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Whitney Weekday Request Campaign
has 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 is to
help ensure that each state gets votes everyday, without all of
us voting in huge blocks. Here is Another Option For Anyone With E-mail that Includes a Line For BCC. This method enables you to send a single message to DJs across the country without revealing that other DJs are receiving your message at the same time. DO NOT do this if your e-mail software does not provide a line called BCC!!! Note: While the BCC method 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! |
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| 2000/7/31 | |
| From
the New York
Daily News: Lessons from a 'Lady' -- It's taken many years, but the transformation is about to become complete: Eliza Doolittle is Henry Higgins. Julie Andrews, who starred on Broadway in "My Fair Lady" as the English flower girl and is taught to speak properly by Higgins, is about to perform a similar task for a little girl in director Garry Marshall's next movie. The movie, which Whitney Houston is producing, is called "The Princess Diaries," and is about the daughter of a single mother who discovers that the father she never knew came from royalty. The problem is, she neither feels like a royal nor speaks like one. To the rescue comes her paternal grandmother (Andrews), who transforms her into a lady. The story is expected to start shooting in September. Project Update: According to the Detroit News, the "Cheetah Girls" book series "will be turned into a Whitney Houston-produced TV special this fall on the Disney Channel." World Chart Show update... The "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" Australian 4-track import single is available at Virgin Mega Stores. As we know, the CD includes the title track, the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" remix, "I'm Every Woman " remix and "Queen Of The Night" remix. (Thanks Orlando) |
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| 2000/7/30 | |
| Germany's
New Single: According to German music show "Bravo TV," the
single "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" will be released on September
4th in Germany. (Thanks André S.) U.K. Music Charts Update... Radio 1 said the next U.K. single coming up is the duet with Enrique Iglesias, "Could I Have This Kiss Forever," which we know is already starting to be played on international music channels. Please continue to request the song and the video! (Thanks Craig) "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" is No. 1 this week at Montreal's biggest radio station, CKOI 94.3 FM. (Thanks Richy) The Whitney the Diva web site has added a "Shout Outs" page for fans to send messages to friends and family. Check it out. |
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| 2000/7/29 | |
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Music Charts Update: News from Spain
and Belgium... New York City's The Village Voice has published a favorable review of Whitney's song, "My Love Is Your Love," within a review of the compilation album, "Totally Hits 2." MLIYL is included on the CD. VH-1 Poll: Vote for Whitney as the Sexiest Diva! VH-1 will use the results to help compile a "25 Sexiest Musicians" countdown. Their countdowns usually place Whitney at low numbers, so please take the time to vote. (Thanks Karly) Friday Night Videos Poll: Let's vote for the "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" music video! If it wins, the video will be played during the show, which airs on NBC. Many teeny bopper fans watch this show, so please vote so Whitney and Enrique have a much better chance to win. Whitney and George Michael's "If I Told You That" is at No. 1 for a third week on MTV Poland's chart. Whitney and Enrique Iglesias' "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" is a new entry at No. 17. (Thanks Sylwia) The duet "If I Told You That" remains at No. 9 on TMF Belgium's Clipparade for the week of July 29th. (Thanks Eddy VB) Lil' Kim thanks Whitney and Bobby in the booklet for her new album. On the album itself, she acknowledges Whitney's "I Learned From The Best" on the track called, "Don't Mess With Me." Lil' Kim raps: "Ask Whitney, I learned to break a heart from you." (Thanks Lekeith) |
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| 2000/7/28 | |
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The Platinum
Club ran the following correction today: "We were a bit premature
when we announced that Whitney's next video will be for the Deborah
Cox duet ~ there will be another video shoot soon, but it will
be for the song, 'Fine!'" |
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| 2000/7/27 | |
| Yesterday,
