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July 26, 2004 - Mandy Moore responded to a question on her official forum listing her favorite artists of the moment. Moore included Patty Griffin, Joan Armatrading, Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, Carole King, and Butterfly Boucher. Moore also said she wanted to cover Armatrading's 'Show Some Emotion' on her next album. Read more.

July 19, 2004 - Mandy Moore tells fans on her official forum that she loves the beach when she's at home in California. "When I'm home (in California), nothing makes my day more than driving to the beach alone," Moore wrote on Monday (July 12). "I put the top down on my car and shamelessly sing along to my favorite songs. it kinda rejuvenates me." Read more.

July 19, 2004 - Mandy Moore addressed working with Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows on her official website's forum. Moore told fans on Monday: "Adam is one of my favorite people. I had the pleasure of attending a [Counting Crows] show a few weeks ago and they blew me away. I was like... 'That's my friend. He's an amazing performer.... very cool.' We met through a mutual friend, Mary Louise, while she and I were filming 'Romance and Cigarettes'. I guess he had heard 'Coverage' and really liked it and somehow we ended up writing some kick-ass music together. It's all very exciting... hopefully some of it will end up on the finished album. I'll be sure to keep you guys updated."

July 19, 2004 - Mandy Moore was photographed out and about in Hollywood, California the other day. Check out pictures from Clasos.

July 12, 2004 - The National Enquirer reports that Mandy Moore was spotted at Seattle's gay disco hotspot Neighbours, where she ended up in the unisex bathroom with a drag queen, applying rouge to his well-shaved cheeks and trading makeup tips. "I absolutely love men who have a feminine side," Mandy told the cross-dresser.

July 2, 2004 - Anonymous writes "On the heels of the rise of the boy band, 1999 saw the emergence of the so-called “Pop Princesses”; Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore. This was the year of the teen-pop explosion. Five years later, they are still going strong, outlasting their 15 minutes of fame." Read more.

July 2, 2004 - In Touch Weekly spoke with Mandy Moore after a report on awfulplasticsurgery.com suggested that she had a nose job. "The picture from 'before' is actually the 'after'," she noted, "so it doesn't make sense! I haven't had a nose job!"

July 2, 2004 - Mandy Moore posted a new voice message on her official website to share devastating news that her family dog Oliver died. Mandy also talked about writing new music and reading new scripts. Moore also says she's been hiking and doing Pilates. Moore also complained about the phoney messageboards where others are pretending to be her. Listen to the message here and check out reaction to the message at her forum.

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