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August 06, 2008

KIDZ BOP 14 SELLS 58,000+ UNITS IN FIRST WEEK - UP 20+% FROM KIDZ BOP 13 FIRST WEEK SALES;TITLE IS 8TH CONSECUTIVE KIDZ BOP TITLE TO DEBUT IN BILLBOARD TOP 10

SECOND ANNUAL "BE A KIDZ BOP STAR" NATIONAL TALENT
SET TO LAUNCH ON KIDZBOP.COM

(New York, NY) - The latest volume from the best-selling children's audio series, KIDZ BOP 14, has sold over 58,000 units in its first week and has entered the Billboard Top 200 Album chart at #8. In addition, it is the top album on the Children's chart and the Top Internet Album chart. First week sales are up more 20% from the debut of KIDZ BOP 13; the brand's success continues to buck the downward trend of sales in the contemporary music business landscape. KIDZ BOP 14 is the 8th consecutive KIDZ BOP title to debut in the Top 10.

KIDZ BOP 14 includes an exclusive duet between reggae-pop superstar Sean Kingston and the Kidz Bop Kids. Together they perform Kingston's smash hit, "Take You There". This collaboration marks the first time an established musical artist sings on a KIDZ BOP release. Kingston is featured in the Andrew Bennet (Nickelback, The Jonas Brothers)-directed video for "Take You There", as well as in the TV spot promoting KIDZ BOP 14.

In other KIDZ BOP news, the destination website KIDZBOP.com is currently hosting the second annual "Be a KIDZ BOP Star" National Talent Search. The inaugural talent search received more than 1200 contest entries and coincided with record-high traffic on the site; it also won the Kid Power Award for Best Campaign in Entertainment/Sports. One of the four winners from the second annual National Talent Search will be awarded their own original web series on KIDZBOP.com.

For the talent search kids of all ages are invited to audition for KIDZ BOP by creating a video of themselves performing, and uploading it to the site. They can choose their own performance, keeping in mind the criteria for selection: style, musical talent, star quality, and personality. All submissions from the talent search will be posted on the KIDZ BOP site, allowing children everywhere to share their audition videos with friends and family, watch other kids' audition videos, and even vote for themselves. The deadline for video submissions is September 8th. In January the four winners will join their families on a once-in-a-lifetime luxury included Caribbean vacation to shoot a KIDZ BOP music video on site at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. Beaches Resorts are a part of the Sandals Resorts family, and have been voted the "World's Leading Family All-Inclusive Resorts" for ten years in a row.

A phenomenon among kids 4-11 and a favorite among parents, the KIDZ BOP series has sold 10.5 million CDs since launching seven years ago, with nine Gold-certified releases to date. The success of the brand has prompted the creation of a national touring show (KIDZ BOP LIVE), a destination website (KIDZBOP.com), KIDZ BOP-branded toys and numerous high-end marketing partnerships.

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