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EDITORIAL ADELE MANAGER WILL REPRESENT PRODUCER EX-US HMV on life Dickins’ September support, but it’s not all over yet signs Rick Rubin MANAGEMENT I’M TOLD NOBODY AT THE HEAD OFFICE of HMV this week is n BY PAUL WILLIAMS counting any chickens. (Although judging by the desperate expansion of its product ranges in recent years, it wouldn’t be dele’s manager Jonathan beyond fiction for it to start selling frozen poultry.) Dickins has taken on Outside the company, the mass media has predictably already management of written off HMV’s chances of survival. Time for newspaper A acclaimed record producer Rick business editors to wheel out the hackneyed ‘Thank you for the Rubin for outside the States, music’ eulogies and move on. No need to question the role played Music Week can reveal. by their own ferocious desire for the depressing full stop on this In the role, Dickins will be Great British business’s near-Century-long history. tasked with helping Rubin find And yet there are reasons for those at HMV - and therefore, the appropriate new suppliers embedded in the very fabric of its business - to cling on projects to produce to some optimism. away from his US Okay, so even the greenest of economics students could tell you base with a particular that a persistent net debt of £170-odd million is unsustainable. emphasis on working Rihanna can do wonders, but she can’t fix that. with UK artists. Meanwhile, HMV’s recent history of chronic underperformance Dickins’ link-up plus that scourge of the High Street, gigantic rents and rates, with Rubin follows doesn’t paint a pretty picture. (Indeed, outgoing CEO Simon Fox’s the Def Jam Records prediction last year that the business would turn a £10m profit co-founder playing a in 2012-2013 and simultaneously halve its debt looks nothing leading part in Adele’s Dickins are people I have in mind.” short of cruelly comic in hindsight) multi-million-selling noted for Rubin is the most significant album 21, producing Rubin, whose new name added to Dickins’ “Forget the ugly losses for a second: HMV posted a number of the countless company September a still-mighty £277.6m in sales in the ‘disasterous’ tracks, including Don’t You successful productions have Management since the twelve months to the end of October 2012” Remember and One And Only. included albums by Beastie Boys, phenomenal success of Adele’s At the time of the recording Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and second album, which at the end and release of 21 Rubin was co- Red Hot Chili Peppers, this of last year surpassed 25 million So... why would anyone want to buy HMV? chairman of Columbia Records, move was about him finding the sales worldwide. For starters, there’s the brand strength. Its garish, anti-Apple- which put out Adele’s two XL right projects to work on. Despite this incredible turn of pink makeover hasn’t done it any favours, but the canine-meets- albums in the States. Rubin left “It’s about quality, not events, the artist manager is gramophone heritage carried by HMV makes it a true British great; Columbia in 2011 and last quantity,” he said. “He doesn’t adopting a cautious approach in one which surely could evoke long-dormant national pride and August took his American need the work, but definitely he terms of how to take his business historical titillation amongst a burgeoning consumer based Recordings label to Universal’s wanted someone to help him forward post-21. obsessed with all things ‘vintage’. Republic Records. outside the US. The focus is “You have to be careful,” he Then there’s the impressive sales. Forget those ugly losses for “I met him originally when he definitely on the UK.” said. “People get too big. I don’t a second: the firm posted a mighty £277.6m in revenues in its was at Columbia and we worked According to Dickins, the two want to be massive in terms of ‘disastrous’ 12 months to end of October last year. Industry together on the Adele record so of them have already agreed on having 40 artists. I don’t think sources suggest it still sells around half a million CDs per week. we knew him there and it was some UK acts Rubin could work you can do a good job for those So, strip away the gigantic overheads and the clear waste suggested to us both with. “Also, we could try to do artists when you manage across incumbent when steering a once-thriving PLC behemoth through independently by a mutual something that is coming a little the board like that. I would like tough times and there is opportunity to be seized here - albeit friend,” said Dickins. “The US bit more from a leftfield,” he to think it’s working with really opportunity that requires the sort of drastic restructure only thing he has pretty much got added. “What is always great people. administration can herald. covered with his label and what important in careers is to do “I’m very lucky with Rick, one Which all means those music businesses reliant on HMV’s he does there, but he is definitely things that maybe are not what’s of the best in his field, [mix market share needn’t weep just yet. GAME Group - another woe- looking for someone to help him expected of you.” engineer] Tom Elmhirst, one of betide PLC - was in a similarly sorry state last year, but support from get a fresh perspective. However, the manager the best in his field, Adele, one of suppliers and an enthusiastic, visionary buyout appears to have “As far as I’m aware he hasn’t suggested it was too early to say the best in her field, and then turned it around as a leaner Ltd. company. had any representation outside whether Rubin would be artists like Jack [Penate] and Likewise, HMV Canada has been saved by a ruthless slimming- the US before. He’s really into working again with Adele. Jamie T and Tom Vek who are down from new owner Hilco - the British restructure experts who British music and this also “I don’t know yet,” he said. really innovative and are still reports now suggest are kicking the tyres of the UK HMV business. affords the opportunity for us “We haven’t had those making very interesting records. The ultimate decision rests with Deloitte, the same administrators maybe to be working with more conversations in terms of what We have a very clear focus on who failed to find a suitable buyer for EUK/Woolworths half a decade British artists. It was felt it would we’re going to do with Adele what is right and wrong for us as ago - which some still claim was a decision that regrettably snuffed be good to have someone there going forward. But there are a company, but remaining very out a still-viable, if bloated, business. on the ground and just advise definitely artists I envisage him focused on quality. That’s the key. The clock is ticking. Tim Ingham, Editor him on that stuff.” working with in the UK. There That is the manifesto really.” Do you have views on this column? Feel free to comment by emailing [email protected] 02-03 NEWS_v5_News and Playlists 15/01/13 18:25 Page 3
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THE FIGURES THAT LED TO THE SLOW DEMISE OF A HIGH STREET ENTERTAINMENT LEGEND HMV: the story of its public downfall ANALYSIS same week in September 2005 specialist competitor Virgin n BY PAUL WILLIAMS unveiled a rival digital service. he huge hoarding outside Despite the aspirations of its HMV’s flagship Oxford then head of digital Mark T Circus store on Tuesday Bennett that HMV would be morning just about said it all: “the best retailer in the digital Les Miserables. arena”, Apple had already raced It was, of course, referring to out of the traps and more than the soundtrack for the Oscar- seven years on the 92-year-old nominated hit movie, but it could retailer’s UK digital sales are equally have applied to the plight only a tiny fraction of those of now facing the once mighty runaway market leader iTunes. retailer whose seemingly According to figures from inevitable slip into administration Kantar Worldpanel, based on the night before followed a last purchasing trends of 15,000 throw of the dice of a successful consumers, HMV’s digital sales Christmas failing to come off. made up 1.5% of the UK music However, the seeds of its fall market in 2011 compared to began to be sewn a long time iTunes with 17.9%. before that. The HMV.com home delivery In 2004, the year iTunes made service fared a little better, but its its UK debut, HMV was on top 2.3% market share was easily of the world in a music market dwarfed by Amazon’s 15.1%. that was almost exclusively Overall, once physical sales physical and, even five years on were included, HMV could still from Napster, sales were still boast being the UK’s biggest rising. Its 12-month results for music retailer with more than a that period say everything with fifth of the market, although more group sales rising by 5.0% on the recent figures issued by Kantar are very clear to explain its for by HMV’s rivals. Back in the Eighties and year to £1.8bn and total operating last November, compiled from predicament. In iTunes’ launch With the digital battle Nineties HMV and its British- profit up 11.1% to £131.5m. share of consumer spending, year of 2004 the singles market seemingly lost, HMV under based rivals survived an attempted Given such impressive figures suggested Amazon was ahead. was still a physical phenomenon Simon Fox made a bold move onslaught from bricks-and-mortar and downloads then hardly Unfortunately, retail market – now it is almost totally digital. into the live sector with hopes music retailers from the States registering, it was little wonder shares based on actual sales And, against what was a 19.5% that this growing part of the with, firstly, Sam Goody and then the HMV hierarchy were willing captured by the Official Charts fall in CD album sales last year, music industry could offset the Tower losing the UK High Street to sit back and not rush head- Company are not made publicly according to the Official Charts swift ebbing away of the retailer’s battle. However, in this dawn, the first into this new digital world. available because of Company, digital reached traditional business. However, retail might of the US has finally In fact, it took nearly 15 months confidentiality reasons, so it is another new high in 2012 and that new part of the empire has prospered with Apple and after iTunes arrived in its home not possible to pinpoint how this year so far has been all since been sold off as the Amazon managing to assert their market for HMV to roll out its much exactly HMV now commanding more than 40% of HMV Board looked at every way dominance across the Pond in a own digital offering, controls of the UK’s music the weekly albums market. Much possible to raise desperately way their physical predecessors coincidentally launching in the market. However, some trends of that will have been accounted needed cash. spectacularly failed to do. Corner appointed GM of Warner’s Label Services
Warner Music Artist and Label the role of GM of ADA, will Music UK is a progressive experience working with artists Suede’s manager Ian Grenfell Services (WMALS) will work oversee the album’s tailored business and I am thrilled to be at all stages of their careers, said: “We had a thorough scour with Suede on the release of their release strategy. joining the team. combined with creative vision, a of the market place to find the sixth studio album entitled Reporting into Dan “I look forward to working wide network of contacts and best company to work with on Bloodsports - as the division Chalmers, MD of Rhino UK, with Dan to build upon the best- entrepreneurial flair. Bloodsports and felt that welcomes Howard Corner as its WMALS and ADA, Corner’s in-class services that we provide “The creation of this new role Warner’s Artist and Label new general manager. responsibilities will include the to our partners, and to the to bolster the team and adding to Services has the right structure, Bloodsports will be Suede’s management of dedicated teams opportunity to work with the our roster of exciting, influential experience and enthusiasm to first new music in 11 years. The of marketing, promotion and extraordinary artists, such as and credible artists with the help us work the album band will utilise marketing and distribution experts, as well as Suede, who are in the ADA and signing of a band of Suede’s effectively throughout Europe.” promotional services at the on-going strengthening of Warner Music Artists and Label calibre are testament to our Corner has previously held WMALS to support the launch ADA and WMALS offerings, Services stable.” dedication and to the fantastic roles as marketing director for of their new record in the UK new business development and Dan Chalmers said: “It’s great success that we are experiencing Mute, EMI and Sandbag as and across Europe. international strategy. to welcome Howard to the across ADA and Warner Music well as being European Corner, who will also take on Corner commented: “Warner company. He has extensive Artist and Label Services.” marketing director at Sony. 04 NEWS_v3_News and Playlists 15/01/13 17:28 Page 6
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BPI CHAIRMAN NOW ON BOARD OF EDUCATION GROUP AS IT EXPANDS NEWS IN BRIEF
I SOUND CITY: The live event has confirmed a second outing to New York in March. The inaugural New BIMM to open £3m Manchester York Sound City took place in 2012 and brought emerging UK talent to the USA while hosting a series of campus as Wadsworth joins panels addressing music and tech issues. The 2013 New York Sound City showcase will take place at the EDUCATION Knitting Factory on March 11 and will I BY TIM INGHAM be headlined by UK band The Enemy. Sheffield’s Reverend and the Makers ducational group BIMM will also play. has appointed Tony I IFPI: E IFPI Norway has published Wadsworth CBE as music sales figures for 2012 revealing director to the Board as it invests a 7% overall increase with digital £3m to open a brand new revenues significantly exceeding educational facility in physical. Total music sales in Norway Manchester - with further fetched 545.3m Krone last year expansion planned for the future. (approx. $98.4m) compared to 508m The BIMM Group currently in 2011. owns campuses in Brighton (1,000 Carswell claimed that around I BRITS: Nominations for the BRIT students), London (750), Dublin 75% of BIMM students ended Awards 2013 have been announced. (450) and Bristol (400) and plans up either as professional Emeli Sandé has been nominated in to open its new Manchester musicians or with jobs in the three categories - Album, British campus in September/October. music industry. Female and British Single. There were The initial intake in BPI chairman Wadsworth three nominations each for Mumford Manchester will be around 200 (pictured above, inset) said he and Sons and Mercury Prize winners students, BIMM Group MD would be looking to build “solid, Alt-J. For a full list of nominees, visit Adam Carswell told Music Week. structured and long-term links” MusicWeek.com “We want to start off with a with senior industry figures, I MMF/FAC: Artists and managers manageable number,” he said. labels, management companies have responded with disappointment “Pass rates are very important to and more. years ago, I was slightly aghast at changing industry will be to the Government’s copyright term us, we don’t just want to get as “The quality of what BIMM how useless some people were at invaluable to BIMM and extension proposals. The Featured many people in as possible. do is incredibly high,” he told a relatively junior level. That’s its students.” Artists Coalition (FAC) and the Music “Our retention rate –how Music Week. “I’ve been really because