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Shal aTwzin at the HOT SPOTS recent Aw r Is. The Mercury Piracy Gambit artist is the lone female with a current top 10 country single. Raises Stakes RIAA Lawsuit Strategy Risks Consumer Backlash

BY BILL HOLLAND and BRIAN GARRITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The music 5 'Phoenix Rising industry's promised blitzkreig of law- suits against Internet song swappers- The new "Marry Potter and the including file-sharing teens-could Order of the Phoenix" flies out quickly become a legal quagmire. of retail outlets in record num- some critics warn. bers: 5 m Ilion in 24 hours. But with frustration levels running high after months of fruitless educa- tional campaigns, the industry is hell- bent on raising the stakes in the war on music pirates. As it launched its newest offensive June 25, the industry picked up a major ally in Congress. Rep. Lamar Smith, R- Texas, the anti -piracy cham- (Continued on page 74)

Majors' Woes Continue 5 Jam On It Country Women Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes is Talks among the artists helping Along With Merger this summer's hot jam band Lose Hit Magic BY MATTHEW BENZ tour to jell. Boom Turns To Drought For Even Top Acts NEW YORK -Five million down- loads do not a turnaround make. BY PHYLLIS STARK Activity in the first eight weeks of Apple Computer's iTunes Music NAZI- MLLE-While country music has worked hard to dismiss Store suggests that there may one age -old clichés abort pick -up trucks and hard drinking, the day be a viable market for digital But it is doing little to alle- to another old -fashioned notion the music. music's Iron attachment - viate the present woes of the men's club -appears to be making a comeback. major record labels, including a After enjoying a high profile throughout the late '90s, female 7.9% decline in U.S. sales country artists have become a fading presence. Chart- topping hits so far this year, according to Niel- have been declining for at least two years, even for the formats sen SoundScan. (Continued on page 73) (Continued on page 74)

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EALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION I ive Top of the News 3 Global 6 Russell Simmons and Stan eta JOHN MELLENCAMP Trouble No More 39 Sam Roberts makes a big IMO Lathan's joint venture launches impression in Canada with his hip -hop channel on Kazaa. ors icrether Cecil:' Scr: Of Vaer C e Fn'ceer 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS I debut Universal album, "We Were 6 Congress seeks to roll back Born in a ." ÓGEORGE STRAIT Honk tonkville ownership caps loosened in a 41 Global Pulse: Former Spe- June 2 Federal Communications cials frontmanTerry Hall creates LOUIE DEVITO Louie DeVito's Dance Factor Level 2 Commission vote. a tapestry of global grooves with "The Hour of Two Lights." VICKIE WINANS Brim nu It All To ether Music 11 The Beat: "Voices for KEM Kemistry Programming Gilda" is a compilation of tracks contributed from major 60 Tuned In- Radio: Enter - LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Kin.s Of Crush artists in memory of Gilda com's David Field talks about the Federal Communications Com- ANNIE LENNOX Bare Radner. mission's ownership vote. 11 Buddy Guy's Silvertone SAM ROBERTS Meta.hc.a album, "Blues Singer," is set to spark a revival for the legend. 17 R &B: claims the discussion at the Assn. of Inde- Features Almas Del Silencio best male hip -hop artist and best pendent Music Publishers' 13 The Classical Score: Ton 6 Market Watch new artist honors at the third spring luncheon. Koopman releases "Volume 13" in 16 Boxscore LUTHER VANDROSS Dance With M Father annual BET Awards. 44 Studio Monitor: Eddie his cycle of Bach cantatas. 30 Reviews & Previews 20 Beats & Rhymes: The Kramer is chosen to be inducted Dutt Rock 14 Soundtracks: Skye recent success of "" into the Technical Excellence and 40 Hits of the World Sweetnam debuts on soundtrack has Midi Mafia in high demand. Creativity Hall of Fame. 58 Classifieds 2 Fast 2 Furious album with "Billy S." 22 Latin Notas: Tower 61 Behind the Bullets 15 Touring: The Messina Group Records offers the Next Big Retail becomes Louis Messina's focus 75 Update Thing marketing program to Hilary Duff aims to be a as his non -compete with Clear 33 76 The Billboard BackBeat PAGE select Latin artists. E Channel Entertainment expires. brand -name phenomenon. 25 Beat Box: Unsigned act 34 The Indies: Assn. for Inde- Is d E' CLAY AIKEN This The Ni( lit Life in Intense Volume releases a pendent Music is grappling with

7 poetic single, "Journey of ." issues of relevance. UNCLE KRACKER FEATURING DOBIE GRAY Drift Av:ay 27 Country: The Oak Ridge 35 Retail Track: With its lé Boys remain busy with an album takeover of the Musicland MATCHBOX TWENTY Unwell release, 170 bookings, aTV spe- Group, Sun Capital becomes a cial and endorsement deals. key player. TOBY KEITH DUET WITH WILLIE NELSON SI-c' IN V,: Hncses 32 Songwriters & Publishers: 36 Home Video: High- defini- T.A.T.U. Not Gonna Get Us Domestic and international tion DVDs cause confusion I- legal matters were the topic of among consumers. STACIE ORRICO Stuck

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MONICA So Gone G The jam band scene is the most underrated

LIL' KIM FEATURING 50 CENT Ma is Stick genre of music in the entertainment industry., JOHN SCHER AUDIOSLAVE Like A Stone Page SPOTLIGHT BEGINS ON PAGE 45

CHEVELLE Send The Pain Below

EVANESCENCE FEATURING PAUL MCCOY But Me To Life ARTIST & COMPANY INDEX (SIGNIFICANT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS) TITLE PAGE

IA JUNGLE BOOK 2 Artist Page(s) Company Page(s) O 50 Cent 16, 17 Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. 22 Q% OLD SCHOOL: UNRATED AND OUT OF CONTROL IWIDESCREEN. B2K 17 Apple Computer Inc. 1 e PILATES FOR DUMMIES Beyoncé 6 Avex Inc. 39 BET Holdings Inc. 17 JUNGLE BOOK 2 Buddy Guy 11 Services Inc 33 Clay Aiken 61 Bravado International Group Merchandising : LED ZEPPELIN Classics 13 Eileen Johnson 11 Challenge Clear Channel Entertainment Inc. (CCE) 15 WWE: WRESTLEMANIA XIX - MARCH 30, 2003 Hilary Duff 33 Columbia House Co. 33 Kelly Clarkson 61 OLD SCHOOL Gaylord Entertainment Co. 27 L.I.V. 25 Messina Group LLC 15 OLD SCHOOL La Secta 22 Musicland Group Inc. 35 Midi Mafia 20 ARTIST ALBUM LLC 7 Monica 61 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 32 ANDREA BOCELLI Sentimento 41 Mushtaq Rete A All Music 43 Mya 13 Robbins Entertainment LLC 25 Oak Ridge Boys 27 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 42 DAVID SANBORN Tinnear ain Ruben Studdard 61 Sun Capital Partners Inc 35 Sam Roberts 39 Tower Records Corp. 5, 22 NORAH JONES Come Awa With Me Skye Sweetnam 14 Violator Management 16 KIDZ BOP KIDS Kidr Bo 3 17 Virgin Entertainment Group Inc. (VEG) 59 Terry Hall 41 Walt Disney Studio Entertainment 33 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER /C.W. MCCALL American Spirit

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BY GORDON MASSON He explains: "A new owner might commit to a variety of music programming -for instance, LONDON -Music industry lobbyists seeking -and include a clause to say they can also to protect diversity on U.K. radio through the play, for example, soul and R &B. But we know country's imminent Communications Bill may full well when the ownership changes [that] it's have found an unlikely ally in the form of going to be soul David Puttnam. and R &B with very The Oscar- winning producer of the 1981 little jazz." movie "Chariots of Fire" is using his influence Radio compa- in the House of Lords in an attempt to add nies argue there is wording to the bill that would prevent media already a provision tycoons from buying U.K. broadcasters and run- allowing Ofcom to ning roughshod over the country's airwaves. look at program- Under Puttnam's proposals, the govern- ming diversity. ment's Culture Secretary could refer media bids "But we want to to a public- interest review, which would be car- look at the diversi- ried out by the new regulator, Ofcom, and the ty of music within Office of Fair Trading. The review would exam- the programs," ine whether a deal is in the interests of editori- Yeates says. al freedom and program diversity. In early July, the Andrew Yeates, director general of the British bill will have its Phonographic Industry, acknowledges the sig- third reading in the nificance of Puttnam's intervention. But he tells House of Lords, Billboard that it does not exactly match the before returning to the House of Commons to wishes of the music industry lobby. be signed into law. 'We're coming from a slightly different angle, "If we don't get the provisions we want, we but we want Ofcom [to] have proper powers to may have to push the Lords into putting pres- look at the takeover arrangements, especially sure on the government to have a vote on it, when [new owners] ask to change the radio for- because we firmly believe this is very impor- mats," Yeates says. tant," Yeates concludes.

A fire twirler performs with Sound Tribe Sector 9 at the 2002 Berkshire Mountain Music Festival. Photo: Nick Fitanides A Summer Of Jam Potter Takes Pages From Is The Genre Being Spread Too Thin? Music Release Playbook BY RAY WADDELL Bonnaroo festival here. BY ED CHRISTMAN the fifth book in the Potter series. The reigning king of the jam band Scholastic Corp., publisher of the Harry Pot- MANCHESTER, Tenn. -There's noth- circuit, Bonnaroo grossed $11 million NEW YORK -The big story last ter titles, claims the latest installment moved a ing hotter than the "jam band" scene and drew 85,000, providing ample tes- week had midnight sales, an mind -blowing 5 million copies in the in this summer's concert forecast. timony to the power of the genre. early street date and street date U.S. in its first 24 hours of avail- Remarkably, hundreds of thou- But as new festivals sprout like violations, capped off with ability. The company apparently sands of tickets will be sold for jam mushrooms, some wonder if the mar- astronomical, multi -million had shipped about 8 million of the 8.5 million copies manufactured band shows and festivals featuring ket is becoming too saturated. Fur- opening -day sales. But this is not a music industry story; in the first two print runs by the acts that barely create a blip at radio, ther, the ascendence of a well- funded it's a Harry Potter story. title's June 21 street date. Scholas- TV or retail. event like Bonnaroo, which. draws fans Still, in these days of tic announced June 24 that it would "The jam band scene is really the nationally, presents a challenge to the diversifying product lines, print another 800,000 units to meet most underestimated genre of music more modest local festivals that are some music merchants runaway demand. in all of the entertainment industry," the soul of the scene. found a way to share in After the ferocious first weekend says John Scher, co -CEO of Metropol- The strength of Bonnaroo is indis- the excitement generat- sales, there were reports of widespread putable. In only its second year, the ed by the Harry Potter outages on the title at U.S. book stores, itan Talent, concert promoter and phenomenon. but many of the chains had planned allo- management company for Bob Weir Bonnaroo name is as big or bigger "I haven't seen some- cations hitting stores later that day. of the Dead. than the acts that play it. thing like that in a long time -not New York -based Scholastic could be play- The Dead were among the acts per- "Our event is something that peo- even for a record," says Steve Harman, Northeast ing catch -up on the title for the next few forming June 13 -15 at the second (Continued on page 72) regional director for Tower Records, which car- weeks. A Scholastic press release says that ship - ried "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," (Continued on page 59)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Upfront Hearings Planned On FCC Rules A LOOK AHEAD Senate Tackles Indecency, Ownership Limits Beyoncé Destined For No. 1

BY BILL HOLLAND ism, Program Diversity and Competi- BY GEOFF MAYFIELD Street -date violations cause an tion in Television Broadcast Service early bow for Beyoncé at No. 57 on WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Senate Act of 2003," S. 1046, sponsored by The solo album from Top R &B/Hip -Hop . Commerce Committee voted June 26 Hollings and Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alas- Beyoncé, focal member of R &B girl Also poised for a strong start is to stiffen penalties for broadcast inde- ka, zoomed out of the committee June group Destiny's Child, is destined to 's sophomore set cency, raising the maximum fine from 19 and is headed to the Senate floor. rule next issue's . "Hotel Paper" (Maverick/Warner $27,500 to $250,000, with a $2.5 mil- The Stevens -Hollings bill would Although it will fall well shy of the Bros.). The 19-year -old singer /song- lion cap for continuing violations. This restore the ownership cap limiting any 663,000 -copy opener that began a two- writer looks on course to surpass as Congress scrutinizes recent owner- one TV broadcast company from week run at No. l for Destiny's Child's 130,000 and could go as much as ship rule changes at the Federal Com- reaching more than 35% of the "Survivor" in 2001, Beyoncé's "Dan- 40,000 higher than that. munications Commission. national audience. gerously in Love" (Columbia) appears Branch's first album, "The Spirit The amendment to the FCC's re- It would also reinstate the cross - on course for a handsome start. Room," released in 2001, sold 68,000 authorization bill came from the rank- ownership rule that forbids a media According to first -day numbers in its biggest week, the Christmas ing Democrat on the committee, Sen. company from owning a TV or radio reported by retail chains, chart fore- frame of the following year. Ernest Hollings, D -S.C. The lawmaker McCAIN: WANTS COMPANIES TO broadcast outlet and a newspaper in casters say Beyoncé will open in the First -day numbers also project a says he feels the FCC has been lax with COMPLY ON RADIO the same community. It also says that range of 350,000- 375,000 copies. That 100,000 -plus week for rap act Three 6 enforcing indecency standards. the FCC can reregulate or restore rules would dwarf the best weeks for solo Mafia's "Da Unbreakables" (Hypno- Hollings referenced a Jan. 2, 2002, controversial June 2 vote changing as well as jettison them. albums by fellow Destiny's Child tized Minds). One of its earlier albums, broadcast on WKRK -FM, an Infinity broadcast ownership caps. Insiders say Senate passage of the members Kelly Rowland (77,000) and 'When the Smoke Clears," racked up outlet in Detroit. The broadcast includ- McCain wants to look at a section of measure is possible, but it faces an uphill Michelle Williams (17,000). 157,000 in 2000. ed graphic discussion of sexual and the contested rule that allows big battle in the House. The chairman of the excretory functions between on -air media companies to be grandfathered Telecommunications subcommittee, hosts and callers. The FCC in April said in under the old ownership caps rather W.J. `Billy" Tauzin, R-La., has vowed to it was fining WKRK $27,500. than sell stations to meet the new own- block the bill from being considered. The re- authorization measure still ership restrictions. Undeterred, several House mem- Market Watch must clear the full Senate and the McCain's radio amendment could bers say they will bypass Tauzin and A Weekly National Music Sales Report House of Representatives. become part of legislation that would attempt to invoke a seldom -used "res- A Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., plans to roll back all of the FCC's changes. olution of disapproval" measure to veto s1:dtr7It4er1H:Te\ I(y.Ya\. hold a hearing to look at the FCC's The bill, "The Preservation of Local- the FCC's June 2 ruling. 2002 2003 Total 305,742,000 281,046,000 (08.1%)

Albums 299,234,000 275,578,000 ( 07.9%) Singles 6,508,000 5,468,000 (016.0 %) YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY ALBUM FORMAT Kazaa Adds Hip -Hop Channel 2002 2003 CD 282,607,000 265,685,000 (06.0 %) BY RASHAUN HALL mons, film/TV producer/director Lathan and Griffin, the Cassette 15,896,000 9,027,000 (043.2 %) former COO of Urban Entertainment, as an outgrowth of After announcing its launch last week (Billboard Bul- Simmons Lathan Entertainment. Other 731,000 866,000 ('18.5 %) letin, June 20), the Simmons Lathan Media Group has "There is a very frustrating path that one takes in trying secured its first deal with peer-to -peer network Altnet to get good projects greenlighted at studios and networks," This Week 11,283,000 This Week 2002 and its Kazaa Media Desktop. SLMG CEO Lathan says. 'We see this as an opportunity to 11,462,000 SLMG will launch the Russell Simmons Hip -Hop not only control our own destiny but to give young, talent- Last Week 13,629,000 Change 01.6% Channel via Kazaa. The channel will serve as a platform ed filmmakers and veteran filmmakers who have fallen by Change 17.2% for exclusive and unreleased the wayside an opportunity to ALBUM SALES short films and features by express themselves. It will up- and-coming filmmakers. make for more interesting This Week 10,810,000 This Week 2002 11,286,000 "Stan [Lathan] and Russell final products and give us an Last Week 12,726,000 Change 04.2% [Simmons] have always been on the kinds of projects about taking the artist and giv- we can put out into the mar- Change 015.1% ing them direct access to the ketplace." SINGLES SALES SLMG audience," president/ Backed by venture capital- This Week 473,000 This Week 2002 176,000 COO Will Griffin says.' They did ists Syncom Communication Last Week that with Def Comedy Jam.' and Pacesetter Growth Fund, 903,000 Change '168.8% "Comics like Martin Law- SLMG aims to address the Change 047.6% rence, Tucker Chris and Jaime marked lack of urban content YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES BY STORE TYPE Foxx have always been funny, and distribution networks. but they used to have to go to According to SLMG's foun- 2002 2003 a club to be a comedian," he ders, it is the first and only R&B Chain 154,765,000 140,969,000 (08.9 %) adds. "Because of Russell and content acquisition and pro- Independent 39,312,000 31,657,000 (019.5 %) Stan, they were able to get a duction company to create, show on HBO. That stage pro- obtain and catalog urban -filmed Mass Merchant 95,019,000 92,288,000 (02.9 %) vided a forum for some of the LATHAN (LEFT) AND SIMMONS. GIVING ARTISTS content and deliver it directly to Nontraditional 10,137,000 10,664,000 ('5.2%) biggest superstars in urban DIRECT AUDIENCE ACCESS the consumer across a complete YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES BY STORE LOCALE entertainment." spectrum of distribution plat - Griffin says that Kazaa -with 60 million hip -hop- forms: TV, home video, theatrical film, pay TV, in -flight enter- 2002 2003 related searches each week -is consistent with the tainment, live events, festivals and the Internet. City 69,548,000 62,450,000 (010.2 %) Simmons -Lathan philosophy of "taking talented artists SLMG's production arm will develop and create sig- Suburb 123,701,000 116,701,000 (05.7 %) and putting their work directly in front of the biggest nature filmed entertainment and TV series. audience possible." The company also aims to build an exclusive library of Rural 105,984,000 96,428,000 (09.0 %)

The channel will be refreshed weekly with 20 new film R &B entertainment, including feature and short films, ROUNDED FIGURES FOR WEEK ENDING 6/22/03 titles. Subscribers will also have access to daily hip -hop home video, documentaries and live performances. Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by Nielsen alerts, with news, events and issues information. "The goal is to have a branded destination in place for so.ndsc .1 Based in Los Angeles, SLMG was founded by Sim- (Continued on page 59)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Upfront NEWSLINE. AIM Looks For Unity THE WEEK IN BRIEF BY EMMANUEL LEGRAND U.K. media deregulation, working to DVD rental units overtook VHS rentals for the first time in the week resolve the trans -Atlantic conflict ended June 15, according to the Los Angeles -based Video Software LONDON -The U.K.'s independent among labels and the U.K. and U.S. Dealers Assn. Consumers rented a total of 28.2 million DVDs that labels body is still working on better mechanical societies, campaigning week, compared with 27.3 million VHS cassettes. Weekly DVD rental relations with the British Phono- for a lower VAT rate in Europe, nego- revenue has already exceeded weekly VHS rental revenue. That first graphic Industry. tiating framework deals with online happened this year in the week ended March 16. Additionally, year -to- Declaring that "reconciliation is music platforms, and helping lay the date DVD rental revenue surpassed VHS rental revenue for the first on the agenda," Assn. of Indepen- groundwork for a British Export time in the week ended May 11. JILL KIPNIS dent Music chief executive Alison Office in New York. Wenham said, "We would like to Wenham said unity with the BPI is Sony Corp. is developing a line of its own high -definition DVDs, according work with the BPI" at the group's still on the agenda, though talks to Sony Corp. of America chairman/CEO Howard Stringer. The execu- annual general meeting here. "And between the two bodies have been tive spoke of the plans June 25 at a New York panel discussion about we would like to mend the wounds going on for about a year without any music, movies and technology presented by Syracuse University's of division." f . : apparent success. Newhouse School. Sony has yet to determine when the DVDs will be Among those in attendance at the WENHAM: RECONCILIATION ON AGENDA While reconciliation is desired, introduced to the marketplace, but Stringer said the company is June 24 meeting was BPI chairman Wenham put some conditions on developing the discs in an effort to stay ahead of technology -savvy Peter Jamieson. itself to be over the past year, the sur- such an agreement. "We need to see bootleggers and pirates. CARLA HAY Wenham asserted that indie labels vival of the sector-even in the cur- the political will demonstrated that are in some ways better equipped rent, depressingly negative environ- recognizes that the birth and success The band Boston has filed a breach -of- contract suit against New York - than their major brethren in the cur- ment for music -is not in doubt." of AIM was no accident," she said. based indie label Artemis Records and CEO Danny Goldberg, seeking rent market landscape. AIM was launched in 1999, when "We need to see a recognition of damages in excess of $1 million. The action, filed June 24 in New "The wonderful fluidity of the numerous indie labels broke from mutuality go further than a marriage York Supreme Court, claims that while Boston was told by Goldberg small business model isn't under BPI, saying the trade body did not of convenience. It is the stated objec- that its 2002 album "Corporate America" -the band's first for the threat" at a time when "the multi- represent them properly. tive to get the brains in the business label -would be "the highest priority" for Artemis, the company national model is not so blessed," Wenham said AIM, which now sitting around the same table." "[failed] to execute almost every element of [the Boston marketing] she said. claims some 740 members, has found The BPI's Jamieson was not avail- plan." An Artemis spokesman says the company has not received the In AIM's annual report, Wenham its role and become an active voice able for comment. Sources say he suit and has no comment. Released Nov. 5, "Corporate America" has noted: "If the independent sector con- for the indies. might address the issue on July 2 sold 119,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. tinues to remain as active and utter- AIM's recent activities, according when the BPI holds its own annual CHRIS MORRIS ly determined as it has demonstrated to Wenham, include lobbying for general meeting.

Steven Curtis Chapman, Gerald Crabb and Kirk Franklin were named songwriters of the year at the BMI Christian Music Awards June 23 in Nashville. There was also a tie in the publisher of the year category, which was shared by Christian Taylor Music and Crabb's Song Music. Palm Hails Music Vid Pioneers Jars of Clay's hit "I Need You" won song of the year. BMI Citations of Achievement recognized 27 songs in six categories: adult contempo- rary, Christian hit radio, rhythmic, rock, Southern gospel and con- Directors Label Series Compiles Innovative Work temporary/traditional gospel. Songwriter/producer /publisher Greg Nelson was recognized with a special award for his contributions to BY CARLA HAY inspirational gospel music. DEBORAH EVANS PRICE NEW YORK -, Michel Vocalist Michael Bolton has sued TIG Insurance Co., alleging that the Gondry and are insurance company's breaches of contract forced Bolton to bear arguably three of the most innovative financial damages incurred in his long- running copyright- infringe- music -video directors to come along in ment dispute over the song "Love Is a Beautiful Thing." According the past 10 years. to the action, filed June 20 in California Superior Court in L.A., Palm Pictures has tapped them to between 1989 and 1992 Bolton held a TIG policy indemnifying him create a new DVD series that will com- against copyright- infringement claims. In February 1992, the Isley pile the work of directors who helped Brothers' publishing firm sued Bolton, writer Andrew Goldmark, redefine music videos and filmmaking. publisher Warner /Chappell and Sony Music, alleging that Bolton's Called the Directors Label, the series "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" infringed on an Isleys song of the same represents a new music DVD subgenre. title. In 1994, the case was decided in the Isleys' favor, and Bolton The series will launch in September was directed to pay them nearly $933,000. Bolton claims TIG failed with the release of "Vol. 1: The Work of to inform him of potential conflicts of interest, failed to provide Spike Jonze." him with independent counsel and assumed control of his defense. "Vol. 2: The Work of Chris Cun- The suit seeks general and punitive damages to be determined. ningham" and "Vol. 3: The Work of Representatives of TIG could not be reached for comment. " are tentatively set for The first directors whose work will be featured in the new series are, from left, CHRIS MORRIS release in October or November. Chris Cunningham, Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry. Palm will release a fourth Directors Paul Gallo has been named managing director of the New York -based Label compilation volume featuring Last year, Palm took an initial step volume in the series as "a dream come Society of Professional Audio Recording Services. A 30- plus -year the work of at a date to in the music -video director compila- true for fans of these directors," Palm industry veteran, Gallo recently founded the Professional Audio be determined. tion field by releasing " GM Paul DeGooyer says. Manufacturers Alliance, for which he serves as executive director. Each DVD volume will contain -The Videos, Vol. 1." Collectively, the directors are re- SPARS executive director Larry Lipman will continue in that role. hand-picked work from the directors, The Directors Label DVD series is sponsible for numerous award -winning CHRISTOPHER WALSH including their music videos, previ- more ambitious. Each volume will clips. They have also branched out into ously unreleased material and com- feature a double -sided DVD and elab- feature films. Rep. Zoe Lofgren. D- Calif., introduced bipartisan legislation June 25 mentary from the spotlighted subject orate packaging that includes a 50- Jonze's most recognizable music that would enable abandoned copyrighted material to enter the public and artists (Billboard, Feb. 8). The DVD page booklet. videos include 's "Buddy domain. The measure would require copyright owners to pay a $1 series will be released in Japan on Each booklet will contain photo- Holly," ' "Sabotage" and maintenance fee to keep an older copyright after 50 years of first pub- Asmik Ace/Palm Pictures. graphs, as well as the director's story 's `Weapon of Choice." His lication and every 10 years thereafter until the end of the copyright "From the beginning, we felt that boards, treatments and drawings. The work is often defined by his quirky term. The measure is co- sponsored by Rep. John Doolittle, R- Calif. this should be more than a collection of cover art will be thematically related to sense of humor. The Recording Industry Assn. of America says the bill is "contrary to music videos," Palm producer Richard other releases in the series. Cunningham has built a reputation the principle of copyright law." BILL HOLLAND Brown says. "These directors have With a suggested retail price of for being extremely selective in directing influenced pop culture." $19.95, Palm is positioning each DVD (Continued on page 59)

