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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><img width="154" height="124" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D05810.365F9860" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D05807.21642150"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt">ESTELLE’S HIT SINGLE “CONQUEROR” (<i>EMPIRE
</i>VERSION FEATUING JUSSIE SMOLLETT) TAKES OVER iTUNES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt">NOW TOP 3 OVERALL AND #1 ON THE HIP-HOP/RAP CHART<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt">Estelle To Perform at Historic March 8<sup>th</sup> Concert “Centric Salutes Selma” In Honor of 50<sup>th
</sup>Anniversary <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(Courtesy of FOX)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">“shining, triumphant…”-
<b><i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">“…the jam we cannot get out of our heads…” -
<b><i>People</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grammy Award-winning artist
<b>Estelle’s smash hit song “Conqueror” </b>has skyrocketed even further after her special duet version aired during the March 4<sup>th</sup> episode of<b> FOX’s
<i>Empire.</i> The song is racing up the iTunes charts and is currently Top 3 Overall and #1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Chart.
</b>Performed by<b> Estelle </b>(who guest starred as <b>Delphine, </b>the newest artist to sign with Empire Entertainment) and<b> Jussie Smollett (</b>who plays<b> Jamal),</b> “Conqueror” is the
<b>highest-charting song from <i>Empire</i> </b>to date.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <b>original version of “Conqueror”</b> (</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvimH5_Ap4"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> to
watch the video)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> is the lead single from
<b>Estelle’s new album, <i>True Romance</i></b><i>,</i> out now on <b>Established 1980, Inc./BMG</b>.<span style="color:#006621">
</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WWU696CYE"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">to watch the performance from<b> <i>Empire</i></b>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-romance/id913537925"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">to purchase <b><i>True Romance</i></b> on
<b>iTunes.</b> The album has garnered praise from the likes of <b><i>New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, Elle, InStyle, NY Daily News</i></b> and more. Estelle recently delivered a moving performance of
<b>“Conqueror” </b>on <b><i>The View</i></b> – </span><a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/the-view/video/VDKA0_rna7chrq"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> to watch.<b> “Conqueror” featuring Estelle and Jussie
Smollet</b> will appear on the <b><i><span style="color:black">Original Soundtrack From Season One Of “Empire”</span></i></b></span><b>
</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">out March 10<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Sunday, March 8<sup>th</sup> Estelle
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">will lend her voice to<b> </b>honor those who stood up for freedom and equal rights during<b> Centric’s historic concert celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March</b> live from the
foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where the march took place<b>. Estelle </b>joins the likes of<b> Aloe Blacc, Angie Stone, Bebe Winans, Eric Benet, India.Aire, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, Rick Ross, Tamar Braxton, Tyrese</b> and more, along with original marchers,<b>
Harry Belafonte </b>and<b> Peter Yarrow</b>. <b>Tune into the live stream on CentricTV.com and BET.com March 8 from 5pm – 8pm EST.
</b>Hosted by<b> AJ Calloway, </b>the concert<b> “Centric Salutes Selma,” will air on Centric and BET March 13 at 8pm EST.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">PRAISE FOR “CONQUEROR” & ESTELLE’S
<i>TRUE ROMANCE</i> ALBUM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“..anthemic” –
<b><i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“striking” –
<b><i>VH1</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">"It delivers...[with] a fairytale ending." -
<b><i>Rolling Stone</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:white">“…a cornucopia of styles delivered by a singer who clearly has learned from all of them, and who never felt the need to settle.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">” <i>– <b>New
York Times</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">"Estelle’s influences range from pop to hip-hop to reggae to soul....sensational pipes..." -
<b><i>People</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#111111">“…there’s a tell-tale swirl to the sound, whipping together a ripple of strings, a gleam of bass and a splash of jazz…the music’s peculiar amalgam
of British soul gives the star a place of her own.” <i>– <b>New York Daily News</b></i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings">https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings</a> //
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