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California CD, Westcoast Music / AOR compilation 4 CDs released in France!

"California Groove" (Warner Music France) is the title of a new digipack compilation of 4 CDs (75 songs) that will be released April 6, 2009 exclusively in France for the following French records shops: Virgin and Starter retail chains (Cultura, Gibert Joseph et Chapitre).

This new great project has been made possible because of the talent and hobby of David Dutreuil (Warner Music France). It features some rarities... What a great 4 CDs set that every fan of Westcoast Music / AOR can obtain! A must have! A truly gift!

Don't miss it!

Westcoast Rendez-Vous is a mediapartner of the release of "California Groove".

California Groove: tracklisting: 4 CDs - 75 songs

CD1

1. America - Ventura Highway

2. Daryl Hall And John Oates - Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)

3. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love

4. Bread - Dismal Day

5. Orleans - Dance With Me

6. The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band - Border Town

7. John David Souther - Some People Call It Music

8. Seals & Croft - Summer Breeze

9. Carly Simon - You're So Vain

10. Wendy Waldman - Long Hot Summer Nights

11. Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love

12. Linda Ronstadt - Easy For You To Say

13. Firefall - It Doesn't Matter

14. Boz Scaggs - I'm Easy

15. Danny O'Keefe - Junkman

16. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light

17. Little Feat - Willin'

18. Terence Boylan - Suzy

19. Poco - Ghost Town

20. Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good (Original Long Version)

CD2

1. Alessi Brothers - Oh Lori

2. Barnaby Bye - Damn You Girl

3. Jim Messina - Break The Chain

4. Gino Vannelli - Mama Coco

5. Felix Cavaliere - Future Train

6. Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God

7. Crackin' - Too Young

8. Warren Zevon - Nighttime In The Switching Yard

9. Ned Doheny - On The Swing Shift

10. The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes

11. Marc Jordan - Survival

12. Vapor Trails - Night People

13. Kenny Loggins - This Is It

14. The Wilson Brothers - Ticket To My Heart

15. Andrew Gold - Genevieve

16. Dane Donohue - Casablanca

17. Bill Champlin - Gotta Get Back To Love

18. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island

19. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

CD3

1. Bill LaBounty - Livin' It Up

2. Robbie Dupree - Hot Rod Hearts

3. Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin (Every Time You're Near)

4. Ambrosia - You're The Only Woman (You & I)

5. Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It

6. Larsen-Feiten Band - Who'll Be The Fool Tonight

7. Paul Davis - Cool Night

8. England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight

9. Leblanc and Carr - Falling

10. Peter Allen - Fly Away

11. Larry Carlton - Nite Crawler

12. Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me

13. Con Funk Shun - California 1

14. Leon Ware - That's Why I Came To California

15. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me

16. Patti Austin - Stop, Look, Listen

17. George Benson - Please Don't Walk Awa

18. Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together

19. Toto - 99

CD4

1. Michael Franks - When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)

2. Eye To Eye - Nice Girls

3. Chris Rea - On the beach

4. Nightshift - Ocean Bay

5. Michael Ruff - More Than You'll Ever Know

6. Randy Newman - I Love L.A.

7. Maxus - The Higher You Rise

8. Jay Graydon of Airplay - She Waits For Me (Early Airplay demo)

9. Peter Cetera Where - There's No Tomorrow

10. Stephen Bishop - The Big House

11. Michael Sembello - First Time

12. Lee Ritenour - Countdown (Captain Fingers)

13. Geyster - Sister's Beautiful

14. Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry

15. David Pack - My Baby

16. Jar - Cure Kit

17. Week End Millionnaire - French Music Par Excellence

Al Jarreau Love Songs

Al Jarreau "Love Songs" Best Of CD (14 tracks) will be released January 29, 2008 (on Rhino Records/WEA). It is his first ever compilation of music celebrating romance; Al Jarreau "Love Songs". Featuring fourteen soulful songs spanning three decades - all culled from his definitive Warner Bros. years (1979 to 1996) - the album's smooth flow proves just how fluent Jarreau is in the language of the heart.

Please remember Al Jarreau is the only singer ever to win Grammy Awards in 3 different genres-R&B, pop, and jazz (his latest Grammy came at the 2007 ceremony).

