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Source: Grupo
Reforma/Mural.com, April 27, 2004
By: Karla Garduño
Videos: Susana Masso
TW Correspondent: Tonchi
Guadalajara, México. Excited and happy. That was how Thalía described her feelings before her first performance in front of a large audience in the Plaza de Toros.The singer chose a casual wardrobe: loose blue pants with pockets on the legs and rear and a reversible T-shirt which aided in rapid changes of look.
"I’m happy to begin my tour in Guadalajara", she said after interpreting "Reencarnación", "Regresa a Mí" and "I Want You". On a large screen appeared the image of the rapper Fat Joe, who had been pre-recorded to “sing“ along with his parts of the song. There is disagreement at this point whether Thalía used playback at all during the concert, with some of the media saying she did while fans who have reported back say she did not. Supposedly, the difference of voice that was noticeable between some songs and others led people to think that she was employing skillfully-made playback, especially in the numbers which involved a lot of dancing, such as "Piel Morena", "Acción y Reacción" and "Amor a la Mexicana".
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After
speaking to her audience, Thalía dared to sing a live
rendition of "Un Pacto entre los Dos" and then
continued with her greatest hits, including those with
Timbiriche, such as "No Sé Si Es Amor". Thalía surrendered herself fully to her people, and while she directed some words to them before interpreting "No Me Enseñaste", her voice faltered. "This night you all belong to me. I am going to eat you all up. I am going to take you all to my house", she said, and then presented her mother who was seated in the audience. She also recognized a transvestite who was dressed exactly the same as she when she was using the blond patch in her hair. The auditorium, although it was calm during several songs, all responded with effusive applause, however sometimes less strongly when the singer began a medley of songs from her telenovelas while scenes from Rosalinda, Maria la del Barrio, and Marimar were projected on the screens which were at the front of the stage. "Arrasando" brought everybody to their feet close to the end of the concert, especially in the stands, since people in the VIP zone were forbidden to stand up. (Note: How lovely that people paying $200 or more for their tickets were not even allowed to stand up and cheer.) And so, except for possible playback, the show had everything one could desire: dancers, good musicians, communication with the audience, and the exotic wardrobe in Thalía’s style. According to the organizers, attendance was close to 7,500, which filled the arena and the stands approximately halfway. |
Let's have a peek into the dazzling concert that kicked - off the High Voltage World Tour as Thalia performs 2 concert clips courtesy of the mural.com website and enjoy some scenes from the concert below:
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Waiting for Thalia
Source: Grupo
Reforma/Mural.com, April 27, 2004
By: Karla Garduño
Foto: Enrique Ortiz
TW Correspondent: Tonchi
Guadalajara, México. Although they have not managed to fill more than half of the space in the Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso in Guadalajara, Thalia’s fans inside are “turned on” and hoping that the Mexican singer will come out on the stage.
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eclectic audience, in which can be seen women, men,
homosexuals, and transvestites, has taken it upon itself
to offer a spectacle prior to the event, launching cheers
and animated shouts in support of Mrs. Mottola. At
fifteen minutes before 9:00 pm, concert-goers continue to
arrive, and the organizers have not lost hope that the
ring will fill up a little more in order not to
disappoint Thalia in the start-up of her world tour,
“High Voltage”. The main avenues used to reach the bull ring are filled with traffic, but once they arrive at the spot it is not difficult to find parking. Everything from late-model cars to old wrecks were transporting attendees to the concert, which was scheduled to begin at 8:30 pm. Thalia’s admirers have been waiting at the location to approach her ever since she left the rehearsal this afternoon. |
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Source: Grupo
Reforma/Mural.com, April 27, 2004
By: Héctor Contreras
Photo by: Alejandro López
TW Correspondent: Tonchi
Guadalajara, México. A few hours before Thalía started up her “High Voltage” world tour in the Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso, she confessed to feeling everything - excitement, stress, and impatience to jump up on the stage.
