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[A Statement From The Whitney Houston Platinum Club] Amazingly, the press has pounced on Whitney's absence at
this year's Oscar Awards. The truth of the matter is simply that Whitney Houston was
unable to perform because of a sore throat. We all know that she has been busy working on
new material for her upcoming Greatest Hits package; so, it's not impossible to think that
she's been working her chords overtime as of late. As further affirmation, Jane LaBonte,
the Oscar event publicist, attested, "I was in the rehearsal myself the whole time,
and it was really obvious the poor lady was having a problem with her throat." It was
a mutual decision made by Whitney Houston, Burt Bacharach - the producer of the musical
sequence - and the producers of the show, that Whitney not perform that evening.
Billboard... 'I learned From The Best' is down to No.36 on the Billboard Hot100. The album is down to No.121. Expect to see the complete Billboard Chart Update at the weekend on Classic Whitney.
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The week looks like it's going to be one of The Tabloids Vs. Whitney once again as most of the world's tabloid press have decided to pick up variations on the story surrounding Whitney's no show at the Oscars. Just to re-iterate, Whitney's spokesperson, Nancy Seltzer has said Whitney was ill. "Whitney arrived in Los Angeles with a sore throat. After participating in rehearsals both Thursday and Friday nights, she was unsure that she would be better by Sunday. She therefore regretfully withdrew from the performance."
Request... Now would be a really good time to request Whitney's 'I Learned From The Best'. Certain music media and tabloid press seems to compliment each other at times. An opportunity to return the exploitation favour. Call your local radio station and ask that they play this current single. Mail a few other radio stations at the same time.
Billboard... Billboard article about N'Sync's CD sales which contains a small reminder that Whitney Houston is the only female artist to ever sell over one million copies of an album in a single week. 'N Sync Breaks The SoundScan Barrier The music industry's bar has been raised, as 'N Sync's Jive debut "No Strings Attached" exceeds 2.4 million units in its first week of sales, the first time in the SoundScan era that any album has sold more than 2 million copies in a single frame. 'N Sync's opening volley more than doubles the previous SoundScan-era record set last year when labelmates Backstreet Boys' "Millennium" moved 1.13 million copies in its first week. Only two other albums -- the soundtrack from Whitney Houston's "The Bodyguard" and Garth Brooks' "Double Live" -- have earned one-week totals in excess of 1 million units since The Billboard 200 adopted SoundScan data in May 1991. SoundScan data will be officially released today (March 29). In other 'N Sync news, Amplified.com says that its weeklong offer of a free, streamed version of a remix of the group's single "Bye Bye Bye" has resulted in the most deliveries of any song the company has offered to date. More than 1.7 million streams, in Windows Media and RealAudio formats, were delivered via Amplified's distribution network. -- Geoff Mayfield, L.A.; Carolyn Horwitz, N.Y.
Jane...
WHITNEY HOUSTON PICTURED IN THE MAY ISSUE
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[New York Daily News Article About Why Whitney Didn't Perform At The Oscars] Tinseltown Plays 'Where's Whitney?' Hollywood was abuzz yesterday about why Whitney Houston never got to sing at the Oscars. The Grammy-winning songstress was scheduled to perform in the Burt Bacharach musical segment that featured Queen Latifah, Ray Charles and Isaac Hayes. But, at the last minute, she was replaced by Faith Hill. Insiders said Houston had difficulty completing her musical numbers during a rehearsal Friday and bungled some of the lyrics. The rehearsal performance fueled rumors that Houston didn't leave the show of her own accord. But Houston spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer said the singer was ill. "Whitney arrived in Los Angeles with a sore throat," she said. "After participating in rehearsals both Thursday and Friday nights, she was unsure that she would be better by Sunday. She therefore regretfully withdrew from the performance." Jane Labonte, a spokeswoman for the Academy, agreed, and said: "The poor gal was sick. She couldn't sing to the best of her ability. She wasn't fired; it may have been a mutual decision, but she was certainly part of the process." The decision to select Hill apparently didn't sit well with Garth Brooks, who was set to perform after Whitney. Word is, he was upset that other country singers weren't considered. But Brooks' rep, Karen Bird, said the singer's "concern was for Whitney and her feelings, because he had known her for a long time, not over who her replacement would be."
