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February 15, 2002 Volume 16 Issue 781 $6.00

GRAMMY COUNTDOWN , FURTADO INTERVIEWS ON .ARIE ""

The premiere single from "A New Day Has Come," her first new in two years and her first studio album since "Let's Talk About Love," which sold over 28 million copies worldwide.

IMPACTING RADIO NOW 140 million sold worldwide 2,000,000+ cumulative radio plays and over 21 billion in combined audience 6X Grammy' winner Winner of an Academy Award for ""

Extensive TV and Press to support release:

Week of Release Jprah-Entire program dedicated to Celine The View The Today Show CBS This Morning Regis & Kelly

Upcoming Celine's CBS Network Special The Tonight Show Kicks off The Today Show Outdoor Concert Series

Single produced by and Aldo Nova, with produced by , Humberto Gatica, and Christian B.

Video directed by Dave Meyers will debut in early March.

Album in stores Tuesday, March 26 www.epicrecords.com www.celinedion.com

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DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher LENNY BEER THE DIVINE MISS POLLY Editor In Chief EpicRecords Group President Polly Anthony is the diva among divas, as Jen- TONI PROFERA Executive Editor nifer Lopez debuts atop the album chart this week. With Celine Dion'snew single all over Top 40, Sade's album at #12, holding at #16 and KAREN GLAUBER 's A Walk to Remember strong at #31, Polly has Girl Power to President, HITS Magazine TODD HENSLEY spare. Though she probably wishes she got that cracker instead of this HITS President, HITS Online Ventures Contents nod.

DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Executive Editor

MARC POLLACK Vice President/Senior Editor MARK PEARSON Vice President/Retail Editor RICKY LEIGH MENSH CONTENTS Vice President/Mix Show Editor BUD SCOPPA Managing Editor 6 VIBE -RATERS 73JAMZ ROY TRAKIN Senior Editor 8 ALBUMS 76 TOP TENS A FIRM INK 14 SIMON GLICKMAN Senior Editor 13 FRONT PAGE 30 EARPICKS JON O'HARA Senior Writer 26 NEAR TRUTHS 33 RERAP LIZ MONTALBANO Crossover Editor 28LETTERS & TUBE TIMES 34MPS MURPHY Special Projects 29 BEAT'S ME CAPITOL i-VIRGIN=EMI 15 RODEL DELFIN 38 POP PLAYS A&R Editor GARY JACKSON 34 DIALOGUE 90 REQUESTS Senior JAMZ Editor DAVID SIMUTIS 39WHEELS & DEALS 92POP MART Senior Associate Editor TAMI PACKLEY GEORGEFF 41 ROCK2K 94 WAVELENGTH Production Manager NICOLE TOCANTINS PRO B040 34 Production Coordinator 63FLAVA CAMP

BOBBII HACH Broadcast Editor 1-0 W RELEASES ANNA OSBORN WILLARD Associate Retail Editor WOLF D REQUESTS Associate Mix Show Editor Warner Bros. A&M/Interscope ERIKA SCHULTZ Murder Inc./IDJ Associate PoMo Editor Epic COREY flush Lil Lady MIKE MORRISON NSYNC Jive APM Editor /Universal JOHN LENAC EARPICKS DEFAULT Rock Editor Wasting My Time MARK FEATHER VANESSA CARLTON A&M/Inter TVT Associate Crossover Editor PINK Arista DEFAULT TVT CELINE DION KENYA YARBROUGH A New Day Has Come Associate Editor P.O.D. Atlantic/Atl G Epic ROB BROADWELL Associate Research Editor BREAKOUTS PINK Don't Let Me Get Me FREDDIE VASQUEZ JENNIFER LOPEZ Epic Arista Research Assistant Arista SADE Epic UN THE COVER JOCELYN DEAL INDIA.ARIE Motown/Universal Art Direction REBECCA ESMERIAN WILDCARD TODD MOFFETT Editorial Design CELINE DION Epic BRIAN LINDSEY Art Operations SCOTT KILLAM Facility Manager BILL TREADWAY M,town's Grammy darling Distribution Manager .r.dia.Ariewould trade COLOR WEST every t ne of those seven Lithography tomin itions to get off this

14958 Ventura Blvd. 11TS cover marking her hit Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 'lehut, . (818) 501-7900 VIBE -RATERS OUR PICKS TO BREAK CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD O ICYLIE MINOGUE CAPITOL O ADEMA ARISTA

2 iw 4 2w 9 3W album: FEVER 7 iw 8 2W 7 3W album: ADEMA track: CAN'T GET YOU OUT... track: THE WAY YOU IT Can't Get enough Kylie. LP streets Active Rock showing The Way. Added at 2/26; shipping 400k+. Track added WXDX, WYSP. #1at WEQZ! WXRK,

at G105, closing out Top 40! # 1 at WFNX, WXTM, KNRK Like It very much. WKTU and KZZU. Top 5 at WBLI, Sales jump at M'land, W'house, B'Buy. WIOQ, WNNK, WKIE, KTHT. Fever MTV, MTV2. On tour w/Linkin Park, then spreading with radio dates for Z100 Sno-Core Tour w/ in and WBLI. MTV, MTV2. TRL 2/15. Just March. Sales jumps at B'Buy, M'land, rt9 did Leno. Mgmt: Terry Blarney Mgmt. T'World. Mgmt: Terry Lippman Co. O NATAUE IMBRUGUA RCA TRIK TURNER RCA

O 3 LW 3 2W 4 3W album: WHITE LILIES ISLAND 10 LW 11 2W 13 3W album: TRIK TURNER track: WRONG IMPRESSION track: FRIENDS & FAMILY Wrong isall right at Modern Adult, with MTV turns a Trik with both vid versions

big adds at KRBE, WMTX, B94, KIMN, added! Expecting Family on 2/26 KRBZ, WKQI, many more! Already spin- when LP streets; shipping 100k+. Top ning Top 5 at WCGQ; Top 10 at KBIG, 5 at Q101, KEDJ; Top 10 at KITS, WDVD. Making an Impression at WTSS, KXRK, KNRK. Big at KROQ, WXRK, KQMB, KLLC. VH1. LP streets 3/5. Leno KWOD, WBCN. National tour dates 3/7, Rosie 3/11, Regis & Kelly 3/15. to follow street. Mgmt: Brad Patrick/ Mgmt: Arthur Spivak & Stu Sobol Ent. Radio Events Group.

O GLENN LEWIS EPIC TWEET GOLDMIND/ELEKTRA/EEG

album: WORLD OUTSIDE MY... 12 LW 14 2W album: track: DON'T YOU FORGET IT track: OOPS (OH MY) X -over in Glenneration gap, Top 40 fol- Sweet Tweet added at MTV, MTV2, BET! Missy lowing suit with adds at B94, WKZL. Elliott/Timbalandprotege's LP streets4/2; #1 at WHUR. Top 5 at KMEL, KM1Q; shipping Gold. Oop dreams at X -over. #1 at Top 10 at WBLS, KBMB, WRKS. Big at WERQ. Top 5 at WDKX, WEDR; Top 10 at KHHT, WJLB, WKFS. MTV, BET, MTV2, KUBE. Big at WQHT, KKBT, WGCI. Single fea- VH1. On tour w/. Regis & tures , Bubba Sparxxx. On tour Kelly 3/19, day of street. Mgmt: Mark w/. R. Stone, Ent. Weekly, Vibe. Byars/Rockstar Mgmt. Mgmt: Mona Scott, Chris Smith/Violator. COLumBiA/CRG O AWARE/COLUMBIA/CRG

O5 LW 5 2W 5 3W album: MUSICFORTHE... 11 iw 12 2W 12 3w album: track: track: NO SUCH THING PoMo, APM, Mod. Adult getting Strange. Multi - Top 5 Most Added at Modern Adult, format track added at KROQ, WSSR, KMXP, again! Guitarist has that Thing, and it's more! #1 at KMTT, WXRV! Top 5 at KGSR, added at WTMX, WPTE, KAMX, WTIC, WMPS; Top 10 at KYSR, WXRT, WRNR. Big at many more. Top 10 at WDVD, WSSR. WLIR, WPLY. Huge at chains and indies. Thing's the thing at KYSR, WTMX, KENZ, Marcos Siega-directed video in post -production. too. On sold -out tour, in -stores. Access Spring tour. . Mgmt: Rick Hollywood. Rolling Stone, Request. Mgmt: Yorn and Dan Field/AMG. Michael McDonald and Brick Wall Mgmt. O COLUMBIA/CRG CD

6 LW 10 2W 11 3W album: SPIN 8 iw 7 2w 6 3W album: track: INSATIABLE track: PT. II Hayes stacking up big adds and spins at Hot Stone heating up Crossover radio. #1 Top 40. Added at KSLZ, KLSY, more. Top 5 at WVAZ, WDMK, WCFB! Top 5 at at WMTX, WLTJ; Top 10 at WALK, WAEB. WOWI, WTLC; Top 10 at KMEL, WHQT, Insatiable thirst for big spins quenched at WDAS. Big at WMXD, KRNB, many KDND, KQMB. Radio building buzz for more. MTV2. Prepping next single, "Wish Savage Gardener's solo debut streeting I Didn't...," for 2/25 impact. Intl tour 3/19; shipping 400k+. Vid in post. Mgmt: beginning next month. Mgmt: Breyon Larry Tollin, Leone Messer. Presscott/Chameleon Ent.

6 HITS February 15, 2002 VIBE RATERS OUR PICKS TO BREAK CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD ID ENJOY/UNIVERSAL ABANDONED POOLS EXTASY

DEBUT 14 LW album: BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES DEBUT 20 LW album: HUMANISTIC track: FLAKE track: THE REMEDY 'Top 5 Most Added at PoMo, APM, as for- PoMo jumping into the Pool. Track added mats get real Flaky. -featured at WLIR, KDGE, WEND! WBCN, track added at KYSR, WZZN, WAQZ, Q101, KTCL, WRZX, KTBZ, KZON have more! Top 5 at KCNL. Huge at KROQ, already got The Remedy. Top 5 phones at XTRA, WOXY. Radio fueling sales at chains WJSE. MTV2 "The Rockshow." On Tour and indies. On West Coast tour, as SoCal w/Flickerstick through Feb. Headlining story spreads like Brushfire. Shooting vid in L.A. and N.Y. shows in March. Mgmt: March. Mgmt: Emmett Malloy, Kim Johnson. Not available.

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15 Lw 17 2w album: FAST 13 13 2w album: SCARS track: HEY MISTER track: UNREAL Hey day at PoMo. Track added at KKFR, rockers added at MTV2 and WSUN. Top 5 at WMRQ, WOCL; Top 10 at digging up Active Rock and PoMo with WCYY, CIMX, WXDX. Big at KWOD, KNDD, latest track! Unreality checked with add WBCN. #1 phones WXDX. Debut LP streets at KFTE and big spins at KRXQ, WFNX, 3/19; shipping 75k+. Video too controversial WAAF, WAQZ, WJRR, more. On tour for MTV! Tour starts 3/16. Interview, Revolver. w/Static-X and Soulfly. Metal Edge Mgmt: John Reese/Freeze Mgmt, Heidi cover, Revolver feature. Mgmt: Larry Lavold/Mothership Industries. Mazer/Ent. Services, Peter Tsiolis.

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9LW92W 10 3W album: album: THE GUEST track: track: Added at KNDD, and Sailing on great spins California or bust for PoMo radio. Track at KROQ, WLIR, KWOD, KCRW, KAEP, added at WEND, WSUN, WXZZ. Top 10 at more. MTV, MTV2. Love Is Here at retail with Q101. Big at XTRA, KITS, WPLY. Spinning at hot sales at B'Buy and racks. Tour KCRW, KROQ, WIJR. MTV2 Handpicked LP w/Charlatans UK through Feb., then headlin- streets 2/26; shipping 75k+. Dates with ing, then MTV Campus Invasion Tour. Track Remy Zero kick off 3/13. Conan 3/12. featured on Felicity 2/20. Rolling Stone. Drummer Schwartzman starring in Slackers. Mgmt: Andrew Walsh/Heavenly Mgmt. Mgmt: Dan Field/AMG.

UNWRITTEN LAW INTERSCOPE DRIVE-THRU/MCA

DEBUT album: ELVA 19 LW 20 2W album: AUDIOBOXER track: SEEIN' RED track: IF YOU C JORDAN Law is breaking at retail and PoMo. San Making Something of it at over 25 stations Diego quintet's LP, streeted 1/29, getting before next week's add date! Early spins big sales at B'Buy, M'land. PoMo is Red- at KROQ, KKND, KDGE, KNDD, KEDJ, dy with Top 10 spins at KXRK, Q101, WKRL, Q101, more! Big phones continue KEDJ, CIMX. Huge at KROQ, KNRK, at KROQ. EP hot at chains and racks. Full- KWOD, WFNX, more. MTV, MTV2. length streets 5/21. Just shot video. On Headlining tour, in -stores through 3/10. Warped Tour main stage mid -June. Mgmt: Mgmt: Bill Silva Mgmt. Brent Kidwell.

(E5RES MCA THE APEX THEORY DREAMWORKS 16 Lw 16 2W 16 3W album: album: TOPSY TURVY track: THEY VISION track: SHHH... (HOPE DIGGY) Added at VH1! Multi -format artist doing Can you Diggy it? PoMo can! Hot the Do, as buzz builds at Mod Adult track from SoCal quartet added at and Top 40. Track impacting 2/25, WTPT. Huge spins at 99X and KWOD. but early Visionaries at KHKS, WWMX, Buzz building forLP's 4/2 street WJBW adding it. Already spinning at date; shipping 100k. Hot at MTV2! B94, KALZ, WIOG, XL106, too. Touring Theorists added to Sno-Core Tour w/Mary J.B!ige 4/2-4/23. Mgmt: Corey w/Alien Ant Farm. Meanstreet. Mgmt: Smyth/Blacksmith Mgmt. Prime Inc.

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TITLE POWER PERCENT MirARTIST COMMENT LABEL INDEX CHANGE DEBUT 1 JENNIFER LOPEZ Epic 86399 170.4 jThTe?)ig TI:c114ReLmi? ir;:ordc Ei ALAN JACKSON DRIVE Arista Nashville 67039145.9 -23% Touring with hot track DEBUT 3 BARRY MANILOW ULTIMATE MANILOW Arista 10600 114.9 son ou'll ever need... 2 2 CREED WEATHERED Wind -Up 13075 105.4 -3°A CI Tour, "" leads 3 3 LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY Warner Bros. 47755 92.3 +2% El "In The End" past 5 million and touri ng 4 4 WORD OF MOUF Def Jam South/IDJ58644692.1 +11% la "Saturday" starting

5 5 RoadRunner/IDJ 618485 83.6 +8% Ell "Too Bad" the cut, 3.5 million 6 7 PINK M!SSUNDAZTOOD Arista 14718 70.6 +6% O Ballys commercial, NBA game, hot song 16 6 O Columbia/CRG 85736 65.3 -4% "Get Ur Self A..." hot 8 8 10 JA RULE Murder Inc./IDJ 58643763.5 -4% "," Grammy noms DEBUT GI TOTALLY COUNTRY VARIOUS BNA 67043 63.1 Brooks & Dunn, Lonestar, Dixie Chicks DEBUTEs SADE Epic 86373 61.2 Live collection with all the good stuff 1712 El COME CLEAN Flaw/Gef/Interscope493074 61.2 +12% "Blurry" big at radio, Platinum LP MCA 112616 59.9 +5% 4710 E1:1 MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA 'Revised' CD, has 4 new tracks 10 9 8701 Arista 14715 59.5 -1% ea "U Don't Have..." breaking 58.4 +15% 11 16113 SHAKIRA Epic 63900 "Underneath Your Clothes" added MTV 1513 pg ALICIA KEYS J Records 20002 56.0 +3% TV, touring, Grammy noms & press 2222p3 BRITNEY Jive 41776 54.9 +36% Movie opens 2/15, all over TV, press 1211 al 0 BROTHER, WHERE ART...SOUNDTRACK Mercury/IDJ 170069 54.6 -4% Soggy Bottom Boys will do Grammy show 181820 P.O.D. SATELLITE Atlantic/Atl G 83475 52.2 +7% "Youth Of the Nation," the cut now 21 21 ENRIQUE ESCAPE Interscope 93148 49.5 +11% Ea Title track hot now 9 14 Ea DAY WITHOUT RAIN Reprise 47426 48.8 -7°A "" a phenomenon 13 19 VARIOUS NOW VOL.8 Virgin 111548 46.7 -3% Ea U2, D. Child, Usher, Nsync, & more 1915 EC SOUNDTRACK V2 27119 46.0 -9% E. Vedder leads, #10 movie 14 20El ROCK STEADY Interscope 493158 45.9 -2% "Hey Baby," TV

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''..741114-410 top5oALBUMS TITLE POWER PERCENT1 IMIrARTIST COMMENT LABEL INDEX CHANGE

2826 ie & DRE PRESENT...Arista 26093 44.5 +29% "The Whole World" & Grammy noms DEBUT 27 U2 YOU CAN'T... Interscope 524653 44.3 S -r Bowl 2023El SCARECROW Capitol Nashville 3133042.2 +5% "Wrapped Up..." and Dr. Pepper spot - 1713:2 ESSENTIAL BARBRA STREISAND Columbia/CRG 86123 40.5 -19% All of her greatest hits 2724 30 COCKY Lava/AtI/Atl G 83482 39.9 0% "Lonely Road..." just started tour 46 31 A WALK TO REMEMBERSOUNDTRACK Epic 86311 38.7 +23% Movie #8, mass media 31 33 TOXICITY American/Col/CRG 6224037.7 +20% "Toxicity" new cut, headlining Oz fest 2532 HOOBASTANK Island/IDJ 586435 36.2 +15% Ell "Crawling In the Dark," touring 2330 JEWEL THIS WAY Atlantic/Atl G 83619 35.8 +13% El "Standing Still,"still selling LP

3438 Iadrrl CRAIG DAVID Wildstar/Atl/Atl G 88081 35.1 +18% "7 Days" selling LP, touring, TV F71 STATE PROPERTY 34.7 -9°A - 25bed SOUNDTRACK Roc-A-Fella/IDJ 586671 "Roc the Mic" f/ 3937nil MYSTIKAL TARANTULA Jive 41770 33.8 +13% Ma "Bouncin' Back" leads DEBUT1E3 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2002VARIOUS UTV 584705 32.9 Alicia, Train, , R.E.M + more 3639 Fri CAMINO PALMERO RCA 67585 31.5 +7% tad "Wherever...," Rosie O'Donnell - 48 40 FAITHFULLY BadBoy/Arista73041 30.4 +25% "I Love You" the hot cut now, TV too 44 50 PM DEFAULT FALLOUT TVT 2310 29.3 +21% aid "Wasting My Time" and touring 4234rn GENESIS J Records 20009 28.6 -7% Ibiml "Pass the...." added MTV 2435 FT1 INVINCIBLE Epic 69400 28.5 -7% abi "Butterflies" the cut here 3843 rri SHREK SOUNDTRACK DW/Interscope 450305 28.3 +7% N od Grammy noms now 3741rii BREAK THE CYCLE Flip/Elektra/EEG 6262628.2 +1% ma "For You" from multi -Platinum LP 2940 CFI MOULIN ROUGE SOUNDTRACK Interscope 493035 27.5 -2% am Selling from movie rental and press 3336 Fll INCUBUS Immortal/Epic 85227 27.3 -9% Mila " To Know You" hot, Letterman 41 44rri TOBY KEITH PULL MY CHAIN DreamWorks Nashville 450297 27.0 +3% Mid "I Want To Talk About Me" hot Country MCA 112609 26.6 "Nothing in This World" features Avant 5046 50 AALIYAH Blackground 10729 25.3 -2% Lots of press about movies

10 HITS February 15, 2002 A\' ON MORE THAN 75 POD BUZZWORTHY STATIONS IN:LUDING: 14x WKSC Y100KHKS 0100 WORO KKRZ WNOU KHFI 12 WAKS WPRD WBLI WKFS BLOWTORCH WNCI KCHZ And Many More!!! ki_

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DON'T YOU FORG On Over 100 Rhythm and U -ban Stations including. KMEL62x WBLS 55x KHTE 49x WBOT 48x WJLB 45x KBMB 44x WAMO39x KRNB36x KQBT36x KKDA 35x XHTZ 33x WDTJ32x KXJ14 30x KTTB29x KXHT 29x WZMX27x KMJQ26x. WPH 24x WKYS22x WPGC 21x ON TOUR NOW WITH ALICIA KEYS

CATE CITY DATE On 1,22 WALLINGFORD, CT 2/14 SUNRISE, FL 1,23 WASHINGTON DC 2/15 ORLANDO, FL 1,25 , PA 2/16 , GA 17* URBAN MAINSTREAM M NiTd s'JM TOP 5 PHONES! 1,26 , MA 2/18 , LA 21* CROSSOVER MONITOR KMEL TOP 10 CALLOUT! 'IMP 10 PHONES! 1,28 , ONT 2/19 HOUVON, TX KQBT TOP 5 PHONES! 1:29 , MI 2/20 , TX 32*RHYTHM MONITOR 1:30 , OH 2/22 , C 7* URBAN ADULT MONITOR KTTB TOP 10 PHONES' 2:1 , NY 2/28 LOS ANGE 4. WZMX TOP 10 CALLOUT! 2:2 NEW YORK, NY 3/1 LOS AN 2:4 COLUMBUS, OH 313 BAKE -ROM THE FORT HONIN:- ALBUM WORILOCUTSIDE MY WIN3CW 2:S , WI 3/4 OAKLAND, pc. Rey. U5 Pat & rd-.C.Y. Mara 29 CHICAGO, IL 3/E PHOENIX, AZ IN STORES MARCH 19 reyst na a Ira5anara oSan- licalcanamaervnerdIncitlaso adeanara 2'8 CINCINNATI], OH 3/8 LAS VEGAS, NV e SET Xoltlings,411, aavaJrelavisaa. aria, EXECUTIVE PROCUCEPS: NARK TIERS & SHERMAN BIERS ILlItWOrIng and all an. °gas 2'11 RICHMOND, VA 3/10 SAN DIECO, CA FOR ROCNST.R ENTER-AINA ENT & DAVID M:PHEWAON r -a trademarks of MTV Net, or., a 3n Yucorn International 1,41 MO: rsrar 2'12 CHARLOTTE, NC SINGLE PRODUCED BY ANCRE HURTS austc Fatenadiment Inc.

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Executive Producer: Mary J. Blige M-CA Management: Tra-La-Lee & The Firm II 012 1..1sT www.mjblige.com www.mcarecords.com ©2002 MCA Records HITS: A Bronze Medal in Suck. You Were Expecting Gold?

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Barry's in the Top Five and U2's Feeling Its Super Sunday. That Said, All Eyes Are Focused On.... J.LO'S BACK!!! he came, she remixed, she conquered. Epic's J.Lo made a monumen- tal return to the album chart this week, as her collection of remixes debuted solidly at #1. "What can you say about this artist?" queried HMV's Jeff Davidson, who's always good for a compelling retailer quote. "J.Lo really sold well for us this week." Of course, J.Lo's return wasn't the only booty shaking up this Barry Manilow week's Top Five. Arista's Barry Manilow-that's right, we said ARISTA'S BARRY MANILOW-debuted at a whopping #3, thanks to the ultimate TV campaign for the Ultimate Manilow. "What can you say about this artist?" queried Davidson, as he tuned to coverage of his favorite Olympic sport, curling. "Barry really sold well for us this week." Other impressive debuts include: BNA's Now -like compila- tion, Totally Country, at #11 and Epic's live Sade package at #12. And, as long as we're talking impressive, check out the HUGE sales increase for U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind. Can you say, "Millions and millions of brain -numbed Ameri- cans mindlessly tuning into a football game and getting exposed to what some are calling the best rock & roll perfor- mance on television ever"? "What can you say about this U2 band?" queried HMV's David- son. "U2 really sold well for us this week." Besides J.Lo at #1, and Barry at #3, this week's Top Five is round- ed out by Arista Nashville's Alan Jackson at #2, Wind-up's Creed at #4 and Warner Bros.' Linkin ACTION Park at #5. The adds this week at BET are Tweet (Goldmind/Elek/EEG), "What can you say about this Usher (Arista), P. Diddy (Bad Boy/Arista) and Avant ( story?" queried Davidson. "Bill- Johnson/MCA). board is really going to sell well this week."

HITS February 15, 2002 13 Ihpz rs F 0 N T P A G E The Scent of Cool J Recordssultan and industry legend (c) communes at a Key Bis- cayne retreat withBMGheadsRolf SchmidtHoltz(1) andMichael Smellie (r), who both think Clive looks very youthful and should not retire any- time soon. "Clive, vot is your secret? Tell us please how to sell millions of records overnight und get all ze Grammys und respect," requested Schmidt -Holtz. "Only please to pre- tend you are German und come from an accounting background." Replied Davis, "It's been great chatting with you, but I gotta run. Which one of you is bringing my car around?" The Firm Crowns Richard King LACTI 0 N The Firm's hands are now a European with such a The adds this week at MTV are originally joined Sony Music across the water. P. Diddy (Bad Boy/Arista), understanding of the Ameri-in 1990 as Sr. VP West Coast Ashanti (Island/IDJ), Tweet The entertainment andcan market. But if he thinksbefore being named President brand management company he's taking an hour out for tea (Goldmind/Elek/EEG), Usher Epic Associated Labels and is expanding to with (Arista), Shakira (Epic), Trik every day, he's got anotherExec. VP , where the appointment of industrything coming." Tuner (RCA), Busta Rhymes (J he oversaw the signing of vet Richard Griffiths as Presi- Griffiths will oversee allRage Against the Machine Records) and Beanie Sigel (Roc- dent of International Opera-international operations ofand , among others. A-Fella/IDJ). Rotation increases tions. Griffiths will head upthe company, while makingHe was also Managing Direc- go to Bank -182 (MCA) and Fat the company's London officesure Fred Durst is able totor at Virgin Music and head Joe (At1/Atl G). Tweet is named as well as become a key mem-clear customs. as Buzzworthy.corn. of A&R at Islands Records ber of its L.A. management Said Griffiths: "When I left U.K., where he signed the team, it was announced byBMG, I remembered why I Buggies and helped video kill W I La D Chairman Jeff Kwatinetz,got into this business in thethe radio star. who was busy changing hisfirst place, and it wasn't to cut CARD dollars into euros. costs and downsize opera- CELINE DION The move marks a reuniontions-it was to sing and EPIC betweenGriffiths anddance in the . The diva of all divas is back Kwatinetz, who first workedActually, it's about the music with a sensational new ballad together when Griffiths wasand artist development. By powered by a killer Rick Wake radio mix. While radio tends to President of Epic Recordsestablishing the European be skeptical and cautious dur- U.S. and signed Kwatinetzoffice for The Firm, we will ing the early stages of her sin- client to the band's firstsolidify our position as the gles, mega -stations like Z100, record deal. worldwide market leader in KIIS, Star94, WXKS and Y100 are already on board and Said Kwatinetz: "We'vebrand management." yelling smash. Hilary Shaev, chosen one of the very few The U.K. native's 25 -year Joel Kleiman, Tommy Nappi executives that has not onlycareer saw him most recently and the Epic team are taldng no expansive knowledge but alsoas BMG Worldwide President Richard Griffiths: Looks prisoners. The biz needs a kick- unparalleled experience inof U.K. and Europe. Prior to start, and Celine has a titanic suave in his custom-made history. Slam dunk!!! this industry, both domestical- that, he served as Epic Pony smoking jacket. ly and abroad. It's rare to findRecords U.S. President. He

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chief Alain Levy ever Buretel, his counterpart at EMI A Blatant Rip-off of a Good Magazine take a croissant break? Recorded Music Continental Fresh off the naming of David Europe, will announce imple- Munns as North Americanmentation of this structure chief, along with Matt Serletic across Continental Europe, WHAT WEASELS ARE WEASELING ABOUT THIS WEEK and Roy Lott as the new top including the nomination of dogs at America, new EMI territorial heads. 1 ALAIN LEVY:Architect of the new EMI moving faster Levy announced "a significant In the U.S., meanwhile, than a speeding bullet as he knocks down and rebuilds. change in the structure and Munns is designing a similar operating philosophy for EMI shared infrastructure, the 2 POLLY ANTHONY:Anthony and her Cleopatras rule, companies worldwide." details of which will be an- as Epic divas J.Lo, Sade, Shakira, Mandy Moore and Celine The move will position Capi- nounced in weeks. Dion are hot-on the charts, too. tol and Virgin as the two global In the rest of the world, most creative units in each territory companies, including Japan, 3 BARRY MANILOW:TV campaign pays off big for Arista under national EMI Recorded already have structures like the MOR icon's best -of collection, with a comucopacabana of sales. Music management, with back - one announced and will see no office services fully integrated. change in their basic organiza- The goal of the redesign is to tion, apart from the name 4 JAY BOBERG:J.Bo may be remixed up, but "increase the efficiency of the change from EMI to Capitol. hisstrip -in is no tease, as Mary J.'s trick reignites company's operations in each Said Levy: "This change in album on sales chart. country, while simultaneously structure clarifies the roles of our increasing the emphasis on the creative record labels and focus- 5 PAUL MCGUINNESS:It's a for creative aspects that drivees them on the key activities U2 manager, as super Super Bowl performance rockets t' growth in the business." In other that will make a difference in band back up the charts. words, turn this sucker around signing, developing and market- and start making money. ing great talent. Capitol, which 6 RICHARD GRIFFITHS:Kwatinetz picks a Firm Dick As part of the restructuring, has a long and rich musical lega- as London -based President-shouldn't that be Prime Minister? each country will have a single cy, and Virgin will be estab- managing director responsible for lished as the two global brands 7MARIAH CAREY:As IDJ, Elektra, Jive and ArtistDirect all of the EMI Recorded Music for our creative activities. examine the merchandise, researcher John Coleman claims it's activities within that country. "In addition, the new struc- been mishandled. Among the integrated back - ture enables us to achieve office operations of the labels in greater effectiveness in the ex- each country will be catalog ploitation of our music assets on 8 TONY BERG:Virgin A&R head goes to ArtistDirect in a exploitation, to be renamed EMI a reduced -cost basis. Once it is gig Custom-made for him. Marketing. All of the shared -ser- fully implemented, I believe vices functions will report to EMI will be best positioned to 9 FAXON-BATES:Roger's in, Tony's out as EMI's top the country's managing director achieve a major increase in mar- bean counter. Ken Lay was asked if he wanted the job, but he independently of the labels. ketshare and performance. If took the Fifth. Each country will have two not, I can always retire to my independent, creative labels with Swiss chalet and sip cognac." 10 SUGE-DRE:Old foes meet up at 2/14 Hip -Hop *3.1 responsibility for artist signings, Summit. The message: "Will you be my Valentine bitch?" marketing and promotion. One of the labels will be Virgin, with its existing artist roster. The other, which will include all of the EMI Records artists, will be renamed Capitol. The EMI HITS name will only be used for cor- porate and shared -services activ- The adds this week at VH1 are LeAnn Rimes ities. Label imprints, such as (Curb), (Lost Highway/IDJ), Lenny Parlophone and Innocent, will Kravitz (Virgin), Course of Nature (Lava/AtI/Atl G), exist underneath the Capitol Res (MCA) and (Virgin). and Virgin labels. The restructuring has already The adds this week at MTV2areToilet Boys (Mas- begun at EMI Recorded Music ter Plan), Hives (Epitaph), Quarashi (Col/CRG), (AtI/AtI G),Tweet(Goldmind/Elek/EEG) aid U.K. under newly named Alain Levy: United way. Chairman/CEO Tony Wads- (Virgin).

