iLike Says weLove Keith

11/16/2007 Stephen L. Betts   Keith Urban, whose Greatest Hits:18 Kids hits stores Nov. 20, is making an exclusive series of weekly videos for iLike. The popular social music service will provide fans with behind-the-scenes access to Keith while he’s on tour. The videos will be made available to Keith’s more than 300,000 fans on iLike, and will also be syndicated across multiple websites including iLike’s popular application on Facebook Platform, using iLike’s Universal Artist Dashboard and iCast blogging tools. iLike will promote Keith’s tour dates on locations throughout iLike.com and the iLike application on Facebook, and will feature Keith in a print advertising campaign. “The Internet and services such as iLike are all about community and the ability to discover new artists, and music, through word of mouth,” says Keith. “And the chance to share my music in order to expand that community is what it’s all about; not to mention the relationship can be more immediate and direct with my audience.” The first in a series of exclusive Keith videos will be shot and posted on his iLike Artist Page (www.iLike.com/KeithUrban) on Nov. 16 during an invitation-only fan and media event timed to correspond with Keith’s Chicago tour date at Allstate Arena. A select group of iLike fans and members of Keith Urban’s online community, Monkeyville, will be invited to attend Keith’s Chicago concert as well as an intimate meet-and-greet in his backstage lounge. The fans will film their experiences and post the resulting footage on Keith’s online fan wall located on his iLike Artist Profile. The Chicago event will be the first in an ongoing series of joint Keith Urban/iLike fan events timed to correspond with his 2008 tour dates. Keith will also create a weekly series of intimate, raw videos in the coming months, which will be available exclusively on his iLike Artist Page and syndicated to users on Facebook and other iLike syndication channels following their preview for 24 hours on Keith’s online members-only fan community, Monkeyville. To celebrate the launch of this on-going initiative, Keith is offering a 30-day trial membership to his online community, Monkeyville, to fans who join his iLike fanbase before Dec. 16. By clicking "iLike This Artist (Keith Urban)," these new trial members will be given the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour before the general public. Members of Monkeyville also have exclusive access to behind-the-scenes photos, Keith's personal video blogs, Monkeyville message boards, members-only content, and more. To learn more or participate, visit: www.iLike.com/keithurban.