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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">K’NAAN to Debut Video “Is Anybody Out There” featuring Nelly Furtado TODAY on MTV and MTV.com<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Video available on Vevo.com Thursday, March 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">New Album, “Country, God or The Girl” to Debut May 1<sup>st</sup> on A&M/Octone<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="229" height="129" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CCF706.7B74FA30" align="left" hspace="12" alt="KN-NF-IAOT-1.JPG" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_0"><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Critically
acclaimed Hip Hop MC <b>K’NAAN</b> is set to debut the music video for the irresistible new single “<b>Is Anybody Out There</b>” featuring
<b>Nelly Furtado</b> <b>TODAY</b> on <b>MTV</b> and <b>MTV.com</b>. The video will also be available on
<b>VEVO.com</b> <b>Thursday, March 1<sup>st</sup></b>. Check out the behind the scenes footage of the making of the video on VEVO.com,
<b><a href="http://www.vevo.com/watch/knaan/is-anybody-out-there-behind-the-scenes/USUV71200227?source=carousel&position=1">here</a></b>. The video for the empathetic track shows the struggle of two teenagers as they fight loneliness and societal pressures.
K’NAAN and Nelly Furtado recently debuted the song last week on <b><u>The Late Show with David Letterman</u></b>, click
<b><a href="http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/video/?pid=DmEvJo0pz5uT4kwKlNcAesUVqp00POjH&vs=Default&play=true">here</a></b> to watch. “Is Anybody Out There” has already made an impressive mark on T40 radio and has garnered airplay from some of the country’s
most powerful and nationally recognized brands such as <b>Z100</b> and <b>KIIS</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition to the release of his video, K’NAAN has announced the release date of his highly anticipated album
<b><u>Country, God or The Girl</u></b> <b>May 1<sup>st</sup></b> on <b>A&M/Octone</b>. In addition to the single, the album features a diverse collaborations with some of music’s biggest talents-
<b>Bono, Will.i.Am, Nas </b>and <b>Keith Richards</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information, please go to
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.knaanmusic.com">www.knaanmusic.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
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