Don't forget to get your competition entries in. The competition closes on 3 April 2000. Bulletin Board... Classic Whitney has a new Bulletin Board. Go to the Bulletin Board Intro Page for details and a link to the new location. The new board requires registration.
NEWSFILE: 28 MARCH 2000 |
Whitney Houston did not perform last night in the Oscars tribute medley. Dotmusic cites ill health (sore throat).
After 15 weeks on the Dutch Top 100 the single I Learned From The Best falls off the chart this week. The album My Love Is Your Love has produced some successful singles for Whitney in The Netherlands. These were the hits: When You Believe - No.4 On the Dutch Album Top 100 the album My Love Is Your Love climbs one place from No.54 to No.53 (69 weeks on chart). [Thanks Deborah]
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Whitney Houston is scheduled to appear on Queen Latifah's talk show on 28 March 2000 at 09:00EST. The show will centre around tonight's Oscar performance. [Thanks Tony L]
This article is little do to with Whitney but mentions her as being produced by Rodney Jerkins and it's an interesting concept which her regular producers and song writers are actively invested in. HIT U.S. MUSIC STARS ANNOUNCE INSIDER PORTAL A whole host of top songwriters and producers have gathered to publicize Tonos.com, described as a "Music Insiders' Network". Founded by lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, the portal aims to link music business professionals together with aspiring artists and fans. To this end the company has taken ownership of VelvetRope.com, an industry gossip site, and NetMusicSchool.com, which sells piano and guitar lessons online. The two other main partners in the venture are Grammy-winning producer David Foster and R'n'B icon Babyface. In addition to their talents, Tonos.com will be able to draw upon a stable of "Hitmakers" which among others includes Burt Bacharach, songwriter Diane Warren ('Un-break My Heart') and Whitney Houston producer Rodney Jerkins. Users will be able to question these luminaries through Tonos' "Ask-A-Pro" and "Ask The Artist" pages. Possibly the most exciting area of Tonos will be its Challenges zone, which it is claimed will enable unknown acts not only to showcase their music but even to collaborate with some of the Tonos Hitmakers. It is this interactive element which Bayer Sager stresses as important and original: "We're empowering you with tools that you couldn't get anywhere else." Babyface promises to offer his knowledge and experience via Tonos to struggling unsigned musicians: "We want to [take] some of the mystery out of music and show some of the pitfalls we've been through." Matt Farber, formerly the boss of MTV Online and now CEO of Tonos, describes his new home as "the brand that re-invents the music industry for the digital era." While Tonos' intentions are laudable, several Web properties such as ListenSmart.com and Stargig.com are planning to offer similar services. It is hard to predict whether or not undiscovered acts will ever really be able to gain close-quarters access to the stars; Tonos' closest predecessor, VelvetRope.com, could perhaps be better described as an industry outsider site. Toby Slater NEWSFILE: 26 MARCH 2000 |
STREET DATE: 4/18/00 ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED! THE HOTTEST MIXES OF THE BIGGEST HITS OF THE GREATEST VOICE OF ALL Whitney Houston - THE UNRELEASED MIXES WHITNEY'S HOTTEST HITS, REMIXED BY THE
BIGGEST PRODUCERS SPECIAL 4 VINYL BOX SET! Just one of the spectacular preludes to TRACKLISTING DISC ONE: A: How Will I Know (Remixed by Junior
Vasquez) DISC TWO: A: Greatest Love Of All (Remixed by Junior
Vasquez) DISC THREE: A: Love Will Save The Day (Remixed by
Jellybean & David Morales) DISC FOUR: A: I Will Always Love You (Remixed by Hex
Hector)
Billboard Charts... Tthe Billboard update for the week ending 1 April 2000: MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE: I LEARNED FROM THE BEST: MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE: [Compiled By Lopez] German Chart Update... Media Control Top 100 Albums: My Love Is Your Love - No. 92 (from No. 81) [Thanks Lopez/Gogi]
NEWSFILE: 24 MARCH 2000 |
Whitney Houston's publicist today confirmed that much of the publicity/TV marketing information that originated in the BMG book was inaccurate information. Basically, the record company publishes details of the campaign way in advance to music retailers to let them know what is coming up. This is standard practise for all labels. In Whitney's case, the details of the Greatest Hits contained the tracklisting for the album as well as details on how Arista would be marketing the project. The tracklisting is correct. The print media information is incorrect. This was a wish list at the time of going to print. Whitney is not scheduled to have cover stories for Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Parade or In Style and the same applies to most of the other print media listed. Read: Unconfirmed. As for stories about Whitney performing her TV special on the grounds of her home, it's been confirmed that this was being considered and although not ruled out, it seems unlikely. As for the confusion surrounding the next European single, BMG International have said that a final decision about the next single has not been made. The title of the album and it's final artwork is being decided by Whitney at the moment. Hopefully we will hear something more about this soon.
