VH1's Music Radar

VH1's Music Radar

Wed., February 2, 2005 - Tues., February 8, 2005

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week ...

Brush Up On This Year's Nominees With VH1's "2005 Grammy Nomination Special" Hosted By Aamer Haleem Premiering Wednesday, February 9 at 8 pm (ET/PT)* For those who aren't on a first name basis with Usher, Kanye and Alicia, VH1 will prep its viewers on everything they ever wanted to know about the nominees on VH1's "2005 Grammy Nomination Special." Hosted by VH1's Aamer Haleem, the show will run through all of the nominees for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. The show will highlight some of the nominees through their videos as well as interviews from the artists and other music industry experts.

New Video Adds:
Beginning Monday, February 7
Duran Duran "What Happens Tomorrow"
Queen Latifah featuring Reverend Al Green "Simply Beautiful"

"Inside Track" -VH1 lets you in on who we think is hot right now



John Legend -- Soul singer/pianist John Legend began singing gospel at age five and never looked back. He's played with Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson and Kanye West -- so it's not surprising that his album Get Lifted takes hip hop, soul and R&B to places they've never been.

Snow Patrol -- This Brit quartet refers to themselves as "hopeless romantics" but their fusion of pop and raw alternative riffs takes their sound to a whole new level. Go to VH1.com to get the lowdown on their American tour and find out what their album The Final Straw is really all about.

Keane -- Hailing from the teeny southern-Brit town of Battle, Keane has mastered the art of soft-rocking, piano-driven, melodic pop as sweet and infectious as it comes. If you don't believe us, just check the U.K. charts, where the trio's album Hopes and Fears spent four weeks at #1. If you want to hear more, check out live and exclusive Keane performances at Live@VH1.com.

What's on VH1.com?

Video Premiere
USA For Africa: "We Are The World"


A new DVD celebrates the 20th anniversary of the legendary single, and will raise money for tsunami relief and other causes. Watch the iconic video! http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/266463/moviemain.jhtml?popThis=popVideo(41071)

Tears For Fears: "Closest Thing To Heaven" - (New Door Records)

The "Shout" partners are back together, and their newest song has a pretty magical video to go with it. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/tears_for_fears/artist.jhtml

Hear Music First
3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days - (Universal)


The Mississippi rockaholics wrote 13 songs in 17 days. Then they got their hero Bob Seger to be on their record. Hear the results. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/3_doors_down/854979/album.jhtml

Sage Francis: A Healthy Distrust - (Epitaph)

There's more to hip-hop than ho's and bling. Francis mixes original thought with beats from mavericks like Danger Mouse. Check it out. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/francis_sage/863881/album.jhtml

Brian McKnight: Gemini - (Motown)

Mr. Versatile embraces his complexities, going from the raunchy single "What We Do Here" to trademark ballads. Listen! http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mcknight_brian/770887/album.jhtml

Various Artists: Hitch Original Soundtrack - (Sony)

Will Smith plays the ultimate smoothie. John Legend, Omarion and Earth Wind & Fire provide the music that makes it look easy. Listen! http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/original_soundtrack/862355/album.jhtml

You Oughta Know

There's Tons Of Music Out There. You Oughta Know helps you sort through the latest offerings real quick - a story, a song, and you're in. This time 'round we're celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting six great African American musicians. Betcha find someone you dig.

Guerilla Black: Gangsta rapper full of Compton cool
Akon: Senegalese rapper is a ghetto poet.
Lizz Wright: Gospel girl knows all about jazz.
Omarion: Teen titan of R&B grows up.
John Legend: Kanye's session man mixes hip-hop and R&B.
Martin Luther: The Roots guitarist turns out all sorts of funkadelic
soul.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/you_oughta_know/

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown:

1. Green Day "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"
2. Destiny's Child "Soldier"
3. Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"
4. Gavin DeGraw "I Don't Want To Be"
5. Gwen Stefani featuring Eve "Rich Girl"
6. Nelly featuring Tim McGraw "Over And Over"
7. Maroon 5 "Sunday Morning"
8. Jennifer Lopez "Get Right"
9. Lenny Kravitz "Lady"
10. Usher "Caught Up"
11. Goo Goo Dolls "Give A Little Bit"
12. U2 "All Because Of You"
13. John Mayer "Daughters"
14. The Killers "Mr. Brightside"
15. Eminem "Like Toy Soldiers"
16. Snow Patrol "Run"
17. Good Charlotte "I Just Wanna Live"
18. Crossfade "Cold"
19. Avril Lavigne "Nobody's Home"
20. 3 Doors Down "Let Me Go"

What's on VH1 Classic?



Throughout the month of February VH1 Classic celebrates Black History Month with an all-new "VH1 Classic In Concert: Soul to Soul," premiering on Friday, February 4 at 9:00 PM. This benefit concert was shot in Africa in 1971 and features legendary artists Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner, Santana and The Staples Singers among many others.

In honor of the new VH1 Classic Metal Mania: STRIPPED CD that hits stores on Tuesday, February 8, VH1 Classic will premiere "Metal Mania Stripped," premiering on Saturday, February 5 at 3:00 PM. The half-hour show hosted by Eddie Trunk will feature concept videos from Queensryche, Tesla, Scorpions and from the Poison fan show "Every Rose," as well as an acoustic performance of Kip Winger's "Miles Away," which is also featured on the CD. "Metal Mania Stripped" will re-air on Saturday, February 5 at 6:00 PM and Monday, February 7 at 11:30 AM and 11:30 PM.

Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents music videos, concerts and music specials featuring classic rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Featured artists include The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 87 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH Uno, VH1 Mega Hits and VH1 Country. Connect with VH1 at http://www.vh1.com/.

VH1 is a registered trademark of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. MTV Networks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.

*all times ET/PT

Contact: Lori Hornik/VH1
212-846-7131



Source: VH1

CONTACT: Lori Hornik of VH1, +1-212-846-7131

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