(May 25, 2001)  TAMIA TO BE FEATURED ON DA MIX & LIVE AT THE APOLLO THIS WEEKEND; ALMA AWARDS
Tamia will be featured on 2 shows this weekend.  First, there will be an hour-long "Chilling With Tamia" Da Mix special on MuchMusic (Canada) this Saturday afternoon at 2pm (repeats Sunday morning at 10am).  I believe it also airs on MuchUSA at the same times.  It has also been reported that Tamia will appear on Live at the Apollo, which will air on Sunday (May 27).  Check your local listings for stations and times.  Tamia will perform Stranger In My House at the ALMA Awards, which air June 1 on ABC.  The awards were taped a few weeks ago.

Due to my busy schedule, I will not be updating this site for the next few weeks.  However, I will be slowly working on restructuring the site for a possible July 2001 update.

(April 5, 2001)  "STRANGER IN MY HOUSE" ROCKETS UP BILLBOARD SINGLES CHARTS!
Following the release of the Stranger In My House CD singles last week, Stranger In My House rockets up the Billboard singles charts!  It rises from 19-3 on the R&B Singles Chart, and hits the Top 10 on the Hot 100 Singles Charts, rising from 53-10.

(April 14) Hot 100 Singles: # 10 (up from # 53)
(April 14) Top R&B Singles/Tracks: # 3 (up from # 19)

(March 30, 2001)  "STRANGER..." CD SINGLES RELEASED | TAMIA ON FARMCLUB.COM TONIGHT
The CD singles for Stranger In My House were finally released this past Tuesday.  They were released in CD Single (2 track), CD Maxi Single (9 track), and Cassette Single (2 track) formats.  The CD single & CD Maxi formats are enhanced to contain the full music video for Stranger In My House!  The 2 track CD Single is on sale at most music stores around U.S., but I strongly suggest getting the CD Maxi, which contains exclusive dance remixes as well as the Jermaine Dupri remix.

Tamia is scheduled to appear on the Farmclub.com show tonight (airing on the USA Network).  It should reair sometime this weekend (check the website for times).  It airs in Canada on MuchMusic next week, on April 2.

(March 25, 2001)  "AS THE WORLD TURNS" | BET "CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL" | "STRANGER..." CD SINGLE
Tamia is going to appear on As The World Turns this Monday (March 26).  According to Tamiaonline.com, she will perform Stranger In My House.  Speaking of Stranger In My House, the CD single will be released this week (March 27).  The  9-track CD includes several remixes, plus the original album version.  Finally, for all those who missed the BET Celebration of Gospel when it first aired in February, the TV special will reair this Tuesday (March 27).  Tamia performs the Winans song Tomorrow.  The show starts at 8:00pm and lasts 90 minutes.

(March 3, 2001)  TAMIA FAN WEBSITE REACHES 200,000 HITS!
Tamia Fan Website reached its 200,000 hit on February 28, 2001!  Thanks to all who have contributed to this site.

(March 2, 2001)  TAMIA APPEARANCES IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ANNOUNCED ON TAMIAONLINE.COM
Tamiaonline.com recently announced several Tamia appearances in the next few months:

1. As the World Turns - airs March 26
2. Oxygen Network on Pure Oxygen show, Feature Piece - An Evening with Tamia - airs March 11
3. Presenter on Soul Train Awards - airs in syndication starting March 3
4. Presenter on NAACP Image Awards - airs on March 9 @ 8pm on FOX
5. Appearance on FarmClub.com show - airs TBA
6. Presenter at Canadian Juno Awards, nominated for Best R&B/Soul Recording "A Nu Day" - airs March 4
7. Radio show performance for V103, Atlanta, GA - March 15
8. Radio show performance for WPCG, Washingron, DC - Spring Jam @ Nation Nightclub; March 28
9. It's Showtime At The Apollo - May 19 IN LA and New York, week of May 14 rest of country

(February 28, 2001)  TAMIA ON MUCHMUSIC THIS SATURDAY | TAMIA TO PRESENT AT THE SOUL TRAIN AWARDS
Exciting news for Canadian Tamia fans.  Tamia is scheduled to be interviewed this Saturday on MuchMusic.  She will be back in Toronto to promote her album as well as attend the Juno Awards (March 4) in which she is nominated for one award.  On Saturday afternoon (5:15pm), Tamia will be at MuchMusic's headquarters on Queen Street in Toronto to be interviewed by VJ Namugenyi.  Fans from Toronto might want to go down to the MuchMusic building an hour before the interview.  They sometimes let fans sit in on interviews and performances.  This was the case back in April 1998 when Tamia performed on Da Mix.

Tamia will also be presenting an award at the Soul Train Awards.  The awards will be taped tonight (February 28) and air in syndication this coming weekend.  Check your local listings for station and air times.
(thanks to Briana for the above info!)

