Epic Rights Launches Apparel & Accessories for Legendary Roster of Artists Through Merch By Amazon

Epic Rights, a leading music industry merchandising and branding company, teams up with Merch by Amazon to sell Epic Rights' artists official apparel and cellphone accessories on Amazon.com. Epic Rights' launch on Amazon reflects its ongoing commitment to grow the artist's e-commerce sales by directly reaching Amazon's global customer base. The initial product launch includes classic and fashionable shirts for men, women and kids, featuring graphics from iconic bands KISS and Aerosmith, as well as John Lennon.

Epic Rights anticipates adding additional product categories to the program and building out programs for their complete roster of artists, includingAC/DC, David Bowie, Billy Joel,Def Leppard, Celine Dion, ZZ Top, Duran Duran,Wham!, Marc Anthony,Sting,Cypress Hill, Lionel Richie, Lyrics by Lennon & McCartney, Woodstock Festival and more.

"Amazon not only provides high quality products but also a trusted user experience," explained Epic Rights CEO Dell Furano. "By launching artist merchandise on Amazon, we can offer fans the world over a destination for products associated with their favorite bands, while also insuring a seamless purchasing process and reliability of shipping that customers have come to enjoy with Amazon. It's a great benefit to everyone involved, and adds another engaging layer to the artist's brand-fan experience."

"E-commerce is an important and growing area of artist merchandise sales, as well as big step to combatting rampant online sales of unauthorized product," said Jesper Poulsen, SVP, Artist Development, Epic Rights. "Today it's critical that we put product where our customer shops rather than expecting them to come to us. Expanding our artists' stores into Amazon is a natural step for us."

"Epic Rights and Dell Furano's long-standing relationship with legendary artists, and innovative approach has been renowned in the music industry. We are excited to work with them and develop incremental opportunity for their artists, while delighting Amazon customers with increased merchandise selection and timeless designs," said Ivan Lopez, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Merch by Amazon.

About Epic Rights

Epic Rights is a leading music industry artist services company representing many top artists and providing a broad scope of services, including concert merchandising, retail and licensing, official artist e-commerce shops, VIP Ticketing and official fan communities. www.epicrights.com.

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