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ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION Live Top of the News Global 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 . 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: 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 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." 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

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BY SCOTT BANERIEE more efficient P2P networks that are growing in popularity. Others include -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. main target of the RIAAs legal initia- "Software developers are taking basic tive, is showing chinks in and fundamental steps to its armor, with usage insulate their users from dropping off recently. RIM litigation," says Eric But targeting Kazaa Garland, CEO of P2P may only serve to send market research company file sharers to a new gen- BigChampagne. eration of faster, often RIAA president Cary The ape man and the con man are arrong many filn characters who'll be getting the Broadway musical treatment. more elusive sites that Sherman says the organ- have helped build overall ization is continuing its peer-to -peer . These litigation strategy, which emerging P2P networks targets music uploaders. Movies Inspiring New are more efficient than The RIM has filed more Kazaa at handling large than 3,900 lawsuits file transfers. against music file shar- Additionally, sophisti- ers since September, set- SHERMAN: LITIGATION cated file sharers are dis- tling about 690 cases Round Of Musicals STRATEG Y WORKS covering that they can with fines ranging from BY CARLA HAY use FTP sites, newsgroups, certain $2,000 to $11,000. sion stages include "Tarzan" (based on the 1999 Walt Dis- chat rooms and private networks to Most of the RIAA's legal efforts have NEW YORK- Broadway is getting more inspiration from ney animated film), "Catch Me If You Can," "Legally share music. targeted users of FastTrack, Kazaa's the silver screen. Several musicals based on movies are Blonde," "Spider-Man," "Pink Floyd's The Wall," "Second - Further, new versions of file -shar- network. The RIM says it has also filed headed to the Great White Way within the next two years Hand Lions," "Fight Club" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." ing software are preconfigured to dis- suits against users of a half -dozen in a growing trend in musical theater. able the "remote browse" function, other networks. "Monty Python's Spamalot," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," FAMILIARITY MITIGATES RISK which the RIAA uses to detect an According to BigChampagne, Fast - "Dracula the Musical" and "The Color Purple" are just four What is behind this boom in musicals based on movies? uploader's library. Track has lost 2 million users -drop- movie -inspired musicals set to debut this year Entertainment attorney Jay Cooper of law firm Green- "Spoofed files, lawsuits, pop -up ads ping from 5.6 million to 3.6 million- Although no Broadway dates have been scheduled yet, berg Traurig in says, "Musicals and other and adware are effectively reducing since its October 2003 peak. "The Ten Commandments" musical, starring Val Kilmer, Broadway productions are very risky investments, and it's Kazaa users, but they're not reducing "The fact that lawsuits are one of the will premiere this September at the Kodak Theatre in easier to go with a concept that's familiar to people already. P2P users," says Lee Jaffe, music indus- reasons that FastTrack has fallen so Los Angeles. Musicals don't have an afterlife like movies do. If a musi- try veteran and president of digital con- precipitously reinforces the motivation Other musicals that are in the development or discus- (Continued on page 69) tent distributor Altnet. to use the same deterrence program on Jaffe cites eDonkey as one of the new, (Continued on page 69) Changes Seen Atop Clear Channel Music BY RAY WADDELL which includes such operations as ven- Music co -CEOs Dave Lucas and Don Several key executives at CCE tell If these changes do occur as expected, ues, touring and sponsorships. Law as the top-ranked global music Billboard that they had not been the status of Boston -based Law and Changes are imminent atop the Additionally, Michael Rapino, who executives at CCE, the world's largest informed of any official changes. CCE Indianapolis -based Lucas remains concert division of Clear Channel has been CEO of European music for concert promoter and venue operator. chairman/CEO Brian Becker could not unclear. It is believed that both will stay Entertainment, according to a num- CCE, is believed to be in line to run But Lucas and Law appear to be be reached for comment. with the company in some capacity and ber of sources. CCE's worldwide concert business, lobbying to maintain their authority. However, CCE's Mike McGee, exec- report to Wilkin and Rapino. They cur- In a drama that was still unfolding at reporting to Wilkin. Both insist business at CCE Music is utive VP of corporate operations, tells rently report to Becker. press time, Miles Wilkin, who is chair - The changes were not official at dead- status quo. Billboard: "I won't specifically com- The new pecking order, sources say, man/CEO for CCE Europe and chair- line, and no specific titles for Wilkin and "Everything is as it has been," Lucas ment on any of this, but changes are would be Becker, Wilkin, Rapino, then man of theatrical worldwide for CCE, Rapino could be determined. told billboard.biz July 20. "Don and I being discussed, and at the appropriate Law/Lucas. has been tapped as chief executive over- In their presumed roles, Wilkin and look forward to continuing to lead point when we have something to Law and Lucas have run CCE's music seeing the company's music division, Rapino would supplant current CCE Clear Channel Music in the future." announce, we'll announce it." (Continued on page 56)

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 5 www.americanradiohistory.com Upfront XM Puts Rhino In Space Satcaster To Air Specials Based On Label's Catalog BY BRIAN GARRITY now and year's end. and Rhino have similar philoso- Dorn says that roughly half of the phies. "One of our slogans inter- NEW YORK -Rhino Records and specials produced for XM will be nally is: We believe in careers, not XM Satellite Radio are teaming to tied to Rhino's release schedule. just hits. This allows us to open up produce a wide range of exclu- artists' catalogs." sive music and pop -culture spe- OELPHI XM is looking to program- s cials based on the Rhino cata- ming features like the Rhino r log, Billboard has learned. specials as a selling point for DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: NEWTIES WITH THE LEGAL NAPSTER The two companies are devel- its service against terrestrial oping in-depth programs about radio and rival satcaster Sirius. Ray Charles, the Monkees, the The company, which offers Grateful Dead, Elvis Costello, 68 channels of commercial - Aretha Franklin, Chicago and 0 free music, currently claims a Napster, Apple Dwight Yoakam, among others. subscriber base of 2.1 million. "This is a way to bring atten- XM received a special waiver tion to the Rhino catalog," says from Rhino to use its catalog David Dorn, senior VP of new - XM will dip into Rhino's rich vaults for for in -depth programming In Campus Deals media strategy for Rhino. exclusive programming opportunities. centered on its individual artists. The programs -which will vary The Digital Millennium Copyright BY SCOTT BANERJEE Duke's distribution of 1,650 iPods in length from 90 minutes to a few However, he says that Rhino and Act prohibits Internet and satellite and BRIAN GARRITY is part of a one -year pilot program. hours -will be heard exclusively on XM will also be looking to give new programmers from playing more The school is paying for the project various channels across XM. The life to older boxed sets and collec- than a few cuts from a single artist Recorded music's shift from phys- with strategic planning funds. specials will feature extensive in a three -hour period without per- ical CDs to digital formats started with Tracy Futhey, VP for information between -song programming includ- EXCLUSIVE mission from the copyright owner. college students sharing files on cam- technology at Duke, says the university ing interviews and historical press - For Rhino, a Burbank, Calif. - pus networks. Now Napster and Apple "is approaching this as an experiment kit materials. tions that never got exposure based catalog specialist focused on Computer are sowing their digital [that] we hope will motivate our fac- Lee Abrams, chief programming through terrestrial radio. archival reissues and anthologies, seeds with these early adopters. ulty and students to think creatively officer for XM, says that almost all "Music discovery is music you the deal is the latest in a series of Napster has established new rela- about using digital audio content and of its music stations that are not haven't heard before," Dorn says, moves to promote its brand across tionships with six schools: Cornell Uni- a mobile computing environment to focused on current catalog will air pointing out that music does not new technology platforms. versity, George Washington University, advance educational goals." Rhino specials. have to be newly released to seem The label also has alliances with Middlebury College, University of Napster has witnessed success with XM is expected to air approxi- fresh to consumers. the iTunes Music Store and video - Miami, University of Southern Cali- current college partners Penn State mately 50 Rhino specials between Abrams agrees. He says that XM game publisher Electronic Arts. fornia and Wright State University. The University and University of Rochester, company will create programs that according to Atkins. At Penn State, allow students at these schools to 75% of eligible students -those with access its digital music service, start- adequate PCs and Internet access - ing this fall. Napster offers subscrip- have adopted the technology. This has tions and per-track downloads. encouraged Napster to invest devel- Copyright Office: Radio Needs Meanwhile, Apple inked a deal with opment and marketing resources in Duke University to distribute iPods- this type of project. the dominant portable music player To Pay Performance Royalty -to its incoming freshmen this NEW-GENERATION IPODS August. Under a licensing arrange- Each incoming Duke freshman will BY BILL HOLLAND Assn. of Broadcasters has successfully crushed legisla- ment with Apple Computer, the receive the new 20GB iPod, which tive attempts to create such a right that would affect Durham, N.C., school also plans to Apple announced June 19. WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Copyright Office has traditional, over -the -air broadcasts. distribute a special version of iTunes The new iPod is 1 millimeter thin- told Congress that with the advent of high- definition The stands alone in not providing cre- software that will allow students to ner and has 50% more battery life digital radio, it is time to grant a full performance right ators with such a right. Most other nations have a per- download course content. than the previous version. Its battery in sound recording to labels and artists. formance right in sound recordings. These distribution efforts are part can last for 12 hours at a time. The David Carson, general counsel of the Copyright Through the decades, the Copyright Office has of a larger Apple initiative to spread device is available with 20GB of stor- Office, testified at a House panel hearing July 15 that remained firm that such a right is legal and necessary, the reach of iTunes and iPod on col- age for a retail price of $299 and 40GB the rights upgrade is needed because forthcoming even if it is not politically possible. lege campuses. for $399; each model costs $100 less second -generation HD receivers will be able to cherry- In the initial 1995 government white paper on copy- than its previous version. pick and redistribute music. right in the digital age, the Working Group on Intel- TWO APPROACHES The Duke iPods will come pre - Currently, the recording industry only enjoys a lim- lectual Property Rights characterized the lack of a per- Napster and Apple are taking dif- loaded with orientation information, ited performance right in streamed webcasts and inter- formance right in sound recordings as "a historical ferent approaches to building user an academic calendar and other active transmissions. anomaly that does not have a strong policy justifica- loyalty within the same market school- related content Carson testified before the House Subcommittee tion -and certainly not a legal one." Napster, originally branded as a Napster's latest university partner- on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property that The Recording Industry Assn. of America supports a facilitator of illegal file- sharing, sees ships resulted from its involvement the technology of HD radio makes a change in the full performance right (see Taking Issue, page 10), as an opportunity to reinvent itself as the with the Campus Action Network, a law imperative. do artists' groups and unions. legal alternative. music industry initiative to introduce "In the absence of corrective action, the rollout of David Salemi, VP of marketing for Ibiquity Digital, "Our major goal here is to show college students to legitimate file - digital radio and the technological devices that prom- says: "We're opposed to people stealing content, and as this great segment of the market that sharing services. ise to enable consumers to gain free access at will to a technology developer, we would be part of a market- there are legitimate, buyable alterna- Napster also recently struck a deal any and all the music they want will pose an unac- place consensus on how best to achieve that. But chang- tives to peer -to -peer sites that do not with the Dave Matthews Band to dig- ceptable risk to the survival of what has been a thriv- ing the copyright law is something else, because we run the risk of viruses and have con- itally distribute its catalog, including ing music industry," he said. don't want to take `fair use' away from the consumer. sistent quality [without] pop -ups ads recent RCA live set "The Gorge." The Carson noted that such technology also poses a "Also, I'm not so sure how this is different from or spyware," Napster senior VP of band leaves behind such superstar threat "to the ability of performers and composers to copying something from satellite radio or the rock sta- business affairs/general counsel Aileen acts as , Led Zeppelin, make a living by creating the works the broadcasters, tion on DirecTV," he adds. "If they're worried about the Atkins says. Madonna, Radiohead, AC/DC, Bob webcasters and consumer electronic companies are so programming aspect -look for this and record this' - Apple is hoping to leverage the pop- Seger, Garth Brooks and Elvis Costello, eager to exploit [to put] money in their pockets." I don't know if that's doable or not, [but] I don't think ularity and versatility of the iPod, who have not yet licensed their work The nation's radio broadcasters have fiercely opposed broadcasters are going to be saying, `Coming up next, which plays and stores music. to a major digital music service. a performance right for 50 -plus years. The National U2 at 3:52.'"

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BY CARLA HAY "Mark Rosenthal leaving is bitter- Apple Computer's iTunes music store in Europe will start featuring more sweet," McGrath tells Billboard. "I'm repertoire from independent labels now that the U.S. company and repre- NEW YORK-MTV Networks' newly not certain if his replacement will sentatives from the indie sector have agreed upon a licensing framework. promoted chairman/CEO Judy have exactly the same title or position. The first indies to license material to Mines include London -based labels McGrath says that one of the first We'll have to think about our business Beggars Group, Group and V2. orders of business under her leader- strategy first." As a result of the agreement, European iTunes users now have access to ship will be to "invest more in MTV McGrath hints that she may be titles from the White Stripes, Prodigy, Morrissey, the Pixies, Stereophonics Networks' digital channels." considering someone within MTV and others. She says that MW Networks plans Networks to succeed her as MTV Net- When Apple launched its Mines stores June 15 in Germany, France and to go "into the digital business in a works Group president. the United Kingdom, the services carried scant content from the indie sec- bigger way. We're going to keep grow- MTV/MTV2 /MTV Films president tor. The labels initially balked at the terms offered by the Cupertino, Calif. - ing our [spinoff] channels." Van Toffler, VH1 president Christina based computer giant. Britain's Assn. of Independent Music Apple McGRATH: FOCUSED ON DIGITAL CHANNELS suggests McGrath was previously MTV Net- Norman and MTV/VH1 president of subsequently adjusted its terms to suit both parties. LARS BRANDLE works Group president, responsible related to the various networks. entertainment Brian Graden are "cer- for MTV, MTV2, VH1, CMT, Comedy McGrath has been with MTV since tainly candidates" for the job, Thanks to negotiations between the Recording Artists' Coalition and the Central and the recently announced 1981, when she joined as a copywriter McGrath says. She expects to "decide prospective new owner of the Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts in Logo, set to launch in 2005. in the on-air promotions department. the new senior leadership very soon." Las Vegas, expect to see RAC member Linda Ronstadt return to the venue She takes over the chairman/CEO Under the new management struc- McGrath would not reveal details of t his fall -with controversial filmmaker Michael Moore on backup vocals. position formerly held by Tom Fre- ture, MTV Networks Group president her expansion plans for MTV Net- It is an ironic turn of events following the singer's dedication of "Desper- ston, who was promoted last month to Herb Scannell and MTV Networks works, but she says that those plans ado" to Moore at a July 17 performance at the Aladdin, which not only co-president/co-COO of Viacom, MTV's International president Bill Roedy will include more touring partnerships upset audience members but also prompted hotel management to escort parent company (Billboard, June 12). report to McGrath. Scannell will con- for mtvU, the company's entertain- Ronstadt from the building. In her new position, New York-based tinue to be responsible for Nick- ment channel for college campuses. Planet Hollywood International is set to buy the venue. Chairman/CEO McGrath reports to Freston. elodeon, Nick at Nite, Spike TV, TV chairman/ Robert Earl issued a statement saying that once the purchase is approved As MTV Networks chairman/ Land, Noggin and the N. CEO Doug Morris praises McGrath's and closed "we would like to offer the use of the Theater of Performing Arts CEO, McGrath adds Nickelodeon, promotion. to Linda Ronstadt for a second concert and further to take Michael Moore Spike TV and MTV Networks OTHER CHANGES "They could not have picked a bet- up on his offer to join her onstage." BILL HOLLAND International to her portfolio, as At the same time, MTV Networks ter person for the job," he tells Bill- well as spinoff channels, consumer president/COO Mark Rosenthal is exit- board. "Experience, brilliance and Clear Channel Communications has filed a $3 million countersuit against products and digital operations ing the company. integrity never fail." Howard Stem, One Twelve and Infinity Broadcasting, who are suing Clear Channel for $10 million. The countersuit, filed in New York, claims a breach of contract and states that some of Stem's shows did not comply with federal law and Federal Communications Commission regulations, as required in the contracts between Stem and Clear Channel. The suit also states that the Jerry Goldsmith Dead At 75 contracts stipulated Clear Channel could not alter the show, making the radio group powerless to block indecent content before it aired. Clear Chan- BY CARLA HAY "Alien" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." nel dropped Stern's show from six of its affiliates several months ago. Born Feb. 10, 1929, in Los Angeles, Goldsmith began "The radio show was pulled because Mr. Stern and Infinity refused to Award -winning film and TV composer Jerry Goldsmith his composing career in the late 1940s in radio and TV. In assure us that future programs would conform to the law," Clear Channel died July 21 of cancer in Beverly Hills. He was 75. the 1950s, Goldsmith wrote music for such radio shows as chief legal officer Andy Levin said in a statement. 'We gave them every oppor- Goldsmith's long and distinguished "CBS Radio Workshop" and "Romance." He tunity to make good on their word before we permanently retired the show." career included a best original score went on to compose music for numerous TV BRAM TEITELMAN Academy Award for the 1976 movie "The series, including "The Twilight Zone," "Perry Omen." He also received several Academy Mason," "Gunsmoke," "The Man From Rock the Vote, the Recording Industry Assn. of America, the National Award nominations for best original score, U.N.C.L.E." and "Dr. Kildare." Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and others have music events tied including those for "Chinatown," "Mulan," Goldsmith was also a longtime composer of to the Democratic National Convention, which takes places July 26 -29 at "Hoosiers," "L.A. Confidential," "Poltergeist," music for the Academy Awards ceremony on Boston's Fleet Center. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," "Patton" TV. His most recent film work included writ- On July 25, former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D- and "Planet of the Apes." ing music for 2003's "Looney Tunes: Back in N.Y., will attend a show at nightclub Avalon to hear the X- Ecutioners and a In addition, Goldsmith won four Emmy Action." Goldsmith also had a small acting DJ set by Biz Markie. Awards as composer for the TV series "Star career, with cameos in such movies as "Grem- Grammy Award -winning jazz singer and NARAS vice -chairman Kurt Trek: Voyager," 1981 miniseries "Masada," 1975 TV-movie lins" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch." Elling will perform July 26 at an afternoon welcoming party for Democratic "Babe" and 1974 miniseries "QB VII." His Grammy Award Funeral service details for Goldsmith were unavailable National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe. Elling will also spend time nominations included best original score for "The Omen," at press time. on the convention floor as a delegate from Illinois. At the Avalon July 27, Rock the Vote in partnership with the RIM will feature sets by the and Gavin DeGraw. Carole King and others are scheduled to perform July 28 at a late -night party hosted by Rock the Vote's Chicks Rock, Chicks Vote. Bainwol States Case On `Induce' Bill On nomination night, July 29, gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples will sing "America the Beautiful" at the Fleet Center. Also that evening, Maroon5 will headline a concert at the Roxy sponsored by Time Warner and Rock the BY BILL HOLLAND on the heels of the July 20 copyright their noses at Congress continue to Vote while Cracker will perform at a convention -closing party at Avalon for infringement lawsuit settlement with offload liability onto users, and dupe Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D -R.I. BILL HOLLAND WASHINGTON, D.C. -Mitch Bainwol, P2P company iMesh. America's kids into breaking the law." chairman/CEO of the Recording Indus- iMesh has agreed to settle claims The bill, authored by Sen. Orrin G. At a Washington. D.C.. press conference July 20, union leaders and lawmakers try Assn. of America, was the record with RIM record companies for $4.1 Hatch, R -Utah, and co- sponsored by called for Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell industry witness at a July 22 hearing million and migrate to an online busi- five Republican and Democratic lead- to seek public input on the impact of regulatory changes to local media. regarding the so- called Induce bill. ness that abides by U.S. copyright laws. ers, states that whomever "intention- The unions released a survey of radio, TV and newspaper workers who The Inducing Infringement of Copy- In his statement on the settlement, ally induces" or "intentionally aids, say that consolidation has not only spurred layoffs and sagging morale but rights Act, S. 2560, would allow artists Bainwol said: "This settlement with abets, counsels or procures" any vio- also a diluted product for consumers. and labels to sue peer-to -peer compa- iMesh is an opportunity to demonstrate lation of copyright "shall be liable as The survey reached 400 members of four unions in the media industry. It nies that profit from encouraging that promise in the legitimate market- an infringer." was designed and conducted by Lauer Research. BILL HOLLAND minors and others to commit copy- place. The constructive approach of Members of the consumer electron- right infringement. iMesh stands in stark contrast to other ics, Internet and hi -tech communities For the latest breaking news, go to billboard.biz. Bainwol's support testimony comes file- sharing businesses who thumb (Continued on page 56)

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IFPI: I .1 Billion Pirated CDs Sold Last Year

BY EMMANUEL LEGRAND against piracy in the 2004 Com- ments of these countries "to take mercial Piracy Report, unveiled July firm action against commercial LONDON -One out of every three 22 in London. music piracy." physical recordings sold in the world The two main sources of pirated EMI Music chairman/CEO Alain is a pirate product. products are CD pressing plants and Levy also calls upon "governments to Based on street value, interna- CD -R burning operations. The for- stand alongside us." tional trade body the International mer is what Berman calls "a trans- "Many governments do not under- Federation of the Phonographic borders business" while the latter is stand the value of intellectual prop- Industry estimates the global pirate mainly for local consumption. erty rights," says Levy, who adds that music business was worth $4.5 bil- For example, IFPI has identified in piracy first hits local cultures and lion in 2003. Russia 20 plants out of the existing economy, as it limits record compa- This figure is based on an esti- 31 that "are involved in piracy," nies' investment in local repertoire. mated 1.1 billion pirate optical discs BERMAN: IFPI SEIZED 56M CDs IN 2003 according to IFPI head of enforce- LEVY: PIRACY MAKES LOCAL IMPACT FIRST Levy notes that for the past two sold in the world last year. ment Iain Grant. In Pakistan, IFPI years his company has stepped up its "Overall, pirated products are the says 2003 saw the growth rate has identified eight pressing plants finance terrorist groups. anti -piracy action. most serious threat to our busi- slowing down. with a yearly capacity of 160 million Berman presented the IFPI's 10 EMI employs 50 people worldwide ness," IFPI chairman /CEO Jay 'We've been at work - seizures are CDs per year. priority countries, as it did last year. who deal directly with physical and Berman says. up and some governments have "What we are dealing with is not The main piracy offenders are online piracy issues. In addition, he The global sales of illegal music taken action," Berman says. IFPI- amateurs -these are professional Brazil, China, Mexico, Pakistan, estimated that EMI was spending £5 is consistently rising. Piracy levels originated action has resulted in the criminals," Grant says. He adds Paraguay, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, million ($9.2 million) per year to were at 17% in 1999; they are now seizure of 56 million optical discs last that there is serious concern within Thailand and Ukraine. fight piracy. at 35%. The growth rate for sales year, up from 13 million in 2001. law enforcement agencies such as "These are the countries that failed The industry's global anti -piracy of pirated products has doubled in The IFPI presented a compre- Interpol that part of the profits to live up to their responsibility," says actions are costing £50 million ($92 the past five years, but Berman hensive overview of its actions from this business could help Berman, who calls upon the govern- million) per year, according to Grant.

duet on a remake of Buffett's classic said, 'Pick the single. I'll do the Black, Chesney, Jackson, Keith and on the License to Chill tour. Buffett drinking song, "Margaritaville." promotion you want me to do.' I Strait performing with Buffett. CMT, which world-premiered the "I didn't know how big Alan was," couldn't be happier." 'We felt like it was a no- brainer to "Hey Good Lookin' " video, is run- Continued from page 1 Buffett admits, "and then I found out Knowing that country radio was take it to radio," says Jon Elliot, VP ning a three -week contest that will when that jet came in." already open to Buffett's music, RCA of marketing and artist development send a winner to Buffett's Aug. 26 says with an obviously delighted That song peaked at No. 63 on the went after airplay hard. for RCA. concert in Chicago. laugh. "I'm just tickled pink." Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, The first single, a remake of Hank He was right The song has raced up RCA's biggest challenge was mak- His ascent marks the longest period but it paved the way for the duo's Williams' "Hey Good Lookin' " features the country singles chart, landing at ing Buffett fans and country fans between an artist first charting on The 2003 smash, "It's Five O'Clock Some- No. 8 this issue. aware of the album's release, a task Billboard 200 and reaching the peak. where," which spent eight weeks at " 'Hey Good Lookin' ' is such an made easier by the core country Buffett debuted on the album chart in No.1. event record," Infinity Broadcasting artists who appear on the album. 1974 with his third release, "Living Following Buffett and Jackson's VP of country programming/KILT "We felt like it was a really interest- and Dying in 3/4 Time." win for vocal event of the year at last PD Jeff Garrison says. ing and unique opportunity to speak Additionally, the first -week sales for fall's Assn. Awards, "Country artists have embraced to the Parrotheads who live and "Chill" far exceed his biggest previous Buffett says he started asking artists Jimmy's style over the last five years." breathe Jimmy Buffett and also to Nielsen SoundScan week of 123,000 to participate on "Chill." Additionally, WKDF Nashville the country music consumer who units for 1996's "Banana Wind." "I thought, 'Hell, when am I going operations manager Dave Kelly says was already predisposed to Jimmy," That is in part due to Buffett's to see everyone again ?' " Buffett says. the recent appearances of Buffett, Kid Elliot says. popularity at country radio and the "I thought if I got 50% of them, it Rock and on the "He has his own fan base, and it's decision to license the album, which would be great, but everyone's sched- country charts have brought positive amazing how strong it is," Elliot is on Buffett's own Mailboat label, to ule worked out." exposure to the format. adds. "He built a brand that all we RCA Records for marketing, promo- He says he is tremendously grati- "Jimmy Buffett is a good example had to do was tap into." tion and distribution (through BMG). fied that so many artists on the album of mixing other genres of music with As with all country product, Elliot 'We've always done very well with have cited him as an influence, but country, [but] not losing the essence says "mass merchants were the lead- him, but this is going to be the they shouldn't expect him to hand of the music, and it's working well ers" in moving "Chill." In fact, 61% biggest record he has had for us," over the reins. for everyone." of the first -week sales came from says Steve Diesel, a senior buyer for "It's like being the old fart in the such retailers (see Over the Counter, -based Best Buy. surf line," he says. "I'm the bald guy TO INFINITY AND BEYOND page 57). Opening sales for the record surrounded by all these kids. But I'll A number of promotions propelled "When we were talking to Buffett's exceeded the big hopes Handleman take the wave, and I know how to ride the single and album launches. Infinity management [H.K. Management], had for the project. Handleman racks it for a long time." partnered with RCA for a series of from day one they said, 'Make sure Kmart, a number of Wal -Marts and As "Chill" developed, and, as Buf- contests and specials to promote the you track Best Buy, because they will several other accounts. fett says, "we caught some magic in project, including a flyaway contest that give you an idea of how the album's "It is really performing well," the studio," he thought the album will send winners from 10 Infinity doing.' When Best Buy started to Handleman group VP Scott Wilson might need a little more juice than country stations to see Buffett's Oct 16 outperform, we knew we had a big says, "a little higher than our expec- Mailboat could provide. show in Las Vegas and go backstage to record here." tations. But we also thought, given "It's kind of like fishing," he says. meet him. Buffett is now turning to putting the setup and radio play and who's "I knew I could go to the Parrothead RCA also gave the Infinity stations the finishing touches on his next on the album, that we would do fishing hole, but I thought there two exclusive tracks to air, according novel, "A Salty Piece of Land," which quite well." were a lot more fish we could reach to Garrison. comes out later this year, as well as Indeed, the who's who of country if we also went to another fishing Additionally, 300 stations aired a radio finalizing a film deal. artists featured on the project hole. But we didn't have the bait to special syndicated by Emerald Enter- But he says that reaching the pin- impresses even Buffett. catch them." tainment that was also streamed on nacle has given him an incentive to Although Buffett has had more Buffett's Web site, margaritaville.com. keep going musically. than a dozen songs on the country RCA BAITS THE HOOK Among the other factors behind the "I'll quit when I can't remember chart over the years, his country for- That's where RCA came in. album's successful debut were Buf- the words or when I go flat," Buffett tunes started to rise in earnest in "They laid out a great marketing fett's recent appearance on "Today" says. "But until then, I've definitely 1999 when Jackson asked him to plan," Buffett says. "I shut up and and his ongoing concert appearances got a few more in me."

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www.americanradiohistory.com Opinio Editorials / Commentary / Leiters FCC, Congress Must Keep Pace With Technology Billboard Information Group Executive Editor: KEN SCHLAGER Timelo Revisit Digital Laws BUREAUS Los Angeles: Melinda Newman (Bureau Chief) 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036; The following is edited from testimony This new recording functionality for those who would rather take it than Phone: 323 -525 -2300; Fax: 323-525-2394/2395 San Frandsco: Scott Banerjee (Bureau Chief) 300 MontgomeryStreet, Suite 201, presented July 15 by Steven Marks, allows users to cherry-pick recordings pay for it. San Francisco, CA 94104; Phone: 415-291 -9999; Fax: 415 -398-4156 general counsel of the Recording Industry meant only to be performed, vitiating the The effect of these kinds of products Washington, D,C.: Bill Holland (Bureau Chief) 910 17th St. N.W., Suite 215, Washington, D.C. 20006; Phone: 202 -833 -8692; Fax: 202 -833 -8672 Assn. of America, before the House assumptions underlying the DPRSRA is to transform the passive listening Nashville: Phyllis Stark (Bureau Chief) 49 Music Square W, Nashville,TN, 37203; Phone: 615-321-4290; Fax: 615-320-0454 Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and and DMCA. experience we know as radio into the Miami: Leila Cabo (Bureau Chief/Latin) 101 Crandon Blvd., Suite 466, Key Biscayne, FL Intellectual Property. Software like Streamripper or Replay equivalent of an interactive performance 33149; Phone: 305-361 -5279; Fax: 305- 361 -5299 London: Emmanuel Legrand (Bureau Chief) Endeavour House, 189 Shaftesbury Ave., Music enables users to easily record and distribution service. Such a trans- London WC2H 811; Phone: +44 (0) 207 -420 -6003; Fax: +44 (0) 207 -420 -6014 New York: 770 Broadway, NewYork, N.Y. 10003; Phone: 646-654 -4400; ess than 10 years ago, Congress streaming music from webcasters and formation dramatically changes the Edit Fax: 646- 654-4681; Advertising Fax: 646-654 -4799 enacted the Digital Performance simulcasters and save it as individual, nature of this service, which will EDITORIAL Right in Sound Recordings Act and high -quality MP3 files that are auto- become the next platform for piracy. Managing Editors: Carolyn Horwitz (Billboard.BIZ) 646- 654 -4680; Barry leckell L (Billboard.com) 646 -654 -5581; Thom Duffy (Special Publications) 646- 654-4716 the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to matically tagged with the artist and Such a transformation would also turn Senior Editors: Melinda Newman (Music) 323 -525 -2287; Marc Sdriffman (News) 646 -654- 4708; Phyllis Stark (Country) 615- 321 -42M address licensing for new digital music song title. Some software even offers the policies of the DPRSRA and DMCA Senior Writers: Scott Banerjee (Technology) 415-291 -9999; Jim Bessman (Publishing) services in the business of performing integrated CD burning. on their head. 212 -246 -0795; Ed Christman (Retail) 646 -654-4723; Leila Cobo (latin) 305-361 -5279; Man Garrity (Business) 646-654-4721; Caria Hay (Film &TV Music) 646-654-4730; Bill Holland sound recordings. That leaves the question of how to (Government) 202 -833 -8692; Gail Mitchell (R &B) 323 -525-2289; Chris Monis (Independents) 323 -525 -2294; Michael Paoletta (Dance) 646- 654 -4726; Deborah Evans Price (Country/ New developments threaten to under- maintain the balance struck by these Christian) 615-321 -4292; RayWaddell (Touring) 615 -321 -4245; ChristopherWalsh(Musical mine key assumptions of those laws. As two laws. With respect to digital broad- Instruments /Pro Audio) 646-654 -4780 Staff Writers: Rashaun Hall (Rap) 646-654 -4679; Jill Kipnis (HomeVideo) 323 -525 -2293 a result, we are at a critical juncture in casting, we are pleased that the FCC is News/Reviews Editor: Jonathan Cohen (Billboard.com) 646-654-5582 Assodata Editors: Troy Carpenter Billboard.BIZ) 646- 654-4904; Katy Kroll (Spedal Pub- ensuring that sound recording creators Taking looking at this issue right now. We lications) 646- 654 -4709; Margo Whitmire (LA.) 323 -525 -2322 Copy Chief: Chris Woods; Copy Editors: Jackie McCarthy, Wayne Robins are protected so that services perform- hope the commission will do the right Art Director: Leff Nisbet ing sound recordings do not become thing and provide adequate protection Editorial Assistants: Sarah Han (N.Y.) 646- 654 -4605 Contributors: Fred Bronson, Ramiro Burr, Catherine Appleteld Olson, Dan Ouellette, ChuckTador, the equivalent of unauthorized distribu- Issue. for recordings. ChristaTtus, SteveTraiman, AnastasiaTsioulcas tion systems that are the next platform We also hope that broadcasters will GLOBAL for piracy. join us in embracing use of such con- London: Emmanuel Legrand (Bureau Chief/Global Editor) 011 -44- 207 -420 -6155; Tom Ferguson is is (Deputy Global Editor) 011-44-207-420-6069; Lars Brandie (Global News Editor) 011-44 -207- The United States unique among By Steven Marks tent- protection features, because it not 420-6068 Bureau Griefs: Christie Eliezer (Australasia). Lany LeBlanc (Canada),Steve McClure countries with advanced copyright laws in their interest for listeners to automati- (Asia),Wolfgang Spahr (Germany) Contributing Editors: Sam Andrews, Juliana Koranteng, Paul Sexton, Nigel Williamson in that it denies to artists and labels a cally record selected music and strip out full performance right. The absence of Likewise, as broadcasters switch to advertising and other programming CHARTS & RESEARCH Associate Publisher: MICHAEL EWS this right for creators of sound record- digital, over-the -air transmission, people elements. We remain engaged in the Director of Charts/Senior Analyst: GEOFF MAYFIELD (LA.) ings leaves them singularly dependent on inevitably will have opportunities to take commission process to ensure any FCC Chart Managers: Bob Allen (Boxscore, Nashville), Keith Caulfield (Pop Catalog, Soundtracks, Production Credits, LA), Anthony Colombo (Mainstream Rods, Modem Rods, Spotlight Recaps), sales income. But not only does this music without paying for it, unless the regulation of broadcasting does not Ricardo Companion (Dance, Latin, Classical), Mary DeUoce (Kid Audio, Blues, Nashville),Wade lessen Bluegrass, Country, Christian, Gospel, Nashville), Geoff Mayfield (The Billboard 200, Heatseeken, deprive them of a revenue stream they recordings in those transmissions are undermine Congress' consistent copy- LA), Patrick McGowan (Adult Contemporary, AdultTop 40,VHeo, LA), Gordon Murray Billboard Research, Electronic, Jazz, New Age, World Musk), Minal Patel (R &B/Hip Hop, Reggae), deserve, it also deprives them of the abili- protected. Digital broadcasting is a right policy. Silvio Pleboluongo (The Billboard Hot 100,Top 40Trada), Paul Pomfret (Hits of theWorld, London) ty to ensure through licenses that servic- whole new medium, dramatically differ- For webcasting, we understand that Chart Production Manager: Michael Cusson Associate Chart Production Manager. AJexVitoulis es performing recordings through new ent from analog broadcasting. The Fed- there is technology available to protect Archive Research: 646- 654 -4633 digital technologies do not displace sales. eral Communications Commission has webcast streams from unauthorized and INTEGRATED SALES. EVENTS & BRAND MARKETING Instead, in the DPRSRA and DMCA, tentatively decided to permit digital illegal copying, but webcasters and Vice President, Integrated Sales: JOSEPH GUERRIERO Associate Publisher /Intematlonal: GENE SMITH Congress sought to strike a balanced, broadcasting "in the clear" -that is, simulcasters do not employ such tech- Advertising Directors Europe/U.K.: Frederic Fenucci +44 (0) 207-420 -6075 multifaceted compromise among com- without any protection for the copy- nology. Unfortunately, the compulsory Asia- Pacific/Australia: Linda Matich 612 -9440 -7777, Fax: 612- 9440-7788 japan: Ak Kaneko 323 -525 -2299 Latin America/Miami: Marcia Olival 305 -864 -7578, Fax: peting interests. Congress distinguished righted works being broadcast. license does not require webcasters to 305 -864 -3227 Mexico/West Coast Laths: Daisy Ducret 323 -782 -6250 Caribbean: Betty Ward 954- 929-5120, Nashville: Cynthia Mellow 615-293 -6786 (Touring) three main categories of services: If the FCC sticks with that decision, use streaming technologies that effec- Advertising Minders NewYoric lohnna Johnson 646 -654-4707, FoterWeimrodt 646-654-4710 National Consumer. Suzanne Lang 646-654-4699 L.A.: Aki Kaneko 323 -525 -2299 Free, local, over -the-air broadcasts digital radio receivers will permit users tively protect recordings from widely Nashville: Lee Ann Photagla 615- 321 -4294 were exempted from compensating cre- to automatically build CD- quality available piracy tools. Classified /Directories: Jeff Serette 646-654 -4697 Advertising Coordinator. Mima Gomez 646-654 -4695 ators of sound recordings because they libraries of music without ever listening That should change. Protections Sales á Telemarketing Assistant: Adam Gross 646-654 -4691 Director, Conferences & Special Events: MICHELE JACANGELO were thought not to pose a threat to the to the broadcast. There would be little should be put in place to ensure that Special Events Coordinator: Kelly Peppers Special Events Associate: Margaret O'Shea distribution of recordings the DPRSRA and DMCA are mean- Director. Integrated Marketing á Business Development: NATHAN MISNER 646 -654-4618 Art Director, Marketing & Sales: Melissa Subatch Subscription services and web - ingful. Heeding the call of some to Promotion Manager: Mary Ann Kim 646-654 -4644 `Unfortunately, the compulsory Brand Development Manager. Joseph Kraus 646- 654 -4634 casters, including simulcasters, provide even less content Marketing & Events Associate: Rosa Jaquez 646-654 -4660 were granted a compulsory license license does not require webcasters protection-by relaxing playlist LICENSING & REPRINTS with conditions designed to ensure restrictions in the sound record- Vice President. Licensing & Events: HOWARD APPELBAUM that sales would not be displaced to use technologies that protect ing performance complement or Sponsorship /Business Development Manager: Cebele Marquez Marketing /Promotions Manager. Licensing & Events: Barbara Grieninger 646- 654 -4675 Interactive services were made recordings from piracy.' otherwise picking apart the com- Manager. Licensing, Sales & Reprints: Angeline Biesheuvel 646- 654 -4677 subject to full copyright protection, promises struck in the DPRSRA CIRCULATION because they were thought most and DMCA -is not the way to Circulation Director: MARIANN MOERY Assodate Circulation Director: Linda Lam Circulation Manager (Group): Michele Larsen likely to displace sales. reason for most consumers to buy a restore balance to this legislation. Assistant Circulation Managers: Marline Hazzard International Gradation Marketing from The Director. Ben Eva (London) International Subscriptions Marketing Manager: Karen Griffith Today, the lines between these cate- download a legitimate online serv- recording industry wants nothing (London) International Circulation Marketing: Paul Brigden (London) gories are becoming blurred. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 22 35 Allure returns lo Dee to charm the Messina music scene signs with with its Dreamcatcher third album, Artist `Chapter Ill' sic Management POP / ROCK / COUNTRY / R &B / HIP -HOP Hitmaker Marx Lends Sony His Ears

Meet Sony's newest A &R scout: that's a crap shoot. There's no sci- Richard Marx. In addition to having ence to what I do." his own album coming out in August on Manhattan/EMI and continuing TRINK UP: Lee Trink, who has just to write and produce for a number of been named to the newly created artists, Marx is working with Sony to position of GM for New York-based develop acts. Lava Records, says his mandate from First up is new Columbia act Valli Lava founder/president Jason Flom Girls, a pop group whose members is clear: "To break more artists and are 13- to 19- year-old females. have more hits," Trink says. "It's as "They were playing for me in this simple as that." little conference room, and this girl Flom assumed the title of chair - was singing like she's at the Gram - man/CEO of Atlantic Records earlier mys. I was like, `Sign me up!' " Marx this year, allowing him to pass on says. He doesn't know whether his some duties to Trink. role will be as producer, writer or Trink will oversee the day -to -day both, but such fluidity is one benefit operation of all the label's divisions, except for A &R, which continues to come

TheVun der senior VP Andy Karp. Karp continues to report to Flom. Trink stresses that Flom, despite his larg-

eat. er Atlantic role, "is definitely still involved in Lava," he says. By Melinda Newman "Jason is kind of the COMPARISCNS mnewman @billboard.com heart and soul. He's ALTER BRIDGE: 'TRYING TO SKATE AWAY' FROM CREED the inspiration behind what we do." of the Sony . In addition to working second "There's a formal deal in place," singles from new artists Toby Marx says, "but it's very loose." Lightman and Cherie, Lava will be Former Creed Mates Marx has had tremendous success busy with new releases from Sim- as a writer and/or producer over the ple Plan, Trans- Siberian Orchestra last few years for such acts as 'N and a number of other acts Sync, SheDaisy, Emerson Drive and between now and year's end. Cross Alter Bridge Luther Vandross, with whom he Trink says there are no immedi- snared song of the year honors at ate plans to fill his former position, BY MELINDA NEWMAN finally come true where you feel like everything's just this year's Grammy Awards for VP of marketing. going great." "Dance With My Father." LOS ANGELES -As part of Creed, Mark Tremonti has "There's no arrogance whatsoever," Wind -up president It was after that Grammy win that SIGNINGS: EMI has signed actress already sold 30 million albums. But as his new band, Alter Steve Lerner says of the new band. "That's what Mark Sony Music U.S. president Don Ien- Minnie Driver to a worldwide con- Bridge, begins its journey, he conveys the enthusiasm of brings to the table. You're dealing with truly wonderful ner approached Marx about working tract outside of the United States, someone who is just starting out. human beings who have a great chance to build another with Sony's A &R staff. where she is signed to Rounder "We're taking just one bus and we're throwing every- amazing story." The deal allows Marx to continue Records' Zoe imprint. body on there, all the crew, all of us, and hitting the road," It became clear that the Creed chapter would end when to write for and produce non -Sony Driver wrote all but one of the says Tremonti, taking a brief break from mixing the Alter the band got together to start work on its fourth studio artists. The only exclusive angle is on songs on her album, which will Bridge debut album, "One Day Remains," which Wind -up album. "For three days, me and Scott [Phillips] played signing acts. "Donnie said to me that come out in October. The lone will release Aug. 10. "I'm looking so forward to it we all music and [Creed lead singer] Scott [Stapp] didn't really if I got my ears on any new talent, cover is Bruce Springsteen's are. I mean, those are the fun days." participate," Tremonti says. "We knew that it would take a that he wanted to hear them before "Hungry Heart." She will appear Tremonti knows he and his bandmates -who include millennium to get a record out. There were too many per- anyone else does," Marx says. on EMI's Liberty imprint. former Creed drummer Scott Phillips and original Creed sonal issues to get through before we could get to the And Marx is about to deliver his Vagrant Records has signed bassist Brian Marshall -are trying to see if lightning can music, and we're not getting any younger." first artist, a male singer. Senses Fail. The band had previ- strike twice commercially. But more importantly, he wants Stapp went his way and is now working on a solo record. But Marx says he's not looking for ously recorded for Drive -Thru, to have fun. Tremonti and Phillips brought back Marshall and started his own label. which released the EP "From the "I just want to continue doing what I love doing," he the hunt for a new lead singer. Tremonti was looking for "I don't want the pressure of an Depth of Dreams" in April 2003. says. "A lot of time with Creed, you were doing what you someone with whom he could write, and, most impor- imprint yet," he says. "Let me sign an That title has sold 167,000 love on the stage, but a lot of the backstage stuff just got tantly, with whom he and his bandmates could get along. act and have success. The only thing copies, according to Nielsen really stressful and it completely ruined the joy of being `You have to have somebody who has a personality that I've had any consistent success with SoundScan. The act's Vagrant in a rock band. This time around, I want to have fun all the you can jell with," Tremonti says. "I have learned my les- is writing and producing songs that debut, "Let It Enfold You," time, be lighthearted about it and really have that dream (Continued on page 56) have become hits, and even I know comes out in September.

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 11 www.americanradiohistory.com MUSke Hilary Duff: Living A 'Cinderella' Dream Don't hate Hilary Duff because she pleted filming the New Line Cinema favorite at MTV. ney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire" Films is distributing. has done what few entertainers have drama "Raise Your Voice" (which Hilary Duff has also been doing a series) says that her new album will Lions Gate also distributed Zom- been able to do: cross over from TV to opens in U.S. theaters Oct. 9), and she slew of TV appearances to promote show her mature side. But don't bie's horror flick, "House of 1,000 conquer the worlds of movies and has been most recently filming the the movie and soundtrack, including expect a /Christina Corpses," which became something music. She must be doing something Universal Pictures romantic comedy ABC's Good Morning America" (her Aguilera vamp transformation. The of a sleeper indie hit when it was right, because practically everything "The Perfect Man," due next year. outdoor performance on the show bubbly Duff says she is excited about released in theaters in 2003 after she touches turns into a hit. Duff tells Billboard that her role in drew about 7,000 people, according her new songs and that her fans will years of delays. "House of 1,000 With the kind of hectic work "Raise Your Voice" has probably been to ABC), NBC's "The Tonight Show not be disappointed. Corpses" had a U.S. box office gross schedule Duff is keeping, expect to her favorite so far because "it's so dra- With Jay Leno," of $12.6 million, according to see more of her on the big screen for matic. People really haven't seen me CBS' "Late Show Nielsen EDI. quite some time. do this kind of role before. I play a With David Let- "The Devil's Rejects" is the sequel Her current movie, "A Cinderella character whose brother is dying." terman," MTV's to "House of 1,000 Corpses." Story," a romantic comedy from In "The Perfect Man," Duff has the "Total Request Mov yes Warner Bros. Pictures, opened in role of a daughter who tries to play Live" and the IN BRIEF: The soundtrack to the U.S. theaters July 16. She just corn- matchmaker to her single mother, syndicated "Live 20th Century Fox action comedy portrayed by Heather Locklear. "It's With Regis & M usic M "Taxi" appears to be up for grabs. a great mother /daughter movie," Kelly." After telling us that Hollywood Duff says. The Duff sis- Records would release the album And although the Cinderella story ters are currently By Carla Hay Oct. 5, a spokesperson for the label has been told many times onscreen, on a North chay @billboard.com says the deal has now fallen Duff says that what appealed to her American tour through and the record company about her current movie was that together, which will not be releasing the album "this is really an updated version of continues through September. Duff is certainly working hard to (Movies & Music, Billboard, July the story, and this is probably the "We love working together," Hilary have such a hot career. However, she 17). "Taxi," starring most girl- empowered Cinderella says of her sister. "We decided to do a says this about one of the keys to her and Jimmy Fallon, opens Oct. 8 in we've seen in the movies." version of `Our Lips Our Sealed' success: "I just have such a great U.S. theaters. Hollywood Records released the because it's a good message for stuff team around me who knows how to Nelly will star in a remake of "The soundtrack to "A Cinderella Story" that's going on in the movie and in schedule things so there isn't too Longest Yard," due next year from July 13. As with the case of many of my life, like dealing with gossip and much interference between all the Paramount Pictures and Sony Pic-

Duff's projects, she is prominently all that high school drama." things I'm working on." tures . .. Bow Wow and Nick Cannon featured on the album. Duff performs Hilary Duff turns 17 on Sept. 28. have been cast in the Fox six of its 14 songs. That same day Hollywood will release NEW ZOMBIE FLICK: Rob Zombie's Searchlight/Fox 2000 roller-skating The lead single is a cover of the her next (still untitled) album, the next movie, "The Devil's Rejects," comedy "Roll Bounce" ... Andre Go-Go's hit "Our Lips Are Sealed," follow -up to her multiplatinum has completed production and is 3000 of OutKast will star as Jimi with the new version performed by debut, "Metamorphosis." Like most due in theaters next year. Zombie Hendrix in a still -untitled biopic cur- Duff and her older sister, Haylie. The teen singing stars who become young wrote, directed and produced the rently in development. livin brothers song's video has quickly become a adults, Duff (the former star of Dis- horror movie, which Lions Gate Allen and Albert Hughes will direct. EMI Gospel Expands Its Ministry With Signings EMI Gospel is beefing up its roster meticulously extend the roster, cia-hail from . Their with her to develop her own min- careers. The network home for the with the signing of six new acts. "specifically blending young, new label debut, "Power in the House," istry and calling." show is still in negotiation. Already a leader in the gospel artists in addition to successfully streeted July 13. EMI Gospel is also expanding "Smokie co- hosted our Christ- community with such success stories established artists." Brooks is a three -time Grammy further into the R &B and hip -hop mas special last year, `Follow the as Smokie Norful and, most recently, Pace is a two -time Stellar Award Award winner. A Chicago native with communities. On June 29 the label Star,' which aired on BET and just Bishop Eddie Long's New Birth winner and Soul Train Award winner more than two decades in the gospel released "Holy Hip Hop: Taking the fit the role beautifully," Blackwell Total Praise field, Brooks will make his EMI Gospel to the Streets: Vol. 1," a says of Norful's hosting abilities. Choir, EMI has Gospel bow July 27 with "Your Will." compilation of artists on the under- "With a new release dropping this signed LaShun McCoy is an Atlanta-based artist ground Christian hip -hop scene. fall, what better way to showcase Pace, Micah who comes to EMI Gospel through In other EMI Gospel news, Norful his talent and new material than Stampley, the In The a production deal with producer/ hosted the taping of new TV series through television ?" Williams Sisters, writer (TLC, Janet "Living Out Loud" July 20 -21 at The show is filmed before a live Darius Brooks, Jackson, Stacie Orrico). Her label Rocketown in Nashville. Each hour- audience in high definition and Darlene McCoy Sp M debut is set for early 2005. long show features three artists serv- mastered in Dolby 5.1 surround V3. ii and Also from Atlanta are Sasha, ing up seven gospel songs apiece as sound. Robert Swope of Nashville - "EMI CMG is 1110 Shelley and LaToya Vinson, collec- well as insights into their lives and based Sunrise Entertainment is absolutely com- By Deborah Evans Price tively known as V3. They have producing and directing. miffed to ramp- [email protected] served as background vocalists for "Robert and I worked together in ing up the gospel Damita Haddon. 1998 on `Living Legends of Gospel' division," EMI McCoy and V3 will have commer- featuring Lou Rawls," Blackwell Gospel VP/GM Larry Blackwell says. whose EMI Gospel debut is slated for cial singles issued in October. says, "and he just completed a proj- "We have the support of EMI North early 2005. One of the most anticipated re- ect on the Roots airing this month America, which is a key factor for Stampley is a Houston native who leases coming from EMI Gospel is on MTV. He's an excellent director us. EMI Gospel has come a long way won the 2004 Stellar Gospel Talent the Sept. 7 debut of Kierra "Kiki" with a great sense and love for in six years, and we're pleased to Search. He is signed to Dexterity Sheard, daughter of Karen Clark - gospel music." have the presence we do in the com- Sounds, EMI Gospel's joint venture Sheard and granddaughter of the The first four episodes of "Living munity. Our goal is to offer stylistic label with Bishop T.D. Jakes. Stamp - late Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. Out Loud" will feature the Blind diversity while not compromising ley's solo debut is slated for release "Rarely does a new artist come Boys of Alabama, Clark-Sheard, the integrity of our slogan, `The early next year. In the meantime, he along with such a pedigree," Black- Sheard, Pace, the Mighty Clouds of Ministry, the Music, the Message.' can be heard on three cuts on Jakes' well says. "We are truly excited Joy, Brooks, Stampley, McCoy, the [It is] ministry first, through the gift new "He- Motions" project. with the opportunity to assist Williams Sisters, V3, Bishop Eddie of music." The Williams Sisters -Janice, Kierra in not only carrying on the Long & the New Birth Total Praise Blackwell says the objective is to Renee, Juliette, Vannessa and Patri- Clark family legacy, but partnering Choir and Darryl Petties.

