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Trade Commission is the final hurdle before to be made about the senior executive (Continued on page 68) SCHMIDT -HOL `E<CRING FUTUR (Continued on page 68) Stadium Smooth Tours? Not 8 Expansion Plan ThisYear In her new role as MTV Networks chairman /CEO, Judy Saili BY RAY WADDELL McGrath plans to expand the company's digital business. Buffett's Latest Are stadium tours extinct? Breezes Straight Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm - weather concert To Top Of Chart business, the stadium tour is completely absent from this sum- BY MELINDA NEWMAN mer's landscape. A decade ago, such tours C \_ and PHYLLIS STARK mere were plentiful. In the summer of It only took 30 years from 1994, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, when he first debuted on the the Eagles, Billy Joel/Elton John Billboard albums chart. but and the Rolling Stones were all 35 Faith in Country Jimmy Buffett can finally (Continued on page 20) Country veterans lace Bill say he has. reached No. 1. 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I ON THE CHARTS ARTIST =t ALBUM PAGE B l JIMMY BUFFE JULY 31, 2004 VOLUME 11 , No. 31 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION Live Top of the News Global ERIC CLAPTON Me And Mr Johnson 62 5 The RIAA's effort to stop illicit 51 Canadian jazz artist Jane I. peer-to -peer file sharing faces a Bunnett delivers a blend of folk SWITCHFOOT The Beautiful Letdown 62 = new batch of elusive networks. tunes on her Blue Note /EMI release "Red Dragonfly." 3 6 XM Satellite and Rhino Records - will produce in -depth specials 53 Global Pulse: The United 34 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up about Rhino acts, including Ray Kingdom's Blue Nile emerges rr Charles and Chicago. from its eight -year hiatus with a FRED HAMMOND Somethin' Bout Love new Sanctuary release, "High." 61 Music THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Together We're Heavy Programming E, -.1 11 The Beat: Richard Marx 6' A VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tour 2004 Compilation juggles a new gig as a Sony &R 67 Tuned In: Radio: CRTC scout with his own recording and refuses license renewal to Genex producing career. Communications' CHOI -FM, 12 Movies & Music: Hilary claiming it did not comply with i61= THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Ready To Die Duff has successfully transitioned Canadian radio regulations. _1+ from TV personality to music and 22 R&B: Vaughn Harper and 42 Studio Monitor: Leslie DADDY YANKEE Barrio Fino O`. movie star. Shanachie Records give soul music Lewis resigns as director of NARAS' Features a forum on their various -artists Producers & Engineers Wing to 21 Boxscore LLOYD BANKS The Hunger For More 12 In The Spirit: EMI Gospel signs six new acts, including V3. compilations. focus on Grammy Recordings. 38 Billboard Picks BEENIE MAN Back To Basics 14 Classical Score: Robert 26 Beats & Rhymes: Terror 40 The Billboard BackBeat Spano is now conducting the Squad has a No. 1 summer hit Retail 40 Executive Turntable A Cinderella Story with "Lean Back." Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 43 Sony Connect aggressively 52 Hits of the World full -time. 29 Latin: LosTemerarios go courts independent marketers, BEBEL GILBERTO 55 Classifieds a 1 to build 21 On The Road: AEG inks a mainstream with No. Hot Latin labels and distributors Tracks hit, "Qué de RaroTiene." consumer buzz. 57 Charts PAGE naming- rights deal with Nokia ARTIST TITLE Chart Beat and plans a billion -dollar Los 33 Beat Box: After 13 years, 44 The Indies: Collector's 57 Angeles its No. 1 Music purchases Hep Cat 57 Market Watch . development. Radikal Records has first Choice . :_. w. ,. ..,._ ,.