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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 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 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 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 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

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Editor in Chief: TIMOTHY WHITE BY CARRIE BELL and I do our thing and take time to sign the EDITORIAL LOS ANGELES -With the creation of its right artists and spread the word. We want Managing Editor: SUSAN NUNZIATA new imprint Jive Electro, the parent label artists that people copy, not ones who fol- Deputy Editor: Iry Lichtman News Editor: Marilyn A. 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 ), 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 /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. We are hoping to find the next picky bastards," Harris says. "But both Editorial Assistant: Carrie Bell (L.A.) Administrative/Research Assistant: Aliya S. King (N.Y.) former ffrr /London Records A &R execu- Prodigy or Chemical Brothers." signed bands have been around, playing at Special Correspondent: Jim Bessman Contributors: Catherine Applefeld Olson, Fred Bronson, Lisa Collins, tive Neil Harris and former Concrete Mar- Harris agrees that the label hopes to be raves and making records in their houses. Larry LeBlanc, Moira McCormick, David Nathan, Phyllis Stark, Steve Traiman, Heidi Waleson keting executive Jennifer Ryan, has been successful on a mainstream level. "Jive In the next year, we hope to turn the large International Editor in Chief: ADAM WHITE setting up and scouting artists quietly since knows how to sell records, and they put live fan base into a record -buying group." International Deputy Editor: Thom Duffy International Music Editor: Dominic Pride March. But Jive has had the moniker since muscle behind their artists. That's one of Ryan and Harris acknowledge the obsta- International News Editor: Jeff Clark -Meads International Associate Editor: Mark Solomons the mid -'80s. "The name was used on a few the qualities that sold me on this endeavor," cles that lie ahead when dealing with the German Bureau Chief: Wolfgang Spahr Japan Bureau Chief: Steve McClure early techno albums like one by Willesden he says. "But they're also willing to let Jen (Continued on page 88) Contributing Editor: Paul Sexton CHARTS & RESEARCH Director of Charts: GEOFF MAYFIELD Senior Manager/Retail Charts and Archive Research: Silvio Pietroluongo Chart Managers: Anthony Colombo (Mainstream Rock/New Age) Ricardo Companioni (Dance, Latin), Datu Faison (Hot R &B Singles/Top R &B Albums/Rap /Gospel/Reggae), Steven Graybow (Adult Contemporary /Adult Top 40 ///Studio Action), Wade Jessen (Country /Contemporary Christian), Ready Mark Marone (Modern Rock), Geoff Mayfield (Billboard 200/Heatseekers/ 1MG Catalog) Theda Sandiford -Waller (Hot 100 Singles), Marc Zubatkin (Video/ Classical /Kid Audio, World Music) Chart Production Manager: Michael Cusson Associate Chart Production Manager: Alex Vitoulis Administrative Assistants: Joe Bennato (N.Y.), Mary DeCroce (Nashville), To Launch Keith Caulfield (L.A.) SALES Associate Publisher/Worldwide: IRWIN KORNFELD Advertising Directors: Pat Jennings (East), Jodie Francisco (West) New York: Michael Lewis, Adam Waldman 0111111e Stare Nashville: Amy Bennett L.A.: Jill Carrigan Greg Longstreet BY DON JEFFREY Advertising Coordinators: Hollie Adams, Evelyn Aszodi, Erica Bengtson Advertising Assistant: Jason Rashford NEW YORK-Before the end of the Classified: Tracy Walker Directories: Jeff Serrette month, BMG expects to launch an Associate Publisher /International: GENE SMITH Internet music store linked to its U.K. /Europe: Christine Chinstu , Ian Remmer 44- 171 -323 -6686 Asia- Pacific/Australia: Linda Matich 612 -9440 -7777. Fax: 612 -9440 -7788 online genre sites. The store will sell Japan: Aki Kaneko, 213 -650 -3171 Italy: Lidia Bonguardo 031 -570056. Fax: 031 -570485 music from other labels as well as its France: Francois MilletMillet, 33 -1- 4549 -2933 Latin America/Miami: Olival 305 -864 -7578. Fax: 305 -864 -3227 own (BillboardBulletin, Nov. 11). /West Coast Latin: Daisy Ducret 213 -782 -6250 Jamaica/Caribbean: Betty Ward Reid, Phone/Fax 954- 929-5120 Executives say that GetMusic.com, MARKETING Forces Of Hope. Hanging out backstage during the One Night of Wonders City of Hope con- the new service, is an extension of Associate Publisher: HOWARD APPELBAUM cert Nov. 4 at Santa Monica, Calif.'s Barker Hangar are many of the artists whose renditions of BMG's genre -based World Wide Web Promotion Director: Peggy Altenpohl Promotion Coordinator: Jennifer Cordero "one -hit wonders" from the Hot 100 capped the Spirit of Life Award dinner honoring Billboard sites, which now number three but are Senior Designer: Melissa Subatch Assistant Marketing Manager: Corey Kronengold president and publisher Howard Lander and editor in chief Timothy White. Gathered outside the expected to increase to six by year's end. Special Events Director: Michele Jacangelo Quigley green room, from left, are John Mellencamp, Anita Cochran, Deana Carter, Anoushka Shankar, "It will seamlessly allow consumers Special Events Coordinator: Phyllis Demo Circulation Director: JEANNE JAMIN , Angélique Kidjo, Tracy Bo. sham, Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow, and host Bill Murray. to move from the European Circulation Manager: Tim Freeman Also performing at the gala were , Group Sales Manager: Katia Ducheine , BR5 -49, and an all -star band led by genre sites to pur- Circulation Promotion Manager: Lori Donohue musical directors Steve Jordan (on drums) and Danny Kortchmar (on guitar), the lineup of which Circulation Sales Manager: Michael Sisto - --- chase music," says Circulation Assistant: Andrea Irish included Clifford Carter (keyboards), Luis Conte (percussion), Steve "Boltz" Bolton (guitar), Pino getmusrc.com Elizabeth Schimel, PRODUCTION Palladino (bass), Johnny Britt and Arnold McCuller (vocals), and the Memphis Horns featuring who will be oversee- Director of Production & Manufacturing: MARIE R. 