PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International recording star Usher releases Usher's Top 100, an iPhone App now available for purchase in the App Store. Usher's Top 100 features hours of streaming songs personally selected by the pop star himself, including his own music and that of other artists who have influenced his work. The App represents Usher's jam-list and is like having Usher personally spinning tunes for you.

Usher's Top 100 features Usher's favorite songs, from old-school Aretha Franklin and James Brown to the late, great Michael Jackson at his best. Recent hits from Lil' Wayne and T.I. make this App a perfect party mix for hours of uninterrupted streaming music. By downloading the Usher's Top 100 App, fans have the opportunity to see what Usher loads on his own iPod and can purchase songs with a click, directly from their iPhone or iPod Touch.

One of the biggest stars in the pop universe, Usher has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards. In 2008, Usher was ranked as the 21st most successful Hot 100 Singles Artist of all-time by Billboard magazine and was ranked higher than any other artist of his generation, according to the Recording Industry Association of American.

In addition to his success as an R&B artist, Usher has also acted in a number of successful feature films and performed in the Broadway musical CHICAGO. Usher continues to be on the leading edge, tackling new projects with passion and purpose. With his last album HERE I STAND, Usher stepped into new territory drawing from his own life to identify the sounds and themes for his work. Usher's Top 100 App is a playlist that includes some of those influences.

The new Usher's Top 100 App is available in the Music Category of the iPhone App Store for a one-time price of $2.99. Usher's Top 100 was developed in partnership between Wizzard Media and Melodeo. Wizzard Media (NYSE Amex: WZE) is the world's largest podcasting network and Melodeo is a leader in streaming media and purveyor of the nuTsie line of digital music products.

About Melodeo

Melodeo, Inc. is a leader in delivering music and other media to the Web and mobile devices. Through products such as nuTsie and Mobilcast, Melodeo combines powerful content, a simple user interface and access from any device, making it easy to enjoy and share entertainment anytime and anyplace. Melodeo reaches more than 150 million wireless customers through distribution deals and customer relationships with Alltel, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, O2, RIM, Handmark, Handango, Thumbplay, Danger, Motorola, Nokia, 3, Korean Telecom Freetel (KTF), Starbucks, Madacy Entertainment, Nettwerk Music Group and others. Melodeo's mobile entertainment services are compatible with the majority of mobile handsets on the market.

Website: www.nuTsie.com

About Wizzard Media

Wizzard Media provides publishing and distribution services to podcasters and monetization services for podcasters. Wizzard Media is the industry's leading podcasting network with an unprecedented 1.2 billion download requests in 2008. Podcasts are a means for independent and professional content creators to publish audio and video shows for the world to enjoy over the Internet or on mp3 players, such as the Apple iPod®, iPhone® and the Microsoft Zune®. Podcasting is a relatively new phenomenon, but Wizzard Media collectively broadcasts millions of podcast downloads per day through media aggregators like Apple's iTunes and Microsoft's Zune Marketplace. For more information, please visit www.wizzardsoftware.com/media . Wizzard Media is a division of Wizzard Software.

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Contacts

Melodeo
Dave Dederer, 206-660-9839
ddederer@melodeo.com
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Arthur Douglas and Associates (for Wizzard)
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