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Mary Ann Kim ness in his writings, valuing it at 10 to able to do the same to protect music Special Events Coordinator: Kelly Peppers Special Events Associate: Margaret O'Shea Special Events & Sales Assistant: Rosa taquez 20 times its weight in gold. laws won't solve it. from being copied. But Tyre's monopoly was short - Meanwhile, law enforcement should CIRCULATION Circulation Director: MARIANN MOERY lived. Both the Egyptians and the -even teens -who open their music focus on the real problem: organized Associate Circulation Director: Linda Lam; Circulation Manager: Marline Hazzard; ancient Jews quickly pirated the formu- files to others over the Internet. crime. Domestically and particularly Assistant Circulation Manager. 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www.americanradiohistory.com Opinion A true champion for artists' rights and a friend to the underdog Timothy White's Lasting Legacy

Editor's Note: June 27 marks the ing on the bus. I was pissed off and as negative was the same thing that the money. Tim's voice of reason, always a friend to the underdog. In his first anniversary of the death of decided to call him; he would be sorry Tim had seen in such a positive light. once again, made his point: "You writings, Tim actually cared about the Timothy White, former editor-in- that he gave me his phone number. I learned a very valuable lesson that idiot! If you sell this song, I will never people he was interviewing and writ- For chief ofBillboard. I said, "Hey, White, what kind of night. It was my first real glimpse of speak to you again." Well, I hung up ing about. It was never just a job. crummy article is this anyway ?" the man who would become one of the phone and told [my wife] Elaine, Tim, it was trying to get a real under- Ifirst met Timothy White in 1981, TW: "You didn't like it ?" my dearest and lifelong . I re- "No amount of money is worth losing standing of someone and their work when he came to write a piece on JM: "No, I hated it." spected his conviction and honesty Tim White's friendship." Insightfully, and admiration for their accomplish- myself and the band. Tim traveled TW: "What are you talking about ?" and admired his search to find some- Tim knew me well enough to know ments. He had the ability to make with us for several shows, on the bus, JM: "I look like some stupid, thing good in others' actions. that I would have regretted selling. every artist feel that their work was backstage, hotels -the whole bit. He macho twit!" Over the years, our friendship special. And to Tim, it was special. asked some interesting grew. Tim and I spoke Music to My Ears was a wonderful questions and had done a nearly every day on the addition to the Billboard pages that lot of research on my phone for the next 20 can never be replaced or duplicated. family. He knew things years. In 1988, I had Who but Tim White could speak so so eloquently, and on that I did not even know Memento made a recording and honestly and or had since forgotten. was searching for a so many topics? And care so deeply I knew Tim only a lit- title. Tim was in Indi- for all of them. John Mellencamp tle, through his articles Mori ana during the record- was just one of many whose lives in Crawdaddy and Rol- ing sessions and had were enriched by Timothy White. ling Stone. We were both listened to tapes, and I At the concerts after his death, so young men at the time By John Mellencamp called him for feedback. many wonderful artists showed their and the same age, but In that phone con- support. , James Taylor, Sheryl Tim seemed a bit more versation, Tim said I Crow, Don Henley, Jimmy Buffett, mature than me-like he had a TW: "No, I don't think so. I just should call this music the "Lone- Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, Steve Jordan, greater understanding. tried to show the color of your some Epiphany." I said, " `Epiphany ?' Danny Kortchmar and his best friend The time we spent together went character." Tim, that's not really a plain- spoken Mitch Glazer could all have written well. When it was over, we shook JM: "Well, you failed." word, is it ?" But I liked the "lone- this piece ... probably better than me. hands, and Tim went back to some- And I hung up the phone. During some" part. That record became "The Our personal lives became very Each one of them could probably place and I stayed on the road. this conversation, there is a strong Lonesome Jubilee." That same sce- entwined. Our families went places have told similar stories about how Several months later, the article was possibility that I may have been nario played out numerous times on together. Vacations, dinners, the Tim had advised and guided them and published. The piece was very long yelling. But Tim never raised his voice. several more of my recordings. Whites coming to Indiana; [Tim's wife] selflessly expected nothing in return. and, at the time, I was flattered by that. A few days later, I was in New York, On more than one occasion, I Judy and the kids became part of my Timothy White gave to the world But after reading the story, I was mor- and Tim called my hotel asking to would call Tim and tell him the Devil life. I have never laughed with anyone more than he ever took from it. He tified. I thought Tim had made me come by to discuss the article. I prob- was knocking. So -and -So Big -Shot so much and so often, and usually [we remained open-hearted, always sincere look like a juvenile, hillbilly punk. ably couldn't have been a bigger jerk Corp. was offering me millions of dol- laughed] at each other. Tim was my and ever true. Those of us who loved In writing about the conversations on that phone call, but Tim came by lars for one of my songs. And Tim and sounding board in business and in life. Timothy mourn his loss but find com- we'd had, he had spelled out the words anyway. We spoke for several hours. I would discuss what it would mean In the music industry, Tim was a fort knowing that his was a truly won- to reflect my Midwestern accent. He'd He never once defended himself- to sell the song. And I always came to moral barometer. He was a true derful life. To quote my dear friend, "In even written down some of the off- he just pointed out in a way that only the conclusion not to sell, but one champion for artists' rights, a faithful the accomplishments of anyone, there color stories he had heard while travel- Tim could that what I had perceived time I came very close to caving in for supporter of artistic endeavor and is great promise for everyone." Letters Digital Downloading Boom Has Yet To Come The cavalry has arrived to save ty of the music -buying public, I hope you will not let this letters On The War the music industry (or has at least the music industry's move into section be dominated by industry Rap left the fort) in the form of legal the era of digital distribution will insiders. As a frustrated music I was amused by this article digital downloads. The most obvi- turn out to be the start of one of lover with a lot to say, I view this "Rap, Hip -Hop AWOL in Iraq" ous winners will be those labels the biggest booms this business forum as critical. Please make (Billboard, May 24). The Ameri- and publishers with deep catalogs has seen. George Stein sure there is room for all of us. can left was against the war and of artists and songs. Law offices of George N. Stein Lance Romance, against our president. The record Once the baby boomers get New York President, ICOLAF Records industry is more than a little their hands on the PC equivalent Providence, R.I. left -leaning. On the other hand, of the iTunes Music Store, we Think Big the troops are all volunteer and should see tens of millions of Now Tackle Charts are clean -cut kids for the most people who will think nothing of But it won't stop there. And Small part, even religious. Coolio's spending hundreds of dollars Smaller labels, new artists and Bravo on the reintroduction of Top marks on your new maga- suggestion that 75% of them lis- each to download and burn their younger fans will all benefit. Peo- letters and opinions (Billboard, zine layouts! (Billboard, June ten to hip -hop and R &B could be old favorites. ple can cherry-pick and buy only June 21). I think this is just the 21) The distinctive Billboard way off. These are people who have gen- the songs they want -or buy com- kind of forum the music industry fonts and branded color circles We do know that at least that erally been lost to the industry. It plete albums. The point is that needs right now. I think it will be make this your best design ever. percentage requested Bibles. I will be a replay of those years fol- people will have the freedom to of great help to people on every Take a bow! think you'll find that hip -hop is lowing the advent of the CD, when enjoy music in a way that works side of the industry. Only one problem -when are not the first choice of morally that same generation replaced for them and in a way that makes My one complaint is that it is you going to give the same brand - responsible, conscientious their vinyl and tape collections music -buying easy, enjoyable and too small. At a time like this, dia- image overhaul to your charts? young Americans. with CDs. And once back into the fairly priced. logue is so important. Two letters John Buchanan Lenny Goldberg habit of buying music, they will By focusing on the honest peo- a week is just ridiculous. Ten Account executive CD or Not CD continue to do so. ple who make up the vast majori- would be much more reasonable. Norton, Mass. Ashland, Ore.

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A few years back, producer Dennis Herring Artists Raise Their was struck by a nagging question about blues legend Buddy Guy. Why, record after record, was Guy chasing crossover success? He seemed to be toiling Voices For'Gilda' fusion away. trying to push a brand of blues -rock When comedian Gilda Radner The 27 -track double -CD, priced on folks who just weren't buying it. died of ovarian cancer in 1989, at $24.99, is available starting June What he ought to be doing, Herring reasoned, is there was no way she could have 27 exclusively through .com making traditional blues albums that more accu- known that out of her tragic death and the 15 GCs in North America rately reflect not only his stature in the blues pan - something as wonderful as Gilda's (20 more GCs are in the planning theon-as one of its few living icons -but also the Among the artists who Club (GC), which provides support stages). full range of his abilities within the genre. contributed previous- to ly released tracks to A fairly relentless drive to put this right seems the collection are have sparked yet another revival in the blues great's , Sarah long career. The McLachlan, Tony Bennett, Harry Con - REVIVAL REDUX nick Jr., Paul Simon, After a roughly 15 -year lapse in studio recordings, Beat. Willie Nelson and 1993 Billboard Century Award honoree Guy re- Dion. Celine in the early '90s with a string of albums on "We wanted inspira- emerged By Melinda Newman tional songs that peo- the Silvertone label. mnewman @billboard.com ple would recognize," While each, especially the Grammy Award -dec- says Anna Gottlieb, orated 1991 effort "Damn Right, I've Got the services for people affected by can- executive director of GC Seattle. Blues," helped bolster his reputation and rekin- cer, would be created. "Sometimes the artist would suggest dle his career, Guy's two most recent sets for the The same was true when 13- a song. It was a very easy fit." label, both produced by Herring, demand more was a no- brainer year -old burgeoning singer Eileen Participating attention and respect. Johnson was diagnosed with thy- for many of the artists. Producer In 2001, Guy and Herring delivered "Sweet roid cancer. While Johnson -a David Foster, who provided "Love member of Gilda's Club Seattle - Theme From St. Elmo's Fire" for Tea," which found the now-66- year-old artist was in the hospital, her mother, the CD, tells Billboard that he first giving his slick, signature Chicago blues style Mary Kay Johnson, promised her worked with GC when he took part a momentary rest. Instead, he embraced the that she would sing again-and the in a New York concert, "and Gilda (Continued on page 14) idea of the "Voices for Gilda" proj- has now touched my life forever. ect was born. (Continued on page 12)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Music WESTERN DIVISION IN RE COMPACT DISC MDL -1216 (JSL) ANTITRUST LITIGATION CLASS ACTION This Document relates to: Koopman Gets Back On His Bach Cycle ALL ACTIONS Honorable J. Spencer Letts

SUMMARY NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT 'Mto years ago, noted Dutch con- Comparing the project to "bring- He also obtained exclusive rights TO: PURCHASERS OF COMPACT DISCS DIRECTLY FROM THE DEFENDANTS FOR 12 ductor and early -music specialist Ton ing a child into the world," he ex- to reissue the volumes previously RESALE BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1991 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2003. AND PURCHASERS Koopman was well into the recording plains, "if the child is ill or has prob- released by Erato. OF COMPACT DISCS INDIRECTLY FROM THE DEFENDANTS IN CERTAIN of what he deems the project of his lems growing up, as a father, you Koopman very nearly secured a STATES FOR RESALE BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1991 AND FEBRUARY 28. 2003. lifetime: a complete cycle of the can- have to take care of it. I felt that I was deal last summer with American label PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS SETTLEMENT AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN tatas of Bach, per- really father of and I and Web site Andante, before finally Johann Sebastian the this project, THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS SETTLEMENT. formed by his much -admired Amster- should finish it." reaching an agreement this year with dam Baroque Orchestra and Choir. Ironically, when Koopman was no- his countrymen at Challenge. This Summary Notice is given pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the "Court"). tified that Warn- What once had been a hardship This Notice is for the sole purpose of informing you of the pendency of this litigation and a er was abandon- suddenly became a boon, as Koop- proposed settlement totaling $47.65 million, plus interest (the "Settlement ") with defendants ing the project, man was able to exert complete con- EMI Music Distribution; Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; Warner -Elektra-Atlantic Corp.; Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.; Bertelsmann Music Group, Inc.; and Polygram Group he had just spent trol over both the recordings and Classical Distribution, Inc. (collectively the "Defendants "). The Settlement is set forth in a Stipulation of three weeks of their packaging. Settlement dated May 19, 2003 (the "Stipulation "). vacation time The cover art for "Volume 13" is a I. PLAINTIFF CLASSES planning logis- realization of the design concept that Pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation and the Order of the Court dated June 11, 2003, two classes of Plaintiffs have been certified for settlement purposes only: Score tics and booking Koopman originally proposed to A. The Direct Purchaser Settlement Class consists of: soloists for the Erato. As the first 12 releases in the All Persons in the United States who are direct purchasers of Defendants' compact remaining 10 re- series are reissued, they will also be discs for resale during the period from June 1, 1991 through February 28, 2003 By Steve Smith leases. Cancella- repackaged to match the new look. (the "Class Period "), other than (1) Defendants and their respective parents, [email protected] tion was out of subsidiaries, affiliates and employees; (2) The Columbia House Company, BeMusic, the question. Inc. (or its predecessors), and any CD clubs owned or operated by any Defendant, or any purchasers from such CD clubs; and (3) governmental entities except those twelve three -CD sets had already Still, in a period of tightened belts engaged in the commercial sale of compact discs. been issued when Koopman received and considerable competition in the B. The Indirect Purchaser Settlement Class consists of: word that Erato, the label for which marketplace, a project of this magni- All Persons who are indirect purchasers of Defendants' compact discs for resale he was recording the monumental tude predictably proved hard to sell, during the Class Period (except that the Class Period for Hawaii claimants shall cycle, had been dissolved by corporate no matter how celebrated the music begin on June 28, 2002, and for New York claimants shall begin on December 23, 1998) who are permitted to assert claims under the laws of Alabama, Arizona, owner Warner Classics. and participants were. Facing rejec- California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Not surprisingly, Koopman en- tion by every label with the financial Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North countered more than a few difficulties means to support his dream, Koop- Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, other than (1) Defendants and their respective parents, in securing a new home for the wide- man reached a bold resolution. subsidiaries, affiliates and employees; (2) The Columbia House Company, ly acclaimed project, which finally "I decided, optimist that I am, that BeMusic, Inc. (or its predecessors), and any CD clubs owned or operated by any entities resumes this month with the July 1 I should go to a bank and get a loan Defendant, or any purchasers from such CD clubs; and (3) governmental in the commercial sale of compact discs. release of "Volume 13" on the Nether- to finish the cantatas," he says. except those engaged lands -based Challenge Classics label, Koopman started his own Antoine II. BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION exclusively distributed by the Port- Marchand label imprint and, with the Allegro will release the repackaged This litigation was filed as a class action by Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated purchasers of prerecorded compact discs ( "CDs") during the period June 1, land, Ore. -based Allegro. help of a financier friend, revised his "Volume One" in August; Koopman 1991 to the present. The complaint alleges a horizontal agreement by Defendants to fix prices Koopman says there was never a search for an existing label that would hopes to have all 12 back on the mar- of CDs sold in the United States in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, and doubt in his mind that he would see take on finished master tapes for ket by this time next year. "Volume certain state laws. On January 24, 2000, Plaintiffs moved for class certification in this litigation. The Court the cycle through to completion. manufacturing and distribution. 14" is due in U.S. stores in November. initially granted this motion on February 24, 2000, and then subsequently vacated its decision and denied Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. On October 23, 2000, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs opposed that motion. The motion is still pending. III. THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT Subject to the terms and conditions of the Stipulation, which is on file with the Court, the amount of $47.65 million, plus interest from January 12, 2003, less an amount due for Best Fits payment of state income taxes on said fund, (the "Settlement Fund ") has been transferred Music of Mya's interest -bearing account for the benefit of the Settlement Classes. The Settlement 'Mood' into an the litigation is subject to various conditions, including approval by the Court. If the Settlement BY RASHAUN HALL out of doing a program with young is approved and becomes final and effective, the Net Settlement Fund, after deduction of attorney's fees, expenses and incentive payments to the named Plaintiffs, to the extent girls that talked about self-esteem and allowed by the Court, will be distributed to members of the Settlement Classes who submit NEW YORK-Today's artist has to be body image." valid Proof of Claim and Release forms postmarked on or before October 1, 2003. In multifaceted. From films to fashion, But, she adds, "I realized that I really addition, all members of the Settlement Classes whq have not requested exclusion, shall be deemed to have discharged and released Defendants and certain other Released Persons many artists are branching out into couldn't worry about what people from all Released Claims, as defined in the Stipulation. life various avenues of entertainment. think of me. I'm at that point in my IV. THE LONG -FORM NOTICE Among reaping rewards of now where I can say, 'My ass is like wo.' those the If you are a member of the Settlement Classes and did not receive the more -detailed Notice multi- tasking is Mya. I wasn't even considering the song to of Proposed Settlement and Settlement Hearing (the "Long -Form Notice "), you may obtain a I copy by contacting: Since the singer's 2000 album be on the album at that time, but Claims Administrator "Fear of Flying," she has earned a later fought for it to be the single." In re Compact Disc Antitrust Litigation Grammy Award for her contribution For Mya, who executive -produced do Berdon LLP "Moodring" Fair, fighting for her P.O. Box 9014 to "" from the with Jericho, NY 11753 -8914 "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack and single was only one example of the Telephone: (800) 766 -3330 appeared in the Oscar- winning film creative control she had on the set. Facsimile: (516) 931 -0810 "Chicago." Mya also served as a pitch "I took control," Mya says. "It Website: www.berdfonllo.com/claims woman for Coca -Cola. wasn't about being a stubborn artist. The Long -Form Notice and Proof of Claim and Release form describe your rights to exclude yourself, to share in the Settlement Fund by filing a claim form, or object to the proposed I But with the upcoming release of It was just something that started on Settlement, the Plan of Distribution or the request for attorney's fees, reimbursement of "Moodring," the Washington, D.C., my own by calling up people and litigation expenses, and incentive payments. The Long -Form Notice and Proof of Claim and native returns to what she calls the gathering musicians together." Release form are also available at the internet address above. best fit: music. In fact, she fronted funding for the V. THE SETTLEMENT HEARING "This has been the biggest gap be- album at the beginning of the studio Pursuant to an Order of the Court, a hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on November 3, 2003, in the courtroom of the Hon. J. Spencer Letts, United States District Courthouse for projects," Mya says. know- Due 22, new is her A&M a for tween "Not July the set process, "to create playground the Central District of California, 312 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90012, for the ing when my album would come, debut. Mya's two prior sets, "Fear of Mya," she says. "There were no expec- purpose of determining whether the proposed Settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate working with someone like [A &M Flying" and her self-tilled debut, were tations, because people didn't even and should be approved by the Court. The Court will also consider Plaintiffs' counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees, reimbursement of expenses, and incentive Records president] and the released via then- Interscope- distrib- know I was working on an album." payments to the named Plaintiffs. The time and date of the hearing may be continued from transition from moving from an inde- uted imprint University Music. Fair agrees: "Over the last couple of time to time without further notice. pendent label to Interscope sort of left The new album's lead single, "My years, she has really matured. A lot of Any questions that you have concerning the matters contained in this notice may be us in limbo." Love Is Like ... Wo," is No. 73 on The this growth was on a human level, and directed to the Claims Administrator identified above. PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS ANY INQUIRIES TO THE COURT It also presented opportunities like Billboard Hot 100. she applies it to her work. Once I real- Dated: June 28, 2003 BY ORDER OF THE COURT I from her role in "Chicago," which, she "Back then, wasn't so confident in ized that her ideas were coming United States District Court says, "took a little bit of time away saying, `My ass is like wo,' " Mya says a real place of talent and vision, [she] For the Central District of California from the album." of the 2 -year -old song. "I was coming really began to drive the bus." Los Angeles, California

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he came from." things that I heard him do before. Buddy Guy And with "Blues Singer," Guy And I liked the idea of this record Capitol Launching Skye gets even muddier. having this completely different Continued from page 11 The album is more devoted to the feel to it." early Delta blues sound and style Guy says, "My fingers were so than anything Guy has ever cut, in- sore on that album, man, I was With Soundtrack Single hypnotic and raunchy North Missis- cluding the acoustic sets he record- almost crying; and every time I'd sippi hill country blues sound mas- ed with blues harpist Junior Wells. pick up a pick, he'd be in the engi- Capitol Records' onslaught of mar- school. I'm a small -town girl from tered by the likes of such revered but And that is very much by Her- neer's room, and he'd say, 'Nah, keting for the "How to Deal" sound- Boulton, so it's a cool opportunity for little -known bluesmen -and Fat ring's design. "I wanted the rec- nah, nah, you got the pick.' " track, due July 8, is as much a high - me to have the lead single on a Possum artists -as R.L. Burnside ord to be real primary, even mak- The album "snatched me back a profile launching pad for newcomer movie soundtrack." and the late Junior Kimbrough. ing Muddy Waters seem kind of bit," Guy adds, reminding him of Skye Sweetnam as it is a traditional One of the songs recorded exclu- Critics instantly hailed the set as like the modern side of the blues," just how few of his heroes and platform to sell albums. sively for the "How to Deal" sound- a triumph -one that revealed a he says. peers -like Fred McDowell, Son Sweetnam, whose Capitol debut track was Beth Orton's version of the side of Guy most thought they'd Yet he was careful to ensure that House and Waters -are left. album is due later this year, has the Cat Stevens hit "Wild World." never see and unveiled talents that the album retained the trancey, He cracks, "Once, I went to sleep soundtrack's first single, "Billy S.," a Orton's "Thinking About Tomorrow" many didn't realize Guy possessed. rural North Mississippi sound that and woke up and I was the young pop /rock song about a kid that wants is also on the album. It was like hearing an old dog mas- Guy mastered on "Sweet Tea." And guy. Then, all of a sudden, I went to to avoid school. The "Billy S." in the Stevens' original "Wild World," a ter new tricks. that's appropriate, considering that sleep and woke up and I was the title is a reference to William No. 11 hit on The Billboard Hot 100 On June 3, Silvertone issued it was during the "Sweet Tea" - senior citizen!" Shakespeare. Herring and Guy's second collabo- ing sessions that "Blues Singer" Introducing a ration, "Blues Singer," an all - was born. MORE MARKETING OPTIONS new, priority act acoustic set that is the first Guy al- While listening to that album's Because it is an acoustic disc with on a soundtrack Sound bum hell -bent on emphasizing his lone acoustic track, the set -open- such intimacy, "Blues Singer" has before its debut underappreciated singing skills ing "Done Got Old" -one of four given Silvertone more radio and album on the over his guitar heroics. Kimbrough covers on "Sweet marketing options than perhaps any label is released Throughout the album, Guy un- Tea " -then -Zomba chief Clive of Guy's albums for the label. has become an Tracks.. characteristically plays without a In addition to noncommercial increasingly pop- guitar pick. By plucking the strings and adult alternative radio, the disc ular strategy at of a '50s Harmony archtop guitar is also being serviced to heritage several labels. By Carla Hay with his thumb and fingers, he and Americana stations that play Shady/Inter- [email protected] adds a tone and intimacy we've more acoustic -oriented folk music, scope Records rarely heard from him. Silvertone marketing exec Kim used the tool last year for the major- in 1971, is another soundtrack cut. It's a playing style -strictly en- Kaiman says. "It reaches a little fur- label bow of 50 Cent on the "8 Mile" Other tracks include the Flaming forced by Herring during the al- ther than previous Buddy records." soundtrack. Earlier this year, Wind- Lips' "Do You Realize ? ?," the Don- bum's recording -that helps make Considering the recent successes up Records successfully introduced ' "It's on the Rocks" and John "Blues Singer" a striking listen. of "Buena Vista Social Club," Norah Evanescence on "Daredevil: The Mayer's "Not Myself." Together, "Sweet Tea" and "Blues Jones and the "0 Brother, Where Album" (Sound 'hacks, Billboard, Capitol has serviced the `Billy S." Singer" inform the listener that if Art Thou ?" soundtrack, Guy's move Feb. 15). single to top 40 radio. There is also you think you had Buddy Guy fig- to an acoustic record likely leaves To raise public awareness for an accompanying videoclip. ured out, you simply don't know him with more potential for radio Sweetnam, Capitol partnered with At clothing retailer PacSun, the half of it. and TV success than he's had in the Loews and Cinemark movie -the- counter displays are in place for a And "Blues Singer," which fea- recent years. ater chains to have Sweetnam's "Billy sweepstakes, sponsored by Seven- tures appearances by Eric Clapton And the album surely looks to S." CD single attached as a free pro- teen magazine, in which the winner and B.B. King, could not have get a boost from the upcoming Year motion to the plastic cover of extra- will receive a trip to the "How to arrived at a better time. of the Blues -themed Scorsese and Deal" premiere July 16 in New York. Congress declared 2003 as the Fuqua projects. The latter captures Outgoing PacSun mail orders will Year of the Blues. A Martin Scors- the all -star Salute to the Blues con- include the "Billy S." CD single as ese blues miniseries and a related GUY: 'SORE FINGERS: INTIMATE BLUES cert held in February at New York's an insert. Antoine Fuqua film celebrating Radio City Music Hall. Guy domi- Teen People and Neutrogena are the genre are both expected to fea- Calder remarked to Herring, "It nated the show, performing four sponsoring a "How to Deal" make- ture the artist prominently when would be great to make a whole songs -more than any other artist over sweepstakes tied with drugstore they're released later this year. album like this with Buddy." that night. chain Eckerd. DuBois says the chain Thus, Guy looks certain to garner Herring took the project from "It's an important year for Buddy, will play the soundtrack in its stores. more respect and many new ears there. As was the case with "Sweet it's an important year for us as a Video reels featuring Sweetnam this year. Tea," he chose a number of the record company and it's an impor- will be shown at such retailers as songs Guy covered, including the tant year for the genre," Kaiman Wal -Mart and Virgin Megastore. `CROSSOVER RUT' John Lee Hooker tracks "Crawlin' says. "The more people that hear TV, radio and print ads are also Herring, who has worked with Kingsnake," "Black Cat Blues" and and see him will understand that he part of the campaign. Counting Crows and Camper Van "Sally Mae." is a national treasure." Capitol will distribute soundtrack Beethoven, started lobbying Silver - The disc is notable for the inti- What Congress, Scorsese and samplers at Summer Splash mall tone and Guy's management a few macy felt throughout its 12 tracks. Fuqua are doing this year -cele- events in July and August. years ago on the "Sweet Tea" con- Part of that comes from the fact that brating the blues -is something large fountain drinks this month. The has joined forces cept, feeling it could lift the artist half of the record is simply Guy, his Guy has dedicated his life to. "We're having about 1 million with independent firms It's a Gas out of the "crossover rut" in which voice and his acoustic guitar. Although he admits that he has units shipped for giveaways," Capitol Marketing and Girls Intelligence he felt Guy was entrenched. But it is also partially born out of a hunger for a hit, he's just as senior director of marketing Tripp Agency (GIA) to market the sound- Initially, the bluesman was hesi- the fact that the takes were cut in quick to admit that -after those DuBois says. "Skye's picture will also track's music at shopping malls, tant. He was -and remains- inter- the Sweet Tea control room. There, long years outside of the studio - be on the cover of the CD." cheerleading events, summer schools ested in having hits. And this proj- Guy played alone or with his band - he jumps at the chance to record, The movie "How to Deal" stars and GIA-organized slumber parties. ect was not mainstream-friendly in mates, including Squirrel Nut Zip- regardless of a project's commer- Mandy Moore as a high school stu- Meanwhile, Sweetnam has been the slightest. pers guitarist Jimbo Mathus -who cial potential. dent who becomes disillusioned with on a promotional tour of radio sta- What's more, he was not familiar also played on "Sweet Tea." Whether electric Chicago blues, romance until she meets a young tions, and she appeared June 20 on with the North Mississippi scene. But nothing proved more inte- the North Mississippi trance of man (Trent Ford). CBS -TV's "The Late, Late Show With Yet, after some persuasion, Guy was gral to the album's low -key feel "Sweet Tea" or the acoustic Delta "How to Deal" opens July 18 in Craig Kilbom." sold on the project. than the absence of the guitar pick. material on "Blues Singer," he is U.S. theaters. Moore does not appear Sweetnam says having the lead Making the album and recording Herring says, "It forced him to furthering the music he loves. on the soundtrack. single on the soundtrack "has put the Louisiana native at the produc- be a little more purely melodic, or That is perhaps more important to Sweetnam, who hails from the the release of my album on the fast er's Oxford, Miss. -based Sweet Tea economical; a little more self -edit- him than a hit record. He says, Toronto suburb of Boulton, says that track. If getting on this soundtrack studios, Herring says, was a chance ing. When he would pick up a pick "Anything to help the blues -if it's she wrote "Billy S." before she had a didn't happen, my album might have to "take the Chicago guy and pull and start playing, he would fall beating a tub, man-just call me: record deal: "I was just venting about been delayed." him back down in the mud, where into some of these automatic I'm ready."

