J/Arista Records to Launch 'Clip of the Week' Exclusive Video Streaming Service on Their Website

NEW YORK (J/Arista Records/ www.jrecords.com) - On August 31st, 2006 J/Arista Records will launch "Clip of the Week" on their website https://www.jrecords.com. Modeled after popular video sites such as YouTube and MySpace, "Clip of the Week" will stream exclusive never before seen artist footage directly from their homepage.

For the first time ever visitors to the website will be able to see behind the scenes action, interviews, live concert footage, music video outtakes, bloopers and archival footage from today's hottest artists.

"Clip of the Week" launches with an exclusive interview with Luther Vandross' mother, Mary Ida and a rarely seen interview with Luther himself. Also included is a montage of superstar artists such as Jamie Foxx, Ruben Studdard, Monica and Beyonce speaking out about music legend Luther Vandross; along with rare in-studio footage of Celine Dion and Mary J. Blige recording tracks from "Dance With My Father." The launch of "Clip of the Week" coincides with the recent release of The Ultimate Luther Vandross, a collection of Luther's greatest hits and 2 unheard original recordings.

New exclusive video footage of J/Arista's incredible superstar artists such as Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Monica, Taylor Hicks, Mario Vazquez, Paula DeAnda, and more will be added to the "Clip of the Week" portion of the website on a weekly basis.