Al Jarreau magical formula becomes a concentrated musical love potion on "Love Songs", featuring highlights including "So Good," "Wait For The Magic," "Let It Rain" (a duet with Patti Austin) and from Jarreau's Grammy-winning Warner Bros. album classic "Breakin' Away" - "Teach Me Tonight" and the hit "We're In This Love Together."

Al Jarreau "Love Songs" tracklisting (14 tracks):
We're In This Love Together
Teach Me Tonight
So Good
After All
Wait for the Magic
Your Song
Heaven and Earth
Through It All
Let It Rain
Not Like This
Brite 'N' Sunny Babe
Secrets of Love
My Foolish Heart
Goodhands Tonight (George Benson & Al Jarreau featuring Patti Austin)

JD Souther How Long, A very best of, a new EP and soon a new album

Without the songwriting talent of John David Souther, The Eagles aren't really The Eagles. JD Souther has cowritten some incredible great hits for The Eagles: "New Kid in Town", "Best of My Love", "Heartache Tonight", "Victim of Love" among others and "How Long" the first single from The Eagles new album "Long Road Out Of Eden". John David Souther is one of the great guys in Classic Rock.

On October 15, 2007, Salvo Records UK has released a 18 tracks CD from John David Souther: "Border Town: The Very Best of J.D. Souther" on which you can find two lovely duets with longtime friend Linda Ronstadt : "Say You Will" and "If You Have Crying Eyes". Also in this Best Of CD, the original version of "How Long".

During his surprising tour in UK in September and October 2007, John David Souther sold a 1000 EP limited edition CD of 4 tracks: "Possible Weather" (JWD Music) in a Blues / Jazz vein:
In my arms tonight
One more night (killing spree)
The Border guard
Journey down the Nile Cool

Two of these tunes can be listened to on his MySpace official page.

Lastly, a very important piece of news: John David Souther now works on a new studio album, his first LP since "Home By Dawn" back in 1984!

Rickie Lee Jones "Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology", Rickie Lee Jones Best Of Anthology

Rickie Lee Jones "Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology", Rickie Lee Jones Best Of Anthology out June 28, 2005 (on Rhino Records).

Rickie Lee Jones' career ascent began after famed rock front man Lowell George recored her composition "Easy Money" for a Little Feat album. As an inimitable song stylist, she first made her indelible mark with the scat-flavored hist "Chuck E's In Love" from her acclaimed 1979 self-titled debut LP. Ever since, Jones has blazed an artististically idiosyncratic path on a long string of beautiful, adventurous, and personal albums. Her more-than-distinctive vocals encompass rock, jazz, blues, classic pop, folk, and R&B inflections...Textured with fluent wordplay and delivered with true heart, Rickie Lee's sound is one of the most authentic and original in contemporary music.

Career overviews programmed by the artists themselves are generally inconsistent affairs, usually due to the musicians' own eccentricities. "For Duchess of Coolsville," this long-overdue Rickie Lee Jones compilation covering the years 1979-2003, she decided to sequence most of the songs in alphabetical order. It's a unique, yet rather bizarre, concept that dispenses with all sense of continuity, either chronological or musical. While this randomness behooves an artist as willfully eclectic as Jones, it also makes for a rollercoaster listening experience. Selecting tracks from 10 albums that alternately focused on folk, jazz, pop standards, and even electronica makes putting together any compilation of Jones's work a tough assignment, especially since each of her records has a distinctive flow. The 34 selections on the first two discs hit most, but not all, of the highlights from her often patchy releases. Disc 3 unearths seven demos, some live tracks, and several collaborations, few of which are revelatory.

Long in need of a sonic shining, these songs sparkle with fresh remastering, revealing production details most listeners will hear for the first time. While not the best or most coherent collection of Rickie Lee Jones's work that could have been assembled, this anthology provides a reasonably good overview of the "Duchess of Coolsville"'s diverse, distinctive, and often dynamic career.

Rickie Lee Jones "Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology" new Best Of Anthology (3 CDs): ORDER IT NOW.

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Hilary Duff new album, Hilary Duff "Most Wanted" album, Hilary Duff tour

Hilary Duff new album, Hilary Duff "Most Wanted" album, Hilary Duff tour.