(February 26, 2001)  106 & PARK | AS THE WORLD TURNS | BILLBOARD #1 | TAMIA YAHOO CHAT RECAP
Tonnes of new Tamia news in the past week.  First of all, Tamia will appear on BET's 106 & Park show tonight at 6pm.  The show will re-air tomorrow morning at 11:30am.  As reported before, Tamia is also scheduled to perform on the soap opera As The World Turns.  She revealed in an online chat last week that she taped the show on February 22, and the episode will air on March 26.  She will perform Stranger In My House and Love Me In A Special Way.

Tamia finally has a #1 song all to herself!  Stranger In My House has made it to #1 on the Dance Music/Club Play charts (March 3 issue) after 6 weeks.

Tamia participated in a Yahoo.com chat on February 22.  Unfortunately, I was out of town and didn't have access to a computer, but Matt was lucky enough to take part in the chat and even had a few questions answered.  Here is his recap:

One of Matt's questions asked and answered:
"Are you aware of the grass roots effort (in conjunction with Iced Media) by fans, like myself, to promote your current album "A Nu Day"? What do you think of complete strangers giving their time to ensure your success?"

Her response....
"That is something that has always amazed me. They spend such great effort to ensure that people know about me. When I go onto the fanclub websites, I call people in to look what they (the fans) have done for me. I may never get a chance to know them or thank them. But, I want to officially thank them now." 

-She continued on to talk about other things...like the fact that she tapes "As the World Turns" tomorrow and it will air March 26th.
-She will be on 106 and Park on Monday (02/26). She taped the show today (02/22).
-She hates snakes and lizards.
-She has a 2.9oz dog, that Grant doesn't claim.
-She is in NYC often.
-She attended the Grammys and had a party afterwards (with her hair stylist, assistant, stylist, and publicist)....they ate junk food (girl scout cookies) amongst other things.
-She was complimented over the phone when the Winans heard her rehearse "Tomorrow" for the BET Celebration of Gospel. Two of the Winans were there and they called Marvin, who wrote the song. He said he's never heard anyone sing it like that (and he wrote it and they recorded it!!)
-There are alot of great people out there that she would like to duet with...Joe, Chante Moore, R. Kelly.
-Her advice for singing professionally was to "get a good lawyer". (You could tell she was speaking from personal experience). She said get someone who you would "trust your life with". She said the music business is alot more BUSINESS than what you think.
-Her BET Gospel performances was one of her best ever...from a fan reaction standpoint. She was really surprised at how they took to her.
-Her mother is her biggest influence because she is around her all the time.
-The "Stranger" single will be released at the end of this month on CD. (don't know how true that is..that means it would come out on the 27th).
-Her most outrageous outfit was the SIMH video outfit, which wasn't her choice. She had opted for some type of t-shirt, but it didn't look right on camera.
-She was bussed to a predominantly White school in Windsor, but enjoyed it. She wouldn't trade it going there.
-She only sang "Stranger" 4 times in the studio before she had it complete.

(February 20, 2001)  NEW TAMIA ARTICLE AT MTV.COM
MTV.com published a new article on Tamia this past Friday.  The article talks about the popularity of her single Stranger In My House, her relationship with Grant Hill, and plans to release a CD single format of the song, which would include the remixes by Thunderpuss & Jermaine Dupri.  click here to read article
(thanks to Mikey for the info)

(February 16, 2001)  STRANGER IN MY HOUSE CONTINUES TO MOVE UP ON BILLBOARD CHARTS
Tamia continues to move up the Billboard charts this week (February 24):

Billboard 200 Albums Charts: # 69 (up from # 71)
Top 100 R&B Albums Charts: # 16 (up from # 21)
Hot 100 Singles Charts: # 38 (up from # 39)
Top 100 R&B Singles Charts: # 9 (up from # 10)

(February 13, 2001)  TAMIA TO APPEAR ON SOAP OPERA "AS THE WORLD TURNS"
According to the Elektra.com mailing list, Tamia is scheduled to tape an episode of the CBS soap opera As The World Turns on February 22.  It has not been determined when the episode will air.

(February 12, 2001)  STRANGER IN MY HOUSE #1 | TAMIA ON NBA TEAM UP SPECIAL
Tamia's Stranger In My House is #1 on Radio & Records National Airplay Urban AC Chart for the week of February 9.  The R&R charts monitor radio airplay in different formats across the United States.

