THE BUZZ : MORISSETTE HOOKS UP WITH MP3.COM; SINGER TO GET STAKE IN CONTROVERSIAL WEB SITE AS PART OF DEAL THAT INCLUDES BACKING FOR TOUR.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services Controversial online music distribution leader MP3.com is in advanced negotiations to sponsor dates of Alanis Morissette's upcoming North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. tour. As part of the deal, Morissette would receive an undetermined equity stake in the MP3 Web site, several sources said. If the deal is completed, it will be the first time a ``top tier'' artist has stamped his or her approval on the new digital distribution technology, which is rattling the cages of the five major music companies. Free copying and distribution of digitally recorded music recorded music n → música grabada via techniques like MP3 poses a serious threat to copyrights and revenue streams for the industry, which is rushing to regain control over digital music distribution on the Internet. MP3.com's sponsorship of the Morissette tour comes as many music companies continue to shun the unprotected MP3 format in favor of the Secure Digital Music Initiative Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) was a forum formed in late 1998, comprised of more than 200 IT, consumer electronics, security technology, ISP and recording industry companies, ostensibly with the purpose of developing technology specifications that protected the , which aims to develop an industry-approved, digital-download music standard but is months away from doing so. Morissette is interested in reaching her fans online now, despite music industry concerns, sources said. Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one daughter, Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000. has been approached to appear on the tour with Morissette, sources said, and will likely agree to a co-headlining trek. Executives from Morissette's label, Maverick Records Maverick Recording Company, is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records. Company history Maverick Records was founded by Madonna, Frederick DeMann, Ronnie Dashev and Warner Bros. in 1991. , and its parent, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. , held an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the latest developments, expected to be formally announced during the next few days, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Billboard Bulletin. She's b-a-a-a-ack: Just when it seemed that the crisis in Kosovo and other recent news events had pushed the White House sex saga into faded-memory territory, Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. will make a guest appearance on today's ``Today'' show 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. . The ex-White House intern-turned-media-star will chat with Matt Lauer Matthew Todd Lauer (December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television personality, best known as a co-host of NBC's The Today Show (since 1994)[1] after being a news anchor in New York [2] in what's being billed as her only live TV interview. Lauer now will have the distinction of having interviewed both Lewinsky and Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
`Hope' kept alive: With the promise that series creator David E. Kelley will lend a much-needed helping hand, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. is expected to pick up a sixth season of ``Chicago Hope.'' Kelley will make major changes to the veteran medical drama, starting with the exit of Emmy-winning Christine Lahti as Dr. Kate Austin, sources said. She has been on the show since its second season and also won a Golden Globe for her work. Also expected to leave the series are Jayne Brook, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Stacy Edwards, sources said. Peter Berg, who is executive producing the drama pilot ``Bellevue'' for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , was expected to leave after this season, as was guest star Eric Stoltz. Series veterans Adam Arkin and Hector Elizondo, as well as Rocky Carroll and Mark Harmon, will remain. Kelley will give a sneak peak of the major changes in store for ``Chicago Hope'' during its season finale, scheduled for May 19. Kelley will write the episode, as well as the sixth-season premiere and possibly later episodes, sources said. Until recently, ``Chicago Hope'' was one of the few veteran shows CBS had yet to pick up for the 1999-2000 season, and for good reason - it has faltered this year opposite NBC's ``Law & Order'' and ABC's ``20/20.'' Yet sources said Kelley met with CBS brass and guaranteed a greater role in the drama if it meant a sixth-season pickup. `Slaughter at Schools': Just as viewers were glued to their sets watching breaking news about the shootings in a Colorado high school, the folks at cable's History Channel faxed out a release Tuesday touting an upcoming show called ``Slaughter at Schools.'' The special, hosted by Mike Wallace, was scheduled to air May 10. By late Tuesday, it was moved to Friday. According to network spokesman Gary Morgenstein, the timing of the announcement was a coincidence. He dismissed any suggestion the channel might be exploiting a tragedy to hype its telecast, and said there were no internal discussions about holding back the announcement. ``I don't think it's exploitative at all,'' he said. ``This is an issue we'd been addressing for months now. This is a point where something you're looking at sadly dovetails into something we were working on.'' More History Channel: Arthur Kent, the former NBC News correspondent who earned the nickname ``Scud Stud'' for his reporting during the Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be , will expand his role on the History Channel as host of the nightly series ``History's Mysteries,'' the network announced Tuesday. For the 1999-2000 season, the History Channel will also launch four regularly scheduled one-hour series, including ``History's Lost and Found,'' which takes viewers on a scavenger hunt through history; ``Wrath of God,'' which looks at disasters through history; ``Suicide Missions,'' which profiles the most dangerous jobs in history; and ``Military Blunders,'' which examines history's greatest military failures. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Rocky Carroll, left, and Mark Harmon will be back on ``Chicago Hope'' next season, during which the CBS medical drama is expected to undergo major changes. (2) Alanis Morissette is interested in reaching her fans online. |
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