According to mashable, Samsung announced that Jay Z and Kanye West will be kicking off their four-day SXSW concert series which starts Wednesday in Austin, TX.
Samsung will only be distributing wristbands to owners of Galaxy devices with the new ad-free radio service Milk Music downloaded on them. Starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT, wristbands will be available for pick up at the Galaxy Experience located on 2nd and Trinity Street.
This show will be the first of four shows which will consist of:
Wednesday – Jay Z and Kanye West
Thursday – Janelle Monae/Gary Clark Jr.
Friday – Broken Bells
Saturday – Cut Copy and Hy Ghost
In 2011, the last time Kaye West performed at the SXSW music festival, mxdwn said that, “ Kanye West took over the final night of SXSW 2011 with 3-hour marathon show that featured Jay-Z, John Legend, Mos Def, Justin Vernon from Bon Iver and numerous members of his G.O.O.D. Music record label,” which included Big Sean.
Jay Z and Samsung previously teamed up in 2013 to release his album Magna Carta Holy Grail, which gave away 1 million copies exclusively to Galaxy owners. In return the Samsung Galaxy owners were required to download the free app to receive the album. Due to this revolutionary technique, the Recording Industry Association of America was forced to modernize its 55-year-old certification process to include digital sales, due to this revolutionary marketing technique.
Location of the concert will not be announced til the day of the show.
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