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News Archive: October
1998 - March 2000
(March 17, 2000)
Good news for Canadian fans who missed the Soul Train
Music Awards when it first aired earlier this month. Much
Music will be broadcasting the awards show on March 23 @ 9pm,
including backstage interviews with the singers and possibly Tamia.
(March 4, 2000)
New pictures and video clips of Tamia & Eric Benet rehearsing for the
Soul Train Music Awards have surfaced on the official Soul
Train website. The awards air live tonight (read news below
for more information).
(March 2, 2000)
A new picture of Tamia & Missy Elliot in the studio
(taken in February) has been added to Tamia's
official webpage at Elektra.com.
Check the New Album section for more info.
(March 2, 2000)
A bit of old news: According to Billboard,
the single for Spend My Life With You (Eric Benet/Tamia
duet) was certified Gold (500,000 copies sold) in January.
(March 1, 2000)
As previously reported, Tamia is set to co-host the Soul
Train Music Awards on March 4 along with Eric Benet, Lisa
"Left-Eye" Lopes, and Shemar Moore. The official Soul
Train website also lists Tamia & Eric Benet as performers for
the show (they will perform their hit Spend My Life With You).
The actual awards will air live on March 4 on some channels, and air in
the following weeks in syndication on other channels. Click
here for a full television station and broadcast schedule.
(February
27, 2000)
Tamia & Eric Benét (Spend My Life With You) did not win in their nominated
category during the Grammy Awards this past Wednesday.
Instead, TLC (No Scrubs) won the award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
(February 11, 2000)
Yesterday, MTV.com announced that Tamia will be co-hosting the
2000 Soul Train Awards! Here is what it says on the site:
"On Thursday night, Montell Jordan and Tamia will host a cocktail party at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to announce all of the nominees for this year's Soul Train Music Awards, with Donell Jones and IMX scheduled to perform. Hosted by Eric Benét, TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, Tamia, and Shemar Moore, the 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards will be held on March 4 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles."
(January 21, 2000)
Tamia and Grant are featured on the cover of the February 2000 issue of
Ebony magazine as one of the 10 Hottest Couples (for the third year in a row).
(January 15, 2000)
Great news! After almost 2 months online, the teaser page for Tamia's new album on
Elektra Records' website was taken down yesterday and replaced with another one containing a bio of Tamia and a confirmed
release date for her new album: June 2000! To add to the hype, her updated page is promoted on Elektra's front page in the news section! On the new page, a complete address (incl. P.O.Box #) has been given for the new
Tamia Fan Club: P.O. Box 7459 Bloomfield Township, MI 48302. Another feature has also been added: a mailing list. You provide your e-mail address and zip code, and you will be notified by the record company on any Tamia news. To visit Tamia's page on Elektra.com, go to
http://www.elektra.com/retro/tamia/.
(thanks to cd for informing me of the revision)
(January 6, 2000)
Tamia & Grant are profiled in the new issue of US magazine (February 2000 issue). Many celebrity weddings of 1999 are profiled; Tamia & Grant on page 61. The picture provided is the official wedding picture of Grant & Tamia which appeared on the cover of Jet magazine in September 1999. The article reads:
Detroit Pistons superstar Grant Hill, 26, met his wife, 24-year-old R&B diva Tamia, three years ago at a singing contest in the Motor City, where she was judging the talent and he was judging her. "I kind of knew she was the one," said Hill, who was introduced to Tamia by a mutual friend, singer Anita Baker. The twosome sealed the deal in a garden ceremony at the Green Crest Manor in Battle Creek, Mich., on July 24, where 220 guests turned out to see the bride adorned in an ivory satin gown by Vera Wang. Tamia had 30 trees planted and a small bridge constructed on the property prior to the big day so it would be "beautiful from every angle," she says. Before the couple set off for a honeymoon at the Four Seasons Resort in Bali, the wedding party ate beef Wellington and cedar-roasted salmon. "We also had vanilla cake and banana creme." says Tamia. "We only got a little piece, the piece that we fed each other. If I'd known that was the only piece we'd get, I would have gotten a bigger cake."
