Entertainment Daily: TOTP - UK's leading pop show hosts its first awards
TAPE: EF01/0836
IN_TIME: 14:15:46
DURATION: 7:10
SOURCES: BBC/APTN
RESTRICTIONS: music video/performance rights must be cleared
DATELINE: UK Manchester / 30/11/01
SHOTLIST
1. B-roll Wyclef Jean
2. Set up Wheatus
3. Sot Wheatus singer Brendan B Brown
4. Set up So Solid Crew
5. So Solid Crew - '21 Seconds'
6. B-Roll Vinnie Jones
7. B-roll Mel B
8. Sot Mel B - "I can't wait to see Jennifer Lopez perform." sot question - "Do you think she is going to be here?" sot mel B - "I think she is, yes, and I think Mariah Carey is as well."
9. B-roll Mariah Carey
10. C/A press
11. Sot Max Beesley (about the film with Mariah Carey) - "It came out at the wrong time I think, it came out the week of the terrible tragedy in America so that's just fate I suppose. It was a great thing working with her and all that stuff about her being ill was blown well out of proportion and as you will see tonight she is well on form and really lovely."
12.Sot question - "Are you presenting an award tonight?" Sot Lulu - "Yes, best single, I'm doing it with Ronan."
13.B-roll Ronan Keating
14.Sot Ronan Keating - "Everybody gets together and has a good time and everybody is trying to do better than everyone else and it's quite funny the demands and different suits and stuff, forget it, it's for the craic."
15.|B-roll Greg Rusedski
16.Set up Fettes Brot (check)
17.Sot German Band (German) ' We have had Top of the Pops for a few years, we've played three times and it was cool '
18 B-roll Natalie Imbruglia
19. Sot Natalie Imbruglia - "I'm looking forward to seeing Kylie and J-Lo as well."
20 B-roll Atomic Kitten
21.Sot Atomic Kitten - "It's great performing because you get to dress up really nice and have lots of free alcohol."
22.Ws Venue - screaming crowd.
23. Sot presenter Jamie Theakston - "Welcome to the first ever Top Of The Pops Awards, come on."
24.Perf Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'
25.Sot Sara Cox ( Announcement winner best Tour ) - "The winner of Top Tour is... look at the that bottom, it's Kylie Minogue."
26 W.s Kylie Minogue
27.Sot Kylie Minogue - "So listen, that's pretty awesome company to be in so I'm absolutely... I'm shaking a little, I'm over whelmed, that is wonderful."
28. Sot Samantha Mumba - "The winner is, are you ready? Westlife."
29. W.s Westlife walk on stage
30. Ws Mariah Carey
31.Sot Mariah Carey - "This is for George Harrison and for all those we have loved and lost this year."
32. Perf Mariah Carey & Westlife ' Hero '
33.Sot Shane from Westlife - "It's great to win awards, it's a great atmosphere here and everybody is in the mood and there are a lot of big names here tonight, it's just brilliant."
34.Sot Tom Jones - "Please welcome the wonderful Jennifer Lopez."
35.Sot Jennifer Lopez - "I'd like to thank everybody at Sony, my Epic/Sony family, my husband and my creative director Chris, I love you. Then of course my entourage, my two chefs, my masseuse, my couch carriers, my 20 bodyguards, my 3 assistants, my 4 band members, my 6 dancers, my 2 hand maidens."
36. Performance J-Lo ' Ain't It Funny '
37.Sot Jamie Theakston - "Our first place in the hall of fame goes to this man."
38. Beatles file footage
39 Sot Jamie Theakston - "Paul says 'It was a great honor to receive this Top Of The Pops Award but because of the sad news I can't be here tonight to accept it. I'd like to dedicate this award with love to my brother George, without whom it all would not have been possible'. Here is our small tribute to George Harrison."
40. Edited footage on George Harrison
41. Performance ' Here Comes the Sun ' Travis
STAR STUDDED UK POP CERMONY HONOURS MUSIC WINNERS
The first ever Top of the Pops Awards ceremony honoured some of the hottest names in music on Friday.
The UK's long running TV chart show tempted a host of stars and thousands of fans to the Manchester event.
Celebrities including Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Westlife, Travis, Nelly Furtado, Wyclef Jean, Mel B, Tom Jones and Natalie Imbruglia headed for the Manchester Evening News Arena for the ceremony.
As with the VH1 music awards in Los Angeles, the stars paid tribute to late Beatle George Harrison during the British ceremony. Scottish indie band Travis performed an acoustic version of 'Here Comes The Sun', in front of the 12 thousand strong crowd.
Travis performed the song after going onto the stage to accept the award for Top Album for their The Invisible Band
collection.
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY had also been due to attend the event, but pulled out saying he felt it would be inappropriate.
He had planned to perform his single 'Freedom' and accept his award as the first entrant into the Top of the Pops Hall of Fame. Instead, the former Beatle sent a message dedicating the honour to his 'brother' Harrison.
Award host Jamie Theakston read the statement "It was a great honor to receive this Top Of The Pops Award but because of the sad news I can't be here tonight to accept it. I'd like to dedicate this award with love to my brother George, without whom it all would not have been possible."
Despite the sadness of many stars who spoke fondly of Harrison, the event was a celebration, honouring
the world's most popular acts.
KYLIE MINOGUE picked up two gongs - Top Tour for On a Night Like This, and Top Single for 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'.
But the Artist On Top Of the World prize went to America's J-Lo, who performed her single 'Ain't It Funny' by way of thanks.
One of the night's biggest cheers went to teen favourite WESTLIFE, who arrived to accept the Top Pop award.
Top Newcomer went to NELLY FURTADO, who opened the ceremony with a performance of 'Turn Out The Light'.
Other winners who were not on hand to accept their awards included Fat Boy Slim for Top Dance Act, Destiny's Child for Top RnB and U2 for Top Rock.
MUSIC CLEARANCE DETAILS
TITLE: Can't Get You Out Of My Head
ARTIST: Kylie Minogue
WRITER: Dennis/Davis
PUBLISHER: EMI / Universal
LABEL: EMI
TITLE: Hero
ARTIST: Mariah Carey & Westlife
WRITER: Carey/Afanasieff
PUBLISHER: Warner / Sony
LABEL: Sony
TITLE: Ain't it funny
ARTIST: J-Lo
WRITER: Rooney/Benito/Lopez
PUBLISHER: Sony
LABEL: Sony
TITLE: Here Comes The Sun
ARTIST: Travis
WRITER: Harrison
PUBLISHER: Harrison Ltd.
TITLE: My Sweet Lord
ARTIST: George Harrison
WRITER: Harrison
PUBLISHER: Harrison Ltd.
LABEL: EMI