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MUSICBLITZ INVITES YOU TO JAM TO THE JAMAICAN GROOVE AT REGGAEBLITZ.COM

Reggae-Oriented Web Community Features New, Exclusive Free Music Downloads From The Wailing Souls, Toots and The Maytals, Big Mountain, Junior Reid, Andrew Tosh; Plus Exclusive Bob Marley Music Video

LOS ANGELES-January 24, 2000-Don't worry, about a thing...'cause with ReggaeBLITZ, it'll be all right.

ReggaeBLITZ, a new Web community developed by MUSICBLITZ specifically for reggae music fans, debuted today with exclusive free new music from premiere artists such as Toots and The Maytals, Big Mountain, Wailing Souls, Junior Reid and Andrew Tosh. For a limited time, visitors to www.reggaeblitz.com will also be able to check out an exclusive Bob Marley music video of "What Goes Around Comes Around." Plus, beginning February 1, the first 2500 visitors to register at www.reggaeblitz.com will receive a limited edition ReggaeBLITZ compilation CD, featuring new music from the aforementioned artists.

According to MUSICBLITZ founder and CEO Kevin Nakao, "The Internet is supposed to be a great one-to-one medium that allows you to speak to niche audiences in a personalized way. Most of the online music plays have ignored this, as well as the culture/community that typically forms around different music genres. For the same reason there are successful jazz, reggae, and blues music festivals, there needs to be an online extension that speaks the language and understands the aesthetic and culture of different genres."

"Our goal is to give prominent artists, in a variety of genres, a forum to create the music that they want without the commercial constraints of a traditional record contract and in the context of the culture and community of music fans that will appreciate their art. ReggaeBLITZ is the first in a series of genre-specific communities that will help us achieve that goal," added Nakao.

In addition to reggae music downloads, ReggaeBLITZ features a glossary of reggae terms, a history of reggae and the Rastafarian religion, the top 10 Books on reggae, the Top 25 reggae albums of all time, and even traditional Jamaican food recipes.

The site is also the only critical guide to the best free and legal reggae downloads available anywhere on the Internet. It features editorial reviews and commentary from trusted, professional reggae music experts to help listeners find the songs they might enjoy most.

Reggae enthusiasts worldwide can feel Irie in no time because www.reggaeblitz.com makes it fast and easy to find and download the top-quality music they want. All songs on ReggaeBLITZ are available in multiple file formats (including MP3, LiquidAudio, a2b and WinMedia) and the site features easy-to-understand instructions that help listeners quickly find the right player and download their favorite songs.

"MUSICBLITZ has created the ultimate source for reggae online that gives respect to the music I have been making for the last thirty years," said Bread McDaniels of The Wailing Souls. "For reggae fans who want the most wicked roots and dancehall downloads on the Web, ReggaeBLITZ is the place to go. Unlike most other music companies, especially the Internet ones that just want to license our old hits, MUSICBLITZ gave us the resources to create new reggae for a new millennium."

About MUSICBLITZ

Based in Los Angeles, MUSICBLITZ is a consumer-oriented music company that is redefining the relationships between consumers, artists and record labels. The company combines traditional record artist development and off-line marketing practices with technology-enabled distribution. MUSICBLITZ funds established artists to record new singles and then features this exclusive music in the form of free downloads on its site, www.MUSICBLITZ.com, and in its genre-specific communities. www.MUSICBLITZ.com offers music fans the only critical guide to free and legal music downloads from anywhere on the Internet. For more information about MUSICBLITZ, please visit www.musicblitz.com.

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