Week's High- Est New Entry on M&M's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, at Number Eight
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OCTOBER 5, 2002 Volume 20, Issue 41 Music £3.95 euros 6.5 Pink's Just Like A Pill (Arista) is this week's high- est new entry on M&M's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, at number eight. Media®we -talk itic:o radio M&M chart toppers this week Music industry buoyedChrysalis Radio Eurochart Hot 100 Singles LAS KETCHUP acquries LBC, Asereje I The Ketchup Song by German poll result (Columbia) by Olaf Furniss body the BPW, Gerd Gebhardt (pic- sells Galaxy 101 European Top 100 Albums tured left), the result will allow for a COLDPLAY BERLIN - German industry execu-seamless continuation of the links by Jon Heasman A Rush Of Blood To The Head tives have given a cautious welcomeestablished with the government. (Parlophone) to the general elec- "We've had a LONDON - The UK's Chrysalis Radio tion result on Sep- close dialogue with group is diversifying into speech with European Radio Top 50 tember 22 which saw the SPD/Green gov- itspurchaseofheritageLondon AVRIL LAVIGNE the SPD/Green coali- ernment for the past news/talkstationLBCandsister Complicated tion retain power. four years on mat- rolling -news service News Direct. To (Arista) Afteraclosely - terssuchasthe help fund the £23.5 million (euros 37.5 European Dance Traxx fought campaign, musicexportbu- million) purchase, it is waving goodbye Chancellor Schroed- reau, the EU Copy- toitsBristol -baseddancestation TIM DELUXE er's SPD polled the right Directive and Galaxy 101. It Just Won't Do same as the opposi- [German -language) Both LBC, which became the (Underwater) tion CDU/CSU- radioquotas,"he UK's first legal commercial radio 38.5%-but was says. "We hope that station when it launched in 1973, Inside M&M this week able to retain power thanks to anthis can be developed further." and News Direct have in recent improved showing by the Green par- This view is echoed by Tim Ren- years been owned by a consor- ty (8.6%). ner (pictured right), chairman and tium called London News Radio, MEGARADIO'S MEGA SPEND According to the president of theCEO of Universal Germany. "The which comprised the GWR Group New German station Megaradio is German IFPI and local industry continued on page 21 plusnewsorganisationsITNand splashing the cash as it attempts Reuters. Both stations have struggled to get young people to tune to AM for audience and revenues, with News to sample its quasi -national CHR Direct (on FM) taking just a 0.9% share format. Page 7 Gabriel opens Up to select few of the London radio market in the most by Emmanuel Legrand recent RAJAR figures. AM station SITA SPREADS HER JOY LBC's current audience share is 2.2%. Alreadya popular LONDON - Peter Gabriel choseto Phil Riley (pictured), chief executive singer,TVcartoon launch his first studio album in 10 of Chrysalis Radio, believes the two sta- character and comic years at the intimate settings of his tions "have been run under difficult cir- book figureinHol- own recording studios. cumstances by a consortium, and I land, female pop On September 13, some 50 people, think radio stations don't flourish when artist Sita is now busy including TV crews from several Euro- they're run by consortia." spreadingjoy into pean countries, were personal guests of He adds: "LBC has never been part Germany, France and Gabriel's Real World studios in the of a large London radio organisation- beyond with her new Wiltshire countryside. Numbered together with our [AC] Heart station, single Happy. Page 10 among the crowd were EMI Recorded this deal already makes us the number Music UK chairman Tony Wadsworth two radio group in London, and we'll LEVIN ADVISES INDUSTRY and Virgin UK managing director grow that audience without question." Mediacompaniesmusttake Philippe Ascoli. Chrysalis intends to move LBC to advantageofthepossibilities A prelude to showcases in Milan and FM and relegate News Direct to AM. offered by new technology, Paris, the set by Gabriel-who was LBC will be programmed younger to fit including file -swapping services. accompanied by bassist Tony Levin, better with the FM band's demograph- That's the argument from former guitarist David Rhodes, drummer Hos- ic. "It'll sound more contemporary and AOL Time Warner CEO Gerald sam Ramzy and his daughter Melanie we won't go heavily on sport," says Levin... Page 21 onbackingvocals-wastapedfor Riley, who sees the BBC's national continued on page 21 continued on page 21 `Allegro con brio" Gabin Jazzy, cool, groovy: this is what a DJ and a bass player put together in an amazing album. Including the hit singles "Doo uap, Doo uap, Doo uap" and line Histoire d'Amoure". From Rome to Paris, from New York to Casablanca, the sound ahead. "The sound ahead" Available worldwide on Head -office: Milan -Ph. +39.02.725351 - Fax +39.02.72535270 - [email protected] AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS Then at the CISAC congress (see