Hilary Duff is gearing up for an extremely busy summer before she turns 18 September 28. The multi-platinum recording artist's first two albums sold nearly 12 million copies around the world. Hilary Duff just finished recording new songs for her "Most Wanted" CD which is due in stores August 16.
The disc will include three brand-new songs recorded exclusively for this album and a collection of Hilary's most popular songs completely remixed and remastered including "So Yesterday," "Why Not," "Come Clean," "Fly." A deluxe edition of "Most Wanted" will be released the same day featuring bonus materials and special packaging.

Hilary Duff shoots her high-concept, innovative music video for the first single "Wake Up" directed and conceptualized by industry icon Marc Webb. She has a slew of TV appearances before launching her Still Most Wanted tour in support of her new movie "The Perfect Man" with Heather Locklear and Chris Noth. Hilary appeared recently on MTV's "Beach House" and MTV's "Movie Awards" followed by appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" June 13 and "Live with Regis & Kelly" June 17, as well as the first televised performance of her new single on "The Today Show" June 17 on their summer concert series in Rockefeller Center. Hilary is also performing on ABC's "America's Celebration" on July 4, and she is set to world premiere her "Wake Up" video on MTV in July.
Hilary Duff will then make a very special appearance on Fox's "Teen Choice Awards" August 17 and return for performances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" August 15 and "The Today Show" August 18.

Hilary Duff commented, "Summer was made for touring and I can't wait to get back on the road, and to get to perform live for my fans. It will be great because we'll be returning to some of my favorite cities like Chicago and New York, and I'll be going through some additional cities too like Madison, WI and Charleston, WV. I'll be performing everyone's favorite songs and I'll have some new surprises in there, too."

Hilary Duff is also an accomplished TV and movie actress, and designer and businesswoman. She recently wrapped filming "Material Girl" also starring her older sister Haylie as two young highly-successful business entrepreneurs who lose everything and have to learn how to start over. Hilary Duff will also reprise her starring role in "Cheaper By The Dozen 2" which she'll shoot this summer before launching her tour.

As a designer and businesswoman, Hilary and her new partner Robert Thorne oversee a growing lifestyle brand at retail featuring trend-forward fashion, health and beauty and other products, with very special announcements imminent. Hilary's philanthropic work is an important part of her life. She's presently planning a trip to India to help tsunami survivors and is part of the President's advisory committee for three years, among many more.

Added Hilary Duff's partner Robert Thorne, "Hilary's new CD "Most Wanted" offers the very best of both worlds, brand-new songs featuring Hilary's stunning talent and defining what's hot in the high-octane popular music genre, plus a very select array of the favorite hits her fans wildly embrace at her concerts. A super winning formula of what's Most Wanted by today's music consumer."

Hilary Duff "The Still Most Wanted" tour dates are as follows:
12 July Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater
13 July Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair
16 July Denver, CO Coors Amphitheater
18 July Mankato, MN Midwest Wireless Civic Center
19 July Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
20 July Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
22 July Erie, PA Erie Civic Center Complex
24 July Providence, RI Dunkin' Donuts Center
25 July Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
27 July Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum
29 July Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center
30 July Winston-Salem, NC The Joel Coliseum Complex
31 July North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
2 August Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
3 August Kissimmee, FL Silver Spurs Arena
4 August Estero, FL Germain Arena
7 August Columbus, GA Columbus Civic Center
11 August Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena
12 August Council Bluffs, IA Mid-America Center
16 August Peoria, IL Civic Center
19 August Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair
20 August Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
21 August Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
23 August Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
24 August Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
26 August Charleston, WV Charleston Civic Center
27 August Baltimore, MD Baltimore Arena
30 August E Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
1 September Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 September Allentown, PA Allentown Fair
3 September Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
23 September Kelseyville, CA Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa
25 September Puyallup, WA Western Washington Fair

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Joni Mitchell "Songs of a Prairie Girl" Best Of album, Joni Mitchell Best Of album

Joni Mitchell "Songs of a Prairie Girl" Best Of album, Joni Mitchell Best Of album out April 26, 2005 (on Rhino Records).

For this intensely personal compilation, Joni Mitchell's contribution to Saskatchewan's centennial celebrations, the artist handpicked a set of songs she felt spoke to her varied experiences growing up in Canada. These 13 newly remastered tracks span 1967-2004 and include the classics "Let The Wind Carry Me," "Raised On Robbery," and "River," as well as the 1967 rarity "Urge For Going" and a 2004 update of "Paprika Plains."

