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AUGUST 23, 1997 Music VOLUME 14, ISSUE 34

£3.95 DM11 FFR35 USS7 Media® DFL11.50 Accept pop as 'the cultureFaith rewarded as Combs of the people,' says Stein cleans up sales and airplay by Christian Lorenz by Paul Sexton Out holds steady at number three in the European Top 100 COLOGNE - A rift has opened up LoNnoN - Every breath he takes,Albums chart. between the major record labels and every move he makes, Sean "Puffy" I'll Be Missing Yot authors' rights society GEMA at the CombsistheBadBoy who made its first European opening ceremony of Popkomm.97, made good. mark in Germany, the Germany's leading music and enter- The CEO of the ever-expandingU.K, Holland and tainment industry trade fair. Bad Boy Entertainment empire is Sweden, but is now BMG Entertainment GSA presi- also Europe's hottest artist of the charting in all but dent Thomas Stein, summer, and perhaps the year. In his two Eurochart deliveringthefair's recording guise as Puff Daddy, and markets, break -t- FAIRFOR keynoteaddresson POP MUSIC; with the help of Faith Evans and 112, ing down the August 14tomore POP ENTERTAINMENT hisI'llBeMissingYou (Bad doors of day- than 500 guests from Boy/Arista) has the continent's salestime rotation themusicindustry komm. and airplay charts sewn up. at stations that and regional govern- artists encoun- The tribute to slain rapper andrarely play rap. ment, described GEMA's dual tariffter," Stein said. "Today, pop music is labelmate the Notorious B.I.G. (based "Because of I'll structure for classical and pop music still seen as inferior to so-called seri- on The Police's 1983 smash EveryBe Missing You, we as a "nonsense." ousmusic,a genre which only Breath You Take) this week spendslistened to [the Noto- Stein went on to make a passion- appeals to a certain minority of our its sixth consecutive week at the toprious B.I.G.'s current ate appeal to GEMA-and to the population." of Music & Media's Eurochart Hotsingle] Mo Money Mo assembled politicians-to accept continued on page 21 100, while the parent album No Way continued on page 21 commercial pop music as the culture of the people. "Last year I stood on the same Virgin to widen Oui FM appealComet awards spot and asked you, dear politicians andindustryrepresentatives,to by Mike McGeever responsible for several radio and shine light on remove theobstacleswhich our TV projects. PARIS - Virgin Radio International VMG increased its stake in Oui (VRI), the new owner of Paris rockFM to 81 percent earlier this year, German success NUMBER ONE outlet Oui FM, is set to relaunch andhas beengivententative COLOGNE - Axel Alexander-the the station later this year approval to acquire the remaining man behind controversial rap group European Radio Top 50 with a rock format that will shares from Canadian media con- Tic Tac Toe, Radio EMs Live and PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS be "broader" thanits glomerate Pradeur, according Kraftwerk- was among those hon- FEAT. 112 current programming. toDavid Campbell,chief oured at the third Comet Industry I'll Be: Missing You VRI, whichisthe executive of VMG. Awards, writes Christian Lorenz. (Bad Boy/Arista) international radio arm Commentingonthe The August of the recently for- changes planned for Oui, 14ceremony, Eurochart Hot 100 Singles med VirginMedia Campbell says: "They held at Pop- PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS Group, has appointed have been up and down in komm.97, cel- FEAT. 112 Michael Gentile as Oui the ratings. But it is a prof- ebrated the I'll Be Missing You FM'sdirectorgeneral, itablestation. However, key success (Bad Boy/Arista) effective September 1. thereis an opportunity to stories and achievements of the Ger- Gentile is currently pro- broaden the audience by bringing man music industry in 1996-97. The European Top 100 Albums gramme director of the Nova in new listeners and new advertisers. midnight showfolloweddirectly THE PRODIGY Press Group, whose stable includesAs far as programming is concerned, after music TV station Viva's Comet The Fat Of The Land Radio Nova, Nova Production and it will be evolution not revolution. Media Awards, which recognise the (XL) Nova Magazine. There, he was continued on page 21 continued on page 21

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWSM 'Redefined' AC Atlantic 252 challenging revives in Swedish market U.K. airplay information by Keith Foster STOCKHOLM - Latest official RUAB by Mike McGeever company, Media ed. I'm not saying the audience figures show AC stations are ControlandBPI head of music or they gaining ground in Sweden once again, LONDON - Repeated discrepancies inCommunications. It [the monitoring com- after a year in which it appeared listen- the reporting of electronically moni- tracksairplayby panies] are wrong, ers were growing tired of the format. tored airplay information to U.K record means of an elec- because who do you Withprivate -sectorradionow companies have prompted commercial tronic "fingerprint" believe? One side is approaching its fourth anniversary, the station Atlantic 252 to supply labels on recordings, telling you one thing commercial stations are slowly but sure- directly with data on the number ofwhich iselectroni- and the other is say- ly chipping away at the mass audiences spins for its top 10 tracks. cally monitored and ing something differ- of public broadcaster Sveriges Radio Al Dunne, the CHR outlet's pro- collatedatMusic ent. You just (SR). The latest figures show that SR's gramme controller, recently advised Control's head- don't know." audience share has dropped to 57.6 per- record companies' promotions depart- quarters near Dub- At RCA, the most cent this year from the 58.2 percent ments and independent promotionlin. London -based recent case of under- share recorded in the previous (April) firms that: "Due to unreliable report-Media Research also reported airplay survey, while the commercial sector inc- ing on behalf of some monitoring com- monitors airplay in affected I Am What I reased its share from 29.5 percent to panies, we will be supplying our Top the U.K., using staff Am, by ex -Take That 31.3 percent in the same period. 10 played songs [for the previous who manually log tracks from a num- member Mark Owen. Some promotions Among the commercial networks, AC seven days] with our playlists from ber of national and local stations. executives say the airplay monitoring broadcasters Mix Megapol, Radio Rix, now on." Dunne comments: "Something isn't confusion leads to wider implications. and-in the largest individual market- If a track is not in Atlantic's Top true. I'm telling these pluggers that, for Dave Shack says: "There have been Stockholm's Soft Favorites, have all 10, Dunne invites promotions execu- example, a track is getting 30 plays ontimes on Sundays when I received the seen their figures move upwards. And tives to call him and request the exactmy station and they're telling me thetracking from Music Control and one of all have recently re -defined their own number of plays. The most aired titleinformation they have only registers 15my records has registered. only 12 brands of AC. in the week ending August 16 would plays. It makes me look like a liar. plays when it is on heavy rotation and At Megapol, for instance, the net- be Men In Black by Will Smith "Music Control certainly has some should be getting at least 35 plays. The work commissioned a huge market (Columbia), which was scheduled toproblems," Dunne continues. "Media larger number correlates with the research exercise earlier this year, receive 65 spins. Research has had some problems, but number of plays Media Research which resulted in the new prefix "Mix" Atlantic 252, which serves approxi- to be fair, when they have a problem, records with the [manual] tracking. So in front of the station's name, and what mately 66 percent of the U.K. marketthey call for the right information. I'dyou tend to believe the information programme manager Robert Johansson and has around 3.5 million listeners, is rather have them do that than thethat has more plays. says is a "nicer product." He describes based in Trim, just outside Dublin, wrong information go out. After all, the "But because Music Control's fig- the re -adjusted format as "varied AC," Ireland. "Al [Dunne] is no bullshitter," record companies are paying for thisure-which is lower-is used to com- with a greater variety of artists (includ- says Dave Shack, director of promotions stuff. The problems aren't happening pile the overall airplay every week, you ing bands like Oasis) drawn from all the at RCA Records U.K. "I believe what heevery week, but they're happening can't afford to have these kind of dis- different genres within AC, and a more tells me about Atlantic'sairplay, enough for me to do something about crepancies. You end up outside the Top contemporary feel. Johansson says: "It because it's all about relationships." it." Music Control executives were not 50 records and get your arse chewed." gave us the information we needed to Computerised airplay monitoringavailable for comment at presstime. Shack concludes: "However, I have focus the music better, to make sure we in the U.K. and other European mar- "The discrepancies are an on -going agood relationshipwith Music are giving people what they want." kets is conducted by Music Control, athing," says Jo Hart, director of theControl and hopefully these things The 20 weeks of the latest RUAB joint venture between long-estab-indie promotions firm which bears her are being worked out. They do pro- survey only covered six weeks of lished German information servicesname. "The systems need to be perfect- vide valuable information." Megapol's new "Mix" sound. Another AC network performing well in the current sweep was Radio Rix, which has had an uneven history Double T pursues its 'Double Dream' so far under various different owners and formats. by Marc Maes recent Ontdek de Ster talent contestNoordkaap and Ks Choice (which has The Rix network is now following a on Flemish TV station VTM. now passed the 150,00 unit sales hot AC format, which managing director ANTWERP - Belgian independent The move is part of major expan-mark in the U.S.), Double T Music Anders Nilsson saysisdelivering Double T Music is kicking off its newsion plans which will also see Doublelaunched its first sub -label Method results. 'The old AC format of 'classic Double Dream label with the signingT Music produce French -languageearlier this year, with "anything from hits' doesn't work. You can only hear of top Flemish artist Jacques Vermeire repertoire for the first time. Home ofambient to triphop," and a first sign- Hold The Line by Ibto so many times and newcomer Dominic, winner of thebandssuchasAshburyFaith,ing in the shape of Ozark Henry. before you switch stations," he contends. "Our company has always had an Nationally, Rix is now second only to alternative image, and we don't want NRJ's CHR outlet Energy amongst the to change this [with the new label]. We 20-34 age group, and is even making will remain a more 'left -field' compa- some headway in its toughest market of ny," says Double T Music co-founder Stockholm,whereitssharehas andmanagingdirectorKristof increased from 1.9 percent in the previ- Turcksin. "With Double Dream we are ous survey to 2.5 percent. aiming at the more local artists, ini- Also in Stockholm (where public AC tially Flemish language, but in the station Radio Stockholm continues to second phase [of the label's develop- lead the market), CLTs soft AC station ment] we will also be looking at Soft Favorites continues its strong French language Belgian talent." progress. It is now the leading station in "We anticipate that Double Dream the 20-49 age group, with an overall will have about five releases per year, audience share of 8.4 percent (up from while Method will see up to four 7.6 percent in the April survey). releases," adds Double T Music pro- Soft Favorites managing director motions manager Geert Poisquet. Peter Waak believes that the age of the Turcksin also reveals that Double homogenous AC format in Sweden has T plans to open a German branch in passed. "It's becoming harder and hard- Frankfurt during September, and a er to lump everything together in one French office in January next year. AC basket," he notes.

MUSIC &MEDIA AUGUST. 23, 1997 AmericanRadioHistory.Com MNEWS Norwegian music industry 'in need of therapy'

by Kai Roger Ottesen spells it S -W -E -D -E -N." Singling outup an annual music seminar, and acalled for more investment in the Norwegian artists such as Bel Canto local music export office. country's artists, noting that "[much] OSLO- Norway's music industry has (EMI), Sissel Kyrkjebo (PolyGram) The declared aim of the gatheringmoney is invested in the products we been told to shed its "inferiority com- andDeepika(BMG),hesaid: was to look at the obstacles which theare competing with." plex" if it wants recognition in the "Norway has a good talent source. Icountry's music industry faces in the Speaking to Music & Media after international marketplace. wasn't aware of that." international marketplace, and tothe conference, PolyGram managing Delegates at the country's first Calling for the Norwegian indus-focus on how bestit'savailabledirector Joni Johnsen commented: "If ever music export conference, held at try to have more self-confidence,resources should be used. A study, the [culture] ministry can come up with the ministry of cultural affairs build-Prior joked: "Get some therapists in, commissioned by the Norwegian gov-new ways of supporting music exports, ing in Oslo on August 12, heard two please." He continued: "My view is ernment and presented earlier thiswe think that is positive, but so far U.K. music industry representa-that the international markets have year (Music & Media, July 12), pro- there aren't any indications of that. tives-Fundamental Records' manag- never been more open [to music fromvided the basis for discussion. "The minister, however, shows an ingdirector TimPrior, and non-traditional A&R-sources], and Delegates also emphasised theunderstanding for the kind of music International Managers Forum (IMF)there is no reason why it shouldn'tneed to build up strategic alliances, which is our bread and butter." secretary general James Fisher-pro- happen with Norway." increase their knowledge of individ- BMG managing director Elly Joys vide an international perspective Some 88 decision -makers from the ualmarkets,andechoedthedescribed the conference as "posi- on Norway. local music business and relatedNorwegian music industry's "inferior- tive." and said "it's good to have start- Prior told the delegates: "The organisations plus a number of politi-ity complex" in relation to Sweden. ed the dialogue [with government], so international music market doesn'tcians attended the conference which Erling Johannessen, director ofthat the industry can receive the help see Norway. It sees Scandinavia, and took the first steps towardssettinglocal A&R at PolyGram Norway,and support it needs." MIDEM to quit Miami over Cuban ban?

by Emmanuel Legrand and Carribean Music Market." According to sources, MIDEM's PARIS- Miami's ban on Cuban artistsfour-year contract with the Miami could see the MIDEM Latin America Beach Convention Centre leaves and Caribbean Music Market movesome room for MIDEM to consider from the city next year-despite a four that issue without financial penal- year contract with the Miami Beach ties. Roy explains that during the Convention Centre. research conducted prior to the Known as "MIDEM Latino," the launching of the event, Miami came inaugural event isto be held inhigh on the list of those surveyed by Blur front -man Damon Albarn is to star in a radio production of Joe Miami on September 8-11 this yearMIDEM, but if the situation in the Orton's film script Up Against It, which has been specially adapted for but, the Reed MIDEM Organisation city prevents MIDEM from welcom- the U.K.'s public classical station BBC Radio 3. The drama, which, is considering moving the 1998 fairing delegates and artists from all according to the station, brings to life "the music and the mood of sex, to Latin America after criticism overcountries, he'll have no other option sin and revolution of the summer of 1967," will be broadcast on Radio the Cuban issue. but to choose a city in Latin America 3 on September 21 to mark the 30th anniversary of Joe Orton's death. The trade fair organiser camefor next year's event. Pictured (l -r) are the play's characters of Ian (Douglas Hodge), Jack under fire a few weeks ago after it Roy claims a lot of time has been (Damon Albarn) and Chris (Joe Fiennes). was reported spent by his team thatCuban explaining the sit- musicians uation to MIDEM could not Latino p artici- Satellite radio distributor play at the pants . "Ithink event and they now under- Cuban com- standthat we SMS calls in receivers panies could- haven't created by Mike McGeever fate. Sources say SMS is hoping that n'texhibit, that situation," someone will step in and buy the oper- because of says the MIDEM LONDON- Satellite Media Services ation, which is based in central London. local legisla- chief executive. (SMS), a leading U.K distributor of SMS-set up in 1989 to expedite tion in Dade Roy says that at radio programming and commercials, the delivery of advertisers commer- County whe- the time of launch- has gone into receivership as a result of cials to stations around the U.K. via rethecon- ing the event in mounting debts and "changes in tech- satellite-is owned by a consortium vention is September1996, nology," according to an inside source. featuring U.S.broadcaster ABC being held. MIDEM was "un- The increasing use of ISDN linesRadio and U.K. radio groups Emap Xavier aware of the as an alternative method of audioRadio, Scottish Radio Holdings and Roy, chief effects of the Dade delivery to radio stations is under- major shareholder Capital Radio. executive of County Ordinance stood to have contributed significant- ABC bought into the company three the Reed MI- on the matter of lytothe demise of SMS, theyears ago with a £2.4 million ($3.7 DEM Organ- Cuba." Hesays insider explains. million) investment. isation, says that it was only SMS is used by many record compa- IRN and the producers of the that his company "will carry out this after discussions in January 1997 nies for the satellite delivery of key Pepsi Chart show, Unique event with the wish that questions ofwith the Greater Miami Convention artist releases and interview cuts for Broadcasting, have made contin- artisticexpression and culturaland Visitors Bureau that "it became radio, as well as commercial radio's gency plans for alternative delivery exchange, both in Miami and Cuba, apparent that the very particular weekly Pepsi Chart show and othermethods, in the event of the plug evolve both positively and rapidly." local Miami situation meant the syndicated programming. The company being pulled on SMS. They have But, Roy warns, should that not inability [for MIDEM] to programme also delivers bulletins to stations from alerted their customer stations to the be the case, MIDEM will "be obliged Cuban artists or to accept Cuban commercial radio news provider IRN. situation, and do not anticipate any to consider a different venue for the governmentorcorporatebodies SMS is continuing to operate while hiccupsinthecontinuityof holding of the second Latin America as exhibitors." administrators and creditors decide itstheir programming. MUSIC & MEDIA 0 AUGUST 23, 1997 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Othersmaypromiseyouthe stars, butwedeliver the World. That's right. We're Billboard Online And we take our responsibility as the music industry's premiere online information resource very seriously. Not only do we deliver the leading industry publication to your computer every week, but we do it before Billboard hits the newsstands! 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AmericanRadioHistory.Com MNEWS news bitesItalian dance indie inks SPAIN Storms cause chaos at festival The Festivalof International Music -one of Spain's fastest BMG distribution deal growing open-air music festi- vals -was washed out on August by Mark Dezzani the production of techno 10 by a fierce summer storm music for eight years - which caused the main stage to ROME - A&D Music And Vision, the originally with the ACV collapse, forcing the cancellation Rome -based dance indie label, haslabel -although he start- of several acts, including Blur and signed a world-wide distribution pact ed his musical career in Pavement. Police cleared the fes- with Movimento, the new dance label 1970 as songwriter/gui- tival site of 15,000 fans who had launched last May by BMG's Italian taristfor Naples -based gathered on the third and final affiliate BMG Ricordi. progressiverockband night of the festival at The four-year deal was scheduled to Sainte Juste. Benicassim, ontheeastern be officiallyannouncedatthe "I am very happy to Mediterranean coast. Organisers Popkomm. musicfairinCologne work with BMG, whose said it was "a miracle" nobody was (August 14-17), along with a four year enthusiastic team -along hurt as tents were swept away sub -publishing deal between A&D's with their global distribu- and chaos gripped thearea. music publishing affiliate ACZ Edizione tion reach and expertise - Among the artists who had played Musicale and BMG Music Publishing. will, I'm sure, be a great signing Double Dare, the label will be on the two previous evenings were A&D Music And Vision have had advantage in developing our artists," "officially" launched in September, The Chemical Brothers, Teenage two singles in the AFI/Musica E Dischi says Verde. when a new single and an album from Fanclub, Echobelly, Suede, chart thisyear, with Blackwood's Roberto Gasparini, A&R DirectorBlackwood (featuring tracks from Dinosaur Jr, and Geneva. pop/dance hit My Love For You spend- for BMG Records in Rome, confirms their first two domestic albums on ing six weeks at number one. Anotherthatalthoughthe dealwithA&D plus three new tracks) will be ITALY signing, pop/dance act Chase, are cur- Movimento is world-wide, under thereleased world-wide. A new Chase Sprite FM returns with more fizz rently in the top 10 with Obsession.terms of previous contracts in France single, Stay With Me, will be released A second series of syndicated Blackwood feature New York -bornand Brazil, local independents Scorpio early in September. radio show Sprite FM is planned singer Taborah Adams, and are pro- and Globo have an option on the next Last March, BMG Ricordi signed a for this duced by A&D's managing director Blackwood and Chase singles. world-wide distribution deal with autumn in Tony Verde. The Movimento label is to be BMG another Italian dance indie, Milan - Italy, fol- Verde launched A&D in London in Ricordi's contribution to BMG's globalbased Do It Yourself, which has had lowing a 1993 before opening a Rome office two DanceNetwork.Followingtwo two number one singles in France this whichtrial run years ago. Verde has been involved in releases in June and July from localyear with dance act Gala. ended in I4 July. The daily 30 - U.K. listeners chose home comforts minute pro- gramme, by Mike McGeever BBC'sfivenetworkshasalsoyear, reflecting an 11 percent increase sponsored declined, while listening for the U.K.'s on the same quarter in 1996. And at bytheCoca-Colacompany's LONDON - The U.K.'s local commer- national commercial services has seen dance station Galaxy 101/Bristol, Sprite soft drink, takes on an cialradiostationsareenjoyinglittle fluctuation. market -share is up to 7.8 percent from identity of a radio station in its increased loyalty from their audi- The BBC contends that its audi- 6.4 percent over the same period. own right, with no other station ences, as listeners -particularly the ence fall -off is due to the increasing Meanwhile, advertisers are contin- IDs or commercial spots inserted. younger ones -opt to to keep theirnumbers of new commercial broad-uing to invest in radio airtime, as The show is presented by DJ dials tuned close to home. casters coming on -air. However, thecommercial radio once again realised Massimo Braccialarghe and fea- Official RAJAR audiencedata RAJAR figures show that the growtha record quarter for revenue during tures dance music plus interviews shows that, over the past 12 months,of local commercial radio during thisthe second quarter of this year. with dance artists from clubs there has been an upswing in localquarter has come largely from estab- The figure of £87.5 million ($140 around Italy. The first series of commercial radio listening from the lished local commercial stations. million) for the three month period - the programme, which ispro- age groups most targetted by advertis- For example, CHR station Clyde 1 a year -on -year increase of 13.3 per- duced by Sprite Italy's Lorenzo ers. Figures for the second quarter ofFM/Glasgow, established in 1973, hascent -was fuelled by an increase in Piacentini and radio consultant this year reveal that 66.5 percent ofincreased its market share by 5.8 per- advertisingbynationalbrands, Gianluca Costella, was broadcast the U.K's 15-24 year -olds were listen- cent to 25.6 percent year -on -year.according to the Radio Advertising only on CHR/Dance net Radio ing to their local commercial service Downtown Radio and Cool Bureau. In contrast during the same Italia Network, but the new compared to 60.9 percent during the FM/Belfast's combined market shareperiod, television advertising rev- series will be broadcast on sever- same quarter in 1996. There was alsorose to 34 percent during the surveyenues for the ITV network and al networks. an increaseinadvertisers' otherperiod for the second quarter of this Channel 4 fell by three percent. favoured age group, 25-35 year -olds, U.K. from 62.1 percent to 65.5 percent. Birmingham hosts Eurovision Overall, local commercial radio U.K. Radio Listening The city of Birmingham has been registered its biggest quarterly share chosen by U.K. public broadcaster of the U.K.'s 47.5 million adults (aged Station (format) Q2 '96 gji22 Q2'97 the BBC as the venue for the 1998 15 -plus) ever, at 40.2 percent. That Local/regional Eurovision Song Contest, which represents a year -on -year growth of commercial (various) 38.5 39.7 40.2 will take place on Saturday May 9 nearly two percent, according to the BBC Radio 2 (MOR) 12.2 12.6 13.2 1998. It is the first time the U.K. RAJAR figures. BBC Radio 4 (speech) 10.1 10.2 10.6 has staged the competition since Local commercial radio's growth BBC Radio 1 (CHR) 12.8 11.0 9.7 1982 (whenitwas heldin has been at the expense of national BBC local/regional (various) 9.4 9.9 9.5 Harrogate), and it follows Katrina radio, specifically the public BBC net- BBC Radio 5 Live (news/talk) 3.1 3.5 3.3 & The Waves' triumph this year works. Over the 12 months, CHR sta- Classic FM (classical) 3.1 3.3 3.3 with Love Shine A Light. BBC tion BBC Radio 1 FM slipped -in Virgin Radio* (rock) 3.0 2.6 2.6 Television head of light entertain- terms of share of national audience - Atlantic 252 (CHR) 2.9 2.4 2.4 ment Michael Leggo says, "In the from being the clear leader to third Talk Radio (news/talk) 1.8 1.5 1.8 end, Birmingham was the one position. It now sits behind two fellow BBC Radio 3 (classical) 1.0 1.2 1.1 place which could best handle the public broadcasters, MOR station enormous scale of an event involv- BBC Radio 2' and speech outlet BBC *Excludes London FM service ing more than 6,000 people from Radio 4. (All figures relate to percentage share of listening) more than 25 countries." Collectivelistenershiptothe Source: RAJAR/RSL MUSIC & MEDIA 0 AUGUST 23, 1997 AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEW.M The Voice plugs top Danish act in U.S. by Charles Ferro KISS -FM in Los Angeles is amongst tion to the record other stations playing the song. than they other- COPENHAGEN - In a curious reversal "We get tons of records from various wise might have. of roles, Denmark's leading commer- sources in the U.S.allthe time," Aqua will cial radio station, The Voice, has beenexplains The Voice head of program-embark on "plugging" Barbie Girl, the latest sin-ming Eik Frederiksen, "so we thought worldwide pro- gle from Aqua, to U.S. radio stations. it would be fun to reverse things, andmotional tour As a direct result of The Voice send- send something over there." He contin- later this month, ing out 45 copies of Barbie Girl to sta- ues, "We broke Barbie in Denmark, and first to the Far tions across the U.S., the Universal I could hear that the track had a lot ofEast, then to the Music Denmark release has gone ontopotential. We have a good relationshipU.S., where Bar- the playlists of at least 33 Americanwith Universal, talked to them aboutbie and the cur- stations even before the label hadthe idea of sending the single to therent album begun to service the market. States, and they liked the idea." Aquarium will According to Universal, the track is Frederiksen adds that the fact the bereleasedat battling with Hanson at the top of therecord was sent personally to the U.Saround the same WWZZ-FM/Washington D.C. playlist, stations by another radio station (rather time. A full European launch is sched-but the quartet will visit stations in and it's currently the most -requested than the record company) probably led uled for early autumn. Details of the Los Angeles and New York which were tune at WHY! -FM in Fort Lauderdale. to American stations paying more atten- U.S. tour have not yet been finalised, "serviced" by The Voice.

