In-flight show to launch music service
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sheryl Crow has performed across the country -- but never during one show.
On May 4, Crow is to perform on board a United Airlines flight marking the launch of United's partnership with Sony's new Connect Online Music Service.
"I like to think of it as taking in-flight entertainment to all new heights," Dave Keenan, vice president of UAL Loyalty Services, quipped to The Associated Press.
Sony Connect plans to have more than a half-million songs available for download for 99 cents; albums will cost $9.95. With United's "Music for Miles" program, frequent-flier customers will be able to earn miles when buying downloads, as well as buy music with miles. Both sites will launch later this spring, Keenan said.
Crow, a select group of fans and invited guests will fly from Chicago to Los Angeles. Crow is slated to perform for 40 minutes with a guitar player for an acoustic set.
After landing, Crow will perform again at a party that will also celebrate the launch of a new Sony digital Walkman.
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