so many of them got BIMM offers courses for both Managers’ Forum (MMF) say that many students get through the impressed and I’m really there in the main through musicians and songwriters - with while the plans signify “a big boost” year – is 96%. Our achievement honoured to take this role. The contacts and family and privilege, music industry modules - as well for session musicians and “a massive rate – how many people pass industry needs training of this which always rankled me. What as pure music business windfall” for large record labels, they their year – is above 90%. calibre – we see it at the BRIT education like that found at qualifications. A recent graduate are a “mixed bag” for featured artists. “The average retention across School and this next step can BIMM does is spread the success story was Tom Odell, I BAUER: The media owner is higher education sector is in the only be good to help the industry contacts and the knowledge fairly crowned the BRIT Awards reportedly the leading contender to mid-Eighties. If you were to to another level in future.” – it helps the best people rise.” Critics Choice pick for 2013. buy digital radio station Planet Rock, benchmark us on that, we’d be up Added former EMI CEO Carswell added: “Tony’s Courses in music production and and is also believed to be eyeing up a with Oxford, Cambridge Wadsworth: “When I first wealth of experience and event management are being possible purchase of Absolute Radio or Durham.” started in the music industry 26 understanding of a rapidly rolled out this year. and its London FM licence. I TIMBERLAKE: Justin Timberlake has released his long-awaited new single, Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z. The song is Natasha Baldwin steps up at Imagem the first release from Timberlake's forthcoming album, The 20/20 Natasha Baldwin has been the Boosey & Hawkes agencies, TV stations, film Experience, due out this year on promoted to board member of Production Library team as a companies etc. As Imagem RCA Records. the worldwide Imagem Music music consultant. continues to grow, Tash’s new I UMG: Pascal Nègre, president of Group, serving as president for In 2008 she became role will allow her to oversee all Universal Music France, Italy, Middle creative and marketing. responsible for the company’s aspects of creative services. East and Africa, is to expand his role to Baldwin moves up from her entire synch business worldwide “At the same time, as a also serve as the company's global role as group VP of syncs & and in 2009 she was promoted to worldwide board member, she head of new business. Universal creative services, joining fellow Imagem Group vice president will be responsible for creating Music Japan President/CEO Kazuhiko board members André de Raaff Creative Services. Since new marketing initiatives to Koike is to take on the additional role (Group CEO), Denis Wigman February 2011, she has been a further exploit our copyrights, to of president/CEO of EMI Music Japan (Group CFO), and John Minch board member of Imagem UK. develop our business as part of the Universal/EMI merger. (UK CEO and Group President “Tash has already contributed opportunities in ‘new’ markets, Business Development enormously to our organisation and to contribute in all other the group as we strengthen long For all of the latest Music and Strategy). in a remarkably short time,” said aspects to the global growth and term sync, film and brand Industry news, bookmark Natasha ‘Tash’ Baldwin, 33, Imagem CEO André de Raaff. further expansion of Imagem.” partnerships, forge global digital .com began her career by producing “She has been able to make a Natasha Baldwin said, “I’m deals, and broker new media television commercials and difference in the way we service excited to be given the opportunity opportunities for our writers, music videos. In 2001 she joined our music to advertising to shape the creative strategy of composers and bands.” Project2_Layout 1 04/12/2012 13:20 Page 1
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NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR STEIN LOOKS TO BRING REGIONAL STATIONS CLOSER TO INDUSTRY Bauer reaches out to music labels MEDIA music, but the most engaging I BY PAUL WILLIAMS artist experiences.” Among the programmes auer Media is looking for Stein highlights is In:Demand, B its regional radio stations hosted on Bauer Place’s English to work closer with labels stations each week night by Alex following the appointment of James, while sister In:Demand Gary Stein as director of music. Scotland for the Scottish stations In the newly-created role is presented by Romeo. Both Stein, previously Key 103 and versions of the show include a Magic 1152 AM station and variety of artist interviews and programme director, will oversee guest performances. the musical output of the group’s “It’s a really unique platform Place Portfolio of regional to create some special artist and stations in North England and listener experiences,” said Stein, Scotland, including the playlists. who in his new role will work The set up for Bauer’s London closely with Bauer’s cross- stations will remain as before, platform music & content managed by Kiss FM head of Ric Blaxill. music Christian Smith and his He added, with Blaxill, he opposite number Sheena Mason also wanted to build on the at Magic 105.4 respectively. success of popular events staged “There is a diverse group of by Bauer’s Place stations, stations there in lots of different including Key 103 Live and markets, from Aberdeen down to Clyde 1 Live. Manchester, and the role is to “They are real killers in terms ensure the quality of music is of our music offer now in some and that is something with this CEO David Joseph questioned familiarity and popular music, excellent in every radio station of our big markets. Key 103 Live new role we will build on,” some stations’ commitment to but at the same time new music and ensure the songs are and Key 103 Jingle Ball were he said. emerging talent. However, the and discovery is such an absolutely right for each target sell-outs at the Manchester Where labels will no doubt be Bauer executive suggested giving important part of what we do. audience,” said Stein. Arena this year and that’s the looking to Bauer and Stein is for such support was not I’m very aware how important a “What I want to see is Bauer first year they have reached sell- support with new acts, a point straight-forward. part new music plays. It’s a working a lot closer with the out status and it really shows the highlighted at the Radio Festival “Our radio stations are not balance and that is something we music industry to provide our relationship the audience has in Salford last November when new music radio stations,” need to work very carefully to audiences with not only the best with music and the radio stations Universal UK chairman and he explained. “They are built on get it right for our audiences.” Sennheiser backs 2013 Moulettes set to Music Week Awards headline Breakout
High-end audio specialist Awards will take place show in February Sennheiser has signed up to on Thursday, April 11 at sponsor the Music Week Awards The Brewery in Hot up-and-coming band the A number of up-and-coming 2013, backing the Live Music Central London. Moulettes will headline Music names will be performing on Venue category at the ceremony. This year’s ceremony Week’s monthly Breakout night the night, including alternative “This is the second year that will feature 23 awards, simple. Just email your in February. pop artist Khushi, band Sennheiser UK is supporting the recognising the finest commercial nomination to: The five-piece English Alt- Echotape - who have been laying Music Week Awards and we’re and creative successes in the UK [email protected]. folk act will top the bill at the down tracks with producer delighted to be involved again,” music industry across fields Include: the category, who first Breakout at Camden’s Youth - 16-year-old South-West said Gerry Forde, director, including marketing, sales, you are nominating (even if it’s Dingwalls venue on Thursday, London R&B/pop songstress professional division at distribution and retail. New yourself) and up to one side of February 21. Tickets are Blaise and singer/songwriter Sennheiser UK. categories include Live Promoter A4 in terms of explanation. available now online. Kimberley Anne. “We’re passionate about live and Music Media Brand - giving Organisers will come back to Meanwhile, tickets are still Industry execs can get free music, so the Live Venue of the the specialist consumer press the you if further exposition available for January’s Music entry to Breakout nights before Year category is close to our chance to duke it out in front of is required. Week Breakout night, which is 8.30pm by signing up to the hearts and we wish all the the industry. The final closing date for set to take place on Thursday, guest list, which is available on nominees the very best of luck.” Entering the Music Week nominations is Monday, January 31 at a new venue: the the Music Week site at This year’s Music Week Awards 2013 is free – and February 1. Barfly in Camden. MusicWeek.com/Breakout. 06-07 NEWS_v4_News and Playlists 15/01/13 15:09 Page 3
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INDIE REVEALS PLANS AFTER A DECADE OF WORKING WITH PLATINUM-SELLING ACT MELUA Dramatico searches DRAMATICO LAUNCHES MEDIA DIVISION Dramatico has launched a new internal company, Dramatico abroad for future stars Media Ltd. Talking to Music Week, Mike Batt revealed that the TV, movie LABELS and stage work for IP owned by I BY RHIAN JONES the label will be handled by the new company. ramatico plans to become The label’s catalogue D a go-to label for breaking includes the TV and film rights international artists in for Seventies TV series The Europe as it celebrates its ten- Wombles (for which Batt wrote year anniversary of working with the spin-off songs). The first singer/songwriter Katie Melua. project from Dramatico Media Speaking to Music Week, will be a series of 52 11-minute founder Mike Batt said this new Wombles episodes that will Chronicles Of Don’t Be So week: “We’re not exactly going be screened in Q4 2014, as well Ridiculous Valley. out looking for new artists to as a full-length feature film Batt said Dramatico Media sign at the moment, but what based on the same series. leaves the label to work on we are doing is representing Secondly, the full score for West music alone, and allows for artists from overseas who have End musical The Hunting of the further recruitment of “specialist broken or want to break into the Snark is to be released and skills”. The company is seeking UK or Europe.” authenticity that he says is a rare partnership, with Batt appearing there are plans for the show to an MD to run the new division. Success stories so far include find in today’s young soul artists: on songwriting credits for most get back on stage. Said Batt: “I’d like to see a Dutch act Caro Emerald, whose “She’s unaffected, she’s not doing of her albums. The working War-time musical Men Who fence built down the middle of Deleted Scenes From The an impression of anybody relationship began in 2002, when March Away will also be that garden so that the Cutting Room Floor album has whereas a lot of the big young Melua was signed to a then launched as a concert in 2014. Dramatico [media] projects are gone comfortably platinum in artists are putting on a very barely-operative Dramatico after The fourth property is to be developed on one side and the the UK. Names tipped by Batt heavy American accent and rejecting a conditional record developed into a full length CGI purely music projects are for 2013 included Australian singing soul,” he commented. deal from Sony. feature film called The developed on the other side.” singer/songwriter Sarah Blasko “That’s fine - but with Katy, there’s According to Batt, Sony was and folk musician Gurrumul, something almost hundreds of not keen on six songs that who Batt hopes to develop years old in that voice. eventually appeared on debut was slipping away, but by “The challenge we’ve given in Europe. “She’s highly intelligent and album Call Off The Search – Christmas we’d sold around ourselves is to make an album Meanwhile, homegrown star she’s a real musician which I including single The Closest 250,000 records,” recalls Batt. which is both artistically Melua – who has released five think sometimes people who Thing To Crazy. Batt subsequently Dramatico then set up direct adventurous and hugely radio albums over the past decade - is don’t know her enough dismiss offered to fund the release. distribution deals in multiple compatible,” he said. “It needs to currently working on her sixth because she’s pretty and pleasant After a performance on the territories around the world, as have an emotional power which LP. Melua has sold 11m records – assets which aren’t always Royal Variety Show, Melua was well as hiring radio and TV is something that Katie of all worldwide in her career, marking deemed as markers of championed by BBC Radio 2’s promotion staff in each country people can deliver.” the singer out as one of Britain’s musicianship. To see her rehearse Wake Up To Wogan producer to handle the demand. A 2013 tour is currently biggest musical exports in in a band or even to watch her Paul Walters and her debut Melua’s sixth album is underway as Melua is to play a recent years. live, you can’t go away thinking single received continuous planned for release in Q4 of series of dates throughout Long-serving that she’s anything other than airplay on the station. 2013, and will be full of tracks France, Germany and manager/songwriter Batt a musician.” “We’d been through such a which Batt hopes will have Switzerland in February/July credited her success to an The two have enjoyed a long storm of getting nowhere and it commercial appeal. and August – December. ROAR hires Michaels from Somethin Else
Management agency ROAR across all divisions of our had a wonderful ten years with Global has poached Somethin business and his experience, Somethin Else but the time has Else Talent and board director creativity and contacts will help come for new challenges. ROAR Grant Michaels to become its drive the ROAR brand forwards is already a major name in the new MD. by broadening still further our music and entertainment Michaels, 41, built Somethin client offerings. business and has an exciting Else Talent Agency into a multi- “Among the many skills strategy for growth in which I million pound division of Grant will bring to sit alongside look forward to playing a part.” the company. ROAR’s ability to consistently The ROAR Group currently ROAR Group chairman break artists will be his enormous has six core divisions comprising Professor Jonathan Shalit said: knowledge of the digital and music, broadcast, sport, acting, “Grant is a fantastic hiring for us. social media arenas.” branding and IP, plus the He shares our vision for growth Grant Michaels said: “I have Britain’s Got Talent franchise. 08-09 DATA DIGEST - Spread1_v7_News and Playlists 15/01/13 14:06 Page 6
