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October 31, 2003 - Mandy Moore posted some new messages on her official website on Thursday, previewing her appearance tonight on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She writes, "Guys! wow.... what a great wake-up call to receive yesterday morning! As I've said in regards to this record----sales or debuts, etc. are not a concern to me. I guess it's just a perk to hear that people are curious about the music. I hope you guys are enjoying it as much as I had making it. Oh and ps: try to watch VH1's All Access'--- I saw it yesterday and it was quite entertaining and honest. Ohhhhh that and... Leno is on tonight. I will be wearing a black pencil skirt and a pink top with my favorite little zebra heels." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Mandy Moore responded to some e-mails from TRL viewers after her appearance on the MTV program last Tuesday. One asked why she decided to do an album of cover songs as opposed to new songs. "The idea for the cover record came about just by experimenting," Mandy explained. "I wanted to do a couple covers on the album and by the time I finished compiling a list of potentials, I knew that I wanted to do a ‘fun’ record of all of them." Check out the rest of the questions and answers here.

October 29, 2003 - Mandy Moore tells Billboard that she is not worried about comparisons of her interpretations with those of the original artists on her latest effort 'Coverage', having tackled songs by such heavyweights as Joan Armatrading, Cat Stevens, Blondie and Joni Mitchell. "It's for people to decide what I add to these songs, not me," she reflects. "I just wanted to sing them. The songs are all genius and perfect to begin with, so I didn't feel the need to do something completely different. I wanted to hold true to the songs." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Look for Mandy Moore to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday.

October 27, 2003 - Reuters has a photo of Mandy Moore applauding her boyfriend Andy Roddick of the United States during his semifinal match against David Nalbandian of Argentina at the Swiss Indoors ATP Tennis tournament in Basel on Saturday (October 25). Nalbandian won the match 7-5, 7-5 and will face his compatriot Guillermo Coria in Sunday's final. Check out the picture here.

October 27, 2003 - Mandy Moore tells Launch.com that she was in awe of the talent that participated on the fourth annual Women Rock! Songs From The Movies breast cancer awareness benefit, which aired on Thursday (October 23). "It was such an amazing project to be associated with," Moore said. "And the caliber and the credibility of the people that I was working with. I mean my jaw was on the floor the whole day of rehearsals--the whole evening that we taped the show." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - MTV News reports that Mandy Moore won praise from Elton John after including her take on Elton's classic 'Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters' on her new effort 'Coverage'. "I saw Elton John at a benefit and I got to meet up with him backstage before he went on," Moore explained. "He gave me a big hug and he's like, 'I heard 'Mona Lisas'.' I got back and I was with my boyfriend and I sat at the table the rest of the night and I'm like, 'Oh my God, he's heard my version of 'Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters' and he liked it!' He's probably the artist on the record that I'm the biggest fan of." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Mandy Moore posted a message of thanks to members of her official forum following the release of 'Coverage'. Moore writes, "Guys, once again, thank you for your support. It's amazing to hear the response the album is getting. your messages mean so much to me... as this album has been my passion. Thank you, thank you, thank you for just listening to the music." Read more.

October 24, 2003 - Mya, Anna Kournikova, Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Orlando Bloom, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Redman, Method Man, Pharrell Williams, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Jay-Z, and Mandy Moore were on hand for the GQ Men of the Year Awards on Spike TV on Tuesday (October 21) at The Regent Wall Street in New York City. Check out pictures here.

October 24, 2003 - Women Rock! is part of Lifetime’s award-winning campaign, 'Stop Breast Cancer for Life,' now in its ninth year. Ebay is giving fans the opportunity to bid on experiences and memorabilia from your favorite music artists including Mandy Moore, with proceeds to benefit various breast cancer funds. Bid on a VIP package for two to meet the singer, or a personalized Mandy Moore 'Coverage' CD and poster here.

October 24, 2003 - Reuters has a video clip of Mandy Moore talking about her latest album, 'Coverage', featuring remakes of her favorite songs. Watch it here.

October 24, 2003 - Mandy Moore and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake were on MTV's Total Request Live on Tuesday (October 21) at Times Square in New York. Check out pictures here.

