MTV's MAKING THE BAND DAY 26 SIGNS ON WITH SAVING OUR DAUGHTERS SPEAKING SERIES AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & TEEN ABUSE

Atlanta, GA -The members of Day 26 has joined the popular "Saving Our Daughters" speaking series presented by It’s Cool To Be Smart. On Monday March 30th, Day 26 spoke to 11th and 12th graders at McNair high school on issues that affect young women (i.e. domestic violence, teen abuse, & women empowerment).

The group came out and warned over 300 teen girls about the dangers of domestic violence and how to stay away from it. "They really took their time to explain just how special young women are and I know that the ladies took every word in,” stated Tequilla Whitfield Artist Program Director/Mentor for It’s Cool To Be Smart/Saving Our Daughters.

The guys were able to deliver a powerful message to the girls in a way that made sense. Each member was able to add their own insight. Q surprised the teens by removing himself from the panel amongst his group members to sit in the audience with them, causing the gymnasium to fill with screams and excitement. After regaining control, the guys were able to participate in a Q&A session. Some of the questions that were answered included:

• What advice would you give a teen going thru an abusive relationship?
• If you are in a relationship and your significant other hits you, what should you do?
• Do you know someone that is in or has ever been in an abusive relationship? What did you say to them?

At the end of the discussion, Will left the girls with a final message, "don't stay in an abusive relationship, get out and run to find help!"

Beginning in April, It's Cool to be Smart, the "Saving Our Daughters" speaking series, and Day 26 will collaborate to help champion positive messages to teenagers in select high schools across the country.

We felt a little out of place at first, but once the music kicked in, we were loving every beat. As two of the youngest people in the room, it was interesting to look around at the others in attendance. Between the older professionals and the fresher faces in the biz, we’d say we found our place as the cute interns who discovered we definitely have room for R&B in our hearts.

Some might say they’ve got it all. Club bangers and ballads. Screaming fans. The unmatched expertise of their mentor, P.Diddy. This time, however, they’ve also got the opportunity to show how they’ve grown personally and artistically since last year’s release of their chart-topping debut, the biggest #1 entry for any male group in Soundscan history. As Making the Band’s superstar group Day26 prepare to release their new album Forever in a Day, one thing is clear: It’s a brand new day.

Their story is already well-known to their fans, millions of whom tune in every Thursday night to watch it unfold on MTV’s Making the Band. When he put out the call for vocalists in January of 2007, P.Diddy was looking for talented newcomers with superstar potential and a tireless work ethic. What he got when Robert, Will, Brian, Qwanell (Que), and Mike were finally selected in the blockbuster finale on August 26, 2007—the date that inspired the group’s name—was more than he, or the fans, could have ever anticipated.

As the guys struggled with realizing their dreams amidst breakups, hookups and fights that shook the home they shared with MTB’s Danity Kane and Donnie, their fans have gained unprecedented access to the highs and lows of fame. “It’s definitely a blessing and a curse at the same time,” laughs Brian. “The fans actually get to see who Day26 is as individuals and how we mesh together.” It’s a process that has only strengthened them as a group, and helped evolve the sound on Forever and a Day.

“It’s such a blessing how we can grow and get tighter as a group.” Says Que. “Even though we might argue, we learn from it. It makes us tighter. We’re more of a family now.” With the added sense of group solidarity ushering in their sophomore effort, Day26 has also evolved through the recording process. “We’ve been a lot more hands-on with the process of this album,” says Mike.

“Forever in a Day was a collective effort,” adds Will, “The first album was mostly us proving we could sing, and I like to think of the second album as us making great music in general.” Collaborating with producers including Blaze, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jazze Pha, the guys have worked their personal experiences into the songwriting. “Perfectly Blind” was written by Qwanell in response to familial and financial pressures he dealt with very publicly on the show. Robert wrote “Truth is a Lie” about his experience of coming into the limelight under the watchful gaze of MTV cameras. “It’s about how I just want to be who I am, and how we try to keep it honest with our fans.”

Even with the thoughtful lyrics and serious issues they explore on Forever in a Day, Day26 wants to make one thing clear: “We attack the club on this one!” laughs Robert. While maintaining an emphasis on moving vocals, Day26 has expanded the sound with undeniable club bangers. Their first single, “Imma Put It on Her” featuring P.Diddy and Young Joc, perfectly illustrates the group’s new emphasis on dancefloor domination. Jermaine Dupri and T-Pain also lend their talents to the album.

