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The National Association of Broadcasters has Dr. Dre Sues Napster selected Emmis Communications Chairman Jeffrey Smulyan to receive the 2000 National Making good on his word last week, rapper Dr. Dre has filed suit against Napster, alleg- Radio Award. ing the company produces a product that encourages Internet users to pirate his music "Jeff has built Emmis into one of the most and trade free MP3 files. The suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, respected names in our industry," commented says that Napster refused to remove Dre's songs from its database; he had given the NAB Exec. Vice President/Radio John David. company until last Friday (April 21) to meet his Napster lawyers responded demands. "His savvy business leadership and service to by saying that Dre should go after individual users of Napster the communities where Emmis has a presence software and not the company itself. exemplify the qualities that the National Radio Dre joins Elektra recording artists Metallica and the Award was created to honor." Recording Industry Association of America, which already have Emmis operates 16 radio stations and seven filed suit against Napster. television stations in the U.S., and also holds several radio properties in Interestingly, Dr. Dre himself is the target of a piracy lawsuit, Hungary and Argentina. Smulyan, who is a past director of NAB and for- having just been sued by Lucasfilm, Ltd. for what it claims is mer principal shareholder of the Seattle Mariners, currently serves as unauthorized use of the THX Deep Note sound used to open Chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau. Dre's album, 2001.

CONTENTS SPECIAL ISSUE ALTERNATIVE 34 MTV: Relevant To a New Generation at Alternative? Class of 2000: Artists Most Likely To Succeed 9 NEWS COUNTRY 39 Groups Aim to Block AOL-TW Merger 3 FORMAT SECTIONS We Guaranteed It! AMFM-Clear Channel Deal Approved 3 AMERICANA 44 TOP 40/RHYTHM CROSSOVER 15 GAvIN Introduces 24-7Jobs 4 Festival Season Can You Say Cheese? RADIO@LARGE 6 TRIPLE A 46 RAP 21 "Caught In The Crossfire" SBR Talks About "Custom Channels" A.G: A Giant In The Mental RATINGS AND RESEARCH 8 JAZZ/SMOOTH JAZZ & VOCALS 53 URBAN/URBAN A/C 24 Meet Arbitron GM Scott Musgrave Artist Profile: Maceo Parker Hire the Underrepresented A/C, HOT A/C 30 1,1, Miller Freeman A Little Mediabase Housekeeping AUniud News &Media company 02000 GAVIN

www.americanradiohistory.com GAVIN News FRIENDS OF RADIO Gavin Introduces Web -Based BY ANNETTE M. LAI Frank Wildhorn Community For Radio Jobs

"Hiring is very difficult and exasperating. It of the GAVIN Website, www.gavin.com for a your desk? Clear them away. is extremely difficult to find people." Those look at the future of radio hiring. "The Internet is much more immediate," words come from New Media Broadcasting GAVIN has assembled a growing collec- Mosher says. "You're able to contact peo- General Manager John Mosher, but they tion of résumés of radio professionals. ple quickly, especially compared to the way could have come from almost anybody in it's done now. If you place an ad in the the radio industry. Hiring is one of the trades, you have to wait until that comes greatest challenges radio managers face. out, and then wait for people to apply. The 04-7 Job. - the ultImete talent re.ource The good news is, it's getting easier. Internet is immediate." Today, station managers have more Each person in our library has their own While it can save time for managers, it's options, more help, and more resources page, complete with photo (optional), and also a time-saver for talent. Michael Hafner Chairman, Wildhorn than ever before when they're trying to fill complete résumé. Additionally, a PD perus- of Tucson, Arizona told GAVIN, "It is a big Productions, Inc. an opening. GAVIN has introduced a new ing the library of talent can simply click on welcome to find a company who makes it Hometown: New York City service that will revolutionize the way radio a link, which will play the candidate's air possible for all of us to be heard and seen personnel find jobs and the way stations check. Now that stack of tapes in the cor- by hundreds of potential employers with Current/recent credits: On Broadway, find employees. Visit the 24-7jobs portion ner of your office and the résumés piled on just one mailing of a tape and résumé." the musicals Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The War. Not only do candidates save time, but and Civil Wildhorn made musical theatre history in March of they save money, too. There's no charge last year when he became the first for radio professionals to post their résumé MTVi has announced a multi -year agreement with Beatnik, Inc. to provide American composer in 22 years to have the software technology that will enable MTVi users to create their own and air check. It is exposure to potentially three original musicals running simulta- background music, instantly preview new songs, remix tracks to create thousands for the cost of a postage neously on Broadway. He also co -wrote and co -produced wife Linda Eder's cur- their own personalized versions of songs, and email their creations to stamp," says Adrienne Laurent of rent single, "Vienna" (Atlantic). friends. MediaLine, which is partnering with GAVIN to provide the new service. "Some talent ExciteAHome Corp. and MTV' have announced they will jointly develop a What radio stations did you grow up new music and entertainment site on Excite's Internet search directory. using this service opt to purchase some listening to? Various stations in New The new site, music.excite.com, will include content geared to broadband, enhancements for their page. For example, York, Florida, and Los Angeles.

or Internet access through cable lines or other means that let a user get some people prefer to have more than a What stations do you listen to now? content, including video, at much faster speeds than over traditional phone two -minute clip of their air check on our Sports, news, and Classical. lines. site. Additional time can be purchased. PortalPlayer has licensed InterTrust's Rights' PD software, a digital rights Also, talent can choose to have a page that What's the last record you went out management (DRM) platform for embedded systems, enabling PortalPlayer has a personalized Web address, which is of your way to listen to and why? to integrate the InterTrust DRM capabilities into PC applications, firmware, then accessible to anybody-friends, col- Steely Dan's Two Against Nature for nos- and integrated circuit designs. talgic reasons. leagues, potential employers. Talent is free K -tel will begin selling thousands of titles from its music library as digital to give out this address to anybody and downloads this spring using Microsoft Windows Media Format. K -tel is What makes Linda Eder's music so it print on business cards or cover letters. I entering the digital music/e-commerce business targeting fans of music special? How can answer that ques- tion...I wrote it. that dates back to the 1950s. It is their page, and they may use it as they Iconomy.com has signed an agreement with Soundbreak.com to develop a desire," she says. Though the list may be long, what is GAVIN started this service with a focus on Soundbreak-branded CD store and provide "commerce in context" func- one song you wish you'd written? on -air talent. That is now expanding, and tionality for Soundbreak's "Buy It" button, enabling users to immediately "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "The Long click to purchase the CD that is currently being played on Soundbreak.com. 24-7jobs is accepting packages from peo- & Winding Road," "Someone to Watch Soundbreak.com also has launched an on -air radio promotion in four major ple in all radio job categories. And addition- Over Me," "Young at Heart," "What Are You Doing the Rest Your markets; an online promotion with Webstakes.com; and a national direct al services are being added all the time. of Life?" and "Desperado" to name a few. Why? mail promotion. The grand prize of these promotions is roundtrip airfare to "As we see our industry evolve and Because of the magical marriage of Los Angeles and tickets to see MCA recording artists Blink 182 in concert. encompass some of non-traditional forms music to lyric. MusicMatch and SINA.com have announced an alliance to distribute radio, some of which involve the Internet, it MusicMatch to SINA.com Chinese American users in the U.S. Jukebox is clear that much is changing," says GAVIN Any upcoming projects that you can MP3.com and Earjam.com have entered into a music service provider part- give us a sneak peek on? CEO David Dalton. "It is GAVIN's intent to nership that will deliver MP3.com's content to Earjam Internet Music Player Among the new theatrical titles we are grow and change with this industry, and stay users. MP3 also has launched its MSP Retail Music Service program, a currently developing are Dracula, Havana, at the forefront of the technology serving it. business -to -business service designed to deliver "music solutions" to Blade Runner, Camille Claudel, and That is why we see the move to Internet hir- Bonnie & Clyde. retailers and other businesses. ing as a natural, important progression. It is Emusic.com has acquired Music of the World Ltd., making over 800 world Who is an artist you'd like to work a move we invite you to make with us." music tracks available to online listeners. with someday? Tony Bennett. He, to Ewireless has launched a new direct response system that allows radio and me, is really the last of an era of great outdoor advertisers to interact directly with mobile consumers who can buy IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE THE GAVIN SERVICE interpreters of classic songwriting. items using their wireless phones. FOR HIRING, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE Artistdiscovery.com has announced its online launch, with a focus on help- INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE OF CANDIDATES Future ambitions: To become a better horseman! ing undiscovered music artists sign contracts with both major and indepen- FOR IMMEDIATE OR FUTURE REFERENCE, SIMPLY #308 dent record companies. CALL GAVIN 24-7JOBS AT (800) 838-1700.

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or refused to go on calls with them. what's not. If we've become too

BY "Sixty -40" is about the furthest jammed up with remotes, I can go PAIGE away from an even balance that you to Tom and say, `These are keeping

NIE NAB ER can get before trouble starts. I've me from doing my job. We need seen promotion directors who were space between them,' and he'll get 80-20 in favor of one or the other it fixed." departments...and you can't do that. How can you diffuse the tension I was having one of those rare Not in the '70s or '80s, and certainly between the two departments? One introspective moments with my not in the era of consolidation. solution is to open lines of com- GM. Enjoying dim sum and green munication. No subterfuge of tea in a quiet restaurant off the "backdooring" the other depart- beaten track we were rehashing ment. In Austin, Leos finds that get- some of the inevitable dramas that ting the two managers out of the had been occurring in the promo- station, together, is a key way to tions department. He became pen- keep everybody on the same page. sive, looked out at the sidewalk Being available to the staffs of both and said, "You know, there's not departments is another way she enough money in the world to get keeps feathers un -ruffled. "The AEs me to be a promotion director." and the jocks all know my cell And he meant it. number and I don't go anywhere Was he referring to the near 24/7 without it. They need something? pace of the gig? No, he was They know I'm always available to addressing the need for the mar- help them out," she says. keting person to play Kissinger and One flashpoint between sales mediate skirmishes between pro- and programming is "added -value." gramming and sales. If you think of The more pressure there is to ser- 43/' it, it might just be the most political vice added -value clients, the more position within a radio station. likely it is that something that the often be the hardworking, I always went in to a new station "It'll PD is not going to want to hear will knowing that if I was to do my job slip onto the airwaves. stressed -out promotional correctly, someone was going to be "I love the Internet as a place to pissed me at least 90 percent of put all those promotions," says at professionals in the trenches O the time. It might be an AE who's Chris Taylor, the OM at Flinn mad because I wouldn't do Frozen who will be caught in the middle Broadcasting in Memphis. "When Food Trivia on the morning show. my station is logging a million hits Or it might be the PD who's angry as the two departments lob a month on its site-that's big...and 4.0 because I allowed the Frozen Food is consequently a great place for Council to give out coupons at a grenades at each other" our clients. When the clients are remote. I slept well at night know- happy, then the AEs are happy and ing that at least they were angry at Liz Leos is the director of promo- you can feel the tension lower. me for the right reason. tions and marketing at KQBT/The There will always be a war of wills. This is a position that should be Beat 104.3 in Austin and has been Usually sales doesn't understand balanced equally 50-50 between through the Panmounjon of radio in programming and vice versa. That's sales and programming. But this isn't Dallas, Phoenix, and Sacramento. where the clashing comes in," nirvana and that's a rare occurrence. How bad has she had it? At one sta- Taylor observes. I was always 60-40, leaning towards tion the PD was so inflexible that "Can't we all just get along?" In a programming. Why? It was more of he decreed that she couldn't go on perfect world, yes. But until then, it'll my vibe; I didn't have to dress up sales calls. Liz is now in a nirvana- often be the hardworking, stressed - nice and they usually laughed at my ish situation with a GSM and PD out promotional professionals in the jokes. But I was acutely aware that who she says "get it." "This is ideal," trenches who will be caught in the sales was just as critical to the sta- she says. "The program director, middle as the two departments lob tion's overall success. Scooter Stevens, understands the grenades at each other. I might not fit in to that mindset importance of sales and is willing to but I appreciated and respected work with them to help them makè PAIGE NIENABER, WHO RECEIVED A them for their job and what they their goals. He doesn't just put MASTERS IN FOREIGN DIPLOMACY AT needed to accomplish. Would I down a blanket `no.' He'll listen and GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, rather hang at a corner tavern with together with the GSM Tom Mishel, ABANDONED IT ALL TO DRIVE A the airstaff and drink than go to a we'll work to find a solution. And RADIO STATION VAN AND MEET GIRLS. golf tourney with sales? Sure. But Tom is definitely a sales guy, but he YOU CAN REACH PAIGE BY EMAIL AT savin that doesn't mean I turned a cold clearly gets programming and [email protected] OR AT shoulder to the account executives knows what's appropriate and (651) 433-4554.

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We believe AMERICANA So who, exactly, would want a everything is good to these estimates meet our stan- JESSIE SCOTT (Editor) job where large helpings of flak dards. But we want to make sure. TRIPLE A come with the territory? Imagine Next, we'll look at the service side DAVE EINSTEIN (Editor) the grief a high Arbitron executive go for the Winter and of the equation. AL IVE caught up in the debacle lending to When will this small market task RICHARD SANDS (Edito big delays in your getting the Fall Spring surveys." force present its findings? ACTIVE ROCK '99 books! Well, here he is. Allow We hope to have a plan to present JAZZ, SMOOTH JAZZ S VOCALS me to introduce to you Scott month to assure that all is well to the Advisory Council at their Musgrave. Since January '99 he's regarding our core business, U.S. next meeting in July, at Carmel. Associate Art Director RENÉ BRU KNER been VP/GM of domestic Arbitron Radio. The Advisory Council Graphic Designer CHARLES Maci ULTY An Production GABRIELLA N AL Radio, focusing on the task of sales thought that perhaps Arbitron was DIARY, PD TOPICS Music Research Associates JASON B, DIOLA, and customer service. losing its focus on that core busi- With listening via the Internet DAVYD DRAKE, KARA FLANIGON, JIMMY LESLIE, KATHLEEN RICHARDS, GAVIN talked with Musgrave ness. Now I'm able to have over- exploding, are you going to be TINA SALAZAR about his background, his agenda sight into these key areas noted revising the diary layout to account Contributing Editor (Research) JHAN HI BER for this year, and about several key above while directly supervising for that tune -in? 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It's been January since our last look at the stars of tomorrow, many of whom (Sonique, Brad Paisley, Anastacia, and Slaid Cleaves)-three months later-are stars today, or well on their way.

In the ever-changing and evolving firmament of bright ne'N hopefuls, it's already time to take another look at who our editors believe are the Most Likely to Succeed of the latest class of 2000.

Beatles is like everyone's dream." Try as they Now that we've gotten all friendly -like, and Mainstream Top 40 might to humbly downplay any similarities, they've had a chance to get acquainted with U.S. BBMak's musical bloodlines point in the direction radio, the lads quickly demonstrate a sample of BY KEVIN CARTER of the Fab Four: "Christian's dad was in a band in their Stateside industry education, acquired via the '60s called The Signs," says Barry. "They used osmosis: "Spins and adds, baby!" laughs Barry. to open for the Beatles at the Cavern Club in Echoes Burns: "We were really happy the first BBMak Liverpool." The band's name, like the Beatles and week at radio to get, [Ike, 53 adds. For a new band Hollywood Records every other band that ever played the Cavern, is on from England that's very gratifying." a brick in the wall. The release of BBMak's debut album is just the When first speaking to the three members of "We're not a boy band-we're a 'lad band,- tip of the group's musical iceberg, as it were. "We BBMak (Mark Barry, Christian Burns, and Ste explains Barry. Indeed, the lads (after spending still have hundreds of songs we haven't even used McNally), it's almost impossible not to mentally time with BBMak, "lads" is the only word yet," says Barry. "Some are written from experi- detour into half -believing you've somehow chan- descriptively British enough to do them justice) ences, others are just stories we make up," adds neled a Beatle (or three) through the phone. OK, recently landed in America with both feet, plung- McNally. "Like 'Back Here,' our first single, which let's deal with it... "Sure, we get that sometimes," ing headlong into the promo -rama of radio glad- we wrote with Oliver Leiber, who also wrote 'Torn' says McNally, who confirms, in a very A Hard Day's handing and industry showcasing. One of those for Natalie Imbruglia. It took us all of 45 minutes to Night-era, Ringo-esque voice, "I've lived in evenings unfolded at L.A.'s Viper Room where, in write that one." The lads must be onto something: Liverpool all me life...to be compared to the the audience, the head cheese of the Mouse "Back Here" recently hit Number One in Japan. House himself, Michael Eisner, was in atten- "Sometimes if you think too hard about something dance. "It was a bit weird," recalls McNally, "We it usually turns out badly," says McNally. "We find didn't find out about it until the day before when that going with whatever comes to mind first (of we got a phone call saying Michael Eisner was course, pronounced `fehst') always works." coming to see the show. We thought, 'OK...we'd There goes that accent thing again..."Yeah, better get it good then. - we noticed that a lot of Americans love the

And they did "get it good," the same as they did accent," says Burns. When I helpfully point out in a subsequent New York date with industry folks, that, to the uninitiated, an English accent can with their trademark three-part harmonies and sometimes lend a certain air of, shall we say, sparkling pop production cementing their status as increased intelligence, Mark laughs and says, a perfect complement to the Hollywood/Disney "Oh yes, that's us...we're really clever; rocket family. Speaking of which, "We're really excited scientists, you know." about playing at Disneyland," says Barry. "We have Before heading off in June for a tour of Japan, a special airing April 29." the lads wrap up their West Coast swing in true Now that they've spent some quality time in the L.A. style, spending a day at the beach. "We want-

States, I asked the lads for their impressions of ed to hire some Harley Davidsons," says Burns.

American pop music. "When we go home and lis- When I point out that their label may have frowned ten to the Top 40 in the U.K. we think, oh my God, upon such potentially dangerous antics, McNally it sucks," says Burns. "We really prefer the music replies, "Well, we weren't gonna tell them." in America. It seems that in America if you have One final thought: Does it ever bother them that good music and some talent, it might take you a the music they've sweated over, since being deliv- while, but you'll get there in the end. Whereas in ered into the pop music pipeline, is sometimes England it seems like there's a lot of s"t knocking referred to now, somewhat impersonally, as "prod- `round...which is just going straight to the top of uct?" "Yeah, product that's going to sell really the charts," he laughs. "In our opinion, anyway." well," grins Barry, recovering nicely.

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While he values his studio time, Thomas craves his makes Lucy Pearl worth doing." Rhythm -Crossover time outside to people -watch, the action that inspires Joining Saadiq in Lucy Pearl are Ali Shaheed his songwriting. "A lot of what I write about comes Muhammad, former DJ and producer with the ground-

BY KEVIN CARTER from my empathy with strangers. I need to watch the breaking hip -hop unit A Tribe Called Quest; and Dawn

homeless man on the corner; I need to watch the bus Robinson, former lead singer of the trend -setting

driver; the gas station attendant; the bell man at the female group En Vogue. "Ali and I have been boys for Carl Thomas hotel." Does he mean the working class? "The majori- a long time," says Saadiq. He's worked on some of Bad Boy/Arista Records ty, let's just say." the Tonys stuff and I've worked with the Tribe, plus we Many industry observers, living up to their job both worked on D'Angelo's Brown Sugar album. When It's been less than two weeks since Carl Thomas's descriptions, did in fact observe that Puffy's signing we decided to join forces we knew we wanted a debut album, Emotional, hit the stores and already his of a female -friendly singer/songwriter like Thomas female in the group. We wanted different voices.

life has begun to change. "It's weird," he says." I'm seemed like an outside -the -box action for the label Dawn and I are both from the Bay Area and we've just getting used to strangers calling me by my birth - aptly named Bad Boy. "Right," Thomas agrees. known each other for years. She liked the concept so

given name." Thomas who, in a pop culture preview "However, I'm really starting to feel a release in art, we hooked up. Dawn sings a lot of darker stuff and I

of his blossoming stardom, has also been noticing because one of the things that I enjoy about being sing a lot of brighter stuff. Ali hears the same things I

another strange phenomenon of late: "I'm now getting on Bad Boy is the irony of being on Bad do, but he also hears darker notes than I do, and stopped or fol- Boy...because it's all art, and it's supposed to be lowed in the perceived as being relative...regardless of the form. frozen food sec- Why can't Puffy have a Notorious BIG? Why can't tion of the Puffy have a heavy metal band? Why can't he have supermarket," he a pop group? It's a glass ceiling." says, laughing. While Thomas is the subject at hand, his own musi- Urban pro- cal tastes run the gamut. "I was on my way from the

grammers have airport and I was listening to a copy of DJ Quik's new been raving album," he says. "He is an uncompromising musician about Thomas's and producer. I'm also listening to the Roots, Angie

powerful debut Stone, D'Angelo...1 think I played my D'Angelo CD so

Bad Boy single, much I burned a skip in it," he laughs. "I've also been "I Wish," for listening to the new Steely Dan album on 'repeat'- months. It didn't there's a song on there called 'Almost Gothic' that I'm

take long for the in love with. I love Donald Fagen. I'm also waiting on

buzz to spread to Usher to release his album. I just really feel a sway in

the Rhythm - this whole thing...this is a real exciting time in R&B." Crossover camp...and beyond. "The people really Meanwhile, duty calls, and Thomas must return to spoke on this one," Thomas says. It is at this point the newly familiar media trenches. "I've gone from

that I decide to share with him a sentiment from zero to like, a hundred miles -an -hour," he says. "I just KMEL-San Francisco PD Joey Arbagey, who was quot- arrived in L.A. from New York, and I'm gonna zig -zag that's what makes our sound intriguing. It's hard to ed in gmail as saying, "I believe 'I Wish' by Carl outta here to Chicago to do some radio and some in - explain, but the mixture of our personalities adds to Thomas will be a #1 record in all formats...this is the stores. I'm also doing the WGCI seminar, where the our special blend." Record of the Year...it doesn't get better than this... keynote speaker is Clive Davis...that's just fabulous," What about the name? "It just came off the top of it's going to be one of those classic lifetime records." he says. "Then I'm back here on Monday. It's tiring, my head one day," says Saadiq. "But, because so

"Wow!" says Thomas, clearly taken aback. "That's but it's a 'good tired. - many people have asked me that question, I eventual- incredible...just incredible." ly started making up stuff like: the music is loose, the This is the same guy who up until recently had sound is loose, and the art of it is precious, like a been operating pretty much under the radar. Suddenly, pearl. But the truth is we all came from groups with he's an Important Artist. Urban & Urban NC unique names and wanted our name to reflect great "I just feel like I'm blessed with a format and a music that puts out a positive, fun vibe." platform to speak my mind, and how dare me treat it BY QUINCY McCOY Lucy Pearl's debut single "Dance Tonight" has been as if it's owed to me," Thomas says. "But one thing embraced by Urban and cross -over radio and is head-

that I'm grateful for is that I had a chance to exist in ed to heavy rotation and the top of the charts. The the business beforehand-take my hard knocks, Lucy Pearl single is also featured in the new film Love and make my mistakes out of the public spotlight." The Pookie/Beyond Records Basketball. "We wanted to debut with something dif- very spotlight that has now swung in his direction. ferent," explains Saadiq. "We write music that takes

After years on the club circuit in New York, the Two years ago I interviewed Raphael Saadiq-a time chances. It's similar to filmmaking. When you react u Chicago -born Thomas struck it large when, one fortu- when rumors floated in the air that his funky/soul a good movie, it's because someone took a chance. itous evening, Bad Boy CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs hap- band Tony! Toni! Tone! was breaking up. Eventually, People like it when they don't know what's going to pened to catch his act. "I was singing at a club called after the release of a greatest hits package, the rhyth- happen and they're surprised. Once you find out peo- Chaz and Wilson's on 79th and Amsterdam, and Puffy mic trio that also included Saadiq's dread -locked gui- ple are enjoying it, it allows you to go further."

came in with his family to eat. I was on stage, doing tarist -brother D'wayne Wiggins and cousin -drummer my thing with my band," Thomas recalls. "I really Timothy Christian Riley, did go in different directions. couldn't see who was out there for the spotlights in "Musically it was fun working and learning with the my face." If he had known, would his performance guys," Saadiq says judiciously. "It's just the way a life Rap & Hip -Hop have been adversely affected? He quickly replies: experience is supposed to be; growing up with friends

"Nah! I feel like this whole thing has been and getting to know each other. We had our trials and BY SONNY D. arranged...me having a record deal; me having a tribulations, but we liked to play. Our passion for video; me talking to you right now...1 feel it's all been music kept us together more than our personalities." to arranged, so that I can get in front of a greater num- At the time, Saadiq's ongoing desire experiment Spooks ber of people to hear me perform my songs." Does he was leading him, he thought, to a solo career, until Antra/Artemis Records mean pre -ordained? "I don't know if it's pre -ordained, something else happened. He created another dynam-

but I do know that being on stage with my band is ic trio, Lucy Pearl. "I still want to do a solo thing, but I Like the word spooks itself, which holds numerous what validates me and makes me happy. Making peo- find working with Dawn and Ali very challenging and definitions and connotations, this group is hard to put ple feel good through a song makes me happy." I'm learning new things every day," he says. "That a label on. They're also something you don't see or 10 gavin April 28, 2000

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hear from every day: a quintet made up of incredibly powerhouse creative team that includes producers skilled emcees (one of which is a singer) and a live dult Contemporary and songwriters Walter Afanasieff, Patrick Leonard; four -piece band. John Bettis, Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers, and Louix Upon hearing their first offering, "Things I've Seen," BY ANNETTE M. LAI Biancaniello and Sam Watters.

which is featured on the soundtrack to the new Sturken & Rogers worked with Fabian on one ofl my

Laurence Fishburne film Once In The Life, many lis- favorite tracks, the forthright "I Am Who I Am," (she teners are baffled at the fact that this, too, is hip -hop. Lara Fabian refers to this track as "the album's anthem") and lave In an industry full of overnight successes and hit - Columbia/CRG Records this to say about the experience: "Lara's voice is an making formulas Spooks stands out. Perhaps the amazing instrument. At times she stood six feet away tide is just now beginning to turn, thanks in part to One thing that continues to enthrall me after all these from the microphone and still perfectly placed her risk -taking gestures by insightful labels such as years in the business is being able to see a performer voice in the track. Lara's passion for her music is con-

Artemis Records and Antra Music Group. With on the brink of major stardom. That's how I felt last tagious and we were honored to work with her."

Spooks' debut album S.I.O.S.O.S Volume 1, they month when I witnessed Lara Fabian showcase songs The album is rich in potential hits. Some of my provide listeners with a new and enticing sound. other favorites include: "Part of Me," "Givin' Up on

Due in mid -to -late summer, the album encompasses You," "You Are My Heart," "Broken Vow," and "Till II, Get different moods and passions which evolve from Over You." realms deep within the soul. Of her songwriting ability, Fabian says, "This voice

Spooks members Ming -Xia, Water Water, is a God-given thing that I really can't brag about, but Vengeance, Mr. Booka-T, and Hypno came together in my songwriting-having the ability to express some- 1994 and since then have grown together as one con- thing that you deeply want to share with other human structive unit. Group member Water Water says that beings-appeared to me to be the most specific thing

getting to where they are now has been quite a battle. about who I was." "We basically are raging against the machine," he Columbia Vice President of A/C Promotion Elaine says. "The machine is that thing the industry does to Locatelli says of Fabian's universal appeal, "Lara pump out those hits. It's all factories, ready-made, Fabian is already a superstar in France, Belgium, and where you step into the puzzle and you become a Quebec. Lara is not only an incredibly passionate hit...and we're against that... and if we become suc- vocalist, she also wrote most of her songs on her new cessful, then we're messing with their machine. We album. The reaction from two showcases last morrth feel that's why we were pushed to the back." were so overwhelming that radio and music industry "We kept being pushed down and getting crazy attendees left the showcases wanting to hear mole." criticism saying that we were too original," says So the stage is set and Fabian looks forward to Vengeance. "lt makes no sense to say that the public success in the States, but is matter-of-fact about is not smart enough to understand our music. what lies ahead: "I don't know if I'm ready for that Everyone was afraid to take a chance and a risk from her self -titled English -language debut set for 'big thing.' You're never ready for what you don't

because they were out to protect their jobs." release at the end of next month. Self-assured and know; but what I can tell you is that I've worked for "That's not how hip -hop was originated," Water incredibly articulate (she speaks four languages!)- ten years to be ready for it. If success comes my way

Water interjects. "It's all about originality. But in the not to mention beautiful and talented-the Belgian - I will take it with my same personality, which is never

past few years they're not trying to let it change. born Fabian has already taken France and Quebec by losing the reality of where I come from-a working There's too much money now. Now it's a money thing storm. She tells me, "I was five years old and telling class family where love and working hard were the

my father, 'I am a singer.' I was given this voice and values. What I am hoping for and looking forward to is

this ability to express my emotions very clearly, so all I a love relationship with an audience that will evolve wanted was eventually to find a way to share this with into something long-lasting." an audience." TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LARA FABIAN, CLICK ON TO Her path toward success has not been an easy WWW.LARAFABIAN.COM. one. For one, it meant leaving home. "I grew up in a pretty conservative environment, the daughter of an Italian mother and a Belgian father, and being an 'I

know what I want' kind of girl was not easy in these Hot/Modern A/C

circumstances. I chose to move to Canada because they spoke my own language and this appeared to be BY ANNETTE M. LAI the easiest way for me to cross from an unstable situ-

ation where I couldn't be what I wanted to be." So with not much more than her raw talent, a few per- David Gray sonal belongings, and then -boyfriend Rick Allison ATO Records (who is now her chief collaborator and the one that she credits with "turning this chrysalis into a butter- Last month while dining with my good friend Jaime, fly") she relocated to Quebec. who closely follows the international music scene, Fabian's gamble paid off in 1991 when her first David Gray's name came up. Some of you may French -language album was released in Canada and already recognize his name since Gray was a featured whereas before it was out in the parks-it was a sold 100,000 copies. A subsequent French -language performer at a Gam A3 Summit several years ago. He block party. We talked about rhyming, creativity, origi- album in 1994 sold 800,000. Her 1997 album, Pure, previously released several critically -acclaimed CDs in nality...now it's about money 'cause corporate sold 2 million copies just in France, and her 1998 the U.S., and last month played some sold -out club America's got a hold of it." double live album debuted at Number One on the dates in select Stateside markets. Jaime told me, "At It's those exact reasons why Spooks is so genuinely French album chart. best, David Gray could be the love child of Bob Dylan original. Bringing forth a new sound to the dawn of a With the exception of the foreign hit "Adagio," Lara and Tracy Chapman." new era in rap and hip -hop music, Spooks offers a Fabian features 11 new songs, including the debut, So, what's different this time around? Championing breath of fresh air. The buzz has begun. People are multi -format single "I Will Love Again," co -produced Gray is none other than RCA superstar Dave asking, "What do you think about this new song from by Brian Rawling, who helped revitalize Cher's musical Matthews, who signed Gray and his most recent CD, Spooks?" That, Spooks will tell you, is exactly the feel career last year with "Believe." White Ladder, to his own ATO (According to Our) they're looking to ignite with their debut offering, Fabian refers to herself as a "songwriter with a Records. White Ladder has already been certified which not only expands the mind, but sets a new, lofty voice." She co -composed the bulk of the material and seven -times platinum abroad and also spent six curve for the industry. collaborates not only with Allison, but also with a weeks at Number One on the Irish Top 30.