TV Guide Comment About Oscars: The ceremony itself kicks off with a new fanfare overture, composed and conducted by Bart Bacharach, that will bracket a medley of classic movie tunes sung by such stars as Garth Brooks, Ray Charles, Issac Hayes, Queen Latifah and Whitney Houston. Bacharach, who shares music-director duties with famed record producer Don Was, says, " in trimming the fat off the show, Dick and Lili want the music to really move things," Adds Was: "There will be a lot of rhyhm, and every star entrance will have a groove under it. This will be the first show in Oscar history to feature a DJ and tuntable in the orchestra". Seems like Whitney's performance will be at the top of the show. [Thanks Arthur]
'I Learned From The Best' loses it's bullet and drops to No.28 this week on the Billboard Hot 100. On the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart, the song is down to No.15. The album, 'My Love Is Your Love' is down to No.109 this week on the Billboard 200. Lopez' complete Whitney Billboard Chart Profile will appear on the Newsfile early tomorrow.
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The imminent birth of Bobbi Kristina prevented Whitney Houston from performing at the 1993 Oscars to sing the two nominated songs from 'The Bodyguard'. In her place, Natalie Cole sang the medley of 'Run To You' and 'I Have Nothing' (complete with losing her way just a bit on 'I Have Nothing'. She recovered well).
LOS ANGELES (UltimateTV.com) - NBC's "Today Show" is humming a new tune: the peacock is planning to launch a series of albums based on the program's popular summer music spots, reports the New York Daily News. "NBC would like to leverage the tremendous success of the 'Today Show' concert series," an NBC spokeswoman said. "We hope to have a deal with a record company in the near future." So far the "Today Show" has nabbed some big name artists to perform on its Rockefeller Center stage, including Grammy-King Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, James Taylor, Jewel and Ricky Martin. Not sure if this means that a Whitney performance is going to be on this album or not - Manish. [Thanks Tony L]
The UK music trade magazine, Music Week, this week confirms a Whitney Houston single will be released on 1 May 2000. No details of what this single will be (and it'll be 2nd May as the 1st is a UK public holiday).