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It was the first to roll out Classified Production Assistant: Gene Williams LETTERS genre Web sites and advertise them NEW MEDIA Editorial Director: KEN SCHLAGER heavily. In September it announced the Billboard Bulletin: Michael Amicone (Managing Editor), Carolyn Horwitz 'MERGER OF EQUALS' ber of N2K's senior management sold any formation of BMG (Associate Ed.), Mark Online, a division Solomons (International Ed.), Carla Hay (Assistant Ed.) call Billboard Online: Julie Taraska (News Editor), David Wertheimer (Web Site I must attention to several factual holdings of the company's common stock, supervised by Kevin Conroy, senior VP Designer), Sam D. Bell (Sales Manager), Rachel Vilson (Product Manager) inaccuracies regarding the announced either in the October 1997 initial public offer- of worldwide marketing for BMG ADMINISTRATION merger between N2K and CDnow, as ing or in our follow -up offering in April 1998. Entertainment, and Schimel. Distribution Director: Edward Skiba Billing: Brigette Wallace reported in your recent article "What's Additionally, the shares of CDnow/N2K Inc. Last month, BMG's parent, Bertels- Credit: Shawn Norton Assistant to the Publisher: Sylvia Sirin Next For Web Retail ?" (Billboard, Nov 7). to be issued in connection with the merger mann AG, acquired 50% of barnes - PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER: HOWARD LANDER The article states, for instance, that the will be distributed to all shareholders of andnoble.com, the Internet arm of BILLBOARD OFFICES: transaction "calls for CDnow to purchase record, whereas the implication of the quote bookseller Barnes & Noble, for $600 New York Washington, D.C. Nashville N2K." In reality; the transaction is a "merg- is that the new shares are going to company million. A few weeks later, barnesand- 1515 Broadway 733 15th St. N.W. 49 Music Square W. N.Y., NY 10036 Wash., D.C. 20005 Nashville, TN 37203 er of equals" in which a new entity, initially insiders for resale. 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A review of available public Vice Chairman, N2K Inc. be launched will be for Latin music; 212 -536 -1402, sbell @billboard.com documents would clearly show that no mem- New York adult contemporary and classical; and PRESIDENT: HOWARD LANDER classic and hard rock. Senior VP /General Counsel: Georgina Challis Letters appearing on this page serve as a forum for the expression of views of general interest. The opinions offered here are Visitors to a genre site will be direct- Vice Presidents: Irwin Komfeld, Karen Oertley, Adam White not necessarily those of Billboard or its management. Letters should be submitted to the Letters Editor. Billboard, 1515 Broad- ed to specific areas of GetMusic. For Director of Strategic Development: Ken Schlager way, New York, N.Y. 10036. (Continued on page 95) Billboard Music Group Business Manager: Joellen Sommer

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COUNTRY 42 10 Executive Turntable: RCA featured on the new compilation T * COME ON OVER SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY Records promotes David Bendeth °Tejo Beat." to senior VP of A &R. Canada: Richard Paquet 0 GOSPEL 43 64 P * THE NU NATION PROJECT KIRK FRANKLIN GOSPO CENTRIC 14 11m Finn takes time out applies the lessons learned in from solo career to score 'Steel retail to his Coeur de Lion A HEATSEEKERS 18 City' stage show. Records. * FAIRY TALES DMNE PENDULUM L 14 The Beat: Madonna joins MERCHANTS b MARKETING B KID AUDIO Lauryn Hill, Bette Midler, and oth- Concrete Marketing takes * HALLOWEEN SONGS AND SOUNDS 70 ers on the list of performers for 65 U VARIOUS ARTISTS WALT DISNEY 33 The Rhythm Section: Deb- routes to break new the 1998 Billboard Music Awards. alternative orah Cox holds down the No. 1 THE BILLBOARD LATIN 50 acts. M 16 Boxscore: Billy Joel gross- spot in a crowded top five. TE ACORDARAS DE MI OLGA TANON WEA LATINA 49 Retail Track: Trans World S * es nearly $650,000 at the Marine 68 37 Dance Trax: The U.K.'s and Musicland enjoy continuing Midland Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. POP CATALOG 67 Faithless brings transcendent good financial news. * THE HITS GARTH BROOKS CAPrroL NASHVILLE 17 Soundtracks and Film power to its live show. of Indepen- Score News: Maya Angelou 69 Declarations 39 Country: After a lengthy dents: Indie labels are part of R &B 32 hiatus, Ray Stevens returns to the push to launch an for * VOL. 2... 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Notas: L * CIEGA, SORDOMUDA SHAKIRA SONY DISCOS capture the youth 48 Latin Celebrated Online Argentinian producer Gustavo 26 Reviews & Previews: 75 Classified E R &B 34 John Lennon, Garth Brooks, R. Santaolalla focuses on his Uni- NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE DEBORAH COX ARISTA Market Watch * Kelly, and '' versal- affiliated label, Surco. 96 soundtracks share the spotlight. 96 Homefront: Musician pub- RAP INTERNATIONAL 33 lishes 11th edition of 'The Musi- * DOO WOP (THAT THING( LAURYN HILL RUFFHOUSE 30 R &B: Youthful artists face a 59 Portuguese labels aim to To Touring & Promo- rocky road to success. cian's Guide increase the international profile tion.' ROCK / MAINSTREAM ROCK TRACKS 81 * FLYAWAY LENNY KRAVITZ VIRGIN

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www.americanradiohistory.com U.N. Indìe Group Formed Brits Show Raising Its Profile Assn. Has Diverse Goals, Will Work With BPI BY DOMINIC PRIDE like a very private affair that we've Rock, mostly to key terrestrial net- BY JEFF CLARK -MEADS Alison Wenham says that her orga- and MICHAEL PAOLETTA all been invited to." works or pay -TV channels. LONDON -The U.K.'s major and nization and the BPI will focus to- LONDON -The Brit Awards 1999 The show will also be promoted in Alex Fraser, television sales man- indie labels are working out to what gether on issues of mutual concern, will receive a late -night slot on ABC - the U.S. by the Brit organizers. The ager for Eagle Rock, says there is extent they are dancing to the same such as piracy and political lobbying. TV in the U.S. next year, as the show nominations for the awards, due in heightened demand for the show be- tune. But all other aspects of the relation- starts to build an international pres- January, will also be officially cause of renewed interest in British The indie sector is setting up its ship between AIM and the BPI ence. It is hoped that this will pave announced in the U.S. Eagle and because of the production first viable representative body in a remain to be resolved. the way for a prime -time slot in the Entertainment, which is selling the standards of the show "The Ameri- decade, the Assn. of Independent Leaders of the indie sector have U.S. in 2000, a long -sought -after goal TV rights cans saw the show, and everyone was Music (AIM). Unlike its '80s prede- been discussing the concept of hav- of the British music industry. for the third very interested," he says. cessor, Umbrella, AIM is planning to ing their own body for 18 months. According to David Saltz, execu- year, says it ABC took the 1998 awards show, do business with the major- dominat- The existence of those negotiations tive producer for music for ABC -tele- has got the but it was not shown simultaneously ed body, the British Phonographic was first revealed by Billboard in the vision (and the executive producer of show back on across the whole country. Industry (BPI). summer (Billboard, July 18). the U.S. program), final details are German TV For 2000, ABC has every intention Indeed, new AIM chief executive Now it has been announced that still being finalized. after a three -year gap, striking a deal of taking the program into prime AIM will be operational by Jan. 1, "We expect the show to pre -empt with