"I just finished doing my yoga, I finished relaxing myself and calming down my mind a little, because I am thinking about the wardrobe, the dancers, the musicians, the scenery, the people, I want everything to happen right. I have to relax myself and enjoy the moment. Everything is going to come out great, the important thing is to have my people here. That is what charges me with emotion. It fills me with high voltage.”
The concert, in which it is hoped will come together a fan base of more than 10,000 people, is the first of her four shows in Mexico, before she continues the tour throughout the United States.
Thalía arrived yesterday at about 1:00 pm, coming from New York on Delta Airlines Flight 449. She was not accompanied by her husband, Tommy Mottola, and it was rumored that barely four close associates accompanied her on the flight. On disembarking into the air terminal, she was heavily guarded by a dozen security personnel with the intention of impeding anyone from taking photographs. The singer looked always smiling. In the customs and immigration area, she signed autographs with enthusiasm for fellow passengers. She waited a half hour while they cleared out the exit door for international flights and finally left, greeting everyone and knowing that all the curious looks were fixed on her.
"You may not take photos!” repeated one of the bodyguards, while he threw slaps at the cameras. (Note: Is this preposterous or what???! Not take photos of Thalía in public??? Who in the world thought they had the right to enforce such a ridiculous order?)
Then, the young woman was carried to the Hotel Hilton onboard a Cherokee van with the windows covered, although without the huge number of security and bodyguards seen with other artists in the city.
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with Thalía --Do you remember the previous time that you visited Guadalajara? “I believe it was with one of my records as a soloist, I don’t know if it was a palenque (Note: That is a private concert with limited entrance). Now I am happy, the reception has been darling, I am enjoying this incredible afternoon, I am looking through the window at the city, it looks, adorable, beautiful. The people with an affection which is really lovely. I already ate my torta ahogada (smothered tart?), very spicy, I am enjoying arriving here and beginning my ‘High Voltage‘ tour.” --Did you see the fans outside the hotel? “Yes. I already saw them, I already sent them some little things, they are like my family, all the fans who always accompanied me are the great ‘Thalifamily’.“ --Why did you choose Guadalajara to begin the tour? “I feel that it is important to begin in Mexico, in my fatherland, and why not in Guadalajara, of which I always held excellent memories of those shows that I came here to do with Timbiriche or as a soloist? So when the opportunity arose and we took it because we loved the idea.” |
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--Will some family member or your husband accompany you tomorrow to the concert?
“We will see about that tomorrow, we'll be have a few little surprises. Yes, it’s possible, obviously everybody wants to be with me, supporting me, to enjoy my happiness at being with my public after so many years. And they are fascinated because I am bringing this show, full of color, lights, it’s like climbing into a time machine, to remember songs, remember moments, to say: “Wow! during that song I was in love with such and such a person, Wow! during this song I was partying with my pals in Cancún or Acapulco'. People are going to have a good time. They are going to remember many things, that is the important thing. I am coming here with a very elegant show, the only thing I want to do is surrender myself to my public, that is the most important thing.“
--How are you arranging the selections?
“It’s a roller coaster of emotions, of colors, and on the other hand, it is an interactive show in which the people are going to sing, to dance, I want to see them all laugh, cry, like I am going to do. Simply to enjoy the moment. Not every day will I have the opportunity to listen with my fans to the songs which for so many years they have allowed me to place on the radio.”
--Have you considered extending your tour to other countries?
“For right now we are beginning in Mexico and the United States. We will be a month and a fraction on tour, from there I will take a recess, because obviously I have my facet of businesswoman - which is the magazine - for which I have to continue supervising every detail.”
--Five years ago you cancelled a tour due to health problems. Did that affect you in some way?
“No. Of all the things one does, that one experiences, one learns. One improves. One becomes stronger. I am that example, I have many experiences, I began my career at the age of nine, I have been in two groups, I have recorded so many records. In my career as a soloist I have had all type of experiences, I have learned from everything. From all the bad things I drew an advantage, I squeezed out the juice and I grew as a human being.“
--How did the launching of the magazine go for you?
