Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Elliott Yamin Movin' On Up!



Elliott Yamin has a lot to smile about these days. As Elliott continues his unbelievable smokin hot live concert tour (if you haven't seen Elliott Live, run don't walk..E is terrific!), check out live performances and a wonderful interview at Rehearsals.com and iTunes. Rg captured the moving, mesmerizing soulful beauty and power of Elliott's live New York performance in his eloquent recap:
'The audience went insane - I can't remember the last time I was at a concert and the crowd screamed that loud. Elliott took a moment to bask in the glory and dove right into the lyrics of his opening number. His voice live hits you like a sucker punch and I was nearly taken aback. I had been told by so many of y'all what a difference his voice was live, and you weren't kidding. As his singing soars up and out, you soar right along with him. It was pitch-perfect and








exuded confidence, commitment, and sexuality.. To those of you who have yet to see him, you are in for one heck of a ride. He pours every ounce of strength, heart and soul from that delicate frame of his into every note and lyric of his songs. His tone is rapturous and his trademarks that I've mentioned before: the growl, scats, bent tones and licks work beautifully. He owned that stage and moved through his set like an adored rock star. And now, he makes it looks so easy. The artist has arrived.' And Elliott has gone Gold! The Croshal Entertainment Group reports: 'Elliott Yamin's hit single "Wait for You" jumped 49 spots from 80 to 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. In addition, Elliott's Album has sold over 250,000 copies going from 67 to 20 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart! The single Wait for You has officially gone gold, selling 100,000 downloads.' Elliott made 9 Billboard charts.. Independent: #1, Billboard 200 albums: #20, Digital Albums: #14, R&B: #15, Hot 100: #31, Hot Airplay: #72, Hot Digital tracks: #19, Pop Airplay: #16, Pop 100: #22; E is #11 on Mediabase, #15 on MTV TRL, #19 on American Top 40. Finally, Elliott's single, "Movin' On" has moved from 103 to 76 on AllAccess Charts. Elliott scored the top Independent album, selling 250,913 albums. Elliott sang a wonderful live version of Wait for You and Movin' On at z100 in New York before his amazing concert at the Bowery, here's video. Elliott sang in Denver + performed a breathtaking A Song For You at Target. There's also a fantastic video from Elliott's recent performance at Wango Tango. Elliott's vocal on Alright just soars! Really Magnificent! Go Elliott! We luv you! Congratulations! Jersey and the Bowery were fantastic! Starland and NYC are the best! Our favorite performances! Elliott just shined! It's a beautiful thing. We can't wait to see you in CA, E!

Elliott is planning another tour soon, recording a Christmas album, doing an international USO tour later in the year, and looking ahead to the next album. Elliott is '"the first high-profile "Idol" finalist to spurn contract offers from major record companies to navigate the tricky, but potentially profitable waters of an independent record label. "Elliott Yamin" is the first release on the revived Hickory Records imprint, a unique partnership between, among others, his publisher, Sony/ATV (which has the Lennon-McCartney catalog), his manager, Jeff Rabhan, and cousin and co-producer Josh Abraham..The album is being distributed by a division of major label SonyBMG, which helps promote it to radio. The arrangement allows Yamin much greater creative control than any of the three major label offers he received after his "Idol" commitments ended last November. It also allows..
peace of mind for the unassuming young singer from Richmond, Va., whose heartfelt vocals won over millions of "Idol" fans last year..

'I'm a soulful singer. I always have a soulful stamp on things..I wanted to have different sounds on this record.'

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Elliott Yamin Blows the Roof Off NJ + NY! Performs on American Idol! Wow! Radio, Concert Tour, Album, Top40, PBS July 4



Elliott Yamin will be performing on PBS on July 4th! Can't wait! Elliott is touring NY radio stations & performing Wait For You and Movin' On live. E ignited the stage at the Bowery in New York City! E is at the TLA Fillmore Friday 5/25 in Philadelphia, and the AI finale afterparty. E blew the roof off the Starland Ballroom and brought his A game to Jersey and the big apple! Elliott set the stage on fire!








