The fun and not-so-subtle hints can be delivered via telephone, email or both by the following celebrities:

    -- Country Superstar Taylor Swift
    -- Country Music Association & Academy of Country Music Vocal Group of the
       Year Rascal Flatts
    -- Olympic Champion Gymnast Shawn Johnson
    -- Rapper and Actor Ice-T

The "Wish Upon a Star" service will be available at Circuit City's Web site through January 31, 2009. The concept and program were developed in conjunction with New York City-based interactive agency, Sharpe Partners.

Hot Holiday Gifts:

Consumer electronics remain high on wish lists for American adults and teens, according to recent research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)(R). According to the CEA 15th Annual CE Holiday Purchase Patterns Study, nearly 80 percent of adults expressed interest in receiving a consumer electronics product as a gift this holiday season.

Other hot gift categories this holiday season include HDTV, GPS navigation, video game consoles and software, MP3, and digital cameras and camcorders.

Circuit City's One Price Promise(SM):

Stepping up its commitment to excellent customer service, Circuit City launched "One Price Promise(SM)," which pledges the same low, competitive price for products whether they are purchased in stores, online at www.circuitcity.com or through Circuit City's telephone contact center.

About Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics and related services. The domestic segment operates through 711 Superstores and 9 outlet locations in 165 U.S. markets. The international segment operates through approximately 800 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at www.circuitcity.com, www.thesource.ca and www.firedog.com.

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SOURCE Circuit City Stores, Inc.

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Since the original announcement for Black Ice, news on the band continues, including the recent announcement of a new U.S. concert tour and the advent of the unique AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band(R) Track Pack(TM) video game, also to be sold exclusively by Walmart and Sam's Club starting early November.

Now, upon the retail launch of Black Ice, Columbia Records and Walmart plan to give fans even more access to this legendary band. In each of its 3,500 Walmart stores, Walmart will create a "Rock Again AC/DC Store" within the store. While the new $11.88 Black Ice CD album holds centerstage, it will be surrounded by new AC/DC apparel, DVDs, past albums, games, and even a social gaming station for fans to try out their rock-n-roll skills on Rock Band.

In addition, Walmart and Columbia Records have partnered with MTV to create an "AC/DC Rock Band Store" in New York's Times Square and in Los Angeles to give fans in the these cities fast access to the band's newest items. These pop up stores will open 12:01 midnight Oct. 20 to begin selling the album, AC/DC apparel, the Rock Band video game, and Rock Band branded apparel and accessories.

Also new, Walmart has dispatched interactive Black Ice trucks on the streets of New York City and Los Angeles this week. Making new stops each day, the trucks fill the air with AC/DC music, invite fans to be the first to hear the new album before release, and allow players to demo the new AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band(R) Track Pack game on the truck's back stage. These trucks will also sell the album starting 12:01 a.m. Oct. 20.

Featuring 15 tracks, Black Ice is AC/DC's first album of all new material in eight years. It will be sold exclusively at Walmart, Walmart.com, Sam's Club, samsclub.com, and acdc.com for $11.88, with free shipping online. Fans can go to walmart.com/acdc to preview tracks from the new CD, checkout new videos of the band, get information on the pop up store and Black Ice truck schedules, shop for apparel and more.

"Fans have waited more than eight years for a new record from AC/DC and finally the wait is over," said Columbia Records co-Chairman Steve Barnett. "The band has consistently delivered the kind of anthemic rock music that defines generations and 'Black Ice' continues in that tradition."

"We've turned up the volume to support what we know is one of this year's most awaited albums from one of the world's most popular bands," said Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's senior vice president of Entertainment. "This is the first time in our history where we've taken such a large area within our store to celebrate a legendary band, and we invite fans of all ages to come out with us and get ready to rock. Only at Walmart can you find all of these items together, easily and affordably, to celebrate their U.S. tour and music."

The "Rock Again AC/DC Store" provides music fans with unbeatable values on everything AC/DC, including:

    -- Exclusive Black Ice album
    -- More than nine varieties of AC/DC and Black Ice t-shirts
    -- AC/DC sleepwear and hats
    -- "No Bull: The Director's Cut" AC/DC DVD
    -- A wide selection of past albums, still some of the most popular
       catalogue music sold
    -- Rock Band 2
    -- Exclusive AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band(R) Track Pack (in November)

The AC/DC Rock Band stores will open Sunday, Oct. 19 at 10 p.m. The stores will be open through Jan. 4, 2009 in New York at the MTV Store in Times Square and at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles.

