December 10, 2004 Willa is FHM Calendar Girl for 2005 If you pick up the January issue of FHM (with Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas on the cover), you'll also get FHM's 2005 Calendar. Well, our girl tackles the month of June 2005 for the calendar. -text adapted from willaford.org November 16, 2004 The Ultimate Fighter Ultimate Fighting Championship is premiering their own reality show, The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV on January 17, 2005. Willa hosts the 13-episode series which will air on Mondays. The premise of the show is 16 athletes will train, work out and live together. The final four fighters will meet in championship matches in a middleweight division and a light-heavyweight division to determine who will go on to win UFC contracts. Be sure to check your local listings and Spike TV for air dates and times! It will be nice to see Willa on TV on a regular basis again! -text adapted from willaford.org September 7 , 2004 Milagro Foundation Charity Event On August 31, the Milagro Foundation Charity Event featuring a Celebrity Auction and Fashion Show featuring "Carlos by Carlos Santana" Footwear to benefit The Violence Intervention Program will take place in Hollywood. Willa is one of the celebrities who have signed to to help host the event. Visit The Violence Intervention Program website for more information. -text adapted from willaford.org -photo adapted from Getty Images August 2, 2004 Willa enters the Playboy Mansion This winter, Willa will be featured in the new video game Playboy: The Mansion. In the game, players don the pajamas of Playboy impresario Hugh Hefner and are given the task of building the Playboy empire by developing contacts, keeping the bunnies happy, selling magazines and, of course, throwing lavish parties. Other celebs featured in the game (besides Willa) include David Copperfield, Jose Canseco, Uncle Kracker, Andrew W.K. and Melissa Joan Hart. The game will let you build your own mansion, create characters, have playmates and best of all have parties and invite celebrities! (www.PlayHef.com) -adapted from willaford.org June 2, 2004 The-N's "Real Access" Mr. And Miss Behavin Willa was featured on an episode of The-N's "Real Access". The episode is titled "Mr. And Miss Behavin'" and here's a description from the Real Access site: "It's the bad boys and bad girls of Hollywood! Lauren Mayhew gets exclusive with bad boy heartthrob Johnny Depp bad girl pop princess and Willa Ford!" This episode aired 5/20/04 on The-N at 6PM (ET). The-N, also known as Noggin, is a sister network to Nickeoldeon. Check your local listings to see if you get the channel. -adapted from willaford.org
May 10, 2004 New Article: Willa Ford Waiting in the Wings If there's one artist who's been a victim of both the entertainment and business side of the industry, it's bad girl Willa Ford. Her 2001 debut, Willa Was Here brought her a top 10 hit with "I Wanna Be Bad", but along with her success came a few downfalls. Female audiences weren't always so kind to Ms. Ford. Maybe because she had dated Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter. Maybe because her thong stuck out of her jeans before it was the style. Now in 2004, when bad means good, Willa might just win over those haters. With her new single "A Toast To Men" and her follow-up album just waiting to be released, Willa Ford is back and is as real as ever. [READ MORE] APRIL 15, 2004 New Article: Willa Ford sexysexobsessive
	Back in 2001, Amanda Williford (aka Willa Ford) took the pop scene by storm with her smash hit "I wanna be bad", but as quickly as she graced the magazine covers, MTV and the radio airways, she then disappeared just as quick. Well now she is back, but don't call it a come back because she was never really gone, she has been working on her new album "Sexysexobsessive". The first single of the new album, "A Toast to Men", with its catchy chorus, "Fuck the men, let's drink to us" is rapidly gaining popularity in the clubs. [READ MORE]

MAR. 07, 2004
New Article: WILLA FORD IS OBSESSED WITH SEX
You may know her as the girl who wants to be bad, but truth be told, Willa Ford is just like everybody else. On this winter morning, she's like a lot of other people and home sick with the flu. Though she's at the tail end of it, she's about to start another fever with the release of her new album, Sexysexobsessive. The first single, "A Toast To Men (Fuck The Men)," which borrows its infectious hook from a classic sorority chant, is making an impact in dance clubs and on radio stations. And any rocker gal who sings about fucking men, well, that's a chick we'd switch for in a heartbeat.
[READ MORE]