also takes a close look at the perfor- U.K. next Generali back mances of one of the unexpected tour- month.But ing hits of the season-the 37 -datethe U.K. all -femaleitinerantfestivalLilith Sunday at RCS Europe Fair, featuring, among others, Sarahnewspaper by Emmanuel Legrand McLachlan,JoanOsborne,Tracy wonders if, Chapman, Fiona Apple and with this PARIS - One year after leaving the Cardigans. diversifica- France for the U.S., Philippe Generali Amusement Business (U.S.),tion frenzy is back at the helm of RCS Europe, August 4 Branson is the company supplying radio stations not"stretch- with the Selector and Master Control CB News ing the fam- programming tools. The French media and advertisingous brand too Generali takes Amusement Business trade magazine publishes a two -pagethinly?" Wri- overfromTed U2's stadium touristhe highest analysis of French public broadcast-ter Mark Honigsbaum says: "Branson Ferguson, who grossing tour of the season so far ining corporation Radio France (RF),has always trusted his gut instincts was appointed at the U.S., which is going through a period of cri- and Virgin Group isbuilt in his the beginning of according to sis. In a piece titled "Why is the Cir-image, reflecting his passions and the year but who mid -year fig- cle House not going round?" [refer-interests," albeit at the expense of a has left RCS after ures(cover- ring to the circular building in whichglobal strategy. A marketing consul- just six months at ing the Dec. RF is headquartered], writer Amaurytant quoted in the story says that "in the company's 21996 -July de Rochegonde says that while mostthe '80s, Branson was the people's Europeanoffices 28 1997 peri- within the corporation agree that champion, a sort of Robin Hood in a in Paris. od) pub- changes at RF were necessary, thesweater who cut out the chump in the Generali, whoPhilippe Generali lished by methods used byRF'spresidentmiddle and made the tedious fun [...] launched RCS' European operations Music & Michel Boyon have been criticised.but these days, many of the innova- during the '80s, has spent a year at Media'ssis- Boyon, a high -ranked civil -servanttions he introduced look tired." RCS' Scarsdale (New York) headquar- terpublica- withlittleexperience in manage-Independent on Sunday (U.K.), ters to help develop RCS' Master Con- tion. The ment, tends to impose his choicesAugust 10 trol technology for Windows NT com- Irish band'swithout discussion rather than win- puter systems. publicised tour has grossedning the support of the employees,The Guardian Generali declines to comment on some $53.7 million to date, with 29writes de Rochegonde. "His [Boyon's]With the audience of public CHR sta- reports of growing dissatisfaction by shows attracting a paid attendance ofmain problem is certainly a lack oftion BBC Radio 1 falling below 10 mil- RCS president Andrew Economos 1,096,547. The second most successful in-house communication," says the lion for the first time in the latest about the way Ferguson-a former tour is Metallica's with a total gross ofwriter, who credits Boyon for shaking RAJAR sweep, "the doom -mongers are radio programmer and station manag- $28.9 million, followed by Phil Collins things up and developing new pro- wailing again," writes Rajan Datar in er-was running the European busi- ($16.7million) and Kenny G/Tonijects such as the new youth -targetedthe U.K daily. "And to make matters ness. "Ted resigned," says Generali. Braxton ($15.2 million). In fifth posi- station, Le Mouv'. worse, a new commercial station, Xfm, "He left the company and had the tion is the Three Tenors bill featuringCB News (France), July 28 is about to launch in London aiming to desire to return to his former job Jose Carreras, Placid() Domingo and poach a large chunk of the station's which is to manage radio stations." LucianoPavarotti,whichgrossed Independent on Sunday carefully -cultivated indie-kid con- Generali says he had three incen- $13.6 million with 92,560 tickets sold Richard Branson has turned a mail- stituency." Xfm's programme director tives to return to France: Ferguson's at two concerts. Amusement Business order record company into a £1.8 bil- Sammy Jacob claims, "Out of all the resignation, which left a void in the lion conglomerate, with businesses as stations in London, Radio 1 will be company; the completion of his one- varied as an airline company, a new most affected by our presence." Ques- year U.S. mission; and "my kids who record label, pension funds, drinks, tioned about the threat to Radio 1 from are now old enough to go to school." hotels, the wedding industry and niche broadcasters such as Xfm, Radio Generali says his task in the forth- Internet services,among otherl's head of music policy Jeff Smith and coming months will be the implemen- things,notto mention Branson'spresenter Jo Whiley "assert that the tation of the new Master Control tech- failed attempts to crack the U.K. Britishpublichave fundamentally nology under Windows NT. "It is a radio market and the recent sale ofeclectic tastes. A staple diet of one type major move for the company," he Virgin Radio to Capital Radio. And of music, be it alternative rock or deep explains. "From now on, all our soft- it's not over-wait for cosmetics (Vir- house, will not appeal here in the same ware will run through Windows, and gin Vie) and clothing (Virgin Clothing way as it does, say, in America." there is a lot of upgrading and training Company) operations to launch in the The Guardian (U.K.), August 11 to do with our clients."

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by Mark Dezzani trols. Italy does not have the same tra- with or without a minimum news dition as Anglo-Saxon countries in quota. Those opting for the news quota Italian radio has developed in a largely unregulated establishingindependent [media] will be in line to receive government authorities. It is possible that [the new subsidies towards journalistic expenses, and highly politicised environment. New media laws Italian authority] could become influ- and other incentives." creates a new regulatory authority and attempt to enced by powerful political and econom- One of the stations awaiting the sec- define ownership limits, but do they represent a real ic interests," Natucci says. ond media law due this year is syndi- But the authority will have some cated network Station 1. Currently, sev- move towards radical reform? or will it be a case offlexibility over interpreting anti-trusteral syndicated networks, including "business as usual" for the Italian industry's movers ownership limits. For example, inRadio Italia SMI, Radio Cuore, Radio smaller markets larger Lattemiele and Station and shakers? groups could be 1 broadcast 24 hours a predictions by industry insiders minister and current opposition leaderallowed to own a larger day by exploiting loop- that 1997 would be a year ofSilvio Berlusconi's ownership of three share than outlined in holes in previous legisla- significant change in the Italian TV networks. the law. "This sort of tion (the Mammi law of radio industry have proved cor- "The new law was improved duringflexibility is positive," 1990), which theoreti- rect, at least in terms of politi- the debates in the senate and parlia- opines Natucci. cally restricts them to cal and business initiatives. ment," says Natucci, "and it does contain The Espresso supplying six hours a On July 30, the first of two major some interesting regulation for the radio Publishing group- day of networked pro- media bills, both designed to provide an sector. For example, a time frame of two whose titles include gramming to local and effective regulatory framework for the years has been specified to draw up anddaily newspaper La regional stations. hitherto largely unregulated TV and implement a new frequency plan for the Repubblica and news Although the second bill radio sectors became law. FM band, and to award weekly, Espresso- is still under discussion, As the law progressed new six -year licences, alsoownsnational one proposal aims to through the Italian gov- which is realistic." CHR network Radio ensure that syndicators ernment system, there Natucci says he isDeejay, and added a second network respect the six hour a day limit. was a flurry of activity in also pleased that localwith the acquisition of Radio Capital Station 1 station manager and pro- the radio market. A series and regional stationsat the beginning :of 1997. Pietro gramme director Claudio Astorri would of buyouts, station have been reserved 70Varvello, managing director of itsnot comment on the proposed contents relaunches and negotia- percent of the availableradio holdings company, Eleradio, of the second bill, but says: "Just look- tions with foreign frequencies, with 30explains the move: "The Espressoing back one year, the whole radio investors aimed at bring- percent allocated forgroup has identified the radio marketindustry here seemed to be static, ing outside capital into national networks: as a strategic investment for thewhereas this year has seen some sensa- the sector for the first "Thismoreorless group, and has a very positive view oftional changes." time, promised further recognises the existing the sector's potential for growth." radical change. situation, which is good The Espresso Group's two main print A new focus Reform is clearly in the news for our members. titles are viewed as supporting the cen- Station 1, launched last June, is respon- air, but Italian radio pro- "Another positivetre-leftgoverningcoalition,and sible for introducing a new format fessionals have differing step is that a frame- Varvello's opinion of the new media law development by playlisting only new opinions about how these changes will work has been set up for digital broad- reflects this support: "Any step towards music with a tight youth focus. "I have affect their industry. casting, obliging [public broadcaster] a better defined and more regulatedbeen battling to get away from the gen- the RAI and the commercial stations tomarket here is welcome. [But] furthereralist Hit Radio formats that have Back seat listening work together on its development." measures are necessary because the sec- dominated the private national net- Sergio Natucci, secretary of Italy's Natucci's main concern is over the tor is still too confused, with more than works for years," says Astorri. national networks association the RNA, establishment of a new authority with 2,500 stations operating. We need more "After two months of operating our says debate on the new media laws is wide-ranging powers to interpret andorder, with priority for new licences format, I am convinced that we have always difficult in Italy, since specific implement the media laws, and to pro- given to the more reliable operators." instigated a period of more innovation, radio issues tend to take a back seat to pose new legislation. and other new operators and manage- the main political event-the fight for "[It] has been invested with imm-Not tough enough? ment in radio here seem to be planning or against media magnate, ex -primeense powers, but is subject to few con - Radio consultant Gianluca Costella,more specialist alternatives to the 'hit whose sale of his stake in gold networkradio' format," he adds. The changing face of Italian radio Classic 105 two years ago sparked a The general feeling that recent January '97 July '97 wave of buy-outs in the national sector, changes are good for Italy's radio indus- claims the new law does not go far try also enthuses Costella, who believes Espresso Publishing Group buys second net- First of two new media bills planned this year enough. "The lack of regulation at the the most significant developments are work, Radio Capital, from Claudio Cecchetto. ratified by the Italian senate and parliament. beginning of the private radio era in the taking place not through legislation, Plans to transform Radio Capital from CHR The Maccanico Bill, named after minister of mid '70s created a mess," he says, " andbut within the market -place. to Hot AC format in September, to comple- communications Antonio Maccanico, creates the new law doesn't appear to change "I think the possible entrance of for- ment its existing CHR network Radio Deejay. a new authority with wide ranging powers to very much. I favour much tougher reg-eign groups, such as the interest by SBS oversee and implement regulation for the ulation. Although the law previews a in the Radio 105 network, will help pro- Febuary '97 radio and TV industry. new frequency plan, there are no crite- mote professionalism and competition. I RTL 102.5 Hit Radio acquires substantial ria indicated for who will have priority. predict that more international opera- (30-50 percent) stake in Naples -based Kiss SPER, the radio airtime sales house which "There is space for nearly all exist- tors will show an interest in the Italian Kiss FM network, which re -launches inalso owns the news/talk syndicator CNR, ing operators, but many stations domarket by the end of this year, and will March as a youth -targeted CHR station to signs a preliminary agreement to buy out not respect the minimum rules thatintroduce a deeper commitment to complement RTL 102.5's more generalist hit CHR/Dance station Italia Network. The move have existed. I hope that the second investment which I still don't see here," radio format. follows the replacement of SPER as sales law, due this autumn, will include says Costella. agent for Radio Deejay. June '97 measures giving the new authority RNA's Natucci also welcomes inter- much more bite." national investors, and says recent Italian music syndicated network Italia Vera The Espresso Group moves sales for its two Costello. views measures in the law developments have breathed new life re -launched as ultra -contemporary hit for- networks (Deejay & Capital) to its own sales removing the obligation for local sta-into a stagnant market. "Together with matted Station 1, after buyout by a consor- house Manzoni, with effect from October '97. tions to have a minimum news content concrete moves to develop digital broad- tium headed by Turin -based Monasterolo as positive. "Any initiative which gives casting," he adds, "all of this movement publishing group. Autumn '97 operators more freedom and flexibility signifies that this is not a dead market, Second media bill, containing more specific is welcome," he comments. "Until now, but the birth of a living radio market. Luxembourg -based group SBS (Scandin- regulations for the radio & TV industries, local stations have had to respect a min- With all of the changes in the past avian Broadcast Services) negotiates for a including the partial privatisation of public imum 20 percent quota for news con-months, we have never had a season 25-30 percent stake in CHR network service broadcaster, the RAI, is due to be tent. Under the new law, stations will like this, which can only add further Radio 105. debated in parliament. be able to apply for commercial licences value to Italy's radio market."

