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ARCHIVE NEWSFILE
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1999
| Deborah... Deborah Cox's Website mentions Deborah's impromptu "Heartbreak Hotel" performance. It's actually quite a clever website as - obviously - Ms Cox is not a Webmaster but it's authored as though she was writing the site. NEWSFILE: 26 FEBRUARY 1999 |
The Highest Tribute...[From Dotmusic]Dionne Warwick presented a Pioneer Award to her sister Dee Dee with the words, "It's great to present this award to the real singer in our family." Given that their couson is Cissy Houston and niece is Whitney, that was some tribute indeed. NEWSFILE: 26 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| MTV UK Interview... Whitney's interview for MTV UK was filmed on 17 February at the HMV Records store in Oxford Street, London just before she started the signing. In the interview, Whitney talked about Rodney Jerkins and how he had been approaching Clive Davis with songs for Whitney since the age of 16. She also talked about the recording of the song "My Love Is Your Love" and Bobbi's part in the song (much the same as in previous interviews). The interview basically covered old ground (although new to UK audiences). Whitney did confirm that she would tour this year and that UK dates were a given. NEWSFILE: 25 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| It's Not Right But It's Okay: The
Video... The video for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" sees Whitney in the black leather dress she wore for the Brits. The back drop is all black and Whitney spends most of her time around a glass table - either sat behind it or stood in front. There is an all female presence as young woman from all backgrounds recite the chorus - they are not dancing, just standing. Also included are short segments which include around 5 or 6 female dancers in military styled uniforms. NEWSFILE: 25 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Chart Update... Here's a brief summary of Whitney's chart positions for the new Billboard Charts: "Heartbreak Hotel" remains at No.3 on the Hot100 - it picks up the Power Pick Sales award for the fourth time. The single is No.2 in sales with over 139,000 copies sold. On the Hot R&B Singles chart, "Heartbreak Hotel" remains at No.1 for the fourth week. "My Love Is Your Love" is down to No.32 on this week's Billboard 200. "Heartbreak Hotel" looks likely to become Whitney's second No.1 Club Play single from the new album as it moves from No.22 to No.9 this week. More Charts as and when... NEWSFILE: 25 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Another Tina Confirmation... Yesterday's report that Tina Turner hs signed up for Divas 99 has been confirmed by this USA Today article: Tina Turner joins Whitney Houston as the first two stars announced for VH1 Divas Live '99, the sequel to the 1998 live diva-fest that scored the music network's highest ratings ever and spawned a triple-platinum CD. This year's concert airs April 13 live from New York's Beacon Theater and, like last year's event, is a fund-raiser for VH1's Save the Music charity project. [Thanks Lisa]NEWSFILE: 25 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney On UK TV... Whitney Houston will feature on the following shows on UK TV over the next two days. Tonight - MTV - The Late Lick. Trevor Nelson interviews Whitney and will be showing the new video for "It's Not Right But It's Okay". (Thanks Sadiq!) Friday, Whitney & Mariah are on the Oprah Show on Sky One at 10:00hrs (GMT). Also Friday, Whitney will perform on Top Of The Pops for the first time in 12 years. She recorded her performance last week at the Elstree Studio. NEWSFILE: 25 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Grammys... Whitney presented the award for Album Of The Year to Lauryn Hill at last night's Grammys. Cissy Houston won her second Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, "He Leadeth Me." NEWSFILE: 25 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Oscar Performance Controversy...[LA Times Article]Houston and Carey have been asked to perform the song at the telecast on march 21, but academy officials say they won't be singing their hit pop single. Instead, they will be asked to perform a new arrangement of the michelle pfeiffer-sally dworsky song. "The songs are almost always rearranged for the oscar show anyway," said Bruce Davis, the Academy executive director. But tuesday, a publicist for Carey said the two singers expected to perform the Schwartz-Babyface rendition and only that rendition. Edmonds said that he didn't want to speak out about the controversy until friends expressed outrage that the academy would have Houston and Carey perform his version of the song at the oscars, even though he was not eligible. "I wouldn't want to take that chance away from them", he said, "but I don't think it's right for them to do my version of the song because I am not eligible." When informed that the academy would have them perform another version, edmonds replied: "If they are asked to perform a different kind of version, I don't know if they would want to do that. I don't know if Clive Davis would be interested in that. we do so much to get them to sing that version that to change it now wouldn't be easy. Edmond's attorney, peter lopez of century city, said that edmonds is contractually credited with writing 15% of the Houston-Carey version. "he was clearly the catalyst for the two singers to come together because of his unique relationship with both of them." Lopez said. "...to have the academy's rules dictate that that song cannot be considered for academy consideration is unfathomable." The Complete Article Can Be Read Here - Very Interesting. [Thanks Anderz]NEWSFILE: 24 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Arista's Pre Grammy Party...[From Dotmusic]Los Angeles: Whitney Houston headed an eight-strong line-up of R&B divas at a glamorous curtainraiser to tonight's American Grammy Awards. Whitney, who last week appeared at the Brit Awards in London, was the star turn at an eve-of-Grammys party thrown by her record company Arista. The highlight of the evening came when she reprised her hit Heartbreak Hotel with Kelly Price and Faith Evans, and they were then joined by audience members Cissy Houston (Whitney's mum), Monica, Mary J Blige, Deborah Cox and new Arista Records signing Shanice. "It was incredible," says Music Week editor-in-chief Steve Redmond. "Eight of the greatest R&B singers in the world singing their hearts out." Sadly the performance, although recorded, is unlikely to be released. Whitney's show-stopping performance followed an all-star line-up of Arista artists, which included Grammy nominees Sarah McLachlan and Monica, Deborah Cox and Naughty By Nature. They appeared before an even more star-studded audience, including comedian Jerry Seinfeld, sports star Magic Johnson, actor Wesley Snipes, Puff Daddy, Tony Bennett and the Backstreet Boys. The Grammys begin at 4pm local time (Midnight in London) at the Shrine Auditorium in LA. NEWSFILE: 24 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Tina Joins Whitney... VH-1 reports that Tina Turner has signed up to appear at Divas '99 with Whitney Houston. [Thanks Ginger]NEWSFILE: 24 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Puffy's Grammy Bash...[From USA Today]PARTY NIGHT: If you'd been lounging at the pool outside L.A.'s Mondrian hotel Sky Bar Monday night, about 2 a.m., you'd have heard a stellar free concert. Seems Mariah Carey turned up around then, in search of Sean "Puffy" Combs' Grammy Week dinner party at the new Asia de Cuba in Ian Schrager's Mondrian. That was over, but Carey sauntered to the Sky Bar with four gal pals and sent word to waiting limos to join them. Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and another dozen friends also sang out, singing a cappella as the spirit moved them. Carey sang a song Wonder has written for her. [The last comment is inaccurate as Stevie Wonder hasn't written for Mariah but has for Whitney]. [Thanks Anderz]NEWSFILE: 24 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Pre Grammy...[Arista's Press Release About Tonight's Pre Grammy Party]-- REMINDER/Arista Records Annual Pre-Grammy Party -- Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999-- WHO: Clive Davis & Arista Records WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, 7:00 PM WHERE: Beverly Hills Hotel - Beverly Hills Clive Davis & Arista Records will celebrate the labels 16 Grammy nominations in grand style this year at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999 at 7:00 PM. The who's who of the recording & entertainment industries step out to salute music on the eve of the 1999 Grammy awards. Celebrities & Entertainment Executives expected to attend: Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Sarah McLachlan, TLC, Monica, Usher, Deborah Cox, Faith Evans, Carlos Santana, Outkast, Backstreet Boys, Kenny G, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, 112, Wyclef Jean, Brian McKnight, Montell Jordan, Naughty By Nature, Kelly Price, Mary J. Blige, Billie Myers, Quincy Jones, David Foster, LA Reid, Diane Warren, Jermaine Dupri, Russell Simmons, John Fogerty, Aaron Neville, Nona Hendricks, Herbie Hancock, Gloria Reuben, Dick Clark, Danielle Steele, Casey Kasem, Sidney Poitier, Denise Rich, Jackie Collins, Rebecca Gayheart, Katherine Helmond, Donny Osmond, Ahmet Ertegun, Mo Ostin, Les Moonves, Doug Morris, Ted Field, Allen Grubman, Carol Bayer Sager, Barbara & Marvin Davis, Phil Ramone, Bob Daly and more. Press Check-in at 6:00 PM. All press credentials must be cleared. [Thanks Lisa]NEWSFILE: 23 FEBRUARY 1999 |
It's Not Right It's The Video...[Text of message posted by Bryn on the Onelist Mailing List]This morning I watched the music channel The Box for ages to see if the "INRBIO" was on their playlist. It wasn't but when I turned it back over to MTV, the video was playing!!!! Whitney looks GOOD! She's wearing the same dress as in the Brits and the same hair and makeup. She has got a different choker on though, this ones shaped at the front. In the video, she's upfront with loads of women behind her singing the chorus with her. Every now and again you can see flickering lights and real dancers dancing away to the tune. Whitney sometimes also sits at a table with a LOT of her leg showing! Whitney looks fantastic and really happy and fun. Well, I guess that's it for now. So, anyone who gets MTV UK or Europe, watch out for the video. It's an MTV exclusive so you won't see it anywhere else. [Thanks Bryn]NEWSFILE: 23 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brisk Trade For Blur... UK: The latest Blur single is the front runner for No.1 on Sunday as it's reported to be the best selling single for the past two days. Also doing very well is the Britney Spears single. Read: Whitney will debut very high on Sunday, possibly not No.1. NEWSFILE: 23 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| It's Not Right But It's Okay UK... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" gets it's UK release today. The single is out on two CDs and both feature versions of the Club 69 remix which does not appear on the US release of "Heartbreak Hotel/It's Not Right But It's Okay". NEWSFILE: 22 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Totally Manic... Manic Street Preacher's guitarist Nicky Wire has expressed his admiration for Whitney Houston. When asked whom he thought was a good performer at the Brits, he replied "I thought Whitney was really cool". [Thanks Sanj]NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Porgy/And I Am Telling You/I Have
Nothing... The 1994 American Music Awards performance by Whitney Houston of Porgy / And I Am Telling You / I Have Nothing is available in RealAudio in it's entirety In The Multimedia Section. The performance is 10 minutes long and the audio file has been streamed - that is, it will start to play before completely downloading. If there was ever any doubt about who the ultimate vocalist of our era was, this performance ends all debate. [Inclusion of this performance inspired by a discussion on the Bulletin Board]NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| UK Charts... "My Love Is Your Love" is up to No.37 (from No.58) following Whitney's Brits appearance. "When You Believe" is down to No.67 this week. The commercial single for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is available from Monday. The single has tough competition for the No.1 spot - Britney Spears debuted tonight with sales in excess of 400,000 copies - the fourth biggest debut in UK singles chart history and it's already the year's top selling single. Also out this week is Cher's "Strong Enough" and the new Blur single all of which have more airplay nationally than Whitney. NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney In France... Whitney Houston is back in France!!!! For the first time
since her tragic incident with Serge Gainsbourg who insulted her on the live French T.V.
show called "Champs Elysees," she's giving an exclusive interview to Jean-Pierre
Foucault for the show "Les Annees Tubes" and she will perform "Heartbreak
Hotel" live. As a rule, in this T.V. show, the artist performs after his [the
presenter] song on a medley with singers-dancers on some of his best hits. Madonna don't
make it. But Whitney can make it . So maybe??? [Thanks Sirrrion]NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Swedish MP3 Files...[Anderz - the leading Mariah Carey Webmaster - has prepared there MP3 files of Whitney Houston's performances in Sweden recently]Sweden99_talk.mp3 (Interview, 24 kbps, 11 minutes, 1.9 Mb) Sweden99_song.mp3 (INRBIO live, 48 kbps, 4.6 minutes, 1.7 Mb) Sweden99_hymn.mp3. (First ever hymn, 64 kbps, 45 seconds, 330 Kb) [Thanks Anderz]NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney In Sweden... Yesterday on TV4 (the same channel as the performance, it's the biggest advertising channel) they started showing adds for Whitney's album, it was the first time I saw them. The add included clips from the videos "It's Not Right But It's Okay" and from "Heartbreak Hotel" and from "When You Believe". "When You Believe" has been top 5 in Sweden for 3 months now, this week it's at #4. [Thanks Anderz]NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Radio 1 Report on The London
Signing... UK's Radio 1 website has This Report about the signing last Wednesday in which I got to meet Whitney. It says 500 fans - That's alot more than were actually there although alot of fans who had just turned up were allowed to enter the building to watch. NEWSFILE: 21 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Wetten Dass... Whitney Houston gave another outstanding vocal performance tonight on the German TV show Wetten Dass. Dressed in a black leather jacket, she performed without dancers tonight. Vocally, this performance is superior to that of the Brits. This Is Where You Can Find The Exclusive RealAudio File Of This Brilliant Performance. NEWSFILE: 20 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Chart Update... This is the complete Billboard Chart Update of Whitney's chart positions for the week ending 27th February 1999 (Last Week's position placed inside ( ): Billboard 200 Top R&B Albums Billboard Hot 100 Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Singles Sales HOT R&B Singles Hot R&B Singles Sales Hot R&B Airplay Hot Dance Music/ Club Play Hot Dance Music/ Maxi Single Sales Adult Contemporary Canadian Top 20 Singles Chart VIDEO CHARTS BET MTV VH-1 [Many Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 20 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| It's Not Right But It's Okay...