(January 6, 2000)
Happy New Year! 2000 has started off well for Tamia. On January 4, this year's
Grammy nominations were announced and Tamia has received her 4th Grammy nomination! If you remember, she had previously received one nomination each for her singles
You Put A Move On My Heart, Slow Jams, & Missing
You. This year, Tamia is nominated for:
Category 24 - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Spend My Life With You - Eric Benét Featuring Tamia
Don't Waste Your Time - Mary J. Blige & Aretha Franklin
Bills, Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child
Heartbreak Hotel - Whitney Houston Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price
No Scrubs - TLC
GOOD LUCK TAMIA!
(check www.grammy.org for full nominations list; awards handed out on February 23)
(December 31, 1999)
Beginning on January 1, 1999 at 12:01am, MTV2 will be airing EVERY SINGLE MUSIC VIDEO ever showed on MTV & MTV2! They will be broadcasting almost 19,000 music videos from A-Z for three months straight. The problem is that most people have MTV but not MTV2. For those who DO have MTV2, look out for the following Tamia videos if you haven't seen them before:
Imagination - Tamia
Keep Hope Alive (from "The Associate") - Tamia (rare
video; not sure if it ever aired on MTV)
Make Tonight Beatiful (from "Speed 2") - Tamia (rare video)
Missing You - Brandy, Tamia, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight
Slow Jams - Quincy Jones feat. Tamia & Babyface (rare video)
So Into You - Tamia
Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet feat. Tamia
You Put A Move On My Heart - Quincy Jones feat. Tamia (rare video)
(December 24, 1999)
Billboard has released its 1999 Year End
Charts. Click here to see Tamia's positions
Also, on the back cover of the Billboard Year End issue, there is an ad for Elektra where they list artists coming out with new albums in 2000, and Tamia is on it. A few more months to go 'til the new album!
(December 9, 1999)
Tamia appeared in the television special Soul Train Christmas Starfest which aired this past week on some television stations. The Christmas special included performances of Christmas tunes by artists such as Brian McKnight, Mary J. Blige, Chante Moore, and other R&B and Gospel artists. The television special is still airing on some stations throughout the holiday season, so check
here for airing schedule or check the
Soul Train Website for more info.
(thanks to Uvie & Michele for the info)
(November 20, 1999)
Tamia's website at her new label Elektra put up a new teaser page for her upcoming album release. The site address is:
http://www.elektra.com/retro/tamia/. The teaser page includes an image, an e-mail address where you can write to Tamia (singingartist@hotmail.com), and a new Fan Club address (the P.O.Box # is not included, so it must not be up yet). I've also created a new section on this site where I will be putting any
New Album info in the next few months.
(thanks to jdnyse for the info)
(November 4, 1999)
On November 1, Grant Hill's official fan website granthill.com held an online chat with the basketball star and he answered several questions about Tamia, including some tidbits on her new album project! It seems that Tamia's new album on Elektra will be released within the first 3 months of 2000. Below are some outtakes from the chat session:
Kimberly Collins asks Congratulations Grant on your marriage to Tamia! I know it's a little soon but do you have plans to start a family in the near future?
Grant Hill says, Somewhere down the line. I think right now, we're just going to enjoy being married. And if we want to play with kids, we have plenty of friends with children, and we can play with them.
Kimberly Collins asks I just loved Tamia's album, when will she be releasing a new one? I'm looking forward to it!
Grant Hill says, She's very excited about her new album and I'm very excited about her new album. It should be out at the beginning of the year, under her new record label, Elektra Records.
Sarah Willink asks Who's your favorite singer, besides Tamia?
Grant Hill says, Tamia is my favorite, obviously. I don't have any other favorite.
Hakeem Adams asks Hi Grant, what is it like to be married with the most beautiful woman on earth?? Say hi to Tamia for me!
Grant Hill says, Thanks for your comments about tamia. I too think she's the most beautiful woman on Earth.
Hakeem Adams asks Grant, has Tamia told you anything about her new album? Like a release date perhaps?
