Fashion Rocks Update: Mary J. Blige Joins Stellar Performance Line Up

Fashion Rocks Update: Mary J. Blige Joins Stellar Performance Line Up

Show will feature duet performances from Mary J. Blige and Usher, Fergie and Ludacris, and Alicia Keys with Santana

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Teri Hatcher, Jessica Alba, Denis Leary, Mischa Barton, 50 Cent, Sean Lennon, Tyra Banks, LeAnn Rimes, Tommy Hilfiger, among others join a star-studded lineup of previously announced performers.

Portion of Proceeds to Benefit Keep a Child Alive

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Conde Nast Media Group announced today the following updates regarding New York Fashion Week's most star-studded event:

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* Mary J. Blige joins the line up

* The Fashion Rocks(TM) stage will explode with once in a lifetime duets
featuring Mary J. Blige and Usher, Fergie and Ludacris and Alicia Keys
with Santana.

* Presenters include: Jessica Alba, Mischa Barton, Teri Hatcher, LeAnn
Rimes, Denis Leary, Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent, Sean Lennon, Irina
Lazareanu, Tyra Banks, Emily Procter, Kimora Lee Simmons, Michael Kors,
Francisco Costa, Tommy Hilfiger, and Max Azria.

* A portion of the proceeds from this year's FASHION ROCKS(TM) will
benefit Keep A Child Alive (KCA). KCA is the urgent response to the
AIDS pandemic ravaging Africa and the developing world. KCA is
dedicated to providing life-saving anti-retroviral treatment to
children and their families with HIV/AIDS by directly engaging the
global public in the fight against AIDS. KCA gives 100% of your dollar
a day commitment to treatment. For further information go to

www.keepachildalive.org.

The show, hosted by Entourage star Jeremy Piven, will include performances by Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Carrie Underwood, Chad Kroeger, Fergie, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris, Maroon 5, Mary J. Blige, Martina McBride, Santana and Usher.

The concert returns to the legendary Radio City Music Hall on September 6, 2007 and will air the following night, Friday, September 7, 2007 in a two-hour special on the CBS television network (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

FASHION ROCKS(TM) is a production of Conde Nast Media Group, a unit of Conde Nast Publications, which 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.

Fans looking for more information on Fashion Rocks(TM) please log onto www.fashionrocks2007.tv.

FASHION ROCKS(TM) is sponsored by Chevrolet, Citi, Revlon, Dillard's, and Nexxus.

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Source: Conde Nast Media Group

CONTACT: Susan Makarichev, Keesha Johnson, or Markie Price, all of Dan
Klores Communications, for Conde Nast Media Group, +1-212-685-4300; or Susan
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Lindsey Benoit, lindsey_benoit@condenast.com, all of Conde Nast Media Group

Web site: http://www.fashionrocks2007.tv/
http://www.keepachildalive.org/

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