• March 31, 2008

Verizon Wireless and Grammy Award-winning artist Keith Urban have joined forces for a 26-city, 28-concert tour dubbed "Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride." The tour kicks off Verizon Wireless' partnership with Keith Urban and will extend Urban's live show beyond the concert stage using mobile technology in a variety of ways.

Through May 3, Verizon Wireless customers can use Song ID, the music discovery tool on their V Cast-enabled phones, to identify the songs "Everybody" or "I Told You So" from Keith Urban and automatically enter to win a private Backyard BBQ and show with Keith in Nashville, Tenn.

Five winners, along with nine of their closest friends, will be invited to Nashville for this exclusive event, hotel and airfare included.

Verizon Wireless customers can enter for a chance to win on their own or participate at one of the demo stations live at Keith's concerts. Fans can go to http://kuconcerts.com/enter/ to play Keith Urban music videos and learn how to get and use V Cast Song ID.

From there they can also add these music videos to their Facebook profiles using the Facebook Platform and share them with their friends to encourage them to enter the contest.

The winners will be selected on May 5, and the BBQ event will take place in Nashville this June.

--Nina M. Lentini