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Post by thepianist on Jan 7, 2006 15:29:35 GMT -5
"State of My Heart" is a great choice from the commercial stand point, hope this single will do well! Best of luck, LaToya!
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Post by jdanton2 on Jan 20, 2006 7:21:35 GMT -5
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Post by jdanton2 on Jan 24, 2006 16:50:55 GMT -5
Latoya will be appearing in an upcoming play. no word on when it will be out or where it will be playing. its called Issues We All Got Em. www.issuestheplay.com/
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Post by jdanton2 on Jan 31, 2006 12:01:43 GMT -5
Latoya did a couple of shows in newyork the other day . and will be doing a show in Virginia on Thursday, February 2, 2006 for a 7:30pm show! For more information check out : www.birchmere.com/ Latoya appeared on the Wendy Williams radio show in newyork the other day and here is some quotes from it from someone who heard it .
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Post by jamaicantasiaboy on Jan 31, 2006 21:40:02 GMT -5
like how she's doing alot of apperiences she deserves it
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Post by jdanton2 on Feb 7, 2006 11:56:09 GMT -5
some dates for the upcoming play Issues We All Got Em which will feature Latoya.
The Peace Center, Greenville, SC - Sat, Feb 11, 3pm,8pm
Saenger Theatre Mobile, Mobile, AL Tue, Feb 14, 2006 08:00 PM
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, FL - March 3 (8pm), 4th (3pm, 8pm)
Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH Sat, Mar 11, 2006 03:00 PM
Atlanta Civic Center 395 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Thu, 03/16/06 8:00 PM Fri, 03/17/06 8:00 PM Sat, 03/18/06 3:00 PM Sat, 03/18/06 8:00 PM
Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL - March 19 (3pm, 7:30pm)
Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN - March 21st 8pm
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Post by jdanton2 on Feb 7, 2006 15:46:13 GMT -5
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Post by jdanton2 on Feb 10, 2006 8:05:31 GMT -5
opening day is today for the play Issues We All Got Em and word from someone at Latoya's site is they will be selling her Love & Life cd's at the venues of the shows and the cd's have be pre scanned for soundscan as well which along with her new single State Of My Heart climbing the uac charts should hopefully increase sales.
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 23, 2006 18:12:22 GMT -5
an update of her diary . she talks about her play she is in. www.latoyalondon.com/sites/ll/diary.htmlMarch 22 , 2006 Hello everyone, Right now I’m touring with a play called “Issues, We All Got ‘Em.” Starring, Angie Stone, Derrin Dewitt Henson (Lem from Soul Food) who recently has been replaced by Mel Jackson from Soul Food the movie, Kim Fields, Dave Hollister, Christopher Williams, Tony Grant from the R&B group “Az Yet” and yours truly. It’s great working with all of them. I have an intense scene with Derrin and Mel that really challenges my acting ability every show. I won’t give away what the show is about, but this play has a great story and message and is a “must see.” Visit www.Issuestheplay.com to find out more and when it’ll be in your town. I want to say thanks to all of you for your continued support in all I do. Keep a look out because there’s more to come. Love ya! Your girl, La Toya a recent photo of Latoya and a few cast members. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY LATERRAS R. WHITFIELD Female stars in the gospel play "Issues" are, from left, Kim Fields, Lisa Whifield, Latoya London and Angie Stone.
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Post by lovnlife on Mar 24, 2006 11:24:12 GMT -5
Only 42,000 copies??
Wow...I suspected at least 100K
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 24, 2006 17:16:29 GMT -5
i heard from a sourse on Latoya's board that gets updates from her label/managment on things that Latoya's cd is over 48,000 copies and selling about 600 copies a week . it should pass 50,000 in less than 3 weeks. it only sold 12,000 its first week and considering it only lasted 2 weeks on the top 200 and that her airplay has been very little and only on the uac format . the fact that her total sales are 4 times its first weeks numbers is not really that bad. her third single State Of My Heart should pass her second single Every Part Of Me in overall spins in less than a week and it has already passed her first Appreciate . hopefully that will mean her label might consider at least another single which will hopefully keep it selling though slowly but at a steady pace for awhile.
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 30, 2006 11:28:54 GMT -5
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Post by jdanton2 on Apr 14, 2006 11:07:39 GMT -5
Latoya is now finished with her play and now according to entertainment weekly is going to do a movie with some other reality stars. www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1183194_3||266575|1_0_,00.html LaToya London ''American Idol changed my life,'' says season 3 fan favorite LaToya London, 27, the Anita Baker-like crooner who was praised for her impeccable voice yet booted off after weeks of criticism that she lacked personality. Now living in Southern California, the gospel-trained vocalist inked a deal with a Concord Records imprint in November 2004, but her debut CD, Love & Life, stalled after its release last September, selling just 50,430 copies. The album's disappointing performance has prodded the aspiring Broadway star — like fellow contestant and current Hairspray star Diana DeGarmo — to shift her attention to acting. In February, she starred in the traveling stage production, Issues — We All Got 'Em. Next, she'll make her film debut in Hollywood Chaos, a comedy featuring a multitude of reality TV celebrities. But despite the flirtation, music remains London's first love. Already, she's dreaming of her next turn in the recording studio...though she's still not ready to ditch the sound that got her on national TV: ''I'm not sure what my next album is going to be like, but I know it will definitely be R&B.'' —by Margeaux Watson
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Post by jdanton2 on Sept 19, 2006 9:50:55 GMT -5
not sure what happened to that reality star movie but Latoya will appear in a play starting next week . and from the picture it might make you think of an upcoming film with another idol finalist in it . Latoya is in the middle . broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12136 Marquez to Costume for CA Beehive with Idol’s London Feedback Printer-Friendly E-Mail Article Enter Your E-Mail Address: Tuesday, September 12, 2006; Posted: 11:09 AM - by BWW News Desk Thomas G. Marquez has joined the staff of Beehive as costume designer. He is well known for his appearances on Bravo's Project Jay. The cast of Beehive features American Idol season 3 finalist LaToya London. The cast also includes Stacy Francis, Sylvia MacCalla, Lesli Margherita, Tricia Kelly and Kathleen Hennessey. Nick DeGruccio will direct, Lee Martino is the choreographer, and Jim Vukovich is the music director. Beehive opens September 22, and will play until October 8. Tickets can be purchased at 866-811-4111 or online at www.valleymusicaltheatre.com.
