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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Check out what’s hitting stores this week. Let us know if you’d like a copy for review!<b><u><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">K’NAAN * <i>More Beautiful Than Silence</i> (A&M/Octone Records)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<img width="215" height="215" align="left" hspace="12" alt="image001.JPG" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_0" id="a27677bd-92fb-4d99-a9a8-882989e82abb" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CCDA97.151D4B60"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Critically
acclaimed Hip Hop MC and singer/songwriter <b>K’NAAN</b> releases his new <b>EP</b> <b><u>More Beautiful Than Silence</u></b> <b>TODAY</b>, <b>January 24<sup>th</sup></b> exclusively on <b>iTunes</b> through <b>A&M/Octone Records</b> and will be available
at all digital retailers on <b>January 30<sup>th</sup></b>. The collection includes five new tracks including the single ‘<b>Is Anybody Out There</b>’ featuring<b> Nelly Furtado</b> which is set to impact radio on <b>February 14<sup>th</sup></b>, as well as
‘<b>Nothing to Lose’</b> with<b>Nas </b>and “<b>Better</b>” produced by <b>Ryan Tedder</b>. The single premiered on <b><u><a href="http://PerezHilton.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">PerezHilton.com</a></u></b> <b>(</b>click <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2012-01-23-nelly-furtado-kanaan-is-anybody-out-there#.Tx3aKVuxurk" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><b>here</b></a> to
watch) while ‘Nothing to Lose’ with Nas recently premiered on <b><u><a href="http://Complex.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Complex.com</a></u></b> (click <a href="http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/premiere-knaan-f-nas-nothing-to-lose" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><b>here</b></a> to
listen.) In addition to his EP, K’NAAN’s new album is set to be released in Spring 2012. More details will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, please go to <a href="http://www.knaanmusic.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.knaanmusic.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">(<a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a> // <a href="mailto:natalie@pressherepublicity.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">natalie@pressherepublicity.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">More Beautiful Than Silence Track Listing:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span>1.)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Is Anybody Out There featuring Nelly Furtado<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span>2.)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Nothing to Lose featuring Nas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span>3.)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">More Beautiful Than Silence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span>4.)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Better<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span>5.)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Coming to America<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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