The winner of the phone call from EB contest will be announced LIVE tonight!!! You can listen at blogtalkradio.com/trueebfans at 10:30pm ET. Hopefully the winner will be listening and can call in.

Eric will stop in at the 102.3's Smooth Jazz Brunch at Zanibar in DC on Sunday, August 17th. Thanks Verbie for the tip!! You can listen online 12-3pm ET. I just heard that Eric is supposed to arrive at 2pm ET. Listen here!!

Also, those in the Rochester area can try to win breakfast with Eric!! Listen to www.wdkx.com for details. Thanks to Dean for the tip!!

Check out this wonderful review from Eric's Music Experience in Chicago. There's even a shout out to the TEBF's ;) Review from 4dasoul.com

Eric will appear on the Today Show on September 9, the release date of "Love & Life!!" YAY!

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It’s interesting because I am a pretty mature man and I have seen quite a few administrations in my life time and I’ve seen a lot of presidential campaigns. I’ve had the opportunity to actually meet senator, future president Obama and it’s interesting because he doesn’t talk like a politician he talks like a visionary. He talks like a person who has a plan for this vision. And for me, it’s no just talk, part of it is from the opportunity that I had to meet him, it’s like this inspirational authentic feeling I got while meeting him. He really, really believes in the best of us, instead of working against the people, he can help us come together as a country. And we are, buried underneath all the bullshit and the rhetoric, a great nation caught up in crazy policies that are all about big business and huge lobbyists and all these interests that have everything to do but what’s best for the people. It’s very easy for a person to loose faith in this country but I haven’t lost faith in this country and one of the things that is so inspiring about Barack Obama it is clearly evident that not only he hasn’t given up on this country but the has a realistic plan which won’t be easy because the person who has been in the white house for the past 8yrs has put us in a position that is embarrassing which is crippling. As a world traveler I completely understand Michelle Obama’s statement about ‘I can’t remember the last time I was proud of this country.’ Because people in other countries are like ‘wow man, you Americans, what are y’all on?’ I think this is man can once again lead this country to be a leader in the world. I am very passionate about Mr. Obama and am most emphatically looking forward to his leadership.

-Eric Benet, As told to Nile Ivey (LowKey)

You can see a recent article about "Love & Life" and the "You're The Only One" video here!

Eric stopped by the Doug Banks show yesterday. You can listen to the podcast here!

He also stopped at a Chicago tv station today. You can see the footage here!

Check out the video that Eric and India made singing, "You're The Only One!!"

Eric will sit in at WGCI at 1:30pm CT today. You can listen online here!

"You're The Only One" is #2 on the adult Urban charts!!! Keep making those requests. Let's get it to #1!!

Here's video from the hair show in Atlanta of Eric singing the next single, "The Hunger."

Check out this article about Eric's visit to the Essence Magazine office last week (hopefully he'll have a nice story in the magazine and perform at the Essence Fest next year)...

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Tribune Media Services
August 6, 2008
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The earth moved! Eric Benet, promoting his new Love & Life CD, showed up at the Manhattan offices of Essence magazine last week, and wowed a roomful of female journalists by launching into an a cappella version of his new song, "Chocolate Legs." At the climatic musical moment when it seemed like Eric had made 20 intimate friends for life, news came of the L.A. earthquake. Eric put an instant stop to the mass swoon, and called his 16-year-old daughter, India, frantically. She was fine. "Oh, Daddy, it was no big deal!" Reassured, Eric returned to seduction mode. The Essence ladies were even more impressed. Sex appeal and the right priorities!

Earlier in the day at East 38th Street's El Rio Grande, I'd had lunch with Eric and his ravishing lady love Manuela Testolini. (She used to be married to Prince!) They make a traffic-stopping couple. I've never enjoyed swifter service at El Rio!

