SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., May 18, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- AMC American Music Corp. (Pink Sheets:AMCT) announces the highly anticipated international worldwide release of Gangsta's solo album featuring platinum recording artist, actor and motion picture executive producer "Ice Cube."
AMC has acquired the exclusive worldwide foreign distribution rights of Gangsta's solo album featuring Ice Cube. This album's international commercial release is planned for August 2004. Gangsta is a well-known member of the recording group the Comrades. As part of this acquisition, AMC received two complete music videos featuring singles from Gangsta's album.
Gangsta was introduced to consumers as a featured artist on various Ice Cube and Mac-10 albums. He later became a member of the multi-platinum selling artist, Mac-10's group, known as the Comrades. This album is Gangsta's first solo album.
David Michery, President and CEO of AMC, comments, "We have great expectations for the international sales of this Gangsta album. It has all of the elements for an international success. We feel that the album has the potential for several hit singles and believe that Gangsta will emerge as a successful solo-artist in his own right.
"Gangsta's album features the world's most recognized rap superstar, Ice Cube. Not only has Ice Cube sold multiple platinum albums worldwide, he is recognized as a major motion picture actor, and the successful executive producer of the internationally successful motion pictures 'Friday,' 'Barbershop' and 'Barbershop II.' Ice Cube's participation in this project will help bring Gangsta's album to the attention of our international consumers."
About AMC American Music Corporation
AMC American Music Corporation was founded in 1995. The Company primarily sells its products to consumers through retail record stores and wholesale distribution, under the label names of Direct Music Group, AMC, and WWIII. Through its affiliate, Direct Music Group, AMC distributes its records through Alternative Distribution Alliance. AMC acquires the exclusive worldwide rights to commercially market, sell and distribute all copies of recordings produced by recording artists, producers, and third-party labels. AMC American Music develops, publishes and markets popular Rock, Hip Hop, Gospel and Latino Music, and distributes that music through a domestic distribution agreement with Direct Music Group, and Alternative Distribution Alliance, (ADA). ADA is a division of the Warner Music Group, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. In addition AMC American Music Corporation has started an independent distribution operation known as American Southwest.
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