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Gray recalls that fateful first meeting with Circle has hit the road. "It's been going real well so Matthews in Boulder: "I was playing outside at Iternative far, considering we don't even have an album out Records on the Hill and he was playing the Fox yet," says Maynard. "We're playing to 7,000 to Theatre; but he came out to watch me, rushed over BY RICHARD SANDS 15,000 people a night, and we've been getting a to say he was a big fan and handed me a copy of good response." The Edge's Kriegler concurs. ""KEDJ was lucky A Perfect Circle enough to score A Perfect Circle for 'Grunge Gone Virgin Records Glam,' our annual concert/fashion show last November, and they were brilliant. Don't miss them

"I didn't really listen to radio where I grew up-it on tour with Nine Inch Nails this summer." was just a tiny little town in Michigan called Up the road a piece, at KMYZ-Tulsa, Music Scottville-population 2000-and all they had on Director Ray Seggern exclaims, "Who knows when the radio was elevator music or worse yet, 'The we'll get a new Tool record. But really, this is all we Piña Colada Song,- says A Perfect Circle's could possibly hope for in a new Tool track-just

Maynard James Keenan via his cell phone while on listen to that guitar riff...and that hook! All I can his way to a gig last Friday in Chicago. As you say about 'Judith' is wow!" probably know, Maynard is the voice and soul of A With comments like those, it's easy for me to Perfect Circle in addition to his other "duties" with make A Perfect Circle's "Judith" my Alternative

the band Tool. GAVIN Guarantee. Check it out before it's large. "Judith," the first single from the amazing 12 - song Mer De Noms, has already become the biggest buzz record of 2000. "Clear room on your playlist from here to the end of the year...the Country album is four or five singles deep-it's that tasty," says KEDJ-Phoenix PD Paul Kriegler, adding, "The BY JAMIE MATTESON song 'Judith' is incredible." KXPK-Denver MD Melody Lee seconds the thought: "It's gonna be large!" she continues. Clay Davidson Virgin Records Nashville his first record...and I really didn't think anything more of it." Yet fate intervened once more when For this GAVIN Guarantee, I have to admit, it was a

Matthews and Gray met again a year later, again in tough call. When asked to choose an artist I truly Colorado, where according to Gray, "We did some felt would be likely to break through this year, sev- West Coast dates together and had a bit of a mad eral candidates leapt to mind including Rascal time. I think we impressed him with our air guitar Flatts and Craig Morgan-two exciting projects I solos. It was a nice time." believe will be around for the long term. But in the

When I interviewed Gray, he was busy in a London end, Clay Davidson is the new artist who has most studio "sprucing up" his forthcoming single, a bitter- stirred my soul and the souls of many program- sweet love song called "Babylon." Soulful, melodic, mers in our format. He's not the prettiest guy in the gritty, and Dylanesque are some of the adjectives that room, he's a real "dude"-a guy's guy-but describes White Ladder. Other favorite tracks of mine women also get him, and he's putting the cool include the most pop -sounding track, "My Oh My," back in country. which is also one of Gray's personal favorites; the I first heard the name Clay Davidson last wistful yet melancholic "This Year's Love," which was November while attending a weekend confab at commissioned for the soundtrack of a British film of the farm of Virgin Records President Scott the same name; and the sweeping romantic imagery Hendricks. As the meeting ended, Hendricks said of "Sail Away." Gray also remakes Soft Cell's "Say to the group, "You didn't think we'd let you leave Hello Wave Goodbye." He tells us, "That song is very nostalgic for me and the song never seemed like a Maynard is flattered that radio is screaming cover. Marc Almond did his neon version and I sing it about 'Judith.' "That's very nice to hear," he says, different. Plus now, we finish our live set with it and it in his low-key manner. But he is not a huge fan of seemed like the right way to conclude the record." what is happening with music at radio, in general.

Matthews tells GAVIN of ATO and his involvement "Radio has gotten so commercialized," he tells me. with Gray's music, "This label was started simply to "Everything is just 'time.' It's just my opinion, but support good music that has been overlooked by the radio needs more artistic music-right now, industry. David Gray is one such artist and it is an there's just 'outfits and posturing' by so many of honor to be working for him. I have listened to White the bands-they're composing advertisements, not

Ladder a thousand times and it gets better and better music," he shrugs. I ask Maynard, then, what each time. David is one of my favorite artists, beautiful crosses his mind when he flips on the radio, and in the purest and most honest way." he plants his tongue in his cheek before answer- Gray's passion and belief in his craft have already ing, "The bad music is winning-or, there's a war carried him far. In terms of any expectations he may going on, and we're losing." have of American radio, Gray says, "I'm not really set- "Nirvana opened a lot of doors in the early ting any because this record has already done so '90s-there was an 'indie' sensibility that bands much for me. It's got so much heart and I think that like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Rage Against the without hearing a couple of songs." One was shines through. I would sincerely hope we score a Machine and Tool filled. But the problem is that Davidson's first single, "Unconditional." Like most significant hit at American radio, but I also think this these bands are so focused on their art and not huddled in Hendricks' studio, when the song ended album has word-of-mouth power, where it comes and compromising, that it left a void, an open space for my eyes were filled with tears and I was visibly makes friends with you, and I'm just gonna see where the bad guys-the people who make commercials, moved. Later that night I played it for a friend who we end up." not music," explains Maynard. actually works in promotion at another label (and

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DAVID GRAY, CHECK OUT I like the way this guy thinks. Meanwhile, in not at Virgin!); she too teared up and said, "Wow, WWW.ATORECORDS.COM. advance of the release of Mer De Noms A Perfect that's a hit!"

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Clay describes his vocal style as "soulful The cowbell & guitar hook that kicks off the lead since the mid -'80s and have had critics touting Southern rock," saying he was brought up musi- track, "Paint Your Name In Purple," instantly posi- them as the next big thing ever since their excel cally on "country, rock and everything in- tions this record: think Southern boogie, a twang - lent major label debut in '91. The band is still between." Judging by the excitement for this pro- rock flavor that has been missing from the land- working on that. "Hollywood Town Hall was our ject from many of my industry colleagues and scape of late-the place where country swaggers. radio friends, it's clearly a sound our format's been It's a who's who band, featuring fellow Hank missing for some time. Flamingo-ite Philip Wallace on guitar, fret man Having spent much of his life in Saltville, extraordinaire Kenny Vaughan (back from his road Virginia, Davidson joined his brother in Nevada for stint with Lucinda Williams), Jerry Dale McFadden a short time, at age 18. After returning home, he (Mavericks) on keys and synths, David Kennedy made trips to Nashville where he eventually won (Walk The West) who has resurfaced as the leading the Charlie Daniels Talent Round -Up artist competi- country rock drummer in Nashville, and Jarod tion. With the prize money, Davidson and wife "Shade" Reynolds on bass and harmonies. Frances relocated to Tennessee, making their Summar crows, "It's a combination of the right home just outside Nashville in 1995. Soon he producer [Bobby Field] and the right musicians. It's became one of Nashville's most in -demand demo the record I've always wanted to make. Bobby came singers. His big break came when he substituted up with the name The New Row Mob. It's about set- for singer/songwriter Michael McDonald during an ting a new standard and new direction for Nashville outdoor party Scott Hendricks hosted for L.A.- session players. Besides, it's kind of punk." based singer/songwriter/producer Jude Cole. The Field also came up with the idea to cover the crowd was blown away by Davidson's performance Albert Hammond classic "lt Never Rains In and Hendricks, who was gearing up to launch California." "We were three days into the recording Virgin Nashville, asked him to come and see him process," says Summar, "and it really made the once the label opened. Cole was also impressed, album." There is also a perfect summertime and soon after the signing, he signed on as co -pro- anthem, "I'm Country," and a couple of kick -butt ducer for the project. crankers, "Colene," and "Beat Don't Ever Stop." The result of that collaboration is an inspiring Look for cross -over action on this CD. In fact, major label debut and the first single was "Watling collection of songs, seven of which Davidson either that's the reason why Trent Summar and The New for the Sun," and it kind of seemed easy," says wrote or co -wrote. The first single and title track, Row Mob is my GAVIN Guarantee. With a natural Gary Louris, lead singer and songwriter for the "Unconditional," (Currently Top 15 in GAviN) with its home at Americana, their music is positioned for Jayhawks. "The second single, 'Blue,' came out beautiful, uncomplicated melody reminds us all of both Country and Rock airplay. With all the talk of and then it wasn't so easy after that. Then in '95, those precious few people in our lives whose love late about skewing country back toward men, the one of the founding members, Mark Olson, whd really is without boundaries. Swinging the pendu- timing couldn't be more perfect. was also a leader on-stage and co -songwriter, left lum to the more rockin' songs on the project, his the band." deep soulful voice cuts right through on such That, coupled with financial troubles songs as "I Can't Lie to Me," which is about the that the label was having at the time, vastly different facades men project to the outside turned out a very somber Sound o world after a breakup. Other must -listens include Lies in '97. "Plain 01' Pain," "My Best Friend And Me," and Now there is a new album, a new

"Sometimes." When I asked Davidson to tell me producer, and a new label involved! his personal favorite song on the album, he didn't Smile hits stores May 9th and is much bat an eye before saying, "'Come Rain Or Shine.' more up -beat and, thanks in part to

It's closest to me because Frances and I have lived legendary producer Bob Ezrin, has la those lyrics. We've done a lot together and been much different sound than previous through some tough times, but it's only made our albums. Ezrin's credits include Pint relationship stronger." Floyd, Genesis, and Alice Cooper. Our format's been crying the blues and lament- And they can back it up in performance. Louris says of Ezrin, "Alice Cooper's Killer was the

ing the flight of the male country listeners for a Energetic, testosterone -infused, with perpetual first record I ever bought. We sent Bob 50 songs, long time. Well folks, this project seems heaven motion and an eccentric fashion sense; their live and he sent us back a three -page memo dis- sent. And isn't it about time to get some cool back show is not to be missed. Keep your eyes on the cussing what needed to be done. He inspired and in country? lead singer: Trent is quite the athlete on stage. He pushed us and made us focus on the songs. We

laughs, "I'll jump off near anything. I like to climb worked hard demo-ing and re-demo-ing. Before

the mic stand, too. I get up on it like a surfboard." this we didn't demo much," says Louris. Remember, you heard it here first...Summar's Vocal harmonies have always been a signature coming, and the time is right for dancing in the of the Jayhawks and Louris likens this album to streets, or at a club or festival near you. Trent Mamas & the Papas. "A lot of our stuff has always ßY JESSIE SCOTT Summar & The New Row Mob are electric and been kind of a bridge between the '60s and the infectious. Play it on the radio. Your audience will '70s. That was a time when commercial success enjoy the sizzle! and artistic accomplishment were not mutually Trent Summar exclusive. You could hear all kinds of cool stuff on the radio." & The New Louris likes the single, but his favorites from the album are "Mr. Wilson" and "What Led Me to This Row Mob BY DAVE EINSTEIN Town" because, he says, "They are very, very suc- Spark Entertainment cessful at what they set out to do." This week the single "I'm Going to Make You If the voice sounds familiar, you must know Hank The Jayhawks Love Me" entered the Top 10 on the A3 Commercial Flamingo, the band with whom Trent Summar American/Columbia Records and Combined charts, after only four weeks. spent ten years. With the release of this self -titled A summer tour is planned and it looks like the debut album from Spark Entertainment, his new Normally the GAVIN Guarantees are for young, up- stage is set for the Jayhawks, after 15 years and project, Trent Summar & the New Row Mob, is and-coming acts that show great promise. The six albums, to finally get the wider acceptance that ready to ascend. Jayhawks, on the other hand, have been around they have been looking for. 14 gavin April28, 2000

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SMILE THREAT- ENS TO BLIND MANHATTAN. It's Z100 -New York MD Paul "Cubby" Bryant (center), strug- gling valiantly to PROGRAMMING: keep Nick Lachey and Ripping a page from MTV's TRL, KZQZ (Z95.7) -San Francisco has turned nights Jessica Simpson over to the listeners, as the jockless T.R.Z. (Total Request Zone) reigns from 7 - from welding midnight. "It's instant gratification radio," says PD Casey Keating. "They pick the The too -cute hits; we play 'em." Mark Driscoll is the voice of T.R.Z. Keating plans to remain in themselves together permanently. duo performed the Zone until he finds the ideal night jock: KZQZ, 400 Second St, Suite 300, San "Where You Are" prior to a Z100 screening of the teen sobfest, Here Francisco, CA 94107. On Earth. WZEE (Z104) -Madison MD/darts champ Tommy Bo Dean adds APD stripes. Impact When Britney (subject to change) Spears recently PEOPLE: MAY 2 hit town, WLLD Backstreet Boys "The One" (Jive), Top 40 (Wild 98.7) - WXXP (Party 105) -Long Island midday & Rhy-Xover Tampa guy Leo G. moves to nights and adds morning Busta Rhymes "Fire" (Elektra/EEG), Rhy- maniac Paco APD stripes, replacing Vic The Latino, Xover decided to hold now at WPYO-Orlando. Afternoon co- DMX "Party Up" (Def Jam/IDJMG), Top 40 host Phathead (may not be his real Kevon Edmonds "No Love" (RCA), Rhy- a Britney look -a- name) shifts to middays. Mix dude DJ Xover like contest at a Theo adds Asst. MD stripes. Don Henley "Taking You Home" (Warner local mall to win KUBE-Seattle Promotion Director Bros.), Top 40 tickets. As a Damon Knight is now doing overnights, J -Shin "Treat U Better" (Atlantic), Rhy-Xover bonus, Paco

replacing Marvin Nugent, now Donell Jones "Where I Wanna Be" decided to frighten small children by showing uF dressed like APD/MD/afternoons for Michael O' (LaFace/Arista), Rhy-Xover Britney. Here's Paco Spears and the young winner, seconds before Shea's Rhythmic Top 40, KFAT- Brian McKnight "6, 8, 12" Anchorage. (Motown/Universal), Top 40 & Rhy-Xover she burst into tears. WLLD (Wild 98.7) -Tampa inks Andrew Nine Days "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" Attempting to keep a low profile and still enjoy his biggest payday of Fleming as marketing & promotions (Epic/550 Music), Top 40 Olive "I'm Not in Love" (Maverick), Top 40 DC Tax director, "Or, as we like to call him, 'VP the year, the alleged President fled the scrutiny of to party on Sting "Desert Rose" (A&M/Interscope), Top 40 of T-shirt Distribution,- quips PD Night with his buddy Orlando. Fleming transfers from sister MAY 9 Buzz Corona, morning KZZO-Sacramento. Billionaire "Touching Down" maniac at KQBT (the (Republic/Universal), Top 40 Beat 104.3) -Austin. Bon Jovi "It's My Life" (Island/IDJMG), Top BIG -ASS Cruising in a hot tub 40 limo with a couple of Cap -1 "They Love Dat" (Universal), Rhy- SHOWS: local "entertainers," Xover For the 21st consecutive year, WXKS Lara Fabian "I Will Love Again" Bill and Buzz greeted (Kiss 108) -Boston presents the (Columbia/CRG), Top 40 & Rhy-Xover the throngs waiting at acknowledged of big - elder statesman Innosense "Say No More" (RCA), Top 40 the post office with ass radio shows: the Kiss Concert 2000, Kina "Girl From the Gutter" (DreamWorks), signs that stated, June 3rd, starring LoneStar, Sonique, Top 40 "Your Tax Dollars at Hanson, Westlife, Vitamin C, Amber, Next "Witty" (Arista), Rhy-Xover Work." Sanwiched between Hootchie #1 and Hootchie #2 are Corona Macy Gray, Mandy Moore, BBMak, Sinead O'Connor "No Man's Woman" (left) and Clifton Radio's Paige Nienaber, reprisi-g his critcally- Sugar Ray, Eiffel 65, Third Eye Blind, (Atlantic), Top 40 Jessica Simpson, Blessid Union, Rah Digga "Break Fool" (Elektra/EEG), acclaimed skirt -chasing Prez for his second smash year. Christina Aguilera, Train, Bon Jovi, Goo Rhy-Xover Goo Dolls, a special appearance by Souldecision "Faded" (MCA), Top 40 FOUR CITIES,

Jennifer Lopez, and more to be Keith Sweat "The Things I Do" ONE STATION. announced. On -hand to present the (Elektra/EEG), Rhy-Xover Capitol record- check to the Genesis Fund: Don Henley. ing artist KMXV (Mix 93.3) -Kansas City presents its 5th Annual Red White & Boom, Bosson found Saturday June 24, starring Third Eye Blind, Enrique Iglesias, Bon Jovi, Destiny's himself in Child, Melissa Etheridge, Blaque, Vertical Horizon, Westlife, Pink, Train, BBMak, America's bread- Vitamin C, Sonique, and Eiffel 65. basket, other- The WPRO (92 PRO -FM) -Providence Birthday Bash is June 4 at the Providence wise known as Civic Center, with Goo Goo Dolls, Hanson, Bon Jovi, Mandy Moore, Train, and Westlife performing. the Quad Cities. The KDWB-Minneapolis Star Party is May 21st, with Smash Mouth, Enrique Pictured, (l -r): Iglesias, MontelI Jordan, Blaque, IMx, Pink, and hometown faves Mint Condition. WHTS staffer The KLUC-Las Vegas Summer Jam 2000 (SJ2K) is June 10, stars Sisqo, Pink, Nu Cori Stone, MD Kevin Walker, Bosson his own self, PD Tony Flavor, Kumbia Kings, Voice V, Angelina, new RCA act Innosense, and others Waitekus, manager Terry Anzaldo, and Capitol's Mike Justin. including local fave Louie Louie.

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er SPINS TREND ja l Il mal. .went, SPIA, ,..r BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops...1 Did It Again (Jive) 4218 +907 LW TW TW LW Trend Stns. PINK - There You Go (LaFace/Arista) 2500 +655

1 1 'N SYNC Jive) 6662 7054 -392 116 SISQO - Thong Song (Def Soul/IDJMG) 4476 +604

2 2 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 6380 6175 +205 116 GOO GOO DOLLS - Broadway (Warner Bros.) 2117 +421

4 3 DESTINY'S CHILD - Say My Name (Columbia/CRG) 5864 5845 +19 110 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 3850 +405

VITAMIN - Graduation (Elektra/EEG) 2970 +387 3 4 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 5780 5962 ! -182 112 C

MANDY MOORE - I Wanna Be With You (Epic/550 Music) 1259 +376 5 5 VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want (RCA) 5739 5369 +370 109 VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want (RCA) 5739 +370 7 6 KID ROCK - Only God Knows Why (Lava/Atlantic) 4917 5092 -175 107

JOE - I Wanna Know (Jive) 931 +365 6 7 SONIQUE - It Feels So Good (Republic/Universal) 4915 5127 -212 105 CREED - Higher (Wind-up) 4207 +327 8 8 FAITH HILL - Breathe (Warner Bros.) 4759 4764 -5 102 'N SYNC - It's Gonna Be Me (Jive) 903 +326 10 9 SIS00 - Thong Song (Def Soul/IDJMG) 4476 3872 +604 106 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 3782 +323 QSummer is here just in time to watch this song blaze up the charts. Already # t AALIYAH - Try Again (Blackground) 816 +290

most played at WHTZ-New York, and over 60 spins at KIM-Bakersfield. SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash And Burn (Columbia/CRG) 3174 +287 - 14 10 BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops.,.l Did It Again (Jive) 4218 3311 +907 116 ALICE DEEJAY Better Off Alone (Republic/Universal) 2385 +276 EMINEM - The Real Slim Shady (Interscope) 244 +244 9 11 CREED - Higher (Wind-up) 4207 3880 +327 96 NINE DAYS - Absolutely (The Story Of A Girl) (Epic/550 Music) 560 +228 13 12 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 3850 3445 +405 105 BB MAK - Back Here (Hollywood) 1322 +210

12 13 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 3782 3459 +323 114 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 6380 +205 11 14 THIRD EYE BLIND - Never Let You Go (Elektra/EEG) 3234 3600 -366 87

17 15 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash And Burn (Columbia/CRG) 3174 2887 +287 105

16 16 MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 3131 3074 +57 104

19 17 VITAMIN C - Graduation (Elektra/EEG) 2970 2583 ;+387 109

22 18 PINK - There You Go (LaFace/Arista) 2500 1845 +655 77

QPink makes her presence known in the top three HyperActives this week with MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Enough Of Me (IDJMG 354

over 40 spins at KMXV Kansas City and WEZ&New Orleans. There she goes!! EMINEM - The Real Slim Shady (Interscope) 244

20 19 ALICE DEEJAY - Better Off Alone (Republic/Universal) 2385 2109 +276: 98 ELTON JOHN Someday Out Of The Blue (DreamWorks) 243

- Telling 30 20 matchbox twenty - Bent (Lava/Atlantic) 2334 1063 +1271 93 TRACY CHAPMAN Stories (Elektra/EEG) 221

MARY MARY - Shackles (C2/CRG) 217 23 21 GOO GOO DOLLS - Broadway (Warner Bros.) 2117 1696 +421 86 M2M Mirror Mirror (Atlantic) 212 24 22 WESTLIFE - Swear It Again (Arista) 1689 1506 +183 76

BACKSTREET BOYS - The One (Jive) 205 26 23 DR. DRE - Forgot (Aftermath/Interscope) 1476 1482 -6 63

MOBY - Body Rock (V2) 191 28 24 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Otherside (Warner Bros.) 1454 1336 +118 64 DMX - Party Up (IDJMG) 161 29 25 BB MAK - Back Here (Hollywood) 1322 1112 +210 73

BEN HARPER - Steal My Kisses (Virgin) 144 27 26 HANSON - This Time Around (IDJMG) 1279 1467 -188 66 NU FLAVOR - 3 Little Words (Reprise) 134 32 27 MANDY MOORE - I Wanna Be With You (Epic/550 Music) 1259 883 +376 75

'NSYNC - Just Got Paid (Jive) 129 37 28 JOE - I Wanna Know (Jive) 931 566 +365 39 YOUNGSTOWN - Pedal To The Steel (Hollywood) 113 35 29 'N SYNC - It's Gonna Be Me (Jive) 903 577+326 43 AMBER - Above The Clouds (Tommy Boy) 109 40 30 AALIYAH - Try Again (Blackground) 816 526+290 40 ANGIE APARO - Spaceship (Melisma/Aristal 108 38 31 EIFFEL 65 - Move Your Body (Republic/Universal) 727 547 +180 51 GUSTER Fa Fa (Hybrid/Sire) 100

39 32 BLAQUE - I Do (TrackMasters/Columbia/CRG) 681 539 +142 43 2GETHER - U + Me = Us (Calculus) (TVT) 97 33 33 EN VOGUE - Riddle (EastWest/EEG) 641 609 +32 32 BLINK 182 - Adam's Song (Cargo/MCA) 85 36 34 ANASTACIA - I'm Outta Love (Epic) 575 569 +6 39 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - My First. My Last (Squint) 70 D 35 MARY J. BLIGE - Give Me You (MCA) 568 new 46 - SOLE 65 D 36 NINE DAYS - Absolutely (The Story Of A Girl) (Epic/550 Music) 560 - new 25 D 37 ANGELA VIA - Picture Perfect (Atlantic) 486 - new 40 D 38 VOICE V - When You Think About Us (Kamakazie/MCA) 484 - new 17

D 39 TRAIN - I Am (Aware/Columbia) 436 - new 28

D 40 TONI BRAXTON - He Wasn't Man Enough For Me (LaFace/Arista) 377 - neW 19 SPINS

LONESTAR - Amazed (BNA) 2836

ALL 24-7 CHART RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED AND SUPPLIED BY BLAQUE - Bring It All To Me feat. 'N SYNC (TrackMasters/Columbia/CRG) 2795

MEDIABASE RESEARCH, A DIVISION OF PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS. INC. BACKSTREET BOYS - Show Me The Meaning Of Being.. (Jive) 2572

SANTANA - Smooth (Arista) 2370

ALL NON-MEDIABASE CHARTS ARE COMPILED BY GAVIN. THE 02 MONTELL JORDAN - Tonight (Def Soul/IDJMG) 2239

DESIGNATION REFERS TO "GAVIN SECONDARY CHARTS." COMPILED FROM CHRISTINA AGUILERA - What A Girl Wants (RCA) 2221 PROJECTED AIRPLAY DATA SUBMITTED BY SELECT NON -MONITORED STATIONS. CELINE DION - That's The Way It Is (Epic/550 Music) 2205

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2 2 AALIYAH - Try Again (Blackground) 2834 2752 +82 51 LA RISSA - I Do Both(J & Jane) (Warlock/Qualityl 250

KURUPT - Whoride With Us (Antra) 238 3 3 JOE - I Wanna Know (Jive) 2557 2519 +38 48

DA BRAT - What Like (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 228 5 4 DMX - Party Up )IDJMG) 2074 1895+179 46 Chu

DONELL - Where I Wanna BE (LaFace/Arista) 214 4 5 DR. DRE - Forgot (Aftermath/Interscope) 1827 2000 -173 48 JONES

`N SYNC - It's Gonna Be Me (Jive) 208 7 6 PINK - There You Go (LaFace/Arista) 1824 1817 +7 41

DR. DRE - Explosive (Aftermath/Interscope) 191 6 7 DESTINY'S CHILD - Say My Name (Columbia/CRG) 1719 1886 -167 49 TRICK DADDY - Shut Up (Atlantic) 161 9 8 DESTINY'S CHILD - Jumpin, Jumpin (Columbia/CRG) 1693 1501 +192 38 DR. DRE - F"' You (Aftermath/Interscope) 145 Jumping straight into the Top Ten, Destiny's Child holds their own with

IMX - Keep It On The Low 125 over 30 spins at KDGS-Wichita, and over 50 at WJMN-Boston.

LIL JON/EASTSIDEBOYS - I Like Dem (BME Recordings) 124 14 9 JAY-Z - Big Pimpin' (Roc-A-Fella/Priority) 1478 1103 +375 37 TQ - Daily (Epic) 123 8 10 'N SYNC - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 1386 1591 -205 32 SHAFT - Mucho Mambo Sway 122 D 11 EMINEM - The Real Slim Shady (Interscope) 1271 - new 39 DRAMA - Double Time 120 QDebuting this week, and already at the top of HyperActives, the real Slim Shady has arrived. DJ QUIK - Pitch In On A Party (Profile/Arista) 119 WLLD-Tampa Bay chipped in for 40 spins and KPWR-Los Angeles added it with 78 spins, JONNY Z - Koo-Koo 1110 10 12 BLACK ROB - Whoa (Bad Boy/Arista) 1190 1246 -56 41 BEENIE MAN - Love Me Now 143 13 13 TONI BRAXTON - He Wasn't Man Enough For Me (LaFace/Arista) 1178 1116 +62 40 METHOD MAN - Da Rockwilder (Def SouIiIDJMG) 93

16 14 MYA - Best Of Me (Interscope) 1071 998 +73 , 36 AYLA - Ayla Pt. 2 33 11 15 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 1061 1152 -91 37 LUCY PEARL - Dance Tr 12 16 MISSY ELLIOTT - Hot Boyz (The Gold Mind/EastWest/EEG) 972 1119 -147 37

17 17 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 970 963 +7 32

18 18 SONIQUE - It Feels So Good (Republic/Universal) 958 948 +10 25 I

15 19 MONTELL JORDAN - Tonight (Def Soul/IDJMG) 958 1072 -114 38

21 20 SOLÉ - It Wasn't Me (DreamWorks) 937 842 +95 35 Success Stories, Part One: 20 21 ALICE DEEJAY - Better Off Alone (Republic/Universal) 872 844 +28 27 "The Dr. Dre/Eminem is a huge record for us, as is Sisqo, which is #1 29 22 BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops...I Did It Again (Jive) 809 554+255 22 phones and testing great."

22 23 DA BRAT - Thats What I'm Looking For (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 752 823 -71 T 30 -Domino. PD, WFLZ-Tampa 26 24 NU FLAVOR - 3 Little Words (Reprise) 691 585+106 26 "'Try Again' by Aaliyah is a power, and Bloodhound Gang is doing real 27 25 CARL THOMAS - I Wish (Bad Boy/Arista) 657 571 +86 25 the y well in research and on the phones." 24 26 BONE THUGS N HARMONY - Resurrection, Paper Paper (Loud) 583 709 -126 20 -Cat Collins. PD, KQKS-Denver D 27 504 BOYZ - Wobble, Wobble (No Limit/Priority) 569 - new 22

33 28 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 531 440 +91 14 "Hanson is pulling phones and showing good potential scores with 27-34

34 29 BIG PUNISHER - It's So Hard (Loud) 530 439 +91 21 females."