One of the most important and influential artists in contemporary music, Joni Mitchell is a legendary icon of unmatched significance. The Canadian-born star and five-time Grammy-winner has released a long string of stellar albums as emotionally powerful as they are stlistically diverse. For this latest, very personal compilation, Joni Mitchell handpicked an exquisite set of music that she felt thematically spoke to her varied experiences growing up and how it shaped both her life and music.

Joni Mitchell "Songs of a Prairie Girl" Best Of CD tracklisting:
1. Urge For Going
2. Tea Leaf Prophecy
3. Cherokee Louise
4. Ray's Dad's Cadillac
5. Let the Wind Carry Me
6. Don Jaun's Reckless Daughter
7. Raised on Robbery
8. Paprika Plains
9. Song for Sharon
10. River
11. Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody
12. Harlem in Havana
13. Come in From the Cold

Joni Mitchell "Songs of a Prairie Girl" new Best Of CD: ORDER IT NOW.

Loggins & Messina reunion tour, Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina in tour again

Loggins & Messina reunion tour, Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina in tour again!

Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Loggins & Messina) have announced their first tour together in nearly 30 years, which will include 40 dates beginning June 24 at the Idaho Center in Boise. The route includes arenas, amphitheaters, casinos and other venues.

In conjunction with the tour, Columbia/Legacy will release on May 24 "The Best: Loggins & Messina Sittin' in Again". This is a collection of the duo's amazing hits such as "Your Mama Don't Dance," "Danny's Song" and "Angry Eyes."

The musicians, who have both pursued solo careers and collaborated with other artists, decided to join forces again after appearing together at benefit performances. "I've been going through a difficult divorce in the past year," Kenny Loggins says. "(Jim Messina) reached out to me during a hard period, and that made it possible to rediscover our friendship and explore working with each other again."

Loggins & Messina will perform their hits together and solo, and a special "sittin' in" segment will feature special guests in some markets. "If we're in Nashville and Michael McDonald is free, or Rusty Young, or Clint Black, we hope they can get on stage and sit in," says Jim Messina.

Loggins & Messina "Sittin' In Again" Reunion Tour:
Date Location Venue Time Ages Show Info:
6/28 - Phoenix AZ - Dodge Theatre - 5/7 T.B.A.
6/29 - Los Angeles CA - Greek Theatre - 4/24 T.B.A.

"The Best Loggins and Messina - Sittin' in Again" new Best Of CD: ORDER IT NOW.

"The Best Of" Brandy, Brandy new best of

"The Best Of" Brandy, Brandy new best of available since April 5, 2005 (on Rhino Records).

Music superstar, actress and performer Brandy is celebrating her first decade of hit-making with the release of "The Best Of" Brandy, a first-of-its-kind, 18-track retrospective drawn from the L.A. resident's four best-selling albums for Atlantic Records.

The package includes 16 Top 20 Pop and R&B charted singles, a remix of the 1994 R&B chart-topper "I Wanna Be Down" (featuring Queen Latifah, YoYo and MC Lyte) and a cover of the Phil Collins classic "Another Day In Paradise," a duet with brother Ray J, previously only available in Europe. In addition to five No 1 R&B and two No 1 Pop hits, "The Best Of" Brandy also includes a duet with producer and hitmaker in his own right Kanye West, the 1998 No 1 crossover duet with Monica ("The Boy Is Mine") and production by Mike City, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, David Foster, Rodney Jerkins, Quincy Jones, and Timbaland among others.

"I think it's awesome to have an album that reflects the songs that people have enjoyed over the years," enthuses the singer, who coproduced four tracks on the new collection. "I'm happy to say that many of the tracks included are my favorites too."

Known for her leading role in the top-rated sitcom Moesha, the Mississippi-born entertainer - who is currently developing a TV series with Fox and Touchstone Television - first hit the charts in 1994 with the gold single "I Wanna Be Down," produced by Keith Crouch. "At first I wasn't happy that the song was chosen as my first single," she recalls. "But once it was released and I saw how everyone responded to the title phrase, I understood why!"
Drawn from her self-titled quadruple-platinum Atlantic debut, that first hit was followed by the million-selling single "Baby," and Brandy subsequently scored another gold single in 1995 with "Brokenhearted" (featuring Wanya Morris from Boyz II Men), and started 1996 with another million-seller with "Sittin' Up In My Room," produced by Babyface and featured on the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie Waiting To Exhale, starring Whitney Houston.

