SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 5 /EMWNews/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE:

LGF), the leading next generation filmed entertainment studio, has signed

cajun/zydeco act the Pine Leaf Boys to a record and publishing deal, it was

announced today by Lionsgate Music President Jay Faires. Their new album is

slated for a September release.



    "Their last two records really caught our attention and when the

opportunity came to work with them, we jumped at it," said Faires. "Wilson

and the guys are so obviously talented and to see them treat this genre

with such reverence while they move it forward is very exciting to us. This

continues our push into what we see as underserved genres from which we can

break new acts."



    Hailing from southwest Louisiana, the Pine Leaf Boys made their mark in

2007 with a Grammy (R) nomination for Best Cajun/Zydeco Album. The band

consists of five musicians in their 20s who have created their own take on

traditional Cajun music. With three European tours in the past year and

approximately 160 tour dates that included Jazzfest, Merlefest, and the

Kennedy Center, the Pine Leaf Boys have become noted for their strong live

performances. Geoffrey Himes praises them in a New York Times article,

describing their shows as "combining a mysterious past -- the nearly

forgotten dialect and the archaic squeezebox's red bellows -- with an

unabashed rock 'n' roll energy." Rolling Stone describes the group as

"steeped in tradition ... but with free-range ambitions in soul" and NPR

recently featured the Pine Leaf Boys on "Morning Edition," crediting the

band for keeping Cajun Music alive.



    Lionsgate has upcoming artist releases from Lee Scratch Perry and

Glacier Hiking as well as new soundtracks for "Weeds" and "Mad Men" on the

television side and THE LUCKY ONES, PUNISHER 2: WAR ZONE and THE SPIRIT on

its film slate. Lionsgate's music team recently announced an unprecedented

partnership with Getty Images, providing award-winning scores for the

launch of their music-licensing venture. Continuing to expand their artist

roster, Lionsgate has signed eight-time ASCAP and seven-time BMI award

winning TV composer David Vanacore and three time IBMA award winners The

Infamous Stringdusters.



    Other recent achievements include Marco Beltrami's Academy Award(R)

nominated score for the hit 3:10 TO YUMA, a prestigious line-up of artists

such as Bob Dylan, Miles Davis and the Andrews Sisters on the Golden

Globe(R) winning and multiple Emmy-winning television drama "Mad Men,"

innovative main title covers from the likes of Linkin Park, Randy Newman

and Elvis Costello on the television comedy hit "Weeds" and original end

titles from Dr. Dre and The Flaming Lips on the latest Lionsgate features.

Lionsgate Music is an innovative, entrepreneurial and diversified company,

complementing Lionsgate's film and TV entertainment content leadership with

a growing role in all facets of music IP.



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pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment,

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its content leadership and marketing expertise through a series of

partnerships that include the highly successful FEARNet branded VOD and

Internet horror channel with Sony and Comcast, the recent announcement of

the fall 2009 launch of a new premium entertainment channel with partners

Viacom, Paramount Pictures and MGM, investment in the leading young men's

digital distribution platform Break.com, ownership of the premier

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alliance with independent filmed entertainment production and distribution

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leading content creators, owners and distributors in key territories around

the world, including Televisa in the U.S. and Latin America, StudioCanal in

the UK, Hoyts and Sony in Australia and Eros International in India.



    The Company has generated more than $450 million at the North American

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in home entertainment. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library

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       Check out the Pine Leaf Boys at Lionsgate's new music podcasts:

                      http://music.lionsgate.com/podcast



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