TAYLOR JUDGES THE SINGING OFFICE ON TLC
Airdate: August 24, 2008 at 12PM
Taylor will judge the finale of this new reality series on TLC. Joey Fatone and Mel B. host as the winning 8 workplaces give their final live-studio performances and go head-to-head for the $50,000 grand prize.
I LOVE THE NEW MILLENNIUM PREMIERES MON-THUR, JUNE 2326 AT 9PM AND 10PM EACH NIGHT
Airdate: June 23-26, 2008
Kick off your Ugg boots and put down your iPods as VH1 brings you the next big hit in their hugely popular "I Love The" series:
"I Love The New Millennium." VH1 loves the 00's so much that they couldn't even wait for them to end, bringing viewers an
all-new 8-part series covering the first 8 years of the new millennium (2000 2007.) From "Thong Songs" and Big Fat Greek Weddings,
to wardrobe malfunctions and the "Big Mouth Billy Bass," it's all here, and our expert team of celebrities, musicians, actors,
athletes, journalists and comedians are back to tackle every hard hitting issue you can imagine. For example: Where were all
those weapons of mass destruction anyway? How did people watch television before TIVO? Who decided that trucker hats
weren't just for truckers anymore? And perhaps most importantly of all
who let the dogs out? VH1 will once again tap
our collective memories and will revisit the good, the bad, and the funny. "I Love The New Millennium" will leave no
stone unturned through retro clips from sitcoms, movies, music videos, TV commercials, network news and other sources.
Join us as we travel back in time to an era when Brad Pitt was happily married to Jennifer Aniston. Angelina Jolie and
Madonna had yet to start the mad adoption craze, and Britney Spears still had her s#!t together. And you thought there
were no more decades left to love...
The show features new interviews with some of your favorite artists including:
Amy Lee, Emily King, The Last Goodnight, OK GO, KT Tunstall, Vanessa Carlton, Mya, Plain White T's, The Bravery, Chrisette Michele, Emmy Rossum, Rooney, Lifehouse, Matt White, Pat Monahan, Natasha Bedingfield, Gina Gershon, The Donnas, Mandy Moore, Taylor Dayne, Dee Snider, Shaggy, Ben Lee, Angie Stone, B-52's, and more.
TAYLOR ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW
Airdate: April 1, 2008
Taylor Dayne will be performing and interviewing on NBC's The Today Show on April 1, 2008! Check your local listings for air time.
FREE VIDEO STREAMS
March 11, 2008
Watch video clips of Taylor's recent Jimmy Kimmel performance, as well as a current ABC TV promo featuring Taylor's "Crash". Visit the Media Section.
VOTE FOR TAYLOR ON LOGO ONLINE
March 3, 2008
Taylor's video for "Beautiful" is now being featured at LogoOnline.com. Please help get the word out and click here to vote for her.
TAYLOR WANTS YOUR IDEAS FOR "CRASH" MUSIC VIDEO
February 15, 2008Taylor Dayne is making a new music video and she needs help from her fans! The diva is preparing to shoot a video for her powerful ballad, "Crash" and wants to hear what the song means to you. Submit your concept, idea, or video treatment for the song to video@taylordayne.com and it could become the brand new "Crash" video! Or make your own video, post it on YouTube, and send us the link! Not only will the best idea be used, but the winner will also receive a phone call from Taylor to hear what the song means to her. Hear the song and copy the lyrics at www.myspace.com/taylordayne. The writer's strike may be over, but you still have a chance to be a showbiz big-shot!
LEADING HER BACK
Excerpt from Billboard Magazine February 14, 2008After a 15-year absence, Taylor Dayne returns to The Billboard 200 and the Adult Contemporary chart with her latest album and single, respectively. She also enters another chart and rises on yet another one, though she hasn't been absent so long from the latter and is making her first appearance on the former.
"Satisfied" (Intention), new at No. 179, marks Dayne's first appearance on The Billboard 200 since "Soul Dancing" peaked at No. 51 in 1993. Dayne made her album chart debut the week of Jan. 30, 1988, with "Tell It to My Heart," which went on to peak at No. 21. Dayne's album chart span is now expanded to 20 years and three weeks.
