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Aubrey O'Day from Danity Kane is on the cover of and is heavily featured in the newest issue of Complex. She also receives a lot of exposure on their website, as well. There is an interview, photo shoot gallery and three video features, that I've included below.
Once again ( and again and again), she takes it upon herself to bring negative controversy to the group. It's not being in Complex that's bad, nor is it racy photos (see: Cassie), it's what she says in the interview. Aubrey likes to criticize the media for how they portray her. The media can be unfair. But, sometimes, it's you. In Aubrey's case, it's her. That sounds harsh, but you can't criticize the media while you continually feed them the very things you criticize them about. It just doesn't work that way.
Behind the Scenes Interview
Cover Shoot
Girl Group Quiz
Via PopEater.
From a press release related to Montana Tucker:
This Fall Montana will start pre-production on the feature film "The Jump Off", a dance musical where she will co-star alongside Wayne Brady, Cedric The Entertainer, Drew Seeley, and D. Woods of "Danity Kane."
Dawn Richard's MySpace has a scan from the August 2008 issue of Where Traveler New Orleans magazine. It features a quick New Orleans themed interview with the singer.
A bulletin from Aubrey O'Day's MySpace says today, on the Complex magazine site, there will be the "first leak of Aubrey's new cover of Complex, and exclusive videos of her shoot." At press time, the site has not yet been updated, so check back later.
The Republican, a paper in Springfield, MA has a feature on Danity Kane, covering their recent performance in West Springfield.
"Hey ... do we look like we broken up?" she asked. "God made this band and only he can take it apart."
So, she's refering to Diddy as God now?! Kidding.
MTV's Splash Page has a 14 page preview of the first issue of the Danity Kane comic, as well as some quotes from Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex.
From the press release:
Dollhouse, one of the most recognized junior contemporary lines has tapped multi-platinum pop group, Danity Kane to launch Danity Kane for Dollhouse Jeans. The line of jeans will hit retail this November, in time for the busy holiday shopping season.
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 16, 2008 -- Dollhouse, one of today's most recognized juniors denim brands, has partnered with multi-Platinum female pop group, Danity Kane, to launch a denim line set to hit retail in November. Danity Kane's #1 album Welcome to the Dollhouse served as the inspiration behind the collaboration. The line will have Danity Kane inspired hardware and overall design and is set to be carried in Macy's, Mandee, specialty stores, and on Dollhouse.com, with retail set at $58.
The group's input on personal style played a significant role in the development of the line. Design details include distressed denim, leather detail outlined pockets, coated denim with gel embroideries, and novelty patterned denim with intricate metal/zipper details. All Danity Kane for Dollhouse styles will have back pockets and trim details with the Danity Kane logo.
To support the launch of Danity Kane for Dollhouse jeans, an exclusive press preview was held on August 18, where MTV cameras filmed the action for an upcoming episode of Making the Band 5. During the event, in an interview with Extra!, Aubrey O'Day, a member of the group who recently starred in Hairspray, expressed the group's desire to create a jeans line that caters to a broader range of body types.
"We have diverse women in this group and want to make sure that our Dollhouse jeans fit every type of body, from big booties to small booties, and look fabulous. Plus it's affordable and that's the best thing about it."
Dawn Richard, a member of the group adds, "We're excited about this partnership with Dollhouse. The jeans are fun with cute hardware and details that imbue Danity Kane. It's like what we would wear to school!"
Dollhouse.com & Danitykane.com will feature exclusive content and contests with online shopping deals directly targeting their customer base where they spend most of their time.
For both parties it's a win-win situation. Dollhouse can attract the Danity Kane fan base and Danity Kane can extend their empire to the fashion industry. With Dollhouse's youthful and trendy style combined with the diverse individual styles of Danity Kane this partnership is a sure success.
OK! Magazine reports that Aubrey O'Day turned down a role in new "90210" show. They have details on the specific role.
Black Voices' Sonya Magett reports that Aubrey O'Day from Danity Kane walked the runway for Khloe Kardashian's Dash & Mooch fashion show.
Highlight: Danity Kane's Aubrey O'Day wore a "Hate is the new love" t-shirt. Hope she wasn't referring to her group members since she seems to get the most press nowadays.
Billboard has an interesting feature on the marketing success of Danity Kane.
Danity Kane most closely resembles the Pussycat Dolls, a dance troupe turned musical group that has extended its brand into reality TV and product endorsements. "They're not as big as the Pussycat Dolls, but they're doing all the right steps to get there," Bad Boy co-owner/president Harve Pierre says.
But where, exactly, is "there?" Even Pierre acknowledges that "Danity Kane was made via a reality show, and they owe it all to the marketing genius of Diddy."
According to a flier posted on her MySpace, Aundrea from Danity Kane will be hosting a party in San Francisco on September 13. It'll be at The Room at 101 6th Street. Doors open at 10:00 PM.
Update: As pointed out in the comments, the author of the article could be joking. I apologize if that is the case. But, out of respect for the writer, since it was stated factually, I'm going to take it at face value.
Esther Dixon of Black Voices reports that Aubrey from Danity Kane styled the look of Keri Hilson for the 2008 MTV VMAs.
The "Best Pop Video" award at the MTV VMAs 2008 went to Britney Spears for "Piece of Me." Danity Kane's "Damaged" had also been nominated.
During a live promo for the voting for the "Best New Artist" category, Danity Kane appeared as the vote "counters," clinging to mobile devices and mock reading votes coming in. Aundrea, the last in the line, joked that she received a text from Diddy saying to be at the studio by midnight and Dawn followed by saying that they weren't worried about him.
Just announced, the winner of the "Best Dancing in a Video" category at the MTV VMAs 2008 was "When I Grow Up" by the Pussycat Dolls. Danity Kane's "Damaged" was also nominated.
The York Daily Record reports that Danity Kane's late cancellation, for their scheduled York Fair performance, left organizers in a tough spot.
"It was very late notice," Schenck said. "We didn't have time to do anything else."
Ottemiller said fair officials "put up a struggle" when they were contacted by Danity Kane's talent agency about the cancellation.
"We drew their attention to the fact that they signed a contract and should make an effort to perform," he said.
Though I know things come up, this isn't a very good look. It's not very professional to cancel on such short notice.
According to Dawn's MySpace, she'll be hosting two parties, one on each of the next two Saturdays.
The first one is tonight, Saturday, in Los Angeles at Sugar Hollywood. It's located at 1716 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
The next one is on September 13 in Las Vegas at Hawaiian Tropic Zone.
The Danity Kane Comics site has a new section with character detail and story background information. A navigation tip: keep your mouse on one of the corners and leave it there. Click the corner to flip a page. Doing much else may end up with random pages turning.
The York Daily Record reports that Danity Kane has cancelled their scheduled York Fair show, scheduled for September 12, in York, PA.
andPOP has an interview with Danity Kane, touching on reality TV and "controversy."
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