Archive for the ‘Interviews and Press’ Category

Labor Day Party, PCD Burlesque Continued…

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

This weekend Mya will be in Toronto, Canada celebrating the arrival of fall and hosting Sunday Night Live at the Wetbar. Check out the promotional video she’s done for the event by clicking here. I’ve added captures to the gallery as well.

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Also, I’ve added over 30 new photos of Mya performing at the Viper Room Wednesday night. Click on the thumbnail below to see the full set. Click here to see interviews and candid footage from that night.

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Lastly, Mya had an interview with the Examiner, she was asked a eleven questions ranging from her career, her personal life, and some of her non-profit work. Check it out below:

What was it like growing up in our Nation’s capital of Washington DC?
I grew up in both Washington, DC and Maryland & I must say some of the best seafood comes from the Chesapeake. The metropolitan area has a culture so rich in the performing arts and is one of the major melting pot districts in the world with diverse walks of life within. Great upbringing because of it.

How did you first break into the music business?
Through an independent label in Washington DC by the name of University Music Entertainment founded by Haqq Islam. R&B groups Dru Hill & Pure Soul were the first acts signed here.

READ FULL INTERVIEW HERE

PCD Burlesque Review

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Here are some new HQ and MQ photos of Mya, Kelly Osbourne, and Carmen Electra bringing some heat to the filming of Robin Antin’s Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Review last night. The photos are HOT and the performance has gotten a lot of positive feedback. Click on the preview below to see the full set and check back for more!

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Gallery Link:
- Live Performances & Concerts > 2010 > 9/1 – Robin Antin’s Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Review

VIDEO UPDATES Check out this new Entertainment Tonight interview featuring Mya, Robin Antin, Carmen Electra, and Kelly Osbourne. Mya talks about how she prepared for the very sexy evening. CLICK HERE to watch the video and check out the captures below. Thanks to Brandi for spotting this! Also, check out some footage of Mya leaving the performance here.

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Gallery Link:
- Interviews & Panel Discussions > Promotional Interviews > Entertainment Tonight – PCD Burlesque

Junior Sanchez Speaks on Mya’s New Sound

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Here is a new video interview featuring producer Junior Sanchez at the LOVE FEST 2010 event that took place awhile ago. He talks about Mya’s work ethic, her new sound, and how he’s helped incorporate some R&B/Soul vibe into the mix. Catch him at the 2:27 min mark.

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Mya’s A Trouper [Interview]

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Here is a new New York Post: Page Six interview featuring Mya. Mya talks a little bit about her ankle and then the article focuses on her busy weekend in Vegas. Check out the interview below and the click the links to see the photos.

Despite a recent ankle injury on the set of “Dancing With the Stars,” runner-up Mya was high-energy when she hit the stage at club Haze in Las Vegas the other night. The pop star had used a wheelchair all day before going on. “It’s still sore, so I try to stay off of my feet as much as possible, but it doesn’t hurt when I perform,” she was overheard telling a friend in the airport. She bravely managed to make three outfit changes that night. After the show, she partied in the VIP section with female rockers The Go-Go’s.

Sources: NY Post spotted by Brandi

» Gallery Link:
— Live Performances > 2010 > 8/12 – Haze Nightclub Presents “Industry Thursday” with MYA
— Live Performances > 2010 > 8/12 – Haze Nightclub Presents “Industry Thursday” with MYA – HQ
— Live Performances > 2010 > 8/13 – Matt Goss and Special Guest MYA at Caesars Palace
— Live Performances > 2010 > 8/14 – Eduardo Cordova & Crush Present “Heaven” with MYA

Mya Featured in NYT Crossword Puzzle

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

According to Wordplay, the Crossword Blog of the New York Times, Mya is the answer to 56 Down on todays’s crossword puzzle. The clue? One-named singer of the 1998 hit ‘It’s All About Me’. Check the photo below to see where Mya’s name fits. Also, I added photos of Mya visiting the 2003 spring cast of the Broadway production of “Chicago“. Click here to see the set.

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Sources: Wordplay, The New York Times Crossword in Gothic

Mya ‘Rocks Out’ & Singersroom Interview

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Here are two new photos of Mya having a blast in Miami during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Swim last month. In our newest addition she is modeling a ROCK BAND by Lee Dahlberg. Click on thumbnail to see the full set. Thanks to Brandi for spotting these!

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Gallery Link:
- Appearances > 2010 > 7/16 – Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Swim

INTERVIEW UPDATE: Mya recently had an interview with Crystal Tate from Singersroom and discussed her growth as an artist, her children, and some memorable moments in her career.

Singersroom: I remember when you first came out over 10 years ago with “It’s All About Me.” How have you evolved as an artist and a woman since then?
Mya: I believe it was 12 years ago in 1998, Valentine’s Day to be exact. Well I’ve evolved in the sense that I now wear a size 7 instead of a 4, and I’m 20 pounds heavier. Otherwise, I’m the same girl. True evolution at its best!

