EMI Masterplan by Jon Heasman European Top 100 Albums ANASTACIA LONDON - Capital Radio Is Proposing Freak of Nature by Emmanuel Legrand Services Activities
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FEBRUARY 16, 2002 Volume 20, Issue 8 £3.95 Music euros 6.5 The Chemical Brothers' Come With Us (Virgin) is the highest new entry in this week's European Top 100 Albums chart, at num- Media ber three. M&M chart toppers this week Capital forges Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Levy unveils hisDisney deal in PINK Get The Pary Started UK licence bid (Arista) EMI masterplan by Jon Heasman European Top 100 Albums ANASTACIA LONDON - Capital Radio is proposing Freak Of Nature by Emmanuel Legrand services activities. a Mickey Mouse station for the East The appointment of a single head for Midlands. (Epic) LONDON - Under the aegis of its new each national company, overseeing both Following a "strategic alliance" with European Radio Top 50 chairman and CEO Alain Levy, EMICapitol and Virgin divisions and in the US entertainment giant, the UK ALANIS MORISSEM Recorded Music is going through a com- charge of all of the EMI Recorded Music radio group is applying for the Radio Hands Clean plete overhaul of its structure and oper- activities in the country. Authority's new regional licence for the (Maverick/Warner Bros.) ating philosophy. The integration of all back office ser- East Midlands area of England with Levy outlined on February 7 thevices and functions into a shared ser- Capital Disney, a station aimed at the European Dance Traxx main lines of his plans for the company. vices departmentincludingsales, under -16s. 110 These include: finance, IT, human resources and cata- Capital Disney is competing with 14 Rapture The renaming of EMI Records tologue exploitation. other applicants for the FM licence, (Made/Ministry Of Sound) Capitol,the brand under whichit In a statement, EMI explains that which will have an already operates in the US. EMI Clas- this "redesign" is meant to "increase the adult population sics will not change its name or its label efficiency of EMI Recorded Music's oper- coverage of 1.6 mil- Inside M&M this week brand, nor will Virgin. ations in each country while simultane- lionandincludes The set-up in each country of twoously increasing the emphasis on the the cities of Derby, 21st CENTURY BOYS independentcreativeunitsnamed creative aspects that drive growth in Nottingham and Producer Duncan Bridgeman and Capitol and Virgin operating under one the business." Leicester. - former Faithless member corporate umbrella, EMI. Label This plan is to be implemented on a Following the -- JamieCattohaveput imprints, such as Parlophone and Inno-worldwide basis. The process has al- agreement with together 1 Giant Leap cent, will exist underneath the Capitolready started in some countries, such as Disney, Capital will also re -brand is 110, (Palm Pictures), an album or Virgin divsions. The EMI name will the UK where Tony Wadsworth was new regionaldigitalradioservices and DVD featuring artists only be used for corporate and shared continued on page 21 aimed at under-16s-currently known such as Robbie Williams as Cube-as Capital Disney. and Michael Stipe, which Disney already operates a chain of Catto describes as "a time capsule Warner prays Europe converts to P.O.D. kids' stations in the US, Radio Disney. of the planet Earth at the turn of PaulRobinson,Disney'smanaging the 21s1 century." Page 6 director of UK Branded Television, says Capital Disney will be "using a GRAINGE MAKES THE CHANGE fair degree of the [US] ideas, but it's Universal UK chairmanLucian not identical." Grainge explainsthethinking The Capital Disney stations will be behind his first major changes at aimed at children up to "tween age," the company, which see the appoint- and will be music -based, with lots of ment of new managing directors at listener interaction. Editorial content, Polydor and Mercury. Page 8 such as news, will be designed for, and sometimesproducedby,children. WELCOME TO A NEW COUNTRY Musically, it will feature the artists 10- Dublin's Country 106.8 FM has 16 year -olds want to hear, such as Brit- launched with a new easy -listening by Chris Barrett Christian act P.O.D., aka Payable ney Spears, S Club 7, Alient Ant Farm, format that blends US -style coun- On Death, have managed to hitch Samantha Mumba and Westlife. try music with traditional Irish LONDON - A nu -metal act with apositive lyrics to a rocking sound- "It'll be some new stuff as well as singer -songwriters. Page 9 social conscience? 