April 12, 2002 Volume 16 Issue '89 $6.00

ASHANTI IF it COMES FROM the HEART, THENyouKNOW that IT'S TRUE...

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"The guys went back to the formula that works...with Babyface producing it and the greatest voices in music behind it ...it's a smash..." Cat Thomas KLUC/Las Vegas

"Vintage Boyz II Men, you can't sleep on it...a no brainer sound that always works...Babyface and Boyz II Men a perfect combination..." Byron Kennedy KSFM/Sacramento

"Boyz II Men is definitely bringin that `Boyz II Men' flava back...Gonna break through like a monster!" Eman KPWR/Los Angeles

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DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher ISLAND HOPPING LENNY BEER Editor In Chief No man is an Island, but this woman is more than up to the task. TONI PROFERA Island President Julie Greenwald has been working with IDJ ruler Executive Editor Lyor Cohen so long, the two have become a tag team. This week, KAREN GLAUBER they've pinned the charts with the #1 debut of Ashanti's self -titled bow, President, HITS Magazine three other IDJ titles in the Top 10 (0 Brother, Ludcaris and Jay-Z/R. TODD HENSLEY President, HITS Online Ventures Kelly), and two more in the Top 20 (Nickelback and Ja Rule). Now all she has to do is live down this HITS Contents appearance. DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Executive Editor

MARC POLLACK Vice President/Senior Editor INNERS HOT NEW RELEASES MARK PEARSON Vice President/Retail Editor RICKY LEIGH MENSH REQUESTS BUSTA RHYMES Vice President/Mix Show Editor Pass the Courvoisier BUD SCOPPA ASHANTI Murder Inc./IDJ J Records Managing Editor PINK Arista THE CALLING ROY TRAKIN FAT JOE f/ASHANTI Atlantic/Atl G Adrienne Senior Editor VANESSA CARLTON A&M/Interscope RCA EARPICKS SAFRI DUO SIMON GLICKMAN Played -A -Live Senior Editor NO DOUBT Interscope Universal JON O'HARA THE CALLING RCA Senior Writer ASHANTI Murder Inc./IDJ LIZ MONTALBANO P. DIDDY f/USHER Bad Boy/Arista Crossover Editor MURPHY BREAKOUTS Special Projects ASHANTI Murder Inc./IDJ RODEL DELFIN TWEET GM/Elektra/EEG A&R Editor SCORPION KING (ST) Republic/Universal DAVID SIMUTIS NAPPY ROOTS Atlantic/Atl G Senior Associate Editor NICOLE TOCANTINS WILDCARD Production Coordinator ASHANTI Murder Inc./IDJ BOBBII HACH Broadcast Editor

ANNA OSBORN WILLARD Associate Retail Editor WOLF D 4 VIBE -RATERS 69 IN THA MIX Associate Mix Show Editor ERIKA SCHULTZ Associate PoMo Editor 6 ALBUMS 74 TOP TENS MIKE MORRISON APM Editor 11 FRONT PAGE 80 EARPICKS JOHN LENAC HITS TOUCHES MEDIABASE 12 Rock Editor 24 I.B. BAD 83 RERAP MARK FEATHER Associate Crossover Editor 28 DIALOGUE: STAN CORNYN 84 MPS KENYA YARBROUGH Associate Editor 31 WHEELS & DEALS 88 POP PLAYS ROB BROADWELL Associate Research Editor 33 ROCK2K 92 REQUESTS FREDDIE VASQUEZ SPIDERMAN"S WEB 13 Research Assistant 35 IVANA 94 POP MART JOCELYN DEAL Art Direction 59 THE BLOCK 98 WAVELENGTH REBECCA ESMERIAN TODD MOFFETT Editorial Design BRIAN LINDSEY STAN'S THE MAN 28 Art Operations SCOTT KILLAM Facility Manager BILL TREADWAY Distribution Manager ON THE COVER Murder Inc./IDJ hip -hop queen Ashanti COLOR WEST finds the only thing "Foolish" about Lithography the success of her chart -topping debut 14958 Ventura Blvd. album and smash single is this HITS Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 cover nod to mark the occasion. (818) 501-7900 VIBE -RATERS OUR PICKS TO BREAK CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD

JOHN MAYER AWARE/COLUMBIA/CRG JACK JOHNSON ENJOY/UNIVERSAL O LW 2 2W 3 3W LW 6 2W 6 3W album:ROOM FOR SQUARES album: BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES track:NO SUCH THING track: FLAKE Added at MTV as Buzzworthy.com! PoMo pal #1at WOXY! Top 5 at Hot at Mod. Adult, with big adds at KFOG, KJEE, WXRT; Top 10 at WZZN, WSTW, WNNK, WHYN, WENS, KENZ. Big at 99X, WCYY. #1 phones too. Top 5 at WMPS. Top 10 at at WZNE! Top 5 phones at KROQ. KENZ. Spinning at KYSR, KLLC, KPLZ, Jumps at B'Buy, M'land, W'house. WSSR, WTMX. John is on at retail; Huge at chains and indies. Coachella now shipped Gold! Daly 4/17. Alt 4/26, Midwest tour starts 4/21. Press, Spin, Blender. Mgmt: Michael Letterman June. Mgmt: Emmett Malloy, McDonald and Brick Wall Mgmt. Kim Johnson.

ADEMA ARISTA 0 TREK TURNER RCA

4 LW 4 2w 4 3W 5 LW 3 2W 2 3W album: ADEMA album: TRIK TURNER track: THE WAY YOU LIKE IT track: FRIENDS & FAMILY Way into hot track at Rock! #1 at Everybody wants Friends! Added at WXDX, WJRR! Top 5 at KXTE, WPBZ; KRBZ, WRVW. #1 at WAVF, KROX. Top Top 10 at KNRK, WRZX, WDYL. Big 5 at WLIR, WFNX, WCYY; Top 10 at at WCYY, WXTM. Re -upped at KITS. 0101, WBCN, WAQZ. Big at 99X, Top 5 phones at WYSP. MTV, MTV2. WXDX. Jumps atB'Buy,M'land, Europe dates, then radio shows & T'World, W'housel MTV, MTV2. Nat'l Ozzfest main stage. Metal Edge. tour kicks off 4/14. Daly 4/1, Kilborn Featured in Mortal Combat Ill. Mgmt: 5/2,Letterman 6/27. Spin review. Terry Lippman Co. Mgmt: Brad Patrick/Radio Events Group.

THE WHITE STRIPES THIRD MAN/V2 RES MCA 0 7 tw 7 7w 7 3W 10 LW 102W 113W album: WHITE BLOOD CELLS album: HOW I DO track: FELL IN LOVE WITH A... track: THEY -SAY VISION Cells sales explode at chains and Vision clearly a smash, with adds at racks, as underground duo climbs into KHFI, KZQZ and KUDD! Top 10 at the Top 50! Stripes are stars at PoMo! WBFA. Track hot at WSTR, KZZU, Added at 99X and KPOI. #1 at KITS, WKTU, KCHZ and WSSR. Huge WHFS. Top 5 at KROQ, KNDD, sales gainsat Tower Nat'l. MTV, WWDC, WZZN and WROX; Top 10 MTV2 and VH1. Kilborn 5/8. Radio at WXRK, WSUN. Jump at MTV. Tour datesupcoming. On UKtour extended to mid -June. Mgmt: Arthur P. w/Mary J.Blige. Mgmt: Corey Smyth/ Dottweiler Inc. Blacksmith Mgmt.

ONORAH JONES BLUE NOTE

6 LW 11 2W 16 3W album: COME AWAY WITH ME album: FULL CIRCLE track: DON'T KNOW WHY track: THE COLOR OF LOVE Added at MTV2 as Handpicked! Getting Multiple formats joining the Boyz club! l!Itto Know new artist at APM and Jazz for- Babyface-penned track Most Added at mats. Added at KIFM, KKSF, WJZA, Mod. Adult, including WHUD, WBEB; KTEE, more in front of 4/22 impact. Hot Top 5 Most Added at Rhythm and X -over, sales; four weeks straight of 20k+! Just includingKKBT, WBLS, WERQ, KJLH, did tour w/John Mayer. Next tour starts more. Arista debut LP streets 5/21; ship- 6/7. Letterman May, Conan June. Mgmt: ping 350k. Vid in production. Mgmt: Steve Macklam/Macklam Mgmt, Sam Quadree El-Amin/William Edwards/ Feldman/SL Feldman & Assoc. Southpaw -Big 3 Ent. ..s VIBE RATERS OUR PICKS TO BREAK CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD

VANESSA CARLTON AMVINTERSCOPE ® PHANTOM PLANET DAYLIGHT/EPIC

0 DEBUT 16 LW 17 LW 13 2w 12 3w album: BE NOT NOBODY album: THE GUEST track: A THOUSAND MILES track: CALIFORNIA Grand entrance for debut artist, as track ThePlanet'sspinning! Addedat explodes at Top 40, Mod. Adult. Added WZZN, KZON, WMFS, KLLC! Top 10 at Radio Disney, KSRC, WLTJ! #1at at KMTT. Big at KWOD, WLIR, Q101, KRBV. Top 5 at WXKS, KZQZ; Top 10 at KDGE. Rotating at KROQ, WXRK, WBLI, KDND. Single sales on firel Ron 99X, WPLY, too. MTV2 Blowtorch & Fair -produced LP streets 4/30; shipping Handpicked! Strong sales at chains 250k. MW, VH1. R. Stone Top 10 Artists and indies. Dates w/Incubus kick off to Watch. Rosie 4/29. Mgmt: Peter 5/24. Upcoming: Spin feature. Mgmt: Malkin/PMM Inc. Dan Field/AMG.

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL VAGRANT ABANDONED POOLS EXTASY

13 LW 15 2W 1g 3% 15 iw 14 2W 15 3W album: THE PLACES YOU HAVE... album: HUMANISTIC track: SCREAMING INFIDELITIES track: THE REMEDY Taping MTV2 Unplugged to air in May! PoMo finding The Remedy, with Added at WEDG, WHTG, KPOI. Top 10 bigspinsat WBCN, 0101, at 0101, KDGE, WWCD. Bigat WHFS, WXRK and WKQX! Top WZZN, WAVF, KNDD, WPLY. Sales up WKRL. Jump at at M'Iand, W'house. MTV, MTV2 MTV, MTV2.Retailisknee- Handpicked. On sold -out tour now. Tour deep atTarget. On tour w/Weezer kicks off July 1. Letterman July. w/Garbage through early Spin, Details, Alt. Press, LA Times. Mgmt: June. Mgmt: Tony Ciulla/Post Rich Egan/Hard 8 Mgmt. Human.

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14 LW 162W RE-ENTRY album: IN SEARCH OF... album: START STATIC track: ROCK STAR track: BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS N.E.R.D.s are cool, with big adds More Bounce to the ounce at MTV2 at MTV2, 99X, LIVE105, WHFS, with add! Meanwhile, Sugary track KWOD, WROX, WFNX! Sales coats hot spins and phones at PoMo. heating upatindies.Headline Top 5 phones at Q101, WPBZ. Top tour kicks off 5/30 through 6/15. 10 at WKRL. Hot at 91X, KED', Four -starRollingStone review, WHRL, WMRQ. Club tour through named People's "Best Album of April, then Warped Tour. Featured in theYear So Far." Mgmt: Rob Van Wilder movie. Mgmt: Adam and Walker/Startrak Ent. Peter Raspier/Raspier Mgmt.

CUSTOM ARTISTDIRECT 3RD STRIKE HOLLYWOOD

9 iw 9 2W 9 3W DEBUT 20LW album: FAST album: LOST ANGEL track: HEY MISTER track: NO LIGHT On hot national tour, fueling sales and Rap -metal Strikes back with MTV2 add, spins. Solid at B'Buy, M'land, T'World. early phones! Hot track added at WLRS. PoMo going through Custom track. #1 at Rock, PoMo letting Light shine with hot WBCNI Top 10 at KBPI. Big at CIMX, spins at KROQ, KNRK, WFNX, WKRL. WZNE. Mister-ious at WXDX, KNDD, MTV. Debut LP streets 5/14; shipping KNRK, too. Video too hot for MTV. Huge 150k+. ESPN Action Sports Awards next web campaign. Village Voice. Mgmt: week. Alt. Press, Guitar World, Metal John Reese/Freeze Mgmt., Heidi Lavold/ Edge upcoming. Mgmt: Stewart Mothership Industries. Teggart/Tighten It Up Ent. rs top

TITLE POWER PERCENT ARTIST COMMENT LABEL INDEX CHANGE DEBUT 1 AsHim ASHANTI Murder InclIDJ 586830 503.1 A ressive ricing Ian - 1 El CELINE DION A NEW DAY HAS COME Epic 86400 248.5 -55% "A New Day Has Come" the cut, TV

1 2 Ell NOW VOL. 9 VARIOUS UTV 584408 191.6 -61% Pink, B. Spears, Shakira, Lenny Kravitz DEBUT4 TWEET SOUTHERN HUMMINGBIRD GM/Elektra/EEG 62746 180.7 Missy Elliott & Timbaland collaborators 3 4 O BROTHER, WHERE ART...SOUNDTRACK Mercury/IDJ 170069 90.6 -30% Word of mouth still maintaining - 8 SCORPION KING SOUNDTRACK Universal 017115 74.2 -23% a Godsmack cut leads,movie opens April 19 - 7 AVANT ECSTASY MJM/MCA 112809 70.6 -33% "Makin' Good Love" the cut + press 9 6 PINK M!SSUNDAZTOOD Arista 14718 65.1 -40% a Second track "Don't Let Me Get Me" 8 10a LUDACRIS WORD OF MOUF Def Jam South/IDJ 586446 64.3 -29% "Saturday" , on tour with Busta Rhymes 2 5 10 JAY -Z & R.KELLY BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Roc-A-Fella/Jive/IDJ 58678362.8 -43% "Song Cry" the cut, TRL 1513 SHAKIRA LAUNDRY SERVICE Epic 63900 60.9 -23% "Underneath Your Clothes" huge MTV - 3 WWF:FORCEABLE ENTRYVARIOUS Columbia/CRG 85211 60.8 -55% Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, R Zombie & more 4 9 LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY Warner Bros. 47755 58.0 -37% "Paper Cut" starting A. Rock 1614 PUDDLE OF MUDD COME CLEAN Flaw/Gef/Interscope 493074 52.5 -31% 'Drift and Die" added MTV 12 12 NICKELBACK SILVER SIDE UP RoadRunner/IDJ 618485 51.3 -36% "Too Bad" the cut, heading to 4 million 6 11 ALAN JACKSON DRIVE Arista Nashville 67039 49.4 -43% "Where Were You..." the track, touring 2016 MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA MCA 112616 47.1 -30% "Rainy Dayz" featuring Ja Rule 11 19 BRANDY FULL MOON Atlantic/Atl G 83493 45.9 -28% "Full Moon" breaking 18 18 USHER 8701 Arista 14715 45.5 -30% "U Don't Have To Call" third single 222220 JA RULE PAIN IS LOVE Murder Inc./IDJ 58643745.5 -27% "Down Ass Chick" the new single 7 15so ALAN'S MORISSETTE UNDER RUG SWEPT Maverick/Reprise 4798844.4 -40% "Hands Clean" and tour, Leno 3029 FAT JOE JEALOUS ONES STILL ENVY Atlantic/Atl G 83472 43.5 -17% ES "What's Luv" features Ashanti & Ja Rule 28 41 NAPPY ROOTS WATERMELON, CHICKEN & GRITZ Atlantic/Atl G 83524 42.9 +18% Ea "Awnaw" leads, tour w/Course of Nature 13 21 JENNIFER LOPEZ J TO THA L-0!... Epic 86399 42.9 -32% "I'm Gonna Be Alright" features Nas 1720 B2K B2K Epic 85457 42.5 -33% "Gots TaBe"starting at X -over

6 HITS April 12, 2002 ONCE AGAIN, MN AND MTV2 ARE GUILTY OF SELLING OUT. topor rs

TITLE POWER PERCENT1 HEWARTIST COMMENT LABEL INDEX CHANGE 4649 JOHN MAYER ROOM FOR SQUARES Aware/Col/CRG 85293 40.8 +37% "No Such Thing", tour w/ Norah J, TV 1923 EEI KYLIE MINOGUE FEVER Capitol 37670 40.2 -32% "Can't Get You..." the hot cut 3330 SYSTEM OF A DOWN TOXICITY American/Col/CRG 62240 39.2 -23% "Toxicity" the track 2737 NAS STILLMATIC Columbia/CRG 85736 39.1 -6% "One Mic" now 21 25 30 ENRIQUE ESCAPE Interscope 93148 39.0 -30% Title track still selling LP 3426 MICHELLE BRANCH SPIRIT ROOM Maverick/Warner Bros 47985 38.9 -29% EE 2nd single "All You Wanted" now 33% 2624 P.O.D. SATELLITE Atlantic/Atl G 83475 38.9 "Youth Of The Nation," + "Boom" next 1427 ALICIA KEYS SONGS IN A MINOR J Records 20002 37.3 -31% EEI On tour, " How Come You..." starting 23 28 BLADE II SOUNDTRACK ImmortalNirgin 12065 37.2 -30% Movie #7, Ice Cube, Eve, etc 2517 CREED WEATHERED Wind -Up 13075 36.3 -45% "Bullets" hot now, on tour 4536 NO DOUBT ROCK STEADY Interscope 493158 33.3 -20% "Hella Good" the cut, touring 2432 BARRY MANILOW ULTIMATE MANILOW Arista 10600 33.1 -33% Hits collection 41 35rill ENYA DAY WITHOUT RAIN Reprise 47426 29.9 -32% "Only Time" a monstrous run 3247 r" INDIA.ARIE ACOUSTIC SOUL Motown/Universal 013770 29.0 -11% Still about "Video" 4034 40 BRITNEY SPEARS BRITNEY Jive 41776 28.5 -39% "Overprotected" at Top 40 now 3845 KID ROCK COCKY Lava/AtI/Atl G 83482 27.6 -20% "Lonely Road Of Faith" & touring

5 43 GLENN LEWIS WORLD OUTSIDE MY WINDOW Epic 85787 27.2 -23% ra "Don't You Forget..." the hot cut 3948 KIRK FRANKLIN REBIRTH OF KIRK FRANKLIN Gospo-Centric 70037 26.7 -12% "911" featuring TD Jakes 3540a3 U2 ALL THAT YOU CAN'T... Interscope 524653 25.9 -30% "In A Little While" at radio now DEBUT 45 X-ECUTIONERS BUILT FROM SCRATCH Loud/Col/CRG 8782 25.3 "It's Goin..." features Linkin Park DEBUT RASCAL FLATTS RASCAL FLATTS Lyric Street 165011 25.3 Country trio, "Praying For Daylight" the cut DEBUTEs BUSTA RHYMES GENESIS J Records 20009 25.1 "Pass The Courvosier" w/P Diddy DEBUT IM WHITE STRIPES WHITE BLOOD CELLS Third ManN2 24.3 "Fell In Love..." the cut DEBUT 101:1 DEFAULT FALLOUT TVT 2310 24.0 "Deny" starting A.Rock & PoMo DEBUT 50 NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME Blue Note 32088 23.5 Continued rave reviews

8 HITS April 12, 2002 When you've sold out, you've sold out. And when it comes to concert tours, MTV is guilty as sin. Just look at the evidence: MTV Presents Mary J Blige's No More Drama Tour? 21 Sold out shows. MTV2 presents The Gorillaz? Their first ever U.S. tour sells out nationwide.

And that's just the beginning. With an amazing slate of MTV/MTV2 created and sponsored tours on the way, we expect to sell out over e nd over again.

Coming up Alicia Keys, Pop Disaster with Blink 182 and Green Day, Campus Invasion, MTV2's 2$Bill and more. "Purple Stuff"STATIONS WITH HUGE PHONES AT THE FOLLOWING: the first singlein stores. from April 23 feErt.- ON OVER 40 WRVZKBXXKPWRKOHTKQBTKTRX PURPLE(Houston)(Los(Tucson)(Austin)(Charleston) Angeles) WORLD Top 10 phonesphones after 500700 spins ADVISORYPARENTALEIPLICIT CONTENT KXJM (Portland) Produced byMixed Salih Williamsby Greg Morganstein,for Platinum SoulNoke Productions D and Salih Williams Executive Producer: D-Reck Dixon Top 10 phones www priorityreco-ds com © 2002 Wreckshop/Priority Records LLC www dawreckshop com " IC31-11 I V' We Were a F*cking Reality Sitcom Way Before The Osbournes.

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Tweet Bows Sweet, Scorpion's Got Sting, Mayer Gets Elected, White Stripes See Green, But... ASHANTI MEANS BUSINESS

ake a mass -appeal new- comer with a solid street base and combine her with the Murder Inc./EDJ machine, and what do you get? Try a MONSTER #1 album chart debut for the self -titled debut from Ashanti, on sales north of 500k. The last person to do that was another relative unknown, Epic's Celine Dion. That feat occurred last week, with the Canadian diva dipping Tweet to a still -impressive #2 this week. "We knew it was going to be big," said Tony Bazemore of AEC One -Stop Group. "But we also knew that the deep dis- count and rebate plans at the retail level were only going to have an impact if the record was a hit. This one is a smash." Tony then looked at himself in the mirror and wondered how his life had become such a torn, shattered, hideous mess. The other big debut belongs to Goldmind/Elektra newcom- er/Missy Elliott protege Tweet, who bowed at #4 with Southern Hummingbird. The Top Five was rounded out by UTV's omnipresent Now Vol. 9 and Mercury/IDJ's 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? Incidentally, Uni- versal's Scorpion King ST climbed to #6-before the movie's release. And amid all that, will you take a look at Columbia's John Mayer? This week, among many sales drops, his Room for Squares jumps a whopping 37% (49-26) John Mayer as press, radio play and touring all come together to create a new wave of sales. This kid's a star. Also showing snowballing sales strength this week are V2's 1111 11.1White Stripes and Blue Note's Norah Jones, both of which con- tinue to evolve into bona fide smashes. Buckle up for the ride wala on these two, folks. "Do you think I have the per- sonality of a small soap dish?" queried AEC's Bazemore. ADVERTISEMENT HITS April 12, 2002 11 HI rs F 0 N T P A G E Shabby Road "Forget what I said in the old days," exclaimed former legendaryR&R rulerBob Wilson(1). "When I created the parallel system, I really MEANT to increase the power of indie promo- ters. And when I said I hated Lenny, I really MEANT I should go into busi- ness with him." That's HITS Editor in ChiefLenny Beer,new -schoolR&R RulerErica Farber(r) andPremiere's Kraig Kitchin(2nd fr r) assisting Bob in yet another desperate search for Norm Pattiz.

