Friday September 3, 8:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Liquid Audio, Inc.
Liquid Audio Adds New Releases From Atlantic, Arista, Bad Boy, Beyond, Capitol, Dreamworks, Elektra, Hollywood, MCA, Polydor, RCA, Reprise, Universal, Virgin, Wind-Up, Windham Hill and Warner Bros Records to Major Label Content it Distributes
Liquid Audio Distribution Network Expands With Yahoo!, BestBuy, barnesandnoble.com, CDNow, CIMS, Handleman, Musicland, NationalRecordMart, Transworld and Wherehouse Joining Amazon, J & R, Tower Records and 200 Other Retail Web Sites
Liquid Audio Distributing New Music by Tori Amos, Creed, David Bowie, Paula Cole, Puff Daddy, Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Santana, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss, Pat Metheny, Tonic, Los Lobos, Yes, Powerman 5000, Luscious Jackson, Ben Harper, Richard Thompson, Meatloaf, Sherrie Austin, Barry White and Long Beach Dub All-Stars
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Audio, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQID - news), a leading provider of Internet software and services for delivering music online, today announced rapid music industry adoption of its distribution solution. Over the last month, Liquid Audio has added new releases from Atlantic, Arista, Bad Boy, Beyond, Capitol, Dreamworks, Elektra, Hollywood, MCA, Polydor/Universal, RCA, Reprise, Universal, Virgin, Wind-Up, Windham Hill and Warner Bros. Records to the major label content Liquid Audio distributes. The company has also expanded the reach of its distribution network with Yahoo!, BestBuy, barnesandnoble.com, CDNow, Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), Handleman, Musicland, NationalRecordMart, Transworld and Wherehouse joining Amazon, J & R, Tower Records and the 200 other retail music Web sites in the Liquid Music Network. As a result, Liquid Audio is distributing new music for promotion or sale by Tori Amos, Creed, David Bowie, Paula Cole, Puff Daddy, Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Santana, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss, Pat Metheny, Tonic, Los Lobos, Yes, Powerman 5000, Luscious Jackson, Ben Harper, Richard Thompson, Meatloaf, Sherrie Austin, Barry White and Long Beach Dub All-Stars.
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This rapid music industry adoption puts Liquid Audio at the forefront of the digital music distribution market. To meet this demand, Liquid Audio is increasing its investment in product development, Internet services and music marketing.
``Liquid Audio's turn-key distribution and e-commerce services are enabling scores of click-and-mortar and Internet retailers to offer major label and independent music in their online stores,' said Dick Wingate, vice president of content development and label relations at Liquid Audio. ``These new music sales and promotions demonstrate that Liquid Audio is building the label and retail relationships it needs to succeed as an Internet music distributor.'
Over the last two weeks, the following music industry leaders have selected Liquid Audio digital downloads to either create Internet record promotions or sell music online:
-- Atlantic Records is offering "Bliss," the first single from Tori Amos's
new album, "to venus and back," for sale as a Liquid Audio digital
download via dozens of online retailers.
-- Dreamworks and Hollywood Records are using Liquid Audio to offer a
showcase of promotional downloads in mp3 with the Genuine Music mark
and Liquid Audio.
-- Virgin Records America will make David Bowie's new album "hours..."
available via Liquid Audio digital download in conjunction with fifty
retailers for a limited two-week period beginning on September 21st.
-- Warner Music Group is adding songs from 10 artists in Liquid Audio to
the free download area on Amazon.com.
-- Wind-Up Records is using Liquid Audio digital downloads for an
unprecedented promotion of Creed's new "Human Clay" album with
3200 physical retail stores and 200 radio stations
-- Yahoo! is selling Liquid Audio's catalog of digital downloads and using
Liquid Audio software and services to let users self-publish and
securely sell their music on Yahoo!.
Liquid Audio, Inc. is a leading provider of software and services for the digital delivery of music over the Internet. The Liquid Audio solution gives musicians, record labels, Web sites and music retailers the ability to publish, syndicate and securely sell recorded music online with copy protection and copyright management. Using the Liquid(TM) Player software, available for free download at www.liquidaudio.com, music fans can preview and purchase downloadable music from the more than 200 affiliate Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol LQID, Liquid Audio is located in Redwood City, Calif.
This news release contains forward-looking statements or predictions about Liquid Audio investments in product development, Internet services and music marketing. These statements represent our judgment as of this date and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those associated with economic conditions, government regulations and delays or other problems with product development. Current Liquid Audio projects with labels and retailers are not an indication of future relationships. These and other factors are discussed in more depth in Liquid Audio's filings with the SEC, copies of which may be accessed through the SEC's World Wide Web site at sec.gov .
NOTE: Liquid, Liquid Audio, Inc., Liquid Audio, the Liquid Audio logo, Liquifier and Liquid Music are trademarks of Liquid Audio, Inc. For more information about Liquid Audio software and services call 888-liquid-0 or visit liquidaudio.com . For information about employment at Liquid Audio visit liquidaudio.com or send resumes to jobs@liquidaudio.com.
CONTACT: Erik Ryan of The New Media Group @ Waggener Edstrom, 425-637-9097, or erikr@wagged.com, for Liquid Audio, Inc.
SOURCE: Liquid Audio, Inc. |