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BY RAY WADDELL Concerts as a division of Pace Enter- After Messina soured on the CCE tainment, the multifaceted entertain- model, he found a home in country NASHVILLE -When Louis Messina's ment company founded by his men- music, doing extremely well repre- non- compete contract with Clear tor, Allen Becker. senting CCE on tours by Strait, Channel Entertainment (CCE) ends Pace Concerts became the top pro- McGraw and Dixie Chicks. "But I this summer, the promoter will have moter in Texas and spearheaded the would go into the office, and it would come full- circle. amphitheater boom, beginning with be the most depressing thing I'd ever Since beginning as a rough -and- what was then known as Starwood seen in my life," he says. tumble independent promoter in New Amphitheatre near Nashville. By early summer 2001, Messina Orleans, Messina has scaled the Becker's sons, Gary and Brian, also wanted out. "My contract was open heights of corporate concert promo- helped build the company. Today, to interpretation. It was either a one- tion through Pace Concerts, SFX, and Brian Becker is CEO of CCE. year or multi-year non -compete, and then CCE. "I'm still friends with two out of in my opinion, I had a one -year non - Now, Messina is on the verge of be- three of the Beckers," Messina says. compete. I could have been wrong. coming a free agent again. "Allen and Gary are two of my very best But I figured I could sit out a year, Under his existing deal, Messina's friends." Despite his recent business Philly Guys. Hanging backstage at a Dixie Chicks show at First Union Center in then get back into the business," he company, the Messina Group, must clash with Brian, Messina says, "He'll Philadelphia are, from left, Messina Group principal Louis Messina, Clear Channel says, adding that exit meetings with give CCE first look at any concert tours always be like a brother to me." Entertainment's (CCE) Larry Magid, Comcast -Spectacor Ventures president Peter Brian Becker and others went well - Messina works on, which recently have In the late 1990s, consolidation hit Luukko, Comcast -Spectacor senior VP John Page and CCE's Charlie Walker. at first. included Tim McGraw, Kenny Ches- the concert business when Robert F.X. 'Then they beat my head against the ney and Dixie Chicks. Sillerman, fresh from selling his radio for promoter consolidation, but his manager, and he'd tell me so- and -so wall," he says. But as summer eases toward fall, empire, began buying promoters vision was different from Sillerman's. just outbid me!" It appeared Messina and CCE were the promoter instrumental in creating under the SFX Entertainment banner. "Allen Becker always thought the Although grosses were bigger every headed toward litigation. The dispute Ozzfest and the Country As part of the $2.5 billion spree, Pace way to grow the company was to own year, "profit margins were down, and was eventually settled out of court last Music Fest will be on his own again. was snapped up in late 1998 in a $130 real estate and to own other compa- then attendance started going down," summer, and Messina was allowed to "After Aug. 31 at midnight, I can million deal that included Pace Con- nies and work as one," Messina says. Messina says. "That's what starts hap- set up his new company (Billboard, do anything I want," Messina says. "I certs, Pace Theatrical, Pace Motor - "Of course, Bob Sillerman's model was pening when you're bidding against Aug. 27, 2001). am a free bird." sports and the company's 13 sheds. a little different. Allen's vision was yourself and increasing ticket prices." 'We agreed to co- promote certain "Pace sold for about 11 times annu- about how to grow our business, not All of which flew in the face of tra- bands I'd been working with. We ROAD TO ACQUISITION al earnings," Messina recalls. 'We were 'How do we flip our business ?' " ditional concert promotion. "I was say- worked out a deal where they got first The first concert Messina promoted one of the highest -paid. I think every- Even so, in the early days of SFX, ing, 'Instead of buying more shows, look at shows," Messina says. in the early '70s should have warned body else was getting six- to nine - Messina relished the idea of working let's sell more tickets,' " he says. "It was him that this would be a wild ride. times earnings." with those peers of his in the business obvious this was going to lose money." A NEW LIFE "I had a sellout at 8,000 with Cur- After the deal, Messina stayed on as who were once fierce competitors. And Brian Becker defends CCE's prac- On the brink of a new professional tis Mayfield and B.B. King," Messina a national promoter with his new par- even when Sillerman revealed his true tices. "CCE is an innovative, entrepre- life, Messina has no hard feelings recalls. "Everybody showed up but ent company. With a stake of slightly intentions and sold SFX to Clear Chan- neurial company with many strengths, toward CCE and does not rule out the artists." under 10%, he was the largest share- nel for $4.5 billion, Messina was still capital, assets, unmatched regional working with them in the future. He Messina hung in. By 1975 he had holder outside of the Becker family. on board with the plan. support and expertise," he says. "How- says he likes and respects CCE Music moved to Houston and started Pace Messina agreed the time was right "I thought, 'Now, this is the way to ever, we are a publicly traded company co-CEOs Don Law and Dave Lucas but grow our business: tie in media with that works within certain parameters. still sees flaws in the CCE model. live,' " Messina says. "But it turned out There is a place for all types in this "They built a machine so big you to be a joke. There was no synergy business, and we believe we have a have to . How can you between radio and live music." great business model, which best expect an employee making $40,000 a Rock Doesn't Stop Indeed, rather than synergy, serves the artists with whom we work. year on the high end to promote 30 Messina says he found competition "Louis and I share a long and sto- shows a month?" Contrary to popular belief, the al (ATI), which is also the agency for within the company. ried past, and I have a great respect and Messina is more focused on his own hair band genre still lives. The latest the tour. Nick Caris at the Agency 'We had all these promoters within strong family relationship with him. company and plans on promoting 30- vital sign is the return of the annual Group is the agent for headliner the same company bidding on the We look forward to continuing to work 50 arena shows next year. Rock Never Stops tour this summer. Whitesnake. The tour producer is same acts for the same city," Messina together in the future as the opportu- The Messina Group will promote The 2003 version of Rock Never Bart Loeb at Paradise Productions. marvels. "I'd get on the phone with a nities occur." (Continued on next page) Stops, the tour's sixth, is headlined The first Rock Never Stops went by Whitesnake, with special guests out in 1998 with Warrant, Slaughter, Quiet Riot and L.A. Guns. ATI presi- IEG/BILLBOA RD TOUR SPON SORSHIP ROUNDUP dent/CEO Jay Frey thinks the "hair

band" mantle may be a generalization Sponsor Tour Estimated Fee Leverage Dealmakers but says the tour's success proves that 1980s -era rock acts have legs. Budweiser/ Twenty -eight amphitheaters $6 million Deal affords exdusive malt beverage status, presenting Anheuser-Busch VP /presence marketing Tim sponsorship roughly year in Schoen; Bruce Eskowitz, president, national "The people who bought these rec- Bud Light and dubs owned or operat- of 20 concerts per each Anheuser-Busch ed by Clear Channel Enter- venue and identification in venue signage, radio,TV, sales and marketing, Clear Channel Enter- ords in the 1980s didn't all die; they're tainment, through 2005 event programs and ticket headers. Deal renews con- tainment just a little bit older," Frey says. tract initially inked in 2000.

"There is a fan base out there." Running radio, online and in -store promos offering Saul Sola, national brand manager, and Chris Chivas Regal La Ley tour, June -July, $350,000 ticket giveaways. Running on -site sweeps offering wllis,VP of marketing, Penrod Ricard;Tomas The 30 shows on 2003 Rock Never Penrod Ricard USA 22 stops Stops are primarily Clear Channel and autographed guitar, secondary prizes indudeT -shirts Cookman, co- founder, Cookman Intl; Geoff branded House of Blues sheds. While this year's and other co- merchandise. Hosting backstage Thomas, account director, and Doug Gleason, parties before and after each show; giving media reps GM, Aaron Walton Entertainment. version came together too late to be limited- edition CDs. Sampling product in tour markets. booked into major fairs, Frey says the tour performs well in that venue. Rbk/Foot Locker Rock the Mk tour featur- $1.5 million Reebok is using the tie -in to tout new footwear lines Reebok chief marketing officer Micky Pant; Frey adds that Rock Never Reebok Intl ing Jay-Z and 50 Cent, designed by Jay-Z and 50 Cent. Plans to hold autograph Rubin Hanan, seniorVP, retail brand market- Foot Locker June- August, 35 stops signing sessions at Foot Locker outlets; the retailer is ing, Foot Locker, Roc -a -Fella Records co- Warrant, Kip Winger and Slaughter. Stops has acquired cachet among touting the artist appearances through point -of-sale owner Shawn Carter (aka lay-Z). The package is sponsored by its audience. material and in- storelV monitors. Also, the retailer is run- VH1 Classic and will play amphi- "We're still establishing the ning ticket sweeps to shoppers who try on a pair of shoes from Reebok's Rbk collection. lay -Z and 50 Cent will each theaters, arenas and fairs through- he says. Coca - brand," "We're not wear Reebok athletic footwear and apparel on tourTour out North America from July 11 Cola, but for people who are from will also feature Fabolous and , both of whom through Aug. 24. this era and love this music, we have appeared in ReeboklV ads. The Rock Never Stops name is have become a brand name." 4 Compiled by William Chipps, senior editor, IEG Sponshorship Report owned by Ashley Talent Internation- RAY WADDELL sponsorship.com

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 15 www.americanradiohistory.com J003 R E l Billboard- BoxsCONGER- coGROSSES Music VENUE/ GROSS/ ATTENDANCE/ ARTISTS) DATE TICKET PRICE(S) CAPACITY PROMOTER DIXIE CHICKS, JOAN OSBORNE First Union Center, $2,431,384 36,058 Clear Channel Philadelphia $75/$45/$35 two sellouts Entertainment June 16 -17 MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE Universal Amphitheatre, $727,045 11,384 House of Blues Concerts 50 Cent's Appeal BEVERLY, PATTI , JAHEIM Universal City, Calif. $75/$65/555/$50.75 11,899 two shows May31 -June 1

JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Joe Louis Arena, $724,933 13,573 Concerts West STYX Detroit $57.50/$47.50/$35 16,527 June 12 Rootedin Club Gigs JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Xcel Energy Center, $654,715 13,267 Concerts West STYX St Paul, Minn. $53.50/$43.50/$33.50 15,097 Hovering on the brink of super- high offers, just off 50's mix tapes." June 14 stardom, 50 Cent began making He says the buzz kept growing. , SNOOP HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, $638,248 15,829 House of Blues Concerts DOGG, THE MARS VOLTA Atlanta $48 /538 16,000 noise on the hip -hop club scene last "As an agent at a time when a lot of June 8 summer and fall. That PEARL JAM, IDLEWILD United Center, $609,525 17,415 Jam Prods. trek basically ignited Chicago $35 sellout June 18 the fire that led to this

JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Smimoff Music Centre, $505,523 11,239 Concerts West, summer's Roc -the -Mic STYX Dallas $88.50/$65.50/$59.50/ 14,849 House of Blues Concerts tour with Jay -Z. The 8 On June $29.50 Emmel Communica- HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL- T-VICE, Bayfront Park, $480,295 15,862 Noel and Cecibon Prods. TABOU COMBO, DJAKOUT MIZIK, Miami $35/$10 22,000 tions, a booking agency NU LOOK, KONPA KREYOL May 17 which is affiliated with Road.. PEARL JAM, IDLEWILD Xcel Energy Center, $469,875 13,425 Jam Prods. hip -hop management St. Paul, Minn. $35 sellout June 16 company Violator Man-

JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Cynthia Woods Mitchell $419,429 10,098 Concerts West agement, took the reins By Ray Waddell STYX Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas $97/$75/$45/$23.60 15,786 on 50's early touring rwaddell June 7 @billboard.com efforts, before the rap- JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & U.S. Cellular Arena, $361,461 6,771 Concerts West STYX Milwaukee $55.50/$45.50/$38 /$28 9,446 per signed with William June 15 Morris R &B agent Cara Lewis. promoters weren't doing well [and] OUR BIG CONCERT 6: DEFTONES, SOCIAL Sam Boyd Stadium, $361,093 11,928 Infinity Broadcasting, Emmel Communications CEO record sales were not doing well, pro- DISTORTION, THE USED, MUDVAYNE, Las Vegas $37/$29 30,000 Goldenvoice TAPROOT, TRAP -, BUNDSIDE, S.T.U.N. May 17 Mike Lighty -brother to Violator moters started calling and saying, JOAN SEBASTIAN, LOS RILEROS, Mandalay Bay Events $345,500 5,225 CIE, Hauser-CIE Events CEO Chris Lighty -began his career 'We want him.' 50 said he wanted to JOSE MANUEL FIGUEROA Center, Las Vegas $150/$40 8,613 interning at Violator before focusing wait until the buzz got even higher." May 25 on touring. His top agent-who was It did, and by last September, "we COLDPLAY, THE MUSIC, EISLEY General Motors Place, $340,681 11,955 Clear Channel Vancouver ($467,924 Canadian) 13,628 Entertainment, in -house instrumental in 50's development- started getting offered more than May 23 $33.13/$25.85 is Jeremiah Younossi, aka Ice. some artists with gold albums," Ice PEARL JAM, IDLEWILD Smirnoff Music Centre, $340,568 8,672 House of Blues Concerts says. By October, 50 Cent started doing Dallas $46/$42 10,000 June 9 shows, first at Pittsburgh's Rock Jun-

JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Mid -America Center, $340,490 6,108 Concerts West gle and then at Speed in New York. STYX Council Bluffs, Iowa $57.50/$45 7,925 "That was the beginning of this May 31 whole thing with his shows," Ice says. JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Van Andel Arena, $339,023 7,124 Concerts West STYX Grand Rapids, Mich. $49.50/$35 11,292 "I've never seen a show at Speed with June 11 that kind of energy. When he walked YANNI World Arena, $333,781 7,375 Danny O'Donovan, into that club, the crowd went crazy. Colorado Springs, Colo. $60.25/$37.75 sellout Concerts West May 22 He drank this huge bottle of Hen-

KENNY CHESNEY, KEITH URBAN, Cricket Pavilion, $326,473 11,284 Clear Channel nessey, and then he performed." DEANA CARTER Phoenix $49.75/$20 19,471 Entertainment June 13 The Messina Group Between October 2002 and May 2003, 50 Cent did more than 160 OZZY OSBOURNE, FINGER ELEVEN, General Motors Place, 5327,223 7,989 Clear Channel VOIVOD Vancouver ($447,184 Canadian) 14,841 Entertainment, in -house shows, most before a video ever June 1 $43.76 broke. What had started as a promo YANNI Bradley Center, $325,958 6,037 Danny O'Donovan, had turned into hard tickets. Milwaukee $69.50/$43.50 8,624 Concerts West tour May 29 "We played it really hard in the COLDPLAY, RON SEXSMITH, EISLEY Cox Arena, $324,322 9,333 House of Blues Concerts The Violator connection has 1,500- to 2,000 -capacity club scene," San Diego $34.75 sellout - June 3 helped Emmel develop the touring Ice says.' We could've done 10,000 careers of such acts as , seaters, but we tried to look at the big- GODSMACK, COLD, BREAKING Tweeter Center for the Performing $321,579 11,925 Clear Channel BENJAMIN Arts, Mansfield, Mass. $37.25/510 19,900 Entertainment Capone 'N Noreaga and others. ger picture." May 22 "Emmet Communications shares The event finally got so big that a KENNY CHESNEY, KEITH URBAN, Merriweather Post Pavilion, $321,380 10,825 Clear Channel DEANA CARTER Columbia, Md. $46/536/$25 16,396 Entertainment office space and utilizes all the national entity in the William Morris May 29 The Messina Group resources Violator has," Ice explains. Agency came on board. "That was MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE Chronicle Pavilion at $321,294 5,799 Clear Channel "Mike not only booked the shows and inevitable. It got so big we needed BEVERLY, PATTI LaBELLE, JAHEIM Concord, Concord, Calif. $75.50/$32.80 12,456 Entertainment May 30 put together itineraries, he went out their help," Ice says. "But we're still and served as road manager and met heavily involved with this project." JOURNEY, REO SPEEDWAGON & Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, $319,734 10,549 Concerts West, STYX Englewood, Colo. $47.50/$37.50/$22/52.35 16,722 House of Blues Concerts with promoters." Obviously capable of headlining May 30 Emmel took on the 50 Cent proj- now, "we still think it was the right EARTH, WIND & FIRE Chastain Park Amphitheatre, $316,170 6,700 Clear Channel Atlanta $50.50 /$38.50 sellout Entertainment ect in mid -summer 2001, before the decision to put 50 on tour with Jay - May 26 artist's major -label deal. Z," Ice says. "This is his first time GOOGOOSH Arrowhead Pond, $313,300 4,620 Nederlander 'We were getting a shitload of around in the huge buildings, and Anaheim, Calif. $125/$50 6,400 Organization May 24 offers, primarily in Northeast cities," Jay's done this for seven or eight Ice recalls. There years. Let lead." COLDPLAY, RON SEXSMITH, EISLEY UIC Pavilion, $310,943 8.728 MAJ Concerts were "some pretty the veteran Chicago $37.50/$35 sellout June 9

BEN HARPER, JACK JOHNSON, DJ UIC Pavilion, $309,610 8,846 MAJ Concerts KID KOALA Chicago $35 sellout June 6 artist/agent/promoter: "I'll never buck KENNY CHESNEY, KEITH URBAN, Journal Pavilion, $308,933 10,447 Clear Channel the agency system." DEANA CARTER Albuquerque, N.M. $49.75/520 12,121 Entertainment, Messina June 12 The Messina Group As an independent, Messina real- Continued from previous page JOHN FARNHAM Loulister Park, $304,573 6,089 Glenn Wheatley, izes he cannot compete with the likes Townsville, Australia 1$465,018 Australian) 7,640 two shows TalentWorks of CCE. "I'm not going to write a May 28 -29 $65.86/545.85 from club to stadium level, including check for $1.5 million to make JOAN SEBASTIAN, BANDA EL Pepsi Center, $302,633 5,226 CIE, Hauser -CIE Events RECODO Denver $95 /522.50 14,972 rock acts. "My hat is definitely in the $25,000," he says. May 24 ring," Messina says. "I'm self-financed, He is, however, open to working PEARL JAM, IDLEWILD Fargodome, $296,555 8,473 Beaver Prods. with my own money on the line." with partners. "I'll listen to anything. Fargo, N.D. $35 10,000 June 15 And while Messina believes in na- But I'm never giving away my auton-

JAMES TAYLOR Oak Mountain Amphitheater, $295.314 9,163 Clear Channel tional touring "the way Arthur Fogel omy again, no matter who it is. I'll Pelham. Ala. $50/$28 10,555 Entertainment and Michael Cohl did it," he also sup- never be in a position where I can't May 28 ports the traditional touring model of make a decision." Copyright 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Boxscores should be submitted to Bob Allen, Nashville. FOR MORE BOXSCORE RESULTS GO TO BILLBOARD.COM Phone: 615 -321 -9171. Fax: 615 -321 -0878. For research information and pricing, call Bob Allen, 615 -321 -9171. 16 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.americanradiohistory.com I r 7:1 nn w&:, i.- o. Music Parr's Show Airs Live From Conference American Urban Radio Net- time out during rehearsals to chat. talk about yet. In the meantime, the DreamWorks' Mystic, who says she release in five years. It's due in stores works' syndicated "Russ Parr Among the informational tid- trio is preparing to do a show in and R&B newcomer Goapele plan July 15 on indie label Compendia Morning Show" will broadcast live bits: BET nominee Floetry plans to South Africa and gearing up for the to do something musical together. Music ... Singer /actress Nona Gaye during the fourth annual release a live album around Aug. 15 premiere of its Disney film, Billboard/AURN R &B/Hip -Hop Thanksgiving; taping takes place "The Cheetah Girls" ... DJ Jazzy ON THE RECORD: Raphael Saadiq Conference and Awards show. July 3 during the Essence music Jeff says he's "finishing up" Jill marks the return of his Pookie Host Parr, Scott's next Hidden Beach set. Entertainment label (which whose daily show Following a seven -year hiatus released the 2000 "Lucy Pearl" set) is heard in more from music, LaToya Jackson is with his first live album. Taping than 50 markets, "Startin' Over." That's the title of July 2 (San Diego's Belly Up Tav- will be stationed her late summer album on her ern), July 3 (L.A.'s House of Blues) at Miami's Roney interestingly named indie label, Ja- and July 4 (Las Vegas HOB), the Palace during the Tail (jatail.com). Label president album is due in October. Saadiq conference's Jeffré Phillips says he and Jackson plans to announce a distributor in three -day run are looking for distribution. The the next few weeks. 4110 (Aug. 6-8) there. first single is "Just Wanna Dance." He follows up the live set, plus a Stay tuned for By Gail Mitchell Newly signed J Records artist companion DVD, with a second solo more conference gmitchell @billboard.com wowed the media album in February 2004. In addition details next week. crowd by busting some lyrics: to producing albums for D'Angelo festival ... Former TUG/Interscope "Imagine if Biggie and Tupac never and Nikka Costa, among others, the BACKSTAGE AT BET: Big doings in act Marques Houston says his solo got shot ... black-on -black crime Grammy Award-winner is seeking Los Angeles this week, as the third album is coming out Aug. 19, with needs to stop, you all can't blame it soul, hip -hop and rap artists for annual BET Awards hit town (June more details regarding label /distri- on hip- hop." Prior to that, he com- Pookie. Copyrighted material only 24). Backstage at the Kodak The- bution coming soon. plained, "Labels only sign one style can be sent to Pookie Entertain- ater, VIPs ranging from BET presi- No longer with Epic, 3LW, which [of hip-hop]. Some of the con- ment, 4850 Vineland Ave. #241, dent/C00 Debra Lee to a back -on- is six songs into a new project, is scious stuff needs to get out there." North Hollywood, Calif. 91601. the -scene LaToya Jackson took working on a new label deal it can't Also on hand backstage was In other music news, 112's new Bad Boy/Def Jam album is pushed back to late September ... Singer/ signs with Creative Artists Agency for songwriter /producer Tony Rich is representation in all areas. Her Epic back with "Resurrected," his first new album is due in the fall. BET On It: 50 Cent Wins Big

JULY 5 The Third Annual Ceremony Salutes Star Power, Industry Legends 20 03 Billboard HOT RAP TRACKS. Airplay monitored by BY GAIL MITCHELL included Missy "Misdemeanor" The history of rap /hip -hop was . W tti Nielsen 3 3 Broadcast Data Elliott (best female hip -hop artist), highlighted during a segment hon- Systems LOS ANGELES- Rapper 50 Cent - Yolanda Adams (best gospel artist) oring late Run -D.M.C. member Jam r= TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Artist unknown to mainstream listeners and India.Arie (best female R &B Master Jay. Paying tribute to his let NUMBER 1 3 Weeks At Number 1 only six months ago -claimed best artist). Tying for best male R &B legacy were DJ Premier, Grandmas- 1 1 Lil' Kim Featuring 50 Cent QUEEN BEE/ATLANTIC male hip -hop artist and best new were R. Kelly and Jaheim. ter Flash, Kid Capri and DJ Jazzy artist 2 2 21 QUESTIONS 50 Cent Featuring 4 artist honors at the third annual copped video of the Jeff. Also turning in electrifying per- SHADY/AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE 3 3 CAN'T LET YOU GO Fabulous Featuring Mike Shorey & Li l' Mo 9 BET Awards. year kudos for "Love of My Life" fea- formances were Beyond and Jay -Z, DESERT STORM /ELEKTRA/EEG Teen R &B /hip -hop act B2K also turing . 50 Cent, R. Kelly, Missy Elliott, Lil' 4 4 GET BUSY Sean Paul 9 took home two statuettes, for best Earning his first BET statuette for Kim, India.Arie and Donnie Mc- `J P; ATLANTIC Q 7 RIGHT THURR Chingy 9 group and viewers' choice. The best collaboration was Snoop Dogg Clurkin with Yolanda Adams. DISTURBING THA PEACE/PRIORITY/CAPITOL 6 5 I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT & Mariah Carey Featuring The Flipmode Squad 9 ceremony was broadcast live on for "Beautiful." The hit song features "We work hard at being able to J'MTNARC /RMG /IDJMG BET June 24 from Hollywood's ' Pharrell Williams. pinpoint the best in black music," 9 P.I.M.P. 50 Cent o SHADY/AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE Kodak Theatre. "Pharrell and I plan to hook up said BET president/C00 Debra Lee. Q 6 NEVER SCARED Bone Crusher Featuring Killer Mike & T.I. 9 This was the second consecutive again," Snoop Dogg said backstage "This show [epitomizes] what we do BREAK 'EM OFF /SO SO DEF/ARISTA Q 10 GET LOW Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins 9 viewers' choice award for B2K. Addi- after receiving the award. every day on the air." BME/LVT tional repeat winners from last year Tainting the evening's festivities Magic Johnson, this year's hu- co 8 INTO YOU Fabolous Featuring Or Ashanti for Snoop Dogg was the pre -telecast manitarian honoree, said he was DESERT STORM /ELEKTRNEEG D 11 LIKE GLUE Sean Paul 9 arrest of three men and the deten- "shocked and blown away by the VP'ATIANTIC tion of BET, ® 13 ACT A FOOL Ludacris 9 six others who arrived with honor. Like I'm focusing on DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH /IDJMG the rapper. The six, who were armed minority issues. We have to invest in 13 12 PUMP IT UP Joe Budden 9 and identified themselves as Snoop our own, whether it's about health, DEF JAM/IOJMG D 14 LIKE A PIMP David Banner Featuring Lil' Flip 9 Dogg's bodyguards, were later education or finances. We've domi- SAC /UNIVERSAUUMRG 15 16 NO LETTING GO Wayne Wonder 9 released. The other three were held nated sports and entertainment. GREENSLEEVESNP /ATLANTIC on charges involving misdemeanor When are we going to start domi- 16 15 IN DA CLUB 50 Cent 9 /AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE crimes and parole violations. nating business ?" SHADY 18 SHAKE YA TAILFEATHER , P. Diddy & Murphy Lee Living up to its "black star power" Hosted for the first time by come- BAD BOYNMRG tag line, the BET Awards attracted dienne /actress Mo'Nique, the BET 18 17 BEAUTIFUL Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson 9 El OGG YSTYLE/PRIORITY/CAPITOL

