TouchTunes Interactive Networks, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) Announce Exclusive Jukebox Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ Tribute Album Exclusively Available on TouchTunes Digital Jukeboxes Until National Jukebox Debut in 2011
NEW YORK – July 27, 2010—TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the largest interactive in-venue entertainment network in North America, and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), the market-leading catalog division of Universal Music Group, today announced an exclusive jukebox tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The newly released album, “Sweet Home Alabama – The Country Music Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd,” will be promoted nationwide on TouchTunes Digital Jukeboxes and BarflyTV screens. TouchTunes will be the exclusive jukebox network to feature the album until 2011.
In partnership with UMe, the album will be promoted from July 27 through August 9, 2010, and highlight classic Skynyrd tracks performed by today’s top country music artists, including Eric Church, Randy Houser, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Uncle Kracker, Randy Montana, Ashley Ray and Eli Young Band. The compilation album was produced by Jay Joyce featuring artists and songs that include:
- “The Ballad Of Curtis Loew,” Eric Church
- “Simple Man,” Randy Houser
- “All I Can Do Is Write About It,” Uncle Kracker
- “Call Me The Breeze,” Shooter Jennings
- “Four Walls Of Raiford,” Jamey Johnson
- “Tuesday’s Gone,” Randy Montana
- “Gimme Three Steps,” Eli Young Band
- “Sweet Home Alabama, Ashley Ray
“At any TouchTunes location, it’s always about the music.” said Vicki Saunders, TouchTunes Vice President, Digital Media and Music Marketing. “Lynyrd Skynryd has been a consistent favorite across our network of 45,000 digital jukeboxes and we are excited to make the album exclusively available to our locations.”
The 8-song compilation was released exclusively through Walmart on July 20th.
About TouchTunes Interactive Networks
TouchTunes Interactive Networks is the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment, advertising and commerce network in North America. TouchTunes provides entertainment and marketing solutions to more than 45,000 bars, restaurants, and retailers. Since TouchTunes introduced the world’s first digital downloading, pay-per-play jukebox in 1998, the network has become the largest of its kind in the nation, with a growing library of more than three million licensed music tracks. Customers play close to 2 million songs across the network, on average, every day. TouchTunes delivered more than 750 million songs in 2009 alone. TouchTunes’ Barfly solution delivers a unique, on-location interactive television experience with a screen-within-a-screen for scheduled programming, custom advertising, bar promotions and social networking opportunities. TouchTunes is a privately held U.S. corporation with offices in New York City, Arlington Heights, Illinois and Montreal, Canada. For further information please visit www.touchtunes.com

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