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BREAKOUT musicweek.com/playlist EXAMPLE SALES STATISTICS Perfect Replacement (MOS) (single, February 24) CHART WEEK 02 Compiled from Official Charts Company sales data by Music Week Contact: Jemma Litchfield VS LAST WEEK SINGLES ARTIST ALBUMS COMPILATIONS TOTAL ALBUMS [email protected] SALES 3,523,765 1,384,617 291,502 1,676,119 PREVIOUS WEEK 4,137,532 1,721,457 390,106 2,111,563 HURTS % CHANGE 14.8% 19.6% 25.3% 20.6% Miracle (Columbia) YEAR TO DATE SINGLES ARTIST ALBUMS COMPILATIONS TOTAL ALBUMS (single, March 10) KHUSHI 7,661,297 3,106,073 681,608 3,787,681 Contact: Emma Philpott, Purple East London SALES [email protected] singer/songwriter PREVIOUS YEAR 7,051,124 3,152,073 554,955 3,707,028 Khushi writes “beautifully crafted % CHANGE +8.7% 1.5% +22.8% +2.2% PALMA VIOLETS and relentlessly Step Up To The Cool Cats catchy alternative (Rough Trade) pop songs which are THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW (single, February 25) a marriage of APPOINTMENT Saturday, January 19 – ITV1, 9.45pm – 10.45pm Contact: Jamie Woolgar, Rough Trade disarming honesty Pop veterans Madness are in the studio for a chat and performance. The host also chats to Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh. [email protected] and irresistible TO VIEW melodies”. Catch ADAM BUXTON’S BUG him at January’s KEATON HENSON Monday, January 21 – Sky Atlantic, 9pm - 9.30pm Breakout event at 2/8. Comedian, broadcaster and Music Week Awards 2013 host Adam Lying To You (RCA) Barfly in Camden on Buxton analyses music videos by American rock band OK Go, and discov- ers what online commenters think. He also presents a composition of his (single, out now) the 31st. own in which he tries to change public perceptions of sushi. Contact: Joe Taylor, Nuxx Get on the guest list [email protected] at musicweek.com/ LAUNCHED AT RED BULL STUDIOS breakout Thursday, January 24 – Channel 4, 12.15am – 12.30am 1/10. New series. Annie Mac introduces up-and-coming musicians expected to make an impact in 2013, beginning with New Zealand-born WOLF ALICE TAGGED singer Willy Moon, who chats and performs. Fluffy (Chess Club) (single, February 11) Contact: Will Street, Chess Club NUMBER OF ILLEGAL FILES FOUND BY MUSO.com [email protected] PIRATES’ BAY OF TOP 10 ALBUMS ON January 14 2013
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FT. JAY Z 566 Emeli Sande Our Version Of Events The latest most 358 Calvin Harris 18 Months Suit & Tie (RCA) popular Shazam 360 Jake Bugg Jake Bugg (single, out now) new release chart: Contact: Fun Cheung, Sony Music 1641 Rihanna Unapologetic 1 [email protected] BINGO PLAYERS 86 Various Artists Les Miserable Get Up 465 Ed Sheeran Plus 2 BASTILLE Of The 969 Bruno Mars Unorthodox JukeboxUnapologetic DEVENDRA BANHART Night 698 Taylor Swift Red 3 CONOR MAYNARD 632 One Direction Take Me Home Für Hildegard von Bingen FEAT. WILEY Animal 78 Andre Rieu Magic Of The Movies 2412 The Lumineers The Lumineers (Nonesuch) 4 LAWSON Learn To Source: Muso.com (from album, March 11) Love Again 1000 1500 2000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Contact: Matthew Rankin, Nonesuch 5 KENDRICK LAMAR [email protected] Backseat Freestyle CRITICAL MASS DIANE BIRCH GIG OF All The Love You Got (S- THE WEEK Curve/Warner) (from album, April TBC) Contact: Andy Prevezer, Warner [email protected]
JAMES BAY Keeping score of entertainment. When We Were On Fire Who: Alt-J The average review [email protected] (Unsigned) Where: Shepherds scores of the biggest releases – all 80 (demo) Bush Empire courtesy of Metacritic Contact: Ryan Lofthouse, Connected When: January 18 79 [email protected] & 19 www.metacritic.com Why:The BRIT TO KILL A KING Award-nominated, 77 Cold Skin (Virgin) Mercury Music (single, February 24) Prize-winning quar- WOODEN WAND DROPKICK MURPHYS Contact: Chris Latham, Partisan tet bring their head- Blood Oaths of the New SOLANGE Signed and Sealed in [email protected] Blues line tour to the capi- True [EP] Blood tal. For all A&R enquiries and demo submissions contact submissions and demo A&R enquiries all For 08-09 DATA DIGEST - Spread1_v7_News and Playlists 15/01/13 14:07 Page 7
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MARKET SHARES BY CORPORATE GROUP INK SPOTS THE MAGIC CHART WEEK 02 Too busy to read the music press? NUMBERS ARTIST SINGLES ARTIST ALBUMS Don’t worry, we’ve done it for you. Amaze colleagues and Sony % Universal On the front bamboozle rivals with 28.7 44.3% of this Sony these head-spinning facts Universal 53.7% 31.4% month’s The and figures... Warner 9.2% Warner 14.8% Fly magazine, EMI EMI 4.2% 18-year-old 3.8% Archy 79 Others % Others 4.6 5.3% Marshall aka Places up from No.166 King Krule is name as the on the Billboard 200 one to watch chart sees Alt-J leap into for 2013. Inside, he’s looking forward DIGITAL VS to “wearing suits all the time, having the top half of the list with PHYSICAL a mid-twenties crisis and being on debut album An Awesome 100 WkS 50-02 the cover of OK! after driving a Lamborghini up a wall”. Wave. The Mercury-winning 80 17% 14.6% 12% The UK market 57.1% 59% share for all Others tipped for success are LP has garnered support “shaggy pop princes” Swim Deep, 60 albums in the “sisterly pop giants” Haim, “bigmouth from a variety of US past five weeks 40 indie” four-piece Palma Violets, alternative radio stations CD “sleek pop duo” AlunaGeorge, “face- 20 41.5% hiding soul man” The Child Of Lov, 82.1% 84.6% 87.2% 42.5% DIGITAL Canadian trio Metz and “psychedelic 2 0 stoners” Foxygen. Interviewed are Elena and Igor of Music legends share the indie outfit Daughter who say their same birthday as Lily debut album (to be released March) TOP 5 STORIES ON MUSIC WEEK POLL is “dark, affected and slightly sham- Coopers’ (née Allen) second This week we asked... bolic” while American band DIIV say child, who was born on MUSICWEEK.COM Could David Bowie’s single set a new industry trend of the head of their label Captured Tracks Mike Sniper “writes all their January 8 – David Bowie Musicweek.com’s most-read stories for period ending January 14 on air/on sale? music”. “None of us have jobs” David Rodigan joins BBC Radio 1Xtra and Elvis Presley Vote at www.musicweek.com explains drummer Colby Hewitt. 01 Tuesday, January 8 In the reviews pages, Everything David Bowie to release first album in 10 years Everything’s second album Arc gets 27 02 Tuesday, January 8 an impressive four-and-a-half stars 03 BRIT Awards 2013: All the nominees out of five from JJ Dunning, who says Years since David Bowie Thursday, January 10 it’s “really bloody good”. Edward last released a single - Majority of Beggars artists earn more from streams than down- Devlin is similarly enthusiastic about 04 loads for single tracks Monday, January 7 the new I Am Kloot release Let It All Absolute Beginners - that Live Music Act threshold set to increase to 500 capacity venues In: “another flawless record charted higher than Where 05 YES: 74% NO: 26% from the Manchester trio”. Tuesday, January 8 Are We Now?, which hit No.6 on the Official Chart on LIFE IS TWEET WE FOLLOW THE INDUSTRY’S FINEST Sunday following concerns over whether it would count @_karenpiper Pretty certain a transac- @terrymardi Is anyone selling a mint @boyinthebush That new Destiny's tion just happened in my office where condition Ford Capri? I am thinking Child song better not be some lazy someone traded an expensive teabag about having a pre-mid-life crisis. Power arsed ballad (David Stimson, Kobalt 25 for sexual favours #toughtimes (Karen steering would ne nice. Thanks. (Terry Music Group) Thursday, January 10 Piper, Columbia Records) Monday, Mardi, Asian Music Publishing) Years spent as Kylie January 7 Thursday, January 10 Minogue manager by Terry @abstractgroove The @bellaunion label @jane_kearney I hope Taylor sung @simon_price01 Hang on, what? Peter consistently reaffirms my increasingly Blamey, who last year 'Trouble' to hazza as she floated away Hook has taken to touring NEW ORDER unstable faith in contemporary indie picked up an Artist & on her little sad boat. (Jane Kearney, albums now, while New Order still exist? music. (Simon Webbon, Future- LD Communications) Tuesday, January Could he be any more "It's all about Everything) Thursday, January 10 Manager Award from the 8 me"? (Simon Price, Independent on MMF/FAC for his fine work. Sunday) Thursday, January 10 @AllieBailey Blocked and reported. RT @MattAATW Music Industry sayings Kylie this week announced @Ollierussian I keep getting Keaton @CharliScott The new Amelia Lily track no.203 - "Yeah I know the video's dark she was splitting from Henson and Kendrick Lamar confused. sounds like a Eurovision entry, which is & cheap looking but it'll look great when (Allie Bailey, Cooking Vinyl) great because i LOVE me a good it's been graded!" (Matt Cadman, All Blamey and would Wednesday, January 9 Eurovison track. (Charli Scott, Turn First Around The World) Friday, January 11 concentrate more on acting Artists) Thursday, January 10 @adamnonfiction Website idea: 'Guess @mrhugom I don't care what the the music video' site, based only on @Bur01 Great set of BRITs Nominations Official Charts say, I've listened to 3rd MTV's amend requests to make it suit- tonight and new projects dropping from 'Where are we now?' three times able for daytime play. (Adam Brooks, Mr Bowie & Timberlake, and Destinys already this morning. #bowie Album from Brit Warp Records) Thursday, January 10 Child. Good start to 2013! (Hugo Mintz, Name PR) Friday, singer/songwriter Kate Nash (Paul Bursche, Sony Music UK) January 11 Thursday, January 10 will be released on March 4, Follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute alerts @MusicWeekNews titled Girl Talk 10-11 DATA DIGEST - Spread2_v6_News and Playlists 14/01/13 13:15 Page 8
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Jan 10, The Savoy, London: 2012 BRIT Awards Critics' Choice winner Emeli Sande pres- ents the new Damien Hirst-designed statuette to 2013's victor in the PICTURE OF THE WEEK category, Tom Odell THE TASTEMAKERS Today’s opinion formers predict tomorrow’s headline acts SYNC STORY ELLIS WAYMAN MY DAD ROCKS The tale behind a standout sync deal in the industry this week… Allan Rose • Nobody (Unsigned) Allan Rose is a Brit School contemporary of Adele and Jessie J but he has devel- oped his own style. This is not throwaway pop, but a beautiful piece of emotional, electro music. Hopefully, you will be hearing Nobody on a radio near you in 2013.
TOM GOODWYN NME Funeral For A Friend • Conduit (Distiller Records) FFAF might have dropped off a few radars with their last two albums, but their new record is a real return to form. Clearly re-energised by new drummer Pat Lundy, they’ve delivered a record full of snarling riffs and soaring choruses.
ROBIN MURRAY CLASH MAGAZINE Ivory Seas • Still Brooding/ Mother's Tongue (Ivory Seas) You don’t tend to hear bands like Ivory Seas very often. Like sinking into fresh snowfall, those harmonies are something to become submerged in. Brooding yet delicate, complex yet utterly direct Ivory Seas are a puzzle worth persevering with.
BILL WILLIAMS ARTROCKER Commercial Hoseasons 'Wish You Were Here' The Jar Family • Broken Minded (Jar Recordings) Track name A Wish Away The bohemian cheer of The Pogues has been combined with the broken poetic Usage TV ad & web film spirit of Pete Doherty. Coupled with a Bob Dylan ability for story telling this Composer/Artist Hunt/Jones/Treece/Gilks (The Wonderstuff) reflective nostalgia tinted gem will sit sweetly with any romanticising melancholics. Publisher Universal Music Publishing Key execs Becca Gatrell (UMPG), Julian Gratton (Red C)
Four-piece Irish guitar band (formerly of Alisha’s Attic) has Bygone British indie heroes The Wonderstuff soundtrack the new SIGNS O’ THE TIMES The Strypes signed to signed her worldwide music Hoseasons ads, which depict activity-filled UK getaways from the Mercury Records UK for the publishing rights to BMG domestic holiday provider. The track used is the band’s A Wish Away, world following a heated label Chrysalis UK. The agreement which hit No.43 in the UK charts in 1988. battle for their signature. includes rights to songs from The upbeat music is matched by a repeated refrain of "I wish you were Doublecross, Cooking artists including Lily Allen - here", as the ad shows kids surfing and a mum and dad on a posh boat Vinyl’s recently-launched rock with whom Poole has been with their teenage son – plus cycling, canoing, eating and drinking and a imprint, has signed UK ragga writing for her next album. couple relaxing in a jacuzzi. metal band Skindred to a Katherine Jenkins has also Manchester based full-service advertising agency, Red C, has created a worldwide record deal, with a agreed a publishing deal with new 30 second TV commercial, and 90 second web film, for the UK new album due later this BMG which means the com- based self-catering holiday experts. year. The band were pany now represents the Red C creative director Julian Gratton commented: “We knew straight described by Radio 1’s majority of copyrights on her away that ‘A Wish Away’ by The Wonderstuff would provide the perfect Daniel P Carter as “one of recent seasonal offering This soundtrack for Hoseasons as the song is full of energy and fun. “When coupled with contemporary lifestyle imagery that hints at all the Left to right: Kieran Jay (band lawyer), Oswin Brunner the best live acts Britain has Is Christmas. The album great things you can do on a Hoseasons holiday we knew straight away (Mercury lawyer), The Strypes and Mark Crossingham ever produced”. entered the UK Classical that we’d have a powerful and memorable holiday advert’. (Universal Music, Ireland) Songwriter Karen Poole Chart at No.2. 10-11 DATA DIGEST - Spread2_v6_News and Playlists 14/01/13 13:16 Page 9
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ON THE RADAR ESSENTIAL INFO BEBE BLACK RELEASES FORMER JAZZ SINGER Bebe Black Columbia to sign me. It’s a really British. I wanted it to be pop, but Jan 21 EP The Deathwish once nearly gave up on a career in great team,” she says. from the left,” she explains. music. Luckily her move to London Pickering’s dance background The full-length debut album - LABEL led to a record deal with Columbia meant he brought the Benga from which Deathwish is taken - Columbia – Sarah Hall 020 7361 8525 - the ball was set rolling with a opportunity to her, but Bebe didn’t has been produced in the main by major push via a guest vocalist take it straight away, “I said I’d only Dimitri Tikovoi (Placebo, Goldfrapp, MANAGEMENT UNION - Steve Morton slot on Dubstepper labelmate sing on the Icon track if I could Nicola Roberts) and has been just Benga’s track Icon. change the lyrics. He liked it then over a year in the making. LIVE Recounting the story of how she off we went... and they chucked There’s also co-writes on there Jan 22 Queen of Hoxton, London got signed, Black tells Music Week me out of the plane for the video!” from the esteemed Greg Kurstin Feb 18 EP launch, The Social, London that her manager set up a Now, Black’s launching her solo (Pink, Santigold, Kelly Clarkson) showcase for labels. Her behind- career proper. A snippet of her and Grammis-nominated Astma & playing in bars doing two-hour sets Weymouth to give myself a year to closed-doors performance resulted sound can be found in the form of Rocwell – with Black heading over for money to being like ‘fucking hell give music a proper shot. And a in her getting signed by A&R heavy- forthcoming EP Deathwish, which to LA and Sweden to work with the I’m in LA’ and writing with people I year to the day I was asked by Jo weights at the Sony imprint. gives a taster of things to come. three writers. really respect. Whiley to do the Little Noise “I did two separate showcases “Essentially I wanted to make a As for her highlight so far, it’s “Also, there was one point where Sessions – it was on the Coldplay that day and Mike Pickering ended pop record and be a pop artist with simple: “It was just that I’d lost my job, been on the dole evening. That’s when I realised ‘Oh up teaming up with Mike Smith at an emphasis on it being very transition from spending years and moved to London from crap, this is actually working out.’”
