ARTISTdirect Inc. to Hold Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2000 Financial Results; Results to be Announced Feb. 22 Prior to Market Opening.

Business/Entertainment Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001

ARTISTdirect Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTD) today announced that it will be holding an earnings conference call/Webcast on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at 8 a.m. PST to discuss the company's fourth quarter and year-end 2000 financial results.

ARTISTdirect's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marc Geiger, President Keith Yokomoto, and CFO Jim Carroll will host the call.

The call is open to the public and will be accessible both via conference call and the Internet. Those wishing to participate telephonically should dial 800/966-1573 by 7:50 a.m. PST (10:50 a.m. EST) on the day of the call. International callers should dial 214/824-1553.

The call will also be accessible live via the Internet on the company's Web site at www.artistdirect.com (About Us, Investor Relations, Scheduled Events), or at www.streetevents.com. For those unable to participate at the designated time, a replay will be available for 14 days following the call at both Internet locations and for 48 hours via phone by calling 800/677-6200 (Pin No. 2330).

About ARTISTdirect Inc.

ARTISTdirect Inc. is a music and media company that combines an online music network with integrated offline assets to provide a single-stop solution for music fans, artists, labels and advertisers.

ARTISTdirect.com (www.artistdirect.com), a comprehensive online destination, blends music programming, community, e-commerce retail and digital music services. Through the ARTISTdirect Talent Agency, the company also manages offline musical tour booking and develops event-marketing programs extending sponsor reach. The company has headquarters in Los Angeles.