Tamia appeared on the NBA Team Up special this past Saturday as part of the NBA All Star Weekend in Washington D.C.  She was on for only a short time, mentioning all the charity work that she and Grant are involved with.
(thanks to Briana for the info)

(February 9, 2001)  STRANGER IN MY HOUSE MOVES UP ON BILLBOARD CHARTS | TAMIA IN NBA FASHION SHOW
Tamia's Stranger In My House is officially a Top 40 Pop hit and a Top 10 R&B hit.  The song has shot up on the Billboard music charts this week (February 17):

Hot 100 Singles Charts: # 39 (up from # 55)
Top 100 R&B Singles Charts: # 10 (up from # 14)

Tamia is scheduled to take part in a fashion show featuring wives of NBA players this weekend in Washington D.C. as part of the NBA All Star Weekend.
(thanks to Briana for the info)

(January 26, 2001)  OFFICIAL SITE UPDATED WITH NEWS | "STRANGER..." VINYL RELEASE DATE | BILLBOARD
Tonnes of new Tamia news today:

The official tamiaonline.com website has gone through a major face-lift.  As you enter the site, you are welcomed by a short Flash intro animation.  The rest of the site contains basically the same info, but things are rearranged (ie: the menu is at the left hand side; colors are different; minor things like that).  They also added new information such as tour dates and magazine features.  Tamia will be performing at BB King's Blues Club in Lousville, Kentucky on February 3 and (as previously reported) in New York City on February 12 (venue hasn't been decided yet).  She will also be performing on "It's Showtime At The Apollo" sometime in May.  In magazine news, Tamia and Grant are on the cover of the new Upscale magazine.  She will also be featured in the April 2001 issue of Savoy.

According to CDnow.com, Stranger In My House is going to be released in 12" vinyl format on February 13.  The double vinyl single will most likely include several hiphop and dance remixes of the song.  You can hear the So So Def Radio Mix (hip-hop remix) and Thunderpuss Radio Mix (dance remix) at tamiaonline.com under "media".  The So So Def Radio Mix has already been heard on some hip-hop radio stations.
(thanks to Briana for the info)

Tamia keeps on moving up the Billboard music charts.  The February 3 charts (released yesterday) has Tamia's A Nu Day album and Stranger In My House single moving up:

Billboard 200 Albums Charts: # 70 (up from # 76)
Top 100 R&B Albums Charts: # 20 (up from # 22)
Hot 100 Singles Charts: (below # 50; because it is not listed on billboard.com)
Top 100 R&B Singles Charts: # 16 (same as last week)

(January 25, 2001)  TAMIA NOMINATED FOR JUNO AWARD
Tamia has been nominated for a Juno award in the Best R&B/Soul Recording category for A Nu Day.  The Juno Awards are Canada's music awards, and are presented on March 4, 2001.  She was nominated for 2 Junos in 1999: Best New Artist and Best R&B/Soul Recording for her self-titled debut album.

(January 24, 2001)  TAMIA ON LENO LAST NIGHT
Tamia was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night.  She performed Stranger In My House.  For those of you who missed it (like me), the episode will apparently be reaired next week.

(January 18, 2001)  TAMIA TO APPEAR ON BET SPECIAL | BILLBOARD CHARTS | NEW YORK CONCERT
According to EURweb, Tamia will be part of a BET Gospel Music television special:

STEVE HARVEY GOES GOSPEL WITH BET: Star-studded salute to gospel's finest.
(Jan. 16, 2001) *BET will be taking R&B back to its roots with Steve Harvey as the host for its "Celebration of Gospel." Performing in the celebration is Shirley Caesar, Hezekiah Walker, Kirk Franklin & One Nation Crew, Tamia, Dave Hollister and many more.  The salute will be taped in Los Angeles this Friday, January 19 at the Wilshire Ebell theater and televised during Black History Month, on Tuesday, February 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
(thanks to jdnyse for the info)

Apparently, Tamia's Stranger In My House single has been moving up the Billboard singles charts the past few weeks.  This week (January 20, 2001), the single moves up to # 20 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.  The single also premiered on the Hot 100 Singles chart a few weeks ago.  Thanks to Stranger In My House, A Nu Day has been given a boost on the album charts.  The album been jumping in an out of the top 100 on the Billboard 200 charts.  This week it jumps up to # 82 from # 111.  I don't have all the details of Tamia's positions on the charts because I haven't had access to current copies of Billboard in the past few weeks (the above mentioned chart positions were obtained from Billboard.com).

According to tamiaonline.com, Tamia is scheduled to perform in New York City on February 12, but the location has not been confirmed yet.

(January 10, 2001)  BILLBOARD YEAR IN MUSIC CHARTS
Billboard magazine released its annual Year In Music issue on December 30.  Tamia made it on some of the charts as part of her contributions to the Eric Benet duet Spend My Life With You:

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: # 65 Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet featuring Tamia
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: # 47 Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet featuring Tamia

I know I haven't been updating the site frequently in the past few weeks.  The thing is, there hasn't been any new Tamia news in awhile!  In her online chat in December, she had mentioned a possible tour in the new year, so hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have something to post on the site.  And hopefully Stranger In My House will continue to rise up the Billboard charts.

