MINNEAPOLIS, MN. (Top40 Charts/ ShopNBC) - ShopNBC (NASDAQ: VVTV), the premium lifestyle brand in multi-media retailing, announced today that best-selling musical group
Heart will pre-release their first new studio album in six years, Red
Velvet Car, on the network. The album, which will be officially released on August 31 through Sony Music's Legacy Recordings, will be available exclusively to ShopNBC viewers during the band's live acoustic performance at 2pm ET on Sunday, August 29. As part of the company's ShopNBC Anywhere initiative, customer can shop and interact via cable and satellite TV; mobile devices; and online at www.ShopNBC.com.
During the hour long pre-release show titled "Heart Live!" on ShopNBC, Ann and Nancy Wilson will perform acoustic renditions of songs off their new album as well as a selection of their greatest hits in front of a live in-studio audience. Included with the pre-release of Heart's new album, Red Velvet Car, will be a 5-track greatest hits live album, exclusive to ShopNBC, and a vintage Heart t-shirt, which until now has only been available on the Heart website and at live performances. The entire pre-release package will be offered to ShopNBC viewers for $19.83. In addition to the live studio performance, customers may also preview clips of the new album online at ShopNBC (Search Term: Heart).
Like all Heart albums, Red Velvet Car rocks hard, but also has a deep acoustic side. Nancy Wilson has long been known to play her acoustic guitar with rock ferocity. With this album, an abundance of resonant acoustic instruments (guitars, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle, viola, cello, and autoharp), played by Nancy Wilson and the album's producer, Ben Mink, are showcased in Heart's unique style. Nine of the album's songs were written especially for the album, Red Velvet Car. The album's closer, "Sand," is a newly recorded version of a song originally written and recorded by the Lovemongers, Ann and Nancy's 1990's acoustic side project.
"We are thrilled to bring internationally known music icon HEART to the ShopNBC network and provide our viewers with a one-of-a-kind shopping experience through this live performance," said Bob Ayd, ShopNBC's President. "As a multi-media retailer operating with a premium lifestyle brand, we are highly focused on content, commerce and community to the surprise, delight, and entertainment of our 1 million customers. Establishing a strategic relationship with Sony Music will not only help expand what customers can expect from us, but also open the door for many new and exciting opportunities within the music industry going forward."
"The arrival of Red Velvet Car, the first new HEART album in six years, is cause for celebration," said Adam Block, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Legacy Recordings. "We think there's a great fit here and are excited for Nancy and Ann Wilson to be sharing their new songs live with their fans on this ShopNBC event."
Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the '70s with hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Straight On," "Even It Up," "Kick It Out" and many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments, making them the first women in rock to do so. Heart continued topping the charts through the '80s and into the '90s with huge hits like "These Dreams," "Alone," "What About Love," "If Looks Could Kill," "Never," and a string of additional hits that showcased the sisters' enormous talents as both musicians and singers. Along the way, Heart sold more than 30 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and had a profound influence on rock music.
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About Legacy Recordings
The multiple Grammy-winning Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division, produces and maintains the world's foremost catalog of historic reissues, an unparalleled compendium of thousands of digitally remastered archival titles representing virtually every musical genre including popular, rock, jazz, blues, R&B, folk, country, gospel, Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, ethnic, world music, classical, comedy and more.
About ShopNBC
ShopNBC is a multi-media retailer operating with a premium lifestyle brand. Over 1 million customers benefit from ShopNBC as an authority and destination in the categories of home, electronics, beauty, health, fitness, fashion, jewelry and watches. As part of the company's "ShopNBC Anywhere" initiative, customers can interact and shop via cable and satellite TV in 76 million homes (DISH Network channels 134 and 228; DIRECTV channel 316); mobile devices including iPhone, BlackBerry and Droid; online at www.ShopNBC.com; live streaming at www.ShopNBC.TV; and social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. ShopNBC is owned and operated by ValueVision Media (NASDAQ: VVTV).
