MAGAZINE TRADE COIN-OP THE February 8, 1992 Newspaper $3.50 ) ) VOL. LV, NO. 24, FEBRUARY 8, 1992 STAFF BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager FRED L. GOODMAN Editor In Chiel CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations LEE JESKE New York Editor Marketing LEON BELL (L A ) MARK WAGNER (Nash ) Editorial DANDY CLARK, Assoc. Ed (LA) BRYAN DeVANEY, Assoc. Ed (LA) BERNETTA GREEN (N Y.) INSIDE THE BOX WILMA MELTON (Nash STEVE GIUFFRIDA (Nash) CORY CHESHIRE (Nash) COVER STORY GREGORY S. COOPER-Gospel (Nash.) Chart Research Bobby Jones: Exploding On The CHERRY URESTI (LA) JIMMY PASCHAL (LA) Gospel Scene TONIE HECTOR (LA TODD MURPHY (L A) Dr. Bobby Jones, already closing in on the title of the new reigning RAYMOND BALLARD (LA) king of gospel, presents his latest Gospel Explosion V, which will take JOHN COSSIBOOM (Nash.) place February 5-8 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center Polk Theater in Nashville. Over 2,500 people are expected to attend the Production JIM GONZALEZ event which features workshops, concerts, awards show and a fan Art Director fair. Cash Box's gospel editor, Gregory S. Cooper, writes about Jones and the Explosion. Circulation NINATREGUI3, Manager — see page 10 CYNTHIA BANTA Publication Offices NEWS NEW YORK 157 W. 57th Street (Suite 503) C+C Music Factory Sweeps AMA’s New York, NY 10019 Phone: (21 2) 586-2640 C+C Music Factory, Columbia Records' rookie dance/pop act, Fax: (212) 582-2571 took home five American Music Awards this week, besting many HOLLYWOOD record biz veterans and setting the stage for possible Grammy vic- 6464 Sunset Blvd (Suite 605) Hollywood, C A 90028 tories. Capitol's Garth Brooks was the night's other big winner with Phone:(213) 464-8241 three. 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RAP SINGLE RAP ALBUM Executives on the Move 3 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CA SH B OX, 1 57 W. 57 th Street, Suite 503, New Steady Mobbin Too Legit To Quit Country 19 York, NY 10019. Ice Cube Hammer Gospel 10 (PRIORITY) (CAPITOL) Coin Machine 25 Classifieds 28 CASH BOX FEBRUARY 8, 1992 3 NEWS C+C Dominates American Bruce Tenenbaum ON has been appointed to the THE Music Awards position of senior vice presi- MOVE dent, promotion at COLUMBIA’S SMASH ROOKIE Album: Time, Love And Tenderness, MCA ACT, C+C Music Factory, amid Michael Bolton Records, and will report Artist = directly to Richard Palmese, another lip-synch controversy, trium- New C+C Music Factory SOUL-R&B president, Records. phed at the recent 19th annual MCA Male Artist: Luther Vandross Tenenbaum will be responsible for coordinating all radio American Music Awards. The quartet Artist: Female Mariah Carey Tenenbaum promotion efforts for Records its label ven- garnered five trophies, spanning both MCA and Band, Duo or Group: Bell Biv Devoe tures. Prior to this, he served in the same capacity with pop-rock and dance categories, to Single: "I Wanna Sex You Up," Color Me Impact Records and before that was director of promo- steal the show from the more Badd tion at Atco Records. In a related announcement, renowned acts that were nominated. Album: Power Of Love, Luther Vandross MCA Records has extended its long-term agreement with Im- The group, who have had to en- New Artist: Boyz II Men pact Records. While Impact will continue to maintain a dure a Milli Vanilli-type scandal con- COUNTRY national promotion staff, MCA will assume local promo- cerning their hit single, “Gonna Make Male Artist: Garth Brooks Female Artist: Reba McEntire tion responsibilities for Impact. Dan Charnas has You Sweat," because background Band, Duo or Group: Alabama joined Def American Recordings to oversee the label's singer Martha Wash seeks credit and Single: "The Thunder Rolls," Garth Charnas Rap Music Division, announced Rick Rubin, owner of cash for her one-line contribution to Brooks the label. In his new position, Charnas will oversee all the record, took home awards for Album: No Fences, Garth Brooks A&R, promotion and product management functions