Tori Amos performed a concert and answered fan’s questions on Facebook and Twitter live on Friday, December 11 at 3 pm (ET) via Livestream.
Over 20,000 fans tuned into the popular recording artist’s event, as Amos spun out classics from her past albums as well as songs from her new album, Midwinter Graces for well over an hour. After the riveting concert, where at various points Amos played simultaneously on two pianos, she also took the time to answer fan’s questions live from the Facebook chat.
The concert and Q&A was in part to promote new album, Midwinter Graces, which was released on November 10th. The album marks her first seasonal collection, which is not all too surprising as Amos grew up playing holiday carols at Sunday services and Christmas Day celebrations in church.
If you missed the Q&A, check out the video below.
Among the thousands of fans, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton tweeted the event:
Here are some screenshots of the Livestream player:
On Livestream
On Facebook
And here are some behind-the-scenes pictures from the show at Electric Lady Studios in NYC.
Production team setting up:
The Setlist
The Livestream team and Tori Amos
Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars hosted an exclusive Q&A Wednesday evening live from Los Angeles, promoting their latest album “This is War,” which was released on December 8th. The session was streamed live on Facebook.com/ThirtySecondsToMars, Livestream.com/ThirtySecondsToMars and the iPhone.
Various radio stations from Los Angeles, Florida, Seattle, all Skyped in to ask the band questions, and K-ROCK‘s listeners had exclusive Q&A privileges. The band also interacted with fans asking questions via Twitter and Facebook live.
In addition to the main event, on Tuesday night, the band had a special “VIP” discussion for the fans who pre-ordered their new album. Those who pre-ordered the album were given a special code, giving them access to the Thirty Seconds to Mar’s VIP page. The VIP provided fans with an exclusive and personal chat with the band for more than an hour.
Over 30,000 unique visitors watched the live broadcast, it was a trending topic on Twitter, and fans got an exclusive look into their favorite band. If you missed out, see what all the hype was about at http://livestream.com/thirtysecondstomars.
Check out this clip of Jared Leto discussing the new record, and stay tuned for more 30 Seconds To Mars events!
Citizen journalism organization TheUpTake.org is covering the UN Climate Change Conference taking place 7 to 18 December in Copenhagen, Danemark.
Many sessions run simultaneously, so The Uptake has created a player with 6 Livestream channels, of which 4 are dedicated to the conference, Copenhagen1, Copenhagen2, Copenhagen3 and Copenhagen4, allowing viewers to easily switch between the feeds. Uptake has mentioned on their blog, that after the sessions are over for the day, they will replay the entire day on the front page at uptake.org.
Anytime from 3:00am (ET) to 1:30pm (ET), people can view the historic and exclusive environmental discussions and interviews occurring on location, which will feature world leaders and environmentalists. Tune into http://livestream.com/theuptake to watch the world’s greatest eco-minds discuss the future of our environment.
Follow The Uptake on Twitter to get the latest news on the live coverage @theuptake.
Click on the image below to access the multi-channel Uptake Player.
Boxee, the Internet/computer-to-television connection tool, successfully streamed their live Beta unveiling on Livestream on Monday, December 7th.
Boxee Box, its first hardware device, is a free, open source software program that runs on just about any computer that’s connected to the Internet and a screen.
It will also make life easier for users, enabling people to quickly find the entertainment they want, and display it in a more organized layout.
Major new features include:
- A redesigned interface
- Improved navigation
- The ability to search for TV shows and movies both on the Internet and on local networks
- A queuing function, most likely similar to what Hulu has now.
- Shortcuts for apps, movies, and other programs
Go to http://blog.boxee.tv/ to learn more about the new Beta and click below to view the replay of the unveiling.
On Monday December 7, Livestream will present exclusive coverage from the red carpet of “The Lovely Bones” Premiere in Los Angeles. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and features director Peter Jackson. Tune in to http://livestream.com/TheLovelyBones at 9:30 pm (ET)/6:30 (PT) to take your spot on the red carpet.