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NUMBER 1 qrj- 2 Weeks At Number 1 LUTHER VANDROSS LEGACY89167 /EPIC 125.98 EQ CDI The Essential Luther Vandross LUTHER VANDROSS J 51885/RMG (12.98/19981 Dance With My Father :50'79 INSPECTAH DECK IN THE PAINT 8660/KOCH 118.98 CO) The Movement =$, GREATEST GAINER A TRIBE CALLED QUEST JIVE 41839'/ZOMBA 112.98/18.98) Hits, Rarities & Remixes MONICA J 20031'/RMG 112.98/18.981 After The Storm A6 © 52 ®m. NELLY FO' REEL /UNIVERSAL 017747' /UMRG (12.98/18.98) Nellyville 53 40 ROY HARGROVE PRESENTS THE RH FACTOR VERVE 065192NG 112.9e COI [HI Hard Groove JOE BUDDEN DEF JAM 080585 /IDJMG 110.98/18.98) Joe Budden © m 54 50 VARIOUS ARTISTS DMI /UTV 067769/UME 118.98 Cm Church: Songs Of Soul & Inspiration SOUNDTRACK DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH 000426' /IDJMG 112,98/18.981 2 Fast 2 Furious E. m A5 KENNY LATTIMORE & CHANTE MOORE ARISTA 14751112.98/18981 Things That Lovers Do 50 CENT SHADY /AFTERMATH 493544NINTERSCOPE 112 .98/18.981 Get Rich Or Die Tryin' ® 0 BAKER ATLANTIC 78209/RHINO 117.98 COI The Best Of Anita Baker 29 56 54 69 ANITA DAVID BANNER SRC /UNIVERSAL 000312' /UMRG 112.98/18.981 Mississippi: The Album II m BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA 86388/CRG 112.98 80/18.981 Dangerously In Love THE ISLEY BROTHERS FEATURING RONALD ISLEY DREAMWDRKS 450409/INTERSCOPE (1298/18.98/ Body Kiss

T. NAIJA NOK 0537 (15.98 CD1 Rhythm Of Love LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ BME 2370/18/ 113.98/17.98) Kings Of m

B2K TU.G.86995NEPIC 112.98 E0/1898) Pandemonium! R. KELLY A2 JIVE 41812/ZOMBA (1898 CD) Chocolate Factory MEE 0 VERITY 43199/ZOMBA (12.98/19.981 Donnie McClurkin... Again 60 44 DONNIE MCCLURKIN GINUWINE EPIC 86960112.98 E0118.98/ The Senior IN ®E 61 NAS ILL WILL/COLUMBIA 86930'/Cß0 11298 E0/18.98) God's Son 10 6 BONE CRUSHER BREAK 'EM OFF /SO SO DEF 50995NARISTA (18.98 CDI AttenCHUN! mm 4 74 59 2PAC AMARU/DEATH ROW 497070'/INTERSCOPE 118.98/24.981 10 SEAN PAUL VP/ATLANTIC 83620NAG 11298 /147981 Dutty Rock NZ. 2 63 AMANDA PEREZ POWERHOWSE82131NIRGIN118.98co) [HI Angel 9 LIL' KIM QUEEN BEE/ATLANTIC 83572/AG /1298/18.98) La Bella Mafia n man 64 JAY OZ 8452/KOCH 118.98 CDI Music Is Life 50 J7 HOT SHOT DEBUT l7: 50 em JEFFREY OSBORNE VARIOUS ARTISTS VP /ATLANTIC 83654/A5 117.98 Cm Reggae Gold 2003 14 65 ®mm JAY-Z ROC-A-FELWDEF JAM 000007/IOJMG115.98CD) Blueprint 2.1 66 63 THE ROOTS MCA 112996.118.98 co) Phrenology 15 FABOLOUS DESERT STORM /ELEKTRA 62791' /EEG 112.98/18.981 Street Dreams 3 mm m 70 CLIPSE STAR TRAK 14735'/ARISTA 112.98/18.981 Lord Willin' MILL 48214/WARNER m 16 11 JAHEIM DIVINE BROS 118.98 CDI Still Ghetto 3 68 66 A BLACKGRDUND/UNIVERSAL 060082/UMRG (12.98/18.98) I Care 4U 17 16 KEM MOTOWN 067516NMRG 18.98/12981 [N] Kemistry 15

69 VARIOUS ARTISTS WEST COAST MAFIA 02009 117.98 CDI C -Bo Presents West Side Ryders 18 17 HEATHER HEADLEY RCA 69376/RMG z.98/1 am) This Is Who 1 Am 14 m11 70 60 56 B.G. CHOPPA CITY /IN THE PAINT8465/KOCH 118.98 COI Livid Legend 19 14 KELLY PRICE DEF SOUL 586717/IOJMG (12.98/18.98/ Priceless 2

71 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI / UNIVERSAL /SONY20MBA 8234,4/CAPITOL (12 .98/18.981 Now 12 10 20 18 CAM'RON PRESENTS THE DIPLOMATS RDGAFELLNOEFJAM 063211NIDJMG11298CD) Diplomatic Immunity 1 ®m 72 65 68 HEZEKIAH WALKER & THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR 1115174311620146A B17911 Ial Family Affair II: Uve At Radio City Music Hall 21 15 FLOETRY DREAMWORK5450313/INTERSCOPE117.98CD) Floetic 4

73 SYLEENA JOHNSON JIVE 41815/ZOMBA(11.98/1798) [HI Chapter 2: The Voice UGK JIVE 41866/ZOMBA 111.98/18.98) Best Of 22 mm 74 67 WHITNEY HOUSTON A ARISTA 14747112.99/18.98) Just Whitney... 22 TYRESE J 20041 /RMG (12.98/18.98) I Wanna Go There 2

YOUNG HUSTLAZ POWER HOUZE 4639 (13.98 CDI Where's My Money? BROTHA LYNCH HUNG SICCMADE 07013117.98 CD) Lynch By loch: Suicide Note 21 ED ®80 76 LIL' FLIP A SUCK FREE/LOUD 86521NCRG (7.98 E0/12.98) Undaground Legend Co Clot' PACESETTER @` 77 BIG MOE WRECKSHOP 4040 (17.98 CD) Moe Life 47 MO THUGS D3/MO THUGS 9918/RIVIERA (18.98 CD) The Movement 25 m® 78 81.1 DRU HILL DEF SOUL 063377NIDJMG (12.98/18,981 Dru World Order DJ KAYSLAY COLUMBIA 87048NCRG (12.9980/18.98) The Streetsweeper. Vol. 1 n DJ KUT SEQUENCE 8013 (18.98 Cm [N] Sequence Hip Hop Vol.1 27 méi ROSCOE PRIORITY 28291 /CAPITOL 110.98/18.981 [HI Young Roscoe Philaphomia 6_ ® 93mm DOTTIE PEOPLES ATLANTA INT'L 1027918.98/13.981 Churchin' With Dottie 28 WEB /AFTERMATH 493290 / INTERSCOPE The Eminem rim A6 112.98/19.98) Show LOU MOSLEY JENSTAR 1379111.98 CDI Finally 29 LIL' MO ELEKTRA 62835/EEG 118 98 CD1 Meet The Girl Next Door 4 mum ®m SUCKAFFEROU0197XCEG119.99E0 C01 And Such Free Present 7 -1 -3 And The Undaground Legend: Remixed 88 61 VARIOUS ARTISTS tir Flip 30 26 BUSTA RHYMES J 20043/RM6112.98/18.981 It Ain't Safe No More... 10 ® A2 83 69 JENNIFER LOPEZ EPIC 88231118.98 EQ Cm This Is Me...Then 31 ra 20 50 CENT SHADY /AFTERMATH 080108/INTERSCOPE 119.95 DVO /CDI The New Breed 1.11 84 70 A' SHADY 493508NINTERSCOPE (12.98/19.98) 8 Mile A2 w SOUNDTRACK ®®® JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JIVE 41823/ZOMBA (12.98/18.981 Justified SOUNDTRACK THA ROW 63053118.98 CDI Dysfunktional Family op 39 SNOOP DOGG DOGGYSTYLE/PRIORITY 39157NCAPITOL 112 .98/18.98) Paid Tha Cost To Be Da BoSS ® m 64 86 79 KILLER MIKE AQUEMINI /COLUMBIA 86862NCRG 112.98 EQ/18.90) Monster 4 VIVIAN GREEN COLUMBIA 86357/CRG 112.98 E0/18.981 Love Story 14 mm 0 87 m 80 KIRK FRANKLIN GOSPO CENTRIC 701137/ZOMBA 111.98/12981 The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin 35 ® 26 RAWKUS n3048NMCA(18.98CD) Quality 6 . INDIA.ARIE MOTOWN 064155/UMR6 112.99/18.981 Voyage To India 36 ® 62 DONNIE /MOTOWN 000324/UMRG (12.98 CDI [HI The Colored Section m MOTOWN/U1V O6e140NME 11998 CD) The Definitive Collection 40 LANDSPEED 9222NKOCH 114.98 CO) =El 89 m ®E MOBB DEEP Free Agents: The Murda Mix Tape mm 90 JAY-Z A3 ROC -A- FELLA/DEF JAM 063380'/IDJMG 115.98/19.98) The Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse 38 38 36 FRANKIE J COLUMBIA 90073/CRG 112.98 EQ CD) What's A Man To Do? ® ram 91 m45 HITMAN SAMMY SAM ROCKY ROAD/COLLIPARK 000380/UMRG 11298 CO) [H] Step Daddy 39 KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL HIDDEN BEACH 86491 /EPIC113.98EDCD) [H] Surrender To Love ® ARTISTDIRECT01030(11.98/17.981 Crash The Party SMILEZ & SOUTHSTAR [M[ 40 30 24 SCARFACE J 42024/RAP -A -LOT 112.98/18.98) Balls And My Word Tal FIEND FIEND ENTERTAINMENT 0002 (17.98 CD) Fiend Presents: Can I Burn? 2 0m34 DWELE VIRGIN 80919'19.98 CD) [M] Subject 94 CUM LIL' WYTE HYPNOTIZE MINDS 3604/STREET LEVEL (17.90CD) [H] Hypnotize Minds Presents: Doubt Me Now 49 41 54TH PLATOON FUBU90o111s.98cO) [HI All Or N.O.thin ® A3 95 ASHANTI MURDER INCJAJM 586830'/IDJMG 112.99/18.981 Ashanti MOM. BRIAN MCKNIGHT MOTOWN 067315/UMRG 112.98/18.981 U Turn Call 96 90 74 HOT BOYS CASH MONEY /UNIVERSAL 860966' /UMRG (12.98/18.981 Let 'Ern Burn 44 ROC- A- FELWDEF JAM 586920NIOJMG 43 38 FREEWAY 112.98/18.981 Philadelphia Freeway © ra 97 m 94 SOUNDTRACK BLOODLINE/DEF JAM 063615' /IDJMG 112.98/18.981 Cradle 2 The Grave 45 OMTOWN 82569/HIGHER OCTAVE CO) m®. LES NUBIANS 117.98 One Step Forward 46 PRINCE WARNER BROS. 74272 (18.98 CD) The Very Best Of Prince 34 M EARTH, WIND & FIRE KALIMBA 973002118.98CD1 Promise FIELD MOB MCA 113051.118.98 CDI From Tha Roota To Tha Toota WAYNE WONDER VP /ATLANTIC 83628/AG 19.98/1998) No Holding Back mTall0 4 4 98 92 LUDACRIS A3 DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH 586446' /IDJM6 112.99/19.98) Word Of Mouf MIND/ELEKTRA © El ®® MISSY ELLIOTT THE GOLD 62813'/EEG 112.99/18381 Under Construction

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INI 14 Weeks At Number 1 'e NUMBER 1 ' 13 11 DR. DRE AR AFTERMATH 490486 /INTERSCOPE11298/18.981 Dr. Dre -2001 170 3 2PAC AMARU/ DEATH ROW 490301 /INTERSCOPE(10.98/24.981 Greatest Hits 235 o ° 14 15 2PAC AMARU /JIVE41636/ZOMBA 111.98/17.98) 354 2 DEATH ROW KOCH 19.',: i 4 2PA 9 63008 25.98 All E ez On Me 376 J[Fi - SNOOP DOGGY DOGG A' DEATH ROW 6300Y I1.': 17.'': DOI S le 256 Aa Au 3 1 EMINEM WEB /AFTERMATH 490629NINTERSCOPE/12 .98/18981 The Marshall Mothers LP 122 16 22 DR. DRE DEATH ROW 63000 /KOCH 111 .98/17.98) The Chronic 317 4 2 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS TUFF GONG/ISLAND 548904/IL/MG 112.99/1898) Legend 346 17 5 LUTHER VANDROSS LEGACY LVi.: EPIC 10.98E.1798 Greatest Hits 31 5 9 DEATH ROW 63012' /KOCH (12.98/17.981' 7 MAKAVELI A' The Don Killuminati: The Day Theory 262 18 17 NAS COLUMBIA 57684. /CRG use EO/I1.98) 73 6 7 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.10 BAD BOY 73011NARISTA(19 .98/24.981 Life After Death_ 284 19 20 MARY J. BLIGE A3 UPTOWN 110681/MCA(6.99/11.98) What's The 411? 169 7 12 BONE THUGS-N- HARMONY 4 RUTHLESS 69443NEPIC110 .98E0/15.9e1 E.1999 Eternal 276 20 14 AL GREEN HI/THE RIGHT STUFF 30BW/CAPITOL(10 .98/17.981 Greatest Hits 430 8 10 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' BAD Boy 736o0NARISTA(11.98/18.901 Ready To Die 397 21 19 CREATOR'S WAY/ATLANTIC 92757 /AG (11.98/17.981[/1[ Adrenaline Rush 135 9 16 JAY-Z A FREEZE /ROCA -FELLA 50592' /CAPITOL (10.98/16.98) Reasonable Doubt 283 ® - NAS A' COLUMBIA 67015 /CRG1/0.98E0/16.98) It Was Written 95 10 8 EMINEM A' WEB /AFTERMATH 49028Y/INTERSCOPE 12.98/18.98/ The Slim Shady LP 169 ® - PROJECT PAT HYPNOTIZE MINDS /LOUD 1956/CRG /12.98E0/17.981 Mista Don't Play Everythanias Workin 4 11 DIVINE MILL 47452 IWARNER BROS. 118 6 JAHEIM A 111.98/17.981 [Ghetto Love] m - DMX 4 RUFF RYDERS/ DEF JAM 598227./IDJMG/12.9958.901 It's Dark And Hell Is Hot 185 12 13 4,26 EPIC 66073112.9880/18.981 Thriller 254 25 24 NELLY A R FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL157743NUMRG(12 .98/18.98) Country Grammar 142 r Albums with the ggreatest sales gains this week. Catalog albums are 2 -year old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Chart Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on the Top R &B/Hip -Hop Albums and Top R &B /Hi -Hop Catalog Albums. Record ng Industry Assn. Of America IRIAA) 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 indicates album's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units (Platino). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platino). "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most ape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EU, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows charts largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heat - seekers this week. [X] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. /02003, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 21 www.americanradiohistory.com Music Latin La Secta Gulps Down Deal With Budweiser

BY RANDY LUNA The six -month Janos, an enter- port of these two albums. marketing plan tainment attorney In alone, they sold SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-"We are will use La Secta's who has managed 60,000 and 20,000 copies, respec- four musicians who have done image and music La Secta for the tively, according to management. everything for music. We have lived in print and on past six years. Today, La Secta is still happy to be the dream and the nightmare," says radio, TV, the In- independent, but the band says it , lead singer of ternet and bill- BAD would consider serious offers. Puerto Rican rock band La Secta. boards. Anheuser- EXPERIENCES "Record labels no longer make us It sounds like something a starv- Busch will also During this offers because they have learned that ing musician would say. But after finance the pro- time, La Secta we are financially independent," 12 years as an independent band, La duction of the has worked in Castellanos says. Secta has become one of the video for the first Puerto Rico with- "One major Latin label offered us island's most popular acts and - single, "Music." out the support of an advance to sign us for five years, thanks to a dizzying tour sched- As part of the a major label. [and it] was less than what we had ule -one of the wealthiest. promotion, the This is partly generated by ourselves in just that Its fourth album and third stu- company will give because the band one week." dio effort, "Tunel de Amor," set for away at conven- has had bad expe- La Secta has previously done some release July 15 through its own ience stores 10,000 k riences with label promotion in the U.S., and it is step- No Little Fish Music imprint (dis- mini -DVDs featúr- LA SECTA: BUDWEISER PLAN 'EXCEEDS WILDEST DREAMS' deals since as far ping up that activity. This month, the tributed by indie distributor ing the video. A back as 1998. band will appear on MTV- Español's DLN), will contain a lucrative new club promotion will distribute tick- fits from the band's recognition in Then, Fonovisa -one of the largest "A Todo Volumen" and grace the twist: a unique association with ets to see La Secta live at one of four Puerto Rico," says Jose Alvarez, indies in the Latin market -released cover of Miami's Boom magazine. It Anheuser- Busch. private parties. president of Axiom International, the band's debut album, "Aniquila," is also slated to visit the Dominican These will be the only places to the promotion arm of Lopito, with scant promotion. Republic and El Salvador in Sep- AN ISLAND FIRST see the band live this summer. Iliana & Howie, Anheuser -Busch's The band members -Laureano, tember. In addition, discussions are The beer maker is taking advan- The campaign will serve as a teas- advertising /marketing agency in drummer John Lengel, bassist Mark under way to use La Secta's Bud- tage of La Secta's popularity in Puer- er for its Aug. 8 -9 concerts at San Puerto Rico. Kilpatrick and guitarist Carlos weiser True Music campaign on the to Rico and its first studio album in Juan's Roberto Clemente Colise- For La Secta, the brewer's com- Figueroa- decided to work the East Coast of the U.S., given that the two years to launch the Budweiser um, also produced and promoted mitment is better than anything a album themselves. La Secta self- single is entirely in English. True Music summer advertising by Anheuser- Busch. label could have offered them. released the following two record- "Certainly we have defied the campaign on the island. Both parties say they benefit "In certain ways, [Budweiser] is ings, "All Star" in 2001 and a live rules of the game in Puerto Rico, "We have done advertising cam- greatly from the association. more than a record label [to us], album, "Una Noche," in 2002, on its which is a very competitive market," paigns previously but never one that "I think it is a perfect fusion, in because the massive financial re- No Little Fish Music imprint. Castellanos says. "The interesting was so integrated," says Eddy Joe Leal, terms of what the band, as an inde- sources they have used to promote The band performed in the thing will be when we defy the rules Anheuser-Busch geographic market- pendent act, is getting in terms of us exceed the wildest dreams of any Dominican Republic, Spain, New in other markets. We are ready for ing manager for the Caribbean. advertising. And Budweiser bene- record label," says Enrique Castel- York, Miami and San Juan in sup- that challenge." 'ower Records Looks To Break The Next Big Thing In an effort to further expose and break new and develop- Ritmo Latino are up, albeit slightly, including the main MTV channel in spur sales of new and developing ing acts in all territories over last year. the U.S., which last year aired it one acts, Tower Records will offer its and categories," Ricardez "Lately, we buy more wisely," he week after it was initially broadcast. Next Big Thing program to Latin says. "There are many Latin says. "We began by cleaning house. artists, starting in July. artists, especially Latin Everything that was returnable, we AWARDS KICK -OFF: The Latin The marketing program gives [ones], that are well - returned. But now, we're selling Grammy Awards officially made select artists prominent positioning known or established in what we're buying. Where we once their presence known in Miami Notas.. 30,000 to 40,000 pieces, the 19 Road to the Latin in stores and can be booked at a certain cities but that bought with June national or regional level. Partici- still need to break into now we're buying 10,000 and sell- Grammy Awards Kick -Off. pating titles "must have a cost that other markets." By Leila Cobo ing 10,000." The event, which took place at Key in increasing traffic is the JW Marriott Hotel, boasted a can be sold to the public at a budget The first two acts to [email protected] store price," says Monica Ricardez, U.S. receive a boost will be giving incentives to clients; those host committee mostly made up of Latin market coordinator and audio Crescent Moon debut who buy albums receive a wide members of Miami's business com- buyer for Tower. artist Jimena, who sings a mix of just keep opening. range of added extras. munity. It featured performances by "We are earnestly looking to regional and pop, and BMG regional July 3 is D -Day for Ritmo Latino's Beyond that, Ritmo has diversi- (Continued on page 25) band Los Razos, which is already newest outlet, located in the town fied. Half of all the chain's stores well -known in many markets. of San Ysidro, Calif., which is south have a book section, which further The campaign will not be imple- of San Diego and literally five min- increases store traffic. At the same mented in Los Angeles, "because utes away from the U.S./Mexico bor- time, DVD sales continue to rise. that's [the artists] natural market," der. The new store, the chain's Ricardez says. "Instead, we will tar- 42nd, seeks to capitalize on the BACK TO THE BEACH: MTV Latin get Denver, Phoenix and Las Vegas." Tijuana buyer. America's Video Music Awards Latin The pricing "has to be reasonable "Our best -performing stores are America return Oct. 23 to Miami enough so we can offer the product near the border," says Alberto Beach's Jackie Gleason Theater. at a budget price," Ricardez says. Uribe, Ritmo Latino head buyer. He This year's awards event comes "When you're trying to break an notes that Mexican consumers buy after a successful debut in 2002 act, the last thing you want to see is titles in the U.S. that, in Mexico, are that featured Spanish- and English- an $18 or $15 price tag." sold as imports at a higher price. language acts performing together. Tower will also support partici- Ritmo is also expanding else- As with last year, the awards will air pating acts with media buys in where. In the next six months, the live on the MTV Latin America net- select markets. chain plans to open a second Flori- work in Latin America and in the da store, in Hollywood. The first, in U.S. on MTV2. OPENING SHOP: While many Miami, opened last year. The show will be made available RICARDEZ:TARGETING UNEXPECTED MARKETS shops are closing down, others According to Uribe, overall sales for to all MTV channels worldwide, URIBE: BUYING WISELY

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2 2 2 :_7 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS Tu Amor 0 Tu Desprecio 1 51 51 46 JACI VELASQUEZ Milagro 24 -: FONOVISA 350840/ÚG 11698 CO) SONY DISCOS 87652 (16.98 ED CDI

52 43 43 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Quizas 1 3$= GREATEST GAINER °$` UNIVERSAL LATINO 064385(11.98/1698) © 10 - DON OMAR The Last Don 3 53 56 41 13 RICO TOVAR 30 Inolvidables 15 VI 450587 115.98 CDI [MI FONOVISA 350788/ÚG 114.98 CDI [NI

5 28 SOUNDTRACK Frida 4 54 52 44 CHAYANNE o Grandes Exitos 1 o DG 474150/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP (13.98 CD) SONY DISCOS 84667 (10.98 E0/16.98) [HI 5 4 5 JUANES 2 Un Dia Normal 2 55 44 47 RICARDO ARJONA o Santo Pecado 3 SURCO 0I7532/UNIVERSAL LATINO 116.98 CDI [HI SONY DISCOS 84564 (1798 Ea CD) 6 3 65 'T GRUPO BRYNDIS Memorias 3 56 48 37 ® LOS RIELEROS DEL NORTE En Vivo 16 DISA 727040 (14 98 CO) [NI FONOVISA 350794/UG 114.98 CDI [MI J7 HOT SHOT DEBUT '17 57 50 25 W THALIA A Thalia 1 EMI LATIN 39753110.98/17981 [N] LOS CADETES DE LINARES 30 Inolvidables 7 CD ; ' VARIOUS ARTISTS Billboard Awards 2003 (Regional Mexican) 58 0 UNIVISION 310127/ÚG (1498 CD) [HI UNIVISION 310145/U0114.98 CDI

8 17 A.B. QUINTANILLA Ill PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS 4 1 59 60 53 EL PODER DEL NORTE Querer Es...22 Poderosos Exitos 30 EMI LATIN 40514 11618 CDI DISA 724071 113.98 CDI O 2 BANDA EL RECODO Nuestra Historia 9 60 63 48 LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE 28 Huracanazos 10 FONOVISA 350813/ÚG (14.98 CDI [H] UNIVISION 310103/ÚG (1598 CO) [NI

1 LOS ANGELES AZULES /LOS ANGELES DE CHARLY Encuentro De Angeles Vol.1 10 ' d' DUELO Desde Hoy 36 0 DISA 727044 114.98 CDI [M] UNIVISION 310116/ÚG 114.98 CD)

11 7 4 LOS TEMERARIOS /LOS BUKIS 20 Inolvidables 1 73 61 LOS ASKIS Ritmo Y Sabor 28 FONOVISA 350832/ÚG 11498 CO) o DISA 726999 115.98 CO /DVDI

12 9 10 44 MANA A2 Revolucion De Amor 1 63 57 60 5 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE La Reina Del Sur 1 WARNER LATINA 48566110.98/18.981 FONOVISA 050666/ÚG 114.98 CDI 13 15 8 "`13 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Nuestra Historia 4 ID 74 71 '34 KUMBIA KINGS All Mixed Up: Los Remixes 3 FONOVISA 350786/U611498 CD) [H] EMI LATIN 4252617.98/I 1.981 COI VARIOUS ARTISTS Billboard Latin Music Awards 2003IPop/Tropical) 65 ®V PACESETTER ° ®: _ UNIVISION 310146/ÚG 116.98 CDI 55 32 9 JOAN SEBASTIAN Coleccion De Oro 14 ell ' MOJADO Amarte Es Un Castigo 66 o MUSART 12887 /BALBOA 18.98/1398) F0NOVISA 350848/ÚG 113.98 CO) 15 18 11 13 BRONCO 30 Inolvidables 3 NEW 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS 20 Nortenas Romanticas 67 FONOVISA 350787/05114.98 CDI [MI ® UNIVISION 310124/U6114.98 CDI

