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Inside Moscow Radio4 Latest Irish Ratings 5 Stereo Due Reformatted 8 LL) SER Honours Talent 10 8L-1:1] Station Operations 14 Off The Record 30 Europe's Music Radio Newsweekly . Volume 8 . Issue 13 . March 30, 1991 . £ 3, US$ 5, ECU 4 US$1 b DEAL TALKS IN ADVANCED STAGE Jackson Signs NRJ Wants Its MTV; To Sony; Gets Own Label Eyes Maxwell's Stake The bid is the boldest move so It's a family affair. One week after by Paul Andrews Janet Jackson's mega -deal with far in NRJ's European expansion Virgin Records Ltd., her brother French FM radio group NRJ an- strategy,andfollowsrecent Michael has reached an agree- nounced on March 19 that it has moves to acquire about 35% of ment with Sony Software, said to bid for the 50.1% stake in MTV Radio 100/Berlin (M&M March be worth up to US$1 billion. Europe put ontheblock by 9). The firm already controls two The long-awaited deal encom- Robert Maxwell. Although no national FM networks in France passes more than just records. deal has yet been signed, negotia- (NRJ andCherie FM),plus Underanew company, The tions are understood to be at an Rires Et Chansons/Paris and the Jackson Entertainment Com- CLASSIC GOLD - Nigel Kennedy takes a break from a recent concert in advanced stage. NRJ declined to NRJ/Belgiumnetwork.Italso plex, the artistwill collaborate the Netherlands to accept a double platinum award from EMI Benelux MD reveal what it has offered for the owns 12% of French music TV with Sony Music En- Kick Klimbie for sales of over 50.000 for the album "Vivaldi Four Seasons". shares. satellite/cable channel Euro- tertainment,Columbia Pic- musique. tures and Sony Electronic Comments NRJ president Publishing (includingthe Sony Jean -Paul Baudecroux, "MTV Software group) on a variety of Yo! Hammer Comes To Europe Europe is an obvious buy for us. projects including records, mo- As a TV station it is very comple- tion pictures, television and short videoscreens.Pepsialready forthcoming European tour. mentary to what NRJ does in by Machgiel Bakker films. sponsors"Dial MTV". Pepsi -Cola European marke- radio.ItisEurope'sleading The firstproject of Jackson It's "Hammer Time", Europe, and The MC Hammer event marks ting manager John Karakadas music -formatted TV network, and (continues on page 30) rap's reigning king will be pulling the third time in recent months says Hammer's appeal reaches far we are Europe's leading FM radio out all the stops during his forth- that Pepsi has been involved with beyond rap audiences. "He made company. We have similar tar- coming European tour. music marketing. Last December, rap more entertaining and is head- gets, and indeed already co-ope- MC Hamner's tour, kicking itinitiated the Tina Turner & ing for the no. 1 pop artist status. rate with them in France on pro- AIRC, PPL off in Rotterdam on April 5 and Rod Stewart duet It Takes Two, He is a real fresh and exciting ar- motions such as concerts-there promotedbyMarshallArts which was followed by Stewart's tist, the type who we like to be is a natural synergy between us." Will Go To -will encompass 28 dates across endorsement of Pepsi Lite. The associated with. Suffice to say, (continues on page 30) 10 European markets. More dates company will also be the official we have made significant invest - Arbitration in the UK are planned. MTV sponsorofGloriaEstefan' (continues on page 30) No. 1 in EUROPE Europe has teamed with Pepsi - by Howard Shannon Cola for a joint promotional cam- European Hit Radio The UK's Association Of Inde- paign during the tour. That promo PolyGram Taps RTL For Promo j0YRICE pendent Radio Contractors began on January 24. ROXETTE (AIRC) and Phonographic Per- On April 6, MTV will stage the French AM private RTL has considerable airplay to (EMI) formance Limited (PPL) are to day -long "Hammer Hype joined forces with PolyGram "Generation Musiques" acts settlealong-standingdispute Saturday" tied in with the selec- France as national sponsor of throughout the spring. The station Eurochart Hot 100 Singles through the Copyright Tribunal, tion of the winning entry of a spe- the company's "Generation also featured a number of artists JOYRIDE even though it could be autumn cial competition. This will be fol- Musiques '91" promotion. The in a special March 20 edition of ROXETTE before a hearing is scheduled. lowed by news packages, concert February28 -March14 cam- its show "Studio 22". (EMI) Neither the PPL or AIRC were footage and the video exclusive paign is reportedly the largest PolyGram special products ma- prepared to disclose what figures of theforthcomingsingle Yo promotionfornewFrench nager Jean -Marc Bakouch ex- European Top 100 Albums were on the negotiatingtable. Sweetness. music ever mounted. plainsthat RTL was abetter QUEEN However, industry sources claim The bond between MTV and RTL's new music showcase choice than any of France's FM Innuendo PPL was pushing for a sliding Pepsi will be further emphasised "Generation