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Wayne Hoffman di Universal executive vice Edgar ago Senior Editors: Ed Christman (Retail), Larry Flick, Chuck Taylor chairman one year Bronfman joined Seagram Senior Writers: Chris Morris (Los Angeles), Ray Waddell (Nashville) Bronfman Jr. tells Billboard that the goals with Paris -based Vivendi in a deal valued Special Correspondent/Music Publishing Editor: Jim Bessman Art Director. Jeff Nisbet of the Universal Music Group (UMG) are as at $100 billion. Vivendi Universal was thus Associate Editors: Jill Pesselnick (Home Video, Los Angeles), Brian Garrity (Merchants & Marketing /New Media), Carla Hay (MusicVideo), clear as ever. born, boasting UMG and Universal Studios, Gail Mitchell (R &B, Los Angeles), Wes Orshoski, Michael Paoletta (Dance), "I think the music group's priorities are- one of the top film studios. Deborah Evans Price (Country/Christian, Nashville), Emma Warby Staff Writers: Matthew Benz, Rashaun Hall at a difficult time in the industry-to try and "He needed to find a way to get larg- Assistant Editors: Christopher Walsh (Pro Audio), Chris Woods Art Assistant: Raymond Carlson strike an even and more disciplined balance er," says Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Contributors: Scott Aiges, Fred Bronson, Ramiro Burr, Lisa Collins, Steve Graybow, between investing in artist development and Michael Nathanson, who recently initi- Marri Kenon, Larry LeBlanc, Moira McCormick, David Nathan, Matthew Robinson, Steve Smith, ChristaTdus, Steveliaiman reining in costs, because it is just a difficult ated coverage of Vivendi. "He did right INTERNATIONAL (London) economic environment for the moment," by Seagram shareholders." Editor In Chief: ADAM WHITE Deputy Editor. Thom Duffy says Bronfman, who made it public Dec. 6 Bronfman is satisfied that the integra- International Editor. Tom Ferguson News Editor: Gordon Masson that he will step down but remain vice chair- tion has gone smoothly. "It's time to turn Bureau Chiefs: Christie Eliezer (Australasia /Melbourne), Kai R. Lofthus (Nordic/Oslo), man of the Vivendi board and a "close advi- our attention toward building this compa- Steve McClure (Asia/Tokyo), Wolfgang Spahr (Germany/Hamburg) Contributing Editors: Sam Andrews, Nigel Hunter, Kwaku, Paul Sexton, Nigel Williamson sor" to chairman/CEO Jean-Marie Messier. ny," he says, "and I've got to make a deci- SPECIAL SECTIONS (Los Angeles) "So UMG in 2002 is going to be very focused sion that, emotionally, intellectually, I'm Director of Special Sections: GENE SCULAm Associate Director: Dalet Brady on costs as well as artist development -and, going to invest in helping Jean-Marie to do Assistant Editor. Katy Kroll Coordinator: Marin Jorgensen of course, the beginning of a legitimate dig- Bronfman has assembled will also be his that, or go do something on my own." 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"So Heatseekers), Gordon Murray (Electronic), Minal Patel (R &B /Hip Hop), Bronfman we think we can proba- he's got the most brilliant executive team Time Warner co-COO Richard Parsons will Silvio Pietroluongo (The Billboard Hot 100,Top 40 Tracks), bly grow our revenue, even though the indus- in the record business. He should obvi- succeed CEO Gerald Levin when he steps Marc Zubatkin (Video, Classical, Kid Audio, World Music, New Age, Reggae) Chart Production Manager: Michael Cusson try is looking at modest negative growth." ously work with them, but this isn't a sit- down in May 2002 (Billboard, Dec. 15). That Archive Research Manager. Adam Koelsch Associate Chart Production Manager. Alex Vitoulis But when asked what that growth rate uation where they need an enormous is increasingly being seen as a sign of the Administrative Assistant: Mary DeCroce (Nashville) will be, Bronfman stops short and replies: of guidance, because they know ascendancy of music, film, SALES amount that company's Associate Publisher/Worldwide: IRWIN KORNFELD "I think we should leave those forward - what they're doing." and other entertainment businesses over its Group Advertising Director (East & Telemarketing): Pat Jennings Advertising Directors: Andy Anderson (Urban), Ian Remmer (West) looking comments to Jean- Marie." Morris says of Bronfman, "I'm going to once highly valued Internet properties. New York: Evan Braunstein, Joe Maimone Los Angeles: Aki Kaneko, Darren Stmthers, Michelle Wright When Bronfman cedes executive respon- miss him enormously from the day -to -day For some, it also calls into question the Nashville: Phil Hart Advertising Coordinator: Eric Vitoulis sibilities at the end of the first quarter, operation, but Edgar facilitated my estab- idea on which AOL Time Warner, like Advertising Assistants: Julie Crider, Loreta Genco, Allison Farber Messier will take control of the world's largest lishing a very, very good relationship Vivendi Universal, was founded: Classified/Directories: Jeff Serrette with that join- Associate Publisher /International: GENE SMITH record company in size and market share, Jean -Marie." Repeating a favorite phrase, ing entertainment and Internet distribu- Advertising Director (Europe): Christine Chinettl Northern Europe /UK: Frederic Fenucci, +44-207- 420 -6075 with 28% of total current U.S. albums he adds, "I've just got to keep my guys tion under the same roof creates value for Asia-Pacific/Australia: Linda Matich, 612 -9440 -7777, Fax: 612 -9440 -7788 Japan: Aki Kaneko, 323-525-2299 through the first nine months of 2001, getting hits." the company and its shareholders. France: Francois Millet, +33 (0) 1-4549 -2933 according to SoundScan. During that same Bronfman's contract allowed him to "The jury's still out on that," Nathanson Latin America /Miami: Marcia Oliva!, 305 -864-7578, Fax: 305 -864 -3227 Mexico/West Coast Latin: Daisy Ducret, 323 -782 -6250 period, UMG generated earnings before inter- leave after the first anniversary of the says. 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BY RAY WADDELL was booked this way: "Am I sur- Wind -up release Weathered looks maglich says. "We want to be one NASHVILLE -Creed's 2002 world prised Ken Fermaglich had balls? to be among the early frontrunners of their luxury items." tour, destined to be one of the Hell, no. I'm more surprised by for '02. The release notched first - All arenas, with the exception of year's most successful, was booked agents who capitulate where they week sales of 887,000, the second - Gund Arena in Cleveland and Fleet - and routed the old- fashioned way: don't really need to and pave the largest sales week of any 2001 re- Center in Boston, will feature gen- date by date, deal by deal, promot- way for their own obsolescence." lease (Billboard, Dec. 8). eral- admission floors and reserved er by promoter. In addition to promoters, build- Creed begins its tour mid -Janu- seating elsewhere. This traditional agent /venue/ ings are also involved, promoting ary 2002 at the Lakeland Civic Initially, Puddle of Mudd had promoter triangle has often been Creed shows at other events and Center in Florida, playing 19 U.S. been confirmed as a supporting act, eschewed of late -particularly contributing to ads in local publi- dates by Feb. 17. The tour then with another act to be confirmed. among more successful touring cations. Fermaglich says, "We went proceeds to Australia in March, But the band backed out inexplica- artists -in favor of such national to each building and said, `We want West Coast U.S. dates in April, bly Dec. 4, leaving both support tour promoters as Clear Channel to see what you can contribute to Europe in May -June, and U.S. slots yet to be filled. At this point, Entertainment. the marketing efforts to enhance sheds and arenas through Novem- though, the opening act appears to "We're using the promoters we've what the promoter is doing.' " ber. Fermaglich says Creed might be irrelevant in terms of ticket used all along the way, whenever Trey Feazell, director of book- play a few stadiums this summer if sales. Initial on -sales Dec. 8 went possible," says Ken Fermaglich, ings for Philips Arena in Atlanta, demand warrants. through the roof, with lightning - Creed's agent with New York City - says the arena will help promote Tickets will be in the $36.50 -$45 quick sellouts for shows in Birm- based the Agency Group. "If it's a Creed's Jan. 16, 2002, date: "We'll [adjacent] CNN Center, and we'll be range, plus service charges. "To a ingham, Ala. (Jan. 18); Houston Clear Channel promoter we've used use our internal marketing assets running video loops on those, certain extent, this is a blue -collar (21); Dallas (25); Cleveland (27); since [Creed's] club days, then that's that come from being part of the along with PA announcements at band, and people are watching Philadelphia (28); Grand Rapids, who we'll go with this time. Every AOL Time Warner family, run no- hockey and basketball games." their expenses and curtailing what Mich. (Feb. 5); Boston (7); and deal was cut locally, with each build- tices on our video boards at other Three Mountain Design has put they spend on luxury items," Fer- Auburn Hills, Mich. (11). ing and promoter." events, [and offer] access to our together an innovative, interactive One of those local promoters is outdoor marquees. As part of our "viral" marketing campaign to build Seth Hurwitz, president of Wash- Philips [naming rights] deal, we awareness and fan participation. ington, D.C. -based I.M.P., with a have 1,000 TVs at the arena and Creed's tour in support of new Feb. 8, 2002, date at D.C.'s MCI Cen- Market Watch ter. He is not surprised that the tour A Weekly National Music Sales Report 5-Curve Distribution Deal YEAR-TO -DATE OVERALL UNIT SALES 2000 Total 738,241,000 699,474,000 (-5.3%) In The News Reunites Executives Albums 688,052,000 669,650,000 (-2.7%) Singles 50,189,000 29,824,000 (-40.6%) Billboard 1992 Century BY MELINDA NEWMAN tentatively named Gabrielle's Sis- Award honoree George Harrison's LOS ANGELES -EMI Recorded ters; Jessica Sheeley; dancehall artist If: ii791111111. 1971 hit, "My Sweet Lord," will be Music has signed its first label deal Goofy; and Nicole Saletta, who has 2000 released Jan. 14, 2002, in the U.S. under the new regime of chairman/ had a recurring role on the TV series CD 615,631,000 623,032,000 by Capitol Records and in the CEO Alain Levy and vice -chairman 7th Heaven. Cassette 70,888,000 45,360,000

U.K. by Parlophone. The single, David Munns-with S -Curve Rec- Greenberg, who bought back the Ox 1,533,000 1,258,000 whose profits will go to an as -yet- ords, home of the Baha Men. 50% of S -Curve owned by Edel for undetermined charity, will The multi -year pact calls for EMI an undisclosed price, was in negoti- 23,184,000 24,801,000 include the 1971 version of the to distribute S -Curve in the U.S. and ations with MCA when Levy and song; its B -side, "Let It Down "; license its repertoire in the rest of Munns surprised the industry by 19,004,000 and the 2000 version of "My the world. S -Curve taking their spots ?22.0% Sweet Lord" that appeared on the had previously op- at EMI (Billboard, a 27). "[MCA 30th anniversary reissue of All erated as joint Oct. 22,779,000 24,074,000 Things Must Pass. The retail price venture with Edel Records president] of the single is still to be set, and Records. Jay Boberg really 18,676,000 -u5.4% there is no word as to whether the The move re- showed a lot of in- c> 22.0% song will be worked to radio. Har- unites Levy and terest in S -Curve, rison died of cancer Nov. 29. Munns with S- which was very Curve president/CEO Steve Green- meaningful to me," Greenberg says, 405,000 727,000 Bill Gaither's Spring House berg, who worked with the pair "but no one ever imagined in their 328,000 Music Group has extended its while he served as senior VP /head wildest dreams that Levy would be Q23.5% long deal with of A &R at Mercury Records. While named chairman of EMI, and when -term distribution YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY STORE TY EMI Music Group's Greenberg was at Mercury, Levy he asked me to bring the label Christian 2000 2001 Chordant Distribution, contin- was president/CEO of Mercury there, I realized it would be like Chain 373,498,000 355,453,000 (a4.8 %) uing a decade -long relationship parent PolyGram, and Munns was going back to family." that has resulted in the certifi- PolyGram's senior VP of pop mar- In a statement, Munns said, Independent 104,906,000 93,331,000 (-Q-11.0 %) cation by the Recording Indus- keting worldwide. "Steve is a record man through and Mass Merchant 194,470,000 200,191,000 (42.9 %) Assn. America of more "They showed really strong lead- through with a very broad -based try of Nontraditional 15,178,000 20,675,000 (<1-36.2%) than 50 gold, platinum, and ership at [PolyGram] and were cru- A &R background. We are delighted multi -platinum videos and rec- cial to the worldwide success of Han- that he is bringing his talents and YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY ALBUM `CATEGORY ords. Spring House has been son," says Greenberg, who signed the his team to EMI." 2000 2001 successful with its "Homecom- trio to Mercury. "So I knew reunit- EMI -owned Capitol Records will Current 452,326,000 425,958,000 (a5.8 %) series, which features ing with them would give my label help S- Curve's six -person, New ing" video Catalog 235,726,000 243,751,000 (43.4%) Gaither performing with numer- the optimal chance to succeed." York City -based staff to market, ous Southern gospel artists in The first release from the label un- promote, and sell its releases. Deep Catalog 163,258,000 167,211,000 (42.4 %) different settings; the latest, A der EMI is Move It Like This (due "[Capitol CEO /president] Andy Footnote: In calculating current market share, SoundScan counts only album sales that have occurred within the first 18 months ofa title's release (12 months for classical and jazz albums), except for titles that Billy Graham Music Homecom- March 26, 2002), the first album Slater is one of my favorite produc- stay in the top half of the Billboard 200, in which case sales continue to count as current until a title falls ing Vols. I & 2, was certified from the Baha Men since 2000's ers of the last few years. So I deeply below No. 100. Catalog market share counts sales generated by titles out for more than 18 months, excluding the exceptions noted above. Deep catalog is a subset of catalog, which reflects titles that have been out for more gold in six weeks. In 2002, Gai- Who Let the Dogs Out, which has respect his musical taste and artis- than 36 months. ther and crew are slated to tape sold more than 5 million units tic vision," Greenberg says. "There- ROUNDED FIGURES FOR WEEK ENDING 12209/01 new "Homecoming" projects in worldwide, according to the label. fore, I'm excited about the kind of Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by oundScan . New York City and Sydney. Other artists signed to S -Curve input he can have in our projects include four siblings from Florida, and marketing campaigns."

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BY BILL HOLLAND mended that infringement sections the Dec. 13 hearing before the House Cannon added, "This article and labels withhold their tracks if their WASHINGTON, D.C. -There were dealing with the legality of so- called Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, others suggest that the major labels do contracts give them control over Inter- flinty moments in the closing days of incidental copies of a digital perform- and Intellectual Property. Rep. Chris Can- not intend to fully embrace the Inter- net usage. Other artists groups, such the initial session of the 107th Con- ance of a musical work -temporary non, D- Utah-co- sponsor of the pro - net, preferring instead to continue to as the Recording Artists Coalition gress, as lawmakers wondered aloud if "buffer" copies, multiple server copies, Internet Music Online Competition derive their revenues through the (RAC), have not made this an issue, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and archival copies -should be rewrit- Act -grilled Cary Sherman, the more lucrative -and costly to con- although RAC counsel Jay Rosenthal (DMCA) is to blame for unhappy on- ten to make them legal. The Digital RIAAs senior executive VP and sumers CD marketplace." says RAC "supports artists' right to line music consumers or if the fault Media Assn., representing Webcasters, general counsel, on poor Cannon noted: "Of the determine how and when their music lies with an excessively control -mind- supports the changes. press reaction to the long- top 20 Billboard CDs for is used on the Internet, if contracts ed major -label mentality. The Oct. 5 marketplace agreement planned MusicNet service. this week, only two have allow it." With few workdays left in the first between the Recording Industry Assn. Quoting from a re- tracks available for down- Register of copyrights Marybeth session of the Congress, House law- of America (RIAA), the National Music cent article in The Wash- load on the MusicNet Peters said the October agreement was makers heard testimony Dec. 12 -13 Publishers Assn., and its licensing affil- ington Post, Cannon service. And both of those "a good first step -but it does not influ- from music and Internet industry iate, the Harry Fox Agency, may mean said, "The article also two CDs [Britney Spears ence our decision for the changes." executives on whether Congress that some lawmakers next session will notes: 'Each download ex- and Backstreet Boys] are The recommendations would re- should change sections of the DMCA be more reluctant to change the pires in 30 days. You cannot distributed by Zomba Rec- move copyright infringement penal- that deal with the legality of temporary DMCA or support larger regulatory make a backup copy of a song, write ords-the largest independent ties for Webcasters and others arising copies of digital performance of a legislation dealing with first sale and it to a recordable CD, or transfer it to a label. In short, the major labels have from the triggering of a copyright musical work. fair use. The groups, supported by portable player. The record labels made not made a single track available from owner's reproduction right-not just In the Congressionally mandated ASCAP and BMI, reached agreement this choice, electing to sacrifice con- [their] top -selling CDs even as a rental of an otherwise licensed digital trans- report released last summer, the U.S. for streamlined licensing online music venience and choice to copy protection. download on the MusicNet service. mission of a public performance, but Copyright Office found that most sec- subscription services, long called for Those behind PressPlay, a competing "We're having these hearings to the backup computer copies the serv- tions of the DMCA do not need by Congress. subscription system, seem on their way decide whether changes to the present ices employ to facilitate their systems. changes at this time, but recom- Some intense moments occurred in to making the same mistake.' " copyright system are necessary to Changes would eliminate copyright serve consumers better," Cannon said. royalty obligations that arise even "Mr. Sherman, is the present copyright though the copies have no independ- system under the DMCA in part to ent commercial value. Music industry Industry Welcomes Copyright Treaty blame for your member companies' executives oppose any changes. inability to offer what consumers Several of the recommendations are International Agreement Provides Guidelines For Media Transmitted Via Internet want-or is it solely a function of your in the Music Online Competition Act industry's desire to maximize control (MOCA), but other more regulatory BY JULIANA KORANTENG states incorporate the directive into over content and profit margins ?" sections of MOCA may lose steam next LONDON -Music industry organi- local law- before the end of 2002 - Sherman replied that the industry session in light of the industrywide zations are happy to hear that the WCT will automatically have anoth- wants to embrace the Internet in a October agreement. first of the World Intellectual Prop- er 16 signatories: for the 15 member legitimate marketplace. He said that he Rep. Howard Coble, R -N.C., the erty Organization's (WIPO) two states, plus the EU as a single feder- was not sure why no top 20 tracks were panel chairman, agreed with music international copyright -protection ation. That number is certain to available for download, but suggested industry witnesses that a marketplace treaties for the digital age comes increase, as countries with EU trade that "maybe the tracks are on labels not solution to the licensing problems of into force next March. pacts and markets seeking to join the on MusicNet, maybe the mechanical online music was "obviously preferable The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) EU are expected to adopt the treaty. licenses are not in place, or maybe the to government regulation." But in his provides guidelines on protecting the "The WCT is definitely good news artists hold those rights and don't want opening remarks, MOCA co- sponsor works of composers, lyricists, authors, for our members. It updates copy- their music on the Internet" Rep. Rick Boucher, D -Va., cautioned and publishers when legitimately dis- right to deal with the Internet, which Several artists and managers, upset that he wanted to make sure that "this tributed via the Internet or other inter- was very important and necessary," that labels have not contacted them agreement removes for all parties the actively transmitted media. The second declares Allen Dixon, general coun- about online subscription services, need to resolve through legislation the WIPO treaty is the WIPO Performances sel and executive director at the have recently demanded that their cumbersome [licensing] process." and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). International Federation of the When the WCT and WPPT were PRS. 'We now have a legally binding Phonographic Industry. "It means adopted in 1996, they were open to instrument that should give teeth to publishers' works are protected, and all 177 WIPO member countries. international enforcement efforts." any recorded versions of their songs But a minimum of 30 members had Jorgen Blomqvist, director of are subject to that protection." to ratify each treaty before it could WIPO's copyright law division, notes Meanwhile, Dixon is confident that come into effect. that the WCT effectively updates for the WPPT, the second treaty, will also The African state of Gabon acced- the digital age the 1971 Berne Con- enter into force in 2002. Within the ed to the WCT Dec. 6, making it the vention for the Protection of Literary digital environment, the WPPT updates 30th country to ratify that treaty. In and Artistic Works. The framework the related rights protecting perform- effect, these 30 countries, from Ar- for the Berne Convention, signed by ers and record producers in the 1961 gentina to the U.S. -but so far not 148 countries, was designed to pro- Rome Convention for the Protection of including the EU -are pledging to tect works recorded or reproduced on Performers, Producers of Phonograms incorporate the WCT's spirit and such physical carriers as CDs and and Broadcasting Organizations. essence into their respective nation- vinyl, but not for digital delivery. Currently, 28 countries are party al copyright laws. Moreover, they're "Some of the [Berne Convention] to the WPPT, leaving only two more formally declaring to protect within provisions have been included in the required signatories for that to kick their borders the works of authors WCT, which addresses digital media, in. Dixon notes, "There are four from the other signatory states. specifically all types of 'interactive more countries that are poised to Equally, signatories are promising transmission,' " Blomqvist says. join in the next couple of months. RECORD COMPANIES. Nicole Sell- Coates associate director of A&R to prohibit hackers from manipu- "After March 2002, there'll be a And Japan also plans to ratify the ers is promoted to national direc- and Damon Williams manager of lating the technology tools that can greater momentum for other coun- WPPT in the first half of 2002." tor of field promotions for J marketing in New York City. They identify rights- owners' works and tries to join, and there's a clear indi- Although the U.S. never ratified Records in New York City. She was were, respectively, an employee for the conditions of usage on the Net. cation that a growing number rec- the Rome Convention, the DMCA fea- Southeast regional director, urban EMI Gospel and marketing man- "It's enormously significant, be- ognize their legal obligation to offer tures the WPPT provisions. But promotions. ager for the ND Co. and Church cause the provisions on technology protection for works on the Internet." Dixon warns the industry not to be Susan Kim is named marketing Howse Music. measures are expressed international- The U.S. 1998 Digital Millennium complacent. "There's no resting on manager, international for Holly- Angela Johnson is promoted to ly for the first time," says Richard Copyright Act (DMCA) contains the our laurels, but these treaties are wood Records in Burbank, Calif. Southeast/Southwest marketing Owens, international intellectual prop- WCT provisions, as does the Euro- going in the right direction. So far, She was an associate director at manager for Arista Records in erty rights advisor at British Music pean Union's Copyright Directive, they only affect the circle of countries Sony Music International. Atlanta. She was national urban Rights, the lobbying arm for U.K. which was published in June. that have ratified them, but we want Verity Records names Monica sales manager. authors copyright organization MCPS- By the time the EU's 15 member that circle to be as wide as possible."

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BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes, cal Nelson fashion, The Great Divide mack for "Mendocino County Line," Supernatural], but Willie is the king NASHVILLE -Upon a casual listen, a collection of songs, jokes, and contains multiple duet partners, the album's first single. "She's great," of duets. He's been doing them his Willie Nelson's forthcoming Lost High- anecdotes he penned on his tour bus. including Brian McKnight on "Don't Nelson says of Womack. "She's a whole career. `Maria' with Rob Thomas way album, The Great Divide, sounds On The Great Divide, Nelson only Fade Away," Kid Rock on "Last Stand Texas gal. She sings good and comes is a strong pop song. The Lee Ann Wo- like it could be pages ripped from the contributes the title cut as a writer. in Open Country," Lee Ann Womack from a good place. She really has her mack song is beautiful. Then he's got Red -Headed Stranger's road -worn Far from being just an assemblage of on "Mendocino County Line," Bonnie head on straight." some neat old stuff, like `I Just Dropped journal. Themes of passionate rebel- great tunes, the songs he chose fit him Raitt on "You Remain," and Sheryl The Great Divide is Nelson's fifth In (To See What Condition My Condi- lion, relationship discord, and the con- like a well -tailored suit, and he gives Crow on "Be There for You," which the album with the Island Def Jam Music tion Was In)' and the Cyndi Lauper sequences of time are as comfortable producer Serletic a lion's share of the duo performed Nov. 7 on the Country Group (following Spirit, Teatro, Milk song. Willie is the man. He's the orig- to Nelson as a weathered bandanna. credit. "I turned it over to Matt and Music Assn. Awards show. Cow Blues, and Rainbow Connec- inal American outlaw." The songs feel intensely personal. let him run the whole show," Nelson "Someone told me the other day tion). The previous four were on Annie Balliro, director of marketing On The Great Divide, Nelson once says. "When you take on a producer, that I was in the Guinness Book of Island Records, and Divide marks his for the Island Def Jam Music Group, again does what he's always done you have to let him drive the bus. World Records for doing more duets first release on Universal's Lost High- says the label will cross -market The best: sing songs that strike a uni- That's what I did with way label. As for how Great Divide, Nelson's book, and Old versal chord. He remains the quin- him. You have to have Nelson moved within the Whiskey River bourbon, which is tessential Everyman, serving up confidence that he knows Universal system from named after the Nelson hit "Whiskey tunes in a way that lets the audience what he's doing, and I Island to Lost Highway, River." "The back flap of the book has know that he has been there, and he had that confidence." Luke Lewis, chairman of an album mini," Balliro says. "In the knows they have too. For Serletic, it was a Mercury and Lost High- album, I have a tag for the bourbon and A prime example on The Great golden opportunity to way, says, "I begged for the book and links to the enhanced Divide, due Jan. 15, 2002, is the poig- work with a legend. `Wil- it. That's pretty much portion of the CD. The bourbon tags nant ballad "This Face." It opens lie brings a magical sense how it happened. It made the record. Never before has there ever with the lines: "This face is all I have of rugged American char- my year just knowing been such an effort to do such cross - worn and lived in/Lines beneath my acter to every phrase he he's here." marketing for one person." eyes, they're like old friends /And this sings, note he plays, and Though unsure at first The Great Divide will also benefit old heart's been beaten up/My ragged song he writes," he says. about the change, Nel- from a new piece of technology called soul, it's had things rough." "The Great Divide is hon- son says he's impressed the CD Key. "You put it in your com- Nelson admits his first instinct est, passionate music, as with Lost Highway. "Lost puter's CD -ROM player and go to a spe- was to shy away from recording a told by the world's most Highway has a great staff cial Web site listed inside the album," song that drew attention to his 68- unforgettable storyteller." working for them," he Balliro explains. "You'll get all kinds of year-old visage, because it was "call- The stories Nelson re- says. "They are coming cool extra stuff-behind- the -scenes ing a lot of attention to something lays were crafted by a stel- off a huge hit with 0 footage of the making of the record, I'd rather not call attention to." lar cast of writers that Brother, Where Art excerpts from the book, and special He changed his mind "after other includes Taupin, Leslie Thou?, and they've done photos no one has ever seen before." people heard it, and they convinced me Satcher, Mickey Newbury, a great job with that." Nelson is booked by Los Angeles - it was a really great idea because they Cyndi Lauper (he covers Lewis says, "The Leslie based David Snyder with the William were all relating to it in their own indi- "Time After Time "), and Satcher song, `You Re- Morris Agency. He's managed by Mark vidual ways," he says of the song Matchbox Twenty lead vocalist Rob than everybody else in history. I don't main,' just slays me. The fun of it for Rothbaum of Danbury, Conn. -based penned by Bernie Taupin, Matt Serlet- Thomas, who contributed three cuts doubt it," Nelson says with a laugh. me is the pure pleasure of having him Mark Rothbaum Associates. A BMI- ic, Jim Cregan, and Robin Le Mesuri- ( "Maria," "Won't Catch Me Cryin'," "I like to sing with other singers. on Lost Highway, because it speaks to affiliated writer, Nelson is signed to er. "In the beginning, I thought it was and "Recollection Phoenix "). There's a time when it was real diffi- what we're all about, and the Island Def Warner -Tamerlane Publishing. me talking too much about myself, "I really like his writing," Nelson cult to [do] because of label restric- Jam people are being really supportive. Retirement is not in the Abbott, and then as I got into it and listened to says of Thomas, adding that if Thomas tions. When Waylon [Jennings] and We have all our muscles working on Texas, native's vocabulary. Nelson just it more, I realized it was everyone's sit- had submitted more songs, he would I got together and did our stuff, he this one. He's made a bunch of brilliant got his black belt in Tae Kwon Do and uation. That's a pretty universal type have cut them, too. "He's got a way of was on RCA, and I was on another records the last few years, but I've got already has three additional albums in of idea. Everybody has a face, so every- saying things that takes [his compo- label. It was really the first sort of out- a feeling this one's money." the can: a reggae album produced by body can relate to that one." sitions] out of categories. You could law movement. It's nice to know we Lewis is not alone in that prediction. Don Was; a jazz album recorded with Known as one of America's most - listen to them on any station." can do it openly now with blessings "It's pretty damn cool," says Jeff Stoltz, friend Paul Buskirk; and a duet album accomplished songwriters, Nelson Thomas, a longtime fan whose first of most of the record companies." senior music buyer for the Torrance, with his old boss, Ray Price, who also has a book due in January music purchase was one of Nelson's al- During the last week of December, Calif. -based Wherehouse chain. "A lot counted Nelson as a member of his through Random House titled The bums, lends vocals to "Maria." In typi- Nelson will shoot a video with Wo- of people are saying it's like [Santana's famed Cherokee Cowboy Band in 1961.

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BY PAUL SEXTON also issued Dec. 10, as were releases Arif Mardin. Haskell had previously LONDON -The race for the U.K.'s from Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton, worked with band leader Robert Christmas No.1 single can be as cal- Finnish hip -hop hitmakers Born - Fripp in 1960s groups the Ravens and culated as the pop industry itself. funk MC's, and melodic modern - the League of Gentlemen, then in the But it can always redeem itself with rock flag- bearer Starsailor. U.K. chart bands Cupid's Inspiration eat_ a left -field surprise. This year, that On Monday (17), Mariah Carey, and the Flowerpot Men. surprise arrives in the form of an Faithless, and others join the parade. After "15 years in the wilder- NO RESPECT? Even though his album many layers. I've been pursuing act- obscure, middle -aged veteran whose EMI has confirmed a tribute reissue ness," as he describes it, in which Hotshot spent six weeks at No. 1 on The ing for six years, turning down the résumé includes stints in King of George Harrison's 1971 signature he nevertheless honed his gigging Billboard 200 -more than any other regular stuff that doesn't require you Crimson and the Flowerpot Men. hit "My Sweet Lord," but at press skills, Haskell has latterly "got into album during the calendar year-and to be an actor. This is a quality proj- Fifty- five -year -old Gordon Has- time that single looked unlikely to a state of contentment, because I'd ect that also has a message with it." kell -who even two months ago be available in time to make the seen how James Taylor's career had Combs says he appeared in Made was playing to only as many peo- Christmas chart. progressed, without hit singles. You earlier this year with Vmce Vaughn and ple as would turn up to see him in A yuletide regular- indeed the just do what you can do, and the Jon Favreau for the same reason. "I pubs and clubs -has emerged as most successful domestic artist in rest is baloney." wanted to be surrounded by quality an unlikely but convincing con- British singles chart history-is al- Haskell gives "total" credit for the actors and directors." tender for the festive best seller ready back among the singles action. emergence of "How Wonderful You with the romantic, jazzy ballad Cliff Richard's medley of "Over Are" to national adult contemporary ANOTHER STAR TURN: Godsmack's "How Wonderful You Are" (out the Rainbow" and "What a Won- broadcaster BBC Radio 2, notably Sully Erna is hard at work on the derful World" (Papillon) charted soundtrack to The Scorpion King, a Dec. 9 at No. 11. While it's unlike- spin -off from The Mummy franchise ly to give Richard another chart - starring pro wrestler the Rock. "I'm topper in the vein of 1988's "Mistle- doing as much music for the sound- toe & Wine" or 1990's "Saviour's track as I can, and I'm also helping the Day," it may yet become an extraor- he received seven nominations at the director recruit some rock acts he's dinary 65th top 10 hit for an artist Dec. 4 Billboard Music Awards (win- interested in," Erna says. whose first hit was in 1958, having ning in two of categories), Shaggy says He adds that writing for the movie already extended his chart history he still can't get any respect. is serving as good prep work for into a sixth decade. "I'm still waiting to get my Rolling Godsmack's third Republic/Universal "Christmas songs don't come Stone cover. At the MTV awards, we album. "It's pretty much testing the around that often. It's so hard to get weren't even nominated or invited - waters for the new Godsmack record. a strong one that isn't `Jingle or mentioned," he says. "I think it boils As I start to write, I'll find what I Bells,' " Richard says. "I've managed down to people still looking at Shaggy think is best for the movie, and the to do it a couple of times, but my as a novelty act, because there is no others I'll kick to the side and keep other Christmas No. is were `The track record of reggae being successful working on them later for our al- Next Time' /`Bachelor Boy' in 1962 consistently. But Lord, man, I'm the bum." He expects to go back in the and a pop song called `I Love You' in only artist who [sold] over 10 million studio for that project in the spring. 1960. So, sometimes they're only records worldwide, we'll probably go Christmas hits because it happens to 12 million [on Hotshot], and I still JUST SAY YES: Pink, whose new al- Dec. 17 on the independent Flying to be a Christmas period." drive -time presenter Johnnie Walk- can't get a sponsor for my tour." bum, M.'ssundaztood, debuted at No. Sparks, licensed to EastWest). "Everybody and their mother er, the first to play the song on the He adds that he received tremen- 8 on The Billboard 200 in the Dec. 8 Haskell's story is remarkable, both releases a record at Christmas, so you network, and executive producer dous satisfaction when Hotshot, his issue, admits she had to twist a few for the re- emergence of an artist who have to battle your way through some (music) Colin Martin. first album for MCA, went to No. 1 after arms at Arista to allow Linda Perry, was last close to the mainstream 30 great artists," he continues. "That's "When Johnnie played it, I hap- Virgin dropped him. "I thought, `Look formerly of 4 Non Blondes, to pro- years ago, and because his record has why I'm always amazed that people pened to hear it in the car going at what Virgin threw out,' " he says with duce the project. "They didn't say 'OK' the audacity to compete against the assume I'm the only one that ever home," Martin says. "I put it on the a laugh. "When you get dropped from at first, but I'm a fighter, so it always pop might of a much -publicized duet releases a record at this time of year." A -list straight away, and I can't tell a company, you feel like it's a message works out," she says with a laugh. "The by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kid - The Williams /Kidman release is a you the response. The PAs [secre- to the industry that you're over, and I industry is so producer- driven right man -not to mention the toddler hot favorite for this Sunday's (16) taries] here immediately said they have a lot of people who are not as now, and I wanted an artist -driven power that provides the retail impe- chart, but it's the Dec. 23 survey, hated it-because it created so much strong- minded as myself, even in my record. I wanted to go after people who tus for the latest children's TV spin- summarizing the Dec. 16 -22 sales paperwork from listeners calling in." own organization, who were saying we inspired me instead of people who off, the Lampies. period, that is the official Christmas Following Radio 2's key role in were over. It takes a certain amount of were waiting for paychecks. Linda chart. Haskell's single is being breaking the late Eva Cassidy to a strength, vision, and trusting." Perry rocks. If Janis [Joplin] was STIFF COMPETITION released Dec. 17 on indie label Fly- wider audience, the interest sur- around, I would have gone for her." If the key to Christmas honors in ing Sparks, normally distributed by rounding "How Wonderful You Are" THE BIG SCREEN: Sean "P. Diddy" Britain lies in a combination of tim- Vital. But to cope with the immense also demonstrates the station's ever - Combs says playing a man con- OUR MAN BILLY: Billy Joel has been ing and publicity, then with the public demand, Haskell and Flying increasing influence at retail. demned to die in the upcoming named the 2002 MusiCares Person of media suddenly lining up to cover Sparks signed a deal Dec. 10 with "It's the old -fashioned wayjust a Monster's Ball was emotionally the Year by the National Academy of him and his single, Haskell may EastWest for the single and an good record," Martin says. "I don't draining. "It was extremely rough," Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). have judged his run to perfection. album due in January 2002. think there's any doubt now that he says. "There were so many emo- Joel, the 1994 recipient of the Billboard Williams and Kidman's cover of "They can press buttons for the Radio 2 has a big influence on what tions that I had to go through, but it Century Award, will be honored in Los Frank and Nancy Sinatra's 1967 No. world," Haskell told Billboard mo- people will buy. Hopefully, that will was a great learning experience." Angeles Feb. 25, 2002, two nights 1 "Somethin' Stupid" (Chrysalis), ments before signing the deal, help to slow the chart down." The critically acclaimed movie, before the Feb. 27 Grammy telecast. from Williams' current smash al- which affords access to EastWest's Haskell says he is "bemused" by which is already generating Oscar NARAS has also named Count Basie, bum Swing When You're Winning, major -label machinery but keeps the sudden frenzy of U.K. media talk for its stars -Billy Bob Thorn- Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Al is likely to swing to No. 1 this week, all of the 16- strong Flying Sparks attention, "and it's amusing to play ton and Halle Berry-opens at the Green and 1995 Billboard Century ahead of the official seasonal chart, team on board. "They're such good some kind of circus game. But I end of the year. Combs took the part Award winner Joni Mitchell as Lifetime following its Dec. 10 release. Pre- guys, I didn't want to lose them, love this, because it was a theory of for a number of reasons. "First of all, Achievement Award honorees, while school favorites the Lampies' "Light and this is like having a double - mine. I wasn't interested in mak- the script was incredible. The key producer 1bm Dowd and DJ Alan Freed Up the World for Christmas," is also barrelled shotgun." ing a pop record. I was interested players who I knew were already will be bestowed Trustees Awards. released that day on the Bluecrest The deal also brings Haskell back in reliving my childhood, when you involved were incredible. It was a The Lifetime Achievement Award label, with independent distribu- to the Warner Music Group after a heard Jerry Lee Lewis. I always script I knew about for a long time honors artistic contributions, while tion by Pinnacle. brief spell in 1970 as a member of said, `If I wrote "Great Balls of and everybody was pursuing. I've the Trustees Awards recognize non - New releases from both Michael King Crimson, signed in the U.S. to Fire," kids would go out and buy it been turning down all types of reg- performers for their contributions. Jackson ( "Cry," Epic) and sister Atlantic, for whom he then recorded today.' Fashion doesn't dictate it- ular, commercial roles that didn't The winners will be acknowledged Janet ( "Son of a Gun," Virgin) were as a solo artist with production giant great music does." have any depth. This role had so during the Grammy telecast.

12 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com In The Works Alanis Morissette's long- antic- ipated third album, Under Rug Swept, has been set for Feb. 26 , 2002, release. The Maverick col- lection is the first that has been written and produced solely by the artist. Look for the single "Hands Clean" to ship to radio in early January.

Feb. 26 will also see the release of Neil Finn's 7 Worlds Collide on Nettwerk. The live project chronicles the artist's five -day residency at the St. James The- atre in Auckland, New Zealand, in April. 7 Worlds Collide offers guest appearances by Eddie Ved- der, Johnny Marr, Radiohead's Phil Selway, and Neil's brother, Tim Finn. The set is a precursor to One Nil, the artist's first solo studio effort in four years. That recording is due in April 2002.

Another Feb. 26 debut is Amanda Marshall's Everybody's Got a Story (Columbia), a set that sees her tempering the acoustic -rock of her past efforts with raw R &B and funk flavors. The songs were produced by Peter Asher and Billy Mann and mixed by George Massenburg. The Toronto native will follow the album's release with a tour of Canada and the U.S.

Former Guns N' Roses gui- tarist Gilby Clarke issues Swag Jan. 22; 2002, on Spitfire Rec- ords. Guesting on the album are Blondie's Clem Burke, on- and- off-again Kiss drummer Eric Singer, and singer Kyle Vincent. Clarke is planning a tour that will begin shortly after Swag hits retail.

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BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 13 www.americanradiohistory.com After Wailers Stint, Elan Eyes Solo Set

BY ERIC AIESE All Roads blends a variety of ing the label's plans to use street BOSTON -Without a sound check, influences spanning a wide range of teams to build awareness. "If Elan rehearsal, or even having set foot on genres -from classic reggae, '60s- is played in coffee shops and salons, stage, Elan was tapped in 1996 to styled R &B, and new wave to Arabic that -coupled with touring -will become the lead singer for leg- help to define the artist." An early endary reggae act the Wailers. 2002 tour booked by Mario Tirado Tracks.. Elan had first impressed the at Monterey Peninsula in New York group's guitarist, Al Anderson, after City is in the works. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: 'Tis set out to make a composite playlist recruiting the guitarist to play on Elan found an early round of suc- the season for big box -office fea- of that imaginary station. his demo. Elan was consequently cess in Hawaii with "Dreams Come tures -and the soundtracks that "A soundtrack should always be a invited to tour with the band. True," a cut featured on 2000's Sex & accompany them. Although 2001 souvenir of the experience you had Putting his fledgling solo career the City soundtrack. KXME Honolu- has been a fairly good year for movie in the dark with the movie. This is on hold, Elan packed his bags for lu had "tremendous response" spin- music, retail racks are seriously our experience in the dark with what would become more than ning the track in spring 2001, says heating up with film- related releas- Vanilla Sky." three years on the road. PD K.C. Bejerana, who had "Dreams" es that are not only a cut above the The Interscope album accompa- "It was like the movie Rock Star," in heavy rotation. "It's one of those competition, they're also in league nying Will Smith's Ali does an says Elan, who was only 20 at the records that crosses over the genres." with some of the fourth quarter's top equally impressive job of comple- time. "I grew up idolizing Bob Mar- First single "I'm In Love With You, superstar releases. menting the tone of the autobiogra- ley and the Wailers." and Sephardic Jewish sounds. Girl," was serviced in August to top phy of boxing great Muhammad Ali. Now, more than five years after Among the set's producers are reg- 40, with a reggae mix sent to spe- First single "The World's Great- recording that demo, Elan is realiz- gae legends Sly and Robbie and hip - cialty shows. A retail single followed est" is by R &B star R. Kelly, who ing his solo career with his debut, All hop stars the Neptunes. in September. flexes his talent for crafting Roads, due Feb. 12 on London/Sire. The project's strength is in its McCracken says that Elan's sound anthemic, deliciously over-the -top The artist, who recently inked a diversity, says Scot McCracken, sen- may be a next stop for top 40. "Pop choruses to the max. Rarely have we publishing deal with Warner/Chap- ior VP of marketing for London/Sire. radio is looking for something re- seen such a perfect marriage of film pell (ASCAP), composed more than "Elan could be ubiquitous. We see freshing, but they don't know what it with composer. Kelly's trademark 40 songs for the album, all of them him appealing to a college audience, is yet. Elan could fit that missing gap." optimistic prose beautifully inter- with uplifting spiritual messages à as well as to older adults who like Elan, who is managed by Jersey weaves with the film's victory - la Marley. "I can't write about any- reggae and good songwriting. We City, N.J. -based Suzanne Hilleray against -all -odds context. thing else," he says. have an artist who attaches himself Management, remains impressively Beyond Kelly -who is also repre- Still, some of his lyrics are some- to several types of audiences." humble: "I give thanks every morn- sented here via the gospel -laced bal- what misleading, he says. "[Many] Reaching this mixed demograph- ing when I wake up, because I get lad "Hold On" -the soundtrack sound like they're about a girl, but ic requires a change from formula- to do something I love. It's the best Among the best is the album ac- strives to match the electricity of Ali they are really about God." ic marketing, McCracken adds, not- feeling. It's beautiful." companying the new Tom Cruise himself by offering forceful soul feature, Vanilla Sky. tracks like "Fight," an original tune The Reprise set perfectly illumi- by Alicia Keys that is rife with qui- nates the tone of the Cameron etly rumbling funk tension. Crowe production, as it glides from Other highlights include cuts by DEC BOXSCORE TOP 10 ,n;. =, amusement introspective, acoustic -leaning fare Al Green ( "A Change is Gonna ( b u s i n e s s CONCERT GROSSES like "Have You Forgotten" by Red Come "), Everlast "The Greatest "), House Painters to more trippy, elec- Angie Stone ( "20 Dollars "), Bilal tronic fodder like Leftfield's "Afrika ( "Sometimes"), Salif Keita ( "Tomor- Shox," featuring Afrika Bambaataa. row"), and newcomer singer /song- ATTENDANCE/ VENUE/ GROSS/ Along also Truth Hurts ( "For Your Pre- ARTISTS) DATE TICKET PRICE(S) CAPACITY PROMOTER the way, we're treated to writer pensive gems by Radiohead ( "Every- cious Love "), who also has a cameo 25,660 Sal Bonafede, Apregan NEIL DIAMOND Rose Garden, Portland, Ore. $1,358200 Rios film. Dec. 2 -3 $57.50/$37.50 two sellouts Entertainment Group thing in Its Right Place "), Sigur in the ( "Svefn- G- Englar "), and the Chem- Finally, we want to point out two ical Brothers ( "Where Do I Begin "). projects sparked by the red -hot NEIL DIAMOND KeyArena, Seattle, Wash. $1252258 22,738 Sal Bonafede, Apregan One of the set's fun surprises is "I Ocean's Eleven. Dec. 5 -6 $57.50/$37.50 two sellouts Entertainment Group Fall Apart," a Crowe/Nancy Wilson First, there's the stellar Warner composition performed by Julian - Bros. soundtrack to the movie, NEIL DIAMOND America West Arena, $948,000 15,021 Sal Bonafede, Apregan na Gianni -aka Vanilla Sky co- which has a handful of wonderfully Phoenix, Ariz $67.50/$37.50 sellout Entertainment Group Nov. 27 star Cameron Diaz, who proves to atmospheric instrumentals by elec- be an effective rock pixie in her tronics maestro David Holmes. As a BRITNEY SPEARS, 0-TOWN FleetCenter, Boston, Mass. $947,959 16,421 Concerts West singing debut. longtime fan of Holmes' club -geared Dec. 9 $75/$49.50/$39.50 sellout Ultimately, the real draws to the output, we're delighted to see him soundtrack are new cuts by R.E.M. make the transition into filmland BRITNEY SPEARS, 0-TOWN Madison Square Garden, $933,210 16,674 Concerts West ( "All the Right Friends ") and Paul with such a splash. New York, N.Y. $78.50/$53.50/$43.50 sellout McCartney ( "Vanilla Sky ") -both of If the modern -day version of Dec.5 which are arguably stronger than Ocean's Eleven has you hankering

BRITNEY SPEARS, 0-TOWN Allstate Arena, Rosenfont, $922,038 16,538 Concerts West, Jam some of the material on their own for the original flick starring Frank III. $75/$49.50/$39.50 sellout Prods. most recent studio offerings. Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Nov. 28 In addition to writing, directing, Davis Jr., among others, then Capi- and producing Vanilla Sky, Crowe tol's Rat Pack CD reissue series is BRITNEY SPEARS, 0-TOWN Continental Airlines Arena, $919,880 17,975 Concerts West East Rutherford, N.J. $67/$51.50/539.50 sellout masterminded the soundtrack, essential (actually, it's essential to Dec. 2 along with Warner Bros. exec Danny your collection, regardless). Bramson. The Rat Pack Live at the Sands is NEIL DIAMOND Compaq Center at San $905,085 15,020 Sal Bonafede, Apregan Jose, San Jose, Calif. $6750/$37.50 sellout Entertainment Group "I think everything I've ever writ- a previously unreleased recording of Dec. 9 ten or directed began with a song or the clique's performance at the an album," Crowe says. "Vanilla Sky famed Las Vegas hotel's Copa Room AEROSMITH, THE CULT Ice Palace, Tampa, Fla. $855,577 15,086 Clear Channel Entertain - always felt like New York City, the on Sept. 7, 1963, while Eee -O -11, Nov. 27 574.25/544.25 16,299 ment passionate, eclectic mix of a great offers -for the first time -18 of their radio station you might hear after- signature tunes (recorded from 1952 BRITNEY SPEARS, 0-TOWN Atlantic City Boardwalk $839,588 11,653 Concerts West, Park hours in one of the greatest cities in to 1964). Both sets include liner Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. $100/$75/$55/$39.50 sellout Place Entertainment

Dec. 1 the world. When we were filming, notes by famed Hollywood biogra- music was always playing, in be- pher Bill Zehme, who captured Sina-

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14 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com Joe Aims For Positivity On `Better Days' In Search For Substance, Singer Puts Sultry R&B To The Side On Fourth Jive Set

BY RASHAUN HALL lier this year with a remix of the "Let's Stay Home Tonight," a musi- NEW YORK-With the U.S. striv- single "Stutter," featuring label - cal departure for Joe. ing to take on a more positive mate Mystikal. The track topped "It's a different sound vocally national tone, it's fitting that music The Billboard Hot 100 for four and musically," the singer says of follows suit. That seems to be the weeks. His last full -length effort, the song that currently rests at No. case with Better Days, the latest 2000's My Name Is Joe, came onto 19 on the Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Sin- from Jive artist Joe, due Dec. 11. The Billboard 200 at No. 2. It was sur- gles & Tracks chart. "I challenged passed only by labelmates 'N Sync's myself to go into that falsetto style. CHANGES AT YEAR'S END: As the Here in the U.S., distribution, mar- No Strings Attached. recording industry heads toward the keting, and promotion for the Warner Joe (whose songs are published traditional lull of year's end, one Classics stable is handled by Atlantic by 563 Music, ASCAP) admits that `I wanted songs might expect the seismic volatility to Records, under the stewardship of this material was, in fact, in line that would carry abate. Instead, some of the most po- Arthur Moorhead, VP of associated with pervading R &B trends. How- tentially far -reaching changes of the labels. While Atlantic has undergone ever, he notes, this time he wanted throughout time, not year have occurred in the past few extensive restructuring of its own in to raise listeners' awareness of var- weeks. The only thing certain is that recent days, Moorhead, his assistant, ious issues with each song. just this generation.' when the major labels resume their and the division publicist for classical "There were a lot of positive activities in 2002, the playing field will music remain so far unaffected by the -JOE things that I wanted to say that not have changed in ways that may go latest changes. A spokesperson says a lot of people are touching on right unnoticed by consumers -at least at that further details will be available now. I wanted songs with substance, I've sung falsetto off -record, but first -while having a dramatic effect early next year. songs that would carry throughout I've never recorded like that. [The on day -to -day business within sever- Elsewhere, in response to a tre- "I want to poison minds with time -not just this generation but song] still has this `Joe' quality al key corporations. mendous sales shortfall throughout positivity," Joe says. "To give people through to the next." about it -my voice and the way the entire company during 2001, EMI an insight to what's going on, like One of those songs is "Isn't This the track feels are both very ro- recently laid off nearly 60 employees with [the song] `Ghetto Child,' say- the World." Written and produced mantic and sexy. It's a great song in the U.S. The classical division was ing that even though a child could by the Neptunes, the moving track to have out right now because among the hardest hit, as VP/GM of be from the streets they can meet takes a stark look at society. everyone wants to stay at home Angel Records Gilbert Hetherwick and their highest expectations. That's "I originally recorded it six or right now -I know I do." product manager Robert LaPorta were the way I see Better Days. I'm seven years ago- before the Nep- Although Joe is proud of the laid off in late November. Angel has speaking for both youth, as well as tunes were the Neptunes," Joe single, he hopes listeners will acted both as a label imprint with its people who are trying to set better says. "I always remembered the enjoy the entire album for its own roster (including the Eroica Trio, examples for the youth." song; it sounds exactly the same deeper meaning. WARNER CLASSIeS sitarists Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, He adds, "I got the idea for this now as it did then. I also wanted a "This album is much stronger, INTERNATIONAL and pop vocalists Sarah Brightman album from a journalist overseas. song from the Neptunes, but I did- and it has more depth than the and Bernadette Peters) and as the We were talking about the state of n't want it to sound like a [typical] first single," says Joe, who is man- stateside marketing and distribution R &B music. He thought it was too Neptunes track. I wanted it to feel aged by Kedar Massenburg for the arm of EMI Classics and Virgin Clas- risqué and that it didn't have much totally different but still have the New York City -based Kedar Enter- At the top of the list, Warner Clas- sics, handling such key artists as Si- substance. R &B music needs to chord genius that they're really tainment. "It's a good first single, sics International underwent a sig- mon Rattle, Roberto Alagna, and An- have a growth process." capable of doing." but people will have to really lis- nificant downsizing and reshaping gela Gheorghiu. It's not as if Joe has not benefit- Better Days isn't all about being ten to the album to fully under- two weeks ago. Marco Bignotti, pres- Longtime Blue Note GM Thomas ed from the current state of R &B. uplifting and motivational. The 14- stand where I'm coming from." ident of the London -based division, Evered has been tapped to oversee Best known for his sultry ballads, track collection offers its share of Jive helped Joe spread his mes- announced that he will leave his post the newly consolidated division, the artist scored his biggest hit ear- romantic ballads, like lead single sage recently via a series of show- Dec. 31 (Billboard Bulletin, Dec. 5). rechristened Jazz and Classics, Capi- cases in Los Angeles, Chicago, His departure marks further consol- tol Records. In his new role, Evered Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. idation in a company already shaken will direct activities for Angel, Blue "You can just hear the natural by a revamp earlier in the year that Note, and the newly reactivated Man- evolution of this man becoming saw the closing of the home offices hattan imprint, in addition to han- one of the premier artists of our of Warner -owned labels Teldec and dling U.S. activities for EMI Classics time," says Larry Kahn, Jive's VP Erato in Hamburg and Paris, respec- and Virgin Classics. Blue Note's Saul of R &B promotion. "The lyrics on tively, resulting in the termination Shapiro has been promoted to VP of

NEWS AUTHORI this album are just one kind of of about 60 jobs. Such marquee ar- sales, while Mark Forlow has been ingredient in that evolution. tists as Daniel Barenboim and the named VP of classics, overseeing both There is a lot more to this album Chicago Symphony Orchestra, core classical projects and catalog ac- than the smooth pillow talk that soprano Barbara Frittoli, and mezzo - tivities. Andrea Tay has been named Each monthly issue ICE of brings you the he has been known for in the soprano Susan Graham found them- senior director of marketing, while scoop on hundreds of upcoming releases past. This album has really taken selves without recording contracts Doreen D'Agostino remains senior from every major and independent record him to a new level both musically shortly thereafter. director of publicity. and lyrically." The remaining classical music ros- Finally, Universal Classics and Jazz label - the exact release date, interviews Retailers are looking to Joe's pre- ter and holdings will ultimately be International has announced the pro- with key industry executives and artists, vious successes to fuel first -week folded into a new division of Warner motion of Liam Toner, former VP of sales of Better Days. "His last two Music U.K., details of which are said to international marketing for Decca noteworthy songs, guest stars and other singles definitely exposed him to a be forthcoming. According to a state- Records (a Universal imprint), to VP information you won't find anywhere larger audience than his R &B ment issued by Warner Music Inter- of strategic catalog marketing (Bill- core," says Trans World urban national chairman /CEO Stephen board Bulletin, Dec. 4). The London - else. We don't review new releases and music buyer Jim Stella. "I'm look- Shrimpton, "The major restructure of based Toner assumes the duties of reissues, we preview them... weeks ahead ing for it to be our biggest new Warner Classics will allow us the op- recently retired director of catalog release that week." portunity to reassess our classical busi- Tom Deacon, a company veteran who of time. If it's coming out on CD, you'll Over his eight -year career, Joe ness and further strengthen its posi- was responsible for some of the most find it in ICE! has slowly crafted quite a resumé tion in London by boosting the profile far-reaching and acclaimed reissue that has prepared him for Better of our existing U.K. -based classical series in recent memory, including FOR A FREE SAMPLE COPY or to subscribe, Days. "That's been my plan since division." Bignotti, who has worked for Great Pianists of the 20th Century call us toll -free at (800) 647 -4423, visit day- one," Joe says. "I've watched a WMI for more than 15 years, has been and The Singers (Classical Score, Sept. lot of artists have great success, contracted to consult for the compa- 22). According to a company state- our web site at http: / /www.icemagazine. and then you don't hear from ny for three months. A number of ment, Toner will be responsible for com /ice or drop us a line at P.O. Box them for years. I wanted to get other senior employees of Warner creating "TV- marketed classical and 3043, Santa Monica, CA 90408. into this slowly in order to show Classics, including Niall O'Rourke and concept albums, lifestyle compila- my growth." Michael Letchford, will also be exiting. tions, and catalog series."