16 13 7 ? 10 MOJADO 30 Inolvidables 6 68 65 54 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Arcoiris Musical Mexicano Vol. 3 12 UNIVISION 310112/ÚG (14.98 CDI [MI UNIVISION 310110/ÚG 11698 CDI

17 16 14 '''19 INTOCABLE La Historia 3 69 59 52 23 ANTONIO AGUILAR Con Tambora 40 EMI LATIN 80818 (14.98 CDI MUSART 12708/BALBOA 1598/12.981 18 12 - 2 AKWID Proyecto Akwid 12 70 70 58 19 INTOCABLE La Historia 1 UNIVISION 310155/UG (14.98 CDI [HI EMI LATIN 80819121.98 CD /DVDI

19 8 9 i. 13 PEPE AGUILAR Y Tenerte Otra Vez 1 71 71 56 7 GERMAN LIZARRAGA Su Historia Musical: 32 Pegaditas 30 UNIVISION 310119/UG 11698 COI [M] DISA 727037 114.98 CDI

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BY GUSTAVO GOMEZ and good productions and with Jorge Frequet will be SIR's first respect for artists and excellent pro- release June 25. Frequet is the for- In Intense Volume BOGOTA, Colombia -Two record motion," he adds. mer frontman of rock band Kronos industry veterans have joined forces and a music teacher at several In the May 17 issue, to create a record label that will schools in his native California. The Robbins Entertain- work exclusively with indie artists album features new versions of chil- ment president Cory dren's standards. Robbins acknowledged Beat and bands. Juan Carlos Rodriguez and Oscar Rodríguez, who commissioned that much of the Gómez calculate that there are at the album, describes it as "the prod- label's repertoire has least 1,200 active, unsigned groups uct of a rock'n'roll dad in love with its roots in Europe. Box.. in Colombia's primary cities of life and his kids." But he also Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Another project with a twist is an expressed a strong SIR -Represented Independent album of recent covers with a disco desire to sign more By Michael Paoletta Artists -will license projects and beat by Los Expresidentes, a group American artists - [email protected] oversee the marketing, promotion of older gentlemen. The album will adding to Rockell and and distribution of the albums. In also include original material. Reina, among others. exchange, artists receive a royalty Rodríguez and Gómez know that Well, there is an unsigned act Prior to moving to New York, rate on each album sold of up to their acts are quirky. But they say that Robbins-the man and the Tabandera fronted cover bands on 18 %, which is between four and that this is precisely their appeal. label -needs to know about. Ditto the islands of Maui and Oahu. eight percentage points higher than "Multinationals are so bound by for a label like Ultra. These days, she's happy to be an the standard royalty in Colombia. showing results to the parent com- L.I.V. (short for Life in Intense integral part of L.I.V. "To actually Conversations regarding distri- pany that they don't see local move- Volume) is a bi- coastal trio: New have a project that seems to be bution are under way. ments spontaneously growing," York -based songwriter /producer moving ahead -after years and "SIR Records is an independent Rodríguez says. Ellis Miah, singer /actress Natasha years of performing and practicing label with fresh ideas on how the Rodríguez has worked at Sony and Tabandera and Los Angeles- resid- my craft -is amazing," she says. music industry has to be handled Universal. Gómez has logged in time ing songwriter /producer Jody den When asked about "Journey of during its worst crisis," says Rod- SIR is currently working with five at Rodven Records, MTM and BMG. Broeder. Love," Tabandera stresses the riguez, who also manages SUM Rec- acts across various genres, includ- SIR operates only in Colombia importance of "story and ords artist Julio Nava. ing rock and . now, but the label intends to open poetry" in music. "And, of "Competition will be created not "El Club del Tío Cirilo -Bien- offices in other Latin American ter- course, that emotion with big budgets but with good ideas venidos los Niños del Mundo" by ritories in the future. behind the story." L.I.V. can be reached at 646- 319 -8776. already talked about a series of Cruz: Azucar!" -which was broad- public events leading up to the cast by Telemundo March 13. MESSIN' WITH OUR MIND: Latin Notas awards. Those events, Meyer says, Cruz's newly created foundation After a too -long absence, Continued from page 22 are made possible thanks to com- will give financial aid to underpriv- Nona Hendryx returns to munity support. ileged students who wish to study dancefloors. She is the fea- David Bisbal and Donato Poveda. The next official event is the July music and will contribute to the tured singer on "Ghost "This is an opportunity for us 22 announcement of the nominees. fight against cancer. Love" by the House of to display the array of activities On Oct. 21- Cruz's birthday - Voodoo. the Latin Grammys will present," CRUZ'S AZUCAR: During a press the foundation will host an inau- Produced by Bruce said Marya Meyer, VP of corpo- conference June 23, Telemundo gural gala in New York and will Smith and Johnny Sender, rate and external affairs for the representatives gave $145,000 to award its first donation. Cruz, "Ghost Love" finds Hendryx Latin Academy of Recording Arts the Celia Cruz Foundation. The who underwent surgery for can- covering herself. The origi- and Sciences. funds were raised during a tribute cer last year, is recovering at her nal version of the song Grammy executives have concert to Celia Cruz- "Celia New York home. appeared on Hendryx's 1984 album, "Art of Defense." Promotional 12- inches will arrive mid -July from Flexi- TABANDERA: "STORY. POETRY AND EMOTION" ble/ZYX Germany. Flexible is América Latina. securing licensing deals for NEWS FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER While laying down tracks for an the track in other countries. album, L.I.V. is currently shopping In Mexico: Banda el Recodo remembered its inside the jail where the singer is being held. "Velo de a single, the hypnotically melodic BOSSA NOVA JEWEL Fans of '60s founder, Cruz Lizárraga, on the eighth anniversary Novia" begins airing June 30 on the Televisa network. and emotional "Journey of Love." Brazilian music-or that which of his death with a free festival that drew 45,000 TERESA AGUILERA and LEILA COBO With this song, the threesome has been greatly inspired by that people to the Teodoro Mariscal stadium in wears its radio -friendly, trance - era -need to know and care about Mazatlán. Participants included pop stars SBS and In Puerto Rico: Miami -based Boom magazine, now pop stylings well. Think DJ Rosalia de Souza's debut. Azul Azul, norteño band Tucanes de Tijuana, in its seventh year, celebrated the release of its Puer- Encore, Ian van Dahl and Lasgo. Arriving July 29 from Leeds cumbia orchestra La Sonora de Margarita, to Rican Latin Rock spotlight edition with a show- And it is no wonder. The mem- Music/Avatar, " Garota Moderna" ranchero act El Original de la Sierra and, of course, case organized in association with BMI. The event, bers have been individually hon- (Modern Girl) was produced by Banda el Recodo. New pop /grupera singer Jimena which took place June 26 at the Hard Rock Café in ing mainstream sensibilities. Italian DJ Nicola Conte. opened. As part of the celebration, a street in the San Juan, featured Vialterna, Umoja, Malas Mañas As a member of production/ Like Bebel Gilberto before her, small town of El Recodo -where Lizárraga was and Alarma, among others. The special edition remix collective Orange Fac- de Souza-who hails from Rio de born in 1918 -was named after him. The band, includes an alternative music compilation CD fea- tory, native New Yorker Miah Janeiro -and Conte have created which is currently on a U.S. tour with Vicente Fer- turing 20 Puerto Rican bands. RANDY LUNA has worked on chart -topping a cool collection of bossa nova nández, performs Sept. 14 -16 at Mexico City's Audi - tracks for Yoko Ono, Dolce and classics and original tunes. High- torio Nacional ... Although Mexican pop diva Glo- In Chile: Newly reunited rock group Los Prisioneros Loleatta Holloway. lights include "Maria Moita," ria Trevi is in jail awaiting trial on charges of canceled a July 6 concert in Lima, Perú, because of Since moving to L.A. from "Adriana," "Saudosismo," "Mais" kidnapping and corruption of minors, she will not a disagreement with local promoters. The show was Columbus, Ohio, den Broeder has and "Samba Novo." be out of sight for long. Reuters reports that part of Los Prisioneros' current tour promoting worked with Giorgio Moroder and according to director Juan Osorio, the singer will their first studio album in 10 years, "Ultraderecha." Thunderpuss. MOVING ON: Citing personal rea- appear in the "Velo de Novia." Osorio According to Chilean retailers, the album sold Hailing from Hawaii, Taban- sons, Marco Navarra has resigned says Trevi has accepted the role, but permits are 15,000 copies -a formidable amount for that coun- dera's résumé includes principal as senior director of promotion at still being processed to shoot at least two days try-in less than two days. LEILA COBO roles in Broadway hits "Miss Elite/Promo Only. He can be Saigon" and "Mamma Mia." reached at 917 -975 -7736.

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 25 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 5 2003 Billboard® HOT DANCE MUSIC. Dance Singles Sales and Sales Breakouts data compiled by Nielsen o - - W Club Play w iL Dance Singles Sales SoundScan

2 TITLE IMPRINT& NUMBER/PROMOTION Qf I- LABEL Artist TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Artist

1 Week NUMBER 1 AtNumberl 411 NUMBER 1 02 2 Weeks At Number 1

2 3 NOT GONNA GET US (D. AUDE, R. MOREL, & L. TEE MIXES) INTERSCOPEPROMO 2 o t.A.T.u.Ba o STUCK (THUNDERPUSS REMIX) FOREFRONT38869NIRGIN O Stacie Orrice .2 3 7 PLAY YOUR PART (REMIXES) J PROMO /RMG 2 3 3 o Deborah Cox THROUGH THE RAIN (HEX HECTOR/MAC QUAYLE REMIX) MONARC ISLAND0637931OJMG o O Mariah Carey 2 5 14 SO GONE (SCUMFROG MIXES) JPROMO/RMG 3 2 o Monica 9 IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE (REMIXES) ISLAND000245IDJMG O o Daniel Bedingfield ç 4 4 6 10 NEVER (PAST TENSE) TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2401/TOMMY BOY The Roc Project Featuring Tina Arena 6 6 o BEWARE OF THE BOYS (MUNDIAN TO BACH KE) SEQUENCENII /ULTRA © O Panjabi MC 9 8 9 15 I'M GLAD (P. OAKENFOLD, FORD, MURK EPIC PROMO 5 5 4 o & MIXES) Jennifer Lopez '9 INTUITION (REMIXES) ATLANTIC ammo © o Jewel ç 7 12 7 EASY JIVE ELECTRO40056/JIVE 6 4 5 o Groove Armada Featuring Sunshine Anderson AMERICAN LIFE (REMIXES) MAVERICK 42614/WARNER BROS © O 10 17 6 INTUITION (REMIXES) ATLANTICBB122 10 13 o Jewel 5z o NEVER (PAST TENSE) TOMMY BOYSILVER LABEL 2401/TOMMY BOY ©O The Roc Project Featuring Tina Arena 8 2 9 8 11 GETAWAY UNIVERSAL PROMO/UMRG Becky Baeling 8 36' DIE ANOTHER DAY (REMIXES) WARNER BROS.42492 © O Madonna 12 18 5 ALRIGHT TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2405/TOMMY BOY Murk (Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon) 9 9 9 26 40073 o CRY ME A RIVER (DIRTY VEGAS, J. FIASCO, & B. HAMEL MIXES) JIVE © O Justin Timberlake ^a 10 6 8 9 NOTHING BUT YOU MUTE 9204 Paul Van Dyk Featuring Hemstock & Jennings lo 12 10 9 NOTHING BUT YOU MUTE9204 © O Paul Van Dyk Featuring Hemstock & Jennings

15 19 6 EMERGE 3007WCENTAUR 11 11 7 3 411 REAL LOVE Deborah Cooper DIRTY STICKY FLOORS (REMIXES) MUTE/REPRISE 42620NYARNERBROS © O Dave Gahan ç

12 8 ARISTA52 12 13 LOVE THAT MAN (DANCE MIXES) Whitney Houston 13 14 WALKING ON THIN ICE (REMIXES) MINDTRAIN/IWISTEOITHERIGHT STUFFa2669/CAPITOL© O Ono

18 24 SOMNAMBULIST NETTWERK33190 13 14 12 e BT EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER (REMIXES) COLUMBIA79a50/CRG © O Vivian Green 14 17 21 NEW YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME couisoae Jung Featuring Hope CD SECRET LOVE ROBBINS72085 © O Ian Van Dahl 21 4 29 MUSIC REVOLUTION EFFIN 1001 NEW I e The Scumfrog CD DON'T WANNA STOP RADIKAL 99193 O O ATB 16 11 4 10 STUCK IN A GROOVE MTA27781N2 Puretone 16 18 18 8 ALONE ROBBINS72074 © O Lasgo 17 16 10 13 IF THAT'S LOVE (REMIXES) ATLANTIC PROMO Laura Pausini 17 24 15 15 AGAIN TVI /PYRAMID 91010/ORPHEUS © Fantasy 22 37 4 DIRTY STICKY FLOORS (REMIXES) MUTE 42620/REPRISE Dave Gahan 18 17 23 45 ALIVE (THUNDERPUSS REMIX) EPIC 79759 © O Jennifer Lopez 9 23 32 4 AFTER ALL NET WERK 33194 Delerium Featuring Jael 19 15 20 7 MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME) MUTE9208 © Erasure

20 14 5 10 RELIGHT MY FIRE SONY IMPORT NEW 1g Martin Featuring Loleatta Holloway O[ BUCCI BAG STAR 691263 O Andrea Doria 26 30 5 I DO (CHRIS THE GREEK & ORANGE FACTORY MIXES) HEART 82002 NEW 1, o Tina Ann o DIVE IN THE POOL: SUMMER 2003 REMIXES NERVOUS20537 © o Barry Harris Featuring Pepper Mashay 22 19 9I IF YOU'RE NEW 1 NOT THE ONE (METRO, PASSENGERZ, MANTESE, S. LAWRENCE MIXES) ISLANS6962430UIBS Daniel Bedingfield 9 o JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ROBBINS 72081 © O Milky

27 34 BANG ON NERVOUS 20524 23 21 21 8 o Purple Kitty Featuring Latanza Waters SEDUCE ME NOW SONY DISCOS 08655/JELLYBEAN © India 24 13 11 24 16 3 ROCK YOUR BODY (REMIXES) JIVE PROMO Justin Timberlake ç 22 ME & GIULIANI DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD TOUCH AND GO247 © O !!! (Chk Chk Chk)

25 24 20 STAR 6912571 9 ELEFANTS Friburn & Urik 25 20 22 THRIVE (IS THAT JAMES DANCING? MIX) SPARROW77951 ® Newsboys

33 40 DON'T MAKE EPIC 79888 CD ME COME TO VEGAS (TIMO MAAS REMIX) Tori Amos Titles with the greatest sales or club play Increases this week. Power Pick on Club Play is awarded for the largest point increase among singles below the top 20. The Club Play chart is compiled from a national sample of reports from club DJs. 9 Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for vinyl maxi -single. or CD maxi -single, CO 32 38 4 or single m FOR THE MUSIC OOTOOTDOTOI4 Colourful Karma Featuring Terra Deva respectively, based upon availability. On Sales chart: O CD Single available. © CD Maxi -Single available. O Vinyl Maxi -Single available. © Cassette Maxì- Single available. 02003, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. POWER PICK 40 47 3 m ADDICTED MIADREAMWORLD IMPORT Mia 29 30 28 7 TM I TRY STAR 69 PROMO Made By Monkeys Featuring Maria Matto J0035 Billboard TOP ELECTRONIC ALBUMS 3 39 46 LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL HENRY STREET 584 Krista Sales data compiled by 31 31 5 Nielsen 36 CLOCKS (REMIXES) CAPITOL PROMO Coldplay z 3 3 Y 32 37 42 4 ÿ W ARTIST SoundScan Title MEMORIES TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2466/TOMMY BOY Rockik s 5 3 IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL 38 45 3 I DON'T WANNA STOP RADIKALseleo ATB 11 tVtt NUMBER 1 1 Week AtNumberl 34 20 13 AMERICAN LIFE (REMIXES) MAVERICK 42614/WARNER BROS. Madonna ç tft 2 NEW LOUIE DEVITO Louie DeVito's Dance Factory Level 2 43 TALK 2 ME TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2407/TOMMY BOY K-Klass Featuring Kinane o o DEE VEE 0006 /MUSICRAMA 36 34 27 10 THE 15TH CAPITOL PROMO Fischerspooner NEW Vulnerable © SANCTUARY 84618' 44 2 BRASS IN POCKET BLUFIRE032 Ultra Nate 11 TUE P99L SERVICE Give Up o © O 38 25 2 DUST.WAV RADIKAL 99159 Perpetuous Dreamer 4 2 DEEP DISH Global Underground: Toronto GLOBAL UNDERGROUND 025 [N] 4d7 HOT SHOT DEBUT tilt 5 5 SOUNDTRACK Queer As Folk: The Third Season 2 1 TOMMY BOY 1568 col li, PAVEMENT J PROMO /RMG N W CRACKS (REMIXES) Annie Lennox 6 5 DAVID WAXMAN Ultra.Trance2 40 7-; ULTRA 1165 [N] I LOVE YOU (REMIXES) DEP SOUL 000305/IOJMG Dru Hill ç 41 13; 7 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS 30th Anniversary Collection: Ultimate Disco HEAVENLY LIGHT oLAAG002 Dawn Tallman MADACY 4961

N W 8 7 TIESTO 1': WHENEVER (THE REMIXES) PEACE muff ice Nyana o Jody Watley NETTWERK 30314 IN] 43 ALL AROUND THE WORLD (NORTY COTTO REMIX) ARISTAPROMO/BMG HERITAGE Lisa Stansfield 9 5 ELECTRIC SIX Fire XL 169/BEGGARS GROUP

44 SEDUCE ME NOW SONY DISCOS 08655/JELLYBEAN India 10 12 THALIA Thalia's Hits Remixed EMI LATIN 61595 [N] N W 1,y o I WISH I WASN'T (REMIXES) RCA PROMO/RMG Heather Headley 11 10 LOUIE DEVITO Dance Divas NEW 1 DEE VEE 0005/MUSICRAMA O TURN ME OUT (GUIDO & ESCAPE REMIX) 2XIST001 Praxis Featuring Kathy Brown 12 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ultimate Dance Divas 47 14 BMG HERITAGE 51917 /ARISTA I AM READY STAR 6912521 Size Queen 13 13 17 JOHNNY VICIOUS Ultra. Dance 03 48 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOPAZ IMPORT 30 Dirty Junkies ULT I 14 THE STREETS Pirate 49 10 WILLING & ABLE DEE VEE PROMO/MUSICRAMA Original Material Aubrey 9L VICE93161 /ATLANTIC [N] 15 50 RAINY DAY ROBBINS 72084 Renee Stakey 114 THE HAPPY BOYS Party (Volume 1) 15 BOBBINS 75036 DreJA KRSIBBLE/DAVIDWAXMAN Ministry Of Sound: American Annual NeiN ut 11N

17 12 3 SOUNDTRACK The Animatrix: The Album J20ä3 Billboard HOT DANCE BREAKOUTS WARNER HOME VIDEO 27761/WARNER BROS. 18 16 5 DJ IRENE Fearless SURGE 0020/WARLOCK

19 13 19 100th Window Club Play Dance Singles Sales VIRGIN 81239 20 17 5 BABY ANNE Mixed Live MOONSHINE 80101

21 18 33 LOUIE DEVITO 5 1 1 N.Y.C. Underground Party BUCCI BAG MUSIC IN ME DEE VEE 0004/MUSICRAMA Andrea Doria STARES DJ Spinna oponeeIK7 22 22 32 KUMBIA KINGS o All Mixed Up: Los Remixes EMI LATIN 42526 2 FANATIC (REMIXES) 2 I'M IN HEAVEN NEW DJ CHER I SABBAH As Far As: A DJ Mix Vivian Green COLUMBIA Jason Nevins Presents Holly James ULTRA ® SIX DEGREES 1091

24 19 7 GOLDFRAPP Black Cherry 3 MORNING STAR (REMIXES) DESENCHANTEE MUTE 0208 [N] Cooler Kids DREAMWORKS Kate Ryan ROBBINS RE -ENTRY CD CHRISTIAN DWIGGINS Trance Classics MOONSHINE 80100 4 YOU SPIN ME ROUND (REMIXES) 4 HYPNOTIC TANGO Dead Or Alive LEGACY/EPIC Master Blaster RAOB AL Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIM 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's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the num- 5 HORNDOG 5 SCREAM (EVERY 1'S A WINNER) ber of discs and tapes. RIM Latin awards: for /or O Certification net shipment of 100,000 units IOrol. 4 Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). 44 Certification of Overseer COLUMBIA Nalin Inc. ROBBINS 400,000 units (Multi- Platinol.'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, am suggested lists. Tape prices marked Ea, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. reakouts: TNes with future chart potential, based on club play reported ©2003, VNU Business or sales this week. © 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

26 www.blllboard.com BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.americanradiohistory.com Countr Music Oak Ridge Boys Still Going Strong

BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE Like the Christmas special the Oaks did last year, "Let Freedom Sing" is a fundraiser for the NASHVILLE -In a day and age when music busi- Feed the Children charity. It will be telecast as an ness success is often fleeting, the Oak Ridge Boys infomercial on PAX, WGN, INSP, Trinity, FOX continue to enjoy an enviable and grounded career. Family and other networks. The show features The group has a new Spring Hill album, "Col- the band's music interspersed with information ors," out since May 20 in the general market and about Feed the Children. June 10 in Christian retail. Booked by the William Morris Agency, the Oaks already have COLORFUL PROMOTIONS more than 170 dates set for this year and have The group is also garnering exposure through landed an endorsement with BluBlocker Sun- its deal with BluBlocker, which is sponsoring the glasses that is adding extra marketing muscle to Red, White & BluBlocker tour. their summer tour. 'We have our buses all painted with the Red, The band has a TV special that will be telecast White & BluBlocker motif," Bonsall says. "It's a repeatedly in June and July. And group member great relationship we have built with BluBlocker. Joe Bonsall has been busy promoting a book he They are helping us with a lot of advertising. For wrote about his parents, "G.I. Joe and Lillie" (see instance, there was Oak Ridge Boys BluBlocker story, page 76). Day at Wrigley Field on Memorial Day. They gave These activities have kept Bonsall and fellow ,i out 20,000 pairs of the BluBlockers, and the Oak Oaks William Lee Golden, Duane Allen and THE OAK RIDGE BOYS:THREE MINUTES OF MAGIC Ridge Boys sang the national anthem." Richard Sterban extremely busy. Although the "Colors" is being worked to both the main- group is no longer a staple on country radio, Allen lough and Troy Seals. the album, I asked the publishers and writers to stream country and Christian music markets. says, "If you stay in the business long enough, the "I've always depended on Nashville writers to come up with songs for us that would reflect what "Absence of Love" is the first single from the cycle includes you again. I think the people appre- write the career of the Oak Ridge Boys, and they've a Norman Rockwell painting would look like if album and is being worked to secondary coun- ciate the work we've been doing. always responded," Allen says. "I'm a song person. you could hear it." try stations. The song was serviced along with 'We had a huge television special for Christmas I've always felt that the ticket to get to wherever "I'm proud to be singing these songs every two additional cuts, "Thank God for Kids" and that pushed our Christmas album and sold a lot we want to go is in three minutes of magic." night," Bonsall says. He wrote one on the album the title track. of CDs for us," Allen continues. "We had great The Oaks have placed 48 songs on the Billboard about his parents; the tune, like his book, is titled 'We wanted to have a priority single but also give exposure. We started booking our dates after that Hot Country Singles & 'flacks chart, including 17 "G.I. Joe and Lillie." [radio] a couple of options," says David Ecrement, Christmas special [aired]. The first week, we No. 1 hits. Among those chart -toppers are "Make "I'm proud to be right smack in the middle of Spring Hill Music Group director of marketing. booked 42 dates. Right now we are 22 days over My Life With You," "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt America, which is actually where the Oak Ridge "Colors" is the Oaks' third album for Spring our goal for the year, which was 150 dates." Sometimes" and "American Made." Boys have always been," Bonsall continues. 'We Hill. The first, "From the Heart," was a return Although the new project could easily be are the guys you see at the county fairs singing to the group's Southern Gospel roots, and the ALL-AMERICAN ALBUM dubbed a patriotic album, it's much more than while you are eating that corn dog." follow -up, "Inconvenient Christmas," was a Produced by Allen and Michael Sykes, "Col- that. Devoid of flag -waving schmaltz, "Colors" is The songs on "Colors" are being showcased on holiday release. ors" includes "The Star-Spangled Banner" and a musical tapestry of songs that illustrates the "Let Freedom Sing," a TV show taped in Branson, Ecrement says "Colors" will be racked in main- new versions of previous Oaks hits "Thank God things that make up the fabric of American life. Mo., in March. A 30- minute version of the show stream retail country bins but also worked to for Kids" and "An American Family" alongside "The album basically turned out to be songs was telecast in June, and an expanded, 60- minute Christian retail. In addition, it is being cross -mar- new songs penned by hit tunesmiths including about faith, freedom, family, friends, kids and version will run through the rest of the summer keted with Bonsall's book, which features infor- Jimbeau Hinson, Randy Van Warmer, Rock Kil- hometowns," Allen explains. "In finding songs for on various networks. mation about the album. Creating 'Our Country' Involved Joy, Struggle

At long last, a much -delayed film vided financial backing for the 40- Actor Hal Holbrook narrates, and film ran over budget because of Gay- says. "One always hopes that their about the history of country music minute movie. Giant Screen Films is Randy Scruggs provides the film's lord's alleged meddling. baby makes it on the screen, but I'm a has premiered. distributing it. original score and music production. Both Buchanan and Goldmann big boy and this is the real world. This "Our Country," which was three Steven Goldmann, a prominent Buchanan says Scruggs did "an now say the suit was quietly and is what they needed to do, and it was years in the making, saw its Nashville , began and incredible job. Not only is this a visu- amicably settled more than one done with passion. This was always debut June 25 and will move to IMAX ally stunning film, but the music is year ago. my love letter to Nashville, and that and other large-format theaters exceptional and amazing, and we "Gaylord has honored all their part still holds." nationwide this summer and fall. hope to have the opportunity ulti- obligations and The documentary tells the story mately to release it as a soundtrack." then some, mak- of country music's history over the He is exploring those opportunities ing sure the Col- past 90 years through such classic with Nashville labels. lective gets its Nashville songs as ' Will the Circle Be Unbro- Goldmann began working on the credit and its ken," "Foggy Mountain Break- film, using the working title "Twang," due," Goldmann down," "Hey Good Lookin' " and in 2000 (Billboard, Nov. 25, 2000). It says. The film was Scene. 'Walkin' After Midnight." was first scheduled to premiere in It was shot in locations across the June 2001. But production hit a snag taken in a differ- when Goldmann and his partners in ent direction by U.S., including the Appalachian By Phyllis Stark Mountains, Utah, Texas, California Nashville -based production company Gaylord's new pstark @billboard.com and Nashville, with some additional the Collective filed an $11 million production team, scenes lensed in Ireland. lawsuit against Gaylord in 2001 (Bill- which turned "The film really takes you through board, April 28, 2001). Goldmann's musical into more of a At the film's premiere, Gaylord the history of our country from the The suit charged Gaylord with documentary, since so many IMAX and the Grand Ole Opry jointly pre- 1920s through today, paralleled with fraud and claimed the company theaters are aligned with educational sented a check for $25,000 to St. the growth of country music," Gay- worked on the majority of the film. breached its contract and stopped institutions. Jude Children's Research Hospital lord Entertainment senior VP of And Gaylord brought Oscar- nominat- paying creditors after the film ran 'What really makes me proud is on behalf of the 50 -plus artists who media and entertainment Steve ed documentary filmmaker Tom Neff more than $1 million over budget. that even though the film I set out to performed in the film. Those artists Buchanan says. and director Keith Melton on board Gaylord claimed the Collective was make may not have made it to the voted unanimously to direct a dona- Gaylord Entertainment and the to complete it, including a new scene contractually responsible for the screen the way I first envisioned it, tion to St. Jude in lieu of compensa- Gaylord -owned Grand Ole Opry pro- featuring Lee Ann Womack overage. The Collective claimed the the spirit definitely has," Goldmann tion for their appearance.

