Leading Chinese Music Service Provider Will Integrate Gracenote Mobile MusicID and Playback Technology to Allow Subscribers Instant Music Identification and Delivery

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (CTIA Wireless) - April 2, 2008 - Subscribers to China's leading digital music service will now be among the first to know about the latest music on the scene thanks to integration of technology from Gracenote. A8 Music Group today announced the launch of its first and exclusive mobile subscription service in China, including Hong Kong and Macau, allowing users to instantly identify music being played in their vicinity and download it to their phone for immediate playback.

Using Gracenote's popular Mobile MusicID(r), the new service allows A8 subscribers to retrieve song, album and artist information in seconds by simply holding up their phone to music, whether it's at a party, in the car or at a restaurant. Additionally, if the music is part of A8's subscription catalog, users can now instantly download it to their phone, enabling them to add music to their collection as soon as they hear it.

A8's new music service also provides a PC companion application which is enhanced with Gracenote's MusicID solution for CDs and digital files. A8 subscribers will now be able to import their own music, whether it's from a CD or downloaded from a website, and be ensured that their entire library will be complete, correct and consistent wherever they go.

Analysts estimate that China's digital music market will reach $1.8 billion by 2010, which is only possible through tools and technology that enable music to be identified and delivered across multiple devices as consumer demand explodes. Gracenote's Global Media Database includes thousands of Chinese artists and information on more than 800,000 Chinese music tracks, while A8 Music Group is one of the fastest growing digital music companies in China with coverage in 31 provinces and cities throughout the country, including Hong Kong and Macau.

"Gracenote's Global Media Database is the largest and most comprehensive in the world, which is one reason why we are selected by companies around the globe for their mobile music strategies," said Jim Hollingsworth, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Gracenote. "Gracenote is pleased to provide A8 with music identification and playback capabilities as critical components to its mobile subscription service."

"Gracenote is unparalleled in its comprehensive coverage of Chinese music, as well as in advanced mobile entertainment technology," said Mr. Liu Xiaosong, chairman and CEO, A8 Music Group. "We looked at all the solutions in the market and chose Gracenote for its ability to combine all important aspects of a music identification and playback service in one package, provide local technical support, and deliver it all in a way that complements our mobile music services in the China market."

Gracenote technology is featured in hundreds of millions of mobile phones and media players around the globe, with such partners as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, AT&T, KDDI, France Telecom/Orange and many others. The company's Mobile Music Platform combines products and services for content search and discovery, music recognition, playlisting, and e-commerce, and allows for easy movement of music between a PC, the Web and a mobile device. The Gracenote Global Music Database contains audio fingerprints for millions of the world's most popular tracks.

About Gracenote
Gracenote is an established mobile technology leader in the global market, powering mobile music services from the world's leading handset manufacturers, including Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson. The company's Mobile MusicID is built upon the industry standard for digital music identification, Gracenote MusicID, and is featured in hundreds of millions of mobile phones and media players. MusicID connects with the Gracenote Global Media Database, the largest database of music information with more than 80 million tracks, to identify songs from CDs, mobile phones, the Internet, and within music videos. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Gracenote has offices in New York, Tokyo, Berlin and Seoul. For more information about Gracenote, please refer to www.gracenote.com/corporate/.

About A8 Music Group
A8 Music Group is an integrated digital music company that sells music content sourced from its highly successful interactive UGC platform www.a8.com, as well as from international and domestic record labels, through the wireless network. Led by a team of experienced top executives with foresight and vision, the Group is able to capitalize on its integrated marketing and sales multi-channel network to acquire insights into consumer preferences in different regions and thus customize its marketing strategies, and to promote through new media on internet and wirelessly.

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