Since we were reminiscing about “When I Get You Alone” earlier in the week…check out Robin Thicke’s new single, “Magic”! The track will be on Robin’s new album, out 7/1/08. What do you think?
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So what exactly do you have to do to get radio airplay these days? Hooking up with radio’s latest hot commodity seems to be Maroon 5’s strategy of choice for their new single, “If I Never See Your Face Again.” Rihanna recently went into the studio to add some guest vocals to the already sizzling (IMO) track from It Won’t Be Soon Before Long. Click the video below to give the new version a listen. What do you think? Will it a be a huge summertime hit? Did you like it better before, without Rihanna?
If you like the song, you can buy it on iTunes TOMORROW! (And hey, if you want to help support our blog, click the little iTunes banner to the right before purchasing!)
Which female radio darling would you like to hear Blake do a song with? Take our poll after the jump!
Ryan Tedder & OneRepublic
Published by November 20th, 2007 in Music, Ryan Tedder and One Republic. 49 CommentsWe thought it was time to dedicate a post to a man who’s spent a lot of time with Blake in the recording studio over the last several months…Ryan Tedder! Dreaming Out Loud, the debut album from Ryan’s band OneRepublic, is in stores today! This record has been a long time coming for 1R. It all started when Ryan participated in a talent search contest Lance Bass (seriously!!!) conducted on MTV’s TRL in 2000…Ryan ended up winning the viewer voted-on competition, but more importantly managed to catch the attention of uberproducer Timbaland in the process. “He sounded like John Mayer, but better,” Timbaland recently told Rolling Stone magazine. Check out Ryan’s breakthrough performance here!
Read more after the jump!
Blake at the LG Action Sports Championship
Published by November 10th, 2007 in Blake Lewis, Performances and Music. 142 CommentsPost-show report: We got another e-mail from Aunt Marcia. She just wanted us to mention a couple of things…1) Blake DID perform the actual “Putting On The Ritz,” not a song that samples POTR. It was a very Blakized version featuring scatting, etc. 2) The band sounds as if they’ve been playing together for years and put on a great show! 3) There was one song in the mix that they didn’t catch the title of. 4) Thanks to everyone for supporting Blake!
Edit: Update from Marcia - All the signs point to Blake being last. There are three events prior to the music. They are starting inline skating now. The stage is all set up but no sign of Blake. The arena is fairly small probably only using 8 thousand seats but not nearly that many people here. More later.
Edit 2: They were out there setting up about 30 minutes ago… and now he’s watching and getting the crowd pumped up!! As of 4:19 EST, Marcia anticipates Blake’s starting in about 30 minutes… so around 4:45 EST.
Edit 3: Blake’s outfit update! Hair spiked high, Dark hoodie, Bright t shirt, No plaid pants (I think if so very subtle) Also, they just asked for the Blake fans to yell. There are quite a few.
Edit 4: First song is “Break Anotha”! YAY!! From Marcia about “Break Anotha”: Not too much longer than recorded but sounded great. Now a version of putting on the ritz with blake spin.
Edit 5: He’s introducing the band members by beatboxing with each one. I LOVE IT!
Edit 6: He did a really long beatbox with kevin and then looped “She Loves the Way” after he thanked AI fans… There weren’t many words on SLTW. Marcia says - His voice is definitely in great form, he hit the highest note I ever heard him hit and he’s now doing “Whatcha Got to Lose”.
Edit 7: Marcia says that she forgot to tell us that he was wearing a bandanna around his neck. Way to give props to Texans, Blake! :) She also said that he mentioned going on tour but didn’t elaborate much. And he just did “Know My Name”. YAY!!!!
Edit 8: Apparently, “Know My Name” was the last song. Marcia just emailed saying that the set is over. Sounds like a great show! As always, if you were there, please feel free to post a recap here!! Also, if you have video, please please please share!! :)
So, while my Manchester recap has been slow in coming (sorry about that! you know the good stuff already anyway :)), something cool happened there that will be very important to us today as we wait for recaps and info about Blake’s performance at the LG Action Sports gig.
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More Updates
Published by November 6th, 2007 in Blake Lewis, Music, Album News, Steph Jones, The Panda Conspiracy and Kent Halvorsen. 17 CommentsSo, do we love myspace or what? Since we know some of Blake’s collaborators, and now know his band members, those who have added them as friends are getting fun bulletins and blogs from them as well. Below are a few that we’ve read today…
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m getting excited for December 4!!