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Total percentage of Norwegian radio liseners within age groups P4: puffing Norway on the (second quarter 1997)

AGE GROUP PERCENTAGE in two continents 9-19 31 radiomap 20-29 49 30-39 49 Norway'sfirstandonly by Kai Roger Ottesen 40-49 41 national commercial radio 50-59 32 station, P4, may feel justi- Commercial radio in Norway is still in its early stages Total (9 years +) 32 fied in popping the cham- Source: Gallup pagne corks to celebrate its of development, and the fourth anniversary of the fourth anniversary on September 15. licence will be awarded for the Durban The company's results for the first country's only national commercial outlet, P4, is a nat- market. (P4 has already bid, unsuccess- half of 1997 reveal turnover doubled to ural focus for observers trying to assess the health offully, for the Johannesburg licence). Nkr 110.2 million ($14 million), and a the medium in this young market, and to understand Plans are also underway to develop near -doubling of its pre-tax profits to a regional DAB station in Helsinki, Nkr 31.2m ($4m), compared to thehow its potential will be exploited into the future. and to enter into business with an same period in 1996. Turnover for the established FM station. A "marginal whole of 1996 totalled Nkr 166.6m, and Larsen is also in fierce competition "target audience" were still unfamiliar. amount" of resources will be put into pre-tax profits amounted to Nkr 40.3m. with his former political partner, Einar that market, according to Larsen. P4 P4's parent company, valued on Fade, now managing director of NRK. No rapping in the hood had originally applied for a national the Oslo stock exchange at aroundFade was minister of church & educa- BMG radio promotion manager Oyvind licence in Finland. one billion kroner (an increase of 28tion between 1979 and 1981, andTaraldsen finds the music format "defi- Projects are also in progress in percent since launch), now overseesLarsen was his political adviser. Both nitely interesting, because of the highPoland and Hungary, where new sta- six subsidiaries. There are two pro-have wielded significant influence inmusic content and wide variety oftions are scheduled to materialise motion companies, a radio advertis- the ruling Labour party. music." The only thing Taraldsenbetween November and February next ing production company, an interna- NRK's flagship station, AC -format- argues with is "P4's poorly reasoned year. P4 has also considered buying into tional development subsidiary ted P1, still maintains the top spot in decision not to play rap." He says he an existing station in Riga, Latvia, but responsible for lic- the ratings.Gall- would like to see more people involvedhas not made a decision yet. enceapplications up's 1996 year-end in the station's decision making process. and the setting up survey gives it a 34 According to Taraldsen, P4 hasA rising share oracquisitionof percent daily listen- decided not to playlist Puff Daddy &Earlier this year, P4 pulled out of newstations, a er share. Faith Evans' I'll Be Missing You, which Sweden after legal problems with company seeking to P4, alsopro- has been No.1 in Norway for a number Sveriges Radio, format changes and exploitInternet - gramming an AC of weeks. general scepticism about the Swedish basedopportuni- format, has a daily On the other hand, Warner Music market (M&M, June 14). ties, and a London - audience of between was persuaded by P4 to cut out a rap However, little did the sceptics, based international 24-28 percent, and is portion of a song by Flava To Da Bone, competitors and even the ministry of advertisingsales now aiming for a 30 specifically so that the station couldcultural affairs realise the extent to company. The sta- percent share. NRKplaylist it. However, Taraldsen credits which P4 would change the way radio tion has also has stated in anP4 with much of the success of the does business in Norway. bought into Norw- internal strategyband Trang Fodsel, whose debut Radio's share of the total advertis- ay's third -largest amusement park. memo that it "sees several indications album, Hybel, has sold 55,000 copies in ing market rose from 2.4 percent in The growth has been a pioneeringthat P4 is threatening P1 in the morn- Norway. "All three singles have been in 1993 to 5.8 percent last year, according process. For 60 years, until 1993, public ings," specifically in the 20-45 age group. high rotation from the very firstto figures from NRS. The radio market broadcaster NRK was the only national Larsen comments: "I'm cautiousmoment," he notes. He also compli- was worth 420 million kroner in 1996, station in Norway. When P4 won the about saying we're trying to overtakements the station's support of Bigcompared to 98 million in 1993. In the firstavailable national commercial P1, but we want to close the gap andMountain, All Kinds Of People andsame period, the number of local sta- licence in that year, it came with a guar- creep up behind them. To achieve that, Toni Braxton. tions has decreased by some 25 percent anteed monopoly on national commer- we have to keep the [young] spirit and EMI claims to have many adult - to around 300 stations, according to the cial radio operations in the country until the urge to fight. We must avoid get- oriented artists who fit the end of 2003. In return, the terms of ting too established, stay constantly perfectly into P4's the licence require P4 to carry program- hungry and set ourselves new goals." format on its roster. ming for most age groups and for a wide P4 programmedirectorSvein Promotion manager variety of interests. Torgersen announced a new program- Helle Vaagland prais- mingline-upformorningsand es P4 for its support of Conflict with the law evenings on August 13. It includes aSupertramp's come- However, relationships with the law- new show by one of P4's most popularbacksingleYou makers-and with public sector com- presenters, Tor Andersen, who is also a Win I Lose, Paul petitors-are not without conflict, and TV personality and a candidate for par- McCartney's Young Boy, Svein Larsen, who has managed the P4 liament. Additionally, Anders Tangen FoolsGarden's Lemon RADIO HELE NORGE project from the beginning, is preparedhas been headhunted from NRK toTree and Lars Bremnes' to stand up for the station's cause. handle the daily 12.00-14.00 time slot. Orkester Fiolinan, and for local radio authority. News that the Norwegian parliament In its early days, P4 quickly gained long-term support of Hanne Boel, Trine Larsen believes "there's room for is now willing to allow local stations to listeners by running extensive Rein and Rene Andersen. growth for some years ahead, until you carry 25 percent syndicated program-research among potential listeners, Overseas, P4 is now starting test reach the discussion of 'what's radio's ming (Music & Media, June 7), has and adapting American promotion and broadcasts in Cape Town, South Africa, natural share of the total ad market?' prompted P4 to consider a lawsuit programming techniques for domestic and aiming for full-scale launch on With a share of more than five percent, against the state for breach of contract. use. The station provided a different September 1. High -profile DJs have which we see now, that discussion can Larsen says "the ministry's problem is way of thinking in a market where been secured and the music format is be postponed for at least another three that it agrees with us, but a majority inmost stations sounded the same, and definedas "Smooth Urban Adultyears, until we have reached the aver- parliament has instructed it to [take awhere phrases like "music format" and Contemporary Jazz." By October, a age European level." different standpoint.]" The ministry of cultural affairs Radio advertising revenue wants the legislation to apply only to stations with small resources, but par- Jan -Jun '97 Jan -Jun '96 Change(%) liament wants to allow all stations to Total market gross revenue Nkr 277m Nkr 210m +32 +31 carry syndicated programming. The P4 net revenue - Nkr 99m Nkr 69m proposed amendment is to be aired on P4 market share (percentage) 36 33 +3 September 15, national election day. Source: Norsk Reklamestatistikk

MUSIC &MEDIA 0 AUGUST 2 3 , 1 9 9 7 AmericanRadioHistory.Com ARTISTS & MUSIC- Itnn New rock face in Fools Garden

by Christian Lorenz lyrics,"' recalls Freudenthaler. But the band's main by Thessa Mooij songwriters, Hinkel and Freudenthaler, would not For many people, the term German rock con- budge. "I see my voice as our fifth instrument," SUPER jures up an image of earnest but dourexplains Freudenthaler and adds "English fits GIRLS Go BRAvo! stadium fodder. our style of music better than German." Spinefarm (Finland) However, the five down-to-earth rock musi- One of Fools Garden's strengths is their sen- Producer: not listed cians from Pforzheim-near Stuttgart insible, unhurried approach to the chores of pop Girls Go Bravo! is the second single from this Finnish act's Southern Germany-who operate under the stardom. The Principle Thing was produced by Rendezvous With Super album. With a girl singer, Super do name Fools Garden have done their best toHinkel and recorded at his home studio. "Sooner venture into Cardigans territory, but they are much more rad- change that perception over the last 18 months. or later, you get the heebie-jeebies in any new ical in their pursuit of the perfect melody: as huge Bacharach With a combination of solid musicianship, studio," he comments. "When you're working in fans, they sound both clean and innocent. Which is probably catchy melodies and a devilish knack for com- your own place, you can concentrate on the why Pizzicato Five composer Konishi offered to do a remix of mercial arrangements, they went on to sell 1.3music and get things done." Tempted, their first single, currently featuring in the 'hp 20 of million units of their 1996 debut album Dish Of The studio plays a central role for Fools the Tokyo Hot 100 chart of the J -Wave radio station. Licensing The Day on EMI's German affiliate Intercord. Garden's sound. Hinkel, a self-confessed Beatles and sub -publishing is available outside Finland. Now they are back with a new album-Go Andfan, says: "when it comes to arrangements and Contact Itiku Piiiikkonen at Spinefarm: phone (+358) 9Ask Peggy For The Principle Thing, to be production, we open ourselves to outside influ- 5492 6255, fax (+358) 9 5492 6262. released on September 8-and EMI is commit- ences, but whilst writing the songs we listen to ted to establishing the band firmly in the inter- our voice inside." TRAUMTON'S ADVENTUROUS APPROACH national market. Why Did She Go?, the first single from the Chart hits and dance remixes are not what makes the Berlin - Singer Peter Freudenthaler, guitarist Volker new album, has spent nine weeks in the based Traumton Records tick. The label focuses on jazz, world Hinkel, keyboard player Roland Rohl, bassist European Radio Top 50 to date. Some 35 sta- music, ambient and avant-garde and aims at a mature, art -lov- Thomas Mangold and drummer Rolf Wochele tions are spinning the track, which was released ing audience which is not afraid of a little adventure. Its artist got together in 1991. When they started Fools on June 9. Outside the GSA region, radio sup- roster consists of German and international signings from the Garden, it was "for the love of music"-in otherports the single in Spain, Italy, Holland and U.S., Denmark, Brazil, Portugal and Russia. Sub -label words, they kept their day jobs. Now one hit sin- Norway. With only one add last week, Why Did Traumton Beaux specialises in German pop and cabaret/com- gle has changed their lives dramatically, but itShe Go? now seems to have reached its pinnacle, edy. One of its current international priorities is Michael has not severed them from their local roots. but the next single-titled Probably-is sched- Rodach's Haus Am Meer-Seaside Home. Versatile composer Lemon Tree-their 1995 smash hit which uled for release before the end of this month. Rodach originally wrote the music as a ballet/theatre piece, but sold more than 500,000 units worldwide-took its flowing summery tones-with echoes of John Cage and off thanks to local radio. Originally released in Bela Bartok-makes for an excellent album. More informa- August 1995 on small independent label Town tion can be found on Traumton's website at http://mem- Music, the record was picked up by local radio bers.aol.com/traumton. Traumton is distributed by Indigo in programmers-most prominently Germany and by DNA in the US. SWF 3's Matthias Mattu- Contact Stefanie Marcus at Traumton: phone (+49) 30schek-who whipped up 331 9350, fax (+49) 30 331 9370, e-mail: traumton such a buzz that Germ- @aol.com. any's majors showed interest in the band. BELLTREE Stuttgart -based BELLTREE Intercord got the deal, FMR (Sweden) partly because of its Producers: DJ Esquille, Fredrik Holm local roots-as Freud- After meeting in a Stockholm club, DJ Esquille and songwriter enthaler puts it, "we Fredrik Holm decided to make a Goa -flavoured techno album. all speak the But soon they started to experiment as the Goa trance beats same language." seemed to lack enough excitement to fill a whole album. By It's ironic then, adding a male vocalist for first single, Liberty, and sampling that Fools Gard- rock guitars, flutes and funky drum sequences, the duo have en scored a managed to produce an entire album with tracks which are all major hit singing different in atmosphere and style. Distribution is available out- in English at a side Scandinavia. time when more Contact Eskil Stiemborg at FMR: phone (+46) 8 645 2244, and more local fax (+46) 8 540 231 45, e-mail: [email protected]. artists had swit- ched to German Records featured in Market Place are by acts signed to independent labels for which licensing and/or publishing rights are lyrics. "We got a available, except where noted. Please send your samples to Thessa lot of advice along Mooij, PO Box 59115, 1040 KC Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fax the lines of: 'you'll (+31) 20 682 0614. When submitting material for this column, please indicate for which territories licensing is still available. never makeit with English R 'n' B Robyn returns after Billboard chart breakthrough by Keith Foster In the U.S., Robyn already has appearances on the influential chat shows by Jay Leno and David Letterman lined up. The artist's manager, Europe is about to be hit by a massive promotion campaign forMichael Henriksson, says her success is based on her knack for promotion Swedish R'n'B starlet Robyn, whose debut single Do You Know (Whatas much as on her writing, singing and performing skills. It Takes) (RCA) peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 "Plenty of Swedish stars sing in English in order to break abroad, and chart two weeks ago. many of them do well in places like Asia. But the U.S. and U.K markets The 18 year -old singer's first outing easily outperformed the debut are much tougher when it comes to handling the English language," says efforts of other Swedish artists such as Roxette, Ace of Base or even ABBA Henriksson. "Robyn is good on radio and TV interviews and she gets real- in the U.S. market. ly positive editorial copy. She's a natural." Robyn came onto the Swedish domestic scene in 1995 at the age Lifeline Management, the artist's international management team, of 16 with her debut album Robyn Is Here. She has been working combines the experience of Henriksson, EMA 'Iblstar's Tomas Johansson hard in the States after preparing the ground earlier this year, and Peter Swartling of BMG. when BMG executives first heard her single at their spring Robyn's second U.S. single, Show Me Love is set for release at the end conference. Now she's set for a campaign throughout Europe of August, and she's likely to follow up her chart success with an American in September and October, and the critical response from tour. No dates have yet been set, but Henriksson promises it will not be a another tough market, the UK, has been good. playback tour, but a full-blown live event. MUSIC& MEDIA ED AUGUST 23, 1997

AmericanRadioHistory.Com ANISI & moil(ft Italian artists dominateEDC11'lCe domestic chart market by Mark Dezzani grooves the improved performance of local artists reflects long term investment in domestic by Gary Smith Italian artists have been dominating their A&R. "WEA has always had a large roster of domestic charts for the past 18 months. Thisinternationalrepertoire,"saysGiuliani. week, nine out of the Top 10 best selling"Over the past 10 years we have built our COASTAL ACTION albums according to Fimi/Nielsen's Top Of The domestic roster from scratch and now have 10 Around since late May, French duo Music chart are Italian, with just Prodigy's Fatstrong signings." BOFF's Zephyr (Sons Branches) is Of The Land foiling a clear home run. He adds: "We have discovered new talent, proving to be one of those cute Last year, Italian artists accounted for over such as Ligabue who has been growing consis- tracks that simply refuse to die. The 50 percent of domes- tently over several years now. We also signed hauntingmelody-whichfirst tic music sales, and already known artists like Nek, who had not appeared in Erik Satie's if recent trends con- realised their full potential yet and re- Gymnopedies circa 1908-is certain- tinueit'spossible launched them." ly a classic! The club mix is current- that they could still Of WEA Italy's top acts, Ligabue's double ly very popular in Spanish resorts, improve their share live set Su E Giu Da Un Palco has shipped five which means that it could well blow even further. times platinum (500,000 copies)in two up into a hit time by September. FRI Music/RTI's months, whilst Nek's album Lei Gli Amici E Contact: Jo Underwood, tel (+44) 181 870 0011; fax pop act 883-master- Tutto Il Resto is certified four (+44) 181 870 2101 minded by DJ/pro- times platinum (400,000 units). ducer Claudio WEA Italy's sister label CGD- DOWN UNDER Cecchetto-plugs in East West currently enjoys two Coming out of the thriving Melbourne club scene Little to Italy's fanaticism top 10 releases, a greatest hits Loki's Clearlight (Ultra Violet Recordings) is hypnotic for soccer and were only held off the compilationfromrockact without being strictly a trance record. Thanks to some No.1spotby AndreaBocelli's LitfibaandPinoDaniele's dense melodic and textural moments that owe much to Romanza (Sugar/Universal) a week Dimmi Cosa Succede Sulla Tera. Tangerine Dream and late '80s techno, the track is ago. Football-themed lyrics and catchy Daniele's album is the season's rather more than just another relentless groove. pop tunes helped 883 to sellcopies370,000 best selling album along with Contact: Geoff Sturre, tel (+61) 3 9809 0366; fax of the album La Dura Legge No.1 act Andrea Bocelli and has (+61) 3 9809 0388 Goal (The Tough Rules Of The Goal) so far. sold 600,000 copies with plans for an, interna- RTI international exploitation manager tional release in September. LOWLANDS HIGH Domenico Pecaredo says that one of the rea- "There is a very lively new music scene While the Klubbheads' Discohopping radio edit (Blue sons for the increased success of Italian artistsgrowing in Italy," says Silvio Santoro, pro- at home and abroad is a sharper appreciationgramme director at national network Radio Records) displays a certain dumb charm, it is the Techno of modern production values. "There is a Bohemian Remix that really hits the spot. A deep and Capital. "But many emergent artists have dirty tech/house groove, reminiscent of Little Louis or quicker response to new trends and higher been stifled by the dominance of hit radio for- production values. This evolution and maturi- Paperclip People, with minimal vocal interference and a mats which are reluctant to take risks. We fine acid drop combine to produce a memorable groove. ty in the local record industry is a very positive are hoping to break that mould by playing step and contributes to the sense of cultural Atlantic Ocean's Space Jam Mix is also well worth a new acts and our research has shown that listen, instrumental drivetime music par excellence ! growth in Italy at the moment." there is a demand from listeners for quality WEA Italy MD Massimo Giuliani believes Contact: Cees van der Zwan, tel (+31) 10 460 4316; new music." fax (+31) 10 435 4940

MORE STRINGS Falling somewhere between chill -out and pizzicato, No sex please, we're E-rotic Avalonge's The Silent Room (T.T.F. Records) is a strange by Ellie Weinert months after its release one indeed. The Original Mix displays a pronounced when their label Intercoro ambient tendency while other mixes cover everything

With bawdy lyrics and bur- released a cartoon video o from trance (Power Room) to trip hop and, of course, an lesque cartoon videos pro- promote the song. It go Airplay Edit. All bases covered then, perhaps a shade too ducers David Brandes and almost instant airplay o cynically, although T.S.R. is quite an original take on the Felix Gauder established music TV channel Viv lighter side of dance. their dance project E-Rotic and subsequently hit th Contact: Siegfrid Weypricht, tel (+31) 23 529 2154; as a household name in top slot in the Germ. fax (+31) 23 529 3724 Germany over the past singles charts. three years. Visually repre- The new E-Rotic reprz. sented by a cartoon domina- sents Brandes" and Gau UNDERGROUND IBIZA trix, E-Rotic churned out hit der's ambition to lose this "I believe that music and melodies come from the tunes like Max, Don't Have novelty tag and establis muses," says Ibiza Music's founder Juan Verdera, "and Sex With Your Ex and Willy, the act in the pop market there are lots of them in Ibiza." Verdera's label, which Use A Billy Bay. E-Rotic's upcoming sec has operated from a small studio in Ibiza Town since On August 11 singer and album Thank You Fe, 1993, is gaining notice outside the normally closed world Jeannette Christensen and The Music-a collection o, of trance music. "I think melody is really important and rapper/dancer Che Jouaner Abba tunes recorded wit , it's been kind of lost by some sections of the dance scene. stepped from behind the curtain a large orchestra-could not o We've tried to leave those heavy, linear beats behind." and the act started a new life as a pop duo with further removed from the act's previous hi SpiritualHealing,anIbiza'sRecordscompilation the release of their cover version of Abba's The sound. "We are both big Abba fans," admi released this spring, is selling well across Europe and Winner Takes It All (Blow Up/Intercord). Brandes who adds: "We feel this production i - Japan. Verdera very active as one of Ibiza's top party Brandes and Gauder decided to re -launch on a high level of pop music." organisers. "We do something different for smaller (700- the project before the formula wore thin. "We Brandes confirms that E-Rotic will alway- 1,000) crowds. There are plenty of big clubs for people, felt it was time for an image change," says continue to be a dance act: "But the music. but we're keeping the original underground vibe alive." Brandes, "because at some point people direction will be more dance pop, not just four Contact: Juan Verdera, teUfax (+34) 71 391759 would get tired of the cartoons and the refer- on -the -floor." He adds: "If the previous produc All new releases, biographies and photographs for con- ences to sex in the lyrics." tions were popular with 8-17 year olds, sideration for inclusion in the Dance Grooves column Arguably, E-Rotic's success is largely based believe that we now have a broader appeal. A should be sent direct to: Gary Smith, c/. Roger de Lluria on their risque but funny image. The 1994 the same time, I do not think that kids wil 45 -3° -2, 08009 Barcelona, Spain. debut single Max, Don't Have Sex took off six reject E-Rotic's new style."