MAR. 07, 2004
Record Label News
Due to the recent happenings with Warner Music Group, many may wonder if Willa and her label (LAVA), which operates under the Atlantic Records umbrella, will be affected by job layoffs and cuts. According to Lyor Cohen, the new head of Warner Music Group's U.S. recorded music division, LAVA will continue its operations uninterrupted. Meanwhile, Atlantic Records and Elektra will be merged into 1 label.
-adapted from wf.org

FEB. 28, 2004
Interview with Willa Ford - She Still Wants To Be Bad
Here is an artist we haven't heard from in a long time. Willa Ford is a pop sensation who as fast as we could find her on MTV she was gone. I don't know what you guys think of her, but she's definitely herself a character.
[READ MORE]

FEB. 14, 2004
Howard Stern Interview Summary:
After the break Howard brought in recording artist Willa Ford. He said he knows Kelly Osbourne doesn't like her and that she's hot. Howard asked her what record label she's with. She told Howard that she's with Lava Records and most of the other people on the label are rock stars like Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker. She said she had to work from a young age to get that record deal. She said she did a lot of practicing and a talent scout discovered her at a benefit she sang at. She said that the guy turned out to be a con-artist but it led to her getting into show business. He sent her out to Los Angeles and claimed to know a lot of people out there. She said her mother was with her the whole time.
[READ MORE]

FEB. 14, 2004
Willa's New Page at FHM! LOTS OF PICS!
Check out Willa Ford's New page at FHM's website! Lots of new pics were added! Its a true must see! Check it out! (Click on the link below)
[WILLA'S FHM PAGE]

JAN. 31, 2004
Willa Ford Writes Through Depression for Second Album
Music put Willa Ford into a battle with depression. Music also took her out.
While in the middle of writing her upcoming album, she went through a bout of depression. Instead of taking time off to build up her strength, she continued writing, using her depression as a way to make her album more eclectic.
[READ MORE]

JAN. 31, 2004
Willa Won't
Slapping the carelessly sewn layers of blond extensions from my eyes, I realize that my entire life has somehow secretly become dictated by both sympathy and derision for the Britney/ Paris social complex. Somebody hiccups? I think of Britney. Somebody snorts? I defer to Paris. I'm a cheap party mime stuck in a VH1 sound-byte blurb, thinking quality and acting collagen. Dear Mom: I've made it ... and I need some money.
[READ MORE]

JAN. 22, 2004
HAPPY B-DAY WILLA!
Happy Birthday Willa Ford! January 22, 2004 is Willa Ford's 23rd birthday! The same day as The Official Chinese New Year 2004!

JAN 04, 2004
New Blender Article

Shh - whisper it: She brought condoms to the interview. She can't be bothered with underwear. She called Paris Hilton a four-letter word that made us blush. Proceed with caution when asking this 22-year-old pop sexpot... Who Does Willa Ford Think She Is? For your self portrait, you drew a large penis. Why? Because everyone tells me I'm such a dude. I curse like one of the boys, I eat like one of the boys, I carry on relationships like one of the boys. A chick, but a dude. A he/she. BLENDER MAGAZINE [READ MORE] - [SCAN 1] - [SCAN 2]

JAN 04, 2004
Hits by, and hits on, Willa Ford

Willa Ford is back and yes, she's still bad. The 22 -year-old Floridian is out on tour in support of her new single, "A Toast to Men," the first song off her yet-to-be-titled sophomore album. She first gained attention with her 2001 debut album, "Willa Was Here," which produced the single "I Wanna Be Bad." GO! caught up with Willa on Wednesday and we dished about her ideal man, how she stays in shape and how to get a man to hit on you. Source: RecordOnline.com [READ MORE]

JAN 04, 2004
New Interview at Hip Online

Willa Ford planting flowers? “I’m trying to do the homeowner thing with flowers but everything is flying around” said Willa as her plant falls to the ground. “Hey little guy, are you alright?” What kind of flowers are they? A palmeria. By: Charlie Craine - HipOnline.com [READ MORE]

