ADVISORY/Yahoo!, Vivendi Universal and Sony Music Entertainment Conference Call.

Business/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Yahoo! and Duet Announce Alliance to Present and Market

On-Demand Music Subscription Service Created by

Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment

CONFERENCE CALL AND LIVE

12:15 PM EDT/ 9:15 AM PDT

WHO: JERRY YANG, Co-Founder and Chief Yahoo!, Yahoo! Inc. JEFF MALLETT,
President and COO, Yahoo! Inc. JEAN-MARIE MESSIER, Chairman and CEO, Vivendi
Universal EDGAR BRONFMAN, JR., Executive Vice Chairman, Vivendi Universal
HOWARD STRINGER, Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation of America WHAT: Conference
call to discuss the announcement made today that Yahoo! Inc. and Duet formed an
alliance to present and market the on-demand music subscription service created
by the world's two largest music companies, Universal Music Group and Sony
Music Entertainment. For further details, please see today's news release
announcing the alliance. WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 12:15 PM EDT / 9:15
AM PDT/ 6:15 PM Paris Time CONFERENCE CALL-IN: North America:888-324-9363;
International: 415-228-4653 PASSCODE: 5106661 CONFERENCE CALL LEADER: Bob
Bernstein

LIVE AUDIO WEBCAST: http://webevents.broadcast.com/yahoo/040501

The replay number for the conference call is:

North America: 800-739-2817; International: 402-220-0354

The replay will be available from Thursday, April 5

(approximately 30 minutes following the

conclusion of the call) through Wednesday, April 11

If you have any questions, please contact:

Sarah Ross 408-530-5172 or Sabrina Friedman 415-356-1007, Yahoo! Inc.

Bob Bernstein 310-865-0589 or Grace Salafia 212-331-2569,

Universal Music Group

Laurie Jakobsen or Patricia Kiel 212-833-5047,

Sony Music Entertainment

Anita Larsen 212-572-1118 or Mia Carbonell 212-572-7556,

Vivendi Universal, New York Office

Antoine Lefort, 011-33-1-71-71-1180

or Alain Delrieu, 011-33-1-71-71-1341

Vivendi Universal, Paris Headquarters