BILLBOARD JULY5,2003 www.billboard.com 27 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY Billboard TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS.. Sales data compiled by 1l o W W W lt, Nielsen = W W SoundScan 3 3 ti O y ARTIST N Y w Title 4n n ARTIST Title Y ca S H 3 IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 4L i 1 S IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL b. °a 44 39 MARK WILLS ìe NUMBER 1 2 Weeks At Number 1 Greatest Hits 16 e O MERCURY 170313 /UMGN 111.98/18.98I 1 1 - 2 GEORGE STRAIT 1 41 43 30 DUSTY DRAKE Dusty Drake 30 MCA NASHVILLE 000114 /UMGN (12.98/18. 98) WARNER BROS. 48051/WRN (18.98 CD) [N]

2 2 1ë¡ LONESTAR From There To Here: Greatest Hits 1 42 39 37 TOBY KEITH A2 Pull My Chain 1 9 NA 67076/RLG (12.98/18. 961 DREAMWORKS 450297/INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.98)

3 3 2 " TOBY KEITH A3 Unleashed 1 43 41 42 SOUNDTRACK Blue Collar Comedy Tour. The Movie 29 itEAMWORKS 450254/INTERSCOPE0198/1E981 WARNER BROS. 48424AVRN 118.98 CO) 4 3 SHANIA 44 42 45 WILLIE NELSON FRIENDS o TWAIN Up! 1 & Stars & Guitars 18 MERCURY 170311NMGN (19.98 CD) LOST HIGHWAY 170340/UMGN (18.88 CDI

5 5 6 KENNY CHESNEY A3 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems 1 BNA 67038/RLG 112.98/18. %) $'. GREATEST GAINER 1E

6 7 7 DIXIE CHICKS A6 Home 1 62 59 LINDA RONSTADT The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt 19 MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 86840' /CRG (12.98 EO/18 %) ELEKTRA 76109 /RHINO 117.98 COI

7 6 5 DARRYL WORLEY Have You Forgotten? 1 47 44 GARY ALLAN Alright Guy 4 DREAMWORKS 000640/INTERSCOPE (12.98/18.98) 0 MCA NASHVILLE 170201 /UMGN 111.98/17981 8 8 4 ` JO DEE MESSINA Greatest Hits 1 47 45 41 BILLY GILMAN Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based On The Poems Of Mattie J.T. Stepanek 15 `: CURB 78790 118.98 CD) EPIC 86954/SONY 112.98 80/18.98/ 10 8 A2 9 TIM MCGRAW Tim McGraw And The Doctors 2 48 46 48 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION New Favorite 3 78746(12.98/19. CURB %1 ROUNDER 610495111. %/17.981 10 11 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE 2 Greatest Hits 1 55 46 RHONDA VINCENT One Step Ahead 30 RCA 67012/RLG112.98/18%) 0 ROUNDER 610497118.98 CO) [N] 11 13 10 RASCAL FLATTS Melt 1 50 54 47 VARIOUS ARTISTS Totally Country Vol. 2 5 i. R'. C STREET )65031 /HOLLYWOOD 112.98/18.98/ EPIC /WEANNIVERSAURLG %920 /SONY 112.98 EO/17.98/ 12 9 11 RANDY TRAVIS Rise And Shine 8 57 53 EMERSON DRIVE Emerson Drive 13 .; n RD -CURB 862364VARNER BROS. 111.98/18.%) ® DREAMWORKS 450272/INTERSCOPE 1898/14.981 [N] 13 14 12 KEITH URBAN Golden Road 3 52 48 43 CLEDUS T. JUDD A Six Pack Of Judd (EP) 19 .',PITOL 32936 (1098/18.98/ MONUMENT 89223/SONY 19.98 EG CO) [N] 14 18 17 JOE NICHOLS Man With A Memory 9 53 49 49 GEORGE STRAIT The Road Less Traveled 1 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 170285111 .98/17.981 [N] MCA NASHVILLE 170220 /UMGN 111.98/18.981 15 12 13 American IV: The Man Comes Around 4 AMERICAN 063339' /LOST HIGHWAY 118.98 CDI '.Ìz HOT SHOT DEBUT gnt 17 18 CRAIG 16 MORGAN I Love It 16 MI - YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND & BENNY GALLOWAY Old Hands 54 BROKEN BOW 77567 CD) (13.98 [N] FROG PA001031I5.58 CDI 17 16 19 MONTGOMERY GENTRY Town My 3 55 60 50 DEANA CARTER I'm A COLUMBIA 86520/SONY (11.98 E0/17.98) Just Girl 6 ARISTA NASHVILLE 67054/RLG 111.98/18.98) 18 20 14 DIAMOND RIO Completely 3 56 61 51 ROSANNE CASH Rules Of Travel 16 ARISTA NASHVILLE 67046/RLG 111.98/17.981 CAPITOL 37757118 % CDI 19 15 15 GEORGE STRAIT For The Last Time: Live From The Astrodome 2 `' MCA NASHVILLE 170319NMGN .98/18. °. 112 % ) 'r ` PACESETTER r 20 21 16 CHRIS CAGLE Chris Cagle 1 69 VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Of Bluegrass Gospel 57 CAPITOL1051fi 111.98/18.%) ® - g p MADACY CHRISTIAN 3241/ MADACY 19.98 CO) 21 22 24 ELVIS PRESLEY A3 Elvis: 30111 Hits 1 RCA 68079'R1MG 112.98/19.98) 58 53 58 RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER Live At The Charleston Music Hall 32 SKAGGS FAMILY/LYRIC STREET %1004 /HOLLYW00D118.98 CDI (N] 22 19 22 ALAN JACKSON A° Drive 1 ARISTA NASHVILLE 67039/KG 112.98/18.981 59 56 60 GARTH BROOKS A3 Scarecrow 1 CAPITOL 31330115.98/18.981 23 24 23 FAITH HILL A2 Cry 1 or. WARNER BROS. 18001/WflN 112.98/18.981 66 56 LEANN RIMES Twisted Angel 3 CURB 78747112.98/18.981 24 23 26 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION Live 9 , JUNDER 610515 119.98 CDI 61 59 65 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS Colors 56 SPRING HILL 21047 WARNER BROS. 114. %CO) 25 28 21 JESSICA ANDREWS Now 4 DREAMWORKS 450356/INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.981 68 63 VARIOUS ARTISTS Country Gospel 56 0 MADACY CHRISTIAN 1423/MADACY 112.98 CDI 26 25 25 TOBY KEITH The Best Of Toby Keith:20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 5 MERCURY 170351 /UMGN (12.98 CO) PAT GREEN Three Days 7 CD REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 016018 UMRG IB %/14 %) 27 26 28 WILLIE NELSON The Essential Willie Neslon 24 13), LEGACY /COLUMBIA %740 /SONY 125.98 ES CO) CHARLEY PRIDE 22A11 -Time Greatest Hits 64 TEEVEE 0708 /IMG (1.98/12.98/ 28 27 20 DOLLY PARTON Ultimate Dolly Parton 20 RCA/BMG HERITAGE 52008/R1G (18.98 CDI 65 63 61 VARIOUS ARTISTS Totally Country 2 RNA 67043/RLG 112.98/17.98) 29 30 29 GEORGE STRAIT The Best Of George Strait 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 8 MCA NASHVILLE 170280/UMGN 111.98 CD) 66 73 67 LARRY THE CABLE GUY Lord, I Apologize 66 ARK 21 810078(18 % CD) 0 35 38 NICKEL CREEK This Side 2 SUGAR HILL 3941118. % CO) BILLY RAY CYRUS Time Flies 67 y SMCMG 4114 /MADACY (1E98 COI 31 32 34 TRACE ADKINS Chrome 4 (3).. CAPITOL 3%18110.98/11. %I TIM WILSON Super Bad Sounds Of The 70s 57 CAPITOL 37886 07.98 CDI 36 40 VINCE GILL Next Big Thing 4 o -" MCA NASHVILLE 170286NMGN (12.98/18.981 69 65 72 JOHNNY CASH The Essential Johnny Cash 29 LEGACY /COLUMBIA 86290/SONY 117.98 E0524.981 33 34 33 RODNEY CARRINGTON Nut Sack 14 CAPITOL 98579118.%CDI Y BLAKE SHELTON Blake Shelton 3 WARNER BROS. 24731/W RN 111.98/17.981 34 33 27 JEFF BATES Rainbow Man 14 RCA 67071 /RLG 111.98/1718) [X] 71. 58 55 SOUNDTRACK Nashville Star: The Finalists 25 COIUMBIAe7169 /SONY 112.98 E0 CDI 35 38 35 TERRI CLARK Pain To Kill 5 MERCURY 170325/UMGN 111.98/18981 72'. 50 54 ANNE MURRAY Country Croonin' 13 STRAIGHTWAY 39779119 %/19.%/ 36 37 32 ALABAMA In The Mood: The Love Songs 4 RCA 67052/RLG /8.98 CO) 73 51 69 VARIOUS ARTISTS Pure Country Classics: The #1 Hits 37 UTV 064097 /UME 118.98 CO) 37 40 36 BLAKE SHELTON The Dreamer 2 WARNER BROS.48237/WRN 112.98/18.981 74::':.. 52 71 PHIL VASSAR American Child 4 ARISTA NASHVILLE 67077/RLG (11.98/17.98) 38 29 31 GEORGE JONES The Gospel Collection: George Jones Sings The Greatest Stories Ever Told 19 BANDIT/BNA 67063/RLG 111.98/18.98) 75 fi 67 57 VARIOUS ARTISTS It'll Come To You... The Songs Of John Hiatt 37 VANGUARD 79735116.% CDI 39 31 - ROY D. MERCER Roy D. Mercer Hits The Road 31 - CAPITOL 38088(17.98 CD) [N]

',Albums wi h the reate t sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America certification for net shipment (RIAA) 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- bol indicates album' multi platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or mare, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs OCertification and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: for net shipment of 100,000 units ( Oral., Certification of 200,000 units(Platino). Certification of 400,000 units )Multi- Platino) 'Ast risk 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 percent- age growth. Heatse ker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

2003 :I or - , , - . . . : i ...r. TM Y Sales data compiled by rn W W N 41. Nielsen -3 w g f SoundScan á w ÿ u..,,,' á IC IMPRINT NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING = S ARTIST & LABEL Title - ARTIST IMPRINT & ° 5 a NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title g ¡=j

7 Weeks At Number 1 ito NUMBER 1 =fit" 18 JOHN DENVER MADACY 475015,98/9.98) The Best Of John Denver 253 1 1 KENNY CHESNEY 3 BNA67976 /RLG 112.9818. 98I Greatest Hits 143 14 15 GARTH BROOKS 15 CAPITOL 9742411998/26. %) Double Live 199 3 TIM MCGRAW A3 CURB 7797e112.98/18.981 Greatest Hits 135 15 13 ALAN JACKSON A5 ARISTA NASHVILLE 18801 /RLGO2.98 /18.981 The Greatest Hits Collection 400 3 4 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 165011 /HOLLYWOOD(11.98/1E98 /fu] 159 Rascal Flans 16 9 HANK WILLIAMS MERCURY 536029/UMGN(1198 /17.981 20 Of Hank Williams Greatest Hits 118 7 DIXIE CHICKS 12 MONUMENT %195 /SONY (10.98 Ea/17.98111n Wide Open Spaces 282 gg t) - SOUNDTRACK A3 CURB neto311198/1798) Coyote Ugly 150 6 SHANIA TWAIN 19 MERCURY 536003/UMGN 11298/18.98) Come On Over 294 18 14 GEORGE JONES LEGACY /EPIC 693I9/50NY17.98ES/11951 16 Biggest Hits 126 6 2 SOUNDTRACK LOST HIGHWAY/MERCURY 170 0139 /UMGN g 112.98/19.981 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? 133 19 23 TIM MCGRAW 2 CURB 187nn2%ne591 Set This Circus Down 113 /7 5 JOHNNY CASH LEGACY /COLUMBIA69139 /SONY (7.98 E0/11981 16 Biggest Hits 220 20 25 NICKEL CREEK SUGAR HILL 3909117.%COI[N] Nickel Creek 122 11 DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT 69678/SONY(12.98 E0/18 %I Fly 1) t0 199 21 22 FAITH HILL Aa WARNER BROS. 47373/WRN112.98/18. %1 Breathe 189 9 8 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY/COLUMBIA 69322/SONY(Z%EO/11. %) 16 Biggest Hits 250 22 19 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 67003/RLG 02.98/18.98/ Steers & Stripes 109

10 BROOKS & DUNN A3 ARISTA NASHVILLE 1 %52/RLG112.98/1E98) The Greatest 301 Hits Collection 23 17 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 87D58/RLO (1198/1898) Part Il 108 16 HANK WILLIAMS JR. CURB 776 %15.98/998) 4 ° Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 464 24 21 TOBY KEITH A2 MERCURY 558%2/UMGN111.98/1798) Greatest Hits Volume One 238 12 12 MCA PATSY CLINE A9 NASHVILLE 320012/UMGN(6.98/11. 981 12 Greatest Hits 786 gi - CONWAY TWITTY CURB 7764114.98/6%) The Final Recordings Of His Greatest Hits Volume One 2 4Al6ums with Ue greatest sales Balm$ thla week. Catalog albums are 2- yearold Wes that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or re, er albums. Total Chart Weeks retie is corn me weeks has Top column title appeared on Country Albums and Top Country Cale log Recording Industry Assn. Of America I RI,'. meat of I minim um is RIAA certification for net 10 IPlatinuml. shipment of million units Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album. mufti-plalinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a r miro irme of 100 minutes or more, the RIM muhiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or'. 200,000 units (Platino).._' Certification of 400,000 units IMultt Plahno).'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Maltase paces, and CD prices for BIM and WEA labels. are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ED, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are protected from wholesale prices. [N] Indicates past Heatseeker

28 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 5 003 Billboard® HOT COUNTRYM SINGLES & TRACKS

Airplay monitored by W z c Nielsen z W4+ W O 3 Broadcast Data °- S '+ ti P. TITLE Artist é in TITLE Systems Artist á ti ÿ ÿ PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) MPRINT &NUMBER /PROMOTION LABEL á á S ri PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER /PROMOTION LABEL á 2 5 (IT IS WHAT IT IS) Amy Dailey 27 4 At Number 1 1 28 30 LOVE'S GOT AN ATTITUDE Weeks CURB ALBUM CUT t= NUMBER 1 L.MILLER IA.DALLEYLT.MILLER,B.BAKERI Emerson Drive 32 Toby Keith Duet With Willie Nelson 9 1 33 36 ONLY GOD (COULD STOP ME LOVING YOU) 1 1 BEER FOR MY HORSES DREAMWORKS 450788 450785 IR.J.LANGEI O J.STROUD,T.KEITH ITKEITH,S.EMERICKI O DREAMWORKS J.KING,J.STR000,R.MARX 33 30 33 THREE MISSISSIPPI Terri Clark 2 30 2 PORCH LOOKING IN Lonestar .r 2 MERCURY 172262 2 MY FRONT B. GALLIMOREIH .LINOSEY,T.VERGES,ANGELOI ® O ALBUM CUT D.HUFF IR.MCDONALD,FMYERS,O.PFRIMMERI BNA 35 39 WALK A LITTLE STRAIGHTER Billy Carrington 34 Jimmy Wayne ç 3 MERCURY 000587 4 5 STAY GONE C.CHAMBERLAIN CURRINGTON ,C.CHAMBERLAIN,C.BEATHARDI O 000345 IB. C.LINOSEY,J.STROUT IJ.WAYNE,B.KIRSCHI O O DREAMWORKS Rushlow 35 ' I FRIEND Est 4 38 40 CANT BE YOUR 9 RED DIRT ROAD Brooks & Dunn LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT 6 0 J. BALDING,C.OINAPOLI,TRUSHLOW IR.CLAWSON,B.CRISLER) K.BROOKS,RDUNN,MWRIGHT (K.BROOKS,R.OUNNI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 34 37 YOU'RE STILL HERE Faith Hill ç 34 Montgomery Gentry 9 5 CD WARNER BROS. 16647/WRN 5 7 SPEED B.GALLIMDRE,F.HILL ® O 79864 IA.MAYO,M.BERGI B. CHANCEY (J.STEELE,C.WALLINI B O COLUMBIA 36 38 I'M JUST A GIRL Deana Carter 36 8 Craig Morgan 6 ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 9 ALMOST HOME ® D.CARTER,D.HUFF (O.CARTER,B.MANN) BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT C MORGAN,P.O'DONNELL IC.MORGAN,K.K.PHILLIPSI 31 38 31 34 SOMEDAY Brad Paisley sit 7 MCA NA Gi23I 12 11 CELEBRITY V.GILL O Vince ALBUM CUT (V.GILL,R.MAR%1 FROGERS IB.PAISLEYI ARISTA NASHVILLE 39 32 35 HEAVY LIFTIN' Blake 32 11 Jeff Bates 8 WARNER erSheltton 10 THE LOVE SONG B.BRAD000K IR .RUTHERFORD.B.H.ROBERT,G.TERENI K.BEARO,S.HENORICKS (J.BATES,K.BEARD,C.BEATHARDI RCA ALBUM CUT 40 41 41 DAYS LIKE THIS Rachel Proctor Shania Twain ^;t' 9 BNA ALBUM CUT 10 12 FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS C.LINOSEY MERCURY ALBUM CUT 0 IR.PROCTOR,O.BLACKMAN) RJ.CANSE IS.TWAIN,R.J.LANGE) Pat Green qt 41 3 42 44 WAVE ON WAVE 3 3 LOVE YOU OUT LOUD Rascal Flatta REPUBLIC ALBUM CUT /UNIVERSAL SOUTH 10 Q ° .MORRIS,T BROW N IP.GREEN,O.NEUHAUSER,J.POLLARD) M. BRIGHT,M.W ILLIAMS,RASCAL FLATTS IB,JAMES,L.WILSONI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT Gary Allan 42 1 TOUGH LITTLE BOYS Randy Travis 45 - ALBUM CUT 11 7 6 THREE WOODEN CROSSES , MCA NASHVILLE M.WRIGHT,G.ALLAN (D.SAMPSON,H.ALLEN) WORD.CURB/WARNERBROS. CHRISTIAN ALBUM CUT/WRN 0 K.LEHNING ID.JOHNSON,K WILLIAMSI 43 40 43 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING Aaron Lines 40 PROBLEMS Kenny Chesney ^z 12 RCA ALBUM CUT 16 22 NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO C.FARREN CUT IA.LINES,C.FARRENI N WILSON,B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY IC.BEATHARDI BNA ALBUM 44 48 STREETS OF HEAVEN Sherrie Austin 44 TULSA George Strait 13 CD BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT 13 13 TELL ME SOMETHING BAD ABOUT D.HUFF,J.BALDING IS.AUSTIN,P.DUNCANA.KASHAI NASHVILLE 000586 T.BROWN,G.STRAIT IR.LANEI O MCA 1 McHayes 44 46 45 IT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LOVE YOU Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett 14 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 000329 20 31 ITS FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE B.ROWAN IB.PINSON,T.WILLMON,J.SPILLMANI O O ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 0 K.STEGALL (J.BROWN,O.ROLLINSI Jamie O'Neal 46 1 47 46 EVERY LITTLE THING I Diamond Rio 9 000584 X15 8 4 BELIEVE K.STEGALL TILLISI O MERCURY ALBUM CUT 0 IJ.O'NEALR.DEAN,S MD.CLUTE IS.EWINGD.KEESI ARISTA NASHVILLE 55 56 LOVIN' ALL NIGHT Patty Loveless 47 Tracy Byrd'sz 14 EPIC ALBUM CUT /EMN 16 14 17 THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN E.GORDY,JR. RCA ALBUM CUT IR.CROWELLI B.J. WALKER,JR. IT.JOHNSON,R,LEE,POVERSTREETI Dixie Chicks 48 5, 15 48 50 GODSPEED (SWEET DREAMS) 18 99.9% SURE (I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE) Brian McComas MONUMENT ALBUM CUT/EMN pp 15 DIXIE CHICKS,L.MAINES IR.FOSTERI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT 0 L. REYNOLDS 18. AUSTIN,G.BARNHILLI 49 50 57 CAN YOU HEAR ME WHEN I TALK TO YOU? Ashley Gearing Wynonna 18 Crill LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT 19 20 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS C.DOWNS IJ.HARNEN,R.MANWILLERI ALBUM CUT O.HUFF,WYNONNA IH.LAMAR,B.JAMESI ASYLUM-CURB 52 60 HONESTY (WRITE ME A LIST) Rodnne 50 Trace Adkins sa 18 yLAúk ins 18 21 THEN THEY DO THEWITTR.ATKINS (D.KENTPCLEMENTSI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT i. S. HENORICKS,T.BRUCE IJ.COLLINS,S.RUSSI 51 43 42 THIS FAR GONE Jennifer Hanson 5i, 42 AIRPOWER ' Tim McGraw 20 ALBUM CUT co22 24 REAL GOOD MAN J.HANSON,G.DROMAN IM.NESLER,T.MARTINI CAPITOL 1. B.GALLIMORE,TMCGRAW,D.SMITH IR.RUTHERFORD,G.TERENI CURB ALBUM CUT 51 LONG BLACK TRAIN Josh Tamer 49 Darryl Worley c' 1 ®49 MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 121 17 16 HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN? M WRIGHTFROGERS IJ.TURNER OREAMWORKS 000063 ) F.ROGERS,J.STR000 ID.WORLEYW.VARBLEI O Dwight 'Yoakum '9 52 21 54 52 THE BACK OF YOUR HAND 21 23 BACKSEAT OF A GREYHOUND BUS Sara Evans ® AUDIUM ALBUM CUT PANDERSON IG.LHENRYI RCA CUT S.EVANS,P.WORLEV IC. LINDSEYH .LINDSEYA.MAYO,T.VERGESI ALBUM Carson 51 54 51 54 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE Jeff I Dierks Bentley st 23 ASYLUM -CURBALBUM CUT 24 26 WHAT WAS THINKIN' D JOHNSON,M.LLOYD,M.CURB IB.MILLAROI 77963 B.BEAVERS IO.RUTTAN,B.BEAVERS,D.BENTLEY) O CAPITOL CHICKS DIG IT 55 Clay Walker 23 - CO ®57 CAP Cagle 23 25 A FEW QUESTIONS C.CAGLE,R.WRIGHT IC.CAGLE,C.CROWEI is RCA ALBUM CUT J.RITCHEY,CWALKER IP.MOORE,RSCOTT,A.WHEELERI 53 53 I'M MISSING YOU Kenny Rogers 49 THE RAIN (LACEY'S SONG) Buddy Jewell 9 25 56 OREAMCATCHERALBUM CUT 25 29 HELP POUR OUT K,ROGERS,J. GUESS ,J.CHEMAY(B.KIRSCH,S.WARINERI COLUMBIA 79885 C. BLACK (B.JEWELLI 0 59 WHEN YOU COME AROUND Deric Rattan 5a 56 DRINKS Joe Nichols'st - ALBUM CUT WHEN SHE 26% LYRIC STREET 27 28 SHE ONLY SMOKES S.BOGARD ID. RUTTAN,S.BOGARDI UNIVERSAL SOUTH 000157 B.ROWAN IC .HARRINGTON,T.MARTIN,T.NICHOLS) O 58 56 55 FOUR -WHEEL DRIVE John Michael Montgomery 52 Dusty Drake 26 BROS. ALBUM CUT/WRN 27 26 27 ONE LAST TIME S.HENDRICKS.J.M.MONTGOMERY IK HARRIS) WARNER 16651/WRN B.CRAIN,C.SCHLEICHER,P.WORLEY IP.J.MATTHEWS,K.K.PHILLIPSI O WARNER BROS. r7 29 32 WHEN YOU THINK OF ME Mark Wills 28 .7 HOT SHOT DEBUT C.LINOSEYM.WILLS ITVERGES,B.JAMESI O MERCURY 172267 ULTIMATE LOVE Phil Vassar 59 FOR THE GIRLS Martina McBride 29 VASSARI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 39 49 THIS ONE'S 0 B. GALLIMORE,P.VASSAR IPVASSAR ,R.CLAWSON,J.W000- RCA ALBUM CUT o M.MCBRIDE,P WORLEY IC. LINDSEYH.LINOSEY,A MAYO) BACK TO MEMPHIS Billy Ray Cyrus 60 BE ME Keith Urban 30 ALBUM CUT /MAOACY 37 47 WHO WOULDN'T WANNA J. 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byy number of detections. Alr- Data Systems' adio rack service. 148 Country Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked increase in detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Nielsen Broadcast Records showing an Single ifCO Single isunavailable. Single available. OO DAD Sin- .Tides below he top 20 are removed from the chart fter20 weeks. szVideoclip availability. Catalog number is for CD Single, or Vinyl OCD Maxi -Single available © 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. gle available. © CD Maxi -Single available. O Cassette Single available. O Vinyl Maxi -Single available. O Vinyl Single available. O Cassette

