February 2000 Nippy News (Part I)

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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 "B," 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!
2000/2/15
Christina Aguilera talked about Enrique Iglesias during her promotion in Spain (they sang together at the last Super Bowl) and she said Enrique told her that his next single will be "Could I Have This Kiss Forever." She also said that she loves the song and she would love to work with Whitney. (Thanks Laura) [Enrique has a different single coming out now, so it should be at least a couple of months before he releases his next song.] Let's vote for Whitney at MTV's Total Request Live Grammy poll! The poll winners will be announced on February 23rd during a 2-hour, Grammy Edition of TRL. (Thanks Francis L.) On Saturday night, the British channel ITV broadcasted a program called "The Best Love Song." Whitney reached No. 5 (among 10) with IWALY and they showed some parts of an interview from "The Bodyguard" years. (Thanks Bruno A.) Here are some additional polls where we can vote for Whitney: Best Music of 1999 Best Songs 100 Best Songs Ever Favorite Artists and More (Thanks Francis L.)
2000/2/14
Happy Valentine's Day! Today marks the 15th anniversary of the release of Whitney's first album, entitled "Whitney Houston." The album remains the top-selling debut by any artist in music history. Whitney Wins! According to the Mr. Showbiz web site, Whitney has won the Favorite Female Artist award at the NAACP Image awards for "Heartbreak Hotel." The awards will be televised April 6th on FOX-TV. There is no word on whether Whitney attended the awards, but she was not shown on TV entertainment news shows that reported on the ceremony. (Thanks Shauren) "Strong, talented, beautiful, black." On Sunday night on Showtime, they showed a documentary called, "It's Black Entertainment," and Whitney was an interviewee. Whitney wore the same hairstyle as Diva's Live/99 and looked classy in a black dress suit. She was featured in a segment called "Divas" and commented on the following: On Lena Horne: "You're talking about a woman who had so much -- to deal with. Here she is in Hollywood surrounded by -- the 'white factor.' On the other hand she goes home and she's a sista who has to deal with civil rights issues. But she stands there poised, confident. Forget about the beauty, it's just beyond that." On Dorothy Dandridge: "She was probably the first singer in Hollywood -- black actress singer, who could act and sing and dance -- with beauty. She had it across the board." Other people on Whitney Houston, who was also included among the great Divas: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis: "Clive Davis said about this girl that she's gonna be the next -- whatever. He basically said, 'You need to get with this girl.' He played us a couple of songs, like demos she had done, and it was absolutely incredible." Reginald Hudlin (director): "When Whitney sang 'I Will Always Love You,' which is Dolly's song, and she didn't just copy it, she really, really re-invented it and made it her own. It was so exciting." Quincy Jones: "Pound for pound, no one did what Whitney did on 'The Bodyguard,' in terms of picture gross and selling 31 million albums. I mean, Prince did a nice job on 'Purple Rain' -- Whitney did four times as much in every area." Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis: "She could do nothing else but sing and she would be fine. The fact that she acts and performs and does all the other things I think just makes her the consummate diva of today." Whitney on the Divas: "I am proud of Lena, I am proud of Diana, I am proud of Dorothy. I am proud of them all. I have to say 'thank you' for putting up with as much as they did. Because we're here today. We are here today in full number. Strong, talented, beautiful, black." (Many thanks to Bud) From Billboard's The Rhythm & The Blues Column: The United Negro College Fund's "Evening Of Stars'' January fundraiser, with performances by Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Barry White, raised $13.5 million in cash and pledges. At HMV of Newcastle (UK), when you check Whitney's CDs, you can see MLIYL, IYBT and all. BUT there are special stickers that say: New Release coming soon: Greatest Hits, ask to reserve a copy!!! (Thanks Bruno A.) At the end of today's Total Request Live on MTV, host Carson Daly said that Whitney will be on the show on Friday. The TRL web site says the show will premiere Whitney's new music video for ILFTB. (Thanks David W.) [Since I don't think TRL has ever played the video before, it could very well be the same video that we have already seen. But stayed tuned on Friday just in case!]
