January 2000 Nippy News (Part II)

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The Whitney Weekday Request Campaign has been revamped again. The U.S. states have been divided by the letters of the alphabet. For example, if your last name begins with the letter "A," you can proceed to the row for "A" and call or e-mail any 3-5 radio stations in that section. The letters will change everyday. The goal for this new plan is to help ensure that each state gets votes everyday, without all of us voting in huge blocks. Check out the campaign list and you'll see how it works. Another Option For Anyone With E-mail that Includes a Line For BCC: (This does not apply to AOL users, who have to do this a different way.) If you try to send an e-mail message, you may notice that the window where you compose your message contains a line entitled "BCC." If you type a string of e-mail addresses, separated by commas, in this BCC line, you can send one message to any entire group of radio stations, and it will suppress the list of recipients. Therefore, the radio stations will not be able to see that you also sent the same message to other stations throughout the country. The only thing that they will notice is that they can't see who else received your message. If your e-mail software allows you to do this, check out this list of e-mail addresses from the Whitney Weekday Request Campaign. All you will have to do is write a message, and then copy and paste the e-mail addresses into your BCC line. DO NOT do this if your e-mail software does not provide a line called BCC!!! Since we don't want to look too suspicious, I'm also going to suggest that we do a mass BCC e-mail by the first letter of your last names. The letters will change everyday so we're not so obvious and over-bearing. We don't want to target these radio stations so heavily that they grow tired of us. If your last name begins with the letter "I," you can try this option today! Note: While the BCC method described above will be quite effective, it excludes many radio stations that do not provide direct e-mail addresses. Therefore, if you have five minutes, continue to check out the complete request list, because there are many links there that will take you to radio station web sites where you'll be able to send your e-mail message easily. Thanks!
2000/1/31
Song of the Week: Listen to Whitney's rendition of "Don't Cry," a true gem of a recording from a 1994 AIDS benefit. The song was written by BeBe Winans and originally sung by CeCe Winans on the duo's album entitled, "Heaven." Whitney's rendition will send chills up your spine. It's under the 1990s listing along with other audio and video files. Whitney has been nominated in as Best International Solo Female artist at the 2000 Brit Awards. Because it is a 'Brit' award ceremony, it's about the only award she was eligible for and she got it. She's up against Britney Spears, Macy Gray, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige. The awards will be presented on March 3rd. (Thanks Craig) Check out these screen captures of Whitney last year after the Oscars! (Thank you Eddy VB) French Chart News Update... Although Whitney is slowing down a little on the French charts this week, she keeps going strong on FUNRADIO's funlist! She is still NUMBER ONE without fan participation, with 22,071 votes! The runner up has only 15,821 votes! We can all vote for Whitney up to five times here! (Thanks Julian S.)
2000/1/30
Here is the tracklisting for Junior Vasquez's new double 12" remix set of "I Learned From The Best!" These remixes are reportedly different than those included on recent import CD singles: RECORD 1 USA Millennium Vocal Mix (11:24) Disco Mix (9:18) RECORD 2 Millennium Dub Beats (6:10) Mixshow (4:52) Disco Padappella (7:48) Disco Edit (4:22) (Thank you Alan M.) Whitney's MLIYL album has now been confirmed as TRIPLE PLATINUM in the U.K. That's over 900,000 copies! Count 'em! (Thanks Craig) U.K. Chart News Update: Read the details... VH-1 is auctioning this red Epiphone guitar signed by Whitney, Chaka Khan, Brandy, Faith Hill and Leann Rimes. The guitar is currently priced at $2000. (Thanks Darren L.)
2000/1/29
New RealVideo and Screen Captures: To celebrate the latest Super Bowl, here's a look back to Whitney's definitive, platinum-selling rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" from 1991 in Real Video. Plus, you can also look at it in screen captures! You can also listen to an already existing file in RealAudio. At VH-1's web site, I found an interesting piece of news that talked about the year's Super Bowl music acts, and it mentioned past music acts. "Bob Best, longtime Super Bowl entertainment producer reckons that the greatest 'Oh, say can you see' came from Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa. 'It is probably the most famous national anthem of all time,' he says." (Thanks Tiffany P.) Great job to everyone who complained to the person in charge of this "Most Popular Female Singer" poll! Whitney had been banned from the poll, but now she's back because of our efforts! Let's show our support by voting for her!