Laser" (Monday - networks because their attitude to (EMI) (continues on page 30) on posters,tickets and concert Friday, 19.00-21.00) is devoting (continues on page 30) "GET READY" FOR THE NEW SINGLE g APRIL 2 1991 I COLUMBIA AmericanRadioHistory.Com AmericanRadioHistory.Com A ,,MUSIC Q_MUSIC CONTENTS Pop Definition Tightened 'MEDIA "NEM tes to applicants for the Indepen- 'The Billboard Hot 100 Book'." by Hugh Fielder & Paul Easton UK: Latest Irish Ratings 5 dent National Radio (INR) FM This new ruling also says appli- Glenn Miller'sMoonlight Sere- station.Itstates,"All singles re- cants will be required to devote at FRANCE: Inter Sponsors Printemps 6 nadeand As lime Goes By from the cords which have been recorded or least 75% of its musical output to G/A/S: Radio On's May Launch 7 film "Casablanca" are now defined released with a view to entering "music other than pop". suchcharts;allsinglerecords Tim Schoonmaker, who is hea- ITALY: RAI Reformats Stereo Due 8 as pop music. In a third clarification of "pop whose contents are in a style which, ding up a possible bid byEMAP SCANDI: More Pop Music For P3 9 music", the Radio Authority now in the opinion of the Authority, Radio,says the latest ruling will BENELUX: Happy 25th For Radio 2 Brabant 9 says it includes any record which seem or seemed suitable for entry to give them some problems. "What it has featuredin a singles charts such charts; and all records recor- does is to make any format which SPAIN: SER Honours Talent 10 broadcast on UK independent radio ded on or after 1st January 1960 can attract a substantial under -55 NEW RELEASES/NEW TALENT 12 and BBC radio since 1960. which are, have been, or could be audience very difficult. In the end The latest move was outlined in a listed in the future in 'The Guinness we may decide that it will not be a SPOTLIGHT: Roxette 13 letter sent out by the Authority sta- Book Of British Hit Singles' and commercially viable opportunity." STATION OPERATIONS/MAKING WAVES ..14 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE 15 SPECIAL: Computer Programming 17 STATION REPORTS 21 TOP 10 IN EUROPE 25 EUROPEAN HIT RADIO 26 HOT 100 SINGLES 27 EURO & NATIONAL AIRPLAY 28 TOP 100 ALBUMS 29 OFF THE RECORD 30 M&M Debuts Hardware/ ALL IN THE FAMILY - Senior executives from MCA, Geffen and GRP gathered for their first international mar- keting conference, held in London from March 3-6. Among the executives who attended are Pt MCA Music Software Column Entertainment Group senior VP business development Rob Biniaz, MCA Records International senior VP Stuart Watson, MCA Music Entertainment Group executive VP Zach Horowitz, Geffen Records president Ed ofmechanicalandelectronic Rosenblatt, president MCA -Victor Hiroyuki lwata, MCA Music Entertainment Group chairman Al Teller, MCA by Jeff Green broadcast materials such as com- Records president Richard Palmese, MCA Records UK MD Tony Powell, MCA Records UK deputy MD Jeff Beginning this week, Music & puter software and new products. Golembo, MCA Records Canada executive VP/GM Ross Reynolds, Geffen Records director of international Media presents a new monthly Says Bantock, "This page is Mel Posner, GRP Records director of international operations Jim Fischel. full -page feature cal led designed to be helpfulto ma- "Hardware/Software', which fo- nagers, programmers, and chief cuses on radio broadcast equip- engineers-all of whom need to ment and technology. keep up with trends in equipment Music Fills Government Coffers "Hardware/Software", which and their applications. I look for- this week discusses aspects of ward to furnishing broadcasters The UK music industry contribu- Limerick,chairmanofBritish audio processing (see page 15), is with the latest information in a ted nearly £790 million tothe Invisibles which represents service written in a user-friendly style by format everyone can understand." country's balance of payments in companies whose export earnings UK -based consultant Andy As always, M&M welcomes 1988-89,based onthesurvey are not traditionally covered in ba- Bantock. He will cover systems comments, questions and subject "Overseas Earnings Of The Arts" lance of trade statistics. and services, as well as all forms suggestions from our readers. by theEconomicsAdvisory The music industry contribution Group. is up by 42% from the previous The £6 billion earned by the cul- survey in 1984-85. One in four re- NEWSMAKERS tural sector "is on a par with ear- cords sold around the world is per- nings from the oilindustry and formed or produced by a UK artist Music Radio among Britain's leading invisible and the report estimates that £486 earnings." accordingtoLord million was earned in royalties.HF dierks studios Warner Music France presi- JazzFM MDJohn dent Luigi -Theo Calabrese has Bradford is takingNigel announced the promotion of Yvan Wahnsley's place as chairman Breakthrough Outside Taieb to GM of Carrere Music of the AIRC research sub -com- France (full story on page 6).