March Ecast BarPulse Proves That Variety Is the Spice of Life When it Comes to Music in Bars and Nightclubs

NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ecast BarPulse(TM) for March shows that diversity and popularity are the hallmark of the most played songs on the Ecast network.

The BarPulse chart, which tracks top plays of new music added to the network each month, reads like a "who's who" of popular artists. Early singles off forthcoming albums by platinum selling artists Madonna and Disturbed placed alongside established favorites such as Flo Rida's "Low," which has experienced consistently strong play since its addition to the Ecast network in December and now continues to drive plays for the recently released album "Mail on Sunday."

March 2008 Ecast BarPulse
Courtesy: Ecast, Inc.

Rank Track Artist Album Label

1 Low (ft T-Pain) Flo Rida Mail On Sunday Poe Boy/
Atlantic

2 4 Minutes (ft. Madonna 4 Minutes Warner Bros.
Justin Timberlake)

3 Shawty Get Loose Lil Mama Shawty Get Loose Jive (Sony)
(ft. T-Pain and (ft. T-Pain
Chris Brown) and Chris Brown)

4 Bust It Baby Part Plies Bust It Baby (Atlantic/
2 (ft. Ne-yo) Part 2 Slip-N- (ft. Ne-yo) Slide Records

5 Inside The Fire Disturbed Inside The Fire Reprise

6 She's A Hottie Toby Keith She's A Hottie Show Dog
Nashville

7 Sexual Eruption Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin' Geffen

8 The Boss Rick Ross Trilla Slip 'N Slide /
Island Def Jam

9 Take You There Sean Kingston NOW That's What Sbme Strategic
I Call Music Marketing Group
Vol. 27

10 Sensual Seduction Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin' Geffen

"The variety of music choices on the Ecast network is illuminated in the March BarPulse," said Paul Koehler, label relations manager, Ecast. "Hip hop, R&B, country and alternative rock are all represented and it is a reflection of the Ecast audience, not to mention its broad reach."

Ecast BarPulse ranks plays of new music on the Ecast broadband media network, located in over 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the country. Adding more than 1,000 songs each week, Ecast keeps its finger on the pulse of U.S. nightlife and then issues a monthly ranking of the most popular song plays, nationwide.

About Ecast

Ecast operates the largest broadband touchscreen media network in the United States, providing digital music to over 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the country. The unique touchscreen music service allows locations to put the power of choice where it should be: with the consumer. Utilizing the speed and scalability of broadband, Ecast delivers music, advertising and other forms of entertainment to the young-adults most responsible for affecting purchasing decisions and consumer trends. Ecast is changing the way people listen to music in public places and revolutionizing out-of-home advertising. Ecast's investment partners include Crosslink Capital, DCM, El Dorado Ventures, Focus Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital. For more information, please visit www.ecastnetwork.com .

BarPulse is a trademark of Ecast, Inc. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT INFO:
Rob Manfredo/Charlotte Maumus
KCSA Strategic Communications
(212) 896-1213 / (212) 896-1269
rmanfredo@kcsa.com / cmaumus@kcsa.com

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Source: Ecast

CONTACT: Rob Manfredo, +1-212-896-1213, rmanfredo@kcsa.com, or Charlotte
Maumus, +1-212-896-1269, cmaumus@kcsa.com, both of KCSA Strategic
Communications

Web site: http://www.www.ecastnetwork.com/

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