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BIG & RICH BRING THE PARTY TO GUITAR CENTER SESSIONS

Guitar Center and DIRECTV have announced an impressively diverse roster of artists to be featured in season 9 of the retailer’s award-winning music television series Guitar Center Sessions presented by JBL. The live performance and interview series returns November 14 with 11 new episodes available Friday nights at 8 p.m., exclusively on DIRECTV’s Audience (Channel 239). Artists starring in season 9 include country stalwarts Big & Rich, hip-hop heavyweights T.I. and Wiz Khalifa, rock icons Billy Idol and LINKIN PARK, soulful crooner Aloe Blacc, multiple Grammy winning reggae artist Ziggy Marley, buzzworthy bands Neon Trees and X Ambassadors, indie darlings Cold War Kids and rock band The Gaslight Anthem. Now in its landmark 9th season, Guitar Center Sessions provides inspiring music television content to all of DIRECTV’s 20 million subscribers, reaching over 15 million tune ins during summer premieres and 6.5 million tune ins this August. Guitar Center is committed to producing music programming in the highest quality possible, and was rewarded for that commitment to excellence, receiving four 2014 Telly Awards in the categories of editing, cinematography, sound/sound design and entertainment TV program. This honor places the retailer among such highly esteemed content providers as BET, E!, NBC Universal, Warner Bros., Sony, and more. Visit www.guitarcenter.com, contact [email protected].