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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BAND OF MERRYMAKERS PREMIERE “MUST BE CHRISTMAS”
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TO BENEFIT MUSICARES® ON <i>USA TODAY</i></span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Featuring Members of Lady Antebellum, Neon Trees, Fitz and The Tantrums, 311, Better Than Ezra, 3OH!3, Smallpools, The Mowglis and more!<br>
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Artists to Release Digital Band of Merrymakers Trading Cards</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17<sup>TH</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Los Angeles, CA- November 4,</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 2014
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">– <b>The Band of Merrymakers</b>, a rotating-cast Yuletide super group featuring today’s biggest artists, premiered their debut single “<b>Must Be Christmas</b>”
<b>(The End Records)</b> on<i> <b>USA TODAY</b></i>, </span><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/03/band-of-merrymakers-must-be-christmas-premiere/18378671/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to listen. The track will be available on iTunes on
<b>November 17<sup>th</sup> </b>and a portion of proceeds from the upcoming holiday track will go to the
<b>MusiCares Foundation®. </b><br>
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The Band of Merrymakers includes members of <b>Lady Antebellum</b>, <b>Neon Trees</b>,
<b>Fitz and The Tantrums</b>, <b>311, Better Than Ezra</b>, <b>3OH!3, Smallpools</b>,
<b>The Mowglis, Sinclair, </b>and<b> The Honeymoons</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hit songwriters Sam Hollander and Kevin Griffin were deep in the midst of a heated, decade-old holiday music debate (Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" or "A Very Special
Christmas" compilations benefitting the Special Olympics) when they both suddenly wondered: where has all the holiday musical philanthropy gone? Where's the give minus the take? And thus, they formed
<b>Band of Merrymakers.</b> The Band of Merrymakers will also be releasing digital trading cards featuring each artist.
<b>Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees </b>kicked things off unveiling his card today. <br>
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“Sam Hollander is one of my favorite people in the business,” says <b>Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees</b>. “I thought this song that he wrote with Kevin Griffin was really fun and also expressed what the holidays are about for a lot of people."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Not only does the upcoming single + digital trading cards intend to spread cheer throughout the holiday season but also benefit and raise awareness for MusiCares®.
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MusiCares® is a nonprofit organization that was established by The Recording Academy<sup>®</sup> to provide a wide range of emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery resources to members of the music community.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:skip"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For the latest info on Band of Merrymakers’ upcoming single or to donate to MusiCares, please visit
</span><a href="http://www.bandofmerrymakers.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.bandofmerrymakers.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. Get ready as the answer to the holiday song
debate might have just become a little more complicated…<br>
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<b>Post “Must Be Christmas” using this link:</b> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://smarturl.it/BOMMXMAS" target="_blank">http://smarturl.it/BOMMXMAS</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Digital Band of Merrymakers Trading Cards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u>About MusiCares<sup>®</sup><br>
</u></b>Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case
is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit
</span><a href="http://www.musicares.org"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.musicares.org</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. For breaking news and exclusive content, please
like "MusiCares" on Facebook at </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/musicares"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.facebook.com/musicares</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
and follow @MusiCares on </span><a href="http://www.instagram.com/musicares"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Twitter</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information on Band of Merrymakers, please contact:<br>
PRESS HERE – 323-556-9752 The End Records – 347.901.9897</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
Ashley Lanaux Leo Lavoro<br>
</span><a href="mailto:ashleyl@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ashleyl@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><a href="mailto:leo@theendrecords.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">leo@theendrecords.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For More information on MusiCares, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hannah Berryman/MusiCares Foundation/310.581.8724/</span><a href="mailto:hannah.berryman@grammy.com"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">hannah.berryman@grammy.com</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Christina Cassidy/MusiCares Foundation/310.581.8670/</span><a href="mailto:christina.cassidy@grammy.com"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">christina.cassidy@grammy.com</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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