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April 28, 2004 - The New York Post reports Mandy Moore and Mary-Louise Parker were spotted at the Banana Republic fashion show at the Chelsea Art Museum, having come straight from the set of 'Romance and Cigarettes'.

April 25, 2004 - Mandy Moore was photographed walking around Soho, New York City on Thursday (April 22). Check out pictures from LFI.

April 25, 2004 - allyouwanted writes "YM sat down with Mandy to talk about her newest film out Friday, 'Saved!'" Read more.

April 25, 2004 - The Associated Press was at the 'Saved' premiere and caught up with the film's stars, including Mandy Moore and Jena Malone. Watch the report at MSN.

April 25, 2004 - Mandy Moore recorded her last album, 'Coverage', without telling Sony exactly what she was up to and did a collection of covers by artists like Todd Rundgren, Carly Simon and Elton John rather than new material. It was the first time Moore felt that she had control over her music. "I was dead in the water, and no one really cared about me," Moore tells Paper magazine of her period with Sony. "It was time to be with people who understand me and to have a bit more creative control." She cringed recalling how her career began, opening for *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys in 1999. "I was a big old geek," she admitted. "I was 15 with this horrible hair and tacky makeup and outfits. I know what it's like to be on the road, singing music detested. I was dancing because it was popular, even though I hated it. It's what people were buying into. You're out on the road promoting something you had no say in. It wasn't working, and I was frustrated. I just wanted some authority." Read more.

April 25, 2004 - Mandy Moore was photographed at the Banana Republic Fall 2004 Fashion Show held at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City on Thursday (April 22). Check out pictures from LFI.

April 19, 2004 - Mandy Moore was in attendance for the opening night of 9th Annual Gen Art Film Festival which premieres 'Saved' on Wednesday (April 14) at Loews Lincoln Square Cinemas in New York City. Check out pictures here.

April 19, 2004 - Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz is giving a big thumbs up to Mandy Moore's latest album 'Coverage' and got mutual friend Mary-Louise Parker, who stared with Moore in 'Saved', to relay his praise for the album of covers. He writes, "Not that I didn't already think she was probably a cool chick. Mary-Louise had been saying that since last year when they did 'Saved' together. As if it wasn't enough that she got all choked up when she heard I liked the record because she's such a huge CC fan. As if all that wasn't enough, she makes this record on her own and basically dares them not to put it out. C'mon. Can I get some love here? This is the girl you've all been waiting for. She is way cooler than I am ever going to be. I hope you can all hear her." Read more.

April 19, 2004 - The New York Post reports Mandy Moore was spotted crossing 18th Street and Fifth Avenue wearing a ponytail, white hooded down jacket and jeans. 

April 19, 2004 - Now that Mandy Moore has departed Sony Music for Warner Records, her official site has been taken down, with only a message from the singer before a new website is put up. Read more.

April 19, 2004 - The Associated Press Radio interviewed Mandy Moore and asked the singer if her recent focus on acting would prompt her to give up music. "No. Never. Never. Music is my passion. It's my priority. I love it," Moore said. "And it kind of challenges me each and every time the fact that the music isn't necessarily the most successful thing that I have going on in my life. I love music and I guess I have less expectations or pressure to kind of put on myself because the music hasn't been some huge sensation." Read more.

April 10, 2004 - Mandy Moore and Michael Stipe have recorded a cover of the Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows' for Moore's upcoming movie Saved!. The R.E.M. singer, who co-produced the teen spoof, wanted to join Moore after hearing her initial rendition of the song. "He left me such a sweet little message like, 'You have such a beautiful voice,'" Moore tells RollingStone.com. "That he wanted to be a part of it was so fu**ing cool. He actually invited me into his studio to meet the guys." Read more.

April 8, 2004 - The New York Post reports newly-single Mandy Moore was spotted solo at Chelsea's Clearview Cinema with a Diet Coke and popcorn. No word which movie she screened.

April 8, 2004 - Pink has been offered numerous acting gigs but has been waiting for the right role, having just landed one playing Janis Joplin in 'The Gospel According To Janis'. "People see me like the prostitute, the crack-head, the junky, the convict, the runaway, the girl with the attitude," she explained to Jonathon Moran of AAP. "(But) I want a Mandy Moore role. I want to be sweet and innocent. I want to be a petite tulip."

April 8, 2004 - Liz Smith of The New York Post reports Mandy Moore was spotted backstage at Josh Groban's show at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday (April 3). Moore stayed engrossed in her Blackberry message pad as Josh's fans drifted in and out. Meanwhile, Smith reports that Groban has a labelmate now with Moore, after she signed on to Warner Records.

April 4, 2004 - Us Weekly reports that during Mandy Moore's Teen Vogue cover shoot for their May issue at the University of Southern California, college hunks were drooling at the newly single singer/actress. Moore sports a floral print dress by Monique Lhuillier on the cover, arriving on the shoot wearing a Citizens for Humanity jeans and Rogan t-shirt.

April 4, 2004 - Us Weekly quotes Mandy Moore stating: "In high school, I was the one who got in trouble for rolling up my skirt up at the waist. Never mind that my friends had theirs hiked up to their butts!"

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