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‘Bubbly’ star takes stage

Colbie Caillat draws opening slot for John Mayer
By TAMARA VALLEJOS
tvallejos@journalsentinel.com
Posted: July 1, 2008

Colbie Caillat, who’s opening for John Mayer at Summerfest’s Marcus Amphitheater Wednesday night, has a gig many aspiring performers would envy, and it’s all thanks to an Internet profile.

Like thousands of performers, Caillat - her name rhymes with ballet - created a MySpace page three years ago to showcase her music. At the time, she didn’t really know what the Web site was.

“My friend was like, ‘All right, there’s this thing called MySpace Music and you can hear other people’s songs.’ So he made me the page and helped me upload my music,” said Caillat, 23. “I had no idea what it could do.”

What the social networking site did was give her sweet acoustic pop music a chance to stand out. Within months, the Los Angeles native earned thousands of fans, a mention in Rolling Stone and the title of MySpace’s top unsigned artist. The buzz led to a recording contract with Universal Republic and a debut album, “Coco.”
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July 1st, 2008 by admin Posted in General News, Interviews |

Stars Rack Up Nominations For Teen Choice Awards

Country Music stars such as Miley Cyrus are racking up nominations for the 10th annual Teen Choice awards show.

Cyrus, who is hosting the show at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., is a nominee for top television actress for her role in Disney’s Hannah Montana, as well as top female music artist along with Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Fergie. Her single “See You Again” is a nominee for top single.

Country Music star Taylor Swift is also a nominee for Teen Choice 2008. Swift is a nominee for breakout artist along with Colbie Caillat, Flo Rida, Jordin Sparks and Leona Lewis, according to cmt.com.

Carrie Underwood is also among the stars nominated — her category, Red Carpet Fashion Icon.

The fan-voted award show airs Aug. 4 on Fox.

Source: countryhound.com

Let’s be sure to vote for Colbie!!

June 19th, 2008 by admin Posted in General News |

Colbie Caillat getting over stage fright

Fame came fast with MySpace hit

When Universal Records dropped its lawsuit against MySpace in April, it was welcome news to many musical artists, and few more so than Colbie Caillat.

For months, the California-based singer-songwriter had to soothe angry fans with blog posts as her record label’s squabble with the social networking site forced her to replace full-length versions of songs from her major label debut, “Coco,” with 90-second snippets.

Once an agreement was reached, Caillat could repost her songs in full — but not before dozens of frustrated fans had weighed in, some demanding that the artist let them know when the songs returned.

That’s the kind of mentality that no doubt enrages those who sell records for a living, but one that Caillat has to understand. She owes much of her success to MySpace and her catchy song “Bubbly,” which garnered millions of plays on the site’s player before becoming a pop radio hit.

It’s how Rolling Stone found her, naming her one of the top female artists on the site.

Perhaps most importantly, it’s how Caillat, now 23, gained the confidence and focus to pursue music seriously.

“That was my dream when I was younger,” she said. “I wanted to be a famous singer. But I was really lazy. It took me until I was 19 to actually learn to play an instrument, and after that, I started writing songs.
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June 13th, 2008 by admin Posted in General News |

Career Launch Package is Grand Prize at LAMN Jam ‘08 - Urban and Rock Artists Invited to Perform

Grand Prize Package for Urban and Rock contest winners (except where specified):

* Success starts with a good plan. Business plan development with Jan Linder Koda and Tess Taylor. 2006 Winner Tim Fagan made use of this, and within months was on tour with the Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Colbie Caillat and John Mayer. $1,000 value.

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June 10th, 2008 by admin Posted in General News, Tour |

Recording artist owes much of her success to MySpace

When Universal Records dropped its lawsuit against social networking site MySpace in April, it was welcome news to many musical artists, and few more so than Colbie Caillat.

Once an agreement was reached, Caillat was finally able to re-post her songs in full - but not before dozens of frustrated fans had weighed in on the matter, some demanding the artist let them know when the songs returned and wondering where they could turn to hear her music.

That’s the kind of mentality that no doubt enrages those who sell records for a living, but one that Caillat has to understand. She owes much of her success to MySpace and her inescapably catchy song “Bubbly,” which garnered millions of plays on the site’s player before becoming a pop radio hit.

It’s how Rolling Stone found her, naming her one of the top female artists on the site, and it’s how her label was assured they had a tested, surefire hit on their hands when they signed her. Perhaps most importantly, it’s how she gained the confidence and focus to pursue music seriously.

“That was my dream when I was younger,” she explained. “I wanted to be a famous singer. But I was really lazy. It took me until I was 19 to actually learn to play an instrument, and after that, I started writing songs. But even once I did that, I wouldn’t play shows, because I hated it. I was so nervous. I didn’t even have a MySpace (page). My friend had to put my songs up on MySpace for me. So I wasn’t that serious. I wanted to be, but I wasn’t doing anything to push myself.”

By the time “Bubbly” had been posted to MySpace, Caillat, now 23, said, “I had only performed live at school talent shows in high school and junior high, so I could count probably five times I’d performed live.”

