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NEWSSTAND PRICE 56.50 MAY 27, 2005 `We Belong' In M.I.P. Territory Islard /IDJMG artist Mariah Carey rocket up the Pop chart this week: We Belong Together," tie latest single from her new album, The Art & Science Of Management The Emancipah9n of Mimi, scores Most Increased This week R &R's format editors cevote their columns Plays at the folma-. with to a wide variety of artist managers in an effort to in the music industry are 1,233 addition il plays and, uncover how changes way they do business. You'll learn how as a result, clir bs 16 -6 *. affecting the and .companies, work Carey will perf arm on The managers brand their artists finesse what they need MTV Movie A ards, airing RAD/0 Ñ ilE88h/hS with radio to get more airplay, much, much more. June 9. www.radioandrecords.com from the labels and MATT JENKINS Men will lay on the couch and laugh! Women will laugh all the way home 'Cause it's true! PLAY IT JUNE 6TH! Produced by Tony Brown www universal- UNIVERSAL south.com - SOUTH - N T E R T 1 1 N NI E N l www mattjenkinsmusi.;.com Management: Vector Management E www.americanradiohistory.com ON YOUR DESK NOW www.bizarresworld.com www sanctuarygroup.com www.americanradiohistory.com INSIDE MAY 27, 2005 A REPORT FROM OVERSEAS GOOD SPORTS The Music Managers Forum is a coalition of worldwide artist managers who have joined forces to deal with Boston may well be the best damn issues that affect the sports city in America, and it has o Music careers of the artists they of the best damn Sports stations in Managers represent. A &R Forum WEEI. This week News/Talk/Sports www.ukmmf.net Sat Editor Al Peterson chats with WEE Worldwide's Bisla talks with top execs of the organization about its most PD Jason Wolfe about "guy talk" v its global mission to aid and sports talk, play-by -play rights and pressing concerns and educate its members. Page 22. being a champ in Beantown. THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER www.radioandrecords.com See Page Alternative's lost generation: Page 59 PLAN AHEAD 11/111111/11/I This week's Management/Marketin Sales section focuses on getting a jump on the competition. Irwin IDJMG Ups Thompson To EVP/Promo Pollack tells you how to finish 200 'Lite FM' Still A Heavy Biller By Keith Bennan with a bang and offers a list of MM repeats as top revenue generator in R &R Associate Radio Editor upcoming events to inspire your kberman ®radioandrecords. com 2004, a 'disappointing year for radio growth' The Island Def Jam Music Group has pro- sales staff, and there's also a host moted Exec. VP /Sales & Marketing Greg BIA Financial Network WLTW saw 2004 rev- tips designed to get you thinking Thompson to Exec. VP /Promotion. He succeeds last week released its list of enue of $70.2 million and about next year now. Ken Lane, who exited the label group Monday, America's top 10 revenue - enjoyed its third straight after six years. See Pag 9 in 2004, in spot. It was generating stations year the top Thompson will oversee IDJMG's Promotion, and, in what BIAfn calls a No. 2 in 2001 and No. 4 in Artist Development and New Media depart- for ra- 2000. Repeating at No. 2 "disappointing year ments, but his duties will not include Urban pro- in of was Infinity's News WINS/ dio terms growth," motion. He will report to Island Records Presi- Clear AC WLTW New York, with $60.6 mil- Channel dent Steve Bartels. Thompson (106.7 Lite FM) /New York lion in revenue during 2004; "Greg is a seasoned music executive whose vast knowledge and repeated as the nation's WINS was No. 5 in 2000. talents cross all avenues of the music business," Bartels said. "He No. 1 biller. BILLER See Page 17 THOMPSON See Page 11 Rank Rank Calls/Market Owner Est. '04 Revs. 2004 2003 (in millions) Freeman Rejoins CC/Dallas As RVP 1 1 WLTW/New York Clear Channel $70.2 By Adam Jacobson 2 2 WINS/New York Infinity $60.6 R &R Radio Editor k` [email protected] 3 4 KROO/Los Angeles Infinity $60.3 J.D. Freeman has returned to Dallas, as Re- 4 8 KFI/Los Angeles Clear Channel $60.1 gional VP for Clear Channel, overseeing Alter- 5 6 KPWR/Los Angeles Emmis $58.0 native KDGE (The Edge), Hot AC KDMX (Mix GWEN! STEFAN! Hollaback (Interscope) 6 6 WCBS -AM/New York Infinity $55.7 102.9), AC KEGL (Sunny 97.1), CHR /Pop KHKS (Kiss) and Classic Rock KZPS. He was 7 3 KIIS/Los Angeles Clear Channel $54.3 _NCHR/RHYTHI iIC most recently based in Santa Barbara, CA as Re- MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJ 8 7 WFAN/New York Infinity $52.5 gional VP of the company's Central California URBAN 9 9 WXRK/New York Infinity $52.2 .'BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down (DTP/DefJam/ID 10 10 KOST/Los Angeles Clear Channel $50.5 