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2Gether Fans Download More Than 100,000 Tracks From The Fictional Boy Band on MTV.com.


Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000

Who says you can't go nuts about a bunch of fictional teen idols
For the DC hardcore band, see The Teen Idles
The Teen Idols were a pop punk band based in Nashville, Tennessee.

The band was formed in 1992 and quickly gained local popularity while playing at venues such as Lucy's Record Shop and receiving
? Fans are logging on to MTV MTV
 in full Music Television

U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business.
.com to download three tracks from MTV's fictional boy band, 2Gether. So far, more than 100,000 copies of "U+Me=Us (Calculus)," "You're My Baby Girl," and the ever popular "Say It, Don't Spray It" have been downloaded.

2Gether is MTV's new made-for-television movie, a hilarious inside peek into the world of boy band star-making. The movie tells the story of a pop music manager, Bob Buss, who has to assemble America's next teen sensation in a mere six days to prove he's still got what it takes.

MTV.com is providing rabid 2Gether fans with a wide range of interactive ways to immerse themselves in the world of boy bands. In addition to downloads, MTV.com features a streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater.  for "U+Me=Us (Calculus)," an online exclusive Making The Video segment, and the full movie trailer. Fans can also visit www.MTV.com to see band photographs, video bites, as well as read bio information on the group's five members: Jerry (the hunk), Q.T. (the young one), Chad (the shy one), Doug (the older brother) and Mickey (the bad boy).

About The MTVi Group

The MTVi Group is the world's leading Internet music content company featuring a comprehensive collection of music destinations on the Internet. The MTVi Group's 18 worldwide destinations include MTV.com, VH1.com, and SonicNet.com. The MTVi Group is a unit of MTV Networks, which is owned by Viacom Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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: VIA, VIA.B). Headquartered in downtown New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, The MTVi Group has satellite offices in San Francisco, CA. Liberty Digital (NYSE: LMG LMG Light Machine Gun
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.A and LMG.B) holds a minority stake in The MTVi Group. For more information please visit The MTVi Group corporate Web site (www.mtvigroup.com).
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