VH1 Divas

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In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. The first concert, VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's "Save The Music Foundation", and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefitted that foundation. The concerts became an immediate success and consequently VH1 Divas aired annually from 1998 - 2004.

The seven concerts drew unique, one-off performances from show business' greats, or "divas", including Whitney Houston,Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion, Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Cher, Beyoncé, Aretha Franklin, Jessica Simpson, Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain, Donna Summer, Faith Hill, Shakira, Lisa Marie Presley, LeAnn Rimes, Brandy, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Anastacia, The Dixie Chicks, Stevie Nicks, and Elton John.

Some of the Divas who were invited, and either declined their invitation or cancelled their appearance on the show are: Barbra Streisand - invited in 1998 and in 1999, Lauryn Hill - invited in 1998, TLC - cancelled in 1999, Christina Aguilera - invited in 2000, Britney Spears -invited in 2002 and 2004, Jennifer Lopez - invited in 2002, and Kylie Minogue - cancelled in 2004.

Gladys Knight finally appeared in the last concert (2004) after turning down VH1 repeatedly since 1999. Patti LaBelle also appeared in 2004 after turning down VH1 in 1999 and 2003. In 1999, LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross and Donna Summer all declined to participate in the show. Gladys declined her invitation because she did not like being labeled as a "Diva". Patti refused because she was just going to appear as a guest of Brandy. The reasons for Diana and Donna declining are unknown. Christina Aguilera did not appear on the show in 2000 as she had a conflicting engagement. However, Aguilera did appear on male version of the series, VH1 Men Strike Back, a few days later.

VH1's Divas specials raise funds for the "VH1 Save The Music Foundation", a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music programs in America's public schools and to raising awareness of the positive impact that music participation has on students. Since "VH1 Save The Music" was created in 1997, more than $25 million worth of musical instruments has been donated to 1000 public schools in 80 cities, improving the lives of more than 500,000 children.

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[edit] Divas 1998

VH1 Divas Live 98
VH1 Divas Live 98 cover
Live album by VH1 Divas
Released April 4, 1999
Recorded April 14, 1998
Genre Pop, Soul, Rock, Country
Label VH1
VH1 Divas chronology
VH1 Divas 98
(1999)		 VH1 Divas Live 99
(2000)

VH1 Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music, aired live from New York City's Beacon Theatre on April 14, 1998.

  • Performers:

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Show sequence

  • Mariah Carey – "My All"
  • Mariah Carey – "Make It Happen"
  • Gloria Estefan – "Turn The Beat Around"
  • Gloria Estefan – "Heaven's What I Feel"
  • Gloria Estefan – "Megamix: Dr. Beat/Conga/Rhythm Is Gonna Get You/1-2-3/Get On Your Feet"
  • Shania Twain – "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
  • Shania Twain – "You're Still the One"
  • Aretha Franklin – "A Rose Is Still A Rose" – Not released on CD or DVD
  • Aretha Franklin & Mariah Carey – "Chain of Fools"
  • Aretha Franklin – "Here We Go Again" – Not released on CD or DVD
  • Celine Dion – "River Deep, Mountain High"
  • Celine Dion & Carole King – "The Reason"
  • Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On"
  • Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain & Carole King – "You've Got a Friend"
  • The Divas – "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
  • The Divas – "Testimony"

[edit] Performances on the CD release

  1. "My All" – 05:45
  2. "Make It Happen" – 05:29
  3. "Turn The Beat Around" – 05:07
  4. "Heaven's What I Feel" – 04:54
  5. "Dr. Beat"/"Conga"/"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"/"1-2-3"/"Get on Your Feet" – 03:32
  6. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman" – 03:55
  7. "You're Still the One" – 03:33
  8. "Chain of Fools" – 04:24
  9. "River Deep, Mountain High" – 05:12
  10. "The Reason" – 05:59
  11. "My Heart Will Go On" – 04:41
  12. "You've Got a Friend" – 05:29
  13. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" – 05:15
  14. "Testimony" – 09:47

[edit] Reviews

[edit] Divas 1999

see VH1 Divas 1999

[edit] Divas 2000

VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross, An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music is the only concert of the series not to be aired live. It was recorded on April 9, 2000 at New York's Madison Square Garden and first aired on April 11, 2000. The concert had to be recorded live as Diana Ross refused to let any other artist perform during her set and due to her costume changes there was not time for her to get changed in commercials. The concert took a mammoth 6 hours to record. No official CD, DVD or VHS was ever released of this concert as Diana Ross refused to give rights for it to be published as she thought that her performances were not her best.

According to several reports, Christina Aguilera was also in talks to appear on the show that year, as she was hot off of her Grammy win for Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammy Awards. However, rumors began to emerge that Mariah Carey disapproved of Aguileras appearance on the show and threatened to walk off if she was included. Instead, Aguilera appeared on 'Men Strike Back' later that month. However, Aguileras camp denied the rumors of a rivalry with Carey and stated that Aguilera couldn't originally appear on 'Divas' because she had been scheduled to perform on SNL.

  • Performers:

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Show sequence

[edit] Divas 2001

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin, An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music. This all-star tribute to Aretha Franklin at New York's Radio City Music Hall gave props to a mighty woman who has been at the centre of American music since arriving on the scene in the mid '60s.

