All tickets are subject to
additional service charges. Essence Festivals , LLC.VH1.

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8 million in November thanks largely to
the site's growing original coverage of fashion and restaurants."
Nymag.

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The Festival has become a destination of choice for families and
friends as they schedule their reunions. These legends of rock will both perform
themselves as well as duet with current artists proving their indelible
influence. Performers, presenters, and special guests will be announced as
they are confirmed.com's General Manager.

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The Essence Music Festival , known as "the party with a purpose," is the
nation's largest annual African-American event and gathering of musical talent
in the world. For
more information, see the March 2006 issue of ESSENCE or log on to
essence. Improved search
capabilities will allow users to more easily search and navigate expanded
listings (850 more restaurants, 400 more stores, 500 more bars,) while reading
related magazine reviews and features and watching for breaking news
headlines.

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This multigenerational Festival
offers free Empowerment Seminars during the day and exciting performances at
night, where Festivalgoers can dance and sing along with the biggest names in
entertainment-rhythm and blues, classic soul, hip-hop, neo-soul and jazz. For hotel accommodations call (888) 508-5731.

*all times ET/PT

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to
them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and
public affairs initiatives.com.
"My goal is for nymag.

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ESSENCE will continue to work closely with city and
state officials to help rebuild the city of New Orleans and its educational
system., in
association with Festival Productions of New Orleans. The 2-hour tribute will salute the
groundbreaking bands of rock, the once in a lifetime events and the
influential people who made a lasting mark on the history of hard rock.com are the most satisfied with the overall product***.
"The new nymag.

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'VH1 Rock Honors' Pays Tribute to Rock Music's Elite

Premiering Wednesday, May 31 At 9PM* From Las Vegas

NEW YORK, VH1 debuts the first ever show to pay
homage to the legends who influenced the sound of Rock with the first annual
"VH1 Rock Honors. Connect with VH1 at http://www.

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July 1, 2 and 3 in Houston, Texas
Tickets on Sale Now

NEW YORK, Essence Festivals, LLC. VH1 is available in 87 million households in the
U.

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Chevrolet is a sponsor of the Essence Music Festival.,
is a division of Essence Communications Inc. ECI is also the publisher
of ESSENCE magazine.

Nymag.com Re-launches

com is one of New York's most successful websites: unique visitors
to nymag.com have also generated large amounts of
traffic, resulting in 54% more page views in 2005 for the site, and nymag. The
new nymag.com will become a site that people
visit daily.
*** Source: New York magazine subscriber study, September 2005.

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Tickets are $45, $56, $67, $72, $83, $110 and a very limited
number in the Gold Circle section at $165.S."

* source: Nielsen NetRatings, November 2005
** November 2005 vs.

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Additional sponsors
will be announced at a later date.
(Logo: http://www .com, whose pages will load considerably faster, will
offer users multiple entry points and navigation tools.com will be even more advertiser-friendly, with more flexible ad
sizes, and ad spaces that are more cleanly integrated into content pages.

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Additional stellar artists will be announced in coming weeks.
The 2006 Essence Music Festival is produced by Essence Festivals, LLC.
The influence of these honorees will be felt through spoken tributes,
filmed packages and performances .

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com is built on a brand new technology designed for
growth," said David Evans, nymag. As we introduce new
features over the next few months, nymag.

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Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster. November 2004 according to Nielsen NetRatings
and Nielsen SiteCensus.

Contacts: Serena Torrey and Betsy Burton
212-508-0700

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The Festival will take place in its new
interim home, state-of-the-art Reliant Park in Houston, Texas -- a city with a
dynamic melting pot of cultures and a venue for world-class shopping,
restaurants and nightlife. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1
Soul, VH Uno and VH1 Country.newscom.

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Hip Hop Veteran LL Cool J, Comedian/Actor Cedric 'The Entertainer' and the
Legendary Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Will Join Queen of Hip Hop Soul
Mary J.

Contacts: Tracy McGraw/VH1 Lori Hornik/VH1
212-846-7879 212-846-7131

Scott Acord/VH1
310-752-8075

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(ECI). ESSENCE, after 35 years, continues to be the preeminent
lifestyle magazine of African-American women.
Nymag. Features and
breaking news stories on nymag. Online
subscriptions to the printed magazine also grew in 2005, up 16% over 2004 to
17,438 subscriptions, and studies show that New York magazine readers who also
use nymag. "We'll keep adding
useful features that will keep readers coming back, and now we'll finally be
able to meet the growing advertising demand for space on nymag.com has also been hugely successful in generating interest among
advertisers: The number of unique advertisers grew 40% in 2005 over 2004.

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com,) re-launched early in the
morning of Tuesday, January 31.

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, officials
announced today that hip hop veteran LL Cool J, comedian/actor Cedric "The
Entertainer" and R+B legend Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will join
previously announced Queen Of Hip Hop Soul Mary J.

VH1 Rocks Sin City!

New, Expandable Web Platform for New York Magazine to Offer Improved Searches,
Original Content, Streamlined Design

2 Million Unique Visitors Per Month to See Many New Features in Coming Months

NEW YORK, New York magazine 's successful five-
year-old website, nymag.com, (formerly nymetro.com to have a strong relationship to the printed
magazine, but it will not be identical," said New York magazine editor-in-
chief Adam Moss. "The website will introduce and drive new readers to the
printed magazine and act as a supplement to current subscribers, but it will
also attract a large and growing audience of its own .

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com, (800) 488-5252 or (713) 629-3700
in Houston.com
is one of the most heavily indexed New York site on Google.

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Blige, at the 2006 Essence
Music Festival, July 1, 2 and 3."
Premiering on Wednesday, May 31 at 9PM*, "VH1 Rock Honors," will be taped
in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 25.com /cgi-bin/prnh/20041119/NYMAGLOGO )
"This re-launch represents the beginning of a new era for New York
magazine -- one in which we will grow and expand our digital reach, audience,
influence and revenue in many ways," said New York magazine publisher Larry
Burstein.

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com. The more consistent design of the website will make use of some of
the magazine's page layout themes and colors, while maintaining an individual
identity and style through the use of many web-only design elements.

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New Artists Added to the 2006 Essence Music Festival Lineup

The improved website, built on an entirely
new, expandable platform, will offer its almost 2 million unique visitors per
month* more original content to be phased in throughout 2006, a more navigable
design, and expanded search and listings capabilities .com grew 74% in 2005** to 1.