Toby Gad News Printable PDF (updated 01.15.) Featured News JAZMINE SULLIVAN J Records/Arista 2008- Jazmine and Toby are working on songs for the Grammy award winning singers follow up to the 2008 Gold album "Fearless" JAMES MORRISON Polydor/Interscope 2006- Toby and James are working on the BRIT-award winning singer songwriter's third album. JLS Jive/Epic Records 2008- Toby is currently collaborating with UK supergroup "JLS" on their second album. JLS were discovered on UK's X-Factor. Latest News The John Lennon Songwriting Contest Here is a chance to enter your song for the Toby Gad Experience! Co-Write A Song With Toby And Have It Produced! Contest Period: March 29 - May 1, Winner Announced: June 1, Writing/Recording Session with TOBY GAD: Summer of, Los Angeles. All Genres are accepted. For more information and registration View more on You Tube Follow the Lenon Bus on Twitter recognized by Billboard #13 Song of Decade!, written by Toby Gad and Fergie, has been recognized by Billboard Magazine as the #13 Top Hot 100 Songs of the Decade, found in Billboard's Year/Decade ending edition published December 2009. COLBIE CAILLAT Universal Republic Records 2007- Toby and Colbie are currently collaborating on songs for her followup album to her grammy nominated album "Breakthrough." ALESHA DIXON Atlantic Records 2008- Toby's working on Alesha Dixon's third studio album, scheduled for release in late, early 2011. EMILY OSMENT Disney/Windup Records 2007- Toby worked with the costar of the hit disney show, "Hannah Montana." 3 SONGS IN TOP 10! Toby Gad has contributed songs to three albums that appear in the Top 10 of Billboard's Top R&B Hip Hop Album chart. Toby's songs can be found on the latest releases for Beyonce ("If I Were A Boy"), Alicia Keys ("Love Is My Disease") and Robin Thicke ("Mona Lisa"). Billboard's Top R&B Hip Hop Album chart. MONICA MANIA BLOG Monica Mania, The Suga Mama of Music Blogs interviews Toby Gad. Click here to read full interview: monicamania.blogdrive.com
disney show, "Hannah Montana." Toby produced and co-wrote two songs for Emily's debut album, including the lead single "Lets Be Friends." PIXIE LOTT Mercury Records UK/ - Toby and Pixie are back in the studio, recording tracks for her forthcoming release. MONTHLY VIDEO BLOGS Youtube has taken down audio from Toby's video blogs claiming it is a copyright infringement, although the audio is from Toby's own records. Until the matter is resolved there won't be any more new blogs. Click to view Toby's YouTube video blog page: Toby Gad's YouTube Video Blog THE VERONICAS Sire/Warner 2009- "Untouched", is the first U.S. single from the Veronica's 2nd album titled "Hook Me Up". "Untouched" and has reached Platinum in the U.S. and just hit #1 in Ireland and in Mexico. The Veronicas are about to release their album in Europe. In Australia "Hook Me Up" achieved Triple Platinum status. Additionally, each of the 5 singles promoted from "Hook Me Up", have achieved either Gold or Platinum record status in Australia. Check for THE VERONICAS news, shows and pictures: www.theveronicas.com and www.myspace.com/theveronicas BEYONCE Music World Ent./ Columbia Records 2008- "I Am Sasha Fierce" Wins Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album! "Toby produced and cowrote Beyonce's first single, "If I Were A Boy" from Grammy Award winning, 3x Platinum, #1 Billboard charted album "I Am - Sasha Fierce." "If I Were A Boy" has sold 1.8 Million singles, becoming a worldwide smash hit reaching #1 in 9 countries, top 10 in 24 countries and #3 in the Billboard Hot 100. Check our video section to view R.Kelly's duet-version, Beyonce's hispanic version and 15 spectacular live performances of "If I Were A Boy". ALICIA KEYS J Records Alicia Keys album titled "Element Of Freedom" entered #1 on itunes. Toby produced the song "Love Is My Disease" with Alicia Keys for her latest release. "Element Of Freedom" has been #1 on Billboard R&B chart for the past three weeks!. View Billboard R&B chart. Read Billboard's Album review. JORDIN SPARKS Jive Records 2009 Toby co-wrote and produced "Let It Rain," "Papercuts," "Emergency," "Vertigo" and "Faith" on the sophomore album of American Idol finalist Jordin Sparks "Battlefield." The album debuted at #7 in the Billboard Top200. Watch "the making of" in the "Behind The Scenes" section of this website. American Idol contestant ALLISON IRAHETA Toby wrote the song "Scars" with Elyssa James for Allison's debut album released on Jive