New Jewel sightings:
Cover: Ent Weekly
Cover: USA Weekly
Cover: Hits
Cover: Vogue (Jan)
Cover: RollingStone Year End Double Issue
Book Release, May 19
US, Sept, pg 95
Ex-manager hits Jewel and mother with $10 million lawsuit
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - The former manager of Atlantic Records songstress Jewel has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the singer and her mother, Lenedra Carroll, claiming that she was wrongfully fired and is owed millions in commissions on the singer's earnings.
In the complaint filed Monday in L.A. Superior Court, Inga Vainshtein -- who discovered Jewel five years ago, when the singer was performing in coffeehouses and living out of her car -- claims Carroll induced Jewel to fire her longtime manager, and by doing so breached Vainshtein's personal services contract with the singer.
The suit comes as Jewel's latest for the label, ``Spirit,'' bowed as the third bestselling album in the nation last week with first-week sales of more than 368,000 units.
The lawsuit's claims include breach of written contract and interference with contractual relations. Vainshtein seeks an accounting of Jewel's earnings, alleging that the singer's mother suggested the breach so that she could earn the commissions on Jewel's earnings that were going to Vainshtein.
Vainshtein is seeking more than $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
The new album, titled Spirit and (you can order here!) produced by Patrick Leonard, made it's debut at #3 ahead of Mariah, Alanis & Whitney, trailing Garth & Method Man.
Jewel performed Hands on Leno last week, laughing it up with Dana Carvey & Yasmine Bleeth for a few minutes.
Live turned into Jewel TV Tuesday afternoon where, from Times Square in NYC, fans gathered to ask four questions, hear her perform Hands and toss out a few copies of the new Patrick Leonard produced album titled Spirit.
Jewel performed Hands and Down So Long on Saturday Night Live this week.
New video began airing on VH1 and MTV Wednesday October 28th. A fairly reliable time so far for me, nearly every weekday, is between 6 and 7am (EST) on MTV. The new single "Hands" is already garnering massive requests on the hotlines across the country at radio stations.
Jewel will appear on two high profile covers later this year: The January Vogue and the Rollingstone Year-End Double Issue
Jewel filmed a video with director Nick Brandt, for "Hands," the first single now on some radio stations across the country, in LA. A cast member informed me about a disaster concept. The lyrics are now available in the Jewel Lyric Archive For those of you curious as to the musicians on "Hands"?. They are as follows: Vocals: Jewel Piano & keyboard: Patrick Leonard Drums: Brian Macleod Percussion: Luis Conte Bass: Paul Bushnell Acoustic Guitar: Jude Cole Electric Guitar: James Harrah Backing Vocals: Jewel & Lenedra
The new album produced by Patrick Leonard (Madonna, Waters & many others), titled "Spirit" is finished! Everything is still looking good for a November 17th release, along with a quick U.S. Tour. The first single, "Hands" is scheduled to hit radio on October 26th. Yes, a handful of stations already have it. Jewel is filming a video for this single as well. Look for that in late October or early November. Here's the latest track list, subject to complete changes of course.
1. "Deep Water" 2. "What's Simple is True" (Winter Song) 3. "Hands" (first single, with band) 4. "Kiss The Flame" (17 Mag TV special) 5. "Down So Long" ("Been Down So Long") 6. "Innocence Maintained" (with band) 7. "Jupiter" (with band) 8. "Fat Boy" ("Fragile Flame") 9. "Stranger (Enter From The East)" 10. "Barcelona" 11. "Life Uncommon" 12. "Do You?" (with band) 13. "Absence Of Fear" (stark band) Extra Track: Little Bird (with Lenedra)
Bravo Network aired the Jewel Intimate & Interactive, shown nationally in the U.S. for possibly the first time on August 29th.
Fans of Jewel's collaborator Steve Poltz may want to check out VH1 for repeat airings of what they ran Tuesday, September 1st. It was "An Evening With Steve Poltz". This was filmed recently at Schuba's in Chicago. Don't miss Jewel's upcoming tv appearances in September.
MTV Fanatic finally aired with Jewel on July 20th. Sarah, the selected abductee-interviewer did a fine job in what little was aired in this format. Although it was not the original concept of a solid interview show with a particularly knowledgeable fan, the show works on MTV. It emphasizes the adventure of the abducted host more than the star who agreed to the show.
Jewel taped a show for OPRAH on Tuesday June 9th. It aired on July 22nd with Jewel singing a rather passionate rendition of Who Will Save Your Soul and a three way conversation with her mother, Nedra Carroll.
Sample Jewel's new book A Night Without Armor here online with selected poems and an audio excerpt.
Jewel's Virgin Megastore poetry reading was in Times Square, NYC May 19th.
Virgin sold 250 special book certificates.
The event was held just outside the book store and the cafe on the lower level of the Virgin Megastore on Times Square. Look for a Webcast soon! Keep it here for details.
