ClickRadio
today announced that it has been
granted an interactive radio license by Tommy Boy, the groundbreaking
independent label. The agreement brings Tommy Boy’s catalog of
over 200 albums spanning Rap, Dance, Rock and Gospel to ClickRadio’s
free, personalizable, Internet-enabled digital radio service,
which delivers a completely different way to hear music offline
and a better listening experience than streaming audio or FM radio.
From beginnings in
CEO Tom Silverman’s apartment, Tommy Boy has established itself
as a multi-genre label with multi-platinum artists. Early hits
by Afrika Bambaata, Queen Latifah, Soul Sonic Force and Stetsasonic
laid the foundation for completely new genres of music such as
Rap and cutting-edge electronic Hip-Hop, establishing Tommy Boy
as home to a wide range of musical offerings.
Today, Tommy Boy’s
repertoire includes De La Soul, whose Art Official Intelligence:
Mosaic Thump debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top Independent
Album chart, as well as Digital Underground, Naughty By Nature
and other Hip-Hop groups; Rap artists like Capone-N-Noreaga, Tony
Touch and Queen Latifah; Jocelyn Enriquez, Amber, Victor Calderone
and other dance artists; even Gospel acts such as Kim Burrell
and Tonex. Tommy Boy artist Everlast’s new album Eat at Whitey’s,
the follow-up to Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, Everlast’s triple
platinum 1998 solo album, will be released today. Meanwhile, Handsome
Boy Modeling School and Pimpadelic are making major inroads in
Rock.
Tom Silverman, Founder
and CEO of Tommy Boy said, “Since our inception, Tommy Boy has
been synonymous with ground-breaking trends in music. With its
unique, interactive listening experience, ClickRadio breaks new
ground in the relationship between music fans and the music they
want to hear. We’re excited about bringing Tommy Boy artists to
ClickRadio’s great new service.”
