SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - April 10, 2008) - Osmondmania is back in
force as "The Osmonds 50th Anniversary Reunion Concert Live in Las Vegas," one
of PBS' top pledge drive programs this season, made its debut at #3 on Billboard
magazine's Top Music Video sales charts this week while the 2 DVD Collector's
Edition version reached #16. In addition, the companion CD entered the Billboard
Top 200 chart. The Osmond family recently reunited to celebrate a historic 50th
anniversary and performed live together for the first time in 27 years at the
Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last year. The reunion has sparked a whole
new wave of "Osmondmania" -- the family has recently appeared on Oprah, Larry
King Live, Good Morning America, Dancing With The Stars and Entertainment
Tonight. Upcoming activities include a tour of the UK and Southeast Asia and a
flurry of TV, movie and album projects. Donny and Marie are particularly busy as
they host the Miss USA Pageant on April 11th, as well as co-hosting "America's
Favorite Mom," a special that airs on Mother's Day on NBC which celebrates the
centennial anniversary of the holiday. Last night they appeared as Jay Leno's
guests on the Tonight Show. The DVD, CD and special Collector's Edition packages
of this historic evening are released through Denon Records (www.denonrecordsus.com/osmonds).
Produced by Jimmy Osmond, the special is a lively mix of The Osmond's biggest
hits in all of their incarnations incorporating video clips and guest artists
such as Andy Williams (on whose '60s television program the family first came to
national attention). The Osmond family is also gearing up for a tour of the UK
and Southeast Asia that kicks off in mid-May. The arena tour begins in the UK on
May 18th in Belfast with dates quickly selling out (2 dates are already sold out
at Wembley Arena!). The tour will arrive in Perth, Australia in June with
several stops in Southeast Asia through the rest of the month. Tour dates are as
follows: 5/18 Belfast Odessy Arena; 5/20 Glasgow SEC; 5/22 Newcastle Metro Radio
Arena; 5/23 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena; 5/24 Manchester Evening News Arena; 5/26
Birmingham NIA; 5/27 & 28 Cardiff Int'l Arena; 5/30 & 31 London Wembley
Arena (sold out); 6/1 London 02 Arena; 6/5 Perth, The Dome; 6/8 Taipei Arena
Indoor Stadium; 6/14 Manilla PICC Plenerary Hall; 6/17 Singapore; 6/21 Kuala
Lumpur Genting Arena of the Stars.
The Savoy Label Group (SLG) features not only the historic Savoy Jazz label
but also the Denon, Denon Classics, SLG and 429 Records labels. Savoy Label
Group is the North American unit of Columbia Music Entertainment (formerly
Nippon Columbia), the oldest music company in Japan. SLG is lead by Steve Vining
and CME is headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick, founder of Zelnick Media which
owns interests in and manages an array of media companies.
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