VH1's Music Radar

VH1's Music Radar

Wed., June 15, 2005 - Tues., June 21, 2005

NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week . . .

New Video Adds:
Beginning Monday, June 20
Natasha Bedingfield "These Words"
Papa Roach "Scars"
Jermaine Dupri featuring Johnta Austin "Gotta Getcha"
Embrace "Ashes"

"You Oughta Know" - VH1 fills you in on artists on the rise. Get acquainted with these essential new artists.

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.

Anna Nalick - This charming newcomer writes her feisty pop tunes with no formal training, just a love of music. From the age of thirteen, Anna Nalick was rewriting the lyrics to tunes by Green Day, Nirvana and Matchbox Twenty. She has since honed the craft of storytelling and this singer/songwriter showcases her own poignant music on her debut Wreck of the Day.

What's on VH1.com?

Hear Music First
Embrace: Out Of Nothing - (Lava)

There's a reason these guys are buddies with Coldplay. Their knack for a knockout ballad could make them the next great British band. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/embrace_uk_/819080/album.jhtml

R. Kelly: Trapped In The Closet Chapters 1 & 2 - (Jive)

The R&B maestro's five-part soap opera about cheating, gunplay, and Christianity is full of drama. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/kelly_r/artist.jhtml

Tracy Bonham: Blink The Brightest - (Zoe/Rounder)

Here's a singer who makes grand rock one moment, hushed whispers the next. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bonham_tracy/873269/album.jhtml

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Contacts: Lori Hornik/VH1
212-846-7131

Leela James: A Change Is Gonna Come - (Warner Bros.)

Old school soul singing with bumpin' beats from today. Lotsa groove too. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/james_leela/880368/album.jhtml

You Oughta Know
You Oughta Know Embrace!

Guitar anthems from spiritual optimists. Get more on these artists on the rise!

Watch the band's new video "Ashes," get tour dates, listen to their new CD Out Of Nothing, and flip through some great photos! http://www.vh1.com/artists/you_oughta_know/

Tickets
John Mellencamp Pre-Sale Part 2!

VH1 & VH1 Classic present his stomp around the States. Pre-order your tickets for the second leg of John Mellencamp's summer tour now! http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mellencamp_john/tours.jhtml

Videos

2,296 full-length videos from the Warner Brothers catalog are now live on VH1.com!!! Ready to get wild? Watch ACDC rock through "Highway To Hell" (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/acdc/videos.jhtml), or Adam Sandler goof off onstage with "Lunchlady Land (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sandler_adam/videos.jhtml). Head back to the days when magic happened in comic books with A-Ha's "Take On Me" (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/a-ha/videos.jhtml), or take a spin on the carousel with Debbie Gibson in "Only In My Dreams" (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/gibson_debbie/videos.jhtml).

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown:
1. Mariah Carey "We Belong Together"
2. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
3. Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl"
4. Rob Thomas "Lonely No More"
5. Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
6. Coldplay "Speed of Sound"
7. 3 Doors Down "Let Me Go"
8. Will Smith "Switch"
9. Green Day "Holiday"
10. Backstreet Boys "Incomplete"
11. Shakira "La Tortura"
12. Foo Fighters "Best of You"
13. Dave Matthews Band "American Baby"
14. Anna Nalick "Breathe (2 AM)"
15. Gavin DeGraw "Chariot"
16. Joss Stone "Spoiled"
17. Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha"
18. Lifehouse "You and Me"
19. Keane "Everybody's Changing"
20. Eminem "Ass Like That"

What's on VH1 Classic?

Sunday, June 19 at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM VH1 Classic presents an all-new hour of "All Star James" featuring the legendary Paul Anka. Anka stopped by the VH1 Classic studio to discuss his new album, "Rock Swings" including how he decided which songs to cover on the album, as well as hanging with the boys of the rat pack -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, and Elvis Presley.

Monday, June 20 at 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM VH1 Classic premieres an all-new "Headline Act" with Donna Summer. The episode features exclusive interviews with the legendary songstress. Summer discusses everything from becoming famous to her childhood ... "My mother says that, when I was little, I would mimic the sounds of the music. So I think [music] is in me." The second half will feature some of Summer's hottest videos including "There Goes My Baby," "Last Dance," "This Time I Know It's For Real," "Hot Stuff/Bad Girl," and "She Works Hard For The Money."

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Source: VH1

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

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/

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