2000/2/13
U.K. Chart News Update... Listen the following new DJ-only remix edits! The first two are particularly interesting. The last two add some extra dance beats to familar remixes: "It's Not Right But It's Okay" DJ Cajjmere Liquid Crunch "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" remix by DJ Amanda "Greatest Love Of All" remix by DJ Amanda "I Learned From The Best" remix by DJ Amanda At Rick's Movie Graphics, you can order a life-size Whitney standup. She's wearing a black suit and holds a microphone in her hands. It's for sale at $35. (Thanks Dominik)
2000/2/12
New RealVideo and Screen Captures: To celebrate Whitney's Soul Train Music Awards nominations, take a look at this fantastic behind-the-scenes video footage of Whitney's dance studio rehearsal for last year's awards! She even sings bits of INRBIO as she practices the steps with her dancers in front of a huge wall mirror! This clip is very rare and it's probably my favorite so far. You can also check out screen captures here! The approximately 6-minute RealVideo has been divided into two parts to allow for faster downloading. You can check out the ILFTB music video at France's NRJ web site. They also have a small article about ILFTB and the Greatest Hits. Here is the translation: Whitney Houston is about to release her fourth single from her album "My Love Is Your Love." We also just learned that the Diva will release her first Greatest Hits around April 15th. (Thanks Julian S.) [There are still conflicting dates regarding the Greatest Hits release.] The most famous radio station in Brazil, Jovem Pan, has nominated "It's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix)" as the dance mix of 1999. And it's still playing in the clubs. (Thanks Diogo) Here are some cool auctions of Whitney items: Paul Jabara & Friends LP - includes Whitney's solo "Eternal Love" Jermaine Jackson, "Jermaine Jackson" tape - includes duet "Take Good Care of My Heart" This is NOT the album that contains the song "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful."
2000/2/11
Whitney has received two nominations at the 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards! The show will take place on March 4th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here are the nominations: Best R&B/Soul Single, Female: Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor" Mariah Carey (featuring Jay-Z), "Heartbreaker" Whitney Houston, "My Love Is Your Love" Chante Moore, "Chante's Got a Man" Best R&B/Soul Album, Female: Mary J. Blige, Mary Macy Gray, On How Life Is Whitney Houston, My Love Is Your Love Jennifer Lopez, On the 6 If you will be in or near Los Angeles and are considering attending the Soul Train Music Awards, click here for more information! The Feb 18th issue of Entertainment Weekly has a story on its picks for potential Grammy winners. For the Best Female R&B Performance, they pick both Whitney and Mary J. Blige as best possible winners, although they favor Blige. They have a cute caption that reads "I think Whitney and Mary J. will fight it out, and Macy [Gray] and Brandy will be left crying in their designer gowns." (Thanks John G.) New York City's number one Dance/Pop station, WKTU 103.5 FM, debuted the extended dance version of ILFTB today at 6 p.m. The DJ Geronimo is a huge self-proclaimed Whitney fan. (Thanks John G.)
2000/2/10
On the Charts: As we know from yesterday, Whitney's ILFTB is now at NUMBER ONE on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart! The song also makes its debut on other charts this week. Read the complete statistics... It's important that we keep ILFTB's airplay up especially since there is still no commercial single in the U.S. yet. So let's keep requesting the song! From The Hollywood Reporter: Word is that Arista founder Clive Davis will step down but may stay at parent BMG, possibly starting a new label with other outside investors. Antonio "L.A." Reid, who is in line for Davis' post, has already been in touch with several Arista artists. There have been meetings between management and team Davis during the past two days, sources said. Davis, 66, has been in a bitter contract dispute with BMG president and CEO Strauss Zelnick for several months. One source said discussions are continuing. BMG declined comment. (Thanks Tony L.) Here is a press release discussing how dick clark productions is set to produce Arista Records' 25th Anniversary television special. From Radio NRJ in France: In Le classement europeen des titres les plus diffusses en Europe, (the European charts of the most played songs), Whitney has 3 songs: "My Love Is Your Love" is ranked first, then INRBIO at No. 45 and ILFTB at No. 99. Well done! (Thanks Bruno A.) Whitney's Greatest Hits Release Date Remains Unsettled At the Moment: According to German magazine Musiknews, Whitney's Greatest Hits will be released in Germany on March 6th. (Thanks Michaela) [There are still conflicting release dates about this upcoming project, so stay tuned!]
