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:: 29.09.02: 'Shape Of You' Video Shoot
Beverley Knight will be flying to New York next week, after the MOBO awards, to shoot the brand new video for the reworked version of 'Shape Of You', produced by Wyclef Jean. This will be released on the 18th November!!

:: 27.09.02: The Belfast Gig
If you missed last week's Radio 2 Belfast Gig, don't worry, as David Rowe has uploaded all of the tracks as MP3 files onto the net!! Click here for photos from the gig!

:: 25.09.02: Bev Heads To Jamaica With Christian Aid! (Source: Official Site)
Beverley has been asked by the charity Christian Aid to visit Jamaica with them on the 5th October for a week. The trip is aiming to highlight the problems in Jamaica at this time and they are hoping that Beverley will be able to increase the awareness of people in the UK.

[Checkout the BK feature @ christianaid.org]

Most people think of Jamaica and see a holiday island with palm trees, beaches and Bob Marley playing in the background. Unfortunately for those who live there everyday the reality isn't like that at all. There is a huge problem with poverty and gang fighting, also the Caribbean has the fastest growing rate of HIV & AIDS in the world after Sub Saharan Africa.

Beverley will be visiting two specific schemes over there which are S-Corner and Jamaica Aids Support. S-Corner is an initiative that tries to bring warring factions of the community together through sport and the arts. The encourage children from rival gangs to play together in football tournaments and act together in productions. The aim is long term and will hopefully bring these children together and as they grow older stop them from fighting each other so much. Jamaica Aids Support is a charity which aims to educate people about HIV/Aids how it is contracted and spread and how to prevent it. It also works to help people with the disease and with the families of people who are very ill or who have died from the illness.

If you want to find out more about these charities or donate some money towards them please click on the link below. Beverley will be writing a diary about the trip which we will place on the web as soon as we get back with exclusive pictures for you guys.

:: 18.09.02: The Mercury Music Prize Goes To...
Ms Dyanmite! Unfortunatley our Bev didn't win the prestigious award, but she deserve's a big cheer for her performance last night at the event!! Check out the tiny photos below from backstage >>

:: 16.09.02: 'Party In The Park' On RTL 2 (Thanx Jayzee!)
If you're living in Germany, get set for Party In The Park. This will be shown on RTL2 on Monday 30th September, featuring a performance from Beverley Knight.

:: 15.09.02: Ask Bev
Radio 2 will be interviewing Beverley Knight at her Belfast gig next week, and they're looking for questions to ask the singer! If you want to submit a question, just click here.

:: 14.09.02: Did You Miss Radio One?!
Well don't fuss!! For one week only, the interview and acoustic sets can be heard via live streaming on the BBC website by clicking here. Once you're on the pop-up player, just skip to 25 mins into the show, and you'll hear 'Shoulda Woulda Coulda', forward to 50 mins into the show for the interview and the acoustic performance of 'Fallen Soldier'.

:: 14.09.02: The Next Single Is Gonna Be...
A remixed and re-vocalled version of 'Shape Of You' feat. Wyclef Jean. This will be released in the UK on Monday 18th November 2002, and this could be the track that helps Bev crack the States! Meanwhile over the next few weeks, Bev will be doing more charity work in Jamaica for Christian Aid.

:: 13.09.02: Trevor Nelson Show (Thanx Andy Kiernan!)
Tune into Radio One's Trevor Nelson show at 3pm tomorrow, as Bev will performing a live set on his show. This will include three acoustic performances, 'Shoulda Woulda Coulda' and 'Fallen Soldier'.

:: 13.09.02: Mercury Music Update
Lorna Clarke, a judge for this year's Mercury Music Prize, told Radio One recentley why she thought the albums shorlisted were so good and why they ended up being nominated. These are her comments about our Bev >>

"It's very exciting that you can now have people like Beverley Knight who are accomplished artists. I would say that she's wrongly been overlooked in some areas of the industry, but this is a woman that if you see her perform, she's one of the most dynamic performers; she has a vocal range that can match anyone. What's interesting about this album is that she's very much in control and she hasn't gone crazy with her voice, she's used it in a very measured and controlled way and that requires quite a lot of confidence really because if you know that you have a fantastic voice your tempted to let rip at every opportunity but she's matched her vocals to the songs. She's also written or co-written every song on the album, that's says 'I'm not just a singer' and I think that's good because in the soul singer or R&B arena you can get accused of being a voice on a stick. She's definitely not that, and I think that she's going to be around for a long time, she's someone that Britain will be proud of."

To read what she thought about the other artists, click here!

:: 10.09.02: True Or False?!
According to the Top Of The Pops website, Beverley Knight's real name is Beverley Ann Smith.

:: 08.09.02: Breast Cancer Care Campaign (Thanx Andy)
Beverley Knight has taken part in a campaign to raise the awareness of breast cancer, along with nine other celebrities including, Nicole & Natalie Appleton, Yasmin Le Bon and Ashanti. For more info and pics check out Andy's fantastic site @ Prodigal Soul.

:: 07.09.02: Free Irish BK Gig!! (Thanx David)
Beverley Knight will be playing a 'Live & Exclusive' gig for Radio 2 on Saturday 21st September 2002. This will be taking place at the Limelight, Belfast, and will be completely FREE to attend!!! You can get your FREE tickets now, by calling 08700 100 150. The concert will be broadcast live on Radio 2 at 20.00 - 21.00 on the night. Click this link for more info.

:: 07.09.02: Up & Coming Radio Apperance (Thanx David)
BK will be joining Denise Williams on BBC's Radio 2 on Wednesday 18th September, 21.00 - 22.00.

:: 06.09.02: Brand New Beverley Knight Photo
If you're joined to Beverley Knight's official mailing list, you would have received an email about voting for BK at this year's Mobo awards today. Along with this is an EXCLUSIVE new photo!! Could this be the cover of the next single?! Click below to enlarge >>

:: 04.09.02: Performance @ Mercury Music Awards
Bev will be playing live at this year's Mercury Music Awards ceremony. This takes place in London on the 17th September from 21.00 - 22.30 on BBC 4. The performance should also boost sales on the album 'Who I Am'!

:: 03.09.02: MOBO Awards Nominations Announced!
Although it's been her most successful year, BK has surprisingly been shunned away by this year's Mobo Awards, with just one nomination. She's gonna be up for the 'London Tonight' UK Act Of The Year gong, against Mis-teeq, Ms Dynamite, Daniel Beddingfield, So Solid Crew and the Sugababes. So what you waiting for, get voting now!! Just send a text with the words 'UK 4' to 82133.

Tickets for the ceremony, which takes place at London Arena on the 1st October, can be obtained from the Official Mobo Awards site @ www.mobo.net