Rickie Lee Jones to Launch First Album of New Material in 10 Years

Grammy-award winning Rickie Lee Jones will release a new record consisting of original material for the first time in 10 years. For the album, due next year, the legendary artist has chosen PledgeMusic's direct-to-fan platform rather than a traditional label release.

Jones is particularly excited at the opportunity of allowing her fans to share in the creative music making experience, saying: "I am looking forward to celebrating my long career and new music with my fans, their families, and a new generation of people around the world. PledgeMusic will make that happen."

Benji Rogers, CEO & Founder of PledgeMusic, commented; "It is a privilege to work with the iconic Rickie Lee Jones and the fact she has chosen our platform is both an honor for us and is a testament to her ongoing innovation and creativity in all that she does."

By utilizing PledgeMusic's direct-to-fan platform, Rickie Lee-Jones will offer fans the opportunity to realize the new album in a number of interesting ways. Exclusives include signed posters, t-shirts, a signed guitar and a house concert anywhere in the world. Since Jones always wanted to be a teacher she is offering a pledger the chance to learn from her about writing and singing during a private workshop. A higher-tiered exclusive is a "Song of Your Life" where a pledger can receive a personal song written for them by Jones. Pledgers can get involved here: www.pledgemusic.com/rickieleejones.

Since Jones released her debut album over 30 years ago, she has been nominated for a Grammy six times since and has impacted a generation with her legacy. Jones has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her unique sound and persona and was one of the first artists of her era to become a video sensation. She seamlessly crossed musical genres including folk, jazz and Motown R&B, graced the cover of Rolling Stone twice in two years, and inspired female pop singers for years to come.

PledgeMusic is the world's leading online, direct-to-fan music platform, offering artists a unique way to engage their fans in the music making experience while interacting with PledgeMusic's global community of music fans. Since its inception in 2009, PledgeMusic has worked with artists and labels to deliver high impact campaigns that provide exclusive engagement, experiences and behind the scenes access for music fans as well as new commercial benefits and revenue streams for artists and music labels.

PledgeMusic's platform has generated chart topping albums worldwide. Successful campaigns have included The Lumineers, Ben Folds Five, Slash, Bring Me The Horizon, Rachael Yamagata, LCD Soundsystem and The Libertines, amongst others. www.pledgemusic.com.