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<b><u>BAND OF MERRYMAKERS * <i>Must Be Christmas</i> (THE END RECORDS)<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<img width="203" height="207" align="left" hspace="12" alt="cid:D20F5DD8-CECE-44E2-A7FF-A928E5DEFC84" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3" id="c5fd132e-7064-42fe-89c8-ce3648bd1807" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D00248.6DD34E90">The<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Band
of Merrymakers</b>, a rotating-cast Yuletide super group featuring some of today’s biggest artists, released their debut single “<b>Must Be Christmas</b>” (The End Records) today exclusively on<b><i>iTunes</i></b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="smarturl.it/BOMM-Christmas" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">PRESS
HERE</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to purchase. A portion of the proceeds will benefit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>MusiCares®</b>,<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>a nonprofit organization that was established
by The Recording Academy<sup>®</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to provide a wide range of emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery resources to members of the music community.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: black; ">The<b>Band
of Merrymakers</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>includes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Charles Kelley<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Lady Antebellum</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Tyler
Glenn<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>of<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Neon Trees</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Fitz</b>of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Fitz and The Tantrums</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Nick
Hexum<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>of<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>311, Kevin Griffin<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>of<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Better Than Ezra</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Smallpools</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The</b><b>Mowglis</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>3oh!3</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sinclair</b>,
and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Honeymoons</b>.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>USA Today<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b>gave readers the first
listen of the track,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/03/band-of-merrymakers-must-be-christmas-premiere/18378671/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">PRESS HERE</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>to
listen. 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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Band of Merrymakers.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u>BRYAN FERRY *<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Avonmore</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(BMG)<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<img width="209" height="209" align="left" hspace="12" alt="bf_Album Cover_1500px" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2" id="e911c1be-c460-4b0c-99b4-5e3009812c2c" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D00248.6DD34E90"><b><span style="color: black; ">Bryan
Ferry<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; ">is releasing his new studio album,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><i>Avonmore</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>today. After last
year’s detour into<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Jazz Age</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and a significant contribution to Baz Luhrmann’s hit film of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Great Gatsby</i>, Ferry
returns to the present day with a compelling collection of eight brand new compositions and two intriguing covers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Johnny Marr</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Nile Rodgers</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Marcus
Miller<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>are featured throughout the album, together with a shifting cast including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Flea</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Ronnie Spector</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Mark
Knopfler</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Maceo Parker</b>.<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This year Ferry impressed fans with his live performances during his US
tour, which included his lauded Coachella debut. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://vevo.ly/u5VUhB" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">PRESS HERE</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to watch the
music video for the first single “<b>Loop De Li</b>.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/11/04/361155023/bryan-ferry-shares-new-songs-and-stories-from-his-upcoming-record" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">PRESS
HERE</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to listen to Bryan discuss<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Avonmore</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>NPR’s All Songs Considered</i></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and
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<b><u><span lang="EN-GB">Early Praise for<i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Avonmore<br>
</i></span></u></b><i><span lang="EN-GB">“It's been more than 40 years since singer Bryan Ferry started making some of the freshest, most original rock music of the early 1970s in the band Roxy Music… Bryan Ferry is now 69 years old. His voice is a bit deeper
and even more alluring.” –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>NPR<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB">"Don't stop the dance! Ferry's 15th solo album is a vigorous delight." –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Uncut<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i>“The 69-year-old British pop icon returns to his signature sound, shifting the focus back to his elegantly restrained crooning and slow-drip melodies.” –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>SF Chronicle</b></i><i><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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