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Ecuador AB.DK.FIN.F.D.IRE.NL.N.S.CH.LIK B.F UK 12 La Salsa Not Tonight 8 Sash! - Byte Blue (Step By Step I Strongsongs) 42 47 8 2 Be 3-EMI (Not Listed) MP Lir Kim - Undeas /Big Beat (Various) I Wanna Be The Only One AB.D.IRE.NL.N.S.CH.UKHUN Engel AD.S.CH La Neige De Sahara F 910 12 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans- 1st Avenue I EMI (EMI I BMG) 4337 17 Rammstein- Motor (BMG) 73 4 Anggun - Columbia (Not Listed) D'You Know What I Mean? ARDEFIN EDIRE.I.NL.N.E.SCRUKRUN Young Hearts Run Free IR Lovefool A.RD.NL.CH 10 96 Oasis- Creation (Oasis I Creation 1 ATV 1 Sony) IIIMP Kym Mazelle -EMI (Ghat)) 78T$63 17 The Cardigans -Stockholm (PolyGram) 0 C U When U Get There B.D K.F.D.IRERL.NS.CILUK C)...... Bamboleo acu@ Rock Me Good UK "'Coolio -Tommy Boy (IQ /Various)Various) 13W Garcia -East West (BMG Ufa /WarnerWarner Chappell) 81 3 Universal - London (PolyGram1191Copyright Control) Bitch A.B.D.IRE.NL.N.S.CILUK Sonic Empire AD.NL.CH Meisje (Zo Lelijk Ms De Nacht) NL 1212 4 Meredith Brooks- Capitol (Various) 4638 16 Members Of Mayday- Low Spirit (BMG Ufa) 8067 6 DJ Madman- Tiptop (Not Listed) Freed From Desire D1RE.UK Tubthumping D.0 KHUN California Dreamin' UK 1311 10 Gala- Do It Yourself (Scorpio) 141-1PChumbawamba - One Little Indian (Chumbawamba) 8161 3 The Mama's & The Papa's -MCA (MCA) Tic, Tic,Tac A.D.NL.N.S.CH You Might Need Somebody F.D.NL Piece Of My Heart IRE.UK CD14 6 Chilli feat. Carrapicho- MCI (14 Productions) 4844 18 Shola Ama - WEA (EMI) 82 74 a Shaggy feat. Marsha- Virgin (IQ) Mo Money Mo Problems D.IRE.1VLS.UK Lucie F What A Beautiful Day UK *15 3The Notorious B.I.G./PuffDaddy/Mase -Puff Daddy (Various) 4941 16 Pascal Obispo -Epic (Not Listed) 83 2 Levellers- China (Empire) It's All About Us IRE.NL.UK Sex On The Beach RNL #2011FreeF.D.IRELNL.N.UK Nate -Warner Brothers (Strictly Rhythm) 5049 2 Peter Andre- Mushroom (Hudson -Jordan) 92 2 T -Spoon- Ala Bianca (Ala Bianca I More I EMI) History/Ghosts B.F.DIRENL.E.S.CH.UKHUN X -Ray (Follow Me) RFD IRE.N.UK 5143 12 Space I'll Be There For You 1.716 6 Michael Jackson- Epic (Mijac I WT IEMI I Flyte Tyme I Donril) Frog - Energized /Dance Pool (BMG) 8568 5 Rembrandts- East West (Warner Chappell) DKFINF.I.N.S Bailando Quand Je Reve De Toi F @...... , Do You Know (What It Takes) NL.UK 1818 38 Paradisio -Dance Development(PolyGram)5251 9 Worlds Apart -Arista (Not Listed) la-IP Robyn - Ricochet (Heavy Rotation I BMG I Sand Ab I Cheiron I Mega) Gotham City A.D.IRENL.SCH.UK Uh La La La acsMeetHer At The Love Parade D 22 5 R. Kelly # @ - Jive (Zomba) 5345 11 Alexia- DWAI Dance Pool (Extravaganza) four Da Hool - Kosmo (Not Listed) Balla Balla F Lonely A.DKD.CH Con Te Partiro F *274 Domino - Chaos (Peer Music) 5442 18 Nana- Motor (Warner Chappell) 8870 27 Andrea Bocelli - Sugar I Polydor (Double Marpot) Vamos A La Discoteca! B.DK.FIN.F.N.S Children Need A Helping Hand A.D.CH [RECK 21. Coco Jamboo 24 11 Paradisio _Dance Development (Not Listed) 65 6 Hand In Hand For Children- Power Brothers (Bishop) 8980 10 Mr. President- Club Culture/WEA (Jetzt Kommz IWC) Mr. Wichtig AIWA I Don't Want To ARF.D.IRE.S Beachball D.CH n 23 7 Tic Tac Toe- RCA (Gluck) 5650 13 Toni Braxton- LaFace I Arista (Zomba) 9078 7 Nalin & Kane- Motor (Warner Chappell) Prenons Notre Temps F A -N -N -A D.CH Tarantino's New Star UK 2339 12 Poetic Lovers- M6 Int. (Not Listed) 59 3 Freundeskreis- Columbia (BMG Ufa) 94 2 North And South- RCA (Chrysalis) Tout BY O Discohopping FIN.IRE.UK So Help Me Girl D.IRE.1VL.UK 2417 8 Lara Fabian- Polydor (Not Listed) Klubbheads - A&M (Warner Chappell) 93 4 Gary Barlow - RCA (Windswept Pacific) Picture Of You LRE.NL.S. UK REIVLCH AD.CH 2525 4 Boyzone I Believe I Can Fly 0_,, When The Boys Come Into Town - Polydor (PolyGram/19/BMG/Sony ATV I Island) 5957 27 R.Kelly -Jive (Zomba) MP' The Kelly Family - Kel-Life (Kel-Life) You're Not Alone B.DK.F.D.LIVL.S.CH Something's Going On LUK Look At Yourself UK 26 32 14 Olive- RCA (Chrysalis/BMG) 8052 6 Todd Terry- Manifesto (Tee's Publishing) 9488 2 David McAlmont- Hut (Chrysalis) # la* Yesterday IRE'llK @...... Anthem UK Magic Carpet Ride IRE.UK Wet Wet Wet - Precious Organization (Northern Songs) law Wildhearts - Mushroom (Copyright Control) 9564 3 Mighty Dub Kats- WEA (PolyGram)

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TW LW SINGLES TW LW SINGLES TW .LW SINGLES TW LW SINGLES 1 1P. Daddy & F. Evans feat.112 - III Be Missing You (BMG) 1 1P. Daddy & F. Evans feat 112 -171 Be Missing You (BMG) 1 2 Apulanta - Mato (Levy) 1 1P. Daddy & F. Evans feat 112 -171 Be Missing You(Arista) 2 2Paradisio - Bailando (Scandinavian) 2 2Eternal feat. BeBe Winans - I Walla Be The Only One (EMI) 2 1Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean? (Sony) 2NE Will Smith - Men In Black (Columbia) 34 Nana - Lonely (PolyGram) 3 3Will Smith - Men In Black (Sony) 33 Paradisio - Bailando (Arcade) 3 2Gala - Freed From Desire (Big Life) 4 9Will Smith - Men In Black (Sony) 4 4Coolio - C U When U Get There (Warner) 412 Paradisio - Vamos A La Discoteca! (K -Tel) 4 3 Boyzone - Picture Of You (Polydor) 5 3Sash! - Ecuador (Scandinavian) 5NE Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Virgin) 5 4P. Daddy & F. Evans feat 112 - Fl Be Missing You (BMG) 5 4Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean? (Creation) 6 5 Daze - Super Hem (Sony) 6 6Paradisio - Vamos A La Discoteca!(Arcade) 6 5Sash! - Ecuador (K -Tel) 6 8Coolio - C U When U Get There (Tommy Boy) 7 8 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Virgin) 7 5Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You(Warner) 7 11 Bellini - Samba De Janeiro (Virgin) 7 5 The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony(Virgin) 8 6Hanson - MMMBop (PolyGram) 8 9Meredith Brooks - Bitch (EMI) 86 U2 - Last Night On Earth (PolyGram) 8 6Sash! - Ecuador (Multiply) 912 Coolio - C U When U Get There(Edelpitch) 9 8 Hanson - MMMBop (PolyGram) 9 8Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)(EMI) 910 Ultra Nate - Free (Warner) 107Los Umbrellos - No Tengo Dinero (EMI) 10 14 Chilli feat. Carrapicho - Tic, Tic, Tac (BMG) 10 10 Rasmus - Blue (Warner) 109Mr. President - Coco Jamboo (WEA) TW LW Mamas TW LW ALBUMS TW LW ALBUMS TW LW ALBUMS 1 2 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza (PolyGram) 1 1 Bob Dylan - The Best Of Bob Dylan (Sony) 1 1Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (SMD-Musiiki) 1 1 Various - Now 37 (EMI/Virgin/PolyGram) 2 4Soultans - Love, Sweat And Tears (BMG) 2 2Smurfene - Smurfehits 3 (Arcade) 2 2Alexia - Fan Club (Sony) 2NE Various - Fresh Hits '97 (Global TV) 3 3Teeskeholdet - Vi Sparker Ray (Universal) 3 8Meredith Brooks - Blurring The Edges(EMI) 34 Princessa - Calling You (Warner) 3 2Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (XL) 4 1 Aqua - Aquarium (Universal) 4 5Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (MD) 43 John Fogerty - Blue Moon Swamp (Warner) 43 Radiohead - OK Computer (EMI) 5 5Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (Mega) 5 4 Aqua - Aquarium (Universal) 5 5 Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere (PolyGram) 5 4 Michael Jackson And Jackson Five- The Best Of (Polfeam 77i) 612 Moonjam - Saxophonesongs Vol. 2(Replay) 6 3 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza (PolyGram) 6 6Sash! - It's My Life (K -Tel) 6 5Bob Dylan - The Best Of Bob Dylan (Columbia) 7 6Diskofil - Sassy (Scandinavian) 7 9Postgirobygget - Melis (Norske Gram) 7 7 Sentenced - Story (Spinefarm) 7 6Spice Girls - Spice (Virgin) 810 U2 - Pop (PolyGram) 8 7John Fogerty - Blue Moon Swamp (Warner) 8 8Paradise Lost - One Second(SMD-Musiiki) 89 U2 - Pop (Island) 9 7Eternal - Before The Rain (EMI) 910 Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere (PolyGram) 919 Puff Daddy - No Way Out (BMG) 9 7 Soundtrack - Romeo + Juliet (EMI) 10 28 Bamse - I En Lille Bad Der Gynger (Kick) 106 ?make & Beere - Greitest Hits (Tylden & Co.) 109 Apulanta - Kolme (Levy) 10 15 Altan - Runaway Sunday (Virgin)

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10 10 Skunk Anansie Hedonism (Just Because You Feel flood)(Virgin) 10 11 Rammstein - Du Hast ' (PolyGram) 10 13 Vaya Con Dios - The Best Of Vaya Con Dios (BMG) 10 8 Wyclef Jean - Presents The Carnival(Sony) TW LW ALBUMS TW LW ALBUMS 11 15 Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere (PolyGram) 119Spice Girls - Spice (Virgin) 1NE Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Warner) 1 1Puff Daddy - No Way Out (BMG) 12 11 Diana Ross - One Woman - The Ultimate Collection (EMI) 12 12 Ricky Martin - A Medio Vivir (Sony) 2 1Puff Daddy - No Way Out (BMG) 2 3Tic Tac Toe - Klappe Die 2te (BMG) 13 14 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (EMI) 13 16 Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere (PolyGram) 3 2 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza (PolyGram) 3 2 Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (EMI) 14 8 Bee Gees - Still Waters (PolyGram) 14 11 The Sun Club - Latin Grooves(Sony Music) 43 Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (MV) 428 Soundtrack - Bandits (PolyGram) 15 19 Nuno Da Camara Pamirs - lido Da Melhor-20Gmules Faiths (ND 15 14 Blur - Blur (EMI) 5 4 Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere (PolyGram) 5 4 Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere (PolyGram) 16 10 U2 - Pop (PolyGram) 16 18 Soundtrack - Batman & Robin (Warner) 6 5Tic Tac Toe - Klappe Die 2te (BMG) 6 9 Peda & Peda - Im Scharfen Eck (Sony) 17 17 Santos E Pescadores - Love? (BMG) 17 NE Puff Daddy - No Way Out (BMG) 7 6Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Anywhere (PolyGram) 7 6 Skunk Anansie - Stoosh (Virgin) 18 20 Smoke City - Flying Away (EMI) 18 21 Vangelis - 1492 The Conquest Of Paradise (Warner) 8 9 Skunk Anansie - Stoosh (Virgin) 814 U2 - Pop (PolyGram) 19 30 Maria Bethania - Imitacao Da Vida (EMI) 19 15 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys(Virgin) 919 Meredith Brooks - Blurring The Edges(EMI) 9 8Schliimpfe - Balla Balla Volume 5 (EMI) 20 RE Iran Costa - Planeta Dos Pimpolhos (Vidisco) 20 17 Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving (Sony) 107Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dance Floor(Sony) 10 12 Eternal - Before The Rain (EMI)

Based on the national sales charts from 16 European markets. Information supplied by ChartTrack (UK); Full chartservice by Media Control GmbH 0049-7221386201 (Germany); SNEP (France);singles: Musics E Disehi/ Mario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stichting Promuvi (Belgium); IPSOS/Mahasa-IFPI (Hungary); GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEFMB/AF'YVE (Spain); YLE 2 Radiomafia/IFPI (Finland); IFPI (Ireland); AFP (Portugal); Austria Top 90 (Austria); Full chartservice by Media Control AG 0041-61-2718989 (Switzerland); IFPI CR (Czech Republic). Labelslisted are the national marketing companies.

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AmericanRadioHistory.Com M CHAR M Eurochart A/Z Indexes ICYLArr-) DJ HYPE PRESENTS THE GANJA KRU Hot 100 singles NEW FRONTIERS E.P. Alcha 98 Last Night On Earth 70 spotlightParousia/RCA Mane 7 Le Temps Qui Court 67 54 by Christian Lorenz 18 Als De Dag Van Toen 97 Lonely International release date: August Ameno 40Look At Yourself 94 DJ Hype, DJ Zinc and Pascal follow up their A -N -N -A 57 Love Shine A Light 66 AQUA debut Super Sharp Shooter E.P. with another Anthem 61 Lovefool 78 AQUARIUM Around TheWorld 30 Lucie 49 mini -album on RCA offshoot Parousia. Super Bailando 18 Magic Carpet Ride 95 Universal Music Sharp Shooter sold 30,000 copies in the U.K. Balla Balla 20 Meet Her At The Love Parade 87 U.S, release date: September 16 and lifted the 'Kru to a level from where New Bamboleo 45Meisje (Zo Lelijk Als De Nacht) 80 U.K. release date: November (tbc) Frontiers could follow Roni Size/Reprazent's Beachball 90 Men In Black 2 Bitch 12 1NINIMBop 5 Released in most European territories back inNew Forms album and break into the main- Bittersweet Symphony 34 Mo Money Mo Problems 15 March, Aquarium is building momentum steadi-stream market. The seven tracks range from Black -Eyed Boy 39 Mr. Wichtig 22 ly throughout Scandinavia, and current singlethe hard -stepping No Fear to the freestyle, C U When U Get There 11 Not Tonight 76 California Dreamin' 81 Nous C Nous 73 Barbie Girl has been picked up by programmersalmost funky This World. On top of their com- ChildrenNeedA Helping Hand 55 Oh La La La 41 in the U.S. (see news story, page 7), entering themercial potential, Ganja Kru create a buzz Coco Jamboo 89 Ole Y Ola 100 Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart at 67 this week.within the scene thanks to Hype and Zinc, who Con Te Partiro 88 Outlaw 71 D'You Know What I Mean? 10 Picture Of You 25 This Danish four -piece are set to spend 25 daysrelease a steady stream of tough, upfront, 12 - Dam Dam Deo 33 Piece Of My Heart 82 in the U.S., working Aquarium in key radioinchsingleson Discohopping 58 Prenons Notre Temps 23 markets between September 9-19 and DecemberU.K. underground Do You Know (What It Takes) 86 Quand Je Reve De Toi 52 1-14. The album's U.K. release (November) Don't Leave Me 63 Rock Me Good 79 labelslikeTrue Du Hast 29 Samba De Janeiro 6 could be the final push to break it throughoutPlaya'z and Front- Ecuador 8 Sex On The Beach 84 Europe. Preceding that U.K. release, Aqua pro-line.Hypealso Engel 43 Should I Leave 72 mote their album in France (October 6-11), the Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 3 So Help Me Girl 92 has a weekly Everything 38 Something's Going On 60 U.K. (October 13-19), Belgium (October 24-26),radio show on Free 16 Sonic Empire 46 13 Sunshine 32 Germany (October 27-31) and Sweden (Novem-dance station Kiss ....LJAI

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Manna Party Simon Sadler - Head Of Music John Roshorough - Prog Dir Shola Ame. You Might Need Somebody Hanson- Where's The Love Texas- Black Eyed Boy Source- Clouds Playliet Additions: PlayUst Additions: is updated semi-annually Playliet Additions: Stan -Joy Aaliyah- 4 Page Letter Conner Reeves. My Father's Son Le Click- Call Me Eternal/Winans- I Wanna Be Levellers- What A Beautiful Day ORB/FRITZ/Potsdam G Verve -The Drugs Don't Work Adam F- Circles Dennii- All I Wanna Lil' Kim- Not Tonight CHR Wet Wet Wet -Yesterday Buena Rhymes- l'ut My Hands Where Teenage Pendell -Control Of You (January/July) SOR I/Stuttgart G Livin' Joy- Deep In You Bernd Albrecht, Frank Menzel, En Vogue. 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Night Nurse Luis Clark - Head of Music Conner Reeves- My Father's Son AC Playliet Additions: Down Low- Moonlight B List: Playliet Additions: Del Amitri- Medicine Ziggie Hoge Frog Dir D'Influence- Hypnotize Fettes Brot- Mit Sekt AD Cardigans- Your New Cuckoo Beloved- San Rising Elton John- Something About The Petra Steel - Prog Coord Damn -All I Manna Hanson- Where's The Love Cad- Live The Dream Denali. AII I Wan. No Mercy- Kies You Playliet Additions: Le Click- Call Me Lil' Kim- Not Tonight Dario- Synchyme Jon Bon Jovi. Queen Of New Orleans Oce. Colour Scene Travellers Tune Udo Jargens- Der Erste Saline Mix Levellers- What A Beautiful Day Sheryl Crow- A Change Ethollunnymen. I Want To Be There Levellers- What A Beautiful Day Paul Weller- Brushed Mary J. Blige- Everything * Order today! * Will Smith- Men In Black Eels- Yor Lucky Livin' Joy- Deep In You Verve- The Drugs Don't Work Wyclef Jean- Guantanamera Mark Owen- I Am What Ziggy Marley. Everyone Wants UNITED KINGDOM Finley Quaye- Even After All No Mercy- Km You Gina e- When Doves Cry Olive- Outlaw Symposium- Fairweather Friend ORB/FRITZ: FRITZ ROADSHOW/ 95.8 CAPITAL FM/London P Kylie Minogue. Some Kind Dither VIRGIN RADIO/London P GALAXY 101 FM/Brietol Dance/CHR T -Shirt- Sexy Thing Potsdam G CHR Teenage Fandub- Control Of You AC/Rock Simon Dennis - Program Controller Songs Wanted CHR/Rook Pete Simmons - Programme Con- Verve- The Drugs Don't Work Ian Grace - Programme Director Bern Albrecht, Frank Menzel, troller C List Addition Trevor White - Head Of Music Playliet Additions: Jackie Clune- Calling Occupants FRANCE Jens Molle - Producers Playliet Additions: Bank- Jack -Ass Playliet Additions: Ellie Weinert Mariah Carey- Honey Playliat Additions: All Saints- I Know Where It's At Bedlam A.Go-Go. Flat 29 Del Amitri- Medicine EUROPE 2 NETWORIS/Parie P Echo/Bunnymen. I Want To Be There Mark Morrison- Who's The Mack Brooklyn Bounce- Take A Ride Ce Ce Penietan Finally Ce Ce Peniston-Finally AC Wilhelm-Diill-Str. 9 Root Size- Heroes C -Block- Summertime Dario- Synthyme Jimmy Somerville- Dark Sky Genesis. Congo Nicolas du Roy - Music Dir Soul H Soul- Represent Down Low- Moonlight Eels- Yor Lucky Roni Size- Heroes Ocean Colour Scene- Travellers Tune Playlist Additions: SWV feat- Puff Daddy- Someone 80638 Munich No Mercy- Kiss You EH. John- Something About The Steen -Joy Line Stanfield Never Gonna Give U2- Popmuzik Supergrass- Sun Hits The Sky En Vogue- Too Long, Too Gone Symposium- Fairweather Friend CITY FM/Liverpool Will Smith- Men In Black Third Eye Blind- Semi -Charmed Finley Huaye- Even After All Tanya Donnely- Pretty Deep CHR Tel.: 089-157 32 50 HALLAM FM/Sheffield G Will Smith- Men In Black Kylie Minogue. Some Kind Of Bliss Dave Shearer - Program Controller FRANCE MEE/Paris P Playliet Additions: CHB Lit' Kim- Not Tonight KEY 103/Manchester P ACM. Tony McKenzie - Program Controller Fax: 089-157 50 36 RADIO 7/Ulm G Mark Morrison- Who The Mack CHR Cast- Live The Dream Garcia - Music Dir Chris Straw - Head Of Music CHR Mariah Carey- Honey John Dash Programme Director Ce Ce Penieton. Finally Playliet Unchanged Walter Nola - Head Of Music Ocean Colour Scene. Travellers Time Christian Smith - Head Of Music Chemical Brothers- Electrobank Playliet Additions: All Saints- I Know Where It's At Pleyliet Additions: SWV feat. Puff Daddy- Someone Playliet Additions: DJ Quicksilver. Free FUN RADIO/Paris P Jon Bon Jovi- Queen OFR., Orleans Boris Dlugosch- Hold Your Head Bandits- Catch Thomas Jules Stock. That Bifida Guy All Saints- I Know Where It's At CHR En Vogue- Too Lang, Too Gone Kate Yanai- Bacardi Feelmg '97 Cardigans- Your New Cuckoo MPeople- Just For You Benoit Sillard - GM Le Click- Call Me Nek- Laura Non GE 98.4FAVIIRMB/Birminghant P Cast- Live The Dream Mariah Carey. Honey Carl Watts - Head Of Programming Manbreak- Round And Round Paul McCartney. The World Tonight CHR Ce Ce Peniston-Ftinelly Ocean Colour Scene -'Novellas Tune Playliet Addition.: Olive- Outlaw Soraya- Avalanche Paul Jackson - Programme Con- Cobra- Love Sweet Love Stare -Joy Rampage. To The Streets Shawn Colvin- Sunny Came Hume Third Eye Blind. Semi -Charmed troller Dannii-Al1I Wanna T -Shirt- Sexy Thing Skunk Anomie. Brazen (Weep: Russ Evans - Assistent Program Con- Fiona Apple- Criminal Tina Moore- Never let You Go Sneaker Pimps. Poet Modem Sleaze Third Eye Blind- Sarni -Charmed RADIO ARABELLA/Munich G trollr Hurricane II- Chain Reaction IPSOS CHART/Paris P National Music Playliet Additions: Kavarta- Crazy Chance CLYDE I FM/Glasgow C CHR ROCK FM/Preston/Blackpool G Matthias Friedrich - Frog Dir All Saints- I Know Where Its At Livin' Joy- Deep In You CHR Playliet Additions: MUSIC & MEDIA Q AUGUST 23, 1997 AmericanRadioHistory.Com STATION REPORT'

