NEW YORK,NY. (Network LIVE) - Network LIVE (the Company), a joint venture between
America Online, XM Satellite
Radio and AEG, announced today that the Company will produce and distribute via the Network LIVE platform an exclusive performance by multi-platinum artist Keith Urban. Available live to millions of music fans worldwide via AOLMusic.com and XM Satellite Radio, Keith Urban, who has captivated audiences around the world, will perform an exclusive Network LIVE concert at Irving Plaza on Monday, November 14, at 10:00 PM EST.
"Network LIVE uniquely brings live musical performances of the highest quality to a global audience of more than 25 million people, live and on demand," said Kevin Wall, CEO of Network LIVE. "The broadcast of this special performance by Keith Urban, one of today's most revered artists, demonstrates our commitment to putting fans in front row seats, from any place, at any time, on any device."
Via the Network LIVE unique platform of distribution partners, this exclusive Keith Urban performance will be broadcast live and on demand on AOL Music LIVE! (https://www.aolmusic.com), the popular online concert series, featuring some of the biggest names in music. XM Satellite Radio will broadcast the concert live to more than 5 million subscribers from coast to coast on XM Live (XM Channel 200) and other XM music channels. Listeners can tune into the concert on XM radios for the car, home and portable use.
The multiple CMA Award nominee's performance will join the ranks of recent Network LIVE performances by Bon Jovi, from NYC's new Nokia Theatre, and Green Day, from LA's famed Wiltern Theatre.
Prior to the creation of Network LIVE, AOL Music hosted live performances by the world's biggest stars including Toby Keith, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Kanye West, Rod Stewart, Usher, Nelly, Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and Josh Groban among others.
An award winning musician, Keith Urban recently released the already certified platinum Livin' Right Now on the heels of his award-winning multi-platinum album, Be Here. Since his 2000 self-titled debut album, Urban has had tremendous success and critical acclaim, garnering the Country Music Association's prestigious Horizon Award in 2001, as well as the Top Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music and a Grammy nomination. This year he is nominated for four CMA Awards and will perform on the televised broadcast on Tuesday, November 15th.
