Okay I'm off by a couple days but at least I was close.   Honestly I'm not even sure what the Cinco de Mayo celebration pertains too but I'll be sure to look it up next year. We didn't get the real blog launched yet but will have our first post next Monday. Here's whats going on thiiiis week

American Idol - Jason Castro your time is way over done. Yes girls I know he's cute but his voice was never very strong and his lack of experience is coming through all too well.   He's lucky to have made it to the Final 4 and he'll hopefully get a nice career launch when its all over.   Its funny although I've been a big fan of David Cook I'm wondering if he's going to be the winner.  He has done some great work with song arrangement choices and performances over the last two months but momentum is definitely shifting towards the younger David.   No doubt we'll see a David vs. David matchup in the finals and will be fun to see where it goes.

Artist Pages - We've finally launched our first group of Love Song Artist Pages.   Its a great way to find the lyrics for you favorite artists.   You can now also submit new and corrected lyrics to us at Lyrics Submit

Voting Polls - We did post our April winners last week and they were "Lost" by Michael Buble and "Teardrops on my Guitar" by Taylor Swift.   Charts were reset with new songs added please check it out at Love Songs Voting

Wedding - Our Wedding Section updates will start on Friday and continue all month.   We'll also be posting links to some of our favorite Wedding Blogs across the land where you can learn lots of great tips for planning your wedding.

LoveSongs.com Newsletter - Our May newsletter will go out tomorrow/Thursday...if you're not on the list to receive it then please click on Newsletter Signup and we'll add ya to the list.

That's all for now..check back on Monday May 12th for our first real blog entry where you can actually write back to us. Have a great week and will ttttalk soon!

That's all for this week...lots going on now as I'm finally working on the website fulltime (yeah!!). Come back next week to check out the new news!

That's all I've got for April Fool's week...stay tuned for another Blog update next Monday..until then enjoy your week and Happy SPRINGGGG!

p.s. If you haven't pranked someone yet today your running out of time (its now 9 PM EST) so hurry up :)

That's all for this weeks update...stop back next Monday February 11th for our next update!

That's all for this weeks update...stop back next week for another update on the Love Song project and more new news!

Hello and Happy New Years 2008!

Lots going on for LoveSongs.com and updates will start to unfold over the next two months. First the big big news:

• Love Song Project - Starting Monday January 14th we will be collecting the song title, songwriter and artist for every Love Song that has ever been written.   Yes you read that right. We are looking for every Love Song that has ever been written and released to the public since the dawn of music. This year 2008 we will start collecting English-language only songs to get our feet wet with this project and starting in Jan 2009 we will start collecting songs from all nations. As you can imagine this is going to be a huge undertaking and we're going to need a lot of help from YOU!   Please come back next Monday January 14th for the official Press Release and your opportunity to start submitting songs.  When its all done there will be a database where you can search for love songs almost every imaginable way.
  
  
• Voting Charts - Both the Current Favorite Love Songs and Favorite Songs Not on Radio charts were updated this past Sunday January 6th (charts reset and new songs added). We will be updating and reseting the other voting polls this weekend so we can see what kind of votes we get from now until Valentines
  
  
• American Idol - AI is back next week Tues/Wed Jan 15-16th with a 4 hour premeire on FOX. This news just in both Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks were released from their major label contracts due to (you guessed it) insufficient CD sales (record labels are hurting these days). Both artists will continue releasing new music on their own labels so not to worry there's still a whole lot of music coming from these guys.

That's all for this weeks update...stop back next week for our big news release and new news!

Greetings and Happy Turkey Month to all!

The fall has been a blur but I recently came up for air and made our 2nd Voting Chart update this season. There's lots going on in the entertainment world with new CD's coming out in time for the holidays, the NEXT Great American Band show is progressing and the new season of American Idol is right around the corner. Here's our current updates for November:

• Charts Updated - Our charts for "Current Favorite Songs" and "Favorite Songs not on Radio" were both updated on 11/11 (don't cha love the symmetry :)). So spread the word and keep those votes coming. Definitely let me know of other great new songs not on the Radio so we can check them out.
  
  
• Manilow MAGIC Tribute Show - We'll be playing full band tribute show on Friday November 23rd at the Towne House in Media/PA. If you are in the Philadelphia area you can call (610) 566-6141 to make reservations..seating is limited so call early.
  