As their story, and sound, continues to evolve, Day26 is still at heart a group of five guys with a dream. As Brian says, “We’re from five different cities, we have five different ways, and it’s definitely tested us.” At the end of the day, however, “we’re like brothers.”

Qwanell
KNOWN AS “the baby of the group.”
INFLUENCES Brandy
FAVORITE TRACK “Perfectly Blind”

Brian
KNOWN AS “the one with the temper.”
INFLUENCES K-Ci Hailey, Sisquo, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson
FAVORITE TRACK “‘Your Heels’, because it’s so high energy. It’s really different for Day26.”

Will
KNOWN AS “I’m one of the oldest, so I bring knowledge and know-how.”
INFLUENCES The Temptations, Jagged Edge, Stevie Wonder, 112, Brandy
FAVORITE TRACK “‘Imma Put It On Her’— It’s just an upbeat club track. It shows where we’re going with the sound.”

Mike
KNOWN AS “the mediator”
INFLUENCES Stevie Wonder, Boys II Men, Jodeci, Ginuwine
FAVORITE TRACK “Bipolar” and “Perfectly Blind”

Robert
KNOWN AS “the rebel”
INFLUENCES The Clark Sisters, Usher, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
FAVORITE TRACK “Truth is a Lie”

DAY26 TO SPEND “FOREVER IN A DAY”;
MAKING THE BAND 4 SUPERSTARS FOLLOW #1 DEBUT
WITH MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM;
COLLECTION PRECEDED BY FIRST SINGLE,
“IMMA PUT IT ON HER (FEAT. YUNG JOC & DIDDY)”;
“26 DAYS OF DAY26” PROMO TOUR BEGINS THIS MONTH;
“FOREVER IN A DAY” DROPS EVERYWHERE APRIL 14TH

Bad Boy recording group Day26 has announced the release of their hugely anticipated second album. “FOREVER IN A DAY” – which follows the Making The Band 4 stars’ self-titled Billboard 200-topping 2008 debut – arrives in stores and all online retailers on April 14th.

“FOREVER IN A DAY” will be heralded by the first single, “Imma Put It On Her (Feat. Yung Joc and Diddy).” The track will be available at all DSPs on March 31st . What’s more, the album track “Stadium Music” – which served as the theme song during the first three episodes of Diddy and MTV’s blockbuster reality series, Making The Band 4: Season 3, Part 2 – is on sale now at digital retailers everywhere. “Imma Put It On Her” takes over theme song duties on the ratings juggernaut beginning with Episode 4, airing March 5th. Videos for both songs are currently in production and will debut in the coming weeks.

This “bonus season” of MTV’s Making The Band 4 has just gotten underway, with new episodes airing Thursdays at 9:00 PM ET/PT (check local listings). The current series follows Day26 as they write and record “FOREVER IN A DAY.” The season finale airs on April 16th.

Day26 – Brian Andrews, Mike McCluney, Qwanell Mosley (a.k.a. “Que”), Robert Curry, and Willie Taylor – will celebrate the album’s release with a national promotional tour, set to kick off in late-March. The schedule – dubbed “26 Days of Day26” – will visit each of the group members’ hometowns, as well as major markets including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago, among others.

Last year saw “DAY26” enter the record books as the biggest-selling debut album from a male R&B group in the 17-year history of SoundScan. The album – which includes the hit singles, “Got Me Going” and “Since You Been Gone” – exploded into the #1 spot on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 in its first week of release, while also topping Billboard’s “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” chart.

Executive Produced by Bad Boy CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre, “DAY26” was recorded in just three short weeks. The five gifted performers were chosen by Diddy and MTV viewers around the world on 2007’s record-shattering Making The Band 4 “Season One” finale.

Day26 followed the album’s out-of-the-box success with a featured role on “P. Diddy Presents The Making The Band 4 Tour,” a major North American concert tour which was the centerpiece of Making the Band 4: Season 3 and saw the quintet sharing arena stages coast-to-coast with their MTB4 co-stars Danity Kane and Donnie Klang.

For up-to-the-minute information, please visit www.day26online.com, www.myspace.com/day26, and www.badboyonline.com.

DH!: Another thing I liked was that you put out the single, then you put out the album. Who's behind what single gets chosen, you know who has input on that?

Brian: Usually it's the label that makes those decisions. This time around, we had a bit more of a hand in the single selection. We record songs all the time and if we've felt like we found a single, we present it to Diddy. He had our backs. Everyone comes together and brainstorms and comes up with the best choice. It's definitely more of a group decision amongst everyone this time around.