All Hail "VH1 Divas Live" Album & VHS Versions of Landmark Concert To Be Released October 6 On Epic.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1998-- Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey Are Featured in Live One-Night-Only Performance "VH1 Save the Music" to Benefit From Sales of Album On October 6, 1998, Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Electric Light Orchestra, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran paved the way for Epic's multiplatinum 1980s and 1990s successes. and VH1 proudly present 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. By popular demand, here are the album and home video versions of the music network's unprecedented, one-of-a-kind concert starring Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey, which was broadcast live on VH1 from New York's Beacon Beacon, city (1990 pop. 13,243), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., on the E bank of the Hudson River; settled 1663, inc. in 1913 when Fishkill Landing and Matteawan villages were united. Theater on April 14, 1998. Together, these five superstar singers represent more than 200 million albums sold worldwide, over two dozen Number One hits, and nearly two dozen Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. . VH1 Divas Live features each artist performing some of her biggest hits. Mariah Carey leads off with "My All" and "Make It Happen," then Gloria Estefan turns up the heat with "Turn The Beat Around," "Heaven's What I Feel," and a "Megamix" of her Eighties classics. Shania Twain offers "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" and "You're Still The One," then Mariah returns to duet with Aretha Franklin on the Queen of Soul's classic "Chain of Fools." Celine Dion sings "The Reason" (with special guest Carole King); the Ike and Tina Turner  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. standard, "River Deep, Mountain High," and her Academy Award-winning theme from Titanic Titanic (tītăn`ĭk), British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14–15, 1912, after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. , "My Heart Will Go On." Finally, all five Divas come together for a group grand finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. on "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend", with another special appearance by Carole King, co-author co·au·thor or co-au·thor n. A collaborating or joint author. tr.v. co·au·thored, co·au·thor·ing, co·au·thors To be a collaborating or joint author of: "He and a colleague . . . of both songs. VH1 will exclusively offer the VH1 Divas Live album for direct sale via direct response between September 19 and the official retail street date of October 6. Epic labels around the world will use premieres of the concert in each territory to launch sales of the CD and home video. In addition to the album, Epic will release the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. version of VH1 Divas Live on November 10. The "VH1 Divas Live" concert was a benefit for "VH1 Save The Music," a pro-social initiative dedicated to improving the quality of education in America's public schools by restoring and supporting music programs in cities across the country. "VH1 Save The Music" was launched in January, 1997. Since then, VH1 and its affiliate partners have contributed over $11.5 million in total support and $3 million in instruments to the national initiative. A significant portion of the proceeds from sales of the VH1 Divas Live album will be donated to "VH1 Save The Music" by Epic Records, which has also made a $250,000 advance contribution to the initiative. To help celebrate the release of VH1 Divas Live, VH1 also will air special programming featuring the five Divas themselves on September 19 and October 6. The schedule is as follows: September 19 1:00 pm The premiere of the one-hour version of VH1 Divas Live 2:00 pm Mariah Carey "VH1 To One" 2:30 pm Celine Dion "VH1 To One" 3:30 pm Gloria Estefan - "Behind The Music" 4:30 pm Pop-Up Video Pop-Up Video is a popular VH1 television show that "popped up" bubbles (  ) — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and spry witticisms throughout music videos. - Divas 9:00 pm VH1 Divas Live (two hour version) 11:00 pm Aretha Franklin - Legends October 6 11:00 am VH1 Divas Live (one hour version) 12 noon Top 10 Countdown - Divas 10:00 pm Shania Twain - Behind The Music 11:00 pm VH1 Divas Live (one hour version) 12 midnight Celine Dion "VH1 to One" The one-hour version of "VH1 Divas Live" will also air on September 21 at 11 a.m., on September 23 at 5 p.m., and on October 4 at 8 p.m. immediately preceding the premiere of "Shania Twain: Behind The Music." |
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