“Well. We approached American Media, one of the largest publishers from there (United States). Fascinated because the first edition flew out of the stores, we are releasing three special editions. If the public reacts positively, we are going monthly with the publication. It will be a great opportunity for me as a Latina, as a Mexican, to triumph in the United States.“
--Have you had new offers to reappear in the movies?
“I have my agency which sends me many scripts, they send me stories, scripts, but sincerely I want something which fills me, which I like. To say: ‘I have to put everything aside because I have something I always dreamed about.‘ But that has still not arrived to me.“
Source: Grupo
Reforma/Mural, April 27, 2004
Photo and article by: Héctor Contreras
TW Correspondent: Tonchi
Guadalajara, México A few hours before Thalía’s presentation of her spectacular "High Voltage" opening concert in the Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso, the singer held a general rehearsal lasting an hour.
Her musicians, dancers, and backup singers began a sound test at 11:00 am, with songs like "Entre el Mar y una Estrella". The fan club Mundo de Cristal had been waiting outside the bull ring, with cheers and banners of support for the singer. Although they could not see the interior, just listening to the songs was exciting. Some came from Zacatecas, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Colima, all ready to witness the beginning of her world tour.
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arrived at 1:00, aboard a blue Cherokee van. The fans
avalanched over the van and the singer greeted them from
inside, but little could be seen because of the tinted
windows. She arrived dressed in a yellow blouse, jeans, a
cap, and dark glasses. Always smiling. The fans improvised a cheer with a special dedication: “Mesa, mesa, mesa que más aplauda, le mando, le mando, le mando a Thalía, sa, sa sá...". They continued with another that was sung this way: "Al pueblo, al pueblo, al pueblo ha llegado, Thalía, Thalía, Thalía la del barrio". |
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During the rehearsal, which started at 1:30, the singer ran through more than 15 songs, which included a medley of "Un Pacto entre los Dos", "En la Intimidad", "Gracias a Dios", "Quinceañera", "Pienso en Ti", "Sangre" and "Fuego Cruzado". She also remembered songs from Timbiriche, like "Si no es Ahora" and "No sé si es Amor". From her new ones, "No me Enseñaste and "Acción y Reacción".
For those who listened from outside the rehearsal it was warmly received. Running through the songs and very excited, they said to each other the name of each one of them.
Minutes after finishing the rehearsal, Thalía again climbed into the same Cherokee van, which left slowly from the Plaza en route to the Hotel Hilton, giving time for Thalía to greet her fans.
Source:
Reuters.com - April 19, 2004
By: Leila Cobo
TW Correspondent: Luisa
When it comes to branding, no Latin act comes close to Mexican pop diva Thalia. First came sunglasses. Then her own Kmart clothing line. Now comes her own lifestyle magazine, "Thalia," launched April 13 and billed as "the first celebrity-inspired magazine for young Hispanic women." The monthly publication is put out by American Media's Latino Magazine Group, which includes "Mira" and "Shape en Espanol," among other titles.
Things will soon get sweeter. Next fall, Thalia will launch her own candy line in partnership with Hershey. The deal is part of a broader, multi-year partnership announced earlier this month. It includes sponsorship of Thalia's upcoming tour, a Spanish-language advertising campaign and consumer and retail promotions. The kicker is the new, co-branded line of Thalia Hershey products specifically targeting the Latin market. The "Latin-inspired" candies will be variations on standard Hershey themes. You may find, for example, dulce de leche fillings in your Hershey's Kisses. Thalia's Hershey partnership is managed by her husband, former Sony Music chief Tommy Mottola.
