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KoRn and EMI Partner Up

In an innovative deal that is among the first of its kind in the music industry, KoRn, the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning rockers, are teaming up with EMI Music in a new multiple rights joint venture. Under the exclusive, global agreement -- which includes a recording contract with EMI",s Virgin Records -- KoRn and EMI will also partner in and share in the results from the band",s overall career, including their recording, music publishing, touring, merchandising, sponsorship and any other activities, such as film, TV, book or video game projects.

This new partnership with KoRn more closely aligns the interests of KoRn with those of EMI and Virgin. It offers the members of KoRn a unique relationship with their record company, and it allows EMI to work more closely with the artists and their management on all aspects of their career and their brand.

KORN -Jonathan Davis, Fieldy, James "Munky" Shaffer and David Silveria -- have redefined the parameters of heavy music, revolutionizing the genre by matching unsettling guitar textures and volcanic rhythms with jagged, introspective lyrics and intense vocal stylings. The band are one of the most popular hard rock acts in the world today with a dedicated fan base and widely acclaimed live performances. They have sold a total of 25 million albums worldwide to date, 14 million of which were in the U.S. Their last four albums debuted in the top three of the Billboard Top 200, two of which entered the charts at number one. The new agreement with EMI commences with KoRn`s first Virgin Records release, an as yet-untitled record and the band`s first studio album since their 2003 platinum-selling Take a Look in the Mirror. The album is slated for release later in 2005.