More book news: If you're looking for the very hard to find at a good price "Woe to Live On" by Daniel Woodrell, the book that Jewels' film is based upon, you can breathe a little easier. It is being re-released. The current info is this: List: $14.00 Paperback, 224 pages Published by Pocket Books Publication date: August 1998 ISBN: 0671001361
Hope you caught the ABC special "Where It's At; Rolling Stone's State of the Union" at 9 pm (EST) on May 21. Jewel performed "Winter Song" and "Fragile Flame." This special appearance was filmed at her own Java Joes on February 9th.
Jewel filmed the movie adaption of "Woe To Live On" in and around Kansas City. The title has tentatively been changed to "Ride with the Devil". The final title probably won't be a hundred percent until near release. She has kept a very low profile in the area, other than performing a concert.
The Rumor Mill: Jewel is NOT dating Jean-Claude Van Damme. This is just a false statement that spread to careless DJ's.
ChartWatch: "Pieces of You" has fallen off the Hot 100 and "Spirit" is staying strong, already well over Platinum in sales. "Hands" stalls on most but jumps on the BB Adult 40. Always check the complete charts to the left.
Jewel will appear on Best Of Hard Rock Live on VH-1 on March 30th at 7:00pm. This is a repeat and also includes performances by Robert Palmer, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Paula Cole and Lou Reed. It will air again the same evening at midnight and again the evening of April 4th at midnight.
VH-1 will repeat Jewel's entire Hard Rock Live performance the evening of April 5th at midnight.
Jewel will appear on an upcoming Lilith Fair double album. She is on a track titled 'The Water Is Wide' which also features Sarah McLachlan and the Indigo Girls. This is tentatively titled for an April 28th release and will feature 24 of the 60 Lilith Fair '97 performers.
From the Associated Press:
Jewel To Appear in Civil War Movie KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jewel hopes starring in Ang Lee's Civil War movie will help with her singing doldrums. The pop star told reporters Tuesday she's turning to acting because she's bored with touring and isn't afraid of the boy's club atmosphere on the movie set. ``That's the fun part,'' she laughed. ``To Live On,'' based on a Daniel Woodrell book, is about Missouri farm boys who become Confederate raiders. It follows Lee's ``Sense and Sensibility'' and ``The Ice Storm.'' The Taiwan-born director said the story made him look at America differently. ``It was more like Bosnia or Vietnam, yet it was dead center U.S.A.'' Jeffrey Wright of ``Basquiat'' co-stars. Cast and crew will be shooting into July in Kansas and Missouri. The movie likely will be released next year.
And another news article...
KC GREETS CAST, CREW OF CIVIL WAR MOVIE Director Ang Lee, writer/producer James Schamus and stars Jeffery Wright and Jewel were on hand Tudesday at a press conference kicking of the filming of "To Live On" a Civil War movie about Missouri farm boys who become Confederate raiders. Mayor Emanuel Cleaver welcomed the cast and crew in a session at the Westin Crown Center hotel. Patti Watkins, the city film projects director, reported that typically 65 percent of a movie's budget remains at the shooting locations, to be recirculated in the local economy. The total budget of "To Live On" is about $35 million. Schamus described "an exceptional and smooth ride that led to out landing here" and praised the Kansas City and the Missouri and Kansas film commissioners for their assistance in find shooting locations, vendors and local crew members. Lee, who was born in Taiwan, is acclaimed for his "sense and sensibility" and "the ice storm". He said he was intrigued by the project because "It made me look at America very differently. It was more like Bosnia or Vietnam, yet it was dead center U.S.A....more Mark Twain territory." Jewel, a chart-topping artist who was part of the Lilith Fair last summer, said she had become bored with singing and touring and that acting provided a new challenge. Asked if she wasn't concered that the "to live on" set would be pretty much a boys' club, she laughed and answered, "that's the fun part." Also on hand were producers Ted Hope and Bod Colesberry and novelist Daniel Woodrell on whose 1987 book Woe To Live On the film is based. Two of the film's young stars were unable to attend the press conference. Skeet Ulrich ("Scream") was taking riding lessons Tuesday morningTobey Maguire was in Los Angeles, where he was a guest at the Vaniety Fair post-Oscar party.
Jewel, Perry Farrell, Ben Harper, Pennywise, and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are among the artists who will appear on the environmental benefit MOM II: A Music Special. The concert will air several times on April 22nd (I may have screwed up. This might be March 22nd?). Pamela Anderson Lee will host the program, which will feature musicians from the second MOM compilation as well as guests Rob Zombie and boxer George Foreman.
Jewel's new album - Fritz Creek Store - is now being put off until at least November of '98 and quite possibly may not be available until spring of '99.
Jewel can be heard on the debut album by Steve Poltz, lead singer of the Rugburns. Jewel sings backup on I Thought I Saw You Last Night, Impalla, and the first single - Silver Lining. The album is entitled 'One Left Shoe' and Jewel also co-wrote the title track. The track list and lyrics can be found in the Steve Poltz section. This album is currently available in record stores everywhere.