LACTI 0 NStrange Bedfellows Indeed The adds this week at MTVare hat the hell were theycesspool in Sherman Oaks, liance serves that purpose ex- Sum 41 (RR/IDJ/CoI), Paul wthinking? CA. In 1995, HITS Editor intremely well... Maybe now I McCartney (Cap), Ali (Uni) Radio & Records and Media - Chief Lenny Beer entered into can even get Lenny Beer on Angie Stone (J), Puddle of base 24/7 have entered into a the livestock -breeding business. the phone." Mudd (F lawless/Geffen/Int), branding partnership withHe currently raises several We're thrilled to partner John Mayer (Aware/Col/CRG), HITS. As a result of thisbreeds of small farm animals for with R&R and Mediabase to Truth Hurts (Aft/Int), Alicia unholy pact, R&R charts will recreational use by music -offer these dynamic informa- Keys (J) and IMx (WB). Pink appear in HITS, and the HITS industry executives. tion tools," declared HITS Dig- (Arista), Musiq (Def Soul/1DM Top 50 national album sales Mediabase 24/7 launched as ital Ventures President Todd and Angie Stone receive rota- chart will appear in R&R. The the first monitored airplay Hensley. "And one day, I hope tion increases. John Mayer is new arrangement takes effect provider in the publicationto meet Erica and Rich." named Buzzworthy.com. this week. Monday Morning Replay in Added Beer, "Who's Todd HITS will feature R&R's1987. Based in Los Angeles, Hensley, and how much am I WILD CHR/Top 40, Rhythmic,Mediabase today monitors paying him?" Urban, Hot AC, Alternative, over 1,100 radio stations in HITS Publisher Dennis CARD Active Rock and AAA charts, 140 U.S. markets. Lavinthal was on vacation and ASHANTI each of them based on Media - Said R&R Publisher/CEO unavailable for comment. MURDER INC/IDJ base -monitored airplay data. Erica Farber: "With our ever- This new artist is HOT, HOT- R&R was founded in 1973 changing business environ- TER, HOTTEST!!! She's al- to provide news and informa- ment, it's a logical move for ready been featured on some of the year's biggest tracks, tion to the radio and recording R&R and HITS to exchange and now her own is the big- industries. R&R currently pro- information. We look forward gest of all. With a half -million duces 32 weekly print and elec- to a long and prosperous part- in first -week album sales tronic publications from officesnership." heralding a new industry superstar, along with a single in L.A., Nashville, and Wash- "Our mission at Mediabase topping the Crossover and ington, DC. is to serve as a conduit to the Rhythm charts and moving HITS, of course, was found-radio and record industries by HITS' Dot & Tonya Swine: quickly through the Top 40 ed in 1986 in order to plagiarizeproviding a common source for Hoping the alliance means system, kudos are in order for Radio & Records. HITS pro-monitored airplay data," said Ken Lane and Kevin Liles' and end to theirdegrading incredible teams. A monster!!! duces one print and one elec-Mediabase Founder/President music -industryactivities. tronic publication out of oneRich Meyer. "This new al-

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Spider -ManST Casts Web filhe Spider -Man soundtracktary, yet not duplicate, audi- is ready to catch someences. Did anyone see my A BlatantRip-off of a Good Magazine flies-and some record buyers- web-slinger?" when it comes out April 30. Roadrunner Sr. VP Promo- The eagerly awaited Sam tion Dave "How Now" Loncao, Raimi-directed movie, which says "Hero" was left over from WHAT WEASELS ARE WEASELING ABOUT THIS WEEK hits theaters on May 3, cele- Nickelback's Silver Side Up ses- 1 Don't discount this Murder Inc./IDJ diva. She's brates the classic,Marvel Comics sions, but the band decided it ASHANTI: character's 40tn anniversary.wasn't right for the album: on time and on top with massive #1 bow. Peter Parker-played by Tobey"This opportunity was just too Maguire-is a newspaper pho- tremendous to pass up. By the 2TWEET:Southern Hummingbird flits into the Top Five, as tographer for the Daily Bugle time we go to Top 40, the song Rhone, Thompson and Missy Elliott chirp with glee. who turns into a reluctant is going to be familiar to every- crime -fighter when he's bitten one from all the TV spots." 3IRV GOTTI:Rap don re -inks Murder Inc. with IDJ, slays by a genetically altered spider The soundtrack also in- the competition with Ashanti's half -million debut. and assumes superhumancludes portions of the Danny strength and agility...not toElfman score and Aerosmith's 4 AVANT:Boberg rolls a 7 two weeks in a row, with assist mention the ability to spin a"Theme from Spider -Man" as from Magic Johnson, as MCA's Urban -redevelopment program mean web. well as tracks from Alien Ant starts to pay off. And while the film will be Farm, Black Lab, Bleu, De- released by Sony's Columbiafault, Corey Taylor, Green - Pictures, the album, featuringwheel, The Strokes, The 5DAVID ALTSCHUL:If the RIAA thought piracy was "music from and inspired by" Hives, Theory of a Dead Man, a problem before, wait'll they get his bill. the film, is a real group effort, Pete Yorn, Macy Gray, Inject- bearing the logos of four la- ed and Jerry Cantrell. 6"THE BLOCK":Street cred is our middle name, as HITS bels-Roadrunner, IDJ, Sony 'The music unites artists who kicks off combined Mix/Rhythm/Xover/Urban/Mix/Xover section. Music Soundtrax and releas- have been inspired by the Spider - It still sucks-there's just more of it now. ing label Columbia. Man character," commented From the Island Records/ Sony Music Soundtrax President 7WAYMON JONES:DreamWorks produced the Every IDJ roster comes the debut sin- Glen Brunman in the middle of body Loves Waymon pilot, but the show will air on the WB. gle, Sum 41's "What We're All his cucumber facial. "The film is a About (Original Version),"timeless classic that will be 8KORN:Epic rock superstars' latest not even in the can yet, with a guitar solo by Slayer's remembered for years to come." and bootlegs proliferate. Will fans be Here to Stay when the Kerry King, which impacts III The first million copies of the actual album hits 6/11? Active and PoMo this week. CD feature a special 3-D cover. Roadrunner/IDJ's "Hero," with When the CD is placed into Nickelback's Chad Kroegera computer CD-ROM drive, 9SPIDERMAN:Roadrunner, IDJ, Columbia, Sony STX featuring Saliva's Josey Scott, users can log onto the Spider - spin a complex web for event -movie album's 4/30 bow. which goes for adds at the Man website, where streaming same two formats next week. versions of the first two music 10F*CKIN' OZZY:MTV's answer to Father Knows F*ckin' The singles are coming out on videos, including behind -the - Best gives MTV its biggest ratings ever, to the delight of f*ckin' Island and Roadrunner, res- scenes footage from "Hero" and McGrath, Toffler and Graden. pectively. "What We're All the making of the Sum 41 clip, About" will be worked at can be viewed. Active and PoMo radio by the MTV just added Sum 41, IDJ promotion department, while the making -of documen- while Roadrunner promo will tary began airing this week. take "Hero" to Active, PoMo H ITS and, with the help of IDJ, Top 40, for a May 6 add date. The add this week at Radio Disney is Vanessa Island Def Jam VP Promo- Carlton (A&M). The Top Five Most Requested tion "Et" Stu "Brutus" Bergen are #1 NSYNC "Pop" (Jive), #2 Christina Milian slipped into a phone booth to (WaltDisney), #3Dreamstreet (Edel), #4 Aaron change into his cape and tights Carter(Jive)and #5 NSYNC "Girlfriend" (Jive). to rave: "This will be a huge, culturally significant event, The adds this week at VH1are Musiq(Def with two amazing songs driving the project, two very distinct Soul/IDJ) and Zero 7 (Palm). tracks that target complemen-

HITS April 12, 2002 13 wrs F R 0 T P A a HITS Building "The Block" For those of you in a person. "And Ricky Leigh loves Gone Hollywood coma (or working at Liz Montalbano. Incidentally, Billboard): Our indus- Ricky Leigh is hungry. Ricky try's changing. Leigh wants to eat." In order to best serve our Yes folks, "The Block" takes reader-and, of course, staythe best from the old "Flava in business-HITS is unitingCamp" section-photos of its Mix Show, Rhythm,ballers, airplay charts, quotes Crossover and Urban depart-from ballers, adds and spin - ments in one comprehensive increase charts, conference -call section, "The Block." winners-and adds even more. "The Block" increases "It's everything you need HITS' commitment to activityto know from the street," said on the street and, subsequent-newest Blockhead and former ly, the entire Urban market-Jive promo queen Juliette place, by offering readers aJones from her luxury suite at Soul sensation Calvin Richardson is all smiles as he signs to Dis- more comprehensive, straight- the Sportsmen's Lodge in ney's Hollywood label and feels the love of A&R VP Geoff forward breakdown and analy- Studio City. "I'm just so Weiss, Buena Vista chief Bob Cavallo and manager Will sis of action at EVERY level ofthrilled to be working with Young. The young artist was thrilled when the Disney execs offered to pay the marketplace. Ricky and Liz-actually ALL him in Disney stock options instead of cash. "Of course, they're worthless More importantly, "Theof the Lizzes. Will someone until the price goes over $50 a share, but that's like money in the bank," Block" will offer all HITSplease wipe the calamari said Cavallo, who then excused himself to attend an important meeting of staffers countless hours ofsauce off Ricky's chin?" top Enron shareholders. Moments later, Michael Eisner burst into entertainment by throwing Joining Ricky, Liz and the room to assure all stockholders that the company remains sound, and he together some of the maga-Juliette in the "The Block" is doesn't need a clear line of succession. Where's ace numbers-cruncher zine's most psychotic (and fre- radio vet and Associate Arthur Andersen when you need him? quently nauseating) editors. CrossoverEditor Mark "My name doesn't need toFeather, whose column will go before Ricky's," said HITS' appear regularly and whose Crossover Editor Liz Montal-commitment to Crossover bano, whose 15 lovable per-goes well beyond his daily Breakdown sonalities have already madechores at the magazine. Who's Got WhatOn ThisWeek'sAlbumChart her Crossover section one of "Ricky, if you're going to the most respected in theeat your couch cushions, then Units industry-and made her theyou won't have any couch LABEL (IN THOUSANDS)TOP 10TOP 20TOP 50 most beloved trade -magazine cushions left," said HITS UNIVERSAL1432.8 1, 314,1530,36,39 employee in history. "It isPresident of Digital Ventures (TOTAL: 17) 5, 617,2043,44,46 because of my love andTodd Hensley. 7, 9 respect for Ricky, and all the "Who the hell is Todd 10 people I work with, that 'TheHensley and how much am I Block' is a surefire winner. Ipaying these other people?" am nothing without the peo- queried HITS' Editor in Chief SONY 627.2 2 11,1224,25,26 ple around me." Lenny Beer. (TOTAL: 10) 28,29,42 "This section says it all about HITS Publisher Dennis 45 Ricky Leigh," said HITS ViceLavinthal was on vacation President/Mix Show Editor and unavailable for comment. WARNER 550.7 413,1821,22,23 Ricky Leigh Mensh, once again "The Block" debuts this MUSIC GRP 31,32,38 referring to himself in the third week on page 59. (TOTAL: 10) 41

BMG 344.6 816,1933,35,37 (TOTAL:9) 40,47,48

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INDIE 24.0 49 (TOTAL:1) Montalbano, Mensh, Jones & Feather: New kids on The Block.

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A CASE OF THE OLD HIGH -LOW A ROUNDUP OF FIRST -WEEK SALES PREDICTIONS (AS PRINTED IN ISSUE #778) For the second week in a row, sales on a new album FAR exceeded the guessti- mates of our industry Einsteins. Following hot on the heels of Epic's Celine Dion, whose 553k bow more than doubled one contestant's prediction, comes Murder Inc./IDJ's Ashanti, our second straight half-millionairess and the second straight debutante to baffle our entire panel. Would you believe the HIGHEST guess was Curt Eddy's 195k? In other words, everybody was more than 300k low. But the Curtster redeemed himself by scoring a near -bull's-eye on Goldmind/Elektra's Tweed. Think of it as an airball followed by a swish. Shit happens in this bizness.

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Curt Eddy, Hollywood Records VP Sales

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Music Label Act Release Single Title Format 14 !Comments Group Date Add Date

DREAMWORKS Apex Theory 4/2 "Shhh... (Hope Diggy)" PoMo/Active Rock On Ozzfest; on tour. Citizen Cope 1/29 "Let the Drummer..." PoMo "If There's Love" at APM/Mod Adult/Hot AC; Furtado tour. Jimmy Eat World July '01 "The Middle" PoMo/Adult/Pop SNL 4/6; MTV Buzzworthy; LP nearing Gold. Regency Buck 4/2 "Free to Change Your Mind" PoMo 2/11 Glasgow basement tapes are tastemakers' fave.

HOLLYWOOD Lir J 4/2 "It's the Weekend" Xover 1/28 Teen hip -popper's single produced by Jermaine Dupri. Sheila Nicholls 5/14 "Faith" APM 3/5, Hot AC/Mod AC 3/25 English artist; Glen Ballard produced, co -wrote. Simon & Milo 4/30 "Get a Clue" Animated; 4xPlatinum in Canada; Disney Channel tie-in. 3rd Strike 5/14 "No Light" PoMo/Active Rock 3/11 MN, MTV2; on ESPN's Ultimate X soundtrack.

INTERSCOPE ...Trail of Dead 2/26 "Another Morning Stoner" MTV2 add; huge buzz; touring; #1 four weeks at College radio. GEFFEN A&M Vanessa Carton 4/30 "A Thousand Miles" Pop/Adult formats Setup phase at radio; massive phones; MTV Buzzworthy. Jim Crow ASAP "Holla" Xover New signing breaking out of Atlanta; LP being rush -released. Ms. Jade April "Feel the Girl" Beat Club follow-up to Bubba Sparxxx; blowing up on the street.

ISLAND Ashanti 4/2 "Foolish" R&B 2/11 Huge requests; MTV, MTV2; LP debuted at #1. DEF JAM Greenwheel June 4 "Shelter" Active Rock/PoMo 4/22 Share management with a little band called Creed. Injected 2/26 "Faithless" Active Rock/PoMo Video already completed. Lovher May "How's It Gonna Be" R&B 3/18 Four -member female group put together by Siscio.

MAMMOTH Freestylers 6/11 "Weekend Song" Pop TBD Sngle in Motorola ad campaign; Disney's Country Bears.

MCA Blackalicious 4/30 "Make You Feel That Way" Xover On Sno-Core tour. Keke Wyatt Nov. '01 "Nothing in This World" Xover 1/14 Initially went to Urban Mainstream (8/20), Urban AC (10/1). Res June '01 "They -Say Vision" Top 40/Rhythm Xover 2/25 Video on at VH1; touring with Mary J. Blige; MTV Buzzworthy.com. Something Corporate5/21 "iF yoU C Jordan" PoMo Getting airplay at KROQ, KNDD, WHFS; Warped Tour.

ROADRUNNER III Nino Sept. '01 "What Comes Around" Active Rock/PoMo On MTV2; Jagermeister tour w/Drowning Pool, Coal Chamber.

UNIVERSAL/ Corey 3/19 "Hush U1' Lady" R&B/Crossover 1/14 Kiddie hip -pop; Lil' Romeo in video. MOTOWN Joi 3/19 "Missing You" R&B/Xover 2/18 Former Lucy Pearl lead singer. Mushroomhead Dec. '01 "Solitaire Unraveling" Active Rock Cleveland masked rockers; "Along the Way" on Scorpion King ST. Remy Shand 3/12 "Take a Message" R&B Toronto one-man band; Prince meets Maxwell.

Lostprophets Dec. '01 "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" Active Rock/PoMo MTV2 tour; video added to MTV2; single added to WXRK. John Mayer Sept. '01 "No Such Thing" Adult formats 2/4 MTV Buzzworthy; shipped 500k; huge chart jump this week. Quarashi 4/9 "Stick 'Em Up" PoMo 3/4 Iceland's answer to the Beastie Boys; MTV add. Pete Yom Mar. '01 "Strange Condition" APM/PoMo 2/4 LP over 375k; MTV2; Top 5 APM; Weezer tour, headlining dates.

EPIC B2K 3/12 "Gotsta Be" Xover 3/12 #2 album debut; "Uh Huh" #1 Most Requested at BET; MTV. Glenn Lewis 3/19 "Don't You Forget It" Pop 1/28 Top Five debut; MTV Buzzworthy; VH1; tour with Alicia Keys. Phantom Planet 2/26 "California" APM/PoMo/Adult 1/28 Incubus tour in May; MTV2 Handpicked.

Course of Nature 2/26 "Caught in the Sun" Active Rock Produced by Matt Martone (3 Docrs Down). M2M 3/5 "Everything" Pop Sold 1.5m LPs in Asia; two Gold singles in U.S. Nappy Roots 2/26 "Awnaw" R&B/Xover On radio promo tour; BET; big LP sales; MTV add. WMG Plus One 2/26 TBD Christian Joint release w/143, Word; David Foster produced. ELEKTRA Code5 5/21 "What's Your Name Girl?" R&B/Xover Teen hip -poppers toured with Aaron Carter Knoc-Turn'al 4/23 "The Knoc" R&B/Xover 2/11 Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott guest on single. Reveille fall "Inside Out" PoMo/Active Rock 2/18 Remix features Scooter from Cold. Tweet 4/2 "Oops (Oh My)" R&B/Xover #4 album debut; MTV, MTV2, BET; on tour with Craig David.

20 HITS April 12, 2002 0 N T P A wrs DEVELOPING ARTISTS work in progress. In other words, if there are any glaring errors or omissions, let us know and we'll kill the series. (Editor's Note: Because of space considerations, and in order to project reality, we've asked each label to identify a maximum of four developing acts.)

Music Label Act Release Single Title Format [s] Comments Group Date Add Date

WB/REPRISE/ Kasey Chambers 2/12 Not Pretty Enough" APM 1/28 College 2/11 New LP, tour drawing raves for Aussie roots star. wiwiG MAVERICK Earshot 5/7 "Getaway" Active Rock/PoMo 3/11 "Tool with melodies"; managed by In De Goot Ent. Home Town Hero 5/7 "Questions" PoMo/Active Rock 3/25 Another Calabasas band; managed by Steve Stewart (ex-STP). Soul Hooligan 5/11 "Algebra" PoMo/Active Rock 4/15 U.K. band drawing raves out of Miami Winter Music Conference.

ARISTA Adema Aug. '01 "The Way You Like It" Active Rock/PoMo LP Gold; MN, M1A/2. Isyss 6/4 "Day & Night" Pop/Rhythm/R&B/Xover Mall tour starts 5/13; single features Jadakiss. Avril Lavigne 6/4 "Complicated" Pop/Adult/PoMo Managed by Nettwerk; developing -artist price. Butch Walker 7/9 "My Way" Active Rock/PoMo 5/6 Ex -Marvelous 3; co -wrote for Lit, SR -71; developing -artist price.

ARTISTDIRECT Custom 3/19 "Hey Mister" Active Rock/PoMo Tour started 3/26; Top Five where it's getting played. Badly Drawn Boy 4/23 "Something to Talk About" APM/Pomo specialty 4/1 Indie-retail fave; ST to About a Boy. No Good 5/21 "Bailin' Boy" R&B/Xover 2/18 Solid add week. Smilez & Northstar 6/25 "Who Wants This" Xover/R&B 4/15 Hip -hop duo from Florida.

J RECORDS Mario 6/4 "Just a Friend 2002" Pop 3/18 Debut from 15 -year -old singer. RL 4/23 "Got Me a Model" R&BAover 2/11 First solo outing from Next member.

Peach gb (Volcano) 2/5 no single PoMo Defunct band was led by Tool bassist Justin Chancellor. BMGJIVE 2 Skinnee J's (Volc.) 3/19 "Grown Up" PoMo 3/4 Produced by Mickey Petralia (Beck).

RCA The Calling July 2001 "Adrienne" PoMo/Mod Adult/Hot AC/Pop 4/15 MTV TRL debut 4/18; LP Gold. The Strokes Oct. 2001 "Hard to Explain" PoMo TBD "Last Nite" Top 5 PoMo; LP Gold. Trik Turner 2/26 "Friends & Family" PoMo 1/14 Most Added; big phones; MTV, MTV2.

V2 Elbow 1/22 "Newborn" PoMo/APM 2/25 Mercury Prize nominees in Best Newcomer category. Heather Nova 4/23 "Virus of the Mind" Hot AC/APM 3/11 Includes collaborations with Bryan Adams, Bernard Butler. White Stripes 1/22 "Fell in Love With a Girl" Active Rock/PoMo MTV Breakthrough, VH1, MTV2; sales expOoding.

WIND-UP Breaking Point Nov. '01 "One of a Kind" Active Rock 3/11 Single from Columbia's WWF LP; being stripped on band's LP. Must 4/9 "Freechild" PoMo/Active Rock WBCN, WFNX, Ma, WHJY early adds. Seether 6/25 "Needles" Active Rock Jay Baumgardner producing South African trio's debut. 12 Stones 4/23 "Broken" PoMo/Active Rock 2/25 On Creed tour; Scorpion King soundtrack.

BLUE NOTE Norah Jones 2/26 "Don't Know Why" APM MTV2 Handpicked; APM non-comm smash; 20k+ sales per week.

CAPITOL Big Moe (Priority) 4/23 "Purple Stuff" Xover Building in the South; KPWR add. Shannon McNally 1/8 "Now That I Know" APM 3/11 Conan, Letterman appearances; 31/2 -star Stone review. Kylie Minogue 2/26 "Can't Get You Out..." Pop/Rhythm/Hot Adult Massive airplay for Aussie songbird; huge LP sales. EMI Starsailor 1/8 "Poor Misguided Fool" APM/PoMo 4/8 MTV, MTV2 airplay; NME's Best Band in Britain.

VIRGIN B.R.M.C. April '01 "Love Burns" PoMo 3/12 On tour with Spiritualized; MTV2 play. Nikka Costa May '01 "Everybody Got Their..." Pop/Xover March Over 200k OTC to date; opening first leg of Britney Spears tour. Moth 3/26 "I See Sound" PoMo 2/18 MTV2 add; reached #1 on PoMo specialty shows. N.E.R.D. 3/12 "Lap Dance"/"Rock Star" PoMo Letterman 3/18; big-time hip -hop producers the Neptunes.

IMMERGENT Dishwalla 4/23 "Somewhere..." Active Rock /PoMo/APM/HotACTour 4/24; #1 most -added Adult; stations, spins building.

Default Oct. '01 "Deny" Active Rock/PoMo/Pop/Adult MTV tour with Creed in May; LP Gold; "Wasting ..." Top 25 Pop. INDIES TVT

Sevendust Nov. '01 "Live Again" PoMo/Active Rock Headlining Cutty Sark tour. Wayne 5/7 "Whisper" APM/PoMo Early airplay on KZON, WRAX, KFSD.

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WOT'S So What's 50% of BOTHERING "A Thousand Miles"? 8SBOURNE THIS WEEK "Wry the f*ck are these rcking chairs so hard to sit in?" "I tr pped over a f*cking barbell again. Will someone tell Dave Clew tha- if he's gonna work out in our garage, he reeds to take his rang free weights home with him?" "Ever since I stopped drinking, the room doesr't spin anymore. I mss that." "Jack, stop throwin' things at Ms. McGrath. I -.link I work for hEr or Something." Songstress Vanessa Carlton (front) celebrates her deal with Uni- "Wct the 'ell is Ozzfest, and why the f*ck do people keep asking versal Music Publishing Group by posing with some people me about it?" who are very excited about her career. "So, now that I've signed, what do "Shronl Who are all these f*cking people wit- cameras, and why you guys do for me?" asked the young troubadour. "Excellent question," are they in our f*cking house?" replied UMPG Worldwide Prexy David Renzer. "Tom, you wanna han- dle this?" "Ahhh, yes, what do we do?" answered EVP Creative Affairs Tom Sturges. "Great to have you with us." Meanwhile, Universal Music Group Prez/C00 Zach Horowitz mentally amortized the cost of this photo op. Seen (I -r) are Renzer, UMVD President Jim Urie, A&M The Kid Stays in the Picture President Ron Fair, Carlton, Horowitz, Sturges, Interscope Geffen A&M Vice Chairman David Cohen and manager Peter Malkin.

OVIE SCORES

WeekendPer Screen Total Sound Title Gross Average Gross Track

1 PANIC ROOM 18.5m 6060 58.8m Varese

2 HIGH CRIMES 15.0m 5521 15.0m --

3ICE AGE 14.3m 4469 141.4m --

4 THE ROOKIE 11.7m 4635 35.0m Hollywood

5 VAN WILDER 7.5m 3709 7.5m Ultimatum

7.3m 2848 22.5m Hollywood R&R Hot AC Editor Kid Kelly celebrates his publication's alliance with this rag 6 CLOCKSTOPPERS by joining Maverick/ Warner Bros. singer/songwriter Michelle 7 BLADE II 7.2m 2811 67.1m Virgin Branch for a meet -and -greet at WPLJ New York. Kelly was instrumental in preventing station personnel from eating Branch's CD. Fortunately, ,nanager 8 BIG TROUBLE 3.7m 1887 3.7m -- Jeff Rabhan waited outside with the engine runaing, so Branch was spared a demo of on -air personality Race Taylor's Speak 'n' Spell. Seenthinking 9 ET. 3.3m 1335 30.5m MCA AC couldn't get any hotter are (I -r) Research Dir. Marc Hilsenrath, Kelly, WB SVP Promo John Boulos, WB VP Adult Formats Debbie Cer- 10 A BEAUTIFUL MIND 2.8m 1930 165.1m Decca chione, Branch, Taylor, N.Y. local Brian Mandler and (kneeling) MD Tony Mascaro. Not Pictured (and golfing): Scott Shannon.

