Singingfool.com Announces Agreement with Universal Music Group to Offer Music Videos to Growing Number of Streaming Video Customers

Singingfool.com Announces Agreement with Universal Music Group to Offer Music Videos to Growing Number of Streaming Video Customers

Deal With Universal Music Group Makes Independent Music Video Archive Site Singingfool.com One of Largest Providers of Streaming Music Videos on the Web

HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Singingfool.com, an independently owned music video archive site that has carved its own niche in between the large Internet conglomerates, has just recently signed an agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, to continue providing its monthly audience of 2 million unique visitors with hundreds of music videos from many of UMG's chart-topping artists.

With over 7,000 music videos that can be accessed, Singingfool.com is not only one of the largest music video archives, it has grown to become one of the most popular on the web. Started in 1999, Singingfool.com has been ahead of the curve in realizing the importance of streaming video content on the Internet and archiving it for music fans. The phenomenal growth in the number of broadband connections has fueled a renaissance in the world of music video which has driven visits at Singingfool.com up 250% in the last three months alone. According to a recent survey, the comprehensive catalog, the simplicity of the search tool and the ability to create your own music video shows or "VJ playlists" are what resonates with millions of "on-demand" consumers.

With the most extensive catalog of music in the world, UMG is a perfect partner for Singingfool.com's company mission of providing universal access (no pun intended) to music videos.

Singingfool.com's managing partner Jed Horovitz says, "We are dedicated to growing our music video library and expanding the definition of music video to take advantage of the power of digital media and the web. We are pleased that UMG understands the value of our ability to break new acts and connect established ones with new fans."

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is the world's largest music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations.

Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Music Group, Deutsche Grammophon, DreamWorks Nashville, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown Records Group, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and technologies division.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.

Source: Singingfool.com

CONTACT: For Singingfool.com: Rhodes Mason, +1-856-310-1981, rhodesm@singingfool.com; or For UMG: Peter LoFrumento, +1-212-331-2585, peter.lofrumento@umusic.com, or Maria Ho, +1-212-331-2569, maria.ho@umusic.com

Web site: http://www.singingfool.com/

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