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Sade's "Lovers Rock" premieres on the web

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The sultry and smoking voice of Nigerian-born international singer Sade Adu, simply known as Sade, will rock the world, again, beginning this November 2000.Epic Records Group, Apple computer and Vibe Online have announced that international recording artist Sade's forthcoming new studio album "Lovers Rock" will premiere on the Internet exclusively in Apple's QuickTime streaming media format four days before the album arrives in stores on November 14.

Rock" is an eleven-track album written, arranged and co-produced by Sade with Mike Pela, with whom Sade has worked on her previous albums. Five of Sade's prior albums placed in the Top Five on Billboard's Pop and R&B charts, and her albums have sold more than 25 million copies in the U.S. and more than 50 million worldwide.

"Apple's QuickTime is simply the world's best format for streaming high quality audio and video over the Internet," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "We're ecstatic QuickTime was chosen as the format to premiere Sade's new album before it hits the stores."

The online Sade Listening Party is accessible via www.sadeusa.com, www.apple.com/quicktime and www.vibe.com. The album is Sade's first new studio album in nearly eight years and includes her current single, "By Your Side." Apple's QuickTime streaming technology, coupled with the reach and presence of Vibe, will make this an event to remember," said Polly Anthony, President, Epic Records Group.To access the premiere of "Lovers Rock" in its entirety at the online Sade Listening Party, Internet users simply need to download the QuickTime player, which is available to Macintosh and Windows users for free at www.apple.com/quicktime
By Chido Nwangwu with agency and corporate reports

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