the Platinum Club ran a short story that there would definitely
be a video for "Same Script, Different Cast." Today, that
report is no longer on their news page. Instead, here is a different
report that is unrelated to the fan club: "'Could I Have This Kiss Forever' and 'Same Script, Different Cast' will continue to be worked on U.S. radio as long as possible with a planned push behind the album, 'Whitney: The Greatest Hits' coming close behind. A final decision has not been made on the commercial release of 'Same Script, Different Cast' and it is now likely that a video for the song will not happen. The song has been remixed and these mixes will help promote Whitney's club profile. Consideration is now being given to recording a video for 'Fine' next rather than 'Same Script, Different Cast.' That song will not be issued to U.S. radio until after 'If I Told You That.' The finer details of this information are being worked on and Arista is looking to work the profile of the songs to the maximum benefit of the Greatest Hits collection, hence the decisions to withhold commercial singles." (Thanks Manish) On the Charts: CIHTKF climbs eight places on the Hot 100 due to airplay growth, while SSDC debuts on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. Read the complete statistics... We should continue to vote for the "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" music video! It has dropped to No. 7 from No. 3 on VH-1 Net Request. In addition, the video aired on MTV's TRL Wannabes yesterday. (Thanks Carolyn) The July issue of German magazine "PRINZ" mentions the Whitney Worship Webpage URL after a very brief article discussing Whitney's Greatest Hits. (Thanks Daniel) |
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| 2000/7/26 | |
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From the Platinum Club: "It was just announced that there will
definitely be a video made in conjunction with Whitney and Deborah
Cox's duet, "Same Script, Different Cast," off of Whitney's Greatest
Hits compilation." The duet "If I Told You That" climbed from No. 19 (new entry last week) to No. 11 in the MTV European Top 20 countdown for the week of July 26th. (Thanks Eddy VB) Today TMF Belgium finally paid tribute to Whitney. They broadcasted a Greatest Hits clip every hour. The highlight of the day was an excellent special called "Whitney: Giving you her best." The special was made by Arista to promote the release of "Whitney: The Greatest Hits." It included snippets from interviews with Babyface, Kelly Price, Wyclef Jean, Clive Davis and Whitney, excerpts from most of her videos (including "If I Told You That"), a lot of footage from Divas Live/99, a live performance of MLIYL with Bobbi Kristina from Mannheim, Germany, and some very rare footage from a photo shoot for last year's tourbook, Whitney in the gym. During the special, they mentioned the two concerts Whitney gave in Antwerp (Belgium) last year were sold out within 2-3 hours. (Thanks Eddy VB) Check out Joe's new poll where you can vote for your favorite diva! You can vote as many times as you want. |
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| 2000/7/25 | |
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Here are two pictures related to "Hammer
and Nails," a song on which both Whitney and her mother
sang background vocals. The song is from Janis Siegel's 1982 album
entitled "Experiment In White" on Atlantic Records. You can see
the album cover here,
and read the lyrics and credits here.
(Thank you Philipp) MTV in the UK and Ireland have started to play the video for "Could I Have This Kiss Forever." It's time to request it! (Thanks Paul S., Dominic) Whitney was featured in this month's Vibe Magazine 7th anniversary issue. She was ranked as one of the 100 most influential people. But instead of saying what she has accomplished to be so influential, they instead focus on recent controversies. They published a picture of her and this is what the article says: Whitney Houston. Arista's singature diva didn't always make it live, but she did make headlines with "Whitney: The Greatest Hits," her sixth Grammy, and a near airport drug bust. She nabbed the Soul Train Music award for Artist of the Decade female and gave the performance of her life at Arista's 25th Anniversary special. Some say it's not right, but we say it's OK. (Thanks CJ) CIHTKF rises to No. 22 from No. 26 on the Much More Music video countdown this week. (Thanks Mark) Four additional Canadian radio stations have been added to the Whitney Weekday Request Campaign, as well as additional e-mail addresses. (Thanks Mark, Marg) |
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| 2000/7/24 | |
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Whitney's next U.S. single is "If I Told You That?"