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THIS BYTES DOTDOT DOT COM BROUGHT TO YOU BY le t all seems to be coming down to these questions: AOLTW has moved Barry Schuler from Chairman/CEO of IMust consumers now be considered thieves, the AOL service to head of the conglom's Digital Services Development Group. Bob Pittman has taken over against whom we must lock up our content? And if Schuler's operational duties... Universal Music Group has cho- our locks are good enough, will we be able to sen Liquid Audio as a Digital Music Service Provider (their "reform" the thieves into consuming just the way we caps, not ours); it is the fourth major to do so. Liquid will "pro- want them to? Or, to put the matter another way, can vide encoding, hosting, clearinghouse and delivery services" for the entertainment industry create a vast public the group. Liquid SVP Dick Wingate says, with the added con- demand by flying in the face of a vast public demand? tent, 'We can offer a realistic alternative to file -sharing and give Hey, I'm just a feeble HITS geek, and I want the biz consumers the selection they expect when experiencing music to adapt and thrive as conditions change. But it feels online."... Warner Music Group has agreed to license music to FullAudio for the latter's long -promised sub service... Last week like town -crier time. BMG has announced yet we neglected to salute new MUSICMATCH President/COO another "secure" CD initiative, this time designed for Peter Csathy. Oops... Yahoo! -affiliated Launch has finally hit advance/promo discs as a trial for a future retail ver- the top of the Nielsen/NetRatings Marketview report's music sion. Ideally, it will "manage" copying and prevent spot... The RIAA has scored a $1 million settlement from Inte- ripping to MP3. This beats previous models that pre- grated Information Services, Inc. (IIS), which ran an internal vented even playing encrypted CDs on computers. server allowing staff to share unauthorized MP3s. Here's the But here's the bottom line: Any security can be defeat- kicker-IIS makes, among other products, security software for copyrighted material. In other RIAA news, the consortium has ed if the content can be played. Once it's defeated, it been trading rhetorical jabs with Rep. James Sensenbrenner will be shared online, and effort and money will have (R -WI) over appropriate strategies for dealing with the Net and been wasted-with the only appreciable result being piracy... BOOKMARKED: Civictour.com, 2K Sounds Cor- a further strain on the relationship with customers. A poration, Altnet... CNN/USA Today Gallup poll released last week shows the public split on file -sharing and CD securi- W E B UGS ty-but as broadband's now -glacial rollout acceler- ates, and more people get deeper into online music, A Robust Airplay Model In the midst of an old -school radio expect the balance to tip in favor of new tech. And trade shot with WPU/New York's even now, half of the respondents to an apparently Scott Shaman (c) and the singer conservative poll oppose the current drift of industry from Cheny Poppin' Daddies, Steve Leeds (r) flashes forward to his future policy. I can't help wondering if making it possible to gig as SVP of Universal/Motown do more, rather than less, with the product might Records' New Technologies Depart help. Here's a fantasy scenario: The biz (a) begins ment. Leeds pledged to popularize the phrase "Hey Buddy" among making all new discs "versatile," with the kinds of fea- Internet geeks. In a related story, the tures that help sell DVDs, and (b) invades the exist- New Techologies Department's ing file -sharing space via piggybacked applications FedEx bill quadrupled this week. that put superior digital con- 4 arlt,y tent before an already huge EATM and Weep "Your panel is going to be so online audience-for a price. wonderful," enthuses EAT'M Details on the latter possibili- conference queen Lisa Tenner to ty next time...E-mail: a HITS weasel in advance of the Vegas music and technology con- Simon.Glickman@hits- fab. "But this time, it would be magazine.com... just super if you could, you know, not drink quite so many tequila shotsduringthe panel. The slur- Protected CD: Consumer -proof? ring wasn't so bad, but the vom- iting confused people." In a relat- ed story, party in Vegas!

26 HITSApril 12, 2002 BY ROY TRAKIN

CLASSIFIED SECTION: The fallout from the ongoing record industry consolidation is being felt most keenly by label pub- licity departments, caught between a diminished capacity and pressure from above to bring the biggest acts in-house. Publicists are scrambling for the few openings, with veteran flacks apparently willing to accept up to 50% in salary cuts... That said, there are a few openings. MTV is looking to replace longtime West Coast publicity queen Linda Alexander, who will be moving to Miami later this month to get married, but will remain a consultant to the network. The channel's also looking for a TV -oriented publicist for the Santa Monica office. Contact [email protected] for details... ArtistDirect's THE RETURN OF RICO SUAVE: With the '80s revival in full swing, can Heidi Robinson is hiring a rock/alternative publicist for the label's the '90s craze be far behind? Gerardo sure hopes so, as he returns with L.A offices. Contact her at his new self -titled album on Thump Records just before learning he has Heidi. Robinson@ArtistDirect THAT '805 REVIVAL to share his office with fellow lnterscope A&R exec Fred Durst. Seen hop- .com... Dan Klores' Beth Katz ing to cash in on nostalgia for the good old days of grunge and Dan is looking for a N.Y.-based Quayle spelling bees are (l -r) Discos Fama VP Conrad Martinez, Thump tour publicist. Reach her at Promo Director Jon Henriquez, Pauly Shore, Gerardo, Thump President Bill Walker, consultant Jim Chiado and Thump VP Pebo Rodriguez. [email protected]... GREAT SCOTT: Legendary Cleveland Plain Dealer pop music critic Jane Scott steps down this week after 50 years at the paper, just a month shy of her 83rd birthday. Scott's last col- umn will appear April 12. She plans to "keep on writing" and "do some freelance work"... MEDIA-NDERINGS: One-time HITS "Far Truths" scribe Rachel Felder is now at AQUATULLE: Remembering People magazine... Is this the WEA THE WORLD: Execs & artists visit S.F.'s Pacific Bell Park at NARM, future of rock magazines? John Hughes and Atari, too. where the following watched HITS' Mark Pearson foul off 198 consecu- Media marketing firm Filter MMM is forming a joint venture with tive pitches: Dave Stein, Ray Milanese, Bob Carlton, Rick Froio, Knoc- Turn'Al, Seven, Jaci Velasquez, Nicole C. Mullen, Dave Hendler, Ann Mean Magazine for a bi-monthly glossy calledwhat else?- Caffey, Tony Niemczyk, Mike Malinin, Dave Gorman, Denny Schone, Filter Magazine. Contact Alan Miller ([email protected]) for Monique Holsey, Johnny Rzeznik, Robert Takac, Dutch Cramblitt, info... The Hollywood Reporter has combined its daily news and Antone DeSantis, Josh Groban, Adam Ruppel, Mitch Mallon, Jerry special issues departments and added a features department Sharell, the Donnas, Dakota Moon, Dave Mount & Steve Kleinberg. under Paula Parisi. There will be more bylined columns "analyz- ing all facets of the business," but not one will bear the name of George Christy... Yahoo!'s Launch is the leading online music site, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings' latest report, with 5.9 mil- lion unique visitors in February. The rest of the Top 10 included CDNow, MSN Music, BMG, mp3.com, MTV.com, MusicMatch, EMusic, Sony Music and Nullsoft... In the wake of That '80s Show and Omaha synthpoppers The Faint comes a full-fledged revival for the era of Rubik's Cube, Members Only and mullets, with MTV Radio booker Raquel Bruno's wonderfully evocative Aquatulle fanzine, whose latest issue-influenced by Creem, Star Hits and Punk-features articles on Andy Summers, Japan's David Sylvian, the Damned and the Go-Go's... What are indie PR whiz DUET AGAIN: Rock Hall of Famer Elton John gets up close and personal Melissa Dragich and VH1 talent booker Leah Horwitz doing with Ryan Adams during a taping at the Grand Ole Opry for CMT's month- lounging on a hotel -room bed in a photo spread in the current ly performance series Crossroads, which airs May 26. Does this mean issue of Stone's "One Night of Sin With Incubus"? Don't ask. Elton's broken up with Eminem? Shortly afterward, the two trashed their (The HITS management wants you to know that Roy Trakin's column is backstage dressing rooms, defaced photos of Porter Waggoner and Roy Trakin's column and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of HITS.) Minnie Pearl and made prank calls to Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton.

HITS April 12, 2002 27 wcWwitrivt an exclusive HITS dialogue with Stan Cornyntut idfei by Todd Everett

For more than 30 years, Stan Cornyn was the "voice" of Warner Bros. and Reprise Records. The com- pany's image -setting print adver- tisements-offering free Topanga Canyon dirt in conjunction with a Neil Young album; lamenting that the company had "lost $35,509.60 on 'The Album of the Year- (by Van Dyke Parks)- were created either by him or un- der his supervision. Cornyn also penned breezy, literate liner notes-two of them Grammy winners-for albums by many of the labels' highest -profiled artists, like Frank Sinatra, Petula Clark and Sammy Davis Jr. Joining the nascent WB label upon its founding after a brief tenure at Capitol, Cornyn became the label's editorial director and head of creative services. He eventually rose to the office of Sr. VP of Warner Communications, with duties including the supervision of an ahead -of -its - time new media department. Along the way, he served under founding President Jim Conkling, who'd earlier guided Capitol and Columbia to great success; as well as Conkling's successor, another Capitol alumnus, Mike Maitland. Cornyn's just -published Exploding: the Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group (HarperEntertainment) was written with the assistance of former Rolling Stone editor Paul Scanlon. Somewhere between a "how-to" of the record business and informal memoir, Exploding follows the history of all three major labels in the Warner Entertainment group, plus most of their subsidiaries. It starts with studio chief Harry Warner's purchase of various music publishers (Remick, Harms-Witmark) in 1928, and then the corporation that owned Brunswick Records two years later. Brunswick soon failed under the Warner regime; the studio didn't re-enter the record business until 1958 under Harry's brother, Jack. Cornyn has also established a website (www.exploding.biz) that-among other things -gives fellow WEA alumni an opportunity to trade addresses and stories, as well as offer corrections to the author's own memory and research. HITS' own industry vet, "Big Head" Todd Everett-Instamatic in one hand, tape recorder in the other (and apparently steering with his knees)-motored past the polo fields of Upper Carpinteria, where he caught Cornyn seated among a backdrop of computers in his home media center.

28 HITS April 12, 2002 The book began as a project for WEA's 25th anniversary. now or Artie Mogull or those other guys who just made it pany that didn't have any artists, which was Warner Bros. [WEA PR guy Jerry Sharell] called me [to write a history] up as they went along-and there were a huge number of Records when he joined the company. And you can't build and I told himI was retired. My reaction to them was, them. I found them perpetually astonishing, amusing and a Columbia Records based on Edd Byrnes. But then we

"Look, I can't do an accurate history of WEA distribution... talented. They were also hit guys-they could hear a hit. I lucked out with the Everly Brothers.

"The reason Warner wassuccessful was becauseof what it once was- everybody from the topdown was on the side ofthe artist."

I mean, 'The romance of the changing price of card- loved those characters. Sandie Shaw, the barefoot singer And Mike Maitland? board...'I said, "How about the whole thing, going back to from England. Jimi Hendrix coming into the office wearing I think Mike did a terrific job. He found Mo and Joe, and a Jack Warner starting a label, Ahmet Ertegun starting a la- a boa, extending a hand that seemingly had no bones in it. few others, but certainly those two. And he told them, "You bel... the history of the Warner Music Group?" I was then And going to the Grateful Dead's house, sifting there, guys sign the acts, run the label, and I'll try to keep the paid to write a book, which was never published. meeting these people... Whew! ship afloat," which he did. Mike never pretended that he had ears. He was fiscally prudent and attended to things What was the atmos- like international and distribution and whatever needed to phere like at the compa- be attended to-and did a good job of it. ny when you first joined?

At one point, I was the So what happened? hippest person at Warner Once Atlantic came into the fold, they had two giant guys, Bros.Records. My hair Ahmet Ertegun and Mike. Ahmet didn't want to report to was slightlylonger than another king, which was sort of the structure of the mono- the others', and my atti- lith-Ahmet would be a prince, then, and not a king. Au- tude was good. But we tonomy was absolutely crucial to all these people, and big were all guys in suits, or corporations seem not to work by giving complete auton- even blazers up to a cer- omy to all their division heads. tain point in time. To my knowledge, Mo Ostin nev- Under Maitland, Joe Smith ran the Warner Bros. label, er took a drug. Joe Smith and Mo ran Reprise. never took a drug. We had Joe would sign more what I would call MOR to right-wing Andy Wickham to take the acts, whether it was Freddy Cannon, Mike Curb's label or

drugs. I would hang with Johnny Sea for "Day of Decision." We would cringe be- FLY LIKE AN EAGLE: Stan Cornyn (I) joins the mile -high club aboard the Warner cor- the artists.I had my Nehru cause we were all fucking liberals at that point, until Joe porate jet, affectionately known as the Wicky-Bird, with (front,l -r) Chrysalis Records' shirt, I had my ankh. Van said, "Wait a second, this is a record that is going to sell. Terry Ellis, Mo Ostin and (standing, kr) a beardless Russ Thyret, Joe Smith and Dyke Parks gave me my And what about freedom of speech, folks?" That shut me Chrysalis' Chris Wright before any of them had ever heard of Steve Case. first hand -rolled cigarette, up, certainly. He didn't listen to the Grateful Dead and say, and then we went to a "This is a hit," but he would listen to Tom Donahue or who- movie. At one point, I could ever was in San Francisco say, "This is happening," and How come? see the frames go by, individually. So I was a little part of Joe liked what was happening. Mo and Joe didn't neces- It went to galleys, but there was a real concern from man- it, butI was also a responsible executive-I got things sarily hear it, but they had a wonderful intuition for people agement, who didn't want bad publicity [in the light of re- done. We became known for it, so it was great. who could hear it-whether it be Albert Grossman or Andy cent management restructuring]. I'm told it was Bob Daly, Wickham or Lenny Waronker. Mo was smart enough to get who was the head of movies and music, who said, "You People tend to forget the early history of Warner Bros. Jimmy Bowen to do singles for Reprise; Bowen could know, we don't really need this right now." What [the re- Records. Whenever I see Jim Conkling's name, which think in terms of triplets when the others, like Sonny search] did was allow a lot of interviews, and enabled me isn't often, it's usually misspelled "Conklin," and his Burke, couldn't think triplets. Mo knew to go after people to sort the story out in my mind. This book benefited from successor, Mike Maitland, seems to dwell in obscurity. and find people who were not proven yet-to find some- a huge amount of research. DidI have documents? Sure, one like Andy Wickham, who might I had annual reports; I had all sorts of stuff. I also had a re- come in at two in the afternoon with search project from earlier than that...back in the '60s. I his eyes not quite focused, but who decided to compile our history at that point. Ellen Pelissero knew Joni Mitchell and that whole interviewed a lot of people, and we were able to go into crowd. Mo had a business mind. He the archives and get a lot of old memos, which was a re- would say, "Whatever it takes, up to al bonanza for me. By the time it came to do Exploding, all a point of nonprofitablity." If it got to I had to do was write it. In fact,I only did one new inter- the point where Reprise, under Mo, view. It was Jac Holzman, who I already had lots of stuff would lose money, he would say, on, and I wanted to get more on Paul Rothchild. I decided "No."I think it's a sensational trait. to do a formal chronology, with flashbacks. I took it from a Up until then, he would say, "Do

Burbank standpoint, which is my standpoint: going up un- what you do when it comes to art." I til Atlantic was acquired by Seven Arts, then going back to knew the rules, and the rules had the history of Atlantic; then bringing in Elektra when Kin- been established by Mo and Joe. ney picked them up. The first 20 years of Elektra were no- And if Joni Mitchell showed concern ble, but not hit -filled. There was some serious editing. I es- at being called "90% virgin" (in one timate that 50 or 100 pages went away, even though it's of the ads I wrote) -1 don't know if still a long book. THE GOOD OLD DAYS: One of those gala Warner Music Group New Year's she objected to the 10 percent or the blasts before the lawyers and bean -counters took thin,, 3ver with (seated, 90 percent-that was one of only You were a misfit in the early years at Warner Bros. I -r): Michael Klenfner, Sheldon Vogel, Phil Carson and Mel Lewinter; two times I was censored during my I came from a white, protestant small-town. My mother (standing, 1-r) Dicky Kline, Jerry Greenberg, Dave Glew and date, as they time at Warner Bros. I got a call from was a Christian Scientist and my father thought Taft was shake down Vogel for Ahmet's Platinum cards. Mo, and promised that I wouldn't run too liberal. When I joined Warner, I entered into a more or the ad again. I used the same line less Brooklyn, Jewish, high -living, whatever -it -takes at- Jim Conkling deserves great respect with the success again, years later, for Frank Sinatra. He didn't object to be- mosphere, and absolutely adored it.I guess my favorites he'd had at Capitol and then Columbia. He was very wise; ing 90% virgin. were the more outrageous ones-whether it's Bob Kras- he just thought that he could do the same thing at a corn -

HITS April 12, 2002 29 What was the other time you got in trouble? There was an unconventional, laissez-faire corporate they all tried to find their way back under the benign man- The other time was when we were going to put out the attitude toward the artists, giving them the room to agement of Daly and Semel, who wanted to return to that original soundtrack for Deep Throat. We had an inner develop without interference. generous, Steve floss attitude-let 'em be, let 'em do their

"At one point, I was the hippest person at Warner Bros. Records._ but we were all guys in suits, or even blazers up to a certain point in time."

spread that was going to climax over any other inner After Peter, Paul and Mary's first album was a hit, we'd look own thing-rather than the constant attacks they were un- spread ever done for any other album, until Steve Ross forward to the next one and slot it. Then we'd get a call der by Morgado and Fuchs. Which they did, but it didn't said, "You know we've got shareholders inthe Mid- from Albert Grossman telling us, "You'll get it when we're work any more. west..." I got it. ready." We were accustomed to the kind of recording that had predated The creative department at Warner -Reprise was that, which was three sessions over groundbreaking. three days, coming up with 12 songs For the creative part of marketing, which is everything ex- for the album. But that all changed. Pe- cept promotion and sales in my mind, we were in the right ter, Paul and Mary taught us that you place at the right time. I was five -10 years older than any- let the artist do what that artist needs

body who worked for me in those days. I had started in to do, and you put up with your own 1958, and had a decade of doing the occasional Sinatra or frustrations because of it. Trying to get Trini Lopez album, and learning that part of the business. Peter Paul and Mary to do 12 songs in before it got wiggy and youthful, and singers sang their own nine hours? Forget it. Sinatra could do songs. Dean Martin didn't sing Dean Martin compositions, it, Dean Martin could do it. But Peter, Jimmy Bowen found them for him. I remember the thrill- Paul and Mary listened to the play- and this is before all that stuff happened in the late '60s- back. The key thing was, we letit

of Hullabaloo and Shindig. That was hip, and we felt a part change. There's a story I toldin the of that. The Kinks were part of that. I think they were the first book about Paul Rothchild cutting the of Mo's signings from picking up a stack of singles by Eng- Paul Butterfield Blues Band's first al- lish acts that didn't have a home in the United States. bum three times-live, in the studio, and then live again with a different The label became known for its hip advertising. feel. And Jac would stand back. Mo The fact that I could do two Van Dyke Parks ads in a row and Joe would never go into the stu-

on how much money we'd lost on the "Album of the Year" dio. Ahmet had been there. I can't worked, Iguess. It placed us as a label with an attitude. imagine that David[Geffen] would which made it the label to be with at the time. FM radio have even entered the recording studio OLD SCHOOL -ES: The Warner Bros. Records troops back in 1966, be- was happening, the underground was happening, Laurel in any way other than to encourage his fore T-shirts End bell-bottoms were made mandatory, as (from row,l -r) Canyon was a place, Haight-Ashbury was a place. All of artists. Find the right people, have Stan Cornyn hEngs with early colleagues Joel Friedman, original label them make the right head Mike Maitland (with the ball), Joe Smith, Lenny Waronker and music, you hope, and (back row, semid, fifth, sixth and ninth from left): Phil Rose, Ed West, then sell it like crazy. Jimmy Bowen and Ed Thrasher.

So, what went wrong with what seems Is there hope for the future of the record industry?

to be an idyllic situation in the '90s? When Ireturned to Warner Bros. after Ileft, I'd get hugs There was the perception that Warner and whispers: "Stan, it's not like it once was." That was was slowing down, but every label slows too bad, because the reason Warner was successful was down from time to time. Was there a lag because of what it once was-everybody from the top at Warner toward the end? Probably, but down was on the side of the artist. I remember when I was not enough to upset the apple cart. At- in mucky -muck land as Sr. VP of WCI, going to Washington lantic had lags, and so did Elektra. Mo felt and being enraged over home taping, which now seems that up until the very end, the last six harmless compared to the anger of the RIM and the labels months or so, that Warner Bros. was the toward downloading and ripping. After Sony won its home - #1 label, making more money than At- taping case over MCA, the next day we all went back to lantic or Elektra. Atlantic was coming our business. Somehow the record industry has lost the along pretty well, thanks to the energy of spirit to take things in its stride and keep doing more for Val Azzoli. The bigger decline was from its audience than it ever did. I don't know how big the file - 1995-2000, when the book ends, the sharing system is, but there's still a record business, and corporate decline of the Warner Music it should be pursued with creativity, spirit and giving the Group, going from the top to #2, #3, #4. audience more, rather than less, for their money. When I The whole group took that decline. But get asked during interviews what do I suggest to people what was really going on was that Bob who want to get into the record business, Itell them to get Morgado wanted a different kind of cor- with a small company that seems to be doing the right THEY'LL DRINK TO THAT: Stan Cornyn celebrates his promotion to poration, a music -related organization. thing, whether it's successful or not. And if the public finds Warner Bros. Records Senior VP with Joe Smith, Mo Ostin and Lenny Which is why they bought Chappell and that company, which they may well do, and if artists find Waronker before they head to the Roxy for a Harper's Bizarre concert. Rhino and so on. But he also felt that, that company because they like dealing with that compa- within the labels, a fresh attitude and ny, then you've found a good place to start. Because that's that was going on-and I take zero credit for that-but we more business -intensive attitude were appropriate. Which what happened to those of us who were lucky enough to were the label for singer -songwriters and acid -heads to usually means getting rid of the established people. Mor- be with Warner -Reprise, Elektra or Atlantic in those days. be. Mo and Joe [heard] from artists' managers, saying that gado felt that Mo was resisting him and he was right. Then they'd never received that kind of attention. And we got fans, too, from the underground press... We got respect that in some cases we didn't deserve. "Van Dyke Parks gave me my first hand -rolled cigarette, and then we went to a movie."

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THE MISEDUCA11ON OF WEASELing the problem that much worse. of the day, they felt the mostMcKoy-repped Sound and Fury, X: As a result of the various corpo- Meanwhile, most of those A&Rcomfortable with IDJ. Kudos toas the boys make a West Coast rate reshufflings that have rocked execs who have both the talentthe winning team of Lyor Cohen,trip next week. Look for increased the label landscape of late, a few and the skills to make a splash areJulie Greenwald, Jeff Fenster, radio play in the near future... Do A&R positions have opened uplocked into multi -year contracts- Paul Pontius and Rob StevensonDerek Shulman and his O.M.A. and still need filling. One com-but that hasn't kept their namesfor closing the deal... More drama label have a few key playas talkin° mon gripe among the hiring set, from being whispered on the lipssurrounding Sweden's The Hives. deal?... Lastly, Kenny MacPherson however, is the lack of availableof label hittas in a hiring mood.Does Burning Heart have an inks Wheels fave The Living Things A&R talent packing both trackSo it makes sense that anyoneoption to release the band's nextto Warner/Chappell, following the records and studio skills-not towho's had the good fortune toalbum after Veni Vidi Vicious? How band's signing with DreamWorks mention the social graces toemploy one of these hotttt A&Rdoes this impact the WarnerRecords. Will BRMC manager effectively court and close poten-slingas is now working overtimeBros./Epitaph deal? Lots of heatGraeme Lowe (who brought the tial signings. Many attribute thisto keep them happy. But thosebuilding around the David Chris-band's demo to Beth Halper) pick ongoing problem to the spiraling efforts notwithstanding, what will tensen/Nick Ferrara-repped Sonna up management duties? BUZZIN': turnover rate of A&R execs, the face of the talent -acquisitionas the 16 -year -old singer-who's Will LangoIf, Joshua Bennett Evan which prevents most from staying business be in the year ahead?being compared to Alicia Keys and Bogart, Josh Deutsch... Hit me in a job long enough to hone theWill A&R departments experi-Nelly Furtado-closes out East up, fool: [email protected]. above skills and mature into sea- ment with new structures? There Coast meetings and, at press time, soned pros. On theflipside,are young, talented scouts outschedules an L.A. jaunt. Will thisSonna though, one high -profile manag-there who just need the guidanceclose soon? Meanwhile, the Ron er asserts, many execs are simply and opportunity to step up to theBaldwin-repped Lotus has now be- tooworried about staying next level. The kids are our future, come the envy of many an A&R employed, which prevents themman. For real... ACTUAL NEWS:hitta, with numerous label show- from being effective at their jobs.After a heated courtship, the Nickcases scheduled at L.A.'s Swing - One upper -level A&R playa (withBogardus/Scott Bradford-reppedhousenextweek...Another a few hits under hisbelt) alsoThrice decides on Island DefSwedish group, Sissy Prozac con- remarked that, to his amazement,Jam as their new label home. The tinues to build momentum, thanks some of his cohorts with no trackOrange County group made ato developing radio love and an records have simply failed theircautious decision after meetinganticipated N.Y. trip... More heat U.K. talent doin' the way up the executive ranks, mak- with several majors, but at the end on the Thaddeus Rudd/Mike U.S. wine -&-dine.