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Newsday.com - April 13, 2004, Latin pop star Thalia, who already has made her mark in the music, fashion and television businesses, now wants to add magazine publishing to her resume. A three-issue monthly named Thalia was released by the singer on Tuesday during appearances at Grand Central Terminal and at a Kmart store. The publication will run two more issues --in May and June-- then continue based on consumer response, said Stuart Zakim, spokesman for American Media, which publishes the magazine. "Thalia has said it's going to be a magazine especially for Latina girls," Zakim said. "The overall message she wants people to walk away with is a positive 'you can do everything, live it well attitude.' Very upbeat." The magazine's editorial content will include a mix of health, beauty, fashion and spiritual tips, celebrity interviews and inspirational stories. The 120-page magazine will be distributed nationally and have an initial target circulation of about 100,000. It will be printed in Spanish, focusing it on Thalia's main fan base, Hispanic women aged 18-35, who are largely unserved by print media, Zakim said. "It's hard to say if it would cross over to English," he said of the magazine. Thalia will serve as editorial director of the new publication. |
In the 1990s, the Mexico City-born Thalia became a platinum solo artist. She gained even more fame as a star of several Mexican soap operas. Her most recent release, the self-titled "Thalia," was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in the Best Female Pop Vocal Album category. She debuted her own line of Kmart clothes, accessories and jewelry last August and has Thalia eyewear and lingerie lines in Latin America. She also was recently tapped by Hershey Foods for a Hispanic market promotional campaign. Her "High Voltage" tour begins April 27 and will take her to several cities in the United States and Mexico.
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Source:
Hersheys.com - April 12, 2004
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Hershey Foods Corporation today announced a multi-year partnership with Thalia Sodi, the Latin singer and actress popular with millions of fans around the world, as part of its strategy to tap into the fast-growing Hispanic market. The partnership, which will bolster Hershey's presence within the Hispanic marketplace, includes sponsorship of her upcoming U.S. tour, a Spanish-language advertising campaign, consumer and retail promotions, and a new, co-branded Thalia line of Hershey products designed to appeal to Hispanic tastes. The alliance with Thalia also will support Hershey's marketing efforts in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
"This unique relationship combines the heritage and power of Hershey's iconic brands with Thalia's deep and genuine connection to the Latino community," said Thomas K. Hernquist, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Hershey Foods Corporation. "It's a perfect pairing that will form the centerpiece of Hershey's Hispanic marketing efforts in the U.S. and that will represent our largest effort so far to reach this important consumer segment. With over 40 million Hispanics influencing all areas of American culture ... from food to music to fashion ... and purchasing power of $630 billion, the U.S. Hispanic market represents a tremendous growth opportunity for Hershey Foods," continued Hernquist. "We are truly excited about Thalia and Hershey joining together as we work to build brand awareness and a preference for Hershey's brands with this fast-growing, dynamic population."
"I love Hershey's chocolate, especially Kisses, which are my favorite," said Thalia. "It is a privilege for me to be part of the Hershey family and I really look forward to developing a new line of candy products inspired by the favorite flavors from my culture. I can't wait to get started."
To kick off the partnership, Hershey will sponsor Thalia's U.S. tour. The tour, which launches May 4th in New York City, follows the February release of her Greatest Hits compilation chronicling her decade as a singer and performer. Hershey also will create a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign featuring Thalia in Spanish-language print and television ads. The TV spots are scheduled to begin airing this summer on national Spanish-language media outlets for its flagship Hershey's brand. Hershey also will profile Thalia in advertising to support the upcoming launch of its Hershey's Kisses filled with caramel. As part of this agreement, Hershey and Thalia also will unveil a new line of co-branded, Latin-inspired candies this fall. The product line will be a "Latin Flavor Twist" on some of Hershey's most popular brands. The new variations will include "chili"-based flavors and "dulce de leche" fillings which appeal to the palates of many Hispanic consumers.
This partnership is being managed by Thomas D. Mottola, who is responsible for negotiating the arrangement with Hershey's and will be directing the strategic marketing execution on behalf of Thalia. Said Mottola, "I have long been a supporter of Hispanic culture from the work I have done in the music industry. With music being such a passionate and emotional communication tool, relationships such as this reach consumers in a credible, relevant and naturally synergistic manner. It is rewarding to see Hershey embrace the Hispanic market, and illustrate its commitment to the community through partnerships with icons like Thalia."