From the Platinum Club: Whitney's funky duet with George Michael "If I Told You That" is next up for release from her smash Greatest Hits compilation! The single became a number one smash in Europe and now is scheduled for it's US release to radio stations on September 18th! Whitney fans should keep this date in mind and be sure to gear up and remember to request the song from your local radio station on the big day of the official US release! (Thanks Tony L.) Regardless of what they say is scheduled, let's be sure to keep requesting the CIHTKF music video and also request both CIHTKF and SSDC on the radio! September 18th is a long while away. Also from the Platinum Club: As most Whitney fans already know, Whitney and Bobby celebrated their 8th Anniversary last week. What you may not know however is just where the happy couple decided to spend their special day...It turns out Whitney and Bobby celebrated at none other than Disneyworld in sunny Orlando, Florida! Congratulations again Whitney and Bobby! Mystery Solved: The new remix of "You'll Never Stand Alone" that was posted here yesterday is actually the Tony Moran Mix! As you know, that remix was supposed to be released with "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" until that single was reportedly shelved. (Thanks Mkin, Ashren, Teemu, Ben, Andy) VH-1 Robs Whitney Again: They've ranked Whitney's Superbowl performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" as the 59th Greatest Rock & Roll Moment. You should see some of the ridiculous things they have ranked in front of it (and note the one directly behind it), and their listing for Whitney is also inaccurate! Click here for the full list plus air times on VH-1. Whitney and George Michael's duet, "If I Told You That," is at No. 1 for a second week according to MTV Poland. In addition, that channel premiered the music video for "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" today. (Thanks Sylwia) An additional Canadian radio station has been added to the Whitney Weekday Request Campaign! Be sure to vote at the Canadian stations because CIHTKF stands a good chance of hitting No. 1 in Canada! (Thanks Mark) |
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| 2000/7/23 | |
| New
RealAudio: Here is the confirmed tracklisting of a new 5-track "Same Script, Different Cast" U.S. double 12" vinyl: World Music Charts Update including news from the U.K. Check out Cedric's new voting booth entitled "Whitney Remakes!" |
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| 2000/7/22 | |
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The following two pictures from the Platinum
Club were taken at Whitney's July 1st concert in Atlantic City:
Picture 1 and Picture
2. (Thanks Eddy VB) Music News from Spain... Greatest Hits Review: Read the Ontario Gazette's opinion of Whitney's latest album The duet "If I Told You That" remains at No. 9 this week on TMF's "Clipparade", a chart compiled by the viewers of TMF Belgium. (Thanks Eddy VB) |
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| 2000/7/21 | |
| From
Billboard's Dance Trax: Whitney Houston & Deborah Cox, "Same
Script, Different Cast" (Arista single). In 1979, Donna Summer and
Barbra Streisand scored an international disco/pop hit with the
duet "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)." Now, 21 years later, Houston
and Cox are poised to do the same with the equally powerful "Same
Script, Different Cast." Supplying the supple and varied grooves
are Jonathan Peters, Mel Hammond, Friburn & Urik, Victor Romeo &
Lee Marshall, and Chicago house pioneer Joe Smooth. The following is reportedly the SSDC maxi single tracklisting: A1. Jonathan Peters Club Mix 9:35 B1. Joe Smooth Slang Club Mix 5:49 C1. Jonathan Peters Goes There Dub 11:07 D1. Victor Romeo Slang Vocal Mix 6:19 E1. Friburn & Urick Uncover Your Ears Mix 10:49 F1. The Beautiful Slang Dub 6:41 F2. Jonathan Peters Radio Edit 4:21 (Thank you Anon) Music Charts Update: News from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium... Whitney Houston Day on TMF Belgium: They changed their schedule at the very last moment, so their Whitney shows have been moved to Wednesday, July 26th. They will play Whitney's Greatest Hits videos as well as a special at 6 p.m. presented by VJ Katja ("Katja Company"). (Thanks Eddy VB) From Billboard Magazine: L.A. Reid Selects Arista VP Team |
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| 2000/7/20 | |
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On the Charts: Read the complete U.S.
