Live365 Launches Sugar Ray Radio
Sugar Ray Connects With Fans Through Email and Personal Internet Radio Station Powered By Internet Radio Leader, Live365
FOSTER CITY, CA, June 28, 2001 - Live365 (www.live365.com), the world’s largest Internet broadcasting community with over 38,000 Internet radio stations, today announced the launch of Sugar Ray Radio, the complete and personal Internet radio station of the band Sugar Ray and music star Mark McGrath that provides fans worldwide with a unique destination to view both new and original music (including unreleased live recordings, b-sides, and tracks from the new album titled “Sugar Ray”) as well as a comprehensive selection of Sugar Ray’s personal favorite songs by other artists. The new offering, powered by Live365, is accessible through Live365.com (http://www.live365.com) and the Sugar Ray official free email service http://mail.sugarray.com.
Additionally, users who log on to Sugar Ray Radio or Live365 can receive a free email account from the band ([email protected]), personal updates from the band, latest news, new live tracks recorded along their tour this summer, chat with other Sugar Ray fans, and pass along the player to friends via email and instant messenger.
“We can program our playlist from the road, and Sugarray.com email members can pass along the players to their friends online, allowing them to share music and invite their friends to join our email community,” said McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray.
“We are thrilled that the band Sugar Ray and Mark McGrath are utilizing the unique capabilities of Live365 to develop their personal Internet radio station,” said John Jeffrey, Executive Vice President of Live365. “Through their new station, not only will Sugar Ray be able to interact and connect with their fans from all over the world at any time, but their fans will be able to learn more about the band, their personal tastes in music, and receive other exclusive insights that continue to elevate and position Live365 as the leader in Internet radio.”
About Live365
Live365 (www.Live365.com) is the world’s largest broadcaster of streaming MP3 content on the Internet, with more than 38,000 free stations available for users to listen to at anytime, and innovative proprietary technology for users to create their personal, unique station to broadcast to a worldwide audience. Rated one of the largest aggregate network streamers in a recent report issued by Arbitron, Live365’s “Studio365” tools empower traditional radio stations, record companies, community groups, and others with a free and easy solution to streaming audio over the Internet. A leader in the development of Internet radio through wireless devices, Live365 created the first streaming MP3 player for the Pocket PC, and also offers all its stations on a variety of portable Internet radio players. Founded in July 1999 in Foster City, CA, Live365 has recently been nominated “Best Music Site” for The 5th Annual Webby Awards to be announced July 18, 2001
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