Grant Hill says, Yes, an exact date hasn't been set, but she has all ready cut several new songs for the album, which will be released sometime in the first three months of 2000.
Letrice Johnson asks Grant, what can you tell me about Tamia's new album?
Grant Hill says, Her new album is being produced under her new contract with Elektra Records and her A&R person at Elektra records is Sylvia Rhone, who also is the president of the whole company. So Tamia is very excited about the Album, the music, the help she's getting from Sylvia and the re-launching of her career in the year 2000. She is working with some of the hottest young producers to make this the best album ever.
tamia fan asks Do you know if Tamia will be collaborating with any other artists on her upcoming album? I love u Grant!
Grant Hill says, If the right collaboration or duet is available, I'm sure Tamia would consider it for her next album The No.1 R&B record in the country right now is "Spend my life with you," which features Tamia and Eric Benet .
(read full chat transcript at
granthill.com)
(thanks to Crystal for the info)
(September 24, 1999)
After 2 weeks at top of the Billboard
Top 100 R&B Singles/Tracks charts, Tamia & Eric Benet's Spend My Life With You is pushed off by Deborah Cox & R.L.'s
We Can't Be Friends. Spend My Life With You moves down to #3 (Oct02/99) and remains at #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles/Tracks charts.
(September 11, 1999)
Congrats to Eric Benet & Tamia, whose duet Spend My Life With You makes it to
#1 on Billboard's Top 100 R&B Singles/Tracks chart (Sept18/99 issue). The single is currently #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles/Tracks charts.
(September 6, 1999)
Tamia & Grant are on the cover of the newest issue of Jet Magazine (September 6, 1999). The cover story profiles their wedding.
Go to Jet Magazine's official website for more info
(thanks to Kim & Jodeliz for the info)
(July 24, 1999)
Tamia & Grant Hill are getting married today! In an article published in the
Detroit Free Press, it states that Tamia & Grant will be wed in a private ceremony in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (just outside of Detroit). The article also talks about Tamia's background, and how the two met.
click here to read the article
(thanks to KS for the info!)
(June 30, 1999)
A commercial single for the Eric Benet & Tamia song Spend My Life With You has been released. It contains Spend My Life With You as well as the Eric Benet/Faith Evans song Georgy Porgy.
(thanks to Matt for the info)
(June 30, 1999)
A new German import single of So Into You has recently surfaced on
CDNow.com. It contains the radio edit, as well as several versions of the remix featuring Wyclef Jean.
Tracklisting:
Track 1: So Into You (Radio Edit)
Track 2: So Into You (Wyclef Jean Radio Remix)
Track 3: So Into You (Wyclef Jean Main Mix)
Track 4: So Into You (Instrumental)
Track 5: So Into You (A Capella)
(thanks to Matt for the info)
(June 7, 1999)
Tamia appeared at the 10th Annual YTV Achievement Awards to present the award in the Vocal category (the same category she won back in 1993). She also closed the show with a performance, and was joined by fellow guest musicians B*Witched. The award show aired on YTV (in Canada) on Sunday night.
(May 30, 1999)
The new video for Eric Benet & Tamia's Spend My Life With You premiered on
BET this past week. It is directed by Jesse Vaughan. Here is Donna's description of the video:
"It shows the two of them in what looks like a castle(?) Throughout the video they leave little notes for each other (like lovers would do) and there is scenes with the two of them together. It is a very nice video and a very sweet song. Tamia is wearing a pretty blue dress in one scene, with her hair up and curly. In another scene she is wearing a silver(?) top with a skirt. She looks really good. So does Eric!"
(thanks to Donna & Joy for the info)
(May 26, 1999)
Eric Benet announced on Philadelphia radio station WDAS 105.3 that video has been shot for the next single off his album, which will be his duet with Tamia,
Spend My Life With You!