Here’s a bulletin from Steph Jones, one of Blake’s collaborators:
WUSSUP EERBODY
JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU FOOTAGE OF MY SESSION WITH BLAKE LEWIS AND RYAN TEDDER OF ONE REPUBLIC AND ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WROTE BLAKE LEWIS FROM AMERICAN IDOL’S SECOND SINGLE THE SAME DAY… SO ENJOY AND DEF THANKS FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT.. AND FEEL FREE TO COMMENTP.S. ON ANOTHER NOTE
IVE HAD THE SAME PHOTOS UP FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW SO I JUST HAD A CRAZY PHOTOSHOOT AND IM CHANGING MY WHOLE LAYOUT AND ALL NEW PICS LATER TODAY SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT
Click on the page break to see bulletins from The Panda Conspiracy and Kent Halvorsen, Blake’s keyboardist.
And the single is…
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Blake Lewis, Music, Audio Day Dream and Break Anotha. 320 CommentsUPDATE: Play “Break Anotha” here!
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Wow, the news is coming at us fast and furious today! Ken Barnes of USA Today’s Idol Chatter was one of apparently many recipients of a press release from 19 Entertainment, announcing Blake’s debut single…
Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis emerges from the cocoon of silence that has mostly enveloped him (tour aside) since the end of the show. 19 Entertainment has announced a Dec. 4 release date for his still-untitled album, and a leadoff single, Break Anotha, goes out to radio Tuesday.
The thoughtful folks at 19 also included a link for lucky recipients of the press release to hear the single, which I did. It sounds like a clever maximizing of Blake’s musical inclinations in a contemporary pop context. Or, in plainer English, it’s a heavily produced pop-soul tune featuring a chanted chorus with a striking strings figure and a bit of beatboxing and other vocal gymnastics. Seems to be aimed straight at the Justin Timberlake market, and — with a properly warm radio reception — it could hit the jackpot.
Sounds like Ken thinks there’s some hit potential here! And it’s great that they’re getting it to radio so quickly. Stations will be adding Christmas music to their playlists soon, so it makes it a little more difficult for a new song to build momentum during the holiday season. Way to go, Team Blake! I can’t wait to hear this tomorrow!
ASCAP shows that this tune was penned by Ryan Tedder and Sam Watters.
ADD Trailer
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Blake Lewis, Music, Album News and Audio Day Dream. 49 CommentsHave you checked out http://blakelewiscomingsoon.com/ today? If so, you may have noticed this new video.
Did you check out that hot new track playing in the background? Could it be his first single? Discuss!
Josh Hoge is my new BFF!
Published by October 28th, 2007 in Blake Lewis, Music, Ryan Tedder and Josh Hoge. 17 CommentsOkay, not really, but I did get some scoopage from him at the Elliott Yamin concert at the Orlando House of Blues tonight. For those who don’t know… Josh is currently touring with Elliott Yamin. He is one of two opening acts, and he’s very available to the fans afterward, so I got a chance to talk with him and ask him about the song(s) we’d heard that he’d written that Blake had recorded.
So, I heart Josh Hoge, and he deserves major props for talking to me about Blake at the concert. He totally didn’t have to, so that was really nice, I thought. So, in return, check out his myspace and add him as a friend. I did!
Between The Last Goodnight’s set and Elliott’s set, my roommate and I decided to get our last drink for the night. Well, we get to the bar, and there’s Josh Hoge standing right there. Nice! No work at all on our parts. So, we approach him, and I ask him as we’re taking a pic if I can ask him a question and he says sure. So… I lead in with “so I’ve heard that you’ve written some songs that Blake Lewis has recorded…” And off he goes… The gist of what he said, after the break!
Well, it seems we finally have some single news to report! Check out this little blurb on Pure Tone Music’s main page:
Next Tuesday, 10/30/07, will be a big day for Blake Lewis fans. More details to follow, but make sure that you visit blakelewiscomingsoon.com and call the number listed to sign up, if you haven’t already! You just may hear Blake’s first single very, very soon…
If you recall, Pure Tone Music is the A&R firm that reps Blake. And this bit of news falls right into line with what Blake told MJ and me at the last concert in Manchester - though he told us October 31st, but close enough. :)
This doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily gonna hear the single on the radio immediately. Jordin’s was released a few weeks before it actually went for adds. But, the song will be out there, and surely will give us an advance taste of what the album is going to be like.
So, sign up at Blake’s official site if you haven’t already, so you can hear the single!
We’ve heard Blake describe his sound as 2080s in various interviews and articles throughout the summer. Fan reactions to his description often range from “Wow, that sounds soooo cool!” to “Um, WTF?!!” This post is dedicated to all the WTF?!!ers out there. 
Team Plaid gives you the 2080s.
Exhibit A: Kanye West’s “Stronger” Listen closely…I don’t know about you, but in addition to the electronic Daft Punk sample, I hear shades of Depeche Mode.
More 2080s after the jump!
