Tune in, YUNA will perform on tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  She’ll appear on the show with OWL CITY where they will perform their song “Shine Your Way,” the theme song for Dream Works Animation’s 3D comedy, The Croods.

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KCRW premiered YUNA’s new single “I Wanna Go” on their Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show.  Check out the song here.

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Internationally praised Malaysian-born songstress YUNA will release her new digital EP titled ‘Sixth Street,‘ on May 7, 2013 via Verve Records/Indie-Pop Music. ’Sixth Street‘ will be YUNA’s first release with Verve Records, and serves as the follow up to her debut self-titled album, ‘Yuna,‘ that was released last year.

YUNA explains, “‘Sixth Street’ is probably a new chapter for me. All of the songs were written in my apartment where I’m most comfortable, and at that point I understood who I was and knew what I was feeling about life.”

To celebrate the release of the EP, YUNA has teamed up with virtual venue platform Stageit, who will host the EP release show. By choosing an online partner to live-stream the performance, it allows all of her fans, regardless of where they’re located worldwide, to attend the event. A ticket for the show is $10 and can be purchased here. Tickets will give fans access to the live feed, where YUNA will be performing songs from the EP and other favorites.

LA Weekly will also be hosting a contest titled “I Wanna Go” See Yuna. Syncing up with the name of her forthcoming single, “I Wanna Go,” five lucky winners will be selected to come to the Indie-Pop Offices, where the filming will be broadcast out of, and see the show in-person. Details on the contest will be announced in the coming weeks, so check www.laweekly.com andYuna’s social properties for updates.

Already recognized worldwide, 2012 served as YUNA’s breakout year in North America. With her debut, Rolling Stone championed her as having, “certified indie cred and massive pop potential,” and Complex described her as, “a deeply refreshing addition to America’s musical landscape.” She’s performed on national television, was a finalist for MTV Iggy‘s “Best New Band In The World,” has had multiple songs featured in movies and on soundtracks, and played both Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. She recently appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” where she performed her duet with multi-platinum recording artist OWL CITY, “Shine Your Way.” The track can be heard here, and is the theme song in Dream Works Animation’s 3D comedy, THE CROODS, in theatres now.

For more information, visit:

www.facebook.com/yunamusic

www.indie-pop.com

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Yunalis Zarai, more commonly known as Yuna, is an artist who appreciates the power of music. It is the first thing the Malaysian songwriter, who released her first EP back in 2008, references on her website as well as her Facebook page.

Yuna’s self-titled EP was widely recognized at the AIM awards, a Malaysian music awards ceremony. In 2010, Yuna joined the record label FADER and released her second EP “Decorate” in 2011, followed by her self-titled album in April 2012.

Most recently, Yuna recorded a song with Owl City called “Shine Your Way.” The collaboration is featured on the soundtrack of the new DreamWorks film “The Croods,” which hit theaters March 22.

The Miami Hurricane got the chance to talk to Yuna through email about making music, performing and working on a major movie soundtrack.

The Miami Hurricane: What inspired you to pursue music?

Yunalis Zarai: When I learned how to play the guitar and wrote my first song, I felt the need to share my music with everyone. I remember this one video of Feist performing in Paris years ago, and I was like, “That’s it! I’m going to do it, play my guitar and perform my songs.”

TMH: Who would you cite as your musical influences?

YZ: Fiona Apple, Feist, The Cardigans, Coldplay, Francoise Hardy.

TMH: Who are you listening to currently? Are there any new artists in particular you like?

YZ: I’ve been listening to Miguel, The Submarines and Best Coast.

TMH: You’ve released two EPs and a full-length record. What has it been like recording?

YZ: It’s exciting to see something you created and wrote bloom into a full song and then into a full album. Working with a lot of different producers definitely made the process more exciting. I … became friends with them along the way, and we got excited when the album came out.

TMH: How do you think your music has changed from when you first started?

YZ: I try to fuse different types of music into my music and try new things. When I first started out, it was singer-songwriter, folk and little bit of jazz music. Now I’m open to a lot of new ideas: trip hop, orchestra, R&B.

TMH: What has been your favorite part about being a performer?

YZ: I love and hate touring at the same time. I’m always prim and proper, so one part of touring that I don’t like is having little or no comfort to get ready before the show, and the fact that we spend most of our time in a van. But, when I get on stage, I love it.

TMH: What was it like recording “Shine Your Way” with Owl City? How is recording a song for a movie soundtrack different than for an album?

YZ: I loved it! It was different from my music, but I loved being able to collaborate with Owl City and work on an incredible project.

TMH: Where do you see your career going moving forward? What goals do you have for the future?

YZ: I just want to make more albums and more music. For some artists, music says so much about you and the person you are. I’m that kind of artist … I define my music, not the other way around.

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Yuna will be performing her track “Lullabies” live on “CBS This Morning”!

The Show airs on Saturday, August 11 from 7am to 9am EST on CBS. Yuna will perform at about 8:40AM EST. Don’t miss it!

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Tune in to the live stream of Yuna’s performance at the Converse Represent show at 19:45 BST / 2pm EST today!

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As part of Anthropologie’s Push Play Project music series, Yuna will be performing an intimate set in their Seattle store on Friday, July 20 at 8:00PM. Fans can request to be added to the list by emailing anthroevents@anthropologie.com.

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