(January 2, 2001)  HAPPY NEW YEAR! | TAMIA CHAT RECAP
Yahoo & Getmusic.com held an audio online chat on December 21.  I was fortunate enough to participate in the chat and Tamia actually answered one of my questions (I asked her what she thought about the online fan websites dedicated to her, and her online fans).  Click here to listen to chat at getmusic.com.
(my question is answered at roughly the 24:00 mark)

The chat was pretty interesting.  For 58:53 minutes, Tamia answered fan questions submitted through email and through the chatroom.  She discussed how Canadian artists have to "stick together"; her favorite artists (fav. rapper: Jay Z; fav. singers: Yolanda Adams, Whitney Houston, Joe, and others); artists she would like to work with (she would like to work with R. Kelly, who had remixed You Put A Move On My Heart, but that version was never released); movies that made her cry (watching The Green Mile on DVD on the plane); disputing online rumors that she is pregnant; admiting that she is a "product junkie"; discussing her new house in Orlando (one of her neighbours is Backstreet Boy AJ).  Listen to the chat for other surprises, like a reference to Ren & Stimpy; discussing one of her favorite tv shows The Sopranos.

(December 14, 2000)  REVIEW: TAMIA PERFORMS AT LA'S BEAT 100.3 HOLIDAY COOLDOWN CONCERT
Tamia performed at Los Angeles radio station The Beat 100.3's Holiday Cooldown last night at the Universal Amphitheatre.  The even was broadcast live through a webcast on hob.com.  The event was hosted by Toni Braxton, and also included performances by Musiq, Avant, Dave Hollister, Carl Thomas, Jagged Edge, and Erykah Badu.  Tamia performed second, right after Musiq.  Her set started at 11:27pm (PST) and lasted about 14 minutes.  It started off with a brief intro clip of her singing Spend My Life With You, followed by her backup singers singing "Tamia" (what I call the "Tamia jingle", LOL).  The first song she performed was Can't Go For That.  Because the webcast was audio-only, I could not see what was going on, but I assume she was doing the dance thing as well.  The quality of the broadcast was really clear, and you could barely hear the audience background noise.  Next she performed Stranger In My House, which she did so well that it gave me chills when she hit the high notes.  Last, she sang Spend My Life With You (both her and Eric Benet's parts), which was followed by the last half of You Put A Move On My Heart.  Overall, I thought the performance was quite short, but I guess they have to fit all those artists in that one concert.  However, she put on an excellent performance, as she usually does.

(December 10, 2000)  JUST ANNOUNCED: LIVE TAMIA YAHOO CHAT
Tamiaonline.com just posted information on an upcoming online chat featuring Tamia.  The live Yahoo! Audio Chat will be held on December 21 at 7pm EST, and is presented by getmusic.com.  Those of you who plan on participating in this chat should preregister your account and nickname.

(December 6, 2000)  TAMIA TO PERFORM AT VARIOUS CHRISTMAS CONCERTS THIS MONTH
Tamia is gonna be pretty busy this holiday season with a handful of radio Christmas concerts scheduled in the next few weeks:

(Dec 13 Los Angeles) Beat 100.3 8th Annual Holiday Cooldown @ Universal Amphitheatre
-hosted by Toni Braxton and also featuring Erykah Badu, Jagged Edge, Carl Thomas, Musiq, Avant, Dave Hollister
-tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com
-The Beat 100.3 Official Website

(Dec 17 Baltimore) 92 Q's Christmas concert @ the Baltimore Arena
-also featuring Boyz II Men;
-you cannot buy tickets, you can only win them from the radio station
(thanks to Briana for the info)

(Dec 19 New York City) Verizon Wireless Presents KTU's Miracle On 34th St. @ Madison Square Garden
-other performers include: Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Toni Braxton, Mel C, Destiny's Child, 98 Degrees, Lara Fabian, Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, Brian McKnight, Debelah Morgan, Jon Secada, Sisqo, and more...
-apparently, tickets are SOLD OUT, but you can win tickets at their official website:
-103.5 KTU The Beat of New York

(November 30, 2000)  VOTE FOR "STRANGER IN MY HOUSE" ON BET'S 106 & PARK LIVE
Vote for Tamia's video Stranger In My House on BET 106 & Park Live Top 10 at their official website.

(November 17, 2000)  "A NU DAY" RANKING ON BILLBOARD CHARTS
It it's third charting week, Tamia's A Nu Day has dropped down on next week's Billboard charts:

Billboard 200 Albums Chart: (November 25, 2000) # 55
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: (November 25, 2000) # 13

(November 15, 2000)  TAMIA IN CONCERT (NYC & JAPAN) | STRANGER IN MY HOUSE FULL VIDEO CLIP
Information has just surfaced regarding 3 concerts that Tamia is apparently going to be part of in the next few months.  First of all, Tamia will be part of the annual Verizon Wireless Presents KTU's Miracle On 34th St. concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19.  Other performers at this event include: Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Toni Braxton, Mel C, Destiny's Child, 98 Degrees, Lara Fabian, Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, Brian McKnight, Debelah Morgan, Jon Secada, Sisqo, and more.  The tickets range in price from $53 to $228.  Tickets go on sale at ticketmaster.com TODAY at 1pm.
click here for more info at the official Madison Square Garden website | click here for KTU radio website
(thanks to tinkerbell0212000 for the info)

Also, UBL.com lists that Tamia is scheduled to perform 2 shows in Japan in the new year!  Tamia is scheduled to perform on January 5 & 6, 2001 at Shibuya Ax in Tokyo, Japan.  They don't provide any more info than that.

