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1 Attachment SpiralFrog Makes Downloading Music Easier with Automatic Upgrade to Windows Media Player 11 : - Download Manager Eliminates Key Obstacle for Thousands of Music Fans - SpiralFrog™ (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal music experience, is adding an automatic update function in its download manager that will give hundreds of thousands of music-hungry fans faster and easier access to SpiralFrog’s huge library of free songs. - 2008-07-01

Dell Invites Bands Nationwide to Compete in the Austin City Limits Festival's "Sound and the Jury" Contest, Produced By C3 Presents : The "Sound and the Jury" Competition, Presented by the Dell Lounge, Offers Emerging Bands and Artists a Shot at New Fans and Fame Microphone, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums? Check. Now the only thing standing between you and your shot at international visibility are a few clicks of the keyboard - 2008-07-01

1 Attachment SpiralFrog Signs Licensing Agreement with Innerground Music SpiralFrog (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal ad-supported music experience, today announced a licensing agreement with Innerground Music. Tracks from Innerground Music founder DJ Marky and other influential artists such as DJ Patife, Bungle and Random Movement will be available on SpiralFrog. - 2008-06-24

1 Attachment SpiralFrog Signs Licensing Agreement with deeep.net/Mtunes SpiralFrog (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal ad-supported music experience, today announced it has signed a licensing agreement with deeep.net/Mtunes, a leading independent digital music distribution company. - 2008-06-24

3 Attachment Lil Wayne Sells over One Million the First Week!!! : 'THA CARTER III' is the BIGGEST RELEASE of 2008 Cash Money/Universal Motown Records multi-platinum recording artist Lil Wayne expands his dynasty with Tha Carter III. The new CD is the biggest release by far for 2008, selling over 1 Million copies it’s first week, reigning #1 on Nielsen SoundScan, besting Mariah Carey’s record-breaking release earlier this year. Not since 50 Cent’s The Massacre in 2005 has an artist sold over 1 Million albums their first week. “This is truly a proud moment for the Cash Money family, says Cash Money co-founder Ronald ‘Slim’ Williams. “Lil Wayne is truly changing the game of hip-hop.” Cash Money co-founder Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams adds “I knew my son had it in him, and this just proves what I’ve been saying all along. Lil Wayne is the most talented rapper out there right now, and these numbers prove it.” - 2008-06-18

CORRECTING and REPLACING User Generated Multi-Genre Music Website WeMix Allows Anyone To 'Drop A Flow' From Any Phone and Broadcast It to the World Thanks to Partnership With VoodooVox Headline of release should read: User Generated Multi-Genre Music Website WeMix Allows Anyone To 'Drop A Flow' From Any Phone and Broadcast It to the World Thanks to Partnership With VoodooVox (sted User Generated Hip Hop Website WeMix Allows Anyone To 'Drop A Flow' From Any Phone and Broadcast It To The World Thanks to Partnership with VoodooVox). - 2008-06-17

Grand Prize Winner from MilkRocks.com's "Be a Milk Rock Star with Rascal Flatts" Brickfish™ Campaign to Perform with Country Superstars Rascal Flatts : Emily Noxon Named "Milk Rock Star" and Invited to Sing Live Onstage with Hit Band on June 14 Brickfish™, the social media advertising platform, today announced the winner of the “Be a Milk Rock Star with Rascal Flatts” campaign featuring Grammy-winning country superstars Rascal Flatts and sponsored by childhood health promoter MilkRocks. The campaign invited aspiring musicians to video themselves singing one of the bands hit songs. The winner, Emily Noxon, was selected by MilkRocks.com and Rascal Flatts. Noxon won a trip to Indianapolis to perform her song live onstage with the multi-platinum selling crooners and will get the chance to meet with an A&R executive from Lyric Street Records. - 2008-06-12

2 Attachment MusicMatters Creates Ultimate Green Experience for Jack Johnson's 2008 World Tour; Pioneering Effect Marketing Firm Promotes Social Action, Drives Results Through Brands, Music and Special Events : Going Beyond the Green Standard for Nearly Two Decades From the first Concert for the Environment in the ‘90s to the latest Jack Johnson world tour — to significantly boosting revenues for an array of organic brands like Ben & Jerry's, Stonyfield and CLIF Bar — MusicMatters is proving that green experiences generate dramatic results. The Minneapolis-based company creates strategic partnerships, innovative, action-oriented campaigns and memorable experiential online and onsite activities to raise awareness about critical environmental issues that move millions to take action. (See Media Kit case studies). In many ways, the Johnson tour, like the company’s work for recording artists that range from Gomez and the John Butler Trio to the Dave Matthews Band, The Police and others, is a culmination of everything it's done for almost two decades and a preview of what’s possible in the future. - 2008-05-29

Bonnaroo Selects KickApps for Online Community and Rich Media Management : New Website Gives Festival Fans and Attendees a Venue to Gather and Express Their Passion for Music and Arts Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has selected KickApps, the leading on demand social media platform, to power the online community and media management system for its recently re-launched website, Bonnaroo.com. The community allows people from around the World to meet fellow Bonnaroo fans and attendees, share stories about their experiences at the festival, upload videos, photos and audio files, and engage in discussions about upcoming and past performances. The site was designed and developed by Threshold Interactive in Marina Del Ray. - 2008-05-28