(thanks to Joy for the info)
(April 23, 1999)
The official website for Eric Benet's new album A Day In The Life is now up, and includes lyrics to his duet with Tamia as well as a short Real Audio sample. The album comes out on April 27.
visit the Eric Benet website
(April 6, 1999)
According to Billboard, the new Eric Benet & Tamia duet is called
Spend My Life With You and is included on the radio promo single for the first single Georgy Porgy (Benet duet with Faith Evans); so listen for it on the radio in the next few weeks.
(thanks to Jodeliz for the info)
(March 28, 1999)
Eric Benet's album release has been pushed back to April 27. The album A Day In The Life features a
Benet/Tamia duet.
(March 20, 1999)
Unofficial reports from Electronic Urban Report state that Tamia is leaving her record label
Qwest Records for Elektra Records. The article (from an unknown date) states:
"Qwest Records artist Tamia is a Qwest Records artist no' mo'. Inside sources told EUR that she jumped ship and signed with Sylvia Rhone's Elektra Records. Tamia recently fired her long time manager and mentor, Brenda Richie and is reportedly being advised by her fiancée, Grant Hill's mother, Janet Hill. Upcoming for the Canadian songstress is a scorching ballad off the new Eric Benet CD, "A Day In The Life." We've heard it and trust us, it's a smash!"
(thanks to Jodeliz for the info)
(March 8, 1999)
Tamia did not win any awards at the 1999 Juno Awards (Canada's music awards) held last night in Hamilton, Ontario and broadcast live on CBC. She lost "Best R&B/Soul Recording" to Deborah Cox, and "Best New Solo Artist" to Melanie Doane. I'm not sure whether she was at the actual awards show or not.
(March 3, 1999)
An article published in The Detroit News states that
Grant Hill and Tamia will be married late July! It says that Grant will not be able to play in the Americas Olympic Qualifying Basketball Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico because the tournament will run from July 14-25 and it will interfere with his wedding plans. Although he would love to play on the Olympic Team in the year 2000, he'd rather sacrifice his chance and go on with the wedding.
read the Detroit News Article "Notebook: Hill to miss Olympic qualifying (2/24/99)
(thanks to Kim for the info)
(February 20, 1999)
I have taken the Tamia Survey offline. I had put the survey on the site last June to see what Tamia fans thought of her new album. So 7 months and 617 votes later, here are the final results:
- 57% gave the album a 5/5; 23% gave it a 4/5; and only 4% gave it 3/5 or less
- Tamia fans' favorite song off the album was
So Into You (40% of the votes) followed by Imagination (17%) and
Who Do You Tell (9%). Tamia's current single Loving You Still came in sixth (4%)
- 63% of the voters did not dislike any of the songs on the album; the least favorite songs on the album were
Careless Whisper (8%), Is That You &
Imagination (4% each)
- Among Tamia's older singles, fans liked the Brandy/Tamia/Gladys Knight/Chaka Kahn collaboration
Missing You the best (36%), followed by Tamia's debut single
You Put A Move On My Heart (27%)
- What do you like about Tamia? Well, 79% liked both her voice and her looks; 18% only liked her looks and less than 2% disliked her
- click here to see full results list
(February 4, 1999)
Tamia will appear on Quincy Jones' upcoming album From Q, With Love. It will be a double-disc collection of love songs that he produced for some of music's biggest stars (including Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin. Tamia's single
You Put A Move On My Heart appears as track 5 on the first disc. Quincy's From Q, With Love is scheduled to be released on February 9, just in time for Valentine's Day.
(January 30, 1999)
The Juno Awards nominations were announced this past Wednesday and Tamia received two nominations! She is nominated for
Best New Solo Artist & Best R&B/Soul Recording (Tamia). For more info, visit the
Official Juno Awards Website.
Best New Solo Artist:
Melanie Doane (Columbia); Emm Gryner (Mercury); Bruce Guthro (EMI);
Hayden (Hardwood/Universal); Tamia (Qwest/Warner)
Best R&B/Soul Recording
One Wish, Deborah Cox (Arista/BMG); I Need Some Time, Kirsten Farkollie
(Krescent/NUFF);
Rally'n, Jully Black featuring Saukrates (Capitol Hill/St. Clair);
Bout Your Love, Glenn Lewis (I.L.L. Vibe/Popular/Warner); Tamia, Tamia
(Qwest/Warner)
(January 22, 1999)
According to CDnow.com, Tamia's next single off her self-titled debut album will be
Loving You Still; it will be released on February 2, 1999.
