News
From: Nydia
Here's some news from my friend in London, Jennifer
Castro.Enjoy! Nydia
If you can, give you vote, Thx!
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You won't believe who I just spoke to! Ricky Martin's
Promotions
Person
in Colombia Records, London! Firstly, I want to thank
you, Nydia, for
forwarding Sony's phone number. A lady named Sam
returned my call but
she actually thought I was calling from Capital Radio
because our
office
number is very similar to theirs. I asked her for
more info about Ricky's promotional
activities while he's in London on 28-29 April. She
told me he won't
actually be here on those dates but will be in Lake
Como (Italy?) for
an
international album launch. But he is expected to be
in Barcelona on
30
April and has a day off in Barcelona on 1 April.
Ricky's schedule is
constantly changing, not because of him but because of
his personnel
who
can't be in two places at once but El Huracan is
literally flying from
country to country! He is expected to be in London on
16 May for one
day only and at the moment Sam is pushing for him to
be invited on Des
O'Connor's TV Show. I asked how the fans can show
their support by
going to the show but was told that the TV show
organises the fans
themselves, and they're not necessarily the fans of
the invited guests.
Sam encouraged me to ring again a few days before 16
May to check what
Ricky's doing! His single isn't expected to be
released in this
country
until July, hu, hu, hu. Sam is also trying to get
Living la vida loca
played on Capital Radio and this is where she thinks
we 'the fans' can
help. If we get enough people, starting now, to
constantly ring them
up
and ask for the song, they might ring Colombia Records
and start
playing
it as opposed to Colombia Records trying to push them
to play it. She
thinks there's not enough awareness of his work in the
UK and she feels
that the more awareness there is of Ricky, the better
his chances are
of
getting invited to the big shows and the main radio
stations here.
Please ask everyone who's willing to support him to
ring Capital Radio
on (0171) 766 6000 or the request line on (0171) 484
8958. I know
that's a big ask for people in your part of the world,
Nydia, but
perhaps you could ask your members to email their
request togary.king@capitalfm.com or niel.fox@capitalfm.com If
we inundate them
with requests and tell them how wonderful Ricky is,
his explosive
performance at the Grammy's, etc, etc then we can
increase the demand
for his appearance.
So girls, start contacting Capital FM!
Yours in unity
Jennifer
*Here's a site where you can buy online a giant poster
of Ricky:http://www.gbposters.co.uk
*In http://www.sonymusiclatin.com you can see another promo pix of Ricky. Click: Tune in > Artists> Ricky Martin
*If you haven't seen San Remo pixs of Ricky go to Mayu italian HP: http://utenti.tripod.it/Miki_Ricky
*Ricky and Madonna have finished their duet. 'Cuidado con mi Corazon' (Be Careful with my Heart) is a spanglish song, written by Madonna and William Orbit, also the producer. If you haven't seen any photo of them together you can get one at RMPT HP: http://members.xoom.com/RMPT/
Ricky Martin is sending Canada into a Latin-fuelled frenzy. His new single, "Livin' La Vida Loca" is now playlisted on every Top 40 radio station. The single was even played over the phone to some stations so they could hear it and based on what they heard, they added it immediately! Even over the snap and crackle of a telephone, the pure pop shined through.
The ascendency of Ricky Martin to superstardom continues. His latest single, "Livin' La Vida Loca", hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks and Pop Chart. The track has also debuted at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as a Hot Shot Debut. This astonishing success has meant that Ricky's self-titled album release had been put forward to MAY 11. Make a note in your diary, stick a post-it on your forehead, because Ricky is coming.
STING, ELTON JOHN, AND BILLY JOEL
MARCH 11, 1999
Invited by British Super -Star Sting, our Ricky Martin will arrive to New York's Carnegie Hall on April the 17th at 7:00 p.m. to participate along with other big music starts in one of the most spectacular annual events, the "Tenth Annual Rainforest Benefit", founded ten years ago by Trudie Styler, and Sting.
According to Ms. Styler: "This year, the artists have been asked to perform their favorite Frank Sinatra songs and we're doing it his way". Through these annual benefit concerts almost ten million dollars has been raised to support the Rainforest Foundation's mission of protecting the rights and environment of the people who live in the world's rainforests. The benefit Concert will be a part of Rainforest Awareness Week that features various fund and awareness raising activities including the Empire State Building glowing green in tribute and the street outside Carnegie Hall being temporarily renamed" Rainforest Way".
In 1989 the Rainforest Foundation was originally created to help protect the Kayapo Indian's homeland in the Amazon.
The performers to this event include regulars Elton John, Sting and James Taylor who will be joined by: Charles Aznavour, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bernhard, Don Henley, Bill Joel, Ricky Martin, and as always, concert producer Trudie Styler promises special surprise guests.
After the honor of participating in this great event, Ricky Martin will leave to Los Angeles to continue with his career responsibilities.
February 25, 1999
Latin performer Ricky Martin brought the Grammy audience to its feet last night with his energetic performance of the song "La Copa De La Vida". The audience awarded the Latin pop artist with a standing ovation after his debut performance on the show. Ricky later went on to win a Grammy in the "Best Latin Pop Performance" category for his Spanish album "Vuelve". This was Martin’s first nomination and first win as a solo artist.
A native of Puerto Rico, Ricky has been performing and amazing audiences worldwide with his Latin pop sound from an early age. "Vuelve", which was released last summer, has sold over 6 million records and has hit number one in Australia, Japan and France.
Martin looks forward to his first crossover album in English, due out on June 1st. "It’s all about communication," Martin said. I’ve done recordings in French, in Portuguese, why not English? I’ll never stop singing in Spanish. I’m very proud of where I came from. But let’s communicate right? Why not?"
January 27, 1999
Ricky Martin will be performing "La Copa de la Vida" on the 41st Annual GRAMMY Awards, it was officially announced today by Michael Greene, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and Pierre Cossette of Cossette Productions. The February 24 CBS telecast will be hosted by Rosie O’Donnell. Madonna will also perform on the show, as previously announced. Martin’s LP Vuelve is nominated for "Best Latin Performance". This is Martin’s first nomination as a solo artist; he was formerly nominated twice as a member of Menudo.
"We are delighted to have such a talented performer on the 41st Annual GRAMMY Awards", commented Michael Greene. "As both an actor and performer, he brings a special energy to the show. We are also committed to represent more Latin Music in our future endeavors. This year we added categories in this field, in addition to the R&B and Classical fields. The Recording Academy has also moved to develop an awards framework for the first Latin GRAMMY Awards and Sergio Rosenblatt has become the new Executive Director of LARAS.
Winners in all 95 categories of the Music industry’s most prestigious awards will be revealed during the 41 Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday, February 24. The live telecast will be seen on the CBS Television Network from 8-11 p.m. (ET/PT) and overseas via satellite to over 1.5 billion viewers in 195 countries.
The 41st Annual GRAMMY Awards is a Recording Academy event in cooperation with Cossette Productions. Pierre Cossette is the executive producer; Walter C. Miller is producer/director; Ken Ehrlich, producer; John Cossette is the supervising producer and Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer of the show.
IBM is the recording Academy’s official partner to sponsor and produce the official Webcast of the 41st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The GRAMMY webcast, on www.GRAMMY.com, will launch in early February with extraordinary, exclusive, behind the scene coverage reaching its crescendo on February 24.
Westwood One, America’s # 1 Radio Network, is the Official GRAMMY Radio Network, Westwood One produces and distributes special programming and exclusive coverage live from backstage at the GRAMMYS in nine different formats to radio stations around the World.