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ed Peas Group's Third Album Proves To Be The Charm For Funky Foursome

BY CRAIG ROSEN

We've all heard the complaint that the music business today sac- rifices long -term artist development in favor of quick hits and short - term corporate profits. The success of the Black Eyed Peas flies in the face of con- ventional wisdom. Signed to more than six years ago by chairman Jimmy Iovine, the Black Eyed Peas progressive hip -hop group's first two albums, `Behind the fact File: Front" in 1998 and "Bridging the Gap" in 2000 earned rave Members: William Adams (aka reviews but failed to go gold. Will.I.Am), vocals /production The first album peaked at No. (age 29); Allen Pineda 139 on the Billboard 200 with (Apl.de.Ap), vocals (29); Jaime sales of 197,000 units, accord- Gomez (Taboo), vocals (30); ing Nielsen SoundScan, while Stacy Ferguson (Fergie), the sophomore set stalled at No. vocals (29) 67 with sales of 258,000. Hometown: Los Angeles Then came "." Album: "Elephunk" Released June 24, 2003, the Label: A&M/Interscope album rolled past the platinum Web site: blackeyedpeas.com certification mark in March, on Distributor: Universal Music Si the strength of the band's Video Distribution upbeat hit single "Where Is the International distributor: Love ?" To date, "Elephunk" has Universal Music International sold an estimated 6 million copies worldwide, according to Universal Music International, including 1.4 million units scanned in the United States. The achievement earns the Black Eyed Peas recognition as the latest Six million Billboard Platinum Stars of 2004. The Platinum Stars series profiles Peas CDs served have platinum sales for the first time. worldwide selected acts that achieved (Continued on page 16)

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BY CRAIG ROSEN Seth Friedman and Michelle Ozboum. Dresdow with additional engineering The team behind the album and Pro Tools work by Tal Herzberg. Every platinum star benefits from includes Interscope director of mar- Christine Sirois served as assistant platinum partners, business relation- keting Chris Clancy, IGA marketing engineer. The strings on the album 74BLIAECII ships that drive a career forward Our and sales chief Steve Berman, head were arranged and conducted by Fair Platinum Stars series spotlights these of promotion Brenda Romano, head and recorded by Frank Wolf. EVEDPERS relationships to give credit to the indi- of rhythm/crossover promotion Nino The album was recorded at Stewicha viduals and companies that support Cuccinello and head of publicity in Los Feliz, Calif.; the Record Plant in successful artists. Dennis Dennehy. Hollywood; Glenwood Studio in Bur- bank, Calif.; and Velvet One in Sacra- THE MANAGEMENT THE SONGS mento, Calif. Brian `Big Bass" Gardner David Sonenberg and Seth Fried- Following the release of "Ele- mastered the record at Bernie Grund- man of DAS Communications manage phunk," Cherry Lane Music Publish- man Studios. the Black Eyed Peas. ing signed a worldwide co- publishing Sonenberg started DAS Commu- deal with the Peas. THE ROAD nications in 1976. He managed The album's lead single "Where Is Monterey Peninsula Artists books Jimmy Iovine, now chairman of Inter - the Love ?" was written by William the Peas in the United States, while scope Geffen A &M, when Iovine was Adams (aka Will.I.Am), Justin Tim- International Talent Booking handles primarily known as a producer. Other berlake, Jaime Gomez (aka Taboo), the group in Europe. David Haines clients have included Meat Loaf, the Allen Pineda (aka Apl.de.Ap), Printz oversees the group's sound. Alan Fugees, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Board, Michael Fratantuno, George Thrasher of World Coach handles Joan Osborne. Pajon Jr. and J. Curtis. It is pub- transportation. The Black Eyed Peas' business man- lished by Will.I.Am Music (BMI), ager is Sean Larkin of Larkin Business Nawasha Networks (BMI), Jeepney THE LICENSEES Management. Their legal adviser is Music (BMI) and Tenman Tunes and The Peas and "Let's Get It Started" Fred Davis of Davis, Shapiro, Lewit, administered by Zomba Enterprises, were featured prominently in the ad Montone & Hayes. Printz Polar Publishing (BMI), campaign for the NBA playoffs. THE CATALOG SmartPhone/PDAs, Apple G4 Power - Tuono Music (BMI) and El Cubano "Hey Mama" was featured in a cam- The Peas' previous albums, 1998's books and Apple iPod digital music THE LABEL Music (BMI). paign for Apple Computer's iPod. "Shut "Behind the Front" and 2000's "Bridg- players. "Elephunk" arrived June 24, 2003, Up" was heard on a commercial for XM ing the Gap," were released on Inter - on A &M Records. Interscope Geffen THE STUDIO Satellite Radio. Previous sponsors scope Records through Universal Music THE CHARITIES A &M chairman Jimmy Iovine signed William Adams and Ron Fair for include Dr Pepper and Levi's. & Video Distribution. For five years, the group has held an the Peas. Ron Fair, president of A &M Faircraft Inc. produced "Elephunk." It The group owns its own merchan- annual Pea Pod charity event, which Records, also handled A &R on the was mixed by Tony Maserati for Two dising company with road manager THE DIGITAL ASSISTANTS has raised thousands of dollars for Five album, with additional A &R work by Chord Music and engineered by Dylan Polo Melina. The Peas use Palmone Treo 600 Acres Children's Home in Los Angeles.

wasn't convinced she was the right singer for the song. Peas "I never listened to , but my friend said she could sing her ass off," he recalls. "When she came in, I was Rolling On Continued from page 15 like, `Whatever.' But when she started singing, it was natural. We did the song in 30 minutes." A year after the release of "Elephunk" and four months after In keeping the Peas on the boil, Jimmy Iovine kept his cracking the 1 million mark, the Black Eyed Peas are doing promise, the band members say. BAD LUCK, BAD HAIR anything but resting on their platinum laurels. "I remember when we first signed to Interscope," says William By coincidence, Fair knew of Ferguson; he was executive pro- The band recently completed a European tour and has been Adams (aka Will.I.Am), who founded the Peas with Allen Pine - ducer on Wild Orchid's two RCA albums. "Wild Orchid was the recording its next album, "Monkey Business," at London's da (aka Apl.de.Ap) and Jaime Gomez (aka Taboo). Another major greatest white -chick harmony band of all time, but they got caught Metropolis Studios. In fact, during a phone interview with label offered the band "tons of money," recalls Adams, but with in the backdraft of bad luck and bad hair," Fair says. Billboard, William Adams (aka Will.I.Am) could be heard no guarantee of a chance at long -term development. "There was During Christmas -week sessions in 2001, three months barking out instructions to studio assistants as the work-in- a bidding war and Jimmy Iovine said, `With me, you'll always be after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Peas began work on progress played back over able to make records.' He has kept his word." the song that became their signature hit. On Dec. 26, "Where studio monitors. mIlllllhnl1 Iovine's faith paid off big time. But it didn't happen overnight. Is the Love ?" was born. 1'' After performing shows The Peas' breakthrough came with perseverance, hard work, con- Recording continued into 2002. Gomez had befriended 'N Sync in Japan late this month, ..'' nections and a series of coincidences. member , who was then finishing work on his the Peas return to the Unit- Despite Iovine's support, the band had little A &R guidance dur- solo album. ed States. Before hitting the ing the recording of its first two albums. In 2001, however, it gained "Taboo played [the song] to [Timberlake] over the phone, road, the group heads to another important supporter when veteran producer/A &R execu- and he came in the studio the next week and recorded [addi- New York for an appearance tive Ron Fair became president of A&M Records. A&M had moved tional lyrics]," Adams says. Once the track was completed, Aug. 13 on "Good Morning under the Interscope umbrella following the consolidation of the management and representatives from the band's label agreed America." Universal Music Group. "Where Is the Love ?" was a smash. The Peas will close out the Fair first worked with the Peas on "Magic," the group's rework- But then Timberlake's label, , expressed concern summer with an appearance ing of the Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," which about the track competing with the singer's solo album. Negotia- at the Street PEAS: NO REST was featured on 2001's "Legally Blonde" soundtrack. tions were needed to allow "Where Is the Love ?" (featuring Tim- Scene (Aug. 27) and a pair of With Fair's guidance, the group began working on a third album. berlake) to be the first single from "Elephunk." dates -Aug. 28- 29-opening for the Dave Matthews Band at During early sessions, female vocalist Stacy Ferguson (aka Fergie) "We had to work out all kinds of things contractually," says DAS the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. was tapped to sing on the track "Shut Up." Communications president David Sonenberg, who co- manages The band is expected to release "Monkey Business" in Adams met Ferguson in 2001 at a multiact radio show in Min - the Peas with Seth Friedman. "That was a difficult thing to accom- November, then headline a U.S. tour. Also on tap is a solo album nesota-at the time she was a member of female trio Wild Orchid. plish, but we had a lot of help from Interscope." from Stacy Ferguson (aka Fergie), produced by Adams and "She was talking about leaving the group, and she wanted some- Timberlake's credit also became an issue. "They gave us the due next summer. Ferguson expects to debut her new material one to produce her," Adams recalls. right to put this name] on our record and [release] the single, during the Peas' winter tour. CRAIG ROSEN Months later, when Adams was looking for a female voice for but Justin was not in the video and we weren't making reference "Shut Up," a friend suggested Ferguson. Adams, however, (Continued on page 18)

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But when the Peas joined the On June 4, 2003, during the open- With the buzz from the tour and they are pretty eclectic." tour, tickets had already been ing show on the tour in Phoenix, co- interest in the band growing over- MTV, which had given the group Peas printed, without their name. Fair manager Seth Friedman realized the seas, U.S. radio programmers began support prior to "Elephunk," once Continued from page 16 saw the oversight as good fortune. Peas had truly arrived. to take notice. again joined the party by airing the "If our name was on the ticket," "They closed their set with `Where video for "Where Is the Love ?" By to him in advertising because [Jive) Fair says, "most people would go, Is the Love ?' The place was 99% full, RADIO REACTS August, the song had reached No.1 on didn't want to dilute what was hap- `Black Eyed Peas? Who are they? and when they started playing the Prior to "Where Is the Love ?" the the Mainstream Top 40 and Top 40 pening with Justin's record," Sonen- Never heard of them.' They might song, seeing the reaction and hear- Peas had a hard time at radio. Tracks airplay charts. berg says. not have gotten there until 8 p.m. ing the fans sing along was some- "They were never accepted at a In addition to the road, radio and But a hit changes everything. and would have missed our set. thing I'd never seen with this band format," Sonenberg says. "Urban video support, the Peas licensed "Then everybody relaxed the legal Because we were not on the ticket, before," Friedman says. "That's didn't really consider them urban. their music to commercials to requirements, nobody was damaged we were seen by 500,000 people at a when I knew that this really was Pop considered them urban. secure additional exposure, as well and he got credited appropriately," very critical time." going to happen." Nobody would adopt them because as income. Sonenberg says. Although "Shut Up," the second By now, Ferguson had become a single from "Elephunk," didn't fare full -time member of the group, adding as well in the United States as it did a female voice, personality and sex in other territories, the band found appeal previously supplied on the Peas' Black Eyed Worldwide success with other tracks. prior releases by such guests as Macy In late 2003, "Hey Mama," which Gray, Esthero and Kim Hill. BY PAUL SEXTON "The Peas have toured incredibly hard for the last cou- would go on to become the third ple of years, and by doing that they laid the foundation of single from "Elephunk," was fea- READY TO TOUR "Elephunk" has truly stomped around the world. While their current worldwide success," says Jurgen Grebner, tured in an ad campaign for Apple With "Elephunk" set for release in the album has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States, UMI VP of marketing for Interscope Geffen A&M. "They Computer's iPod. June 2003 and the revamped four- total sales worldwide have topped 6 million, according to have a great work ethic, and they're 100% committed to In tune, three months after "Ele- some ready to hit the road, the band Universal Music International. international markets." phunk" went platinum, A &M and its label faced the challenge of Leading the international charge is the United King- That commitment predates "Elephunk." The band set released a new version of the album gaining exposure for an album primed dom, where sales have matched those in the States. the stage for its global achievement during promotion for containing the track "Let's Get It for success. "Elephunk" has sold more than 400,000 units in Ger- its 2000 album, `Bridging the Gap." But Grebner acknowl- Started." The song, a revised ver- Again, fate and connections helped. many, 300,000 in Australia, 200,000 in Japan and 100,000 edges it was the presence of three undeniable crossover sion of the group's "Let's Get Fair had worked during his tenure at in Italy, UMI reports. It has earned local platinum awards songs on "Elephunk" -"Shut Up," "Hey Mama" and lead- Retarded," was picked by ESPN and RCA with , who was throughout Asia, where certification levels range from off hit "Where Is the Love ?" -that helped the Peas the NBA to be the official theme of co- headlining a major summer tour 15,000 units to 100,000 units. "embrace a more mainstream audience." the NBA playoffs and finals. with Timberlake. The album's success reflects the focus of the Black Eyed He also cites TV appearances and performances by the Following the rerelease, "Ele- Fair campaigned heavily and was Peas on international markets and the efforts of UMI, which act on the European and Asian MW Awards and the Brit phunk" climbed the charts again - able to land the Peas on the Justified distributes the album outside the United States. Awards as having an impact. returning to the top 15 of The Bill- and Stripped tour as the opening act. board 200 in late June.

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storied niche of the touring business. $13 million from six shows at Billboard the decision is based on a sion but also an aesthetic one, and one Stadiums "Stadium tours are not over," says Wachovia Center in Philadelphia that number of factors. depending on the window of time an Chip Hooper, agent for such acts as drew 112,248. Tickets ranged from $45 "There is a lot of stress that goes act is willing to tour." Continued from page 1 Dave Matthews Band and Phish at to $2,500 for VIP packages. along with a stadium tour," Capshaw Though nothing has been an- Monterey Peninsula Artists. One can only assume that the arena says. "It was sort of taking a toll on nounced yet, no fewer than four acts "Stadium tours always need to hap- shows were considerably cheaper to everybody to gear up and do those sta- that have recent stadium pedigrees are enjoying huge summer runs at pen at the right time, with the right act produce and that arena ticket prices diums. It's a lot easier to go into an at least considering North American North American stadiums. in the right place," Hooper says. have far outpaced inflation. It is doubt- amphitheater and sit down for a cou- tours in 2005: the Stones, U2, Paul This summer, not one act dares "Lately, there haven't been many acts ful that Joel/John's core demographic ple of shows. McCartney and the . mount a U.S. stadium tour. In fact, the capable of or interested in playing sta- today would pay nearly so much to see "But," Capshaw adds, "that's not to It is highly doubtful, most insiders summer of 2004 is noteworthy for the diums, for a variety of reasons." the duo in a stadium. say we won't consider playing stadi- say, that any of these acts will attempt number of acts that cannot fill con- "Capable of" may be the operative "You're not going to be able to ums again." a coast -to -coast run of stadiums. siderably smaller amphitheaters. phrase here. The Rolling Stones have charge $100 for a seat in the back of Aesthetics and presentation are proved to be the only act that has been the stadium," says Peter Luukko, pres- definitely considerations. The Rolling THE EUROPEAN DIFFERENCE NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS able to do a full run of stadiums during ident of Comcast- Spectator Ventures Stones and Pink Floyd pioneered the Still, stadium tours remain rela- Yes, there have been notable several eras. and chairman of facility management type of stadium extravaganza that tively commonplace in Europe. Last stadium shows recently. Bruce Spring - But, perhaps tellingly, on their 2002- firm Global Spectrum. typified mega- concerts in the '80s summer acts ranging from Spring - steen played a handful of them last 2003 Licks tour, the Stones added are- "Arena grosses are approaching sta- and '90s. Their shows featured sky - steen to Bon Jovi mounted successful summer, including a record-setting nas and theaters to the venue mix dium grosses, and the lower expenses high stacks of amps, over-the -top stadium runs there. Lower ticket 10 -night stand at Giants Stadium in rather than put together a route of 40 can more than make up the differ- light shows, giant inflatables and prices and absence from the market- East Rutherford, N.J. stadiums in North America. ence," he continues. even jet flyovers. place help drive that success, those Luukko is also a former director of close to the tours say. WHY ACTS SHY FROM STADIUMS the L.A. Coliseum, which has hosted For now, no one seems ready to Besides the Stones, few acts have stadium shows by the likes of the administer last rites to the stadium demonstrated the ambition or where- Stones, Pink Floyd and the Who. He tour concept. withal to attempt such tours. The rea- says stadiums clearly miss the con- "I don't believe they are gone sons why include popularity, econom- cert business. forever," Fogel says. "The Rolling ics and aesthetics. "Stadium shows have been a great, Stones did a number of stadiums on "First of all, you have to know you fun part of our business," Luukko says. their last tour, and there certainly are can sell the tickets, no matter what size "For stadiums, the revenue is tremen- some acts that could still do them and venue it is," Hooper says. "In a stadi- dous. Many of the newer stadiums were do the business." um, that's 45,000 tickets or more, and pro forma that they would do a couple Others see a lack of stadium tours

that's a big undertaking." of stadium shows a year, and [concerts I as just another industry phase. It is an undertaking only a very few greatly enhance the suite experience." "There have only been a few artists acts can guarantee. "In order to do a ever capable of playing stadiums at any stadium tour, you have to have a cer- WHO CAN DO IT? given point in time. I don't think there tain level of popularity and a fan base Dave Matthews Band is one of the is any trend [now]," says Peter Gross- that exceeds one single or one record," handful of acts that have shown signs light, worldwide head of music for the But Springsteen's handlers savvily says Brad Wavra, VP of touring for of stadium -level box office power. If such bells and whistles are not William Morris Agency. declined to take his stadium show any- Clear Channel Entertainment. While the band consistently played part of an act's presentation or what "I think it's all cyclical," Wavra where other than his prime markets. "When 'N Sync did Pop Odyssey, stadiums at the turn of the millenni- they want to portray, why bother? adds. "Right now, somewhere, there Similarly, Metallica's Summer San- they had already played theaters, um, of late DMB has opted to do mul- "Sometimes it's not so much is a defining band for a new phase of itarium tour played some 20 stadiums amphitheaters and arenas," says Wavra, tiples at arenas or amphitheaters whether an act could play a stadium our musical evolution. We just need last year. However, the tour was who oversaw that tour. rather than produce a stadium date. show, but would they," Wavra says. "It to wait to find that defining band for propped up by some of the biggest Another major consideration is eco- Band manager Coran Capshaw tells becomes not only an economic deci- a coming generation." names in hard rock. nomics. A single stadium show is a big In fact, the last full -blown stadium financial commitment; a complete tour tour -one that plays stadiums in mar- ups the ante exponentially. 1EG /BILLBOARD TOUR SPONSORSHIP ROUNDUP kets coast to coast -by a single act was "Given the economics of a stadium 'N Sync's Pop Odyssey tour in 2001. tour, you have to be willing to take that Sponsor Tour Estimated Fee Leverage Dealmakers 'N Sync's 48 stadium dates that year huge risk," Wavra says. Bank of America Essence Music $250,000 Fìnandal services giant aligned with music fest to build visibility Jamal Coleman, director of sponsor- took in more than $90 million, second "In today's environment, often the Bank of America Festival, and demonstrate its commitment to the African-American com- ship sales and strategic partnerships, only to U2 for the year. smarter play is to do multiples in are- Corp. New Orleans, munity.Tie afforded exclusive financial services status and official Essence Communications Partners, July 2 -4 card status for the Bank of AmericaVisa Card.The bank hosted and Milton Jones Jr., quality and pro- Still, few are ready to write off this nas or amphitheaters," Wavra adds. two free empowerment seminars providing financial information ductivity executive, Bank of America. "It costs in the neighborhood of and consultation on savings, home ownership, investing and wealth management. It also awarded a $5,000 home mortgage $800,000 to produce a stadium show, as part of the Bank of America Moment sweeps. where it's more like $250,000- Infinity Sound Rod Stewart tour, $200,000 Using tie to support Infinity's positioning as a high- performance Music marketing agency Winnaman FOR THE RECORD $300,000 to produce an arena show Systems July- August, speaker brand. Leveraging through on -site signage, videos touting & Associates and Joe Pullin,VP of The Top 25 Promoters chart in in the `A' markets like Boston, Harman 37 stops home and car audio products and mention in programs, tickets global marketing, Harman/Becker International and tour media. Deal is the latest sponsorship inked by Harman Automotive Systems. the July 24 issue presented midyear Philadelphia and Washington, D.C." Industries International, which sponsored Eric Clapton's 2004 tour on behalf Billboard Boxscore results for the According to CCE president of tour- of its JBL brand, Paul McCartney's 2003 outing on behalf of Har- man Kardon and the Eagles' Farewell 1 tour on behalf of Infinity. No. 2 promoter, AEG Live, without ing Arthur Fogel, whose résumé lists including figures from its subpro- involvement with stadium tours by the PlayStation 2 Ozzfest, $500,000 Running radio promos in 20 tour markets awarding PlayStation Caroline Fry,VP of touring and Sony Computer July-September, prize pack induding co- branded tour jacket, videogames, tickets sales, Clear Channel Entertainment, moters, which were broken out Stones, Pink Floyd and U2, economics Entertainment 26 stops and access to aVIP viewing area dubbed the PlayStation 2 Metal and Sharon Shapiro, director of separately. are always an issue. America Sanctuary; one winner will receive a PlayStation 2 autographed by promotions, Sony. Ozzy Osboume. Also running online sweeps to compile a prospect Including results from subpro- "Certainly the financial equation in database. On -site, Sony demos videogames at a custom 68 -foot moters the Messina Group, Gold - arenas has changed the approach," trailer, the exhibit features heavy metal music and imagery from survival horror game 'Siren." envoice and Concerts West, AEG Fogel says. "Higher ticket prices and achieved total grosses from all pro- lower production costs [in arenas] equal Proactiv Solution Jessica Simpson tour, $225,000 Skin care brand aligns with Simpson to build brand awareness and Joe Simpson, manager, and Karen Guthy -Renker June- August, gain positive association from the celebrity tie -in; sponsorship builds Barrer, seniorVP of marketing, motions of $176,331,864, total greater net. And generally people, par- 41 stops on Proactiv's support of ' participation in the Ladies First Proactiv Solution. gross from sole promotions of ticularly an older demo, are prepared to tour earlier this year. Leveraging tie through on -site branding, place- ment in concert programs, radio station ticket promotions and a tie -in $105,471,213 and total attendance pay the higher ticket price for the rela- with Proactiv userVanessa Williams, who will interview Simpson dur- of 2,468,487 at 374 shows with 235 tive intimacy of an arena vs. a stadium." ing the tour for a behind- the-scenes look at her skin care regime.

sellouts. AEG remains the No. 2 By way of comparison, the top rock Twister Moves Nick Cannon tour, $125,000 Partnering with Cannon's It's All Fun and Games tour to promote Julia Lipari, seniorVP of marketing promoter on the chart. concert of 1994 was a five- sellout stand Hasbro July, new dance version of the dassicTwister game, which will launch at and special projects, Jive Records, 15 stops the end of the tour and feature an exclusive remix of Cannon's and John Santanella, marketing The change allows two other by Joel and John at Giants Stadium song "I Can DoThat." Cannon will perform the song at each con- director, Milton Bradley. promoters to rank among the top that grossed almost $15 million and cert with theTwister Moves dancers and will stop at select retailers to meet fans and sign autographs. 25: Atlanta World Touring at No. 24 drew 293,539 people. Tickets were $46- Compiled by William Chipps, senior editor, IEG Sponsorship Report and Canal Productions at No. 25. $85, according to Billboard Boxscore. sponsorship.com In 2003, the same two artists grossed

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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Tweeter Centerfor the Perfonning $2 ,030,421 39,800 Clear Channel NAPPY ROOTS Arts, Mansfield, Mass. $57/$39.50 two sellouts Entertainment July 6 -7 For L.A. Venues ERIC CLAPTON, ROBERT Tweeter Centerfor the Performing $1,983,684 27,674 Clear Channel RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND Arts, Mansfield, Mass. $95/$45 39,800 two shows Entertainment Plans by Anschutz Entertain- is also planning to build a new July 3 -4 ment Group for a billion -dollar, 20,000 -seat arena in London, as well DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star 51,648,354 41,019 Clear Channel KELLER WILLIAMS Lake, Burgettstown, Pa. 553.50/$36 47,579 two shows Entertainment music -driven development in the as a 2,000 -seat theater and casino June 26 -27 shadow of Los Angeles' Staples Cen- complex there, all surrounding the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Saratoga Performing Arts $1,624,555 37,599 Clear Channel ter will create a West Coast equiva- city's Millennium Dome. NAPPY ROOTS Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. $57.50/540 50,034 two shows Entertainment July 2 -3 lent of Times Square, according to BYE AGAIN: SIMON & GARFUNKEL, Center, $1,533,370 13,424 Clear Channel Randy Phillips, CEO of AEG Live. In one of the longest THE EVERLY BROTHERS Houston $225 /550 13,732 Entertainment AEG developed and owns the goodbyes in music history, Cher is July 7 20,000 -seat Staples Center. prepping yet another North Ameri- KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, Alltel Pavilion at Walnut $1,525,178 40,000 Clear Channel UNCLE KRACKER Creek, Raleigh, N.C. $63.25/$31.25 two sellouts Entertainment, The can leg for her July 17 -18 Messina Group/AEG Live Farewell tour. TIM McGRAW, BIG & RICH, The Gorge. $1,050,037 22,000 House of Blues Concerts Cher will begin a WARREN BROTHERS George, Wash. $67.50/$40.45 sellout July 17 run of 33 shows July 23 at the Pengrowth JOHN MAYER, MAROONS, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, $829,703 17,782 Clear Channel On The DJ LOGIC Morrison, Colo. $47.50/542.50 18,900 two shows Entertainment, KSE Saddledome in Cal- July 6 -7 gary, Alberta. This leg, THE DEAD, THE ALLMAN The Gorge, $812,341 14,330 House of Blues Concerts BROTHERS BAND George, Wash. $56.70 20,000 Road.. like the previous July 3 North American dates, KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, Verizon Wireless $775,303 19,053 Clear Channel is produced by Clear UNCLE KRACKER Amphitheater, Charlotte, N.C. $63.25/$31.25 sellout Entertainment, The July 16 Messina Group /AEG Live By Ray Waddell Channel Entertain - KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, Riverbend Music Center, $766,355 20,503 Clear Channel [email protected] ' ment under the direc- UNCLE KRACKER $62.50 /630.50 sellout Entertainment, The tion of CCE touring July 8 Messina Group /AEG Live VP Brad Wavra. ERIC CLAPTON, ROBERT HSBC Arena, $736,954 11,565 Jack Utsick Presents RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND Buffalo, N.Y. $85/$35 12,865 The plan includes several new The tour, now going on three July 9 concert venues, along with retail years, initially was to end last Hal- KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, Schottenstein Center, $720212 14,366 in- house, The Messina and restaurants, a theater multi- loween. So far it has grossed $145 UNCLE KRACKER Columbus, Ohio 559.50/$49.50/$39.50 sellout Group/AEG Live July 9 plex, hotels, broadcast facilities, million and drawn 2.2 million fans,

KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, Birmingham Jefferson Convention $717,373 14,246 The Messina Group/ corporate offices, condominiums according to Billboard Boxscore, UNCLE KRACKER Complex, Birmingham, Ala. $54.50/$41.50 sellout AEG Live it top July 15 and other developments. easily making the -grossing AEG president/CEO Tim Leiweke tour ever for a female artist. CHICAGO, TommyHilfigeratJones $674,871 11,811 Clear Channel EARTH, WIND & FIRE Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y. $375 /535 13,899 Entertainment announced the plan July 14 to an A European tour, promoted by July 3 audience of nearly 200 L.A. business Barrie Marshall's Marshall Arts, POWERHOUSE: YING YANG TWINS, Arrowhead Pond, $661,225 12,438 Nederlander and political figures. followed this year, wrapping July 4 TOO SHORT, BABY BASH & FRANKIE Anaheim, Calif. $95 /$60/$40 sellout Organization J, NELLY, MURPHY LEE & OTHERS July 1 The new sports and entertain- in Monaco. KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, ctnow.com Meadows Music $634,394 15,560 Clear Channel ment district will be developed "She's having fun, that's all it UNCLE KRACKER Centre, Hartford, Conn. $64.25/$32.25 24,379 Entertainment, The July 11 Messina Group/AEG Live during an eight- to 10 -year period, boils down to," Wavra says. "And with construction on the first based on ticket sales, people aren't VAN HALEN Van Andel Arena, $633,621 8,460 Clear Channel Grand Rapids, Mich. $89.50/$39.50 12,114 Entertainment phase commencing by the end of ready to say goodbye yet. She, her July 9 this year or early 2005. band. crew, fans and Clear Channel KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, Merriweather Post $624,807 17,449 I.M.P., The Messina AEG ?" UNCLE KRACKER Pavilion, Columbia, Md. $59.50/$29.50 sellout Group/AEG Live As part of the plan, are all having fun, so why stop July 10 announced a multifaceted naming- ROD STEWART John Labatt Centre, $623,164 7,281 House of Blues Canada rights deal with mobile communi- London, Ontario ($815,531 Canadian) 8,337 July 18 $95,52/649.67 cations giant Nokia. Three major components of the plan include the KISS, POISON Tweeter Center, $448,729 14,268 Clear Channel Tinley Park, Ill. $75/$15 28,568 Entertainment 7,400 -seat Nokia Theatre, the July 9 40,000- square -foot Nokia Plaza and VANS WARPED TOUR: BAD RELIGION, The Gorge, $432,285 14,127 House of Blues Concerts ALKALINE TRIO, THE VANDALS, NOFX, George, Wash. $31.25/$20.24 20,000 the 2,400 -seat Club Nokia. THE EARLY NOVEMBER & OTHERS July 10 In addition to the Nokia deal in 3 DOORS DOWN, NICKELBACK, Riverbend Music Center, $412,640 12210 Clear Channel L.A., Phillips says NextStage, AEG THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY Cincinnati $57/$25 20,500 Entertainment July 7 Live's 6,333 -seat theater in Grand Prairie, Texas, will now known SARAH McLACHLAN ARCO Arena, $409,946 7,353 Clear Channel be as Sacramento, Calif. $63.25/$43.25 11,313 Entertainment the Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie. July 7 Sources say the deal will extend DIANA KRALL, OLLABELLE Chastain Park Amphitheatre. $353207 5,735 Clear Channel Atlanta $67.50/$37.50 6,700 Entertainment to an as -yet- unannounced 2,100 - July 8 seat theater project in the heart of JESSICA SIMPSON, RYAN CABRERA Tweeter Center, $318,177 14,393 Clear Channel New York. The venue, at 1515 Tinley Park, Ill. $44/$10.35 28,636 Entertainment July 6 Broadway in Times Square, is set

KISS, POISON Verizon Wireless Music $315,256 13,601 Clear Channel to open in spring 2005. Center, Noblesville, Ind. $74/$16 24,302 Entertainment Other facets of the development The upcoming leg takes Cher into July 3 include an ESPN Zone sports bar/ secondary and tertiary markets. They VANS WARPED TOUR: BAD RELIGION, Coors Amphitheatre, $301,526 14,320 House of Blues Concerts ALKALINE TRIO, THE VANDALS, NOFX, Chula Vista, Calif. $24/513.99 sellout restaurant and an office tower include Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; THE EARLY NOVEMBER & OTHERS July 6 hosting the corporate offices of the Rapid City, S.D.; Sioux City, Iowa; KISS, POISON Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star $299,176 11,703 Clear Channel Lawry's foods company. A 1,200 - Green Bay, Wis.; Fargo, N.D.; Tulsa, Lake, Burgettstown, Pa. $71.50/$28 23,041 Entertainment July 4 room hotel will feature convention Okla.; Hidalgo, Texas; Biloxi, Miss.;

A PERFECT CIRCLE, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, $292,013 8,604 Clear Channel and business facilities adjacent to Toledo, Ohio; Springfield, Ill.; and BURNING BRIDES Morrison, Colo. $32.50 9,448 Entertainment, KSE the L.A. Convention Center, and South Haven, Miss. She'll be out June 13 there are also plans for a 300 -room until late September. KISS, POISON Cynthia Woods Mitchell $287,780 10,134 Clear Channel Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas $81.50/$19.50 15,608 Entertainment high -end hotel. But that's not to say Cher won't June 12 Lewis Wolff will develop the play more shows after that. "We RICHARD NADER'S SUMMER DOO Continental Airlines Arena, $277,526 10,334 New Jersey Sports & hotels in partnership with Apollo may see a few more dates down the WOP REUNION XV East Rutherford, N.J. $50/$40/$35/$30 20,376 Exposition Authority, June 19 Richard Nader Advisors and AEG; AEG says none of road," Wavra says. "If she comes

KISS, POISON Starwood Amphitheatre, $275,783 9,588 Clear Channel the city's general fund will be used back for another leg we may have Antioch, Tenn. $67/$7 18,093 Entertainment to finance the hotel development. to call it something a little differ- July 2 2004, VNU Inc. All rights be Nashville. In related AEG news, the company ent, like `Never Can Say Goodbye.' " Copyright Business Media, reserved. Boxscores should submitted to: Bob Allen, FOR MORE BOXSCORE RESULTS GO TO BILLBOARD.COM Phone. 615 -321.9171 Fax. 615-321-0879 For research information and pricing, call Bob Allen, 615- 321 -9171.

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 21 www.americanradiohistory.com Music R&6 /Hip -Hop Soul At Home In Compilations BY RASHAUN HALL Quiet Storm vibe was preferred, but other than `Quiet Songs' and Vaughn Harper to be synony- "Names who have sold records, those who have that it just had to be good." mous with the enjoyment of good music." sold some records without a breakthrough hit and Virtually absent from mainstream radio, veter- While the compilation's title obviously plays on new artists whom people could discover." an and new R&B/soul acts are getting a boost from the name of Harper's signature show, he says that's GETTING `SOUL SATISFACTION' The challenge with such projects, Shanachie VP some new compilations (Billboard, May 29). where the association ends. Shanachie Entertainment jumps into the com- of sales and marketing Rick Rosenberg says, is Among the latest are "Vaughn Harper Presents "Actually, the show didn't play a role," Harper pilation mix Sept. 21 with "Soul Satisfaction." understanding the project's potential without over- Quiet Songs" and "Soul Satisfaction." says. "I just Billed as a "nu- spending. Discovery at retail is vital, so the "Soul" WBLS New York personality Vaughn Harper wanted to play soul" collec- campaign will include listening stations, endcaps has been on the air with his program "The Quiet songs that I tion, the set and sale pricing in the first three months. The com- Storm" for more than 20 years. So it only makes liked. These features pilation has a $17.98 list price. The label will also sense that he would take that recipe for smooth, are all artists emerging target college radio, neo -soul specialty shows on laid -back ballads to another medium. that I like buzz -makers urban radio and syndicated/satellite services. The result is "Vaughn Harper Presents Quiet and wanted (Hil St. Soul, 'We want to appeal to fans first getting into this; Songs" (LuAnn/Orpheus). Harper and Orpheus to support." Amp Fiddler), [those] more willing to spend money to have music president Beau Huggins served as the collection's LuAnn and overlooked by 10 -11 artists vs. just one artist," Rosenberg adds. executive producers. Orpheus hope talent (Adri- Grass has already sketched out a second com- LuAnn Entertainment chairman/CEO Bob late "Quiet Songs" ana Evans, pilation. `This whole realm of music would be great welcomed the chance to work with Harper. makes some Rosie Gaines, for business and music fans if it was more widely "I have a relationship with [brothers] Charles noise. Olu) and high - disseminated," he says. "These artists are falling and Beau Huggins at Orpheus Distribution," Tate "Our expectations are to bring back people who profile artists (Tony Rich, Rachelle Ferrell, through the cracks." says. "When Beau talked about the concept of put- listen to music - whether they're 50, 60 or 18," Me'Shell Ndegéocello). ting together something like this with Vaughn and Tate says. "This project's aim is to bring together "My goal was to get two to three types of artists Additional reporting by Gail Mitchell in my new company, LuAnn Entertainment, I music lovers. involved," says Shanachie GM Randall Grass says. Los Angeles. jumped at the opportunity. Vaughn is an icon who "We would like to do a can bridge the gap between old and young." minimum of three [volumes] Harper selected the tracks for the set, includ- a year," Tate adds. "We also ing songs from Ray, Goodman & Brown, Conya hope to integrate that with Doss and Freddie Jackson. some of the other things that "All I wanted to hear was good music," Harper Vaughn will do to support it, Artest Adds Allure To His Label says. "It didn't matter what type of music it was, as like parties, shows and things long as it was good. Obviously, a little bit of the of that nature. We would like At a time when female R&B groups tracks four years ago while playing footsteps of athletes like New England are few and far between, trio Allure is with the Chicago Bulls. "After games Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest returning to the scene. in Chicago, sometimes I would go to (Rhythm & Blues, Billboard, July 24), New York-raised childhood friends the studio for 10 hours," he recalls. Artest exudes confidence in his musi- 31 JULY Biller Alia Davis, Lalisha McLean and Truwarier 13 2ooa HOT RAP TRACKSTM has a staff of with cal venture. "I had a chance to get Akissa Mendez are polishing "Chap- offices in Connecticut, New York and involved with investors, but I put my .r. Airplay monitored by Nielsen ter III," their debut for Ron Artest's Indiana, plus three studios. Addi- own money up. It's a gamble, but I'm 5 Broadcast Data y ÿ Systems Truwarier Records. Lightyear/WEA tional divisions include publishing sure I'll win." E. TITLE IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL Artist will distribute the set, which is slated and management.

-2' NUMBER 1 ';tf 5 Weeks At Number 1 for release Sept. 28. "Running a label is hard work," ON THE RECORD: Besides Allure's o 1 SLOW MOTION Juvenile Featuring Soulja Slim 9 Artest says. "People may say it takes "Chapter III" and Mills' CASH MONEY /UMRG Stephanie away from my game. But I have love "Born for This" © 2 LEAN BACK Terror Squad 9 (JM Records), SRC /UNIVERSAWMRG [for music] and can take on the Lightyear will distribute upcoming 3 3 ON FIRE Lloyd Banks 9 G- UNIT / INTERSCOPE stress that comes 4 JESUS WALKS Kanye West 9 with it." 0 ROCCA- FELLNDEF JAM/IDJMG Truwar- © 7 SUNSHINE Lil' Flip Featuring Lea 9 Other SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA ier artists include 8 1 LIKE THAT Houston Featuring Chingy, Nate Hogg & I -20 9 0 CAPITOL Challace and rap- Rhhm 7 5 FREEK -A -LEEK Petey Pablo 9 per Braska. JIVE/ZOMBA Allure will feature Q 10 SO SEXY Twista Featuring R. Kelly 9 ATLANTIC Braska on its 9 6 OVERNIGHT CELEBRITY Twista z lues.. ATLANTIC album, along 10 9 WHATS HAPPNIN! Ying Yang Twins Featuring Trick Daddy 5 with Joe Budden CO LLI PARK/TVT and Prodigy from By w 12 WHY? Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton NT Gail Mitchell RUFF RYDERS /INTERSCOPE Mobb Deep. [email protected] ® MY PLACE Nelly Featuring Jaheim 9 DERRTY/FO REEL/UMRG Truwarier is ® 15 HEADSPRUNG LL Cool J 9 Allure's fourth SEP JAM /IDJMG 41) 19 LET ME IN 9 label. Its first, Mariah Carey's Crave, albums by R &B/hip -hop singer TQ G-UNIT /INTERSCOPE folded after the release of the ( "Listen," due Aug. 31 on Hub 15 11 WELCOME BACK Mase 9 BAD BOY/FO' REEL/UMRG group's self- titled debut. After Muzic) and veteran Melba Moore 16 17 SELFISH Slum Village Featuring Kanye West & John Legend 9 appearing on the Columbia sound- (gospel set "Nobody but Jesus," due BARAK/CAPITOL - 17 16 TIPSY J -Kwon 9 Both Allure and Artest are well tracks to "The Best Man" and "Run- Aug. 31 on Believe Records) ... TVT SO SO DEF/ZOMBA known in their respective circles. away Bride," the group segued to R &B newcomer Teedra Moses bows 18 14 CULO Pitbull Featuring Lil Jon .9 NT Allure scored a No. 9 R&B/No. 4 pop MCA. That label issued the trio's Aug. 10 with "Complex Simplicity." CO HOW COME D12 9 hit in 1997 with "All Cried Out," fea- second album, "Sunny Days," but Moses also appears on Raphael SHADY/INTERSCOPE 20 13 ALL FALLS DOWN Kanye West Featuring Syleena Johnson 9 turing 112. Artest plays for the Indi- shuttered soon after. Saadiq's second solo set, "Raphael ROC -A FELLA/DEF JAM /IDJMG ana Pacers and was named National "We can still laugh," Davis says of Saadiq as Ray Ray." The album boasts 21 20 GOT IT TWISTED Mobb Deep 9 INFAMOUS/JIVE/ZOMBA Basketball Assn. defensive player of Allure's label travails. "Thank God for the cut "Rifle Love," which features ® 23 LETS GET AWAY T.I. 9 the year for 2003 -2004. shows overseas. But we've also Saadiq's Tony! Toni! Tong! cohort GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC "By I 23 18 ROSES OutKast 9 the time I'm 30, hope to be learned our lesson, and now we write. Dwayne Wiggins and Lucy Pearl col- LAFACE,ZOMBA doing music full time," the 24 -year- So to us, this is our first album league Dawn Robinson. The Pookie ® NO PROBLEM Lil Scrappy 9 BME/REPRISE/WARNER BROS. old athlete says. because people will get a true taste of Entertainment/Navarre project 25 22 DUDE Beenie Man Featuring Ms. Thing 9 Artest, who also raps, grew up in who we are." streets in late September ... Song- SHOCKING VIBESNIRGIN New York's Queensbridge housing In fact, the lead single "I is Records with the greatest increase in audience impressions. The rap tracks audience is compiled from 94 R &B/Hip -Hop and trio wrote writer /producer Dallas Austin in 61 rhythmic top 40 stations which are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of audi- project, home to Nas and Mobb Deep. Think I'm in Love." London working on Duran Duran's ence, computed by cross -referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. v Videoclip availability. 10 2004, VNU Busi- ness Media, Inc. All rights reserved. He began writing and producing Following in the entrepreneurial new album.

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25 Goodies 41 42 Dude 36 - - White Tee's This summer was devoid of a true West Coast crooner teamed with CIARA FEAT. PETEY PABLO (SHO'NUFF/LAFACEiZOMBA( BEENIE MAN (SHOCKINGVIBESNIRGINI DEMFRANCHIZE BOYZ (TIGHT 2 DEFNNIVERSAWMRGI anthem until the New York -based Dogg Warren G 17 11 Happy People 44 Golden -'A 70 What We Do Here Snoop and to R. KELLY ( JIVE/ZOMBA, JILL SCOTT (HIDDEN BEACH/EPIC/SUM) BRIAN MCKNIGHT (MOTOWNUMRGI quintet introduced its current form 213 several years ago. The 18 14 Freek -A -Leek 43 39 Got It Twisted )e - Compton PETEY PABLO LINE/ZOMBA) MOBS DEEP (INFAMOUS/JIVE/ZOMBA) GUERILLA BLACK (VIRGIN) smash, "Lean Back." trio makes its highly anticipated IED 19 Headsprung 44 37 Dirt Off Your Shoulder 5S 75 For Real The lead single from the group's TVT Records debut Aug. 17 with LL COOL J (DEF JAM/IOJMGI JAY-Z 'ROC-A- FELLADEFJAM/IDJMG) AMELLARRIEUX IBUSSUFEI forthcoming sophomore set, "True "The Hard Way." The supergroup 51 My Place 45 20 All Falls Down Sc ! - Don't Say Nuthin a NELLY FEAT. JAHEIM(DEARTY/F0' REEL/UMRG) KANYE WEST (ROC- A- FELL/DEEJAM/IDJMG) - THE ROOTS (GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE( Story" (SRC/Universal), topped kicked things off with lead single I® 23 Locked Up 46 41 Talk About Our Love 1 62 I Wanna Thank Ya AKON FEAT. STYLES P. BRANDY FEAT. ANGIE last issue's Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Sin- "Groupie Luv." ISRC/UNIVERSAUUMRGI KANYE WEST 'ATLANTIC' U STONE FEAT (J/RMG) 29 Let Me In 47 47 Game Over (Flip) s 74 Priceless gles & Tracks YOUNG BUCK G- UNIT /INTERSCOP LIL' RIP SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA/SUM) - - -. JOE (JIVE/ZOMBA) 23 18 Selfish CD 54 Bring It Back Groupie Luv chart -a first SLUM VILLAGE IBARAK/CAPITOU UL' WAYNE (CASH MONEYNMRG) 213 (M) for the act. The 26 U Saved Me 50 New Day 65 Make It Alright R. KELLY (JIVE/ZOMBA) PATTI LABELLE (DEF SOUL CLASSICSAOJMGI CARL THOMAS (BAD BOY /UMRG) Scott Storch- G 31 Turn Me On 53 Nolia Clap 58 Tear It Up produced song YONGWUN SURFACE/J/RMG) Beats& KEVINLYTTLE (ATLANTIC) JUVENILE, WACKO & SKIP IUTP/ATLANTIL (FULL retains the top Ef Records with the &greatest impressionsP increase. ®20042004, VNU Busass Media, Inc All rightsg reserved. CompiledP from a national sarrF--I a of airplayP Y suppliedPP byY Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems'Y Radio Track service. 142 stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by gross impressions, computed by cross- referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. spot this issue. This data is used to compile the Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks chart. *indicates title earned HitPredictor status in research data provided by Promosquad. "We're just RhyrneSn JULY 31 JULY 31 blessed," Terror 2004 R &B /HIP -HOP 2004 RHYTHMIC :71 Squad frontman Fat Joe says of By Hall SINGLES SALESTM 3; board AIRPLAYTM Rashaun Billboard' the single's suc- [email protected] Y Y prOrTlOSC}118-d'" y, W Nielsen Whiter cess. "I got the . W Broadcast Data 3 Systems ROB /HIP -HOP beat from Scott, .^ ;'''' TITLE TITLE ;VEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL and it had this hardcore feel to it. At New York rap legends the Beat - ç g ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL)

55/ NUMBER 1 itY the same time, I wanted it to be nuts return Aug. 31 with "Milk ,t.1 NUMBER 1 NELLY '1 1 I Believe 4wl¢ArNO.t w UMRG 80.1 " FANTASIA J/RMGI Slow Motion tus My Place something that both [the men] and Me." The Queens, N.Y., duo of JUVENILE FEAT SOUWA SUM (CASH MONEY/ONTO) 2 2 Move Ya Body the ladies could dance to." Psycho Les and Junkyard Juju NINA SKY NEXTPLATFAUNNNERSAUUMRG Confessions Part II USHER (LAFACE20MBA) RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL 3 8 Thief's Theme The album serves as a platform produced the album, which marks SAS (ILL WIUJCOLUMBIA/SUMI Sunshine for Joe and fellow Terror Squad their Penalty Recordings debut. [IL FUP FEAT. LEA (SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA/SUMI LUTHER VANDROSSBEYONCE Lean Back ÍI 92.4 TERROR SR The Closer I Get To You RMG members Remy, Tony The set features appearances from 4 4 SQUAD NIVERSAWMRG I Like That Sunshine, HOUSTON 5 11 I Like That (CAPITOL) SHAWNNA Prospect and Armageddon. Akon, Freeway, Rahzel and Greg HOUSTON ( CAPITOU On Fire 2 Shake That Sh ** IDJMG 89.9 ='6 3 Talk About Our Love LLOYD BANKS 'G- UNITANTERSCOPE) "All the crews have had their Nice, among others. BRANDY FEAT KANYE WEST ATLANTIC Move Ya Body JADAKISS chance to shine -from Roc -a -Fella w-7 7 Naughty Girl :41 NA SKY FEAT JAB BA' NEXT PLATEAUN N'VERSA W M R G 3 80.4 Why? INTERSCOPE & Y . BEYONCE ICOWMBWSUMI to Ruff Ryders," Joe says. "Now is HERE THERE: Special thanks to Goodies 8 13 So Sexy CIARA FEAT. PETEY PABLO (SRO 'NUFFMFACE/ZOMBA. R. KELLY our time." WEDR (99 Jamz) Miami's DJ Irie TWISTA FEAT FL KELLY ATLANTIC 78.0 Whats Happnin! U Saved Me ZOMBA /9 6 On Fire Among other highlights on and his team, Ivory and Millie, for YING YANG TWINS (CO W PARK/M) . LLOYD BANKS IG-UNITANTERSCOPEI PRINCE "True Story" is "Bring'em Back." showing me love when I was in Headsprung Freek -A -Leek 66.1 PETEY PABLO (JIVE/ZOMBA) Call My Name COLUMBIA 0 5 LL COOLJ DEFJANVIDJMG The track features choice vocals Miami last weekend for his birthday 1 10 Don't Say Nuthin Lean Back from deceased rappers Big L and party. Irie, who also DJs for -,) . THE ROOTS IGEFFENINTERSCOPEI TERROR SQUAD ISRCNNIVERSAVUMRGI RHYTHMIC 12 19 Freek -A-Leek Burn Terror Squad's Big Pun. Heineken and the Miami Heat, . PETE/PABLO JIVE/ZOMBA USHER ILAFACE20MBA1 MrL NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL "Those are both my brothers," hosted a red -hot pool party at 3 15 Dude How Come NELLY . BEENIE MAN (SHOCKING VIBESNIRGIN) 012 ISHADYANTERSCOPEI Joe says. "Big L was my little Teasers Hotel that was followed by A, My Place UMRG 67.9 4 18 Baby Mama Southside brother from D.I.T.C. [Diggin' in an all -night bash at Opium Miami. HOLLA POINT EPIC/SUM . LLOYD FEAT. ASHANTI (THE INCJDEF JAM/IDJMG) 5 17 Alone the Crates crew], and Pun was my Irie will be among those making If !Ain't Got You ` MALINA MOTE (WEC) RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL . ALICIA KEYS IJ/RMGI brother. It only made sense that an appearance at the 2004 Billboard 16 22 Make It Up With Love J. Turn Me On . ATL NOONTIME/EPIC/SUM D12 we do the song." R &B/Hip -Hop Awards. The cere- KEVIN LYTTLE FEAT. SPRAGGA BENZ (ATLANTIC) 77.5 17 24 Scandalous How Come INTERSCOPE mony will take place Aug. 6 at MIS -TEEA I456/REPRISEIWARNER BROS .I Jesus Walks KANYE WEST 'ROC-A -FEL A/OEFJAM/IDJMGI SHAWNNA COMING UP: July will soon end, but a Fifteen 0 One Barton G in Miami 18 25 Locked Up 2 76.6 . AKON FEAT STYLES P SR NIVERSAWMRG Culo Shake That Sh ** IDJMG wealth of hip -hop releases are on the Beach. Others scheduled to appear 9 16 Jesus Walks PITBULL FEAT. LILJON ITVT) . KANYE WEST (ROC-A- FELLA/DEE JANt4DJMG( Dip lt Low MONICA way to keep August hot. Here are a include Bone Crusher, Tamyra 3 15.3 Tipsy CHRISTINA MILIAN (ISLAND/IDJMG) lit U Should've Known Better RMG few titles to keep an eye out for. Gray, Brian McKnight, Pitbull, Lil 0 9 J -KWON So SO DEF OMBA Yeah! BLACK EYED PEAS 1 12 Bounce Back USHER ILAFACEtOOMSAI w 4 Mobb Deep makes its Jive Scrappy, Oowee, 4mula 1 and Fuse Let's Get It Started 74.0 . JUVENILE FEAT BABY (CASH MONEY/UMRG) INTERSCOPE My Place Records debut with "Amerikaz VJ Marianela Pereyra. ?2 41 Whats Happnin! NELLY FEAT JAHEIM (DERRTY/FO' REEL/UMRG) KANYE WEST TING YANG TWINS ICOWPAR 5 Nightmare." Due Aug. 10, the album Icons Isaac Hayes and KRS -One Compiled from a national sample of data supplied by Nielsen New Workout Plan 70.9 23 68 All Nite Stop) IDJMG (Don't Broadcast Data Sy tems. 61 rhythmic airplay stations are elec- features lead single "Got It Twisted." will receive the R &B and hip -hop -' JANET JACKSON (VIRGIN) vcnically monitored 24 hours a day, 1 days a week. Songs ranked JADAKISS 4 21 Jook Gal (Wine Wine) byaumber of detec .ons.apSongs showing an increase in detec- 5 67.7 Other songs from Prodigy and Founders Awards, respectively. Free tions over the prey ous week, regardless of chart movement A Why? INTERSCOPE , ERRANT MAN VP ATLANTIC song which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will include the Lil Jon -produced of BET's "106 & Park" and syndi- More Or Less - generally not receive a bullet, even if it registers an increase in TWISTA HVNE IGANGLAND/DEF JAW DJMGI detections. The rhythmic airplay chart runs at a deeper length in "Real Gangstaz," "When U Hear The" cated radio personality Russ Parr of So Sexy ATLANTIC 67.3 sMs - atest sales gains. A 2004, VNU Business Media, Ai/pr ay Monitor, Billboard Information Network, and Irc. ana Nelse, U/uraxan, Inc. All rights reserved. Compiled by Nielsen billboard.com. *indicates title earned HitPredictor status in and "Dump," featuring Nate Dogg "The Russ Parr Morning Show" will Soundscan from a national subset panel of core R&B/Hip -Hop stores. This data research data provided by Promosquad. O 2004, VNU Business Other radio formats and hitpredictor legend located in chart section. is used to compile the Hot R&BMip -Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Media, Inc. All rights reserved. and Shorty Wop. co -host the event.

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BY LEILA COBO actual sales numbers is higher, Already, the fact that Los Temerar- because the album is sold through a ios are able to reach No. 1 on Hot Los Temerarios may be a difficult number of nontraditional outlets that Latin Tracks is evidence that their name for non -Spanish speakers to pro- SoundScan does not track. sound satisfies a more mainstream nounce. But when people find out just audience, as it is difficult to top the how much the Mexican romantic group TAKING CHANCES chart without airplay on major East sells, the name is easily remembered. Adolfo says "Veintisiete" (in honor of Coast pop stations. Since 1993, the year they debuted on their 27th anniversary) was a risky To achieve that goal, "Qué de Raro the Billboard charts, Los Temerarios album. "The songs aren't mine, and Tiene" was recorded in ranchera, have placed 20 titles on the Top Latin people are used to hearing my songs," bolero /ranchero and pop versions. Rudy Albums chart Of those, a startling six says Adolfo, who is Los Temerarios' Perez produced the pop treatment. titles have hit No. 1. The group's cur- main songwriter, producer and But despite the sales, the airplay and rent album, "Veintisiete" (Fonovisa), arranger. "And these are ranchera the recognition in the Latin world, Los was No. 1 for two consecutive weeks songs. It doesn't have much to do with Temerarios still fly mostly under the before slipping to No. 2 this issue. what we've done in the past." radar of the mainstream. But, in a departure for the group, LOSTEMERARIOS: FEATURING BROTHERS GUSTAVO, LEFT, AND ADOLFO ANGEL Instead of going the obvious route of Their current U.S. tour of 40 -plus they have remained at No. 1 on the Bill- picking widely known standards, Adolfo dates, for example, is booked through board Hot Latin tracks chart for the sec- through the years. They're the only musically speaking," says José Behar, chose songs that were hits during his their own offices and with independent ond consecutive week with "Qué de ones who have survived," says María president/CEO of Univision Music childhood. They include Cornelio promoters. They do not have any major Raro Tiene." Nava, operations manager/program- Group, which includes Fonovisa. "As Reyna's "Idos de la Mente," with a guest sponsors, even though their shows at The track is the first single from ming director for Spanish Broadcast artists, they're organized, serious and vocal appearance by Reyna, and Vicente arenas, convention centers, fairgrounds " Veintisiete," Los Temerarios' first all- System in Los Angeles. "The grupera responsible. They're two very talented Fernández's "Las Llaves de Mi Alma," and venues like Los Angeles' Universal ranchera album, which is also its first period has come and gone, but their guys, and they're brothers who are con- with Fernández speaking in the song. Amphitheater routinely sell out. The set of nothing but covers, except for music is still fresh." joined at the hip." And Adolfo is the first to recognize same goes for Mexico, where initial " Caminando Voy." As Nava points out, Los Temerarios, Los Temerarios is the fifth- biggest- this, even though the group has already shipments for "Veintisiete" were That the group has topped the charts led by brothers Gustavo and Adolfo selling Latin act so far this year, accord- made forays into a wider pop realm. 250,000 copies, according to Fonovisa. by stepping outside of its usual style Angel, are a romantic grupo (or group) ing to Nielsen SoundScan, ahead of "We reach a Mexican audience 90% "Corporations aren't used to giving and not having any promotion besides that mostly plays ballads arranged for such mainstream names as Thalia and [of the time], and we're happy about major sponsorships to regional Mexi- radio is a testament to its enduring synthesizer, , bass and drums. Paulina Rubio. it," he says. Doing a full pop album, can music," Adolfo says. "Americans are popularity in the regional Mexican Their trademark sound is based on Their last album, "Tributo al Amor," he adds, is not part of the group's a little disconnected, and they don't take market and the larger Latin market. Adolfo's plaintive love songs and Gus - has sold 142,000 copies since its late - immediate plans, "but it will happen regional Mexican music into account. 'They are the only romantic grupo tavo's sweet tenor. 2003 release, according to Sound - in due time." And we're not too worried about it." that has maintained its popularity "They're a very consistent band, Scan. However, Fonivisa says the Who's The Best New Artist?