NEWSFILE: 22 MARCH 2000 |
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A medley by Grammy-sweeping Santana is expected to lead the hit parade on 25 Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration, a two-hour special airing May 15 on NBC. The all-star concert, taping April 10 in Los Angeles, showcases the label's artists performing their hottest singles. New additions are Toni Braxton (Un-break My Heart) and Puff Daddy (joined by Faith Evans and rap titans on I'll Be Missing You). Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Sarah McLachlan, Patti Smith, Kenny G, Carly Simon and Alan Jackson also are on the bill. [Thanks MG]
On the Dutch Album Top 100, 'My Love Is Your Love' is down from No.42 to No.54 (68th week on the chart). [Thanks Deborah] German Chart Update... Media Control Top 100 Albums: [Thanks Lopez/Gogi]
CD:UK... At the end of last week's CD:UK show, the presenters announced they would be showing a Whitney Houston performance this Saturday. No further information is available as to what this performance is. Confirmation will appear here as and when. [Thanks Sadiq]
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Attraction at park: Whitney, Bobby & Co. "My knees were just shaking. It was so cool," Said Patsy Bouzianis of Sanford. "Everyone just went nuts"! [Thanks MG] NEWSFILE: 20 MARCH 2000 |
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A few of the comments from US radio stations about 'I Learned From The Best' according to Hitmakers Magazine: SONNY RIO, MD, KBFM, McAllen-BrownsvilleWHITNEY HOUSTON I Learned From The Best (ARISTA) - This looks like it will be another huge song for her! JENNIFER KNIGHT, MD, WAEB, Allentown WHITNEY HOUSTON I Learned From The Best (ARISTA) - She's core artist for B104. TONY WAITEKUS, PD/MD, WHTS, Quad Cities WHITNEY HOUSTON I Learned From The Best (ARISTA) - This record will probably be another smash! GARY MILLER, MD, WKEE,
Huntington, W. VA SCOTT EVANS, MD, WSTO, Evansville Global Request Whitney - Do Your Bit!
Whitney Houston and Queen Latifah has joined Garth Brooks, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Isaac Hayes, and Ray Charles as performers for the 72nd Annual Academy Awards, being presented on March 26. As part of the show, the pop-country-soul ensemble will sing a medley of tunes that have been nominated for Oscars over the last 70 years, as well as the songs that are competing for this year's award for Best Original Song. According to "Variety," Bacharach and the event's musical director, Don Was, have already selected the songs that the group will perform, including "Alfie,'' which Warwick and Bacharach first performed at the Academy Awards back in 1967. Bacharach and Was will also play in the backing band for the musical program, with Bacharach leading the group from his piano stool while Was mans the bass. Veteran session musicians will fill out the rest of the band. To catch Whitney and Queen Latifah's Oscar performance, be sure to tune into the telecast of the 2000 Academy Awards, airing live on ABC on March 26 at 8:30 p.m. (ET) -- David Basham NEWSFILE: 19 MARCH 2000 |
[Whitney Houston Pictured In Jet Magazine This Month]
[Thanks Lydia]
'My Love Is Your Love' drops ten places on the Billboard 200 to No.97 (from No.87) on it's 69th week on the chart. On the R&B Albums Chart, it slips to No.52 (from No.50). Here is the singles update for the week ending 25 March 2000: I LEARNED FROM THE BEST: MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE: [Compiled By Lopez]
NEWSFILE: 16 MARCH 2000 |
I Love The Lord is one of the most exceptional performances of any Whitney Houston show. This performance was recorded at the second Classic Whitney show in 1997 that did not air outside the US.
Whitney Houston and Clive Davis are considering a couple of potential titles for the forthcoming Greatest Hits album - and 'The Greatest Hits' has not been ruled out - but 'The Greatest Hits Of The Greatest Voice Of All' is not in the running as the title.
DVD... More DVD news - it will feature live footage from South Africa as well as extremely rare footage of very early TV appearances by Whitney - and not necessarily just performances but also early acting roles in sitcoms.