NEWSFILE: 18 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Update... Here's a quick run down of Whitney's Billboard chart positions for next week's charts: "My Love Is Your Love" is down from No.23 to No.26 on the Billboard 200 and it climbs from No.14 to No.13 on the R&B Albums chart (bulleted). "Heartbreak Hotel" is up one place to No.3 on the Hot100 and it holds at No.1 for the third week on the R&B Singles chart - Bulleted on both listings. "When You Believe (From 'The Prince of Egypt')" slips to No.24 on the Hot100. NEWSFILE: 18 FEBRUARY 1999 |
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Whitney Houston at the 1999 Brit Awards. |
| My World Meets Whitney's... It's late - but I am back from meeting Whitney Houston for the first time - This Is My Report On This Remarkable Day. [Special thanks to Matt & Mandy]NEWSFILE: 17 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits Appearance... When the Brits shows in your country - don't miss it! Whitney Houston gave a furious and slick performance of "It's Not Right But It's Okay". Dressed in a split long black leather dress, Whitney looked stunning and performed with a crew of between 20-30 dancers. She commanded her stager perfectly and occasionally, took to performing some of the dancer's moves. The sound system could have been alot better - I don't think the Brits accounted for the power in Whitney's voice. Whitney did sound a little raspy but it was to the full credit of the performance ultimately. I will endeavor to provide pictures from the performance and possibly a RealAudio file - but don't hold me to it - it's all time permitting and I don't have much time right now. NEWSFILE: 17 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Meeting Whitney!... You read it right - I won a competition on Capital Radio to meet Whitney tomorrow night at an exclusive signing at London's HMV Records!!!! Right now I am floating. Whitney fever in London is at all time high - like never before. Expect a full report on the Brits performance plus my first ever meeting with Whitney tomorrow night. NEWSFILE: 16 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits Info V... They aired the Brit Awards live in Portugal, on the radio. Whitney's performance was great, she sounded a little raspy, however I think it was due to a more angry performance than the one on the Italian show (the only other live performance I heard). She did sang a few high notes, and overall I think it was a better performance than the one on the CD. BTW, she was presented as an American superstar and a legend. [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 16 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits Info IV... Capital Radio have announced that Whitney's performance tonight is apparently spectacular and they have confirmed that she will perform with around thirty dancers. NEWSFILE: 16 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits Info III... The Platinum Club have said that Whitney will perform with twenty dancers at tonight's Brit Awards. [Thanks Sadiq]NEWSFILE: 16 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits Info II... In an interview with Whitney Houston this evening on Capital Radio, Whitney was asked what advice she would
give to up & coming artists - in particular Billie (the British equivalent of Britney
Spears only not as good). Whitney said: "There are so many things that you can get into that can pick you up and put you down as a youngster - because as a youngster, we get very disappointed as young people because we don't know enough. When we get older, we build a resilience and we tend to know how to deal with it a little better. I just hope she has someone who guides her and loves her - just for her. And just calls her up sometimes and says "how you doin'?" - that mean alot. DJ - You obviously have people like that at home? DJ - How many real friends do you have?
I've been asking alot of people this. I'm gonna guess - one hands full? You can phone them up any time of the day? DJ - And then an awful lot of people that
you know. Whitney acknowledged that she knew of Robbie Williams (the most nominated artist of the evening) but did seem to be unconcerned about the other names presented to her. NEWSFILE: 15 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits Info... I woke this morning to a short news interview with Whitney on Capital Radio. Whitney was one of the first artists to undertake her soundcheck for tonight's Brits. In the segment, Whitney talked about how great the stage set up and the London Arena (Docklands) was as a venue for the awards. NEWSFILE: 16 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney & Lauryn... Whitney Houston and Lauryn Hill were originally scheduled to sing together at tonight's Brits - The collaboration didn't come off in the end - as we all know. Whitney will perform "It's Not Right But It's Okay". [Thanks Sadiq]NEWSFILE: 16 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| It's About Time... There's some justice in Whitney having such a high profile in
the UK this week - we Brits get just a touch of all the exposure the US fans have had
access to over the past couple of months. Tuesday 16 February - Whitney will perform at The
Brits, London Arena, Docklands; Expect a re-run of The Brits at the weekend as well. NEWSFILE: 15 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Meet Whitney... London's Capital Radio Website has a competition to win tickets to attend Wednesday night's signing. The signing is confirmed for 7:30pm at HMV, 150 Oxford Street. NEWSFILE: 15 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| UK R&B Singles... "Heartbreak Hotel" has debuted on the UK R&B Singles chart at No.21 - This debut is on the strength of imports of the US release alone. There are no plans for a commercial UK release. NEWSFILE: 15 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| UK Singles Format... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is released on two
CD singles in the UK on Monday 22 February. NEWSFILE: 15 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| New Video... I just want to let everybody know, that the video of It's Not Right But It's Okay is ready to be released. I saw on MTV Europe, in the news Whitney recording the video. They said it's going to be very sexy and they're right you know. Whitney was in a very sexy leather dress, with brown hair, looking quite mad. She also said that, when she finished the video, she comes to Europe, and as we know, she is already here (I was there when she performed in the Surpriseshow in Holland). So that means that the video is ready, and soon we will see it on MTV. The video is quite different what most people expect from her (she's like Madonna in the video of Human Nature). I think it's going to blow up the album!!!! [Thanks Leon]NEWSFILE: 14 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| UK Single... Musicweek has some interesting WH info this week - My Love Is
Your Love has only sold 93,00 copies in the UK. UK fans - Get you're hands on the imports! - Manish. [Thanks Sadiq]NEWSFILE: 14 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney In Italy... This Website has Real Audio files of Whitney's performance on a recent Italian show. You can download performances of "I Learned From The Best", "It's Not Right But It's Okay", a short (dubbed) interview and a (tragic) duet on "All At Once" with the show's presenter. [Thanks Monte]NEWSFILE: 13 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Whitney At The Brits...[This article taken from the BMG Backstage Website]Whitney Houston will be performing at The Brits on Tuesday 16 February. The organisers of the Brit Awards were so keen for Whitney Houston to appear at this years event at London's Docklands Arena that they have invited her to perform her new single and she isn't even up for an award. Performers at the Brit Awards are usually Award winners or one off musical collaborations (remember Robbie Williams and Tom Jones' fantastic Full Monty number last year?). Whitney has made such an impact with her stunning new album "My Love Is Your Love" she won a prime spot on the show. Hopefully she will be back next year to pick up her award for Best International Female...... NEWSFILE: 13 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Full Billboard Chart Update... "My Love Is Your Love" - 23 (31) Billboard 200 [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 13 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Holland Report... Special thanks to Trevor P for his report of Whitney Houston In Holland for "The Surprise Show". NEWSFILE: 12 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| UK No.1 Dance Album... On the back of the major radio success of "It's Not Right But It's Okay", Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" album jumps from No.10 to No.1 in the UK Dance Albums Chart. NEWSFILE: 11 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Charts... "Heartbreak Hotel" climbs from No.7 to No.4 on the Hot100 earning the Power Pick Sales Award for the second consecutive week. "When You Believe (From 'The Prince Of Egypt')" slips to No.22 (from last week's No.18). More chart news as and when.... NEWSFILE: 11 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Grammy/VH-1...