stations.A 25 -year industry veteran, Freeman joined Freeman .URBAN AC 1996 GM of KDMX, Source. BIAfn Clear Channel in April as I Can't Stop Loving You (Motown/Universal) FREEMAN See Page 17 GOSPEL I DONNIE McCLURKIN I Call You Faithful (Verity) ,.:COUNTRY PD ?''KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us (Capitol) Purdy, Henry Swap Cumulus Switches Rep Firms To Katz McGee Set As Of WLS/Chicago KELLY CLARKSONI Breakaway (Hollywood) Station GM Duties Dickey makes good on severing ties with Interep By Al Peterson AC By Joe Howard At Infinity/Dallas R &R News/Talk/Sports Editor ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) York markets," Dickey said. R &R Washington Bureau Chief [email protected] [email protected] According to BIAfn, Cumu- 1$SMOOTH JAZZ Infinity /Dallas Sr. VP /Mar- Twenty -year a /Brewster, WFAF/ NILS Pacific Coast Highway (Baja/TSR) ket Manager Brian Purdy and Following through on lus' WPUT programming change Chairman /CEO Lew Mt. Kisco and WFAS /White .ROCK cluster SVP /Director of Sales veteran Kipper - Dickey hinted at less than a Plains, NY are represented by AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (Interscope/Epic) David Henry have swapped McGee has been month ago, Cumulus Katz's Christal Radio, ACTIVE ROCK day -to-day GM duties for five named to fill Media announced which also represents VMUDVAYNE Happa,+? (Epic) of the company's six stations in the vacant PD late Monday plans to Cumulus' stations in 41TERNATIVE the region. Purdy has handed post at WLS/ shift all of its national Bridgeport, Danbury NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (Intersco , ) management of Adult Hits Chicago, effec- CT. KJKK (100.3 Jack FM) and FM rep firm business to and Stamford, tive June 13. TRIPLE A Katz Media. BIAfn also shows COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) Talk KLLI (Live 105.3) to The native Mid- With the move, Cu- Cumulus' stations in McGee CHRISTIAN AC Henry, and Henry has relin- westerner re- mulus ends a seven - Newburgh and Pough- CHRIS TOMUN Holy Is The... (SixstepsrSparrow/EM MG) quished to Purdy the GM re- places Michael Packer, who ex- sponsibilities at Oldies KLUV, year relationship with keepsie, NY as being ited the ABC Radio News/ HRISTIAN IIR Interep and takes na- represented by Katz KRYSTAL MEYERS The Way To Begin (Essential/ :;G) Smooth Jazz KOAI (The Oasis) Talker last March. tional sales represen- Radio. HRISTIAN ROCK and AC KVIL. "In a career spanning over tation rights for all 310 Dickey Reacting to Cumu- DISCIPLE The Wait Is Over (SRE) Purdy will continue to over- two decades, Kipper has had see the Texas State Network, of its stations in 61 markets to lus' decision, Interep Chair- experience building and lead- HRISTIAN IRSPO Interep's Clear Channel - man /CEO Ralph Guild said, CHRIS TOMUN Haiy Is The... (Sfxsteps,Sparrow, M MG) the Dallas Cowboys Radio Net- ing successful radio stations," rival. a long and work and the Texas Rangers owned "Interep has had said John Gallagher, President/ SPANISH CONTEMPORARY f "We are excited about our prosperous relationship with JUANES La Camisa Negra (Universal) Radio Network; Jerry Bobo will GM of WLS and Radio Disney continue as VP /GM of News/ new partnership with Katz, Lew Dickey and the Cumu- clustermate WRDZ, to whom EGIONAL MEXICAN which expands on the suc- lus radio stations, and we LOS TEMERARIOS Ni En Defensa Propia (Fonovi Talk KRLD /Dallas. McGee will report. "I'm confi- Purdy joined Infinity/Dallas cess we've enjoyed with dent that Kipper will bring a TROPICAL them in our suburban New CUMULUS See Page 11 JUANES La Camisa Negra (Universal) INFINITY See Page 17 McGEE See Page 11 ISSIE NUMBER 1608 www.americanradiohistory.com n u e vas e a s Win Far bhe emerging Nïspani audience. Houston KLOL -FM Spanish Contemporary P 12+ Atlanta WWVA - FM THE Hispanic Programming P 12+ 11 San Jose KSJO -FM Hispanic Programming P 18 -34 CHOICE Las Vegas KWID -FM FOR ADVTISERS Hispanic Programming P 12+ AND LISTENERS! Tucson KTZR -FM Spanish Contemporary P 12+ Fresno KFSO -FM Hispanic Programming P 12+ Monterey 'MEW-FM Hispanic Programming P 25-54 Bakersfield KKDJ- FM /KDFO -AM Hispanic Programming P 12+ Santa Barbara KSPE -FM Hispanic Programming P 12+ Santa Maria KSMY - FM Station P 12+ Reses rch based on Arbitron. Winter o5 Ratings Reviews, Persons 12+ & Persons 25 -54. NEW forma r Diverse Rudion Thrgelied SoluCians. For more information please contact /Raul Calvo at (212) -6405. CLEARCHANNEL 424 RADIO www.americanradiohistory.com A BIG BIRTHDAY FOR THE KING Jones Joins Word As VP/Nat'l Promo May 27, 05 Word Label Group has named NEWS & FEATURES Derek Jones VP /National Pro- motion, effective Radio Business 4 unities 76 June 1.