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proved himself able to effortlessly switch from hip -hop storyteller ( "Once I G H ALBUMS TS Upon a Time in the Projects," "It Was a Good Day ") to party host ( "Bop Gun"). Edited by Michael Paoletta NO DOUBT But that's also what makes Hits a bit of '''' °' '' AD ®ADG ET ä Rock Steady an uneven listen -super-funky, ultra - - PRODUCERS: various r hooky tracks appear back-to -back with Interscope 069493158 -,e hard, heavy cuts that aren't terribly POP After spending two years laboring over melodic. But even if Hits has you skip- r ,. , the introspective, Glen Ballard-pro- ping around a lot, it's unquestionably a Op. SOUNDTRACK - \ duced Return of Saturn, the members à . must -have document of one of rap's Not Another Teen Movie of No Doubt decided it was time to most iconic figure's growth. Still irre- PRODUCERS: various party, creating the dancehall and new- r sistible is the "Check Yo Self" remix, Maverick/Warner Bros. 48250 wave -influenced Rock Steady with an the squealing, West Coast pimp synth - Having a spate of modern rockers emphasis on spontaneity, freedom, and laden "You Know How We Do It," and days r reinterpret some of the most beloved fun. Judging from such spirited tracks the wonderfully lusty "You Can Do It," new -wave tunes from the '80s isn't as as the funky "Start the Fire" and the featuring the super- freaky Ms. Toi. Sur- absurd as it sounds. Not sure? Well, rousing "Don't Let Me Down," the band prisingly welcome is the bumpin' new give a listen to Not Another Teen made the right decision. Sporting pro - jam, "$100 Dollar Bill Ya'Il," a collabo- Movie, which is more punchy than JOE duction work by William Orbit, Sly & FAD GADGET ration with producer Rockwilder. -WO kitschy. In addition to Marilyn Man - Better Days The Best of Fad Gadget son's cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted PRODUCERS: Allen " Allstar" Gordon, PRODUCERS: various 10. LIL' BOW WOW Love," the set features System of a the Neptunes, and Joe Mute 9171 Doggy Bag Down conducting an audacious exper- live 1786 NODOVOTROCK Pioneering groups like Kraftwerk and PRODUCERS: Jermaine Dupri, Bryan - iment by melding multiple genres Following the success of his multi- Cabaret Voltaire have long been recog- Michael Cox, and the Neptunes together for its take on Berlin's platinum My Name Is Joe, the sing- T VD nized as trailblazers in electronic So So Def /Columbia CK 086130 "Metro." Kudos to Stabbing West- er /songwriter takes a new turn on music. Add the often overlooked Fad "Can't drive but I keep the party live." I rO ward's triumphant take on New his fourth set. Known for his R &B E ,NO Gadget to this list of influential acts. As That line, from "The Wickedest " -one Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" and to everyman ballads, Joe takes a mes- D O% ksr evidenced by this mesmerizing, quin- of 13 tracks on this playful effort -is Goldfinger for making "99 Luft Bal- sage- oriented stance on Better Days. C V tessentially early -'80s two -disc collec- an apt description of the teen rap phe- even more enjoyable than the Sprinkled with such inspirational G D 'D tion of singles, B- sides, and remixes, nomenon known as Lil' Bow Wow. loons" M OUST original. Of course, why Jackson tunes as "Ghetto Child" (featuring Fad Gadget-aka Frank Tovey-laid Picking up where his multi -platinum Browne's "Somebody's Baby" and the Shaggy), and the title track, the col- floggrityx, the groundwork for a generation of debut, Beware of Dog, left off, the 14- Pretenders' "Message of Love " -tack- lection showcases the singer's synth bands, starting in 1979 as Mute's year -old begins by giving props to fans led, respectively, by Phantom Planet sociopolitical side. The Neptunes- first signing. From such early tracks as and DJs for their support on "Thank and Saliva-are included in this produced "Isn't This the World" is a the bubbly "Fireside Favourite" to later You." Then he rhapsodizes about every- synth -pop -heavy landscape remains a moving track that will surely have singles like 1983's brassy "I Discover thing from the perfect girl (the bouncy mystery. And it's too bad Smashing listeners looking at society and that Robbie, and Ric Ocasek-and appear - Love" and melodic "Collapsing New "All I Know ") to the afterglow of suc- Pumpkins didn't leave Depeche man in the mirror. But Joe also ances by Bounty Killer, Prince, and People," this British outfit helped forge cess ( "Take Ya Home," "Crazy," featur- Mode's "Never Let Me Down Again" (effortlessly) delivers the romance on others-Rock Steady retains the act's a spare, beat -driven sound that blended ing Da Brat) -sprinkling in references alone, but fortunately, Scott Weiland Better Days. Lead single "Let's Stay energy throughout and boasts such the best of pop, industrial, and punk. to Madonna and football great Walter properly sends up the latter band with Home Tonight" has a funky, midtem- should-be hits as "Detective," a sweet More emotive than Gary Numan, Payton. Throughout this fun, fast - his buoyant "But Not Tonight. " -CLT po vibe perfect for a late -night ren- pop thrill; the horn-spiced "Under- rougher around the edges than The paced set one thing remains certain: dezvous. Similarly, "What if a Wom- neath It All" (featuring the electrifying The, Fad Gadget helped pave the way Lil' Bow Wow's serious ability to reel * MAURA O'CONNELL an" and "Lover's Prayer" are equally Lady Saw); and the hook -packed for Human League, Soft Cell, and De- off raps on par with his older counter- Walls & Windows strong, sensual ballads. A balance of "Hella Good," a co -write with the Nep- peche Mode -whose 2001 European parts. As he notes on "Off the Glass," PRODUCER: Ray Kennedy positivity and soul, Better Days is tunes. Sure to convince doubters and Exciter tour featured Fad Gadget as an "I've been in this game since the age of Sugar Hill 3937 the deft work of a true career artist win new fans, the set roars with the opener-as well as later synth-heavy six. So by the time I'm 20, I'ma be Grammy- nominated Maura O'Connell -one who knows what it means to sort of fire rarely seen from a group bands. Perhaps overdue recognition ridiculous." A ballsy statement, indeed. and producer Ray Kennedy (Lucinda grow and evolve.-RH with four albums under its belt.-WO will finally be forthcoming.-WH But one that will be easily confirmed - Williams, Steve Earle) have focused or not -in six years time. -GM their considerable artistry on a dozen songs, creating one of the best vocal point in her career where the emo- R&B/HIP-HOP on this seemingly overdue retro- 0. SOUNDTRACK albums of 2001. The common thread tional power of her voice and her abil- spective. But plowing through the How High here is the superior quality of the ity to command that power are run- anger of his early material and into the PRODUCERS: various tunes, which are by no means themat- ning in tandem. O'Connell can take a ICE CUBE top -down, gangsta funk of his latter- Def lam 6628 ically linked, but, rather, are choice song, empty herself into it, and end up Greatest Hits day jams, Cube's versatility is heard Leave it to Redman and Method Man tracks authored by such writers as owning it. Her cover of the Rose -Ken- PRODUCERS: various just as loudly. Though the record's to bring their love of marijuana to the John Prine, Malcolm Holcombe, Ron nedy -Sharp tune "Walls" is such a mo- Priority 29091 nonchronological track listing causes big screen. Starring as two stoners Sexsmith, Eric Clapton, Patty Griffin, ment, as is her stirring version of Clap - You can almost hear Ice Cube's de- its momentum to spit and sputter a bit, whose "magical herbs" get them into and Van Morrison. O'Connell's per- ton's "I Get Lost" and her desolate take meanor mellowing and the MC- turned- Greatest Hits reminds that, since leav- Harvard, the two MCs bring the formance is galvanizing. She's at the on Prine's "Sleepy Eyed Boy. " -PVV actor /filmmaker's wallet gettin' fatter ing N.W.A., the gangsta -rap pioneer has smoke -induced humor to the masses via How High. Musically, Def Jam's dynamic duo lead off the film's soundtrack with "Part II." The sequel V I T A L R E I S S U E S to "How High" (Red and Meth's first collaboration, for which the film is BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA annotation. The sound quality is often re- ner Eighth Symphony in "quadrophonic" named), the Erick Sermon -produced Symphony Hall Centennial Celebration: markably good, as it was painstakingly re- sound and Leonard Bernstein performing single was the perfect set -up for the From the Broadcast Archives, 1943 -2000 Boston Symphony Orchestra stored and mastered in 24 -bit at Abbey the solo piano part in the 1949 premiere of film and the soundtrack. The 20 -track

PRODUCERS: various Sym ChnnV H.11t C t, r.h,al ,^ Road, with the sources ranging from ex- hisAge of Anxiety symphony. The who's set also serves as a greatest hits of BSO CBS 100 tremely rare off-air tapes to recent digital who of maestri also includes Aaron Cop- sorts for the duo, with the inclusion Technically, this isn't a reissue; it's rather a recordings. More than 40 works captured land, Leopold Stokowski, Bruno Walter, of tracks like "Da Rockwilder," "How super-deluxe, 12 -CD collection of previous- across 60 years are here, from Serge Kous- Erich Leinsdorf, Pierre Monteux, Igor to Roll a Blunt," and "Bring Da Pain." ly unreleased archival recordings issued to sevitzky conducting Anton Liadov's rarely Markevitch, Rafael Kubelik, Michael Tilson But there's more to the soundtrack mark the centennial of the Boston Sym- heard From the Apocalypse in 1943 to Thomas, Bernard Haitink, Colin Davis, and than Redman and Method Man. phony Orchestra's acoustically revered Seiji Ozawa leading Berlioz's Roman Car- Carlo Maria Guilini. Each of the set's six Newcomer Jonell steals some of the Symphony Hall. Taking a cue from the nival Overture in 2000. Ozawa's nearly 30- two -disc volumes feature individual pro- spotlight with the remix of "Round New York Philharmonic's ground-break- year tenure as music director is document- gram notes, while there is also a 140 -page and Round." Teaming with Meth, ing, best-selling series of archival boxed ed on two full discs, including a complete hardback overall booklet that features the songstress reworks the Hi -Tek- sets, the BSO-in league with IMG Artists, recording of Bartók's opera Bluebeard's essays by Michael Steinberg and others, as produced track with more sass than the London-based firm that consults the Castle. Other highlights in this richly fas- well as reminiscences from veteran BSO its original. Appropriately, the BBC for its wonderful "Legends" series- Philadelphia Orchestra's otherwise fine cinating anthology include a disc of great players. Selling for $225, the boxed set is soundtrack ends where it all began, has taken the first -class route in every way anniversary set, the BSO has spared no French music under Charles Munch, as available via bso.org, as well as at select with a remix of "How High. " -RH with its initial such box. Unlike with the expense in the packaging, illustration, and well as William Steinberg leading a Bruck- Virgin Megastores. -BB (Continued on next page)

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16 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com (Continued from preceding page) ing in southern Africa and Europe. CHRISTIAN Several band members write tunes, I N P R I N T though Roberto Isaias seems to be the principal lyricist. Sound -wise, Kapa 0. AUDIO ADRENALINE Dech creates polished Afropop grooves Lift Q: The Autobiography of deemed "rock'n'roll." "He'd * MERLE HAGGARD that are enhanced by elements of reg- PRODUCER: Audio Adrenaline Quincy Jones criss -cross America playing Roots Volume 1 gae, township jazz, mbaganga, and ForeFront FFD 5299 By Quincy Jones barns with sawdust on the PRODUCER: Merle Haggard R &B. Throughout, fortunately, the Yet again Audio Adrenaline delivers an Doubleday floor, concert halls, clubs, juke Anti- 86634 group has not lost touch with tradi- album that will further ensure its sta- 412 pages; $26 joints- whatever it was -and Merle Haggard and some of his con- tional forms. In synthesizing its in- tus as a church youth group favorite. Armed with a joyous smile he'd kill 'em." temporaries have been the cream of fluences, Kapa Dech has emerged with Though not touted as a praise- and -wor- and a stroke of musical genius, After sharpening his skills by the country music crop for so long it a style of music that is more measured ship album, Lift is the most vertical col- Quincy Jones has led an uncom- seems they could have invented the than frantic. Its tunes are groove -ori- lection the group has ever recorded. writing arrangements for Hamp- mon life as a jazz musician, ton's band, Jones cut his first genre, or at the least defined it. But ented, and mid -tempo is a favorite Many of the album's 13 tracks are char- bandleader, arranger, composer, they, too, have their influences, and slot. As is often the case with African acteristically uptempo, such as lead sin- recording, "Kingfish," and be- Hag pays glowing, heartfelt homage to songwriters, social, political, and cul- gle "Beautiful" and the incredibly care- film scorer, producer, publish- gan to work with jazz musicians his on this, his second release for Anti -. tural concerns are predominant in the free "Summertime." Slower songs er, and entertainer. He seems to and band composers, which led First and foremost among the heroes is song lyrics. Special tracks include like "Speak to Me" and "Tremble" pro- have done it all -and all ex- to conducting jobs with Peggy Lefty Frizzell, whom Haggard covers "Timale," "Kudzi Malaissane," and "I vide unexpectedly poignant moments, ceedingly well. Lee and Count Basie. As Jones on about half of these songs, proudly Came to Be Yours." Distributed by while the well- crafted "Ocean Floor" But Jones' story doesn't begin worked with some of jazz mu- offering up in the process Frizzell's for- Harmonia Mundi. -PW finds Audio Adrenaline paying musical so happily. In Q, he shows us sic's finest, his work became mer guitarist, Norm Stephens, who homage to its British influences. how he overcame considerable increasingly perfected, and he shines throughout. Recorded in Hag - Though spotty at times, Lift will obstacles to become the inspi- is JAZZ find a receptive home at later shifted gears from pop and gard's living room, Roots both re- assuredly ration he is today. laxed and reverent, with the softly Christian retail this holiday season jazz into bebop. Along from Jones begins by introducing swaying "Always Late (With Your Kiss- * JOYCE COOLING and well into the new year. -HK bebop, Jones began working es)," a spritely "If You've Got the Third Wish his family -his father, Quincy with Frank Sinatra. Money (I've Got the Time)," and a sar- PRODUCER: Jay Wagner * PETRA Sr., mother Sarah, and little In Q, Jones says that keeping donic, note -perfect "My Baby's Just GRP 549850 Petra Revival brother Lloyd. He paints a his personal relationships alive melodies PRODUCERS: Jason Halbert and of Like Money." Elsewhere, nods to two Although the on Cooling's painful picture his schizo- was a job that even he -the Hanks-Williams ( "Honky Tonkin'," label debut for GRP are so smooth and Dwayne Larring phrenic mother, who was taken overachiever -couldn't per- "Take These Chains From My Heart") radio -friendly that you could swear Inpop Records POD 1245 away to a mental hospital while fect. While touring the coun- and Thompson ( "I'll Sign My Heart you've heard them before, it is the Petra Revival serves as a reminder of his father raised Away ") -are sometimes ragged but al- nuance and personality that informs why the Grammy-winning Petra will try and around both him and the world, his ways right. As a songwriter, Haggard is her music that make this project so celebrate its 30th anniversary next his brother still 100 proof, and three new originals pleasing. First and foremost is that year-the group records songs bril- -in love life and Chicago and lat- here alternate between vulnerability Cooling is a female jazz guitarist, and liantly. As the title suggests, Petra family time and rugged cool, always staying within an accomplished one at that, making Revival -the group's first set for er on in Seat- were pushed to the Frizzell groove. While paying trib- her an anomaly in what has tradition- Inpop -is a return to the core for an tle- trying to the back seat, ute to his roots, Haggard further ce- ally been an almost exclusively male act that has seen numerous personnel make ends meet. as they were ments his own stature as one of coun- club. Second are the textures Cooling changes over the years. Drummer Although from late -night try music's greatest treasures, even if it uses to decorate her pop/jazz composi- Louis Weaver, lead vocalist John Jones would al- rehearsals even takes a punk label to show us. -RW tions, from her own R &B- influenced Schlitt, and founder/guitarist Bob ways long for when he was vocals on "Mm -Mm Good" (which itself Hartman pour their hearts into these the love and features a joyful scat from Al Jarreau) modern worship anthems. Rick Cua, in town. touch of a moth- LATIN to the Brazilian rhythms underlying who enjoyed a successful career as an While his per- many of the tracks. In fact, as pleasant- artist before becoming an executive at er, he later sonal life suf- ALESSANDRO SAFINA ly uplifting as this project is, there is a EMI Christian Publishing, lends his found a new fered, Jones' mu- Junto a Ti sense that Cooling is walking the line considerable talents on bass. Though vibrant love sical mastery PRODUCER: Romano Musumarra between accessibility and artistry per- Hartman generally writes a great deal while playing continued, as Universal Musk Latino 440 014 631 haps a bit too closely, and that she has of Petra's material, this time the group the piano at a local recreational he teamed with Michael Jack- The opportunities for classically an even deeper well of creativity to sought modern worship songs from center. Of his initial musical son on The Wiz and Off the trained Italian tenors in the Latin pop draw from. the international community and hit SG experiences, Jones says, "Each Wall, which, he notes, became arena have been more than fully ex- pay dirt with great material by Matt note seemed to fill up another ploited by one Andrea Bocelli. But Redman and Stuart Townend, among "the biggest -selling black empty space I felt inside. Each "Luna," the opening track to Alessan- CLASSICAL others. Key cuts include the anthemic record in history at that tone touched a part of me that dro Safina's new disc, opens up a whole "How Long" and the poignant "Send time," and led to work with nothing could touch." new realm of possibilities. Backed by BERNARD HERRMANN: The Snows of Revival, Start With Me. " -DEP filmmaker Steve Spielberg- an operatic chorus (reminiscent of a Kilimanjaro, Five Fingers He recalls peering inside the on E.T. and The Color Purple Verdi requiem) and sweeping sympho- Moscow Symphony Orchestra/William windows of the juke joints his -as well as Jackson's enor- ny orchestra, Safina also gathers an Stromberg NEW AGE father had forbidden him to mous Thriller album. extra edge with an underlying dance PRODUCER: Betta International enter, while most of his teen Later, he speaks about the groove and an English- language sam- Marco Polo 8.225168 WILL ACKERMAN peers were just hanging out importance of being in control ple that plays throughout the track. It's Marco Polo's series dedicated to rejuve- Hearing Voices and having aimless fun. He an intoxicating mix and one that's nating long- neglected film scores con- PRODUCER: Will Ackerman of your "musical destiny" to says he was attracted to the such young musicians as Dr. done with unfailing good taste. Unfor- tinues with another fine disc devoted Windham Hill 01934 -11608 wine, women, and song tunately, the remainder of the album to the work of one of the greatest film Ackerman founded Windham Hill in -but Dre, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, isn't nearly as adventurous. Rather, it composers, Bernard Herrmann. His 1976 to release an album of his solo mostly the song. Russell Simmons, Babyface, and falls into the pop /opera pattern already evocatively pungent, then poetic score guitar music, In Search of the Turtle's Eventually, Jones connected Queen Latifah. weaved by Bocelli and others. Still, for The Snows of Kilimanjaro (starring Navel. He has continued to record in with music through the trum- "Music," Jones says in the Junto a Ti remains a compelling listen, Gregory Peck) and the spine- tingling this style for the label ever since, even pet, playing in his school band book, "was the touchstone of as much for Safina's voice as for pro- music for Five Fingers (with James after selling his stake in Windham and falling in love with jazz. gifts because it instilled in me a ducer Romano Musumarra's exquisite Mason) are two of his better non - Hill in 1992. But on Hearing Voices, Jones' unconditional love for belief in myself, which is the orchestral arrangements, which tweak Hitchcock works, both from 1952. The the artist's signature fretwork plays jazz became a way of living. He rarest of gifts." both pop and classical ears. An epony- scores have been meticulously restored more of a secondary role to a host of would stick close to the juke mous version of this set aimed at the by John Morgan and conducted with guest vocalists, among them is Curtis Through collaborations with joints, patiently waiting for Basie, Jackson, Sinatra, Ray English -language market is available verve by William Stromberg; the cine- King, Happy Rhodes, and Ugandan band arrangers or conductors from Interscope. -LC matic images are hardly necessary for native Samite, who first appeared on Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha high -grade entertainment. The booklet Ackerman's 1998 set Sound of Wind to pass so that he could show Franklin, Miles Davis, and includes photos from the films and Driven Rain. The resulting collabora- them his music. many others, Jones has left his WORLD MUSIC recording sessions, as well as re- tions are ideal for introspection, par- During this time, Jones be- mark on countless hearts and productions of vintage posters and ticularly "Before We Left This All gan working with a variety of souls with a magical and unfor- KAPA DECH sheet music; there are copious notes Behind" and "Somewhere in All This groups, including Lionel Hamp- gettable musical touch. But in Tsuketani not only on the music and films but Green," the latter featuring Windham ton, who, he says, was "like a Q, we begin to think of him not PRODUCER: Kapa Dech also on the 2000 sessions at Mosfilm Hill vet Philip Aaberg on piano. God in those days." Jones tells Lusafrica 362382 Studios in Moscow. Also available: a Although some tracks are a bit too only as a musical giant but also us how Hampton's band as a brother, friend, instructor, This eight -man ensemble from disc of Herrmann's scores to Garden of sleepy, overall, Hearing Voices is a would blow any crowd away Mozambique has Evil Prince of Players. Distributed satisfying venture into new territory and lover. been working since and with what would later be 1996, methodically building its follow- by Naxos/HNH International. BB for a solo guitar legend.-JC TANEESHA GEE

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BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 17 www.americanradiohistory.com ROCK SINGLES L G H T S FUEL Last Time (3:42) Edited by Chuck Taylor METHOD MAN AND REDMAN Part II PRODUCER: Ben Grosse (4:03) WRITER: C. Bell PRODUCER: Erick Sermon PUBLISHERS: Universal -Songs of Poly - WRITERS: R. Noble, E. Sermon, C. Smith, Gram International /Pener Pig, BMI T. Braxton, K. Edmonds, and B. Wilson Epic 24007 (CD promo) JOHN WILLIAMS Hedwig's Theme PUBLISHERS: Funky Noble Productions/ This fourth single from 2000's Some- From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Erick Sermon Enterprises /ECAF thing Like Human looks to stretch the Stone (2:42) Music/lay Bird Alley /Sony /ATV album's impact into a third calendar PRODUCER: John Williams Songs /Almo Music, ASCAP; Wu year. The band found crossover suc- WRITER: J. Williams Tang /Careers BMG, BMI cess -even into the Hot AC world - PUBLISHER: not listed Def Jam 15475 (CD promo) with the widespread appeal of hits Atlantic 300742 (CD promo) With Method Man and Redman join- "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" and "Bad It's happened before. John Williams is no ing forces for their first movie, How Day," racking up a dozen weeks atop stranger to the Billboard top 40. He hit High, it's logical enough that the duo the Modern Rock chart with the for- in 1975 with music from Jaws and in '78 would reteam in the studio for one of mer. For those only casually familiar with the theme from Close Encounters JENNIFER LOPEZ Ain't It Funny the soundtrack's lead singles. The rap- KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get You Out with the Pennsylvania quartet, "Last of the Third Kind, and -perhaps most (4:07) of My Head (3:50) Time" may prompt a jolt; after the memorably -he scored a top 10 pop hit PRODUCER: Cory Rooney PRODUCERS: Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis group's past three singles wove with "Star Wars (Main Title)" in '77. If it WRITERS: J. Lopez and C. Rooney WRITERS: Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis melodies into midtempo grooves, this takes a pop culture phenomenon to get a PUBLISHERS: Nuyorican Publishing/ PUBLISHERS: EMI Music Publishing/ driving rocker showcases the other symphonic score on mainstream radio, Sony /ATV Songs /CoriToffani Publish- Universal Music side of Fuel: louder guitars, fewer you can't get any closer to the A -list ing, BMI Parlophone Records/Capitol (CD promo) chords, and a departure from ballad than Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Epic 63786 (CD promo) It almost seems too good to be true. territory, as well. The heavier climate Stone, which is showing signs of becom- Jennifer Lopez follows "I'm Real," the After countless international hits, at radio and MTV these days should be ing one of the most popular movies of all biggest hit of her career, with a fourth Euro -pop goddess Kylie Minogue is sufficiently amenable for the sounds of time. But unlike those previous mark- cut from the triple-platinum J.Lo. getting another long -deserved crack this single-acts like Nickelback, Pud- ers -which possessed hooks you could While that previous No. 1 took Ja at the stateside market. Some may dle of Mudd, and Staind have recently actually hum -this hasty track, which Rule's tough -guy rap remix to make it recall the Aussie native's '80s -era brought the new, rap -free metal to the clocks in at only 2:42, spends half of its catch fire at radio, "Ain't It Funny" U.S. chart entries, "Loco- Motion" forefront of modern rock and even into visit building before it reaches a point of does a 180 and returns Lopez to her and "I Should Be So Lucky." But mainstream territory. While mothers any real melodic action. After that, it's Latin pop roots. Written by Lopez don't pre -judge this new gem of a won't be humming this one at the soc- strident but still lacking a true "chorus" with producer Cory Rooney, the track single on the basis of those cheesy cer field, it should have a good showing per se. No doubt some clever program- features a solid dancefloor thump, a oldies. "Can't Get You Out of My at rock radio. -EA mer will blend memorable lines from maddeningly catchy chorus -truly pers craft a sequel to their first collab- Head" is state -of- the -art pop, and the movie with the music here, and, grade -A -and a smart lyric about cre- oration, "How High" (which was a sin- Minogue proves herself a sex-kitten poop- there's your pop- culture connec- ating the perfect romance in your gle from The Show, another Def Jam capable of making Madonna nerv- CHRISTMAS tion. Lovely music it is, but on its own, mind, then facing reality when Mr. soundtrack). Like its predecessor - ously bite her nails and Britney run it doesn't seem likely to score at pop ... Right is less than ideal. As always, and the film -"Part II" takes a for cover. She has a field -day with KELLY PRICE FEATURING MARY MARY if that even matters.-CT background vocals are often louder bemused look at the duo's love for this icy -cool slice of electro -pop (co- In Love at Christmas (3:22) than Lopez's own, which are layered cannabis -and so much more. Pro- penned and produced by another Def Soul 15472 (CD promo) to within an inch of her life. But radio ducer Erick Sermon crafts a bare, '80s stalwart, Cathy Dennis), deftly AC has made the actress a staple singer, bass -heavy track that features a sample darting between breathy sensuality BARBRA STREISAND Christmas with or without chops to call her own. from Toni Braxton's "You're Making and swaggering, diva -like aggres- Memories (3:25) LIONEL RICHIE How Long (3:55) Meanwhile, a completely different Me High." The result is a fun, catchy sion. The song is undeniably memo- Columbia 65619 (CD promo) PRODUCERS: Lionel Richie and Joe Wolfe song with the same title is being party joint that excels because of the rable, as it sports a playful "la- la -la" WRITER: L. Richie simultaneously released to radio, duo's chemistry and witty lyric. "Part hook. But it's also fresh enough to PATSY "Kid "Santa Claus /Happy Holly - PUBLISHER: LBR Music, ASCAP again with a Ja Rule rap, in hopes of II" should swipe past the chart success feel like a fitting way to glide from Day (3:21) Island 314 548 085 (CD track) spreading airplay to both pop and of "How High," which peaked at No. the familiarity of 2001 into the Roperry 2255 (cassette single) There's a velvety simplicity about more street -leaning outlets. But Sony 14 on the Hot R &B/Hip -Hop Singles intriguing unknown of 2002. Smart Contact: 212 -371 -4142. Lionel Richie's new "How Long" that has got to be kidding, calling it "Ain't & Tracks chart. Meanwhile, the How programmers would be wise to start conjures the best moments of his hey- It Funny" when not one note is held High soundtrack also serves as a the year off right by heralding this VENUS DeMILO Sex Toys for Christmas day -like "Truly" and "Hello." Perhaps in common with the original. It's a Method Man and Redman greatest - fine preview of Minogue's sterling (2:36) it's because he penned this one him- disturbing trend, but one that will hits set, featuring past collaborations Fever album as the first big hit of the Pinch Hit Records 077 (CD promo) self, unlike the previous uptempo surely push J.Lo to a new high. -CT and solo successes from both. -RH new year. -LF Cher -mimic "Angel," which sounded a 'N SYNC Merry Christmas, Grown -Up bit self- conscious. Here, he sings of a Christmas List (3:30) man who's trying to convince a reluc- in on a bank robbery, and in the third an unnerving account of the love that again hear the rich, resonant voice that Jive Records 54903 (CD promo) tant lover that the bad times are verse he hears a voice saying, "We've lost keeps a man clinging to his last few broke through with the memorable behind them. Fluid layers of harmony him." All the while as the poor soul is moments of life. It's well -written, to be "What Mattered Most." But in a national CHRISTINA AGUILERA The Christmas help build the song to a satisfying but dying, he's thinking of Heather and how sure, but it's just so sad-and as a result, climate where people are yearning for Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open dignified peak, as acoustic guitars set their love will last forever like the 8x10 it is likely to be one of those "love it or comfort and peace, this may have a chal- Fire) (Thunderpuss Remix) (3:59) the mood throughout. AC stations have on "Heather's Wall." Written by Rick hate it" singles. Herndon delivers a pow- lenge at the starting gate. At the least, it's RCA 65900 (CD promo) a nice moment at hand here, and a fine Giles, Tim Nichols, and Gilles Godard, it's erful performance, and it's good to once a gutsy move.-DEP track from Richie's largely overlooked TRANS- SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Christ- Renaissance. -CT mas Eve Sarajevo (3:24) Lava /Atlantic 6928 (CD promo) N E W & N O T E W O R T H Y COUNTRY PERRY PAYNE Santa Claus Won't Get LOVE SEED MAMA JUMP Bored that takes itself seriously enough to pol- Lit Up (At the Trailer Park This Year) (no TY HERNDON Heather's Wall (3:23) (2:47) ish up its sound nice and clean, but still timing listed) PRODUCERS: Biff Watson and Paul Worley PRODUCER: Love Seed Mama Jump maintain the kind of humor that keeps Hometown Productions 214 (CD single) WRITERS: R. Giles,T. Nichols, and G. Godard WRITERS: Stack and Wiedmann the frat house crowd pumped. Front - Contact: 212 -795 -7278. PUBLISHERS: EMI Blackwood Music/Buzz PUBLISHER: not listed man Rick Arzt sings in simple fashion Cut Music /Ty Land Music /Mike Curb Artemis Records 97 (CD promo) as hooky guitars flash in the back- CELINE DION Don't Save It All for Music /Diamond Storm Music, BMI Any band that can turn John Denver's ground, keeping a party -hound beat Christmas Day (no timing listed) Epic 54846 (CD promo) "Country Roads" into a cow -punk an- fired up. These guys have become an 550 Music /Epic 69523 (album track) It's been a while since country radio has them respectful of the original deserves authorized highlight at Washington heard from Ty Herndon, but he returns a closer look. But it's not their cover of Redskins home games, and have sold LEA DeLARIA The Truth About Christ- to active status with a disarming new the country classic that Artemis 80,000 copies of their two indie albums, mas (3:21) single. It opens: "Well it feels like slow Records aims to use to break this six - so the East Coast already is getting to Streeter 1003 (album track) motion/I hear the gun exploding/I see member band from Dewey Beach, Del. know these guys. Now let's go west, the flash that brings me to my knees/And "Bored" possesses the vim and beer- young men. Find out for yourself: LONESTAR I'll Be Home for Christmas I feel the warmth flowing out of me." In induced vigor of a roadhouse regular loveseed.com. -CT (3:30) the second verse, we find out he's walked BNA 64688 (CD cut)

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18 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com DECEMBER 22 Bill1xxird® HOT R&B/If.HOP Y. . W W W W W W 3 3 I..' 3 ; ,Q TITLE v, TITLE _ ^ TITLE `.,2 i- J ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) F ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) L- ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) "1- NUMBER1 :,...2y, J 1 1 U Got It Bad 32 Nothing In This World 51 26 Who We Be USHER(ARISTA) KEKEWYATT FEAT AVANT IMCAI DMX IRUFFRYDERS/DEFJAMIIDJMGI 2 Always On Time 29 From Her Mama (Mama Got A..) 52 45 What If Q BABYFACE ( © ARISTA) JA RULE FEAT ASHANTI (MURDER INCJOEFJAM/IDJMU JUVENILE (CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL) 3 3 Rock The Boat 28 28 Son Of A Gun 53 53 The Wash AALIYAH IBLACKGROUNDI JANET (VIRGIN) DR. ARE E SNOOP DOGS IAFTERMATWDOGGYSME/INTERSCOPEI 4 A Woman's Worth 39 24 #1 Q) 59 You Must Have Been o ALICIA KEYS WI `:ELL' (PRIORITY/CAPITOL) : MONTELL JORDAN (DEF SOUIJIDJMG) 6 We Thuggin co 30 No More Drama ® 62 Got Ur Self A... 0' FAT FEAT R. KELLY SQUAD/ATLANTIC) MARY J. BILGE IMCAI NAS (ILL WILUCOLUMBIA) JOE (TERROR a 7 Butterflies ® 42 The Whole World 56 50 Emotion DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA) MICHAEL JACKSON (EPIC) DUTKAST FEAT KILLER MIKE ( ARISTA) &Deeds.. 40 Young'n Back) 57 48 Ooohhhwee 7 5 Differences Q (Holla GINUWINE (EPIC) FABOIDUS (DESERT STORMIELEKTWVEEGI MASTER If FEAT WEEBIE (NEW NO LIMIT /UNIVERSAL( IN THE U.K.: Gospel rapper Blessed calibar, as well as several 12 -inch sin- 9 Lights, Camera, Action! Q 34 Bad Intentions Q 64 Round & Round o MR. CHEEKS (UNIVERSAL) DR DRE ( AFTERMATH /OOGGYSTYLE/INTERSCOPEI JONELL& METHOD MAN (DEFJAMADJMG) Man is building a reputation outside of gles, including Square One's lyrical hip - 9 10 You Gets No Love 439 39 Welcome To Atlanta Q 63 They Ain't Ready the church, following the Sept. 17 hop jam "Countdown" and Rockee's FAITH EVANS IBAD BOY/ ARISTA) -':- 98JA491NWLBüaU JAOAKISS &BURSA SPAR%%X (RUFFRYDERS/INTERSCOPEI release of his debut, Bless the Nation R&B- laced, head -nodding "Bless." Q 15 Roll Out (My Business) ® 49 More Than A Woman Q 69 Can Heaven Wait LUDACRIS (DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTWIOJM& AALIYAH (BLACKGROUNO) LUTHER VANOROSS IJI 21st Century, on Blessed Records. Despite these releases, it's neverthe- 11 1i Lifetime 46 Part II 61 47 Diddy a MAN & REDMAN DER JAM/IDJMG) P SISSY FEAT. THE NEPTUNES IBAD BOY /ARISTAI Outside of the Christian market, such less been a difficult year. "Hip -hop sales MAXWELL ICOLUMBIAI METHOD 12 12 Caramel 37 33 You Rock My World 65 Secret Lover secular retailers as CD Bar and Red in Germany are going down drastical- CITY HIGH FEAT EVE (BOOM BASEMENT /INTERSCOPE) MICHAEL JACKSON (EPIC) THE ISLAY BROTHERS IOREAMWORKS /INTERSCOPE) Records and such broadcast entities as ly," observes Showdown manager Rene m, 20 Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me AgainstThe Wall 38 31 Ugly 66 I Got Love MYSTIKAL (JIVE) BUBBASPARXXX (BEATCLUB /INTERSCOPE) NATE DOGG IELEKTRNEEGI Choice FM, Galaxy, and BBC London Goldenbeld, who blames CD burning all 19 Break Ya Neck Q 58 Hey Luv (Anything) 64 72 Bailin' Out Of Control FEAT NATE DOGG SO DEF/COLUMBIAI Live have shown their support. and a proliferation of "mediocre releas- BASTA RHYMES (J) MOBB DEEP FEAT 112 (LOUD /COLUMBIA) JERMAINE DUPRI [SD 15 8 Girls, Girls, Girls 49 35 Fatty Girl O 67 Put It On Me The album is meant to show that es." However, he's optimistic about his JAY-Z (ROCA- FELINDEFJAMIIOJMG) LUDACRIS, LL COOL & KEITH MURRAY IFB/UNIVERSAL[ .' DR EIRE & DJ QUIK FEAT MIMI (PRIORITY/CAPITOII to WEA Germany's 16 14 Family Affair 41 41 Where The Party At m - Ether "rap can be positive," according to label's recent switch MARY J.BIIGE [MCA) JAGGED EDGE WITH NEW ISO SO DEF/COLUMBIA) NAS IILL WIWCOLUMBIA) Blessed Man. For example, the rapper EastWest division. "It looks like they 17 13 Livin' It Up 57 The World's Greatest 67 68 Stop Playin' Games P c' R KELLY MALL FEAT SIDOY IJCOR /INTERSCOPEI points out that "[the track] 'Evange- have a young and enthusiastic team," JA RULE FEAT.CASE (MURDER INCJDEF JAM/IDJMG) IINTERSCDPEIJIVEI 18 17 Brotha 43 38 What Am I Gonna Do 68 60 Turn Off The Light lism' is for the church, whereas `Evil Goldenbeld says. "We're looking for- ANGIE STONE IJ) I[FESE (RCA) NELLYFURTADO IDREAMWORKS/INTERSCOPEI 19 21 Gone 43 37 I'm Real Q - 7 Days World' and `Devil's Coin' Down' are for ward to the next year with the new 'N SYNC JIVE) JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. JA RULE (EPIC) CRAIG DAVID (WIIOSTAWATLANTIC) the secular market." Deichkind album." ®+ 22 Goodbye 43 36 Can't Deny It 70 70 $100 Bill Tall ICE Throughout the disc, the rapper's JAGGED EDGE ISO SO DEF /COLUMBIA) FABULOUS FEAT NATE DOGG (DESERT STORMIELEKTRATEG) CUBE (PRIORITY/CAPITOL) ® 25 Let's Stay Home Tonight 40 43 Made To Love Ya Q 73 Ain't It Funny rough and impassioned delivery is IN FRANCE: Sony France's recent JOE WIVE) GERALD LEVERT (EIEKTRNEEG) JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT JA RULE (EPIC) 72 71 Grimey - 22 16 Love Of My Life G 55 Thank You hip FEAT NOREAGA include French/Algerian I VIOLATOR JAM/IDJMGI supported by street-friendly hip -hop releases -.. BRIAN MCKNIGHT IMOTOWNI IL BOW WOW ISO SO DEF/COLUMBIA) (DEE beats and sweet, R&B -laced backing hop /reggae act Intik's sophomore 23 23 Take Away col 52 Jigga That N *a Q - Ghost Showers JAY-2 A- FELLNDEFJAM/IDJMG) GHOSTFACE KILIAH IEPICI set, La Victoire (The Victory), on the MISSY 'MISDEMEANOR EWDTT (THEM MIND/ELEKTRM:EGI (ROC- m 27 Don't You Forget It Q 56 Anything ® - U Don't Have To Call St. George label. Its strings- backed GLENN LEWIS (HED STAR/EPIC) JAHEIM FEAT. NEXT (DIVINE MILL/WARNER BROS.) USHER ( ARISTA) 25 18 Raise Up 54 He Loves Me ® - Lovely Q _ _. CLUBANTERSCOPEI track "Planet B" includes an English - PETEY PABLO WIVE) JILL SCOTT (HIDDEN BEACH/EPIC) BUBBASPARXXX (BEAT sung chorus. 4. Records vm the greatest impressions increase. © 2001, BiII boa rdB'I Communica ions and Sou ndScan, Inc. Compiled from a national sample o airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Arbitran listener data. Upcoming Sony France releases Track service. 118 stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a ©y, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by gross impressions, computed by cross -referencing exact times of airplay with include In Vivo's eponymous album, This data is used to compile the Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks chart. due next month; 3ème Oeil's follow - up to its gold -selling (100,000 units) 1999 debut (Hier, Aujourd'hui, De- DEC200013ER 22 HOT R &B/H RHOP SINGLES SALES TM main- Yesterday, Today, Tomor- Billboard row), arriving between January and W i February 2002; and a new album by W 3 3 3 award -winning trio 113, also com- TITLE TITLE TITLE Q 44 ing in February. -1 ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) H J ARTIST IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL NUMBER 1 d' r'- SourceNirgin France -signed 1 1 ® Dansin Wit Wolvez 6 10 Buster 51 45 Gotta Have It Parisian group Saïan Supa Crew STRIK9INE (FADE/ECMD) r. ie DENNIS DA MENACE (1ST AVENUE) CHOCOLATE BANDIT ICOUNTRYBOY[YARLOCKI IIt's The Weekend .27. 27 11 Lights, Camera, Action! ® 62 Loverboy returned in late October with its © 3 LIEU (HOLLYWOOD MR. CHEEKS (UNIVERSAL MARIAN CAREY FEAT DA BRAT & LUDACRIS VIRGIN IFamily Affair 28 24 I Do!! 53 44 Ugly vocals. One of tracks sophomore set, X Raisons. The cut TOM ARISTA) BUBBA SPARXX% IBEAT CLUB /INTERSCOPE) the set's banging 3 2 MARY J. BEIGE (MCA) ( 16 A... 42 Brotha 54 55 I Roll Wit Me ( Got Ur Self ; I is the posse cut "Holy Hip- Hop," fea- "Ils Etaient Une Fois" "They Once Q Q ® NAS ILL WILL /COLUMBIA) ANGIE STONE J PRETTY WILLIE SUELLA 101/REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL ") very ® turing S.O.E. and WariYah. In re- Were demonstrates the group's 5 4 30 13 . Rock Em 71 l'mASlave4U GetMo m sponse to the Sept. 11 attacks, Blessed tight rap/hip-hop credentials. Anoth- ® SHERM FEAT BIGGA FIGGAS (DEAN'S LIST) [[OOBAKAW& THA WILD YOUNGINZ FEAT VITA IWHITESTONEI BRITNEY SPEARS (JIVE) Remain) 31 I 56 56 This Is Me 6 5 Ground Zero (In Our Hearts You Will 29 Hit 'Em Up Style (Cl ops!) for er track, "Frottez Les, Sortez Les" ULU CANTRELL REDZONE/ARISTA DREAM MAD BOY / ARISTA) Man has also written "Prayer ® CASH &COMPUTA (SELECT) . 57 Yourself America." The rapper plans to release ( "Use Them, Get Them Out "), illus- IBye -Bye Baby 32 28 Someone To Call My Lover 33 Enjoy BRANDY MOSS-SCOTT (HEAVENLY TUNES/DNA) JANET IVIRGINI ALLURE IMCAI the song as a fund- raiser. trates the act's fun, reggae dancehall 7 7 inPart II 33 20 I Cut Throat 58 59 ®I I Got Love side. Wordplay /Source U.K. will o - METHOD MAN & REDMAN DEFJAM/IDJMG) JOHN GOTTI BIG POCKET/ ORPHEUS NATE DOGG IELEKTRNEEG) IAM To PM 34 21 Lifetime Q - Don't You Forget It IN GERMANY: Afro-German rap, R &B, release an international version of the CHRISTINA MILIAN SODUIDJMG) JAXWELL (COLUMBIA) GLENN LEWIS (RED STARAEPICI 9 8 (DEF I 10 9 The Star Spangled Banner I I Burn 60 64 Who We Be and reggae artists have formed the album in mid -2002, featuring U.S. 11 M JAM/IDJMG) WHITNEY HOUSTON (ARISTA - `ADDS DEEP FEAT NOVO & VITA LOUD /COLUMBIA DM %(RUFF RYDERS/DEF Brothers Keepers musical collective. and U.K. collaborators. 11 6 Ain't Nobody (We Got It Locked!) 2 -Way 61 52 Baby Phat E DE BOY) Also a registered charity, the outfit Drawing upon his Egyptian and THE RAWLS BOYS (HOUSE OF FIRE( HAYVON IBIG YARD/MCA LA SOUL (TOMMY 12 a7 As I Come Back I Separated I Think Big (fl - IIII plans to target racial violence and com- Lebanese roots, rapper Clotaire nat- o ® CRIMEWAVE CRIMEWAVE lu [[USTA RHYMES J) AVANT MAGIC JOHNSON/MCA bat its effects. It includes Bantu, Sekou, urally mixes hip -hop with a heavy 25 Can I Get That Let's Stay Home Tonight 63 67 Take You Out ® LUTHER VANDROSS IJI BEAR WITNEZ! IEARGASM) J0E (JIVE) D- Flame, Torch, and DJ Descue. dose of Middle Eastern influences. 30 Envious 64 40 I Chillin' In Your Benz . 35 I Break Ya Neck ® After the summer release of its sin- "It's only the expression of my dou- BUSTA RHYMES IJI DAWN ROBINSON Q EXHALE (REAL DEAL/ORPHEUS ® 39 Bouncin Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall) 40 . Raise Up 65 61 My Projects gle "Adriano (Letze Warnung) " -in ble culture, having grown up in East- MYSTIKAL (JIVE) RETEY PABLO WIVE/ COO C00 CAL (INFINITE/TOMMY BOY) . Playa Playa The Game Right) I Roll Out Business) 66 73 I Uh Huh 23 I (Playing (My memory of Alberto Adriano, the vic- ern urban areas," says the rapper. He II MINOTT FEAT. KURUPTED SEED( WORLD BEA DOACRIS OISTURBINGTHAPEACE/DEF JAM SOUTWIDJMG B21( EPIC -, Arabic -, Eng- tim of a racially motivated murder - utilizes French and 17 19 Po' Punch 4+ 36 Do U Wanna Roll (Belittle Theme) 67 1;111 Purple Hills PO' WHITE TRASH (POCKETCHANGE) . R. L., SNOOP DOGG & L)L' KIM MI D12 (SHADY /INTERSCOPE) the collective has also contributed two lish- language lyrics and has support- 18 11 I Where The Party At Bootylicious 68 A Woman's Worth CD ill gai other tracks to the cause on its Down - ed the likes of Cypress Hill and Asian JAGGED EDGE WITH NELLY SO SO DEF/COLUMBIA DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA ALICIA KEYS W 19 17 Jump Up In The Air 44 Girls, Girls, Girls MIMI One More Chance /Stay With Me beat/EastWest compilation Lightkul- Dub Foundation. g. A- THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (BAD BOY / ARISTA) ORIGINALP (WESTBOUND) .146,1 )ROC- FELLNOEFJAMIIDJMG) tur (Light Culture), released Dec. 3. A French label deal is nearly com- m 32 I1111 Fatty Girl (H II Round & Round (DIM Because I Got High Lightkultur also features "Liebe & plete for Clotaire's self -produced and LUDACRIS LL COOLJ & KEITH MURRAY )FB/UNIVERSAL) IONELL & METHOD MAN (OEFJAM/IOJMGI COVERVERSIONS.COM ICOVERVEBSIONS.COM) ® 30 We Thuggin' 45 Used To Love 71 48 11 Fill Me In Verstand" (Love & Consciousness) by still- untitled album, with the artist FAT JOE FEAT. R. KELLY (TERROR SQUAD/ATLANTIC) II KEKE WYATT (MCA) CRAIG DAVID (WILDSTAWATLANLDC) 22 14 I111 I'm Your Girl Can't Get It Back Big Poppa/Vllarning the Brothers Keepers' female coun- eyeing such territories as the U.K., CD DENA CALI ESWTREYDANI `.II AGUE TRACK MASTERS/COLUMBIA) THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BAD BOY/ ARISTA( terpart, Sisters Keepers. The tune was where he has recently performed. In ® 26 Always On limeTi 48 a You Gets No Love Q Stranger In My House TAMIA(EIEKTRNEED) released as a single Dec. 10. the meantime, an EP is slated for JA RULE FEAT ASHANTI (MURDER INCJOEFJAMRDJMG) .' AITH EVANS (BAD BOY / ARISTA) 24 15 IIII Special Delivery 40 49 Fiesta ell - 111 Knock Yourself Out Rap specialist label Showdown has issue in February 2002. G.DEP (BAD BOY/ ARISTA) R KELLY FEAT JAYS JIVE JADAKISS RUFF RYDERS/INTERSCOPEI 37 Nothing's Wrong 111 Ghetto Girls 31 Young'n ( Holla Back) S ® - three albums, includ- ® LIL BOW WOW SO DEF/COLUMBIA) recently released ISO I FABOLOUS (DESERT STORMIELEKTFWEEGI I VON -G FEAT DJ 0111K (TNO/DNAI ing English- rapping Square One's Kwaku may be reached at Records wHh tl e greatest sales gains. (4 2001, Billboard/BPI Commit., L -i,. ,, .I ,uundScan, Inc. Compiled by Sou ndScan from a national subset pa el of core R &B/Hip -Hop stores. 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5 3 TIMBALAND & MAGOO BLACKGROUND10946.112.98/18an Indecent Proposal 3 62 64 70 TONI BRAXTON ARISTA 147M112.98/18.981 Snowflakes 62 '$E GREATEST GAINER al1 .63 44 42 BUBBA SPARXXX BEAT CLUB 49312r /INTERSCOPE(12.98 /18.98) Dark Days, Bright Nights 3 17 15 ALICIA KEYS 2o0c2112.98/18.801 Songs In A Minor 1 64 62 50 JENNIFER LOPEZ A3 EPIC 85965112.98EW18.981 J.Lo 1

65 56 54 JUVENILE CASH MONEY 860913/UNIVERSAL112.98/1898) Project English 2 14 8 10 FAITH EVANS BAD BOY73M7 /ARISTA(12.98/18.98) Faithfully 2 x 66 55 49 THE O'JAYS MCA 112715112.98/18.981 For The Love... 11 =15 10 11 ANGIE STONE J20013'02.98/18.98) Mahogany Soul 4

67 57 41 LUTHER VANDROSS J 2000702.98/18.981 Luther Vandross 2 ` 6 15 13 MARY J. BLIGE MCA 112616.112.98/18.981 No More Drama 1

68 69 THE TEMPTATIONS MOTOWN 014594 /UNIVERSAL 111.98 CD) The Best Of The Temptations Christmas 68 17 13 12 DMX RUFE RYDERS/DEF JAM 50B450 /IOJMG 112.90/19.981 The Great Depression 1 - 69 51 61 SKIP UTP90100 /ORPHEUSI1198CD1 Live From Hollygrove T18 7 4 DUNGEON FAMILY ARISTA14693.112.98/18.981 Even In Darkness 4 38

58 51 BONEYJAMES WARNER BROS. 48004117.98 CD) Ride 27 74 11 9 UGK JIVE 4167320MBA(11.98/17.98) Dirty Money 2 70

71 59 55 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY 43150/ZOMBA111.98111.90)* Live In London And More... 22 "CI 12 7 JILL SCOTT HIDDEN BEACH 86150/EPIC(14.98 /19.98) Experience: Jill Scott 826+ 7

72 75 77 VARIOUS ARTISTS RED STAR 85851 /EPIC110.98ETCD) Red Star Sounds Volume One: Soul Searching 29 L1 9 6 8BALL JCOfl860964 /INTERSCOPE(1298/78981 Almost Famous 6 - 73 60 56 SOUNDTRACK PRIORITY 502 /3/CAPITOL11298/18981 Training Day 19 I22 18 16 KEKE WYATT MCA 11260911298/14.98) Soul Sista 9 74 65 48 VARIOUS ARTISTS WARNER Totally Hits 2001 19 2 3 16 17 JAY-Z A ROC- AFELLA/DEF JAM 586396/IDJMG112.98/19981 The Blueprint 1 75 63 47 BOYZ II MEN UNIVERSAL 016083102.98/18.981 Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection 37 24 22 21 AALIYAH B ACKSRDUND 10082' (12.90/18.98) Aaliyah 2

76 53 60 LIL TROY SHORT STOP/IN THE PAINT 8231 /KOCH(1298/18.98) Back To 20 18 JERMAINE DUPRI sOSODEF/ COLUMBIA85830/CRG112.98E0/18.981 Instructions 3 Ballin 24

77 67 58 R. KELLY A3 JIVE 41705 20MBA 17290/18981 tp-2.com 1 26 CYPRESS HILL COLUMBIA 85740/CRG 11298 ET/18.98) Stoned Raiders 26

78 84 71 NELLY AR FO ' REEL 15743 /UNIVERSAl11290/18.981 Country Grammar 1 28 23 G.DEP BADBOY73042/ARISTA111.98/179BIS Child Of The Ghetto 23

79 86 72 ALL STAR TRIBUTE PLAY-TONE/COLUMBIA 86199/CRG 0198EGCD) What's Going On (EP) 18 14 2 GHOSTFACE KILLAH EPIC 61589' 0 zee E0/18.981 Bulletproof Wallets 2

80 - MOBB DEEP LOUD /COLUMBIA 85889 /CRS 12.98 E0/10.98) Infamy 80 129 . 19 14 TOO SHORT SHORT /JIVE 41761/ZOMBA 11198/17.981 Chase The Cat 14

81 66 59 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG DEATH ROW /DOGGYSTYLEPRIORI1Y50o /CAPITOL 1129919981 Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits 18 ?;11' ` PACESETTER = R* 33 45 DESTINY'S CHILD MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 8609B /CRG112.98EWI8.981 8 Days Of Christmas 30 82 74 75 AFROMAN UNIVERSAL 014979112.98/1898 / The Good Times 9

83 76 64 VARIOUS ARTISTS HIDDEN BEACH 856539EPIC(1798EDCD) Hidden Beach Recordings Presents: Unwrapped Vol.1 33 DE LA SOUL TOMMY BOY 1443. (12.9EVI8.98) AOI:Bionix 31 82 63 JILL SCOTT A HIDDEN BEACH 62137IEPIC (11.98 E0/1798) a Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol.1 2 24 20 PETEY PABLO JIVE 41723/ZOMBA(1138/179B) Diary Of A Sinner:1st Entry 7 85 78 62 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 85250 118.98 Ea CD) Greatest Hits: HIStory - Volume 1 45 23 22 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 6713fi' /CRG(1298E010.981 Now 1 r 86 89 84 VARIOUS ARTISTS A3 EMI /UNIVERSAL/ SONY /ZOMBA 10749/VIRGIN 112.98/18.981 Now 7 3 21 19 SOUNDTRACK AFTERMATH/ DOGGYSTYLE493128 /INTERSCOPE112.98/18.98) The Wash 5 87 73 66 MACY GRAY EPIC 85200'11298EN78.981 The Id 9 29 24 GINUWINE EPIC 59622'112.98E0/18.981 The Life 2 088 81 67 INDIA.ARIE MOTOWN0137 70/UNIVERSAL112.98118.90) Acoustic Soul 3 MARIAH CAREY COLUMBIA 85968/CRG117.98EO/22Bol Greatest Hits 36 89 88 83 CITY HIGH BOOGA BASEMENT 49089OINTERSCOPEI12 .98/78.917 City High 23 37 26 25 ERICK SERMON J20023.112.98/1898/ [Music] 8 90 68 80 ALLURE MCA 112626 0 290/7 8.981 Sunny Days 68 8 27 29 DILATED PEOPLES ABB /PRIORITY31477 /CAPITOL9816 /10.981 Expansion Team 8 91 72 65 JADAKISS RUFF RYOERS493011 /INTERSCOPE112.98/1B.981 KissTha Game Goodbye 2 25 26 MR. CHEEKS UNIVERSAL01492802.98/18.981 John P. Kelly 5 92 71 - BROTHA LYNCH HUNG BLACK MARKET 8676(11.98/15.981 Virus 71 4 SPM DOPE HOUSE 018017 /UNIVERSAL112.98/I898) Never Change 40 61 PAYCHECK CHECKMATEMUGSHOTOBm /STONEYBURKE (L98/17961Á CheckYo'Self 61 30 27 THE TEMPTATIONS MOTOWN016330/UNIVERSAL112.90/1098) Awesome 27 93 !:ll. 94 LIL' ROMEO SOULJA/PRIORITY50198 /CAPITOL 111.98/17.981 Ur Romeo 5 `d2 34 - SOUNDTRACK INTERSCOPE493172111.90/19.9H) Ali 34 95' 80Iß6 F8 DIDDY &THE BAD BOY FAMILY BAS05H73545'ARISTA11290/1H.9BI The Saga Continues... 2 31 28 SOUNDTRACK HYPNOTIZE MINDSASUD /COLUMRIAI972JCRG1129Ea10981 Three 6 Mafia & Hypnotize Minds Presents: Choices - The Album 4 LIL BOW WOW A2 soSODEF/ COLUMBIA89981 /CRG112.98EQ/18.981 Beware Of Dog 3 49 44 DESTINY'S CHILD A° COLUMBIA 61063 /CRGp298E5/18981 Survivor 1 '96 97 95 85 TYRESE RCA 67984.11198/17.981 2000 Watts 4 40 46 JAHEIM DIVINE MILL 47452Y/WARNER BROS. (11 980 7 981 [Ghetto Love] 2 98 98 95 BLU CANTRELL RED20NE 14703 /ARISTAl11.98 /17.981 So Blu 5 6 35 30 THE ISLET BROTHERS FEATURING RONALD ISLET AKA MR. BIGGS DREAMWORKS450291 /INTERSCOPEI1298/18.98) Eternal 1 49 87 79 GREG STREET SLIP- N- SLIDEATLANTICB334BAGU7.9W77.981 Six O'Clock, Vol 001 14 '. 36 34 FABOLOUS DESERTSTORM /ELEKTRA62679 /EEG 112.98/18.981 Ghetto Fabolous 2

r100 SHAGGY AB MCA 772096 112.981898) Hotshot 1 41 39 JAGGED EDGE SOSODEF/ COLUMBIA856 4B/CRG111.98EQ/18.98) Jagged Little Thrill 2 DECEMBERR22 Billboard TOP R&B/HIP-HOP CATALOG ALBUMS. Le se I- :..t....'45 Ew H Q Ñ Ñ Q "- ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 5 g ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title ° e, A'9 NUMBER 1 i.;` GEO - BOYZ II MEN AL MOTOWN 83638 UNIVERSAL 11.'.17.98 Christmas Inter .retations 21 1 THE TEMPTATIONS AGORDY/MOTOWN635279 /UNIVERSAL 1398/6.951 Give Love At Christmas 31 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS MOTOWN 153354/UNIVERSAL110.98 CD) A Motown Christmas 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE RIGHT STUFF 530410.90/11981 1 2 Slow Jams Christmas Volume 32 15 i1 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY GOSPO CENTRIC 7213on998'1B98) Krik Franklin And The Family Christmas 17 4 KENNY G AL ARISTA 1909011298/18.981 Faith: A Holiday Album 20 16 8 JAYZFREEZE/ ROC- A- FELLA/PRIORITY5059r /CAPITOL110.98/1B98) Reasonable Doubt 209

3 LUTHER VANDROSS iv57795/EPIC(5SBE519RBI This Is Christmas 30 17 15 AL GREEN A HI/THE RIGHT STUFF 30800/CAPITOL 110.98/17.981 Greatest Hits 354

6 MARIAH CAREY A' COLUMBIA6422ACRG 11 1.98 Ea/179a1 Merry Christmas 33 18 14 2PAC A' AMARU/DEATH ROW 490301 /INTERSCOPE 11998/24.981 Greatest Hits 155 5 THE TEMPTATIONS MOTOWN 6381IT /UNIVERSAL 13.98/6981 Christmas Card 24 IÍ;p - VARIOUS ARTISTS A ARISTA/ RCA/JIVE41741 /ZOMBAI1298/18.98) Platinum Christmas 8 7 KENNY G A° ARISTA 18767 112.98/18.981 Miracles -The Holiday Album 37 Q 22 MILES DAVIS A' LEGACY/COLUMBIA M935/CRG1798EC/11.981 Kind Of Blue 195 ELEKTRA62567/EEG11198/17981 Christmas Yolanda Adams 13 YOLANDA ADAMS With 10 21 21 MARY J. BLIGE A3 UPTOWN 110681 /MCA 16.98711981 What's The 411 98 12 NAT KING COLE EMI-CAPITOL SPECIALMARKETS 57729 1298/598) Christmas Favorites 11 22 18 2PAC A9 DEATH ROW 63008/KOCH (19.98/2998) All Eyez On Me 297 THE 5 MOTOWN 635250/UNIVERSALI3.90/6.981 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album 10 JACKSON 21 23 20 BARRY WHITE CASABLANCA/MERCURYB22782/IDJMG 16.98/11981 Barry White's Greatest Hits Volume 1 97 17 AALIYAH A3 BLACKGROUNO 10753 (1298/17.98) One In A Million 86 24 25 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS '° TUFF GONG /ISLAND 846210' /IDJMG 11298/18981 Le end 272 9 MICHAEL JACKSON 3B EPIC 86073 (12.98 E0118.981 Thriller 232 25 23 DR. DRE A° AFTERMATH 490486IINTERSCOPE11298 /1898) Dr. Dre -2001 97

