Comments on: Monday Morning Mediabase Update – 05/12/08 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Colleen http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-120859 Colleen Tue, 13 May 2008 12:41:59 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm#comment-120859 <strong>HOT NEWS</strong> <em><strong> http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=18410 Boney James & American Idol Top 3 Finalist Syesha Mercado Release Exclusive Digital Single. Posted: 2008-05-13 Boney James & American Idol's Syesha Mercado Release Exclusive Internet Only Single Gonna Get It. Urban Jazz Icon and American Idol's Last Woman Standing Release iTunes Exclusive on May 12, 2008 Los Angeles, CA- On May 12th two-time Grammy Award nominee Boney James and current American Idol Top 3 finalist Syesha Mercado join forces to release the soulful uptempo groover à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Gonna Get It" exclusively on iTunes. Written by James and critically acclaimed R&B singer-songwriter Rahsaan Patterson, Gonna Get It pairs the multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer James with the last woman standing on American Idol - seductive songstress Syesha Mercado. Says James: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The first time I saw Syesha perform, I was incredibly impressed. 'Gonna Get It' seemed like a perfect fit for her. I'm really proud of how well she's doing on American Idol." Celebrated by Vibe Magazine for his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“serious Grover Washington Jr.-style sexy R&B chops," James' Concord Records album Shine debuted at the #1 spot on the Contemporary Jazz chart, #6 on the R&B Chart and #44 on the Pop Chart. Special guests on Shine include jazz-guitar icon George Benson, R&B vocalists Dwele and Philip Bailey (of Earth, Wind & Fire), keyboard wizard George Duke, hip-hop/soul diva Faith Evans, alternative-pop singer Esthero and Sounds of Blackness powerhouse Ann Nesby. Wow! Just logged on to find the latest AI News today. Syesha releases a digital single during the final 3 competition day! This is something new for AI. Coincidental the release came on the exact day of the final 3 show? Naw! TPTB are giving Syesha a boost to make the top 2 finale, Methinks. After Mariah Carey said last week that she is Demanding David Cook release his version of, "Always Be My Baby," I assumed we would have to wait for the release when the competition was over. Maybe Not? The AI rules are changing every day. I don't ever remember this being done before in any of the previous 6 AI Seasons. Did I miss something? More AI surprises to come today?</strong></em> HOT NEWS

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=18410

Boney James & American Idol Top 3 Finalist Syesha Mercado Release Exclusive Digital Single.
Posted: 2008-05-13
Boney James & American Idol’s Syesha Mercado Release Exclusive Internet Only Single Gonna Get It.
Urban Jazz Icon and American Idol’s Last Woman Standing
Release iTunes Exclusive on May 12, 2008

Los Angeles, CA- On May 12th two-time Grammy Award nominee Boney James and current American Idol Top 3 finalist Syesha Mercado join forces to release the soulful uptempo groover à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Gonna Get It” exclusively on iTunes. Written by James and critically acclaimed R&B singer-songwriter Rahsaan Patterson, Gonna Get It pairs the multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer James with the last woman standing on American Idol – seductive songstress Syesha Mercado. Says James: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The first time I saw Syesha perform, I was incredibly impressed. ‘Gonna Get It’ seemed like a perfect fit for her. I’m really proud of how well she’s doing on American Idol.”

Celebrated by Vibe Magazine for his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“serious Grover Washington Jr.-style sexy R&B chops,” James’ Concord Records album Shine debuted at the #1 spot on the Contemporary Jazz chart, #6 on the R&B Chart and #44 on the Pop Chart. Special guests on Shine include jazz-guitar icon George Benson, R&B vocalists Dwele and Philip Bailey (of Earth, Wind & Fire), keyboard wizard George Duke, hip-hop/soul diva Faith Evans, alternative-pop singer Esthero and Sounds of Blackness powerhouse Ann Nesby.

Wow! Just logged on to find the latest AI News today.
Syesha releases a digital single during the final 3 competition day!
This is something new for AI. Coincidental the release came on the exact day of the final 3 show? Naw! TPTB are giving Syesha a boost to make the top 2 finale, Methinks.
After Mariah Carey said last week that she is Demanding David Cook release his version of, “Always Be My Baby,” I assumed we would have to wait for the release when the competition was over. Maybe Not?
The AI rules are changing every day. I don’t ever remember this being done before in any of the previous 6 AI Seasons.

Did I miss something? More AI surprises to come today?

]]> By: dcismyfav http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-120576 dcismyfav Mon, 12 May 2008 16:32:41 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm#comment-120576 Wow. The number of charted David Cook songs is quite impressive. Wow. The number of charted David Cook songs is quite impressive.

]]> By: carson http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-120557 carson Mon, 12 May 2008 15:57:42 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051208.htm#comment-120557 <strong> "FEELS LIKE #1"</strong> <em>Daughtry entered the record books one more time this week, when "Feels Like Tonight" became the band's third song to top the Billboard Singles Chart! Not only are Daughtry the first group to produce 3 #1 hit singles from a debut album, they now join Nickelback as the only act to bank 3 #1s from a single album.</em> http://www.daughtryofficial.com/news/feels-1#comments “FEELS LIKE #1″

Daughtry entered the record books one more time this week, when “Feels Like Tonight” became the band’s third song to top the Billboard Singles Chart!

Not only are Daughtry the first group to produce 3 #1 hit singles from a debut album, they now join Nickelback as the only act to bank 3 #1s from a single album.

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