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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><img width="223" height="68" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF83E2.1DCF34C0" alt="cid:image008.jpg@01CF83C9.EF09DD60"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ADAM LEVINE’S 222 RECORDS ANNOUNCES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PARTNERSHIP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">WITH</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> INTERSCOPE</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Label to Release ‘Begin Again’ Film Soundtrack on July 1<sup>st</sup>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NEW MAROON 5</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> ALBUM ‘V’ DUE
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ON</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> SEPTEMBER</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Los Angeles, CA- June 9, 2014- Adam Levine’s 222 Records
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">is pleased to announce a partnership with
<b>Interscope Records. </b>The labels will jointly release the soundtrack for <b>
<u>Begin Again</u> </b>(The Weinstein Company)., the major motion picture film from director
<b>John Carney </b>(<u>Once)</u><b> </b>The album will be available from </span><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ALXNDR/222/Polydor/Interscope</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
on <b>July 1<sup>st</sup> </b>and features songs co-written by <b>Gregg Alexander</b>,
<b>Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley, Nick Southwood, Rick Nowels, John Carney and Glen Hansard.</b> The film will be released in theaters on
<b>June 27<sup>th</sup>, 2014.</b><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:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In addition to the
<u>Begin Again</u> soundtrack, 222/Interscope will also jointly release <b>Maroon 5’s</b> highly anticipated fifth studio album,
<u>V.</u> The band recently announced details of their first single, <b>“Maps,”</b> which will impact radio and iTunes on
<b>June 16<sup>th</sup></b>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The full album will be released on
<b>September 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2014</b> and features collaborations with <b>Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Shellback and Sam Martin.
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Founded in 2012</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">,
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Los Angeles based 222 Records offers a</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">diverse roster of artists including singer/songwriter Rozzi Crane, who</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">collaborated with Maroon 5 on the first
<u>Hunger Games</u> soundtrack, which</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">debuted at #1 on
<u>Billboard</u></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">’</span></u><u><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">s</span></u><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
Top 200 Album chart. Crane will be the first</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">new artist to release an album under the new 222 Records/Interscope</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Records partnership.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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