MIKE TRIAS GOING FOR ADDS November 19, 2004 R&R 21 mtrias@rad io an drecords. com

Holiday Hits Week Of 11/22/04 I know, I know. You haven't even had a chance to go through your Thanksgiving CDs, and all of a sudden you have all these Christmas CDs to pay attention to. While most of the other for- ROCK mats are tucking themselves in for a year-end Going for Adds slumber, AC hits the throttle with a gaggle of Christmas -classic hopefuls. ALICIA KEYS Karma rJIRMG) 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) /DJMG) Most people are named by their par- LUDACRIS Get Back (Del Jam Sauthl ents, but the legendary Tony Bennett, the son of Italian immigrants, was ac- ACTIVE ROCK tually given his name by none other CHR/RHYTHMIC than Bob Hope. "Bob Hope came down to check out my ad," recalls Bennett of 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) OMARION 0 (Epic) one of his early performances with OUTKAST Ghetto Music (Laface /Zomba) Pearl Bailey in Greenwich Village. "He TWISTA fIFAITH EVANS Hope (Atlantic) liked my singing so much that after the Tony Bennett show he came back to see me in my ALTERNATIVE dressing mom and said, 'Come on, kid, URBAN you're going to come to the Paramount and sing with me.' But he 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) told me he didn't care for my stage name [Joe Bari] and asked me DRESDEN DOLLS Coin Operated Boy (8 Foot) what my real name was. I told him, 'My name is Anthony Do- 2PAC Ghetto Gospel (Amaru//nterscope) minick Benedetto,' and he said, 'We'll call you Tony Bennett.' OMARION 0 (Epic) That's how it happened -a new, Americanized name; the start TWISTA fIFAITH EVANS Hope (Atlantic) of a wonderful career; and a glorious adventure that has contin- TRIPLE A ued for 50 years." Next week the 12 -time Grammy winner is Going for Adds URBAN AC 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) at AC with "A Christmas Love Song," a tune included in the MODELING Breakdown (Atlantic) just -released special- edition package of his latest album, The Art HANDSOME BOY SCHOOL VARIOUS ARTISTS Christmas Gumbo (33rd Street) of Romance. Bennett is in the midst of finishing up a slew of tele- NEW EDITION Last Time (BadBoy/Universab vision appearances and will be appearing in New York Nov. 23-28. Meanwhile, Mt. Prospect, IL alto saxophonist Jimmy Sommers COUNTRY CHRISTIAN AC is coming to Smooth Jazz with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," taken from his CD Holiday LEANN RIMES Different Kind Of Christmas (Asylum /Curb/ Wish. "I went for a sexy and sensual AMY GRANT God Is With Us (Rocketown)

mood, taking a breathy and smoky ap- AVALON I Wanna Be With You (Sparrow/EMI CMG( proach as if Stan Getz or John Klemmer DAVID PHELPS Love Goes On (Word/Curb /WarnerBros.) were making a Christmas album," Som- AC mers says. He has come a long way from being a session player for such CHRIS BOTTI Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas CHRISTIAN CHR greats as Chaka Khan, George Clinton, (Columbia)

Boyz II Men and The Red Hot Chili CHRIS ISAAK & STEVIE NICKS Santa Claus Is Coming To Jimmy Sommers Town (Reprise) Peppers. Besides numerous television AMY GRANT God Is With Us (Rocketown) FIVE FOR FIGHTING Silent Night (Columbia) appearances, Sommers has also been AVALON I Wanna Be With You (Sparrow/EMI CMG) JESSICA SIMPSON & NICK LACHEY Bahy, It's Cold Outside profiled by People as one of America's Top 50 Eligible Bachelors. (Columbia) Upcoming shows for Sommers include Denver on Nov 19; Chi- JESSICA SIMPSON Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! cago on Dec. 4; and Hollywood, FL on Dec. 16. (Columbia/ CHRISTIAN ROCK We still have some regular tunes arriving at radio next week, JESSICA SIMPSON 0 Holy Night (Columbia) despite the deluge of future Christmas classics. 3 Doors Down - JESSICA SIMPSON What Christmas Means To Me (Columbia) comprising vocalist Brad Arnold, guitarist Matt Roberts, bassist NICHOLAS JONAS Joy To The World IA Christmas Prayer) JOHN DAVIS Nothing Gets Me Down (Rambler) Todd Harrell, guitarist Chris Henderson and new drummer Daniel (Daylight/IND /Columbia) WEDDING Move This City (Rambler) Adair - are hoping to grab numerous adds at Rock, Active Rock, TONY BENNETT A Christmas Love Song (Columbia) Alternative and Triple A outlets with "Let Me Go," the lead sin- gle from their upcoming CD Seventeen Days. The album, produced by Johnny K, follows up their triple -platinum sophomore effort, HOT AC INSPO Away From the Sun, and is set to hit stores Feb. 8. The boys are cur- rently working with producers Alex No Adds AMY GRANT God Is With Us (Rocketownl Gibney and Ondi Timoner on a film fea- DAVID PHELPS Love Goes On (Word/Curb /Warner Bros.) turing live 3 Doors Down performanc- es and behind -the-scenes footage. The SMOOTH JAZZ project is slated to film for about a year, and they are hoping to release it late in CHRISTIAN RHYTHMIC

2005. ALEXANDER ZONJIC Leave It With Me (Heads Up)

Omarion, the 19- year -old former JIMMY SOMMERS Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lead singer of B2K, is arriving at Rhyth- (Gemini/Select 0 Hits No Adds Omarion mic and Urban stations with "O," the Underdogs -produced title track from his highly anticipated solo debut. "'O' is my favorite song on the album because it explains R &R's Going for Adds features the complete list of songs impacting radio for the coming week. Going for Adds is e- mailed each week to participating radio and record executives. For more info, contact John Fagot at who I am - it's real grown -man," says Omarion. The singer has jfago tc'radioandrecords. com. been doing a lot of writing lately: He co-wrote five songs for C) and is working on his autobiography.