and international statistics from Billboard Magazine, plus additional
news from Spain... MSNBC Does It Again: The channel's Special Edition program re-aired the false New York Post story last night regarding Whitney's July 1st concert in Atlantic City. The reporter claimed she was re-airing the report because she "loves Whitney Houston and wants to see her recover," as if the story is true. There's no excuse for running a false story, never mind doing it twice! If you want MSNBC to air the truth, you can e-mail them at specialedition@msnbc.com. They must be made aware of the fact that the New York Post's PAGE SIX and reporter Paula Froelich published a completely false report. Just copy and paste the following articles into your message: From Entertainment Weekly: Read their full-page time capsule article about Whitney and Bobby's marriage eight years ago. |
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| 2000/7/19 | |
| New
RealAudio! Listen to the "Whitney Houston Dub Plate"
1:28 intro to Wyclef Jean's new song,"However You Want It,"
from his upcoming album due on August 22. The recording is taken
from dubs of the song "My Love Is Your Love" and features
alternate lyrics! It may sound a little familiar to some of you,
since this recording was played at Wyclef's show at U.K. Reggae
Sunsplash last year, and the somewhat muffled audio has been on
this site since then. Now you can listen to "My Dub Is Your
Dub" in clear audio! (Many thanks to ZuZy) The U.S. single release for "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" has been shelved for the time being in favor of "Same Script, Different Cast." There is no confirmed word on when a video for SSDC will be filmed and aired and the commercial release date of the single has yet to be set. (Thanks Manish) Although Arista is moving away from CIHTKF as a single for now, we should continue to request the music video because it helps to promote the Greatest Hits. You can also continue to request the song at radio stations as Arista makes the transition to "Same Script, Different Cast" so CIHTKF can help to boost album sales. However, soon we will have to increase our radio requests of SSDC as it has now been designated as the first U.S. release. Good News: A Whitney fan gets an on-air correction of the false New York Post story! Baltimore's 92Q FM set the record straight today. You can send thank yous to the station at marc@bigphatmorningshow.com. Read about what happened... Music Chart News from Rio de Janeiro... CIHTKF was at No. 3 yesterday on VH1's net request countdown. Susan, a hostess of the show, called it one of the sexiest duets ever. Separately, when Christina Aguilera recently co-hosted Rick Dees' countdown, when the song finished playing, she said "that was the beautiful Whitney Houston with Enrique Iglesias." She also mentioned that CIHTKF could be found on both of their CDs and that the version on Whitney's CD was mixed for her. Lastly, on "Extra" last night, after a report on summer romance, the hostess mentioned that it was Whitney and Bobby's 8th anniversary. (Thanks Carolyn) |
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| 2000/7/18 | |
| Happy
Eighth Wedding Anniversary! The Platinum Club has given fans the option to send e-mail to wish Whitney and Bobby a Happy Anniversary, but a number of people have had trouble with the address provided. Since it apparently isn't working, you can try directing your congratulations to whitney@fanasylum.com and write the word Anniversary in the subject line. (Thanks Marie-Eve) New York City's WKTU-FM Responds to New York Post Story Correction: "Thanks for all of your work. I don't know if we are going to go back and cover this story. But we certainly appreciate your attention to it, as well as your loyalty to KTU. Our fondness for the music of Ms. Houston is undeniable. We hope she continues to make music that entertains and thrills all who hear it for many years to come." (Thanks Lopez) Note: They play Whitney's music very often. In your e-mail to them, just be polite and state that they should at least correct the story since they publicized the false story. After all, many of their listeners are Whitney fans and would appreciate hearing the truth. You can e-mail them at info@ktu.com. Baltimore's 92Q FM morning show repeated the false New York Post story about Whitney's July 1st Atlantic City show. They seem to be a very Whitney-friendly show so take care to be polite. They'd probably be interested in correcting it. You can e-mail the station at marc@bigphatmorningshow.com. It's possible he may not be the DJ who mentioned it, but he is part of that show and there are two other people, his sidekicks. (Thanks Lopez M.) São Paulo/Brazil International Albums Chart News... You can view RealVideo of Whitney's duets with CeCe Winans at CeCe's homepage. The site features clips of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" from the VH-1 Honors and "Count On Me" from the Grammy Awards. (Thanks A. Alexander) On the Howard Stern radio show, while talking about Bobby getting out of jail and Whitney jumping into his arms, sidekick Robin Quivers said to Howard, "That seems to be a successful marriage. I don't know what your problem is, but that one's working." It was interesting especially since Robin always seems to not like Whitney. (Thanks Lopez M.) |
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| 2000/7/17 | |
| Here
We Go Again: Salon.com's Amy Reiter has repeated
the false New York Post story at that site. You can forward
the true stories about Whitney's July 1st show to her at amy@salon.com.
