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For DAVID BOWIE:
Mitch Schneider/Lathum Nelson
MSO Public Relations
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DAVID BOWIE BECOMES FIRST ARTIST TO OPEN
CATALOG AT MY.MP3.COM
San Diego-November 27, 2000–Music fans can now listen online to the David Bowie CDs they have purchased. In a move to provide fans with his music anytime and anywhere, the cyber pioneer–working with the Virgin Music Group Worldwide–has become the first major label artist to allow fans to access his music catalog through MP3.com's My.MP3.com service. Consumers can add their Bowie CDs to a My.MP3.com account (for free) using MP3.com's proprietary Beam-It Software.
The rock legend praised MP3.com for being able to provide global access to his fans. "It's an amazing testament to the net that MP3.com technology allows someone to have their record collection at their fingertips wherever they are in the world. The days of traveling with CDs in hand are beginning to grow short. "
MP3.com will deliver an alternate live version of "Ziggy Stardust" to the accounts of any user who adds Bowie at the Beeb using Beam-It. As an additional bonus to all fans, Bowie also has made two live recordings (from his newly released Bowie at the Beeb album) available for free listening online at davidbowie.mp3.com . These two live tracks, "Ziggy Stardust" and "Let's Dance," are available to all Internet users. In addition, there is a never-before-seen streaming live version of "All the Young Dudes" as well as many other special features which have previously been available only to BowieNet members. Lastly, there is a special offer to those wishing to join the Web's most popular online community, www.davidbowie.com.
"We are extremely pleased that David Bowie has chosen to allow his fans to listen to his catalogue by utilizing our technologies," said John Diaz, senior vice president of industry relations at MP3.com (www.mp3.com). "In addition to being one of the most influential and dynamic performers in rock history, Bowie has been a pioneer in recognizing the power of distributing music on the Internet. This is a true victory for music fans everywhere."
Bowie joins more than 109,000 digital artists and labels that post music on MP3.com. To register to post music on the site, visit www.mp3.com/newartist . To join DAVID BOWIE's award winning online fan community, go to www.davidbowie.com .
This latest Internet initiative by David Bowie is being conducted in tandem with Virgin Music Group Worldwide, one of the most aggressive record companies in the area of music and the Internet. Virgin and David Bowie first worked together in a multi-media effort when they teamed to make his album hours… available over the Internet for download.
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About MP3.com
MP3.com, Inc. has created what it believes is a unique and robust technology infrastructure for the storage, management, promotion and delivery of digital music. As the Internet's premier Music Service Provider (MSP), the company is dedicated to providing consumers with anytime, anywhere access to their music using any web-enabled device. The company's web site hosts what MP3.com believes is the largest collection of digital music available on the Internet, with more than 698,000 songs and audio files posted from over 109,000 digital artists and record labels. Dedicated to growing the digital music space, the company's products and services include on-demand Subscription Music Channels, an innovative Retail Music Program, a Syndicated Radio Division and others. Additionally, through the company's MSP initiative, MP3.com is partnering with a variety of forward-looking technology companies to expand its digital music strategy. MP3.com's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol MPPP. The company is based in San Diego, California. For more information on MP3.com, visit www.mp3.com.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements may include references to activities and events expected to occur in connection with the relationship with artist David Bowie and Virgin Music Group Worldwide. These statements involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty, are only predictions, and actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences include risks related to: MP3.com's litigation proceedings, including without limitation the inability to reach settlement with all parties to such proceedings; risks associated with the implementation of David Bowie's catalog on the My.MP3.com service and MP3.com's potential continued relationship with David Bowie and Virgin Music Group Worldwide; MP3.com's new and uncertain business model; acceptance of MP3.com's products and services; MP3.com's limited operating history; and MP3.com's rapid growth, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in MP3.com's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and its subsequent reports on Form 10-Q.
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