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33 Weeks At Number 1 ÿ ï= NUMBER 1 ti- t: Artist I,,, ¡,, TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Live 1 1 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION ROUNDER810515 1 Week At Number1 - IMBER 1 '-,M 2 NICKEL CREEK SUGAR HILL 3941 This Side © Buddy Jewell 3 3 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION ROUNDER610495 New Favorite 2 HELP POUR OUT THE RAIN (LACEY'S SONG) COLUMBIA79885 /SONY 4 5 RHONDAVINCENT ROUNDER 610497IN] One Step Ahead Kid Rock Featuring Allison Moorer 2 ''! 1 PICTURE UNIVERSAL SOUTH 172274 & BENNY GALLOWAY FROG PAD 0103 Old Hands YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Dierks Bentley Q 3 WHAT WAS I THINKIN' CAPITOL 77963 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS MADACY CHRISTIAN 3241 /MADACV Best Of Bluegrass Gospel 8 Wayne /HOLLYW000 Live At The Charleston Music Hall OREAMWORKS000345/INTERSCOPE Jimmy 7 4 RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER SKAGGS FAMILY /LYRIC STREET901004 on Q 4 STAY GONE K- TEL3063 Old limey Gospel Dixie Chicks E THE APPALACHIAN PICKERS 5 5 LANDSLIDE MONUMENT /COLUMBIA? %57 /CRG Voices Of Bluegrass Sing The Best Of Disney 9 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS WALT DISNEY eeroe3 0 Mickey, Where Art Thou?: The Faith Hill 7 YOU'RE STILL HERE WARNER BROS 16647/WRN Of Q 10 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS UNIVERSAL SPECIAL PRODUCTO 5051/TIME LIFE Time -Life's Treasury Bluegrass Gentry COLUMBIA79864/SONY Montgomery 11 9 THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND CAPITOL40117 Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume Ill 7 6 F SPEED Lee Greenwood 12 12 PATTY LOVELESS EPIC85651 /SONY Mountain Soul 8 8 GOD BLESS THE USA CURB73128 Today 13 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS 15828/TIME LIFE Bluesgrass Tammy Cochran 9 LOVE WON'T LET ME EPIC79865/SONY HLL Halos & Horns 0 14 15 DOLLY PARTON BLUE EYE 3946/SUGAR I DON'T LOVE YOU UNIVERGALSOBTH000329 McHayes 4 _ IT DOESN'T MEAN 15 14 MIKE MARSHALL & CHRIS THILE SUGAR HILL 3 %7 Into The Cauldron m -

, , for net shipment of) million units (Platinum l, whh muaimillionties indicated by e numeral tonowmgtne symool. ,r, Records w th the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units ( Gold). ARIAA certification Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. 29 BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com www.americanradiohistory.com Music billboard Picks

parallel universe, higher life forms are ALBUMS E S S E N T I A L S breathing this stuff. -AZ DEATH IN VEGAS Edited by Michael Paoletta CAFÉ TACUBA Scorpio Rising Cuatro Caminos PRODUCER: Death in Vegas POP PRODUCERS: Café Tacuba, Gustavo Sanctuary 06076 -84614 Santaolla, Dave Fridmann, Andrew Weiss RELEASE DATE: June 17 MCA 44602 Four years after the release of its dark 7F PHOEBE SNOW RELEASE DATE: June 24 and haunting second album, "The Con - Natural Wonder With the arrival of this 14 -track tino Sessions," England's Death in PRODUCERS: Jim Chapdeiaine, Phoebe Snow gem, hardcore Café Tacuba fans have Vegas remains visionary. This time Eagle 20016 reason to rejoice. All the familiar around, though, the duo (Richard RELEASE DATE: June 17 Café Tacuba hallmarks are present - Fearless and Tim Holmes) is in a Phoebe Snow's first original album in moody rock, easy harmonies, ambi- lighter, happier mood, as if all that pre - 14 years finds the veteran songstress ent textures and a compelling, if at millennium tension has been worked in finest fettle -both as a singer and times odd, fusion of folk, electronic, out. But like "Contino," "Scorpio Ris- songwriter. Sometimes understated, punk and much more. While Tacu- ing" is a guitar -rock and electronic other times intensely atmospheric, ba's music has never been easy to hybrid, and it features guest vocalists the production spotlights her autobi- MICHELLE BRANCH categorize, "eclectic rock" fits the BEYONCÉ Paul Weller (a groovy cover of "So You ographical and personal lyrics while Hotel Paper Dangerously In Love Say You Lost Your Baby ") and Adult.'s never losing sight of one of the most PRODUCERS: , Greg Wells, PRODUCERS: various Nicola Kuperus (the electro- skewed powerful voices in pop. "Be brave, Josh Abraham, John Leventhal Music World /Columbia CK 86386 "Hands Around My Throat "), among take risks," she exhorts in "Above the Maverick/Warner Bros. 2 -48426 RELEASE DATE: June 24 others. While "Diving Horses" (with Band." Throughout "Natural Won- RELEASE DATE: June 24 Beyoncé is shaping up to be 2003's Dot Allison) gets lost in its own guitar der" she follows her own advice tri- With "Hotel Paper," Grammy Award ISM "It" girl. The Destiny's Child front - quagmire, the Liam Gallagher- fronted umphantly, so that the title track, winner Michelle Branch has crafted woman sparked enthusiastic water - title track is sublime. "Help Yourself," about an enduring love, just as well the perfect second major -label CAFE cooler conversation after star- making featuring Indian violinist Dr. Subrama- describes her own continuing career. album. It will not scare off the 1.8 TACUBA turns on VH1's "Divas Duets" special niam and Hope Sandoval's voice, ends Snow's tender cover of "Baby, I Need million U.S. fans who purchased her and the Essence Awards. With this the album on a euphoric high. Which Your Loving," meanwhile, offers a 2001 debut, "." Lead long-anticipated album -the final makes us anxiously wonder where nod to her traditional soul- singing single "Are You Happy Now ?" is as 4 installment in the trio's solo roll- Death in Vegas will take us next. MP divahood. -JB likable and catchy as past hit "Every- CUATRO CAMINOS out -she quells any questions about where." And there's more where that her talent quotient. Pulsating cross- * EASTMOUNTAINSOUTH came from. "Find Your Way Back," over hit " " -a fresh syn- LATIN eastmountainsouth the twangy "Love Me Like That" (fea- thesis of pop, dance, R &B and hip- PRODUCERS: Mitchell Froom, Peter Adams turing ) and "Breathe" hop-was the public's first introduction MARTIRIO DreamWorks 14128 do not shy away from the singer/ bill best. But here, the band seems to to a more sultry, sleek and saucy Bey- Mucho Corazón RELEASE DATE: June 17 songwriter's fondness for all things have transformed into an electronic oncé. Unlike Britney Spears, Beyoncé PRODUCERS: Raúl Rodríguez, Martirio Is it folk? Country? Ambient? No matter melodic and rocky. But after a while, version of the Beatles. Tacuba swings successfully treads the "I'm not a Sunnyside SSC 1114 how you classify the music of Los Ange- some of this begins to sound formu- from such zippy tunes as "Tomar el girl, not yet a woman" terrain with- RELEASE DATE: June 17 les' Eastmountainsouth, one thing is laic. Not so the tender "One of These Fresco" to the morose ( "Hola out missing a beat or stretching Spanish singer Martirio knows the certain: It is gorgeous. The group's Days." With piano leading the way, Adios "). For dance action, there is credibility. Collaborations with Jay -Z, beauty of live performance. Onstage, debut displays a formal and melodic Branch tearfully sings, "So, one of the ska- cumbia "Eo," and the dark, Missy Elliott and others reflect all the her perennial dark glasses are as beauty uncommon on opening bows. these days /I won't be afraid of stay- echoey "Melodia" recalls early wonder, fun and angst of young intriguing as her smoky, sexy voice is The double-threat writing/singing front ing with you/I hope and I pray/Wait- Housemartins. Elsewhere, the music womanhood. Whether invoking haunting. "Mucho Corazón " -nomi- line of Kat Maslich and Peter Adams ing to find a way back to you/Cuz is a strange yet incredibly persuasive Donna Summer ( "Naughty Girl ") or nated for a Latin Grammy Award in handsomely updates Southern roots that's where I'm home." Perhaps hybrid of the Verve, Talking Heads turning introspective ( "Me, Myself 2002 but only now released in the U.S. concepts, ably aided by the firm guiding that last line also points to a new and Radiohead. The blurring of and I "), Beyoncé hints there's a lot (the first of her seven albums to be hand of veteran musician/producer musical direction. Stay tuned. MP musical borders continues. -RB more where this came from.-GM released here) -is Martirio's flamenco Mitchell Froom. Subdued and intoxicat- homage to Latin standards. The bal- ing revisions of traditional material like ance is exquisitely achieved with the "Hard Times" and "The Ballad of Young While the majority of Are We Really With producer Joe Chiccarelli (U2, features scene -stealers Busta Rhymes help of such collaborators as trumpeter Alban and Amandy" nestle comfortably Happy favors complex instrument ), Clem Snide has crafted a docu- and Fabolous. -RH Jerry González, harmonica player against affecting originals ( "Ghost," interplay over song craftsmanship, this ment of the era -uncertain, maybe Antonio Serrano and pianist Chano "You Dance," "Show Me the River "). The talented band should be watched. BT fearful, but hopeful nonetheless. -CW Domínguez, who turns "Mañana de band has hypnotized audiences at its DANCE /ELECTRONIC Carnaval" and "Maria Magdalena" into L.A. shows. A following at noncommer- CLEM SNIDE the most memorable tracks here. The cial and adventurous Americana outlets Soft Spot R&B/HIP-HOP TRICKY dry sonority favored in this recording, will hopefully ensue. -CM PRODUCER: Joe Chiccarelli Vulnerable however, strips away intensity and tex- SpinART SPART 125 LUMIDEE PRODUCER: Tricky ture and falls short of the live act. -LC MONEEN RELEASE DATE: June 17 Almost Famous Brown Punk /Sanctuary 84618 Are We Really Happy With Who We Are The substantial degree of traditional PRODUCERS: DJ Tedsmooth,Trendsetta, RELEASE DATE: June 17 EZEQUIEL PEÑA Right Now? and alt- country influence among New Buckwild The sonic vicissitudes that are the music Viva la Banda PRODUCER: Trevor Keith York singer/songwriters and groups is Straight Face/Universal 0681 of English trip- hop/electronic wizard PRODUCER: Ezequiel Peña Vagrant 0015 illustrated by Clem Snide's fourth full - RELEASE DATE: June 24 Tricky are like an alcohol rub for your Fonovisa 50823 RELEASE DATE: June 17 length release. A delicate, largely With R&B/hip -hop debutantes arriv- cerebral cortex. This, his seventh solo RELEASE DATE: June 10 Canadian quartet Moneen has made a acoustic album, Soft Spot's 11 mostly ing fast and furious these days, it can album, finds the head -music wonderboy Ezequiel Peña first grabbed glory as name for itself north of the border with amiable, mellow tracks evoke slow, be difficult for one to make her mark. bouncing back big -time after a clutch of the former lead singer of early -'90s an EP and an album. It makes its gentle summer days, exemplified by Enter Lumidee. Her debut set "Almost albums that failed to repeat the impact group Banda Vallarta Show. On "Viva la American debut on indie/emo taste - "All Green," on which frontman Eef Famous," fueled by the breakout sin- of his scintillating 1995 debut, "Maxin- Banda," Peña revisits his roots. Wisely, maker label Vagrant. While the vocals Barzelay is at turns wry and sentimen- gle "Never Leave You -Uh Ooh, Uh quaye." The first single, "Anti- Matter," is he recorded the set in banda music are generic and unremarkable, the tal. "I buried our love in the backyard," Oooh!," is stalled by repetitive produc- sublimely gnarled dance -pop. A cover of recording capital Los Mochis, Sinaloa, band's instrumental arrangements are he declares. "Until it thaws, we could tion and lackluster songwriting. That XTC's "Dear God" finds Tricky and the Mexico. To add authenticity, he utilized how they separate themselves from the play cards ... But summer will come, said, the album does have some bright album's main vocalist, Costanza Fran- a crack backing band, providing profi- rest of the pack. Moneen is a bit more with Al Green and sweetened iced spots. Such tracks as "Me Si You" and cavilla, singing like whispering wraiths cient tuba, vibrato and fortissimo aggressive and experimental than tea/Summer will come and be all green "Crashin' a Party" (featuring N.O.R.E.) over subdued acoustic guitar, synth and trumpet blasts. Peña may not be a many other bands of its ilk. Songs with with the sweetness of thee." Such opti- show promise. But nothing is as a distant siren. "" is industrial - strong singer or a songwriter, but he multiple guitar textures morph into mism tempers an often -underlying catchy as "Never Leave You "; it is the metal with a Richter -jolting guitar, and has good looks, is a skilled horseman effects -laden, ambient interludes. melancholy, a reflection of New York highlight. Sampling Steven "Lenky" "Moody" is hard, black, metal machine (which lends ranchero cred) and is Pianos, strings and acoustic fretwork itself in the early 21st century: Soft Marsden's "Diwali (rhythm)," produc- music. Throughout, the sounds pene- judicious in selecting strong material highlight songs like "Start Angry .. . Spot was recorded in Brooklyn, just ers DJ Tedsmooth and Trendsetta have trate the listener osmotically, while the to record. Peña stands out on opener End Mad" and "To Say Something That across the New York Harbor from the crafted one of the summer's most lyrics come in shards that tumble "Canta, Canta," a rousing, underrated Means Nothing to Anyone at All." scene of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. infectious singles. A remix of the track together in glorious abstraction. In a (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from preceding page) ety release, showcased Mathus' flair for Mississippi hill country blues. "Stop S E N T I A L S José Alfredo Jiménez chestnut. The and Let the Devil Ride" is a stronger SINGLES E S vivid corrido "Diez de Mayo" interlaces album. Mathus' songwriting is stylisti- sentimental Mother's Day and immi- cally excellent, his vocal work is power- Edited by Chuck Taylor gration themes. Heavy on the waltzes, ful and the songs, while no more pol- "Viva la Banda" continues Peña's back - ished than the tunes on "Antiseptic," to- journey. And for nostalgia, are arranged with more of a hip feel. POP Peña throws in one quebradita -the Backwoods, gut- bucket blues, very anthemic title track, which exults in much in the spirit of Junior Kim - JUSTIN GUARINI Sorry/Unchained his genre's stellar rise. -RB brough, define the new album, but they Melody (3:54/3:26) give Mathus his due on the awesome PRODUCERS: Soulshock & Karlin /Steve Mac "Champagne Blues" and the slow blues WRITERS: Soulshock, Karlin, Cantrell, WORLD tale "Call the Warden." Mathus' innate White /Zaret, North feel for this hill country style makes PUBLISHERS: various W.... MOM MM. ,.,..,.N4" >. ., MORO! * SALSA CELTICA this a superior blues record. PW RCA 53681 (CD promo) El Agua de la Vida In a time where "American Idol" has PRODUCER: Jim Sutherland become the biggest pop- culture phe- RIMES We Can (3:39) Greentrax Recordings /Compass 7 4361 GOSPEL nomenon since Kool -Aid, it seems MARY J. BLIGE FEATURING METHOD LEANN PRODUCER: Dan Huff RELEASE DATE: June 10 that any and everyone involved with MAN Love @ Ist Sight (4:04) When Scottish salsa ensemble Salsa RIZEN the show is a victor, whether it be PRODUCERS: , Mario Winans WRITER: D. Warren Celtica came out with its first disc five RiZen ensemble cast finalists, season -one WRITERS: various PUBLISHER: Realsongs, ASCAP promo) years ago, the premise of marrying PRODUCERS: Sanchez Harley, Michael winner Kelly Clarkson or season -two PUBLISHERS: various Curb 1790 (CD celtic and tropical music was enticing. Robinson, AyRon Lewis co -kings Ruben Studdard and Clay Geffen MCAR 26043 (CD promo) Reese Witherspoon's can't -miss summer Still, Salsa Celtica didn't pack enough Light /ChezMusique 0- 15095 -5517 Aiken. But with the release of the The first single from Blige's upcoming flick "Legally Blonde 2" gets a musical pop jewel punch to make its music convincing RELEASE DATE: June 17 debut single from season -one runner - album is well on its way to becoming send -off with this infectious beyond the experimental. Not so with Renowned producer Sanchez Harley up Justin Guarini, it sounds like the the body rockin' song of the summer. from the dynamic duo of LeAnn Rimes (who have third album "El Agua de la Vida," which premieres his new imprint, Chez- buck stops here. The skittish "Sorry" The infectious track reteams her with and songwriter I and finds the band comfortable in its role of Musique, with the debut album of and his cover of "" -you may recall the 1995 previously hit with "How Do Live" also sound- local ambassador to a foreign music. RiZen. This female quartet proudly (perhaps the most overdone song of No. l collaboration, "I'll Be There for "Can't Fight the Moonlight," like a peb- Unlike Japan's Orquesta de la Luz, puts a 21st-century stamp on the the past 15 years) are likeable enough, You/You're All I Need to Get By." It also track songs). "We Can" skips which replicated the sound of a salsa straight- ahead, traditional gospel but neither they nor their singer have reunites Blige with Sean "P. Diddy" ble across a lake with its shimmering band, Salsa Celtica boldly meshes two sound of pioneers like the Caravans, the buzz or depth necessary to propel Combs, who co- produced her classic pop rhythms, chug-along guitars and musical styles with exuberant results. the Clara Ward Singers and the many them to greatness. There has to be a album, "My Life." Now, having done percussion and a chorus that showcases Warren in peak form. In Take the title track, which kicks off as a solo legends those acts spawned. "I saturation point with "Idol" -and away with all that drama, Blige is feel- both Rimes and Scottish reel, then incorporates the Long to See You" and "You've Done So unfortunately for Mr. Guarini, here it ing optimistic on the breezy, funky any other era, this would be so obvious a in the tumbao for salsa or Scottish dancing. Much" are shimmering gospel /pop bal- is. No dice. -CT "Love @ 1st Sight," replete with piano, smash that justifying its charms Billboard seem redun- "Cumbia Celtica" is a Colombian lads, while "Lift Up Jesus" is smoking strings and heartbeat-thumping beats. pages of would where hits are cumbia with celtic violin lines. "Agua" modern R &B. The heart of the group's DREAM FEATURING LOON Crazy (3:23) Fire and desire are the theme here, and dant But in a radio world glorified by ends with a bang: a salsa version of sound lies in the deliciously bluely PRODUCERS: , P. Diddy Blige is up for the task. In addition to defined -indeed, -arrest somehow, "Auld Lang Syne." Gimmicky? Maybe. "Trust Him" and the old- school, foot - WRITERS: S. Storch, A. Shropshire, referencing past Blige albums ( "What's records and bullet wounds, great voice and indelible But oh-so- irresistible. -LC stomping "View the City." Perfectly bal- C. Hawkins,T. Guyton, H. Pierre the 411," "No More Drama"), Method the bounty of ancing the church -meeting fervor of PUBLISHERS: various Man claims he's tired of "computer melody have lost their luster. Perhaps its forebears with contemporary sensi- Bad Boy /Universal 20992 (CD promo) love." At that point, Blige has him - there's solace in knowing that the rest of BLUES bilities, RiZen delivers something truly With Bad Boy's rejuvenated imprint and us -right where she wants us: in the world will embrace "Can" with un- fresh and exciting. -GE at last setting up shop at Universal, the palm of her hand. -MP questionable fervor. -CT TAJ MAHAL & THE HULA BLUES Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has already Hanapepe Dream begun unloading his arsenal of talent. and "Fade" PRODUCER: Carey Williams VITAL REISSUES Next up is Dream. The pop /R &B quar- Been Awhile," "Outside" COUNTRY "Break Tone -Cool /Kandu 751 173 tet of Ashley, Holly, Diana and newest from 2001's 4.9 million -selling Away" RELEASE DATE: June 17 ELVIS PRESLEY member Kasey offers "Crazy," the lead the Cycle." Follow -up "So Far on familiar terrain: One of the things that makes Taj Mahal Elvis Close Up single from forthcoming sophomore CHRIS CAGLE Chicks Dig It (3:29) puts the band back by front - such a remarkable artist is the absolute PRODUCERS: various set "Reality." Backed by a hypnotic, PRODUCERS: Chris Cagle, Robert Wright a midtempo song anchored vocals. ease with which he blends blues, rock RCA /BMG Heritage 82876 piano- driven track, the girls croon a WRITERS: C. Cagle, C. Crowe man Aaron Lewis' expressive Lewis seems to have, um, and Caribbean and African influences. RELEASE DATE: July 1 lyric of devotion to a lover that they're PUBLISHERS: Mark Hybner /Cagle Blue Fortunately, And not only does he pull that blend off, A follow -up to last year's stellar boxed set "crazy" about. Labelmate rapper Loon Music, ASCAP; Casey Donovan Music, BMI broken the cycle of self -loathing that lyrics previously, but he also continues without fail to hit "Today, Tomorrow & Forever," this four - checks in for the requisite verse with Capitol 7087 -6 -17859 (CD promo) permeated the band's like "This is the you in the pit of your soul with it. CD compilation unveils more revealing little fanfare. With their much more Chris Cagle's latest single is an uptem- now singing lines and driv- smile that I've never shown before." Absolutely delightful, the sunny - tracks from the King's vaults. Disc one R &B- leaning sound this time around, po romp with a catchy chorus /cool- breeze -night songs of focuses on unreleased stereo masters it will be interesting to see where ing lead guitar that should make per- Between the lyrics' sunny disposition day that "Hanapepe Dream" find him further from the 1950s, including a solemn take Dream will settle in the contemporary fect summer fare for country radio. and a return to the sonic qualities incorporating more tropical elements of "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For radio landscape. -RH Cagle sounds like he's having a good radio previously embraced, another radio smash and eventual top 40 by embracing the sounds of Hawaii. Me)" and a raucous, crystal -clear "Jail - time on this fun little number, and he rock not seem "so far Along the way, he covers Mississippi house Rock." Unreleased soundtrack brings lots of energy to the outing. The crossover hit does lyric is equal parts sexist silliness about away" for the band. -BT John Hurt ( "My Creole Belle "), Bob cuts, including "Can't Help Falling in R&D female attention and an Marley ( "African Herbsman ") and Bob Love," can be found on disc two. Pres- attracting message about Dylan ( "All Along the Watchtower"). ley's extensive Nashville work -a 1968 JS Ice Cream (3:23) upbeat philosophical The sax -laden Dylan piece is wonderful- romp through "U.S. Male," for exam- PRODUCER: R. Kelly the joys of living life to its fullest. The AC ly spooky, with Mahal delivering a grav- ple -can be heard on the third disc. WRITER: R. Kelly production is taut, and Cagle's per- McDONALD I Heard It elly vocal against strains. While the studio work humanizes Elvis PUBLISHERS: Zomba Songs/R. Kelly formance is engaging. It all adds up to MICHAEL (3:44) The ukulele- soaked title track is a gor- like nothing before it, the real crown Publishing, adm. by Zomba Songs, BMI a single that should help him continue Through the Grapevine geous tropical instrumental. And it jewel here is a sweaty, pristine 1972 San DreamWorks 13996 (CD promo) his career momentum. -DEP PRODUCER: Simon Climie N. Whitfield, B. Strong would be a crime if his -spiced take Antonio concert (disc four). This time With mentors like R. Kelly and Ronald WRITERS: /EMI Music on "African Herbsman" doesn't make capsule reveals what a supreme bad -ass Isley behind you, the bar has to be set PUBLISHERS: Jobette B0000651 (CD track) the next Mahal anthology. -WO Elvis Presley could be, making this an high. That's the case with JS (Johnson ROCK Motown absolutely essential set. -RW Sisters), and they do not disappoint. While Motown and Michael McDonald have both been around for more than a JAMES MATHUS KNOCKDOWN SOCIETY The sisterly duo of Kandy and Kim STAIND So Far Away (4:04) the combination of the two Stop and Let the Devil Ride keep the vibe sexy and seductive with PRODUCER: Josh Abraham generation, M. Mushok, J. April, is as inventive and relevatory as front - PRODUCER: James Mathus lead single "Ice Cream." From the WRITERS: A. Lewis, Billboard,com page news. His album of covers the Fast Horse 006 debut set of the same name, "Ice J. Wysocki -on /My Motown label, mind you -opens with "I RELEASE DATE: June 17 Cream" finds the pair comparing its PUBLISHERS: Greendfund /i.m.nobody Also reviewed online this week: It Through the Grapevine," and Guitarist/vocalist Jimbo Mathus, found- love to the many flavors of ice cream, Blue Car Music /Pimpyug Musik, ASCAP Heard produced by Flip /Elektra PRCD 1906 (CD promo) it's as soulful and loose as anything the ing member of the Squirrel Nut Zip- Broken Social Scene, "You For- and since it's written and features many a dou- "Price to Play," the first single from recently MIA singer /songwriter has ever pers, returned to his Clarksdale, Miss., It in People" (Arts & Crafts) Kelly, the song got AC radio is already biting, as roots with his Knockdown Society trio. ble- entendre. While plenty of rappers Staind's third major -label release, "14 offered. AM Radio, "Radioactive" (Elektra) have fans in the U.K., where the album The band started as a side project dur- have often compared women to ice Shades of Grey," was a top 10 song at As McDonald sings else- ing his Zipper days, but it has blos- Prefuse 73, "Extinguished: Out- cream, among other inanimate rock. However, it was atypically ag- is a smash. on the disc, ain't nothing like the somed into a very real deal. "National takes" (Warp) objects, never has it been with such gressive for radio, which had champi- where real thing. Mercy, this is good stuff. -CT Antiseptic," the 2001 Knockdown Soci- syrupy sweetness. -RH oned the band's more melodic "It's

