AOL Music's Popular Sessions@AOL Highlights Show For AOL Broadband Members Moves to Thursday Nights

Business Wire, Oct 3, 2002

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002

New Show Featuring Dolly Parton, Monica, Queens Of The

Stone Age And Kylie Minogue Debuts Today

America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, today announced that AOL Music's popular Sessions@AOL Highlights show will now be made available on Thursday nights exclusively for members accessing AOL via high-speed connections including the AOL Broadband service available with Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse systems and nationwide via DSL. The bi-weekly AOL produced show is composed of highlights from recent Sessions tapings featuring exclusive, in-depth interviews and intimate performances with today's hottest stars and up-and-coming talent.

The first show in the new time slot will debut today, Thursday, October 3, at 5:00 p.m. EDT and a new show will premiere every other Thursday. Today's show will feature exclusive interviews with Dolly Parton and Kylie Minogue and performances by Monica ("Too Hood" and "Breaks My Heart") and Queens of the Stone Age ("No One Know").

Sessions@AOL Presented by American Express features exclusive live performances and interviews with stars, including Paul McCartney, U2, P. Diddy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band and Michelle Branch, among many others, and is currently streamed from across AOL Music more than a million times each week. The popularity of Sessions@AOL as a venue for artists and a gathering place for fans drove the creation of this longer form program, a collection of four or five individual recording sessions, interspersed with interviews. The Sessions@AOL Highlights show has now been streamed more than three million times by members accessing via high-speed connections since its launch in June.

"The success of Sessions@AOL to date underscores the leadership of AOL Music both in expanding music marketing opportunities and in leveraging the power of the Internet to introduce artists, break new music and boost music sales," said Bill Wilson, General Manager of AOL Music. "Sessions@AOL, is one of a number of exciting programs and features that have propelled us to our position as the number one online music destination."

"Sessions@AOL has been one of our most popular broadband features to date, and serves as a key example for how we're differentiating our high-speed programming slate to offer a rich, engaging and entertaining experience for our members," said Carlos Silva, Jr., Vice President of AOL Broadband Programming.

The Sessions@AOL Highlights show is available to members connected to AOL via a high-speed connection at AOL Keyword: Sessions. In addition, individual Sessions@AOL interviews and performances can be streamed on demand to all AOL members at AOL Keyword: Sessions and to music fans on the web at AOL Music's properties including Netscape Music (www.music.netscape.com), CompuServe Music, and AOL Instant Messenger's AIM Today.

About AOL Music

AOL Music, a division of America Online, Inc., reaches the largest audience of online music fans in the world through a rich array of programming products and services that make it easy to discover, experience, listen to and buy music online. AOL Music's leading offerings include the number one Internet music destination, AOL's Music Channel; premier online radio products, Radio@AOL and Radio@Netscape powered by Spinner; the most popular audio jukebox player, Winamp, and Webcaster directory, SHOUTcast. AOL Music programming, products and services are available throughout the AOL Service, AOL High Speed Broadband Service and AOL's family of Web brands including Netscape, CompuServe, AIM and ICQ. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.