Alb ms with the greatest sales gains this week. Catalog albums are 2 -year old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of o der albums. Total Chart Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on the Top R &B /Hip -Hap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums. Record ng Industry Assn. O America (RIBA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi-platinumpl level, For boxed sets, and double albums with running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: O Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units Oro). Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino) 0' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi-Platino). "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most ape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EG, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows charts largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heat. seekers this week. f indicates past Heatseeker title. ® 2001, Billboard/BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

22 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com DANCE /ELECTRONIC

`Waltz For Koop' On JCR

May Sweep Clubland Off Its Feet b Michael Paoletta

BY CRAIG ROSEBERRY ter mix on the 12 -inch is an addition- NEW YORK -With the seductively al tool to raise awareness of Koop." BOX,. sophisticated and sweeping Waltz for With Studio Distribution, Prom - Koop, Swedish duo Koop-compris- mer says the label has developed a ing composer /producer/remixers retail and consumer awareness plan DANISH DELIGHT: Copenhagen dance -pop, the album brims with big - Oscar Simonsson and Magnus Zing - that focuses on getting people to hear natives DJ /producer Encore (real time crossover potential, particularly mark -has crafted the first great Koop. "You can expect to find Koop name: Andreas Hemmeth) and on buoyant tracks like "Walking in late -night soundtrack of 2002. on a lot of samplers and at many in- singer /songwriter Engelina are, in- the Sky," "You've Got a Way," and Scheduled to street worldwide store listening stations," he notes. deed, overnight sensations. After "High on Life " -as well as on such Jan. 29 via Berlin -based JCR/Com- Prommer says the label has collaborating for only two years, downtempo gems as "Out There" and post Records (distributed in North teamed with Los Angeles -based Ten the title track. America by New York City's Studio Music to assist with TV- commer- According to Engelina, she wrote Distribution and in Europe by Ham- cial licensing possibilities. New "Walking in the Sky" 30,000 feet in burg -based PP Sales Force), Waltz York City's Giant Step will help out the air. "I was on a plane, looking for Koop finds the duo collaborat- on the "tastemaker front," while out the window, and was complete- ing with an impressive cast of vocal- intellectual. It was based on the idea Web sites like betalounge.com will ly struck by the beauty of the clouds ists, including Terry Callier, Cecilia of making music as a sonic exercise advertise via e- mails, contests, and and the sun," she says. "The song is Stalin, and Mikael Sundin. or purely from the brain, while the downloadable DJ sets. a metaphor for being happy, for The collection is highlighted by core of Waltz is drenched in feelings, Helping spread the word will be enjoying the moment instead of the euphoric title track, the sum- emotions, and depth. It is much more Brion Vytlacil, assistant buyer at spe- always worrying about tomorrow." mery "Baby," the reflective soul of natural and honest" cialty retailer Rebel Rebel in New York "Tonight," the sparse and moody "In Zingmark adds, "We're most City. "This album has great potential," BELIEVE IN THE BEAT: Cher's Living a Heartbeat," and the jazzy house excited about having this album Vytlacil offers. "After much difficulty Proof (Warner Music U.K.), like its jam "Relaxin' at Club F * * * *n," a properly released in the U.S., be- in finding Koop's first album, the fact mega-successful predecessor, Believe, tribute to one of the act's favorite - cause it's the home of jazz music. that there will be a wide release for is packed with upbeat, spirited, and albeit defunct-clubs in Stockholm. This is very important to us." Waltz for Koop is timely and totally ENGELINA, LEFT, AND Dl ENCORE smile -inducing tracks, courtesy of Often compared to such pioneer- The album was preceded by last in line with the new sounds already producers Mark Taylor, Chicane, ing acts as Zero 7 and Kruder & month's release of the single "Summer manifesting in music. the pair scored a European hit with Bruce Roberts, StarGate, and Thun- Dorfmeister, Koop's musical motifs Sun," featuring the impressive vocals "The album's fusion of jazz, house, its first release, "I See Right derpuss' Chris Cox, among others. are decidedly more American: of Yukimi Nagano and including and rich instrumental elements Through to You." In the duo's Dan- Although it won't be available in Majestic orchestration and jazzy remixes by Markus Enochson, who's combines to form a new authentici- ish homeland, the Universal single the U.S. until next year, we already memories of Donald Byrd, Miles previously worked with Masters at ty of sound," Vytlacil continues. "It (released in February), by DJ En- have our favorite tracks: the an- Davis, and John Coltrane -as well Work and Kenny Bobien. Also includ- is completely what our customers core Featuring Engelina, is now themic "(This Is) A Song for the as big -band and bossa nova flour- ed on the single is a Richard Dorfmeis- are after: real music. Being a small double -platinum. Lonely" and the positively uplifting ishes- cavort with elements of ter vs. Madrid de los Austrias (aka specialty shop with discerning Here in the U.S., the soaring "A Different Kind of Love Song." house, nu -soul, and left -field. Heinz 1Yonigger and Michael Kreiner) clients, many that cater to the fash- trance -laced pop track arrived in The former, which the singer dedi- "We both have similar musical remix of "Relaxin' At Club F * * * *n." ion and style industries, Waltz is August via MCA. It's currently a top - cates to "the courageous people of tastes, especially when it comes to jazz According to JCR/Compost U.S. already highly anticipated." requested song at WKTU New York. New York," is scheduled to be the music," Zingmark explains.' We want- label manager Michael Prommer, a Managed by Guy Trezise of Lon- "The success of the song is quite first U.S. and second international ed to make a classic jazz album with a wide range of activities are being don -based Head On Management, overwhelming," Engelina gushes. single. Never has a dance /pop song modem twist. Although this was quite implemented to promote the disc in Koop (whose songs are published by "We knew it was something special been so timely-and timeless. Else- an ambitious goal, we wanted to make the States. "Our pillars will be press K2/Kojam Music) recently complet- when we recorded it, but we never where on the collection, Cher cov- good music from the heart that was and radio, particularly at the initial ed several high -profile DJ gigs in New really knew if other people would ers Amber's "Love One Another" warm and organic, unlike our first stage," he says. "We're also concen- York City and San Francisco. Early also find it special." and "When the Money's Gone," album [1997's Sons ofKoop]." trating our efforts on U.S. tastemak- next year, Koop will embark on a live Encore says he originally record- originally recorded by Kristine W., "That's right," Simonsson chimes ers, servicing them with the full -length tour in Sweden. This will be followed ed "I See Right Through to You" as Elton John, and Bruce Roberts for in. "Our first album was much too and single. And the Richard Dorfmeis- by U.S. shows in late February. an instrumental track, which found the Flawless soundtrack. its way to the producers of the Big Brother TV show in Denmark. He KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR: Mark Gor- observes that they were so impressed bulew's Le Groove Eclectique II- Sting, "Fragile" (A &M single). Kelis, once again, stretching the with the track that it became the A Chilled Out Voyage Thru Global Prior to remixing this, Rabbit in boundaries of R &B and pop. The show's official theme in January. Dance Music (Max Music) ... De- the Moon's dj Monk most likely track's aggressive energy isn't lost Then came the obligatory Big Broth- lerium's Odyssey-The Remix Col- spent much time studying the pro- on remixer Timo Maas, who trans- er compilation. lection (Nettwerk America) . . . ductions and remixes of the late forms it into an electro- inflected "I thought it would be great for the Lighthouse Family's Whatever Patrick Cowley, particularly his "Zomaye" is tailor -made for progres- progressive house jam. version on the compilation to be dif- Gets You Through the Day (the nearly 15- minute reconstruction sive- and tribal -house dancefloors. Ben Onono, "Tattoo Blue" (the ferent from what people were hear- Wildcard Label/Polydor U.K.) . . . of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love." Souxsoul Featuring Sybille, Wildcard Label /Polydor U.K. sin- ing on Big Brother," Encore recalls. Boy George's Lucky for Some Here, Monk creates a synergy of "I'm Warning You" (Purple Music gle). If Sade were a man, her name "So, I gave the track to Engelina, and (More Protein /J- Bird /Navarre), a epic proportions with Sting's Switzerland single). This Swiss would be Ben Onono. she wrote [the] lyrics." More Protein compilation featuring vocals floating atop sinewy synth production smacks of the early - Various Artists, The Official Hearing this, Engelina begins such acts as Eve Gallagher, Lippy patterns and bottom -heavy beats. '80s club music- albeit retooled Adventures of Grandmaster Flash chuckling. "I was cleaning my apart- Lou, and Jesus Loves You . . . Gigi, "Zomaye" (Palm single). for today's soulful house contin- (Strut U.K. album). This old - ment when the lyrics and melody sud- Tiefschwarz's RAL9005 (Four With these Bill Laswell remixes gent -that emanated from the school joint finds Grandmaster denly came to me," she says. 'When Music/Columbia Germany), which (Laswell also produced the original speakers of New York City clubs Flash rocking the party with inspiration strikes, you simply stop features a lovely appearance from version), Ethiopian singer /song- like the Paradise Garage, the Fun - tracks like Babe Ruth's "The what you're doing and go with it." Ultra Naté ( "There Is ") ... Sarah - writer Gigi effortlessly makes the house, and Danceteria. Mexican," Yellow Magic Orches- On Jan. 29, 2002, MCA is scheduled Jane Morris' August (Fallen Angel leap from world -music sensation to Kelis, "Young, Fresh N' New" tra's "Computer Games," and to issue the duo's full- length Intu- U.K.) ... and Jody Watley's sublime dancefloor diva. Culled from the (Virgin single). The first single Kraftwerk's "Trans Europe Ex- ition, which arrived two months ago Midnight Lounge (Universal Ja- singer's sublime eponymous long - culled from the artist's forthcoming press," among others. in Denmark and has already been cer- pan), which so deserves a U.S. player issued earlier this year, Wanderland album, "Young" finds MICHAEL PAOLETTA tified gold there (26,000 units). Chock release. (Watley may be contacted full of uplifting, melodic European at jody @missjodywatley.com.)

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 23 www.americanradiohistory.com Maxi- Singles Sales, Top Electronic Albums and Breakouts are compiled from a national sample

of retail store, mass merchant and Internet sales 1 1 4 HOT DA reports collected, compiled. and provided by Club Play Maxi-Singles Sales

TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL Artist TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Artist

NUMBER 1 , .i 4't, .1, Ir ;u,hr:I 2 3 TURN OFF THE LIGHT DREAMWORKS 450903 Nelly Furtado 4 5 TRUST YOUR LOVE SOUNDAY 70595/ORPHEUS O Koda

3 5 1 1 COME ON DOWN STRICTLY RHYTHM 12599 Crystal Waters LIFETIME COLUMBIA 79640CRG 00 Maxwell '9 4 7 CAN HEAVEN WAIT J21134 Luther Vandross ç 3 2 WHERE THE PARTY AT So SODEF /COLUMBIA 79805/CRG O O Jagged Edge With Nelly 9 5 12 RUNNIN' GROOVIUCIOUS 264/STRICTLY RHYTHM Mark Picchiotti Presents Basstoy Featuring Dana 2 4 YES TOMMY BOY 2286 O0 Amber

6 11 STRICTLY RHYTHM 17614 3 BE FREE Live Element 5 ALL OR NOTHING J 21056 o 0 -Town 9 9 14 GUITARRA G TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2332/TOMMY BOY G Club Presents Banda Sonora 9 6 TO THE MUSIC /BOUNCING OFF THE CEILING STOCKHOLMD15367 /MCA A'Teens

13 17 IN NERVOUS20494 14 9 STEREO (THE SUPERCHUMBO MIXES) Flip Flop Featuring Faith Trent BOOTYLICIOUS CoLUMB1A79e22/cRG 0 Destiny's Child 9 12 18 HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER VIRGIN 38811 Daft Punk 10 18 DESERT ROSE Á&M497321 /INTERSCOPE O Sting Featuring Cheb Mami 9 14 19 BRING IT TO ME DREAMWORKS PROMO Selena 11 8 WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL MAVERICK 42372/WARNER BROS O0 Madonna 28 20 I'M A SLAVE 4 U JIVE 429E0 Britney Spears 9 6 BREAK 4 LOVE STAR69121700 Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys =The Collaboration 16 21 ALWAYS MINISTRY OF SOUND PROMO Bent 13 12 LORDS OF ACID VS. DETRIOT ANTLER SUBWAY 5065 O O Lords Of Acid

8 1 LETTIN' YA MIND GO FUTURE GROOVE97699MUTE Desert 8 MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN') MONKEYPOO 1244 co Darrell Labrado

1 2 HERO INTERSCOPE PROMO Enrique Iglesias 9 13 17 16 SURVIVOR COLUMBIA 79566/CRG OO Destiny's Child 11 4 SO STRONG GROOVILICIDUS 202/STRICTLY RHYTHM Ben Shaw Featuring Adele Holness 4 20 10 THIS IS ME BAD BOY79403/ARISTA 00 Dream 9 19 23 GHETTO TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2307/TOMMY BOY Rhythm Masters 16 14 I'M A SLAVE 4 U JIVE 429B YOMBA O Britney Spears i2 7 8 YOU KNOW ITS HARD OUTPOST/GEFFEN497853RNTERSCOPE The Crystal Method 2 16 GET THE PARTY STARTED (REMIXES) ARISTA 15074 O Pink 9

27 30 WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT XL 699119/ASTRALWERKS Basement Jaxx 9 15 22 TURN OFF THE LIGHT DREAMWORKS 450903/INTERSCOPE O Nelly Furtado 31 EVERYDAY NERVOUS 20506 Kim English 18 23 17 MUSIC MAVERICK 4490OWARNER BROS. O O Madonna 9 10 6 IMPRESSIVE INSTANT MAVERICK PROMO/WARNER BROS. Madonna 18 13 FILL ME IN WILOSTAWATLANTIC 68098/AG o 0 Craig David 5' 24 24 11 REACH OUT OERNITY013 Bobby D'Ambrosio With CJ 19 CRYSTAL REPRISE 42397/WARNER BROS.O New Order 9

1 35 BIG BEAT PROMO 24 21 2 FINALLY /ATLANTIC Kings Of Tomorrow Featuring Julie McKnight BY YOUR SIDE EPIC 75544 O O Sade 9 9 21 HUNTER ARISTAPROMO Dido °' 7 7 HIDE U STAR 59122600 Suzanne Palmer

15 10 AND I AM TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING TOMMve:re sum LABEL 7251/mMMYBOY Rosabel With Jennifer Holliday HIDE U KINETIC54701 ©0 Kosheen sz

4130 32 IN MY DREAMS HEART 001 Tina Ann IT BEGAN IN AFRIKA FREESTYLE DUST /ASTRALWERKS 38798/VIRGIN O O The Chemical Brothers 32 37 DIRTY DANCIN' YCLEF2113á/J The Product G &B Featuring Carlos Santana 22 19 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE/A QUESTION OF HONOUR NEMOSTU01079374/ANGEL O Sarah Brightman 9

39 FREELOVE MUTE42419/REPRISE Depeche Mode titles with the greatest sales or club play increases this week. Power Pick on Club Play is awarded for the largest point increase among singles below the top 20. The Club Play chart is compi ed from a national sample of reports from club DJs. z Vidioeclip availability. Catalog number is for vinyl maxi- single, or CO maxi -single if vinyl is unavailable. On Sales c art O CD Maxi -Single available. Vinyl Maxi -Single available. Cassette Maxi -Single available. 02001, Billboard /BPI Communications and POWER PICK SoundScan, Inc. 42 GET THE PARTY STARTED (REMIXES) ARISTA15074 Pink 9

35 43 YOUNG, FRESH N' NEW VIRGIN PROMO Kelis 46 DECE2BERf 9 37 SEXUAL REVOLUTION EPIC 79690 Macy Gray 9 Billboard TOP ELECTRONIC ALBUMS TM 01 36 42 SUBURBAN TRAIN NEY1WERK33140 DJ Tiesto

22 13 RAPTURE (TASTES SO SWEET) MAOE002/MINISTRY OF SOUND lio 25 22 WHO'S CRYING NOW JELLYBEAN 2633 Karmadelic ARTIST Title IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 28 27 THE PARTY 2001 GROOVILICIOUS 253/OTRICTLYRHYTHM Kraze 17 16 SANDSTORM (THE REMIXES) GROOVILICIOUS 263/STRICTLYRHYTHM Darude = NUMBER 1 23 20 JONESING GROOMUCIOUS2Ba'STRICTLYRHYTHM Circuit Boy Feat. Alan T. 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS Pulse RAZOR & TIE 89041 26 26 WAKING UP BEVERAGE /STOCKHOLM IMPORT/UNIVERSAL Naid 2 GARBAGE Beautifulgarbage ALMO SOUNDS 493115' / INTERSCOPE 18 15 MUHAMMAD ALI CHEEKY PROMO/ARISTA Faithless 3 LOUIE DEVITO N.Y.C. Underground Party Volume 4 DEE VEE 40001/MUSICRAMA 8 40 45 OPEN YOUR BOX (THE ORANGE FACTORY REMIXES) MINOTRAIN 001 Ono 5 BJORK Vespertine ELEKTRA62653EEG 34 34 KEEP THINKING vent souk iismuslcPLANT Soul Foundation Featuring Obioma 4 NEW ORDER Get Ready 38 41 ONE GOOD REASON 24n72472/ARrEMIs Nicole J. McCloud REPRISE 89621/WARNER BROS. 6 DAFT PUNK Discovery 1143 SAMB- ADAGIO MCA PROMO Safri Duo VIRGIN 49608'

33 31 SMOKE MACHINE SKINT IMPORT X-Press 2 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS Dance Party (Like It's 2002) ROBBINS 75025

FEEL THE BEAT (REMIXES) GROOVILICIOuS2m9/STRICTLYRHYn1M Darude 42 PAUL VAN DYK The Politics Of Dancing MINISTRY OF SOUND 5002 a 46 INTERSTELLA DECIPHERIx14PI0NEER Mark Shimmon Vs. Third Degree 17 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ultra. Chilled 01 ULTRA 1110 8 FALL INTO ME MOONSHINE 69479 Micro 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS Totally Dance WARNER BROS/ELEKTIWATLANTIC 14720/ARISTA

HOT SHOT DEBUT 5' 9 THE CRYSTAL METHOD Tweekend OUTPOST /GEFFEN 493060' / INTERSCOPE WORK MAW7302/TOMMY BOY Masters At Work Feat. Puppah Nas -T & Denise 10 PAUL OAKENFOLD Swordfish: The Album (Soundtrack) TRUST YOUR LOVE SOUNDAY 70595/ORPHEUS Koda WARNER SUNSET/FRB 31169/LONDON-SIRE 41 39 16 DARUDE Before The Storm IMAGINE TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL Z279/TOMMY BOY Sir Ivan GROOVILICIDUS 106/STRICTLY RHYTHM II 12 44 33 IMAGINATION sTAR691 a Ceevox SOUNDTRACK Lara Croft Tomb Raider ELEKTRA 62065/EEG 45 29 7 I SEE RIGHT THROUGH TO YOU MCA015120 DJ Encore Featuring Engelina 14 THE RIDDLER Dance Mix NYC TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 1523/TOMMY BOY

18 VARIOUS ARTISTS Trance Parry (Volume One) ROBBINS 75022

15 JAMIROQUAI A Funk Odyssey aECEMBER 22 EPIC 85954 THE WISEGUYS The Antidote Bilboard HOT DANCE BREAKOUTS IDEAUMAMMOTH 810015'/HOLLYWOOD ZERO 7 Simple Things PALM 5007 Club Play Maxi -Singles Sales 22 DJ ESCAPE Party lime 2002 GR00VILICIOUS 35104/STRICTLYRHYTHM I

21 VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Of Trance Volume 2 ROBBINS 75024 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD 1 SEXUAL REVOLUTION

Kylie Minogue CAPITOL Macy Gray EPIC 19 THE AVALANCHES Since I Left You MODULAR 3I177AONOON -SIRE

GHV2 (MEGAMIX) 2 GENESIS Pt 1 20 APHEX TWIN Drukgs WARP 31174/LONDON -SIRE Madonna MAVERICK VNV Nation METROPOLIS VARIOUS ARTISTS The Annual 2002 UNDERWATER 3 THE REASON MINISTRY OF SOUND 5003 Delerium Featuring Rani NETTWERK Soulstice OM 23 DEEP DISH Global Underground: Moscow BOXED 021 PACIFIC COAST PARTY 4 PROPA CLASSICS VOL. 2 Albums with the g eatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America IRIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA Smash Mouth INTERSCOPE DJ Rap INTUIT-SOUK certifica ion for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamong symbol indicates album's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the num- ber of d'scs and/or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units Platino). GOLDEN BOYS 5 OMNIBUS O (Oro). Certification of 200,000 units ( Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platino). "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked Ea, Res MCA Laut Sprecher Featuring Katie Skate ROBBINS and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. Breakouts: Tides with future chart potential, based on club play or sales reported this week. ©2001, Billboard/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc. I indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©2001, Billboard /BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

24 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com TRY Artists Weave Webb's Magic

On Audium Records Tribute by Phyllis Stark

BY PHYLLIS STARK Other performers on the album figures in country music during the NASHVILLE-Nearly 11 years after are Charley Pride, Rosie Flores, 1950s, bar none. His impact is tre- his death, Webb Pierce is finally get- George Jones, Robbie Fulks and Joy mendous on country music people. Scene.. ting the accolades he deserves. In Lynn White, Matt King, Crystal Unfortunately, a generation of fans October he was inducted into the Gayle, the Del McCoury Band, Lionel has come along and is really un- IN THE SPIRIT: As an artist better - next summer. Matt Rollings is the Country Music Hall of Fame (Bill- Cartwright, Willie Nelson, Billy aware of what Webb Pierce did. known for his showmanship than album's producer. board, July 21), and on Jan. 8, 2002, Walker with the Grand Ole Opry's Some have heard the name, but his vocal chops, Garth Brooks was Pat Green has signed with the Audium Records will release the trib- Carol Lee Singers, and Trent Sum - that's all. This album will serve to, a revelation at the Dec. 9 perform- William Morris Agency for booking ute album Caught in the Webb: A mar. Kevin Welch duets with Pierce's hopefully, educate a generation ance of Lime Creek Christmas at representation. Green's longtime Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce. daughter, Deborah, on "Why Baby about Webb Pierce and the great Nashville's Acuff Theatre. booking agent, Greg Henry of The project was conceived and Why," and Pam Tillis performs "No songs that he had. The unique event featured accom- Austin Universal Entertainment, produced by Gail Davies, a hitmak- Love Have I," one of many Pierce hits "I've always loved Webb Pierce," plished TV /movie /Broadway actor will continue his relationship with ing artist in the '70s and '80s who written by her father, Mel Tillis. Stubbs adds. "His music spoke to me Anthony Zerbe reading excerpts Green as his in -house promoter. barely knew Pierce but was a long- years ago and still speaks to me today. from Lime Creek, a novel -in- Charlie and Bruce Robison will time fan of his music. Her first hit, He broke down a lot of barriers." progress by songwriter /poet Joe tour together for the first time in "No Love Have I," was a Pierce song. In a roundabout way, Stubbs was Henry, while Brooks and Beth Niel- 2002 on the My Brother and Me Davies assembled an all -star partly responsible for the album's sen Chapman set the tone with hol- tour, which kicks off Jan. 17 in Cor- group of Nashville artists and musi- creation. In February, on the 10th iday songs. The three performers sat pus Christi, Texas. cians and recorded the album in anniversary of Pierce's death, he on hay bales on a stage decorated IBC Root Beer is sponsoring two days last summer for, incredi- aired a tribute show, where he inter- with seven unadorned evergreen Mark Wills' 2002 Loving Every bly, less than $6,000. viewed about 20 people familiar trees and little else, and each took Minute concert tour, which kicks off All of the artists and pickers donat- with Pierce, including Davies. turns in the spotlight. in January and hits 40 cities. ed their time and talent to the proj- "The next morning I got an e- The result was deeply affecting. Freddy Fender is scheduled to ect because most of its proceeds ben- mail from Webb's daughter, Debo- Zerbe brought Henry's words to receive a long- awaited kidney trans- efit two charities: the Minnie Pearl rah," Davies recalls. "She said she life, while Brooks and Chapman, plant next month at the University Cancer Foundation and the Country and her mother had been listening who contributed harmonies to of Texas in San Antonio. The organ Music Hall of Fame and Museum. to the show and wanted to get each other's donor is Freddy's daughter, Marla Davies says, "Even the analog tape we together with me. They came to my songs, each GARTH BR003f6 Huerta Garcia. His new album, La recorded on was donated. show a couple of weeks later. We got rendered ANTHONY ZERBE Musica de Baldemar Huerta, will be "Nashville is the most generous Most of the artists participated in to be friends and went to lunch a few beautiful per- released Feb. 12, 2002, on the Back- ,:NIa" music community in the world," she those two days of recording in June, times and talked about Webb's ca- formances. »4.- porch/Virgin label. continues. "If you have a benefit, every- several of them paying their own way reer and why he had been so over- From an open- body comes. Everybody I called - to come to Nashville from out of state. looked." From there, Davies hatched ing a cappella ON THE ROW: Lauren Murphy, sen- artists and musicians-said yes, with a There were just a few exceptions: plans for the tribute. number to 11111/0N111111111i11WM ior VP of publicity for Island Def 11KIFI01110t' Music Group in New York City, few exceptions." Because it was a low - Davies and her husband drove up to Davies remembers Pierce for his acoustic ren- JOE HENRY Jam budget charity project, Davies laid it the Kentucky State Fair to record Nel- humor as well as his music. The sec- ditions of hol- Ag!. a will relocate to Nashville next year on the line with potential participants, son's vocals on his bus, the Carol Lee ond time she met him was on Nel- iday standards Tï to oversee publicity efforts for the telling them, "You're going to have one Singers were recorded at the Grand son's bus, when it was parked out- -as well as T_t70PM Mercury and Lost Highway labels. hour at the mic, maybe two takes. If Ole Opry house, and Yoakam shipped side a venue where Nelson was set "Thicker Paul Kingsbury has resigned from you can't sing, don't come." his vocal tracks in from Los Angeles. to perform. Davies recalls Pierce Than Blood" from his new album, his position as senior director of Davies first picked the songs she coming on the bus and telling Nel- Scarecrow- Brooks' voice made at museum services at the Country ALL-STAR CAST wanted included in the project, son, "I can't believe there's thou- least one audience member won- Music Hall of Fame and Museum to The flamboyant Pierce charted an which, she says, had to be "No. 1, No. sands of kids out there waiting to see der why he has never been named resume a career in writing and edit- amazing 96 singles on the Billboard 2, or extremely well- remembered by some hippy who can't sing in tune." the Country Music Assn.'s male ing. No replacement has been named. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the public." She then set about vocalist of the year. Sony /ATV Music Publishing in between 1952 -when he hit with matching artists with songs, a task AUDIUM SAYS, `DARN RIGHT' Still, Brooks repeatedly confessed Nashville hires music business vet- his first No. 1 record, "Wonder- that was made easier when artists Audium Records president Nick to being embarrassed at having to eran Tom Long to become creative ing" -and 1982, when he reprised began requesting particular hits. Hunter says Davies first approached follow the extraordinary Chapman manager for its Lowery Music cata- his 1955 hit "In the Jailhouse Now" Davies almost didn't include her- him with the tribute idea when they onstage, particularly after her per- log, which includes such classics as as a duet with Willie Nelson. self on the album. She let Barnett ran into each other at a supermarket. formance of "Ave Maria" brought "Games People Play," "Rose Gar- All 13 of Pierce's No. 1 records are cut the first song she was planning Hunter recalls, "She asked if I the audience to its feet. She will den," "Be-Bop-a-Lula," and `Young included on the 21 -song Caught in the to do herself, then let Moorer cut wanted to do it, and I said, `You're release her new Warner Bros. al- Love." Sony /ATV acquired the Low- Webb. They include "There Stands the Davies' second choice. She finally darn right I do.' " bum, Deeper Still, in February ery catalog last year. Long's exten- Glass," a 12 -week No. l for Pierce per- settled on "Love, Love, Love," a 13- He gives Davies much credit for 2002. John Prine, Emmylou Har- sive work history includes stints as formed here by BR549, Emmylou Har- week No. 1 hit for Pierce in 1955. her efforts on the project. "She did ris, and John Hiatt make guest VP of Balmur Music and director of ris' "Wondering," Allison Moorer's Although she played the original all the work and came to us; we just appearances as background vocal- artist relations at ASCAP. "Back Street Affair," and Mandy Bar - Pierce records before each session and put it out. Hopefully, that will raise ists on the disc. Capitol Records media informa- nett's "Slowly," a 17 -week No. 1 for told the participants, "Everybody get her recognition in this town." In other news, Brooks is the win- tion manager Nancy Henderson Pierce. Guy Clark performs "Honky in a Webb state of mind," Davies also Hunter says he's planning "a very ner of the American Music Awards' exits to join Country Music maga- Tonk Song" backed by the Jordanaires, says she wasn't interesting in record- large advertising campaign" for the Special Award of Merit, which rec- zine as an associate editor. who sing on four of the album's tracks. ing carbon copies of his hits -she project, but the word -of -mouth is ognizes outstanding contributions Ralph Horn joins the Gaylord Dale Watson and the Jordanaires' gave the artists freedom to interpret primarily being spread through pos- to the musical entertainment of the Entertainment board of directors. He version of Pierce's 21 -week No. 1 hit the songs their own way. "There is no itive press. He's planning a live con- American public. It will be present- is chairman/CEO of First Tennessee "In the Jailhouse Now" is slated as the sense in trying to duplicate what has cert with many of the artists who ed during the awards show telecast National and First Tennessee Bank. first single, due the second week of already been done," she says. "What appear on the album and hopes to Jan. 9, 2002, on ABC -TV. To clarify an item in last issue's January, although Audium also hopes [I] wanted to show is the influence of make a deal with a TV network to Nashville Scene, the team of record to acquire rights to service Reprise Webb on these other artists." telecast it as a special. ARTIST NEWS: Former MCA Nash- promoters that will be working artist Dwight Yoakam's "If You Were Beyond that, Hunter says, "we're ville group McBride & the Ride projects for the new HitPros label- Me." Davies performs backing vocals TREMENDOUS IMPACT not sitting there spending a lot of have signed with Dualtone Records. including Bobby Young, Sam Cera- on Yoakam's interpretation but mixes Eddie Stubbs, the evening per- money trying to do anything bril- The first single, "Anything That mi, and Jack Pride -remain inde- them up so high the performance sonality at WSM -AM Nashville, calls liant. We're going to fly by the Touched You," goes to radio in pendent promoters. They have not effectively functions as a duet. Pierce "one of the most important seat of our pants." March 2002, with an album due been hired on staff at the label.

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34 34 I ALWAYS LIKED THAT BEST NUMBER e "` ® Cyndi Thomson .2 31 P.WORLEYTLJAMES (C.THOMSON,T.LJAMES,J.KIMBALL) CAPITOL ALBUM CUT

`1 i i I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME Toby Keith 1 a I® 36 37 DOES MY RING BURN YOUR FINGER Lee Ann Womack J.STR000,T.KEITH (B.BRADDOCK) O DREAMWORKS 450874 32 F LIDDELL IB.MILLER,J.MILLERI O MCA NASHVILLE 172220

2 5 6 WHERE WERE YOU (WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED TURNING) Alan Jackson a 2 37 39 I DON'T HAVE TO BE ME ('TIL MONDAY) Steve Azar 33 K.STEGALL IA.JACKSON) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT ® RYAN HOY IS.AZAR,J.YOUNG.R.C.BANNONI MERCURY ALBUM CUT

3 2 3 RUN George Strait 2 CD 35 36 SOMETHIN' IN THE WATER Jeffrey Steele a 34 T.BROWN,G.STRAIT LANE.ASMITHI IT a MCA NASHVILLE 172221 J. STEELE,S.BAGGETT IJ.STEELE,A.ANDERSON,BDIPIER01 0 O MONUMENT 7%25 4 4 WHERE STARS THE AND STRIPES AND THE EAGLE FLY Aaron lippin a 4 39 41 I SHOULD BE SLEEPING Emerson Drive a 35 A.TIPPIN.M.BRADLEY,B.WATSON (K.BEARD,C.BEATHARD,A.TIPPIN) O O LYRIC STREET 164059 ® J.KING,J.STBOUD IL.DREWS.SMITH) DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT

5 3 2 RIDING WITH PRIVATE MALONE David Ball a 2 41 44 I CRY Tammy Cochran a 36 W. NEWTON ITSHEPHERD,W.NEWTONI O OUALTONE 01120 B.CHANCEY (M.SELBY,T.SILLERS) EPIC ALBUM CUT

6 6 8 I'M TRYIN' Trace Adkins a 6 37 38 35 THIS AIN'T NO RAG, ITS A FLAG The Charlie Daniels Band 33 D.HUFF WALLIN,J.STEELE,A.SMITHI IC. 0 CAPITOL 77667 C.DANIELS,P.KELLY (C.DANIELS) BLUE HAT PROMO SINGLE/AUOIUM

7 11 8 GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL Steve Holy a 7 45 51 INSIDE OUT Trisha Yearwood Featuring Don Henley a 38 W.C.RIMES (Z.LYLE,T.CERNEY) CURB ALBUM & SOUNDTRACK CUT M.WRIGHT,T.YEARW000 (B.ADAMS,G.PETERS) O MCA NASHVILLE 172119

8 7 9 WRAPPED UP IN YOU Garth Brooks a 7 39 40 38 GOD BLESS THE USA Lee Greenwood Ç 7 A. REYNOLDS IW.KIRKPATRICKI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT J. CRUTCHFIELD,LGREENWOOD ILGREENW000I 0 O O MCA NASHVILLE/CAPITOL/CURB 73128

9 10 13 WRAPPED AROUND Brad Paisley9 9 49 50 I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING WITHOUT YOU Mark Wills With Jamie O'Neal 40 F ROGERS IB.PAISLEY,C.DUBOIS,K.LOVELACEI ARISTA O NASHVILLE 69103 K STEGALL (RYAN WARMER,R.ALVES) MERCURY ALBUMS CUT 0 12 14 WITH ME Lonestar a 10 44 45 DAYS OF AMERICA Blackhawk a 41 D.HUFF IB.JAMES,TVERGESI O BNA 69105 Q M.O. CLUTE,H.PAULD.ROBBINS (H.PAULD.ROBBINS,LT MILLER} COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT

1 14 15 BRING ON THE RAIN Jo Dee Messina With Turn McGraw a 11 47 47 HOMELAND Kenny Rogers a 42 B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (B.MONTANA,HDARLING) CURB ALBUM CUT K.ROGERS,B.MAHER,J.MCKELL IK.MILES,J.SUNORUOI DREAMCATCHER ALBUM CUT

9 5 LOVE OF A WOMAN Travis Tritt a 2 60 - I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO Carolyn Dawn Johnson 43 B. J. WALKER,JR.,TTRITT (K.BRANDT) COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT - PWORLEVC.O.JOHNSON (C.D JOHNSON,TPOLK) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

13 12 ONLY IN AMERICA Brooks & Dunn a 1 43 42 THAT'S JUST THAT Diamond Rio 42 K.BROOKS,R.DUNN,M. WRIGHT IK.BROOKS,D.CDOK,R.ROGERSI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT M.D.CLUTE,OIAMOND RIO IK.GARRETTT.OWENSI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

4 16 18 THE LONG GOODBYE Brooks & Dunn 14 51 54 SHE DOESN'T DANCE Mark McGuinn 45 K. BROOKS,R.DUNN,M.WRIGHT IP.BRAOY,R.KEATINGI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT M. MCGUINN,BDECKER (M.MCGUINN,D,PFRIMMERS.DECKER) WTI ALBUM CUT

5 19 20 JUST LET ME BE IN LOVE Tracy Byrd a 15 46 48 49 GETTIN' BACK TO YOU Daisy Dom 46 B.J.WALKER,JR. IT.MARTIN,M.NESLER,T.SHAPIROI O RCA 69106 D.GIBSON ID.DERN,D.GIBSON,B.DAVISI MERCURY ALBUM CUT

21 21 IN 6 ANOTHER WORLD Joe Diffie 16 47 46 46 I WILL SURVIVE Wild Horses a 46 0.000KLWILSON ITSHAPIRO,W.WILSON,J.YEARYI MONUMENT ALBUM CUT J. SCAIFEA.S.MARTIN (S.BENTLEY,N.L.BAKTER,G.TERENI EPIC ALBUM CUT

23 7 23 SOME DAYS YOU GOTTA DANCE AUG/POWER Dixie Chicks 17 48 42 40 BABY I LIED Shannon Brown 40 P WORLEY,B.CHANCEY IT JOHNSON,M.MORGAN) - MONUMENT ALBUM CUT B GALLIMORE (R.VAN HOY,R.M.BOURKE,D.ALLEN) O BNA69104

15 10 B ANGRY ALL THE TIME Tim McGraw 1 55 55 THAT'S JUST JESSIE Kevin Denney 49 H GALLIMORE,J.STR000,T MCGRAW IB.ROBISONI CURB ALBUM CUT L REYNOLDS ( K. DENNEY,K.K.PHILLIPS,PJ.MATTHEWS) LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT

17 16 WHERE I $ COME FROM Alan Jackson 1 HOT K.STEGALL SHOT DEBUT i' IAJACKSONI O ARISTA NASHVILLE 69102 /

2GG 26 32 THE COWBOY IN ME AL3POWEE 11m McGraw 20 JEZEBEL Chely Wright a 50 B. GALLIMORE,J.STROUB,TMCGRAW (C WISEMAN,J.STEELE,A.ANDERSON) CURB ALBUM CUT P WORLEYC WRIGHT (M.HUMMON,J.OEMARCUSI O MCA NASHVILLE )72227

21 24 26 BLESSED Martina McBride a 21 56 CHRISTMAS COOKIES George Strait 51 M.MCBRIDE,PWORLEY IH.LINOSEY,TVERGES,B.JAMESI RCA ALBUM CUT T.BROWN,G.STRAIT IA.BARKERI MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

22 22 22 SAINTS & ANGELS Sara Evans a 22 WHAT IF SHE'S AN ANGEL Tommy Shane Steiner 52 S.EVANS,PWORLEY (V.BANKS) RCA69107 O J RITCHEY (B.WAYNE) - RCA ALBUM CUT

23 25 24 SHIVER Jamie O'Neal a 23 52 52 TO QUOTE SHAKESPEARE The Clark Family Experience 51 K STEGALL IJ.O'NEALLDREW,S.SMITHI 0 MERCURY 172216 B. GALLIMORE,T MCGRAW (H.LAMAR,G.BARNHILLI CURB ALBUM CUT

24 28 31 I'M MOVIN' ON Rascal Flatts a 24 54 54 48 AMERICA WILL SURVIVE Hank Williams Jr. a 45 M. BRIGHT,M.WILLIAMS IP.WHITE,D.V.WILLIAMSI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT H.WILLIAMS JR. IH WILLIAMS JR.I CURB PROMO SINGLE

2! 27 27 ALL OVER ME Blake Shelton 25 WHEN YOU LIE NEXT TO ME Kellie Coffey 55 B BRADDOCK (B.SHELTON,E.T.CONLEYM.PYLE) O WARNER BROS. 16724NJRN ® D.HUFF IK.COFFEYTHARMON,J.D.MARTINI BNA ALBUM CUT m 26 30 30 COLD ONE COMIN' ON Montgomery Gentry a 26 57 - THE CHRISTMAS SHOES 31X Hearts 56 J SCAIFE W.MULLIS,M.HUFFMANI IM.GEIGER, COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT W. KIRKPATRICK,G.KENNEDY (E.CARSWELL,LAHLSTROM) 0 RCA 69110

27 31 28 I BREATHE IN, I BREATHE OUT Chris Cagle a 27 57 53 56 ITS ALRIGHT TO BE A REDNECK Alan Jackson a 53 C LINDSEY IC.CAGLE.J.ROBBIN) CAPITOL ALBUM CUT K.STEGALL (P.MCLAUGHLIN,B.KENNERI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

28 32 29 EASY FOR ME TO SAY Clint Black With Lisa Hartman Black a 28 JINGLE BELL ROCK Aaron lippin 58 C. BLACK IC.BLACK,H.NICHOLASI RCA ALBUM CUT 0 A IIPPIN,B.WATSON,M.BRAOLEY IJ.BEAL,J.BOOTHEI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT

20 29 25 BEER RUN George Jones Duet With Garth Brooks 24 GO MY LIST Toby Keith 59 A REYNOLDS WILLIAMS,K.WILLIAMSI (K.ANDERSON,KBLAZYG.DUCAS,A BANDIT ALBUM CUT /BNA J.STROUD,TKEITH IT.JAMES,R.BISHOPI DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT

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it' NUMBER 1 'g.! 10 IT DON'T MATTER TO THE SUN /LOST IN YOU CANT JL58788 Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines 1 GOD BLESS THE USA CURB73128 Lee Greenwood 14 14 GIRL IN LOVE COLUMBIA79648/SONY Robin English 2 WHERE THE STARS FLY LYRIC STREET 164059/HOLLYWOOD AND STRIPES AND THE EAGLE Aaron Tippin 15 13 AUSTIN GIANT16767/WRN Blake Shelton 3 BUT I DO LOVE YOU /CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT CURB 73116 LeAnn Rimes 16 16 POUR ME WARNER BROS. 16816/WRN Trick Pony 4 AMERICA WILL ALWAYS STAND RELENTLESS NASHVILLE513P/MADACY Rand Travis 17 17 NIGHT DISAPPEAR WITH YOU LYRIC STREET 164050/HOLLYWOOD Brian McComas 5 5 CALL ME CLAUS CAPITOL77669 Garth Brooks 18 22 HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW ?! DREAMWORKS45o932/INTERSCOPE Toby Keith 6 GOD BLESS AMERICA CURB 73127 LeAnn Rimes 19 18 DIDN'T WE LOVE CURB 73126 Tamara Walker 7 ROCKY TOP '96 DECCA 155274/MCA NASHVILLE The Osborne Brothers 20 21 UNBROKEN BY YOU LYRIC STREET 164046/HOLLYWOOD Kortne Kayle 8 MONUMENT79625/SONY i SOMETHIN' IN THE WATER Jeffre Steele 21 20 OKLAHOMA/WARM & FUZZY EPIC79503/SONY Billy Gilman 0 9 WARNER BROS.1675I/WRN ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS Trick Pony 22 24 WHAT I REALLY MEANT TO SAY CAPITOL58987 C ndi Thomson 10 12 HOW DO I LIVE CURB 73022 ' LeAnn Rimes ® - MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE & EARNHARDT OREAMWORKS450327/INTERSCOPE Shane Sellers 11 15 THE CHRISTMAS SHOES RCA69110 /RLG 3 Of Hearts - ALL NIGHT LONG /MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY COLaE IA79515/SONY Montgomery Gentry Featuring Charlie Daniels 12 11 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME WARNER BROS. 16818/WRN Faith Hill 25 25 COME A LITTLE CLOSER WARNER BROS. I6762/WRN Lila McCann

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3 50 63 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND The Live Record 38 ' NUMBER 1 = BLUE HAT /AUDIUM 8133/KOCH 11298/18.981 Shiver 14 1 1 GARTH BROOKSA3 Scarecrow 1 38 35 JAMIE O'NEAL CAPITOL 31330110.98/18.981 MERCURY 17013201.98/17.981*

4 35 50 LEE GREENWOOD Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 35 FBEEFALLS ' GREATEST GAINER 7020114.% CO I 39 41 MONTGOMERY GENTRY Carrying On 6 2 2 SOUNDTRACK A3 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? 1 d MERCURY %) 43 42 CHRIS CAGLE Play k Loud 20 Pull My Chain 1 © 3 3 TOBY KEITH CAPITOL 34170110.98/17981* DREAMWORKS 450297/INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.981 41 40 TRISHA YEARWOOD Inside Out 1 1 4 4 GEORGE STRAIT The Road Less Traveled MCA NASHVILLE 170200111.98/1798) MCA NASHVILLE 170220(11.%/18981 40 37 DIAMOND RIO One More Day 5 1 5 5 MARTINA MCBRIDE Greatest Hits ARISTA NASHVILLE 67999/RLG (11 .98/1798) RCA 67017/RLG 11298118.981 44 38 PAT GREEN Three Days 7 1 7 7 TIM MCGRAW Set This Circus Down REPUBLIC 016018/UNIVERSAL (8.98/14.98) CURB 78711112.98118.981 46 43 BILLY GILMAN One Voice 2 Christmas 6 2 6 14 ANNE MURRAY What A Wonderful EPIC 62086/SONY 11138 E0/17.98) STRAIGHTWAY 20335119. %CD/ 51 48 GEORGE STRAIT Latest Greatest Straitest Hits 1 Songs From Call Claus 8 9 16 GARTH BROOKS The Magicg Of Christmas - 9 Me MCA NASHVILLE 170100111.98/17 98) CAPITOL 35624110.98/17981 49 45 TAMMY COCHRAit Tammy Cochran 27 I 1 10 9 SOUNDTRACK A2 Co y ote U g y .:V EPIC 89738/SONY 1798 %0/11.981* CURB 78703 111 98/17.981 56 VARIOUS ARTISTS A Country Superstar Christmas 4 47 1 . 47 8 6 REBA MCENTIRE Greatest Hits Volume Ill - I'm A Survivor HIP -0 585087/UME 111.98 CD) MCA NASHVILLE 12111.98/18.981 42 52 AARON TIPPIN A December To Remember 42 11 12 19 DAVID BALL Amigo LYRIC STREET 165016 /HOLLYWOOD 111.98 /17981 DUALTONE 01109/RAZORB TIE 111 .98/17.18) 52 49 LEANN RIMES I Need You 1 1 11 13 BROOKS & DUNN Steers & Stripes CURB 77979111.98/1298) ARISTA NASHVILLE 137003/RIG 112.98/18.981 - 54 47 VARIOUS ARTISTS This Is Your Country: 20 Contemporary Country Classics 27 1 2 14 12 TIM MCGRAW 2 Greatest Hits UN 585061 /UNIVERSAL (M.98/18.981 CURB 77978112.98/11981 - 45 60 EARL SCRUGGS AND FRIENDS Earl Scruggs And Friends 41 1 15 10 LONESTAR I'm Alreadyy here MCA NASHVILLE 170189 (11.98/18.98) * 67011/RLG 55 51 LEANN RIMES God Bless America 20 17 15 ALAN JACKSONACKSCKSON When Somebody Loves You 1 CURB 7872617.98/11981 ARISTA NASHVILLE 69335/RLG 0298/18981 53 46 CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON Room With A View 8 1 En2 16 11 KENNY CHESNEY A2 Greatest Hits ARISTA NASHVILLE 6933NRLG 110.9806. %1 BN 6 RLG 112.98/18981 58 55 TRACY BYRD98) Ten Rounds 12 18 17 DIXIE CHICKS A' Fly 1 MONUMENT 69678 /SONY (12.98 EQ/18.98) 64 68 MERLE HAGGARD Roots: Volume( 47 19 18 SARA EVANS Born To Fly 6 ANTI 86634 /EPITAPH 11898 CD)

- - RCA 67964/RLG 111.98/17.981 69 VARIOUS ARTISTS 0 Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection 58 ,._ - 19 13 8 CLINT BLACK Greatest Hits II 8 ROUNDER 610499 (11.9807.981 RCA 11G 112.98/18.981 S9 62 64 ROY D. MERCER Greatest Fits: The Best Of How Big'a Boy Are Ya? 26 1 20 20 20 LEE ANN WOMACK A2 I Hope You Dance VIRGIN 49085/CAPITOL(10.98/1698I MCA NASHVILLE 1700%111.98/17.981 61 65 RODNEY CARRINGTON Moming Wood 18 23 25 NICKEL CREEK Nickel Creek 17 ® t' CAPITOL 24827110.9B/15.98/* SUGAR HILL 3909 (16.98 CD) it 56 62 VARIOUS ARTISTS Dancin' With Thunder. The Official Music Of The PBR 32 Favorite 3 iÌ1 21 22 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION New EPIC 61620/SONY (11.98 ED/17.98) ® ROUNDER 610495/IDJMG 11118/17.981 59 57 VARIOUS ARTISTS Hank Williams: Timeless 22 24 JO DEE MESSINA Burn 1 24 LOST HIGHWAY 1 70239 /MERCURY (18.98 CD) o CURB 7797701.98/11.98) 60 74 JOHN DENVER Christmas In Concert 60 I 24 22 21 TRAVIS TRITT Down The Road Go 8 RCA 68013 (1198/1 981 COLUMBIA 52165/SONY 111.98 E0/17.98) 66 66 PATTY LOVELESS Mountain Soul 19 Blue Moon 25 ®27 36 STEVE HOLY EPIC 85651/SONY 111.98 E0/17.98) 4iÿ CURB 77972111.98/17.981* 05 57 53 JEFF CARSON Real Life 38 +° CURB 77937111.99/17981 * 65 54 PHIL VASSAR Phil Vassar 23 CD 48 44 LYLE LOVETT Anthology9Y Volume One: CowboyY Man 26 ARISTA NASHVILLE 18891 /RLG 110.98/16.981*

C ORB 170234/MCA NASHVILLE 111.98/18.981 63 - VARIOUS ARTISTS Christmas -16 Biggest Hits 63 30 30 SOUNDTRACK Down From The Mountain 10 LEGACY /COLUMBIA 86206/SONY 17.98 %0/11.881

® LOST HIGHWAY 1 70221 /MERCURY)12.98/18.98) 75 61 CHELY WRIGHT Never Love You Enough 4 28 26 27 TRACE ADKINS Chrome 4 MCA NASHVILLE 170210111.98/1?%) CAPITOL 30618110.98/17.981 71 58 SHEDAISY The Whole Shebang -All Mixed Up 30 o29 39 RASCAL FLATTS Rascal Flatts 14 LYRIC STREET 165021/HOLLYWOOD 112.98/18.981 LYRIC STREET 165011/HOLLYW000111.99/17.981* 73 69 AARON TIPPIN People Like Us 5 s 25 23 GEORGE JONES The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 5 LYRIC STREET 165014/HOLLYWOOD 111.98/16.981 BANDIT /BNA67028/RLG111.%/17981 70 70 ROBERT EARL KEEN Gravitational Forces 10 1 31 32 BILLY GILMAN Dare To Dream 6 LOST HIGHWAY 170198/MERCURY 111,98//7.981* EPIC 62087/SONY(11.98 EO/17.98) '' 72 72 RANDY TRAVIS Inspirational Journey 34 32 28 BRAD PAISLEY Partll 3 WARNER BROS. 47893/0ßN 111.98/17. 981 ARISTA NASHVILLE 67008/RLG 01.98/17.981

4 s R: 28 26 TRICK PONY Trick Pony 12 HOT SHOT DEBUT WARNER BROS. n927/VWRN11 1.98/17.981 VARIOUS ARTISTS Christmas Cookies 73 36 29 JESSICA ANDREWS Who I Am 2 MCA NASHVILLE 170232)11.% /17.%) DREAMWORKS 4502 48/INTERSCOPE 111 .98/17.981 RICKY SKAGGS History Of The Future 35 37 34 CYNDI THOMSON My World 7 SKAGGS FAMILY/LYRIC STREET 901003/HOLLYWOOD 111.98/17981 CAPITOL 2801011098/17.98) 67 59 TRACY LAWRENCE Tracy Lawrence 13 33 33 BLAKE SHELTON Blake Shelton 3 ATLANTIC 48187/WRN (11.98/17.%/ WARNER BROS. 24731/0ßN (11.98/1798) 34 31 GARY ALLAN Alright Guy 4 MCA NASHVILLE 170201111.98/17.98)

Platinum or Diamond sym- Albums with the realest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America IRIAAI certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of l million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units ( Diamond). Numeral following al Certification of 400.000 units bol indicates album' multi platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: OCertification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Orsi. A Certification of 200,000 units (P184190). A' indicates biggest percent- (Multi- Platinol. eAst risk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EU, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter age growth. Heetse ker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. * indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2001, Billboard /BPI Communications. and SoundScan, Inc.

