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26 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE: Veronica, various at AD)

A showcase in Buenos Aires on April 3rd in Argentina has now been confirmed. The showcase takes place at the Teatro Gran Rex. Attendance by special invitation only or for winners of special "backstagepasses" in Pepsi competition.

In a recent interview for Mexican television, Rcky indicated that in addition to returning to Asia and Australia this year, he will visit Israel (July) and South Africa (September). Keep watching those schedules.



23 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE: Official Argentina FC)

Ricky will be performing on the Argentinian TV show of Marcelo Tinelli on 2nd April. There might be a showcase on the 3rd April but that is not confirmed yet.

Ricky is nominated as Best Latino Male Singer at the Gardel a la Musica Awards which will take place on April 18th in Argentina.



21 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE: TweetyJF on RMLAC)

Ricky will be performing at B96's Summer Bash on June 30th Joliet, IL (USA). Tickets will go on sale on March 22 at noon.



20 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE: RMTEE, Yahoo)

Ricky Martin will be in Madrid to perform with Antonio Carmona, Rosario and Tomoatito at the gala for the V Premios de la Música. The gala will be held at Real Madrid's Raimundo Saporta Pavillion next friday, March 23. Ricky will perform a new song live, alongside Rosario Flores, Ketama's lead singer Antonio Carmona, and Spanish guitarist Tomatito.
Proceeds of the evening will go to ONG 'Sabera', founded by Nacho Cano and Penelope Cruz to aid children living in poverty in India.
The Gala will be broadcast live on primetime TV by Tele 5.
Tickets for the event are on sale at El Corte Ingles with prices between 1,000 and 1,500 pesetas.



17 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE:Pikachu on RMWW)

Fans in the UK can watch the following special on monday 26th March 2001, Channel 4, 18:00:
Andi Peters follows Ricky Martin on a whistle-stop tour around Europe, taking in Nice, Monte Carlo, Amsterdam, Madrid and London - all in one hectic week. Featuring backstage footage and an in-depth interview with the singer in which he reveals his plans for the future and discusses a life spent in the spotlight since the age of six.



16 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE: Sony (France), Rolling Stone, VH-1)

Some further information to previously reported news:

TV alerts for France:



15 MARCH 2001
(source: © RMTEE: various on RMWW, Vocero, Sonymusic DE)

Ricky is in this weeks's issues of the following Dutch magazines:

  • Hitkrant
  • Break-out
  • Nieuwe Revu
    Two of the magazines feature pictures of the RMTEE gang at the Dutch signing!

    Ricky has done a photo shoot for FHM magazine in the UK.
    Ricky is also featured in the UK magazines TOTP and Star.

    After the Echo awards in Berlin, Ricky will travel to Stuttgart to do a pre-record for the Bravo Supershow.



    14 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Daily News (14 Mar), posted by RMdani on AD)

    The March 29 Radio City Music Hall tribute to Brian Wilson is turning into a major musical event. Now comes word that Billy Joel, Ricky Martin, Jimmy Webb, Darius Rucker, the Go-Go's and Wilson Phillips have been added to a lineup that already featured Paul Simon, Elton John and Heart. The event is being co-produced by Radio City Entertainment and will air on TNT in July



    13 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Sonymusic UK/USA, Louise and Rickylover on RMWW, RMTEE)

    CD:UK (UK) will show a pre-recorded interview with Ricky in the show next Saturday.

    Sony USA will release a 7" vinyl of NWTBL wth the duet version and the Spanish version on 27 March.

    The UK version of Sound Loaded now features the Christina Aguilera duet and also contains a NEW English album version of NWTBL.

    Part of the Staatsloterij performance in the Netherlands will be shown on Staatsloterij Muziekland (RTL4) on 30 March. Check your tv-listings for the exact time.

    Ricky will now NOT be appearing live on the Bravo Supershow on Saturday 17th March due to his commitement in the USA on the 18th. However, Ricky is preparing various pre-records for Austrian, Norwegian and German TVs towards the end of the week, one of which will be a pre-record for the Bravo Supershow to be shown on TV later on.



    12 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Primerahora via MyNameIsLala on RMWW, RMTEE)

    Ricky will return to the USA after his visit to Germany for the 18th March.
    As reported before on the 21st March Ricky will take part in a special event with Placido Domingo, on the 22nd Ricky will be in Las Vegas for the premiere of Storm (a Medina Enterprise & others production). Ricky will then be at The Oscars on the 25th March (as reported before).

    Ricky's new album will be completely in Spanish and will be produced by Robi Rosa among others.

    Andi Peters and a Channel 4 TV crew have been following Ricky's European trip so far and will broadcast a special on the UK TV station Channel 4 in the near future. Ricky has also recorded an interview with Andi Peters - watch out for those leopard skin chairs in the decoration (LOL!).



    11 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Official French Fanclub)

    Ricky will be at Vivement Dimache, Union Libre and the NRJ Fan Event on the 14th of March.
    Also look out for Ricky on the Spanish TV channel TVE.