It's voting time for the Latin Latin rhythms, blending old and A singer /songwriter who blends Grammy Awards. Do you know the new. Akwid's debut, "Proyecto tropical, pop and rock influences, candidates for best new artist? Akwid," ushered in a new wave of Bermudez sings about his own You may know some, but our bet music known as urban/regional. experiences, from the very personal is you don't know them to the more mundane. "Confe- all. They range from siones," a heartfelt, acoustic -based super -sellers like Akwid album, was successful on U.S. and Maria Rita to radio radio, where it had a handful of superstars like Obie [aim n hits, including chart -toppers "Me Bermudez to virtual Cansé de Ti and "Antes." unknowns like Mauricio & Palodeagua and NOtaS.M MARIA RITA: Latin music is pep- Superlitio. pered with stories of children fol- The following is a lowing in their parents' footsteps. primer on the acts nomi- By Leila Cobo One such tale involves Maria Rita. nated for best new artist, [email protected] The daughter of the late Elis Regi- which for some is the na- widely considered to have most important category been the best female Brazilian L1LE in the Latin Grammys. The nomi- OBIE BERMUDEZ: Another familiar singer of all time-and pianist nees are listed in alphabetical order. name to audiences is Obie Ber- Cesar Camargo Mariano, Rita CHA/PL /E ZAA mudez, whose current album, released her self-titled debut One of Colombia's international AKWID: U.S. audiences are by now "Confesiones" (EMI Latin), is album last September. Out on recording stars whose smooth handling familiar with brothers Sergio and actually his second. His debut was Warner, it became Brazil's top -sell- of boleros over the past 5 years have made Francisco Gomez, aka Akwid, released years ago on BMG U.S. ing title of 2003. him a multi platinum seller in the Hispanic whose sophomore album, "KOMP Latin but received little exposure. Like her mother, Rita sings US market and Puerto Rico. 104.9 Radio Compa" (Univision) is compositions by new Brazilian Sel # 805197113 -2 No. 5 on the Billboard Top Latin composers. Her acoustic -based Albums chart. renditions are understated but REYES RECORDS INC , The Los Angeles -based duo was lovely. "Maria Rita" was recently 1=01STfzI Et. L J -F4=> r the best -selling new Latin act in the released in the United States. M US IC S CD'S - CASSETTES - DVD'S & MUSICAL VIDEOS United States last year, according to (R) Nielsen SoundScan. But in many MAURICIO & PALODEAGUA: We first 140 N.W. 22 Avenue Miami, Florida 33125 Tel: (305) 541.66861 Fax: (305) 642.2785 territories, Akwid's sound is still heard about Mauricio & Palodeagua www, reyesrecords.com Email: reyesrecords @reyesrecords.com - unknown. For the uninitiated, the from EMI Colombia, which is TODO EN MUSICA EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN MUSIC brothers rap over traditional banda heralding the group as the next big NOW SPECIALIZING IN MEXICAN MUSIC instrumentation and other classic (Continued on page 33)

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4 2 2 6 MARC ANTHONY Amar Sin Mentiras 1 54 43 40 6 LOS REHENES En Vivo 32 SONY DISCOS 95194118.98 EQ CD) DISA 725976 (IC98 CD /OVO)

5 4 4 5 AKWID KOMP 104.9 Radio Compa 2 60 60 5 THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA Across 110th Street 43 UNIVISION 3/0201/ÚG 113.98 CDI [NI 0 LIBERTAD 615/REO INK (1698 CD1 NEW 1 PATRULLA 81 En Vivo Desde: Dallas, Texas 6 70 62 21 PATRULLA 81 Como Pude Enamorarme De Ti 18 o DISA 720378112 98 CO) [N] 0 DISA 729355(s. 98 CO) IN] 7 5 7 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS Agarron Duranguense 3 57 57 54 21 ALEX UBAGO Fantasia 0 Realidad 14 DISA 7 26 970 (14.98 CD /DVDI WARNER LATINA 6134211738 CD) IN]

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8 9 4 LUNYTUNES La Trayectoria 7 RE -ENTRY 7 DIEGO TORRES MTV Unplugged 45 0 MAS FLOW 318000/UNIVERSAL LATINO (18.N CDI IN] 0 ARIOLA 60783/BMG LATIN 11598 CDI 10 7 5 4 OZOMATLI Street Signs 2 60 56 52 42 GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO De Durango A Chicago 2 CONCORD PICANTE 2200/CONCORD 111.98 CDI [N] DISA 724088 112 98 CD) 11 9 8 7 DON OMAR The Last Don: Live, Vol.1 2 61 53 53 39 SIN BANDERA A De Viaje 6 VI 450618 0718 CD) IN] SONY DISCOS 70633 (16.98 EQ CD) [N] 21 10 3 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Tesoros De Coleccion 10 62 54 50 23 THALIA Greatest Hits 2 ® SONY DISCOS 95241 (9.98 EQ CDI IN] EMI SPECIAL MARKETS 93043/EMI LATIN 116.98 CO) 13 10 16 5 GRUPO CLIMAX Za Za Za 10 63 50 45 23 DAVID BISBAL O Buleria 5 MUSART 20539/BALBOA (5.98 CD) [N] VALE 002031 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (15.913 CDI [NI NEW 1 LOS RIELEROS DEL NORTE /ADOLFO URIAS Y SU LOBO NORTENO Reunion Entre Amigos 14 Q 74 - 2 LOS TERRIBLES DEL NORTE Antologia De Jefes 64 o FONOVISA 351371NG 113.98 COI [N] FREDDIE 0105 (16.98 CDI . 65 47 - 2 BANDA LAMENTO SHOW DE DURANGO Un Lamento Que Llego Para Quedarse 47 GREATEST GAINER` FONOVISA351385NG 112 CO) YAHIR Otra De Amor 15 66 55 47 11 CONJUNTO ATARDECER o Los Numero Uno Del Pasito Duranguense 8 CO '. V RNER LATINA 61717 (13.98 COI IN] MUSIMEX 002541 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (13.98 CD) [N]

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17 15 21 5 ANA BARBARA Una Mujer, Un Sueno 15 NEW 1 CELIA CRUZ Dios Disfrute A La Reina 69 FONOVISA 351394N6 (14.98 CD) IN] C UNIVERSAL LATINO 296602 04.98 CDI 18 12 20 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS El Carnalillo Mix Presenta: El Pasito Duranguense Mix 6 70 65 69 51 DON OMAR o The Last Don 2 DISA 7X1385 11238 CD) VI 450587 (14,98 CDI [N]

19 13 17 13 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Dejando Huella 1 71 64 - 7 JULIETA VENEGAS Si 51 FONOVISA 351248/ÚG 11298 COI [N] ARIOLA 57447 /BMG LATIN 11498 CDI 20 17 23 VARIOUS ARTISTS Diamantes De Coleccion 17 72 59 55 21 LOS RIELEROS DEL NORTE 20 Anos De Fuerza Nortena 5 FONOVISA 351303/UG (14.98 CDI FONOVISA 351235/UG (12.98 CDI [N]

21 14 15 LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO Locos De Amor 3 73 58 56 24 BRONCO/LOS BUKIS Cronica De Dos Grandes 1 PROCAN 720363/DISA 111.98 CDI [HI FONOVISA 351279/UG 117.98 CD/OVO)

23 30 6 RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE Antologia De Un Rey 20 74 69 64 20 VICTOR MANUELLE Travesia 1 o FREDDIE 1890 (16.98 CDI SONY DISCOS 93272117 98 ES CDI 23 11 19 17 GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO En Vivo Desde Chicago 1 Ø RE -ENTRY 43 OBIE BERMUDEZ O Confesiones 17 DISA 78158112.98 CD) EMI LATIN 84647 (14 98 CDI

26 25 16 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Pacto De Sangre 1 FONOVISA 351245/ÚG(14.98 CD) LATIN POP ALBUMS TROPICAL ALBUMS REGIONAL MEXICAN ALBUMS 25 20 18 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS Los 20 Sencillos Del Ano Y Sus Videos 5 DISA 726977 (14.98 CD/DVDI

1 MARC ANTHONY 1 DADDY YANKEE LOS TEMERARIOS 26 24 31 5 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH La Oreja De Van Gogh En Directo: Gira 23 AMAR SIN MENTIRAS )SONY DISCOS) BARRIO FINO (VI) VEINTISIETE IFONOVISA/UGI

SONY DISCOS 95202 (19.98 ES DVD /CD I

27 27 34 11 FRANCO DE VITA Stop 7 2 ozoMATL 2 LUNYTUNES [ MARCO ANTONIO SOUS &JOAN SEBASTIAN SONY DISCOS 93286 (17.98 EQ co) IN] STREET SIGNS (CONCORD PICANTE/CONCORD) LA TRAYECTORIA (MAS FLOW/UNIVERSAL LATINO) DOS GRANDES IFONOVISIWGI

28 19 26 5 LIBERACION Las Mas Bailables De Liberacion 17 3 YAHIR 3 DON OMAR 3 AKWID DISA 720375 (11 98 CD) [N] OTRA HISTORIA DE AMOR (WARNER LATINA) THE LAST DON: LNE VOL I (VI) KOMP 104.9 RADIO COMPA IUNIVISIONNGI

18 14 8 RIVERA Con Mis Propias Manos 1 29 LUPILLO 4 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH 4 TREBOL CLAN & PATRULIAQI UNIVISION 310248/ÚG 114.98 COI IN] LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH EN DIRECTO: GIRA (SONY DISCOS( LOS BACATPANES (GOLD STANUNIVERSAL LATINO) EN VIVO DESDE DALIAS. TEXAS (DISA) 30 29 37 18 GIPSY KINGS Roots 3 NONESUCH 79841/AG 118.98 CDI 5 FRANCA DE VITA 5 THE SPANISH RABIEN ORCHESTRA 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS STOP (SONY DISCOS) ACROSS 110TH STREET IUBERTAD/RED INK) AGARRON DURANGUENSE (DISAI 31 22 22 5 CARDENALES DE NUEVO LEON En Concierto 16 DISA 720367(1198 CDI [N] 6 GIPSY KINGS 6 ELVIS CRESPO I GRUPO BRYNDIS ROOTS (NONESUCH/AG) SABOREA LO (OLE( EL QUINTO TRAGO (DISA) 32 16 13 8 LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE Con Experiencia Y Juventud 5 UNIVISION 310275/U6114.98 CDI [NI 7 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH 7 CELIA CRUZ ' VICENTE FERNANDEZ LO WE TE CONTEMIFMRAS TEHACIASLA DORMIDA (SONY DISCOS( DIOS DISFRUTE A LA REINA (UNIVERSAL LATINO) TESOROS DECOLECCION (SONY DISCOS) 33 28 28 56 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH A Lo Que Te Conte Mientras Te Hacias La Dormida 9 SONY DISCOS 70451 (15.98 ES CDI MI 8 JENNIFER PENA 8 DON OMAR B GRUPO CUMAX 34 34 42 5 LILA DOWNS Una Sangre: One Blood 28 SEDUCCION (UNIVISIONNG) THE LAST DON MI ZAZAZA IMUSART /BALBOA( NARADA 76757 (18.98 CDI 9 MARCO ANTONIO SOUS 9 VICTOR MANUELLE 9 LOS RASEROS DEL NORTEADNEO URIAS V SU LOBO NORTENO 35 33 36 9 PALOMO Yo Te Propongo 6 LA HISTORIA CONTINUA... (FONOVISA/UG) TRAVESTA (SONY DISCOS) REUNION ENTRE AMIGOS (FONOVISANG) DISA 7 20 37 2 112.98 CDI [N] 10 A.B.OUINTANIUA III PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS 10 DUELO 36 32 29 9 JENNIFER PENA Seduction 1 LOS REMIXES 2.0 (EMI LATIN( JAMZ TV HITS VOL2 (REM/UNIVERSALLATINO) PARA SOBREVIVIR IUNMSIONNG) UNIVISION 310129 /ÚGENCOI [N] 11 PAUUNA RUBIO 11 IVY QUEEN 11 ANA BARBARA 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS 100% Puro Zacatecas 37 NEW PAU- LATINA (UNIVERSAL LATINO) DIVA PLATINUM EDITION IREAUUNIVERSAL LATINO) UNA MUJER, UN SUENO (FONOVISAAIGI DISA 726969114-98 CD /DVD) 38 25 24 3 GRACIELA BELTRAN Mi Otro Sentimiento 24 12 ALE( UBAGO 12 JERRY RIVERA 12 VARIOUS Anus UNIVISION 310230/UG (14.98 CDI FANTASIA O REALIDAD (WARNER LATINA) MI HISTORIA MUSICAL (YENF/SDNY DISCOS) EL CARNAUDO MIX PRESENTAEL ?ASLIB DUMNGUENSE MIX IRISA(

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40 37 32 A.B. QUINTANILLA Ill PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS Los Remixes 2.0 11 14 SIN BANDERA 14 CELA CRUZ 14 VARIOUSARBSTS EMI LATIN 77055113.98 CD) DE VIAJE WWI DISCOS) HITS MD( (SONY DISCOS( DIAMANTES DE COLECCION IFONOYISANGI Tesoros Musicales 24 41 40 44 JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ 15 Am 15 BABY RASTA &GRINGO '5 LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO SONY DISCOS 95209 (9.98 EQ CDI GREATEST HITS (EMI SPECIAL MARKETS/EMI LATIN) SENTENCIADOS (NEWRECORDSNNNERSAL LATINO) LOCOS DE AMOR (PROCAN/DISAI 42 39 33 PAULINA RUBIO A Pau- Latina 1 DAVID BISBAL 16 TECO CAIDERON 6 RAMON AYAUIYSUSBRAVOS DEL NORTE UNIVERSAL LATINO 002036 (17.98 CDI 16 BULERIA (VALE/UNIVERSAL LATINO) EL ENEMY OE LOS GUASIBIRI (WHITE UON/BMG LATIN( ANTOLOGIA OE ON REY (FREDDIE) ARTISTS Parranda Tequilera 2004 43 UNIVISION 310269NG)11.98 CDI 17 JULIETA VENEGAS 17 AVENTURA 17 GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO SI IARIOWBMG ATINI LOVE & HATE (PREMIUM LATIN EN VIVO DESDE CHICAGO (DISA) 44 38 11 TREBOL CLAN Los Bacatranes 11 GOLD STAR 180007 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (15.98 C01 [N] 18 OBIE BERMÚDEZ 18 CEDA CRUZ 18 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE CONFESIONES (EMI LATIN) EXITOSETERNOS (UNIVERSAL LATINO) PACTO DE SANGRE IFONOVISANG) 45 31 27 14 ADAN CHALINO SANCHEZ Amor Y Lagrimas 1 MOONCOSTAROLA 93409/SONY DISCOS (13.98 EQ CDI 19 AB OUINTANILLA Ill &KUMBIA KINGS 19 LUNYTUNES &NORIEGA 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS 46 41 38 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS Amor Grupera 35 LA HISTORIA (EMI LATIN MAS FLOW IVO LOS 20 SENCILLOS DEL ANDY SUS VIDEOS (DISA) FONOVISA 351373/ÚG (14.98 CD) 20 MANA 20 REY RUIZ 20 UBERACION 47 35 35 BANDA EL RECODO Exitos Con Tradicion Sinaloense 7 ECLIPSE (WARNER LATINA) MITENTACION (SONYDISCOSI LAS MAS BAILABLES DE LIBERACION (DISA) r-0NOVISA 357314NG (14.98 CDI [N]

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32 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com I atin Music Local Success Finally Greets Spanish Trio

BY HOWELL LLEWELLYN record deal. 18,000 copies, according to BMG. Then Mexico -based Spaniard Jaime In fact, to date, the group's story isn't MADRID -After finding success in Torregrosa, who has managed such about sales. but airplay. Mexico, Spanish trio La 5a Estación Mexican artists as Alejandra Guzmán, La 5a Estación's first single, "Dónde MILK & SUGAR FEATURING LIZZY PATTINSON: TAKING RADIKAL TO NO. 1 is finally reaping rewards in its visited Madrid, where a friend played Irán," and two subsequent singles from native country. him a demo tape of La 5a Estación. its debut album- "No Quiero Perderte" Its single "El Sol No Regresa," a The trio's pop -rock sound has a late - and "Perdición"-spent more than one Mexican top 10 airplay hit released by '705 American feel, with a country year combined in the top 10 of the Mex- The Sun Shines In BMG Mexico, has become one of the tinge. It does not have any sampling, ican airplay chart. most -played songs on Spanish radio loops or electronic craftsmanship. Now, "El Sol No Regresa" is in the this summer. The trio impressed Torregrosa, and top 10 of the airplay charts in Mexico With Radikal Result In an unusual case of reverse cross- he suggested it record an album in and Spain. The second single in Mexico over, La 5a Estación found initial suc- Mexico. He now handles the band. is "Algo Más," while the more summery For 13 years, Radikal Records be available on vinyl," Korduletsch cess not in its own country but across "Primera Toma" was recorded in "Daría" will be released in Spain. has been making its presence says. "It's something special for the the Atlantic in Mexico, where the group Madrid by producer Alejo Stivel (El La 5a Estación returned to Spain known on the Billboard Hot Dance DJs. Some bang for the buck." has lived the past two years. Canto de Loco, La Oreja de Van Gogh, July 4 for a seven -week promotional Club Play chart. But in this issue, Staying with Radikal for one more Vocalist , guitarist Andy & Lucas), but it was not even trip that was to include six concerts. the Teaneck, N.J.- based, Navarre- minute, the label has scheduled an Angel Reyero and bassist Pablo Do- released in Spain. It has sold 13,000 "Their big break here was the [soap distributed label does what it has Aug. 24 release for ATB's new album, minguez have been household names units in Mexico. opera] tune," says Marie Clare Kobeh, never been able to do before: It "." in Mexico since 2002. That's when "All we thought about then was play- international exploitation manager for lands its first No. 1 on the chart With this album, ATB (Andre Tan- "Dónde Irán " -a song from the three- ing in Madrid, and now we're earning BMG Mexico. "But they have a strong with "Let the Sun Shine" by Milk & neberger) continues to grow and some's first BMG Mexico album, a living in Mexico," Reyero says. live performance, Natalia's voice is Sugar Featuring Lizzy Pattinson. evolve as an artist. His songwriting "Primera Toma" -was chosen as the The group pays tribute to its adopted stunning and they have a fresh youth- Now, if you find yourself shaking skills continue to impress. Of the 13 theme to TV soap opera " Clase 406," country on its second album with the ful sound. We know that soon their your head in disbelief, you are not tracks here, 11 are full -on songs, which airs on Mexico's Televisa chan- song "Mi Ciudad" (My City). "This is my success will be [reflected] in sales." alone. After all, Radikal has released with , Madelin Zero, Ken nel and is watched by millions. city, Madrid got left behind," Jiménez "We believed in the project when such club hits as 2 Unlimited's Harrison and others supplying the But the group has remained virtu- sings of Mexico City. [Torregrosa] suggested we try our luck light Zone," Junior Jack's "My Feel- emotional vocals. ally unknown in Spain until this sum- "," which hit Span- in Mexico," Jiménez says. "Now we ing," Apotheosis'"O Fortuna," On a few tracks ( "The Autumn mer, when local radio began playing ish stores June 5, was released in Feb- would love to be acknowledged in ATB's "9PM (Till I Come)" and Leaves," "Sun Goes Down," `Wait for "El Sol No Regresa," the first single ruary in Mexico, where it has sold Spain, to travel the reverse route." Sinead O'Connor's from the group's second album, "Flo- "Troy (The Phoenix res de Alquiler." From the Flame)." "This is a lovely story of a bunch of Incredibly enough, as kids who had a lucky break, landed in popular as these top 10 Beat Mexico and are now about to make it jams were, none of them at last in their own country," BMG were able to reach the Spain international product manager summit of the chart. Box.. Paloma Roque says. "They're suc- Conversely, several cessfully swimming against the tide, Radikal releases- as the normal thing is for Spanish including 2 Unlimited's By Michael Paoletta bands to triumph in Spain before "No Limit," Baby [email protected] making it in Mexico." Bumps' "I Got This This case of reverse crossover Feeling," Zombie comes at a time when a wave of Span- Nation's " Kernkraft 400" and Opera Your Heart "), ATB goes against type, ish acts are selling and touring across 'Nance Featuring Emma Shapplin's eschewing signature, peak -hour Mexico, including La Oreja de Van "Spente le Stelle" -became trance -pop stylings (next single Gogh, Alex Ubago, El Canto del Loco, crossover radio hits without ever "Ecstasy," for example) for chilled - Amaral and Bunbury. cracking the chart's top 20. out moments of downtempo bliss. While all these bands first found That said, we are confident that By the way, ATB recently com- fame and fortune in their native Spain, "Let the Sun Shine " -inspired by pleted its first outside production: La 5a Estación had no such luck. "Let the Sunshine In" from the "Perfect Day to Lose You" for Zero Instead, before moving to Mexico, the Broadway musical "Hair "-will soon (whose fine voice graced Circ's nü- band was playing in rehearsal studios become a favorite at radio. electro jam "Destroy She Said "). in Madrid and struggling to get a LA 5A ESTACIÓN.THETRIO GOT ITS FIRST BREAK IN MEXICO Simply put, the song's buoyant, The song appears on Zero's debut Latin-tinged rhythms -concocted by album, which is being readied for an Germany's Michael "Milk" Kronen - October release. berger and Steven "Sugar" Naming successful inside Colombia, and it is al Colombian rhythms. coupled with Pattinson's enticing TEARS: After six years, the off - Latin Notas building a Latin American following Superlitio's members sing in vocals are too potent to ignore. A Broadway show "De La Guarda" will thanks to support from the region's English and Spanish and even some track like this is designed for maxi- close Sept. 12. Those who have expe- Continued from page 29 video channels. French, so their marketing and pro- mum summer exposure. Let the sun rienced the festive "De La Guarda" motion has steered more toward shine, indeed. know that its propulsive, in -your- SUPERLITIO: Superlitio is nominat- college radio. The group is now According to Radikal president face dance rhythms are as essential thing to come out of a country ed on the strength of "Tripping' based in the United States and is Jurgen Korduletsch, the in -demand as water in the production. known for stellar A &R. Mauricio is Tropicana," out on -based being worked in this market. Bass Bumpers remix of "Let the As it did last summer, the cast of lead singer /guitarist Mauricio Cello Music Group (distributed by Sun Shine" -along with two Alex "De La Guarda" is welcoming a DJ Rodriguez. Palodeagua is his band, BMG). But this sextet from Cal, IN BRIEF: The annual MTV Video Morph remixes of ATB's "Mar- into the mix on a weekly basis ( "De which plays a mix of rock, pop and Colombia, has been together since Music Awards Latin America will rakech" and "This Is Entertain- La Guarda Presents DJ Connec- traditional Colombian rhythms remi- 1996, and it released its first album take place Oct. 21 at the Jackie Glea- ment" by Voodoo & Serano -will tion"). Upcoming guest DJs include niscent of Carlos Vives. independently in 1998. The group's son Theater in Miami Beach. The be released early next month on a Hex Hector (July 24), Fatboy Slim Equally appealing to young and music blends rock, hip -hop, jazz, venue has been the awards' home 12 -inch vinyl ER (July 28), Larry Tee (July 31) and adult listeners, the act has become and funk with tradition- since their inception three years ago. "It's the first time these tracks will Tracy Young (Aug. 5).

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9 5 10 14 DIP IT LOW (DANCE REMIXES) Christina Milian ^;i' 9 ILLUSION Benassi Bros. Featuring Sandy 9 8 15 A.B. QUINTANILLA III PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS Los Remixes 2.0 ISLAND 002447/IDJMG O " BENZ STREETIZYX/WAAKO EMI LATIN 77055 10 6 6 16 8TH WORLD WONDER (THE REMIXES) Kimberley Locke 9 e EX EX GIRLFRIEND DID Featuring Angie Irons 10 10 6 III CHKNCHK) Louden Up Now CURB77103 ROBBINS (CHK 11 9 9 18 LOVE PROFUSION Madonna .t ED 18 2 SCANDALOUS Mis -Teeq 11 9 5 BAD BOY JOE Best of NYC AfterHours... Feel the Drums MAVERICK 42703/WARNER BROS. O O 456/REPRISE MEGAMIX 2004 /MUSICRAMA 12 11 8 54 THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE TONIGHT The Postal Service sa 12 11 4 ALL NITE (DON'T STOP) Janet Jackson 12 11 14 SOUNDTRACK Queer As Folk: The Fourth Season SUB POP 70614 VIRGIN A O "_. TOMMY BOY 1583 13 14 15 3 STEPPIN' OUT Kaskade 13 12 LET'S GET IT RIGHT Krystal K 13 13 116 VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Of Hits [Dance] Volume One OM 456 O ROBBINS ROBBINS 75045

14 10 5 IF I CLOSE MY EYES Reina CO 15 WHERE ARE YOU NOW? Ian Van Dahl 14 12 ` MIKE RIZZO/DJ DREW Trance Nation: America Three ROBBINS 72111 © O 1 ROBBINS MINISTRY OF SOUND 1195/ULTRA NEW ill BLACK CHERRY Goldfrapp Nag MAKE YOUR MOVE Dave Armstrong NEW DERRICK CARTER / MARK FARINA Live At OM ® BOY MUTE69253 TOMMY SILVER BOY Q o LABEUTOMMY OM 30458 NEW II MAKE YOUR MOVE Dave Armstrong 40 13 18 STRAIGHT AHEAD Tube & Berger Featuring Chrissie Hynde 16 14 20 ZERO When It Falls o TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 244E3/TOMMYBOY © O KING BRAIN /ARTEMIS D7 EMMA/ELEKTflA6155e' /AG [X] 17 13 13 IF STRICT MACHINE (REMIXES) Goldfrapp V ED 17 12 WHITE FLAG Dido all 16 31 SARAH MCLACHLAN Remixed MUTE9215 © O ARISTNRMG NETTWERK/ARISTA 58763 /RMG 18 20 11 32 NOTHING FAILS /NOBODY KNOWS ME Madonna 18 16 20 RED BLOODED WOMAN Kylie Minogue 18 15 9 DIESEELBOYM The Dungeonmaster's Guide MAVERICK 42682/WARNER BROS. O O CAPITOL HUN [N] 19 24 17 CRUSH Paul Van Dyk Featuring Second Sun 19 14 7 EASY AS LIFE Deborah Cox 19 17 25 AIR Talkie Walkie MUTE9240 © O WALT DISNEY SOURCE 96632 /ASTRALWERKS 20 16 16 LOVE COMES AGAIN Tiesto Featuring BT CIO 20 17 BURNED WITH DESIRE Featuring Justine Suissa co 19 15 JUMPS Mix It Up: Remixed ® BLACK HOLE 33227/NETIWERK O O ULTflA SPARROW 94175 21 21 PUSH THE FEELING ON (ROSABEL & JCA MIXES) Nightcrawlers 21 19 18 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Andain 21 18 27 THE CRYSTAL METHOD Legion Of Boom - ROBBINS ll TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2445/TOMMY BOY V2 27176 O O RE_Eldi AS THE RUSH COMES Motorcycle ^a ED RE -ENTRY SANCTUARY Origene NEW THE ORB Bicycles And Tricycles TOMMY BOY SILVER BOY ® o ULTRA 1192 O O LABEL/TOMMY SANCTUARY 84704 23 23 19 Ilir PLASTIC DREAMS Jaydee 23 22 10 LOVE COMES AGAIN Tiesto Featuring BT 22 2 BEN SOWTONNINCENT KWOK Bargrooves: Frosted HOLE/NETTWERK ® ROBBINS 72108 O O BLACK SEAMLESS 001 /KINKYSWEET 25 22 Seal RE -ENTRY 43 SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (REMIXES) The Rolling Stones 7 24 LOVE'S DIVINE 24 20 25 JOHNNY VICIOUS Ultra.Trance:3 o ABKC0719666 WARNER BROS. ULTRA 1180 IN) 25 22 20 10 WHERE ARE YOU NOW? Ian Van Dahl ED N E W DA HYRK PE Junior Jack Featuring Robert Smith 25 21 49 THE ISTREETSN) Original Pirate Material ROBBINS72107 O O NETTWE VICE 93TLANTIC

Dance Airplay tides showing an increase in detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems' radio track service. 9 dance stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day,1 days a week Songs ranked by number of detections. A tide which has been on the chan for more than 20 weeks will generally not receive a bullet even if it registers an increase in detections. Tales below the top 15 are removed from the chart after 26 weeks. ©2174, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. Electronic Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAAI certification for net shipment of 500,090 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net ship- ment of I million units (Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of IO million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxedbo xed sets,se and double albums with running time of 190 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. 'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. [N] indicates pest or present Heatseeker title. © 2004, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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26 23 15 11! BOY SILVER NUMBER 1 e 1 Week At Numbers CHA CHA HEELS TOMMY LABEL2443/TOMMYBOY Rosahel With Jeanie Tracy 2 4 8 LET THE SUN SHINE RAOIKAL99199 Milk & Sugar Featuring Lizzy Pattinson o .* POWER PICK : 3 46 2 2 9 TOOK MY LIFE JVM021 Vernessa Mitchell ® I WANNA THANK YA (HEX/M. QUAYLE /DLO MIXES) JPROMO/RMG Angie Stone

o4 5 7 PUSH THE FEELING ON (ROSABEL & JCA MIXES) TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2445/TOMMYBOY Nightcrawlers 28 19 14 IIP MARRAKECH RAOIKAL992134 ATB

1 3 7 35 39 4 4 ALL NITE (DON'T STOP) [S. KLEINENBERG & LOW END MIXES] VIRGIN 4M2 Janet Jackson c Q BLOOD (JUNIOR REMIX) ODYSSEY /SONY CLASSICALO22/JVM Casey Stratton 5 5 7 9 STEPPIN' OUT ()Mass Kaskade 30 29 23 9 AERODYNAMIK ASTRALWERK548204 Kraftwerk

7 13 6 A&M PROMO /INTERSCOPE 38 42 3 WARNER PROMO o STOLEN CAR (TAKE ME DANCING) [D. AUDE & R.H. VISSION MIXES] Sting 9 ® SECRET (E. BAEZ & ORANGE FACTORY MIXES) OROS Adam Sandler o11 17 10 LUV 2 LUV STAR6912711 Suzanne Palmer 32 37 36 5 LIVIN' LARGE OVERNIGHT SUPERSTAR PROMO Tony Rhone

8 9 6 11 DA HYPE NETTWERK PROMO Junior Jack Featuring Robert Smith 9 33 31 26 8 RED BLOODED WOMAN CAPITOL PROMO Kylie Minogue st

9 6 1 10 BAC N DA DAY DEFINITY022 Frankie Knuckles Featuring Jamie Principle 34 21 18 12 FEELS GOOD ACT 2 8005/MUSIC PLANT Dolce

10 8 10 8 DESTINATION UNKNOWN ROBBINS72102 Gaudino Featuring Crystal Waters 35 36 32 6 ! SCANDALOUS (REMIXES) 45642723/REPRISE Mis-Teeq 9 18 34 44 m 3 THAT PHONE TRACK SUBLIMINAL119 DJ Dan 0 - 2 TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE (B. HAMEUE- SMOOVE/TKC /FORD/A. SMITHEE MIXES) ATLANTIC 43299 Brandy 9 12 10 8 12 HEARTATTACK STAR691280 Jahkey B. Featuring Satta 37 30 20 12 STRICT MACHINE (REMIXES) MUTE9215 Goldfrapp 9 e 14 22 7 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (E. BAEZ & THE PASSENGERZ MIXES) COLUMBIA76969 Jessica Simpson 9 4ng HOT SHOT DEBUT J7* 20 29 1 ° 5 WORLD ON FIRE (JXL & M. DE VRIES MIXES) ARISTAPROMO/RMG Sarah McLachlan 0 NEW FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) [SHARP BOYS /JACK'N RORY MIXES] AEGFAN11210áPIC George Michael v 17 24 6 NEW DAY (DANCE MIXES) DEFSOULCASSICS00282I /IDJMG Patti LaBelle 39 15 12 13`1 ONE WITH YOU (LORIMER/C. COX/RIZZO /KUPPER MIXES) RMPROMO Sun

16 16 21 8 I LIKE IT (P. LORIMER/D. COLEMAN MIXES) YOSHITOSHI 113/DEEP DISH Narcotic Thrust 40 24 16 14 "I SANCTUARY TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 244I/TOMMYBoy Origene

aili 25 30 4 EVERYTIME (REMIXES) JIVE62487/ZOMBA Britney Spears5, 41 39 37 6 FEEL BRAND NEW (J. VASQUEZ & TWISTED DEE MIXES) EPISODE/BENZ STREET PROMO/WAAKO Seduction 18 12 9 11 HEAR MY NAME TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2442/TOMMYgoy Armand Van Heiden Featuring Spalding Rockwell w 0 NEW 1 LOLA'STHEME you022/ULTRA Shapeshifters 26 28 41 2 Q 6 JUST WANNA DANCE JA-TAIL PROMO Toy Co - MAYBE (S. KLEINENBERG REMIXES) STAR TRAK PROMONIRGIN N "E "R "D 9 CD 33 38 4 DIVE (C. COX/SCOTTY K. /SOLAR CITY MIXES) NEBULA 92054 Debby Holiday 44 27 19 12 JUST FOR YOU (THE DANCE REMIXES) ISLAND002460VIDJMG Lionel Richie

NEW o 32 40 3 PUSH (J. NEVINS/A. ACID/J. HARRIS/P. BAILEY MIXES) DEFJAMW2022/IOJMG Ghosttace Featuring Missy Elliott ^ 0 1 MAKE YOUR MOVE TOMMYBOY SILVER LABEL mammy soy Dave Armstrong 46 45 46 STAR ® 28 33 4 FOOLISH MIND GAMES JVMO23 Jason Walker 3 SEARCHING 691275 Offer Nissim Featuring Maya ® 34 41 4 GOOD LUCK XLPROMO /ASTRALWERKS Featuring Lisa Kekeula 0 NEW 1 FLASHDANCE YOSHITOSHI 011/DEEP DISH Deep Dish 24 22 25 7 SWAY (JUNKIE XL, THE PASSENGERZ & R. ROSARIO MIXES) 14342740/REPRISE Michael Buble 0 NEW 1 `, WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO (RALPHI/J. RANDOLPH MIXES) ALYSONGROOVES.COMPROMO Alyson 25 13 11 11 HELL IN PARADISE MINOTRAIN50038/WISTED Ono 0 47 - 2 SHOCK BENZ STREET/ZYXPROMOAVAAKO In -Grid 6 48 43 13 EASY AS LIFE (T. MORAN & W. RIGG REMIX) WALT DISNEY PROMO Deborah Cox

Titles with the greatest sales or club play increases this week. Power Pick on Club Play is awarded for the largest eoint increase among singles below the top 20. The Club Play chart is compiled from a national sample of reports from club DJs. e Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for vinyl maxi- single, or CD maxi-single, or CD single respec- tively, based upon availability. On Dance Singles Sales chart: 43 CO Single available. © CD Maxi -Single available. a Vinyl Maxi -Single available. © Cassette Maxi -Single available. ©2004, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

34 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com ountr Music Country Vets Get That 01' Time Religion

BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE For the veteran star, co- producer Mike Toppins worked on several years ago, kind of testing the Kendall, who is working on this marks his second foray into Chris- the album. water," Conlee says. "It got such great another solo album for Rounder, says NASHVILLE -Randy Travis and Billy tian music. The first was an album for Anderson says he enjoys contem- response that it encouraged the desire she and her father would include Ray Cyrus are among the country Decca decades ago. porary Christian music and modern I had to do [a gospel album]." gospel songs in their shows. She feels artists who have added a new dimen- "This is really the first full -blown praise and worship, which are used in The album will include standards that country and gospel audiences sion to their careers with successful gospel album I've done since back in today's church services, but he has a like "The Old Rugged Cross" and overlap considerably. gospel albums. Now several veteran the '60s," Anderson says. "I was going particular affinity for classic gospel "Amazing Grace" alongside such "Through the years we had so many country acts are serving up their to go into the studio last winter to do tunes. He is hoping to reacquaint peo- newer fare as "They Also Serve," a requests from fans to do a gospel musical contributions to the country ple with them. album," she says. "We thought [that] gospel trend. "They don't sing these anymore in a even if we didn't have it out as a regu- Bill Anderson, the Kendalls, John lot of the churches," he says. "They are lar release, we wanted to have it avail- Conlee, David Frizzell and Brenda Lee so into a lot of the new stuff, and they able at shows." are among those that have just released don't go back and dig out these old The Kendalls album features 21 or are planning to issue gospel CDs. In chestnuts anymore. That's another gospel classics, among them "This addition, Willie Nelson and his sister, reason I wanted to do them." World Is Not My Home," "The Wayfar- Bobbie, have recorded "Farther Along: ing Stranger," "The Old Rugged Cross" A Gospel Collection" for Sugar Hill. ENJOYING ARTISTIC FREEDOM and "Just a Little Talk with Jesus." "Country gospel has just turned into In addition to reintroducing audi- The album was released May 25. a great category for us," says Dave Roy, ences to near-forgotten gospel gems, Roy says it has been a slow but steady senior VP of product development for many veteran country acts are releas- seller, and he expects sales to pick up Madacy Entertainment Group, which ing gospel projects because they when several promotions kick in. is releasing the Anderson, Kendalls, finally can. Roy says there are a variety of Frizzell and Lee projects. ANDERSON: FIRST GOSPEL CD IN DECADES Often when an artist is at the height avenues for marketing country The albums are being worked to the of their career, major labels aren't gospel product. "We're mailing to country and Christian music markets. a new country record, and Jack Jack- interested in letting them record a patriotic song about soliders' families. gospel radio," he says. "When I Roy says both country fans and gospel son came to me and said, `We've gotten gospel album. So most have to wait It also contains the Harley Allen song started doing my research, there are music lovers are receptive buyers. quite a few calls out in the marketplace until later in their career when they "Pass It On," Sonny Throckmorton's a lot more country gospel radio sta- "Our target audience is the Wal -Mart for some country gospel.' " have more artistic freedom to record "Safely in the Arms of Jesus" and the tions than I was even aware of." shopper," he says. "We do so much So Anderson recorded some of his such projects. Dickey Lee-penned "Peace Within." Media also helps drive these proj- business with the mass merchants like favorites. In addition to his original "It's a longtime dream, and it's The Kendalls' "Best of Country ects. Kendall will make an appearance Wal -Mart, Kmart and larget. This is all - tune "I Can Do Nothing Alone," the exciting to get to scratch that itch, so Gospel" album was recorded in 1996, on the show American music. These are great 11 -song album includes such classics to speak, with this album. I have two years before Jeannie Kendall's "Classic Country With Bill Cody." gospel songs by great country legends." as "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," wanted to do one for at least 10 or 12 father and duet partner, Royce, passed Plus, Country Weekly and other con- Anderson first released his gospel col- "Love Lifted Me," "I Saw the Light" years," Conlee says of his 15 -song CD, away. The project was put on hold until sumer magazines generally support lection, "Softly and Tenderly," June 1 on and "Life's Railway to Heaven." "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." It is Madacy's Roy saw Kendall performing new projects by classic country acts. his own TWI Records. The project has "Our objective when we went in due this fall on his own RCR label, at Fan Fair last year, supporting her "You're going to be seeing a lot of now been licensed through both Madacy was to take each one of those songs which is distributed by Nashville - Rounder solo debut. He was so im- projects from classic country artists and Curb. Jack Jackson at Anderson's and do them in a way that neither one based CBuJ Distribution. pressed that when he learned of the from us over the next several years," publisher, Sony/ATV Tree, is licensing of us had ever heard them done "I worked up a version of `Amazing gospel album in the vault he jumped at Roy says. "It's just an ongoing area that the album on a nonexclusive basis. before," Anderson says of how he and Grace' and started doing it in the show the chance to release it. we know there's a huge market for."

Study Has Good News For Country Radio There's plenty of good news for (44 %) live in the South, followed by Hoffman of Hoffman Entertainment has signed with Universal South Industry veteran Nina Rossman the country format in radio rep 28% in the Midwest and 18% in the to jointly represent new Epic artist Records. His self-produced debut for joins indie label Gulf Coast Records firm Interep's latest Qualitative West. Just 10% of country fans live and second -season "Nashville Star" the label is due in March 2005. as national director of promotion. Profile Report. in the Northeast. winner . The one -time VP of promotion for Among the highlights, the format Hoffman is best -known as the ON THE ROW: Warner Bros. Nash- Magnatone Records, Rossman has reaches 45.5 million adults each SIGNINGS: Jo Dee Messina has signed manager of John Mellencamp. His ville GM/ senior VP of marketing been publishing the Conference Call week, representing 22% of the adult with Dreamcatcher Artist Manage- other clients include Heather Chris Palmer is out after nearly 20 Newsletter since 1997. population in the United States. ment in Nashville. She recently parted Headley, CKY and Aaron Brotherton. years with the company. The move Arista Nashville promotion coordi- The study also found that country Dill manages Rodney Crowell and comes on the remains the most -programmed for- co- manages Crowell's group, the heels of president mat in the nation by a huge margin. Notorious Cherry Bombs. Jim Ed Nor- Citing figures obtained from M Cotter, whose debut album man's departure Street, the Interep study found that "Patient Man" recently debuted at No. in June. That Nashville of the approximately 10,000 commer- 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, means the label's cial radio stations in the United tells Billboard he took notice of Hoff- Nashville division States, about 20% (2,088 stations) are man when he was managing Mercury will now report Scene. country. The closest competitor, country artist James Otto. "I just directly to Bur- news/talk, has 1,224 stations. thought he would be a good match." bank -based Among the study's other findings, In other news, Janie Fricke has Warner Bros. By Phyllis Stark 61% of country listeners are in the signed with Florida -based indie DM chairman/CEO pstark @billboard.com 25 -54 demographic and 65% are in Records. Her first album for the label, Tom Whalley. the 18-49 demo. The median age for a which will feature bluegrass versions Nashville staffers country listener is 43 years. MESSINA: MOVESTO DREAMCATCHER of her hits, is due Aug. 17. Fricke was were told in a meeting that no more nator Matt Galvin has been promoted Proving that country's reputation the Country Music Assn. female cuts were expected. to West Coast regional manager for as a rural format is long- outdated, ways with her longtime manager, Stu- vocalist of the year in 1982 and 1983. Sawyer Brown has left Lyric Street sister label RCA Records. Galvin, who the study found that 66% of coun- art Dill of Refugee Management. She had a string of hits on -without having released an starts his new duties Aug. 2, will be try listeners live in metropolitan Dreamcatcher also represents Kenny from 1977 until the late '80s, includ- album-along with Kevin Denney based in Phoenix. areas-24% in cities and 42% in Rogers and Rebecca Lynn Howard. ing nine No. 1 singles. and Deric Ruttan. The band signed the suburbs. Meanwhile, Dill has partnered with Shooter Jennings, the son of Jessi with Lyric Street in January 2003, Additional reporting by Ken Dicker The majority of country listeners New York-based manager Randy Colter and the late Waylon Jennings, after a long run with Curb Records. in Nashville.

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37 38 36 LONESTAR From There To Here: Greatest Hits 1 IV NUMBER 1 / HOT SHOT DEBUT 1 Week At Number 1 BNA 67076/RLG 112.98/18.981

JIMMY BUFFETT License To Chill 1 38 ' 36 35 REBA MCENTIRE Room To Breathe 4 MAILBOAT/IiCA 62270/RLG 118.98 COI MCA NASHVILLE 000451 /UMGN 18.98/12.981

1 I 3 41 41 TOBY The Best Of Toby The 1 GRETCHEN WILSON 2 Here For The Party 1 KEITH Keith:20th Century Masters Millennium Collection 5 MERCURY 170351 EPIC 90903 /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ED CDI /UMGN 112.98 CDI 2 2 BIG & RICH Horse Of A Different Color 2 34 12 EMERSON DRIVE What H? 12 GREAMWORKS 000071/INTERSCOPE 03.98 CDI [HI WARNER BROS. 48520/WRN 118.98 2CDI 3 4 KENNY CHESNEY When The Sun Goes Down 1 41 37 34 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY Letters From Home 3 BNA 58801 /RLG 112.98/18.981 '.. WARNER BROS. 48729/WON 118.98 CD)

5 5 Mud On The Tires 1 4 40 37 VARIOUS ARTISTS Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute To Gospel 28 ARISTA NASHVILLE 50605/RLG 112.9808.98) SPARROW 95556117.98 CDI

49 48 WYNONNA What The World NeedsNowlsLove 1 =$ GREATEST GAINER $ CURB 78811112.98/18.981 A2 8 7 KEITH URBAN Golden Road 2 51 46 LEANN RIMES Greatest Hits 3 0 CURB 78829118.98 CDI CAPITOL 32936110.98/18.981 45 42 38 LEEAANLN WBOMACK Greatest Hits 2 6 6 TOBY KEITH 1 3 Shock'n Y'All cm - _ OREAMWORKS450435/INTERSCOPE0298/19981 46 45 39 A Few Questions 4 BRAD COTTER Patient Man 4 CLAY WALKER 3 RCA 67068/RLG 111.98/18.981 i EPIC 92559/SONY MUSIC 112.98 EG CD)

47 50 49 Greatest Hits Collection, Volume I 1 4 ": 7 JEFF FOXWORTHY Have Your Loved Ones Spayed Or Neutered 7 CAPITOL 81512110.98/18.981 WARNER BROS. 48772/WRN 118.98 CDI

48 46 44 GARY ALLAN See If I Care 2 U ' 1 1 10 ALAN JACKSON 3 Greatest Hits Volume II 2 MCA NASHVILLE 00011 I /UMGN 1998/12.98) ARISTA NASHVILLE 51860/RLG 08.98 COI 9 44 43 BUDDY Buddy 1 12 9 3 JOE NICHOLS Revelation 3 JEWELL Jewell COLUMBIA 90131 /SONY MUSIC 112.98 E0118.981 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 002514 113.98 CDI

50 48 42 GEORGE STRAIT Honkytonkville 1 1 10 8 JOSH GRACIN Josh Gracin 2 MCA NASHVILLE 000114/UMGN 18.98 /12.981 LYRIC STREET 165045/HOLLYWOOD 08.98 CO) 2 51 57 52 BILLYCU4RRGNGTONN] BillyCurrington 17 16 15 RASCAL FLATTS Melt 1 LYRIC STREET 165031 /HOLLYWOOD 112.98/18.981 52 52 50 JOHNNY CASH American IV: The Man Comes Around 2 17 18 TRACE ADKINS Comin' On Stron 3 g AMERICAN 063339'/LOST HIGHWAY 112.98 CDI CAPITOL 40517112,98/18.981 53 54 53 WAYNE Jimmy Wayne 7 15 14 13 JULIE ROBERTS Julie Roberts 9 JIMMY OREAMWORKS 450355/INTERSCOPE 117.98 CO) MERCURY 001902 /UMGN (8.9803.98) 54 47 47 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Between Here And Gone 5 14 15 11 MONTGOMERY GENTRY You Do Your ThingThin 2 COLUMBIA 86619 /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ES CO1 COLUMBIA CDI

53. -` 56 55 RODNEYCARRINGTON Greatest Hits 11 20 19 MARTINA Martina 1 MCBRIDE CAPITOL S4184118.90CD) RCA 54207/ RLG111.98/18.98) 56 53 45 JOE NICHOLS Man With A Memory 19 21 Restless 3 9 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 1 7028518.98/12.981 IN] RCA 67074/RIG 112.98/18.981 57 55 51 JEFF BATES Rainbow Man 14 21 23 SOUNDTRACK Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie 16 RCA 67071 /RLG 111.98/11.981 [NI WARNER BROS. 484241WRN 118.98 CD)

n U 1 5/1 58 61 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED Soul Gravy 5 18 16 SHANIA TWAIN Up! 1 IVERSAL SOUTH 001 888 11 2.98 COI MERCURY 170314 /UMGN 11298 CDI

59 .43 II 1 21 24 24 DIERKS BENTLEY Dierks Bentley 62 58 ALAN JACKSON Greatest Hits Volume And Some Other Stuff i Y ARISTA NASHVILLE 53097 /RLG 112.98/19.981 CAPITOL 39814112.98/18.981 60 59 56 PATSY The Definitive 22 12 14 LONESTAR Let's Be Us Again 2 CLINE Collection 56 g MCA NASHVILLE/CHRONICLES 001791/UME 113.98 CDI BNA 59751/RLG 08.98 CDI 61 63 64 CHRIS CAGLE Chris Cagle 1 23 23 20 RON WHITE Drunk In Public 17 CAPITOL 40516111.98 /18.981 PARALLEL /HIP- 00m582/UME 112.98 COI [N] 62 61 60 DON The Definitive 24 13 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS Patriotic Country 9 WILLIAMS Collection 52 ry MCA NASHVILLE/CHRONICLES 002499/UME 113.98 CDI MUSIC FOR A CAUSE 60923/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 116.98 CO) 63 64 63 RANDY TRAVIS Worship & Faith 9 25 22 17 SHEDAISY Sweet Right Here 2 g WORD -CURB 86273/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CO) LYRIC STREET 165044/HOLLYWOOD 11898 CDI 64 60 62 ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis: Ultimate Gospel 30 26 29 29 TOBY KEITH k Unleashed 1 RCA 57868/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 118.98 CDI DREAM WORKS 450254/INTERSCOPE 01.98/18981 CS., 65 65 JO DEE8MESSINA Greatest Hits 1 27 26 27 ELVIS PRESLEY 3 EIvis:30 #1 Hits 1 RCA 68079'/RMG 112.98/19.90 THE BAND Essential Super Hits 66 28 27 31 TIM MCGRAW 3 Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors 2 BLUE HAT 9818 /KOCH 117.98 CD/DVDI CURB 78746 112.98/18.981 KEITH URBAN Keith Urban In The Ranch 34 35 32 ALISON + A Live 9 KRAUSS UNION STATION CAPITOL 9784719.98/17.981 ROUNDER 610515119.98COI 6 &- 68 57 DWIGHT YOAKAM Dwight's Used Records 57 30 25 22 KENNY ROGERS 42 Ultimate Hits 6 VIA 9805/KOCH 07.98 CD) CAPITOL 98794 121.98 CDI e9 72 66 JEFF FOXWORTHY The Best Of Jeff Foxworthy: Double Wide, Single Minded 10 31 28 26 JOSH TURNER Long Black Train 3 g WARNER BROS. 73903 /RHINO 11698 CD /DVDI MCA NASHVILLE 000974/UMGN 1698/9981 [N] 69 73 GEORGE STRAIT For The Last lime: Live From The Astrodome 2 32. 30 33 DIXIE CHICKS TopP The World Tour Live 3 741): MCA NASHVILLE 1 70319 /UMGN 11298 /18.981 MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 90 794/SONY MUSIC 113.98 EG CO) 71, 66 68 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY The Very Best Of John Michael Montgomery 11 3 32 30 BROOKS &DUNN Red Dirt Road 1 WARNER BROS. 73918/WRN 118.98 C0) ARISTA NASHVILLE 67070/RLG 112.98 /18.981 67 72 WILLIE NELSON The Essential Willie Nelson 24 LEGACY /COLUMBIA 86740 /SONY MUSIC EG COI -. V PACESETTER % ®=- 125.98 73 71 WAYLON JENNINGS Ultimate Waylon Jennings 16 39 40 MONTGOMERY GENTRY MMy Town 3 RCA57267/BMG HERITAGE 118.98 CDI COLUMBIA 86520/SONY MUSIC 111.98 EQ/17.98) 4 43 54 ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis At Sun 37 3 33 28 TRACY LAWRENCE Strong 2 RCA 61205`/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 118.98 CDI OREAMWDRKS 001032/INTERSCOPE11898 CO) ;- 71 67 WILLIE NELSON Live At Billy Bob's Texas 27 36 31 25 LORETTA LYNN Van Lear Rose Z SMITH MUSIC GROUP 5029 11738 CDI INTERSCOPE 002513 0/98 CD)

II/Albums wi h the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond sym- -platinum level. For a running 100 °Certification bol indicates album's multi boxed sets, and double albums with time of minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). z' Certification of 400,000 units (Malti- Platino) 'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EO, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percent- age growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. 1H) indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2004, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Billboards TOP COUNTRY CATALOG ALBUMS.. Sales data compiled by y w . W Nielsen LA3 3 .3.. il ÿ SoundScan 11 á A á s ., 5 ÿ ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 1 5 = 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title F2 ú

9 Weeks At Number) tIttEE NUMBER 1 R'ht Qc 12 HANK WILLIAMS JR. 5 CURB77638 5.98 Ise Greatest Hits Vol. 1 515 1 LARRY THE CABLE GUY PARALLEUHIP-0 001423/UME118.98 CD). Lord, !Apologize 57 '4 14 SOUNDTRACK 3 CURB 78703 10.9807.981 CooteU.l 199 .. BNA 67038/R1.6 117 ARISTA 2 KENNY CHESNEY ' 112.98/18.981 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems ' 5 15 BROOKS & DUNN 3 NASHVILLE 18852/RLG 112.98/18.981 The Greatest Hits Collection 357 3 4 TIM MCGRAW 4 CURB 7797802.98/18.981 Greatest Hits 191 "6 17 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 165011/HOLLYW00D1898/12.981[N] Rascal Flatts 214 A° 4 5 SHANIA TWAIN 19 MERCURY 536003/UMGN18.9e /12.981 Come On Over 350 '7 16 TIM MCGRAW CURB 77886(798/11.98) Everywhere 270 5 3 SOUNDTRACK 7 LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY170W9/UMGN 18.98/12.98) 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? 189 11r1 - KEITH URBAN cAPNOL9759111098/16.981[N] Keith Urban 120 6 6 KENNY CHESNEY 3 BNA fi7976RLG112.98/18.981 Greatest Hits 199 9 20 GARTH BROOKS 15 CAPITOL 97424119.98/26.98) Double Live 245 A 7 MARTINA MCBRIDE 3 RCA 67017 RLG 112.98/18981 Greatest Hits 148 20 19 ALAN JACKSON 5 ARISTA NASHVILLE 18801/RLG 112.9018.981 The Greatest Hits Collection 456 B 9 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 170280/UMGN19.98CDI The Best Of George Strait:20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 121 21 21 TOBY KEITH 2 MERCURY 558962/UMGN 1898/12.98) Greatest Hits Volume One 294 9 8 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY/COLUMBIA 69322/SONY MUSIC 17.98EW11.981 16 Biggest Hits 305 22 18 GEORGE JONES LEGACY/EPIC 69319/SONY MUSIC 17.98EG/1198) 16 Biggest Hits 156 10 10 JOHNNY CASH LEGACY/COLUMBIA 69 739/SONY MUSIC 17.98E0/11.981 16 Biggest Hits 276 23 23 JEFF FOXWORTHY WARNER BROS. 47427/WeN00.98/16.90) Greatest Bits 101 11 11 TIM MCGRAW 2 CURB 7871L112.98/18.981 Set This Circus Down 148 íT1 - ALISON KRAUSS 2 ROUNDER 610325' 01.98/17.981[x] Now That l've Found You: A Collection 300 1 13 THE JUDDS CURB 7796517.98/11.981 Number One Hits 181 25 22 JOHN DENVER MADACY475015.98/9.981 The Best Of John Denver 297 al Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Catalog albums are 2 -ygar -old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Chart Weeks column re eat cambined weeks title has appeared on Top Country Albums and Top Country Catalog Recording Industry Assn. Of America IRIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units IColf. RIAA ertification for net shipment of l million units(Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of ltlo minutes or mare, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes.' Asterisk iRdie.rtes LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked E0, and all other CD prices, are equrvelent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. [HI indicates past Heatseeker title. © 2004, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

