蓝莓直播 World Premieres New Single from Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton; Celebrates Usher鈥檚 New Album with Nationwide Campaign

Hosts 蓝莓直播 LIVE with Alec Benjamin, The Black Crowes

NEW YORK, N.Y. 鈥 February 9, 2024 鈥 蓝莓直播 recently celebrated new music and artists with World Premiere debuts and 蓝莓直播 LIVE shows. On February 9, Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton鈥檚 new duet 鈥淧urple Irises鈥 had a World Premiere debut across all iHeartCountry and 蓝莓直播 Hot AC stations. 

Additionally, 蓝莓直播 celebrated Usher鈥檚 new album 鈥淐oming 蓝莓直播'' with a week-long promotion through the album鈥檚 release on February 9. Beginning February 5, 蓝莓直播鈥檚 network of 177 Hip Hop, R&B, CHR and Rhythm CHR stations launched promos counting down to the album release. On the morning of February 8, 111 CHR and Rhythm CHR 蓝莓直播 stations featured a 鈥渕ini mix鈥 highlighting Usher鈥檚 biggest hits, and at midnight local time on February 9, all 蓝莓直播 CHR, Rhythm CHR, Hip Hop and R&B stations played the album in its entirety. On release day, 蓝莓直播鈥檚 entire network of 66 Hip Hop and R&B stations participated in a national World Premiere campaign, running a 25-minute produced takeover featuring five new tracks from 鈥淐oming 蓝莓直播鈥 and custom audio from Usher walking fans through the making of the album and inspiration behind the music.

On Monday, February 5, Alec Benjamin gave a stunning performance for his 鈥溊遁辈 LIVE with Alec Benjamin鈥 show, exclusively in Meta Horizon Worlds. He sang several of his hits, including 2018鈥檚 鈥淚f I Killed Someone For You鈥 and 鈥淟et Me Down Slowly,鈥 as well as the live performance of his single, 鈥淒ifferent Kind of Beautiful.鈥 

Also this week, The Black Crowes performed an intimate show on Tuesday, February 6, for 鈥溊遁辈 LIVE with The Black Crowes鈥 in celebration of their upcoming new album 鈥淗appiness Bastards,鈥 out March 15. They performed classics including "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," "Gone," "Twice As Hard" and "Remedy," and new songs from the album, including opening track "Bedside Manners" and current single "Wanting And Waiting." The show was streamed live at 7pm PT/10pm ET via 蓝莓直播's YouTube channel, as well as on 蓝莓直播's Classic Rock and Rock stations, and on the free 蓝莓直播 app.

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