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Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts : Paste Magazine, Ludacris, Of Montreal, Andrew Bird, Hanson, & Over 200 Additional Artists

SONGS FOR HAITI – –Paste Magazine, Ludacris, Of Montreal, Andrew Bird, Hanson, and over 200 additional artists team up for massive earthquake relief effort–

Decatur, GA (January 19, 2010) – Today, Paste Magazine launches “Songs For Haiti” (http://songsforhaiti.org/), a music-centered relief effort to aid the struggling people of Haiti.  Featuring unreleased songs from a diverse array of artists including: Ludacris, Of Montreal, Andrew Bird, Hanson, Low Anthem, Umphrey’s McGee, Switchfoot, Derek Webb, and over 200 others, “Songs For Haiti” is one of the largest relief efforts yet to emerge from the entertainment world.

Whether people donate through Paste or through another charity (just have to say where); all will have access to the vault of “Songs For Haiti” MP3s.  100% of the money contributed through the Paste site will be spread equally among three charities active in Haiti relief: Doctors Without Borders, The Red Cross, and Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund.  [Please note: donations submitted directly through “Songs For Haiti” are not tax deductible, since Paste is not a charitable organization.]

“We obviously don’t think people would need incentive to donate in this effort, but perhaps the campaign will inspire more music fans to get involved, or to encourage people who have already donated, to donate again,” said Josh Jackson, Paste Magazine’s Editor-In-Chief.  “Music has always been a force that brings people together, and to have so many fantastic artists drop everything to contribute to this effort was very touching,” Jackson added.

For any questions relating to “Songs For Haiti,” or to speak with a representative from Paste magazine, please contact: Mark@rosengrouppr.com

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Paste magazine is quickly becoming the most celebrated entertainment magazine in the U.S. with two National Magazine Award nominations for general excellence, dozens of Plug, Folio and Gamma Awards and endorsements from folks like USA Today, The NY Daily News and The Wall Street Journal, who calls Paste “the finest among American music titles.” In less than a decade, the independent publication has grown to become the third largest rock magazine in the world, thanks to readers hungry for authenticity and creativity. This highly engaged and devoted audience (including nearly 50,000 Twitter followers and 1,000,000 unique monthly visitors) goes to Paste magazine and PasteMagazine.com to discover the Best of What’s Next in music, film, books, games and television. As Utne says, “Paste brings together the best elements of the mainstream and indie press.”

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