Circuit City Live Presents Acclaimed Recording Artist Rihanna for Live Web Forum August 20, 2008

    RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- International

multi-platinum MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy and American Music Award

winning Def Jam Records artist Rihanna will participate in an exclusive

LIVE Circuit City online forum with fans on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 from

7:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.



    The live event can be accessed at http://www.circuitcity.com/rihanna,

where fans already can shop for Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded hit

CD and the Circuit City Exclusive Good Girl Gone Bad DVD. Also available at

the site: a widget to share Rihanna videos via Facebook/MySpace, free

Rihanna wallpaper for mobile phones and a free downloadable Rihanna

voicetone. Users also will be given the opportunity to opt in to Circuit

City's "Stay Connected with Rihanna" program which will send weekly

updates, news, offers and links to free digital content to their mobile

device.



    Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded just spawned its third #1 hit

with the smash single, "Disturbia," which follows smash singles, "Umbrella"

and "Take a Bow,"



    "We're thrilled to be working with Rihanna and Island Def Jam Records

for this unique live event," said Brian S. Bradley, Circuit City's senior

vice president - multi-channel. "We know Rihanna's fans will jump at the

opportunity to communicate with her and we're delighted to be able to offer

this experience for our customers."






    Event Details:

    What:   Rihanna LIVE online forum hosted by Circuit City

    When:   Wednesday, August 20, 2008 from 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET

    Where:  Forum can be accessed at http://www.circuitcity.com/rihanna



    Good Girl Gone Bad (released June 5, 2007) was the third album release

in less than two years by multi-platinum MTV VMA, Grammy, and American

Music Award winning artist -- and CoverGirl spokesperson -- Rihanna. It

followed-up 2006's RIAA platinum "A Girl Like Me," containing the

back-to-back hits, "S.O.S." and "Unfaithful"; and her RIAA gold debut from

2005, Music Of the Sun, featuring the worldwide smash, "Pon De Replay." For

more information on Rihanna, go to http://www.rihannanow.com.



    A Tradition of Empowering Customers:



    Since its launch in July 1999, http://www.circuitcity.com has been

committed to engaging customers and building community. The Rihanna event

is just the latest in a series of live online forums hosted by Circuit City

to provide consumers with first-hand access to experts and celebrities.

Recent Circuit City forums have featured leading figures from the worlds of

sports, video gaming, computing and photography. Circuitcity.com also

provides industry-leading product information by posting unbiased and

unedited reports from leading consumer publications, and through more than

130,000 customer ratings and reviews.

    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 701 Superstores and 9 other locations in 158 U.S. markets. The

international segment operates through approximately 800 retail stores and

dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at

http://www.circuitcity.com, http://www.thesource.ca and

http://www.firedog.com.