French Chart Update... 'It's Not Right But It's Okay' is down to No.91 (from No.84) in France on it's 17th Chart Week. [Thanks Sebastien]
NEWSFILE: 15 MARCH 2000 |
The BMG Backstage Website confirms the following releases:
On the Dutch Top 100 the single I Learned From The Best is down 12 places from No.65 to No.77 (14th week on the chart). On the Dutch Album Top 100 the album My Love Is Your Love is down from No.26 to No.42 (67th week on the chart). [Thanks Deborah]
Garth Brooks was interviewed on VH1 and he said that he will be performing along with Whitney and Ray Charles at the Oscars. They will be performing as a trio. [Thanks Bianca] Eggstravaganza... SAN DIEGO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Be a Good Egg! Join the Big Sister League of San Diego, Saturday evening, April 29, 2000 for their 17th Annual Celebrity EGGSTRAVAGANZA at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. Tickets for the event are $65.00 per person or $125.00 per couple. This includes egg viewing, cocktail reception, silent auction, live auction, dinner and dancing to the band of Phoenix. Goose Eggs signed by such celebrities as Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Mohammed Ali, Winona Ryder, Gary Trudeau and Al Pacino are just a preview of this year's line-up, joining previous donors Barbra Streisand, Clint Eastwood and the late Charles Schulz. The Big Sister League, a non-profit organization was founded in 1942 to provide housing and social services to women who need shelter, temporary or transitional housing. The Big and Little Sister Matching Program was organized in 1976 to provide a mentoring relationship for "at risk" girls ages 6 through 17. We currently have over 125 matches. The mentoring program is funded entirely by grants and donations. The Celebrity Eggstravaganza is the major fund raising event of the year. One on one mentoring by a positive role model is proven to best address the serious problems facing young women in our society. [Thanks Lopez] Billboard Backstage... BACKSTAGE BANTER: A cross section of R&B/hip-hop music makers navigated their way backstage during the 14th annual Soul Train Awards on March 4 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Among the bits of information that were floated for public consumption: Def Soul's Montell Jordan said he hopes to tour this summer; in the meantime he'll be working on Deborah Cox's next project. He added that Cox is recording a duet with Whitney Houston - ``Same Script, Different Cast'' - for the latter's forthcoming ``best of'' album . [Thanks Lopez]
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NEWSFILE: 12 MARCH 2000 |
Caroline Nilsson of Honolulu, HI is the winner of the 3" Takin' A Chance Japanese CD. Well Done Caroline - thanks to Esprit International for hosting the competition.
Radio & Records... Here's the Radio & Records stats for the week ending 10 March 2000: I Learned From The Best [Thanks Jeffrey]
UK Single... The UK Music Show CD:UK confirmed that 'Heartbreak Hotel' is to be the next single from 'My Love Is Your Love'. The single is to be released on 24 April and will also serve as the first single from the Greatest Hits album. No indication yet as to whether or not the
single will double up with one of the new songs.
German Update... Media Control Top 100 Albums: [Thanks Lopez/Gogi]
NEWSFILE: 11 MARCH 2000 |
Music Type: Pop * * * The Print Information Is Not Confirmed. [Thanks Lisa]
Whitney Houston pictured backstage at the MTV Europe Music Awards with TQ. [Thanks Karly]
These scans are taken from the German society magazine, 'Gala'. The first picture is of Whitney and the Austrian film producer Rudi Dolezal who produced the Whitney Houston documentary that was filmed during her tour last year. The caption in the image (not shown) states Whitney called Rudi and asked him to come to LA to assist in the making of a CBS TV special. The centre picture of Whitney was taken at the Grammys last month. The final picture is of Whitney and former Ariola Chief, Mont Lueftner. The caption states Whitney asked him if he had the new BMW Z8 and when he replied he did, Whitney asked to borrow it one time. [Thanks Clemens]
NEWSFILE: 10 MARCH 2000 |
'My Love Is Your Love' drops nineteen places on the Billboard 200 to No.87 (from No.68) on it's 68th week on the chart. On the R&B Albums Chart, it slips to No.50 (from No.45). Here is the singles update for the week ending 18 March 2000: I LEARNED FROM THE BEST: MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE: [Compiled By Lopez]
The Platinum Club have updated their website and bought it's own domain for Whitney Houston - www.whitneyhoustonplatinumclub.com
Oprah... Whitney Houston is scheduled to appear on the Oprah Show on 9 May 2000. [Thanks Leigh]
