[Original] Mile In My Shoes By: Montana Tucker

[Chris85]

So 3 out of 11 songs were pre-recorded by other artists? "Wrong When You're Gone" by Keri Hilson, "Brave" by Candace Nelson and "Mile In These Shoes" by Montana.

[Mjaylicious]

Brave was only a demo record FOR jennifer, its not a cover

[Chris85]

^I didn't say cover at all. I meant demo. "Wrong When You're Gone" is not a cover. Keri Hilson never intended for it to be on her album.

[Mjaylicious]

oh sorry, I got u wrong there

[IloveJennyLo]

To Masamune:

I can kind of agree with you on one thing. It is tiring that everytime someone doesn't agree, someone else has to refer to them as not being a true fan. I will tell you this though, there are some people that spread the negativity in a way that's done for nothing more than stirring up controversy, and it also has a lot to do with the way people say things. You can have your opinion and not agree, but some people are just downright nasty. I'm not saying you are, but I know when I say something like "the real fans" I'm more referring to those people, than simply someone that I don't agree with.

Originally Posted by JLOFan87

is this montana herself? lmao!

I thought the SAME thing, I bet you it is. Would make sense.

[::J To Tha L-O::]

Here's Montana Tucker's Mile In My Shoes http://www.zshare.net/audio/33977457f9b118/

[andrewtyler]

it doesn't really bother me because this is Jennifer Lopez, not, i don't know, someone like Tori Amos. I know that she wrote a hella lot on This... and I am sure that is why I like it so much

[rucci]

Originally Posted by Chris85

^I didn't say cover at all. I meant demo. "Wrong When You're Gone" is not a cover. Keri Hilson never intended for it to be on her album.

Yeah, she only did it as a sample for Jen to work off of.

[csca0203]

Although i was very entertained yesterday reading all of this... i went to Myspace and did a very simple thing. i wrote an email to Montana and an email to Jennifer explaining that they have pretty much the same song out and that if Montana really wrote it and sold it, it was not right that she keep it on her website, because it no longer is hers and is creating a lot of rumors... not just on this site FYI. i am a jlo fan from day one... i don't think she is lazy or ever been lazy... it is one of things that most inspires me about her, is her work ethics... she has never denied the fact that she has writers write songs for her or producers give her songs to produce. However, they always do apply to her life and she makes them her own, and to say crap about her when you don't know the truth is wrong.. mind you i am not taking sides, but if you are going to say something negative at least have all the fact straight, and make sure its true... stop hating people... love each and everyone, and maybe we will find peace someday...

ANYWAY back to the song thing... HERE IS WHAT MONTANA had to say... this is the exact reply from my email on Myspace...

"hey XXXX!!! thanks for your message, no i did not know all the stuff was being written about me on all these blogs until a couple of weeks ago when people started messaging me. the song "mile in these shoes" i recorded with the producers of the song in atlanta over a year ago with the intentions that once i was closer to 15 years old (will be 15 in january) i would go to the record labels but the understanding was that i had the song for first right of refusal. i was a performer for the super bowl this past year for the vip nfl party at the super bowl and one of the three songs i performed was "miles in my shoes" we heard that jlo was there but i did not see her as i performed and had to leave to another event. i do not know if she heard the song there or not but i also have opened for ciarra, omarion and pit bull and performed miles in these shoes for those events as well (check out you tube under montana tucker) the concert was back in march. please understand that i adore jlo and she has always been an "idol" to me. i wish that this song would have been given to her the right way but it wasn't but i don't think it is her fault and i hold no grudges but i still perform the song because legally i can.
i hope this clears up things for you and that you understand my position. have a great rest of the week and an even better weekend !!! x0x0<33montana""

[IloveJennyLo]

WHATEVER, I'm over Montana Tucker.

[Me Haces Falta]

HAS AMERICA FOUND THE NEXT J. LO?