HITSFebruary 15, 2002 15 etz rs F R 0 N T P A Oscar Tunes InStuck ina Moment Oh sure, Lord Of The Rings for The Lord of scored 13 nominations, A the Rings: The Fellowship of the We Can't Get Out Of Beautiful Mind and Moulin Ring and Randy Newman for Rouge grabbed eight apiece-Monsters, Inc. but it's the two MUSIC cate- Enduring Academy darling gories you care most about,Newman isin danger of right? OK, then lie about it. becoming the Susan Lucci of In the Original Song cate- the Oscars. This year's Song gory, the Oscar tastemakersand Score noms are his 15th anointed Randy Newman'sand 16th overall, with no "If I Didn't Have You," fromheavy metal to show for it. He Monsters, Inc.; Enya, Nickyhas previously been nominat- Ryan and Roma Ryan's "May ed for Meet the Parents, Toy It Be" from Lord of the Rings: Story 2, Babe: Pig in the City, The Fellowship of the Ring; A Bug's Life, Pleasantville, Toy 's "There You'llStory, The Paper, Avalon, Par- Be" from Pearl Harbor; 'senthood, The Natural and Rag- "Until" from Kate & Leopold; time. As for Sting, it's his sec- and Paul McCartney's titleond nomination. He was rec- song from Vanilla Sky. ognized in 2000 for The For Warren, it's the sixth Emperor's New Groove. Oscar nomination, with no Capitol President Andy Slater shows Interscope's Mark Williams his wins. Her previous nods were for special "Big-time Producer Turned Record Mogul" laminate at the recent songs from Music of the Heart, Super Bowl XXXVI in Nawlins. Being a big-time producer, Slater was also Armageddon, Con Air, Up Close given seats on the 50 -yard line, complete access to both locker rooms and a and Personal and Mannequin. table at the "Saviors of the Music Industry" post -game dinner. Not being a McCartney has been nominated big-time producer, Williams watched the game from a nearby Hooters. twice before, for "Live and Let Die" and "Let it Be," which won the Oscar in 1970. In the always -riveting Original Score category, it was John Williams for A.I. POLLY'S ANGELS ARE CLEANING UP... Artificial Intelligence, James Homer for A Beautiful Mind, FROHLICH, MY PEDICURE IS CHIPPING --APPLY iT AGAIN. John Williams for Harry Pot- Randy Newman: He's 0 -for - -HILARY, I'M HOT- -BE ADEAR AND FAN ME. ter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and counting. JOEL, RUN AND GET ME A BILLBOARD.

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On Over 110 Stations including: WQHT40x KPWR 28x KKBT35x WERQ49x KLUC50x WPGC 45x WEDR45x KUBE50x WPHI45x KBXX 35x KYLD30x WWHT40x WJMH55x WXYV 60x WNVZ 30x WBHJ40x On tour with Craig David Now 0 N T P A a KRONFELD KLUES US IN In Which We Take Our Cue From the One-time PolyGram Holding Senior Executive on the Seven -Year Statute, Label Accounting and More As the controversy rages over State Sen.Kevin Murray'sbill to repeal California Labor Code Section 2855, Subsection (b)-the so-called recording industry excep- tion to the seven-year statute-no label or label group heads have been willing to go on the record to give us their perspective, for the easily understood reason of not wanting to appear anti -artist. More than one, however, told us to talk to Eric Kronfeld. A music -industry lawyer for 37 years, Kronfeld certainly knows the upper -echelon label turf, having spent seven of those years as President and COO of PolyGram Hold- ing, Inc. (the U.S. umbrella for Dutch -owned PolyGram in the days before the Sea- Kronfeld (I) with Bruce Resnikoff (then MCA,gram merger), reporting to the likes of Alain Levy and Roger Ames. Kronfeldleft now UME) and Kronfeld's then -boss AlainPolyGram in 1998 and is now chairman of a privately held investment bank. Below, a Levy at some fundraiser in a simpler time. label -group veteran's take on the artist -label controversy.

There's been talk of a compromiserecord company albums-three, four, sounds like she is absolutely determined to between the Recording Artists Coalition five, whatever the number is-the mea- have a court decide the validity of the law, and the labels: Repeal the damages sub-sure of damages would be the entirety ofif she chooses to prosecute her claim, that's section in exchange for allowing "tack-profits earned by the company that signs her right. She may believe that the statute ing," or restartingthe seven-year termthe artist and distributes their records. So is insidious and an unfair restriction on with each contract renegotiation. Is this a it's a pretty severe penalty: Why would aartistic freedom. And however much I feasible idea? second company sign an artist knowing it may disagree with it-and I do disagree Well, it certainly removes some of thewould have to give its profits to the com-with it-that's my opinion. uncertainty, from a record company's pany that held the artist's contract in the This is a great time to bring up point of view. After seven years, even if first place? accounting issues, with Enron and the record company and the artist actuallySo, if damages were awarded, it wouldeverything. The Dixie Chicks have renegotiate a mutually agreeable contract, basically end the artist's career? claimed systematic fraudulent account- a number of artist representatives haveThat's the practical effect of the statute. ing in their suit against Sony. What's taken the position that, notwithstandingWhen you look at the nuts and bolts of your take on this? the new contract, the artist is still free tohow the record business works, does it In reality, I'm certain there can be fraud claim the seven-year provision. If themake sense to have the damages clauseanywhere. With regard to the major com- artist and record company renegotiated a in place? panies, all of whom, with the exception of contract and there were a tacking provi-If a company spends $2-3 million trying Bertelsmann, are owned by public compa- sion enacted in new legislation, then thatto establish an artist who has just deliv-nies, it would beggar belief to think that claim would no longer be open to theered an album, isn't it fair that a compa- there would be a deliberate fraudulent artist. And it would certainly add an ele-ny should have a chance to recoup thataccounting by any of them. I'm certain ment of fairness to things. investment, or, if it has been successful,mistakes happen, but there also can be The subsection that Sen. Murray wantsto get a reward for the success of itsinterpretations put on the meaning of a to repeal has to do with damages for investment? clause that are in dispute-how much of undelivered albums if an artist walksDon Henley is at the forefront of the something is deductible, what is the proper after seven years... artists' march on Sacramento, but atroyalty rate, what records bear royalties, The 1987 amendment carved out a spe-the same time he's made millions withwhat don't-so when an artist's accoun- cific exception for phonorecords, andthe majors. Is he playing both sides oftant makes a royalty claim, traditionally what it says is, if the contract to make the fence? they are for very large amounts. Then records wasn't performed within sevenI don't know Mr. Henley's contract.when the accountant sits down with the years, the artist could leave. However, itClearly, Mr. Henley is an overridingly business affairs people and is shown that recognized the economic damage thatimportant artist. If, generically, you're his claim is absolutely without merit, a set- could happen to the record company asking, why is somebody who has been so tlement is made for a fraction of the origi- holding that contract, and made specific successful and was obviously so well -rep- nal request. frequently. provisions for damages. Sen. Murray's resented when his contracts were negoti-There's been some pretty strong amendment would void the damages pro- ated making a claim, only Mr. Henleyrhetoric-"indentured servitude," etc.- vision completely. can answer that question. thrown around about this on the artist Hypothetically, if a case were to go toCourtney Love is making many claims side. Why do the artists feel so abused? trial, how would damages be determined? and insists she will take them to court.Since the early days, record contracts Is it a matter of the label simply recoup-Do you think she would be better offhaven't changed, though the time frame ing its investment? renegotiating? for them has-it really became impossible No, the measure of damages under the I can't speak for Ms. Love. I don't knowfor an artist to record an album a year as statute has been that if the artistowesthe what her motives are. But as far as ittheprocessof breaking a record became

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more time-consuming and costly. Soand recorded for release Jan. I, 2003. an artist could end up being underMost of the artists speaking out about -Iwr:j-I I, contract for a very long time. Somethe seven-year statute have or have I\J (I I IJ/rfi artists, who had no success, wouldhad successful careers. Would the .....I then say, "But I'm not making anyseven-year law ever be an issue for

money. Why should I stay here? I'm any but the most successful artists? r - I I Li r not an indentured servant." That'sIt clearly wouldn't apply to the majority where that came from-artists wouldof artists. For the struggling artist who .,J .,J .,J like to have the freedom to sell their has been through seven years, because services to the highest bidder. it wouldn't apply before then, I can't Some have said that comparing record imagine that a company would want to Few in the music industry were labels to the old Hollywood studio sys- continue with that artist. They just surprised over published reports tem is unfair. Do musicians have wouldn't pick up their option.. that the RIIAA paid a firm more greater control of their time and otherIn practical terms, has the seven-year than $46,000 to lobby California law- moneymaking activities (publishing,statute simply served as leverage for makers against any change in the touring) than did actors bound toartists in renegotiation? seven-year rule in Labor Code 2855- exclusive studio contracts? The fact that the seven-year rule exists and that was in the fourth-quarter of The reason the seven-year statute wasand has been waved as a red flag by 2001 alone. However, there is an passed was the studios would sign houseartists is some form of leverage, to the impressive list of industry players who contracts with actors, saying, "You can extent that companies believe, "This have contributed to the campaign war only perform with us." The actor wascould be applied in a court against us, chest of State Senator Kevin Murray, prevented from doing anything else. and we're not willing to test it." But it's the leading proponent in Sacramento With recording artists, it's true that ana matter of practicalities. I don't think for changes in the seven-year statute. artist can write songs and perform. And anybody has wanted to test the statute At a recent music industry fundraiser if a record contract is properly drawn, and have a court say, "Sorry, we're for Murray, hosted byIrving Azoff,a number of executives hocked up contri- "If you're asking, wlis somebociy.whot butions. They included Azoff ($3,000); Simon Renshaw and Jeff McClusky has b?en so succesOu and was obviously ($2,000 apiece;; John Branca, Jay so well-represeuted wen hlcontra.cts Cooper, Jay Marciano, Jim Guerinot, were negotiated mao ing aclaim,pnly Mr. Andy Gould, Rob Light, Martin Erlich - fienley can answer thafquestion. man and Michael Lippman ($1,000 each). Companies making contributions the label can't sit back, record anthrowing out part of the statute as included ICM and CAA ($3,000); UTA album, and then say, "Okay, you'reunconstitutional or as an unfair and William Morris ($2,000); ATA never recording another album." The restraint on trade." I'm not a judge, but ($1,500); Atlas/Third Rail, AOL Time option has to be picked up [within aany time there's a statute and one is Warner, Brillstein- and the Fox specified time] or else the option iswilling to test it, there is always that Group ($1,000). voided and the contract is voided. possibility that a court will void the Among the musicians ponying up for Don Engel said recently, "Labels don'tstatute or claim it's unconstitutional. Murray at the fundraiser were Don want albums as quickly as the contractHow much are you willing to gamble Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timo- would require," but you've said one that the court will side with you? thy Schmit, , Trisha Year - can't make a record a year if one is With the law as it stands now, labels wood, and , going to tour and promote properly.both practice "tacking" and have the each of whom contributed $3,000. So is it unrealistic for artists to main-damages subsection in place. Why Filings with California's Secretary of tain they could fulfill a contract forwould the labels go to the bargaining State revealed the RIAA also made two seven albums in seven years? table with the artists when they have $1,000 contributions to Murray in the It's virtually impossible. You can'tboth? Why don't the labels just say, third quarter of last year-before he write that many songs. And it takes"Take your best shot"? announced his intent to support artists the label a very long time, and mil-I don't pretend to speak for the labels, by amending Labor Code 2855. lions of dollars, to try to make thebut isn't certainty always better than Inaddition to that pro -artist artist commercially successful. The uncertainty? And if you're talking about fundraising, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, uber- reality is it takes anywhere from one an artist who has been with a label for manager Jeff Kwatinetz of The Firm and a half to three years to have anyup to seven years, in the majority of will hold a fundraiser called "Winning modicum of success. So it would be cases, doesn't that mean that the label Back the House and Winning Back wholly unrealistic to think an artistwants to continue with that artist? The Artists' Rights." Funds raised will go could release an album Jan. 1, 2002, labels would like to be able to say, "OK, directly to the Democratic Congression- have the album fully successful, thewe want to give them a new contract. al Campaign Committee, as well as artist having done all the promotionWe just don't want this club over our Democratic House Leader Richard behind the album, including personal heads where even after we give them a Gephardt's re-election campaign. appearances, press, publicity tours,new deal, six months later the artist can etc., and have the new album written walk anyway."

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THIS BYTES DOTDOT DOT COM BROUGHT TO YOU BYit RIAA President/CEO Hilary Rosen testified before MusicNet has added EMI EVP John Rose to its Board the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations of Directors. CEO Alan McGlade also announced hearings on digital piracy and the global protec- three new additions to the fledgling venture's execu- tive staff. He'll be charged with overseeing strategy and business tion of intellectual property on 2/12, as did MPAA head development, government and industry affairs and the new Jack Valenti and Microsoft's Jeff Raikes. The RIAA media division. In other appointments at the digital -music ser- chieftain-viewed by many as the entertainment world's vice, Ganapathy "Krish" Krishnan, Ph.D. has been dubbed most avid and rhetorically effective advocate on issues of SVP Products/Technology and CTO, Shashi Karan steps in as copyright protection-underscored the dangers of both VP Finance and David Halprin signs on as Dir. of Product Man- "the piracy of physical recordings and Internet piracy." agement, reporting to McGlade... FullAudio, which has In her remarks, she asserted that physical piracy costs licensed music from all the major label groups and is handling U.S. industries the "staggering sum" of more than $4.5 online music services for, among others, some 30 Clear Channel stations-has announced a pact with Microsoft to use Windows billion per year, and online piracy an untold amount Media for both audio and DRM. The station -site services are slat- more. "We should no longer permit our trading partners ed for a March rollout... Radio@AOL has added a feature called to openly steal this country's greatest assets," Rosen as- "customizable presets," which allows users to store their favorite serted, taking various countries to task for not sufficiently "stations" and have them available at the click of a button... addressing physical piracy of CDs. On the Internet tip, EpicRecords.com has unleashed a massive "Language of Love" meanwhile, she suggested ISPs should be held to uni- promotion for Valentine's Day, boasting contests, artist showcas- form standards of liability. "Piracy of music is not a pri- es and the online premiere of Celine Dion's new single, "A New Day 1-las Come."... Radio Free Virgin has pacted with Maver- vate offense," she emphasized. "It hurts everyone by ick ID offer AlanisRadio... MP3.com's Artist Community diminishing the incentive to invest in the creation of Event (ACE) takes place in San Diego on Feb. 21-22... BOOK - music." Rosen later told HITS that the hearings' con- MARKED: Liquid Audio, Resa Lee, Cactus Data Shield... flation of physical bootlegging with file -swapping was a committee -sponsored theme. While eager to take on WEB entities like FastTrack, she pointed out, it was not her intention to liken everyday Internet users to the global The Cable Revolution piracy syndicates she identified to Sen. Biden and col- Columbia artist Wyclef (c) is mobbed into a photo op by leagues. But peer -to -peer advocates like Eric Garland of Music Choice CEO Dave Big Champagne, a firm that monitors the migration of DelBeccaro (I) while MC's MP3 files and crunches the data for industry marketing Damon Williams looks on. "I'm a huge fan," DelBeccaro en- purposes, feel that much of the biz has indeed scapegoat- thused. "That 'Don't Worry, Be ed P2P-and that by doing so, is missing the boat. "You Happy' song of yours was an have tens of millions of users, conservatively, who have anthem for my generation." For- tunately, 'Clef was so baked that accessed content in this venue," he notes. "To me this he thought Dave was just one of says not that everyone is a pirate, but that here is a supe- his leprechaun hallucinations. rior delivery system that will have to be reckoned with. Our Greatest Resource That may be terrifying, but it's "It's important to talk about the Internet and piracy with young- also exciting." What say you? sters," asserts Sen. Joseph E-mail: Simon.Glicicman@hits- Biden (r) as AOLTW's Steve magazine.com... Case stands by, "because I don't understand a damn thing about this crap, and I'm hoping to God you kids do. C'mon, the clock's ticking and I gotta write Hilary Rosen: a freakin' report! You, with the Taking aim at pirate shipping. glasses-whip something up and there's a fiver in it for ya."

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38* Mainstream Top 40 BDS 1196 Detections +241 Renewed Commitment from MTV & M2 to the Soul Child Major Multi -Format Action Including: 2100 WKSC WKQI WXKS WBMX WQSX KBKS KZZP KHTS KDWB KSLZ KFMD "19400' is so dope. It's one of those hip hits that defies categorization and crosses formats. Just one listen and I was doing backflips. I absolutely love it." Corina, MD/KZZP, Phoenix Tour Sold Out Everywhere! 2125 Boston 2/26 Witstington, D.C. 2/28 Now York 31 Philadelphia 3/3 Chicago 31 Sesttle Fra 9 Las Angeles LP Approaching Double Platinum!

Music First' fit 0 P A NEW AND The point of the informational grid on these two pages is to detail artist development as it happens. Elektra Executive VP/GM Greg Thompson speaks for his counterparts when he explains: "It takes a long time to connect the dots with the public. We like to release stuff in the first quarter or early second quarter to build consumer awareness. You've got to get momentum going early, because it's becoming more and more difficult to break acts in the fourth quarter." Q1 -Q2 is a time when new projects are launched and year-end releases that were initially overshadowed by superstar albums get reloaded. A shinin exam le is WB's Linkin Park, which came out in October 2000 and broke through big -

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

DREAMWORKS Apex Theory 4/16 "Shhh... (Hope Diggy)" PoMo/Rock EP out; shipped in Q4.

Citizen Cope 1/29 "Let the Drummer..." PoMo "If There's Love" at APM/Mod Adult/Hot AC; Furtado tour.

Jimmy Eat World July '01 "The Middle" PoMo MTV Buzzworthy; LP nearing Gold. Regency Buck 4/2 "Free to Change Your Mind" PoMo 2/11 Glasgow basement tapes are tastemakers' fave.

HOLLYWOOD Lil' J 4/2 "It's the Weekend" Xover 1/28 Teen hip -popper's single produced by . Sheila Nicholls 5/14 "Faith" APM 3/5, Hot AC/Mod AC 3/25 English artist; Glen Ballard produced, co -wrote.

Simon & Milo 3/26 "Get a Clue" Animated; 4xPlatinum in Canada; Disney Channel tie-in.

3rd Strike 5/7 "No Light" PoMo/Active Rock 3/11 On ESPN's Ultimate X soundtrack.

INTERSCOPE ...Trail of the Dead 2/26 No single Huge buzz out of ; touring; focus on LP as a whole. GEFFEN A&M Vanessa Carlton April "A Thousand Miles" Pop/Adult formats Setup phase at radio; massive phones; MN Buzzworthy.

Jim Crow ASAP "Holla" Xover New signing breaking out of Atlanta; LP being rush -released. Ms. April "Feel the Girl" Beat Club follow-up to Bubba Sparxxx; blowing up on the street.

ISLAND Ashanti April "Foolish" R&B 2/11 Sings on Ja Rule's "Always on Time"; MTV add. DEF JAM Greenwheel April Active Rock/PoMo March Share management with a little band called Creed. Injected 2/26 "Faithless" Active Rock/PoMo Video already completed. Lovher May "How's It Gonna Be" R&B 3/18 Four -member female group put together by Sisqo.

MCA 4/30 "Make You Feel That Way" Xover On Sno-Core tour.

Keke Wyatt Nov. '01 "Nothing in This World" Xover 91/14 Initially went to Urban Mainstream (8/20), Urban AC (10/1).

Res June '01 "They -Say Vision" Top 40/Rhythm Xover 2/25 Video added at VH1; touring with Mary J. Blige.

Something Corporate5/21 "iF yoU C Jordan" PoMo Getting airplay at KROQ, KNDD, WHFS and more.

UNIVERSAL/ Corey 3/19 "Hush Lil' Lady" R&B/Crossover 1/14 Kiddie hip -pop; Lil' Romeo in video. MOTOWN Joi 3/19 "Missing You" R&B/Xover 2/18 Former lead singer.

Mushroomhead Dec. '01 "Solitaire Unraveling" Active Rock Cleveland masked rockers; "Along the Way" on Scorpion King ST. Remy Shand 3/12 "" R&B Toronto one-man band; meets Maxwell.

COLUMBIA Dec. '01 "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" Rock/PoMo 2/11 MTV2 tour; video added to MTV2; single added to WXRK N.Y.

John Mayer Sept. '01 "No Such Thing" Adult formats 2/4 SRO tour continues throughout the year; LP over 150k. Quarashi 4/9 "Stick 'Em Up" PoMo 3/4 Iceland's answer to the ; MTV add. SONY Pete Yorn Mar. '01 "Strange Condition" APM/PoMo 2/4 LP at 315k; new video; Leno appearance; upcoming Travis tour. EPIC Oct. '01 "Gotsta Be" R&B/Xover 2/18 "Uh Huh" #1 Most Requested video at BET. Glenn Lewis 3/19 "Don't You Forget It" Pop 1/28 MN Buzzworthy, national tour with Alicia Keys. Phantom Planet 2/26 "California" APM/PoMo 1/28 On tour with American Hi-Fi, Pete Yorn; MTV2 Handpicked.

ATLANTIC Course of Nature 2/26 "Caught in the Sun" Rock M2M 3/5 "Everything" Pop Sold 1.5m LPs in Asia; two Gold singles in U.S. WMG Nappy Roots 2/26 "Awnaw" R&B/Xover On radio promo tour; video on BET. Plus One 2/26 TBD Christian Joint release w/143, Word; produced.

22 HITS February 15, 2002 F R 0 P A r5 DEVELOPING ARTISTS time during the first six months of 2001. The band wound up with the best-selling album of last year-not bad for an act hardly anybody had even heard of at the time the album came out. Will 2002 see the emergence of the next Linkin Park? As we keep saying, the following grid of new and developing first- and second-quarter major -label artist releases is pre- sented in the spirit of a work in progress. In other words, if there are any glaring errors or omissions, let us know and we'll pass the blame along. (Editor's Note: Because of space considerations, and in order to project reality, starting this week we've asked each label to identify a maximum of four-count 'em, four-developing acts.)

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

ELEKTRA Code5 May "What's Your Name Girl?" R&B/Xover Teen hip -poppers toured with Aaron Carter Knoc Turn'al April "The Knoc" R&B/Xover 2/11 Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott guest on single.

Reveille fall "Inside Out" PoMo/Active Rock 2/18 Remix features Scooter from Cold. Tweet 4/2 "Oops (Oh My)" R&B/Xover Missy Elliott/Timbaland protege; MTV, MTV2. WMG WB/REPRISE Kasey Chambers 2/12 "Not Pretty Enough" APM 1/28 College 2/11 Aussie roots star's "The Captain" featured on The Sopranos. MAVERICK Earshot 5/7 "Getaway" Active Rock/PoMo 3/11 "Tool with "; managed by Andy Gould.

Home Town Hero 5/7 "Questions" PoMo/Rock 3/25 Another Calabasas band; managed by Steve Stewart (ex-STP).

Mest Nov. '01 "Mother's Prayer" PoMo 2/18 LP has sold 45k so far; on tour with Jnwritten Law.

ARISTA Adema Aug. '01 "The Way You Like It" Rock/PoMo LP at 300k; tour with Linkin Park; MTV add.

Cherokee 3/19 "I Swear" AC/R&B/Pop Video hit BET/regional outlets 1/21, MTV2 1/28.

J RECORDS Mario 6/4 " 2002" Pop 3/18 Debut from 15 -year -old singer.

RL 4/23 "Got Me a Model" R&B/Xover 2/11 First solo outing from Next member.

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

RCA The Calling July 2001 "Adrienne" PoMo/Mod Adult/Hot AC/Pop Hitting PoMo in March, then other formats. Brisk sales on LP. Oct. 2001 "" PoMo TBD "" Top 5 PoMo; LP racing .ip charts. Trik Turner 2/26 "Friends & Family" PoMo 1/14 Most Added; big phones; MTV adc.

V2 Elbow 1/22 "Newborn" PoMo/APM 2/25 nominees in Best Newcomer category. Heather Nova 4/23 "Virus of the Mind" Hot AC/APM 3/11 Includes collaborations with Bryan Adams, Bernard Butler. White Stripes 1/22 Rock/PoMo Huge buzz; videos for "Hotel Yorba," "."

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

CAPITOL (Priority) 4/23 "Purple Stuff" Xover Building in the South.

Shannon McNally 1/8 "Now That I Know" APM 3/11 Conan, Letterman appearances; 3 1/2-str Stone review. Kylie Minogue 2/26 "Can't Get You Out..." Pop/Rhythm/Hot Aduh Huge airplay for Aussie songbird. EMI Starsailor 1/8 "Good Souls" APM/PoMo MTV, MTV2 airplay; NME's Best Band in Britain. VIRGIN B.R.M.C. April '01 "Love Burns" PoMo spring Dates w/Charlatans and Dandy Warhols; MTV2 play.

Nikka Costa May '01 "Everybody Got Their..." Pop/Xover March Over 170k OTC to date. Moth 3/26 "I See Sound" PoMo 2/18 On showcase tour; #1 at PoMo speacialty shows for three weeks.

N.E.R.D. 3/12 "Lap "/"Rock Star" PoMo Brainchild of big-time hip -hop producers .

Default Oct. '01 "Wasting My Time Rock/PoMo/Pop/Adult On tour with Bush. Nov. '01 "Praise" PoMo/Active Rock On headlining tour; will join Creed ,..our in Australia.