Favorite Dance Single, Favorite Dance New Artist: Trisha Yearwood for the label's rap roster. Big Beat Records, a division Artist, New Dance Artist, Best Pop- HEAVY METAL-HARD ROCK of the Atlantic Recording Corp., has announced three Rock Group and Favorite New Pop- Artist: Guns N' Roses appointments to its national staff: Michael Canter was Rock Artist. Album: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Van Halen named vice president, sales. Immediately prior to this. The night's other big winner was New Artist: Firehouse Canter served as sales manager for Pearl Distribution. Capitol's country sensation. Garth RAP Steve Greenberg is now vice president of A&R. Before Brooks, who added three AMAs to his Artist: Hammer this appointment, he held the position of strategic already full trophy case. Brooks could Canter Album: Homebase, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The marketing manager for Warner Music International. not attend the festivities due to his Fresh Prince And Suzanne Lewinter was named product/market- pregnant wife's sudden illness. He New Artist: Naughty By Nature ing director. Prior to joining Big Beat, she was an intern collected awards for Top Country ADULT CONTEMPORARY with Atlantic Records' publicity department. All three Single, Favorite Country Album and Artist: Natalie Cole are based at Big Beat Records' New York headquarters. Favorite Male Country Artist. Album: Unforgettable, Natalie Cole New Artist: Michael W. Smith Karen Colamussi has been promoted to the position A complete list of winners follows: POP-ROCK DANCE of senior director of marketing for Atlantic Records, Artist: C+C Music Factory based at the company's headquarters in New York City. Male Artist: Michael Bolton Single: "Gonna Make You Sweat," C+C Female Artist: Paula Abdul C She most recently was Atlantic's director of merchandis- Music Factory Band, Duo or Group: C+C Music Factory Greenberg ing. Columbia Records has made two A&R appoint- New Artist: C+C Music Factory Single: "(Everything I Do) I Do It For ments: David Shaw has been made senior director, You," Bryan Adams A&R; he comes to the label after five years at Warner Bros. And Faith Newman, formerly of Def Jam, has been TRIPS Agreement Remains Unsettled made director, A&R. Elektra Entertainment has an- xiounced that A&R rep Dante Ross has been promoted By M.R. Martinez to director, A&R. Kim Jakwerth has been promoted from manager, West Coast publicity, to associate direc- LOS ANGELES—A U.S. House subcommittee on trade was told last week that more tor, national publicity for Arista Records. Michael effective and protective language was needed in the Trade Related Intellectual Property Lewinter Babcock has been appointed as manager, film and Rights (TRIPS) agreement before U.S. industry would support the agreement. television music, for the Zomba Group of Companies Eric Smith, executive director and general counsel for the International Intellectual Rick Froio has been named to the post of Cleveland Property Alliance which represents manufacturers of recordings, films other — sound and regional branch manager for the WEA Corp. replacing such products on echoed — January 23 concerns expressed recently by Jason Berman, Fred Katz who has retired. Joan Logue-Kinder, president of the Recording Industry Assn, of America, when identified three areas of the he formerly managing director of The Mingo Group/Plus, TRIPS text which would industries prevent the IIPA for supporting the agreement. has joined Edelman Public Relations Worldwide as They include provisions which would permit ongoing discrimination against American vice president for the New York office's public affairs motion r picture, recording and publishing companies by denying treatment as nationals; H tom group. Peermusic has announced the appointment undercutting record producers' right to authorize rental of their works and by suggesting of Todd Vunderink to the post of vice president for a five-year transition period for the TRIPS agreement to be enforced.