Foreigner’s First New Music in a Decade Introduced to Fans on the TouchTunes Network
TouchTunes Corporation, the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, has added another exclusive pre-release to the company’s growing catalog of digital music with “No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner” from Rhino Records. Classic and beloved songs like “Juke Box Hero,”"Cold As Ice,” and “I Want To Know What Love Is” are included on the album, alongside the band’s first new material in more than a decade, the new single “Too Late.” The 32-song, two-disc set will be available beginning today from Rhino at all physical and digital outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $18.98 for the physical and 11.98 for the digital.
TouchTunes and Rhino Records have partnered with Chicago radio station 97.1 The Drive for a sweepstakes offering fans the chance to win tickets and backstage passes to Foreigner’s concert in Chicago, Illinois on August 24 at the Paramount Theatre. The band’s 20-city tour kicks off July 15 in Augusta, Maine and fans can enter for their chance to win beginning today by entering their email address at any participating TouchTunes jukebox location. An accompanying survey will allow TouchTunes users to weigh in on a range of topics including “What makes a Juke Box Hero?” and what their favorite Foreigner song is on “No End In Sight.”
“Whenever we launch a new release we look for channels that will help us reach core fans, as well as build new ones,” said David Dorn, SVP e-Commerce Strategy Rhino Entertainment. “TouchTunes offers just such an opportunity for our brand new Foreigner album. We feel the strong core fan base interaction the group has enjoyed to date within their platform combined with TouchTunes’ large and diverse network will lead to attracting new fans to one of the greatest rock bands ever.”
“Foreigner’s music evokes great memories for their legions of fans, and we’re privileged to bring their first new music in 12 years to the TouchTunes network,” said Ron Greenberg, TouchTunes CMO and senior vice president of digital media. “The band’s classic hits are essential for any music collection, and they’ve been top choices for years on our network. There’s ‘No End In Sight’ for the number of times our customers choose Foreigner’s songs every day when they’re having a great time.”
This pre-release of Foreigner’s greatest hits is another in a series of TouchTunes exclusives, including new music by Beck, Billy Joel, Usher, Wyclef Jean, 3 Doors Down, Garth Brooks, and the classic funk band WAR.
About Rhino Entertainment
Based in Burbank, California, Warner Music Group’s Rhino Entertainment was formed 30 years ago and is the world’s leading pop culture label. Emphasizing flawless sound quality, bonus tracks, informative liner notes, award-winning creative packaging, an offbeat sense of humor, and a strong social conscience, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds. Rhino is also expanding the definition of what a catalog music company is, as evidenced by the label’s recent name and likeness representation deal with legendary band Grateful Dead. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 CDs, videos, and digital exclusive albums features material by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, Curtis Mayfield, among many others.
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 about 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. TouchTunes offers leading games and music solutions for independent and national restaurants, bars, and retailers.
A privately held U.S. corporation, TouchTunes Corporation’s principal offices are in New York City, Montreal, and Lake Zurich, IL.