Britney Spears' next single "Boys," from her latest album Britney, will do double duty as one of the upcoming singles from the soundtrack to Austin Powers in Goldmember. The soundtrack version, however, will be an exclusive remix of the track by the ubiquitous production duo, the Neptunes, who worked on Britney as well. The "Boys" remix is tentatively set as the second single from the soundtrack.
Beyonce Knowles' "Work It Out" is expected to be the first single and will hit radio in early June. Knowles, of course, is Mike Myers' co-star in the third Austin Powers flick, which hits theaters on July 26th. Spears makes a cameo in the film as herself. The soundtrack is due July 16th.
Meanwhile, Spears will kick off the second leg of her Dream Within a Dream tour this month with a two-night stand in Las Vegas and wrap things up in Dallas on July 22nd.
Britney Spears tour dates:
5/24-25: Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Events Center
5/28: Vancouver, PNE Coliseum
5/29: Tacoma, Tacoma Dome
5/30: Portland, Rose Garden
6/1: Oakland, Oakland Coliseum
6/2: San Jose, Compaq Center at San Jose
6/4: Los Angeles, Staples Center
6/5: San Diego, Cox Arena
6/10: Sacramento, Arco Arena
6/12: Oakland, Oakland Coliseum
6/12: Phoenix, America West Arena
6/14: Lubbock, United Spirit Arena
6/15: San Antonio, Alamo Dome
6/16: Houston, Compaq Center
6/20: Chicago, United Center
6/21: Indianapolis, Conseco Field House
6/22: St. Louis, Savvis Center
6/24: Detroit, the Palace of Auburn Hills
6/25: Hamilton, NY, Copps Coliseum
6/26: Buffalo, NY, HSBC Arena
6/28: Philadelphia, First Union Center
6/29: Boston, Fleet Center
6/30: Worcester, MA, Worcester's Centrum Center
7/5: Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk Hall
7/6: East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airlines Arena
7/9: Uniondale, NY, Nassau Coliseum
7/10-11: Washington, DC, MCI Center
7/13: Fort Lauderdale, FL National Car Rental Center
7/14: Orlando, TD Waterhouse
7/18: Bossier City, LA, Century Tel Arena
7/19: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County Center
7/20: Little Rock, Arkansas, Alltel Arena
7/22: Dallas, American Airlines Center
CHRISTINA SARACENO
(May 15, 2002)
Posted by Jen on Thursday, May 16, 2002 @ 08:06 a.m.
An Amazing New Adventure From The Creators of ``Final Fantasy''
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002--Square Co., Ltd., (Square) and Disney Interactive today announced the all-star voice cast for KINGDOM HEARTS, the 3D action role-playing game for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.
The player will assume the role of the lead character, Sora, voiced by Haley Joel Osment ("The Sixth Sense," "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"). Osment will lead an all-star voice cast, which includes David Gallagher ("Seventh Heaven") as Riku and Hayden Panettiere ("Ally McBeal," "Remember the Titans") as Kairi. KINGDOM HEARTS will also feature the voice talents of Sean Astin ("The Lord of the Rings," "Rudy"), Lance Bass (member of 'NSYNC), David Boreanaz ("Angel," "Valentine"), Mandy Moore ("A Walk to Remember," "The Princess Diaries") and Christy Romano ("Even Stevens," "Kim Possible"). In addition, many of the original film star voice actors are reprising their role for this project.
KINGDOM HEARTS is the first project between Square and Disney Interactive, combining classic Disney characters and worlds with newly introduced characters and environments created in the renowned Square style. New Disney characters making their debut in KINGDOM HEARTS -- Sora, Riku, Kairi and the Heartless -- are designed by Square's Tetsuya Nomura, director and character designer of KINGDOM HEARTS, best known for his creations in the breakthrough titles FINAL FANTASY VII, VIII, and X.
KINGDOM HEARTS is scheduled for release this fall in North America. Combining Square's award-winning game design and Disney's legendary cast of characters has brought upon the creation of a game that gives players a new opportunity to enjoy and experience with many of Disney's most adored properties. This exceptional blend of two companies will deliver a unique interactive gaming experience that melds Square and Disney entertainment legacies of animation, design, story-telling and character development. "With the immense success of the recent Japanese release, I am certain that Kingdom Hearts will be as well received in the U.S.," said Nomura. "I am confident that everyone who plays this game will have an incredible experience."
KINGDOM HEARTS follows the story of 14-year old Sora, who, while searching for his friends Riku and Kairi, in a strange and mysterious land, meets Court Wizard Donald and Captain Goofy, protectors of the Disney Castle. Donald and Goofy are on a mission to find King Mickey. The three learn of ominous creatures known as the Heartless - beings without hearts derived from an unknown dimension and the perpetrators of the devastating storm. Upon discovering the link between the Heartless, the storm and the disappearance of King Mickey, Sora, Donald and Goofy join forces to recover Sora's friends, return the King to his rightful position and save the universe from the Heartless. KINGDOM HEARTS is an epic tale of adventure, heroism and, ultimately, the sacrifice of what is held dearest for the greater good.