Finally, tamiaonline.com posted a streaming full length video clip of Stranger In My House in Real Video format last week, but I forgot to post it on the site:

Stranger In My House (Real Video Clip at tamiaonline.com)

(November 10, 2000)  "A NU DAY" RANKING ON BILLBOARD CHARTS
Tamia's A Nu Day has moved up on next week's Billboard charts:

Billboard 200 Albums Chart: (November 18, 2000) # 46 (moves up)
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: (November 18, 2000) # 8 (moves up)

(November 9, 2000)  VIBE | NEW aka.com TAMIA CONTEST | CAN'T GO FOR THAT (REMIX) FULL VIDEO CLIPS
Tamia is featured in the December 2000 issue of Vibe magazine (with Jay Z on the cover).  A pic of her appears on the table of contents page and another one for a feature as "Vibe Face".
(thanks to Briana for the info)

There is a new Tamia contest over at aka.com.  The Soul section has a link to a contest they are doing, where you can win stuff like Tamia nailpolish, a Tamia cd, & Tamia poster.  Click here to enter the contest.

aka.com also has links to full video clips of Can't Go For That (remix feat. 213):
56k Real Video full video clip | 56k Windows Media full video clip | T1 Windows Media full video clip

(November 5, 2000)  TAMIA ADDED TO MUCHMOREMUSIC PLAYLIST IN CANADA
For Canadian Tamia fans: Tamia's Stranger In My House music video has officially been added to MuchMoreMusic's playlist this week.  (MuchMoreMusic is Canada's version of VH1.)  This is great news because Tamia has not gotten much airplay in Canada in the past few years.

(November 3, 2000)  "A NU DAY" RANKING ON BILLBOARD CHARTS
A Nu Day debuts on Billboard's charts next week.  Here are the rankings:

Billboard 200 Albums Chart: (November 11, 2000) # 51
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: (November 11, 2000) # 9 *Hot Shot Debut*

(November 1, 2000)  BILLBOARD REVIEW OF "A NU DAY"
Billboard magazine recently did a review of Tamia's new album A Nu Day.  Click here to read review

(October 27, 2000)  GIRL MAGAZINE PICTURES | "STRANGER..." PROMO PIC | "A NU DAY" SCANS
Tonnes of new pictures and scans for you today, including a brand new promo image for Tamia's next single Stranger In My House, scans from Girl magazine (Winter 2001 issue), and scans from the A Nu Day CD booklet.
(thanks to Vonda for telling me about the Girl pictures)
Click on the thumbnails to view larger image.  Enjoy!

8 new scans from Winter 2001 issue of Girl magazine

New promo image for Stranger In My House | A Nu Day cover & booklet images

(October 25, 2000) "STRANGER IN MY HOUSE" VIDEO TOO PREMIERE ON BET'S 106 & PARK TONIGHT!
Tamia will appear on BET's 106 & Park tonight to premiere the new video for Stranger In My House.  As reported earlier, the video was directed by Paul Hunter.
(thanks to Briana for the info)

(October 24, 2000) NEW ALBUM | FOR YOUR LOVE | JET MAGAZINE

Tamia's brand new album, A NU DAY, is out in stores today! <---Tamia guest stars on The WB's show "For Your Love" this Sunday at 7:30pm.      click here to download trailer (worth watching!) Tamia & Grant Hill on the cover of the latest issue of Jet (October 30, 2000). (thanks to Briana for the info)

(October 19, 2000) NEW "STRANGER IN MY HOUSE" VIDEO | TAMIA IN NEW ISSUE OF HONEY
Paul Hunter has completed directing the video for the next single off Tamia's upcoming album, Stranger In My House.  Clips of the video have already been seen in a commercial promoting Tamia's new album.  Paul Hunter directed 2 of Tamia's older videos: Make Tonight Beautiful (from "Speed 2") and Imagination.
click here to find out more about Paul Hunter

There is a one page feature on Tamia in the new November 2000 issue of Honey magazine.  The article discusses make-up tips from Tamia.

(October 13, 2000) TAMIA TO APPEAR ON SOUL TRAIN TOMORROW
Tamia will be performing on Soul Train tomorrow (Saturday).  The show airs in syndication, so go to the Soul Train TV website for channel listings and times.

