NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK TO HOST A GROUNDBREAKING EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR FANS ON JULY 10, 2009 AT LIVEAUTOGRAPHS.COM

June 24, 2009 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News
Los Angeles (June 24, 2009) – Music fans around the world can signup for a very special customized experience with the New Kids on the Block at LiveAutographs.com (http://nkotb.liveautographs.com) New Kids on the Block - the band who over the years have sold 70 million albums who defined the modern pop band are back and currently on tour in support of their first new album since 1994 with 2008's The Block. The Block debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 Chart and sold over 100,000 copies in its first week of release. New Kids memorabilia will be sold on a limited basis through the website until they are sold out. Fans log on to order personalized celebrity video messages from the New Kids along with limited-edition autographed memorabilia that captures and authenticates the signatures. The event will take place on July 10, 2009 with fans receiving their video experiences within 48 hours.

As the New Kids storm the charts with their hot singles Summertime and Single, the band wants to connect directly with their fans in a way that has never been done before. Working with LiveAutographs.com, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood will deliver personalized messages from fans while signing select items available online at LiveAutographs.com. This is the first time a major music artist has signed memorabilia and provided personalized messages directly to fans via the internet. LiveAutographs provides fans and collectors with 100% certainty that the memorabilia is authentic with each item registered and every signing captured on video. Each fan will subsequently receive the signed merchandise by mail with video of the experience for sharing the memory and authenticating the celebrity's signature all available online and via DVD. Individual video experiences will also be able to be downloaded.

"We are thrilled to be working with New Kids on the Block. We're offering a unique and exciting opportunity for fans of the New Kids on the Block - a direct and personal interaction between them and their favorite group," said LiveAutographs.com CEO Rob Dwek. "The band members will take individual requests for shout outs, personal wishes and greetings from their army of devoted followers. With every order an individualized and personal message is included that no meet and greet or other fan and celebrity session can offer. This experience will make the most devoted fan feel like they are right there in the room with the New Kids. Along with their memorabilia orders, fans can submit questions or message requests right to the group. We'll capture their response and autograph on video. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience that all New Kids fans can enjoy over and over again."