By Akshay Bhansali
It's been almost a week since the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, and it may be fair to say that viewers have resoundingly picked their favorite song. Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris have held the top spot on the iTunes singles chart with their powerful rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" since the Hope for Haiti Now compilation album dropped earlier this week.
Not a bad way to introduce an artist, JT (Matt is signed to Justin's Tennman labell). Morris' debut record When Everything Breaks Open dropped a few weeks ago, and MTV News' Steven Roberts and I had a chance to catch up with the Denver, Colorado-based recording artist to talk about the album and his plans for the future.
Matt hasn't gotten around to picking a lead single from his album yet — in fact, he has found fans are responding equally well to a few of his songs (namely "Love," "The Un-American" and "Money," which features a guest spot from Timberlake), he has kept his options open. But he was kind enough to grace us with a performance of two songs when he stopped by Newsroom a few weeks back. Enjoy "The Un-American" and "Love," and be sure to stay tuned to MTV News for more on Morris' budding career.