BlackBerry to Webcast Keynote and Alicia Keys Performance from Orlando

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 14, 2013) - BlackBerry® (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) will webcast news from its annual conference in Orlando today. BlackBerry President & CEO Thorsten Heins will kick off the show with a keynote presentation accessible via live stream beginning at 9 a.m. ET on the BlackBerry Live website: www.blackberrylive.com.

The Keep Moving Experience produced by Alicia Keys, BlackBerry's new Global Creative Director, will also be streamed live and include performances by Alicia Keys, Alabama Shakes, Miguel, Maria Gadú, and Cedric Gervais. The entertainment from Universal Studios will be accessible via webcast beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET: www.blackberrylive.com.

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