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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:115%">Kandace Springs Releases New Music Video For Lead Single “Love Got In The Way” –
<a href="http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/video-premiere-get-down-to-kandace-springs-love-got-in-the-way">
PRESS HERE</a> To Watch Now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:115%">Debut EP Out September 30, 2014 - Pre-Order Available Now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:115%">Hailed As A “New & Next” Artist By Essence<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="435" height="435" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CFCC3E.33E666D0"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">“…suave songstress…” –
</span></i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/music-festival-afropunk-fest-2014-1409088943"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Wall Street Journal</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">“West Coast is buoyant neosoul that combines a rollicking horn arrangement and a bumping rap beat.” –
</span></i><a href="http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/08/27/kandace-springs-west-coast/"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">EntertainmentWeekly.com</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">“This casual performance of the song proves Spring’s capable not only of holding her own but establishes her as a vocal force to be reckoned with…and
will undoubtedly leave listeners wanting more.” – </span></i><a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/news/kandace-springs-stay-with-me-official-video.html"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">OkayPlayer</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Trailblazing Hip Hop songstress, <b>Kandace Springs</b>, has unleashed her newest music video for her lead single “<b>Love Got In The Way</b>” which premiered via
<b>Afropunk</b>. <b><a href="http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/video-premiere-get-down-to-kandace-springs-love-got-in-the-way">PRESS HERE</a></b> to watch the video now. Spring’s self-titled 4-song EP will be released on September 30, 2014 and is available
for pre-order now, <b><a href="http://smarturl.it/KandaceSprings">PRESS HERE</a>
</b>to purchase and see below for track listing. The rising star will also be performing the single, when she makes her national television debut on the
<b><i>Late Show with David Letterman</i></b> on <b>Friday, October 3.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kandace will perform at an exclusive EP release show at The Box in New York City on September 30, with a limited number of tickets available to
<b>Kandace’s</b> fans to be given out on her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kandacesprings">
Facebook</a> page. In October, <b>Springs</b> will open for <b>Chance The Rapper </b>
on two East Coast dates of the fall 2014 Verge Campus tour. See below for itinerary.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Born and raised in Nashville, <b>Kandace</b> was only 17 when she captured the attention of SRP Music Group’s Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken with a demo she had recorded.
<b>Springs</b> moved to New York City several years later to begin working on new songs with Rogers and Sturken, who have written hits for such artists as Shakira, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson, and are best known for discovering a teenage Rihanna.
A&R executive Eli Wolf brought <b>Springs</b> to Blue Note Records, where she auditioned for label president Don Was with a performance of “I Can’t Make You Love Me” — a bold move, since Was produced Bonnie Raitt’s original recording. Was signed
<b>Kandace</b> on the spot.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Drawing on R&B, hip-hop, jazz, pop, and Latin music, <b>Springs’</b> four-song EP showcases her knack for merging old-school values with fresh and innovative styles.
<b>Kandace</b> co-wrote the first single, <b>“Love Got In The Way,”</b> and the sultry
<b>“Forbidden Fruit,”</b> with Sturken and Rogers, who produced the tracks along with Eli Wolf.
<b>“West Coast”</b> and <b>“Meet Me In The Sky”</b> were produced by Philadelphia and Los Angeles-based team Pop & Oak (Nicki Minaj, Drake, Alicia Keys), who co-wrote these songs with
<b>Springs</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tapped as an<i> Essence </i>“New & Next” artist, <b>Springs</b> talks about her music and performs
<b>“Forbidden Fruit,”</b> accompanying herself on her Fender Rhodes keyboard, <b>
<a href="http://www.essence.com/video/new-next-meet-jazzy-soul-songstress-kandace-springs">PRESS HERE</a></b> to view this exclusive clip.<i> The Wall Street Journal
</i>hailed <b>Springs</b> as a “suave songstress” and <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> praised
<b>“West Coast”</b> as “buoyant neosoul that combines a rollicking horn arrangement and a bumping rap beat.” “The 23-year-old manages to carry out her mission statement of bridging classic soul with hip-hop by syncing her nostalgic vocals with record scratches
and underground beats,” said RyanSeacrest.com while GlobalGrind.com noted in a recent live review, “Kandace Springs set a calming environment with her soulful voice… audience members couldn’t get enough and begged her for another song.” Early fans have also
included Prince, who invited <b>Springs</b> to come perform at his legendary Paisley Park Studio in Minneapolis after seeing one of her YouTube videos.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Kandace</b> has been previewing tracks from her upcoming EP with this series of song premieres:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://music-mix.ew.com/2014/08/27/kandace-springs-west-coast/">PRESS HERE</a>
</b>to listen to <b>“West Coast” </b>premiered by Entertainment Weekly<b><br>
<a href="http://www.justjared.com/2014/08/21/emerging-artist-kandace-springs-meet-me-in-the-sky-song-premiere-exclusive/">PRESS HERE</a></b> to listen to
<b>“Meet Me In The Sky” </b>premiered by Just Jared<br>
<b><a href="http://revive-music.com/2014/09/02/kandace-springs-forbidden-fruit-single-mp3/">PRESS HERE</a>
</b>to listen to<b> </b>“<b>Forbidden Fruit”</b> premiered by Okayplayer/Revive-Music<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>KANDACE SPRINGS</i> – EP TRACK LISTING:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Love Got In The Way<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>West Coast</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
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</span></span><![endif]><b>Forbidden Fruit</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>KANDACE SPRINGS</i> – UPCOMING SHOWS:</b><br>
9/18 – New York, NY @ Manderley Bar @ McKittrick Hotel<br>
9/30 – New York, NY @ The Box – record release show<br>
10/10 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Rutgers University – Verge Campus Tour w/ Chance The Rapper<br>
10/11 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Skidmore College – Verge Campus Tour w/ Chance The Rapper<o:p></o:p></p>
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Follow Kandace Springs on: <br>
</b><a href="http://www.kandacesprings.com">www.kandacesprings.com</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/kandacesprings">https://www.facebook.com/kandacesprings</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/KandaceSprings">https://twitter.com/KandaceSprings</a><br>
<a href="http://instagram.com/kandacesprings">http://instagram.com/kandacesprings</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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For more information, please contact: <o:p></o:p></p>
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</b>Blue Note Records Press Here
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