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05.04.2006
Proud gets US release...

Heather Small's Proud has been selected onto the soundtrack of new movie 'Akeelah and the Bee' the movie and soundtrack album is also to be marketed through 'Starbucks' throughout the United States - with Proud being released as the first single.

In US theaters beginning April 28, Akeelah and the Bee is the inspirational story of a precocious 11-year-old girl (Keke Palmer) with a gift for spelling. Despite objections from her mother (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude wins her a spot in the national spelling bee, and her determination instills all those who help her with a sense of community pride as they witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.

The Akeelah and the Bee soundtrack is available in the US starting today and features The Jackson Five, The Spinners, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Al Green, The Brothers Johnson and Aretha Franklin.

The first singles off the soundtrack are "Proud" from Heather Small, and Keke Palmer's debut single "All My Girlz." The album is available at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as traditional music retail outlets and is the first official motion picture soundtrack that Starbucks has ever carried.

You can view the trailer and listen to the Soundtrack including Proud - www.akeelahandthebee.com

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