38 30 BEFORE DARK - Monica (RCA) 528 409 +119 29 -Tony Bristol, PD, WPRO-Providence

31 31 NELLY - Chot Sh" is Country Grammer (Universal) 507 489 +18 22 "Of course, 'Big Pimpin' by Jay -Z is pulling big phones, and we're already see- 39 32 MARY MARY - Shackles (C2/CRG) 463 406 +57 18 ing bright signs for Sammie... 'I Like It' is getting phones in its first week on NW 22 D 33 EN VOGUE - Riddle (EastWest/EEG) 450 - the air." 35 34 VITAMIN C - Graduation (Elektra/EEG) 423 418 +5 14 -Orlando, PD, WILD -Tampa

D 35 'NSYNC - This I Promise You (Jive) 403 - neW 10

36 36 NAS - You Owe Me (Columbia/CRG) 379 417 -38 14 Eminem Lovefest: D 37 MONTELL JORDAN - Once Upon A Time (Def Jam/Mercury) 371 - new 24 "Huge requests for the new Eminem... people are really into him as an addl. D 38 JAGGED EDGE - Let's Get Married (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 363 - new 15 He's one of the few rappers who has successfully crafted an entire persona, D 39 BLAQUE - I Do (TrackMasters/Columbia/CRG) 350 - new 21 and has quickly become a true personality. He's got the voice, the style, the D 40 MARIAH CAREY - Crybaby (Columbia/CRG) 327 - new 15 look...for lack of a better comparison, he's hip -hop's version of a boy band." -Bruce St. James, PD, KKFR-Phoenix

"#1 phones on 'Thong Song' and the new Eminem is already getting phones." EMINEM - The Real S'r 1271 +1251 -Jon Zellner, OM/PD, KMXV-Kansas City JAY-Z - Big Pimpin' (Roc-A-Fella/Priority) 1478 +375

DR. DRE - The Next Episode (Aftermath/Interscope) 321 +321 "We're already getting a phone buzz on the new Eminem, 'The Real Slim MARIAN CAREY - Crybaby (Columbia/CRG) 327 +257 Shady.' Creed made the Hot 9 last night...it's a real record." BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops...I Did It Again (Jive) 809 +255 -Casey Keating, PD, KZQZ-San Francisco DESTINY'S CHILD - Jumpin, Jumpin (Columbia/CRG) 1693 +192

DR. DRE - Explosive (Aftermath/Interscope) 191 +191

TO K E V I N@ G A V I N. C O M DMX - Party Up (IDJMG) 2074 +179 EMAIL COMMENTS OR CALL ( 4 1 5) 495-1990 504 BOYZ - Wobble, Wobble (No Limit/Priority) 569 +175

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TW LW 2W TW LW 2W SISOO, Thong Song 78 74 61 SONIQUE. It Feels So Good 82 84 81 SONIQUE. It Feels So Good 75 69 74 SUGAR RAY, Falls Apart 80 78 79 VITAMIN C, Graduation 73 61 46 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, Be Wlth You 77 50 44 MACV GRAY, I Try 71 48 71 'N SYNC. Bye Bye Bye 76 76 80 LW TW SPINS TREND Stns, Adds DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 70 73 77 MACV GRAY, I Try 70 67 28 'N SYNC. It's Gonna Be Me 55 25 17 SIS00, Thong Song 49 43 32 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Be With You 54 51 38 PINK, There You Go 46 40 34 1 1 'N SYNC - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 4493 -171 97 0 BRITNEY SPEARS, Oops.. I Did It Again 52 38 29 THIRD EYE BLIND. Never Let You Go 39 38 37 SANTANA. Mana Mana 42 62 73 SANTANA. Marra Mana 37 35 84

'N SYNC. Bye Bye Bye 41 62 74 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. I Turn To You 37 23 16 2 2 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 4012 +61 87 1 ALICE DEEJAY. Better Off Alone 36 26 23 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 35 42 31 CREED, Higher 35 33 25 MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 34 78 32

Macy is working her way to Number One with smash single, SAVAGE GARDEN. I Knew I Loved You 34 37 34 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 33 31 81 VERTICAL HORIZON, Everything You Want 34 26 21 LENNY KRAVITZ. I Belong To You 32 33 31 moving MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 30 30 43 VERTICAL HORIZON. Everything You Want 32 30 32 from 16 last week to a strong #2 this week. CHRISTINA AGUILERA. I Turn To You 29 23 25 VITAMIN C. Graduation 32 33 23 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Olherside 28 26 8 BACKSTREET BOYS. Show Me The Meaning... 31 35 32 BLAGUE, Bring T All To Me feat. 'N SYNC 26 21 40 EIFFEL 65, Blue 30 23 32 4 3 VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want (RCA) 3847 +98 85 0 KID ROCK. Only God Knows Why 26 27 22 SAVAGE GARDEN. Crash And Burn 30 26 20 AMBER. Sexual 25 25 28 ALICE DEEJAY Beter O0 Alone 30 31 22 3 4 SONIQUE - It Feels So Good (Republic) 3649 -202 86 0 BLINK 182, All The Small Things 25 27 28 BRITNEY SPEARS. Oops...I Did It Again 29 23 17 LAURYN HILL. Can't Take My Eyes On You 24 21 26 BLOODHOUND GANG, The Bad Touch 27 27 31 DR DRE. Forgot 24 17 20 WESTLIFE, Swear It Again 27 27 24 5 5 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 3636 -91 84 0 HANSON. Thi, Time Around 24 22 17 SANTANA. Smooth 26 30 21 SANTANA. Smooth 22 25 29 NINE DAYS, Absolutely (The Story O/ A Girl) 25 23 23

WHITNEY HOUSTON, My Love Is Your Love 22 22 26 SAVAGE GARDEN, I Knew I Loved You 23 24 24 6 KID ROCK - 6 Only God Knows Why (Lava/Atlantic) 3463 -56 85 0 DESTINY'S CHILD, Bug A Boo 22 25 27 GOO GOO DOLLS. Broadway 23 20 15 JESSICA SIMPSON, Where You Are 22 22 22 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. What A Girl Wants 22 22 20 MONTELL JORDAN, Tonight 21 18 18 MOOT. Body Rock 22 21 18 8 7 DESTINY'S CHILD - Say My Name (Columbia/CRG) 3283 +6 78 1 WESTLIFE. Swear It Again 20 10 9 SMASH MOUTH. Then The Morning Comes 21 23 18 NINE DAYS. Absolutely (The Story Of A Grit 20 0 0 ANASTACIA. I'm Outta Love 20 23 7 9 8 FAITH HILL - Breathe (Warner Bros.) 3011 -106 75 0 SAVAGE GARDEN, Crash And Burn 19 17 15 JESSICA SIMPSON. Where You Are 18 29 32 MANDY MOORE. 1 Wanna Be With You 18 13 11 BOSSON. We Live 17 14 15 FAITH HILL. Breathe 17 25 18 BLAQUE, Bong It All To Me feat. 'N SYNC 17 20 29 10 9 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Overbrook Music/Interscope) 2998 +11 88 0 DESTINY'S CHILD. Bills, Bills. Bills 17 16 23 BB MAK. Back Here 17 19 19 LONESTAR, Amazed 15 29 40 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, Genie In A Bottle 16 19 16 THIRD EYE BLIND. Never Let You Go 15 18 16 702. Where My Gals At 16 17 16 7 10 THIRD EYE BLIND - Never Let You Go (Elektra/EEG) 2915 -493 75 0 ANGELA VIA. Picture Perfect 15 19 19 TLC. Unpretty 16 15 12 FATBOY SLIM. The Rockefeller Skank 15 13 12 AALIYAH, Try Again 16 6 0 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, What A Girl Wants 14 14 14 LENNY KRAVITZ, Fly Away. 15 14 12 11 11 MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 2862 -12 88 1

15 12 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 2713 +340 91 1

13 13 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash and Burn (Columbia/CRG) 2659 +209 86 0 z'fo 12 14 CREED - Higher (Wind -Up) 2595 +53 78 2 gavin PPQ 18 15 SISQO - Thong Song (IDJMG) 2321 +438 72 8

28 16 BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops!...I Did It Again (Jive) 2278 +885 87 6 WSTR-Atlanta KHKS-Da PD: Dan Bowen 106110SiSFM 3 D/MD: Mr. Ed Lambert 17 17 VITAMIN C - Graduation (Friends Forever) (Elektra/EEG) 2198 +206 81 1 MD: J.R. Ammons (214) 891-3400 26 18 GOO GOO DOLLS - Broadway (Warner Bros.) 2071 +574 79 2 (404) 261-2970 AMFM Jefferson -Pilot 14 19 LONESTAR - Amazed (BNA) 2016 -402 58 0 7W LW 2W TW LW 2W

LONESTAR, Amazed 65 65 66 JOE, I Wanna Know 73 33 30 24 20 ALICE DEEJAY - Better Off Alone (Republic) 1845 +197 70 5 TRAIN. Meet Virginia 63 61 63 SISOO, Thong Song 67 66 63 VERTICAL HORIZON, Everything You Want 63 66 39 SANTANA. Maria Maria 63 61 59

SANTANA. Smooth 62 64 65 SAVAGE GARDEN. I Knew I Loved You 58 59 61 21 PINK - There You Go 23 (LaFace/Arista) 1817 +128 61 5 SMASH MOUTH. Then The Morning Comes 82 66 66 SANTANA. Smooth 57 57 66

GOO GOO DOLLS. Black Balloon 54 37 29 MARC ANTHONY, I Need To Know 48 52 37 TAL BACHMAN. She's So High 42 62 63 KUMBIA KINGS. You Don't Love Me Anymore 47 49 48 21 22 MONTELL JORDAN - Get It On Tonight (IDJMG) 1715 -114 1 57 FILTER. Take A Picture 41 39 37 BRITNEY SPEARS, oops...I Did It Again 47 28 12

MACY GRAY, I Try 39 38 40 CELINE DION. That's The Way It Is 46 51 52 20 23 HANSON - This Time Around (IDJMG) 1715 -116 66 0 FAITH HILL. Breathe 39 39 36 DESTINY'S CHILD, Say My Name 40 47 42 BRITNEY SPEARS. Dops...l Ord It Again 39 39 27 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. What A Girl Wants 39 42 40 THIRD EYE BLIND, Never Let You Go 38 36 38 SONIQUE. It Feels So Good 39 46 46 19 24 JESSICA SIMPSON feat.NICK LACHEY - Where You Are (Columbia/CRG) 1680 -159 58 0 'N SYNC. Bye Bye Bye 38 44 40 TLC, Unpretty 36 40 37

KID ROCK, Only God Knows Why 37 34 28 'N SYNC. This I Promise You 33 19 16 LENNY KRAVITZ, American Woman 36 36 38 BLOODHOUND GANG, The Bad Touch 33 12 7 16 25 BACKSTREET BOYS - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Jive) 1601 -547 48 0 COUNTING CROWS, Hanginaround 36 37 36 MACV GRAY, I Try 32 22 23

MARC ANTHONY. I Need To Know 36 38 36 BRIAN McKNIGHT, Back At One 31 25 26 SUGAR RAY. Someday 35 37 35 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, I To 31 31 29 26 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Otherside (Warner Bros.) 1397 +194 66 6 Turn You 25 matchbox twenty. Bent 34 0 0 BLAGUE, Bring It All To Me feet. 'N SYNC 28 45 44 MARC ANTHONY, You Sang To Me 31 26 30 702, Where My Girls At 26 25 33 QMaking an amazing jump from #38 to #28 this week, GOO GOO DOLLS. Slide 30 20 32 BACKSTREET BOYS. Snow Me The Meaning... 26 39 55 HANSON. This Time Around 30 33 31 DESTINY'S CHILD, Bills, Bills, Bills 23 22 19 GOO GOO DOLLS. Broadway 28 16 20 PINK, There You Go 22 20 20 keep your eye on this one as it steadily climbs the chart. CREED, Higher 25 16 13 DR. DRE. Forgot 21 24 26 BLINK 182. All The Small Things 24 26 28 LONESTAR. Amazed 20 23 31 SANTANA, Maria Maria 23 13 7 JENNIFER LOPEZ. If You Had My Love 19 18 18 25 27 LENNY KRAVITZ - I Belong To You (Virgin) 1363 51 1 -251 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Otherside 20 12 12 LAURYN HILL, Doo Wcp (That Thing) 17 19 16 MELISSA ETHERIDGE, Enough Of Me 19 31 26 AALIYAH. Are You That Somebody 17 20 21 22 28 CELINE DION - That's The Way It Is (Epic/550 Music) 1300 -468 42 0 SAVAGE GARDEN. Crash And Burn 17 22 16 ALICE DEEJAY, Boner Off Alone 17 24 20 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, Bailamos 16 14 15 SAMMIE. I Like It 17 0 0 BACKSTREET BOYS. Larger Than Life 15 10 11 NU FLAVOR. 3 Little Words 16 9 0 32 29 WESTLIFE - Swear It Again (Arista) 1179 +184 52 3 SHERYL CROW, My Favorite Mistake 14 11 14 'N SYNC. Bye Bye Bye 15 36 67 ELTON JOHN. Someday Out 01 The Blue 14 12 13 FAITH HILL, Breathe 15 13 17 BARENAKED LADIES. One Week 13 12 11 MONICA. Angel Of Mine 14 17 10 30 matchbox - bent (Lava/Atlantic) D twenty 1077 NW 63 17 RICKY MARTIN, Liwn' La Vida Lora 13 14 12 MADONNA, Ray Of (Ant 14 14 14

BACKSTREET BOYS, I Want It That Way 12 11 12 RICKY MARTIN. Lavin' La Vida Loca 14 13 11 Tonight D 31 BB MAK - Back Here (Hollywood) 1021 NW 59 16 EAGLE EYE CHERRY, Save 12 10 8 LAURYN HILL. Can't Take My Eyes Off You 13 19 16 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. I Turn To You 12 11 11 PRAS MICHEL. Gheno Superstar 13 19 14 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER, Kiss Me 11 8 9 HANSON, This Tree Around 13 7 0 27 32 HOKU - Another Dumb Blonde (Geffen/Interscope) 991 -424 35 0 BLESSID UNION OF SOULS. Hey Leonardo 11 10 12 TLC, No Scrubs 12 11 13

D 33 EIFFEL 65 - Move Your Body (Republic/Universal) 866 NW 48 5 Melee MKS-Bostonn KRBE-Houston

D 34 MANDY MOORE - I Wanna Be With You (Epic/550 Music) 863 NW 52 12 lfJifr PD: John Ivey Jay Michaels APD/MD: Kid David Corey 104 PD:(713) 266-1000 33 BLOODHOUND 35 GANG - The Bad Touch (Geffen/Interscope) 828 -137 37 0 (781) 396-1430 KRBE Susquehanna AMFM - 35 36 BLAQUE Bring It All To Me feat. ' N SYNC (Motown) 808 -55 31 0 TW LW 2W 7W LW 2W 'N SYNC, Bye Bye Bye 62 63 64 SANTANA. Maria Maria 59 57 61 30 37 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - What A Girl Wants (RCA) 807 -361 32 0 MACY GRAY. Try 57 61 62 VERTICAL HORIZON, Everything You Want 58 60 58 FAITH HILL, Breathe 56 61 58 'N SYNC. Bye Bye Bye 57 55 57 VERTICAL HORIZON, Everything Vou Want 51 44 40 40 38 SPLENDER - I Think God Can Explain (C2/CRG) 761 41 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 54 58 59 -20 4 THIRD EYE BLIND. Never You 46 Let Go 39 39 KID ROCK. Only God Knows Why 52 56 41 LONESTAR, Amazed 43 38 51 TINA COUSINS. Pray 47 32 30 CREED, Higher D 39 RENO - Whole World (Curb) 750 NW 37 0 43 36 27 SONIQUE. It Feels So Good 44 39 48 SONIQUE, It Feels So Good 40 41 29 SISOO, Thong Song 44 45 45 GOO GOO DOLLS. Broadway 40 57 47 ALICE DEEJAY, Better Off Alone 43 50 67 31 40 SMASH MOUTH - Waste )Interscope) MARC ANTHONY, You 745 -251 32 0 Sang To Me 39 31 26 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Be With You 39 37 40 SANTANA, Maria Maria 38 58 48 BRITNEY SPEARS. Ooos...l Did It Again 35 32 9 BLINK 182, All The Small Things 35 25 26 BLAGUE. Bring It All To Me teal. 'N SYNC 33 29 33 BACKSTREET BOYS. Show Me The Meaning... 33 34 46 MACV GRAY. I Try 32 33 26 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Whh You Be 28 21 18 SOUTH PARK MEXICAN, High So High 30 33 34 AGUILERA. I CHRISTINA Turn To You 28 29 25 MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 29 40 33 BRITNEY SPEARS, Oops..J Dld It Again 27 21 29 GOO GOO DOLLS. Broadway 29 26 23 matchbox twenty, Bent 27 24 0 OL' DIRTY BASTARD, Got Your Money 28 31 31 VITAMIN C. Graduation 23 20 22 BLINK 182. All The Small Things 28 21 23 Hey BLESSID UNION OF SOULS. Leonardo 22 22 24 SAVAGE GARDEN, Crash And Burn 28 34 26 TRACY CHAPMAN. Telling Stories 22 18 19 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, I Turn To You 28 32 16 SANTANA, Smooth 21 19 24 CELINE DION, That's 'The Way It Is 27 28 35 GOO DOLLS. GOO Slide 21 14 17 DESTINY'S CHILD, Bug A Boo 26 26 18 'TRAIN. Meet Virginia 20 24 23 Reports Rdds SPINS TREND VITAMIN C. Graduation 24 22 21 HANSON. This Time Around 20 20 18 AMBER, Sexual 22 23 21 TRAIN, I Am 20 17 16 702, Where My Gins A: 21 21 20 :A SMASH MOUTH, All Star AALIYH_ n B. .'Id/Virgin) 25 6 746 +102 18 17 19 BOB MARLEY, Sun Is Shining (Remix) 20 18 13 WHITNEY HOUSTON. It's Not Right But It's Okay 18 11 10 MANDY MOORE. I Wanna Be With You 20 21 15 SAVAGE GARDEN, Crash And 18 22 18 Bum BRIAN McKNIGHT, Back At One 18 21 29 TONI BRAXTON - He's Not Man Enough (LaFace/Aristai 24 3 564 +49 BB MAK. Here Back 18 10 8 LAURYN HILL. Cant Take My Eyes Off You 18 19 19 COUNTING CROWS, Hanginaround 17 19 16 'N SYNC. It's Gonna Be Me 18 19 23 TAL BACHMAN, She's So High 17 14 18 EN VOGUE - Riddle (EastWest/EEG) 27 4 556 +121 LENNY KRAVITZ, American Woman 17 15 20 WHITNEY HOUSTON. Is Your My Love Love 17 21 25 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. Otherside 17 76 12 MANDY MOORE, I Wanna Be With You 17 16 12 JENNIFER LOPEZ, Feelm' So Good 16 20 27 BEN - BLESSID UNION. The I've Telling... HARPER Steal My Kisses (Virgin) 31 5 521 +71 Girl Been 15 19 21 EIFFEL 65. Move Your Body 16 14 0 ETHERIDGE, Me MELISSA Enough Of 15 15 11 SANTANA, Smooth 15 17 19 LEN, Steal My Sunshine 14 15 17 HANSON, This Time Around 15 12 0 BILLIE MYERS - Am I Here Yet? (Universal) 32 11 449 +145 SAVAGE GARDEN. I Knew I Loved You 14 14 13 MARY J. BLIGE, Gwe Me You 15 0 0 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, What A Gin Wants 14 25 29 JAY'Z/JA/AMIL. Can I Get A... 14 15 12 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. 14 13 Otherside 12 FAITH HILL. Breathe 14 16 27 RAY. SUGAR Someday 14 14 16 MISSY ELLIOTT, Hot Eoyz 14 23 23 gavin May 28, 1999. 19

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I Try 54 72 58 SANTANA, Smooth MACY GRAY, I Try 59 67 53 MACV 40 21 18 FAITH HILL. Breathe 58 57 5' PINK. There You Go 53 50 31 BRITNEY SPEARS. Oops...I DA It Again 47 22 9 BRITNEY SPEARS. Oops...I Did It Again BACKSTREET BOYS. Show Me The Meaning.. 52 54 CREED. Higher 53 32 26 SONIQUE, It Feels So Good 46 73 75 KID ROCK, Only God Knows Why 37 35 35 You 36 34 23 SONIQUE. II Feels So Good 38 36 KID ROCK, Only God Knows Why 50 48 50 ALICE DEEJAY, Better Off Alone 42 21 25 VERTICAL HORIZON. Everything Want 62 MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 35 37 t IMX, Stay The Night 47 46 53 AMBER. Sexual 40 36 39 'N SYNC, Bye Bye Bye 34 62 31 30 32 SAVAGE GARDEN, Crash Md Burn 34 28 OL' DIRTY BASTARD, Got Your Money 46 41 65 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 40 75 76 SANTANA. Mana Marra 34 CREED. Higher 33 30 FAITH HILL. Breathe 41 65 68 KID ROCK. Only God Knows Why 40 35 38 LONESTAR. Amazed 29 32 29 28 JESSICA SIMPSON. Where You Are 31 27 SISOO. Thong Song 38 35 41 MONTELL JORDAN, Tonight 36 37 37 BRIAN McKNIGHT, Back At One 28 17 12 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Otherside 30 26 EN VOGUE, Riddle 34 22 25 VERTICAL HORIZON, Everything You Want 36 22 20 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Be With You 28 21 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. I Turn To You 30 27 . VERTICAL HORIZON, Everything You Want 32 30 30 CREED, Higher 36 32 27 SAVAGE GARDEN, Crash And Burn 28 24 61 61 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, Be With You 29 33 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, Be With You 32 26 25 OL' DIRTY BASTARD. Got Your Money 32 0 BACKSTREET BOYS. Show Me The Meaning.. 26 Feelin' 32 37 39 VITAMIN C, Graduation 25 22 26 BRITNEY SPEARS. Oops...I Did It Again 28 18 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, I Turn To You 31 32 30 JENNIFER LOPEZ. So Good All The Small Things 30 10 14 GOO GOO DOLLS. Slide 23 18 22 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 27 28 JOE. I Wanna Know 29 25 16 BLINK 182. WESTLIFE, Swear It Again 27 25 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, What A Girl Wants 28 28 30 VITAMIN C. Graduation 29 17 21 HANSON, This Time Around 23 16 6 27 20 I Turn To You 23 26 21 GOO GOO DOLLS. Broadway CELINE DION, That's The Way It Is 27 7 0 'N SYNC. It's Gonna Be Me 29 31 25 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. HANSON, This Time Around 26 24 BLAGUE, 808 26 22 45 MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 26 34 32 LOU BEGA. Mambo 45 22 18 23 SPLENDER. I Think God Can Explain 23 18 LONESTAR, Amazed 26 15 19 BLAOUE. Bnng It All To Me feat. 'N SYNC 23 34 46 TLC. Unpretty 22 29 34 21 0 I You) 22 21 21 ALICE DEEJAY. Better Off Alone DR. DRE, Forgot 23 19 t8 SAVAGE GARDEN, Crash And Burn 23 28 24 98 DEGREES, Do (Cherish matchbox twenty, Bent 20 7 702. Where My Girls At 22 23 24 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Be With You 23 22 24 SUGAR RAY. Someday 21 21 0 11C, 21 21 18 MANDY MOORE, I Wanna Be Wi.h You 19 14 BLAGUE, Bring It All To Me feat. 'N SYNC 22 27 28 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, I Turn To You 23 35 29 No Scrubs 21 21 22 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 18 17 MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 21 11 12 SANTANA. Smooth 19 33 37 :'900, Thong Song It Again 21 0 M2M, MIrror Mirror 17 8 JUVENILE, Back that Azz Up 20 23 21 CELINE DION. That's The Way It Is 18 15 28 i:STLIFE, Swear 17 16 17 ,UGAR RAY, Every Morning 20 22 23 ANASTACIA, I'm Outta Love 17 14 MANDY MOORE. I Wanna Be With You 18 6 0 TLC, Unpretty 23 BB MAK, Back Here 17 16 VITAMIN C. Graduation 17 20 13 SMASH MOUTH. All Star 17 15 17 SMASH MOUTH. All Star 20 24 20 21 21 VITAMIN C, Graduation 15 19 SAVAGE GARDEN. Crash And Burn 17 14 15 702, Where My Girls At 16 18 19 LENNY KRAVITZ. Fly Away MARY Me You 15 17 I 18 21 J. BLIGE, Give SHAGGY teatunng JANET JACKSON. Luv Me... 16 16 12 DR. DRE. Forgot 16 25 21 SHANIA TWAIN, Manl Feel Like A Woman] 20 It's Right It's Okay 19 14 9 ELTON JOHN, Someday Out Of The Blue 14 15 I Need To Know 15 15 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON, Not But BACKSTREET BOYS. I Want II That Way 15 10 10 MARC ANTHONY, TRAIN, I Am 14 14 SONIQUE. It Feels So Good 15 11 13 BACKSTREET BOYS. Show Me The Meaning... 15 16 17 MANDY MOORE, I Wanna Be With You 19 12 0 19 21 22 ANGELA VIA. Picture Perfect 13 12 I You 15 11 9 ALICE DEEJAY, Better Off Alone BLAGUE. I Do 15 17 11 MANDY MOORE. Wanne Be With 11 13 I I 1 AMBER, Sexual WHITNEY HOUSTON. It's Not Right But It's Okay 14 14 15 AALIYAH, Try Again 15 12 12 SAVAGE GARDEN. Knew Loved You 18 19 11 11 I 2 MELISSA ETHERIDGE, Enough Of Me ALICE DEEJAY, Better Off Alone 14 8 11 WESTLIFE, Swear It Again 15 14 LENNY KRAVITZ. Belong To You 18 20 17 0 MARC ANTHONY, I Need To Know 10 10 BRITNEY SPEARS, Oops...l Did It Again 14 0 0 CHRISTINA AGUILERA. Genie In A Bottle 14 13 17 LENNY KRAVITZ. American Woman DOLLS. Side 10 9 THIRD EVE BLIND. Never Let You Go 12 13 13 TAL BACHMAN, She's So High 14 15 14 matchbox twenty, Bent 16 0 GOO GOO I I r I 14 9 1 SAVAGE GARDEN. Knew Loved You 10 13 SMASH MOUTH. All Star 11 14 12 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, What A Gel Wants 13 11 13 MARC ANTHONY. Need To Know 14 7 ANGIE APARO. 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He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 52 60 0 NAS. You Owe Me 39 42 47 AMBER, Above The Clouds 36 39 40 DR. DRE, The Next Episode 53 0 0 DESTINY'S CHILD, Say My Name 49 78 65 BLACK ROB. Whoa 38 56 53 BLAGUE. Bring It All To Me feat. 'N SYNC 33 33 40 KURUPT. Girls All Pause 50 40 34 48 53 47 MAX Party Up 47 37 16 SISGO, Thong Song 36 49 51 'N SYNC. It's Gonna Be Me 32 25 24 DESTINY'S CHILD, Say My Name 47 47 50 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 44 40 80 JAY -Z, Big Pimpin' 35 43 50 TONI BRAXTON. He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 30 25 23 EASTSIDERS. Still G'd Up 46 23 6 OL' DIRTY BASTARD, Got Your Money 43 37 JAY -Z, Anything 34 39 35 JENNIFER LOPEZ, Feein' So Good 28 4 30 JAY-Z. Big Plmprn' 4 58 82 PINK. There You Go 41 45 1 MONTELL JORDAN. Once Upon A Time 33 22 22 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, I Turn To You 28 25 18 DR. DRE. What's the Difference 4 42 49 ALICE DEEJAY, Better Off Alone 40 46 1 SISOO, Got To Get It 32 33 38 LARA FABIAN, I Will Love Again 27 26 29 AALIYAH, Try Again It Feels 37 49 I 27 25 16 JUVENILE. Back that Azz Up 4 45 35 SONIQUE, So Good CARL THOMAS, I Wish 32 33 31 PAULA COLE BAND, Believe In Love 4 47 68 SANTANA, Maria Mana 35 52 9 THE LOX. Ryde or Die Chick 31 29 26 PINK, There You Go 27 19 15 N.W.A., Chin Check 5 4 30 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, I TurnTo You 35 16 SEAN PAUL, Depon Them 30 37 26 BRITNEY SPEARS. Oops...I Did It Again 25 32 210 Sole. It Wasn't Me 32 A 3 38 45 'N SYNC, This I Promise You 31 21 30 JAY -Z, Do It Again 29 24 29 TOM JONES. Sex Bomb 23 13 DJ OUIK. Pitch In On Party To It 29 23 8 IDEAL, Whatever 29 9 0 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 22 18 29 2 PAC. Baby Don't Cry 3 4 45 SISOO. Got Get 24 EVE. Love Is Bilnd 29 16 2 TONI BRAXTON. He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 27 26 18 AMBER. Sexual 21 20 19 HAS. You Owe Me 3 3 The Night 28 29 METHOD MAN, Da Rockwilder 26 25 26 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, The Rhythm Divine 20 18 43 DMX. Party Up 3 2 10 IMX, Stay 39 2 2 22 VOICE V When You Think About Js 28 18 0 DAVE HOLLISTER. Can't Stay 25 24 23 WHITNEY HOUSTON, My Love Is Your Love 19 19 16 BLACK ROB. Whoa II 26 34 p I 2 1 5 BRITNEY SPEARS, Oops...I Did Again TONY TOUCH, The Diaz Bros 24 23 6 BACKSTREET BOYS. Show Me The Meaning... 18 15 20 CARL THOMAS. Wish 1 1 4 'N SYNC, Bye Bye Bye 23 45 33 MISSY MIST, Take That 23 0 0 AALIYAH, Try Again 18 14 10 MAUSBERG, Shut Up 1 0 BLAGUE, Bring It All To Me feat 'N SYNC 21 31 31 I To 17 18 19 MARIAH CAREY. Crybaby AALIYAH, I Don't Wanna 21 30 27 MARC ANTHONY. Need Know 15 15 TO, 1 2 21 NU FLAVOR, 3 Little Words 21 0 AALIYAH, Come Back In One Peace 21 19 32 LA RISSA, I Do BothIJ & Jane) 17 Daily tt0 1 1 34 JENNIFER LOPEZ. Feelin' So Good 16 22 $3 RAH DIGGA, Break Fool 21 19 11 JONAH, SSST...(Be Quiet) 17 16 17 LIMP BIZKIT, N 2 Gather Now 0 CHRISTINA AGUILERA, What A Gin Wants 14 14 5 TRICK DADDY, Shut Up 1 0 0 EIFFEL 65, Blue 14 14 14 IDEAL. Whatever MONCH, Right Here 0 VITAMIN C. Graduation 14 14 '7 DRAMA, LetVRtght 1 11 9 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. Could Have This Kiss Forever 14 0 0 PHAROAHE 4 PEARL, Dance Tonight 1 4 SE CUBE 8 KRAZIE BONE. Until We Rich 14 4 DEF SQUAD. Why Not 1 15 19 DEBORAH COX. Nobody's Supposed To Be Here 12 10 13 LUCY OL' Your 6 IFFEL 65. Move Your Body 14 6 0 BEANIE SIEGEL. The Truth 1 14 14 JENNIFER LOPEZ, Waiting For Tonight 12 12 10 DIRTY BASTARD. Got Money 12 13 4 DEF, Miss Fat Booty 8 ,HRISTINA AGUILERA. Genie In ,4 Bottle 13 15 ' 4 CUBAN LINK. Flowers For The Dead 1 0 9 VENGABOYS, We Like To Party MOS MIST, Take That 3 ',MARIAN CAREY. Heartbreaker 13 12 ' 3 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Notorious 1 11 35 SKB. My Imagination 12 8 0 MISSY Wobble 0 EACKSTREET BOYS. I Want It That Way 12 12 3 MOBB DEEP, U.S.A. (Aright Then) 1 12 11 RICKY MARTIN, The Cup Of L8e 11 10 11 504 BOYZ, Wobble. 2 11 10 17 DMX. Ruff Ryder's Anthem 4 ANTANA, Smooth 12 10 SEAN PAUL & MR VEGAS, Haffl Get Da Gal Yah 1 9 0 DEBORAH GIBSON, What You Want 6 t 2. Anywhere DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 11 29 TLC. No Scrubs 11 9 BIG PUNISHER, StrIl Not A Player Forgot 30 26 112, Where My Girls At 10 12 0 0 -TIP. Vrvrant Thing 7 0 BRIAN MLKNIGHT, Back At One 10 11 7 DR. ORE, MANDY MOORE. I Wanne Be With You 10 10 1 EMINEM, The Real Slim Shady 0 0 CHER. Believe 10 9 SNOOP DOGG. The Game Don't Wait 12 22 8 3 DESTINY'S CHILD. Jumpin. Jumpin 9 7 0 DONELL JONES. U Know What's Up 8 7 ROCKELL, When I'm Gone 10 7 3 BIG PUNISHER. It's So Hard

