Posted August 23, 200618 yr Well guys, apparently nothing is being released in the near future..:( Someone sent an e-mail to Billboard asking about a new release: Hello Fred, You must get quite frustrated with so many questions about the divas: Janet [Jackson], Whitney [Houston], Mariah [Carey] and Madonna. However, a diva not mentioned a lot is Celine Dion. I am a huge fan. Are there any plans for a new studio album in the near future? It's been three years since "One Heart" was released. I know Celine is wrapping up her Las Vegas shows but I miss her in the spotlight. Any word from her label? Could you also list the last few releases according to her sales figures? Thank you so much. I love reading your column. Thank you for thinking of other divas! Regards, Brandon Vernaz His reply: Dear Brandon, I not only have word from Celine Dion's label, I have word from Celine. Since her last album was released, there has been a shakeup in the executive ranks at her label. Charlie Walk was named President of Epic Records in December 2005. He reported to Don Ienner, chairman and CEO of the Sony Music Label Group, and Michele Anthony, president and chief operating officer. In June, Ienner and Anthony exited the company. Chuck Taylor, senior editor of Radio & Records and singles reviews editor for Billboard, asked Walk about the label's commitment to Celine as an artist and Walk reaffirmed that commitment. Last month, Chuck met with Celine and her manager/husband Rene Angelil in Las Vegas. He asked them if they were working on a new project, and neither Celine nor Rene said that anything was in the works. There was a greatest hits CD and DVD of Celine's French recordings released in 2006, along with a couple of new singles and videos recorded in French, which did well in French-speaking territories. Chuck reminds that Celine did record one new song this year, "Let Your Heart Decide," based on a French song from a 2005 studio album, for the soundtrack to the animated film "Asterix and the Vikings." The song has not been released in the United States, but you can find a video for it on You Tube. The only thing I can't give you is sales figures. Chart Beat and Chart Beat Chat can only deal with chart positions, per Billboard policy. Oh well....hopefully early '07..:(
August 23, 200618 yr Thats a big shame. I guess we will have to wait until she finishes her shows at Las Vegas.
August 24, 200618 yr she knows how to make the fans she has left wait for something,i dont think it will happen as she really has had her day,however good she was in the 1990's she will neve repeat that,at that certain time she was good but she doesnt fit in todays music world.
August 24, 200618 yr Author Well she doesn't have to fit it.. plus who knows what the state of music world will be when she's releasing a new album.. She is and has been an underdog for quite some years.. She will get her glory again, in a few years time..:)
August 24, 200618 yr she knows how to make the fans she has left wait for something,i dont think it will happen as she really has had her day,however good she was in the 1990's she will neve repeat that,at that certain time she was good but she doesnt fit in todays music world. maybe she doesn't fit in today's music world but that's because she's in a league of her own :lol: and her fanbase is still huge. she doesn't have to prove herself anymore. she's done it all.
August 24, 200618 yr yousaid it suus,celine is an individual and can fit into any music scene we have today,she was an under dog all the time but always came out on top and will do again
August 24, 200618 yr :) she was named best selling female artist of all time in 2004 for a reason u know :lol:
August 24, 200618 yr yes,that proves she still has it not that we ever need to prove anything as we well know ourselves
August 24, 200618 yr oh yeah. if u don't like her music it's fine with me but i happen to think otherwise :)
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