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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 3:44 pm
Mr. Davis always salivates over talent. That's why he loves Fantasia, Alicia Keys, Usher, Whitney, etc.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 3:47 pm
Fantasia on The View today = awesome!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, May 16, 2005 - 9:15 am
Fantasia has been nominated for two BET Awards: Best Female R&B Amerie Mariah Carey Ciara Fantasia Alicia Keys Jill Scott Best New Artist Ciara Fantasia The Game John Legend Omarion Congratulations, Fantasia!
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, May 16, 2005 - 2:29 pm
Clive davis may be a legend and what not, but when he looks at Fantasia, it is just skeevy. This is no reflection on Fantasia, just Clive. When he was judging on AI last year and Fantasia walked past him, it looked like he was going to grab her bottom. I think Fantasia will be an award winner for quite some time, so those nominations do not surprise me at all.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, May 16, 2005 - 2:35 pm
I know, Sadiesmom, his behavior towards Fantasia on that show seemed very creepy to me. Congratulations to Fantasia! I expect her career to have real longevity.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 6:45 am
Tasia's new video for "Free Yourself" debuted on BET yesterday--you can watch it on AOL First View. In the video, they make the song about domestic violence. It's a really good video for a really great song. Fantasia also auditioned for the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls, which will supposedly star Beyonce and feature Usher. If you see her videos, you can tell she's a natural actress, but we will see whether she ends up with the part. I remember a few years ago they were talking about Lauryn Hill in the role they now say Beyonce will have, so who knows whether this will get made or not.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 27, 2005 - 10:30 am
Tish - do you know why Fantasia wasn't at the AI4 Finale? I read when you posted it was due to illness, then just read that it was due to a scheduling conflict. I can't believe she would have a scheduling problem - oops, my year as American Idol is coming to an end and I have a photo shoot...? I did not expect to see Kelly Clarkson there, but did expect to see Ruben and Fantasia.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, May 27, 2005 - 10:41 am
Everything I have read has been that she was ill. I can't imagine they wouldn't have her there if she could have been, especially since 19E manages her and her last appearance on AI bumped up her CD sales for a couple weeks. She was listed in promo materials for the show and this article, written seemingly wholly before the finale even though it pretends it was written after it, says she appeared even though she didn't. She has been really busy, though, and making appearances everywhere. But hell, John Stevens, Diana DiGarmo, and Jennifer Hudson were at the finale. There's no way they wouldn't want Tasia there, too, and singing. She's part of their gravy train.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 27, 2005 - 10:45 am
Thanks, Tish. Sorta odd... and if she couldn't be there - no Ruben either? Ah, well, conspiracy theories will have to wait until next season now!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Friday, May 27, 2005 - 11:09 am
I thought of you Tishala when I was talking to my Mom and she said she was happy when Carrie won but said she didn't have what Fantasia had. Fantasia has the wow factor and Carrie as much as she likes her doesn't. I had no idea my Mom was such a fan ... thought you would enjoy;)
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, May 27, 2005 - 12:23 pm
Moonie, tell your mom to listen to those videos up there. Tasia did an in-studio version of "Always on My Mind" that's just incredible! Nice to see you around again Ms. Moon!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Friday, May 27, 2005 - 5:48 pm
bonza, here's the link to fantasia/kem ticket sales that i saw: http://premier.metrotix.com/metrotix/default.asp
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 9:35 am
Fantasia is nominated for 3 Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Awards! She's nominated for Top R&B/Hip Hop artist (female), Top New R&B/Hip Hop artist and Top R&b/Hip hop single (sales).
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 3:50 am
CNN is covering a story about a song Fantasia is singing called "Baby Mama". Apparently she has created quite a to-do with this song.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 7:52 pm
that's because people didn't bother to listen to the lyrics before dissing her for it ...