I first met Eric a couple of years ago, in the immediate wake of his highly publicized breakup with Halle Berry. He was singularly concerned about the effect of any negative publicity on his daughter. (India's mother was killed in a car accident.) He spoke well of Miss Berry and still does. I had a strong feeling, on that initial encounter, that there was another side to the Benet/Berry story - his side. But Eric wouldn't go there. Now, that drama is behind him. (And also behind Halle; she's blissful with her new love and baby.)

Eric and Manuela, survivors of high-profile spouses, have great chemistry. She is a businesswoman/ philanthropist and admirably grounded. She and Eric have been together about a year and a half. "I'm in a good place now," Eric said sharing a steamy stare with Manuela. I busied myself with the tostadas. Despite his flashy face and body, Eric's manner is self-deprecating and modest. His only personal trauma of late was teaching his daughter to drive. "Terrifying at first, but now she's so good she can take me to my gigs!"

There's a big Michael Buble/Josh Groban vibe around Eric - he's on the cusp. Audience reaction to him in the flesh is intense. Advance buzz on Love & Life indicates a smash hit.

I asked him what he'd like to do next? "Well, touring for this one, of course. And I want to do an album of R&B classics, a collection of great American pop standards - Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, like that. And I want to do a Christmas album. The problem is," and Benet gave out a big laugh, "I want to do it all in the next three months!"

The second single from "Love & Life" will be "The Hunger!!"
Let's hope that they make a video for it!

Eric will perform at BB Kings in NY on Monday, October 6 w/ Dwele as the opening act! Tickets are $35 and go on sale Wednesday, Aug 6 at 10 am ET!! This is a full show!! Go here to purchase tickets.

Besides the Bronner Brothers Hair show performance (at the comedy show) on Aug 2, Eric will sign autographs at 3pm at the hair show on Aug 3 at the Sophisticate’s Black Hair booth. He will also appear at Club Flambeaux the night of Aug 3.

Eric will sit in with WPWX in Chicago on August 7 at 7:30am. You can listen online via the link in the calendar.

Also, Eric will sing the National Anthem at the White Sox vs Red Sox game on August 8 in Chicago. This game will only be broadcast on Chicago's CSN.

Eric's "The Music Experience" in Chicago is sold out!! It is is the fastest sell out in the event's history! Yeah!!

The video for "You're The Only One" will make it's official online premiere on Yahoo Music on Friday, August 8!! It is already appearing on tv on BETJ's Soul Sessions. And you can see it on ericbenet.net (scroll down to bottom of page for the media player).

Eric will perform in Houston, TX (YAY) on August 31 as part of 102's Family Day in the Park. More details to come...

Check out this footage by radio station WJMR in Milwaukee. Also look for the "You're The Only One" video on BETJ's Soul Sessions!!

Check out the official "You're The Only One" video. This is a little different from the live version. Go to ericbenet.net to see it! Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the player.

Go here to listen to a few clips from "Love & Life!" The featured clips are "The Hunger," "You're The Only One," and "One More Tomorrow" (one you may not have heard yet). Please leave feedback there.

Here's the official "Love & Life" cd cover!! Be sure to grab the updated countdown timer above and add it to all of your myspace pages, blogs, personal websites, etc. Let us know what you think about it on the forum!

Eric will be in Chicago two nights in a row! See the 8/7 date on the calendar for more info. Thanks Songstress!

"You're The Only One" is up one slot to #4 on the Adult Urban charts!! Keep requesting it!

The release date for "Love & Life" is now September 9 (again)!!

There's a strong chance that Eric is heading your way on his big promotional tour for "Love & Life!!" Check out the dates on the calendar!!

"You're The Only One" is currently #5 on the Billboard and R&R Adult Urban charts!! Keep requesting it!!

Eric stopped by Fox TV in Milwaukee to let everyone know about tomorrow's block party. Check out the video here!!

The tracks of Eric's upcoming cd, Love & Life, are now listed on our discography page here!! There is a description of most of the songs on the bio page of Eric's label site, here.