story, page 21), former Music AOL Time Warner chairman Gerald Levin expressed the view that "music is the most fundamental art form" and Media Upfront that "material is king" (he did not use the dreaded "c" Call M&M on: by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief word!). tel (+44) 207 420 6005 Taken together, these comments seem to convey a sense fax (+44) 207 420 6016 So what does the future have in store for the music industry? that the mood in the industry is a little less sombre today Probably everyone in the industry has an opinion, and than it was a year ago. What has changed? For direct lines dial +44 207 420, they are all probably equally valid. Twenty years ago some Probably the realisation that the digital revolution was followed by the required extension people thought the CD would never catch on, and othersunstoppable but that there were also solutions (copy pro- Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) that the sound carrier of the future was going to be the DAT. tection, watermarking, etc) and that one way or another Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) Last week provided a couple of occasions to test some the record companies would finally get their act together in itorid I views about the future and, surprisingly, most were quite Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) proposing easy -to -use and appropriately priced music News editor: Gareth Thomas (6162) optimistic. download services (in that respect, MusicNet's new plat- Features/specials editor: Steve Adams At a JPMorgan conference last week, EMI's new chiefform appears to be answering these requirements). Music editor: Adam Howorth (6161) Associate editor: Hamish Champ (6163) strategist John Rose said that for him, the industry's "fun- The other aspect is creative-as Charts 8( resecirch damentals are strong" and that it is only a question of time Virgin Entertainment CEO Simon Charts editor: Ratil Cairo (6156) before it adapts to new market conditions. And the win- Wright said at the JPMorgan confer- Chart production manager: Beverley Evans (6157) ners, according to Rose, will be those who adapt the fastest. ence, "good music sells," and diversity Charts researcher: Paul Pomfret (6165) At the same conference, IFPI chairman Jay Berman of repertoire is key. Record companies Production predicted that global music sales would be down again inhave lined up an impressive release Production & art co-ordinator. Mat Deaves (6110) 2002, but he expressed his faith that with a strong legal schedule between now and the end of Correspondents environment, an ongoing fight against piracy and new the year, and this will be a real test to Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 Classical/jazz: 'ferry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 business models shaping up, the industry was not any-see if the music community still has Dance: Gary Smith - (33) 49172 4753 where near six feet under, although it still had to weather the muscle to pull music buyers into Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 a "perfect storm." Finland: Jonathan Mander - (358) 503 527384 the stores. France: Joanna Shore -(33)14735 7042 Germany: Gesa Bimkraut - (49) 4101 45930 Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] Michael Lawton - (49) 172 241 2107 Olaf Furniss - (44) 797 457 2072 Greece: Maria Paravantes - (30) 932 665432 Ireland: Ann Scott - (353) 864 061 570 Italy: Mark Worden - (39) 02 4802 4127 Netherlands: Menno Visser - (31) 206 738 378 Live ventures for Capital, Galaxy New Media Juliana Koranteng - (44) 208 891 3893 Portugal: Chris Graeme - (351) 21 840 1488 Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 by Jon Heasman tions, and each event will be recorded Dirty Vegas, Sarah Whatmore, Big Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 for an hour-long special to be broadcast Brovas, Dannii Minogue, Jean Jacques Soles cAnciMarketing LONDON - Two ofacross the Capital FM network. International sales director: Smoothie and Abs. Marketing activity Archie Carmichael - (44) 207 420 6154 theUK'smajor "Some of the biggest UK bands and will include 4,000 posters and over Sales executives: Patrick Jansen (Benelux) - radio groups haveartists have been brought up in many 15,000 flyers to be distributed around (31) 655 995 972 Francois Millet (France) - (33) 145 49 29 33 announced signifi- of our stations' service areas. I consider the regions. Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) cant new live music Hometown Jam our opportunity The new music month - (39) 031570056 initiatives. Siren Ramsing (Scandinavia) - (44) 207 420 6048 to bring those artists back home," will coincide with a new The Capitalsays Jeff Smith (pictured), head Sales & marketing co-ordinator: on -air sound for the Galaxy Claudia Engel (6159) Radio group is cur- of music and programming strat- network, debuting October Marketing assistant: Miriam Hubner (6158) rently working with egy for the Capital FM Network.