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On the eve of the release of Madonna’s much anticipated GHV2: Greatest Hits, Volume 2, the pop icon will be honored by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with its coveted Diamond Award – denoting sales of more than l0 million units for her sterling hits chronicle, THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION. Covering her creative output between l99l-2001, Warner Bros./ Maverick’s GHV2 encapsulates Madonna’s most critically lauded period, featuring an all-hit retrospective of such smash hits as “Erotica,” “Secret,” “Take A Bow,” “Frozen,” “Ray Of Light,” and “Music.” “If you listen to the record, you can really see my evolution as… Read more »

Pop / R&B superstar Usher has just announced his plans to headline his own U.S. Tour to kick-off in November 2001 in support of his explosive album, 8701. Usher fans worldwide have been anxiously anticipating a concert tour from the talented superstar. At last, they’ll get a chance to see Usher perform in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC and Miami, among others. The tour will kick-off in Baltimore, MD on November 29. Opening acts and venues will be announced shortly. Usher is set to play theatre-sized venues and will roll-out the second leg of the… Read more »

Multibillionaire Bill Gates is using Madonna’s “Ray of Light” in an ad campaign for Microsoft’s latest computer operating system, Windows XP. The company started airing the ads on Monday (October 15). The 60-second spot begins with a man running through a green field and then taking off into a cloudy, blue sky. The ad pairs the song’s lyric “Faster than the speeding light, she’s flying” with the words “You soar” and “Yes you can” in bright white letters. “The product is all about empowerment, and we wanted a song that really brought that spirit to life,” said Michael McLaren, a… Read more »

Beyonce Knowles, one-third of pop/R&B sensation Destiny’s Child, is in advanced negotiations to make her feature film debut as the female lead in New Line Cinema’s “Austin Powers 3: Goldmember” for director Jay Roach. Production is scheduled to begin next month for a July 26 release date. The project will mark Knowles’ second outing as an actress; she made her debut this year in the title role of the MTV telefilm “Carmen: A Hip Hopera.” The third installment of “Austin Powers,” written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers, continues the adventures of the swinging ’60s superspy and his nemesis, Dr.… Read more »

They are the most successful trio in rock and roll history. I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You, Lonely Days and Jive Talkin’. They have sold more than 110 million records worldwide. Nights On Broadway, Stayin’ Alive and Night Fever. They rank on the all-time, top-sellers list with The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. More Than A Woman, Emotion and Too Much Heaven. They have had 19 #1 singles over a career that has spanned 5 decades. Tragedy, Guilty and Heartbreaker. Their songs have been recorded by artists from Elvis Presley to Janis Joplin to Barbra Streisand and Diana… Read more »

Lenny Kravitz returns to the airwaves this last week with “Dig In,” the first single from his forthcoming album Lenny, and definitively re-affirms his stature in the Rock world as the track becomes the Number One Most Added Track across all the genre’s formats. “Dig In” was the week’s most-heralded arrival at all four formats of Rock radio: Modern, Active, AAA and Heritage. At Modern Rock, “Dig In” was added, besting both 311 and Sum 41 in their debut weeks as well as Modern Rock veterans Blink 182 and Bush. At the Active Rock format “Dig In” debuted ahead of… Read more »

The hombres in ‘NSYNC have forked over their Spanish-language version of “This I Promise You” to help Madonna kick-start her Latin-music label. “Yo Te Voy a Amar” will appear on the dance pop collection pLATINum rhythm, due October 30 on Maverick Musica. ‘NSYNC performed the number at the inaugural Latin Grammys last year but have not released the song commercially. Also featured on the collection are previously unreleased remixes of Madonna’s “Music” and Ricky Martin’s “Cambia la Piel,” as well as a Latin-influenced mix of Backstreet Boys’ “The One.” Track List For PLATINum Rhythm, According To A Maverick Musica Publicist:… Read more »

Music Choice, the world’s largest provider of commercial-free digital music via cable, satellite and the Internet, today announced that, the Cranberries and Queensryche are the featured artists for the October concert series. Music Choice’s concert series is a cable-exclusive program, reaching 25 million households across the country. Every month, the show delivers a fresh array of varied musical formats from an eclectic mix of artists viewers won’t find on other channels. The concert series features a variety of artists in a 60-minute show with live performances and interview segments. Music Choice also airs “Street Team,” a reality based show that… Read more »

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has married choreographer Cris Judd in a private ceremony near Los Angeles, her spokesman confirmed Sunday. The nondenominational ceremony took place Saturday evening at a private residence in Calabasas and was attended by about 170 guests, said Alan Nierob, a spokesman for Lopez. “It was beautiful. The couple couldn’t be happier,” Nierob said of the wedding, which came seven months after Lopez publicly split from rap impresario Sean “Puffy” Combs. Lopez, 31, and Judd, 32, reportedly met while he was working on one of her music videos. More recently he choreographed two Lopez concerts shot in Puerto… Read more »

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez plans to marry choreographer Cris Judd on Saturday, just seven months after she publicly split from rap impresario Sean “Puffy” Combs, according to New York tabloid reports Friday. Lopez’s spokesman, Alan Nierob, declined comment on the reports. The Bronx-born Latina bombshell and her fiancee went public as a couple at the Academy Awards in March. They plan to be married in Los Angeles, reports in the New York Post and Daily News said. It would be the first trip to the alter for Judd and the second for Lopez, whose previous one-year marriage to male model Ojani… Read more »