Diva... [VH1 Report About 'Diva' - States Movie May Shift From Opera To R&B] I WILL ALWAYS LOVE...ACTING VH1.com has spent many a night nestled in bed enjoying a peaceful slumber, only to bolt upright at 4 AM, wondering when Whitney Houston would once again grace the silver screen with a performance as consistently incandescent as her star turns in The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale and The Preacher's Wife. Soon enough, VH1.com will enjoy an uninterrupted rest, since it has been announced that Mrs. Bobby Brown is set to take the title role in Diva. Variety reports that Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment has joined with Houston's Brownstone Productions in the production for a remake of Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 French thriller. Diana Ross was initially the favorite for the role, but her option expired a year and a half ago. The Diva in question was originally an opera singer. Therein, a mail courier intends to surreptitiously tape a performance by his favorite singer, only to discover that he has recorded the confessions of a murdered prostitute instead. A shift in musical emphasis from opera to lush R&B is to be expected, although any singing from Houston is likely to entail much operatic bravura. Whether this role will involve effusing over a child, which Houston invariably does over her daughter Bobbi Kristina at awards shows, is as yet undetermined. It's unlikely that Smith will appear in this Diva, although he has quite a penchant for remakes of classic cinema: He's reported to be starring in Jonathan Demme's update of the 1963 romantic thriller, Charade, which originally starred Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. At the moment, Smith is shooting the wholly original period golf pic The Legend of Bagger Vance. NEWSFILE: 9 MARCH 2000 |
A four 12" vinyl set will be issued featuring some of Whitney's remixes. It's not clear yet whether the remixes will be the same as those featured on the Greatest Remixes (CD2) or different ones.
Singles Chart: Albums Chart: [Thanks Sebastien]
The next couple of days are good for requesting 'I Learned From The Best'. The increased airplay profile will help the profile of the song in the charts announced on Thursday 16 March. Tomorrow's charts should show some gains for Whitney on Hot100 airplay.
NEWSFILE: 8 MARCH 2000 |
CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW IN LARGER SCALE Disc 1 - The Greatest Hits You Give Good Love Disc 2 - The Greatest Remixes How Will I Know (Junior Vasquez Remix) - New Remix Thirty Six Tracks, Covering Thirty One Songs & Five Additional Remixes. No confirmation of the title of the album as yet although this promotional material cites 'The Greatest Hits Of The Greatest Voice Of All'. The final decision on the cover of the album has yet to be made.
Whitney Houston had to cancel her Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame appearance last night. This was due to her very heavy recording and performance schedule over the past two weeks, rainy cool L.A. weather, as well as the airplane (very dry air in cabin) travel from West Coast to East Coast. I'm reliably informed that she literally had no voice last night. Whitney wanted to do the show for Clive Davis (she was scheduled to present his award to him) but it just wasn't possible. Clive understood completely.
DOTMUSIC: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS SPARKS CONTROVERSY R. Kelly picked up an award for best album, TLC cleaned up in the R&B categories, The Artist formerly known as Prince and Whitney Houston received Artist of the Decade awards at the 14th annual Soul Train Awards on March 4. But TLC's success provoked an outburst from Dru Hill's Sisqo. Dru Hill's song 'Beauty' lost out to TLC's 'No Scrubs' as Best R&B Single and Sisqo said furiously: "I'm tired of losing, 'cause I'm the best and y'all know it." Sisqo, who performed at the ceremony without the rest of the band, protested backstage: "They keep putting us against TLC and you can't win against them." The Artist, who was also honoured for his take up of digital music, spoke out for the rights of black artists. He said: "When it's not your game everything comes hard. As long as you're signed to a contract, you're gonna take home a minority share of the winnings. A select few of us will do well; the majority will not, so as a people, we will be considered a minority." Whitney Houston was more traditional in her approach, thanking her label, producers and husband Bobby Brown, and singing 'Happy Birthday' to her daughter Bobbi Kristina. R. Kelly won R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year for 'R' , TLC won Best R&B/Soul Album and Single for 'Fanmail' and 'No Scrubs' respectively. DMX and Mary J Blige both won an Entertainer of the Year Award and Blige also picked up Best R&B/Soul Album, Female for 'Mary'. Juvenile picked up Best New Artist for 'Back That Azz Up'. Performers at the ceremony included Donell Jones with TLC's Lopes, Mary J Blige,
DMX, Destiny's Child, Q-Tip, Ginuwine, Eric Benet with Tamia and Blaque. NEWSFILE: 7 MARCH 2000 |
On the Dutch Top 100 the single 'I Learned From The Best' is down
11 places from No.54 to No.65 (13th week on the chart). Previous weeks: 65-54-45. [Thanks Deborah] NEWSFILE: 6 MARCH 2000 |
Whitney will be recording the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow in New York. The show will air on 8 March 2000 (check local listings). She will then go into the studio to record with Deborah Cox later in the week. The duet with George Michael was due to be recorded last week but has been temporarily postponed, however it will be recorded soon.
