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<p align="center"><strong>Gritty, Soulful, and Engaging, Soul Songstress<br /> </strong><strong>Conya Doss</strong><strong><br /> Releases her First single &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Change&rdquo;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> This phenomenal single premiered on the Michael Baisden Show and is already being deemed an &lsquo;Instant Classic&rsquo; from her eagerly anticipated forthcoming LP<br /> &nbsp;<br /> </strong><strong><em>A Pocketful of Purpose</em></strong><strong><br /> To Be Released April 24,2012</strong></p><p>Compared to the likes of Soul artists&rsquo; Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott, poised songstress Conya Doss offers up her gritty and soulful sound on her first single &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Change&rdquo; off of her eagerly anticipated forthcoming LP, A Pocketful of Purpose. A Cleveland-native, Conya Doss offers a modern spin on vintage sound, seamlessly infusing her music with an eclectic blend of soul, blues, rock, jazz, and r&amp;b.&nbsp; Doss has built a solid reputation over the years as the modern benchmark for any young female artist, and her forthcoming LP A Pocketful of Purpose is a testament to that.&nbsp; Commenting on being labeled a Neo-Soul artist, Conya Doss quips back, &ldquo;If they want to label me in the Neo-Soul movement they can, but to me this soul music is nothing new.&rdquo;</p><p><br /> <br /> With beauty, grace, and confidence, Doss has composed an 11-song compilation of warm and personal tracks that are full of soul with huge melodies.&nbsp; The skillful arrangement of horns, strings, and piano riffs suit her finely crafted lyrics about love, life and pursuing your dreams. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Change&rdquo; is a smooth, mid-tempo flow that syndicated radio host Michael Baisden has already deemed an &ldquo;instant classic&rdquo;, demonstrating the songbird&rsquo;s emotional smarts and directness.&nbsp; Reknowed producers Frank McComb, Myron Davis, and Rodney Jones serve as the main producers on A Pocketful of Purpose along with newcomer Dre King.<br /> <br /> Already featured in various publications, Vibe Magazine, USA Today, Complex Magazine, and BET.com, to name a few, Conya Doss continues to delight audiences and garner massive praise on the Neo-Soul Music scene.&nbsp;&nbsp; Music veteran DJ Jazzy Jeff has described Doss as &ldquo;A whole lotta soul in a beautiful package!&rdquo; and Billboard Magazine R&amp;B Soul Editor Gail Mitchell notes, &ldquo;Doss is an enchanting and engaging voice on the Soul Music scene, whose slight rasp adds to her organic vibe.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> Doss, who juggles her responsibilities as teacher, mother and artist, uses inspiration from all aspects of her life to infuse her material with bolts of creativity.&nbsp; &ldquo;It has been a challenge trying to effectively balance all of these roles, but I&rsquo;ve been patient with my latest project,&rdquo; explains the songbird.&nbsp; All of Doss&rsquo; album titles are authentically steeped in the spirit of growth and change and A Pocketful of Purpose is no exception.&nbsp; &ldquo;Every aspect of this personal body of work has a purpose that I hope people will embrace and gain something meaningful from.&rdquo;<br /> For a youtube link to preview her first single, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Change&rdquo;, please visit: <a href="http://tiny.cc/e9kts" target="_blank">http://tiny.cc/e9kts</a><br /> <br /> For more on Conya Doss, please visit:<br /> Website: <a href="http://www.conyadoss.com/" target="_blank">http://www.conyadoss.com</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/conyad" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/conyad</a><br /> Facebook:&nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/ConyaDossFans</p><p>Youtube: <a&gtConya Doss - The Official Music Video "Don't Change";