TouchTunes and Capitol Records Nashville Partner to Promote Eric Church's Latest Single and ‘The Blood, Sweat & Beers’ Tour

 

Sweepstakes Offers Fans a Chance to Meet and See Eric Church Live in Concert

NEW YORK – January 17, 2012 — TouchTunes Interactive Networks today announced an exciting partnership with Capitol Records Nashville to promote Eric Church’s latest hit single, ”Drink In My Hand,” as well as his 2012 ‘Blood, Sweat & Beers’ U.S. tour. The promotion will be featured across TouchTunes’ network of digital jukeboxes in bars and restaurants nationwide and run through January 30, 2012.

In addition, TouchTunes will sponsor an exclusive sweepstakes giving Church fans a chance of a lifetime to win a trip for two to see the country superstar perform live in concert on his 2012 'Blood, Sweat & Beers' tour. The prize package includes a backstage meet-and-greet with Church, round trip airfare for two and two-night hotel accommodations. Fans can enter the sweepstakes on participating TouchTunes Digital Jukeboxes or online at http://www.touchtunes.com/ericchurch (18+, U.S. only, void in AK, HI & RI.)

This month's campaign is a follow-up to TouchTunes' wildly successful August 2011 promotion of Church's Grammy-nominated album, CHIEF. The smash record, which was featured on nearly 50,000 digital jukeboxes nationwide, debuted at number one on Billboard's Country and Top 200 charts. Over six months after its release, CHIEF continues to receive accolades including recently being cited by iTunes as one of the 'Best of 2011' and by NPR Music, SPIN, and Rolling Stone as one of the Top Albums of the Year. Simultaneously, Church's hit single "Smoke A Little Smoke" from his 2009 album release, Carolina, was TouchTunes' 2nd most played song in 2011 across every genre.

"It's been amazing to watch Church's popularity grow on our network," said Vicki Saunders, TouchTunes Vice President, Digital Media and Music Marketing. "He's a super talent, a super guy and his music really speaks to our audience."

Produced by Jay Joyce, CHIEF was a labor of love for Church who secluded himself in a cabin in his home state of North Carolina for over a month to write the record with notable hit-makers Casey Beathard, Luke Laird, Jeff Hyde and more. The album was recorded and mixed by Joyce in his Nashville, Tennessee studio.

Following rave reviews from Rolling Stone, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and more, it appears The Boston Globe's prediction rings truest of all: "Every good artist reaches a watershed moment and Eric Church has arrived at his with CHIEF."

"I am so grateful for the many ways CHIEF has changed my life," shares Church. "There is no cooler thing to a recording artist than when people tell you that your music matters to them. Every single day the momentum for this record gets bigger and stronger, and I can't wait to share this music with the people who truly made this happen. It's gonna be one hell of a tour!"

Eric Church's 'Blood, Sweat & Beers' tour kicks off in Fort Smith, AR on January 19 and will run through 2012, hitting at least 50 cities throughout the US. For more information about the tour and about Eric Church, visit www.ericchurch.com.

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About Capitol Records Nashville
Capitol Records Nashville is one of Country Music's most prominent imprints, having been named label of the year by Billboard and Country Aircheck for three consecutive years and Music Row and Country Radio Seminar for 2009 and 2010. The label is part of EMI, the world's largest independent music company, and is home to a roster of country music legends, emerging artists, and global superstars. In 2010 Capitol Records Nashville announced its newest imprint EMI Records Nashville, which is designed to be a sister label to Capitol Nashville.

About TouchTunes Interactive Networks
TouchTunes Interactive Networks is the largest interactive out-of-home entertainment network in North America. TouchTunes provides entertainment and marketing solutions to 50,000 bars and restaurants. Since TouchTunes introduced the world's first digital downloading, pay-per-play jukebox, the network has become the largest of its kind with close to 2 million songs played, on average, across the network every day. TouchTunes has a growing music library of more than three million licensed tracks, and delivered more than 900 million songs in 2011 alone. The company also provides TouchTunesTV, a unique, screen-within-a-screen interactive television experience that provides custom advertising capabilities, venue 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 us at: touchtunes.com, mytouchtunes.com, facebook.com/touchtunes, twitter.com/touchtunes.

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