2000/1/28
New "I Learned From The Best" Remix: Junior Vasquez Radio Mix 4:58. It's an edited version of Junior's Club Mix, which is one of the ILFTB remixes available in the music section. Let's vote for Whitney in this international artists music poll! (Thanks Pamela) Whitney has been banned from this "Most Popular Female Singer" poll! She used to be included. The person who runs the poll said she will be reinstated if complaints are received. So let's send some polite complaints to get Whitney back into the poll. A poll isn't fair if it excludes certain artists.
2000/1/27
On the Charts: Check out the complete list of Whitney's latest weekly record statistics! Let's vote for Whitney in these new polls: 100 Best Albums Ever Poll Best Artist of the '90s Poll Another Best Artist of the 90's Poll Best Female Artists Poll Best Female in Rap or R&B (Thanks Francis L.)
2000/1/26
New Screen Captures: Check out new pictures from Whitney's music video for "Saving All My Love For You" -- a classy video with a story line that's a perfect fit for the song. According to an early report from Billboard, Whitney's "I Learned From The Best" remix has shot up to No. 4 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart from No. 11! If it keeps this pace, it will be yet another NUMBER ONE dance hit from the MLIYL album. Stay tuned for additional chart news...
2000/1/25
Junior Vasquez has remixed "Get It Back?" According to a DJ: Though Junior has done a remix for "Get It Back," it does not guarantee that there will be a single (don't forget the great Whitney classics remixes that have been shelved so far). (Thank you Nic Mercy) Listen to a sample of Nic Mercy's "I Learned From The Best (Nic's Hard Vocal Anthem) here! The remix is not issued by Arista, but it's great! Check it out! From the Hollywood Reporter: A telefilm based on the life of Vivian Carter, founder of the Vee-Jay record label, is in development at Whitney Houston's Brown House Entertainment. The movie, to air on Lifetime, is tentatively titled, "The Vivian Carter Story" or "Nothing Can Stop Me Now," after a Gene Chandler song. Carter, who died in 1989, and her husband James Bracken took out a pawn-shop loan to start Vee-Jay in 1953. By the early '60s, Vee-Jay was the most successful black-owned label in the United States. The company's artist roster included Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, John Lee Hooker and little-known (at the time) British pop group the Beatles, who later defected to Capitol Records. (Thanks Dan) "My Love Is Your Love" is the 12th best selling album of the year in France. The single MLIYL reached No. 33, WYB No. 64 and HH No. 65. The only foreign artist before Whitney is The Offspring (No. 11), because this year's French charts are dominated by... French artists! (Thanks Bruno A.) In Le Figaro Magazine, a French survey was taken asking people who are the most beautiful women of the century. All categories gave the top 10, except for the answers from all of France, which gave the top 25. People had to give a name and a mark between 1 and 10. Here are Whitney's results: From all of France: No. 11; Mark: 7,08 France, excluding Paris: No. 6; Mark: 7,21 Women: No.10; Mark: 7,28 Less than 25 years old: No.4; Mark: 7,64 Whitney did not appear in the results for Paris, men, and people who are 65 and older. One interesting point -- except for the results for all of France, where Madonna appears at No. 25, Whitney is THE ONLY SINGER in the list! (Thanks Audrey T.) AOL Users Only: Here are instructions on how you can send mass e-mails to radio stations. This method will hide the fact that you're sending the same message to DJs across the country! It's very similar to the blind carbon copy (BCC) method described above, but specific to AOL users only. If you don't use AOL, just ignore these instructions! I've set it up so that it should be simple to do. (Many thanks to Dave) In additon to the AOL instructions page, I've listed the Top 10 U.S. markets in the Whitney Weekday Request Campaign page for fans who may want to target those cities specifically, besides all the other locations that are listed.