By the time Atlantic Records released Brandy's 1998's sophomore album "Never Say Never", the singer's starring role on Moesha (which ended its successful five-year run in 2001) along with key appearances starring in the Disney television adaptation of Cinderella in 1997 and the 1998 movie "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" had catapulted Brandy into the upper echelon of young across-the-board entertainers. The key single from the album, "The Boy Is Mine," a duet with singer Monica, became a double-platinum best-seller and helped propel Never Say Never to over six million sales worldwide.

Subsequent hits have included "Have You Ever?" (1999), written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster; "Full Moon" (2002), written and produced by Mike City; "Who Is She 2 U" (2004), produced by Timbaland; and "Talk About Our Love" (2004), Brandy's Top 5 Pop and R&B duet with Kanye West. "The Best Of" Brandy also includes the singer's cover of Michael Jackson's classic "Rock With You" from Quincy Jones' best-selling 1995 album "Q'S Jook Joint".

Tracklisting for "The Best Of" Brandy CD:
1. "Baby"
2. "Best Friend"
3. "I Wanna Be Down"
4. "Brokenhearted" (Featuring Wanya Morris)
5. "Angel In Disguise"
6. "The Boy Is Mine" (Duet with Monica)
7. "Almost Doesn't Count"
8. "Top Of The World" (Featuring Mase)
9. "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (featuring Shaunta & Da Brat)
10. "Have You Ever?"
11. "Full Moon"
12. "What About Us?"
13. "Who Is She 2 U"
14. "Talk About Our Love" (Featuring Kanye West)
15. "Sittin' Up In My Room"
16. "Rock With You" (Quincy Jones with Brandy & Heavy D)
17. "Another Day In Paradise" (With Ray J)
18. "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix featuring Queen Latifah, YoYo, & MC Lyte)

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Pat Benatar "Greatest Hits", Pat Benatar "Greatest Hits" album

Pat Benatar "Greatest Hits", Pat Benatar "Greatest Hits" album available on June 7, 2005 (on Capitol/EMI).

As the world's enthusiastic rediscovery of its favorite '80s music icons continues, the decade's top female rock star receives a definitive hits retrospective designed for maximum play today. Pat Benatar first burst into international music circles with her 1979 smash, "Heartbreaker."

When MTV began beaming into America's living rooms in 1980, the Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star" was the first music video to be broadcast by the network. Pat Benatar's hit cover of the Young Rascals' "You Better Run" was the second.

As she sang "We Belong," the decade belonged to Benatar, who took home an unprecedented four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Female Rock Performance and racked up six consecutive Platinum and three Gold RIAA sales certifications for the nine albums she released between 1979 and 1989, selling tens of millions of albums around the world. On June 7, Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will release Pat Benatar "Greatest Hits", a 20-track collection of Benatar's most essential songs, including 16 of her best-loved Top 40 singles.

"The music of the 1980's has re-entered the zeitgeist in a gigantic way."- Jeff Leeds, The New York Times (February 13, 2005)

The diversity of Pat Benatar's fanbase today, a global audience encompassing baby boomers and their Gen X and Gen Y descendents, reflects her music's vast and enduring appeal. Her strong yet vulnerable vocal missives, whether hurled or gently swept over her band's solid rock arrangements, sound as fresh and 'now' today as they did when they were first recorded. Pat Benatar has inspired new generations of musicians as varied as her audience, and her music is an essential entry in the American rock canon. Pat Benatar: Greatest Hits packs 20 original album cuts, including the blockbuster rock anthems "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Heartbreaker," "Fire And Ice," "Love Is A Battlefield," "You Better Run," "We Live For Love," "Invincible," "All Fired Up," and "We Belong."