That figure has ramped up considerably since “Coco” was released last summer. Caillat estimates she’s given more than 1,000 performances of “Bubbly” alone, and her onstage nerves are starting to taper off.

“If it’s a bigger crowd, I’m less nervous. If it’s teeny, I get terrified,” she said. “Usually I have to have one cocktail before I go up on stage, just to ease my nerves.

“I have to remind myself to have fun with it now, since I do get nervous and I don’t like performing all the time. Sometimes I get like, ‘Ugh, great, I have to sing “Bubbly.” ‘ I really like the song, but when I have to perform it, that’s when it becomes a job, just because I get so nervous, it’s like a lot of work for me. But it’s gotten better over the months, because now I’m actually having fun performing.”

Where the whirlwind of touring and promotion normally hinders rookie performers - writing songs for album No. 2 - it hasn’t affected Caillat. She said she has close to a dozen songs written for her next album, which is due for release in summer 2009. She’s not tinkering with the formula - she’ll be working with the same writers and producers as she did on “Coco,” and with Universal’s new MySpace Music venture, the site will play a large role in promotion. Whether sharing her songs online will continue to be profitable a year from now, however, is slightly less certain.

“It’s true, people aren’t buying music,” she said. “But for me, I also don’t just go buy an album if I only hear one good song. I don’t blame people if they don’t just go do that, because what if the rest of the album sucks? I think it’s cool that they live with it on MySpace, they get used to the song, and they realize that there are five good songs on the MySpace, and they go out and buy the album.

“That’s what people do,” she said. “And that’s what I do.”

Source: poughkeepsiejournal.com

May 30th, 2008 by admin Posted in General News |

Colbie Caillat is crazy about dogs!

Colbie Caillat is crazy about dogs—and not just the three lucky pups she shares her home with. She’s a sucker for all dogs.

When we met up with Colbie on her recent tour, she shared her thoughts on dogs and on what we should all be doing to take better care of animals. She also signed two peta2 tees for us to give to you, so complete the form below for your chance to enter.

Riding high on the success of her debut release, Coco, Colbie hasn’t let fame go to her head—she was as down to Earth and sweet as could be! We like that about her—a lot. We also like that she hasn’t let go of the lessons her mom instilled in her at an early age, like why buying animals from pet stores and breeders is out of the question and how important it is to spay and neuter your companion animals. Check out what else Colbie had to say in our exclusive interview.

Source: Peta2.com

May 22nd, 2008 by Anna Posted in General News, Streaming Videos |

Jason Mraz’s Australian tour

Firstly, I’ back!! I know no one knew I was gone lol, but yeah … I’d like to truly thank Anna for updating the site when needed! Thank you so much! <3

Also we now have a co-web, thanks and welcome to mi mi! <3

Now to the article ...

JASON Mraz, the San Diego song man, returns to tour Australia in August with a new record and a full band on stage.
Following the release of his new album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Mraz will perform a run of headline shows this August.

The tour will begin in Perth at the Fly By Night Club on Wednesday August 6 and continue on to the eastern states. Tickets go on sale on Friday May 30 through the usual outlets.

On We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. his third studio release, Mraz teamed up with producer Martin Terefe, known for his work with KT Tunstall, Ron Sexsmith, and James Morrison. The album sees Mraz continuing to tread his own distinctive artistic path, melding a variegated musical tapestry with passionate, personal lyricism. Among the highlights are collaborations with British tunesmith James Morrison and singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat.

Wednesday 6th August – Perth, Fly By Night
Tickets through www.moshtix.com or 1300 GET TIX (438 849) and Moshtix outlets

Check out www.jasonmraz.com for more information.

Source: news.com.au

May 22nd, 2008 by Anna Posted in General News, Uncategorized |

Colbie Caillat to perform at May 27 peace event

Caillat, of “Bubbly” fame, will perform at a Diversity Harmony Peace event, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 27 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel,

Besides her best-selling album, “Coco,” Caillat is featured in a duet called “Lucky” on Jason Mraz’s new “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things” CD.

The event is free, but seating is limited, so reservations are required. Call 942-1848 or go to www.harmonyandpeace.org.

May 17th, 2008 by Anna Posted in General News |

John Mayer with Colbie Caillat

John Mayer and Colbie Caillat are performing at The Blossom Music Center on Thursday July 17th, 2008! Compliments of the Scene Concert Series. Get tickets here

May 15th, 2008 by Anna Posted in General News, Uncategorized |

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CONCERT: Colbie Caillat

8 p.m. Tuesday, Val Air Ballroom, 301 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines

By age 21, California vocalist Colbie Caillat had evolved from an aspiring R&B/folksinger to a pop sensation with the assistance of myspace.com. After composing a handful of songs, she posted her tunes on MySpace and generated virtually no response for the first few months. When Caillat added the hit single “Bubbly,” people latched on to the catchy hook and her page began pulling in a few thousand hits a day. After Caillat accumulated more than 6,000 friends, Rolling Stone highlighted her as one of the top female artists on MySpace.

Tickets cost $22.50, available at the Val Air Ballroom ticket office or through www.ticketmaster.com.

Source: desmoinesregister.com

May 8th, 2008 by admin Posted in General News, Performances |