Thalia is a reigning force in Latin music. Her 2002 self-titled album ranked number one on both the Latin Albums and the Latin Pop Albums charts in Billboard for six weeks. The album went multi-platinum in the U.S. and produced three #1 Latin singles. In recognition of her accomplishments, Thalia earned two Billboard Latin Music awards -- Best Female Pop Album of the Year and the People's Choice Award. The following year's collection, also titled Thalia, marked her English-language debut. Named one of People en Espanol's 25 Most Beautiful People in 2002 and 2003, Thalia's widespread appeal, which is especially strong in the Latino market, has resulted in a successful product line that includes clothing, home furnishings, footwear and accessories with a major U.S. retailer.
Thalia Ariadna Sodi Miranda was born August 26, 1971, in Mexico City, Mexico. She has enjoyed a successful career as an actress and pop singer. Thalia exploded onto the scene more than a decade ago as a popular soap opera star in the "Maria" trilogies, the last of which was watched by more than a billion people worldwide and still ranks as the most-watched television show in Univision network history. Thalia also launched this week a self-titled lifestyle magazine, Thalia, published by Weider Publications. Thalia and her husband, Tommy Mottola, reside in New York City.
Hershey Foods Corporation is the leading North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery and chocolate-related grocery products. Some of the company's most popular products include Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, York, Almond Joy, Mounds, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Swoops, Hershey's cocoa, and Hershey's syrup. The company also is a market leader in the gum and mint category, with such well-known brands as Ice Breakers, Liquid Ice, Breath Savers, Koolerz, and Bubble Yum
Source: New
York Times - April 9, 2004
By NAT IVES
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Hershey Foods plans to announce Monday that it will soon blanket Spanish-language television, radio and magazines with ads for its chocolates and candies, becoming the latest big marketer to try spreading its reach in the fast-growing Hispanic market. In a departure for the company, the candies advertised will be backed by a powerful celebrity endorser, in the form of Thalia Sodi, the Latina pop idol more often known simply as Thalia. Later this year, new versions of Hershey chocolates will even be co-branded with Thalia's name.
"This is our first comprehensive integrated marketing effort tailored to the Hispanic consumer," said Thomas K. Hernquist, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Hershey, based in Hershey, Pa. Referring to the endorsement deal with a major entertainment figure, Mr. Hernquist added, "This is not something that Hershey typically does." The new, but expansive, partnership between Hershey and Thalia speaks to the sometimes halting, sometimes frantic efforts by marketers to penetrate the Hispanic market.
Hershey has been studying the Hispanic market for several years, as have many marketers after the 2000 census, which counted about 36 million Hispanics in the United States, accounting for 12.6 percent of the population. Marketers' hunger for Hispanic customers has grown, too, in step with each new demographic report; last month the Census Bureau predicted that the number of Hispanic-Americans would rise to nearly 103 million in 2050, or nearly a quarter of the population. "The census results were a wake-up call," said Raúl Pérez, president at Utilis Research and Consulting in New York, which specializes in the Hispanic market. "Some companies have taken steps, some faster than others, in grabbing the opportunity of the Hispanic market." William Ortiz, president at HispanicWorks in New York, part of the GlobalWorks Group, placed Hershey among the slower steppers. "What's interesting is it's taken them this long to do it," Mr. Ortiz said, noting that competitors like Mars Inc. have moved more quickly into the Hispanic market.
All the same, Thalia is likely to give Hershey a big leg up, Mr. Ortiz said. "Hershey's puts out a wonderful product, so it's a matter of doing some smart marketing," he said. "If they're co-branding a candy with Thalia's name, that's smart." Hershey's research convinced its marketing team of the same thing, said Mr. Hernquist, the Hershey executive. "This is not just about taking our current advertising and translating it. Thalia has deep roots with Latino consumers that we can associate with our brands." For others, marketing aggressively to Hispanics is also a way to build momentum, crossover appeal and sales in the general market. Thomas D. Mottola, the music mogul who is married to Thalia and handles her licensing and branding deals, said that he planned to use the Latin community as a base. "Hip-hop was once an urban culture, but is now in white suburbia," Mr. Mottola said. "In the same way, we're going to be using this as a launching pad to mass market." Of course, Thalia is not so far from the mass market already. Her line of clothing, accessories and home products co-branded with Kmart has been on sale since last summer, and Thalia Magazine, published by American Media, goes on sale Tuesday.
