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Clinton and Obama Battle for Votes at BlueBeat.Com

Posted on: Thursday, 17 January 2008, 18:00 CST

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Popular online music streaming site http://www.bluebeat.com/ is hosting the race between the Clinton and Obama musical performances, Hillary's Choice Cuts and Barack Around The Clock, in a competition that will continue through the national primaries. As of mid-January, Barack's stream was ranked at #7, just ahead of Hillary's at #9. The ranking of the performances is based on the number of listeners tuning-in to each station.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080117/AQTH145)

Hillary's Choice Cuts contains songs that she told the New York Post were some of her favorites, including the Beatles "Hey Jude", Aretha Franklin's "Respect", the Eagles "Take It To The Limit", and U2's "Beautiful Day". "I've got everything -- a total smorgasbord," Senator Clinton said, "I'm a child of the '60s and '70s."

Barack Around The Clock contains music that embodies his cool jazz, Motown roots. "I'm old school, so generally, I'm more of a jazz guy, a Miles Davis, a John Coltrane guy, more of a Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder kind of guy," Obama told New York City radio station Hot 97, "But having said that, I'm current enough that I've got a little bit of Jay-Z, and a little Beyonce."

CEO of BlueBeat.com, Hank Risan, comments: "Of the leading Democratic hopefuls, we can better relate to them not only as politicians, but personally through their expressed musical tastes. Hillary and Barack have chosen songs from artists that helped shape and change American culture. It's good to know that our candidates are still listening."

BlueBeat.com offers listeners the opportunity to create their own music playlists for webcasting, called "Be The DJ." These performances are made available for anyone in the world to enjoy through http://www.bluebeat.com/.

About Media Rights Technologies and BlueBeat.com:

Media Rights Technologies, http://www.mediarightstech.com/, creates and licenses content management and enablement solutions, empowering the effective distribution of digital media. BlueBeat.com is a subsidiary of MRT dedicated to supporting the arts and providing access for users to create and transmit musical performances worldwide.

Media Contacts: Jasleen Matharu, Media Rights Technologies

831.426.4412, jasleen@mediarightstech.com

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BlueBeat.com

CONTACT: Jasleen Matharu of Media Rights Technologies, +1-831-426-4412,jasleen@mediarightstech.com

Web site: http://www.bluebeat.com/http://www.mediarightstech.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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