Edgewood High School, El Corral, 2000, Millenia Review 21

Description:	_^^_ iNetAid,a concert dedicated to relieve hungerf^ and poverty, airs live in October on MTV, VH1,the BBC, as well as radio stations in 120nations, making it the widest-heard musicalperformance in history.HiIn a strange twist, Garth Brooks releases the albumThe Life of Chris Gaines in which he pretends tobe a fictional rock star. Gaines will be the maincharacter in a movie called The Lamb, currentlyin development.Shania Twain becomesthe first woman sinceto win the CountryMusic AssociationsEntertainer of the YearAward at the 33rd annualawards show.MP3, technologythat compresses sound into a very smallfile, becomes a popular alternative tothe CD. MP3 files are downloaded fromthe Internet onto computers or portableplayer units, making it possible to takea personal music selection anywhere.AP/Wide World PhotosVHls Concert of the Century spotlights theimportance of music education in schools. Theall-star show includes Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, EricClapton and B.B. King, as well as high-profile actors.FlashFiona Apple releases her long-awaited secondalbum to rave reviews in November and beginsa tour in February 2000. The album features a90-word title, which is commonly shortened toWhen the Pawn.After a successful New Years Evereunion performance, the Juddsbegin their first tour in almost 10years in February 2000. Sincethey disbanded in 1991, Naomi hasrecovered from Hepatitis C.Best New Artist Grammy nomineeChristina Aguilera gives an excitingperformance during the Super BowlXXXIV halftime show.2000Ricky Martin takes the music industry by storm• after his show-stopping performance at the 1999Grammy Awards show. Martins first chart-toppingsingle, Lrvin la Vida Loca, helps him win theBillboard Music Award for Male Artist of the Year.-■-----■»— —
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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