MUSICMATCH Introduces the First and Only Mac Music Subscription Service; MUSICMATCH Debuts Radio MX for the Mac; Announces New MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Mac

Business Wire, Jan 30, 2002

Business Editors & Entertainment/High-Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2002

MUSICMATCH(R) Inc., a recognized leader in providing personalized music software and services, today introduced MUSICMATCH(R) Radio MX(TM), the first and only music subscription service for Mac owners, available through the new version of MUSICMATCH Jukebox for the Mac (3.0) at www.musicmatch.com.

Extending its popular near music-on-demand service to the Mac platform, MUSICMATCH delivers a completely customized music experience through Radio MX. Mac users can now enjoy CD-quality, "near music-on-demand" streams of music with powerful features that let them sit back and enjoy music in a whole new way.

"MUSICMATCH Radio MX has been an overwhelming success with Windows users, and we are very pleased to extend the service to Mac owners," said Christopher Allen, senior vice president of product marketing at MUSICMATCH. "For the first time, Mac music fans have the option to subscribe to a service that promises, and delivers, nothing less than a satisfying experience."

First and Only Music Subscription Service Available to Mac Owners

MUSICMATCH Radio MX is the first and only subscription service available to Mac owners. For $4.95 per month, music fans will enjoy CD-quality, ad-free streams of customized music ranging from the hottest bands of today and tomorrow, to the familiar sound of music they grew up with features including:

-- Artist Match Stations: Fans can create personal stations based on one or
more artists to hear favorite tunes, discover new artists and rediscover old
favorites

-- My Station: Radio MX automatically crafts a personalized playlist based on
the music users listen to through their MUSICMATCH Jukebox

-- Era Stations: Listeners can bring on the nostalgia by creating a station
based a particular year, decade or other timeframe

-- Popular Stations: Fans can find the perfect tunes for every mood or
situation with music from the over 30 professionally programmed
genre/style-based stations

-- "Next track" Button: Users can skip past songs they don't want to hear to
enjoy those they do

Since the introduction of Radio MX in May 2001, more than 90,000 music fans have subscribed to the service. 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.

The Most Complete Personal Music System

In addition, a new version of MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Mac is also available for download at www.musicmatch.com. MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Mac is the ultimate personal music system letting fans play, burn, record, organize and discover music. In addition, MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus for Mac is the only MP3 program that allows Mac owners to create an organized, digital music library from existing cassettes and vinyl records, receive personalized music recommendations and customize the look and feel with multiple skins.

Pricing and Availability

MUSICMATCH Radio MX is available on the Mac through both MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus and Basic (version 3.0 required) for $4.95 per month. MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus costs $19.99, and versions for both Mac and Windows are 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, and since then has registered more than 25 million users of its MUSICMATCH Jukebox software program. MUSICMATCH Jukebox is the world's most popular jukebox software program, used each month in more than six million U.S. households and by more than 15 million people worldwide. MUSICMATCH is a privately held company with principal investors being Intel Capital, Redpoint Ventures and Thomson Multimedia. For additional information on MUSICMATCH, visit http://www.musicmatch.com.

(R) MUSICMATCH is a registered trademark of MUSICMATCH, Inc.

(TM) MUSICMATCH Jukebox, MUSICMATCH Guide and Radio MX are trademarks of MUSICMATCH, Inc.