2000/1/24
New Audio: Listen to Whitney live from her Sheffield, England concert on September 9, 1999! The following songs have been made available to mailing list members: 1. Saving All My Love For You 2. Until You Come Back - a nice interpretation that's a bit different 3. IHN instrumental and IYBT with background singers 4. I'm Every Woman 5. My Love Is Your Love - with slightly different background music 6. My Love Is Your Love - rasta reggae jam 7. Why Does It Hurt So Bad 8. I Will Always Love You (Thank you very much Rachel) New Screen Captures: Check out new pictures from Whitney's European music video for "My Name Is Not Susan!" The video pays attention to detail-- 1. The first 5 frames explain who "Susan" is and her relationship to the photographer in the video. 2. Picture No. 9 shows "Susan in concert" -- possibly from the "This Is My Life" TV special. 3. At Susan's party in No. 15, you'll see Mike Tyson. 4. Frames 43-46, 49, 50, 54 and 58 were possibly filmed at Whitney's home. 5. Rapper Monie Love appears in Nos. 78 and 79. 6. No. 93 features a fake print ad that "Susan" models for... note what is written on the perfume ad! And read No. 94! 7. Frames 112-119 are the same as Whitney's music video for "I Belong To You." 8. In frames 128, 129, 131 and 132, you may recognize the dress the clerk is holding as the same dress Whitney wore at an NAACP TV special in 1989/1990. Is This a German Promo Release of the song "Get It Back?" The front cover looks a bit distorted and the back cover looks electronically cut-and-pasted in my opinion. But it is merely my opinion and I can't guarantee its authenticity or lack thereof. However, judging from the reaction I've had at the mere mention of a possible promo, as well as other indicators, it's safe to say that many Whitney fans are interested in additional releases and remixes from the MLIYL album. Hint! Hint! (Thank you very much Anon) According to Variety's review of the movie "American Psycho," Whitney's song GLOA is heard in the movie only as orchestral muzak. Apparently, the film didn't get the rights to use Whitney's actual music, although other artists were not so fortunate. Whitney's "I Learned From The Best" is No. 9 on this week's edition of the Worldcharts Singles! Let's keep voting so that we may get ILFTB into the Top 5 now, and then to NUMBER ONE! Just click on their "Complete List" button and highlight all of Whitney's songs that are listed in a row. Click "Done," and they are then added to your voting list. Then just submit your votes.(Thanks Enrico S.) I was on my way to Orlando, Florida, so I took a United Airlines plane. When the plane took off and the audio channels were available, I noticed Whitney songs. I grabbed the audio book and saw that on Channel 3 was the entire MLIYL and Divas Live/99. Between each song, Whitney talked about the following song. I have to say it was my best flight! (Thanks Roberto)
2000/1/23
Whitney is seeking new material for her Greatest Hits project. Her documentary will be released, but her company is currently looking for distribution. Even if it is not a wide release, it still can be considered for the Academy Awards next year. In addition, the film "Anything For You" may start shooting in late spring. (Thank you Mr. X) UK Chart News Update... The great news about the NRJ Music Awards, where Whitney won Best International Album yesterday, is that the public's votes counted for 75%, so the French really love "My Love Is Your Love!" Whitney also was nominated for "Best Concert" and had in fact three nominations instead of two! (Thanks Julian S.) I was watching the NRJ Music Awards on TV. At least five stars who presented different awards appeared too late on stage, sometimes the teleprompter and microphones didn't work, and of course Whitney did not appear! I think she really didn't miss anything. (Thanks Simon S.) "It's Not Right But It's Okay" was chosen as the Song of the Year by Jovem Pan FM, the most important dance music radio station in Brazil. Also, a friend of mine was at a club last night and they played FIVE Whitney songs, including ILFTB! (Thanks Fernanda)
2000/1/22
Whitney won Best International Album today at France's NRJ Music Awards. She did not attend the show although it had been announced that she would. When she won, a man accepted the award and read a statement. He said it was written by Whitney: "I am very sorry but I am sick. I have a fever. It is something that is going around the U.S. at the moment. The doctor did not allow me to take the plane." Television station TF1, which aired the awards show, had reported that Whitney was in France earlier this week, although she was not seen. (Thanks Michelle S., Marie-Eve) Today MTV aired "New Sensation," a profile of Christina Aguilera. But if you watched the program you would think it was a Whitney special of sorts. Why? Well for starters they played two of our diva's hits as background music, namely: HWIK and MLIYL, and secondly they showed a very