NEW YORK, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 14, 2008 -- In celebration of the release of Madonna's
upcoming CD 'HARD CANDY,' Control Room, MSN and Verizon
Wireless will
present the one and only Madonna live at New York's famed
Roseland Ballroom
on Wednesday evening, April 30th, it was confirmed today
by Warner Bros.
Records. The Control Room-produced show will be available
live on MSN
Music In Concert (
www.music.msn.com)
on April 30th in the US and on May
15th ex-US.
Verizon customers will be amongst the handful of lucky winners
who will
attend the show. Other lucky fans will need to line up outside
of Roseland
to receive tickets on a first come basis. This special event
will be the
first time Madonna will debut songs from her hotly anticipated
new album
'HARD CANDY' which is scheduled to arrive in stores on April
29th.
The first single from the album, '4 Minutes' has already
jumped to the
Number One spot in many countries. The song, which features
Madonna,
Timbaland and Justin Timberlake was produced by Justin Timberlake
and
Timbaland.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless
voice and
data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered
in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless
is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - News) and Vodafone
(NYSE:VOD - News) (LSE:VOD.L - News). For more information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com.
To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution
stills of
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless
Multimedia
Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
Verizon Wireless Press Contact: Jeffrey Nelson
jeffrey.nelson@verizonwireless.com
908-559-7519
About Control Room
As the leading producer and distributor of world-class entertainment,
Control Room's live music programming showcases the world's
biggest artists
from a variety of venues through multi-platform broadcasts
via television,
broadband and wireless platforms. Control Room has produced
and distributed
nearly 100 live music events delivering the highest quality
productions in
the industry with 8-10 camera shoots in Native HD (1080p)
and using Dolby
5.1 to ensure the most compelling audience experience. In
2007, Control
Room produced the largest entertainment event in history,
Live Earth. On
July 7, 2007, the 7-continent, 24-hour music extravaganza
featured 150 of
the world's leading artists to raise awareness for the Climate
Crisis with
a message of solutions and personal responsibility.
Control Room Press Contact: Ehrin Cummings
ecummings@controlroom.com
310-550-3883