36 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY .31 2004 BIlboand® HOT COUNTR _._. ES & TRACKS w o Airplay monitored by 1l. Y c IL < 1 Nielsen z L ' z ', Broadcast Data 3 :- 3 ti F ,n 3 TITLE ° x TITLE Artist ae Systems Artist Y'n s` ti 3 n E g w PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER /PROMOTION LABEL á f' n PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER /PROMOTION LABEL 2

tz NUMBER 1 à 3 Weeks At Number 1 33 34 HOW AM I DOIN' Dierks Bentley 9 31 B. BEAVERS (WRITER 5.. BENTLEY) CAPITOL ALBUM CUT

1 1 LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING Tim McGraw.? 1 32 34 33 LOOK AT US Craig Morgan 32 B GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW,O.SMITH (1'.NICHOLS,C.WISEMANI CURB ALBUM CUT C. MORGANP.O'DONNELL IC MORGAN,PO DONNELL/ BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT

2 2 I GO BACK Kenny Chesney 99 2 ® 35 37 NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO Gary Allan 33 3 CANNON,K.CHESNEY (K.CHESNEY) BNA ALBUM CUT M W RIGHT,G ALLAN (B.HILLO.BIACKMAN,B.LONGI MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

3 7 SOMEBODY Reba McEntire 3 36 35 WHAT IT AIN'T Josh Tamer 97 34 R.MCENTIRE,B CANNON,N WILSON ID.BERG,STATE,ATATE) O MCA NASHVILLE 001981 M.WRIGHT,F.ROGERS IT.MENSyM.CRISWELLI MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 4 4 8 WHISKEY LULLABY Brad Paisley Featuring Alison Krauss 4 ®37 38 THAT'S COOL Blue County 9 35 F ROGERS IB.ANDERSON,J.RANDALLI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT O.HUFFD.JOHNSON IA.BENWARO.S.REEVES,LTMILLEfl1 ASYLUM -CURB ALBUM CUT

5 5 10 I GOT A FEELIN' Billy Carrington =t 5 36 38 36 I MEANT TO Brad Cotter 36 C.CHAMBERLAIN I8. CURRINGTON,C.CHAMBEflLAIN,C.BEATHAR0) MERCURY001983 S.BOGAUD R.GILES IB.CDTTEfl,S.60GAR0,R.GILES) O EPIC 76885/EMN

12 13 I WANT TO LIVE Josh Gracin 9 6 Q 39 40 PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON Steve Holy V 37 M WILLIAMS (R.RUTHERFORD,B.JAMES) O LYRIC STREET 164083 D.JOHNSON IB. AUSTIN ,D.V.WILLIAMS,D.DIXON,D.PFRIMMERI CURB ALBUM CUT

11 14 GIRLS LIE TOO Terri Clark 9 7 ED 43 46 COME HOME SOON SheDaisy 9, 38 B.GALLIMORE IC.HARRINGTON,K.LOVELACE,T NICHOLSI MERCURY ALBUM CUT D.HUFF,SHEDAISY IK.OSBORN,J.SHANKSI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT

10 11 HEY GOOD LOOKIN' Jimmy Buffett With Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strad ^a 8 39 40 42 THE BRIDE Trick Pony z 39 M. UTLEVM.MCANALLY IH WILLIAMS. RCA ALBUM CUT C.HOWARD ILHENGBER ,O.BURGESS.L.A.BURGESSI ASYLUM -CURB ALBUM CUT

6 3 WHISKEY GIRL Toby Keith ^a 1 CII 41 44 ONE STEP AT A TIME 40 J.STROUD,T.KEITH IT.KEITH,S.EMERICKI 0 DREAMWORKS 002546 C,BLACK IS.WIOELITZ.B.COLLINSI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT X10 16 18 DAYS GO BY Keith Urban 10 42 45 ITS ALL HOW YOU LOOK AT IT Tracy Lawrence .9 41

K.URBAN,D.HUFF IK.URBAN,M.PO WELL) CAPITOL ALBUM CUT Q J.STROUD ( R .RUTHERFORD,G.MIDDLEMAN,D.BERSI DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT

7 4 IF YOU EVER STOP LOVING ME Montgomery Gentry c57 1 52 59 AWFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIFE Darryl Worley 42 R.RUTHERFORD ( B. DIPIERO,T.SHAPIRO.R.RUTHERFOR01 ® FROGERS (D.WORLEY,H.ALLENI DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT 14 15 HOW FAR Martina McBride 9, 12 ® 44 48 THE LAST THING SHE SAID Ryan Tyler 43 M.MCBRIDE,P WORLEV IJ.O'NEALS.SMITH,E.HILLI RCA ALBUM CUT S.HENDRICKS (R.TYLER,M.J.CONES,S.SMITH) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

9 9 57 REDNECK WOMAN Gretchen Wilson 9 1 - YOU DO YOUR THING Montgomery Gentry 9 44 M.WRIGHTJ.SCAIFE IG.WILSON,J.RICH) 0 EPIC 76851 /EMN J,SCAIFE,M.WRIGHT IC.BEATHARD,E.HILLI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT

I 15 16 SHE THINKS SHE NEEDS ME Andy Griggs 14 48 55 JESUS WAS A COUNTRY BOY Clay Walker 45 fl.SCRUGGS IS.LEMAIRE,C.MILLS,S.MINORI RCA ALBUM CUT J.RITCHEY,C WALKER (C.WALKER,R.RUTHERFORD) RCA ALBUM CUT -1., 18 21 TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING Alan Jackson 15 Co 46 - MR. MOM Lonestar 46 K.STEGALL (A.JACKSON) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT D.HUFF I R.MCDONALO,R.HARBIN,D.PFRIMMERI BNA ALBUM CUT

16 17 17 SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) Big & Rich V 16 CEO 49 60 THE LORD LOVES THE DRINKIN' MAN 47 B.KENNYJ.RICH,P.WORLEY IB.KENNY,J.RICHI WARNER BROS- ALBUM CUT/WRN J,RITCHEY IK.FOWLER) VIVATON! ALBUM CUT

21 23 HERE FOR THE PARTY AIRPOWER Gretchen Wilson sa 17 58 - FEEL MY WAY TO YOU 48 M.W RIGHT,J.SCAIFE IG.WILSON,J,RICH,B.KENNYI 0 EPIC 76851 /EMN K.LEHNING,M.MCANALLY IJ.SCHOTT,O.ORTONI KOCH ALBUM CUT 20 20 ME AND EMILY Rachel Proctor 9 18 X17: HOT SHOT DEBUT - C.LINOSEYIR.PROCTOR,C.TOMPKINSI BNA ALBUM CUT /T 19 19 TOUGHER THAN NAILS Joe Diffie 19 Lt% MY IMAGINATION Clint Black 49 C.BLACK BLACK,M.ROLLINGS) ALBUM LWILSON,J.DIFFIE IP .ODONNELL,K.MARVELL,M.T.BARNES) BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT IC. EQUITY CUT

20 22 22 IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU AIRPOWER Joe Nichols 9 20 50 i 51 52 JUST LIKE A REDNECK Shannon Lawson 50 h BROWAN (H.ALLENI UNIVERSAL SOUTH ALBUM CUT S.LAWSON,S.DECKER IS.LAWSON,D.GRAYI EQUITY ALBUM CUT

21 24 24 SUDS IN THE BUCKET Sara Evans 9a 21 CD NO END IN SIGHT Katrina Elam 51 S.EVANS,P.WORLEY IB.MONTANA,JENAII RCA ALBUM CUT T.BROWN,J.L.SLOAS IK.ELAM,R.LBRUCE,C.DANNEMILLERI UNIVERSAL SOUTH ALBUM CUT 22 23 25 FEELS LIKE TODAY Rascal Flatts 22 COI 56 - BABY GIRL Sugarland 52 M.BRIGHTMWILLIAMS,RASCAL FLATTS IW.HECTOR,S.ROBSON) LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT G.FUNOIS (K.BUSH,K.HALL.J.NETTLES,T BLESER) MERCURY ALBUM CUT

29 41 I HATE EVERYTHING George Strait 23 53 r 53 53 SINGLE FATHER 53 m TBROWN,G.STRAIT " KID ROCK TOP DOG/WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT/WRN IK.STEGALLG.HARRISONI MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT ID.A.COE,R.J.RITCHIEI

25 26 BREAK DOWN HERE Julie Roberts 9 24 54 50 47 SON OF A PREACHER MAN Sherrie Austin 46 o B.ROWAN (J.BROWN,P.J.MATTHEWSI ® O MERCURY 002162 W.RAMBEAUX IJ.HURLEY,R.WILKINS) BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT 26 28 IN A REAL LOVE 25 55 47 - ITS HARD TO KISS THE LIPS AT NIGHT THAT CHEW YOUR ASS OUT ALL DAY LONG The Notorious Cherry Bombs 5, 47 o FROGERS,P.VASSAR IP.VASSAR,C.WISEMAN) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CU- THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS (ß.Cß0WELL,VGILL/ UNIVERSAL SOUTH ALBUM CUT

27 27 ROUGH & READY Trace Adkins 9 25 56 r 45 43 DANCE WITH MY FATHER Kellie Coffey 41 o S. HENDRICKS,TBRUCE IC.WISEMAN.B.MACKICHAN,B WHITE) CAPITOL ALBUM CU' D.HUFF ILVANDROSS,R.MARXI BNA ALBUM CUT

28 29 MEN DON'T CHANGE Amy Dailey 9z 26 59 57 (I WANNA HEAR) A CHEATIN' SONG Anita Cochran Featuring Conway Twitty 57 o L.MILLER IA.DALLEY,LT.MILLERI CURB ALBUM CUT WI J.E,NORMAN,D.L.HUFF,A.000HRAN IA.CSCHRAN) WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT/WRN

30 30 YOU ARE Jimmy Wayne 28 ' c RIDIN' WITH THE LEGEND Keith Bryant 56 o C.LINDSEY,J.STROUD IJ. WAYNE,C.LINDSEY,A.MAYO,M.GREENI DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT B.OUINN,B.ALLEN IJ.BLAYNE, JR. DETTERLINE,G.LGENTRYI LOFTON CREEK ALBUM CUT

ED 31 39 THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT Brooks & Dunn 29 HEAVEN Los Lonely Boys 9;a 59 K.BROOKS,R.OUNN,M.WRIGHT (S.MCEWAN,C.WISEMANI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT J.PORTER (H.GARZA,J.GARZA,R.GARZA) ® OR/EPIC 76813/EMN CD 32 32 THE GIRL'S GONE WILD 9 30 MY WORLD IS OVER Kenny Rogers With c' 60 B.J. WALKER, JR .,T.TRITTIBDIPIERO,RAUTHERFORDI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT = K .STEGALL IW.DUNCAN,M.POST,B.NASHI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT

Records in showing aNilCTease detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Niels n Broadcast Data: la track service. 123 Country Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of deter ions. Air- power awarded tosenes. Ippearingin the top 20on both the BDS Airplay and Audience charts for the first time with increases in both detections and audience. Tiitlesbelow he top 15 are removed from the char fter20weeks. Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for CD Single, or Vinyl Single f CD Single is unavailable. OCD Single available. OO EVDSin- gle available. © CD IJAri- Single available. O Cassette Single available. O Vinyl Maxi -Single available. O Vinyl Single available. © Cassette Maxi -Single available © 2004, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

BLUEGRASS JULY 3, HOT COUNTRY J X04' `' TOP Bilboard ALBUMSTM 2 004 ' board"' SINGLES SALES TM W w Sales data compiled by k es Nielsen Sales data compiled by '1 ' á SoundScan Nielsen - ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 3 SoundScan NUMBER 1 IP, 86 Weeks At Number t á IMPRINT NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING 1 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION ROUNDER610515 Live TITLE & LABEL Artist

3 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW NETTWERK30349 7 Weeks At Number1 O.C.M.S. Ve/ NUMBER 1 ,litf U 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42459 Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One 1 I MEANT TO EPIC 76885 /SONY MUSIC Brad Cotter 5 STEVE IVEY MADACY CHRISTIAN 3241 /MAOACV Best Of Bluegrass Gospel Q 2 BREAK DOWN HERE MERCURY0o2162/UMGN Julie Roberts 2 NICKEL CREEK SUGAR HILL3341 This Side . 4 ACOUSTIC 3 3 BLAME IT ON MAMA CAPITOL48622 The JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN DISC 57 Been All Around This World . Jenkins 7 ` 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS ROUNDER 610531 Bluegrass Number 1's : A Collection Of Chart Topping Songs 4 4. WILD WEST SHOW WARNER BROS.16515/WRN Big & Rich 8 MOUNTAIN HEART SKAGGS FAMILY/LYRIC STREET 902010/HOLLYWOOD Force Of Nature © 6 HURT 5 AMERICAN 009770' /LOST HIGHWAY Johnny Cash 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS CMH 8775 Pickin' On Toby Keith Volume II . 6 5 PHOTOGRAPH ROUNDER614616 Malibu Storm U- 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42460 Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two

13 MCCOURY . 11 THE DEL MUSIC 555I/SSSAR HILL [X] 1.11 11 MCCOURY BAND R IP . L It's Just The Night fa 7 'L' _. _K i14. . Hi A W.RK ,:1 /INT .I l'r y ,:II 12 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS 18983/TIME LIFE Pure Pickin': Classic Bluegrass Instrumentals 0 -. LAST ONE STANDING OREAMWORKS001894 /INTERSCOPE Emerson Drive 13 ` UIRD TYME OUT cMG 600000 Best Durn Ride 14 Q 9 PICTURE UNIVERSAL SOUTH 172274 Kid Rock Featuring Allison Moorer EARL SCRUGGS /DOC WATSON /RICKY SKAGGS ROUNDER 610526 The Three Pickers . 15 RHONDA VINCENT ROUNDER610497 [H] One Step Ahead CD IF HEARTACHES HAD WINGS ROUNDER614615 Rhonda Vincent Records with the greatest sales this gains week. Recording Industry Of l Assn. America (RMA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units or 25,000 DVD single units (Gold). RIAA certdicatior- for nt shipment of I million units or 50,000 DVD single units (Platinum), with mutimillion titles indicated by a numeral following the symbol. 141 indicates past or present Hnatseeker title. ©2014. VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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The peak -hour track features an inspired re -sung snippet from the ALBUMS E S S E N T I A L R E V I E W S Pointer Sisters' No. 1 club hit "Dare Me" from 1985. Don't be fooled by the Edited by Michael Paoletta FAITHLESS title: "Stupidisco" is hands down the No Roots highlight of the album. Other note- PRODUCERS: Rollo, Sister Bliss worthy moments include the Latin - NEW it NOTEWORTHY Cheeky /Arista 82876 -63497 splashed "E- Samba," the Roberta RELEASE DATE: July 20 Flack- referencing "Luv 2 U" and the MARIA MENA No Roots" has given U.K. trio Faith- jazzy "The Roots," complete with live White Turns Blue less its first No. 1 album debut in its horns, and acoustic guitar. -KC PRODUCER: Arvid Solvang home country. With the stateside Columbia CK 92557 arrival of "No Roots," the threesome RELEASE DATE: July 20 (Sister Bliss, Rollo Armstrong and COUNTRY Norwegian singer /songwriter Maria Maxi Jazz) may at long last get its Mena launched her career in the due in America, where its superstar Ow THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS United States earlier this summer with status does not extend beyond the The Notorious Cherry Bombs the potent "You're the Only One." dance/electronic scene. Already, MTV PRODUCERS: the Notorious Cherry Bombs Equal parts and Alan is and several modern rock stations - Universal South 253002 Morissette, the single peaked at No. 25 THE HIVES including KROQ Los Angeles and SCISSOR SISTERS RELEASE DATE: July 27 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart and Tyrannosaurus Hives Scissor Sisters As country music's most impressive sold enough copies to reach No. 15 on PRODUCERS: the Hives PRODUCERS: Scissor Sisters supergroup this side of the Highway- Hot 100 Singles Sales. The track is one Interscope B0002756 Universal 8002772 men, the Notorious Cherry Bombs of many high points on Mena's U.S. RELEASE DATE: July 20 RELEASE DATE: July 27 boast a lineup of Nashville music debut album, "White Turns Blue." The Hives frontman Howlin' Pelle The Scissor Sisters' self -titled disc is titans: Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill and songs flit between buoyant, guitar - Almqvist has described the Swedish one of the most exciting and electric Tony Brown, along with laced pop and heartfelt ballads. quintet's new album as "Devo meets debuts to come along in ages. It's no (drums), Richard Bennett (), Throughout, confessional lyrics tug at Motown." He's not far off in his char- wonder that, in the United Kingdom, Hank DeVito (steel) and John Hobbs the heart and soul. The spirited "Frag- acterization-at least with the Devo "Scissor Sisters" has spawned three (keyboards). More greasy than slick, ile (Free)" finds the artist dealing with comparison. The most notable differ- top 20 singles and recently topped "The Notorious Cherry Bombs" is a the (empowered) pain that comes after ence between 2000 album "Veni Vidi the Official U.K. Charts Co.'s album fine boogie time. The rollicking opener heartbreak. On the too precious Vicious" and "Tyrannosaurus Hives" chart. The mixed -gender band, "Let It Roll, Let It Ride" and thumpin' "Sorry," Mena loses control, singing is how the band's signature brand of which hails from New York, dabbles "On the Road to Ruin" come off like a "I'll change for you." But she regains it garage punk has been infused with a in stomping, groove -filled rock, rural Traveling Wilburys. Crowell on "Take You With Me." Here, she is more mod, angular sound ( "Walk melancholy ballads, minimalist shines throughout, with a writing ready to take on the world. We have no Idiot Walk," "A Little More for Little dance and sexed -up funk workouts. credit on seven cuts, including a gem doubt she'll do just that. MP You "). The shift in direction comes The instantly catchy lead single of a ballad, "Making Memories of Us." at the expense of some of the loose WHFS Baltimore -have embraced "Take Your Mama," which is making The Bombs sit squarely in Cash coun- abandon that helped give rise to the the set's lead single, the politically inroads at radio and video outlets, is try on "Oklahoma Dust." It contains an POP best moments of "Veni," including charged "Mass Destruction." A a feel -good anthem. A sparse disco uncustomarily gruff vocal from Gill, the hit "Hate to Say I Told You So." seamless journey, the sterling "No cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably who is pure country soul on "Forever SOUNDTRACK However, listeners gain a more Roots" is political and spiritual, Numb" has become a hit on trend- Someday." "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at A Cinderella Story nuanced effort that plays better as a with Jazz -and guest vocalists LSK setting dancefloors, while the rol- Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day PRODUCERS: various headphones record. "Diabolic and Armstrong's sister, Dido-tak- licking "Music Is the Victim" sounds Long" is a country chart- topper in an Hollywood 2061 -62453 Scheme," with its string flourishes, ing a look at the current state of the like an outtake from a classic Elton alternative universe. But in any cos- RELEASE DATE: July 13 is the most ambitious and serious world. The music and lyrics are as John album. The Sisters also excel mos, the Bombs are the bomb. MW The movie "A Cinderella Story" asks song the notorious party rockers chilling as they are beautiful, as at powerful ballads; witness the the timeless question, does the shoe have ever done -and clearly an out- thoughtful as they are thought - haunting "It Can't Come Quickly fit? In this case, the answer lies not in growth of their growing appreciation provoking. In the end, for Faithless, Enough" and the epic closer WORLD the fairy tale ending but in the sound- of studio polish.-BG love is all that matters. MP "Return to Oz. " -KC track, which is tailor -made for Hilary OMARA PORTUONDO Duff. The release comes on the heels of Flor de Amor her triple -platinum "Metamorphosis" psyche: whispered chants of "bring out like "While Oceana Sleeps" and "La Wylde Bunch manifests its sound with World Circuit /Nonesuch 79811 and offers several new songs from the your dead," the snapping of scissors, Cerca" have a Cure-esque tone, with an indiscriminating ear, integrating the PRODUCERS: Nick Gold, Jerry Boys 16-year -old pop sensation. "Girl Can gongs, howls of pain-and that's just "Tensioning" reflecting that band at its likes of Billy Joel ( "Byg Shot "), "The RELEASE DATE: July 13 Rock" has the potential to overshadow first song "Requiem." "Warhead," "Disintegration" best. Skittering guitar Chronic" -era Dr. Dre ( "Kat Daddy") and Omara Portuondo, the 73- year -old lead single "Our Lips Are Sealed," a "Buried Alive" and "Sepsis" pummel notes in "Breaking the Broken" nod to Earth, Wind & Fire ( "That's What You Cuban chanteuse best -known for her remake of the Go -Go's classic, sung as the listener, pausing only to gather new -wave influences; so do the muted Get "). At times lyrically immature and appearances with the Buena Vista a duet with sister Haylie. It could very strength for another furious doom/ cymbal rappings and the gurgling lacking in depth, the Wylde Bunch still Social Club (and an unforgettable well be the song that has fans jumping speed metal onslaught. Conversely, the strings of "Lines in the Sand," where manages to lay a solid freshman founda- turn in Wim Wenders' film of the out of their seats during the artist's title track weaves its dreariness with pings of early U2 are heard in its multi- tion filled with possibility that should same name), steps out on her own for coast -to -coast trek this summer. lullaby notes and droning bass. Otep ple layers. These tunes are among the mature over time. MDS a second time. As a younger per- Although Duff's catchy tunes are the unleashes spoken word, singing (for album's most profound moments, but former, Portuondo infused her music album's main attraction, there are sev- the first time), brutal roars and rap- Sparta isn't afraid to kick out the jams with a Brazilian lilt; in "Flor de eral tracks that momentarily steal her ping ( "Self- Made") to tell her demented with "Travel by Bloodline" or "Splin- DANCE/ELECTRONIC Amor," she pays subtle homage by spotlight -particularly "Beautiful stories. The force of her screams and ters." All 14 cuts are thought -provoking, pairing Cuban musicians with Brazil- Soul" by newcomer Jesse McCartney the cacophony the band creates pack a wistful and dynamic. -CLT O. JUNIOR JACK ian players. Noteworthy tracks include and Edwin McCain's hit "I'll Be." With crushing wallop. -CLT Trust It the opening "Tabu," wherein congas such a solid lineup of songs, chart suc- PRODUCER: Vito "Junior lack" Lucente and timbales frame African-focused cess is guaranteed. -KK 10. SPARTA R&B/HIP-HOP Nettwerk 30374 lyrics; the lushly technicolored and Porcelain RELEASE DATE: July 13 thoroughly retro "Amor de Mis 10. OTEP PRODUCER: Mike Major THE WYLDE BUNCH Fueled by a couple of dancefloor hits, Amores"; and the sensual charanga House of Secrets Geffen B0002818 Wylde Tymes at Washington High Junior Jack's debut full -length, "Trust "Mueve la Cintura Mulato." Portuon- PRODUCER: Greg Wells RELEASE DATE: July 13 PRODUCERS: Drop Squad, Daniel Crawford It," is well -positioned to experience do's smoky voice imbues every word Capitol 91043 Emo outfit At the Drive -In is on perma- Sony Urban Music /Columbia /Rumm solid sales in the dance /electronic with deep feeling, and she performs RELEASE DATE: July 27 nent hiatus, but its followers can con- WK 76044 community. The set's first U.S. hit, "Da with magnificent ease and enviable Quite simply, Otep's "House of Secrets" sole themselves with Sparta, a quartet RELEASE DATE: July 27 Hype " -featuring the Cure's Robert self-possession. Sometimes the tex- is terrifying. Guitarist Lee Rios, drum- that includes former Drive -In members Eclectic South Central band the Wylde Smith on vocals and a sample from tures run slightly too thick, and a mer Doug Pellerin, bassist eViL j and Tony Hajjar (drums), Paul Hinojos (gui- Bunch offers a dynamic, alternative Bobby "0" Orlando's early -'80s club cadre of sweet -toned female backup the band's namesake vocalist had a tar) and Jim Ward (vocals/ guitar/keys). blend of hip -hop, rock, R &B and pop on jam "I'm So Hot for You "-recently singers show up a bit too often. Over- vicious nightmare they caught on tape, Matt Miller handles bass. The progres- its first album, which intertwines old - topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club all, though, it's a charming album that one so disturbing that the album sive rock bent of sophomore effort school ingredients with new -school Play chart. Follow -up single proves this flower hasn't faded, despite should be heard with the lights on. It "Porcelain" is steeped in a variety of ideas. Also present is a full -on horn sec- "Stupidisco" is already burning up the passing of time. -AT brims with sounds that can warp the '80s influences. Ward's vocals and songs tion. Much like OutKast, the 14- member turntables, and for very good reason. (Continued on next page)

Keith Caulfield, Leila Cobo, Deborah Evans Price, Brian Garrity, Rashaun Hall, Katy Kroll, Jackie McCarthy, Michael Paoletta, Wayne Robins, Michael David Spies, Chuck Taylor, Christa L. Titus, Anastasia artistic, archival and commercial interest and outstanding CONTRIBUTORS. Tsioulcas, Ray Waddell. ESSENTIALS: Releases deemed by the review editors to deserve special attention on the basis of musical merit and/or Billboard chart potential.VITAL REISSUES: Rereleased albums of special of chart potential, highly recommended because of their musical merit. All albums commercially available in the United States collections of works by one or more artists. PICKS t'): New releases predicted to hit the top half of the chart in the corresponding format. CRITICS' CHOICES ( *): New releases, regardless to the writers in the appropriate bureaus. are eligible. Send album review copies and singles review copies to Michael Paoletta (Billboard, 770 Broadway, 6th floor, NewYork, N.Y. 10003) or

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(Continued from preceding page) has "fan favorite" written all over it, while "Get Down" recalls old- school * FERNANDA PORTO soul. Pardon the pun, but Christian SINGLES ESSENTIAL REVIEWS Fernanda Porto hip -hop has frequently gotten a bad rap PRODUCER: Fernanda Porto for being second -rate. Grits demon- Edited by Michael Paoletta Trama T004/590 strates otherwise with this disc. -DEP RELEASE DATE: July 13 A key element differentiates Fernanda POP SHYNE Porto from the many other acts that VITAL REISSUES are now fusing traditional Brazilian I Don't Think We've rhythms with electronic dance beats: JAMES BROWN Met (3:32) "l'1lOP! OP Ilff" Her songs are solid. While many multi - Soul on Top PRODUCERS: Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa instrumentalists (Porto plays all PRODUCER: James Brown WRITERS: J. Stanley, N. Costa instruments, sings and programs here) Verve B0001978 PUBLISHERS: Littlescreama Music (ASCAP); tend to indulge or even overreach, RELEASE DATE: July 13 Mushroom Music; Spacesoup Music (ASCAP) Porto keeps it concise, catchy and well - Papa's got a brand new big band. "Soul Virgin 7087 6 18739 (CD promo) crafted. "Baque Virado," for example, is on Top," an instant anachronism when The funky Nikka Costa returns with "I upbeat and crunchy; it is an irresistible King Records first released it in 1969, Don't Think We've Met," the first sin- invitation to dance. But the ensuing has Brown singing Oliver Nelson gle from her forthcoming album, BEASTIE BOYS Triple Trouble (2:42) SHYNE More or Less (4:09) "Amor Errado" is an electronica- tinged of Tin Pan Alley stan- "Can'tneverdidnothin'." Costa burst PRODUCERS: Beastie Boys PRODUCER: Kanye West samba rich in melodic lines, and dards backed by the big and loud Louis into the mainstream three years ago WRITERS: Beastie Boys, Bernard WRITERS: various "Vilarejo Intimo" is romantic and elo- Bellson Orchestra. "That's My Desire," with the excellent disc "Everybody Got Edwards, Nile Rodgers PUBLISHERS: various quent. "Fernanda Porto" is the artist's "September Song" and "What Kind of Their Something." While none of the PUBLISHERS: various Gangland /Def Jam DEFR 16110 debut CD and was originally released Fool Am I ?" are all interesting oddities. singles from that set took off at radio, DPRO 7087 6 18718 (CD promo) two years ago in Brazil, where it JB doing Hank Williams' "Your Costa made a name for herself as a (CD promo) This summer may end up as the became a major seller. Its success Cheatin' Heart" doesn't make the case live act-strutting and wailing as if More likely to name -check Miss Piggy season of Shyne. The MC, now proves that musicality and execution for soul /country/big -band fusion as she were the love child of Prince and than Biggie, the Beastie Boys are imprisoned for assault, was once can indeed accompany a commercially much as it does Brown's unlimited Janis Joplin. With "I Don't Think heavily into a nostalgia trip on their viewed as the future of Bad Boy minded release. Musicrama distributes audacity. (There are also big -band We've Met," Costa turns in another new album, "To the 5 Boroughs." Lead Records. He re- emerges with a the set in the United States. -LC stylings of "Papa" and "There Was a groovy, upbeat cut. The catchy song single "Ch -Check It Out," with its old- multimillion dollar deal with Def Time" that are, at least, different.) bounces along with distorted vocals, a school feel, spent two weeks at No. 1 Jam Records for his Gangland Instead of adapting to the arrange- deep bassline, hand claps and drums on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks imprint. "More or Less" is the first BLUES ments, the Godfather of Soul simply provided by the Roots' ?uestlove. chart. This follow -up is poised to do offering from Shyne's highly antici- James Browns them into submission. Adventurous alternative rock stations the same. In fact, "Triple Trouble" pated album, "Godfather Buried DR. JOHN Perhaps when Brown found out how are the most obvious fit for the quirky could make much more noise, given Alive," due Aug. 10. The single's N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda much Wayne Newton and Elvis were track, but mainstream top 40 outlets its cool referencing to Sugar Hill haunting track, which samples PRODUCER: Stewart Levine making in Las Vegas, he thought he should also give it a chance. -KC Gang's "Rapper's Delight" by way of Lamont Dozier's "Rose," serves as a Blue Note 7243 5 78602 would see if the polished patent -leather Chic's "Good Times," as well as nods backdrop for Shyne's booming RELEASE DATE: July 13 shoe fit. While it didn't quite make it, to 'Wild Style" stars Double Trouble. voice. Lyrically, he showcases his Dr. John's latest is a cultural history of the recording is as much kitschy fun as MODERN ROCK Like the album from which it came, honed, thought -provoking writing his native "N'awlinz," a sweeping 360 - the priceless album cover photo. -WR this single is not breaking any new skills: "Hip -hop ain't responsible for degree vision of 150 years of music, 0. DROWNING POOL Love and War musical or lyrical ground. Its patented violence in America/America is myth, storytelling and tradition. Stops (3:37) mix of goofy and smart is encapsulated responsible for violence in America include spirituals, voodoo, jazz funer- DVD PRODUCER: Johnny K in one Ad Rock couplet, "What the ... The schools didn't want me/So, als, Mardi Gras, folk tales and funk. WRITERS: S. Benton, J. Jones, M. Luce, Helen of 1Yoy is that ?/Did I hear you the drug dealers taught me/Simple Anything but a solo project, the album GREENDALE C.J. Pierce say my rhymes is wack ?" The Beasties math/Step on it twice and bring it brings in orchestrations for a spookily Sanctuary 06076 -88380 PUBLISHERS: Drama Fools Music /Wallachi are one of the few acts around that back." R&B programmers have been devout, Mavis Staples- enhanced read- RELEASE DATE: July 27 Music Publishing (BMI), admin. by Wal- can make resting on their laurels slow to champion this single. Expect ing of "When the Saints Go Marching Last year's "Greendale" CD featured lachi Music Publishing sound like this much fun. -/M that to change. Soon. -RH In." Dr. John keeps the blues blue with thematically linked Neil Young songs Wind -up WUJC 20100 (CD promo) B.B. King on "Hen Layin' Rooster," played with Crazy Horse. It was accom- Here's some irony for you: Newsweek while Cyril Neville sprinkles the gris- panied by the much better bonus DVD, reported last year that one song the bobber that could return the talented COUNTRY gris on "Marie Laveau." Intermittently, which featured the artist affectingly U.S. miliary used to psychologically singer /songwriter to mainstream there's more mumbo jumbo than performing "Greendale" solo, humor- weaken Iraqi captives was the Drown- notice. The vocal is instantly recogniz- gumbo, but the album is at its best ously explaining the oblique songs. ing Pool hit "Bodies." Many radio sta- able, and yet "Together" conquers new 10. RESTLESS HEART Feel My Way to when local legend Eddie Bo appears on Now comes the DVD for "Greendale," a tions refrained from playing the title territory for the traditionally intensive You (3:32) two essential tracks: the seminal film by Young. And it's pretty clear that during the early aftermath of Sept. 11. balladeer. Thematically, Seal is looking PRODUCERS: Kyle Lehning, Mac McAnally African-American folk tale "The Mon- he should have quit while he was Now, the band releases the single "Love for love to make the world go 'round. WRITERS: J. Schott, D. Orton key" and a rendition of "St. James Infir- ahead. There's no dialogue in the and War," which poses the question, All in all, a fine musical moment, if PUBLISHERS: Cherry River Music; Songs mary." The latter is a kind of living will, movie. The only word spoken is when "Who says all is fair in/All is fair in love not a chart barnstormer. -CT of Dreamworks (BMI); Universal -MCA a reminder that Dr. John's own funeral an FBI agent curses as he's bitten by a and war ?" The power ballad is a sol- Music; Hallana Music (ASCAP) might be the biggest bash the world's cat while his partner plants drugs in dier's perspective of being called to FIVE FOR FIGHTING The Devil in the Koch KOCDS -9821 (CD promo) greatest party town will ever see. -WR the room of Sun Green (Sarah White). duty. New vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones Wishing Well (3:32) This gorgeous single signals the Green's goal, like that of most of the sings of promising to return home and PRODUCERS: Bill Botrell, John Ondrasik, reunion of the original members of film's other characters, appears to be a keeping letters and pictures close to his Curt Schneider country supergroup Restless Heart. A CHRISTIAN move to Alaska to live a life of environ- heart; the anguish and anger of leaving WRITER: J. Ondrasik group of session musicians put mental purity and activism. "We've got loved ones behind clearly comes across. PUBLISHERS: EMI Blackwood /Five for together in 1984 by Tim DuBois (now * GRITS a job to do/We've got to save Mother The music does most of the talking, Fighting (BMI) co- president of Universal South), the Dichotomy A Earth," Young sings. Or Green sings, though. It has an old -school metal Aware /Columbia 56481 (CD promo) quintet dominated country radio air- PRODUCERS: Grits, Otto Price since the actors lip -synch Young's charm -albeit better composed and Five for Fighting's thoughtful journey - waves in the '80s and early '90s. The Gotee 669447294627 singing of the "Greendale" tunes. Ulti- with nü -metal production. -CLT through -life "100 Years" took six band has placed 26 songs on the Bill- RELEASE DATE: June 29 mately, the songs do not represent a months to find its rightful place at board country singles chart, among This represents the first installment of meaningful contribution to Young's radio, achieving hit status on main- them six consecutive chart -toppers, a two -disc collection, with "Dichotomy body of work. In fact, the music seems AC stream and adult top 40 and a No. 1 such as "I'll Still Be Loving You," B" arriving in early November. Once to match the monotony of life in rural rank at adult contemporary. Second "Wheels" and "Bluest Eyes in Texas." again, this talented Tennessee duo - Greendale, and that dullness seeps * SEAL Get It Together (3:53) single "The Devil in the Wishing Well" This single showcases the stellar Stacy "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bona - through every frame. -WR PRODUCERS: Trevor Horn, Mark Batson is another heady, piano -led meander- musicianship and beautiful layered fide" Carter -has made a vibrant WRITERS: Seal, M. Batson ing tale, but this time its theme is harmonies the group was known for. rap/hip -hop recording. It is poised to PUBLISHERS: Perfect Songs /Bat Future (BMI) such an allegory that composer John It doesn't sound nostalgic or dated - appeal to mainstream audiences that Billboard.com Warner Bros. 101158 (CD promo) Ondrasik's message is tough to dis- in fact, it's fresh and breezy, laced can appreciate the creativity and crafts- Seal's current album, "Seal IV," didn't cern. Perhaps it's about the internal with mandolin and propelled by Larry manship and to Christian listeners that Michael Franti, "Songs From the have much resonance on The Bill- struggle between good and bad? Maybe Stewart's engaging lead vocals. Lyri- will surely applaud the positive spiritual board 200. But he has led a quiet it's about escaping darkness? "Super- cally, the song is a classic tale of Front Porch" (Boo Boo Wax) focus of the lyrics. "Dichotomy A" is storm on the AC charts, particularly man" and "100 Years" made their longing to return to that special love. The Album Leaf, "In a Safe Place" more aggressive than the pair's 2002 with sleeper hit "Love's Divine," which impact with yearning lyrics and world - This could be the comeback of the (Sub Pop) disc, "The Art of Translation," but it is currently No. 4. Warner Bros. mixes weary vocals that were inescapable. year. If so, this talented outfit will still boasts the ear-grabbing soulful- Nick Drake, "Made to Love Magic" in a little summertime boogie in the This one, while melodic, is a bit baf- celebrate its 20th anniversary by ness that spurred sales of previous (Island) new radio version of third single "Get fling, which may prevent it from also opening a new chapter in an already albums. The inventive "Gutter Boy" It Together," a horn- enhanced knee- striking gold. -CT illustrious career.-DEP

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 39 www.americanradiohistory.com Edited By Carla Hay Backbes People /Places /Events Salutations EXECUTIVE From Selah Dove Award -winning group Selah and execu- tives from Curb Records presented a plaque TURNTABLE.. to Christian Booksellers Assn. president/ CEO Bill Anderson in thanks for support of Selah's current Curb album, "Hiding Place." RECORD COMPANIES: Epic and Chris Oliviero to director of The set debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Records in New York names Lee original programming. Barnett was Christian Albums chart in June. CBA is the Stimmel senior VP of marketing. executive producer, and Oliviero international trade association of Christian He was senior VP of was program coordinator. retai ers and product suppliers. Anderson strategic marketing and Radio One in Lanham, received the plaque June 30 during the CBA business development at Md., appoints Zemira Jones International Convention in Atlanta. Pictured, Atlantic Records. VP of operations. He was from left, are Curb senior director of promotion Or Music in New York president/GM of active rock John Butler; CurbVP of sales Benson Curb; promotes Dan Mackta to WZZN and Radio Disney Selah members Allan Hall, Nicol Sponberg VP of marketing and sales outlet WRDZ Chicago. and 'Todd Smith; Anderson; and Word and appoints Nick lieder Distribution president Mark Funderburg. director of national sales. ENTERTAINMENT LAW: Car- Mackta was director of mar- roll, Guido & Groffman in keting and sales, and Tieder New York names Dave was director of retail mar- Stein counsel. He was an keting at JRB Sales and independent attorney. Marketing Innovations. Dualtone Music Group RELATED FIELDS: Radio sales in Nashville names Lori research firm Research Kampa a promotion execu- Director in Annapolis, Md., tive. She was director of names Charlie Sislen presi- publicity and promotions at dent. He was VP of research Skaggs Family Records. at Eastman Radio. Radio sales and marketing firm RADIO: Infinity Broadcasting in Interep in New York ups Sherman New York promotes Rob Barnett to Kizart to senior VP of urban market- senior VP of original programming ing. He was VP of urban marketing.

Up With Metal Judas Priest, now reunited with lead singer Rob Halford, above, helped kick off Ozzfest at the tour's opening date July 10 at the Meadows MusicTheater in Hartford, Conn. Other acts on the tour include Black Sabbath, , Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual and Black Label Now, Hearikis .., IASNEII 6ßIIFIN Society. (Photo:Theo Wargo/Wirelmage.com) Artists to Watch

It is always nice to have someone with clout in your comer, and a powerful benefactor has boosted newcomer LaShell Griffin's career: Oprah Winfrey. Griffin is the winner of Winfrey's Pop Star Challenge, a talent competition that netted her a deal with Epic Records. Her debut album, "Free," bowed at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart in the June 12 issue.The Detroit -born mother of five was at home last November with a broken foot when she saw an episode of Winfrey's show announcing the talent con- test. Griffin's husband recorded her singing "Amazing Grace" and entered her in the contest. On the show, Griffin's rendi- tions of 's "One Moment in Time" and "Greatest Love of All" helped her take the top prize. "Free" is being worked by Epic to the mainstream and by INO Killer Band The Killers recently played a sold - Records to the Christian/gospel market. "I've been waking out show at NewYork's Mercury Lounge.The band is touring in up every morning and it seems like I'm still dreaming," support of its debut, "Hot Fuss, "whose first Griffin says. "It's amazing how one minute you can be pop- single, "SomebodyTolld Me," is climbing the Billboard Modem ping pain pills to help relieve the pain of your broken foot Rock chart. Pictured backstage at the Mercury Lounge, from Artists Share Their Essence and you wake up in time to see something that is going to left, are bassist Mark Stoermer, guitarist Dave Keuning, the life. When you trust God and you let him lead Killers manager Braden Marrick, vocalist/keyboardist Prince, left, and Mary J. Blige, right, were among the performers at the 10th annual change your I'm definitely a testament to that." front of Marrick), drummer Ronnie Essence Music Festival, held July 2 -4 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. you, often doors open. Brandon Flowers (in DEBORAH EVANS PRICE Island Def Other performers included Morris Day & the Time, LL Cool 1, Gladys Knight, Vannucci, Island president Steve Bartels and ciairman /CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, New Edition, the ('lays and Tyrese. Jam Music Group

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Going For The Gold

During this year's Country Music Assn. Music Festi- val, Capitol Nashville and Recording Industry Assn. of America executives surprised Trace Adkins by presenting him with gold certification plaques for his current album, "Coming On Strong," and DVD, "Trace Adkins:Video Hits. "According to the RIM, the album has shipped 500,000 copies and the DVD has shipped 50,000 copies. Pictured, from left, are Capitol Nashville senior VP of finance and operations Tom Becci, Capitol Nashville senior VP of marketing Fletcher Foster, RIM senior VP of artist and industry relations Joel Flatow, RIM sen- ior VP of government and industry relations Mitch Glazier, Adkins, Capitol Nashville VP of sales Bill Kennedy, Capitol Nashville president/CEO Mike Dungan, RIAA director of artist and industry rela- tions John Henkel and Capitol Nashville executive VP of promotion Bill Catino.

PlayStation 2 Playground

Sony's PlayStation 2 held a weekend blowout celebration July 2 -4 at :he PS2 Estate in Bridgehampton, N.Y., featuring a different party every night. ASove, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys and his girlfriend, Paris Hilton, hang out at tle July 2 bash to celebrate the launch of Hilton's new , Heiress Records. Jay -Z, left, is all smiles at his July 3 party for his new S. Carter tennis shoe. Below, Aretha Franklin and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs relax at Combs' sixth annual White Party (held July 4), where guests are required to dress in white. (Photos: Dimitrios Kambouris/Wirelmage.com)

Not Fasìioo ... ASNIfE SIMPSON

Ashlee Simpson has signed on as the new spokesmodel for Candie's. Simpson will appear in a print campaign that will bow in September issues of fashion, lifestyle and entertainment magazines. In other music -meets-fashion news, "" third- season winner Fantasia has inked a deal to be a spokesmodel for American Rag Cie ...Tommy Hilfiger has tapped Christina Milian, Fefe Dobson, Fonzworth Bentley and to star in a new series of commercials forTommy Jeans. (Photo: Davis Factor)

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 41 www.americanradiohistory.com /1 on writers & ' ublishers Maestro NARAS P &E Head Costello Artist Debuts First Lewis Shifts Roles Orchestral Work Leslie Lewis, director of the production, surround sound National Academy of Recording award was ratified, along with its A highlight of this summer's Lin- Arts and Sciences' Producers & first category, best surround coln Center Festival was the series in Engineers Wing, will exit her post sound album (billboard.biz, June which Elvis Costello performed early next month. 4). Commercial releases on DVD- three concerts in three nights in Lewis will continue to produce Audio, DVD or Super Audio CD July at Avery Fisher Hall, each in a the nominees compilations for the that provide an original surround distinct musical environment. Grammy and Latin Grammy mix of four or more channels will The first was an evening of Awards and remain with NARAS be eligible for the award. songs orchestrated for the Nether- as a consultant. NARAS also added the best lands' Metropole Orkest, followed COSTELLO, LEFT, AND MADIGAN: CROSSING OVER INTO EACH OTHER'S WORLD The P &E Wing was established electronic /dance album category by a night fronting his rock band, in 2000, when NARAS acquired in the dance field. Lewis says the the Imposters. artist from the pop side," Madigan hear his other music." the Music Pro- The final performance was the says. "But obviously, we're excited And while the ballet score is "seri- ducers Guild July 17 North American premiere and proud to represent such a tal- ous" music, Madigan adds, it lacks a of the Americ- of "Il Sogno (The Dream)," ented and intelligent musician as "self- serious tone." as. The MPGA Costello's first full- length orches- Elvis Costello." "It's not the product of an inflated was established Studio tral work. It employed the Brook- Madigan promoted Costello's ego trying to create something in 1997 by lyn Philharmonic in the adaptation ballet at the annual American grandiose in another genre, as if independent of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Symphony Orchestra League con- you're trying to prove something," producers Monitor. that Italy's Aterballeto ballet corn - ference, which was held last month she explains. Rather, "it's an exten- seeking a loud- pany commissioned in 2000. in . sion of the kind of writing he nor- er and unified A recording of the hour -long "It was a mega -conference, with mally does, but in a different color voice with By Christopher Walsh score by the London Symphony conferences of orchestras, choruses, that an orchestra can provide in which to cwalsh @billboard.com Orchestra will be released Sept. 21 dance companies and music critics expressing his compositional voice." address their by Deutsche Grammophon. But the converging all at once," she says. "We "Il Sogno" now stands to enjoy a concerns. music is also available for choreogra- did a press conference and gave out dual existence, Madigan predicts. The P &E Wing consists of more additions are "two big victories phy and concerts (the full score and samplers with three selections from "It will always be connected to than 6,000 producers, engineers, for our P &E Wing constituents. the concert suite excerpt performed 'Il Sogno.' We also cited them in the Elvis because it's his creation, but at remixers, manufacturers and tech- We're very thankful and excited." at Lincoln Center) from Boosey & newsletter that we distribute to the same time it will be re- created nologists who serve in an advisory Lewis confides that she is field- Hawkes, the North American repre- 13,000 programmers, critics, etc. and given new life with each dance and advocacy role in developing ing new opportunities in addition sentative of the classical music cata- While that's something we customar- company's new choreography or per- new technologies and making rec- to her work with the nominees' ily do, it's new for forming ensemble's new interpreta- ommendations with regard to releases. "I love this community Elvis Costello." tion," she says. recording, mastering, archiving and feel like I need to continue to Madigan now "Whereas with the songs he writes and preservation initiatives. contribute if somebody wants me seeks other and sings, you always expect to hear to. I have a lot of passion for it." Words& "good matches" him singing them: Even though NARAS will hire a new direc- in pairing there are lots of fantastic Elvis tor. The process is under way Costello's piece Costello covers, it's hard to separate through NARAS' Member Serv- Music. with appropriate the songs from the man. You ices department. ensembles and wouldn't separate the man from his "performance score, either, but 'Il Sogno' has the MUSIC CITY NEWS: Ocean Way By Jim Bessman opportunities in potential for a different kind of life." Studios in Nashville welcomed jbessman @billboard.com _ both the orches- the pro audio community on tral and dance SINATRA'S NEW SET: Elvis Costello's successive days preceding the worlds." longtime drummer Pete Thomas International Music Products logs of BMG Music Publishing U.K. "Il Sogno" is special in that Costello rushed to after the July Assn.'s (NAMM) Summer Ses- "Elvis's [pop] songs are published composed and "skillfully orchestrated" 15 Costello concert starring the sion, held July 23 -25 at the by BMG Music Publishing [world- it, Madigan adds. "That's not always Imposters. Turns out he has been Nashville Convention Center. wide], but because this is a new type the case with a pop artist who steps moonlighting with Nancy Sinatra's Demonstrating the continued, of composition for him, we needed into writing for an orchestra to do band leading into the Sept. 21 growing interest in multichannel to find a new avenue for promotion," his own orchestration. release of her Sanctuary album "To audio, Ocean Way's Studio B host- says Mary Madigan, who manages "Also notable is Elvis' choice of Nancy, With Love ...," which finds ed a production seminar July 21 on BMG Editions for Boosey & Hawkes instruments, which besides the the luminous pop icon singing songs high -resolution surround PCM in New York. standard orchestra calls for a num- by the likes of U2, Pete Yorn and (pulse code modulation) and DSD AS A NARAS CONSULTANT BMG Editions houses BMG Music ber of saxophones, a in Morrissey, who penned the first sin- LEWIS: REMAINS (direct stream digital) techniques. Publishing's classical music catalogs addition to orchestral percussion gle, "Let Me Kiss You," and sings Manufacturers Lipinski Sound and (including those of prestigious Euro- instruments, and a cimbalom, backup on it. "I'm very proud of what we've Mytek Digital sponsored the event. pean publishing houses Ricordi, which is a Hungarian dulcimer that "Morrissey really did her a big built," Lewis says. "There's pro- On July 22, the Nashville chap- Durand, Salabert, Eschig and Editio Hungarian composer György favor," says Thomas, who is also on gramming, structure and great ter of the Audio Engineering Soci- Musica Budapest). Kurtig uses regularly. So it's not the album and accompanied Sina- leadership. At this point, Grammy ety presented the second Vocal It's Madigan's role to promote just `cookie- cutter' orchestration." tra on a recent U.K. jaunt including Recordings is requiring more of Microphone Invitational, spon- BMG Editions repertoire to orches- Nor is Costello's first foray into the a Morrissey- sponsored June 20 gig my attention as we plan to fur- sored by manufacturers ADK, tras, chamber ensembles, opera orchestral world a far cry from his at the Meltdown Festival at Royal ther develop that area for the AKG, CAD and Shure. companies, dance companies and pop tunesmithing, Madigan claims. Festival Hall. academy." Lewis has worked on Male and female vocalists per- choreographers, as well as festivals "The score has a spirit and playful- "It was absolutely great," Thomas the nominees compilations since formed a cappella to demonstrate such as Lincoln Center's. ness in common with his says. "All she ever did in England their inception. differences among the micro- " 'Il Sogno' is interesting in that might not have been expected," was a TV show 38 years ago, but all Most recently, the P &E Wing phones, which this year included terms of the [pop to classical] she says. "It's very tuneful, with jazz sorts of celebrities came out to see was instrumental in establishing a wireless and stage microphones as crossover aspect of Elvis Costello, elements and kinetic energy. You her and gave her a five- minute new Grammy field and category. well as studio mics. A panel of top and in a reverse sort of way for us in definitely feel the impulse to tap standing ovation when she walked At its semiannual board of engineers followed the manufac- the classical world working with an your toes -which you feel when you out. She was in tears." trustees meeting May 24 -28, the turers' presentations.

