Alvin Leaves The Chipmunks!!!
The Chipmunks Look for New Lead Singer; New Album “UNDENIABLE”
out on November 4, 2008
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) October 6, 2008 --
It happens to the best of them: Journey. Judas Priest. Van Halen. And
now, The Chipmunks need their Sammy Hagar. After 50 years with the same
line-up, Alvin has left the band. One of America's most beloved and
biggest-selling artists will be holding tryouts for a new lead vocalist—and
the job's available to anyone who visits www.chipmunkaudition.com.
The band parted ways with longtime frontman Alvin following the smash
success of the 2007 movie Alvin and The
Chipmunks and its accompanying Top 10 soundtrack, which is
nearing platinum sales. It seems Alvin is leaving the band high and dry
right before the November release of The Chipmunks latest album,
UNDENIABLE.
“The last time I yelled ALVIN!, he was
nowhere to be found,” says longtime Chipmunks
songwriter/producer David Seville. “I mean, he
usually makes me do it three times. After that we work it out. But no.
Then I saw that item on Perez Hilton about him and Miley Cyrus dining
out at Geisha House with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake,”
Seville continues. “I've been in this business
since 1958. I know a guy who's looking to make a solo record when I see
one.”
Alvin could not be reached for comment. “Theodore
and I have seen this sort of thing before,”
says brother and band mate Simon. “Success is
going to his little furry head.” “Dude
thinks he's a movie star,” adds Theodore.
But with a new album, UNDENIABLE, hitting the stores November 4th,
The Chipmunks can't wait for their egocentric former leader to regain
his senses. And while the band considered filling Alvin's paws with
Steve Perry—“Don't
Stop Believin'” is one of the new record's
highlights—they ultimately felt an unknown
would bring new energy.
Visitors to www.chipmunkaudition.com
will be able to upload a video to the band's YouTube channel and view
current news. Any song will be accepted and costumes, props and other
creative ideas are also welcome.
“I've said it before–I've
been lucky to work with just one interpretive vocalist as great as Alvin,”
says Seville. “It's gonna be a thrill to
search the whole world for another. Now I know how Max Martin felt,
getting to work with Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson.”
Working with a brand new singer will be one last huge change for a band
that has already reinvented itself over the course of more than 40
albums, whether it's Christmas, country-western, punk or hip-hop. Like
its predecessors, UNDENIABLE showcases a band that's mastered every
style, from the funky title track and remix of “We're
The Chipmunks” (the theme song from the
popular cartoon series) to a moving version of Bob Marley's “Three
Little Birds.” There's also a new holiday hit
in “Ho Ho Ho,” an
epic take on Bon Jovi's “Livin' On a Prayer”
and an inspired version of Led Zeppelin's “Rock
and Roll.” Rising pop star Drew Seeley (High
School Musical soundtracks, Another
Cinderella Story) is also featured on a duet of the classic disco
hit “Shake Your Groove Thing.”
“With all the hubbub of the movie, it has
been a long time since we rocked n’ rolled,”
says Simon.
“The Chipmunks have always been about the
music, man. We want somebody who feels the same way. I'm excited to see
all the YouTube videos.”
“Me too,” adds
Theodore. “But don't you think “Theodore
and The Chipmunks” has a nice ring to it?”
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