HE SAID / SHE SAID TAKE A BOW TEAM GIRLS ALOUD Ladies buy A&R: Online press: “ Ferdy Unger-Hamilton Becky Lockett, Supersonic PR records, guys Manager: Sundraj Sreenivasan, National radio: just download Supersonic Talent & James Bass, Polydor Hillary Shaw, Shaw them - males Thing Regional radio: Gavin Hughes, they steal it, Marketing: Polydor Lucie Avery, Polydor ladies buy it TV: Claire Close, ” National press: Polydor Dappy explains to Guildford Crown Court why he talked to two girls at a THE LOWDOWN Asha Oojageer, Album: Ten Supersonic PR Surrey petrol station at 3.30am last February - to promote his new single Highest chart position: No.9
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12 Music Week 18.01.13 www.musicweek.com THE BIG INTERVIEWDIDO ‘YOU SHOULD NEVER HOLD ANYTHING BACK’ She’s sold more than 30 million albums worldwide since her debut No Angel was released at the turn of the Millennium – now British superstar Dido is set to return with her fourth studio LP
arrival in Team Dido in 2012: her professional collective ABOVE thing about this record is that it feels so much like No Hey, big seller TALENT now includes recently-appointed RCA UK boss Colin All of Dido’s three Angel – [RCA CEO in the US] Pete Edge, who I really like I BY TIM INGHAM previous albums Barlow and manager Craig Logan, who has stepped into have sold more and respect enormously, was there at the beginning; [A&R the shoes of Nettwerk’s Peter Leak. (“Craig seems like a than a million director] Mike Sault’s now back at Warner/Chappell; my copies each in er new record might be called Girl Who Got really good manager – he’s got a great track record and the UK brother’s working with me again… it’s like everyone’s there Away, but Sony Music has never allowed itself clearly gets what I’m trying to do,” she says.) from the word go. to slip into a situation where Dido would As with Dido’s three other albums, Faithless founder H ever want to sign elsewhere. and brother Rollo has returned for the majority of Lots of people say a long-lasting relationship with a major The UK star’s new LP, which features contributions production duties on Girl Who Got Away. Lead comeback like the one you enjoy is very difficult to maintain these from the likes of Brian Eno and hip-hop maestro du jour single No Freedom is a lean, upbeat track with catchy days. How come your relationship is so strong? Kendrick Lamar, is the fourth in a row she has released echoes of No Woman No Cry and a elementary repeated I was lucky: when I first put No Angel out it was at a through the major label. lyric tailor-made for radio airplay (“No love without time when record companies would stick through a few Her three previous releases have all been million-sellers, freedom/No freedom without love”). songs before they were like, ‘Nah, you’re dropped.’ I got not least her debut No Angel (2000), which has shifted Not all of the new record is quite so obviously joyful, my chance; they gave me time and built it up properly. I more than 21 million units worldwide, and was the second- however; Let Us Move On – featuring a refreshing verse promoted No Angel for at least three years. I haven’t biggest-selling album of the Noughties in the UK. Her from Lamar - is a brooding, driving lament whilst album got a bad word to say about Sony whatsoever – I’m not second LP, the seven-times platinum Life For Rent, highlight End Of The Night showcases Dido’s way with a going to be one of those artists who says: [puts on childish contained global smash single White Flag. withering break-up sentiment. voice] “I hate my label.” Since her last studio album, Safe Trip Home (2008), Dido has been keeping abreast of new music – during her What keeps you so loyal to Sony? You and Rollo seem to take care of most of your A&R chat with Music Week, she pays dues to The Weeknd, Frank They’ve just always let me do my thing and been respectful yourselves. Do you still take advice from others on board? Ocean and Kristina Train (“her voice blew me away”). of that. They’ve always been brilliant and supportive and Yeah, the A&R is done by Rollo and then Pete Edge in Girl Who Got Away is her first album since the birth of stuck with me. What more do you want? There’s still lots of America. When I say, “Who can I work with?”, Pete’s son Stanley, and the apple of her eye isn’t the only new people there I’ve worked with from the beginning. The nice brilliant. On this album I’ve worked (co-writing and/or 12-13 BigInterview_v4_News and Playlists 15/01/13 09:29 Page 19
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production) with Greg Kurstin, Jeff Bhasker, Rick Nowels and Brian Eno – although the Eno thing came about more naturally. After that point [of introducing collaborators] they kind of leave me to it. I’ve never needed songs found for me, but I love being put in with interesting people. Pete and Rollo have been there since 1996, that’s 17 years of trust built up. They’re just like very opinionated friends.
How did the Kendrick Lamar meeting come about? That was a classic Pete Edge thing. I’d been working with Jeff on the track and I loved it, but I’d recently listened to Kendrick’s stuff and I was like: “God, I’d really love to hear his voice on this.” Pete set it up, Kendrick liked the track, did the rap and then when I got it back it just sounded so good. His album [Good Kid, m.A.A.d City] is fantastic; it’s one of the few albums recently of which I’ve enjoyed every minute. He gives my track this heaviness just when it needs it – I love it.
You started out with Faithless, write intensely personal lyrics and got super-famous by collaborating with an angry young Eminem. Now you have the hottest young rapper in the world on your album. So why do some critics continue to suggest your music is depressing or even dull? Who knows? Maybe they don’t know about my beginnings. You know, that tag has always zoomed over my head a little bit, it just feels so irrelevant to me. My first response when people used to say that about my music always used to be: “You know what? Turn it up!” Music’s so subjective and I can’t control what people like. I’ll keep doing what I do and I guess people will make their own judgements.
There was only one million-seller in the UK last year – ABOVE Emeli Sande’s Our Version Of Events. Do the state of What’s it been like working with your brother all these LP Girl Who Got album sales alarm you? Away is due for “Rollo and I have definitely had spats years? Is there ever sibling rivalry - do you ever have spats? release on March Not really. That’s not something you think about when you 4; single No during my career, but there’s no rivalry. We definitely have spats but I don’t think there’s ever been make an album. You just want it to be heard if you’re proud Freedom will a feeling of rivalry. We’re almost like two halves of the same precede it on We’re like two halves of the same brain” of it. I don’t think I’ve ever cared how it’s heard; whether February 24 DIDO brain. We think of such different things, that’s what makes people are buying it, listening to it on radio or whatever. I it work. When I’m working with him, I feel like he’s the genuinely don’t care how you hear my music, I just want you would be nice if people heard them. I was very free and easy missing part of what I’m trying to create. It’s the easiest to enjoy it. It’s that simple. I guess with the decline in CD in my early days – I’d sing on this or sing on this or that and thing in the world working with him. Having said that, sales, there’s other really exciting ways of having your music then, as has been well documented, get paid with a curry. some of the biggest fights I’ve had in my life have been with out there. I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. Also, when I first got signed, I remember not worrying Rollo! But it’s never about the big things - family or values about the business side of things too much, it was all about, or anything like that. It’s always some musical point. But A lot of new artists say that they do think of that stuff now “Do I like these people?” These people [industry execs] are you know what? I sort of love it. He’s so passionate about – simply because they have to. The industry is smaller… going to be in your life – you have to be okay with that. And my stuff, when we’re fighting about my records I do Maybe. And maybe it’s hard if you’re a new artist and there’s music’s a personal thing, you don’t want people you don’t sometimes think: ‘God, who else in this world has got a the threat of being dropped when you don’t sell instantly. like getting involved with it. producer who cares quite this much?’ That’s tough. I didn’t have that problem – I was given time and a slow build-up. That counts for a huge amount. In this day and age, if people were expecting an instant thing [from ENO: THE LIFE OF BRIAN No Angel], who knows what could happen? It was an easier time in that respect. I think it would be sad if you have an Dido collaborated with Brian Eno on her last LP, Safe artist today who needed that old school A&R development Trip Home (2008), co-writing Grafton Street with the just like I had – I spent a good year on stage building up my Bowie-affiliated legend. confidence, barely saying a word. If they hadn’t nurtured me Now she’s composed another track with Eno on through that, I probably wouldn’t be sat here now making Girl Who Got Away, called Day Before We Went to the records I want to make. War – he must like working with her. “He’s just an amazing guy,” says Dido. “He’s so Adele’s record-breaking 21 has happened since your last clever, I’m a huge fan. It was one of those: ‘Who record. Is that inspiring? would you most like to work with?’ things. Easy, Brian She’s amazing; a beautiful voice that moves you singing Eno please! He’s interested in everything and is great songs that resonate with people. And she’s successful. interesting in every way. He’s brilliant company, has You see, the world hasn’t changed that much… a brilliant brain and is a brilliant musician. I would happily always have a track or two with him on every What advice would you give today’s young artists? record for as long as I live. Try not to ever hold stuff back. If you’ve made music and “I’ll never get bored of listening to his music. The you’re proud of it, don’t get too precious about not putting amount of time I’ve spent listening to albums like with the sun going down in America. It’s perfect. Life this or that out. Don’t complicate things too much. That’s Another Green World is ridiculous, driving around doesn’t get better than that, musically.” been my attitude with this album: here are some songs, it 14-17 Analysis_v5_News and Playlists 15/01/13 15:05 Page 12
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EDITORIAL
New US artists drying up on these shores
Back in 2000 Billboard – with very good reason – ran a front-page story headlined The British Evasion, questioning why UK acts were no longer breaking the US. Fast forward a dozen years and thankfully the situation has improved immensely with four of the five biggest albums Stateside last year by Brits, while a number of UK artists were behind million-selling singles. However, might we cheekily suggest that, rather than there being a British Evasion in the States, new US acts are now becoming evasive here, at least when it comes to decent album sales? With the obvious exceptions of Bruno Mars and Lana Del Rey, who is UK signed anyway, no new acts from the States have managed to properly crack the UK albums market in the last couple of years, despite some of them creating hugely- popular hit singles. In 2012, outside Del Rey, the only brand new US act able to breach the year’s 40 top artist albums were New York City’s Fun.