Triple Threat and J. LO look-alike, 14-year-old Montana Tucker surprisingly finds her year old demo song, "Mile in These Shoes," being performed by Jennifer Lopez on her forthcoming album as well as the theme song on the promo spot for the upcoming season of the emmy award winning drama series "desperate housewives."

controversy or coincidence?

(September 24, 2007) Miami, FL- The similarities between 14-year old singer, dancer and actress Montana Tucker and triple threat Jennifer Lopez are astounding. The two have more in common than the widely publicized song entitled, "Mile in These Shoes," which is performed by Lopez and utilized for the Season 4 promotional spot for ABC hit television show, "Desperate Housewives." Despite claims that the song was penned specifically for Lopez, the song was acquired and performed for over a year by Montana Tucker, a young rising star from South Florida.

Montana, an aspiring performer selected, "Mile in These Shoes" from dozens of songs offered to her by Atlanta-based producer Warren "Oak" Felder, which whom she recorded "Mile in These Shoes" with. According to Montana's management, the song was to fit her demo package nearly a year ago and she has continued to perform the song, intending to shop her project to major record labels when she turns fifteen in January. At the time the recording was made, "Oak" was part of the production team of Grammy award winning songwriter and producer Sean Garrett which coincidently, Garrett adds his credit to Jennifer Lopez's upcoming album "BRAVE" and is alleging to have no idea that the song, "Mile in These Shoes," was originally recorded and licensed by Montana Tucker. Management goes on to claim, "we paid the producer [Oak] a fee to record the song. By accepting the fee and producing Montana's vocal performance granted an implied license to distribute, promote and to perform the song publicly (live and recorded)."

The Internet blogging world is swirling with rumors regarding, the "Mile in These Shoes," controversy. Some have contacted Montana via her my space page at www.myspace.com/3montana3 in an effort to access the only available full-length version of "Mile in These Shoes," and to comment, most of which has been positive. Tucker says, "Jennifer Lopez is one of my biggest inspirations and I am ecstatic that she chose a song that I also picked, I am a singer, dancer and actress just as she is and one day I hope to work with her and become the icon that she now is and I hope that she will acknowledge my role in "Mile in These Shoes."

Tucker is vocally trained by world renowned producer and vocal coach Betty Wright, who recently starred on MTV's, "Making the Band 3," with Danity Kane. Though the young performer is excited that her inspiration [Jennifer Lopez] selected the song through the mutual production team, in her estimation, this is simply another instance where the two stars have crossed paths. After auditioning for the movie, "Unfinished Life,"' for the part of Jennifer Lopez's daughter, which Lopez starred in and co-executive produced with Robert Redford; Montana was called back twice, but did not secure the part. It is simply confirmation that she is on the right path and destined to follow in the footsteps of Lopez.

Tucker began her musical career as a backup dancer for artists such as Ashanti, Ashley Simpson, Raz-B of B2K, and many others. She was also recently featured with Chris Brown on MTV's "My Super 18" where she performed for his birthday party at Club 40/40 in New York City. Montana also has been opening up for international artists including Grammy Award winning Pop Artist Ciara, Award Winning R&B singer Omarion, and Reggaeton Rapper Pit Bull just to name a few. Montana was chosen for the lead in Lil Romeo's video, because of her resemblance to Jennifer Lopez, the casting called for a "young version of Jennifer Lopez". Ironically, Montana is always told that she looks like a younger version of Jennifer Lopez, so is the emerging young triple threat the next J.LO? To find out more information about Montana Tucker please visit www.myspace.com/3montana3

WOW a Press Release went out on this! I can't believe little Montana Tucker is getting so famous!! Thank you for the information

[Masamune]

This thread comes up #4 and #5 in Google if you search for "Montana Tucker"!

[JLOFan87]

that's exciting for montana, but did she help write it? or was it just a song she recorded?

[---Ariyana ---]

Oh jen
montana needs 2 apreciate that!