If you missed Eric on Tom Joyner's morning show this morning, you can listen to it below. Video and photos of the performance are also available here.

Eric will be a guest on Tom Joyner's Morning radio show Friday morning. The show is from 6-10am EST. I'm not sure what time he'll be on. You can listen on your local station or online here.

Love & Life will hit stores a week earlier, September 2!!

You're The Only One is now #8 on the Urban AC charts! YAY!!

You can see the video of Eric at the BET Awards pre-show here!!

Eric Benet Block Party - July 2nd 6pm in Milwaukee, WI
Eric Benet returns home to his roots on his next album, Love & Life, and to his old neighborhood for a FREE LIVE performance, to include the current single "You're the Only One" and all the other SMASH singles:

"Pretty Baby"
"I Wanna Be Loved"
"Spend My Life"
"Femininity"
"Let's Stay Together"
"Georgy Porgy"

Location: N. 23rd Street between Burleigh & Chambers

All Are Invited to Attend and Participate (per the discretion of the directors and video production crew).

Eric in New Orleans
Eric will attend and possibly perform at the Essence Music Festival mayor kick off event on July 3 in New Orleans, LA. More details to come!!

Earlier album release date
Love & Life may be released a week earlier, September 2! Eric has been mentioning the new date in recent interviews! I'll keep you posted!

You can read a new article about Eric's upcoming cd, Love & Life here.

Also, "You're The Only One" is currently #11 on the Urban AC charts. It was only one play shy of tying for #10, so keep making those requests!!

Eric's website has been updated!! Check it out at ericbenet.net.

Eric will do an interview on New York's 98.7 WRKS at 8am Wednesday morning!! Unfortunately, this radio station does not broadcast over the internet, so anyone outside of that area (including me, so no recording will be posted) will not be able to hear it.

Eric will be in New York for a VIP listening party on Wednesday, June 11!! This is a free, guest list event only!! RSVP asap to rsvp.redcarpet@gmail.com. The event is at Spotlight Live from 6-10pm with showtime at 7:30pm. Eric is scheduled to perform live.

In addition, Catch Eric Benet as an ON AIR guest at KJLH Monday morning (June 9th) from 10am ET (7am PT) till whenever ?? He'll promote everything possible and play as much of the CD as they'll allow. You can listen online at http://www.broadcasturban.net/player/kjlh/player.htm

You can now purchase Eric's new single, "You're The Only One," on itunes. Click on the itunes logo to buy!

See the video from Eric's interview with Detroit's 92.3 here.

Let us know what kind of EB merchandise you would like. Go to the forum to list your suggestions asap!! Suggestions will be forwarded to Warner Brothers.

Eric performed on the Steve Harvey Morning Show yesterday. You can listen to it here:



He then sat in at Detroit's 92.3 and played a few of his new songs, discussed the new cd, Love & Life, and clothing line, Jordan Blue. You can hear the interview here.

Don't forget to listen to Eric this Friday morning on Steve Harvey's morning show. The show is from 6-10am ET. Eric should start performing about 9am ET. Join other TEBF's in the chatoom while you listen. You can listen online here.

Eric has created a new music page on myspace!! He wants you all to add him and check out the songs. Go here to check it out!

And if the radio station in your area is playing his first single, "You're The Only One,"blow up those request lines!

I asked Eric to tell us the meaning of the symbol that is featured on many of his cd covers. He responded, "The symbol is a native american medicine wheel..or spirit wheel..for me it kinda represents an homage to my native american lineage. I also really related to what it symbolized..traveling the four directions of the earth to find your own spiritual path. Some people make huge ones on the ground and meditate or pray. Here's a lil blurb on it..

The Medicine Wheel is representative of American Indian Spirituality. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path. Within the Medicine Wheel are The Four Cardinal Directions and the Four Sacred Colors. The Circle represents the Circle of Life and the Center of the Circle, the Eternal Fire. The Eagle, flying toward the East, is a symbol of strength, endurance and vision. East signifies the renewal of life and the rebirth of Cherokee unity."