"Satisfied," Dayne's first charted album not released on Arista, is also a new entry on Top Independent Albums, where it bows at No. 22.
The single "Beautiful" opens at No. 29 on the Adult Contemporary survey. It is Dayne's first AC appearance since "Send Me a Lover" peaked at No. 19 in November 1993. "Beautiful" is moving upward on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, landing at No. 18 this week. Dayne was last on this list less than a year ago, when "I'm Not Featuring You" peaked at No. 2 in October 2007.
PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR
February 13, 2008
Hey gang!
This has been a HUGE week! My newest album is finally out and sales are going great. Be sure to get it and tell 10 of your friends to get it too. I can't thank you all enough for the support throughout this entire process. "Satisfied" is #178 on the Billboard Top 200 and #22 on the Billboard Indie Album Chart. "Beautiful" is at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 AC Radio Chart too! It is truly special to share my music with all of you. Next week, I'm appearing on Jimmy Kimmel (February 21) on ABC. Check your local listings and tune in! Immediately after that I'll head over to the Virgin Megastore at the Hollywood & Highland complex for a fan signing. If you live in LA, come out and show your support. I would love to meet you.
All my best,
Taylor
TAYLOR AT VIRGIN MEGASTORE HOLLYWOODAppearance: February 21, 2008
Taylor Dayne will be appearing at the Virgin Megastore on Hollywood and Highland on February 21 at 8:30PM. Be sure to purchase a copy of Satisfied to receive a wristband that will allow you to meet Taylor and have your copy signed.
PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR
February 4, 2008
Hi gang,
I am SO excited to be writing to you today because my new album, SATISFIED, finally comes out tomorrow! It's been a long road to get here and I want to thank you for all of your love and support as I prepared this album. You guys are great. I hope you love what you hear I certainly do! These songs are very important to me and I am happy to share them with all of my fans. Please be sure to pick up your copy tomorrow and please tell at least 10 of your friends to go out and get it too! They'll thank you
Much love,
Taylor
TAYLOR ON JIMMY KIMMEL
Airdate: February 21, 2008
Taylor will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live 2/21 to promote her new album! Check your local ABC listings for exact show times.
TAYLOR ON FLORENCE HENDERSONAirdate: March 21, 2008
Taylor will appear on The Florence Henderson Show 3/21 on Retirement Living Network! Check your local listings for exact show times.
BUSY FOR 2008
January 9, 2008
Taylor Dayne's video for "Beautiful" premiered on Yahoo Music on January 8, 2008
• http://music.yahoo.com/ar-312326-videos--Taylor-Dayne
Taylor Dayne has been featured on the homepage of Hotmomsclub.com.
• http://hotmomsclub.com/showthread.php?t=2460
Taylor Dayne will also be interviewed and perform on I-Village's "In The Loop" on Feb 1, 2008. I-Village is the largest women's site on the web with over 16 million monthly users. This appearance will be broadcasted on NBC affiliates throughout the United States, including:
• New York City - WNBC 4 - Noon
• Los Angeles - KNBC 4 - Noon • Chicago - WMAQ-TV 5 - 11 a.m.
• Philadelphia - WCAU 10 - Noon
• San Francisco - KNTV 11 - Noon
• Dallas-Ft. Worth - KXAS-TV5 - 11 a.m.
• Washington, D.C. - WRC-TV 4 - Noon
• Miami - WTVJ 6 - Noon
• San Diego - KNSD 39 - Noon
• Hartford - WVIT - TV 30 - Noon
• Oklahoma City - KFOR 4 - 11 am
Taylor will be interviewed at the Grammy Forum in the Staples Center. The junket takes place during Grammy weekend and will feature a variety of AC, Hot AC, and Rhythmic stations.
TAYLOR ON WHOOPI!Airdate: November 30, 2007
Click here listen to the exclusive interview with Whoopi Goldberg and hear Taylor talk about the new single, new album & lots more. Thanks to gstarbe for the audio.
READ AN INTERVIEW FROM GayWired.com
November 9, 2007
Read a brand new interview with Taylor for GayWired.com where she talks in depth about the upcoming album, her past experiences with record labels, and her musical legacy.
