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Eminem’s New Music Video, "Mockingbird," Will Premiere Online Exclusively on MSN Music on Feb. 21, 2005


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World Online Premiere of Eminem’s New Music Video Marks Another Online Premiere of Universal Music Group Video Content on MSN Music

REDMOND, WA, Feb. 18, 2005 -- MSN® Music will be the exclusive destination for fans to see the world online premiere of rapper Eminem’s new music video, “Mockingbird,” at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday, Feb. 21. Eminem fans who visit MSN Music, at http://music.msn.com/music/topvideos, will be among the first in the world to watch this video, which is highly anticipated by music fans because it features personal footage of the artist’s family.

“We are excited to be first place in the world that you can watch Eminem’s newest music video online,” said Rob Bennett, senior director of MSN Entertainment. “MSN Music is about helping music fans find the music and videos they love, and by working with an industry leader like Universal Music Group, we are helping fans more fully enjoy their favorite music.”

The world premiere of “Mockingbird” is a result of close collaboration between MSN Music and Universal Music Group (UMG) that allows music lovers to stream UMG artists’ latest creations. Last week, MSN Music and Universal Music Group premiered a new video from UMG artist Beck titled “E-Pro.”

About MSN Music

MSN Music (http://music.msn.com) is a leading online music store with over 1 million tracks available for download in all genres. Songs downloaded from MSN Music can be played on more than 70 portable music devices that support the high-quality Windows Media® format. In addition to songs and videos from the all the major music labels, MSN Music also offers tracks from 3,000 independent labels, making it easy to find what you love.

About MSN

MSN attracts more than 360 million unique users worldwide per month. With localized versions available globally in 40 markets and 20 languages, MSN is a leader in delivering Web services to consumers and online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide. The most useful and innovative online service today, MSN brings consumers everything they need from the Web to make the most of their time online. MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com. MSN worldwide sites are located at http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.



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