Music's On-Line Future Shapes up by Juliana Koranteng Line Music Market
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ave semen JANUARY 22, 2000 Music Volume 17, Issue 4 Media. £3.95 W-411` talk -C41:30 rya dio M&M chart toppers this week Music's on-line future shapes up by Juliana Koranteng line music market. Also, the deal could untoward about one of the world's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles catapult Warner Music Group (WMG), media groups merging with the world's EIFFEL 65 LONDON - Last week's unexpectedTime Warner's music division, intomost successful on-line group," notes Move You Body takeover of Time Warner by on-linefrontrunner positioninthedigital New York -based Aram Sinnreich, ana- (Bliss Co.) giant America Online (AOL) not only delivery race among the five majors. lyst at Jupiter Communications. "It will European Top 100 Albums confirms the much predicted conver- The AOL/Time Warner merger help speed the adoption of on-line music immediatelyovershadowedother by consumers." Sinnreich adds that "It CELINE DION gence of old and new media, but also acknowledges the Internet as the importantdownloadable could even make or break a All The Way..A Decade of Song biggest influence on the future music deals announced band, which has not been (Epic/Columbia) growth of global music sales. A M ER ICA shortly beforehand byTI\IF. ARNFR done so far on the Internet. European Radio Top 50 According to analysts, Universal Music But AOL has the ability to CELINE DION shareholderandregulatory Group(UMG) andSony do so. As a well-known global brand, AOL's ambitions will be far-reaching. That's The Way It'Is approval of AOL/Time Warn- Music Entertainment (SME). But as the world's biggest Internet AOL is good at marketing on-line." (Epic/Columbia) er-the name of the newly created media juggernaut valued at more thancompany, AOL's acquisition of Time Before the Time Warner deal, AOL European Dance Traxx $300 billion-will make AOL the mostWarner, the largest traditional mediahad already entered the on-line music EIFFEL 65 powerful player in the fast growing on-group, has some logic. "There's nothing continued on page 37 Move Your Body (Bliss Co.) Introducing Scottish GingerN'Dour ready by Jon Heasman don FM rock station Virgin 105.8 FM. Inside M&M this week It bought both stations from Richard for the world LONDON - The Scottish Media GroupBranson in 1997. INTERNET INSIGHT (SMG) has become the first TV compa- SMG operates two commercial TV by Nigel Williamson In our first ever on-line special, ny to make a major move into the UK's franchises in Scotland-Scottish TV M&M gets the very latest views commercial radio sector following its and Grampian-and its other media Youssou N'Dour's biggest hit may have on how the Internet is impacting proposed £225 million interests include publish- been called 7 Seconds, but it has taken upon the music and radio busi- (euro 367 m) acquisitionof ing, outdoor advertising and him five long years to follow up the mil- nessesfromthoseexecutives the Ginger Media Group. cinema advertising. The com- lion -selling album from which it came. tasked with making the deci- In addition to its original TV bined company will be known by Now he is finally ready to step back sions. There isalso a unique production company, Ginger the initials SMG rather than the into the fray next month with his debut guide to the world's best music operates national AM rock ser- Scottish Media name. album for Sony, Joko-From Village To web sites, as nominated for the vice Virgin Radio and sister Lon-RADIO continued on page 37Town, and determined to reach beyond MidemNet Awards. Pages 9-23. the "world music" banner. Released across Europe on February 21, the SOUL FRANCAIS Radio giants limber up for multiplex bout album stillbetrays Omar Chakil purveys a distinc- strong traces of the tive brand of FrenchR&Bwith a LONDON - Another heavyweight con- The three applications submitted to Senegalesesinger's MiddleEastern test has emerged in the battle to winthe RA by its January 11 closing date Africanroots,but flavour,andis the right to operate London's second are from MXR London, Score Now and now there's also a far hoping sopho- digitalradiomultiplex,writes JonSwitchdigital. morecosmopolitan more single Tout Heasman. MXR London, which was unsuccess- flavour. "I want peo- Les Amants Du The licence has been advertised byful in its application to run the first ple just to say that it Monde can UK regulator the Radio AuthorityLondon multiplexlastyear,brings is good music, not that it is good for match last sum- (RA), which last year awarded the together Chrysalis Radio (45%), Border African music. It's music that is as rele- mer's 60,000 - first London digital multiplex to CERadio (35%), DMG Radio (10%) and vant on the streets of New York as on selling debut sin- Digital,a joint venture between Choice FM owners Soul Media (10%). In the streets of Dakar," says N'Dour. gle Victimes Du