Funcom and Xfire will present a unique live gameplay demonstration of ‘Rise of the Godslayer,’ the upcoming expansion for ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures‘ on Monday December 7. The live demo will stream on Xfire.com at 3pm EST/12pm PST and will include new and never-before-seen content and gameplay played and presented by the developers themselves. This will be an exclusive sneak peak since the full-version will not be released until early-to-mid-2010. Check it out for the ultimate inside look!
AP Live will present an interview with Clipse, the hip-hop duo on Tuesday, December 8. At 1 pm (ET), Clipse, the Virginia-based group featuring brothers Malice and Pusha T, will talk about their 17-year history in the business and promote their latest album “Til the Casket Drops,” which will be released Tuesday, December 8. Tune in for the exclusive discussion at http://livestream.com/aplive.
Rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars will be hosting an exclusive Q&A on Wednesday, December 9 at 8 pm (ET)/5 pm (PT), live from Los Angeles. Jared Leto and the other band members will answer fan’s questions on the live broadcast while promoting their new album “This is War,” which will be released on Tuesday, December 8th. Tune in and meet the band at http://livestream.com/thirtysecondstomars.
Stonyfield’s Expedition Copenhagen youth correspondents will showcase a series of interviews with important people at the forefront of the climate change movement on weekdays from December 7th to the 18th. The series will tackle the events behind the scenes at COP15 – the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009. Some featured interviews will be with Will Steger of the Will Steger Foundation, Bill McKibben of 350.org, bicycle enthusiast Mikael Colville-Anderson, motivational environmental speaker Roz Savage, Garett Brennan of Focus the Nation, and many more. Tune in at 12 pm (EST)/9 am (PST) at http://livestream.com/stonyfield.
Nas and Damian Marley will headline the National Geographic event “Distant Relatives,” an exclusive debate and celebration of reggae and hip-hop and its roots to traditional African music on Saturday Dec. 12 at 7 pm (EST). They will debate and celebrate the implications of this culture’s impact on the global community with a panel of pioneers—from DJ Kool Herc and DJ Red Alert to Jamaican dancehall legend, Daddy U-Roy, King Jammy, and moderator Sway Calloway of MTV. This event will also be streamed live and broadcast online at Natgeomusic.net and http://livestream.com/distantrelatives.
Tori Amos will perform a live concert and answer fan’s questions on Facebook and Twitter live on Friday, December 11 at 3 pm (ET). After nearly two decades writing and recording some of her generation’s most emotionally powerful music, Tori Amos released her first seasonal album, Midwinter Graces, on November 10. Amos grew up playing holiday carols at Sunday services and Christmas Day celebrations in his church. These were the songs that gave a young Amos her first taste of music, and now almost 40 years later she gets her chance to re-imagine classics like “What Child, Nowell” and “Star of Wonder.” Join the musical experience at http://livestream.com/toriamos.
AP Live will interview the famous and influential comedian Bill Cosby on Wednesday, December 9. While the comedian is better known for his jokes, sweaters, and Jello commercials, Cosby recently released a rap album called “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency,” which made its debut in November 2009. Prepare to laugh at 3 pm (ET) on http://livestream.com/aplive.
AP Live will interview author Nicole Williams on Tuesday, December 8. At 2:30 pm (ET), Nicole Williams will discuss her new book “Girl on Top: Your Guide to Turning Dating Rules into Career Success,” which will hit stores back in October 2009. Williams takes 20 tried-and-true dating rules such as “Play Hard to Get” and “Don’t Give Away the Milk for Free”—and shows how to put them to use when the object of affection is the job. Listen to the popular self-help writer at http://livestream.com/aplive.
Chris Webber, the former NBA and Michigan standout, will be the host of Turner Sports Live on Thursday, December 10. The show will air during the halftime of the Boston Celtics/Washington Wizards game at 9 pm (ET), covering basketball in general, and will address live questions from fans. Talk some ball with Webber at http://livestream.com/turnersportslive.