(October 10, 2000) BILLBOARD ARTICLE | BILLBOARD CHART STANDINGS
There is a feature article on Tamia in the October 7, 2000 issue of Billboard magazine.  The article, entitled "Being A Diva Becomes Elektra Artist Tamia" (p.16) describes Tamia's new album and Elektra's marketing plan for promoting the new album.
Here are the charting positions for Can't Go For That on Billboard's singles charts:

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: (October 7, 2000) # 23
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: (October 7, 2000) # 5
Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks: (October 7, 2000) # 88
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales: (October 7, 2000): # 13

(October 6, 2000) TAMIA ALBUM COVER ON CDNOW.COM
The cover image for the new Tamia album A Nu Day has been released.  It can be seen at CDnow.com.
(thanks to Motiqua for the info)

(October 4, 2000) BILLBOARD.COM ARTIST OF THE DAY
Tamia was featured as Billboard.com's Artist of the Day yesterday.  The feature article described Elektra's strategy on marketing Tamia as the record label's signature "diva" act, Tamia's reasons for leaving Qwest for Elektra, and what people can expect on the new album.  They also revealed that Tamia will be appearing on Soul Train and the WB show "For Your Love".
click here for the Billboard.com feature

(September 24, 2000) TAMIA TO PERFORM ON BET SHOW | ALBUM RELEASE DATE DELAYED | EARLY ALBUM REVIEW
Tamia is scheduled to perform this Tuesday, September 26 on BET's new live show "106 & Park Live".  Go to the official "106 & Park Live" website to vote for Tamia's Can't Go For That video for the top 10 countdown.

The album release date for A Nu Day has officially been delayed to October 24, to give Tamia more time to make promotional rounds to promote the new album.

There is an early review of the new CD at manhunt.com, with generally good comments about the new album.
click here to read the review

(September 23, 2000) CGFT CURRENT RANKING ON BILLBOARD SINGLES CHARTS
Here is how Tamia's Can't Go For That single is doing on Billboard's Top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and Hot 100 Singles chart.  It is also doing quite well on the R&B Airplay, R&B Singles Sales, and Maxi Single Sales charts this week.

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: (September 23) # 29
Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks: (September 23) # 86

(September 17, 2000) CGFT CURRENT RANKING ON BILLBOARD SINGLES CHARTS
I recently had a chance to browse through Billboard magazine, and here is how Tamia's Can't Go For That single is doing on Billboard's Top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and Hot 100 Singles chart:

(September 6, 2000) CGFT SINGLE | BILLBOARD CHART | REMIX VIDEO | BULLETIN BOARD ON TAMIAONLINE.COM
I have been on vacation in California for the past 2 weeks, and I finally have a chance to update the site.

The biggest news the past 2 weeks is the release of the Can't Go For That single on August 29.  Tamia fans were in a treat when they picked up the 2 track CD single, because it contains multimedia content!  In addition to the two tracks Can't Go For That (Album Version) and the ballad Tell Me Who (Album Version), the disc also includes the full video for Can't Go For That (playable on a computer), promotional images, screensaver, video interview with Tamia, and behind the scenes footage from the video shoot for the remix video feat. Snoop Dogg.  It has been reported that this CD single is on sale across the U.S. at Camelot Music and Sam Goody for $1.99 (but not all locations).  The CD Maxi single contains 6 tracks: Can't Go For That (Album Version), three dance remixes by Jonathan Peters, and Tell Me Who (Album Version).  Not sure what the 12" Vinyl and Cassette single tracklistings are.

Can't Go For That premiered on the Billboard charts the past few weeks.  It was the Hot Shot Debut on the Top 100 R&B Singles/Tracks chart at #69 on August 26, and remained unchanged the following week.  It has yet to break the Hot 100 Singles charts.  Expect the single to shoot up the charts next week with the commercial release of the single.

The remix video for Can't Go For That (feat. 213) was seen on The Box video channel last week.  It is basically the same as the regular version, with Tamia wearing a different outfit and has her hair up, as well as an appearance by Snoop Dogg.
(thanks to Briana for the info)

Tamia's official website tamiaonline.com has updated the site with a bulletin board where Tamia fans can talk about their favorite singer.  As well, they posted news saying that Tamia performed 2 weeks ago at the WEA Convention in Atlanta and gave a performance that ended with a standing ovation.  Tamia is also set to appear in the November 2000 issue of Vibe magazine.

Finally, Tamia's new album A Nu Day is now available for pre-order on CDNOW.com.  The album is set for release on October 10, and has been mentioned in Fall Music Preview issues of USA Today and Entertainment Weekly.

(August 24, 2000) "CAN'T GO FOR THAT" BILLBOARD SINGLE REVIEW
Billboard magazine reviewed Can't Go For That in its August 12, 2000 issue (pg.21).  Click here to read the review.

