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<strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">MATT NATHANSON AND SUGARLAND "RUN" AWAY</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
<strong>WITH SOARING PERFORMANCE ON THE CMA AWARDS</strong></span></b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
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<strong>Debut of New Single "Run" from Nathanson's Latest Release</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><em><b>Modern Love</b></em></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">“Both Nettles and Nathanson can sing their tushies off, too, and by the end of the song, they were soaring.”
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–<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br>
“Better was ‘Run,’ in which the soft rocker Matt Nathanson pulled some tension out of Sugarland frontwoman Jennifer Nettles.”
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–<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>The New York Times</i></b><br>
“Sugarland and Matt Nathanson displayed adult-pop swiftness with "Run."”<br>
–<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">November 10, 2011 - In one of the standout moments of the evening,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Matt
Nathanson</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Sugarland</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">premiered
their new single</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">“Run”</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">in
last night’s broadcast of the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">45th
annual CMA Awards.</span></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> Nathanson and Sugarland – Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush - co-wrote</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">“Run,”</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">which
is featured on Nathanson’s new album,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Modern
Love</span></i></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">. </span></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKCwJXHc7uk">Click
here to watch last night’s performance.</a><span class="apple-style-span"> Fans can purchase the track along with full album</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><i>Modern Love</i></strong><span class="apple-style-span">, currently on
sale at</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/modern-love/id435918252">iTunes</a><span class="apple-style-span">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">This has been a stellar year for Nathanson since the release of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Modern
Love</span></i></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">. The album debuted at</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">#17</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">on
the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Billboard Top 200</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Albums
Chart</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">#1</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">on
the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">iTunes Pop Album</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Chart.</span></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> He
has appeared on numerous television shows including the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://mattnathanson.com/2011/08/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/"><span style="font-weight:normal">Tonight
Show with Jay Leno</span></a>,</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-eJ9UUO2Z4"><span style="font-weight:normal">Jimmy
Kimmel Live</span></a>,</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://teamcoco.com/video/matt-nathanson-faster"><span style="font-weight:normal">Conan,</span></a></span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://ch-matt-nathanson-perform-faster-on-fox-and-friends-all-american-summer-concert-series/"><span style="font-weight:normal">Fox
and Friends,</span></a></span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/655182/big-morning-buzz-live-may-19-2011-matt-nathanson-interview.jhtml"><span style="font-weight:normal">VH1’s
Big Morning Buzz Live,</span></a></span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/music/matt-nathanson-20110812"><span style="font-weight:normal">Good
Day New York</span></a>,</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.lopeztonight.com/episode_recaps_and_highlights/matt_nathanson_performs_faster.php"><span style="font-weight:normal">Lopez
Tonight</span></a></span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">and
the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Gayle King Show</span></b></em><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">.
He was a recent guest on the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><em><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Howard
Stern Show</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Billy
Bush’s</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">nationally
syndicated radio program.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">“Faster,”</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">the
first single from</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><i><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Modern
Love</span></i></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">, reached</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Top
5 at Triple A</span></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Top
15 at Hot AC</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><strong><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Top
30 at CHR/Pop Radio.</span></strong><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Nathanson recently wrapped his sold-out national headlining ‘<strong>All Night Noise’</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>tour which included a stop in Chicago where
he participated in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>TEDx</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>conference joining some of the world’s top speakers on a panel discussing the creative process. He was also the first
touring artist to utilize the technology of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.tout.com/u/mattnathanson"><strong><span style="color:blue">‘</span></strong>Tout’</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and share exclusive
content and connect with fans on the road. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Nathanson will kick off another tour in January with details to be announced shortly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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