Marie Digby

Half Japanese and half Irish-American, this young and talented singer has attracted over 2.3 million views of her rendition of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on YouTube. The Wall Street Journal has claimed that Marie Digby feigned her grassroots effort and amateur status (Marie signed with Disney’s Hollywood Records in late 2006) to generate buzz on the online video site. Digby responded back on her blog that she never lied about being signed, and her posts to YouTube were her own “desperate” response to a lack of promotion.

I think today will be the first ever blog that I write … as i’m furious. fuming. angry beyond words.

Thank god for blogs because I can say whatever the F.. i want to .

So basically, I got a call recently that some shmuck from the Wall Street Journal wanted to do an article about me. He interviewed some people at my label and then asked to talk to me on the phone. I talked to this guy for an hour, told him every detail of my journey so far in music…

Here’s Lesson 1 for me in Media - The writer will use whatever quote he wants of yours to make it fit his ‘angle’. This loser was desperate for a good story… he knew what he wanted to write before he ever even talked to me.

The guy’s angle is this : that I am a complete phony and fake and a pawn of my record label in some brilliant marketing scheme.

IS this guy completely insane. You think it’s that easy? That you get signed and suddenly everything’s taken care of for you!!!??
DO you think that my record label came to my house, my bathroom! and told me what songs to sing and told me that in a matter of weeks i’d be some ‘youtube ‘ phenom??!?!

Wake up - I am GRATEFUL to be signed but you know what, Labels don’t come to your house, hold your hand, and direct youtube videos for you .

I have so many dear friends who were signed to the biggest record labels in the world, made amazing albums and were DROPPED. that’s it…..

Marie Digby - Rihanna’s Umbrella

Marie Digby - Nelly Furtado’s Say It Right

Who am I going to believe here? Marie. Sometimes you have to take destiny in your own hands, especially if the record labels aren’t giving you the exposure you need to succeed. And what better way to do it today then the Internet?

As Carson Daly puts it, “I don’t think we need a television show to find talent in America,” introducing a performance by Ms. Digby last month. “We have the Internet.”