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Posted on Sun, Dec. 01, 2002

Chesterfield to host party for Jordan Knight

The Chesterfield Hotel, 855 Collins Ave. in South Beach, will play host to Jordan Knight, former member of New Kids On The Block, during the release of two new singles for sale exclusively through his interactive fan website Jor danKnight.com.

The event will be from 9 to 11 p.m. Monday.

While the Chesterfield will host the Jordan Knight launch party, the night heats up at B.E.D. nightclub for the after-party at 11 p.m.

To RSVP for the launch party, contact The Chesterfield at 305-531-5831.

More than 10 million Jordan Knight fans will have the opportunity to purchase his new singles Tender Love, a Force M.D.'s remake, and Right Here Waiting, a Richard Marx remake plus visit Knight's new website.

''Right Here Waiting is a combination of Euro, house and club music and Tender Love is a sultry beat with an MTV-unplugged feel,'' said Knight, 32.

The new JordanKnight.com site will feature chats, dance, video, games and contests.

Mediatropolis, a web marketing and innovation company, has worked closely with Knight to develop the website.

Knight, a Boston-area native rose to fame as a member of the mega-successful band New Kids On The Block until 1994. In 1999, he formed a partnership with the production/writing team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, known for their work with Janet and Michael Jackson, and Boyz II Men.

Knight's new album which is produced by Jam and Lewis, is expected to be released in early 2003. Fans can purchase their new Jordan Knight CD at www.JordanKnight.com.

Posted on Mon, Dec. 02, 2002

Former 'New Kid' Jordan Knight to make South Beach his block

In the early 1990s, he was a member of New Kids on the Block. More than 10 years later, Jordan Knight's solo career is in full swing as he releases two new singles today.

But if that's not enough for all you former NKOTB fans, who should be old enough to hobnob with the former boy-bander, don't fret. Just get yourself in gear to party.

The Chesterfield Hotel, 855 Collins Ave., is hosting a launch party for the singer from 9 to 11 tonight. And if that's not enough to fill your appetite, then make your way over to B.E.D., 929 Washington Ave., for the after party.

Tender Love, a Force M.D. remake, and Right Here Waiting, a Richard Marx remake, are two singles from Knight's forthcoming album due early next year. The singles are available at his website, jordanknight.com.

To RSVP for the hotel party, call 305-531-5831. And to get on the guest list at B.E.D., call 305-532-9070.

Posted on Tue, Dec. 03, 2002

Fans haven't forgotten singer

BY NICHOLAS SPANGLER
nspangler@herald.com

If you were an '80s megastar whose briefest smile once commanded a million fantasies, if stardom made you rich and desired, and if, after a time, it left you, where would you go to find it again?

You might start at the Chesterfield Hotel on Collins Avenue in South Beach, where a party for Jordan Knight was held Monday night.

Jordan Knight? Think back. Before there was Britney, before there was 'N Sync, yeah, in the days before even Backstreet Boys, there was New Kids on the Block, the boy band that defined a genre, and Knight was the lead singer.

Eight years after the New Kids broke up, Knight came to to spread the word about a forthcoming album and his new website, jordanknight.com.

He talked about life on the road. ''You watch a lot of the same movies on planes. And I'm just learning how to play solitaire. You ever play that? It's pretty hard.'' He opined on fame. 'If I was chasing after New Kids' fame, I'd be a loser. There's just no way to compete with what happened.'' He recalled South Korea. ``We were mobbed at the airport. They grabbed whatever they could get hold of and didn't let go. Security literally picked us up and threw us in the van.''

Before the party, a PR helper ordered a cheeseburger and fries for Knight -- at 32, twice the age as the Jordan Knight people remember -- and slipped a CD of his new single, Tender Love, into the stereo in his Whitelaw Hotel room. ''Here I lay all alone, tossing turning longing for some of your tender love,'' it opened. The acoustics in the room were surprisingly good, and everybody nodded their heads to the beat. ''I've waited for the right moment to come so I can thank you for all the tender love you've given to me.'' The sound was glossy and full, and Knight's voice was breathy, carrying just a hint of strain.

About 60 people came to Monday night's party. About 58 of them were women. The room tilted when he walked in at 9:40 p.m., and the shrieking fans rushed over.

''When we were little, teenagers, there would be like 100,000 people in the stadium and there was no way you could meet him. Here, there's much less than that,'' said Amy Dunson, a 27-year-old Peace Corps volunteer.

She said she still didn't know if she could gather the gumption to go up to him Monday night. ''I'm more shy,'' she said