Brian McKnight to Sing U.S. National Anthem and R&B Sensation Ashanti to Perform During Halftime At WNBA All-Star 2002.Entertainment Editors Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Brian McKnight will sing the U.S. National Anthem and R&B songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. Ashanti will perform during halftime at the 2002 WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego All-Star Game on Monday, July 15, at the MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. Center in Washington, D.C. The game and performances will be televised in the U.S. on ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network at 7:30PM/ET. Since his debut in 1992 with his self-titled album, McKnight has released four multi-platinum albums, with more than 20 chart-topping singles. He has been recognized with trophies from the American Music Awards, 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 Awards, Blockbuster Awards, Soul Train Awards, along with an Emmy and multiple Grammy Award nominations. McKnight is slated to release a greatest hits package marking his ten years in the music business in November 2002 on Motown Records. R&B songstress Ashanti will perform her new hit song "Happy" during halftime. Ashanti recently made history with the release of her self-titled debut album selling more than 500,000 copies in its first week of release, making it the highest sales debut by any first-time female artist. Her #1 album and #1 single "Foolish" helped her break another Billboard record by having her first three chart entries all land in the top 10 of The Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. The WNBA tipped off its sixth season on May 25 during Memorial Day weekend; playoffs begin August 15. During the 2001 season, more than 2.5 million fans attended games, the most ever, and the WNBA welcomed its 10 millionth fan to attend a game since the league's inception. The WNBA broadcast schedule includes nationally televised games on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , ESPN and ESPN2, with programming broadcast to 178 countries in 24 languages. Last season, the combined local, national and international television coverage reached nearly 60 million viewers. For more information on the WNBA, visit www.wnba.com. |
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