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...coming, the 39th anniversary of Jamaica's emergence from the control of Britain. Outside club Asylum, one of the city's most popular night spots, young Jamaicans--in their teens, 20s and 30s--have begun to gather. Inside, things are slow as the drone of foreign acts--Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, 'N Sync--echoes across the empty dance floor. But out on the streets, kids are making their own scene, to their own sounds. It is a scene like those that nowadays are taking place in cities all over the planet--in Tokyo, in Cape Town, in Reykjavik. In such...
...music and global music aren't mutually exclusive categories. In the '80s Paul Simon, David Byrne and Peter Gabriel blended world beats. More recently, Sting scored a hit with Algerian rai star Cheb Mami, Lauryn Hill covered Bob Marley on MTV Unplugged, and Britney Spears has made a habit of working with Swedish songwriter Max Martin. Madonna, on her latest tour, drew from so many cultures for sonic and sartorial inspiration, it was a surprise Kofi Annan didn't join her for an encore...
Still, Brazilians love their homegrown musicians. They resist the onslaught of American acts, the Britney Spears and the 'N Syncs, the Stainds and the Limp Bizkits. Some 70% of CDs sold in Brazil are by Brazilian artists--a higher percentage of local music than is sold in France, Italy, Britain or any other European country...
...belongs to Jive Records, the colossally successful independent label that has almost singlehandedly brought the teen-pop revolution--you know, the army of dimpled boy bands and midriff-baring teen queens--into homes across North America, Europe and Asia. Home to three of the world's highest-grossing acts--Britney Spears, 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys--as well as a significant roster of rap, rock and R.-and-B. performers, Jive has climbed to the top of the industry ladder by understanding, reflecting and influencing mass-market tastes to a greater degree than anyone else. Which may be why your...
...ready to be the host of this week's MTV Music Video Awards, a ceremony that prizes spontaneous combustion. New York City's Metropolitan Opera House is the venue, so Foxx says he'll open the show with nominated songs sung aria-style. In between introducing performers like Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Staind and U2, says Foxx, his mission is to set the pace and "up the ante." He's also intent on getting an intro to Best New Artist nominee Alicia Keys, though he notes that Best Female Artist contender Missy Elliott is "sure looking fine. You know that...