Radio Embraces `Evita'
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$5.50 (U.S.), $6.50 (CAN.), £4.50 (U.K.), Y2,500 (JAPAN) IN MUSIC NEWS iBXNCCVR * * ***** 3 -DIGIT 908 190807GEE374EM00211 BLBD 553 001 032198 2 126 1265 MONTY GREENLY 3740 ELM AVE APT A LONG BEACH CA 90807 Matador Takes Indie Route With Chavez lik1OF SEE PAGE 10 THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC, VIDEO AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 26, 1996 ADVERTISEMENTS Classic Albums Get IF YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT THE GREATES- SFX Buys Promoter PRODUCT AROUND... CHECK US OUT Multimedia Treatment Radio Embraces `Evita' WITH OVER 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE Ih Delsener/Slater MASTERING AND MANUFACTURING, TC BY BRETT ATWOOD FULFILLMENT AND GRAPHIC PRINTING Madonna Cut Ushers In WB Set BY CHUCK TAYLOR YOU CAN'T GO WRONG. LOS ANGELES -Some of the most BY LARRY FLICK after a 10 -year creative separation to and MELINDA NEWMAN t:MLL. US. NOW!': critically acclaimed and commercially pen the bittersweet and quietly the- successful albums of all time will be NEW YORK -Early response to Ma- atrical ballad specifically for Madonna NEW YORK-In the first transac- explored in -depth in the forthcoming donna's single "You Must to perform for the sound - tion of its kind, the nation's No. 7 Love Me," a preview of track-an honor that has radio group, SFX Broadcasting, has the Nov. 12 Warner Bros. not gone unappreciated signed an agree- soundtrack to "Evita," by Madonna. "It's my ment to pur- suggests that the project favorite song for the SFX- chase Delsener/ could be a vindicating and movie," she says. "It's Slater Enter- triumphant one for the just so beautiful." prises, one of controversial artist. The single met with an the country's biggest concert pro- Serviced to radio Oct. instantly ardent radio moters, for an undisclosed sum. MUSIC FIRST 9, "You Must Love Me" is MADO NNA response, racking up an The deal, announced Oct. 16, is WONDER a momentous musical impressive 118 playlist viewed by the New York -based event in that famed composers Andrew additions in its first week. In fact, it is SFX, formed in 1992, as an ideal DISC TV series "Classic Albums." A syndi- Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice reunited (Continued on page 91) cross -promotional tie -in between cated radio show, several audio releas- some of its 79 radio stations in 23 es, and a book based on the documen- (Continued on page 90) 1 5 1 -800 -8153 tary program will also be released THE 1 NUMBER 2 REMEMBER (Co ntiil?led on page 95) a I o g dig ® äógß Collaborations Spur U.K.'s Billboard Names Music LET US MAKE YOUR MUSIC. Parallel Import Fight Video Award Nominees Rages In Hong Kong Elvis Costello, Lush BY BRETT ATWOOD e from the forthcomin] This story was prepared by Geoff t Dust. Burpee in Hong Kong and Steve Warner Launches Reprise's Lush Builds LOS ANGELES -Modern rock act McClure in Tokyo. Foo Fighters and goofy popsters the Costello Blitzkrieg On Early Momentum -4111Lip The nearer to Chinese rule that Hong Kong advances, the sharper BY THOM DUFFY BY THOM DUFFY is the friction be- tween multina- LONDON -Elvis Costello strikes LONDON -As the fortunes of tional record twice. For the second time this year, British pop in America have ebbed companies and large music retail- THE PRESIDENTS OF / J ers over legislative Reprise Records announced that THE UNITED STATES plans to outlaw Lush drummer Chris Acland, 30, FOO FIGHTERS OF AMERICA parallel imports. died Oct. 17. No further details The dispute, were available at press time. Presidents Of The United States Of America lead pack of ...already OE 20 which has been simmering since last COSTELLO the contenders stations before add sate. year, is one of the most vital for the 1996 Billboard Music Video including The End In Seattle. aspects of the current Hong Costello is executing a bit of "guer- and