-. ... .... ., on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Records & Distribution. 70 The Last Word HOOBASTANK The Reason 35 Country: Such country vets 48 Retail Track: Kmart is re- cn r.a as the Kendalls and John Conlee examining its current relationship ..IS FIVE FOR FIGHTING 100 Years are releasing gospel albums. with Handleman. Words & Music: Elvis Home Video: Asian action TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying 3` 42 49 Costello recently introduced his films, along with documentaries, orchestral work at the Lincoln are expected to be the next hot MILK & SUGAR FEATUR :N6 7. PA`"1NS,N Lo Center Festival. trends in DVD titles. GEORGE MICHAEL Amazing A GEORGE MICHAEL Amazing QUOTE OF THE WEEK USHER FEATURING LIL JON & LUDACRIS Yeah! `it's like being the old fart in the surf line, T INTA I'm the bald guy with all these kids. But I'll LOS TEMERARIOS Que De Raro Tiene ur r ° --- T.P a take the wave, and I know how to ride it ] 64 JOJO Leave (Get Out) for a long time., Digital Music MODEST MOUSE Float On 64 JIMMY BUFFETT Page 9 TERROR SQUAD Lean Back 47 JUVENILE FEATURING SOUUA SLIM Slow Motion 6 ARTIST & COMPANY INDEX JUVENILE FEATURING SOUDA SLIM Slow Mction (SIGNIFICANT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS) TITLE PAGE Artist Page(s) Company Page(s) VI COLD MOUNTAIN 0 Akwid 29 Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. 21 BUTTERFLY EFFECT DIRECTOR'S CUT) Allure 22 Clear Channel Entertainment Inc. 5, 8 Alter Bridge 11 Collectors' Choice Music 44 .. THE METHOD PILATES: TARGET SPECIFICS Bill Anderson 35 EMI Gospel 12 SCOOBY-DOO & THE LOCH NESS MONSTER Inc. 67 Blue Nile 53 Genex Communications Greenberg Traurig LLP 5 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: READY TO DIE Elvis Costello 6, 42 Handleman Co. 9, 48 Hilary Duff 12 STILL WE BELIEVE: THE BOSTON RED SOX MOVIE Immedia 51 Jane Bunnett 51 Interep National Radio Sales Inc. 35 BUTTERFLY EFFECT Jimmy Buffett 1, 57, 64 Kmart Corp. 9, 48 PS 2 - SPIDERMAN 2 Kendalls 35 Loudeye Corp. 69, 70 Kenny Rogers 57 ARTIST ALBUM LuAnn Entertainment 22 33 La 5a Estación Memorex Products Inc. 43 YO-YO MA Vivaldi's Cello 40 LaShell Griffin MTV Networks 8 LaShun Pace 12 JOSH GROBAN Closer Napster LLC 6 LosTemerarios 29 Palm Pictures LLC 49 Milk & Sugar Featuring Lizzy Pattison 33 Radikal Records Inc. 33 Nelly 12, 64 Rhino Records 6 Richard Marx 11 Sony Connect Inc 43 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Cheetah Girls EP Robert Spano 14 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 11 Terror Squad 26 XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 6, 67 3ILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 3 www.americanradiohistory.com f. HANKS ALAN, KENNY, T MARTIN ,GEORGE, CLINT, BILL AND NAN RCA RECORDS LABEL 13."11.411G- @ 2004 BMG MUSIC www.americanradiohistory.com 8 9 Judy Gra ' ,,._, I Jay Berman succeedMcs Tothm releases latest Freston at the IFPI piracy helm of MTV figures Networks TOP OF THE NEWS P2P Users Get More Elusive Faster Networks Tough To Detect BY SCOTT BANERIEE more efficient P2P networks that are growing in popularity. Others include SAN FRANCISCO -A complex cat - BitTorrent, Overnet, Wafte, Warez, and -mouse game is emerging between Winney and Gnutella. the Recording Industry Assn. of Amer- These applications are preconfig- ica and users of file- sharing services it ured to disable remote browse or have seeks to squash. incorporated additional protection for Kazaa, whose users have been the file sharers.