NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ TouchTunes) - TouchTunes Corporation, the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, announced today the exclusive digital jukebox pre-release from R&B superstar
Usher of 'Love in This Club Part II,' featuring
Beyonce and Lil' Wayne.
The song is available on the TouchTunes network starting today, more than a week before the official on-sale date of Tuesday, May 27 for Usher's new album Here I Stand. Over the span of his 14-year career,
Usher has sold close to 26 million albums worldwide and combining all of his single, album and DVD sales, he's sold in excess of 36 million units globally.
Usher fans will be able to enter their email addresses on-screen at any of the 10,000 participating jukeboxes to receive an email from TouchTunes with a special link to pre-order the album Here I Stand with three bonus tracks from iTunes. Additionally, iTunes will also provide the 'Love in This Club' music video and an immediate download of 'Love in This Club Part II,' featuring Beyonce and Lil' Wayne.
TouchTunes offers an ideal platform for artists, labels, and music retailers to reach their target audiences. A recent Arbitron survey found that 73 percent of TouchTunes users discover new music on jukeboxes; 71 percent of TouchTunes jukebox users say their friends and family seek their advice about new music; and 87 percent of TouchTunes jukebox users recommend new music to others.
'Usher's music is hugely popular on the TouchTunes network, and the promotion with iTunes offers his legion of fans a way to get his new music first,' said Ron Greenberg, TouchTunes CMO and senior vice president of digital media. 'The TouchTunes network is comprised of music trend setters, especially in the realm of digital media, and we're thrilled that we can provide such perfect pairings for music fans, labels, and digital retailers alike.'
'TouchTunes is a fantastic platform to round-out the music buying experience,' said Josh Fein, BMG Label Group, director of digital sales. 'The TouchTunes jukebox offers much more than just music discovery for Usher fans – they are able to move from hearing a great new song to purchasing it, creating the positive experience many music retailers strive for.'
About TouchTunes Corporation
TouchTunes Corporation is the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, providing innovative solutions to over 30,000 bars, restaurants, retailers and other businesses in North America – three times larger than the nearest competitor. TouchTunes introduced the world's first digital-downloading, pay-per-play commercial jukebox in 1998 and now operates the largest network of interactive entertainment systems, playing over 1.5 million songs per day. TouchTunes maintains a digital music library covering more than two million licensed tracks from every major record label, plus independent music distributors and a host of independent labels.
A privately held U.S. corporation, TouchTunes Music Corporation's principal offices are in New York City, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Lake Zurich, IL.
