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Follow on Google News | ASCAP /Billboard Magazines feature songwriter Cri$tyle's record-breaking 2008!This month Cri$tyle "the ink" is featured in ASCAP and Billboard Magazines for her accomplishments over 2008, labeling her one of a select few "Urban Songwriters to watch" (Billboard) and one of ASCAP's "Female Songwriters of the year".
By: Enchanted PR Cri$tyle's 2008 began with Mariah Carey's E=MC 2, co-writing Mariah Carey's #1 single "Touch My Body" along with four additional songs including Mariah's recent release "Loving U Long Time". She followed up with urban/pop singles for Harlem's swaggerific Teyanna Taylor "Google Me" and R&B newcomer Tiffany Evans "I'm Grown feat. Bow Wow". She penned three records on Janet Jackson's 2008 release (Discipline) Her first year off the bench and Cri$tyle "the ink" was responsible for eight singles (one of which hit #1), spent studio time with some of the biggest names on the charts and became one of the most requested songwriters with super producers such as Rodney Jerkins. To date she is one of the most in-demand songwriters in the country and she has yet to turn twenty-five. "This year has been amazing but I see it as something I've been working my entire life for," says the singer-turned- In addition to working with producers, other songwriters and the artists, the Decatur-born songwriter has made it a priority to give back to the community. "I remember being younger and wanting this so badly. I know how much it would've meant to me to hear someone I could relate to encourage me to keep pursuing my dreams, so that's what I've been trying to do," she says. Cri$tyle spent the summer doing several non-profit events including speaking at several summer camps in Atlanta and DC. This month she will be a guest speaker at a youth event targeting teenage girls. During a recent interview with singersroom.com, Cri$tyle admitted being a bit overwhelmed with her success, but insists she is extremely grateful to the team around her including ASCAP and EMI. "I've been blessed beyond what I could have imagine a few years ago." Though thankful for the accolades she's received thus far, her biggest celebration of the year will no doubt be in November when she marries the inspiration behind many of her love ballads, her sweetheart of six years Jamal Pompey. "This year has changed my life in so many ways. It will definitely be one I never forget," she says. # # # Enchanted PR is a full service entertainment public relations agency that fuses creativity with industry know-how and public relations practice to create memorable individualized campaigns for every client. End
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