Conde Nast Media Group, Producers Guild of America and The Entertainment Industry Foundation Present the Performers' Line-Up for MOVIES ROCK(TM)

Conde Nast Media Group, Producers Guild of America and The Entertainment Industry Foundation Present the Performers' Line-Up for MOVIES ROCK(TM)

A Celebration of Music in Film

Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Sir Elton John, Fergie, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, John Williams, Marc Anthony, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly Among Others ...

2-Hour Special To Air Friday, December 7 on CBS Television Network

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Conde Nast Media Group (CNMG), the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) announced today an all-star line-up of performers for MOVIES ROCK -- a two-hour live event and television special that celebrates the powerful relationship between music and film. The live event will take place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on December 2, 2007, and will air on Friday, December 7 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The Entertainment Industry Foundation will be a beneficiary of the project.

MOVIES ROCK will pay tribute to some of music's most iconic moments in film. Performances will include Beyonce singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz and Carrie Underwood performing the title song from The Sound of Music. Fergie and Jennifer Hudson will lend their own magic to "Live And Let Die" and "Goldfinger" from the James Bond films while Mary J. Blige and John Legend will sing "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca. Legendary composer John Williams will lead an orchestra in a medley of his original scores, and Elton John will honor the music from animated features.

"We wanted to create an extraordinary show that would pay tribute to the indelible impact music has on film," said Richard Beckman, president of Conde Nast Media Group. "It heightens the mood, drives the narrative and brings a story to life. At Movies Rock today's most talented artists will bring their own magic to some of movie's most iconic music moments along side Hollywood's most esteemed talent both in front of and behind the camera."

"With this first-of-its-kind special, we are planning to give the viewers some sensational musical reasons to fall in love with the movies all over again, and we could not be more excited about our partnership with the incredible folks at Conde Nast Media Group," said Kathleen Kennedy and Bruce Cohen.

Conde Nast Media Group's Beckman, PGA board members Kathleen Kennedy (Munich, Seabiscuit) and Bruce Cohen (American Beauty, Pushing Daisies) and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions (winner of 13 Emmys) will serve as executive producers.

MOVIES ROCK is a production of Conde Nast Media Group, a unit of Conde Nast Publications that includes corporate sales, marketing, interactive and direct sales efforts for all of Conde Nast's consumer magazines and websites. Conde Nast Media Group is recognized as an industry leader for its creation and execution of large-scale, integrated, multi-platform advertising programs and events.

The Producers Guild of America comprises 4000 members working in all areas of film, television, and ancillary production. The Guild's leadership, guided by its President, Marshall Herskovitz, is committed to just treatment for members of the producing team, from rigorous enforcement of workplace labor laws, to fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits. Since 2006, its thorough credit arbitration process has been utilized by AMPAS to determine that organization's nominees for its Best Picture Oscar(R).

The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a leading charitable organization of the entertainment industry, has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support charitable initiatives addressing critical health, education and social issues.

MOVIES ROCK is sponsored by Chevrolet, Citi, Dillard's, Estee Lauder, Sony, TRESemme, and Verizon Wireless.

Fans looking for more information on MOVIES ROCK can log onto www.moviesrock2007.com

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Source: Conde Nast Media Group

CONTACT: Susan Portnoy, +1-212-286-6047, susan_portnoy@condenast.com, or
Zoe Farrell, +1-212-286-4619, zoe_farrell@condenast.com, both of Conde Nast
Media Group

Web site: http://www.moviesrock2007.com/

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