Music
Many pop acts that have early success would like to get out of long-term recording contracts, but few have come up with as novel a case as R&B; sensation Dru Hill, which is suing to sever its brief but wildly successful relationship with PolyGram’s Island Records.
Nov. 6, 1997
**** DRU HILL “Enter the Dru” University/Island Black Music For a true classic soul connoisseur, it’s easy to go the knee-jerk route and suggest that the genre has seen better days.
Oct. 26, 1998
Sisqo views his solo efforts as a means to keep Dru Hill alive and well, but others involved with the trio wonder if he’s gotten out while the getting is good.
April 16, 2000
Entertainment & Arts
Entertainment: Statement about African Americans sparks outrage and leads to meeting today between company chairman and Jesse Jackson.
Nov. 11, 1997
PolyGram settled a lawsuit Thursday with Baltimore R&B; act Dru Hill--just two days after the case went to trial in New York Superior Court.
Nov. 21, 1997
Davitt Sigerson, the former EMI Records president who lost his job four months ago during a corporate shake-up at EMI Music Group, is expected to resurface soon as president of PolyGram-owned Island Records, sources said.
Sept. 23, 1997
Mariah Carey “Charmbracelet” (MonarC/Island Def Jam) * What’s the starting bid for Carey’s next recording contract?
Dec. 1, 2002
Travel & Experiences
A lineup of seven R&B artists perform their classic hits all on one stage during Throwback Sizzling Jam at the Orleans Arena on July 17.
June 10, 2015
Like so many contemporary R&B; stars, Faith Evans and vocal trio Dru Hill are promising artists whose musical conservatism has paid off handsomely, and judging by the crowd’s enthusiastic response to their respective sets at the Universal Amphitheatre on Friday, it’s easy to see why they’ve stayed the course.
April 19, 1999
Noted director Martin Magner celebrates his 99th birthday by staging the West Coast premiere of Thomas Hurlimann’s drama “The Envoy,” about the power of darkness as a Swiss official risks doing evil to save his country when Nazi occupation threatens. * “The Envoy,” Lee Strasberg Creative Center, Marilyn Monroe Theatre, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood.
April 15, 1999