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Eddy Steady at Hollywood 411-I bit _1 Curt Eddy "And The Cruis-nating stuff on everyone." A RUNDOWN OF EXECUTIVES ON THE MOV ers" has been named Vice Presi- Said Eddy: "To be part of dent Sales for Hollywood the Hollywood family and still Records by Sr. VP Sales &have a strong connection Mktg. Daniel Savage "Garden." with UMVD, as a distribu- Based in Burbank, Eddy willtion partner, is the best of be responsible for all salesboth worlds. Now I can get efforts on behalf of Holly-promo DVDs from Universal wood and its affiliated labels. and Buena Vista." Gabriel DeGooyer Williams Bailey "Since I first met him at Eddy comes to Hollywood PGD 10 years ago, Curt hasfrom UMVD, where he was Howard "The Duck" Marketing and Artist Develo- Gabriel has been pro- ment for the Elektra Entertain- impressed me with his keen SVP Field Sales & Marketing. industry savvy, team spirit moted to Senior Vice ment Group by Sr. VP Market- and passion for music," Sav- President/General Manager ofing and Artist Development age commented. "His refocus- RED Ink by President Ken Brian Cohen "An the Barbarian." ing and re -energizing of the Antonelli "Ride Wit Me." Murray began her industry career sales department will be a Gabriel was part of the original doing video production and pro- critical element in accelerat- team that created RED Distribu- motion for , where ing the success of our labels. tion's in-house Marketing and she taught members of NSYNC And he's willing to perform as Label Services arm, naming theand Backstreet Boys how to Goofy on weekends." department after the cash flow ofdance in a straight line... "Open Added Sr. VP/GM Abbey his personal checking account... Your Mouth and Say" Aahmek Konowitch: "Curt's wealth of Paul DeGooyer "Blimp" isRichards has been appointed top-level contacts, as well as named General Manager of Director of New Media for Arista his experience with the most Palm Pictures' Audio -Visual Records by Sr. VP Marketing & powerful music -distribution Division by label founder Chris Artist Relations Mark "I Love company, makes him a key "Fade to" Blackwell. DeGooyerThe" Shimmel "of Napalm addition to our executive Eddy: Creatinga whirlpool will oversee the day-to-day oper- Morning." Richards will be pro- team. And he's got incrimi- for Hollywoodsales. ations of the andmoting new business and new help Blackwell operate the over- technologies opportunities and head projector when he gets too helping L.A. Reid order from Uni/Motown Sales Wayne's World stoned... Michael WilliamsGucci.com... Carolyn "No" "A Hard" Wayne "Is Gonnawho also taught me there is "Sonoma" has been named Vice Williams has been tapped as Fall" Chernin has been upped to always a different and better President Crossover Promotion Director Urban Marketing for J Vice President of Sales for Uni- way to do our job. I am also for J Records by Executive VP Records by Exec. VP Worldwide versal/Motown Records Groupthankful to [Universal/Motown Promotion Richard PalmeseSales & Mktg. "Peeping" Tom by Sr. VP Sales Pat Monaco.Chairman] Mel Lewinter, "Come Easy Go." Williams is an Corson. Williams will work in Based in the label's New York [Universal President] Monte avid reader of HITS' "What's tandem with Sr. VP Black Music City headquarters, Chemin will Lipman and [Motown Presi- Bothering Liz This Week?" col- Ron Gillyard, Marvin be responsible for developingdent/CEO] Kedar Massenburg umn... Kenetta Bailey "IrishGaye and Tammi Terrell and executing retail marketingfor lending me the key to the Cream" has been upped to Vice karaoke at the office Christmas plans for , Brian executive washroom." President Strategic Marketing for party... Chuck "Els the Clown" McKnight, Nelly, 3 Doors BMG N.A. by Sr. VP Strategic Swaney has been raised to Direc- Down, Godsmack, India.Arie, Marketing Joe DiMuro "Row tor National Promotion for Capi- and , among Row Your Boat, Gently Down the tol Records by Sr. VP Promotion many others. Stream." Bailey will be responsi- Dan "Mother" Hubbert. The Commented Monaco: ble for idea generation, strategic longtime regional staffer will "Wayne has quickly established development, execution of cor- direct activities of local promo- himself as an integral part of porate marketing plans andtion managers in the Midwest the Universal/Motown team. shredding sensitive documents... and North Central region, sug- Since he joined us, he has dis- Michelle Murray "the K" has gesting the best place to find a played an uncommon sense of been appointed Vice President decent deli sandwich in Detroit. dedication, loyalty and love of music that has helped us drive sales to the next level. And he works for peanuts." Added Chemin: "I am very Chemin:Cangetyou new grateful to Pat Monaco, who Elton John CD wholesale. continues to challenge me, and Murray Richards Williams Swaney

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WARNER MUSIC GROUP Mtn,. fir. 02001 ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP AN AOL TIME WARNER COMPANY '17;(ib Vice Is Nice Wes' Si-i-i-i-de Dear Roy: Roy: Hope this finds you doing See you tomorrow evening at 41111 _ wonderfully. Hope you can getthe WWF! Great speaking with this signing announcement about you today, and looking forward to -producer Michele catching up with you tomorrow. The Early Show Vice-Maslin into the magazine. Wesley Mallette Fri. 2/22 - Train Need a photo? Kindly let me know. MTV Please tell me that you aren't Santa Monica, CA going to penalize us just because The Today2Kay we didn't get you the free life- HITS replies: Hey, Wesley, just Mon. 2/18 - Sheryl Crow time supply of Viagra you re- make sure you keep Trakin away Thur. 2/21 - peatedly called and e -mailed mefrom Vince McMahon, and don't + Live! with Regis & Kelly about when Earth, Wind & 's let him eat too many hot dogs. concert tour was sponsored by Mon. 2/18 - Britney Spears that "little blue pill" last year. I Ginger Snaps keep telling you a proper diet and Roy: Rosie O'Donnell 1.-21 exercise should help you achieve Good speaking with you today! Fri. 2/22 - Pink the stature you desire. Peace, As promised, here are two Elton love and joy, John CDs. Let me know if you Rick Scott need anything else. Jay Leno Great Scott P.R. Ginger Greager Mon.2/18 - Tue. 2/19 - Creed Wed. 2/20 - Universal Records Thur.2/21 -Alanis Morissette Fri. 2/22 -Goo GooDolls HITS replies: Thanks, Rick, but N.Y.C. vid Letterman ever since Trakin found out Xanax HITS replies: Thanks, Ginger.. Thur. 2/21 - Pink will be sponsoring the upcoming Can you FedEx over a dozen tour, his erectile dys- bagels, some Nova lox and stur- function has been obscured by hisgeon from Zabar's and a frozen Conan O'Brien emotional dysfunction. Rays Pizza while you're at it? Pre-empted for Olympic coverage Grein Grammy Gripes Leftover Turkey raig Kilborn HITS: Roy: You say that last year I was 6- Happy Thanksgiving to you Mon.2/18 - & Union Station Tue. 2/19 -KaseyChambers Wed. 2/20 - Brian McKnight Thur. 2/21 - GlenCampbell 5 in my Grammy picks. Actually, and your family! I was 15-7. I don't mind being Jimmy Hester Austin City Limits (check local listings) self -deprecating, but when I do Denise Rich Songs Sat.2/23 - Clint Black (R) pretty well, I'd like the record to show that. Please amend the N.Y.C. HITSreplies: Thanks, Jimmy, but The Source: All Access website. And I'd appreciate a 1111111111111111 you're a little late. Anyway, Trakin correction in the regular issue, Sat. 2/23 - , Beanie Siegel, . if that's possible (and wouldn't wants to know ifDenise Rich needs make me look too anal). Thanks. a date for the Grammy parties. If Bubbas busy, the two Priority homies Paul Grein pictured below, Richie Abbott and Studio City, CA Pre-empted for Olympic coverage John Vlautin, are available ay escorts. HITS replies: Geez, Paul, you'd think we paid you by the correct MTV prediction. Come to think of it, Wed. 2/20 - * Thur. 2/21 -TRL ; Fashionably Loud: it's lucky our crack editorial staff Hoobastank, Enrique Iglesias F. 2/22 - TRL Pinks Sat. 2/23 - Hookup: Enrique Iglesias isn't paid by its accuracy, or VH1 they'd be as broke as an Enron shareholder. And please don't Mon. 2/18 - Fresh: Kylie Minogue Tue. 2/19 - Jennifer Lopez ever use the word "anal" in this Sat. 2/23 - Fresh: Craig Lopez Sun. 2/24 - Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Concert magazine. It makes our Editor in Chief very nervous. Hey Babe, It's T.V. - Some Of These Wacky Folks May Get Bumped ..

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BY ROY TRAKIN

SPIN DOCTORED: The world of music -magazine publishing was rocked this week with the announced resignation of Alan Light as Spin Editor in Chief. The news comes amid a contin- ued downturn in advertising that has taken its toll on the 'zine, with 2001 newsstand sales and ad sales dropping 21% com- pared to the year before. Miller Publishing, which also owns Vibe magazine, has had the mag on the block for more than a year, with no takers. Light, who had been editor of Spin since January '99, when he came over from Vibe after the ouster of Michael Hirschorn, plans to start a new music publiciation for, in his own words, "grown-ups," with 15 -year Vibe/Spin veter- an John Rollins, who left as publisher of the magazine last fall. SOILS WELL THAT ENDS WELL: J Records group Soil mark the close of Executive Editor Michel will act as interim Spin Editor in their "Merry Mayhem Tour" by watching a marathon session of MTV's Chief. The publication will reportedly undergo a redesign that newest series, The Osbournes, live backstage at the Continental Airlines includes-you got it-less text and more pictures under its in NJ, where the show's star Ozzy Osbourne demonstrates the best way new publisher, who comes to the post with experience at two to squeeze the life out of a dove. Shortly after this shot was taken, the non -music publications, Inc. following got together to make prank phone calls to Clive Davis (l -r): Soil and Industry Standard... The bassist Tim King,guitarist Shaun Glass,guitarist Adam Zadel, mag world was also buzzing US VS. THEM Osbourne, vocalist Ryan McCombs and drummer Tom Schofield. about last week's move of veteran Terry McDonnell from Editor at Us Weekly and VP at Wenner Media, to Managing Editor at Time Inc.'sSportsIllustrated. McDonnell is the third VP to leave recently after Rolling Stone creative director Fred Woodward ankled to GQ and CFO John Lagana split forDennisPublishing. Publisher Jann Wenner's JANN WENNER: Looking for WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STARSAILOR: group list of possible successors a few good men or women. Starsailor perform live for an in-store at Sam Goody in the Village in includesactingeditor N.Y.C. to mark the release of their debut album, Love Is Here, and the Charles Leerhsen, ex-Cosmo/Glamour editor Bonnie Fuller, fact label President Andy Slater finally returned one of their phone calls. Shown before learning their publishing had been sold to fund the new ex-Harper's Bazaar editor Kate Betts and one-time Premiere satellite office in Slovenia are (I-ri Sam Goody's Tim Edwards, the band's editor Michael Solomon... Bill Wyman has moved from Salon & , Capitol's Mauro DeCeglie, the band's to be the pop criticat the Atlanta Journal -Constitution. Ben Byrne, Capitol's Nyeri Azablar and the band's Barry Westhead. Andrew O'Hehir will take his place at the webbery as Arts & Entertainment editor... Partying like it's 1999: Lotsa buzzing over ads placed on JournalismJobs.com seeking editors and reporters for a Bay Area -based new economy/tech magazine. Is AOL Time Warner or a new media company formed by for- mer Wired, Ziff -Davis, CNET and Red Herring vets involved?... Is there a new retail giveaway music magazine in the works?... Insiders touting ex-WB Records creative whiz Stan Cornyn's new autobiography Exploding... PUB MOVES: Ex -Epic PR queen Melissa Dragich has landed at Steve Rennie's Ren Management, where she continues to rep Incubus... Maggie Wang leaves L.A. indie M.S.O. to take over as Director of Publicity at RCA Records under dept. chief Pamela Murphy... IT'S THE BLIMP: Warner/Chappell Music execs and Led Zeppelin's John Congrats to WB/Reprise VP Publicity Jim Baltutis and our Paul Jones mark the limited -edition release of a promotional compilation own art goddess Rebecca Esmerian on the birth of daughter of the band compiled by staffer Brad Rosenberger, who has made Jessica Riley. Now when are you getting back to work? $12,989 selling them on eBay. Helping him divvy the profits are (14): W.C. (The HITS management wants you to know that Roy Trakin's column is VP A&R Greg Sowders, Sr. VP A&R Kenny MacPherson; Jones & Sr VP Roy Trakin's column and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of HITS.) Film & TV/Cat. Dev. Rosenberger, who squeezes lemon juice down his leg.

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"[Neo-soul is] not so much a movement-it's the music itself, going back to something of substance." A PASSAGEtoINDIA A Special HITS Grammy interview with Motown Records CEO Kedar Massenburg by Garqackson

Motown Records CEO/President Kedar Massenburgis a very man.So where did he find the time to discover his suddenly hot superstar India.Arie? Arie entered the public's consciousness after garnering a stunning seven Grammy noms for her Acoustic Soul album and "Video" single, outdistancing the more heavily touted Alicia Keys, who gathered six. But no matter what hap- pens on Feb. 27, Arie has stamped herself as an artist to be reckoned with for years to come. The budding neo-soul superstar is yetan- other feather in Massenburg's cap, following in the footsteps of such huge discoveries as D'Angelo and . Unfortunately, the industry heavy will have to deal with HITS' feather -light Gary Jackson "Family Values," whose own video was fortunately shot with the lens cap on.

How did you react when you heard India received seven Grammy How did India.Arie first come to your attention? nominations and Alicia Keys six? India came to me by way of Reen Nalli, a friend of [Universal Music I thought she would get at least three, but I never fathomed seven. Group honcho] Doug Morris'. She played me music by India, who And you know, it is well -deserved. If you listen to her album, pound

wanted to meet the person behind D'Angelo and Erykah Badu.I for pound, she's got the best R&B/Soul record out there. If you lis-

signed her right there on the spot. I said, "Hey, welcome to Mo-ten to the lyrical content vs. some other artists that I won't name, town!" you will see.I don'thave the magnitude [of fame] that other execu- What was the recording process like? tives might have, but hey, they're only 30 It was trial and error to make sure we got the years my senior...I have a couple more years right songs. Because she was so different and to go! so raw, I wanted to make sure the songs were Do you feel the number of noms will carry a accessible, that they were polished. But at the little extra weight with Grammy voters? end of the day, we went back to the basics; She got a re -birth with the album. She was al-

no big -name producers. We wanted her to be ready Platinum when this came about. I told

who she was. I didn't want Chanel dresses; I people, don't confuse caviar with pizza just wanted the girl next door. because she didn't sell as much as Alicia. I ex- India is obviously a welcome member of the pected the New Artist nomination, but I was neo-soul movement. "Don't surprised with the Album of the Year, Song of I own the trademark to "neo-soul," as well asconfu the Year and Record of the Year nominations. "neo-classlc soul." The terms just popped in- But you must have respect for Alicia Keys to my head. It's not so much a movement-caviar and what she's done. it's the music itself, going back to something with I have a lot of respect for Alicia and Clive of substance. That term is used to categorizejust bot Davis, but I have more respect for my artists that are self-contained. When you hear artist-but I'm biased, just like Clive would an act is a neo-soul artist, you know they clause. be for his artist. probably have written the majority of their Any other artists like India up your sleeve? lyrics, and produced more than half of their al- didn You know about the Remy Shand single, "Take bum. So, you know what you're getting, as faras A Message." And we have another artist as a brand. But, as far as it being a different ul named Lathun. I dropped "Take A Message"

sort of music, there's nothing new, really, un- as AliGi before I dropped Lathun's "Fortunate" be- der the sun. It's just reminiscent of cause I didn't want him to get in Remy's way. from yesteryear. Lathun's album is incredible, and I expect a lot from him. We have a You took a pretty hands-on approach to the recording process. slew of new artists, such as DJ Rogers, Jr., who's really gonna take I sequenced the whole album, and came up with the concept of the people by surprise.I want people to know that India is just the be- peacock feather for the cover. India didn't even like the picture, ini- ginning. tially. Remember back in the day, when the peacock represented Do you dare to predict how she might do Grammy night? pride? I had India hold one, because her album represented giving I think she's gonna get at least three. Ican'tname what they will be. women back their pride. I came up with the name Acoustic Soul, too. And if she doesn't, guess what? The world has still been awakened to her talent.

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"I've always felt like more of a rock musician. If YOU SAYFURTADO, it were five years ago, and there was still alternative radio, I would have been an alternative artist," says DreamWorks' Nelly Furtado, i SAY the Canadian -born singer - songwriter of Portuguese decent who's responsible for ubiquitous pop radio hits like "I'm Like a Bird" FURTADO and "." But don't write off this energetic twentysome- A Special HITS Grammy Interview thing as just another pop With Nelly Furtado By J.R. Griffin act. Digging deep into her 2000 debut, Whoa, Nelly!, When "I'm Like A Bird" was all over the radio did you reveals heavy doses of ever think, "I just can't perform that song again!"? bossa nova, folk, hip -hop No, thank God. Istill can't sing it better than I could a year and plenty of attitude-a ago. But with songs, it's all about the audience. There's product of her mutlicultur- always somebody who hasn't heard me sing the song, so al upbringing, love of hip - I'm singing it for them. And the energy changes, right? hop culture and serious When you're singing, you're reliving the energy you felt musical skills. when you wrote and recorded it. And the audience feels After an eventful last that. But Istill really like singing "I'm Like A Bird," because year-which included a it's a pretty mellow part of what I do. successful stint There's a lot in your music that takes some wonderfully eclectic Area: time to discover. One Tour, teaming up with It's like a hologram. Whoever is into bossa nova hears Missy Elliott for a remix of that; whoever's into hip -hop hears that, and whoever's into "," selling the pop side hears that. People can get into the album a couple million albums through "I'm Like A Bird" or "Turn Off The Light" and then and grabbing a handful of Juno Awards-Nelly discover a lot more. It reaches more people that way. felt like the Area:One tour was so perfect. In picked up four Grammy That's why I nominations, including the same way as my album, that tour didn't belong to a like to be. Best New Artist and Song single category. You can't put a label on it. And that's very modern. That's where I of the Year for "I'm Like a You were somewhat slow to break in the U.S. it wasn't going to Bird" and kudos for Whoa, happen here? Nelly! producers Track and Definitely. It took about 10 months for "I'm Like A Bird" to get to the Top Five. It was a little Field ( and strange for me, but cool, because in Canada my single became a hit right away, and a cou- Brian West). ple of months later,I was winning Juno Awards. And when it came out in the U.K., it was a And she's hardly slowing hit, too. But it took a longer time in the U.S. and that's why it feels even more rewarding. down. Her latest single When we finished the record, one of the producers, Brian West, said, "Nobody's gonna get "...On The Radio this record. It's ahead of its time." Maybe time's just caught up with it. (Remember the Days)" is Let's talk Grammy nominations: Whom do you think got ripped off? on the way up, and over I was really happy, because I think that OutKast made the best album of the year. I feel the next few months, Nelly 's songs are great examples of integrity mixed with a pop appeal. I think that will be headlining her 40 - India.Arie and Alicia Keys' stuff is amazing. U2 put out one of their best albums in awhile. I date Burn the Spotlight would have liked to see Incubus or Lifehouse get some recognition. I'm a big Incubus fan. tour, performing at the I'm happy that P.O.D. got nominated for "Alive."I was really happy that System of a Down Olympics and then begin- got nominated for "Chop Suey" because I think that's an amazingly, amazingly produced ning work on her next song and they make the most interesting out there...besides Incubus and P.O.D. album. Her only speed It's good that some other hard -rock bands got recognition a side from Linkin Park. bump was having to talk But they're great, too. And their fans are really dedicated and cool. We share a lot of fans, with HITS' gold -medal me and Linkin Park. windbag, "Who Shot" C'mon! J.R. Griffin. That's the thing. There are lots of misconceptions. Kids today don't own just one kind of record-that's just not the reality of 2002. Kids own Britney Spears, Linkin Park, Nelly Furtado, Korn and maybe even 0 -Town. It's the truth.

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all 1_1_11 Ji A Special HITS Grammy Dialogue with U2's and The Edge by Gary

It's not stop -the -presses news that U2 knows how to please a crowd. Anyone who caught the Irish group on its "Elevation" world tour-insupport of 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind-knows that. And so does anybody who caught the band's halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVI, where frontman Bono capped a dynamic two -song set, made resonant by the projection of the names of the Sept. 11 victims onto a screen behindthe group, by revealing the American flag lining of his jacket.

There's no question U2 pleased fans with their latest album, too. A more direct and sonically familiar effort than its immediate predecessors- particularly 1993's Zooropa and 1997's Pop-the band's latest has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and returned the group to the commercial berth that it sacrificed-albeit willingly-with its ambitious aural experiments.

Launching a series of hits such as "Beautiful Day," "Elevation," "Walk On" and "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of," All That YouCan't... also be- come synonymous with the Grammys. U2 took home three trophies last year, including Song and Record of the Year for "Beautiful Day," and this year, the band is nominated eight times, including nods for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. As it so happens, U2 will take abreak from its studio, where it's working on its next album, to perform at the Awards-although it also logged the Super Bowl drop -in and will be playinga private gig at the Olympics in Salt Lake City. Those highlights for the band's Bono and The Edge are matched against the low -light of chattingwith HITS' Gary "He Who Can Easily be Left Behincf' Graff.

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When you were making All That You Can't Leave Behind, could you Is there a tendency to keep your guard up from sounding too much have imagined it being the Grammy darling of not one, but two dif- like what you'd consider "the old U2"? ferent years? Bono: It was just a feeling of, "We better get to the bones of what we're Bono: We knew this was a record that was against the odds. We said, "We about or people are gonna forget." You know, Edge has that kind of silver gotta make something that feels really pleasant, that's not about what's sound; when he first came out with that, we just told him to put it away, it fashionable this week, but about the moment we're in right now." We were sounded too much like U2. He was staring at us going, "What are you on , and I think there's a feeling that rock music isn't up to what's about? We are U2! This is how I play ." He was right on. You can get going on-the challenge of R&B and hip -hop. And we just want to say too caught -up in reinventing yourself. We're always about tearing down the "nay" to that, and, "Write better tunes than us, then, whoever you are." old to put up the new; we've been doing that for so long that in a way it's That was the attitude of the record. become predictable, and we just had to say, "Let's not interfere with this The Edge: Also, there's the fact there aren't many bands making great process now. Let's just let it come, and if something comes out and ft's re- records right now. A group of people playing together sounds like a really ally unhip, if it serves the song, we've got to go with that." There was radical thing when you hear it on the radio, compared with the majority of no embarrassment. music-which is so produced. On this record, from beginning to end, the idea was an exploration of the chemistry of the band playing together. group of people playing together sounds like a really radical thing when you hear it on the radio, compared with the majority of music-which is so produced." -The Edge

What was it like, then, to hear your songs on the radio next to the music it was intended to be the antidote to? The Edge: Some of it is really great. We're not putting it down. But the chemistry of a band playing together becomes even more valuable and re- markable in contrast to all that's going on. Bono: I sometimes get cross because things have just gotten too sweet; The Edge: We made a very direct record, a record without any kind of you feel like your teeth are rotting listening to the radio. But the guy from artifice. It really stripped down to the bone in every sense-the songs, the Sweden, Max Martin... He knows a hook, and I wish more rock bands had , the lyrics. It was like everything had to be really hard before an ear for a hook. we would consider it for the record.

Do you buy into the notion that this album gets back to a style that How did Steve Lillywhite, who produced your first four releases, U2 left behind, or is that too easy? come to be involved on this album? Bono: There were some real songs in those other albums; we just didn't Bono: Well, he's so about focusing and honing in on the song. We can, get to bring them out. We've been thinking more about songs over the /can go off.I can rant and go on just riffing in every way with ideas, with years. Edge and myself have written for other people, and getting into that music and all of that. Suddenly Steve will be, "Can you stop a second and as an idea as opposed to just improvisation, which is how we used to write finish the song?" [Laughs] Which was good to have around. Daniel Larois, songs. Now we're actually writing in the old school-real songs. Even who stuck with us the whole time, is extraordinary; he's the kind of musi- though some of the arrangements are very modern, very contemporary, the cian who feels sick if somebody's playing out of tune. And Brian Eno approach was sort of Brill Building. We thought, "It's not time to be hip, it's comes up with strategies about how to make the record. But Steve, he al- not the time to be groovy; the time is right to write songs with melodies ways comes in with ideas about how to finish the album. that you can hear across the road, through the walls-those kinds of songs." And to limit our options by making it about that and about the dy- "Walk On" received three nominations: Record of the Year, Best Rock ing art of the single-because it's the era of pop. Performance by a Group, Best Rock Song. What's the story behind it? All the great rock bands were pop groups, too, including Nirvana; I re- Bono: I saw a film by John Boorman, Beyond Rangoon, where he got member Kurt Cobain saying, "We're a pop group. That's a pop song," talk- caught up in the story of [1991 Nobel Peace Prize Winner] Aung San Suu ing about "Smells Like Teen Spirit." And he wasn't just being funny. Think Kyi. She was an academic who left her family and comfortable life in Ox- of , the Stones or , where you have to be disciplined ford, England, to go back and be with her people in Burma, facing certain and distill your vision into four minutes. We wanted every song on this al- house arrest and even death. She would be the leader of the Burmese peo- bum to be a single-we wanted to make it like a Beatles album, not try to ple if they had free elections, and she's been living under house arrest be the heaviest, the funkiest or the grooviest. Just to have the best tunes. there for a long time. We were given the Freedom of the City of Dublin, which is the highest honor you can be given in Ireland, the same day as The Beatles comparison is apt. This album has the same kind of sweep she was. Of course, she couldn't make it, but her son came. And we be- and feel of their mid -period work, like Beatles '65 or Rubber Soul. came closer and closer to the story. So it's dedicated to her, but I don't Bono: Rubber Soul is a great blueprint for this album in its dimension, for think people have to know the story...I tried to write the song about some- sure. And we thought about Tamla-Motown; Brian Eno had been listening to thing more universal and not at all a polemic. It's really just about how this BBC Radio 4 documentary on Tamla-Motown and how they spent all hard it is to let someone leave a relationship. their time on the songs and a tiny amount recording, because recording was the expensive bit when you used an orchestra and brass.

HITS February 15, 2002 35 What about "Elevation," which is up for Best Rock Performance by a Group? The Edge: That's probably the closest thing to a rock & roll song we've come up with for a while. People always talk about rock & roll and U2, and I suppose in the very general sense we are a rock & roll band. But actually, if you think about what rock & roll is about, we're really not part of that scene and never have been. I don't know what we are-maybe a very loud folk group. [Laughs] "Elevation" had an energy and vitality from the word go that made everybody very excited, even when it was in its rough form without any vocals or lyrics. It came together very quickly; it started with a guitar sound, just a couple of chords I was playing. Then [drummer] Larry [Mullen Jr.] and [bassist] Adam [Clayton] came in and we started playing together, and within an hour we had the raw material for the song. Some- times those are the songs that feel like gifts; they have a certain integrity be- cause you haven't really had to think too much about them.

So what is "All that You Can't Leave Behind"? Bono: It's about going through something where you feel that you just want the essential things. The only things you want in your life are the things you can't live without. I just said, "This has got to be about the essence of who we are as a band. This is not about assimilation; it's actually about our difference, what makes us unique."

And what are those things? Bono: When Adam Clayton plays that heavy finger on a 4/4 bass thing and it's like punk -rock, but it doesn't sound like anybody else. Larry Mullen Jr. has a way of not playing a roll when everyone else would, and it doesn't sound like anyone else. The Edge is The Edge, of course, and me...I was just looking for the essence of what we were about. Seeing Edge rediscover his love of the guitar and finding freshness... Just watching everybody come through something and wanting to be in the room because there was nowhere else they wanted to be-not because there was nowhere else they wanted to go, but because there was nowhere else they could go. That's the first feeling that you have in a band, so it felt like a first record, like "This is where we want to be."

Did the band consciously try to change that chemistry on the last couple of albums? The Edge: There were, at times, other things we were interested in that we fol- lowed through. Sometimes that was pushing the envelope of what it is to be a rock & roll band, or, in some instances, deconstructing the band and rebuilding it with other aesthetics. was an influence for Achtung Baby and Pop. This album, I suppose, is more in the spirit of The Unforgettable Fire or The Joshua Tree and less, maybe, Achtung Baby, Zooropa or Pop, which were concep- tual records, I suppose you could say, or experimental-they were records with a different agenda, for sure.

You've started working on the next album already. What can we expect it to sound like? The Edge: I don't really have a strong feeling about it yet. It's almost like, when- ever we go into the studio, we're trying to make the same album, that mythical perfect record. Of course, we never do, but that's why we go on to make another one. Who knows? Maybe we'll do it this time.

You know the old saying, though: Be careful what you ask for... The Edge: [Laughs] Exactly! In that sense, I hope we never do.I can listen to this record and really enjoy it, which is a testimony to, I hope, a good record. But there are still so many things I'd love to change about it, particularly since playing the songs live. You discover things when you play them in front of your audience that only that experience can tell you. We know some of the songs could have been even better than on the record...so that fuels us for the next time we go into the studio.

