VH1'S Music Radar

VH1'S Music Radar

Wed., August 10, 2005 - Tues., August 16, 2005

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week...

Notable News: "Live @ VH1.COM" has offered up unique and exclusive in- studio concerts by more than 100 big names and up-and-coming artists on the VH1.com web site for nearly a year. Due to popular demand, this collection of stripped down and intimate performances that you won't see anywhere else has migrated on air to VH1. A new episode of "LIVE @ VH1.com" will premiere Tuesday, August 16 at 11:30PM* and will feature exclusive performances such as: Natasha Bedingfield "These Words," Jason Mraz "Word Play," Leela James "Music," Crossfade "Cold" and Dave Matthews "Stay or Leave."

New Video Adds:

Beginning Monday, August 15
Dave Matthews Band "Dreamgirl"
Bon Jovi "Have a Nice Day"
Backstreet Boys "Just Want You To Know"
Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc."
Hootie and the Blowfish "One Love"
D.H.T. "Listen to Your Heart"

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

Leela James -- This pint-sized dynamo with the huge voice and the thick cloud of hair is sick of modern hip-hop's skanky side and wants to get back to the gritty sounds made by heroes like Al Green, Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin.

Her debut "A Change Is Gonna Come" should have any fan of old school R&B jumping for joy. She calls her music "back porch soul"; it bursts with deep grooves (courtesy of Kanye West and Wyclef Jean), and songs to make you sob and shout.

Aqualung -- London-based Matt Hales a.k.a. Aqualung started getting involved in music at a young age, composing a symphony at age 16. Hales landed one of his songs "Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)," in a UK VW Beetle commercial which coincided with the release of his self-titled debut. People started clamoring to find THAT song and his album of dark and haunting songs became a hit. He renders his heartbreak with subtlety, preferring to let whispery vocals create a string of moody atmospheres. And believe it or not, he says he's never heard the Jethro Tull tune.

*all times ET/PT

Contacts: Lori Hornik/VH1
212-846-7131

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?

Video Premiere
Backstreet Boys: "Just Want You To Know" -- (Jive)
The guys take a break from the ballads with a heartfelt upbeat pop
anthem. There's a super-cool video to go with it, too.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/backstreet_boys/artist.jhtml/artist.jhtml

Green Day: "Wake Me Up When September Ends" -- (Reprise)
It might be the video of the year. With its Iraq war setting and tortured

tale of young love, you can't help but be moved. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/green_day/videos.jhtml?popThis=popVideo(54702)

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown:

1. Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha"
2. Mariah Carey "We Belong Together"
3. Gwen Stefani "Cool"
4. Lifehouse "You and Me"
5. Green Day "Holiday"
6. Coldplay "Speed of Sound"
7. Natasha Bedingfield "These Words"
8. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
9. Rob Thomas "This is How a Heart Breaks"
10. Weezer "Beverly Hills"
11. Rihanna "Pon de Replay"
12. Foo Fighters "Best of You"
13. Papa Roach "Scars"
14. Jessica Simpson featuring Willie Nelson "These Boots Are Made For
Walkin'"
15. Beck "Girl"
16. Shakira "La Tortura"
17. Missy Elliott "Lose Control"
18. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Lie"
19. Mariah Carey "Shake It Off"
20. Green Day "Wake Me Up When September Ends"

What's on VH1 Classic?

VH1 Classic presents an all-new "Hangin' With" Bret Michaels of Poison on Saturday, August 13 at 1:00 PM and 1:00 AM. Then on Sunday, August 14 at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM VH1 Classic is "Hangin' With" the Raspberries. The group visited the VH1 Classic studio to promote their new album "Greatest" and performed classic hits including "I Wanna Be With You," "Last Dance," "Should I Wait," "Overnight Sensation" and "Nobody Knows."

Award-winning filmmaker, Stephanie Bennett, has put together a definitive two-hour film on one of music's most influential bands, the Beach Boys. The first hour of the documentary, "Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys," premiering Sunday, August 14 at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM covers the early years of the group's success leading up to their artistic triumphs with the albums, "Pet Sounds" and "Smile." The second hour documents the drama that hit the band including Brian's breakdown and the deaths of both Dennis and Carl Wilson.

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.

Source: VH1

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

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

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