ALANIS MORISSETTE AND MAVERICK SELECT LIQUID AUDIO TO DELIVER HER MUSIC ONLINE ADVANCE SINGLES FROM NEW 'MTV UNPLUGGED' CD TO BE AVAILABLE VIA LIQUID MUSIC NETWORK REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Liquid Audio, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQID) today announced that Alanis Morissette and her label Maverick Recording Company have selected Liquid Audio for the digital delivery of her music. Morissette is using Liquid Audio distribution services for an aggressive Internet marketing campaign to support the November 23 release of her new "MTV Unplugged" CD. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990915/LQIDL ) Beginning this week, Liquid Audio is distributing a free full-length preview of Morissette's song "Uninvited" to consumers via the more than 300 music Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network. In addition, Maverick is using Liquid Audio distribution services to execute a free-download-with-purchase program with major retail chains. The program enables online retailers to deliver a free Liquid Audio download of "Thank U" -- another track from the Unplugged session but not included on the CD -- exclusively to consumers who pre-order the Unplugged album or purchase one of Morissette's previous works online. "Liquid Audio's software and extensive retail distribution network enable labels and musicians like Maverick and Alanis Morissette to safely promote and sell their music online," said Dick Wingate, senior vice president of content development and label relations at Liquid Audio, Inc. "Liquid Audio software can ensure the secure online delivery of music to the 300 music sites in the Liquid Music Network -- with CD-quality sound, online album art, liner notes and links back to the band Web site." "The impressive level of Morissette's previous Internet exposure and participation of online fans made a unified global Internet promotion fundamental for the launch of the new 'MTV Unplugged' CD," said Jeremy Welt, head of new media at Maverick Recording Company. "We chose Liquid Audio as a partner for this marketing program because they include powerful distribution services that help integrate retail Web sites with in-store presence and can reach international territories simultaneously." Alanis Morissette is presently touring the world in connection with her precedent-setting and critically-acclaimed "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" album on Maverick Recording Company. It has garnered triple-platinum status in the United States and has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. Recently, Morissette won two Grammy Awards for her self-written song "Uninvited" from the "City of Angels" soundtrack: "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" and "Best Rock Song." Liquid Audio, Inc. is a leading provider of software and services for the digital delivery of music over the Internet. The Liquid Audio solution gives musicians, record labels, Web sites and music retailers the ability to publish, syndicate and securely sell recorded music online with copy protection and copyright management. Using the Liquid(TM) Player software, available for free download at www.liquidaudio.com, music fans can preview and purchase downloadable music from the more than 300 affiliate Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol LQID, Liquid Audio is located in Redwood City, California. NOTE: Liquid, Liquid Audio, Inc., Liquid Audio, the Liquid Audio logo, Liquifier and Liquid Music are trademarks of Liquid Audio, Inc. For more information about Liquid Audio software and services call 888-liquid-0 or visit http://www.liquidaudio.com . For information about employment at Liquid Audio visit http://www.liquidaudio.com or send resumes to [email protected]. For more information, press only: Ansen Pope, Shore Fire Media, 718-522-7171, [email protected] Nicole MacDonald, Waggener Edstrom, 408-986-1140, [email protected] Heidi Ellen Robinson, Maverick, 310-385-6452, [email protected] SOURCE Liquid Audio, Inc. CONTACT:Ansen Pope of Shore Fire Media, 718-522-7171, or [email protected]; or Nicole MacDonald of Waggener Edstrom, 408-986-1140, or [email protected], for Liquid Audio, Inc.; or Heidi Ellen Robinson of Maverick, 310-385-6452, or [email protected] Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990915/LQIDLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 201-369-3467 Web site: http://www.liquidaudio.com