'VH1 Divas Live/99' With Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Elton John, Brandy, Cher, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes and Chaka Khan Set for Nov. 2nd In-Store in CD/Cassette and Home Video Editions.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1999-- Highest-rated broadcast in VH1 history to benefit VH1 Save The Music initiative supporting music education in public schools The second annual gathering of the world's reigning vocal divas, collectively known as VH1 DIVAS In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. The first concert, VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's "Save The Music Foundation", and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefitted that foundation. LIVE/99 - this year starring Whitney Houston, Tina Turner  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. , Elton John, Brandy, Cher, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, and Chaka Khan - has been scheduled for November 2nd in-store date on Arista arista (ä·riˑ·st . (Please see following page for track listing and artists.) The all-star concert, broadcast live on VH1 from the Beacon Theatre in 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 on Tuesday night, April 13th, became the highest-rated single broadcast in VH1 history. It was repeated immediately afterward, then nightly through the following Sunday. The show benefited VH1 Save the Music, a pro-social initiative that supports music education in public schools. Last year's 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. gold album VH1 Divas Live (which has sold 3 million copies worldwide) is expected to raise $1.5 million for VH1 Save the Music. This year's show was propelled by the electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. collaborations between artists, for example Tina Turner and Elton John teamed for "The Bitch Is Back" ("scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. ," raved the Newark Star-Ledger); then Cher joined them on "Proud Mary." There was Brandy's duet with Faith Hill on "Everything I Do, I Do for You" ("a big hit with the crowd," said the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 ); and Whitney Houston's pairings with Mary J. Blige on their tribute to Aretha Franklin, "Ain't No Way" ("the concert's best diva showcase," according to the New York Times) and with Chaka Khan on "I'm Every Woman," her 1978 hit that was remade re·made v. Past tense and past participle of remake. into an anthem by Whitney 15 years later. Whitney's performance which included "I Will Always Love You" was described as "invincible" in the New York Times by Jon Pareles, who noted that Tina Turner "seized her songs with a voice that attacked, then moaned, then soothed." -0-
VH1 Divas Live/99
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Title Artist
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1. The Best Tina Turner
2. The Bitch Is Back Tina Turner with Elton John
3. Proud Mary Tina Turner with Elton John
& Cher
4. If I Could Turn Back Time Cher
5. How Do I Live LeAnn Rimes
6. I'm Still Standing Elton John
7. Have You Ever?/Almost Doesn't Count Brandy
8. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You Brandy with Faith Hill
9. This Kiss Faith Hill
10. Ain't No Way Whitney Houston with Mary J.
Blige
11. I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
12. I'm Every Woman Whitney Houston with Chaka
Khan
13. I'm Every Woman (reprise) Whitney Houston with Chaka
Khan, Faith Hill, Brandy,
LeAnn Rimes and Mary J.
Blige
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