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$5.95 (U.S.), $6.95 (CAN.), £4.95 (U.K.), Y2,500 (JAPAN) Z04£-L0906 V3 H3V39 91101 V t 3AV W13 04LE 0911 9Zi Z (,jnjrjrjnntjjjnjnjjnjnrjnrjjrjnjnrjjnjtjj005Z£Ó33TTÓOA1tJOW 959 0919 tZ00W34L2339L0906t 906 1I9I0-£ ******* TA3J11X9t THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWIEEKLY OF MUSIC, VIDEO, AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT REACHING 110 COUNTRIES NOVEMBER 21, 1998 THERE'S A NEW SOUND FOR THE SEASON... "Unigram' Takes Shape, But Details Unresolved V:Awn/.l-CJGf/Ief,;/I2 A Billboard staff report. The broad strokes may have been The switch has not been finalized, through" in December (Billboard, painted, but none of the lines has says a senior PolyGram executive, Nov 14). l%')Gr2P/.lIeß'i NEW YORK -While the proposed been filled in yet, says one executive but "it has essentially been agreed." "No final decisions have been involved in the consolidation process. Paul McGuinness of Dublin -based made," says Universal Music "Strikingly original." master plan to consolidate PolyGram Management says, "We do spokesman Bob Bernstein, who -- People and the Universal Music Group In fact, some of the senior label exec- Principle (UMG) into one company has been utives who are upset by how not know as of now where declines further comment. "...the best selling album of the season." revealed via press reports in advance their new roles are being certain players are going to Rank and file employees, who have --NT Times of official word, the thousands of defined in the consolidated end up. This is by no means been anxious since the deal was first details needed to make the scheme company are said to be lob- RSAL done and dusted." announced in mid -May to see how the "Amazing...powerful..." work are still being sorted out, accord- bying to overturn some of The relationship between two companies will be fitted togeth- --Scott Shannon/WPLJ ing to executives at both companies. the decisions -which U2 and Interscope's Jimmy (Continued on page 87) reportedly are not yet writ- Iovine dates back to 1983, ten in stone. when he pro- Similarly, NEWS ANALYSIS duced their Manson, `N Sync HMV's Expansion major artists may album "Under A also be unhappy Blood Red Sky." Lead Billboard Continues With with the fallout of the pending He also produced 1988's "Rattle And changes. For instance, industry Hum." Music Vid Awards Huge Scottish Site sources say U2 is planning to leave Edgar Bronfman Jr., president/ This story was prepared by Island Records for the Interscope CEO of Universal parent Seagram, BY CARLA HAY Tona Ferguson, managing edi- Music Group, once the new corporate told Billboard he "won't comment on LOS ANGELES -In a study of tor of Music & Media alignments are settled. PolyGram until our deal goes contrasts, shock rock band Mar- ilyn Manson and pop vocal CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES EDINBURGH, Scotland - group 'N Sync received the most HMV's $4 awards (two each) at the 1998 CERTIFIED GOLD! Awards, m i l l i o n DVD Making Big Strides Billboard Music Video the symphonic rock holiday classic featuring investment in held Nov 6 at the Sheraton Uni- "Christmas Eve /Sarajevo" a new store BY SETH GOLDSTEIN software companies should add fuel. versal in Universal City, Calif. here -its NEW YORKDVD looks like it's rid- Meanwhile, the limited -play alter- Nothing /Interscope's Marilyn 108th, opened ing the crest of a fourth -quarter wave native known as Divx, short on play- Manson was honored for its clip HMV Nov 3-is the that should bring home more ers and storefronts, treads "The Dope Show" The video, in latest step in than 1 million players by the water. which lead singer Marilyn Man- an ongoing expansion program end of the holiday season. The DVD Video Group son appears as an androgynous in the U.K., the chain's flagship Software sales, too, are VIDEO (DVG) now crows about the alien, won the Maximum Vision market. The 17,000- square -foot buoyant, with retailers scram- delivery of the 1 millionth Award (given to the video that outlet is the largest record store bling to clear shelf space for the unit this year to retail, which best advances an artist's career) (Continued on page 94) new format. A forthcoming promotion has sold through an estimated and the award for best hard tying in retailers and hardware and (Contilrrled on page 91) rock /metal clip. RCA's `N Sync swept the INSIDE THIS WEEK'S BILLBOARD (Contiiinu'd on page 88) Madonna Joins THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC Jive Expanding EMI Publishing Billboard flartio SOUND OF THE CITIES the new album featuring "Christmas Canon" & Music Awards Into Electronica Taps lamberg J I V E^ "March of the Kings" Lineup With 'Electro' For New Nat'l MINNEAPOLIS ...P14 www.atlantic-records.com Label ... PS Post ... 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Gillen hopes to make a splash in the electronica low trends. Ones with a distinct sound and Director of Special Issues: Gene Sculatti; Dalet Brady, Associate Director; Porter Hall, Special Issues Coordinator genre. a desire to make numerous records." Bureau Chiefs: Chet Flippo (Nashville), Bill Holland (Washington), John Lannert (Caribbean and Latin America), Melinda Newman (L.A.) "Many people view us as an urban label, Harris believes they've found two groups Art Director: Jeff Nisbet; Assistant: Raymond Carlson Copy Chief: Bruce Janicke; Assistant: Elizabeth Renaud but we do other things and have proven suc- that fit the bill already in San Francisco's Copy Editors: Lisa Gidley, Carl Rosen cessful at them," says Jive president Barry Dubtribe Sound System and the U.K.'s Senior Editor: Ed Christman, Retail (N.Y.) Senior Writers: Chris Morris (L.A.), Bradley Bambarger (N.Y.) Weiss, noting the label's past successes with Hardknox. Dubtribe's "Bryant Street," Talent Editor: Larry Flick (N.Y.) R&B Music: Anita M. Samuels, Editor (L.A.) A Flock Of Seagulls and Samantha Fox and DUBTRIBE SOUND SYSTEM which hits racks Feb. 23, 1999, is the label's Country Music/Nashville: Deborah Evans Price, Associate Editor Dance Music: Michael Paoletta, Editor (N.Y.) currently with the Backstreet Boys. "We first release. An as- yet -untitled album by Pro Audio/Technology: Paul Verna, Editor (N.Y.) Merchants & Marketing: Don Jeffrey, Editor (N.Y.) look to release viable music forms that have Dodgers," says Weiss. "We thought it was Hardknox is scheduled for spring. "We are Home Video: Seth Goldstein, Editor (N.Y.), Eileen Fitzpatrick, Associate Ed. (L.A.) Radio: Chuck Taylor, Editor (N.Y.) international appeal. Electronica is one of the perfect name for the new venture, so we looking into a few other acts right now. In Heatseekers Features Editor: Doug Reece (L.A.) those genres." reincarnated it and added an outlook for the fact, we are always looking, but we are Music Video: Carla Hay, Editor (N.Y.) Staff Reporter: Dylan Siegler (N.Y.) The new label, which will be headed by millennium.