E smoldered at the Birchmere too!
E blew da roof off Starland! Smokin Hot!! Outstanding concert!! Elliott outdid himself! wonderful! E shook the rafters! It was incredible!! Elliott sang the hell out of every song! He topped it off with an inspired version of A Song For You and the entire place rocked singin every word to Movin' On! E was in his zone! Man, Elliott brought it! Took me to a place beyond space or time! Thud!! Sweet!!! He really shines as a confident performer! Loved it! Fantastic concert! E smoked in VA too! Magnificent performance, Elliott! Elliott Yamin performed live on American Idol and wowed em! Looking forward to the concert tour & album!











Two weeks after entering the Top 40, Elliott Yamin's single "Wait For You" is shooting up the charts! After debuting at #1 on the Mediabase Pop Callout, the single is Movin' On up! Elliott blew it out da box! Check out E performing "Wait For You" LIVE on American Idol. Get sizzlin Wait For You video! Outstanding interview + live Wait For You + ASFY! Elliott is spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association. Check out Elliott Yamin's fantastic new album, hot singles Wait For You and Movin' On on iTunes, smokin live version of Movin' On at Rehearsals.com and on Ellen, Elliott's concert
tour
with Josh Hoge. Elliott performed live at Wango Tango.
Check out Easy Lover, Rolling Stone, Nascar + E's Celebrity Playlist. Wait For You hits the Top 40 and Top 10 at About Top40! Go Elliott! I would love to hear you sing Donny Hathaway's I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know!

Unbelievable! E is phenomenal live..I can't wait! Listen + buy scorchin live Easy Lover + other songs on Napster (Windows-compatible). Subscribe to Elliott Yamin Music Channel on YouTube, and swoon to Wait For You at FMQB. We love you, man! You shine ever so brightly! Check out Elliott Yamin live on tour, Nascar, American Idol, & Rolling Stone. I Love Movin' On and Alright! Oh yeah! Smokin! Sign Your Name is great too! Wait For You hits Top40 & Easy Lover rocks! Great article on Elliott in the Washington Post and Orange County Register! 'Elliott Yamin.. started off with some funkiness before working through tunes from the singer's self-titled debut. In shades, jeans and a shirt..Yamin was a far cry from the suit-wearing crooner that captured Paula Abdul's heart on television. His brand of R&B..a throwback to the good stuff..an engaging performer worthy of his recent success.'


Elliott thanks his fans. StarShine Magazine writes,
'Elliott Yamin is a contemporary-pop-soul dream come true! Finally an album you, your parents, your brother, and your friends can listen to together. It’s rare when an album can wet the palette for so many different appetites whether you want mellow, love, soul, or even a little funk thrown in... With a raw, soulful voice, a heart of gold, and a charisma that dates back to the early days of jazz and blues, Elliott Yamin is one of a kind for today’s music. This world won’t let him go. Elliott Yamin Thanks the FANS… “I’d just like to let [the fans] know how much I appreciate all the fanfare and all the support. Just thank them so much for being there for me. There’s just so much love and support.. I want to do this together with everybody with the fans included. They’re just as big of a part of this project as the producers and writers I’ve worked with.. That’s the kind of feeling I get from my fans.. It’s a great feeling."' Looking back..












We saw E live right up close at Wilmington Flower Market + got to meet him again + he remembered us! omg! Elliott is so amazing, very sweet + kind. E sounded unbelievable! I'm so excited for the concert tour! I was so impressed. Elliott's really evolved into such a great performer! I loved it! Outstanding vocal performance! His passion and sheer joy for singing really shines through. I'm in awe.
still thudding hard..swoon! i was right up front! right at the stage! it was awesome! and he and that guitarist had only met 30 mins before! absolutely amazing! we waited in a huge line in the heat to see him + when we got to E he recognized us + said 'hey!' + gave me a big hug! swoon! i said i luv u Elliott! he received my message to him! awesome! i gave him all the E sista comments + showed some E luv + said we luv u + can't wait to see him in philly, richmond, jersey + ny + AI + would luv to come out to LA if we could! my buddy asked what he's singin on ai + he said a surprise! we took pix + had an E pic signed.. Elliott was incredible! we wore our E shirts + saw many etrainers! + we heard he's read da blog!! omg! u rock Elliott! stokin awesome! Go E! We luv ya!