    If you listen to Radio Latina (FR) from the 5th to the 26th of March, you can hear 30-second soundclips of 'La Historia' throughout the day.
    TIn addition,

    In March and April, Ricky will be featured in the following French magazines:



    10 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Silvina Official Fc "Me Amaras ", RickyaLaFolie and Sonyca on RMWW)

    It has been confirmed that Ricky will be in Argentina from 1-4 April.

    There is 2 pages on NBWTBL in the French magazine Tele Club Plus.
    The NWTBL single will be released in France next week and will contain 4 tracks.



    9 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: RMTEE, AlmaLatina, Sonymusic via Carol, various, Alioshka, Cathy)

    Ricky will be on 'Fan de...' (FR) on Saturday 24th of March at 12:05.

    Ricky has been nominated for the category "Latin Dance Maxi Single of the year" at the Latin Billboard Awards.
    Ricky was chosen by Teen Espagnol as Best Male Singer.

    La Historia, the collection of Ricky's hits, debuts at #1 on the sales chart (Latin) in the USA.

    MTV Europe will show an interview with Ricky on MTV SELECT next week.

    Ricky has pre-recorded an item for CD:UK (UK). This will probably be broadcast next weekend.
    CapitalFM (UK) has announced a Ricky update on the radio next Saturday at 2 p.m. local time.



    8 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: RMTEE, In2forever, Marinaamor, various)

    Ricky taped a TV advertisment for Tele 5 called "12 meses 12 causas" (12 months 12 causes). Each month a famous person is featured, speaking about a environmental or benefical cause.

    Ricky will be on MTV select today from 16.00-18.00. Columbia Records is calling all fans to come to the studio's in Camden town.

    Ricky's performance at the Staatsloterij (NL) will be shown on 27 March. Part of the performance may also be shown in Staatsloterij Muziekland next Friday.
    Ricky will appear on BNN as well. The exact date is not yet known.

    On German tv it was announced that Ricky will take part in a special Wetten Dass summer special in Rome this summer.



    Ricky in Monaco 3 March 2001 7 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Sony FR, NRJ,Elena at Official Madrid FanClub; Photo: Ricky in Monaco 3 March by Virginie)

    To win tickets for Ricky's showcase in Paris on the 14th March, please listen to NRJ between 4pm and 7pm or visit their website at: www.nrj.fr. Ricky will be pre-record his Vivement Dimanche the same afternoon. It will NOT be part of the regular show. You can win tickets for this special pre-record and for the showcase, via www.sonymusic.fr.

    Ricky will be in Madrid, Spain today. 300 people have been given the chance to enter questions for a press conference with the fans via www.terra.es. The event is sponsored by Terra, Cadena 40 Radio and Dial Radio who'll broadcast parts of the press conference. Ricky will also record a TV performance for "Noche y Dia" presented by Isabel Gemio on Antena 3.



    5 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: Sony FR, MarinaAmor, Sony SE)

    Ricky has confirmed a club gig in Paris, France. Tickets will be given away by local radio. The showcase will take place on March 14, 2001.

    Ricky has now confirmed that he will NOT be performing at Wetten, dass in March, but will instead take part in the show coming from Rome this summer.

    There will be a signing session in Åhléns-City, Stockholm on Tuesday, starting at 5.30pm.



    2 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: RMLAC, Louise)

    Ricky is now confirmed to come into London, England towards the end of next week to do pre-records for SMTV and MTV among various other interview and promotional commitments.

    On March 21st Ricky Martin will join a group of renown classical music stars from The Los Angeles Opera to officially welcome Placido Domingo as their artistic director. This event will take place at the Dorothy Chandler pavilion. Stars from the opera, movies, music and television will come together to celebrate this event along with Placido Domingo.
    Four of the most important music directors will share the podium for: PLACIDO DOMINGO & FRIENDS: "THE WELCOME CONCERT GALA" Including the main musical director for the Los Angeles Opera Kent Nagano, Esa - Pekka Salonen and John Williams as special guests.
    A spectacular night of classical music mixed with star ballet dancers and pop such as Frederica Von Stade, Catherine Malfitano, Jennifer Lamore, Rith Ann Swenson and Samuel Ramey along with Kirov dancer Irma Nioradeze, percussion sensation, Evelyn Glennie and of course our Puertorican sensation Ricky Martin together for this unforgettable event.



    1 MARCH 2001
    (source: © RMTEE: RMTEE, Sony IT)

    RMTEE managed to get limited tickets to the Dutch TV Show Staatsloterij on Monday, 5th March in Amsterdam. Anyone interested in going, please refer to a post on RMWW by heyIamct under NEWS. Thank you!

    Ricky will be arriving in San Remo on Saturday morning. He'll head to rehearsals first thing before spending the afternoon doing interviews and other promotional activities in a hotel nearby. Ricky will be on stage at San Remo on Saturday at 23:00CET.



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