Records. Spring, Allison will be promoting "Scars" as her second hit single. Allison's album review featured in Billboard. TAYLOR MOMSEN 15 year old singer/actress Taylor Momsen, best known from her #1 TV show "Gossip Girl," has been writing a number of hot songs for her debut album on Interscope records, due this summer. Check out her band "The Pretty Reckless" on YouTube. PIXIE LOTT Mercury Records UK/ Toby co-wrote and produced two songs on the debut album of British singer Pixie Lott. The first single from Pixie's album "Turn It Up" has already reached #1 in the UK singles chart. JESSIE J Lava Records 2009 Toby is in the studio with British sensation Jessie J to collaborate on her debut album. Check out her incredible performances on her myspace page at www.myspace.com/musicjessiej ROBIN THICKE
ASHLEY TISDALE, DIANE WARREN Warner Bros 2009 Hit-writer Diane Warren has asked Toby to produce her song "DELETE YOU" with Ashley Tisdale for Ashley's upcoming album. Toby also produced the song "NO ME WITHOUT YOU" which he co-wrote with Ashley and Lindy Robbins. Her album, titled "Guilty Pleasure" debuted at #1 on the I-tunes charts.. American Idol Winner KRIS ALLEN Kris Allen's debut release entered at #11 on Billboard Top 200. Toby wrote the songs "I Need To Know" and "The Truth". Spring, Kris Allen will promote "The Truth" as his second hit single. Kris Allen's album review in Billboard. DEMI LOVATO Walt Disney Records 2009 Toby co-wrote the song "Everything Your Not," with singer and Camp Rock star Demi Lovato for her second studio album: "Here We Go Again." The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. Billboard's #89 Top 100 Songs of All-Time! Billboard Magazine's "Special Edition, 50th Anniversary Issue". Fifty years ago, Billboard launched a revolutionary chart called the Hot 100. After nearly two decades of tracking songs distinctively by sales or plays (on jukeboxes and at radio), the Hot 100 was the first list to measure popularity by incorporating both radio play and sales. Billboard recognized, as one of the Top 100 Songs of All- Time! The last of three singles from Fergie's 2006 solo debut, "The Dutchess," to claim the top spot on the Hot 100 made her the first female artist to earn three No. 1s from one album since Christina Aguilera did so in 2000. was also Fergie's first No. 1 on the Mainstream Top 40, Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts. wins ASCAP Song of the Year 2008 and 2009! wins ASCAP Song of the Year again! The song was awarded as one of the most played songs in American radio for a second year in 2009! (photo) Highlights from the 25th Interscope Records Robin Thicke released his album titled "Sex Therapy" entering itunes chart at #2. Toby wrote the song "Mona Lisa" with Robin Thicke. SELENA GOMEZ Hollywood Records 2009 Disney's "Wizards of Waverly" starlet Selena Gomez released her debut album titled "Kiss and Tell". Toby and Lindy Robbins wrote the song "I Don't Miss You At All". "Kiss and Tell" entered the Bllboard Top 200 chart at #8. KITE RECORDS NYC Toby has formed a new Record Label with managers David Sonenberg and William Derella. The independent label has several records lined up for release, the first of them are Jessica Jarrell, through Island DefJam and LA Reid as well as Susan Justice, through Warner Bros, Tom Walley and Kara Dio Guardi. JESSICA JARRELL Kite/Island DefJam Toby co-wrote and produced most songs including the first single on 13 year old Jessica Jarrell's debut album. The remix of "Armageddon" hit #1 on the breakout club singles chart. The album will come out on Toby's new record label KITE records in collaboration with Island Def Jam, David Massey and LA Reid. SUSAN JUSTICE Kite/Warner 2009 Singer/songwriter Susan Justice has signed to Toby's & DAS's new label KITE RECORDS NYC and WARNER BROS through Kara Dio Guardi and Tom Walley. Susan's upcoming album was entirely written by her and Toby. BRANDY Epic Records 2008-09 Toby and Brandy spent several days in Will Smith's "Boom Boom Room", writing and recording for her 5th solo album. The song "Human", produced and co-written by Toby, turns out to be the title track of the album. "Find My Love", also produced and cowritten by Toby, is a bonus track on the itunes album release. See Brandy in Toby's latest videoblog: www.youtube.com DISNEY CAMP ROCK Disney 2008 Toby produced and co-wrote "Too Cool" and "Hasta La Vista" for the new #1 Disney movie Camp Rock and the platinum soundtrack album.
