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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PJ Morton Premieres NEW Video For Single “Lover” Featuring Lil Wayne on Complex.com Today<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Lover” Available Now on iTunes
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Photo Credit: Allen Cooley)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“…it’s a soulful and sunny affair…Morton builds undeniably catchy songs with a ton of heart. You'll be singing along from the first word
to the last, not to mention, his instrumentation is utterly spellbinding. It's a new classic…” –
<b><i>ArtistDirect.com</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“… a talent for unforgettable story and soul-stirring melody…” –
<b><i>Okayplayer.com</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“…staying power…a live show that's a must-see.” –
<b><i>HipHopDX.com</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PJ Morton</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> has unveiled his brand new video for his latest single
<b>“Lover”</b> featuring <b>Lil Wayne</b> on <b>Complex.com</b> today. Watch it <a href="http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/video-premiere-pj-morton-f-lil-wayne-lover">
here</a>. The video premiere comes on the heels of PJ’s electrifying live show at New York City’s Canal Room earlier this month, where PJ and his full band imparted some musical healing on the wall-to-wall crowd. Check out behind-the-scenes footage from the
show <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5LQVwRfBfI">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Lover” </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">is available now<b> exclusively on iTunes
</b>and is the lead single from PJ’s forthcoming debut full-length album.<b> </b>
PJ released his free EP <b><i>Following My First Mind</i></b> earlier this year via
<b>Lil Wayne’s</b> <b>Young Money Entertainment</b>. An acclaimed collection of soulful pop tracks, the EP features guest spots from
<b>Adam Levine, Lil Wayne </b>and<b> Jazmine Sullivan</b> and was praised by the likes of<b>
<i>Vibe, Interview, Essence, </i></b>and<b><i> YRB</i>, </b>even garnering PJ a spot sitting in with
<b>The Roots </b>on<b> <i> Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">A New Orleans native, PJ is
<b>Maroon 5</b>’s current keyboardist and a Grammy-Award winning producer and writer who has worked with noteworthy artists such as
<b>India Arie,</b> <b>Jermaine Dupri, LL Cool J, Jagged Edge, Monica</b> <b>and Musiq Soulchild</b>. After an audition landed him a keyboardist/vocalist spot in Maroon 5, it was his solo work that garnered him the support of Young Money Entertainment’s President,
<b>Mack Maine, </b>along with <b>Cash Money Record</b>’s Co-CEOs <b>Ronald "Slim" Williams</b> and
<b>Bryan "Birdman" Williams</b>, and Young Money Entertainment’s captain <b>Lil Wayne</b>. Maine signed PJ to his production company,
<b>Soothe Your Soul Entertainment</b> and Young Money Entertainment, making PJ the newest addition to the storied Young Money roster.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">WATCH </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PJ’s lyric video for the funky “Heavy” featuring Adam Levine
</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLelnNuCpUU"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">WATCH</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> the official video for “Don’t Break My Heart”
</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsu67wjZhI"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
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