“With the exceptions of Bruno Mars and Lana Del Rey - who is UK-signed anyway - no new acts from the States have fully cracked the UK albums market for two years”
And in the year before that Mars high up in third position with Doo- Wops & Hooligans was the lone new American voice. With the likes of established acts such as Pink, Katy Perry and The Killers still selling decent album numbers and others like Taylor Swift enjoying new levels of British success, all this hardly amounts to the kind of crisis that hit UK music exports heading across the Atlantic at the beginning of the century. But the days EXECUTIVE SUMMARY when the industry here could annually rely on a steady stream of I Nine UK tracks appeared in the new American stars to boost album sales seems, at least Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 in 2012 - temporarily, to have deserted us. the most for more than two decades What also appears to be the case is that in the year just gone I Adele’s 21 sold 4.4m across little from the States that realistically should have broken here 2012 in the US, taking its global was missed. Among the US market’s 10 biggest albums of 2012, sales to more than 25m four were by Brits and one by Canadian Justin Bieber, while the I 1D’s Up All Night third-biggest other five were country, a genre which despite its gift for brilliant selling album with 1.6m, follow-up songwriting and producing countless career artists sadly Take Me Home sold 1.3m in just continues to struggle to make much impact here. Taylor Swift two months appears to be the exception, although it needed the help of pop UK claimed an all-time annual writers such as Dr Luke and Max Martin on current album Red for high of 40% of 2012’s million- that to happen. selling albums in the US There is at least one US band who are bucking the trend and I Downloads at 37.3% of total US they are The Lumineers who, following singles success with Ho albums market in 2012, on course to Hey last year, broke into the UK albums Top 10 for the first time last Sunday. And for the first time in eight years the BBC Sound top 50% within two years Of… winners are American – Californian trio Haim – suggesting further new success from the States could be on the way. Each New Year the UK industry gets caught up in what US SALES STATISTICS 2012 Source: Nielsen SoundScan emerging British artists could break over the following 12 months. That is only right, but with the way artist album sales plummeted SALES PERIOD SINGLES TOTAL ALBUMS CD ALBUMS DIGITAL ALBUMS VINYL ALBUMS last year we could desperately do with a few new US acts breaking 2012 1,336bn 316.0m 193.3m 117.7m 4.6m big as well this year. 2011 1,271bn 330.6bn 223.5m 103.1m 3.9m Paul Williams, Head of Business Analysis Do you have views on this column? Feel free to comment by emailing [email protected] % CHANGE +5.1% 4.4% 13.5% +14.1% +17.7% 14-17 Analysis_v5_News and Playlists 15/01/13 15:05 Page 13
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One Direction, Mumfords, Adele, Coldplay and even Rod Stewart enjoy bumper year over the Pond
US SALES songstress alone, with another 10 British artists across the year selling either more than a million copies of a single I BY PAUL WILLIAMS or an album or, in the cases of One Direction and Mumford UK TRACKS MAKING TOP 10 K acts mounted their strongest Hot 100 run & Sons, matching Adele by reaching seven figures in both in two decades in 2012, while dominated the of these markets. OF BILLBOARD HOT 100 U year’s top five album sellers in the US like One Direction and Mumford also joined Adele in the 10 never before. year-end albums top five with the boy band’s debut Up All Across the year nine tracks by UK acts appeared in the Night ranked in third place below Taylor Swift’s Red with 8 countdown’s weekly Top 10, the highest such annual tally 1.6 million copies sold by year’s end and follow-up Take Me 6 since 1991, as an unprecedented 16 British singles were Home at 5 after winning 1.3 million takers since its downloaded more than a million times, according to November release. Mumford’s Babel was at 4 with nearly 4 Nielsen SoundScan. 1.5 million sales. This impressive run came in a year in which overall Across the whole of 2012 just 10 albums in the States 2 one-track sales rose 5.1% in the States to a new high of sold more than a million units, down from a total of 13 in 0 1.34 billion units and was bettered on albums where both 2010 and 2011. ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 UK artists were behind an unparalleled four of the year’s top However, while that represented a new low for the US five sellers. Continuing where it left off in 2011, Adele’s 21 music industry since SoundScan started clocking the was the top annual album seller with a further 4.4 million numbers for Billboard in 1991, from a UK perspective it copies sold, making it the first time in the 21-year marked a previously-unchartered 40% share of a year’s SoundScan era that the same album headed the annual best million sellers. The above shows number of UK tracks each year making the weekly Top 10 of the sellers list in back-to-back years. Having four of a year’s top five albums was also a first Billboard Hot 100. Tracks registering in the Top 10 in more than one year count in However, the UK’s powerful showing on the main for the UK, while two other releases by British acts were each year Source: Billboard charts was down to far more than the Bond among the annual Top 20 sellers – Rod Stewart with Billboard/Music Week research DIGITAL MARKET IN US CONTINUES TO THRIVE AS DOWNLOADS POISED TO OVERTAKE PHYSICAL
Digital albums will overtake CD sales in the US next year if first time since 2004 with an upward curve of 1.3% to further 1.0 million copies sold with Mumford & Sons’ current market trends continue. 330.6 million units. That trick could not be repeated last Babel (778,000 copies sold) at 3 and Sigh No More The downloaded albums sector grew by another 14.1% year, but in the context of following the British singer’s (384,000) at 10 and One Direction’s Up All Night in 2012 to 117.7 million units, according to Nielsen record year the 4.4% fall produced to 316 million units was (562,000) at 4. Based on all album sales, UK artists SoundScan, and if that expansion continues at the same more than respectable and once you add in one-track captured an unprecedented share in 2012, with four of the rate over the next two years then the market will reach downloads using the TEA conversion the market only top five LP sellers. Across the Top 10 for the year these around 154 million units by the end of 2014. dropped by 1.8%. Given the maturity of the US digital were joined by Canadian Justin Bieber and five country At the same time US CD sales dropped by 13.5% to music market compared to the UK, it is impressive that albums, a new high for Nashville in the annual Top 10. 193.3 million units last year and, at this pace of decline, will sales of download albums there last year continued to With Taylor Swift’s Red at 2 for the year, Carrie fall to about 144 million units in two years’ time as digital enjoy double-digit growth, while even more remarkable Underwood’s Blown Away at 7, Tailgates & Tanlines by albums overtake. By last year downloads made up 37.3% of was the ongoing expansion of the one-track business. Luke Bryan at 8, Lionel Richie’s Nashville venture the albums market in the States, having commanded A couple of years ago it looked like digital singles sales Tuskegee at 9 and Jason Aldean’s Night Train at 10, 20.4% in 2009. If one-track sales are factored in digital last were plateauing in the US, rising annually in 2010 by just country bucked the overall downward trend to grow album year represented a record 55.9% of the recorded music 1.0%. But in hindsight that turned out to be a temporary sales last year by 4.2%. The genre accounted for 14.1% of business in unit terms. An overall market figure is calculated pause with sales gaining by 8.5% in 2011 and up a further the albums market or 44.6 million album units, behind by adding the year’s total album sales to what is known as 5.1% in 2012 to a record 1.3 billion units. only rock, which grew 2.0% to 102.5 million units, TEA (Track Equivalent Album) where every 10 tracks This past year saw some particular startling numbers alternative, down 4.3% to 52.2 million units, and R&B, purchased count as one album. by individual tracks with the overall top seller, Gotye slipping 10.2% to 49.7 million units. Unlike in the UK where the rate of decline of CD sales featuring Kimbra’s Somebody That I Used To Know, Country also mounted the biggest one-track digital was last year greater than the percentage growth of shifting enough in 2012 to also rank at No 4 on Nielsen sales rise of the leading genres, improving by 12.8%, while download albums, according to Official Charts Company SoundScan’s all-time Digital Songs chart with a total 6.9 outscoring even that increase was dance/electronic up data, digital albums in the States continued to outpace million units sold (some 6.8 million of these happened in 35.6% to 53.0 million units. This reflected the continuing CD’s retreat. Although the rate of expansion of download 2012). The same all-time countdown also welcomed at mainstream growth of what is known as EDM in the US albums slowed from 19.5% annually in 2011 to 14.1% last No 9 Carly Rae Jepsen’s Cal Me Maybe, which was 2012’s with big hits including Nicki Minaj’s Pound The Alarm. year, CD fell at a lower rate – going from 5.7% in 2011 to second top seller with nearly 6.5 million copies sold. Vinyl album sales in the US continue to rise and last 13.5% in 2012. Although the pace quickened, that was Four UK albums – two by Coldplay and one each by year again hit a new annual high in the Nielsen SoundScan still a gentler fall than two years ago when the CD market Adele and Mumford & Sons in first and second places – era, which started in 1991. Some 4.6 million vinyl albums plummeted annually by 19.6%. rank in Nielsen SoundScan’s all-time Digital Albums Top were sold last year, up 17.7% on 2011 and accounting for In 2011 as Adele’s 21 sold an unrivalled 5.8 million 10 chart, while British acts were also heavily represented 1.4% of all album sales. More than two-thirds of these copies the US albums market grew year-on-year for the among 2012’s top digital sellers. Adele’s 21 led with a sales happened in an independent record shop. 14-17 Analysis_v5_News and Playlists 15/01/13 15:05 Page 14
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ABOVE 858,000 copies sold of Merry, Christmas Baby and Adele’s 2003 and 2004 – producing no British top tenners at all. In One Direction and debut LP, 19. Rod Stewart both “While there was only a solitary British single 2011 only Adele’s Rolling In The Deep and Someone Like enjoyed success among the US’s Top 10 one-track download While there was only a solitary British single among the on the 2012 US You made the cut, both going on to reach No 1, while the Top 10 one-track download sellers of 2012 – One album charts sellers of 2012, this should not hide the fact century’s best annual Top 10 showing for UK acts before Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful – this should not that UK talent enjoyed a run on the Hot 100 last year was in 2008 when Natasha Bedingield, Coldplay, hide the fact that overall UK talent last year enjoyed a run not seen since the beginning of the 1990s” Estelle, Leona Lewis and MIA reached the Top 10. on the Hot 100 not seen since the beginning of the 1990s. Adele led the list for the UK again last year with 2011 The tally of nine tracks making the weekly Top 10 was years in which winning a place on the chart’s top table carry-over Someone Like You joined by her third Hot 100 not only the highest in 21 years when the likes of EMF, became an ever rarer feat. chart-topper Set Fire To The Rain and Bond theme Jesus Jones and Cathy Dennis were flying the flag, it also Prior to 2012 only 24 tracks by UK acts had made the Skyfall, which debuted and peaked at 8 last October, while restored some respectability for the UK to the Hot 100 after Hot 100’s Top 10 since the millennium with two years – One Direction produced a pair of Top 10 hits in What US MATCHES UK IN TOP-SELLING SINGLES TASTES AS GOTYE, CARLY RAE JEPSEN AND FUN TRIUMPH
UK and US music fans’ tastes were in perfect symmetry in featuring Wiz Khalifa – finished among the annual Top 10 However, since the digital age the big hits the UK and 2012 with the nations’ year-end top three singles identical sellers in both the UK and States, according to Official US consume seem to be more in common, reflecting both for the first time in history. Charts Company and Nielsen SoundScan data. a growing commonality in music tastes but also the On both sides of the Atlantic Somebody That I Used To The fact the top three sellers were identical and likelihood key releases now come out at around the same Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra finished as the year’s top in exactly the same order can probably be chalked down time in both markets – or at least within a fairly short track, while Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe was runner- as a happy coincidence, but both markets sharing six space of time. up in the two markets and We Are Young by Fun featuring hits in their year-end Top 10s does suggest tastes Pre-digital a track could be in the annual best sellers list Janelle Monae placed at No 3. are unifying. in one market, but not crop up in the year-end chart in the Although one or two of a year’s top three tracks have This has not always been the case in years gone by. In other market until a year later because its release there been the same in the two markets on numerous occasions 2000, for example, Billboard’s top track of the year was had been held back. previously, 2012 marked the first time the year-end top Faith Hill’s Breathe, which peaked at a lowly 33 on the This can still happen, however, illustrated by both One threes matched. As an added bonus they also came out in weekly UK chart, while the top annual seller in the UK was Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful and The Wanted’s the same order, while three other tracks – PSY’s Gangnam Bob The Builder’s Can We Fix It, which shockingly never Glad You Came, which were big hits in the UK in 2011, but Style, Nicki Minaj’s Starships and Payphone by Maroon 5 became a Stateside hit. not rolled out in the US until last year. 14-17 Analysis_v5_News and Playlists 15/01/13 15:06 Page 15
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Makes You Beautiful and Live While We’re Young and boy band rivals The Wanted, released on Global via Mercury, peaked at 3 with Glad You Came. Jessie J scored her first US Top 10 single with Domino, while Ellie Goulding peaked at 2 during a year-plus chart run with Lights and Alex Clare’s Too Close reached No 7. Apart from Adele, all the acts concerned scored their first US hits either last year or the year before and that freshness continued just outside the Top 10 positions with Cher Lloyd’s Want U Back and Calvin Harris’s Feel So Close both peaking at 12 and Harris going as high as 17 with Let’s Go featuring Ne-Yo. By the end of the year Ed Sheeran had made it as high as 16 with The A Team some 24 weeks after first charting. All nine UK singles breaching the Hot 100 Top 10 last year accumulated more than 1 million download sales ABOVE during 2012, according to Nielsen SoundScan, as did the TOP ALBUMS 2012 Mumford & Sons TOP DIGITAL SONGS 2012 hits by Calvin Harris, Cher Lloyd and Ed Sheeran. Also POS ARTIST / TITLE / LABEL SALES claimed the 4th POS ARTIST / TITLE / LABEL SALES biggest-selling reaching seven figures were Coldplay’s Paradise, Mumford album of the year ADELE GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA & Sons’ I Will Wait and Adele’s Rumour Has It, one of five 1 21 XL/Columbia 4.1 million 1 Somebody... Samples ‘N’ Seconds/Fairfax 6.8 million tracks by the singer to sell more than a million copies 2 TAYLOR SWIFT Red Big Machine 3.1 million 2 CARLY RAE JEPSEN Call Me Maybe Schoolboy 6.5 million Stateside last year. 3 ONE DIRECTION Up All Night Syco/Columbia 1.6 million 3 FUN FEAT. JANELLE MONAE We Are Young Fueled By Ramen 5.9 million Her hand also included Rolling In The Deep, 2011’s top 4 MUMFORD & SONS Babel Gentlemen Of The Road/Glassnote 1.5 million 4 MAROON 5 FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA Payphone A&M/Octone 4.8 million seller, which sold another 1.7 million copies the following 5 ONE DIRECTION Take Me Home Syco/Columbia 1.4 million 5 NICKI MINAJ Starships Young Money/Cash Money 4.0 million year to take its cumulative sales up to 7.6 million and make 6 JUSTIN BIEBER Believe Schoolboy 1.3m 6 ONE DIRECTION What Makes You Beautiful Syco/Columbia 3.9 million it the US’s second biggest-selling download of all time 7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Blown Away 19/Arista Nashville 1.2 million 7 FUN Some Nights Fueled By Ramen 3.8 million behind Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling with nearly 8.2 8 LUKE BRYAN Tailgates & Tanlines Capitol Nashville 1.1 million 8 KELLY CLARKSON Stronger 19/RCA 3.8 million million copies sold. 9 LIONEL RICHIE Tuskegee Mercury Nashville 1.1 million 9 PSY Gangnam Style Schoolboy 3.6 million In all 108 tracks shifted more than 1 million units 10 JASON ALDEN 10 MAROON 5 in 2012 and 41 managed 2 million units, including Night Train Broken Bow 1.0 million One More Night 3.5 million What Makes You Beautiful, Glad You Came, Lights and Source for data: Nielsen SoundScan Source for data: Nielsen SoundScan Too Close.
