Disney Channel in Concert facts for kids

Disney Channel in Concert was a reality series of recording artists performing in concert along with personal lives from all genres of music, from hip-hop, country and pop to classical and blues. They often promoted the artist's sales and popularity through aiming a teen audience. The promotional content for these concerts were hosted in a program called Behind the Ears hosted by RuDee Sade Lipscomb. The series ran from early 1997 to late 2001.

Background

Each show features a specially taped live concert; documentary footage showing the artist pursuing personal and professional passions; and interviews with mentors, friends and family. The concert specials typically lasted an hour, and they aired on Fridays, with reruns being shown after it aired on the network frequently.

Cancellation

Disney Channel took In Concert off the air in late 2001, as well as with music videos, citing the inability to receive a stake in revenue from the artists' CD sales and lack of exclusivity for the videos. However, they still aired music videos from songs featured in Disney's feature films and performed by artists on Radio Disney and signed by Disney's in-house record companies Hollywood Records and Walt Disney Records.

Notable concerts

• Ray J in Concert with Brandy (1997)
• Jonny Lang in Concert (1997)
• NSYNC in Concert (1998)
• Cleopatra in Concert (1998)
• Holidays in Concert (1998) (NSYNC, Shawn Colvin, and Tatyana Ali)
• LeAnn Rimes in Concert (1997)
• Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert (1992-1997) (Mickey Mouse)
• B*Witched and Five in concert (1999)
• Britney Spears and Joey McIntyre in Concert (1999)
• Youngstown and Steps in Concert (1999)
• Backstreet Boys in Concert (1999)
• Steps in Concert (1999)
• BBMak & M2M in Concert (2000)
• Jessica Simpson & Jason Raize in Concert (2000)
• 98 Degrees & Hoku in Concert (2000)
• Aaron Carter & Samantha Mumba in Concert (2001)