JAN 04, 2004
New MTV Archive Pics

Check out some new Willa pictures at MTV. They also added Willa Ford's Debut Video for her sophomore album. ATTM! [CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT]

DEC 21, 2003
USA Today - Song titles hit bleeping new low

Song titles hit bleeping new low Two singles have made news at radio lately because of something their titles have in common. It's a word that generally isn't used in polite conversation. The f-word, as we'll refer to it, is prominent in the titles and unedited versions of F-word It (I Don't Want You Back), the deceptively sweet, R&B-based debut from 20-year-old singer/songwriter Eamon, and Willa Ford's A Toast to Men (F-word the Men), a hip-hop and dancehall-fueled anthem that employs the subtitle as its refrain. Source: USA Today - Elysa Gardner [READ MORE]

DEC 21, 2003
NewsTimes.com -Pop's original bag girl, Ford, to play Hartford

Pop’s original bad girl, Ford, to play Hartford Willa Ford has a new album, “Sexysexobsessive,” due out in early 2004. More than two years after her debut album caught fire with the hot single "I Wanna Be Bad,” Willa Ford is looking great and full of energy as she trades verses with rapper Lady May on her brand new single and video, "A Toast To Men,” a sorority anthem that says, "(Heck with) the men, let’s drink to us.” By: David Friedman Source: NewsTimes.com [READ MORE]

DEC 7, 2003
Teen Music/About.com INTERVIEW - A Toast to Willa Ford

She got her first break at 18, released her first CD “Willa Was Here” at 20 and now, at 22 is primed to take over the charts with the early launch single “A Toast to Men”, can mega-stardom be far behind? If drive and determination have anything to say about it Willa will soon be at the top. [READ MORE]

DEC 3, 2003
AskMen.com INTERVIEW - Willa Ford...she still wants to be bad

Q: Thanks for granting us this interview... My pleasure... AskMen.com! Every time I search for my name online, AskMen.com comes up with my profile; mine and every other hot chick under the sun (laughs). [READ MORE]

DEC 3, 2003
Rollingstone.com INTERVIEW - Willa Ford Toasts Girl Power

Singer's sexy second album due this winter On her second album, tentatively titled Sexysexobsessive and due early next year, Willa Ford mixes Christina Aguilera's dance-influenced raunch with Pink's confessional pop. The set's first single, "A Toast to Men," transforms a salty sorority chant into a female-empowerment anthem. "I was hanging out at a sorority party with some friends," Ford says, "and I heard these girls raise their glasses and do this chant. It was a no-brainer. I had to do a song about it." The taunt goes: "Here's to the men we love/Here's to the men who love us/Fuck the men, let's drink to us." [READ MORE]

NOV 24, 2003
VH1 INTERVIEW - Willa Ford: A Toast to Sex

-adapted from wf.org

Blonde hottie is a hands-on feminist who says you don't need men to have sex, and you don't need pick-up lines to meet girls. She talks sorority parties, lingerie photo shoots, and Marilyn Monroe. Willa Ford knows what you think when you look at her. She's tall, blonde, and sexy, so it’s easy to imagine her as a ditzy puppet with some record company Svengali pulling the strings. But Ford also knows what to do with your expectations. From the moment this vivacious singer starts talking, it’s obvious she’s very much in command of her own destiny...[READ MORE]