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1-Q Ñ I- Q P. 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title ° v 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title c=,a .14 Double Live 160 NUMBER 1 :5/i :.: 11 GARTH BROOKS CAPITOL 97424 (19.98/26981 15 1 LEE GREENWOOD CAPITOL98598n1sec0) r American Patriot 14 JOHNNY CASH LEGACY/COLUMBIA 61739/SONY17.98 ED/II.%) 16 Biggest Hits 140

' Hits Volume One 158 2 WILLIE NELSON 3 COLUMBIA37542SONY (1198 E0/17.98) Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Bel 53 15 TOBY KEITH MERCURY 558%2(11.98/17.981 Greatest Brand New Year 18 3 BILLY GILMAN EPIC 61594 /SONY)T %EO/12981 Classic Christmas 17 16 SHEDAISY LYRIC STREET 165007/HOLLYWOOD01.98/17.98) 4 BURL IVES MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 322177 /MCA16. %CD) Rudolph The Red -Nosed Reindeer 34 18 VINCE GILL WITH PATRICK WILLIAMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA MCA NASHVILLE MO(1 3/17sel Breath Of Heaven -A Christmas Collection 34 .II 170 5 6 DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT 68195/SONYIIO %EO/11, %1* Wide Open Spaces 202 20 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY /COLUMBIA69322/SONY 17.98 %0/1198) 16 Biggest Hits 44203113.98/7.981 Merry Christmas To You 65 6 7 FAITH HILL 7 WARNER BROS./WRN112.98/18.98) Breathe 109 - REBA MCENTIRE MCA NASHVILLE Of Lee Greenwood: God Bless The USA 11 7 8 SHANIA TWAIN 1B MERCURY 536003)1298/18. %I Come On Over 214 ' 17 LEE GREENWOOD CURB 7788214.98/598) Best 156 5 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA 67M2/RLG110.98/1698/ White Christmas 38 21 PATSY CLINE MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 42026 MCA 2.' 6.98 Heartaches 85 9 9 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS 450209/INTERSCOPE111.98/17981 How Do You Like Me Now ?! 110 22' 19 VINCE GILL 2 MCA NASHVILLE 11087713.98/7.981 Let There Be Peace On Earth Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 391 o io JOHN DENVER & THE MUPPETS IASERLIGHT12751 /.9815.981 A Christmas Together 39 at - HANK WILLIAMS JR. A4 CURB 7763815%/9. %1 A5 This Christmas Time 17 12 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 18Bg1 /RLG (12.98118.98) The Greatest Hits Collection 320 24 23 LONESTAR BNA67975/MLG(1L %/1798) DENVER MADACY4755It90/9.98) The Best Of John Denver 180 13 BROOKS & DUNN 3 ARISTA NASHVILLE IB852/RLG11298/18981 The Greatest Hits Collection 221 25 25 JOHN certification for net shipment of 506006 album units (Gold). RIAAceru6ca- Album with the greatest sales gains this week. Catalog albums are 2- year -old titles that have fallen below No. lO on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Chan Weeks column reflects co/Mimicw eks till has appeared on Top Country Albums and Top Country Catalog Recurdinglndusny Assn. Of America IRMA) F: r and with a runningg Orne of 19 m ntes or more Me RIAA lt hipments by the number of discs and/or t apes. RIAA Laan amans: Cerltfivavvn for ne shlpmem non l shit Tir nt of t miIÑ units Ipietinum1. 41 RIAA certihcahon for net shipment of lO million un j.DI mondl NumereI following malinum or Diamond symbol indicates albums molt -ylatinum level bo.ed sets, double albums )in rf fromwholesale past Heatseeker515e.10201, 61116oard/BPI Communreatron ^Certification nl200.OD0 unes IPialron) ''Crsrtification of 100,000 unitsIMulti- Pletinol.'Aslensk Indmates LP isavailable. Most tape prices, and CD prices forDMG end WEA labels, are suggest H lests. Tapa pricesmarked ED, and all other CD prices, ere equvalent pr ces, which are"7;01 ected pricer.anUCates 1%d an Scan,,n¿

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22. 2001 www.billboard.com 27 www.americanradiohistory.com BY MARCELO FERNANDEZ BITAR umentary" à la Led Zeppelin's land- BUENOS AIRES -The combined mark The Song Remains the Same, release of a movie, a fanzine, and a Universal's which Tanque admits to having seen two -CD set with deluxe packaging 36 times. "We were part of the gang hardly seems to be the usual fare for that hung out at those small theaters a band with cult status. La Renga [during the '70s]," singer Chizzo says. But Argentine rock trio La Renga "It was like a secret meeting place has proved to be a true phenomenon during the military regime." during the past five years, with soar- La Renga's success has been more ing sales in a country that is still deep Goes For than a decade in the making. In in economic recession. 1989, three friends -Chizzo on gui- Notas.. With its latest Universal album, In- tars and vocals, Tete on bass, and soportablemente Vivo (Unbearably The Triple Tanque on drums -began playing LATIN GRAMMYS GO AHEAD: Fol- ment hosted a showcase at the Bill- Live), La Renga is now enjoying the energetic, straightforward rock - lowing the postponement and sub- board Live venue last week for benefits of hard -earned popularity. A 'n'roll in neighborhood clubs. The sequent cancellation of this year's signed and unsigned new artists. show played earlier this year at the group slowly gathered a following Latin Grammy Awards show, many Highlights of the evening includ- 30,000- capacity Huracán stadium Whammy and in 1991 released Esquivando have been wondering if there will be ed Atlanta -based Latin rock band lasted 21/2 hours and was filmed for a Charcos, an independent recording a third Latin Grammy presentation Diestra and Puerto Rico -based ska/ movie that opened Sept. 7 in local sold only at shows and in the cheap in 2002. Officials at the Latin Acad- rock outfit Skapulario, which will theaters. The show was held the same cassette format. Two years later emy of Recording Arts and Sciences celebrate its 10th anniversary next weekend that the live two -CD concert while playing small arenas, the (LARAS) confirm the answer is yes. year with a live album. recording hit record stores and news- band was signed to PolyGram. But, "There are going to be Latin stands, immediately reaching plat- bent on maintaining its independ- Grammys for sure," says [ARAS sen- inum status (40,000 units). Sales have ent status, La Renga insisted on ior VP/executive director Enrique continued unabated, and a DVD several conditions in its contract. Fernández. "Where will they be release is slated for next year. Among them were complete con- held? We don't know yet." Locations Carlos Sánchez, president of Uni- trol of the band's image, the last being considered include Los Ange- versal Music Argentina, says that the word on the election of singles, les and Mexico, where conversations P R O D U C C I O N E S unique symbiosis was obtained by the veto power over any promotional have taken place with Televisa. In cult group's union with a multi- activity, and high royalties. the U.S., CBS -TV president/CEO Les Skapulario's blend of traditional national company. "It is important to La Renga scored with the album A Moonves announced last October ska with funk, reggae, and rock prove that there are alternatives in Dónde Me Lleva la Vida and a per- that the network will continue its makes for a more easily accepted days when the industry seems signed formance at Obras stadium in affiliation with the Latin Grammys. blend, says lead singer David by pessimism." shown all around the country. Drum- November 1994, when it performed In other Latin Grammy news, Ramos. Indeed, Skapulario, which Today, La Renga is closing a deal mer Tanque says this will fulfill the for a crowd of 5,000 who appreciated LARAS' awards and nominations was once signed to PolyGram, has that will result in its movie being band's dream of having its own "rock- the cheap $10 tickets. Explaining the committee met this week and managed to sell close to 30,000 bargain, Tete says, "On that same approved two new categories for copies of its latest album, Para - night, Aerosmith [was playing] in the coming year: best Christian nóico, on its own indie label, Radi- Connect VAtt181e MUSIC CSR: 1-810-22}152 Buenos Aires, and nobody thought music album and best contempo- cal Sonica- though the band says MOWS Fox d a2IC.6A6-454 .mail ro: r.lh..b that the rock audience would prefer a rary tropical album. it is open to proposals. Too bad inlp®rtailt demon local band. Afterward, because we had there were only a handful of label makers in a sellout show, we were able to keep RLM EXTENDS SERVICES: Spain - A&R representatives at the venue liitltwalt C sw1Ar111D1 ww..billboara. on offering the cheap tickets for the based management firm RLM that night to listen to what each benefit of our fans." International has broadened its band had to offer. DUPLICATION 'oL 3TIOP, DUPUC In the following years, La Renga activities with the opening of an In other ASCAP news, Mexican REPLIC 44 'MANS Or 1.141,4 released a live recording and three international booking department. pop /rocker Alejandra Guzmán has FCgYINriaCaSS6TTte loTo IMO studio albums produced by famed RLM -which also has offices in signed an exclusive writer's agree' was ' guitarist Ricardo Mollo of Dividi- Miami and handles the careers of ment with the organization. tlralA6E I $97S -- dos. In the process, it became per- Alejandro Sanz, Pedro Guerra, haps the first Argentine band of Amaury Gutiérrez, and Miguel IN BRIEF: Emilio Estefan Jr. is the '90s to have sold more than 1 Bosé, among others -has long one of 33 people appointed to million units. handled the booking and produc- President George W. Bush's Com- The band's entourage has now tion of concerts for its own artists. mittee on the Arts and the Hu- grown to encompass 70 people - But the new department, which manities ... Norteño legends Los from stage hands to attorneys -most will be managed by Pascual Egea, Tigres del Norte received a procla- Top music industry executives, record companies, of whom are friends from its Mata- will extend its services to other mation from the State of Califor- musicians, indie /major record producers, recording engineers, deros neighborhood. artists as well. nia in recognition for their cul- Despite their star status, the band "Initially, we'll target Spanish tural, artistic, and social work. studios, replicators make /duplicators and marketers members do their best to remain artists who haven't had a lot of The recognition was presented by purchasing decisions based on Billboard Classified Ads, anonymous, shunning interviews exposure in other areas," says Belén Lieutenant Governor Cruz Busta- and photos. It's not unusual, though, Sánchez, who heads RLM's inter- mante at Hollywood's House of to see them performing unan- national sales and promotion Blues ... Romantic pop act Los nounced at small benefit concerts. department. "We've always Classifieds 1, MftIYIN`ftiW(i3 booked Tri -O performed two shows at "Our lifestyle is simple," Chizzo our own artists, and now we can Miami's Tropigala as part of a says. "We like to hang out with our work GBMM MMe YOUNG SYSTEMS LTD with other management series of presentations by the trio CNerY ConloanoSotobo friends, and now most of them offices that might not have experi- on the East Coast. A more exten- Deacnp work with us. Things turned out ence in doing a global production." sive tour, the first for the group, Plllcelieo Dele 41.1 this way, and we don't like going to RLM recently coordinated a Mexi- is planned for 2002 ... Puerto MaM« Ito [lealiliee x. A..,u.. MeeelU Sm walla/A. hip social events." can tour for pop /rock act La Oreja Rican singer Ignacio Peña's first Of the album title, the singer ex- de Van Gogh and is in the process album, El Mundo al Revés (Uni- YOUR AD NOW INCLUDES A WEB SITE LISTING plains, "Although it may seem odd, of organizing another for Presun- versal), was awarded the American and the art may even look OVER 17 MILLION MONTHLY PAGE VIEWS! apocalyptic, tos Implicados. Graphic Design Award 2001 for we feel that there is a vibe that you In related news, Windham Hill excellence in graphic design in the can feel on the streets, saying that will release a greatest -hits album CD package category. things can be done in spite of these from singer /songwriter Pedro tough and pessimistic times. Guerra next year. Guerra, who is FOR THE RECORD: Fonovisa's dis- To find out more about Billboard Classified, "We know that we can't change the handled by RLM, is signed to BMG. tribution agreement with Toros call- 800 -223-7524/646- 654 -4697 world with music," Chizzo adds, "but Records (Billboard, Dec. 15) [email protected] does not giving up and doing our thing is TALENT NIGHT: ASCAP's Miami - not cover Los Toros Band. The a way to win the fight." based Latin membership depart- group is signed to Universal.

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NUMBER 1 -'gt< ALICIA VILLARREAL o Soy Lo Prohibido 15 UNIVERSAL LATINO 01482418.98/13.981 MARC ANTHONY Libre COLUMBIA 84611 /SONY DISCOS II 1.98 EQ/1798) 51 73 VARIOUS ARTISTS Salsa Hits 51 JON 84684/SONY DISCOS 11038 E0/18981 $ 48 56 RICARDO MONTANER 0 Sueno Repetido 16 GRLAi WEA LATINA 86821 110 98/15.98) 2 2 LUIS MIGUEL Mis Romances WEA LATINA 41572111.98/17.981 61 50 OZOMATLI Embrace The Chaos 1 INTERSCOPE 493116112.98/18 9811 3 4 LUPILLO RIVERA Sufriendo A Solas 75 SONY DISCOS 84648 115.98 ES CD11 67 LOS BUKIS Greatest Hits 54 FONOVISAFONO 616618.98/12.98) 7 CARLOS VIVES Dejame Entrar 41 EMI LATIN 359561998/15.98)1 44 MICHAEL SALGADO Sangre De Rey 26 SONY DISCOS 8463018 98 EQ/13.98) 5 ALEJANDRO SANZ MTV Unplugged WEA LATINA 41541 110.98/17981 43 44 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS En Concierto Vol. 2 27 FONOVISA 528 110 98/18981 17 GIPSY KINGS Somos Gitanos NONESUCH 79642/ÁG (1798 CD) 63 48 JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ Las 100 Clasicas Vol. 2 39 ARIOLA 79006/BMG LATIN 118 98 CDI 6 JOAN SEBASTIAN En Vivo: Desde La Plaza El Progreso De Guadalajara MUSART 12524/BALBOA 17.98/13.9811 56 47 Lo Mejor De Nosotros 10 MUSART 2503/BALBOA 18.98/12.98) 8 EL PODER DEL NORTE EI Autentiko Y Unico En Vivo DISA 12701818.98/139811 50 45 VARIOUS ARTISTS El Mas Grande Homenaje A Los Tigres Del Norte 29 FONOVISA 613718.98/12.981 9 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ A Origenes SONY DISCOS 94637110.98 EQ/16.981I 45 35 BANDA MACHOS Prueba De Bales 16 WEAMEX 41856/WEA LATINA 18.98/13.98) 10 12 LOS TEMERARIOS Baladas Rancheras 3 FONOVISA 6129(10.98/12 98)1 59 60 OLGA TANON o Yo Por lii 4 WEA LATINA 89180110 98/16.9811

13 18 A.B. QUINTANILLA Y LOS KUMBIA KINGS A' Shhh! 1 EMI LATIN 2974519.98/11981 54 49 VICENTE . Mas Con El Numero Uno 3 4 : min 11 10 LOS ANGELES AZULES Historia Musical 2 DISA 72701418.98/139811 58 54 VARIOUS ARTISTS Siempre Romanticos 45 DISA 729002 19.98 CD) 15 15 VICENTE FERNANDEZ A' Historia De Un Idolo Vol. 1 SONY DISCOS 84185110.98 0/16 9811 66 70 GILBERTO SANTA ROSA o 13 SONY DISCOS 84291 110 98 EQ/17 981 1 16 16 LIBERACION Ahora Y Siempre DIM 727017 (8.98/13.9811 VARIOUS ARTISTS Radio Hits...Es Musica 65 EMI LATIN 36346110 98/17.981 12 11 LOS ANGELES DE CHARLY Te Voy A Enamorar FONOVISA 615418.98/129811 MANU CHAO Proxima Estacion...Esperanza 8 RADIO BEMA 10321NIRGIN 117 98 COI 14 13 GRUPO BRYNDIS Historia Musical Romantica DISA 72701218.98/13.9811 60 65 LOS MISMOS Perdon Por Extranarte 60 UNIVISION 31003219 98/13.981 17 14 LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE Mensaje De Oro 14 FONOVISA 615618.98/12.9811 53 51 LOS RAZOS Con El PMIm Hasta La Muerte 23 ARIO LA 89296/BMG LATIN (9 98/12 981 23 LUPILLO RIVERA Despreciado SONY DISCOS 84276 (898 EQ/139811 65 68 CHRISTINA AGUILERA Mi Reflejo 1 RCA 69323/BMG LATIN 110.98/1698) 19 LAURA PAUSINI Lo Mejor De Laura Pausini -Volvere Junto A li 18 WEA LATINA 41070110.98/18.98) 64 61 RICARDO ARJONA Galeria Caribe SONY DISCOS 84503 110 98 E0/17.981 18 19 GRUPO BRYNDIS En El Idioma Del Amor DISA 7270161898/13.9811 69 59 INTOCABLE 14 Grandes Exitos 15 EMI LATIN 3141118.98/12 981 20 36 VARIOUS ARTISTS Bachata Hits 20 JON 84682/SONY DISCOS 11098 EQ/I6981 GIPSY KINGS Volare! The Very Best Of 3 NONESUCH 79541/A6116.9804.981 22 21 PAULINA RUBIO Paulina UNIVERSAL LATINO 543319(10.98/16.98)1 70 64 JOSE JOSE Tenampa 29 ARIOLA 87723/13M6 LATIN 110.98/14.98) 26 46 JACI VELASQUEZ Christmas (Spanish) 23 SONY DISCOS 84626 (8.98 EO/14.981 62 52 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Recado Vol. 2 32 FONOVISA 80797 113.98/1798) 25 24 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Uniendo Fronteras FONOVISA 614518.98/12.9811 RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE En Vivo..EI Hombre Y Su Musica 13 UW11',II 7161516vil 149HI 31 JACI VELASQUEZ Mi Corazon SONY DISCOS 84289 110.98 EO/16 98)

27 23 EL CHICHICUILOTE Moviendo Las Plumas 13 LIOERES 950220 (7.98/13.98)

21 22 JESSIE MORALES EI Original De La Sierra -16 Super Exitos UNIVISION 31002419.98/13.9811 LUIS MIGUEL MARC ANTHONY LUPILLO RIVERA

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24 20 JESSIE MORALES El Original De La Sierra: Loco 10 GIPSY KINGS VARIOUS ARTISTS EL PODER DEL NORTE UNIVISION 31003419.96/13.9811 SOMOS GITANOS (NONESUCH /AG) BACHATA HITS IAN /SONY DISCOS) EL AUTENTIKO Y UNICO EN VIVO )DISA

ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 LOS TEMERARIOS PACESETTER ORIGENES (SONY DISCOS) MERENGUE HITS WON /SONY DISCOS) BALADAS RANCHERAS IFONOVISA

52 62 KING AFRICA Pachanga 31 A.B. QUINTANILLA Y LOS KUMBIA KINGS LIMI -T21 LOS ANGELES AZULES MELODY 6142/FONOVISA 18.98/12981 SHHHI (EMI LATIN ) CALLE SABOR ESQUINA AMOR /EMI LATIN HISTORIA MUSICAL IDISAI

42 39 WISIN Y YANDEL De Nuevos A Viejos 32 LAURA PAUSINI GISSELLE VICENTE FERNANDEZ BM 60106(13.98 CD) DE 8 LATIN) 1 IMWOR LAURA PAUSINI.VOLVERE JUMO ATI MEALATINA1 (ARIOLA/HMG HISTORIA DE UN IDOLO VOL (SONY DISCOS 1 38 30 JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ Las 100 Clasicas Vol.1 27 PAULINA RUBIO UBERACION ARIOLA 79005/BMG LATIN (18.98 CD) VARIOUS ARTISTS PAULINA (UNIVERSAL LATINO) SALSA HITS IJ &N /SONY DISCOS) AHORA Y SIEMPRE IDISAI 37 CRISTIAN A Azul ARIOLA 85324/B MG LATIN (10.98/15.98)1 JAG VELASQUEZ OLGA TANON LOS ANGELES DE CHARLY CHRISTMAS (SPANISH) (SONY DISCOS) VOPORTI (WEA LATINA) TEVOV AENAMORAR (EON OVISAI 34 31 SHAKIRA A MN Unplugged SONY DISCOS 83775 (10.98 EQ/16 98)1 JACI VELASQUEZ GILBERTO SANTA ROSA GRUPO BRYNDIS

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39 40 LOS TRI -O Siempre En Mi Mente 18 SELENA lf FULANITO 18 THAUA PRISMA/ARIOLA 78910/BMG LATIN 115.98 CD) IM. THE LAST CONQRI- HOUSTON. REXASRBRUABf261995 (EMI IARNI AMERICANIZAS (CUTTING ) THALIA CON BANDA- GRANDES ESTOS )EMI LATIN 1

33 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS El Ultimo Adios/The Last Goodbye (EP) 3 ALEXANDRE PIRES 1g MEONA LEON 19 PALOMO CRESCENT MOON /EPIC 86226/SONY DISCOS 110.98 ES CS) FUERZA ALEXANDRE PIRES (ARIOLA /BMG LATIN) CORAZONDE MUJER )SONY DISCOS 1 MUSICAL IDISAI 55 57 GISSELLE 6 23 LOS TRI -O VARIOUS ARTISTS LOS ACOSTA ARIOLA 88781/13MG LATIN (8.98/13.98) 2E02 ANO DE SIEMPRE EN MI MENTE (PRISMA/ARIOLA /BMG LATIN) EXITOS: BACHATASYMERENGUES (UNIVERSAL LATINO ENFERMOS DE AMOR IFONOVISA I 36 33 LOS ACOSTA Enfermos De Amor 17 FONOVISA 815918.98/12.981 maxims with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America IRIAA) certification for net shipment of 500.000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net ship- 49 63 ALEJANDRA GUZMAN Soy 22 ment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi -platinum level. For RCA 8917318MG LATIN (10.98/15.98) boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIM Latin awards: ) Certfication for net shipment

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3 ' 37 38 PENA DE AMOR Puerto Rican Power 28 8 NO SE VPAR SIN TI CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA 29 28 EL ABANDONADO JUAN RIVERA TVILLARINV(J.CABRERRA) JON /SONY DISCOS FONOVISA SONY DISCOS 14 EL PRIMER TONTO JOAN SEBASTIAN Q - MEVOLVI AACORDAR DE TI LOS ANGELES DECHARLY 44 49 36 NADA Juanes sa 18 MUSART /BALBOA FONOVISA JUANES,G.SANTAOLALLA (JUANESI SURCO /UNIVERSAL LATINO 12 DESPRECIADO LUPILLO RIVERA 31 18 MI FANTASIA LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE 1.5 48 - FLOR SIN RETONO CharlieZaa s2 45 SONY DISCOS EONOVISA C.ZAAM.SALCEDO IR.FUENTES SASSON) SONOLUX /SONY DISCOS 11 YLLEGASTETU BANDA EL RECODO 32 23 DERECHO A LA VIDA CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA FONOVISA FONOVISA 38 40 UN CHIN CHIN Charlie Cruz 38 31 DE RAMA EN RAMA LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE 33 29 MONEDA SIN VALOR LOS INVASORES DE NUEVO LEON S.GEORGE (W.OUVALLS.GEORGE,G.GOMEZI WEACARIBE /WEA LATINA FONOVISA EMI LATIN 17 TAN FACIE QUE HUBIERA SIDO VICENTE FERNANDEZ 34 32 LA CALANDRIA RAMON AYALA Y JODY PARIAS 47 39 COMO OLVIDAR Olga Tanon 9 1 SONY DISCOS FREDDIE H.GATICA,M.TEJADA WEA LATINA IJ.LPILOTO.G.ARENASI 15 16 VAS A SUFRIR GRUPO BRYNDIS 38 LLUVIA JESSIE MORALES: EL ORIGINAL DE LA SIERRA DISA Q 24 19 VOY A QUITARME EL ANILLO Gisselle 19 25 PEOUENAAMANTE EL PODER DEL NORTE 36 33 PARA BIEN PARA MAL PEDRO FERNANDEZ R.LIVI GARCIA) ARIOLA /BMG LATIN IR.LIVLR.FERRO DISA MERCURY/UNIVERSAL LATINO 59 COMO TE EXTRANO Pedro Fernandez 28 13 UNA MUJER COMO TU LOS RIELEROS DEL NORTE 37 POR QUE TUVO QUE SER EL PODER DEL NORTE -.. FONOVISA ® DISA H.PATRON (A.CRUZ) MERCURY /UNIVERSAL LATINO 24 say SUPIERAS LOS TEMERARIOS 38 34 INOCENTE POBRE AMIGO JUAN GABRIEL O 36 30 EL AYUDANTE Vicente Fernandez 9 FONOVISA ARIOLA /BMG LATIN PRAMIREZ IM.E.TOSCANO) SONY DISCOS 15 TANTTTAPENA ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ - NO PUEDO VIVIR SIN TI GRUPOMOJA00 SONY DISCOS Q FONOVISA Compile from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. A panel of 89 stations (30 Latin Pop, 16 Tropical /Salsa, 54 Region- 22 SHHH AB. DUINTANILLAY LOS KUMBIA KINGS - SANGRE DE REY MICHAEL SALGADO an in over the EMI LARLA Q SONY DISCOS ai Mexic n) are electronically monitored 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by Audience Impressions. Records showing increase audience previous week, regardless of chart movement. A record which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will generally not receive a bullet, even if it registers an If two records are tied in audience size, the record being played on more stations increase in audience. Greatest Gainer indicates song with largest audience growth. The most popular singles and track compiled horn a national sample of Bmadrasl gad Systems Odin playliso. is placed first. Records below the top 20 are removed from the chart after 26 weeks. çVideoclip availability. 02001, Billboard/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Lac.

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In Mexico: Fonovisa is preparing Homenaje a Joan Sebastian, a homage to the singer /song- writer, to be produced by Federico Erlich and released during first -quarter 2002. The first Notes.. acts to record for the album are Ana Bárbara and Arturo Rodríguez (Guardianes del Amor), who recorded "Rumores," a hit duet in the '80s originally recorded by Joan Sebastian and UNITED IN SWING: In the late '70s, became the trumpeter's musical di- Liza López ... The fifth Mexican Telethon, which ended early Dec. 9, raised over $70,000 pianist Mike Longo found that the rector. Longo's professional and per- more than last year's $20 million event. One of the surprises was the appearance of jazz industry was not supporting the sonal relationship with Gillespie con- singer /actress and the show's longtime host Lucero, whose participation was in doubt after bebop- inspired sounds that were clos- tinued throughout the jazz great's the birth of her first child Nov. 12. The telethon kicked off at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 7 with a dona- est to his heart. "I had been with three lifetime; amongst the compositions tion from Mexican president Vicente Fox. The main event at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico different labels within a short period Longo composed for Gillespie is a City featured performances by Miguel Bosé, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Mexican duet Sentidos piece that was performed in con- Opuestos (in what they said was their last performance together), Cristian Castro, Alejandra junction with the Detroit Symphony Guzmán, and El Tri. With the money raised, Fundación Teleton will start to build the fourth in 1993. Longo continues to pass Centro de Rehabilitacion Teleton to support more than 4 million handicapped children in along the lessons learned from his Mexico ... Televisa's entertainment division, En Vivo, will promote Luis Miguel's first Mex- mentors to his own students through ican stadium tour, titled Mis Romances Tour 2002. Ticket prices will range from $50 to $175. private lessons, as well as a series of Part of the money raised will benefit various charities. TERESA AGUILERA music theory books designed specif- ically for jazz musicians. In Argentina: On Dec. 3, independent label Fogón Música released the first solo album by "When I studied with Oscar Peter- tango bass player Fernando Romano, the former member of tango orchestras directed by son, he made me aware of the `five the celebrated Mariano Mores, Eduardo Rovira, and Osvaldo Pugliese. On the rock front, T's- touch, time conception, tone, the label released the second album by promising band Pier and the debut of pop group Los technique, and taste," Longo says. Animalitos, as well as the Argentine release of Rantifusa, a 1998 recording by Buitres, the "These are essential to playing jazz. popular rock band from Uruguay ... A federal judge is investigating allegations of money For instance, there is a specific touch laundering by Mexican entertainment giant Corporación Internacional de Entertenimien- necessary to play jazz, which has spe- tos (CIE) through its Argentine operation, CIE -Rock and Pop (CIE -R &P). At the same time, cific roots in African drumming and is Argentina's Federal Radio Committee is investigating whether CIE -R &P violated radio not the touch you would use to play transmission laws that limit the number of stations a licensee can have in a determined classical music. That is what gives area. CIE -R &P owns nine radio stations in Argentina. The money -laundering investiga- jazz a feel like no other music. tion was prompted by an accusation from famed Argentine promoter Daniel Grinbank, who "There are Latin terms that define resigned in April as president of CIE -R &P and subsequently sued the company over his of time, and all they wanted me to what jazz is," Longo continues. "They contract's no- compete clause. In a written statement, CIE, which is countersuing Grin - play was jazz -rock fusion, which was are music majoris and music mi- bank, rejected the allegations. popular at the time but not what I was noris. The former is music that obeys MARCELO FERNANDEZ BITAR and LEILA COBO about musically," he recalls. After natural laws, while the latter is music releasing a live solo piano album on that has a life of its own, that you get his own imprint, Longo quickly real- into a zone to reach and then tap ized that "radio and distributors did into. That is the music that touches not take you seriously if you had your people, that makes them feel inte- own label with just one release on it." grated and balanced within them- Longo related his trouble to his selves. People like jazz because it puts peers and discovered that many their inner parts in harmony. It is musicians were experiencing similar unique, because it simultaneously BET, the number one difficulties. To combat the situation, has this effect on those playing it and he formed the Consolidated Artists those listening to it." channel among African Productions label, a collective um- Americans is proud to brella under which musicians could NOTEWORTHY: It is no secret that announce the launch release their own works while retain- many technically proficient artists of its Digital Networks --v ing the rights to their music. Cur- provide inspiration to up -and- coming rently, CAP boasts a catalog of nearly musicians, so it is quite natural that delivering the very best 70 CDs. "The artists make the drummer Dave Weckl's The Zone of four great musica f if majority of the money," Longo says, (Stretch/Concord, released Oct. 9) is J "because the goal is to get the music packaged as a two -disc CD/DVD set out there to the consumers, not to that includes drum lessons from Discover your sense of Jazz. BET Jazz broadcasts 24 hours of bring money in to support the la- Weckl himself. Priced at $19.99, the America's "classical music" - Jazz; plus a wide range of lifestyle, talk bel." CAP is distributed to retail by set's CD is a compilation of tracks and documentary programming that complements the sophistication Empire; the label's releases can also from Weckl's previous three Stretch of the music. be found at jazzbeat.com. recordings (plus two tracks only The Mike Longo Trio's new re- released in Japan), while the DVD lease, Still Swingin' (Dec. 4, featur- contains highlights from the drum- ing bassist Ben Brown and drummer mer's three instructional videos. Embrace the spirit. This January, BET Digital Networks introduces Ray Mosca) was inspired by classic BET Gospel. Serving inspiration daily, viewers will find spiritual and footage of the Count Basie Band per- UPCOMING: Cassandra Wilson's up- motivational programming plus the high energy entertainment of the forming at an outdoor festival. "The coming Blue Note project, Belly of best traditional and contemporary Gospel music. band was swinging hard, and when the Sun, set for a spring 2002 release, you looked at the audience, they were is touted as a return to the singer's in a state of ecstasy," Longo says. Jackson, Miss., roots. Wilson's last It's straight from the street. And it's coming in January. BET Hip Hop "There were people of all nationali- project, the Miles Davis -themed will keep you cutting -edge, 24/7, with the hottest talent from the ever ties there, and it looked like they Traveling Miles, came out in 1999. changing world of urban culture. were being freed from their earthly Recorded primarily in a Clarksdale, existence and taken to another place Miss., train station that was convert- altogether. That is what jazz is all ed into a recording studio (addition- about, and this CD was intended to al vocal tracks were recorded in a BET Classic, the soul authority, launches this January. Targeted to adults be a channel for that experience." nearby abandoned boxcar), the proj- * - looking for the best of classic BET programming, BET Classic will feature Born in Cincinnati in 1939, Lon- ect features several new compositions lass L a legendary archived performances, interviews, documentaries, news and go played with such artists as Cole- from Wilson's pen, as well as collabo- today's top R&B performers. man Hawkins and Gene Krupa early rations with 83- year -old Mississippi in his career. He joined Dizzy Gille- pianist "Boogaloo" Ames and the 3;;2001 BET Digital Networks spie's band in 1966 and eventually young soul singer India.Arie.

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 31 www.americanradiohistory.com PRO audio MM, Grunduran Engineer by Christopher Walsh Karl Bischof Dies At 61

BY CHRISTOPHER WALSH technician staff. dios, and single -handedly built its first Monitor.. NEW YORK -Karl Bischof, a longtime At A &M, Bischof soon headed de- mastering console in his garage in the technician and engineer at Bernie sign teams that built custom devices evenings and on weekends. The con- BUSY END: 2001 is drawing to a close Audio CD (SACD). With the dramat- Grundman Mastering-one of the pre- and redesigned and improved existing sole took three years to complete, dur- with a flurry of activity in New York ic decline of music -related dot- mier mastering facilities in the world equipment. Most noteworthy among ing which time Bischof helped Grund- City. Following the recently con- corns, DVD Entertainment Group's -died Nov. 17 after a long battle with his designs was a custom 32- channel man's wife, Claire, oversee construction cluded, surprisingly successful 111th Allen asserted, labels are only now cancer. He was 61. mixing console in 1977. In 1979, of the Bernie Grundman Mastering Audio Engineering Society Conven- fine -tuning strategies to migrate to A multi -talented individual, Bisch- studios. His tireless efforts meant that, tion, the city hosted the Internation- new, copy -protected, physical for- of was VP and technical director of in 1984, Grundman could walk out of al Recording Media Assn.'s (IRMA) mats to replace the compact disc. the storied Hollywood, Calif., facili- A&M Studios on Friday and into his annual marketing summit Dec. 7, as Armed with a mountain of statis- ty, which also operates a mastering own facility on Monday. well as the Avid World East and Pro tics relating to DVD- Video, Allen studio in Tokyo. This persistent effort was indicative Tools Conference Dec. 10 -12. made a convincing case for DVD - "He was a big factor in how this stu- of Bischofs personality, Grundman Both conferences were well - Audio's acceptance. "DVD -Audio will dio came about," says Bernie Grund- says. "He was a private man who was attended, affirming both the vitality ride the coattails of this success man, who opened Bernie Grundman constantly striving to improve the per- of their respective industry and the story," he said. "Activity is starting to Mastering in 1984 after founding the formance and flexibility of the studio, resolve of their membership to over- ramp up," with fast- increasing hard- mastering division of A&M Studios. way beyond what is normally found in come any obstacles to continued ware and software choices. More also in Hollywood, in 1968. the industry today. His contributions growth and innovation. than 120 DVD -Audio titles are now Born Oct. 31, 1940, in East Detroit, are a major factor that have propelled The IRMA conference, held at the available from such labels as Warner Mich., Bischof served in the military as Bernie Grundman Mastering to world- Grand Hyatt Hotel, featured such Bros., EMI Classics, and Silverline. a young man and was stationed both wide prominence. By contributing so speakers as IRMA president Charles Meanwhile, there are roughly 30 in Germany and stateside. After his much to the quality of our studios, Van Horn, Bill Allen of the DVD DVD -Audio player models with start- military experience, he returned to Karl was instrumental in our winning Entertainment Group, and Strauss ing prices of $349. Detroit and worked as a technician for a total of 13 TEC [Technical Excellence Zelnick, chairman of Nippon Colum- David Kawakami, director of Sony Stereodyne Tape Duplicating. Bischof's team designed and built and Creativity] Awards. He was the per- bia and a partner at Zelnick Media. Corp.'s Super Audio Project, ex- In 1971, he met Tom May, head of three mastering consoles. In 1980, he fect partner because I am overly opti- plained the three -phase strategy Sony A&M Recording Studios (now Henson became technical director of the A &M mistic and always wanting to move has employed to position the SACD as Recording Studios). May was im- maintenance staff. ahead faster than possible, while he the premier next- generation format. pressed and hired him that same year, In 1981, Bischof joined forces with was cautious and created the perfect Phase one, launched with the format's making Bischof part of A&M Studios' Grundman, then still with A &M Stu- balance for us." introduction in 1999, was directed at the audiophile market, with 80 titles and the first SACD player. In phase DECE2001MBER 22 two, combination DVD-Video /SACD Billboard '' PRODUCTION CREDITS machines were introduced, as well as five -disc carousel players, and the marketing campaign was expanded. BILLBOARD'S N0.1 SINGLES (DECEMBER 15, 2001) In the current phase three, multi-

channel players and discs became CATEGORY HOT 100 R &B COUNTRY MAINSTREAM ROCK ADULT TOP 40 available, while stores including Best TITLE U GOT IT BAD U GOT IT BAO I WANNATALK ABOUT ME MY SACRIFICE SUPERMAN (ITS NOT EASY) Buy, Circuit City, Tower, and the Wiz Artist/ Usk- Usher/ Toby Keith/ Creed/ Five For Fighting/ installed special SACD displays. Cur- Producer J. Duerr B M Cox J. Dupri, B. M. Cox J. Stroud, T. Keith J. Kurzweg, K. Kelsey, Creed G. Wattenberg rently, Kawakami said, 318 titles 87 (Label) (Arista) (Arista) (DreamWorks) (Wind -Up) (Aware /Columbia) In his welcoming remarks, IRMA of them offering multichannel RECORDING STUDIOS) SOUTHSIDE SOUTHSIDE OCEAN WAY J. STANLEY PRODUCTIONS MAD DOG chairman of the board Bruce Allan audio -and 13 player models exist. (Location) (Atlanta, GA) (Atlanta, GA) (Nashville) (Ocoee, FL) (Burbank, CA) stressed that while piracy is a seri- Proof of the positive reaction eli- Engineer(s) Brian Frye Brian Frye Julian King John Kuinweg, Kuh Kelsey, Creed Brian Scheuble. Gregg Wallenberg ous problem, legitimate business cited by surround sound was de- remains strong. With the notable monstrated, once again, at engineer CONS0LE(S)/ SSL 4064 G SSL 4064 G+ Custom Ocean Way Neve Pro Control Neve 8068 exception of college students, Allan Rich Tozzoli's presentation, "Mixing DAW(S) 8078 maintained, most people prefer in Surround Sound Formats," at Avid packaged goods to pirated products. World East, held at the New Yorker RECORDER(S) Sony PCM 3348 HR Sony PCM 3348 HR Sony 3348 HR Pro Tools Strider A800 of To Tools The act shopping and the need to Hotel. an audience of Pro RECORDING BASF931 BASF931 BASF931 Pro Tools BASF900 own things, he added, are primal users, Tozzoli demonstrated his 5.1 MEDIUM impulses that will not disappear. mixing techniques, playing excerpts Allan's thoughts dovetailed with of live and studio recordings of artists MIX DOWN STUDIO(S) SOUTHSIDE SOUTHSIDE LOUD J. STANLEY PRODUCTIONS MIX THIS! (Location) (Atlanta, GA) (Atlanta, GA) (Nashville) (Ocoee. FL) (Pacific Palisades, CA) the conference's oft -repeated mantra Hernan Romero, Al DiMeola, and Engineer(s) Phil Tan, Jermaine Dupri Phil Tan, Jermaine Dupri Julian King John Kurzweg, Kirk Kelsey,Creed Bob Clearmountain that multiple formats will co- exist. Vernon Reid, as well as his recording Though they did not succeed as con- of a Joni Mitchell tribute concert in sumer formats in the U.S., for exam- Central Park. Microphone placement, CONSOLE(S)/ DAW(S) SSL 4063 G+ SSL 4063 G+ Sony Oxford OXS -R3 Pro Control SSL 4072 ple, DAT is widely used in profes- critical in any recording application, RECORDER(S) Panasonic SV3800 Panasonic SV3800 Pro Tools Pro Tools Sony 3348 sional recording, while MiniDisc is Tozzoli noted, is especially helpful in MIX DOWN BASF DAT BASF DAT Pro Tools, Alesis Masterlink Pro Tools Pro Tools, Apogee PSX-100 popular overseas. exploiting DVD and SACD's superior MEDIUM Coexistence is good news for the ability to convey natural ambiance. recording media industry, especial- Like IRMA's Marketing Summit, MASTERING HIT FACTORY HIT FACTORY GEORGETOWN GATEWAY GATEWAY

(Location) I New York) New York) (Nashville) (Portland, ME) (Portland, ME) ly given the now -subsiding fear of Avid World East drew to New York Engineer Herb Powers Herb Powers Denny Purcell Bob Ludwig Bob Ludwig the emergence of downloading as City hundreds of enthusiastic and the primary delivery format. undeterred attendees eager to fur- CO /CASSETTEMANUFAC- BMG BMG UNI BMG SONY And that, in turn, is good news for ther their knowledge and participate TUBER two formats for which the music and in the future of entertainment pro- production industries have high duction. Surround sound is clearly C 2001, Billboard/BPI Communications, Hot 100, R &B & Country appear each week; Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock, Rap, Adu t Contemporary. Dance Club Play, and Dance Sales rotate weekly. Please submit material for Production Credits to Keith Caulfield,Telephone 323 -525 -2297, Fax 323 -525 -2394 or 323 -525 -2395, [email protected]. hopes: DVD -Audio and the Super a significant part of that future.

32 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com and Michelle Branch, who cut vocals phonix room mixing a project for for Bully the Vampire Slayer. gospel artist Bishop Deryl Bowick. Nickel Creek returned to the Neve room at Seventeen Grand Recording LOS ANGELES i'aók to track its second album. Alison Jewel was in Studio A at the Vil- Krauss produced and Gary Paczosa lage to record an interview with NEW YORK CITY engineered along with assistant Rob radio and TV host Chris Douridas, Sound on Sound Recording's Stu- Clark. Martina McBride was also in as well as an acoustic version of "I dio E, a Pro Tools suite, was visited the Neve room with engineer Clarke Won't Walk Away" from This Way. by Nona Gaye, daughter of Marvin Schleischer, mixing a recent concert The song and interview were fea- Gaye, who did pre -production and performance. tured on Douridas' New Ground A Soulful Christmas. Smokey Robinson (right) and George Duke (middle) recently vocal work with Carlos Broady and Engineer /Seventeen Grand co- program on noncommercial KCRW performed at the 2001 Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, airing via syndication Mario D'Arce. Producer /engineer owner Jake Niceley was in the Eu- Santa Monica, Calif. Dec. 23. and taped by Design FX Remote Recording, whose Gary Ladinsky is at left. Self is also at work in Studio E with several Universal acts. Sound on Sound's two Solid State Logic 9072 consoles were also busy. Recent mix work in Studios A and B includes Mary J. Blige with Hi- Tek and Brian Stanley; Faith Evans with Sean "P Diddy" Combs and Paul Logus; Lil' J with EZ -LP and Doug Wilson; Fat Joe with Rob Tewlow and Wilson; Blu Cantrell with Ron Lawrence and Steve Dent; and Kelly Price with Mario Winans and Paul Logus. ß.4.10E. Violent Femmes frontman Gor- TOP ei fing as don Gano was in Studio A at Kampo Studios with temporarily reformed band the Bogmen. Three tracks were cut for a limited- edition CD to ON TOP benefit the Secret Smiles organiza- OF tion. Producer/engineer Bonzai cap- tured the session on Studio A's Stud- er A820 24 -track tape machine. THE CHARTS Secret Smiles will distribute funds 01 aunt male directly to the families of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. FOR OVER Kampo chief engineer Greg Thompson tracked sludge rockers Girder directly to Pro Tools, en- abling the recording of 17 songs in 30 YEARS. Deeper. Broader. Bigger. Better. just three days. Indie rockers Ce- Fran complete chart stats to full menthead also tracked and mixed a artist facts, no one delivers the forthcoming three -song EP to Pro details on the Billboard charted hits Tools, with Thompson and co-pro- like we do. Single by single. Album ducer Shay Lynch at the helm. MINIM St Earth, Wind & Fire founding II...,..Ta by album. Year by year. Chart by member Philip Bailey locked out the chart. Book after book, packed with North Room Bennett at Studios in all you need to know about every Englewood, N.J., to record his forth- coming release for Heads Up Records. charted recording. The sessions were produced by Bob Belden and engineered by Robert Get 3n top of it all at Friedrich and Bennett Studios' Dave 800 - 827 -9810 (U.S.) or Kowalski with Tim Stritmater and ALBU -1 - 251 -5408 Mark Fraunfelder assisting. Guest CHAR -5 262 (Canada /Foreign) or musicians included drummer Billy www.recordresearch.com Killson, guitarist Marlon Graves, Myron McKinley on keys, David Dyson and Ira Coleman on bass, and Don Alias on percussion.

NASHVILLE East Iris Studios has announced the appointment of Jan Greenfield as studio manager. Previously with the Moraine Music Group, Green- field arrives at East Iris as the facil- :OEI WHRßURN PRESENTS TIE LOES WHITIURN'S ity begins an upgrade to Studio B, which will include an enlarged con- Billbearsl. trol room featuring a Solid State Logic 4000 E- Series console. Recent clients in Studio A include Eagle - Samba Wes Mu Eye Cherry and Jewel, with produc- 191115 I98111991 er /engineer John Kurzweg; actor/ Bllkioo d musician Billy Bob Thornton with co- producer Ricky Scruggs and engineer Ron "Snake" Reynolds;

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Michon Plays Major Role In Creating French Soundtracks

BY JIM BESSMAN do. "That means you have to [talk to] everyone involved. If there aren't NEW YORK- French hit film Amé- the director many times in order to enough people in your office, it's USÏCTM lie, which was released in the U.S. to find the best music to fit his movie," simply not possible." great acclaim in November, is Michon says. "This is why we try as AWARDS AND MORE AWARDS: The Joplin) and "Sorry, Wrong Number," backed by an enchanting Virgin much as possible to be involved in WORKING HAND IN HAND National Academy of Recording a new tune inked for the recently Records soundtrack that has topped the process, from the initial reading Michon notes that BMG Music Arts and Sciences New York chap- career -rejuvenated Tate. the French album charts. of the script-which [is usually] two Vision enjoys close publishing rela- ter's annual Heroes Award cere- Also receiving a Lifetime Achieve- The film was scored by BMG years before shooting. We then try tionships with such French film pro- mony Dec. 4 at the Roosevelt Hotel ment Award was Kansas City blues Music Publishing France com- duction companies as Arena honored Carole King and Song- songwriter /pianist/bandleader Jay poser Yann Tiersen, and the Films -for which he music- super- writers Hall of Fame president McShann. Laurence O'Keefe, who music was supervised by the com- vised Léos Carax's 1999 entry Pola Linda Moran -not to mention wrote the music and lyrics for the pany's Eric Michon, rather than a X. This featured a score by Scott Kiss and hip -hop entrepreneur musical Bat Boy, picked up the studio functionary. Walker of '60s British pop group the Russell Simmons. Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. "In the U.S., the budget dedicat- Walker Brothers and a song written Presenting the award to King, ed to a soundtrack is quite huge," for the soundtrack album by Sonic Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob FRIEDMAN'S FOLLIES: In addition explains Michon, director of BMG Youth. He's now supervising Demon Thomas said, "If a radio station were to Kinky Friedman's annual mys- Music Vision -the film and TV Lover by Irma Vep director Olivier to play her million -selling songs tery novel (Steppin' on a Rainbow, music marketing and licensing arm Assayas, which also stars Sonic starting today, they'd still be playing Simon & Schuster), the infamous of BMG Music Publishing France. Youth on the soundtrack. them in the year 2157." country singer /songwriter is rep- BMG Music Vision has acted as "We sent [Sonic Youth] the script, Moran, who is also special advisor resented in bookstores by the music supervisor for a number of and they wrote music after reading to both the CEO and the co -COO of simultaneously published Kinky film projects, including Amélie, for it. Olivier used the music on the set AOL Time Warner, was saluted by Friedman's Guide to Texas Eti- which it acquired worldwide distri- to inspire him to shoot it," Michon AOL Time Warner CEO Gerald quette, or How to Get to Heaven or bution for the soundtrack on Virgin. says. "Then every two weeks [he'd Levin, as well as her acknowledged Hell Without Going Through Dal- "But that's not the case in send] footage back to Sonic Youth, mentor, BMI president/CEO Frances las -Fort Worth (HarperCollins). France or Europe, so there's not and they'd keep writing music and Preston -who rightly described her Among the more musical high- much opportunity for having a It's far more than exchanging ideas while Olivier con- as a "Rolodex on speed." lights are the following: music supervisor within the movie just selling the tinued shooting. It's a very intelli- Things you never hear a real [production] team," Paris -based gent way of working with a band." Texan say: "I think that song needs Michon continues. "So, more and synchronization Prior to founding BMG Music more French horn." more, the music supervisor is corn- Vision, Michon ran his own indie LBJ's favorite song during his ing either from the record compa- rights to tracks.' label, then signed on as marketing presidency: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' ny or company." manager for Barclay /Universal on My Head." publishing -ERIC MICHON, BMG MUSIC VISION Records France. He went indie Texas bumper sticker: "What would AN EVOLVING ROLE again in 1993 as a film music super- Ernest Tubb have done ?" The role of music publisher has to take a position on the music and visor and worked on such hit films Description of Willie Nelson: "I evolved from mere song licensing work alongside the composer and as Poussières de Vie (Dust of Life) see Willie Nelson as a storybook agent to now involve actively pitch- director during the shooting and and Rai, whose theme song was a gingerbread man: born into pover- ing songs to film directors. But then come back when they're doing top 30 hit in France. ty, rich in the coin of the spirit, Michon has gone a step further by the editing. It can take a year- and -a- While at Barclay /Universal, Mi- ephemeral and timeless, fragile and acting as a music supervisor and half altogether." chon facilitated the label's rai star strong, beautiful beyond words and working closely with the director in Michon's experience on Amélie, Cheb Khaled's involvement in music, healing the broken hearts creating a soundtrack. he says, was "quite special," in that Bertrand Blier's 1993 Un, Deux, of other people and sometimes, To this end, Michon founded BMG director Jean- Pierre Jeunet is a long- Trois, Soleil (One, Two, Three, Sun) Meanwhile, on Dec. 6, the ASCAP just maybe, his own as well." Music Vision in 1994. The division time friend, and composer Tiersen soundtrack. Michon says, "That's Foundation presented its awards and Future country fiddler great has since supervised the sound- is a BMG writer. when I discovered the relationship scholarships at a ceremony at the Johnny Gimble's mother's admoni- tracks to some of the most success- "Jean- Pierre asked me to join the [between] music and cinema." Walter Reade Theater in New York tion after him telling her, "Mama, ful recent French films, including adventure and help make things Now, Michon notes, "my role City. The high point came when, at when I grow up, I'm gonna be a this year's two top -grossing titles - happen, including dealing with changes on every movie, because ASCAP president Marilyn Bergman's musician ": "Make up your mind, La Vérité, Si Je Mens (Would I Lie to lawyers, sorting out technical each one is a different story with a prodding, the foundation's Richard son, because you can't do both." You ?) and Amélie-as well as previ- [recording] problems, and helping new director and production com- Rodgers Award winner Richard Adler As in Friedman's novels, Texas ous successes Harry, Un Ami Qui the production and record company pany-since in France and Europe, performed a medley of his hits (many Etiquette mixes poignancy with Vous Veut du Bien (With a Friend have worldwide exploitation of the all movies are independent and not cleffed in collaboration with the late hilarity. Both are present in the Like Harry); Jet Set; and Ma Vie en album by [facilitating] collabora- studio productions." Jerry Ross), including the Tony Ben- chapter, "Wanted: The Real Urban Rose (My Life in Pink). tions between local movie distribu- With his record company back- nett classic "Rags to Riches," Rose- Cowboy," which recounts his own "We're not only here to sell the tors and record company affiliates," ground and his awareness of the mary Clooney's "Hey There," and country music experiences with producers and directors some music, Michon says. "It looks like a world- consumer value of soundtrack al- "Whatever Lola Wants" from the his notorious band, the Texas Jew - but to help make the soundtracks wide success -which is not some- bums in the U.S., Michon also looks Tony Award -winning Broadway show boys. But he also recalls how his happen," says Michon, who reports thing we're used to in France, to be to bolster the profile of the Euro- Damn Yankees. final University of Texas at Austin to BMG Music Publishing France honest -but Jean -Pierre said that pean film soundtrack, both as a sim- "I'm glad I don't have an animal thesis compared the symbolism of managing director Stéphane Berlow. people talk about the music and ilar marketing tool and an inde- act to follow," Adler said, admitting the Elizabeth Barrett Browning "We find the composer, go into the what a really great soundtrack it is pendent product. to owning the "world's worst voice" poem "How Do I Love Thee? Let studio with the composer, and stay [everywhere he goes]." "Most of the time, the music in but wowing the packed room never- Me Count the Ways" with Mel there with the director when the Few publishing companies have the movie is also the music on the theless. Another special treat was Tillis' song lyric "I got the hoss music is edited on the movie. So it's committed to the film supervision record," Michon notes of European provided by Lifetime Achievement and you got the saddle, let's ride, far more than just selling the syn- function as heavily as BMG Music soundtrack discs. "In the U.S., Award winner Jerry Ragovoy, who ride, ride." He further relates how chronization rights to tracks." Vision, says Michon, who is assist- sometimes you have music for the played piano for his fellow Philadel- he arrived in Nashville, where he Another significant difference, ed by three staffers. "It's hard for film and then music for the record. phian, the great '60s and '70s R &B learned the first commandment of Michon notes, is that American film one person to be everywhere at the I think it's interesting for us to singer Howard Tate, on Tate's Rag - the Gospel according to the late directors rarely enjoy "final cut" sta- same time -at the shooting, in the develop that kind of idea, as Léos ovoy-written classic "Get It While Chet Atkins: Honor thy producer tus, while in Europe they generally studio, and spending time with did in Pola X." You Can" (later covered by Janis and thy publisher.

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1 Lit 1 V2 Reshapes And Downsizes Tashiro Aims To Bring `Mini Major' Sets Its Sights On Becoming An `Independent' Indie Hits Back To Funhouse BY ADAM HOWORTH much of his early career at Virgin.) six months at the most. BY STEVE McCLURE of the R &D department, responsible LONDON -V2 Music Group will be After learning of V2's problems, Regarding speculation that Griffiths 'TOKYO -With a new executive team for seeking out new talent, the A&R1 in a transition pattern for the next six Navin says he "wrote to Richard [Bran- might materialize at V2, Navin, while and A&R strategy in place, BMG Fun- department (developing new acts months as it attempts to reshape - son], saying if he needed someone to professing admiration for his former house president Hidehiko Tashiro is together with production agencies), and downsize-its operations. help, I was happy to offer my services. boss -"he has talents I can only dream aiming to turn the Japanese label and the A &R2 department (working That transition follows the Dec. 4 of'- responds, "Who knows? I didn't back into a hitmaking entity. with established domestic acts). announcement of the departure of come in here as a messenger or her- "The main objective of this com- "In this way we can develop the founder and CEO Jeremy Pearce and `I don't want ald. I see myself in the role of John the pany is to expand our market share company much more quickly," Tashiro the subsequent appointment of a new to talk about Baptist: `There comes one after me and become a real international says. "In the last two months, we've seven- strong management team whose sandal strap I am not worthy to major in Japan within three years," received lots of phone calls from major headed by former BMG Europe VP of numbers-these stoop down and loose.' " Tashiro says. The label, which has producers, production companies, and operations Stephen Navin. Navin's In his e-mail to staff, Branson admit- 222 employees, claims a share of management companies pledging first day in the office was Dec. 10, aren't numbers, ted that W would be cutting its roster, about 4% of the Japanese market. 100% support for our new manage- which, he concedes to Billboard, was they're people.' although Navin says it is too early to Tashiro's three top lieutenants are ment." Tashiro took over former man- enjoyable but "pretty bloody." comment on individual acts. "I've just executive VP Shoji Doyama, senior aging director /executive VP Katsumi The most recent accounts for V2 -STEPHEN NAVIN, gone through the artist roster, and director of domestic A&R Kenya Yam- "Jack" Matsumura's A&R/marketing Music (Holdings) show operating loss- V2 MUSIC GROUP there are some very exciting things amoto, and senior dir- supervisory duties fol- es in the three years to June 2000 of coming up. Signing [U.K. pop act] Lib- ector of international lowing the latter's Sept. £92 million ($130 million) and pretax erty was a bold venture, and [U.K. rock A &R Yoshikazu Tera- 30 departure from the losses of £124 million ($175 million), We had lunch, and he asked if I was band] the Stereophonics' success has shima. All three report company to become according to the latest edition of Media interested in being parachuted into been phenomenal." He also singles out to Tashiro and are president/CEO of Nip- Research Publishing's U.K. Record V2." In a role akin to the one he held at Filipino artist Billy Crawford, who has members of the BMG pon Columbia. Industry Annual Survey. BMG, Navin says, "I am Richard's rep- enjoyed success in France. "My job in Funhouse board. "We plan to form a resentative- therefore I suppose I am the short term," he says, "is to [pump] Doyama, who until number of strategic NEW STRUCTURE the acting CEO." people up about our great acts." April 2000 was BMG partnerships with The announcement of Pearce's Of that £124 million deficit, Navin Funhouse VP of cor- many companies," departure was followed two days later `SOME JOB LOSSES' says it can be turned around with one porate development Tashiro says. "We're by a V2 statement outlining the new In an e -mail circulated to staff at big -selling record. "You can't budget for and planning (online looking at almost all management structure. Comprising the time of the management team an- luck, but when you least expect it, lady and sales), returned to genres, except enka "V2 general managers [from] across nouncement, Branson warned of luck comes knocking at your door." the company Nov. 1 [Japanese ballads]." the world," the structure includes "some job losses around the world" as In addition to the Stereophonics, after serving as presi- BMG Funhouse cur- Sophie Zannettacci (France), Andy a result of restructuring to combat Moby is a key act for V2, which has the dent/CEO of Internet business hold- rently has 25 domestic acts on its ros- Gershon (U.S.), David Steele (U.K.), "competition from the Internet, artist for North America and Japan. ing company @JapanMedia, which ter. The label recently lost its biggest - Willy Ehmann (Germany), Henk mobile -phone usage, satellite televi- (Elsewhere, he is contracted to the partnered with MTV Networks Inter- selling domestic act, female vocalist Eigenbrood (Benelux), and Helen sion, [and] games." Navin concedes U.K.'s Mute Records.) The latter's head national in the MTV Japan joint ven- Misia, who is now signed to Avex. McLaughlin (Scandinavia). In the that layoffs will have to happen of international, Donna Vergier, says ture (Billboard, Dec. 30, 2000). Domestic repertoire accounts for some because "our revenue is not good she was unaware of V2's restructuring, "My new role [at BMG Funhouse] 70% of BMG Funhouse's sales. enough to support expenditure." but adds, "I don't really see it changing is a more overall one, supporting Navin refutes speculation that V2's our relationship. We discuss release the president/CEO," Doyama says. A TOUGH YEAR 230 employees might be whittled down plans with Moby and share ideas with "The challenge for us is to try to Asked to comment on a recent to as few as 70 before the new year, but V2 in America. Moby's deal with V2 is strengthen A &R." American press report that claimed records adds, "I don't want to talk about num- direct -Mute is not involved in any Meanwhile, Tashiro, who is keenly BMG Funhouse had racked up losses bers-these aren't numbers, they're way, shape, or form. If something hap- aware of BMG's need to beef up its of more than $3.7 million for the year statement, Richard Branson -who people." But he acknowledges that lay- pens to V2, we would work with who- domestic repertoire, has set up a so far -instead of making a project- formed V2 five years ago with Pearce offs will be made "as soon as possible. ever Moby works with in America." three-tiered A &R structure. It consists ed $3.5 million profit- Tashiro says at the helm -commented: "I am It's better people know sooner rather he doesn't know where such figures delighted to welcome Stephen Navin than later-then we can get on with come from. Still, he acknowledges to the team. It is always great to work pumping people up." that 2001 has been tough. with someone again who you enjoyed Navin thinks V2's mistake was "try- Tashiro has been president of working with so much in the past." ing to be a mini major. We should be a BMG's Japanese affiliate since Nov- Navin rejoins Branson after serving very `independent' independent. In a ember 1998; he was a surprise as former BMG Europe president small company, energy can radiate choice, since the former direct - Richard Griffiths' deputy for three around the thing very quickly. The marketing executive did not have years. There, Navin says, he acted "as team here knows what I'm about, and any music industry experience. his right -hand troubleshooter," includ- Jeremy [Pearce] will be helping me From January 2002, he will report ing a stint as caretaker president of over the next period deal with out- to Sydney-based Tim Prescott, who BMG France until Bruno Gerentes standing problems." was recently appointed senior VP of took over in September 1998. When What is crucial for V2, Navin says, is BMG Asia Pacific (Billboard Bul- Griffiths was fired in June by BMG that "people know there is someone letin, Nov. 16), replacing Michael Entertainment president/CEO Rolf running the company who is compe- Smellie, who recently moved to New Schmidt-Holtz, Navin confides that he tent for the short -to- medium -term. I York City to become COO of BMG "was so incensed by how [Griffiths] was will stay as long as necessary to man- Entertainment (Billboard, June 30). treated -we had achieved our budget age the business so it becomes prof- As part of his job, Prescott visits for that year for the Central European itable and the people here can start to Tokyo once a month on average. territories -that I fell on my sword." have some fun." Despite a reluctance A Corr-dial Reception. At the recent TMF Vlaanderen Awards in Ghent, Bel- Prescott says recent changes at Previously, Navin worked for 19 to speculate how long that may be, the gium, Warner Music Belgium (WMB) staffers presented gold albums to the BMG Funhouse have been "driven by years at the senior management executive points to "another project in Corrs for sales exceeding 25,000 units of their album The Best of the Corrs. necessity and market conditions, but level for both Virgin Records and the middle of next year, [which] I'm Pictured, from left, are WMB product manager Elke Koninckx and marketing mainly by the long -term opportuni- manager Eric Lahey; the band's Andrea, Caroline, and Sharon Corr; WMB GM the Virgin Group's video arm, Vir- not going to tell you about " -sug- ties that we see, despite the current Erik Vink; and the band's Jim Corr. gin Vision. (Griffiths also spent gesting his tenure at V2 can only be difficult market conditions."

