LEONA LEWIS TOPS THE HOT 100 CHARTS WITH “BLEEDING LOVE”

LEONA LEWIS TOPS THE HOT 100 CHARTS WITH “BLEEDING LOVE”
THE FIRST #1 SINGLE FROM A BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST IN OVER 20 YEARS

DEBUT ALBUM SPIRIT IN STORES APRIL 8TH

(New York – March 27, 2008) Leona Lewis, who has taken the world by storm with her international hit single “Bleeding Love,” has now conquered the U.S, claiming the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It has been 21 years since a British female solo artist has achieved this milestone, not since Kim Wilde’s cover of the Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1987, according to Billboard Magazine. Leona’s debut single “Bleeding Love” entered the Hot 100 chart six weeks ago, and each consecutive week has increased over 40 %, and in the last two weeks, the single has exploded with 80% increases each week.

Leona performed her worldwide smash hit “Bleeding Love” on the The Oprah Winfrey Show last Monday, March 17th and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this past Monday, March 24th.

Lewis’ debut album SPIRIT is set for release in the U.S. on April 8th. The U.S. album includes two new brand new songs from Akon and Madd Scientist and completely new versions and mixes of songs from the international release, featuring tracks by superstar collaborators Ryan Tedder, Dr. Luke, Ne-Yo, Max Martin, J.R. Rotem, Stargate, and more.

Leona is scheduled to perform on Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and MTV's “TRL” the week of release.

The video for “Bleeding Love,” has scored the coveted video channel programs MTV’s "Discover and Download" and Vh-1’s “You Oughta Know, “ and the track is the most played and most requested single at Top 40 and Rhythm Radio.

Leona Lewis, a 22-year-old London native and winner of the hit TV show the X Factor, Simon Cowell’s British talent show, has broken all-time sales records in the UK with SPIRIT entering the album chart at Number One and becoming Britain’s fastest-selling debut ever. SPIRIT has scanned more than a 2.5 million copies worldwide since its release in November. In addition, SPIRIT’s lead-off single “Bleeding Love” — co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan “Alias” Tedder — was the U.K.’s best-selling single of 2007. For the first time, Clive Davis and Cowell teamed up to sign Lewis to J Records/ SyCo Music (Cowell's division of Sony BMG), and together produced SPIRIT.

CHECK OUT GAVIN DEGRAW'S NEW VIDEO

CHECK OUT GAVIN DEGRAW'S
VIDEO PREMIERE OF
'IN LOVE WITH A GIRL'
TODAY ON YAHOO! MUSIC
http://new.music.yahoo.com/

NEW ALBUM "GAVIN DEGRAW" IN STORES
MAY 6TH


Gavin DeGraw's new video "IN LOVE WITH A GIRL" shot by acclaimed director Wayne Isham, featuring Laguna Beach's Kristen Cavallari, makes its world premiere today on Yahoo Music. Stay tuned for for video channel premieres. J Records platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw's highly-anticipated sophomore album GAVIN DEGRAW is set for release in stores on May 6th. GAVIN DEGRAW is the long-awaited follow-up to his platinum debut Chariot, which featured the hit singles “I Don’t Want To Be,” “Chariot” and “Follow Through.”

GAVIN DEGRAW was produced by the famed Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson who is known for his work with bands as varied as My Chemical Romance, Daughtry and Motörhead. The album showcases an edgy pop/rock sound evident on the first single, “In Love With A Girl.” The 12 songs on GAVIN DEGRAW revisit the themes of love and relationships, while taking Gavin’s matured songwriting in an exciting new direction.

Gavin’s debut album, Chariot, introduced the world to a vital singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist whose abundant talent and charisma were already well known in the New York club circuit. J Records also re-released the album bundled with a live acoustic disc entitled Chariot “Stripped.”A fan driven project, Chariot “Stripped” offered Gavin the opportunity to re-record his album with the raw passion he had when he first penned these songs, as well as to showcase the growth and energy of these tracks garnered from performing them live over the years.

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THE SIGNING OF BREAKING NEW ARTIST QWOTE

JIVE RECORDS AND FINAL CUT MUSIC GROUP /SLIP N SLIDE
ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF
BREAKING NEW ARTIST QWOTE

First Single "Don't Wanna Fight" Gains Early Spins At Radio

New York, NY – Jive Records along with Miami based Final Cut Music Group and legendary label Slip N Slide (home of artists Trick Daddy, Trina, Plies and Rick Ross among others) announces the signing of singer/songwriter Qwote. His first single "Don't Wanna Fight" is gaining strong radio support in his home state of Florida and the single is impacting pop radio nationwide on March 31st. "Don't Wanna Fight" will be released with two versions; one featuring hip-hop star Trina, and a reggae-tinged version featuring pop-reggae sensation Shaggy.

Born in Haiti and raised in NY and Miami, Qwote showed his love for music since an early age. Drawing inspiration from artists like Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Lenny Kravitz, Qwote decided to commit to music and work hard towards his future goals and success. His first break came when he got a chance to work with Slip N Slide’s artist Trina and producer Steve Obas, owner of Final Cut Music Group. His writing skills and charming vocals quickly led him to a record deal with Slip N Slide. To this date, Qwote has collaborated with Trina, Wayne Wonder and Shaggy among others.

While his debut album is still in the works, Qwote is looking forward to collaborating with a stellar roster of producers on his upcoming project. “The album will be about me and my vocals and my skills as a song writer” says Qwote. “I hope the album will please my fans’ minds, bodies and souls.”

"Qwote is the kind of pop artist that is going to expand Slip N Slide Records' roster and show the growth of the label.” states Slip N Slide’s CEO Ted Lucas. “He will also demonstrate the next level that Slip N Slide Records is going to. This year we are going to have exciting international songs and artists cross barriers that we have never touched before."

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