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Jacqueline 7 10 STAIND - Flip/Elektra/EEG #1 WNFZ For You Saturn and her Epic cohorts are cleaning up this week at PoMo, including new Phantom Planet adds from WXZZ and WEND, plus a big "Handpicked" add from 10 11 THE STROKES - RCA #1 KROQ,WHRL Last Nite MTV2! Dope is a big favorite at KNRK and KWOD, Incubus' "Nice To Know You" is 13 12 JIMMY EAT WORLD - DreamWorksWPLA,WLIR Add Top 10 PoMo airplay, and we can't forget about Tenacious D! Our pals at KPNT were The Middle the first to play "Tribute," immediately reporting #1 phones, so PoMo came aboard 12 13 ORANGE COUNTY OST - Columbia/Sony Scrtrx/CRG#1 99X,WMFS this week in a big way, including WBCN, Q101, WXDX, 91X, WHRL, WKRL, KCNL Offspring, and more! Gotta love the D..... Nan Fisher and I will be rockin' out to Pete Yorn in a 14 14 I AM SAM OST - V2 WEND,KTBZ Add few hours, with Nan standing at the front of the stage, reeling off cue cards (a la Bob Dylan) I've emblazoned with this week's adds for "Strange Condition."KROQ, 17 15 BLINK - 182 - MCA KQXR,KCXX Add WZNE, WPLA, KZON, WGRD, WZZI, WSFM, WTGZ, WPGU, KWOD, WKRL, First Date wait-I'm running out of cardboard! Maybe I can hire a skywriting plane because my 18 16 ADEMA - Arista WXDX Add Sharpie will run dry well before Ilist all the Lostprophets adds that Jeff, Christine The Way You Like It and Nan landed this week, including WXDX, KTBZ, KEDJ, WXEG, WMRQ, KCXX 16 17 - lnterscope WXRK,WHFS Add and WLRS. The skywriting plane ran out of fuel, so I've enlisted aliens to emblazon I See Red the landscape with crop circles that symbolize early Quarashi adds, which, when 19 18 SUM 41 - Island/IDJ KQRX Add decoded, reads: KPNT, WHFS, WFNX, WSUN and MTV2. All this and a second Motivation System of a Down SMASH! Hits are fun.... Everybody is buzzing about Sense Field's 22 19 STARSAILOR - Capitol KNDD,WHTG Add "Save Yourself." 99X PD Chris Williams reports immediate response: "Right after we Good Souls added the record, we used the hook of the song in a promo, and a dozen people WPLY,WMAD Add 2320 ROB ZOMBIE - Geffen called, wanting to know what the song was." Tom Gates made believers this week Never Gonna Stop out of 91X, KCNL and WBRU, with many more on deck for next week. Hey, Elton is Top 5 @ KNDD,WZNE 15 20 ALIEN ANT FARM - DreamWorks a fan-what more of an endorsement could you possibly need?.... Everybody in the Movies office is freaking out over the Michel Gondry-directed video for White Stripes' "Fell 20 22 TANTRIC - Maverick Top 5 @ WKRL,WARQ In Love With A Girl" (which has always been MY favorite song from the album White Mourning Blood Cells). Steve Kingston weighed in with a HUGE K -Rock add on "Fell In 2423 BAD RELIGION - Epitaph WXNR,WMAD Add Love..." this week, proving once and for all that his indie cred can kick the shit out Sorrow of your indie cred.... Now that you've been playing Abandoned Pools' "The 21 24 DISTURBED - Giant/Reprise Top 10 @ WFNX Remedy" for a few weeks, the consensus is thus: It sounds like a hit record. New adds Game this week include KDGE, WLIR and WEND... Guess which record is #1 phones at 25 25 LENNY KRAVITZ - Virgin MTV2 Add Stillness Of Heart PoMo this week? No peeking to the page after next. It's Custom's "Hey Mister." Yep, it's the most requested record at our format. Stop reading this and call Dawn Hood based ona combination 0 sales MUM= summimmummommommas NOW with your add. Don't even wait for your indie. Feels good, huh?.... We love the Apex Theory's "Shhh... (hope diggy)." Dan Bozyk at WNFZ loves the Apex Theory. most added Therefore, we love Dan Bozyk. Make us love you, too....Huge phone story for Course Of Nature at WRAX, KFTE, WLRS and KCNL, to name a few, and it could- 1. 311 "Amber" (Volcano) n't happen to a nicer bunch of guys. Everybody's rooting for this song to become 2. LOSTPROPHETS "Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja" (Columbia/CRG) smash, including VH-1, WZZN, CD101, WMFS who all added their support this 2. "" (Wind-up) week! Next week I'll tell you all about meeting Willie Nelson. He's the coolest.... SONG TO HEAR: Moth's "I See Sound" (already added at KNDD, KTEG, WOXY 4. TENACIOUS D "Tribute" (Epic) and KFSD).... PEOPLE TO WATCH: Dave Lombardi, Susan Groves, Howie Miura (Enjoy) 5. JACK JOHNSON "Flake" Christine Chiappetta, Shannah Miller, Geordie Gillespie and Sherri Trahan. 6. PETE YORN "Strange Condition" (Columbia/CRG)

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2 P.O.D.3 Atlantic/AG FU MANCHU "Squash That Fly" - Mammoth Youth Of The Nation 2 3 LINKIN PARK Warner Bros. JEREMIAH FREED "Again" - Republic/Universal In The End 4 4 DEFAULT LENNON "Brake Of Your Car" - Arista Wasting My Time MEST "Mother's Prayer" 6 5 HOOBASTANK Island/IDJ - Maverick/Warner Bros. Crawling In The Dark MOTH "I See Sound" - Virgin 5 6 THE STROKES RCA Last Nite ONESIDEZERO "Instead Laugh" - Maverick/Reprise 7 7 JIMMY EAT WORLD DreamWorks REVEILLE "Inside Out (Can You Feel Me Now?)" The Middle - TMC/Elektra/EEG 8 8 OFFSPRING Columbia/Sony Sdtrx/CRG SEVENDUST "Live Again" - TVT Defy You 13 9 STAIND Flip/Elelctra/EEG STUDENT RICK "Falling For You" - Victory Records For You 1010 INCUBUS Immortal/Epic GOING FOR ADDS 2.25 Nice To Know You 12 STONES "Broken" - Wind-up 11 11 NICKELBACK Roadrunner Too Bad ELBOW "Newborn" - V2 9 12 INCUBUS Immortal/Epic FLAW "Whole" - Republic/Universal I Wish You Were Here ANDREW W.K. 12 13 NICKELBACK Roadrunner THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS "Another First Kiss" - Restless 18 14 BLINK -182 MCA ANDREW W.K. "Party Hard" - Island/IDJ First Date 16 15 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Amer./Columbia/CRG GOING FOR ADDS 3.4 Chop Suey 2 SKINNIE J'S "Grown Up" - Jive 14 16 CREED Wind-up My Sacrifice "Frontier Psychiatrist" - Elektra/EEG 19 17 TRIK TURNER RCA FLYING TIGERS "Maybe" - Atlantic/AG Friends & Family 17 18 P.O.D. Atlantic/AG PRESSURE 4-5 "Melt Me Down" - DreamWorks Alive 44, 20 19 ADEMA Arista QUARASHI "Stick 'Em Up" The Way You Like It - TimeBomb/Columbia/CRG 15 20 FOO FIGHTERS Columbia/Sony Sndtrx/CRG The One

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HITS February 15, 2002 THE NEW SINGLE FROM THEIR PLATINUM ALBUM "TOXICITY"

2002 GRAMMY° NOMINATION: BEST METAL PERFORMANCE FOR CHOP SUEY!

"ALBUM OF THE YERR" 2001 "TOXICITY IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS RECORD YET TO EMERGE FROM THE NU -METAL SCENE. THIS IS THE SOUND OF NOW." -SPIN

#3 IN THE "BEST OF 2001" "IN A YEAR FILLED WITH SCREAMING NU -METAL ACTS, THIS BRNO SCREAMS LOUDEST RNO MOST ELOQUENTLY." -TIME MAGAZINE

"REST OF THE BEST... R BOUQUET OF SMART ROCK AND ARDENT SOCIAL RRGUVIENT." -ROLLING STONE

ALTERNATIVE PRESS READERS' POLL WINNER "BEST BRNO OF 2001"

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Top 10 Most Played: Rock) record in the country! KROQ/LA WXTM/Cleveland KNRK/Portland KXTE/Vegas WPBZ/W.Palcn WFNX/Boston KROX/Austin KFMA/Tucson Headline Tour begins this thursday (2/14)

HUGE early call out already Headliningct).-4,Mhis summer! Live 105 KNDD KNRK WBCN (all moving to POWER rotation)

WWW.CCLUMBIARECOROS.COM PRODUCED BY RICK RUBIN RND BARON MALRISIRN WWW.SYSTEMCIFFIDOWN.COM wrvelvelhammer CO -PRODUCED BY SERJ TRNKIRN © 2001 THE AMERICAN RECORDING COMPANY. LLC. amencan MANAGEMENT: VELVET HAMMER MANAGEMENT, DAVID BENVENISTI posT ciumaler geek MEATHEAD MD-APD WXSR/Tallahassee "I'm wearing a skirt." And thus begins a typical conversation with Meathead. "Really, I am-a nice, lovely floral pattern." This big guy in radio (6'5", 300Ibs!) followed his mom's advice about "being a funny guy on the radio," and walked right in to WXSR and asked then -PD Rick Schmidt for a job. Six months later, he got a part-time gig as "the guy to lift heavy stuff." After an emergency live fill-in,Meathead was recognized as a natural and began voice -tracking nights. Soon after, Meat took over the Underground Lounge specialty show, and championed such groups as and Saliva. In early 2001, new PD Steve King named Meathead MD. As fate would have it, a sudden vacancy in the A.M. put Meathead back on the spot. "When I started mornings and the town began liking me, the Sales depart- ment started liking me, too." Now that Meat has a rabid, loyal following, he feeds them a musical diet of System Of A Down, Tooland Jimmy Eat World, while spreading the word on local talent such as Stand Still. "They're the best damn local band I've ever seen!" reciArsts

I 1. Custom (ARTISTdirect) 3. System Of A Down (Amer./Columbia/CRG) 5. P.O.D. (Atlantic/AG) 2. Puddle Of Mudd (Flawless/Geffen) 4. Linkin Park (Warner Bros.) 6. The Strokes (RCA) hots

WRAX / HURRICANE SHANE / WWCD / ANDY DAVIS / WMAD / PAT / AMY / KCNL / JOHN ALLERS / M. LINDSEY / , AL JACK DEVOSS / COLUMBUS MADISON, WI Puddle Of Mudd Eddie Vedder Custom Linkin Park Jimmy Eat World Starsailor Local H Course Of Nature Course Of Nature Cracker Trik Turner Alanis Morissette Creed Joey Ramone Jimmy Eat World Puddle Of Mudd Custom The Strokes Sum 41

WBCN / OEDIPUS / WJBX / JOHN ROZZ / WEOX / ALEXA TOBIN / ALEX KNDD / PHIL MANNING / STEVEN STRICK / BOSTON LANCE HALE / FT. MEYERS TAYLOR / , VT SETH RESLER / SEATTLE Incubus Custom The Avalanches Dashboard Confessional Linkin Park P.O.D. System Of A Down Tenacious D "Tribute" The Strokes Puddle Of Mudd Puddle Of Mudd Custom System Of A Down Adema Jimmy Eat World Eddie Vedder Linkin Park The Wait Something Corporate

WBTZ / STEPHANIE / PICARD / KTBZ / SCOTT ROBISON / WXRK / STEVE KINGSTON / KPNT / TOMMY MATTERN / BURLINGTON, VT MIKE PEER / NEW YORK ERIC / ST. LOUIS Jimmy Eat World System Of A Down X-ecutioners The Strokes The Strokes Disturbed "Game" Mesh STL Rob Zombie Adema P.O.D. "Boom" Trik Turner Jimmy Eat World P.O.D. Puddle Of Mudd Basement Jaxx The Avalanches Default Linkin Park "Paper Cut" Puddle Of Mudd

WAVF / GREG PATRICK / WPLA / SCOTT PETIBONE / WXDX / JOHN MOSCHITTA / WSUN / SHARK / DANNY V / CHARLESTON, SC CHUMLEY / JACKSONVILLE, FL VINNIE / TAMPA Custom Puddle Of Mudd Custom Linkin Park Jack Johnson Linkin Park System Of A Down X-ecutioners System Of A Down Hoobastank Jimmy Eat World Dashboard Confessional Linkin Park System Of A Down Marilyn Manson The Strokes Nickelback P.O.D. The Strokes Adema

0101 / TIM RICHARDS / WNFZ / DAN BOZYK / WBRU / TIM SCHIAVELLI / KMYZ / LYNN BARSTOW / MARY SHUMINAS / CHICAGO A. PROFFITT / KNOXVILLE, TN ANNIE SHAPIRO / PROVIDENCE CORBIN / TULSA, OK System Of A Down P.O.D. Alanis Morissette P.O.D. Unwritten Law Puddle Of Mudd System Of A Down Custom Tantric Custom Rob Zombie Linkin Park Creed Disturbed Custom Puddle Of Mudd X-ecutioners Godsmack Andrew W.K. Jimmy Eat World

WARCI. / GINA JULIANO / KROQ / KEVIN WEATHERLY / KXRK / MIKE SUMMERS / WHFS / ROBERT / BOB / PAT / COLUMBIA, SC GENE / LISA / LOS ANGELES SALT LAKE CITY WASHINGTON D.C. Puddle Of Mudd System Of A Down Puddle Of Mudd System Of A Down P.O.D. Linkin Park Unwritten Law P.O.D. X-ecutioners The Strokes Linkin Park Jimmy Eat World Trik Turner Jimmy Eat World Default The Strokes Custom Bad Religion Jimmy Eat World Linkin Park

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Oh shit, it's Valentine's Day. No florist worth its petals can fill your last-minute order. Restaurants have been booked for weeks. You have an hour before you're expected home-now what? These gifts can be adapted to fit either sex (boyfriends appreciate acknowledgment, too): 1) Buy an assortment of tw artist label magazines suited to your loved one's interests, no matter how geeky (golf) or specific (watches, yoga, modern art, British fashion, etc.), 2) Buy an overnite CHEMICAL BROTHERS Astralwerks bag (you don't have to spend much money-Old Navy has 'em) and add trav- Come With Us el books or travel magazines from nearby destinations. Include a coupon that can be redeemed for a future romantic getaway, 3) Buy an iPod or another THE STROKES RCA mp3 player, with the promise of fillingit with their favorite songs, 4) Don't Is This It underestimate the appeal of new sheets. Calvin Klein bedding is on sale this BAD RELIGION Epitaph time of year-it's very Sex and the City, 5) Buy an assortment of ice cream from Process Of Belief Baskin Robbins and a selection of cool DVDs, like Annie Hall, Peter Sellers' I AM SAM OST V2 The Party, Wings Of Desire, Cops: Too Hot For N. Tell him or her this was your Various Artists "big plan," 6) Order products from www.kiehls.com 7) Buy tickets online for a Sympathy For The Record Industry future sporting event, play, concert or museum exhibit that they'd be interest- ed in attending (even if it's pro -wrestling or opera). Ain't love grand? CREED Wind-up Weathered LINKIN PARK Warner Bros. Hybrid Theory retail top 5s PUDDLE OF MUDD Flawless/Geffen Come Clean APPLETON IMPORTS / SHANE (5 STORES) / STEVE NICKELBACK Roadrunner/IDJ KRUEGER / APPLETON, WI BICKLSLER / PASADENA, CA Silver Side Up The Strokes 3 10 STARSAILOR Capitol Bad Religion Chemical Brothers Love Is Here I Tall Paul Bad Religion 12 11 LUDACRIS Def Jam/IDJ Creed Coldplay Word Of Mouf No Doubt No Doubt 9 12 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Amer./Columbia/CRG Toxicity 6 13 NINE INCH NAILS Nothing/Interscope ATOMIC RECORDS / JOSH / RADIO KAOS / RANDY And All That Could Have Been (Live) RICH / MILWAUKEE WAGNER / STEVENS POINT, WI 11 14 UNWRITTEN LAW Interscope Chemical Brothers Chemical Brothers Elva The White Stripes Hank Williams III 15 CORNELIUS Matador The Strokes Outkast Point Bad Religion Ludacris 16 0 BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? OST Lost Highway/IDJ Nine Inch Nails I Am Sam OST Various Artists 17 JA RULE Def Jam/IDJ OTHER MUSIC / TOM C / BENWAY RECORDS / Pain Is Love NEW YORK KELLY / RON / VENICE, CA 18 HANK WILLIAMS III Curb In The Beginning VA Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' Sade 19 P.O.D. Atlantic/AG Cornelius Chemical Brothers Satellite Aesop Rock The White Stripes 20 JIMMY EAT WORLD DreamWorks Global Goon I Am Sam OST Jimmy Eat World Jackson C. Frank The Strokes

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Someone finally did it. The major movie studios have long promised a destinz-ion where you can get virtually any movie on demand, but now theyhave a new threat to contend with. A new website (www.movie88.com), is now de ivering streams of a huge array of Hollywood hits for one dollarper movie. Similar to an online version of Blockbuster, this Taiwanese site claims to begal under their laws, and the U.S. copyright laws are difficult to enforce. The potential revenue losses prompt fears that Movie88 and other pirate sites will steal the audience that the upcoming proprietary video -on -demand services major studios are planning. The site does offer a free movie a day, aid from what I've seen, the quality of the movie usingReal Player was sim- ilar to a VHS tape. Let's just put it this way - you get what you pay for. Wonder whether piracy is more profitable thanoff -shore betting...

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HEY MISTER: Lately I've become a chronic web surfer, and I may not be any smarter, but I can top 25 specialty airplay find just about anything you are looking for. Trying to dedpher your mood? Color yourself beau- 1w tw artist -label comments tiful with www.colorgenics,com and then decide if you are pleasant enough to get on that tele- phone. WDYL's Mike Murphy never needs to use that as a gauge since he is always delightful! II you're searching for a purrfect pair of Kittle shoes, try www.tukshoes.com for more than the cat's 3 1 PHANTOM PLANET - Epic Featured WBRU meow. Are you drooling for that perfect Paul Weller look? Wipe that lip and punch up "California" (single) www.merc.com to get your mod on. A question I know that all of you are dying to know, what 2 2 MOTH - Virgin Top 5 KNRK,91X British band are you? Answer the survey on www.couplandesaue.net/boredom/british.htm and Provisions,Friction let me know. Capitol's Steve Nke and KROO's Rodney Bingenheimer are both Travis. HOORAY! Nana is Radiohead. I am wondering who will admit to being Oasis. For inspiration and entertain- 1 3 CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Astralwerks Top 5 WAVF,KUPD ment, crank up anything on Jack Johnson's "Brushfire Fairytales," type in Come With Us www,surfline.corn and dick on Jack's Beach between the hours of 6 am and 14 4 SOUTH - Kinetic Top 5 KUPD,99X 8 am Eastern time to catch a glimpse of Scott Petibone from WPLA giv- From Here On In ing surfing a whirl.Enjoying the sunny Florida weather has apparently 8 5 ELBOW - V2 Top 5 99X,91X inspired Scott to be generous with his adds: Pete Yom is making his WPLA Asleep In The Back debut with "Strange Condition," and there is more Columbia love with Lostprophets (I just read about their Duran Duran "A View To A IGII" cover 4 6 LOSTPROPHETS - Columbia/CRG Top 5 WAVF on none other than www.,com!) and the kecutIoners. Apparently, The Fake Sound Of Progress Scott removed those ear plugs Gust kidding sweets!) and 5 7 CLUB BANG COMPILATION - FirstFloor WRZX,KCRW Bang Tango WARQ'S GINA JULIANO: relieved Ross Zapin's stress by adding Jimmy Eat World's Rarities Be still her beating heart "The Middle," (which is one of my favorite songs at the moment). Score another one for Wind-up's Alan Galbraith with Drowning Pool's "Tear Away." - 8 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - Virgin Top 5 WAVF,KNRK Lastly, not even a week after adding Custom's "Hey Mister" and it's already #4 phones! Wowie! B.R.M.C. Lovely Dawn Hood from AR11STdirect brought 6'8" Custom by for a visit. 'vane managed to Top 5 KPNT,KNDD 12 9 LAWRENCE ARMS - keep up her end of the conversation about cars, V8s and turbo -whatever, while I just wondered Apathy And Exhaustion how MTV could ever ban a video from this kind fella. (You can check it out though at wwwhits- 19 10 SNEAKER PIMPS - TommyBoy Top 5 WEQX,KCRW dailydouble.com and decide for yourselfifit's "Too Hot For TV!") In other sunny news, Bloodsport Fayetteville's own Margot Smith brought Michigan rockers 19 Wheels to town to play after championing their latest CD on KXNA. A sold -out dub made for a happy band and a proud PD. - 11 REGENCY BUCK - DreamWorks Top 5 KNRK Kudos are also in order for WARQ who raised money with a charity auction by selflessly auction- "Free To Change Your Mind" (single) ing off their jocks for a date. Guess which jock pulled in the most dough? That's right, Gina Juliano - 12 ANDREW W.K. - Island/IDJ Top 5 WDYL is the most wanted woman on the radio! Can you guess how much their Lenny Kravitz guitar "Party Hard" (single) fetched? Let's just say the above photo might have contributed to the cash raised! Time to get

13 13 CRACKER - Back Porch/Virgin KPNT,KRBR Are Cracker Jacks back to your computers and go to www,woq,com and see what they have up for auction. (Check Forever out the signed Moby poster going for a pretty hefty price!) Why not be a sweetheart and donate what you can for a good cause? WOXY also added our beloved Phantom Planet this week, so - 14 DON'T LOOK DOWN - Iguana 99X,VVXDX Bro Down might we suggest a peek at those handsome hunks by typing in www.phantomplanetcom and Start The Show dreamily sighing. Maybe we ought to suggest dates with the jocks (like WARQ) to Matt Sill/ and 10 15 KMFDM - Metropolis WAXQ,WOXA Get The Boot Mike Taylor. Hmmmm...Do you suddenly have an overwhelming urge to give? Donate and buy Boots EP a village an animal at http://catalog.heifer,org. If your altruistic needs are met, and you want to 16 16 UNWRITTEN LAW Interscope WEDG,WXEG Y La Ley frighten a few people, dick wwwparachute-pants,com to get your M.C. Hammer on. The Strokes have not only brought back a sound that your listeners want to hear (Top 5 phones at KROQ, Elva WHFS, WBCN and loads morel), but also skinny tie. If you aren't fortunate enough Top 5 K00( - 17 SLIPKNOT - Roadrunner to be friends with Mark (he is Oasis!) Gradous (so you can borrow one from his vast collection), Iowa give www.dancestore.corn a try and you can buy one for your favorite PD. Could be an idea to 21 18SIX FEET UNDER OST - Universal Top 5 WFNX,KCRW sweeten up WGRD PD, Bobby Duncan, if you are looking to fill MD gap left by our dear Tim Various Artists Bronson. Which reminds us of one of Atlantic's Kris Metzdorfs last chats with Tim before he left 'GRD for his new gig. "I was wrong about RO.D." It put a smile on lovely Kris' face, and she com- 22 19 ABANDONED POOLS - Extasy WPGU,KTCL Go Pool Hoppin' him for admitting it.I say, send presents! Not only to "say I'm sorry" but how about for Humanistic the dreaded Valentine's Day? Pick up MTV2's Handpicked CD at www.,com for someone Top 5 99X - 20 JACK JOHNSON - Enjoy you love. It's chock full of all of our favorite bands: Pete Yom, Travis, Remy Zero, Tenacious D (who Brushfire Fairytales are going for a full -on assault of cool with "Tribute" making it's way onto the airwaves), Ryan 25 21 ZERO 7 - Palm Pictures Top 5 KFTE Adams, Lostprophets, Coldplay and Radiohead. For something else up-and-coming, look out for Simple Things one of Lynn Barstow's current guilty pleasures on KMYZ's "New On The Edge," Andrew W.K. (which is already Top 5 phones at WBRU and "Muddey's New Toy" on 91X). If you want a little 17 22 KITTIE - Artemis KXTE,VVFNX Are Purrrfect peek into Lynn's psyche, check out his favorite website: www.somethingawful.com/diff/ihateyou. Oracle Huh? Ummm...0K. You too can "Save Yourself" and keep track of where you can hear and see 11 23 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - Vagrant Top 5 KTEG the fellows of Sense Field by keeping www,sensefield,corn bookmarked. This band is garnering So Impossible EP the highest of praise (and GREAT phones!) from the likes of KROQ's Kevin Weatherly and 99X's - 24NINE INCH NAILS - Nothing/Interscope Top 5 KFTE Chris Williams. Don't forget the lovely adds from 91X and KCNL too! Make a note of it and respond accordingly. Get those roller skates on and keep your eye on PoMo staple, Rob Zombie. And All That Could Have Been (Live) His "Never Gonna Stop," really isn't gonna stop since it's heard all over the ads for the re -make MILLION YEN - Veronica WX5R,WARQ Are Millionaires - 25 of cult dassic "Rollerball." What's a "kroovy" anyway? Before I leave pull out your copy of Virgin's Blue Television Windows Moth "I See Sound." It's definitely a winner, just ask our own Mark Gracious who says "This is the greatest thing to come out of Ohio since Devo!" Yikes! Hugs and kisses until next time.

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How well do you know Incubus? We grew up in the same neighborhood. I've known them since '93. We used to see them at backyard par- ties and bar mitzvahs, and not coincidentally, they saw our first show in my backyard. We've been playing with each other on every level, from high school parties to unsigned -band club gigs to signed -band club gigs to this last tour, when we opened for them.

At what point did you get involved with Island? We signed in August 2000. A friend of ours who's in a band got one of our demos out to [IDJ A&R exec] Paul Pontius. We were already talking to some other labels at the time. It was really strange, because we shopped the original album around and nobody bit, and then we started recording another indie album. When those songs got out-not with the intention of looking for a record deal-they got the attention of labels. We con- sciously said, "Let's forget the shopping thing, just concentrate on the music and just do our thing, if peo- ple come and bite, great." The songs that we intended to put out on another self -released album ended up getting us our contract.

How did you wind up working with [producer] Jim Wirt [, Incubus] on the new album? We've actually been working with Jim since '96. We met him through some of the guys in Incubus. He'd been producing demos for us forever. We never had the chance to get in there and get our hands dirty and work with him on an album, so this was the perfect opportu- Since its inception in Agoura Hills, CA, in the early '90s, nity. We had a nice, comfy feeling with him and it felt like the right fit. Hoobastank has suffered from something of an identity crisis.

In a community where the local -band -makes -good story How has the group's songwriting evolved over the life of the band? belongs to Incubus, Hoobastank's similarly toned brand of shredding I think we've taken on a lot of Jim Wirt's knowledge. He really showed us how to trim the fat off songs and be pop set to a pummeling beat was sure to inspire comparisons. The more direct. We'd be writing and rehearsing, and say, "You know, Jim's going to cut this part if we let him hear band's claim to singularity is an amazing sense of melodicism that it, so let's just cut it before he does." We totally put our- transcends the accompanying volume; their eponymous Island album selves through the Jim test-"He's not going to like this; it's cool, but it doesn't make the song better." Over proves the band has outgrown the resemblance to their hometown the years, we've really streamlined our writing style. friends and mentors. Finally, where does the name Hoobastank come from? It's a stupid high school joke between Dan and myself. As part of rock's resurgence, Hoobastank is one of the early To be 100% honest, it doesn't mean anything. But we success stories of 2002. The single, "Crawling in the Dark," has been have this huge list of meanings that people have given us-everything from Jesus H. Christ's middle name to fueling the full -length's crawl up the charts, with TRL love on MTV. a stuffed animal that you find in those little machines with a claw. And whenever someone asks, we tell them Unfortunately, one of the unfortunate side effects of success for singer a different thing each time. Whatever it means to you is fine with me. Doug Robb is having to go mano a guano with HITS' master

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PUDDLE OF MUDD - Flawless/Geffen #1 WRIF,KXXR ROSES ARE RED: Today's discussion with Clear Channel's Jim Richards was one of many I've had Blurry recently where the subject of artist ownership and street cred. came up. It's a catch -22 to have so NICKELBACK - Roadrunner/IDJ #1 WIYY,KMRQ many Rock acts cross to Top 40. Sure, the additional market impressions help familiarize the Too Bad respective band with your P2s and P3s and can improve cume conversion, causing increased rat- LINKIN PARK - Warner Bros. #1 KIOZ,KEGL ings. But that same Pop station will probably want access to the band when the tour hits your mar- In the End ket, or worse yet, offer sick money for the band to play their festival. Since decisions made by the P.O.D. - Atlantic/AG #1 KILO band's management and label about access and "presents" can only be influenced by you, it's an Youth Of The Nation exciting and challenging part of your job to do things to create ownership of the band. Even with CREED - Wind-up KU PD add Bullets the advent of the people meter, perception is still reality in the broadcasting world I've always O STAIND - Flip/Elektra/EEG #1 KRZR asserted that this column is your column. Hit me ([email protected]) with anecdotes where For You your efforts in these situations enabled your station to: maximize on your competition's airplay of O SYSTEM OF A DOWN - American/CoVCRG KSJO add a Rock band, own a neutral show/event or create the illusion of ownership for a concert present- Toxicity ed by your competition and I'll share them with your peers in this space... Last week it landed at 10 DEFAULT - TVT #1 WZTA,WLUM radio and went for adds; one week later, Godsrnades "I Stand Alone" is Top 10 on the chart with Wasting My Time programmers like WRCQ's Alex Walters declaring that it's "getting good phones, immediately." TOOL - Volcano top 5 KUPD,WAAF WBYR's Jim Fox shared: "Someone asked me what I thought about the song when it arrived and Lateralus I hadn't listened to it yet. I replied, 'Godsmad< has earned the right to get the add without even GODSMACK - Republic/Universal #6 most added hearing the song...' Hearing it affirmed my confidence in them"... Considering how swamped Jim I Stand Alone is running three stations while he looks for an MD/middayer, a new night personality AND a morn- INCUBUS - Immortal/Epic #1 KLFX Nice To Know You ing show (Interested? Send him your package NOW!), I was happy when he took the time to HOOBASTANK - Island/IDJ #1 WQXA impart this Soil story 'Wth the absence of weekly callout, it's sometimes difficult to :ompletely Crawling In The Dark judge a developing band's impact on the market. When Soil came through, it amazed rre that they DISTURBED - Giant/Reprise WKSM add were able to sell 1,000 tickets and another 800 attendees who brought in The Game ROB ZOMBIE - Geffen KIOZ,KWKD add out to be on ...)." WXOR's Wes Adams also feels it: "'Unreal' Never Gonna Stop reacted the instant we put it on and is already Top Five phones"... KEGL, ADEMA - Arista VVYSP,WIYY add WAAF, WEBN, WRAT, WQBK, WRQC and KZRR are among the stations The Way You Like It that couldn't wait to add 'Tear Away" from Drowning Pool. Alan OFFSPRING - Columbia/CRG #1 WTPT Defy You Galbraith added WYSP, WXTB, KQRC, KISS, WLZR, WNOR, WCCC and SALIVA - Island/IDJ top 10 WXQR,WRQC many more to the list of believers and scores #1 Most Added honors. After Me He's also slammin' Creed's hardest effort since their debut LP (new at FOO FIGHTERS - CoVSony SouncItrax/CRG top 5 KNCN KUPD) as radio freaks like KNCN's Monte Montana express their The One gratitude for the crunch: "'Bullets' is so refreshing. Me like Creed with COURSE OF NATURE - Atlantic/AGWXTB add teeth"... Alan's also getting love on new Wind-up band Must WHJY's Joe Beviacqua: "Must Caught In The Sun feels right with a reminder of the glory big ballad days of the '80s and a current twist".. Oh, how CUSTOM - ARTISTdirect #1 WCPR I love the passion from radio heavies. WZTA's Gregg Steele knows the mantra, "A hit is a hit, is a Hey Mister hit...," and says: "The Strokes are a pure power -pop joy. Once 'Last Nite' gets on the air, you'll ILL NINO - Roadrunner/IDJ top 10 WRUF,KMRQ find the hook infectious. Monster sales jump in after a spin increase + a great live show on

What Comes Around KID ROCK - Atlantic/AG KDOT add South Beach = this band is for real." Burrs is also getting big spins at WJRR, KRAB, WLUM, WRAT, I Lonely Road Of Faith KTUX and WI2X Plus, Bil's Headstrong efforts have PDs like WCPR's Scot Fox raving: "I love HEADSTRONG - RCA top 10 KMRQ 'Adriana'-getting great phones and it drills my head every time I hear it!'... Scot also let us know IIAdriana that Hedder is lighting up the phones and "when they came through, the drummer tcok all his SOIL J KQRC add dothes off just before they started the first song and played the entire show buck -ass naked" I Unreal (insert drumstick joke here)... Get the fuck outta the way, cause here comes Cheryl and Adan with FU MANCHU -Mammoth WIYY,ICKXR Dope on WAAF,10002, KRXQ KQRC, KISS, WLZR, WLUM, KOMP, WCCC, WTPT, WQBK, KFRQ Squash That Fly KRTQ WKLQ WXQR and s00000 many more... McGlamery keeps piling on the David Drairnan based on album airplay adds (KISS, WTFX, WJXQ, KIBZ, KRAB and VVRXR) as the trailer for Queen of the DamrEd bom- bards W for the 2/22 release... Drew and Ray had ANOTHER great week on the new Gravity top6 most added Kills, with WZTA and WXTB among all the new adds... Rosenblum and Scoter' now have 100(R and WIYY on Fu Manchu's "Squash That Fly" as the band continues their sold -out tour with 1. DI!OWNING POOL "Tear Away" Wind-up Headstrong and kiected opening... Joey's been hearing amazing things from programmers since 2. LC ST PROPHETS "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" Columbia/CRG last year about 3rd Strike ("No Light" impacts 3/11). Check out what KIBZ's Samantha Knight 3. DOPE "Slipping Away" Epic just told me: "ff I could have a raging hard -on, I would over 3rd Strike. I'm even taking a vacation 4. GODSMACK "I Stand Alone" Republic/Universal day next week so I can see their Omaha show..." Shamah Miler nailed adds at WYSP and VVIYY for Adema's "The Way You like It" (by the time you read this, will she have a new, sexier title and 5. D&VID DRAIMAN "Forsaken" Reprise/Warner Bros 6. STATIC -X "Cold" Warner Bros New York counterpart?)... Nomoreroom,sorealquick-Don't forget to save a slot for onesidezem next week and Bieck out the smoking new Switched mix...