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ou lot know better than anyone that this KEY DATES isn’t exactly the easiest business in town. If Music Week AWARDS CATEGORIES Y LOBBYING OPEN NOW all you were interested in was making oodles I February 1: Lobbying closes of cash, you’d have become a banker. • Live Music Venue • Radio Station I March 15: Finalists announced in Music Week No, the people who make up the music business • Live Promoter (individual) • Music Media Brand I April 11: Music Week Awards night - as the rhyming rhetoric of our current government • Music & Brand Partnership • Promotions Team would have it - are strivers. • A&R Award • Distribution Team It’s not the best paid industry in the world and • Manager of the Year • Sales Team it’s certainly been through its fair share of upheaval. • Publisher of the Year • Catalogue Marketing But because there’s so much enthusiasm, innovation Singles/Albums Campaign and, frankly, business excellence around, it’s a bloody • Independent Publisher • Artist Marketing Campaign great trade to call home. Only problem is, there’s • Retail Brand • PR Campaign very little chance to be rewarded for your greatness • Independent Retailer • Independent Record in front of your peers. • Television Show Company That’s where the Music Week Awards come in. Featuring Music • Record Company After a 2012 ceremony that saw the likes of XL • Radio Show • The Strat Recordings, [PIAS], Proper, Rhino, the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 6Music and many others rightfully rewarded, the time has come once more for us to TICKETS & SPONSORSHIP look back on the past year of music industry achievement and crown our deserving victors. This year’s Music Week Awards ceremony takes place on Thursday, The 2013 awards are again run with a transparent April 11th at The Brewery in London. voting system where the Music Week team chooses the This year all of our guests will be treated to a complimentary finalists and a panel of over 200 trade execs chooses Adele made an appearance at the 2012 Awards (above); MWA 2013 host Adam Buxton (below) drinks reception (sponsored by Absolute), a three-course dinner the majority of the winners. Nominating for the Music (with six bottles of wine and a bucket of beer) and an after-party Week Awards 2013 is free – and simple. Just email run by our friends at Propaganda. Table prices are for 10 seats: your nomination to [email protected]. Include: the category, who you are nominating Prices and briefly what for – one side of A4 in terms of (* All ticket and table prices exclude VAT ): explanation is plenty. Organisers will come back to PLATINUM POSITION TABLES £2,995 you if further exposition is required. The closing GOLD POSITION TABLES £2,795 date for submissions is end of play on February 1. SILVER POSITION TABLES £2,595 Don’t forget, you can also lobby on behalf of a INDIVIDUAL SEATS £295 (Gold); £260 (Silver) supplier, customer or even a rival (if you’re feeling especially magnanimous). To find out more about sponsorship: On the following pages you’ll find all the Tel 020 7226 7246 categories and criteria for the Music Week Awards Email 2013 ceremony on April 11: don’t miss it. [email protected] 27-33 HowToWin_v9_News and Playlists 15/01/13 16:47 Page 16
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Live Music MUSIC & BRAND Sponsored by: MANAGER A&R Sponsored by: Venue PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? This award is open to leading live venues This award is open to music companies This award is open to any successful artist This award is open to any A&R teams or of all sizes, from town venues to the and brands who have come together to manager, from those steering the career individuals working to discover, break and biggest players competing on a national create collaborations of lasting value. of veteran megastars to those delivering develop new artists. and international scale. new acts the relationships, deals and JUDGING CRITERIA profile they require. JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA • Credibility • Artist success • Innovation • Popularity JUDGING CRITERIA • Artist evolution • Sound quality • Defined audience • Artist success • Ongoing relationship • Facilities • Mutual benefit • Industry dealings • Atmosphere • Multifaceted partnerships PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: XL Recordings PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: 100 Club & Converse PREVIOUS WINNERS 2011: Parlophone 2012: O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 2011: Universal Music & SEAT UK 2012: Jonathan Dickins 2010: Nick Raphael & Jo Charrington, 2011: Concorde 2, Brighton 2010: Splendid Communications 2011: Adam Tudhope Epic Records 2010: The Assembly, Leamington Spa Smirnoff Creative Grants 2010: Nick Detnon 2009: Jim Chancellor, Fiction 27-33 HowToWin_v9_News and Playlists 15/01/13 16:47 Page 17
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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR RETAIL BRAND LIVE PROMOTER PUBLISHER (Albums/Singles) WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? This award is open to any UK stockist and Any individual working for a live WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? vendor of physical or digital music promotions company who has This award is open to all nonmajor This is open to all music publishers with products and related goods. excelled at pushing live music events publishers operating with an office in awards this year to given for both singles to audiences throughout the past year. the UK. and albums performance – determined by JUDGING CRITERIA Music Week’s annual market shares. • Customer experience JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA • Marketing and promotion of music • Event popularity • Determined by publishing shares JUDGING CRITERIA • Product knowledge • Artist/venue profile achieved of the Official Charts Company’s Top 100 • Singles award decided by publishing • Range and merchandising • Profitablity of events hosted singles and Top 50 albums of 2012 shares of Official Charts Company’s Top 100 singles of 2012 PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS • Albums award decided by publishing N/A: New Award N/A: New Award 2012: Kobalt shares of Official Charts Company’s Top 2011: Kobalt 50 albums of 2012 2010: Kobalt 2009: Kobalt PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: EMI/Universal 2011: Universal 2010: EMI 27-33 HowToWin_v9_News and Playlists 15/01/13 16:47 Page 18
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? This award is open to all independent This category rewards the best specialist This award is open to all local and This award is open to all individual shows orientated bricks and mortar music music 'magazine' media brands that national radio stations operating in on local and national radio stations outlets – be they individual stores or have demonstrated editorial excellence the UK where music is a key part of operating in the UK where music is a key small chains. in a consumer media title – online or in the offering. part of the offering. print, or both. JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA • Customer service JUDGING CRITERIA • Quality of output • Quality of output • Product knowledge • Editorial quality • Audience growth • Audience engagement • Range and merchandising • Readership figures • Creative programming • Content innovation • Engagement with audience • Digital innovation • Cooperation with industry PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: Sound It Out PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS 2011: Resident Music Ltd. 2012: BBC 6Music 2012: Steve Lamacq Show, BBC 6Music 2010: Rise, Bristol N/A: New Award 27-33 HowToWin_v9_News and Playlists 15/01/13 16:47 Page 19
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TV SHOW PROMOTIONS Sponsored by: DISTRIBUTION SALES FEATURING MUSIC TEAM TEAM TEAM
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? This award is open to any television This award is open to music promo teams This award is open to all physical retail This award is open to all music sales programme that acts as a platform for the who can boast of crossmedia distributors operating in the UK. teams operating in the UK. exposure of new and catalogue music. breakthroughs with artists in 2012. JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA • Accurate and timely delivery • Breadth of distribution • Industry impact • Artist exposure • Retail relationship • Adaptation to new avenues to market • Breadth of music coverage • Variety of media • Scalability • Forecasting success • Digital innovation • Quality of coverage • Adaptation to new avenues to market • Commercial performance • Creative programming • Chart impact PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: Proper Music 2012: PIAS UK 2012: Later... With Jools Holland 2012: Atlantic 2011: Arvato UK 2011: Sony 2011: Atlantic 2010: Proper Music 2010: PIAS UK 2010: Atlantic 2009: Proper Music 2009: Sony 27-33 HowToWin_v9_News and Playlists 15/01/13 16:47 Page 20
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CATALOGUE MARKETING ARTIST PR CAMPAIGN MARKETING CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? This award is open to any team working This award is open to all marketing This award is open to all public relations to generate interest in classic or re teams tasked with giving artists and teams tasked with giving music exposure released musical works – including releases impactful reach both across the through multiple media channels. Greatest Hits/Best Ofs. UK and internationally. JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA • Ability to build perpetual interest • Innovation in rerelease • Exploitation of multimedia • Use of multiple media formats • Engagement of both loyal and new fans • Audience engagement • Digital innovation • Commercial performance • Content innovation • Overall coverage • Reactivation of media interest PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: XL Recordings – 2012: Purple PR – Adele, 21 2012: Rhino – The Smiths Complete Adele, 21 2011: Dawbell – Take That Progress 2011: EMI – David Bowie, Station 2011: Parlophone – 2010: Decca Records – Dame Vera Lynn ToStation Tinie Tempah, DiscOvery 2009: MBC PR – Duffy: The Rise Of 2010: Island – The 50th Anniversary 2010: Polydor – Little Big Voice of Island Lady Gaga, The Fame 2009: Mercury – Stereophonics, 2009: Polydor – Decade In The Sun – Best Of Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid 27-33 HowToWin_v9_News and Playlists 15/01/13 16:48 Page 21
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INDEPENDENT RECORD THE RECORD COMPANY COMPANY STRAT
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? This award is open to any independent This award is open to any successful One exec and one exec only. The Strat record label operating in the UK market. record label operating in the UK market. recognises more than just a successful year in music; it is a celebration of a life’s JUDGING CRITERIA JUDGING CRITERIA work to date. • A&R prowess • A&R prowess Past Strat awards have been given to • Commercial performance • Commercial performance individuals who have singlehandedly • PR, marketing and promo • PR, marketing and promo changed the shape, direction and thinking • Ability to build audiences • Ability to build audiences of the entire music market. This year’s gong will be no different. PREVIOUS WINNERS PREVIOUS WINNERS 2012: Bella Union 2012: XL Recordings PREVIOUS WINNERS 2011: XL 2011: Atlantic 2012: Richard Russell 2010: Bella Union 2010: Polydor 2011: Fran Nevrkla 2009: XL 2009: Polydor 2010: Lucian Grainge
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26 Music Week 18.01.13 www.musicweek.com FEATURE MIDEM TEN THINGS TO DO AT MIDEM 2013 A big chunk of the Great British music industry will fly over to the South of France next week for annual international trade expo Midem. But, if you’re not locked into a meeting with one of the many big cheeses walking around the Carlton or the expo floor – and you don’t want to splash too much cash on tiny beer bottles, you might want to consider turning up for some of these…
ABOVE 1) Get Visionary Business brains concert. Expect tracks from new Cooking Vinyl- Artists are more empowered than ever to produce, When: Midem remains Monday, January 28 one of the most issued album Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da as well as promote and distribute their own music while Where: Debussy Auditorium anticipated events all-time classics. Sunday night ( January 27) will be building strong relationships with their fanbase on the music Midem’s Visionary Monday will welcome speakers industry calendar headlined by internationally-acclaimed French direct. But simply having the tools doesn’t necessarily from all aspects of the music eco-system. Keynotes electro/urban music quartet, C2C, who were ranked make a craftsman. At Midem 2013’s Direct2Fan will come from esteemed types like Chinese #1 at the DMC World DJ Championships four camp, artists and executives who have seen success classical pianist superstar Lang Lang, who will times in a row (2003-2006). with social networking and new technology will be discuss talent, technology and brand partnerships. providing real, practical advice from their own Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus will stage a debate on 3) Hear Kobalt’s grand plan experience. Guest speakers include Blink 182’s Mark how the industry should try and manage When: Tuesday, January 29 - 10:30-10:50 Hoppus and SB:TV’s Jamal Edwards. innovation whilsy Paul Mascarenas, chief Where: Conference Room, Level 01 technology officer of car company Ford will opine They’re eating up publishing market share like 5) Get a GRD update on how his company works with music and artists. nobody’s business, with some of the most When: Tuesday, January 29 - 10:50-11:40 Elsewhere, John Hayes – EVP & CMO of competitive artist splits ever seen in the industry. Where: Conference Room, Level 01 American Express – will delve into why the Kobalt Music Group’s founder and CEO Willard It’s become something of a Holy Grail for copyright company has brought itself closer to music and Ahdritz will be on hand in Caanes to discuss the owners as well as those looking to exploit content launched its Unstaged series of gigs. opportunities and challenges facing the publishing with ease, transparency and, most importantly, sector generally. Lending his words of wisdom, adequate compensation. The Global Repertoire 2) Get Nutty Ahdritz may give some hints about how to succeed Database is touted as an essential tool in today’s When: Saturday, January 26 – Monday, January 28 as the modern music world becomes increasingly digital economy and Midem 2013’s dedicated panel Where: Parvis du Palais des Festivals complex and where his disruptive company is discussion will look at its progress one year after the Madness aka the Nutty Boys will bring a big heading next. launch of the scoping study: How far has the GRD whacking thump of Britishness to the South of come? Representatives from ASCAP, GEMA, France on January 26 as they headline the Midem 4) Go Direct2Fan Google and Universal Music Publishing will be Festival, following their appearances at the Olympic When: Various among the participants in the discussions hosted by closing Ceremony and the Diamond Jubilee Where: Direct2Fan Camp, Riviera Hall ICMP and CISAC. 26-27 Midem_v3_News and Playlists 15/01/13 14:59 Page 19
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New partners Brands and tech companies such as Coca-Cola and YouTube had a strong presence at Midem 2012, one that will be built on this year