Singersroom: When you look back at the course of your career, what was your most memorable moment and why?
Mya: Hmm, when I locked myself into the bathroom for quite some time at the office of a particular company to refrain from spazzing out. I thought I might’ve gone to jail that night if I didn’t count to 10,000.

Singersroom: You always look amazing on the red carpets. What’s your secret to looking stylish all the time?
Mya: I have no amazing secrets. I eat like a normal person, do my own make-up and hope to get lucky with something that fits.

Singersroom: What’s the craziest rumor you’ve ever heard about yourself?
Mya: All of them have been crazy, outrageous and pretty hilarious. That’s why they’re rumors.

Singersroom: There were also rumors once about you being pregnant? Any truth to that?
Mya: Yup, I have 6 children now. Check out the North Shore Animal League flyer for the “family portrait.” [laughs]

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE!

Mya’s FLUXX Interview

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Here is a video of Mya’s red carpet interview at FLUXX last month. Here she not only talks about her time in the studio but also the release of two new songs called “I Look Good” and “Love is the Answer.” Check out the photos and video below!

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Gallery Link:
Live Performances & Concerts > 2010 > 7/2 – Mya Performs at FLUXX in San Diego

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Mynt Lounge and Interview Updates

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Happy August First!! Here is a new photo of Mya showing off her fancy bling, courtesy of F.U.S.C.H.A., during her performance at the MYNT Lounge last month. Click the thumbnail to see the entire set. Thanks to F.U.S.C.H.A. for taking to the photo!!

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Also, here are some newly added photos/captures of Mya’s Elite DC Magazine and Centric Television interview as well as her appearance at the Exclusive Sunset Party in Trinidad.

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UPDATE ROUND-UP:
» Update: Lock U Down EPK (Captures & Video)
» Update: SisQo talks about Working with Mya (Interview)
» Update: “Love from the DMV” All White Benefit (Photos & Video)
» Update: Beach Candids & “All White” Party (Photos)
» Update: Miami Update (Photos)

Lock U Down EPK

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Happy Friday!! I came across the extended Lock U Down EPK video and I figured it would be a great idea to post it here. Some of the EPK segments were used in Mya’s Vibe Vixen Behind-the-Scenes and BET News video packages and now we get the see the extended segment. I added 50 captures to the gallery, for this and more Lock U Down treats click on the thumbnail and links provided.

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Gallery Links:
- On The Set > Lock You Down EPK
- On The Set > Video Captures: Lock U Down
- On The Set > Vibe Vixen Photoshoot Part 1
- On The Set > Vibe Vixen Photoshoot Part 2 with Lock U Down Scenes
- On The Set > BET News: Lock U Down Video Shoot

SisQo talks about Working with Mya [Interview]

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

In a recent interview with Vibe Magazine, SisQo talks briefly about working with Mya, casting her in a ‘The Last Dragon’ remake, and whether or not he’ll follow in her footsteps and take on “Dancing with the Stars.” Check out the excerpt below and click here to follow SisQo on twitter and here for Dru Hill updates.

Word on the street is you’re also trying to get back into movies and have your sights set on playing Bruce Leroy in a remake of The Last Dragon.
Hell yeah! I’m the dragon! My first album was Unleash the Dragon, my second album was Return of the Dragon, and my new album is Last Dragon, no “The.” I’m the same complexion as Taimak and my hair is curly too. Most of my dance moves have kung fu in them. Give me a month of training and I can definitely pull it off. I think it would be dope where if I did the movie I’d use my regular hair color and then when I get the glow my shit could turn blond, bam! And then the movie soundtrack could be my album. And maybe Mya could play Vanity part [Laughs].

You wrote songs for her [MYA] back when she first came out. Do you still talk?
Yeah, we actually did another duet for my new album so we’ll see when the time comes if the song is still relevant and if it makes the cut.

Do you plan on following in her footsteps with Dancing With The Stars?
It’s funny because they asked me to be a part of that before. I think it was the season that Mario had done it but I think I threw them off because they asked me if I had any dance training. They asked me what I had been doing for the passed year and I had gone into the underground dance community real heavy, especially with the America’s Best Dance Crew thing. It’s a whole world under everything that you know or see. These guys that dance for me or Usher or Chris Brown spend hours and hours in these dance workshops and I was just with them getting my chops up and that’s what I told them and I think it threw them off because when they bring somebody on there they want them to be off the scene and not have much dance background. I was like, “Well, I never did no ballroom dancing,” but I don’t know why they didn’t want me to do it because Mya had some dancing background as well. But to me it seems the whole premise of the show was to take someone from one level and put them on another level and I think maybe I didn’t fit the format of what they wanted but we’ll see maybe in the future. I need my own reality show anyway.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW

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