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 35 www.americanradiohistory.com Growing Interest In DVD Means NEWSLINE... Sales Up, Borro wing Down At HM V Australian Record Industry Assn. (ARIA) executive BY TOM FERGUSON does not expect to see any swift im- director Emmanuel Candi, who recently an- LONDON- Increasing public en- provement in such heavily tourism/ nounced his resignation from the labels body thusiasm for the DVD and the con- export- driven markets as Singapore after 13 years (Billboard Bulletin, Dec. 6), will join tinued strength of the U.K music and Hong Kong, both affected by the Sony Music Entertainment Australia Jan. 29, retail sector helped HMV Media post-Sept. 11 downturn in air travel. 2002, as GM of human resources and business Group turn in a positive -looking set "It's a tough old market there." strategy. It had been expected that Candi would of results in the first half of its cur- return to the law practice he had before joining rent financial year-as well as sub- REDUCED BORROWING ARIA in 1989. He says, "The end of the year coin- stantially reduce its borrowing in Giles says that one "very signif- cided with the completion of a couple of impor- the second quarter. icant" achievement in the second tant issues that I had driven for some years. A new Despite its performance, HMV quarter of the group's trading year set of issues starts next year, which will need a Media Group chief executive Alan was the reduction of its borrowing few years' commitment to follow through, and I Giles remains cagey about the pos- by £94 million ($134 million) to think it's the best time to leave." At Sony, Candi sibility of a stock market flotation of £473.1 million ($674 million). replaces Greg Lockhart, who relocated to Europe with the company some the company. "The current market Although the company still has a months ago. Candi and Sony CEO /chairman Denis Handlin have already conditions would render that impos- In North America, HMV is trading "reasonably high" debt level, he enjoyed a close working relationship: Handlin is chairman of ARIA. sible," he says. EMI and investment through difficult times in the Cana- insists that "we are no longer the CHRISTIE ELIEZER group Advent International each dian market. Although overall sales `highly- borrowed' company we currently hold a 42.5% share of in the second quarter were down once were." The board of French labels body SNEP has voted to retain Gilles Bressand as HMV Media Group; the company's from £42.5 million ($60.8 million) A key element in that reduction, interim president. Bressand, president of Paris -based indie label XIII Bis management team holds 15 %. to £39.9 million ($57.1 million), Giles says, has been "managing Records, was named interim president in June after the trade group failed to In the six months prior to Oct. 27, comparable- stores sales growth rose our stocks more effectively, across elect a president to replace the departed Marc Lumbroso, president of EMI the U.K -based international retail 3.2 %, which Giles says was "very the business." The group has also France (Billboard Bulletin, June 11). During his new term -the length of group saw sales rise 9.3% over the much driven" by DVD. been "quite stringent" with its which has not been specified -Bressand is expected to draft a reform of the same period in 2000, to £699 million In the Asia Pacific region, Giles capital expenditure. organization, "most notably with regards to the creation of a position of a ($996 million). After taking finance salaried president," according to a statement. Several prominent SNEP mem- charges into account, the group's bers have recently been lobbying for a paid, rather than elected, president. loss on ordinary activities before tax- EMMANUEL LEGRAND ation was £15.9 million ($22.7 mil- lion), reduced from £34 million N.Z. Tries To Fight Piracy Gavin Ward, managing director of the Leading Edge chain of independent ($48.5 million) during the same retailers, has been re- elected for another year as chairman of the Australian period in 2000. Music Industry Lights Fire Under Bootleggers Music Retailers Assn. (AMRA). Toombul Music's Barry Bull is named deputy chair, while Mall Music's Geoff Bonouvrie is appointed public officer/treasur- HMV EUROPE BY JOHN FERGUSON may be used to copy CDs. er. Also on the board are HMV product director Pete Smith, ChaosMusic CEO Almost all of the first -half sales AUCKLAND, New Zealand -If you While there are signs that profes- Rob Appel, and director of Abels Music Ross Gengos. AMRA executive direc- growth came from music merchant copy CDs, you'll get your fingers burnt. sional bootleggers are starting to look tor Robert Walker is leaving the body to become director of marketing devel- HMV Europe. That division, with That's the stark message the New at the New Zealand marketplace, Glad - opment at San Diego-based National Assn. of Music Merchants (NAMM). Start- 140 stores in the U.K. and Ireland Zealand record industry is sending the ing says the biggest problem is teen- ing Jan. 3, 2002, he reports to NAMM president Joe Lamond. Melbourne -based and three in Germany, had sales of public with the launch of its first -ever agers burning CDs to sell to their Walker is currently executive officer of the Australian Music Assn., and this £303 million ($432 million) -up campaign against music piracy. friends in small quantities: 'We're say- year he was co-chair of the Global Entertainment Retailers Assn. from £245 million ($349 million) in Labels body the ing CD piracy is ille- CHRISTIE ELIEZER 2000. Comparable- stores sales Recording Industry gal, and it's rife in growth at HMV Europe was 17.8 %. Assn. of New Zealand our own backyard. Universal Music Sweden has launched a consumer- oriented information Web HMV has 322 music stores in nine (RIANZ) has just un- "Because everyone site designed to promote classical, folk, jazz, soundtracks, and DVDs from the countries worldwide. veiled a major new is doing it, there's a Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Emarcy, Verve, and Sonet Folkmusik The group's troubled U.K. book - initiative under the perception [that] it's labels. The site, at iclassics.se, offers consumers the opportunity to buy spe- selling chain, the 199 -store Water - banner Burn and Get OK," Glading contin- cific Universal catalog items through Gothenburg -based e- tailer Skivhugget. stone's, showed some signs of im- Burnt, which is designed to educate the ues. "Ask your kids what goes on at Other merchants are being offered the opportunity to place their own "shop- proved health during the first half, New Zealand public that music piracy school, and they'll tell you about the ping baskets" on the site, giving consumers a choice of e-tailer. Sophie Pier Fed- with sales up from £178.7 million and copying particularly through the very latest releases selling for $10 New erici, Universal Music Sweden label manager for classical and jazz, oversees ($254.6 million) in 2000 to £181.6 use of CD burners-is illegal. The logo Zealand ($4) at school. And the mar- the site, which also carries information about new releases, artist biographies, million ($258.8 million) and com- will appear on CD cases, point -of-sale ket is growing so fast [that] prices are links to other Web sites, and concert schedules. KAI R. LOFTHUS parable- stores sales growth of 2.3 %. material, and music company adver- dropping to $5 New Zealand ($2) -or Giles describes HMV's perform- tising. Under the existing copyright so my 12 -year-old tells me." Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL) executive chair- .. ance in Europe as "a huge credit to legislation here, even copying for The emphasis of the campaign is man Fran Nevrkla has finished putting together the [HMV Europe managing director] personal use is prohibited. on education, but RIANZ will also U.K. collecting society's senior management team David Pryde and the team." In Illustrating the swift rise in CD -R assist the police in prosecuting within a year of joining the London -based body. Tania Europe -primarily the U.K.-Giles copying, RIANZ estimates that piracy offenders, who face fines ranging Smythe joins PPL as finance director from mobile -phone content serv- says, "the level of growth would could cost the business up to $95 mil- from $10,000 New Zealand ($4,150) ice MVIVA, where she was financial controller. Additionally, Graham probably be about half of what we're lion New Zealand ($39 million) this to $150,000 New Zealand ($62,000) Parsons, previously a senior consultant at Centrica/British Gas Trad- reporting were it not for DVD." He year; in 2000 - according to Interna- and imprisonment of up to three ing, takes the new post of director of information technology. Both adds, "DVD will be fantastically tional Federation of the Phonographic months. Glading says that another Smythe and Parsons report to Nevrkla, who now takes the title of chair - strong this Christmas." Industry estimates -the piracy level possibility is to set up an anti- piracy man/CEO. Meanwhile, Tony Clark, director of licensing, and Dominic In HMV North America (mainly was less than 10% of the New Zealand force in conjunction with other McGonigal, director of strategy and business development, have been Canada) and HMV Asia Pacific, the market, which was worth $192.2 mil- industries, such as software and video. appointed to the PPL board. LARS BRAN DLE first -half picture was less rosy. North lion New Zealand ($80 million) at Sean Coleman, managing direc- American sales fell from £83.8 mil- retail. But there are no concrete figures tor of Sounds, New Zealand's biggest For the Record: The responsibility for Universal Music International's lion ($119 million) to £82.7 million on the levels of piracy in New Zealand. specialist music chain, confirms that affiliates in Switzerland and Austria is held by Vico Antippas in his role ($117.8 million), despite compara- RIANZ president Michael Glading, sales have recently been affected by as executive VP /C00 of Universal Music Germany/Switzerland/Austria ble- stores sales growth of 2.8 %. who is also managing director of Sony piracy. He adds that the chain is also and not as stated in the Dec. 15 issue of Billboard; Tim Renner is presi- Sales also dropped in Asia -Pacific, Music New Zealand, says that between being forced to review its customer dent/CEO of Universal Music Germany. At Warner Music Europe, the from £132.2 million ($188.4 mil- 130,000 and 200,000 blank CD -Rs are returns practices in view of evidence responsibility for its Swiss affiliate is held by managing director Chris lion) to £131.5 million ($187.4 mil- sold in the country every month. Al- suggesting that people are buying Wepfer; for its Austrian affiliate, it is held by managing director Manfred lion); comparable -store sales growth though not all are used for illegal pur- CDs, burning them, and then taking Lappe, who is also president of Warner Music Eastern Europe. there fell 1 %. poses, he says, one in two discs sold them back for a refund.

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,aw ISTICHTING MEGATOP 100112/10/01 IIRMA/CHART TRACK) 12/07ro1 Music SINGLES 2 L'AMOUR TOUJOURS(II'LL FLY WITH YOU) SINGLES Media GIGI DAGOSTINO MEDIA WHAT IF 4 KATE WINSLET LIBERTY/EMI ENRIQUE IGLESIAS INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL SWEET CAROLINE 1 HAPPY DUSTIN UME Music Pulse.. SITA JIVE/ZOMBA EUROCHART 3 ZIJ MAAKT HET VERSCHIL QUEEN OF MY HEART WESTUFE RCA g t7 POEMAS SONY HIVES OF ACTIVITY: Sweden's hot TOO CAN DANCE: Universal Malaysia 5 I'M REAL HAVE YOU EVER JENNIFER LOPEZ FEATURING JA RULE EPIC /SONY S CLUB POLYDOR band the Hives are rapidly expand- has signed popular feng shui writer Eurocharts are compiled by Music HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS ing their international appeal. Veni Lillian Too, who has sold 6 million STEREOPHONICS V2 & Media from the national singles 3 ANASTACIA FREAK OF NATURE EPIC /SONY Vidi Vicious was released on indie hardback books in 21 languages. and album of 18 Euro- ALBUMS sales charts 1 K3 Burning Heart Records in April 2000 Her latest book, Lillian Too's Irre- TELE-ROMEO BMG 1 ROBBIE WILLIAMS pean countries. SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING CHRYSALIS 2 ROBBIE WILLIAMS and has sold 100,000 copies sistible Feng Shui Magic, was pub- SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING EMI 2 WESTLIFE Europe. Now, a re- lished by HarperCollins. Her debut 4 ANDREA BOCELLI WORLD OF OUR OWN RCA throughout CIEU DI TOSCANA UNIVERSAL 3 GABRIELLE vamped version of the album -titled album, Lillian Too: Easy Feng Shui QUEEN DREAMS CAN COME TRUE GO!BEAT/POLYDOR THE PLATINUM COLLECTION EMI Your New Favourite Band-has Narrated to Music, mixes Too's nar- 5 DUSTIN MUSIC & MEDIAI 12/22/01 ( DUSTIN'S GREATEST HITS EMI taken the U.K. by storm, shifting rations with music composed by 4 ROD STEWART 25,000 units since its November members of production house S JEDEN THE STORY SO FAR-THE VERY BEST OF WARNER BROS. CANT GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Music. to radio KYUE MINOGUE PARLOPHONE Schtung First track

-' Nw BECAUSE I GOT HIGH is "Dance Your Cares Away," which AFROMAN UNIVERSAL g3 (cLFllvmro, HERO SINGLES includes a sample from Lee Ann ENRIQUE IGLESIAS INTERSCOPE AIJSTR 2 LIFE Womack's "I Hope You Dance." FALLIN' E -TYPE STOCKHOLM ALICIA KEYS J Malaysia direc- 1 ROCKA PA! Universal managing FROM SARAH WITH LOVE MARKOOUO VS. THE HOPPERS BONNIER (AUSTRIAN IFPI /AUSTRIA TOP 40112/11/0 l SARAH CONNOR EPIC tor Ian Ng says that Too has a 3 HEY BABY (UUH AAH) LA MUSIQUE DJ OTZI CMC SINGLES "legion of followers" based in the STAR ACADEMY ISLAND 5 HERO I BELIEVE ENRIQUE IGLESIAS INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL India. Universal Music PAID MY DUES BRO'SIS UNIVERSAL West and ANASTACIA EPIC 4 CANT GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Asia Pacific VP Hans Ebert says, GOTTA GET THRU THIS KYUEMINOGUE EMI 1 BECAUSE I GOT HIGH DANIEL BEOINGFIELD RELENTLESS/MINISTRY ARTOMAN T-BONESAINIVERSAL ALBUMS "When I started working this proj- FAMILY AFFAIR 2 FROM SARAH WITH LOVE MARY J. BUGE MCA 1 MARKOOLIO SARAH CONNOR SONY ect, I was already aware that she TJOCK OCH LYCKUG BONNIER WHAT IF WIR KIFFEN KATE WINSLET UBERTY/EMI had sold over 6 million copies of ANASTACIA STEFAN RAAB EDEL FREAK OF NATURE EPIC release on Alan McGee's Poptones her books. It made sense to tap this HOT MOVER S 2 E -TYPE ATLANTIS EUROFOREVER STOCKHOLM NO ANGELS UNIVERSAL MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR imprint. But the group became the market and see if we could reach SOPHIE EWS-BEXTOR POLYDOR 3 ANDREA BOCELLI CIELI DI TOSCANA UNIVERSAL ALBUMS label's hottest act just as Poptones a niche market that really isn't I BELIEVE 4 1 BRO'SIS POLYDOR WESTLIFE ROBBIE WILLIAMS STEVEN PATRICK WORLD OF OUR OWN BMG SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING EMI hit a financial crisis and axed its that niche." WIR KIFFEN STEFAN RAAB EDEL 2 KIDDY CONTEST FINALISTEN entire work force (Billboard, Dec. 8). HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS KIDDY CONTESTVOL 7 BMG The Vicious album has also been TOP OF THE IRISH: A compilation of STEREOPHONICS V2 SWITZERLAND 3 ANASTACIA ATLANTIS FREAK OF NATURE EPIC/SONY released in Australia on Shock the most popular Irish pop /rock NO ANGELS ZEIGEIST/POLYDOR Wtel' NEW SARAH CONNOR Records, in Japan by NC, and by Epi- songs of the past 30 years has gone ALBUMS 5 3 (MEDIA CONTROL SWITZERLAND) 12/11/01 GREEN EYED SOUL SONY taph in the U.S. "It got weird, platinum in Ireland, selling more SINGLES HELMUT LOTTI just ROBBIE WILLIAMS A CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS WITH HELMUT LOTT EMI SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING CHRYSALIS -. 1 M.U.S.I.C. because we're getting bigger all the than 20,000 units. The double -CD - TEARS UNIVERSAL ANASTACIA frontman Nowlin' Pelle says. is the brainchild of radio DJ Tom FREAK OF NATURE EPIC 2 HERO time," PINK FLOYD ENRIQUE IGLESIAS INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL "We've been all over Europe, pretty Dunne, presenter of the evening ECHOES -THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD EMI 4 FROM SARAH WITH LOVE ANDREA BOCELLI SARAH CONNOR SONY "!.LGIIJM/WALLONIA much. Now we've done our first rock show Pet Sounds on Today FM CIEU DI TOSCANA SUGAR/POLYDOR 3 BECAUSE I GOT HIGH AFROMAN T- BONES/UNIVERSAL American tour. We're getting a great and former frontman of much -loved STING

. ALL THIS TIME R&M 5 CANT GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD (PROMUVI)12/12/01 response." After a New Year's gig in Irish band Something Happens. MADONNA KYUE MINOGUE EMI GHV2 MAVERICK/VVARNER a final The featured on Tom Dunne's BROS. ALBUMS Australia and swing through songs BEE GEES 1 ANASTACIA LA MUSIQUE Norway and Finland, the Hives plan 30 Best Irish Hits were chosen in a THEIR GREATEST HITS -THE RECORD POLYDOR FREAK OF NATURE EPIC/SONY STAR ACADEMY ISLAND/UNIVERSAL LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY 2 ROBBIE WILLIAMS to have a break in spring 2002 to poll by his show's audience and rep- WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE BAY MID CMOIPOLYDOR SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING EMI SOUS LE VENT GAROU & CEUNE DION SONY write songs for a new album, which resent an overview of modern Irish SARAH CONNOR 5 SARAH CONNOR GREEN EYED SOUL D- CELUEPIC GREEN EYED SOUL SONY LES MOTS will be recorded in the summer. music, ranging from early Van Mor- GABRIELLE 3 PINK FLOYD MYLENE FARMER & SEAL UNIVERSAL DREAMS CAN COME TRUE GO, BEAT/POLYDOR ECHOES -THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD EMI JEFFREY DE HART rison through Thin Lizzy and CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD MELANIE sTTHORNTON KYUE MINOGUE EMI NEW En Horslips and on to U2 and Paul ON A TOUS BESOIN D'AMOUR STONES BIRTHDAY BOX: The official Brady. As well as highlighting the JOHNNY HALLYOAY & CLEMENCE AMC line from Rolling obvious international successes of 2 MYLENE FARMER the Stones LES MOTS UNIVERSAL camp -which was repeated when such acts as Sinéad O'Connor and 1 JEAN -JACQUES GOLDMAN this correspondent recently inter- Ash, the poll proves the enduring COMMON CURRENCY CHANSONS POUR LES PIEDS SONY Nov. 13 PASCAL OBISPO viewed Mick Jagger (Billboard, popularity of such quirky domestic MILLÉSIME (LIVE 00/011 SONY 24) -is that it is too early to an- acts as the Sultans of Ping and A 4 PINK FLOYD ECHOES-THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD EMI nounce plans for the group's 40th House, neither of whom have had a A weekly scorecard of albums simultaneousy attaining top 10 chart status 5 NEW ZAZIE anniversary celebrations in 2002. significant impact on the overseas in three or more leading w.rld markets. LAZIZANIE UNIVERSAL But in an apparently unguarded charts. Emerging singer/songwriter Repertoire owner: B: HMG, E: EMI, I: Independent,S: Sony, U: Universal, W: Warner aside, guitarist Ron Wood has re- David Kitt, who also appears on the vealed that the event will be marked album, last week presented Dunne MALAYSIA by the release of a boxed set, likely to with a platinum disc before he went feature rarities, studio out -takes, and on the air. NICK KELLY

5 3 (RIMI112oro1 A FIT IST Q Z unreleased live tracks from different 'A CIAS LL Ú ÿ ., Z ALBUMS stages of the band's career. Wood let RUSSIAN DANCE: Studiya Soyuz, LNPSTACIA 2 BACKSTREET BOYS slip that the Stones are already at one of Russia's major record labels, 3 1 THE HITS- CHAPTER ONE JIVE/BMG 'marock music was first

1 MICHAEL JACKSON 7 them to select material. Next year lifted during glasnost. The group Da! rthoutRainl4V 5 INVINCIBLE EPIC/SONY 4 LINKIN PARK marks the 40th anniversary of the became notorious when some live HYBRID THEORY WARNER Stones' first appearance at London's performances saw running battles PI'JC FLOYD 5 JAY CHOU 10 4 1 8 Marquee Club on July 12, 1962, between fans and police. Konstan- choes - The Best of Pink Floyd (E) FANTASY BMG 17 PASCALE MACHAALANI though Wood says the commemora- tin Kinchev, 42, the group's leader NOUR EL CHAMS WARNER tive box is unlikely to be ready until since the band was founded, claims ROME WILLIAMS JACKY CHEUNG 1 6 3 ;wiry When You're Winning (EI JACKY FEVER UNIVERSAL September. He further hinted that the the album's mood is mostly "lyri- 10 RAIHAN release would be accompanied by tour cal," despite its title. DEMI MASA WARNER dates in the fall. NIGEL WILLIAMSON VADIM YURCHENKOV

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www.americanradiohistory.com 4NAI. Record Year In Store Mainstream Embraces Swollen Members Sophomore Battleaxe Disc Wins Wider Success For Underground Hip -Hop Duo For IFPI Platinum Awards BY LARRY LeBLANC Mad Child says, "This album BY PAUL SEXTON 15, 2002, in Dublin, Ireland. TORONTO -The recent enthusi- has more depth from us being LONDON -Even with one more livo U.S. heavy- hitters go straight astic embrace by mainstream friends and `brothers' and from us round of certifications to come for to 2 million: Madonna, with her sec- audiences in Canada of Vancou- traveling around the world." 2001, November's bumper list of ond hits compilation for Maverick/ ver -based hip -hop duo Swollen International Federation of the Warner Bros., GHV2, and Michael Members -alias MCs Mad Child UNLIKELY ALLIANCE Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Plat- Jackson, with Invincible (Epic). and Prevail -means the act has In 1996, during the time he inum Europe qualifiers takes the Aside from Williams, EMI had five assuredly lost its long -held (and lived in San Francisco and annual total higher than it has other 1 million -selling acts in No- coveted) underground status. worked at the Bomb Hip Hop been since the first year of the vember. St. Germain, the nom de The MCs' sophomore album, Shop, Mad Child briefly returned awards in 1996. disque of house music pioneer Bad Dreams, hit streets Nov. 13 in to Vancouver, where he met Pre- Introduced five years ago by the Ludovic Navarre, hits seven figures North America and has since sold vail. Over a late -night meal, the IFPI to recognize European album with his second album, Tourist -a 30,000 copies in Canada and 4,000 two MCs decided to join forces. sales of 1 million units or more, the new victory for EMI's famous Blue units in the U.S., according to It was a surprising pairing, awards were given to 103 albums in Note label. And SourceNirgin's 83- their manager, Jay Clark of Net - because the two are from differ- 1996-a figure yet to be matched. year -old vocalist Henri Salvador has twerk Management. The album, ent quarters of Vancouver's hip - But that inaugural total was boost- shown a clean pair of heels to the released on Mad Child's Battleaxe hop scene. "We were part of dif- ed by the inclusion of all album qual- youthful competition in France, Records label, is distributed in ferent crews [in the city], with ifiers from the previous two years. with Chambre Avec Vue (Room Canada by Nettwerk Productions different circles of people," Mad The rolling total for 2001 has already With a View) also reaching the top and in the U.S. by Caroline Child explains. "We had never reached 88 certifications -more five in Belgium and charting in Records Distribution. It is avail- Upon the release of Balance, crossed paths." than any of the yearly 1997 -2000 Switzerland and Italy. able outside North America via Swollen Members toured the U.K., Swollen Members began test- aggregates-thanks to no fewer than Pink Floyd's Echoes -The Best mail order. U.S., Australia, and Japan, as well ing the international hip -hop 23 new awards of Pink Floyd has The album's lead -off track, as Europe and Canada twice. waters by releasing four 12 -inch being given in rapidly lived up to "Fuel Injected" -also featuring Booked by S.L. Feldman & Associ- singles on Battleaxe, initially dis- ifp November. This PLATINUM EUROPE EMI's high expec- guest MC Moka Only-is receiving ates in Canada and the Agency in tributed by New York City -based makes it the high- tations by reach- strong airplay on both commercial the U.S., the crew starts a three - Fat Beats; the singles sold about est monthly total ing its first i mil- and college radio in Canada. The week U.S. tour Feb. 10, 2002, with 10,000 copies, Mad Child says. in the history of 1,0Oú 0 lion in the month track debuted at No. 44 on the American rap act Tha Liks. "The U.K. embraced us first." the awards. IN RECOGNITION Or SALES W E,ccss OF ONE MILLION of release, while Broadcast Data Systems contem- In March, Balance won a Juno Fourteen of Parlophone's porary hit radio chart for the week Award for best rap recording. The TWELVE -HOUR DAYS those albums make their first "Europeanized" Australian pop ending Dec. 3. Its video is in heavy win was unexpected, because When he's not touring, Mad appearance on the IFPI honor roll. chanteuse Kylie Minogue earns rotation at national music TV Canadian hip -hop is dominated by Child works 12 -hour days at his But pride of place goes to two titles, her first -ever Platinum Europe channel MuchMusic in Canada, as Toronto and its rappers Maestro, Battleaxe office in downtown Van- both on Universal, that qualify for disc with Fever, which spent four well as on MuchMusic U.S.A. Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, K- couver. The 4- year-old label, co- Europewide sales of 6 million units weeks atop the Music & Media "MuchMusic is playing us; OS, and Saukrates. owned with Los Angeles -based each. U2's The Best of 1980 -1990 European Top 100 Albums chart in that's crazy," Mad Child says. "We producer Nucleus, has three full - (Universal Island), released in October and November. still feel we're an underground MATURE SOUND time employees and to date has November 1998, adds a further 1 Minogue's labelmates Gorillaz group. We still have that mental- Though Balance was impres- issued about 10 albums and 30 million sales to the 5 million certi- cap an outstanding year, progress- ity and creative integrity. We're sive, the new album shows that 12 -inch singles. fied the following year. ing from the cartoon concept of just fortunate [that] more people Swollen Members has evolved Battleaxe has provisionally Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is Blur's Damon Albarn and illustrator are finding out about us now." into a mature pairing. While its scheduled 11 albums for release one of two European superstars Jamie Hewlett to a real live act predecessor sounded as if it con- in 2002. These will include indi- appearing on the latest survey whose eponymous debut album can SIGNATURE DUO sisted of solo artists collaborating vidual recordings by the Swollen twice. His new Sugar /Polydor set, now be found in 1 million European Radio presenter Dunner, who on a project, Bad Dreams features Members duo, as well as the Cieli di Toscana (Tuscan Skies), homes. It has also found wider inter- co -hosts the Atomic Picnic pro- a collection of concise, conceptu- Swollen Members album Mon- races to its first 1 million within national success, including reach- gram on modern -rock station al songs ( "Temptation," "Venti- sters in the Closet, featuring weeks of release, while 1996's Ro- ing platinum status in the U.S. CKVX Vancouver, observes: late," and "Camouflage "), as well tracks from the European ver- manza moves to 6 million. R &B was represented in the "Swollen Members is the signa- as such turntable bangers as sion of Balance, plus unissued Robbie Williams also enjoys a November survey by Jamiroquai's A ture of underground Vancouver "Killing Spree," "Deep End," and tracks from Bad Dreams and double victory with new and catalog Funk Odyssey (Sony S2)- repeat- hip- hop." The city, he adds, has a the title track. solo sessions. albums. The EMI: Chrysalis vocalist ing the achievement of its 1999 different -flavored hip -hop scene wins his first IFPI Platinum acco- predecessor, Synkronized and Ali - than elsewhere: "It is a bridge lade for the new smash Swing When cia Keys' (J Records) Songs In A between punk rock and hip- hop." You're Winning and hits 4 million Minor. Minor made its first Euro- Sheila Sullivan, director of with 1998's I've Been Expecting pean mark in Holland and has been music programming for Much - You. Joining that album at quadru- a widespread chart fixture in the Music, says, "Swollen Members ple- platinum is Britney Spears' fourth quarter. could be really huge. They have sophomore effort, Oops! ... I Did It Also from BMG, Westlife's third great writing, great sampling, and Again (Jive /Zomba). album, World of Our Own, sold 1 make great videos. This latest Five albums reached sales of 2 million units, again in the month it video is very cool." million. Destiny's Child doubled entered stores. The award comes Bad Dreams also features guest the tally achieved by the Columbia exactly a year after its sophomore MCs Chali 2Na, Planet Asia, Son release Survivor in May, soon after release, Coast to Coast, performed Doobie, and Buc Fifty. Boosted by its street date. Mercury/Universal's the same feat. To match it, World of mainstream radio airplay of the Bridget Jones's Diary soundtrack Our Own needs to advance to 2 mil- single "Lady Venom" and heavy also continues to perform strong- lion units this month. support by MuchMusic, the duo's ly, with France among the latest Universal had three more 1 mil- 1999 debut album, Balance, has territories to embrace the multi - lion- sellers: One Wild Night 2001 by sold 21,000 units to date in Cana- artist soundtrack. Bon Jovi (Mercury), Nelly Furtado's da. The Battleaxe album was dis- Diamonds Get Polished. London -based chairman/CEO of Universal Music In- Shaggy's Hotshot (MCA/Univer- Whoa! Nelly (DreamWorks), and fel- tributed in Canada by Sonic Unyon ternational (UMI) Jorgen Larsen visited Warsaw recently to present Polish sal) also goes double- platinum, low Interscope act Limp Bizkit's Sig- and Nettwerk Productions and by band Ich Troje with a special diamond award marking domestic sales of more of AD.4. of after winning its first Platinum nificant Other. And a dark horse - Caroline in the U.S. It was distrib- than 500,000 units its album Sales the album now stand at more 600,000 in Poland. Pictured, from left, are band member Europe recognition in June. His contender, Tracy Chapman's The uted in Europe through London - than units Justyna Majowska, Larsen, band members Michal Wisniewski and Jacek Lagwa, Uni- U.K. and Irish dates postponed Collection, becomes a platinum based Jazz Fudge Records. Accord- -club versal Music Poland managing director Andrzej Puczynski, and UMI VP of from October will now start Feb. entry for Elektra/EastWest. ing to Clark, it has sold 30,000 Eastern Europe Thomas Hedstrom. units to date outside of Canada.

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HAMBURG -What's going on, and what can we do? Facing Problems Like CD- Copying, of talent in the rough. For the German music business, the past year has "The interest in music is greater today than ever," says brought a fiscally painful bout of self-examination. The Slower Spending And Fewer Renner. "The success of Napster and other [file- sharing German market is undergoing major changes, with sales Artists, Industry Execs See services] confirms this." The task facing record companies expected to drop at a double -digit rate for the full year, in the future is to help consumers find the music they want and there's little relief in sight. Solutions Ahead. and to give them access to the music of their choice at all Germany's music companies are ripping up their man- times and in any medium. agement structures, closing branch offices and cutting artist BY WOLFGANG SPAHR However, Leuschner does not rule out the possibility of rosters. By taking these drastic measures, record labels a creative crisis in Germany, blaming cur- hope to cushion the effects of the decline of more than 25% rent market trends. He says that many in sales over the past few years. media have explained [to consumers] in great companies are trying to lift sagging sales Sales volume during the first half of 2001 was down 9.8 %, detail how to obtain music free of charge. Now, by focusing solely on the quest for the with sales value shrinking by as much as 12.6 %, reports the the entire German record industry is paying quick hit. "The problem is that quality Federal Association of the Phonographic Industry (BPW). a heavy price for this." often suffers," says Leuschner. As a result, In the first half of 2001, 108.7 million CDs, cassettes, LPs Christoph Schmidt, president of BMG GSA, the development of long -term artists is and singles were sold, down from 121.8 million in the same cites three reasons for the slump in the Ger- neglected. The challenge, he says, is to period last year. Final figures for 2001 will not be released man record market: the weak climate for con- produce hits without forgetting to build until early next year. sumer spending, illicit copy- up the artist. For some companies, the year began with ing and other copyright Bernd Dopp, Warner Music's presi- a sense of excitement brought about by relo- breaches. In addition, the dent for Germany, also sees an unabat- cations to Berlin. But the moves have proven compilation segment, for- ed consumer interest in music, as evi- more expensive than expected. merly one of the mainstays of denced by the considerable volume of Retailers are worried by the fact that top - the record market, has col- Be rod Dopp illegal file- sharing and CD copying. selling records now generate only 50% of the lapsed, he notes. "Never before has there been such a sales they did previously. The use of CD Germany has suffered more than other diverse range of music," he argues. Yet, it is common burners by young people in Germany has European markets from the dual impact of knowledge that there are large radio stations in Germany become rampant and is believed to be the CD burning and music downloading, says that devote less than 1% of their programming to new key reason for eroding sales. Jens Geisemeyer, MD at edel. It is also music. It is also true that some companies have neglect- Between April 2000 and March 2001, unfortunate, says Geisemeyer, that it has ed artist development in the recent past, placing too much more than 133 million CDRs/CD -RWs were become fashionable in Germany to criticize store on market -driven one -offs," he says. sold in Germany -far in excess of the num- the German record industry -which has BMG's Schmidt sees considerable creative potential in ber of records sold in the first half of 2001. (Alen Leuseitner affected consumer attitudes. the German record market. Even so, he stresses the need Some 14.6% of the 13.7 million users of CD From a publisher's viewpoint, Michael to do even more to build up artists on a long -term basis burners say they no longer buy as many records. Karnstedt, European president of peermusic, blames the and to develop greater sensitivity for trends. "What we The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, decline in the record market on the absence of new, attrac- need is a talent offensive to push German music to a greater is due next spring to debate the state of German rock and tive product. It is hardly surprising then, he says, that con- extent than in the past," he says. "We also must develop a pop music for the first time in the country's history. sumers are losing interest in buying records. Karnstedt also keener sense of trends that have international appeal." At this crucial moment for the German music business, criticizes efforts of German labels trying to save money on Billboard asked several industry leaders to take stock of A &R. "You might as well stop your watch to save time," he LOOKING AHEAD where they've been and where they're going. says. "Certain administrative tasks can be pooled to save To reverse the downward slide of the German mar- costs. However, this is not possible in ket, executives say new perspectives and PROBLEMS INSIDE AND OUT the creative area." approaches are essential. Heinz Canibol, president/CEO of EMI GSA, sees a struc- How will music executives address For example, says Renner at Universal, tural crisis in the industry, as the ownership of music com- their business hardships in the year "There is something wrong if we devote more panies shifts once again, from hardware-oriented corpo- ahead? time and money to secondary exploitation rations to those aligned with the Internet, such as AOL rather than discovering and breaking new Time Warner, Vivendi Universal and Bertelsmann. Unfor- TALENT SEARCH artists. The industry must abandon these old tunately, Canibol says, the path toward viable Internet busi- At Sony, Leuschner is giving top pri- approaches as quickly as possible. At the same ness is taking longer than expected and is paved with obsta- ority to redefining the optimum size of time, music must appeal to consumers first. New cles and undesirable trends, which have triggered the the company in the light of market routes must be taken to reach consumers as present crisis. conditions and making cuts where nec- directly and honestly as possible. The Internet Canibol considers his company lucky, as EMI in Cologne essary. He says that it is important not and the mobile devices of the future are won- underwent major restructuring in April 2000 before the to lose the ability to offer all artists pro- derful vehicles whose potential has not yet been market collapsed. As a result, EMI today sees itself as being fessional and competitive service in fully harnessed." very competitive in a shrinking market. areas such as record production. Tim Renner EMI's Canibol says that three steps are nec- Jochen Leuschner, senior VP GSA of Sony Music, notes Universal Germany chairman Tim essary to turn the market around: effective anti - that music consumers have been widely informed by the Renner rejects this view. He suggests production facilities in copying mechanisms, new approaches to marketing and press on how to obtain recordings without paying for them, Germany are now so readily available that almost anyone can promotion to address changing media and an under- through media coverage of CD burners or online services produce music of a relatively high quality. The upshot is that standing of the difference between creative style and sub- such as Napster. The concept of music as something to be consumers are faced with masses of music and are unable to stance. purchased has been eroded as a result, he says. find the quality releases. He calls on those in the record indus- Warner's Dopp suggests that other ways of turning the "Over the past few years," says Leuschner, "the German try to do a better job as creative gatekeepers, to find diamonds Continued on page 48

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A MUNICH International partners: Capitol Records and Radikal HAMBURG -Despite the decision of some top U.S. acts Web site: www.bmg.de Records (U.S.), Toshiba EMI (Japan), EMI U.K., to cancel European trips in the wake of the terrorist attacks Managing director: Jan Bolz Chrysalis and Ministry of Sound (U.K.), EMI and of Sept. 11, Germany's leading concert promoters believe Exploitation manager: Tini Vogel Independance Records (France), EMI and Vale their business will not be significantly affected in the months E -mail: tim.vogel @bertelsmann.de Records (Spain) ahead -and they encourage artists to not cancel tour plans. International partners: B MG affiliates Domestic acts with international success: Helmut "In these difficult times, it is extremely important to Domestic acts with international success: LFO, Lotti, Michelle, BAP, Pur, Samajona, Samy de Luxe, ensure that things remain as normal as possible," says pro- Gotthard, 'N Sync Grönemeyer, Hypertraxx, Cosmic Gate, DJ Scott moter Marek Lieberberg in Frankfurt. "We must all show Domestic acts seeking international deals: Die Project, Michael Junior, Cosmic Gate our commitment and stand up for our convictions. Shrink- Happy, Sub7even, Kamary Domestic acts seeking international deals: Thumb, ing back from terror, violence and religious hatred is a recipe 4 Your Soul with Xavier Naidoo for disaster. This is why the West BMG RERU.IN MUSIK must come up with a strong, com- Web site: www.bmg.de EPIC RECORDS mitted and courageous answer." Managing director: André Selleneit Web site: www.sonymusic.de/epic "Even after the worst catastro- Exploitation manager: Dennis Marx Managing director: Joerg Hacker phes, people start yearning for E -mail: dennis.marx @bertelsmann.de Exploitation manager: Sabine Bauerfeind good entertainment again before International partners: BMG affiliates E -mail: [email protected] too long," says Ossy Hoppe, man- Domestic acts with international success: Boney M., International partners: Sony affiliates aging director of Coco Tours in Milli Vanilli, No Mercy, La Bouche, Real McCoy, Domestic acts with international success: Band ohne Frankfurt. Recent tours organized Modern Talking, Blue System, Lou Bega, ATC, Namen (X -Cell Records), Sarah Connor by Coco Tours for AC/DC and Eric Eiffel 65, Right Said Fred (X -Cell Records), Brooklyn Bounce Clapton were very successful, Domestic acts seeking international deals: B3, ATC Domestic acts seeking international deals: Juliette Marek Lieberberg Hoppe reports, with only a Blink - 182 tour postponed in the wake of COLUMBIA RECORDS MERCURY the Sept. 11 attacks. Hoppe is looking forward to pre- Web site: www.sonymusic.de/columbia Web site: www.mercury.de senting three top acts in Germany over the next few Managing director: Boris Löhe General managers: Sina Farschid, Lars Grewe months: rescheduled dates with Blink -182 in January and Exploitation manager: Sabine Bauerfeind Exploitation manager: Ornela Tomas shows in June by Rod Stewart and Kylie Minogue. E -mail: Sabine_Bauerfeind @de.sonymusic.com E -mail: ornela.tomas @umusic.com Concert promoter Karsten Jahnke has noted consider- International partners: Sony affiliates International partners: Universal affiliates able uncertainty among German concert-goers during the Domestic acts seeking international deals: Arkan Aki, Domestic acts seeking international deals: Emil Balls, past six months. Germany's conversion to the Euro, the Die Jungen Tenöre, Thomas D., Die Fantastischen Apocalyptica weak economy and the events of Sept. 11 have all hurt busi- Vier ness, he says. On the other hand, he was very satisfied with MOTOR MUSIC his open -air season, during which all concerts were sold FAMS I.FSSFR Web site: www.motor.de out. His most successful shows Web site: www.eams.de Managing director: Petra Husemann-Renner were by the Dutch singer Her- Managing director: Erika Kraus Exploitation manager: Nicole Jacobsen mann van Veen and the German Exploitation manager: Christine Boot E -mail: [email protected] singer Konstantin Wecker. Jahnke E -mail: cboot @eams.de International partners: Universal affiliates expects 2002 to be a very good International partners: EMI Music (Japan, Australia, Domestic acts with international success: Rammstein year, highlighted by tours of fami- France), Avex (Japan), Vale Music (Spain) Domestic acts seeking international deals: Farmer Boys ly shows such as Sesame Street and Domestic acts with international success: DJ Bobo, Jungle Book. DJ Taylor & Flow, DJ Valium POLYDOR Germany's largest concert Domestic acts seeking international deals: Sio Web site: www.polydor.de organizer, Peter L.H. Schwenkow, Steinberger Managing director: Jörg Hellwig the CEO of Deutsche Entertain- Exploitation manager: Jochen Schuster ment AG (DEAG) in Berlin, has Peter Rieger EDF! E -mail: jochen.schuster @umusic.com taken a defiant stance. He notes Web site: www.edel.com International partners: Universal affiliates that none of his scheduled tours have been cancelled, with Managing director: Jens Geisemeyer Domestic acts with international success: No Angels, the exception of performances by Janet Jackson, who was Exploitation manager: Lynda Hill Schiller, Jeanette, DJ at Work, Rick Astley, André due to tour to promote her current Virgin Records album E -mail: Lynda_Hill @edel.com Rieu All for You. Jackson is represented by the DEAG's U.K. International partners: edel Entertainment/edel Domestic acts seeking international deals: Bro -Sis partner, Marshall Arts. america records, edel Singapore (Asia, including "I have the impression that it is safer in Europe than in Japan), edel U.K., edel music France, edel music Spy the United States at the moment," Schwenkow says. "We S.A. (Spain), Shock Records (Australia) Web site: www.spv.de are therefore advising U.S. artists to find replacements for Domestic acts with international success: Gregorian, Managing director: Manfred Schütz these dates as quickly as possible." Scooter, Blümchen, Azzido Da Bass, Orange Blue, Exploitation manager: Kurt Erping Concert promoter Peter Rieger of Cologne has been hit Fragma, Blank & Jones, Paffendorf E -mail: Heike_Struss @spv.de by cancellations of shows by Elton John and Billy Joel. International partners: D.N.A. (U.S.), Nippon Crown "Even though we should continue to live as before, to show FMI FI.F.CTROI A (Japan), Shock Records (Australia), Koch (U.K.), that terrorism has no chance of success, we still understand Web site: www.emimusic.de Wagram (France), Mastertrax (Spain) the emotional reasons behind the cancellations," he says. Managing director: Heinz Canibol Domestic acts with international success: Michael DEAG's Schwenkow reports that numerous promising Exploitation manager: Lothar Meinerzhagen Schenker & MSG, Kreator, Sodom, Virgo, Demons tours are planned for the upcoming weeks and months. E -mail: lothar.meinerzhagen @emimusic.de & Wizards Continued on page 48 Continued on page 49

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MOONSHINE MUSIC tide include "reducing the volume of releases, channeling DEAG is promoting tours by André Rieu, Lionel Richie, www.moonshine.com financial and personnel resources more efficiently and con- Eros Ramazotti, Brian Setzer, Roxette, Blink-182 and Zuc- Steve Levy, president centrating on artist and album culture." He is in favor of chero. "My impression at the moment is that concert and [email protected] systematically extending Internet distribution channels and organizing business is better than we had originally been German licensee: Epic/Sony gaining as direct as possible a con- expecting," says Schwenkow. Contact: Joerg Hacker, managing director, tact with consumers to satisfy their Lieberberg is also reporting very upbeat business, with [email protected] musical needs more effectively. tours by Depeche Mode, David Copperfield and Michael What They've Licensed: Founded by brothers Steve On a self -critical note, BMG's Flatley's Lord of the Dance proving very successful. The top and Jonathan Levy 10 years ago, Los Angeles -based Schmidt notes that, since the roll-out newcomer of the past few years, No Angels, has complet- Moonshine Music focuses on all areas of electronica -from of the CD 15 years ago, the music ed a fully sold -out tour, and further concerts are booked techno, trance and breakbeats to drum 'n' bass, house and industry has failed to establish a new by Travis, Tori Amos, Bush, Bryan Adams, Faithless, Nelly happy hardcore -and has helped spawn the careers of audio medium in the mainstream Furtado, Reamonn, Starsailor, Uncle Kracker, Dave Keoki, Cirrus, Christopher Lawrence and AK 1200. In the market. Some companies have con- Matthews Band and MLK for the final weeks of the year. U.S., Koch handles Moonshine's distribution; in other ter- centrated on developing Internet Concerts scheduled for the spring include Santana, ritories, distribution is based on the licensee. activities recently, neglecting other Roger Waters, Supertramp, Anastacia, Chris Rea, Light- In addition to licensing numerous tracks to various Michael Karnstedt media in some cases. DVD technol- house Family, Ozzy Osbourne and Sasha. This will be labels in Germany for use on compilations, Levy says the ogy, for example, harbors much followed in the summer by Rock am Ring and Rock im label has licensed a Keoki single ( "Caterpillar ") to Vir- potential for opening new markets and reaching new tar- Park, which are by far the most successful festivals in gin and Cirrus' album Back on a Mission to Epic /Sony. get groups and is an attractive alternative to the CD in the Germany. "Keoki happened via our then German sub -publisher short and medium term, says Schmidt. Rieger has concerts booked by Ronan Keating, West - Melodie der Welt," he explains. "As for the Cirrus /Epic In addition, he notes, various new forms of marketing life, Roger Waters, Joe Jackson and the Corrs and is also deal, friends of ours in L.A. arranged a personal meet- must be tried to counter flat markets. Online marketing - hoping that Elton John will decide to perform. ing with Joerg [Hacker]." particularly catalog marketing -offers much potential According to Schwenkow, DEAG expects 2001 to be the Keoki's "Caterpillar" sold "well on an underground when used in tandem with appealing and user -friendly best year to date in its 23 -year history. level," Levy says. "The Cirrus album didn't sell well, Internet distribution models. Lieberberg also reports that 2001 will break all records, which we attribute to the timing of the release. Also, the Sony's Leuschner considers an effective clamp -down placing his company at the "very pinnacle of the Germany breakbeat sound has never really caught on in Ger- on Internet piracy to be of vital importance. "We should tour -organizing business." He hopes that 2002 will bring many." stop claiming that the CD is in its final days," he says. further success. What They've Learned: Levy acknowledges that "Distribution penetration of this vital vehicle in the Ger- However, no one can predict events in the global polit- most licensing deals happened because of then sub - man retail sector is doubtless capable of being improved. ical arena. Recent months have proven that rock and pop publisher, Melodie der Welt. "They were active on the Yet, I am optimistic enough to believe that the record music are, of course, not immune to terrorism, war and ground, pitching our music to the right labels," he says. market will not only stabilize but start growing again over their economic, social and political repercussions. "They helped move the deals along; having such a rep- the next two years. We may have lost a set but not the Rieger sounds a note of caution for the touring busi- resentative is essential." match." ness: "Our forecasts may not be in line with reality." WWI Karsten Jahnke was voted PROMOTER at the ILMC 2001. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TOURING WITH US IN 2001

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V2 Web site: www.v2music.com Managing director: Willy Ehmann Exploitation manager: Willy Ehmann E -mail: WillyEhmann @v2music.com International partners: V2 France (France), Vale Music (Spain) Domestic acts with international success: French Affair in Switzerland, Austria and Italy Domestic acts seeking international deals: French Affair in Holland and the U.K.

VIRGIN SCHALLPLATTEN Web site: www.virgin.de Managing director: Udo Lange Exploitation manager: Renate Freter E -mail: renate.freter @virginmusic.com International partners: EMI /Virgin affiliates Domestic acts with international success: Enigma, Bryan Ferry, Blind Guardian, Sven Väth, Reamonn, Liquido, Sandra, Der Dritte Raum Domestic acts seeking international deals: Reamonn and Liquido for the U.S.

WARNER MUSIC GERMANY Web sites: www.warnermusic.de www.wea.de www.eastwest.de President Warner Music Germany: Bernd Dopp General manager WEA Records Germany: Alexander Maurus General manager East West Records Germany: Markus Bruns Managing director Warner Strategic Marketing: Thomas Schenk Exploitation manager: Pamela Harz, head of international E -mail: pamela.harz @warnermusic.com International partners: Warner Music affiliates Domestic acts with international success: A -ha, Urban Renewal Project, Sasha, Scorpions, Sarah Bright- man, Music Instructor Domestic acts seeking international deals: Wonderwall, Seeed, Zeromancer, Project Pitchfork

7OMRA RECORDS Web site: www.zomba.de Managing director: Kurt Thielen Exploitation manager: Kurt Thielen E -mail: kurt.thielen @zomba.de International partners: Zomba affiliates Domestic acts with international success: Ferris MC

7YX MUSIC Web site: www.zyx.de www.zyx.com Managing director: Christa Mikulski a Exploitation manager: Sven de Guerlant ~ SASHA BROTHERS KEEPERS A -HA MASSIVE TINE SEEED DIE TOTEN HOSEN E -mail: sven @zyx.de Germany's The cream of the One of the Hip -hop at The surprise For nearly 20 years pop pheno- German hip -hop, R &B most successful its German- breakthrough of the there has been International partners: San Juan Music (U.S.); Avex, menon and and black music scene European bands ever. language best year. Dancehall- nothing like this Beaver Music, Cisco Intl., Pony Canyon Inc., Yamaha European Bor- join forces against Over 20 million albums with third reggae -hip -hop- most successful der Breaker. racial intolerance. sold worldwide. album "MT3" and -more from German -language Music Group, Y.P.F. Intl. (Japan); Central Station, Platinum Eu- Top 5 hit with single Decisive comeback in coming soon. the New Dubby rock band of all Colossal Records, Shock Music Group (Australia); rope Award " Adriano - Letzte 2000 with platinum Upcoming Conquerors" time. Experimental, \ winner, media Warnung (Last album "Minor Earth single "Geld conquers that irreverent, / Ministry of Sound, React Music Ltd., Time Music Intl., and Warning)" and wide Major Sky ". oder Liebe charts. Top 20 outrageous! Xtravanganza Records (U.K.); Scorpio Music, Wagram irresistible live media coverage. New album in the (Love or album. Massive Albums released celebrityperformer. Album "Lightkultur" works with top UK Money)" sold -tour tour of all over the Music (France); Blanco y Negro, Contrasena Records, New album includes track "Rise and Scandinavian features Germany, Austria world. New Discomedi, " Surfin' On Up (You Fighters)" producers. Due for French and Switzerland. studio Tempo Music, Vale Music (Spain) A Backbeat" from UK BROTHERS international release reggae New single "Riddim album in Domestic acts with international success: shinned Hold. KEEPERS. in Anril. ctar Tairn_ Nn 1" rnminn cnnn lamiary DJ Schwede, Sat -R -Day Domestic acts seeking international deals: Jonestown, WARNER MUSIC GROUP Fancy, the Venture, Naìlah, Quest, Siegfried & Roy, e 2001 Warner Music Group Germany. An AOL Time Warner Company 0 GERMANY DJ \ Shah, Alexander Gero, the Jakob Sisters

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DCN Creates Its Own Label Thump Staff Promotes Company Releases Live Albums Of Ads Verging On Major -Label Deals Product At Wherehouse BY BRIAN GARRITY other music- related products, as One of DCN's aims is to be able to BY ED CHRISTMAN promoting Thump compilations to NEW YORK-With an eye on piggy- well as via the sale of rights back strategically place in stores live albums NEW YORK-Thump Records has customers," reports Mary Dolezal, backing on both the popularity of to the labels once an unsigned act from the acts in question concurrent- hired a staff to promote its records Thump director of marketing. independent artists that attract a captured at a DCN club breaks and ly with their major-label releases. inside Wherehouse Entertainment "Some are working two shifts a loyal live following and the momen- signs a major -label contract. Rasiej says, "Once a band gets stores during this holiday sell- day, but at different stores. They tum of up- and -coming bands in the signed to a major label and puts ing season. will stay by the midst of crossing over to major that record out, we can put that The staff is section with our labels, New York -based Digital Club product in the store next to the drawn from youths product in their Network (DCN) (an aggregator and studio recording." He estimates associated with the hands. They will Webcaster of live music) has that through its deal with Koch, Boys & Girls Club make customers formed a new label -DCN Rec- DCN can get their releases into the of Echo Park, aware of our ords -and entered into an exclusive stores and onto the shelves either Calif., and an or- product." distribution deal with Koch Inter- along with the release date or in ganization called The members national to release material record- one to two weeks following the Home Boy Indus- of Thump's staff ed in its affiliate clubs. act's debut. tries. It will earn will have a one - Company executives say the for- But while the company expects minimum wage, day training pro- mation of the label and the distri- such albums to begin popping up in working in some gram at a Where- bution deal signals that DCN is the next three to six months, Winslett 20 to 50 Where- house location to ready to move away from its Web - says the company is not limiting itself house stores in the teach them a- casting- reliant revenue model and to pushing live product from acts greater Los Ange- bout Thump's start harvesting its assets in the now signed to major labels. les area from Dec. catalog and sug- physical world. In the case of its deal with the 14 -24 by pushing gestive selling In November, the company re- unsigned act Dispatch, for in- Thump product, techniques, leased Gut the Van, a double -CD stance, the company also inked an which has its own Dolezal reports, live set from Dispatch, a Boston - agreement with the band to rere- special section in all adding that the based rock trio that has been cJh lease four titles originally put out Wherehouse stores. big push is on likened to Dave Matthews Band. digital club network on Dispatch's own. Bomber Thump, which RECORDS INC. the label's Low Meanwhile, in early 2002, DCN Records: Silent Steeples, Bang functions prima- America's party label Rider boxed set. plans to release live albums from Bang, Four Day Trials, and Who rily as a compila- Kevin Milli- bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, Are We Living For? Collectively, tion label, has an gan, VP of mu- Midwest -based jam band the Big Clubs in the network sign over the Dispatch titles have sold more infomercial pro- sic merchan- Wu, and rock act Push Stars. And, streaming and exploitation rights than 20,000 units since November, gram that counts Wherehouse as dise for Wherehouse Entertain- in the longer term, the company to DCN in exchange for a small DCN reports. a sponsor and touts its stores as ment, says that the Thump staff has live sets in the works for indie percentage of the potential future "We want to be sure the bands the place to buy the label's prod- can also help outside the Thump rock acts Low, Spoon, and Dil- value of the collected content. maintain the buzz and sales poten- uct. As a result of that affiliation, section. "They can be a potential linger Four. DCN intends to ulti- The company then cuts deals tial," Winslett says. "That's the key Wherehouse has a Thump section talent pool for our staff," he ob- mately have more than 20 releas- with artists and labels for the element to us -not necessarily in its stores. serves, after the label promotion es per year. right to Webcast, archive, and them being signed to a major. has ended. DCN COO Usher Winslett says, repackage their material. Un- We're really about bands that are THUMP UP THE VOLUME "We have a very interesting prod- signed artists, which constitute a committed to touring and have a "The youths will wear Thump T- COMMON PRACTICE uct for fans of bands that have a large share of the acts featured on strong live following." shirts and work four -hour shifts Milligan notes that BMG Dis- live -performance credibility." DCN, typically turn over full ex- tribution puts their executives in DCN digitally records shows by ploitation copyright for a partic- retail stores every year around the new and established acts that per- ular performance at a particular holidays to promote their product form at its network of 50 North DCN club on a single night. and upstock, as other labels and American venues, including the Larger indie labels and major distributors have occasionally 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.; labels offer more limited control. manned retail during the Christ- the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga.; Tommy Boy Records, Koch Rec- mas- selling season, and sees the and Brownies in New York City. ords, New West, Vapor Records, E- Thump program as a kind of ex- They are clubs that, in the words magine Records, Landslide Rec- tension of that practice. of DCN co- founder and CEO An- ords, Bobsled Records, and RAS Thump president Bill Walker came drew Rasiej, "have a history of pre- Records have all signed Webcast- up with the idea, "because it is some- senting up- and -coming artists at ing deals that give DCN copyright thing he has spoken about for years," a particular moment in their control of in- network performanc- Dolezal says. "Since we had the career, either just before or just es by their acts for 18 months fol- Thump section in Wherehouse stores, after they get signed to a major- lowing the show. it made sense to jump on it this year." label deal, when they are most de- Winslett says that the Koch deal Heroes Awards Benefit Real -Life Champions. The New York chapter of the In addition to pay, Thump has sirous of exposure." is a "huge endorsement" of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ( NARAS) handed out its put together an incentive program While the company offers thou- company and its business model. annual Heroes Awards Dec. 4, honoring singer/songwriter Carole King, for the temporary staff, awarding sands of low- budget, inexpensive- Koch International president R&B/hip -hop impresario Russell Simmons, heavy -metal act Kiss, and Song- $200 to the top salesperson and ly produced Webcasts through its Michael Rosenberg notes, "We are writers Hall of Fame president Linda Moran for their contributions to the $100 to the second-highest, while Web site, DCN.com (they are usu- tremendously excited about the music industry. The event, now in its sixth year, was sponsored by BMI, and its the third -highest seller will receive ally captured with a single cam- potential that DCN has to capture net proceeds were donated to the families of the fallen police officers, firefight- the label's Low Rider boxed set and era), it considers itself a virtual dynamic live performances by both ers, and EMT workers from the World Trade Center disaster. Pictured, from 20 CDs of their choice from the music "vineyard" first and fore- established acts and the superstars left, are NARAS New York chapter president Beth Ravin, Simmons, NARAS label's catalog. Dolezal estimates most. The goal is to collect copy- of tomorrow." president/CEO Michael Greene, Moran, Kiss' Paul Stanley, NARAS New York that the promotion will cost rights of yet -to -break artists for The company currently has ar- chapter executive director Jon Marcus, King, Kiss' Gene Simmons and Peter Thump about $10,000. "Depending future exploitation, both through chived material from more than 18 Criss, BMI president/CEO Frances Preston, and host Dominic Chianese, one of on the outcome," she adds, "we the sale of CDs, downloads, and bands that are signed to major labels. the stars of the HBO series The Sopranos. could expand it [in the future]."