2000/2/9
Chart News Preview: Whitney's ILFTB has become the fourth song in a row from the MLIYL album to reach NUMBER ONE on the Hot Dance Music - Club Play chart! (Thanks Ralph M.) Let's vote for Whitney at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards! As reported yesterday, she leads with three nominations, including Favorite Female Artist R&B , Favorite Single (Internet Only) and Favorite Song From a Movie (Internet Only). (Thanks Francis L., Mike B.) "I Learned From The Best" will be released in France as the last single from "My Love Is Your Love!" This is great news for sales. I was listening to Radio NRJ this morning, and just after "It's Not Right But It's Okay," they said the video of the upcoming single was now available at the NRJ web site! (Thanks Julian S.)
2000/2/8
From the Platinum Club: The photo shoot for Whitney's Greatest Hits CD cover took place on Friday. Whitney was photographed by David LaChapelle. The nature of the photo shoot is under wraps, but the Platinum Club said everyone had a great time. Arista Records' Clive Davis reportedly stopped by to watch the photo shoot. (Thanks CJ) Whitney leads the nominations for the Sixth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards! She has been nominated as Favorite Female Artist -- R&B for the MLIYL album, Favorite Single (Internet Only) for "Heartbreak Hotel", and, along with Mariah Carey, Favorite Song From a Movie (Internet Only) for "When You Believe" from "The Prince of Egypt." (Thanks Carolyn, Ralph M.) French Chart News Update... Courtesy of Biko, here's a picture of one of Whitney's costumes now on display at the popular "Rock Style" exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. As reported before, it's an exhibit of clothes worn by famous musical artists. Here's Biko's report: I visited the exhibit yesterday primarily to see Whitney's outfit and it was pretty cool. She donated one of her Dolce & Gabbana outfits from the MLIYL tour. The outfit is on a Whitney-esque mannequin, hair and all, except it's a bit more artistic in that the mannequin is silver in color and so is the hair, but it is undoubtedly Whitney. There was also a D&G sketch of one of Whitney's outfits posted on a nearby wall. People were flocking to the Whitney window a lot. I felt so proud...lol. (Thanks Biko) The Platinum Club has compiled a comprehensive list of Whitney's awards and nominations from over the course of her career here. (Thanks Georg) You can also find more specific information about the five Grammy Awards Whitney has won so far here. (Thanks Rachel) Whitney is still No. 1 on the Fun Radio "Fun List" playlist. We can vote for her up to five times! (Thanks Julian S.) There will finally be a Whitney weekend at Dutch TV station TMF. The date isn't announced yet, but the VJ said it will come soon. (Thanks Zuzy) The press shows some good taste and protects Whitney and themselves at the same time: According to USA Today, several large newspapers refused to run a Boondocks comic strip that poked fun at Whitney's alleged marijuana incident last month. The comic strip suggested that Whitney do a duet with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre about the joys of pot smoking. Apparently, this comic strip is pretty controversial. It's not the first time one of the strips has been banned. (Thanks Nic)
2000/2/7
For anyone who was wondering if Whitney would appear at the Grammy Awards, and had received conflicting reports: According to the Grammy web site, it's confirmed that Whitney will be performing at the show. (Thanks Greg) A magazine called "100 Years Of Black Achievement" includes a list of successful African Americans, and in the music section, Whitney graces two full pages (a picture from the "Waiting To Exhale" days). She is lying on a couch, wearing a black dress with a slit up to her thigh. She talks about how she liked music from day one and how she wanted to sing. She also talks about Bobbi Kristina and how much she means to her and her husband. The magazine also talks about her production company and her foundation for