[2] Will Smith Rings in the New "Willennium" With Interactive Times Square Extravaganza On Tuesday, November 16.Superstar Will Connect New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Fans To Five Other Cities Via Satellite "Willennium" Event To Be Webcast Nationwide Via RealVideo Superstar Will Smith will usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. the new "Willennium" with a multi-media extravaganza in New York's Times Square at the Virgin Mega Store (1540 Broadway) on Tuesday, November 16. During the event, Smith will interact with fans in attendance as well as with audiences in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Chicago, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Miami and Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. , via state-of-the-art interactive satellite technology. The Willennium Extravaganza celebrates that day's release of Will Smith's eagerly-awaited new album Willennium on Columbia Records. At 6:30pm on Tuesday, fans gathered in Times Square will watch a specially-designed "Willennium" ball begin its descent, finally touching ground at exactly 7pm, officially announcing the dawning of the new Willennium. Will Smith will be on-hand to meet and greet New York fans in person while audiences in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami and Orlando will be connected to the Willennium Extravaganza via satellite and will have the opportunity to ask Smith questions in a live interactive forum. Will Smith will cap the Willennium Extravaganza with an in-store autograph signing at the Virgin Mega Store. For those fans who can't attend one of the Willennium parties, the Times Square event will be webcast live in RealVideo at http://www.willsmith.net and http://www.virginmega.com. Fans watching the event will be able to submit a question for Will to answer in real time. Willennium is Will Smith's first new album since his 1997 solo debut Big Willie Style which has been certified 6x RIAA-platinum in the United States, sold more than 8 million units worldwide, and generated the hit singles "Just The Two Of Us," "Men In Black," "Miami," and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (which became the #1 Pop and Rap single in the U.S.). Driven by tracks like "Wild Wild West" and the millennium party anthem "Will 2K," Willennium promises to echo the success of its predecessor. "Will 2K," the first single and video from Willennium, is currently bulleting up the Billboard Hot 100. Will Smith got his start in show business in Philadelphia at the age of 12 when he began to rap at house and block parties. Calling themselves "DJ Jazzy Jeff DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia) is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and turntablist. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. & The Fresh Prince," Will and Jeff Townes cut their debut album Rock The House and spawned the hit "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble." The duo's next album, He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper, featured the smash "Parents Just Don't Understand" which made them, in 1988, the first-ever winners of a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance was awarded from 1989 to 1990. In 1991 this award was replaced by separate awards for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. . In 1991, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won a second Grammy, this time in the "Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group" category for "Summertime." Smith's showmanship and charisma led to NBC's hit television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," created for Smith by Quincy Jones. His natural acting ability quickly led Smith into feature films including Made In America, Where The Day Takes You, the Oscar-nominated Six Degrees of Separation and 1995's box-office smash Bad Boys. Smith has starred in two of the ten all-time top-grossing films worldwide: 1996's record-breaking summer hit Independence Day, and 1997's #1 Men In Black. He appeared in two of 1999's most significant film releases: Wild Wild West and Enemy Of The State. Tracks from Big Willie Style earned Will Smith the Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy two years running: "Men In Black" (1997 - 40th Annual Grammy Awards and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (1998 - 41st Annual Grammy Awards). Grammys aren't the only awards on Will's mantelpiece. Among the other honors he's received: - The 1998 NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Image Award for Outstanding Rap Artist - The 1998 Blockbuster Award for Best Science Fiction Actor - The 1998 American Music Award The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). for Best Soundtrack (Men In Black: The Album) - The Blockbuster Award for Best Soundtrack (Men In Black: The Album) - The Playboy Award for Best Soundtrack (Men In Black: The Album) - The Playboy Award for Best Video From A Film ("Men In Black") - The MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Video Music Award for Best Video From A Film ("Men In Black") - The 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video Year Artist Video 1984 David Bowie "China Girl" 1985 Bruce Springsteen "I'm on Fire" 1986 Robert Palmer "Addicted to Love" 1987 Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" 1988 Prince "U Got the Look" 1989 Elvis Costello "Veronica" 1990 Don Henley "The End of the Innocence" ("Just The Two Of Us") - The 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Rap Video. This award was last given out in 2006. Year Artist Video 1989 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Parents Just Don't Understand" 1990 MC Hammer "U Can't Touch This" ("Gettin' Jiggy Wit It") - The 1999 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("Miami") - 1999 NAACP Image Awards for Entertainer Of The Year Will Smith's Big Willie Style and his singles "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Wild Wild West" have generated a total of nine gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. while DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince recordings have earned a total of 14 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards. Men In Black: The Album on Columbia Records, featuring Will Smith's title track, has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Will Smith online: http://www.willsmith.net Columbia Records online: http://www.columbiarecords.com |
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