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 51 www.americanradiohistory.com Enya's `Rain' Now Five -Times Platinum Enya, A Day Without Rain, Reprise/Warner Bros.. BY JILL PESSELNICK certifications include The Doors (3 5 million. LOS ANGELES-Enya, Alicia Keys, million) and platinum awards for An Tracy Chapman, New Beginning, Elektra, 5 million. Natalie Merchant, Tigerlily, Elektra, 5 million. and Staind each added an additional 1 American Prayer, Morrison Hotel, Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor, J, 4 million. million units to their existing multi - Strange Days, The Doors Box Set, and The Cars, Candy -0, Elektra, 4 million. platinum certifications, according to The Doors soundtrack. Staind, Break the Cycle, Flip/Elektra, 4 million. Linda Ronstadt, Cry Like a Rainstorm-Howl the November awards tabulated by the Also this month, Jennifer Lopez Like the Wind, Elektra, 3 million. Recording Industry Assn. of America. earned her second consecutive triple - The Doors, The Doors, Elektra, 3 million. Of Independents.. With Enya's Reprise/Wamer Bros. platinum album for Epic's J.Lo. The The Doors, Greatest Hits (LP), Elektra, 3 million. Soundtrack. 0 Brother, Where Art Thou ?, album, A Day Without Rain, reaching Mercury Nashville soundtrack to O UP AND RUNNING: Compendia Media with the Beatles. Mercury Nashville, 3 million. the 5- million level this month, it has Brother, Where Art Thou? also earned Jennifer Lopez, J.Lo, Epic, 3 million. Group, a new firm that incorporates Beyond that, Tudor foresees caught up to the artist's 1991 release, a triple -platinum certification. Uncle Kracker, Double Wide, Top Dog /Lava/ the label assets of bankrupt Platinum Compendia releasing some 750 Atlantic. 2 million. A was honored his Entertainment, has started up as a titles per year. He doesn't estimate Shepherd Moons. Keys' Songs in Elton John with The Doors, Greatest Hits (1996), Elektra, 2 million. Minor (J) was certified quadruple - 34th gold album as a solo artist for Ice Cube, The Predator, Priority, 2 million. broad -based multimedia company. how many of these will be new, but platinum just five months after its Songs From the West Coast (Rocket/ Linda Ronstadt. Canciones de Mi Padre, Elektra, Readers may recall that Plat- he says, "We hope to do a substan- 2 million. has also earned a gold inum, which filed for Chapter 11 tial amount of new releases. We release, while Break the Cycle by Staind Universal). John Charlie Daniels Band, Super Hits, Epic, 2 million. (Flip/Elektra) also earned a quadruple - album with Tim Rice for their adapta- protection in 2000 (Billboard, Aug. want to be in this business." platinum award. tion of Verdi's Aida. PLATINUM ALBUMS 5, 2000), was initially put on the A trio of acts also earned both gold Ice Cube and Uncle Kracker re- Various artists, The Doo Wop Box: 101 Vocal sales block. But in February, the FLAG WAVING: Hyde, the indie bow of Group Gems, Rhino. Records Nowl- and platinum certifications for their lat- ceived their first multi -platinum The Doors, The Doors Box Set, Elektra, their 14th. company filed a reorganization plan former Columbia act est projects. They include Usher (for the awards. Inaugural platinum honors Johnny Mathis, Give Me 'bur Loue for Christmas, (Billboard, March 10). in' Maggie, is truly a homegrown Arista album 8701), Ja Rule (for Mur- were posthumously granted to Otis Columbia, his sixth. Marty Tudor, CEO of Content product: The collection has been Luther Vandross, Luther Vandross, J, his 12th. der, Inc./Def Jam's Pain is Love), and Redding and Johnnie Taylor, while Usher. 8701, Arista, his second. Partners -the Marina Del Rey, released on PopFly Music, a label Incubus (for the Immortal/Epic project Eva Cassidy earned a posthumous Willie Nelson, The Sound in Your Mind, Calif. -based firm that acted as a operated by the Columbus, Ohio - his 12th. View). gold album for the first time. Los Columbia, reorganization advisor -has been based band's leader, Harold "Happy" Morning Tanya Tucker, Tanya Tuckers Greatest Hits. An audit of the Doors' Elektra cata- Angeles de Charly, Priscila y Sus Balas Columbia, her first. put in place as the president/CEO of Chichester, and his wife, Laura. log led to a 12.5 million jump in the de Plata, Five for Fighting, Bubba Johnnie Taylor, Eargasm, Columbia, his first. Compendia by First Source Finan- Chichester says he wrote some Sparxxx, and Tantric each received Ja Rule, Pain Is Love, Murder, Inc./Def Jam, his third. cial, which was Platinum's largest 30 songs for a second Columbia group's cumulative album sales. With Otis Redding, The Very Best of Otis Redding, the certification of The Best of the their first gold albums as well. Rhino, his first. secured creditor. album, but adds that "the kind of Doors for 9 million units leading the Jimi Hendrix, Experience Hendrix, MCA. his ninth. Tudor comes to the job from the record I wanted to do was not the Toby Keith, Pull My Chain, DreamWorks Nashville/ MULTI- PLATINUM ALBUMS management sector (he worked with kind of record they wanted." charge, its cumulative number now Interscope, his fifth. Celine Dion. Falling Into 1óu, 550 Music /Epic. stands at 29.5 million albums. The The Doors, Morrison Hotel, Elektra, their 15th. a number of Hollywood writers, After securing an amicable sepa- 11 million. The Doors. Strange Days, Elektra, their 16th. and actors) and a consult- ration from the label in 1998, a cou- 1996 rerelease of Greatest Hits was The Doors, The Best of the Doors, Elektra 9 million. directors, The Doors, The Doors (soundtrack), Elektra. their 17th. Destiny's Child, The Writing's on the Wall, Co- ing career, during which he worked ple of the original members of certified gold, platinum, and double - Linda Ronstadt, For Sentimental Reasons, lumbia, 8 million. platinum, and the original LP version Elektra, her 13th. with such figures as Walter Yetnikoff Howlin' Maggie opted to exit. The Linda Ronstadt, Greatest Hits, Asylum, 7 million. The Doors, An American Player, Elektra, their 18th. group took on replacements, in- is now triple -platinum. Other Doors Tracy Chapman, Macy Chapman, Elektra, 6 million. and Freddy DeMann. The Doors, Greatest Hits (1996), Elektra, their 19th. Compendia is being platformed cluding drummer Carlton Smith Incubus, Morning View, Immortal/Epic, its second. Soundtrack. Shrek, DreamWorks/lnterscope. as a multimedia concern, with from Chichester's former outfit, the Aretha Franklin, The Very Best ofAretha Frank- music a critical part of the prod- funk -inflected Royal Crescent Mob. r Rhino. her fourth. lin, Vol. 1 (The '60s), uct mix. Compendia Music Group, Chichester then decided he GOLD ALBUMS the firm's label arm, will be based would make Howlin' Maggie's next Grateful Dead, The Golden Road (1965 -1973), in Nashville, along with its music album in a home studio, using Pro Rhino, its 17th. Various artists, The Complete Stax /Volt Singles publishing and direct -marketing 1959 -1968, Rhino. divisions; Michael Olsen -a veter- tlook: Linda Ronstadt, 'Round Midnight With Nelson an of Platinum and its precursor, Riddle & His Orchestra, Elektra, her 17th. Various artists, Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Intersound -will be based there ti) Collection, Rhino. and will act as COO of the compa- Varbus artists 7àudedby1xz ,WamerSpecialProducts. ny's overall operations. Tudor and Various artists, Body & Soul, Vol. 2: Love and Tenderness, Warner Special Products. other executive staff will be locat- Various artists, God Bless America, Columbia. ed in Los Angeles, along with Five for Fighting, America Town, Aware/ home video, interactive, TV, and tal Columbia, its first. Eva Cassidy, Songbird, Blix Street Records, her first. film operations. Elton John, Songs From the West Coast, Rocket/ Compendia will open a new dis- Universal, his 34th. tribution facility near Platinum's old Speed. Usher, 8701, Arista, his third. The Isley Brothers, Beautiful Ballads, Epic. their 14th. warehouse in Alpharetta, Ga. Tudor Ja Rule, Pain Is Lone, Murder, Inc./Def Jam. his third. says the company will initially dis- Tools. "It was a real challenge," he l7wlotteChurch,Enchmdment, Columbia, her fourth. tribute its own product and "maybe admits modestly. "I'm not a com- $election. Phish, A Picture of Nectar, Elektra, its seventh. Tracy Chapman, Matters of the Heart, Elektra her fifth. 10" third -party labels, though he puter-whiz kind of guy ... I've had Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou says Compendia could pick up as my nose buried in [equipment] Harris, 71io II, Elektra, their second. many as 30 labels as time goes on. manuals for the last two years." Service. Ozzy Osboume, Down to Earth, Epic, his 11th. Carlos R. Nakai, Earth Spirit, Canyon, his second. Tudor says of Compendia's strat- Inspired by other musician's Journey, Greatest Hits Live, Columbia, its 11th. egy on the label side, "We really all examples, he was also determined The Doors, Greatest Hits (1996), Elektra, their 17th. feel it's important that, whatever we that he and his wife should take the Fast delivery from Hank Williams, 20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits, Mercury Nashville, his fifth. do, there needs to be a brand at- reins and release the album them- 3 locations nationwide Soundtrack, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's tached to [the product]." selves. Chichester recalls, "I kept Stone, Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic. im- how Dave Grohl put Incubus, Morning View. ImmortaVEpic, its second. Part of the exploitation of the thinking about Deep on -hand inventory PrisaâySusBahsdePhis 7bdoPor7f, Fonovisa its first. mense Platinum catalog will begin together [his label] Roswell, or Ani Los Angeles de Charly, La Magia del Amor, in the first quarter of next year with DiFranco, or the Isley Brothers Fonovisa, their first. just such a branded line. Compendia doing T -Neck, or Curtis Mayfield Music, Movies, Books Toni Braxton, Snowflakes, LaFace/Arista, her fourth. Bubba Sparxxx, Dark Days, Bright Nights, Beat plans to release the first six titles in doing Curtom." Club/Interscope, his first. a series compiled and annotated by The effort all paid off: Hyde is a Tantric. Maverick, its first. Call us today at... Tàntric. famed producer George Martin, fea- bracing chunk of rock that covers a 000- 115 -2600 ext. 2151 LATIN CERTIFICATIONS turing classical recordings by the wide span of stylistic terrain, from Royal Philharmonic Orchestra lyrical slow -burners to gale -force PLATINUM ALBUMS (which are part of the company's stormers. Our favorite track is the Alejandro Fernandez,Origenes, Sony Discos, his second. holdings). Each Sir George Martin soulful, Al Green -inflected "FWINA." her eighth. TAYLOR Ana Gabriel, The Best, Sony Discos, Presents title will be enhanced with The Chichesters have released GOLD ALBUMS video of Martin discussing his selec- Hyde regionally but are seeking Information and Entertainment Services Ana Gabriel, Huelo a Soledad, Sony Discos, her 14th. tions and their role in his production wider distribution; inquiries may be Alejandro Fernande, Ongerres, Sony Discos, his second. to this column. Ana Gabriel, The Best, Sony Discos, her 15th. work, including his classic albums addressed

52 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com DVD'S Strength Shows In 3rd-Qtr. Figures BY BRIAN GARRITY approximately 700 Musicland stores, The gain was driven by sales of video- NEW YORK -In the latest sign that up from 80 stores 18 months ago. gaming hardware and software, as well DVD -Video and video-game revenues Comparable -store sales were up as DVD movies. The launch of two are buoying the performance of 0.3 %. The chain also benefited from new gaming platforms, Microsoft's music and video retailers, new quar- a calendar shift that resulted in more XBox and Nintendo's GameCube, terly sales figures from Musicland, post- Thanksgiving shopping days highlighted the quarter. Best Buy, and Circuit City all indicate than last year. Quarterly results were not as rosy Track TM improving results in the DVD and Musicland's sales for the first three at Best Buy rival Circuit City. For its gaming product lines, amid flat -to- fiscal quarters are down 3% to $1.2 bil- third quarter that ended Nov. 30, total PICKING UP THE PIECES: With Valley ley fallout. declining music numbers. lion. During the quarter, the company sales declined 2% to $2.28 billion, Media out of the picture, other one- With all those wholesalers vying for Musicland reports lower music rev- began testing the introduction of new from $2.33 billion in last year's third stops are falling all over themselves to Valley's business, don't expect the dust enues but increases in its DVD -Video quarter. Comparable -store sales swoop up a piece of its pie. Of course, to settle for a while, even in cases and video-games business for its fiscal declined 4% for the quarter. However, Alliance has already picked up some of where accounts look like they have al- 2002 third quarter that ended Dec. 1. Circuit City's entertainment product the bigger slices Valley handled, such ready chosen a supplier. Meanwhile, Sales at Musicland were $420 mil- O sales increased to 12% of total sales in as BJ's Wholesale Club, CVS, Boscov's, Valley continues to wind down its busi- lion, down 1% from the same period the third quarter, up from 8% the Osco Drug, and part of the Toys `R" Us ness, letting about 300 employees go last year. The company attributes the same time a year ago, driven by sales of account. Handleman is also a surprise Dec. 7, leaving about 200 others to dip to a decline in mall traffic, partic- video -game hardware, software, and winner- sources say it is picking up take orders and fulfill shipments of liq- ularly after Sept. 11. accessories, as well as DVD software. business from Toys "R" Us and Best uidated inventory and chase accounts Prerecorded music and consumer products at 20 rural On Cue stores and In a statement, Circuit City presi- Buy, while Baker & Taylor is said to be receivables. electronics sales declined from the a transformed store environment at dent/CEO Alan McCollough said that getting business from CDnow. Ingram same time a year ago. Meanwhile, seven Sam Goody stores. Musicland sales volumes and traffic levels were Entertainment seems to have done all SPEAKING OF VALLEY: I finally got a Musicland reports its DVD segment currently operates about 610 Sam particularly strong during the right for itself in picking up the video hold of the creditor's list from the Val- continues to grow, aided by the re- Goody mall stores, 382 Suncoast mall Thanksgiving weekend. He noted that pieces from a number of grocery store ley bankruptcy filing. Let's take a look merchandising of Sam Goody stores, stores, 76 Media Play superstores, and while pricing during the holiday week- chains serviced by Valley, while Top at it: WEA is owed $22 million; Warn- as well as an increase in the installed 233 On Cue rural stores. end was "promotional" -both Circuit Hits has also allegedly snagged an er Home Video, $14.1 million; Univer- base of DVD hardware and strong, Meanwhile, sales at Musicland par- City and Best Buy were offering select account or two. sal Music & Video Distribution new software releases. ent Best Buy rose 27% during the CD titles for less than $10 the Friday In addition, a number of one -stops (UMVD), $12.4 million; 20th Century Video -game hardware and soft- quarter to $4.76 billion, reflecting 65 (Nov. 23) after Thanksgiving-it are vying for Valley's independent Fox Home Entertainment, $12.2 mil- ware also continues to grow in re- new store openings and the acquisi- helped increase store traffic. account base. Super Discount CDs & lion; Paramount Home Video, $11.8 sponse to a dramatic expansion of tion of Musicland and other chains. Best Buy and Circuit City report full DVDs in Irvine, Calif., has made the million; BMG Distribution, $10.1 mil- the product line within Musicland's Entertainment software sales post- quarterly earnings results Tuesday (18). most aggressive play: It opened an lion; Sony Music Distribution, $7.3 stores, which include Sam Goody, ed the biggest gain at Best Buy in the office in Valley's hometown, hiring million; EMI Music Distribution, $5.8 Media Play, On Cue, and Suncoast. quarter, comprising 21% of total sales, Additional reporting by Matthew Benz about 15 of Valley's sales people and million; Columbia TriStar, $5 million; Gaming products are now sold at vs. 19% in the third quarter last year. in New York City. about 10 employees from Valley's and Death Row, $4.1 million. Audiofile division, which maintained If you're considering market share, the Valley inventory database that is some eyebrows will likely be raised by regarded by the label community as the amount owed to WEA, which is the industry standard, since so many almost double the amount owed retailers used it as the backbone to UMVD, the largest music supplier. In their inventory systems. general, Time -Warner is taking by far Apparently Super Discount CEO the largest hit-$36 million if Warner Arc you with Bruce Ogilvie thinks there is a busi- Home Video's debt is added to WEA's the ness in providing updates to total-with the second -largest being ri o'ht 01\JF- p? Audiofile-which, like the Sony America, which is owed $14.6 Schwann's publications, will likely million if all of its various home enter- AEC is the place to be be sold to the highest bidder as part tainment units are added together. of Valley's liquidation. The Super There is also a lot of grousing re- "the Discount office in Woodland, Calif., garding suppliers supposedly receiving The most experienced sales staff in industry is overseen by Valley veteran Bobby preferential treatment from Valley; i.e., :ompetitive Pricing Miranda. product payments or product returns, Sources also say that Norwalk Dis- with many creditors vowing to aggres- ! ver. 245.000 titles on CD alone tributors in Anahiem, Calif., has sively pursue that issue in court. opened an office in Woodland that is Complete selection of DVD and VHS staffed with around 10 ex- Valley sales THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE Wherehouse representatives. Alliance is said to have Entertainment held its annual con- argest selection of access -Aries from in - one -stop hired about four Valley sales employ- vention in late October, where it hand- ees, with those staffers working out of ed out employee awards. District man- ward va'ilhning weekly magazines - ped and Z bush r their homes, and Galaxy Music Dis- ager of the year awards were presented j tributors, based in Pittsburgh, is also to Charlie Felix. Bob Stirzel, Rhonda lectronic orders with our AIIJ disci andl online with MAW: making a move to snare some Valley Killalea, Michael Detienne, and Paul business. It has hired well -known Childers. For store manager of the Our "l'ui n - -'e y Retail \Vebsitt Solution industry veteran George Balicky, who year, David Hollon, Stephanie Virive, after a long career with National Michelle Reese, David Nowels, and Record Mart has spent the last couple Talli Sullivent picked up awards. The of years handling national account chain also added a new honor, pre- sales at Valley. Balicky has hired four New Accounts Call: Valley sales reps to man an office in WHERE ME WIIUSK 800-635-9082 Davis, Calif.-which I hear is down the WHEREHOUSErriuslc Fax: 954 -340 -7641 road a piece from Woodland. 1 i or visit us on the web at: Balicky touts Galaxy as quietly be- WWW.aent.com coming a strong force in the one - stopping business, with an inventory senting presidential awards to Don comprising about 240,000 SKUs. He Bales, assistant VP of IT development; says that is about the same amount of Chris Petersen, senior art director; AEC locations: CD Ore Stop, Bethel, CT Bassin Distributors, Coral Springs, FL Abbey Road. LA Atlanta Philadelphia Los Angeles (3) Sacramento Thousand Oaks as Madison San Diego Charlotte audio SKUs Valley was carrying while Julie Mernin, director of store opera- Chicago Milwaukee Denver Columbus Nashville (2) Tamps/St. Pete Lake Tahoe Wbodland, CA he worked there. Galaxy has landed tions, and Liz Moore, district manag- the Stop & Shop account in the Val- er in Oklahoma.

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 53 www.americanradiohistory.com Buffy May Slay Post -Christmas Sales With First -Season DVD Set BY TODD MARTENS some, but I have an embarrassing this season's musical episode, LOS ANGELES -When Buffy the amount of control over it," Whedon "Once More With Feeling." Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whe- says. "I don't read the novels, and I Bill Leibowitz, owner of Golden This_ don sat with fans for a question - don't read the comics -unless it's Apple Comics in Los Angeles, says YEAR OF THE DVD: In 2001, the DVD million copies in its first week. The and- answer session in the summer one I wrote -so I don't know if the the first season's set will be well - format really took off, with phenome- year closed with Buena Vista's Dec. 4 at the San Diego Comic Con -one quality is the same. I imagined supported. "I think there's a good nal increases in hardware and software release, Pearl Harbor, selling 3.7 mil- of the largest comic -book conven- Buffy as being someone there market for it- especially after sales. Here's a look back at some of the lion copies in its first week. tions in the country -it wasn't would be dolls of and who could Christmas, when a lot of people year's DVD -sales highlights: hints about the upcoming season become a cultural phenomenon. will be getting DVD players and Upon the format's fifth anniversary, CONTENT ISSUES: While Video Soft- his followers were after. They want- You have to create this `I'm the buying stuff for the first time," he the Consumer Electronics Assn. ware Dealers Assn. (VSDA) president ed to know when the series was king of all media' fantasy just to get says. "Buffy's romance and the (CEA) reported in March that sales of Bo Andersen picks the growth of DVD getting a North American DVD through the making of a show." soap -opera qualities will keep peo- DVD players in February were approx- as the "overwhelming" movement in release. When Whedon confessed ple coming back." imately 60,000 units higher than had home video this year, he also says con- he had no idea, a groan reverberat- DVD EXTRAS While Whedon may prefer the been projected. Additionally, the tent control was a priority in 2001. ed through the crowd. For the DVDs, Whedon was word "drama" to "soap opera," it's number of DVD releases had increased The VSDA committed itself to the called upon to record a commen- telling that those who watch Buffy 500% since 1997. Increased DVD play- protection of children by more tary track, which is something he -now in its first season on UPN er penetration and software accept- actively promoting its Pledge to Par- admits is not one of his strong after a move from the WB and its ance was also shown by the Philadel- ents program, which urges retailers suits. "You'd be amazed at how sixth overall -seldom refer to it as phia -based research firm Centris, to not rent or sell R- or NC -17 -rated quickly I run out of things to say, a fantasy. Buffy and her friends may which reported that the base of DVD videos to children less than 18 years considering how much I feel fight fiends with odd body configu- players grew by 873% from second - old without parental consent. Ander- about every shot." rations, but the series puts its em- quarter 1999 through first -quarter sen says the organization is "satisfied Besides Whedon's discussion of phasis on everyday struggles, from 2001 and that DVD purchases and with the way stores are handling the the two -part pilot, the set also the minor (stage fright) to the mo- rentals doubled during this period. content issue, but we do have a way includes such extras as the original mentous (the death of a parent). As Both U.S. and European consumers to go with the mass merchants." pilot script and trailer, the show's Buffy has grown, the series' tone embraced DVD with open arms. Ac- TV teaser, interviews with both has taken a more serious edge, but cording to an April report from the Whedon and David Boreanaz (the the first season sees Buffy con- British Video Assn., DVD sales boost- lead actor in the Angel series), and fronting the flippant atmosphere ed the British video market in 2001, DVD -ROM links to Bully Web sites. of high school life. It's not uncom- with first -quarter sales of DVDs in- Straddon says Fox is not only mon, for instance, to find a devil- creasing by 156% over the same quar- committed to releasing every Buffy ish mind behind that cheerleading ter last year. European sales figures However, Jan. 15, 2002, fans will season, but every Angel season as mom's smile, as Buffy does in "The showed that by May, France was actu- get what they've been pining for well. It will also follow marketing Witch" episode. ally Europe's biggest overall DVD with the release of Buffy the Vam- models set by boxes for The Simp- nation, with Britain placing second. pire Slayer -The Complete First sons and The X- Files- minimal `NOT JUST ABOUT A MONSTER' During the summer, the Digital Season. The series' 12 1997 epi- advertising that lets fans spread "Right from the start, I only Entertainment Group (DEG) and the sodes -which lay the framework the word, while hoping to attract talked about the reality," Whedon CEA released more encouraging re- for the coming -of -age battles of a few new ones. says. "Every monster and every ports about DVD shipments. DEG said Buffy Summers, Sarah Michelle Straddon says, "The biggest spell is based on some experience software shipments had increased by Gellar's demon -fighting charac- thing that you have to tackle is that we went through. It's just approximately 450 million units from ter -will reach these shores via Fox you're getting people to buy things blown up so we can make a story 1997 through second -quarter 2001, Home Entertainment. The three - that they can watch on TV for free of it, but our show is not just and it predicted that DVD- player pen- The VSDA further showed its sup- disc set, available only on DVD, will and, theoretically, tape for free. about a monster." etration would increase to 30 million port of the voluntary ratings system by be priced at $39.98. You've got to find a way of recog- Ironically, that was the original units, or one -fourth of all U.S. house- voicing opposition to the proposed The Buffy faithful can be forgiven nizing what it is in these shows intention. While Buffy was official- holds, by the end of the year. At the Media Marketing Accountability Act, for showing a little impatience. While that fans are motivated by, so it ly borne out of a poorly received time, the CEA also said that the DVD which would make it unlawful to tar- Fox has released scattered Buffy wasn't just a matter of getting 1992 film -written, and subse- player acceptance rate was four times get people less than 17 years of age with packages on VHS, admirers have al- background information on the quently disowned, by Whedon -it faster than it was for the VCR (which ads for R -rated movies. In a letter sent ready had to witness the digital pres- show, but getting the insight from wasn't until years later that an took 14 years to reach mass penetra- to President George W. Bush, the ervation of the show's first three sea- Whedon as well. We're also trying enterprising TV producer asked tion at 50% of households). VSDA said parents should be allowed sons overseas, where there are fewer to make the sets as collectible as Whedon to resurrect his heroine. October was the most exciting to choose material appropriate for their contractual snags to resolve. possible by creating a coffee -table "It was going to be an afternoon, month yet for DVD, with the fall see- children and that retailers already sup- "It's not just the size of the au- book type of display. You can put it half-hour, Power Rangers -like ing new records rapidly being set. Uni- port parents through Pledge to Parents. dience that we look at for a DVD in a rack, or leave it out. show," Whedon recalls. "I thought versal reported that its Oct. 2 release of release," Fox senior VP of mar- "On all of our TV properties," we could do a tongue -in -cheek ver- The Mummy Returns set a first-week 2001'S QUICK BITS: DIC Entertain- keting Peter Straddon explains. Straddon continues, "the first sion of that and it'd be funny, and sales record of 2 million units. Two ment inked a distribution deal with "It's the loyalty." thing we do is cover off the core then gradually it just kept devel- weeks later, Lucasfilm/liventieth Cen- Lions Gate Home Entertainment ... fans -since they're the people who oping. I thought of the premise as tury Fox reported that Star Wars Sony Music Video signed on to distrib- HIGHLY POPULATED UNIVERSE are going to get it in the first cou- high -school stories told as horror Episode 1: The Phantom Menace broke ute World Wrestling Federation prod- Indeed, in just slightly more than ple weeks -and then we try to get movies, and I thought of the cast, that record by selling 2.2 million units. uct ... Paramount signed a deal to dis- five years, the Buffy universe has a broader message out as well. We and then my agent said, `OK, that's Then, DreamWorks' Shrek became tribute MTV Home Entertainment swelled to Star 7Yek -sized propor- support all of our properties with an hour drama, not a half -hour the fastest -selling DVD by selling product in the U.S. and Canada ... tions. Like any well- marketed pop - television advertising at launch, show.' " more than 2.5 million units in the Image Entertainment inked a distri- culture success, its galaxy is popu- and Buffy is no different." Today, as Whedon is developing a three days following its Nov. 2 release. bution deal with Playboy Home Video lated with dolls, action figures, toys, Whedon notes he's already laid Buffy cartoon for Fox to air this One month later, Shrek had moved ... Music Video Distributors signed board games, books, and comics. down commentary tracks for two spring, he hasn't lost any excite- 5.5 million copies, to become the agreements with MNW Records Group The cult hit has even launched the later -season episodes- 1999's ment for his original series. "Every best -selling DVD of all time. in Scandinavia and Stomp PTY in Aus- spin -off series Angel. silent -film- inspired Hush and now and then I'll see a scene, and Next, Universal reported that the tralia ... The independent video pro- Buffy's world has become so 2000's season -ending "Restless," an it's like, `Wow, that was really cool.' Jim Carrey vehicle Dr. Seuss'How the duction partnership York/Maverick large that its architect admits that ambitious dream -like episode that My entire staff and I are big fans, Grinch Stole Christmas had broken Entertainment split up ... East Texas he can't always keep up with it. takes its cue from Apocalypse Now. and as long as we're still rabid, the fastest- selling -title record, with 3 Distributors closed its home video arm. "There are things that are worri- He also plans to record a track for we'll keep working on it."

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20 MICKEY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS: SNOWED IN AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE Micky Mouse 1s RUDOLPH: ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS Animated 2001 NR 22.95 19 NR 29.99 GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 77442 WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO/ BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 22350 SPACEBALLS Mel Brooks PG 14.95 18 15 RUDOLPH: ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS W /CD Animated 2001 NR 26.95 MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT 908100 John Candy

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36 40 MEN OF HONOR Robert De Niro 2000 R 14.98 Depp R 15 BLOW Johnny FOXVIDEO 2002094 Cuba Gooding, Jr. NEW LINE HOME VIDEO/WARNER HOME VIDEO 5204 Penelope Cruz Renee Zellweger R 37 35 17 BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY WHAT WOMEN WANT Mel Gibson 2000 PG -13 14.95 MIRAMAX HOME ENTERTAINMENT /BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 21756 PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO 15660 Helen Hunt POOTIETANG Lance Grouter PG -13 38: BLUES CLUES: BLUES BIG HOLIDAY Blue's Clues 2001 NR 9.95 PARAMOUNT HOMEVIDEO 339223 Chris Rock NICKELODEON VIDEO /PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO 874423 HEARTBREAKERS Sigourney Weaver 19 pG -13 MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT 1002341 Jennifer Love Hewitt 3p` 33 UNBREAKABLE Bruce Willis 2000 PG -13 14.99 THE MUMMY RETURNS Brendan Fraser TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO /BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 24046 14 PG -13 Samuel L Jackson UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 80035 Rachel Weisz -0rS 38 THE BEST OF FRIENDS: VOL 3 & 4 JenniferAniston 2001 NR 24.98 OSMOSIS JONES Bill Murray pG 4 16 WARNER HOME VIDEO 2181 Matthew Perry WARNER FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT/WARNER HOME VIDEO 21415

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tal Method will be on hand to act as Jeff Kennedy. OUTKAST. THE WHOLE WORLD JEFF CARSON. REAL LIFE 'N SYNC, GONE 26 INCUBUS, I WISH YOU WERE HERE DJs at the party. The debut of CMT's new month- KEKE WYATT, NOTHING IN THIS WORLD BROOKS & DUNN, ONLY IN AMERICA NELLY, 4) 27 U2. STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT nF NELLY. #1 TRACY BYRD, JUST LET ME BE IN LOVE MR. CHEEKS, LIGHTS, CAMERA ACTION 2.8 MARIAN CAREY, NEVER TOO FAR

ly series CMT Crossroads, which GINUWINE, DIFFERENCES CYNDI THOMSON, I ALWAYS UKED THAT BEST ALICIA KEYS, A WOMAN'S WORTH 29 NATAUE MERCHANT. JUST CAN'T LAST was scheduled for Dec. 16, has been JANET, SON OF A GUN CHRIS CAGLE. LAREDO AAUYAH, ROCK THE BOAT 30 WHO, BABA 0 'R1LEY

ISLET BROTHERS, SECRET LOVER SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, I AMA MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW METHOD MAN & REDMAN, HOW HIGH PT 2 31 UFEHOUSE, HANGING BY A MOMENT

postponed to Jan. 13, 2002. The MIRACLE, BOUNCE LIKE ME CYNDI THOMSON, WHAT I REALLY MEANT TO SAY JOE, LET'S STAY HOME TONIGHT 3T AUCIA KEYS, A WOMAN'S WORTH first episode of the hourlong series CRAIG DAVID, 7 DAYS RASCAL PUTTS, I'M MOGIN' ON PETEY PABLO, RAISE UP 33 ALEN ANT FARM, SMOOTH CRIMINAL FAITH EVANS, YOU GETS NO LOVE TAMMY COCHRAN, I CRY BUNK -182, STAY TOGETHER FOR THE KIDS 34 FATBOY SUM, WEAPON OF CHOICE

(which airs at 8 p.m. EST) will fea- EIGHTBALL STOP PLAYIN GAMES IONESTAR, WITH ME SEVENDUST, PRAISE 35 MADONNA, MADONNA MEGAMIX ture Lucinda Williams and Elvis 'N SYNC, GONE GARY ALLAN, RIGHT WHERE I NEED TO BE 0 -TOWN. WE FIT TOGETHER 36 GOO GOO DRUS, AMERICAN GIRL

CITY HIGH. CARAMEL JAMIE O'NEAL WHEN I THINK ABOUT ANGELS ALIEN ANT FARM, MOVIES 37 COLDPLAY, TROUBLE

Costello. The new show is about the BENZINS, BOUTTEE TOBY KEITH. I'M JUST TALKIN' ABOUT TONIGHT MARY J. BUGE, NO MORE DRAMA 38 USHER, U GOT IT BAD

influence of country music outside ALL STAR TRIBUTE, WHAT'S GOING ON TRISHA YEARWOOD, I WOULD'VE LOVED YOU ANYWAY UMP BIZKIT, NOOKIE 39 AEROSMITH, JUST PUSH PLAY 40 P. BIDDY, DIDDY 48 RADNEY FOSTER, TEXAS IN 1880 40 GORI 19-2000 tl LIE ELEVATION its traditional format. Upcoming NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS episodes will feature Hank Williams GLENN LEWIS, DON'T YOU FORGET IT mwnImwmwmuc,em won, CRAIG DAVID, 7 DAYS NO NEW ONS THIS WEEK RZA BROOKLYN BABIES TIM MCGRAW, ANGEL BOY BUBBA SPARXXX, LOVELY Jr., Kid Rock, Clint Black, and KEITH URBAN. WINTER WONDERLAND FOR FIGHTERS. THE ONE MUSIC TELEVISION° Crosby, & Nash. SHEDAISY, WHAT CHILD IS THIS JUVENILE. FROM HER MAMA Stills ALISON RUMS NKÚL DM THINGS AREN T ALWAYSAS DID SEEM OUTKAST, THE WHOLE WORLD

CUNT CAN'T WAIT) U L' RUAKQ PARE NIS GON T UNDERSTAND Bonnie Burkert, former Capitol BLACK TIE SANTA'S GONE II JUST NICKCANNON R. OW. JUST Records director of video promo- For the Troops: An MTVIUSO Spe- tion, is now a new -media consult- A SAMPLING OF PLAYLISTS SUBMITTED BY cial will feature Jennifer Lopez, Ja ant at Virgin Records in Beverly NATIONAL & LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO OUTLETS ' THE CLIP LIST FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 22, 2001 Rule, and Kid Rock performing for Hills, Calif ... 1171 Production U.S. military troops stationed over- Group has moved. The new add- 14COLLEGE seas in the war against terrorism. ress is 168 N. Vine St., Suite 722, TELEVISION NETWORK MTV partnered with the USO and Hollywood, Calif. 90028. nreofa uric usa )EUROPE Continuous programming Contnuous programnun9 Continuous programming 24 honra dairy Armed Forces Entertainment for the 200 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753 1515 Broadway, New York, NV 10036 Hawley Crescent London NW18TT 3350 Peachtree Road, Surte 1550. Atlanta. GA 30326

special, which will be televised at 2 PRODUCTION NOTES: Alanis Mor- STAINS, FOR YOU (NEW) OUTKAST, THE WHOLE WORLD GARBAGE. CHERRY LIPS ALL STAR TRIBUTE, WHATS GOING ON GORILLAZ. 1D2000 (NEW) MYSTICAL BOUNCIN' BACK UNPIN' ME AGAINST THEWAILI ALICIA KEYS, FALLIN' ANGIE STONE, BROTHA p.m. EST Jan. 1, 2002. The show was issette teamed with director Fran- CYPRESS HILL LOWRIDER (NEW) DROWNING POOL SINNER LENNY KRAVITZ, DIG IN BARENAKED LADIES, THANKS IT WAS FUN HOOBASTANK, CRAWLING IN THE DARK INEWI CYPRESS HILL TROUBLE ROBBIE WIWIALIS & NICOLE KIRMAN, SOMETHIN' STUHD BASEMENT JAXX, WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT taped at undisclosed military loca- cis Lawrence to film her "Hands DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, EVERYDAY (NEW) GREEN DAY, MACV'S DAY PARADE UNKIN PARK, IN THE END BUNK -182, STAY TOGETHER FOR THE KIDS OUTKAST, THE WHOLE WORLD INEWI CRAIG DAVID, 7 DAYS FAITHLESS, TARANTULA CREED. MY SACRIFICE tions and will also include behind - Clean" video in Los Angeles. The DE OUL BABY PRAT (NEW) THE OFFSPRING, DEFY YOU AIR, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL CYPRESS HILL, LOWRIDER AUCIA KEYS, A WOMAN'S WORTH DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, EVERYDAY the- scenes reports. city was also the location for two [OVIN FRESH] ROUDOUDOU. FUNKI BIKINI GARTH BROOKS, WRAPPED UP IN YOU MTV Mc- ANASTACIA, PAID MY DUES GORILLAS, 19 -2000 Group president Judy recent clips directed by Dave Mey- BAND -AID, DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS JENNIFER LOPEZ I'M REAL LAURA DAWN, I WOULD NO DOUBT, 01 TO THE WORLD JANET, SON OF A GUN MICK JAGGER. GOD GAVE ME EVERYTHING Grath says of the special, "The MTV ers: Brandy's "What About Us" and DESTINY'S CHILD, 8 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS PINK, GET THE PARTY STARTED PUDDLE OF MUDD, BLURRY audience TLC, SLEIGH RIDE KY LIE MINOGUE CANT GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD ROB ZOMBIE, FEEL SO NUMB mirrors the age of the the Offspring's "Defy You." Also MELISSA ETHERIDGE. HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) MARY J. BUGE, FAMILY AFFAIR THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, UNTITLED young men and women abroad, filmed in L.A. was Craving Theo's MARIAH CAREY, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOE LIMP BIZKIT, BOILER 02, CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) B RITNEY SPEARS. I'M A SLAVE 4 U CHRISTINA AGUILERA THE CHRISTMAS SONG BASEMENT JAXX, WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT which is why we reached out to the "Alone," directed by Nathan Contnuous programming JOHN MELUNCAMP, I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD, GOT TO GETTHRU THIS 299 Orman St West Toronto. Ontario M5V2Z5 USO about this idea back in Sep- "Karma" Cox ... Wayne Isham 98 DEGREES. THIS GIFT SAMANTHA MUMBA, LATELY KYUE MINOSSE CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD INEWI tember. Working together, we'll directed the Britney Spears video SHAKIRA, WHENEVER, WHEREVER (NEW) THE CALLING, WHEREVER YOU WILL GO (NEW) bring the top American talent over- "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" ANDREW W.K., PARTY HARD (NEW) le{}GE STAINS. FOR YOU (NEW) TV FOB U -NOT THEM seas for what we are confident will in Lake Powell, Ariz.... Kevin BUBBA SPARXXX, LOVELY (NEW) AMISS & BUBBA SPARKKK, THEY AIN'T READY INEWI 1/2 hour weekly be a memorable show." Max's "Exiztence" video was THE OFFSPRING, DEFY YOU (NEW) BThree hours Weekly 46 GKlord Sr, Brockton, MA 02401 MARY J. BUGE, NO MORE DRAMA 216 W Ohm, Chicago, IL 606I0 directed by Steven L. Weaver in USHER, U GOT IT BAD DAVE MATTHEWS BAND. EVERYDAY INCUBUS, WISH YOU WERE HERE SAVES THE DAY, AT YOUR FUNERAL MUSHROOMHEAD, SOLITAIRE UNRAVELING IN Continuausprogemming BRIEF: The MuchMusic Video Cincinnati ... Former Savage Gar- MARY J. BUGE. FAMILY AFFAIR PUDDLE OF MUDD, BLURRY STARSAILOR, GOOD SOULS 404 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL33139 JAY -Z, 1010 (H.O.VA.) ROB ZOMBIE. FEEL SO NUMB LENNY KRAVITZ, DIG IN Awards, which have traditionally den singer Darren Hayes complet- BROTHEL SPEARS, I'M A SLAVE 4 U THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, UNTITLED HANDSOME DEVIL MAKIN' MONEY SHAKIRA, SUERTE ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, HERO GORILLAS. 19 -2000 RUSTIC OVERTONES. COMBUSTIBLE LA LEY, MENTIRA been held in September, will be ed his first solo video, "Insatiable," SUM 41, IN TOO DEEP MICK JAGGER, GOD GAVE ME EVERYTHING CAKE, LOVE YOU MADLY ALEJANDRO SANE Y SOLO SE ME OCURRE AMARTE SLOAN, IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT DROWNING POOL SINNER CYPRESS HILL LOWRIDER moving as of year. The by ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, HERO to June next directed Thomas Kloss and DAVID USHER. BLACK BLACK HEART CREED, MY SACRIFICE BUNK -182. STAY TOGETHER FOR THE KIDS LUIS MIGUEL AMOR, AMOR, AMOR PINK, GET THE PARTY STARTED CYPRESS HILL TROUBLE THE STROKES, LAST KITE CARLOS VIVES, DEJAME ENTRAR next MuchMusic Video Awards will filmed in Sydney ... Merle Hag- SAXON, KILLING GROUND THE TEA PARTY, LULLABY DILATED PEOPLES, WORST COMES TO WORST CRISTIAN, YO DUERIA KREATOR, VILENT REVOLUTION T.I., ('M SERIOUS take place June 16, 2002, at the gard filmed his "Motorcycle Cow- NELLY FURTADO, TURN OFF THE LIGHT SMASH MOUTH, PACIFIC COAST PARTY ROYCE DA 5'9', YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME ROSANA, PA' TI NO ESTOY NO DOUBT, HEY BABY FAT JOE, WE THUGGIN' POR VOLVERTE network's Toronto headquarters. boy" video at Willie Nelson's ranch ALEKS SYNTEK, AVER CAKE, LOVE YOU MADLY FABOLOUS, YOUNG'N ( HOLLA BACK) This year's awards show, which was in Austin. The clip was directed by BARENAKED LADIES, THANKS IT WAS FUN scheduled for Sept. 23, was can- David Abbott.

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 59 www.americanradiohistory.com Role Of Promo Staffers In Flux NEWSLINE... Top -Down Music Decisions Threaten Regional, Local Employees' Futures Clear Channel (CC) has made a number of radio changes in its organiza- BY MARC SCHIFFMAN are the people we're going to focus change "if the complexion of the tion. The company has announced the elimination of 48 jobs at 45 sta- and BRAM TEITELMAN on, and it will alleviate some of the restaurant changes and the clien- tions in the Los Angeles area. One of the results is Eileen Woodbury, mar- Airplay Monitor local positions that exist-which is tele's needs change." keting director of adult R&B KHHT (Hot 92.3), adding those duties for quite a shame, because we believe in V2 head of promotion Matt Pol- top 40 sister KIIS. In other CC news, country WMZQ/WIHT Washington, NEW YORK-With more music de- superserving the local markets. We lack says his local and regional staffs D.C., operations manager Jeff Wyatt becomes VP of operations for the cisions at radio apparently being always have, and that has been the have already become "more market- CC/D.C.- Baltimore trading area. Dick Lumenello has been promoted to made higher up the corporate ladder key to our success." ing executives. It's not a luxurious regional VP for CC's Idaho and Montana properties. He has run the com- and larger markets often doing more Atlantic senior VP of promotion position. You have to do more than pany's Boise, Idaho, stations since 1999. Following budget cuts at CC and to break songs than secondaries, Danny Buch says that "the model of your job title implies." its Premiere Radio Networks, Larry Santiago exits his position as PD of some promo executives think that records breaking is they come from Premiere's country division, which includes After MidNite With Blair Gar- the role of the local and regional pro- secondaries," and that means that HELL, NO, THEY WON'T GO ner. Kelly Erickson, music director /promotions director for Premiere and motion staffs will change or perhaps locals remain his front line. He One reason that no one is expect- After MidNite, also exits. Country programming will be handled by Pre- be eliminated altogether. admits that some labels will have to ing to cut locals right away is that miere senior VP of programming Larry Morgan. One promotion executive, who cut staff, but says that that's for many promotion executives think asked to speak anonymously, does economic reasons and not because their departments are the last place The Academy of Country Music (ACM) is seeking nominees for the awards not think that change will come radio's decision -making structure that cuts would be made. Buch says for radio station of the year and country radio disc jockey of the year. next year, but perhaps in the next has changed. "We have all these that because radio is the biggest ACM membership is not required to submit a nominating entry. The few. "The way the trend is now, new costs. We're competing against force in driving record sales, "break- eligibility period is Jan. 1, 2001, to Dec. 31, 2001. The deadline for there may be fewer people making smaller staffs." ing a hit is the single most impor- entries to arrive in the ACM's Burbank, Calif., offices is 5 p.m. (PST) decisions, and ultimately, it will Epic senior VP of promotion Joel tant thing. You have to cut every Dec. 31. The top 10 finalists in each category, as determined by a panel affect how many regional promo- Klaiman says, "Although I have con- other division at a label before you of judges, will be placed on the preliminary ACM ballot and voted on by tion people we have and how rec- cerns with the way things are going, I cut the departments dealing with members. Winners will be notified two weeks prior to the ACM Awards ords will be worked. still believe that it's essential to have radio, until radio stops becoming the show, which is set for May 21, 2002. "It definitely seems that if you regionals for set -up. However, I am single biggest way of selling records. make inroads on a project with some concerned about it" Klaiman can envi- "The reward of having a Nickel - Bonneville has restructured its management team. In San Francisco, Valerie of the key Clear Channel radio sta- back or P.O.D. break through is so Howard, VP /GM at classical KDFC, adds GM responsibilities for top 40 KZQZ tions," the executive adds, "the oth- huge," Buch continues. "That's why (Z95.7). She replaces Allan Hotlen, who becomes VP /creative director for ers fall pretty quickly." 'Breaking a hit is you have all these costs -having a Bonneville/San Francisco. Hotlen assumes the Z95.7 PD duties from Casey Universal senior VP of promotion the single most record like that break through. I'd Keating, who will remain for a few weeks to help Hotlen through the sta- Steve Leeds says, "If consolidation is cut everything else before I cut the tion's holiday concert. Hotlen will also be involved in marketing and adver- going to take decision -making power important thing. You ability of getting P.O.D. on the radio." tising for all three stations in the cluster. In other company news, Bon- out of local PDs' hands, it will affect Pollack thinks that the economy neville has let go of two of its cluster presidents: Kari Winston in the role of the local promotion per- have to cut every is "going to get a lot worse before it Washington, D.C., and David Ervin in St. Louis. son. If there's going to be chain -wide other division at a gets better in the next year." But, he adds, then there's more need for adds, "I want to keep my staff intact, Some stations have experienced programming changes. Satellite adult national people to get involved." But label before you cut and promotion is still the most es- R &B KRIZ Seattle segues to ABC's R&B oldies format, according to the now, he says, the crystal ball is hazy sential part of a record company, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. It had been simulcasting with KYIZ, which is on those developments. "It's a ques- the departments because 90% of people bought their now mainstream R &B. The rhythmic top 40 format at WYYL (Wild 107.5) tion of the tail wagging the dog, and music because they heard it on the Memphis ends this week, as Flinn Broadcasting moves triple -A WMPS depending on how these guys wag dealing with radio.' radio. It's still promotion- driven. (the Pig) to that station's frequency. As part of its transition to adult R &B, their tails, we're going to figure it -DANNY BUCH, ATLANTIC RECORDS That's hopefully the last place I'm WTJM (Jammin' 105) New York adds a gospel show hosted by Percy out. But to say all the locals are going going to make cuts." Williams, who was last at crosstown rival WRKS. The new program airs to be diminished -that's hard." Others agree. "I don't see the role from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sundays. Nashville-based firm the Marketing Group sion a time where other labels see their changing at all," one VP of rock pro- picks up syndication of Western Beat Radio, hosted by Billy Block. The THE REGIONAL PICTURE Detroit and Cleveland reps and decide motion says. "If a local person doesn't hourlong weekly Americana and roots- music -based show originates from Regarding the spectre of concen- one person can cover both cities. go in and set up the record so there's WSIX Nashville and was previously televised on CMT. It is scheduled to trated corporate radio power, Arista Still, Sackheim maintains, every awareness of the artist, programmers launch into syndication after Jan. 1, 2002. VP of promotion Rick Sackheim says market is different, and it's up to a aren't going to hear the record." that "people have been talking about label to follow each unique market Interscope head of promotion Ron Other stations have seen shifts in personnel. Longtime top 40 KHTT Tulsa, that for a while, and it seems like story through its locals. "Not every Cerrito doesn't see the current cli- Okla., operations manager/p.m. driver Sean Phillips is the new PD of even with the consolidation and the record works in every single market," mate as threatening local jobs, but rhythmic top 40 WBTS (the Beat) Atlanta, which has taken a more R &B- change dealing higher up on the lad- he says. "The nature of the business instead providing new challenges. "At slanted direction in recent weeks. Phillips replaces Dale O'Brien, who der, there's still something to be said is still an art- driven industry, and I'm least on the rock side, influence of exited a few weeks ago. Jim Worthington, VP /GM of country WIL St. Louis, for regional stories." hoping that that allows our staffs to corporate on the local programming assumes the same duties for adult standards sister WRTH. John Kijowski, But our anonymous exec says that be in place. Our staffs will have to staffs can be seen in the ratio of cur- VP /GM of modern AC WVRV St. Louis, adds those duties at crosstown those regional stories are much change a little bit with the times and rents vs. library, shared research, and jazz outlet WSSM. Most of the staff of active rocker WRXF Flint, Mich., more rare. As stations eut staff, the be more regional marketers, which an overall programming philosophy. including PD Tony LaBrie, exited following the station changing to a exec says, "it takes out what a lot of encompasses radio being the primary As a result, our team needs to be simulcast of crosstown active rocker WWBN (Banana 101.5) under new people got in this business for -pas- marketing format, but maybe adding armed with the most up -to -date owner Regent. LaBrie has been named MD /afternoon driver at WWBN. sion, gut, breaking new artists. And more responsibilities as well." information possible on a record. A Journal Broadcast Group president Doug Kiel adds CEO stripes. Karen it puts a lot on research and dis- That means the role of the local or story from one station can spread Jordan exits as PD of R &B station WGZB Louisville, Ky. Classic hits KFXN courages instinct from programmers regional needs to evolve. "There's a across the country very quickly." (104.1 the Fox) New Orleans APD/music director /middayer Annette Fox in a secondary market to champion bigger issue, and it's the evolution of Klaiman agrees that stories can adds PD duties. Former CC/Houston director of FM programming Jim something. There are countless promotion," Leeds says. While no still be built from the local market Trapp resurfaces as interim PD at active rocker WMMS Cleveland. records that have been successful one is certain of the extent of the on up. "Even with chain consult- that haven't come out of Los Ange- changes, "consolidation leads to a ants or regional brand managers, Dualtone Records is offering customized versions of David Ball's top three les and New York [City]." bunch of changes," Leeds continues. the set -up needs to be there for country single "Riding With Private Malone" to monitored country report- Columbia executive VP of promo- "It depends on how some of these everybody in between, because ing stations. The new versions replace the line about the Corvette's haunt- tion Charlie Walk agrees that locals chains elect to play the game." sometimes it takes that local PD or ed radio getting in "that oldies show" with a specific reference to such sta- may have at least a diminished role Leeds says that Universal Music MD to ask for the record to go on tions as WDSY (Y108) Pittsburgh. While customized versions of songs that in the future. "You definitely are Group chairman/CEO Doug Morris or create the awareness." mention the radio go back to at least the '70s, Dualtone co- founder Scott starting to see, at some of the major likes to point out that the business Robinson says that the idea grew from Ball's station visits, "where he would radio chains, various individuals in of promotion is customer service. Marc Schiffman is managing editor occasionally throw in the IDs while performing live on the air." charge of stations in regions. And if "We're all maitre d's," Leeds says, of Top 40 Airplay Monitor, and Bram those people are in charge of putting adding that the service provided by Teitelman is managing editor of Compiled by Dana Hall, Carla Hay, Marc Schiffman, and Phyllis Stark. actual music on the radio, then those promotion people would have to Rock Airplay Monitor.

60 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com WlAYLLL A LOOK BEHIND THIS WEEK'S CHART ACTION

by Geoff Mayfield by Silvio Pietroluongo, Minal Patel, Wade Dessen Counter.. Minded.. SAME SLEIGH, SMALLER REINDEER: At this BATTING 1.000: Roadrunner Records' first entry the Mighty Mighty Bosstones with "The . time last year, three different albums had \\\Hl ii \NIrk); on The Billboard Hot 100 becomes its first No. Impression That I Get" and matched this past accumulated sales of more than 2 million 1 song on that chart, as "How You Remind Me" August by Sum 41 with "Fat Lip." units between the start of October and the by Nickelback climbs into the top spot. After 10th week of the fourth quarter. This year, l \ \ )I :I)!\ \11:1 debuting early last week on Hot 100 Singles FIVE, SIX: Toby Keith matches his personal only one has done so thus far, which offers a Sales due to street -date violations, "How You record for the most weeks at No. 1 as "I Wanna hint of the challenge that music stores face Remind Me" scans 48,500 units in its first full Talk About Me" claims a fifth week atop Hot during this crucial selling season. week at retail, which is more than enough to Country Singles & Tracks. Keith's rap- tinged By the time Billboard rolled out last year's displace current Hot 100 Airplay champion, "U wordplay on womanhood ties his "How Do You Dec. 22 issue, Backstreet Boys' Black & Blue Got It Bad" by Usher, from the No. 1 Hot 100 Like Me Now ?," which spent five of its 42 chart had sold 2.8 million units, according to Sound - throne. "U Got It Bad" retains its bullet, while weeks at No. 1 in March 2000. Scan, followed by Limp Bizkit's Chocolate being dislodged to No. 2, as its audience increas- As "I Wanna Talk About Me" declines 38 Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2.8 es by 2.5 million listeners. spins for a total of 5,775 detections, Alan Jack- million) and the Beatles' 1, with the Beatles and "How You Remind Me" extends its rock - son's "Where Were You (When the World Backstreet titles needing less than a handful of record Hot 100 audience total to 128 million Stopped Turning)" steamrolls 5 -2, up 534 weeks to accomplish those numbers and the listeners and holds at No. 2 on the airplay chart. plays. Jackson's gain narrows the gap between multi -actNow That's What I Call Music!5 total- It has been almost a year-and -a -half since a the two titles to 273 detections-a margin he ing almost 1.7 million in only one month. Dec. 4 adds fuel to the fire. Of the acts who rock single has sold as many units as "How You could handily close. With an average weekly During this year's fourth quarter, Britney appeared on either program (and some appeared Remind Me" scanned this week. (Matchbox gain of more than 1,000 spins, odds suggest Spears is the only act to surpass 2 million on both), Billboard performer Pink -who also Twenty's "Bent" moved 50,000 units in the July that Jackson could score his 19th No. 1 next (2.02 million), but two others might join the visited The Tonight Show With Jay Leno -sees 15, 2000, issue.) To be fair, though, releases by issue in the song's sixth chart week. If so, that club. Chart -topping Creed rammed more the largest unit gain (11 -10, up 42,000 units), rockers have been few and far between. would mark the quickest trek to No. 1 that the than 1.7 million in just three weeks, while while Dave Matthews Band, which won four The scarcity of rock singles has contributed to format has seen since Shania Twain's "Love Enya's year -old A Day Without Rain has also VH1 trophies, has The Billboard 200's largest the lack of Hot 100 No. l's from that genre. In Gets Me Every Time" made a six-week sprint to sold 1.7 million units since October began. percentage increase (162 -129, up 74%). the top in November 1997. Despite an early Hanukkah, industrywide Industrywide album volume is up 22% over album sales (including catalog titles) are the previous week, but 23 albums by Billboard REIGNING MEN: The union of Method Man and down from the comparable 2000 stanza for a participants had sales spikes that exceed that Redman-which started rolling with the No. sixth straight week (see Market Watch, page growth curve, including Destiny's Child (36- 10 Hot R &B/Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks title 8), a streak practically guaranteeing that 34, up 37% and 57 -53, up 42 %), Shaggy (178- "How High" in September 1995 from the 2001's year -end tally will reflect a decline 163, up 48 %), Tim McGraw (92 -81, up 40 %), soundtrack to The Show -is repeated as the from the prior annual sum for the first time Century Award winner John Mellencamp duo launches its latest collaboration, "Part II," in SoundScan's 10 -year history. (118 -117, up 31 %), and Lil' Romeo (re -entry from the soundtrack to their new movie How at No. 192, up 41 %). After Matthews, the VH1 High. "Part II" enters the Hot R &B/Hip -Hop FEUZ NAVIDAD: Mannheim Steamroller (8 -5, show's biggest beneficiaries were Nelly Fur- Singles Sales chart at No. 8 and bows on Hot up 42 %) powers its second consecutive Great- tado (No. 56) and Lenny Kravitz (No. 71), who Rap Singles at No. 5. Overall, "Part II" scans est Gainer award on The Billboard 200, the each had 26% gains. 1,500 units and is the highest debut on Hot 100 fourth week in a row that a Christmas set has Creed, which appeared on both award shows, Singles Sales at No. 35. posted the big chart's largest unit gain. There pads its lead at No. 1 with a 40,000 -unit gain "Part II" also jumps 10 positions to No. 36 on are two holiday titles in the top five, with (458,000). On other channels: Live With Regis the Hot R &B/Hip -Hop Airplay chart with an Mannheim's Christmas Extraodinaire gaining & Kelly helps Shakira step 18 -14 (up 31.5 %), increase of 2.5 million in audience. These air- on the multi- artist Now That's What I Call Late Night With Conan O'Brien guest Diana 2001, only "How You Remind Me" and "Butter- play and sales gains propel the single 47 -32 on Christmas! (6 -3, up 28%), which also snagged Krall rises 74 -67 (up 36 %), and A &E's By fly" by Crazy Town topped the Hot 100 while R &B/Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks. Another cut back-to -back Greatest Gainer cups. Prior to this Request perks up Elton John (115 -88, up 64 %). charting on either Modem Rock Tracks or Main- from the How High soundtrack, "Round & year's crop, the last Christmas title to make the stream Rock Tracks. Without the release of a Round," by Jonell & Method Man, creeps 58- top five was Celine Dion's These Are Special OBSERVATION DECK: George Harrison's death retail single, it is nearly impossible to make it to 56 with gains at both radio and retail. The Times, which peaked at No. 2 in 1998. 1994 was still resonates, as the Beatles' 1 bullets 73 -57 No. 1 on airplay alone, as the audience pull of a soundtrack arrives Dec. 18, with the movie hit- the last year when two seasonal albums ap- on the big chart (up 59 %). On Top Pop Catalog multi -format R&B hit will almost always trump ting theaters Dec. 21. peared simultaneously in the top five, as Kenny Albums, two by Harrison and two by the Beat- the audience of a multi -format rock track. Also charting multiple titles on R &B/Hip- G's chart -topping Miracles-The Holiday les each post gains (Nos. 17, 26, 30, and 33). Sgt. Meanwhile, the release of the single does not Hop Singles & Tracks is Nas, who advances 57- Album kept company with Mariah Carey's Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band increases by dampen the sales of Nickelback's album, Silver 42 with "Got Ur Self A ... ," while debuting his Merry Christmas, which peaked at No. 3. 44 %; at 9,000 units, it would dent the catalog Side Up, as it posts a 35% gain, moving 12 -9 battle rap record "Ether" at No. 73. "Got Ur Self With a current tally of 282,500 units, the chart were it not for competition from holiday on The Billboard 200. A ... " earns Greatest Gainer/sales honors, more Now holiday title has surpassed the 200,000 - titles ... No Doubt is on course to be next than doubling the units of the 12 -inch vinyl mark for three weeks, while Mannheim's lat- week's Hot Shot Debut, with Interscope confi- WALK IN THE PARK: As "How You Remind Me" release to move 16 -4 on R &B/Hip -Hop Sales est -which is No. 1 on Top Independent dent it will easily surpass the 202,000 first -week ascends to No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100, it chart while reaching for the top of Hot Rap Sin- Albums and Top Contemporary Christian units the band rallied last year with Return of ends a 13 -week run atop Modem Rock Tracks, gles chart, where he climbs 10 -2. Albums -does so for the first time (242,000). Saturn. The new Rock Steady shipped more yielding to Linkin Park's "In the End." "Ether," the response record to Jay -Z's than 800,000 copies ... Each of the top 27 "In the End" reaches the top in its 18th chart "Takeover," is the highest debut on the R &B/ VICTORY LAPS: The march toward Christmas albums surpass 100,000 units, including the week, which sets the record for slowest crawl Hip -Hop Airplay chart at No. 66 with 5.8 million heats album sales, but the confluence ofMy VIII new Limp Bizkit (No. 26, 104,000 units), which to No. 1 on that chart. The prior record was 17 in audience. Both tracks are from Nas' fifth Awards Dec. 2 and Fox's Billboard Music Awards sets a SoundScan record for a remix collection. weeks, originally established in June 1997 by album, Stillmatic, due Dec. 18.