NEW YORK (Dec. 7, 2009) — Rock music giant Thirty Seconds to Mars and Virgin Records have chosen Livestream to broadcast an exclusive live Q&A with the band in support of their new album, This is War on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST.
This is War is the follow-up to their multi-platinum second album, A Beautiful Lie, and is set for release on Dec. 8. The album’s first single “Kings & Queens” soared to the top of the alternative radio charts where it is currently #3 and was lauded by Billboard Magazine, which proclaimed: “Kings & Queens” is epic rock at its most affecting.”
During the broadcast, the band will answer questions from a host as well as fans who have submitted questions to their local radio stations. Fans will be able to watch the live broadcast on the band’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars), Web site (http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com), and at Livestream.com (http://www.livestream.com/thirtysecondstomars).
The performance will also be encoded for the iPhone, making the broadcast accessible to over a million iPhone users with a 3G wireless connection at http://iphone.livestream.com.
With Livestream as the exclusive streaming provider, the player widget for the webcast can be embedded anywhere. Integration with Facebook and Twitter allows viewers to engage in an online conversation with others fans and the band.
The Up in the Air Red Carpet Premiere was streamed on Livestream on Monday November 30, live from Los Angeles. Mega-star George Clooney, who play leading role in the movie, took a moment in his interview to shout out to Livestream.
If you missed the Premiere, check out the archive recording at http://livestream.com/upintheair.
Watch George Clooney give Livestream some love in the video below:
Today at 3 pm (EST)/12 pm (PST), MTV News will hold a live forum on Facebook for the movie Avatar, which will open in theaters on Friday, December 18.
Livestream will distribute the live show at http://livestream.com/avatar.
Avatar director James Cameron will be joined by cast members Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington to share their experiences on the movie and answer questions from their fans live, presented by LG.
Tune in to watch live and chat with the movie’s entire fan community on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! at Livestream.com/Avatar
We are extremely excited to announce a site wide upgrade of all Livestream Channel pages. The upgrade includes…
Design Your New Channel Page
- Design Your Page with Fully Customizable Backgrounds and Foregrounds
- New, Configurable Chat Widget: Combines Livestream Chat with Facebook and Twitter
- New Video Library Page: HTML Page now allows your videos to appear in Search Engines
- Direct Links to any Stream, Clip or Library Folder
- New One Click Share Options and Devoted Share page
- Automatic Email Event Reminders
Example of custom designed Livestream channel pages:
Brandi Carlile Concert - Stonyfield Farms - Victorias Secret Pink Carpet - Up In The Air Premiere
Livestream is offering a full year of premium service to the channel with the best design! Submit your channel to contest@livestream.com to be considered for the Best Channel Design.
You Can Also Customize Your New Player
- Lighter Weight and Much Faster
- More Attractive
- Embeddable and Fully Customizable: Color, Size, Text and more
- Directly Integrated Livestream, Facebook and Twitter Sharing Options
- Embeddable in the Facebook Stream
- 100% Configurable for Premium Users
Example Player Embed Page
Example Player Embedded in a Facebook Stream
Customize Your Page Today
Just login and go to My Account > Configure Channel. You’ll see the New Feature Alerts. To learn more about the new channel page design visit the user guide.
For those of you intrepid early adopters who participated in the Beta, we thank you for your feedback and hope that most of your issues have been addressed in this first phase. We look forward to more feedback in the future.
Thanks,
— The Livestream Team
Tune in to NY Senate’s Livestream channel today, Wednesday 2 December, to watch two historic bills unfold live. The state government body is addressing two very influential platforms, including solving the State’s mounting deficit, and also Marriage Equality.
Same-sex marriage has been a hot, tumultuous topic throughout the entire country. Follow the NY Senate to get the latest updates @nysenate and watch the livestream at http://livestream.com/nysenate.