If you missed Stevie's wonderful interview with Eric, you can listen to it here:

Eric's new cd, Love & Life, will hit stores September 9!! Let the countdown begin!!

Also, don't forget to listen to Eric on KJLH Thursday morning as he sits in with Stevie Wonder and shares more songs from the new cd. He is slated for the 7am PT hour (10am ET). This is earlier than previously announced.
Join us in the chatroom during the show!

Eric will be on KJLH Thursday morning, April 10, with Stevie Wonder's Morning Thunder Thousand Dollar Thursdays show!!! Eric is expected to come on around 8am PT (11am ET). You can listen online here. Eric will play a few more new songs from "Love And Life!" YAY!!

Also, KJLH has video of Eric's interview from last week!!! You can see it here:

You can listen to Eric's interview with KJLH and new single, "You're The Only One" HERE.

Eric will be a special guest of KJLH's Guy Black show this Friday. The show runs from 6-10am PT (9am-1pm ET). He and the whole radio crew will be at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in Long Beach, CA. Eric will debut his new single during the show!!! Those of you in the LA area, be sure to attend. For those of you outside of the LA area, you can listen online!! Go to www.kjlhradio.com and download the software you need to listen live!!

Help support Eric by placing the following widget on your myspace page or website. Just click the "grab it" tab to get the code.

Eric was a surprise performer at the Lexus Listening Lounge's Pre-Grammy party, which was held February 6 in LA. He serenaded honoree, Cathy Hughes, who is the founder of TV One with "I Wanna Be Loved." Go to the photos section to see more pictures and the videos page to see the performance (under concert clips).

From Eric:

True EBs !! Im so ghetto and on the late late late show.. but Im very grateful for the christmas gifts!!(so is India ) Indy and I took these pictures a while ago, and we've been meaning to post them for a while..but I was kinda on C.P.Time...(x's 10) Y'all are the best fans in the world!!!! thank you for being so generous and understanding!

Just to give you an update on the new CD...I let the label (various departments at Warner Brothers) hear the new CD last week.All I can say is..I've never received such a positive response from the labels 1st listen to any of my previous CD's...ever!! I cant wait to share this one with y'all !!!! We're tryin to figure out the optimum release date. It wont be long!

Thank you so much!! I love y'all for real !!

Love and Light

EB

Eric is finished with the new cd!!!!! Talks are under way with the label to select a release date. I will definitely keep you posted.

Eric appeared in episodes 4 and 5 of MTV's show, Kaya. You can view them online here. Thanks, Jannelle!!

TV One is re-airing their holiday special which featured Eric performing "I Really Don't Want Much For Christmas." The show is called "Tis The Season: A Holiday Celebration." Check the calendar for show times.

Eric is putting the finishing touches on the new cd. I hope to have an update soon.

Be sure to check out an exclusive video clip on the forum!

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

It turns out that Eric wasn't featured in the second episode of Kaya. However, he will be in episode three. You can actually watch the episode online now. Go here to watch!

Don't forget to watch Eric on Kaya tonight on MTV!!! It airs at 10:30pm EST and again at 12:30am EST.

Eric is still busy in the studio, mixing and mastering the new cd. He's close to finishing it all!!

At the end of the week, only registered users will be able to access the forum.

Don't forget to watch Eric on MTV's new show, Kaya, tonight!!! It airs at 10:30pm EST and again at 12:30am EST. Then head over to the forum to discuss the show.

Eric has been busy in the studio working on the final song (a duet) for the new cd.

Welcome to the new TrueEBfans' website!! Take a look around, join the forum and sign up for the mailing list!! The site is a work in progress, so I'll add more features as time allows. Let me know if you have any technical difficulties. Also, feel free to send me suggestions and feedback!

Today is Eric's birthday!! Be sure to leave him a birthday comment on his myspace page , if you haven't yet.