New U2 Video for 'Vertigo' Premieres as AOL Music's 100th First View Exclusive Music Video Debut.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 -- America Online See AOL. , Inc. the world's leading interactive services company, will celebrate its landmark 100th 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 First View by unveiling the exclusive world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of the new video by U2. The video for the band's hit song, "Vertigo," will be available for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock beginning Wednesday, October 27, at 12:01am ET for all AOL members and those on the web, at aolmusic.com. "Vertigo" is the first single off of U2's hotly anticipated new album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of atomic energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy nuclei (see nuclear energy). The first atomic bomb was produced at the Los Alamos, N.Mex. , scheduled for release by Interscope Records on November 23. The video, the band's first in four years, will mark the 100th video to debut on AOL(R) Music's groundbreaking First View program before any other media outlet, including television. "With media being so fragmented today, AOL music really allows us to hit the target as they have such an active and hungry music community. It really can make a difference in marketing our music," said Jimmy Iovine James Iovine, (born March 11 1953, in Brooklyn, NY) is Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, whose artists include U2, Dr. Dre, Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Gwen Stefani, The Black Eyed Peas and The Game. , Chairman of Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records. "It is an honor to have the new U2 video first," states Evan Harrison, Vice President and General Manager of AOL Music. "'Vertigo' is an explosive song. We absolutely expect the video to resonate with our vast online audience, many of whom have grown up with the band." The AOL Music First View program exclusively debuts new videos by the biggest names in music, before they are available anywhere else, including television. Since the program's launch, AOL(R) members have had the opportunity to see world premieres of videos from top artists, including Usher, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Outkast, Toby Keith, Sting, Gwen Stefani and more. With a career spanning four decades, U2 is one of the world's most recognized, celebrated and critically acclaimed rock bands of all time. The band's spirited anthems about politics and religion, emotional ballads of love and loss, and the uncanny ability to change with the times and never take themselves too seriously have helped U2 to sell over 120 million albums worldwide and win 14 Grammy awards. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which will be released on November 23 on Interscope Records, is U2's 11th studio album. AOL Music is a leading online destination for music, reaching over 19 million music fans a month through a rich array of programming, products and services that make it easy to discover, experience, listen to and buy music online.(1) AOL Music's offerings, which include original programs and special features for AOL for Broadband, are available through the AOL(R) Music Channel, aolmusic.com, the AOL Radio@ Network, Netscape(R) Music, CompuServe(R) Music, AIM(R) Music, 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) Music, Winamp(R) and SHOUTcast(R). 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 Media Metrix, September 2004 |
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