| Whitney's timeline is going to be on February 17 on VH1 at 10:30pm (US), after Aerosmiths timeline. Whitney is also going tobe at the Grammys, I don't know if she's going to perform, I think she's just going to present an award, but she's still going to be there. |
NEWSFILE: 11 FEBRUARY 1999
| Whitney on Billboard Charts... Great News - Expect to see "My Love Is Your Love" rise to No.23 on the Billboard 200 with a Bullet in the new charts announced tomorrow. The album remains at No.14 on the R&B Albums chart. Full details soon. [Thanks Trevor]NEWSFILE: 10 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney In Germany... Here is a big news from Germany ! Whitney appears on the biggest show in German television. It`s the show "Wetten daß ?" which is seen by around 20 million people every show. I`m sure, she will top the assistance of Bryan Adams and Mel C who will even be in. It is confirmed that she will sing "It`s Not Right But It's Okay" - the new single track released in Europe. I even recognized that important german radio station are starting to play this brilliant song. The show setting on Saturday 20th of February will without question be a great promotion for Whitney. [Thanks Manuel]NEWSFILE: 10 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Civil War Movie...From: Sister 2 Sister; March 1999Whitney Houston produces a film - Whitney Houston is
working on another movie, but she won't be starring in it. This time around she's
producing it through her film company, BrownHouse Productions. It's about the Civil War
and it's based on a true story about a slave girl and a White man. The word is that
Whitney's company will be working with producer Lawrence Bender. He produced the movie
Pulp Fiction. Yum! NEWSFILE: 10 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Arista Responds... Dear Arista, I am a loyal fan of Whitney Houston. I
absolutely love her new cd and single. My only request is that Arista continue to support
and promote this great cd. I love the HH video and the new remixes, however, I think that
Whitney's audience would vastly increase if an urban remix is added to HH ala Puffy or
Jay-z. Also, if Arista, intends to release 'My Love is Your Love' as a single, we the fans
implore you to let Wyclef remix this song and add a killer remix. Please continue the
promotion of this cd and continue with great videos like Heartbreak Hotel. I would like to
see at least a couple #1s of this cd.Again, we are asking for urban remixes/rap to be
attached to the songs Heartbreak Hotel and My Love to Your Love and to not just service
the club/house market. [This Is Arista's response]Arista is standing behind this release all the way. We would also like to see some # 1s. There is a great contest on the site now. We will also be releasing many more singles from the album. Thank you for your support. NEWSFILE: 9 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney At The Oscars... Following today's announcement that "When You Believe (From 'The Prince Of Egypt')" has been nominated for an oscar, Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey have confirmed they will perform the song live at the ceremony. This marks Whitney's first oscar performance. NEWSFILE: 9 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| VH-1... UK Fans - Don't forget that it's Whitney Houston day on 9 February. VH-1 will be airing an interview, the Greatest Hits and Classic Whitney. NEWSFILE: 8 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| UK Chart Update... "My Love Is Your Love" climbs four places to No.56 on this week's UK Album chart. "When You Believe (From The Prince Of Egypt)" slips to No.53 from last week's No.43 spot. NEWSFILE: 7 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Lauryn... Lauryn Hill has been in London this past week for her one and only live show in Europe. Whilst here, Lauryn also appeared on Top Of The Pop. I have a friend who went to the gig as well as the Top Of The Pops recording. Apparently, Lauryn performed three songs whilst at the TOTP studio. How many of the songs performed actually aired?? (I didn't see the show). Anyway, my friend says there was a real buzz about the impending Whitney Houston performance on the show in two weeks time. It's likely that Whitney may record more than one song - perhaps a TOTP exclusive with two or more performances is possible but also possible/likely is Whitney recording for a later single release. NEWSFILE: 7 FEBRUARY 1999 |
More Announcements...[News article taken from Capital Radio Website announcing Whitney's appearance at the Brits '99]Whitney Houston has been confirmed as a very special guest for the 1999 BRIT Awards. The US superstar, whose 'My Love Is Your Love' album is attracting good reviews over here with the anticipation running high for her new single, 'It's Not Right But It's OK', has been named as the latest surprise live performer at this year's show at the London Arena on February 16. Houston, the Queen of R&B and platinum-selling soulstress, joins David Bowie, Cher, Robbie Williams, Boyzone, Manic Street Preachers, The Corrs, Eurythmics, and Placebo. Steps, B*Witched and Billie are to join forces and voices on a medley of ABBA songs. NEWSFILE: 6 FEBRUARY 1999 |
First UK Review: It's More Than Okay!
