Hotline for Thursday, July 17th 2008

Hi Everyone....

We just saw a pretty outrageous headline on one of the tabloids claiming
that Barry is ill and down to 100 pounds.

Granted....he's pretty trim.  But 100 pounds?  Give us a break.  Even
Mary Kate and Ashley weigh more than 100 pounds.  And no....he's not
ill.

What he is...is rehearsing for his new show in Las Vegas.
Recording his new album.
Putting together a new arena show.
Starting on his new original rock album.
And sometimes even enjoying the beach.

A picture of him doing just that is attached.

And yes.....those are his kayak paddles in the background.

(Look for him in the 2012 Olympics)

By the way.....we also saw a headline that said aliens had invaded
Pomona.  That headline, of course, is true.

Hotline for Friday, July 11th 2008

Don't Miss Out!

On 13 July, the exclusive CD, CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU: THE VERY BEST OF
BARRY MANILOW, is in this Sunday's Mail On Sunday in the UK!  So, pick up your copy
of the paper to get the FREE, 12-song CD!

Hotline for Wednesday, July 9th 2008

MANILOW ADDS TO 02 ARENA DATES IN LONDON
DUE TO POPULAR RESPONSE

Tickets for Newly Added 7th December Show Available Sunday 13th July

(7th July 2008) Los Angeles, CA— Due to an overwhelming response to his non-stop hit-filled concert, “Ultimate Manilow:  The Hits...and then some,” Barry Manilow has extended his previously announced appearance at London’s 02 Arena on 4th and 6th December  by adding a third show on Sunday 7th December.    Tickets go on sale Sunday 13th July at 9 am through Ticketline, www.ticketline.co.uk , 02 Arena at www.the02.co.uk, Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.co.uk, or See Tickets at www.seetickets.com.

Danny Betesh and Andrew Miller, Manilow’s UK concert promoters since 1978, reported that they have never experienced such demand.  “It’s impossible to make an outgoing call,” reported Miller, “ as my telephone has yet to stop ringing from friends calling for tickets.”

After hundreds of sold out performances at The Las Vegas Hilton since opening in 2005, “Ultimate Manilow:  The Hits…and then some” will offer a larger-than-life experience, providing the audience with a truly unique evening of songs and memories!  Manilow has been touted in Las Vegas as “one of the most popular singers in America” (NY Times), and is “among the best in the business” (Variety), with the Las Vegas Review-Journal urging concert-goers to “jump out of your seat and join the party!”

The show Manilow will bring to London will be tailor-made for his beloved British fans.  “The British public and I have had a long standing love affair for over 30 years. There is no audience for me like the people who party with me at a concert in the UK.” Manilow says, “I am creating a show that I can only do in Britain. If I tried to do the show I’m putting together for the December concerts anywhere else in the world, the audiences would think I was nuts! But my British fans and I know better. We’ll have a ball!”

With worldwide record sales exceeding 75 million, his work as a singer, songwriter, arranger and producer has earned Barry Manilow the highest honors and the distinction of being a powerful and commanding performer.  Last year, Manilow released his 60th album of his career, The Greatest Songs of the Seventies, which became his third top-selling album in the span of two years.

Billboard Magazine recently stated: "Among the few things one can count on in life: the taste of McDonald's cheeseburgers, "I Love Lucy" reruns are still funny—and Barry Manilow never wearing out his welcome at the top of the charts."  The pop icon has written hundreds of songs and performed around the globe thrilling millions of fans, winning a Grammy, two Emmys, several Tony Awards and an Oscar nomination along the way.

Proclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine “The Showman of Our Generation,” Manilow's unparalleled career encompasses virtually every arena of music, including performing, composing, arranging, and producing. A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, his career includes 25 consecutive Top 40 hits such as Even Now, This One’s for You, Weekend in New England, I Write the Songs, Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again and Copacabana (At the Copa).  In 1978, five of Manilow’s albums were on the charts simultaneously — a record rivaled only by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis.  Industry charts rank him the undisputed Number One Adult Contemporary Artist of All Time.

Concertgoers will have a chance to enter a contest to win a wild weekend in Vegas to see “Manilow:  Music and Passion,” which continues at the Las Vegas Hilton throughout 2009.