PALO ALTO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ EMI
Music Publishing) - Project Playlist, the leading social media network where over 45 million music fans discover, create and share playlists, and EMI
Music Publishing have entered into an agreement to expand Project Playlist's growing music library to include tracks from the music industry's top songwriters including Duffy, Alicia Keys, Panic At The Disco, Kanye West, Beyonce,
Jay-Z and Amy Winehouse. This relationship advances Project Playlist's efforts to make more content available to users, unite artists with their fans, and drive new revenue opportunities through advertising, subscription and e-commerce services.
'Adding EMI Music Publishing's extensive music catalog to Project Playlist's offerings is a huge win for music fans and for Project Playlist as we move forward to enhance how music is discovered, shared and experienced on the Web,' said John Sykes, CEO of Project Playlist. 'At Project Playlist, we're working to set a new standard where fans, artists and labels all can benefit from enhanced user experiences and innovative monetization strategies supported by the social nature of the Web.'
Leo Corbett, Chief Operating Officer of EMI Music Publishing said: 'Social networks are an increasingly valuable way for music fans to access, share and buy the songs of our talented roster of writers, as well as to reconnect with songs from the catalog. Project Playlist is a rapidly expanding music community, and we're pleased to be able to give their users the opportunity to access the full range of our music through the service.'
By securing content from leaders in the publishing and music industry, Project Playlist is progressively improving its service offerings to users as well as providing new channels of monetization for artists and labels. Project Playlist is helping to drive the evolution of digital music discovery to reflect the diverse ways in which users interact with content online and will continue to expand its services to meet the interests of music fans around the world.
Project Playlist, one of the fastest growing sites on the Internet, continues to establish partnerships with the entertainment industry in an effort to offer a comprehensive collection of content that can be discovered, shared and monetized.
About Project Playlist
With 45 million registered users, Project Playlist is the number one site in the nation where consumers discover, organize and share their favorite music across the social Web. The company leverages nearly 54 million user created playlists to help media companies and the record industry virally promote, distribute and monetize their content. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, visit www.playlist.com.
About EMI Music Publishing
EMI Music Publishing is the world's leading publisher of popular music, with more than one million copyrights including some of the best known songs ever written. Included in the EMI Music Publishing catalog are iconic songs including 'New York New York', 'You've Got A Friend', 'The James Bond Theme', 'Lady Marmalade', 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', 'Always On My Mind', 'Over The Rainbow', 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' and 'Singin' In the Rain'. Its current hit-making writers and producers include Arctic Monkeys, Beyonce, Duffy, James Blunt, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Panic At The Disco, Pink, Usher, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Amy Winehouse.
