Where: Virgin Megastore/San Francisco
2 Stockton St
San Francisco, CA 94108

What: Brit Award "Best New Band" nominee, Embrace, currently on
tour promoting their latest release, Out Of Nothing
(Lava Records), will be on hand to meet and greet their fans
and to sign copies of their latest release at the
Virgin Megastore , San Francisco.idolunderground."
Along with initial entry onto the American Idol Underground play list, CD
Baby artists will be promoted on the site during the first few months after
the launch.

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"CD Baby has spent seven years helping some great unknown musicians become
world-famous," said Derek Sivers , founder and president of CD Baby.

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Highly Anticipated Website Will Launch With Music From CD Baby in 13 Genres

LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles-based Internet company
Fluid Audio Networks and online independent music retailer CD Baby announced
today a partnership to stock American Idol Underground
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Bubbling under band, Embrace, will launch Virgin's in-store
summer concert campaign in three Virgin Megastores
nationwide .com) with a diverse range of music content for the launch
of the Web site."
CD Baby artists and bands will receive free spins on American Idol
Underground online music network with the option to upgrade to a full account
which will make them eligible to win prizes and demo recording packages and
will entitle them to the spin guarantees associated with paid accounts.

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CD Baby is an online seller and distributor for independent recording
artists and labels.

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Aided by Coldplay's Chris Martin on the first single
"Gravity ", the band has consolidated all they are good at
and have created an album full of unforgettable songs. Now
Virgin is proud to introduce Embrace to U.6 million
CDs to customers worldwide and paid over $16 million to musicians.

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Founder and musician Derek Sivers followed the success of
selling his own CD online in 1997 with sales for friends which grew to a
network of more than 98,000 artists.com

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American Idol Underground is a service of Fluid Audio Networks licensed by
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programming for television, and has produced the IDOL format in more than
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company which develops entertainment focused self-publishing applications.
Fluid Audio will build the largest network of emerging artists and fans by
partnering with some of the world's most recognized entertainment brands
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Five-time Emmy Award-nominee AMERICAN IDOL was created by Simon Fuller of
19TV and developed by FremantleMedia. 19 also manages such leading musical artists as
Annie Lennox, Will Young, Kelly Clarkson, and Fantasia.

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FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas (FLW, Americas) is the US
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producers of program brands in the world, with leading prime time drama,
serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over
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Highly Lauded UK Band 'Embrace' to Kick Off Virgin Megastores In-Store
Summer Concert Series

Upcoming Event

Who: Virgin Megastores continues their commitment to introduce
new music directly to their customers by creating the
perfect venue for both the musician and the music fan.

When: Monday, June 20th at 6 p. The site, which is an American Idol branded online music
player, will launch in October with music in rotation in 13 music genres,
including pop, rock, rap, R+B, country, electronica, jazz, classical, world,
folk, faith -based, classical, spoken word and comedy. CD Baby's
Digital Distribution program has deals with all major digital outlets such as
Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Sony Connect, and many others,
making CD Baby one of the leaders in the aggregation of digital content. FLW, Americas exploits FremantleMedia's many strong brands
including the award winning, American Idol, the world's longest running game
show The Price Is Right, the ever-popular Family Feud, and other classic game
shows across multiple off-screen platforms including merchandising campaigns,
interactive and wireless support, home entertainment and music publishing.

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They will start by meeting and greeting their
fans and signing copies of their latest CD: Out Of Nothing,
the band's fourth album (hailed as "Monumental" by
Q Magazine and "Stirring and affecting " by Time Out), at the
Virgin Megastore, San Francisco.

BACKGROUND: Their newest album, Out Of Nothing, released in the UK
September 2004, shot to number 1 in the charts and spawned
three top 20 singles and two sold out tours in the UK.

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"CD Baby has long been a pioneer in the movement towards the
democratization of music," said Bob Buch, co-founder and COO of Fluid Audio.

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"The partnership with CD Baby will ensure that on the day we launch, our
online radio player will feature music from some of the world's best
independent artists.cdbaby. Executive producers are Simon Fuller
and Nigel Lythgoe for 19TV and Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Ken Warwick for
FremantleMedia North America.

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The site serves as a
forum for music fans to discover new music, upload their own music, vote on
which songs get more airplay and participate in online contests. Today CD Baby has sold over 1.com.

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Fluid Audio Networks Partners With CD Baby in Content Deal for American Idol Underground

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Customers who purchase Out Of Nothing at the store that day
will receive tickets to their show at The Independent.

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This
arrangement also will make CD Baby a preferred online CD retailer for American
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