President Barack Obama Shares Exclusive Message With Russell Simmons

President Barack Obama Shares Exclusive Message With Russell Simmons

SIMMONS TEAMS UP WITH MYSPACE TO DELIVER MESSAGE TO HIP-POP GENERATION

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama shared an exclusive statement with Russell Simmons, Founder of GlobalGrind.com, on the future of America for today's youth, which can be found today through GlobalGrind.com and Myspace.com.

"As a long-time supporter of President Obama, I am pleased to bring his important message of winning the future to the young people of this great nation," said Simmons. "Whether it's jobs, health insurance, college loans and grants, health care, clean energy or criminal justice reform, the issues that we deal with today can change tomorrow with the power of this generation."

In a recent "takeover" of the social media giant, Myspace has extended Simmons title as celebrity "Editor-In-Chief", where he brought his vision of Hip-Pop by hosting the 'Hip-Pop Challenge' - a search for the best musicians in hip-hop and pop, and started the Myspace curators program, which identifies leaders in each category whose reputation and knowledge around specific entertainment topics and emerging cultural trends makes them uniquely influential.

"Russell is a true definition of a curator," says Mike Jones, Myspace CEO. "His influence, combined with the power and reach of a platform such as Myspace, has inspired even the President to want to get involved in the conversation. We're proud to help Russell Simmons and President Obama spread the message of setting goals and chasing passions to our global youth audience."

To read the message from President Barack Obama, please visit GlobalGrind.com or Myspace.com

About Global Grind:

Global Grind is Hip-Pop - the "Hip" side of Pop Culture. It's an all- encompassing site that provides a platform for an active multicultural audience to consume and interact with compelling content and unique digital experiences. We are the eyes, ears and voice of this multi-racial, active and engaged audience. GlobalGrind.com chronicles celebrities (and blogs), lifestyle content, entertainment news, fashion, music, and politics with an authoritative voice. The site was founded by Russell Simmons and currently has close to 2 Million unique users per month. This evolved segment of users drives and influences trends in culture, fashion, music and style.

About Myspace

Myspace, Inc. is a leading social entertainment destination powered by the passions of fans. Aimed at a Gen Y audience, Myspace drives social interaction by providing a highly personalized experience around entertainment and connecting people to the music, celebrities, TV, movies and games that they love. These entertainment experiences are available through multiple platforms, including online, mobile devices and offline events. Myspace is also the home of Myspace Music, which offers an ever-growing catalog of freely streamable audio and video content to users and provides major, independent and unsigned artists alike with the tools to reach new audiences. The company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA and is a division of News Corporation. (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV)

SOURCE Global Grind

Global Grind

CONTACT: Sarah Joyce, Sarah@myspacemusic.com; Adair Curtis, acurtis@rushcommunications.com; Adam Feigen, +1-212-373-6106, adam.feigen@pmkbnc.com

Web Site: http://www.GlobalGrind.com

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