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It's So Hard 35 26 2 JOE, Treat Her Like A Lady 41 15 0 BIG PUNISHER, It's So Hard 26 17 23 DR. DRE, Forgot 34 28 57 25 32 'N SYNC, Bye Bye Bye 33 29 3 'N SYNC, Bye Bye Bye 38 30 29 MARY J. BLIGE. Your Child 25 34 32 ICE CUBE & KRAZIE BONE. Until We Rich 30 29 0 0 JOE. I Wanna Know 32 32 0 The Real Slim Shady 38 0 0 TONI BRAXTON, He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 24 20 24 DR. DRE. Explosive EMINEM. 9 (In 23 39 35 DR. ORE. F"' You 28 23 25 Sole. It Wasn't Me 32 27 HOT BOYS, I Need A Hot Gin 37 41 61 ANGIE STONE, No More Rain This Cloud) HILUBOB MARLEY, Turn Your Lights... 23 20 31 NAVA, Best Of Me 25 26 35 BLACK ROB. Whoa 31 21 0 CARL THOMAS. I Wish 37 17 0 LAUREN 504 BOYZ, 20 16 BONE THUGS N HARMONY, Resurrection... 24 17 4 IMX. Keep It On The Low 30 27 3 JOE. I Wanna Know 36 35 38 Wobble. Wobble 19 22 DA BRAT, What Chu Like 24 0 0 DESTINY'S CHILD, Jumpin, Jumpin 29 14 I Like It 36 40 40 MARY J. BLIGE, Grve Me You SAMMIE, 7 23 24 43 BLAGUE. I Do 27 LUCY PEARL. Dance Tonight 35 24 0 DAVE HOLLISTER. Can't Stay 16 23 2 PAC, Baby Don't Cry AVENUE. Call Me 22 8 0 MONTELL JORDAN, Tonight 26 36 NAS, You Owe Me 32 33 22 JAGGED EDGE, He Can't Love U 40 32 MADISON Don't Baby Mambo Sway 20 38 29 COCO LEE. Do You Want My Love 25 19 MARY J. BLIGE, Give Me You 31 22 20 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 9 13 SHAFT. Mucho 2 36 TONI BRAXTON, He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 25 22 30 18 0 BLACK ROB. Whoa 29 34 AALIYAH. I Don't Wanna 20 DA BRAT, What Chu Like 24 32 31 33 Sole, It Wasn't Me 17 2 30 MONTELL JORDAN, Once Upon A Time TONI BRAXTON, Be A Man About It 1 0 0 DMX, Party Up I 16 2 22 SAMMIE. I Like It 22 20 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight t 28 41 D'ANGELO. Untitled... How Does It Feel 24 29 SAMMIE. Like It 21 19 26 ANGELINA. Crazy 15 1 14 JAGGED EDGE. He Can't Love U 32 SOUTHERN PLAYAS. Ptmpin' 1 20 24 NAS. You Owe Me 17 0 BIG PUNISHER, It's So Hard 14 2 11 MARIAH CAREY, Crybaby 21 0 THE LOX, Ryde or Die Chick 1 15 5 SAMMIE. I Like It 13 15 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 12 31 SANTANA. Marra Marra 20 11 YIN YANG TWINS. Whrstle While You Twerk 1 7 5 O -TIP, Breathe & Slop 23 PROJECT. King Of My Castle 12 1 16 MARC ANTHONY. You Sang To Me 20 22 1 13 9 MYA. Best Of Me 20 WAMDUE TLC. No Scrubs 20 13 0 JORDAN. Once Upon A Time 11 1 20 DMX, Party Up 1 9 9 BONE THUGS N HARMONY, Resurrection... 16 MONTELL 702. Where My Girls At 15 7 7 BLOODHOUND GANG. The Bad Touch 11 1 10 PAPA REU, Diamonds and Pearls 20 DR. DRE, Forgot 1 32 30 TLC. No Scrubs Thing 12 12 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 9 18 NEXT. Wiley 20 0 BRANDY & MONICA, The Boy Is Mine 1 8 8 Q.TIP. Vrvrant EASTSIDERS. Still G'd Up 8 18 KUMBIA KINGS. You Don't Love Me Anymore 19 16 1 8 6 TRICK DADDY, Shut Up 0 0 DESTINY'S CHILD, Bug A Boo 14 15 6 8 DA BRAT, Thats What I'm Looking For 8 29 KEVON EDMONDS. No Love Maybe 1 0 0 TLC. I'm Good At Being Bad TONI BRAXTON. (Remrx) 14 15 14 15 504 BOYZ. Wobble. Wobble 8 1 0 BOB MARLEY. Sun Is Shining DONELL JONES, U Know What's Up 1 15 14 DONELL JONES, U Know What's Up Hot Boy, 7 2 21 NU FLAVOR. 3 Little Words 14 6 MYA. Best Of Me 40 35 THE LOX. Ryde or Die Chick 22 23 MISSY ELLIOTT, 7 5 CARL THOMAS. Wish 14 0 Hotel 7 6 MONTELL JORDAN, Once Upon A Time 12 10 AMBER, Sexual WHITNEY HOUSTON, Heartbreak 13 17 7 JEAN, The Launch 7 2 34 DESTINY'S CHILD, Say My Name 112. Anywhere 8 10 112, Anywhere 8 DJ 7 0 JONNY Z. Koo'Koo 13 0 Anxious 7 10 DEBORAH COX. We Can't Be Friends 8 7 JONNY Z. Koo-Koo GINUWINE. So Wh;n 12 14 I 7 0 DONELL JONES, U Know MISSY ELLIOTT. Hot Boys 19 38 ICE CUBE & KRAZIE BONE, Until We Rich 7 12 CARL THOMAS. Wish 20 gavin April 28, 2000

www.americanradiohistory.com ples right there. My man Fat Joe's whole thing is that you just gotta on that and it's really like an old keep comin' with the music and school type of vibe but with some stay consistent. You can't just be on whole new flavor to it. It's basi- the down low and expect to do cally lettin' people know that well. We gonna come with the there's a life behind the streets D.I.T.C. album, the A.G. album, the that a lot of people might not Show & A.G. album later this year, know about...and that's just the and you know, just keep it going. hard poverty-stricken neighbor- Show and I are comin' out with hoods that we come from. Just something for the summer. Finnesse tryin' to let people know that is working on it right now. That is A In se o ive their snooze Giant the ental buttons, the rude awakening is flows over "Weed Scented." BY upon you. There's no need to intro- A.G. is currently holding down the RAP/HIP FOP GAVIN chart at Number One as the duce because you know the name, ASSOCIATE EDITOR super -hot sampler (with the hard SONNY B. you know the game 'cause it's the work of Papa D!) has been skating [email protected] up the charts for numerous weeks. same and it'll never change. Regarding the album, A.G. For those who live by their snooze explains, "I just wanted to go into buttons, the rude awakening is mad channels that were inside me gonna be more the norm than this there's more to this glamour and upon you. There's no need to intro- that I felt an A.G. album would album. That's something that'll be glitz and jewelry and this and that, duce because you know the name, allow me to do. If it was a Show & more consistent than what I just ya' know? you know the game `cause it's the A.G. album, I would have been did. This album allowed me to just "Two songs, 'All Eye Seeing' and same and it'll never change. For more conservative about certain get my thoughts out. 'Mudslide' really stand out because those who are familiar with early ideas because we have a certain "It's always good to work with those are like the first two I did off D.I.T.C. material, you'll remember type of chemistry that we roll with. people. I'm a team guy. You take the album. After When there's a partnership, you A.G. (Show & A.G.) from the early- people were hear- always must compromise. What I and mid -'90s. Now he drops his ing those two The Version. wanted to accomplish was releas- new release Dirty songs and I asked ing from all different angles. It's It's definitely been a minute since producers to sub- we've heard new material from this similar to Show & A.G., but when mit something for ill emcee outta' the Boogie Down, you just have a thought, you want the album, it was but it's been worth the wait. A.G. to run all the way with it. With this not even a prob- doesn't let you down as he continues album I just had to let 'em lem. Once they know...I mean, it's been heard the two a while since people have heard from me- songs they were some people were actu- more anxious to ally like, "Did they do it, like, 'Oh, stop?" so they're not this is gonna be a expecting this right good project.' A lot now, but this is a rude of producers awakening and we just like it when you gotta make some noise. take what they do it into a "We got some new and turn cats like Ahmed, he's hot song. They really appreciate that. to def, Wali World, and When producers my man D Gritty. It's heard the first two hot. There's a joint on songs with Buck the album with Pun and and Finnesse, KRS which is a clas- they liked it and sic...we don't even have could tell that if they submit some- my idea where I wouldn't have took a hook to that, we just thing it's not gonna just be the of mn it, and I take your idea where you doin' it. What was special was that to breathe heavy over fat arrange- of the mill where you just spit on it. wouldn't have took it...and that's everybody who inspires me and ments produced by legendary icons We gonna turn it into a song." how you can expand, ya' know?" like Show, Diamond, Lord Finesse, who I really respect in the game Regarding the future of A.G., he A fat shout goes to my man A.G., DJ Premier, and Buckwild. Also mak- came and was a part of this pro- explains, "We (D.I.T.C.) gonna keep to my ace Papa D! of Landspeed ing appearances on the album are ject...that's like my special little tro- comin' with the type of music we and Marco at DoubleXXposure for Big Pun & KRS-One who get down phy right there." know people feelin'. The music is taking the time to make this inter- on "Drop It Heavy," Fat Joe & Ghetto When asked to name a favorite dope, you know what I mean? I view possible. We at GAVIN wish Dwellas who shine on cut, A.G. replies, "'Underground mean we don't really have gim- A.G., Get Dirty Productions, and "Underground Life," and O.C. & Life' is one of my favorite songs micks to come with it. You don't Silva Dom Records all the best in Guru of Gangstarr who lace the ill 'cause that's with me and my peo- need it. I refuse to do that. My their successful futures.

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1 AG - The Dirty Version (Silva 3 Dom Records/Landspeed) 181 -1 65 0 added SOULS OF MISCHIEF (47) - "Medication" (Hiero Imperium) ePut on the "Party Groove" and hit Papa D! with the "Soul Clap" 'cause he definitely CUBAN LINK (45) - "Flowers For The Dead" (Atlantic) made it happen as this incredibly hot AG album sampler mashes into the #1 spot. 111 2 2 KILLA PRIEST - What Part Of The Garne (MCA) 180 -10 68 0 I+;I Ca:1Y] QCan somebody call Nell Carter and see if she can give Tony Curtis a break? Rockin' HIP HOP FOR RESPECT +80 Black Eyed Peas the # 2 position two weeks in a row now...missed it by only one TC...damn. ANOM +62 "Empire" (Interscope) 5 3 CALI AGENTS - Good Life (Ground Control/Nu Gruv) 166 -7 56 0 MASTERMINDS +58 XZIBIT Presents MONTAGE +56 13 4 MOS DEF - Umi Says (Rawkus) 165 +36 61 0 Packin' more heat than Mike, Black SAUCE MONEY +56 Eyed Peas to keep it 10 5 DON SCAVONE - Willie On Glock (Black Bag) 163 +20 59 0 continue movin' as they team up with legendary DJ and 7 6 HIGH & MIGHTY - Dick Starbuck (Eastern Conference/Rawkus) 157 -11 58 1 producer DJ Premier of Gangstarr. The 11 7 NON PHIXION - Black Helicopters (Matador) 140 +10 53 0 KURUPT hot new banger "Empire" is full of the 18 8 JIGMASTAS - Lyrical Fluctuation (Beyond Rea/Landspeedl) 138 +37 66 2 SCREWBALL Tommy Boy) patented flavors and flows we've come 15 9 ILL BILL - Gangsta Rap (Psycho Logical/Landspeed) 129 +11 56 0 to love from this 5 DEEZ (Landspeed) 6 10 XZIBIT - Year 2000 (Loud) 127 -42 56 0 dope crew illin' SOULS OF MISCHIEF (Hiero Imperium) 23 11 PHAROAHE MONCH - Right Here Remix (Rawkus) 119 +34 64 1 outta Los CUBAN LINK (Atlantic) 16 12 DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN - If You ... (Hieroglyphics Imperium) 119 +6 48 0 Angeles. With TASH (Loud) everybody 9 13 M.O.P. - G -Building (Loud) 117 -31 52 0 BEENIE SIGEL (Roc -A -Fella) talkin' about 21 14 TRACY LEE - Go Head (Universal) 109 +17 54 0 DEADLY VENOMS (DreamWorks) high profilin' 24 15 EASTSIDERS - Got Beef (TVT) 101 +16 43 0 MASTA ACE (Dellclous Vinyl) nowadays, it apparently ain't hip -hop to 19 16 JERU THE DAMAJA - 99.9% (Know Savage) 100 +1 41 1 RESTAURANT SOUNDTRACK (Jellybean) the Peas, as they quickly let you know 17 17 0 -TIP - Higher/Let's Ride (Arista) 98 -5 43 0 REPORTS ACCEPTED NO LATER that they're bringin' nothin' but the 12 18 TRAGEDY KHADAFI - Bing Monsters (V2) 84 -46 37 0 THAN THURSDAYS 4 P.M. (PST) essence back to the form while stayin' D 19 HIP HOP FOR RESPECT - One Four Love (Rawkus) 80 NW 52 3 GAVIN STATION REPORTING off the drug they refer to as money. PHONE: (41 5) 495-1990, EXT. 25 20 K-OTIX - World Renown (Bronx Science) 80 +5 40 0 606 -Sonny D. FAx: (41 5) 495-2580 8 21 TONY TOUCH - The Piece Maker (Touch Ent./Tommy Boy) 79 -85 34 0

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D 24 MONTAGE - Larger Than Life (TVT) 66 new 47 1 Single: "The Eco System" concept album, but was written as an

D 25 ANOM - Open Season (Son Doo Recordings) 65 new 51 4 Album: Upward album. Up -tempos, up -spirit, etc. Upward is Label: Surf a celebration of our initial D 26 MASTERMINDS - Liberty (Ground Control) 60 new 43 2 statement!" File: Came out the box last year with one of The future: "Cultivating this sound that D 27 SAUCE MONEY - For My Hustlaz (Priority) 57 new 48 1 the most surprising albums, 4 Track Mind, we've been growing, trying to perfect that D 28 FAT CAT KAREEM - Life (Casino/Landspeed) 57 new 44 3 delivering dope beats with imaginative "muddy" sound. When Upward drops in 30 29 SOUNDSCAPE - Listeners (Crowd Control) 56 0 27 0 rhymes. Group comprised of lyricist cHoc May, we would like to tour and perform

4 30 MASEO - Words And Verbs (Tommy Boy) 55 -122 25 0 Sorreal and producer DJ Elp Mass (The behind the album. We love to perform! We Observer). also just finished a video, and would like to 33 31 504 BOYZ - Wobble Wobble (No Limit/Priority) 54 +5 28 0 Advantages of being indie: (cHoc do more projects in that medium. Check out 34 32 CAP -ONE - They Luv Dat (Motown) 53 +6 37 0 Sorreal:) "The biggest is creative control, www.crushentertainment.com for more 32 33 CHECKMATE - The Long Shot (Double Up) 50 -3 30 0 less red tape, and a more hands-on information."

29 34 MAD LION - Bring It If You Want It (Killah Pride/Reprise) 47 -14 33 1 approach with career." -Matt Slywka The new single: "New D 35 ANIMAL PHARM - You Will Lose (Goodvibe) 45 NW 25 0 sounds, progressive ideas 27 36 ZAP MAMA - Rafiki (Virgin) 43 -29 26 0 and to show growth produc- 39 37 DJ QUICK - U Ain't Fresh (Arista) 41 +1 22 0 tion -wise, lyrically, and spiri-

D 38 BIG DRO - Spank (Goodvibe) 37 new 18 0 tually." Growth since 4 Track D 39 KOOL G. RAP feat. RZA - Cakes (Epic) 36 new 25 1 Mind: "Our business per- D 40 Sheeba Black - Check Yo Style Remix (Antra) 36 111W 30 4 spective has grown more wise. Musically we've experi- i' I enced so much since then that our sound reflects our expansion both in stature and Kool G. Rap feat. Rza in knowledge. 4 Track was KOOL G RAP "Cakes" (Epic) our initial statement, THE RZA although it was just a collec-

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Our industry's prosperous econom- among the first to be consolidated Increase Your Talent Pool because of a shared interest a great way for radio profes- ic and creative health is tied direct- because of their vulnerability. In radio there's plenty of new in the company and its suc- sionals to help the next gener- ly to our diverse workforce and Consolidation led to downsizing, technology and money. In short cess. For radio to remain a ation get a foot in the door. sense of community. format changes, and the lowest demand is remarkable talent. vital part of the fast -changing Most internship programs a-e The disappearance of black PDs number of minority -owned stations Companies that are compla- world of communications and associated with local colleges. cent about talent, who are to thrive as a business in the Stucents in communications, and the dearth of women and in decades. Even with the latest reluctant to let go of old 21st century, we have to begin speech, broadcasting, or the- Hispanic programmers around the windfall for Radio One Inc.-now assumptions of success, are to construct mentoring organi- ater departments usually gain country is a controversial and edgy with 48 stations under their con- most at risk. zations and networks that can: credit for working a certain topic because nobody really wants is trol-minority ownership still a If you want to succeed, 1) maintain a strong set of number of hours at a statiol; to talk about the prospects of hiring dream deferred. begin searching now for the goal -related values, 2) moti- others do it just for the experi- minority programmers today. The One of the format changes most best players possible for your vate, and 3) have an effective ence. The problem with moat subject has an uncomfortable feel- detrimental to the growth of black station. Talented people in mission statement to energize internship programs at radio ing surrounding it, reminiscent of programmers is the loss of the the right kind of creative the group to be a constant stat ons or record compares discussions about AIDS in the Urban mainstream station. Oldies - environment produce and source of support. is that they are limited to ust early-'80s. Everybody knew it was a based Urban A/C stations like execute better ideas and help college students. Open yoir serious problem, but few were KISS/FM in San Francisco or the inspire others to higher levels Internships program to anyone who's of performance. If your station doesn't have an interested, no matter wha- interested in taking it on. new KKXQ (Jamming Oldies Magic internship program, start one. their age. Post informatior at There is no better time than now 102) in Dallas, frankly, don't pro- In -House Mentoring If you already have one in broadcasting schools, at to press this issue with the likes of vide the jobs or cultural benefits for These workplace programs place, open the door for more actor voice-over classes, and Randy Michaels or Mel Karmazin. young black radio professionals allow valuable mentoring from people to take advantage of at high schools specializing It's crucial for any big corporation that a Mainstream Urban station peers and easier bonding this opportunity. Internships are in the ars.

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DA BRAT, Thats What I'm Looking For 1 35 3 DMX, No Love 4 Me 15 11 13 VIN YANG TWINS. Whistle While You Twerk 14 18 10 Sole, It Wasn't Me 16 24 20 AVANT, Separated 1 ANGIE STONE. No More Rain (In This Cloud) 15 16 23 TRICK DADDY, Shut Up 13 14 19 GOODIE MoB, What 0 Ain't (Ghetto Enulf) 15 0 0 DESTINY'S CHILD, Bills, Bills, Bills TRICK DADDY, Shut Up 15 11 6 LUCY PEARL. Dance Tonight 13 10 7 KELLY PRICE 8 FRIENDS, Love Sets You Free 11 21 0

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DMX, Party Up 46 53 50 AALIYAH, Try Again 34 35 24 TRICK DADDY Shut Up 61 58 56 CARL THOMAS. I Wish 43 43 45

JAGGED EDGE. He Can't Love U 41 48 45 MVA, Best Of Me 29 35 31 YOUNGBLOODZ, 85 58 55 58 DONELL JONES, Where I Wanna BE 42 37 33

SISOO, Thong Song 40 40 46 DMX, Party Up 28 25 30 LIL JON/EASTSIDEBOYS, I Like Dem 55 44 0 JOE, I Wanna Know 36 34 37

DA BRAT, Thats What I'm Looking For 39 48 49 JOE. I Wanna Know 27 27 31 JAY -Z, Big Pimpin 53 36 32 SANTANA, Mana Maria 34 38 36 SANTANA. Mena Maria 38 31 33 LEVERT, Mr. Too Damn Good 27 25 22 JOE, I Wanna Know 51 52 50 JAGGED EDGE, Let's Get Married 34 n 30 TONI BRAXTON, He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 37 42 38 NAS. You Owe Me 26 18 29 TRINA, Baddest Bitch 51 45 36 AALIYAH, I Don't Wanna 31 34 30

AALIYAH, I Don't Wanna 35 43 42 PINK, There You Go 26 22 25 CARL THOMAS, I Wish 43 45 37 AALIYAH, Try Again 30 26 31 JAY-Z, Big Rmpin' 34 36 32 D'ANGELO, Untitled...How Does It Feel 25 27 25 BIG TIMERS. Get Your Roll On 39 39 36 SISOO, Thong Song 29 28 311

DONELL JONES, Where I Wanne BE 34 28 25 LUCY PEARL, Dance Tonight 24 21 16 DR. DRE, Explosive 36 20 20 VIN YANG TWINS, Whistle While You Twerk 27 21 26 MARV'J. BLIGE. Your Child 33 44 46 JAYZ, Big Rmpin 23 24 18 BIG PUNISHER. It's So Hard 32 23 14 D'ANGELO. Untitled...How Does It Feel 25 30 3- NAS, You Owe Me 32 30 24 TRICK DADDY, Shut Up 22 20 30 AALIVAR, Try Again 32 32 30 KELIS, Get Along With You 24 9 I

MARY J. BLIGE, Give Me You 29 26 28 SANTANA, Mana Mana 2 17 23 SAMMIE. I Like 8 31 30 33 TONI BRAXTON. Be A Man About t 23 24 12

JOE. I Wanne Know 2 31 33 DONELL JONES, Where I Wanna BE 2 8 0 NAS. You Owe Me 31 35 36 LIL JON/EASTSIDEBOYS, I Like Dem 22 20 8 MISSY ELLIOTT. Hot Boyo 2 30 32 ERIC BENET, When You Think Of Me 1 20 21 DA BRAT. What Chu Like 31 29 23 DESTINY'S CHILD, Say My Name 21 19 18 DISCO. Incomplete 2 25 24 TONI BRAXTON, He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 1 17 15 DA BRAT, Thats What I'm Looking For 30 22 31 JOE, Treat Her Like A Lady 21 0 8 BIG PUNISHER, It's So Hard 2 16 6 J -SHIN, Treat U Better I 20 8 SISGO, Thong Song 25 40 56 JAGGED EDGE. He Can't Love U 18 25 14 BLACK ROB, Whoa 2 30 22 BLACK ROB, Whoa 1 24 20 NELLY Chot Sh"ts Country Grammer 25 31 31 JAY-Z, Big Rmpin' 18 12 11

THE LOX. Ryde or Die Chick 2 24 25 MARY J. BLIGE, Your Child 1 14 0 JAGGED EDGE. Let's Get Married 23 19 29 SAMMIE, I Like tt 18 22 27 D'ANGELO, Untitled...How Does It Feel 2 25 30 EMINEM, The Real Slim Shady I 0 0 3-6 MAFIA, Who Run It 22 19 20 BIG TYMERS, Get Your Roll On 18 1 1.

MYA, Best Of Me 2 18 17 KEVON EDMONDS, No Love 1 19 t5 DR. DRE, The Next Episode 22 12 0 EMINEM, The Real Slim Shady 17 JAGGED EDGE. Let's Get Marred 2 14 12 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 1 11 t5 504 BOYZ, Wobble, Wobble 22 32 27 MAXWELL, Fortunate 15 1 II' 1.. DAVE HOLLISTER, Can't Stay 1 22 27 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 1 16 12 SNOOP DOGG. The Game Don't Wait 21 20 12 BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Back At One 15 1

O -TIR Vivrant Thing 1 16 21 702. Where My Gins At 1 10 11 CHICO DEBARGE, Listen to Your Man 20 13 6 ERIC GENET, Spend My Life With You 14 1 Ii ANGIE STONE, No More Rain (In This Cloud) t 23 29 DONELL JONES, U Know What's Up 1 14 13 MYA, Best Of Me 20 19 23 BLACK ROB, Whoa 14 1

1 1;, O - TIP, Breathe 8 Stop 1 18 26 MONTELL JORDAN, Once Upon A Time 1 17 6 GHOSTFACE KILLAH. Cherchez LaGhost 18 23 29 DONELL JONES, U Know What's Up 13

DONELL JONES. U Know What's Up 1 16 1 MISSY ELLIOTT. Hot Boyz 1 8 8 DONELL JONES, Where I Warne BE 16 21 27 MISSY ELLIOTT, Hot Boyz 13 2 19 to MONTELL JORDAN. Tonght 1 17 1 SAMMIE, I Like It 1 8 23 DRAG -ON, Die For My Niggas 16 11 7 DESTINY'S CHILD, Confessions 12 GHOSTFACE KILLAH, Cherchez LaGhost 1 20 1 VIN YANG TWINS, Whistle While You Twerk 1 16 15 YIN YANG TWINS, Whistle While You Twerk 15 20 27 LAURYN HILL, Ex -Factor 10 19

RUFF RIDERS, What Ya Want 1 1 1 DA BRAT, Thats What I'm Looking For 1 17 15 SANTANA. Mane Maria 15 22 20 DESTINY'S CHILD, Bills, Bills, Bills 10 11

504 BOYZ, Wobble. Wobble 1 1 BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Stay Or Let It Go 1 13 19 DRAMA, Double Time 15 17 12 BLAOUE, Bring It All To Me feat. 'N SYNC 10 1 1:: MICHAEL RUFF, No More 1 BIG PUNISHER. It's So Hard 1 0 0 TONI BRAXTON, He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 15 13 13 HOT BOYS, I Need A Hot Girl 10 1 11 MAXWELL, Submerge:Tit We Become The Sun 1 Sole. It Wasn't Me 1 9 10 EASTSIDERS, Still G'd Up 14 16 16 NAS. You Owe Me 10 1 11 DESTINY'S CHILD. Say My Name 1 1 GINUWINE, None of UR Business 1 12 17 THE LOX. Ryde or Die Chick 13 24 37 RASHEEDAH, Do It 10 t 13 BLACK INDIAN, Slice Em Up 1 112, Love You Like I Did 1 13 10 AVANT, Separated 13 7 0 DI K. It You 9 !1 LUCY PEARL Dance Tonight 1 TRINA, Baddest Bitch 1 10 8 IDEAL, Whatever 13 0 0 ASE POWELL, You 9 9 112. Anywhere 1 R KELLY. Did You Ever Think 11 9 EMINEM, The Real Slim Shady 12 0 0 ' Anywhere 9 1 1' 11 10 Ho- Any,, N'"^-1 A Hn' Gel 11 11 10 9 1 y 11 7 LL 1 r.l ' 7 7 28 gavin April 28, 2000

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NORMAN CONNORS Didn't I Blow Your Mind (Starship) 55

PHAT KAT - Sun Dress (PARLANE) 309 298 +11 23 7 7 HEZEKIAH WALKER Let's Dance (Jive) 55 +0 25 8 8 ANGIE STONE - No More Rain (In This Cloud) (Arista) 295 295 JAZZY FAT NASTEES The Wound (MCA) 43

13 9 THE TEMPTATIONS - I'm Here (Motown) 252 205 +47 20 URBAN KNIGHTS P' 1-

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9 10 JEFFREY OSBORNE - That's For Sure (Private Music/Windham Hill) 241 257 -16 20

11 11 MARY J. BLIGE - Give Me You (MCA) 238 215 +23 24

16 12 DONELL JONES - Where I Wanna BE (LaFace/Arista) 227 165 +62 18 KEVON EDMONDS - No Love (RCA) 350 12 13 MINT CONDITION - If You Love Me (Elektra/EEG) 213 211 +2 23 KEVON EDMONDS - 24/7 (RCA) 265 10 14 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Stay Or Let It Go (Motown) 205 227 -22 15 DON ELL JONES U Know What's Up (LaFace/Arista) 220

15 15 THE BEST MAN - The Best Man I Can Be (Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax) 187 178 +9 16 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Back At One (Motown) 159

MARY - Shackles (C2/CRG) 182 154 +28 14 17 16 MARY DAVE HOLLISTER - Can't Stay (Dreamworks) 30

21 17 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 135 113 +22 9 MAXWELL - Fortunate (Columbia/CRG) 23

19 18 PHIL PERRY - Closer To Heaven (Private Music/Windham Hill) 134 126 +8 14 JAGGED EDGE - He Can't Love U (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 90

- 84 18 19 ERIC BENET - Spend My Life With You (Warner Bros.) 131 148 -17 19 RAHSAAN PATTERSON It's Alright Now (MCA) WHITNEY HOUSTON It's Not Right But It's Okay (Arista) 75 23 20 L.V. - How Long (Loud) 120 95 +25 10

AMEL LARRIEUX - Get Up (Epic) 64 18 22 21 AALIYAH - I Don't Wanna (Priority) 117 99 +18

CASE - Happily Ever After (Def Soul/IDJMG) 62 25 22 ANGIE STONE - Everyday (Arista) 110 83 +27 11

WHITNEY HOUSTON - I Learned From The Best (Arista) 62 20 23 MARY J. BLIGE - Your Child (MCA) 99 116 -17 8 DEBORAH COX We Can't Be Friends (Arista) 60 D 24 D'ANGELO - Send It On (Virgin) 92 - new 9 BLAQUE feat. 'N SYNC - Bring It All To Me (TrackMasters/Columbia/CRG) 57 D 25 YOLANDA ADAMS - Open My Heart (Elektra/EEG) 88 - NW 7 55 TYRESE - Lately (RCA)

DWAYNE WIGGINS feat. NAJEE - Strange Fruit (Motown) 87 new 15 D 26 - R. KELLY - Home Alone (Jive) 50

HOW 18 D 27 MINT CONDITION - Is This Pain Our Pleasure (Elektra/EEG) 81 - TAMAR/JD/AMIL - if You Don't Wanna Love Me (DreamWorks) 47 46 28 28 KIRK WHALUM - All I Do (Warner Bros.) 80 74 +6 9 WHITNEY HOUSTON My Love Is Your Love (Arista)

new 7 FRANKLIN/KELLY/BONO - Lean On Me (Gospocentric) 45 D 29 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 74 - TEMPTATIONS - This Is My Promise (Motown) 43 D 30 AALIYAH - Try Again (Blackground) 73 - IIBW 7

