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MTV Networks' URGE and Capitol Records Announce Exclusive Lily Allen Tracks Available Beginning April 24, 2007

Posted on: Monday, 23 April 2007, 12:00 CDT

NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- URGE, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks' Music Group , and Capitol Records today announced that four exclusive Lily Allen live tracks recorded during MTV's "Discover and Download" tour will be available exclusively on URGE (available at http://www.urge.com/) beginning Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Fans will be able to buy the individual tracks for 99 cents or download songs as part of their URGE subscription. The songs will be available for purchase or download only on URGE.

MTV's "Discover and Download" tour with Lily introduced the U.K. artist to American audiences in a more intimate way. The seven city club tour kicked off in Los Angeles in February 2007 and traveled across the country concluding in Boston. The EP, recorded live in Los Angeles during the tour, features the following live performances:

1. Smile 2. LDN 3. Littlest Things 4. Alfie

Lily Allen's first single "Smile" has been named as one of the year's best songs by Rolling Stone, Vibe and Spin. Allen has also been hailed as a favorite by some of music's most respectable outlets including The New York Times, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Spin and the Los Angeles Times. In addition, Blender has just rewarded Allen the honor of being ranked #1 on their list of "25 Reasons to Love '07."

Featuring original and exclusive music programming, first-rate editorial and innovative music-discovery features, URGE (http://www.urge.com/) is an immersive entertainment experience for music fans to connect with their favorite artists and discover new ones. Leveraging the music programming expertise of MTV, VH1 and CMT, URGE celebrates all music, from Afro-beat to zydeco. URGE offers subscription and a la carte access to more than 3 million songs across all music genres.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom , is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 100 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 95 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

For more information on LILY ALLEN:

Visit http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/lilymusic

MTV Networks

CONTACT: Mariana Agathoklis, MTV Networks Music Group, +1-212-846-5755,Mariana.Agathoklis@mtvstaff.com; Matthew Hutchison, MTV Networks Music Group,+1-212-846-8052, Matthew.Hutchison@mtvstaff.com; For more information on LILYALLEN, Ambrosia Healy, Red Light, +1-323-461-1155,ambrosia.healy@redlightmanagement.com

Web site: http://www.urge.com/http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/http://www.myspace.com/lilymusichttp://www.mtv.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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