    Locations
    The MTV Store featuring AC/DC and Rock Band
    1515 Broadway
    New York, NY 10036

    AC/DC Rock Band Store -- LA
    6801 Hollywood Blvd (at Highland)
    Los Angeles, CA 90028

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)

Every week, millions of customers visit Walmart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam's Club locations across America or log on to its online store at http://www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $296 million to local communities in the United States. More information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://www.walmartstores.com. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com.

SOURCE Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

http://www.walmartstores.com

The Year was 1988, the album was "Straight Outta Compton," the group was NWA and the outcome was history making. VH1's Emmy Award-winning franchise takes a look back at the album and the group that changed the face of hip hop 20 years after its release in the new VH1 Rock Doc, NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group." The doc will premiere on VH1, October 3 at 11pm*.

When NWA released their "Straight Outta Compton" album in late 1988 it changed the face of hip hop forever by ushering in a new genre of music called "gangsta rap." Television and radio were afraid to touch it because the lyrics were so perverse and forbidden, the politicians were quick to attack and condemn it and the FBI wanted it banned - it made history even before it became a multi-platinum selling album.

VH1's Rock Doc "NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group" tells the story of a group of childhood friends from Compton who channeled the rage of the streets through the prism of rap music and pop culture. Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella gave a powerful voice to the late-80's Compton ghetto that was on the verge of exploding, and in the process scared much of White America. Often misunderstood, NWA's raging raps about police violence, gang-land terror and drug-fueled shooting sprees gave the ultimate voice to the voiceless.

The doc features new interviews with Ice Cube, DJ Yella, Eazy-E's widow Tomica Woods-Wright, former manager Jerry Heller, Ice-T, journalist Cheo Coker, and director John Singleton. Supplemented by rarely-seen footage and interviews from the group's early days, photos, and music, the documentary will show how gangsta rap was born in late 80s Los Angeles, a city torn by drugs and violence...and how a nation grew to fear the music that emerged.

"NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group" was written and directed by Mark Ford. Executive produced by Mark Ford and Kevin Lopez and produced by Wesley Jones for Creature Films. Brad Abramson, Shelly Tatro and Jeff Olde are executive producers for VH1. Mark Anstendig is supervising producer for VH1.

To commemorate the historic and ongoing musical and cultural influence of N.W.A, Capitol/Priority will release N.W.A And Their Family Tree on September 30. The new CD and digital collection features a cross-section of 18 genre-defining tracks by the pioneering gangsta rap group and its founders, plus Mack 10, Westside Connection, Snoop Dogg, and other N.W.A-inspired artists.

"NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group" is the newest film in the Emmy Award winning VH1 Rock Doc franchise. VH1 Rock Docs are television's premier collection of music documentaries. Each high-end feature-length documentary reveals an untold story in the history of rock and hip-hop music, combining never-before-seen footage with a unique and unconventional narrative approach. The documentaries tell some of the most unique stories of artists and music from a wide range of genres, styles, and musical perspectives.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 95 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1Games and extensive broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

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    Contact:

    Lori Bogin / VH1
    212-284-7131
    Lori.Bogin@VH1Staff.com


    Scott Acord / VH1
    310-752-8075
    Scott.Acord@VH1Staff.com

SOURCE VH1

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"Rudy was an entertainer's entertainer and a self-made man that fans of all generations embraced," Donald H. Randell, Moore's producer, said in a statement. "In the 1960s and '70s, he broke new ground and paved the way for comedians that followed like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Lisa Lampanelli. Rudy's cult comedy continues to break through into today's mainstream."

Excerpts of Moore's comic recordings have been sampled by the likes of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E, Eric B. and Rakim, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, 2 Live Crew, ODB, Busta Rhymes, and dozens of other platinum-selling rap artists, Warrior Records said in a news release.

"The man, the myth, the legend, Rudy Ray Moore Â? without him there would be no rap community," Snoop Dogg said in a recent interview with Moore.

Moore also produced and starred in seven films during Hollywood's "Blaxploitation" era of the 1970s, including "Human Tornado," "Monkey Hustle," "Petey Wheatstraw," "Disco Godfather," "Penitentiary," "Rude," and most notably, "Dolemite."

"We are saddened by the loss of one of shock comedy's true originators," Warrior Records President Jim Ervin said in a statement.

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