WVAZ-Chicago 987 WRKS - New York WHUR-Washington WDAS-Philadelphia PD: Maxx Myrick PD:Toya Beasley WHUR PD: Hector Hannibal PD: Joe Tamburro MD: Jamiliah Muhammad *Kiss_ 212-242-9870 (202) 806-3500 MD: Daisy Davis Howard University 1053 FM (610) 617-8500 le--$2nsflES (312) 360-9000 96.3 0 IAIOS- liier wamAgro, AMFM AMFM 7w LW 2W 7w LW 2W 7W LW 2W TIN LW 2W z 18 12 I 2 22 1 CARL THOMAS. Wash 22 ;í AT. I Wanna Know 25 29 25 CARL THOMAS, W'sn JOE. I Wanna Know 24 23 23 The Down Low 2 18 1 JOE, I Wanna Know 2 23 KEVON EDMONDS, No Love 23 13 'ARL THOMAS, I Wish 25 30 30 karen Bernard. Chain' On 19 I 1 Marla Mane 2 21 PHAT KAT. Sun Dress 22 0 0 SOO. Thong Song 25 13 0 JAZZYFANTASIES. Don't Know 1 20 SANTANA, 1 0 KELLY PRICE & FRIENDS, It's Gonna Rain 2 22 22 LEVERT, Mr. Too Damn Good 21 17 6 I HE TEMPTATIONS. l'm Here 25 21 9 PHAT KAT. Sun Dress 1 Your Child 1 14 TONI For 25 29 KIM WATERS. Am I The Same Geri 20 1 MARY J. BLIGE. CARL THOMAS. I Won 16 13 13 BRAXTON. He Wasn't Man Enough Me 24 1 1 Real Love 1 19 ANGIE STONE. No More Pain an This Cloud) 14 9 12 MARY J. BLIGE. Ghee Me You 24 16 0 QUINCY JONES, Everything 13 SPEECH, 1 1 13 1 TONI BRAXTON. He Wasn't Man Enough For Me 14 DONELL JONES. U Know What's Up 12 13 16 D'ANGELO. Unfitted How Does It Feel 23 19 29 MARY MARY. Shackles 1 11 1 ANGIE STONE, No More Rain an This Cloud) 2 19 TONI BRAXTON, He Wasr 't Man Enough For Me 12 10 7 KEVON EDMONDS, No Love 22 26 25 SMOKEY ROBINSON, Sleepin' In 1 1 KEVON No Love 9 HOUSTON. WED COX, Same Script, Different Cast 12 0 0 MINT CONDITION, Is This Pan Our Pleasure 21 21 27 MACY GRAY. I Try 13 1 EDMONDS, 1 14 1 PHAT KAT, Sun Dress 0 SANTANA, Maria Maria 11 10 14 MONTELL JORDAN, Once Upon A Time 21 23 22 MAYSA. All My Life PATTERSON, It's Now i 15 i KEVON EDMONDS. 24/7 15 KEVON EDMONDS, 24/7 1 17 25 CHICO DEBARGE, Listen to Your Man 20 26 23 RAHSAAN Alright Heart 14 1 D'ANGELO, Untitled...How Does It Feel 11 MINT CONDITION. If You Love Me 8 BRIAN McKNIGHT, Stay Or Let It Go 19 22 25 YOLANDA ADAMS. Fragile i 1 JONES, U Know What's Up 15 AMEL LARREUX, Get Up 9 LEVERT, Mr. Too Damn Good 18 20 22 MARY J. BLIGE, Give Me You 1 12 DONELL 1 12 MARY J. BLIGE. Give Me Yo,, 4 ERIC BENET When YOu Think Of Me 11 MARY MARY, Shackles 18 15 14 KEVON EDMONDS. No Love 1 MINT CONDITION. If You Love Me 10 D'ANGELO. Untitled ..,How Does It Feel 10 ERIC BESET. When You Think Of Me 16 10 9 AL JARREAU. Last Night 15 11 THE TEMPTATIONS. I'm Here 10 SMOKEY ROBINSON, Easy To Love 8 DENNIS TAYLOR. Enough's Enough 16 11 14 L.V, How Long 1 FAITH EVANS, Love Like This NATALIE COLE, Say You Love Me AMEL LARRIEUX, Get Up 16 10 12 MINT CONDITION, Is This Pain Our Pleasure 18 1 1 DAVE HOLLISTER, Can't Stay 1 MARY J. BLIGE, Don't Waste Your Tlme á V, How Long 16 15 12 JOE, Treat Her Llke A Lady DCNELL JONES. Where Wanna BE 1 ERIC BENET. When You Think Of Me CHANTE MOORE. I Cry Tc Mysell '"E BEST MAN, The Best Man Can Be 15 20 23 PEARL, Dance Tonight 7 HEZEKIAH WALKER, Let's Dance THE BEST MAN. The Best Man I Can Be 1 ITGIE STONE. Everyday 15 9 9 LITCY N Strong 6 JAZZY FAT NASTEES, The Wound DONELL JONES, Where I Nance BE 4 'IK, BESET AND FAITH EVANS, Georgy Porgy 13 10 8 SY SMITH, Good THE TEMPTATIONS. I'm Here 0 DONELL JONES, Where Wanna BE JEFFREY OSBORNE, That s For Sure 6 1 ANTANA, Mane Mana 12 12 13 GLENN JONES, 24/Seven AL JARREAU, Last Night 4 ,ISOO, Incomplete 12 8 3 NORMAN CONNORS. Didn't Blow Your Mind 4 4 JAGGED EDGE, Let's Gel Married DEBORAH COX, We Can't Be Friends 5 Kt LLY PRICE O FRIENDS, Love Sets You Free 11 9 9 URBAN KNIGHTS, Strung Out MAXWELL. Fortunate I 11 10 10 DONELL JONES. U Know What's Up YOLANDA ADAMS. Open My Heart 2 '.1 )NELL JONES, Where Wanna BE TYRESE, Lately BRIAN McKNIGHT, Back At One 7 JAGGED EDGE, Let's Get Married 11 7 3 GABRIELA ANDERS. Fire OI Love 5 It 0 BRIAN McKNIGHT. Bask At One RAHSAAN PATTERSON. h Alright Now 3 AALIYAH, I Don't Wanna 10 8 8 D'ANGELO, Send On 1 Years WHITNEY HOUSTON. I Learned From The Best MARY J. BLIGE. Owe Me /ou 3 RAHSAAN PATTERSON. It's Alright Now 9 4 10 ANGIE STONE. Holding Back The 5 JEFFREY OSBORNE. That's For Sure 1 MAYSA, Got To Be Strong 3 D'ANGELO, Send It On 9 7 0 LES NUBIANS, Taboo LEVERT, Mr. Too Damn Good CASE L JOE, Faded Pictures 6 JEFFREY OSBORNE, That's For Sure 8 8 10 RICHARD ELLIOT. This Could Be Real 6 3 SY SMITH. Good N Strong GLENN JONES. 24/Sever. 6 YOLANDA ADAMS, Fragile Heart 8 7 6 KEVON EDMONDS. 24/7 ERIC BENET. Spend My Lae With You JOE, Treat Her Uke A Lady 4 WHITNEY HOUSTON, Learned From The Best 7 13 23 OLINCY JONES, Something Cannot Have 5 FAITH EVANS, Never Gonna Let You Go THE TEMPTATIONS. I'm Here 6 DAVE HOLLISTER. Can't Stay 7 8 9 CHANTAY SAVAGE, My Oh My 5 THE BEST MAN, The Best Man I Can Be GRENIQUE. Should I? 2 MAXWELL., Fortunate 6 9 6 AFKAP, The Greatest Ronronee Ever Sold 7 3 L.V, How Long SAMPLE wan HATHAWAY When Your Lae Was Low 3 KEVON EDMONDS, 24/7 6 7 8 PEABO BRYSON. Somebody In Your L,te 7 7 MONTELL JORDAN. Tonight 5 ANGIE STONE, Everyday TAMAFJJD/A.MIL. 11 You Don't Wanna Love Me 4 MINT CONDITION, If You Love Me 5 MARY J. BLIGE, All That I Can Say URBAN KNIGHTS. Strung Out 4 DONELL JONES. U Know What's Up 5 6 14 DAVE KOZ, Careless Whispers 6 MACY GRAY, I Try TONI BRAXTON. Spanish Guitar 0 GUY. Damn' 5 7 3 JEFFREY OSBORNE, That's For Sure 5 O. Send It On TONI BRAXTON, Just Be A Man About It 0 CHICO DEBARGE, Ghee You What You Want 4 8 10 PHIL PERRY, Closer To Heaven 5 D'ANGEI Is My Promise PIECES OF A DREAM, PJeces 2 SISOO, Got To Get It 4 6 6 S.O.S. BAND, Who Do You Ten 4 TEMPTATIONS, Th. Apri128, 2000 gavin 29

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2 1 VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want (RCA) 2045 +3 53 0

1 2 THIRD EYE BLIND - Never Let You Go (Elektra/EEG) 2002 -62 53 0

3 3 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 1979 +31 52 0

4 4 FAITH HILL - Breathe (Warner Bros.) 1856 -44 50 0

7 5 'NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 1418 +45 42 1

5 6 LONESTAR - Amazed (BNA) 1344 -149 41 0

9 7 TRACY CHAPMAN - Telling Stories (Elektra/EEG) 1299 +33 43 0

Just Doing a Little 13 8 GOO GOO DOLLS - Broadway (Warner Bros.) 1215 +150 47 2

11 9 LENNY KRAVITZ - I Belong To You (Virgin) 1200 +61 41 2 Mediabase Housekeeping... 6 10 BACKSTREET BOYS - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Jive) 1176 -234 38 0 10 11 SMASH MOUTH - Then The Morning Comes (Interscope) 1146 -91 36 0

Effective May 3, the following sta- 15 12 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash and Burn (Columbia/CRG) 1114 +110 45 5

BY tions will become Mediabase- 8 13 CELINE DION - That's The Way It Is (Epic/550 Music) 1107 -222 38 0 AC/HOT AC EDITOR monitored, and incorporated to 12 14 KID ROCK - Only God Knows Why (Lava/Atlantic) 980 -101 33 0 ANNETTE M. LAI the respective GAVIN-Medibase 21 15 MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 24/7 charts: 970 +162 39 0 22 16 CREED - Higher (Wind-up) 956 +205 33 3 New Mediabase 24/7 Mainstream 23 17 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 917 +199 35 5 A/Cs: Recently Mediabase 24/7 made sev- 18 18 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Otherside (Warner Bros.) 891 +48 34 0 eral changes to who they monitor KOSY-Salt Lake City KGFM-Bakersfield, Calif. 14 19 FILTER - Take A Picture (Elektra/EEG) 863 -164 30 0 in the A/C universe, so I thought I

16 20 SAVAGE GARDEN - I Knew I You would bring everyone up to speed. Loved (Columbia/CRG) 854 -86 29 0 New moves from GAVIN G2 Hot A/C to If anyone has questions regarding 17 21 SANTANA feat. ROB THOMAS - Smooth (Arista) 816 -107 27 0 Mediabase Hot A/C: these changes, please feel free to 20 22 TRAIN - Meet Virginia (Aware/Columbia) 722 -88 26 0 KBBY-Oxnard/Ventura, Calif. contact me at GAVIN. KKPN-Corpus Christi D 23 matchbox twenty - bent (Lava/Atlantic) 683 new 35 14 GAvIN-Mediabase 24/7 stations ©Debuting at #23 this week is matchbox twenty with their hit "bent." They are also New adds to GAVIN's G2 Hot A/C chart: switched from Hot to Mainstream A/C: #1 Most Added (14) and a +406 Spincrease! KKPN-Corpus Christi WWDE-Norfolk (see above) KOEZ-Wichita 27 24 SPLENDER - I Think God Can Explain (C2/CRG) 653 +93 32 4 WYYY-Syracuse 25 25 SUGAR RAY - Falls Apart (Lava/Atlantic) 636 -69 25 0 Mainstream A/C stations no longer Due to a change in format, the following 19 26 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Enough Of Me (IDJMG) 632 -179 24 0 monitored: stations no longer report to GAVIN's G2 24 27 JESSICA RIDDLE - Even Angels Fall (Hollywood) 541 -175 24 0 KZST-Santa Rosa Hot A/C chart: KKJJ-Medford, Ore. D 28 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 534 new 25 8 Hot A/C stations no longer monitored: WDKS-Evansville, Ind. 28 29 ELTON JOHN - Someday Out Of The Blue (Dream Works) 510 -25 25 0 WMXQ-Jacksonville WOST-Ft. Myers, Fla. WSBG-Wilkes-Barre D 30 BEN HARPER - Steal My Kisses (Virgin) 467 new 22 4

(Republic/Universal), Hot/Modern Impact Bon Jovi "It's My Life" (IDJMG), Hot (subject to change) Duran Duran "Someone Else Not Me"

MAY 1 & 2 (Hollywood), Hot/Modern eels. Aids SPINS Trend Christina Aguilera "I Turn to You" (RCA), Mike Enrico "Daylight" (Hybrid/Sire), Hot/Modern

SONIQUE It Feels 14 1 Hot/Modern & Mainstream Lara Fabian "I Will Love Again" - So G000epublic/Univers,li, 395 +79 Don Henley "Taking You Home" (Warner (Columbia/CRG), Hot/Modern & Mainstream STING - Desert Rose (A&M/Interscope) 19 2 ier- 368 +15 Bros.), Hot/Modem & Mainstream Kina "Girl From the Gutter" (Dream Works), NINE DAYS - Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) (Epic/550 Music) 20 4 340 +64 Olive "I'm Not in Love" (Maverick), Hot Hot/Modern ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 14 3- 320 +77 Samantha Russell "You Should Go" (Heat Sinead O'Connor "No Man's Woman" Music), Mainstream (Atlantic), Hot/Modem BRITNEY SPEARS - C Did It Again (Jive) 17 l0 318 +215 Britney Spears "Oops!...I Did It Again" (Jive), Hot Phish "Heavy Things" (Elektra/EEG), MAY 8 & 9 Hot/Modern Billionaire "Touching Down" Souldecision "Faded" (MCA), Hot/Modem OSiIIIII AO08 matchbox twenty - bent (Lava/Atlantic) 14 BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops!...I Did It Again (Jive) 10

Jen's BBMak Attack. Star 100.7 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 8 (KFMB/FM)-San Diego MD/night- DON HENLEY - Taking You Home (Warner Bros.) 6 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) timer Jen Sewell was thrilled to 5 conduct an interview with Hollywood Records recording act BBMak where they talked about matchbox twenty - bent (Lava/Atlantic) +406 their debut single, "Back BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops!...I Did It Again (Jive) +214 Here." Surrounded by her new CREED - Higher (Wind-up) +205 friends, pictured clockwise: Jen SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) +199 Sewell, BBMak's Christian Burns, MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) +162 Ste McNally, and Mark Barry. MUSIC RESEARCH EDITOR: KATHLEEN RICHARDS

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CELINE DION - I Went You To Need Me (Epìc/.550 Musici 436 +217 STRYKE5 - Mandy 204 +204

LeANN RIMES - I Need You (Capitol/Curb/Sparrow) 1205 +190

DON HENLEY - Taking You Home (Warner Bros.) 165 +119 1 1 FAITH HILL - Breathe (Warner Bros.) 2234 2173 +61 94

BACKSTREET BOYS - I Want It That Way (Jive) 985 +110 3 2 SAVAGE GARDEN - I Knew I Loved You (Columbia/CRG) 2026 2043 -17 94 MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 1521 +93 2 3 LONESTAR - Amazed (BNA) 2001 2045 -44 91 SARAH McLACHLAN - I Will Remember You (Live) (Arista) 934 +83

5 4 CELINE DION - That's The Way It Is (Epic/550 Music) 1879 1880 -1 94 'NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 279 +69 FAITH HILL - Breathe (Warner Bros.) 2234 +61 4 5 BACKSTREET BOYS - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Jive: 1828 1957 -129 93 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash And Burn (Columbia/CRG) 684 +60 6 6 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Back At One (Motown/Universal) 1721 1697 +24 90 EDWIN McCAIN - I Could Not Ask For More (Lava/Atlantic) 744 +50

7 7 ELTON JOHN - Someday Out Of The Blue (DreamWorks) 1525 1517 +8 90 MARIAH CAREY - Can't Take That Away... (Columbia/CRG) 59 +49

CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 151 +48 8 8 MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 1521 1428 +93 89 TINA TURNER Whatever You Need (Virgin) 76 +43 9 9 PHIL COLLINS - You'll Be In My Heart (Walt Disney/Hollywood) 1304 1278 +26 93 MICHAEL W. SMITH - This Is Your Time (Reunion) 390 +33

11 10 LeANN RIMES - I Need You (Capitol/Curb/Sparrow) 1205 1015 +190 87

10 11 98° - I Do (Cherish You) (Universal) 1048 1102 -54 92

13 12 BACKSTREET BOYS - I Want It That Way (Jive) 985 875 +110 93

12 13 SANTANA feat. ROB THOMAS - Smooth (Arista) 951 929 +22 73

14 14 SARAH McLACHLAN - I Will Remember You (Live) (Arista) 934 851 +83 93

MARIAH CAREY 'it l , 59 16 15 EDWIN McCAIN - I Could Not Ask For More (Lava/Atlantic) 744 694 +50 88 SANTANA r, 53 15 16 'NSYNC feat. GLORIA ESTEFAN - Music Of My Heart (Epic) 722 718 +4 85 ANNE COCHRAN 5-n. 50 18 17 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash And Burn (Columbia/CRG) 684 624 +60 71 VERTICAL HORIZON c!IFCA. 32 17 18 'NSYNC - God Must Have Spent A Little.. (RCA) 669 649 +20 88

dc TALK ; IF Jr Lin L ; 30 +5 51 20 19 MARC ANTHONY - I Need To Know (Columbia/CRG) 448 443 BB MAK - Back Here (Hollywood) 28 +217 65 28 20 CELINE DION - I Want You To Need Me (Epic/550 Music) 436 219 YES - If Only You Knew (Beyond Real) 24 WALK-Long Island APD Rob Miller says, "This is such a paspass song that it fogs up

NHITNEY HOUSTON & ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Could I Have (Arista) 20 Q the windows in my office when we play it." Score another silam dunk for Diane Warren. THIRD EYE BLIND 19 PAGE - When She... (Garden City/TeshMedia) 417 402 +15 48 21 JOHN TESH/RICHARD , BAILA - A L Me More _3,< :Zuk. 17 24 22 MICHAEL W. SMITH - This Is Your Time (Reunion) 390 357 +33 67

23 23 JESSICA SIMPSON w/ NICK LACHEY - Where You Are (Columbia/CRG) 349 368 -19 47

25 24 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 305 285 +20 31

29 25 'N YN - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 279 210 +69 24

244 267 -23 42 26 26 AL JARREAU - Just To Be Loved (GRP) SPINS

240 241 -1 37 27 27 STEELY DAN - Cousin Dupree (Giant/Reprise) 98° - The Hardest Thing (Universal) 671 204 Ilew 50 D 28 STRYKE 5 - Mandy - SHANIA TWAIN - You're Still The One (IDJMG) 664

Popular nighttime love songs hostess Delilah strikes big with her support for this SHANIA TWAIN - From This Moment On (IDJMG) 633 Internet -based, unsigned group. Produced by Benny Mard ones. Q SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - Kiss Me (Squint/Columbia) 594

31 29 WESTLIFE - Swear It Again (Arista) 194 163 +31 28 CHER - Believe (Warner Bros.) 589

30 30 PHIL COLLINS - Strangers Like Me (Walt Disney/Hollywood) 169 203 -34 22 RICKY MARTIN - She's All I Ever Had (C2/CRG) 572 541 D 31 DON HENLEY - Taking You Home (Warner Bros.) 165 - I NV 26 FAITH HILL - This Kiss (Warner Bros.)

33 32 SUGAR RAY - Someday (Lava/Atlantic) 161 144 +17 15 PHIL COLLINS - True Colors (Atlantic) 532

IMBRUGLIA - Torn (RCA) 478 36 33 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 151 103 +48 29 NATALIE 455 35 34 LINDA EDER - Vienna (Atlantic) 132 126 +6 27 RICKY MARTIN feat. MEJA - Private Emotion (C2/CRG)

D 35 TINA TURNER - Whatever You Need (Virgin) 76 - NNW 13 siri I I ADDS D 36 DAVE KOZ - Know You By Heart (Capitol) 75 - new 21 ' CELINE DION - "I Want You to Need Me" (Epic/550 Music) 10 39 37 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 74 56 +18 5

WHITNEY HOUSTON & ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - "Could I Have..." (Arista) 7 37 38 SOLEIL MOON - Willingly (MFO) 72 89 -17 18 **DON HENLEY - "Taking You Home" (Warner Bros.) 5 D 39 BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN - Shake My Soul (RCA) 67 - new 16 **BRITNEY SPEARS - "Oops!...1 Did It Again" (Jive) 5 -4 i3 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - "I Turn to You" (RCA) 3 38 40 LEVERT - Mr. Too Damn Good (EastWest/EEG) 63 59 -.

EkEffFV a`; ALL 24-7 CHART RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED AND SUPPLIED BY LeANN RIMES - "I Need You" (Capitol/Curb/Sparrow) +192 MEDIABASE RESEARCH, A DIVISION OF PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS, INC. MARC ANTHONY - "You Sang to Me" (Columbia/CRG) +137 CELINE DION - "I Want You to Need Me" (Epic/550 Music) +96 ALL NON-MEDIABASE CHARTS ARE COMPILED BY GAVIN. THE G2 SOLEIL MOON - "Willingly" (MFO) +94

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I 2867 +42 78 3 2 MACY GRAY - Try (Epic) 2909 NINE DAYS - Absolutely (The Story Of A Girl) (Epic/550 Music) 684 +140

2 3 FAITH HILL - Breathe (Warner Bros.) 2809 2958 -149 74 STING - Desert Rose (A&M/Interscope) 855 +139 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash And Burn (Columbia/CRG) 1147 +133 5 4 THIRD EYE BLIND - Never Let You Go (Elektra/EEG) 2790 2733 +57 79 CREED - Higher (Wind -Up) 1501 +124 4 feat. ROB THOMAS - Smooth (Arista) 2529 2686 -157 85 5 SANTANA MARC ANTHONY - You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 940 +114

6 6 SMASH MOUTH - Then The Morning Comes (Interscope) 2320 2441 -121 79 LUSTER - Fa Fa (Hybrid/Sire) 380 +105

COUNTING CROWS - Mrs. Potter's Lullaby (DGC) 182 +88 7 7 LONESTAR - Amazed (BNA) 1906 1935 -29 58 TRACY CHAPMAN - Telling Stories (Elektra/EEG) 1749 +85 8 8 TRAIN - Meet Virginia (Aware/Columbia) 1898 1957 -59 71 'NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 1277 +72 10 9 TRACY CHAPMAN - Telling Stories (Elektra/EEG) 1749 1664 +85 69 VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want (RCA) 3204 +61

- 9 10 CELINE DION - That's The Way It Is (Epic/550 Music) 1532 1658 -126 57 LEONA NAESS Charm Attack (Outpost/MCA) 658 +58 BB MAK - Back Here (Hollywood) 249 +58 17 11 GOO GOO DOLLS - Broadway (Warner Bros.) 1521 1256 +265 68 THIRD EYE BLIND - Never Let You Go (Elektra/EEG) 2790 +57 14 12 CREED - Higher (Wind-up) 1501 1377 +124 61 SPLENDER - I Think God Can Explain (C2/CRG) 1120 +57

25 13 matchbox twenty - bent (Lava/Atlantic) 1471 978 +493 65 DON HENLEY - Taking You Home (Warner Bros.) 72 +57

BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops...l Did It Again (Jive) 68 +55 Key radio programmers report their phones light up everytime they play matchbox

CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 286 +43 twenty's latest. Newly detected at WZTR, KMXP, KMXD, and KYKY. MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 2909 +42

11 14 GOO GOO DOLLS - Black Balloon (Warner Bros.) 1451 1598 -147 72 TRAVIS - Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (Epic) 122 +40 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 134 +37 12 15 MARC ANTHONY - I Need To Know (Columbia/CRG) 1433 1507 -74 66

DEATHRAY - Now That I Am Blind (Capricorn) 77 +34 23 16 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 1337 1056 +281 55 SONIQUE - It Feels So Good (Republic/Universal) 121 +33 QCarlos takes a seven -notch leap with his `smooth' follow-up. New adds at

KOSO-Modesto, WMC-Memphis, KMSX-San Diego, and KHMX-Houston.

15 17 LENNY KRAVITZ - I Belong To You (Virgin) 1334 1342 -8 57 I i I 1. .1 I 21 18 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Otherside (Warner Bros.) 1281 1135 +146 51

18 19 'NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 1277 1205 +72 47 SPINS BACKSTREET BOYS - Me The Meaning Of Being.. (Jive) 1175 1283 -108 46 16 20 Show GAS GIANT UJtlel ,Htci;uu rup; 129

24 21 SAVAGE GARDEN - Crash And Burn (Columbia/CRG) 1147 1014 +133 53 TRAVIS V^dhy Does It Always Rain On Me? (Epic) 122

22 22 SPLENDER - I Think God Can Explain (C2/CRG) 1120 1063 +57 51 SONIQUE It Feels So Good (Republic/Universal) 121 28 23 MARC ANTHONY You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG) 940 826 +114 41 ANGIE APARO - Spaceship (Melisma/Arista) 119 27 24 KID ROCK - Only God Knows Why (Lava/Atlantic) 866 863 +3 37 BLESSID UNION - The Girl I've Been Telling... (Push/V2) 110 30 25 STING - Desert Rose (A&M/Interscope) 855 716 +139 36 RADFORD - Don't Stop (RCA) 97 31 26 BEN HARPER - Steal My Kisses (Virgin) 819 650 +169 40 HANSON - This Time Around (IDJMG) 82 33 27 NINE DAYS - Absolutely (The Story 0f A Girl) (Epic/550 Music) 684 544 +140 31 DESTINY'S CHILD - Say My Name (Columbia CRG) 81 32 28 LEONA NAESS - Charm Attack (Outpost/MCA) 658 600 +58 31

DEATHRAY - Now That I Am Blind (Capricorn) 77 35 29 DIDO - Don't Think Of Me (Arista) 463 536 -73 28 CHANTAL KREVIAZUK - Before You (C2/CRG) 74 34 30 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Back At One (Motown/Universal) 435 515 -80 26 DON HENLEY - Taking You Home (Warner Bros.) 72 40 31 GUSTER - Fa Fa (Hybrid/Sire) 380 275 +105 26 NO DOUBT - Simple Kind Of Life (Interscope) 71 37 32 ELTON JOHN - Someday Out Of The Blue (Dream Works) 349 419 -70 24 BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops!...I Did It Again (Jive) 68 38 33 SMASH MOUTH - Waste (Interscope) 320 311 +9 22

TRACY BONHAM - Behind Every Good Woman (IDJMG) 66 D 34 CHRISTINA AGUILERA - I Turn To You (RCA) 286 - 8881 13 TRINKET Boom (RCA) 64 36 35 TAL BACHMAN - If You Sleep (Columbia/CRG) 278 438 -160 24

D 36 TRAIN - I Am (Aware/Columbia) 271 - 881V 16 D 37 BB MAK - Back Here (Hollywood) 249 - 18W 13

39 38 TARA MacLEAN - If I Fall (Capitol) 193 307 -114 13

D 39 COUNTING CROWS - Mrs. Potter's Lullaby (DGC) 182 - new 11 SPINS D 40 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - Be With You (Interscope) 134 - new 9 SUGAR RAY - Someday (Lava/Atlantic) 1124

SAVAGE GARDEN - I Knew I Loved You (Columbia/CRG) 1124

ALL 24-7 CHART RESEARCH Is CONDUCTED AND SUPPLIED BY TAL BACHMAN - She's So High (Columbia/CRG) 1097 MEDIABASE RESEARCH. A DIVISION OF PREMIERE INC. RADIO NETWORKS. FASTBALL - Out Of My Head (Hollywood) 1049

FILTER - Take A Picture (Reprise) 988 ALL NON-MEDIABASE CHARTS ARE COMPILED BY GAVIN. THE G2 DESIGNATION REFERS TO "GAVIN SECONDARY CHARTS.' COMPILED FROM GOO GOO DOLLS - Slide (Warner Bros.) 936 PROJECTED AIRPLAY DATA SUBMITTED BY SELECT NON -MONITORED STATIONS. SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - Kiss Me (Squint/Columbia) 859

SMASH MOUTH - All Star (Interscope) 826 ONLINE 62 TRACKING SERVICES NOW ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL COUNTING CROWS - Hanginaround (DGC) 1 2 NOON WEDNESDAY PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME. 823

STING - Brand New Day (A&M/Interscope) 802

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www.americanradiohistory.com MTV. Relevant To A New Generation At Alternative?

in the process helped make many BY of them stars. Like Kid Rock, for ALTERNATIVE example." EDITOR And how has that helped RICHARD SANDS Alternative radio? "It's made us rele- [email protected] vant to a new generation of listeners who are growing up on TRL, where MUSIC CORNER The relationship between MTV and each band-whether they are hip- radio has always been somewhat hop or rock-is part of the same 'hi Nine Days, "Absolutely (Story of A Girl)" tenuous. More than just the answer music universe.' So when these kids to a trivia question, the first -ever turn on the radio in Boise for the Nikki Basque, KPOI-Honolulu: video shown on MTV, "Video Killed "boy band -type" hits, they can turn "Nine Days"'Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)' The Radio Star," was also a shot on the Top 40 and if they want the just got a rotation increase here and I love that song-I see it doing really well across the bow. Still, for many of rockin' stuff like Limp Bizkit and here." those early years, the fledgling Korn, they turn to us. The trick for cable network needed radio more us is to maintain that we are the Gary Cee, WLIR-Long Island: than the other way around. If noth- antithesis to the Mainstream station "I'm loving the Nine Days." ing else they needed a so the listener has

Dan Fein, Y -100 -Philadelphia: medium to help spread a clear choice." "Nine Days"'Absolutely (Story of a Girl)' their "I Want My MTV" KNRK-Portland PI? is blowing up-it's a great roll -the -win- message. But now, some Mark Hamilton con- dows -down -after -school -or-work -on -a - two decades later, just how curs: "MTV has helped spring -day type of song." relevant is MTV to make this

Suzie Dunn, Y -100 -Philadelphia: the Alternative for- listeners a lot lest "Nine Days was Top 3 phones just off our test spins! We added it and moved it up after a mat in the year picky than the group week because the response was so good. Needless to say, Philly loves a great pop song 2000? that came before. Kids when it hears one." "Back in the now are just as apt to like early '80s when I hip-hop as they are Korn. Steve Robison, The Buzz -Houston: "We're starting to get requests for Nine Days, and it's gone from the curiosity calls 'Who was was on the air, I And the one place we really that?') to, 'I'd like to hear 'Story of A Girl.' This will be a great summer record for us-it's was always taking calls from feel MTV's impact is at retail. just a very well-done pop song." listeners who would make A band like Godsmack was sell- requests for songs that they had ing 28,000 copies of their CD with seen on MTV," remembers KKND- minimal radio support here." New Orleans PD Dave Stewart. On the other side of the coun- "But then, for about three years try, WTBZ-Burlington PD Steph there in the early -to -mid -90s, I Hindley is finding the same thing would ask the air talent in our jock to be true. "Someone's got to he meetings if they were 'feeling any- selling that Creed, Powerman thing' at all from airplay on MTV. 5000, and Godsmack we're not And during those years, not even playing," says Hindley. "But, I one time did a jock say yes. Now, honestly think that MTV is helping though, my jocks are telling me our Top 40 competition more than they are starting to get those kind anyone because their focus on of MTV calls again," he says. Top 40 bands is making already "MTV certainly does have an effect big bands bigger than life. They're on our programming," says award - not helping to break the 'alterna- winning KJEE-Santa Barbara GM/PD tive' acts anymore, which is hurt- Eddie Gutierrez. "When MTV has a ing our ability to own big artists." song in heavy rotation we can feel it Still, KJEE's Gutierrez cautions STIR IT UP. I'm happy to see my last "guarantee" is still "stiring" things up at Alternative. On the road from now 'til forever, Stir makes on our request lines and we factor against being too critical of what' into our -making about MTV does, of seeing as a a stop at WZPC-Nashville. Here they are with PD Brian Krysz and MD that decision and them "Biscuit Head" (not his real name) with Capitol's promotion god Joe what songs to add." foe. "What we have done is become Rainey. Oh yeah...off in the background are morning men Bob and Tom. What's going on? KQXR-Boise PD an MTV affiliate though Westwood Jacent Jackson has a theory: One, which helps us in our market "Without a doubt in the last nine when an event like Rock the Vote months, it seems like MTV has real- comes into town," he says. "And it Tire N illy >nee %aping Break Picks ly helped make Alternative relevant. gives us the opportunity to tie-in 1. Monk & Canatella "Slagger" (Telestar) It seems to me what MTV has done with any MTV event exclusively. 2. Monk & Canatella "Enter the Monk" (Telestar) is a masterful strategic job. They Rather than viewing MTV as an 3. Pat McGee (Giant) Band "Runaway" have pitted the 'hip-hop/boy bands' enemy, I recommend that other sta- 4. Kottonmouth Kings "Peace Not Greed" (Capitol) against the harder rockin' bands on tions take full advantage of a good 5. Cypress Hill "Skull & Bones" (Columbia) the other side of the spectrum and opportunity."

