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Rounding out its programming lineup as it launches the nation’s first digital satellite radio service, XM Satellite Radio’s “NASCAR Rig” will tour the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit throughout the Southern United States this fall. XM launched its service Sept. 25 in its two lead markets and expanded throughout the entire Southwest and Southeast in mid-October. XM will complete its national rollout in November. “XM is proud to offer NASCAR fans the world’s first 24-hour radio channel devoted to America’s most popular spectator sport,” said XM President and CEO Hugh Panero. “Our XM rig will help spread the word as we… Read more »

Next week Backstreet Boys will release their first greatest-hits package, The Hits: Chapter One, which includes 14 songs from their three studio albums as well as the new single “Drowning,” which features Kevin Richardson on piano. On November 6 they’ll follow with the VHS and DVD release “The Video Hits: Chapter One.” While the obligatory “best-of” release, is often a signal of creative drought, that’s not the case for Backstreet Boys. The group worked on a batch of new songs on its last tour, which ended October 19 in Las Vegas. “We had a writing studio and we got five… Read more »

A host of performers paid a live, televised tribute on Tuesday to John Lennon, portraying the slain musician as an artist whose words have taken on renewed meaning since the attacks on the World Trade Center. Gathering together to play songs such as “Imagine,” “Give Peace A Chance” and “Come Together” were Dave Matthews, Marc Anthony, Natalie Merchant and more than a dozen others on the two-hour show on TNT. “This evening is now dedicated to New York City and its magnificent people,” said host Kevin Spacey of the tribute that had been in the works for more than a… Read more »

Britney Spears’ video for “I’m a Slave 4 U” – the first of two recently filmed clips from her new album, Britney – might look familiar to fans who saw her debut the song earlier this month at the Video Music Awards. In the clip, Spears and 15 dancers employ the same choreography seen in her VMA performance, only this time the bunch is moving and grooving in an underground Asian bath house. Spears is portrayed as a slave to the music who dances all night until she and the other dancers are sweaty and near dehydration, forcing them to… Read more »

Viacom Inc. today issued the following update on its operations and business outlook for the full year 2001 in light of the extraordinary events surrounding the attacks on the United States last week. Sumner M. Redstone, Chairman and CEO of Viacom, said, “We want to thank and commend all Viacom employees, particularly our dedicated news staffs, for their extraordinary efforts during this very difficult period. Joining the rest of our nation, Viacom is back at work and focused on continuing to grow our businesses for the benefit of the American economy and our shareholders. We want to take the opportunity… Read more »

THQ Inc. today announced a worldwide, exclusive agreement with Britney Brands Inc. to publish games featuring one of the biggest names in pop entertainment, Britney Spears. The agreement grants THQ exclusive rights to publish Britney Spears games for Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Game Boy Advance and PC through 2005. The first Britney Spears videogame is scheduled to release in spring 2002. “Britney’s move into interactive entertainment is a natural extension for the Britney brand,” stated Britney Spears Co-Manager Larry Rudolph, Rudolph & Beer LLC. “The growth in the interactive category driven by new gaming technologies means fans can look forward… Read more »

With the Backstreet Boys tour back on track, the group is now planning to release their first-ever greatest hits package on October 23rd. The collection, titled Chapter 1, features favorites like “I Want It That Way,” “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” and “Larger Than Life.” The tracks on the record will vary depending on the country of release, but all albums will contain the new single, “Drowning.” A companion VHS and DVD will accompany the album. The boys shot a video for “Drowning,” which features BSB Kevin Richardson on piano, in Los Angeles last week, and the song hits radio on September… Read more »

92.3 K-ROCK present Fuel and Insolence on the deck of the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum in New York City. FUEL-whose music was described by Bass Player as “big, muscular, and melodic in the extreme”-are touring in support of their second platinum CD SOMETHING LIKE HUMAN (Epic). The album’s recently released third single “Bad Day” is #14 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and is also receiving airplay on Hot 100 and Top 40 stations. “Bad Day” follows the massive Modern and Mainstream rock success of the album’s first two singles, the top five “Innocent” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)”… Read more »

For the first time in almost four years, one of Australia’s most successful rock bands, INXS, is playing a few shows in North America. But the crowd at their recent Los Angeles stop consisted of about 70 Rhino Records employees and a few reporters, just two of the band’s six members were on stage, and the bespectacled singer looked nothing like Michael Hutchence, the group’s charismatic vocalist. Hutchence committed suicide in November 1997, and his bandmates are having a hard time deciding whether to carry on. In the meantime, they have released a two-CD anthology, “Shine Like It Does,” via… Read more »

Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Island Gold Recording act Saliva will re-record the popular song “Theme From Peter Gunn,” for the all-new remake of the classic SpyHunter ® videogame, scheduled to ship this fall for the PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system. Saliva will record two new versions of “Theme From Peter Gunn,” one instrumental format as well as a lyrical version. Both are expected to be used to add intensity to the relentless action in the SpyHunter videogame. Additionally, a music video containing behind-the-scenes footage of Saliva’s recording session and band interviews… Read more »