MXTabs.net Partners with Sony/ATV, Alfred Publishing and EMI Christian Music Group : Official Launch Date Set for First Free, Legal Tablature Social Network Musicnotes, Inc. announced today it has recently reached new agreements with music publishers Alfred Publishing, EMI Christian Music Group (EMI CMG), Sony/ATV and several additional publishers and administrators to make guitar, bass and drum tablature for songs in their catalogs available on MXTabs.net. - 2008-05-28

Snowmass Announces Rocky Mountains Summer Festivals and Immense Mountain Vacation Possibilities : The Rocky Mountains are alive with the sounds of Dr. John, Neville Brothers, Stephen Marley and more The Aspen/Snowmass summer season kicks off in a week with the 5th Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest, June 6-8, featuring champion chili and microbrew tastings and music by Dr. John, The Neville Brothers, Stephen Marley, Lyrics Born, Henry Butler and more. - 2008-05-28

SpiralFrog Honored at the Long Island Software Awards: Music Service Wins LISA 2008 Award for High Quality Software Engineering SpiralFrog, Inc. (www.spiralfrog.com), the free ad-supported Web-based music experience, today announced it was honored at the prestigious 12th annual Long Island Software and Technology Network's Long Island Software Awards (LISA) ceremony held in Garden City, NY. SpiralFrog received the LISA 2008 Award for High Quality Software Engineering. - 2008-05-08

INSERTING and REPLACING Y-ME Mother's Day Race to Empower Finds a Passionate Partnership with OKI Printing Solutions and CDW Helping Survivors Celebrate Life with the ''Twin Sister'': Leading printer manufacturer in partnership with CDW provides the "Twin Sister" as the official pace car of the Y-ME Race to Empower event Insert after fifth graph of release: "OKI Printing Solutions has been a dependable partner of ours for years," said Scott Detota director of product and partner management for CDW. "When they asked if we were interested in partnering with them to help support the Y-ME Mother's Day event, which supports those affected by breast cancer in the local Chicago community, we immediately agreed. CDW shares the same commitment as OKI Printing Solutions for causes that impact our customers and partners, and we're proud to jointly show that commitment this weekend at the Y-ME event." - 2008-05-07

Rock Legend Neil Young Joins Sun Microsystems at 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference to Announce Career Archive Blu-ray Disc Series: Upcoming Anthology Will Leverage Cutting-Edge Features of Blu-ray and Java(TM) Technology To Produce One of the Most Innovative Releases in Music History Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced a collaboration with Neil Young and Reprise/Warner Bros. Records for the release of the upcoming Neil Young Archive series on Blu-ray Disc, powered by Java(TM) technology. Young will join Sun CEO and president Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green, executive vice president for Software, on stage during the JavaOne conference opening keynote to announce this revolutionary new project and demonstrate some of the interactive features of his upcoming Blu-ray Disc box set. Visit: http://www.java.com or http://www.neilyoung.com for more information. - 2008-05-06

Musicnotes' Digital Sales Growth Exceeds 30% Thus Far in 2008 Despite a challenging economic environment, Musicnotes, Inc. the market leader in downloadable sheet music and guitar tablature, indicates its year-to-date sales growth remains robust. Musicnotes.com has sold nearly 500,000 downloads thus far in 2008 and generated sales of approximately $3 million. Digital sales growth has exceeded 30% through early May. - 2008-05-05

Neil Young Takes Center Stage at JavaOne Keynote in San Francisco - Just Announced! At this year's JavaOne, music legend and pioneer Neil Young will join Sun Microsystems' executives during the Opening Keynote session on May 6 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. - 2008-05-02

1 Attachment Nike+ Human Race: The World's Largest One Day Running Event -- 1 Day, 1 Million Runners, 25 Cities, 25 Top Musical Acts Join in Unprecedented New Race Experience Nike (NYSE:NKE) today announced the Nike+ Human Race, the world's biggest one day running event ever, offering runners across the globe the chance to compete together on August 31, 2008. The 10k event will span multiple continents and cover 25 cities, including LA, New York, London, Madrid, Paris, Istanbul, Melbourne, Shanghai, Sao Paulo and Vancouver. Following races in each city, participants will be treated to an exclusive music concert featuring one of today's top artists. - 2008-05-01

''Hey There Delilah'' Songwriter and Publishers Receive 2007 Musicnotes Song of the Year Award Musicnotes, Inc., the market leader in downloadable sheet music, announced today Plain White T's lead singer and songwriter, Tom Higgenson, WB Music Corp. and Alfred Publishing are the recipients of the sixth annual Musicnotes Song of the Year Award for the song "Hey There Delilah." - 2008-05-01

Guitar Hero Fanatics Looking for Guitar Tab and Lessons: With GuitarInstructor.com's Guitar Lessons, Learning Guitar Will Never Be the Same When Guitar Hero(R) addicts are ready to progress from being passive players to active music-makers, they now have a new way to learn: GuitarInstructor.com, a one-stop-shop for the best guitar lessons and guitar tab on the web. Recently launched, GuitarInstructor.com is the ultimate online destination for learning to play guitar in all styles, beginner guitar lessons to pro. - 2008-04-28

Entertainment Enthusiasts Interact on the New Starpulse.com: The revamped Starpulse.com Includes More Features Allowing Members to Connect and Share Celebrity News, Photos, Gossip and More with Other Entertainment Fans Starpulse.com, an online entertainment site for celebrity enthusiasts, launched a revamped version of its popular Web site featuring interactive community enhancements, additional pictures of popular celebrities, more unique and exclusive articles, entertainment news, an expanded contest section and more. - 2008-04-24

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