NOV 22, 2003
New Article/Interview: Willa Ford Isn't Bad Afterall
While Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, and Jessica Simpson have all become household names, Willa Ford has always been on the outside. As the "bad girl of pop" she has been surrounded by a storm of rumors since her career began. The attention on Willa all started when she began dating Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter. Fans of the boyband soon turned against Willa as rumors spread that she was physically abusing Carter. Today, Willa looks back at that experience and says that it did hurt her then. "It actually got to me a little bit at first and then I was like this isn't my problem, this is their own internal issues. At that time I was only like 18, now I'm 22. Those things don't even matter to me now. A lot of those fans who hated me then are my fans now. They realized that it was ridiculous. Me and Nick are friends again, which took a lot of time."
Her latest single, "A Toast To Men" is an anthem for all the girls who are fed up with the men in their lives. On the song, Willa collaborates with upcoming singer, May, who makes an impressive debut. The result is a steamy preview of what is to come on Willa's sophomore record. Willa says that this time around she is creating her own sound. "You can cop somebody's sound and it'll make you one of this or one of that, but as far as I'm concerned, I just want to blow it up," Willa explained during our telephone interview. "I have been trying to create a new sound. It is a lot better than coming out with the same sound, I mean that is easy. People don't realize that all that is money. That's not talent, that is just money you spent. I took time so that I could develop my own sound."
Last time we heard from Willa she was singing her debut single, "I Wanna Be Bad". With a new album and a few more years of life experience, Willa is back to prove that she really has grown up. "I'm a lot older, you know. I've grown up. I really took the time. The music that I'm into right now has changed a lot. I like a little more industrial, rock, electronic, trance stuff right now. So, that kind of shows on the album. It is just a lot more musical. Instead of writing to a track I did a lot of writing to a guitar and piano, rather than a beat, which changes the melody of the song dramatically. I'd say that is the biggest difference. I really didn't put any boundaries on myself on this record." Taking her sophomore record to a new level was a struggle for Willa who admits that her and label, Lava Records, have butted heads many times. "Have they given me any problems with being sexy? No. Have they given me any problems about me being who I am? No. Have we had some butting of the heads on the music and the fact that I want to take it to a different level? Yes. But, that is normal, that is what the label does. They try to keep you more mainstream and what not. It is hard because as an artist, I'm really an artistic person, which may not come across in some of the music that I have done, but I happen to be really creative. I can really go off the deep end if I am allowed," Willa says laughing.
On the day of our interview, Willa was also scheduled to speak with none other than Playboy Magazine. "Doing an interview with them, I have no problem with that. As far as would I ever pose in Playboy, no way in hell. There is a point where bad girl has to cut her limits too. When you get into posing naked, you are talking my family disowning me and stuff, that just isn't ok with me," she says laughing. "The women that do that have to do that, that is their career. Just like singing is mine, I don't need to make a career of being naked, I think I'm doing fine with my first career. I can't say I wasn't nervous about the Playboy interview, but when it was brought to me I was told that it would be done tastefully and fun. I love the Playboy logo and what it stands for, I love that there are all these sexy women running around, I think it is funny. Everyone says 'they are skanky' and I'm like 'everybody does their own thing.' You know, I'm not running around naked so more power to them."
As my final question, I asked Willa "If you were a fly whose wall would you land on?" She responded with a common answer nowadays. "I want to know what the hell is really going on with the war. I would want to fly into like the CIA or something super confidential kind of situation. I have friends over there so I just want to know what is going on. The war has done a lot of good, but the question is, in the long run. Was what we did for the better of the people over there or for the better of America? I don't really know if it was our business, but I don't know. That is why I would want to be a fly on the wall to find out."
After interviewing Willa Ford I realized that all the rumors that have followed her for so long are simply untrue. The future looks terrific for Willa as she can finally move passed the rumors and focus solely on her music.
- Chad Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief (Teen Scene Magazine) -adapted from wf.org

NOV 22, 2003
More tour dates to look forward to!

WHAT: Hot 95 Jingle Ball WHEN: December 11 WHERE: Washington DC VENUE: The Platinum Club	WHAT: 2003 KiSSmas Ball WHEN: December 15 WHERE: Jacksonville, FL VENUE: Plush
WHAT: Santa Slam 2K3 WHEN: December 12 WHERE: Indianapolis, IN VENUE: Pepsi Colisium	WHAT: Frosty the Show, Man! WHEN: December 17 WHERE: Hartford, CT VENUE: CTNow.com Meadows Music Centre
WHAT: Jingle Ball 2003 WHEN: December 13 WHERE: Orlando, FL VENUE: Hard Rock Live (Orlando City Walk)	WHAT: TBA WHEN: December 19 WHERE: Poughkeepsie, NY VENUE: TBA
-adapted from wf.org	WHAT: Tampa Bay Lightening Game - National Anthem WHEN: December 20 WHERE: Tampa, FL VENUE: St Pete Times Forum