U2- Popmuzik FLANDERS/Ghent C La' Kim- Not Tonight Playliat Additions: Venga Boys- Parade De Teter CHR Ziggy Marley- Everyone Wants Ann -Louise- (Baby! Let's Do It Johan Van Achte - Producer AZ- Hey Az RADIO NOORDZEE Playlist Unchanged RADIO Z/Zurich G Seethe Man- Dancehall Qumn NATIONAALNaarden P AC Edwyn Collins- The Magic Piper National Music/AC BEM RADIO 2 -WEST FLANDERS/ Michele Raue - Head Of Music Elton John- Something About The Ron Sterrenburg - Head Of Music Kortrijk G Playliat Addition. God's Property- Stomp Playliat Additions: CHR Amanda Marshall- Dark Horses Jon Bon Joni. Queen Of New Orleans Caught In The Act- Babe Peter de Groot - Head Of Music Coolio- C U When U Get There Juice- I'll Come Deuce In.- Fantasy Girl Power Play Elton John -Something About The Kadoc- Rock The Belle Louisa- Zoek Je Trockener Kecka- Paradie Paul McCartney -The World Tonight Klubbheads- Disco Hopping Normaal- Rockjes Playliat Additions: Levellers- What A Beautiful Day Robert Leroy- Nu Jij Niets Boyzone- Picture Of RADIO LAC/Geneva S Mark Owen- I Am What Thierry- ledereen Gelijk Cardigans- Your New Cuckoo CHR Olive- Outlaw AL Backstreet Boys Jacky Sanders - Prog Dir Paradisio- Vain. A La Discote. SKY RADIO 100.7FM/Bussum P Playliat Addition). U2- Popmuzik AC BRF/Eupen S Vacuum I Breathe Ton Lathouwers 111D AC ARHUS WERRAD10/ Playliat Additions: Guy Janssens - Producer RADIO 3 ILUMendrisio B RADIO COLOMBO/ Dionne Farris- Hopeless Playliat Additions: CHR Arhus G Elton John- Something About The Backstreet Boys- Everybody Boris Piffaretti - Prog Dir CHR Michael Learns TR- Paint My Love Celine Dion- Call The Man Riccardo Pellegrini - Head Of Music Jesper Raab Music Director Oasis- D'You Know What I Me. Playlist Additions: Power Play: TROS RADIO 3/MEGA TOP 100/ David Byrne- Dance On Vaseline Sunset- Baby, Dont Change.. Hilversum P HIT -FM 106-1/Hasselt B Genesis -Congo Playliat Additions: CHR CHR Hanson- Where's The Love Duran Duran- Electric Barb.ella Maas Samplonius - Head Of Music Andre Hemeryck Prog Dir Paradise People -Free, Gay & Happy Elton John- Something About The Playliat Additions: Playliat Additions: Robin Cook- Comanchero Genesis- Congo Age Of Love- Age Of Love Amite Red- Ma Priere Underworld- Moaner Rotenone BIG. Mo Money Mo Problems Blackaheet- Fix Boyzone- Picture Of Third Eye Blind- Semi -Charmed Normaal- Rockies LutHcia McNeal -My Side Of Town Peter Andre -All About Us Peter Andre- AB About Us AUSTRIA ANR/Aalborg Robyn- Do You Know Red 5- Lift Me Up AC/CHR OWiema P Tema- Black Eyed Boy Tema- Blank Eyed Buy Lars Trillingsgaard - Head Of Mimic CHR U2- Popmuzik Playliat Additions: Alexia- Ma La La Steel Pulse- Brown Eyed Girl Alfred Rosenauer - Head Of Music Daddy/Evana- MI Be Missing UB40- Tel Me Ia It True? RADIO MOLIMOI B Elton John Something About The MC Salem- Lea Temps Changent Stefano D'Orasio- Insmorato Playliat Additions: Saab! -Ecuador Ultra Nate- Free CH11 Genesis- Congo Meredith Brooks- Bitch Zucchero- Niente Da Perdere Genesis- Congo Steel Pulse- Brown Eyed Girl Wee- Alane BELGIUM Sonja Celen - Producer No Mercy- Kiss You Ultra Nate- Free Ziggy Marley- Everyone Wants Playliat Additions: RADIO ABC/Randers C NRJ NETWORK/Paris P BRTN RADIO DONNA/Bruimels P Soultans- I Know Will Smith- Men In Black Big Mountain -AB Kinds Of People CHR CHR SPAIN CHR Ziggy Marley- Everyone Wants I7LR/Vejle S Bob Savenberg- Trop Ia Trop Kent Kordt Rider Prog Dir Max Guamini Dir Marc Deschuyter - Head Of Music CHR CADENA 40 PRINCIPALES/Madrid Funky Green Dogs- The Way Power Play: Playliat Addition.: Power Play: SWEDEN RADIO VICTOR/Esbjerg A Jon Kristiansen - Prog Dir/Head Of Garland Jeffreys- Semality Elton John- Something About The A.D.NL- Won't You Play (Mr. IM) Petra- Jawa CHR/AC Music CHR Gary Barlow- So Help Me Girl Playliat Additions: RADIO MEGAPOL/Stockholm P Adam Lebo - Head Of Music Playliat Additions: Samba De Janeiro Daddy/Ever. Ill Be Missing Luis Merino IRO/Head Of Music Hanson- Where's The Love AC Camarco- Love Finley Quaye- Sunday Shining Boyzone- Picture Of Power Play: Ann -Louise- (Baby) Let's Do It Sandra d'Aeegei Frog Dir Lightning Seeds -You Showed Me Fredrik Severn, Music Director Echo/Bunnymen- Nothing Lasts Our Lady Peace- Superman's Dead Playliat Additions: Amy Grant- Take A Camarco- Love Power Play: Petra- Jawa Playliat Additions: Genesis -Congo Ultra Nate- Free 911- The Journey Playliat Additions: Chevelle Franklyn Dance Hall Queen Hanson- NINEMIlop Sunclub- Fiesta De Los Lisa Lindbergh- One Week Nek- Laura Non CT Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Ann -Louise- /Baby) Let's Do It Code Red- Is There Playliat Additions: Daddy/Evans- CB Be Missing Sunclub- Fiesta De Lae SKIROCK NETWORK/Paris P Fool's Garden- Probably Corona- The Power.. Duran Duran- Electric Barba/elle Elton John- Something About The RADIO ROYAAL/HamontAchel B Savage Garden- I Want You CHR Garcia- Bomboleo Elton John- Something About The Bloke- Supercharged Joe Cocker- Could You CHR RADIO VIBORG/Viborg G Laurent Bouneau Prog Dir Julaketlegg. Love Is Jona them Paradiaio Vamos A La Discoteca Elton John- Something About The M -Clan- Nacional 120 Tom Holland - Prog Dir SVERIGES RADIO P9: MEST CHR Playliat Additions: Katrina And The Waves -Welk On Water Rosie Gaines- Closer Than Close Genesis- Congo Muriel Carey- Honey Playliat Additions: SPELADE/ Pout Foged - Head Of Music Posey- Le Flame Du Mal Levellers- What A Beautiful Day Tears/Jeanie- Out Them Sarah McLachlan- Building Massimo Di Cataldo- Sea Coal Sea Brothers Off Oh?. fm Thinking Of You Stockholm P Playliat Additions: Polo- Hot Time Todd Terry- Something Going On Scooter- The Age Of Lave Olive- You're Not Alone Andre Hams- Laid De Inc CHR Backstreet Boys- Everybody Roe Page- Taking It To Wet Wet Wet -Maybe STATION KOBENHAVN 102,9 FM/ Sunset- Baby, Don't Change.. Radiohead- Karma Police Celine Dion- Call The Man Mate Grimberg - Producer Behini- Samba De Janeiro Scarface- Game Over Willy Sommers- Ik Geef Me Over Copenhagen S U2- Popmuzik Chevelle Franklyn- Dance Hall Queen Playliat Addition's Daze- Super Hero Scarface- Smile Will Smith- Men In Black Hot AC/CHR CADENA DIAL3liadrid P Chilli/Carrapicho- Tic Tic Tan Adj. Howard. (Freak) And 1.1 Know It Ultra Nate- Free Y. Michele- Crazy Jacob Mondmp - Prod Dir/Head Of RADIO 2/Copenhagen B National Music Wes- Alone Bellied- Samba De Janeiro BRTN RADIO DONNA: DANSFOLIE/ Music AC Francisco Herrera Sanchez - Blur- On Your Own UPTOWN FM/Copenhagen G ISABELLE FM/Tocane Saint Apre B Brussels P Playliat Additions: Hans-Ogge Bisgaard - Frog Dir Head Of Music Coolio- C U When U Get There AC/CHR CHR Dance Amber- This Is Flemming Beck - Music Coord Power Play: SWITZERLAND Fireside- Sweatbead Hans-Gogge Bisgaard Prog Dir Patrick Lapeyronnie - Prog Dir Playlist Additions: Backstreet Boys- Everybody Power Play: Lole- Credo FountainelWayne- Leave The Biker Flemming Beck - Music Coord Playliat Additions: Blaine- Miss You COULEUR 3/Lausanne 0 Beanie Mm. Dancehall Queen Babyface/Wonder-How Come, Row Long Playliat Additions: Michael Jackson -History Playliat Addition.: 2 Eiviasa- Doh La La Le Carmine- Estoy Aqui Rock Bellied- Samba De Janeiro Joe Cocker- Could You Carlos Vices- Que Diera Paradiaio- Vamos A La Discoteca Amy Grant- Take A B -One- Play The Game Garcia- Bomboleo Thioery Catherine - Head Of Music Boyzone- Picture Of Li. Stansfield- Omer Gonna Give Chalay- A Lagrima Viva Shaggy. Piece Of Bellini. Samba De Janeiro Scream- Ton Hoare A Some Grandmmter Flask. Message Power Play: Braxton" Slow Flow Michael Learns TR- Paint My Love Hector Dona- Abdicate Stefan Sundstrom- Fliider Cooke- C U When U Get There Stomy Bug.- Men Forces Decuplent Knack- You Better Jain & Spoon- I Pull My Gun Coolio- C U When U Get There R. Kelly- Gotham City Jaleo- A Pesar Del Tiempo Suede- Filmstar Daniel- R U Free UB40- Tell Me Is It True? Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems Stretch N Vern- Get Up! Go Insane Gala- Freed From Desire Playliat Additions: Nacho Cairo- La Emote World Party- Call Me Up Dase- Super Hem Robyn- Do You Know Superior -Coma Hanson- Where's The Love Elton John- Something About The Paco Morales- El Lugar Eric Gadd- Summer Is Here So Crasy- Indian Playliat Additions: Lakiesha Berri- Like This CITY 107/Gothenburg 0 Geoffrey Williams- Set Life ITALY Soul H Soul- Represent Corrine Joseph- Wiah Tonite Mephisto- Mystery RADIO HOLLVEK/Holbaeck B MO/Madrid G CHR Hanson- Where's The Lave Space Frog- I Feel Ur Pain D'Intluence- Hypnotize Milk Inc.- La Vache CHR ITALIA NETWORK: LOS AC/CHR Lars Bodin Music Dir Michael Teschl- Is This Stretch N Vern- Get Up! Go Insane Edwyn Coition- The Magic Piper Paradisio Vamos A La Discoteca Mette tiptoed - Prog Dir CUARENTA/ Javier Pons -Music/Prog Mgr Playliat Additions Mirah- My lover SWV- Someone Especial. Pop Band- James Remains R. Kelly- Gotham City Playliat Additions: Bologna P Playliat Additions: Ramon- Where's The Love Nana- Lonely Various- Summer Dance Megan= Forest For The Trees- Dream Red 5- Lift Me Up Amy Grant- Take A Dana, Ana Torroja- Punch & Judy Shawn Colvin. Sunny Came Home Olive- You're Not Alone Gipsy Kings- Pecuerdo Apesionado Sash!- Ecuador Ben Folds Five- Song For Michele Menegon Prog Dir Elton John- Something About The Paradisin Vamps A La Discotem BRTN STUDIO BRUSSEL/BrusmIs Howie B. Angels Go Bald Skimmer- Do You Wanna blink? Bob Marley- Fallin' Playliat Unchanged Kiko Veoeno- Traspaso RADIO STOCKHOLM/Stockhohn G Pockets -Bye Mr. Jon. Pressure Drop- My Friend Tania Evans- Prisoner Of Love Chris Wayne- Land Down Under Pedro Guerra- Moreno CDR CFIRRock SWV- Someone ITALIA NETWORK: MUSIC Steve Winwood- Back To My Baby Robert Seblberg - Music Director Jan Hautekiet - Producer FM/Bologna P Playlist Additions: Playliat Additions: RADIO BASILISK/Basel C CHR Alisha's Attic- Air We Breathe Brad- The Day Brings AC Michele Menegon Prog Dir HOLLAND Anders Glenmark- I Min Sang Cath Coffey- Say What You Say Nick Schulz - Head Of Music Playliat Unchanged Arrow- Dance Hall Queen NPS KORT EN KLIJN/HiLversura P Celvin Rohm- Theme From Magnum Playliat Unchanged airborne Atlantic- All Aboard CHR Claw Bays Claw. Why Don't You Grow KISS KISS NETWORK/Naples P Big Mountain. All Kinds Of People Tom Blomberg - DJ/Producer Jesus Jones- Chemical SI RADIO FOERDERBAND/Berne G LIL' KIM AC/Dance Elton John- Something About The Come KUM - DJ/Producer Lionrock- She's On The Train CHR Davide Niespoli Head Of Program- Katrina And The Waves -WAN water NOT TONIGHT Playliat Additions: Powderfinger- Fick You Up Martin Freiburghaus - Program ming Steve Winwood- Back To My Baby Epaylon 9- Life Information Prodigy- Smack My Bitch Up Dirmtor Tommy Boy/Atlantic Playliat Additions: Trampoliaeu- Ill be Waiting Notorious BIG-Mo Money Mo Problems Tonic- If You Could Only See Michael Buholeer - Head Of Music Coolio- C U When U Get There Producers: Rashad T -Spoon- Sex Oct The Beach Zito Swoon- Giving Up The Hem Power Mar Diana King- I Say HIT FM 99.2/Bromma S Tina Omina -Killing AL Oafik Thomas Belong- She Belongs Smith & Junketer -Slide Dance Elton John- Something About The Monica SarneRi- Tu Non Lo Jocke Bring- Prog Dir Armando Colon RADIO 3/Hilversum P RADIO 21/Bru.els P Steve Winwood- Back To My Baby Vasco Rossi- Anima Fragile Playliat Additions CHR CHI/Rock Playliat Additions: Diana King- I Say Publishers: Various Paul van der Lugt - Cooed Christine Goor - Heed Of Mimic Amanda Marshall- Dark Horses RADIO 105/Milan P Dramas- Du & Jag Power Play: Marc Francart/Pierre Dubois - HOM Braxtons- Slow Flow CHR Pandora- The Sands Of Time De Boa- On The Playliat Additions: Cyrano- Love The Rain Angelo De Robertis - Head Of Music Q -Tex- Power Of Love Playliat Additions: Apollo 490- Krupa Edwyn Collins, The Magic Piper Playliat Additions: Trance -Atlantic- Magic Blaclmtreet- Fix Bthyface/Wooder. How Coma How Long Hanaon- Where's The Love Based on Kool & The Gang's very well for us in general," he Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony Boyeoae- Picture Of Coolie- C U When U Get There Jon Boo Joni- Queen Of New Orleans RADIO FM 104.3/Linkoping S 1979 smash Ladies Night, this explains, "so we playlisted it Eels- Susan's House Echolhuinymen-1 Want To Be There Jungle- Your Song RTL 102.5 - HIT RADIO/Bergamo P CHR Golden Earring. Burning Stuntman Finley Quaye- Sunday Shining Meredith Brooke- Bitch slick and smooth midtempo almostimmediatelyinour CHR Mettles Arwidson - Head Of Music Katrina And The Waves- Walk On Water Genesis- Congo Nana- Let It Rain Grant Benson - Head Of Music Playtint Unchanged R&B groover has the potential midday shows. However, we'll Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems Hurricane #1- Step Wet Wet Wet- Strange Paolo Reveal Deputy Head Of Peter Andre- All About Us JJacques Goldman. Sache Que Je Will Smith- Men In Black to succeed on a broad spread of have to wait and see how Music Rammstein- Engel Meredith Brooks. Bitch Wild Orchid- Follow Me Playliat Additions: DENMARK radio formats. That's largely things develop, so we are being Verve Pipe- The Freshmen Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems Nomadi- Ull Pugno Di Sabha WOW!- Zomer Prodigy- Smack My Bitch Up RADIO PILATUS 104.9linsers DANMARKS RADIO P3/Copenhagen thanks to a potent production, rather cautious with the morn- Olive- You're Not Alone Tuesday. Child- Doing Time CHR Zueehero- Niente Da Perdere which makes the most of an ing shows so far." The original RADIO 538S3usstun P Popmuzik Ralf Tschuppert - Music Dir CAR CHR Philippe Unterschiits - Head Of Morten Riodholt - Playliat Co-ord. already strong melody line. song'spedigreeisaplus, RADIO SOUND STEREO/Ferrara S Erik de Zwart - MD RADIO CONTACT F/Brinniels P Music Power Play: CHR Chris Straw, head of music at Strawconcludes:"Lastbut Power Play: CHR Playliat Additions: Alive And Bonk- Dentist Song Saztdro Alberghini Prog Dir 2 Brothers OR 4th F -Ian Thinking OfYou Jean Lou Bertin Prog Dir 38 Special- Fade To Blue Playliat Additions: Sheffield CHR outlet Hallam certainly not least, our deci- Power Play: Playliat Additions: Playlist Additions: All Saints- I Know Where It's At Juice- I'll Come Daddy/Evans- III Re Missing FM in the north of England, sion to programme this song Age Of Love- Age Of Love Bellied- Samba De Janeiro Bob Marley- Fallin' Lars H.U.G.- Love Ricky Martin- Mane Chilli/Carrapichn Tic Tic T. Haddaway- What About Me Braxton- Slow Flow Radiohead- Karma Police had no doubts about the play- was to a considerable extent Wyclef Jean- Trying To Stay Cranium- Gene Revolution Mariab Carey- Honey Code 5- Hold Me Now Sunset- Baby, Don't Change.. Playliat Additions: ablility of Not Tonight. "It's influencedbytheinstant Epaylon 9- Life Information Mylene Fanner- AMU grt.-Je Elton John- Something About The Buckshot Lefonque- Muse Evolution Members Of Mayday -Sonic Empire Whirlpool Prod- Disco To Disco Haddaway- What About Me THE VOICE/Copenhagen P the kind of track that works familiarity of the track." Farina- Te Siento Mucha Nek. Laura Non CE Hanson- Where's The Love CHR Playahitty- Another Notorious BIG Mo Money Mo Problems BRTN RADIO 2EAST Kid Creole- I Got My Handy On Eik Frederiksen Prog Dir Shaggy- Piece Of MUSIC & MEDIA AUGUST 23, 1997 AmericanRadioHistory.Com MSTATION WORTS

