'MTV Unplugged: KoRn' to Debut on MTV.com on February 23 and On-Air on March 2 at 11:30PM ET/PT

'MTV Unplugged: KoRn' to Debut on MTV.com on February 23 and On-Air on March 2 at 11:30PM ET/PT

Unplugged.MTV.com and URGE to Premiere Entire 'KoRn Unplugged' Album February 27, One Week Before CD Release on March 6

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV today announced that it will debut the latest installment of its critically acclaimed music series "Unplugged" by featuring Rock icons KoRn. "MTV Unplugged: KoRn" will be a multi-screen global event that will live across all MTV platforms -- including MTV.com, URGE and MTV Mobile -- in the U.S. and across multiple continents including Europe, Asia and South America. Filmed on December 9, 2006 at the MTV Times Square Studios, "MTV Unplugged: KoRn" features a full acoustic set of the band's most beloved hits. Additionally, KoRn were joined on stage by two of their most respected peers, The Cure and Amy Lee of Evanescence, for two once in a lifetime collaborations.

"MTV Unplugged: KoRn" will debut on Friday, February 23 with an exclusive first look on Unplugged.MTV.com. Viewers will have access to the performance in its entirety, a full week before its on-air premiere. "MTV Unplugged: KoRn" will debut on MTV Friday, March 2 at 11:30pm ET/PT. In addition, KoRn fans can go to Unplugged.MTV.com and join MTV News correspondent John Norris as he gets the inside scoop directly from the band on each of the songs they perform on "Unplugged." Also, Unplugged.MTV.com will launch a best of "Unplugged" show that will feature performances from various past "Unplugged" shows.

On February 27, MTV.com and URGE will give KoRn fans an exclusive opportunity to listen to the entire "KoRn Unplugged" album a week before its March 6 release date. In addition, URGE (available at http://www.urge.com/) will offer the exclusive digital download of the album for one week prior to its general availability.

MTV Mobile will feature the full performance of one song featured on the show a week before the on-air premiere, as well as, 1-2 performances for 30 days after show premiere, full music videos and bonus content exclusively shot for wireless.

On VOD, the half hour version of "MTV Unplugged: KoRn" will be available on MTV2 On Demand starting March 9.

Trend-setting and Grammy-winning rock icons KoRn have sold more than 25 million albums and have received widespread critical acclaim for their music. The band has redefined the parameters of heavy music, revolutionizing the genre by matching unsettling guitar textures and volcanic rhythms with jagged, introspective lyrics and intense vocal stylings. KoRn are known for their extensive live touring schedule and for creating and headlining the highly successful Family Values Tour, which enjoyed its most successful year in 2006 with more than 400,000 tickets sold. For complete information about KoRn, visit their official website www.korn.com.

"MTV Unplugged" has been acclaimed by both critics and music fans and has spotlighted such artists as JAY-Z, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Sting, Pearl Jam, KISS, Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, and most recently Alicia Keys, MTV's most recent installment, "MTV Unplugged: Alicia Keys," on September 15, 2005 premiered with an exclusive first look online at MTV.com for one week leading up to the on-air debut. The performance was the most popular online program that week recording an impressive 1 million streams. The "MTV Unplugged: Alicia Keys" CD from the program also shot to the top of the music charts and sold more than one million copies.

MTV "Unplugged" is executive produced by Dave Sirulnick and produced/directed by Alex Coletti.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 130 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 150 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

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