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II NV" photo's made with the professional digital cameras of AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS aside from the fact that these are all great radio songs- Music their success owes a lot to the current dearth of material available to radio. Media. Upfront In his column last week, Billboard retail editor Ed by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief Christman pointed out that, in the US, album sales are Call M&M on: down 6.5% in January compared to the same month a tel (+44) 207 420 6005 fax (+44) 207 420 6016 Where has all the new music gone? Usually, a moderateyear ago and the figures for Europe will probably be not diet follows the pre -Christmas glut of releases-buttoo far off that. For Christman, it all comes down to the For direct lines dial +44 207 420, nothing compares to the famine that is happening now. label's fourth quarter "glut of star product" which then followed by the required extension So far, the 2002 release schedule has not really deliv-leads to a flat first quarter. As long as record labels put Publisher: Ron Betist (ext. 6154) ered the goods. too much emphasis on the Christmas season, too many Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) Things only started to move up a gear last week withprojects will continue to flounder, when it would have Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) the prominent radio release of songs from two of thebeen wiser to hold them for a couple of months and give Eciitorlc iI world's leading acts-George Michael and Celine Dion-them more attention in the first quarter. Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) News editor Gareth Thomas (6162) both breaking a radio silence of a couple of years. All In the end, what matters is that radio stations need Features/specials editor Steve Adams reports indicate that they are going to be huge radio hits.new material to keep their programming alive and excit- Music editor: Adam Howorth (6161) Reporter: Siri Stavenes Dove (6163) Two principal factors can explain their likely fate ating, retailers need new releases to drive traffic in stores Charts 8c research radio-firstly, the status of the acts, and secondly, theand the music industry needs to offer a steady flow of Charts editor: Ratil Cairo (6156) thirst for new material that makes radio programmers releases to hold consumers' attention. Charts researcher Beverley Evans (6157) more acutely aware of what's being sent to them and The music industry is always Production more eager to play them as soon as they hit their desks. moaning about the things that go Production & art co-ordinator. Mat Deaves (6110) Executives at Warner Music have heartily welcomedwrong in this business. In this Correspondents the recent and quick-three weeks!-rise of Alanis Mor-instance, labels are in full control of Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 Classical/jazz: Terry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 rissette's Hands Clean to the top of M&M's airplay chart. what's going on and can act. They'd Dance: Gary Smith - (33) 49172 4753 Ditto, Sony Music's Shakira with Whenever Wherever and do themselves a great favour by Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 spreading their new releases more Finland: Jonathan Mender - (358) 503 527384 BMG's Natalie Imbruglia with Wrong Impression, which France: Joanna Shore -(33)14735 7042 are making steady progress in the airplay charts afterevenly and start seeing the first Germany: Gesa Birnkraut - (49) 4101 45930 just a few weeks of presence. quarter as an opportunity rather Michael Lawton - (49) 172 241 2107 Greece: Maria Paravantes - (30) 932 665432 Itdoesn'ttake arocket scientist to figureout that-than leaving it as dry as a desert. Ireland: Ann Scott - (353) 864 061 570 Italy: Mark Worden - (39) 02 4802 4127 Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] Netherlands: Menno Visser - (31) 206 738 378 New Media: Juliana Koranteng - (44) 208 891 3893 Norway: Kai R. Lofthus - (47) 918 21 208 Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 Sales and Marketing Indie bodies join forces globally International sales director: Ron Betist (UK, USA) - (31) 299 420274; mobile: (31) 653 194133 by Gareth Thomas The new organisation's first ini-giving them access to the quality of Sales executives: Patrick Jansen (Benelux & tiative is to create a worldwide net-information an international major Scandinavia) - (31) 299 420274 Francois Millet (France) - (33) 145 49 29 33 LONDON - The independent recordwork of market resources whichmight expect is crucial," says Julie Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) trade associations of the UK (AIM),member labels can access, Owens, executive officer of - (39) 031570056 Canada (CIRPA) and Australia (AIR)includingasearchable Australianindiesgroup AIR.