Dubstar- No More Talk Michael Bolton- Go The Distance Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day Amy Grant- Take A Genesis- Congo Texas- Black Eyed Boy CBlock- Summertime Black Bogey Magic- 1 Wanna Know Lit Kim- Not Tonight Vanessa Williams- Happiness Cardigans- Your New Cuckoo Boston- Higher Power Notorious BIG Mo Money Mt Problems Close El You- Nice & Nasty Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day Soul H Soul- All About Us RADIO MAXIMUM/Perm C Elate- Somebody Like You C -Block- Summertime Wes- Alane CHR Jon Bon Joni- Queen Of New Orleans Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Abney Glazatov Ping Dir Katrina And The Wave. Walk On Water Close II You -Nice & Nasty RADIO 102/Haugesund Playliet Additions: Xrzystof Antkowiale °galena Bona Golden Life- Confiteo CHR Uh La La Mariah Carey- Honey Hanson- Where's The Love Egil Houeland - Head Of Music Backstreet Boys- Everybody No Mercy- Kiss You Human Nature- Wishes Playlist Additions: Lutrieia McNeal- Ain't That Just Paul McCartney -The World Tonight John Lee Hooker- Spellbound Frank- Souvenir Nogu Svelo- Liliputakayta Lubov Shaggy- Piece Of Jon Bon Jovi. Queen Of New °Selma Mariah Carey- Honey Ultra Nate- Free Shank- Garota Nacional Batik- Sates Tim McGraw & Faith HM -It's Tow Love Speedy- Time For You Morcheeha The Music That We Rear Ultra Nate- Free MUSIC RADIO/Perm S No Mercy- Kiss You Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony AC RADIO LODZ/Lod. C O.N.A.- 24 Gedziny Po Will Smith- Men In Black Mikhail Eidelman Frog Controller CHR Omar- Say Nothing Playlist Additions: Adam Kolacinski - Head Of Music P. Kosiarkiewics- Radosny Gary Barlow- So Help Me Girl Power Play: Paul McCartney -The World Tonight RUSSIA Agutin/Pavliashvili. Kakih-To Otto- Tak Dingo Jalija Seahorses- Blinded P. Kosiarkiewicz- Radosny Shaggy- Piece Of M-RADIO/Moscow G Playlist Additions: Speedy- Time For You CHR/Rock PORTUGAL Alphaville- Wishful Thinking Underworld- Moaner Roman Vavilov - General Director Beck -Jack -Ace Hermann Sadchenkov - Prog Dir RFM/Lisbon P Buckshot Lefonque-Another Day RADIO PLUS/Gdansk C Power Play: CHR Chumbawamba- Tubthumping AC Skunk Anansie- Brazen (Weep) Pedro Tojal Head Of Music Lech- Do Boju Piote Felgentreu - Head Of Music Ben Hyper- Faded Playlist Additions: Marian- Every Beat Power Play: Cake- Frank Sinatra Duran Duran- Electric Barbarella Morcheeba- The Num That We Hear Shaggy- Piece Of Foo Fighters- Everloog Paulo Gonzo- Dei-Te Quase Tudo Paul McCartney -The Wald Tonight Playlist Additions: Gessle-Ilia Smoke City- Mr. Gorgeous Hanson- Where's The Love Brooks- Bitch RADIO LUBLIN/Lublin G Oasis- D'You Know Whet I Mean Queeneryche- Spool Rock Will Smith- Men In Black Radiohead- Karma Police POLAND Wiktor Jachacs DJ/Producer Smoke City- Me. Gorgeous POLSKIE RADIO 3/Warsaw P Power Play: RADIO POMORZA I KUJAW/Byd- U2- Last Night CHR Jaroslaw. Pelnia Szczescia gooses G Denser Med Drange- Jeg Gear Op Nile Heldal - Head Of Music Playlist Additions: Beck -Jack -Acs RADIO LELIWA/Tarnobrzeg B Merck Nieclzwiecki - Producer Paul McCartney, The World Tonight CHREock Gessle- Kix Playlist Additions: Erotic -The Winner C -Black- Summertime Hot AC Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Pawel Turski - Head Of Music INXS Everything Blot- Hodet Over Paul McCartney- Used To Be Bad Close El You- Nice & Nasty Rafal Freyer - Head Of Music Beck- Jack -Ass 911- The Journey Power Play: Locos- El Tic Tic Tac Edwyn Collins- The Magic Piper Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony Common Sense- Never Give Iwona Kutyna - Music Coordinator Beck- Jack -Ass No Mercy- Kiss You Papkasseshow- Costa Del Sol Frank- Souvenir Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day Mariah Carey- Honey Playlist Addition.: Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day Playlist Additions: Paradisio- Bailando Hanson- Where's The Love RADIO C/Ekaterinburg G Moreheebe- The Music That We Hear Uh La La D'Sound- Good Man, Good Girl Chumbawamba- Tuhthumping Alicja Mejewoka- Milosc Jest

AC Jon Bon Joel. Queen Of New Orleans Close 11 You -Nice & Nasty Buekshot Lefonque- Another Day Pockets- Bye Mr. Jones Murmurs America- Sucker Upper Oleg Khlebnikov -Prog Dir P. Kosiarkietvicz- Radosny Betlini- Sembe De Janeiro Marlith Carey- Honey Hugh Cornwell- One Burning Desire Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Q- PA Raven Igen Prodigy/Morello- One Man Army Power Play: Paul McCartney -The World Tonight Buckshot Lefongue Another Day Mommyheads- Jaded Jon Bon Jovi- Queen Of New Orleans Close II You- Nice & Nasty Sheryl Crow- A Change U2- Popmuzak A. Pugacheva- Pozovi Sarah McLachlan- Building Hanson- Where's The Love Morcheeba- The Music That We Hear Mariah Carey- Honey Elvis Presley- True Love UB40- Tell Me Is It True? AgutinNarum- Koraleva Shaggy- Piece Of Ricky Martin- Maria Omar- Say Nothing Morcheeba- The Music That We Hear Jon Bon Joni- Queen Of New Orleans NITFEDAL RADIO EXITIA/Aneby G Backstreet Boys- Everybody Shank- Garota Nacional P. Hosiarkiewica- Radosny Shaggy- Piece Of Mariah Carey- Honey CHR Michael Jackson- History RADIO TORUNTorun B Robert Kaaprzycki- Tylko P. Hosiarkiewiez- Radosny NORWAY Morten Bakke - Head Of Music Daddy/Evans- Ill Be Missing RADIO PULS/Gliwke S CHR Shaggy- Piece Of RADIO MANHATTAN/Lodz C Paul McCartney -The World Tonight Playliat Additions: Shaggy- Piece Of AC Pawel Pensko - Head Of Music NRK PETREJOdo P Speedy- Time For You CHR/Rock Robert Kasprzycki- Tylko Deni Hines- I Like The Way Playlist Additions: Derek Kapturski - Head Of Music Power Play: CHR Marcia Bisiorek Head Of Music Shaggy- Piece Of Power Play: Mariah Carey- Honey RADIO 4 U: DANCE/Warsaw G Power Play: Mariab Carey- Honey P. Hosiarkiewie.- Radosny Dance Verve Pipe- The Freshmen RADIO ZACHOD/Zielona Gore G Ricky Martin- Maria Playlist Additions: Bogdan Fabianski DJ/Prod. Chumbawamba- Tubthumping CHR Playlist Additions: A.D.M.- When You Wanna Move Playlist Additions: P. Kosiarkiewicz- Radomy Eugeniusz Banachowicz HOM A.D.M.- When You Wanna Move Alpheville- Wishful Thinking Chumbawamba- Farewell To Paul McCartney -The World Tonight Power Play: Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day Buckahot Lefonque-Another Day airborne The Seahorses Blinded Paul McCartney -The World Tonight P. Kosiarkiewiez- Radosny C.Block- Summertime Close ID You- Nice & Nasty Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Shaggy- Piece Of Clam II You- Nice & Nasty Down Low- Moonlight 91l -The Journey Alphaville- Wishful Thinking BOB CARLISLE Skunk- Garota Nacional Jon Bon Jovi- Queen Of New Orleans Fun Thomas- Mallorca A.D.M.- When You Wanna Move Chris Norman- Baby I Miss No Mercy- Else You BITITERLY KISSES Just I- Sugar Baby Love Alphaville- Wishful Thinking Dirnitri/Paris- Sacra Frantaise RADIO RYTM/Lublin S Omar- Say Nothing Buckshot Lefonque. Another Day Garland Jeffreys- Sexuality DMG/Zomba No Mercy- Kiss You CHR/Rock Paul McCartney -The World Tonight Ondina- Summer C -Block- Summertime Gina G- Ti Amo Krzysztof Zesa Head Of Music Shaggy- Piece Of Producer: Bob Carlisle Princess Hortensia- Come All Over Me Close II You- Nice & Nasty Jennifer Rush- Sweet Thing Power Play: Wszystkie- To Jun Lato Publishers: Real McCoy- I Wanna Come Jon Bon Jovi Queen Of New Orleans John Fogerty- Blue Moon Swamp P. K.iarkietvicr- Radosny Sound Lovers- Another Day Mariah Carey- Honey Klankolesi- Malinowe Uata Paul McCartney -Tie World Tonight Diadem/Island Space Frog- X -Ray (Follow Me) Morcheeba The Music That We Hear Mariah Carey- Honey Playlist Additions: TURKEY Tiggy- Daddy Boom Shaggy- Piece Of Morcheeba-The Music That We Hear Dorota Marczyk- Stowe RADIO NUMBER ONE FM/Istanbul 0.N.A.. 24 Godziny Po Edyta Geppert- Coy Famietaaz P RADIO GDANSH/Gdanak 0 RADIO MERKURY/Poznan C Otto- Tak Dlugo Jakja Golden Life- Conffeo AC CHR CHR P. Kosiarkiewics- Radosny Jon Boo Jovi- Queen Of New Orleans Enke Yonter - Prog Dir Marek Cegielald - Head Of Muak Ryszard Gloger . Head Of Music Shaggy- Piece Of Mariah Carey- Haney Playliat Additions: Power Play: Power Play: O.N.A.- 24 Gedziny Po Already a runaway success in Downtown Radio, both based Jewel- Foolish Games Robert Kasprzycki. Tylko Oasis- D'You Know What I Mean RADIO BIALYSTOK/Bialystok S FL Kelly- Gotham City Michael Learns TR- Paint My Love his native U.S. and in Aus- in Belfast/Northern Ireland, is Playlist Addition.: Paul McCartney -The World Tonight. CHR T-Raperny- Doreczyciel A.D.M. When You Warms Move Playliet Additions: Tomek Wolski Head Of Music Radiohead- Karma Police tralia, Carlisle has emerged quiteoutspoken aboutthe Savage Garden- To The Moon Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day Dorota Marczyk- Stowe Power Play: RADIO l`r/litowroclaw B Vanessa William.- Happiness from the contemporary Chris- track. "Every once in a while," Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Edyta Geppert- Cry Pamietaaz Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day CHR tian music scene with a knack he says, "your gut feeling tells Dorota Marczyk- Slowa Haddaway- What About Me P. Kosiarkiewicz. Radosny Wojciech Deluge - Producer Jon Bon Jovi Queen Of New Orleans Jon Bon Jed. Queen Of New Orleans Playliet Additions: Power Play: GREECE for writing top-notch ballads, you that you've got something %Isiah Carey- Honey Mariah Carey- Honey 911. The Journey Jon Bon Jovi- Queen Of New Orleans which strikes a chord with the P. Hosiarkiewicz- Radosny O.N.A.- 24 Godziny Po Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Mariah Carey- Honey JERONIMO GROOVY/Maroush some with a subtle country Dorota Marczyk- Slowa Paul McCartney -The World Tonight P. Kosiarkiewics- Radoany Paul McCartney -The World Tonight Athena G Hugh Cornwell. One Burning Desire feel. This track, taken from listeners over here-this hap- Shaggy- Piece Of Robert Gawlinski- Wojna I Milosc Playliet Additions: CHR/Dance/Rock Mariah Carey. Honey the album of the same name, pens to be one of those. We Rossi Artysci- Moja I 511- The Journey Dings Contorousis - Head Of Music RADIO KOSZALIN/Konalin G Shaggy- Piece Of Speedy- Time For You A.D.M.- When You Wanna Move Playlist Additions: could be the one to make him programmed it right away." CHR/Roek Varian Manx- Kiedy Mole Malujes. Beck -Jack -Asa Jan Peter- U Make Me Feel a household name with AC Withasmile,Rosborough Przemyslaw Mroczek - DJ/Producer RADIO OLSKTITI/Olsztyn G Yak- A Ja Dosiegam Buckshot Lefongue Another Day Meredith Brooks- Bitch Power Play: CHR/Rock Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Will Smith- Men In Black audiencesinEurope. John adds: "So far, no -one's called Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Jacek Hopfer - Head Of Music RADIO ESKA NORD/Gdynia S Close II You- Nice & Nasty P. Kosiarkiewicz- Radnany Power Play: AC No Mercy- that You HISS 909 FM/Athens G Rosborough, programme dir- us and asked to take it off the Hotel Patter - Head Of Music Playliet Additions: Mariah Carey- Honey Omar- Say Nothing CUR/Dance ector for AC station Cool FM air, so we assume that silence AJ).M.- When You Wanna Move Veruca Salt- Benjamin Power Play: P. Hosiarkiewics- Radosny Michael Timoussopoulos - Prog Dir Playlist Additions: Buckshot Lefonque- Another Day anditsCHR counterpart means contentment!" Alphaville- Wishful Thinking Shaggy- Piece Of Power Play: Beck- Jack-Ans A.D.M.- When You Wanna Move Playlist Additions: Todd Terry- Something Going On Billy Joel- To Make You Feel Alphaville- Wishful Thinking A.D.M. When You Wanna Move

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Playliat Additions: Playliat Additions: Bellied-Samba De Jrnaeiro Morrissey- Alma Matters Hans Hagman - Head Of Music Kylie Minogue- Some Kind Of Bliss Big Mountain- All Kinds Of People Chilli/Carrapieho. Tie Tic Tee Pet Shop Boys- Somewhere A List: No Mercy- Kiss You Coolio- C U When U Get There Caesar Fled. Buty Tam LATVIA Primal Scream- Star AD Boyzone. Picture Of UB40- Tell Me Is It True? EternalfWinana- I Wanna Be Seahorses- Blinded Foo Fighters- Everlong RADIO SW/El/Riga G GREEK RADIO CORFU/Corfu B Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony Joe Cocker- Could You Shaggy- Piece Of Robyn- Do You Know AC CHR Lisa Stansfield- Never Gonna Give Third Eye Blind- Semi -Charmed J. Sipkevics - Prog Dir Spyros Hytiria - Head Of Music RADIO FM PLUS/Pibien S Michael Jackson- History FM RADIO NETWORK/Germany G Power Play: Playliat Additions: AC Monaco- Sweet Lips CHR MTV U.K/London P Genesis -Congo Charlatan.- Area 51 Jan Hanoumk - Head Of Music Pa-DODS- Uszkotonok Armin Wei. Prog Dir Music Television Gina G. Ti Amo Kula Shaker- 303 Playliat Additions: Daddy/Evana- I'll Be Missing Power Play: A List: Universal- Rock Me Good Other.- Won't Be Home Hannon- Where's The Love Ricky Martha- Maria Together- Be With You AD Chemical Brothers- Electrobank Playliat Additions: Seahorses. Blinded Meredith Brooks- Bitch Ultra Nate- Free Vienna- Amadeus '97 Mary J. Bilge- Everything Barry Boom- Stand And Deliver Varnaline- Empire Blues A List: Refugee Camp- The Sweetest Chumbawamba- Tubthumping RADIO TRIANGL/Jablonee B RADIO DANUBIUSffludripest P Backstreet Boys- Everybody Coverdale/Whiteonake- Dont Fade NRG 87.7/Athens B AC/CHR CHR Bell Book & Candle- Rescue Me MCM/Paris P Dance Ludek Pytloun - Music Manager Laszlo Bartok - Music Dir Bellied- Samba De Janeiro Music Television RADIO RIGAI 106,E/Riga B Tolls Varnas - Head Of Music Power Play: Playliat Additions: Chilli/Carrapicho- Tic Tic Tao Her. Lemaire Prog Dir CHR Notorious BIG- Hypnotize Amokfutok- V. Valami Depeehe Mode- Home A List: Power Play: Eric Niedra Prog Dir Armmd Van Belden- Ultra Funicular Puff Daddy- Been Around Babyface/Wonder. How Come, How Long Der Wolf- Eigener Held Anggun- La Neige Power Play: Playliat Additions: Red 5- Gimme Luv Brand New Heavies- You Are The Freundeskreis. Diabologum- 365 Jours Levellers- What A Beautiful Day Atlantic Ocean. The Cycle Red 5. Access Dukk And Dakk- Santa Maria Funky Diamonds- It's A Game Doc Gynmo- NeIci Meredith Brooks- Bitch ZhiVago- Teardrops Titikos Usenet Grooveminister Madchen Trinket Menelik- Faut Se Lacher Morrissey- Alma Matters Play'. Additions: Lutricia McNeal. Ain't That Just Oasis. D'You Know What I Mean Texas- Black Eyed Boy CZECH REPUBLIC Brooklyn Bounce- Take A Ride RADIO BRIDGE/Budapest G Meredith Brooks- Bitch Olive- You're Not Alone Coolio- C U When U Get There G -Pare- Come Down AC Nana- Let It Rain Radiohead- Karma Police EVROPA 2/Prague Daddy/Evans- I'll Be Missing Nova- Welcome To Earth Orsolya Megyeri - Head Of Music Daddy/Evans- I'll Be Missing So What- Quoique Tu Penses AC Playliat Additions: Organized Noise- Set It Off Playliat Additions: Ricky Martin- Maria Spice Girls- Who Do You Think Milos Pokorny Head Of Program. Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Will Smith- Men In Black Meredith Brooks- Bitch Tic Tae Toe- Mr. Wichtig Will Smith- Men In Black ming Fool's Garden- Probably Wish- In Love New Videos Roman Ondracek Head Of Music Heddaway- What About Me A List: Cool. C U When U Get Then Playlist Additions: Mark Owen. I Am What SLOVAKIA ESTONIA ADCoolie- CU When U Get There Meredith Brooks- Bitch Alieha'e Attic. Air We Breathe Wet Wet Wet -Yesterday Down Low- Moonlight Paris Combo- Moi, Mon Arne Cotho- C U When U Get Them TOP RADIO/Kosice S RAADIO 2tTallime G Will Smith- M. In Black IL Kelly- Gotham City Parcel Obispo- Od Et Acec Qui CUR Genesis- Congo AC Touche- I cent Paula Cole- Where Have All The Immo Mihkeb.n - Head Of Music Jon Bon Jovi- Queen Of New Brims Ole Tache - Prog Dir LITHUANIA Rosie Gaines- Closer Than Clow Ota Balage- Jesus Hoyt. Additions: Play'. Addition.: Tribal Jam- Demarre le Show Alexia- Uh La La Dubstar- No Mom Talk Awesome- Rumours Power Play: RADIO M-1/Vilnius G Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony FREKVENCE I/Prague G Del Amitri- Not Where It's At Elton John- Something About The B -Rock- My Baby Daddy Brothers OT 4t.1, I'm Thinking Of You CHR AC Fool's Garden- Probably Folkmill- lndiviidsed Meted Chevelle Franklyn- Dance Rill Queen A List: Donates Bucelie Prog Dir V111/London P Rene Hnilicka Music Manager Genesis -Congo Genesis. Conga Chilli/Carrapicho- Tic Tic Tea Backstreet Boys- Everybody Power Play: Music Television Playliat Additions: Meredith Brooks- Bitch Jon Bon Jovi-Queen Of New Orleans Chumbawamba- Tubthumping Meredith Brooke- Bitch Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems Mark Hagen - Head Of Programming Babyface/Woodek How Come, How Long Oasis- D'You Know What I Mean Kate- Kurile M.s Clock- Sexy Thing Michael Jackson- Ghosts Playliat Additions: & Aug

