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NAPSTER UNVEILS FIRST IN A SERIES OF ORIGINAL MUSIC PRODUCTIONS ON AWARD-WINNING
DIGITAL SERVICE
Steve Lamacq to host exclusive Napster programmes with Miranda Sawyer and Keith Cameron - first edition features Daniel Bedingfield and Estelle LONDON - (June 27, 2005) - Napster UK, Ltd. a subsidiary of Napster, Inc. (Nasdaq: NAPS) today began hosting the first in a series of original music productions - available free for Napster members to download or stream at www.napster.co.uk. The inaugural Napster programme is entitled ‘Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The MP3 Player' and is hosted by DJ Steve Lamacq with regular contributors: author Miranda Sawyer and NME author Keith Cameron - in this first edition they are joined by star guests Daniel Bedingfield and Estelle. Alongside Napster's growing music library of over 1 million tracks, the new series of exclusive productions provides Napster members with high quality conversation to download onto their PC or portable music player and listen to at their leisure. ‘Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The MP3 Player', will give Napster members the chance to listen to Lamacq and his guests debating some of the biggest issues in the UK's music scene, including the commercialisation of music stars as brands and licensing franchises; the White Stripes versus Coldplay album releases, the summer festival season and how urban music has become the new pop. The programme was commissioned by Napster international programming director Jeff Smith and produced by Mark Goodier for Wise Buddah. "Alongside giving music fans the widest choice in how they listen to digital music - from a la carte downloads to portable subscription - it's essential that Napster maintains and extends its reputation for unparalleled content and programming," said Jeff Smith. "This new series of productions is very much in line with our principles of empowering our members to listen to what they want, when they want - and generating our own content in this way, harnessing the talents of people like Steve Lamacq and Mark Goodier, further enriches the Napster experience." "Napster revolutionises the way people listen; providing on-demand content to music fans for downloading to computer or portable MP3 player," said Mark Goodier. "With a fascinating mix of guests, from big name artists to respected music journalists and columnists, 'Don't Shoot Me...' should have plenty to interest all music fans." About Napster Napster, the biggest brand in digital music, is a subscription service that enables fans to freely sample the world’s largest and most diverse online collection of music and move an unlimited amount of songs to compatible MP3 players. Napster (www.napster.com) members have access to songs from all major labels and hundreds of independents and have more ways to discover, share and acquire new music and old favourites with community features like the ability to email tracks to friends and browse other members' collections. Napster also offers Napster Light, a "lighter" version of the service for those who just want to purchase songs and albums a la carte. Napster is currently available in the United States, Canada and the U.K. and is headquartered in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, London and Frankfurt. Copyright ©2005 Napster, LLC All rights reserved. Napster, the Napster logo, and Napster Light are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Napster, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. Napster contact: Adam Howorth European Communications Director Tel: +44 (0) 207 1017281 adam.howorth@napster.co.uk
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