Pitbull just sent his first broadcast today.

Born and raised in Miami, Pitbull’s MySpace tagline is “Too Latin for Hip Hop, Too Hip Hop for Latins…” He sings in Spanish and English and his latest album The Boatlift refers to the El Mariel Boatlift of 1980 which his dad was involved in. From this recent interview in HipHopDX…

…my father was involved in bringing three boats over from Cuba. He brought 547 people to freedom in Miami. There were 125,000 refugees that came over from Cuba during the boat lift, which lasted from a six-to-eight-month period if I’m not mistaken. It’s a vital part of Hip Hop because the whole movie Scarface was based on the boat lift. Everybody knows Scarface because it’s a story about going from nothing to something, which we all come from in Hip Hop…

Pitbull’s SayNow Number: (305) 600-3431
Pitbull’s SayNow Messages
Pitbull’s MySpace

and it looks like they’re hangin out at SODMG

SODMG’s SayNow Number: (404) 418-6798
SODMG’s SayNow Messages

Lil’A Teen of Crunk seems to have lost his dog…

Lil’A Teen of Crunk’s SayNow Number: (678) 701-4343
Lil’A Teen of Crunk’s SayNow Messages
Lil’A Teen of Crunk’s MySpace

R. Kelly sent this message today.

And because I don’t think I ever posted this (and it’s entertaining), here’s the last one he sent (sometime last year).

R Kelly’s SayNow number: (312) 278-3965
R Kelly’s SayNow Messages

Speaking of country stars who connect with their fans, Veronica Ballestrini is one of our favorites because she regularly sends updates and personal messages to her fans. She’s only 16 and already one of the top 20 country stars on MySpace. Here’s a message she sent earlier this week.

Veronica Ballestrini’s SayNow number: (615) 673-4433
Veronica Ballestrini’s SayNow Messages
Veronica Ballestrini’s MySpace

Here’s a recent Billboard article with tips from country stars on ways to engage your fans. There’s even a little blurb on us.

Trisha Yearwood uses mobile/Web service SayNow to communicate with her fans, who can leave messages for her on a dedicated phone number and also receive replies. They can also listen to messages from other fans and Yearwood via a widget on her Web site. SayNow CEO Nikhyl Singhal says his service provides an “intimate connection between the celebrity and their fan base.” There is no cost to Yearwood or fans for the service since it sells advertising that runs at the end of the phone call. Experiment.

If you’re new on SayNow and you’re wondering how to make it if you don’t have millions of fans like Soulja Boy (or if you do have millions and you’re wondering why you should bother talking to your fans) you should read this great post that Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine, recently wrote.

The important question he addresses is: how do you differentiate yourself and most importantly how do you survive and keep doing what you love now that the means to distribute creative work are widely available to almost anyone?

One solution is to find 1,000 True Fans….

A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author - in other words, anyone producing works of art - needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living.

A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res box set of your stuff even though they have the low-res version. They have a Google Alert set for your name. They bookmark the eBay page where your out-of-print editions show up. They come to your openings. They have you sign their copies. They buy the t-shirt, and the mug, and the hat. They can’t wait till you issue your next work. They are true fans….

The key challenge is that you have to maintain direct contact with your 1,000 True Fans. They are giving you their support directly. Maybe they come to your house concerts, or they are buying your DVDs from your website, or they order your prints from Pictopia. As much as possible you retain the full amount of their support. You also benefit from the direct feedback and love. (emphasis mine)

The whole article is here.

The Clean Guys are a group of comedians whose mission is to create and find comedy that’s rated G to PG for everyone (and especially families) to enjoy on CleanGuys.TV. The troupe is lead by David Coulier who used to be on the TV show Full House and now appears a lot on Nick at Nite.

The Clean Guys’ SayNow number: (818) 641-1448
The Clean Guys’ SayNow Messages
The Clean Guys’ MySpace

A couple months ago, we heard from Bow Wow through Omarion’s line and were wondering why he didn’t have his own SayNow number yet. Well now he does and he sent the following broadcast yesterday! One lucky fan is gonna get a call back from him and a chance to go to his 21st birthday party in Vegas.

Bow Wow’s SayNow number: (740) 277-2001
Bow Wow’s SayNow Messages
Bow Wow’s MySpace

This went live yesterday on Operation MySpace. DJ Z-Trip, The Pussycat Dolls, Jessica Simpson, Disturbed, and Filter did a live concert in Kuwait for the troops and we’re working with MySpace to collect voice messages from you.

If someone you care about is in the armed forces, you can send them a voice message through Operation MySpace’s SayNow number and listen to messages other people have been leaving on the phone or over here.

Jack Ingram sent his first broadcast today. He’s currently up for Top New Male Vocalist in the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards!

Jack Ingram’s SayNow number: (512) 377-9901
Jack Ingram’s SayNow Messages
Jack Ingram’s website