(August 21, 2000) TAMIA IN SEPTEMBER 2000 ISSUE OF ESSENCE MAGAZINE
Tamia appears in the September 2000 issue of Essence magazine, on page 95.  The short article describes her new album, her new sexier image, and reasons why she left Qwest Records.  The new issue of Essence is on newsstands now.
(thanks to Matt for the info)

(August 15, 2000) OFFICIAL TAMIA MAILING LIST: FIRST MAILING & E-CARDS
If you signed up for the official Tamia mailing list on tamiaonline.com, you should have just received an email today or yesterday.  It basically introduces the new album, the just-announced title "A Nu Day", and includes links to exclusive Tamia Flash E-Cards which can be downloaded at these links:  PC Version | MAC Version

(August 13, 2000) "CAN'T GO FOR THAT" SINGLE FORMATS
According to CDnow.com, it looks like Tamia's single Can't Go For That is coming out in many different formats.  Listed are:

12" vinyl (4 tracks)
Cassette Single
CD Single
CD Maxi Single (5 tracks)

The CD & Cassette formats are listed with a B-side Tell Me Who (track #11 from the album).  The CD Maxi Single & 12" Vinyl are likely to include dance remixes for Can't Go For That, such as the Jonathan Peters Club mixes that have appeared on promo copies of the single, and have appeared on Napster in the past few weeks.

(August 9, 2000) NEW ALBUM TITLE ANNOUNCED | FOUR NEW SONG CLIPS APPEAR ON OFFICIAL TAMIA WEBSITE
Tamiaonline.com has announced the new title for Tamia's upcoming album: A Nu Day.  They have also released 1:30min. clips for tracks 4-7 from the album: Go, Love Me In A Special Way, Long Distance Love, and Stranger In My House.  Also, the links section has been updated to include links to several Tamia fan-based websites, including this one!  Congrats to all Tamia website creators for all their hard work and recognition.

(July 20, 2000) TAMIA TO BE FEATURED IN SEVERAL MAGAZINES | "CAN'T GO FOR THAT" LYRICS
According to Tamia's official Tamiaonline.com website, Tamia will be featured in several future magazines including:
Essence, Teen Style, Code, The Source, FHM, Right On, Black Beat, Sister 2 Sister, & Upscale (potential cover)

Matt has gotten hold of the 12" promo of Tamia's first single off the new album, Can't Go For That, and was able to transcribe the lyrics for us.  Here are the unofficial lyrics: Can't Go For That lyrics
(thanks Matt!)

(July 19, 2000) MASSIVE OFFICIAL SITE UPDATE | ALBUM RELEASE DATE The official Tamiaonline.com website was updated last night with lots of new stuff.  Included are sections for "New Release", "Biography", "Discography", "Photo Gallery", and "Media Clips".  There are three new spectacular looking promotional images of Tamia, and an image of the single cover.  There are also Real Audio & Real Video links to a sound clip of the first single Can't Go For That as well as a full streaming video clip for the music video. Thanks to Jdynse who found an article about Tamia on CDNow.com.  The article states that Tamia's as-yet-untitled album is scheduled to be released on October 10.  ON this album, she has worked with Missy Elliott on 5 tracks, as well as with producers Shep Crawford, Dallas Austin, Bink!, and Jazz Nixon.  "This album is not as ballad-driven as my last album. It's more aggressive in terms of the formats of the songs," she says. "They're not all love songs -- there's certainly no male-bashing, I'm not at that state in my life, but you have to kiss a couple frogs before you get your prince."  The single for her first single, Can't Go For That, will be released to radio stations on July 31. click here to read the article (thanks again to Jdynse for the info!)

(July 18, 2000) "CAN'T GO FOR THAT" SONG DESCRIPTION
Matt has just received a copy of the 12" promo for Can't Go For That and this is what he had to say about it:

"The music that you hear on the Elektra Tamia website is that song. The song is really nice... talks about how she won't put up with her man doing her wrong (hitting her, disrespecting her, etc.). Her voice is very clear on the track and sounds REALLY nice and Missy adds a nice complement... but not much of that hee-hee stuff (I don't like that). I can already tell that the song will be a hit. I wish I could give you a better description, but I guess you'll just have to hear it yourself. You'll be surprised to hear Tamia ask in the song "Why you illin'?" and refer to herself as none other than a "nubian queen"... more than once. I am so proud of her. This different direction is something that I am already liking."
(thanks to Matt for the info)

Also, Elektra has posted links to Real Audio/Video samples of the Can't Go For That song sample & video full video, but the link does not work.  I expect these to be corrected sometime this week.  They can be found by clicking on the "Elektravision" selection at the top menu bar and choosing "Tamia".

(July 8, 2000) OFFICIAL WEBSITE UPDATED | SINGLE RELEASE DATE | VIDEO AIRING ON BET Tonnes of new Tamia news!  The music video for I Can't Go For That premiered on BET's Jam Zone this past Thursday, and was directed by Chris Hafner (who has previously directed 2Pac's "Changes" and Groove Armada's "I See You Baby" music videos).  Here is what Gina had to say about it: "The video takes place in this very trendy apartment.  She is dancing, singing and from what I got the song is about an abusive man.  At the end of the video she goes into the song Stranger In My House which is her slow song and this guy walks in the apartment and he dissapears then it says To Be Continued". (thanks to Gina & Shereen for the info) Also, the Official Tamia Online website has been updated with a cool Flash intro with an image of Tamia's bare back (first promo image from Elektra!)  The single for I Can't Go For That has been set to go on sale on August 29. <-----(image from website' click to visit tamiaonline.com)

(July 6, 2000) TAMIA ALBUM UPDATE | NEW SINGLE RELEASED | GRANT HILL NEWS
Tamia's Official website has been updated with info on her new album, including titles of some of the tracks from the album.  Go to the new album section for more info.

