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THE KISS LISTENER APPRECIATION PARTY Monday, Nov. 21, was a busy day for KISS. We started out at J MUSIC WORLD with a live broadcast of KESHA MONK's 10a-3p shift. That included an appearance by ERIC BENET, who performed 2 songs live in the store, then signed copies of his latest CD, "Hurricane" (featuring the hit, "I Want To Be Loved". He also spent a little time on air with Kesha. Later that night, the main event was at NY's biggest nightclub, EXIT, as KISS hosted its first ever Listener Appreciation Party. All of our jocs were out in full force! And the KISS mixers kept the dance floor shaking.
Plus there were the live performances. TREY SONGZ. MELI'SA MORGAN. FREDDIE JACKSON. And ERIC BENET. Despite the rain, approximately 3,000 people came out. We had to open the client/station personnel "VIP" area on the 2nd floor to accommodate the crowd. It was a great night celebrating what has been a record period for KISS. With major accomplishments that couldn't have been made without the (growing) support of our listeners.
Special thanks to all the artists who performed as well as everyone at Exit, Zambrana Productions, and HAPPY LEWIS and CHRISTIE JORDAN at WARNER BROS; DWIGHT WILLACY, MORACE LANDY, and KYSER at ATLANTIC; LISETTE RIOUX at ARTEMIS, and VIRGIL THOMPSON at ORPHEUS MGMT.
OH! I WANT TO WELCOME CAROL'S DAUGHTER ON THE AIR with us. HOT 97 KISS-FM. Looking forward to the FANTASIA instore book signing on December 15th at their new CAROL'S DAUGHTER lcoation in Harlem (125th 5th)!
FULL FRONTAL HIP HOP 2006 HOT 97's 3rd Annual FULL FRONTAL HIP HOP music fashion event is coming up Friday, February 3rd. That's right. We've moved it up a month this year to coincide with NY Fashion Week. Considering last year's event featured performances and/or appearances by JENNIFER LOPEZ, DADDY YANKEE, FABOLOUS, FANTASIA, TI, and OMARION, this should prove to be one of the biggest events in the city during Fashion Week. And for participating fashion brands/lines, it makes so much sense because we're putting them in front of ACTUAL CONSUMERS. And last year's event was a SELL-OUT. Already on board this year: AKADEMIKS. And GILYARD CLOTHING. And newcomers H3, who also plan to unveil their HIP HOP SODA SHOP in Times Square some time soon. Plus, it looks like WHITEBOY CLOTHING will be joining the event, as well. It's gonna be another sell-out! And what a great opportunity for designers and brands to get their clothes in front of ACTUAL CONSUMERS.
98.7 KISS FM COAT DRIVE The Annual KISS CARES COAT DRIVE goes down this Friday, December 2nd at VIRGIN MEGASTORE UNION SQUARE. This will once again feature a live broadcast from 6A-12M! It's the KISS FAMILY! We'll start with the Wake Up Club from 6a-10a, then Kesha Monk from 10a-3p. Lenny Green will host from 3p-8p. Then Michael Baisden is appearing and broadcasting LIVE FROM THE MEGASTORE himself from 8p-12m! Last year, KISS collected 13,000 coats for needy kids and adults. Can you help us top that number this year?!
WHO'S NEXT HOT 97's WHO'S NEXT LIVE MUSIC SERIES presented TRU LIFE last week at SOBs. Thanks to Gilly and to everyone at Roc La Familia for coming out and supporting this. And congratulations again, Jaz! Also performing were PAPOOSE (with DJ KAY SLAY!) and 10 of the hottest unsigned acts from Funkmaster Flex's Unsigned ARtist DVD. This month,Pandora Charms, looks we're going to tie in with SOB's and present DWELE as part of our series on Dec. 11.