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10 9 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Sleep Now In The Fire (Epic) 1202 1140 +62 49

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18 15 NINE DAYS - Absolutely (The Story Of A Girl) (Epic/550 Music) 941 827+114 33

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17 19 STAIND - Home (Elektra/EEG) 854 883 -29 43

22 20 FILTER - The Best Things (Reprise) 849 771 +78 48

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7W LW 2W 7W LW 2W 7W LW 2W 7W LW 2W KORN, Make Me Bad 40 34 36 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. Otherside 47 47 49 LIT Miserable 44 42 40 KORN, Make Me Bad 36 39 36 INCUBUS. Pardon Me 38 34 34 CREED. What If 47 43 44 BECK. Mixed Brzness 44 25 25 SMASHING PUMPKINS, Stand Inside Your Love 35 33 35 RED HOT PEPPERS, CHILI Otherside 38 33 32 LIMP BIZKIT, Break Stuff 45 48 47 BLOODHOUND GANG, The Bad Touch 44 45 43 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, Seep Now.,. 35 34 34 BLOODHOUND GANG, The Bad Touch 37 36 38 INCUBUS, Pardon Me 45 45 46 BLINK 182. Adam's Song 44 43 43 3 DOORS DOWN, Kryptonite 34 32 19 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, 37 Sleep Now... 34 32 GODSMACK. Keep Away 44 44 41 3 DOORS DOWN. Kryptonite 43 46 33 MOBY, Porcelain 33 33 19 OUR LADY PEACE, Is Anybody Home 33 32 31 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, Sleep Now... 44 26 14 COLLAPSIS, Automatic 43 43 42 STAIND. Home 32 37 33 METALLICA, I Disappear 29 0 0 KORN, Falling From Away Me 43 45 44 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Otherside 42 46 43 TRAVIS. Why Does It Always Rain On Me, 31 34 32 GODSMACK, Voodoo 26 30 26 BLINK 182, Adam's Song 31 21 12 FENIX TX, All My Fault 26 25 17 ONE MINUTE SILENCE, Holy Man 30 20 18 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, Sour Girl 24 26 27 GODSMACK. Voodoo 30 28 29 OFFSPRING, Totalimmortal 26 24 0 EMINEM, The Real Slim Shady 28 0 FOO FIGHTERS, Breakout 23 24 26 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Sour Girl 30 25 22 LIMP BIZKIT, Break Stuff 25 25 23 A PERFECT CIRCLE, Judith 24 20 15 COLLAPSIS, Automatic 23 24 20 KORN, Make Me Bad 29 23 27 GODSMACK, Voodoo 25 23 22 BLOODHOUND GANG, The Bad Touch 22 32 40 STAIND. Home 22 23 21 3 DOORS Kryptonite DOWN, 23 21 23 SMASHING PUMPKINS, Stand Inside Your Love 25 11 22 BLINK 182, Adam's Song 21 25 29 3 DOORS DOWN, Kryptonite 22 12 17 FIGHTERS, F00 Breakout 23 29 32 LIMP BIZKIT, Theme From Mission Impossible2 25 9 4 CYPRESS HILL, Rock Superstar 21 22 23 CREED, What If 21 24 24 COLLAPSIS, Automatic 22 24 21 STROKE 9, Letters 25 23 24 DYNAMITE HACK, Boyz'N'The Hand 21 21 20 BLINK 1 82, Adam's Song 21 13 16 BLOODHOUND GANG, The Bad Touch 20 26 34 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES, So Sad... 24 22 23 OFFSPRING. Totalimmortal 21 16 0 MONSTER MAGNET, Silver Future 20 18 22 PEARL JAM. Nothing As II Seems 20 21 7 LUSTER, Fa Fa 23 19 14 INCUBUS, Pardon Me 20 14 15 NINE INCH NAILS, Into The Void 19 32 32 SMASHING PUMPKINS, Stand Inside Your Love 19 18 19 THIRD EYE BLIND, 10 Days Late 23 23 0 FOO FIGHTERS. Breakout 20 18 13 POWERMAN 5000, Nobody's Real 19 17 16 BUSH. Letting The Cables Sleep 17 18 20 CREED, With Arms Wide Open 21 0 0 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES. So Sad... 20 19 17 CYPRESS HILL, Rock Superstar 21 19 18 STIR, New Beginning 16 13 17 CAKE, Never There 17 16 16 KID ROCK. American Badass 20 0 OASIS. Where Did It All Go Wrong 18 17 The 15 BUSH, Chemicals Between Us 15 16 19 INCUBUS. Pardon Me 17 46 43 GODSMACK, Voodoo 18 14 15 NINE INCH NAILS, We're In This Together 17 18 13 STAIND, Home 15 14 7 STROKE 9, Little Black Backpack 17 13 14 NO DOUBT, EeGullriend 17 13 PO. D.. Southtown 17 16 14 NINE INCH NAILS, We're In This Together 14 15 16 CAKE. Let Me Go 16 14 15 LIMP BIZKIT. Break Stuff 17 9 METALLICA, No Leal Clover (Live S8M) 16 32 29 A PERFECT CIRCLE, Judith 14 12 0 LIMP BIZKIT, Rearranged 16 17 14 FLAMING LIPS. Wartin' For A Superman 17 22 19 BLINK 182, All The Small Things 15 17 17 STAIND. Mudshovel 13 14 17 SUICIDE MACHINES. Sometimes, I Don't Mind 16 0 22 POD ., Southtown 17 18 16 GODSMACK. Keep Away 14 15 12 SEVENDUST. Waffle 13 12 17 OWSLEY I'm Wright 16 15 15 RADFORD. Don't Stop 17 21 17

LIMP BIZKIT. Rearranged I 14 16 15 METALLICA, Disappear 13 13 0 JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK, Do Right 15 16 17 PEARL JAM. Nothing As It Seems 17 15 20 FILTER, The Best Things FUEL. 14 12 10 Shimmer 12 10 11 BUSH, Letting The Cables Sleep 15 10 28 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Otherside 16 19 34 METHODS OF MAYHEM, 13 13 New Skin 18 CREED, Higher 12 11 14 KORN, Freak On A Leash 15 14 15 JUNGLE BROTHERS. Freakie' You 16 20 12

FENIX TX, All My Fault 13 7 8 I Walk Alone 12 OLEANDER, 12 13 FOO FIGHTERS, Breakout 15 20 23 GROOVE ARMADA. I See You Baby 16 17 34 A PERFECT CIRCLE, Judith 13 12 8 Rearranged LIMP BIZKIT. 12 8 10 THIRD EYE BLIND, Never Let You Go 14 16 15 VERUCA SALT. Born Entertainer 15 15 SEVENDUST, Waffle 13 22 12 FILTER, The Best Things 12 15 17 PO.D., Southtown 14 13 15 CREED, With Arms Wide Open 15 19 fil STIR, New Beginning 13 13 14 COLLECTIVE SOUL, Heavy 11 9 11 NO DOUBT, New 13 14 14 ROB ZOMBIE, Dragula 14 11 12 STAIND. Mudshovel 12 10 8 CAKE, Never There 11 9 4 PEARL JAM. Nothing As It Seems 13 11 3 GUSTER, Fa Fa 14 19 17 STEREOPHONICS. Roll Up And Shine 11 11 13 Flowing 311. 11 6 13 PAPA ROACH, Last Resort 13 13 9 LIMP BIZKIT, Theme From Mission Impossible2 14 32 37 SUPERGRASS, Pumping On Your Stereo 11 7 14 B STOPS 7, Satisfied 11 20 20 LIT My Own Worst Enemy 12 17 13 LO -FIDELITY ALLSTARS. Battle Flag f/Pigednhed 13 11 13 PEARL JAM, Nothing As It Seems 11 12 13 DAYS OF THE NEW, Enemy 10 11 8 BLINK 182. What's My Age Again 12 13 13 HIPPOPOTAMUS, Wasting My Life 13 11 CATHERINE WHEEL, Sparks Are Gonna Fly 11 9 0 SEVENDUST, Denial 10 10 10 VERTICAL HORIZON. Everything You Want 12 15 15 NO DOUBT. Simple Kind Of Life 13 8 0 GOLDFINGER, Counting The Days 10 13 11 311, Come Original 10 10 11 MOBY, Natural Blues 11 9 8 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, Sour Girl 13 16 0 I IMP BIZKIT, Break Stuff 9 11 13 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Around The World 10 7 13 The BLINK 182, All Small Things 11 14 13 STROKE 9, Letters 13 10 9 T;HEVELLE, Point e 1 9 8 12 BUCKCHERRY, Lit Up 9 11 8 8 7. STOPS Satisfied 11 11 11 CHEMICAL BROTHERS, Hey Boy Hey Girl 12 10 8 38 gavin April 28. 2000

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the '90s. When she belted out what release, and have sold a whop- would be her second single, 'The ping 14+ million albums! Their Fool,' during the CRS luncheon, the debut single "I Can Love You normally jaded crowd was definite- Better" peaked at #6, and every ly impressed." single they've released since (five The real deal: Self-titled debut of them!) has hit #1! The contro- We Guaranteed lt! album certified platinum, sopho- versial "Goodbye Earl" is current- more release Some Things I Know ly at #14 on our G2 chart and at COMPILED BY JAMIE MATTESON October 3, 1997 certified gold. Womack has had five #12* on our Mediabase chart. AND PAULA ERICKSON Michael Peterson Top 10 singles, including three Among the nearly 30 awards Since this week's issue includes the (Reprise) Number Ones: "The Fool," "A Little bestowed upon the Chicks are latest crop of GAVIN Guaranteed We said: "There are always Past Little Rock," and "I'll Think Of Grammys for Best Country Album artists as chosen by each format's dozens of new country artists A Reason Later." Womack won the (Wide Open Spaces and Fly) and editor, we thought it would be inter- vying for the chance to become the ACM Best New Female Vocalist Best Country Vocal Performance/ esting to see how previous artists Award in 1998. Duo or Group ("There's Your we've selected have fared, so here Hear & now: She survived the Trouble" and "Ready To Run"). are updates on our GAVIN Country roster consolidation of the Guarantees from years past. Universal Music Group, moving from the late great Decca Records August 1, 1997 to MCA early last year. She married The Kinleys former Decca A&R executive Frank (Epic) Liddell and the couple have a We said: "They've got a great daughter, Anna Lise, 18 -months. look and viable hook, and have next c,..11 th, Alan, or George, but Womack also has a 6 -year -old had two wildly successful showcas- Michael may be one of the few daughter, Aubrie, from her mar- The Chicks have received seven es. One listen to all of their poten- with the potential to get to that riage to Jason Sellers. The first sin- nominations for next week's 2000 tial hits will convert any hold outs." level. Armed with a charismatic gle and title track from Womack's ACM Awards. The real deal: Debut album personality and an intensely strong new album I Hope You Dance Hear a now: The Chicks have Just Between You & Me certified belief that songwriting and per- (street date May 23), is currently toured as special guests on the gold. The Kinleys won the 1998 forming are his destiny, he's the George Strait Country Music ACM New Duo Award. First two total package." Festival and the coveted Lilith Fair singles "Please" and "Just Between The real deal: Self-titled debut tour, and will kick off their first You & Me" both hit Top 10, and album certified gold and currently headline arena tour in June. Emily they contributed the Top 15 single approaching 800,000 units, fueled Erwin married Sony labelmate "Somebody's Out There Watching" by the success of three Top 10 sin- Charlie Robison last year; Martie to the platinum -plus Touched by gles, "Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie," and Natalie recently ended their An Angel soundtrack. "Too Good To Be True," and the marriages, and are currently dating. Hear & now: New album monster Number One ballad Kinleys II, produced by Radney "From Here To Eternity." Peterson #21* on our G2 chart, and #24 on September 4, 1998 Foster, arrives in stores July 4. New parted ways with Reprise Records our Mediabase chart. Look for this The Wilkinsons single "She Ain't The Girl For You" last year. single to be another monster hit. (Giant) currently #43` on our G2 Chart and Hear & now: According to We're already hearing Song of the We said: "The Wilkinsons are a longtime manager Gary Falcon, Year potential. startling reminder of how much Peterson is "midway through talent this format delivers and they negotiations with a wonderful May 29, 1998 have softened the jaded hearts of major label and we hope to make The Dixie Chicks an announcement within two (Monument) weeks." When asked to reveal the We said: "The Chicks bring a label he replied, "The one with all fresh, original, and sassy sound to the success right now!" the Country format...with delicious- Michael is currently on a three- ly distinctive vocals and produc- week writing quest that will take tion...The fun, quirky, approachable #45` on our Mediabase chart. him to England and France. side of the Dixie Chicks appeals to Jennifer and Heather are both get- women as much as men. Since the Country radio, the music press, ting married this year. Jennifer mar- January 9, 1998 January release of Wide Open and the Nashville community. ries Giant Records artist Adam Lee Ann Womack Spaces, the album has sold over Their perfectly balanced har- Hughes next month and Heather (Decca) 165,000 units, making them the monies and youth allows them to weds medical sales rep Mark We said: 'Her unique and tradi- best-selling group of 1998 so far...." project their feelings with an inno- Mendenhall this fall. The Kinleys tional sound fits seamlessly with The real deal: Less than two cence and honesty that hasn't plan to spend this summer on the the more pop -country sound that years later the Chicks are three road in support of their new album. has become the format's norm in singles into their sophomore Continued on page 42

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F'á SPINS ii SPINS .; Things Never Change" (Curb) +603 Lee Ann Womack "I Hope You Dance" (MCA) +534- LIN TW TW LW Trend Sins. Collin Raye "Couldn't Last A Moment" (Epic) +40T

1 1 GEORGE STRAIT - 5021 5238 -217 148 Chad Brock "Yes!" (Warner Bros.) +363- reign at the top of the charts continues as his highly anticipated Country QGeorge's Reba McEntire "I'll Be" (MCA) +350g Music Festival rolls into Nashville this weekend!

4 2 KENNY ROGERS - Buy Me A Rose (Dreamcatcher) 4939 4736 +203 144

6 3 FAITH HILL - The Way You Love Me (Warner Bros.) 4835 4620 +215 147

5 4 PHIL VASSAR - Carlene (Arista) 4730 4697 +33 145

2 5 TOBY KEITH - How Do You Like Me Now?! (DreamWorks) 4722 4973 -251 147 Bpts. Spins

7 6 ANDY GRIGGS - She's More (RCA) 4575 4372 +203 148 17 155 MARK CHESNUTT

8 7 CLINT BLACK w/ STEVE WARINER - Been There (RCA) 4315 4361 -46 147 15 109 JOHN ANDERSON - You Ain't Hurt Nothin' Yet (Epic)

3 8 MARTINA McBRIDE - Love's The Only House (RCA) 4204 4786 -582 146 12 105 RIVER ROAD - Breathless (Virgin)

9 9 CLAY WALKER - The Chain Of Love (Giant) 4091 3748 +343 143 15 92 RANDY TRAVIS A Little Left Of Center (DreamWorks)

10 10 KENNY CHESNEY - What I Need To Do (BNA) 3549 3434 +115 ',148 18 91 WADE HAYES - Goodbye Is The Wrong Way To Go (Monument/DKC)

11 11 COLLIN RAYE - Couldn't Last A Moment (Epic) 3503 3096 +407 145 5 55 VICTOR SANZ - I'm Going To Be There (Gramac)

13 12 CHAD BROCK - Yes! (Warner Bros.) 3382 3019 +363 147 16 50 JEFF FOXWORTHY & BILL ENGVALL - Blue Collar Dollar (DreamWorks)

14 13 CLAY DAVIDSON - Unconditional (Virgin) 3006 2854 +152 146

17 14 TRACE ADKINS - More (Capitol Nashville) 2780 2699 +81 147

16 15 YANKEE GREY - Another Nine Minutes (Monument) 2774 2773 +1 140

12 16 DIXIE CHICKS - Goodbye Earl (Monument) 2666 3032 -366 140

19 17 BRAD PAISLEY - Me Neither (Arista) 2636 2535 +101 143

20 18 REBA McENTIRE - I'll Be (MCA) 2538 2188 +350 142

24 19 LEE ANN WOMACK - I Hope You Dance (MCA) 2414 1880 +534 141

TIM McGRAW - Things Never 2401 1798 +603 25 20 Some Change (Curb) 139 DIXIE CHICKS - Cowboy Take Me Away (Monument) 2742

QTim takes a big leap this week moving five spots and entering GAVIN's Top 20. TIM McGRAW - My Best Friend (Curb) 2704

With +603 new spins, this song's in a hurry to reach the top! TRACY LAWRENCE - Lessons Learned (Atlantic) 2692

21 21 RASCAL FLATTS - Prayin' For Daylight (Lyric Street) 2371 2164 +207 140 TRISHA YEARWOOD - Real Live Woman (MCA) 2442 - Bros.) 2078 23 22 ERIC HEATHERLY - Flowers On The Wall (Mercury) 2131 1936 +195 130 FAITH HILL Breathe (Warner

MARK WILLS - Back At One (Mercury) 1835 22 23 TY HERNDON - No Mercy (Epic) 2122 2098 +24 133 CHELY WRIGHT - It Was (MCA) 1822 26 24 KEITH URBAN - Your Everything (Capitol Nashville) 1957 1692 +265 137 TIM McGRAW - Something Like That (Curb) 1743 27 25 THE JUDDS - Stuck In Love (Mercury/Curb) 1810 1570 +240 131 BRAD PAISLEY - He Didn't Have To Be (Arista) 1735 28 26 BROOKS & DUNN - You'll Always Be Loved By Me (Arista) 1182 975 +207 101 LONESTAR - Amazed (BNA) 1653 29 27 JOE DIFFIE - It's Always Somethin' (Epic) 1092 946 +146 99

35 28 LONESTAR - What About Now (BNA) 990 470 +520 95 ß,u.3 30 29 STEVE WARINER - Faith In You (Capitol Nashville) 782 596 +186 79

32 30 DARRYL WORLEY - When You Need My Love (DreamWorks) 686 506 +180 68 TOP 20 HITS IN THE TOP 20 MARKETS 37 31 MARK WILLS - Almost Doesn't Count (Mercury) 622 461 +161 59 LW TW TW Lw TREND shtie5 31 32 CRAIG MORGAN - Something To Write Home About (Atlantic) 592 569 +23 57 2 1 FAITH HILL - The Way You Love Me (Warner Bros.) 894 867 +27 25

43 33 LeANN RIMES - I Need You (Capitol/Curb/Sparrow) 562 357 +205 50 1 2 GEORGE STRAIT - The Best Day (MCA) 833 869 -36 25

34 34 BLACKHAWK - I Need You All The Time (Arista) 549 484 +65 49 3 3 TOBY KEITH - How Do You Like Me Now?! (DreamWorks) 820 836 -16 25

- I ... 42 35 SHEDAISY Will But (Lyric Street) 542 361 +181 48 5 4 KENNY ROGERS - Buy Me A Rose (Dreamcatcher) 817 790 +27 25

36 36 NEAL McCOY - Forever Works For Me (Giant) 537 462 +75 46 4 5 C. BLACK/S. WARINER - Been There (RCA) 764 793 -29 25

40 37 GARY ALLAN - Lovin' You Against My Will (MCA) 510 407 +103 50 6 6 PHIL VASSAR - Carlene (Arista) 739 759 -20 25

7 7 - 39 38 SONS OF THE DESERT - Change (MCA) 484 433 +51 49 ANDY GRIGGS She's More (RCA) 723 726 -3 25

10 8 CLAY WALKER The Chain Of Love (Giant) 659 591 +68 24 41 39 THE WARREN BROTHERS - That's The Beat Of A Heart (BNA) 477 398 +79 52 -

8 9 MARTINA McBRIDE - Love's The Only House (RCA) 650 702 -52 25 D 40 ALAN JACKSON - It Must Be Love (Arista) 435 - new 58 11 10 CHAD BROCK - Yes! (Warner Bros.) 618 557 +61 25 45 41 THE KINLEYS - She Ain't The Girl For You (Epic) 414 315 +99 46

12 11 KENNY CHESNEY - What I Need To Do (BNA) 599 548 +51 25 44 42 TRACY BYRD - Love, You Ain't Seen The ... (RCA) 414 350 +64 42 13 12 COLLIN RAYE - Couldn't Last A Moment (Epic) 571 529 +42 24

48 43 RICOCHET - Do I Love You Enough (Columbia) 383 287 +96 46 9 13 DIXIE CHICKS - Goodbye Earl (Monument) 519 595 -76 25 33 44 SAWYER BROWN - 800 Pound Jesus (Curb) 359 493 -134 32 15 14 CLAY DAVIDSON - Unconditional (Virgin) 479 434 +45 24

46 45 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - You Are (Atlantic) 331 315 +16 30 D 15 TIM McGRAW - Some Things Never Change (Curb) 474 new 24

46 MONTGOMERY GENTRY - Self Made Man (Columbia) 298 new 37 D - D 16 LEE ANN WOMACK - I Hope You Dance (MCA) 454 Ilew 25 D 47 STEVE HOLY - Blue Moon (Curb) 230 - new 25 16 17 YANKEE GREY - Another Nine Minutes (Monument) 434 428 +6 23 D 48 KATHY MATTEA - Trouble With Angels (Mercury) 216 - new 19 19 18 REBA McENTIRE - I'll Be (MCA) 419 365 +54 24 19 For 50 49 TAMMY COCHRAN - If You Can (Epic) 192 145 +47 23 D RASCAL FLATTS - Prayin' Daylight (Lyric Street) 412 nu) 24

18 20 TRACE ADKINS - More (Capitol Nashville) 390 390 +0 25 49 50 DANNI LEIGH - Honey, I Do (Monument) 169 179 -10 23 THE 20/20 PANEL INCLUDES: KEEY, KIKK, KILT, KKBQ, KMLE, KMPS, KNIX, ALL 24-7 CHART RESEARCH is CONDUCTED ANO SUPPLIED BY KPLX, KSCS, KSON, KYCY, KZLA, WIL, WKHX, WKI5, WKKX, WKLB, MEDIABASE RESEARCH, A DIVISION OF PREMIERE RADIO NEV. ORKS. iNC WMJC, WMZQ, WPOC, WUSN, WXTU, WYAY, WYCD, & WYNY.

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www.americanradiohistory.com GavinCountry Continued from page 39 inated for Top New Female Vocalist at next week's ACM Awards. She been hardened to life." also begins touring with Trisha The real deal: Their debut Yearwood next week, then will single "26G' hit Number One, and spend most of the summer record- LIN TIN Slims tees SPINS TRRD their follow up, "Fly," went Top ing her next album with producer 2 1 FAITH HILL - The Way You Love Me (Warner Bros.) 100 0 3889 +142

10. Their debut album Nothing Byron Galiniiore. 4 2 KENNY ROGERS - Buy Me A Rose (Dreamcatcher) 99 0 3773 +114

But Love is approaching gold 3 3 ANDY GRIGGS - She's More (RCA) 100 0 3765 +73 with sales at 437,000 units. Their August 23, 1999 6 4 CLAY WALKER - The Chain Of Love (Giant) 101 0 3670 +252 second, Here And Nou', is in Shane Minor Clay's message of good will is touching a nerve as he enters the Top 5 with 40+ stations stores now, with its first single (Mercury) reporting top requests, and big spins at KMXH 63X, WFYR 58X, WAYZ 50X, and WUSZ 50X, "Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend" cur- We said: "As clichéd as it may 0 1 5 CLINT BLACK w/ STEVE WARINER - Been There (RCA) 100 0 3633 -118 rently at radio. The Wilkinsons' sound, I believe Shane is a star just 20+ award nominations last year waiting to ignite. On stage and off, 7 6 KENNY CHESNEY - What I Need To Do (BNA) 101 0 3386 +115 included two for CMA Awards, he exudes a charisma and sense of 8 7 COLLIN RAYE - Couldn't Last A Moment (Epic) 101 0 3297 +291 three for ACM Awards, and a self-confidence. I marveled as 5 8 PHIL VASSAR - Carlene (Arista) 96 0 3123 -532

Grammy nomination. They won those qualities wove themselves 14 9 CHAD BROCK - Yes! (Warner Bros.) 101 0 2955 +307 five Canadian Country Music 9 10 BRAD PAISLEY - Me Neither (Arista) 101 0 2908 +73 Awards in 1999. 11 11 TRACE ADKINS - More (Capitol Nashville) 101 0 2845 +59 Hear & now: Amanda gradu- 12 12 YANKEE GREY - Another Nine Minutes (Monument) 101 0 2833 +123 ates from high school on June 29, and Tyler will start his junior year 15 13 CLAY DAVIDSON - Unconditional (Virgin) 100 0 2699 +168 next fall. The Wilkinsons plan to 13 14 DIXIE CHICKS - Goodbye Earl (Monument) 90 0 2597 -73 spend the summer traveling the 17 15 REBA McENTIRE - I'll Be (MCA) 99 0 2481 +245

U.S. and Canada in support of the 10 16 TRISHA YEARWOOD - Real Live Woman (MCA) 91 0 2477 -335 new album. 21 17 RASCAL FLATTS - Prayin' For Daylight (Lyric Street) 101 2 2344 +295 May 21, 1999 20 18 ERIC HEATHERLY - Flowers On The Wall (Mercury) 98 0 2323 +151 19 19 TY HERNDON - No Mercy (Epic) 97 0 2256 +81 Jessica Andrews into one of the most entertaining (Dream Works) performances in recent memory. 24 20 TIM McGRAW - Some Things Never Change (Curb) 99 2 2238 +338,

we said: `Jessica, with a beauti- Shane's ability to make you feel as 22 21 LEE ANN WOMACK - I Hope You Dance (MCA) 100 3 2210 +258 ful voice that belies her 15 years, is if each verse and chorus is being 23 22 THE JUDDS - Stuck In Love (Mercury/Curb) 95 0 2053 +127 an exuberant personality. The sung only for you is intoxicating...." 25 23 KEITH URBAN - Your Everything (Capitol Nashville) 97 1 2021 +152 debut album, boasting several The real deal: Unfortunately, 27 24 BROOKS & DUNN - You'll Always Be Loved By Me (Arista) 97 2 1902 +233 standout songs. is quickly captur- many people didn't agree with us. 26 25 JOE DIFFIE - It's Always Somethin' (Epic) 97 1 1796 +69 ing the hearts of not only Country Minor's self -titled debut album gen- 31 26 LONESTAR - What About Now (BNA) 99 27 1633 +667 radio programmers but also coun- erated two Top 20 singles, "Slave 28 27 STEVE WARINER - Faith In You (Capitol Nashville) 82 11 1372 +298 try fans. Look for Jessica to be (as To The Habit" and "Ordinary Love" the ACM Awards recently referred and sold 145,000 copies. Minor 29 28 GARY ALLAN - Lovin' You Against My Will (MCA) 78 7 1206 +157 to her) countrvs future star." and Mercury parted ways earlier 32 29 DARRYL WORLEY - When You Need My Love (Dream Works) 74 9 1180 +248

The real deal: The first three this month. 37 30 MARK WILLS - Almost Doesn't Count (Mercury) 75 17 1152 +391 singles troni Andrews' debut album Hear & now: Minor is booked Heart Shaped World all went Top all summer on several tour dates 20. The album to date has sold over and is currently in talks with sever- 200,000 copies, and her single al record companies. ARTISTS WITH NO MORE THAN 3 TOP 10 SINGLES Heart" was a Top 5 "Unbreakable PN sils. ADDS SPINS seller. Andrews has been featured 1 ANDY GRIGGS - She's More (RCA) 100 0 3765

