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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">ADAM LEVINE SIGNS DIEGO BONETA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">TO 222 RECORDS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">EP Set For Release Later This Year</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">LOS ANGELES, CA—APRIL 25, 2012-- Adam Levine</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">,
<b>Maroon 5</b> frontman and coach of the hit NBC series <b><i>The Voice</i></b>, announced today that
<b>Diego Boneta</b> has signed to his newly formed label, <b>222 Records</b>. Diego, who will be seen starring in the New Line/Warner Bros. film adaptation of the successful Broadway Musical
<b><i>Rock of Ages</i></b>, is set to release an EP later this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Boneta is one of those rare artists that maneuver gracefully between being a truly exceptional musician and an incredible performing actor," said Adam Levine. "I'm thrilled to have his first US release come out on 222 Records."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">"Talk about an amazing opportunity," said Diego Boneta. "There aren't very many label heads that have played to sold-out audiences around
the world, won multiple Grammys and written a string of hit singles. Adam understands both sides of the song - the process of creating it and then how to make it succeed. I'm excited to work with him on the release of my first English language album."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Diego Boneta, a native of Mexico, is already known as an accomplished singer, actor and Latin GRAMMY nominated musician. He has quickly garnered attention
for his work on the ABC Family hit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Pretty Little Liars</i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>and the CW’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>90210</i>.</b> Both shows featured
his music, spotlighting the hit song “<b>Siempre Tu</b>.<b>” </b> In 2006 he released his debut album<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Diego Mas</i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>via<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>EMI
Mexico</b>, which spawned two Top 10 hits in Latin America and Spain, reaching gold status in Mexico and Chile while going platinum in Brazil. Diego was then nominated for “Best New Artist” at the 2006<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>MTV Awards
Latin America</i></b>. In 2008, he executive produced his second album<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Indigo</i></b>, which achieved gold status within a month of its release and landed him a nomination for “Best Solo Artist” at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>MTV
Awards Latin America</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Watch this space for further details on Diego Boneta’s forthcoming release and check in at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.diegoboneta.com">www.diegoboneta.com</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
updates!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">About 222 Records</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Founded by GRAMMY Award winning Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, 222 Records offers a diverse roster of artists from across the musical spectrum. The Los Angeles, CA
based label will be releasing a series of albums this coming spring and summer, including projects from Tony, Emmy and 2-time Golden Globe nominee Matthew Morrison, singing sensation Diego Boneta, who is starring in the upcoming<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Rock
of Ages</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>film<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and singer/songwriter Rozzi Crane, who most recently collaborated with Maroon 5 on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Hunger
Games</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>soundtrack, which debuted at #1 on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Billboard’s Top 200 Album</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>chart. </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">222 RECORDS-<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Carleen Donovan/ Press Here 212-246-2640</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Diego Boneta- Michael Moses / BWR - 310-248-6171<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(all info in the "current roster" section): <br>
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<a href="http://www.twitter.com/presshere"><span style="color:#595959">http://www.twitter.com/presshere</span></a>
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