young Christina on home video singing GLOA and WDBHG. Then to top it off, Christina herself stated that in order for her to practice the high note that was required of her to be sung in the theme song from Disney's animated film "Mulan," she practiced to a karaoke version of Whitney's "Run To You" and they showed Whitney's video clip while Christina was saying this. She went on to say that many people have viewed the Whitney note she learned as the note that jump started her career because it gave her the opportunity to do the Mulan project. Disney would not have let her sing the song if she couldn't hit that note. But we all know that Christina isn't the only one who's used Whitney as a guide to perfect her vocal style. And all those who wish to succeed better look, practice and learn. (Thanks Biko) MLIYL is up to No. 10 on Casey Kasem's American Top 40 this week! They played the remix version again. I think it's one of the Jonathan Peters remixes. (Thanks Rachel)
2000/1/21
As we all know, Whitney has been accused of allegedly possessing marijuana during a trip from Hawaii to San Francisco that ocurred about 10 days ago. Since enough time has passed without an official statement, I have consolidated all the information available regarding this alleged incident here. It would have been far easier to post this information earlier this week, but I wanted to take as many precautions as necessary before doing so. As it stands, this story is still full of holes and oddly seems to only have been covered by an Hawaiian newspaper and the Associated Press. Basically all other news services cited them as sources and did little or no original reporting. The information that has been reported so far is still very limited and as yet, is not "officially" confirmed. I've also included statements from other artists who stood up for Whitney this week, just to add a little positivity to the situation. Whitney has not been arrested or charged in the alleged incident. The TV show "Exclusif" on TF1 showed the hotel where Whitney is staying for tomorrow's NRJ Music Awards in France. The program also showed an hotel room that either belongs to Whitney or Tina Turner. According to the show, Whitney will be the first female artist to sing at the ceremony. (Thanks Marie-Eve) TV and Internet Reminder! The NRJ Music Awards will air tomorrow on TF1 from 20:50 to 23:10 p.m. Belgium time, which is 2:50 to 5:10 p.m. EST. The awards can be followed on NRJ WebTV. (Thanks again Eddy VB) PRE-GRAMMY AWARDS PARTY: Join Arista Records and a guest list of hot stars and musicians for the CLIVE DAVIS/ARISTA RECORDS PRE-GRAMMY AWARDS PARTY... All from the comfort of your home. This year marks the 3rd Annual WEBCAST of the party, only at Arista.Com, February 22, 2000. (Thanks Rachel) There is a beautiful two-page picture of Whitney in the January 31st issue of People magazine. The picture was taken last February in L.A. (Thanks John G.) To Czech fans and others who are off to visit Prague: The MLIYL Limited Edition is available at the Bonton Megastore on Wenceslas Square (Center Prague). The set is priced like a one-disc CD. Go and buy it! (Thanks Katerina) Today I heard a MLIYL remix that resembled the Jonathan Peters remix, but it was a man singing, not Whitney! (Thanks Rachel)
2000/1/20
Chart News: ILFTB moves up without the benefit of a commercial single and could become yet another No. 1 dance hit for Whitney if it continues its current momentum. The MLIYL album moves up again, while the single holds its place in the Hot 100 Top 10. Read the complete statistics... According to the Platinum Club, Whitney's management said her Greatest Hits double CD set will be available in late March or early April, which is about a few weeks later than Arista's original announcement. (Thanks Michelle S.) Arista has Whitney's new release currently slated for March 21. (Thanks X) From the soap opera "As The World Turns": As the character "Camille" thought about a kiss between her and her love interest, they played clips of the beginning and end of "My Love Is Your Love." The beginning ended after Whitney said, "Turn me up. Turn me up." The end of the song started right after and played the chorus where Whitney justs repeats the verse along with the background. The song ended at the point when Bobbi Kristina says, "Claps your hands" twice. This was at the end of the character's thought. This shows how popular "My Love Is Your Love" has become. (Thanks Paula) The MPAA has slapped the movie "American Psycho" with an NC-17 rating for sexual content. The film is based on a 1991 novel in which a Wall Street yuppie divided his time between shopping binges and slaughter, with occasional diversions to offer critical analysis of Whitney Houston and Genesis. (Thanks Bud) According to earlier reports about this movie, the main character listens to Whitney and Genesis music. I haven't read the book, so don't ask me why. In movies, psychopaths usually don't listen to pop music.
