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MTV Award for BEST MALE


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Ricky won BEST MALE ARTIST at the European MTV Awards. Click here to watch Ricky's acceptance speech and Click here to see Ricky's MTV performance as the Grande Finale.



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30 NOVEMBER 2000
(source: © RMTEE: Ricky Martin Management)

Please find below a tentative schedule for Ricky for the next 6 months:

DECEMBER 2000
1 Promotions
3 - 8 Las Vegas
9 -10 Video
11 -12 Los Angeles
13 -19 New York
20 -30 Promotions

JANUARY 2001
1 - 5 Promotions
6 - 8 Los Angeles / American Music Awards
9 - 11 Promotions
12 New York / TRL tbc
17 Chicago Opra - tbc
18 - 27 Promotions
28 - 30 Puerto Rico / Promotions
31 Mexico

FEBRUARY 2001
1-2 Puerto Rico / Promotions
8 Berlin
28 Los Angeles

MARCH 2001
1-16 Europe

APRIL 2001
3- 4 Third Video
8- 13 Argentina/ Promotions

MAY 2001
1- 15 Europe



27 NOVEMBER 2000
(source: © RMTEE: RMTEE)

This past friday Ricky appeared on TFI Friday. He was interviewed and he performed She Bangs. He also did a pre-record for Loaded which will be shown at a later time.

Ricky recorded An Audience With Ricky Martin for LWT yesterday. The show will be on TV around Christmas time. Lots of celebrities from Ian Clary to Ian Wright, and from Cat Deeley to the Honeyz turned up and Ricky performed the following songs (not necessarily in this order): The Cup of Life, Loaded, Come To Me, Maria, La Bomba, Por Arriba Por Abajo, Nobody Wants To Be Lonely, Private Emotions, Amor, She Bangs AND Livin' La Vida Loca as a duet with Kylie Minogue and a track of Les Miserable as a duet with a Tony Award winning singer. He changed clothes various times, answered lots of questions and everyone generally had an excellent time. Make sure to watch it once is on TV.

Both Ricky and the band are enjoying a few well-deserved days off this week.



23 NOVEMBER 2000
(source: © RMTEE: Serena, Carol, Pikachu on RMWW, Sharon on RMWW)

Ricky will be live on Capital Radio tonight between 6pm and 7pm. Ring up and ask your questions to Ricky! Go to the Capital FM website to listen to the interview between 6-7pm (GMT).

Steve Wright announced that Ricky Martin will be on his show next Tuesday 28th Nov. That's BBC Radio 2 no specific time was given but the show airs between 2:00pm - 5:00 If you can't pick up the station you can listen on their website. BBC Radio 2

Radio2 on BBC Radio (England) auctioned a pair of Ricky's leather trousers for £3,500 for Children In Need last week! The person will receive the leather pants personally from Ricky during his stay in England.

Italian TV alerts:

  • 28/11 "Speciale Ricky Martin" Italia 1, 23.10 - 0.10
  • 01/12 "Staying Alive" MTV Italia, 17.30 - 18.45
    There is also a great article with pictures is out this week on "TV Sorrisi & Canzoni".



    21 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Ekelly on TSARM)

    Ricky will be shooting the video for Loaded in Los Angeles, CA - USA on 8 & 9 December.



    20 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Billboard Website, Radio DeeJay, Official Ricky Martin Website)

    Ricky is currently in Milan, Italy to promote both his single and album. Click here to listen to an interview Ricky has done with Italian Radio station DEEJAY earlier today.

    Ricky will be leaving from Milan to Madrid on 21 November. On 22 November, he will do a promotions marathon which includes various radio interviews for major radio stations (40 Principales y Cadena 100), an internet promotion on www.plus.es. Finally, Ricky will be appearing at a Gala for Tele 5 (23 November at 22:00 Hrs.), with other stars such as Julio Iglesias, Jose Luis Perales, Alejandro Sanz and Chayanne.

    Ricky's schedule until the end of the year consists of trips to Spain, England, USA, Latin America and Asia.

    Ricky is artist of the day on the Billboard website: Billboard. There is a long and interesting article inside and a whole page ad on the back of the recent Billboard magazine.



    18 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Marinaamor on RMWW, M6, Marina, Christine, Lasaraz (RMOFC))

    There will be an interview with Ricky on RTL Exclusiv in Germany at 17:45 local time tomorrow.

    Ricky at the M6 Music awards 2000 Ricky performed live at the M6 music awards in France yesterday. He received a gold record for Sound Loaded (picture to the left). Click here to watch a clip (Courtesy of M6)!

    Ricky will be appearing on the UK TV show TFI Friday on 24 November from 6-7pm.

    As a reminder, Ricky is in the November issue of Cosmopolitan Germany.

    According to E News Daily in the USA, Sound Loaded looks set to enter the US album charts at # 1.