  
• Manilow Concert - Well yes the concert was two months ago in Philly but I remember it like it was last night (and with my memory that's saying something). Seriously though the show was spectacular and Barry was in great form working the audience into their usual frenzy. Singing was great and the band was top notch...looking forward to Barry's next visit to the City of Brotherly Love.

That's all for now kids...Please have a safe and Happy Thanksiving and check back in December for our next update!

Greetings and Where did the Summer go???

I hope you all had a great summer..mine went way too fast with so many things going on. I did get a chance to do some traveling down south which was nice but its great to be back in the Northeast for the upcoming fall weather. I'm thrilled to say our new office help for LoveSongs.com starts next week so maybe just maybe I'll be able to keep up better (stay tuned!). Here's whats new for now:

• Charts Updated - Our charts for "Current Favorite Songs" and "Favorite Songs not on Radio" were both updated. So spread the word and keep those votes coming. Definitely let me know of other great new songs not on the Radio so we can check them out.
• Manilow MAGIC - I'm now doing a solo show every Saturday nite at the Towne House in Media/PA. If you are in the Philadelphia area you should definitely come by some Saturday nite.
• Manilow Concert - Speaking of Barry I'm heading out tonight to see Barry's trip into Philadelphia. Definitely looking forward to seeing one of my favorite songwriters and performers. Check back for a convert review in this blog here.

That's all for now folks...Please have a great September and check back often because updates will be coming soon!

Greetings and Happy Summer!

Sorry to say the updates to the blog aren't coming any faster. There is some good news on the horizon though I am bringing in some help for the website so we can keep up better. Starting in August look for monthly newsletter updates, weekly blog updates and answers to your "Whats That Song?" questions within 1-2 days (as opposed to 1-2 months :)).

Hey did you see any of the Live Earth performances this weekend? I managed to catch many of the highlights from across the world and was impressed. I'm looking myself for ways to go greener because we all waste too much. I'm not a big fan of the political world (either side) but I'm glad to see someone giving Global Warming the attention it really deserves.

For the website, our current Favorite Songs chart has been reset this month and both All-time charts will be reset August 1st so get your votes in!

Finally, the MANILOW MAGIC Tribute show is coming along great with two more shows scheduled in August. Check out our new website at ManilowMagic.net. The website is still in its early stages so look for more updates and a new design later this summer.

That's all folks...please have a great summer and stay cool its way hot this week especially!

Did I say this was going to be a weekly blog update :) Geeze all I have to do is blink and 3 months just whiz by like nobody's business. O well we are bringing on more help starting this summer so I can keep up. Thank you for your patience and here's whats going on:

Favorite Charts Reset - Both the Favorite Current Love Songs and Favorite SOngs NOT on the Radio Charts have been reset this morning with lots of new songs added. Please check it out and remember you can vote up to 1x/day

American Idol - The one thing I do make time for is my weekly dose of American Idol and yes we are down to the final 4. I'm not surprised by who lasted this long though I was surprised by Jordin' mini-meltdown during Bon-Jovi week last week. This week it will probably be either Lakisha or Jordin going home unfortunately because Blake is the only guy left. Nothing against Blake his voice and beatbox stuff are definitely great but the girls remaining all have the better voices. I've been rooting for Melinda from day one to make it all the way and we'll find out soon if I get my wish :)

MANILOW MAGIC & More - First two shows for our new Tribute Act are scheduled...if you are in the Philadelphia area check www.VincentJames.com this week for the dates. We will be branching out to the northeast US by the fall so stay tuned!

LoveSongs Newsletter - This is definitely way over due and will be coming out this week to honor Mother's day. If you are not signed up please hop to it (use signup box above) so you can register to win FREE CD's!

That's all I've got for now...hope you all have a great May and a very HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!! this Sunday to all the Moms out there!!

Well we made it past Valentines and have finally answered all the outstanding "What's That Song?" questions. I hope you had a great Valentines and the roses and candy lasted more than a day. Lots going on for our site and the music world..here's just a little:

FREE CDs - That's right starting in March we'll be giving away FREE CD's every month. Sign up for monthly e-newsletter for more information and your chance to win.

American Idol Guys & Girls - Well like you I watched the guys and girls sing their stuff the last two nights and man the guys are really in trouble. Maybe just 1-2 of the guys sound like that have a shot while 6 of the girls came ready to win this thing. Lucky for the guys 6 of them will make it to the final 12 :)

Manilow Magic and More - For all the fans of Barry, John Denver, Bread, Carpenters and Air Supply this is for you. We are putting together a tribute act called "Manilow Magic and More" that will start playing the Northeast US this Summer.   For more info check VincentJames.com starting in March

Enjoy the rest of February and we'll be back with another update and newsletter in March!