Just copy and paste the following articles into your message: You can also send letters to the editor here. They should be informed that the Post's PAGE SIX and reporter Paula Froelich published complete lies. Just take care to be polite, and approach them in the name of fairness and accuracy. (Thanks Lopez) In addition, Doug Banks repeated the New York Post story last week. He is one of the morning DJs at WBLS-FM in New York City and his program is syndicated throughout the U.S. He has been a big fan of Whitney in the past, so take care to be polite. You can e-mail him at doug@wbls.com and CC: it to Station Manager Kernie Anderson at kernie@wbls.com. (Thanks Alan M., Lopez) From Rolling Stone: Multi-platinum R&B diva DEBORAH COX is about to shoot a video for "Same Script, Different Cast," her duet with WHITNEY HOUSTON. (Thanks Renee, Javier) On the last page of this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly, there is a full-page time capsule story entitled "Their Prerogative" about Whitney and her marriage to Bobby. The story follows Whitney's career and marriage since the wedding until today. The story also includes two pictures of Whitney and Bobby together, one from their wedding and another from about two years ago. The end of the article states that they seem to be more devoted to each other than ever. (Thanks John G., Ezequiel) [The full article will be posted soon.] International Chart News from MTV... In today's Rick Dees Top 40 countdown, "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" is up to No. 29 from No. 30 for the week of July 15-21. At the online "Dees Poll," you can listen to an audio clip and vote on whether you prefer the original version on Enrique's album or the Metro Mix version from Whitney's Greatest Hits. For now, the original version on Enrique's album is winning. (Thanks Karen) For a third week, the Greatest Hits is listed at No. 10 on the Tower Records Argentina Top 25 albums chart, as published by La Nacion newspaper on July 16. Today I was at the downtown Buenos Aires branch of Tower Records, and the Hits were at No. 2, with only one more CD available for sale. (Thanks Erick) Producer David Foster was a guest this morning on a Canadian talk show. At the end of the show, the hostess asked, "What project do you feel the most overjoyed to have accomplished in your career? Which do you feel you will always remember throughout your life?" He stated that putting Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole together for "Unforgettable" was memorable. Then he said: "'The Bodyguard' ...that was something. Working with Whitney, working with 'I Will Always Love You,' that is very memorable, and working with all the other songs on the soundtrack. Wow! That sold 36 million, so... that's truly a memorable project for me. That was great!" Then he mentioned Céline Dion and how great she is and how Barbra Streisand was the first one at the hospital when he hurt his back. He worked with her on her "Back To Broadway" album. (Thanks Enrico S.) |
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| 2000/7/16 | |
| New
RealAudio! Listen to Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix of
"Same Script Different Cast!" Peters recently
described the song as the "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
of 2000. (Many thanks to Rachel) World Music Charts Update: News from 20 countries, including the latest statistics from the U.K. From New York Daily News: Surprisingly, Kina says her first role model was Whitney Houston. "People are shocked when I say that because I sound nothing like her," she admits. I get a lot of Tina Turner, but Tina wasn't a big influence. As a kid I knew every hum and breath from Whitney. When I was 13 or 14 I was chubby and insecure," the singer continues. "I could be miserable all day in school and then hear Whitney sing and be happy. To hear her sing told me I could do something [with my life]." [Note: Kina was a member of the now-defunct group, Brownstone. She has gone solo.] Check out Neal's new "Whitney The Diva" site! Congrats! If you missed the earlier Nippy News, use the News Archive or the news log. |
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