    16 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: MTVE, Judy at LAMusica.com, Dotmusic.Com)

    Ricky just won BEST MALE at the MTV Europe Music Awards! Ricky, all dressed in black, was presented with the award by Ali G. (British comedian) and the female lead singer of Moloko.

    Ricky at Irving Plaza Nov 2000 Gentle reminder: If you like this website and haven't voted for us in the DOTMUSIC WEB AWARDS yet, please click here to VOTE FOR RMTEE. Thank you very much!

    LaMusica.Com features lots of reviews and photos of Ricky's recent trip to New York including pictures of Ricky's club gig to 1,100x fans at Irving Plaza. Click here to go straight to LaMusica.com

    It's time for the European MTV Awards tonight. Ricky will be performing in the Grand Finale (for further details see previous news updates). Make sure to tune into MTV from 6pm (GMT) onwards for special coverage of the awards.



    15 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Rmicon, Rolling Stone Magazine, Artist Direct, Ricky Lover on RMWW, Ricky Italian Club, Riviera (RMOFC))

    Ricky is in this week's issue of More magazine in the UK.

    Ricky live at Irving Plaza Nov 2000 The Rolling Stone website features a special review on Ricky's Irving Plaza concert. Please check out: Rolling Stone Website.
    Check out our Webforum RMWW for loads more pictures and reviews of the new CD and the promotional appearances.

    Artist Direct are giving away a signed pair of the red velvet pants Ricky wore on The David Letterman Show! Check out their website at: Artist Direct Ricky competition.

    Ricky at David Letterman Show Nov 2000 Ricky is on the cover of next week's Veronica TV Guide in the Netherlands. There is also an article about Ricky inside.

    Some more details about the Italy promotion:

    According to reports from the US, the Irving Plaza concert will air on MTV US sometime this week as part of the Spankin' New Music Week.



    14 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Sabine, Expressen via BiBBi, Serena, Sony France)

    There is another live chat with Ricky, this time on http://www.1061kissfm.com/ tonight at 8 pm local time. The first 300 people in the chat room will receive Ricky's new CD and there is a chance to win a trip for two to New York City to see Ricky Martin in concert, and meet him backstage!

    Some interesting news about the EMA next Thursday. A large Aquarium is being flown over to Stockholm for Ricky's performance. He will be in there surrounded by 17 models. Ricky's performance is scheduled to be the last of the night!

    Promotion for Italy has now been confirmed. Ricky will be appearing on: "Quelli che il calcio..." on Rai 3 on the 19th November at 14.00pm. His performance at La Piazza Del Duomo on the 20th November has also been confirmed and MTV is inviting fans along between 14.00pm and 16.00pm to meet Ricky.

    Ricky will be opening the M6 Awards in France on 17th November and is receiving an Award of Honor on the evening.



    13 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Radio538, Scandia, Daantje, RickysTeddy, Shaz and PJ on RMWW)

    Next Wednesday is Ricky Martin day on Dutch radio station Radio538. They will be playing songs from Sound Loaded all day. Every time you hear a song you have a change to win an autographed CD, DVD and poster. They will also air an interview that Dennis Ruyer recently had with Ricky during the show "Rinkeldekinkel".

    Sonymusic Denmark and Yahoo are featuring a huge competition for Danish fans. The lucky winner gets to travel to see Ricky. The exact details of the prize have not been revealed yet. For more information go to the Yahoo Denmark website.

    Dutch fans can watch the Letterman show on Fox8 at 23.30 on 16 November.

    She Bangs reached the GOLD status in Sweden.

    On the Terry Wogan breakfast show (BBC Radio Two) tomorrow morning (tuesday), they are having an auction to raise money for the children in need appeal. Ricky Martin has donated a pair of his trousers together with the chance to meet him next week.

    Last weekend CD:UK announced a competition for UK fans to meet Ricky and to attend the taping of "An audience with..". Call 09069 111101 (calls cost 60p) to answer the question "What is the name of the new album".



    10 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: tty71, Corazon, Dionisio and Rmicon on RMWW)

    She bangs is #1 in the Finnish charts. (Update 13/11 from tty71: this chart position was for a combined airplay and sales chart. On an official chart, which is sales only, She Bangs was not #1.)

    Ricky will also be going to Germany this November. He will perform live at the final Big Brother show on the 18th.

    Some TV alerts:

  • 19.11.00 - MTV Italia - 13.00, tv-show live from La Piazza Del Duomo.
  • 18.11.00 - RTL (DE)- 21.15, Big Brother-Die Entscheidung.
  • 25.11.00 - ZDF (DE)- 19.25, V.I.P.: Ricky-Portrait
  • 26.11.00 - VH-1 (DE)- 16.00 (and 27.11.00 - 22.00), Behind The Music: Ricky Martin
  • 1.12.00 - MTV (DE)- 18.00 Uhr Staying Alive 2000: Ricky Martin

    Also remember to watch the EMA nominations weekend on MTV this weekend. Look out for the Best Male Nominees!