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ERIC SCHMIDT: He's Buzzing at KTBZ as new APD/afternoons, KRIS METZDORF wile PD Steve Robison says PO.D., Sum 41, Co -Head of Alternative Promotion Adema, Drowning Pool, more in Buzzfest. Atlantic Records FITZ MADRID: In her 10" year at Atlantic, Kris Metz- New WJBX Ft. Meyers APD warms up to new dorf is continuing to help turn develop- g g after return from Alaska. ing artistsinto Platinum acts (Slone Temple Pilots, Jewel, matchbox twen- STEPHANIE HARTY: ty and Kid Rock, to name a few). Her New Columbia Associate Director Of Alt. ace promotion abilities resulted in two Promotion gets to hang with Pete Yorn, #1 P.O.D. singles and Most Added -Ion- System, more. Lucky girl. Drs for the third single, "Boom," this week, "With the band's r6ent- ess touring and airplay f -om their debut, they were primed for the POMO RADIO: yew album to explode," Kris notes. "When they delivered such a tre- Trending upwards at KFMA (7.0-7.7), WZNE mendous record, it was jist icing on the cake. 'Alive' struck a ciord (2.8-3.8), WSUN (3.3.-4.1), ICON (3.6-4.1), with everyone and we knew 'Youth of the Nation' was also special, WEND (3.4-3.8), WRAX (4.3-4.8). even before we started getting calls from programmers about it." As "Boom" rocks through the summer, Kris and N.Y. counte-part PAUL KRIEGLER: Bonnie Slifkin will also be breaking ground on new band Audicvent Everything's peachy for new PD at Clear (they've been playing tcgether since they were 13), Flying T gers Channel PoMo station WBZY Atlanta. and the next Course of Nature single, "Wall of Shame."

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starsailanpoormisguidedfoolksommii The new single from "Love Is Here" Impacting Now Early Believers Include: KFSD WWCD WARQ WBTZ and more! 4/4 Arkansas Tech Russelville, AR 4/11 Ohio State U. Columbus, OH 4/5 Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA 4/12 John Carroll U. Cleveland, OH 4/6 Mississippi State Mississippi State, MS 4/16 Michigan State U. East Lansing, MI 4/8 Texas A&M University College Station, TX 4/17 U. of Kentucky Lexington, KY 4/9 U. Of Oklahoma Norman, OK 4/18 Murray State Murray, KY post toasted guest columnist RICHARD SANDS IVANA'S NOT HERE: And I'm panic-stricken. Oh wait. I'm getting ahead of myself. First, allow me to introduce myself. This is your friendly fill-in host and notoriously op 25 post toasties bad pinch -hitter Richard Sands. You might know me from such endeavors as Alternative Editor at Gavin for the past three years (by the way, I had absolutely noth- 1w twartist -label comments ing to do with the demise of that fine publication), and also as the PD of Live105 in San Francisco for like 15 years, or something. Now, I'm striking out on my own, and 1 1 PUDDLE OF MUDD - Flawless/Geffen MTV Add joining the ranks of the "employed" by publishing my own weekly Alternative fax. Drift & Die (Hold on-we call the format "Post Modern" here at HITS, don't we?) You'll have the 3 2 #1 WPBZ,WWDX NICKELBACK - Roadrunner first issue of the cleverly named The Sands Report in your fax machine next Thursday. Too Bad That is, ifI can figure out all this damn software I've invested so much money in. Why 4 3 P.O.D. - Atlantic/AG #1 Most Added am I so panic-stricken right now? Ivan has gone off to Moscow, Boom Paris, Maui, or wherever she vacations nowadays, and she's asked 2 4 LINKIN PARK - Warner Bros. #1 89X My December,Papercut me to write 900 words to fill in all the white space in this column (which she does all in one tidy little paragraph). I just checked- 5 5 JIMMY EAT WORLD - DreamWorks#1 WBCN,KNDD The Middle I've already written 180 words and I haven't even said anything, so 6 6 SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Amer./Col/CRG #1 KROQ,WXRK what am I so worried about? But I can let you in on a little secret. Toxicity I figured out how she's able to cram 900 words in here each week. 8 7 HOOBASTANK - Island/IDJ #6 Most Added Ivana just fills in all the space by mentioning people's names, Running Away RICHARD SANDS: band names, record titles and station call letters. Everybody 7 8 THE SCORPION KING OST - Universal movie out 4/19 Not Ivana. likes to see his or her name in bold type, right? Well,I can do Godsmack that too. Like this one: "How 'bout that Kevin Weatherly? His 9 9 UNWRITTEN LAW - Interscope WBER Add KROQ is still #1 in the ratings, and they're doing it by playing some of the coolest Seein' Red songs out there, like The White Stripes, 3rd Strike and Bad Religion (which makes 10 10 DEFAULT - TVT 99X,KPNT Add Christina Whitetrash very happy)." See the formula? I was able to get a radio guy, Deny his call letters, three songs and one record person's name in there without any trou- 11 11 STAIND - Flip/Elektra/EEG WXRK,KNDD add "Epiphany" ble! Just 535 words like that to go, and I'll have the entire column written...Hang on. For You I'm getting an IM from Ivana now. Turns out she isn't on vacation at all. She's in 12 12 X-ECUTIONERS - Loud/Col/CRG #1 WSFM,KACV London, on business. Christ, Ivana,it's 1 a.m. over there. Go to bed already. It's Goin' Down Apparently, she wanted to know how this column was coming along. "Just fine," I 18 13 THE WHITE STRIPES - Third ManN2 99X,X-96 Add lied. She's going to be so sorry she asked me to do this for her. Oh yeah. That's Fell In Love With A Girl another thing Ivana does. She puts in three dots all the time, like this...That helps fill 13 14 INCUBUS - Immortal/Epic #2 Most Added up space, too.I can do a lot of that... Now on with the show... Try IM-ing Merit Warning Trahan sometime. It's very funny because when you do, you just might get the maid 14 15 TRIK TURNER - RCA #1 KROX,KMBY who cleans her office. At least I did when Itried. Funny how this cleaning person Friends & Family knew that Sherri didn't have any money to advertise in my new fax. But somehow 15 16 BLINK - 182 - MCA #1 WZNE,KNRK First Date she did know that Sugarcult's "Bouncing Off The Walls" is used prominently in the 16 17 ADEMA - Arista #1 WXDX,KTBZ Van Wilder movie, and that the video is all over the MTV networks...Speaking of The Way You Like It videos, have you seen the new Moby yet? Any video with Gary Coleman and Todd 17 18 ROB ZOMBIE - Geffen OZZFEST Main Stage! Bridges in it is all right by me. Meanwhile, Doug Ingold has been busy taking Moby Never Gonna Stop up and down the West Coast, including a stop in San Francisco to go record shop- 20 19 JACK JOHNSON - Enjoy KPNT,KEDJ Add ping with Aaron Axelsen. Aaron? Like he knows anything about where to find cool Flake records. I have a better idea, Doug: "Record shopping in Marin County with Richard 1920 CREED - Wind-up WXRK,WPLY Add Sands-he knows where the Tower Records is"... Record shoppers are buying Jack One Last Breath Johnson at the rate of about 17,000 each week. And Howard Leon has another 22 21 THE STROKES - RCA WBCN,WFNX Add record with huge sales-Flaw has scanned over 110k so far. Kelli Cluque is already Hard To Explain two tracks deep on the record at KCXX... Jacqueline Saturn is so hot. (D'oh. I did- 25 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - Vagrant WEDG,KJEE Add 22 n't say that out loud, did I?) I meant Epic is so hot. The new Incubus single, Screaming Infidelities "Warning," is on everywhere, Korn is going straight to the top, and Phantom Planet - 23 DROWNING POOL - Wind-up OZZFEST Main Stage! is selling in every market it's getting played-like Steve Kingston's WXRK, WPLY Tear Away and WHFS...That reminds, the 'HFStival is coming together, and Geordie Gillespie's - 24 PHANTOM PLANET - Epic WZZN,KZON Add BMRC is on the bill! Meanwhile Moth is picking up steam-it was just added at California WZZN Chicago-and Idon't even have time to talk about how MTV is banging 21 25 CUSTOM - ARTISTdirect on tour now! N.E.R.D....Jeff Sodikoff is another guy with a triple threat-Quarashi, Our Lady Hey Mister Peace and System of a Down...Prediction: Lorraine Caruso's Goldfinger sin- , 0 anda I e gle,"Open Your Eyes," is going to be MASSIVE...Huge research on Sense Field at 11111111.-111 HIE MUM VII Li 99X...Sum 41's track from Spider -Man will be enormous...Hey, I'm running out of space, and I haven't even had a chance to talk about Kris Metzdorf, Matt Smith (go most added Cubs), Gary Spivack, Howie Miura, Lynn McDonnell, Rob Goldklang, Eric Baker, rIlll=111111 1. P.O.D. "Boom" (Atlantic/AG) Dave Loncao, Gaby Skolnek, Lisa Cristiano, Greg Dorfman, Brian MacDonald, Ron Poore, Kerry Marsico, Bill Carroll, Jenni Sperandeo and about two dozen other 2. INCUBUS "Warning" (Immortal/Epic) butts I wanted to kiss publicly. Hey, next time Ivana, give me more than 900 words, 3. SUM 41 "What We're All About" (Col/IDJ/Roadrunner) would you? One last thing. This column always ends with "PEOPLE TO WATCH." So 4. OUR LADY PEACE"Somewhere Out There"(Columbia/CRG) here goes. Richard Sands, Richard Sands, Richard Sands, Richard Sands and, last 5. MOBY "We Are All Made Of Stars"(V2) but not least, Richard Sands. 6. HOOBASTANK "Running Away" (Island/IDJ)

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Flawless/Geffen CREED "One Last Breath" - Wind-up 2 3 P.O.D. Youth Of The Nation Atlantic/AG GOLDFINGER "Open Your Eyes" - Mojo/Jive 4 4 HOOBASTANK Crawling In The Dark CHAD KROEGER feat. JOSEY SCOTT "Hero" Island/IDJ (Spider -Man OST) - Columbia/IDJ/Roadrunner 5 5 STAIND For You Elektra/EEG TIMO MAAS "To Get Down" (Fat Boy Slim re -mix) - Kinetic

6 6 BLINK 182 First Date PUDDLE OF MUDD "Drift And Die" MCA - Flawless/Geffen 7 7 NICKELBACK Too Bad SOUL HOOLIGAN "Algebra" Roadrunner/IDJ I - Maverick/Reprise 8 8 UNWRITTEN LAW Seein' Red

I Interscope STAIND "Epiphany" - Elektra/EEG 12 9 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Toxicity I Amer/Columbia/CRG 9 10 TRIK TURNER Friends & Family GOING FOR ADDS 4.22 I RCA AUDIOVENT "The Energy" - Atlantic/AG 10 11 DEFAULT Wasting My Time

I TVT APEX THEORY "Apossibly" 11 12 LINKIN PARK In The End - DreamWorks I Warner Bros. THE CLARKS "Hey You" - Razor & Tie 1513 KORN Here To Stay

I Immortal/Epic GREENWHEEL "Shelter" - Island/IDJ 1714 WEEZER Dope Nose

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1 Loud/Columbia/CRG GOING FOR ADDS 1416 INCUBUS Nice To Know You I Immortal/Epic BREEDERS "Huffer" - Elektra/EEG 18 17 INCUBUS I Wish You Were Here JERRY CANTRELL "Anger Rising" Immortal/Epic - Roadrunner/IDJ 1618 ADEMA The Way You Like It THE COLOR RED "Sore Throat" Arista - Dirty Martini/RCA 19 WHITE STRIPES Fell In Love With A Girl Third ManN2 OASIS "The Hindu Times" - Epic 1920 GODSMACK I Stand Alone Republic/Universal

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WBTZ / STEPHANIE / PICARD / KAHA / MARC YOUNG / KZON / TIM MARANVILLE / WKRL / ABBIE / BURLINGTON, VT HONOLULU KEVIN MANNION / PHOENIX SYRACUSE, NY The White Stripes X-ecutioners Jack Johnson Korn System Of A Down Korn Familiar 48 Rob Zombie Custom 311 Puddle Of Mudd Weezer blink - 182 No Doubt Avil Lavigne Sevendust Simple Plan The White Stripes The White Stripes Puddle Of Mudd

WAVF / GREG PATRICK / WNFZ / DAN BOZYK / WXDX / JOHN MOSCHITTA / WHFS / ROBERT / BOB / PAT / DANNY V / CHARLESTON, SC A. PROFFITT / KNOXVILLE, TN VINNIE / PITTSBURGH, PA WASHINGTON D.C. Sense Field X-ecutioners Korn System Of A Down Jack Johnson Korn Tenacious D Korn Custom Godsmack System Of A Down Weezer Hoobastank Nickelback Adema The White Stripes P.O.D. Adema Dashboard Confessional Sev

Q101 / TIM RICHARDS / KFTE / ROB SUMMERS / WBRU / TIM SCHIAVELLI / WBSX / CHRIS LLOYD / MARY SHUMINAS / CHICAGO SCOTT PERRIN / LAFAYETTE, LA ANNIE SHAPIRO / PROVIDENCE FREDDY / WILKES-BARRE Korn Korn Linkin Park P.O.D. Tenacious D System Of A Down Korn Korn Sugarcult X-ecutioners 311 Hoobastank Thursday Staind Dashboard Confessional Linkin Park Jack Johnson Trik Turner Weezer System Of A Down

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.4 1.4L 4*. Dishwalla vocalist and songwriter J.D. Richards discovered, along with his bandmates, that along with success often comes the Great Fraternal Iritiation of the music indus- try: battling the sophomore slump. With the breaks ay strength of "Counting Blue Cars," the band found themselves with a million -selling record, Pet Your Friends. Stupendous success demand- ed a stupendous follow-up. Like thou- sands of %lien frat boys of yesteryear, Dishwalla wouldn't survive tie hazing. TIME TO DO THE HOODOO WITH DISHWALLA'S J.R. RICHARDSBYJOHN STOEHR

Label mergers, hurried and distract- ed songwrling, poor busiress deci- How do you keep the business side of the industry Is Opaline a transition album from adjusting to this new- sions, the olitkrieg of media atten- from spilling over into the creative process? ly discovered ugliness to something more beautiful? That problem interfered with creating our second It was definitely a healing process, especially for me. I tion-allconspiredtopoisonthe record. We've learned to deal with that.I didn't know tend to write things out on paper to deal with them. A band's second album, And You Think much about the business side of it at the time-but lot of it is in our songs but some of it is going to sit in You Know What Life's About. While crit- you have to. My brain doesn't want to work in that way, a journal never to be seen again.Exorcising our ics panned the LP, few listeners lc' so it took a while to get an understanding of the way demons as a band was a process we went through. of its existence. The Interscope-Geftc.. the industry works and how to find people you can A&M merge- went down at tie time of trust. That way, you can focus on the music. The best What do you say to people who claim Dishwalla write its release, resulting in perpetual back - way I can describe it is that I'd be at home sitting at my songs only for the ladies? burner status for the band. With only a piano writing a song, trying to get into that space where We try to concentrate on the people who like what we semblance df the promotion the firsi you're channeling whatever connection it is that helps do. The thing about being an artist is that you tend to record welded, AYTYKWLA sank d you create something. But the phone was constantly want everybody to like your art. But there are so many into the quagmire of obscurty, pL ringing, because somebody wants to book a show, people on this planet that if there is a small percentage somebody has a question, somebody wants to sue who like you, you can still be successful. the band down with it. you-almost to the point where I would only be cre- This is We point where the triumpn ative from 11 at night to early morning; that's the only But some part of you must wonder how to entice the of the humal spirit kicks in. After sev- time people don't call. fellas as well as the chicks? eral years of between -labellimbo, My answer to that is: "If the chicks dig our music and Dishwalla found a new home at Immer- You've said that while you're recording music, you try to they're going to be at our shows, maybe you should be gent Records, and was encoiraged tc find the "soul of each song." Can you expound on that? there if you want to hook up with the chicks." We tend regroup and plan their next nove. The For the second record, we were recording songs as we to get a lot of guys at our shows that way. It would be result is Opaline, their first release it were writing them. When you do that, you get caught up weird to play in front of an audience that's 95% male- more than four years. The album MP"' in the kind of sounds you're going to use, the instruments like the ones at the harder rock shows. Ours is much the band's return tonotoriety, and arrangements. We missed what's important about more 50-50. strong melodies, whooshing ambience the basic entity-the song. With this record, we spent more time on just the idea, making it solid both melodi- Opaline seems to be a pop record for adults. and slick production. With a committed cally and lyrically and keeping it simple. Then we took the It's definitely not for 13 -year -old kids. We've grown as label behind the fivesome, including time to expand each track, adding the bells and whistles people and that shows in the music. The artists we lis- newly draftel drummer Pete Maloney, you put on when recording. There was so much pressure ten to tend to be deeper emotionally anc have more to Dishwalla ar3 making another run for to get our second disc out quickly that we didn't have the offer musically. I want to write something that's mean- the Top 40. Too bad Richards couldn't time to make that album the way we did Opaline. They ingful, songs that have a lot of emotional depth. Not run over HITS'resident dishwasher, say that you have your whole life to make your first booty call or party music. I appreciate those things, but John "Boy"Etoehr. record, but you have six months to make your second. I've never written like that. That's a lot of pressure. We were trying to do so much at the same time that some of the songs suffered, but that's And how does that manifest itself in your music? just the way it is. Not that I'm super -serious all the time, out the things that interest me are deeper emotionally, that go a little

farther than other styles of music. I strive to connect with people on a deeper level.

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OVAGRANT VAGRANT RECORDS 2118 WILSHIRE BLVD # 361 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 WWW.VAGRANT.COM beauty school drop out BY ERIKA STRADA top 25 specialty airplay POOR MISGUIDED FOOLS: Last week was complete chaos. The only thing that kept me going was Moby's "We Are All Made of Stars," which seems to come on every hour on MTV, 1w tw artist -label comments MTV2 and Much Music USA, and distracted me from the madness. (Congrats to Sugarcuit for securing MTV2 this week!) With Ivan away in England, my idea of paradise (come on, those accents?), you'd think that maybe slipping out of work a little early or an extra long 1 GOLDFINGER - Mojo/Jive Top 5 WAVF,WEQX - lunch would be in order, but no such luck.I even thought about replacing my column with a "Open Your Eyes" (single) photo of Neil Finn, Dave Grohl, Travis, Tom Gates (did all of you see that Sense Field are 2 2 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - XL Top 5 WFNX,WPLY doing dates with the Goo Goo Dolls?) or Tom McRae, but trying to pick one was too much Rings Around The World pressure, so instead I'll share my adventures. Oh joy. Tons of congratulations to all of the new 7 3 SPARTA - Dreamworks Top 5 99X,KTEG parents in our midst. (Did someone sprinkle something in the Starbucks?) Congratulations to Austere EP WDYL's Mike Murphy and his wife Julie who welcomed little Cameron Jacob this April 6.I've already volunteered to be the tot's musical 8 4 BEN KWELLER - ATO Featured WBRU guide; I am just waiting for the proud parents to take me up on it. How Sha Sha about Starsailor's "Lullaby" for the new babies, and "Poor Misguided 4 5 THE PROMISE RING - Anti KWOD,WOXY Lords 0 Da Ring Fool" for your listeners? Tim Cotter, KAEP's new PD deserves kudos Wood/Water not only for his new position at Spokane's finest, but also for little 16 6 RIDDLIN' KIDS - Aware/Columbia/CRG KMYZ,WXSR No Kidding Joshua who's sure to be keeping Daddy awake all night. Lovely Kim Hurry And Wait Monroe of WXTM also just brought a little boy into the world.All cause I can, these little fellas will sure be happy if you secure them a DVD of 1 7 BLADE 2 - Immortal WHFS,WPGU Cut It Up acious said so... Spider -Man (I am planning ahead since the movie isn't even out!) for The Roots & BT when they are old enough. For now, play them Sum 41's "What We're 13 8 Top 5 KCRW,WXTW WHITE STRIPES - Third ManN2 All About" (MTV add!) or Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott's "Hero" and their web -spinning White Blood Cells skills are sure to follow. This soundtrack will be massive, mark my words. [t also includes the 3 9 THE HIVES - Burning Heart/Reprise Top 5 WSFM,WAVF Hives, who you may know have jumped labels. The song is now in the capable hands of the

Vini, Vidi, Vicious lovely and talented Lynn McDonell, holding court at Reprise with our dear Todd Sievers. I 17 10 ULTIMATE FAKEBOOK - Initial Top 5 KNDD could practically hear Lynn squealing with delight from her new Burbank bunny pad about getting to work with the Hives. Hooray!... Last week while we were trying to figure out the Open Up And Say Awesome time difference between Sherman Oaks and London, I got to attend the Bush/Default show 12 11 ...TRAIL OF DEAD - Inter3cope Top 5 KUPD at the Universal Amphitheater, and I think my seat was still warm (since I was just there for No Source Tags & Codes Doubt and Rob Zombie!). I got to see one of my new favorite bands, and I also had a Kelly 5 12 SOUL HOOLIGAN - Maverick/Reprise WEDG,KMYZ Do The Math Osboume sighting. Yes, her hair is a fabulous fuchsia, but I just want all of you to remember "Algebra" (single) who the real Pinktipps is. Back to Default: kind Keny Marsico from TVT made sure I got to - 13 MOBY - V2 Top 5 WDYL meet -and -greet Dallas (aka rock -star -in -the -making).His voiceisamazing. Truly. Ask "We Are Made Of Stars" (single) Immergent's lovely and talented Michelle St Clair who accompanied me to the extravagan-

za. I believe I heard her tell Dallas that she came as a fan, but was leaving as a "super -fan!" 15 14 ABOUT A BOY OST - XL/ARTISTdirect WARQ,KJEE Bad Boys How sweet. As I was trying to remember ifI parked in the Frankenstein or Dinosaur lot,I spied Badly Drawn Boy adorable Chance from IVT's Portable, whose Only If You Look Up came out this week. The 18 15 THURSDAY - Victory Top 5 WXDX next night, via cell phone I heard a trans -continental performance of Portable from CBGB's. Full Collapse Isn't technology fantastic? And just when I got Duane Doherty's cell phone number, I find 20 16 FACE TO FACE - Vagrant Top 5 KFMA out he's going to be easier to reach! We love talking to Duane and are happy to tell you that How To Ruin Everything he now gets to focus all his energy and enthusiasm into KDGE (and getting #4 phones for Abandoned Pools!). Duane finally gets to sleep in his own bed, rather than passing out on 9 17 CITIZEN BIRD - Stinky Top 5 91X,KUPD one of his couches at work. This just in: Mark Gracious ringing from his cell phone after see- Citizen Bird ing Spiritualized at the Mayan and it's a definite thumbs up! (You can count on a full report GOMEZ - Virgin Top 5 WPLY,KRBR - 18 in next week's column.) I think a thumbs up is in order just for getting to hang out with every- In Our Gun one's favorite, Shannah Miller. Contact either the HITS offices or WNFZ's Dan Bozyk for fan - 19 WILCO - Nonesuch Top 5 WRZX,WBCN club information. We're also super excited about Arista's new Butch Walker record, but more Yankee Hotel Foxtrot on than in columns to come. AllI know is that Ivana will be thrilled getting to diagram the 21 20 MIDTOWN - Drive-Thru/M CA Top 5 KRBR next step in Butch's career.. Although WXNR's Jeff Sanders also has a new little baby boy, "Still Trying" (single) he's an old pro since already gone through it with his daughter McCarty. He almost managed to convince me to listen to the new Rush, and everyone's favorite, Home Town Hero. Time 21 MILLECOLIN - Burning Heart/Epitaph Featured WBTZ - to check in again with the girls... WARQ's Gina Juliano celebrated her birthday last week with Home From Home some friends, including RCA's John DiMaio.Italian food for everyone! Amy Hudson from 24 22 SEAFOOD - Nettwerk Top 5 WBCN WMAD is just always a delight to chat with. Hoobastank's "Running Away," Incubus' When Do We Start Fighting "Warning," Oasis' "Hindu Times," Alien Ant Farm's "Attitude" and Creed's "One Last 23 LONDON SUEDE - Nude UK WARQ,WQXA London Calling Breath" are all in the stack of records she wants to get on the air, and a "no add" week makes "Simon" (single) it even more difficult! Now if there were just more hours in the day to make room for all these GREAT tunes. KXNA's Margot Smith is holding down the fort in Fayetteville and always 10 24 EELS - DreamWorks Top 5 WBTZ,KFMA doing an impressive job.Hooray for adding Moby this week! How do I always run out of Souljacker room? Quickly, kisses to WPLA's Scott Petibone who recommends track #5 from ...Trail Of 11 25 BEFORE BRAILLE - Aezra Top 5 KUPD Dead, WOXY's Matt Shiv who's cheering for Seafood (and a particular band member!) and EP The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. One last resounding cheer for WZNE's Mike Danger who scored an impressive 3.4-4.1 in the latest trends! Hip Hip HOORAY! Hugs and kisses!