Jewel has recorded a cover of 'You Make Lovin' Fun' for a Fleetwood Mac tribute album - Rumors Revisited. It also features The Cranberries (Go Your Own Way), Matchbox20 (Never Going Back), Elton John (Don't Stop), Duncan Sheik, Tonic, Shawn Colvin, the Goo Goo Dolls, and more. This album was due to be released on March 17th but someone has reported that it has been pushed back until March 27th, which is a Friday, new ablums come out on Tuesdays. This is unconfirmed at this time.
Jewel picked up the award for Favorite Album at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards on March 10th.
Jewel has recently completed her poetry book - A Night Without Armour. The book will become available on May 19th and contains over 100 poems.
Jewel was recently cast as the female lead in a Civil War film called To Live On, based on the novel Woe to Live On by David Woodrell. Filming began on March 18th.
From the 3/6 edition of Billboard Online -
Jewel Turns To Mom For Management Under the wing of new management -- her mom -- Jewel is forging ahead with a slew of projects, including her film debut. The Atlantic artist has dropped manager Inga Vainshtein and will now be represented solely by her mother, Nedra Carroll. The San Diego-based Carroll has no prior management experience. She tells Billboard Bulletin that the shooting of Jewel's first film may push back the release of her next album, planned for late October/early November. Jewel has not yet chosen a producer or begun recording the set. The singer/songwriter is currently in Kansas shooting her leading role in the Civil War epic "To Live On," directed by Ang Lee ("The Ice Storm"), which should open in December or early next year. Meanwhile, her HarperCollins poetry book is due at the end of May, and her "scrapbook" will likely come shortly after the album is released.
In People magazine this week there's a little blurb about Jewel and Steve Poltz. It's in the "Insider" section. Here's what it says:
"In 1993, Jewel cowrote one of her hit songs, 'You Were Meant For Me', on a weekend trip to Mexico with then boyfriend Steve Poltz, who later appeared in the pop vixen's video for the tune filmed after they had split up. Now I hear that Jewel sings harmony on three love songs for Poltz's debut solo album, One Left Shoe, due March 17. So has the couple reunited? "No," says pop-folkie Poltz. "People ask me if we are going out all the time. We're not. It has evolved into something better. We have a great friendship."...."
Jewel will be appearing in an upcoming documentary for Rolling Stone Magazine. The documentary will cover issues that concern her generation. Jewel will speak about a specific topic and will also be performing.
Also included are Jakob Dylan, Michael Douglas, Walter Cronkite, Bruce Springsteen Fiona Apple, Salt and Peppa, Will Smith, Robin Williams Courtney Love, Beck, Johnny Depp, and others.
Jewel taped her segment at Java Joes coffee house in San Diego on February 9th. The program is supposed to air on television sometime in March.
Jewel will be performing at Atlantic's 50th anniversary celebration. This was initially scheduled for March but is now being postponed until May or June.
Jewel will have at least one track on an upcoming Lilith Fair double album. This is tentatively titled for an April 28th release and will feature 24 of the 60 Lilith Fair '97 performers
Jewel didn't win any Grammy's. She also presented for the best R&B female.
Jewel sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
Favorite Rock/Pop Female Artist
1. Toni Braxton-Secrets
2. Celine Dion-Let's Talk About Love
3. Jewel-Pieces Of You
Favorite Rock/Pop Album
1. Jewel-Pieces Of You
2. Matchbox 20-Yourself Or Someone Like You
3. Spice Girls-Spice
4. Wallflowers Bringing Down The Horse
GRAMMYS
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
1. JEWEL-FOOLISH GAMES
2.BUTTERFLY---Mariah Carey
3. WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE---Paula Cole
4.SUNNY CAME HOME---Shawn Colvin
5.BUILDING A MYSTERY---Sarah McLachlan
BILLBOARD'S 1997 TOP SELLERS IN MUSIC
SINGLES
1. CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997:SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT- ELTON JOHN
2. YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME:FOOLISH GAMES- JEWEL
3. I'LL BE MISSING YOU- PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS
4. UN-BREAK MY HEART- TONI BRAXTON
5. CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN- PUFF DADDY
ALBUMS
1. SPICE- SPICE GIRLS
2.TRAGIC KINGDOM- NO DOUBT
3. FALLING INTO YOU- CELINE DION
4. SPACE JAM- SOUNDTRACK
5. PIECES OF YOU- JEWEL
The Wizard of Oz air on VH1. The times are listed below: 9:00pm Eastern time Friday, January 2nd 4:00pm Eastern time Saturday, January 3rd
Rolling Stone's year end awards: The Reader's Poll had Jewel as the #2 Best Female Performer behind Fiona Apple, and Jewel finished #1 as Sexiest Female Artist.
They also listed Jewel's favorite albums of 1997 and they were:
1) Radiohead - OK Computer
2) Pavement - Brighten the Corners
3) Steve Earle - El Corazon
4) Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
5) Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing