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GOING FOR ADDS 2.18 KELLI CLUQUE/PD DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL "Screaming Infidelities" KCXX/RIVERSIDE - Vagrant "Flaw is blowing up. They are a band JEREMIAH FREED "Again" - Republic/Universal that we believed in, and the audience LENNON "Brake Of Your Car" - Arista MOTH "I See Sound" - Virgin responded. Now, we're two tracks ONESIDEZERO "Instead Laugh" - Maverick/Reprise deep on the album. I'm a typical geek REVEILLE "Inside Out" - TMC/Elektra/EEG 7 as one of my personal faves is still SEVENDUST "Live Again" - TVT Nickelback-I love the whole album. GOING FOR ADDS 2.25 We're expecting good things from Sugarcault's 'Bouncing Off The Walls' 12 STONES "Broken" - Wind-up - love those paddleball games!" DOWN "Beautifully Depressed" - EastWest/Elektra/EEG FAMILIAR 48 "The Question" - MCA FLAW "Whole" - Republic/Universal VINNIE FERGUSON/MD SLIPKNOT "My Plague" - Roadrunner/IDJ WXDX/PITTBURGH GOING FOR ADDS 3.4 "Top of mind is the new Local H FLYING TIGERS "Maybe" - Atlantic/AG record, Here Comes The Zoo. 'Half PRESSURE 4-5 "Melt Me Down" - DreamWorks Life' is starting to react, but I've QUARASHI "Stick 'Em Up" - Columbia/CRG become a real fan of the full album. The-e's a band out of on e-mail new rock release info to [email protected] Vicory called Thursday. In my opin- ion they are close to being the 'next big thing.' And the no-brainer of the rear is Lostprophets"Shinobi vs. GOING FOR ADDS 2.18 Dragon Ninja.' We added it out of the box!" JEREMIAH FREED "Again" - Republic/Universal JANAH "Leavened Heart (I Tumble Down)" - Rattlesbee NATALIE MERCHANT (w/MAVIS STAPLES) "Build A Levee" JOHN FARNEDA/APD-MD - Elektra/EEG WXRT/CHICAGO NERISSA & KATRYNA NIELDS "Ticket to My House" "John Mayer's 'No Such Thing' has been - Zoe/Rounder in heavy for months and we still get calls GOING FOR ADDS 2.25 asking 'Who is that?' He's got two sold - BRENDON BENSON "Tiny Sparks" - Startime/Red Ink out 'XRT shows coming up at House of STEPHEN BRUTON "Make That Call" - Virgin Blues. Another 'must add' is Pete Yorn's ELBOW "Newborn" - V2 'Strange Condition.' It's got a great sing - JOHN CLAYTON FELT "Building Atlantis" - DreamWorks along hook. Is there a bad track on music- BONNIE RAITT "I Can't Help You Now" - Capitol forthemorningafter? And the Marah single e-mail new apm release info to [email protected] is the most rockin' advance I've heard this year.I had everyone on the airstaff stop by my office to hear it."

Starting his career doing college metal radio with aspirations to one day do Major League Baseball play-by-play, Paul Oslund had stints JOHN ROZZ/PD at WKQZ Saginaw and KAZR Des Moines before scoring his PD gig WJBX/FT. MYERS at WAMX Huntington. His ratings (#3 12 + with a "As you would expect, 99X is having great 7.3) are reflective of an ability to recognize hits and success with bands like Puddle Of Mudd, bang them. "I recently increased the amount of Linkin Park, P.O.D. and so forth, but lately spins my Powers get so that listeners are never too we've expanded that. Bands like Custom, far away from all the current big hits," Paul notes. Abandoned Pools and Starsailor give us a He's currently putting together the lineup for the nice ba ante of sound and credibility, mak- station's "Fifth Anniversary Show" and gearing up ing our station's sound hip and refreshing. for their annual "X-Fest" in September (Nickelback headlined last I'm also really happy to be banging Creed's year). Besides "watching the Red Wings skate their way to the Stan- 'Bullets' because they are showing their ley Cup," he says: "Rock is my business and business is good." You rock roots. It sounds fantastic!" could say the puck stops here. Or not...

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WWW NATALiE-MERCHMTOOMA.WhisiATALIEMEFCHANtCOLI A' APAC,E uh 5-__EK,24 -:="2 top 25 adulterated adultery BY MIKE MORRISON lu t w artist -label comments IF IT WASN'T FOR THE GOOD SOULS: Josh Clayton -Felt, who you may remember as the frontman of the band School Of Fish ("Three Strange Days," 2 1 - Reprise In stores now! etc.) was diagnosed with cancer in December of '99 just as he was completing Always Got Tonight work on a new album (his first solo record was on A&M). He died shortly after 4 2 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Maverick/RepriseOn fire!! the final mixdown. Well, Spirit Touches Ground is finally seeing light (on "Hands Clean" single Works), and a bunch of Josh's friends and fans in the industry have joined 6 3 PETE YORN - Columbia/CRG Top 5 KGSR together to promote and market the album, gratis. Heading up the project is musicforthemorningafter former Warner Bros. APM promo goddess Nancy Stein: "We actually have A 3 4 RYAN ADAMS - Lost Highway/IDJ #1 KFOG early adds! ('Building Atlantis' impacts 2/25.) KFOG is testing it on Thursday and VVXRV played it last week." E-mail Nancy: [email protected]. Perhaps you saw Gold the JCF piece on Good Morning America last week. Huge!... WBOS MD 1 5 - RCA Top 5 WDOD Michele Williams has been on the job for a little over a month: "It's a blast to Everyday be in this format right now, with all the great, new singer -songwriters out. Ryan 12 6 I AM SAM OST. - V2 Another 40k sold!!! Adams' Answering Bell' is sounding great on the air and reacting very well. Various Artists Also, we get inquiries from both women and men on !Casey Chambers' Not 5 7 U2 - lnterscope Top 5 KBCO Pretty Enough,' and John Mayer's album is brilliant"... Speaking of Mayer, did you notice that "No Such Thing" was #1 most added Modern Adult last week. All That You Can't Leave Behind And they were practically all major -market stations!!! Behold 8 8 JOHN MAYER - Aware/Columbia/CRGBlowing up at Modern Adult the explosion... I caught Howie Day last night in a sold -out Room For Squares House Of Blues show. We've talked about Howie before. 18 9 THE CALLING - RCA Top 5 KENZ Well, he's this close to finally signing a major label deal. I love Camino Palermo Howie's version of "Help" on I Am Sam. Was that Inter - 9 10 MICK JAGGER - Virgin Top 5 KRVB scope's head and producer extrordinaire Jimmy (ovine Goddess In The Doorway hanging out with Howie up in the House of Blues Foundation Room before the show?... 10 11 TRAIN - Columbia/CRG Top 5 WZEW Zero7's "Destiny" is not only closed out RUSSELL CROWE: "Not only do I have a beautiful mind, at non-comm (told ya), but a bunch of 13 12 INDIGO GIRLS - Epic Top 5 WMMM but my record's spinning in ." big commercial stations came in its Most "Moment Of Forgiveness" single Added first week: WXRT, KINK, WDST, 7 13 COLDPLAY - Nettwerk/Capitol Top 5 KFOG WKOC, KBAC and KAEP. The song is also spinning on KYSR (The Modern Parachutes Adult here in LA.) to the tune of 16 plays a week. (It was #6 most requested 14 14 TRAVIS - Epic Top 5 KINK after only 8 spins!!)... The Ray (DiPietro of Artemis infamy) finally closed WBOS and WMPS on TOFOG's "Swept Away By You." They join KTCZ, WRNR and The Invisible Band WAPS, among others, on the track. Ray is also whipping up excitement on the 15 15 Top 5 KCTY LENNY KRAVITZ - Virgin new Marah song (as KMTT MD Shawn Stewart said, "Can you say 'Future Of Lenny Rock'?") as well as the North Mississippi All Stars__ FLASH: Ike Reilly's "Put 16 16 JEWEL - Atlantic/AG Top 5 WKOC A Little Love In It" gets added at KTCZ and WRLT!! And WAPS MD Bill Gruber This Way has the record in the Top Five with spins in the high 20s!! "Ever since I put this 19 17 WILLIAM TOPLEY - Lost Highway/IDJWXRT add on the air, I've recieved tons of e -mails about the song-none of them nega- Feasting With Panthers tive"... Here's what KBCO PD Scott Arbough had to say about Jack Johnson's "Flake": "It's the #1 testing song on KBCO among those who say they know it!" 24 18 STARSAILOR - Capitol Top 5 WXRV 'Nuff said. Also "flaking out" are WXRT, KXST, WFUV, WXPN, WMMM, KINK Love Is Here and KGSR... Elektra News: KFOG adds Natalie Merchant's "Build A Levee" a 21 19 - Columbia/CRGTop 5 WRLT week early. And Remy Zero has sold more than 60k since its release in September. Expect "Save Me" to rock at Modern Adult, and me to say, "I told

20 ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPRISE -Vanguard Top 5 WYEP you so"... Reprise News: As the album hits stores, Chris Isaak's "Let Me Down New Ground Easy" ascends to #1 (is anyone surprised??) and Alanis Morissette goes to #2. Her new album, Under Rug Swept will be in stores 2/6. Given the multi -format - 21 CREED - Wind Up #1 KTZO play and video exposure on "Hands Clean," expect a huge first week... "'Still Weathered Fighting It is profoundly relateable to baby -boomers. It's about growing up. 21 22 GARBAGE - Geffen #1 WRNR Every time we play it we get at least one curiosity call." That's what KINK PD Beautiful Garbage Dennis Constantine had to say about the current Ben Folds track. The same 23 JACK JOHNSON - Enjoy/Universal 125k+ sold to date!! thing is happening at KTCZ, according to MD Mike Wolf, who says: "Our audi- Brushfire Fairytales ence totally relates to the lyrics"... William Topley kicks off a U.S. tour on 2/23 24 BRUCE COCKBURN - Rounder #1 KRVB in Denver, his home away from home, with a KBCO show, and continues with shows at WXRT and KMTT, among others... Thanks to ATO's new Label Anything Anytime Anywhere Manager John Biondolillo for stopping by the cesspool to play us some tracks 25 SUZANNE VEGA - A&M Top 5 WMVY from the Patty Griffin album coming in March. What a voice"And finally Songs In Red And Gray tonight, Atlantic elevates Anthony Delia to APM Promo Weasel. Reach out to him at 212-707-2086... [email protected]... based on a combination of airplay and sales L ,1,= wapow 4sod qinpe HITS September 15, 2002 111 1111 Damien Jurado & Gathered in Song I Break Chairs THIS ISN'T IT: Singer Alan Casablancas of RCA Records buzz Sand The (Sub Pop): Seattle -based singer/songwriter Jurado Strokes tells the sad story of his life growing up among sup4r-no3els while has a roots-meets-indie vibe that bears comparison attending expensive prep schools to VVUR PD Gary Cee The shot to Sebadoh, Heatmiser and Uncle Tupelo; the was taken backstage at the Vanderbilt in Plainview after the two crovned approx- songs-even when thick with guitar bombast-are imately 1,987 Long Island iced teas always emotionally direct. On his latest effort (and and began to blubber uncontrol- first with band Gathered in Song), Jurado hits that lably about the good old days of sweet spot, whether kicking out the 4/4 barnburner "Paperwings," the . "You power -pop excursion "Big Deal" and the vehement "Dancing," or taking the think you can get your old man to dynamics down for the lilting, intimate "Inevitable," the gossamer "Never give me Heidi Klum's cell phone Ending Tide" and the haunted midtempo ruminations of "Parade." By turns number?" asked Cee. "Only if you melancholy and resilient, Chairs is mood music with balls. (S.G.) tell me where Ican get in touch with Tom Verlaine," answered Unwritten Law Elva (Interscope): San Diego's Casablancas. Don't you wish your Unwritten Law continues drifting from its punk roots lives were saved by rock & roll? on this fourth album, offering precise performances and melodies, resulting in a record with strong hooks and that wallop. There's still some punk-rock- Oyu MUDDLING THROUGH: It was a rock & roll Bacchanalian feat ur paralleled k see the jagged rifting and singalong choruses of in the history of Christmas shows backstage at LIVE 105 San Fraldico's "Not "Blame It on Me" and "Up All Night"-but lead sin- So Silent Night 8." Pictured here is Flawless/Geffen's Pudcle of Mudd gle "Seein' Red" is more subdued, with the guitars scaled back during the vers- moments after interrupting the station's MD Aaron Axelsen. PD Jay Taylor, es showcasing Scot Russo's singing. The shuffling, acoustic -guitar -powered jock Jared and Program Assistant "Rest of My Life" is downright pretty, with a punchy chorus. All this, plus a host Spud throwing backstage deli qa,CC, .7- CIL C., siC,1Z, of guests, induding No Doubt's Tony Kanal, the ubiquitous (Guns trays sporting Oreos with the N' Roses, , Vandals) and Neville Staple of . (D.S.) tops taken off and olives with and without pimentos.Inhis best Your Majesty (Vagrant): On its debut, Artie Fufkin voice, Taylor bent this Kansas -based quintet expanded the boundaries of over backwards to apologize to emo with male -female harmonies and keyboards. The the band, telling them, "C'mon, follow-up, and Vagrant debut, leaves that turf for offbeat, I'm not asking you, I'm telling jangly . Some credit must be given to Rob you; smack my ass for a man! I Schnapf's (, Beck) warm production, but the love the way you smack my ass." vocalizing of Adrianne Pope, Justin Roelofs and Josh Berwanger is mellow and soothing, and the synths fill up the bottom end without overwhelming the songs. At its heart, Your Majesty is a vintage -tinged rock STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: It was just another clay around the record-check out "The Ghost of the River"-updated with smart song structures, campfire for WBOS Boston PD Chris Hennman when Me Nelson stopped frequent near-prog song -lengths and oddball production. Majestic, indeed. (D.S.) by: "Willie, it sure was nice of you to come to the station and tali. wout ycur new Hank WilliamsIIILovesick, Broke & Driftin' Lost Highway album, The Great Divide. And even though I don'- cxe, I'll leave (Curb): That the opener to Hank Williams' grand- some of these little cigarettes you son's second solo exploration of "the low road" is brought for some of our staffers. called "7 Months, 39 days" instead of "8 Months, 8 What brand did you say they Days," encapsulates his contrarian, outlaw stance. were?" Nelson responded that he Pedigree and all, he's at once irreparably down- was more than happy to do what- trodden and saved by the bottle -but the hope is in ever he could to help out all the his ability to tell his tales so well. Standouts: "Whiskey, Weed & Women" farmers in Boston. "Plus, this trip and the riotous, scathing "Trashville." He even goes so far as to cover the was tax-deductible and I got to reincarnationist refrain of 's "Atlantic City." But don't let play some golf in my hotel room. that brush with optimism fool you-Hank III, as presented here, is one self - Now, how about another chorus medicated mental desperado, and as achingly real as it gets. (J.0.) of "America the Beautiful'?"

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SINE.IE PRODUCE )BY YYY/F 00E1)EiVRA. COHJEIHARECURDS com Elt)NACEMIN,) ANDY uOuip AND MARCCR OPANf FOP iHE EIRE)(40 By Liz Montalbano

I WILL NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT L.A. WEATHER AGAIN: I'm working in N.Y. this week and

it's fucking freezing here. I really did forget Got out of the shower-froze. Put on two layers of clothes-irritated. Jumped in the car-froze. Put the heat on and waited for the shit to warm up-irritated. Listened to Star and Buc Wild on the way in-smiled for a second. Between the huge coat swallowing me and the seat belt strangling me, I don't know which one I wanted to throw out of the window first. No smiles or "have a good day" from the toll- booth people on the turnpike. Bumper to bumper once I got into the city as everyone took the liberty of cutting me off. Now, sitting in a high-rise building looking at gloom. To put it bluntly-this sucks. If a complaint comes out of my mouth ever again about the weather in LA., I give you permission to put a foot in it. Anyway, let me get to this so I can go to lunch,

have a drink and lift my spirits. I'm just going to rant about shit and keep it moving... I love Busta's video of "Pass the Courvoisier." Absolutely hysterical. An absolute smash. You must get this single on now... Jagged Edge, featuring Nas, is also another home run. This is one group that, when up at bat, has no problem hitting them out of the ballpark... Speaking of Nas, heard "" on HOT 97 this morning. Sounds pretty incredible on the air.I recom- mend this for all... And while I'm having a Columbia moment, let me not forget to highlight Maxwell's airplay gains on "This Women's Work" this week and 's rotations. Let me just say that Lisa Ellis is having no problem settling into her new digs... Def Jam has a hit with AdANT TO GET AWAY: Elektra artist Lil' Mo (I), MCA;Mag c this Ashanti record. It's really a no-brainer. And looking at the heavy week Marthe and Motti Johnson Music singer Avant (2nd =r I) and X105.7 Baltimore PD had on "Foolish,"I think most of radio agrees with me...Uh oh, is this sun that I feel on my Thea Mitchem (2nd fr r) talked feverishly about new musc back through the window? Can't be. Must be a portable heater... Back to Def Jam. the 7wo artists. "I just can't wait tc see what else you have lined "Saturday" is a solid follow-up from Ludacris that should not only perform chartwise, but will uD," Mitchem said to Avant. "I mean, the work you're doing with most likely keep his album entrenched in the Top 10 for awhile. And not for nothing, can you Jay -Zis going to be phenomenaL I was just saying that you, R. have a better gift than a record with Jay -Z and R Kelly on it? "Take You Home" and "Get This Kelly, are a ticket to the top." Embarrassed by her mistaKe, st3- Money" will be huge, as "Intro" readies the assault... I'm getting light-headed. Really need to tim staffer Quick Silva (r) started doing the running man. hurry this up and get some food... Having dinner tonight with Michael Johnson of Motown.

I really like him. He's got some shit going on over there. Lot's of really cute records. One of them is Corey, which he and Val DeLong are all over. "Hush Little Lady" is really developing nicely at Crossover, Pisat Five as it's already pulling in Top 5 phones at KBXX (50x), The Hype Che The Street Thi4 Week WBHJ (40x) and WJFX. Among the plethora of sta- tions already committed: WBTJ, WHHH, KNDA, KTFM, KBTT, KXME, KBMB, KYLD, KQBT, KBBT, OMARY J. BLIGE KIKI, KBOS and KDDB, to name a few. Plus, the Album selling, concert of the hook, gets single sales are through -LA, #5, Chicago engaged-good year, ya think? #3, Philly #4, San Fran #4, Boston #8, Dallas #2, Detroit #2, DC #1, Houston #2, Atlanta #1, Minne- apolis #2, Tampa #2, Seattle #3 and Miami #4. You COREY: OCHAVEZ BROTHERS really can't ignore this... Going to a showcase for A kind of "Hush." new group Code 5 on Wednesday (2/13) that the Charles goes to MCA. Steve replaces him guys at Elektra are quite excited about. Talk about a cute boy group-five teenagers from at Interscope. Boston who are extremely talented. Can't wait to see them live. Their first single, "What's Ur Name Girl," was produced by Clue and Duro. Should be hot for them... Speaking of hot, R. KELLY

I O Tweet. Not even gonna say shit. What cansay, except that it's a fucking smash. The video was just added to MN Buzzworthy. And how about Hecht getting Fabolous Top 10 this Caught serenading girls in Salt Lake... week? Um, skills... Arista is rolling with Faith and Usher beautifully. "I Love You" is already or was it Chicago? pulling in Top Five phones at KSFM, WERQ, KXJM, KBXX, WHHH and KLUC. Usher is already Top 15 after only three weeks of airplay. And I have to say that I'm absolutely in love with Cee- Lo. Watched a "making of" on BET. He's the shit. "Closet Freak" is s0000 what radio needs J.L0 right now among the mane of hip -hop and R&B that dominates the airwaves... Knoc-Turn'al Remixes debut at #1-nothing "funny" 'bout that. had a decent impact week. This should be big on the West Coast and spread quickly to the East... How about this Avant record? Coppola is on fire as early believers KKWD, KTFM, KQBT, KKUU, KCAQ, KWIN, KMEL, KHTE, KBMB, KXME and KHTN trickle in. If you're not playing this KeKe Wyatt record yet, you should keep it to yourself 'cause you're looking pret- O RUSSELL SIMMON'S NIP-HOP SUMM IT ty silly. K, really hungry now... SINGLE: Sharissa's "Any Other Night." ALBUM: Glenn Lewis. Dre and Suge to kick it in Beverly Hills. VIDEO: Busta Rhymes' "Pass the Courvoisier." PERSON: Sarah O'Connor. BOOK: Me Times Three. LOVE: My Dad. Hit me at [email protected]. I'm gone...

HITS February 15, 2002 63 ON OVER 40 STATIONS INCLUDING: KPWR KXJM KKFR WPOW 92Q WBHJ XHTZ KCAQ KMEL KBMB KMJJ WOWI WBLK KLUC KYLD KSEQ WBTT WWKX KOHT KTTB WERQ WEMX WJLB KTFM WNVZ WZMX KXUU WQSL WRHH KXME AUDIENCE APPROACHING 5 MILLION

HE KNOC'ED YOU FOR A LOOP ON DR.DRE'S 7,000,000 -SELLING CHRONIC 2001.

HE KNOC'ED YOU DOWN ON THE CLUB SMASH "BAD INTENTIONS" FROM THE WASHSOUNDTRACK. NOW HE'S GONNA KNOC YOU OUT WITH HIS DEBUT SINGLE KNOC-TURN'ALL.A. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND ELEKTRA PRESENT

(WITH DRDRE AND MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT) THE PREMIERE SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM KNOC'S LANDIN' RATED "NEXT" AT ) ALBUM IN STORES APRIL 23 PRODUCED BY DR ORE & PROPHECY ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: BIG D ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS AARON ANDERSON & JAY BROWN WWW.KNOCTURNALMUSIC.COM WWW.LACONFIDENTIALINC.COM WWW.ELEKTRA.COM ON L.A.CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS/ELEKTRA COMPACT 019011, MD l a CAIIIIIETIMI AND RECORDS L 2002 ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC., WA RNER MUSIC GROUP, AN ACIUTIME WARNER COMPANY. ROSSOVER CROSSOVER 411?4YAP 30 JAMS &bone by Mark Feather ARTIST TITLE LABEL AtV *we JA RULE Always On Time Murder Inc./IDJ ITS BEEN A VERY MUSICAL WEEK... And a very busy one, too-which is good since I'm trying to forget that I'm Valentine -less this year. What better way to get JENNIFER LOPEZAin't It Funny Epic passed my less -than -exciting current personal life than to have dinner and drinks at USHER Arista Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills with friends? So, that's exactly what Liz, Capitol's Cindy

Levine -Baker and I did last Tuesday. Question: Who's the very first person I see OUTKAST The Whole World Arista upon entering the restaurant? Answer: TYSON BECK. FORD! So much for forgetting about guys for the night. 10 BRANDY What About Us Atlantic/Atl G I mean, I have the Tyson calendar adorning a wall in my apartment, for God's sake! (And, by the way, you should LUDACRIS Rollout Def Jam South/IDJ seethe February picture-WOW!) Anyhow, so as not to ALICIA KEYS A Woman's Worth J Records immediately and completely make a drooling fool out of myself,I quickly covered by grabbing an apple martini BUSTA RHYMES Break Ya Neck J Records and diving into bothit and a discussion of Kylie Minogue. We talked about my complete and total love FABOLOUS Young'n (Holla Back)DS/Elektra/EEG for the "Can't Get You Out of My Head" track and dis- Radio's Got cussed what a great week of closeout adds the song hac 10TWEET Oops (Oh My) Goldmind/Elektra/EEG Faith at radio, including KDGS, KWWV, KCAQ, KHTE and NO DOUBT Hey Baby I nterscope KHTN. Indeed, take those adds and combine them with huge phones at KSFM, KRBV and KSEQ, as well as Top Five airplay at the likes of WKTU (where I con- FAT JOE f/R. KELLY We Thuggin' Atlantic/Atl G gratulate my friend Skyy Walker on his appointment to the position of Music and Programming Coordinator), KTFM and KCHZ, and it's easy to see that my predic- JERMAINE DUPRI Welcome To AtlantaSo So Def/Col/CRG tion last October of Top 10 status for this record is quickly coming true! After din- ner and the establishment of a healthy buzz, though, I was off to the clubs. Unfor- MR. CHEEKS Lights, Camera, ActionUniversal tunately, I did not find the guy I had met the previous week. But, I guess that's OK USHER U Don't Have because, really, what could possibly top seeing Tyson?... This theme of being unable to forget about men continued the very next day with the arrival of a gift PINK Get The Party StartedArista from Arista's Rick Sadcheirn and Desiree Schuon-a huge, framed, autographed - by -him -just -for -me picture of the ridiculously beautiful Usher. Bam! It was up on a MYSTIKAL Bouncin' Back Jive different wall in my apartment about as fast as his next single is exploding at radio (already Top 10 in airplay at KKUU and 100 -FT, with early Top 10 phones at KYLZ, f/112Hey Luv (Anything) Loud/Col/CRG WPGC and KYWL)! But, so I don't go off on an Usher rant,I should let you know that Rick and Dez also have a Faith Evans record that is building quickly at 20 MARY J. BLIGE No More Drama MCA Crossover for its eventual assault at Rhythm. How 'bout Top Five phones at FAT JOE f/ASHANTIWhat's Luv? Atlantic/Atl G WHHH, adds last week that included WPOW, KYLD, VVXYV and solid airp ay already in place at 920, KMEL, HOT97 and KXJM? Yes, "I Love You" is shaping KEKE WYATT Nothing In This WorldMCA up nicely. Better get in before you look foolish... That evening, it was off to my favorite Wednesday haunt, Club Ghetto, where the biggest new hip -hop jams of AALIYAH Rock The Boat Blackground the evening were 's "Feels Good" (which doesn't even impact MICHAEL JACKSONButterflies Epic until 3/5, but is already spinning big at Z90, OMB and KDGS), U1' J's "It's The Weekend" (big single sales and large on BET) and, just like last week, "The Knoc" FAITH EVANS I Love You Bad Boy/Arista from Knoc-Turn'aI (one of this week's Most Added, with WHHH and WNVZ on board, among others). In case you're wondering, I did find the guy from the previ- CRAIG DAVID 7 Days Wildstar/Atl/Atl G ous week here, but, as we were leaving, a neon bar sign fell on his shoulder and now the term "lawsuit" is being bandied about-not something I wanna really be GLENN LEWIS Don't You Forget It Epic a part of. So, survey says-move on... My musical week continued Thursday when ArtistDirect's Mike Whited stopped by the office with No Good. Always good to MISSY ELLIOTT Take Away Goldmind/Elektra/EEG see Mike with artists who have hits ready to happen at radio. And that's exactly the KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get... Capitol current situation with No Good. "Ballin' Boy" officially impacts next week, but has been added early at KBBT and KZFM, and is already requesting at places like AMANDA PEREZ Never Universal WPOW and WHTA. Additionally, Mike also played some upcoming stuff from the group Smilez & Northstar. Their first release, called "Who Wants This," hits your JAY -Z Jigga That... Roc-A-Fella/IDJ 30 desk in a few weeks and sounds pretty good to me. What I wanted by the end of this day, though, was a night without cocktails. See, I'm not as young asI used to S*12 E*C4 be and, after a few "martini nights" in a row, my ass was hurtin' for certain and in MOST ADDED THIS WEEK need of some sleep... Some quality 7777 and a full later,I was just about to Artist Title Label break out of the office when Evan Forster, Michael Motta and the crew blazed 1. Ashanti "Foolish" Murder InclIDJ into HITS with a record, "I just had to hear." Because Motta looked so damned cute 2. Knoc-Turn'aI "The Knoc" Elektra/EEG in his new cornrows, I obliged a listen to "Most Beautiful Girl" from a good -lock- ing, 21 -year -old guy from Albuquerque named AB. And am I ever glad I did. Folks, 3. PC. "Got Me A Model" J Records I'm telling you, you must be aware of this record. Why? Because you'll be on the Jive 4. NSYNC "Girlfriend" front end of what will certainly be a wave of audience reaction, and who does- 5. Corey "Hush Lil' Lady" Motown/Universal n't need that?... Oops-out of space. Until next week-C-ya...