"I pledge allegiance to the microphone of the Pat Benatar wannabes of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one black teddy, under goddess, with lingerie and bodice for all.'"
- Tori Amos (April 1999)

"She exuded sensuality and vulnerability with great strength and passion - a true rock & roll goddess."
- Sarah McLachlan (May 2004)

Pat Benatar "Greatest Hits" album tracklisting:
Heartbreaker, No 23 Pop
We Live For Love, No 27 Pop
Hit Me With Your Best Shot, No 9 Pop
Hell Is For Children
Treat Me Right, No 18 Pop, No 31 Rock
You Better Run, No 42 Pop
Fire And Ice, No 17 Pop, No 2 Rock
Promises In The Dark, No 38 Pop, No 16 Rock
Precious Time
Shadows Of The Night, No 13 Pop, No 3 Rock
Little Too Late, No 20 Pop, No 38 Rock
Looking For A Stranger, No 39 Pop, No 4 Rock
Love Is A Battlefield, No 5 Pop, No 1 Rock
We Belong, No 5 Pop, No 3 Rock, No 10 AC
Ooh Ooh Song, No 36 Pop, No 22 Rock
Invincible (Theme From The Legend Of Billie Jean), No 10 Pop, No 4 Rock
Sex As A Weapon, No 28 Pop, No 5 Rock
Le Bel Age, No 54 Pop, No 19 Rock
All Fired Up, No 19 Pop, No 2 Rock
One Love (Song Of The Lion)

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Clay Aiken news update: Clay Aiken in Tsunami area, Clay Aiken Kids Choice, Clay Aiken to Present the "Able To Serve" Awards

Clay Aiken news update: Clay Aiken in Tsunami area, Clay Aiken Kids Choice, Clay Aiken to Present the "Able To Serve" Awards.

- Clay Aiken went to tsunami area in Indonesia -

Clay Aiken, UNICEF ambassador, recently toured the Indonesian province of Aceh, one of the areas hit hardest by the December 26 tsunami. "The trip was for fact-finding purposes," Clay Aiken told the Jakarta Post. "There are citizens in the U.S. who have offered their time, effort, money and resources and there are some who try to find out where their money is going and what type of work is being done."

Although media has set tsunami aside from its spotlight, the world has not yet called a halt upon the assistance given in order to rebuild the devastated countries. One of them came from Clay Aiken, the US goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. He visited the Indonesian devastated province, Aceh, on March 14-16.

"My purpose of coming here is to ensure that the aid given from the USA have been used correctly," said he during an interview in Aceh.

- Clay Aiken Kids Choice -

Clay Aiken's track "Invisible" is currently available on Nickelodeon's "Kids Choice" CD.
The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards are broadcast April 2, 2005 on Nickelodeon.

- Clay Aiken With Youth Service America to Present the "Able To Serve" Awards -

Youth Service America and the Bubel/Clay Aiken Foundation are pleased to announce the Clay Aiken ABLE to SERVE Awards, which will provide 50 grants of up to $2,000 each to youth with disabilities for community service projects on National Youth Service Day, April 15-17, 2005. Youth Service America is partnering with four premiere national organizations that work with youth with disabilities, Best Buddies, Special Olympics, National Service Inclusion Project, and VSA arts, to distribute the grants.

The Able to Serve Awards will provide young people with disabilities the opportunity to work side-by-side with youth without disabilities to serve their communities. Award winners will be eligible for an additional grant of $1,000 for the purpose of continuing the service project beyond National Youth Service Day.

"Service, and the learning that goes with it, fosters citizenship, knowledge, and personal development in everyone, young and old, with disabilities and without," said Clay Aiken, who was appointed National Ambassador for the US Fund for UNICEF in 2004. "Our partnership with Youth Service America will bring awareness to the fact that youth with disabilities are great assets and can serve as volunteers too."

Clay Aiken, whose debut album "Measure of a Man" sold nearly 3 million copies, has long been passionate about working to help youth with disabilities. Before his success on American Idol catapulted him into stardom, Clay studied Special Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He taught and mentored a student with autism named Michael Bubel, and formed a close bond with the Bubel family. In 2003, Clay Aiken and Michael's mother Diane Bubel launched the Bubel-Aiken Foundation to create awareness about the diversity of individuals with disabilities and the possibilities inclusion can bring.

"Nickelodeon Kids Choice" new CD (feat. Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, Alicia Keys...) ORDER IT NOW.