ADVISORY/ ASCAP and Artist Empowerment Coalition Grammy Sunny Brunch Honoring Nominees of 45th Annual Grammy Awards.

Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY..for Sunday (Feb. 23)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2003

WHAT:           ASCAP/ AEC ARTIST CELEBRATION & GRAMMY SUNDAY BRUNCH
                Honoring Nominees of 45th Annual Grammy Awards

HOSTED BY:      Roberta Flack and Celebrity Friends

SPECIAL
RECOGNITION:    Faith Evans, Avril Lavigne, Patti LaBelle, Stevie
                Wonder and Tony Bennett

DATE:           Sunday, February 23, 2003
TIME:           11:00AM - 2:00PM

LOCATION:       New York Hilton Hotel
                The Mercury Ballroom
                1335 6th Avenue (54th Street)
                New York, NY 10019

EVENT:          ASCAP and AEC (Artist Empowerment Coalition) honors
                Grammy nominees and celebrates music, artistic
                freedom, style and culture at this star-studded
                affair, which begins the Grammy day and is held prior
                to the evening award ceremony in New York City. The
                AEC, co-founded by power entertainment attorney L.
                Londell McMillan (Prince, Stevie Wonder, Wesley
                Snipes, Ja Rule, Lil Kim), is a non-profit
                organization formed to make the world a better place
                through music, community empowerment and celebration
                of the arts and the diverse cultures from which it is
                born. Performers, songwriters, producers, music
                executives, legislators and music lovers from across
                the US will join the AEC and its co-sponsors for a
                sumptuous meal and music with special guests, special
                songs and some surprises.

SUPPORTERS:     ASCAP, NY Board of Tourism, AFTRA, AFM, Future of
                Music and others.

GUESTS:         Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Isaac Hayes,
                Raphael Saadiq, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Musiq, NY
                Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Congressman John
                Conyers, NY Assemblyman Roger Green, Nelly, Bonnie
                Raitt, Chaka Khan, Faith Evans, Herbie Hancock, Gwen
                Stefani, Wesley Snipes, Eve are just a few of the
                celebrity special guests invited along with a host of
                music lovers.

PERFORMANCES:   Stellar Award-Winning Gospel artist Smokie Norful and
                Hidden Beach recording artist Mike Phillips and
                surprise guest performances.