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Thalia and Hershey's will continue to promote each other as the year goes on. Thalia will appear in commercials supporting caramel kisses and white chocolate Reese's peanut butter cups, continuing the Hershey Happiness campaign that portrays chocolate lovers enjoying their Hershey products. Hershey is sponsoring a United States concert tour by Thalia, and by September plans to introduce its line of chocolate and candy co-branded with the singer's name. "The object of the advertising is to appeal to the Latino community," said Lee Garfinkel, chairman and chief creative officer at the New York headquarters of DDB Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group and the agency creating the campaign. "But because of Hershey's crossover appeal and Thalia's crossover appeal, I'm hoping the effect will be greater." (The Hershey roster also includes Ogilvy & Mather in New York, part of the WPP Group, and Dieste Harmel & Partners, Dallas, part of Omnicom.) "Now we're approaching the middle of the decade," said Mr. Pérez, the Utilis president. "People who were postponing are catching up, because they don't want to be surprised by the 2010 census." |
Source: AdAge.com
- April 08, 2004
By Laurel Wentz
Photo: AP
TW Correspondent: Luisa
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indicative of its widening embrace of the domestic
Hispanic market, Hersheys Foods is about to announce a
major deal with popular Mexican singer Thalia Sodi,
according to executives familiar with Hershey's plans. Hispanic market Strikingly attractive Thalia was a child singer in Mexico City who became a hugely popular star of Spanish-language novelas, or soap operas. She has had numerous Spanish-language hits in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market and, since starting to sing in English too, has become a crossover artist in the last year. She currently has nine albums of Spanish and English-language on the market. Planned
announcement Hershey’s general market agency, Omnicom Group’s DDB Worldwide, will provide advertising services; Dieste, Harmel & Partners of Dallas, Hershey’s U.S. Hispanic shop and a member of Omnicom’s Diversified Agency Services division, will provide promotional support. Most of Hershey’s low-key, earlier efforts in the Hispanic market involved the marketing of only Hershey’s Kisses. Crossover
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Hersheys’ new star Thalia already has her own clothing line at Kmart, where she competes with Spanish-language TV host Lucy Pereda’s women’s apparel line at Sears Roebuck & Co., and a clothing range from Daisy Fuentes that is appearing in Kohl’s stores now.
Rival's
Hispanic strategy
Late into the Latin market, Hersheys hired a Hispanic agency,
Dieste, for the first time in 2000 but has not been very active
in Spanish-language advertising, unlike rival M&M Mars. Mars
supports several brands in the Hispanic market and has tested
Latin-oriented products like dulce de leche M&M’s, a
caramel flavor popular among Hispanics
By Tamara
Conniff
Source: The Hollywood Reporter -March 31, 2004
TW Correspondent: Luisa
| Thomas Mottola is back in the game. The
former head of Sony Music is readying a strong release
schedule for his Casablanca Records, a joint-venture deal with
Universal Music Group. This week, R&B artist Usher,
who Mottola co-manages, will debut at No. 1 on the pop
charts with more than 1 million copies sold. Mottola also
is gearing up to make fashion designer Vera Wang a
multimedia star. He recently spoke with The Hollywood
Reporter's music editor Tamara Conniff. The Hollywood
Reporter: Given the embattled music market, what are the
challenges of launching a label? THR: It has been more than a year since you left Sony Music. Have you felt pressure to put Casablanca on the map? |
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Mottola:
I'm in no rush. It has to be done the way I've always
done it, and that's what is going to allow us to have the
success I think we're going to have. Great music takes
time. We really opened the doors over the summer. It's
really only been six months. We had to open offices, get
people, go find talent. We're just rolling up our sleeves
(and) getting ready to go now. THR: When will the
first Casablanca albums be released? |
THR: Did you ever
think you'd be in business with your one-time competitor, UMG
chief Doug Morris?
