Toby Gad_News 2010

In the Studio

KELLY CLARKSON
RCA Records
Kelly has been recording with Toby in anticipation of her fifth album, the followup to her platinum release "All I Ever Wanted."

COLBIE CAILLAT
Universal Republic Records
Following up her grammy nominated album "Breakthrough", Toby and Colbie are collaborating on a number of songs for her newest album.

ALICIA KEYS
J Records
Alicia has recorded L.O.V.E.Love, written by Jessie J and Toby and produced by Toby, for the first single of her repackage album. Her current Album which has sold 4+million copies World Wide so far, contains another song written and produced by toby, "Love Is My Disease"

JLS
Jive/Epic Records
Toby wrote and produced the upcoming single with UK supergroup JLS and Wayne Hector

JAZMINE SULLIVAN
J Records/Arista
The Grammy award winning singer is working with Toby followup her 2008 Gold album "Fearless."

JASMINE VILLEGAS
Sony Music Records
Jasmine and Toby are currently working on her debut album., Villegas is a 15 year old youtube sensation who also played Justin Bieber's love interest in his recent video.

SIMPLE PLAN
Atlantic/Lava Records
Canada's favorite rock band is currently working on music for their forthcoming album, and is writing a number of songs with Toby.

JAMES MORRISON
Polydor/Interscope
The BRIT-award winning singer songwriter is collaborating with Toby on songs for his third album.

PIXIE LOTT
Mercury Records UK/
Interscope Records
This spring, Toby and Pixe wrote her next upcoming single for the UK. Toby also wrote and produced a number of songs with Pixie for her upcoming US debut album on Interscope. Pixie is featured in the new FRED movie and has enjoyed superstar success in the UK with two #1 records last year.

RIVERS CUOMO
Universal/Interscope
Independent
Weezer front-man Rivers and Toby are collaborating on music for his upcoming solo project.

THE VERONICAS
Sire/Warner
Toby contributed 3 songs to TheVeronicas first platinum album, wrote and produced 9 songs on their second platinum album including the number 1 single "Untouched", and is now collaborating on material for their 3rd album.

SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS
Interscope Records
Fresh off of his 2009-2010 tour opening for Lady Gaga, Justin from Semi Precious Weapons and Toby are working together on songs for his next album.

TANYA LACEY
Toby is working on songs with UK artist Tanya Lacey.

SELENA GOMEZ
Hollywood Records
Having recently amassed over one million friends on twitter, Selena is getting ready for her new album, and recording songs with Toby.

DEMI LOVATO
Hollywood Records
Her last two albums debuted at number 2, and number 1 respectively. Demi is now preparing her 3rd album and has enlisted the help of longtime collaborator Toby Gad.

CYMPHONIQUE
Sony Music Records
Daughter of Master P, the originator of southern rap, Cymphonique is poised to explode on the scene, with a TV show in the works and now a brand newsong with Toby.

Featured Releases

"Big Girls Don't Cry" wins ASCAP Song of the Year 2008 and 2009!
"Big Girls Don't Cry" 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 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 "Big Girls Don't Cry".

ASCAP Music Awards photos and info: www.ascap.com

FERGIE
Grammy Nomination
A&M/will.i.am
Toby and Fergie wrote the Grammy Nominated song "Big Girls Don't Cry", 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 "Big Girls Don't Cry" 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