cable pay -TV station Premiere. time. "But it's just a little too early to according to Wenham. She is recruit- what [local affiliates] run in their Rights have also been sold to confirm anything," says Saltz. ing the four staff members the orga- markets," Saltz says of the scheduled broadcasters in other key territories, MasterCard, which struck a three - Warner Reshapes nization requires and is seeking 11:30 p.m. airing on March 6. "With including cable station M6 in France, year sponsorship deal with the Brit offices in west London. our 225 affiliates, there will be high Fuji -TV in Japan, Stream /RAI3 in Awards worth close to 2 million Wenham, as founder and longtime clearance for this program, some- Italy, and MuchMusic in Canada. So pounds ($3.4 million) (Billboard, Nov Euro Management managing director of the classical where in the range of 90 % -95 %. And far, the show has been sold to more 7), may also be looking to gain more This story was prepared by Em- label Conifer Records, is regarded as it won't be a case of whether or not than 100 territories, says Eagle (Continued on page 88) manuel Legrand, editor in chief of an ideal candidate for the position of an affiliate will program it, but at Music & Media chief executive. With her history in what time of the day." the classical sector, she is seen as Calling it "one of the best live LONDON - Warner Music Interna- politically neutral by the pop and music specials," Saltz says he appre- Argentine Biz Worries That tional (WMI) is refining its man- rock labels, and her standing in the ciates the award show's deft inter- agement structure in Europe and record business makes her accept- twining of concert, party, event, and elevating two of its senior executives able to the corporations. She also has celebration. "It's a very special to newly created regional positions. (Continued on page 86) evening, with music at its core. It's '98 Gaìns Will Deflate In '99 Warner Music Italy/Greece pres- ident Gerolamo Caccia is appointed BY MARCELO FERNANDEZ BITAR come of the election. president, southern Europe; he will BUENOS AIRES-Despite indica- Piay points out, however, that "it is be responsible for France, Spain, tions that Argentina's record indus- difficult to quantify" what effect the and Portugal in addition to the two try could register record -setting economy and the presidential elec- countries he already oversees. sales in 1998, several executives here tion will have on the Argentine Simultaneously, central European are fearful that a nascent recession record industry. (Continued on page 95) will deflate the market in 1999. For the moment, Piay says, in spite "The first months of the year were of the dropoff in sales in September calm, and April showed a growth and a potential slowdown in the econ- that brought enthusiasm to us all," omy, sales for CAPIF's member Industry Decries says Roberto Piay, president of Ar- labels, which account for some 90% gentine recording trade association of the Argentine record industry, are CD Ads CAPIF. "But a major slump in Sep- on target to enter record territory. Philips -RW tember showed that the country's The domestic record business gen- BY JEFF CLARK -MEADS economic deceleration may hit the (Continued on page 85) and ROBBERT TILLI record industry." LONDON Advertising for the first Piay is quick to add that the coun- generation of rewritable CDs (CD- try is not in a recession, but he notes RW) has infuriated labels and pub- that the Southeast Asia- induced eco- Kingsmen Prevail lishers. Organizations representing nomic downturn in Brazil could both sides of the music industry say adversely exports to that country- Argentina's main export market. they are considering legal action over Medal Of Honor. HighTone artist Ramblin' Jack Elliott was one of 12 recipients In Contract Suit In addition, Piay suggests that the what they see as an incitement to the National Medal of Arts in a ceremony held Nov. 5 on the South Lawn of of presidential election in 1999 may BY BILL HOLLAND infringe copyright. At the core of the the White House sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. Elliott is thwart economic growth as the coun- WASHINGTON, D.C.-The '60s issue is electronics company Philips, flanked by President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. which is in the process of leaving the try's business leaders await the out- rock band the Kingsmen won a music industry through the sale of its five -year court battle Nov. 9 record arm, PolyGram. Philips' when the Supreme Court advertising for its CD -RW machines declined to hear an appeal of a touts the fact that the system can dig - After Streamlining, WH Smith Sees Record Profits decision that grants the group (Continued on page 86) 30 years of back royalties for its This story was prepared by Tom It also acquired the retail opera- John Menzies banner. It also has 409 hit version of the Richard Berry Ferguson, managing editor of Music tions in the U.K. of its former direct outlets in the U.S. Its WH Smith song "Louie Louie" (Bill- & Media competitor John Menzies. Pro forma brand in the U.K. has more than 400 boardBulletin, Nov. 10). Venture Connects figures for the 12 months ending Aug. music and video departments. In the The song, which remains pop- LONDON- Retail chain WH Smith 31 include an exceptional operating 12 -month period, Smith's overall ular to this day, reached No. 2 in Radio, Net Retail increased its pretax profit to a rec- cost of 10 million pounds ($16 million) profit before tax and exceptional the Hot 100 in 1963. The appeal ord 142 million pounds ($227 million) relating to the reorganization of John items rose 10% to 142 million pounds of the Kingsmen case would have BY DON JEFFREY on overall sales of 2.1 billion pounds Menzies Retail, some 4 million pounds ($227.2 million), compared with the been on a narrow jurisdictional NEW YORK -A film entrepreneur ($3.3 billion) in the 12 months ending ($6.4 million) of which is accounted for 12 months ended Aug. 31, 1997. issue about whether the case and a radio promoter have devised a Aug. 31, according to preliminary by "staff rationalization costs." The Sales from Smith's retailing oper- should be dismissed because the way to link radio, retail, and the results published Nov 11. Menzies stores were fully integrated ations rose 8% to 1.16 billion pounds lawsuit was heard in California. Internet in a new venture. Smith has changed the end of its into Smith's retail operations Sept. 1. ($1.86 billion), generating an operat- The suit was based on exist- Music Magic, a limited partner- fiscal year from May 31 to Aug. 31. Smith has secured annual admin- ing profit of 66 million pounds ($105.6 ing California and New York law This means that Nov 11 saw two sets istration savings of 7 million pounds million), up 14% compared with the that states that a party may uni- r r of results published; one ($11.2 million) as a result. previous 12 months. laterally rescind a contract if .11f Jr, preliminary rr 1114)Q1S1C a lC rrr covers the 15 -month period ending "Following the successful sale of "In the High Street business," there have been "breaches of the Aug. 31 to comply with legal require- non -core operations," said chief exec- said Handover, "we continue to re- contract so material and sub- ship based in Los Angeles, is setting ments under the Companies Act. utive Richard Handover in a state- build the product offerings and the stantial a nature that they affect of the contract up a chain of branded online music Both results cover a period that saw ment, "we have reorganized our activ- key disciplines critical to the busi- the very essence stores linked to individual radio sta- Smith dispose of the music and video ities and are focusing on building the ness in the future." and serve to defeat the object of tions nationwide (BillboardTdletin, chains the Wall in the U.S. and Vir- WH Smith businesses and brand." The 15 -month results show total the parties." on page 87) Nov. 12). gin Our Price in the U.K., along with In the U.K., Smith operates 558 sales across the group of 2.6 billion (Continued (Continued on page 86) the book- selling chain Waterstone's. High Street stores, 158 under the (Continued on page 94)

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www.americanradiohistory.com EMI laps Lamberq Universal Expands Nome Vid Structure BY SETH GOLDSTEIN keep "piling on" product even while UMVD's goals are at least as Pub. 1st National Exec and EILEEN FITZPATRICK retailers have begun to "very tight- ambitious. Picks Creative NEW YORK- Universal Studios ly" manage their inventories. Thus, "We're a little different from our BY MELINDA NEWMAN number of years in terms of rely- Home Video has put the finishing the catalog branding programs that friends," Kornblau says. "It's the only Marking the first time EMI ing on Evan for guidance and touches on a newer, bigger structure have been Hollywood's meat and company set up to leverage music Music Publishing has designated a advice on the signings we make," designed to navigate vendors through potatoes for years no longer "get you and video. Retailers want us to max- nationwide creative post, Evan Lamberg's new position portends a tougher marketing waters. The the leverage they used to." imize both businesses. It's what Lamberg has been promoted to mightier role for him in the future. revamped unit, however, appears to His unit -in particular Jane they've been asking for." Kmart, for executive VP of creative, North "This is a huge baby step toward be marching to the beat of a different Miller, the new senior VP of retail example, has reorganized its stores America. Previously, Lamberg was a bigger picture that's coming," drummer, as other studios are peel- marketing -is so that music and video are adjacent, senior VP of creative, East Coast. says Lamberg. "Marty said to me, ing off management layers or retain- working hand in and even intermixed, departments, `I'm grooming you for further ing the status quo. vER` glove with Uni- although each has a separate buyer. things. I want to make a statement "I think we're responding" to the li versal Music and "We're poised to take advantage of to the people out there that you're fact that "there is more product than Video Distribu- the 1999 slate," Kornblau says. going to be that close to me in distribution channels can handle," tion (UMVD). The distributor itself But if Universal Studios and making the upper -level decisions says executive VP Bruce Pfander. has just put the finishing touches to UMVD are bulking up, several key at the company." Adding manpower, he says, is a "way its management expansion plan, says suppliers are cutting back. Chief Lamberg, who is widely consid- of differentiating ourselves. The executive VP/GM Craig Kornblau. among them is Buena Vista, which ered one of the most artist- friendly whole purpose of this is to ferret out He joined Universal from Disney's has taken advantage of departures to publishing execs in the country, has every corner of distribution potential Buena Vista Home Entertainment. UMVD and elsewhere to eliminate signed a number of top artists to the and give each the attention it needs." So have several of Kornblau's latest an entire level of VPs. Their duties Martin Bandier, chairman /CEO of publishing company, including Pfander now has staff in place hires, including Dick Longwell, the have been reassigned, and the holes EMI Music Publishing, left, congrat- Hootie & the Blowfish, matchbox 20, under senior VP of strategic market- new senior VP of sales and distribu- left by executives Kelley Avery, Den- ulates Evan Lamberg on his new Sean "Puffy" Combs, Edwin ing Charlie Katz to address areas like tion, and Brad Reinke, VP of sales nis Rice, Pam Kunick- Cohen, and role as executive VP of creative, McCain, and Shawn Muffins. brand management and retail mer- overseeing distributor relations. Kornblau have not been filled, North America. "I always look at Evan as the `go chandising aimed at more narrowly Longwell, who had spent the last according to a source. to' guy," says Bandier. "I ask him, targeted audiences. Mass consumer three years with MGM Home Enter- Warner Home Video reportedly `Is this a deal you think makes campaigns, he says, will count for less. tainment, is "the pre -eminent sales has decided not to replace marketer While EMI Music Publishing sense, is this a deal you believe in ?' "The trick is how you manage a person in the video industry," Korn- Brian Moreno, now Playboy's execu- chairman /CEO Martin Bandier This move doesn't change in a dra- more fragmented audience," Pfan- blau maintains. He adds that, along tive VP of worldwide home video. says that the promotion "codifies matic way his day -to -day duties; der says. with Ann Daly, who left Disney for Meanwhile, Columbia TriStar Home the way I've operated in the past (Continued on page 85) Many vendors aren't paying atten- DreamWorks, "we were the ones who Video, 20th Century Fox Home tion, in his view. Studios, he says, started the whole business." (Continued on page 85)