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GODSMACK - Repub/Universal #1 KXXR phones still affect additional parts of the magazine...r have nothing but ove "I Stand Alone and respect for Gregg Steele and my feelings are shared by everyone I kiow P.O.D. - Atlantic/AG 13 #1 KQRC in the biz. Anyone in the know is aware of the 'act that the C.C. brass also Youth Of The Nation respects his talent, but there was some local head -butting and a changing of n PUDDLE OF MUDD - Flawless/Geffen #1 WYSP Blurry the guard in Miami, which surprisingly leaves him on the beach. "It's been a f_ ,,HOOBASTANK - Island/IDJ #1 WAAF great honor to work in the many capacities I have while in Miami," he sass. "I Crawling In The Dark am grateful to have been a part of working with a solid crew and actively g -ow- KORN - Immortal/Epic #1 KILO ing each station for seven amazing years. I hope the rext seven years brag a Here To Stay sliver of the success we had here." He's exploring all opportunities and iiter- LINKIN PARK - Warner Bros. #1 KISS ested in talking to players in the broadcasting, label and management worlds In The End before making a decision. Get this star on your team before your competition ROB ZOMBIE - Geffen OZZfest does (954.328.5595 or [email protected])... While he works on the final Never Gonna Stop Livestock details for the 4/27-28 party with Stone Temple Pilots, Kid Pock, DEFAULT - TVT #1 KEGL Wasting My Time Rob Zombie, Puddle of Mudd and Sevendust amorg the 24 bands playing, Brad Hardin is leading the charge on the WZTA PD hunt... Sure are some SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Amer/Col/CRG#1 KBPI Toxicity interesting names in the mix for both the Miami and Dallas PD openirgs... HEADSTRONG - RCA #1 KLFX Tool's "Parabola" debuts at #28, one week after the Adriana impact, with Warren and Michelle bringing in WIYY and EARSHOT - Warner Bros. top 10 KFNK WMMS. As Rob Hedanan typed the add on tie ,. Get Away playlist, he shouted: "Toolis my favorite four-letter in14111 INCUBUS - Immortal/Epic top 5 WQBK word." I'm sure he'll be shouting many expletives in the Nice To Know You coming months as he and Strauss celebrate WIYY's 25th ADEMA - Arista #1 WJRR anniversary with 98 Rock in the same building with the o 1 iiiThe Way You Like It same owner, format and frequency the entire time... El DISTURBED - Giant/Reprise #1 WXTB li Down With The Sickness Another 'IYY add was the Tommy Lee smash. KUPD, 03 DROWNING POOL - Wind-up top 10 WNVE KRQC and WTKX also hit "Hold Me Down" with much SUperStarforhire.. a Tear Away praise coming from the format. KUPD's Larry McFeelie: OS SEVENDUST - TVT KISS add "I was a bit hesitant to jump into the Tommy Lee era again, but after a few lis- Live Again tens, I realized this song reflects Tommy's growth out of the '80s." WBYFrs Jim INJECTED - Island/IDJ top 5 WZOR Fox: "It's my favorite song on the station now. You just can't beat an edgy, Faithless hooky hit record." And WTPT's Mark Hendrix: "We got instant reaction from SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Amer/CoVCRG Top 5 KRXQ the first spin with serious momentum building on ft-he has a big Rock hit or Chop Suey! his hands"... The third Incubus single from Morning View has a great start. DAVID DRAIMAN - Mav/Reprise top 10 WAAF with KUFO, WLUM, WJRR, WCCC, WNVE, WTPT, WQBK and WQXA join- Forsaken ing the ranks of early "Warning" believers. KDOT's Jave Patterson says: "It's ED COURSE OF NATURE - Lava/Atlantic/AG #1 WRAT Caught In The Sun another hit from Incubus-can these kids go wrong?" Can't wait to hear gui- En REVEILLE - Elektra/EEG top 10 KXXR tarist Mike Einziger and drummer Jose Pasillas covering "Papa Don't Preach,' 11Inside Out with Day's daughter Kelly on vocals when The Osbournes ST advance 03 TOMMY LEE - MCA KRQC add lands... American Head Charger will be tourirg with Ozzy in Europe aid the Hold Me Down U.S. on the OZZfest stage. WLUM, WLZR and WQBK added "Just So You El GRAVITY KILLS - Sanctuary top 5 KLFX Know" and WRQC's Kylee Brooks explains the thought process for her ada One Thing "ft's 'the kids know' programming-up from the underground rises American Ea X-ECUTIONERS- Loud/Columbia/CRG top 5 WKZQ Head Charge. I believe that road has been traveled before-just like It's Goin' Down Slipknot"... Gaby and Raymond picked up a couple of nice Home Town Hero En 3RD STRIKE - Hollywood WAMX add L No Light adds, with KXXR and WCCC joining WZTA, WRIF, KUFO, KRXQ, WLUrv, IIZ TOOL - Volcano WIYY,WMFS,KIBZ add WNOR and many more that hear the hit "Questions"... Raymond is also Parabola jazzed about Reprise getting The Hives. Their alburn fuckin rocks and will b -a 1121 PUDDLE OF MUDD - Flawless/Geffen #4 most added all over Rock radio... HUGE congrats to our pals at KATT (8.8-10.6), KISS (7."- liDrift & Die 7.8), KRXQ (4.8-5.2) and WRXR (3.9-5.1) for their up trends... 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upcoming new releases AVM. GOING FOR ADDS 4.15 LISA BIELLO/PD CHAD KROEGER feat. JOSEY SCOTT "Hero" WHRUALBANY (Spider -Man OST) - Columbia/IDJ/Roadrunner "Without 'Warning,' I had the CREED "One Last Breath" - Wind-up 'Epiphany' that this PD thing is harder P.O.D. "Boom" Atlantic/AG than 'Algebra,' but it's all 'Hella Good' PUDDLE OF MUDD "Drift And Die" - Flawless/Geffen and I would 'Do It All Over Again' cuz WARREN ZEVON "Basket Case" - Artemis I'm a 'Rock Star.' Seriously though, limo GOING FOR ADDS 4.22 Maas' To Get Down' will be the song of the summer, assume we actually get a APEX THEORY "Apossibly" - DreamWorks summer in Albany (cough, cough-hey, AUDIOVENT "The Energy" - AtlanticJAG where's my blanket.)" THE CLARKS "Hey You" - Razor & Tie GREENWHEEL "Shelter" - Island/IDJ GOING FOR ADDS 4.29 MIKE DANGER/PD JERRY CANTRELL "Anger Rising" - Roadrunner/IDJ WZNE/ROCHESTER KID ROCK "You Never Met A Motherf**ker Quite Like Me" "Our Lady Peace has always done well in - Lava/Atlantic/AG this region and 'Somewhere Out There' has IF e-mail new rock release info to [email protected] the :potential to be the song to take them to the top. I'm looking forward to seeing 17) Greenwheel again. They could be to the PoM: format what matchbox twenty was GOING FOR ADDS 4.15 in the beginning of their career. Both Korn BUSH "Inflatable" - Atlantic./AG a -d Dashboard Confessional are both THE CALLING "Adrienne" - RCA blowing up the phones!" THE CORRS (w/Bono) "When The Stars Go Blue" - Atlantic/AG K'S CHOICE "Almost Happy" - Sony Music International VAN MORRISON "Hey Mr. DJ" - Universal JEFF SANDERS/PD REMY ZERO "Perfect Memory (I'll Remember You)" WXNR/COASTAL CAROLINA - Elektra/EEG "I saw the video for Quarashi's WARREN ZEVON "Basket Case" - Artemis 'Stick'Em Up' and it all makes sense GOING FOR ADDS 4.22 now; the video really tied it all togeth- er. Now I love any band that start's BEULAH "A Good Man" - Velocette with a'a!Earshot's 'Get Away' is a THE CLARKS "Hey You" - Razor & Tie great sound for our station and any DEPARTURE LOUNGE To Late To Die Young (CD) - Nettwerk other in -yo' -face PoMos. You can't get LOS LOBOS "Hearts Of Stone" - Mammoth a better hook than Headstrong and it's RUFUS WAINWRIGHT "Across The Universe" - V2 a top requester!" e-mail new apm release info to [email protected] 11111111 imq JAVE PATTERSON/PD Active Rock most added KDOT/RENO "I love the Chad Kroeger song 'Hero,' 1. RUSH "One Little Victory" Atlantic/AG from the Spider -Man ST. Is this guy a 2. INCUBUS "Warning" Immortal/Epic great songwriter or what? White 3. P.O.D. "Boom" Atlantic/AG Stripes' Fell In Love With A Girl' is a great song. Earshot is already bringing 4. PUDDLE OF MUDD "Drift & Die" Flawless/Geffen huge phones. Chevelle's new album is 5. CHAD KROEGER NOSEY SCOTT "Hero" Col/IDJ/Roadrunner -eally deep-I hope it does well. The 5. AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE "Just So You Know" Island/IDJ Deadsy record is really cool, too."

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WARNER AUSIC GROUP 2002 ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP. AN AOL --IKE WARNER COMPANY. PHOTO CREWE NICK STERN Usually when I talk to a guy on the phone and he's playing an instru- e jus wan o e ourse ves on -s aoe an a mean ment, it's a guitar. [Laughs] Or a saxophone. being loud, rambunctious individuals.' Were you raised on piano lessons? No, unfortunately, I was self-taught-out of boredom. But it gave me an unorthodox way of playing. That unorthodox style is still in your system. Source Tags & Codes is pretty complicated emotionally. People are capable of so many emotions; there's no reason not to reflect them all. Coming out of a punk tradition and at the beginning of the '90s, it just seemed like punk was all aggression. There was a period in the '80s where punk was so undefined it could've been any- thing. It was so arty. Sonic Youth could be punk. Husker DO could be punk. And once mainstream got a hold of it, punk had to be people with spiky hair and leather jackets playing three -chord songs. All the other multi -faceted aspects of punk got thrown out, and suddenly we were just left with aggressiveness; that was disillusioning. That was our breaking with it, saying we don't want to pigeonhole ourselves. It's easier to move in three dimensions instead of jumping from one sound to another if you start out open-minded. Yeah, and you know, we have limits. That's one of the strong points of working with four people where there's no "singer/songwriter," but we are all working towards one ultimate goal. We have a system of keeping each other in check. That way you stay away from the art wankery. [Laughs] Yeah, there's no, what's that word? There's no jazz odyssey. No jazz odyssey, but still a pretty broad range of instruments. Listening to your record, I picture a studio stacked with equipment. Well, we always use a real piano. We had a 10 -piece string section in Nashville. We had someone come in and play tenor and baritone saxes, bass harmonica, and in the segues, clarinet. The percussionist had hammered bells and there's a tympani roll in the first song too. It sounds like the full rock orchestra. We're actually afraid of that. [Laughs] Once the strings are there, suddenly it's like Little Mermaid or some Walt Disney feature and it's like, oh my God. We had to find a way to wrest them in there in a subtle way, and not sound like it was Journey to the Center of the Earth. There were other things that we wanted to do that we never got around to. There was even an idea of doing a more Beach Boys - style harmony or feature more of a solo instrument, like on the previous record. But you get to a point and you have to say, "This is it. Stop now." We didn't want to have another Beach Boys Smile on our hands. You guys break your instruments on-stage and make the shows com- pletely different experiences from the records. I hate bands that stand there like they have stage fright and stare at their feet. When I see a live show, I want action. And You Will Know We loved the way that early Crash Worship, and early Unwound shows would break the live barriers. A lot of the early Northwest the Trail of Dead stuff was very experimental in that way, but it goes even further back to the Living Theater in the '60s, the idea that theater can and ought to bring the observer into it. In a way, there's almost a scien- AIM I IMO WITKINIBy the Trail of Deadtific pretext behind it-there is no way to take the observer out of break stuff. They smash their instruments on-stage. They splinter the traditional punk for bythe observation. We thought the shoegazing in rock in the '90s was colliding classical music with art -rock. And they scatter their interests through the arts, sci-such an abomination. We just want to be ourselves on-stage and that ences and centuries-at least that's the case with Trail of Dead's Conrad Keely, who can movemeans being loud, rambunctious individuals. We were also coming out of a small Austin party scene where there was interaction naturally from talking about PBS' special on the human brain to Frank Lloyd Wright to Bachbetween the handful of bands around at the time and audiences. without sounding like a pretentious fuck. The band's ability to crash through sonic bound-When we moved from the parties to the clubs, that didn't change. aries-as acts such as Pink Floyd, Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine did before them-We wanted to try to give the audiences a taste of what it was like results in music that's intensely complicated and aggressively beautiful. Their new record,when we started here in Austin. It's not necessarily about destroying Source Tags & Codes (Interscope), is a symphony of moving instrumental sessions fired up byour instruments, though. We use the same instruments night after night. They're not destroyed. They're hanging on by a thread-but squalls of noisy guitar and agitated vocals, an emotional time bomb that keeps a firm gripthey're functional. [Laughs] They're just being used. Instruments are on the tension it creates throughout. Kelly (who, like the rest of the band, plays a host ofnot supposed to be objects of art mounted on a wall. They're like the instruments) lost his grip when Jennifer "Night" Maerz interrupted his piano practice to talktools of the trade. You beat on a hammer until it's broken and then about jazz odysseys, The Little Mermaid and boy bands. you throw it in the trash and get a new hammer.

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Check David Dye Gutterflower of the World Cafe)'s contribution on the new page... #1 Most Added (27 sta- 4 5 PETE YORN - Columbia/CRG Top 5 WKOC tions!!) this week was Maia Sharp's stunning "Willing To Burn" on Concord Musicforthemorningafter Records. Programmers were moved by Sharp's evocative performance in 10 6 JACK JOHNSON - Enjoy/Universal Top 5 KFOG Maui, where she laid claim to some of the same folk/jazz territory that Joni Brushfire Fairytales Mitchell's been so effectively mining since the mid -'70s. Love that!... The 5 7 U2 - Interscope Top 5 KCTY notoriously selective KFOG raised some eyebrows last week with their All That You Can't Leave Behind before -the -box add of the Corrs' version of Ryan Adams' "When The Stars 6 8 BONNIE RAITT - Capitol #1 WXRV Go Blue," featuring Bono on vocals. PD Dave Benson: "I don't know what all Silver Lining the talk was about. We did the simplest thing in the world -heard a good song 7 9 I AM SAM OST. - V2 Top 5 KGSR and put it on the radio." Incidentally, the line-up for this Various Artists year's KFOG Kaboom isset for 5/11. Appearing are 8 10 INDIGO GIRLS - Epic Top 5 WCLZ Zero7, Boz Scaggs and Robert Bradley's Blackwater Become You Surprise... Thanks to KMTT and KBAC, among others, for 11 11 RYAN ADAMS - Lost Highway/IDJ #1 KBXR Gold adding Trey Anastasio's "Alive Again" about which WFPK 12 12 TRAIN - Columbia/CRG #1 WITS PD Dan Reed had this to say: "We get instant phones & e - Drops Of Jupiter mails whenever we play it, most of them from folks who 13 13 STARSAILOR - Capitol Top 5 WXRV aren't big Phish fans"... Wayne's glorious "Whisper" gets Love Is Here MAIA SHARP: the nod at KAEP, KRSH and WZEW this week as the 14 14 NATALIE MERCHANT - Elektra/EEG #1 WDET #1 Most Added! band's tour with Five for Fighting continues through 4/20... Motherland Film composer Craig Armstrong's latest Astralwerks 17 15 ELVIS COSTELLO - Island/IDJ Top 5 WXRT album is a collection of non -movie music with some impressive guest vocal- When I Was Cruel ists. "Wake Up In New York" features ex-Lemonhead Evan Dando. Also 15 16 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - RCA #1 WMVY check out the beautiful orchestral version of U2's "Stay (Faraway So Close)," Everyday with Bono on vox. WXPN PD Bruce Warren called it a "no-brainer" and added 16 17 ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPRISE - Vanguard Top 5 KTHX it this week! But if you can't find room in rotation, you could warm either one New Ground up on weekend mornings, where they will fit like a glove... Speaking of film 20 18 NEIL YOUNG - Reprise #1 KTAO composers, Badly Drawn Boy scored the new British movie, About A Boy, Are You Passionate? which features several BDB songs, including the catchy new single 18 19 LENNY KRAVITZ - Virgin #1 KFOG "Something To Talk About" (added at WXRV this week!). The feel -good, Lenny coming -of -age film, starring Hugh Grant, should do good business and give 19 20 JOHN MAYER - Aware/Columbia/CRGTop 5 WXRT a nice boost to BDB's ArtistDirect debut... According to WRLT's Rev. Keith Room For Squares Coes, who was in attendance at the Elton John/Ryan Adams CMT Crossroads NORAH JONES - Blue Note MTV2 add! - 21 taping in Nashville, one of the many magical moments stood out. As the Rev Come Away With Me so eloquently put it, "To hear Elton singing lead on 'Answering Bell' was fuck- 21 22 MIDNIGHT OIL - Liquid 16 WBOS spins ing amazing, dude." The show airs Memorial Day weekend on CMT... Nation- Capricornia al Phantom Planet sales are up significantly from MTV2 play on the "Califor- 25 23 ZERO7 - Quango/Palm Pictures Top 5 KOTR Simple Things nia" video. In airplay markets like Seattle and Minneapolis, where the record is 22 24 BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS - 24 WRLT spins spinning on KMTT and KTCZ respectively, sales are through the roof!! 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* froin his forthcominbalbum,8 "Mas The muct-arlicipated Z. dB Producec by Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder"www.wycef.com Duplessis www.coiumbiarecords.cent and Shea Taylor'Columbia" ond Management: DAS Communications, Ltd. Reg. U.S.Pot Tm. Off. Meora Registrado /0 2002 Sony Music EniertoinmenP by Liz Monbalbano SO WE FINALLY GOT THIS SHIT TOGETHER: The new section, I mean. What a pain in the ass.I have to give it up to Jocelyn in the art room. She killed it. It's not easy dealing with me on deadline, trust. We actually had to down a bottle of Pinot Grigio one night to get through it. They say that you're more creative while under the influence. I must agree. Might have to hook it up more often. In addition to the facelift, we have an addition to the editorial genius as well. Juliette, painfully, and I emphasize painfully for both her and I, got through her first column this week. She's less than thrilled,I assure you. I'm just happy that we have someone else in the office that complains more than I do. And believe me, she takes home the gold on that one... I had a low-key weekend. Got a lot of errands done. Listened to some really good shit in the car while doing so, too. High on the list is J Records artist Mario. I'll admit that on the first listen of "Just A Friend 2002," I was less than blown away. But it didn't take long for me to change my mind. Not only has the single grown on me, but Mario, the artist, has as well. And in a big way. Ron Gillyard gave me a sampler a couple of weeks ago. I'm glad he did 'cause it so shows off his tal- ent. This kid is a star. Hands down. A little man with a big voice. Will be the next VINTAGE DISADVANTAGE: RaphEel Saadiq was in a mall photo Usher for sure. Just ask Thea Mitchem, who is already 40+ spins a week in deep booth, taking pictures for the press kit for his new solo project on the single... Truth Hurts-what an incredible record. Already huge on the Left Instant Vintage when KBMB Sacramento MD Kid Bootz (I) and PD Coast, as it makes it way to the Right one. How 'bout WPGC, VVXYV, WERQ, Travis Loughran jumped in. "Dude!' exclaimed Bootz, sure that his WJMN, KBXX, WPOW, WJMH, KQKS, KPWR, KKBT hat -to -the -back and dog collar made him so very cool. As flashes and KMEL for call letters? Nino will close out the panel passed, and the three were captured by the timed clicks, the two in no time... Had dinner with Coppola at an Avant show radio guys held up cool hand gestures, while Saadiq tried to signal at House of Blues Friday. He's pretty talented. Cute too for help should the instant photos be found by the authorities. Too (Avant, that is). Johnny's doing a great job with this proj- bad, Raph, they ended up here instead, and we're never any help. ect as he puts Mary to bed... Another big success story is this B2K project. Lizis developing "Uh Huh" at Rhythm radio, as she assists the Urban department with "Gots Ta Be" at Urban Crossovers. This shit is a smash! And how 'bout J. Lo? Can you come out with a record CAM'RON: that doesn't hit, bitch? Where were all the hit records ma, Boy Oh Boy. when I worked at Epic? Any old ways... Martha and

Motti are killing this Cam'ron single. "Oh Boy" is already in heavy play at HOT 97, WWKX, WZMX, WERQ, WCHH, KBXX, KMEL, KXJM BOOGIE D. and KBMB prior to impact this week. One of the Most Added, of course. Ja Rule 11^ 'AtT PD WCHI CHARLOTTE will have another successful run with "Down A** B**ch." Gee, what a surprise. And Ar Miss Ashanti has completely helped the economy this week... Nas looks like it's With the revamped Crossover/Urban/ breaking through, as "One Mic" pulls in Top 5 phones at KXJM, WPWX, WCHH, Mix section of the magazine this week WJMH, KXHT, WJWZ and KPWR, with KQBT, KKDA, KATZ, WLLD and KKBT comes a revamped spotlight section, as well. Welcome to MVP-a right on the fence. The video is #1 in callout at MTV and is #1 Most Played at BET weekly look at the Most Valuable Players in our formats. This week, and MTV2. His album has already scanned 1.5 million, and he's going out on tour we say wassup to Boogie D., PD for Radio One's WCHH in Charlotte. with Usher this summer. Urn, you think he's onto something here? If you're not play- In the most recently released Arbitrends, his HOT 92.7 moves 3.1 to ing this by now, you're an ass...I heard Mystikal's "Tarantula" Saturday night in a 3.6 for P12+, fueled by an impressive jump in the target demo of club. I have to admit that shit sounds good. Strazza is developing it at radio, adding P18-34. "We've spent the last year building a great hip -hop station WNVZ, KVEG and KYWL to the list of folks playing already... Isyss is growing nice- for Charlotte. That process takes time, and now it's starting to pay ly, with stations like WCHH, KYLD, WQSL, KVEG and KISV in the lead... Big Moe off for us," commented Boogie when asked for his take on the num- is minutes away from charting Crossover. Danny's got some hot stations in play: bers. "But, with Russ Parr and Olivia Fox anchoring our morning KPWR, KBXX, KXJM, Z90, KQBT, KKFR, WRHH, KBTT and KBOS, to name a few. show, aggressive street promotions, and one 'artist takeover' after Did you know that "Purple Stuff" is liquid codeine? I didn't.I wonder if they make another (artists guest hosting air shifts), we're pretty sure we're on liquid Vicodin? LOL And finally, Carvello is unstoppable with his Naughty project. the road to even bigger success." Meanwhile at HITS, we can bare- Great gains again at Rhythm, and it's starting to develop Crossover. I'm bored. Can ly even spell sucess-oops, see what we mean? So this week's MVP you tell? ALBUM: Tweet's Southern Hummingbird. SINGLE: Jerzee Monet's "Most spotlight ends now. Thank you... High." MOVIE: High Crimes. PERSON: WyclefJean. LOVE: Happy birthday, Daddy! I love you... Hit me at [email protected]. Never forget.

