LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2000--ARTISTdirect Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTD) will report its second-quarter results before the opening of the market on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000.

The company also has scheduled a conference call to discuss the results at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT) on Aug. 2. ARTISTdirect CEO Marc Geiger and CFO Jim Carroll will host the call.

About ARTISTdirect

The ARTISTdirect Network is an online music network that connects music artists and fans. The integrated network of Web sites offers multimedia entertainment content, music news and information, community around shared music interests, and music-related commerce.

The ARTISTdirect Network consists of ARTISTdirect.com (www.artistdirect.com), home of the official channels that the company operates on behalf of artists; UBL.com (www.ubl.com), a music search engine on the Web; iMusic (www.imusic.com), an online community site where fans exchange music interests and commentary; DOWNLOADSdirect (www.downloadsdirect.com), a feature that enables users to download music from the ARTISTdirect Network and to upload their music and other information; Artist TV, the network hub for broadband programming; and the ARTISTdirect Superstore, a retail site offering a wide selection of recorded music and artist merchandise.

Additionally, ARTISTdirect operates the ARTISTdirect Talent Agency. The Company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and London.

CONTACT: ARTISTdirect Inc., Los Angeles

James B. Carroll, 323/634-4000

jim.carroll@artistdirect.com