NEW YORK and LONDON, July 16, 2002 - IMG, the world's leading sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing company has signed its first client from the world of pop/rock music in an exclusive deal with The Corrs. The Irish four-piece band, who have sold over 27-million albums since their 1995 debut, will be represented worldwide by IMG for endorsements and sponsorship.

The group, sisters Andrea, Caroline and Sharon and their brother Jim Corr, has achieved enormous success worldwide. As well as platinum sales in 20 countries, they have won a host of international awards including the Brit Award for Best International Group and two Grammy nominations. Accolades have come from the USA, Europe and Asia for both their recorded work and their sell-out live tours.

Along the way, The Corrs have performed before some of the world's most influential people, including The Pope, Nelson Mandela, Presidents Clinton and Bush and most recently The Queen, at the Golden Jubilee Party At The Palace. They have also recorded with many prestigious acts, with Bono, Ronnie Woods, Mick Fleetwood and The Chieftains all making guest appearances on The Corrs albums.

"The Corrs are immensely talented, attractive and extremely professional. The Corrs have that global appeal for which most music acts strive," says Mark H. McCormack, founder and chairman of IMG. "We see them as we do a number of our sports, model and artist clients who have worldwide marketing potential because of their special talents and successes. We look forward to working with the band."

The Corrs long-time manager John Hughes said, "We are delighted to join IMG. The wealth of International talent they represent is testament to their position as the world's leading marketing agency."

IMG was founded by Mark McCormack in the early 1960s, and it now has an international staff of over 2,300 in 80 offices in 32 countries. Sporting clients include Tiger Woods, Venus and Serena Williams, Michael Schumacher and Manchester United. Meanwhile, its television division, TWI, is the largest independent distributor and producer of televised sports and annually produces and distributes 6,000 hours of original programming to more than 200 countries. In addition 1MG is a leading literary agency, the world's foremost manager of classical musicians and an international model agency.