We just got an email from their manager who said “They actually call back every fan individually when they have time” and our numbers are showing that they have indeed been calling LOTS of people.

For those who don’t know, Menudo is a latin pop band whose latest members were chosen during the MTV reality show Making Menudo. The five members are Jose, Chris, Emmanuel, Monti, and Carlos and they all have their own SayNow numbers.

Cassidy’s rap battle and partnership with SayNow was written up in last week’s issue of Billboard! Here are some nice words from Carolyn Williams (J Records Marketing VP)

With SayNow, we were able to quantify the public’s interest in Cassidy, Williams says. This contest had 23,000 contestant entries and 30,000 fan votes. That’s pretty big for a small company. It also reminded consumers who Cassidy is - which is a battle rapper.

You can read the entire article below.

There’s a nice article on Blake Lewis in the Ventura Star today called Blake Lewis Takes Creative Control.

Blake was the runner up on the 6th season of American Idol and has been working hard to get the word out about his new album, which comes out next week. He cowrote 12 of the 13 songs on the new album and says, “I’m the first person, really, to have creative control coming off of American Idol.”

Last month he gave his SayNow fans a preview of his new single Break Anotha which they heard when they called in and which you can hear below.

Blake Lewis’ SayNow Number: (206) 973-3082
Blake Lewis’ SayNow Messages

Vernon Davis is the tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and he just sent his first broadcast on Friday. This is pretty exciting because we’ve got some pretty big football fans here at the office and it should be pretty interesting to get the inside scoop on the team and their games throughout the season!

Vernon Davis’ SayNow number: (408) 916-5491
Vernon Davis’ MySpace

Pepper is an awesome band from Kona, Hawaii with a smooth reggae beat - they’ve just released a new video and want to know what you think. Give them a ring and let them know!

Also, check out their message on their MySpace player (it’s the last one called “MySpace Message”) - they’ll be calling back some of their fans!

Pepper’s SayNow Number: (760) 536-6316
Pepper’s Myspace

Nick from the Backstreet Boys gives an update from the road. Making a music video, apparently, can be perilous.

Right now, you can get one!…for free!…and you don’t even have to dance like Chris Brown or give us your left kidney. Just tell us your SayNow username, your MySpace page or website, and why you’d like one. You do have to show us that you’re actually gonna use it with your fans or a group of friends, but that’s it.

Having your own SayNow number will make it super easy for people to send you voice messages and to get them from you - just tell them to call your SayNow number. No need to fuss with a flash widget or text a confusing code to anyone.

Also, whenever you want to send a message to all your fans, call your SayNow number from your cell phone and say what you want. You can also send personal replies and actually call your fans back while keeping your real number private.

We’re only offering numbers for a limited time and on a first come basis so let us know if you’re interested - send an email to loren {at} saynow.com.

Wow, Chris Brown was smokin’ on the dance floor this morning on the Today Show!!! He sent this message out bright and early and wants you guys to let him know how he did.

Here’s a link to the video just in case you missed it - gotta watch all the way to the end to see him do the cabbage patch and the running man :-)

Chris Brown’s SayNow Number: (804) 201-9377
Chris Brown’s website
Chris Brown’s Myspace

TGT (Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank) were in town last night for a show at the Paramount so we drove up to a recording studio in Oakland to meet them before the show!

Madina Lake is a band from Chicago that signed up with us recently. I didn’t know this but apparently they got their start after brothers Nathan Leone (vocalist) and Matthew Leone (bassist) were in the reality TV show Fear Factor a couple years ago, wherein they crawled through trenches, ate ground up cow parts, hung hundreds of feet in the air from a helipcoptor, swallowed maggots, and were hospitalized for their feats…but they scored $50,000 in prize money which they used for their first demo. These guys really put the suffering in art.

Madina Lake’s SayNow Number: (312)533-4612
Madina Lake’s Myspace

Larry the Cable Guy has a contest going where you can actually win one (along with a $250 gift card for Home Depot). I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but all you have to do is tell him what you want for Christmas, and if he likes what you’re wishing for, then a fully automated battery powered on-demand-cheese-cutter will be yours for the taking.

Larry’s SayNow Number:(407) 982-5137
Details on the Contest