UPDATES REPORTED January 31, 2006 - February 7, 2006

News Items Relating to Ashley
(January 31, 2006) The momentum for Ashley’s re-entry into the mainstream music scene and major media exposure continues to build. Here are today’s news items relating to his solo career:

- Our thanks to IO Board Member Jen for posting this find of a clip of Ashley’s new single, “Let U Go” under 2/14 Mainstream section of the CHR Format page at FMQB.

- Ashley's official site is updated to include a message from him, a new intro page including a clip of "Let U Go" playing, and some new graphics. Click here to check out the updates.

- Credit goes to Sommer for finding this news item at Popdirt.com regarding Ashley and Tiffany's appearance at Escada's Pacific Paradise Scent Launch on January 26th at The Lobby in Hollywood.

- A member of IO’s staff found this news item on Popdirt about Ashley’s phone chat with Jackie & Bender of KISS 106.1 FM in Seattle. They included this audio clip of the phone chat. Enjoy!

Please take a moment to rate these news items and add a positive comment at Popdirt to, hopefully, encourage them to post more news items about Ashley.

Help Jacob's Loc Hit the Road

(January 31, 2006) Jacob issued this bulletin via Jacob's Loc's MySpace page: This might be a longshot, but the Dave Matthews Band has a survey asking who they would want to see open up for them. Here's the link. - Thanks everybody, JL

IO Debuts Page with Links to MTV Overdrive’s “There and Back” Video Clips
(January 31, 2006) Jacob’s MySpace blog today coincides with the debut of our new page listing links to MTV Overdrive’s “There and Back” video clips. Click here to view the video clip that Jacob mentioned in his blog, titled "Exclusive Interview: Jacob Speaks," and all of the other fine MTV Overdrive clips relating to “There and Back.” And please take a moment to click on the link to the feedback form at the bottom of the page to let MTV know how much you enjoy these clips.


Ashley’s Song “I’m Better” is #33 on SIRIUS Hits 1 Radio!
(February 1, 2006) We thank Hannah for submitting this scoop. She was listening to the The SIRIUS Hits-1 Weekend Countdown for the week of January 23 to 29th on SIRIUS radio, which airs Saturdays at 11 am ET and Sundays 3 pm ET, and heard that Ashley's song "I'm Better" hit number 33! Congratulations Ashley!

Check Out Ashley’s Journal Section on His Official Webiste
(February 3, 2006) Ashley has posted a new entry into the journal page of his official site. His February 2 entry informs us that he is writing it the road, while on his radio promo tour, and has been to Washington DC, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and is now heading to Connecticut. He mentioned that last week’s episode jumped in ratings! Click here to check out his journal.

"There and Back'" Episode 105 After Show on MTV Overdrive
(February 7, 2006) Be sure to check out this week's after show for Episode 105 of "There and Back." We've posted the links on this page of our site to make it easy for you to find. If you enjoy MTV Overdrive's coverage of "There and Back," please be sure to let them know via the link to their feedback form at the bottom of that page.

Hear Two of Ashley's Songs Now on His MySpace Page

(February 7, 2006) We thank IO Board Member Katrina for informing us that Ashley now has a MySpace player on his page loaded with two of his songs, “Soundtrack to Your Life” and “Let U Go.” Note that you can utilize the “add” feature of either title if you would like one of those songs to play on your MySpace page. It’s a great way to promote Ashley’s new music!

New Pics and An Account of An In-Studio from Ashley's Radio Promo Tour

(February 7, 2006) We thank IO Board Member Jamie for sharing her find of these photos at HOT 99.5’s website of Ashley as he hung out with HOT 99.5 listeners at Dave & Busters in Rockville on January 30. And another thanks goes to IO Board Member Jane, who posted this link to Q102’s Alicia’s journal, who posted on January 31st that she and Blair got to hang with Ashley and plans on posting photos and the interview soon. Check out this blog that Ashley posted on his MySpace page to update us on his promo tour, new single and Super Bowl Sunday plans. Click here to see a photo of Ashley with Connecticut’s KC101.3’s Zach Dillon.