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- . ECM 14005 UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP 89702/SONY CLASSICAL MICHAEL AMANTE MKHAELAMANTE 6 6 RUSSELL WATSON The Voice MEOAUST ' DECCA 468695/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP R MOVIE ADAGIOS VARIOUS ARTISTS BECCA /UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP 7 ANDREA BOCELLI Cieli Di Toscana (With Spanish Tracks) TOP CONTEMPORARY 0 CHRISTMAS FAVORITES CARRERAS-0OMINGO- PAVAROT11 PS 598223/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP DEMBER22 IL SONY CLASSICAL 8 9 Born Billboard BOND 15 MOZART FOR YOUR MIND VARIOUS ARTISTS MBO /DECCA 46 7091 /UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP A PHILIPS /UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP 2001 ALBUMSTM JAll 9 8 SARAH BRIGHTMAN La Luna Ilmsmil Mrdlioe compact discs have a wholesale cost between NEMO STUDIO/ANGEL 56968/ANGEL LEO USi 12.98. CDs with wholesale price lower than 8.98 appear cr CIB9sical Budget. 10_:, 11 THREE MO' TENORS Three Mo' Tenors W3 - rrA VICTOR 63827/RCA H

ARTIST IMPRINT& NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 10 BELA FLECK Perpetual Motion ,INY CLASSICAL 8%10* ]EC2001R 22 -1 NUMBER 1 13 TAN DUN FEATURING YO-YO MA Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Bilboard ,NV CLASSICAL 89347 1 1 DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS A Smooth Jazz Christmas CAPITOL 33837 A 14 TIM JANIS An American Composer In Concert TIM 1104/KOCH INTERNATIONAL r'2 2 BONEY JAMES Ride JANIS ENSEMBLE TOP KID AUDIO WARNER BROS. 48004 12 DENYCE GRAVES American Anthem RCA VICTOR 63808/RCA 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Hidden Beach Recordings Presents: Unwrapped Vol. 1 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP HIDDEN BEACH 85853' /EPIC 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology RAZOR & TIE 880,2 SONY CLASSICAL 89683 ARIOUS ARTISTS DISNEY'S CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 4 r 5 PETER WHITE Glow 2 COLUMBIA 85212/CRG 0 ALT DISNEY WNW 5 4 CHRIS BOTTI Night Sessions 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS RADIO DISNEY JAMS: VOL 4 ALT DISNEY 860737 COLUMBIA 85753' /CRG 6 READ-ALONG MONSTERS. INC. S 7 Deep Into It DE Billboard 4 LARRY CARLTON ALT DISNEY 860497 WARNER BROS. 4.9206 001R22 TOP NEW AGE ALBUMSTM 5 ARIOUS ARTISTS RADIO DISNEY HOUDAY JAMS 8 RICHARD ELLIOT Crush ALT DISNEY 860696 VERVE 549774NG * Y W 6 ARIOUS ARTISTS TODDLER FAVORITES 6 ALEX BUGNON Soul Purpose USIC FOR LITTLE PEOPLE/KID RHINO 75262/RHINO NARADA JAll 11134/VIRGIN N 7 E CHIPMUNKS THE CHIPMUNKS GREATEST CHRISTMAS APTTOL ? . 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Making Spirits Bright - A Smooth Jazz Christmas 21383 r 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title GRP 549839NG 8 SPONGEBOB SOUAREPANT'S ORIGINAL THEME HIGHLIGHTS ICK/JIVE 49500/ZOMBA S .0 9 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY AM NUMBER 1 HIGHER OCTAVE 11103/VIRGIN READ-ALONG TOY STORYCOLLECTION BOX SET 1 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Christmas Extraordinaire ALT DISNEY 800709 11 10 BRIAN CULBERTSON Nice & Slow e AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 1225 ARIOUS ARTISTS MICKEY CHRISTMAS: VOL 2 ATLANTIC 83444/AG A 10 2 ENYA A5 A Day Without Rain ALT DISNEY 860803 11 PAUL TAYLOR Hypnotic all ''2 REPRISE 47428/WARNER BROS. 1' ODDLER TUNES 26 CLASSIC SONGS FOR TODDLERS PEAK 8506/CONCOPO BISON 84056 3 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS A Winter's Solstice: Silver Anniversary Edition ' VARIOUS ARTISTS DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITES "3 15 HERB ALPERT Definitive Hits W INDHAM HILL 11604/RCA 12 VOLI - A&M 490886/INTERSCOPE ALT DISNEY 8606175 4 JIM BRICKMAN Simple Things .4 19 KIRK WHALUM The Christmas Message Q 13 .57 HIHNSCHILDAENS CHOIR N8Ra51ROSA OBSRRSLORFORMINA WINDHAM HILL 11589/RCA MADACY KIDS 1388/MADACY -:. WARNER BROS. 48158 5 6 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Christmas Collection ARIOUS ARTISTS DISNEY'S PRINCESS COLLECTION 1:5 13 95.5 Smooth Jazz - Volume 14 14 VARIOUS ARTISTS WNUA AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 0443 ALT DISNEY 860897 HYKODISC 9551/RYKO PALM 6 7 YANNI Snowfall 15 EGGIE TUNES VEGGIE TAUS: SILLY SONGS WITH LARRY 16 ST. Tourist BIG IOEAWVORO 6164/tYRICK STUDIOS `tá GERMAIN RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 45680 BLUE NOTE 25114 /CAPITOLS MICHAEL CRAWFORD THE DISNEY ALBUM 8 GEORGE WINSTON Remembrance 16. 27 14 KEIKO MATSUI Deep Blue 0 ALT DISNEY 860714 :VINDHAM HILL 11624/RCA NARADA JAZZ 10254/VIRGIN 0 17:: WONDER KIDS CHRISTMAS SING -A -LONG 9 ADACY 7750 18 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS A Twist Of Marley -- A Tribute 8 YANNI HI Could Tell You .1RG IN 79893 GRP 549787/VG 18 READ -ALONG WINNIE THE POOH COLLECTION BOXSET 11 Very Best Of Yanni ALT DISNEY 860709 9 21 TOWER OF POWER The Very Best of Tower Of Power - The Warner Years 9 YANNI :'/INDHAM HILL 11568/RCA RHINO 74345 10 READ-ALONG LITTLE MERMAID COLLECTION BOX SET ALT DISNEY 800709 20 SPYRO GYRA In Modem Times 1t / PHIL COULTER Lake Of Shadows .5INDHAM HILL 11617 /RCA ARIOS ARTISTS MO01IL NOITRREIA67 ®SFAVONIEOINSRIASSONGB HEADS UP 3061 20 SONY WONDER 67766/EPIC 21 Sampler 11 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS Pure Moods III 25 VARIOUS ARTISTS WJJZ 106.1 Smooth Jazz 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS DISNEY'S GREATEST: VOL 1 VIRGIN 50836 - - RYK00ISC 3004/RYKO PALM ALT DISNEY 860697 8 17 ANDRE WARD Feelin' You 12 12 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Fresh Aire 22 READ-ALONG JUNGLE BOOK COLLECTION BOX SET AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 888 ALT DISNEY 70971 _ - ORPHEUS 70579 THE RIPPINGTONS FEATURING RUSS FREEMAN Life In The Tropics 13 13 JIM BRICKMAN My Romance: An Evening With Jim Brickman 23 ARIOUS ARTISTS PLAYHOUSE DISNEY :3INDHAM ALT DISNEY 860695 PEAK 8500/CONCORD HILL 11557/RCA Love 14 14 B -TRIBE Spiritual Spiritual ARIOUS ARTISTS RADIO DISNEY JAMS VOL 2 t4 VARIOUS ARTISTS To Grover, With ALT DISNEY 860980 7 92945/AG 16HER OCTAVE 10920/VIRGIN 25 READ-ALONG SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS 22 URBAN KNIGHTS Urban Knights IV 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS Simple Gifts ALT DISNEY 8604 NARADA JAll 10589/L/IRGIN :', NOHAM HILL 11562/RCA I:hildren s recordings: original motion picture soundtracks excluded

Top sailing from SI Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 501,050 album units (Gold). RIAA certification tor net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of albums compiled Po 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral fallowing Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA a uaaOIH1 sample of retail store mass mer- Latin awards: Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). D Certification of 200,000 units (Platino). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- PlaBno). *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. cheat. and intemet sales reports collected ÌÌlll I indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©2001, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc. compiled. and provided h Y SoundScan.

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4 3 1 G.DEP Child Of The Ghetto 27 21 ALEJANDRO SANZ MTV Unplugged BAD BOY 73042 /ARISTA 111.98/1298) W EA LATINA 41541 110.98/17.98) 5 5 THE CALLING Camino Palmero 21 36 SKIP Live From Hollygrove o RCA 67585 111.98/17.981 UTP 90100/ORPHEUS (17.98 CD) 6 3 HOOBASTANK Hoobastank 32 33 MARK SCHULTZ Song Cinema o ISLAND 586435/I0JMG 11298 CD) WORD 85883/EPIC 111.98 EW17.98) 10 16 MERCYME Almost There 33 31 35 STACIE ORRICO Christmas Wish (EP) o INO/WORD 85725/EPIC (16.98 EQ CD) FOREFRONT 32588 19.98 CO) 7 7 DEFAULT The Fallout 34 36 31 TAMMY COCHRAN Tammy Cochran 0 TVO 2310 (11.98 CD) EPIC ¡NASHVILLE )69736 /SONY( NASHVILLE) 17.98 EWI7.98) 0 8 10 NICKEL CREEK Nickel Creek 35 37 27 JOAN SEBASTIAN En Vivo: Desde La Plaza El Progreso De Guadalajara SUGAR HILL 3909 (1898 CD) MUSART 12524/ BALBOA (7,98)13.98) 12 20 STEVE HOLY Blue Moon 36 22 - THE GET UP KIDS Eudora o CURB 77972 111.98117.981 HEROES 8 VILLAINS 351'NAGRANT (1698 CO) 11 11 8 LUPILLO RIVERA Sufriendo A Solas CD NEW FOUND GLORY New Found Glory SONY DISCOS 84648 (15.98 EQ CO) DRIVE -THRU 112338/MCA 112.98/18.98) 12 9 9 PETE YORN Music For The Morning After 38 33 - EARL SCRUGGS AND FRIENDS Earl Scruggs And Friends COLUMBIA62118' /CRG (7.98 EW12.98) MCA NASHVILLE 170189(11.98/1898) CD 15 24 JUMP 5 Jump 5 39 48 - REMY ZERO TheGoldenHum SPARROW 51913 118.98 CD) ELEKTRA 62678/EEG (17.98 CD) 14 22 RASCAL FLATTS Rascal Flatts STACIE ORRICO Genuine 0 LYRIC 165011 FOREFRONT 25253(11.98/15.98) STREET /HOLLYWOOD (11.98)17.98) 15 18 6 NICOLE C. MULLEN Talk About It 41 40 32 EL PODER DEL NORTE El Autentiko Y Unico En Vivo WORD 85822'EPIC 111.98 EQ/17981 DISA 727018 1898/13.981 16 13 11 TOBYMAC Momentum cel CHANTICLEER FEATURING DAWN UPSHAW Christmas With Chanticleer FOREFRONT 25294 (17.98 CD) TELOEC 85555/AG 11798 CD)

17 16 18 JOSH GROBAN Josh Groben `43 ' 49 1- STEVE TYRELL Standard Time 14348154/WARNER BROS. 11898 CD) COLUMBIA 86006/CRG 11298 EW18.981 18 19 15 SONICFLOOD Resonate JACK JOHNSON Brushfire Fairytales ¡NO/WORD 86012/EPIC (11.98E(1/17.98) 0 ENJOY 001 115.98 CD) 19 25 19 JAMIE O'NEAL Shiver RELIENT K The Anatomy Of The Tongue In Cheek MERCURY ¡NASHVILLE) 170132(11.98/1798) 0 GOTEE 72842 02.98 CO) 20 17 17 JOHN MAYER Room For Squares 46 43 138 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ A Origenes AWARE/COLUMBIA 85293'/CRG (7.98 EQ/1118) SONY DISCOS 84837 (10.98 E0/18.98) II 21 24 34 CHRIS RICE The Living Room Sessions; Christmas 0 SHIRLEY CAESAR Hymns ROCKETOWN 88013/EPIC (13.98 EQ CD) WORD 85884/EPIC 111.98 E0/17.98) 22 20 28 CARLOS VIVES Dejame Entrar 0 ZOEGIRL Zoegirl EMI LATIN 35956(9.98/15.98) SPARROW 51734 (15.98 CD) 23 26 25 ST. JOHN'S CHILDRENS CHOIR God Bless The U.S.A.: Kids Sing Songs For America 49 44 TRUE VIBE True Vibe MADACY KIDS 1389 /MADACY (4.98/598) ESSENTIAL 10619/ZOMBA 111.98/17.981 24 30 26 CHRIS CAGLE Play It Loud 50 38 - PAYCHECK Check Yo'S @If CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 341 70(10.98/17.98) CHECKKMATE/MUGSHOT090V/TONEY BURKE117.98/17.98J 25 28 23 TOYA Toya ARISTA 14697 (11.98/17.98)

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11 1 o NICKEL CREEK Nickel Creek (E) VARIOUS ARTISTS The Ultimate Christmas Album Volume 6 e SUGAR HILL 3909 (18.98 CO) COLLECTABLES 4524 11698 CD) 8 4 4 PRINCE The Rainbow Children 34 30 - PAYCHECK Check Yo'Self NPG 70004' /REDLINE (18.98 CD) CHECKMATE/MUGSH0T0801 /STONEY BURKE 111.98/179810 7 7 THE HIT CREW Proud To Be American 35 41 44 ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE Alone In Iz World TURN UP THE MUSIC 1294 (7.98 CD) BIG BOY 5907/THE MOUNTAIN APPLE COMPANY (17.98 CD) °1b 6 6 BARRY MANILOW Here At The Mayflower 36 45 - THE COUNTDOWN KIDS Mommy And Me: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star CONCORD 2102 11288/17.98) MADACY 50572 (2.98)4981 11 9 8 OUTLAWZ Novakane 37 31 26 PAUL VAN DYK The Politics Of Dancing OUTLAW /IN THE PAINT 8324/KOCH 112.98/18.98) MINISTRY OF SOUND 5002 (21.98 CD) A 12 14 28 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Christmas Collection 38 35 30 LOS TEMERARIOS Baladas Rancheras AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE0443 14598 CD) FONOVISA 6129 110 98/12 981 a) 27 50 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND The Live Record 39 34 25 SNOOP DOGG PRESENTS THA EASTSIDAZ Duces 'N Trayz -The Old Fashioned Way BLUE HAT/AUOIUM 8133/KOCH (12.98/1898) TVT 2230' (10.98/17.98) 14 13 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS Jock James: The All Star Jock James 40 46 ELEPHANT MAN Log On TOMMY BOY 1524 112.98118.981 GREENSLEEVES 266' 115.98 CDI 15 15 24 LEE GREENWOOD Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas all MERLE HAGGARD Roots: Volume 1 FREEFALLS 7020 (14.98 CO) ANTI 86634/EPITAPH (18.98 CD) 16 12 12 LOUIE DEVITO N.Y.C. Underground Party Volume 4 VOICES ON THE VERGE Live In Philadelphia DEE VEE 40001/MUSICRAMA (1698 CDI RYKODISC 10608 11898 CD) 17 20 20 ST. JOHN'S CHILDRENS CHOIR God Bless The U.S.A.: Kids Sing Songs For America @. VARIOUS ARTISTS Ultra. Chilled 01 MADACY KIDS 1389/MADACY 12.98/4.98) 0 ULTRA 1110 (1998 CD) 22 13 VEGGIE TUNES Veggie Tales: Silly Songs With Larry ANTHONY KEARNS /RONAN TYNAN /FINBAR WRIGHT The Irish Tenors: Ellis Island BIG IDEA/WORD 6164/LYRICK STUDIOS (5.98/8.98) 0 MUSIC MATTERS 9020 113.98)17.981 A Nancy Wilson Christmas 19 ! 16 14 LA' CHAT Murder She Spoke NANCY WILSON IN THE PAINT (1239/KOCH (12.98/18.98) 0 MCG JAZZ 1008/TELARC 116.98 CD) m NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS 51 Phantom 46 43 VARIOUS ARTISTS WCBS -FM 101.1: The Ultimate Christmas Album Volume 6 TONE-COOL 751102/ARTEMIS (17.98 CDI COLLECTABLES 2524 (1898 CD) 21 26 22 BAHA MEN A3 Who Let The Dogs Out 47 37 - NORMAN HUTCHINS & JDI CHRISTMAS Emmanuel S-CURVE 751052/ARTEMIS 11198/17.98)0 JDI 1264/DIAMANTE SERVANT (1098/17.98) 22 21 16 VARIOUS ARTISTS God Bless America: United We Stand! VARIOUS ARTISTS A Contemporary Christian Christmas 0 MADACY CHRISTIAN 6075/MADACY (7.98 CD) ST. CLAIR 0081 17.98 CD) 23 24 17 CAROLE KING Love Makes The World VARIOUS ARTISTS Get The Blues! ROCKINGALE 8348/KOCH 118.98 CD) NORM 50007 1.98 CD)

24 17 15 LIL TROY Back To Ballin 50 4 50 f 39 DARUDE Before The Storm SHORT STOP/IN THE PAINT 8231 /KOCH 112.98/18.98) GROOVILICIOUS 106/STRICTLY RHYTHM (17.98 CD) A II chart. Top Independent Albums The Heatseekers chan Isis the best -selling titles by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of The Billboard 200 chart. When an album reaches thi level, the album and the artist's subsequent albums are immediately ine)igible to appear on the Heatseekers 500,000 album units (Gold). RIM certification are current titles that are sold via independent distribution, including those which are fulfilled via major branch distributors.MAlbums with the greatest sales gains this week. Greatest Gainer shows chart' largest unit increase. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIM) certification for net shipment of multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIAA for net shipment of 1 mill nn units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's most CD are prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. 0 indicates Latin awards: .Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platino).'Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most tape prices are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ and prices equivalent past or present Heatseeter title. 02001, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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1 1 PINK FLOYD 2 CAPITOL 36111 Echoes -- The Best Of Pink Floyd 16 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU ?3 MERCURY 170069 2 2 ENYA 5 REPRISE 47426/WARNER BROS. A Day Without Rain 7 3t 2 SHREK DREAMWORKS 450305/INTERSCOPE 3 ' VARIOUS ARTISTS INTERSCOPE 493188 America: A Tribute To Heroes 17 3 3 HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE WARNER SUNSET/NONESUCH /ATLANTIC 83491/AG

4 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI/ZOMBA/SONY 585520/UNIVERSAL Now That's What I Call Christmas! 3 4 5 COYOTE UGLY A2 CURB 78703

5 3 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 1225 Christmas Extraordinaire 5 5 6 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING REPRISE 48110/WARNER BROS.

6 5 CREED WIND-UP 13075 Weathered 1 6 4 THE WASH AFTERMATH/DOGGYSTYLE 4931 /INTERSCOPE

7 SOUNDTRACK A' MERCURY(NASHVILLE)170069 O Brother. Where Art Thou? 20 7 8 ALI INTERSCOPE 493172

8 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS COLUMBIA 86270/C116 The Concert For New York City 39 8 9 DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS INTERSCOPE 490765

9 ' 9 ANDREA BOCELLI PHILIPS 589341 Cieli Di Toscana 29 CD 13 THE PRINCESS DIARIES WALT DISNEY 860731

10 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI/ UNIVERSAL/SONY/ZOMBA11154/VIRGIN NowB 2 '0 7 THREE 6 MAFIA & HYPNOTIZE MINDS PRESENTS: CHOICES - THE ALBUM HYPNOTIZE MINDS/LOUD /COLUMBIA 1972/CRG

11 8 ALICIA KEYS 4 J 20002 Songs In A Minor 23 11 10 TRAINING DAY PRIORITY 50213` /CAPITOL 12 6 STING A &M 493169/INTERSCOPE ... All This Time 40 !® 14 JIMMY NEUTRON BOY GENIUS NICK/JIVE 48501/ZOMBA 13 13 GARTH BROOKS 3 CAPITOL (NASHVILLE/ 31330 Scarecrow 6 13 11 A KNIGHT'S TALE COLUMBIA B5648/CRG 14 10 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE41776/ZOMBA Britney 4 14 12 GLITTER ( MARIAH CAREY) VIRGIN 10797

15 16 SOUNDTRACK A DREAMWORKS450305/INTERSCOPE Shrek 33 15 15 SAVE THE LAST DANCE HOLLYWOOD 162288 16 12 SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/NONESUCH /ATLANTIC 83491/AG Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone 63 el 19 DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN LOST HIGHWAY 170221 /MERCURY(NASHVILLE) 17 14 MADONNA MAVERICK 48000/WARNER BROS. GHV2: Greatest Hits Volume 2 28 17 17 MOULIN ROUGE INTERSCOPE 493035

18 15 JEWEL ATLANTIC83519 /AG This Way 27 18 20 ALLY MCBEAL: A VERY ALLY CHRISTMAS FEATURING VONDA SHEPARD 550 MUSIC 85196/EPIC

19 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS COLUMBIA86300/CRG God Bless America 50 ;, NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE MAVERICK48250/WARNER BROS.

20 18 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA85928/CRG Christmas Memories 15 ED 23 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ORIGINAL THEME HIGHLIGHTS NICK/JIVE49509/ZOMBA

21 19 DIANA KRALL VERVE 549846NG The Look Of Love 67 21 16 ALMOST FAMOUS DREAMWORK5450279/INTERSCOPE

22 23 SHAKIRA EPIC 63900 Laundry Service 14 22 21 REMEMBER THE TITANS WALT DISNEY 860687 23 PINK ARISTA14718 M!ssundaztood 10 4 PEARL HARBOR HOLLYWOOD 48113/WARNER BROS. 24 : 17 NATALIE MERCHANT ELEKTRA62721/EEG Motherland 98 24 18 BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY ISLAND 548797/IDJMG

POLYDOR 825095/UNIVERSAL 25 ! 20 TONY BENNETT RPM /COLUMBIA85833/CRG Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues 101 ea GREASE A°

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ca (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIM certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIM Latin awards: O Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro.) A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi -Platino). "Asterisk indicates vinyl available. H indicates past or present Heatseeker title © 2001, Billboard/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

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i 1 KENNY G 2 Faith: A Holiday Album 35 47 HARRY CONNICK, JR. A2 When My Heart Finds Christmas ARISTA 19090112.98/18.98) p COLUMBIA 57550/CRG (11.98 E0/17.98) 3 27 38 THE CARPENTERS Christmas Portrait A&M 215173/UNIVERSAL 110.98/14.981 4 9 TRANS -SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Christmas Eve And Other Stories !,.-9 LAVA /ATLANTIC 9273 /ÁG(11.98/17.981 18 12 PINK FLOYD 5 Dark Side Of The Moon CAPITOL 46001 110.98/18.98) 4 3 6 CELINE DION A' These Are Special Times Egg 26 GEORGE HARRISON A° All Things Must Pass 550 MUSIC 69523/EPIC 111.98 E0/17.961 - - APPLE 30474/CAPITOL 124.98 CD) 5 3 CREED Human Clay 0 ?311 22 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER ° Christmas In The Aire WIND -UP 13053' 111.98/18.981 - AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 1995 11598 CDI 12 22 VINCE GUARALDI A Charlie Brown Christmas `32 32 23 SOUNDTRACK Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas FANTASY 8431 (10.98/15.981 INTERSCOPE 490765112.98/18.98) 7 4 The Best Enya 7 ENYA A' Paint The Sky With Stars - Of 44 THE BEATLES 1i The Beatles REPRISE 46835/WARNER BROS. 112.98/18 .981 - APPLE

13 9 10 KENNY G 5 Miracles - The Holiday Album 38 27 ANDREA BOCELLI A0 Romanza ARISTA 18767 ga. (12.98/18.981 PHILIPS 539207 112.98/18.98)1 9 6 5 LEE GREENWOOD American Patriot 33 25 21 BURL IVES Rudolph The Red -Nosed Reindeer CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 913568 01.98 CDI ® MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 322177/MCA 16.98 CD1 0 8 - WILLIE NELSON 2 Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) ci 41 ELVIS PRESLEY White Christmas COLUMBIA( NASHVILLE )37542/SONY(NASHVILLE) (11.98 E0/17.98) - ® RCA67959 (1198/1298) 1 11 8 'N SYNC 0 Home For Christmas 37 24 28 VARIOUS ARTISTS Disney's Christmas Collection RCA 67726 (11.98/18.981 ® WALT DISNEY 860887 1490/7.98/ 2 13 13 BING CROSBY White Christmas 33 29 18 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 8 Greatest Hits MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS731143/MCA 13.98/6.981 CAPITOL 30334 now 5.981 3 14 14 ELVIS PRESLEY It's Christmas Time 40 NAT KING COLE The Christmas Song RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 44931 (698 CD) w - CAPITOL 21251 (10.98/17981 4 10 24 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 5 A Fresh Aire Christmas all 43 CARRERAS- DOMINGO- PAVAROTTI (MERCURIO) The Three Tenors Christmas AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 19913 (15.98 CDI - SONY CLASSICAL 89131 /12.98 ED/18.98/ 5 15 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ultimate Christmas 45 30 DIXIENCHIICKS Spaces ARISTA 19019 Wide Open (11.98/17.98) IHVULEI 110.98E017.981 21 11 CREED 5 My Own Prison 46 32 FAITH HILL Breathe WIND -UP 13019 (11.96/18.98) tt CE0 1 WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 47373/WRN 112.98/1898) 39 - GEORGE HARRISON The Best Of George Harrison 43 23 17 VARIOUS ARTISTS All -Time Greatest Christmas Records CAPITOL 11578 (11.98/17.98) CURB 77351 (4.98/7.98) 18 20 29 MARIAN CAREY A° Merry Christmas 44 30 41 PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA (ORMANDY) The COLUMBIA 64222/CRG Glorious Sound Of Christmas (11.9860/17.98) SONY CLASSICAL 636914.9860/9.99) 28 46 VARIOUS ARTISTS Happy Holidays THE TEMPTATIONS Give Love Christmas - UNITED AUDIO 1080111. CO) At >- GORDY/MOTOWN 635279 /UNIVERSAL (398/9981 0 19 25 JEWEL Joy: A Holiday Collection VMRIIOUSYARTISTS 6A° A Very Special Christmas ATLANTIC 133250/AG 110.98/17.981 1 17 15 BILLY GILMAN Classic Christmas 47= 36 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS Radio Disney Christmas Jams EPIC /SONY (11.98 E0/17.981 (NASHVILLE) (NASHVILLE) WALT DISNEY 860696 11298 CO) 37 - TRANS -SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA The Christmas Attic SHANIA TWAIN Come On Over LAVA/ATLANTIC 83145/AG (11.98/17.98) II" MERCURY (NASHVILLE /536003112.98/18.981 31 48 VARIOUS ARTISTS Platinum Christmas 50 - JOHNNY MATHIS The Christmas Music Of Johnny Mathis, A Personal Collection 16lase) LEGACY /COLUMBIA 57194/CRG 15.98 ED/998) 33 44 NAT KING COLE Christmas Favorites 42 MARTINA67MCBRIODE6.1 White Christmas EMI -CAPITOL SPECIAL MARKETS 57729 (2.98/5.981 - - -

Albums wi h the greatest sales gains this week. Catalog albums are 2-year -old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on The Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog Albums. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net ship - ment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIM certification for net shipment of 1 million units ¡Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond)_ Numeral following Pla inum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIM Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). A' Certification o' 400,000 units IMulti- Platino). `Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WFA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer Shows chart's largest unit increase.* indicates past Heatseeker title. m 20K1, Billboa d /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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Steve Azar: CS Circuit Boy: DC 9; RBH 9; RS 48 Norman Hutchins & JDI Christmas: GA 9; IND 47 Chart Codes: 33 35 -ALBUMS- City High: Bzoo 160; RBA 89; Hioo 24; HA 22; RA Rev. Clay Evans And The AARC Mass Choir: GA 26 -g- 12; RBH 15; 140 31 Sara Evans: B200 155; CA 18; CS 22 - The Billboard zoo (B2oo) B2K: RBH 87; RS 66 CI: DC zo Eve: Hioo 24; HA 22; RA 12; RBH 15; 14o 31 Ice Cube: Bzoo 54; RBA 11; RA 7o; RBH 67 Blues (BL) Babyface: RBA 55; Hioo 98; RA 52; RBH 54 Eric Clapton: BL 3 Cesaria Evora: WM 11 Enrique Iglesias: 620013; A4o 12; AC 1; DC 13; Classical (CL) Backstreet Boys: 820o 18; AC 9; Hioo 61; HA 7o The Clark Family Experience: CS 53 Exhale: RS 64 Hioo 4; HA 4; LPS 3; LT 4; T4o 4; TSS 8 Classical Crossover (CX) Baha Men: IND 21; WM 2 Classical Kids: CL 12 lio: DC 31 (CC) Contemporary Christian David Ball: Bzoo 131; CA 11; CS 5; Hioo 40; HA 36 Patsy Cline: CCA 21 -F.Ie !man: RMS 26 Country (CA) Banda El Recodo: LT 1o; RMS 3,12 Tammy Cochran: CA 48; HS 34; CS 36 Fabolous: Bzoo 132; RBA 47; Hioo 67; HA 72; Incubus: Bzoo 38; A4o 19; Hioo 62; HA 61; MO 5, (CCA) Country Catalog Banda Machos: LA 6o Kellie Coffey: CS 55 HSS 62; RA 32, 45; RBH 28, 45; RP 19; RS 25 28; RO 6, 39 Electronic (EA) Banda Sonora: DC 6 Coldplay: B200 158; A4o 26; MO 32 Faithless: DC 37 Intocable: LA 71; LT 17; RMS 5 Gospel (GA) Buju Banton: RE 13 Nat King Cole: HLA 31; PCA 24, 39; RBC 9 Jody Farias: RMS 34 Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon: RMS 33 Heatseekers (HS) Barenaked Ladies: B2oo 73 John Coltrane: JZ 17, 23, 24 Fat Joe: Bzoo 37; RBA 6; Hioo 23; HA 19; HSS 58; The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley AKA Holiday (HLA) Cecilia Bartoli: CL 9 Conjunto Primavera: LA 74; LT 28; RMS 7, 9, 32 RA 5; RBH 5; RP 15; RS 21 Mr. Biggs: Bzoo 180; RBA 46; RA 62; RBH 66 Independent (IND) Basement Jam DC 17 Harry Connick, Jr.: HLA 33; IZ 3, 4; PCA 27 Jose Feliciano: LPS 28; LT 29 Burl Ives: CCA 4; HLA 39; PCA 35 Internet (INT) Basstoy: DC 4 Coo Coo Cal: RS 65 Alejandro Fernandez: HS 46; LA 9; LPA 4; LPS 4; jazz ()4 Bear Witnez!: HSS 68; RP 8; RS 13 Phil Coulter: NA 10 LT 2; RMS 19; TSS 5 "4.= Contemporary jazz (CI) The Beatles: B200 S7; PCA 26, 33 The Countdown Kids: IND 36 Pedro Fernandez: LPS 25; LT 49; RMS 36 Alan Jackson: B200 146; CA 15; CCA 11; CS 2, 19, Latin Albums (LA) Bee Gees: Bzoo 69 CoverVersions.com: HSS 6o; RS 7o Vicente Fernandez: LA 13, 62; RMA 6; LT 32, 50; 57; Hioo 30, 8o; HA 27 Latin: Latin Pop (LPA) Beenie Man: RE 14 El Coyote Y Su Banda Tierra Santa: RMS 27 RMS 14, 22 Janet Jackson: B200 93; RBA 52; Hioo 29; HA 29; Latin: Regional Mexican (RMA) Lou Bega: HSS 55 Robert Cray: BL 14 FFH: CC 34 HSS 26; RA 28; RBH 29; RS 32; 140 25 Latin: Tropical/Salsa (TSA) Belle & Sebastian: HSS 32 Creed: Bzoo 1; INT 6; PCA 5,16; A4o 13; Hioo 11; Five For Fighting: B200 125; A4o 2; AC 15; Hioo The Jackson 5: RBC 10 RBA 5, 85; RBC New Age (NA) Regina Belle: RBH 8o HA 11; MO 4; RO 1; 140 17 15; HA 16;140 9 Michael Jackson: Bzoo 25, 161; 12; Hioo 26, 87; HA 23; RA 6, 37; RBH 6, 40 Pop Catalog (PCA) Tony Bennett: Bzoo 101,105; CX 4; HLA 13; INT Crimewave: HSS 69; RP 7; RS 12 Flaw: RO 33 JZ 2,16 Cristian: LA 34; LPA 13; LPS 7; LT u; TSS 28 Bela Fleck: CX 11 Jadakiss: RBA 91; RA 59; RBH 61; RS 74 R &B/Hip -Hop (RBA) 25; Bent: DC 11 Bing Crosby: HLA 21; PCA 1z Renee Fleming: CL 10 Jagged Edge: Bzoo 128; RBA 48; DSA 3; Hioo 58; R &B/Hip -Hop Catalog (RBC) Better Than Ezra: A4o 28 Celia Cruz: TSA 13; TSS Flickerstick: MO HA 57; HSS 23; RA 20, 41; RBH z1, 38; RS18; Reggae (RE) 34 35 Bigga Figgaz: HSS 25; RBH 86; RP 3; RS 5 The Crystal Method: EA 11; DC 16 Flip Flop: DC 7 14o 37 World Music (WM) 15514 Mick Jagger: B200 77; RO 25 -SINGLES- Big Noyd: HSS 74; RP 24; RS 35 Cuisillos De Arturo Macias: LT 42; RMS 24 Joseph Fonseca: Bjork: EA 4 Brian Culbertson: Cl 11 Foo Fighters: MO 36 Jaheim: RBA 45; RA 49; RBH 49 Hot too (Htoo) Clint Black: Bzoo 156; CA 19; CS 28 Cypress Hill: 8200 64; RBA 26 Kirk Franklin And The Family: RBC 15 Bishop T.D. Jakes & The Potter's House Mass Hot too Airplay (HA) Blackhawk: CS 41 Cyrus Chestnut: JZ zo Russ Freeman: C) 23 Choir: GA 11 Hot too Singles Sales (HSS) Blaque: RBH 91; RS 47 Fuel: A4o 3o; MO 25; RO 24 Boney James: Cl 2; RBA 7o; RBH 97 Adult Contemporary (AC) Blessed: GA 24 D- Fulanito: TSA 18 Etta James: JZ 6 Adult Top 4o (A4o) Mary J. Blige: Bzoo 42; RBA 16; RBC 21; Hioo 3, D12: HSS 54; RS 67 Nelly Furtado: Bzoo 56; Alto 14; DC 1; DSA 17; Jamiroquai: EA 17 Country (CS) 64; HA 3, 62; HSS 7; RA 16, 3o; RBH 1o, 30; Da Brat: RS 52 Hioo lo; HA lo; RA 68; RBH 68; 140 6 Tim Janis: CX 13 Dance /Club Play (DC) RS3;1402 Daft Punk: EA 6; DC 8 Keith Jarrett: JZ 25 ere Dance/Sales (DS) The Blind Boys Of Alabama: GA 29 Bobby D'Ambrosio: DC zo - Jay -Z: B200 59; RBA 23; RBC 16; Hioo 37; HA 35; Hot Latin Tracks (LT) Blink -182: B200 109; HSS 48; MO14 Dana: DC 4 Kenny G: HLA 6, 14; PCA 2, 8; RBC 3, 7 HSS 49; RA 15, 48; RBH 16, 51; RS 44, 49 Latin: Latin Pop (LPS) Andrea Bocelli: B200 29; CL 3; CX 1, 7; INT 9; PCA The Charlie Daniels Band: CA 38; IND 13; CS 37 Warren G: RBH 81 Jewel: B200 27; HLA 27; INT 18; PCA 20; A4o 6; Latin: Regional Mexican (RMS) 34 Darude: EA 13; IND 5o; DC 34, 43 G Club: DC 6 AC 24; Hioo 41; HA 43;140 24 Latin: Tropical/Salsa (TSS) Bond: CX 8 Craig David: Bzoo 96; RBA 54; DSA 19; Hioo 35; Ana Gabriel: LA 49; LPS 16; LT 19 Jose Alfredo Jimenez: LA 33, 57; RMA 17 R &B Hip -Hop (RBH) Boobakaw And Tha Wild Younginz: RP 22; RS 3o HA 37; RA 69; RBH 65; RS 71; 140 23, 32 Juan Gabriel: LA 40; LPA 17; LPS 14; LT 12; RMS 38 Jimmy Eat World: MO 17 R &B Hip -Hop Airplay (RA) Chris Botti: Cl 5 Miles Davis: JZ 22; RBC zo Bill & Gloria Gaither: CC 16,19, zo Joe: Hioo 7o; HA 69; RA 21; RBH 19; RS 38 R& B Hip -Hop Singles Sales (RS) Bounty Killer: Huoo 36; HA 40; 14o zo Laura Dawn: A4o 40 Garbage: EA 2 Billy Joel: B200 157 Rap (RP) Boyz II Men: Bzoo 162; RBA 75; RBC 13 De La Soul: Bzoo 136; IND 4; RBA 31; RBH 94; RS G.Dep: B200 142; HS 4; RBA 27; HSS 63; RBH 69; Elton John: Bzoo 88; A4o 36; AC 12 Mainstream Rock (RO) Michelle Branch: B2oo 11o; A40 22; Hioo 51; HA 61 RP 18; RS 24 Carolyn Dawn Johnson: CA 55; CS 43 Modern Rock (MO) 53; 140 26 Deep Dish: EA 25 The Get Up Kids: HS 36; IND 28 Jack Johnson: HS 44; IND 29 Top 4o Tracks (T40) Toni Braxton: 8200 119; HLA 18; RBA 62 Default: B200 190; HS 8; IND 5; MO 9; RO 9 Ghostface Killah: Bzoo 124; RBA 28; RA 73; RBH Jonell: Hioo 96; RA 58; RBH 56; RS 45 Brian: HSS 7o; RBH 96; RP 25; RS 36 Jack DeJohnette: JZ 25 77, 83 George Jones: CA 3o; CS 29 Jim Brickman: B200 193; NA 4,13; AC 3 Denise: DC 46 Bebel Gilberto: WM 8, 9 Richard Joo: CL Rankings from biweekly charts are listed in Sarah Brightman: B200 86; CX 3, 9; OSA 25 Dennis Da Menace: HSS 52; RP 2o; RS 26 Vince Gill: CCA 17, 22 Montell Jordan: RA 54; RBH 55 italics during a chart's unpublished week. Brooks & Dunn: Bzoo 138; CA 12; CCA 12; CS 13, Kevin Denney: CS 49 Billy Gilman: CA 31, 46; CCA 3; HM 28; PCA 21 Jose Jose: LA 73 14; H100 75; HA 74 John Denver: CA 63; CCA lo, 25 Ginuwine: Bzoo 13o; RBA 35; Hioo 6, 6o; HA 6, Jose Nogueras: TSS 17 Garth Brooks: Bzoo 6,1oá; CA 1, 8; CCA 13; HLA Depeche Mode: DC 26 6o; RA 7, 23; RBH 7, 22;1-40 13 Juanes: LPS 21; LT 44 112: Hioo 66; HA 64; RBH 41; T40 36 RA 39; 12; INT 13; CS 8, 29; Hioo 49; HA 46; HSS 22 Daisy Dem: CS 46 Gipsy Kings: LA 6, 72; LPA 3; WM 3,14 Jump 5: CC 21; HS 13; HSS 24 2Pac: RBC 18, 22 The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir: CC 33; GA 6; HS Desert: DC 12 Gisselle: LA 46; TSA 6; LPS 23; LT 48 Juvenile: B200 196; RBA 65; Hioo 74; HA 71; RA 3 Doors Down: A4o 8; 140 29 27 Destiny's Child: 620o 34, 53; HLA 4; RBA 30, 44; Tony Gold: HSS 70; RBH 96; RP 25; RS 36 27; RBH 27 311: M016 Brotha Lynch Hung: IND 31; RBA 92 AC 25; DSA 7,13; Hioo 21; HA 21; HSS 45; RA Gorillaz: B200 113; MO 23, 38 Jyve V: LPS 19; LT 40 3 Of Hearts: CS 56 Shannon Brown: CS 48 56; RBH 57; RS 43; 140 16 John Got'ti: RP 23; RS 33 4Him: CC 38 Tim "Bishop" Brown & The Miracle Mass Choir: Louie DeVito: EA 3; I ND 16 Grand Puba: IND 25; RBA 6o -K - 8ball: B200 111; RBA 21; RA 67; RBH 72 GA 16 Diamond Rio: CA 44; AC 16; CS 44 Denyce Graves: CX 14 Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole: IND 35; WM 4 BSK: HSS 51 Neil Diamond: B200 90 David Gray: B200 167 Karmadelic: DC 32 NM A B- Tribe: NA 14 Dido: AC 5; DC 22 Macy Gray: 8200 175; RBA 87; DC 29 Anthony Kearns: IND 44; WM 5,15 Aaliyah: Bzoo 58; RBA 24; RBC 11; Elmo 17; HA Alex Bugnon: Cl 8 Joe Diffie: CS 16 James Grear & Company: GA 37 John P. Kee: GA 17, 36 14; RA 3, 35; RBH 3, 37 Los Bukis: LA 54 Dilated Peoples: Bzoo 173; RBA 38 Al Green: RBC 17 Robert Earl Keen: CA 71 Los Acosta: LA 47; RMA 20 Bush: RO 36 Celine Dion: HLA 9; PCA 4; AC 23 Green Day: B200 72 Toby Keith: B200 30; CA 3; CCA 9,15; CS 1, 59; Acoustic Alchemy: Cl 10 Busta Rhymes: 1320o 21; RBA 2; Hioo 44; HA 44; Disturbed: B200 104; MO 18; RO io Lee Greenwood: CA 4o; CCA 1, zo; IND 15; PCA 9; Hioo 28; HA 26 Ryan Adams: A4o 33 HSS 53, 71; RA 14; RBH 13; RP 9; RS 14, 37 Dixie Chicks: B200 151; CA 17; CCA 5; PCA 41; CS CS 39; Hioo 69; HSS 2 Kelis: DC 28 Yolanda Adams: 1320o 43; CC 3; GA 1, 12; RBA 7; Tracy Byrd: CA 56; CS 15 17 Pat Green: CA 45 R. Kelly: RBA 77; H1oo 23, 92; HA 19; HSS 49, 58; RBC 8 DJ Tuesto: DC 3o Josh Groban: HS17 RA 5, 42; RBH 5, 43: RP 15; RS 21, 49 Adema: MO 31, 39; RO 38 rra r b DJ Blass: TSA 11 Grupo Bryndis: LA 16, 20; RMA 9, 12; LT 33; RMS Alicia Keys: B200 23; INT u; RBA 13; A4o 17; AC Trace Adkins: CA 28; CS 6; Hioo 48; HA 45 Caedmon's Call: CC 28 DJ Encore: DC 5o 15 26; Woo 13, 18; HA 12, 17; RA 4; RBH 4; RS Aerosmith: RO 29 Shirley Caesar: GA 8; HS 47 DJ Escape: EA zo Grupo Mojado: RMS 39 68;14014,34 Afro Celt Sound System: WM 7 Chris Cagle: CA 42; HS 24; CS 27 DJ Quik: RA 65; RBH 7o; RS 5o Vince Guaraldi: HLA 11; PCA 6 Kid Rock: 8200 24; MO 33; RO 23 Afroman: B200 187; RBA 82 Dena Cali: RP 16; RS 22 DMX: Bzoo 45; RBA 17; Hioo 89; RA 51; RBH 5o; Ely Guerra: LPS 39 Kidz Bop Kids: B200 115 Pepe Aguilar: LA 58; LPS 13; LT 14,16; RMS 4 The Calling: B200164; HS 5; A4o 1; Hioo 19; HA RS 6o Juan Luis Guerra 440: LPS 26 Killer Mike: Hioo 68; HA 66; RA 31; RBH 33 Christina Aguilera: IND 26; LA 69; HSS 18 18; 140 10 Placido Domingo: B200 105; CX 4; HLA 13; PCA Amaury Gutierrez: LPS 31 Carole King: IND 23 Alan T.: DC 35 Cameo: HSS 47 40 Buddy Guy: BL 5 King Africa: LA 31; LPA 11; LPS 37; ISS 22 Alegres De La Sierra: RMS 25 Blu Cantrell: RBA 98; Hioo 46; HA 55; HSS 13; RS Dope: RO 28 Alejandra Guzman: LA 48; LPS 11; LT 24; TSS 13 B.B. King: B200 172; BL 1, 3; HLA 38 Alien Ant Farm: Bzoo 6o; Hioo 56; HA 58; MO 22; 31; 140 28 Dr. Dre: RBC 25; RA 33, 53, 65; RBH 34, 53, 7o Kings Of Tomorrow: DC 21 RO 35; T4o 38 Mariah Carey: B200 52; HLA 25; PCA 18; RBA 36; Dream: DSA 14; HSS 33; RS 56 -H-e Kingston International Allstars: RE 12 Gary Allan: CA 37 RBC 5; SIX 14; HSS 47; RS 52 Dream Street: Bzoo 87; IND 2; HSS 64 Merle Haggard: CA 57; IND 41 Kittie: Bzoo 191; IND 6 All Star Tribute: B200 183; RBA 79 Larry Carlton: Cl 6 Drowning Pool: RO 3o Hilary Hahn: CL 11 Jennifer Knapp: CC 15 Allure: RBA 9o; HSS 41; RS 57 The Carpenters: HLA 34; PCA 28 Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent: HSS 7o; RBH 96; RP Fred Hammond: CC 24; GA 3, 28 Knoc-Tum'Al: RA 33; RBH 34 Herb Alpert: Cl 13 Jose Carreras: PCA 40 25; RS 36 George Harrison: PCA 17, 3o Koda: DC 47; DSA 1; HSS 19 Amber: DSA4; H5543 Rodney Carrington: CA 6o Huey Dunbar: LPS 3o; TSS 31 Lisa Hartman Black: CS 28 Kosheen: DSA 23 Jessica CA Andrews: 34 Kurt Carr Singers: GA 14 Dungeon Family: B200 102; RBA 18; RBH 88 Tramaine Hawkins: GA 25 Dave Koz: B200 140; Cl 1; HM 24; HS 3 Los Angeles Azules: LA 12; RMA 5 Jeff Carson: CA 65 Jermaine Dupri: B200 126; RBA 25; RA 34, 64; Pastor Woodrow Hayden And Shiloh: GA 33 Diana Krall: Bzoo 67; INT 21; JZ 1,19 Los De LA 15; RMA 8; RMS 3o Angeles Charly: Aaron Carter: 8200 47,127 RBH 36, 71 Don Henley: CS 38 Alison Krauss: B200 200; CA 22 Anointed: GA 3o Case: Hioo 8; HA 9; RA 17; RBH 17; 140 8; TSS 29 Bob Dylan: Bzoo 150 Eddy Herrera:15519 Lenny Kravitz: Bzoo 71,153; A40 11; Hioo 31; HA Marc Anthony: B200 82; LA 1; TSA 1; LPS 32; LT 8; Cash & Computa: HSS 37; RBH 89; RP 4; RS 6 John Hiatt: IND 32 31; RO 26; 140 21 TSS Johnny Cash: CCA 14 -E - Elder Jimmy Hicks And The Voices Of Integrity: Kraze: DC 33 Aphex Twin: EA 23 Ceevox: DC 49 Eastern Michigan Gospel Choir: GA 31 GA 19 Kurupted Seed: RP 11; RS 16 IndiaArie: RBA 88; A4o 15; AC 28; RBH 82 Chanticleer: CL 4; HS 42 Elephant Man: IND 40; RE 2 Faith Hill: CCA 6; PCA 42; AC 11 Ricardo Arjona: LA 7o Manu Chao: LA 66 Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott: B200 174; RBA 57; The Hilliard Ensemble: CL 5 -L- Louis Armstrong: JZ 14 Steven Curtis Chapman: 820o 114; CC9 Hioo 29, 6o; HA 29, 6o; RA 23, 28; RBH 22, The Hit Crew: IND 9 Darrell Labrado: DSA 1z Ashanti: Hioo 9; HA 8; HSS 57; RA 2; RBH 2; RP Charlie Cruz: LT 46; TSS 6 29 ;140 25.33 Billie Holiday: JZ 18 La' Chat: IND 19; RBA 58 17; RS 23; 3o 140 The Chemical Brothers: DSA 24 Richard Elliot: Cl 7 Dave Hollister: RBH 97 Tracy Lawrence: CA 75 A*Teens: DSA 6; HSS 72 Eagle-Eye Cherry: A4o 25 Emerson Drive: CS 35 Jennifer Holliday: DC 23 Melina Leon: TSA 19; LPS 18; LT 34; ISS 10 CC 17 Audio Adrenaline: Kenny Chesney: 1320o 149; CA 16 Engelina: DC 5o Adele Hotness: DC 14 Gerald Levert: RBA 56; RA 46; RBH 48 The Avalanches: EA 22 El Chichicuilote: LA 26; RMA 14 Enigma: 8200 169 Steve Holy: CA 25; HS lo; CS 7; Hioo 43; HA 42 Glenn Lewis: Hioo 77; RA 24; RBH 24; RS 59 Avalon: CC 32 Chocolate Bandit: RS 51 Kim English: DC 18 Hoobastank: B200 171; HS 6; MO lo; RO 22 La Ley: LA 28; LPA 10; LPS 39 Avant: RA 26; RBH 26; RS 62 Chris Thomas King: BL 15 Enya: Bzoo 7; INT 2; NA 2; PCA 7; A4o 3; AC 2; Whitney Houston: H1oo 82; HSS 3; RBH 90; RS 10 LFO: Hioo 99 Ramon Ayala: RMS 34 Charlotte Church: 8200 46, 105; CX 2, 4; HM 5, H1oo 16; HA 25; HSS 4, 34;14019 Rebecca Lynn Howard: AC 3 The LFT Church Choir: GA 40 Bravos Del LA 75 Ramon Ayala Y Sus Norte: 13; PCA Faith Evans: B200 85; RBA 14; Hioo 47; HA 48; RA Los Huracanes del Norte: LA 17; RMA 10 Libera: CL 14

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Liberacion: LA 14; RMA 7; LT 20; RMS 6 Anne Murray: B2oo 89; CA 7; CC6; HLA 10 5; LT 38; RMS 20 George Strait: B200 62; CA 4, 47; CS 3, 51; Hioo Peter White: Cl 4 Lifehouse: B200 144; A40 7, 32; Hioo 33; HA 32 Keith Murray: Hioo 88; HSS 5o; RA4o; RBH 35; 34; HA 33 Wild Horses: CS 47 Lil Bow Wow: RBA 96; RA 47; RBH 47; RS 75 RP 14; RS 20 -R - Greg Street: RBA 99 Hank Williams Jr.: CCA 23; CS 54 Lil'J: HSS 14; RBH 6o; RS 2 Myra: LPS 24 Radical For Christ: GA 28 Barbra Streisand: B2oo 15; HLA 3; INT 20 Doug Williams: GA 21 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz: IND 3o; RBH 93 Mystikal: Hioo 54; HA 54; HSS 42; RA 13; RBH 14; Raekwon: RBH 83 Strik 9ine: HSS 8; RBH 62; RP 1; RS1 Lee Williams And The Spiritual QC's: GA 35 Lit' Kim: Hioo 91; HSS 21; RBH 75; RS 42 RP 1o; RS 15 Rascal Flatta: CA 29; HS 14; CS 24 The Strokes: B2oo 147; MO 13 Melvin Williams: GA 21 Lil' Romeo: B2oo 192; RBA 94 Peter Rauhofer: DSA 10 Sugar Ray: A40 16, 35 Patrick Williams' New York Band: CCA 17 Lit' Smoke: HSS 31; RBH loo; RP 6; RS u N The Rawlo Boys: HSS 31; RBH loo; RP 6; RS u Sum 41: B200 83; Hioo loo; MO 12 Mark Wills: CS 4o Lil Troy: IND 24; RBA 76 Naid: DC 36 Rayvon: HSS 7o; RBH 96; RP 25; RS 36 System Of A Down: B2oo 51; MO 8; RO 12 Vanessa Williams: B200 105; CX 4; HLA 13

Limi -t 21: LA 42; TSA 5; TSS 36 Na Leo Pilimehana: WM 10 Los Razos: LA 68 Nancy Wilson: IND 45; JZ 7 Limp Bizkit: B200 26,179 Nas: H1oo 93; HSS 30; RA 55, 66; RBH 42, 73; RP Redman: Hioo 85; HSS 35; RA 36; RBH 32; RP 5; -T- CeCe Winans: CC 31; GA 5 Linkin Park: B200 11; H1oo 32, 94; HA 3o; M01; 2; RS 4 RS 8 Tamia: RS 73 George Winston: NA 7 RO 5; T4o 40 Nate Dogg: B2oo 32; RBA 3; RA 45, 63, 64; RBH Relient K: HS 45 Olga Tanon: LA 61; TSA 8; LPS 27, 38; LT 31, 47; The Wiseguys: EA 18 Lit: MO 37 45, 64, 71; RS 58 Remy Zero: HS 39; MO 3o TSS 9,23 Wisin Y Yandel: LA 32; LPA 12 Live Element: DC 5 Natural: HSS 15 Rhythm Masters: DC 15 Tantric: MO 29; RO 20 Lee Ann Womack: B200 182; CA 20; AC 8; CS 32 LL Cool J: Hioo 88; HSS 5o; RA 4o; RBH 35; RP 14; Frankie Negron: TSA 17; T5512,15 Chris Rice: CC 29; HS 21 James Taylor: AC 17 Won -G: RS 5o RS 20 Nelly: B2oo 134; RBA 78; DSA 3; Hioo 22; HA 2o; The Riddler: EA 15 Paul Taylor: CI 12 Chely Wright: CA 68; CS 50 LMNT: HSS 44 HSS 23; RA 29, 41; RBH 31, 38; RS 18; 14o Los Rieleros Del Norte: LT 37; RMS 17 Kiri Te Kanawa: CL 13 Finbar Wright: IND 44; WM 5,15 Lonestar: B200 141; CA 14; CCA 24; A40 38; AC 6; 18,37 LeAnn Rimes: CA 51, 54; A40 37; AC 18, 2o; Hioo Los Temerarios: IND 38; LA 10; RMA 4; LT 36; Keke Wyatt: HSS 67; RA 26; RBH 26; RS 46 CS lo; Hioo 65; HA 63 Willie Nelson: CCA 2, 18; PCA 10 78; HSS 12, 28 RMS

Jennifer Lopez: B2oo 55; RBA 64; Hioo 14; HA 15; The Neptunes: Hioo 95; RA 61; RBH 59 The Rippingtons: CI 23 Temptations: PCA 45; RBA 41, 68; RBC 1, 6 , RA 44, 71; RBH 46, 76; T4o 11 New Found Glory: HS 37 Juan Rivera: RMS 29 Tha Eastsidaz: IND 39 Xandro & Su Punto: T55 33 Lords Of Acid: DSA 11 New Creation Of God: GA 39 Lupillo Rivera: HS11; LA 3, 18; RMA 1,11; LT 27; Thalia: LA 37; RMA 18 X -Press 2: DC 42 Patty Loveless: CA 64 New Life Community Choir: GA 36 RMS 8, 11 Third Day: B200 1o0; CC 8, 36 Lyle Lovett: CA 26 New Order: EA 5; DSA 20 R.L. Burnside: BL1z Third Degree: DC 44 - Ludacris: B2oo 8; RBA 1; Hioo 42, 88; HA 41; HSS NewSong: Bzoo 121; CC u; HLA 19; HS 1 RL: Hioo 91; HSS 21; RBH 75; RS 42 Carl Thomas: RBH 83 Panni: NA 6, 8, 9 5o; RA 1o, 34, 40; RBH 12, 35, 36; RP 14; RS Next: RA 49; RBH 49 Dawn Robinson: HSS 39; RS 39 Cyndi Thomson: CA 35; CS 31 Trisha Yearwood: CA 43; C3 38 20,41,52 Nickel Creek: B2oo 197; CA 21; HS 9; IND 7 Kenny Rogers: CS 42 Three Mo' Tenors: CX 10 Yes: B200186 Shelby Lynne: HS 26; AC 27 Nickelback: B200 9; A40 4; H1oo 1; HA 2; HSS 1; Rosabel: DC 23 Los Tigres Del Norte: LA 24; RMA 13; LT 30; RMS Pete Yom: HS 12

