OCTOBER 20, 2001 Music Volume 19, Issue 43 £3.95 Tracy Chapman's Collection (Elektra) moves to the num- ber one slot and is this week's Sales Breaker on the Euro- pean Top 100 Albums chart Mediawe talk4c). radio M&M chart toppers this week Merino moves to musicUniversal on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles course to meet KYLIE MINOGUE in Grupo Prisa shake-up Can't Get You Out Of My Head Larsen target (Parlophone) by Howell Llewellyn Groupo Prisa, Jaime Polanco, until European Top 100 Albums now GVM's CEO, takes the up the by Emmanuel Legrand TRACY CHAPMAN MADRID - Luis Merino, who cur-new post of director of Grupo Prisa's Collection rently heads up SER's four nationalInternational Communications LONDON - Universal Music (Elektra) music radionetworks, has beenMedia division. Polanco was also increased its dominance of Europe's appointed to a powerful new execu-previously director general of Prisa's charts during the third quarter of European Radio Top 50 tive post at SER's parent North America operations 2001, and is getting ever closer to MICHAEL JACKSON companyGrupoPrisa, based in New York. No the 30% market share target set by You Rock My World which will see him in con- replacement has yet been Universal Music International (Epic) trol of themedia con- named for Polanco. chairman Jorgen Larsenafew glomerate's record com- Meanwhile, SER's weeks ago (M&M, September 29). European Dance Traxx pany interests. director-general Augusto In both M&M's pan-European ROGER SANCHEZ Merino, 47, has been Delkader moves to the singles and album sales charts, the Another Chance made director of Prisa's post of director of Grupo French -owned major label has made (R-Senal/Sony) Leisure and Entertain- Prisa's newly -created significant progress, achieving close ment division, in effect MediaCommunications to 30% in album chart share and Inside M&M this week makinghim CEOof Spain division. No grabbing an impressive 35% of the Prisa'srecord company replacementhasbeen European singles chart market in operation Gran Via Musi- named either for Delkad- the third quarter. TIME FOR TIN HELMETS? cal (GVM), although that post has er or Merino at SER. Figures for the year to date show With conflicting views in the officially ceased to exist. Merino will Merino, who has spent his entire 'Universal is growing its share in industry about how the music also taking charge of Prisa's broad- professional life at SER, whose sta- both singles and albums compared sector is likely to perform in a cast production division, Plural. tionsaccountforabout 75%of to the same period last year. In sin- global recession, ABN-AMBRO As part of a wide-ranging person- Spain's music radio audience. gles, it is exceeding 30%, and in the recently delivered a report giv- nelandstructuralchangesat continued on page 21 album sector,ithas gained1.3 ing investors its own verdict on points at 25.8%. the music industry's prospects. Universal has grown share at Page 8 Beautiful Garbage grows under Mushroomthe expense of BMG, Warner and by Gareth Thomas Zomba, while EMI is proving to be ROSANA'S RETURN a consistent challenger and Sony Aftera break of LONDON - Mushroom is hoping for a Music is showing signs of recov- three years, Span- lucrativereturn on the albumit ery, especially in the albums field, ish superstar Ros- regards as Garbage's Parallel Lines. thanks to the chart runs enjoyed ana is back with The band's newset,beautiful - by Destiny's Child, Travis, herthird,epony- garbage, was released on October 1 by Jamiroquai, Bob Dylan and Jen- mous albumon Mushroom in the UK, and through nifer Lopez. Mercury Spain. PIAS in the rest of Europe. It goes During the third quarter EMI- Page 14 straight in at number two on M&M's taken as a whole, with EMI and Vir- European Top 100 Albums chart this gin chart shares combined-comes ALPENPOP POWER week, with strong showings in Den- out a strong second, both in singles Austria'sDJOtzirecently mark, Greece, Belgium, France, Aus- and albums, thanks partly to the reached the top of the UK sin- tria and Ireland. performances of Manu Chao (who gles chart, following Hey Baby's "I'm really confident that we'll do tops the albums listing for the quar- success in Germany, the twice what [Garbage'slast album] ter) on Virgin and Gorillaz on Par- Netherlands, Denmark and Ire- Version 2.0 did," says London -based lophone. land. Page 14 Mirelle Davis, Mushroom's head of BMG continued to have a disap- international. 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Music It's too soon to predict if Western economies will go deeply into recession, or how long it will last. The US retail Media. Upfront sector has certainly been hit hard but, for the moment, noth- by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief ing indicates that Europe is following its lead. Some voices Call M&M on: in the industry are relatively optimistic. A few weeks back, tel (+44) 207 420 6005 fax (+44) 207 420 6016 Is the music industry recession -proof? after the events of September 11, Universal Music Interna- This question-crucial in the current climate of eco- tional chairman Jorgen Larsen said that the music market For direct lines dial +44 207 420, nomic and political uncertainty-was raised in a recent could fare better than other consumer goods because there followed by the required extension report written by Helen Snell, an analyst at ABN-AMRO. was elasticity in consumer spending, given that Europeans Publisher: Ron Betist (ext. 6154) These documents are usually for the bank's clients, but only buy an average of 2.2 CDs a year. For Larsen, nothing Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) this one was relevant and informative enough for us to suggested otherwise at this stage. Besides, labels are gear- Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) publish extracts in this week's issue (page 8). ing up for the Christmas season and there are several strong Editorial releases lined up in the coming months. Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) The report offers a unique insight into how this indus- News editor: Gareth Thomas (6162) try's future is viewed by an impartial player, which not Snell also notes that in periods of Features/specials editor: Steve Adams (6160) emotional distress, people turn to Music editor: Adam Howarth (6161) only crunches figures, but also understands the very spe- Reporter: Siri Stavenes Dove (6163) cial way this business has of operating. The report con-music "as a form of solace"-although Chclrts 8c resecirc cludes that the music industry is set to face another tough translating this state of mind into Charts editor: Raul Cairo (6156) season amid fears of a global recession, so Snell's views do record sales is by no means a done deal. Charts researchers: Menno Visser (6165), Consumer confidence is paramount, Beverley Evans (6157) not make particularly cheery reading, although she also Production finds reasons not to be filled with pessimism, either. but it is something that the industry Production & art co-ordinator: Mat Deaves (6110) Snell demonstrates that there is a direct correlationhas no control over. The picture, as we Correspondents between music sales and GDP growth. The experience of thesee it, is not all doom and gloom. The Austria: Susan L. Schuhmayer - (43) 1 334 9608 Gulf War vindicates her analysis, although she points out music industry might not be fully reces- Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 that the then -recession did not last too long and did not have sion -proof, but it has legs. 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