K’Naan Tweeting Up Lyrics for Next Single

April 6, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

It was only a matter of time, but Somali-Candan singer K’Naan is pioneering by using the social networking site Twitter to crowd-source lyrics for his next commercially released single. If Twitter isn’t mainstream yet, it’s seriously on the verge…

Somali-Canadian music artist K’Naan announced that he is collaborating with his fans to assemble a new version of his song “People Like Me” from their tweets on Twitter. The contest officially started on April 1st and consists of K’Naan inviting his Twitter followers to download the special instrumental version of the song, created specially for the promotion, and submit their own lyrics for the story via his Twitter. A key part of the contest is requesting fans tweet their input and include the #knaansong tag to be considered for inclusion in the final song. The deadline for submissions is May 1st.

K’Naan plans to assemble the best tweets and record the results, crediting all contributors on his official site and all other social profiles. The final track will be made available to fans via FREE download on K’Naan’s Twitter page and his official site at.

Via blackweb2.0

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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