J Records Recording Artists Gavin DeGraw and Fantasia to Perform at the 78th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R) November 25th

J Records Recording Artists Gavin DeGraw and Fantasia to Perform at the 78th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R) November 25th Performance Rehearsal For Degraw Scheduled For Monday, November 22nd At 7:45 PM and Fantasia at 7:45 PM on Tuesday, November 23rd at Herald Square NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: J Records recording artists GAVIN DEGRAW and FANTASIA will perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R) on November 25th. Gavin DeGraw will perform his hit single "I Don't Want To Be" from his certified Gold debut album Chariot on The Hess "Bridge to the Future" float and Fantasia will perform the best selling single of the year "I Believe," included on her debut recording Free Yourself in stores November 23rd on the "Spirit of America" float, sponsored by the United States Postal Service and will be riding along with the 2004 Summer Olympians. WHAT: The 78th Annual Macy's Day Parade. GAVIN DEGRAW will be performing his hit single "I Don't Want To Be," which is currently the theme song for the WB hit television series, One Tree Hill. DeGraw recently made appearances on Showtime's Dead Like Me, NBC's American Dreams, MTV's "TRL" and will appear tonight on UPN's What I Like About You. Gavin is currently on a sold out national headlining tour and has been named an artist "on the verge" by USA Today and one of the "50 hottest rockers of the year" by Elle Girl in their December issue. FANTASIA will perform "I Believe" from her debut album FREE YOURSELF. The album, arriving in stores November 23rd, will feature guest appearances by Missy Elliott, who is producing three tracks, and a host of hitmakers that include Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock & Carlin, The Underdogs, and Jazze Pha. FANTASIA is the American Idol 3 champion who won with an unprecedented 65 million votes. Fantasia went on to make Billboard History with her first record "I Believe" (from American Idol 3: Greatest Soul Classics) and it is currently the best selling single of the year. WHERE: New York City's Macy's Herald Square WHEN: Televised on NBC from 9am -12 noon on Thanksgiving Day Macy's will be closing down Herald Square for rehearsals Monday and Tuesday evenings. Rehearsal for Gavin DeGraw is scheduled on Monday, November 22nd at 7:45 pm for 10 minutes Rehearsal for Fantasia is scheduled for Tuesday, November 23 at 7:45 pm for 10 minutes. Source: J Records CONTACT: Print media access, Sarah Weinstein Dennison, +1-646-840-5672, sarah.weinstein@bmg.com, or Liz Morentin, +1-310-358-4614, liz.morentin@bmg.com, or TV press, Kevin Beisler, +1-646-840-5675, kevin.beisler@bmg.com, all for J Records ------- Profile: International Entertainment