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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt">ZZ Ward</span></b><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt">Premieres Video for Single
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt">“LOVE 3X”
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt">Exclusively via
</span></b><a href="ZZWard.vh1.com"><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt">VH1</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:30.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>ZZ </b><b>Ward</b> premiered the music video for her latest single,
<b>“LOVE 3X”</b> TODAY, exclusively via <a href="http://www.vh1.com/">VH1</a>. The video was directly by
<a href="http://m-i-e.com/">M-I-E</a> (Beyoncé, Joey Bada$$, Alesso).<b> </b><a href="ZZWard.vh1.com"><b>PRESS HERE</b></a> to check it out!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Three years after her critically-acclaimed debut, <b><i>Til The Casket Drops</i></b>, ZZ Ward is back and her hotly anticipated follow-up album,
<b><i>This Means War,</i></b> is set for release on September 18<sup>th</sup>.The album, produced by GRAMMY Award winner S1 (Kanye, Madonna, Eminem, Beyonce) and ZZ herself,
<b><i>This Means War</i></b> is a sexy, girl power romp with a badass backbeat that exudes ZZ’s swagger and confident stance as she lets loose her soulful voice over an energetic and more rhythmic core.
<b> </b><a href="http://smarturl.it/zza2."><b>PRESS HERE</b></a> to pre-order <b>
<i>This Means War.</i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:32.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.zzward.com/"><b>PRESS HERE</b></a> to view the dates for ZZ Ward’s
<b><i>Love And War Tour</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“Ward infuses ‘LOVE 3X’ with shimmering bubblegum pop beats. Don't be surprised if you find yourself muttering it under your breath all day—it's as infectious and catchy as anything. Do you love
love love it?”-</i> <b>NYLON</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“with a mash of gritty blues, rock, R&B and a taste of hip hop, her Coachella showing was a reward for the fans and for folks just discovering her” -</i><b>LOS ANGELES TIMES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“Her energy evokes Tina Turner's, her chops Aretha Franklin's and her soul Etta James'…”-</i><b>NEW YORK TIMES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“…her songs are bluesy and sultry, allowing the underlying rap beats and rhythms to bolster her powerhouse vocals.”</i> -<b>BILLBOARD</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ABOUT ZZ WARD</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">:
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ZZ’s debut album,
<b><i>Til The Casket Drops</i></b>, has sold over 150K albums and 500K tracks to date. Her music has been licensed over 100 times and has been featured in countless TV shows, commercials and feature films. ZZ has performed on
<b>The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, Last Call with Carson Daly, Good Morning America</b> and
<b>VH1’s Big Morning Buzz</b>. She has played over 350 live shows including major festivals Coachella, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Sasquatch and Jay-Z’s Made In America. ZZ’s style has been featured in Lucky, ELLE and Vogue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Facebook/ZZWard Instagram @zzward twitter @zzward<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">MEDIA CONTACTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Heather Davis Carleen Donovan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">HOLLYWOOD RECORDS PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:Heather.davis@disney.com"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Heather.davis@disney.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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