Sheryl Crow Giving Away Album To Voters

LOS ANGELES — Sheryl Crow wants your vote _ and figures she can get it for a song.

The Grammy Award-winning singer is offering a free download of her politically charged tune "Gasoline" to anyone who logs onto the Rock the Vote Web site or anyone on the group's mailing list.

And the first 50,000 people who register three friends to vote will get a free digital copy of her album "Detours."

"I hope people wake up and emotionally engage in issues," Crow said in a telephone interview during a visit to Los Angeles.

Crow's giveaway is a kickoff to Rock the Vote's voter registration drive, said the organization's executive director Heather Smith.

Crow, 46, was one of the founding artists of Rock the Vote 18 years ago. She said the "Detours" album fits perfectly into the group's cause since the lyrics touch on topics such as adoption, breast cancer, the war in Iraq, the environment and Hurricane Katrina.

"It's about the issues that everyone's talking about, but there's a lot of hope," Crow said. "At this moment in my life, writing about anything else would be uninteresting and impossible because I feel such urgency."

Rock the Vote aims to register 2 million young people to vote by November _ the largest youth voter drive in history by three times, Smith said. Anyone who recruits three people to vote will have to log onto the Rock the Vote Web site and go through a verification process before receiving Crow's album, Smith said.

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On the Net:

Rock the Vote: http://www.rockthevote.com/sherylwantsyoutovote

Comments

[NoSillyName]

I'm no fan and wouldn't want the download, but if she was one of the musicians who started "Rock the Vote", I'm guessing that was a good thing.

[ZimboChick]

if only marron 5, Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown would do the same. That would be some off the chain ish!

[mrnico79]

Hmm. Giving away mediocre music in the name of politics. If someone hasn't figured out how to vote yet and Sheryl Crow is motivating them, I can only imagine what they'll vote for....

[johnnygoodwud]

what was lance thinking? she seems very cool, and HOT.

[firewmn]

Lance is a HARD Core Republican.. No wiggle room for any conversation.. His way or nothing..

[rzan1]

I agree she is very cool and hot, and that is why she is not with lance.

[barackobama4prez]

Hey that's cool that she's trying to engage the youth of the country.

[sufi66]

This is a real disincentive. Maybe if she would stop recording or dating--- or both.

[firewmn]

why because you don't agree.. Maybe the world should stop spinning too. ... doomas