July Ecast BarPulse Shows Bar Goers Catching Mamma Mia! Fever While Beating the Summer Heat With Rap

July Ecast BarPulse Shows Bar Goers Catching Mamma Mia! Fever While Beating the Summer Heat With Rap

Ecast Has Its Fingers on the Pulse of What's Hot in Bars and Nightclubs

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- This month's rankings of new music played across the Ecast broadband media network show that bar audiences are in tune with the newest music trends and styles but still enjoy the classics.

Coming in at number one on the July Ecast(R) BarPulse(TM) is SRC Records' famed rapper and entertainer David Banner with his hit track "Get Like Me." Taking the second most played spot in July is hip-hop pioneer LL Cool J with his latest single "Baby." Surprisingly, the next two spots on this month's BarPulse go to the soundtrack from the hit summer movie "Mamma Mia!" While ABBA's music has always been a bar favorite, "Mamma Mia!" the movie has brought new life to ABBA classics with the Meryl Streep-led cast singing favorites such as "Mamma Mia" and "Dancing Queen."

The remainder of the July BarPulse reflects Ecast's audience music diversity with Country favorites Sugarland, rockers Hinder and Scars on Broadway, and Rap and R&B leaders Nas, Keyshia Cole and John Legend rounding out the chart.

   July 2008 Ecast BarPulse   Courtesy: Ecast, Inc.    Rank   Track          Artist              Album                Label                                              The Greatest   1      Get Like Me    David Banner        Story Ever Told      SRC Records    2      Baby           LL Cool J           Baby                 Def Jam                                              Mamma Mia! The   3      Mamma Mia      Cast of Mamma Mia!  Movie Soundtrack     Decca                                              Mamma Mia! The   4      Dancing Queen  Cast of Mamma Mia!  Movie Soundtrack     Decca           All I Want                                              Mercury   5      To Do          Sugarland           Love On the Inside   Nashville    6      Use Me         Hinder              Use Me (single)      Universal                                                                   IDJ/                                                                  Columbia   7      Hero           Nas                 Nas                  Records    8      Heaven Sent    Keyshia Cole        Heaven Sent          Geffen                                                                   G.o.o.d.                                                                  Music/Sony                                                                  Urban                         John Legend                              Music/   9      Green Light     ft. Andre 3000     Green Light (single) Columbia    10     They Say       Scars on Broadway   Scars on Broadway    Interscope    

"Ecast BarPulse is a genuine, undiluted reflection of what people are listening to," said Lisa Tiver, senior vice president business affairs, Ecast. "We're reporting on what music lovers are actively choosing to listen to and share with their friends when they are out socializing -- it's a pretty pure snapshot for measuring listener engagement."

About Ecast

Ecast operates the largest broadband touchscreen media network in the United States, providing digital music to over 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the country. The unique touchscreen music service allows locations to put the power of choice where it should be: with the consumer. Utilizing the speed and scalability of broadband, Ecast delivers music, advertising and other forms of entertainment to the young-adults most responsible for affecting purchasing decisions and consumer trends. Ecast is changing the way people listen to music in public places and revolutionizing out-of-home advertising. Ecast's investment partners include Crosslink Capital, DCM, El Dorado Ventures, Focus Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital. For more information, please visit www.ecastnetwork.com.

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CONTACT: Anne Donohoe, +1-212-896-1261, adonohoe@kcsa.com, or Christa
Conte, +1-212-896-1238, cconte@kcsa.com, both of KCSA Strategic
Communications, for Ecast

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

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