2 PHIL VASSAR - Carlene (Arista) 96 0 3123

3 CHAD BROCK - Yes! (Warner Bros.) 101 0 2955

4 BRAD PAISLEY - Me Neither (Arista) 101 o 2908

5 YANKEE GREY - Another Nine Minutes (Monument) 101 o 2833

6 CLAY DAVIDSON - Unconditional (Virgin) 100 0 2699

7 RASCAL FLATTS - Prayin' For Daylight (Lyric Street) 101 2 2344

8 ERIC HEATHERLY - Flowers On The Wall (Mercury) 98 0 2323

9 KEITH URBAN - Your Everything (Capitol Nashville) 97 2021

10 DARRYL WORLEY - When You Need My Love (Dream Works) 74 9 1180

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www.americanradiohistory.com MUSIC NOTES On May 24 the Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosts a concert of music from the new film O Brother, Where Art Thou? The show is hosted by the Coen Brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona) and T Bone Burnett (who did the sccre and soundtrack). Scheduled to appear are The Cox Family, Pat Enright, the Fairfield Four, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chris Thomas King, Alison Krauss, Colin Linden, Tim Blake Nelson, Alan O'Bryant, the Peasall Sisters, Ralph Stanley, Dan Tyminski, Gillian Welch, and the Whites. The movie, set for release in October, is loosely based on Homer's Odyssey. As Of May 1, 2000, Mercury Nashville's new address will be: 54 Music Square East, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37203. The new number is: (615) 524-7500. Mavericks drummer Paul Deakins underwent open heart surgery on April 12. Look for his return to the stage in a couple of months. STATION BY Charlie Major's video "Right Here, Right Now" was added to medium rotation on AMERICANA NEWS CMT and specialty programming at Great American Country. EDITOR New West Records and Doolittle Records are joining forces under the New West Rod Seagram, formerly of WVHL- JESSIE SCOTT banner, with both staffs operating out of their respective offices in Los Angeles Farmville, Va. has new contact info: [email protected] and Austin. L.A.-based New West President Cameron Strang heads the new enti- [email protected], or phone (804) ty. Doolittle's Jay Woods is still on the job in Austin. Former Doolittle President 375-3240. Jeff Cole is pursuing other interests. KNBT- New Braunfels, Tex. asked listeners just what they were willing to do to see a Robert Earl Keen show. As a tribute to the song "Five Pound Bass," win- ner Jacob Garner drove to the studios during morning drive where he chewed Mark Newton Follow file Bock To The Fold and swallowed five live earthworms seasoned with Tabasco sauce, washing Impact (Rebel) them down with a Barq's root beer. For breakfast, yet! (subject to change) MAY 9 KMON-Great Falls, Mont. hosted a successful Don Williams/Mitchell John MAY 2 Ray Price Prisoner of Love (Justice/Buddah) show at the Great Falls Civic Center. Look for more at the venue, which seats Joel Rafael Band Hopper (Inside) Seldom Scene Scene !t All (Sugar Hill) 1800. KMON has added more Americana music to their mix, cutting back on Neil Young Silver & Gold (Reprise) Craig Chambers West By Southwest (WR) mainstream country. "So far, this format has worked well for us. We hope by Peter Mayer Million Year Mind (Blue Boat) Bap Kennedy Lonely Street (Dressed to Kill) increasing the good stuff it will just get stronger," says MD Brian Ross. By the Jon Randall "Blew Me Away"(Eminent) Big House Woodstock Nation (Dead way, he's got a new email address: [email protected]. Justin Trevino Loud Music and Strong Wine Reckoning) Program Manager Alex Pagano is putting together an Americana channel for (Neon Nightmare) Debie Rabbins Who's To Say (Acoustic Everstream, an online streaming audio provider for over 70 newspaper Websites Letty & Georgia 8 Second Ride (Plain & Revival) across the U.S and Canada. Send music to: 34305 Solon Rd. Bldg. #30 Solon, OH Ronnie McCoury Hear'break Town (Rounder) 44139, (440) 498-8899 x 228, fax (440) 498-8866 or email [email protected]. Simple) AMERICANA FESTIVAL levìews by Jessie Scoti SEASON! Steve Earle after all, a family affair with husband As the days get longer, warmer, and sunnier, several radio stations are getting Transcendental Blues Mark Stuart on guitars, mandolin, and ready to take advantage of the season with major events. Here are three (E-Squared/Artemis) backing vox. Stacey's son is on drums, Americana stalwarts, with announcements of key concerts. Wouldn't it be and she even covers a song bro Steve Don't be dismayed at the Beatlesque great to attend them all? Earle wrote with Maria McKee, "Promise Get ready for Tropical Heatwave, WMNF-Tampa's annual extravaganza of opening strains of the new Steve Earle You Anything." "Is it Enough" has a won- eclectic and exotic entertainment scheduled for Saturday, May 20 on six stages album and think there's nothing you're derful lilt as does "Good -By." Yes, that's around Ybor City. Among the 24 artists this year: Buckwheat Zydeco, The going to be able to play at Americana. Sheryl Crow singing back-up on "Kiss Iguanas, Alejandro Escovedo, the Waco Brothers, Trailer Bride, the Grandsons, Starting at track Her Goodnight"! the Blue Rags, Chuck Prophet Band, Kevin Gordon, Dave Hardin Band, and six with "Steve's Ronny Elliot & The Nationals. Contact Last Ramble," Randy Wynne at WMNF, (813) 238-2234. Alison Brown there is a mul- KNBT-New Braunfels, Tex. holds their Fair Weather titude of famil- 4th Annual Americana Music Jam on (Compass) iar sounds. May 21 at Gruene Hall to benefit a pro- From the Compass Records celebrates its fifth posed community center for kids. British Isles -infused "The Galway Girl," to Guests include Ray Wylie Hubbard, anniversary with this release from co- Jimmy LaFave, The Derailers, Radney "When I Fall" and "I Don't Want To Lose founder and virtuoso Alison Brown. She Foster, Monte Warden, Charlie Robison, You Yet," which will sound great on the has surrounded Jon Randall, The Groobies, Reckless radio, Transcendental Blues is a welcome herself with some Kelly, Two Tons of Steel, and Bret return to Steve's early roots rock days. of the best: Bela Graham. It'll be broadcast on the w... Fleck, Jerry Website. Contact Mattson Rainer at Stacey Earle Douglas, Tony (831) 625-7311. T Rice, Vince Gill Dancin' With Them That Brung Me K PIG -Monterey, Calif. presents The (Gearle) and Darol Anger. Robert Earl Keen Tex. Uprising and Homage is paid to both Flatt & Scruggs' Swine Soiree June 11 at the Santa Ironic, isn't it, tradition, and David 'Dawg' Grisman in Cruz County Fairgrounds. The music that we (again) modern fashion. You'll find texture and starts at 10:45 in the morning (for all 1 Paul Thorn joins Laura Hopper and have dueling ease throughout. "Fair Weather" is lush. you die hards) with Robert Earl Keen, the KPIG staff for another go -round. offerings from Sam Bush sings on the Elvis Costello cut, Joe Ely, Iris Dement, James McMurtry, He'll be appearing at the KPIG/ the Earle sib- I Paul Thorn, Staid Cleaves and Jack "Everyday Write The Book," and Claire Robert Earl Keen Texas Uprising Ingram. Contact Laura Hopper at lings! It is, Lynch does the honors on "Hummingbird." and Swine Soiree. KPIG, (831) 722-9000.

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40r I -a® STEVE EARLE (59) Transcendental Blues (E-Squared/Artemis) americana STACEY EARLE (39) Dancin' With Them That Brung Me (Gearle) KIMMIE RHODES (20) Rich From The Journey (Sunbird) LW TIN SPINS TREND SIRS Adds most TIM O'BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT (18) Real lime (Howdy Skies) 1 - One Night (Rounder) 1158 -99 82 1 1 JIMMIE DALE GILMORE Endless added GARCIA, GRISMAN, RICE (14) The Pizza Tapes (Acoustic Disc) 3 2 I-10 CHRONICLES - Various Artists (Back PorchNirgin) 1091 +62 82 2 ALISON BROWN (14) Fair Weather (Compass)

2 3 SLAID CLEAVES - Broke Down (Philo) 978 -182 67 1 5 4 THE HOLLISTERS - Sweet Inspiration (HighTone) 926 -53 68 1 EIi 4 5 NELSON, JENNINGS, KRISTOFFERSON, SHAVER - Honky ... (Freefalls) 903 -120 55 0 TODD SNIDER AUBREY HAYNIE (Sugar HW

6 6 WYLIE & THE WILD WEST - Ridin' The Hi -Line (Rounder) 876 -43 62 1 1-10 CHRONICLES BROOKLYN COWBOYS (Leap) CLAIRE LYNCH 8 7 M. D. MANDERS & NUEVO TEJAS - Chili Pepper Sunset (Blind Nello) 796 -25 53 3 RANDY WEEKS (HighTone) NICKEL CREEK 4 ROLL West) 10 8 BR5-49 - Coast To Coast Live (Arista) 768 +19 59 PETER CASE JIM (New

9 9 JACK INGRAM - Hey You (Lucky Dog) 692 -82 34 0 GARCIA, GRISMAN, RICE !Acoustic Disc' AMERICANA REPORTS ACCEPTED JOHN COWAN 11 10 KEVIN DEAL - Honky Tonks -N- Churches (Blind Nello) 678 -59 48 2 MON. AND TUES. 8:30 A.M.- 3 P.M. (CT) GAVIN STATION SHELBY LYNNE 7 11 RHONDA VINCENT - Back Home Again (Rounder) 658 -198 54 0 REPORTING PHONE: (61 5) 255- JOHN HARTFORD 12 12 MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - Second Wind (Rank) 632 -73 45 0 5010, FAX: (61 5) 255-5020

15 13 CLAIRE LYNCH - Love Light (Rounder) 625 +62 61 2

18 14 NICKEL CREEK - Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill) 600 +56 70 5

25 15 TODD SNIDER - Happy To Be Here (Oh Boy) 600 +115 53 2 tiliMI 1 ac QPm sure Todd is truly happy to be here in the Top 15 thanks to a huge week and a

10 -spot jump! Big spinners include KPIG 47X, KTXN 30X, KLOA 26X, and FATMUSIC 22X! LW TW SPINS TREND PIS AttI

PETER - 597 +54 58 4 19 16 CASE Flying Saucer Blues (Vanguard) 1 1 NELSON, JENNINGS, KRISTOF., SHAVER - Honky ... (Freefalls) 393 -52 18 0

- Honey Angels 585 +48 48 2 21 17 WALT WILKINS BAND Fire & (GrooveTone) 4 2 WILLIE NELSON - Everybody's Talkin' (Back PorchNirgin) 358 +9 19 0

- & Wood (Giant) 542 -15 57 1 17 18 JOHNNY STAATS PROJECT Wires 2 3 JACK INGRAM - Work This Out (Lucky Dog) 349 -38 15 0

- Get A Load ... (HighTone) 537 +47 49 4 24 19 D. STUCKEY & THE RHYTHM GANG 5 4 M. D. MANDERS & NUEVO TEJAS - Black Jack Road (Blind Nello) 310 0 14 2

CHIP TAYLOR - The London Sessions Bootleg+ (Train Wreck) 493 -119 40 2 13 20 3 5 SLAID CLEAVES - Broke Down (Philo) 291 -71 14 0

BRYAN - Ready To Go (Sugar Hill) 486 -51 53 3 20 21 SUTTON 6 6 JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - No Lonesome Tune (Rounder) 258 -37 13 0

D. CARTER & T. GRAMMER - Tanglewood Tree (Signature Sounds) 483 -32 53 3 22 22 10 7 BR5-49 - Uneasy Rider (Arista) 239 +39 13 2

NEKO CASE & HER BOYFRIENDS - Furnace Room ... (Bloodshot) 473 -7 40 0 26 23 8 8 ALAN JACKSON - The Blues Man (Arista Nashville) 233 -40 12 0

14 24 LAST TRAIN HOME - True North (Adult Swim) 469 -113 34 0 7 9 KEVIN DEAL - Boomtown (Blind Nello) 232 -54 11 1

23 25 BAILLIE & THE BOYS - The Road That Led Me To You (Synergy) 460 -34 34 3 9 10 WYLIE & THE WILD WEST - Jitterbug Boogie (Rounder) 222 -13 12 0

16 26 BONEPONY - Traveler's Companion (SuperDuper) 455 -106 40 0 12 11 THE HOLLISTERS - Sweet Inspiration (HighTone) 208 +12 11 1

29 27 DAVID OLNEY - Omar's Blues (Dead Reckoning) 448 +13 52 1 15 12 BRAD PAISLEY - Me Neither (Arista) 186 0 8 0

28 STEVE EARLE - Tracendental Blues (E-Squared/Artemis) 388 NW 59 59 D 11 13 RHONDA VINCENT - Jolene (Rounder) 178 -21 11 0 QSteve's early numbers transcend belief! A monster debut with an amazing 59 adds 13 14 DIXIE CHICKS - Goodbye Earl (Monument) 173 -20 9 0 including KUT 25X, KHYI 24X, WSYC 22X, SPINNER 20X, WNCW 16X, and KUND 12X! 16 15 BAILLIE & THE BOYS - The Road That Led Me To You (Synergy) 144 -19 9 1

27 29 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS - In The Company ... (Sugar Hill) 378 -69 34 0 D 16 NICKEL CREEK - Reasons Why (Sugar Hill) 139 new 12 3 34 30 CHARLIE MAJOR - 444 (Dead Reckoning) 369 +22 32 4 17 18 CHIP TAYLOR - Unstable Man (Train Wreck) 132 -15 9 2

39 31 PAT GREEN - Carry On (Greenhorse) 356 +37 27 2 19 17 THE HOLLISTERS - Holes In The Road (HighTone) 132 -10 6 1

30 32 STEVE FORBERT - Evergreen Boy (Koch) 347 -84 34 0 14 19 LAST TRAIN HOME - All Eyes Go (Adult Swim) 128 -63 9 0 D 33 TIM O'BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT - Real Time (Howdy Skies) 345 new 49 18 18 20 AMANDA HUNT -TAYLOR - Your Love Amazes Me (AmandaRick) 125 -19 6 0

31 34 DIXIE CHICKS - Fly (Monument) 341 -67 17 0

32 35 PHIL LEE - The Mighty King Of Love (Shanachie) 311 -65 29 1 GAVIN AMERICANA TRACKS

33 36 MARY BLACK - Speaking With The Angel (Curb) 308 -42 41 0 STEVE EARLE (4) Transcendental Blues (E-Squared/Artemis) 28 37 ALAN JACKSON - Under The Influence (Arista Nashville) 306 -134 19 1 americana WALT WILKINS BAND (3) Mechanicsville (GrooveTone)

38 38 THE DERAILERS - Full Western Dress (Sire) 300 -31 17 0 tracks most NICKEL CREEK (3) Reasons Why (Sugar Hill) 36 39 GUY CLARK - Cold Dog Soup (Sugar Hill) 295 -42 21 0 GURF MORLIX (3) Wild Things (Catamount) added D 40 TARBOX RAMBLERS - Tarbox Ramblers (Rounder) 286 new 48 8 na I í11]21 i e , 11 "The quality of songwriting can make or break a new release, espe- BR5-49 W. WILKINS BAND - Me han csville (GrooveTone)

cially with Americana radio audiences. On Kenny Butterill's debut THE HOLLISTERS C. MAJOR - Right Here, ... (Dead Reckoning) speak volumes -10 CHRONICLES CD, No One You Know, his insightful, sensitive songs P. CASE - Coulda Shoulda Woulda (Vanguard) with words used sparingly but effectively. With an inviting, minimalist ERIC HEATHERLY - Flowers On .. (Mercury) style that puts you in a comfortable groove, and mellow yet distinc- BULLETS HAVE BEEN D. STUCKEY/RHYTHM GANG - Brand ... (HighTone) tive delivery, smooth as good scotch, Butterill gives us the kind of WARDED TO COMPENSA MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - Good News (Rank) Americana music that really connects with listeners. You can't go wrong with this one." OR CHANGES WITHIN T TODD SNIDER - Happy To Be Here (Oh Boy) -Felton Pruitt, FAT Music Radio Network AMERICANA PANEL. SLAID CLEAVES - Horseshoe Lounge (Philo)

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stations in the long run, but they have anybody to our Websitc. It is all from what you might hear over Cle to maintain control of the content. pointed to their Website. It's all about air, but with much more variety and Radio should control the content and the station. specialized formats than are availal le the sales opportunities around that. They don't have to hire any new on regular radio. Radio stations have the music credibility, personalities. and listener fan base to be a ht ,c player on the Internet. SBR Creative Media is well DAVE RAHN SMITH AND DYLAN known in the A3 and Rock SMITH ARE SUPPLYING TI- E radio world for its expertise in MEANS FOR RADIO TO PROVIDE research and programming. LISTENING OPTIONS FOR ITS Sensing a new need at radio AUDIENCE WHILE STILL KEEPING for the streaming of on -air as THE BRAND IN FRONT OF THEM:- well as "sub -format" channels, AND DOING IT WITH LITTLE OR tRllATIVIt MEDIA SBR is now providing custom NO CAPITAL INVESTMENT OR programming, ADDED PAYROLL. SEEMS LIKE production, and people, IwV any equipment. or have Webcasting of Internet-only MAGIC? IF YOU WANT TO TALK T) any new technical expertise. Our THEM ABOUT IT, CALL DAVE RAI-iN audio channels to radio sta- goal is to create channels that are vir- AT SBR CREATIVE MEDIA, (303) 444- tions and other media. tually indistinguishable in sound 7700 OR \VWW.SIISCREATIVE.COM As we all know, Internet -only broadcasting, or Webcasting, Dave Einstein: Dylan, could you is a rapidly growing part of the speak to the new "Custom Internet that allows Web users ARTIST PROFILE Neil Young Channels" service that SBR has to listen to audio channels and launched? Album: Silver& Gold Neil's "Broken Arrow," "I Am a Child," and radio all stations over the Dylan Smith: Well these are sub -for- Single: "Razor Love" "Mr. Soul"-arguably some of his best via world their computer. How mat channels-not the over -the -air Label: Reprise songs ever. can radio combat this fraction- signal. They are meant to augment Thirty-five years on the road and 43 Young seems to be comfortable with him- albums-not including soundtracks and self and his music on Silver& Gold, in a way alization of its core? I talked the on -air format in terms of holding compilations-should be more than enough that he has not always been. Producer Ben with Dave Rahn, co-founder of audience. The key word is custom for for anybody, but it's not for Neil Young. Keith simply lets the music happen in a very (and the "R" in) SBR, and each individual radio station. We use Young keeps going and we keep following. natural way and also sings backing vocals Dylan Smith, SBR's Custom their production and their voices. There are few musicians in any genre who and harmonizes on some of the songs along Channels operations director, Then we provide the station a link have the same credibility, devout following, with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. and the body of work, and he's still here to The collaborations result in a picture of Neil Our goal is to create channels say, "It's Good to See You,"-the first track Young in his 50s looking back at love, that are virtually indistinguishable on the album Silver& Gold. music, and the road-without anger or in sound from what you might Young's albums fit loosely into one of the regret. He's just glad to be home. following categories: solo acoustic ballads, -Dave Einstein hear over the air, but with much more hard -driving rock, or sweet country variety and specialized formats than music. The new album is a combina- are available on regular radio. tion of one and three. This is the style of music that sells best. Harvest Moon about their perception of the which they put on their Web page in '92 was his best-selling album in 13 years. Silver & Gold is not a crass, need at broadcast radio for that takes them to the streaming ser- quick effort to capitalize though, it is a vice. Each channel is crafted by the streaming, and the new ser- simple, straightforward, and poetic program director. Exactly what the vice they offer to fill that need. album rife with beautiful statements of station wants-not somebody else's love, like the single, "Razor Love," and Dave Einstein: There is a difference idea of what an `80s channel ought to "Silver & Gold," the title track. of opinion about whether radio sound like. It sounds exactly like the Although not a love song, in "Buffalo should stream and what they station that it's produced for, because Springfield, Again" Young reflects on should stream. they are using their voices and pro- his time with the mythic late -'60s Dave alter There is a place and time duction. I also want to make one folk -country -rock band that recorded for streaming. It can be valuable to thing clear and it's that we don't point

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STEVE EARLE (32) Transcendental Blues (E-Squared/Artemis) MIRIAM MAKEBA (10) Homeland (Putumayo) triple A KIM RICHEY (9) Glimmer (Mercury) ELLIOTT SMITH (8) Figure 8 (DreamWorks) liP ^l most JULIANA HATFIELD (8) Beautiful Creature (Zoe) SPINS NEIL YOUNG (7) Silver & Gold (Reprise) LW TW TW LW Trend S1as. added INDIGENOUS (7) Circle (Pachyderm)

XTC (7) Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol. II) (IVT) 2 1 STING - Desert Rose (A&M/Interscope) 355 329 +26 17

7 2 COUNTING CROWS - Mrs. Potter's ...(DGC/Interscope) 316 252 +64 16

1 3 BEN HARPER - Steal My Kisses (Virgin) 307 340 -33 17

12 4 matchbox twenty - Bent (Lava/Atlantic) 300 185 +115 15

eAfter a huge debut and a leap frog into the Top Ten, this record has

1 1 TRACY CHAPMAN 1 1 PATTI SMITH - .hi-'r:er In 1 enough steam to blow the lid off.

2 2 COUNTING CROWS - This ... IDGC/Interscope) 2 2 TRACY CHAPMAN - Telling _. (Elektra/EEGs 4 5 TRACY CHAPMAN - Telling Stories (Elektra/EEG) 295 286 +9 15

3 3 STING - Brand New Day (A&Mllnterscopel 3 3 STEELY DAN - Two Against Nature (Giant) 3 6 VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want (RCA) 2a 316 -30 15

7 4 STEELY DAN - Two Against Nature (Giant 5 4 SHELBY LYNNE - I Am (Island Def Jam) 8 7 BOB DYLAN - Things ... (Columbia/Sony S'dtrax) 275 246 +29 14

4 5 B. DYLAN - Things ... (Columbia/Sony S'dtrax) 6 5 DAVID GRAY - White Ladder (ATO) 6 8 1.12 - Ground Beneath Her Feet )Interscope/IDJMG) 240 257 -17 14

8 6 NEIL YOUNG - Silver & Gold (Reprise) 4 6 JANIS IAN - God And The FBI (Windham Hilli 10 9 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Enough Of Me (IDJMG) 208 216 -8 13

6 7 BEN HARPER - Burn To Shine (Virgin) 7 7 J. DALE GILMORE - One Endless ... (Rosin - 9 10 DON HENLEY - Working It M. Bros.) 182 222 -40 13

5 - Million ... (Interscope/IDJNi 9 ROUSE - Home (Slow River/Ryko) 8 U2 The Dollar 8 JOSH 14 11 TRAIN - I Am (Aware/Columbia) 177 168 +9 111

11 9 DON HENLEY - Inside Job (Warner Bros.) 29 9 NEIL YOUNG - Silver & Gold (Reprise' 15 12 NEIL YOUNG - Razor Love (Reprise) 174 155 +19 12

10 10 JAYHAWKS - I'm Gonna ... (Amer./Columbia) 10 10 MARAH - Kids In Philly (Artemis) 13 13 JAYHAWKS - I'm Gonna Make ... (American/Columbia) 174 169 +5 12

11 - Am (Island 11 Flying Blues 13 SHELBY LYNNE Def Jam) 16 PETER CASE - Saucer (Vangur 11 14 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Otherside (Warner Bros.) 165 187 -22 11

ETHERIDGE - Breakdown (IDJMG. 13 12 JONI MITCHELL - Both Sides Now (Reprise. 9 12 MELISSA 16 15 PHISH - Heavy Things (Elektra) 152 153 -1 12

D 13 matchbox twenty - mad season (Lava/At 11 13 R. SHINDELL - Somewhere .. (Sign. Sounds 18 16 SHANNON CURFMAN - I Don't Make Promises (Arista) 145 137 +8 11

12 14 PATTI SMITH - -Glitter In Their Eyes" (Arista) 12 14 DR. JOHN - Duke Elegant (Blue Note) 17 17 FOLK IMPLOSION - Free To Go (Interscope) 140 146 -6 11

16 15 MARAH - Kids In Philly (Artemis) 17 15 I-10 CHRONICLES - V/A (Back Porch/Virgir 21 18 ANGIE APARO - Spaceship (Melisma/Arista) 118 111 +7 4

18 16 SHANNON CURFMAN - True Friends iatae 20 16 ELLIOTT SMITH - Figure 8 (DreamWorks) 22 19 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Sour Girl (Atlantic) 112 91 +21 4

14 17 THIRD EYE BLIND - Never .. (Elektra/EEG) 34 17 JILL SOBULE - Pink Pearl (BMG Intl) 29 20 STEELY DAN - Jack Of Speed (Giant/Reprise) 111 71 +40 8

17 18 WARREN ZEVON - Life'll Kill You (Artemis) 19 18 LOU REED - Ecstasy (Reprise) eSingle #3 breaks into the Top 20. With big VH1 exposure and a summer

30 19 PHISH - Heavy Things (Elektra/EEG) 8 19 WARREN ZEVON - Life'll Kill You (Artemis) tour, expect this one to hang around.

22 20 DAVID GRAY - White Ladder (ATO) 18 20 D. CARTER &T. GRAMMER - Tanglew... (Sign. Sue. 28 21 GUSTER - Fa Fa (Hybrid/Sire) 108 73 +35 10

15 21 SANTANA - Supernatural (Arista) 15 21 CHUCK PROPHET - The Hurting ... (HighTone 19 n KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - Last ... (Giant/Reprise) 101 131 -30 9 35 22 WHERE THE HEART IS SDTK - Where ... jR A 14 22 T. CALLIER - Lifetime (Blue ThumbAerve M 20 23 EUPHORIA - Deliruium (Six Degrees) 100 127 -27 9

44 23 R. BRADLEY'S BLACKW. SUR. - Time . (RCA, 31 23 JAYHAWKS - I'm Gonna ... (Amer./Columbi 30 24 R. BRADLEY'S BLACKW. SUR. - Baby (RCA) 96 69 +27 8 21 24 TRAIN - Train (Aware/Columbia) 39 24 WHERE THE HEART IS SDTK - Where ...F 24 25 SHELBY LYNNE - Life Is Bad (IDJMG) 90 82 +8 8 19 25 VERTICAL HORIZON - We Are (RCA) 21 25 U2 - The Million Dollar ... (Interscope/IDJMG 23 26 NO DOUBT - Ex -Girlfriend (Interscope) 82 85 -3 5 25 26 FOLK IMPLOSION - One Part ... )Interscope' 37 26 R. BRADLEY'S BLACKW. SUR. - Time D 27 3 DOORS DOWN - Kryptonite (Republic/Universal) 76 - new 3 20 27 EUPHORIA - Euphoria (Six Degrees) 26 27 MORPHINE - The Night (DreamWorks/Ryko) 26 28 NINE DAYS - The Story Of A Girl (Epic/550 Music) 74 75 -1 5 27 28 MOBY - Play (V2) 27 28 STING - Brand New Day (A&M/Interscope) 39 29 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - Was (Giant/Reprise) 73 53 +20 3 23 29 F. APPLE - When The Pawn... (Epic/Clean Slate. 30 29 STEVE FORBERT - Evergreen Boy (Koch) 31 30 CREED - Higher (Wind -Up) 70 68 +2 4

31 30 SHIVAREE - I Oughtta Give You ...(Capitol 23 30 MARY BLACK - Speaking With The Angel (C( 33 31 PEARL JAM - Nothing As It Seems (Epic) 67 64 +3 6 50 31 GUSTER - Lost And Gone Forever (Sire) 28 31 A. J. CROCE - Transit (Higher Octave) 25 32 GOMEZ - We Haven't Turned Around (HutNirgin) 67 82 -15 9 38 32 JILL SOBULE - Pink Pearl (BMG Int'I) 22 32 COCO MONTOYA - Suspicion (Alligator) 37 33 WARREN ZEVON - Porcelain Monkey (Artemis) 65 55 +10 6 32 33 JOSH ROUSE - Home (Slow River/Ryko) D 33 S. EARLE - Tracendental ... (E-Squared/Arten 34 34 SANTANA - Wishing It Was (Arista) 57 61 -4 4 33 34 K. WAYNE SHEPHERD - Live On (Giant/ReprisF' 25 34 COUNTING CROWS - This ... (DGC/Intemsr^` D 35 JOHN HIATT - Let It Slip Away (RCA) 56 - NEW 6 D 35 ELLIOTT SMITH - Figure 8 (DreamWorks D 35 ENTRAIN - All One (Dolphin Safe) 35 36 STEELY DAN - What A Shame About Me (Giant) 56 59 -3 5 24 36 R. H. C. PEPPERS - Californication (W. Bros.) 32 36 JULES SHEAR - Allow Me (Rounder)

36 37 PATTI SMITH - Glitter In Their Eyes (Arista) 54 56 . -2 5 26 37 LEONA NAESS - Charm Attack (Outpost/MCA) 24 37 B. DYLAN - Things ... (Columbia/Sony Sing

43 38 STIR - New Beginning (Capitol) 53 46 +7 3 36 38 JANIS IAN - God And The FBI (Windham Hill) 38 38 SARA HICKMAN - Spiritual ...(Shanachie)

D 39 CREED - With Arms Wide Open (Wind -Up) 51 neW 3 41 PETER CASE - Flying Saucer Blues 40 AIR - The Virgin Suicides (Astralwerks) - 39 (Vanguard) 39

50 40 DAVID GRAY - Babylon (ATO) 48 40 +8 3 34 40 COCO MONTOYA - Suspicion (Alligator) 44 40 TARA MacLEAN - If I Fall (Capitol)

48 41 MOBY - Porcelain (1/2) 46 42 +4 6 43 41 PAT MCGEE - Shine (Giant) 49 41 SHANNON CURFMAN - True Friends (Arista,

D 42 WEEN - Even If You Don't (Elektra) 45 new 5 40 42 J. D. GILMORE - One Endless Night (Rounder) 43 42 YO LA TENGO - And Then Nothing .. (Mata. -

43 SANTANA - Maria Maria (Arista) 44 new 3 29 43 THE CURE - Blood Flowers (Fiction/Elektr, 45 43 INDIGO GIRLS - Come On Now Social (Epic D -

44 MACY GRAY - I Try (Epic) 44 new 5 28 44 GOMEZ - Liquid Skin (Hut/Virgin) 41 44 F. APPLE - When The Pawn... (Epic/Clean S' D -

37 45 R. SHINDELL - Somewhere _ (Sign. Sounds; 35 45 LEONA NAESS - Charm Attack (Outpost/MC. 44 45 PAT MCGEE - Runaway (Giant) 44 43 +1 4

D 46 I-10 CHRONICLES - V/A (Back PorchNirgin) 33 46 V. MORRISON - The Skiffle ... (Point Blank/Virg 42 46 LIT - Miserable (RCA) 43 47 -4 2

45 47 LOU REED - Ecstasy (Reprise) 50 47 JOSEPH ARTHUR - Come To ._ (Virgin) D 47 GOO GOO DOLLS - Broadway (Warner Bros.) 42 - new 5

D 48 CRACKER - Garage D'or (Virgin) 36 48 COWBOY JUNKIES - Rarities, ... (Valley) D 48 RADFORD - Don't Stop (RCA) 39 - new 3

42 49 BECK - Midnite Vultures IDGC/Interscope, D 49 PAT MCGEE - Shine (Giant) 49 49 SHIVAREE - Goodnight Moon (Capitol) 37 41 -4 5

D 50 JONI MITCHELL - Both Sides Now (Reprise) D 50 ACOUSTIC JUNCTION - Strange Days (OMAD) D 50 CRACKER - Be My Love (Virgin) 36 - 118W 6

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1 TRACY CHAPMAN (Elektra/EEG) +22 23 24 16 24 13 10 17 23 22 34 14 10 4 12 4 45 22 20 7 11 12 32 36 10 85