Ardent Takes Bach Some Functions Time life Sees Retail Success With `Songs 4 Life' Series From ForeFront In Shift To Aut onom BY GORDON ELY Life" series are also being carried y Time Life Music -long acknowl- at key retail outlets, including Wal- BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE included marketing and promotion, Smalltown Poets, Skillet, and Satel- edged as the industry's king of Mart, Kmart, and Target stores. NASHVILLE -In a step toward as well as sales and distribution. lite Soul. Big Tent had committed to direct- response compilation albums This marks a shift for Time Life, becoming a full- service label, Ardent began handling market- do three records under that agree- -is making retail strides with its which hasn't made significant Ardent has entered into a new ing and promotion functions with ment, so they'll be moving to Ar- latest series, which focuses on the retail outreach before, although agreement with ForeFront Records Clear's self-titled debut, issued Nov dent with the next album. Now Christian mar- some of its projects have been sold that shifts the marketing and pro- 3. Ardent will also handle Big Tent Ardent will not only produce the ketplace. in stores. motion functions of select acts back Revival's music, they'll also market and pro- "Songs 4 For an avenue into the main- to the Memphis -based indie label. spring 1999 re- mote it." Life," a collec- TIME stream, Time Life turned to Mada- ForeFront will continue to pro- lease, as well Brock says the label entered into tion of the best cy Entertainment Group for dis- vide sales and distribution functions as two new the agreement in 1995 when Fore- of 25 years of LIFE tribution, hoping to couple its own for Ardent through Chordant Dis- acts slated for Front was looking for additional contemporary MUSIC brand -name recognition and repu- tribution. (ForeFront is distributed release next A &R sources. Working with the Christian music tation with Madacy's expertise and to the Christian retail market via year -All Together Separate and Memphis -based company to take (CCM), is knowledge of the retail market. EMI Christian Music Group's Chor- Brother's Keeper. the music Ardent was producing to planned as an ongoing multi-volume "The strength and theme of dant Distribution and to the gener- ForeFront president /CEO Dan the marketplace worked well for set, with titles released sequential- `Songs 4 Life' and the Time Life al market through EMI Music Dis- Brock says this is an amicable tran- both companies. ly at five -week intervals. Now in its name have really been drawing tribution.) ForeFront will continue sition. "We have an agreement that Ardent president Pat Scholes says fifth volume, the series already people to this series," says Harris to work upcoming releases from is ongoing," he says. "We won't his label has been thrilled with its in- ranks among the label's most Sterling, Madacy's VP of strategic Smalltown Poets, Skillet, and Satel- bring new artists into that agree- volvement with ForeFront and is notable direct- response sellers. marketing. "Sales have been lite Soul under the original 1995 ment, but there are [Ardent] artists glad to "still be tied to them." He Individual titles in the "Songs 4 (Continued on page 85) agreement with Ardent, which we'll continue to work with, like (Continued on page 17)

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RECORD COMPANIES. RCA Records in New York promotes David Bendeth to senior VP of A &R. He was VP of A &R. Tom "Grover" Biery is promoted to senior VP of promotion at Warner Bros. Records in Los Angeles. He was VP of alternative promotion. John Boulos is named senior VP of BENDETH BIERY BOULOS NEWELL FOREMAN PAYNE KNOX ADLER promotion, East Coast, at Warner Bros. Records in New York. He was senior Aaron Foreman is promoted to assistant. keting at Columbia Records. sic Publishing in New York. She was VP of promotion at . director of new media at Epic Rec- DMG Records in Los Angeles senior director of contract adminis- Rhino Records in Los Angeles ords Group in Santa Monica, Calif. names Ann -Riley Caldwell VP She PUBLISHERS. Michael Knox is pro- tration. promotes Quincy Newell to director He was manager of new media. was an associate at the law firm of moted to VP of productions and art- of product management and Eric MCA Nashville promotes Pat Parker, Milliken, Clark, O'Hara & ist /writer development at Warner/ RELATED FIELDS. Freedman & Smith Kayser to director of promotion. Payne to promotion manager and Samuelian. Chappell Music Inc. in Nashville. He Entertainment in New York, for- They were, respectively, senior prod- Tatum Hauck to promotion coordi- Kim Kaiman is appointed direc- was VP of artist/writer development. merly Peter Freedman Entertain- uct manager and associate director nator. They were, respectively, pro- tor of marketing at Jive Records in Lori Adler is promoted to VP of ment, promotes Steve Smith to part- of promotion. motion coordinator and promotion New York. She was director of mar- contract administration at EMI Mu- ner. He was managing director.

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Anglo Breakout Seen U.K.-Asìan Acts Aim For Indian Appeal BY NYAY BHUSHAN Birmingham, England -based "bhan- talent thanks to Bally Sagoo's break - NEW DELHI, India -After seduc- gramuffin" artist capitalized on the through, "Bollywood Flashback," ing the British public with their album's Indian launch with a major and his "Rising From The East," For Polydor's Zucchero unique cultural blends, many British- tour at the time -guaranteeing which initially came out on the Asian artists are trying their hands heavy airplay and media exposure. major's then licensee, Pan Music. BY MARK DEZZANI Zucchero's 1997 Continental hit, a at selling their music in the vast and PolyGram now faces a challenge Sagoo parted ways with Columbia MILAN -A duet with Sinéad version of Giuseppe Verdi's oper- complex Indian market. with Talvin Singh's recently released U.K. last year; his first album since O'Connor and live U.K. and U.S. atic aria "Va Pensiero," will be After the initial breakthrough of debut album, "OK" (Island). then has been "Aaja Nach Le" (Come dates next year are among the released in the U.K. in February artists like Apache Indian and Bally "We are in touch with Island," says Dance With Me) on Oriental Star tools Polydor is using to reintro- as a duet with O'Connor. Sagoo in the early '90s, the new Lazarus, "but at this time we have no Agencies, which has been licensed to duce Zucchero "England is a breed of British -Asian acts such as concrete promo India. Since its Septem- "Sugar" Fornaciari very specific mar- Talvin Singh and Cornershop is still plans, though he ber launch, the bhangra album fea- to Anglo audiences. ket, which makes it on the fringes of music in India, may perform at turing some of India's leading Pun - Zucchero's new difficult for Conti- despite mainstream U.K. acceptance. the Channel V jabi singers has sold 200,000 units, album, "Bluesugar" nental artists to On the other hand, bhangra/reggae Awards in Delhi in says Sony India. (Polydor), released break there. It's dif- outfit Stereo Nation has extended its late November." Sagoo says that beyond commercial here Nov 5, marks a ficult even for presence here (see story, page 91). Singh's "OK" considerations, the chemistry between new direction in the American artists," "Artists have to come to India reg- bowed in India on the U.K. scene and the subcontinent Italian singer/song- acknowledges Zuc- ularly," says Vijay Lazarus, manag- BALLY SAGO° Nov 7 with a ship- also needs a creative spinoff