EmapRadioandCapitalRadio addition to a digital upgrade for exist - "This is about moving on to the next Temps. Page 24. (M&M, May 22, 1999). continued on page 37 continued on page 37 AmericanRadioHistory.Com NS This week, Music & Media presents its first ever "On-line Spotlight," a 16 -page special which tries to assess how radio Music stations and record labels are reacting to this new media Upfront revolution, and previews some of the most innovative music - by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief related web sites selected for the MidemNet Awards. Media. How and to what extent the revolution is going to Call M&M on: The 20th century was transformed by three major techno- affect the music and broadcasting industry is still under tel (+44) 171 822 8302 logical inventions: telephone, radio and cinema (actually discussion-but if there is one thing everyone is convinced fax (+44) 171 242 9138 all three invented in the 19th century). In other words,of, it's that it'll change the business radically. For direct lines dial +44 171 822, the life of billions has been changed for ever thanks to And if there were still people who needed to be con- followed by the required extension Graham Bell, Guglielmo Marconi and the Lumiere broth- vinced about the scale of the Net revolution, last week's ers. cyber Big Bang-AOL acquiring Publisher: Ron Betist (ext. 8312) There's no doubt that this new century will be domi-Time Warner, and not the other Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (8318) Director of operations: Kate Leech (8307) nated by a 20th century innovation which is radicallyway around-would be a rude Editorial realigning the way we operate, think and do business-itwake-up call. A venerable, estab- Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (8316) is, of course, the Internet, dubbed as "the revolution of thelished $26bn media group built News editor: Terry Heath (8317) century" by Italian writer Umberto Eco. over decades gobbled up overnight Charts 8cresearch Although it is not possible to put a name on the "inven- by one of these "nouveau riche" Charts editor: Raul Cairo (8313) tor" of the 'Net, it is not wrong to say that the 'Net is the'Net companies rising on this Charts researchers: Menno Visser (8322), Siri Stavenes Dove (8321) prodigal grandson of Bell, Marconi and the Lumieres, in amazing financial bubble, which that it integrates telecommunications, sound and vision,nobody had heard of ten years ago. Production and that it is more than the sum of its parts. Talkin"bout a revolution! Production manager: Jonathan Crouch (8314) Designer: Mat Deaves (8323) Correspondents Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] Austria: Susan L. Schuhmayer - (43) 1 334 9608 Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 Classical/jazz: Terry Berne -(34)9 3458 3791 Dance Grooves: Gary Smith - (34) 9 3488 2180 Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3391 9156 EmapupsPerformance Ford France: Remi Bouton (radio and music business) - (33) 1 4586 8466; Cecile Tesseyre (artist profiles) - (33) 1 4909 0896 by Jon Heasman (magazines) sub -division, reporting to Emap's localstations, with Aire Germany: Gesa Birnkraut (Hamburg) - (49) 4101 Ford. The company's music TV andFM/Leeds managing director Steve 45930; Italy: Mark Dezzani - (39) 0184 292 824 LONDON -UK media group EmapInternet businesses (which includeKing leaving to join regional AC/talk The Netherlands: Robbert Tilli - (31) 20-672 2566 has promoted Dee Ford, formerlyThe Box music TV channel) will also station Century 105 in Manchester. Norway: Kai R. Lofthus - (47) 918 21 208 Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429; managing director of its radio opera- report to Perkins. Michelle Surrell, MD at Sweden: Fredrik Nilsson - (46) 8 735 9750 tions, to MD of Emap Performance, For the time being, Rock FM/Preston moves Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 the new cross -media division whichthe managing directors across the Pennines to Scales and Marketing groups all of the company's music -ori- of Emap's radio stations replace King as Aire MD, International sales director: Ron Betist (UK, USA) - (31) 299 420274; ented brands (M&M, November 27). based outside of London whileRock FM pro- mobile: (31) 653 194133 In her new role, Ford will oversee will report direct to Tim gramme director Paul Sales executives: Igor Rooselaar (Benelux; Scandinavia) - (31) 299 420274 the division's London -based musicSchoonmaker, although Jordan moves up to MD Francois Millet/Christophe Chiappa (France) - magazine, radio, TV and Internetsources suggest that this in place of Surrell. (33) 145 49 29 33 businesses, reporting to Emap Per-is likely to be a tempo- More managerial Beth Dell'Isola (US Radio) - (1) 770 831 4585; Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, formancechiefexecutive Tim rary arrangement until changes are expected to Portugal) - (39) 031570056; Olav Bjerke Schoonmaker.