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Monday, February 13th, 2012

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TANK FEATURING: Tank, vocals Other musicians, TBA Tank is one of the most recognizable names in modern R&B, known for vivid storytelling and sensual love songs. He's an icon in the making, with four albums and eight Grammy nominations under his belt. He's also a singer who carries the torch of masters like Marvin Gaye and Al Green, while redefining R&B for a new decade. For this artist, the secret to his success is simple. He remains true to who he is, as a man and an artist. "My music is the real me," says Tank. "I'll either live by that or I'll die by that in this business, but I've got to be me." He's famous for sexy yet relatable love songs that are at once thoroughly modern and yet steeped in the sounds of classic soul. Though fans know and love Tank for smash hits like "Maybe I Deserve" and "Please Don't Go," they may be surprised to learn that he is also behind such chart-toppers as Rubben Studdard's "Change Me" and Omarion's "O." What's more, Tank served as an associate member of the hit-making production team The Underdogs, with further credits including the smash soundtrack to the 2006 musical film adaptation of Dreamgirls (in which he also made a cameo). After releasing 2007's album Sex, Love & Pain, Tank took a moment to step out of the spotlight, but not necessarily out of the studio. He formed the Los Angeles-based production company Song Dynasty and began shaping the sound of modern R&B with songs for a diverse roster of artists including Keyshia Cole, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, and Keri Hilson. On his fourth and most recent studio album Now or Never (2010), Tank steps back into the spotlight with an incredibly personal collection that shares both the intensely intimate themes his fans have come to love as well as an entirely new side of himself. "I've put a lot of my personal business into my music because people relate to it," he says. "I sing based upon the things that I've been through. I don't just sing about the pain, I sing about getting through it. Whether I'm singing about sex, relationships, or the occasional party, the songs are still about classic R&B themes." Now or Never maintains a perfect balance between the classic style that made Tank famous and his penchant for collaboration and experimentation, always pushing the envelope. "The sound of this new album is still the traditional R&B formula, but sonically it's very current," he says. The first single from the disc, "Sex Music," perfectly illustrates this new sound. The high-energy track lives up to its name with a spacey, shuddering beat that renders the track irresistible for die-hard Tank fans. It's been an incredible journey since Tank was an undiscovered artist with a dream, penning songs in the basement of his mother's Maryland home. He has enjoyed remarkable successes throughout his career, and Now or Never is in many ways the album that brings those successes together. The journey doesn't end here, though. Poised to release his next album Savior in 2012, Tank keeps pushing forward, as always. That's what his fans have come to expect - and perhaps what they love most.