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TAIO CRUZ TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “TY.O” EXCLUSIVELY AT iTUNES CANADA DECEMBER 6

TY.O

TAIO CRUZ TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "TY.O" EXCLUSIVELY AT iTUNES® CANADA ON DECEMBER 6

AVAILABLE AT ALL OTHER RETAILERS ON DECEMBER 13

Toronto, On. (December 2, 2011) - Taio Cruz is set to release his second album, TY.O exclusively via iTunes® on December 6 through Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company. The album, which includes the Top 40 hit, "Hangover" featuring Flo Rida, will be exclusively available at iTunes® for seven days followed by all other digital/retail locations as of December 13. Taio, who has sold a staggering 16 million singles worldwide, has also established himself as one of the world's most sought after writer/producers as well as a genuine international superstar. To date, Taio has sold a combined 917,000 digital tracks in Canada. This includes "Dynamite", which is certified 5X platinum, "Break Your Heart", which is 2X platinum and "Higher", which is platinum in Canada. Taio's combined Youtube views exceed 300 million, he has 546,483 followers on Twitter and his album 'Rokstarr' is certified Gold in Canada. On the new album, Taio has gathered an impressive roster of producers including: Dr. Luke and Cirkut (Ke$ha, Jessie J, Katy Perry), Carl Falk (N*SYNC, Backstreet Boys), RedOne (Lady Gaga), Jimmy Joker (Usher), Klas Åhlund (Britney Spears), Jason Gilbert (Eminem, Akon, Kardinal Offishall) and David Guetta (Akon, Rihanna). The album, according to Taio, who writes all of his own music, is diverse. "It has elements of dubstep, hip hop, rock, Latin, and Caribbean in it. I decided to throw as much as possible into the pot and make it sound as cool as possible." Track listing for TY.O: 1. Hangover (feat. Flo Rida) 2. Troublemaker 3. There She Goes 4. Shotcaller 5. Make It Last Forever 6. World In Our Hands 7. Tattoo 8. Play 9. You're Beautiful 10. Telling The World 11. Little Bad Girl (David Guetta, Taio Cruz) taiocruzmusic.co.uk twitter.com/taiocruz (607K Followers) vevo.com/taiocruz (310M Video Views) youtube.com/taiocruztv (4.8M Video Views, 4K Subscribers) facebook.com/taiocruz (5.2M Likes)

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