NASHVILLE |ALANIS MORISSETTE’S
“JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC”
SETS RECORD SINGLE-WEEK CD SALES AT STARBUCKS
ALANIS MORISSETTE’s new JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC studio album has debuted with the biggest single-week CD sales in Starbucks history. Released Monday, June 13, 2005–marking the ten-year anniversary date of the original release of her landmark, 30 million-selling JAGGED LITTLE PILL–the album has sold more than 61,000 copies in its first seven days of exclusive availability at Starbucks. In a unique agreement between Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) Hear Music and Maverick Records, the album is being sold exclusively in Starbucks Company-operated stores in the United States and Canada and via www.starbucks.com/hearmusic throughout the six weeks of the “JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC TOUR.” After the critically acclaimed 27-date “Live @ VH1.Com Presents” jaunt concludes, the album will also be sold at traditional retail outlets, starting July 26.
“Starbucks Hear Music is thrilled to be collaborating with Alanis Morissette and Maverick Records on the innovative distribution and marketing of this special record,” said Ken Lombard, president, Starbucks Entertainment. “We are pleased but not surprised by the unprecedented response of our customers to the opportunity to purchase Alanis’ new album exclusively at Starbucks. We believe that the first week sales performance of Jagged Little Pill Acoustic is a compelling example of the continued impact Starbucks is having on the music industry.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC is the new acoustic studio version of the seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner’s groundbreaking 1995 release. For the new disc, she and co-creator Glen Ballard utilized an eclectic group of acoustic instruments–from perapaloshka to marzophone, cajon to maraca, pump organ to pianoforte–and reworked many of the original songs’ harmonies and melodies.
The “JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC TOUR” offers fans the opportunity to hear Alanis perform music from JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC as well as other highlights from ALANIS’ career, as chosen by fans on her website. The tour launched June 7 in Toronto and is visiting distinguished venues throughout North America before wrapping July 17 in Costa Mesa, CA. For the most updated tour information, please visit: www.aeglive.com.
Early press quotes about the “JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC TOUR” follow:
“…one exceptional singing performance after another…”
–Gary Graff, BILLBOARD.com, 6/9/05
“…‘You Oughta Know’’s makeover was a revelation: It laid bare Morissette’s anguish, not her anger, and your heart broke right along with hers.”
–Moira McCormick, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/13/05
“…magnetic stage presence.”
–Brian Orloff, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 6/13/05
“She practically brought the show to a stop at its start…”
–Christa Titus, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 6/16/05
“…still one of pop’s most intense performers…Her voice was passionate, piercing and pretty all evening.”
–David Hiltbrand, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 6/16/05
“On ‘Mary Jane,’ another song about the psychological scars of adolescence, Morissette’s voice rang out beautifully…”
–Rafer Guzman, NEWSDAY, 6/17/05
“…[she] offered a warmer and subtler spin on songs such as ‘Head Over Feet’ and ‘Right Through You.’”
–Mark Hirsh, BOSTON GLOBE, 6/20/05
“Morissette brilliantly revealed her evolution as an artist while exploring the lyrical pain of her past.”
–Rashod D. Ollison, BALTIMORE SUN, 6/20/05
“JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC TOUR” dates follow:
Date City Venue
Tue-Jun-21 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Wed-Jun-22 Atlanta, GA The Fox Theatre
Fri-Jun-24 Miami, FL Jackie Gleason Theater
Sat-Jun-25 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sun-Jun-26 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Perf. Arts Centre
Tue-Jun-28 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
Wed-Jun-29 Houston, TX Jones Hall
Thu-Jun-30 Ft Worth, TX Bass Performance Hall
Sat-Jul-02 St Louis, MO Fox Theatre
Sun-Jul-03 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
Tue-Jul-05 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
Fri-Jul-08 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sat-Jul-09 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
Sun-Jul-10 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre
Tue-Jul-12 Oakland, CA The Paramount Theatre
Wed-Jul-13 Los Angeles, CA Walt Disney Concert Hall
Fri-Jul-15 San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall
Sat-Jul-16 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Sun-Jul-17 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Perf. Arts Center
About Starbucks Hear Music
Founded in 1990, and acquired by Starbucks Coffee Company in 1999, Starbucks Hear Music is the voice of music at Starbucks. Starbucks Hear Music is dedicated to creating a new and convenient way for consumers to discover, experience and acquire all genres of great music through its CD compilations and music programming for Starbucks coffeehouses worldwide, as well as its innovative partnerships with other music labels to produce, market and distribute both exclusive and non-exclusive music. In 2004, Starbucks Hear Music launched a 24-hour digital music channel with XM Satellite Radio (XM Channel 75), the Starbucks Hear Music™ Coffeehouse in Santa Monica where customers can select from over 15,000 CDs or burn their own custom mixes, and the Starbucks Hear Music™ media bars, a service that offers custom CD burning at select Starbucks retail locations in Seattle and Austin. Starbucks Hear Music™ CDs are featured at Hear Music and Starbucks retail locations, as well aswww.starbucks.com/hearmusic.
About AEG LIVE
AEG LIVE, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. AEG LIVE, the nation’s second largest concert promotion and touring company, with five regional offices, is comprised of stand-alone affiliate divisions including: AEG LIVE Events, creators and producers of special events of all sizes; AEG-TV, devoted to creation and marketing of live events for television, DVD, pay-per-view, cinema and other electronic media and AEG Radio, developers and packagers of national and regional radio programming. AEG LIVE Tours & Special Events and AEG LIVE Exhibitions, the company’s national promotion divisions are currently producing tours and productions including Celine Dion. A New Day…Presented By Chrysler now appearing at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and the recently announced “Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. Recently promoted concert tours have included artists such as Prince, Usher, Kenny Chesney, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera and Dixie Chicks. Goldenvoice, the company’s southern California-based regional promotion division created and operates the award-winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. AEG LIVE is a partner with Queen Latifah and Usher in separate joint ventures, which include merchandise, touring, CD and long-form DVD releases. The company operates NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie (Texas) and will be opening a 2,100-seat Theater in Times Square in 2005.
About “Live @ VH1 <mailto:Live@VH1>.com”:
A stripped down program, showcasing music and musicians in a relaxed setting, is available online on VH1.com and on-air on VH1. VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 87 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH Uno, VH1 Mega Hits and VH1 Country. Connect with VH1 at <http://www.VH1.com>.
Contacts:
ALANIS MORISSETTE STARBUCKS ENTERTAINMENT
MSO Emily Glassman
818 380 0400 206 318 7933
Mitch Schneider (ext 235) emily.glassman@starbucks.com
Marcee Rondan (ext 248)
Lathum Nelson (ext 227)
mschneider@msopr.com
marcee@msopr.com
lnelson@msopr.com
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