2000/1/19
Whitney in France: She arrived at the Nice airport (just near Cannes) this afternoon and flew to her hotel by helicopter. According to BMG, Whitney will sing a medley of "It's Not Right But It's Okay" and "I Learned From The Best" at the NRJ Music Awards! There aren't many tickets available to the public for the awards because there are so many stars attending the ceremony that the "Palais des festivales" is not big enough. It is incredible how popular this event is! (Thanks Julian S., Melisande) The NRJ Music Awards will air Saturday on TF1 from 20:50 to 23:10 p.m. Belgium time. (That's 2:50 to 5:10 p.m. EST). As reported earlier, the awards can be followed on NRJ WebTV. (Thanks Eddy VB) Whitney reached No. 11 with MLIYL and No. 23 with INRBIO on Canada's Energy Radio Year End countdown. She was the only solo artist with 2 songs in the Top 25! (Thanks Rachel) This week on the Worldcharts Singles weekly charts, Whitney's "I Learned From The Best" is at No. 14! Let's all vote for her, so we can at least get her into the Top 10! Just click on their "Complete List" button and highlight all of Whitney's songs that are listed in a row. Click "Done," and they are then added to your voting list. Then just submit your votes. (Thanks Enrico S.) Here are some additional polls where we can show our support for Whitney: Album of the Week Poll All Great Songs Poll All-Time Favorite English Duets Artists of the Week Poll Best Album...Ever Poll (Thanks Francis L.)
2000/1/18
Chart News Update... Here are some great promo pictures of Whitney from her first album. They are a bit different from the ones we've come to know so well: Picture 1 Picture 2 - abstract from Picture 1 Picture 3 (Thank you very much Chantal K.)
2000/1/17
We still have a dream. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 - 1968
Whitney didn't win any American Music Awards tonight, or the AMA 1980s online music poll, which was won by Michael Jackson. According to Entertainment Tonight and the Associated Press, she did not attend the ceremony because she is on her way to France either today or tomorrow to attend the NRJ Music Awards, which will be held later this week. As you already know, BMG France has released a special edition featuring the Whitney's albums "My Love Is Your Love" and "I'm Your Baby Tonight." Here are the front and back covers. (Thanks Julian S.) Last night on the game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," they showed a clip of the previous night and the contestant reached the $250,000 level going for $500,000. The question was, "What is the longest running No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100?" The contestant said "I Will Always Love You," which is the wrong answer, but he said it was sung by Celine Dion! Obviously he lost and was reduced to $32,000! I thought he should have lost it all for saying that. (Thanks Carolyn) Host Regis Philbin did apparently correct the contestant's error and clarified that it is Whitney's song, though.
2000/1/16
UK Chart News Update... Whitney's MLIYL is still at No. 16 on Rick Dees' Top 40 this week. They played a remix version. I also heard a lady that phoned Rick Dees and asked how many different remixes there are for that song. They then played a snippet of the Thunderpuss remix. (Thanks Alexandra D.) From Reuters: Germany's Bertelsmann AG was reported this weekend to be considering the purchase of Sony Corp.'s Sony Music or EMI Group Plc. A Bertelsmann spokesman would not confirm a report in Der Spiegel magazine about the story. Der Spiegel quoted Bertelsmann Chief Executive Thomas Middelhoff as saying his firm wanted to become number one in the music business this year. Bertelsmann AG is the parent company of BMG. Arista Records is a BMG record company. (Thanks Rachel) If you missed the earlier Nippy News, use the News Archive or the news log.