NO DOUBT, BEENIE MAN TEAM UP ON 'BRIDGET' SOUNDTRACK

MTV.com - 03/08/01
Two new tracks have been added to the "Bridget Jones's Diary" soundtrack, including a collaboration between No Doubt and Beenie Man.

The ska-pop quartet and the reggae singer contribute the song "Magic," which will replace Shelby Lynne's "The Killin' Kind" as the first Stateside single. Gabrielle's "Out of Reach" will hit radio in the U.K.

Also added to the soundtrack is Sheryl Crow's new "Kiss That Girl," according to an Island Records spokesperson.

Due April 3, the soundtrack will also feature former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell covering the Weather Girls' classic "It's Raining Men," Robbie Williams remaking Frank Sinatra's "Have You Met Miss Jones?" and tracks from Lucinda Williams, Texas and Tracy Bonham (see "Geri Halliwell, Robbie Williams Meet 'Bridget Jones'").

Included in the soundtrack's liner notes will be the first chapter from the book's sequel, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."

"Bridget Jones's Diary," an adaptation of Helen Fielding's best-selling book about a weight-obsessed British public relations specialist, is due in theaters April 13 and stars Ren�e Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.

NDIFC.com - 04/04/01
This news turned out to be not true. Someone who was in charge of the production put some incorrect information in a press release.