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...know Puff Daddy is to know his success. His single "I'll be Missing You" was number one on the Billboard charts for 42 weeks. His album No Way Out was the third best-selling album in 1997. Last year the number of "Benji's" (hundred-dollar bills, in Puff-speak) he earned totaled a cool $150 million. Not that you need to know all this trivia to know he's a success--all you need to do is turn on the radio and he'll tell you about it himself: "You name it I can claim it, / Young, black...

Author: By Carine M. Williams, | Title: The Power of Puffy | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

BRUCE WILLIS False alarm on the asteroid, but Bruno's big summer movie enjoys an early milewide billboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Mar. 23, 1998 | 3/23/1998 | See Source »

...common sight at last summer's Lilith Fair. However, several new artists are hoping to change all that. Remember to Breathe is a startlingly accomplished debut, full of spirit and smarts. And British singer-guitarist Billie Myers' recently released debut, Growing, Pains (Universal), is steadily climbing the Billboard charts; one song from the album, Kiss the Rain, has become a Top-20 single. Both of these artists make rock that draws on soul and folk, yet they each have a distinct style. But one thing they have in common: both have made uncommonly good albums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Down In The Groove | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...small white sign that reads "Bud," and, underneath, "Wally's Cafe." Bud is printed many times larger than the actual name of the establishment and gives no hint about the emphasis of the business. A blue poster behind plastic lists the musical line-up for 1995. Like a billboard for defunct business, the curling paper brags about "some of the biggest names in the jazz business," and warns the wary patron "not to be surprised when you see famous people in Wally...

Author: By Jonathan B. Stein, | Title: Destination: South End | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...Monthly cost to advertise on a Times Square billboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 23, 1998 | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

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