NOV 18, 2003
Willa was MAXIM'S GF of the day
Willa Ford
Birthdate:
January 22, 1981
Hometown:
Ruskin, Florida
Young love:
“I’m a healthy, 22-year-old female. I’m not abstinent.”
Where you’ve seen her:
You may remember this self-styled bad girl from a few years back when she burst onto the pop scene with her debut album, Willa Was Here. It spawned the hit single “I Wanna Be Bad” and gave her instant fame, leading to a variety of stints appearing on and hosting the MTV programs The Beach House, TRL, and Spring Break. She now returns with the upbeat dance single “A Toast to Men.”
You can’t judge a pop star by her tantrums:
“It’s funny. When people meet me, they often say, ‘You’re not what I expected.’ What did they expect? Some diva bitch that stomps in and starts breaking things?”
Sounding off:
“Did I ask for producers who get $75,000 to produce a song? No. They get that money because they’ve created a sound, and it’s their sound. I don’t want their sound. Their sound is not going to help me grow as a person.”
Writing between the lines:
“There are so many singers in my genre that are saying, ‘I’m writing my material,’ and they’re contributing two lines. When I go in to write and record with other professionals, it’s exciting to watch people change their mind about me.”
Her calling:
“I believe in destiny. From the day I was born, this is what I was put on this earth to do. I was so focused on music at such a young age…people just can’t comprehend it. My family and friends all knew there was something kind of different about me—I used to call it ‘the curse’ when I was younger.”
Not just a pretty voice:
She boasted a 4.25 GPA in high school.

NOV 18, 2003
Billboard Magazine reviews ATTM
WILLA FORD FEATURING MAY
A Toast to Men
Producer(s): Toby Gad
Writer(s): A. Willaford, T. Gad, R. Robinson
Publisher(s): various
Genre: POP
Label/Catalog Number: Lava 301330 (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: November 22, 2003
Willa Ford had no problem convincing the masses a couple years ago that she was Atlantic's bad girl. Not only did hit single "I Wanna Be Bad" take a swipe at the pop-princess mold, but her refreshingly audacious persona KO'd PC attitudes into a coma. Weighing Willa 2001 against the 2003 model, however, shows just how far musical morality has moved to the left. "A Toast to Men" is cleaned up for radio, but that doesn't hide the predominant hook (supposedly an age-old sorority chant): "Here's to the men we love to love/Here's to the men in love with us/Here's to the men that pass on us/fuck the men, let's drink to us." A saucy (but graciously playful) videoclip adds fuel to the flamboyant raunch. While pushing the envelope this far comes across as a calculated move—after all, it takes some effort to take attention from pin-up models Britney and Christina nowadays—there's no hiding the fact that underneath it all, a pop hook and catchy chants give this ditty much more meat to the bone than one might suspect. Ford is not reinventing the wheel here, but she's definitely one savvy vixen. We're offering a C for the cheap thrill and an A for the musical vision behind the vamp.—CT
Source: Billboard.com

NOV 18, 2003
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A Toast to Men [CD-SINGLE] [ENHANCED] - $3.98 A Toast to Men: F**Ck the Men [CD-SINGLE] [ENHANCED] -$7.49

NOV 11 , 2003
FHM Magazine and Terminator 3 DVD Party

Willa attended a party in NYC for the release of the Terminator 3 DVD and T3 star Kristanna Loken's cover of FHM Magazine. (Click Image on the left to enlarge) -adapted from willaford.org

NOV 11 , 2003
Tour Dates to look forward to!
WHAT: KSMB Birthday Bash
WHEN: November 13
WHERE: Lafayette, LA
VENUE: Club 410
WEBSITE: [Click Here]
WHAT: Frosty the Show, Man!
WHEN: December 17
WHERE: Hartford, CT
VENUE: CTNow.com Meadows Music Centre
WEBSITE: [Click Here]
-adapted from willaford.org

NOV 04 , 2003
Lafayette, LA
Willa will perform on Nov. 13 in Lafayette, LA at the KSMB Birthday Bash at Club 410! Hopefully this is just one a ton of appearance dates for Willa!
-adapted from willaford.org

OCT 27, 2003
Pre-order ATTM at Amazon.com