Mottola: I'm lucky to be in business with Doug. He's the best in
the business, and he's a real friend. In some ways, it's a dream
I've always had to be in business and at a place where Doug would
be.
THR: What are your
thoughts on Sony Music's new leadership?
Mottola: It's way behind me at this point.
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THR:
Usher is expected to have one of the biggest albums of
the year with "Confessions." How was the album
set up? Mottola: We were very careful to set up (the single) "Yeah" as a club record first and in the streets. We were using it as a fire starter, but immediately radio started playing it, phones rang off the hook, and it exploded literally in two to three weeks. It was just one of those kinds of records. The second single, "Burn," is getting almost as much airplay. This to me is the kind of launch that Usher really and finally deserves. Most importantly, it's a real bona fide hit. You can have all the setup you want, but you've got to have the hit. There's a chance we could hit a million (in first-week sales). But I think, certainly, we'll be in the 800,000-900,000 range, which in this day and age in this business is fantastic. THR: What is your
vision for Usher's career? THR: What
are your thoughts on the current state of the music
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THR: Are the
independent labels at an advantage over the majors right now?
Mottola: These young independent labels are so much of the market.
They are almost 25% of the market right now. It's like the '60s
all over again. Anybody out there that has some talent could have
a hit. You don't need to necessarily be with a major label; you
could do it with an indie label because kids will seek out
something that they want. Because of the Internet and its
accessibility as sort of a distribution network, you've got a
setup like you've never had before.
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are your plans for Vera Wang? Mottola: We're grooming her on a path to have her own daytime talk show. She's been doing quite a few segments with "Access Hollywood." We're building her personality outside of being the great designer that she is. In two weeks, she's starting a series on the "Today" show on various topics that will run on and off for the next two months. We're in the process of making a big magazine deal for her. There'll be a home collection, fragrances, apparel, lots of other things. THR: You also
manage Marc Anthony and your wife, Thalia, who are both
touring this summer. Is the Latin explosion over or is
there still an audience in the United States for Latin
crossover? THR: Is
turning music stars into multimedia brands the future? THR: Are
you making deals at Casablanca that include touring and
merchandising? |
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Source:
Pollstar - March 27, 2004
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Multi-talented Mexican performer Thalia is celebrating ten years of solo success with a greatest hits album and a series of North American shows. Following three dates in Mexico, she'll kick off a U.S. run May 4 in New York City at the Beacon Theatre. Shows in Florida and Illinois will follow, and multiple dates are scheduled in Texas and California. More concert announcements are promised.
Thalia has been gracing stages since the age of nine, beginning with child and teen groups Din Din and Timbiriche. She soon became a solo artist and by the mid-'90s was an international superstar, with successful parallel careers in the acting and music worlds. Her first English-language record, Thalia, hit the Billboard Pop Top 10 when it was released last year. "I want to be the one that sings about happiness, freedom, love and how you can do whatever you want and respect yourself and reach your dreams," she said. "You're here for that."
Source:
Billboard.com - March 26, 2004
By:Barry A. Jeckell
TW Correspondent: Luisa
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star Thalía will kick off a North American tour (TW
Note: her official website, thalia.com, announced the
tour as the High Voltage Tour) April 27 in
Guadalajara, Mexico. Following three Mexican dates, the
bulk of the run will made up of U.S. stops, marking the
singer's first headlining tour of the states. Thalía
will be touring in support of "Greatest Hits,"
released in January by EMI. The album is No. 3 on
Billboard's Top Latin Album chart and has sold 50,000
copies in the United States, according to Nielsen
SoundScan. Here are Thalía's confirmed tour dates:
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