CompUSA to Give Away 100 Free eMusic MP3 Downloads With Any Purchase

CompUSA to Give Away 100 Free eMusic MP3 Downloads With Any Purchase

An Industry First: Retail Tech Leader Teams with No. 1 Independent Download Service

'CompUSA Customers Will Sing a Different Tune... with eMusic'

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- eMusic, the world's No. 2 digital music download service, selling more than 3 million tracks monthly, today announced its first retail promotional partnership with computer and electronics retailer CompUSA. Under the agreement, CompUSA consumers will get 100 free eMusic downloads with the purchase of any item at any of their 244 retail stores across the United States. All songs in eMusic's vast and rich 900,000 track catalog are available to CompUSA customers under this promotion.

In addition, CompUSA will sell prepaid download cards for eMusic songs that allow customers to buy tracks on an a la carte basis-and own them forever-at a substantially lower price than other mainstream services. Cards will be available for 15 songs priced at $7.50 ($.50 per song); 20 songs at $9.99 ($.50 per song); and 65 songs at $29.99 ($.46 per song).

"We're pleased to ink our first retail partnership with CompUSA," said David Pakman, CEO of eMusic and a managing director of Dimensional Associates, the private equity arm of JDS Capital that owns eMusic, The Orchard and Dimensional Music Publishing. "Our unprotected MP3s work on every device CompUSA sells in their stores. Our special offering for CompUSA customers is a significant value-add and we look forward to reaching many new customers through their national network of retail stores."

"The CompUSA customer is the perfect eMusic customer: savvy and technologically advanced," said Theresa Casey, vice president of business development for eMusic. "It's a natural partnership."

"We're excited to make available to CompUSA customers 900,000 songs from eMusic -- the No. 1 site for independent music," said Daniel Perrone, director of digital services for CompUSA. "This innovative partnership will allow even our most casual customer to avail them self of the best value and selection in independent music."

About eMusic

eMusic (http://www.emusic.com/) stands alone as the only digital music service that is 100% focused on serving the needs of independent music fans and independent labels. Delivering more than 3 million downloads each month; eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering a diverse catalog of 900,000 tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world's top independent labels. eMusic was not only the first service to sell songs and albums in the popular MP3 format, it was the first company to launch a digital music subscription service. Unlike other services that severely restrict portability, eMusic allows members complete flexibility to burn CDs, transfer to MP3 devices and make multiple copies for personal use. eMusic also offers access to exclusive recordings from eMusicLive's network of premier music venues across the country. Based in New York and San Diego, eMusic is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.

NOTE: eMusic is a registered trademark and eMusic.com is a trademark of eMusic.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Media Contacts:
Andy Morris / Justin Kazmark
The Morris + King Company
(212) 561-7465 / (212) 561-7466
andy.morris@morris-king.comjustin.kazmark@morris-king.com

Source: eMusic

CONTACT: Andy Morris, +1-212-561-7465, andy.morris@morris-king.com, or
Justin Kazmark, +1-212-561-7466, justin.kazmark@morris-king.com, both of The
Morris + King Company

Web site: http://www.emusic.com/

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