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1110SWIP S OVEN NEWrSES GOING FOR ADDS 2/19 Cee-Lo "Closet Freak" Arista No Good "Bailin' Boy" ArtistDirect Busta Rhymes "Pass the Courvoisier" J Records Joe "What If A Woman" Jive Joi "Missing You" Universal GOING FOR ADDS 2/26 R Diddy f/Usher "" Bad Boy/Arista Jagged Edge f/Nas "I Got It" So So Def/Col/CRG Nas "One Mic" Columbia/CRG REMIX-N-MATCH: "So I says to the guy, I says, 'Guy,...'" began mas- Ludacris "Saturday" Def Jam South/IDJ ter storyteller IDJ's Motti Shulman (I), while IOCJM Portland PD Mark Code 5 "What's Ur Name Girl"Elektra/EEG Adams (c) listened attentively. "I says, 'Guy,' I says, 'I'm talkin' to you.' Angie Stone "Wish I Didn't Miss You"J Records Then the guy says to me, 'What?' And I says..." he continued. Mur- Res "They Say Vision" MCA der Inc./Def Jain artist Ja Rule (r), however, paid very I ttle attention "Do Tha Damn Thing"Cash Money/Universal to the enthralling tale and the two gentlemen, and instead imagined Sassey f/Terrell"Kiss You" Universal doing a remix vath Barry Manilow to re -ignite the crooner's sales. IMX "First Time" New Line/WB

MUSIC QUOTES FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS MOST REQUESTED JAMS

1. J. Lopez f/Ja Rule "Ain't It Funny"Epic JAY LOVE 2. Tweet "Oops (Oh My)" Goldmind/Elektra/EEG MD WJHM Orlando "Tribute To A Woman" 3. Ludacris "Rollout" Def Jam South/IDJ Epic 4. Ja Rule "Always On Time" Murder InclIDJ 5. NB Ridaz f/Angelina "Runaway" Nasty Boy/Upstairs "Inszant reaction on a song that speaks to ad of my female listeners-and I'm all about talking to the ladies!"

BOOGALOO PD KXHT Memphis BIG WILLIE Lil' Bcw Wow "" 4,fhe week So So Def/Col/CRG LEO BALDWIN "What more can I say? Bow Wow is PD KDDB HONOLULU always lyrically on, and The Neptunes have done it again with a dope track. This Even as we anticipate the arrival of is a not record with an old school feel!" Winter's first ratings trends, there are several stations sporting great Fall ARBs that have yet to be put under DEJA PARKER our Big Willie spotlight-for instance, PD WBTJ Richmond PD Leo Baldwin's KDDB Honolulu. In Tweet "Oops (Oh My)" Goldmind/Elektra/EEG a market with three direct competi- Blowin' up in Hawaii. tors, 102.7 Da Bomb explodes 3.8 to "Th s is the hottest record on the stat on 5.3 for P12+ behind a surge of 6.8 to 9.6 for W18 -34--a surge that right now. Even the men are callin' fo - it!" ranks the station #2 in its target demo. "We've only been on the air for a year, but the entire time we have not strayed from a singular, clear cut agenda for this station. Simply put, if it's 'da bomb', we're ANT DOG PD KKUU Palm Springs there," commented Baldwin about his phat numbers after mistaken- Naughty By Nature f/3LW ly picking up our call. "I'd also have to say that being open-minded to "Feels Good" TVT all types of music-including Island music-has been another key to our success," he continued. "This allows our station to epitomize the "Gonna be a great record for us- Hawaiian lifestyle, not just the hip -hop lifestyle." Meanwhile, at HITS, not too hard for the ladies, and we're just searching for a life in general-style can come later... not too soft for the men!"

HITS February 15, 2002 ITS THE WEEKEND

RODEO THIS WEEK KMEL / San Francisco!!! On Tour With LULUBZ / Charleston KBTT / Shreveport 1MX B2K KPSI / Palm Springs KLUIN / Stockton February & Marrhill

RLRERDY ON KPWR / Los Fingeles KBMB / Sacramento WWKX / Providence WHHH / XHTZ / San Diego KTFM / San Rntonio WBTJ / Richmond SOLJAIDSCRN WRHH / Richmond KXUU / Denver TOP 10 SINGLE WBHJ / Birmingham KSEQ / Fresno LI WEEKS IN R POW!!! KKXX / Bakersfield KXME / Honolulu KYLZ / Rlbuquerque KDON / Monterey -Salinas KBTU / Monterey -Salinas KOGS / Wichita KCRQ / Oxnard LUBTT / Ft. Myers KHTN / Modesto KWNZ / Reno KDNR / Corpus Christi KBLZ / Tyler LUJFX / Ft. Wayne LUOCQ / Salisbury KHTE / Little Rock KKUU / Palm Springs KMRK / Odessa -Midland WKPO / Madison WXIS / Johnson City

Video Charting an '..,1113's 105 &" Park Countdown!

"Jermaine Dupri has over 15 years of taking young, talented artists and blowing 'em up. Kriss Kross, Bow Wow, and now Lir J! This isn't a good kid record, it's just a good record. PERIOD!" Phil Becker/PD WJFX Ft. Wayne "Lit J is definitely a hot artist with a blazin' song. I think he has the potiential to be just as big as Li! Bow Wow!" Darrell Johnson/PD WRHH Richmond Produced by Jermaine Dupri for So So Def Productions, Inc. HOLLYWOOD.WEST RECORDS Luau/. lilfnet

myricky Ieigh mensh THA BUDGET...Smilin & dialin', az this DJ duz on tha daily, every sin- gle mix promo person, record co. exec @ tha highest levels I've spo- ken to recently from labels small to large haz revealed one of tha harsh realities of mix promo lifein'02:sharply decreasing budgets. top 20 spin Depending on tha label & tha respective subject, tha budget -slashing ranges from 50% to 100%. This includes convention budgets, tha use # ARTIST TITLE LABEL SPINZ Rob Love... of overnite mailing services, T&E (Travel & Entertainment) budgets, 1. LUDACRIS Saturday Def Jam South/IDJ 371 'SPIT'tin tha truthetc. A couple of major labels have already cut their convention bud- 2. JAY -Z Jigga That N**ga Roc-A-Fella/IDJ357 gets completely, meaning no air fares, hotels, registrations, etc. for DJz to ANY conventions. Overnite mailings @ many labels need approval. Many mix promo 3. f/BUBBA SPARXXXThey Ain't Ready RR/Interscope 350 folks don't have anywhere near tha $ in their budgets to do tha fancy dinners, strip clubs, car 4. FAT JOE f/ASHANTIWhat's Luv TS/Atlantic/Atl G 345 services, etc. Rob Love (Spit Records/Def Jam/IDJ): "In addition to tha examples already covered, another area of cost that had to be addressed iz the amt. of 12z & CDz being made. 5. BEANIE SIGEL f/FREEWAYRoc The Mic Roc-A-Fella/IDJ 344 Tha # of record pools, street teams, etc., continues to increase & while record co'z have had to manufacture more 12z and CD singles to try to meet this demand, sales on both have 6. KNOOURN'AL f/DR. DRE & MISSY Knoc LAC/Elektra/EEG 338 decreased markedly. NO business can continue to operate w/out a profit margin. In other 7. NAS Got Urself A Gun Columbia/CRG 335 words, we're not tryin to spend $6 to make $4." CL (Elektra): "I agree w/Rob. We too have had to reduce tha quantity of product that we're shippin out. Too many DJz' airplay choices 8. CEE-LO Closet Freak Arista 333 have becum based on what they feel they should get az oppozed to what this should be 9. MR. CHEEKS Lights, Camera, ActionUniversal 326 about & that'z about whether or not a record iz hot -PERIOD! If you wanna play politix, you should go to work for tha gov't!" LP (MCA/ 10. & REDMANPart II Def Jam/IDJ314 KKUU): "It'z unfortunate that budgets/vinyl/T&E have been cut, but 11. ASHANTI Foolish Murder Inc./IDJ311 it'z a sign of tha times. I agree with Rob and CL. I just have to say that when it comes to vinyl, thingz are outta control. It seems that every DJ 12. DUNGEON FAMILY 6 Minutes 303 Arista has a record pool, so it'z hard for us to keep up as we find ourselves 13. CRAIG DAVID f/MOS DEFSeven Days (remix)WS/Atlantic/Atl G 293 cutting vinyl supply..." Biggg congratz to Cee-lo (Arista), who became this wk's new #1 Commercial Radio Mix Show Conference LP (MCA/KKUU) 14. TWEET Oops! GM/Elektra/EEG 287 Call pic, while Royce 5'9" (Columbia/CRG) standz alone @ #1 on tha Gets quotes from hiz dawg Gizmo 15. JA RULE Always On Time Murder Inc./IDJ284 unda. Applauze iz also dezerved for tha new pix this wk: Big Moe (Wreck Shop/Priority/Capitol), Naughty By Nature (TVT), Ying Yang Twins (Koch) & Nas 16. MARY J BLIGE f/RDIDDYNo More Drama (remix)MCA 280 (Columbia/CRG). PS: Congratz 2 Conf. Call pic Ashanti (Murder Inc./IDJ), Mssr's Rob Love, 17. MYSTIKAL Bouncin' Back Jive 272 Big Les & Iry Gotti, on their biggg MN add! ... & to MTV's Buttahman, who'll give us details next column on hiz biggg move inside tha video muzic channel... & hold your breath, cuz a 18. FABOLOUS Young'n (Holla Back)DS/Elektra/EEG 269 biggg stanky blast of wind iz about to blast from Beantown native Justin "Lucky" Fyme 19. USHER You Don't Have To CallArista 268 (M1\: "New England Patriots are tha 2002 Super Bowl champs; az Ricky's (Leigh) wack-ass Deadskinz lay on their couches scratchin their ballz wonderin how it all went wrong for them 20. LUDACRIS Rollout Def Jam South/IDJ 261 again. Nuff said." We're takin bets they don't repeat. Who'z in?... How bout Messrs. Steve & Jon Rifkind & Rich Isaacson @ Loud & all tha moves they've made just this past wk: tha Carson Daly (MTV) deal; tha Sucka Free label deal, featuring Lil Flip, who'z already scanned outta tha bOXWeeigl wf°gerenenerS 175K before hiz pact; Mobb Deep goin power ro @ MTV, & Loud's first -ever group to make #ARTIST TITLE LABEL ijall TRL, tha debut of tha Xecutioners/Linkin Park vid! W/tha Wu about to go on a 30 -city tour and a new Project Pat cummin, you get tha picture... & w/nine solid wknd plays @ Hot 1. CEE-LO Closet Freak Arista 97/NY out tha box, Rob Love & Spit Records' first artist, Joe Button, garner over 4 millbn in 2.BUSTA RHYMES f/R DIDDYPass The Courvoisier J Records audience before tha 12z even ship! Fukkin amazing! Your 12z on Mr. Button are cummin soon... Newz even hottter than R. Kelly's purported video iz tha meeting here in LA this wk 3. LUDACRIS Saturday Night Def Jam South/IDJ tha Hip Hop Summit, which includes Messrs Dr. Dre & Suge Knight. Here's hopin' nuthin 4. KNAPPY ROOTS Aww Naww Atlantic/Atl G but good cumz out of it.I think it Best wishes on a full recovery to Skillz (WIZF) & hiz family for hiz grandma Norma, who helped raize him. Much luv to you & yours, my man... 5. KNOC'TURN'AL f/DR. DRE & MISSYKnoc LAC/Elektra/EEG Soon -to -be Conference Callpix: /D'Angeio (Pookie/Universal), / 6. DUNGEON FAMILY 6 Minutes Arista Method Man (Def Jam/IDJ), Wu -Tang Clan (Loud/Columbia/CRG), Ruff Endz (Epic:), RL (J Records), the Aristocats (Arista), Roscoe (Priority/Capitol), Bobby Ross Avila (RuffNation/ 7. NAUGHTY BY NATURE f/3LWFeels Good TVT WB), (Nu America/Interscope), Noreaga/Ja Rule (Def Jam/IDJ), Middy/Usher 8. ASHANTI Foolish Murder Inc/IDJ (Bad Boy/Arista), Planet Asia (Interscope), Muet (Epic), Lil Flip (Sucka Free/Loud), Hi-Hittaz (Grand Jury/Interscope) and Cam'ron (Roc-A-Fella/IDJ), w/12z cummin 3/11... Tha only 9. MS JADE Feel The Girl Interscope way u didn't know about NBA All -Star wknd waz if you were a cadaver or livin in . 10. BIG MOE Purple Stuff Wreckshop/Priority Couple of folks that were in tha mix deep: Cozmic Key (WUSL): "Tha wknd waz mass hyste- ria in Philly! Understand that there waz one station in Philly on All -Star wknd that made it hap- 11. YING YANG TWINS Say I Yi Yi Koch pen & it waz us! For example, we did Nas Radio -it waz Nas, me & Q-Deezy live on air for 12. NAS One Mic Columbia two hrs. We did eight live broadcasts, including Puff, Jermaine Dupri & me on tha air live from Egypt for an hr. & a half; R. Kelly & Shag's party; Allen Iverson's party, etc. Also, big ups 13. PROJECT PAT Gel & Weave Loud/Columbia/CRG to Elektra's Corey "CL" Llewellyn, Court Digga & Sylvia Rhone az well az Drew "D -Major" commercial A ''underground Edgar & "Trigga" from tha Digiwaxx fam for droppin' over 10k pieces of tha new mixtape w/me & Touchtone, Bailin' Outta Control, this wknd in Philly." Big Les (Def Jam): "It waz cap- 1. ROYCE 5'9" f/ Rock City Columbia/CRG italizm @ itz highest level!" Wish I coulda been there, but I waz stuck in Afghanistan...

HITS February 15, 2002 69 the lowdown on new music...... by leading mix show DJz mr. choc kpwr steve "miggedy" maestro wgci Raphael Saadiq f/D'Angelo Ruff Endz "Be Here" "Someone To Love You" Pookie/Universal Epic " It'z about time sum REAL R&B came out. 'Be Here' "Man, if none'a y'all messin with this cut, kindly mail iz an instant classic, just like tha rest of tha album... yer earphones to Chicago, 'cause my son picked this iz CLASSIC MATERIAL!!! Do not one, & he's gonna need ' em more than yo candyass!" sleep... PLEASE!!! This album iz too important! DJz, do tha right thing and play it!!!"

icy ice kkbt clinton sparks wbot Ashanti RL f/Erick Sermon "Foolish" "Got Me A Model" Murder IncJIDJ J Records "Tha Ashanti record iz an instant banger! With tha "I've been bangin it since I got it last November and 'One More Chance' sample, you can't go wrong, I've been waitin for tha rest of tha world to get and her vocals just make tha track that much sweet- familiar! Erick Sermon kills tha lyrix; tha beat iz er! Bang it in tha mix or ya sleepin!" crazy... Look forward to hearing more hot joints from RL...but I'm not done bangin this one yet!"

skillz wizt trouble t wkkv Wu -Tang f/Ron Isley Big Moe "Back In The Game" "Purple Stuff" Loud/Columbia/CRG Wreckshop/Priority "I can already hear tha fire alarms goin off across tha "If you ain't on this, then ya must be on that brown stuff! country for this bangin-azz collabo! Wu -Tang + Mr. (Yeah, I know that's nasty!) Very nice hit from a new act! Bigg + tha =FIRE! STRAIGHT HEAT!! This We will definitely see this single and artist grow...and record iz proper in ya mix shows/mixtapes/whips and I'm not just talking about at tha dinner table!" dice games! Play this joint; just don't get burned!"

doctor b wnov harold banks whxt Hi Hittaz Ms. Jade "One Day" "Feel The Girl" Grand Jury/lnterscope Beat Club/lnterscope "This iz a very hot, smooved-out radio joint! It'z also "Definitely sum hot shim!! This should have been tha perfect for tha club jocks to play... Something to first release! Don't get me wrong; 'Dream' was cool, get people's heads bobbin az they come into tha but this joint iz an instant hit across tha board!!" club to get their early drink on!"

70 HITS February 15, 2002 ARTISTchrect RECORDS presents

NOBALLIN' goodBOY" first Single From Their Debut Album Gameday,PBB

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The Music Awards nominations were mainstream for the Urban Adult station... Chica- announced 2/7 at Paramount Studios in Holly- go police are investigating R. Kelly in connection wood, with Faith Evans and Soul Train host She - with having sex with a mincr. The Chicago Sun - mar Moore serving as nomination hosts. Super Times received an anonymous 26:39 videotar e last producer Dr. Dre and singer/songwriter Alicia week showing Kelly performing various acts with Keys will receive the 2002 Sammy Davis Jr. Award a now -l7 -year -old girl identified by her aunt to be for Entertainer of the Year-Male and Female, around 14 at the time of the incident. Kelly has respectively, while the °lays will receive the denied the charges... Little Richard will be induct- Award for Outstanding Career ed into the NAACP Hall of Fame at the civil rights Achievement. The show will tape 3/20 at the Los organization's 33rd annual Image Awards cere- Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and will be tele- mony, 2/23, which will broadcast 3/1 on Fox... Don Cornelius: vised at a later date. Please check local listings. Soul Train Awards "Still Not a Player," a documentary on the late Big Nominees: R&B/Soul Single, Female: Aaliyah Celebrates Sweet 16 Punisher will be released next month. Directed by "Rock The Boat," India.Arie "Video," Alicia Keys "Fallin'," Angie Marcos Antonio Miranda, the documentary will detail Pun's life Stone "Brotha." Male: Jaheim "Just In Case," Brian McKnight "Love and will feature Terror Squad members Raekwon, RZA, Nas and Of My Life," Musiq Soulchild "Love," Usher "U Got It Bad." Group: Cuban link. died of a heart atack and respiratory failure Destiny's Child "Survivor," Isley Brothers "Contagious," Jagged Edge two years ago at the age of 28... Destiny's Child will release This Is "," NSYNC "Gone." Album, Female: Aaliyah a Remix, a remix CD of their greatest hits. It hits retail 3/12... The Aaliyah, India.Arie Acoustic Soul, Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor, Best of James Brown Volume 2-The '70s Edition of the 20th Centu- Sade Lovers Rock. Album, Male: Jaheim Ghetto Love, Michael Jack-ry Masters/The Millennium Collection (Polydor/UME), a massive son Invincible, Musiq Soulchild Aljuswanaseing, Usher 8701.retrospective of the most sampled artist in history, is planned for Album, Group or Duo: 112 Part III, Destiny's Child Survivor, Isley release on 2/26... have recorded a track for the new Play Brothers Eternal, Jagged Edge Jagged Little Thrill. Soul or RapStation 2 "Parappa The Rapper 2" game. The segment "Say I Gotta Album: Aaliyah Aaliyah, Ja Rule Pain Is Love, Jay -Z The Blueprint, Believe," contains the game's theme music. A video for the song Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor. New Artist: Fabolous "Young'n (Holla will be released in Japan... JCOR has folded and closed its Los Ange- Back)," India.Arie "Video," Alicia Keys "Fallin'," Bubba Sparxxx les offices. The New York office will close shortly and the company "Ugly." Video: Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On," Isley Brothers "Con- is filing for bankruptcy. JCOR's artist rosier includes 8Ball & NW, tagious," Jay -Z "Girls, Girls, Girls," Busta Rhymes "Break Ya Neck." Masta Ace and Slum Village... Cameo lead singer Larry Blacknion Gospel Album: Yolanda Adams The Experience, Kim Burrell Live In has been hired at WALR-FM Atlanta as the afteroon drive host. Concert, Donnie McClurkin Live In London, Doug & Melvin Blackmon replaced SiMan, who is going to WAMJ-FM Atlanta Williams Duets... KHHT-FM Los Angeles adds Rick "Noonez" Nuhn, when his contract expires... The DJ Summit will be held 2/17 at the Josepha Salinez and Jimmy Ray to its weekend lineup. Nuhn was Metropolitan Towers, 1942 Westlake Avenue, 7th Floor, Seattie. A most recently National Director Black Promotion at Warner Bros. number of Northwest DJs will participate including B Mello,Mr. Records... WRKS-FM has recruited former PD and GM Barry Mayo Supreme, Daddy and many more. For more info, callOmar to consult the station. The move may signal a re-entry into urban Salisbury(206) 624-6889 or Gene Dexter (206) 324-6650... 79119911,PI I 1 1171114 wiiii,41/01/11,_4111M/11.11rem gici(0 ep The Top Thirty By Gary Jackson Week Of February 15, 2002 Angie Stone "Wish I Didn't Miss You" 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL Records). This is the cut most of the indus- 1 1 Ell JA RULE Murder Inc./IDJ try pundits felt immediately, including Always On Time 9 8 B BRANDY Atlantic/Atl G KBCE' Dell Banks and KHHT's Michelle S. What About Us The cut borrows its base from the O'Jays' 111 5 Bi KEKE WYATT MCA "Back Stabbers," and makes it into Stone's Nothing In This... Angie Stone: own masterpiece. The lyrics are solid, 4 141 OUTKAST Arista The Whole World Radio Shouldn't Stone's delivery is off the heezy and the 11711111 TWEET Goldmind/Elektra/EEG "Miss" This Smash Oops (Oh My) production of Ivan Matias and Andrea 121 2 MICHAEL JACKSON Epic Martin ties things neatly together. Should be the cut to intro- Butterflies MYSTIKAL Jive duce Stone to a mass audience... "Baby I'm So 3 131 Bouncin' Back Confused" Give). A bluesy cut reminiscent of Shirley Brown, Epic 13191 JENNIFER LOPEZ and Dorothy Moore. Serious company, and just Ain't It Funny 6 MR. CHEEKS Universal the right material for this much -overlooked artist... Andre 1111 Lights, Camera,Action Ward "Make You Fall In Love" (Award/Orpheus). Ward's g 114110 FAITH EVANS Bad Boy/Arista I Love You instrumentation (keyboards/synths) offers up a smooth 1010al MARY J. BLIGE MCA cut that borrows snippets from George Benson's"GiveMe The No More Drama Night." But the snippets are just that, not the driving force. r24119 ED USHER Arista U Don't Have To Call The song is perfect for and Smooth Jazz formats... 1615El GLENN LEWIS Epic Dungeon Family "6 Minutes" (Arista). The Dirty South's all- Don't You Forget It 03 ALICIA KEYS J Records star misfits crank out another promising cut after last year's 16112 A Woman's Worth "Trans DF Express"... Fat Joe"What's Luv"(Atlantic). Vocalist 5 7laUSHER Arista U Got It Bad Ashanti is yet another in FJ's stable of singers that make his 18 16 m JERMAINE DUPRI So So Def/Col/CRG music so fiendable to the masses. The subject matter delves Welcome To Atlanta into dalliance with the fairer sex, no matter what the marital 8 13lagLUDACRIS Def Jam South/IDJ Rollout status at the time. And the track is killer... Code 5"What's Ur 14 17ED MISSY ELLIOTT Goldmind/Elektra/EEG Name Girl?" (Elektra)A poppin' cut with voices stronger than Take Away Blackground this five -managgregate looks. DJ Clue's production keeps 12811231ED AALIYAH More Than A Woman things pulsing to the end. We predict strong crossover 232220 JAHEIM Warner Bros. Anything action... B2K may be a crossover target with their hot "Uh [151 FABOLOUS DS/Elektra/EEG 1181 Huh" (Epic), as well as a solid retail seller, but there is still Young'n (Holla Back) room at urban radio for this infectious cut. BEis bangingthe 19 20 BUSTA RHYMES J Records Break Ya Neck video, to great effect... Motown Records CEO/President Kedar FAT JOE/R. KELLY Atlantic/Atl G 12 21IZO Massenburg says India.Arie's new album is eight songs done, We Thuggin' DEBUT M FAT JOE Atlantic/Atl G and should be ready for a September release. Please check my What's Luv interview with Massenburg elsewhere in the magazine on 2024 AALIYAH Blackground Rock The Boat the making of Arie from a "who?" to "you know who." Next 21 25Ea JAY -Z Roc-A-Fella/IDJ week, of course, is when Arie takes those seven Grammy nom- Jigga My N***a inations for a reality check. But as Massenburg concludes, "I 2927 DMX Def Jam/IDJ / Miss You think she's gonna get at least three. I can't name what they 29ECIBEANIE SIGEL/FREEWAY Roc-A-Fella/IDJ are, but I think she's gonna get at least three. And if she does- Roc The Mic DEBUT Ea SHARISSA Motown n't, guess what? The world would have been awakened to her Any Other Night talent"...Sirius Satellite will commence broadcasting on DEBUT In ASHANTI Def Jarn/IDJ Foolish "Valentine's Day" in four strategic cities. Seems satellite radio is becoming more of a reality in Amencan lives. Gear up!... Based Primarily On Radio Airplay & Retail Sales E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (818) 789-0526 :1111111111NNAVien41 HITS February 15, 20C2 ' NIVIMWEIMW/Lill Atbfrtms Acicve 1 Now Ya Know Week Of February 15, 2002 James Alexander

2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL OM, Citadel Urban Properties Baton Rouge/Lafayette JENNIFER LOPEZ 1-1 Epic J To Tha L-0... James Alexander began his 30 -year radio 111 LUDACRIS Def Jam South/IDJ 1 Word Of Mouf career at hometown stationWCIN-FMCin- USHER Arista cinnati. Four years later, he took his show 131 6 EI 8701 on the road to many stations includingWDAO-FMDayon SADE 1-1 Epic under the legendary Earnest L James, WBOK-FM New Orleans, Lovers Live where he got his first PDgig,and WBMX-FM Chicago as ?D. 12 4 MARY J. BLIGE MCA In 1982, he became part of the team that began the legacy of No More Drama VVJLB-FM Detroit. Eight years later, Alexander groomed tho 2 3 JA RULE Murder Inc./IDJ Ii Pain Is Love talents of Doug Banks andTom Joyneras PD at WGCI-PM ALICIA KEYS J Records Chicago. In 1994, he went to Davis Broadcasting as Nationa 1 141 5 Songs In A Minor PD, overseeing his first cluster of stations in Augusta, GA and 5 2 ElNAS Columbia/CRG Charlotte, NC. Citadel Broadcasting brought James toits StiNmatic Layfette/Baton Rouge cluster as OM in November of 2000 OUTKAST Arista 6 171 Alexander's components to good radio: "Being sensitive to El Big Boi And Dre... CRAIG DAVID Atlantic/Atl G your primary listeners, satisfy and superserve them. You are 17119110 Born To Do It the store and they are the customers. Have the product tha 1612 FAITH EVANS Bad Boy/Arista they want and desire, and presert it in an accommodating Ell Faithfully fashion. Also, be sensitive and appreciative, realizing that AALIYAH 11311141 Blackground they do not have to shop at your store. And when they do Aaliyah you look at it as one of the utmost compliments. Thank You: 1161 MYSTIKAL Jive 1141 "My longevity and success in radio is not a singular phe Tarantula nomenon; it has always been, and continues to be, throug 18 1171 KEKE WYATT MCA 1113 Soul Sista a collaborative effort with the many people I have been MICHAEL JACKSON blessed to work with. Thank you all." -Monee Perry 1 8 11111 Epic Invincible LIL' BOW WOW 9 1181 So So Def/Col/CRG Urban Voices Doggy Bag INDIA.ARIE Motown Shaun Alexander 1271N IS Acoustic Soul MD, WQOK-FM Raleigh 11 10 BUSTA RHYMES J Records Jay -Z & R. Kelly "Best Of Both Worlds" Genesis Def Jam/IDJ 1-1 SOUNDTRACK Roc -A -Fella /IDJ 18 El State Property 1181 1520JENNIFER LOPEZ Epic "It's on fire. But then, you can't expect any- J.Lo thing less from R. Kelly AND Jay -Z' VARIOUS Verity/Jive Wow Gospel 2002 1191 JAHEIM Warner Bros. Roderick Smith Ghetto Love APD/MD, WRXZ-FM Albany 17 JOE Jive Aaliyah "More Than A Woman" 1241 Better Days Blackground El [231 IMVARIOUS Universal Source Hip -Hop Vol.5 21 20 MOBB DEEP Loud/Col/CRG "It's like she is not even gone with the new Infamy single and the movie. Ms. Aaliyah is still 22121 DMX Def Jam/IDJ the Wo-Man!" Great Depression 2022 PETEY PABLO Jive Diary Of A Sinner Kala JAGUAR WRIGHT MCA 1-1113 MD, WOKS -FM Rochester Denial, Delusions... Joe "What If A Woman" 291291 FAT JOE Atlantic/Atl G Jealous Ones Jive 261281 30FABOLOUS Elektra/EEG Ghetto Fabolous "Joe is here to stay! This is the hottest song on the album, and we got immediate reac- tion from the ladies."

BASED ON SALES OF ALBUMS, TAPES AND CD'S FROM THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS WINNERS MOST #1'S MOST TOP 5's MOST TOP 10's

1. JENNIFER LOPEZ 1. JENNIFER LOPEZ 1. JENN FER LOPEZ

2.I AM SAM (ST) 2. SADE 2. SADE

3. SADE 3.I AM SAM (ST) 3. LINKIN PARK

KEVIN MILLIGAN SAM CASS TONY BAZEMORE WHEREHOUSE420 Retail Stores 4000+ Accounts AEC ONE STOP GROUP 10,000 Accounts MUSIC (Torrance) (Philadelphia) (Coral Springs, FL) WHEREHOUSE MUSIC UNIVERSAL ONE -STOP ALLIANCE 1.JENNIFER LOPEZ 1. STATE PROPERTY (ST) 1. GRAMMY NOMINEES 2002 (VAR) 2. LUDACRIS 2. NAS 2. SADE 3. LINKIN PARK 3. JENNIFER LOPEZ 3. 0 BROTHER, WHERE ART... (ST) 4. NAS 4.PUDDLE OF MUDD 4.JENNIFER LOPEZ 5. SADE 5.LINKIN PARK 5.BARRY MANILOW (G. HITS) 6. MARY J. BLIGE 6. NICKELBACK 6. NICKELBACK 7. PUDDLE OF MUDD 7. PINK 7. SHAKIRA 8. NICKELBACK 8. A WALK TO REMEMBER (ST) 8. I AM SAM (ST) 9. NO DOUBT 9. MARY J. BLIGE 9.LUDACRIS 10.OUTKAST (G. HITS) 10.JA RULE 110. PINK

DAVE WATLAND MYA FAIRLESS RICHARDS Anderson' 2,000 Wal-Mart 1c 132 Retail Stores BORDE^CHRISRS 290 Retail Stores n'P'HAND Locations (Amarillo) (Portland) BOOKSMUSIC CAFE(Ann Arbor) ANDERSON MERCHANDISERS FRED MEYER BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC 1. ALAN JACKSON 1. ALAN JACKSON 1.SADE 2. CREED 2. NICKELBACK 2. I AM SAM (ST) 3. NICKELBACK 3. JENNIFER LOPEZ 3. STING 4.0 BROTHER, WHERE ART... (ST) 4. LINKIN PARK 4. 5. LINKIN PARK 5. CREED 5. ENYA 6. TOTALLY COUNTRY (VAR) 6. BARRY MANILOW (G. HITS) 6. 0 BROTHER, WHERE ART... (ST) 7. USHER 7. PINK 7. CREED 8. JENNIFER LOPEZ 8. PUDDLE OF MUDD 8.JENNIFER LOPEZ 9.NOW VOL. 8 (VAR) 9. BARBRA STREISAND (G. HITS) 9.WILLIE NELSON 10. BRITNEY SPEARS 10. ENYA 10.

JEFF DAVIDSON VINCE SZYDLOWSKI BETH DUBE HMV 21 Retail Stores 21 Retail Stores 4 Aleubcr Cones 22 Retail Stores RECORC, STORES (NYC) MEGASIORE (Los Angeles) (Boston) HMV VIRGIN NATIONAL NEWBURY COMICS 1. JENNIFER LOPEZ 1. JENNIFER LOPEZ 1. JENNIFER LOPEZ 2. I AM SAM (ST) 2. SADE 2. CHEMICAL BROTHERS 3. MARY J. BLIGE 3. CHEMICAL BROTHERS 3. I AM SAM (ST) 4.SADE 4.JOHNNY VICIOUS (G. HITS) 4. SADE 5. U2 5. STARSAILOR 5. LINKIN PARK 6.BARBRA STREISAND (G. HITS) 6. I AM SAM (ST) 6. P.O.D. 7. INDIA.ARIE 7. NO DOUBT 7. PUDDLE OF MUDD 8. BARRY MANILOW (G. HITS) 8. MARY J. BLIGE 8. SYSTEM OF A DOWN 9.ALICIA KEYS 9. U2 9. NINE INCH NAILS 10.SHAKIRA 10. LINKIN PARK 10. CREED

76 HITS February 15, 2002 DEFAULTWASTING MY TIME THESE STATIONS COULD NOT OVER 400 SPINS WAIT FOR FEBRUARY 18TH BDS TOP 40 MAINSTREAM WSTR KYSR WARE WNCI WRVW B94 WNOU WZPL OVER 400 SPINS BDS WNOU WJBQ WZPL WKRQ MODERN ADULT 34* -30* KRQD1 WKRZ WDCG KVSR WFBC KJYO WXSS KSTP 250,000 SOUNDSCAN KJYO WKRZ KMXB KRBZ KAMX KRSK WSSR WFLY KALZ... (S. MORE

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RECORDS www.defaultonline.com www.TVTrecords.com rs 1311Fiticctirrs HOT NEW OR RESURGING ALBUMS AS REPORTED BY THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS WINNERS JENNIFER LOPEZ (Remix) (Epic 86399) 64% 6 THE STROKES (RCA 86635) 18%

2 B. MANILOW (G. Hits) (Arista 10600) 62% 7 FU MANCHU (Mammoth 165515) 17%

3 SADE (Live) (Epic 86373) 44% 8 HANK WILLIAMS III (Curb 78728) 16%

4 INDIA.ARIE (Motown/Univ 013770)28% 9 THRICE (Sub City 21) 14%

5 STATE PROPERTY (Si) (Roc-A-Fella/IDJ 586671) 27% 10JACK JOHNSON (Enjoy/Universal 860994)8%

AMOEBA CAT'S DIMPLES FRED MEYER ROXANNE PETERSEN / LA STEPHEN BOWEN / KNOXVILLE AARON STANELY / SACRAMENTO MYA FAIRLESS / PORTLAND Zero 7 Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Sade (Live) Sade (Live) Unwritten Law Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jaheim Sensefield Totally Country (Var) India.Arie Basement Jaxx Sade (Live) Neil Halstead Fu Manchu Fu Manchu Brotha Lynch Hung Default Hoobastank ARON'S RECORDS ED CANAVAN / LOS ANGELES DISCOUNT RECORDS Zero 7 CD & TAPE OUTLET ROBB FISHBACK / CHICAGO LYNN BATCHECK / COLUMBUS A Walk To Remember (ST) Sade (Live) Prophet Jones HMV Fu Manchu Sade (Live) JEFF DAVIDSON / NEW YORK Neil Halstead Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) David Benoit Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jaheim Something Corporate Sade (Live) Sade (Live) Jaguar Wright Barry Manilow (G. Hits) ASSOCIATED 2002 Grammy Nominees (Var) BOB FENTY / PHOENIX DJ'S MUSIC & VIDEO (Var) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) T WILLIAMS/R YOUNG / NORFOLK Wow Gospel 2002 (Var) Cypress Hill Prophet Jones George Calle State Property (ST) CD WORLD Red Star Sounds V.1 (Var) C -Bo RENEE GASKIN / S. PLAINFIELD, NJ Sade (Live) Mr. June Bug Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Usher Sade (Live) Wu -Tang Clan HOMER'S Barry Manilow (G. Hits) MIKE FRATT / OMAHA BAKER & TAYLOR Fu Manchu Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise STEVE HARKINS / CHARLOTTE P.O.D. DOWN IN THE VALLEY The Faint Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) CHRIS WESTER / MINNEAPOLIS Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Ali (ST) Sade (Live) Incubus India.Arie India.Arie CROW'S NEST Ryan Adams TODD HUPE / CHICAGO IMPACT ONE STOP BILL'S RECORDS Sade (Live) HENRY LYNCH / TEMPE BILL WISENER / DALLAS Keke Wyatt ELECTRIC FETUS System Of A Down Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Puddle Of Mudd Hank Williams Ill 0 Brother (ST) JACK "JD" DIRT / MINNEAPOLIS I Am Sam (ST) Sade (Live) Bad Religion Derailers Puddle Of Mudd Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jimmy Eat World Willie Nelson India.Arie Unwritten Law The Strokes Jaheim C -Bo DESIRABLE DISC BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC DAVE HAUPT / DETROIT INDEPENDENT REC CHRIS RICHARDS / ANN ARBOR, HQ Within Four Walls FACE THE MUSIC JUDY NEGLEY / COL SPGS Sade (Live) Thrice CRAIG COTTEN / MINNEAPOLIS Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) The Strokes P.O.D. UGK Willie Nelson Fu Manchu Mushroomhead Fat Joe Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Concrete Blonde India.Arie Brotha Lynch Hung Jack Johnson Dream Theater Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Mobb Deep

78 HITS February 15, 2002 rs BRENICOU TS HOT NEW OR RESURGING ALBUMS AS REPORTED BY THE NATION'S LEADING RECORD MERCHANDISERS

LOU'S RECORDS PHILLIPS ENTERPRISES TOWER TOWER -WOW TONY VICK / ENCINITAS MIKE PHILLIPS / RALEIGH JESSICA GOULD / CAMBRIDGE BEN CARVALLO / LAS VEGAS Thrice Jack Johnson Sade (Live) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) White Stripes Hank Williams Ill Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Sade (Live) Cracker Fu Manchu Jack Johnson Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Dashboard Confessional John Scofield Barry Manilow (G. Hits) P.O.D. John Scofield White Stripes India.Arie System Of A Down Something Corporate Royal Tenenbaums (ST)

TOWER MUSIC ARCADE BOB SCHNELL / KING OF PRUSSIA TWIST & SHOUT RECORD & TAPE TRADER Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) ANG / DENVER KEITH KIERNAN / WESTBURY, NY ROSS HEWSON / BALTIMORE Jack Johnson Sade (Live) Sade (Live) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Willie Nelson 2002 Grammy Nominees (Var) State Property (ST) Hank Williams Ill Pete Yorn State Property (ST) Sade (Live) Fu Manchu Fu Manchu Starsailor U2 Sade (Live) John Mayer Fu Manchu Thrice TOWER JOHN GUSTY / NASHVILLE MUSIC MILLENNIUM Sade (Live) UNIVERSAL 0-S CALEB MILES / PORTLAND Nickel Creek SAM CASS / PHILADELPHIA Cake ROCK -A -BILLY'S State Property (ST) SCOTTY HAGEN / DETROIT Hank Williams III Jack Johnson Starsailor Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Hank Williams Ill Fu Manchu Mary J. Blige (Revised) I Am Sam (ST) John Mayer Sade (Live) Fu Manchu Barry Manilow (G. Hits) John Mayer Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise 0 Sister (Var) Hank Williams III Unwritten Law TOWER VIRGIN MEGASTORE NADEZHDA BALL / NEW YORK VINCE SZYDLOWSKI / NATIONAL MUSIC NET Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) CHUCK SHOUP / ST. LOUIS SERIOUS SOUNDS Sade (Live) Sade (Live) Puddle Of Mudd MARKETTA RODRIGUEZ / HOUSTON Pete Yorn Thrice Petey Pablo Big Pokey Starsailor Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jaheim Res 2002 Grammy Nominees (Var) Steve Holy Keke Wyatt Chemical Brothers Chillout Sessions War) Jaguar Wright The Strokes Jack Johnson

NEWBURY COMICS TOWER HAROLD LEPIDUS / BOSTON SOUTHWEST TONY RIVERA / S.F.COLUMBUS/BAY WATERLOO RECORDS Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) PAIGE MANN / HOUSTON I Am Sam (ST) DON LAMB / AUSTIN Sade (Live) NB Ridaz Jack Johnson I Am Sam (ST) Fu Manchu State Property (ST) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) The Strokes Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Jaguar Wright Sade (Live) Hank Williams Ill Megadeth Sade (Live) Shakira Chemical Brothers Diana Krall Jack Johnson

OLSSONS BOOKS & RECORDS JON BASS / WASHINGTON DC STREETSIDE TOWER Sade (Live) SUE GRONE / ST. LOUIS ANITA BOND / SHERMAN OAKS WEBB'S Get The Blues War) Keke Wyatt Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) BRUCE WEBB / PHILADELPHIA O Sister (Var) State Property (ST) Sade (Live) State Property (ST) Eternelle: B.O. Piaf Sade Barry Manilow (G. Hits) WDAS FM V.6 (Var) Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) India.Arie Jaguar Wright U2 Choices (ST) Michelle Branch Keke Wyatt Radiohead Fu Manchu Zero 7

TOWER WHEREHOUSE PENNY LANE TOWER YVONNE STUBIECKI / TORRANCE, CA BOB BELL / TORRANCE STEVE BICKSLER / LA CART HOOK / BEAVERTON Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Sade (Live) Nickelback Sade (Live) Sade (Live) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Jennifer Lopez (Remixes) Barry Manilow (G. Hits) Shakira Fu Manchu Sade (Live) David Benoit India.Arie Jack Johnson Shakira India.Arie State Property (ST)

HITS February 15, 2002 79 rs ICS CURRENT FAVORITES AS CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF ALL SEGMENTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WINNERS

(Flaw/Geffen/I'scope) 1 VANESSA CARLTON A Thousand Miles (A&M/Interscope) 6 PUDDLE OF MUDDBlurry

2 PINK Don't Let Me... (Arista) 7 CELINE DION A New Day Has... (Epic)

3 DEFAULT Wasting My Time 8 SHAKIRA Underneath Your...(Epic)

P.O.D. Youth Of A Nation (Atlantic/Atl G) 9 JOHN MAYER No Such Thing (Aware/Col/CRG)

TOYA No Matta What... (Arista) 10NELLY FURTADO On The Radio (DreamWorks)

KOZMAN DYLAN TOM CALOCOCCI KALC/DENVER WZAT/SAVANNAH KZZP/PHOENIX Sensefield/PO Mudd NSYNC/110/DJ Encore Tweet SLO-MOTION JIM ALLEN CARLOS CAMPOS KBAT/M I DLAN D WDJX/LOUISVILLE KLCA/RENO Lil' J/RL Default/P.O.D./Pink/Ludacris Default/JE World/J Mayer HITMAN MIKE AUSTIN AJ CARLISLE KBFM/BROWNSVILLE KCHZ/KANSAS CITY KVUU/COLORADO SPRINGS V Carlton/Pink/Shakira V Carlton/Toya/P.O.D./C Dion Default/J Mayer/Train/J Freed

LT SCOOTER B CHRIS CARMICHAEL KBLZ/TYLER, TX KZMG/BOISE WVSR/CHARLESTON RD 5'9"/N Roots/Usher NSYNC/Toya V Carlton/B Men/M Moore DA NUTZ JAMES BAKER BRAD CARSON KKFR/PHOENIX K101 /SAN FRANCISCO WKOE/ATLANTIC CITY Ms. Jade/B Moe/DJ Quik C Dion/J Mayer K Konga/L Rimes/Train/J Mayer CRASH NADEZHDA BALL BEN CARVALLO KKSS/ALBUQUERQUE TOWER/NEW YORK TOWER-WOW/LAS VEGAS X-Ecutioners/NB Ridaz Strokes/Res Sade BOOGALOO KAREN BLACK JAY CHARLES KXHT/MEMPHIS WRTS/ERIE, PA KWTX/WACO P Willie/L Bow Wow M Branch/Pink A Morissette/Pink/G Lewis/N Furtado FISHER ERIN BRISTOL ROBIN COLE WHZT/GREENVILLE, SC WMT/CEDAR RAPIDS WBNS/COLUMBUS Knocturnal/J Edge & Nas/F Evans Sensefield/R Zero M Branch BEATA BILLY BROWN DAVE DECKER WLLD/TAMPA KFFM/YAKIMA WZPVINDIANAPOLIS Usher/J Edge Smashmouth/F Joe & Ashanti/Pink/India.Arie Default/AA Farm KRAIMER AL BURKE PETE DEGRAFF WMBZ/MEMPHIS WRFY/READING XL1 06.7/ORLAN DO P Planet/Tantric/C Isaak/U Pull P.O.D./Sensefield/E Vedder Pink/P.O.DIC DionN Carlton

80 HITS February 15, 2002 CURRENT FAVORITES AS CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF ALL SEGMENTSCKS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

BEAU DEREK AL HAYNES DAN MASON WNDV/SOUTH BEND WCGQ/COLUMBUS, GA WAKS/TAMPA ToyaN Carlton/DJ Encore/Res PO Mudd/J Mayer P.O.D./Shakira/Soluna JILL DEVINE JANINE JAMES JIM MATTHEWS KSLZ/ST. LOUIS WTIC/HARTFORD KZZO/SACRAMENTO N Furtado/lio/NSYNC J Mayer/Gorillaz/R Zero/Default J Mayer/P Yorn/E Vedder ANT DOG CHRIS K BO MATTHEWS KKUU/PALM SPRINGS KDND/SACRAMENTO WBTT/FT. MEYERS J Edge & Nas/T Novak Shakira/P.O.D.N Carlton X-Ecutioners/Jay-Z TONY DOOLIN SHARON KELLY KEVIN MATTHEWS WCDA/LEXINGTON WDAQ/DANBURY WRZE/CAPE COD R Zero/Sensefield SmashmouthN Carlton D Hayes/Toya/Ludacris BRANDON EDWARDS RUSTY KEYES DEBBIE MAZELLA WIOG/SAG I NAW KBEE/SALT LAKE CITY WJLK/OCEAN, NJ X-Ecutioners/Soluna/Tantric/Shakira C Dion/N Imbruglia/J Young Cher/M Branch/A Morissette MARK EDWARDS STEVE KICKLIGHTER JEFF MCCARTNEY WVRV/ST. LOUIS KYVVLJSPOKANE KZHT/SALT LAKE CITY P Yorn/R Zero/Default Usher/Ludacris C Dion/Toya/Pink ALLEY FAITH JB KING PAT MCKAY KKSS/ALBUQUERQUE KLUC/LAS VEGAS WHYN/SPRINGFIELD, MA Enrique/Juvenile C High/Usher/NSYNC & Nelly Res/N Imbruglia/Sensefield/C Isaak SCOTT FREE SIMON KNIGHTS STEVE MCKAY WQSM/FAYETTEVILLE KTOZ/SPRINGFIELD WPTE/NORFOLK Pink/N Furtado/India.Arie R Zero/L Park/Smashmouth J Mayer/PO Mudd/L Park MARK FRENCH HARRY KOZLOWSKI DARREN MCPEAKE WMXY/YOUNGSTOWN, OH WJYY/CONCORD, NH KBBY/OXNARD M Branch/Lonestar TantriciToya/Pink/V Carlton H Nova/PO Mudd/Gorillaz CHARESE FRUGE JOE LIMARDI DONNA MILLER KMXB/LAS VEGAS WZOK/ROCKFORD KOSO/MODESTO B Folds/Dishwalla/N Furtado P.O.D./Soluna/Shakira S McLachlan/Sensefield/R Zero MICHAEL GIFFORD JAY LOVE TAP MONEY KIMN/DENVER WJHM/ORLANDO WJMH/GREENSBORO, NC India.Arie/N Imbruglia/C Dion/J Mayer Ginuwine Ma Dee/Aaliyah ALISA H MIKE LOWE MEGAN MURPHY KPLZ/SEATTLE WAOA/M ELBORN E WMRV/BINGHAMPTON J Mayer/L Park/E Vedder/PO Mudd Shakira/B Men/Default/G Lewis Enrique/N Furtado/P.O.D. RON HARRELL TONY MANN SHAWN MURPHY KIMN/DENVER WAPE/JACKSONVILLE WQGN/NEW LONDON India.Arie/J Mayer Shakira/Default/B Men/Pink I Van Dahl/Toya/Shakira JOHNNY HARTWELL MICHAEL MARTINEZ COURTNEY NELSON WZPT/PITTSBURGH KEZR/SAN JOSE KSII/EL PASO C Isaak/E Vedder/Enrique/Res J MayerN Carlton Train/5 4 Fighting MICHAEL HAYES TONY MASCARO SARAH O'CONNOR KKRZ/PORTLAND WPLJ/NEW YORK WPGC/WASH DC G Lewis C Isaak Avant/My Lover/Cherokee/R Saadiq & D'Angelo

HITS February 15, 2002 81 CICS CURRENT FAVORITES AS CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF ALL SEGMENTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

SUE O'NEIL MIKE ROSSI CHRIS TAYLOR VVTSS/BUFFALO WSTW/VVILMINGTON WJMN/BOSTON C Dion/D Krall P.O.D./TantricN Carlton J Edger Metro/Ashanti KEVIN PALANA ROBB ROYALE TONY TECATE WQGN/NEW LONDON KYLZ/ALBUQUERQUE KSFM/SACRAMENTO Toya/lio MJ Blige & J Rule/G Lewis/Ludacris NSYNC & Nelly/MJ Blige & J Rule/R Kelly & Jay -Z DEJA PARKER ROB RYAN STAN THE MAN WBTJ/RICHMOND KKMG/COLORADO SPRINGS WFLZ/TAMPA B Rhymes/Ashanti lio/Enrique/Toya/Default Jay-Z/F Joe & Ashanti/D Hayes/P.O.D. CHRIS PATYK SCOTT SANDS MARK THOMAS KYSR/LOS ANGELES WZPL/INDIANAPOLIS KMHX/SANTA ROSA Zero 7/Default V Carlton/J Mayer PO Mudd/J Mayer/Default TOM PEACE STEW SCHANTZ EJ TYLER WRVVV/NASHVILLE WSKS/UTICA KLLY/BAKERSFIELD K Rock/ Carlton/Default/Pink P.O.D./Toya/C Dion C Isaak/N Imbruglia JULIE PILAT MIKE SCOTT TODD VIOLET KUBE/SEATTLE KCDU/SALINAS KRBZ/KANSAS CITY C David/NSYNC J Mayer S NicholsN Carlton/P.O.D. RON PRICE JIM SHAFFER TONY WAITEKUS KMXP/PHOENIX KSTZ/DES MOINES WHTS/DAVENPORT J Mayer/PO Mudd PO Mudd P.O.D./Pink BOBBY RAMOS NEAL SHARPE BRIAN WALLACE KZII/LUBBOCK WLNK/CHARLOTTE WHHH/INDIANAPOLIS Shakira/P.O.D./Brandy/India.Arie C Dion/J Mayer/N Furtado Ashanti JJ RICE RANDY SHERWYN JORDAN WALSH WBLI/LONG ISLAND WXKB/FT MYERS WLDI/W PALM BEACH Pink/F Joe & Ashanti Ludacris/N Imbruglia/Fabolous C Dion BEAU RICHARDS JOHN SHOMBY BILL WEST KZMG/BOISE WWCK/FLINT WZYP/HUNTSVILLE Soluna/F Joe & Ashanti/Toya Tantric/Default/India.Arie/Pink C Dion/Soluna/DefaultN Carlton KAREN RITE DYLAN SPRAGUE ROB WHITE WHHY/MONTGOMERY 0100/ATLANTA CKEY/BUFFALO Enrique/L Kravitz/Toya/Smashmouth BrandyN Carlton L Loeb/Sensefield JIM ROBINSON TONI ST. JAMES REBECCA WILDE KAMX/AUSTIN WMC/MEMPHIS WQAUCLEVELAND PO Mudd/R Zero PO Mudd/J Mayer JE World/N Furtado/PO Mudd GARY ROBINSON AARON STANLEY GREG WILLIAMS KOAR/LITTLE ROCK DIMPLES/SACRAMENTO KDGS/VVICHITA Toya/Pink Hoobastank/D KraII/J Mayer K Minogue/F Evans/Cee-Lo MOE ROCK JON STEWART TONY/RAHIM WILLIAMS/YOUNG KGOT/ANCHORAGE WSSR/TAMPA DJ'S MUSIC & VIDEO/NORFOLK N Furtado/lio/Blink-182/Shakira Calling/Sensefield/Dishwalla/5 4 Fighting P Jones/Q-Tip BECKY ROGERS DION SUMMERS MIKE YEAGER KURB/LITTLE ROCK 92Q/BALTIMORE KVSR/FRESNO J Mayer/PO Mudd R Endz/Cee-Lo Default/K Rock

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Fred Meyer laidoff some Berry, who is obviously seek- magazine 160 employees last Thursday ing new opportunities,call (2/7) and,in the process, him at (503) 590-6640... Best almost completely disman- Buy's Merchandise Manager tled its music -buying depart- for Music Chris Stidman has ment. In a surprise move, five just announced some major rd Winning buyers were let go, not the changes in his buying depart- Gi least of which were VP Music ment, considered one of the DivisionBrant Berry and best teams in the country. He company Senior Buyer Kathy Baxter. is shifting his players from Berry has been with the com- genre -specific to vendor - pany for 21 years, Baxter for specific and splitting them eight. Berry was completely into two divisions: Hits/New blind -sided by the move, Releases and Catalog. Stid- having run a very profitable man hopes a number of ben- division for the company. efits will be realized, not the There had been rumors of least of which will be to "bet- corporation -wide cutbacks ter maximize the opportunity for the last month. There catalog represents." He also were no immediate succes- hopes to create a more effi- sors named, although Berrycient system to cut down on surmises that one of the few meetings, give labels and remaining members of his distribution one contact for AMPED and AMPED DISTRIBUTED ITEMS team might be promoted new releases and consoli- won the into a more senior post. The date purchase orders. Lon other sub -companies owned Lindeleland, who was han- by parent Kroger, whichdling Alternative and Com- NARM acquired Fred Meyer a cou- pilations, will be purchasing "Best Direct Mail Piece" ple of years ago, are all gro- UMVD, TVT, Koch, Redline, cery -related, including Ralph's, Chicago/Mailboat,Music- for1998,1999and2000. Smith's, Fry's and QFC. Fred rama, Phantom and Welk. Meyer is the only company in Kevin Engler, who was the Kroger family with dedi- head of Rap, R&B, Dance catedentertainmentdivi- and , will now be Get it Get kg!, sions.If you want to reachin charge of WEA, EMD, ADA, Caroline, Ryko, Tom- FRED MEYER SHAKE-UP my Boy and Selecto-hits. John Michael, who was heading up Pop and Rock, will now take over BMG, AviAR0 Sony RED, Proper, Inno- vative,Ktel, Compendia, Image and Navarre. The cat- alog divisionwill be com- ONE STOP GROUP prised of Rick Nagamitsu, who will be dealing with Handleman and Alliance, and Steve Diesel, who will be handling a number of ac- BRANT BERRY:Moving on counts, including Dart, Ma- Advertising Sales: 800-329-7664 Ext. 4485 after 21 years at Fred Meyer. dacy, Allegro and Fonovisa. Retailers Hotline: 800-635-9082 or visit us on the we) at www.aent.com rs Most powerful

2 WEEKS AGO Songs LAST WEEK Cuts That Impact Album Sales ....THIS WEEK

ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS Y Y V

34 Epic 1341El JENNIFER LOPEZ AIN'T IT FUNNY Remix LP has gigantic debut, MTV, VH1, BET, Top 40, X -over 11I 2 CREED MY SACRIFICE Wind -Up MTV, VH1, radio, LP over 4 million

3 1 LUDACRIS ROLL OUT Def Jam South/IDJ MTV, BET, X -over, phones, LP Platinum -plus, "Saturday" now