HITS April 12, 2002 61 LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL ASHANTI Foolish Murder Inc./IDJ by Mark Fenner FAT JOE f/ASHANTIWhat's Luv? TS/Atlantic/Atl G II A FRESH, NEW LOOK: It must be a good sign from the heavens or something, I dunno. Goldmind/Elektra/EEG II TWEET Oops (Oh My) What I do know is that on the very day this section gets a significant facelift, The Wall Street IIR DIDDY f/USHER I Need A Girl Bad Boy/Arista Journal also undergoes a change, updating its look for the first time in 60 years! Yep- they've gone to color and we've changed too. If you ask me, both of 'em look cleaner, have USHER U Don't Have To Call Arista II II increased vibrancy and are more user-friendly. More specifically, and with regards to the sec- JENNIFER LOPEZ Ain't It Funny Epic II tion you're now reading, it is our feeling that the revamped look more accurately reflects the II LUDACRIS Saturday Def Jam South/IDJ way records break in our formats-usually, from either Mix or Urban, then to Crossover, and FAITH EVANS I Love You Bad Boy/Arista on to Rhythm. Now, as of this week, all these formats are induded here, in "The Block." As U. for this particular column, and thanks to my 15 years in radio-most of which were spent BUSTA RHYMES Pass The CourvoisierJ Records programming Rhythm stations-you should expect to find a heavy concentration of infor- NSYNC Girlfriend Jive mation on records that are in the early -to -middle stages of JA RULE Always On Time Murder IncilDJ breaking wide-open and have a realistic shot of crossing all U. format boundaries. Given the amazing amount of data now JERMAINE DUPRI Welcome To Atlanta So So Def/Col/CRG U. at my fingertips-as a result of our newly announced agree- MARY J. BLIGE Rainy Dayz MCA ments with both R&R and MediaBase 24/7-I kinda look at AALIYAH More Than A WomanBlackground it as my responsibility to pass along great information that

AMANDA PEREZ Never Universal you may not have been previously aware of-without all the

attendant hype that you get elsewhere. As always, this will OUTKAST The Whole World Arista put me in direct conflict with my editors from time to time NAUGHTY BY NATUREFeels Good TVT but, as I'm sure you know, I've never really been much of a AVANT: III LUDACRIS Rollout Def Jam South/IDJ conformist on anything, so screw 'em! (Hmmm, maybe that's Taking you to Ecstasy. NAPPY ROOTS Awnaw Atlantic/Atl G why when radio became so corporate, I got out. But I II digress...) You'll get straight -up, non -diluted info, and of course, continuing updates on con- KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get You Out... Capitol U. certs and listening parties I've attended, schmoozefests I've participated in, and my on- JAGGED EDGE I Got It 2 So So Def/Col/CRG going, often comedic search for Mr. Right. (And let's not kid anyone, I know that a bunch of R. KELLY & JAY -Z Take You Home... Roc-A-Fella/Jive/IDJ you read this drivel for nothing but the sex. So the sex stays!) Now, on with the stuff that happened this week... Wanna say thanks to MCA's Johnny Coppola for the fine dinner and B2K Uh Huh Epic I. hospitality on Friday evening at House of Blues in advance of the Avant show. A good time MI BEANIE SIGEL & FREEWAYRoc The Mic Roc-A-Fella/IDJ was had by all, and the show was off the hook! For those who don't know, the crowd FABOLOUS Young'n (Holla Back) DS/Elektra/EEG absolutely goes wild for this guy. And why not? Great energy, great voice and-most impor- I tantly, of course-great body! Wow. Just one question, if you've got it Avant, why not flaunt TRUTH HURTS Addictive Aftermath/Interscope U. it? That's right-unfortunately, the shirt stayed ON the whole time. ft even stayed on during BRANDY What About Us? Atlantic/Atl G I the performance of the current single, "Makin' Good Love," when I was sure it would come ALICIA KEYS How Come You... J Records off. Oh well, this nasty sex song is a jam regardless, and is definitely one of the aforemen- KEKE WYATT Nothing In This World MCA tioned records that looks set to break down format walls across the country. For proof, wit-

ness the adds last week: KYLD, WBTS, KXJM, WZBZ and KCAQ. That's pretty much every YING YANG TWINSSay I Yi Yi KOCH variation within the format right there. Then, throw in this week's adds at KSEQ, KYWL, a 2002 Radio & Records, Inc., reprinted by permission. KBTU and others, along with an add already on the board at MTV for next week, and LP sales that continue to impress, and the picture becomes very clear. But perhaps the most {44-4141E1 impressive thing about the Avant record is the story I heard just yesterday from my old friend Artist Title Label Scooter B. Stevens at KQBT Austin. He was on the song, dropped it and is now back on ft 1. Jennifer Lopez f/Nas "I'm Gonna Be Alright" Epic 30-40x/wk. due to the ridiculous callout he just got back. Yes, indeed-better get on this one 2. Boyz II Men "The Color Of Love" Arista quickly. It's going all the way... Have to shout out the entire IDJ crew for the #1 LP debut 3. KHIA "Lick My Neck My Back" Dirty Down/Artemis on Ashanti this week. Ahem, the project moved over a half million units! As we pointed out 4. Cam'ron "Ooh Boy" Roc-A-Fella/IDJ on page one of this new section, it doesn't get any bigger. Period. What will be getting big- 5. Truth Hurts "Addictive" Aftermath/Interscope ger, though, is the Musiq ballad Marti* and Matti are all over you about right now. Why? How 'bout new adds from Dion Summers' market -leading 92Q Baltimore, VWVi0( and KWNZ, and an increase in rotation of the video at MTV? As I've been writing for almost two months now, open your mind and your ears and listen to this song. I'm telling you, it's a Artist Title Label smash!... And finally, just one more thing. You see, there's this two -man play out called 1. Ashanti "Foolish" Murder Inc./IDJ Topdog/Underdog. it stars Jeffrey Wright and Mos Def, opened on Broadway on Sunday, 2.P. Diddy f/Usher "I Need A Girl" Bad Boy/Arista and won a Puilzer the very next day. Congratulations to all involvedespecially to producer 3. Ludacris "Saturday" Def Jam South/IDJ Susan Dietz, who is also, unfortunately, the wife of our beloved Editor In Chief, Lenny Beer. 4. Fat Joe f/Ashanti "What's Luv?" Atlantic/Atl G And, as if that's not bizarre enough, would you believe that the show is also produced in 5. Amanda Perez "Never" Universal association with HITS Magazine? Try not to laugh too hard, and until next week-C-yal...

62 HITS April 12, 2002 Oops was an unmistakable smash... Thanks to you, Top#284#1 atvideomillion Ten Urban videoat in MTV Mainstreamaudience at -BET Buzzworthy - Rated for six Next weeks AudienceAlreadyHot 97/New on: approaching York 42x 150,000 scanned Over 10 Million Now she's inviting you back for more. first week!!! Call Me ,44 Rhythm/CrossoverImpacts Urban & 4.22.02 Americawww.tweetmusic.cornalbumManaged by OnlineViolator Managemerc Keyword:out Tweet now tweet`w april Elektra to the core! 22 ©wwwelektra.cam Eiek-raOn Go/cmind/Elektra Entertainment Group compact ktc, discsWarner Music Group, An AOL TimeWarner Company erzee most high

Dynamic young vocalist, Jerzee Monet, delivers her view on life on her first single, "Most High" From her forthcoming album "Love & War"

"Record is bangin! Already a big hit here! We love it" -Terry Monday/KJMM/KVSP

"Looking for great things from it...playing it even now!" -Micheal Soul/WFXE Early Believers: KVSP KJMM WAJZ WDKX WFXE WJTT WEDR WJUC WJMI KOKY KATZ WBLK WWWZ Impacting Radio 4/22 & 4/23

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OKAY-HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE THE UNIVERSE WAS CONSPIRING AGAINST YOU? I guess a little aggravation is to be expected when you change jobs, move across country and basically start a whole new life. But there has to oe a limit, right? NOPE! Let's start with a little real estate tip for all New Yorkers who think that looking for an apartment anywhere outside of NYC is a breeze; guess again. I went out looking the first day with a relaxed and confident attitude.I figured I would look at 10 fabulous

apartments, pick one and move in whenever I was ready. A week and forty apartments later,I arranged to move in on April 5. Problem solved? NOPE! After mak- ing it back to L.A. from dirty Jerz,I was told my place wouldn't be available for another 10 days. So I'm writ- I DON'T SEE NOTHING WRONG: Lucky for us, new HITS Urbanite ing my first column as a homeless person-so much for Juliette Jones is a veteran in the business. Here she is, at just four- the glamorous Hollywood life. To make up for my lack teen years old, schmoozing with R&B crooner R. Kelly, while finish- of a home, I've been busily decorating my new office MARIO: (much to the annoyance of Ms. Montalbano). Yes Liz, I ing some night production work as a Jive Records staffer. Such a Friend of radio. know it's not an apartment, but I hard worker. Wnie this may be considered by some as a low point have to "create an environment conducive to music listening" (how does that sound?). And while I'm for the music maven (there have been no official inquiries into their at it, why do we always decide to quit smoking and start dieting during the most relationship), most believe that her new gig at HITS is ultimately the stressful times of our lives? BIG MISTAKE! Well, enough complaining for today. lowest level of all. We're inclined to agree. How about some happy music talk?... First off, if all you can listen to is one new song, I hope it's "One Mic." I love that song and I love Nas! This track is blowin' up everywhere. Lisa Ellis and James Brown are representin' one time for Columbia with this one.I know everyone has "Gots Ta Be" on this B2K record by now. t's Top 10 phones already at WERQ, WWDM, WHRK, WEDR and WPWX, and it's 1J well on its way at WJLB, WDKX, WBLK, WBHJ, WQQK and MU to name a few... Be on the lookout for another future member of the Teenage Millionaires DAISY DAVIS Club, Mario on J Records. This Baltimore native definitely has a smash witn his first single "Just A Friend 2002." Ken Wilson and Cynthia Johnson are making their CLEAR CHANNEL mark early with 25 stations already in play only a week since it shipped... After sev- NORFOLK, VA eral weeks at radio, the Ruff Endz record "Someone To Love You" is still strong. Coming Lp Daisy. For our 'Supe-Urb" debut, we're happy to This is a great -sounding record and I know Rodney Shealey, Kathy Moore and feature Daisy Davis, Operations Manager David Lawrence are going to deliver another chart topper for Epic...I would be of Clear Channel's Norfolk radio cluster. This Chicago native's less than a good relative if I didn't mention how well my cousin Donnell Jones' name should definitely ring a bell, since she has been record is doin' (just 'cause we don't share the same blood doesn't mean we can't steadily making moves in radio for the past 10 years. Right be related). With over 800 spins and a great new video on BET, this one is sure to after graduating from Illinois State University, Daisy began be a winner for C C McClendon and staff. And even though we're not related, I'm her career at WBMX (now WVAZ), first as Director of still feeling the new single "Day & Night" from Isyss, featuring Jadakiss-it's already in play at WPHI, KVSP, WDZZ, WJUC, WJMI, WQQK, WCHH, WJTT and Continuity and later as Music Director. In '93, she moved on to Philadelphia, taking over the Music Director position at KKBT. With new stations coming on every day, Arista is definitely onto something with this Westside version of Destiny's Child... Everyone has been talking about WDAS-AM, increasing the station's TSL significantly. Hard the Tweet /Ashanti competition for the last few weeks, but please don't forget that work paid off, and Daisy was promoted to PD at 'DAS-AM there's some other great music out there as well. Johnnie Walker is obviously work- in 2001, as the station continued as Philadelphia's #1 ing on "Saturday (000h! 000h!)" to keep all her hits in play. "Roc the Mrc"(State Gospel station. In August, she transitioned to Norfolk, VA to Property) is making radio say "Oh Boy" (Cam'ron) so you must be "Halfcrazy" take on the biggest challenge of her career, arriving just in (Musiq) if you're not playing all these records! Can you believe Boyz II Men is time to face the station's new competition. Although the back!? I'm so excited! The new single is called "Color of Love," and this beautiful new competitor garnered some interest, Ms. Davis has def- ballad shows that their harmonies are as tight as ever. If you haven't heard it, you initely risen to the occasion, maintaining her #1 position need to... Truth Hurts is Dr. Dre's new artist on Aftermath/Interscope. Her first with WOWI, all the while, overseeing the rest of the Clear single, "Addictive," featuring Rakim, is the Truth. This record has been pulling top Channel Norfolk Cluster-WSVY, WBHH and WJCD. While phones at KKBT since the first spin. It got the same response at WEDR, so anyone her responsibilities have obviously increased, Daisy has who's not down with Truth needs to be Hurt! Our final lesson for this week is proven that she's truly 'Supe-Urb,' having been in position Naughty by Nature with over 1500 spins at R&B radio-this group is definitely for only seven months. That's as long as it would take her to back, and they should "Feel Good," as should Geo Bivins and TVT. Be sure to get the HITS stench out of her hair. check out their new video on BET... 'Til next week, SEE YA! Hi, Niki Benjamin.

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Timm Green LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL KATZ Emma "Live The LiPe"SOSO DeP/COIUMMO/CRG ASHANTI Foolish Murder InclIDJ IN USHER U Don't Have To Call Arista "This is the jam to kick off the spring. I love it." II TWEET Oops (Oh My) Goldmind/Elektra/EEG MI FAT JOE F/ASHANTIWhat's Luv T/Atlantic/Atl G FAITH EVANS I Love You Bad Boy/Arista U. BUSTA RHYMES Pass The Courvoisier J Records

JAHEIM Anything WB U. Tuna Love IIAVANT Makin' Good Love MCA WVEE AALIYAH More Than A Woman Blackground Arne Monet "Most Hien" [Biennium I. II LUDACRIS Saturday Def Jam South/IDJ "A breath of fresh air! Great sound and JENNIFER LOPEZ Ain't It Funny Epic great message." MARY J. BLIGE Rainy Dayz MCA KEKE WYATT Nothing In This WorldMCA I. U.BRANDY What About Us? Atlantic/Atl G Kris Kelly II P. DIDDY F/USHER I Need A Girl Bad Boy/Arista NAPPY ROOTS Awnaw Atlantic/Atl G WJLB B2K lobs Ta Be- EPIC MUSIQ Halfcrazy Def Soul/IDJ MAXWELL This Woman's Work Columbia/CRG "It's a beast!" MR. CHEEKS Lights, Camera, Action Universal U. GLENN LEWIS Don't You Forget It Epic YING YANG TWINS Say I Yi Yi KOCH

SHARISSA Any Other Night Motown/Universal U. Cefirio Holluam00 JA RULE Always On Time Murder InclIDJ

WEDR BEANIE SIGEL & FREEWAYRoc The Mic Roc-A-Fella/IDJ Trutt HUM P/RaliiM -wino' Duman/internam I II B2K Gots Ta Be Epic "After only two spins, it is already our most LIL' BOW WOW Take Ya Home So So Def/Col/CRG requested song!" RUFF ENDZ Someone To Love You Epic U. JOE What If A Woman Jive III MYSTIKAL Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me...)Jive OUTKAST The Whole World Arista Suuar Bear I 2002 Radio & Records, Inc., reprinted by permission. WAR June Monet "Most NV DITONIOPhS _11141-I II] 111r]II "Her voice is somethin' that'll definitely Artist Title Label catch ears! Add the hot track, and you've 1. Cam'ron "Ooh Boy" Roc -A -Fell a/IDJ got the full package!" 2. Boyz II Men "The Color of Love"Arista 3.Lil' Romeo "2 Way" No Limit/Universal 4. DJ Rogers Jr. "Lonely Girl" Motown 5. Ja Rule "Down A** Chick" Murder Inc./IDJ Jammin' Jay WJIZ Mustihal -Tarantula- Jive JAIIIWAT) Artist Title Label "This one's got fire and explosions all over 1. Brandy "Full Moon" Atlantic/Atl G it! This track will be on the top of every- 2. Ja Rule "Down A** Chick" Murder Inc./IDJ one's charts and playlists." 3. B2K "Gots Ta Be" Epic

4. Busta Rhymes "Pass The Courvosier'' J Records 5. Ashanti "Foolish" Murder Inc./IDJ

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You've heard the buzz Now watch this 15 year -old blast off 'MARIO With his undeniable first single "JUST A FRIEND" It only takes2002 one listen and you'll know!

ON YOUR TURNTABLES NOW! "This record sounds good. I can play it in my mix and the club!" Kim James WJLB Detroit III U.II DU MOMtem mem

A POWER OUTTAGE... Luwin' bein out on tha road az it gives this DJ an opportunity to do one of my favorite things-hangin out w/my radio folks, givin me a different environment to write this column from. High above tha streets of St. Pete, FL,. @ tha internat'I HQ of "Doctor" Dave "Fukk You, You're Fired" Ferguson's Loose Cannon Communications & ARTIST TITLE LABEL SPINZ Jerry "Fukk You Too, You're Fired" Clifton's New World Communications, I'm privileged to 1.BUSTA RHYMES fIR DIDDY & NEL Pass the CourvoisierJ Records 366 write this wk's column de garbage under their threat of being fired, tho Dave & Jerry already 2. TRUTH HURTS f/RAKIMAddictive Aftermath/Interscope 356 did that to me nine yrs. ago. & according to Dave: "I think you're 3. BEANIE SIGEL f/FREEWAYRoc the Mic Roc-A-Fel la/1 DJ 348 up for a firing again." I love my radio mentors. Meanwhile, tha U.S. three "Powers" find themselves in interesting & varied pozitions. 4. LUDACRIS Saturday Def Jam South/IDJ 344 While the new Power 105.1 NY prepares to start its on -air line-up 5. RAPHAEL SAADIQ f/D'ANGELOBe Here Pookie/Universal 340 this wk. after weeks of 10,000 songs in a row & Power 106 LA con- 6. TWEET Oops! GM/Elektra/EEG 335 tinues to win over increasingly stronger competition, Power 96 Miami sez goodbye to its most excellent morning show, featuring 7. ASHANTI Foolish Murder Inc./IDJ 333 10-yr. AM Drive vets Bo & Mark Moseley & 12-yr. station vet Felix 8. P-DIDDY f/USHER & LOONI Need A Girl (remix)Bad Boy/Arista327 Sama, who supplied a variety of services for WPOW's morning 9. CAM'RON Oh Boy Roc-A-Fella/IDJ 322 FELIX SAMA: show, like mix show, sidekick, board op'ing, etc., over the last 10. USHER You Don't Have to CallArista 314 Major free agent! seven years. I choze not to ask any of tha departed to comment, az I normally would, so no members of tha show would encounter 11. FAT JOE f/ASHANTIWhat's Luv TS/Atlantic/Atl G 311 any reprisals... & how bout RaphaeVD'Angelo (Pookie/Universal) makin a strong cumback 12. BIG MOE Purple Stuff Wreckshop/Priority 308 to tha #1 slot on this wk's Commercial Radio Mix Show Conference Call after a wk #2, 13. JAGGED EDGE f/NASI Got It 2 So So Def/Columbia/CRG 306 while Camp Lo (Dymond Crook) moves up to #1 on tha unda. Congrat to new pix Lady May/Blu Cantrell (Round Up/Arista), Kelly Price/Keith Murray (Def Soul/IDJ), Yasmeen 14. DJ QUIK Trouble Euponic/Bungalo/Unkrsal 303 (MCA), Slum Village (Barak Ent./Priority/Capitol) and Roc (Lethal Dose/Geffen/Interscope)... 15. NAUGHTY BY NATURE f/3LWFeels Good TVT 290 Right about tha time you get this issue of tha mag, Ed & Dre, Daysia, Colby & Tigger will 16. KNO0TURN'Al. DRE & MISSYKnoc LAC/Elelctra/EEG 282 have made their debut on Clear Channel's new Power 105.1 NY. First, here's wishing you all 17. CEE-LO Closet Freak Arista 279 tha best. Second, CC Sr. VP Messrs. Smith & Wynter have been tight-lipped about tha mix situation on tha station, but I'm thinkin they have sum surprizes az to who it'z gonna be & 18. FABOLOUS NAGGED EDGETrade It All DS/Elektra 275 tha actual time slots they'll be delivered in. This'll unfold shortly... Been in NY most of last 19. MUSIQ Caught Up Def Soul/IDJ 267 two wks & summa tha shittt that stood out Holiday Gift items layin on CC "C -Murder" 20. NAS One Mic Columbia/CRG 264 McClendon's (Arista) desk that she considers to be "must -reads" for you industry folkers: Fetish Fantastic, Black Feathers, Sextopia & Herotica, which waz voted book of tha yr? Gotta luv CC! Ricky Leigh's best dining experiences in tha city this trip: w/Stephen Hill (BET) tha "Barking Dog" for breakfast to plan out this yr's Redskins tour; Caroline "Tha Baz" BazBaz (Arista) @ Kiroihana (excellent sushi/service) for lunch; dinner w/my man Doug Davis, one of America's finest legal eagles (Davis, Shapiro & Lewitt) © Beppe's-great Italiano; Steve Smith (Clear Channel) & Rob Love (Spit/Def Jam/IDJ) Trattoria's on 44th & 6th -good dezzert, puny portions tho, & lunch © Diner Bar/Harlem w/BET's Kelly G & ARTIST TITLE LABEL Tuma, Master P & hiz man Kevin & Damon Cox (Video/Universal). Twaz definitely an adven- 1.RAPHAEL SAADIQ f/D'ANGELO Be Here Pookie/Universal ture w/this krew... Gotta admire Sway (MTV). No cell phone, no 2 -way. I'm sick of fukkin 2 - 2. TRUTH HURTS f/RAKIMAddictive Aftermath/Interscope ways and cells! Aren't you?! No wonder he's so peaceful... Happy April B -daze: Jules Rifkind, 3. FABOLOUS WAGGED EDGE Trade It All DS/Elelctra/EEG Mark Mac, Damon Williams, DVS, Chino, Stan Priest, Stil Will, Tung Ha & Mike Street... Soon -to -be Conf. Call pix: Wydefs LP "Masquerade" (Booga Basement/Col/CRG), Scarface/ 4. LADY MAY f/BLU CANTRELL Round Up Arista Jay -Z (Def Jam South/IDJ), Jerzee Monet (DreamWorks), Mario (J Records), Roscoe (Priority/ 5. ISYSS f/ JADAKISS Day + Night Arista Capitol), N.E.R.D.s (Virgin), Lil Flip (Loud/Col/CRG), Amerie (Rise/Col/CRG), Method Man/ PETEY PABLO I Told Y'all Jive Redman (Def Jam/IDJ), Eve/Fatboy Slim & tha whole Blade 2 sndtrk (Immortal/Virgin), Smiles & SouthStar (ArtistDirect), Flip Mode Squad (J Records)... Lotsa chatter around 7. N2ABYSS Freaks 2 Ragdoll/Atlantic/Atl G Jazzy Jeff's first LP in awhile w/cutz from Jay Ski (WPHI) & Revolution (Wake -Up Show)... 8. CUPSE Grindin Arista Congratz to Radio Raheim on becummin' tha new Nat'I Mix Dir. © ArtistDirect, which'Il 9. MUSIQ Caught Up Def Soul/IDJ a9ow him to help Brian "DJ Fly" Samson az a fashion coord. az well for Fly's Aries Flashback 10. KELLY PRICE f/KEITH MURRAY Take It to the HeadDef Soul/IDJ party... How bout Buttaman & Beth Birkett's new MTVJams channel, comin next month, Aich'll debut to more than 14 million fans w/a yr.-end reach expected to be 18-20 mil... 11. YASMEEN Blue Jeans MCA Tye Dash (Universal)?... Tuma?... Toy (Phat Farm)... Music Choice?... Much luv to Doctor Dave 12. THICKE Alone Nu America/Interscope for tha bunk -bed accommodations in Tampa, dinner © Bern's Steak House (great place!) & underground V A cornmercial takin me to see Prince, who put on one muthafukka of a show. Included waz sum interest- 1. CAMP LO Glow Dymond Crook ng tha current muzic scene, when he said, "This iz REAL MUZIC performed by REAL MUZICIANS!" He also had a scroll on hiz mammoth video screens w/all tha names of 2. GZA Fame MCA tha big radio congloms that don't support him & "real muzic" & how fukked up radio iz. 3. KILLER BEES Killer Bees Koch Tim audience went fukkin nut acknowledging hiz words. Ya think he haz a point?... PS: 4. SLUM VILLAGE Tainted Barak Ent./Capitol Much luv to my girl/Prince's bass player Rhonda Smith, one of tha world's finest, no doubt... PPS: Our praise and love from all of us in tha mix go out to tha Rifkind family for tha speedy 5. JOE BUDDEN Get Right With MeSpit/IDJ and full recovery of Robert Rifkind... 6. ROC Like A G Lethal Dose/Geffen/lnterscope

HITS April 12, 2002 69 JUSTIN TYME ERIC V OHO BOYS) MTV SYNDICATED

Wueler Jean Joe Bunnell "Masquerade (lP) -sit Ri9bb With me- Booga Basemen/Columbia/BR w IDJ "Clef's back to his Carnival form! Definitely a lot more "Here's a joint that you cotta slap on your 12s! focused in regards to getting back to some straight -up This shit is bouncing all over the air/naves in hip -hop shit! Some of my favorite tracks are the 'Pussy our mix show! Been play.ng it for three weeks Cat' remake with lam Jones, the track with City High now. Jump on it... NOW BIATCHES!J!!" & the track with MOP is definitely a NY dub-banga! Definitely anothe- Clef classic for our ears!"

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Mario ra Goofl -Just B Meng" Boo" J novas DBMBOireoli "Seven DJs... who all say yes to Mario's 'Just "These playas may call themselves no good, a Friend'! The WJLB Seven deadly Technics but it turns out that they are very good! all agree that this is the new, hot shit!" Definitely a club banga 4 all da bailers! Play it!!"

BLADE C -MINUS WNOV KPWR Mennen Man E Denman "let's Do IV loch star- DeP Jam/IDJ t ruin "Whenever you get these two together, ' ,or those who don't know about the NE ptunes, or you're going to have an automatic hip -hop their skills outside of the pop/hip-hop realm, they can blaza...PERIOD!!! I'm a Meth & Red fan for come with it, even with a nardcore sound! This is a life! Don't sleep... Play this joint!" perfect song to all of those cats who wanna be some- thing they can't! It also just shows how they're tryin to take it to the next level. This shit is really, really dope!"

DOCTOR B MARC X XM SATELLITE IPRR Muss Mu Mau p/ Blu Cantrell "Deans II" "Rome Un" Raudoll/BnIalio/fllil G Irina "This track is blazin!It complements the "The new Lady May is heat! Ladies are feelin original, yet puts a 2K2 flair on it! Females it in my club and good phones in the mix are going to wind their hips to this one!" show, so DJs, don't snooze! If it's in your mix round -up, it's sure fire!"