2 COUNTING CROWS (DGC/Interscope) +36 23 26 28 9 12 13 20 16 11 31 8 24 21 6 18 30 15 25 19 32

3 STING (A&M/Interscope) -48 24 29 25 13 34 11 20 23 21 1 5 21 8 4 7 12 5 19 83

4 STEELY DAN (Giant) +18 14 11 15 5 5 21 30 7 24 20 16 7 16 7 20 6 16 8 33 6 19 28

5 WONDER BOYS SDTRACK FEAT. BOB DYLAN (Columbia/CRG) 17 23 14 14 22 10 7 23 22 19 7 21 21 9 9 23 31 11 9 24 20 .fi

6 NEIL YOUNG (Reprise) +99 12 3 13 10 9 10 7 15 20 13 7 25 18 8 7 10 23 10 9 8 15 16 22

7 BEN HARPER (Virgin) -51 23 24 12 14 24 20 17 11 10 14 7 20 31 20 9 9 17 18 20

8 j.-( _:e lDJMG) -97 11 10 22 10 12 11 24 12 10 4 26 9 9 7 27

9 DON HENLEY (Warner Bros.) +57 24 11 15 15 17 23 12 15 9 14 4 31 22 10 7 19 19 31

10 JAYHAWKS'American/Columbia) +46 11 8 19 4 7 10 13 24 16 8 25 4 10 9 18 9 9 8 9 9 22 9 23

11 SHELBY LYNNE (Island Del Jam) +42 10 8 10 10 15 15 34 11 9 8 7 28 23 15 7 4 21 9 18 10

12 MELISSA ETHERIDGE (IDJMG) -13 24 11 6 11 21 24 13 7 11 27 34 20 9 8 11 20 l0

13 matchbox tweotr(Lava/Atlantic) NEW 12 11 27 12 16 10 12 17 20 13 22 24 11 21

14 PATTI SMITH (Arista) .39 7 16 13 5 15 13 17 13 9 16 5 15 5 9 6 11

15 MARAH (Artemis) +1 11 10 11 5 5 5 16 5 3 3 13 7 8 7 6 6

16 SHANNON CURFMAN (Arista) +26 16 11 9 17 13 10 16 12 14 9 4 10 9 5 21 22 15 6 9 6 10

17 THIRD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) -37 17 14 20 15 12 25 14 31 10 19 75

18 'r' AREN DEVON (Artemis) -6 12 8 12 5 12 7 12 14 15 7 10 8 4 13 10 7 16

19 PHISH (Elektra/EEG) +134 12 4 9 11 4 10 0 5 17 4 8 11 7 10 8 10 9

20 DAVID GRAY (ATO) +31 3 5 0 23 7 4 10 4 2 7 5 5 6 5

21 SANTANA (Arista) 87 14 8 19 10 23 23 13 4 8 11 15 11 6 42 28

22 WHERE THE HEART IS SOUNDTRACK (RCA( +81 10 10 o 13 13 4 4 4 21 9 3 12 8 19 7 11 i

23 ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPISE (RCA) +123 17 9 17 5 12 9 5 4 8 7 5 10 4 9 9 6

24 ai 24 12 31 7 15 10 15 15 21 22 27 23

25 VERTICAL HORIZON (RCA) -85 24 9 9 23 21 23 20 31

26 FOLK IMPLOSION (Interscope) -25 17 10 14 14 10 4 21 21 23 27 EUPHORIA (Six Degrees) -81 11 15 15 15 13 4 24 19 6 10 18 is

28 MOBY (V2) -10 10 12 12 10 15 13 12 4 22 20 5 6 -68 29 FIONA APPLE (Epic/Clean Slate) 12 3 16 8 10 7 14 20 5 5

30 ,- 'pr" TapitoO -6 9 5 0 4 10 17 9 4 12 7 4 4 8 9 6

31 GUSTER Fire) +68 4 11 22 10 13 11 17 9 13 5 6 6

32 JILL SOBULE (BMG Int i) +20 8 16 7 11 2 8 7 6 4 7 9 10

33 JOSH ROUSE (Slow River/Ryko) 8 9 5 4 25 10 2 5 3 7 7

34 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD (Giant/Reprise) 8 9 12 17 14 18 15 7 11

35 EWOTT SMITH (DreamWorks) NEW 9 10 16 25 9 4 1 1 5

36 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) -65 12 4 31 14 15 12 16 6 9

37 LEONA NAESS (Outpost/MCA) -62 12 12 10 11 7 8 16 2 6 10

38 JANIS IAN (Windham Hill) +1 13 7 11 3 7 9 8 8 6

39 PETER CASE (Vanguard) +22 4 4 11 10 18 5 7 4 B 5 3

40 COCO MONTOYA (Alligator) -29 12 10 11 7 9 10 0 2 5 8 6 5

41 PAT MCGEE (Giant) +23 9 12 10 7 3 7 5 8 6

42 JIMMIE DALE GILMORE (Rounder) +4 15 23 11 3 5 3 9 17

43 THE CURE (Fiction/Elektra) -52 12 B 12 18 11 5

44 GOMEZ (HutNirgin) -60 10 10 8 8 10 24 6 12 9 5 8 6

45 RICHARD SHINDELL (Signature Sounds) -19 12 15 4 9 5 5 4 5 13

46 1.10 CHRONICLES (Back PorchNirgin) NEW 3 15 11 7 4 6 8 23

47 LOU REED Reprise) +4 6 7 10 16 12 4 10 2 4 7 7 4

48 CRACKER . rgin) NEW 5 15 7 17 4 12 9 8 6

49 BECK (DGC/Interscope) 17 9 6 B 16 16 15 5

50 JONI MITCHELL (Reprise) +2 9 5 8 9 5 4 11 20 7 7 6

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Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer (a r.d(,. L.UL. s "I'm The Man Who Murdered Love" a big guitar and the pop -rock hooks Away" that went on to become a Rock XTC Ween IElektra,EEGI (TVT) that have always made instantly radio classic. Before that, he and friend In vein Colin Moulding and Andy recognizable. the of "Making Jack Lee were in one of the seminal William Tapley (Mercury) Partridge have Plans been part- for Nigel" and "Life Begins at the California punk bands, the Nerves. He Travis EiIcI Hop," the Man ners in "I'm ..." stands out tex- went solo after The Plimsouls, bringing Sister 7 ",:Le XTC for turally from the last album which was us to the present project on Vanguard, orchestral in comparison. Partridge Flying Acoustic Junction (OMAD) over 20 says of this album, "It's the other side Saucer Todd Snider years. This of the coin, but it's the same value. It's Blues. One week the price of one XTC's-worth of joy." of the TVT -Dave Einstein most inter- matchbox twenty +304 releases esting Phish +134 "I'm The Man Who Murdered Peter Case things Robert Bradley's... +123 Love," the first single from the forth- "Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda" about this Steve Earle +116 coming XTC album The Wasp Star (Vanguard) album is Neil Young +99 Case's use Where The Heart Is Sdtrk +87 (Apple Venus Volume 2), which is the Peter Case's first big break was with a of the Pearl Jam +74 sequel to Homespun (Apple Venus power pop band called The Plimsouls

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TRACY CHAPMAN IElektra/EEG) 8 22 5 6 12 5 30 12 22 10 17 16 15 10 5 24 29 17 13 5 26 8

COUNTING CROWS (DGC/Interscope) 14 28 51 28 15 8 17 13 20 25 14 35 19 12 16 12

STING (A&M/Interscope) 20 14 30 16 23 18 17 11 25 23 28 10 16 16 18 8

STEELY DAN (Giant) 3 6 14 10 3 12 5 6 13 18 7 16 16 15 4 11 28 39 4 5

WONDER BOYS SDTRACK FEAT. BOB DYLAN (Columbia/CRG) 8 8 7 19 23 13 7 25 13 31 24 4 7 17 5

NEIL YOUNG (Reprise) 5 9 13 9 4 5 17 6 14 19 16 9 16 7 5 4 7 17 11 5 19 6

BEN HARPER (Virgin) 2 8 21 5 32 24 23 9 24 27 30 10 7 14 19

U2 (Interscope/IDJMG) 7 29 51 8 12 23 19 17 11 10 24 14 12 24 14 6 17 5

DON HENLEY (Warner Bros.) 20 8 14 15 25 13 19 17 7 14 19

JAYHAWK$ (American/Columbia) 9 17 12 7 8 15 9 18 12 10 16 15 17 9 13 14 11 4

SHELBY LYNNE (Island Del Jam) 5 12 14 4 14 12 9 10 5 16 15 16 27 13 9

MELISSA ETHERIDGE (IDJMG) 8 10 21 24 18 11 20 27 9 8 20 matesz linty (Lava/Atlantic) 8 20 34 12 1 7 13 16 10 B 24 13 PATTI SMITH (Arista) 5 9 13 21 9 12 12 0 13 9 10 7 8 15 4 10 6 14 9

MARAH (Artemis) 6 6 7 21 4 12 1 12 B 9 39 8 12 18 23 15 9 11

SHANNON CURFMAN (Arista) 12 17 19 14 9 7 25 17 14 4 5

THIRD EYE BLIND (Elektra/EEG) 4 43 51 31 24 14

WARREN ZEVON (Artemis) 9 9 7 10 12 5 6 7 7 9 18 28 15 9 7 10

PLUSH (ElektralEEG) 9 9 16 20 9 14 14 12 16 14 9 17 12 14 13

DAVID GRAY (ATO) 7 9 11 15 8 5 12 1 16 17 12 8 15 5 17 24 12 10

SANTANA (Arista) 4 25 38 16 14

WHERE THE HEART IS SOUNDTRACK (RCA) 8 9 21 11 6 8 7 27 12 4 15 7 8 4

ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPISE (RCA) 6 22 3 4 12 3 10 11 14 9 10 7 6 TRAIN (Aware/Columbia) 30 34 15 14 14 6

VERTICAL HORIZON (RCA) 2 32 31 6 24 17 12

FOLK IMPLOSION (Interscope) 3 3 12 5 20 8 8 11 16 16 14 17 10 B

EUPHORIA (Six Degrees) 7 2 10 7 9 7 16 13 4 9 12 3

MOBY (V2) 21 2 16 7 7 17 11 16 10 4 6 12

FIONA APPLE (Epic/Clean Slate) 8 6 16 7 8 8 14 20 15 10 9 6 5

SHIVAREE (Capitol) 6 12 13 15 18 17 5 12

OUSTER (Sire) 11 13 11 16 12 8 12

JILL SOBULE (BMG Intl) 6 9 10 3 9 4 5 9 6 8 8 15 5 6 22

JOSH ROUSE (Slow River/Ryko) 7 3 11 8 7 12 5 10 16 7 12 13 5 16

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD (Giant/Reprise) 6 27 50 37 8

ELLIOTT SMITH (Dream Works) 8 10 17 4 4 7 7 9 8 5 9 4 11 9 7

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 3 20 31 25 15 7 10 7

LEONA NAESS (Outpost/MCA) 4 4 11 10 11 15 24 17 7 19 9 e

JANIS IAN (Windham Hill) 9 14 12 14 8 5 6 4 15 12

PETER CASE (Vanguard) 4 9 11 13 5 14 12 12 12 16 9 4

COCO MONTOYA (Alligator) 9 4 4 8 8 15 16 11 15 10

PAT MCGEE (Giant) 9 10 10 7 12 8 11 10 24 12 2

JIMMIE DALE GILMORE (Rounder) 9 15 6 6 8 7 17 16 7 5 10

THE CURE (Fiction/Elektra) 11 6 12 9 7 12 28 25 9 14 5 5

GOMEZ (HutNirgin) 5 5 7 6 7 9 14 9 9 6 5

RICHARD SHINDELL (Signature Sounds) 5 6 5 5 12 1 16 22 6 B 15 4

I10 CHRONICLES (Back PorchNirgin) 9 10 8 4 8 7 15 16 10 4 WPM (Reprise) 9 12 10 12 4 8 6 5 10 4 4 5

CRACKER (Virgin) 14 5 4 8 17 18 5 8 4

BECK (DGCMterscope) 5 19 8 9 9 10 16 14 6

JONI MITCHELL (Reprise) 9 16 10 4 8 8 7 8 5

pedal steel. One minute it wines and album, he sings about coming out of a Grammy. An early soldier in the war cries the way it should, the next it mim- bad relationship and "finally getting against Apartheid, Makeba has twice ics the base line. He mixes this sound some daylight." This project is from addressed the United Nations General with the banjo and 12 -string as only he Hybrid, the indie that brought you Assembly. On "Pata Pata 2000" she can. "Cool Drink of Water," a '50s - Guster and Vertical Horizon. sings with the same strength and joy sounding rock & roll song features vocal -Dave Einstein that she exhibited on the original. effects and a horn section. The single, Miriam Makeba is a pioneer in the globalization "Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda," gets the full Makeba of African music, and rockabilly treatment. These musical ref- has made an impres- "Pata Pata 2000" erences are a sly nod to an old jukejoint sion on the world music Mike (Putomayo) roadhouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri Errico scene for 45 years and Pictures of the Big Vacation where Case's old friend Billy Swan used Miriam Makeba is an is still going strong. The (Hybrid) to play. Case has always taken smooth international artist with album, Homeland, just urbane lyrics and mixed them with an Mike Errico has energy, and plenty of a history that includes a arrived in stores, and organic musical style. A line like "The it. It wouldn't be a stretch to compare Grammy for an early there will be a tour start-

apocalypse is over and I still owe rent," his voice to either that of Dave version of "Pata Pata" ing up in July. is typical. -Dave Einstein Matthews or Stevie Wonder. In in 1967 which made her -Dave Einstein "Daylight," the single from his debut the first African artist to receive a

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www.americanradiohistory.com JAZZ ARTIST PROFILE Maceo Parker

Album: Dial Maceo In 1998 Parker signed with W.A.R. Label: W.A.R. recordings, dropping Funk Overload. Now a Sparkl Maceo Parker, born on Valentine's Day, star in his own right, Parker has developed 1943, in Kinston, N.C., has been spreadin' a devoted following, especially in Europe Debut Fio the love and purveying the funk ever since. (where he is at the moment) largely with The Parkers were a musical family n Exlraordind and Maceo became a seasoned per- former by the time he entered col- New Jazz Vocal Tale lege. Seeking the drumming prowess of his brother Melvin Parker, James Brown enlisted e Maceo on baritone sax in 1964. Quickly switching to tenor, Maceo left his jabbing, cutting solo style on Monhe such classics as "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and "Sex featuring Machine." Brown's disciplined bow tie approach was a world away from ron, Ron Carter, Hank Crawford. Lewis Na ll the next project Parker would Vid Fathead' Newman, Ducky Pigtarelli become famous for. George Clinton's funk freak show Produced by Joel Dorn of the mid -'70's was a galaxy away e Munheit is a real plpfèssional at such a fluting age - from just about anything else. The phrasing. material - shit gut it all. - 1ti nail ll'arei n new high priest of funk raided } Brown's band, taking Maceo, Fred hid Ier yuuny stem; give ele a calf - ilun railer Wesley, and Bootsy Collins with him. .. r The Mothership brought funk to cartoonish the jam -band crowd. new heights and Maceo would ride with This year's Dial Maceo is similar to his George and Bootsy into the '80s. Parker first W.A.R. effort in style and also features rejoined Brown in '84 and remained until freestyle rap from his talented son Corey. Brown's 1988 incarceration. Parker even Where Dial differs is in its diversity of guest released a rap song encouraging the appearances and its smoother sound. Ani release of the Godfather of Soul. DiFranco returns serve from Maceo's With Brown behind bars, Parker stepped cameo on her To The Teeth with "Coin forward in the early '90s by going back to Toss." The Artist does the same favor, play- his soul jazz roots. His solo efforts for Verve ing and producing the sure Smooth hit, were wildly successful on the jazz charts. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold." The Roots Revisited, Mo' Roots, and Life On surprise guest of the session is James Planet Groove reunited him with old section Taylor who lends his pipes to "My Baby mates Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis. His Loves You." next record, 1993's jazzy Southern Simply, Maceo Parker is a funk pioneer Exposure, was recorded for Novus. In 1994 and American treasure. His Dial Maceo tour the documentary, My First Name Is Maceo, comes to the U.S. this summer. For more became a rare feat for an artist primarily info dial Josh Goodman at W.A.R., (303) know as a sideman. 440-0666. -Jimmy Leslie e2ePl ll ll l

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Jaz RUSSELL MALONE (45) Look Who's Here (Verve) jazz RANDY JOHNSTON (27) Homage (JCurve)

Stations Adds LW TW SPINS TREND most JASON MARSALIS (26) Music In Motion (Basin Street) 4 1 ELIANE ELIAS - Everything I Love (Blue Note) 75 0 743 +18 added ERIC ALEXANDER (26) The First Milestone (Milestone/Fantasy) QThe battle for the top spot was brutal this week. Elias comes out on top, edging out CHUCHO VALDEZ (20) Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

stiff competition from Methany, Elf, and Blanchard. Next week should be similar.

2 2 PAT METHENY - Trio 99 -> 00 (Warner Bros.) 77 0 738 +9 l,i Fla) I 7 3 MARK ELF - Over the Airwaves (Jen Bay) 75 1 703 +51 ROY HAYNES +168 Lonnie Plaxico 8 4 TERENCE BLANCHARD - Wandering Moon (Sony Classical) 73 0 682 +33 CHUCHO VALDES +131 Emergence CLAUDIA ACUNA +113 1 5 ERIC ALEXANDER - Alexander The Great (HighNote) 70 0 674 -91 (Savant) JESSE DAVIS +110 3 6 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - Live At Yoshi's (GRP) 71 0 654 -72 RICK MARGITZA +105 Working with 6 7 MARK TURNER - Ballad Session (Warner Bros.) 65 0 612 -57 Dizzy Gillespie, 12 8 JOSHUA REDMAN - Beyond (Warner Bros.) 76 2 575 +82 Art Blakey, Jack 11 9 FLIP PHILLIPS - Swing Is The Thing (Verve Music Group) 72 3 571 +72 MUSIC OF ERIC VON ESSEN (C';; , DeJohnett's 5 10 KENNY BARRON - Spirit Song (Verve Music Group) 62 0 522 -152 JESSE DAVIS ¡Concord) Special Edition, and Cassandra Wilson, 13 11 BENNY GOLSON - That's Funky (Arkadia Jazz) 68 1 515 +25 bassist Lonnie Plaxico left his LONIE PLAXICO (Savant) 10 12 JOHN SCOFIELD - Bump (Verve Music Group) 64 1 512 +4 thumbprint on a wide variety of record- CHUCHO VALDEZ Blue Note) 17 13 NAT SIMPKINS - Cape Anne Escape (Blue Jay) 63 2 448 +19 ings and performances. This may EITHER ORCHESTRA curate) explain the diverse nature of his new 19 14 JON JARVIS TRIO - Hear No Evil (TVT) 65 4 439 +26 JIMMY BRUNO I JOE BECK (ConcorcJ recording. At times swinging, at times 21 15 DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET - Prime Directive (ECM) 63 2 430 +20 OSCAR PETIFORD Beth./Avenue) funky, Emergence finds Plaxico picking 9 16 JAMES SPAULDING - Escapade (HighNote) 54 1 424 -128 ARTHUR BLYTHE Tro ISavanb and choosing from the buffet. His mas- 23 17 DAVE DOUGLAS - Soul on Soul (RCA) 61 2 411 +24 terful acoustic playing is matched only

- Both Now (Reprise) 3 404 +38 25 18 JONI MITCHELL Sides 64 by his adventurous electric work. The 18 19 EUGENE MASLOV - The Face of Love (Mack Avenue) 50 0 404 -13 "sokoni (from the sea)" interlude sounds JAZZ REPORTS ACCEPTED 16 20 LEON LEE DORSEY - Song Of Songs (Umoja) 51 0 381 -50 THURSDAYS as if it were recorded underwater. 9 A.M.-3 P.M. 14 McLEAN - Nature Boy (Blue Note) 42 0 364 -96 Emergence is chartbound this week. 21 JACKIE GAVIN STATION REPORTING -Jimmy Leslie 15 22 McCOY TYNER - with Stanley Clarke & Al Foster (Telarc Jazz) 49 0 359 -98 FAx: (41 5) 495-2580 EMAIL: [email protected] 30 23 JOHN PIZZARELLI - Kisses In The Rain (Telarc Jazz) 47 3 354 +23

20 24 MIKE LONGO - Explosion (Cap) 40 1 346 -66 32 25 CHARLIE BYRD - For Louis (Concord Jazz) 60 6 344 +28 Let Gavin do it 26 26 ANTON SCHWARTZ - The Slow Lane (Anton Jazz) 51 0 343 -14 28 27 GREG OSBY - The Invisible Hand (Blue Note) 44 0 341 -5 for less than it 37 28 GREGORY TARDY - The Hidden Light (J Curve) 54 5 315 +59

40 29 BEATLEJAll - A Bite of the Apple (Zebra) 52 2 299 +65 would cost you 49 30 CLAUDIA ACUNA - Wind From the South (Verve Music Group) 59 6 292 +113

QClaudia appears to be catching on strong. Check out

the 19-point jump and the sizeable Spincrease. to do it y4

35 31 JOHNNY HARTMAN - Songs from the Heart (Avenue/Bethlehem) 40 2 277 +5

22 32 CINDY BLACKMAN - Works On Canvas (HighNote) 38 0 277 -113

42 33 LOUIS HAYES - Quintessential Lou (TCB) 44 2 276 +51

27 34 NICHOLAS PAYTON - Nick At Night (Verve Music Group) 34 0 276 -78

31 35 JOHN PATITUCCI - Imprint (Concord Jazz) 39 1 272 -55

29 36 BARBARA DENNERLEIN - Outhipped (Verve Music Group) 36 0 270 -64

39 37 GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. - Aria (Sony Classical) 41 2 263 +23

46 38 MARC CARY - Trillium (Jazzateria) 44 3 255 +52

48 39 TIERNEY SUTTON - Unsung Heroes (Telarc Jazz) 46 5 250 +63

D 40 HARRY ALLEN - ,..Plays Ellington Songs (RCA Victor) 58 16 244 18W

34 41 CARIBBEAN JAll PROJECT - New Horizons (Concord Jazz) 35 3 244 -35

24 42 ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY - Easy Living (Sin -Drome) 33 0 240 -132

47 43 MARK SHIM - Turbulent Flow (Blue Note) 47 3 235 +46 a4)tán i

D 44 RICK MARGITZA - Heart of Hearts (Palmetto) 59 13 232 f8W ,.

45 45 D.D. JACKSON - Anthem (RCA Victor) 41 0 222 +17

D 46 ROY HAYNES - Roy Haynes Trio (Verve Music Group) 53 8 212 new

41 47 JOHN COLTRANE - The Bethlem Years (Avenue/Bethlehem) 28 0 207 -20

D 48 HUDSON PROJECT - Hudson Project (Concord Jazz) 33 1 204 new 36 49 DR. JOHN - Duke Elegant (Blue Note) 30 0 197 -65 gavin 33 50 PETE CHRISTLIEB - For Heavens Sake (Cars) 23 0 191 -89

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I I I &Vocals BONEY JAMES & RICK BRAUN (33) Shake it Up (Warner Bros.) smooth jail GEORGE BENSON (9) Absolute Benson (GRP) LW TW Stations Adds PINS TREND most STEELY DAN (6) Two Against Nature (Giant) 1 1 LARRY CARLTON - Fingerprints (Warner Bros.) 44 0 788 -5 added GARDEN PARTY (6) No Static At All (Samson)

2 2 DAVE KOZ - The Dance (Capitol) 40 0 754 -28 DAVID BENOIT (5) Professional Dreamer (GRP) 5 3 BOB JAMES - Joyride (Warner Bros.) 44 0 721 +73 11 1 ii 0With the week's biggest Spincrease and those above him slipping, ,41 Review James looks like he's about to take a Joyride to the top of the chart. IFi'7, BOB JAMES (+73) Gene Dunlap Band 6 4 URBAN KNIGHTS - Urban Knights Ill (Narada) 42 0 698 +55 DOWN TO THE BONE (+65) Tales of the URBAN KNIGHTS (+55) 4 5 CHRIS BOTTI - Slowing Down the World (GRP) 34 0 606 -48 Phatman EUGE GROOVE (+52) 7 6 MARC ANTOINE - Universal language (GRP) 44 1 584 +6 BONEY + RICK (+48) (Avenue Jazz)

8 7 AL JARREAU - Tomorrow Today (GRP) 42 0 546 -31 Gene Dunlap's 3 8 NORMAN BROWN - Celebration (Warner Bros.) 36 0 546 -151 latest album 13 9 JOYCE COOLING - Keeping Cool (Heads Up) 40 0 489 +38 SAM CARD0i, proves that five 14 10 PAUL TAYLOR - Undercover (N -Coded Music) 38 0 479 +46 hear from KEN NAVARRO (Positive Music) years was too long to wait to 10 11 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Somethin' Bout Love (Atlantic) 36 2 466 -33 him again. The Phatman played drums CORNELIUS BUMPUS (Palmetto) 12 12 RONNY JORDAN - A Brighter Day (Blue Note) 37 1 462 +5 with the likes of Grant Green and Roy JOHN TESH & RICHARD PAGE (Garden City) 9 13 WALTER BEASLEY - For Your Pleasure (Shanachie) 26 0 440 -70 Ayers in the '70s before signing with SCOTT WILKIE (Narada) Capitol Records to produce three solo 16 14 MAYSA - All My Life (N -Coded Music) 35 1 404 +14 BRIAN MCKNIGHT (Motown) albums. His second project on Avenue 15 15 STEELY DAN - Two Against Nature (Giant) 33 6 375 -30 NOEL WEBB (Labrador) Jazz, Tales of the Phatman, includes 11 16 BONEY JAMES - Body Language (Warner Bros.) 26 0 364 -99 original compositions as well as R&B 17 17 RICHARD ELLIOT - Chill Factor (Blue Note) 28 3 331 -58 and hop -hop -inspired tracks to create a

18 KENNY G - In Key G 22 18 Classics the of (Arista) 0 323 -27 playful yet refined album. Dunlap is sure

19 19 TOM GRANT - Tune It In (Windham Hill Jazz) 29 0 318 +8 to become a leading proponent of SMOOTH JAZZ REPORTS 25 20 KIRK WHALUM - For You (Warner Bros.) 21 0 297 +44 ACCEPTED MONDAYS Detroit's new smooth funk sound. The 9 A.M.-2 P.M. Phatman's latest will definitely fit the bill 29 21 DOWN TO THE BONE - Urban Grooves: Album Il (Internal Bass) 28 2 280 +65 GAVIN STATION REPORTING on Smooth Jazz radio. -Kara Flanigon 26 22 CLUB 1600 - "Stay" (N -Coded Music) 31 2 279 +34 FAX: (41 5) 495-2580 EMAIL: [email protected] 23 23 SAMANTHA SIVA - Identity (Genie Entertainment) 23 0 269 +5

21 24 GERALD VEASLEY - Love Letters (Heads Up) 22 0 260 -24 SMOOTH JAZZ ARTIST PROFILE 28 25 DAVID BENOIT - Professional Dreamer (GRP) 29 5 255 +31 Cornelius Bumpus

24 26 ALEX BUGNON - As Promised (Narada) 21 0 250 -9 Album: Known Fact Despite his big -name music résumé,

31 27 JAY BECKENSTEIN - Eye Contact (Windham Hill Jazz) 28 2 243 +37 Label: Palmetto Bumpus feels it's not who you play with, but Bumpus's Smooth Jazz debut, the fact that you have the opportunity to 20 28 KENNY GARRETT - Simply Said (Warner Bros.) 20 0 236 -69 Cornelius Known Fact, showcases not only his diversi- play at all, and more important, to constantly 33 29 CHRIS STANDRING - Hipsway (Instinct) 26 4 222 +27 ty of musical interests but also his 27 30 STEVE COLE - Stay Awhile (Bluemoon/Atlantic) 19 0 219 -10 constant devotion to improving his 30 31 BRIAN TAROUIN - Soft Touch (Instinct) 17 0 212 +4 craft.

22 32 KIM WATERS - One Special Moment (Shanachie) 21 3 191 -74 His love for music began in Santa Cruz where as a youngster he discov- 35 33 CHUCK LOEB - Listen (Shanachie) 22 2 183 +1 ered his parent's tasteful record col- 34 34 FATTBURGER - Fattburger.com (Shanachie) 18 0 180 -13 lection. The spinning vinyl of such

32 35 THE JAllMASTERS f/ P. HARDCASTLE - Jazzmasters Ill (Hardcastle Records) 16 0 170 -26 artists as Nat King Cole Trio and 44 36 EUGE GROOVE - Euge Groove (Warner Bros.) 20 2 166 +52 James Brown encouraged him to pick

36 37 STEVE OLIVER - First View (Native Language) 15 0 155 -26 up the alto sax and, at age 12, he had his first gig: playing Portuguese 40 38 TOM SAVIANO - Crossings (Miramar) 15 0 149 -1 dances. From there he became a in - 37 39 DWIGHT SILLS - Easy ((Monarch/City Lights)) 14 0 147 -19 demand musician, playing in an R&B 41 40 NORMAN CONNORS - Eternity (Right Stuff) 16 0 143 -4 band, a band with Bobby ("Do You

43 41 CHIELI MINUCCI - Sweet on You (Shanachie) 17 1 126 +5 Want To Dance?") Freeman, a Moby Grape cover band, and finally hooking 42 42 BRIAN HUGHES - Shakin' Not Stirred (Higher Octave) 10 0 119 -20 up with The Doobie Brothers. He D 43 MARIAH CAREY - Rainbow (Columbia/CRG) 8 0 117 new played with the legendary pop -rock QIt's a strong week for vocals on the chart with Mariah and Gloria Estefanl'NSync group from 1979 to 1982, and is fea- crossing over and making debuts in Smooth land. tured on such albums as In Harmony,

39 44 PETER WHITE - Perfect Moment (Columbia/CRG) 9 0 115 -37 One Step Closer, Best of the Doobies

II, and Farewell Tour. 50 45 3RD FORCE - Force Field (Higher Octave) 16 4 111 +7 When The Doobies disbanded, Bumpus improve your craft. Of his latest release, D 46 'N SYNC feat. GLORIA ESTEFAN - Music Of My Heart (Epic) 7 0 110 new released two pop solo albums, A Clear View Bumpus states, "I've based my career on a 48 47 GOTA - Let's Get Started (Instinct) 15 0 107 +1 (1982) and Beacon (1983). In 1986 he commitment to exploring uncharted waters, 38 48 SANTANA - Supernatural (Arista) 10 0 104 -52 moved to New York, continuing to play with and Known Facttakes me to new places,

46 49 DENNY JIOSA - Among Friends (1201 Music) 10 0 103 -6 a variety of musicians, including Boz while also revisiting cherished memories of Scaggs, Etta James, and Steely Dan. the past." -Kathleen Richards D 50 A. VOLLENWEIDER - Cosmopoly (Sony Classical/Columbia/CRG) 11 0 100 new

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