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...alternative-rock favorite Urge Overkill. A 1994 CD spun off from the sitcom Coach contains, incongruously enough, music by James Brown and Marvin Gaye. The sound track for the Fox drama New York Undercover, released last month, features Gladys Knight as well as popular hip-hop performer Mary J. Blige...
...homogeneity of the performers on Unplugged has also come in for criticism. With a few exceptions, such as Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige, the acts invited to come on the show have been white rock 'n' rollers. A few months ago, the New York City-based Black Rock Coalition held its own nontelevised "unplugged" in New York City to showcase minority talent ignored by MTV. Coletti defends his show's record and argues that rhythm-driven genres such as rap, R. and B. and reggae are often better suited for dance floors than for an acoustic showcase...