42 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31,2004 www.americanradiohistory.com 4u 49 Collectors' Video execs Choice senior predict Asian VP/GM Gordon action and Anderson lauds documentaries the acquisition will be the next of Hep Cat Reta i hot DVD genres MERCHANTS / MARKETING / HOME VIDEO / E- COMMERCE / DISTRIBUTION Warped Wins Tech Sponsors Cingular, Samsung, Others Sign On

BY SCOTT BANERJEE The current tour includes a dig- ital media pavilion, where atten- SAN FRANCISCO -Last winter, dees can learn about formats and Vans Warped tour founder Kevin applications. Lyman says that after Lyman attended the Consumer a rough introductory week, the Electronics Show to learn more pavilion is "functioning well and about setting up backstage wire- under control." less Internet connections. Lyman is particularly enthusi- The connections he made, how- astic about the tour's Mobile ever, were of a different type. Tech- Warped program with title spon- nology companies, eager to tap into sors Cingular and Samsung. Tour- the Warped tour's young, tech - goers can receive text -message savvy fan base, have jumped on alerts detailing the performance board as tour partners or sponsors. schedule, which is finalized the The tour's extensive sponsor list morning of each show. E includes Memorex, Samsung, Cin- Samsung also sponsored exclu- gular Wireless, Apple Computer, sive ringtone and wallpaper down- MusicNow, Altnet, TV Desktop, loads for artists on the tour. Wraptor, Fuse, AOL and Sony Digital service provider Music - P1ayStation2. Now created a tour -specific online "The intent of our partnerships music store and subscription serv- is primarily for education, not ice, Vans Warped Tour Digital commerce." Lyman says. "It's Music Club. The store offers exclu- going to open a lot of windows for sive live tracks from the tour, as KEVIN LYMAN (LEFT. WITH LIT) SAYSTHE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH VANS WARPEDTOUR ARE 'PRIMARILY FOR EDUCATION' next year." (Continued on page 48)

Sony Connects To Indies

BY BRIAN GARRITY interest in working with his company. "They, more than almost any other company, really pursued us from day NEW YORK -It may be an odd concept for a product offer- one," he says. ing from a company as large as Sony, but Sony Connect - the media and technology giant's new foray into the digi- PARTNERING TO BE FIRST tal music business-is looking for indie cred to build its Connect GM Jay Samit says the service aspires to be to profile with consumers. the digital download world what famed California -based During its early weeks in the marketplace -as it did in retailer Amoeba Music is to the bricks -and -mortar world. the months leading up to its May launch -Sony's digital "We're trying to go beyond what everyone has, to be music store has been aggressively courting support from the source where you find music first," he says. a range of independent labels, distributors and marketers To that end, Connect is rolling out pages on its serv- to help build buzz. ice that are dedicated to content from select independ- Indies are no strangers to distribution through digital ent labels. Among these are Nettwerk, SpinArt and music services, but executives in the indie community Drive Through. A label page for Vagrant is set to debut say that Sony Connect has been pursuing its portion of in August. the market with particular aggressiveness. Connect has also teamed with indie e- commerce retailer/ Sony involved indies early in planning Connect It hired marketer insound.com on special one -off compilation CDs companies known for street marketing to promote the and other marketing efforts. service, teamed with indie e- commerce retailers on corn - At the South by Southwest Music Festival earlier this pilation CDs and created special areas on the service ded- year, the two companies distributed a rarities compila- icated to content from select indie labels. tion featuring music from such acts as TV on the Radio, In September, Connect users will be able to search Iron & Wine and American Analog Set -all of which were for artists by label, which could help consumers find featured on the Connect service at launch. indie music. Additionally, Insound -owned marketing company Derek Sivers, CEO of Portland, Ore. -based online Drill Team has been promoting the service through retailer CD Baby, was surprised by the intensity of Sony's (Continued on page 44) RON SEXSINITH: INDIE ARTIST RECORDED A CONNECT IN- STUDIO PERFORMANCE

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 43 www.americanradiohistory.com .. Retail Collectors' Choice Is Hip COLLECTOR'S I SUES To Hep Cat Distribution YES 35th Anniversary Spotlight Special Reprint Mail -order company Collectors' in December. a 20 -track compilation of under- Choice Music has purchased Orange, Cordon Anderson, senior VP/GM ground folk performers selected by Calif. -based Hep Cat Records & Dis- of Collectors' Choice, says that with Devendra Banhart. Acts include Billboard tribution for an undisclosed price. margins on its licensed releases Vetiver (with Hope Sandoval of Founded in 1993 by Gabby Castel- shaved by royalties and mechanicals, Mazzy Star), harpist/vocalist Joanna for label Newsom, & Wme and Six JANUARY 31, 2004 lana, who will now serve as GM, Hep it makes perfect sense the to Iron Cat is a distribution and mail -order be self-distributed. Organs of Admittance. operation that specializes in roots "It will give us a lot more flexibility "Million Tongues Festival" is a col- Platinum Stars music and punk, with an emphasis to be promotional with the accounts," lection of international psychedelia on back -catalog titles (Billboard, Anderson says. curated by Chicago musician/ jour- Aug. 14, 1999). He adds, "Koch did a good job with nalist Plastic Crimewave. Among the Hilary Based in Los Angeles, Collectors' our stuff, but the stock rhetorical contributors are Kawabata Makoto Duff Choice is one of the country's question is, is it better to have 25 (of Japan's ), A Performer's largest catalog and Web Kinski and Michael Yonkers. The set Metamorphosis retailers. commemorates the upcoming Mil- The company is a divi- lion Tongues Festival, which Arthur sion of Chicago-based is co-sponsoring. The festival will Infinity Resources. In The take place Aug. 4 -8 at the Empty Bot- 2003, Infinity purchased tle in Chicago. DECEMBER 27, 2003 the Heartland (country) The two albums are available at vi ri.d l luul lc IlnlidtR KsUr and Serenade (R&B) cat- Indies.. arthurmag.com. alog operations. ITS A NEW WORLD: Allegro in ',.0 : Moving forward, Hep Cat will be fulfilled by By Chris Morris Portland, Ore., has sealed a North Infinity's facility in the [email protected] American distribution pact with Chicago area. New World Music. The 22- year -old MAY 15, 2004 Besides stocking virtually every sales reps with 25 labels or one rep Los Angeles -based label, founded by alukad imaginable reissue title of domestic with one label ?" therapist/psychologist Colin Wilcox or foreign origin, Collectors' Choice In 2001, Hep Cat forged a unique and his wife, Carmen, specializes in Spotlight also offers more than 350 exclusive deal with New Hope, Minn.-based new age, relaxation, world and r' titles it has licensed for sale on its in- Navarre, in which Navarre picked up ambient music. house imprint. select exclusive titles for distribution Bayside Entertainment Distribu- Hep Cat will take over the distri- to chains that the Southern Califor- tion previously handled the label. bution of those titles in 2005. Col- nia firm did not serve (Billboard, Nov. New World joins a distribution Trio celebrates lectors' Choice's deal with Koch 3, 2001). That relationship will con- roster that includes such promi- 30 Years Of Innovation Entertainment Distribution expires tinue under the new ownership. nent new -age firms as Suzanne And Success Ciani's Seventh Wave Records, ARTHUR REVS UP: Arthur, the Stephen Halpern's Inner Peace bimonthly free magazine distributed Music and Dean Evenson's Sound- AUGUST 9, 2003 in record and comic book stores and ings of the Planet. devoted to left-field music and cul- ture, has started its own Web -only IN THE MARKET: Scott Cameron has record imprint. parted ways with Navarre, where he Bastet Records bowed with two served as national account manager The Gold Standard limited- edition releases. Befitting a for the past two years. Setting publication that features off-the -wall Cameron, who worked for now - DECEMBER 20, 2003 bluesman T Model Ford and defunct Distribution North Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth as America in a similar capacity regular columnists, the offerings are before joining Navarre, is seeking Spotlight out of the ordinary. other opportunities. He can be "The Golden Apples of the Sun" is reached at 952 -758 -9489. TheThe First Osbournes Family Of Rock'n'RoII

the best music that's out there," for Connect that is being offered Samit says. exclusively through the service. Sony For instance, Connect served as Samit says that as digital services Continued from page 43 the pre -party sponsor for the Village move beyond their nuts -and -bolts Voice's Siren Festival, held July 17 at setup phase, it is marketing and pro- Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y. gramming that will help determine street campaigns. their success. Matt Wishnow, co-founder /president `RECEPTIVE' CONNECT He adds that with almost every of Insound, says Sony is "looking for It should be no surprise that retailer -online and offline- selling partners to reach out to the indie indie label executives are delighted pop catalog, an emphasis on com- community." Sony, he adds, is court- with Sony's approach. pelling independent music can help a ing indie partners like Insound "They've been very accessible to service like Connect separate itself because they speak to "the people who us," Nettwerk America director of from the pack. are `music first' people." online marketing Jason Rosenthal "We're going after an audience Get yours while they last! Samit says reaching out to taste - says. "They do a good job of that has been underserved by maker audiences at the ground level including us, and they're receptive retail," Samit says. "If you look at is a priority for Connect. to our content." where the growth is going to come www.orderbillboard.com "We're going out to the festivals Nettwerk act Ron Sexsmith from, much of it is going to come and going to the clubs trying to find recently did an in- studio performance from this community."

44 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com i Billboard. Tech Tr@ck DIGITAL MUSIC PIug.IN Confab Connects Digital Market Boosts Event

BY BRIAN GARRITY

As the Jupiter Plug.IN Conference & Expo marks its 10th anniversary this month, the digital music business is finally starting to pick up steam. A year ago, Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store was a new phenomenon, and the concept of consumers buying digital tracks on an à la carte basis was just starting to take root. twelve months later the digital sin- gles business is averaging sales of more than 2 million songs per week, accord- ing to Nielsen SoundScan. There are more than a half-dozen digi- tal retailers in the U.S. GOLDSTUCK: THE LABEL VIEW market with more on the way. And such throughout the conference will be how brands as Apple, to take the digital music business to the Apple can use the sales of digital tracks Roxio and Loudeye next level. from such acts as OutKast as a loss leader are boldly pushing to boost sales of its iPod. "There's going to be a lot of talk their services into the about turning on the burners," Card European arena. says. `People are going to be looking at Jupiter Research fore- the next logical step for accelerating the casts that U.S. digital music sales will momentum of digital." grow from $80 million in 2003 to more The keynote speakers at the confer- than $200 million in 2004, while For- ence are Charles Goldstuck, presi- rester Research puts its estimate at dent/C00 of BMG North America; Rob Digital $300 million. Glaser, chairman/CEO of Real Net- Music These developments Dash are expected works; Chris Gorog, president/ to drive the conversations at this CEO of Roxio; and Strauss Zelnick, Pricing, Partnerships Speed Up Market Race year's PIug.IN, set for July 26 -27 at CEO of ZelnickMedia. the Crowne Plaza Times Square in During the last decade, Plug.IN's New York. growth and growing pains have BY SCOTT BANERJEE mir- cent market needs to attract and retain customers. Each Jupiter VP /senior analyst David Card rored those of the online music indus- initially tapped the tech -savvy ranks of early adopters and says that a main question running try. After a modest start in a basement With their market steadily growing, digital music serv- now must expand its reach to the sometimes techno- at Cooper Union college in Manhattan, ices confront choices that can make or break their brand phobic mass market. the conference grew in and their business. subsequent As they do so, digital music services face traditional years but suffered from the shakeout Pricing, partnerships and promotional deals are sharp novel and challenges in pricing, partnerships and pro- when the dotcom bubble burst in 2000. points of competition for the leading services -Apple motions, according to brand analysts. Now Plug.IN, like the digital music Computer's iTunes Music Store, Real's Rhapsody. Nap - Free samples, for example, a traditional enticement for business it focuses on, is showing new ster, MusicMatch, .com and Sony Connect. new customers, straddle the line in the digital music busi- signs of life as consumers embrace the Microsoft's MSN Music Service and Virgin Digital are ness between turning fans into customers and diluting blossoming digital opportunity. expected to enter the download fray this year. Both will the value of the music product, analysts say. But even as the digital business face similar challenges in this battle of the brands. A deal between Pepsi and iTunes marked one of the begins to take off, there are still nag- The stakes are undeniably high. Estimates of consumer highest -profile promotional partnerships in the dig- ging concerns about the business spending this year on digital music downloads and sub- ital music business in the past year. Pepsi buyers model surrounding à la carte singles, scriptions range from $200 million (Jupiter Research) to could redeem codes printed inside select bottle caps the rights consumers should enjoy with $300 million (Forrester Research). Forrester expects this for free downloads from iTunes, which claims 70% of online music and how all parties in the number to grow to $700 million by 2005 and constitute the digital download market. food chain should be compensated. one -third of music spending by 2008. Pepsi's youth -oriented brand image hits a demo - Much of that debate will be on the Each of the existing digital music services in the nas- (Continued on page 46) table in the conference's lead session- (Continued on page 46)

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Kmart has gone back to the familiar with the situation says. well and doesn't have the THE INDIE UNIVERSE: Look for drawing board. "When they look at music, they see right assortment. They Universal Music & Video Distrib- The Troy, Mich. -based chain a longstanding marriage that might want to have a Target ution to start a U.S. independent reportedly is re- examining all have gotten a bit stale." model with fewer SKUs. Retail distribution company in the next aspects of its operations, including Some say Handleman, which is "But I can't understand few months. whether to continue having Han- also based in Troy, has been Kmart's why they think Handle- Sources say the company is dleman rack its stores. rackjobber seemingly since the man is bad," the exec Track.. still in the planning stage, but Kmart has about 1,500 locations; beginning of time; others date the adds, "because we think the idea is to seek out indie labels combined, they generate about relationship to the 1950s. Certainly, they are one of the best for distribution. The new company is expected to $200 million when Kresge changed its name to racks we have." By Ed Christman in 1962, was Similarly, another dis- serve as a farm club for Universal in music Kmart Handleman echristman @billboard.com business. already entrenched there. tribution executive says, Music Group labels, allowing Since the The relationship has served "Kmart doesn't under- them to develop baby bands more turn of this Handleman well through the years stand the business, and they don't was. Having "made sure that its cost -effectively. It will also provide century, as others tried -and failed -to have a strategy. Handleman is racks add value," Wal- Mart's decision U.S. distribution for UMG's when win Kmart. doing a great job; the issue is not to stick with the two companies vali- international releases. Kmart's music volume was about A couple of decades ago, long- the supplier." dates their service, the exec says. When the indie company $450 million, the chain has time rackjobber competitor Another executive says Kmart is It will be interesting to see which launches, UMG will become the emerged from bankruptcy, closed Lieberman (which Handleman doing the right thing by exploring way Kmart turns. Even if the chain fourth major to have two U.S. some 600 stores and sold off acquired in the mid- 1990s) man- "how music and even electronics in decides to go direct, not all majors distribution setups. Sony Music another 100 or so. Now, new man- aged to arrange a test for about 15 can deliver shelf-ready product, so Entertainment bought RED in the agement and investors are trying to minutes servicing a few of Kmart's Kmart's next move would likely be '905, EMI Music gained Caroline remake the merchant. stores, but it never got any further only an interim step. when it acquired Virgin and According to sources at the with the chain. Whatever happens, industry Warner Music Group built Alter- majors, Kmart has been exploring In the early '90s, Trans World www.handleman.eom executives see the merchant's native Distribution Alliance. its music options, and one of the Entertainment took a swipe at SKU count shrinking. Kmart once UMG is said to be building a avenues it is discussing is buying Kmart, running leased departments carried 4,000 SKUs but currently company instead of buying an music directly from the majors, à la in five of its stores to no avail. their totality can drive more foot- carries about 3,500, according to existing distributor because its Target. It is also considering using "Kmart is having conversations steps to their stores." one sales executive. He says management believes the former other wholesalers or changing its with the majors about their music That executive notes that a while Kmart seems on track to carry approach will give it better con- model with Handleman. business," one senior distribution back, Wal -Mart considered going less than 1,500 SKUs eventually. trol and understanding of the "This goes beyond music; they executive says. "They seem pretty direct instead of relying on Ander- Handleman and Kmart executives operation. are scrutinizing every aspect of mad at Handleman. They think son Merchandisers and Handleman either were unavailable or did not A UMG spokesman was unavail- their operations," one executive Handleman doesn't service them but in the end remained where it return calls for comment. able for comment.

ships with companies that pro- Another partner, TV Desktop, is partner, is distributing demo Warped `A lot of our kids mote legal peer -to -peer download- using the Warped tour for its prod- versions of its software, Wraptor- have a greater ing of music. uct launch. The software applica- Lab, which allows artists to Continued from page 43 Digital content distributor Alt - tion delivers daily streamed video promote, distribute and sell their loyalty to the net has provided an infrastruc- from the tour, including news music online. ture to sell live performance updates from the "Pit Reporter," "This is a way of leveling the well as tracks from bands on past Warped artists, videos from the tour. Fans can performance videos and selections playing field for indie artists try- Warped outings. access the videos on the Warped from Fuse. ing to get into digital distribu- Greg Rudin, VP of marketing for and these P2P tour Web site or through P2P Fuse is covering the tour and tion," says Benjamin Osgood, pres- MusicNow, says the company is allow network Kazaa. broadcasts a weekly segment, ident/CEO of Wraptor parent Free creating "the biggest collection of relationships "The independent artists are "Warped Wednesdays," which is Radical Networks. "They can downloadable punk rock in one fans to support the looking for any way to promote also available to members of AOL's proactively promote themselves place, paying the artists for the sale themselves. A lot [of them] aren't teen- targeted service, AOL Red. rather than wait for an iTunes to of their work and allowing the artists and buy opposed to a certain amount of Wraptor, the tour's newest get behind them." bands on the tour to actually create downloading," Lyman says. "A lot playlists in the store." their music through of our kids have a greater loyalty to MusicNow also sells $10 legal ways.' the Warped artists, and these P2P Warped download cards at tour relationships allow fans to support AOL Music: Total Monthly Streams venues. They allow the tour's -KEVIN LYMAN. the artists and buy their music younger attendees, who often do VANS WARPED TOUR through legal ways." not have access to credit cards, to Top Audio Top Video download from the Warped PRODUCT LAUNCH PAD 1 JOJO 1 D12 online store. distributing 30,000 blank CDs Lee Jaffe, president of Altnet, Leave (Get Out) TM' BLACXGROUND 1,947,267 How COMB INTERSCOPE 2,180,236 2 ' 21010 "-t throughout the tour. worked out licensing parameters Pieces of Me TM' GEFFEN 1,596,013 Leave (Get Out) BLACKGROUND 2,134,688 Deborah Hernandez, marketing with more than a dozen independ- 3 USHER FT LUDACRIS & LIL JON 3 USHER communications manager for ent labels with acts on the tour - Yeah! LaFACE/ZOMBA 1,316,770 Confessions Part 2 ** LaFACE/ZOMBA 1,945,970 4 DIANA DeGARMO 4 ASHLEE SIMPSON' Memorex, says the company sees including Epitaph, Vagrant and itt Don't Cry Out Loud ' RCA 849,546 Pieces of Me GEFFEN 1,626,881 the Warped tour as a way to recon- Artemis. Altnet allows users three 5 CHRISTINA MILIAN " 5 WILLIAM HUNG "t nect with the 18 -34 market by giv- free video downloads before it Dip It Low ISLAND 806,023 We Are the Champions' KOCH 1,447,533 ing an experi- starts charging. 6 BRITNEY SPEARS 6 JUVENILE them "immediate Everytime JIVE 576,154 Slow Motion CASH MONEY 1,414,615 ence with the music they're "We're experimenting, and sell- 7 LLOYD BANKS FT. & 7 PETEY PABLO passionate about." ing video is the new thing," Jaffe The Warriors Part 2 Remix INTERSCOPE 484,012 Freek -a -Leek JIVE 854,919 Digital download market leader says. "Every time we reach out to 8 NELLY 8 HILARY DUFF & HAYLIE DUFF FlapYour Wings "UNIVERSAL 460,433 Our Lips Are Sealed HoLLYwooO 774,336 Apple has its own iLife tent on independent record labels to dis- 9 JESSICA SIMPSON 9 AVRIL LAVIGNE Inside the digital music pavilion, the tour. The tent features iMacs tribute their work, they say, `Yes, Take My Breath Away COLUMBIA 446,287 My Happy Ending ""RCA 770,717 Memorex installed PCs and CD and PowerMac G5s that allow this is what we want, we want the 10 FANTASIA 10 USHER Summertime j RECORDS 435,798 Burn x `' LaFACE/ZOMBA 608,337 burners that allow tour -goers to fans to experiment with music ability to market to [our] audi- sample, mix and burn music from and video creation. ence.' It's important to connect First Listen /FirstView "` Live From Broadband Rocks ' Artist of the Month TM Breaker Artist "' Sessions @AOL Source: AOL Music for four weeks ending July 15, 2004 MusicNow's store. Memorex is also Lyman also embraced relation- them directly to their fan base."

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UNITED KINGDOM / EUROPE / ASIA_. JAP N / AUSTRALIA / AFRICA / CA Saxophonist Burnett Takes A Folk Turn BY LARRY LeBLANC ten by Kosaku Yamada, is one of Japan's most beloved folk songs. TORONTO- Canadian jazz saxophonist/flautist Jane Blue Note/EMI released "Red Dragonfly" June 1 in Bunnett has traveled for more than two decades around Canada. Narada Jazz will issue it July 27 in the United Cuba and Europe in search of musical inspiration. States. The release marks Bunnett's debut on Narada Jazz. However, it was sounds from Bunnett's own past that "This is a quality record," declares Rich Denhart, sen- inspired her to create the new album "Red Dragon- ior director of A&R for Narada Productions in Milwaukee. fly," her most mainstream work to date. "We see an opportunity for it with Jane's performing "It's a grand and somewhat reflective schedule in the U.S. this year. We are used to working project," Toronto -based Bunnett says. albums that are hard to pigeonhole." "The music I had been collecting Booked by MarsJazz Booking Agency in Char- through my life. The songs have sig- lottesville, Va., Bunnett kicks off a 12 -date U.S. tour Aug. nificance to me." 6. In October, she will perform in Europe, including The recording comprises folk dates in Paris, Madrid, London and Bern, Switzerland. songs from Canadian, Japanese, She is also booked to play the Akbank Jazz Festival Oct. Celtic, African, Cuban and Ameri- 8 in Istanbul. can Indian sources that Bunnett On "Red Dragonfly," Bunnett's lyrical soprano sax is has treasured for years -many backed by the four-member Penderecki String Quartet from her childhood. from Waterloo, Ontario. It also features her band: pro- Among the 12 tracks are the ducer Larry Cramer ( Bunnett's husband), who plays trum- traditional Appalachian song pet and flugel horn; pianist David Virelles; drummer Mark "Black Is the Color" and "Un McLean; and bassist Kieran Overs. Canadian Errant" by late While the album features Bunnett's characteristic French- Canadian fiddler rhythmic and melodic complexity, the diverse arrange- Jean Carignan. The title ments provide an orchestral lushness unheard in her track, also known as previous recordings. The arrangements are by Bunnett, "Tombo" and writ- (Continued on page 54)

On her new album, 'Red Dragonfly,' Jane Bunnett employed the Penderecki Sting Quartet along with her regular band. Australia Biz Divided On Blank -Media Tax BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER dia and publisher of the Australasian Tripp proposes exists in Canada. It is environment. ARIA also favors legiti- Senate select committee will deliver Music Industry Directory, recently administered by the Canadian Pri- mate download sales and educating its final report on the FTA by Aug. 12. SYDNEY -The Australian music launched a campaign to amend Aus- vate Copying Collective, which col- consumers so they realize that mass The FTA then goes to Parliament for industry is divided over proposed copy- tralia's Copyright Act of 1968 to allow lected $28.4 million Canadian ($21.2 copying harms investment in artists. debate; observers expect the agree- right law changes that would intro- music copying for personal use. million) in 2003. As for the levy proposal, it has three ment will pass and come into effect by duce a levy on blank recording media. Currently, Australians who make Tripp claims to be acting as an fundamental flaws, Peach claims. One February 2005. Phil Tripp, managing director of personal copies of recorded music are individual who believes that the law is the issue of how it should apply to (Continued on page 54) Sydney -based events company Imme- in breach of the Copyright Act. Penal- on private copying is wrong and that consumers who use recordable media ties range from $500 Australian consumers' rights are being ignored. for non -copyright purposes. He also ($350) to $5,000 Australian ($3,500). Labels body the Australian Record foresees problems in dealing equitably Tripp proposes allowing music buy- Industry Assn. opposes legalizing copy- with the existing wide range of record- ers to copy purchases onto recordable ing. ARIA contends that copyright able media. Finally, he points to the discs, tape or digital music players. In holders should be able to control how difficulty of determining how creators return, a levy would be applied to the their copyrights are used. should be compensated. recordable media and players. "A tax on technology doesn't seem He dismisses labels' assertions that to be a smart way to go," ARIA CEO CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS legalizing copying will lead to lost Stephen Peach says. "It's an old -world The Australian government is con- sales. "That has not been the case in solution to a new -world problem." sidering modifying the Copyright Act overseas countries where such a levy Peach says a more viable alternative in line with a pending Free Trade was introduced," he says. "If anything, would be to introduce digital -rights Agreement with the United States. a levy puts a value on music as far as technology that would allow Aus- The U.S. Congress endorsed the FTA customers are concerned." tralian downloaders to make three July 15 and has submitted it for pres- TRIPP: STARTED CAMPAIGN TO PP56 LEVY A levy system similar to the one copies of a work in a controlled idential approval. An Australian

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DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI 1 WILD DANCES 07/21/04 0 -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME RUSLANA CAPITOL 5 2 CHOCOLATE (CHOCO CHOCO) 2 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI SINGLES SALES SOUL CONTROL NA KIM 0 -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME 3 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI 5 MET DE TREIN NAAR OOSTENDE 1 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI Eight -Year Drought HAIDUCII UNIVERSO SPRING STUDIO 100 0 -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME 4 THIS LOVE 4 I WANT YOU BACK 2 6 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI MAROONS J/BMG NATALIA ARIOLA HAIDUCII UNIVERSO 5 FORCA 6 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI 3 4 BURN Enduring U.K. cult band the FINDING FOCUS: Argentina's Feder- RELIT FURTADO DREAMWORKS HAIDUCII UNIVERSO USHER LaFACE/ZOMBA 4 =NITIT DON'T WANT YOU BACK) Blue Nile has a history of disap- ico Aubele is DJ'ing and playing live ALBUMS I ALBUMS J N E pearing for years on end. in Europe to promote his debut 1 CHRISTINA JASPER STEVERLINCK 5 NEW LOLA'S THEME SOLL DAS WIRKLICH ALLES SEIN UNIVERSAL SONGS OF INNOCENCE PIAS SHAPESHIFTERS POSITIVA album, "Grand Hotel Buenos Aires," 2 SOHNE MANNHEIMS NOVASTAR 6 EVERYTIME NOIZ SOHNE MANNHEIMS /UNIVERSAL ANOTHER LONLEY SOUL WEA BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE a Spanish -language set mixing Latin 3 ANDREA BERG ZORNIK 7 7 FEMME LIKE U DU ARIOLA ONE ARMED BANDIT PARLOPHONE K -MARO EAST WEST and dub styles. 4 ZUCCHERO FORNACIARI FAITHLESS 3 5 I ZUCCHERO & CO. POLYDOR NO ROOTS CHEEKY/BMG DON'T WANNA KNOW DJ /guitarist Aubele cites such MARIO WINANS FT. ENYA & P. DINT UNIVERSALBAD BOY 5 ANASTACIA TIËSTO 9 as Beatles, Ra- ANASTACIA EPIC JUST BE BLACK HOLE RECORDS TRICK ME influences the the KELIS VIRGIN mones and tango composer Astor I 110 NEW SOME GIRLS DENMARK RACHEL STEVENS POLYDOR Piazzolla. His recording debut PORTUGAL 111 9 FACE A LA MER CALOGERO & PASSI MERCURY came about after studying the small 12 10 THIS LOVE (RIM) 07/20/04 UFPI MAROONS J/BMG print on "Focus On Sight," a 2000 /NIELSEN MARKETING RESEARCH( 07 /20/04 9 13 13 VEO VEO by U.S. DJ SINGLES ALBUMS HOT BANDITOZ POLYDOR single /producer duo

1 111 TEAM EASY ON 1 1 ADRIANA CALCANHOTO 14 NEW TIPSY Thievery Corporation on Washing- DRENGENE FRA ANGORA PLAYGROUND ADRIANA PARTIMPIM POLYDOR J -KWON SO SO DEF/ZOMBA D.C. 2 NEW CITY OF DREAMS 2 2 RODRIGO LEAO 1!5 46 MAMAE EU QUERO ton, -based indie ESL Music. "I THE LOFT UNIVERSAL CINEMA COLUMBIA T -RIO HERAN MUSIC logged on to the label's Web site 3 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI 3 3 NELLY FURTADO 16 19 MOVE YA BODY 0 -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME FOLKLORE OREAMWORKS NINA SKY FT. JABBA UNIVERSAL and e- mailed them asking where to 4 MAN BINDER OS PAS MUND OG HAND 4 17 23 CHOCOLATE ( CHOCO CHOCO) OUTLANDISH BMG 4 BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK INTERSCOPE SOUL CONTROL NA KLAR send demos," Aubele says. 5 I DON'T WANNA KNOW 18 14 LE POULAILLER Since the group's 1983 debut, "A Impressed by his demos, ESL MARIO WINANS FT. ENYA S P. GIDDY BAD BOYNNIVERSAL 5 5 DA WEASEL LE 6 -9 ULM RE- DEFINICOES CAPITOL ALBUMS 19 27 LEBT DENN DR ALTE HOLZMICH Walk Across the Rooftops" (Linn/ signed Aubele, and Thievery Corpo- 6 6 XUTOS & PONTAPS DE RANDFICHTEN CAPITOL 1 NEPHEW 0 MUNDO AO CONTRARIO MERCURY Virgin), there have been only two ration produced "Grand Hotel USADSB COPENHAGEN 20 17 SOBRI NOTRE DESTIN 7 7 ANASTACIA LESLIE MA INT. 2 3 DOORS DOWN ANASTACIA EPIC albums -"Hats" (1989) on the same Buenos Aires." It was released in AWAY FROM THE SUN UNIVERSAL ALBUM SALES 8 8 MADREDEUS label and "Peace at Last" (1996) on May in the United States and is 3 NIK & JAY UM AMOR INFINITO CAPITOL ANASTACIA 2 CAPITOL ANASTACIA EPIC Warner. New album "High" drops rolling out through indie distribu- 4 RUNRIG 9 9 TORANJA ESGUISSOS POLYDOR 4 USHER 30 YEAR JOURNEY -THE BEST RECART CONFESSIONS LaFACE20MRA Aug. 30 in the United Kingdom and tors in Europe this summer. 5 10 10 AVRIL LAVIGNE VARIOUS ARTISTS 1 NIGHTWISH UNDER PA DANSKE LAURER -16 LEONARD PLAYGROUND MY SKIN ARISTA ONCE SPINEFARM/NUCLEAR BLAST Sept. 27 in Europe. Aubele made his live debut with a I 4 2 AVRIL LAVIGNE Veteran Dire Straits/Mark band June 17 in Barcelona at the Sonar UNDER MY SKIN ARISTA IRELAND FINLAND 11 SCISSOR SISTERS Knopfler manager Ed Bicknell now dance music festival. STEVE ADAMS SCISSOR SISTERS POLYDOR handles the band. 6 NORAH JONES FEELS LIKE HOME BLUE NOTE (IRMA/CHART TRACKI07/16/04 (YLE) 07/21/04 He negotiated the MAROONS SINGLES SINGLES SONGS ABOUT JANE J/BMG act's exit from its 1 EVERYTIME PUDOTA -EP NEW ALEXANDER BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE APULANTA LEVY -YHTIO HEREIAM HANSA Warner deal, as 2 THE MOON GOING HOME RAKKAUDEN VAHVISTAMA 14 THE STREETS well as earlier con- GEORGE MURPHY COLUMBIA YO POKO A GRAND DONT COME FOR FREE LOCKED 010079 RECORDINGS Global 3 I DON'T WANNA KNOW AND LOVE SAID NO 3 THE CURE tractual problems MARIO WINANS FL ENYA S P. GIDDY BAD BOYNNIVERSAL H.I.M. RCA THE CURE GEFFEN 4 BURN THE LOST BOYS 10 ZUCCHERO FORNACIARI with LinnNirgin, USHER LaFACE20MRA 69 EYES VIRGIN ZUCCHERO & CO. POLYDOR before signing a 5 THE SHOW DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI 7 ANDREA BERG Pulse POLYDOR 0 -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME DU ARIOLA global deal with ALBUMS I ALBUMS 15 KEANE U.K. HOPES AND FEARS ISLAND -based Sanctu- 1 THE STREETS 1 9 McFLY A GRAND DONT COME FOR FREE LOCKED ON1679 RECORDINGS ONCE SPINEFARM/NUCLEAR BLAST ary early this year. ROOM ON THE 3RD FLOOR UNIVERSAL Nigel Williamson, Editor 2 USHER 2 MAROONS CONFESSIONS LOFACE/ZOMBA SONGS ABOUT JANE J/BMG 16 BLACK EYED PEAS "People ask why nwilliamson @billboard.com ELEPHUNK INTERSCOPE 3 SCISSOR SISTERS 3 HANNA PAKARINEN [it takes] so long to SCISSOR SISTERS POLYDOR WHEN I BECOME ME RCA 13 SOHNE MANNHEIMS NOIZ SOHNE MANNHEIMS/UNIVERSAL 4 GUNS N' ROSES 4 GUNS N' ROSES write these albums," GREATEST HITS GEFFEN GREATEST HITS GEFFEN 12 NELLY FURTADO FOLKLORE DREAMWORKS Paul Buchanan NEW FOR OLD: Nouvelle Vague's - 5 SNOW PATROL 5 SIMO SILMU vocalist/songwriter self FINAL STRAW FICTION/POLYDOR SIMO SILMU WEA 20 GUNS N' ROSES GREATEST HITS GEFFEN says. "But you can't predict when titled album has an original concept I 17 THE CORRS songs will come, and we don't put out '80s new wave songs, bossa nova -style. HUNGARY POLAND BORROWED HEAVEN ATLANTIC 21 SOUNDTRACK anything unless it deserves to go The set on U.K. indie Peacefrog LES CHORISTES WEA/MARC MUSIC A is ZWIZEK PRODUCENTOW AUDIO VIDEO) out." U.S. release for "High" in features such tracks as Joy Divi- (MAHASZ) 07/16D4 07/16/04 RADIO AIRPLAY WILLIAMSON 9 Monitored Radio Airplay information from 17 Euro- the works. NIGEL sion's "Love Will Tear Us Apart," SINGLES ALBUMS pean countries as monitored and tabulated by Music Control. Depeche Mode's "Just Get 1 TRICK ME 1 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS Can't KEOS VIRGIN RADIO ZEE TYUEO WIELKIE PRZEBOIE NA LATO MAGIC 0721/04 music control Z -STAR IS BORN: A vacation in Rome Enough" and the Dead Kennedys' '? 0 NEW ECSTASY 2 2 ICH TROJE ATD EDEL 6- OSTATNI PRZYSTANEK IZABELIN 1 1 THIS LOVE landed London's Z -Star a record deal. "Too Drunk to Fuck" reworked in MAROONS J/BMG 3 NEMO -PART 2 3 4 KRZYSZTOF KRAWCZYK NIGHTWISH SPINEFARM/NUCLEAR BLAST "One of A&R saw playful TO CO W ZYCIU WAZNE BMG 2 3 TRICK ME our scouts her Brazilian fashion. Several 4 AXETAZIS A PALACEBAN 4 KRIS VIRGIN D J STERRINSZKY El-RECORDS/MUSIC DOME 4 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS singing in a bar," EMI Italy president/ young female French singers, TOP KIDS MAGIC 3 2 I DON'T WANNA KNOW MARIO WINANS FL ENYA 6 POMP BAO BOYNNIVEBSAL 5 NEW DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI CEO Riccardo Clary says, "and we including Source/Virgin artist HAIDUCII UNIVERSO 5 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 4 LEFT OUTSIDE BRAVO HITS LATO 2000 MAGIC ALONE ANASTACIA EPIC signed her almost immediately. She's a Camille on the Clash's "The Guns 6 10 SOUNDTRACK 5 6 BURN 1 SHREK2 GEFFEN USHER LeFACE/OMBA soul singer with a great voice who can of Brixton," handle vocals. ROMEO & JULIETTE UNIVERSAL 2 HOOLIGANS 7 6 GOLEC UORKIESTRA 6 5 FAMK I T WANT YOU BACK) do everything, including jazz and bal- The project is the brainchild of 4 NDONT SZENZ CIO EMI GOLEC UORKIESTRA BMG lads. She's going to be really big." producers Olivier Libaux and Marc 8 18 LESZEK MOZDZER 7 7 EVERYTIME 3 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE B UVVOOLET UNIVERSAL PIANO ARMS RECORDS Virgin released the singer's Eng- Collin, who are part of the French 4 MEGASZTAR LADY PANK 8 9 DIP IT LOW 9 3 CHRISTINA MILIAN DEE JAM/MERCURY BEST OF SONY MUSIC TERAZ BMG lish- language debut single, "Lost electronica scene. "These are classic 9 12 THE REASON 5 CAPUCC I NO 10 9 THE CURE EDESANYAM UNIVERSAL HOOBASTANK MERCURY Highway," and album, "Who Loves songs," Libaux says. "We wanted to THE CURE GEFFEN 1c 8 FORCA NELLO FURTADO DREAMWORKS Lives," May 28 in Italy. Shipments of let them travel to a new hemisphere 111 24 LET'S GET IT STARTED the album currently stand at 20,000 and to use singers born at the same BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE COMMON CURRENCY 1c 17 ROSES units, according to the label. Interna- time as punk." OUTKAST LeFACE20MBA tional plans have not yet been made. Distributor Discograph released A weekly scorecard of albums simultaneously attaining top 10 chart status 13 13 SUMMER SUNSHINE in three or more leading world markets. THE CORM 143AAVA/WARNER BROS. Born Michelle Nichol to Trinida- the album June 5 in France and has Repertoire owner: B: BMG, E: EMI, I: Independent, S: Sony, U: Universal, W: Warner 14 20 MOVE YA BODY NINA SKY FT. JABBA UNIVERSAL dian parents in London, Z -Star has shipped 12,000 units to date. It is 15 14 DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI sung with such acts as Terry Callier, also available through indie distrib- ARTIST 0 -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME 16 19 HERE WITHOUT YOU Asian Dub Foundation and Nigel utors in Germany, Canada and ANASTACIA 3 DOORS DOWN REPUBUCNNIVERSAL Arastacia lSI 17 25 FACE A LA MER Kennedy. Virgin is showcasing her Japan. Peacefrog will release "Nou- CALOGERO & PASSI MERCURY - AVRIL LAVIGNE 18 18 EVERYTHING at Festivalbar, the annual multi velle Vague" Aug. 9 in the United Under My Skin (B) ALUNIS MORISSETTE MAVERICK/WARNER artist live event that stages shows in Kingdom through Vital. New York - 19 10 DON'T TELL ME USHER AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA various Italian cities between May based Studio !K7 will handle the 2 Confessions I 20 15 NAUGHTY GIRL BEYONCE COLUMBIA and September. MARK WORDEN album's U.S. bow. JAMES MARTIN

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 53 www.americanradiohistory.com Global Danish Gov't Backs Exports NEWSLINE.. Labels Will Receive Funds To Boost Country's Pop, Rock Titles THE INTERNATIONAL WEEK IN BRIEF Guitarist Paco de Lucia is to receive Spain's BY CHARLES FERRO change the world, but it will help." selling music abroad. Export efforts will prestigious Prince of Asturias Arts Award, Under the initiative, funding will go be on a 50/50 basis, with label/private the highest institutional recognition for COPENHAGEN- Danish labels are to acts signed to Danish labels but not money matching state funding. flamenco music. applauding a recent government deci- to local bands that have signed with "It's time to work toward the objec- The Prince of Asturias is Prince Felipe, heir sion to allocate 3.5 million kronor overseas labels. tive of realizing potential through a sus- to the Spanish throne. The jury-voted annual ($585,000) annually to boost pop and The move is the second significant taining strategy, which Music Export awards cover a range of scientific and cultural rock exports during a three -year period allocation of public money to the Dan- Denmark represents," Mikkelsen says. disciplines. They will be presented during a gala beginning Jan. 1, 2005. ish industry this year. In January "As a major company that has been ceremony in October in the Asturian capital of Danish Culture Minister Brian Mikkelsen funded Denmark's opening - working with music exports for a long Oviedo in northern Spain. Mikkelsen made the announcement night gala at the Midem conference in time, it's great to see this initiative," says "I did not expect this [award], because flam- De LUCIA: AWARD WINNER June 30. Music Export Denmark Cannes, France, to the tune of 2 mil- Ole Mortensen, director of international enco is not recognized, which adds value to the (MXD), an industry body launched in lion kronor ($300,000). exploitation at EMI Recorded Music prize," de Lucia says. "This is an official recognition for a maltreated music." January (Billboard, March 6), will "I'm pleased the music industry has Denmark. "We have backed ambitious De Lucia, who is signed to Universal Music Spain, has been a dominant administer the funding. projects at Midem and been active in force in flamenco since his first recordings 40 years ago. HOWELL LLEWELLYN MXD's members are public broad- sending out music. With the minister's caster Danish Broadcasting, the support, we'll be even more active." Wholesaler Entertainment U.K. has struck a deal to supply all music product Roskilde Festival's Venue Fund for Mortensen hopes one beneficiary of for WHSmith U.K. Retail's 545 British stores. promoting music, state -funded rock/ the scheme will be EMI -signed rock Hayes, Middlesex -based EUK will take over from WHS' individual suppli- pop "incubator" the Danish Rock band Saybia, which is releasing its sec- ers during August. Further details of the length and nature of the deal are Council, the local affiliate of the ond album in September. "The first not available. International Federation of the time around we did a lot of concerts Labels body the British Phonographic Industry says WHS had a 4.7% share Phonographic Industry and inde- abroad," Mortensen says, "but there are of the British albums market in 2003. WHS also accounted for 7.3% of the pendent labels' organization DUP. new markets to conquer." singles market that year, but its stores stopped racking the format in March. "Rock and pop have never previously IFPI Denmark marketing director EUK is a division of U.K. retail and entertainment conglomerate Wool- struck the right note at the Culture Jesper Bay adds, "What's important is worths Group. Its other major U.K. retail clients include supermarket Ministry, but this sends an extremely that this is new money. There will be no chains Tesco and Waitrose, electrical goods chain Comet and EUK sister RITTO:'THE FUNDING WILL HELP' positive signal to the industry," says change in other funding, for Midem, companies Woolworths and MVC. TOM FERGUSON IFPI Denmark chairman Michael Ritto, followed up efforts at Midem and got Popkomm and other projects." who is also CEO of label/publishing/ together to find means of helping Bay says MXD members will meet in Aichiro Asatsuma, the new chairman of the Music Publishers Assn. of Japan, management group the Music Busi- themselves further. The new plan will August to discuss the group's direction is pushing for an extension in the length of protection on copyrighted ness Organization. considerably increase music export and the allocation of the government works in the country. "It's a remarkable cooperation possibilities," Mikkelsen says. funds. He says a likely scenario would "Our current goal is to lobby actively to extend the period from 50 years between the industry and various The ministry says the money will be see one person appointed to evaluate after the writer passes away to 70 years, which is the worldwide standard," organizations on the political side," used for presentations, concerts, show - the export potential of individual acts, Asatsuma says. He adds that he also hopes to raise the status of Japan's he adds. "In itself, the funding won't casPS, tours and other activities aimed at while the board would approve funding. music publishing business as a whole. Asatsuma is president of leading Japanese music publisher Fujipacific Music. He was appointed to the MPAJ post in June. He replaced Watanabe Music Publishing chairman Misa Watanabe, who continues as the MPAJ's In November 2003, APRA and its film says, is, "Do you give up the rights of honorary chairman. STEVE McCLURE Tax industry equivalent, Screenrights, pro- your copyright to the government and posed plans for a levy to the govern- hopefully get that money back? And will Britain's Phonographic Performance Ltd. has elevated Dominic McGonigal to Continued from page 51 ment. The proposal was rejected, receiv- that money be enough ?" the new role of director of government relations. ing almost no support. AMRAs board rejected backing the McGonigal assumes responsibility for the London -based right society's In 1984, the Australian High Court levy at its July 8 meeting. "The proposal lobbying activities. He has been director of strategy and business develop- A June 25 report on the repercus- rejected ARLA's own proposal to intro- as it stands has no obvious benefit to ment since joining the organization three years ago. sions of the FTA, issued by the par- duce a blank -tape levy as unconstitu- music retailers," AMRA executive offi- McGonigal continues to report to PPL chairman/CEO Fran Nevrkla, who liamentary Joint Standing Commit- tional after blank -tape manufacturers cer Ian Harvey says. says the new position reflects the necessity of developing a close rapport tee on Treaties, recommended that and equipment companies challenged The Australian arm of the MMF sug- with government and civil servants at all levels. the government consider a levy for it in court. gests that the issue be debated publicly 'We have made tremendous progress in this area over the last three personal copying. Cottle says peculiarities in the Aus- and proposes a national series of sem- years," Nevrkla says, "but the complexity of today's copyright and political The Australian Consumers Assn. tralian Constitution pose "quite serious inars during August featuring input environments calls for an even greater focus and emphasis." LARS BRANDLE backs Thpp's campaign. "The FTA seeks drafting and practical problems in from ARIA, APRA and other parties. to adopt the draconian U.S. line on copy- enacting a [levy] system." MMF Australia chairman Marshall For the latest breaking news, go to billboard.biz. right without attending to crucial Cullen says the issue "is a lot deeper aspects of consumer protection," ACA MIXED RESPONSE than it appears." senior policy officer Charles Britton says. Tripp initiated preliminary discus- "The U.S. has fair-use provisions that sions in May with government intel- provide some level of protection for con- lectual- property advisers in the Attor- sumers in home copying -we do not." ney General's department and the dients," she says. "But we tried to can play different musics and blend in Britton says the Copyright Act must department of communications, infor- limit that this time ... We wanted a with all kinds of different people," says be changed to strengthen consumers' mation technology and the arts. Bunnett record that kept a certain mood Warren Stewart, director of catalog rights with the advent of the FTA. He then sought support for a legal Continued from page 51 throughout. I also wanted to blend in marketing at EMI Music Canada. Tripp says the government's Copy- change from 25 music -industry asso- as best as I could, to weave in and out "This album shows that." right 1Yibunal would determine the size ciations. These included the Assn. of of the strings." of the levy. He suggests that the monies Independent Record Labels (known as Cuban pianist Virelles, Toronto multi - Bunnett's rich musical library be collected and distributed to artists, AIR), the Australian Music Retailers instrumentalist Don Thompson and began with her Juno Award- winning FOR THE RECORD songwriters, labels and publishers Assn., the Music Managers Forum, the Cuban pianist Hilario Duran, a long- 1991 album "Spirits of Havana" through the Australasian Performing Country Music Assn. of Australia and time Bunnett collaborator. (Denon Canada). She made her Blue In the story "Japan: Reviving the Right Assn. the Folk Alliance of Australia. For Bunnett, recording with a Note debut with "Jane Bunnett and Market," which appeared in the APRA CEO Brett Cottle backs the The proposal received a mixed string section and playing in varied the Cuban Piano Masters" (1996). July 3 issue, Japanese artist Masa- idea. "Technical solutions will not stop response. The AIR board discussed it at styles with such diverse arrangements Her 2003 release, "Cuban Odyssey," haru Fukuyama's label affiliation copying, because they can be hacked," a meeting July 8 but postponed a deci- presented a formidable challenge. earned a Grammy Award nomination should have been listed as Univer- he says, "and they alienate the very peo- sion until July 20. The key question for "Some of my records you could see last year. sal Music K.K. ple we want back into buying music." members, chairman David Vodicka many different influences and ingre- "Jane is a very diverse artist who

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Friendships and rela- we'll hopefully gain a lot of new fans the Scorpio Music, Inc. tionships in bands are just as impor- from it." be important, but only until Alter P.O.Box A Trenton, N.J. 08691 -0020 Ambitious Extrovert email: acorplomua ®aol.com tant as talent" The song was the No. 4 top Bridge establishes itself. Recording Artists for Enter Myles Kennedy. His former requested tune at KPOI Honolulu "I would think there would be a FINANCIAL SERVICES Worldwide Television group, the Mayfield Four, had opened earlier this month. built-in base for this [band]," he says. for Creed in the late '90s, and as it "It's a good, well -written song," "Think about . It's basi- soundtrack Show became clear that Stapp and his band - KPOI music director /assistant PD Fil cally Guns N' Roses without Axl Rose. CREDIT CARDS...LOANS... And Record Deal mates were parting ways, Tremonti Slash says. "I like Creed, but I love If you were the type that found kd Rose OVERDUE? 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COLLECTABLES process: to see how we jelled," Kennedy Stone Age) has lensed a video for "Open With Stapp's solo set coming in late says. "And it was immediate. It just felt Your Eyes." The song will get extra 2004 or early 2005, Lerner considers BILLBOARD as if we had been playing together for a exposure from its inclusion in "Mad- the situation "the best of both worlds." WANTED long time." den 2005," the latest edition of the pop- "From the perspective of Creed fans, Kennedy writ- Arts videogame. Mark and Scott [Stapp] wrote all these Music Memorabilia, CLASSIFIEDS Tremonti and began ular Electronic lot interest in Awards, Lyrics, ing together and the bond was sealed. Wind -up has coordinated a major huge hits. There's a of Posters, Gear, www.billboard.com The pair wrote all the songs on the online marketing push with what Mark will do next," Lerner says. Autographs. album. And even though Tremonti co- and the Madden Music Pager. The "[But] we have this band Alter Bridge for more info call: 800 -223 -7524 wrote Creed's hits and is proud of his interactive desktop application, which and there's a whole new audience that WWW.LELANDS.COM [516) 409-9700 past, he sees Creed mainly in his bowed July 21, will go to more than 1 was too young or not a fan of Creed, so rearview mirror. million garners. it's a new opportunity." T-SHIRTS 'We're not ever going to play Creed Alter Bridge will perform some of There will be more opportunities songs," he says. 'We're trying to skate the new material when it appears at the when Stapp's record arrives. The first away from all the Creed comparisons National Assn. of Retail Merchandisers single will likely go to radio in August. or anything from the past. We just want conference in August. "We've timed it where we felt we )ticdritiO Alter Bridge to be a fine band." Lerner says Wind-up will ship 1 mil- gave all of them space [at radio]," That may be, but the connection lion units of the album. "We're not Lemer says. "The reality is that Creed found between the two groups is evident in doing any exclusive deals," he says. broke up, and we have two amazing first single "Open Your Eyes," which is `We're just supporting retail with cir- acts. It doesn't suck." No. 10 at active rock radio this issue culars and great visibility in the stores." MONTAGE and No. 30 at modem rock. Lerner says the label has not yet Additional reporting by Renee Ord FASHION The soaring song bridges Creed's decided whether to sticker the album in Los Angeles. Worldwide Distributors of Licensed: ROCK & NOVELTY T- SHIRTS, Shpp'e rem STICKERS, PATCHES, FLAGS & MORE! North America. place in his current capacity, produc- Check out our website catalog: "The European concert market is ing worldwide tours with minimal Changes coming off one of its strongest [years] supervision. His division falls under Specializing www.backstage-fashion.com Continued from page 5 in 50 years in 2003, with stadium show CCE Music. Rapino and CCE Discoar or call for a free price list/flyer (dealers only): after stadium show," Rapino told Bill- CCE Europe under in board in an earlier interview. "But Touring under Fogel have generally 800 -644 -ROCK division since April 2002, when they we're still going to have growth this been the most profitable segments of Pricing replaced ousted co -CEOs Iry Zucker- year, which is amazing. We've had a CCE's music division this year. (outside the U.S. - 520 -443 -0100) man and Rodney Eckerman (Billboard, few slow shows here and there, but we Sources say the discussed changes April 27, 2002). haven't experienced near the pain of have been met with disapproval by a One source says Wilkin's responsi- U.S. markets." few key regional executives at CCE, PUBLICATIONS bilities in overseeing the music division Another key piece of the puzzle is many of whom were entrepreneurial will be primarily organizational. CCE Touring president Arthur Fogel, peers of Lucas and Law before the pro- Wilkin's tenure with Becker dates who is overseeing CCE's most suc- motion business was consolidated in back to their days as executives at PACE cessful tours this year in Madonna, the late 1990s. in Houston in the 1980s. Founded by David Bowie and Sting, and has in the Even so, CCE has locked down most COMPLETE Becker's father Allen, PACE was past worked with the Rolling Stones of its top execs in long -term contracts, acquired by SFX in 1998, which in turn and U2. Most expect Fogel to stay in many of which Lucas engineered. was bought by Clear Channel Com- DIRECTORY munications two years later.

TOUGH SUMMER man of the Intellectual Property OF MUSIC As owner of dozens of amphitheaters Induce Committee at the Institute of Elec- in the United States, CCE has borne the trical and Electronics Engineers, brunt of a soft domestic concert season Continued from page 8 testified that the group supports the that has seen these outdoor venues concept of the measure, but not its INDUSTRY take the hardest hit. current language. The year started strong, but num- oppose the bill, saying it would snare In related news, a spokesman in bers from April through mid -June- innocent parties and stifle innovation. the office of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, CONTACTS the beginning of prime time for the Also testifying in support of the bill D- Mich., has confirmed the law- ONLY $15.95 - sheds -were down 17.6% in gross were Marybeth Peters, Register of maker has signed on as an addition- U.S. Office, al co- includes shipping ($18.95 overseas) and 27% in attendance compared Copyrights at the Copyright sponsor. Stabenow does not sit with the same period last year (Bill- and Robert Holleyman, president/CEO on the Judiciary Committee, but the Includes: City by city club directory Tape /disc services A &R directory board, July 17). of the Business Software Alliance. spokesman says she is interested in Music services directory Music industry websites PLUS-Exclusive: CCE responded to the downturn Witnesses opposing the bill were music and copyright issues "because Do It Yourself! The Lowdown on Digital Recording And much more! with deep discounting of lawn seating Gary Shapiro, president/CEO of the she worked her way through college at amphitheaters. Consumer Electronics Assn., and as a folk singer." ORDER BY PHONE: 800 -745 -8922 CCE's European concert business, Kevin McGuiness, executive director/ The Recording Artists' Coalition which Rapino oversees, has not expe- general counsel at NetCoalition. and the musicians' unions also sup- OR ORDER ONLINE: www.orderbillboard.com rienced nearly the downturn seen in Andrew Greenberg, vice -chair- port the bill.