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Soul Train...
Check Out This SonicNet Soul Train Article About Whitney's Win.
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SECOND FROM LEFT IS DOROTHY, THIRD FROM LET IS RACHEL,
WHITNEY IS FIFTH FROM LEFT [Special Thanks To Dorothy For The Photo]
[Special Thanks To Klaus Peter For The Photos] NEWSFILE: 5 MARCH 2000 |
Congratulations once again to Whitney Houston who will collect the Soul Train Artist Of The Decade Award. The show airs tonight across the US. Whitney is not scheduled to perform. Whitney is also up for the following awards: Best
R&B/Soul Single, Female, 'My Love Is Your Love' The official Soul Train Website features a backstage press pass and a press room RealVideo camera.
Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, celebrates her seventh birthday today.
HMV Harlem Walk of Fame... [Billboard Article] Sammie To Help Open Harlem USA Complex Harlem USA -- a $66 million, 285,000-square-foot entertainment and retail complex in New York -- will commemorate its opening with a concert timed to coincide with Black Music Month. The June 8 show will be held at the famed Apollo Theater and will feature Freeworld/Capitol artist Sammie; other acts are yet to be announced. Proceeds will benefit two Harlem charitable organizations. A concert-derived network TV special that would air the same month is also in the works. The opening celebration will also mark the inauguration of the HMV Harlem Walk of Fame, which will annually induct six new members. Among the first are Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, TLC, and B.B. King. Sammie's single "I Like It" is No. 30 on The Billboard Hot 100 this week. His debut album, "From The Bottom To The Top," is set for a March 14 release. -- Gail Mitchell, L.A. [Thanks Joseph]
Vote... Vote for Whitney at the following polls - she's miles ahead of the rest of the pack already: Favorite African American Actress Best Vocal Skills (R&B Female) [Thanks Cynthia]
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Whitney Houston didn't collect the award for Best International Female at the Brits tonight. Maybe Next Year...
HOT 100 SPOTLIGHT (Billboard - 603 words - March 11, 2000) MAKING MOVES: Whitney Houston makes the biggest move on the Hot
100, 83-40, [Thanks Lopez]
Radio stations in Dayton, OH & NY have been added to the campaign. It's also good to learn that KIIS in Los Angeles and WXKS Boston - listed stations in the campaign - have added 'I Learned From The Best' to their playlist. [Thanks Lopez]
Radio & Records... Here's the Radio & Records stats for the week ending 3 March 2000: I Learned From The Best [Thanks Jeffrey]
Vote Whitney... Vote For Whitney In This Poll For Favourite Pop/Dance Artist. [Thanks Alan M]
German Charts... Media Control Top 100 Albums: [Thanks Lopez/Gogi]
Judge Bars Fan From Contacting Singer - Associated Press Article MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - A New York City woman who believes Whitney
Houston is her "supernatural reincarnated mother" and has sent her gifts
including underwear, a makeup kit and a four-tiered cake has been barred by a judge from
contacting the singer. The letters were postmarked with various return addresses in the Bronx. A letter dated Aug. 6 came from the Bronx Psychiatric Center. MacKenzie's order, which will be reviewed again on March 22, bans
Weeks from contacting Houston, her husband, singer Bobby Brown; their daughter, Houston's
mother or employees at Nippy. Weeks was not present at the hearing. [Thanks MG/Dave/Bryn] NEWSFILE: 3 MARCH 2000 |
Whitney Houston is nominated for the Best International Female Artist award at the Brit Awards ceremony tomorrow. Winners will be announced on the official Brits website (click on image) from 20:30GMT (that's 21:30 CET, 15:30 EST). The show itself will air on ITV in the UK on Saturday 4 March 2000 at 21:00 GMT. The BMG post-show party is at HomeHouse in Portman Square. Whitney will not be at the awards or the party as she is in LA preparing for Saturday's Soul Train Awards. Good Luck At The Brits Whitney!
