MUSICMATCH Introduces New Jukebox With Integrated Music Subscription Service; Debuts Radio MX, ``Near Music-On-Demand'' at CD Quality.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001

MUSICMATCH(R), Inc., a recognized leader in providing personalized music software and services and inventor of the world's first digital music jukebox, today introduced the latest version of its award-winning MUSICMATCH Jukebox(TM). MUSICMATCH continues its leadership in digital music innovation with MUSICMATCH Radio MX(TM), the industry's first near music-on-demand, CD-quality streaming service. Music fans can preview the new MUSICMATCH Jukebox today and receive a free trial of Radio MX by visiting www.musicmatch.com.

Radio MX offers a completely customized, CD-quality streaming music service, giving music fans options to play the music they want, when they want it. Radio MX represents the introduction of the company's music services strategy, building on the unique MUSICMATCH Radio platform for future on-demand music delivery (see separate announcement today).

"MUSICMATCH Jukebox now provides music fans with more control over their music than was ever possible before" said Dennis Mudd, CEO of MUSICMATCH. "The integrated Radio MX service provides a new and powerful way for people to find and play music from their favorite artists, as well as discover new music from related artists."

Radio MX Puts Music Fans in the Front Row

MUSICMATCH Jukebox is the stage for the debut of MUSICMATCH Radio MX, the near music-on demand service that frees music fans to enjoy customized personal stations with CD-quality streaming music. With Radio MX, music fans can:

-- Create the ultimate radio station -- Create a personalized, near
music-on-demand radio station by picking up to 25 artists that influence the
ultimate Artist Match station. Music fans will hear their favorite music from
their chosen artists, as well as the best music from related artists -- as
measured by the MUSICMATCH recommendation engine.

-- Customize the playback for a personal and effortless experience -- Produce
customized stations, like Era Stations to play top hits from a particular
timeframe, see the upcoming artist and "skip" past the songs they don't want to
hear, and control the beat of the music with the Tempo Slider.

-- Listen to the highest quality radio at CD-quality sound -- 128 kbps
streaming MP3 radio with no advertising, interruptions or buffering; improved
programming and less repetition make Radio MX the highest quality music service
available.

-- Accessible from any PC -- Log in and access all created personal stations
from any PC; fans can easily drag and drop to save favorite stations; and the
widely used Artist Match Stations can be quickly launched from the Radio home
page.

MUSICMATCH Radio MX leverages the company's patent-pending personalization technology, which measures the correlations between the listening preferences of its millions of users to deliver relevant music recommendations and personalized streams not available in competing services. MUSICMATCH is the only digital music provider to leverage the listening preferences of millions of music lovers and return this information to consumers through a personalized streaming experience. With more than one billion play logs uploaded by its user community to date, MUSICMATCH owns the largest database of listening behavior in the world.

The Most Complete Personal Music System

MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus is the only all-in-one digital jukebox to offer this core personalization technology, complete jukebox capabilities and personalized music services in one program. While learning from listeners to deliver the right music at the right time, MUSICMATCH Jukebox gives music fans everything they need to play, record, burn, organize and discover music with the following new features:

-- Fast and flexible CD-burning -- MUSICMATCH Jukebox lets music

fans multi-task by burning CDs while working on other

programs; new multi-session options allow music fans to pause

while burning MP3s and finish later; the new jukebox also

support hundreds of CD-R and CD-RW drives, as well as all CD

formats, including CD-RW, 80-minute and credit card CDs.

-- Improved file management and display in new Music Library --

Offers ability to view tracks by Album Art, quickly search

through files alphabetically with just a few keystrokes, and

automatically add newly downloaded and ripped tracks to the

Music Library.

-- Visualization editor and new designs -- Includes the latest

versions of the popular G-Force and Whitecap visualizations,

as well as a new Visualization Editor that puts the color,

rotation, speed and design in the hands of music fans.

-- Support for the most popular portable MP3 players -- Provides

support for all the popular portable devices, including the

Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox and Diamond S3 Rio 800.

Pricing and Availability

MUSICMATCH Radio MX is available through both MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus and Basic (version 6.1 required) for $4.95 per month. Radio MX includes a free two-week trial and is free of charge during the pilot program. MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus costs $19.99.

MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Macintosh and MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Linux are also available for download at www.musicmatch.com.

About MUSICMATCH, Inc.

MUSICMATCH, Inc., founded in 1997 and based in San Diego, is a recognized leader in developing personalized music software and services that let people find and listen to the music that best matches their unique tastes. The company invented the digital music jukebox in 1997; since then has registered more than 18 million users of its MUSICMATCH Jukebox software program. MUSICMATCH Jukebox is the world's most popular jukebox software program, used each month by more than four million people in the U.S. and more than nine million people worldwide. MUSICMATCH is a privately held company with significant investment from Intel Capital, Redpoint Ventures and Thomson Multimedia. For additional information on MUSICMATCH, visit http://www.musicmatch.com.

Note to Editors: MUSICMATCH is a registered trademark of MUSICMATCH, Inc. MUSICMATCH Jukebox is a trademark of MUSICMATCH, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.