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Britney Spears performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show in an interview that taped in Chicago on Friday (February 1) and aired nationwide Monday (February 4). The pop superstar performed “I’m a Slave 4 U” from her latest album, Britney. She also performed “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet A Woman,” which is also from the album and is featured in her upcoming movie Crossroads. Spears got her start on The Mickey Mouse Club, as did Christina Aguilera, Keri Russell (Felicity), *NSYNC’s J.C. Chasez, and her current boyfriend, *NSYNC singer Justin Timberlake. Oprah Winfrey asked the singer if there is any… Read more »

Britney Spears has raised almost $1 million for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks through her recent concert tour. After the attacks, she put together the Britney Spears Foundation September 11th Fund and donated $1 from every ticket sold to the cause. This fund was established in the same spirit as her Foundation’s core goal, to help children in need. All proceeds from a memorial T-shirt sold on the tour also helped support the families impacted by the tragedy. The Britney Spears Foundation has so far created a sanctuary for kids on extended hospital stays and The Britney Spears… Read more »

Rapper-actor DMX will receive a special award Tuesday night (December 4) at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards ceremony at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The award recognizes DMX as the first artist ever to have his first four albums debut at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The rapper’s latest album, The Great Depression, is currently Number 24 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after debuting in the top spot. The set has sold more than a million copies in the five weeks since its release. DMX’s previous Number One releases include his 1998 debut album, It’s… Read more »

Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys are among the acts that were nominated for the 28th annual People’s Choice Awards. The nominations, which were announced Tuesday (November 27), cover 18 categories in television, film, and music, and were determined by a Gallup Poll of more than 200 million Americans. Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and George Strait earned nods for favorite male musical performer, while McGraw’s wife Faith Hill, Lopez, and Spears were nominated for favorite female musical performer. Lopez will also vie for favorite actress against Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock. The favorite musical group or band nominees… Read more »

Out Tuesday (November 20) is…All This Time, the live album Sting recorded in Tuscany, Italy, on September 11. The tone of the performance was, of course, affected by that day’s terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., and Sting pulled a planned webcast of the concert after performing just one song, “Fragile,” as a tribute to the victims. Using a larger band that includes string and horn players, Sting employs different arrangements on most of the album’s 15 songs, and he said that throughout his career he’s felt the freedom to tinker with even his biggest hits. “I’ve… Read more »

Atlantis, Paradise Island, one of the world’s most popular resort destinations, was once again the host location for one of the industry’s most celebrated music events. On Thursday, more than 5,000 Atlantis guests and local residents participated in the taping of “*NYSNC Live! The Atlantis Concert,” the Thanksgiving entertainment special scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network, nationwide on Nov. 23 at 10 p.m. EST. Audience members rocked with the band to hits including “It’s Gonna Be Me,” “Pop,” “This I Promise You,” “Gone” and “Bye Bye Bye.” Additionally, special guest star and country-singing sensation Tim McGraw joined the… Read more »

Britney Spears’ third album, “Britney”, debuts at no. 1 on the album sales chart this week with 745,744 units sold, more than doubling last week’s top selling album. This gives Britney Spears the second best selling album of 2001 according to Soundscan (the no. 1 best selling album of 2001 goes to her label mates *NSYNC). Beyond all of this, Britney also becomes the first solo female performer in the history of The Billboard 200 to have her first three albums debut in the no. 1 spot. Britney demonstrates the artist’s global appeal with debuts at number one in Canada,… Read more »

Dido may be out of the spotlight while working on her next album, but she will still be heard literally by millions thanks to a contribution to the new Britney Spears album, Britney, due in stores Tuesday (November 6). The London singer-songwriter co-penned the song, “I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman,” with behind-the-scenes teen-pop kings Max Martin and Rami. Others contributing to Britney include *NSYNC’s Justin Timberlake, while Spears herself also co-wrote songs on the album. Of note too is Spears’s choice in cover songs-Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll.” Dido is currently working on the follow-up… Read more »

Jive Records recording artists Aaron Carter, and his older brother, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, were among a number of recording artists that recently helped Michael Jackson record the single “What More Can I Give” to benefit the orphans and survivors of the September 11 attacks on America. Carter revealed about his recording session for Jackson’s charity single. “I had a good time,” he said. “My brother and I did this line…the line was ‘brother to brother lets lay down our fears to reach out make a pact.’ Everybody was involved. Tiger Woods was in it, Beyonce (Knowles of Destiny’s Child),… Read more »

As the nation asks “What more can we give?,” many of the world’s greatest performers are teaming with Clear Channel Entertainment for a star-studded music spectacular, “United We Stand,” to raise money in support of the recovery efforts from the September 11th attack on America. The eight-hour music festival will be held Sunday, October 21, at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, beginning at 1:00 pm EST. Confirmed artists include Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, James Brown, Al Green, Ricky Martin, Kiss, Rod Stewart, P. Diddy, Goo Goo Dolls, Train, Destiny’s Child, Usher and many more. Additional artists will be… Read more »