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Boyzone- Picture Of UE- Last Night Noisy Nation- Shake First Class- Strictly Rollie Michael Jackson- Hietory Olive- Outlaw MUSIC Heavy Rotation Michael Jackson- History Will Smith -Men In Black Lutricia McNeal- Ain't That Just Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems Peter Andre -All About Us Celine Dion- Call The Man IL Kelly- I Believe RADIO KUKUMaRinn G OTT -All Out Daddy/Evaes- CO Be Missing Prodigy- Narayan TELEVISION Eternal/Winona- I War. Be Savage Garden- I Want You Rock/AC Ricky Martin- Maria T -Spoon- Sex On The Beach Steel Pulse- Bro. Eyed Girl Jon Bon Jovi- Midnight U2- Staring At The Sun HUNGARY Jean Riikoja - Head Of Music MTV EUROPE/London P New Videos UE- Last Night Suede- Filmstar Lim Stanafield- Never Gonna Give Playliat Additions: Music Television Big Mountain -All Kinds Of People Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony HUNGARIAN TOP 20 AIRPLAY Paula Cole- Where Have All The RTL RADIO CTTY 93.7/Prague G Clara Thomas- The Girl With Peter Good - Controll. Music Born Jamericans. Yardcore Will Smith- Men In Black CHART/ Sheryl Crow- A Change CHR Genesis -Congo Programming MTV Networks Catch -Bingo New Videos Budapest P LUXEMBOURG 1.1B40. Tell Me Is It True? Karel Oubrecht - Frog Mgr k.d. tang- The Mr A List: Crystal Method- Busy Child Jon Boa Jovi. Queen Of New Orleans CHR Active Rotation David Beck Head Of Music Paul Weller -Brushed ELDORADIO/Luxembourg S Apocatyptica- The Unforgiven Foxy Brown- Big Bad Mama Mariah Carey- Honey Playliat Additions: Edwyn Collina- The Magic Piper CDR Backstreet Boye- Everybody Genesia- Congo Nek- Leure Non CE R. Kelly- Gotham City Luc Nielsen Head Of Mimic Btecketreet-Fir Jai- Heay. No Doubt- Spiderwebs Shawn Colvin- Sunny Came Home Playing Additions: Thugs- leak Into My Eyes Jon Bon Jovi. Queen Of New Orleans Texas- Black Eyed Boy Medium Rotation Big Mountain- All Kinds Of People Coolio- C U When U Get There Mary J. Bilge- Everything Venga Boys- Parade De Tetra Del Arnitri- Not Where It's At Down Low- Moonlight Dimitri/Parie- Same Enna.. Niagra- Cloudbmt Verve Pipe- The Freshmen Michael Jackson- Ghosts Empire- Waterfall Faith No More -Lest Cup Of Sorrow Reed SizefReprazent- Heroes airborne Feline -Just As You Are Paul McCartney- The World Tonight No Mercy- Kiss You Stereophonics- A Thousand Trees Toni Braxton- I Don't Want To Radiohead- Karma Police Hanson- Where's The Love Suede- Filmetar Trisha Yearwood- How Do I Live? THE CARDIGANS Rammeteio- Du Host Lir Kim- Not Tonight Thomas Jules Stock -That Kinds Guy Wet Wet Wet -Maybe Manbreak. Ready Way Out West- Blue YOUR NEW CUCKOO Scorpions- Where The River New Recurrent Spice Girls- Step To Me MC Solar- Gangster Modems M.& Crush Trampolene/Stock- Meredith Brooks- Bitch Babyface/Wonder- How Come, How Long Bee Gees- I Could Not Oasis. D'You Know What I Me. THE MUSIC FACTORY/ holm/PolyGram Phil Collins- Wear My Hat LIECHTENSTEIN Peter Andre- All About Us BOBSYM, Holland B Police- Every Breath Producer: Daddy/Evans- I'll Be Missing Music Television RADIO L/Liechtenstein B Rembrandts- FE Be Them IL Kelly- Gotham City Erik Bross - Music Director Tore Johansson CHR/AC Badiohead- Karma Police New Videos Dani Sigel Program Director Ricky Martin- Maria Genesis- Congo Publisher: Stockholm Texas- Black Eyed Boy Roland Blum - Head Of Music Robbie Williams- Lazy Days Playliat Additions: UE- Last Night THE BOX/London G imilMINNEr Coolio- C U When U Get Then Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony Elton John- Something About The Will Smith- Men In Black Music Television Lis Laskowski - D. of Prog Having enjoyed massive success when you bear in mind that this Juli.- Schau'Mer Mal Wu -Tang Clan- Triumph Steve Winwood. Back To My Baby New Videos Boo Tops RECORD COMPANIES with the relaunched Lovefool, group does come up with consis- 91l- Bodyshakie Jou Bon Jeri- Queen Of New Orleans Backstreet Boys- Everybody b age this track has been plucked from tently strong material, this is an Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mc Problems The Bridge Network now Boysone- Picture Of theSwedishoutfit'scurrent obvious choice really." De Groot MTV/Central Region P Coolio- C U When U Get There broadcasts to 45 cities Damage- Love Ledy First Band On The Moon album also suggests that the relative Music Television across the CIS Andreas Heineke Head Of Music Eternal/Winans- I Wanna Be as a suitable Single candidate. paucity of strong single releases Gala- Freed From Desire A List: Hamm- Where's The Love AtBelgianpublicCHR/AC duringthesummer months PROGRAMME ADBrooklyn Bounce- Take A Ride Haman- MMMI3op We need to be serviced with SUPPLIERS Marials Carey- Honey broadcaster BRTN West Flan- could also serve to boost the Lir Kim- Not Tonight No Mercy- Kiss You your product now! Michael Jackson- Ghosts ders, headquartered in Kortrijk, Cardigans' airplay chances. "Not TIDE BRIDGE RADIO NETWORK/ Thekenschlampen- Schlecht'n Batt St. Petersburg P Mr. President- I Give You.. a great deal of product is coming Mr. President- Coco Jamboo presenter and staff producer CHR MTV/Southern Region P Bridge Media, Box 9 Notorious BIG. Mo Money Mo Problems Peter de Groot thinks that Your out these days," he notes, "let Dena Krutakikh Music Director Music Television ALM!: Clive Evan - Had Of Music Oasie- D'You Know What I Mean c/o Post International New Cuckoo is a perfect track alone quality material that also Daddy/Evans- Ill Be Missing AD DJ Dado. Coming Back A List: St. Petersburg for the summer season. "Our suits our format, so we are gen- Fao Fighters- Everlong AD Boysonm Picture Of Sashl- Ecuador Fun Lavin' Criminals- Scooby Snacks Foo Fighters. Everlong Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony 2 Gales Gardens core audience really likes this uinely somewhat limited in our Gary Barlow- So Help Me Girl Will Smith- Men In Black Birkbeck Street programming opportunities." Live- Turn My Head MTV/Northern Region P Wu -Tang Clan- Triumph typeof music anyway-and Break.' Oat Of The Boa London E20 M.sive Attack- Risingson Music Television Michael Jackson -History Ti Sync- Tearing Up My Heart MUSIC & MEDIA0AUGUST 23, 1997

AmericanRadioHistory.Com MAIRPLAY CHARTS. Short Takes ©Billboard Music Group Edited by Christian Lorenz w e e " 4 " 7 European Radio Top 50 VIENNA GETS A:HEAD Universal Music Germany's imprint A:HEAD de- livered its first three singles to German radio last week. Cream of the crop are Vienna's Sofa TW LWWOCArtisttle Original Total New Surfers, who cook up a scorching dub instrumen- Label Stations Adds tal as their theme song Sofa Surfers. The single also features a remix by Richard Dorfmeister. 4 1 9 PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS/I'LL BE MISSING YOU (BAD BOY/ARISTA) 128 4 The other two are Dude's Money Runner-a cover ® 2 7 Meredith Brooks/Bitch of Quincy Jones' funky 1971 instrumental-and (Capitol) 107 8 House Of Prince's house track Perfect Love. All 4 7 5 Coolio/C U When U Get There (Tommy Boy) 94 12 three singles will be released in Germany by the ® 8 5 Will Smith/Men In Black (Columbia) 80 15 end of August. A fourth, Gone Too Far by Vien- 5 3 7 Oasis/D'You Know What I Mean (Creation) nese techno artist and Cheap contributor Gerard 88 4 Deluxe, is scheduled for mid -September. 0 4 6 Backstreet Boys/Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Jive) 90 5 7 6 13 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Wanna Be The Only One (EMI) 84 3 MACCA 'STONED' AGAIN 8 5 15 Hanson/MMMBop Paul McCartney's classical composition Standing (Mercury) 73 0 Stone will be given its world premiere by the Lon- 9 9 8 Michael Jackson/History (Epic) 85 4 don Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lawrence 0 11 8 Bellini/Samba De JaneiroIiirt-,or. (Virgin) 70 8 Foster on October 14 at London's Royal Albert 10 4 Hall. The 75 -minute piece was commissioned by g Boyzone/Picture Of You (Polydor) 80 7 EMI Music to celebrate the company's 100th an- 12 12 5 R. Kelly/Gotham City (Jive) 79 4 niversary. It took McCartney four years to finish # 16 8 Ultra Nate/Free (A&M) 57 7 Standing Stone, his first solo effort in the classi- cal field. The Liverpool Oratorio, his previous 14 13 6 Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin) 65 5 foray into the classics, which premiered in 1991, O 14 9 UB40/Tell Me Is It True? (DEP InternationalNirgin) 64 5 was co -written with Carl Davis. # 18 12 Babyface & Stevie Wonder/How Come, How Long (Epic) 58 4 REPRAZENT KICK IT LIVE 17 15 9 Ricky Martin/Maria (Columbia) 54 3 Roni Size and his Mercury Music Prize -nomi- CD 19 4 Texasaack Eyed Boy (Mercury) 54 4 nated drum'n'bass outfit Reprazent embark on an 24 15 Shola Ama/You Might Need Somebody (Freak Street/WEA) 1 extensive European tour to promote their album 4 48 New Forms in September. They kick off their au- 20 20 6 Gary Barlow/So Help Me Girl (RCA) 65 4 tumn tour on September 23 in Cologne, Germany. 21 21 11 Lisa Stansfield/Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (Arista) 56 3 After four more German dates, the show moves to 22 23 12 Olive/You're Not Alone Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France and the U.K. (RCA) 50 4 (October 22-31). Preceding the tour, Talkin' Loud 23 22 8 Brand New Heavies/You Are The Universe (ffrr) 55 3 will release Heroes, the second single from New 24 17 5 U2/Last Night On Earth (Island) 57 2 Forms, on September 1. The track features vocals 30 3 Radiohead/Karma Police by Onnallee and comes complete with a Base- 4 (Parlophone) 43 5 ment Jaxx re -mix. At a later date, the label will 26 25 11 Sash!/Ecuador lite.11kg (Byte Blue) 51 2 follow-up with new mixes by Kitachi and Kruder 35 2 Genesis/Congo (Virgin) 40 15 & Dorfmeister. 032 5 Shaggy/Piece Of My Heart (Virgin) 46 18 EMI JOINS POWER BROTHERS p40 2 Hanson/Where's The Love (Mercury) 52 15 3026 5 Todd Terry/Something Going On (Manifesto) 40 1 @33 3 Peter Andre/All About Us (Mushroom) 48 5 32 27 4 Robbie Williams/Lazy Days (Chrysalis) 45 0 33 28 9 Sheryl Crow/A Change Would Do You Good (A&M) 47 2 0,-NEMariah Carey/Honey (Columbia) 38 23 g 41 2 Notorious B.I.G./Mo Money Mo Problems (Puff Daddy/Arista) 37 8 36 36 9 Joe Cocker/Could You Be Loved (Capitol) 39 2 37 37 3 Big Mountain/All Kinds Of People (Giant) 48 6 3829 15 Jon Bon Jovi/Midnight In Chelsea (Mercury) 43 0 39 31 11 Jam & Spoon/Kaleidoscope SkiesIlltgabg (Dance Pool) 38 0 40 34 8 Depeche Mode/Home (Mute) 33 0 046 2 Alexia/Uh La La BOXIB. (DWA/Dance Pool) 32 4 (iD ).- NEElton John/Something About The Way You Look Tonight (Rocket/Mercury) 26 21 Cologne -based producers Ully Jonas and Peter #48 2 Chumbawamba/Tubthumping (EMI) 31 14 Power signed an exclusive label deal for their 44 38 9 Fool's Garden/Why Did She Go?Ingalbt (Intercord) 33 0 Power Brothers imprint with EMI Electrola, effec- tive August 4. Jonas and Power's label is best 4543 5 Mr. President/Jojo Actionliffilbt (WEA) 36 0 known for its success with the debut album by @).RESkunk Anansie/Brazen (Weep) (One Little Indian) 27 1 Adiemus in1995, which combined Gregorian # )=- NEJon Bon Jovi/Queen Of New Orleans (Mercury) 31 17 chants with dance beats. Former promoter Bodo Krohn has been appointed to handle all the duo's 4.-NESeahorses/Blinded By The Sun (Geffen) 28 4 affairs at EMI's Cologne headquarters. Pictured 0-RESteel Pulse/Brown Eyed Girl rilVI (Edel) 26 3 here are (left to right): EMI regional VP business ).- NERobyn/Do You Know (What It Takes) ,Illift (Ricochet/Ariola) 33 2 and legal affairs GSA Donald Valbert, EMI presi- 0 dent GSA Helmut Fest, Jonas, Power, EMI label The European Radio Top 50 chart is based an a weighteeLscoring system. Songs score points by achieving =rainy on all of Mithts reporting stations with contemporary music fulltime or during specific dayparts. MD Marco Quirini and Krohn. Stations are weighted by market size and by the number of hours per week. 7W = This Week, LW = Last Week, NE = New Entry, TS = Thad Stations 14%! Indicates singles which previously featured in the Border Breakers chart T Highest new entry Greatest chart points gainer

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Puff Daddy rewarded continued from page 1 Second wave of localisation for German MN Problems moreclosely,"says Al by Christian Lorenz duction of four hours of local after-hour 50:1 is a countdown of 50 music Dunne, programmecontrollerat noon programming on the channel invideos linked together by a central U.K. CHR station Atlantic 252. "We COLOGNE - MTV Europe's Ham-March. According to Oplesch, "Wetheme. Presented by VJ Christian now have four rap tracks [the others burg -based Central Serviceisto won around 30 percent more viewers Ulmen, 50:1 will kick off on Septem- are by Will Smith and Coolio] in fair- increase its German -language pro-in Germany during the hours whenber 1 with the greatest hits of the ly heavy rotation. That wouldn't gramming over the next two monthswe broadcast local programmes. But '90s, followed by shows on summer have happened up until recently." from four hours to 12 hours a day, four hours of local programming is hits, beach videos and boy bands. "Two years ago the answer would starting on September 1. not enough." Among the existing programmes have been We won't play Puff Daddy MTV Central's managing director The channel will launch two newwhich will now be localised are The becauseit'srap,"says Bernhard Michael Oplesch made the announce- German -language shows as part ofBig Picture with VJ Kimsy, Stylis- Hiller,headof musicat104.6 ment at the first day of Popkomm. 97. the expansion, MTV Sports and 50:1. simo with Julia Valet and Weekend RTL/Berlin. "Today, we have to be "The second wave of localisation,"MTV Sports is a weekly 30 -minuteEditionwithChristianUlmen. careful, and play it if it's a hit. It was says Oplesch, "focuses on the eveningprogramme featuring contemporaryPlanstolocalisethechannel's very obvious this would be a world- hours and the weekend." extreme and street sports such asmorning programming have not yet wide hit, because it's a cover of one of This latest move follows the intro-skateboarding, while the daily one -been revealed. the 20 most -played songs all over the world. There's a story behind the song, something to talk about, and Stein's Popkomm keynote continued from page 1 Virgin reformats Oui FM it's very familiar to everybody." continued from page 1 PuffDaddy'sprevioussingle According to Stein, this attitude, long can we afford to go on like that?" Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (fea- coupled with GEMA's practiceof In demanding fairer treatment for "We want to hold on to the exist- turing Mase) spent six weeks at the applying different tariffs to classicalpopular music in Germany, Stein ing listeners and advertisers. Losing top of Billboard's (U.S.) Hot 100 in and pop music, does not reflect thecited the new initiatives taken by the anyone along the way would be care- March and April, going double plat- current situation in the music mar-Labour government in the U.K to set less. It will still be a rock format, but inum. But although it was essential-ket. "The commercial music sectorup a "creative task force," giving broader than it currently is. It has to ly an update of the Grandmaster beats the serious sector hands downindustry insiders such as Richard be more accessible. Sometimes it can Flash rap standard The Message, when it comes to potential for innova-Branson and Alan McGee a voice in be too eclectic or too much like U.S. and had a further hook in its refer- tion and diversity," he asserted. the political processes, and conse- college rock." ences to Matthew Wilder's Break My "In the world of pop music, innova-quently the chance to affect the con- He adds: "We arelookingto Stride, it failed to ignite in Europe. tion is the basis for commercial suc-ditions under which music is pro- relaunch Oui FM sometime around "The difference between those two cess. And commercial success," heduced and marketed. the turn of the year which will involve songs," explains Hiller, "is that Can't continued, "is a strong incentive for The same rate of VAT on pre- Virgin branding to some degree." Nobody is pure rap, but I'll Be Miss- artistic creativity." recorded music which is levied on The acquisition of Dui FM is the ing You is a kind of mixture, it's not Stein is a staunch defender of thebooks in Germany, the amendment of Richard Branson -owned company's rap, it's speaking -singing. It's more power of commercial incentives toexisting copyright legislation to give first foray into radio outside the U.K. like Warren G's What's Loue Got To encourage young artists to be origi- labels more control over the electron- Campbell confirmed a deal to buy an Do With It, another of the few hip - nal. "Commercial success," he observ- ic distribution of music, and equal Athens broadcaster is "in the process hop records to cross over." ed, "no longer comes in the form oftreatment of classical and popular of being completed this month," but Arista U.K. marketing director the lowest common denominator. No, music by GEMA, were the key issues he would not reveal station's name. Kevin Brown says Been Around the biggest success stories today are on Stein's wish list. The Paris and Athens markets The World will be released as theartists who polarise opinions. The "Next year," he said, "I want to were chosen because of the high pro- next single from No Way Out onlyrics and attitude of acts such asstand here and be able to tell you file of Virgin products and services September 29. This time sampling Rammstein or Tic Tac Toe create fric- that we-industry representatives there, according to Campbell. "From a David Bowie's Let's Dance, it willtion, as do black hip -hop and theand politicians-have achieved the branding standpoint it makes sense feature Bowie performing in the Kelly Family." reduced VAT rate of seven percent on to go into those markets. Paris and video. "Puffy's a musical magpie," According to Stein, the Germanrecorded music, and total control over Athens are good, strong Virgin mar- admits Brown, "but he's very cleverindustry spends an estimated DMdigital distribution in the interests of kets, as well as strong radio markets." with it. Our focus at Arista is turn- 100 million ($60 million) a year sup-our artists. Next year,I want to VRI will also be a contender for a ing him into a superstar over the porting young talent. "We [the record stand here and tell you that we have national FM licencein Holland rest of the year." industry] are the new patrons of the saved 180,000 jobs and have laid the when it is advertised in less than Additional reporting by Mike McGeever. arts," he claimed, but asked, "how foundation for a healthy future." two years' time.