Read here
BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK REVEALED!
Taylor has just revealed the new artwork for her upcoming single "Beautiful". The single will be hitting radio this November and released digitally 11th December.
Stay tuned for track listing details closer to release.
OCTOBER NEWS UPDATE
Taylor's new album entitled "SATISFIED" will be released 5th February 2008. The first single will be entitled "BEAUTIFUL" and will be hitting radio this November.
Taylor is featured in this month's People Magazine available at all newsstands on October 5th.
Taylor will be performing on NBC's Singing BEE. Be sure to check your local listings for airtime.
MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR
September 2007 - New Album Update
The final mixes are now being finished for the album. The A&R team and myself have had a rough time figuring out the song sequence. I believe we're almost there. FINALLY! For those who are wondering if CRASH is on the album, I'm pleased to tell you that yes, it is. We did play around with it as far as the overall sound. I hope you'll all like the direction we took with the album. I'm looking forward to the album there will be 4 songs on the album that I co-wrote, 4 that are covers and the rest some great original songs.
Thank you all for all your continued support. And stay tuned for the new record in early 2008. It's not that far off.
Taylor xx
MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR
July 2007
Hi Fans,
How is everyone's summer so far? It's flying by and already the 4th of July!! Crazy...Well I'm doing very well and feeling the end is near. The last of the final mixes are coming in for the record. All in all I cut about 17 songs, we're down to 14 now and I will weed a track or 2 or not. It's tough I want to record so much and it's been a while since I've had the opportunity to get in the studio with such great producers. I figure 2 weeks tops and then we master, Yeah!!!!
Then the fun begins of the order the songs go in and when to release. Meanwhile I played a fantastic gay pride in Minneaplois last weekend to thousands of fabulous fans. What a great nite...Thank you for giving me the opportunity to perform for you guys, always a treat.
So stay tuned for release date news, it will really be in my manager's safe hands then to really figure out the best timing for release but I'm/were very excited, YEAH!!!!!!
All love Kiddies, Stay cool in the pool...
Love & Light
TD
MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR
May 2007
I've been travelling alot in April for shows and NY to record as well as LA. The process has been going great and I'm very excited. I also just got back from another fabulous Derby weekend. Man they know how to do it in Kentucky. I was invited by the Barnstable Brown family, this is now my 4th year going and it's always a blast. I will be posting a YouTube blog from the weekend, enjoy.
Have a great month guys, all love to you
Taylor xx
MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR
January 2007 - NEW ALBUM UPDATE
Dear Fans,
Exciting times are here again. 2007 has come in like a tidal wave, big and bold and this wave I'm choosing to ride YAHOO!!!! I realize you all might have a lot of questions and some very specific ones about this record I have just started the joyfull process of creating .
There's not much I can or want to reveal just yet, it's too personal a process for me but I will tell you this. I have a great team helping me thus far in bringing in outside material as well as setting up collaborations with writers and producers that I feel a connection with. This is a very reflective process and time. To be truthful to the Artist I am and who I want to be I have to choose wisely and say something in a way that resonates for me and connects with you and has meaning and messages that hit you in the heart.
Then I will know I've done my job correctly and that is my job and I'm taking this very seriously. I'm truly grateful for this blessed opportunity to do what I love, to sing, but to say something is key and there's much to say and I want to kick ass.
The type of music and style if you will will be revealed soon enough, but for now I need the room to experiment and challenge and try things out safely in the workshop.
All Love to you, Taylor
TAYLOR PERFORMS AT BENEFIT FOR DOG VICTIMS OF KATRINADecember 1, 2006
Taylor joined Jane Wiedlin, E.G. Daily, Christina Applegate, and many others to perform at a benefit for dogs in need due to Hurricane Katrina. The show included a terrific acoustic set of some of the great hit songs from the 80's, helping support animals in need. Click thumbnail to enlarge.
PHOTOS FROM LA GAY PRIDENovember 16, 2006
Check out these photos of Taylor and her kids, Levi and Astaria, from L.A. Gay Pride 2006, courtesy of Jay Jorgensen. Click thumbnail to enlarge.