children. (Thanks Emanuel R.) Gregory Godek, author of "1001 Ways To Be Romantic," has released the results of a study to determine the 100 best love songs of the 20th Century. Whitney made the Top Ten: 1. "You Are So Beautiful," by Joe Cocker (1975) 2. "As Time Goes By," from the film Casablanca (1942) 3. "Something," by The Beatles (1969) 4. "The Rose," by Bette Midler (1980) 5. "Unforgettable," by Nat King Cole (1953) 6. "Can't Help Falling in Love," by Elvis Presley (1962) 7. "Up Where We Belong," by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (1982) 8. "Crazy," by Patsy Cline (1961) 9. "Unchained Melody," by The Righteous Brothers (1965) 10. "I Will Always Love You," by Whitney Houston (1992) (Thanks Ralph M.) Let's vote for Whitney in the following polls! Best R&B Artist Poll Best Singers Male or Female Best Song Best Song Ever Best Song From A Movie (Thanks Francis L.) Whitney is No. 1 in the Most Popular Singer Poll. She had been banned from this poll, but then, thanks to our messages, she was re-entered. Now she is No. 1! (Thanks Domen)
2000/2/6
U.K. Chart News Update... Visit Celebrity 1000 - Online Voting and Celebrity Profiles to vote for Whitney as Best Pop Female and "The Bodyguard" for Favorite Film. (Thanks Alan M.) MLIYL is at No. 11 for the second week in a row on Kasey Casem's Top 40 countdown after peaking at No. 10. (Thanks Saira, Marty) There are some cool Whitney items on the BST, including a costume from the "Moment of Truth" world tour! Check it out!
2000/2/5
Happy 31st Birthday to Bobby Brown! A PR department apparently made an error in a recent press release that mentioned Whitney's sales for the MLIYL album. According to the release, Whitney is certified at 2 million copies in the U.S., and 8 million internationally. Actually, the album was recently certified at 3 million copies in the U.S., which brings Whitney's grand total for MLIYL to 11 million copies worldwide, and counting! Way to go Whitney! (Thanks Ashley) This biography CD (front and back covers), entitled "The Compact Whitney Houston," is listed for sale at CDNOW for just under $13. It's an unofficial CD that features mostly narration, and less than 10 actual spoken quotes from Whitney. It just includes those quotes and general coverage of Whitney's career, and does not include any of her music. Also at CDNOW, you can pre-order the ILFTB single, which it expects to be released on February 22nd. Here's some additional Elvis Presley trivia that is related to Whitney: Rumor has it that Presley loved the song "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton and planned to record his own version, but it never materialized. In addition, Whitney's mother Cissy was a member of the "Sweet Inspirations" which worked as his backing-vocal group. Also, both Whitney and Presley both did charity shows - for instance Presley's Aloha from Hawaii - for the Kui Lee Cancer funds. And not only did Presley sing "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" in 1967, but both Whitney and he have sung "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Amazing Grace," "America The Beautiful" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic." (Thanks Eddy VB)
2000/2/4
New "I Learned From The Best" Remixes in RealAudio: ILFTB Junior Vasquez USA Millennium Vocal Mix - This sounds very similar at first to Junior's Club Mix, but it actually takes more twists and turns, and includes a bit of Whitney's vocals from "Step By Step." ILFTB Disco Mix - This remix turns the house mix on its ear with an authentic disco beat. The greatest aspect of the disco mixes is that you can hear Whitney's full re-vocal of ILFTB! This recording is very reminiscent of Whitney's live renditions of the song. It's significantly different from the original version. ILFTB Disco Padappella - Very similar to the Disco Mix, but the music is significantly stripped down so you can hear Whitney's new vocals and adlibs loud and clear. She also says a couple of different things in this mix than in the Disco Mix. ILFTB Disco Edit - An edited version of the Disco Mix. Note to Whitney