Project Playlist to Add EMI Music Catalog to Online Music Service

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ — Project Playlist, the leading social media network where music fans discover, create and share playlists, has entered into an agreement with EMI Music to add EMI’s well-known and expansive collection of music recordings to Project Playlist’s offerings. Project Playlist users now will have access to EMI’s storied and respected catalog as well as music from many of today’s current hit-makers.

Project Playlist users will be able to access EMI’s digital audio and video content from both current chart-topping artists and legendary musicians. Project Playlist is one of the fastest growing Web sites on the Internet with over 42 million registered users and remains committed to building tools for music fans to connect with their favorite artists. Project Playlist enables users to discover music and build custom playlists to share with anyone on the Web.

“It is crucial for us to continue connecting our users with more of their favorite music,” said Owen Van Natta, Chief Executive Officer for Playlist. “This partnership will provide us with a wide-ranging selection of content to satisfy our users’ appetites to share and purchase music. We are excited to now have both EMI and SONY BMG Music catalogs available and we hope to continue to expand and enhance our service.”

“Making our music available on a fan favorite like Project Playlist is part of EMI Music’s mission to connect artists and fans and to give fans more ways to discover new artists,” said Ronn Werre, EMI Music’s President, Music Services worldwide. “Project Playlist is becoming a fan favorite. Our artists also know that word-of-mouth among friends is a powerful part of music discovery.”

Project Playlist is helping drive the evolution of digital music discovery and will continue to establish partnerships with leaders in the music and film industries in the effort to offer the most comprehensive collection of content available to be shared on the Web.

About Project Playlist

Project Playlist is a leading social media network for consumers to discover, organize and share short form media content across the social Web. The Company will leverage the power of the playlist to help media companies and the record industry virally promote, distribute and monetize their content. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, visit www.playlist.com.

About EMI Music

EMI Music is one of the world’s leading music companies. EMI Music represents artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Televisa Music, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone and Virgin.

SOURCE Project Playlist