EMERGING POP ARTIST MANIKA TO PERFORM ON NATIONWIDE "SHOP TIL YOU ROCK" TOUR FROM JULY 23-SEPTEMBER 10

MANIKA, 17-year-old emerging pop artist, will perform live on the nationwide "Shop Til You Rock" tour this summer, on seven dates starting July 23 through September 10. Manika will be the only female performer participating in this summer's STYR tour, and will perform two amplified acoustic performances per show date, followed by a meet and greet for her fans. In between performances, and after the meet and greet, Manika will join the kids in the audience as they participate in the "Just Dance 2" Fan Challenge. Sponsors are Pepsi, GameStop and Ubisoft's "Just Dance 2" videogame.

Shop Til You Rock is a music-inspired mall tour that empowers teens to look and feel like rock stars with live bands, exclusive teen activities and special mall offers and giveaways. The back-to-school tour will be hitting 38 mall locations this year. Teens can visit ShopTilYouRock.com for a complete list of event dates, bands, activities and special offer. Also visit Twitter: @shoptilurock and Facebook: Facebook.com/shoptilyourock.

Video for posting | "Just Can't Let You Go"

Managed by Frank DiLeo, Michael Jackson's long-time manager, and revered-music coach CeCe Sammy of UK's Pop Idol, Manika recently released her debut single titled "Just Can't Let You Go," featuring Young Money's Lil Twist. The song has already been added to more than 20 Top 40 radio stations nationwide, and is available digitally on all platforms, including iTunes. "Just Can't Let You Go" was written and produced by Tearce Kizzo and Francci (Keyshia Cole, Patti LaBelle, Jo Jo); the video for the single was directed by Travis Payne, Michael Jackson's "This Is It" choreographer and associate producer of the film "This Is It." Manika's "Just Can't Let You Go" is available on Wamaframa Records distributed by BDG. BDG is distributed by RED Distribution, LLC (a division of SONY Music Entertainment).

Manika's "Shop Til You Rock" Tour Dates:

7/23/11 North Point Mall Alpharetta, GA

7/30/11 Park Place Tucson, AZ

8/6/11 The Woodlands Mall The Woodlands, TX

8/13/11 North Town Mall Spokane, WA

8/20/11 Perimeter Mall Atlanta, GA

8/27/11 Paramus Park Paramus, NJ

9/10/11 River Hills Mall Mankato, MN

Manika is currently in the studio collaborating with A-list songwriters/producers for her full-length debut, including Tearce and Francci, and such heavy hitters as Qura Rankin and Evan Bogart (Beyonce, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield, Jennifer Lopez).

Manika (pronounced Ma-NEE-ka), whose mixed heritage includes Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Malaysian and Spanish, is winner of the Outstanding Performance Award three years in a row at the National Performing Arts Festival in New York. At age 15, she wrote and published The Exciting Adventures of Boo, a fictional children's book, donating proceeds for the first 750 copies to the Nevada SPCA animal shelter.