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, June 27, 2005 - 11:12 am
Fantasia in the NY Times: Bringing Some Shine to Soul On Saturday night two very different R&B singers arrived at the Beacon Theater. One was Fantasia, the "American Idol" winner who never met a soul song she couldn't churchify. And the other was Kem, the smooth and suave balladeer whose songs get more intense when he gets quiet. Fantasia came first, wearing tight camouflage pants and a pair of black sneakers that she soon kicked away: "I'm-a have to take my shoes off," she declared, and the audience chuckled in approval. There were plenty of men in the crowd, but almost all of them were accompanied by dates, and in any case Fantasia was singing for the ladies, even - and especially - when she was singing about the fellas. Somehow, Fantasia has only grown fiercer and more riveting since her "American Idol" triumph, and she worked the stage like some fiery (though clear-eyed) combination of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, often breaking into a double-time strut or a slow-motion stomp. Clutching her white hand towel, she looked like some R&B matador, egging on a bullish crowd. When she sang "Truth Is," a hit from her recent album "Free Yourself" (J Records/BMG), she sang the lost-love lyrics ("I never got over you/ Wish I was standing in her shoes"), then added some tough-minded commentary about the ex's new woman. "I don't care if she with him or not," she said. "I'm going over there." The more furious her ad-libs became, the more violently she shook that big bottom lip of hers, the clearer it was that Fantasia's love songs are monologues, not dialogues. Her big voice suggests not only passion but distance, too, as if she were trying in vain to reach a man too far away to hear her. She ended her set with a crowd-pleasing version of "Baby Mama," a celebration of single mothers so infectious that it almost conceals the sorrow. The lyrics salute "All my girls who don't get no help/ Who gotta do everything by yourself," and as she invited the women in the audience to sing the eight letters in the title, it was hard not to think of the song's other, unmentioned subject: baby daddies. [...] Wow!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 12:06 pm
BET Awards tonight. Fantasia might be performing.....we don't know for sure.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 11:40 pm
Rumor Relief: Fantasia Cast In Upcoming 'Dreamgirls' Flick? An alleged announcement from 92.3 Jamz radio in Burbank, CA has sprouted high internet buzz regarding casting in the upcoming 'Dreamgirls' flick. According to the supposed announcement, the radio station congratulated Fantasia Barrino for landing a part in the upcoming 'Dreamgirls' film, joining already-signed stars Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy. They went on to say that her management is in negotiations to finalize the deal. Despite the announcement, and although Fantasia did audition for the role, casting calls are continued to be held across the country. A nationwide search for "Effie" first took place in New York City. The next stop is Atlanta, GA, and then finally Los Angeles. Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey) directs and adapts the screenplay for this Dreamworks film. Condon won the Oscar for his script for 'Gods' and was nominated again for his adaptation of 'Chicago.' link
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 8:10 am
Fantasia will be on Good Morning America in the concert series segment on Friday according to my radio dj ...
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 4:55 pm
More buzz on the in-the-works movie version of the hit Broadway musical “Dreamgirls” — and all of it focused on "American Idol" queen Fantasia Barrino. Those who’ve seen Fantasia’s audition tapes for the role of Effie — once played to staggering, star-making capacity by Jennifer Holliday — say Fantasia is a revelation. Directed by Bill Condon, whose “Chicago” screenplay razzle-dazzled, "Dreamgirls" is, of course, loosely based on the Supremes, and stars Beyonce (in the “Diana Ross” role) and Anika Noni Rose, who scooped up the 2004 Tony Award for “Caroline, or Change.” . . . Fantasia’s audition tapes are not only awe-inspiring for her singing (who’d have thought she, or anyone, could hold a candle to Holliday’s mind-blowing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”?), but for her acting as well. The role of Effie is multilayered — from rejection to rejuvenation and everything in between. Though only 21, this single mom has clearly lived enough of a life to tap into something achingly real. Having interviewed Fantasia on more than one occasion, seen her sing live at the "Idol" finale and even danced with her on-air (in an attempt to soak up even one-eighth of her rhythm), I’m rooting for Dreamworks exec David Geffen to give her the green light. She’s gutsy, gracious and deserving of his, uh, "supreme" confidence. link
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 5:16 pm
I would LOVE to hear her sing that song from Dreamgirls! I bet she tears it up!