56 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com 61 64 Special 10th In Singles anniversary Minded: Reba reissue places grows quickly B.I.G. atop in country's catalog list Charts top 10 SALES / AIRPLAY / TRENDS / ANALYSIS Buffett Chills Market Watch Duets Do It A Weekly National Music Sales Report 1 WEEKLY ALBUM SALES For Rogers At No. 35 When Jimmy Buffett comes to mind, you think of the Parrot - Kenny Rogers made his debut on Hot Country Singles & heads who have made him a perennial draw on the concert cir- 30 Tracks 35 years ago this month as leader of the First Edition cuit. However, it appears a shift to more traditional headgear, - 2004 with "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town." That has given ,, 25 namely cowboy hats, helps the veteran earn the first No. 1 album c - 2003 Rogers plenty of time to team up with a number of female of his career (see story, page 1). vocalists through the years. = 20 Aside from the numerous ó This issue, his latest release, "My World Is Over," debuts at country stars that are featured No. 60. The song is a duet with 19- year-old Whitney Duncan, 15 on lead single "Hey Good I the 10th woman to partner with Rogers on this chart. Lookin' " and appear through- 1_,G._ - In 1978, Rogers spent two weeks at No. 1 with "Every Time out the album, Buffett's best - Al livo Fools of five Collide," the first chart entries for the team ever Nielsen SoundScan week 5 of Rogers and Dottie West. also follows his duet with In 1980, Rogers peaked at No. 3 with "Don't Fall in Love Alan Jackson, "It's Five 0 With a Dreamer," recorded with Kim Carnes a year before she O'Clock Somewhere " -a Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec had a huge pop hit with "Bette Davis Eyes." large radio hit that spent WEEKLY UNIT SALES In 1983, Rogers turned to another female pop singer, eight weeks at No. 1 last Albums Store Singles Digital Tracks Sheena Easton, and ruled the chart for one week with a August and September. This Week 11,387,000 185,000 2,712,000 cover of Bob Seger's "We've Got Tonight." The development of a coun- Last Week 11,115,000 232,000 2,719,000 Later that year, Rogers found a classic partner in Dolly try base has not only expanded Buffett's audience but also shifted --`0.3% Parton. Their "Islands in the Stream" topped the country and the strata of stores where his music sells. Change 2.4% 20.3% pop charts. Of the 238,500 copies sold this week on Buffett's "License to This Week 20 10,666,000 290,000 300,000 In 1986, Rogers charted with a song heard in a commercial Chill" -more than 100,000 copies larger than his previous Change 6.8% ''36.2% 804.00% for Chrysler. "The Pride Is Back" matched him with an SoundScan high -61% of those were rung by mass merchants. unknown Nickie Ryder, her only appearance on the country That is by far the largest chunk department stores have con- YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES (millions) YEAR -TO -DATE SINGLES SALES (millions) tally. (Aside from Ryder, Duncan is the only female who was tributed to his sales base during the SoundScan era, and likely not already well -known when she recorded with Rogers.) DIGITAL TRACKS during his career. Anne Murray was the lead artist on the 1989 duet "If I Ever By contrast, mass merchants sold 48% of his first-week take 2004 340.2 m 2004 51.9 m Fall in Love Again." That was followed by the 1990 release on the 2003 hits package "Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ulti- "Maybe," featuring Holly Dunn. STORE mate Collection" when it started with 127,000, the singer's previ- Seven years later, Wynonna became Rogers' eighth female 2003 317.2 m 2004 4.8 m ous SoundScan peak. They only held 22 % -23% of first -week , duet partner when "Mary, Did You Know" appeared on the sales for the first two independently distributed releases on his 2003 &7m survey. In 2000, Rogers had his first No. 1 hit in 14 years with . 1 I I Mailboat label: "Far Side of the Moon" (No. 5 with 78,500 sold in "Buy Me a Rose," featuring Alison Krauss and Billy Dean. 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 360 0 15 30 45 50 75 2002) and "Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays" (No. YEAR -TO -DATE OVERALL SALES "My World Is Over" is a new track on a greatest -hits collec- 37, 52,000, 1999). UNIT 2003 2004 Change tion released on Capitol, the same label that features Ryder on its roster. Rogers is signed to Dreamcatcher Records, a Total 325,197,000 406,902,000 c 25.1% label he founded with former Capitol/EMI America president Albums 317,246,000 340,221,000 7.2% Jim Mazza. Store Singles 6,722,000 4,825,000 28.2% Over the Digital Tracks 1,229,000 61,856,000 4933.0% YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY ALBUM FORMAT Counter. ?003 1 (1f14 Change Chart CD 306,012,000 333,047,000 Q8.8% Cassette 10,245 000 6,192,000 -39.6% By Geoff Mayfield Other 989,000 982,000 -0.7% Beat. [email protected]

YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES BY STORE TYPE (mil.) By Fred Bronson MASS APPEAL Turns out 2004 is a good year for Jimmy Buffett, 200 / -0 .0 [email protected] or any artist, to appeal to the department -store shopper. In the 4.9 11.2% 0.5% 23.3% first 29 weeks of the year, mass-merchant album sales are larger 160 / than they have been for the same span of any year in Nielsen `LIVE' FOR TODAY: While Kenny Rogers anchors Hot Country ALBUM SALES 2003 SoundScan history. Singles & Tracks, Tim McGraw leads the list for the third To date in 2004, that store segment has moved 118.6 million 120 I/ ALBUM SALES 2004 - week with "Live Like You Were Dying" (Curb). album units, reports Chris Muratore, director of retail relations 0 "Live" is McGraw's 20th No. 1. He has an aggregate total of and research services for Nielsen Entertainment, accounting 59 weeks on top, more weeks in pole position than any other for 35% of all albums sold this year. That volume is up 11.2% 80 g artist since January 1990, when Nielsen Broadcast Data Sys- over where mass merchants stood at the same point in 2003 tems information was first used to compile this chart. (106.6 million). 40 Alllr:, That sector's previous 29 -week high happened in 2002, at cri of BUNK -10: After peaking at No. 11 on Modern Rock Tracks N 109.8 million units. That was up 2.9% over where it had been with its first entry ( "Dammit" in March 1998), Blink -182 has the previous year and where it would be at the same point the oA i seen every subsequent release reach the top 10. following year. Chain Mass Independent Non- "Down" (Geffen) is up 11 -10 this issue, giving the group its In this same period, music chains' sales are now only 5% Merchants Traditional 10th consecutive top 10 track. The only act with a longer ahead of where they were last year, Muratore reports, For week ending 7 /18/04. but that Compiledp sremascolllcledmsample Nielsen string of modern top lOs is the Smashing Pumpkins, with 16 Rounded figures. (Continued on page 60) rack salesreponscollectedandprovidedbyand provided SoundScan top 10 hits between August 1993 and April 2000.

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 57 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 4' Billboard E BILLBOARD® 200® Sales data compiled by LI x . o uW i g Nielsen 00 W á im- ó ó J y >< vii Wy ARTIST SoundScan Title Iñ3" ARTIST Title x H ÿ a w % a g IMPRINT LABEL á á 5 w IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL á i a 5 N & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING SD 32 10 3- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND The Gorge 10 1 Week At Numbed NUMBER 1 /HOT SHOT DEBUT teé BAMA RAGS/RCA 61633/RMG (25.98 CD/DVD) NEW 1 JIMMY BUFFETT License To Chill 1 ® NEW 1f'' BEENIE MAN Back To Basics 51 © MAILBOAT/RCA 62270/RLG 11838 C01 SHOCKING VIBES 95173'NIRGIN (12.98/18.981 7 1 43 48 311 Greatest Hits' 93 -'03 2 2 2 USHER 5 Confessions 52 VOLCANO 60009/ZOMBA (18.98 CD) LAFACE 52141/ZOMBA (12.98/18.98/

3 1 1 LLOYD BANKS The Hunger For More i 53 55 65 LINKIN PARK ° Meteors 1 G- UNIT 002826' /INTERSCOPE 18.98/13. 98I WARNER BROS. 481 86 (19.98 CD) THE ROOTS The Tipping Point 4 54 44 66 VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tour 2004 Compilation 8 CO GEFFEN 002573' /INTERSCOPE (13.98 CD) SIDE ONE DUMMY 7124817.98 CD/

1?- DEVIN THE DUDE To Tha X -treme 55 5 3 8 GRETCHEN WILSON 2 Here For The Party 2 NEW J PRINCE 42038/RAP -A -LOT 4 LIFE CD) EPIC (NASHVILLE) 90903/SONY MUSIC (78. % EQ CD) 0 116.98 Leave A Whisper 56 5 11 AVRIL LAVIGNE Under My Skin 1 421, 75 84 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 83729/AG (13.98 CD) IN] o RCA 59774/RMG (18.98 CD) 6 lap BIG & RICH Horse Of A Different Color 6 57 48 53 THE BEACH BOYS The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer 16 o WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 48520/WRN (18.98 CD) CAPITOL 82710 (18.98 CD) $= 58 62 67 LIL' FLIP UGottaFeelMe 4 4`- GREATEST GAINER SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA 89743 /SONY MUSIC 118.98 EQ CDI CO 64 15 PRINCE Musicology 3 5S 53 60 JET Get Born 26 NPG/COLUMBIA 92560/SONY MUSIC 118.98 EQ CO) ELEKTRA62892 )AG 112.98 CD) ®- SOUNDTRACK A Cinderella Story 9 NEW SPARTA Porcelain 60 HOLLYWOOD 162453118.% CD) 0 GEFFEN 002818 /INTERSCOPE 113.98 CD) Patient Man 27 10 16 LOS LONELY BOYS Los Lonely Boys 9 61 27 - BRAD COTTER EPIC (NASHVILLE192559 /SONY MUSIC (12.98 EQ CD) DR/EPIC 92088/SONY MUSIC 113.98 CD/ IN] 11 4 4 JADAKISS Kiss Of Death 1 52 54 63 BLINK-182 Blink -182 3 RUFF RYDERS 002746'/INTERSCOPE (8.98/13.98) GEFFEN 001334/INTERSCOPE (12.98 CD) 51 46 122.03.Acoustic (EP) 46 12 11 17 " ' JOJO JoJo 4 62 MAROONS DA FAMILY/BLACKGROUND 002672AIMRG 113.98 CDI OCTONE/J 62465/RMG 111.98 CD)

13 8 14 6 VELVET REVOLVER Contraband 1 54 65 55 PETEY PABLO Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry 4 RCA 59794NRMG (IBM CD) JIVE 41824/ZOMBA 118.98 CD) 14 7 9 ' SOUNDTRACK Spider-Man2 7 4:12) 72 86 HILARY DUFF 3 Metamorphosis 1 - COLUMBIA92628/SONY MUSIC (18.98 EQ CD) BUENA VISTA 861006/HOLLYWOOD 118.98 CD)

15 12 12 D12 012 World 1 6E 56 54 JAY Z 2 The Black Album 1 SHADY 002404' /INTERSCOPE 18.98/12981 ROCA- FELLA/LIEF JAM 001528NIDJMG 18.98/12%) Barrio Fino 67 "6 9 6 BEASTIE BOYS To The 5 Boroughs 1 CD NEW i í- DADDY YANKEE VI 450639 (15.98 CO) BROOKLYN DUST 84571NCAPITOL 118.98 CD) Hop 8 17 13 5 LIL WAYNE Tha Carter 5 6E 49 45 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Source Presents: Hip Hits 45 ..... CASH MONEY 00153J/OMRG (13.98 CD) SOURCE 2522/IMAGE 115.98 CO) 3 - 8 18 22 69 SWITCHFOOT The Beautiful Letdown 16 69 60 57 8BALL & MJG Living Legends COLUMBIA 86967/SONY MUSIC 118.98 EQ CD) BAD BOY 002398NUMRG 112.98 CO) Hot Fuss 59 19 17 18 32 HOOBASTANK The Reason 3 70 76 99 THE KILLERS ISLAND 002468/IDJMG (13.98 CD) ISLAND 001488/I0JMG 112.98 CD)

3 Dangerously In Love 1 20 20 21 23 KANYE WEST 2 The College Dropout 2 7" 71 72 BEYONCE ROC.A- FELLNDEF JAM 002030' /IDJMG 18.98/12.981 COLUMBIA 86386NSONY MUSIC 112.98 EQ/18. %) 72 63 58 DEAN MARTIN Dino: The Essential Dean Martin 28 21 19 26 KENNY CHESNEY 2 When The Sun Goes Down 1 CAPITOL 98487(18.% CO) BNA 58801 /RLG 11298/18.98) 22 22 25 MODEST MOUSE Good News For People Who Love Bad News 18 73 46 31 WILCO A Ghost Is Born 8 NONESUCH 79809/AG (18.98 CD) EPIC 87125NSONY MUSIC 112.98ES CD) [N] 7L 57 64 CELINE DION A New Day...Live In Las Vegas 10 24 28 JESSICA SIMPSON 2 In This Skin 2 EPIC 92680/SONY MUSIC (18. %EQ CD) o, EQ CD) COLUMBIA 98560/SONV MUSIC 112.98 24 16 27 BLACK EYED PEAS Elephunk 14 75 66 62 DIANA KRALL The Girl In The Other Room 4 AGM 002854/INTERSCOPE 112.98 CD) VERVE 001826NG (12.% CO)

25 21 51 GUNS N' ROSES Greatest Hits 3 76 69 73 2 The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow 2 -- GEFFEN 001714/INTERSCOPE 11298 CD) ABM 001521 /INTERSCOPE(12.98 CD) Catalyst 3 26 26 29 EVANESCENCE 5 Fallen 3 77 50 49 NEW FOUND GLORY DRIVE- THOU / GEFFEN 002383/INTERSCOPE CD) WIND -UP Iá%3118.% CD) 113.98

31 38 MAROONS Songs About Jane 7 78 70 68 BRITNEY SPEARS 2 In The Zone 1 o OCTONE/J 50001NRMG 118.98 CD) 111] JIVE 53748/ZOMBA (12.98/18.98) 28 28 30 JUVENILE Juve The Great 28 79 80 70 TWISTA Kamikaze 1 CASH MONEY 001718/UMRG (12.98 C0) ATLANTIC 83598 /AG (10.98/13.98) 44 29 30 47 BRAD PAISLEY Mud On The Tires 8 80 52 44 NINA SKY Nina Sky NEXT PLATEAU /UNIVERSAL 002739NUMRG (13.98 CD) ARISTA NASHVILLE 50605/RLG (1298/1898) 30 25 24 SOUNDTRACK Shrek 2 8 81 83 92 SEETHER Disclaimer II 53 GEFFEN/DREAMWORKS 002557/INTERSCOPE 08.98 CD) WIND -UP 131 %178.98 CD)

B1 15 3 BRANDY Afrodisiac 3 82 74 93 STORY OF THE YEAR Page Avenue 51 ATLANTIC 83633'/AG 112.98/18.981 MAVERICK 48438/WARNER BROS. (12.98 CD) [N] Or Neutered 47 36 40 YELLOWCARD Ocean Avenue 23 83 47 - JEFF FOXWORTHY Have Your Loved Ones Spayed WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 48772/WRN (18.% CO) o CAPITOL 39844112.98 CD/ 33 33 34 SLIPKNOT Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 2 84 77 78 NORAH JONES 9 Come Away With Me 1 ROADRUNNER 618388/IDJMG (18.98 CO) BLUE NOTE 3208' 117.98 CD) [N] 34 29 36 VARIOUS ARTISTS 2 Now 15 2 83 84 87 SOUNDTRACK The Cheetah Girls (EP) 33 EMI /UNIVERSAL/SONY MUSIC20MBA 76990/CAPITOL (18.98 CD) WALT DISNEY 860126 (6.98 CD) 35 35 43 FRANZ FERDINAND Franz Ferdinand 32 95 106 ' THREE DAYS GRACE Three Days Grace 72 DOMINO /EPIC 92441NSONY MUSIC (14.98 RICO) [N] 0 JIVE 53479/ZOMBA 112.98 CO) [NI 73 74 Ï SOUNDTRACK That's So Raven 44 36 34 35 ALICIA KEYS 3 The Diary Of Alicia Keys 1 87 WALT DISNEY 8 61 01 5 (15.98 CD) J 55712'/RMG 115.98/18. 98I

METALLICA Some Kind Of Monster (EP) [Soundtrack] 37 88 86 95 ALAN JACKSON 3 Greatest Hits Volume II 19 e ELEKTRA 48835/WARNER BROS. 19.98 CD) ARISTA NASHVILLE 54B60/RLG 118.98 CO) Crowns 59 38 40 42 NORAH JONES ° Feels Like Home 1 93 88 CASTING CROWNS Casting Q BEACH STREET 10723/REUNION 118.98 CO) BLUE NOTE 84800.118.98 CD) MI

39 23 7 THE CURE The Cure 7 AMANDA89PEREZe.98 I Pray 90 POWERHOWSE c01 I AM/GEFFEN 002870NINTERSCOPE (13.% CO) 40 14 - ANGIE STONE Stone Love 14 al 97 89 ANTHONY HAMILTON Comin' From Where l'm From 33 J 56215NRMG (18.% CO) SO SO DEF 52107/ZOMBA 112.98 CO)

11 101 A Crow Left Of The Murder... 2 CD 59 61 KEITH URBAN 2 Golden Road CEIII 98 INCUBUS CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 32836110.98/18.981 IMMORTAL/EPIC 9089ONSONY MUSIC (18.98 EQ CD) 93 68 23 JOE NICHOLS Revelation 23 42 56 JOSH GROBAN 3 Closer 1 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 002514 (13.98 CD) o 143/REPRISE 411450/WAflNER BROS. (18.98 CD) Josh Gracin 11 .13 37 33 OUTKAST Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 1 94 79 71 JOSH GRACIN ° LYRIC 165045/HOLLYWOOD CD) STREET 118.98 LAFACE 50133NZOMBA (2238 CD) 44 39 41 CHRISTINA MILIAN It's About Time 14 95 92 52 AKON Trouble 52 ISLAND 002223NIOJMG 113.98 CD) SRC/UNIVERSAL 000860NUMRG (13.98 CD) 95 85 80 SOUNDTRACK 50 First Dates 30 45 38 50 TOBY KEITH 3 Shock'n Y'All 1 MAVERICK 48675/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CO) . OREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) 450435/INTERSCOPE112 .98/18.98)

45 59 NICKELBACK A1,2 The Long Road 6 107 113 RASCAL FLATTS 2 Melt 5 LYRIC 165031 /HOLLYWOOD ROADRUNNER 818400/IDJMG 112.98/18.981 0 STREET (12.98/1998) ADAM SANDLER Shhh...Don't Tell 47 93 81 39 UNCLE KRACKER Seventy Two And Sunny 39 o TOP DOG CD) WARNER BROS. 48782178. %CD) /LAVA 93195/AG (18.98

48 41 20 BREAKING BENJAMIN We Are Not Alone 20 99 88 83 MARIO WINANS Hurt No More 2 HOLLYWOOD 182428 (11.98 CO) BAD BOY002392-NMRG 18.98/12.98) 58 77 SOUNDTRACK De- Lovely 49 cr, 103 112 COHEED AND CAMBRIA In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 52 COLUMBIA 90640/SONY MUSIC 118.98 EQ CO) EQUAL VISION/COLUMBIA 92686/SONY MUSIC 112.98 EQ COI

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106 104 100 ,. YING YANG TWINS Me & My Brother 11 156 119 76 . WILSON PHILLIPS California 35 COLLIPARK 24W/TVT (17.98 CD) COLUMBIA92103/SONY MUSIC 114.98 EQ CD) 107 82 32 3 ATREYU The Curse 32 157 134 137 ; JOSS STONE The Soul Sessions (EP) 39 VICTORY 218 (15.98 CD) S -CURVE 42234 (9.98 CD) [N] 112 119 21 TRILLVILLE /LIL SCRAPPY The King Of Crunk &BME Recordings Present 12 Uber Cobra 158 ® BME 48556/WARNER /REPRISE BROS. 08.98 CD) ® WIDESPREAD 84698/SANCTUARY 0898 CO) 109 91 82 9 ALANIS MORISSETTE So- Called Chaos 5 159 148 160 COLDPLAY 3 A Rush Of Blood To The Head 5 MAVERICK 48555/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CD) CAPITOL 40504 (12.98/18.98) 110 89 79 9 METHOD MAN Tical 0: The Prequel 2 160 133 118 SHEDAISY Sweet Right Here 16 DEF JAM 548405 /IDJMG 18.98/13.981 LYRIC STREET 165044/HOLLYWOOD (18.98 CD) 111 105 91 - LOS TEMERARIOS Veintisiete 91 161 141 142 ` CHINGY 2 2 FONOVISA 351342/UG 115.98 CD) DISTURBING THA PEACE 82976 /CAPITOL 111.98/18.98) 112 106 104 MONTGOMERY GENTRY You Do Your Thing 10 162 159 147 THIRD DAY Wire 12 COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE)90558/SONY MUSIC (18.98 HI CO) ESSENTIAL 10728 (18.98 CD)

113 110 122 3 DOORS DOWN 3 Away From The Sun 8 NEW VARIOUS ARTISTS Hidden Beach Recordings Presents: Unwrapped Vol. 3 163 REPUBLIC/UNIVERSALO64396/UMRG 18.98/12.98) ® HIDDEN BEACH /EPIC 90950./SONY MUSIC (18.98 EQ CO)

114 113 120 LOSTPROPHETS Start Something 33 NEW 1 GENERATION J Secret Place 164 COLUMBIA 98554 /SONY MUSIC (12.98 EQ CD) ® ARROW/WORD -CURB 86294/WARNER BROS. (11.98 CO) [N] 120 128 -42 MARTINA MCBRIDE A Martina 165 157 164 ® 7 JOHN MAYER Heavier Things 1 RCA NASHVILLE 54207/131.6 (11.98/18.98) AWARE/COLUMBIA 8618Y /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ELI CO) 116 87 81 10 TEENA MARIE La Dona 6 166 150 158 VARIOUS ARTISTS Walt Disney Records Presents: Mega Movie Mix 139 CASH MONEY CLASSICS 002552/UMRG 11298 CD) WALT DISNEY 861089 112.98 CD) 117 96 114 SUGARCULT Palm Trees And Power Lines 46 RE -EYTRy 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS Bishop T.D. Jakes Presents: He- Motions 103 FEARLESS 51512/ARTEMIS 114.98 CD) ® DEXTERITY SOUNDS 77796/EMI GOSPEL CD) (17.98 118 78 37 SLUM VILLAGE Detroit Deli Taste Of Detroit) (A 37 168 151 162 76 50 CENT 6 Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 1 BARAK 83043 /CAPITOL (17.98 CO) SHADY/AFTERMATH 493544 /INTERSCOPE 18.98/12.981 PACESETTER Kw 1 BILL & GLORIA GAITHER AND THEIR HOMECOMING FRIENDS A Tribute To Jake Hess 169 get =®t' ® GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42571 117.98 CD) CD 145 172 JAMIE CULLUM twentysomething 83 170 168 180 104 TOBY KEITH 1 UNIVERSAWERVE 002273ryG CD) 4 Unleashed 19.98 DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) 450254/INTEHSCOPE 111.98/18.981 120 102 97 J -KWON Hop Hood 7 171 149 174 90 ELVIS PRESLEY 3 EIvls:30#1 Hits 1 SO SO DEF 57613/ZOMBA 118.98 CD) RCA 68079/RMG 11298/19.98) eirl NEW 4 THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Together Were Heavy 121 172 153 155 9 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock 55 ) HOLLYWOOD I6245V 115.98 CD /DVD) [N] CAPITOL 98430 118.98 CD/

122 117 130 SARA EVANS Restless 20 173 162 153 46 T.I. Trap Muzik 4 RCA NASHVILLE 67014/RLG 112.98/18.981 GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 83650' /AG 19.99814.981 123 109 96 JANET JACKSON Damita Jo 2 NEW 1 CROSSFADE Crossfade 174 VIRGIN 84404.112.98/18.98) ® FG /COLUMBIA 81148/SONY MUSIC 112.98 ED CD) [N]

124 115 - 102 FRED HAMMOND Somethin "Bout Love 35 175 143 157 31 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar 2 L. VERITY 58744/ZOMBA (11.98/17.98) /JIVE VAGRANT 0385 (18.98 CD)

( 126 138 _ SOUNDTRACK Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie 125 176 161 154 ' LUTHER VANDROSS 2 Dance With My Father 1 WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE) 48424/WRN (18.98 CD) J 51885/RMG 112.98/16981 126 101 94 GEORGE MICHAEL Patience 12 i® 180 171 JIMMY BUFFETT 2 Meet Me In Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett The Ultimate Collection 9 AEGEAN/EPIC 92000/SONY MUSIC EQ CO) 118.98 MAILBOAT /MCA 067781/UME125.98 CD) 130 131 SELAH Hiding Place 61 178 163 182 84 TIM MCGRAW 3 Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors 2 CURB 78831118.98 C0) CURB 78746 112.98/18.98) 127 125 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS & JOAN SEBASTIAN Dos Grandes 125 179 172 145 ' HEART Jupiter's Darling 94 ® FONOVISA 351101/ÚG 401 - /14.98 SOVEREIGN ARTISTS 1953117.98 CD) 129 116 117 87 SHANIA TWAIN X10 Up! 1 198 184 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION Live 36 MERCURY 170014/UMGN (12.98 CD) ® ROUNDER 610515 (1698 CD) NEW 1 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS The Spine 130 191 - ROD STEWART 2 As lime Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2 ® IDLEWILD/ZOE 431041 /ROUNDER 117.98 CD) ® J 55110/RMG 115.98/18.981 131 114 110 6 MARC ANTHONY Amar Sin Mentiras 26 182 158 176. SOUNDTRACK The Punisher: The Album 22 SONY DISCOS 95194 (18.98 EQ CD) WINO -UP 13093 (18.98 CO) 132 108 98 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gold 2004 64 183 142 - 15 SOUNDTRACK Cold Mountain 51 VP 93302'/AG 116.98 CD) DMZ/COLUMBIA 86843/SONY MUSIC 118.98 EG CD)

133 124 135 SOUNDTRACK The Cheetah Girls: Special Edition 124 184 174 159 5 PILLAR Where Do We Go From Here 74 WALT DISNEY 861104 (18.98 CD) FLICKER 82631 112.98 CD)

(ED 140 144 DIERKS BENTLEY Dierks Bentley 26 185 147 136 ; .-, KENNY ROGERS 42 Ultimate Hits 39 CAPITOL NASHVILLE) 3981411298/18.98) CAPITOL ¡NASHVILLE) 98794 (21.98 CD)

136 141 MERCYME Undone 12 186 166 168 LIONEL RICHIE The Definitive Collection 19 ® INO 82947 /CURB CO) (18.98 MOTOWN /UTV 068140/UME 118.96 CO) 136 122 116 ... LUDACRIS 2 i Chicken "N *Beer 1 ® SOUNDTRACK Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy 187 DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH 000930 /IDJMG 18.98/12.981 -1 REPUBLIC/UNIVERSALD°2864 /UMRG (13.98 CD) ® 135 151 37 SARAH MCLACHLAN A,' Afterglow 2 188 - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Greatest Hits 18 ARISTA 50150/RMG 11298/18.981 ® WARNER BROS. 48545 (18.98 CD) 138 125 133 ' MUSE Absolution 107 189 167 165 JOSH TURNER Long Black Train 29 TASTE MEDIA 48733 /WARNER CO1 BROS. 114.98 [N] MCA NASHVILLE 000974/UMGN 14.98/9.981[N] 139 128 134 FIVE FOR FIGHTING The Battle For Everything 20 190 169 186 DIXIE CHICKS Top Of The World Tour Live 27 AWARE/COLUMBIA 86186/SONY MUSIC 112.98 ELI CD) MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 90794 /SONY MUSIC 113.98 ES CD) 140 118 121 NO DOUBT 2 The Singles 1992 -2003 2 191 185 - '''YS KIDZ BOP KIDS Kids Bop 5 34 INTERSCOPE 001495 (12.98 CD) RAZOR & TIE 89079 111.98/18.98) 141 90 111 LONESTAR Let's Be Us Again 14 192 176 181 53 BROOKS & DUNN Red Dirt Road 4 BNA 59751/R1G (18.98 CD) ARISTA NASHVILLE 67070/RLG /12.98/18.98) 142 132 132 35 STEVIE WONDER The Definitive Collection 35 (ED RE -ENTRY 73 MONTGOMERY GENTRY My Town 26 MOTOWNNTV 066164/UME 118.90 CD) COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 86520/SONYMUSIC 111.98 EO/17.99) 143 129 123 90 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ A Kings Of Crunk 14 194 190 194 52 MICHAEL MCDONALD Motown 14 BME 2370/TVT 113.98/17.981 MOTOWN 000651/UMRG 112.98 CD) 144 137 129 18 RON WHITE Drunk In Public 129 195 165 167 18 GODSMACK The Other Side (EP) 5 PARALLEL/HIP-0001582A/ME 112.98 COI [N] REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 001539/UMRG 18.98 CD)

145 123 140 T DIDO Life For Rent 4 196 152 156 5 AKWID KOMP 104.9 Radio Compa 132 ARISTA 50137 /RMG (18.98 COI UNIVISION 310201 /UG 113.98 CD) [N] 156 191 is COUNTING CROWS Films About Ghosts: The Best ® Of... 32 197 173 189 39 EAGLES 2 The Very Best Of 3 GEFFEN 00167B/INTERSCOPE (1298 CD) WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING 73971 (25.98 CD) 147 99 75 VARIOUS ARTISTS Patriotic Country 65 ®,,, 1 RICKY FANTE Rewind 198 MUSIC FOR A CAUSE 60923/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (18.98 CD) VIRGIN 84403 (12.98 CD) IN] 148 121 115 `. G -UNIT 2 2 PATRULLA 81 En Vivo Desde: Dallas, Texas 199 ®- G -UNIT 001593 /INTERSCOPE 18.98/12.981 DISA 720378 112.98 CD) [N]

149 138 148 78 TRAPT Trapt 42 200 3 DOORS DOWN Another 700 Miles (EP) 21 WARNER BRCS. 48296 118.98 CD) [N] REPUBLIC UNIVERSAL 001. ie UMRG 9.98 CO BILL & GLORIA GAITHER AND THEIR HOMECOMING FRIENDS A Tribute To Howard & Vestal Goodman 150 GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42570 117.98 CO)

Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. America Of (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units Platinum!. RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album'smulti -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by he number o Certification of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). 0 Certification of 210,000 units ( Platino). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platinol, Asterisk Indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ED, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. 9 2004, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 59 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 31 2004 Billboard TOP INTERNET ALBUM SALES TM 2004 Billboard TOP SO NDTRACKSM ,\ Sales data and intemet sales reports compiled by L ,e Nielsen _ Sales data compiled by 3 3 SoundScan N Nielsen 3 SoundScan & g, ARTIST IMPRINT NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title - á TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL

Lw= NUMBER 1 == 1 Week At Number 1 NUMBER 1 Week At Number) JIMMY BUFFET!' MAILBOAT/RCA62270 /RLG License To Chill A CINDERELLA STORY HOLLYWOOD 162453

MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY SUGAR HILL 1067 [N] Mutual Admiration Society 2 1 SPIDER -MAN 2 COLUMBIA 92628/SONY MUSIC

13 NORAH JONES 40 BLUE NOTE MOO' Feels Like Home 38 SHREK 2 GEFFEN/DREAMWORKS 002557/INTERSCOPE

INCUBUS IMMORTAL/EPIC 92722/SONY MUSIC Live In Sweden 2004 SOME KIND OF MONSTER (EP) [METALLICA] ELEKTRA 48835/WARNER BROS.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS IDLEWILD/Z0E431041 /ROUNDER The Spine 130 3 DE- LOVELY COLUMBIA 90640/SONY MUSIC

4 USHER 5 LAFACE 52141/ZOMBA Confessions 6 5 THE CHEETAH GIRLS (EP) WALT DISNEY 860126 2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND BAMA RAGS/RCA 61633/RMG The Gorge 50 7 4 THAT'S SO RAVEN WALT DISNEY 861015

5 WILCO NONESUCH 79809/AG A Ghost Is Born 73 8 6 50 FIRST DATES MAVERICK 48675/WARNER BROS. 21 JOSH GROBAN A3 143/REPRISE 48450/WARNER BROS. Closer 42 O 8 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR: THE MOVIE WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 48424/WRN o 11 VELVET REVOLVER RCA59794'/RMG Contraband 13 10 7 THE CHEETAH GIRLS: SPECIAL EDITION WALT DISNEY 861104

1 7 LOS LONELY BOYS OR/EPIC 92086/SONYMUSIC [N] Los Lonely Boys 10 11. 9 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? AT LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 170069/IDJMG

CARBON LEAF VANGUARD 79775 Indian Summer 12 11 THE PUNISHER: THE ALBUM WINO -UP 13093

WIDESPREAD PANIC WIDESPREAD 8469s/SANCTUARY Uber Cobra 158 13, io COLD MOUNTAIN DMZ/COLUMBIA 86843/SONY MUSIC

3 BEASTIE BOYS BROOKLYN DUST 84571' /CAPITOL To The 5 Boroughs 16 cDANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 002864/UMRG

5 14 LAURIE BERKNER Two TOMATOES 2 Buzz Bun - 15 12 THE NOTEBOOK NEW LINE 39031

6 12 SOUNDTRACK COLUMBIA 906WSONYMUSIC De- Lovely 49 16 13 LOVE ACTUALLY* J 56760/RMG

WARNER SUNSET/ATLANTIC83711 /AG _'_ 7 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS LOST HIGHWAY 002101 Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues: 1945.1910 - 17 14 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

`8 RICKY FANTE VIRGIN twat [N] Rewind 198 18 15 SHREK A2 DREAMWORKS 450305/INTERSCOPE

8 THE CURE IAWGEFFEN00267091NTERSCOPE The Cure 39 19 18 THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 860080 A2 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 002913/INTEeSCOPE Autobiography - 20 17 CHICAGO EPIC 87018/SONY MUSIC

HOLLYWOOD 162454 19 MODEST MOUSE EPIC 87125' /SONY MUSIC [N] Good News For People Who Love Bad News 22 21 20 13 GOING ON 30

HOLLYWOOD 162404 18 EVANESCENCE 5 WINO-UP 13063 Fallen 26 22 19 FREAKY FRIDAY A BAND APART /MAVERICK 4857011/WARNER BROS. 15 DIANA KRALL VERVE001626NG The Girl In The Other Room 75 23 16 KILL BILL VOL. 1 WALT DISNEY 861106 JERRY GARCIA BAND J GARCIA 0001 Pure Jerry: Theatre 1039, San Francisco July 29 & 30,1977 - STUCK IN THE SUBURBS HOLLYWOOD 162442 GUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN001714/INTERSCOPE Greatest Hits 25 CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN

op Internet Album Sales reflects physical albums ordered through Internet merchants, based on data collected by Nielsen SoundScan. Unlike most Billboard album charts, catalog tit es are included on the Internet and Soundtrack charts. Albums with the greatest sales an this week. Recording Industry Assn. indicates album's mufti- platinum level. For boxed sets, Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIM certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIM Latin awards: O Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro.) Certification of 700,000 units ( Platino). 4' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platins). "Asterisk indicates vinyl available. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title ® 2004, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

THE BILLBOARD 200 A -i (LISTED BY ARTISTS)

3 Doors Down 113, 200 Eric Clapton 153 Homecoming Friends 150, 169 Alison Krauss + Union Station 180 Monica 151 Adam Sandler 47 Britney Spears 78 Hidden Beach Recordings Presents: 8Ball & MJG 69 Coheed And Cambria 100 Generation J 164 Lenny Kravitz 103 Montgomery Gentry 112, 193 Seether 81 Rod Stewart 181 Unwrapped Vol. 3 163 159 Godsmack 195 Alanis Morissette 109 Selah 127 Angie Stone 40 Now 15 34 50 Cent 168 Coldplay Avril Lavigne 6 Brad Cotter 61 Josh Gracin 94 Muse 138 SheDaisy 160 Joss Stone 157 Patriotic Country 147 311 52 Led Zeppelin 155 Counting Crows 146 Josh Groban 42 Shinedown 56 Story Of The Year 82 Reggae Gold 2004 132 Trace Adkins 101 Lil' Flip 58 New Found Glory 77 Crossfade 174 G -Unit 148 Jessica Simpson 23 Sugarcult 117 The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits Akon 95 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz 143 Joe Nichols 93 Sheryl Crow 76 Guns N' Roses 25 Slipknot 33 Switchfoot 18 8 68 Akwid 196 Lil Wayne 17 Nickelback 46 Jamie Cullum 119 Slum Village 118 Totally Hits 2004 105 Linkin Park 53 Nina Sky 80 Los Temerarios 111 Marc Anthony 131 Anthony Hamilton 91 Marco Antonio Solis & Joan Sebastian Vans Warped Tour 2004 The Cure 39 No Doubt 140 They Might Be Giants 130 Atreyu 107 Fred Hammond 124 Los Lonely Boys 10 128 Compilation 54 Heart 179 Lonestar 141 Third Day 162 Audioslave 154 D12 15 OutKast 43 Walt Disney Records Presents: Daddy Yankee 67 Hoobastank 19 Lostprophets 114 SOUNDTRACK George Thorogood & The Destroyers Lloyd Banks 3 Mega Movie Mix 166 Dashboard Confessional 175 Ludacris 136 Petey Pablo 64 50 First Dates 96 172 The Beach Boys 57 Incubus 92 Velvet Revolver 13 Devin The Dude 55 Brad Paisley 29 Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Three Days Grace 86 Beastie Boys 16 Teena Marie 116 Dido 145 Alan Jackson 88 Patrulla 81 199 Burgundy 187 T.I. 173 Kanye West 20 Beenie Man 51 Maroons 27, 63 Celine Dion 74 Janet Jackson 123 Amanda Perez 90 Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Trapt 149 Ron White 144 Dierks Bentley 134 Dean Martin 72 Dixie Chicks 190 Jadakiss 11 Pillar 184 Movie 125 Trillville/Lil Scrappy 108 Widespread Panic 158 Beyonce 71 Dave Matthews Band 50 Hilary Duff 65 Jay -Z 66 The Polyphonic Spree 121 The Cheetah Girls (EP) 85 Josh Tumer 189 Wilco 73 Big & Rich 7 John Mayer 165 Jet 59 Elvis Presley 171 The Cheetah Girls: Special Edition Shania Twain 129 Gretchen Wilson 5 Black Eyed Peas 24 Eagles 197 Martina McBride 115 J -Kwon 120 Prince 8 133 Twista 79 Wilson Phillips 156 Blink -182 62 Evanescence 26 Michael McDonald 194 JoJo 12 A Cinderella Story 9 Mario Winans 99 Sara Evans 122 Tim McGraw 178 Rascal Flatts 97 Uncle Kracker 98 Brandy 31 Norah Jones 38, 84 Cold Mountain 183 Stevie Wonder 142 Breaking Benjamin 48 Sarah McLachlan 137 Red Hot Chili Peppers 188 Keith Urban 41 Ricky Fante 198 Juvenile 28 De- Lovely 49 Brooks & Dunn 192 MercyMe 135 Lionel Richie 186 Usher 2 Yellowcard 32 Finger Eleven 152 The Punisher: The Album 182 Jimmy Buffett 1, 177 Toby Keith 45, 170 Metallica 37 Julie Roberts 104 Ying Yang Twins 106 Five For Fighting 139 Shrek 2 30 Luther Vandross 176 Alicia Keys 36 Method Man 110 Kenny Rogers 185 89 Jeff Foxworthy 83 Spider-Man 2 14 Casting Crowns Kidz Bop Kids 191 George Michael 126 The Roots 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS Kenny 21 Franz Ferdinand 35 Thats So Raven 87 Chesney The Killers 70 Christina Milian 44 Rush 102 Bishop T.D. Jakes Presents: Chingy 161 Sparta 60 Bill & Gloria Gaither And Their Diana Krall 75 Modest Mouse 22 He- Motions 167

With Usher's album the odds -on mass merchants' best seller out- been lower than No. 3 in any of its year when the special edition of "In The favorite to be the year's top dog when weighed music retailers' top title, as first 17 chart weeks. That's the This Skin" yielded a 159,500 -unit Over all 12 months are done, this could be the former rang 5.4 million of "Mil- longest such streak of any album frame, good for No. 2. the first time since 1999 that music lennium," compared with 4 million since Britney Spears' "Oops! ... I Meanwhile, it was CDs distributed retailers and mass merchants have at record stores. Did It Again" did so for its first 17 at Prince's three Madison Square Counter shared a best seller. For the next four years, weeks in 2000. Garden shows in New York that Continued from page 57 respectively, music stores' best sellers The Backstreet Boys' "Millennium" account for his Greatest Gainer cup (and the segment's totals for those was the last to stitch a longer run, (64-8, up 55,000). years) were Eminem's "The Marshall holding in the top three for its first Verve says VH1 is driving Jamie segment still accounts for half of the Mathers LP" (5.9 million in 2000), 19 chart weeks. Cullum's Pacesetter win (145 -119, albums sold in 2004. Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" (3 up 38%)-great momentum consid- million in 2001), "The Eminem SISTER ACT 2: We hope this news ering he is back in Europe until SHARING THE LOVE: One artist who Show" (5.7 million in 2002) and 50 does not incite a sibling rivalry, but August. The channel played "All at must hold equal regard for music Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " (4.5 first -day numbers from retailers just Sea" 16 times during the tracking stores and mass merchants is Usher. million in 2003). about guarantee that Ashlee Simp- week, 20 times in the prior frame His "Confessions" is the best -selling By contrast, mass merchants' top son's first album will best her older and is featuring Cullum in its "Inside album of 2004, with 4.9 million albums in those same years were 'N sister's peaks for both rank and sales Track" promotion. posted to date. While best sellers Sync's "No Strings Attached" (5 mil- week. The younger one is in line to A special edition commemorating often vary between traditional music lion in 2000) and "Celebrity" (2.6 own next issue's No. 1 slot on The the 10th anniversary of the first retailers and department stores, the million in 2001), Avril Lavigne's Billboard 200 with sales in the range Notorious B.I.G. album, including a split for this title is almost 50/50. "Let Go" (2.3 million in 2002) and of 320,000- 350,000. DVD, ignites a 60,000 -unit frame. In rounded numbers, each seg- During that year, the Backstreet Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me" That will not only beat the new "Ready to Die" leaps to No. 1 on Top ment has sold 2.4 million copies of Boys' second album, "Millennium," (2.5 million). Van Halen hits set, predicted to start Pop Catalog and Top Music Videos, "Confessions," with mass merchants was the top album for both seg- Meanwhile, with Usher holding at at about 150,000, but also Jessica the late rapper's first time leading holding a minuscule 0.2% edge over ments. It turns out 1999 was also No. 2 on the big chart (125,000, Simpson's best numbers. The older the former and first appearance on music stores. the last year when the total for the down 4%), "Confessions" has never sister's career peaks carne earlier this the latter.

60 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 31 JULY 31 JULY 31 Brie2004 ® , TOP POP® CATALOG. B;r:;;...TOP HEATSEEKERS® Billboard TOP INDEPENDENIALBUMaTM .. x x Sales data compiled by 1L , Sales data compiled by k ,c Sales data compiled by w w C Co Nielsen y i1 Nielsen rs < Q a4 a 1 Nielsen vi 3 SoundScan 1- ,, SoundScan S SoundScan ARTIST Title Ñ ARTIST Title -v. ARTIST Title T. IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 3 I- g - IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL 5 g IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL

i 1 Week At Number 1 1 Week At Numb /r NUMBER 1 ggt, Y NUMBER 11 HOT SHOT DEBUT =;g< NUMBER 1 SWeeksAtNumberl 1 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' Ready To Die THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Together Were Heavy 1 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tour 2004 Compilation BAD BOY 002852'NMRG HOLLYWOOD 162455 (15.98 CD /DVS) 113.98 C0 /DVDI ,,OE ONE OUMMY 71248 (7.98 COI

!? 2 1 1 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 10 Legend 2 1 4 MUSE Absolution 2 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits 8 TUFF GONG /ISLAND 548904/IDJMG 18.98/12.981 TASTE MEDIA 48733/WARNER BROS. 114.98 CO) SOURCE 2522/IMAGE 115.98 COI 2 3 2 LARRY THE CABLE GUY Lord, I Apologize 3 2 3 RON WHITE Drunk In Public 5 5 YING YANG TWINS Me & My Brother PARALLEL/HIP-0 001423/UME 118.98 CDI PARALLEVHIP -0 001582/UME 112.98 CD) COLLIPARK 24ß°'/M 117.98 CDI

4 3 3 THE BEATLES 9 1 4 4 8 FINGER ELEVEN Finger Eleven 3 1 ATREYU The Curse APPLE 29325 /CAPITOL 112.98/18981 WINO -UP 13058 116.98 CDI VICTORY 218 115.98 CDI 15 5 4 6 PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon 5 GENERATION J Secret Place 4 7 SUGARCULT Palm Trees And Power Lines CAPITOL 46001' 110.98/18.98) ARROW/WORD -CURB 86294/WARNER FEARLESS 51512/ARTEMIS CO) -.i BROS. (11.98 CD) 14.98 A2 b 1 5 4 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND A7 Greatest Hits 1i 21 CROSSFADE Crossfade 6 8 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Kings Of Crunk CAPITOL 30334 10.98/15.981 FG/COLUMBIA 87148 /SONY MUSIC 112.98 EO CD) BME 2370'/8/ (13.98/17.98) 7 6 7 KENNY CHESNEY 4 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems 7 3 6 AKWID KOMP 104.9 Radio Compa 8 11 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar BNA67038 /R1G 112.98/18.981 UNIVISION 310201/ÚG (1198 CDI VAGRANT 0385 18.98 CDI 14 18 METALLICA.19 Metallica RICKY FANTE Rewind 10 9 HEART Jupiter's Darling o ELEKTRA 61113' /A6 111.98/17.981 VIRGIN 84403 12.99 CD) SOVEREIGN ARTISTS 7953 117.98 CO) 12 11 JOHN MAYER A3 Room For Squares PATRULLA 81 En Vivo Desde: Dallas, Texas 7 4 GOODIE MOB One Monkey Don't Stop No Show GOODIE MOB 8480' /KOCH CDI 0 AWARE/COLUMBIA 85293'/SONY MUSIC (TSEI Ea/18.981 [M] OISA 720378 112.98 CDI 117.98 11 8 AC /DC 41,20 Back In Black 7 15 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge -$V GAINER =`. LEGACY /EPIC 80207' /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ES CDI REPRISE 48615/WARNER BROS. (13.98 CDI GREATEST 23 38 LACUNA COIL Comalies _$° GREATEST GA!' ? 3$= $/ GREATEST GAINER - CENTURY MEDIA 8160 (16.98 CO) [H] 26 24 JIMMY BUFFETT A5 Songs You Know By Heart 25 LACUNA COIL Comalies 13 17 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up MCA 325633'/UME 112.98/18.981 CENTURY MEDIA 8160 116.98 COI SUB POP 595 114.98 COI [MI

10 10 TIM MCGRAW A' Greatest Hits 9 17 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up 12 13 SOUNDTRACK The Notebook NEW 39031 CDI CURB 77978 112.98/19981 SUB POP 595 114.98 CD) LINE 116.98 7 12 RAY CHARLES The Very Best Of Ray Charles THE CRABB FAMILY Driven 1X HOT SHOT DEBUT RHINO 79822 11.98 CDI OAYWIND /WORD -CURB 71383/WARNER BROS. (16.98 CD) A6 WAYMAN TISDALE Hang Time o 17 13 AVRIL LAVIGNE Let Go WAYMAN TISDALE Hang Time ,:+ RENDEZVOUS 5104/WARLOCK 17.98 CO) [H] ARISTA 14740/RMG 117.98 CO1 RENDEZVOUS 5104/WARLOCK 17.98 CDI 1' .= 11 14 BAD RELIGION The Empire Strikes First 15 15 19 LINKIN PARK AR [Hybrid Theory) 1 5 1 UNEARTH Oncoming Storm EPITAPH 86694' 13.98 CDI WARNER BROS. 47755 112.98/18.981 METAL BLADE 14479 111.98 CO) 15 9 6 UNEARTH Oncoming Storm 20 21 JOSH GROBAN A' Josh Groben 141 f, 10 13 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot METAL BLADE 14479 111.98 CO) [H] 143/REPRISE 48154/WARNER BROS. (18.98 CDI [M] " J20058/RMG 111.98CO) 19 n'' 16 - BEBEL GILBERTO Bebel Gilberto 17 13 9 SHANIA TWAIN Come On Over 1 15 12 BEBEL GILBERTO Bebel Gilberto ZIRIGUIBOOM 1101 /SIX DEGREES 17.98 COI [H] MERCURY 536003/UMGN 18.98/12981 ZIRIGUIBOOM 1101 1SIX DEGREES 17.98 CDI LARS FREDERIKSEN AND THE BASTARDS Viking 18:.9 16 SOUNDTRACK A° O Brother, Where Art Thou? 1 [' LARS FREDERIKSEN AND THE BASTARDS Viking HELLCAT 80467' /EPITAPH (13.98 CO) [HI LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 170069/IDJMG 18.98/12.981 HELLCAT 80467'/EPITAPH 13.98 CD) 15 16 VARIOUS ARTISTS Punk -O -Rama Vol. 9 (S) 23 25 MERCYME Almost There 13 26 KEANE Hopes Fears EPITAPH 86716 18.98 CD /DVDI '.. i ; And INC 86133/CURB 116.98 CO) [H] ' INTERSCOPE 002507 19.98 CDI 18 19 MINDY SMITH One Moment More VANGUARD 79736 CDI 20 19 15 PRINCE The Very Best Of Prince 20 Y 23 11 ISRAEL AND NEW BREED Live From Another Level 116.98 [M] WARNER BROS. 74272 118.98 CD/ INTEGRITY GOSPEVEPIC 91263/SONY MUSIC (18.98 ED CDI ZAO Funeral Of God 21 22 30 KENNY CHESNEY 3 Greatest Hits 21, 8 22 UNDEROATH They're Only Chasing Safety FERRET0047 13.98 CDI [HI BNA 67976/RLG 112.98/18981 SOLID STATE 83184/TOOTH & NAIL 113.98 CDI 21 14 12 OZOMATLI Street Signs 22 21 22 JIM( HENDRIX Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix 22 12 10 GRUPO BRYNDIS El Quinto Trago CONCORD PICANTE 2200/CONCORD 11.98 CDI [H]

EXPERIENCE HENDRIX 111671'/11ME 12.98/18.981 OISA 720369 112.98 CDI MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY Mutual Admiration Society 23a 16 14 BEASTIE BOYS 9 Licensed To III 23 16 20 MINDY SMITH One Moment More SUGAR HILL 1067 (16.98 CDI [H] DEF JAM 527351/I13JMG 16.98/1198) VANGUARD 79736 16.98 COI 2 17 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 5 24--, 8 5 RAY CHARLES Anthology 24 ZAO Funeral Of God : HOPELESS 675 (558 CDI RHINO 75759 118.98 CDI FERRET0047 (13.98 CD) 24 20 23 THIEVERY CORPORATION The Outernational Sound EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE 075' 116.98 COI [MI 25 24 17 KID ROCK 4 Cocky 21 16 LUNYTUNES La Trayectoria LAVA 83482 /AG (12.98/18.98) MAS FLOW 318000 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (18.98 CDI 25 19 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS Rock Against Bush Vol 1 FAT WRECK CHORDS 675 (9.98 CD) 31 32 QUEEN A° Greatest Hits 6 2 EMERSON DRIVE What If? o HOLLYWOOD 161265 111.98/17.981 DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) 000071/INTERSCOPE 113.98 CD) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Casually Dressed And In Deep Conversation 6110 FERRET0648 14.98 CDI [H] 27 27 29 EMINEM AR The Eminem Show 27 17 29 JEREMY CAMP Carried Me: The Worship Project WEB /AFTERMATH /93290 /INTERSCOPE 18.98/12.981 'P BEC 39613 (18.98 CDI ilEEll 26 - FALL OUT BOY Take This To Your Grave FUELED BY RAMEN 061 (12.98 CD) [H] 28 18 20 LENNY KRAVITZ 3 Greatest Hits 22Bì 24 30 JEM Finally Woken VIRGIN 50316 112.98/18.98) ATO 21510 112.98 CDI 28 37 GRUPO CLIMAX Za Za Za 0 MUSART 20539/BALBOA 1598 CDI [H] 49 37 37 MARTINA MCBRIDE 3 Greatest Hits 29 22 23 CHRIS RICE Short Term Memories RCA NASHVILLE 67012/RLG 12.98/18.981 ROCKETOWN 20011 117.98 CD) 29 25 27 YOUNG BUCK & D -TAY Da Underground Volume One JOHN GALT 0010 (15.98 CD) 30 29 27 SIMPLE PLAN No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls 310 14 7 OZOMATLI Street Signs LAVA 83534/AG 17.98/12.981 [MI CONCORD PICANTE 2200/CONCORD (11.98 CDI 30 22 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS Crunk Classics M 2510 113.98 CD) 31 28 34 A' Vault - Greatest Hits 1980 -1995 3 s MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY Mutual Admiration Society MERCURY 528718/IDJMG 111.98/18.981 SUGAR HILL 1067 (16.98 CDI 31 30 25 THE STREETS A Grand Don't Come For Free VICE 61534' /ATLANTIC 114.98 CD) 32 25 23 FRANK SINATRA Classic Sinatra: His Great Performances 1953.1960 18 32 THIEVERY CORPORATION The Outernational Sound CAPITOL 23502 111.98/17.981 EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE 075' 116.98 CD) 32 21 10 TIGER ARMY TiÇjer Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise HELLCAT80457' /EPITAPH 1398 EL [HT 33 32 35 POISON Greatest Hits 1986 -1996 35 50 SNOW PATROL Final Straw CAPITOL 53375 17.98/11.981 POLYDOR/A &M 002271 /INTERSCOPE 112.98 CD) 33 24 36 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Transatlanticism BARSUK or 11698 COI 34 33 28 USHER A` 8701 34 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Casually Dressed And In Deep Conversation LAFACE 14715'20MBA 12.98/18.981 FERRET 0048 114.98 CDI 34 29 28 EIGHTEEN VISIONS Obsession 5 TRUSTKILL 92458/RED INK (14.98 CD) [M] 35 45 46 SUBLIME A5 Sublime 29 FALL OUT BOY Take This To Your Grave GASOLINE ALLEY /GEFFEN 111413/INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.981 FUELED BY RAMEN 961 (12.98 CDI I® 44 - RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE Antologia De Un Rey FREDDIE 1890 116.98 CDI 36 34 41 ROD STEWART The Very Best Of Rod Stewart 36 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Tesoros De Coleccion WARNER BROS. 78328 112.98/18.981 SONY DISCOS 95241 19.98 ES COI 45 48 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Hangover Music Vol. VI 0 SPITFIRE 15081 118.98 CD) 37 36 33 AC /DC A3 Live 20 27 PATTI SCIALFA 23rd Street Lullaby LEGACY /EPIC 80214/SONY MUSIC (11.98/17.98) COLUMBIA 90371 /SONY MUSIC (1998 ES CD) 37 31 29 WILLIAM HUNG Inspiration KOCH 9579 113.98 CO /DVDI 38 43 - TAKING BACK SUNDAY Tell All Your Friends 33 - GRUPO CLIMAX Za Za Za VICTORY 176 11298 CD) [MI MUSART 20539/BALBOA 15.98 co) 38 34 34 AVENGED 9SESEVENFOLD Waking The Fallen 41 42 39 TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS V Greatest Hits LOS RIELEROS DEL NORTE/ADOLFO URIAS Y SU LOBO NORTENO Reunion Entre Amigos MCA 110813/0ME 112.98/18.981 FONOVISA 351371/UG (13.98 CDI THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live SURFDOG 44035 18.98 CDI 4 40 35 26 ABBA A' Gold - Greatest Hits =/ FIERY FURNACES Blueberry Boat PULYDOR/UNIVERSAL 517007/UMRG 40 33 31 MASTER P Good Side Bad Side 12.98/18.981 - ROUGH TRADE 83239/SANCTUARY 15.98 CDI NEW NO LIMIT 5717'/KOCH 118.98 CO)