For the first time, multiple Disney characters and worlds co-exist in one interactive product. More than 100 Disney characters appear in the game including Jafar and Aladdin from Disney's Aladdin, Clayton and Tarzan from Disney's Tarzan(TM), Hades and Hercules from Hercules, The Queen of Hearts and Alice from Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Oogie Boogie and Jack Skellington from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and Simba from Disney's The Lion King. In addition, FINAL FANTASY characters, including Cloud from FINAL FANTASY VII, Squall from FINAL FANTASY VIII, Tidus and Wakka from FINAL FANTASY X along with others will make special guest appearances. There will also be new features added to KINGDOM HEARTS exclusively for the North American release that will bring additional challenges to the player, further enhancing gameplay.
The action-packed game features a real-time battle system that incorporates innovative new elements with traditional RPG elements found in other Square titles. KINGDOM HEARTS fully exploits the technological possibilities of the PlayStation 2, incorporating remarkably crafted 3D and CG worlds.
KINGDOM HEARTS is compatible with DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller and will carry an ESRB rating of "E." Additional information on the title can be found at http://www.kingdomhearts.com.
Posted by Jen on Thursday, May 16, 2002 @ 07:47 a.m.
First, millions of television viewers witnessed the youngest daughter of heavy-metal rock icon and heavily tattooed Ozzy Osbourne display her first tattoo, a pink heart above her hip, on the MTV reality show "The Osbournes."
Now Kelly Osbourne, the 17-year-old with the fuchsia-colored hair whose clubbing and sibling rivalry with her 16-year-old brother Jack are seen on the hit television show has recorded a song.
She sings Madonna (news - web sites)'s 1986 hit "Papa Don't Preach" on the Osbourne Family Album, a collection of the family's favorite songs that will be released on June 11 by Epic Records, just a few days before Father's Day.
"I chose the song Papa Don't Preach because it's like I'm handing the torch on to my daughter," Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer, told reporters at Sony's recording studio in Manhattan Wednesday via a video link from Britain.
Daughter Kelly, son Jack and wife and manager Sharon sat on velvet sofas at the Sony studios, with Ozzy's video image piped in via satellite.
The Osbournes appear in an MTV show shot in their mansion in Beverly Hills, California. The show, which debuted on March 5, is MTV's most heavily watched ever. Last week, more than 7 million viewers tuned in to the half-hour show.
The family's album also features previously recorded tunes such as their former neighbor Pat Boone's version of Ozzy Osbourne's hit "Crazy Train" and John Lennon's "Imagine."
Originally, Osbourne's 18-year-old daughter Aimee, who has decided not to appear on "The Osbournes," was slated to sing Madonna's song.
"It was never something that I thought I'd ever do and I guess I do owe it to my sister," said Kelly Osbourne. "She suggested, along with my brother, that I do it, and I really enjoyed doing it." (Ozzy Osbourne has an older daughter from his first marriage.)
Viewers are divided on whether the show, with expletives frequented bleeped out, is a hilarious look at the real lives of a rock-star family or depicts the mutterings and excesses of a man made mentally shaky by his former chemical habits.
Fellow rocker, gun enthusiast and radio personality Ted Nugent recently said the show is "an indictment to the soulessness of modern man that we get a kick out of witnessing a magnificent creature reduced to a blithering hopeless idiot."
Osbourne's family, hearing Nugent's comments for the first time Wednesday, offered a stinging rebuke.
"Tell him to go back into the (expletive deleted) sausage factory," his wife said.
"I think a lot of it is jealousy," added Ozzy Osbourne, who once bit the head off of a live bat on stage, albeit accidentally. "My life has been full of sticks and stones. If Ted Nugent has an opinion, fine, I don't agree with the way he goes out and kills wildlife for no reason at all."
Posted by Jen on Thursday, May 16, 2002 @ 07:44 a.m.
NORTH PALM BEACH, FL, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Timebeat.com Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: TMBT - News) Timebeat is pleased to provide this update on the Music Industry Summit to be held May 23 in Orlando, Florida announced May 13, 2002. The summit, which will have a number of industry leading musicians, writers, producers and choreographers including Nick Carter, Louie Jones and Tony Harrison, has gained major media attention. To date Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, L.A. Times, New York Times Magazine, The Associated Press and The Rolling Stone expect to cover the Summit. Also top executives from Sony Jive records will also be attending the summit. Management of Timebeat is optimistic that the participants in the Summit will draw together to create a formidable new music company that will profitably identify up and coming artists and under serviced niches within the music industry.
"2 Live Entertainment is receiving an overwhelming response from record companies and producers seeking to promote their newest unknown artist on either Timebeat4teens or 2 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT," commented Lamar Young, Executive Producer of Floribbean Productions and Vice President of 2 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. "We are all very excited about the launch of the 2 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT business plan and we believe over the coming months we will put together a portfolio of artists that may well represent some of best unknown talent in the music industry today."
During the Summit, Nick Carter of the BackStreet Boys, will select the three winners of the autographed BackStreet Boys memorabilia as announced April, 2002. Winners will be posted on the Timebeat4teens website, at www.timebeat4teens.com June 1, 2002.
Posted by Jen on Thursday, May 16, 2002 @ 07:42 a.m.
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