Music's Breakers program at the beginning stages of their careers. Milian's "Dip It Low" was streamed a remarkable 321,000 times in its first three days on AOL, and has achieved over 1.5 million streams since. Her debut album, It's About Time It's About Time may refer to:
"AOL Music's Breakers program is an invaluable way to gain exposure for a new artist," commented Antonio "LA" Reid, Chairman of The Island Def Jam Here is a list of artists signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group. 0-9
Ben Jelen Ben Jelen (born 8 July 1979), born Benjamin Ivan Jelen in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey, and New York. saw immediate success from his Breaker status as well. Just a week after Give It All Away hit stores, the album has already sold 9,455 copies, placing Ben at #1 on Billboard's Top Heatseeker chart. "Becoming a Breaker artist was one of the first things First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society" (First Things website). to happen for me as I began promoting my album," said Ben Jelen. "It was overwhelming how quickly people responded. My own message boards filled up with new fans who had heard 'Come On' or seen the video on AOL. Best of all was recording the Sessions@AOL - everyone encouraged me to be creative and make it my own. I've only been on the road a bit, yet people who like the music have already sat in on an intimate performance with me through AOL." Each season, AOL Music handpicks three to four of the most promising new artists to spotlight as Breakers who are featured in innovative programming campaigns across the AOL Music network of properties which includes the AOL Music Channel, Netscape Music, CompuServe Music, AIM Music, and Winamp, in addition to exclusive areas on AOL for Broadband. Representing a variety of styles, AOL's latest group of Breaker artists will appeal to a range of musical tastes. French-born pop chanteuse chan·teuse n. A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer. [French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.] Cherie, currently making an impact on Pop and Adult Contemporary radio, debuted as a Breaker artist in mid-March with audio for the upbeat single "I'm Ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". ," which has been streamed over 170,000 times. The versatile multi-instrumentalist Butterfly Boucher, who will embark on a tour with Sarah McLachlan and Dido, launched on AOL at the beginning of April with audio and video for the catchy cut "Another White Dash." In the coming weeks, the Asian rapper Jin will reveal to AOL members how far he's come since winning seven amateur MC battles on BET's "106 & Park;" and Philadelphia's hard-rocking Silvertide, inspired by '70s and '80s rock legends, will set out to prove that rock is not dead. AOL Music 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 offerings, which include AOL for Broadband exclusives such as Broadband Rocks and Sessions@AOL Full Set, are available at the number one Internet music destination, the AOL Music Channel, and throughout the AOL service, the AOL for Broadband service, and AOL's family of Web brands including Netscape, CompuServe, AIM, 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. , Winamp and SHOUTcast. About America Online, Inc. 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 Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. (1) comScore Networks, March 2004 |
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