October 24, 2003 - Popdirt.com's previous poll asking which female pop star do you believe will age the most gracefully saw Britney Spears just edge Mandy Moore, 25% to 24.5%. Mariah Carey got 15.6% of the 10,700+ votes while Christina Aguilera received 13.1%. Check out the entire results here.

October 22, 2003 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed Mandy Moore's new album 'Coverage', saying the singer "takes a few risks but not enough to make this the range-illustrating work it was intended to be." He added, "It's a good disc that could have been better." Read more.

October 22, 2003 - Mandy Moore tells The Associated Press she was in a store where they were playing her first album 'So Real', which she says is terrible, and she was embarrassed. "They were playing the whole record, and I was mortified. I wanted to walk up and say 'Here's your $20 back or here's your $15.99 back, I have to refund you. I'm sorry.'" Read more.

October 22, 2003 - Mandy Moore shows how her mature new sound and look in her riveting Sessions@AOL performance of her new single, 'Have a Little Faith in Me'. Check out the performance, then watch an interview with the singer at NetscapeMusic.

October 20, 2003 - Mandy Moore appears on TRL on Tuesday and The View on Wednesday.

October 20, 2003 - Mandy Moore posted several messages on her official website's forum at SonyMusic.com. Her first few posts were using the name 'tiredgirl'. The singer talked about growing up and filling out -- "I have some cleavage now. I admit that, but come on. I'm not being some hussy all of a sudden", talk about her virginity and that it's nobody's business, and phoney Mandy impersonators. Check out her post as 'tiredgirl' here and check out her frustration with the "fan site" Captured here.

October 20, 2003 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News reviewed Mandy Moore's new album 'Coverage'. He writes, "She's today's Annette Funicello - though that can create some alarming juxtapositions. Moore makes Joan Armatrading's '80s hit 'Drop the Pilot' sound like any song from that era by Mister Mister. And she pulls all the quirks out of XTC's 'Senses Working Overtime,' which was the whole point of the song. Still, if Moore can turn one kid on to such artists, it's a good thing." Read more.

October 17, 2003 - You can now view the Mandy Moore Blender magazine photos and read the article. Check them out at Captured.

October 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "You can check out 15 photos of Mandy Moore singing at the Toopalooza event that was held on Saturday (October 11). Check them out at Captured."

October 16, 2003 - WENN reports Mandy Moore is already plotting her retirement even though she's only 19. "If you see me in a movie when I'm 37, seriously, pull me aside and ask me what's going on," Moore said. "I want to have a family. I want to have gone to college and live somewhere suburban, quiet and regular - I'll be in the Catskills (New York) singing karaoke in a bar. I did a film last year with Macaulay Culkin and Jena Malone and we'd go karaoking a lot."

October 16, 2003 - Mandy Moore fan site Captured has scans of the singer/actress from Jane magazine. Check out the pictures here.

October 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Mandy Moore was featured in last weeks Entertainment Weekly with a new promotion photo. Here is the text. "To capture a mood similar to Moore's next album, 'Coverage', Nields took her to the beach for a morning shoot. "This is the last shot," says Nields. "It was kind of spontaneous. We were walking down these old dilapidated stairs and giggling, and I must have said something ridiculous. She just turned around and gave me a look, and that was that." Check the photos out at Captured."

October 14, 2003 - Mandy Moore fan site Captured has photos of the singer/actress at the Four Seasons. Check them out here.

October 14, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Mandy Moore was spotted nuzzling with tennis boyfriend Andy Roddick at Maroon 5's sold-out House of Blues concert in Los Angles on September 27th. Mandy explained, "Andy introduced me to their music and told me to go out and buy their record." Andy added, "They just jam!"

October 13, 2003 - Mandy Moore fan site Captured has a photo of the singer/actress wearing a Juicy Bling Bling shirt and sweats. Check out the picture here.

October 12, 2003 - Anonymous writes "According to a source who saw a test screening of Mandy Moore's new untitled first daughter project, the film may be called 'Chasing Liberty' because the codename the secret service agents use for Mandy's character, Anna Foster, is 'Liberty', reports Mandy Moore fansite Captured." 

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Spin Magazine gave outstanding praise for Mandy Moore's new album 'Coverage,' saying it is "the best collection of other people's songs since David Bowie's 1973 classic, Pinups." Blender Magazine also reviewed 'Coverage' and gave it a 4 out of 4 stars rating. The album is due in stores October 21." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Check out these 6 new Mandy Moore photos from her upcoming film 'Flirting With Freedom'. She plays the President's daughter. Check them out here."