Collectors: The Junior Vasquez Mixshow remix is identical to the Junior Vasquez Radio Mix that is already posted at this site. From Entertainment Weekly: ''American Psycho,'' which debuted at Sundance last week, has proven true to the spirit of Brett Easton Ellis' book, down to its antihero's penchant for pop. The movie (due in April) uses Huey Lewis' ''Hip to Be Square,'' Phil Collins' ''Sussudio,'' and an instrumental of the Whitney Houston hit ''The Greatest Love of All'' in lurid murder and/or sex scenes, all accompanied by the evildoer's heartfelt praise. Did the stars know their music would score such grisly images? Lewis won't comment, but Collins' manager, Tony Brown, now says he ''did not realize the link when granting the approval. There is no relation to violence in [Phil's] music or lyrics.'' Meanwhile, Houston rep Lynn Volkman says ''Since they're not using Whitney's version, and she didn't write the song, they didn't need to come to us.'' But, she adds, ''If the public perceives this to be a Whitney song, I think I'm going to call her lawyer and see what his thoughts are.'' Here is a press release regarding Clive Davis' annual Arista Pre-Grammy bash, which will be webcast live on February 22nd from the Arista web site. Today I was at HMV in New York (42 Street between 7th & 8th Avenues) and I found the ILFTB import single. There are still many copies. It includes: 1. Radio Edit 3:49 2. HQ2 Radio Mix 4:23 3. Junior Vasquez Radio Mix 4:58 4. HQ2 Club Mix 5. Junior Vasquez Club Mix 11:37 Also there is a MLIYL import full length CD that has 5 more songs - but most are remixes we have heard. It has almost the same cover like the ILFTB single and includes: 1. MLIYL Jonathan Peters Mix 2. MLIYL Wyclef Mix featuring Dyme 3. INRBIO Thunderpuss Mix 4. INRBIO Smooth Mix 5. HH Hex Hector Mix (Thanks Emanuel R.) There is a very nice picture of Whitney in the March issue of Vibe Magazine. She was at Rock Style for Dolce & Gabbana. (Thanks Emanuel R.)
2000/2/3
For anyone who may have been wondering about the film project, "Anything For You," in light of yeserday's announcement that Whitney would collaborate with Will Smith's company on a different movie, here's a bit of news from Rolling Stone: WHITNEY HOUSTON has signed on with WILL SMITH's Overbook Entertainment to play the leading lady in a remake of the stylish cult French thriller "Diva," which portrays an African-American opera singer who refuses to allow her voice to be recorded. Houston will also be in Universal Pictures' 'Anything For You' later this year." (Thanks David) Whitney is scheduled to appear at Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration, which will be taped April 10th and will air on NBC-TV May 15th during sweeps. Here are the details... On The Charts: The MLIYL single begins to sink and ILFTB waits for a commercial single to be released, plus more. Read the complete statistics... Here's a great review from DMA Magazine of Whitney's "I Learned From The Best" HQ2 remix! It is completely on target, and illustrates how Whitney's work has really been making an impact on the dance music scene. Check it out! I was watching that Late Late Show on CBS-TV last night with host Greg Kilborn. Anyway, he had Tom Green as a guest on the show and he asked him to sing. He sang karaoke to Whitney's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." He also mentioned later in the show that he is a big Whitney Houston fan. (Thanks Drew) Whitney Trivia: What song did both Elvis Presley and Whitney record? Answer: "Somebody Bigger Than You and I." Elvis recorded it as a slow ballad back in 1967 on the album "How Great Thou Art." (Thanks Philipp S., Eddy VB) As we all know, Valentine's Day is approaching and I found this site where you can send an e-card to your loved one and choose a sound to go with it. One of them is to the tune of IWALY. Although it is instrumental, it sounds great. (Thanks Carolyn)
2000/2/2