70 HITS April 12, 2002 Mac Attack

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for MD/air duties... Z90 San Diego PD Lisa Karstingand husbandMike Karsting welcome baby Ashley Marie Karsting... Are Crossover VP stripes in Universal's Gary Marella's future under YES, YET ANOTHER COLUMN FOR the acting Sr. VP Promotion Valerie YOU TO READ: Question: What the fuck DeLong?... Priority/Capitol Sr. VP of were we thinking about in puttingall Promotion Tom Maffeiisofficially these pages together? Answer: We chillin' and having cocktails. Will for- thought it would be a good place to dish mer labelmate and Urban Promotion the latest gossip and happenings of the VP Sandra Sullivan soon be putting week from the XO, Urban and Mix her order in at the bar?... WB's Sr. VP communities all wrapped up in one cute Urban Waymon Jones officially steps package. Please don't hold it against us. foot in the West Coast offices this So here itis... Looks like the labels are week... R. Kelly denies that he's the coming to some sort of agreement with maninthesex tapes andcalls Radio One. The numbers are not yet Chicago's WGCI to ask his fans to DON'T HAVE TO STARE: Although Arista star Usher known, but we bet it won't be long 'til the stand by him after protesters shatter advised KPWR Los Angeles' E -Man on how to take a cool rest of the Urban community follows... In CDs at the station offices. How 'bout photo, E -Man could only give a deer -in -the -headlightshim... Look for Interscopes's Nino other Radio One -related news, VP ofstare. The ancient Indian belief is true-after so many Programming Tony Fieldsis out along Cuccinello to add some responsibili- trade shots, the camera really does steal your soul. with KBFB Dallas PD/MD Marie Kelly. No ties for DreamWorks to his current replacement has been named yet... WTMP/ replacement in Jacksonville. Speaking of Power, duties... The Top Ten Most Played videos Tampa picks up Russ Parr & Olivia Fox in the Doc Wynter and Steve Smith put together a the week at BET are: #1 Nas, #2 Ja Rule, #3 morning... Clear Channel's WJBT Jacksonville powerful lineup of air talent in New York. The Lil' Bow Wow, #4 Ludacris, #5 Mary J. PD Aaron Maxwell will head back home to Ed & Dre show debuts this week, and there's Blige, #6 Busta Rhymes, #7 Jay -Z, #8 B2K, Richmond shortly to replace WBTJ PD Deja one more unknown hire on the horizon. Who #9 Aaliyah, #10 Fat Joe... Keepin' it Mown'. Parker who segues to POWER 105.1/New York will it be?... Top 40 WKOE/Atlantic City grabs Azim Rashid, Niki Benjamin, Danny Coniglio for afternoons. No word yet on Maxwell's Ted Noah from crosstown Rhythm Top 40 WZBZ and Dana Cortez.

72 HITS April 12, 2002 "BAND TO WATCH"

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JEFF DAVIDSON SAM CASS CHRIS RICHARDS 4000+ Accounts BORDERS 387 Retail Stores HMV 12 Retail Stores BOOKS MUSIC CAFE STORESE CD RCP (NYC) (Philadelphia) (Ann Arbor) HMV UNIVERSAL ONE -STOP BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC 1. ASHANTI 1.ASHANTI 1. CELINE DION 2. TWEET 2. CELINE DION 2. NOW VOL. 9 (VAR) 3. CELINE DION 3.TWEET 3. 0 BROTHER, WHERE ART... (ST) 4. NOW VOL. 9 (VAR) 4. BRANDY 4. ASHANTI 5. JAY-Z/R.KELLY 5. WWF:FORCEABLE ENTRY 5. NORAH JONES 6.JOHN MAYER 6. NOW VOL. 9 (VAR) 6.ALANIS MORISSETTE 7. NORAH JONES 7. AVANT 7. DIANA KRALL 8. ALANIS MORISSETTE 8. SCORPION KING (ST) 8. JIMMY BUFFETT 9. MARY J. BLIGE 9.JAY-Z/R.KELLY 9.I AM SAM (ST) 10.AVANT 10.PINK 10.CHIEFTAINS

74 HITS April 12 2002 Thursday, May 9, 2002 7:30 PM House of Blues Kenny Aronoff, Sheila E, Pete Escovedo, Evan and Jaron, Dave Koz, Slash, Jill Sobule, Don Was... special musical guests still to be announced. J.J. Jackson, Guest Announcer Randy Stern, Musical Director

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HITS April 12, 2002 79 CICS CURRENT FAVORITES AS CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF ALL SEGMENTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WINNERS NO DOUBT Hella Good (Interscope) 6B2K Uh Huh (Epic)

2 CALLING Adrienne (RCA) 7 CRAIG DAVID Walking Away (WS/Atl/Atl G)

ASHANTI Foolish (Murder Inc./IDJ) 8 JADE ANDERSON Sugarhigh (Col/CRG)

4 R DIDDY f/USHER I Need A Girl (Bad Boy/Arista) 9 AVRIL LAVIGNE Complicated (Arista)

5 DIRTY VEGAS Days Gone By (Capitol) 10CREED One Last Breath (Wind -Up)

SLO-MOTION TIM BALDWIN AL BURKE KBAT/MIDLAND WMXB/RICHMOND WRFY/READING T Hurts/YY Twins/B2K P.O.D./Nickelback C Cope/Nickelback/U Law HITMAN STORM BENNETT ADAM BURNES KBFM/BROWNSVILLE WVMX/CINCINATTI KSLY/SAN LUIS OBISPO D Vegas/P Rubio/T Turner Default/A Lavigne Nickelback/N Doubt/X-Ecutioners PICAZZO KAREN BLACK CHRIS CALLOWAY KISV/BAKERS FIELD WRTS/ERIE, PA KRUF/SHREVEPORT J Lopez f/Nas/Beenie & Freeway Brandy/GG Dolls Ashanti/Creed FISHER TOMMY BODEAN CARLOS CAMPOS WHZT/GREENVILLE, SC Z104/MADISON KLCA/RENO Eve & F Slim/L May/Fisher N Doubt/P. Diddy Sensefield/Default/Corrs f/ Bono ORLANDO SCOTT BOHANNON AJ CARLISLE WLLD/TAMPA VVWST/KNOXVILLE KVUU/COLORADO SPRINGS Ms. Jade/B2K Creed/N Doubt/J Anderson Creed/Calling/Dishwalla/M Brooks KRAIMER ERIK BRADLEY CHRIS CARMICHAEL WMBZ/MEMPHIS B96/CHICAGO VVVSR/CHARLESTON Moby/Calling/P Planet R Kelly & Jay -Z J Anderson/Ashanti BARTEL STACEY BRADY JAY CHARLES WPYO/ORLANDO WKZN/NEW ORLEANS KWTX/WACO K Minogue/NB Nature/D Vegas/C David Jewel/CO Nature/7 & The Sun/U Law Ashanti/Calling JIM ALLEN TONY BREWSKI TOMMY CHUCK WDJX/ LOU I SVI LLE WIFC/WAUSAU WKXJ/CHATTANOOGA Ashanti/Freestylers N Doubt/5 4 Fighting/J Rule/Nickelback C David/Soluna TOMMY AUSTIN DAVE BREWSTER HOLLY CLARK KQKQ/OMAHA WRMF/WEST PALM BEACH KMXV/KANSAS CITY T Turner/Ashanti/N Doubt A Lavigne C David/J Lopez f/Nas/MJ Blige JAMES BAKER ERIN BRISTOL ROBIN COLE K101/SAN FRANCISCO WMT/CEDAR RAPIDS WBNS/COLUMBUS Enrique/Corrs f/ Bono/A Marshall Dishwalla/M Brooks Zero 7/P Yorn/CO Nature

80 HITS April 12, 2002 CURRENT FAVORITES AS CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF ALL SEGMENTSCKS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

DANA CORTEZ DARRYL JOHNSON DEBBIE MAZELLA KMRK/MIDLAND/ODESSA WRHH/RICHMOND WJLK/OCEAN, NJ Avant/YY Twins/A Keys B Rich Rubyhorse/Dishwalla/Moby/Creed TOMMY DEL RIO CHRIS K PAT MCKAY KSEQ/FRESNO KDND/SACRAMENTO WHYN/SPRINGFIELD, MA Khia/Cam'ron/J Rule C David/A Lavigne/Hoobastank Rubyhorse/5 4 FightingN Carlton ANT DOG SHARON KELLY STEVE MCKAY KKUU/PALM SPRINGS WDAQ/DAN BURY WPTE/NORFOLK Nas/J Rule/Fundisha C David/N Doubt/M Brooks Rubyhorse/Sensefield/J Johnson TONY DOOLIN JOE KELLY DARREN MCPEAKE WCDA/LEXINGTON WNCl/COLUMBUS KBBY/OXNARD Nickelback/J Johnson C David/CO Nature/Usher J Johnson/A Lavigne/K's Choice A.J. DUKETTE KEITH KENNEDY JOHNNY MEDRANO WJYY/CONCORD, NH WKDD/AKRON KKFR/PHOENIX Co nature/Tweet/Ashanti/N.E.R.D. Calling/M Brooks/Dishwaila Cam'ron/S Village ALLAN FEE TOBY KNAPP TOM MITCHELL WQAUCLEVELAND WFLZ/TAMPA WNTQ/SYRACUSE A Lavigne/Enya B Spears/C David D Vegas MARK FRENCH SIMON KNIGHTS TAP MONEY WMXY/YOUNGSTOWN, OH KTOZ/SPRINGFIELD WJMH/GREENSBORO, NC Dishwalla/Enya JE World/Z Story/M Brooks/P Planet T Hurts/Cam'ron/Nas CHARESE FRUGE JOE LIMARDI EDDIE MORENO KMXB/LAS VEGAS WZOK/ROCKFORD KNDA/CORPUS CHRISTI Calling/Jewel/Enya Ashanti/C David/CO Nature/N Doubt Ava nt/I syss/VVa rren G MICHAEL GIFFORD LESLIE LOIS MIKE MULLANEY K1MN/DENVER KZPT/TUCSON WBMX/BOSTON Pink/Rubyhorse/Zero 7 Calling/Dishwalla/Moby Rubyhorse/Creed/J Mayer PETER GUNN MIKE LOWE MEGAN MURPHY KHTE/LITTLE ROCK WAOA/M ELBORN E WMRV/BINGHAMPTON NB Nature/Khia B2K/P. Diddy/P Rubio/A1 C David/B Spears/NSYNC/JE World ALISA H CHRIS MANN SHAWN MURPHY KPLZ/SEATTLE WAEZ/JOHNSON CITY WQGN/NEW LONDON Dishwalla/M Brooks/JE World/Sensefield Nickelback/N Doubt/Tweet/India.Arie N Doubt/CO Nature/F Joe JOHNNY HARTWELL TONY MANN COURTNEY NELSON WZPT/PITTSBURGH WAPE/JACKSONVILLE KSII/EL PASO Default/M Branch JE World/Nickelback/C David Rubyhorse/M Brooks MICHAEL HAYES MIKE MARINO SARAH O'CONNOR KKRZ/PORTLAND MARINO RADIO MKT./LOS ANGELES WPGC/WASH DC V Carlton/M Branch/P McCartney P Rubio/X-Ecutioners/P. Diddy Trina/B2K/A Stone TRED HULSE TONY MASCARO SUE O'NEIL WRVE/ALBANY WPLJ/NEW YORK WTSS/BUFFALO A Lavigne Default/Shakira Shakira/K Minogue/Train DAVID J KEVIN MATTHEWS JERRY PADDEN WVRV/ST. LOUIS WRZE/CAPE COD WKRZ/WILKES-BARRE Dishwalla/Bush/Calling/Nickelback NB Nature/P. Diddy/N Doubt N Doubt/JE World

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KEVIN PALANA RYAN SEAN STAN THE MAN WQGN/NEW LONDON KDDB/HONOLULU WFLZ/TAM PA N Doubt/Ashanti/L Kravitz/Usher Aaliyah/Tweet/T Hurts D Bedingfield/Kaci/B Spears/D Vegas JON E QUEST SEAN SELLERS MARK THOMAS WCIUCARBONDALE WWZZ/WASHINGTON DC KMHX/SANTA ROSA J Anderson/P. Diddy Sensefield/Default/Creed/P Planet Rubyhorse/Dishwalla/A Lavigne/Default DILYN RADAKOVITZ NEAL SHARPE LARRY THOMPSON DIMPLES/SACRAMENTO WLNK/CHARLOTTE KSTE/PORTLAN D Fantomas/Melvins/Avant/Andrew W.K. Train/A Lavigne/Creed Calling/Creed/CO Nature BOBBY RAMOS JOHN SHOMBY GARY TRUST KZZI/LUBBOCK WWCK/FLINT WSNE/PROVIDENCE B Rhymes/J Lopez f/Nas/GG Dolls/F Evans Ashanti/P. Diddy Sensefield JOHN REYNOLDS DARRIN SMITH EJ TYLER WN KS/CHARLOTTE WHTG/MONMOUTH KLLY/BAKERSFIELD CO Nature/A Lavigne Moby/Rubyhorse/J Mayer A Lavigne/Jewel/Corrs BEAU RICHARDS DYLAN SPRAGUE CHRIS TYLER KZMG/BOISE Q1 00/ATLANTA WJMN/BOSTON Aaliyah/D Vegas/Nickelback C David/Ashanti NSYNC/C David JUSTIN RILEY TONI ST. JAMES GABRIELLE VAUGHN KQMB/SALT LAKE CITY WMC/MEMPHIS WPST/TRENTON Nickelback/M Brooks/N Doubt Pink/A Lavigne/B Raitt/Nickelback F Joe/C David KAREN RITE VICTOR STARR TONY WAITEKUS WHHY/MONTGOMERY WZMX/HARTFORD WHTS/DAVENPORT DJ Encore/Brandy/B2K Cam'ron/Fabolous f/J Edge/Nas/Ludacris Nickelback/Ashanti/A1 /A Lavigne RON ROBERTS VAL STEELE BRIAN WALLACE KQID/ALEXANDRIA KDUK/EUGENE WHHH/INDIANAPOLIS J Anderson P. Diddy/B Spears Brandy/P Pablo/T Hurts/R Shand JIM ROBINSON JON STEWART ROB WEAVER KAMX/AUSTIN WSSR/TAMPA WKPK/NORTHWEST, MI Enya/Jewel K Korga/R Zero N Doubt/JE World/J Mayer MIKE ROSSI DION SUMMERS BILL WEST WSTW/VVILMINGTON 92Q/BALTIMORE WZYP/H U NTSVI LLE Calling/Rubyhorse/Creed Boys II Men S Cult/Calling/Dropline ROBB ROYALE DAVE SWAN ROB WHITE KYLZ/ALBUQUERQUE KSRZ/OMAHA CKEY/BUFFALO B McKnight/Mr. Cheeks/Khia/B II Men JE World/K Minogue A Lavigne/L Kravitz ROB RYAN CHRIS TAYLOR REBECCA WILDE KKMG/COLORADO SPRINGS WMC/MEMPHIS WQAL/CLEVELAND F Joe/Default Calling/N Doubt/A Lavigne JE World/Rubyhorse/Calling STEW SCHANTZ MORGAN TAYLOR MIKE YEAGER WSKS/UTICA WZKL/CANTON KVSR/FRESNO Ashanti Nickelback/Rubyhorse Enya/C Dion MIKE SCOTT TONY TECATE MICHAEL YO KCDU/SALINAS KSFM/SACRAMENTO Y1 00/MIAMI Shakira/Dishwalla J Lopez f/Nas/B II Men/M Elliott/L May N Doubt/B Rhymes/JE World/D Bedingfield

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Just four weeks ago, Super fully expects to top 90% soon. magazine Discount One -Stop moved SD saw around $25 million in from a 18k sq. ft. warehouse to revenue for 2001 and projects its new 48k sq. ft. digs. With some $60 million for 2002. Can wholesale legend Bruce Ogil- Ogilvie make it to $100 mil- vie (formerly of Abbey Road) lion in the next two years? He GirdWinning coming on board almost a year thinks so... Speaking of com- ago, joining founders David panies that are still benefiting Hurwitz and Jeff Walker, the from Valley's demise, Handle - company company is starting to take man announced they will be shape. According to Ogilvie, supplying "certain prerecord- the first order of business was ed music selections, including to get their fill numbers up. new -store opening music Before Valley took the dive, SD inventory and replenishment was content to stock a limited of selected product" to Best run of skus, somewhere be- Buy. Another plum account tween 16k -18k. New systems that used to be Valley's... With were able to increase fill from Ashanti grabbing this week's some 60% to a very respect- headlines with an aggressive able 85%. But, after Valley went rebate plan and a huge #1 out of business, indie retailers debut, it might be possible to came to SD requesting the overlook the great set-up that AMPED and AMPED DISTRIBUTED ITEMS deeper catalog they had been was done Elektra Sr. VP Sales getting from the now -defunct Ron Spaulding on Tweet. won tie wholesaler. Slowly ramping up Don't. Retailers nationwide to around 25k skus (still a very have been singing not only nominal amount), Ogilvie saw Spaulding's praises, but the NARM his fill rate plummet back to entire Elektra and WEA team. "Best Direct Mail Piece" 66%. But now that the new, Most retailers were forecast- larger accommodations are in ing between 125k -150k be- for 1998,1999 and 2000. place, skus are topping 90k, fore street date. Spaulding with a fill rate back up to some and company blew by that 88%. Ogilvie knows there's still mark with a show of support room for improvement and rarely seen. The entire execu- tive staff was out in force last ELEKTRA-FYING DEBUT week helpingsellrecords. Gemir Get kat Everyone from WEA's Dave Mount, Bob Carlton and Steve Kleinberg to Elektra's Sylvia Rhone Greg Thompson and Brian Cohen pitched in. Rhone hit the Wiz in Paramus, NJ, and HMV on 125th in Harlem. Mount made his way ONE STOP GROUP to Inglewood's Fortune Rec- ords and Visjon Records in Crenshaw. With sales nearing the 200k mark on a brand- new artist, Tweet is nothing RON SPAULDING: Execs hit short of a big old freaking Advertising Sales: 800-329-1664 Ext. 4485 the street for Tweet. smash. Congrats... Retailers Hotline: 800-635-9082 or visit us on the web at www.aent.com Most powerful

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ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS Y Y V

ASHANTI FOOLISH Murder Inc./IDJ Exploding from #1 LP, M1V, VH1, BET, X -over

TWEET OOPS (OH MY) GM/Elektra/EEG From Missy Elliott camp, kover,Top 40, MTV, BET, VH1, huge LP

CELINE DION A NEW DAY HAS COME Epic VH1, Top 40, Hot A/C, comeback LP hot for the second week

2 [21fl LINKIN PARK IN THE END Warner Bros. PoMo, Top 40, requests, LP over 6 million, "Paper Cut" next 5 AVANT MAKIN' GOOD LOVE MJM/MCA BET, X -over, Top 40, JAMZ, hot LP getting hotter

3 3 13 LUDACRIS ROLL OUT Def Jam South/IDJ BET, X -over, Top 40, "Saturday" blowing up now, LP hot 1-111 GODSMACK I STAND ALONE Republic/Universal From "Scorpion King" (ST), A.Rock, PoMo 8 6a PUDDLE OF MUDD BLURRY Flaw/Gef/Interscope Top 40, A. Rock, PoMo, VH1, "Drift and Die" added MN 5 8 BRANDY WHAT ABOUT US Atlantic/Atl G BET, VH1, Top 40, X -over, "Full Moon" now

1 4 10 ALANIS MORISSETTE HANDS CLEAN Maverick/Reprise Video and radio continue, requests, LP sustaining sales

1161 13 PINK DON'T LET ME GET ME Arista Requests, VH1, MN, Top 40, Modern AC, Platinum -plus LP

1715 FAT JOE WHAT'S LUV Atlantic/Atl G Huge increase on LP, MN, Top 40, X -over, M1V2, BET

171171 KYLIE MINOGUE CAN'T GET YOU OUT... Capitol MTV, VH1, phones, Top 40, Modern AC, LD Gold

11 12 B2K UH HUH Epic MTV, BET, Top 40, X -over, phones, LP sales, "Gots Ta Be" now

1141 14 JA RULE ALWAYS ON TIME Murder Inc./IDJ BET, X -over, Top 40, phones, "Down Ass Chick' the new one

191 9 NICKELBACK HOW YOU REMIND ME RoadRunner/IDJ Top 40, phones, LP 3 million, + "Too Bad" exploding

3323 SHAKIRA UNDERNEATH YOUR... Epic #1 MTV, Top 40, VH1, LP double -Platinum, Hot A/C, phones

1818 USHER U DON'T HAVE TO CALL Arista MN, BET, VH1, X -over, Top 40, phones, LP over 4 million

1 6 1 10 JENNIFER LOPEZ AIN'T IT FUNNY Epic Remix LP, MTV, Top 40, X -over, BET, phones, "I'm Gonna..."

1191 2020 SYSTEM OF A DOWN TOXICITY American/Col/CRG MTV, MTV2, A. Rock, PoMo, LP double Platinum -plus

23 21 MICHELLE BRANCH ALL YOU WANTED Maverick/WB Top 40, Mod Adult, VH1, MTV, LP hot hot hot

2222 NICKELBACK TOO BAD RoadRunner/IDJ MN, VH1, phones, Top 40, PoMo, A. Rock, LP over 3 mil

3433 JOHN MAYER NO SUCH THING Aware/Columbia/CRG LP exploding this wk, added MTV, MIV2, VH1, hot radio

2624 MARY J. BLIGE RAINY DAYZ MCA f/Ja Rule, huge video, X -over, Top 40, LP Platinum -plus

2428 NAPPY ROOTS AWNAW Atlantic/Atl G LP exploding, MTV, MTV2, X -over

84 HITS April 12, 2002 FROM 41E FORTHCOMING ALBUM

IN STORES APRIL 16TH "SHERYL CROW IS BACK WITH A TERRIFIC POP RECORD- SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING -TIME SMASH!" -TRACY AUSTIN, 104 iCRBE 130 STATIONS AND OVER 1300 SPINS @ TOP 40: KIIS-FM WXKS KZQZ KRBE WPRO KSLZ KMXV KZHT KUDD KFMD WNCI KXXM WNKS WKRQ WKZL WDCG WQZQ KDND 8* ADULT TOP 40 MONITOR 1* AAA MONITOR PERFORMING ON: LETTERMAN (CBS) 4/10 ROSIE O'DONNELL 4/15

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10 17 MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA MCA BET, radio, multi -Platinum LP, w/P Diddy, "Rainy Dayz" now

12 1191 P.O.D. YOUTH OF THE NATION Atlantic/Atl G MTV, VH1, Top 40, PoMo, LP double -Platinum, "Boom" at A.Rock 4 16a GLENN LEWIS DON'T YOU FORGET... Epic VH1, BET, MTV, Top 40, X -over, LP selling 1251 27 ENRIQUE ESCAPE Interscope Added Radio Disney, Top 40, Modem AC, MTV, VH1, some phones

E. VEDDER/R. WAINWRIGHT YOU'VE.../ACROSS... V2 From "I Am Sam"(ST), both cuts selling LP, PoMo, APM, T40 15 1251 30

31 34 DEFAULT WASTING MY TIME TVT VH1, Top 40, PoMo, Adult Top 40, developing LP, "Deny" next

13 26E3 PINK GET THE PARTY.. Arista Requests, radio, "Don't Let..." now 27 31 ES SHAKIRA WHENEVER, WHEREVER Epic On the way out, "Underneath..." hot now 29 32 OUTKAST THE WHOLE WORLD Arista BET, X -over, Top 40, Platium-plus LP

21 3513 X-ECUTIONERS IT'S GOING DOWN Loud/Columbia/CRG W/Linkin Park, MTV, PoMo, Top 40, A.Rock, LP selling 44 BUSTA RHYMES PASS THE COURVOISIER J Records BET, MTV, X -over, JAMZ, breaking Top 40, LP up again

35 36 NO DOUBT HEY BABY Interscope Still has Top 40, "Hella Good" breaking

20 29 INDIA.ARIE VIDEO Motown/Universal Top 40, LP still selling, "Ready For Love" next

1-1 WHITE STRIPES FELL IN LOVE... Third ManN2 Breakthrough video MTV, PoMo, A.Rock, exploding LP

4040 40 JIMMY EAT WORLD THE MIDDLE DreamWorks VH1, MTV, PoMo, Top 40, another great week on LP

42 41 NORAH JONES DON'T KNOW WHY Blue Note Explosive LP sales, APM, massive word of mouth & press

JA RULE DOWN A** CHICK Murder Inc./IDJ Follow up to another smash, X -over, MTV, BET

32 38 HOOBASTANK CRAWLING IN THE DARKIsland/IDJ VH1, A.Rock, PoMo, Top 40, developing LP "Running.."