...[This is the first UK review of "It's Not Right But It's Okay" from the Capital Radio Website]On the day that Whitney Houston is confirmed as a the very special guest for the 1999 BRIT Awards, the queen of R&B is looking and sounding even better than ever. Her new single 'It's Not Right But It's OK' is a massive shift away from her previous soulful ballads and is representative of the diverse array of producers and collaborators that have helped her on the 'My Love Is Your Love' album. Calling on the co-operation of Missy Elliott, Babyface and other well-known and young talents, Whitney has created - for her first studio album in years (most of her other contributions have been for soundtracks or duets with various partners) a cutting-edge sound which traverses all styles from dance, R&B and soul. She's been away for too long. The success of her duet with Mariah Carey just before Christmas proved that she is still well loved and there'd be no surprise to see 'It's Not Right But It's OK' hitting the top of the charts soon after it's release date. [I said it was a No.1 song! - Manish]NEWSFILE: 6 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| All Time Love ... Billboard Magazine have compiled a list of the 50 all time songs which feature "love" in the title as voted for by readers of the magazine. Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" ranks in second place after Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love To You". Whitney is also No.47 with "Greatest Love Of All". You Can Read The Complete Rundown Here. NEWSFILE: 6 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Brits: WHITNEY HOUSTON IS SPECIAL LIVE
GUEST ...[Article taken from www.brits.co.uk]US superstar WHITNEY HOUSTON has been confirmed as the surprise live performer at this year's BRIT Awards in association with MasterCard show at London Arena on February 16. Platinum-selling R&B queen Whitney will join the artists already scheduled to perform - ROBBIE WILLIAMS, BOYZONE, CHER, THE CORRS, EURYTHMICS, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, DAVID BOWIE, PLACEBO. Popstars BILLIE, STEPS and B*WITCHED will join together to star in a medley of ABBA songs in a tribute to the Swedish pop maestros. The BRIT Awards ceremony featuring live performances will be televised in the UK on Wednesday, February 17 at 8pm on ITV. [Manish to confirm asap - The Brits will be broadcast live as a webcast via the Capital Radio Website] |
NEWSFILE: 5 FEBRUARY 1999
| Another Billboard No.1... "Heartbreak Hotel" has taken the No.1 spot on Billboard's R&B Singles Chart. The song climbs from No.29 to No.7 on the Hot100 claiming the Power Pick Sales award. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" slips to No.3 on the Dance/Club Play chart after 3 weeks at No.1. "When You Believe (From The Prince Of Egypt)" is down to No.18 on the Hot100 and down to No.4 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. As stated yesterday, "My Love Is Your Love" is up to No.31 on the Billboard 200 and up from No.15 to No.14 on the Hot R&B albums chart. NEWSFILE: 4 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| BMG Backstage Bulletin... Whitney Houston releases the next single, 'It's Not Right But It's Okay', off her new album 'My Love Is Your Love' on the 1st March (Does this mean the single is no longer due on the week of Whitney's Brits appearance? I am sure this date is a mistake - Manish). This is a soulful track, brilliantly produced, which showcases Whitney's superb talent. The album is in stores now and is a stunning release, which never strays far from the BackStage stere-ere-ere-o. Full details re. both album and single can be found on the site www.bmg-backstage.co.uk. If you fancy winning a Whitney T-shirt, which you can see modeled by one of the BackStage crew on the site, all you need do is answer the following question and send your answer to backstage@bmg.co.uk remembering to put 'Whitney competition' in the subject header. The question is this; Who produced 'It's Not Right But It's Okay' for the new Whitney album? There are three answers to choose from on the site if you need a bit of help. This competition closes on the 1st of March. Good Luck! [From BMG Backstage Bulletin]NEWSFILE: 4 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Whitney Goes Up!... It was a good week for such divas as Whitney Houston saw her latest effort, "My Love Is Your Love," generate a little heat after 11 weeks on the chart. The album saw its sales figures rise from 41,000 to 45,000 as it moved from number 34 to number 31. [From MTV News]NEWSFILE: 3 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Divas Live '99... The New York Post's Liz Smith reports: "Remember last year's Diva's Live concert? Well, VH is doing it again assembling another froup of divas to perform at the Beacon Theater on April 13. This benefits VH1 Save the Music. We announce that powerhouse Whitney Houston has signed on. I can't imagine who else they will get to match Houston, octave for incredible octave, but, for sure, the music channel must be trying for Lauryn Hill, the new diva on the block. By the time the VH1 show rolls around, Lauryn might have swept the Grammy awards." [Thanks Blackatlantic]NEWSFILE: 3 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Next Single... "My Love Is Your Love" is the confirmed next single from the album. [Thanks Marco @ CNN]NEWSFILE: 3 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Video...[E-mail Response from Arista To Julian]This is an E-mail from Arista: "There will be a video shot for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" and it will be posted on the [Arist] website later this month. [Thanks Julian]NEWSFILE: 3 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Phone For Whitney In London... Could you kindly ask your London's reader to vote for Whitney's "It's Not Right But It's Okay" for Dr Fox Drivetime on Capital FM Top 7 every Tuesday and Thursday 1600-1630hrs at 0171-7666095. She is currently not in the chart yet. [Thanks Fal]NEWSFILE: 3 FEBRUARY 1999 |
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AmFar... Spin Magazine mentioned Whitney in this month's issue in the Backstage Pass section on p.59. She and many others such as Sharon Stone, Tom Hanks, Barbara Walters, Clive Davis, Barry Manilow, and Sean "Puffy" Combs appeared at an AmFar dinner party to honor AIDS activists. Houston and Wyclef Jean performed a track from the new album. [From Platinum Club Website].NEWSFILE: 2 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Famously Difficult Interviewee... It's always interesting to see how Whitney Houston interacts with the British media. In tonight's O-Zone interview - her first since her 1997 O-Zone interview - Whitney had a glut of the usual questions(Did you know how big the Bodyguard was going to be? How did that duet come about? What makes a diva?) , but what made the interview different was her candid responses. In interview and in press in the UK, Whitney reacts very differently than she does to the US media. Perhaps more serious, but definitely more intelligent. Highlights: The "Diva"'s Whitney acknowledged were
Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick and Diana Ross; The introduction to the interview described Whitney as a "famously difficult interviewee" and perhaps that title was coined after the fact. Whitney was quite different, almost intimidating. The camera shots were taken from varying angles and one was to the right of Whitney which decided to focus very closely in on Whitney's skin - almost a "see, she doesn't have the most perfect skin" type shot. Very curious. Time permitting, a full transcript will appear on this website shortly. NEWSFILE: 2 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| Brits '99... The Brits 1999 Awards Website has yet to make any official statement confirming the appearance of Whitney Houston at the show on 16 February. However, Manish has just found the following statement on the website: One more live slot in the show is still be confirmed with sources hinting at a US superstar to appear. Watch this space! NEWSFILE: 2 FEBRUARY 1999 |
| O-Zone UK Tonight... The O-Zone's Whitney Houston special is tonight on BB2 at 19:10 GMT. The show - which is usually just inside 30 minutes long is going to run for just 10 minutes. (Obviously once again, the British media hasn't got enough interest in Whitney for a more complete interview!). Full details of the show will appear here later today. NEWSFILE: 2 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Hitmaker...[Comment from www.hitmaker.com].The Arista A-Team of RICHARD PALMESE, TOM MAFFEI and DANNY C.got 'em all checking into WHITNEY HOUSTON "Heartbreak Hotel" as the HOT new video is in Heavy Rotation at all outlets, radio is beginning to feel the heat. New close out adds this week at KBXX and WMAX. Monitor Rhythm 16*, Crossover 13*. Single in stores now and blowing out across the country. "My Love Is Your Love" is now double platinum and counting. Just the beginning for WHITNEY. [Thanks Charles].NEWSFILE: 1 FEBRUARY 1999 |
Superbowl...[Text of message posted on the Bulletin Board by Lopez]I had just finish watching the group Kiss perform the opening act for the Superbowl and had turned to do some work on my pc. I had my back to the TV as the sportscasters were talking when I heard the speakers blaring Whitney singing 'Many nights we've prayed....There can be miracles, when you believe.." This is great! The superbowl is only watched by millions of people around the world. It was Whitney, singing 'When You Believe' from the Prince Of Egypt. They played her entire intro and chorus and then they went to commercial. Great PR. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| UK Chart Update... "When You Believe (From The Prince Of Egypt)" by Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey slips from No.38 to No.43 in the new UK chart. "My Love Is Your Love" is down from No.51 to No.60 on the main album chart and on the Dance Album chart it slips from No.6 to No.10. NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| UK Promo - INRBIO... This is the statement that can be found on the back of the UK one track promo of "It's Not Right But It's Okay": WHITNEY HOUSTON "IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY" - RELEASE DATE : 15th FEBRUARY 1999. The debut single from Whitney's new album "My Love Is Your Love". "It's Not Right But It's Okay" was written & produced by Rodney Jerkins (of the recent Brandy & Monica smash "The Boy Is Mine"). This track (and album) will not only re-establish Whitney as the world's premier female vocalist within the mass market, whilst securing her credentials in the specialist urban area. To date, in the UK, Whitney has had 4 multi-platinum albums, 11 top 10 Hits and ammassed global sales of more than 100 million albums. Huge support has already come from Tong, Pearce & Trevor Nelson. [Expect to see the cover of the UK single exclusive to this website tomorrow]. NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| Step By Boxed Set Step... The Dotmusic Website mentions a Whitney Houston "Step By Step" boxed set here. Does anyone know anything about this? Is it just the two UK CDs in a boxed set?? Info please. NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| Capital's Okay... Whitney's "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is released in the UK on 15 February 1999 although the Capital Radio site says the release is on 19 February. Click Here To Buy The Single Now From Capital Radio.The single is out in two parts. NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| NAACP Image Awards... The NAACP Image Awards Website lists the six awards Whitney Houston has been nominated in. The 30th NAACP Image Awards will take place Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, 1999 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The two-hour primetime telecast is tentatively scheduled to air March 4, 1999. It is not known if Whitney will appear on the show as yet as she is expected to be in London during Sunday to rehearse for the 1999 Brit Awards which are taped on the Monday night and air nationally on Tuesday 12 February 1999. NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| Vote Whitney... The banner for MTV's Total Request Line is above. Use it! Let's get Whitney some airplay. NEWSFILE: 31 JANUARY 1999 |
| New Photo At Arista...
Said photo is also now the title page picture for this website - Click Here. NEWSFILE: 30 JANUARY 1999 |
| Fred's Chartbeat Chat Quotes Manish... A statement I made on the Bulletin Board on 18 January 1999 regarding Mariah Carey's consecutive No.1 singles has been posed to Fred Bronson on his Chartbreat Chat Column at the Billboard Website. The complete text of the question can be found here. Basically, I stated that according to Billboard's 100th Anniversary issue, when they quoted artists with the most consecutive No.1 singles, stated that consecutive No.1 singles are un-effected if a duet falls short of the No.1 spot, but if that duet goes to No.1, it would add to the streak. The only mistake made is in quoting the source. It wasn't Billboard's 100th Anniversary Issue - It was Billboard issue dated 19 September 1998 which marked the 40th Anniversary of the Hot100. On Page 38 of this issue, it clearly states "**The Consecutive category excludes Christmas hits, reissues, B-sides, EPs and duos (unless they add to the streak).**" The question to Fred is posed by Andre as follows: Hello Fred, My question is regarding Mariah & Whitney's duet "When You Believe." There's been some digging into the Billboard rules, and someone posted the following statement on the Mariah Carey newsgroup, a statement found on a Whitney Houston Web site: "... If 'When You Believe' goes to No. 1 (not likely now), it would become Mariah's sixth consecutive No. 1 single. If it doesn't, Billboard's 100th Anniversary edition clearly states that duets can add to a string of consecutive No. 1s but cannot break the chain. Thus, if 'I Still Believe' (Mariah's new single) gets to No 1. and 'WYB' doesn't, Mariah will have attained her sixth consecutive No. 1." Clearly this is a rule that Billboard MUST address, as it doesn't make sense to say that "WYB" isn't a Mariah song if it doesn't go to No. 1, but is a Mariah song if it does. What's Billboard position on this subject, and what are your thoughts? If the rule stands, I sure think it should be revised. If Mariah is credited as one of the performers for "When You Believe," why wouldn't it account for a song of hers that didn't reach No. 1? I'm sure looking forward to some clarification. And
