American Idol Underground Goes Live365

American Idol Underground Goes Live365

Live365 Features the American Idol Underground Online Music Player

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- America's newest musical talents will be featured on the world's largest Internet radio network in the American Idol Underground Music Player. The player debuts on Live365 (www.live365.com) and features artists in the Pop, Rock, Rap, R&B, and Country genres from American Idol Underground (www.idolunderground.com).

"Live365 is one of the most highly trafficked online radio networks and this American Idol Underground music player represents a great opportunity for these artists to get more spins and more exposure for their music," said Justin Beckett, chief executive officer and founder of Fluid Audio Networks, producer of American Idol Underground. "Along with the guaranteed spins promised on the web site, we are continually seeking additional ways to help emerging artists in the American Idol Underground system get their music heard."

The Live365 American Idol Underground music player will be programmed with American Idol Underground artists and music. The player features the patent-pending American Idol Underground democratic ratings system which allows listeners to participate in the selection of the next superstars, while experiencing an unprecedented level of interactivity and direct communication with the artists. Listeners can choose from over 50 different music styles and rate songs as they listen to help pick the next superstars. The player is free and will air 24 hours a day all American Idol Underground songs, featuring the songs that have received high ratings on the American Idol Underground Web site.

Live365 has more than 2.6 million listeners who have access to the American Idol Underground music player. As part of its prize packages to the top artists on American Idol Underground, Fluid Audio Networks will be giving away free subscriptions to Live365's personal broadcasting service, which allows users with a computer and an Internet connection to create their own Internet radio station.

The American Idol Underground Web site is powered by Fluid Audio's proprietary self-publishing software. American Idol Underground is a service of Fluid Audio Networks, licensed by FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas, the US licensing division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of program brands in the world.

About Fluid Audio Networks

Fluid Audio Networks (www.fluidaudio.com) is a Los Angeles-based interactive entertainment company whose applications feature emerging artists. Fluid Audio will build the largest network of emerging artists and fans by partnering with some of the world's most recognized entertainment brands including American Idol (www.idolunderground.com).

About Live365

With thousands of stations and more than 3 million listeners and growing every month, Live365 is the world's largest internet radio network, offering radio listeners an unparalleled choice in music and other audio content. Its network spans myriad genres and represents listeners in over 150 countries. Live365 provides a social, highly active online community of individuals and businesses who are passionate about music and allows them to become online DJs through the legal sharing of songs online. Based in Foster City, California, Live365 pays royalties to labels, artists, songwriters and publishers.

About FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas:

FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas (FLW, Americas) is the licensing arm of FremantleMedia for North and South America. FremantleMedia one of the largest international creators and producers of program brands in the world, with leading prime time drama, serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40 territories. FLW, Americas exploits FremantleMedia's many strong brands, including the award winning, American Idol, the world's longest running gameshow The Price Is Right, the ever-popular Family Feud, and other classic gameshows, across multiple off-screen platforms including merchandising campaigns, live events, sponsorship, interactive and wireless support, home entertainment and music publishing. FLW, Americas is also responsible for additional business diversification initiatives including a pioneering wireless channel delivering original made-for-mobile video content on demand.

FLW, Americas is part of FremantleMedia North America (FMNA). FMNA is on the leading edge of global broadcast production, developing some of television's most innovative and watched new programming. Based in Santa Monica and with offices in New York, FMNA has produced such genre-bending shows as the musical/reality phenomenon American Idol. In 2005, FremantleMedia programs garnered 16 Emmy nominations, including six for American Idol. Other credits include The Price Is Right (CBS), the longest-running gameshow in television history, the daily syndicated gameshow Family Feud, the hotly debated reality series The Swan (Fox), the breakout hit lifestyle show How Clean Is Your House? (Lifetime), Distraction (Comedy Central), Property Ladder (TLC), American Inventor (ABC), The Gameshow Marathon (CBS), America's Got Talent (NBC), and the upcoming Bianca (Lifetime)..

FremantleMedia is the production arm of the RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company. With interests in 34 television channels and 30 radio stations in 10 countries, RTL Group is a division of leading integrated media and entertainment company Bertelsmann AG. For further information, visit www.fremantlemedia.com.

Source: Live365; Fluid Audio Networks

CONTACT: Jordan Fischler of Allison & Partners, +1-212-302-5460, ext. 7,
jordan@allisonpr.com, for Fluid Audio Networks

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

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

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

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