MUSICMATCH Announces Digital Music Distribution Agreement with Sony Music Entertainment; Leading...

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2003

MUSICMATCH Inc., the global leader in personalized music software and services, today announced it has signed a non-exclusive license with Sony Music Entertainment (SME) to offer

Customers of the number-one selling online music service can now enjoy music from more than 10,500 artists from all five major music labels and many independent publishers. The new content is incorporated into the MUSICMATCH MX service and allows customers to enjoy instant playlists of music from their favorite artists.

"Adding Sony Music Entertainment's extensive catalog to the Artist ON DEMAND service is a huge milestone for both MUSICMATCH and music fans in North America," said Bob Ohlweiler, senior vice president of business development at MUSICMATCH. "Our service offers one of the deepest and broadest music catalogs available and delivers it in unique and easy ways for consumers to enjoy."

"It is a priority at Sony Music Entertainment to have its artists' music available through a variety of legitimate online music options," said Philip Wiser, chief technical officer, Sony Music Entertainment. "We are pleased to work with MUSICMATCH as we extend this strategy."

MUSICMATCH MX, featuring Artist ON DEMAND, is the number-one selling online music service with more than 138,000 active paying subscribers. MUSICMATCH MX is available to customers worldwide from within MUSICMATCH Jukebox and online at www.musicmatch.com/MX. Through an extensive relationship with Bell Canada, the number-one Internet access provider in Canada, MUSICMATCH MX is also available with certain Bell Canada Internet service packages and from the companies' co-branded Web site at www.musicmatch.ca.

About MUSICMATCH

San Diego-based MUSICMATCH is the global leader in personalized music software and services that let people find and listen to the music that best matches their unique tastes. The company invented the digital jukebox concept in 1997, and since then has registered more than 35 million users of its number-one selling MUSICMATCH Jukebox. Its MUSICMATCH MX service is the most popular online music subscription service, with 138,000 active paying subscribers. For additional information on MUSICMATCH, visit www.musicmatch.com.

MUSICMATCH MX and Artist ON DEMAND are trademarks of MUSICMATCH, Inc.