• Smooth Jazz / R&B / Jazz

• Location:

  AMERICA NORTH: USA:Pennsylvania (PA)

• Record Label:

  Slot-1

• Website:

  SmoothDrivetime.com

• AirPlay Direct Link:

  AirPlayDirect.com/Drivetime

AirPlay Direct Announces Launch of New Digital Distribution Platform and Global Radio Charting System

AirPlay Direct, a web-based artist marketing, promotion, education, and advocacy platform which allows artists, record labels, and music publishers to securely deliver their broadcast-quality music and digital press kits to radio stations and music industry professionals worldwide, launchs their new digital distribution platform and Global Radio Charting System. The cutting-edge global digital delivery system offers real-time radio "Download Tracking Reports" and graphs, which empowers artists to be able to track and connect with the programmers who are accessing their music. It also offers an enhanced "permission-based" Digital Press Kit (DPK) service, and the revolutionary AirPlay Direct "Global Radio Charts" for singles and albums - the first of its kind.

With the rollout of the new platform, AirPlay Direct has a superior look, feel and layout. The cutting-edge global digital delivery to radio system offers a suite of digital "smart-tools," including real-time radio "Download Tracking Reports" and graphs, which empowers artists to be able to track and connect with the programmers who are accessing their music. It also offers an enhanced "permission-based" Digital Press Kit (DPK) service, and the revolutionary AirPlay Direct "Global Radio Charts" for singles and albums -- the first of its kind.

"We would like to thank each and every AirPlay Direct artist, label and radio station member for your support over that last 4 years as we have grown and evolved together in the new global digital music industry," states Robert Weingartz, CEO of AirPlay Direct. "The rise of the 'middle-class' musician is upon us, and growing in ways never imagined. I am excited and look forward to the future with great anticipation."

AirPlay Direct boasts a current artist and label membership of over 19,000 globally, in a wide range of genres including Country, Americana, Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Folk, Rap, and others.

In addition to being the exclusive digital delivery provider for superstar, Dolly Parton, AirPlay Direct offers content from some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, and Steve Martin - alongside rising independent acts such as Pop/Rock artist, Johnny Cooper; Country-Rock songbird, Shawna Russell, and Smooth-Jazz/R&B stylist, Justin Guarini.

AirPlay Direct's current international radio station membership is over 3,800.

About AirPlay Direct:
AirPlay Direct is a web-based artist marketing, promotion, education, and advocacy platform that delivers premium digital services for FREE. Our technology allows artists, record labels, and music publishers to securely deliver their broadcast-quality music and digital press kits to radio stations and music industry professionals worldwide. Our system provides an intuitive environment for radio programmers and film & TV music supervisors to connect to new music, create music calls, browse top downloaded artists, and immediately download music and related artist information.

For more information, go to www.AirPlayDirect.com, or contact office (at) airplaydirect.com.