- writer's music. It's ZUCCHERO chero, adding that ing director of PolyGram India, ment of 10,000 "My focus is to promote new tal- his ninth album in a he has experienced which saw the first British -Asian units, a modest figure compared with ent, since there is massive potential 15 -year recording career, with success there. "Senza Una Donna" crossover success with Apache Indi- domestic products but respectable in India, where I have recorded some more than 10 million albums sold (Without A Woman) with Paul an. "And these days, if international enough for an international artist. vocal tracks on past albums," he says. worldwide. Zucchero says "Blue - Young went to No. 2 on the U.K. talent like and Peter PolyGram's first Singh release was "As a result, I am launching my own sugar" has a more international singles chart in 1991, while "Mis- Andre are willing to take this market the single "Jaan" (My Love) off the label, Ishq Records, which will break sound, with British rock influences. erere," with operatic seriously, why not the British Asians? compilation album "Anokha: Soundz new artists. It's sort of an Asian However, in the U.K., Polydor Luciano Pavarotti and U2's Bono, Of course, there is great potential Of The Asian Underground." Its answer to the likes of LaFace U.K. will concentrate first on charted in the U.K. two years here, as our experience with Apache's sales, according to Lazarus, were Records." releasing a customized version of afterward. `No Reservations' proved -[it] went "just OK-and though the video was Sagoo says majors are interested "The Best Of Zucchero" in March George McManus, marketing on to sell half a million units." on rotation for a while, there was lit- in Ishq (Urdu for "love ") -given his 1999, tying in with several live executive at Polydor U.K., says he Apache Indian's success reinforced tle else we could do." short-lived two -album association U.K. dates. A new recording of (Continued on page 77) the importance of an artist's person- Sony Music India has been instru- with Columbia U.K. -but a concrete al effort to promote a product. The mental in introducing British -Asian (Continued on page 91)

Sacred Steel And More Adorn A rhoolie 's Eclectic '99 Slate BY CHRIS MORRIS Port Washington, N.Y. -based Koch an Arhoolie act, sacred steel band the bottle of wine, and they went to it." thing of that nature, the lap steel was LOS ANGELES -El Cerrito, Calif. - International, was founded in 1960, Campbell Brothers, was on the bill, Arhoolie's biggest release of next an instrument that didn't cost that based Arhoolie Records will continue when Polish -born folklorist Strach- says he was skeptical at first. year will undoubtedly be the fifth much. You could use it in praise ser- its eclectic documentation of a wide witz issued the first album by Texas "I said, `Oh, shit, here comes some "Sacred Steel" set. The series was vice, and all you needed was a steel and range of American and world folk songster Mance Lipscomb. Since pseudo- European group trying to kicked off in Apri11997, when "Sacred an amplifier, and you could go to town." traditions in a slate of fresh releases then, the company has distinguished copy Gypsy music,' " he recalls. Steel," a collection of live and studio To make his steel "sing," the vir- through the spring of 1999. itself by introducing such master "[But] I was captivated by it. I felt recordings produced by folklorist Bob tuosic Campbell has adopted a bat- On Tuesday (17), Arhoolie will musicians as bluesman Mississippi this energy and this totally unique Stone for the Florida Department of tery of modern technology-includ- issue "May I Kiss Your Hand," the Fred McDowell and Louisiana zyde- sound. I've [always] been looking for State, which issued it on cassette, was ing an E -bow and wah -wah and fuzz debut album by Csókolom, a group of co great Clifton Chenier to a wider Balkan sounds, in a way." released on CD by the label (Bill- pedals-for use with his instrument. Dutch, Belgian, and German mu- audience and by documenting a The trio -which is fronted by vio- board, May 3, 1997). Individual titles Campbell says, "I saw [the E -bow] sicians who perform Hungarian and breadth of folk by the Campbell in a store one time. It made a guitar Gypsy fiddle songs. music traditions, Brothers, Sonny sound like a violin. I said, `Man, that Next spring, the label will release including Cajun, Treadway, and oughta make a steel sing,' because "Sacred Steel Vol. 5: Live At The klezmer, Tex -Mex, IRKOoLIE Aubrey Ghent fol- the only limiter for me was always House Of God Church, Rush, N.Y.," the and calypso. The Records lowed (Billboard, sustain. Our whole thing is to get that newest volume in its important series locales explored Nov 1, 1997). one note sounding just like a voice ... devoted to the lap steel and pedal steel by Arhoolie range The albums Using distortion for me was to try to guitar music played in African-Amer- from the Carib- linist /vocalist Anti von Klewitz, a trace the develop - get more sustain so that I could make ican Holiness churches. Arhoolie is also bean to the CAMPBELL classically trained performer who STRACHWITZ ment of steel gui- it sound more like a voice. Using a completing a video documentary about Ukraine. has also studied jazz styles with John tar work in the wah-wah pedal for me was to change sacred steel music. Strachwitz says, "I just fall in love Coltrane bassist Reggie Workman - services of the Keith and Jewell the tone, not for a wah -wah sound, Feb. 16 will see the release of label with these regional traditions, and I was quickly whisked into Memphis' Dominions, sects of a long- estab- because the pedal steel didn't have a owner Chris Strachwitz's long -planned find them so vibrant and so powerful, Sun Studios, where Sam Phillips re- lished African -American Holiness- tone control on it." compilation of Cuban danzon (dance) and I really get into them -not schol- corded Elvis Presley and other rock - Pentecostal church. "It comes from "Sacred Steel Live" will feature band music; reissue compilations devot- arly studies [of] them, but I guess abilly greats in the '50s. the Hawaiian tradition, which came the Campbells; Chuck Campbell's ed to Louisiana Creole accordionist what I really enjoy in life is to learn "I dragged these three characters to this country in the 1910s," Strach- mentors Calvin Cooke and Maurice Lawrence "Black" Ardoin and Mexi- about them and to dig into their from Europe who were totally ex- witz explains. "Elmore James had it "Ted" Beard; and the younger, New can norteño accordion maestro Flaco backgrounds." hausted [to the studio], and I cracked in the blues field, and these guys car- Jersey -based steel player Brother Jimenez; and a new compilation of '30s Most recently, Strachwitz un- the whip," Strachwitz says. "I said, ried it into the churches." Robert Randolph. recordings by a longtime Strachwitz earthed Csókolom at the Folk Al- `That's the way to record! I don't care Pedal steel player Chuck Campbell Campbell says of the latter, "He's favorite, "Queen of Tejano music" liance conference held this past Feb- if you're tired! It's got to come from of the Campbell Brothers says, "Our in his 20s, and there's some other Lydia Mendoza. ruary in Memphis. Strachwitz, who the soul!' They said, `That's a very churches were poor churches, so younger guys that are lightning -fast. Arhoolie, which is distributed by attended the group's show because cruel way to record!' But we drank a rather than buying a piano or some- (Continued on page 95)

