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...assumes one united audience that will appreciate Ivan the Terrible as well as Andre the Giant. The newer trend, however, is the bio-niche. We have TNN's The Life and Times of... and CMT's CMT Showcase (country music, though Life has branched out); MTV's Biorhythm and VH1's triple threat, Where Are They Now?, Before They Were Rock Stars and the flagship Behind the Music (pop music); Lifetime's Intimate Portrait (women); CNN's Pinnacle and Movers (business); and Fox Family Channel's Famous Families (guess). C-SPAN's American Presidents profiles the 41 Chief Executives...
This funk-rap-rock band has long seemed an episode of VH1's Behind the Music waiting to happen. The group's original guitarist, Hillel Slovak, died of a heroin overdose; the replacement guitarist, John Frusciante, left the band and battled drug problems; a replacement replacement guitarist, Dave Navarro, departed too. Now, on the group's latest CD, Frusciante returns. Unfortunately, the ending to this story isn't a completely happy one. A couple of the songs here are entertainingly muscular, but others might have been best left as bonus tracks on CD singles. The album title is kind...
...transcends radio formats, crosses generations and sells like crazy. Lopez, too, is well positioned. Her voice is slight, but then again, so is Madonna's. Lopez's talent lies in its diversity--she sings, she can act, and, as a former In Living Color "Fly Girl," she can dance. VH1 is already panting over her first video...
Trends come and go, stars wink and fade out. How long will this new crop hold out? "It's impossible to predict who will be a pop star forever," says Wayne Isaak, executive vice president of music and talent for VH1. "But [Martin, Anthony and Lopez] could have a longer career than most. Even if their pop following wanes a bit, they will always have this Latin fan base that can keep them playing Madison Square Garden and working with the best producers...
...Hangover for her No. 1 single The First Night. That last bit of borrowing did not sit well with Ross. "They didn't ask me before they did it," she says. "I was furious. They used the whole track." Not long ago, Ross was asked to be part of vh1's Divas Live '99. Although she says she admires some of the other acts on the roster, notably Tina Turner and Brandy, Ross declined. "It seemed like they were creating a sort of competition," says Ross. "I just didn't think it was well done...