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Tech News: 02-10-2000
RAPSTATION.COM PARTNERS WITH TUCOWS.COM TO ESTABLISH CHANNEL ON THE DOWNLOAD PORTAL'S MUSIC SITE
Press Contact: February 10, 2000
The Brookes Company (323) 653-4330
Rapstation.com announces a partnership with TUCOWS.com, leading
off with the creation of the first-ever Rapstation channel on a
music site. The highly-anticipated channel will feature a
selection of the best rap music available today, where fans will
be able to listen to and download MP3s from a continually
changing assortment of tracks culled from Rapstation's extensive
audio library. Fans can access the channel today. By
establishing the channel, Rapstation will present the newest and
most exciting Hip Hop to TUCOWS' established international base
of millions of downloaders.
The partnership reflects the current pop music market, as rap
album sales dominate the charts. This week alone, Billboard
magazine's list of Top 20 albums features records by eight hip
hop artists. Both Rapstation.com and TUCOWS.com foresee the new
joint venture as a way to substantially increase artist exposure
via the Internet, while streamlining the search for new music by
regularly presenting a select of the very best new songs the Hip
Hop community has to offer.
The creation of the channel on TUCOWS.com's music site (http:
//music.tucows.com) is the first in an extensive series of
partnerships that Rapstation.com has in development. In the
near future, a number of high-traffic sites on the web will
feature Rapstation channels, all offering select portions of its
content.
About Rapstation.com:
Launched in late September, Rapstation.com has already earned a
place as one of the leading entertainment websites on the net,
partnering with some of the biggest names in entertainment and
technology. Rapstation.com is working with RealNetworks' newest
version of RealPlayer 7 and Real.com Take5, and offered the
exclusive download of rap star Coolio's latest single. The site
has also sponsored the Public Enemy North American Tour, and
created a joint venture with House of Blues Digital, producing
an online pay-per-view rap concert series which has already
showcased Wyclef Jean and Public Enemy.
Rapstation.com also features celebrity interviews, social
commentary, MP3 downloads, a radio station, live cybercast
concerts and chat sessions. Founded by Chuck D (frontman of
legendary rap group Public Enemy), Rapstation.com is a
Creamwerks Multimedia venture.
About TUCOWS.com Inc.:
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, TUCOWS.com is one of the
largest providers for the digital distribution of music and
software. TUCOWS.com was founded in 1994 as a public service to
Internet users by Scott Swedorski. Today, the privately owned
and operated company offers an array of downloaded software
programs and music that can be accessed through over 800
affiliates in 90 countries. The site serves more than 80
million pages per month, making TUCOWS.com one of the busiest
sites on the Internet, with over 8 million loyal users per
month. TUCOWS Music is a recent addition to the network,
launched in October 1999. TUCOWS Music already serves 2 million
pages per month and over 750,000 audio tracks per month. The
company expects that number to double during the next three
months.
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