41 39 36 LYNYRD SINN'S 18/ Best O) Lyllyrd Skynyld: 20th Masters Millennium Calection[m Century The 41 45 46 BILLY CURRINGTON Billy Currington 41 27 18 SASHA MCA 111941 /UME 16.98/11.981 MERCURY 000164 /UMGN 14.98/9.981 Involver GLOBAL UNDERGROUND 0001' 115.98 CDI [N] 42 38 38 KID ROCK X11 Devil Without A Cause 42 26 37 RACHAEL YAMAGATA Happenstance TOP 4,2 32 26 LIT Lit DOG /LAVA 03119'/AG 112.98/18.981 [M] RCA VICTOR 50566 (11.98 CD) DIRTY MARTINI/NITRUS 00413/DRT 15.98 CDI 48 43 - MICHAEL JACKSON 126 Thriller 43 28 35 YOUNG BUCK & D -TAY Da Underground Volume One 47 THE WIGGLES Yummy Yummy EPIC 66073/SONY MUSIC 12.98 EO/18.98 JOHN GALT 0010 11598 CD) - 0 KOCH 8626 111.98 CO) [M] 44 47 40 GEORGE STRAIT The Best Of George Strait: 20th Century Mastro The Millennium Collection 30 14 GRITS Dichotomy A MCA NASHVILLE 44 41 DANE COOK Harmful If Swallowed 170280/UMGN 19.98 I GOTEE 72926 (12.98 CD) - COMEDY CENTRAL 30017 (16.98 CD/DVDI [N] 45 49 50 JOURNEY 10 Journey's Greatest Hits YAHIR Otra Historia De Amor 45 35 30 EDWIN MCCAIN Scream & Whisper COLUMBIA 44493/SONY MUSIC 12.98 E0/18.981 WARNER LATINA 61717 113.98 CDI 0ßT00409 116.98 CD) 46 44 44 SIMON & GARFUNKEL 414 Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits DUELO Para Sobrevivir 1. 36 50 PIXIES Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies COLUMBIA 31350/SONY MUSIC 110.98 E5/17.981 UNIVISION 310264/ÚG 13.98 CDI 4AD 72046/BEGGARS GROUP 115.98 CDI LYNYRD SKYNYRD All Time Greatest Hits 19 5 TIGER ARMY Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise CANDIRIA What Doesn't Kill You... C MCA 112229 (1298/18.981 HELLCAT 80457' /EPITAPH 113.98 CDI TYPE A 001 /RED INK 13.98 CDI 48 42 43 AEROSMITH 1° Aerosmith's Greatest Hits DAVID PHELPS Revelation 50 49 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS The Silence In Black And White COLUMBIA 57367/SONY MUSIC 17.98 E0/11.981 WORD -CURB 86275/WARNER BROS. 15 114.98 CO) VICTORY 220 13.98 CD) [M] 49 30 - GUNS N' ROSES Appetite For Destruction 49'- 32 24 AUTHORITY ZERO Andiamo SPYRO GYRA The Deep End GEFFEN 424148/INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.981 LAVA 93193/AG (11.98 CDI HEADS UP 3085 11598 CDI

CD NIRVANA 110 Nevermind 50 38 - BARLOWGIRL Barlowgirl 5 : 38 ' 47 NB RIDAZ nb ridaz.com DSC 424425' /INTERS OPE 112.98/18.981 FERVENT 30049 114.98 CD) 1 NASTYBOY 1020 /UPSTAIRS 113.98 CO) [HI

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BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 61 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY32004 1 X04 Biboard TOP BLUES ALBUMS TM ®...it.] :i ;i iir_i yi Sales data compiled by r Sales data compiled by 1lß 11ll w á : Nielsen ;, +l Nielsen SoundScan 4: SoundScan 3 Title g ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title _ "> S ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL -,e NUMBER 1 = e ` 16 Weeks At Number 1 NUMB 12 Weeks At Number 1 S 1 1 SWITCH FOOT COI UMBIA/SPARROW IRSR /FMIrMC The Beautiful Letdown 1 ERIC CLAPTON Me And Mr Johnson DUCK/REPRISE 4B4 ;VARNER BROS. 2 2 CASTING CROWNS BEACH STREET/REUNION 10723/PROVIDENT [N] Casting Crowns 2 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock 3 3 FRED HAMMOND VERITY /JIVE58744/PROVIDENT Somethin "Bout Love CAPITOL 98430 4 5 SELAH CURB 78834/WORD-CURB Hiding Place 3 3 AEROSMITH Honkin' On Bobo 5 6 MERCYME INO82947/WORD -CURB Undone COLUMBIA 870257SONY MUSIC st7 4 4 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble :")` HOT SHOT DEBUT LEGACY/EPIC 86423/SONY MUSIC BILL & GLORIA GAITHER AND THEIR HOMECOMING FRIENDS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP257OIEMICMG A Tribute To Howard & Vestal Goodman

5 5 ETTA JAMES Blues To The Bone 6 [ 7 THIRD DAY ESSENTIAL 10128/PROVIDENT Wire RCA VICTOR 60644 GENERATION J ARROW/WARNER BROS. 86294/WORD-CURB [N] Secret Place 6 6 KEB' MO' Keep It Simple :- ' INER OKEH/EPIC /SONY MUSIC [N] -S GREATE 'S- 9 4 ARTISTS H XTERITY SOUNDS/EMI GOSPEL 7796 /EMICMG Bishop T.D.Jakes Presents: He-Motions 7 8 JOHNNY WINTER I'm A Bluesman VARIOUS VIRGIN 90081 BILL & GLORIA GAITHER AND THEIR HOMECOMING FRIENDS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP Zm /EMICMG A Tribute To Jake Hess

8 7 THEODIS EALEY Stand Up In It 7 18 PILLAR FLICKER 2631 /EMICMG Where Do We Go From Here IMAM 74023 GAITHER VOCAL BAND SPRING HOUSE 2516 /EMICMG A Cappella 9 9 RAY CHARLES Music Legends: Ray's Blues DAYWIND/WARNER BROS. 71383/WORD-CURB [N] Driven BCI 40672 THE CRABB FAMILY eill 10 SUSAN TEDESCHI Wait For Me 14 9 ISRAEL AND NEW BREED INTEGRITY GOSPEL82975AVORD -CURB [N] Live From Another Level TONE -COOL 751146/ARTEMIS [N] 8 13 UNDEROATH SOLID STATE /TOOTH & NAIL3184/EMICMG [N] They're Only Chasing Safety 1 CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE Sanctuary 10 14 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMICMG /PROVIOENT86300/WORD-CURB WOW Worship (Red) REAL WORLD 97379 12 17 JEREMY CAMP BEC9613/EMICMG [N] Carried Me: The Worship Project 2 12 WILLIE CLAYTON Changing Tha Game SPARROW 5556/EMICMG Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute To Gospel END ZONE 2062 11 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS 3 MARCIA BALL So Many Rivers 13 15 CHRIS RICE ROCKETOWN20011 /PROVIDENT [N] Short Term Memories ALLIGATOR 4891 [N] 16 24 KUTLESS TOOTH & NAIL/BEC 7789/EMICMG Sea Of Faces 14 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan 15 11 TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE VERITY /JIVE 53713/PROVIDENT Out The Box LEGACY/EPIC 90495/SONY MUSIC 17 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS PROVIDENT/WORD- CURB/SPARROW /EMI CHRISTIAN 0652/EMICMG WOW Hits 2004 SOUNDTRACK Martin Scorsese Presents The Best Of The Blues UTV 000704 /UME 21 28 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI SPFCIAL MARKETS/TIMF LIFE 2010/FMICMG Worship Together: I Could Sing OfYour Love Forever 18 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY 19839/TIME LIFE Hymns 4 Worship: Amazing Grace

20 12 GRITS GOTEE 2926/EMICMG [N] Dichotomy A

DAVID PHELPS WORD-CURB/WARNER BROS. 86275/WORD-CURB [N] Revelation Barlowqirl Jug?' Billboard TOP REGGAE ALBUMS TM 22 29 BARLOWGIRL FERVENT 30046/PROVIDENT [N] 27 26 CECE WINANS PURESPRINGSGOSPEUINO82685/WORD -CURB Throne Room Sales data compiled by 1, 23 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS BEC/FOREFRONT5908/EMICMG X2004:17 Christian Rock Hits! I Nielsen 3 25 25 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMICMG/WORD -CURB80198/PROVIDENT WOW Worship (Yellow) ti SoundScan 28 33 SKILLET ARDENT2522//EMICMG [N] Collide ARTIST IMPRINT& NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 29 23 ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND DARE/WARNER BROS. 48472/WORD-CURB [N] Unclassified 32 - DAVID CROWDER BAND SIXSTEPS /SPARROW0230 /EMICMG Illuminate BEENIE MAN Back To Basics 36 34 TREE63 INPOP 1271 /EMICMG [N] The Answer To The Question SHOCKING VIBES 95173'NIRGIN HAWK NELSON TOOTH & NAIL 5068 /EMICMG Letters To The President

1 50 First Dates SOUNDTRACK 19 18 JEREMY CAMP BEC0456 /EMICMG [N] Stay MAVERICK 48675/WARNER BROS. 38 39 THOUSANDFOOTKRUTCH TOOTH & NAIL 4799/EMICMG [N] Phenomenon 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gold 2004 VP 933021/A6 34 35 VARIOUS ARTISTS WORSHIP TOGETHER 4172/EMICMG Here I Am To Worship 3 SEAN PAUL ' Dutty Rock 30 27 VARIOUS ARTISTS WORD-CURB/WARNER BROS. 86313/WORD-CURB Dove Hits 2004 VP /ATLANTIC 93620 /AG MATT REDMAN SIXSTEPS/SPARROW 5554 /EMICMG [N] Facedown 5 4 DON OMAR The Last Don: Live, Vol.1 VI 450619 [NI 5 TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS True Love V227186' [N] 6 ELEPHANT MAN Good 2 Go B;liboard VP /ATLANTIC 83661' /AG JzLY31 TM 8 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS Red Star Sounds Presents Def Jamaica TOP GOSPEL ALBUM RED STAR/DEF ` o Sales data compiled by JAMAICA 001195'/IDJMG w ww 9 STEEL PULSE African Holocaust < +ti Nielsen RAS 699311/SANCTUARY SoundScan o The Last Don r 8 DON OMAR 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title VI450587 [N]

9 BOB MARLEY The Best Of Bob Marley NUMBER 1 . . 6 Weeks At Number ] MADACY 0134 1 FRED HAMMOND VERITY /JIVE58744/ZOMBA Somethin "Bout Love 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Jamz TV Hits Vol. 2 10 ::' HOT SHOT DEBUT -. REAL 570144/UNIVERSAL LATINO

GENERATION J ARROW/WORD- CURB86294/WARNER BROS . [N] Secret Place 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS Power 96 Presents: Dancehall Nice Again 2004 Reggae Y Reggaeton SEQUENCE 9021 /5V GREATEST GAINER S`

12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Strictly The Best Volume 31 2 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS DEXTERITY SOUNDS77796/EMI GOSPEL Bishop T.D. Jokes Presents: He- Motions VP 1699' 3 3 ISRAEL AND NEW BREED INTEGRITY GOSPE EPIC 91263/SONY MUSIC [N] Live From Another Level 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gold 2003 VP 83654 5 ' 4 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS W000 /EMICMGNERITY57494/ZOMBA WOW Gospel 2004 6 5 4 TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE VERITY /JIVE53713/ZOMBA Out The Box 7 6 6 SOUNDTRACK MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA90286/SONY MUSIC The Fighting Temptations 9 8 CECE WINANS PURESPRINGSGOSPEL/IN090361 /SONYMUSIC Throne Room 13 10 BYRON CAGE GOSPO CENTRIC 70047/ZOMBA [N] Byron Cage J2L, ALBUMST 8 TOP WORLD 10 10 13 THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS & THEIR SUPERSTAR FRIENDS BLACKBERRY 1649/MAIACO SoulLink Live Sales data compiled by VERITY43214/ZOMBA Bringing It All Together x w qi 11 7 9 VICKIE WINANS [N] Day 3 Nielsen 12 11 16 MEN OF STANDARD MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND GOSPEL 8S1B /MANCO Its A New SoundScan 13 15 19 BISHOP EDDIE L. LONG PRESENTS THE NEW BIRTH TOTAL PRAISE CHOIR EMI GOSPEL 76846 [N] Spirit &Truth S ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 14 14 7 MARTHA MUNIZZI MARTHA MUNIZZI tool (HI The Best Is Yet To Come

CHEZ MUSIQUE/LIGHT 5517/COMPENDIA [H] RiZen la' NUMBER 1 "g 6 Weeks At Number 1 15 8 22 RIZEN 12 18 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY43199/ZOMBA Donnie McClurkin... Again 1 1 BEBEL GILBERTO Bebel Gilberto 16 ZIRIGUIBOOM 1101 /SIX DEGREES [N] 17 17 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY GOSPEL/GOSPO CENTRIC/EPIC 90671/SONY MUSIC Gotta Have Gospel!

2 2 GIPSY KINGS Roots tlE21 11 SMOKIE NORFUL EMI GOSPEL 95086 Smokie Norful: Limited Edition (EP) NONESUCH 79841/AG 22 21 RICKY DILLARD & "NEW G" (NEW GENERATION CHORALE) CRYSTAL ROSE0974/TASEIS Unplugged... The Way Church Used To Be 3 3 LILA DOWNS Una Sangre: One Blood TYE TRIBBETT & INTEGRITY GOSPEUCOLUMBIA 90549/SONY MUSIC [N] Life NARAOA 76757 20 16 12 G.A. PURESPOINGS GOSPEL 64230/EMI GOSPEL [N] I Just Want You 4 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS Bridge To Havana 21 20 14 VICKI YOHE PYRAMID 691031 22 18 28 DOROTHY NORWOOD MANC04533 Stand On The Word 5 6 DANIEL O'DONNELL Faith & Inspiration 23 19 17 LASHELL GRIFFIN EPIC92499/SONYMUSIC [N] Free DPTV MEDIA 0017 [N] ED 25 23 TONY HIBBERT II SPIRIT IN MOTION 70B52/RUBYROSE In His Presence :6 7 YOUSSOU N'DOUR Egypt M20/WORD -CURB 82502/WARNER BOOS. Live... This Is Your House NONESUCH 79694/AG 25 23 29 THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CHOIR TEHILLAH /LIGHT5497 /COMPENDIA [N] Let H Rain 7 8 BEBO & CIGALA Lagrimas Negras ED 30 34 BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON & THE FGBCF MASS CHOIR CALLE 54/BLUEBIRD 55910/RCA VICTOR 27 27 33 VARIOUS ARTISTS WORD-CURB 86303/WARNER BROS All Star Gospel Hits Volume 1: Praise & Worship Flor De 8 OMARA PORTUONDO Amor tiO 33 32 CALVIN SIMON SIMON SAYZ97921 Share The News: Past, Present, And Future NONESUCH 79811 /AG 29 24 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI CHRISTIAN/WORD-CURBNERITY 43213/ZOMBA WOW Gospel 2003 9 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS Putumayo Presents: Greece - A Musical Odyssey Of A Psalmist PUTUMAYO 225 ED 40 31 MARVIN SAPP VERITY43227/ZOMBA [N] Diary O 15 SOUNDTRACK The Triplets Of Belleville 31 32 26 BEN TANKARD VERITY59994/ZOMBA Piano Prophet HIGHER OCTAVE SOUNDTRACKS 96811 /HIGHER OCTAVE 32 28 25 ANTHONY EVANS INO /EPIC91264 /SONY MUSIC Even More 1 11 KEALI'I REICHEL Ke'alaokamaile 33 35 - EDDIE RUTH BRADFORD JUANA/KNIGHT2008/MALACO Too Close To The Mirror PUNAHELE 11229 [N] 34 37 36 SHARROND KING TRU- VINE 4088/OPHIR Dedicated 2 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Putumayo Presents: Nuevo Latino PUTUMAYO 224 35 26 27 Roeso 12177/LIQUID 8 Food For The Spirit 13 DANIEL O'DONNELL Classic Doubles: Songs Of Inspiration / I Believe 36 36 35 FRED HAMMOND VERITY53712/ZOMBA Nothing But The Hits DPTV MEDIA0011 37 34 37 CARIKATURE OPHIRSTREET/FAITH 7 8493/OPHIR Spiritcentric 4 9 THE IRISH TENORS Heritage 3 39 - TURKS & CAICOS MASS CHOIR MEEK 4021 Behold! Live In Chicago RAZOR & TIE 82910 JAMES GREAR WITH NEXT mum 912176 A Special Place f 5 5 THE IRISH TENORS We Three Kings RAZOR & TIE 82897 4 29 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS HOLY HIP HOP 79898 EMI GOSPEL Holy Hip Hop (Taking The Gospel To The Streets)

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Storch, ASCAP /Black Owned Musik, ASCAP /Angela Bey - SOY TU MUJER (C.K. Jointz, BMI /Universal- Musica Chart 4111111MIWIMPIIIMP loo Sin Ïatln Tracks) ince, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Summer Night Music, Unica, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) LT4 TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Ofg.) Sheet Music Dist.. Q (rt Position. BMI /Kidada, BMI /Shugiterius, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, STILL IN LOVE (Marine Music, BMI /Irving, BMI /AI BMI /Rubber Band, BMI /Universal-Songs Of PolyGram Green, BMI), HL Htoo 86; RBH 32 International, BMI /Notting Dale, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hioo STORM (Miss Bessie, ASCAP) RBH 58 8TH WORLD WONDER (Shankel Songs, ASCAP /Jacob- DUDE (EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL, Hioo 46; RBH 40 IN A REAL LOVE (EMI April, ASCAP /VassarSongs, 28 SUDS IN THE BUCKET (Mike Curb, BMI /Songs Of song, ASCAP /BEEBop Music, SOCAN /BBC Worldwide, DUELE ELAMOR (Gente Normal, ASCAP) LT 5 ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP /Mrs. Lumpkins Poodle, NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC (Upstaris, ASCAP /Lil Rob, Moraine, BMI /Curb Songs, ASCAP /Moraine, ASCAP), SOCAN /Curb Songs, ASCAP), WBM, Hioo 98 ASCAP), HL, CS 25 BMI /Mooxwork Muziq, BMI) RBH 93 WBM, CS 21 99 PROBLEMS (Copyright Control /Careers-BMG, ALL HOW YOU LOOK (Universal, -E-. ITS AT IT NEW DAY (Pattonium, BMI /Tippy's Own Music, SUNSHINE (Lucky, BMI /4 My Peeps, BMI /Publishing BMI /BMG Songs, ASCAP /Spirit Two, ASCAP /Songs Of ASCAP /Memphisto, ASCAP /Cal IV, ASCAP /JorgaSong, ESTA LLORANDO MI CORAZON (Edimonsa, ASCAP) LT BMI/The Loving Company, ASCAP /Karlos Jr., BMI /Say Designee, BMI /S. Lal, BMI /L Quezada, BMI) Htoo 14; The Knight, BMI /Universal-PolyGram International, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), HL/WBM, CS 41 29 What Say Huh, BMI /Wilkinson Ave., BMI /Liesse's First RBH 12 ASCAP /Rhyme Syndicate, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Ammo ITS A WRAP (Mary J. Bilge, ASCAP /Universal, ESTES DONDE ESTES (Not Listed) LT 33 Born Music, BMI /Peermusic Ill, BMI), HL RBH 51 Dump, ASCAP / Caramba, ASCAP /American ASCAP /Justin Combs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Marsky, Def Tunes, EVERYTIME (Zomba Songs, BMI/Britney Spears, THE NEW WORKOUT PLAN (Please Gimme My Pub- ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, ASAP), HL /WBM, RBH 63 BMI /Janice Combs, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Gloria's -T- BMI /Notting Hill, BMI /Sea Nymph, BMI /Andrian Adams, lishing, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL RBH 88 Boy, ASCAP), HL RBH 84 TAKE ME OUT (Universal- Island, PRS), HL Htoo 89 BMI /Universal, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Hioo 22 NO END IN SIGHT (blamer- Tamerlane, BMI /Big Red IT'S HARD TO KISS THE LIPS AT NIGHT THAT CHEW TAKE YA CLOTHES OFF (Bone Crusher, ASCAP /BMG .A. Tractor, ASCAP/Bigger Picture, ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP), YOUR ASS OUT ALL DAY LONG (Sony /AN Tunes, Songs, ASCAP/Lliwellyn, ASCAP /Southern Crunk, ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE (Songs Of SKG, BMI /EMI WBM, CS 51 ASCAP /Vinnie Mae, BMI), HL CS 55 ASCAP /PMH I, ASCAP /EWC, BMI/Da Crippler, BMI/Colli- Blackwood, BMI /Jones Falls, BMI), CLM /HL, Hioo NOLIA CLAP (Breka 45 FEELIN' WAY TOO DAMN GOOD (Warner- Tamerlane, (I WANNA HEAR) A CHEATIN' SONG (Warner- Tamer- Music, BMI/Zachnick, BMI) RBH Park, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL, RBH 8o AFTER PARTY (Notting Hill Songs, SESAC /Put It Down, BMI /Arm Your Dillo, SOCAN /Zero -G, SOCAN /Black Diesel, lane, BMI /Chenowee, BMQ, WBM, CS 57 52 TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE (Please Gimme My Publish- SESAC /T. Scott Style, SESAC /Young Fiano, SESAC /All Blac NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR (Sony Latin, BMI) LT SOCAN /Ladekiv, SOCAN), WBM, Hioo 53 I WANNA THANK YA (Soul Insurance, BMI/Melodies /AN ing, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Uncle Bobby's Music, Muzik, ASCAP) RBH 79 FEEL MY WAY TO YOU (Cherry River, BMI /Songs Of Of J, BMI /Bubba Gee, BMI /Noontime Tunes, BMI /Warner- 7 BMI /Mandrill,ASCAP), HL, Htoo 87; RBH 46 AHORAQUIEN (World Deep, BMI/Sony /AN Latin, DreamWorks, BMI /Universal -MCA, ASCAP /Halhana, Tamerlane, BMI/My Own Chit, BMI /Hit & Hold, NO PROBLEM (Lil Jon 00017 Music, BMI /TVT, TANTO LA QUERIA (WB, ASCAP) LT 45 BMI /Blueplatinum, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Discos, ASCAP) LT 3 BMI /Swizole, BMI) Hioo RBH 3o ASCAP), CLM /HL, CS 48 ASCAP /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Iobete, ASCAP), HL /WBM, 83; TEAR IT UP (Dirtiest Thirstiest, ASCAP /Dark Society, ALGO TIENES (C-Rod, ASCAP/Manben, ASCAP) LT 22 RBH 7o NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO (WB,ASCAP /Fool FEELS LIKE TODAY (Universal-PolyGram International, ASCAP /L Matos, ASCAP /Boomer X, ASCAP /Dead Game, AU. FALLS DOWN (Sony/AN Songs, BMI /EMI Black- I WANT TO LIVE (Mem histo, Hearted Melodies, ASCAP /Odiesongs, ASCAP /Short Story ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP), HL, CS 22 ASCAP /Onlay, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Crump Tight, ASCAP/EMI Black- wood, BMI /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI), HL, RBH ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Long, ASCAP), WBM, CS FIERA INQUIETA (Laguna, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Discos, Cross Keys, ASCAP), 33 wood, BMI /Stone Diamond, BMI /Cyptron, BMI /Jobete, 47 HL /WBM, CS 6; Hioo 57 NOTI ENE LA CULPA EL INDIO (TN Ediciones, BMI) LT ASCAP) LT 28 ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP /Soundtron Tunes, BMI /Zomba ALL NITE (DONT STOP) (Black Ice, BMI /EMI April, FLOAT ON (Ugly Casanova Music, ASCAP /Tschudi 24 Songs, BMI /TCF, ASCAP /Fox Film, BMI /Universal, ASCAP), ASCAP /Flyte Tyme, ASCAP /Ella & Gene's Son's, Music, ASCAP /The Best Dressed Chicken In Town, ASCAP) ASCAP /Murlyn, ASCAP HL /WBM, RBH 77 /Universal, ASCAP /Hancock, Hioo 78 JESUS WALKS (EMI Blackwood, BMI /Please Gimme -0- TENGO GANAS (VMR, ASCAP/F I.P.P., BMI) LT 26 BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL, RBH 90 FOR REAL Oizop, /Eliza's My Publishing, BMI), HL Hioo i1; RBH 4 BMI Voice, ASCAP /EMI April, OCEAN AVENUE (Bromuda, ASCAP /BMG Songs, TE PERDONE UNA VEZ (Garmex, BMI) LT 18 AMAR COMO TE AME (Edimusa, ASCAP /Vander, ASCAP), HL, RBH 73 JESUS WAS ACOUNTRY BOY (Espirtu de Leon, ASCAP), HL, Hioo ASCAP) 43 TE QUISE OLVIDAR (BMG Songs, ASCAP) LT 14 LT34 FREAKS (SPZ, BMI /Play- N- Skillz, ASCAP /EMI BMI /Universal, ASCAP/ Memphisto, ASCAP), HL CS April, 45 OH MY GOD (Dade Co. Project Music, BMI /Universal, TE QUISE TANTO (Doble Acuarela Songs, ASCAP) LT 19 AUNQUE NO TE PUEDAVER MB, ASCAP) LT 20 ASCAP), HL Hioo 91; RBH 83 JOOK GAL (WINE WINE) (Greensleeves, PRS /Liv- ASCAP) RBH 6o THAT'S COOL (Wrensong, ASCAP /Lugracella, AWAY FROM THE SUN (Escatawpa, BMI /Songs Of FREE (Franne Gee, BMI ingston, ASCAP /Drugstore, ASCAP /Lil Ion 00017 Music, /Dad's Dreamer, BMI /Warner- THE ONE (God Given, BMI /Bubba Gee, BMI /Noontime ASCAP /Reynsong, BMI /Giving It Back, BMI /Mosaic Universal, BMI), HL /WBM, Hioo 74 High Tamerlane, BMI /Marietta Moon, ASCAP), WBM, RBH 82 BMI /Stayin Music, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Bone Tunes, BMI ASCAP /Ya'Majesty's Music, /EMI April, Music, BMI /Hold Jack, BMI) CS 35 AWFUL BEAUTIFUL LIFE (EMI April, ASCAP /Pittsburg FREEK-A -LEEK (Zomba, ASCAP /Kumbaya, Crusher, ASCAP /Abood, BMI /Mochrie, ASCAP/EMI Virgin ASCAP /Reach Global, BMI /Songs Of Universal, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT (Trinifold, Landing, ASCAP /Coburn, BMI /Harley Allen Music, BMI), ASCAP /Watch My Music, ASCAP/Lil Jon 00017 Music, Songs, BMI /Cal -Gene, BMI), HL Htoo 88; RBH 35 BMI /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI), HL/WBM, RBH 91 PRS /Careers-BMG, BMI Loud Shirt, ASCAP) CS 29 HL /WBM, CS 42 JUST FOR YOU (LBR, ASCAP /Metrophonic, ASCAP) /Big BMI), WBM, Hioo 16; RBH 18 ONE STEPATA TIME (Plainview Diner, BMI /Burton B. Hioo 96 THIEF'S THEME (Iron Butterfly, BMI /Ten East, Collins, SESAC /Carol Vincent And Associates, BMI) CS 40 -B-. JUST LIKE A REDNECK (Copyright Control/CDB, BMI /Cotillion, BMI /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI /III Will, ONE THING (Finger Eleven, SOCAN /Renfield, ASCAP) ASCAP /DBA , ASCAP) CS 5o ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Salaam Remi, ASCAP/EMI April, BABY GIRL (Dirkpit, BMI /GreaterGood, ASCAP /Jen- GAME OVER (FLIP) Hioo )e, SE /Lucky, BMI) RBH 48 JUST LIKE YOU (EMI April, ASCAP /EMI April Canada, 55 ASCAP), HL/WBM, RBH 65 nifer Nettles, ASCAP /Tetegrammusic, ASCAP) CS 52 ON FIRE (Lloyd Banks, ASCAP /Universal, GET NO BETTER (Larsiny, BMI /Swizz Beatz, SOCAN /3 Days Grace, SOCAN), HL, Hioo 79 ASCAP /5o THINKABOUTYOU (Uncle Ronnie's, ASCAP /EMI April, BABY MAMA (James Glasper, SESAC /Richard Getfield, ASCAP /Uncle Bobby's Music, BMI /EMI Blackwood, Cent, ASCAP/Embassy, BMI/Bros. Grimm, ASCAP /Eight ASCAP /Ghost Manor, BMI), HL RBH 34 BMI /Mlchellin Barnwell, BMI /Robert Getfield, BMI /Brock- BMI /Karima, BMI /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI /Unlversal, Mile Style, BMI/Jaceff, ASCAP/Resto World, ASCAP), THIS LOVE (Careers-BMG, BMI/February Twenty Sec- ett Parson, BMI /Tefnoise, BMI) RBH 85 ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Dead Game, ASCAP), HL /WBM, -K- HL/WBM, Hioo 9; RBH 5 ond, BMI /Valentine Valentine, ASCAP), HL H1oo 13 BE YOUR GIRL (Ras And Taj, BMI /Universal- Duchess, KNUCK IF YOU BUCK (World Wide Platinum, BMI) RBH 96 ON THE WAY DOWN (RiHop, ASCAP /EMI April, THIS WAY (Chappell & Co., ASCAP /Double Vinyl, BMI /Poli Paul, BMI /Zomba, ASCAP /Lil Will, ASCAP /Raul RBH 55 THE GIRL'S GONE WILD (Sony /AN Tree, BMI /Love ASCAP /Playin Hooky, ASCAP /Little Minx Music, ASCAP), BMI /Triclops Media, BMI /Dilated Junky, ASCAP /Little A Santiago, BMI /Chris )ones, BMI) RBH 95 Monkey, BMI /Universal, ASCAP /Memphersfield, ASCAP), HL, Hioo 99 Music, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Please Gimme My Pub- BLOW IT OUT (Ludacris, ASCAP/EMI April, HL /WBM, CS 3o -L- OVERNIGHT CELEBRITY (Stayin High Music, lishing, BMI), HL /WBM, RBH 86 ASCAP /Brown, BMI /The Royalty Network, BMQ, HL RBH LAGRIMAS Y LLUVIA (BMG Songs, ASCAP) LT 48 GIRLS LIE TOO (EMI April, ASCAP /Little Cricket, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Ye World Music, ASCAP /Miri- TIME'S UP! (Jae'wons, ASCAP /Tustin LA LOCURA (Not Listed) LT 43 Combs, 94 ASCAP /Didn't Have To Be, ASCAP /Warner- Tamerlane, mode, BMI /Songs Of Universal, BMI /Len -Ion, BMI/Stone LA PRIMERA CON AGUA (Pacific LC, ASCAP) LT 31 ASCAP /EMI April,ASCAP/Nate Dogg, BMI /Scott Storch, BREAK DOWN HERE (EMI April, ASCAP /Willow Lake, BMQ, HL /WBM, CS 7; Hioo 56 Diamond, BMI /Almo, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Hioo 31; RBH THE LAST THING SHE SAID (Fat Cactus, ASCAP /EMI i4 ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Tufflew, ASCAP), HL, RBH 89 ASCAP), HL CS 24; Hioo 92 GOLDEN (Universal, ASCAP /Jatcat, ASCAP /Blue's April, ASCAP /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Shaye Smith, BMI), TIPSY (Jerre!! Iones, ASCAP/Tarpo, ASCAP /Notting BREAKING THE HABIT (Zomba, ASCAP /Chesterchaz, Baby, ASCAP /ablackants music, BMI) RBH 44 HL CS 43 -p- Dale, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP), HL H1oo 38; RBH 49 ASCAP /Big Bad Mr. Hahn, BMI /Nondisclosure Agreement, GOODIES (White Rhino, BMI /Christopher Garrett, LEAN BACK (Scott Storch, ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Tuff PERO QUE TAL SI TE COMPRO (Cornelio Reyna, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING (EMI April, ASCAP /Tri- BMI /Rob Bourdon, BMI /Kenji Kobayashi, BMI /Pancakey ASCAP /Hitco South, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, Jew, ASCAP /Remynisce Music, ASCAP /Joey And Ryan BMI /Rightsong, BMI) LT 17 Angels, ASCAP), HL CS 15 Cakes, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI), WBM, Hioo 6o ASCAP /Royalty Rightings, ASCAP /Music Publishing lot, Music, BMI) Hioo 4; RBH 1 PIECES OF ME (BigA Nikki, ASCAP /EMI April, TOUGHER THAN NAILS (Songs Of Daniel Music, THE BRIDE (EMI April, ASCAP /Sea Gayle, ASCAP /C'Amore, BMI /Me & Marq, ASCAP /EMI April, LEAVE (GET OUT) (Full Of Soul, BMI /EMI Blackwood, ASCAP/K'Stuff, BMI /Dylan Jackson, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP), BMI /Tanasi Island Music, BMI /Sony/AN Tree, BMI /Big ASCAP /Songs Of Mosaic, ASCAP /Mosaic Music, BMI), HL ASCAP /Air Control, ASCAP), HL Hioo 21; RBH 16 BMI /Soulvang, BMI /Godfly, BMI /Songs Of DreamWorks, HL /WBM, Hioo 23 Yellow Dog, BMI /Etta Baby Music, BMI /Copyright Solu- CS 39 GOT IT TWISTED (BMG Songs, ASCAP /Juvenile Hell, BMI /Smooth As Silk, ASCAP /Plaything, ASCAP), HL, Hioo POBRE DIABLA (Crown P., BMI) LT42 tions, BMI), HL CS 19 BRING IT BACK (Money Mack, BMI) RBH 5o ASCAP /Careers -BMG, BMI /P. Nold, BMI /A. Maman Music, 12 POR TI PODRIA MORIR (Rubet, ASCAP /Universal TU DE QUE VAS (WB, ASCAP /Muziekuitgeveris BURN (Shaniah Cymone, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Bienstock, ASCAP /Lost Toy People Music, LET ME IN (Universal, ASCAP /5o Cent, ASCAP), HL Musica, ASCAP) LT 41 Artemis BV, BMI) LT 8 ASCAP /Babyboy's Little, SESAC /Noontime South, ASCAP), HL /WBM, H1oo 81; RBH 42 Hioo 54; RBH 23 PREFIERO PARTIR (Crisma, SESAC) LT 37 TURN ME ON (EMI April, ASCAP /Beane Tribe, SESAC /WBM, SESAC /U.R. IV, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hioo 3; GROUPIE LIN (Hancock, BMI/My Own Chit, BMI /EMI LET'S BE US AGAIN (Sony /ATV Tree, BMI /Criterion, PRENDA QUERIDA (Peer Int'I., BMI) LT 47 ASCAP /Justin Combs, ASCAP/Da 12, ASCAP /C.Sills, RBH 9 Blackwood, BMI /Warren G, BMI /Nate Dogg, BMI), HL ASCAP /Still Working For The Man, BMI / James, PRICELESS (First Avenue, ASCAP /BMG, PRS /Demis ASCAP /EMI, PRS /Spragga Benz, BMI /K Lyttle,ASCAP), RBH 75 BMI /ICG, BMI), HL Htoo 85 ASCAP ASCAP ASCAP D mom Hot Songs, /EMI April, /E Two, /E HL Hioo 8; RBH 25 LET'S GETAWAY (Domani And Ya Majesty's Music, Duz It, BMI /Anthony Nance Muzik, ASCAP /Antonio CALL MY NAME (Controversy, ASCAP /Bubba ASCAP /Universal, -H- Gee, BMI /Noontime Tunes, BMI /Warner- Dixon's Muzik, ASCAP /Irving, BMI), HL RBH 74 ASCAP), HL, RBH 36 Tamerlane, BMI /Springtime, BMQ, WBM, 82; RBH HAPPY PEOPLE ( R.Kelly, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI), Him PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON (WB, ASCAP Of R. -u- /Songs U SAVED ME (Zomba Songs, BMI /R.Kelly, BMQ, WBM, CANTAR HASTA MORIR (BMG Songs, ASCAP) LT 36 WBM, Hioo 62; RBH 19 33 Joseph, ASCAP/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Platinum Plow, CERTIFIED GANGSTAS (Not Listed) RBH 87 LETTERS FROM HOME (Famous, ASCAP /Ed And Hioo 77; RBH 24 HEADSPRUNG (LL Cool J, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, ASCAP), WBM, CS 37 U SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER (MonDeenise, CHARLENE (Songs Of Universal, BMI /Tappy Whyte's, ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Lucille Songs, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP), HL Hioo 8o LIVE LIKE YOU ASCAP /Shaniah Cymone, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Uncle BMI /Bat Future, BMI) RBH 62 Hioo 49; RBH 17 WERE DYING (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Big Loud Shirt, ASCAP /ICG, ASCAP), WBM, CS 1; Bobby's Music, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL H1oo 19; CH-CHECK IT OUT (Brooklyn Dust, ASCAP/Universal - HEAVEN (Either Or Music, BMI) CS 59; Hioo 20 -a- Hioo 32 QUE DE RAROTIENE (Gemini's Musical, SACM/Uni- RBH 6 PolyGram International, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Hioo 97 HERE FOR THE PARTY (Sony /ATV Cross Keys, LOCKED UP (Noka International, ASCAP /Famous, versal Musica, ASCAP) LT CHOOSIN' (Zomba Songs, BMI /T. 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(EMI Blackwood, BMI /ColliPark, RBH 3 HOW COME (Eight Mlle Style, BMI /Deity Works, MAS QUE TU AMIGO (Crisma, SESAC) LT 16 SABES A CHOCOLAT SGAE BMI /Vander,ASCAP) LT BMI /EWC, BMI /Da Crippler, BMI /First And Goal, CREO EN ELAMOR (Piloto, ASCAP /Universal Musica, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Fullproof, BMI /EMI Blackwood, ME AND EMILY (Castle Street, ASCAP /Singinrach 46 BMI /Trick N' Rick, BMQ, HL, Hioo 33; RBH 26 ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) LT 27 BMI /Sicknotes, BMI /Swifty McVey, ASCAP), HL Htoo 29 Songs, ASCAP /Create Real, ASCAP), WBM, CS t8 SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) (Big Love, WHAT WE DO HERE (Cancelled Lunch, ASCAP /Univer- CULO (Diaz Brothers Music, BMI/Abood, HOW FAR (EMI April, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, MEANT TO LIVE (Meadowgreen, ASCAP /Sugar Pete, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), WBM, CS 16; Hioo 75 sal-PolyGram International, ASCAP) RBH 7t BMI /Greensleeves, PRS /Kings Of Kings, BMI /Marimbero, BMI /Shaye Smith, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Sagrabeaux ASCAP) Hioo 18 SCANDALOUS (EMI April, ASCAP /Sony /AN Tunes, WHISKEY GIRL (Tokeco Tunes, BMI /Sony /AN Tree, ASCAP) Hioo 69; RBH 67 Songs, BMQ, HL, CS 12; H1oo 68 MEN DONT CHANGE (Mosaic Music, BMI/Hold lack, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), HL Hioo 52 BMI /Big Yellow Dog, BMI), HL CS 9; Hioo 72 BMQ, HL CS 27 SELFISH (Donut Boy, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP /Zhifi, WHISKEY LULLABY (Sony /ATV Tree, BMI /Mr. Bubba, MIEDO (Fato,ASCAP) LT 12 ASCAP /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI /EMI Black- -D- BMI /Reynsong, BMI/Wha Ya Say Music, BMI /Wrensong, DAME TU -I- MIEDO (Vander, ASCAP) LT 13 AIRE LT 11 (WB, ASCAP) I BELIEVE (GrayT, ASCAP /Breakthrough Creations, wood, 22 BMI), HL CS 4; H1oo 42 DANCE WITH MY FATHER (EMI April, MI PEOR ENEMIGO (Ser-Ca, BMI) LT 40 ASCAP /Uncle ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /S.M.Y., ASCAP/Sony/ATV SENTADAAQUIIEN MI ALMA (World 6HDeep, WHITE TEE'S (Tight 2 Def, ASCAP) RBH 69 Ronnie's, ASCAP /Chi -Boy, MORE OR LESS (Solomon's Work, ASCAP/Ye World ASCAP), HL CS 56 Tunes, ASCAP), HL Hioo 34; RBH 43 BMI/Sony/ATV Latin, BMI) LT 10 WHY? (Jae'wons, ASCAP/Justin Combs, ASCAP /EMI DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE Music, ASCAP /Copyright Control /Stone Diamond, (Beyonce, ASCAP / Hitco I DON'T WANNA KNOW (Marsky, BMI /Janice Combs, SHAKE THAT SHM (Ludacris, ASCAP /EMI April, April, ASCAP /Tappy Whyte's, BMI /Songs Of Universal, BMI /Jobete, ASCAP) RBH 92 South, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, ASCAP /Foray, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Hot Heat, ASCAP /Justin ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), HL /WBM, BMI /Juvenile Hell, ASCAP/BMG ASCAP MOVE YA BODY (Twoenz, ASCAP /Elijah Wells The 3rd Songs, /EMI Vir- SESAC /EWM, SESAC), HL RBH 64 Combs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Donceno, ASCAP /337, Hioo 94; RBH 57 Music, ASCAP /Cipha Sounds Music, ASCAP /Lionel gin, ASCAP), HL, Hioo 36; RBH u DAYS GO BY (Guitar Monkey, BMI /Coburn, BMI/UnI- ASCAP), HL, Hioo 24; RBH SHE THINKS SHE NEEDS ME (Songs Of DreamWorks, 41 Bermingham Music, ASCAP /Abood, BMI /Zomba Songs, versal, ASCAP /Lanark Village Tunes, ASCAP), HL/WBM, IF I AIN'T GOT YOU (Lellow, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP), BMI /API Country Music, BMI /E Ticket, BMI /Cherry River, BMI /Mokojumbi, BMQ, WBM, Him 6; RBH 27 CS lo; Hioo 61 HL, Hioo 5; RBH 8 BMI /Still Working For The Woman, ASCAP/MXC, -Y- MR, MOM (Sony /ATV Tree, BMI /Harbinism.com, YEAH! (TVT, BMI/Lil Jon 00017 Music, BMI /Christo- DESESPERADO (Hecho A Mano, ASCAP /EMI April, IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU (Coburn, BMI /Harley ASCAP /ICG, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Shane Minor, SESAC /Super ID, ASCAP /Top Mule, ASCAP /Sassy Mule, pher Garrett, ASCAP /Hitco South, ASCAP/Music Of ASCAP) LT 21 Allen Music, BMI), WBM, CS 20 BMI), CLM /HL CS 14; Hioo 76 ASCAP /Don Pfrimmer, ASCAP /The Loving Company, Windswept, ASCAP /Christopher Mathew, BMI /Ludacris, DESNUDATE MUJER (Warner- Tamerlane, BMQ LT32 IF YOU EVER STOP LOVING ME (Sony /AN Tree, SHE WILL BE LOVED (Careers-BMG, BMI /February ASCAP /Wixen, ASCAP), HL CS 46 ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Hioo 17; RBH 31 DIAMOND IN THE BACK (Ludacris,ASCAP /EMI April, BMI /Love Monkey, BMI/Wenonga, BMI /Universal, Twenty Second, BMI/BMG Songs, ASCAP /Valentine MUSICOLOGY (Controversy, ASCAP /Universal, YOU ARE (Nashville DreamWorks Songs, ASCAP /Tefnoise, BMI /Delicious Apple, ASCAP /Jemaxal ASCAP /Memphisto, ASCAP), HL/WBM, CS u; Hioo 67 Valentine,ASCAP), HL Hioo 41 ASCAP), HL RBH 97 ASCAP /Paper Angels, ASCAP/Sunchaser, ASCAP/Cherry Music, ASCAP /H &R Lastrada, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, I GO BACK (Sony /AN Milene, ASCAP /Islandsoul, SI LAVES (WB, ASCAP/Muziekuitgeveris Artemis BV, MY HAPPY ENDING (Almo, ASCAP /Avril Lavigne, Lane, ASCAP /Monkey Feet, ASCAP /Careers-BMG, ASCAP /Melomega, ASCAP /Music Sales Corp., ASCAP), ASCAP), HL, CS 2; Hioo 35 BMI) LT 5o SOCAN /Sonotrack, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL, Hioo BMI /Silverkiss, BMI /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI), HL, Hioo loo; RBH 54 I GOTA FEELIN' (Major Bob, ASCAP /Universal -Songs SINGLE FATHER (EMI Full Nelson, BMI /Warner -Tamer- DIARY (Lellow, ASCAP CLM /HL /WBM, CS 28 ASCAP /EMI April, /Book Of Of PolyGram International, BMI /Everything I Love, 7o MY IMAGINATION (Blackened, BMI /Zesty Zacks, BMI) lane, BMI /Thirty Two Mile, BMI /New Music For Me, BMI), Daniel,ASCAP), HL Hioo YOU DON'T KNOW (EMI Blackwood, BMI /Rodney 25; RBH 7 BMI/Sony/ATV Tree, BMI), HL /WBM, CS 5; Hioo 5o CS 49 HL /WBM, CS 53 jerkins, BMI /Fred Jerkins III, BMI /EMI April, DIP IT LOW (Poli Paul, BMI /SpenCow, BMI /Songs Of I HATE EVERYTHING (Midnight Express, ASCAP/Big- MY IMMORTAL (Zombies Ate My Publishing, SLITHER (Velvet Revolver, ASCAP) Hioo 58 ASCAP/Chrysalis, ASCAP /Jazz Nixon, ASCAP /Famous, Universal, BMI /Havana Brown, BMI /Universal- Duchess, ger Picture, ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP /November One Songs, BMI/Forthefallen, BMI /Dwight Frye, BMI), HL /WBM, Hioo SLOW MOTION (Money Mack, BMI) Hioo 2; RBH 2 ASCAP) RBH 99 BMI), HL /WBM, Hioo lo; RBH 29 BMI /Ratpack, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMQ, WBM, CS 23 39 SO FLY (Marco Cardenas, ASCAP /Daniel Salas, YOU DON'T WANT DRAMA (Le Vegas, ASCAP /All My DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER (EMI April, ASCAP /Carter I HATE U (N -The Water, ASCAP /Still N -The Water, BMI) MY PLACE (Jackie Frost, ASCAP/BMG Songs, ASCAP/Ricardo Martinez, ASCAP) Hioo 93 Publishing, BMI My Own Publishing, BMI Boys, ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), HL, RBH 98 ASCAP /Publishing Designee, BMI /EMI Hastings Catalog, SOMEBODY (WB, ASCAP /Gravitron, SESAC), WBM, CS /All /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, RBH RBH 45 I UKE THAT (Trak Starz, ASCAP/Almo, ASCAP /Irving, BMI/Jobete, ASCAP /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), HL /WBM, 3; Htoo 37 37 A DONDE ESTABAS? (Ser-Ca, BMI) LT15 BMI /Nate Dogg, BMI /2Xio Music, ASCAP /Chingy Music, Hioo 27; RBH 21 SOMEDAY (Warner -Tamerlane, BMI /Arm Your Dillo, YOU DO YOUR THING (Sony /ATV Acuff Rose, DON'T SAY NUTHIN (Grand Negaz, BMI /Careers-BMG, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP /Mischkemusic, MY WORLD IS OVER (Hits And Smashes Music, SOCAN /Zero -G, SOCAN /Black Diesel, SOCAN), WBM, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Sagrabeaux Songs, BMI), HL CS BMI /Scott Storch, ASCAP /Tuff Jew, ASCAP), HL RBH 66 ASCAP /Houston Summers, BMI /Three Hundred Ce Music, ASCAP/282o Music, ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP /Deston, H1oo 48 44 DONT TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY (Tuff Huff, BMI /Zomba BMI), HL /WBM, Hioo 15; RBH 15 ASCAP/Sony/ATVCross Keys, ASCAP /DreamWorks SON OF A PREACHER MAN (Sony /AN Tree, BMI), HL YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING (Scootie Music, Songs, ASCAP/Cherry Lane, ASCAP), CLM ASCAP /Ridgeway Sisters, ASCAP) RBH 38 Songs, BMI /Grindtime, BMI), WBM, RBH 39 I MEANT TO (WB, ASCAP /Warner-Tamerlane, /HL /WBM, CS CS 54 DONT TELL ME (Almo, ASCAP/Avril Lavigne, BMI /18o8 Music, BMI/BPJ, BMI), WBM, CS 36 6o SO SEXY (R.Kelly, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI /Stayin Y QUE VA A SER DE MI (Rubet, ASCAP /Universal SOCAN/ Evan Taubenfeld, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), I MISS YOU (EMI April, ASCAP /Fun With Goats, High Music, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hioo 30; Musica, ASCAP /2000 Amor, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Discos, HL/WBM, Hioo 51 ASCAP /Beat Poet, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), HL /WBM, -N- RBH 10 ASCAP) LT 49 DOS LOCOS O&N,ASCAP) LT 6 Htoo 95 NADIE ES ETERNO (Edimusa, ASCAP /Vander, ASCAP) SOUTHSIDE (Hale Yeah, SESAC /Peertunes, DREAMS (Desmundo, ASCAP /Deston, IMPOSIBLEOLVIDARTE (Peermusic III, BMI) LT39 LT 44 SESAC /Tabutous, ASCAP /Hitco South, ASCAP /Universal -z- ASCAP /Andreas Carlsson, STI M /Wamer Chappell, PRS), I'M RIDIN' BIG YO (Pastor Troy, BMI /Toompstone, NAUGHTY GIRL (Beyonce, ASCAP /Hitco South, Lingo, ASCAP /Aragorn Songs, ASCAP /DJ Irv, BMI), HL EL ZA ZA ZA (MESA QUE MAS APLAUDA) (Edimusa, WBM, Hioo 65 BMI) RBH too ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Scott Hioo 26; RBH 13 ASCAP/Vander, ASCAP) LT 9

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.blllboard.biz 63 www.americanradiohistory.com Charts Nelly Finds His `Place' On Several Charts

Nelly makes himself at home on 10 of the Modern chart, an increase strong push with "Somebody." was being used by one of the digi- issue's chart. If the versions at a number of charts with "My from the six that hit that portion of The track is at 4,338 detections tal vendors, resulting in a double No. 30 and No. 40 were combined Place," the first single from his the chart between January and July and has the biggest gain in the listing on the chart of the same this issue, the track would post upcoming "Suit" album. This fol- 2003. The current total is the most top 20 with a 449 -spin increase. If version. That duplication was not 7,000 downloads, good enough lows some airplay for "Flap Your for the first seven months of the McEntire should take the track to caught in time to reprocess this for a No. 9 ranking. Wings," which comes from another year since eight debut singles had No. 1 it would be her first solo Nelly album, "Sweat." top 10 success in 1999. chart -topper in seven years. DATA "Suit" showcases Nelly's roman- The lower half of country's top t PROVIDED BY tic side, while "Sweat" boasts his WALK, DON'T WALK: Without any 10 sees newcomer Josh Gracin's traditional uptempo party tunes. movement in the upper end and "I Want to Live" shoot 12 -6, MAINSTREAM TOP 40 ADULT CONTEMPORARY Both CDs are scheduled for simul- plenty of action in the lower half, while Terri Clark grabs the 10th NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL taneous release Sept. 14. the top 10 on Hot Country Singles top 10 of her 10 -year career as DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL NO NEW SONGS SHOWED LIJ Vindicated INTERSCOPE 68.2 TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL In early June, "Girls Lie Too" hops 11 -7 and NELLY FEAT. JAHEIM 65.2 THIS WEEK Jimmy Buffett's "Hey Good ILI My Place UMRG "Flap" was RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL " moves 10 -8. RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL released to radio, Lookin' KEITH URBAN 99.7 LINKIN PARK 81.9 1 You'll Think Of Me CAPITOL but Universal Keith Urban lands his fastest top 1 Breaking The Habit WARNER BROS. THE CORRS SWITCHFOOT 2 Summer Sunshine ATLANTIC 91.3 passively pro- &nglesMinded 10 climb to date, as "Days Go By" 2 711 Dare You To Move COLUMBIA HOOBASTANK 16 its fifth week. 3 81.1 moted it in vaults -10 in chart TRAPT 16.4 The Reason IDJMG Silvio Pietroluongo 3 Echo WARNER BROS. EVANESCENCE anticipation of [email protected] That's twice as fast as his previous 4 78.8 MAROONS 13.4 My Immortal WIND-UP the nearly record pace: "Somebody Like You" 4 She Will Be Loved RMG 5 15.8 Minai Patel RYAN CABRERA 11.5 LinLight Your Eyes IINTERSCOPE instantaneous rose 11 -9 during its 10th frame in 5 On The Way Down ATLANTIC mpatel @bi l lboa rd. corn COUNTING CROWS 14.4 BOWLING FOR SOUP 6 Accidentally In Love INTERSCOPE arrival of "Place." the issue dated Sept. 7, 2002. 6 71.4 1985 ZOMBA LOS LONELY BOYS 10.6 Although some Wade Jessen COUNTING CROWS 1 Heaven EPIC wjessen @billboard.com 7 11.2 stations jumped CLOUDS ABOVE: Los Lonely Boys' Accidentally In Love GEFFEN MODERN ROCK ADULT TOP on the initial "Heaven" is proving to be a true 40 NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL track heavily, it drew mixed reac- & Tracks is a study in contradic- crossover smash as it bows at No. NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL NO NEW SONGS SHOWED AVRIL LAVIGNE 69.1 TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL & My Happy Ending RMG tions and currently ranks just below tion this issue. 59 on Hot Country Singles 4 THIS WEEK RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL the Hot R &B/Hip -Hop Airplay chart Up 19 detections to 5,038 plays, Tracks. The song is now being RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL BLINK-182 89.6 with an 8% increase. Tim McGraw's sturdy "Live Like worked by Epic/Monument 1 I Miss You GEFFEN 76.6 1 C ROCSSNFtBIADE Nashville and picks up 99 detec- JOJO "Place," however, has met little You Were Dying" controls the list 2 81.8 SHINEDOWN Leave (Get Out) UMRG 2 45 ATLANTIC 74.5 resistance, as it moves 69 -27 on The for a third week, followed by four tions at 35 stations. AVION 3 78.1 LOSTPROPHETS 73.5 Billboard Hot 100 and 53 -21 on Hot more bulleted titles that do not Although most spins are a result Seven Days Without You CONSOLE 3 Wake Up (Make A Move) COLUMBIA JEREMY CAMP 11.2 STORY OF THE YEAR R&B/Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks in change in rank. In descending of syndicated play, "Heaven" shows 4 Right Here EMC 4 Anthem Of Our Dying Day REPRISE 13.5 order, Kenny Chesney, Reba up with first -time spins at KYGO MAROON5 11.0 HOOBASTANK its second week on both lists. 5 She Will Be Loved RMG 5 Same Direction IDJMG 72.2 It also debuts on Rhythmic Top McEntire, Brad Paisley and Billy Denver; WYUU Tampa, Fla.; and BOWLING FOR SOUP PUDDLE OF MUDD 6 1985 ZOMBA 13.9 6 Spin You Around GEFFEN 71.4 40 and Hot Rap Tracks at No. 20 Currington each have eyes for WCTK Providence, R.I. SEETHER GODSMACK 13.8 7 66.4 and No. 12, respectively. The track McGraw's No. 1 slot. Expect a huge jump for 1 Broken WIND -UP Touche URMG Songs are blind tested online by Promosquad using multiple listens and a nationwide sample of carefully profiled music consumers. Songs are gains 23 million listener impres- McEntire is the elder statesman "Heaven" on Hot Digital Tracks 65 have 10 cellout potential, rated on a 1 -5 scale; final results are based on weighted positives. Songs with a scare of or more are judged to top is a An code although that benchmark number can fluctuate based on the strength of available music. New Releases are songs that have been recently sions on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. of the bunch and making next issue. older sales serviced to or impacted at their respective formats; Recently Tested Songs are the songs tested during the past month with the highest score. in the top R &B/Hip -Hop and Rhythmic HitPredictor located in R&B/Hip -Hop section. For a complete list of current songs with Top 10 Callout Potential, see The last song to debut HitPradictoccom. © 2(04. Promosquad is a trademark of Think Fest LLC. 20 of the Rhythmic chart was Jen- nifer Lopez's "Jenny From the JULY 31 JULY 31 JULY 31 2004 MAINSTREAM 2004 ADULT 2004 MODERN Block," which entered at No. 19 in ADULT October 2002. "Place" posts a Billboard' TOP 40TM TOP 40. Billboard CONTEMPORARYTM Billboard ROCKTM 1,051 -spin increase on that chart, w4L w W Ns Nielsen Nielsen E Nielsen Nielsen which is the biggest one -week rise w 3 Broadcast Data Broadcast Data Broadcast Data Broadcast Data 3 Systems Systems Systems Systems "Without Me" TITLE TITLE TITLE TITLE since Eminem's X gained 1,165 detections the week ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) -tit NUMBER 1 !0 NUMBER1 IAl- NUMBER NUMBER 1

3 VAaANo.1 100 Years n Wks At No I Float On 1 MAN, 1 of May 18, 2002. 1 Leave (Get Out) 2 move°.1 The Reason JOJO (DAFAMILYABIACKGROUNDNMRG) HOOBASTANK ISLAND DJMG FIVE FOR FIGHTING AWAR OLUMBIA MODEST MOUSE EPIC 2 2 The Reason This Love This One's For The Girls Slither FLOAT TO THE TOP: Modest Mouse HOOBASTANK (ISLANDAOJMG) MAROONS (OCTONE/J/AMG) MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA NASHVILLE ELVET REVOLVER IRCARIMGI 5 Dip It Low Heaven White Flag Just Like You '1 0 "HRH DAYS GRACE WIVE/ZOMBA)OMBA) jumps to the head of the Modern CHRISTINA MIUAN IISLANDADJMGI LOS LONELY BOYS (OWEPIC) DIDO IARISTNAMGI w Rock chart with its chart debut, 4 3 Burn 1 Accidentally In Love Love's Divine Talk Shows On Mute* NCUBUS USHER ILAFACE/ZOMBAI w COUNTING CROWS IOREAMWORKS/GEFFENI SEAL ARNER BROS. (IMMORTAL/EPIC) "Float On." 5 4 Everytime Away From The Sun Ain't No Mountain High Enough Vindicated '.usHBOARO "Float" marks the first time an BRITNEY SPEARS (JIVE/ZOMBA) FAA 3 DOORS DOWN (REPUBUCNNIVERSAVUMRGI E^E MICHAEL MCDONALD IMOTOWNNMRGI CONFESSIONAL NAGRAM/INTERSCOPE) 6 6 Meant To Live 1 Meant To Live The First Cut Is The Deepest Take Me Out act's debut appearance on the Mod- SWITCHFOOT IRED INK/COLUMBIA) w SWITCHFOOT RED IN OLUMBIA SHERYL CROW IA &M/INTERSCOPEI 1*r =RANZ FERDINAND DOMINE PIC em Rock chart has hit No. 1 since 7 Turn Me On Someday Just For You 'd Broken 0 SEETHER FEAT. -UP) NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER/ICING) LIONELRICHIE IISLANDADJMGI E+EE AMY LEE (WIND dr KEVIN LYTTLE FEAT SPRAGGA BENZ ( ATLANTICI W w Trapt's "Headstrong" headed the 0 8 Pieces Of Me Love Song Breaking The Habit I JNKIN PARK BROS .I list for five weeks in May and June ASHLEE SIMPSON (GEFFEN) ILI 311 IMAVERICKNOLCANOiZOMBAI W UNCLE KRACKER FEAT. DOBIE GRAY LAVA (WARNER IAA 10 Confessions Part II* My Immortal You Raise Me Up Somebody Told Me 0 THE KILLERS of 2003. USHER (LAFACE/ZOMBAI EVANESCENCE (WIND -UPI IEM JOSH GROBAN 1143/REPRISE) (ISLANDADJMG) "Head- 16 Move Ye Body 100 Years This Love Down m MAROONS BLINK-182 NINA SKY FEAT JAM INEXTPUTEAUNNNERSALNMRGI RYE FOR FIGHTING AWARE/COLUMBIA IOCTONE/J/RMGI (GEFFEN) strong" dis- 11 11 Yeah! Light In Your Eyes Forever And For Always Anthem Of Our Dying Day 1AI SHANIATWAIN STORY OF THE YEAR (MAVERICK/REPRISE) placed USHER FEAT. UL JON B LUDACRIS (LAFACE20MBAI SHERYL CROW (A&MANTERSCOPE) (MERCURY/IDJMG) 17 Heaven Here Without You Calling All Angels Duality ® TRAIN SLIPKNOT ROADRUNNE' DJMG another LOS LONELY BOYS IOR/EPICI sr 3 DOORS DOWN (REPUBUCIUNIVERSAINMRGI COLUMBIA Dare You To Move first -timer, 13 13 This Love 1 I Don't Want To Be Unwell .1 MAROON5 10CTONEIJ/RMGI w GAVINDEGRAW IJAIMGI MATCHBOX TWENTY (ATLANTIC) SWITCHFOOT (RED INK/COLUMBIA) w "Bring Me 14 12 Scandalous Ordinary Here Without You First Straw to Life" by MIS -TEES 1455/REPRISE) TRAIN COLUMBIA 3 DOORS DOWN REPUBU NIVER MRS( 311 VOLCANO OMBA 15 14 I Don't Wanna Know One Thing Go Your Own Way FINGER ELEVEN (WINO -UP) WILSON PHILLIPS (COLUMBIA( 4Hr,INEDOWN (ATLANTIC) Evanes- MARIO WINANS FEAT. ENYA& P. BIDDY (BAD BOYNMRG) dr * Fea- 16 15 Naughty Girl Everything 8th World Wonder 20 So Cold cence KIMBERLEY BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD BEYONCE (COLUMBIA) ALANIS MORISSETTE MAVERIC EPRISE LOCKE CURB turing Paul 17 9 Roses Our Lives Summer Breeze Cold Hard Bitch McCoy. Those three tracks are the OUTKAST ILAFACE/ZOMBAI THECAWNG (RCA/RMG) SEALS AND CROFTS (WARNER BROS.) JET IELEKTFNATLANTIC) 18 18 Ocean Avenue Don't Tell Me Here With Me Lying From You .4 LINKIN PARK (WARNER BROS.I only maiden chart appearances to YELLOWCARO (CAPITOL) a AVRIL LAVIGNE ARIST 'MG MERCYME INO/CURB /A4 You I Ch CD 20 If I Ain't Got You She Will Be Loved... And -Check It Out reach No. 1 on the Modern list CELINE DION (EPIC) BEASTIE BROOKLYN DUST PITOL ALICIA KEYS (J/RMO) MAROONS IOCTONE/JIRMGI ME BOYS since the start of 2001. 21 How Come Feelin' Way Too Damn Good Buy Me A Rose Wake Up (Make A Move)* m LUTHER VANDROSS LOSTPROPHETS ICOLUMBIA) NICKELBACK (ROADRUNNER/IDJMG) IAMB) IN For the first seven months of 012 ISHADYANTERSCOPEI 40, BR 40, 92 and 84 modem rock stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of detections. Songs showing 2004, there have been seven debut Compiled from a national sample of data supplied by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. 115 mainstream top adult top adult contemporary an increase in detections over the previous week regardless of chart movement A song which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will generally not eceive a bullet even if it registers an increase in detections. Songs below the top 15 on Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporaryare singles that have reached the top removed from the chart after 26 weeks. All four radio charts run at deeper lengths in Airplay Monitor, Billboard Information Network, and billboard.com. Aindieates title earned HitPredictor status in research data provided by Promosquad. ©2004, VNU Business Medie, Inc. All rights reserved.