once again, thanks for a great column. This is Fred's Reply: Dear Andre, You're right, it makes no sense. I don't know anything about the policy you quote from the 100th anniversary issue. "When You Believe" is clearly credited to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, and they both get the credit (or lack thereof). I should emphasize that Billboard doesn't make "official" policy statements like the one you mention. While there are rules about how charts are compiled, no one takes a stand about consecutive streaks. I write about such events in Chart Beat and use my own good sense about who should get credit for what. You Can Read The Same Article On The Billboard Site - Click Here. I will, of course, e-mail Fred to point him in the direction of the issue which made the statement. NEWSFILE: 30 JANUARY 1999 |
| Download Heartbreak Hotel... The video for "Heartbreak Hotel" can now be downloaded from the Arista Records Site. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 29 JANUARY 1999 |
| Complete Billboard Rundown... Here is the complete Billboard chart info for the week ending
6 February 1999: [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 29 JANUARY 1999 |
| Whitney At The Brits '99... Very big and exciting news - Whitney Houston has confirmed she will perform at the 1999 Brit Awards in London on 16 February 1999. The show remains the highlight of the UK Music Calender registering higher TV viewing figures than any other music show all year. The Brits are also very influencial for album and singles sales. It is likely that Whitney will perform "It's Not Right But It's Okay", however, this has not been confirmed and Whitney may yet have to conform to the usual Brits setup where two artists/acts air paired together to perform a song. This year's Brits will honour The Eurythmix and they are also confirmed to perform. Any chance of Whitney Houston & Annie Lennox duetting on "Step By Step"? Just Manish Speculating! NEWSFILE: 28 JANUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Update... "My Love Is Your Love" is No.34 on the Billboard
200 for the week ending 6 February 1999. The album appears at No.15 on the R&B Albums
Chart. "Heartbreak Hotel" registers a climb to No.29 on the Hot100 and is up to No.6 on the R&B Chart. BIG NEWS: "It's Not Right But It's Okay" remains the No.1 Club Play Single for a third consecutive week. A detailed account of positions to follow. NEWSFILE: 28 JANUARY 1999 |
| Whitney: UK Appearances... 2 Whitney Houston: TV - The Ozone - Whitney Special [Thanks Matt]NEWSFILE: 28 JANUARY 1999 |
| O-Zone... Whitney Houston is on The O-Zone (UK) next Tuesday and Sunday. As advertised it on last weeks edition. It looks like a Whitney Special. They introduced her as the first lady of pop, [Thanks Sadiq]NEWSFILE: 27 JANUARY 1999 |
| Oprah UK... The Oprah Show, featuring Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey will be showing in the UK on the 26th of February 1999. It will air on Sky 1 at 10:00AM GMT. [Thanks Nikesh]NEWSFILE: 25 JANUARY 1999 |
| VH-1 UK... The February issue of Sky Guide reports that on the 9th of
February 1999 there will be a VH-1 To 1 with Whitney Houston, saying "the glamorous
singer talks about her career and her hopes for the future". This is show at 4:30 UK
time. (Could this be the show from the Waiting To Exhale era?) [Thanks Nikesh]NEWSFILE: 25 JANUARY 1999 |
| UK Chart... "My Love Is Your Love" continues to gain ground and this week moves up from No.57 to No.51. "When You Believe" slips from No.32 to No.38. The song registered as the 110th Best Selling single of 1998 in the UK with sales of 178,000 copies. Silver status is due soon. NEWSFILE: 25 JANUARY 1999 |
| Billboard... Here is the complete Billboard chart info for the week ending
30 January 1999: [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 21 JANUARY 1999 |
| Billboard... "My Love Is Your Love" slips to No.28 this week on the Billboard 200. Better news comes for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" which hangs on to the club chart No.1 spot for a second week. "When You Believe" climbs ten places to No.15. A complete list of Whitney's performance on the Billboard charts to follow. NEWSFILE: 21 JANUARY 1999 |
| That Review... This Is Where You Can Find The Larry Edwards Review Of "My Love Is Your Love". Edwards completely misses the artistic and lyrical thrust of the album, and what he has to say is not especially insightful. But the review is worth reading, because he does seem to appreciate the sheer brilliance of Whitney's vocal gifts--too bad he thinks they're mostly wasted on My Love Is Your Love (Blackatlantic, Bulletin Board 21 January 1999). [Thanks Blackatlantic]NEWSFILE: 21 JANUARY 1999 |
| X2... Whitney Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" album has been certified in the US for 2 million sales according to Arista Records. NEWSFILE: 17 JANUARY 1999 |
| Complete Billboard Chart List... Here's the remaining chart info for the week ending 23
January 1999: [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 17 JANUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Update... The first few charts from Billboard Magazine are coming
through and along with the fact that "It's Not Right But It's Okay" has shot up
to No.1 inthe Dance/Club play chart, the other big news is the arrival of "When You
Believe(From "The Prince Of Egypt")" which moves from No.64 to No.25. Further updates as soon as they are available. NEWSFILE: 14 JANUARY 1999 |
| Club Diva... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is the No.1 Dance/Club play single in the US according to Billboard Magazine. [Thanks Dean]NEWSFILE: 14 JANUARY 1999 |
| Europe... "When You Believe(From "The Prince Of Egypt")" climbs back up to No.3 in the European Singles chart and "My Love Is Your Love" is back up to No.10. [Thanks Anderz]NEWSFILE: 14 JANUARY 1999 |
| Leno Performance... Whitney Houston was interviewed by Jay Leno last night and performed "I Learned From The Best". NEWSFILE: 14 JANUARY 1999 |
| Leno... Don't forget - Whitney appears tonight on the Jay Leno Show (US) tonight. The show does air on Satellite in the UK at the weekend. Confirmation of date/time will follow. NEWSFILE: 13 JANUARY 1999 |
| Broken Records... Mariah Carey's "#1s" has broken the record for best-selling foreign album was previously held by Whitney Houston's "The Bodyguard," which has sold 2.8 million units in Japan. Sony Music Japan reports that the album has sold 3.25 million copies. [This article has been posted due to popular demand, both from the Bulletin Board and e-mail following an earlier article about Cher breaking Whitney's record in the UK. Apologies for an offence caused by the omission of this news.] NEWSFILE: 13 JANUARY 1999 |
| AMA Picture... You can see a picture of Whitney singing at the AMA's on
Monday night Here. NEWSFILE: 13 JANUARY 1999 |