Whitney to Star in Movie Remake "Diva," in collaboration with Will Smith's film company. Read the details... On yesterday's Whitney - Dance program on MTV Asia, there was a small segment where Whitney deliberated very long before saying that her favorite music video would have to be "It's Not Right But It's Okay." She likes the "feminism" and "simplicity", and yet the "strongness" in it. According to Whitney, the feminism and the tough side of the song represents her character very well. On this morning's Whitney - Ballad, there was a small segment where Whitney happily admits that she "knows" that she would definitely be a "teacher" if she was not a singer. She said that she "communicates" better with children than with adults and she finds children's way of thinking to be interesting. (Thanks Seng Soon Y.) In honor of Black History Month, the cable channel SHOWTIME will air a documentary called, "It's Black Entertainment" on February 13th at 8 p.m. EST. Vanessa Williams will host the collection of scenes from movies and shorts, some rare, featuring stellar black performers. Their achievements are put in perspective by fellow artists including Gregory Hines, Debbie Allen and Smokey Robinson. "I am proud of Lena. I am proud of Diana. I am proud of Dorothy," Whitney Houston says in the film. ". . . I would say thank you for putting up with as much as they did, because we are here today. . . . Strong, talented, beautiful, black." (Thanks Dan L., Biko) French Chart News Update... Carlos Santana is promoting his album "Supernatural" in Spain. Yesterday, he did an interview in Madrid and when the DJ asked him about his favorite music, he said: "I like Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston." Great taste! (Thanks Laura)
2000/2/1
New ILFTB Junior Vasquez Remixes: The two main mixes are the "USA Millennium Vocal Mix" and the "Disco Mix." The Millennium mix is good because Junior uses a little of the vocals from "Step By Step." The part where Whitney says, "Come on baby gotta keep moving" comes in the middle of the song and repeats thoughout the middle of the mix. Now the DISCO MIX !!! This is the version that we heard about with added stuff. It starts with Whitney talking junk: "Microphone on we ready to rock." Then it starts with a club beat that has me dancing as I write this. It's a little sassy yet very danceable. (Thank you Alan M.) Listen to an excerpt of DJ Nic's new, non-Arista remix of "If I Told You That (Nic's Bavaro Beat Mix)." It's great! Whitney Houston is MTV Asia's Artist of the Month for February. They have already dedicated their Non-Stop Hits segment to Whitney's music videos. They are going to have "All Access - Whitney Houston" and will repeat "Whitney TV." They also have compiled music videos for an hour of Whitney - Dance, an hour of Whitney - Ballad, an hour of Whitney - Pop, and an hour of Whitney - Classic. The only program missing is Divas Live/99. (Thanks Seng Soon Y., Sergio) Let's continue to e-mail the Belgian station Radio Contact! Yesterday night, they played ILFTB and said that everyday, people want to hear Whitney! They also read some e-mail in English! So, let's go! We also can request Whitney at the MTVe site. I think MTV should make a weekend or day special for Whitney. They did it for Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney, Ricky -- so why not Whitney? (Thanks Marie-Eve) I've been to the FNAC today (the most important French music store) and "My Love Is Your Love" is No. 12 for the second consecutive week on their Top 20 albums! It was No. 6 two weeks ago! The store has put some copies everywhere because the album is selling very well. (Thanks Julian S.) I talked to a friend who lives in Atlanta, GA today and he said that radio stations, Kiss 104.7 in particular, have been playing ILFTB "every 5 minutes" as he put it! Hopefully this will encourage fans to keep up the request campaign! (Thanks Reniko) Let's vote for Whitney in these new polls: 1. Best Female Performer - Whitney is way ahead in this one! 2. Best Females Poll 3. Best Female Singer 4. Another Best Female Singer Poll 5. And another Best Female Singer Poll! (Thank you Francis L.) If you missed the earlier Nippy News, use the News Archive or the news log.