Akon to Release New Album FREEDOM Available on slotMusic™ Cards
on December 2nd
SRC’s Multi-platinum Artist Will Make His Music Available via
DRM-Free MP3 Music on microSD Cards
LOS ANGELES (Billboard Publicity Wire via Business Wire EON) November 20, 2008 --
Upfront/Konvict/SRC/Universal Motown multi-platinum selling artist,
producer and entrepreneur, Akon, announced today that his third album – Freedom
– will be available on “slotMusic™”, a new form of DRM-free MP3 music on
a microSD card beginning Tuesday, December 2nd - the same
date his album will be released digitally and on CD. The new slotMusic
card will give fans a chance to enjoy Akon’s album in a variety of ways
and on a host of devices - from their microSD-enabled mobile phones to
their computers and MP3 players.
Going beyond the original thirteen songs that are on the CD version of
the album, the slotMusic Freedom card will carry a
mini-documentary video on Akon’s life and influences, the new video for
“Right Now (Na Na Na),” and exclusive hi-res images and songs including
fellow SRC artist Tami Chynn’s debut single “Frozen” featuring Akon.
“When I went into the studio to put together Freedom, I focused
on making more than just a collection of songs; I made an album that
tells a story from the first track to the last,” said Akon. “To me,
slotMusic is the return of the album in all its glory, but updated for
today’s mobile world.”
Steve Rifkind, Chairman of SRC Records and SRC Marketing, who was
instrumental in establishing the slotMusic and Akon partnership stated,
“SRC has always offered its artists the freedom to share their music
through new technology. slotMusic will allow Akon’s fans to listen to
his new record on their phones, MP3 players and PCs that support the
microSD format.”
“The release of Freedom on the slotMusic card is a chance for me to give
my fans a full entertainment experience using devices they already have
in hand,” added Akon.
slotMusic is an innovative physical format for music with a pre-existing
install base for DRM-free music. The plug-and-play slotMusic card
eliminates the compatibility questions and the hassles of managing
files, downloading here, transferring there by offering music in a
physical format that is simple to use and works well with many different
devices.
The near ubiquity of microSD slots makes slotMusic cards the ultimate
format for creating a true portable music experience. SanDisk
Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), inventor of the microSD format, is leading
the technology development and standardization behind slotMusic.
To preorder Akon’s slotMusic card and for more information please visit www.slotmusic.org.
About Akon
An internationally recognized Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling
artist, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Akon is one of the
most influential voices in music today. In addition to having two
multi-platinum albums, 21 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and over 145
guest appearances with artists such as Michael Jackson and Gwen Stefani
to his credit, Akon is the only artist to ever accomplish the feat of
holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the
Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.
In addition to the anticipated December 2nd release of his
third album Freedom, 2009 is
shaping up to be the biggest year of Akon’s career as the Konvict CEO is
prepping releases for T-Pain, Lady Gaga, Kardinal
Offishal, Flipsyde Dolla and Colby O’Donis. His
fashion line, Konvict Clothing is set to launch in January with an
upscale line, aptly named Aliuane, is set for release in the Fall.
Finally, Konfidence Foundation, the charity Akon has personally funded
for four years, has teamed up with songwriter/philanthropist Peter
Buffett to launch IsThereSomethingICanDo.com, a Google of sorts for
charitable foundations. For more information, please visit: www.akononline.com.
About SRC Group
SRC (Street Records Corporation) is a division of Universal Music Group,
the world’s leading music company with wholly owned record operations or
licensees in 77 countries. UMG’s businesses also include Universal Music
Publishing Group, the industry’s leading global music publishing
operation.
slotMusic is a trademark of SLOTmedia Group LLC. microSD and SDHC are
trademarks. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification
purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
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