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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

INDIA.ARIE LAUNCHES A NEW LABEL

Soul songstress India.Arie is launching a new label, SoulBird Music, in partnership with Universal Republic Records.

"In this era, soul is not a sound or a color, it's an intention," Arie said, expliaing the philoshy behind her new label in a statement. "That's the kind of music I want SoulBird to represent: music with intelligence and heart, music that moves people in their souls and their bodies. Music with wings."

The first release under the label, according to Billboard, will be Georgia native Anthony David's Acey Deucey,. The new disc will compile material from David's two previous independent releases, 2004's Three Chords and the Truth and 2006's Red Clay Chronicles.

A former backup singer for Arie, David describes his sound as " Bill Withers meets Mos Def." He'll make his major-label debut when Acey Deucey arrives in stores on June 17 via SoulBird.

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