Glassnote Entertainment Group And Clear Channel Announce Agreement To Help Drive Faster Growth Of Digital Radio

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Glassnote Entertainment Group And Clear Channel Announce Agreement To Help Drive Faster Growth Of Digital Radio
Glassnote and Its Artists to Share in All Clear Channel鈥檚 Radio Revenue Streams

Agreement Marks Clear Channel鈥檚 Latest Market-Based Partnership With Goal of Creating a Sustainable Business Model for the Digital Music Industry

NEW YORK, NY 鈥 September 27, 2012 - Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, which has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America, and Glassnote Entertainment Group, a full service independent music company, today announced they have reached an agreement that will align the companies鈥 business interests, accelerate growth and innovation in digital radio and enable Glassnote and its artists to share in all Clear Channel radio revenue streams.

This market-based partnership, the second of Clear Channel鈥檚 groundbreaking agreements with music companies, will help establish a business model that supports the development of a vibrant and sustainable digital music industry to the benefit of all constituencies 鈥揳rtists, music companies, radio and consumers.听 Glassnote will directly participate in both Clear Channel鈥檚 terrestrial broadcast radio and digital revenues to the benefit of its artists. Artists on Glassnote who will benefit from this agreement include Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Two Door Cinema Club, GIVERS, Childish Gambino, Oberhofer, The Temper Trap, Daughter, Robert DeLong, Little Green Cars and Flight Facilities.听 Clear Channel announced its first such agreement, with Big Machine Label Group, in June 2012.

Founded in 2007 by music industry veteran Daniel Glass, Glassnote is an independent record and publishing company featuring indie and alternative rock artists, including Grammy Award winning Phoenix and Grammy-nominated Mumford & Sons.
In 2011, Mumford & Sons鈥 Sigh No More became Glassnote鈥檚 highest charting album, peaking at No. 2 and according to billboard.biz the new album Babel is projected to be the biggest first week sales of 2012 and is on track to be No. 1 on the Billboard Album Charts. Phoenix鈥檚 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix was awarded the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

鈥淲e built Glassnote to be a next-generation music company that embraces change, including evolving technologies,鈥 said Glassnote Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Glass.听 鈥淥ne of our passions is aggressively finding new and innovative ways to make our artists鈥 music and information more available than ever to their fans. It is no secret of our respect and love for radio. This partnership aligns our business interests more closely with Clear Channel, and we鈥檙e excited about being part of the drive to grow digital radio faster and bring all of its benefits to music fans.鈥

Bob Pittman, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel, said, 鈥淒aniel Glass is a savvy music business veteran who鈥檚 been leading his spirited independent record label to success after success.听听 So it鈥檚 no surprise to us that Glassnote quickly saw this was a great opportunity to help move the digital radio industry towards a more sustainable future.听 Not only will this agreement expand his label and artists鈥 participation in all of Clear Channel鈥檚 radio revenues; it also creates a vibrant new digital radio business model that we believe will provide more money for the artists and the labels and more digital choices for the consumer.鈥

About Glassnote Entertainment Group听

Daniel Glass is Founder/President of Glassnote Entertainment Group, a full service independent music company including a burgeoning music publishing arm, Four Song Night, which began in 2007. Glassnote is the proud home to Grammy Award winning Phoenix, Grammy nominated and double platinum selling Mumford & Sons, The Temper Trap, Two Door Cinema Club, GIVERS, Childish Gambino, Oberhofer, Daughter, Robert DeLong, Little Green Cars and Flight Facilities. Daniel Glass started the company as a place to develop Artists' careers. With its communal spirit, exquisite mix of Artists and musically driven management team, Glass is proud that the company's commitment to true Artist development is proving successful.听 In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Glassnote 鈥淏est Indie Label.鈥 Glassnote artists have been nominated for numerous awards including GRAMMYs, MTV VMAs, The BET Awards, The mtvU Woodies, The Americana Music Awards, A2IM Awards, and the American Music Awards.听听听

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Contacts:

Glassnote Records:
Alexandra Dunne
646-214-6000
Alex@glassnotemusic.com

Clear Channel:
Wendy Goldberg
212-549-0965
wendygoldberg@clearchannel.com

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