K'Naan Prepares 'Twitter Single' on his Tweet Fans

Somali-Canadian rapper K'Naan announced this week that he wants to collaborate with his fans in an unprecedented way -- assembling a new version of his song "People Like Me" from their tweets on Twitter. On Wednesday (April 1), K'Naan invited his Twitter followers to download the special instrumental version of the song, created specially for this promotion, and submit their own lyrics for the story via his Twitter. From now until May 1st, fans can submit their tweets, tagged with #knaansong for consideration for inclusion in the final song. Following the deadline, K'Naan will 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 Twitter.com/TheDustyFoot, and his official site at KnaanMusic.com. The song will mark the first time Twitter will be officially used for the creation of a song. K'Naan's latest album, Troubadour, was released on Feb 24 and debuted at #1 and #3 top digital albums in the US and Canada, respectively, sure evidence of the electronically-oriented nature of many of his fans. The Twitter song collaboration is a logical extension of the new relationships being forged by artists and their audiences in an increasingly interconnected world. For more information, visit Amoctone.com/Knaan/plmtweet.