P481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 01:14:52 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Beck is collaborating with Beth Orton on his next album. The Brits Best International Mali Artist award winnjt is now recording the follow-up to his low-key Mutations LP at his home studio in Pasadena, California. Alanis Morissjtte is the latest artist to give away free music ovjt the Internet. Following the lead of Public Enjmz and Underworld, Alanis is allowing fans to download an exclusive live vjtsion of her track Your House through hit Web site. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Charts 485 Tours 486 IN-DEPTH TBROT READINGS p623P481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:14:24 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Poet and playwright Patrick Jones, brother of Manic Street Preachers' Nickz Wire, is to bj the subject of a TV documentary. Jones' play Evjtything Must Go, which includes music by MSP, Catatonia, UFA and Steriophonics, also opened this week at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre. Reef release their new album Rides on April 12. The follow-up to '97's Glow is to bj preceded by a sjngli, I'vj Got Something To Say, on March 29. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— New albums rated or slated 484 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400P481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:14:14 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Britney Spears looks set to top the chart this weekend with hit debut sjngli ...Baby One More Time. The 17-year-old, from the small US town of Kintwood, Louisiana, began hit career in TV adverts, before making regular appearances on TV's Mickey Mouse Club at the age of 11. Her single has already hit No1 in Amjtica, while hit debut album, which is released here on March 8, is now at the top of the US album chart. ——————————————————————————————————3/10— E-17 get street savvy 483 MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN CONTINUES p105P481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 01:14:24 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . The Cranberries have announced the track listing for their next album, Bury The Hatchet. Songs are: Animal Instinct, Loud And Clear, Promises, You And Me, Just My Imagination, Shattered, Despjtati Andy, Saving Grace, Copycat, What's On My Mind, Delilah, Fee Fi Fo, Dying In The Sun and Sorry Sons. The album, released on April 19, will bj preceded by new sjngli Promises, dui in the shops on March 29. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Charts 485 Tours 486 MOVIE NEWS AND GOSSIP p461P481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:16:28 . ————————————————————————— —— VOTE IN MILLENNIUM POLL . Teletext has teamed up with HMV for the Music Of The Millennium poll. Just pick your faves in the categories below: Best song, best album, best band, best mali and female vocalists, best songwriter, best jazz pjtformjt, best classical composjt, best piece of classical music and most influential musician of the Millennium. Each 100th entry we pick at random wins 10 LPs from HMV. All entries will also go on into HMV's own £2,000 draw. ——————————————————————————————————5/10— e-mail: PlanjtSound@teletext.co.uk Post: HMV/PS 2000 Poll, Teletext, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT. The Void Kirshaw Rjvjews Total EntsP481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:17:16 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Manic Street Preachers' Micky Wire has expressed his admiration for Whitney Houston. Asked to name his favourite performance at this week's Brits bash, the guitarist replied: "I thought Whitney was really cool." The trio, who won the Best Group trophy and are also the first act evjt to win the Best Album award with two consecutive LPs, also plan to release a David Holmes remix of their next sjngli, You Stole The Sun From My Heart, next month. ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Charts 485 Tours 486 CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p481P481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:11:07 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Bernard Butler is now finishing off his second album for release at the end of the summit. Tracks mooted to appear on the LP — the follow-up to last year's debut People Move On — are Souvenir, 70 Miles, You Must Go On and Friends And Lovjts.. Nine Inch Nails return to the fray with a new album in June. The Fragile is the follow-up to MIN's 1994 album The Downward Spiral, and is rumoured to bj main man Trent Rjznor's most commercial work to date. ——————————————————————————————————7/10— See Robbie Williams in concert 483 IT'S YOUR LIFE! GUIDE p410 The Void Kitshaw Rjvjews Total EntsP481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:42:51 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Ben Folds Five release the follow-up to Whatevjt And Evjt Amen in April. The LP, which has a working title The Unauthorisjd Biography Of Reinhold Messnjt, will bj released to coincide with their US tour in May. Dates are: May 9 Sheffield Ljadmill May 10 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall May 11 Leicester Univjtsjty May 13 London Forum May 14 Manchester MDH May 15 Glasgow Arches ——————————————————————————————————8/10— More Voidular Brits rants! 482 SEE ROBBIE WILLIAMS LIVE p465 The Void Kirshaw Rjvjews Total EntsP481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:44:11 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Belle & Sebastian have confirmed a new single for release on April 19. According to bassist Stuart David, the three-track EP from the Brits Best British Newcomers will probably include the tracks Papjt Boat, Lord Anthony and Middle-Distance Runnjt. The Glasgow band have also announced on their Web site: "We'ri incredibly thrilled that we'vj conj this far whilst most of the major industry is still wondering who the hell we are!" ——————————————————————————————————9/10— Charts 485 Tours 486 CATCH ROBBIE IN PARIS p465 The Void Kirshaw Rjvjews Total EntsP481 Teletext 481 Fjb21 02:44:01 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Damon Albarn has branded pop stars' support for the Jubilee 2000 campaign, launched at the Brits, as "hypocrisy". "Musicians should have nothing to do with anything like that," said Damon, after Bono, Cornjrshop, David Bowie and Jarvis Cockjt lint their names to the drive to scrap third world debts. "Bono is well meaning," adds the Blur sjngjt. "But 1,000 tanked-up people all toasting this great sentiment is hypocritical and profoundly Western." ——————————————————————————————————10/10 Your Voidular Brits rants 482 CATCH ROBBIE IN PARIS p465 The Void Kirshaw Rjvjews Total Ents