2 131ci LINKIN PARK IN THE END Warner Bros. LP 5x Platinum, Top 40, PoMo, MTV, requests 4 4 NICKELBACK HOW YOU REMIND ME RoadRunner/IDJ Still has tons of air, "Too Bad'' breaking, huge LP 11 6a PUDDLE OF MUDD BLURRY Flaw/Gef/Interscope Top 40, A.Rock, PoMo, MTV, MTV2, VH1, Platinum -plus LP 151171N PINK GET THE PARTY.. Arista MTV, VH1, Top 40, X -over, LP remains hot, NBA Allstar game 37 9 NAS GOT UR SELF.. Columbia/CRG Exploding LP, MTV, MTV2, BET, X -over, RAP

6 5 a JA RULE ALWAYS ON TIME Murder InclIDJ MTV, BET, X -over and Top 40, requests, Platinum -plus LP

20 10 10 P.O.D. YOUTH OF THE NATION Atlantic/Atl G PoMo, A.Rock, Top 40 starting, MTV, VH1, LP multi -Platinum

171 8 USHER U GOT IT BAD Arista BET, mega radio, double -Platinum LP, "You Don't..."added MTV

10 1121 SHAKIRA WHENEVER, WHEREVER Epic MTV, Top 40, Mod Adult, phones, LP past a million

13 13 HOOBASTANK CRAWLING IN THE DARKIsland/IDJ MTV2, MN, A.Rock, PoMo, Top 40, hot LP continues to grow

22 24 BRITNEY SPEARS I'M NOT A GIRL.. Jive Radio Disney, VI -1, MTV, Top 40, phones, song promoting movie

26 15 E. VEDDER/R. WAINWRIGHT YOU'VE.../ACROSS... V2 From "I Am Sam"(ST), both cuts selling (ST), air, movie #10

17 16 OUTKAST THE WHOLE WORLD Arista #1MTV, BET, X -over, hot phones, Top 40, solid LP

8 NO DOUBT HEY BABY lnterscope MTV, VH1, Too 40, LP solid, more cuts at PoMo

9 1713 ENYA ONLY TIME Reprise LP pushing 6 million, still has radio

21 1211 CRAIG DAVID 7 DAYS WS/Atlantic/Atl G BET, MTV, VH1, Top 40, X -over, developing LP still growing

29 20 20 MYSTIKAL BOUNCIN' BACK Jive BET, MN, MTV2, X -over, Top 40, LP gaining again, requests

14 19 ENRIQUE HERO Interscope Falling after incredible run, "Escape" breaking now

25 22 THE CALLING WHEREVER YOU WILL_ RCA MN, VH1, phones, Top 40, Modern Adult, developing LP

27 23 ALICIA KEYS A WOMAN'S WORTH J Records MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1, X -over, Tcp 40, phones, LP 4 mil plus

31 30r23 DEFAULT WASTING MY TIME TVT MTV, MTV2, VH1, A.Rock, T40, breaking LP

23 25 INCUBUS I WISH YOU WERE HERE Immortal/Epic Top 40 and PoMo, LP past Platinum, "Nice To..." breaking

84 HITS February 15, 2002 Just added At: KUDD WFHN WDKF WLAN KROC KLAL WWXM and more!

lso Added At: MG

The First Single "Everything" From Their New Album THE BIG ROOM

The Follow Up To The 2 Gold RIAA Singles "Don't Say You Love Me" & "Mirror Mirror"

ALBUM IN STORES MARCH 5

www.m2monline.com Produced by Jimmy Bralower www.atlantic-records.com Co -Produced by Management: Ric Aliberte for RAM Inc. WARNER MUSIC GROUP ©2002 Atlantic Recording group. An AOL Time Warner Company. Altrps ost owerful

2 WEEKS AGO LAST WEEK wongs THIS WEEK Cuts That Impact Album Sales r ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS

24 181:1 BUSTA RHYMES BREAK YA NECK J Records BET, X -over, phones, Top 40, "Pass the Courvoisier" on MTV

45 41 FAITH EVANS I LOVE YOU Bad Boy/Arista X -over, T40, BET, MN, VH1, hot F hones, hot LP developing

MN, M1V2, VH1, phones, Top 40, PoMo, 3 million on LP 33 1291 NICKELBACK TOO BAD RoadRunner/IDJ

1-131 E:1 MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA MCA Re -mix with Puff Daddy, MTV, X -over, now at Top 40

15 26 30 JEWEL STANDING STILL Atlantic/Atl G VH1, Top 40, Adult, Platinum LP

28 28ED THE STROKES LAST NITE RCA A.Rock, PoMo, MTV, MTV2, developing LP

1627 32 MICHAEL JACKSON BUTTERFLIES Epic "Butterflies" hot at radio, LP Platinum -plus

1121 1433 P.O.D. ALIVE Atlantic/Atl G Peaking, LP around 2 million, "Youth Of The Nation" now

44 35 MANDY MOORE CRY Epic/SMS On "A Walk To Remember" (ST), MW, VH1, airplay, #8 movie 47D SYSTEM OF A DOWN TOXICITY American/Col/CRG Second single from Platinum -plus LB MN, MW2, A. Rock 43 38E3 NSYNC GIRLFRIEND Jive Multi -Platinum LP, MTV, Top 40 and X -over, R Disney, phones 35 37 U2 STUCK IN A MOMENT Interscope VH1, still has Top 40, many Grammy noms here

39 39 38 JOE LET'S STAY HOME Jive X -over and JAMZ airplay, phones, BET, LP sells

41 40 AALIYAH MORE THAN A WOMAN Blackground Top 40 and X -over, VH1, BET, MTV, LP gaining this week

43 MOBB DEEP HEY LUV MN MTV2, BET, X -over, Rap, Top 40, LP sells 1471 40 Loud/Columbia/CRG

49 46 KEKE WYATT NOTHING IN THIS... MCA Top 40, BET, breaking LB X -over

INDIA.ARIE VIDEO Motown/Universal First single from Platinum LP, VH1, Top 40, Grammy noms

USHER YOU DON'T HAVE... Arista BET, X -over, Top 10 LP

45EEI KID ROCK LONELY ROAD OF.. Lava/Atlantic/Atl G Multi -format airplay, MTV, VH1, LP sells

44 PETEY PABLO Jive Phones, MTV, BET, Top 40, X -over, LP past Gold 1461 E3 I-I FABOLOUS YOUNG'N (HOLLA BACK)DS/Elektra/EEG MTV, BET, X -over, some Top 40, developing LP

INCUBUS NICE TO KNOW YOU Immortal/Epic MTV, MN2, PoMo, A.Rock, starting Top 40, Platinum Plus LP

JIMMY EAT WORLD THE MIDDLE DreamWorks MTV, MTV2, PoMo, starting Top 40, Gold LP

30 32 SYSTEM OF A DOWN CHOP SUEY! American/Col/CRG , "Toxicity" now, LP Platinum -plus and going

1191 4250 LIL' BOW WOW THANK YOU SS Def/Columbia/CRG X -over, T40, phones, BET, LP selling

ENRIQUE (Interscope) MICHELLE BRANCH (Maverick/WB) JAHIEM (Warner Bros.) POWER SHAKIRA (Epic) KID ROCK (Lava/Atlantic/Atl G) STAIND (Flip/Elektra/EEG) POTENTIALS: TWEET (Goldmind/Elektra/EEG) STARSAILOR (Capitol) NELLY FURTADO (DreamWorks)

86 HITS February 15, 2002 Honorir g

Leeza Gibbons Advocacy Awarc

Janssen Pharnaceutica Corporate Leadership Award

IRIS

a Miramax film Entertainment Awcrd

Neil Papiano

of Iverson, Yoakum, Popiano & Hatch Caregiver Award

This year, we present selec ions

proceeds benefit the from Smokey Joe's Caf.-- Wednesday, March 6, 2002 ALZ EIMER'S Beverly Hilton Hotel ASSOCIATION For more inforrr arion, call Los ANGELES, RIVERSIDE & SAN BETNARDINO COUNTIES (310) 996-118E MAJOR TOTAL MARKET LW TVV ARTIST TITLE LABEL PLAYS PLAYS ADDS REPORTS

1 NICKELBACK HOW YOU REMIND ME ROADRUNNER/IDJ 12867 5129 0 227

2 2 NO DOUBT HEY BABY INTERSCOPE 12464 4514 5 242

3 3 THE CALLING RCA 11661 4239 1 227

4 4 CREED MY SACRIFICE WIND-UP 10657 3623 0 219

5 5 USHER U GOT IT BAD ARISTA 10153 3783 0 184

6 6 PINK ARISTA 9505 3674 2 187

8 7 JA RULE ALWAYS ON TIME MURDER INC./IDJ 9067 3852 1 195

10 8 LINKIN PARK IN THE END WARNER BROS. 8513 3359 5 167

11 9 JENNIFER LOPEZ AIN'T IT FUNNY EPIC 8278 3143 0 205

9 10CRAIG DAVID 7 DAYS WI LDSTAR/ATL/ATL G 8056 2689 0 172

7 11 SHAKIRA WHENEVER,... EPIC 7387 237C 1 155

1412 KYLIE MINOGUE CAN'T GET... CAPITOL 6914 2418 3 182

1213 LEANN RIMES CAN'T FIGHT THE... CURB/ATL G 6849 2399 2 189

13!14ALICIA KEYS A WOMAN'S WORTH J RECORDS 5786 1676 1 174

18 115ALANIS MORISSETTE HANDS CLEAN MAVERICK/REPRISE 5756 2166 4 214

16 116CITY HIGH CARAMEL BB/INTERSCOPE 5486 1876 1 159

1517 JEWEL STANDING STILL ATLANTIC/ATL G 5117 2007 0 150

2518 NSYNC GIRLFRIEND JIVE 4402 1482 12 167

2319 BRANDY WHAT ABOUT US ATLANTIC/ATL G 4384 1697 9 174

2220 MICHELLE BRANCH ALL YOU WANTED MAVERICK/WB 4365 1314 5 196

2921 PUDDLE OF MUDD BLURRY FLAW/GEF/INTERSCOPE4286 140C 16 194

1722 MARY J. BLIGE FAMILY AFFAIR MCA 4216 1554 0 98

2623 MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA MCA 4159 1504 2 164

2024R. KELLY THE WORLD'S GREATEST INTERSCOPE 4075 951 0 143

3025NATALIE IMBRUGLIA WRONG IMPRESSION RCA 3732 1247 11 183

1926FIVE FOR FIGHTING AWARE/COL/CRG 3657 1365 0 100 28 27BRITNEY SPEARS I'M NOT A GIRL... JIVE 3640 1078 1 155

3228OUTKAST THE WHOLE WORLD ARISTA 3273 1399 6 115

2429NELLY #1 PRIORITY/CAPITOL 3234 1202 0 101

L3, 530LUDACRIS ROLL OUT DEF JAM SOUTH/IDJ 3213 1379 17 127

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MAJOR TOTALMARKET LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL PLAYS PLAYSADDS REPORTS

21 31 ENRIQUE HERO INTERSCOPE 3017 1119 2 1C1

31 32TOYA I DO ARISTA 2759 1086 1 70

36 33BUSTA RHYMES BREAK YA NECK J RECORDS 2707 1175 4 93

2734JA RULE LIVIN' IT UP MURDER INC./IDJ 2603 1019 0 80

40 35FABOLOUS YOUNG'N (HOLLA BACK) DS/ELEKTRA/EEG 2408 1022 6 104

33 36BRIAN MCKNIGHT STILL M OTOWN/UNIVERSAL 2291 5' 3 0 105

3837 DAVE MATTHEWS BANDEVERYDAY RCA 2278 988 0 74

47 38DARREN HAYES INSATIABLE COLUMBIA/CRG 2228 683 12 142

41 39CHER SONG FOR THE LONELY WARNER BROS. 2159 672 2 122

40 ENRIQUE ESCAPE INTERSCOPE 2138 6L8 15 143

39 41 LENNY KRAVITZ DIG IN VIRGIN 2045 687 0 69

34 42GINUVVINE DIFFERENCES EPIC 2031 606 0 60

42 43FAT JOE f/R. KELLY WE THUGGIN' ATLANTIC/ATL G 1988 683 0 50

43 44TRAIN DROPS OF JUPITER COLUMBIA/CRG 1938 853 0 65

3745 NELLY FURTADO TURN OFF THE LIGHT DREAMWORKS 1759 796 0 65

44 46LIFEHOUSE HANGING BY A MOMENT DREAMWORKS 1747 9C7 0 6L

47 110 RAPTURE UNIVERSAL 1695 536 13 11.3

4548 STAIND IT'S BEEN A WHILE FLIP/ELEKTRA/EEG 1689 967 0 57

49 49NSYNC GONE JIVE 1671 974 0 48

50 NELLY FURTADO ON THE RADIO DREAMWORKS 1666 474 11 131)

5251 U2 STUCK IN A MOMENT INTERSCOPE 1639 619 1 51

46 52ENYA ONLY TIME REPRISE 1627 671 0 58

51 53 UFEHOUSE BREATHING DREAMWORKS 1623 665 0 5S

54 54JOHN MELLENCAMP PEACEFUL WORLD COLUM BIA/CRG 1482 704 0 45

55FAT JOE f/ASHANTI WHAT'S LUV? ATLANTIC/ATL G 1468 908 8 62

59 56MR. CHEEKS LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION UNIVERSAL 1433 790 1 66

57 57JERMAINE DUPRI f/LUDACRISWELCOME TO ATLANTA SC SO DEF/COL/CRG 1427 703 2 39

50 583 DOORS DOWN BE LIKE THAT REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 1403 657 0 48

59TWEET OOPS (OH MY) GM/ELEKTRA/EEG 1393 764 2 54

53 60ALICIA KEYS FALLIN' J RECORDS 1363 609 0 51 L._ HITSFebruary 15, 2002 39 rs i

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LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL HOTSINCLUDING OA)

III LINKIN PARK In The End Warner Bros. 48 KDWB WRVW WBLI 32 WZAT Q100 WHTS

O 0 JA RULE Always On Time Murder Inc./IDJ42 WFLZ Z90 98PXY 28 WKXJ KZFI KBLZ

1:1 JENNIFER LOPEZAin't It Funny Epic 35 B96 WJMH KLUC 24 KKMG WM RV WKST

NSYNC Girlfriend Jive 34 KHTS WJMH KSLZ 23 O 13 WFBC WJYY WSTW

U 0 KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get... Capitol 32 KZHT KHTS KDND 22 WHTS KQKQ KFFM

USHER U Got It Bad Arista 31 KDND XL106 WAPE 21 U KWTX KDGS KSEQ

PUDDLE OF MUDD Blurry Flaw/Gef/I'scope 30 KSLZ KZHT WZPL 20 FE U WWCK WCGQ WKOE

NICKELBACK How You Remind MeRoadrunner/IDJ29 WQAL Z100 WZPL 20 O 0 KC101 WMT WZPT

O 0 NO DOUBT Hey Baby Interscope 28 98PXY WBLI Z100 19 KBAT WSKS KSTP

10 LUDACRIS Roll Out Def Jam South/IDJ 27 KLUC WLDI KXJM 18 KBBT WXKB KZMG

10 R. KELLY The Worlds Greatest Interscope 26 98PXY WDJX WAKS 18 WRTS WHZT WNDV

CREED My Sacrifice Wind -Up 25 KALC WTIC WNCI 17 KRBZ WRFY WRVE

ALANIS MORISSETTEHands Clean Maverick/Reprise24 WZPL WPU WKOE 16 WXYK KUUU WM BZ

THE CALLING Wherever You Will Go RCA 23 WRVW X L106 VVVVZZ 16 KQID WMXY WHHY

BRITNEY SPEARS I'm Not a Girl... Jive 22 KDND WDJX WAPE 15 WAOA KQAR KGOT

OUTKAST The Whole World Arista 21 KKFR KCHZ WDJX 14 WAKS KBFM Z104

TWEET Oops (Oh My) GM/Elektra/EEG 20 KUBE WPGC KXHT 14 WRVZ WBTT WJWZ

BRANDY What About Us Atlantic/Atl G 19 KUBE KBFM KBLZ 13 KSFM WRZE KYWL

LEANN RIMES Can't Fight The... Curb 18 KDWB WPU KDND 12 WZOK WZYP WZBZ

20 CRAIG DAVID 7 Days Wildstar/Atl/Atl G 17 B96 WNCI KCHZ 11 WVSR WQGN KKSS

Total stations reporting this week: 152 90 HITS February 15, 2002 #1 MOST ADDED including: Z100, KIIS, WHYI, WKSC, WDRQ, KRBE, WIOQ, KHKS, KDWB, KDND, KMXV, 095, KHTS, KFMD, KZHT, KSLZ, WFLZ, KXXM, WEZB, KFMS, WBLI, WAKS, WOZQ, and many more!!!

KIIS Los Angeles #1 Phones

Y100 Miami Top 5 Phones

KROO Tucson #1 Phones

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The follow-up to her smash hit & Buzzworthy video "Whenever, Wherever"

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"KIIS is proud to lead the way on Shakira Anderneatf Your Clothes". AAlready #2 'equests on KIIS-FM after lesthan 100 spins!" - John Ivey, PD, KIIS Los Angeles

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As our industry re- structures, downsizes & consoli- dates, there is panic, paranoia & pandemonium. But remember, at the end of the day, there are still 10 records in the Top 10... Epic's Hilary, Joel & Tommy have proven that Shakira sizzles, & she does GIRLFRIEND PROBLEMS: NSYNC cheered J p Z100 New York's it again with her second single. Axl (3rd fr I) with a group hug, after his girlfriend dumped him on Already hot at Rhythm/Crossover, Valentine's Day. Teary -eyed, Axl was visibly moved by their kind- Glenn Lewis reacts at Top 40, the ness, and the group, well, they just moved. Turns out that mean- stellar collaboration of J. Lo & Ja while, Axl had a movement in his pants. Rule explodes & Celine Dion's star Justin Fontaine: shines again 2/18... Darren Hayes His mouth says smash. is a Pop giant with callout & requests. Columbia's Walk & Leipsner will lead this effort all the COMING CLEAN: After coming way home, while spreading the Maxwell buzz... TVT's Todd to WWMX Baltimore for a quick Glassman screams, "Don't Wait to add Default 2/18," exploding promo stop & a trade photo op, at radio now... MCA's Lambert & Goldner ignite sales & airplay Maverick/Reprise artist Alanis with TRL winner Blink -182, as Mary J's "Drama" closes out & Res Morissette (I) rushed to the sets up for 2/25. Check out her video on hitsdailydouble.com... ladies room & scrubbed & Arista's Steve, Joe & Des keep partying with a strong week on scrubbed & scrubbed, hoping Toya, while crossing Grammy -nominated OutKast with early call - to leave no trace of station out & requests. The Pink party continues with her latest 2/18... "Hawaiian"Ryan Sampson Extasy's Cohen & Zap have Top 10 callout stories on Laura (n on her person. So thorough, Dawn... J Records' Palmese & Kline have Busta calling out & sie accidentally peeled her requesting with Top 40 females like no one's biznis... Radio makes outer epidermis. time for Soluna's "For All Time," while DreamWorks' Vicki Leben loves how Nelly Furtado sounds all over the airwaves... Atlantic's Andrea Ganis has an explosive week on RO.D., while Brandy's latest jumps in spins again, Craig David heads for Top 5, M2M has another solid week & Kid Rock sets up 2/25... The addictive HO builds steady at Top 40, while Universal/Motown's Charlie Foster puts a Top 40 bullseye on India.Arie... Jive's Joe Riccitelli Although named after a Sesame has his hands full with NSYNC's "Girlfriend," featuring Nelly, Street character, there's more to while Britney's in media overload. Has anyone seen the call letters this man than Muppets the eye. on the new Aaron Carter?... Reprise/Maverick's Costello, Lucek He's Tom "Grover" Biery, Sr. Vice & Weil close out Alanis at all formats, as her requests skyrocket... President of Promotion for Warner Curb's Bob "Told You So" Catania pushes LeAnn Rimes over Bros. Records. Jillions of years ago, 5,000 spins at Top 40... Interscope's Romano & Lopes close out Grover started out with the compa- Enrique & Puddle Of Mudd, as they team with Hollywood's ny as a local in Cleveland, then Fontaine & Finck to get adds on the new Smashmouth from made his way to Chicago, were he Clock Stoppers... Michelle Branch makes TRL's countdown every honad his craft. As he rose through night for Warner Bros/Mavericks' Grover, Boulos, Connone, the ranks he happened on the Lucek & , while Cher grows in spins & gets requests... IDJ's fledgling Dale Connone, & the two Ken, Mike & Erik have Ludacris ready to explode on to Top 40 terrorized bars throughout the state for the first time... Radio hollas back with Fabolous adds, while of Ohio. In Dale, he found not only Elektra's Reese & Bardin begin to have MAJOR success with Tom Biery: a loval Warner worker, but more Remy Zero... Programmers have heard the call & are adding Snuffleupagus, to us. importantly a loyal Ohio State Gorillaz, while Virgin's Plen & Co. have a strong opening week Buckeye fan. Together with Boulos with Mick Jagger, featuring ... Capitol is back & Flea they have brought Wamer into the forefront with Unkin Park, in the Top 10. Thank you, Kylie! Capitol's Hubbert, Green & last year's biggest seller. Now, they team with Maverick for the devel- Levine now crank up the heat on the new Baha Men... Welcome opment of one of the industry's hottest new stars, Michelle Branch, back with one of the hottest songs at all as the diva herself Cher returns with her European smash "Song For three Mainstream formats. RCA's Ron Geslin loves the action, The Lonely." On deck is the highly anticipated ' "Here while seeking out the Top 5 with The Calling... Music we Love: Is Now," coming mid -March. But mos importantly & eagerly awaited I Am Sam (ST). is Grover's Holiday Ho Down 2002. Coming to you this Christmas!

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I spent much of last weekend watch- ing the Olympics. It's great to see music & sports work hand SUPER NOVA: "So I'm thinking, Heather, you and me, to my car, in hand. In concert at Salt Lake to my pad,to mai tais?" KIMN MD Giff (r) cleverly proposed to V2 were Smashmouth, Lifehouse, artist Heather Nova (c) when she stopped in for this trade shot. Nelly Furtado, Train, Creed, Alanis AlthougF station PD Ron Harrell (I) guffawed till his sides hurt, Ms. Morissette, Goo Goo Dolls. What Nova wa3 not amused. an impressivelist. Speaking of the Goo Goo Dolls, WB's Dale Connone Hi, I'm Bobbii. THE EVIL TWIN: "We look alike. played some tracks from their new Definitely. The boyish good album --WOW. Not only is the single looks, the curly hair, the mez- "Here Is Gone" fantastic, but the album is DEER Going for adds it merizing eyes. We're practically March.. Maverick's Ken Lucek & WB's Debbie Cerchonie are clos- twins. That rock -n -roller aura and ing out Michelle Branch FAST. She's all over MN & VH1, & headlin- not to mention the..." continued ing a sold -out club tour. Debbie is also pounding radio with Cher's WWMX Baltimore PD Steve "Song For The Lonely." It sounds so familiar, it'll work with the upper Monz, while Five For Fighting's demo females... Reprise's Alex Coronfly is working with Lucek, & John Ondrasik ignored him until they have a female hit, too-the Alanis Morissette. This song went he finally shut up. Top 10 in three weeks... Tantric's "Mourning" is going 2/18, with a solid following, Gold album, & wrapping up a sold -out tour with Creed. You can bet on it, Alex & Ken will deliver... Alex is also clos- ing out Chris Issak. Most Added again, pulling in WPU, WSSR, WZPL, to name a few... Nettwerk's Tom Gates is telling everyone about Sensefield's "Save Yourself." This multi -format song has pulled in #1 requests for six weeks at WBMX, & is featured on the Roswell soundtrack... Columbia's Pete Cosenza & Laura LaBadia are buried If you're unaware that singing super- in hits, including Pete Yorn. Album sales are at 330k (over 10k a star Celine Dion, at the height of her week), & it's getting early callout at KRBZ & KYSR. John Mayer's "No career, took a two-year hiatus to spend Such Thing" is Most Added again & he's EVERYWHERE on a sold -out time with baby & family, then you have tour. Pete & Laura also have Train's "She's On Fire," impacting 2/18, been living under a rock. Celine is now & Five For Fighting's "Easy Tonight," set for 3/4. WOW, these getting back to work with a new album guys are busy... DreamWorks' Marc Ratner has a full plate: Nelly & a multi -million -dollar Las Vegas Furtado's "On The Radio"is having another solid week. Louise performance contract. Epic's Joel Goffin is gaining more believers, with solid requests at KOSO and Klaiman leads the charge on the KMXN. Plus, Lifehouse's "Breathing" keeps going. It's a hit in every release of her new single "A New Day sense of the word, getting callout, requests & sales... RCA's Cheryl Joel Klaiman: Has Come," at radio now! Celine is Khaner & Adrian Moriera started out 2002 with a bang called Prefers Wayne Newton. back and on top of the world. Natalie Imbruglia. This song is amazing & VH1 is all over the video... Settling into NYC & experiencing her first cold winter is Elektra's Michelle Babbit. She's on a mission to bring home Dakota Moon. Wanna talk about four guys who just This song's had another solid week, & it makes females melt. Instant want to rock? About a band that will reaction. Michelle is also all over radio with Remy Zero "Save Me," stand out among the newcomers? the theme from N's Smallville... Curb's Bob Catania & Lindy Thurman Well, Default, with production help have one of the biggest multi -format callout hits of 2002 with from Chad Kroeger, lead singer for LeAnn Rimes. Don't even think cf doubting this song. Put it Nickelback, does just that. They're a into callout & see what happens... Wind-Up's Lori Holder -Anderson straight ahead, -driven rock band, is a road warrior with Trickside's "Avalon" having a nice week at radio, destined to ride the airwaves every- pulling in KAMX, KQMB & WKZN, to name a few... TVT's Todd where. If you're waiting to add Glassman has a multi -format SMASH in Default's "Wasting My Time," "Wasting My Time" 2/18, don't. TVT's the secret weapon record of 2002, with another huge week at radio, & Todd Glassman: Todd Glassman says, "Add it NOW!" sales over 200k... Records I Love: Res, Sheila Nicols, King Konga, Not wasting time. This secret weapon is off da hook! Rubyhorse & Zero Seven.

HITS February 15, 2002 93 DARREN HAYES The voice of returns with a powerful sound that's all his own.

INSATIABLE The first single from his solo debut album "Spin." In stores Tuesday, March 19. "Grade 'A"' -Billboard Spotlight Singles Review

Top 40 Adult #35* Adult Mainstream #18* Top 40 Mainstream #35* KZQZ/San Francisco: #1 phones & Top 5 Callout NCW.Columbus: #1 Phones KQMB/Salt Lake City: #1 Phones KMXB/Las Vegas: #1 Phones KQAR/Little Rock: #1 Phones

New This Week: KSLZ/St. Louis WAPE/Jacksonville WSNX/Grand Rapids

lay Increases: Z100 WAKS WBLI WNCI WQZQ WNKS KIIS

Single written by Darren Hayes and Walter Afanasieff Produced and Arranged by Walter Afanasieff Co -Produced by Darren Hayes Management: Leonie Messer for Misic Maragement and Larry Tollin for Larry Tollin Entertainment www.darrenhayes.com www.columbiarecords.com "Columbia" and Reg. U.S. Pat. & lm. Off. Marca Registrada./0 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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Former WXXP Long Islandto L.A. as National DirectorFormer WBTS Atlanta Music Coordinator Former KLSY PD Skyy Walker segues to Rhythm, West Coast Great Coordinator Benji KurtzSeattle PD Barry McKay joins WKTU NYC as Music/Program buzz building on Maxwell'sjoins Michael Newman's Hot Adult -formatted KFBZ Coordinator.Skyy is replaced "This Woman's Work" Radio Strategies as Format Wichita as PD Former KYSR on the Island by APD Phathead Los Angeles & KKRZ Portland (nice name). And speaking of air talent Leah Brandon is now nice names, Ant Dog has been handling overnites/imaging appointed as the new PD at at KIIS-FM LA KZHT Salt KKUU Palm Springs. Ant will Lake is in search of a morn- continueinmornings & ing co -host. T&Rs to Jeff replaces Pattie Moreno, who McCartney.... Congrats to recently moved to KBOS KTOZ Springfield's Tony Fresno as MD In Orlando, Matteo on his marriage to APD Steve Bartel is named Sarah, 2/2 The Top Ten Interim PD at WPYO, while Most Played videos this week Jill Strada is named Interim at MTV are:#1 Jermaine MD (and we're betting Dupri, #2 Hoobastank, #3 the interims get removed) OutKast, #4 Jennifer Lopez, #5 Look for Columbia's Andrea Ludacris, #6 P.O.D., #7 Puddle Foreman to be upped to of Mudd, #8 Brandy, #9

VP Rhythm/Crossover, Showtime icon Chris Isaak visits Star94 Atlanta (at one of the few non- Mystikal and #10 Nas.... Blowin' overseeing both formats, and lunch hours) and is seen with Dan Bowen & Michael Chase. After the pic in the Wind: Dave Lombardi, for the label's D.C. Regional was snapped, Reprise's Brian Rhoades & Colleen Taylor (also pictured) Danny Ocean, Liz Pokora, Tanya Kalayjian to relocate were, of course, heard complimenting the length of Bowen's tie. David J. and Michael Plen.

94 HITS February 15, 2002 THE WORLD IS CHANGING. WHAT DO YOU WANT IT TO BE?

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7pm Tuesday, February 26, 2002 House of Blues 8430 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles

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