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December 31, 2001 - A poster on our message board claimed in a post today to have met Jennifer Love Hewitt while she was filming 'Tuxedo' in Toronto and says, "I saw her so many times and got to talk to her and her boyfriend," adding "Her boyfriend is not Enrique and not [LFO's] Rich [Cronin]. I will not say who exactly because I don't think she wants everyone knowing."

December 30, 2001 - Launch.com spoke with Enrique Iglesias about the timelessness of his 'Hero' track in wake of the unfortunate events of September 11 as the singer admits, "I think nowadays a lot of the music is not based on the song--it's based on the production. And for me it goes both ways. I mean you need a good production, but the essence--what makes a song timeless--is the melody, the lyric, and of course, the production, but it's those three combined that makes a song timeless."

December 29, 2001 - Well again Mariah Carey dominated one of our polls, this time asking the favorite song of the year. Carey came out on top with her hit, Loverboy, which beat out the Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, and Lil' Kim collaboration, 'Lady Marmalade' and Enrique Iglesias' 'Hero'. Popdirt.com's latest poll asks which official site's message board is best. Vote for EnriqueIglesias.com here.

December 29, 2001 - David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave his thoughts on the worst albums of 2001, listing Enrique Iglesias' 'Escape' at #3, Michael Jackson's 'Invincible' at #4, and Jessica Simpson's 'Irresistible' at #5. Read his comments here.

December 29, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Enrique Iglesias was spotted hitting on Tara Reid at Miami club Bed. While Reid flirted a bit with Enrique, she later spurned him. Iglesias was also spotted putting the moves on Tara during her birthday party at Eugene in New York, but came away empty handed then as well.

December 19, 2001 - Enrique Iglesias is amongst the musicians who are teaching aspiring musicians the ins and outs in the music business with MusicSessions, offered by Universal Music on CD rom for $119.90. You can pick up a copy and/or read more on the package here. Also in the set are Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst and rapper Nelly, amongst others.

December 19, 2001 - WireImage.com has photos of Blu Cantrell, Craig David, Billy Gilman, Enrique Iglesias, Christina Milian, Mya, and Shakira at the KTU's Miracle on 34th St. show at Madison Square Garden in New York City from Tuesday night. Check out photos from the event here.

December 19, 2001 - Enrique Iglesias is amongst the musicians who are teaching aspiring musicians the ins and outs in the music business with MusicSessions, offered by Universal Music on CD rom for $119.90. You can pick up a copy and/or read more on the package here.

December 16, 2001 - Sonicnet has details of Enrique Iglesias' performance at radio station Z100's annual pre-holiday concert jamboree, Jingle Ball in New York Thursday. They said Enrique received "some of the longest and loudest screams of the show". He told the crowd before singing Hero, "I wrote a song a year-and-a-half ago for my girlfriend, but now I have no girlfriend." Read more.

December 15, 2001 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post briefly mentioned Enrique after his performance at Jingle Ball in New York Thursday saying, "Enrique Iglesias garnered similar cheers for his love tune 'Hero,' which has also been recruited as a song of healing by those affected by the terror attacks on the city."

December 14, 2001 - WireImage.com has photos of Enrique Iglesias, Lifehouse, Five For Fighting, Pink, Sugar Ray, and Blu Cantrell performing at the Kiss 108 Jingle Ball 2001 in Lowell, Massachusetts on Wednesday. Check out the 151 pictures here.

December 12, 2001 - Hits Daily Double shows Britney Spears' latest effort 'Britney' receiving a 10% jump in sales for the week as she climbs back up 2 to the #4 spot behind heavyweight Creed and the always popular NOW series and the NOW Xmas special compilation. Other pop acts in the charts are Enrique slipping to #12, Shakira holding at #15 and Backstreet Boys' Hits outpacing *NSYNC's Celebrity. Michael Jackson's Invincible continued to show vincibility, dropping to #27, just ahead of the Madonna GHV2 album. Mariah's Greatest Hits album on Columbia debuted so low it may fall of some observer's radars clocking in at a pathetic #44 with 64,000 sales.

December 9, 2001 - Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Enrique Iglesias, Mandy Moore, Josh Groban, and Charlotte Church will perform an hour-long CBS television special 'A Home For The Holidays With Mariah Carey', which is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. ET on December 21. The show helps raise awareness about adoption. Read more.

December 6, 2001 - If you have AOL, you can catch an online chat with Enrique Iglesias on Thursday, December 6th at 5pm PT/8pm ET. Go to AOL keyword: LIVE at the time of the chat. You must be an AOL subscriber in order to participate. Since I don't have AOL, anyone having a transcript please submit it as news or post a link to a message board with the transcript. Thanks.

December 4, 2001 - Enrique Iglesias is at #6 on the Spin 20 for January 2002 in a pair of disses for "That 'plot driven' Enrique Iglesias video carbon dating proves originally produced in 1989." Then at #7 they say "And another thing. The wearing of that heavy wool skullcap at a gas station in the desert in the middle of the afternoon just leaves us speechless every time."

December 2, 2001 - Enrique Iglesias is included in the latest Popdirt.com poll asking "What Was The Top Pop Song Of 2001?" for "Hero". Vote here.

December 2, 2001 - Yahoo has a photo of Enrique Iglesias performs during the Amigo music award ceremony at Madrid's Congress Palace late November 26, 2001. Check it out here.

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