Comet awards shine light on German success stories continued from page 1 most popular artists and videos of The Comet Industry Awards are a the previous year. jointinitiativeof German music Axel Alexander of BMG won thechannel Viva and Musik Komm, the accolade for the A&R Achievement oforganisers of Popkomm. The votes the Year for his work with the all -were cast by media personalities girl rap act Tic Tac Toe, while former fromGerman andinternational East West president Jurgen Otter -trade publications, including Musik- stein was granted the Marketingwoche, Musikmarkt, Music & Media, Achievement award for the successBillboard, MBI and W&V. of the duet Time To Say Goodbye by After last year's ceremony, this Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli. year's prizes reflected the desire of The innovative, young CHR sta-Viva and Musik Komm to "intensify tion EMs Live (part of Cologne -basedtheir cooperation and present some- Comet Industry public broadcaster WDR) was votedthing bigger and better that cele- the Music Format of the year. Otherbrates the business community," winners included Levis for Creativeaccording to Musik Komm's deputy Awards winners Advertising, and the magazine MAXmanaging director Ralf Plaschke. in the Music Journalism category. He adds: "Most music awards are A&R Achievement of the Year: Creative Advertising: Levis The Outstanding Contribution/based on sales. We aim to establish Axel Alexander (BMG Ariola Music Format: WDR Eins Live Special Prize of the Jury awardan independent award with a jury Hamburg) for Tic Tac Toe Pop Event: Love Parade 1 went to electronic music pioneersconsisting of members of leading Marketing Achievement: Jur- Music Journalism: MAX- Kraftwerk, who beat ex -Can mem- trade publications. The Comet stands gen Otterstein (ex -East West) Spezialausgabe ber Irmin Schmidt and dance musicfor the recognition of the achieve- for Sarah Brightman & Andrea Outstanding Contribution/Special producer Toni Cottura. ments of the music community." Bocelli Prize of the Jury: Kraftwerk

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Mainland European records breaking out of their country of signing Popkomm.97's legal advice centre, scheduled for Country the first day, was cancelled even before the trade TW LWWOC Artist/Title Original Label Of Signing TS fair opened its doors. Apparently a Hamburg -based law firm got an injunction prohibiting the event because it breaches the code of conduct for German 2 9 BELLINI/SAMBA DE JANEIRO (VIRGIN) GERMANY 48 0 1r; lawyers which stipulates that they do not advertise or promote their services in public. According to the 2 1 13 Sash!/Ecuador (Byte Blue) BELGIUM 44 organisers, the advice centre was supposed to give delegates the chance "to discuss individual legal 0 3 5 Robyn/Do You Know (What It Takes) (Ricochet/Ariola) SWEDEN 32 issues dealing with the entertainment industry in CI7 8 Chilli feat. Carrapicho/Tic Tic Tac (RCA) FRANCE 21 complete confidence-subject to making a prior appointment for first advisories free of charge." 6 38 Gala/Freed From Desire (Do It Yourself) ITALY 24 U.K commercial radio trade body, CRCA, has 0 appointed National Economic Research Assoc- 1013 Alexia/Uh La La (DWA/Dance Pool) ITALY 27 0 iates to report on the best ways to develop the 7 5 7 Nana/Lonely (Urban/Motor) GERMANY 19 industry in the interests of audiences, employees and shareholders. Results are expected early 1998. 01421 Lutricia McNeallAin't That Just The Way(Siljemark/CNR) SWEDEN 19 OTR hears that executives from record compa- nies across Latin America will be invited to cast 9 4 19 Cardigans/Lovefool (Trampolene/Stockholm) SWEDEN 16 their votes in the first music awards ceremony 10 9 11 Fool's Garden/Why Did She Go? (Intercord) GERMANY 23 organised by the Spanish IFPI branch as well as Spanish music industry execs. The awards are due 01314 Maria Montell/And So The Story Goes...(Di Da Di) (Epic) DENMARK 14 to take place in Madrid in November. 12 8 14 Jam & Spoon/Kaleidoscope Skies (Dance Pool) GERMANY 23 Vibe FM, the Essex Radio Group service which recently won the East Anglia regional 15 7 Mr. President/Jojo Action (WEA) GERMANY 23 licence, is expected to name Peter Fletcher as sta- 0 tion director. He is currently sales director at FRANCE 24 14 11 6 Wes/Alane (Saint George/Columbia) Hereward Radio/Peterborough. 15 1211 Nek/Laura Non C'E (WEA) ITALY 14 MTV has announced threeadditionalper- 24 3 Cardigans/Your New Cuckoo (Trampolene/Stockholm) SWEDEN 10 formersforits1997 0 Video Music Awards 5 Axelle Red/Ma Priere (Virgin) BELGIUM 11 018 bash in New York on 181720 Daft Punk/Around The World (Virgin) FRANCE 10 September.4. Puff Daddy,TheWall- 19194 Whirlpool Productions/From Disco To Disco (Motor) GERMANY 9 flowers,andJami- roquai will add to the 201615 Paradisio/Bailando (Dance Development) BELGIUM 11 line-up of U2, the Spice Girls and Beck. 212012 Vacuum/I Breathe (Stockholm) SWEDEN 10 There are persistent rumours that Laurent Gallavardin, until five months ago managing direc- # RE Paradisio/Vamos A La Discoteca (Dance Development) BELGIUM 12 tor for sales at PolyGram France, could be back in av23232 Le Click/Call Me (Logic) GERMANY 10 the music business soon. It's also rumoured that Henri de Bodinat, former president of Sony 24216 2 Eivissa/Ooh La La La (Club Tools) GERMANY 8 Music France, who spent the past two years at Club Med, is considering several options to re-enter * NE No Mercy/Kiss You All Over (MCl/Arista) GERMANY 15 the music business. And, OTR hears, Gallavardin and De Bodinat discussed a possible partnership. TW = This Week, LW = Last Week, WOC = Weeks On Chart, TS = Total Stations, NE = New Entry, RE = Re -Entry.Titles registering a significant point gain are awarded abullet. Talking of people looking for options, OTR takes it 1 indicates the Road Runner award, assigned to the single with the biggest increase in chart points. that Gilles Paire-who was running PolyGram's Scandinavia: Keith Foster - (46) 8 366 228 Printed by: mail-order operations in London until recently, and Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 1593 2429; Terry Headley Brothers Ltd, Queens Road, Ashford, was formerly president of PolyGram France-is Music Berne (Classical/jazz editor) - (34) 3458 3791; Kent TN24 8HH Gary Smith (Dance grooves) - (34) 3488 2180 fishing for international catalogues to distribute in Media. France for a new company he plans to set up. Sale's csrici Market -ring ISSN : 1385-612 Eci I-fork:11 Associate publisher/sales, marketing ©1997 BPI Communications Inc. 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The most aired songs in Europe's leading radio markets TW=This Week, LW=Last Week, WOC=Weeks On Chart, TS=Total Stations

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1 1 6 MEREDITH BROOKS/BITCH (CAPITOL) 16 1 1 8 DADDY/EVANS/I'LL BE MISSING (BAD BOY/ARISTA)25 1 2 8 WILL SMITH/MEN IN BLACK (Columbia) 2 1 9 Daddy/Evans/I'll Be Missing You (Ariola) 3 (Mercury) 15 2 2 3 IL Kelly/Gotham City (Jive) 25 2 5 Texas/Black Eyed Boy 3 4 11 Anggun/La Neige Au Sahara (Columbia) 3 2 7 Oasis/D'You Know What I Mean (Creation) 14 3 3 9 Bellini/Samba De Janeiro (Virgin) 21 4 8 4 Jean -Jacques Go ldman/Sache Que Je (Columbia) 4 6 8 Daddy/Evans/IM Be Missing (Bad Boy/Arista)15 4 7 5 Backstreet Boys/Everybody (Jive) 20 5 3 14 Hanson/MMMBop (Mercury) 5 5 4 Will Smith/Men In Black (Columbia) 15 5 8 7 Michael Jackson/History (Epic) 21 6 7 10 Spice Girls/Who )o You Think You Are (Vugin) 7 14 7 Olive/You're Not Alone (RCA) (Hut/Virgin) 13 6 10 4 Coolio/C U When U Get There (Tommy Boy) 20 6 4 8 Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony 8 5 13 MC Solaar/Gangster Moderne (Polydor) 7 4 5 (Columbia) 17 7 11 4 Peter Andre/AR About Us (Mushroom) 14 Ricky Martin/Maria 9 16 6 Texas/Halo (Me ) 8 7 4 Coolio/C U When U Get There (Tommy Boy) 14 8 6 7 Meredith Brooks/Bitch (Capitol) 21 10 13 6 Shola Ama/You Might Need Somebody 9 13 3 Chumbawamba/Tubthumping (EMI) 13 9 14 8 Shola Ama/You Might Need Somebody(Freak Street/WEA) 16 11 10 6 DocGyneco/NeId (Virgin) 12 6 13 Blackstreet/Don't Leave Me (Interscope) 10 9 5 (Polydor) 13 10 5 7 Tic Tac Toe/Mr. Wichtig (RCA) 19 Boyzone/Picture Of You 13 9 8 R. Kell /I Believe I Can Fly (East West) 11 18 3 Notorious BIG/Mo Money Mo Problems(PuffDaddy/Arista) 12 11 15 2 Brand New Heavies/You Are The (ffrr) 17 14 1215 IAM/L'Empire Du COte Obscur (Delabel) 12 nNEDannii/All I Wanna Do (WEA) 13 12 nNEWill Smith/Men In Black (Columbia) 15 15 11 9 No Doubt/Just A Girl (Universal) 13 1412 Ultra Nate/Free (A&M) 13 13 16 2 Boyzone/Picture Of You (Polydor) 17 16 32 3 Skank/Garota Nacional (Tristar) 17 2015 Lara Fabian/Tout (Polydor) 14 (Do It Yourself) 13 14 11 4 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Warms Be (EMI) 18 a NEGala/Freed From Desire 18 1517 Jamiroquai/Alright (SMALL) 15 10 6 Seahorses/Blinded By The Sun (Geffen) 12 15 12 4 Nana/Let It Rain (Urban/Motor) 14 19 24 8 Menelik/Faut S' Lacher (SMALL) 16 20 2 Mary J. Blige/Everything (Uptown/MCA) 12 16 1310 Jam & Spoon/Kaleidoscope Skies (Dance Pool) 15 20 n-NEMC Solaar/Les Temps Changent (Po(ydorEMI) 17 1614 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Wanna Be (EMI) 11 17 18 2 Genesis/Congo (Virgin) 15 21 35 3 Tribal Jam/Demarre Le Show ) 22 36 6 Please (EMI) 11 18 9 12 Hanson/MMMBop (Mercury) 15 gmirtramE/LiM 18 12 6 Robbie Williams/Lazy Days (Chrysalis) 23 25 6 Se Ne (Tristar( ) 19 17 5 Todd Terry/Something Going On (Manifesto) 12 19 19 4 Babyface/Wonder/How Come, How Long (Epic) 12 24 21 8 Etienne Dahao/Les Borda De Seine Virgin) 20 8 10 Sheryl Crow/A Change (A&M) 11 20 nNEBig Mountain/All Kinds Of People (Giant) 12 25 3019 Daft Punk/Around The World (Virgin) Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports,usinga weighted -scoring system, Data supplied bySNEP/IPSOS from an electronically monitored panel of national and based on audience size. based on audience size. regional stations.Songs are ranked by number of plays and weighted by audience. J NI NMI +ffi 1111111111111111 TW LW LW WOC ArtiaOTitle Original Label TS IV LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS TW LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS

1 1 7 DADDY/EVANS/I'LL BE MISSING (BAD BOY/ARISTA) 19 1 1 5 DADDY/EVANS/I'LL BE MISSING (BAD BOY/AR1STA) 14 1 1 8 DADDY/EVANS/I'LL BE MISSING(BAD BOY/ARISTA) 10 2 9 4 Coolio/C U When U Get There (Tommy Boy) 16 2 2 9 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Warms Be (EMI) 15 2 2 8 Ricky Martin/Maria (Columbia) 9 3 4 3 Will Smith/Men In Black (Columbia) 16 3 3 11 Hanson/MMIVIBop (Mercury) 11 3 4 3 Oasis/D'You Know What I Mean (Creation) 10 4 6 2 Boyzone/Picture Of You (Polydor)17 4 16 2 Meredith Brooks/Bitch (Capitol) 11 4 3 8 Meredith Brooks/Bitch (Capitol) 10 5 7 5 Backstreet Boys/Everybody (Jive) 15 5 5 8 Olive/You're Not Alone (RCA) 12 5 6 13 Hanson/MMMBop (Mercury) 9 6 2 6 Meredith Brooks/Bitch (Capitol) 16 6 4 5 Backstreet Boys/Everybody (Jive) 12 6 5 13 Jon Bon Jovi/Midnight In Chelsea (Mercury) 9 7 5 10 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Wanna Be (EMI) 15 7 9 12 Babyface/Wonder/How Come, How Long (Epic) 10 7 7 7 Depeche Mode/Home (Mute) 8 8 3 7 Oasis/D'You Know What I Mean (Creation) 14 8 6 4 R. Kelly/Gotham City (Jive) 11 8 8 3 Shaggy/Piece Of My Heart (Virgin) 8 9 13 4 Ultra Nate/Free (A&M) 14 9 12 3 Shola Ama/You Might Need Somebody(Freak Street/WEA) 9 9 16 6 Olive/You're Not Alone (RCA) 7 10 8 3 R. Kelly/Gotham City (Jive) 16 10 8 7 Michael Jackson/History (Epic) 11 10 9 4 Ultra Nate/Free (A&M) 8 11 11 3 Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin) 10 11 nNEWill Smith/Men In Black (Columbia) 9 11 17 3 Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin) 8 12 12 6 UB40/Tell Me Is It True? (DEP International/Virgin) 14 12 11 2 Bellini/Samba De Janeiro (Virgin) 10 12 10 7 Alexia/Ub La La (DWA/Dance Pool) 5 13 10 6 Brand New Heavies/You Are The (ffrr)-12 13 nNECoolio/C U When U Get There (Tommy Boy) 9 13 11 3 U2/Last Night On Earth (Island) 7 14 14 3 Todd Terry/Something Going On (Manifesto) 10 14 nNEBoyzone/Picture Of You (Polydor) 8 14 12 3 Massimo Di Cataldo/Camminando (Columbia) 7 15 nNE Bellini/Samba De Janeiro (Virgin) 11 15 13 8 Borsato/Oosterhuis/Wereld (Polydor) 7 15 1410 Vacuum/I Breathe (Stockholm) 6 16 nRE Stahl/Ecuador (Byte Blue) 11 16 17 4 Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin) 7 16 15 2 Daft Punk/Around The World (Virgin) 5 17 nNE Hanson/Where's The Love (Mercury) 11 17 nNENotorious BIG/Mo Money Mo Problems(Puff Daddy/Arista) 8 17 18 5 883/La Regola Dell'Amico (RTI) 7 18 n-NEAmy Grant/rake A Little Time (A&M) 13 18202 Radiohead/Karma Police (Parlophone) 7 18 19 3 Radiohead/Karma Police (Parlophone) 5 19 nRE Olive/You're Not Alone (RCA) 10 19 10 7 UB40/Tell Me Is It True? (DEP International/Virgin) 7 19 1.-RENiccolo' Fabiffl Giardiniere (Virgin) 5 20 1615 Hanson/MMMBop (Mercury) 10 20 nNET-Spoon/Sex On The Beach (Ala Bianca) 9 20 n NESamuelle Bersani/Gludizi Universali (Pressing) 5

Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. based on audience size. based on audience size.

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1 3 10 ELLA BALLA SOLA/NO LO VUELVES (111SPAVOR) 4 1 n NE PAUL MCCARTNEY/TIE WORLD TONIGHT (PARLOPHONE)15 1 1 7 HANSON/MMMBOP (MERCURY) 2 2 6 David De Maria/Amor Multiplicado (Ariola) 4 2 1 4 E.Bartosiewicz/Sklam Alam (Izabelin Studio) 19 2 n NEBellini/Samba De Janeiro (Virgin) 3 6 6 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Wanna Be (EMI) 4 3 6 2 Hanson/Where's The Love (Mercury) 17 3 3 6 Jon Bon Jovi/Midnight In Chelsea (Mercury) 4 1 10 Jarabe De Palo/La Flaca (Virgin) 4 4 n NEP. Kosiarkiewicz/Radosny (Izabelin Studio) 15 4 18 3 Wet Wet Wet/Strange (Precious/Mercury) 5 5 7 Daddy/Evans/I'll Be Missing (Bad Boy/Arista) 4 5 5 2 Varius Manx/Kiedy Mnie Malujesz (Zic Zac) 17 5 n- NEJoe Cocker/Could You Be Loved (Capitol) 6 4 3 Paul McCartney/The World Tonight (Parlophone) 4 6 2 4 Big Mountain/All Kinds Of People (Giant) 15 6 16 3 No Doubt/Don't Speak (Trauma/Interscope) 7 9 5 Jon Secada/Amandolo (SBK) 3 7 n NEMariah Carey/Honey (Columbia) 15 7 6 3 Mr. President/Jojo Action (WEA) 8 8 6 Manolo Tena/Tierra Savalje (Epic) 3 8 n NE Shaggy/Piece Of My Heart (Virgin) 14 8 > NEPa-D6-D5/Uszkotonok (EMI) 9 20 2 Pedro Guerra/Moreno (Ariola) 3 9 11 2 Golden Life/Confiteo (Zic Zac) 16 9 9 7 Toni Braxton/I Don't Want To (LaFace) 10 10 3 Lisa Stansfield/Never Gonna Give (Arista) 3 10 4 3 U2/Last Night On Earth (Island) 14 10 > NEUltra Nate/Free (A&M) 11 n NEElton John/Something About The (Rocket/Mercury) 3 11 10 2 Amy Grant/Take A Little Time (A&M) 16 11 8 7 Katrina And The Waves/Love Shine (Etemal/WEA) 12 19 3 Wyclef Jean/Trying To Stay (Rune-use/Columbia) 3 12 8 2 Morrissey/Alma Matters (Island) 14 12 > NEChilli feat. Carrapichotric Tic Tac (RCA) 13 18 3 Texas/Black Eyed Boy (Mercury) 3 13 3 4 Chaka Demus & Pliers/Every Little (Virgin) 13 13 n NEMichael Jackson/History (Epic) 14 17 3 Donato Y Estefano/Entre La Linea (Epic) 3 14 n NEBuckshot Lefonque/Another Day (Columbia) 14 14 > NEMonaco/Sweet Lips (Polydor) 15 16 2 Meredith Brooks/Bitch (Capitol) 3 15 n RE Oasis/D'You Know What I Mean (Creation) 12 15 is- NECsazar Elod/Buty Taan (Rozsa/Warner) 16 15 3 No Me Pises.../My Speed Love (Columbia) 3 16 n NE O.N.A./24 Godziny Po (Columbia) 13 16 n NEEternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Wanna Be (EMI) 17 n NENacho Cano/La Fuente Del Amor (W & W) 3 17 9 4 Robbie Williams/Lazy Days (Chrysalis) 10 17 in NERicky Martin/Maria (Columbia) 18 12 2 Marta/Negro Azabache (Mercury) 3 18 7 3 Myles & Zucchero/Waiting For (EMI) 13 18 n- NEDaddy/Evans/rll Be Missing (Bad Boy/Arista) 19 11 2 Jonny Lang/Lie To Me (A&M) 3 19 n NEJon Bon Jovi/Queen Of New Orleans (Mercury) 11 19 n NELisa Stansfield/Never Gonna Give (Arista) 20 n NEMiguel Dantart/Chinita Con Mores (Polydor) 4 20 12 7 Daddy/Evans/I'll Be Missing (Bad Boy/Arista) 14 20 n- RESupertramp/You Win, I Lose (EMI) Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by the Hungarian Commercial Radio Association on the basis of playlist based on audience size. based on audience size. reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. Your gateways to Europe Eurofile-Europe's best directories to with accuracy guaranteed by the Billboard Music Group L

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