Lindsay Pagano, a wunderkind whose first full-length album will be released by Warner Bros. Records this fall, is hoping that instant messaging can help propel her to the top of the charts. On Tuesday, the record label launched a specialized chat buddy on AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) to answer questions about Pagano's upcoming album, lyrics and inspiration. "Lindsay is an IM fan and user herself, so it makes sense to have her interact with her new fans through this medium," Betty Lin, Warner Bros. senior manager for new media, said in a statement. Pagano may be the first teenager with a self-branded IM agent, but not the first musician. Earlier this summer, Capitol Records introduced a first-of-its-kind instant chat buddy for fans of the popular band Radiohead, promoting its latest album to stellar response. Now Warner Bros. is following suit, a further sign that major record labels hope to grab music fans where they live online.
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i like that. and when you're done chatting you can down load the cd for free using AOL IM File Transfers. it's built right into AIM!
how can you feel anything less than love for these record companies when they are obviously always trying to make things easier for you, the stressed out file sharer?
- js.