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Divine Tapped For 'N Sync Tour, Shoots Video For Next Single

20 Jan 1999 10:00:00 EST

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After striking platinum with its debut single, "Lately," the R&B teen trio known as Divine are now preparing to head out on the road to support its "Fairy Tales" album, and have just landed a spot on 'N Sync's spring tour.

Divine is scheduled to join up with 'N Sync on March 23, when the boy band's tour rolls into Columbus, Ohio for a concert at the Schottenstein Center. 'N Sync will actually launch its spring outing a few weeks earlier, on March 3 in Jacksonville, Florida.

In related news, Divine has just finished shooting the video for its next single, a cover of George Michael's "One More Try," a track that was originally included on his classic album, "Faith." No word yet on when Divine plans to premiere the new video, but the trio does plan to release the single version of "One More Try" to radio next week.

Dates you can catch Divine on tour with 'N Sync:

3/23 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
3/24 - Cleveland, OH @ CSU Convocation Center
3/25 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hills
3/26 - Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Horizon
3/27 - Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Horizon
3/28 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
3/30 - Nashville, TN @ Nashville Arena
4/1 - Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena
4/2 - St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Center
4/3 - Cincinnati, OH @ Crown Arena
4/6 - Lafayette, LA @ Cajundome
4/7 - Houston, TX @ Compaq Center
4/8 - Dallas, TX @ Reunion Arena
4/9 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Myriad Arena
4/10 - Wichita, KS @ Kansas Coliseum

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Divine On Almost Saying "Later" To "Lately"

30 Nov 1998 12:00:00 EST

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The teen R&B trio of Divine recently graduated from high school, and received a rather unusual graduation present -- a Number One hit for "Lately," the first single from Divine's debut album, "Fairy Tales."

Despite the chart-topping success of "Lately" [28.8 RealVideo], Divine's Nikki, Kia and Tonia told MTV News that they weren't convinced that the song was quite suited for them when they first heard it -- and have been surprised at how the tune has taken off.

"At first we didn't feel strongly about the single," Kia said, "because we're young and we wanted a hip-hop, fast song that all the kids could dance to. We were like, 'No! Not a ballad, not a ballad.' And it came out and we saw it shoot to the top and we were like, wow we didn't know how strong it was." [28.8 RealVideo]

Divine is currently in the midst of a radio promotional tour, and are hoping to head out on their first nationwide tour sometime after the New Year.

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Divine Talks Universal Love For Debut Hit

3 Nov 1998 10:00:00 EST

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The teenage R&B trio known as Divine has catapulted to the top of the charts with "Lately," the first release off the band's debut, "Fairy Tales," which arrived in stores last week.

Comprised of 17-year-old Nikki Bratcher, 17-year-old Kia Thornton and 18-year-old Tonia Tash, the group released its breakout single back in August, and Bratcher told the MTV Radio Network that the song's success was due to its universal theme -- lost love.

"'Lately' is about young love, lost love," Bratcher explained, "the girl's boyfriend is moving away and she's remembering all the fun they had together when they were kids. And she's just missing him."

"Fairy Tales" also features an appearance by former Digable Planets rapper Lady Mecca, as well as a cover of George Michael's "Faith"-era ballad, "One More Try."

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