Valentines is right around the corner and for once I'm planning a low-key holiday only going out to perform 2x during Valentines week. Four years ago was the total opposite during my "6 Weeks to Valentines Tour" I played 100 shows from New Years to Valentines including 6 performances on Valentines day itself. If I am up to the marathon run we'll be doing a 5 year Anniversary tour next year - stay tuned!

American Idol is back and if you're like me your hooked once again. I love the bad auditions and the great auditions (for different reasons) and can't wait to see which ones survive Hollywood week. Each year we get to see many contestants melt down in Hellywood as they realize how difficult the music business can really be. The ones that make it to the final 12 really are survivors and deserve everything they get just for making it that far.

So many American Idol CD's are out these days with successful launches by Chris Daughtry, Kelli Pickler and now Katherine McPhee. The 2006 season definitely has produced more artists with real records than any of the previous seasons and it will be interesting to see how many of these artists are able to parlay this initial success into a lasting career.

LoveSongs.com Update - We've added a new chart to LoveSongs.com where you can vote for your favorite song not on radio. We have 7 initial nominees you can vote on including songs by Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks, Engelbert, Barry Manilow and more. Check it out on our Voting section on the home page.

Have a great week all...stay warm if you can and ta ta till our next update!

We've made several updates to LoveSongs.com and several more are on the way.  Here's what we've done so far

1) We moved "Vote for Favorites" & "Whats That Song" to the home page

2) More Love Song Lyrics - We added 50 song lyrics putting us over 250 song lyrics

3) FREE "Christmas Time" Love Song MP3 is available on the home page. This will be redone and released to ready next holiday season so get this limited version while you can.

That's all for now...please look for one more update before the New Year!

Well it certainly has been a while since our last update. 4 four FOUR months which is unbelievable long in this day and age. I mean YouTube.com sold for $ 1.6 Billion and 2006 Elections are almost over but what I am going to do. We have managed to update the charts 2x this fall so far so we are getting back into the swing of things. Here's whats going on and I hope your find something of interest among the list:

1) Slightly new look to the website. How do you like it so far? Look for more updates on a weekly basis until we finally nail it around Valentines day :)

2) Love Song Lyrics - We will be adding another 100 lyrics before we hit the new year so stay tuned! Our website stats show this is one of the most popular sections of the website.

3) Barry Manilow Tribute CD - That's right we are putting together a Manilow Tribute CD that will be released in Spring-Summer 2007. We'll be bringing back the best of Barry's songs sung by a diverse group of independent and mainstream artists

4) Custom Love Songs - Despite my life being turned around the last 4 months we did manage to create several new custom love songs recently. I'm always amazed and thankful to God how well these projects turn out. If it were not for the higher power I would never be able to create songs as beautiful as these.

That's all for now...please look for another update before Thanksgiving which would be Thursday November 23rd in the States. Till then have a great month and keep on listening on them love songs!

~Vincent james

Happy 4th of July Weekend All!   Well I was completely embarrassed when I realized its been almost two months since our last update.   May and June were both incredibly busy on all fronts and the time just got away from me. Now that summer is truly here hopefully I can get back on track. Here's whats new and whats upcoming:

1) Congratulations to Taylor Hicks for winning American Idol so you can take my final two picks from our May blog below and switch them.  Both Taylor and Katherine should have a decent career ahead of them as long as they work hard, stay focused, and most of all pick the best songs they can possibly work with (meaning move away from the American Idol songs as quickly as possible like Kelly did).   Now if your like me you can't wait until the next season to see who comes along and to see how Taylor, Katherine, Elliot and Chris fare in the real music business...stay tuned!!

2) LoveSongs.com current favorite song charts finally updated with mostly new songs including those by long time write-in artists Clay Aiken, >Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, Darren Hayes and Engelbert Humperdinck.   The masses have spoken so now you can vote on your true current LoveSongs favorites not just the ones radio decides to play.

3) Summer Updates - We'll be doubling our song lyric section over the summer and resetting the All Time Favorite Charts this weekend for the 2nd half of the year.   We'll also be reworking the home page and wedding section to add more interesting facts and trivia for your entertainment.

That's it for now...look for our next update in mid-July (nope I'm not promising a week this time :)). If you have any questions or suggestions please email them to me at MrLoveSongs@aol.com . Thanks and please have a great 4th of July weekend and summer!

~Vincent james

Good Monday All!   Yep just a week late but the pace is quickening.   If I stick to my plan this month we'll have an update every Monday so please check back and see how I'm doing.  

Lets talk American Idol for a minute.   My long running favorites Katherine and Taylor are in the final four as well as strong contender Chris and boy can that Elliot sing or what.   For me its really a toss up at this point because they are all extremely talented (as was Paris too).   Definitely the best Top 5 bunch since AI began.   Though its a tight race I'm still gonna make a prediction for who will be voted off the next few weeks so here goes:

* Wed May 10th - Sorry Elliot your great voice will not be enough
* Wed May 17th - Chris's next in line to say goodbye - another rocker out before the top
* Wed May 24th - AI Finale and we'll watch Katherine McPhee go all the way with Taylor runner up!

That's my predictions now lets see how they play out :) Here's what's new and coming up on our website:

1) May Newsletter - Our May newsletter is coming out just in time for Mothers Day .   If you'd like to receive our monthly newsletter be sure to send me an email at MrLoveSongs@aol.com and put Newsletter Signup in the subject line

2) Voting Chart - Current Favorite song charts are reset for May with several new songs added so Happy Voting! at Voting Polls

3) More Announcements - More big announcements coming later this month as time is finally on my side to catch up on all things music and love songs!

Look for our next update on Monday May 15th - We'll see how my AI prediction turned out and we'll talk about some great new love songs on the radio these days.

~Vincent james

Hello All!   Maybe if I call it a tri-weekly blog I'll be able to keep up with it :) Seriously we are making progress and things are moving forward. Here's whats goin' on right now:

1) Lyrics Lyrics - We now have lyrics up for 200 of your favorite love songs at Love Song Lyrics .   Look for another 100 song lyrics to be added to our site in May to bring us to 300.

2) Voting Chart - Current Favorite song chart will be reset this upcoming weekend so come and get your final votes in for April at Voting Polls

3) Famous Artists - By popular request Links to Famous Artist Websites are now back on our home page.   We'll be having a special vote-off this summer to see which artists we should add, delete or keep on this section.

4) American Idol - New American Idol Poll is now up - Vote for your favorite of the top 6 all doing Love Songs this week!! Click VOTE for American Idol

Look for another real update next Monday May 1st - yes I really will update two weeks in a row :)

~Vincent james

Greetings All!  Did I say look for another update in one week..that was a typo I really meant 3 weeks :) Seriously we are paying more and more attention to the site every week trying to make it the best we can for you our guests. Here's whats new and upcoming soon:

1) Voting Chart - Current favorite song chart has been reset with several new songs added. Be sure to vote for your favorite this month at Vote For Favorites . The 1x/day voting thing is going pretty well with just a few people still having trouble voting because of AOL Dialup IP fun. We will have this permanently fixed by June 1st.

2) Lyrics Lyrics Lyrics - Look for another 80 lyrics to your favorite love songs by next Monday!

3) American Idol - Are you HOOKED like I am?? We'll be adding a Vote for your American Idol Chart after Wednesday's vote so you can start voting here for your Top 8, then Top 7 and so on and so. My favorite for the final two are Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks with Chris Daughtry and Mandisa right behind them.

4) My Favorite Songs - Speaking of American Idol my two favorite songs this month are "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter (they play this very catchy pop song every time someone gets voted off) and "Your Beautiful" by James Blunt (this simple little tune caught me off guard initially because it was almost too simple but its very emotional and catchy)

5) GOOGLE April Fools - Didja catch Google's April Fools joke on Saturday April 1st with Google Romance dating service (See Press Release). I thought it was actually a pretty cool idea and wouldn't be surprised if they bring it back for real at some point (they're into everything else so why not). Speaking of Google we're not placing Google Ad's throughout the LoveSongs.com website to help support the costs and growth. If we're to have any chance of growing LoveSongs.com into the best possible site it can be we'll definitely need a few advertisers along the way.

That's all for now...Please have a great spring week and we'll give you another update next Monday...really we will :)

~Vincent james

Greetings All!  Lots of updates to the website this week. Here's a quick summary:

1) Voting Chart - Our Voting Charts now reset automatically once per day - As long as you're not using dialup you should be able to vote once per day on each chart. Dialup users may still see problems due to shared IP addresses. Another update sometime in April should resolve this.

