Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month is a regular feature since 2013 by American radio broadcaster Elvis Duran in which he chooses an upcoming solo singer, and at times duos and groups, to spotlight them each month as "Artist(s) of the Month". In certain months, two different artists may be featured during the same month. Duran has his own segment on NBC's "Today" show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb where Duran presents his selected artists, and after a brief interview with show's hosts Kathie Lee and Kotb, the selected artists sing a
Startin'/Born to Be... 14th consecutive number one single and 26th #1 single in total. The release of "Startin'/Born To Be..." makes Hamasaki the female singer with the most #1 singles in Japan, surpassing Seiko Matsuda. Lastly, the third track on the single, "teens ~acoustic version~" (a TRF cover) is also included. The PVs for "Startin and "Born to Be..." were both directed by Takahide Ishii. The video for Startin"" has a lighter and comical tone than the other PVs of the album which have a consistently deeper tone. It starts off with two young male friends in a video store. They are conversing