AOL's BlackVoices.com celebrates Black Music Month with new video site

(June 2, 2008) BlackVoices.com, considered the leading destination for African-American news, culture and community, has debuted its celebration of Black Music Month. The special section will run throughout June, highlighting black music and the influence African-American artists have had on all music genres.

In addition, AOL also announced it will be launching a new video site on BlackVoices.com/videos, offering searchable videos appealing to the interests of the African-American community.

"Black Voices realizes the huge part that music plays in our consumers' lives, so we're excited to celebrate Black Music Month by highlighting legendary artists as well as new artists," said Tariq Muhammad, Director, Black Voices. "Through our celebration of Black Music Month, Black Voices will increase our consumers' awareness of this genre of music and provide an engaging experience that not only tests but expands their knowledge of this important and extremely powerful medium. Our new video site adds more interactivity and engagement to the overall news and information provided on the Black Voices site throughout the year."

Other highlights of the Black Music Month site include:

- A Black Voices exclusive essay for Black Voices by Aretha Franklin on the importance of Black Music Month.

- YoYo, the legendary rap diva and current host of VH-1's reality TV show "Miss Rap Supreme," will be the featured         celebrity blogger on the "Supreme Journey" blog

- Black Voices users will have the opportunity to vote for the best albums of all time.

The Black Voices video site is a uniquely comprehensive aggregated video experience, powered by Truveo's video search, http://truveo.com. Users have the opportunity to search videos in a wide range of categories of interest focusing on African-American news and issues.

Renowned music producer Kenny Gamble helped pioneer the idea behind Black Music Month, which was originally recognized in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. In 2000, President George W. Bush officially proclaimed June as Black Music Month and has continued to host annual celebrations.

With more than 4.7 million unique visitors, according to April 2008 comScore Media Metrix report, AOL's Black Voices is the No. 1 online destination for African-American news, culture and community.


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