2) Lyrics Lyrics Lyrics - We're now up to over 120 love songs lyrics on our Love Song Blog page.   So if you're looking to find some lyrics without the pesky popup's and spyware check out what we have.

3) Wedding & Party Vendors - Our Wedding Vendor section now lists the top 25 US Markets with over 700 vendors listed.   If you are planning a wedding or party and live near one of these cities please check it out at Wedding & Party Vendors

That's all for now...Please have a great week and groovy St. Patty's day! We'll give you another update next Monday!

~Vincent james

Once again I missed my self-imposed deadline this time by 5 days :)   Last few weeks have been much fun. Valentines I ran around all day doing a mini-tour in the Philadelphia area.   Once I recovered from that I took a long short weekend trip at the end of February to San Diego to perform a custom song I wrote for Dan & Tammy for their 25th Anniversary.   Was long because its about 3000 miles away and was short because I was in San Diego all of 36 hours. I have to say San Diego is a beautiful place and next time I'll definitely try to stay a few more days. My hotel room looked out on the San Diego Bay which was absolutely amazing.

Spring is sneaking up on us finally and things are warming up a little here in Philadelphia.   Have been making some more updates to the website.   We're now up to 21 Cities on our Wedding and Party Vendors Section and our Current Favorite Songs have now been updated on our Vote for Favorites page.   Also updated is our shopping cart system (we're all PayPal now baby!!!!) so if your buying anything on the site via credit card its as easy as pie whether your a PayPal member or not.

My task this week is to finally update/fix the voting system so you all can vote more times without breaking the system :)   I'll have at least a temporary fix by the end of this week and a permanent fix before the end of spring.

Here's another crazy prediction....Look for another blog entry in just another week or so ("Beware of the Ide's of March").   I'll update ya on the voting system and other changes on the way. Have a great week and talk to ya soon!

~Vincent james

Well it only took me two weeks to do our 2nd blog update so I'm definitely getting better :) (our first entry took months).  It's so hard being involved in so many day to day activities it does amaze me how some folks are able to post daily blogs and include great and useful information every time.   I definitely tip my hat to them and hopefully our LoveSongs blog will pick up as we get deeper into 2006.   As always please send all blog comments to MrLoveSongs and I'll address as many questions as I can each week.

My apologies still to those having trouble voting on the site who keep getting the "You have already voted" message. This is especially common for AOL dialup users unfortunately as AOL shares IP addresses for these customers.   Once we're past this crazy week of Valentines we are committed to reach out to find and implement a better system by April so stay tuned!

Tomorrow is Valentines Day and I hope you'll spend at least some of the time with your loved ones.  Valentines Day is one of best days to tell and show your sweetheart what they really mean to you.   This doesn't necessarily mean you have to go out and spend all kinds of money.  Sometimes the best gifts are those that come straight from the heart by showing your creativity and that you really care.

Look for the next blog entry by March 1st with more updates on all sections of the website.   Meanwhile please have a great rest of the month and for those of you on the east coast just keep digging out from that snow :)

~Vincent james

Welcome to our very first long awaited blog entry.   Nothing special but we finally got it online.   Unfortunately our Guestbook had to be sent to the cleaners due to the spammers who were having way too much fun with it :)   Please send all blog comments to MrLoveSongs and I'll address as many questions as I can each week.

Well its been a hectic January but things are finally starting to come together with changes to the site.   We've now got the Love Song Blog Section up with more lyrics coming online each month.   We've also got our Wedding & Party Vendors section up and running with 11 cities and more cities coming online each month.   Finally I'm deep into booking another whirlwind Valentines tour which will see me play 8 different venues this Valentines 2/14.   Its another freight train and we're headed right for it.   For those of you in the Philly area check back later next week for the itinerary (what you didn't think I was going to play 8 shows the same day in different cities did you??)

My apologies to those voting on the site who keep getting the "You have already voted" message. This is especially common for AOL dialup users unfortunately as AOL shares IP addresses for these customers. We're working on a better voting system to be launched by summer which will probably require you to log in.

Look for the next blog entry next Monday as we head straight into February and Valentines Month.   Be sure to plan early for that something special for your loved one. Have a great week and talk to ya next time!

~Vincent james