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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">BAND OF MERRYMAKERS RELEASES “MUST BE CHRISTMAS”
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</span></b><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 Mowgli's and more!</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">World Wide Music Video Premiere on
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<i><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Los Angeles, CA- November 19,</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"">– The<b> Band of Merrymakers</b>, a rotating-cast Yuletide super group featuring today’s biggest artists, premiered their official music video for their single “<b>Must Be Christmas</b>”
<b>(The End Records)</b> on<i> <b>Billboard </b></i>yesterday, </span><a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319970/band-of-merrymakers-video-must-be-christmas" target="_blank"><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"">. The video follows a group of Santas as they visit iconic spots throughout Los Angeles and Nashville.
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</b>Not only does the single intend to spread cheer throughout the holiday season but also benefit and raise awareness for
<b>MusiCares®</b>, 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.
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#222222; background:white">A portion of the proceeds from the sales of
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“<b>Must Be Christmas</b>”, available exclusively on
<b>iTunes,</b> </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/BOMM-Christmas" target="_blank"><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"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#222222; background:white">will go to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>MusiCares Foundation®. </b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">The<b> Band of Merrymakers</b> includes
<b>Charles Kelley of</b> <b>Lady Antebellum</b>, <b>Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees</b>,
<b>Fitz of</b> <b>Fitz and The Tantrums</b>, <b>Nick Hexum of 311, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra</b>,
<b>Smallpools</b>, <b>The</b> <b>Mowgli's</b>, <b>3oh!3</b>, <b>Sinclair</b>, and
<b>The</b> <b>Honeymoons</b>.<br>
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hit songwriters Sam Hollander and Kevin Griffin were deep in a July </span><span style="font-size:15px">co-write</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> when they wandered into the topic of Christmas
songs. They both suddenly wondered: where has all the holiday musical philanthropy gone? Where's the give minus the take? And thus, they formed
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">"Kevin & I have been great friends for a while now, but after hearing the track, I was so excited to be part of it,” says
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">To keep with the holiday spirit, each artist will be releasing a digital Band of Merrymakers trading card on their social media pages. For the latest info on Band of Merrymakers’ upcoming single
or to donate to MusiCares, please visit </span></font><a href="http://www.bandofmerrymakers.com" style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:16px" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">www.bandofmerrymakers.com</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">.
Get ready as the answer to the holiday song debate might have just become a little more complicated…<br>
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Post “Must Be Christmas” using this link: </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/BOMMXMAS" style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:16px" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">http://smarturl.it/BOMMXMAS</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
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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" target="_blank"><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" target="_blank"><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="https://twitter.com/musicares" target="_blank"><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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<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 </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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Ashley Lanaux <br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The End Records – 347.901.9897</span></b></p>
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<a href="mailto:leo@theendrecords.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">leo@theendrecords.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For More information on MusiCares, please contact:</span></b></p>
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<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" target="_blank"><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""></span></i></b></p>
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<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" target="_blank"><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""></span></i></b></p>
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