Rhapsody Users Listened To Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts More Than Any
Other Country Album In 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- CMT, a division of MTV
Networks and Rhapsody(R), the digital music service from MTV Networks and
RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), congratulate country artist Carrie
Underwood, winner of Rhapsody's Most Played Country Album of 2007 award.
Announced as a part of the CMT Music Awards Red Carpet show, this award
acknowledges that Ms. Underwood's 2007 release Some Hearts was listened to
more times Rhapsody users than any other country album in 2007.
"Rhapsody gives music fans unlimited access to millions of songs, so
it's always fascinating to discover which albums people return to over and
over again," said Tim Quirk, vice president of music programming, Rhapsody
America. "Today, we're honored to be toasting Carrie Underwood and Some
Hearts as Rhapsody's Most Played Country Album of 2007."
Carrie Underwood was thrilled to receive such an award, noting, "What
an unexpected honor. Thanks to my fans for wanting to hear more music!"
As the recipient of the first ever Rhapsody's Most Listened to Country
Album of the Year, Ms. Underwood will receive a Sonos multi-room digital
music system and a full subscription to the Rhapsody Unlimited service. The
combination of Sonos plus Rhapsody lets music fans enjoy millions of songs
from every type of music throughout their home.
Rhapsody (http://www.rhapsody.com) delivers five million songs a day to
music lovers through more consumer touch points than any other service.
Through partnerships with industry leaders like TiVo, Philips, SanDisk,
Logitech and Sonos, Rhapsody has created a complete digital music
experience on the PC, throughout the home and on the go. Rhapsody offers
consumers unlimited access to millions of songs, professionally programmed
music channels and exclusive content from MTV Networks' premier MTV, VH1
and CMT music brands.
ABOUT RHAPSODY
Rhapsody(R) offers an integrated and immersive digital music experience
accessible to consumers via their computer, portable music device and soon
their mobile phone. Rhapsody is the exclusive digital music service for
RealNetworks(R) and for MTV Networks' music and pop-culture brands in the
United States. Rhapsody is a service of Rhapsody America LLC, a joint
venture between and MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE:
VIA.B) and RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK).
ABOUT CMT
CMT, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the
leading television and digital authority on country music and
entertainment, reaching more than 87 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its
website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts
and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The
network's digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure
Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
SOURCE Rhapsody America LLC
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Related links:
http://www.rhapsody.com
CONTACT:
Tiffany Dunning of RealNetworks,
tdunning@real.com, +1-206-892-6733; or Erica Saucedo of SHIFT
Communications for Rhapsody, +1-415-591-8464,
esaucedo@shiftcomm.com
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