Usher had a baby recently and has also signed a global partnership with Sony Ericsson to help them headline their Walkman music phone campaigns this year.
In a very strategic release with his new album called “Here I Stand”set to drop May 27th – the exclusive Sony Ericsson global partnership includes Canada, the U.S. and 20 European countries and will provide customers with access to select Usher content, promotions, exclusive competitions (including meeting Usher at a video shoot), tour dates, VIP status at concerts.
“This partnership highlights our leadership in mobile music,” says Michelle Digulla, General Manager for Sony Ericsson Canada. “We always want to give our customers more and with the Usher campaign we are poised to deliver an incredible experience including exclusive Usher content for Walkman phones, concert tickets and a chance the meet the mega star.”
“This is very much a strategic alliance for us, pairing a great artist with a great brand,” says Michelle Stewart, Vice President, Marketing, SONY BMG MUSIC (CANADA) INC. “We are excited to be working with Sony Ericsson; they understand the creative nature of our business and teaming with them will result in an incredible consumer experience.”
Usher’s manager Benny Medina shares the same sentiments, “We have been working on pulling this together with our label LaFace/Zomba (Sony BMG) and Sony Ericsson for some time and are very excited to be working with such a great brand. They speak our language and share our values. With Sony Ericsson as our partner we are looking forward to a great year ahead and beyond.”
Usher had the last word, revealing, “This is a great partnership for me as an artist. The Sony Ericsson brand is young and vibrant and with the new Walkman phones making a lot of noise, it’s perfect timing for us all.”
Sony Ericsson that the W350 Walkman phone and the W760 will be released this year as well.
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