Media Contacts:
Cathy Halgas Nevins
eMusic
212-201-9201 or cnevins@emusic.com
Denise Yantin
eMusic
212-300-2885 or dyantin@emusic.com
Zac Rivera
Maloney & Fox
646-356-8312 or zrivera@maloneyfox.com
For Immediate Release
eMUSIC OFFERS STEVE JOBS LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION FOR HIS NEW iPHONE*
AND NEW SUBSCRIBERS 35 FREE SONGS
World's Second-Largest Digital Music Service Is Compatible with iPhone*
NEW YORK, June 25, 2007 -- eMusic, the world's largest retailer of independent music and the world's second-largest digital music service after iTunes*, today announced that it is offering Apple* CEO Steve Jobs a free lifetime subscription. The offer was made to thank Jobs for his support of the removal of digital rights management (DRM) software from online music. Because every track sold on eMusic comes without DRM, it's the only significant legal music download service, other than iTunes*, whose tracks will play on the iPhone*. In honor of Apple's* release of the iPhone* this week, eMusic is offering 35 free tracks to anyone who signs up for an eMusic trial at www.emusic.com/phone, including new iPhone* owners who may be feeling a little light in the wallet after dropping a few hundred dollars on the hotly anticipated handset.
eMusic offers more than 2.5 million tracks from more than 13,000 independent labels spanning every genre of music. All tracks are sold in the universally compatible MP3 format, and are easy to move to a user's iTunes* library and sideload onto any MP3-enabled phone or other device — including the iPhone* and the iPod*. The service offers an array of pricing plans that provide great value for customers. The 35-free track offer is available for a limited time only.
"We know Steve Jobs loves music, so for his new iPhone* we thought he might want something a little different from the Top 40 fare that iTunes* focuses on,” said David Pakman, eMusic President and CEO. "eMusic specializes in the best music beyond the commercial mainstream, from breaking indie rock acts like Arcade Fire and the National, to jazz greats like Charles Mingus and Miles Davis, to electronic breakouts like the new release from Matthew Dear. All Steve has to do is call me up from his iPhone* and I'll get him a free lifetime pass to all the great music he can handle. We hope that he and all other iPhone* users will explore what eMusic has to offer.”
About eMusic
eMusic (http://www.emusic.com) is the world's leading digital retailer of independent music, second only to iTunes in number of downloads sold. The eMusic Web site offers a global catalogue of more than 2.5 million tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world's leading independent labels. Created by music experts for music fans, it features award-winning editorial content, a vibrant online community and unrivaled music discovery tools. A subscription-based service that offers 25 free downloads at sign-up, eMusic gives consumers an inexpensive, low-risk way to explore great new music they wouldn't find otherwise, and unlike other download services, its universally compatible MP3 files play on any device including the iPod®. Based in New York with an office in London, eMusic.com Inc. is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.
*All trademarks other than eMusic and eMusic.com, including "iPod” and "iPhone,” are the property of their respective owners, Apple Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc. and Ocean Telecom Services LLC. Apple Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc. and Ocean Telecom Services LLC are not partners, sponsors or owners of eMusic.
NOTE: eMusic is a registered trademark and eMusic.com is a trademark of eMusic.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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