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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">HIP HOP’S LEADING LADY E-V-E SHOWS WHY SHE’S BOSS WITH NEW VIDEO FOR HER ANTHEM, ‘EVE,’
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON – MAY 3<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GOOD MORNING AMERICA – MAY 14<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">106 & PARK – MAY 15<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW – MAY 16<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEW ALBUM
<i>LIP LOCK </i>OUT MAY 14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“… a hellacious new song … finds Eve hungrier than ever, unleashing a torrent of lyrical destruction over beat of guttural bass
grooves and a twisted, eerie vocal sample.”</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ROLLING STONE<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“… hypnotizing … a completely different sound.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“ … no matter the vibe or subject matter, Eve doesn’t seem to let up on her flow … Lip Lock may shape up to be a smart, modern update
to her already confident songs.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">IDOLATOR<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“… fierce bars from Ruff Ryder’s former First Lady … Eve keeps the momentum strong leading into the release of her comeback album,
Lip Lock.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“… bossy rhymes over a bouncy anthem … haunting hook ... dancehall flavor.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEW YORK, NY, May 1, 2013</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> – Multi-platinum selling artist and iconic hip-hop pioneer
<b>EVE</b> has unleashed the fierce video for her latest single, the self-titled <b>
‘EVE’</b> <b>TODAY </b>via <b>VEVO</b> – </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqUmDVjB4n0"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to watch now!
<i>“’EVE’ is one of my fave songs on the album,”</i> the rapper recently told <b>
<i>RollingStone.com</i></b>, who premiered an exlcusive first listen of the track last week.
<i>“It’s in ya face, it’s all me.”</i> </span><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eve-name-checks-herself-on-eve-song-premiere-20130425"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
to stream the song.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In celebration of the upcoming release of her long-awaited album,
<b><i>LIP LOCK</i></b>, out <b>May 14</b> <b><i>(From The Rib Music)</i></b>, hip-hop’s first lady will be coming back in full force starting with a live performance accompanied by
<b>Cobra Starship</b> frontman <b>Gabe Saporta</b> and backed by <b>The Roots</b>
<b>THIS FRIDAY</b> on <b><i>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. </i></b>Week of release also sees EVE stopping by
<b><i>Good Morning America</i></b> <b>(May 14<sup>th</sup>), 106 & Park (May 15) </b>
and <b><i>The Wendy Williams Show</i></b> <b>(May 16)!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With album sales totaling nearly 10 million, Eve is a genuine star in the worlds of music, fashion and film. Recognized as one of hip hop’s most celebrated female
MCs, she has received accolades as diverse as her career, ranging from a <b>GRAMMY Award</b>, to an
<b>NAACP Image Award</b>, <b>MTV Video Music Award</b> and a <b>BET Award</b>, as well as multiple nominations from across the industry for her work. As the only female in the
<b>Ruff Ryders</b> crew that consisted of rappers <b>DMX</b>, <b>The Lox and Drag-on</b>, Eve stood out as the sexy, no-nonsense street savvy, ride-or-die chick that could hold her own amongst the boys. Anchored by chart-topping singles like the vivacious
<b>“Gotta Man” </b>and the anti-domestic abuse classic <b>“Love Is Blind”</b> Eve’s 1999 debut album
<b><i>Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryder’s First Lady</i></b> was a double platinum success. Her 2001 sophomore release
<b><i>Scorpion</i></b> went platinum, while garnering her crossover appeal with the Grammy Award winning mega-hit
<b>“Let Me Blow Ya Mind,”</b> featuring Gwen Stefani. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">About Big Brothers Big Sisters<br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes,
such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs
children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course. The first-ever Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Outcomes Summary, released in 2012, substantiates that its mentoring
programs have proven, positive academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth, areas linked to high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency and college or job readiness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military,
with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. This mission has been the cornerstone of the organization’s 100-year history. With about 350 agencies across the country,
Big Brothers Big Sisters serves nearly 630,000 children, volunteers and families. The organization is engaged in a nationwide search to reunite with alumni mentors, mentees, donors, and family, staff and board members. Learn more at
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