AT&T'S a2b music Tops With Grammy Nominees.

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1999--

a2b music Congratulates Aerosmith, Tori Amos, Big Punisher,

BR5-49, Garbage, Natalie Imbruglia, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz, OutKast,

Bonnie Raitt, and Busta Rhymes on Their Achievement

a2b music(SM), AT&T's innovative secure online music delivery system, has been the centerpiece of major Internet and cross-media promotions for a number of the just-announced 1998 GRAMMY(R) Award nominees. Among the 25 major artists who have teamed with a2b music are Aerosmith, Tori Amos, Big Punisher, BR5-49, Garbage, Natalie Imbruglia, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz, OutKast, Bonnie Raitt, and Busta Rhymes. They have received the following GRAMMY nominations:

Aerosmith      Song of the Year -- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
               (Diane Warren)
               Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
               -- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
               Best Rock Performance by a Duo of Group with Vocal
               -- "Pink"
               Best Short Form Video
               -- "Pink"

Tori Amos      Best Female Rock Vocal Performance -- "Raspberry Swirl"
               Best Alternative Music Performance
               -- from the choirgirl hotel

Big Punisher   Best Rap Album -- Capital Punishment

BR5-49         Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with
               Vocal -- "Wild One"

Garbage        Album of the Year -- Version 2.0
               Best Rock Album -- Version 2.0

Natalie
Imbruglia      Best New Artist
               Best Female Pop Vocal Performance -- "Torn"
               Best Pop Album -- Left of the Middle

Kiss           Best Hard Rock Performance -- Pyscho Circus

Lenny Kravitz  Best Male Rock Vocal Performance -- "Fly Away"

OutKast        Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group -- "Rosa Parks"

Bonnie Raitt
(with Jackson
 Browne)       Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals -- "Kisses Sweeter
               than Wine" -- Producer of Raitt's album Fundamental,
               Tchad Blake, for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Busta Rhymes   Best Rap Solo Performance -- "Dangerous"

"We're very proud of the fact that so many GRAMMY Award-caliber recording artists are comfortable with a2b music's technology," said Larry Miller, chief operating officer, a2b music. "These GRAMMY nominated artists really show the scope of what we've been able to achieve. a2b music will continue to set the industry standard for how artists and labels can securely and effectively use the Internet to excite music fans and generate sales while protecting their most valuable assets."

About a2b music

a2b music (http://www.a2bmusic.com), an Internet marketing and technology company, is leading the music industry in innovative uses of secure digital audio distribution. a2b music enables clients to leverage unique Internet opportunities to create customized in-store and online retail sales and marketing promotions. As the exclusive provider of AT&T Labs technologies for Internet delivery of secure digital music, a2b music also makes its compression, mastering and security software available through a licensing program. AT&T and a2b music are founding members of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) Forum, which will create a voluntary digital music security specification.

Since its launch in November of 1997, a2b music has been selected to create cross-media promotions for recording artists such as Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, Tori Amos, Willie Nelson, Garbage, Lenny Kravitz, Counting Crows, The Verve Pipe, Dave Stewart, Joe Walsh, SWV, Rocket From The Crypt and Gravity Kills. a2b music customers include Almo Sounds, Atlantic Records, BMG, Camelot Music, Capitol Records, Fairwest Direct, Inc., Geffen Records, Interscope Records, N2K's Music Boulevard, RCA Records, Tower Records, Trans World Entertainment, TVT Records, Virgin Records and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which uses a2b music's platform to power a digital archive of 27,000 CD-quality songs.

NOTE: a2b music is a service mark of AT&T Corp.