music and brands eco-system. Visit the firms that music marketplace and how to exploit them. He’ll 6) Get collecting are looking to work with music to enhance their talk execs through the changing relationships When: Tuesday, January 29 - 11:50-12:30 marketing strategy with the power and energy of between start-ups, labels and artists, as well as new Where: Conference Room, Level 01 music to attract new, creative audiences. There models of interaction between music companies and Find out everything you need to know about the are some big names in attendance this year, how to align your hopes and expectations. new draft Directive on collaborative rights including Vivendi-owned video games publisher management put forward by the European Activision, American Express, Nike and Coca- 10) Get technical Commission. With technological developments Cola. Who knows? You might just find your next When: Saturday, January 26 - Monday, January 28 and changing modes of consumption presenting big sync opportunity. Where: Various, Palais des Festivals European collective rights management with as Midem 2013 will launch the event’s third music many challenges as opportunities, the EC 8) Visit the Brits hack day, bringing together 30 developers from initiative aims to harmonise the market, increase When: Saturday, January 26 - Monday, January 28 around the globe. They will be given the the transparency and accountability of collection Where: Riviera Hall, R05.01 challenging task of building a brand new generation societies, and facilitate the use of music for online As always, the British music industry will have a of applications from scratch within 48 hours. Prior use. Get your head around all the details in this strong showing at this year’s Midem event. You’ll to kick-off, the developers will listen to ideas about discussion session in association with CISAC find a whole host of UK companies at the British what the music industry needs from the next and ICMP. Music stand in the Riviera Hall (R05.01) run by generation of tech products before attempting to the MPA, BPI, Official Charts Company, AIM and answer those needs in an impressive two-day 7) Up your brand awareness others. Come and say ‘Hi’. turnaround. Meanwhile, MidemLab returns When: Saturday, January 26 - Monday, January 28 featuring the most innovative start-ups operating in Where: Brand Central, Riviera Hall 9) Discover new digital opportuntiites the entertainment field today and proposing new Just as they are becoming increasingly significant When: Sunday, January 27 10:30-11:30 ideas that could help music execs, artists and brands players in today’s music industry, big brands will Where: Midem academy, Level 01 to monetise their audiences. Finalists will get the have an even bigger presence at Midem this year. UK digital business analyst Mark Mulligan will be chance to pitch to potential new business partners In fact, they’ve got their own district, if you will. hopping on a plane to Cannes this year to host a and investors with any one having the potential to Visit Brand Central to learn all about the exciting session identifying the opportunities in the digital be the next big thing in browsers and app stores. 28-30 Eurosonic_v2_News and Playlists 15/01/13 14:04 Page 18
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Last week, the global music industry descended on Eurosonic Noorderslag in the Netherlands. Here, Music Week reports on the biggest stories to emerge from the event’s high profile panels, conferences and keynote speeches
SEARCH GIANT ASSURES INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: ‘WE SHARE THE SAME AIM’ Google moves to calm music industry fears
oogle was the centre of attention knocking them down search results. during a fiery panel held in front However, a Google search for ‘Adele G of a packed audience at 21 download’ during the panel discussion Groningen’s Eurosonic Noorderslag itself placed six free download websites conference in The Netherlands last week. providing the album ahead of the first On hand to represent Google during legal website, Apple’s iTunes, which sat the discussion was the search giant’s in seventh place. copyright public policy manager Simon When asked whether the new Morrison. He was joined by artist manager algorithm was actually working, Morrison Peter Jenner, Spotify’s Will Page, TuneCore said, “It’s in place and let me say that the co-founder Jeff Price, and Buma/Stemra’s take down tool itself is the best way to get Robbert Baruch (pictured left to right), all of infringing content out of search results. In whom had messages of welcome, warning, the last month we processed 14m of these and a willingness to work closer moving and we’re working with all partners to forward with the tech company. products for music: YouTube is a revenue digital environment for music. make sure that it works well so that “People were concerned about source for musicians as is Google Play. Google has in recent months made people don’t get to content that hasn’t transparency, about being treated fairly and “We share that aim and I think it just moves to appease content industries been licensed. people wanted an opportunity to profit takes more conversation to figure out the demanding more action from the company “We need the rights owners say so in from their music,” Morrison told Music details and to quell any potential concerns.” against piracy. Takedown requests now order to know when a piece of content on Week when asked what he thought Google Morrison added that he felt that both totaling millions every month are displayed the internet is or isn’t licensed,” he added. would take from the music industry’s Google and the music industry were in Google’s own Transparency Reports. “However, the tool is working and you feedback on the panel. “That’s what we care ultimately on the same page: “A lot of heat This contributes to a search algorithm will see many searches, though not all, about as well,” he added. “That’s why we’re can come out of these debates but we all which should penalise illegal file-sharing where a site that has a lot of takedown in this space – we have lots of different want the same future, which is a thriving sites flagged by copyright owners by requests against it will not appear high.” Mills: We wouldn’t have a business without Apple Beggars Group founder Martin Mills paid tribute to the all digital partners, he did say that he was “not a huge music industry’s digital partners in a keynote interview at fan” of Amazon’s heavy discounting of music. “It’s their Eurosonic Noorderslag last week. choice. I personally would rather music wasn’t At the event, Mills suggested that the modern music devalued,” he said. industry in fact rested on Apple in particular and its Elsewhere, Mills also flagged up a good relationship revolutionary download platform. with YouTube revealing that it does provide “some “We’ve got a great relationship with [Apple] all income” for labels under the Beggars umbrella. “Per use around the world,” he told journalist Emmanuel Legrand. it’s not as much as Spotify by quite some way, but Spotify pie not just in publishing but now in recording.” “I don’t think we’d have a business without Apple. I has a paid for tier and YouTube doesn’t.” Mills echoed warnings voiced by the indie label don’t think anyone would have a business without During the keynote, which covered the whole community earlier this month when trade body Apple today. spectrum of hot industry topics dominating debate at IMPALA asked the European Commission to ensure “They offer a very level playing field, they have the moment, discussions inevitably turned to the that the sale of divested assets from both Sony/ATV’s people that expose music that they feel is great. They’re majors and consolidation among the music industry’s purchase of EMI Publishing and Universal’s acquisition tremendous,” he added. biggest companies. of EMI Music do not strengthen the ‘duopoly’ that exists When asked whether the 30% retained by Apple on In the aftermath of Universal’s £1.2 billion acquisition between the two majors. music sales via its iTunes Store was fair, Mills said that it of EMI Music, Mills said, “Now we have the spectre of “I think having [a duopoly] is a danger for everyone was a “fairly normal retail margin in our business” and Sony strengthening themselves as a consequence of who’s making music,” said Mills. “If you have a company “they do a lot for their share”. Universal divestments. The BMG/Sony alliance looks that owns 50% of the market and a company that owns While the Beggars boss expressed appreciation for very much to me like Sony grabbing a greater share of the 30% of the market, they can dictate all terms.” 28-30 Eurosonic_v2_News and Playlists 15/01/13 14:04 Page 19
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CHAMBERS AND CHALLIS DISCUSS POSSIBILTIES IN POTENTIAL INDUSTRY GAME-CHANGER Could Live Nation Entertainment buy AEG?
he sale of AEG was among the subjects debated during a Eurosonic T panel on the future of the live music on Thursday last week – with industry panelists refusing to rule out the possibility of Live Nation’s involvement. General counsel for Glastonbury Festivals Ben Challis pondered the possibility of Live Nation swooping in for the promoter alongside the live giant’s former senior vice president of Live Nation and VP at Ticketmaster Tim Chambers. Challis drew comparisons between concerns for the future diversity of the live industry in a similar way that fears surrounded Universal’s acquisition of EMI Music in the recorded business. “I would presume – and I’m talking from a UK perspective – that if Live three major business divisions, which is The former Live Nation man added, handling of the UMG/EMI deal. Nation try and buy AEG assets, there will the sports franchises, the venue business however, that Irving Azoff ’s recent “We saw Universal be allowed to buy be investigations around the globe by and AEG live, which is actually a quite resignation from the promoter “would EMI, which means we now have one competition authorities,” he said. small promoter.” leave Live Nation Entertainment possible record label which has nearly 50% of the “However, I imagine they’ll try.” Chambers went on to say that, while room to negotiate some other acquisition market. In no other industry has that ever Chambers pointed out that Live AEG operates a number of venues, it does in North America or some new iteration been allowed to happen. Nation’s largest single share-holder not own many of them. “The contract that of a corporate form.” “I’m not saying it’s going to happen but Liberty Media has already indicated that they have with the venue owners would not Challis warned against the potential for you could see, with the right investment, it would not be able to bid for AEG in necessarily permit change of ownership the live industry to go the same way as the live music industry moving in that its entirety, but said: “AEG itself has clauses easily,” he suggested. recorded music judging by regulators’ direction,” he added. What’s next for the co-founder of digital distributor TuneCore?
After being suddenly terminated from his Price founded TuneCore in 2006, own company last year, TuneCore co- providing a digital distribution solution founder Jeff Price has taken inspiration for artists without giving up copyrights. from YouTube for his next venture. He went on to launch TuneCore’s Global Following a keynote speech at Publishing Administration service in 2011 Eurosonic Noorderslag last Thursday allowing any songwriter access to morning, Price (pictured) told Music Week worldwide publishing administration. about his next project, which is currently His position as CEO and president at in development with a hopeful launch in the company was, however, suddenly and time for South By Southwest in March. controversially dissolved along with that of “If you go to YouTube there are co-founder Peter Wells in August last year. billions and billions of videos with music With his new venture, Price believes in them by fans who love the artist. that he will be able to tap into millions in What’s missing is a button that the artist invisible revenues currently being left on can click and say ‘Great, pay me the the table by music companies from music money for that.’ I want to build that videos and blogs. He hopes to streamline videos [with their music in it] which used in fan-made content and corporate button,” said Price. the monetisation of that behavior, creating makes the artist more money and gets the outfits “who should know better”. “I want to build the entity that allows a new type of relationship between the fan fan and artist engaged. “It’s mastering and publishing the artist to participate in the revenue and the artist in the process. “That’s really what I’m focused on and administration, which doesn’t sound very being generated by the use of the music “What happens if an artist says, thinking about: how to create somewhere sexy,” he explained. “There’s literally by the fan without threatening or stifling ‘Thankyou very much, goodnight, and where you can go to a website as an artist, hundreds of millions of dollars in the the fan.” please use my music in your YouTube click a button, keep your copyrights and world right now, we just can’t see it. But if Price noted that the way the consumer videos and we’ll share some of the money we go out into the world and get your pre- you can put on a pair of glasses that allow interacts with music has changed, with back with you’?” Price asked. “All of a existing money that’s [being generated] you to audit the consumption music, you’d fans actually using tracks in their own sudden they’ll have more people creating from the use of music already.” see piles of cash.” 28-30 Eurosonic_v2_News and Playlists 15/01/13 14:04 Page 20
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Following the European Border Breakers Awards 10th ceremony, in which French DJ group C2C picked up the Public Choice Award, Music Week spoke to the European Commission’s Ann Bach about why the prize is important and how the EC plans to help European music going forward
INTERNATIONAL RIGHT Looking Bach | The I BY TOM PAKINKIS European Commission’s head of Unit, Culture Why did the European Commission launch the Programme and EBBAs ten years ago? Actions hails another We launched the EBBAs because we recognised successful EBBAs that whilst there were a lot of music awards, there was no international prize rewarding the success of emerging musicians who manage to attract audiences beyond their national borders in Europe. We felt this recognition for music’s ‘border- breakers’ was important because it was - and still is - extremely difficult for artists to achieve cross-border success. Indeed, a study published last year confirms that whilst European musicians can be quite successfully nationally, very few achieve pan- European success. Interestingly, it uncovered that even surprisingly few British performers achieve pan-European success. Adele in 2011, a former EBBA winner, was one of the few exceptions. The other pan-European successes tend to come from the USA. Of course it is fine for US artists to do well, but it is a pity that so many talented European artists don’t manage to break out internationally, yet they would deserve to. One of the reasons for this is that Europe is a continent with a lot of small territories and a very booked at leading festivals. large number of languages, so the starting point is “We want to raise broader awareness of already complicated. But the reality is that, just how much original creative talent What more can the European Union do to help the particularly for artists from smaller countries, it is there is in Europe that deserves to be music sector? very difficult to have a viable career without crossing ‘Creative Europe’, our future funding programme borders, as there are only so many concerts you can better known and to reach much wider for the cultural and creative sectors, with a proposed perform in your own country and live performance audiences across Europe as well as overall budget of 1.8 billion Euros, will provide is more and more important to artists’ revenues. beyond. Music is a unifying force.” opportunities for funding for the music sector, both Although a few countries have strong support ANN BACH, EUROPEAN COMMISSION through grants and a financial guarantee facility, structures, breaking borders in Europe remains which will make it easier for small and medium difficult; we have tremendous talent in our sized enterprises in these sectors to access bank continent, but it does need a boost, so the prize is This will give audiences more variety in terms of loans. The idea is to create a network of banks one way of addressing this. However other the music they have access to and help more across Europe which will build portfolios of loans platforms are also necessary. The European Talent musicians in Europe make a living from what they for these sectors and encourage banks to understand Exchange Platform (ETEP), which took place at love doing best. better their risk profile and potential. We estimate it Eurosonic Noordeslag after the EBBAs, is an Music is also a unifying force, a universal can help over a thousand cultural organisations each excellent example, a three day festival providing language, bringing people together, so the more we year from all cultural sub-sectors to collaborate visibility to some 250 acts each year, giving them an listen to musicians from other countries, the better, internationally, and every year help over 20,000 opportunity to be recruited by the 60 leading which is all the more important in today’s world. artists from all disciplines to benefit from an European summer festivals. I would add that the EBBAs have had one international experience that will help their career interesting effect which we hadn’t thought of and further development. Do you just want to recognise ten winners each year beforehand. In trying to identify border breakers, we or does the prize have other aims? discovered that it was much harder for artists in Do you think there is such a thing as “European” We certainly do want the prize to recognise and certain countries to cross borders, due partly to a music in this field? give visibility to the winners to help them further lack of support structures, in particular in Central To be honest, no, and it seems to me that it would their careers. However we also want it to have a and Eastern Europe. be a pity to have a uniform, homogenised sound. broader effect. We want it to inspire other budding As a consequence, ETEP applied and succeeded What is very special about Europe is its cultural and musicians that they too can achieve cross border in getting support from the European Union’s linguistic diversity, which we want to promote, not success. In addition, we want to raise broader Culture Programme, to develop a five year project extinguish. So our priority in terms of European awareness of just how much original creative talent extending ETEP to artists and festivals from music, is to help more musicians develop there is in Europe that deserves to be better known Central and Eastern Europe. international careers and to encourage more and to reach much wider audiences across Europe The project is already starting to deliver results Europeans to be curious about listening to as well as beyond. in terms of more artists from these countries musicians from other countries. 20 ViewpointOLEG_v3_News and Playlists 14/01/13 13:11 Page 28
