Why Isn't Billy Porter on the Songs for a New World recording?

I would try to do a search. This topic came up not too long ago.

Interestingly enough, Both Ty Taylor, AND Billy Porter graduated from CMU's Musical Theatre program in 1990.

I pass by both of their names every day.

Bizarre, no?

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Is Ty Taylor the Rockstar: INXS guy? That Ty Taylor? All this time and I never put that together....

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His voice is beyond amazing.
From what a friend has told me is that he could not get to the SFANW recording. JRB... not too happy with the Porter. I mean, on Billy's CD, Billy states that "King of the World" was more or less written for him... so I would be a little angered myself. But who really knows. I saw Ty in We Will Rock You in LV. He has an amazing voice, but Billy's... nuff said.

Yup, the record label story is (unfortunately) true. Billy thanks Ty in the liner notes of his one solo album to come from the deal, "Untitled", and Billy is thanked in the liner notes to Songs for a New World. I saw Billy in the role and he was phenomenal---his "King of the World" stopped the show dead.

Ty is also excellent on the album, and what is most incredible is that he recorded all of his material in one day, and never sang with the other three cast members (and still hasn't). He is indeed the guy from ROCK STAR: INXS, and starred in the Vegas production of We Will Rock You.