(photo) Highlights from the 25th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, April 9, 2008. Los Angeles, CA. ASCAP Songwriters Fergie and Toby Gad received the ASCAP Song of the Year award for. ASCAP Music Awards photos and info: www.ascap.com FERGIE Grammy Nomination A&M/will.i.am 2008-2009 Toby and Fergie wrote the Grammy Nominated song, the fourth and biggest single of her triple platinum solo debut album "The Dutchess." Holding the #1 position in various US Billboard charts for a total of twenty one consecutive weeks, "Big Girls" twice broke the record for "most weekly radio spins in America" tracked by sound scan (over 10,000 spins in one week), replacing "Hips Don't Lie" as the most successful radio hit single ever. "Big Girls" turns into a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Canada, Brazil, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Ireland,... "Big Girls" has been released worldwide on over 78 Greatest Hits Compilation Albums such as the chart topping NOW 26. Fergie performed the song live on many big US events like Superbowl, American Idol, etc. Find out how the song was written at "Articles by Toby", Recording Magazine 9/07. Chart Reports Below Held the #1 spot on Billboard charts in multiple formats for 21 weeks in a row this year! Radio reports over 400,000 spins and counting! Click to View Billboard Top 100, Pop 100 Airplay and Canadian Hot 100! Click to View # 1 Pop Chart, Billboard, July 28th. Click to View # 1 Intn'l Chart, Billboard, July 28th. Check for Fergie's news, info and pictures: www.blackeyedpeas.com/fergie and myspace.com/fergie HANNAH MONTANNA Walt Disney Records USA 2007-08 Toby produced and co-wrote "Just A Girl" and "Are You Ready" for season 3 of Hanna Montana and the new soundtrack album. On season 2 Toby produced "Rockstar" and "One In A Million" on the triple platinum album Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana. Click to view Billboard Top 200. For Miley Cyrus news, info and pictures check out: tv.disney.go.com and myspace.com/mileycyrus KEKE PALMER Keke and Toby began been working together when Keke was 11 years old and won the NAACP award for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her movie "Akeelah and the Bee." Toby wrote and produced several songs on her first album on Atlantic Records in 2007, including her most downloaded song "Bottoms Up". Toby and Keke wrote the theme song to her successful weekly sitcom "True Jackson" on Nick and recently they started the work on her second album on Interscope, due in Summer 2009. For more on Disney's Camp Rock visit: tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel DONNA SUMMER SONY Records 2007-08 The record "Crayons" was released May 20th, and premiered at #17 in the Billboard Top 200. Toby produced and co-wrote "Fame", "Science Of Love" and "Sand On My Feet" with Donna. See Donna Summer in Toby's new videoblog: Featuring Donna Summer SHANNA CROOKS Atlantic Records Toby is in the studio with Shanna Crooks working on material for her debut record. Shanna Crooks MySpace Page: myspace.com/shannacrooks JOJO Blackground Records 2008 Toby is in the studio with 17 year old artist JOJO. Jojo had her first Billboard #1 hit at the age of 13 with "Get Out" and released her sophomore album at age 15. Toby is now working with Jojo on songs for her third album. Please see Jojo in Toby's latest videoblog: www.youtube.com JESSIE JAMES Island Def Jam 2009 Sensational 20 year-old country singer Jessie James released her latest album. Toby co-wrote the song "Inevitable" with Jessie James and Steve McEwan, which appears on Jessie James' debut album on Island Def Jam Records. See Jessie in Toby's videoblog: Toby's Blog, featuring Jessie James ESMEE DENTERS Justin Timberlake, Tennman Records 2007-09 Toby co-wrote and produced the song "Admit It," with Justin Timberlake, appearing on Esmee's debut album "Outta Here". Esmee is approaching 50 million views on YouTube and remains YouTube's #1 most subscribed musician of all time. Check out Esmee's videos here: www.esmeeworld.com
For Keke Palmer news, info and pictures, go to: www.kekepalmer.com Latest News NATASHA BEDINGFIELD Sony 2007- - Toby is back in the studio with Natasha Bedingfield writing for her upcoming album! 2008-09 - Natasha's sophomore album "A Pocket Full Of Sunshine" entered at #1 on the i-tunes pop chart and debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200. "Happy" and "Freckes" are both produced and co-written by Toby. Watch Toby and Natasha in Toby's videoblog Webisode 8 and 9. 11.18.07 Webisode 9 11.06.07 Webisode 8 For Natasha Bedingfield news, info and pitures check out:www.natashabedingfield.com and www.myspace.com/natashabedingfield LEON THOMAS III SONY Records 2008, Nickelodeon 2008 Toby produced and co-wrote the song "That Girl" which got released on the "I-Carly" soundtrack, featuring 14 year old teen sensation Leon G.Thomas. Leon acted in the beautiful 2008 movie "August Rush" and frequently appears on Nickelodeon. The soundtrack album also contains "Freckles", a song Toby wrote and produced with Natasha Bedingfield. Watch Leon's performance in the movie at http://www.youtube.com BRENDA RADNEY Justin Timberlake, Tennman Records 2009 Justin Timberlake signed this charismatic 22 year old singer from New York, who was the runnerup of the 2007 Grammy appearance "My Grammy Moment," to his new Interscope label Tennman Records. Toby is working on a number of songs with Brenda for her debut album. LIVVI FRANC Toby is working on song material with the beautiful Livvi Franc, a 19 year old songstress from Barbados who just got signed to Jive records through Jeff Fenster. Watch Livvi at Toby's studio: Toby's Web Blog, featuring Livvi