Ashanti, the multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter and actress and singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, along with Natasha Bedingfield, Moby, Chuck D, Chris Cornell, Tony Hawk, Colbie Caillat, Darius Rucker, Sara Bareilles, Sean Kingston, Matt White, Julie Roberts, Diana Page, and Krista, joined with Strong American Schools and YouCast to launch a series of public service announcements by top talent and music artists.

They’re raising awareness of the American education crisis and to urge America’s leaders to fix failing schools throughout the United States.

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Up-and-coming artist Jason Reeves will hit the road with fellow singer-songwriter Tyrone Wells for a two-month tour that launches August 28th, 2008 in San Francisco.

Jason Reeves is touring in support of his major label debut album, ‘The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (and Other Frightening Tales)’, which will be released on Warner Bros. Records September 9, 2008.

Reeves’ hook-filled songs of love, hope, heartbreak, and renewal, matched with his engaging tenor voice, propelled him to the #1 position on the MySpace Folk chart (unsigned) for 9 months and made him a fixture in the Top 5 Acoustic (unsigned) and Top 20 Overall (unsigned) categories.

In addition, Reeves was named one of the Top Indie Singer-Songwriters of 2007 by iTunes, which also dubbed the ‘Magnificent Adventures’ one of its Top Folk albums of 2007. After a Number Two debut on the iTunes Folk chart, the reviewer wrote: “Jason Reeves has one of those disarmingly soulful voices that makes you want to break down and cry or get married.”

Many fans will already be familiar with Reeves through his songwriting collaborations with breakthrough singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat.

Reeves co-wrote 10 tracks on Caillat’s platinum debut album ‘Coco’ including the current single “The Little Things” and the smash hit singles “Bubbly” and “Realize,” the latter of which he contributes vocals. Reeves’ songs have also been featured on the television shows One Tree Hill and A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila.

Listen – Audio Streams:

You In A Song .mov
You In A Song .wax

Jason has invited his fans to contribute their own versions of “You In A Song” to his Youtube Channel – and created an easy to follow along music and lyrics page.

Jason Reeves 2008 tour dates:

Dates and information subject to change.

August 28 San Francisco, Ca Cafe Du Nord
August 30 – Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

September 3 – Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre
September 5 – Provo, UT Velour
September 7 – Boulder, CO B-Side Lounge
September 9 – Denver, CO Walnut Room
September 11 – Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Brewing Co.
September 12 – Phoenix, AZ The Clubhouse
September 14 – San Diego, CA SOMA
September 25 – Tucson, AZ Congress Hotel

October 7 – New York, NY Knitting Factory
October 9 – Boston, MA 939 Cafe
October 10 – Philadelphia, PA World Cafe
October 11 – Hoboken, NJ Maxwells
October 15 – Syracuse, NY Syracuse University
October 16 – Vienna, VA Jammin Java
October 17 – College Park, MD Santa Fe Cafe
October 18 – Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Cafe
October 20 – Indianapolis, IN Birdy’s
October 22 – Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
October 23 – Iowa City, IA The Englert
October 27 – Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre

More dates to be announced.

For more music and the latest news and information, go to:

Jason Reeves MySpace

Due to unprecedented public demand, US star Colbie Caillat is set to re-release her debut single “Bubbly” in the UK on 8th September, 2008 on the Universal label through the Island Records Group.

“Bubbly” has already been a huge success, reaching No. 1 in 12 countries, and her debut album ‘Coco’ has achieved multi-platinum success throughout the world.

‘Coco’ has now sold in excess of 2 million copies and is the No 11 best-selling digital album of all time selling more digital albums than Coldplay!

In an age when marketing has been elevated above content and so many songs are written and produced to a pre-ordained formula, Caillat comes as a welcome breath of fresh air.

Think of the kind of vintage, organically-crafted records that Carole King or Joni Mitchell used to make. Thankfully, it’s a tradition that is being kept alive today by the likes of Norah Jones, Jack Johnson – and now Colbie Caillat.

Caillat grew up in the idyllic clime of Malibu, California with music all around her. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ and ‘Tusk’ albums and later ran his own record label. As a child she recalls the likes of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie being around. “Of course I’ve learned a lot from them. You’d be a fool not to,” she says. Yet she is totally her own woman.

Amazingly Colbie only started playing guitar three years ago and was soon consumed with the songwriting bug. Fast forward 18 months and she put a few songs on MySpace. “Nothing much happened for a few months,” she remembers. “Then I wrote this song called “Bubbly” and put it up there and it got this huge reaction. I mean thousands and thousands of hits every day.” In the end, she became the number one unsigned artist on MySpace for four successive months, garnering an almost unbelievable 10 million plays.

Watch “Bubbly” video

Quite what it is about “Bubbly” that struck such a chord, she’s still not entirely sure. “I guess it’s the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody,” she says. “It’s meant to make you feel good and everybody can relate to it. I love all kinds of music and I’ve been influenced by all of it,” she says. “Classic rock like Fleetwood Mac and the Steve Miller Band. Original soul like Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Lauryn Hill. Bob Marley and reggae, John Mayer. Anything that makes you feel good.”

“You make me smile, please stay for a while,” she sings on “Bubbly”. It really ought to be her mantra.

Colbie Caillat MySpace

MySpace Secret Shows is pleased to announce that Jason Mraz, one of modern music’s most inventive and compelling live performers, will play a stripped down set in Hartford, CT at Webster Underground on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 8 PM.

Mraz will be accompanied by percussionist/vocalist Toca Rivera. During a break from his worldwide tour in support of his latest album, ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.’, Jason Mraz will perform a very intimate show at the 200-capacity Webster Underground.

The Secret Show is a free, exclusive performance for the MySpace community.

Released in May 2008, ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.’ skyrocketed to #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts, the highest charting album in Mraz’s career. The album is Mraz’s first set of all-new material in three years and was produced by Martin Terefe, known for his work with KT Tunstall, Ron Sexsmith, and James Morrison. The album sees Mraz continuing to tread his own distinctive artistic path, melding a variegated musical tapestry with passionate, personal lyricism. Among the highlights are collaborations with British tunesmith James Morrison and MySpace phenom singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat.

MySpace Music has organized more than 150 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Gnarls Barkley, Neil Diamond, Slayer, Franz Ferdinand, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing in cities around the world.

For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit:

MySpace Secret Shows

Jason Mraz Myspace
Jason Mraz Official Website