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Only 12% of smart phone owners have tried Deezer, Spotify, et al. That’s not good enough, argues the founder of a new app which takes paid subscriptions from just £1 per month DIGITAL I BY OLEG FOMENK, CEO, BLOOM.FM ast week my company launched Bloom.fm – a L mobile app which allows music fans to listen to, share and discover new music. In the run up to launch, the question I’ve been asked most is “why are you investing so heavily in such a crowded market?” In some ways it’s a fair question – there are already 72 licensed music services in the UK according to the BPI - but I believe that we are experiencing a fascinating period of technological evolution and a fundamental shift in the way people want to consume music. And that belief is why I think now is the perfect time to launch a new music service. The consumer technology landscape in the UK has seen Mobile, Cloud and soon-to-be-here 4G capabilities radically reshape consumer habits. 2 out of 3 adults now have a smartphone and music is more mobile that ever before as people shift their tracks into the Cloud and use their ABOVE handsets on and offline to store, playback and Fruit of the Bloom: offered by many music services is far too high to be revenue per user’ would benefit all stakeholders. stream music on the move. We are no longer Fomenko is calling an attractive entry point for the mass market Having said that, the music industry is often on rights owners tethered to our computers or reliant on dedicated to get on board consumer, who we think is woefully under-served. accused of being obstructive in their approach to music devices – music is whenever and wherever we with his £1 per Not so long ago, the average yearly spend on licensing content to digital music services, but we month entry-level need it to be. subscription tier physical music was in the region of £60 - so, have experienced a refreshingly open relationship This shift in consumer behaviour is a great with that in mind, surely it is unrealistic to with most labels and music publishers in the lead up opportunity for legal music services to re-engage expect consumers to pay double that for the to our launch. This pragmatic and helpful attitude is music fans. UK consumers already lead the world in privilege of listening to music on the move. It speeding up the evolution of the digital marketplace music spending and this combined with the fact simply doesn’t make sense. That is not to say that all content rights owners that we have the second highest smartphone uptake We believe instead that in order to attract the are this enlightened. Restricting access to catalogues in Europe means that there is a ready and willing mass-market consumer the subscription entry point has the obvious effects of stifling innovation and audience hungry for compelling music products. needs to be much lower and services need to offer a denying artists and songwriters income. But This is , however, early days – despite numerous straightforward and reasonable pricing scale to disappointing and confusing consumers with exciting new music brands coming into the market encourage users to try the premium options. In our incomplete catalogues of music also turns them off only 12% of people have used a streaming music case entry level mobile access starts at just £1, with the entire concept of music subscriptions – slowing service on their phones. £5 and then £10 options available for those down adoption, hurting all service providers and In my view, several key factors are required to interested in taking the next steps towards our making illegal music the easiest option – even if create a compelling, mainstream product. premium service Our reasoning is that by making those consumers were happy to pay. A more liberal Contemporary consumers expect functionality but it easy and affordable to access a limited amount of content licensing environment has got to be a what excites them is beauty, style and ease of use. music on subscription you will encourage people to priority for the music industry. The challenge is finding a formula that migrate, through a series of logical price My final point is in praise of the UK music combines and incorporates all of these elements – progressions, towards the premium, unlimited market. One of the reasons we are so confident of functionality, style, beauty, enjoyment, ease of offerings. Starting subscription packages at £10 investing in the UK music marketplace is that this use - and combining them with a fair pricing creates a massive barrier to trial, especially at the country provides by far the best springboard for structure that can unlock the massive potential of younger end of the market, pushing them, further geographical expansion. UK consumers are this market. potentially, towards piracy. passionate about music; they are technologically And here lies one of the key issues currently We believe that a shift away from the current advanced and culturally aware. 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THE VAULT 27 High Street Stalbridge, Dorest Give us a bit of background on of digital downloads and what your store… many high street stores consider DT10 2LH The Vault opened in March tough times at the moment? t 01963365726 2012 in an 18th Century coach I have found customers love to w thevaultstalbridge.co.uk Manager: Alan Rowett house, which in the past had come in and chat about music also been used as stables and and are more than happy to be a butchers abattoir. recommended titles. In the short just Record Store Day. The How confident are you about Since the 1970's I have time I have been open, I have got “I would take a chance margin of chart and new release the future – the next year and always wanted to run a music to know my regulars music tastes with more titles if I didn’t CD's is so small I just can't further beyond? store but ended up in the other very well and can now tip them have to invest £8 on a CD compete with the supermarkets I am just coming up to the end side of the business being a DJ off on titles they usually would or the major online stores. I tend of my first 12 months. It’s been that could sit on the shelf and producer in local and not have looked at. to have just one copy of the Top a steep learning curve. national radio. My wife I have found that all ages still for months” 10 titles and find we shift more I own the building so we don't encouraged me to use the love the physical product, they ALAN ROWETT, THE VAULT specialist titles or new releases have a rent and, as it’s a small space and fulfill the dream, so I feel like they actually own by 'heritage' acts who are often building, at the moment we opened the store about nine something if they have the CD or One guy travelled 70 miles to not stocked in the supermarkets. have no business rates, so months ago selling a mixture of vinyl of a new release, not just a pick up a copy of the Black Keys’ that’s a major help. It’s not my old and new vinyl and CDs. file sitting on their computer. vinyl album. Business continued If you could change one thing full time job, my radio well into the following week as about the music industry over production company runs How is business for you today? Do you participate in Record we had stock left that other night, what would it be? alongside the shop, and I make Having only been open just Store Day at all? shops didn't. Give the small indies more of a weekly shows for the BBC and under a year, it’s been building I opened three weeks before break, better sale and return. I ILR in the store. The two work every month with December Record Store Day 2012. Publicity Is there anything that you think would take a chance with more well together for me. being the best month the store had been limited and we were the music industry or titles if I didn't have to invest, on It’s interesting because I also has had so far. We have done quiet for the first hour, but word Government could be doing to average, £8 on a CD that could receive promo material from limited publicity and word of soon got around that there was a help indie retailers? sit on the shelf for months. If a most of the pluggers for the mouth is spreading. The shop is new shop in the area. The phone The music industry could help title isn't selling or majorly radio shows, so I get to hear packed on Saturdays. started ringing and by midday it with special editions just for under performs, let us exchange most new albums before they was very busy as people indie stores or limited edition that stock for something that come out. I play some in the How can retailers combat the rise travelled miles to get their titles. vinyl spread across the year, not has a better chance. shop and get feedback.
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THIS WEEK’S RETAIL CHARTS REISSUE REPACKAGE BARBRA STREISAND Classical Barbra Masterworks / February Barbra Streisand is set to re-release Classical Barbra - a collection of art songs and arias which was originally released in 1976. The reissue has been re- FOPP ZAVVI EMUSIC mastered by 13-time Top 10 retail chart Top 10 retail chart Top 10 streamed chart Grammy winning producer POS ARTIST ALBUM POS ARTIST ALBUM POS ARTIST ALBUM Steven Epstein. CHILDREN OF Holiday At Lake NICK CAVE AND 1 XX Coexist 1 1 We No Who U R Classical Barbra includes the first ever release of two BODOM Bodom THE BAD SEEDS additional tracks recorded during the original sessions that 2 ALT-J 2 TOM JONES 2 GRIZZLY BEAR An Awesome Wave Spirit In The Room Shields are two of Franz Schubert’s best-known songs - An Sylvia and VAN DER GRAAF 3 FRANK OCEAN 3 3 GOAT Auf dem Wasser zu singen. Channel Orange GENERATOR Alt World Music The album is still considered one of the best classical Ram (Super Deluxe GODSPEED YOU! Allelujah! Don’t 4 JAKE BUGG Jake Bugg 4 PAUL MCCARTNEY 4 Edition BLACK EMPEROR Bend! Ascend! crossover recordings. The German composer and arranger Here Comes The SHARON VAN Claus Ogerman conducts the Columbia Symphony Orchestra 5 TAME IMPALA Lonerism 5 GAZ COOMBES 5 Tramp Bombs ETTEN and accompanies Streisand at the piano in music of Our Version Of Nevermind: 20th 6 EMELI SANDE 6 NIRVANA 6 ANDY STOTT Luxury Problems Canteloube, Faure, Handel, Orff, Schumann and Wolf. Events: Special Anniversary MUMFORD & I Predict A Graceful In the original liner notes, Leonard Bernstein wrote: “Barbra 7 Babel 7 LADY GAGA Born This Way 7 COLD SPECKS SONS Expulsion Streisand’s natural ability to make music takes her over to the SIMIAN MOBILE 8 BLACK KEYS 8 8 PARQUET COURTS classical field with extraordinary ease. It’s clear that she loves El Camino DISCO Unpatterns Light Up Gold ENGELBERT these songs. In her sensitive, straightforward and enormously 9 ROLLING STONES 9 Release Me - The Best 9 SONIC YOUTH Grrr: 3cd HUMPERDINCK Of Engelbert... Daydream Nation appealing performance, she has given us a very special BRYAN FERRY: 10 10 HEATHER PEACE 10 TAME IMPALA musical experience.” ORCHESTRA Jazz Age Fairytales Lonerism PRE-RELEASE BOWIE AND BIFFY ALBUMS TAKE THE PRE-O RDER TO P SPOTS AMAZON HMV PLAY.COM FOLLOWING HIS SURPRISE as All That Echoes lands at 15 PRE-RELEASE PRE-RELEASE PRE-RELEASE return to music, David Bowie is at Amazon, Johnny Marr with POS ARTIST/ ALBUM / LABEL POS ARTIST/ ALBUM / LABEL POS ARTIST/ ALBUM / LABEL already making a significant The Messenger (17 at Amazon mark in the pre-order charts and 16 at HMV), Rudimental (16 with forthcoming album The at HMV) and Frightened Rabbit Next Day crashing in at No.3 at with Pedestrian Verse (20 at Amazon and No.1 at HMV. Amazon and HMV, and rising 5- 3 at Play). Devlin’s A Moving Picture also lands fresh at No.19 at HMV but moves from 5-11 at Play. Plus, Play exclusively boasts new offerings from Stereophonics, Benga, 1 DAVID BOWIE 1 BIFFY CLYRO Modestep and Helloween at 1 BIFFY CLYRO Opposites Next Day Opposites 2 COURTEENERS 2 COURTEENERS No.14, 16, 18, and 19 2 NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Push The... Anna: HMV.Com Exclusive... Anna 3 DAVID BOWIE 3 BIFFY CLYRO 3 FRIGHTENED RABBIT respectively whilst Adam Ant The Next Day Opposites: 2CD: Deluxe Edit... Pedestrian Verse 4 RICHARD THOMPSON 4 GABRIELLE APLIN 4 STOOSHE rounds of the chart at No.20 Electric English Rain: 2CD... Stooshe 5 ADAM ANT 5 STOOSHE 5 DEVLIN with Adam Ant Is The BlueBlack Adam Ant is The BlueBlack... Stooshe A Moving Picture 6 STOOSHE 6 FOALS 6 FLEETWOOD MAC Hussar In Marrying The Gunner's Stooshe Holy Fire Rumours 7 FLEETWOOD MAC 7 MODESTEP 7 FOALS Daughter – which rises this Rumours... Evolution Theory Holy Fire 8 FOALS 8 ADAM ANT 8 THE JOY FORMIDABLE Biffy Clyro’s Opposites week at HMV and Amazon to Holy Fire Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Huss Wolf's Law 9 I AM KLOOT 9 EELS 9 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE remains at No.1 at Amazon and No.8 and No.5 respectively. Let It All In Wonderful, Glorious: Deluxe Ed Temper... 10 LED ZEPPELIN 10 FLEETWOOD MAC 10 NICK CAVE & THE... moves up a place to top Play’s Celebration Day Rumours... Push The Sky Away 11 EELS 11 MALLORY KNOX 11 RICHARD THOMPSON chart but slips to No.3 at HMV. Glorious Wonderful Signals Electric 12 IRON MAIDEN 12 NICK CAVE: BAD SEEDS 12 I AM KLOOT The Courteeners are also Seventh Son of a Seventh... Push The Sky Away Let It All In 13 IRON MAIDEN 13 HURTS 13 COHEED AND CAMBRIA performing well with the HMV Somewhere in Time Exile: Deluxe Edition: Include The Afterman... 14 EMILIA MITIKU 14 I AM KLOOT 14 STEREOPHONICS exclusive of Anna squeezing in I Belong To You Let It All In Graffiti On The Train 15 JOSH GROBAN 15 IMAGINE DRAGONS Night Visions 15 THE BLACKOUT Start The Party at No.2 and settling in second All That Echoes 16 VARIOUS ARTISTS 16 JOHNNY MARR Messenger 16 BENGA Chapter 2 over at Play.com, following its Bass Culture.... 17 JOHNNY MARR 17 HAYWARD, JUSTIN Spirits Of The Western.. 17 VERONICA FALLS Waiting For Something... topping of the chart last week. The Messenger 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS 18 RUDIMENTAL New Album Out Soon 18 MODESTEP Evolution Theory Other new entries across the Bass Culture: This Town.. 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS 19 DEVLIN A Moving Picture 19 HELLOWEEN Straight Out Of Hell: Deluxe... board come from Josh Groban Bass Culture - Boss... 20 FRIGHTENED RABBIT Pedestrian Verse 20 FRIGHTENED RABBIT Pedestrian Verse... 20 ADAM ANT Adam Ant is The BlueBlack... XX PEOPLE_v3FINAL_News and Playlists 15/01/13 09:47 Page 32
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