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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PJ Morton To Release Debut Album
<i>New Orleans</i> <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:"Cambria","serif"">May 14<sup>th</sup> on Young Money Entertainment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">with special guest features from<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Stevie Wonder and Busta Rhymes
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Only One” featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica premieres on Billboard.com today
<a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1534389/pj-morton-exclusive-song-premiere-only-one-feat-stevie-wonder">
here</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Photo Credit: Steven Taylor)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PJ Morton</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> will release his anticipated debut album,
<b><i>New Orleans</i></b>, on <b>May 14, 2013</b> via Lil Wayne’s <b>Young Money Entertainment</b>. The LP, whose title is a nod to PJ’s hometown and musical roots, boasts special guest features by
<b>Stevie Wonder</b> and <b>Busta Rhymes. </b>Lead single<b> “Only One” featuring Stevie Wonder</b> on harmonica premiered on
<b>Billboard.com </b>today. <b><a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1534389/pj-morton-exclusive-song-premiere-only-one-feat-stevie-wonder">PRESS HERE</a></b> to listen!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">New Orleans</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">offers up PJ’s unique brand of smooth, soulful pop, bringing his evocative hooks, funky R&B grooves, velvety vocals and stellar musicianship to the forefront. With PJ at the keyboard and a full backing
band complete with horns and strings that give the album a lush finesse, it’s easy to fall for these songs at first listen.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">New Orleans follows PJ’s acclaimed
<b><i>Following My First Mind</i></b> EP, which was released in early 2012 and featured guest spots from
<b>Adam Levine, Lil Wayne </b>and<b> Jazmine Sullivan. </b>It was praised by the likes of<b>
<i>Vibe, Complex, Interview, Essence, YRB</i> </b>and<b> <i>MTV Buzzworthy</i> </b>
and<b> </b>even garnered 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>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">While <i>New Orleans</i> is PJ’s first full-length effort, he is quite the seasoned veteran. A musical triple threat, PJ is not only the newest addition to the storied Young Money roster.
He also does double duty as the keyboardist/backing vocalist in <b>Maroon 5</b> and is a
<b>GRAMMY, Dove and Stellar Award- winning producer and songwriter</b> (India Arie, Jermaine Dupri, LL Cool J, Jagged Edge, Monica and Musiq Soulchild). It is by having a foothold in each of these realms that PJ has found his sweet spot. With limitless potential
and a rare ability to cross musical genres and roles so effortlessly, the future is bright for PJ. His past, however, has been just as rife with diverse inspirations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Born into the richly melodic soil of New Orleans, PJ recalls a musically inspired upbringing where his talents were eagerly nurtured. Though encompassed in a gospel environment, he was also
strongly influenced by pop icons the Beatles and James Taylor and equally moved by soulful legends Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. These three persuasions shaped PJ’s growth as a musician and propelled him to find his own artistry.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">After releasing several mixtapes and albums on the indie circuit in the early part of his career and collecting accolades as a producer and songwriter, PJ’s big break came when
Maroon 5 asked him to audition for a keyboardist/vocalist spot in the band, which ultimately landed him the gig. Shortly thereafter, Young Money Entertainment’s President,
<b>Mack Maine, </b>signed PJ to his production company, <b>Soothe Your Soul Entertainment</b> and
<b>Young Money Entertainment</b>. Maine immediately recognized PJ’s talent, 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>. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PJ recently performed incredibly well-received showcases in London, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin and will open for Maroon 5 overseas later this summer during the band’s worldwide tour.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">New Orleans Tracklisting:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">1. New Orleans<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2. Only One featuring Stevie Wonder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">3. Never Get Over You featuring Busta Rhymes
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">4. Heavy <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5. Hard Enough
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">6. Work it Out
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">7. Trade it All
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">8. Always Be <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">9. Motions <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">10. Go Alone <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.pjmortononline.com">www.pjmortononline.com</a> /
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/thepjmorton">Facebook</a>/ <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PJMORTON">
Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on
<b>PJ Morton</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Press Here<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Carleen Donovan /
<a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Carla Senft /
<a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">carla@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Carla Senft</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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