64 www.blllboard.com www.billboard.blz BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY R. 2004 DI ° ^ . . l.l- THE MOST-PLAYED CLIPS AS MONIORED BY NIELSEN BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS For week ending Canada Pulls "New Ons" are those clips with six or lore plays for the first time in the chart we 3k. JULY 18, 2004

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1234 W. Street NE, Washington, ac. 20018 330 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37201 1515 Broadway, New York NY 10038 1515 Broadway, New Yur +,NS iuu. In an unprecedented decision July exposure for artists as an appearance 1 UL RIP, SUNSHINE I TOBY KEITH, WHISKEY GIRL 1 USHER, CONFESSIONS PART II 1 AUCIA KEYS, IF I AIN'T GOT YOU 2 TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK 2 TERRI CLARK, GIRLS UE TOO 2 UNKIN PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT 2 SVJITCHFOOT, MEANT TO LIVE 13, broadcasting regulator the Cana- on such TV shows as "Total Request 3 JADAKISS, WHY 3 BIG& RICH, SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) 3 JUVENILE SLOW MOTION 3 HOOBASTANK THE REASON 7 SWM VILLAGE SELFISH 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE HOW FAR 7 NELLY, FLAP YOUR WINGS 4 OUTKAST, ROSES dian Radio- television and Telecom- Live," "Late Show With David Letter- a USHER. CONFESSIONS PART II i TRACE ADKINS, ROUGH & READY í CHRISTINA MILIAN, DIP R LOW 5 BFASTIE BOYS, CH -CHECK IT OUT i KANYE WEST, JESUS WALKS 6 GRETCHEN WILSON, REDNECK WOMAN 3 LLOYD BANKS, WARRIOR 6 MODEST MOUSE FLOAT ON munications Commission denied the man" or "The Oprah Winfrey Show." T 7 HOUSTON, IUKE THAT REBA MCENTIRE. SOMEBODY 7 LLOYD BANKS, ON FIRE 7 USHER, CONFESSIONS PART II 3 LLOYD POUT. SOUTHSIDE 8 JULIE ROBERTS, BREAKDOWN HERE 3 ASHLEE SIMPSON, PIECES OF ME 8 BENNEY SPEARS, EVERYTIME application by Genex Communica- "As a programmer," Kingston said

3 UL SCRAPPY, NO PROBLEM 5 JOSH GRACIN, I WANT TO LIVE 3 FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT 9 LOS LONELY BOYS, HEAVEN 10 YOUNG BUCK LET ME IN 10 KENNY CHESNEY, I GO BACK "0 MODEST MOUSE FLOAT ON 10 FINGER ELEVEN, ONE THING tions for the renewal of its license for in a statement, "I always felt that 11 LLOYD BANKS, WARRIOR ft JOE NICHOLS, IF NOBODYBEUEVED IN YOU "1 KEVIN EYRIE, TURN ME ON 11 JAMIE CULLUM, ALL AT SEA V LLOYD BANKS, ON FIRE V TIM MCGRAW, LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 2 KANYE WEST, JESUS WALKS 12 AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING French -language commercial rock there was a tremendous opportunity V TWIST&SO SEXY 13 BRAD PAISLEY WHISKEY LULLABY 2 JESSICA SIMPSON, ANGELS 13 BLACK EYED PEAS, LET'S GET T STARTED radio CHOI -FM Québec City. 14 JUVENILE SLOW MOTION M JIMMY BUFFETT, HEY GOODLGOKIN 4 ROOTS. DON'T SAY NUTHIN 14 NICKELBACKFEELIN' WAY TOO DAMN GOOD station 15 NELLY, FLAP YOUR WINGS 85 RASCAL FLATTS, MY WORST FEAR 15 BADLY DRAWN BOY, YEAR OF THE RAT 15 TRAIN, ORDINARY In its decision, the CRTC found 16 R KELLY, U SAVED ME 16 MONTGOMERY GENTRY, IF YOU EVER STOP LOVING ME 6 FAITHLESS, MASS DESTRUCTION 16 PR NCE, CALL MY NAME V AUCIA KEYS, IF I AIN'T GOT YOU 17 LOS LONELY BOYS, HEAVEN 17 012, HOW COME IT VELVET REVOLVER, SLITHER that Genex's programming failed to 18 MONICA,U SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER IS ALAN JACKSON &JBBAY MERIT, ITS AW O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE N CHRONIC FUTURE, TIME AND TIME AGAIN 18 JESSICA SIMPSON, ANGELS 1 MASS WELCOME BACK 6 TOBY KEITH. AMERICAN SOLDIER DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL. VINDICATED 19 B NO DOUBT, IT'S MY LIFE meet the objectives of broadcasting 21 PING YANG TWINS, WHAT'S HAPPENIN N RACHEL PROCTOR, ME AND EMILY W NINA SKY, MOVE VA BODY a 31L LOVE SONG a JAY -2.99 PROBLEMS 41 WARREN BROTHERS, SELL A LOT OF BEER 21 AVRIL LAVIGNE MY HAPPY ENDING 31 MELISSA ETHERIDGE THIS MOMENT policy set out in the Broadcasting 72 T.I. LET'S GET AWAY 42 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED, SICK AND TIRED 3 AKON, LOCKED UP 72. SCISSOR SISTERS, TAKE YOUR MAMA 29 MARIO WINANS, NEVER REALLY WAS 3 LORETTA LYNN, MISS BEING MRS. a MIS -TEED, SCANDALOUS ?3 KEANE, SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW Act of Canada. The agency argued 24 MARIO WINANS, I DONT WANNA KNOW 44 JOSH TURNER, LONG BLACK TRAIN A JADAKISS, WHY 4.4 GAS/IN DEGRAW, I OONT WANT TO BE 25 PRINCE CALL MY NAME 35 SARA EVANS. SUDS IN THE BUCKET 25 TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK 45 3 DOORS DOWN, HERE WITHOUT YOU that on numerous occasions, Genex 25 BRANDY, TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE 5 KENNY CHESNEY, LIVE THOSE SONGS Et MASS WELCOME BACK 36 MAROONS, THIS LOVE D1Z HOW KEITH a COME J URBAN, YOU'LL THINK OF ME N HOUSTON, I LIKE THAT !7 COUNINGCROWS, ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE failed to comply with Canadian a: WALL &MJG, YOU DON'T WANT DRAMA S AMY DAILEY, MEN DON'T CHANGE 29 LLOYD POLITE, SOUTHSIDE B EVANESCENCE MY IMMORTAL 39 Zi NINA SKY, MOVE YA BODY DIERKS BENTLEY, HOW AM I DON' 23 UL RIP. SUNSHINE +9 JEL COLD HARD BITCH radio regulations. 30 USHER, BURN 10 BILLY CURRINGTON, I GOT AFEEUN' 37 COHEED &CAMBRIA. A FAVOR HOUSE ATLANTIC N USHER BURN 31 AKON, LOCKED UP 1M TRAVISTRm, THE GIRL'S GONE WILD 31 SUGARCULT, MEMORY 11 BEONCE, NAUGHTY GIRL The CRTC considered comments 30 THE ROOTS, DON'T SAYNUrHIN N MINDY SMITH, COME TO JESUS 32 THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME 12 NICKELBACK SOMEDAY 39 YOUNG ROME AFTER PARTY 13 BRAD COTTER, I MEANT TO 31 BLACK EYED PEAS, LET'S GET IT STARTED A JOSS STONE, SUPER DUPER LOVE made by CHOI's announcers as likely 31 TWIST& OVERNIGHT CELEBRITY Si JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY, LETTERS FROM HOME 34 STORY OF THE YEAR ANTHEM OF OUR DYING DAY M USHER, YEAH Hi JANET JACKSON, ALL NOTE IDONT STOP( 15 HMKMWAOS,JEwNYCAN 1WEAU.JUSTGDALONANCEJAJABALA 35 BUNK -182, DOWN 15 MINDY SMITH. COME TO JESUS to expose individuals or groups to 35 ANTHONY HAMILTON, CHARLENE 16 BRAD PAISLEY, CELEBRITY 36 CARINA ROUND, INTO MY BLOOD 76 STING, STOLEN CAR TAKE ME DANCING( 31 LUDACRIS, DIAMOND IN THE BACK 1 BLUE COUNTY, THAT'S COOL 31 MIDTOWN, GIVE IT UP :7 BRANDY, TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE hatred or contempt "on the basis of 38 MOBB DEEP, GOT IT TWISTED 9 JEFF BATES, IWANNA MAKE YOU CRY 311 LOLA RAY, AUTOMATIC GIRL A FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT a.. BEENIE MAN, KING OF THE DANCEHALL 9 ALAN JACKSON,REMEMBER WHEN 38 JOJO, LEAVE (GET OUT( 9 GEORGE MICHAEL, AMAZING mental disability, race, ethnic origin, N J -KWON, HOOD HOP 1 KENNY ROGERS, MY WORLD IS OVER 14 BEENIE MAN, DUDE 0 3 DOORS DOWN, AWAY FROM THE SUN religion, color or sex." The CRTC also KINGSTON: EXTENDING RADIO'S GRASP NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS UL FUP, SUNSHINE TRICK PONY, THE BRIDE JESSICA SIMPSON, ANGELS JESSICA SIMPSON, ANGELS maintained that the station's announ- TWIST& SO SEXY THE ROOTS, DON'T SAY NOTHIN 311, LOVE SONG MARIO NEVER REALLY WAS WINANS. BADLY DRAWN BOY, YEAR OF THE RAT KEANE SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW cers relentlessly used the public air- to create bigger -than-life promotions CHRONIC FUTURE TIME AND TIME AGAIN AKON, LOCKED UP waves to insult and ridicule people. around marquee artists, something HOUSTON, I LIKE THAT CARINA ROUND, INTO MY BLOOD Since Montreal -based Genex that was outside the grasp of any one MIDTOWN, GIVE IT UP acquired CHOI in 1997, the station's radio station." programming has come under fire. MUCNMHS//Ìi THE Iii' CHOI has been the subject of ON SATELLITE: Sirius passed the JLJ 2 numerous complaints about the 500,000- subscriber mark earlier this CANADA conduct of its hosts and its spoken - month and expects to double its sub- 200 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753 9897E. Mineral Ave., CO 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 239 Queen St West Toronto, Englewood, 80112 Ontario M5V2Z5 word content. scriber count by year's end. 1 FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT TERRI CLARK GIRLS LIE TOO 1 USHER, CONFESSIONS PART II BILLY TALENT, RIVER BELOW 2 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONA, VINDICATED - TIM MCGRAW, LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 2 JUVENILE SLOW MOTION AVRIL LAVIGNE MY HAPPY ENDING In 2002, the CRTC restricted Meanwhile, Sirius and rival XM 3 BUNK -182, DOWN : MARTINA MCBRIDE HOW FAR 3 KANYE WEST, JESUS WALKS : KESHIA CHANTS BAD BOY THE i UNKIN PARK BREAKING HABIT - KENNY CHESNEY, I GO BACK 4 TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK FEFE DOBSON, DON'T GO (GIRLS &BOYS) CHOI to a two -year license (instead have signed pacts with Porsche. The S THREE DAYS GRACE JUST UKE YOU JIMMY BUFFETT WJCUNT, HEY G000 LOOKIN 5 LLOYD BANKS, ON FIRE ! UNKIN PARK BREAKING THE HABIT 5 D12, HOW COME I BRAD PAISLEY, WHISKEY LULLABY 3 NELLY, FLAP YOUR WINGS 1 CHRISTINA MILIAN, DIP IT LOW German sports- 7 LOSTPROPHETS, MAKE A MOVE REBA MCENIRE, SOMEBODY 7 TWISTA SO SEXY - THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME

3 MODEST MOUSE FLOAT ON i JOSH GRACIN, I WANT TO LIVE 3 SLUM VILLAGE SELFISH I KANYE WEST, JESUS WALKS car manufacturer H TIME IS MUSE RUNNING OUT Y. BILLY CURRINGTON, I GOT AFEELIN' 3 MODEST MOUSE, FLOAT ON ! K-OS, B -BOY STANCE :C BEASTIE BOYS, CH -CHECK IT OUT 14 TOBY KEITH, WHISKEY GIRL BBALL &MJG, YOU DON'T WANT DRAMA le DEFAULT,THROW IT ALL AWAY will give cus- U SWITCHFOOT DARE YOU TO MOVE JOSH TURNER, WHAT !TAINT -1 SLIPKNOT. DUALITY 1 USHER BURN U- YELLOWCARD, OCEAN AVENUE BIG& RICH, SAVE A HORSE /RIDE A COWBOY( 2 LLOYD BANKS, WARRIOR IT BEASTE GOYS,CH- CHECK IT OUT tomers the L- THE OFFSPRING. (CAN'T GET MY) HEAD AROUND YOU A TRACE ADKINS, ROUGH B READY G UNKIN PARK BREAKING THE HABIT 11 HILARY & HAYUE OUR OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

14 STORY OF THE YEAR ANTHEM OF OUR DYING : option of DAY SHANIATWAIN, WHEN YOU KISS ME ,4 SEEDIER, BROKEN 14 USHER CONFESSIONS PART II Tuned In E VELVET REVOLVER SLITHER . DIERKS BENTLEY, HOW AM IOOIN' S BUNK -182, DOWN 1. SEETIER, BROKEN 16 JAY -Z99 PROBLEMS ,. GRETCHEN WILSON, REDNECK WOMAN 16 INCUBUS, TALK SHOWS ON MUTE T EVANESCENCE EVERYBODY'S FOOL installing either D COHEED a CAMBRIA, A FAVOR HOUSE ATLANTIC SARA EVANS, SUDS IN THE BUCKET TT THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME I BRIENEY SPEARS, EVERYTIME service. iB INCUBUS, TALI( SHOWS ON MUTE SHEDAISY, COME HOME SOON B THREE DAYS GRACE JUST UKE YOU l YELLOWCARD, ONLY ONE 18 CHRONIC FUTURE TIME AND TIME AGAIN JOE NICHOLS, IF NOBODY BEUEVED IN YOU D SHINEDOWN,45 i- JOJO, LEAVE (GET OUT) 11 OIJTKAST, ROSES . 2 JEFF BATES, I WANNA MAKE YOU CRY 71 KEVIN LYTTLETURN ME ON A. FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT 21 MIDTOWN, GIVE IT UP 2 RACHEL PROCTOR ME AND EMILY 21 NINA SKY, MOVEYA BODY Radio 2 USHER, YEAH r YOU BET: Contest 32 JUVENILE, SLOW MOTION 2_ LORETTA LYNN, MISS BEING MRS. a PETEY PABLO, FREEK -A -LEEK L VELVET REVOLVER, SLITHER 23 KEVIN LYTTLETURN ME ON Z JULIE ROBERTS, BREAK DOWN HERE ZR ASH LEE SIMPSON, PIECES OF ME t MELLY,FLAP YOUR WINGS winners will be A HIVES, WALK IDIOT WALK Z' TRAVISTRTT, THE GIRL'S GONE WILD 2.1 CHRISTINA MILIAN, DIP T LOW 2- HIGH HOLY DAYS, THE GETAWAY INCUBUS. MEGALOMANIAC á 25 2 MONTGOMERYGENIRY.IF YOU EVER STOP LOVING ME 25 YELLOWCARD, OCEAN AVENUE TREWS, TIRED OF WAITING By able to test their 25 TAKING BACK SUNDAY, A DECADE THEINRUENCE Marc UNDER Schiffman 3 BWE COUNTY, THAT'S COOL 26 HOOBASTANK THE REASON b BLACK EYED PEAS. LET'S GET T STARTED A AVRIL LAVIGNE DON'T TELL ME T TRACY LAWRENCE IT'S ALL HOW YOU LOOK AT IT a FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT FLIP, SUNSHINE 2 UL [email protected] '1 bluffing skills B KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME 21 AMY DALLEY, MEN DON'T CHANGE 23 SECRET MACHINES, NOWHERE AGAIN 3. HIVES, WALK IDIOT WALK 23 BLACK EYED PEAS, LET'S GET T STARTED UP BRAD COTTER, I MEANT TO 23 HOUSTON, I LIKE THAT Z WAKING EYES, WATCH YOUR MONEY against rockers AS MASS WELCOME BACK 31 BILLY DEAN. THANK GOD no A COUNTRY BOY 31 UL FUP, SUNSHINE tt-. D72, 15W COME NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS Tommy Lee, TAXING BACK SUNDAY, ADECADE THE INFLUENCE RASCAL RATTS, UNDER MY WORST FEAR TWISTA, SO SEXY USHER, CONFESSIONS PART II of the customary five or seven years), John Rzeznik and Dave Navarro in KEANE, SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW TRICK PONY, THE BRIDE SHINEDOWN,45 NELLY, FLAP YOUR WINGS CIARA GOODIES STEVE HOLY, PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON ASHLEE SIMPSON, PIECES OF ME TREWS, TIRED OF WAITING subject to several conditions, to pre- the first Vegas Rock Star Poker Tour- THERMALS, HOWWE KNOW CHRONIC FUTURE, TIME AND TIME AGAIN UL FUP, SUNSHINE AVRIL LAVIGNE MY HAPPY ENDING BADLY DRAWN BOY, YEAR OF THE RAT THE HIVES, WALK IDIOT WALK vent such offenses from III (CHI( CHK CHKI, HELLO? IS THIS THING METAWCA SOME KINO OF MONSTER WAIONG EYES, WATCH YOUR MONEY recurring. nament and Sweepstakes. The event MAROONS, SHE WILL BE LOVED MAN, WELCOME BACK 3 DOORS DOWN, AWAY FROM THE SUN The CRTC's decision has signifi- takes place Aug. 26 -28 at the Palms cant implications for Canadian com- Casino Resort in Las Vegas. LETS FORTEWEEK mercial radio. The CRTC had previ- The tournament, announced July THE CLIP LIST END IN JULY 331 2004 ously revoked licenses only for such 19, is produced by Clear Channel violations as failure to meet music Entertainment Properties and the ...... 11...... " `1 content regulations. Las Vegas Convention & Visitors 1HI11C,IL1YfN'10 EUROPE Genex says it will appeal the CRTC Authority with the Palms. I LATIN AMERICA VAA Continuous progamming ruling to the Federal Court of Appeal. Clear Channel radio stations in Continuous programming Continuous programming VIVA.Consnuous programming 1550 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Beach, 833132 Hawley Crescent London NW18TT 1111 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Ix Media Park 2, 50670 KoIn, Germany In a separate public notice also 14 "feeder" markets -cities that SIN BANDER& QUE LLORO MAROONS, THIS LOVE THE RASMUS, IN THE SHADOWS MAROONS, THIS LOVE issued July 13, the CRTC called for are home to frequent Vegas visi- FRANCO DE VITA TU DE GEE VAS AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING BRITNEY SPEARS, EVERYTIME STEFAN RAAB, SPACE TAXI AEKS SYNTEK WTH ANATORROJA DUELO ELAMOB KELIS, TRICK ME EVANESCENCE, EVERYBODY'S FOOL NEEY FURTADO, FORCA LA OREJA DE VAN DESEOS DE IMPOSIBLES UNKIN PARK THE applications for broadcasting licenses tors -will select one winner in 60GH, COSAS BREAKING HABIT AVRIL LAVIGNE DON'T TELL ME DIE AERZTE DEINE SCHULD JENNIFER PENH VIVO Y MUERO EN TU PIEL USHER, BURN MAROONS. THIS LOVE OVER GROUND, AUS UND VORBEI DIEGO TORRES, CANTAR HASTA MORIR D12, HOW COME BUNK -182, DOWN BRTNEY SPEARS, EVERYTIME to carry a new French -language FM each market. The 14, plus two cho- JUUETA VENEGAS, LENTO SAMBIA, BRILLIANTSKY NELLY FURTADO, FORCA DIE FANTASTISCHEN WED, TROY CAFE TACUBA. ERES EAMON, F'K IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK( ZOE, LOVE 2RAUMWOHNUNG, SPIEL MIT station in Québec City that will sen from visitors to Web site LA OREJA DE FRANKEE, F.0 R.B RIGHT VAN GOGH, 20 OE ENERO (F U BACKI ALEX UBAGO, DAME TU AIRE LO.Y.E PRESENTS V LM. NEE MAENNEABMUCHT DAS LAND MARC ANTHONY, AHORA QUIEN HOOBASTANK. THE REASON BEUNDA, ANGEL AZAD, PHOENIX maintain the diversity of radio serv- vegasrockstarpoker.com, will corn - KAUMBA. NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR N'E110, MAYBE HOOBASTANK THE REASON GIAN MARCO, RESUCITAR BLACK EYED PEAS, LETS GET IT STARTED &KEENS, I PROMISED MYSELF ice in the region. pete with the rockers in an "all -in" 081E BERMUDEZ, ANTES THE HIVES, WALK IDIOT WALK KEUS, TRICK ME TIZIANO FERRO. TARDESNEGRAS J -KWON, TIPSY KAUMBA. NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR tournament. The winner will take PAULINA RUBIO, TE GUISE TANTO NELLY FURTADO, FORCA KYUE MINOGUE, CHOCOLATE LUIS EONS!, ABRAZAR LA VIDA MARIO WINANS, I DON'T WANNA KNOW USHER, YEAH! Q SCORE: New York radio veteran home $10,000. ANDY & LUCAS, TANTO LA MARIA CHRISTINA MIDAN, DIP IT LOW FOBIA, HOYTENGO MIEDO ANDY Y LUCAS, SON DE AMORES KANYE WEST, ALL FALLS GOWN TOUDOS, VERANO Steve Kingston has formed music DAVID BISBAL, DESNUDATE MUJER EVANESCENCE, EVERYBODY'S FOOL JC CHASEZ ALL DAY LONG I DREAM ABOUT SEX JUUETA VENEGAS, ANDAR CONMIGO OUTKAST, ROSES HILARY DUFE SO YESTERDAY marketing company HighQ Media. Additional reporting by Larry ROB! ROSA, MAS Y MAS Kingston aims to create promo- LeBlanc in Toronto and Ray Waddell tions for radio that will offer similar in Nashville.

BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboardl-com www.billboard.biz 67 www.americanradiohistory.com the best concept for ensuring both The chief executive of one of the two Holtz focusing increasingly on activities Both companies have radically companies' continued existence." companies' key affiliates says internal within BMG parent Bertelsmann AG changed their international structures Sony -BMG Sony Music chairman/CEO Andrew communication on post- merger plans and Lack moving up the ladder in the in recent times. has Continued from page 1 Lack says of the new venture: "We're has been "very minimal" so far. "But Sony Corp. structure. This would leave Sony Music a specific structure - dedicated to continuing to develop new that does not mean there aren't specu- Smellie at the helm of the company. Sony Music International, based in New talent, preserving existing creative cen- lations, rumors and innuendo," he "I would not be surprised if Michael York, with chairman Bob Bowlin and the deal's completion. ters in locations around the world, and adds. "This is not good for staff morale. ended up running the whole company president Rick Dobbis. Most territories But FTC approval should be immi- maintaining a multiplicity of record This is very unsettling." very soon," a London -based industry report directly to Dobbis. nent and the music industry's new line- labels that might otherwise be threat- "It's going to be a bloodbath-not so executive says. BMG has no specific international up of four global majors appears ready ened. Music is-and always will be- much in Asia, but in the rest of the Schmidt -Holtz dismisses such organization. Executives in the various to become a reality. at the very heart of this business." world," an executive based in South- speculation. territories or regions report directly to Upon completion of the merger, the east Asia says. "Sony BMG has a successful and Schmidt -Holtz, Smellie or Maarten new Sony BMG will be the world's sec- A MERGER OF EQUALS Peter Mensch, of New York -based exciting future ahead of it," he says. "I Steinkamp, BMG president of interna- ond- largest record company. Because the Sony -BMG match is a management company QPrime, says, "I will be contributing actively and pas- tional. The latter is also currently act- The new company's global market merger of equals, there will be discus- feel really bad for all the people who will sionately to achieving this future in my ing president of BMG Germany. share will be about 22.6 %, according sions between the two parties as to how lose their jobs. It makes me sad because role as chairman. In this connection, I Sources say Steinkamp will play a to UBS Warburg. Global leader Uni- to create the best structure at global, many of them will have a lot of prob- will be in charge of three committees, major role in the new global setup. versal Music Group has 23.5 %, accord- regional and local levels. This will be lems finding new jobs in this industry." including the integration review board. Both companies have centralized ing to the International Federation of different from the PolyGram -Universal One of the key issues is management This is an exciting task which is crucial their global operations and marketing the Phonographic Industry. scenario, where the buyer, Universal, at all levels. for the success of the joint venture and in New York. Industry attention is now focused on called the shots. The top management structure for which I am greatly looking forward to. Sony executives who recently spent how Sony and BMG will merge their Many speculate that much will be Sony BMG already has been announc- "Needless to say, I shall always be time with Dobbis at a managing direc- structures. done in the next four to six months. ed. Schmidt -Holtz will be chairman; there for my Sony BMG staff. However, tors' meeting in London say they were BMG chairman'Rolf Schmidt -Holtz "To focus on efficiencies and deliver Lack will become CEO of the new com- one thing is clear: The name of the surprised at how uncertain he seemed tells Billboard that it will take "at least the savings they announced, they will pany. BMG COO Michael Smellie will new Sony BMG CEO is Andrew Lack. to be about his own future within the a year to complete the merger." have to act fairly quickly, especially in hold a similar role, as will Sony Music He will be in charge of the company at new company. Schmidt -Holtz declined to com- the main territories such as the U.S., CFO Kevin Kelleher. the operative level and I will be sup- "It was very strange indeed," says an ment on reports that 2,000 jobs would the U.K., Germany and France," one Some observers speculate that the porting him wherever I can. I will executive who was at the gathering. be lost to the merger. observer says. "And this will also have current senior management will have continue working for Bertelsmann AG "He greeted us as if it was the last time." "When two large companies join a devastating effect on the artist roster." only a transitional role, with Schmidt- as in the past." People familiar with BMG's and forces, they do this because they want Sony's situation suggest that BMG to cut costs and must do so," Schmidt - executive VP/chief marketing officer Holtz says. "These are costs which do Tim Prescott's New York-based global not benefit the consumer and music. Song, BMG StandAlone In Japan marketing team, which has achieved We will do this as well, because we have remarkable successes in recent months no other choice. It is also what we told with the likes of Avril Lavigne, OutKast, the commission." TOKYO -In the rest of the world says that SMEJ opposed the merger of international repertoire from the Usher and Alicia Keys, is in the best He remains nevertheless optimistic Sony and BMG will combine their idea, mainly because of the con- new merged company. position to occupy the same role in the about the outlook for the new company, structures under one roof, but their trasting market shares of SMEJ and The source says Sony and BMG new company, augmented with several which he says will achieve efficiencies music operations will remain dis- BMG Funhouse. did not want to deal with such issues recruits from Sony. that will benefit its artists. tinct in Japan. In the first six months of 2004, until the deal got cleared. But that In Europe, both companies have "Fewer one -hit wonders and more The official reason: Sony Music SMEJ had a market share of 17.22 %, time is coming, the source notes. suppressed one layer of management creative quality-this is an opportunity Entertainment -the entity merging while BMG Funhouse-which will Sony Corp. spokesman Keita and no longer have a president for the for the record industry as a whole," with BMG-is a subsidiary of Sony be included in the merger-garnered Sanekata believes it is premature to region. However, due to the impor- Schmidt -Holtz says. Corp. of America, whereas Sony only 4.75% of the market, according say what will happen. "Naturally, we tance of the market, a new regional "The point is to channel investment Music Entertainment (Japan) reports to SoundScan Japan. will consider cooperation [with structure could be put in place. back into music once more. The mer- directly into Sony Corp. in Japan. One problem facing SMEJ and BMG] in the future," he says. ger is good for music, for our artists However, a well -placed source BMG Funhouse will be the allocation STEVE McCLURE Additional reporting by Steve McClure and for our employees. Ultimately, it is in Japan.

Sony has enjoyed some success in the especially in local repertoire. in line with their global strategies. ket leader spot for long periods. market recently with such new acts as Sources in France suggest the Mont- The Canadian market share of the Guided by president/CEO Adrian Tough Big Brovaz and the Coral and with vet- fort/Lameignere could be a "dream combined companies should approach Berwick, the company has recently eran artist George Michael, but its per- ticket" for the merged companies. 25 %, far short of market leader Uni- broken such new acts as Le Vibrazioni. formance in terms of current acts pales versal Music Canada, which has an esti- Sony Italy, helmed by president/CEO Decisions in comparison to that of BMG. GERMANY mated 35% market share. Franco Cabrini, prides itself on its equal international reper- Continued from page 1 A source familiar with both Bowen BMG's strength in Germany lies in Sony Music president Denise Don- sales of local and and Stringer says, "In the U.K. you have its domestic product. The company has lon and her BMG counterpart, Lisa toire. Its domestic roster is weighted an unlikely but extremely successful creative centers in Berlin (mainly pop Zbitnew, are respected in the market as toward established names like vocalist lineup, overall staffing and artist rosters. chairman [Bowen] and a chairman with repertoire), Bochum (Gun Records high -profile and formidable executives. Adriano Celentano. Further, Sony BMG's local operations a magical name [Stringer]. The smart with rock, pop -rock and urban) and will have to overcome differences in money would be to think of a creative Munich (adult contemporary, schlager AUSTRALIA SPAIN A&R philosophies, marketing strategies solution that could keep them both." and volksmusik). Sony was the longtime market BMG Ariola has long been Spain's and corporate culture. The executive suggests that Bowen Berlin -based Sony has a domestic leader in Australia until the emergence strongest major label in terms of local Here is a look at how Sony and BMG could run the U.K. operations while roster biased toward new, young artists of Universal. The company is recog- artist sales. It is particularly well -stocked are each positioned in some of the Stringer takes larger responsibilities from the pop, rock and rap genres. nized within the industry Down Under with such veteran singer/songwriters as world's key music markets: within the new structure. With a combined market share of more as an artist -friendly major with an Joaquín Sabina and Manuel Serrat. than 30 %, Sony and BMG would topple aggressive approach to marketing. Sony has enjoyed a string of novelty UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE Universal (29 %) from the top position Sony, under the leadership of chair - acts in recent years, including 11 -year- One of the crucial territories will be With 20.5% of the market, Sony in Germany. man/CEO Denis Handlin, has enjoyed old singer Melody, Las Ketchup and the United Kingdom, where BMG has Music is France's second -largest record Insiders estimate that 150 jobs will huge success during the past year with current kids' favorites Los Lunnis. had an impressive run in the albums company, behind Universal. It is also be lost as a result of the merger. singer/songwriter Delta Goodrem. The merger could reunite current and singles charts under the chair- one of Sony's best -performing compa- BMG in Germany/Switzerland/Aus- BMG, helmed by managing director Sony Music president José María Cam- manship of former Universal executive nies in Europe. tria is headed by president Maarten Ed St. John, also has the reputation as ara and BMG's president of Spain and Tim Bowen. President/CEO Olivier Montfort has Steinkamp, a powerful executive who an artist- friendly operation. However, Portugal, Carlos Lopez. Camara was In 2003, BMG captured 11.9% of the been in charge of the French operation also serves as the parent company's it has been less successful at develop- BMG president for some 15 years. He U.K. albums market and 18.1% of the since 2000. president of international. At Sony, ing and breaking new acts. appointed Lopez as his VP in 2000 before singles business. Keys to BMG's suc- BMG, on the other hand, has the Balthasar Schramm is G/S /A president. moving to Sony in September 2002. cess include Will Young and pop smallest market share of the majors in ITALY songstress Dido. France. But under the aegis of former CANADA Traditionally the smallest of the Contributors: Christie Eliezer (Aus- At Sony, the U.K. company has been Jive France managing director Industry sources suggest that cut- majors in Italy, BMG Ricordi's market tralia), Larry LeBlanc (Canada), managed since 2000 by Rob Stringer, Christophe Lameignere -who was backs at the two companies following share has grown noticeably in the past Emmanuel Legrand (United Kingdom), the younger brother of Sony Corp. of upped to president in June -the com- the merger will be modest. Both have two years to an estimated 18 %. During Howell Llewellyn (Spain), Wolfgang America chairman Howard Stringer. pany has regained some strength, slimmed down over the past three years, the course of 2003, it claimed the mar- Spahr (Germany), Mark Worden (Italy).

68 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JULY31,2004 www.americanradiohistory.com than Kazaa, says Mark Morganstem, tually quarantining them," Leigh says. P2P VP /GM of Loudeye subsidiary Overpeer, "You'll never get it done." an anti -piracy service that floods net- P2P Usage: Aug. 2003 -June 2004 10 Continued from page 5 works with spoofed files in an attempt SPOOFING STILL WORKS to degrade the user experience. Spoofing, however, appears to have Morganstern says eDonkey's "self- undermined some P2P network usage. other peer-to -peer networks as they correcting protocol" is more efficient BayTSP says that interdiction com- become more popular," Sherman says. at detecting spoofed files than Kazaa. - All Users* panies like Overpeer and Santa Monica - Indeed, overall P2P use is on the rise, Another hot network, BitTorrent, Fasttrack Users based Media Defender have been according to BigChampagne, jumping uses software that facilitates file trans- t6 increasingly effective in flooding the from 6.8 million simultaneous users fers among small groups trading a sin- - eDonkey Users FastTrack network with spoofed files. worldwide in June 2003 to 8.3 million gle file. According to some sources, Bit - "In order to degrade the P2P experi- last month, slightly off from a peak of Torrent has become the most popular ence, you need to protect large 9.4 million in April. of all P2P sites, although Garland says amounts of files, not just the very few "The minute you squash one net- its traffic is "unquantifiable." current releases," Morganstem says. work, another one appears," says Mark Further combating the RIAA's efforts BayTSP reports that on FastTrack, Ishikawa, CEO of BayTSP, an online are upgraded versions of P2P software the average number of files per user intellectual property protection firm. containing enhanced "default" privacy May 10 College increased from 204 on to 371 The Los Gatos, Calif. -based company features and safeguards. Year on May 31, then jumped to an average 4- Students Return to College - monitors P2P communities that have Some P2P adherents, especially stu- Concludes of 385 for the month of June, peaking reached a "critical mass" of 100,000 dents, are using proxy servers or swap- June 30 at 541 per user. The increase AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FEB concurrent users; at that point, users ping only in private networks like JAN MAR APR MAY JUN is directly tied to spoofing, BayTSP says. can find ample media. (BigChampagne Direct Connect (which has a user base Sou-ce: BigCham * Simultaneous users of major P Despite all the challengers, Kazaa starts measuring traffic at 50,000.) of 300,000, according to BigCham- remains the strongest P2P brand. pagne). Here, people trade files among However, as the networks grow, they market research firm Inside Digital Many of Kazaa's users, Garland says, EMERGING NETWORKS trusted sources. become more vulnerable to detection. Media, believes the only way to entice are college students who leave their Popular new network eDonkey has Many of these networks stand a "The more files [individuals] are trad- users away from P2P networks is to campuses and their high -speed con- settled in at about 2.2 million users chance of flying under the radar of ing on the system, the more obvious provide a better selection of content on nections- during summer break. since April, according to Bay TSP. BigChampagne, BayTSP and RIAA they become, and the more likely they legitimate services like iTunes. When they return this fall, he antici- Upstart eDonkey has a higher per- enforcement companies like Los Ange- are to become a target," Sherman says. "It's a fool's errand to try and go after pates an upward spike in file- trading centage of successful file transmissions les -based MediaSentry. Phil Leigh, founder /president of these networks with the hope of even- on the FastTrack network.

gratifying. It cores from a line in the Atlanta's Alliance Theatre. There is no writing "You'll Be in My Heart" for Dis- these types of projects has three main movie which goes, 'I eat jam, and ham Broadway venue or opening date at ney's animated film version. concerns: trademark rights, copyrights Musicals and Spam a lot.' " this time. In an interview with Billboard last and publicity rights. Continued from page 5 The makers of "Dracula the Musi- year, Collins said the "Tarzan" musical "The key is to get the ultimate DIRTY ROTTEN PARTNERS cal," whose Broadway previews begin is expected to debut in 2005 or 2006. source to the rights to the musical. If The origins of the "Dirty Rotten July 28 at New York's Belasco Theatre, He said he was approached to compose the movie was based on a novel, you cal flops, it's over." Scoundrels" project came in part from say the musical is primarily based on the music for its stage production while may have to go back and get the rights Indeed, launching musicals based on composer David Yazbek's interest in the Bram Stoker novel "Dracula." working on music for the Disney ani- from the original author." movies has yielded mixed results on doing a musical version of the 1988 However, visual elements of the musi- mated film "Brother Bear." Some people, like Yazbek, see the Broadway. In recent years, "The Lion comedy film, which starred Steve Mar- cal are believed to be inspired by 'Writing the score for 'Brother Bear' trend of musicals based on movies as King" and "Hairspray" were huge hits. tin and Michael Caine. "Dracula" movies. The production fea- has prepared me to write the music for both a blessing and curse. "It's good if But "Saturday Night Fever" and "Urban Yazbek tells Billboard, "I found out tures music by composer Frank Wild- 'Tarzan' [the musical]," Collins says. the shows are good, but a lot of this Cowboy" flopped. that [writer] Jeffery Lane also wanted "The songs in 'Tarzan' are still going type of musical theater is really bad, "Monty Python's Spamalot," which the rights to the musical, so we ended to be pop, like in the movie, but they which may turn off audiences." is based on the 1975 movie "Monty up working together on this project." will be more orchestral than it was in Entertainment attorney Owen Python and the Holy Grail," is aiming Lane wrote the book. the movie." Sloane of Marina del Rey, Calif. -based to beat the odds. The musical and the The musical debuts at San Diego's Meanwhile, "Chitty Chitty Bang firm Berger Kahn adds, "Unfortunately, movie are a comic spin on the story of Old Globe Theatre Sept. 15, then heads Bang," which has already been pro- the trend shows that there may be a King Arthur and his Knights of the to the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. duced in London, has yet to announce dearth of original ideas for musicals. If Round Table. Previews begin Feb. 15, 2005; the offi- its Broadway cast. It will land next year more musicals based on movies are "Monty Python's Spamalot" will star cial Broadway opening is March 17. at New York's Ford Center for the Per- going to populate Broadway, it's not Tim Curry as King Arthur, David Hyde Yazbek composed the music for the forming Arts. Previews begin March 29, healthy for creative people who want Pierce as Sir Robin and Hank Azaria as Broadway musical adaptation of "The 2005, and it opens April 28. Richard to write original books for musicals. Sir Lancelot. Eric Idle, one of the orig- Full Monty," whose choreographer, Sherman and Robert Sherman wrote But if most of these [film- inspired] inal members of the Monty Python Jerry Mitchell, will have the same the music and lyrics. Adrian Noble is musicals become hits, we can expect comedy troupe, wrote the book. duties for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." the director. more of them." Idle also co -wrote the music and Tony Award- winning director Jack "Legally Blonde" has not been cast Meanwhile, there is no shortage lyrics with composer John Du Prez, O'Brien ( "Hairspray ") will direct. yet but is expected to debut on Broad- of talent lining up to be part of who is best -known for his work on the Original Yazbek songs in the "Dirty way in 2006. The production will fea- these musicals. 1988 film "A Fish Called Wanda." Mike Rotten Scoundrels" musical will ture music and lyrics by Larry O'Keefe Tony Award -winning composers Nichols will direct. include "Great Big Stuff," "Oklahoma!," and Nelle Benjamin and a book by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman "Monty Python's Spamalot" will "Chimp in a Suit" and "Love Is My Legs Heather Hach. Jerry Mitchell has ( "Hairspray ") will have similar debut at Chicago's Shubert Theatre, and You Are My Love So You Are My horn. Don Black and Christopher signed on as director /choreographer. duties for "Catch Me If You Can." where it will run from Dec. 21, 2004, Legs, My Love." Hampton wrote the musical's book According to a published report, The "Spider-Man" musical has to Jan. 16, 2005. It then heads to Broad- Its cast includes John Lithgow, Nor- and lyrics. "High Fidelity" also is to get the musi- recruited Tony -winning director way at New York's Shubert Theatre. bert Leo Butz, Sherie René Scott, Joan- It is understood that no label deals cal treatment. Variety says the com- Julie Taymor ( "The Lion King ") and Previews for the Broadway production na Gleason, Gregory Jbara and Sara are yet in place for the cast albums poser on the project will be Tom Kitt, has approached U2's Bono and the begin Feb. 7, 2005, before it officially Gettelfinger. Yazbek will produce the from any of these musicals. with Amanda Green involved as lyricist. Edge to write the score. opens March 10. cast album. In a statement, Idle said, "I like the The stage version of' The Color Pur- COLLINS SWINGS ON BROADWAY THREE CONCERNS For breaking news, analysis, title Spamalot' a lot. We tested it with ple" will feature music from Brenda The "Tarzan" musical will feature Atlanta -based entertainment attor- jobs and newsletters visit: audiences on my recent U.S. tour, and Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray. the music of Phil Collins, who won a ney Bobby Rosenbloum of Greenberg they liked it as much as I did, which is The musical is to premiere Sept. 9 at best original song Academy Award for 'fraurig says that anyone who mounts www.billboard.biz

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BILLBOARD JULY 31, 2004 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 69 www.americanradiohistory.com 'When You Constrain Consumer Choice, It Just Doesn't Work' a reality? BY SCOTT BANERJEE portability soon become labels open it up Before Jeff Cavins' arrival as CEO of Loudeye in March 2003, the A: You're going to see the executives at [major] -based company was best -known for its webcasting services once they understand Janus. everything for and a vast library of digital music samples. Right now, indies are signing and licensing Drawing on his background in technology, broadcasting and Janus. The majors are having problems with budgets, but it's not entertainment, Cavins turned Loudeye into a top infrastructure a budget thing - digital distribution for a label costs nothing. It's provider for retailers of digital media. an incremental channel; it reaches millions of consumers who have been "Cavins understands that the technology sector is crucial to the have an insatiable appetite for content. And the indies operations not only of online music, but also film, software, games forced into it as a result of the constrictions of [the] physical dis- and video," GartnerG2 analyst Mike McGuire says. tribution available to them. Today, Loudeye claims to be the world's largest business -to- business digital media company. It has a library of 4.7 million digi- Q: How can data mining help record companies strengthen tized music tracks from major and indie labels. Its clients include their understanding of consumers? MSN, MTV, Coca -Cola, AT &T Wireless, Virgin Megastores, Sony, Apple [labels] are Computer, AOL, Amazon, Yahoo, Borders Books & Music and EMI. A: The music industry will start to understand that is IP. Of Earlier this year, Loudeye acquired pioneering European digital intellectual property companies. Their music course dis- music provider On- Demand Distribution (known as OD2) and New there's the need to market artists and drive A&R, but they are York-based Overpeer, a provider of digital media data mining and tributing IP online. and replica- anti- piracy solutions. They should get out of the business of distribution who These acquisitions bolster Loudeye's ability to facilitate digital tion and manufacturing and outsource that to partners able to provide audit delivery on the Internet, wireless and peer-to -peer platforms. understand it. Those partners should be data, analytics, consumer trends, usage trends. now, 50% of all the budgets at the labels are dedicated to Q: You have identified three media platforms that are integral Right you who their to your business. Which has the most staying power? marketing. But the labels have a hard time telling end users are. The music industry needs a partner that helps it with a certain responsibility to report back A: Wireless is the future. Wireless supports portability; being build the supply chain tethered to a device is somewhat archaic. [Third -generation] net- with data and analytics. works will provide for wireless broadband. Wireless is the pre- dominant medium for distribution and consumption. Q: How important is Overpeer in shifting music fans toward legitimate digital music services?

Q: The acquisition of OD2 made Loudeye more of an interna- tional player in the digital music market. What lessons can U.S. A: Right now, there are 65 billion transactions occurring in P2P companies learn from the European experience? networks each month. [That includes] video, film, software, Last We to understand P2P networks, because The audio, games. wanted where [you A: Europe is ahead of the United States in certain ways. Many that's where the trends [and the usage] are. That's also and brands started with B2B partnerships with OD2 Wanado, Tis- reach] the demographic that everyone wants: the teenager cali, MyCokeMusic. They saw music as a way to extend their the college kid. these brand to a [specific] demographic. When we acquired Overpeer, we wanted to understand spends their time Coke targeted young consumers and created an open Web site ord amorphous P2P networks, where everybody architecture that its customers can bookmark. Now it has become acquiring media. Content protection, interdiction and spoofing one of the most popular digital music services in Europe. It only help content owners solve immediate problems. us to drive the peer - wasn't intended to be a profit center; it is rather a brand driver. But we also have technology that [allows] Europe brings examples that could translate well to the United A 61&A With Jeff Cavins to- peer user to legitimate sites. We've been educating the labels is digital -music service States. In the States, the online music industry has been led by on why this is good. The problem that the load we technology companies like Apple, Real and Sony that have built applications are not built to handle the kind of traffic or their own services. For Apple, it's a way to drive their brand and could drive to them. Jeff Cavins: Career Highlights collateral sales; for Sony, it's a way to drive consumer electronics will sales. But the initial motive to get involved with digital music has Q: Do you foresee a time when digital rights management June 2004: Loudeye acquires London -based On Demand Distribution. to have some sort of [strategic] corporate mandate. not be necessary? March 2004: Loudeye acquires anti -piracy services company Overpeer. March 2003: Named CEO of Loudeye. A: In a perfect world with compelling services, it is possible that Q: Is there a risk of having too many digital music services North American sales for software provider 1999: Named senior VP of the labels would authorize and sponsor a DRM -less world. It will attached to brands? Exodus Communications. take time for them to get there. There's a lot of emotion right now 1991: Appointed president/CEO of CSI Digital, a technology development around theft and piracy. It has essentially destroyed an industry. A: [With the Internet] consumers always want more choice, not and services firm. less. There are 245,000 physical CD retail outlets in the United 1984:Takes a sales executive position at Sony Broadcast, which produces Q: landscape is full of stores with proprietary States. The big ones dominate Tower, Virgin. large -scale projects for the video and film industry. The digital music - and You'll see a similar if not greater quantity of online services formats tied to a device, most notably Apple's iTunes service as digital selling music. Some [of the music] will be given away for free, the iPod. Do you see these closed systems changing some of it will be promotional. for distribution. music moves to its next phase? But it's extremely expensive to build out these services; $20 But this is the first inning of the ballgame. Once we get to the million is the ante. You're not selling product, you're selling intel- second or third inning, we'll see opening up of the licenses, not A: When you reduce or constrain consumer choice, it just lectual property. Here, there are a bunch of rules on the back end just for [specific] regions but for worldwide access. You'll see the doesn't work [in the long term]. that have to be applied, royalties that have to be paid. It's difficult indies being more aggressive in that space. They are licensing for But one of the things people have underestimated about Steve he has an to do and do well. worldwide distribution, and the majors are very constrained. Jobs is that he created a closed proprietary system, but About 1.3 million of the tracks in our archive are licensed for opportunity to take this closed ecosystem and make alterations to Q: What will it take to make the entire Loudeye library of digital digital distribution, and that [number] is growing. it at the flip of a switch. It's a function of him making a decision instantly music available for purchase? around business timing. If he does that, I think he could Q: Microsoft recently introduced Janus, a digital rights man- own the industry, and [iTunes could] become the Amazon of digi- A: Opening up the licenses. One of the biggest challenges agement technology that allows users of subscription services to tal music. If he keeps it closed, he will still have a successful busi- for the music industry is opening up [intellectual property] move tracks among portable media players. Will subscription ness, but without the global footprint that he could have.

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