The Official Grant Hill website also has some news on Tamia in the Hilltop news section.  Tamia's first single from her upcoming album I Can't Go For That (which samples from the Hall & Oates song and produced by Missy Elliott) was released on 12" promo format this past week to clubs, and will be released to radio stations in the next few weeks.  A video has also been shot and a remix with Snoop Dogg, Warren G., and Nate Dog has been recorded -- both to be released by the end of the month.

The Grant Hill website Hilltop section also has a cute picture of wedding favors given to guests at their wedding last summer.  Clips of their wedding were also shown on Oprah on May 23, in an episode about fantasy weddings.  The wedding favors were tiny boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, with a 3 year old Tamia & Grant Hill in the arms of Tony the Tiger.  In an online chat conducted in June, Grant answered several questions including ones about him and Tamia.  Visit the site to hear Grant answer these questions:

- Also, I am a BIG Tamia fan. What's the charactristic you like most about her?
- Hello Grant, what kind of things do you and Tamia have in common?  What things do you guys like to do in your spare time for fun?
- I was wondering if you and Tamia are going to have any kids? Do you ever come to Long Island on your off season?

There has been rumor that Grant Hill might be traded to the Orlando Magic, which means Tamia & Grant might leave Detroit.
(thanks to Desiree, Shannon, Christal, and all the others who have emailed me regarding the above news items)

(June 24, 2000)
According to Elektra.com, Tamia will be featured in an upcoming issue of Essence magazine.
(thanks to Mckesha for the info)

(May 30, 2000)
This week's mailing of the Elektra.com e-mail mailing list included new information on Tamia's new release.  The biggest news: the album has been delayed until October 2000.  Tamia will be working with producers Missy Elliot and Shep Crawford, among others.  Also, a new webdomain has been created for Tamia's new release: tamiaonline.com.  The page looks the same as her previous page on Elektra.com, with the new October 2000 release date edited.  Here is the excerpt from the e-mail:

TAMIA HOOKS UP WITH MISSY FOR NEW ALBUM
Look for the new Tamia record coming in October.  The new disk marks the Elektra debut for Grammy nominee, with cuts produced by Missy Elliott and Shep Crawford, among others.  Tamia says one of the hardest things about making record was eliminating songs. "When you're working with all these great people, you like everything they play you. When Shep was going over material he had, I was like 'I want that one, I want that one, I want that one too.'"  Tamia also wrote with Shep on the album.  Cited by Newsweek magazine as one of the ten new faces to watch, Tamia told Elektra news staff working with Missy was a dream come true. "She's so relaxed, which is interesting because she practically lives in the studio.  But she made me feel at home.  She lets you work at your pace, letting the natural vibe come out."
Catch up with Tamia at http://www.tamiaonline.com

(May 22, 2000)
Elektra has not updated Tamia's official webpage in about 2 1/2 months.  It seems that the album may be delayed 'til Fall 2000.  However, 2 new Tamia tracks have surfaced online!  I am not sure if these tracks are new tracks from the upcoming album or ones that didn't make it on, but the bottom line is that they're new.

Pepsi has a promotion called "Choose Your Music" where you can collect points from Pepsi & Mountain Dew products in exchange for customized CD's.  You can pick from more than 150 songs, and two NEW Tamia songs are on the list!  Added to that, 30 second Streaming Windows Media clips for Stranger In My House and Dear John can be heard at the Pepsi website.  So go to the website for rules and instructions on how you can get these tracks on CD.  The offer lasts until August 31, 2000 and (to my knowledge) only open to U.S. residents.

To reach the contest page, go to Pepsi.com, and click on "Choose Your Music".  There you can find instructions on how to collect points to trade in for your CD, and rules and regulations.  To listen to the Tamia clips, click on "Mix Your Own CD" and search under "Music Genres: R&B".

(May 9, 2000)
***HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY, TAMIA!***
In the latest issue of Billboard magazine, in the R&B column, they listed albums coming out in the summer, but Tamia's was not listed. However, her name popped up in the list of expected released for FALL. Hopefully tha magazine is mistaken or something, and the album drops in June as expected. I really hope this is not like the other album, when it was delayed for over a year before it finally came out.

(May 3, 2000)
It was announced in the Elektra.com news section yesterday that Tamia and Eric Benet would be appearing on the May 17 series finale episode of FOX TV show Beverly Hills, 90210, performing their hit song Spend My Life With You.
(thanks to Mckesha for the info)

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