  • Performers:

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Show sequence

[edit] Divas 2002

VH1 Divas: Las Vegas, An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music, aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas. For the first time, Divas Live broadcast from a city other than New York. This time around, Las Vegas played host city to the 5th Divas concert.

VH1 Divas '02 Cover
VH1 Divas '02 Cover
  • Performers:

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Show sequence

  • Ellen DeGeneres - "Shoop" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Celine Dion & Anastacia – "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  • Cher – "Believe"
  • Cher – "Song for the Lonely"
  • Cher & Cyndi Lauper – "If I Could Turn Back Time" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Dixie Chicks – "Long Time Gone" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Shakira – "Underneath Your Clothes"
  • Mary J. Blige & Whitney Houston – "Rainy Dayz" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Mary J. Blige – "No More Drama" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Dixie Chicks – "Wide Open Spaces" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Dixie Chicks & Stevie Nicks – "Landslide"
  • Anastacia – "One Day in Your Life"
  • Mary J. Blige & Shakira – "Love Is A Battlefield" – Not included on CD or DVD
  • Celine Dion – "I'm Alive"
  • Celine Dion – "A New Day Has Come"
  • Elvis Tribute Finale Medley:
  • The Divas – "You Shook Me All Night Long (reprise)" – Not included on CD or DVD

[edit] Divas 2003

VH1 Divas Duets: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music, aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas.

  • Performers:

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Show sequence

  • Queen Latifah - "When You're Good To Latifah"
  • Beyoncé & Jewel - "Proud Mary"
  • Celine Dion - "Have You Ever Been In Love"
  • Chaka Khan - "Medley: I Feel For You / I'm Every Woman"
  • Mary J. Blige - "Medley: Real Love / Love No Limit / Family Affair"
  • The Isley Brothers & Ashanti - "Who's That Lady?"
  • Beyoncé - "Dangerously In Love"
  • Lisa Marie Presley - "Lights Out"
  • Lisa Marie Presley & Pat Benatar - "Heartbreaker"
  • Ashanti - "Rock Wit U (Aww Baby)"
  • Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown - "Medley: Something In Common / My Love"
  • Jewel - "Intuition"
  • Chaka Khan & Mary J. Blige - "Sweet Thing"
  • Tarralyn Ramsey - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  • Whitney Houston - "On My Own"
  • Stevie Wonder Tribute Medley:
    • Stevie Wonder & Shania Twain - "Superstition"
    • Stevie Wonder & Whitney Houston - "I Was Made to Love Her"
    • Stevie Wonder & Beyoncé - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
    • Stevie Wonder & Jewel - "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
    • Stevie Wonder & Mary J. Blige - "Superwoman"
    • Stevie Wonder & Ashanti - "Do I Do"
    • Stevie Wonder & Chaka Khan - "Tell Me Something Good"
    • Stevie Wonder & Queen Latifah - "Living for the City"
  • Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé, Chaka Khan, Jewel, Ashanti & Queen Latifah - "Higher Ground"

[edit] Divas 2004

VH1 Divas: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music, aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas on April 18th 2004. This was the final concert in the VH1 Divas Series.

  • Performers):

(in order of appearance)

[edit] Show sequence

  • Patti LaBelle, Jessica Simpson & Cyndi Lauper - "Lady Marmalade"
  • Debbie Harry & Eve - "Rapture"
  • Joss Stone - "Fell In Love With A Boy"
  • Ashanti - "Medley: I'm Coming Out / Mo' Money Mo' Problems"
  • Patti LaBelle - "New Day"
  • Cyndi Lauper & Sheila E. - "Stay"
  • Cyndi Lauper & Patti LaBelle - "Time After Time"
  • Jessica Simpson - "Take My Breath Away"
  • Jessica Simpson - "Angels"
  • Patti LaBelle - "Love, Need And Want You"
  • Patti LaBelle - "If Only You Knew"
  • Patti LaBelle - "You'll Never Walk Alone"
  • Tom Jones & The Pussycat Dolls - "Medley: Tainted Love / You Can Leave Your Hat On"
  • Blondie - "Good Boys"
  • Blondie & Joss Stone - "One Way Or Another"
  • Gladys Knight - "The Way We Were"
  • Gladys Knight & Joss Stone - "I Don't Want To Do Wrong"
  • Gladys Knight & Jessica Simpson - "Midnight Train To Georgia"
  • Gladys Knight, Jessica Simpson & Joss Stone - "I've Got To Use My Imagination"
  • 80s Medley Finale:
    • Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
    • Sheila E. - "The Glamorous Life"
    • Debbie Harry - "Call Me"
    • Ashanti - "Ain't Nobody"
    • Joss Stone - "(If You Love Someone) Set Them Free"
    • Jessica Simpson - "Higher Love"
    • The Pussycat Dolls - "Girls On Film"
    • Tom Jones - "Kiss"
    • Patti LaBelle - "New Attitude"
  • Patti LaBelle, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Joss Stone, Jessica Simpson, Sheila E., Ashanti & The Pussycat Dolls - "New Attitude (Reprise)"

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