The International Newsweekly of Mjsic, Video, and Home Entertainment September 11, 1999
THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MJSIC, VIDEO, AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 11, 1999. the 1999 video music awards MTV's NIGHT AT THE OPERA $5.95 US $6.95 CANACO MADONNA as NORMA 3 > from Bellini 's opera 'Norma' www.americanradiohistory.com BR TNEY SPEARS as VIOLETTA VAUNT DAVID Bowl E MERHISTPHELES frcm Verdi's. Jpara 'La Traviara ' from Gounod:s op.ra 'Faust' live from the metropolitan opera I-ouse lincoln center hos:ed by chris rock thurs sept 9 @ 8 pm/7c www.americanradiohistory.com aw a V) w3 z O THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC,11.011 VIDEO, AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 R&D, Rap Aim To Cross `Digital Divide' BY GAIL MITCHELL a phrase that refers to the racial gap Albums chart debuted in the May 15 Gus Carlson, who notes that Mary J. LOS ANGELES -While R &B and in Internet access among whites, issue, only three R &B albums - Blige and Barry White are also far- rap account for 23% of offline record African -Americans, Hispanics, and TLC's "Fanmail," the "Wild Wild ing well. However, Barnes & Noble IM ME Of LUC - PRESENTS sales, according to the Recording other ethnic groups. West" soundtrack, whose music site launched in July- Industry Assn. of America, the suc- But while acknowledg- and Donna Summer's doesn't break out its online music A SUPERSTkR JAM WITH cess the genre experiences in the ing the gap exists, "VH1 Presents sales from the rest of the company brick -and-mortar realm has yet to Web site providers and ..." -have appeared sales.
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