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Highlighter
Member
09-03-2003
| Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 11:35 am
Eh, she seems like she's more than capable of being a drama queen.... I'm not surprised by the news.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 11:41 am
I would too Max.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 11:47 am
'So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross' All-star lineup pulls off amazingly fitting tribute link R&B Various Artists "So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross." Grade: A- The late Luther Vandross set the bar so high that paying musical tribute to him has to be daunting before an artist even hits the first note. But almost no one makes it sound like it here. Especially not in the beginning of this all-star appreciation of contemporary R&B's premier male vocalist, who died in July at age 54. Opener Mary J. Blige turns in a raw, riveting performance on "Never Too Much" that surpasses just about anything on her recent albums. Usher may not have the lower register of Vandross, but he brings the same sophistication to "Superstar," along with some nice Michael Jackson affectations. And Fantasia — wow! — she just may have made " 'Til My Baby Comes Home" her own with her gritty, gospel-fueled rendition. In "So Amazing's" midsection, however, things get a little gooey. Aretha Franklin is too fond of the melisma on "A House Is Not Home." And on the one duet with Vandross, Elton John sounds uncomfortable and forced on "Anyone Who Had A Heart," digitally paired with the master's fluidity. It's also surprising that Vandross-like "American Idol" Ruben Studdard doesn't make an appearance here. Or that producer Clive Davis didn't use this opportunity to reintroduce his discovery Whitney Houston on, say, "Dance With My Father," rather than the thankfully reserved Celine Dion. [...] on luthervandross.com, you can listen to some of the tracks. i really hate to say it, but aretha's voice sounds terrible! usher, on the other hand, sounds much better than i would have suspected!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:23 pm
fantasia Receives 2 American Music Awards' Nominations Fall tour with Kanye West kicks off October 11th in Miami "Life Is Not A Fairy Tale" - Fantasia's life story - due in stores on September 30th from publishing giant Simon & Schuster Fantasia has a jam packed Fall! Fantasia scored two American Music Awards Nominations at today's press conference, "Favorite Female Artist (Soul/Rhythm & Blues)" and "Favorite Album (Soul/Rhythm & Blues)," for her debut FREE YOURSELF. The 33rd annual American Music Awards ceremony will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, November 22nd and will be broadcast on the ABC television network. Fantasia's debut album, FREE YOURSELF, which has sold over 1.6 million copies, has received many accolades since its release in November 2004 including: * BET Awards 2005 -- 2 nominations: "Best New Artist" and "Best Female R&B Artist." * NAACP Image Awards 2005 -- 2 nominations: "Outstanding New Artist" and "Outstanding Female Artist" (won). * Billboard R&B & Hip Hop Awards 2005 -- 3 Nominations: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist-Female; Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist-New; Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single -- Sales For "I Believe" (Won). * Soul Train "Lady of Soul" Awards 2005 -- 4 Nominations: Best R&B/Soul Single -Solo; Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist; Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year for "Truth Is"; Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo for FREE YOURSELF. In the month and half of release in 2004, Fantasia was honored with "I Believe," being named the Top-Selling R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year and Top-Selling Single of the Year at the December 2004 Billboard Music Awards. Fantasia also made Billboard history with "I Believe" by becoming the first artist in the history of Billboard's Hot 100 chart to debut at Number 1 with her first solo record. Fantasia made Billboard History again on May 28, 2005 when she became the first female artist to have three of the top five songs on the Adult R&B Chart. The following week she became the first artist to have two of the top three songs on that chart "Truth Is" at #2 and "Free Yourself" at #3. Since the inception of the Adult R&B list in 1994 in Billboard Radio Monitor, no artist -- female, male, duo or group -- has ever been represented in two of the top three titles. Fantasia is also gearing up to go on her second tour in support of FREE YOURSELF, as she hits the road with the incomparable, Kanye West. The tour begins in Miami, FL at the University of Miami, Convocation Center and wraps, December 11th in Vancouver at the GM Palace. (See dates below.) This Fall Fireside, a division of Simon & Schuster, will release Fantasia's entree into the publishing world with her inspirational memoir, "Life Is Not A Fairy Tale," due in stores on September 30th. [...] link
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