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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">MAROON 5 SIGN TO INTERSCOPE RECORDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NEW ALBUM ‘V’ DUE
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ON</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> SEPTEMBER</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">BAND SIGNS WORLDWIDE TOUR DEAL WITH LIVE NATION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">May
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">19</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, 2014 (Santa Monica, CA)--</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Multi-platinum,
3-time GRAMMY-Award winning band <b>Maroon 5</b> has signed to <b>Interscope Records</b>. The group¹s highly anticipated fifth studio album</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">,</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
titled <b><u>V</u></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, </span>
<span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">will be </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">released on
<b>September 2, 2014</b>, which will be </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">preceded by a new single that will be released this summer. In addition, the band has signed a worldwide tour deal with
<b>Live Nation</b> with tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks.<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Recorded in LA over the past year with producers
<b>Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder,<span style="color:black"> Shellback</span></b><span style="color:black"> and
<b>Sam Martin</b></span>, <b><u>V</u></b> reunites Maroon 5 with long-time keyboardist Jesse Carmichael who took a hiatus while the band recorded 2012’s
<b><u>Overexposed</u></b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Capturing their first of three Grammy Awards as “Best New Artist” of 2005 and going on to sell more than 17 million albums worldwide, Maroon 5’s
releases have gone gold and platinum in over 35 countries. The band won over fans and critics alike with the hybrid rock/R&B sound they introduced on their debut album,
<u>Songs About Jane</u> and their double platinum album, <u>It Won't be Soon Before Long</u>, which included hits like "Makes Me Wonder" and "If I Never See your Face Again." In 2010, the band released their third studio album,
<u>Hands All Over</u>, which was certified platinum. The collection featured two hit singles including the Hot AC smash “Misery” and the anthemic “Moves Like Jagger,” which climbed to the<b>#1</b> spot on the
<u>Top 40</u>, <u>Hot AC</u> and <u>Billboard Hot 100</u> charts. The track has also become one of the best-selling singles of all time. Following the release of the album, both “Misery” and “Moves Like Jagger” received GRAMMY nominations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Maroon 5’s most recent album
<u>Overexposed</u> quickly reinforced the group¹s status as a powerhouse in popular music with all of the collection¹s singles rising to the top of the charts. The third single off of the album, “Daylight,” claimed the
<b># 1</b> spot on both <u>Top 40</u> and <u>Hot AC</u> radio charts. In the process, the band set a record for the most
<b>#1’s</b> (six in total) by a group in the <u>Top 40</u> chart’s <i>20-year history</i>. In conjunction with the album, Maroon 5 wrapped one of the highest grossing tours of 2013 with over 50 million dollars in ticket sales.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In addition to his work with Maroon 5, Adam Levine has returned for the 6th season as a coach on the EMMY Award winning NBC hit series
<b><u>The Voice</u></b>. Adam made his small screen acting debut on the second season of the hit FX drama
<b><u>American Horror Story</u></b>, and will soon be seen in a lead role in the major motion picture film,
<b><u>Begin Again</u></b> from director John Carney, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013. The film will be released on June 27<sup>th</sup>.
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