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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">New Release Formats Announced Including Vinyl,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Super Deluxe Edition & Book!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lenny Kravitz confirmed to make a series of TV performances including the ‘The Late with David Letterman’, ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ and ‘The Toyota Concert
series on TODAY’ <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i>“volume up summer hit”-- Rolling Stone<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i>“It’s a good omen that Kravitz is back to his ‘Let Love Rule’ form and ‘Black and White America’ is going to rock just as hard”--New York Post<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">On the eve of his new release,
<b><u>Black and White America</u> </b>(out <b>tomorrow,</b> <b>August 30<sup>th</sup></b>)<b>, Lenny Kravitz</b> has announced a series of new release formats for the album, as well as several high profile television appearances.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">The
<b><u>Black and White America</u></b>: <b><u><a href="http://store.lennykravitz.com/">Super Deluxe Edition</a></u></b> will include a 46 page foil-embossed hardcover book, double-gatefold LP set with an exclusive 200-photo Kravitz photo collage, a DVD with
5 exclusive and very intimate in-studio performances and a CD making it the complete album experience of sight and sound. An exclusive vinyl version of the album will also be available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">In addition to the release of his new album,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Lenny Kravitz has confirmed a series of performances the week of the album’s release. 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 on
<b>September 2<sup>nd</sup></b>. 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>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Marking
<b>Lenny Kravitz’s</b> 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. Recorded in Paris and the Bahamas, Lenny Kravitz’s vocals and guitar playing are as distinct as ever, showcasing the intensity with which he records and performs. Kravitz, a multi-instrumentalist, produced,
wrote and arranged the 12 tracks on the record. </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Black and White America</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">’s standout tracks
include <b>“Stand,” </b>with its melodic beats and rhythms, “<b>Super Love</b>,<b>”</b> a 70’s throwback to the days of funk with a weaving modern sound, the electrifying beat-driven
<b>“Boongie Drop” </b>featuring <b>Jay-Z</b> and the soulful “<b>Sunflower</b>” with
<b>Drake</b>. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">This is Kravitz’s first album on the new label,
<b>Atlantic Records/Roadrunner Records</b>, following 8 previous albums and over 35 million units sold.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Lenny Kravitz, who most recently appeared in the Oscar nominated film
<b><u>Precious</u></b><u>,</u> has also 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> which is currently filming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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