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                                   Exhibit 99

Company Press Release

SOURCE: EMusic.com Inc.

EMusic.com to Acquire Cductive.com

Leading Retailer of Downloadable Music Strengthens its Content Offering With
Premier Catalog of Over 65,000 Dance/Electronic, Indie Rock and Hip-Hop Tracks

EMusic.com Inc. (Nasdaq: EMUS - news), the Internet's leading seller of
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downloadable music, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire privately-held Cductive.com, a leading source of cutting-edge music on
the Internet, representing over 350 independent labels across the
dance/electronic, indie rock and hip-hop genres. The stock-for-stock transaction
is valued at approximately $38 million. Completion of the acquisition, which is
expected during the current quarter, is subject to customary terms and
conditions. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990602/LAW064)
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The announcement was made this morning at Webnoize 99, a leading digital music
tradeshow being held here this week.

"Emission is to be the premier source for music fans to discover,
sample, and purchase downloadable music," said Gene Hoffman, EMusic.com
president and CEO. "This acquisition combines the Internet's two leading
aggregators of downloadable content and allows us to greatly expand our offering
-- especially in some very key musical genres. We look forward to integrating
Cductive's experienced and respected music teams with our own."

Cductive.com's catalog features genre-leading music from such popular artists as
Black Flag, Built To Spill, Coldcut, DJ Spooky, DJ Vadim, The Donnas, Eminem,
Green Day, Hole, Iggy Pop, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Mary Lou Lord, Derrick May,
Melvins, Mix Master Mike, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roni Size, Sleater-Kinney,
Elliot Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and X-ecutioners.

"Since the beginning, we have been committed to representing the most cutting-
edge underground artists and labels online," said John Z. Rigos, CEO and co-
founder of Cductive.com. "The combination of EMusic and Cductive creates the
Web's most comprehensive downloadable music site -- providing a powerful and
unparalleled music offering to today's digital music fans."

About Cductive.com

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Cductive.com (http://www.cductive.com) is a leading music aggregator,
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distributor and retail Web site on the Internet. With one of the largest digital
catalogs of newly-produced music, the company leverages the Internet to create a
powerful distribution channel for independent labels -- and a premier source for
consumers to discover and purchase new music in a variety of youth-oriented
genres, especially dance/electronic, indie rock and hip-hop/urban.

Cductive.com provides digital distribution, e-commerce and custom CD services to
online music retailers, record labels, music portals, online communities and
entertainment sites. Current partners include SonicNet, Tunes.com, CMJ, Pseudo
Online Networks, Sixdegrees, Raveworld and others.

Cductive.com has distribution contracts with over 350 independent record labels
in the U.S., Europe and Japan -- covering over 65,000 tracks, of which
approximately 6,500 are currently for sale on the Cductive.com Web site. These
labels include cutting-edge leaders in dance/electronic (Ninja Tune, Ultra
Records, Moving Shadow), indie rock (Kill Rock Stars, Lookout!, K Records,
Flydaddy) and hip-hop/urban (Asphodel, Jazz Fudge, Game Recordings).

About EMusic.com

Since it was founded in January 1998, EMusic.com has established itself as the
leader in the growing market for downloadable music. www.emusic.com is a Web
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site for sampling and purchasing music in the MP3 format, which has become the
standard in the digital distribution of music. Through direct relationships with
leading artists and exclusive licensing agreements with over 150 independent
record labels, EMusic.com offers an expanding collection of over 30,000 tracks
for purchase -- entire downloadable albums for $8.99 or individual tracks for 99
cents each. EMusic.com features top artists in all musical genres, such as
Alternative (Bush, They Might Be Giants, Frank Black), Punk (Blink-182, The
Offspring, Pennywise), Jazz (Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong,
Concord Records), Blues (John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Buddy Guy), Hip Hop (Kool
Keith, The Coup), Country (Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline), Classic Rock (George
Harrison, David Crosby, Frank Zappa), World (Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Lee
'Scratch' Perry) and Vintage Pop (Liza Minnelli, Eartha Kitt, Judy Garland). The
company is based in Redwood City, California.

NOTE: EMUSIC is a registered trademark and EMUSIC.COM is a trademark of
EMusic.com Inc.

Any forward-looking statements contained in this release involve a number of
uncertainties, risks and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements to materially differ. Factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially include, among others, those set forth in the
Company's S.E.C. reports.

SOURCE: EMusic.com Inc.

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