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Finn Forges A Hard-Edged `Steel' New Zealander's Stage Score Employs Guitar Rock Sound BY JIM BESSMAN City Music Hall in the first stop "It's a convoluted piece of music NEW YORK -Tim Finn's solo ca- on a 40 -city U.S. tour. because there's a lot of time reer has been sidetracked by col- "It kind of whetted my appetite changes and weird time signa- laborations, including his 1995 re- again for the musical theater," tures," says Finn. "We wanted a grouping with his brother and says Finn of the "Steel City" conservative sound -guitar rock, Crowded House experience. "When Split Enz first with riffs and things -that was mate Neil Finn started [in 1972], we played in old danceable but with a lot of twists as the Finn proscenium- arched theaters, and and turns. But it's also tradition- Brothers. Now since the music was full of sur- al in that there's no tapes or it's composing prises and twists and turns, it sequencing: It's all done live and A Day With Bryan. Bryan Adams, left, chills with producer /director Eric Kline the music for more lent itself to of a theatrical very raw, with a lot of rock'n'roll after a taping of "Boxtalk," which will air on the Box from late November through "Steel City," presentation. And I always had by a jamming real rock'n'roll the middle of December. Adams is trekking across the U.S. in promotion of his Dein Perry's this romantic notion of the Holly- band -the opposite of Andrew latest A &M opus, "On A Day Like Today." He'll do a short series of gigs in new tap dance wood musical, where the director Lloyd Webber." December before embarking on a full tour in early 1999. extravaganza FINN and the producer and composer (Continued on page 16) that's kept him would be sitting in the dark, away from his own projects - smoking cigarettes, while every- though not for long. body else in the production got The celebrated New Zealander, ready to perform. So, Dein's show Gersh, Silva To Form who originally came to interna- placed me in the humble role of Entertainment firm; tional fame in the early '80s in the composer, and I enjoyed for once band Split Enz, is finally prepar- being behind the scenes and let- Madonna ing to follow up his fifth solo ting him take the responsibility." Joins Billboard Music Awards Bill album, "Before & After," which But writing the music for "Steel WINNING TWOSOME: Look for former Capitol rect his first feature, "South Of Heaven, West Of Hell," Capitol released in 1993. Mean- City," which like "Tap Dogs" Records head Gary Gersh and Gold Mountain Man- as soon as he finishes lining up financing. In addition to while, "Steel City," Australian bears a heavy industrial imprint agement exec John Silva to form their own entertain- the singer, the film, described as a "gothic western," director /choreographer Perry's recalling Perry's Newcastle home- ment entity at the start of the year. The venture will will star Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob Thornton, Peter industrial- strength follow -up to town (nicknamed "Steel City," include a management company, , publish- Fonda, and Vincent Gallo. his globe-trotting dance spectac- where he worked as a fitter and ing arm, and Internet component. The pair is lining up Yoakam, who has appeared in a number of films, in- ular "Tap Dogs," is set to play turner at a steel plant), proved a financial backing for the new concern, with a number cluding "Slingblade," says his experiences working on Jan. 26 -30 at New York's Radio challenge in its own right. of labels, multimedia companies, and Wall Street in- his music videos prepared him for this next step. vestors all looking to lend their support. Both Silva and "[Warner Bros. senior VP of film and video production Gersh declined comment. and marketing] John Beug is who handed the keys to the editing room over to me in 1990 and let me begin to ASCAP Highlights An `Ear' Full Of BLOND AMBITION: Madonna has been added to edit," he says. "That did more in teaching me to tell a the list of performers appearing at story through imagery than any- the 1998 Billboard Music Awards, thing ... Three or four years ago, New Songwriters With Sampler which will air live Dec. 7 from Las I realized I was de facto directing Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel. Madon- my own clips [by editing them], BY LARRY FLICK "We don't offer a formal shop- na will sing "The Power Of Good- and that became very fulfilling. NEW YORK -With the industry- ping service, but we will help bye" from her triple -platinum "[Directing videos] has served wide circulation of "The ASCAP artists bring their music in front album "Ray Of Light." "I'm very as an invaluable education for Ear, Volume One," the performing of the right people if we feel excited to be a part of this fantas- me," he continues. "If I'm able to rights organization is issuing a strongly about what they're tic evening. Viva Las Vegas!" says do this film, it will be due in great firm reminder of the fact that it doing," Alexander says. Madonna. Other performers in- by Melinda Newman part to the work I've done as a does far more than collect royal- Among the disc's key unsigned clude Hole, Bette Midler with the video editor and director, which I ties. acts are Washington, D.C. -based Royal Crown Revue, Natalie Imbruglia, Lauryn would say possibly eclipses, if not parallels, the expe- Assembled by ASCAP mem- R &B belter Terrence Mac and New Hill, Shania Twain, and the Backstreet Boys. rience I've gotten as an actor." bership VP John Alexander, the York -rooted -pop act Cardi- 22 -cut project is a sampling of the nal Woosley. ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE: is ROSS DEPARTS: Tom Ross, head of Creative Artists artists and songwriters who have "The ASCAP being saluted by a number of R &B artists on a tribute Agency's music department and agent extraordinaire, been featured in ASCAP work- Ear" also show- record slated for release by Atlantic Records in the shocked the industry when he resigned suddenly Nov shops and showcases around the cases the music first half of 1999. Among the artists contributing tracks 6. However, he says, the move had been coming. "The U.S. over the past year. The mate- of budding film are WyclefJean, Montell Jordan, SW V's Coko, War- truth is that Nov 4 was my 30th anniversary in the busi- rial covers a broad stylistic range, composers Jon ren G, Eternal, Joe, Kelly Price, Jermaine Dupri, ness, and really for the last year and a half I haven't including acoustic pop, R &B, Kull, Keith and British singer Shola Ama. been having much fun," he says. "I was starting to get electronica, and modern rock. Arem, and Mike Jordan, who cut `Against All Odds" for the set, and jaded, and I swore that I would never look at the busi- The disc is being sent to A &R Shapiro. also produced a sassy reworking of "Easy Lover" for ness that I loved in that kind of eye." While he says executives and entertainment ALEXANDER In seeking Coko, says that Collins' music "represents a time when SFX's takeover of the concert industry-a development attorneys throughout the indus- young artists music crossed color lines. Not because there weren't Ross has taken great issue with -was not the reason try. to develop, ASCAP has a large urban stations, but for me, I was colorblind. Duran for his departure, he admits that "I really got a little "We've been making a concert- A &R team sprinkled throughout Duran was one of my favorite groups because I'd hear frustrated that an agent isn't necessary anymore." He ed effort to draw and develop the U.S. The organization has them on the radio beside Michael Jackson." adds that he plans to take some time off before re- enter- young talent for many years now," offices in New York, Los Ange- Collins, while flattered by the project, is taking a ing the music business in some capacity other than as Alexander says. "This disc is les, Chicago, Miami, and Atlanta. hands -off approach, says Jordan, who talked to the a booking agent, noting, "I hope there will be an alter- intended to reflect our ongoing Alexander also works with six singer about the tribute at a Los Angeles Lakers game. native to [SFX]. Maybe I'll be one." efforts -and maybe help some tal- college reps based in San Fran- "He was happy about it, but he told me he wanted to ented artists make progress in cisco; Seattle; Boston; Gaines- stay away from it. He wanted to hear how others inter- STUFF: Rick James is recovering from a stroke he their careers." ville, Fla.; Athens, Ga.; and preted his music. I assured him he'd be pleased because suffered Nov 9. As of press time, the singer was unable The artists featured on the Austin, Texas. there were a lot of urban artists out there with a lot of to walk, although his recognition and comprehension promo -only disc are in various Within the new crop of talent respect for his music." skills were fine ... Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett stages of development. Many have ASCAP is nurturing, Jude is prov- The project is being helmed by Hit & Run Music, had an emergency appendectomy Nov. 6 in London already gone on to major -label ing to be a particular point of Collins' publishing company. "It was Michelle DeVries' while on a press tour for the band's new album, "Ga- deals, including Citizen King pride for Alexander. The artist idea from Hit & Run Publishing in London. I thought it rage Inc." ... On Nov 24, TVT Soundtrax will release (Warner Bros.), Toni Estes (MCA), spent much of 1997 performing in was a great idea, and I hated her for having it before "I'm Still Here ... Damn It!," a recording of Sandra Ozomatli (Almo Sounds), Martin various ASCAP showcases. In me," quips Suzan Koç of Hit & Run's L.A. office. Koç Bernhard's one -woman show that opened on Broadway Sexton (Atlantic), and Jude (Mav- fact, the organization's film and is coordinating many of the U.S. performances. Nov 5 . .. Fred Lawrence, senior VP and head of Inter- erick). A number of the artists have TV department took Jude under national Creative Management's AC music department, gotten their deals as a result of its wing to perform at its Sun - HONKY-TONK MAN: Dwight Yoakam is set to di- has resigned his post to pursue other activities. ASCAP's assistance. (Continued on page 16)

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FINN FORGES A HARD -EDGED `STEEL (Continued from page 14) Finn notes that his composing sic to various film and TV produc- eight months ago. "And I became followed such instructions from tions, thinks that the musical a demographic overnight." Now Perry as "We need a piece for a genre can attract younger audi- living in Sydney, Finn has also forklift." Hence the song "Fork- ences because "in the age of the spent some time of late in New lifts," and sure enough, the stage Internet, there could be an appeal York and Los Angeles, as well as production involves the use of in seeing real people singing in Nashville, where he is collabo- forklifts, as well as jackhammers rating with Iodine's Jay Joyce. He and other heavy machinery. says that forthcoming material "It really brought me back in `I was writing a lot, won't be like "Before & After" but touch with the physicality of that it won't be "a million miles music -which can be cerebral," listening to artists away" from that album's triple-A - continues Finn. like Wilco, Son Volt, oriented track "Persuasion" "[ "Steel City "] is very physical, either. which was good for me because it and Ben Harper' "I'm going toward a "classicist" got me pumping. I'd never written position, where I can repeat guitar riffs except in Split Enz, myself until I die," he says, citing and even they were buried. Dein songs." But with his first musical and Van Morrison as and I both admired Australian production now complete, he's role models. "You can get too rest- bands like Midnight Oil, though shifted his focus to his next solo less in , where there's Split Enz wasn't as rock, and he album. this neurotic quest for what is wondered if I could write a raw - "I've been writing a lot, listen- new. Let's take a rest and reflect enough score -even though ing to artists like Wilco, Son Volt, on what we do lovingly and cre- there's still a lot of melody there." and Ben Harper," notes Finn, atively rather than looking for Winter Park (Orlando) Florida. Modern High -Tech lakefront estate for Luckily, Finn had former You who's also done a few live gigs what's new. That's what I say. Not sale with full recording studio (sold separately). Contemporary Am I guitarist Greg Hitchcock to since his son, Harper, was born stop -but have a rest." masterpiece in land of Disney and Universal has full featured build his four -piece stage band recording/mixing studio with Neve. Studer, Pro -Tools /Apogee, Lexicon around. "He's the embodiment of and Neumann components. Laser lighting, spectacular lakefront pool and rock'n'roll," says Finn of Hitch- spa, extra buildable lakefront lot included. Dazzling lakefront views night cock, who has played guitar ever in 6 all amusement and day out on peninsula Winter Park's -lake chain, connected by since pulling in a Fender Tele- canals. $1,795,000. For full details and color brochure, call: BOXSCORE caster while lobster fishing in h U S I C1 e S O p TOP 10 CONCERT GROSSES Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc. Mark Squires Mick Wetnight western Australia. "He's pale, Gross Attendance 170 W. Fairbanks Ave., Suite 102 ARTIST(S) Venue Dates) ticket Price(s) Capacity Promoter Broker/Realtor Winter Park, FL 32789 Broker/Realtor emaciated, and was living in a ga-

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