Avril Lavigne Celebrates Album Release with Broadband Rocks Concert Live Only on AOL for Broadband.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004 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. -- All Avril Fans on the Web Have a Chance to See the AOL Original Performance for a Limited Time on AOL.com(R) -- Fans Are Encouraged to Help Children in Africa Affected by HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome by Donating to Keep a Child Alive Through an Interactive Campaign Featuring Avril On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of the release of her eagerly anticipated second album, Under My Skin, former AOL(R) Music Breaker artist 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. will perform a special live Broadband Rocks(TM) concert from 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 City's historic Webster Hall Webster Hall is a nightclub in New York City. It is located at 125 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. It acts as a concert venue, nightclub and corporate events center. . The free, ticketed event will be broadcast live exclusively for AOL for Broadband members on Monday, May 24, America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading Interactive services company, announced today. The live concert broadcast begins at 9:00 PM ET at AOL Keyword: Broadband Rocks. "I'm really excited about my new album," said Avril Lavigne. "AOL has been with me since the beginning and I'm really looking forward to our show as a way to say 'thanks.'" The full video of the show will also be available on demand immediately following the live broadcast for 10 days for AOL for Broadband members. AOL for Broadband members can listen to the show in its entirety on commercial-free, CD-quality Radio@AOL for Broadband, while AOL's dial-up members can experience the complete concert on Radio@AOL. AOL will also make the concert available in full to all of Lavigne's fans for a limited time on the Web. Fans will have a special opportunity to watch the entire concert for free by visiting AOL.com (www.aol.com), beginning the afternoon of May 25 and continuing through June 1, 2004. "Since Avril first appeared as a Breaker artist, months before 'Complicated' was on the radio, the response from our members has been nothing short of phenomenal," said Evan Harrison, Vice President and General Manager of AOL Music. "Avril's first stripped down appearance on Sessions@AOL, more than two years ago, created an immediate reaction. Now, after selling 14 million records, we're thrilled to welcome her back to perform with a full band, as part of our Broadband Rocks series the night before her new release." Lavigne was named an AOL Breaker artist in March of 2002, three months before the smash release of her debut album, Let Go. The innovative promotional campaign for the release included the exclusive debut of the album's first single, "Complicated," as well as the premiere of the video, before radio or television. The First Listen and First View debuts, along with an appearance on Sessions@AOL and a full CD Listening Party of the album, received a total of 1.1 million interactions prior to the album's release and are considered major catalysts for Let Go's phenomenal success. Let Go has since sold 14 million copies worldwide. In preparation for Under My Skin, Lavigne again turned to AOL, before radio or TV, for the First Listen and First View debuts of her latest single and video, "Don't Tell Me." She also made a second appearance on Sessions@AOL and programmed her very own Celebrity DJ station for the AOL Radio AOL Radio featuring XM is an online radio service offering original programming and select XM Satellite Radio channels by AOL. AOL Radio is considered to be the largest and most successful internet radio network, and one of the most popular features of AOL. @ Network, spinning songs from her favorite artists. The Broadband Rocks concert follows Lavigne's recently completed nationwide mall tour, which was sponsored by AOL for Broadband. Under My Skin will be released on May 25, on RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. RCA Records was founded in 1901 as the Victor Talking Machine Company, and the RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America, which was the parent corporation in the pre-BMG days. . "The enormous success of our Broadband Rocks concerts has introduced many consumers who already have a basic high-speed Internet See broadband. connection to the numerous benefits of also having an AOL for Broadband subscription," said Shawn Hardin, Senior Vice President for AOL for Broadband. "By inviting fans on the Web to experience a great live performance from one of the world's hottest young stars, for a limited time, we're fully demonstrating the kind of premier and exclusive programming we offer to our AOL for Broadband members everyday." Lavigne's concert follows the massive success of March's Broadband Rocks Live concert with Usher, which was broadcast live on the night of release of his multi-platinum selling album, Confessions. AOL members streamed Usher's concert a record-breaking 1.48 million times in one week. Throughout the month of April, Usher's music was streamed over 11.8 million times. The individual performance of "Burn" from the Broadband Rocks concert is still featured in AOL Music's weekly Top 11 videos. In addition to Usher, AOL's original Broadband Rocks series has featured live concerts with diverse artists such as Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995.[1] The group is named after a secret military operation during World War II which researched UFOs ("Foo" being the slang term for a UFO). , Hilary Duff, Alicia Keys and more. Through the promotion of this special Broadband Rocks live concert, AOL will help raise awareness and funds for children in Africa affected with HIV/AIDS through the charitable organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. Keep a Child Alive, (www.keepachildalive.org). Avril Lavigne will be featured in a public service announcement as a part of the campaign. AOL has made an allotment of tickets available for purchase through StubHub, (www.stubhub.com); with all proceeds from the ticket sales going to benefit Keep a Child Alive. AOL will also make tickets for the event available through giveaways on Z-100 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and several Infinity Broadcasting radio stations around the country. Fans can also get tickets at select NY retail outlets and from Avril Lavigne's official fan club. The upcoming spring lineup of previously recorded concerts appearing on Broadband Rocks includes Marc Anthony's 2001 Concert from Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , matchbox twenty's Show: A Night in the Live of matchbox twenty, a rebroadcast of Hilary Duff's exclusive AOL Music Broadband Rocks Live concert from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Shania Twain's 2003 concert, Up! Live from Chicago. New Broadband Rocks concerts premiere each Thursday afternoon. One song from each of the Broadband Rocks concerts will be available to AOL members on a narrowband connection, as well as to users of the Netscape(R), AOL(R) Instant Messenger(TM) and CompuServe(R) services. 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. Each month, the network of AOL Music channels reaches an audience of over 17 million visitors who stream up to four million songs and videos every day. (1) AOL Music's offerings, which include AOL for Broadband features such as Broadband Rocks and Sessions@AOL Full Set, are available as part of the number one Internet music destination(2), the AOL Music Channel, and throughout AOL's family of Web brands including Netscape, CompuServe, AIM(R), 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. (R), Winamp and SHOUTcast. About AOL(R) for Broadband AOL for Broadband is the best source for entertainment and information on the Internet, with programming and features exclusive to AOL for Broadband members. Consumers nationwide can simply add the AOL for Broadband service to any high-speed 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 or cable Internet connection if they have existing high-speed access through their local phone, cable TV or Internet provider. Current AOL members can visit AOL Keyword: Broadband to learn more about AOL for Broadband and place an order. Or call 1-800-243-1319 or visit www.aol.com for more information. About America 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 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) AOL Music Network includes the AOL Music Channel, Winamp.com, Netscape Music and Radio@Netscape, AOL.com Music, SHOUTCAST.com, Compuserve Music and ICQ Music. (2) comScore MediaMetrix, March 2004 |
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