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June 29, 2003 - Mandy Moore has posted more new songs from her forthcoming 'Coverage' album, including a cover of Carly Simon's 'Anticipation' and Joe Jackson's 'Breaking Us In Two'. On the Simon hit, Moore commented, "This is probably the song that I was the most familiar with, even before the ketchup commercial. But again I didn't know much about Carly Simon. I'm still learning about all these artists, But I'm interested to read biographies and find out where they were born and what was going through their heads when they were writing their music and what struggles they went through. I like the stories behind the music. I love the passion in her voice when she sings." Read more.

June 23, 2003 - Entertainment Weekly is featuring Mandy Moore in their It List, as an It Crossover. The mag has a pair of phtoos featuring Moore showing off her dark brown roots, promising never to go back to blonde. "I'll never go blond again," she said. "As cheesy and insignificant as it is to say that you've found yourself in a new hair color, it's the truth."

June 20, 2003 - Mandy Moore checked in with fans on her official website message board earlier this month while shooting a new film in London. She revealed, "The record is done and 'How to Deal' is on it's way on the 18th of July. I'm leaving the set for a few days to attend the nyc premiere on July 16th and hang with friends and family who'll be there for the event. Very excited!!! On a bit of a sadder note---my gram passed away at the begining of April. It was and has been a very tough time for my family, but we're managing to power ahead. Thank you to all of you for your kinds thoughts and prayers. It meant alot to my family and to her. Everything else is pretty much the same." Read more.

June 18, 2003 - The latest preview clip from Mandy Moore's new album 'Coverage' is the Blondie hit 'One Way Or Another'. Mandy writes, "I was intrigued by Debbie Harry after working with her on the film, 'Try Seventeen'. Everyone had told me as much as they could about her but I had to dive into her music and see for myself. This song completely stood out. I definitely had to have the New Wave flava on this record. I wouldn't say I'm a huge all-out Blondie fanatic but I knew that I loved this song. This was one of the last songs we recorded and I just knew that the record needed something from this era." Listen to the 30-second clip here.

June 11, 2003 - Mandy Moore chatted with Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times before heading off to Prague to continue filming Warner Bros.' flick about a rambunctious presidential daughter in a film still titled 'Untitled Mandy Moore Project.' The flick will feature a nude scene, where Mandy says "my character jumps into the river in Prague... it's her way of expressing her freedom. Frankly, I think I'd come up with another way, but that's what's in the script--so I'll do it. But don't worry, I've got a butt double." Read more.

June 9, 2003 - Mandy Moore has posted several more new clips from her forthcoming album 'Coverage', the latest being the Cat Stevens classic 'Moonshadow'. Mandy commented, "This has a childlike quality to it. That same quality of innocence and beauty. The song is talking about being grateful for what you have and I loved it automatically. It was one song I knew would be a great choice for me to keep true to the original form and sing it the way it was written. We've kept it acoustic and simple. It was my opportunity to bring everything down. It was a fun song to record and I did it in like forty minutes." Listen to the clip and others from the album here.

June 8, 2003 - WENN reports that while filming a scene in a London restaurant for new flick 'First Daughter', Mandy Moore had a near-death experience when a basketball-sized globe light fell from the ceiling above her and landed at her feet, narrowly missing her head. An eyewitness revealed, "If it had landed on her head, she would have been a goner. No one knows why it fell, perhaps it was dislodged by one of the crew."

June 5, 2003 - Alexis Bledel, Amanda Bynes, Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Mandy Moore, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Raven Symone and Evan Rachel Wood serve as cover girls this month for Vanity Fair. "The amazing thing is you realize how lucrative these girls are, especially the Olsen twins, Amanda Bynes, Mandy Moore, and Hilary Duff," Krista Smith, Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor tells Entertainment Tonight. "They open movies. They are like a cottage industry. Suddenly we hear about box office and the star is 15 years old." Read more.

June 3, 2003 - Us Weekly quizzed Mandy Moore and other stars on what their favorite warm-weather activity was. Mandy says, "Shopping - that is, outdoors. I'm learning to play tennis too."

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