| Wes Asks Fred... Whitney Houston Webmaster, Wes Horton has a question which was featured on Billboard's Chrtbeat Chat Column. Hey Fred, Like many others, I am very surprised and disappointed by the lack of chart success for Whitney Houston's latest CD, "My Love Is Your Love." Is it going to go back up the chart? Whitney has never had an album or soundtrack not make it into the top three!! Could this be the one to break the Houston tradition? I have a Web site dedicated to Whitney entitled "Whitney Houston -- The All Round Entertainer" (http://www.beyond.net.au/whweb) Should I give up on the biggest-selling female artist in history? Thanks, Wes Horton Dear Wes, I think it's too early to give up on Houston, and her latest album. It's true that it hasn't performed to expectations yet -- in fact, so far its peak position on The Billboard 200 is No. 13, its debut position (this week it moves 26-23). A smash hit single could lift the album back up, but so could television appearances. Perhaps her spot on "The American Music Awards" on Jan. 11 will have an affect on album sales -- appearances on the Billboard Awards, the AMAs, and the Grammys tend to do that. Fred Bronson Wes' Whitney Houston The All Round Entertainer Site Can Be Found Here. NEWSFILE: 13 JANUARY 1999 |
| Walk Of Fame... In the Feb. 1999 Sister 2 Sister magazine, theres an advertisment for BET Black History Month specials. On the 17th January, at 8pm/ET, there will be a special tribute highlighting walk of fame recipients: Boyz II Men, Babyface, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson. [Thanks Ginger]NEWSFILE: 12 JANUARY 1999 |
| Platinum Club Question... The Platinum Club site is currently having a voting booth regarding what the fans want for the next video. NEWSFILE: 12 JANUARY 1999 |
Heartbreak...[Here's a small article from the New York Post regarding the video shoot for "Heartbreak Hotel." ]Big Chill You can't count on the weather, as Whitney Houston learned on the Florida shoot for her new "Heartbreak Hotel" video. "Are you sure this is Miami?" she laughed as temperatures plummeted at Opa Locka Airport, where a section of the airstrip was cordoned off for the hush-hush shoot with fellow singers Kelly Price and Faith Evans. Producers picked the Sunshine State for its warm weather, The Post's Malcolm Balfour reports. "Who'd have guessed the temperature would drop into the 40s - we could have shot this in New Jersey," griped one grip. Whitney's lips trembled with cold during the filming. One scene called for her white Rolls convertible to approach a jet through a cloud of mist. But 40-mile-an-hour winds blew the fake smoke away the second it came out of the smoke-maker. [Thanks Lisa]NEWSFILE: 12 JANUARY 1999 |
| Believe... Cher's massive "Believe" single is now just 30,000 copies away from becoming the UK's best selling single ever by a female artist. Whitney Houston has held the title for six years with 1,570,000 copies of "I Will Always Love You" sold. NEWSFILE: 12 JANUARY 1999 |
| AMAs... If you didn't hear already - Whitney Houston performed "Until You Come Back" with Babyface and "My Love Is Your Love" with Wyclef Jean at last night's American Music Awards. NEWSFILE: 12 JANUARY 1999 |
| Will Smith... On a German channel Will Smith confirmed in an interview that his next project would be the remake of "A Star Is Born" and Whitney is supposed to co-star with him. Nothing was said about "Anything For You". [Thanks Klaus-Peter]NEWSFILE: 12 JANUARY 1999 |
| UK Singles Chart... "When You Believe" slips from No.19 to No.23 in it's fifth week on the UK Top 40. It attained it's peak position of No.4 on it's debut week. NEWSFILE: 10 JANUARY 1999 |
| Whitney's TV Week... Quick reminder of Whitney's US Television appearances this
week: NEWSFILE: 10 JANUARY 1999 |
| Further Billboard Update... Here's the remaining chart info for the week ending 9 January
1999: [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 10 JANUARY 1999 |
| German Release... The German TV show "Top of the Pops" have said that Whitney's new single "It's Not Right But Its Okay" will be released in February. [Thanks Matthias]NEWSFILE: 10 JANUARY 1999 |
| AMA's... Rock-on-TV is reporting that Whitney will perform a two-song medley to open the American Music Awards. She will first pair with Babyface on the powerful torch song, "Until You Come Back;" and then she will be joined by Wyclef for a rendition of the reggae-tinged "My Love Is Your Love." [Thanks Blackatlantic]NEWSFILE: 8 JANUARY 1999 |
| Heartbreak Hotel... Hi, I live down here in MIAMI, FL and yesterday, 1/5/99, Whitney was filming the video to Heartbreak Hotel. She filmed in a nearby airport hangar and they said, on the news, that she would be filming the rest on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. [Thanks Rudd]NEWSFILE: 7 JANUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Update... "My Love Is Your Love" climbs from No.26 to No.23
this week with sales of over 80,000 copies on the Billboard 200. The album also rises
13-12 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. NEWSFILE: 7 JANUARY 1999 |
| Billboard Awards UK... UK Fans - we all seem to have missed the 1998 Billboard Music Awards. They were shown on Saturday night on Sky One. If a UK fan did see the show - thanks for telling the rest of us! NEWSFILE: 7 JANUARY 1999 |
| The O-Zone... There was a short segment tonight about Whitney Houston on
the O-Zone in the UK tonight. The excerpt was an interview with Whitney (I forget the
interviewer's name but he's a fairly prominent, intelligent Indian presenter so the full
interview should prove to be interesting). Tonight, Whitney talked about how tired she got
of working on "The Bodyguard" - doing the soundtrack then the movie then the
soundtrack then the movie.... NEWSFILE: 5 JANUARY 1999 |
Billboard's Heartbreak Hotel...This is Billboard Magazine's review of "Heartbreak Hotel":WHITNEY HOUSTON (feat. FAITH EVANS AND KELLY PRICE) After the embarrassing radio performance of the heavily hyped Mariah Carey duet ``When You Believe'' from ``The Prince Of Egypt,'' Arista is calling upon hot R&B singers Kelly Price and Faith Evans to lend a little street cred to Houston's second single from ``My Love Is Your Love.'' On this track, launched last month at the Billboard Music Awards with a smoking live performance, Houston eases into the role of the dissed lover who's taking things into her own hands with a letter telling her man how much he hurt her with his cheating. It's a highly effective setting for Houston, who wears her emotions on her sleeve and serves up one of the most effective performances on the album. Price and Evans sell themselves grandly as empathetic sisters alongside their pained friend, soaring with emotion and helping keep the timeless artist identifiable to a new generation of R&B; fans. Anyone who embraced Price's ``Friend Of Mine'' won't even have to play this one all the way through to love it. It's nice to see Houston on track, leaning away from the syrup and juicing up for the real deal here. [Thanks Lisa]NEWSFILE: 5 JANUARY 1999 |
| UK Albums... Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" album has dropped down to No.71 on the UK albums chart. [Thanks Dean]NEWSFILE: 5 JANUARY 1999 |
| UK Update... "When You Believe" slips two places this week to No.19 in the UK singles chart. NEWSFILE: 4 JANUARY 1999 |
Singles Release Dates...[Following information posted by Sky on the BBS - Taken from the Tower Records Website]The US release date for Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey's "When You Believe" is set for 5 January 1999. Further, "Heartbreak Hotel/It's Not Right But It's Okay" will be released (apparently a double A side single) on 19 January 1999. [Thanks Sky]NEWSFILE: 2 JANUARY 1999 |
| More Billboard Info... Here's the remaining chart info for the week ending 9 January
1999: [Thanks Nuno]NEWSFILE: 2 JANUARY 1999 |
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