(thanks to Jodeliz for the info)
(January 19, 1999)
According to a past issue of Billboard Magazine (Dec05/98; pg.44), Tamia might be involved in an upcoming radio promotion "tour" called
BooBomb and will also include artists such as Tatyana Ali, TQ, Bizzy Bone, Mo Thugs. 112, Da Brat, Monifah, Jermaine Dupri, Pras, Timbaland & Magoo. Ginuwine and E-40.
(January 19, 1999)
According to a past of Billboard Magazine (Oct03/98; pg.27), Tamia will be doing a duet with Ray Charles and the song will appear on Ray Charles's upcoming album.
(thanks to Jodeliz for the info)
(December 27, 1998)
Billboard Magazine has released the
1998 Year End Charts. Click here to see Tamia's
year-end rankings
(December 26, 1998)
According to Billboard Magazine Tamia will appear on the new Eric Benet album
A Day In The Life (released on Warner Bros.
Records) which is due out in stores on February 23, 1999.
(November 26, 1998)
The December 5 Billboard charts have just been released. This is the first week that Billboard will include "radio-only" songs in its
Hot 100 Singles charts. Previously, only retail singles were included on this chart. Because of the new change, many "radio-only" songs debuted on the charts and therefore Tamia's
So Into You has dropped out of the top 50.
(November 26, 1998)
Tamia & Grant Hill attended the 6th Annual Larry King Cardiac Foundation Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC on November 20. The proceeds from the $1000-a-seat tickets went to the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Also attending this event were Donald Trump, Hammer, Celine Dion, and other celebrities.
read the Washington Post article (Nov21/98; Page B01)
(thanks to Kim for the info)
(October 11, 1998)
According to USA Today, Tamia recorded a new single for the compilation entitled
Love Shouldn't Hurt, an album sponsored by the National Committee to Prevent Child
Abuse. The album should be out on November 10. I had previously reported that Tamia had done a duet with Wynonna Judd entitled Love Shouldn't Hurt, but further research (at the
CD Now website) finds that Tamia is part of an all star group (including All-4-One, Michael Bolton, & Olivia Newton-John) that sings the title-track of the album, and the single should be out in stores on October 27.
read the USA Today article | go to Qwest Records' Love Shouldn't Hurt webpage
(thanks to Jacquelyn Reed & Jodeliz for the info)
(October 4, 1998)
A remix of the song Careless Whisper (a cover of the Wham! song which appears on Tamia's debut album) appears on the new soundtrack for the motion picture
A Night At The Roxbury.
Tamia on the 'Net
(go back to top of the
page)
(July 24, 1999)
Article in the Detroit Free Press about Tamia & Grant Hill's wedding, background information on Tamia and how they met.
(click here to read article)
(thanks to KS for this info)
(November 26, 1998)
Washington Post article about the
6th Annual Larry King Cardiac Foundation Gala that Tamia and Grant attended on November 20.
read the Washington Post article online (Nov21/98)
(thanks to Kim for this info)
(October 29, 1998)
There is a picture of Tamia at John Richard's
website. John Richard is a professional photographer who has photographed many Black celebrities. He was involved in a Tamia photoshoot in August 1998.
(thanks to Kim for this info)
(October 29, 1998)
Tamia pictures at the Alliance website. She visited the offices during a visit to NYC. There are 4 pictures of Tamia with staff, as well as a scan of an autographed publicity photo.
(thanks to Kim for this info)
(October 5, 1998)
Tamia page (which includes 3 candid pictures) on the
DISConnections website
(thanks to Jacquelyn Reed for this info)
(October 2, 1998)
Tamia page (which includes bio and nice picture) on
Da Clubhouse website
(thanks to Jacquelyn Reed for this info)
***(September 12, 1998)
Article about the official engagement between Tamia and NBA basketball player Grant Hill.
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