"CRASH" LIVE VIDEO/NEW SONG ONLINE
August 31, 2006
Preview an exclusive song from Taylor's next album with a live performance video, "Crash," recorded last month in front of TaylorDayne.com contest winners in Los Angeles. Includes a new written interview/article with Taylor.
TAYLOR APPEARS ON SIMON COWELL'S "CELEBRITY DUETS"
September 10, 2006
TAYLOR DUETS WITH JAI RODRIGUEZ SEP 14-15.
WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, actress Lucy Lawless, actor Cheech Marin, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist gymnast Carly Patterson, actor/director Alfonso Ribeiro ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "All of Us"), Jai Rodriguez ("Queer Eye"), actor/comedian Hal Sparks ("Queer as Folk") and actress Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") are the eight celebrities who will compete weekly on CELEBRITY DUETS premiering Tuesday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Wayne Brady will host the show.
Each week, the celebrity competitors as long as they remain in the competition get paired with a different recording superstar among Grammy Award-winning and No. 1 artists Clint Black, Michael Bolton, Belinda Carlisle, Taylor Dayne, Peter Frampton, Macy Gray, James Ingram, Wynonna Judd, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Brian McKnight, Aaron Neville, Smokey Robinson, Randy Travis, Dionne Warwick, Lee Ann Womack and others. In addition, legendary producer David Foster will serve as a judge for the weekly singing competition.
After the special 2-hour premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX, the show will move to a new permanent day/time Thursday, Sept. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). After each performance episode, viewers vote for their favorite celebrity performers, with the outcome announced live on the weekly results show beginning Friday, Sept. 8 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The celebrity with the fewest votes each week will be eliminated from the competition. The winning celebrity will emerge from the competition in perfect harmony, and a $100,000 cash prize will be donated to the charity of his or her choice.
Visit fox.com for more info.
TAYLOR ON THE AIR IN NYC
July 17, 2006
Taylor recently did an interview on The Morning Mix with Michelle Visage & Joe Causi for WNEW-FM 102.7 in NYC. Listen to an mp3 archive: Part 1 | Part 2. She also taped a guest DJ segment "Random Access Big 80's" with Larry Flick for Sirius Radio which will air for five consecutive days at 12 Noon Eastern Time. Check the Sirius website for details.
TAYLOR GUEST STARS ON RESCUE ME
July 11, 2006
Taylor will appear as a guest star on FX's Rescue Me series, Tuesday, July 11. Check your local listings for showtime. Rescue Me website
INTERVIEW IN INSTINCT MAGAZINE
June 6, 2006
The current Instinct Magazine features a nice interview with Taylor discussing how things have evolved in the past 18 years, American Idol, marriage, Kabbalah and martinis vs. cosmos. view the article.
COVER PHOTO AND INTERVIEW IN WEHO MAGAZINE
December 2005
Pick up a copy of the current WeHo Magazine with Taylor on the cover, and read a candid interview. Or we've got the entire article here on the website: view the article.
TAYLOR FEATURED IN STAR MAGAZINE
August 15, 2005
Check out the 4-page photo feature of Taylor at home with her children in the August 15 issue of STAR Magazine! Star Style: STAR at Home with Taylor Dayne includes insight into Taylor's personal life, family lifestyle, and even a photo of her current beau hanging out with the kids. View the entire article.
SHARING THE STAGE - TAYLOR DAYNE HAS MET HER MATCH IN A PUPPY NAMED CHULAIn Touch Magazine - July 25, 2005
Chart-topping singer Taylor Dayne is known for her powerhouse vocals and bold stage presence, so it's no surprise that she's found a pet to fit her personality: a Chihuahua/pug mix named Chula. "She's calm on the outside, but inside she's just brewing," says Taylor. "She's curvaceous, voluptuous and strong..." View complete article.
REMAKING: TAYLOR DAYNE
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful good wishes on the debut of "Remaking: Taylor Dayne" on VH-1. Check www.VH1.com for air dates/times.