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Post by Jay D83 on Sept 19, 2006 10:30:38 GMT -5
^^Looks like a bootleg Dreamgirls to me.
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Post by jamaicantasiaboy on Sept 19, 2006 16:32:45 GMT -5
^^Looks like a bootleg Dreamgirls to me. LOL that's wat i thought
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Post by jdanton2 on Sept 24, 2006 4:30:46 GMT -5
Latoya who will be known as just London now has left Concord Records . :o she has a lot of acting roles though including the current Beehive as well as being in the upcoming Chicago version of The Color Purple. she is still writing songs though. www.dailynews.com/stage/ci_4386591
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Post by MyLastView on Sept 24, 2006 9:25:36 GMT -5
Didn't her album only sell like 50k? Or less?
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Post by jdanton2 on Sept 24, 2006 14:38:43 GMT -5
i read that it had sold about 55,000 copies . supposedly she was known as London before she went on American Idol so she is going back to that which might also be a tribute to her late father.
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Post by freudianslipper on Sept 24, 2006 19:23:02 GMT -5
^^Looks like a bootleg Dreamgirls to me. LOL that's wat i thought Beehive has been around for a long time. From what I understand it's more of a tribute to 60's music than a drama like Dreamgirls.
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Post by jdanton2 on Jan 13, 2007 6:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by jdanton2 on Jan 13, 2007 15:36:29 GMT -5
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Post by sunpeach on Jan 13, 2007 15:56:16 GMT -5
Damn, she looks ugly in that picture. That hairstyle is not a good one for her. What does she mean, she will be saying things now- like what? Instead of telling us she is going to do it, why not just do it? That's one of her problems- she is all talk and no action. And she is full of herself, it's so irritating. Even "Now that I've been interviewed alot......" rubs me the wrong way. She thinks she is so great when she is not.
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Post by jdanton2 on Jan 16, 2007 7:26:15 GMT -5
i like the fact that Latoya knows she is good . it means she will not give up and keep working hard till she gets the big break she deserves .afterall she was one of the 3 divas and both Fantasia and Jennifer have done well and Latoya will break through maybe with The Color Purple .
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Post by George on May 21, 2012 22:42:17 GMT -5
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Post by Kishi KCM on May 22, 2012 13:10:23 GMT -5
I still listen to "Love & Life" from time to time. So many good tracks like "Scandalous" and "Every Part Of Me". :)
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2012 16:28:26 GMT -5
I can't believe it's been 8 years since we last got music from her already. Her album is one of my favorite albums by an American Idol contestant. She worked with an incredible array of seasoned veterans in the music industry, and one of my favorite producers, Barry Eastmond. The album was like a throwback to the days when singers like Anita Baker, Miki Howard and Regina Belle were big at Urban radio.
Was she dropped from Peak? They probably put way more money into her project than they got out of it. The album only scanned 42k after being out for about a year and a half according to an earlier post in this thread. That had to be a huge loss for a small jazz/R&B label like Peak.
I tweeted her a few years ago and she answered me, but I don't even remember what I asked her or if it was about new music. lol
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Post by Nick on May 22, 2012 16:57:48 GMT -5
not sure what happened to that reality star movie but Latoya will appear in a play starting next week . and from the picture it might make you think of an upcoming film with another idol finalist in it . Latoya is in the middle . broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12136Marquez to Costume for CA Beehive with Idol’s London Feedback Printer-Friendly E-Mail Article Enter Your E-Mail Address: Tuesday, September 12, 2006; Posted: 11:09 AM - by BWW News Desk Thomas G. Marquez has joined the staff of Beehive as costume designer. He is well known for his appearances on Bravo's Project Jay. The cast of Beehive features American Idol season 3 finalist LaToya London. The cast also includes Stacy Francis, Sylvia MacCalla, Lesli Margherita, Tricia Kelly and Kathleen Hennessey. Nick DeGruccio will direct, Lee Martino is the choreographer, and Jim Vukovich is the music director. Beehive opens September 22, and will play until October 8. Tickets can be purchased at 866-811-4111 or online at www.valleymusicaltheatre.com. LOL. I knew I recognized Stacy Francis (X Factor) on the right.
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Post by Nick on May 22, 2012 16:58:58 GMT -5
Latoya was great on Idol, I always wondered what she was up to.
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Post by SHOOTER on May 22, 2012 17:10:53 GMT -5
I can't believe it's been 8 years since we last got music from her already. Her album is one of my favorite albums by an American Idol contestant. She worked with an incredible array of seasoned veterans in the music industry, and one of my favorite producers, Barry Eastmond. The album was like a throwback to the days when singers like Anita Baker, Miki Howard and Regina Belle were big at Urban radio. Was she dropped from Peak? They probably put way more money into her project than they got out of it. The album only scanned 42k after being out for about a year and a half according to an earlier post in this thread. That had to be a huge loss for a small jazz/R&B label like Peak. I tweeted her a few years ago and she answered me, but I don't even remember what I asked her or if it was about new music. lol She left Peak in the middle of recording a sophomore album.
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