MO 2, 26; RO 2, 21; T40 1 Paulina Rubio: LA 22; LPA 7; LPS 36 13, 31 Stevie Nicks: AC 22 Ja Rule: 8200 19; RBA 9; Hioo 8, 9, 14; HA 8, 9, Los Tigrillos: RMS 23 Mack 10: 8200 48; RBA 4; RBH 98 Nivea: HSS 46 15; HSS 57; RA 2, 17, 44, 71; RBH 2, 17, 46, Timbaland & Magoo: 8200 75; RBA 12 Charlie Zaa: LA 36; LPA 15; LPS 22; LT 45 Madonna: B200 28; INT 17; DC 19; DSA 9,18 No Doubt: Hioo 36; HA 40; T4o 20 76; RP 17; RS 23; 140 8, 11, 3o; TSS 29 Timbaland: RA 68; RBH 68, 84 Zero 7:EA19 Mega: RBH 84 Noreaga: RA 72; RBH 74 Tina Ann: DC 24 Zoegirl: B200 137; CC13; FS 2, 48 Cheb Mami: DSA 8 North Mississippi Allstars: HS 29; IND 20 Aaron Tippin: CA 5o, 70; CS 4, 58; H1oo 25; HA Rob Zombie: B2oo 61; MO 21; RO n Barry Manilow: IND lo; AC 3o The Notorious B.I.G.: RS 69, 72 Sade: DSA 21 34; HSS 5 Mannheim Steamroller: B2oo 5; CC 1; HLA 2, 22, 'N Sync: B2oo 22, 176; HLA 16; PCA 11; Hioo 12; Alessandro Safina: WM 6 tobyMac: CC 23; HS 16 32, 36; IND 1, 12; INT 5; NA 1, 5,12; PCA 14, HA 13; RA 19; RBH 20; 140 15 Safri Duo: DC 41 T.O.K.:RE10 25, 31 Michael Salgado: LA 55; RMS 40 Too Short: B200 152; RBA 29 Marilyn Manson: MO 34; RO 32 Saliva: MO 40; RO 31 Tool: MO 20; RO 15,17 Victor Manuelle: TSS 39 Paul Oakenfold: EA 12 Carlos Santana: DC 25 Los Toros Band: TSS 27 Bob Marley: RBC 24; RE 1, 6,n, 15 Obioma: DC 39 Gilberto Santa Rosa: LA 64; TSA 9; LPS 35; LT 21, T.O.R.O.: HSS 31; RBH loo; RP 6; RS 11 SOUNDTRACKS Ali: B200 154; RBA 42; S -X 7 Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley: RE 8 Mark O'Connor: CL 7 39; TSS 3, 25 Tower Of Power: Cl 19 Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas Featuring Rogelio Martinez: RMS 28 The Offspring: MO n; RO 14 Eddie Santiago: TSS 38 Toya: HS 25; Hioo 20; HA 24; HSS 9; RS 28; 14o Vonda Shepard: SEC 18 Mary Mary: CC 30; GA 4 The O'Jays: RBA 66 Alejandro Sanz: HS 3o; LA 5; LPA 2; LPS 9; LT 18; 12 Almost Famous: STX 21 Master P: RA 57; RBH 58 Oleander: HSS 66 TSS 18 Train: B200 94; A40 5, 20; AC 13; H1oo 39; HA 39 Amelie: WM 12 Masters At Work: DC 46 Jamie O'Neal: CA 39; HS 19; CS 23, 40 Yoskar Sarante: TSS 37 Trans -Siberian Orchestra: HLA 7, 29; PCA 3, 22 Bridget Jones's Diary: STX 24 matchbox twenty: Ayo 34; AC 4 Yoko Ono: DC 38 Savage Garden: AC 19 Tranzas: LPS 40 Coyote Ugly: B200 106; CA 9; STX 4 Johnny Mathis: PCA 49 Greg O'Quin 'N Joyful Noyze: GA 10 Mark Schultz: HS 32 Randy Travis: CA 72; HSS i6 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: CX 1z Keiko Matsui: CI 17 Original P: HSS 59; RP 13; RS 19 S Club 7:AC14 Travis: A4o 23 Down From The Mountai 1: CA 27; STX 16 Dave Matthews Band: B200 108, 129; A40 18, 21 Eugene Ormandy: PCA 44 Jill Scott: B200 91; RBA 20, 84; RA 5o; RBH 52 Faith Trent: DC 7 Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas: Maxwell: B200 133; RBA 33; DSA 2; Hioo 52; HA Stacie Orrico: HS 33, 40 Peggy Scott-Adams: BL 9 Trick Pony: CA 33 HLA 37; PCA 32; ST). 8 51; HSS 29; RA 11; RBH 11; RS 34 Ozzy Osboume: 8200 92; RO 13, 18 Earl Scruggs And Friends: CA 53; HS 38 Los Tri -o: LA 44; LPA 20; LPS 33 Finding Forrester: JZ 8 John Mayer: HS 20 0 -Town: B200 97; AC 7; DSA 5; HSS 56 Joan Sebastian: HS 35; IND 27; LA 7; RMA 2; LT Travis Tritt: CA 24; CS 12; H1oo 59; HA 59 Grease: STX 25 Yo-Yo Ma: CL 2, 7,15 OutKast: B200 31; RBA 8; Hioo 68; HA 66; RA 31; 25; RMS 10 True Vibe: HS 49 Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone: B2oo Martina McBride: B2oo 79; CA 5; CCA 8; PCA 5o; RBH 33 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: PCA 38 Los Tucanes De Tijuana: LT 7; RMS 2 63; INT 16; STX 3 CS 21 Outlawz:IND 11; RBA49 Selena: LA 41; LPA 18 Shania Twain: CCA 7; PCA 48 Jimmy Neutron Boy Geni 1s: B200 195; STX 12 Paul McCartney: B200 78; AC 21; H1oo 97; HSS Ozomatli: LA 53 Erick Sermon: RBA 37 Tweet: Hioo 6o; HA 6o; RA 23; RBH 22, 84 Kingdom Come: GA 22 20 Sevendust: B2oo 118; IND 3; MO 24; RO 16 Ronan Tynan: IND 44; WM 5,15 A Knight's Tale: STX 13 Delbert McClinton: BL 7 Shaggy: B200 163; RBA loo; HSS 7o; RBH 96; RP Steve Tyrell: HS 43; JZ 5 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: EA 14 Nicole J. McCloud: DC 4o Petey Pablo: B2oo 7o; RBA 32; Hioo 45; HA 47; 25; RS 36 Tyrese: RBA 97; Hioo 9o; RA 43; RBH 44 The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Donnie McClurkin: CC 18; GA 2; RBA 71 HSS 4o; RA 25; RBH 25; RS 40;140 39 Shakira: B2oo 14; INT 22; LA 35; LPA 14; Hioo 7; Moses Tyson, Jr.: GA 18 Ring: B200 123; ST)E 5 Michael McDonald: CC 37 Lashun Pace: GA 32 HA 7; LP51; LT 3; T40 7; TSS 4 Moulin Rouge: STX 17 Reba McEntire: B2oo 107; CA lo; CCA 19; Hioo 86 Lindsay Pagano: HSS 17 Sharissa: RBH 99 Not Another Teen Movie: STX 19 Tim McGraw: B200 81, 139; CA 6, 13; CS 11,18, Suzanne Palmer: DSA 22 Ben Shaw: DC 14 U2: B200 76; A4o 9; H1oo 73; HA 73;140 35 O Brother, Where Art Thou ?: B2oo 20; CA 2; 20; H1oo 57, 79; HA 56 Palomo: LA 38; RMA 19; LT 5; RMS 1 SheDaisy: CA 69; CCA 16 UB4o: RE 3 INT 7; STX 1 Mark McGuinn: CS 45 Brad Paisley: CA 32; CS 9; Hioo 55; HA 52 Blake Shelton: CA 36; CS 25 UGK: B200 120; RBA 19 Pearl Harbor: STX 23 Brian McKnight: B2oo 177; RBA 59; Hioo 76; HA Paul Van Dyk: EA 8; IND 37 Sherm: HSS 25; RBH 86; RP 3; RS 5 Uncle Kracker: AC in The Princess Diaries: Bzoo 178; STX 9 75; RA 22; RBH 23 Laura Pausini: LA 19; LPA 6; LPS 8; LT 13; TSS Mark Shimmon: DC 44 Union Station: 820o zoo; CA 22 Remember The Titans: S -X 22 Julie McKnight: DC 21 Pavarotti: PCA 4o Carly Simon: Hioo 29; HA 29; RA 28; RBH 29; 140 Dawn Upshaw: CL 4; HS 42 Save The Last Dance: ST7 15 John Mellencamp: B2oo 117; A4015; AC 28 Paycheck: HS 5o; IND 34; RBA 93 25 Urban Knights: Cl 25 Shrek: B200 33; INT 15; STX 2 Melody: TSS 32 P. Diddy: RBA 95; Hioo 29, 95; HA 29; RA 28, 61, Sir Ivan: DC 48 Usher: B2oo 12; RBA lo; Hioo 2; HA l; RA 1, 74; Spongebob Sq uarepants Original Theme Roy D. Mercer: CA 59 67; RBH 29, 59, 72; 140 25 Ricky Skaggs: CA 74 RBH 1, 79; T4o 5 Highlights: STX 20 Natalie Merchant: B2oo 98; INT 24; A4o 31 Gary Peacock: JZ 25 Skip: HS 31; RBA 69 La Uva: LPS 34; TSS 3o Swordfish: The Album (Saundtrack): EA 12 Steven Mercurio: PCA 40 Carlton Pearson And The Azusa Mass Choir: GA Richard Smallwood With Vision: GA 15 Tae-Bo Inspirational: Wal k By Faith...Not By MercyMe: 8200 184; CC 14; HS 7 20 Smash Mouth: B200 68; Aio 24, 27 Sight: GA 27 Mesh stl: RO 27 Pet Shop Boys: DSA 10 The Smashing Pumpkins: B200 74 Jaci Velasquez: B200 122; CC 12; HLA 20; LA 23, Three 6 Mafia & Hypnoti:e Minds Presents: Jo Dee Messina: CA 23; CS u; Hioo 57; HA 56 Philadelphia Orchestra: PCA 44 Esther Smith: GA 34 25; LPA 8, 9; LPS 6; LT 9 Choices The Album: Bzoo 181; RBA Method Man: Hioo 85, 96; HSS 35; RA 36, 58; Pink: B200 10; INT 23; A4o 39; DC 27; DSA 16; Michael W. Smith: B200 84; CC 5 LutherVandross: RBA 67; RBC 4; DC 3; RA 6o; - 43; STX 10 RBH 32, 56; RP 5; RS 8, 45 H1oo 5; HA 5; T4o 3 Snoop Dogg: IND 39; RBA 81; Hioo 91; HSS 21; RBH 63; RS 63 Training Day: B2oo 194; RBA 73; STX 11 Edgar Meyer: CL 7 Pink Floyd: B2oo 16; INT 1; PCA 29 RA 53; RBH 53, 75; RS 42 Vangelis: CL 6 The Wash: B2oo 135; STX 6 Micro: DC 45 Alexandre Pires: LA 43; LPA 19; LPS 5; LT 6; TSS Soil: HS 28 Sergio Vargas: T55 21 RBA 34; Luis Miguel: B200 143; LA 2; LPA 1; LPS 12, 2o; LT 20 Marco Antonio Solis: LA 39, 56; LPA 16; LPS 15, Phil Vassar: CA 66; CS 3o ARTISTS 23, 41; TSS 24, 26 Play: HSS 27 29; LT 15, 26; RMS 21 Jimmie Vaughan: BL 10 - VARIOUS - on The Billboard 200 Christina Milian: Hioo 83; HSS 6; RBH 95; RS 9 Plus One: CC 35 Soluna: DC 9 Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble: BL 2, 8 AVery Special Christmas 5: 112 Mimi: RA 65; RBH 7o El Poder Del Norte: HS 41; LA 8; RMA 3; LT 35; Sonicflood: CC 25; HS 18 Veggie Tunes: IND 18 A Winter's Solstice: Silve-Anniversary Minott: RP u; RS 16 RMS 16, 37 Soul Foundation: DC 39 Alicia Villarreal: LA 5o Edition: 188 Ismael Miranda: TSS 33 P.O.D.: B200 35; CC 2; Hioo 53; HA 49; MO 3, 27; Bubba Sparxxx: B2oo 166; RBA 63; Hioo 81; RA V.I.P. Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir: GA 17 America: A Tribute To Her ws: 17 Los Mismos: LA 67 RO 4, 40 38, 59, 75; RBH 39, 61, 78; RS 53 Virtue: GA 13 God Bless America: 5o Mobb Deep: RBA 8o; HSS 74; RA 39; RBH 41; RP Point Of Grace: CC 27 BritneySpears: B200 4,159; INT 14; DC 1o; DSA Vita: HSS 74; RP 22, 24; RS 30, 35 MTV TRL Christmas: 165 24; RS 35 Christoph Poppen: CL 5 15; Hioo 5o; HA 5o; RBH 85; RS 55; 140 27 Carlos Vives: HS 22; LA 4; TSA 2; LPS 2; LT 1; T55 Now 6:148 Jane Monheit: JZ 9, 21 Po' White Trash And The Trailer Park Symphony: SPM: B2oo 168; RBA 40 2 Now 7: 41 Ricardo Montaner: LA 52; LPS 10,17; LT 22; TSS HSS 36; RP 12; RS 17 Spyro Gym: CI 20 Voices On The Verge: IND 42 Now 8:2 11 Elvis Presley: HLA 4o; PCA 13, 36; HSS St. Germain: CI 16 am Now That's What I Call Christmas!: 3 Montgomery Gentry: CA 41; CS 26 Willie Suella: RS 54 Staind: (3200 44; A40 1o; Hioo 27, 71; HA 28, 67; Pulse: 198 Jessie Morales: LA 27, 3o; RMA 15, 16; RMS 35 Kelly Price: B2oo 185; RBA 51 MO 7; RO 3, 19, 37; T4o 22 The Wailers: RBC 24; REi, 6,11,15 Radio Disney Jams: Vol. 199 Craig Morgan: CS 6o Prince: IND 8; RBA61 Derrick Starks & Today's Generation: GA 23 John Waite: AC 29 4: Songs 4 Worship Shoat To The Lord: La Mosca Tse Tse: TSS 40 The Product G &B: DC 25 Jeffrey Steele: CS 34 Hezekiah Walker: GA 4o - 99 Songs 4 Worship Christmas: 116 Brandy Moss -Scott: HSS 38; RBH 92; RS 7 Prophet Jones: RBA 53 Tommy Shane Steiner: CS 52 Andre Ward: CJ 22 The Concert For New York City: Mpress: HSS 65 Puddle Of Mudd: B200 49; Hioo 72, 84; HA 68; Stereophonic: A4o 29 Crystal Waters: DC 2 39 The Time -Life Treasury Or Christmas: 66 Mr. Cheeks: B200 189; RBA 39; Hioo 38; HA 38; MO6,15;RO7,8 Rod Stewart: B2oo 8o Russell Watson: CX 6 Totally Hits 2001: 36 HSS 75; RA 8; RBH 8; RP 21; RS 27 Puerto Rican Power: LT 43; TSS 7 Sting: B2oo 4o; INT 12; DSA 8 Weebie: RA 57; RBH 58 Wow Hits 2002: The Year's 3o Top Christian Ms. Jade: RA 68; RBH 68 Puppah Nas -T: DC 46 St. John's Childrens Choir: HS 23; IND 17 Weezer: B200 170; MO 19 Artists And Hits: 65 Ms. Toi: RBH 81 Angie Stone: B2oo 95; RBA 15; Hioo 63; HA 65; Westbound Soljaz: HSS 59; RP 13; RS 19

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70 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com PIRACY AS ROUTINE known as the Assn. to Protect Bureau are waiting to conduct a raid have over 100 CDs, it's a felony. Latin Piracy After being in the business of pira- Intellectual Phonographic Rights at a South Florida location. It's a far Depending on your background, a cy for the past two- and -a -half years, (APDIF). These are currently op- more genteel operation than that felony may not be a big deal. But it's Continued from page 1 Chon has slipped into a routine. erating in 10 countries and work- you would expect to find in Mexico an actual arrest situation. You are He purchases blank CDs and ing in conjunction with local law or Paraguay. Because prosecutors actually thrust into the system." ment to produce more. jewel boxes-which are generally enforcement and prosecutors. must be able to prove that vendors The prospect of an arrest was Chon knows he could get arrest- imported from South East Asia -on APDIF's investigators and attor- have knowingly engaged in illegal compelling enough that Josh, for ed and fined under Mexico's new, a Puebla street, where he can find neys gather evidence and build sales, they are first served with a one, stopped selling pirated CDs tough anti -piracy laws, and that any and all raw material needed to the case against pirates and then warning letter advising them to after he was served with a warning. worries him. And in a way, it baf- fabricate CDs. Every three days he turn over the information to stop selling illegal material. If they And in his present legal state, he fles him, too, because he feels he goes to Mexico City, where sever- local authorities, who organize persist, law enforcement can then admits, "I can't possibly compete. isn't doing anything wrong. al stands sell CD covers and in- raids and street operations and come in, shut down a booth, con- Not when a real CD costs me be- "I don't even think about that," lays, which are usually available eventually prosecute and jail fiscate any illegal items, and take tween $11 and $13. That's why peo- he says matter -of- factly when this before the actual album. In the convicted pirates. the vendor to court. ple like me will be out of business journalist points out that what he best of cases, the replicas exactly Roger Hernández, general direc- Although piracy and counter- and people like Costco will stay in does is illegal. "I go to work every match the real thing. tor of APDIF Mexico, says, "These feiting laws vary from state to business," he adds ruefully. morning, and this is my work. I'm The same people who furnish people operate from the shadows. state, those crimes are a felony in not stealing anything -not like him with covers also sell him the So, we are beginning to operate Florida, with punishment ranging DOMINO EFFECT other people, who really go steal. CD masters, which range from from the shadows as well. I believe from as severe as five years' im- At a distribution and retail level, I'm working for a living." new product in all genres to hits that through political will, through prisonment to as light as commu- the impact of piracy -both in the collections compiled by the same controls, and through investiga- nity service. U.S. and abroad -is indisputable. PUNISHMENT TO FIT THE CRIME pirates. Once the CD is available, tions at all levels -retail, labs, and Today, detectives are set to check President of Universal Music While Chon raises his two children Chon burns copies and adds the warehouses and imports of raw on a couple of booths that have Brazil and Southern Cone Marcelo from someone else's master recording, cover. Turnaround is swift. By materials like virgin CDs -we can been served with warning letters. Castello Branco says that in Brazil, without paying royalties or taxes, the next day, he's selling to stalls minimize piracy." But they'll also scope out other ille- "it's clear that labels make a major music sales in Latin America contin- and stands in swap meets and gal sales by engaging in what detec- marketing investment just to see ue to plunge on their way to a four - flea markets -and consumers RAIDS OF ALL SIZES tive Leo Ricelli calls a "controlled pirates sell 40 % -50% of the product. year slide. This is the case even after are buying. In Mexico, there are smaller raids buy," during which agents try to There is a consensual situation the recording industry has launched -involving pirates like Chon-that where the industry has the opportu- awareness campaigns and partnerships investigators hope will eventually nity to sell at ship -out, but for the with at least 10 local governments in lead to bigger raids, such as the pair second pressing, sales decline tre- an unprecedented effort to nip piracy that occurred in October, one of mendously, because the market is in the bud and penalize what has long which resulted in the dismantling of already stocked by pirates." been a crime with impunity. a laboratory with 250 machines and Hinsul Lazo of H.L. Distributors "At least we're detaining people more than 1 million CDs. Hernán- in Miami says, "Stores still buy for more than a couple hours," says dez says he's currently waiting on from me, but they're buying a lot International Federation of the orders to destroy more than 9 mil- less because they're selling a lot Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Latin lion CDs confiscated in Mexico with- less. People walk into a store and America regional director Raul in the past year alone. say, 'A guy came into a restaurant Vazquez, alluding to the recent In Punta del Este, Paraguay, and sold this CD to me for $10 or three -year prison sentence handed where Ayala works as a prosecutor, $8.' And it looks like a perfect copy." down to an illicit supplier of raw the local APDIF chapter conducted So perfect, in fact, that consumers materials to sound -recording pirates a series of investigations leading to are often unaware that they're buy- in Mexico. "In Mexico and Brazil, two major raids in 1999. One raid ing illegal product, which is why we're making a lot of progress. We're was of a factory that was pressing the RIAAs investigations not only keeping people in jail. Once we man- 20,000 CDs per day. Because Punta target swap meets and flea markets, age to get enough of that and we get del Este borders the major CD but also retailers. enough credibility, then it might be markets of Brazil and Argentina, Despite all the inroads made in a real deterrent." it's a prime location for the mass - the fight against piracy all over the According to the IFPI's 2001 in- fabrication and exportation of ille- world, the problem will remain a terim sales figures, Latin America gal recordings. daunting one as long as the tech- reported a 24.5% drop in units sold These are major piracy organiza- nology to replicate the CD format and a 20.2% drop in value for first - It will cost Chon roughly 60 cents tions, far removed from the Chons establish that a vendor indeed becomes increasingly accessible. half 2001 -more than any other to make each CD. This includes ap- of the world. They are also consid- knows that he is selling illegal CDs. As for Chon's assertion that he's region-with Brazil and Mexico hit proximately $2 for a master (which ered to be "organized crime" be- Josh (not his real name), a former entitled to make a living too, APDIF particularly hard (40.6% and 10.9% he'll use to make as many copies as cause of the vertical integration of vendor of pirate CDs who now helps Mexico's Hernández is not con- down in units, respectively). he wishes) and between 8 and 11 the operation, which includes man- the RIM, is good at spotting coun- vinced. "The basic issue is that pira- The culprits, everyone agrees, are cents per cover. In turn, he will sell ufacturing and distribution through terfeit CDs (exact replicas of the real cy is regarded as a social problem," an economic crisis, political turmoil, each CD to retailers for about $1. a web of distributors, who often release), pirate CDs (compilations), he says. "But it's a crime, a series of and, above everything else, a blos- Whatever price they set for cus- transport CDs to points of sale in and bootlegs (illegal recordings from crimes -there's tax evasion and soming piracy industry that in Mex- tomers, it's sure to be less than the company -owned trucks. A raid on an a concert or performance), as well as violation of intellectual property ico alone represents a full 65% of all average $10 -$20 a legitimate CD operation of this size can deal a huge developing contact with vendors. law -in a single action. We have to recorded music. This represents a costs in Mexico. blow to local pirates. But just like their Mexican coun- make people conscious of that. This loss of approximately $300 million It's a cushy situation, but in the But cheaper equipment and CD- terparts, many vendors who know- is not a witch hunt." for the industry. past year, Chon's begun to feel the Rs have also increased the number ingly sell illegal product genuinely In Mexico, where piracy was re- "Piracy is an extremely lucrative heat, as police have stepped up the of small -time pirates who operate don't think they are doing any- cently upped to the status of a major business," says Amilca Ayala, a pros- number of raids conducted at individually and can even feed thing wrong. crime, paternalistic days are gone, ecutor in Paraguay who works on swap meets, wholesalers, and re- directly to the consumer. "They feel, in general, that the Hernández says. "People would say, intellectual property crimes. "It car- tailers. In the best cases, getting Who could resist, when a legiti- artist and the industry are already `Poor guy. Leave him alone. He needs ries a low risk, few repercussions, arrested means you have to pay a mate CD costs $20 and a pirated making their money, and they're to eat.' But they can sell the real and a lot of income. And it generates fine; in the worst ones, pirates are one can go for as little as $1? The making money for themselves," one thing, and legal distributors offer a flow of cash that's easily channeled now doing time. difference in price has an effect detective says. "They'll say, 'I can't many advantages. But that implies into other businesses]." "We buy and sell in markets, so even on the U.S. market, where the believe I'm being arrested for this paying taxes and paying an account- According to Marino Radillo, it's difficult for the police to be Recording Industry Assn. of Amer- shit.' " But "this shit" translates into ant. Piracy is much easier." lirector of investigations for IFPI there," Chon explains. "But they can ica's (RIAA) Anti- Piracy Unit assist- a yearly loss in the U.S. of more than Which is why Chon will never ,atin America, earlier this year a bust you during a raid. That's where ed in the seizure of 1.3 million ille- $300 million nationwide, according buy a legitimate CD -not even one araguayan pirate was found to you have to be careful, because they gal CD -Rs at mid -year 2001. This to the RIAA's numbers. he plans to copy. But, because there lave transferred millions of dollars investigate first. Before, it would number is up 133% from the Sergeant L. Ingram asks, "At isn't an alternative, he will pay to the Canadian account of an indi- take them about a year from when 539,000 CD -Rs it had seized by that point, how much can you ex- see his favorite band play live. idual linked to the Hezbollah ter- they investigated to having a raid. mid -year 2000. As a result, the RIM cuse away? That's a big industry "CDs by bands like Los Tucanes -gist group. Because piracy is only But now, it's much quicker." has also launched partnerships with hit. I don't know that any industry de Tijuana, Los Tigres del Norte - minor crime in Paraguay, the sus - The investigations and their ef- local law enforcement in the U.S. wants to take that kind of hit. those sell very well," Chon says. ect was able to make bail and skip ficiency are part of the IFPI's new "In terms of people's motivations "And I love to hear them play live. le country. strategy to combat piracy. The or- WORKING THE STREETS for selling counterfeit [CDs]," In- Now, paying to go hear them at a And then there are the smaller ganization has created a group of On a recent morning, detectives gram continues, "the motivation is dance, that's a whole other story. sh, like Chon. anti -piracy branches collectively from Miami's Economic Crimes that you make money. But if you In that case, it's a pleasure to pay."

ILLBOARD DECEMBER 22, 2001 www.billboard.com 73 www.americanradiohistory.com one, years of seemingly ultra -pres- EMI closed], and I don't think he "The cost of doing business to the ing to see such older artists as Hiatt ent, manufactured teen pop, and, had great expectations for it. It point where you're doing your first benefit from a change in attitude Troubadour two, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. made me feel like my career might TV can be a million dollars." toward male singer /songwriters. Though noting that it is "quite not be doomed to cult status my Krim says labels seem to have "It's hard to qua ntify,"Cosimano subtle," Wainwright says there's "def- entire life." been looking for "something a lit- says. "But I think part of it is that Traditions initely something going on, whether tle more immediate" in recent you're starting to see excitement it's Ryan Adams, or me, or Elliott WHERE HAVE THESE GUYS BEEN? years, whether it's bombastic rock over bands kind o wane." Continued from page 1 Smith -it's almost like a low -grade So why have younger male sing- bands or teen pop acts. Prior to and si -ice the attacks, "At the time, we had no idea what fever, which we hope will spread and er /songwriters been ignored for so Some note that Ondrasik proba- Ondrasik says he's had fans thank was gonna happen with Five for become a horrible disease!" long? "That's a hard question to bly benefited from using a moniker him for "bringing songs back to Fighting. But it was so great to see Wainwright and most of his peers answer, because they've certainly that evokes an image of a band music. And the nice thing is that him kind of leading the way." stop short of proclaiming them- instead of a lone singer /songwriter. it's not just 25 -year- olds -it's 14- After years of relative exile from selves part of a male singer /song- "It's easier to get something across year -olds, it's 15- year -olds. These the mainstream -and nearly two writer movement. "It could be with a five -piece band with an atti- kids know who S:evie Wonder is. decades since their heyday in the something as big as a movement, or tude and a new sound," says Bran- They know who the Who is. They 1970s -a wider interest in male it could be something as small as a don Kessler, head of New York City know who James Taylor is." singer /songwriters seems to be trend," rising indie star Johnson indie Messenger, which has re- gaining favor with radio and video observes. "It could just be that boy leased albums by Bern and Chris THE POST -SEPT. 11 FUTURE network programmers and main- bands are kind of fading and people Whitley. The problem, he adds, is As is the case with almost any stream listeners, as a new buzzed - are wanting to hear songs that actu- often that the audience is under- young artist in any genre, these about group of such artists (some ally come from a person -some- estimated. "I don't think they're musicians must have both support with similar career trials as Gray thing that's not such a product." just out there for stupid teenage from their recorc companies and and Ondrasik) seems to be emerg- Of the possibility of a full- fledged bullshit," he says. "I think they've great songs if the!? are to continue ing from under the radar. movement, Nic Harcourt, music always wanted good stuff-they to prosper and enjoy even a frac- Among them are Ondrasik's fel- director of Los Angeles noncom- just needed there to be an oppor- tion of the early mainstream suc- low Aware Records graduate John mercial KCRW and an early sup- tunity for them to get to it." cess of their predecessors. In event, because these acts The success of "Superman" Mayer, alt- country prince Ryan porter of White Ladder, says, "If `As far as the music any - Adams, alt -rock newcomer Pete you had asked me six months ago, were being skipped over, "a hole for currently No. 15 on The Billboard materi- Yorn, former indie darling Elliott I would have probably said no. You biz goes, the singer/ music that's relatable" was created, Hot 100 -would lot have Smith, piano man Rufus Wain- know, every now and then, some- Knight says. "And that's where the alized, Ondrasik says, if not for a wright, soulful singer /slide gui- body talented like David Gray songwriter just Five for Fighting track comes in and practically undying commitment tarist Ben Harper, Canadian sneaks through. But now, I think the Ryan Adams song comes in." to Five for Fighting's second al- songcrafter Ron Sexsmith, lauded there is definitely an interest in doesn't exactly fit bum, last year's America Town, Brits Tom McRae and Badly Drawn these guys, and part of it may be a into the corporate SUBSTANCE VOID from Columbia. Boy (the latter another one -man result of this new acoustic move- Some say these tracks are filling "With [Five foi Fighting], Pete show), charismatic Texan David ment, or whatever you want to call mold as it now a void of songwriting of substance. Yom, and John Mayer, they are inter- Garza, ex- Jellyfish /Grays member it- groups like Travis, Coldplay, Others, like Edwards, add that they ested in building careers," Ondrasik and Starsailor." stands.' mark the return of "music that says. "And to see what they've done Modern AC WVRV St. Louis PD means something." with my record -I mean, my record -JOHN HIATT came out over a year ago! And they Mark Edwards says, "It may be the VETERAN SINGER /SONGWRITER They are finding an audience next big thing." But pop music is "who wants to hear real songs, lis- have stuck with it." cyclical, he notes, and it may sim- ten to words, and be moved," Krim Similarly, it was months after ply be no more than male singer/ been out there," admits Rick Krim, says, pointing to the success of not ATO -the new BMG- distributed songwriters' turn to shine. executive VP of talent and music only these solo artists but that of label co- founded by Dave Mat- Veteran singer /songwriter John programming at VH1. hard -rock act Creed as proof. thews- issued White Ladder that Hiatt concurs. "It just seems like Indeed. Gray, for example, went "I think a big part of [Creed's] "Babylon" finally caught on. every generation or two, the trou- largely ignored in the early to mid - success is that their songs connect Co- founder Chris Tetzeli says, badours start coming around," '90s as he criss- crossed the U.S. in with people," he points out. "Because David was our only act - Hiatt remarks. "I think it's a part support of his first three albums. "There's a message to them, and our first act -it was our mission, of the American music tradition." As of early this year, his first two it's positive. Ya know, you don't sell Whether they call it a trend, a records -although critically laud- 10 million records just because you movement, or happenstance, most ed -had only sold a combined have a nice -sounding song. There agree that what's happening could 20,000 copies in the U.S., accord- has to be a connection." be traced to the success of Gray's ing to SoundScan. In the wake of the terrorist at- `These songs are platinum White Ladder album (see And few of his peers have fared tacks of Sept. 11, that connection finding an audience story, page 76). With "Babylon" and better. Meanwhile, rock's pioneer- has become even more impor- the follow -up singles "Please For- ing class of male singer /songwrit- tant. "I happened to see some of who wants to hear give Me" and "Sail Away," White ers -Neil Young, Bruce Spring - the e -mails [Ondrasik's] been get- Ladder seems to have, at the very steen, and such Billboard Century ting since Sept. 11," Krim con- real songs, listen to least, pried open the door for On- Award honorees as Billy Joel tinues. "And people are really lis- be drasik's "Superman" and Adams' (1994), James Taylor (1998), Randy tening to the words. They were the words, and "New York, New York" singles. Newman (2000), and John Mellen - beforehand, but even more so moved.' Both are getting solid airplay - camp (2001) -have prospered, now, people are just paying so especially on VH1, another staunch despite trends. much closer attention to what -RICK KRIM supporter of Gray's. "As far as the music biz goes, the the songs are saying and looking `One of tie hardest VP OF TALENT/MUSIC PROGRAMMING. VH I "You can't help but compare a singer /songwriter just doesn't ex- to music for their diversion, or lot of this new music to him," says actly fit into the corporate mold as for inspiration, or for hope." things in trie world is Jason Falkner, Real World's Joseph Valerie Knight, PD at adult top 40 it now stands," Hiatt says with a From the shows he's played post - Arthur, quirky storyteller Dan KRBZ in Kansas City, Kan. "You laugh. "I think the bigger, the more Sept. 11, Sexsmith says he's got the to set up a solo artist Bern, surfer-turned -musician Jack say, `Oh, wow, it sounds a little bit corporate the music business gets, feeling that "people are looking for from Johnson, and the recently -gone- like David Gray, so it's probably the more it's about entertainment something to have a little more scratch- solo Ben Folds and Grant Lee gonna work.' " and being an arm of a big enter- substance to it, or maybe they want whether they're male Phillips (of Grant Lee Buffalo). If nothing else, the album's suc- tainment conglomerate and less less of that kind of escapism, or Helped out by the radio and TV cess has inspired some of Gray's about music." whatever. But maybe they want or female-and exposure devoted to Gray's White peers, who, like the 30- something One reason for these younger more of it. Maybe it's too soon to Ladder singles -most notably, Englishman, have experienced nu- troubadours' lack of mainstream tell." break them.' impact is a young, lonely guy Certainly "Superman" and "New "Babylon "- Ondrasik, Yorn, and merous label ups and downs while that -RAY ( OOPER. Adams are making waves, appar- garnering piles of glowing reviews soul- searching with a guitar or a York, New York" -two personal CO- PRESIDENT VIRGIN AMERICA ently confirming that more and and selling relatively few records piano often proves too difficult a sell and reflective tracks written prior more opportunities for such artists in the past. to consumers, some execs and pro- to the attacks that carry Sept. 11 to be heard have arrived. "I find David's breakthrough - grammers believe. "One of the hard- overtones -have been embraced in and we were able to give it focused And that, say some of these male and just the whole way that thing est things in the world is to set up a the past few months, boosting attention and stick with it. We just singer /songwriters and a number went down -really encouraging," solo artist from scratch -whether Ondrasik and Adams' careers. knew we had something, and we of industry execs, appears to come says Sexsmith, who is on his sec- they're male or female -and break Len Cosimano, VP of merchan- went for it." from a desire for more substantive ond label and fourth album. "He them," says Ray Cooper, co- presi- dising and multimedia for Borders Columbia seems to be leading a music born out of two things- did the record by himself [after dent of Virgin Records America. Books Si Music, says he's even start- (Continued on next page)

74 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 22. 2001 www.americanradiohistory.com we're doing on those acts -and these guys? Maybe a couple of us managing our own expectations." will. I just think it's exciting we're Troubadour getting the chance. You look at PRIORITY NO. 1 guys like Ron Sexsmith and Elliott NEWSLINE... But in a time when artist devel- Smith, who are so under the radar, Traditions opment almost always takes a back ya know, they deserve that chance, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic filed a countersuit Dec. 12 against Court- 0Continued from preceding page seat to the bottom line, what is and they deserve the voice that ney Love (Billboard Bulletin, Dec. 13). The case involves the release of most important- Mercury Nash- people like James Taylor, Dylan, all material by Nirvana, the band that had comprised Grohl, Novoselic, and return to the "old days of artist devel- ville chairman /Lost Highway pres- those guys did. And if it does hap- Love's late husband, Kurt Cobain. The counterclaim, filed in Superior opment," Krim says. "In all these ident Luke Lewis notes -is that pen, it's about time." Court of Washington for King County, comes in response to an action cases, whether it's Five for Fighting these guys, at the end of the day, Trend or movement, Ondrasik Love filed earlier this year against Grohl, Novoselic, and Universal Music or David Gray or even Train's `Drops "have hits." says the rise of such artists helps Group (UMG), seeking a declaration that Nirvana's contract with the com- ofJupiter'- they're obviously a band, "You can have singer /songwrit- return a healthy balance to main- pany is void and that all rights pertain- but that song has that singer /song- ers out the wazoo, and if they don't stream music in the U.S. -between ing to the band revert to her (Billboard writer vibe-it's a long haul. at some point write a compelling sugary pop and songs and artists Bulletin, Oct. 2). According to the coun- song that somehow or another gets with integrity -that has been miss- /tw, tersuit, Grohl, Novoselic, Love, and Gef- exposed -or is compelling enough ing in recent years. fen Records agreed in 1996 to compile a to get exposed by the gatekeepers "I think that's why I-as a music boxed set of Nirvana recordings timed for in always my so release 2001, the 10- this industry-it's going fan -and friends are frus- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP around Christmas to be niched out," Lewis says. trated with pop music. You really year anniversary of Nirvana's landmark He adds that although PDs -like don't have the balance," he says. albumNevermind. Earlier this year, Love most people in the music indus- "When we grew up, there was New obtained an injunction preventing the set's release. Grohl and Novoselic try-are music junkies who may be Kids on the Block, right? But there say that Love -who has a separate suit pending against UMG regarding hungry for songs with more sub- was also U2 and the Police." her recording contract-has "thwarted negotiations" with Geffen over stance, they may be a little slower Hiatt concurs, "Good pop music the release of a Nirvana hits set because she is "attempting to force Gef- warming to a song like "Babylon." is great. I love good pop music, I'm fen and UMG into modifying her personal recording agreement." The "Some of the programmers I've totally all for it, but there's been a countersuit's allegations include tortious interference with contract, relat- talked to have described that re- lot of garbage-there's been a lot ed to the failure to deliver the boxed set; abuse of process; and trademark cord-in terms of the way it broke of turds floating down the river infringement, regarding rights to the nirvana.com domain name. Grohl through, or in the way they pro- lately. Let's not kid ourselves, and and Novoselic seek the dismissal of Love's original complaint, court costs, grammed it -as sort of a flavor I'm sure the labels aren't kiddin' and damages to be determined at trial. Love's attorney, Yale Lewis, denies `I track," Lewis says. "I don't have a themselves, either." Grohl and Novoselic's "conception that they were full partners in Nir- think it gonna sense that programmers, at this vana" and denies allegations that Love is thwarting talks with UMG. The have to be a half a point, believe that there's a move- SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND case is slated to go to trial next fall. CAROLYN HORWITZ ment afoot. And I don't think that One thing to keep in mind is dozen breakthroughs they believe that one artist is gonna that male singer /songwriters are Cuban composer /flutist lost Antonio Fajardo, leader of the Fajardo y sus change the pie. Ya know, I think it's sort of intended to clash with the Estrellas orchestra, died Dec. 11 in New Jersey. He was 82. Fajardo, who ...At this point, I think gonna have to be a half a dozen mainstream. Or so says Wain- defected from Cuba in 1961, was considered one of Cuba's great musi- everybody's being breakthroughs, and then I guess it wright, the son of quirky folk cians and one of the great figures of charanga, a sound he is widely cred- opens the door, and everybody will singer Loudon Wainwright III. ited with revolutionizing by adding bongos and cowbells. Fajardo's last kind of tentative at least spend some more money "The funny thing about male sing- recording was his participation in The Cuban Masters, Los Originales, marketing these people and trying er /songwriters is -and I can say this a Pimienta Records CD of Cuban legends that also featured Israel about it.' to get them on the radio and do because I'm pretty much an expert "Cachao" López, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Carlos "Patato" Valdés, what we all do to get things exposed. and Francisco Aguabella. LEILA COBO -LUKE LEWIS, LOST HIGHWAY PRESIDENT At this point, I think everybody's be- ing kind of tentative about it." Sony /ATV Tree has re- signed Gretchen Peters to a new, multimillion - Despite the fact that more oppor- dollar songwriting and co- publishing contract. She has been affiliat- "These records were worked for tunities seem to be arising for these ed with the company for 10 years. Peters' songs have been recorded by lonths. And I think there was a artists, it's unclear whether they've Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillis, George Strait, Martina McBride, and Patty entality -and I think there still become a hotter commodity. "It's Loveless. She is currently working on music for an animated film to a degree, but hopefully it's always been on the agenda that scheduled for release next spring. PHYLLIS STARK anging-of going for the quick these kinds of acts do get signed," t, rather than taking the time to Cooper says. And Virgin is no ex- Tommy Boy and the Warner Music Group (WMG), which owns 50% of velop things. I think people are ception, signing Harper, Arthur, the label, are nearing the end of negotiations to terminate their rela- anging the way they're thinking, and Brendan Benson, among oth- tionship, which will see the label free from corporate ownership and d learning now that you can't ers, during the past decade. returned to independent status. Sources suggest that negotiations have t shove these things out at "I think the more intelligent A&R reached the horse -trading stage, with the two partners dickering over io -that you have to let them guys, whether they are working for who gets to keep what catalog and which artists. Also up in the air is tthe, get a groundswell going, major labels or working for smaller what happens to the funding that WMG is under contract to provide then you'll have a much better labels, gravitate to that quality of `It until May 2002, sources say. Apparently, WMG is pushing for Tommy c ce of success." voice and the brilliance of songs," could be that boy Boy to retain a greater portion of artists and catalog so that its payout r Columbia -the career -long Cooper adds. "And you're always bands are kind of will be lower. Once the deal is completed, Tommy Boy is expected to h, t of Springsteen and Joel - going to get a lot of these types of remain an ongoing entity, although what size and form the company sL artist development is very artists signed on that basis." fading and people will take has yet to be determined. ED CHRISTMAN mi in the tradition of the label, In the past few months, Ondrasik say ill Botwin, executive VP /GM says he's heard that "Superman" are wanting to hear Early on -sales for the return of Billy Joel and Elton John's Face to Face co- of t Columbia Records Group. has caused some changes in the songs that actually headlining tour are off to a record-setting pace in the Northeast. A sixth B le acknowledges that the A &R community: "I've heard a few show for Philadelphia's First Union Center will go up Saturday (15) for labe pproach to such artists as rumors of people at record compa- come from a Feb. 24, 2002, and is expected to join previous sellouts for shows on Feb. Five Fighting and Mayer is "a nies going, `Ya know, we need to 13, 15, 17, 19, and 21. Boston's FleetCenter will go on sale with a fifth bit of a throwback," considering to- find something like Five for Fight- person.' show for Feb. 2, joining previous sellouts for Jan. 22, 24, 29, and 31. The day's marketplace. "And I'm really ing,' which is so great. Hartford (Conn.) Civic Center has sellouts for Feb. 4, 6, 8, and 9, and the -JACK JOHNSON, I proud of it, and think those of us "But we've only seen a couple of RISING INDIE SINGER/SONGWRITER MCI Center in Washington, D.C. has sellouts for Jan. 13, 18, and 20. `We're at the management of the label are songs," Ondrasik continues. "We'll not just going into the Northeast-we're taking it over," says Dennis Ma, really proud of what we're doing have to see where we are two or responsible agent for Joel; John is booked by the Howard Rose Agency. with these artists, because they're three years from now. I think we on them, because my father was Clear Channel Entertainment will promote all of these dates. Last year's not the easiest to get on the radio still have a lot to prove. I've had one one -it's a very tenuous kind of sit- Face to Face tour grossed $59 million from only 31 shows. RAY WADDELL and on TV. song that seems to touch people. uation, because it is kind of based on "A lot of it," Botwin continues, You go to an Elton John concert, this macho, I'm- alone- in -the- Columbia Records has merged its urban and crossover radio promotion "is just based on a traditional, old - and you'll hear 50 of 'em. So I still world/I- don't- need -anybody -but- departments and eliminated the position of senior VP of urban promo- school approach. It's not so much think we have a long way to go, but myself sort of vibe," Wainwright can- tion (Billboard Bulletin, Dec. 10). VP of crossover promotion Lisa Ellis just going for the TRL video and it's nice. As a songwriter, you ask for didly explains. "So it thrives a little has been upped to senior VP of urban/crossover promotion. Columbia that kind of marketplace. It's much one thing, and that's a chance to be bit off of not having massive success, Records Group executive VP of promotion Charlie Walk said in a state- more based on touring and critical heard. And guys like me [and] Ryan in a weird way -not being a success - ment that the changes were made "to provide our artists with a greater press and sort of just day -to -day, Adams, we're getting that chance. monger is sort of part of being a opportunity to excel at multiple radio formats." 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1999, her debut recording for Sony Media Partnership (he arranged the up classical music and remind people bia Records Group chairman] Donny Classical, Voice ofan Angel, was one of live performance for U.K. Universal that it was a powerfully sensual experi- Ienner and [Sony Music Entertainment U.K.'s only two releases by U.K. artists to reach label chiefs that led to Watson's ence in its day when it was written and chairman] Tommy Mottola and I have 1 million in SoundScan sales. Since Decca deal) says that when Good [that it] can continue to be.' " talked about what Tommy refers to as a then, consumers have bought 1 million Morning America covered Watson To that end, Decca took the bold step world -music -type approach -using her Atlantic copies of 1999's Charlotte Church, 1.2 singing live in New York City's Times of advertisingBom during MTV's popu- voice as an instrument." million copies of 2000's Dream a Square in April, the retail results lar TRL program. The label has also had Among the newer British names Dream, and 379,000 copies so far of success in linking Bond with Jaguar, hoping to follow are soprano Becky Crossing Enchantment, released this September. which featured the group of female musi- Taylor and violinist Chloë Hanslip- X EMI Continued from page 1 Voice ofan Angel, meanwhile, has now cians at its launch party for its new both teenagers- signed to and reached sales of 1.7 million. series of cars. But radio airplay continues Warner Music, respectively, in the U.K. All four artists appear in the top 10 "There's something about the accent to elude this act, as well as the others. "It's very difficult to get past the cyn- of the current Billboard Top Classical that drives it," one senior U.S. classical Church, too, appeals to a younger icism of being accused [of] trying to copy Crossover chart. Brightman's La Luna executive agrees. "If [Church] had been audience than the typical classical the Charlotte Church phenomenon," (Nemo Studio/Angel) has charted for 67 from Atlanta, I don't know how well it crossover fan, and her publicity reflects says Simon Millward, director of inter- weeks, accumulating sales of almost would have gone over." Universal Classics that. She's been featured in many mag- national press and promotion at EMI 750,000 units, according to SoundScan. Group president Kevin Gore adds that azines geared toward the adolescent Classics. "But once people heard Becky, Church appears with both Enchant- Watson's nationality also helped break market, such as Teen People. "Charlotte, they were bowled over." Taylor went to ment, her first release since switching him in the U.S. "He's very charming and of course, got a lot of media attention America at the end of August, "and had to Columbia Records from Sony Clas- cheeky -he's irreverent, but not insult- because of her age," says Chris Griffin, appearances on the Live With Regis and sical, and Our Favorite Things, featur- ing," he says. Ironically, a similar person- the London -based marketing consult- Kelly show and in the Jerry Lewis ing Placido Domingo, Vanessa Wil- ality has not helped one of the U.K.'s most ant recruited by Paul Burger, chairman telethon, as well as a bunch of big news- liams, and Tony Bennett. Watson's The successful pop stars in Europe, Robbie of Sony Music U.K. at the time, who had paper interviews in New York" Voice and Bond's Born continue to sell Williams, to break in the U.S. signed Church. Griffin adds, "The thing But that positive media attention for for Decca Records after more than eight For her part, Church believes that that really helped Charlotte was a re- the 13-year -old soon amounted to noth- months on the chart. British pop music -such as that made cording she did at Brixton Academy [in ing. "Unfortunately for us, the record Just as importantly, every one in this by Williams and Atomic Kitten -is just London] in March 1999, which was was released on Sept. 11 and hasn't quartet of Britons has placed albums on too, well, British. "It has a really British aired by PBS in America." done as well as we had hoped," Millward The Billboard 200 this year, helping to sound thatAmericans just don't relate to. Church's former manager, Jonathan says. To persevere, there are discussions boost U.K. talent's share of the U.S. People in America think Robbie Williams Shalit, says Burger made it clear that for a TV program about Taylor in the is [uncool], whereas here he's the coolest he would only sign the artist if Sony thing, and I think he's brilliant." were dramatic: The Voice "shipped Classics president Peter Gelb was inter- Watson knows that the story of his 150,000 albums in the next 10 days." ested. "We also knew we could only upbringing in Salford, near Manches- Andria Tay, senior director of mar- take her to America on the back of a ter, where he was once a cabaret singer keting for Angel/Blue Note /Manhat- story from the U.K." Performances for and where he trained as a bolt cutter, tan, says the No. 1 driver for exposure the Pope and at the Prince of Wales' has been a central part of his U.S. media for Brightman has been her PBS TV 50th birthday party helped build that. portrayal, just as it was when estab- specials: "She's had one for every "The U.S. campaign initially worked on lishing himself at home. "Certainly the album." Brightman's La Luna special two fronts: We ran a direct- response record -buying public in America re- began airing in December 2000. A spe- campaign on CNN, which positioned lates to that story," he says. "And it's cial bolstering her latest release, Clas- Charlotte as an important artist, and true -it's not a preconceived idea." sics, will start airing in March 2001. Sony financed the TV special in the American consumers bought more McClemens says, 'We see a bump the hope of getting PBS to play it." than $5 million worth of tickets to see minute a PBS special airs on these Church's current manager, Irving Brightman perform at 21 concerts in artists. A national show like CBS Sun- Azoff, says she has a new PBS special 2001, rating her as the year's ninth - day Morning or Good Morning Ameri- for Enchantment that began airing in most- popular British performer, based ca has amazing penetration. The differ- the U.S. this month. "With the kind of record market. That share grew in 2001 on concert grosses reported to Billboard ence is that PBS tends to replay a special. music she makes, there's not an obvi- new year. "PBS broke [Andrea] Bocelli to more than 8% of the total sales of the sister publicationAmusement Business. PBS also works regionally, because you ous radio format," Azoff says. "There- and Charlotte Church, and we're hop- Billboard 100 biggest -selling albums In 2000, she also ranked in the top 10 of see waves hit at different times [as the fore, any kind of TV exposure is good ing it can do the same for us." a notable advance on 1999's 0.2% share touring Britons, grossing $7.2 million specials air on different stations]." for her. This special is performing bet- London -based Warner Classics GM and last year's 1.7% (see sidebar, below). from 34 shows. McClemens calls So who is buying this repertoire? ter than the previous ones -we're see- Matthew Cosgrove is equally confident These advances indicate a change in for- Brightman "remarkable" in her tour- "The buyer tends to be older: 30 and ing big increases in sales." that Hanslip will make the grade state- tunes since the newsmaking Billboard ing schedule. "She's the benchmark. above," McClemens says. "They tend to Church has also contributed her first side. "My colleague Artie Moorhead at cover of Sept. 9, 2000, "The British Eva- Brightman really has [established her- be a bit media -savvy, but not media - song to a soundtrack "All Love Can Be," Atlantic Classics is interested in taking sion: Why Can't U.K. Music Conquer the self as] this `popera' icon." driven." However, the Borders buyer for the upcoming Russell Crowe movie, her to America, and her [debut] album, U.S. ?," as well as the international Watson has not yet toured the U.S. feels that Bond skews younger, shifting A Beautiful Mind. Azoff doesn't expect Chloë, should launch there in the sec- "Atlantic Crossing" forum hosted byBill- extensively, but he has enjoyed to more male than female and drop- the ballad to be worked to radio, but he ond quarter of next year." board Nov. 9, 2000, in London to discuss national TV exposure, including four ping by about five to eight years from sees it as important in Church's transi- Chloë, recorded with the London that problem and possible solutions. appearances on ABC's Good Morning the typical classical crossover fan. He tion from classical crossover to main- Symphony Orchestra (LSO), entered the As with the very first wave of U.K. America. Rick Blaskey, Watson's notes, "They're nude on the cover [of stream artist. He says that Church's next U.K. classical charts at No. 2 in Sep- artists that took the U.S. by storm 37 "concept producer" and managing Born]; that's kind of the extension of album will not come out quickly. 'We tember-just before the artist turned years ago, these classical crossover tal- director of London -based Music & Vanessa Mae and the whole, `Let's soup have to A&R it very carefully. [Colum- 14. "Plans are now afoot to have Chloë ents have succeeded by offering some- attend the prestigious summer schools thing different. "There is some level of in Aspen [Colo.]," Cosgrove says, "as well cachet that being British brings to the British Albums See Best U.S. Sales Year Since 1996 as promo visits to America, before party," says Brian McClemens, music recording her second album-again buyer at Ann Arbor, Mich. -based chain BY ADAM WHITE During the 2001 chart year, 934 albums reached The Billboard with the LSO-in July or August 2002, Borders Books & Music. "But I also LONDON -The U.K. government reported Dec. 12 that the country's 200; 59 of them were by U.K. acts. These releases accounted for 8.1% for release in October." food exports were at their highest for four years. And in America, of the total sales of the 934 titles, according to SoundScan. If the think part of it is that it's been a British Church says she prefers the pro- Britain's "food love" (to quote Shakespeare on music) is reaching Beatles' 1 is removed from the equation, U.K. artists held 5.8% of of a party. There hasn't been a lot of domes- similar peaks. During the past 12 months, U.S. consumers appear to the total sales of all the charted albums. spect of supposedly "risky" U.S. tic competition on this front." have bought more recorded music by U.K. artists than in any year Fifteen British -artist albums on labels owned by (or affiliated with) media interrogation by the likes of John Scher, former head of Metro- since 1996, judging by an analysis of The Billboard 200 for the peri- EMI reached The Billboard 200 during the year, compared to 12 Howard Stern to the sometimes sani- politan Entertainment Group od from Dec. 2, 2000, to Nov. 24, 2001. apiece for Warner, Sony, and Universal. BMG labels registered far tized demands of the British pop press. - releases British acts were among year's 100 biggest albums. fewer Brit hits, but at least placed titles by Dido and David Gray Six by the "I've which promoted a handful of U.S. (The full list appears next week in the Billboard Year in Music issue, Dec. among the year's top 100 albums. got nothing against [teen pop concert dates by Church this year and 27.) They accounted for 8.8% of the total sales of those 100 titles. This The 59 Brit hits ranged from albums by newcomers (such as magazine] Smash Hits, but when they has produced a number of Bright - compares with a 1.7% share in 2000 and a 0.2% share in 1999 -U.K. Coldplay, Craig David, and Travis), to acts which broke in the '90s ask, 'Have you ever picked your nose Fatboy Slim), to "heritage" stars man's tours -adds, "Being British is talent's lowest such percentage in 34 years (Billboard, Sept. 9, 2000). (Radiohead, Bush, Jamiroquai, in front of the camera ?' ... ooh, intel- The half -dozen biggest Brit hits of 2001 were 1 by the Beatles (Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Depeche lectual question! I do like a challenge, a help-it brings a certain classy over- (Apple /Capitol), Lovers Rock by Sade (Epic), No Angel by Dido Mode, Bee Gees). tone to America that our own people (Arista), White Ladder by David Gray (ATO/RCA), Dream a Dream by A number of the latter group fell short of previous album sales and I like to be asked a good question." don't have. I've been with Julie An- Charlotte Church (Sony Classical), and Gorillaz by Gorillaz (Par - peaks, but on the 2001 touring circuit, the most popular Brits were It's safe to assume that Julie Andrews drews where people were stunned just lophoneNirgin). The titles' total sales while on The Billboard 200 mostly veterans. According to Billboard sister publication Amuse- never had to field an inquiry like that. came to 16.9 million units, according to SoundScan. ment Business, the top five U.K. acts in concert this year were John listening to her speak." Of that total, the Beatles' I accounted for 7.7 million copies just ($60.2 million in ticket sales from 37 dates), Clapton ($33.3 million, Welsh teenager Church has alone as the group made a major contribution to U.K. acts' 17.8% share of 41 dates), Sade ($25.8 million, 41 dates), Black Sabbath ($23.1 mil- Additional reporting by Paul Sexton sold more than 1 million albums in the the Billboard biggest albums of 1965. lion, 24 dates), and Rod Stewart ($22.7 million, 54 dates). in London and Bob Allen of Amuse- U.S. in each of the past three years. In ment Business in Nashville.

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COMING MONDAY: Hip -hop veteran Warren G inaugurates Bilibosird a new label deal with Universal with the album The Return of COMA the Regulator, due this week. In addition to appearances by longtime collaborators Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Nate Dogg, the set sports guest shots from George Clinton and El DeBarge and production by Scott Storch and Battle Cat. The review of the album will appear exclusively on Billboard.com.

Also, visit Billboard.com's 2001: The Year In Music section for a new weekly poll based on Billboard's year -end charts, plus newly added top-10 lists from Jane Siberry, Lil' Troy, members of American Head Charge, and more.

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Billboard Staffs Up For Expanded Touring Coverage

"Billboard will be significantly expanding its coverage of live concert touring in 2002," announced editor in chief Timothy White this week, "with the addition of several new staffers and new responsibilities for several others."

Spearheading Billboard's coverage of this market will be senior editors Linda Deckard and Ray Waddell. Deckard arrives at Billboard after 26 years at sister publication Amusement Business, where she held various titles from reporter to West Coast editor to r rJ managing editor to her most recent position as senior editor. She will write the weekly Venue Views column in Billboard, effective with the Jan. 12 issue.

Waddell joined Billboard nearly two years ago after a long and successful tenure at Amusement Business. In addition to shaping Billboard's touring coverage in that time, he has contributed stories to nearly every section in the magazine as well as numerous album reviews. Waddell will oversee the magazine's new weekly touring section. Billboard Music Group events & happenings

Both Deckard and Waddell will report to Nashville bureau chief Phyllis Stark. Each also will contribute to stepped up touring coverage in Billboard Bulletin.

Bob Allen, manager of the Amusement Business Boxscore/Talent Touring database, joins

Billboard's chart department in a similar capacity. Among his first duties will be overseeing the evolution of Boxscore to greater depth. He reports to director of charts Geoff Mayfield. 9)?) New MTV Show Based Cynthia Mellow joins and Lee Ann Photoglo rejoins Billboard's advertising sales

department as account managers focused primarily on the concert touring franchise. Both D On Billboard Charts report to associate publisher /worldwide Irwin Kornfeld. Mellow most recently sold advertising for The Musician's Guide to Touring & Promotion. Prior to that, she was a Billboard and MTV recently partnered to create longtime account manager for Amusement Business. Her duties will include all Eastern Bangin' the Charts, a new weekly MTV News and Midwestern U.S. venue, venue services, and promoter advertising in Billboard and its television show that takes an in -depth look at the related directories. artists and music making moves on the Billboard

Photoglo adds Billboard duties to her current position os senior account manager at charts. Country Airplay Monitor. Previously, Photoglo was Billboard's account manager covering the who's climbing the I Bangin' Charts surveys the Southeastern U.S. She will now handle venue, venue services, and promoter I fastest, according to the Billboard charts and advertising in Billboard's Western territory. All five staffers are based in Nashville. SoundScan data, and provides up -to- the -minute news and chart -based analysis.

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