Hot New Music Downloads on AOL's Spinner.com

Business Wire, April 25, 2000

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000

Filter, Stone Temple Pilots, ODB, FENIXtx & Blink-182,

Among Those To Offer Tracks At The New Music

Download Showcase on Spinner.com

America Online's Spinner.com today announced the launch of the Music Download Showcase offering select downloadable music from today's hottest artists.

In cooperation with major record labels including launch partners Atlantic, Elektra, MCA and Warner Bros., Spinner.com will regularly provide listeners with a new selection of hot downloads of chart-topping music from marquee artists.

Now, visitors at Spinner.com's Music Download Showcase (www.spinner.com/musicdownloads) will be able to sample tracks from popular artists with a growing selection of top name tracks each month. The platinum selling artists currently featured on the Music Download Showcase include Filter "The Best Things," Stone Temple Pilots "Plush," Ol' Dirty Bastard "Got Your Money."

In addition an exclusive two for one download from FENIXtx and Blink-182 features "Everything's My Fault" and a special live recording of "Dumpweed." Each of the downloadable tracks will be offered in a digitally secure format and will be timed out to expire in 30 days.

Atlantic Records Vice President, New Media Nikke Slight said, "We are pleased to be able to reach out to Spinner's tastemaker audience by participating in this new feature. We look forward to working with the Spinner team in order to heighten awareness surrounding major releases and effectively expose new talent."

"Wired music fans are more and more likely to hit the Internet first in search of exciting new music," says Camille Hackney, VP/New Media Marketing at Elektra Records. "Spinner.com offers us the best of all possible worlds, high quality audio, secure timed out downloads, and the most ravenous music audience on the Net. This is only the beginning of what we can do together."

"We are pleased to continue working with Spinner giving fans on line access to songs from popular Warner Bros. and Reprise artists," said Jimmy Dickson, VP of New Media at Warner Bros. Records Inc. "Spinner.com's Music Download Showcase is an interesting new area where fans can now get a secure, timed-out download and listen to one of the hottest tracks from Filter's new album."

"Spinner is all about offering the highest quality content to web music listeners whether they're tuning in to their favorite channel or downloading music to play off line," said Josh Felser, General Manager of Spinner and Nullsoft. "With the launch of Music Download Showcase on Spinner.com, we are the first Internet music site to offer a selection of music downloads from marquee artists." Felser continued, "It's not just about having access to music on the web, it's about having access to the music you want to hear."

About Spinner.com:

Spinner.com is the first and largest Internet music service with 130 music channels. Covering an unprecedented depth and breadth of music programming -- with channels such as 90's Rock, Bluegrass, British Invasion, Chicago Blues, Top Pop, Great Guitar, Jungle and Latin.

The Spinner displays artist and song information as music is played, while providing dynamic links to artist information and related e-commerce. Spinner.com was acquired by America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), in May 1999, and merged with Nullsoft, Inc. Spinner.com and Nullsoft now reside in San Francisco's Audio Alley. New listeners can visit Spinner.com and download a free player at www.spinner.com.