With the Grammy effect, 'My Love Is Your Love' climbs nineteen places on the Billboard 200 to No.68 (from No.87) with a bullet on it's 67th week on the chart. On the R&B Albums Chart, it climbs to No.45 (from No.51). Here is the singles update for the week ending 11 March 2000: I LEARNED FROM THE BEST: MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE: [Compiled By Lopez]
[Dotmusic Article - Nothing New Here But Great To See Some Positive Reporting] WHITNEY AND GEORGE MICHAEL SING A LONG Whitney Houston is planning a greatest hits album, featuring new and reworked tracks, which is expected to include a duet with superstar George Michael. Rodney Jerkins, who will be producing the duet, told MTV News that the song will be 'If I Told You That,' which she has already recorded as a solo artist and which was included on her 1998 album ' My Love Is Your Love'. Jerkins told MTV: "It's supposed to be a duet between her and Michael Jackson. We couldn't get the Michael Jackson thing to happen, so George Michael was the next pick. I think he's gonna nail it. I can't wait to do the vocals, and everything's gonna be incredible." Other duets to grace the album will be a pairing with Enrique Iglesias on 'Could I Have This Kiss Forever' from Iglesias' 'Enrique' album, a song with Canadian R&B artist Deborah Cox and a new track written for Houston by Q-Tip and Raphael Saadiq. The greatest hits collection, her first ever, is due out in May. It's her first
album since "My Love Is Your Love," which has sold more than 2.5 million copies
since its release.
Check Out This Article From The Ottawa Citizen Website - Deborah Cox speaks about meeting with Whitney and discussing the duet which will be recorded imminently.
European Albums... For the week ending 4 March 2000, 'My Love Is Your Love' is down two places to No.59 on the European Album Chart after 66 weeks on the chart (one of the three longest running albums listed). [Thanks Lopez]
Singles Chart: Albums Chart: [Thanks Sebastien] NEWSFILE: 2 MARCH 2000 |
Exclusive - Whitney Houston is scheduled to make special appearance at the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony on 26 March 2000. Details of what exactly she will be doing will be announced very soon by official sources. I can say this much - be sure to set your video recorders!
We already know:
Confirmed Exclusively:
The Screen Captures and RealAudio for Whitney's Top Of The Pops performance of 'I Learned From The Best' are already available on Classic Whitney, however, now seems a good time to make the actual performance available on RealVideo as the single prepares to climb up the Hot100 tomorrow. This was one of three songs Whitney recorded a year ago at the North London TOTP studio. The version that aired (as featured) omits the second verse and runs straight into the bridge. Whitney is in fine vocal form in this performance - don't miss this one.
[MTV News Report]
The song featuring the duo will be "If I Told You That," which already appears in solo form on Houston's 1998 LP "My Love Is Your Love." Handling the production duties on the duet will be Rodney Jerkins, who gave the details to MTV News' John Norris backstage at last week's Grammy Awards. "It's supposed to be a duet between her and Michael Jackson," Jerkins began. "We couldn't get the Michael Jackson thing to happen, so George Michael was the next pick. I think he's gonna nail it. I can't wait to do the vocals, and everything's gonna be incredible." [RealVideo] Other duets planned for the Houston package are one with Deborah Cox as well as "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" with Enrique Iglesias, a song which can be found on his "Enrique" album. The collection is due out in May (see "Whitney Recruits Enrique, Q-Tip For Greatest Hits"). -- Andréa Duncan
The link to the Brits performance of 'It's Not Right But It's Okay' was published incorrectly yesterday. Apologies for that, here it is once again. NEWSFILE: 1 MARCH 2000 |
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