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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">NEW Album set to Debut on August 30<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Debut single “Stand” set to Impact Radio on June 6<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Lenny Kravitz confirmed to make a series of TV performances in conjunction with the album’s release including
<i>’The Late Show with David Letterman’</i> on August 30<sup>th</sup>, <i>‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’</i> on September 1<sup>st
</sup>and <i>the ‘Toyota Concert Series on TODAY’</i> on September 2<sup>nd</sup>!</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC1AE1.081242C0" alt="LK_10__101" height="310" hspace="12" width="207" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Four time GRAMMY Award winning artist<b> Lenny Kravitz</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">
is proud to announce the release of his new single, <b>“Stand”</b> set to impact radio on June 6<sup>th</sup> from his highly-anticipated ninth<span style="color: red;">
</span>studio album, <b><u>Black and White America</u></b> (<b>Atlantic Records/Roadrunner Records).
</b>The collection, set to debut on August 30<sup>th</sup>, marks Kravitz’s first release on the new label, following 8 previous albums and over 35 million units sold. In addition to his new single, Lenny Kravitz has confirmed a series of performances in conjunction
with the release of <b><u>Black and White America.</u></b> He will perform on the
<b><u>Toyota Concert Series on the TODAY Show</u></b>, closing out the morning program’s highly anticipated summer shows September 2<sup>nd</sup>. Kravitz will perform songs from<b><u> Black and White America</u></b> along with other top charting hits. Along
with the <u>TODAY</u> concert series, Kravitz is set to appear on <b><u>The Late Show with David Letterman</u></b> on
<b>August 30<sup>th</sup></b> and <b><u>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon </u></b>on <b>
September 1<sup>st</sup></b>. In addition to the album, Lenny Kravitz, who most recently appeared in the Oscar nominated film
<b><i>Precious</i></b>, has announced that he has been cast in the role of Cinna in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel,
<b><u>The Hunger Games</u></b>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Marking his first release of new material in three years,
<u>Black and White America</u> is a rich rock and funk-infused collection filled with Lenny’s signature guitar riffs, compelling melodies and the undeniable anthemic lyricism that has been his trademark over the course of his 20-year career.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">In addition to</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> the release of his new album, Kravitz
will kick off a world tour this year in support of the new collection this summer. He will kick things off by joining U2 on tour on June 4<sup>th</sup>, as the seminal band resumes their US dates at stadiums on the west coast.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Recorded in the Bahamas and Paris, Lenny Kravitz’s vocals and guitar playing are as distinct as ever on
<u>Black</u></span><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> and White America</span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">, showcasing the intensity with which he records and performs.
Kravitz, a multi-instrumentalist, produced, wrote and arranged the 16 tracks on the record.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race and class into a 20-year
musical career, one which revels in the rich influences of '60s and '70s soul, rock and funk. From 1999 to 2002, he won four consecutive Grammy Awards, setting a record for the most wins in the “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” category with his single “Dig
In” (previously winning for “Again,” “American Woman” and “Fly Away”). </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">For more information please go to
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