    Ricky is in the following European magazines:

  • DE: TV movie
  • NL: Hitkrant (this week and next week)
  • NO: Topp mag
  • UK: News of the world



    9 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: SusieQ on RMOFC, Deb on RMLAC, Annelies/Marina/BiBBi/Linda on RMWW)

    Ricky is scheduled to appear on Larry King Live (CNN) on 6 December at 9 p.m. This is early morning European time on 7 December.

    VH1.com will have a downloadable remix of She Bangs available on 13 November.

    Ricky is in the latest issue of Joepie magazine in Belgium.

    Some European VCR alerts:

  • Spotlight (Kindernet - NL) 11 nov., 13.40
  • TMF Extra Ricky (TMF - NL) 9 & 11 nov.
  • Top of the Pops (RTL - DE) 11 nov., 17.45
  • EMA Male Pop Nominees (MTV Nordic) 13 nov.



    8 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Ricky Sony website, Antonia (RMTEE))

    On 15 November a www.rickymartin.com will feature (recorded) *live* Ricky Martin Concert footage! These clips were recorded on October 17 in Sydney, Australia.

    Ricky is in this month's MAX magazine (Italy); there is a large interview from London and several photos.



    7 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: unknown via KIKI122471 (RMLAC), RMTEE, NRJ, Ricky's Artist Direct site)

    RICKY MARTIN introduces a new half hour documentary on HIV/AIDS entitled Staying Alive 2 on MTV on December 1, World AIDS Day. Produced by MTV Europe in association with UNAIDS and the World Bank, Staying Alive 2 focusses on six young people from around the world infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. "AIDS continues to be a serious issue, and there is still a lot of work to be done to raise awareness around the world," Ricky Martin has stated. "I'm especially pleased to be involved with MTV's 'Staying Alive' since it relates accurate health messages and helps to eliminate the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. I truly hope this documentary inspires people to take the necessary precautions as well as show compassion towards those affected by AIDS."
    Staying Alive 2 will be broadcast on MTV UK & Ireland on December 1st at 1:00pm and 9:30pm.

    Ricky is scheduled to attend the NRJ Music Awards in France at the end of January.

    In November, Ricky will appear on French television in Hit Machine, Tapis Rouge and Dansez Maintenant (pre-recorded in September). Ricky will also be a guest in Le Grand soir and the National news. In addition, Ricky will be appearing at an event in "Les bains douches" sponsored by radio NRJ.

    Ricky Martin will make his first ever club appearance for 800 fans to celebrate the release of his new CD Sound Loaded in New York on 13 November. Tickets for the event will be given away by MTV US.



    6 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: M6, RMTEE, Kim on RMWW, Newsweek(picture))

    Ricky Martin

    Sound Loaded is released in Europe TODAY!

    Ricky will attend the M6 Music Awards in France on 17 November.
    He will also be visiting Spain during his promotional trip through Europe.

    Ricky won the award for Most Requested Artist at the Radio Music Awards in the US.



    3 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Marie (RMTEE), Worldpop via Deb (RMLAC), Marion and tty1 on RMWW)

    There will be a chat with Ricky via the Univision website on 6 November at 7 pm local time. For more information, visit their website by clicking here.

    Worldpop have discovered that 'N Sync and fellow American Ricky Martin are set to join more mature musicians including Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Phil Collins, Sting, Pete Townshend and Keith Richards to pay tribute to the Beatles in a new TV special about Liverpool's Fab Four. The two-hour special, made by ABC-TV in America, will air in the US on 17 November.

    Ricky is in Dutch magazine 'Break Out' this week. And as a final note, SOUND LOADED is in stores in Finland already! If you live in Europe check your local stores to see if the CDs are in the racks.



    2 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Antonia (Ricky Italian Fanclub and RMTEE))

    A big promotional campaign for the new Album Sound Loaded is planned in Italy. Ricky's Italian Fanclub (RIC) is involved in the promotions. A special site about Ricky, sponsored by Sony, will be launched with news and contests. A few surprises are being planned, more details will follow later.
    Ricky will be in Italy on 19 November to promote the album.



    1 NOVEMBER 2000
    (source: © RMTEE: Corazon on RMWW, Sony Ricky Martin site, RMOFC, various on RMWW)

    MTV Germany wil air the show MTV Masters with Ricky on 4 November from 17.00-18.00. The show is repeated the following Monday.

    The official Sony Ricky Martin website has a new look to go with the release of Sound Loaded. The site lists 2 US versions of the CD. One features a version of She Bangs as the 16th track.

    An Armani outfit worn by Ricky is on display in the celebrities gallery at the Guggenheim Museum in New York until january 2001.

    Ricky is featured in the following European magazines: Vivi@n (Germany), Focus Knack and Dag Allemaal (Belgium).



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