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Deborah Gibson attended a Walt Disney event in Florida and was asked at the red carpet what she thought of being such an influence to some of the current pop stars like Britney Spears and Mandy Moore. She replied, "I think it's just great the dedication they have. That's what's important." She further added that she really respects Moore's talent and believes that Moore is a great role model for young girls. Read more."

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Mandy Moore is this month's Fashion Obsession at www.luxuryfashion.com: "You'll have to excuse us for turning our focus to a teeny bopper this month but how can we resist reporting on a girl who wears so many loose, flowing dresses? Blonde or brunette, 19 year old 5'10 Mandy Moore has shunned the traditional Britney-esque custom lowriders and crop tops for the more elegant look of chiffon and satin. The singer-turned-actress relies on iconic designers like Richard Tyler, Vivienne Westwood, and Jill Stuart to supply her with the most femme of creations. Below is just a sample of Ms. Moore's mature fashion sense." Click here to see the pictures."

October 8, 2003 - After a polished and pre-fabricated pop start, Mandy Moore eventually became a certified music geek who is preparing to release an album of classic covers from a period before she was born. "I went to a record store, and started at the As and ended at the Zs," she tells MTV News. "I admitted to the fact that I didn't own a Joni Mitchell record, so why don't I just pick up her greatest hits and hear what she's all about? Then I bought [the 1971 classic] 'Blue' and [1974's] 'Court and Spark'. That's kind of how I discovered most of these artists. Once I had an understanding of who they are, I dove in and got to know them a little more by going toward their individual albums." 'Coverage' is released on October 21st. Read more.

October 7, 2003 - Want to walk the red carpet of Mandy Moore's next movie premiere? You and your 3 best friends could soon be hanging out with the singer if you win Campbell's Soup's new Souper Star Fantasy contest. Enter here. 

October 7, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Mandy Moore and her boyfriend Andy Roddick got up and started dancing during Elton John performance of 'The Bitch is Back' at Saturday night's 'Grand Slam for Children' benefit hosted by Agassi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Meanwhile, John slammed comedian Dennis Miller for turning the event into a conservative preach-fest, telling the audience, "You've all gone mental if you liked that." Read more.

October 7, 2003 - Captured has scans of Mandy Moore's new 'Juicy Couture' ad as well as the scans from Teen People, where the singer and actress graces the cover. Check them out here.

October 6, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Mandy Moore was on hand along with boyfriend Andy Roddick and Anna Kournikova at Andre Agassi's Grand Slam for Children, one of Vegas' largest all-star galas.

October 5, 2003 - dana933flz writes "I talked to Mandy Moore today! She is so sweet... She was actually lying in bed when she called me. I got her talking a little about her relationship with Andy Roddick, and she told me what she thinks of Britney showing off her butt! Click here to listen to the interview."

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Captured has photos of Mandy Moore from November 'Teen People' magazine. She is the on the cover. Check them out here."

October 2, 2003 - Mandy Moore was on hand at the Women Rock! Rehearsals - Distinctive Assets Gift Basket event on Monday (September 29) in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from GettyImages and Captured.

October 2, 2003 - Anastacia, Jessica Alba, Mandy Moore, and Mya were on hand for The 4th Annual Women Rock! Songs From The Movies event on Tuesday (September 30) at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures here.

October 2, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Last night Mandy Moore sang 3 songs at the Women Rock! concert which will be airing October 23 on the Lifetime channel. Mandy performed her new single "Have A Little Faith In Me", and performed a duet with Debbie Reynolds singing "Good Morning" and also performed with Debbie Reynolds , Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt , Dolly Parton and Mindy Smith, singing 'Jolene'."

October 2, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Mandy Moore fansite Captured has posted the full article and cover of this months issue of Teen People featuring Mandy Moore. The article goes into her life and she tells us what she is currently doing."

October 2, 2003 - Mya, Lance Bass of *NSYNC, Jessica Alba, Mandy Moore were amongst the stars on hand at the Safilo USA and Solstice Sunglass Stores showcase at The 4th Annual Women Rock on Tuesday (September 30) at Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from WireImage.

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