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Nini said he merely confronted Cole after the student had spent half an hour reading an issue of Billboard magazine...
...pages, but by going against the critical tide and recording harmonious ballads, Boyz II Men has won an enormous following. Its 1991 debut album, Cooleyhighharmony, sold 7 million copies, and in 1992 its mournful, melodic single End of the Road stayed at No. 1 on Billboard's charts for 13 weeks, breaking a record set by Elvis Presley. The group's new song, I'll Make Love II You, has become the fastest-selling single of 1994 so far. Their second major album, titled II, comes out this week and has already generated huge orders...
Over the past two years, Foster productions have held the No. 1 spot on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 more than 25% of the time. Not since George Martin has one producer so dominated the top of the chart for so long, and Martin had a single, unbeatable act: the Beatles. Foster, in contrast, seems able to lead the pack with almost any singer he picks. His streak began in late 1992 and '93 with Houston's I Will Always Love You, which was No. 1 for a record 14 weeks and earned Foster a Grammy as producer...
...terrifically promising rock group from Chicago, will release its first album next month. "Hopefully, we're helping dispel the myth that all 'girl bands' sound alike," singer-guitarist Louise Post said at a recent concert. The Fugees, an appealing reggae-rap trio, have a single that's climbing the Billboard charts. Madder Rose is touring to support its ravishing new CD, Panic On. Even vocalist Jenny Berggren of the cuddly Swedish pop band Ace of Base says she is "definitely going to do more" on her band's next CD. Berggren says she is writing some songs...
Deutsche Grammophon's new release "Paganini for Two" with violinist Gil Shaham and guitarist Goran Sollscher advertises itself as "Italian Music for Violin & Guitar-Perfect Company for Relaxing at Home." Recently breaking Billboard's classical top 20 as well as Tower's classical top 10, this recording's success continues a trend in popular classical music which arguably started with the fuss over Henryk Gorecki's third symphony, and includes the more recent "international phenomenon" of Chant...