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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoHeader><img width=229 height=91 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC04CC.13339990" alt="press here bw logo"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Lelia Broussard Soars Into The Top Four in Rolling Stone’s <i><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/choosethecover/artists/lelia-broussard">So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star</a></i> Contest!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Announces West Coast Dates Next Month! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=276 height=216 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC04CC.13339990" alt="leliabroussard_4.jpg.jpg"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2011 is still young and already it’s been a whirlwind year for this incredibly talented 21 year old.<b> Lelia Broussard’s </b>gorgeous full length release<b> Masquerade</b> hit in April to critical acclaim and in January, <b>Russell Simmons </b>selected Lelia as one of his<b> </b>five favorite current unsigned pop/rock artists in his “<b><i>Hip-Pop Challenge.</i></b>” But that’s not all; <b>Rolling Stone Magazine </b>announced yesterday that Lelia<b> </b>has been voted into the <b>top four</b> of their<b><i> <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/choosethecover/artists/lelia-broussard">So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star</a></i></b> contest!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Handpicked by the editors of <b>Rolling Stone</b> and executives at <b>Atlantic Records</b> as one of the sixteen best unsigned artists in the nation, it’s becoming quite clear that America agrees. Out of the original sixteen artists, Lelia is one of the final four that have advanced to the third round on the strength of fan votes. This round of voting will be open till May 13, so get your <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/choosethecover/artists/lelia-broussard">votes in now</a>! The winner of the contest will grace the cover of the August issue of Rolling Stone and perform on the main stage at the <b>Bonnaroo Music Festival</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Lelia was just thirteen when she picked up a guitar and hasn’t looked back since. Adamant about pursuing her passion for music, she has created a successful independent career for herself using her ingenuity and the mediums available to her. Through social networking and word of mouth, Broussard’s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/leliabroussard">MySpace</a> has received over <b>11 million<i> </i>plays</b> and her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lilyah524">YouTube</a> artist page has aggregated over <b>5 million views</b>. Lelia’s out of the box cover of Beyonce’s “<i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lilyah524#p/u/15/Fb47QmTT1ck">All The Single Ladies</a>”</i> garnered almost <b>two million views</b> on YouTube. Broussard also used the internet and her social networking skills to raise over $<i>15,000</i> to record <b>Masquerade</b> on <b>Kickstarter.com</b>, her campaign was one of the most successful music projects on the popular indie fundraising site at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If you live on the West Coast then you’re in luck! Lelia will be headed your way for a few very special shows in May, don’t miss your chance to see her charismatic set live in <b>San Francisco</b> at <b>Biscuits and Blues</b> on <b>May 12</b> or in <b>Los Angeles</b> at <b>Hotel Café</b> on <b>May 17</b>. 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