NAS ONE MIC Columbia/CRG MTV, BET, X -over, Platinum -plus LP has good week

38 45 JAHEIM ANYTHING Warner Bros. LP past Platinum, BET, X -over, and Top 40, features Next

C3 ADEMA THE WAY YOU LIKE IT Arista Developing LP, A.Rock, PoMo, MTV

37 BRITNEY SPEARS I'M NOT A GIRL_ Jive Top 40, Radio Disney, from movie, LP multi -Platinum 1421

36 39C3 STATIC X COLD Warner SunsetNVB From "Queen of the Damned" (ST), PoMo, A.Rock 28 30C3 CREED MY SACRIFICE Wind -Up LP over 4 million, radio, "Bullets" hot now

47 48 50 ENYA ONLY TIME Reprise Falling slowly after great run

GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) CORRS/BONO (143/Lava/AtI/Atl G) TRIK TURNER (RCA) POWER SHERYL CROW (A&M/Interscope) ANDREW W.K. (Island/IDJ) DROWNING POOL (Wind -Up) POTENTIALS: NO DOUBT (Interscope) REMY SHAND (Motown/Universal)JACK JOHNSON (Enjoy/Universal)

86 HITS April 12, 2002 RES (PRONOUNCED REESE)

CD sales up over 2000/0

"THEY SAY VISION" THE NEW SINGLE FROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM HOW I DO '****...Like Chrissie Hynde, RES' voice is more unique and emotionally direct than big and operatic, a perfect fit for the rock soul sounds behind her." -Rolling Stone ' RES achieves a cohesive and truly innovative sound that rushes at you from the moment you press PLAY." -Time Out NY New this week at: KZQZ San Francisco KHFI Austin KUDDSalt Lake City WNTQSyracuse WZEE Madison WNKSCharlotte WCGQColumbus

WBZZ Pittsburgh 3x per day WSTR Atlanta 4x per day KIIS Los Angeles 3x per day KSLZ St. Louis 4x per day KFMD Denver 3x per day KHTS San Diego 3x per day KCHZ Kansas City 3x per day WNOU Indianapolis 3x per day WKFS Cincinnati 3x per day WPRO Providence 4x per day WXKS Boston 3x per day WFLY Albany 3x per day WQZQ Nashville 4x per day G 105 Raleigh 3x per day KRQQ Tucson 3x per day WKXJ Chattanooga 4x per day WKSZ Greenbay 3x per day KKDM Des Moines 4x per day WSSR Tampa 25x KRBZ Kansas City 24x WWMX Baltimore 10x WTIC Hartford 21K KMXB Las Vegas 12x KALZ Fresno 23K Mainstream Monitor #40* (+196) On Tour with Mary J. Blige in Europe!! MCA t :AMERICA Produced by Doc for Black Corner Dot Corn Corey Smyth I Blacksmith Management www.resmusic.com www.nncarecords.com r5 AR RANO I RECORDS, INC CHR/POP TOP 50 LAST THIS TOTAL TOTAL PLAYS PLAYS WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLELABEL(S) Tw LW 8767 39 2 0 JENNIFER LOPEZ Ain't It Funny Epic 8806 8836 -406 1 2 LINKIN PARK In The End WB 8430 4 0 PINK Don't Let Me Get Me Arista 8029 7361 668 3 4 KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get You Out Of My Head Capitol 7487 7688 -201 6886 6811 75 5 0 'N SYNC Girlfriend Jive 6705 6407 298 6 0 PUDDLE OF MUDD Blurry Flawless/Geffen/Int. 5867 5705 162 9 0 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Escape Interscope

7 8 NICKELBACK How You Remind Me Roadrunner/IDJ 5822 6246 -424 12 0 SHAKIRA Underneath Your Clothes Epic 5514 4974 540 502 11 a) MICHELLE BRANCH All You Wanted Maverick/WB 5500 4998 14 ar, VANESSA CARLTON A Thousand Miles A&M/Interscope 5132 4487 645

8 12 CALLING Wherever You Will Go RCA 5099 5729 -630 1393 16 e FAT JOE What's Luv (f/Ashanti) TerrorSquad/Atlantic/Atl G 5093 3700 10 14 JA RULE Always On Time Murder Inc./IDJ 4611 5442 -831 13 15 LEANN RIMES Can't Fight The Moonlight Curb 4062 4677 -615 15 16 CRAIG DAVID 7 Days Wildstar/Atlantic/Atl G 3869 4336 -467

21 (1) GOO GOO DOLLS Here Is Gone WB 3516 3122 394 22 40 P.O.D. Youth Of The Nation Atlantic/Atl G 3217 3112 105 19 19 CREED My Sacrifice Wind-up 3177 3374 -197 18 20 NO DOUBT Hey Baby Interscope 3065 3447 -382 27 ED DEFAULT Wasting My Time TVT 3006 2618 388 26 0 OUTKAST The Whole World Arista 2811 2634 177 23 23 LUDACRIS Roll Out (My Business) Def Jam South/IDJ 2792 2964 -172 34 e) ASHANTI Foolish Murder Inc./IDJ 2721 1690 1031 ze e TWEET Oops (Oh My) GoldMind/Elektra/EEG 2022 572 17 26 BRANDY What About Us? Atlantic/AG 2527 3557 -1030 42 0 NO DOUBT Hella Good Interscope 2411 1168 1243 30 0 INDIA.ARIE Video Motown/Universal 2292 1863 429 25 29 ALANIS MORISSETTE Hands Clean Maverick/Reprise 2259 2800 -541

35 USHER U Don't Have To Call Arista 2242 1640 602 29 31 FABOLOUS Young'n DS/Elektra/EEG 1975 1989 -14

33 CELINE DION A New Day Has Come Epic 1955 1699 256 37 0 JIMMY EAT WORLD The Middle DreamWorks 1946 1466 480 31 (;) TOYA No Matta What(Party All Night) Arista 1918 1814 104 24 35 110 Rapture Universal 1808 2932 -1124 39 B2K Uh Huh Epic 1746 1322 424 41 G ALICIA KEYS How Come You Don't Call Me J 1457 1224 233 40 0 RES They Say Vision MCA 1423 1263 160 44 m SHERYL CROW Soak Up The Sun A&M/Interscope 1320 1137 183 45 (r) LENNY KRAVITZ Stillness Of Heart Virgin 1224 1047 177 48 a) NICKELBACK Too Bad Roadrunner/IDJ 1202 769 433 DEBUT m JADE ANDERSON Sugar High Columbia/CRG 1151 574 577 43 43 DJ ENCORE I See Right Through To You MCA 1112 1143 -31 36 44 MARY J. BLIGE No More Drama MCA 1066 1505 -439 50 P. DIDDY & THE BAD...I Need A Girl Bad Boy/Arista 1056 577 479 46 46 R. KELLY Tile World's Greatest Interscope 892 1035 -143 38 47 DARREN HAYES Insatiable Columbia/CRG 819 1460 -641 DEBUT BRITNEY SPEARS Overprotected Jive 648 208 440 sz C) X-ECUTIONERS It's Goin' Down Loud/Columbia/CRG 644 573 71 DEBUT 0 CRAIG DAVID Walking Away Wildstar/Atlantic/Atl G 604 127 477

1. ASHANTI Foolish (Murder Inc./IDJ) 27 6. PAULINA RUBIO Don't Say Goodbye (Universal) 20 2. DAVID CRAIG Walking Away (Wildstar/Atlantic/Atl G) 22 7. JADE ANDERSON Sugar High (Columbia/CRG) 14 3.P. DIDDY & THE BAD... I Need A Girl (Bad Boy/Arista) 22 8. AALIYAH More Than A Woman (Blackground) 12 4. BRITNEY SPEARS Overprotected (Jive) 22 9. B2K Uh Huh (Epic) 12 5. GRAND SKEEM Baby Got Back (RCA) 20 10. JIMMY EAT WORLD The Middle (Dream Works) 12

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ASHANTI Foolish Murder Inc./IDJ 54 KSFM WJMH WPGC 41 WJFX KKUU KDWB

PINK Don't Let Me Get MeArista 39 WQAL Z100 KDND 30 Q100 WSTW WKXJ

10 FAT JOE f/ASHANTIWhat's Luv? Atlantic/Atl G 37 KLUC WKTU Z100 28 KHTE KSEQ WPYO

VANESSA CARLTONA Thousand Miles A&M/Interscope 36 WTSS KDMX Z100 27 WRVE WMT WKXJ

6 SHAKIRA. Underneath Your... Epic 33 WTSS Z100 WNKS 25 KDUK KRUF KWTX

R DIDDY F/USHER I Need A Girl Bad Boy/Arista 32 KKFR WLLD KLUC 24 WVMX WSKS KKSS

PUDDLE OF MUDD Blurry Flaw/Gef/Interscope 31 WRVVV VVWZZ KQID 24 WWCK WRFY WZPT

LINKIN PARK In The End Warner Bros. 30 WFLZ WRVW KQMB 23 WRTS WAEZ WNJQ

NSYNC Girlfriend Jive 29 KMXV WFLZ KDND 22 WAOA WM RV WHHY

10 TWEET Oops (Oh My) GM/Elektra/EEG 28 B97 WJMN KDWB 21 WCIL KSLY KZZI

MICHELLE BRANCHAll You Wanted MaverickNVB 27 WTIC KQMB WPLJ 21 WJYY KKMG KWTX

GOO GOO DOLLSHere Is Gone Warner Bros. 26 KQMB WPLJ WNKS 20 WMBZ WZPT WSTR

ENRIQUE Escape lnterscope 25 WQAL KDND B96 19 WMJQ WQGN WNKS

P.O.D. Youth Of The Nation Atlantic/Atl G 24 WAPE KDUK KQID 18 WWCK Z104 VVVSR

USHER U Don't Have To Call Arista 23 WJMN WPGC WKTU 18 KQKQ WBLK KQID

LUDACRtS Roll Out Def Jam South/IDJ 22 WDJX KKFR WAEZ 17 WQSL WFBC WHTS

SHERYL CROW Soak Up The Sun A&M/Interscope 21 KDMX WVMX WNKS 16 WRFY WBNS WSNE

KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get You... Capitol 20 K101 WAEZ WFBC 15 WPST WI FC VVWST

JOHN MAYER No Such Thing Aware/Col/CRG19 WNZZ WBNS WMBZ 15 WHTG KSTE WRMF

JIMMY EAT WORLDThe Middle DreamWorks 18 KDND WWZZ WDJX 14 WRZE KUUU WKRZ

Total stations reporting this week: 151 92 HITS April 12, 2002 Amazing Sales!! Over 180,000 Scanned first week!!! America Debut WiFemales 25-39 #13 Overall Debut!!

Crankin missy elliott & TOTAL AUDIENCE Rotation at 88 MILLION tweet (+ 4 Million)!!!! Oops (Oh My) The premiere single and video From the Pirst soaring new star oP 2002 Debut album Southern Hummingbird in stores April 2 MONSTER MOVE @ MAINSTREAM MONITOR *30 - *25!! (+476) #1 Most Played onr !! LIVE APPEARANCES LW AT TRL & THE TONIGHT SHOW GREAT ROTATION AT: KRBE/Houston - 23x WKFS/Cincinatti - 48x KCHZ/Kansas City - 35x KXXM/San Antonio - 20x WWWQ/Atlanta - 23x KSLZ/St. Louis - 27x WRVW/Nas - 18x WEZB/N. Orleans - 42x WNOU/Indianapolis - 22x WXXUOrlando - 20x WKSS/Harlord - 21x WLDI/W. Palm - 25): BLOWING UP THE PHONES P. Z100/NYC 44x TOP 5 PHONES! WKSC/Chicago 73x TOP 10 PHONES! WIHT/Wash. D.C. 42x TOP 5 PHONES! WDRO/Detroit 48x TOP 5 PHONES! WKOI/Detroit 23x TOP 1) PHONES! KBKS/Seattle 34x TOP 10 PHONES! WKST/Pittsburgh 50x TOP 5 PHONES! KKRZ/Portland 53x TOP 5 PHONES! WBZZ/Pittsburgh 28x TOP 5 PHONES! WOZO/Nashville 30x TOP 5 PHONES! WA KS/Cleveland 35x TOP 5 PHONES! KKMG/Col. Springs 26x TOP S PHONES! WWHT/Syracuse 48x #1 PHONES! WKGS/Rochester 70x TOP 10 PHONES! WDKF/Dayton 53x TOP 1) PHONES! WDBT/Jackson 88x #1 PHONES!

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Our promotion plates are full & we're serving up the hottest records out there... If you've not added Ashanti, IDJ's Ken, Mike & Erik say don't be "Foolish." This #1 Rhythm/Crossover hitis SMASHing down the walls at Top 40 with a #1 retail debut. Play her now! MADE IN THE SHADES: The gang's at the ball park for some good Thank you... Elektra's Reese & American fun. That means beer & cool shades. Hey, Danny Cooper's Bardin are heating up the action not wearing his. Well, he wasn't invited anyway. Pictured are (back) both at radio & at retail on Tweet. KKFR PD Bruce St. James, WMWX's Chris Ebbott & Ron Price, "Oh My," is she melting the air- Cooper, (front) KYSR APD Chris Patyk, Dave Smiley & girlfriend. waves... Capitol's Hubbert, Green Ken Lane: & Levine have gotten so many LaNe not LaMe. requests for copies of Dirty Vegas' "Days Go By," from the Mitsubishi commercial, that they've rush - U LOSE SOME: Usher (I) smiles released it.It's on your desk now. The next move is yours... As the uncomfotably after a visit with buying public floods retail for Celine, Epic's Hilary, Joel & Tommy Z100 New York's Axl Nemetz. grow at Rhythm & chart at Top 40 with B2K, while Shakira moves into The radio geek occupied the the Top 10 with her second Top 40 hit... If you're hesitating playing star's morning with seven rousing Alicia Keys, resign your job as gatekeeper of pop culture & let those games of Candyland. Nemetz with a clue take over, as J Records' Palmese & Kline will debut this hasn't graduated to the "6 & up" 5 million -selling Grammy winner at Top 40 next week... Columbia's fun just yet. "Now, h'bout a few Walk & Leipsner are high on Jade Anderson, as she increases in hands of Old Maid?" he asked. audience & spins, while the X-Ecutioners are creating phone chaos "C'mon. I'lllet you win a few." for night jocks. Also, get ready for the best Marc Anthony song yet Usher had already lost the on 4/22... TVT's Todd Glassman is thrilled with the MAJOR action as moment he stopped by. Default leaps into the Top 20 at Top 40 Mainstream... DreamWorks' Vicki Leben is not stuck in "The Middle," with Jimmy Eat World the #1 PoMo record for the second week & now exploding at Top 40, while Soluna continues to gain ground & believers each week... The MAJORS are calling in the adds for Usher, as Arista's Steve, Joe & Des "No Matta What" increase the spins on Toya & OutKast. P Diddy has a Top 5 Rhythm/Crossover hit that Top 40 Mainstream is We'd like to congratulate Michael loving, as Pink sets her sights on #1... Programmers have finally Hayes on his latest ARB Trends. caught on to India.Arie's Top 40 "Hit Potential" & they are chatter- Since hisarrivalinPortland, ing about Paulina Rubio. This record will be closed for Universal's Michael has already taken Heritage Val DeLong before impact 4/29... Atlantic's Andrea, Danny & Lisa Top 40 KKRZ from 3.8 to 4.8 to are busy taking Fat Joe's #1 Rhythm record Top 15 at Mainstream 5.112+, pretty much without Top 40, while bringing home the new Craig David & P.O.D. The new even being in the building. Hey Jewel continues to break through, as does Course Of Nature... maybe that's his secret! Hayes Kudos to Warner Bros.' Grover, Boulos, Connone, Flea & Lucek for got in the business in his teens & taking TRL's darling Michelle Branch Top 10 at Top 40 Mainstream, won Billboard's "Air Personality & the Goo Goo Dolls are going, going, gone!... The duo of of the Year" award, which may Interscope's Romano & Lopes are hot, with superb closeout & a explain why he's not on the air HUGE Top 40 debut for No Doubt. There are mondo callout stories anymore. Michael has worked for on Enrique (this could be his biggest record yet) & Vanessa Carlton industry icons John Lander, closes in on Top 40's Top 10... Jive's Riccitelli & George have quick Michael Hayes: Mark Driscoll,BillRichards, & phone action with Britney who is on the fast track at radio... MCA's Hi, I'm Michael. our very own moron, opps icon, Lambert, Goldner & Marella are steadily bringing home Res with Mark Feather. From his humble over 1500 spins now at Top 40... RCA's Ron Geslin gets set for a but very cold beginnings in Anchorage, Alaska, he went on to MAJOR launch of The Calling's next hit 4/15. And speaking of hits, work in legendary radio markets like Houston, Philadelphia, Trik Turner's "Friends & Family" is guaranteed... Virgin's Michael Pittsburgh, Denver & Charlotte. His first PD gig was at WKSI in Plen has a classic Lenny Kravitz hit with "Stillness of Heart" closing Greensboro, and most recently he successfully launched Clear out now at all three Mainstream formats... V2's Matt Pollack readies Channel Top 40 WKST in Pittsburgh. We predict Michael will for Moby launch at Top 40 on 5/20... Music We Love: The Corrs, fea- have KKRZ back to a 6 -share soon, if he'll just continue to stay turing Bono, Nappy Roots, Chocolate... out of the building!

94 HITS April 12, 2002 The first single from their debut album "For All Time"

"Generated phones since spin #1... Still Top 5 Phones for us and all calls I've taken are from females." - Rich Minor, WJJS

"Great daytime phones! Average 5-8 calls eve.rytime we play it in the'mid-days." - Donnie Michaels, WFLY Over 90 Stations Already Added This Week At: WPRO WKSS WRVQ WVAQ WWCK WZOK WHOT KGOT WHHY WAOA WAKZ WJLQ Also On WXKS KJYO WQZQ WEZB WIXXKGGIKKXX KKSS KWIN T-10 Phones

Produced and Arranged by Steve Morales / Mixed by Jon Gass and many more!! Album Executive Producers: Michael Ostin and Ron Handler A&R. Ron Handler Sti.;onne ale }Case and Irene Dreajer for de Pacce Management Album In Stores 5/14/02

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HITS own Bobbii Hach often has a lot to say about a lot of things. So we've given her another opportunity to gab about her favorite subject, outside of floral arrange- ments & the difference between ivory & egg-white-radio.7777

THE MOVIES BETTER: Arista's Joe Reichling (I) & WHYI PD Rob In this crazy business that we all work Roberts (r) try to convince Arista artist Tina Novak to come see their in, we become very jaded to new Panic Room. Roberts enthused, "We've got a George Foreman Grill music, artists & such. So when a new down there, canned pears & all the Yoo-Hoo you can drink!" group comes along, most of us take Reichling chimed in, "I like Yoo-Hoo." it with a grain of salt. Well, I am here to scream to the world about the Hi, I'mBobbii. HIGHLIGHTS: "It's definitely Norah Jones/John Mayer show. This show was absolutely amazing. Norah really cool to have roots. Look was simply captivating & had the audience completely blown away. how cute we are with our roots! Blue Note's Kevin Carroll cannot stop smiling. The album sales say it Some people have more, some all. Coming your way soon... Columbia's John Mayer was fabulous! His people have less, some poeple energy rocked the House of Blues. He is a star. His single is blowing up have lots less.But, you can be the charts and closing out nicely. Pete Cosenza & Laura LaBadia are sure, a lot of people have roots taking this all the way. Strong callout at KALC, KYSR, KLLC & WVRV, in the world." HITS' Bobbii to name a few... Immergent's Michelle St. Clair had a kick -ass first Hach (r) gets deep with WSSX week on Dishwalla, being one of the most added. Some stations APD Ali O'Connell (I). include KPLZ, KVUU, WSSR, KMXB & WDVD... TVT's Todd Glassman is simply on fire with Default. This is a HIT!!! Solid callout, sales & requests everywhere. You cannot go wrong with this song. Closing out this week at WPU, WLNK, KQMB, WZPT & WVMX... The man who is never home, yes you guessed it, DreamWorks' Marc Ratner is all over the country introducing radio to Citizen Cope. His single, "If There's Love," is impacting now & deserves a listen. Louise Goffin's second Their previous album sold over 850,000 single "Insant Photo" is coming sometime in May & Jimmy Eat World worldwide. In 2001 they won the presti- is building each week. Some stations leading the way are WSSR, gious Brit Award for "Best British New - KZON, KRBZ, WTMX & KPEK. This is the next big Rock song to cross corner". Now, Columbia's Charlie Walk over... Island/IDJ's Patty Morris is busy calling in adds on Ruby Horse's brings, Al Stateside on 4/29. "Caught "Sparkle" & setting up the highly anticipated artist Rosie with her In The Middle" debuted at #2 in single, "Love," impacting 5/6. Way to go, Patty!... Arista's Etoile England & is breaking all across Europe. Zisselman has a hit on her hands with Avril Lavigne. "Complicated" is Mike Hedges (Travis, U2) produced this a totally catchy song that grabs you from the first listen. Women will Pop sensation that has tempo, a mon- love it & relate to the lyrics... Be on the lookout for RCA Nashville's ster hook & a sound that's made to Butch Waugh & Cheri Lynn Martin. They are setting up the next Charlie Walk: order for Top 40. Don't get caught with BIG Country crossover record, Carolyn Dawn Johnson's "So Al. your competition playing this hit first. Complicated." Already familiar with the upper demo females, they def- initely have another hit on their hands... Have you seen the sales on Celine Dion? Epic's Hodge is still on a high. This song is a SMASH! She Car manufacturers introducing bands & is a household name & she has sold a zillion records. Don't you forget TV commercials producing radio hits; it! Phantom Planet continues to build each week with KLLC coming to Mitsubishi has a history of doing both. the party... Extasy's Stu Cohen & Steve Zap are busy setting up Remember Groove Armada's "Shakin' Abandoned Pools' "The Remedy." This song is Huge at Modern Rock That Ass" & Wiseguys' "Start The & will soon cross over. Impacting 4/23... V2's Matt Pollack & Mark Commotion?" Now Capitol has rush - Schneider have Moby on the brain. We have been waiting it seems like released radio's newest Mitsubishi forever for a new single & album from Moby. "We Are All Made Of secret weapon, "Days Go By" by Dirty Stars" is just fantastic. The video is great, with a long list of celebrities, Vegas. VP Ed Green personally made too. Be sure to check it out. Getting a huge buzz across the board at the CD burns & it's on your desk now. radio. No official impact date is set, but feel free to become a star to Ed Green: Were not sure if these campaigns sell your listeners & play it now...Records Ilove: The Calling, Creed, Zero Livin' Las Vegas. cars, we know they sell records. Seven, Trik Turner & Dropline...

HITS April 12, 2002 ?rie of the Most Added This week: WPRO WFHN WNOU WDKF KRQQ KLZR KHFI WDJX WQEN ...And many more Already On: Z100 KIIS WIHT WXKS Y100 WDRQ KHTS KZHT KS L2 WFLZ KFMDWWWQ WQ WEZB WZKF WKGS KH KBKS WAKS WPYO WJ WWKX WNVZ B96 And many more...

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The lead story this week isadding PD duties & WKLS'whirlwind of changes at X-ecutioners & Pink Blowin' a true sign of the apoca-Jimmy Tidwell as MD for the Universal, where Steve Leeds in the Wind: Jimmy DeCastro, lypse.R&R and Premiere's new outlet. New calls are segues to New Technology, Todd Glassman, Buddy Deal, Mediabase 24/7 have been WBZY Y100 Miami PD Rob Charlie Foster focuses on John Trout, Jeff Scott & Greg foolish enough to partner with Roberts adds OM duties forspecial projects & Valerie Maffei And here's Mr. Rob us.For full details, see story the CC Miami cluster If you DeLong is acting promo head Roberts, leading the conga line on page 12. We apologize in haven't yet heard & seen the Look for Gary Marella to take in Miami. advance for ruining theirvideo of the Corrs/Bonothe Crossover throne successful businesses Radio version of Ryan Adams' Interscope's Nino Cuccinello One Indie Update: Look for"When the Stars Go Blue" will add Crossover promotion the stalemate between thethen stop everything you'reat DreamWorks to his bur- labels & the key Urban -based doing, check it out, add itgeoning empire... Finally, if chain to reach an endgameto your station, cherish it & anyone can figure out what's shortly. Credit two major East make Andrea Ganis smile. up with Virgin promo, please Coast players for being in the (Aside to John Ivey.Don't call us Condolences to our lead on this one. Also, former miss the obvious. We mustown Paul Karlsen on the loss of Radio One VP Programming hear this on our fave station. his mother Raidun,4/7 The Tony Fields has exited the Remember, Dan Kieley didn't Top Ten Most Played this week company....In Atlanta, Clear think Uncle Kracker wasat MTV are: #1 Tweet, #2 Channel flips WXVV to PoMo right for the market!).... Shakira, #3 Kylie Minogue, #4 as "96-7 The Buzz." CCWJBT Jacksonville PD Ashanti, #5 Michelle Branch, #6 Atlanta Dir. of ProgrammingAaron Maxwell will return to Vanessa Carlton, #7 Enrique, Tim Dukes announces sister Richmond as PD of WBTJ #8 No Doubt, #9 Fat Joe & station WMXV's Paul Kriegler Promotion in Motion: A #10 (tie) Nas, P. Diddy, Usher,

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