flowed in recent years, the dri- Awards. Live 105 in San Francisco (Continued on page 101) rilla marketing," as he calls it, to ving and dreamy indie quartet (Continued on page 95) and Groove Radio. boost attention for Lush has stead- his Warner Bros. ily pursued a On tour in November. album "All This IMF & Alil).t1Al) U.S. break- 1 Useless Beauty." through with ratioHI®aiti> The acclaimed British singer /song- extensive touring, modern rock radio and writer considers the album one of his play, and lately, creative collabora- Sr IFitne$ isia I0111C Video RG finest works, yet he believes it tions with Elvis Costello and THE SPOTLIGHT caroli ,rrrn.a -a ce (Continued on page 48) (Continued on page 48) FOLLOWS PAGE 48 SEE PAGE 67 IN CHART NEWS THE MOs-1- EXCITING ALBUM OF HIS CAREER_ _ _E Malaysian Industry Bows I THINK WE'RE ALONE NO4 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Point -Of -Sale System CRIMSON AND CLOVER MONY MONY SEE PAGE 5 SWEET CHERRY WINE HANKY PANKY SAY I AM GETTIN' TOGETHER 4 Fl S 3> GREATEST SUGAR ON SUNDAY Has' THE THE CROWD! 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Accompanying TV shows are pro- CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN 40 Kenny G's moment in the first Asian Mark Lankester, marketing director at duced by Malaysia East Asia Satellite * LIFE, LOVE & OTHER MYSTERIES POINT OF GRACE WORD music market outside of Japan to intro- Warner Music, says, "Asians are melodi- (MEASAT) for broadcast on government - COUNTRY 38 duce electronic point -of -sale (EPOS) ous people. They don't look into the lyrics owned Radio Television Malaysia. (The T * BLUE LEANN RIMES CURB music charts. as much as Americans do." combined chart that appears in Billboard The U.S. musician's new Arista release Of U.S. artist Hill, Lankester says, "We is ranked by sales of individual titles with- O GOSPEL 41 "The Moment" debuted at No. 1 on the lat- out categorizing by repertoire.) p * WHATCHA LOOKIN' 4 to KIRK FRANKUN AND THE FAMILY GOSPO CENTRIC est album chart produced by the Record- The EPOS charts are expected stir ing Industry of Malaysia (RIM), covering HITS OF THE (*WORLD debate and to influence music -industry A HEATSEEKERS 22 retail sales for the week of Oct. 2 -8. The practices within Malaysia before long, not * GINUWINE... THE BACHELOR GINUWINE 5so Music L top 10 ranking- combining sales of saw in her what Asia hasn't had for a long least because a number of domestic artists Malaysian, Chinese, and international time: a female pop idol. It was a plus that sell outside mainstream music retail out- B KID AUDIO 61 repertoire appear in Billboard's Hits Jordan has this big, Toni Braxton -ish lets. Lankester observes, "A lot of local * FOR OUR CHILDREN TOOT VARIOUS ARTISTS KID RHINO -will u of the World feature every week from this voice. The general rule of thumb for the repertoire is sold through nontraditional M issue onward (see page 52). Asian market is a good vocal with a ballad - retail like night markets, which can't be THE BILLBOARD LATIN 50 43 S * MACARENA NON STOP LOS DEL RIO AaOIA RIM began producing the EPOS charts style song." monitored by point -of -sale charts." last month, slightly behind schedule from Imports will adapt to that market. An executive at another of the multina- POP CATALOG 61 its planned launch date of July 31 (Bill- "Lemon Tree" is about to receive the tional labels adds that the charts may * LEGEND BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS TUFF GONG board, June 29). The information is com- Malaysian -language (Bahasa) treatment serve as a wake -up call to the local indus- piled for the association by Malaysian soft- by singer Jatt on independent Life try to create more interesting domestic R&D 27 ware firm Inside Edge, using data Records. This will be the second Asian music. "Local buyers are getting wary of INTERSCOPE * ANOTHER LEVEL BLACKSTREET supplied weekly by more than 50 retail cover of the song.