TAYLOR DAYNE -- DON'T MAKE ME OVER
Beck-Smith Syndicated [April 21, 2005]
Former 1980s pop diva Taylor Dayne says she made it clear to the producers of VH-1's Remaking
reality show that she was open to being remade -- to a point. The show, debuting tonight
(Thurs. 4/21) attempts to re-ignite Dayne's career by pairing her with multi-Grammy-winning
super producer Rodney Jerkins. She notes that when Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil did the show
previously, "he did three months of plastic surgery. So I go - 'Guys - if it's about music,
I'm in. If you want me to work with hair and clothes stylists -- not a problem. Makeup?
Let's go, bring it on. Choreographers? Cool. Plastic surgery -- not cool!'"
However, the songstress admits, "You can tell that they did get some botox in me."
Dayne is very happy with the single called "Right Now" that her long-time fan Jerkins created just for her. "The song is very classic sounding Taylor in its own way? ballsy, edgy as well as fun." Still she says she wasn't thrilled about being followed around by cameras all day. "But the positive risks involved -- working with Rodney and having the potential to get my face back out there -- outweighed the negative of being so vulnerable. And the other stuff is funny. Listen, living in the Dayne house is nothing short of living in a three-ring circus... a single mom with three-year-old twins is out of control."
SLIM IN 6
Recently Taylor did a celebrity cameo for the in-home fitness product "Slim in 6" - you can check out her celebrity profile at www.slimin6.com.
And you can even watch for the Slim in 6 infomercial featuring Taylor's cameo. The TV schedule for the infomercial airings is listed on the site.
EX-GREAT DAYNE'S GETTING A NEW SHOT
Marisa Guthrie, Daily News [April 18, 2005]
Dayne, with daughter Astaria, has a 'Remaking' comeback on VH1. Taylor Dayne, the big-haired '80s pop princess, is looking for a new groove. To help find it, she submitted to a "Remaking" courtesy of cable music channel VH1.
"To me, it was about finding new opportunities," Dayne said. "I know my voice touches people. It has for years. I can't give that up."
The transformation team provided by the show includes stylists, choreographers, personal trainers and the musical guidance of producer Rodney Jerkins, who has manufactured hits for Brandy and Monica. "Remaking: Taylor Dayne" premieres Thursday at 10 p.m.
When the VH1 team catches up with Dayne, whose big hit was 1987's "Tell It to My Heart," she's a single mom raising two toddlers and playing a daytime concert at Disney World sparsely attended by a crowd distracted by their fried chicken and French fries. "What was I thinking?" Dayne asks defensively. "I was thinking my kids got to have a good week at Epcot Center. I was thinking, it's paying my bills. I've grinned and beared a lot of crap, trust me." Previously, VH1 remade former Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil, who having gained much weight after years of abusing food and alcohol, was playing concerts in a Minnesota strip mall. Part of Neil's transformation included plastic surgery. And upcoming editions of "Remaking" will focus on Jody Watley and Vanilla Ice.
Dayne, who was born Leslie Wonderman in 1962 on Long Island, said she wasn't interested in the "Celebrity Swan" treatment, as she put it, referring to the plastic surgery aspect. But viewers will see her getting cringe-inducing Botox injections in her forehead. And Dayne was cagey when pressed on whether she had any nips and tucks. "Really," said Dayne, "the focus was making a great song and coming together with Rodney Jerkins."
Jerkins produced a hard-driving, guitar-heavy single for Dayne called "Right Now." Dayne's best friend, "King of Queens" star Leah Remini, hated the song. "That guitar is killing me," Remini says in the show. "It's brutal."
The "Remaking" led to Dayne's recent appearance on "The View," where she performed the song. "Right Now" will be on her new album, which she describes as "soulful." It's scheduled to debut next month. "I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised," she said. "It's classic. I'm going for timeless stuff."
Dayne is also toying with the possibility of a TV series. But she stresses it would not be a reality series, something that a plethora of pop music stars are doing. Rather, she said, it would be only semi-autobiographical, like "Fat Actress" or "Curb Your Enthusiasm." "I'm really interested in that concept," Dayne said. "And I think most people are. It's part of our pop culture right now. "I'm certainly a fan of 'Give the people what they want,' " she continued. "But for me personally to be that exposed, I'd rather have a script and be on a set and not in my own house. I would be playing myself, but a caricature or myself."