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BY JIM BESSMAN City, Felcher cited a "deeply disap- copyright law and that the defendants Following Felcher's presentation, him for having thousands of MP3s pointing decision" in the U.S. District were benefiting financially. As a result NMPA senior VP Charles Sanders available to anyone through the NEW YORK -The Assn. of Indepen- Court in California in favor of the of the court's finding, the industry is quoted New York University culture Gnutella service. dent Music Publishers (AIMP) focused "pushed in the direction" of suing "Watch your step at the wishing on domestic and international leg- consumers, Felcher said. well, professor," Sanders cautioned, islative and litigation matters during Regarding the Supreme Court's then summarized a number of actions its June 11 spring luncheon at the upholding of the 20 -year copyright of concern to the luncheon attendees. Princeton Club. term extension in the Eldred vs. Sanders made note of the Balance Peter L. Felcher -a partner with the Ashcroft case, Felcher concluded, "The Act (Benefit Authors Without Limit- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Si Gar- debate over whether the 20 -year exten- ing the Advancement or Net Con- rison law firm and general counsel to sion was a good idea may still go on in sumer Expectations Act), introduced the National Music Publishers Assn. the press but never again in the in March by Congresswoman Zoe (NMPA) and the Harry Fox Agency- courts -where we won." Lofgren, D- Calif., to expand the Copy- reviewed the class- action lawsuit filed Felcher also recapped Recording right Act's fair -use provisions. "We in New York federal court earlier this Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) continue to oppose this legislation," year by publishers and songwriters activities in combating piracy. He said Sanders said. against Bertelsmann regarding its the RIAA was going after individual On the international front, San- attempt to sustain the now -defunct infringers, particularly at universities, ders outlined the NMPA's leading Napster service. and talked about the recent court vic- role in getting governments to com- The German media conglomerate's tory forcing Verizon to reveal the ply with the World Intellectual Prop- response to the action is due next identities of customers alleged to be erty Organization Copyright Treaty month. However, Felcher noted that copyright infringers. and its support of the International Bertelsmann has made a "frivolous" Confederation of Music Publishers assertion in a German court that the `The (ICMP) in encouraging the European $17 billion -plus damages sought jeop- defendants' position that they only dis- debate over the and communication professor Siva Community members to enact copy- ardize state sovereignty and that the tribute software -which has non - 20 -year extension Vaidhayanathan, who had likened right laws in accordance with the EC case should be dismissed because the infringing uses -and are not involved digital music file swapping with his Copyright Directive. currently strained relations between in providing the facility for copyright may still go on in own youthful sharing of Kiss and Sanders also noted the joint the U.S. and Germany prevent a fair infringement to occur. Clash records. NMPA and ICMP involvement in trial in New York. Noting that the decision is now on the press but never Proclaiming that attempts by col- trying to relax the European value - In last fall's concerted effort pitting appeal, Felcher did find positive again in the courts.' leges to shut down such file sharing added taxes on recorded music so music and motion picture groups aspects in that the court restated that are moves against academic and intel- that the rates are more in line with against the combined file -swapping users who make copyrighted music -PETER L. FELCHER, ATTORNEY lectual freedom, Vaidhayanathan then those applied to books and other forces of Kazaa, Grokster and Music- available on the services are violating openly challenged authorities to sue cultural products. NMPA Meet Focuses On Declines, Piracy Edward Murphy's state- of-the- posted a 3.2% gain to nearly $3.18 we will prevail in stemming the the headlines very often, quietly LoFrumento- thanks to the enter- industry remarks during the Na- billion, which unfortunately was tide of electronic shoplifting that going about our business, making tainment value. tional Music Publishers' Assn. more than offset by a decrease in is currently threatening to cap- sure that needed work gets done." "I know a lot of deals are pend- (NMPA) June 16 annual meeting at reproduction -based income by size the music industry. Horovitz also noted her con- ing in this room, but please turn the New York Helmsley Hotel were 11.6% to $2.42 billion," Murphy "However, it is going to take all stituents' similar devotion to the off your cell phones," commanded particularly worrisome. said. "The declines were fueled by of our combined efforts working fight against piracy. Noting the ASCAP president/chairman Mari- Referring to the association's losses in phono- mechanicals, down side by side with other members of retailers' unique placement lyn Bergman. She called out Paul recently completed 12th annual 13.1 %, and synchronization rev- the creative and entertainment between music suppliers and con- Williams, who revised his "You and international survey covering enue, down 7.6 %." industries to succeed." sumers, however, she suggested Me Against the World" -with co- Reasons for the drop in that litigation was "only writer Kenny Ascher accompany- worldwide music publish- half the battle," the other ing on piano -thus: "He told me ing income range from half being "listening to the when the Internet was born/Get piracy to product competi- Words& consumer, watching behav- used to e-mail, spam and porn/But tion in the marketplace ior and learning so that we understand our mission's clear/ and a "shaky" global econ- also offer the consumer Gotta deal with peer -to- peer." omy, Murphy said. "In legal alternatives." Hal David then crooned his addition, ongoing econom- Music. Publishers, Horovitz LoFrumento- reconfigured ic and intellectual property opined, need to consider "Close to You," after which protection troubles in copy- protecting CDs as "the By delivered a such developing regions as Jim Bessman ultimate solution" to CD straight version of "Galveston" Latin America and South- [email protected] burning, as well as the following a brief "LoFrumento, east Asia are continuing to value of sampling online. LoFrumento" rewrite of the be felt on a global basis." Representing the viewpoint of Allowing consumers small music opening of "Mona Lisa." On the domestic side, Famous the National Assn. of Recording samples at point -of-sale online Alan Bergman, saying that he Music chairman/CEO and NMPA/ Merchandisers, outgoing presi- "helps everyone and hurts no one," was happy to share his songwrit- MURPHY (LEFT) AND LoFRUMENTO Harry Fox Agency chairman Irwin dent/CEO Pam Horovitz delivered she said. "Requiring licenses for ing collaborator /wife with LoFru- Robinson focused on Internet a keynote speech explaining the [online sampling] simply serves to mento, offered a modified "How worldwide music publishing rev- music piracy. retail end of the business and give labels direct power over the Do You Keep the Music Playing," enue for 2001, NMPA president/ Citing industry stats showing pointing out similarities between marketing activities of retailers and which the Bergmans wrote with CEO Murphy reported a 4% decline that more than 2.6 billion music dealers and publishers. ultimately serves to lessen competi- Michel Legrand. in global publishing revenue in files are illegally downloaded "We're both part of the distribu- tion, which serves no one." Cy Coleman and a pair of lively 2001 to $6.6 billion. This followed a each month, Robinson said, "We tion pipeline that connects the cre- Bad news aside, Murphy was male vocalists then capped the 6.7% increase in 2000. have faced and overcome chal- ators of music with the buyers of understandably ecstatic about the event with a new Coleman tune, "During this period, the per- lenges as serious as this one music," she said. "We're both presentation of the NMPA Presi- "The Tomato Tarantella," written formance -based revenue sector before, and I feel that together mostly in the background, not in dent's Award to ASCAP CEO John for a forthcoming show.

32 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.americanradiohistory.com 34 35 AFIM attempts Leder's Sun to shape up Capital takes a before it gets shine to shut out Reta Musicland MERCHANTS / MARKETING / HOME VIDEO / E- COMMERCE / DISTRIBUTION Opening The Door To Videogarnes Hua Columbia House Markets Game Duff.v Titles Through Music Club

BY BRIAN GARRITY

NEW YORK -Columbia House is weary of waiting for the industry and consumers to adopt a new physical format to lift the sagging pre- .. recorded music business. So the direct -to-consumer retailer is now focusing on the videogame business to compensate for weak CD Teen Star Takes Advantage sales. Next month, the company will begin marketing and selling video - Of Branding Opportunities game titles to the members of its music club. It began selling video - BY STEVE TRAIMAN games to its home video club in June. "We remain hopeful that a new Teen sensation Hilary Duff, former physical format will emerge with star of Disney's "The Lizzie McGuire DVD -Audio and that it will give our Show," is looking to become more music club new life. But in the mean- FLANDERS: LOOKING FOR GROWTH than just the nation's next teen pop time, we're looking for ways to grow princess. She wants to become a the business," Columbia House chairman/CEO Scott Flanders says. brand -name phenomenon. "The music club has been declining in revenue," he adds. "Our busi- Duff's debut album, "Metamor- ness depends heavily on format changes. [But] the music industry [has phosis"-a joint label deal with been slow in getting] behind DVD- Audio. That sent us in this direction. Buena Vista and Hollywood Rec- We're seeking growth from other categories." ords-is due in mid -September, Columbia House sees videogames as a natural extension for its club and that's just the beginning. Also business, which claims billing relationships with more than 11 million on the way are Duff -branded (Continued on page 34) videos, toys and a fashion line. Boo Management, headed by Andre Recke, is helping direct her business plan; Bravado Brands is handling her licensing. "Hilary is a cool kid, and Baseball Bets On she's parent -friendly," Brav- ado senior VP Maggie Du- mais said from the floor of Clear Channel Deal the recent Licensing Inter- national expo in New York. BY BRIAN GARRITY "Parents feel no qualms about letting kids listen to her music, NEW YORK -Major League Baseball wants to be a bigger hit with watch her TV show, see her new younger consumers and is turning to the music industry for help. movie and wear her fashions." The sport will be plugging itself and its official line of apparel at con- Duff and Disney have parted ways, cert venues this summer under a new marketing pact with Clear Chan- after Disney passed on a sequel to "The nel Entertainment. Lizzie McGuire Movie," which did a solid MLB will serve as $40.5 million at the U.S. box office, accord- a sponsor for Ozzfest ing to The Hollywood Reporter. According 2003, Lollapalooza to industry sources, Disney reportedly was 2003 and 34 addi- unwilling to pay a $5 million upfront fee. tional CCE live The savvy teen, guided by her mother, music events. Susan, is betting that she is enough of a Professional bankable brand to find life after "Lizzie." sports leagues have Duff is now pursuing a new career that been playing up associations with recording artists in recent years in spans recording, movies, Wand licensing. an attempt to build awareness for their products and establish a hip

" ` Lizzie' was a great place to begin cachet with fickle teens. my career," Duff says. "I loved the char- Although the connection between sports and music is on the rise, acter, as it was very `safe' for me, and this deal marks one of the few instances in which a pro sports league doing the movie was a lot of fun. I got has aggressively marketed itself in a nontraditional setting. Usually, to record two songs for the sound - music is infused into sports marketing initiatives or star artists per - (Continued on page 34) (Continued on page 35)

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 33 www.americanradiohistory.com Retail AFIM Seeks Its Niche In Today's Marketplace

Major changes are afoot at both rosters, the AFIM confab has been do it." Membership and convention in new blood," says an executive at the National Assn. of Recording rendered redundant by prevailing In 2001, after its Los Angeles attendance by mainstream hip -hop one large indie rock label that is Merchandisers (NARM) and the national distribution agreements. convention registered low atten- and rock labels waned during the not an AFIM member. "There was- Recording Industry Assn. of Amer- Pasternack admits that this tec- dance, AFIM merged its conven- '90s. Many now characterize AFIM n't much thinking outside the box ica (Billboard, June 28). But the tonic shift "has hurt the organiza- tion with NARM's. as an organization comprising to make it worthwhile. The core Assn. for Independent Music tion. If you're Label A in L.A., and Walter Zelnick, VP at San entry-level firms, which immedi- was the folk [labels]." (AFIM) is pursuing a relatively your distributor is in Memphis or Rafael, Calif. -based City Hall ately benefit from AFIM's many Proffitt says AFIM is attempting steady course -though it still Minneapolis or New York, and you Records, says the distributor-an industry discounts, and niche to address such objections. grapples with issues of survival need to meet with your distribu- AFIM stalwart -opted "We do want to diversify the and relevance. tor, you don't need a convention to not to attend this year. types of genres that have been the AFIM remains among the hum- Many of his labels typical genres identified with blest of U.S. music trade associa- chose not to, either. The AFIM," she says. "I've been reach- tions. Its annual operating budget "It seemed like we ing out more and more to the hip - is between $100,000 and $250,000, could get more done by hop community, the dance com- according to Clay Pasternack, the staying at work," Zel- munity, the electronica recently re- elected chairman of its nick says. "[The labels] Indies. community. What we are doing 12- member board of trustees. say, `What do we have right now is an active outreach At present, the group has 327 to meet at NARM for ?' " with our board members." members. That's down from 400 at After only 60 AFIM - By Chris Morris Proffitt says her immediate goal the time of its March convention, only members and 200 cmorris @billboard.com is to increase membership to 450 held in conjunction with NARM in joint AFIM/NARM by the end of the year and to 700 Orlando, Fla. (Billboard, March members attended the Orlando labels. within 12 months. 29). convention, AFIM's participation "They've lost their focus for She remains optimistic about Its only paid employee is execu- at NARM 2004 -moved to late what I do," says Alicia J. Rose, AFIM's growth: "I believe that the tive director Courtney Proffitt, summer, in San Diego -is in head of Portland, Ore. -based indie- independent sector, with the abili- who works out of her Tucson, doubt. rock distributor Northeast ty to be so much more flexible and Ariz., home. If the AFIM convention becomes Alliance of Independent Labels. "It so much more creative, is going to Founded in 1972 as the National a stand -alone affair again, Proffitt seems to be more geared to the continue to flourish. Take a look at Assn. of Independent Record Dis- says, "Certainly we would be startup companies." the market share out there. I think tributors, the trade group wit- reaching out to the community for Many established independent it is doable, but it will take focused nessed a tilt during the '90s from sponsorships." firms have opted not to join AFIM attention on our part." regional distribution to national- Insiders believe, however, that or have let their memberships Pasternack says, "The truth is, ization. given the state of the industry and lapse. we're limping along. We're staying Once a one -stop meeting place AFIM itself, a stand -alone conven- "The [group's] leadership was alive, and we're trying to keep for regionals and their large label tion isn't a financial possibility. insular in its approach to bringing things relevant for people."

titles on a wholesale basis like any other "Lizzie McGuire" as a hot mer- duced exclusively for the format. retailer. It is selling games through a chandising and licensing property Duff will also contribute a 60- Columbia strategic relationship with Majesco, a Hilary Duff as recently as the February Toy second song clip for the track publisher of interactive entertainment Continued from page 33 Fair. It also had an exclusive deal "Why Not ?" for Hasbro's top -sell- software. with Kohl's department stores. ing HitClips micro music system. House Majesco will assist Columbia House But now, the company is dis- "Hilary is a versatile talent and Continued from page 33 in procuring all game- related product track, and now it's exciting to go out tancing itself from Duff. Disney incredibly popular with tweens," from all major videogame publishers, on my own with my first album." Consumer Products chairman Hasbro U.S. toys group president including new releases, pre- orders, "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" CD Andy Mooney tells Billboard, Brian Goldner says. "We're thrilled consumers. "greatest hits" and close -out titles. on Walt Disney Records has sold "We never considered her [Duff to have her associated with us." Flanders says internal research In addition, Majesco will provide 533,000 copies, according to and "Lizzie "] to be more than a Other licensees through Brava- shows that there is a significant merchandising, co -op advertising and Nielsen SoundScan. niche product." do include Visa gift cards, Townley demand for videogames among the strategic consulting. The album hit No. 6 on The Bill- But Duff and her handlers are cosmetics, Playmates fashion company's DVD and music club mem- Initially, around 100 different SKUs board 200, after entering the chart looking to take advantage of that dolls, Dan River bedding, Kidstreet bers; more than 3 million club mem- will be offered. Games will be compat- at No. 18 in the May 10 issue. It is niche. At the Licensing Interna- accessories, ES Originals footwear, bers report owning a gaming console. ible with the leading gaming platforms: No. 13 this issue. tional trade show, Bravado hosted AME sleepwear, Saramax under- Many of those members were already PlayStation2, and Nintendo The launch single from "Meta- a special press preview and fashion wear, Entertainment Calendars, requesting that Columbia House offer GameCube. morphosis," "," is set show with NTD Apparel, one of Scorpio posters and Hedstrom/ videogame titles. Majesco president Jesse Sutton says for a July release. A video will Duff's first licensees, to introduce Priss Prints mega- stickers. Columbia House has its eye on that Columbia House's interest in debut on MTV around the same her line of Stuff by Hilary Duff for A good part of what she earns launching a dedicated videogame club. videogames is "understandable." time, with Duff scheduled to co- "tween" girls, ages 7 to 14. from licensing will go to Duff's pet But for the time being, games are being He points out that the club can tap host the network's staple program, It will launch next spring with charity, Kids With a Cause, origi- positioned as a store -within -a -store into its historical purchase data to cre- "Total Request Live." The track was an initial exclusive at a chain like nally part of the Audrey Hepburn inside its music and videogame clubs. ate highly targeted promotions. produced by the Matrix, the pro- Target, according to NTD executive Children's Foundation and headed "This is best viewed initially as an Early response has been deemed duction team that made a star out VP Henry Stupp. "She has great by Linda Finnegan. enhancement to the membership expe- encouraging. The company reports of . fashion sense and has had a lot of "We contribute to everything rience," Flanders says. that a soft launch of videogame titles The album will be supported by say on colors, materials and styles," from pet rescue to foster kids' He notes that Columbia House is through its DVD club was generating ongoing film and TV exposure he notes. care," Duff says. looking to test consumer appetite for sales of $10,000 per day. Following the linked to "Lizzie." The DVD and Duff also recently formed a Looking ahead, Duff has a videogames before entering licensing June 12 official announcement of the home video release of "The Lizzie multi- faceted alliance with Hasbro high -profile holiday movie re- deals with game publishers for a stand- games' availability, the company says it McGuire Movie" is due Aug. 12 from to appear in launch advertising make of the movie "Cheaper by alone club. logged first -day sales of $40,000. Buena Vista Home Entertainment. this summer for VideoNow, a the Dozen," starring Steve Mar- Under a club model, Columbia "We hope that this will grow into a In addition, the "Lizzie Mc- product billed as the first kid - tin and Holly Hunter, for Fox and House can acquire titles from game large business," Flanders says. "The Guire" TV show has 65 episodes friendly, portable, personal video a summer 2004 Cinderella story makers below wholesale price by pay- videogame business is bigger than the scheduled to air during the next player. "with a twist" for Warner Bros., ing an upfront advance and manufac- domestic music business today, and it's two seasons, although only five It arrives at retail this summer led by . turing the product itself. growing, while the music business is shows are new. with "A Day in the Life of Hilary "I'm being very selective on new For now, the company is acquiring shrinking." Disney had been presenting Duff," a personal video disc pro- projects," Duff says.

34 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD JULY5,2003 www.americanradiohistory.com Retail Sun's Shine On Musicland Still Clouded By Finances

Sun Capital, an investment firm, heads of landlords, who are always Wherehouse? Before the Musicland In fact, when I suggested the Music- came out of nowhere -as far as the reluctant to cut deals when they deal, I would have suggested $100 mil- land deal devalued Tower's worth, he music industry is concerned -and already have a signed lease. If that lion. Now, I am thinking $75 million responded, "Not on your life." He said now is one of the most important proves to be the case, Sun Capital for both chains. there is "plenty of interest in Tower," players with its takeover of the Music- could point out it has nothing to lose If you're Sun Capital, Wherehouse with many financial players and suit- land Group. in a Chapter 11 filing. It didn't pay any- might prove attractive. Musicland ors from outside the music industry You can't call it an acquisition, thing for Musicland, so it doesn't have needs a warehouse, and Wherehouse that see value in the chain. because Sun Capital didn't pay for to worry about wiping out its equity. In has excess capacity in its warehouse- First off, when you compare Tower Musicland; it agreed to assume its such a scenario, if vendors were pro- the chain has 145 stores and its distri- to Musicland, Greif says the former tected by bankrupcty court bution center can handle 600 stores. has a higher gross margin and higher as "critical suppliers," Sun Wherehouse also fits the bill in terms sales per square foot. Also, it has lower Capital could regain its of the type of investment that Sun Cap- occupancy costs. Furthermore, he place at the table by infus- ital likes to make: A company's in trou- pointed out that Musicland was over - Retail ing a minimal amount of ble, poised for a turnaround and a bar- stored, which is not the case with capital into a reorganized gain to boot. I suggest Wherehouse can Tower. "It has 96 stores; virtually all Musicland. be had for $25 million, or even less. are profitable," he says. Track.. But other industry The surprise emergence of Cerberus Second, the Tower brand is so sources see another sce- Partners as a player in the Musicland tailers, Leder says, it would keep them strong that "people approached us nario playing out-one deal feeds those who believe in this sce- separate until both chains were fixed before we made outgoing calls," Greif - may be interest By Ed Christman that involves the influx of nario. Cerberus had owned Where- before considering whether to corn says. While there the process is still in the early echristman @billboard.com vulture investors shopping house but had its equity wiped out ear- bine them. "If you take two broken already, for deals in the music lier this year when the chain filed for companies and put them together, you stages, as Greif had yet to complete a industry. There are those Chapter 11. Cerberus owns Abelco have one big broken company." Tower book as of about June 20 for operating payables and lease assign- who believe that the right player (read Finance, which is providing a $75 mil- Now let's look at Tower and see if it shopping the deal, sources say. ments. Best Buy gave Sun Capital Sun Capital or some other financial lion revolving credit facility for the new fits into this scenario. If you do a little Nonetheless, Greif says the Tower the chain. firm) could become a force to be reck- Musicland. As part of that deal, Cer- math, you can work out that I am sug- brand will serve him well in shopping Many sources believe that Music- oned with in the music industry-and berus got a 10% stake in Musicland. gesting that Tower can be bought for the chain. If you believe there will land will have to close 200 -300 stores, for cheap, too. Mark Leder, managing director and $50 million AM (after the Musicland always be a place for brick and mortar mainly from the Sam Goody mall - Right now, Wherehouse is operat- co- founder of Sun Capital, says that deal) and $75 million BM (before Musi- in home entertainment, "Tower is the stores side. But Musicland president ing under Chapter 11 protection and his firm would be interested in looking cland). Lloyd Greif, president/CEO of first name you come to," Greif says. Connie Fuhrman says that Sun will getting ready to submit a reorganiza- at possibly acquiring such distressed Los Angeles -based Greif & Co., which is Other vultures are lurking in the negotiate its way out of unprofitable tion plan. Also, as part of the negotia- retailers as Wherehouse and Tower. shopping the chain, sounded scandal- background, including, I hear, a Japan- stores (Billboard, June 29). tions to get bondholders to convert But he wouldn't do it just to get a ized when I threw those prices around. ese financial firm. However, you can be sure that who- debt into equity, Tower Records will be warehouse. 'We won't let the tail wag ever negotiates for Musicland likely will shopped. How much would it cost, the dog," he says. hold the threat of Chapter 11 over the some wonder, to buy Tower and If Sun Capital buys the music re-

baseball and fashion.

Baseball MORE THAN ATHLETES Continued from page 33 MLB executives emphasize that it is not only athletes that wear the gear. They point out that many popular form at high -profile sporting events artists already wear MLB apparel on TV like the Super Bowl or the NBA All - and in videos. Star Game. 'We think that by creating associa- 'We've done a good job of fishing tions with these festivals and the bands where the fish already are. Our goal that are appearing at them, we are is a National with this program is to really fish for going to make ourselves more attrac- Baker& Taylor of music, movies, new fish," says Steve Armus, MLB VP tive to that consumer," Armus says. distributor with 3 service of domestic licensing, apparel, head - MLB is hoping that the immediate and books and the deepest wear and sporting goods. "This is a impact of the program will be increased centers in the industry. case of us bringing our sport to the tar- sales of jerseys and hats. catalog get audience and meeting them on Part of the traveling Major League Sporting goods merchant Champs Baseball experience care second to none. their turf as opposed to bringing them is serving as the official retailer for the Customer to our turf." promotion and will be plugging MLB, * 200,000 unique musk, Bruce Eskowitz, president of dise line of apparel, headwear and out- Ozzfest and Lollapalooza in its stores. DVD and video SKU's national sales and marketing for CCE, erwear-at each Lollapalooza and In turn, MLB will be distributing on -hand. says that the deal "greatly enhances Ozzfest date and in all tour advertising coupons to Champs at the festival dates. help maximize MLB's ability to literally touch the fans and marketing materials. "Hopefully, this will Music, Movies, Books while connecting their for Additionally, artists performing on sales during our season," Armus says. from one source. music and baseball." those tours are being outfitted with "We want to increase brand recogni- MLB Authentic apparel. tion of the MLB Authentic Collection, Call us today at... THE MLB EXPERIENCE There are also plans to sell MLB and we want to ring the cash register." 1- 800 -775 -2600 As part of the agreement, a travel- gear at the venues, though specifics are On a longer -term basis, MLB is also ing Major League Baseball experience still being worked out. hoping to boost consumer affinity for consisting of two 52 -foot tractor- trail- Tim Brosnan, executive VP of busi- the sport in the face of competition ers with pitching and batting cages ness for MLB, says the Clear Channel from other entertainment opportuni- and a Cyber Ballpark attraction show- relationship is a "unique vehicle to ties, ranging from extreme sports to casing the latest MLB videogame market the MLB Authentic Collection videogames. releases will be featured at many of the to a specific audience of entertain- "Baseball has a responsibility to try dates. ment- minded young people." to grow its fan base and get younger," íjÌ BAKER &TAYLOR www.btol.com The marketing program also in- Baseball officials say they are tar- Armus says. "And if we're going to get `- Information and Ent..mi.mnr Semi.w, cludes branding of the MLB Authen- geting males in their mid -teens and younger, we have to do younger things tic Collection -the league's merchan- early 20s who are interested in both and get to where the consumer is."

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1 W WE: WRESTLEMANIA XIX -MARCH 30, 2003 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 16.99 1. 59359 laser formats are Blu -ray (backed by 26 SECRET WORLD UVE GEFFEN HOME VOEOIJNNERSAL MUSIC &VIDEO 01ST 483594 Peler Gabriel 24.98/19.98 . 11 ©L11141:197LLR111:1U111. 2,OJ19HflitLI NITJHJL4554 WM 10 manufacturers, including Sony, ©_ 11,1',4 11 Ili 11 :1 : E 4 Iv. Ii 11 OU/NAVARRE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION 514 =MIAs111:I1]ZlLillúiii ! 11L' l'/ PA11INg011a :1 /:11CL51gP1FBSl1.NM Panasonic and Pioneer) and the GREATEST HITS Bjork 16.98 DVD S WM/WIi 14:1113' 1l' ill :61111*.1.I!, 1n2F@a1611N1,'1iromIomile4S77941 6 ©Millk11':141U111.111HJ14.1111 1 MLAAR1.1L4L411:1L,NI5l1,'IblsoEd WM advanced optical disc, backed by 7 Daliril,131111 /:Fñ11041 did :1 lmltrd11.11ay.la:u:m'bml1114. 4. i Toshiba and NEC. Red laser options 25 PURPLE SHOW PSYCHOPATHIC VIDEO 4013 Twiztid 19.98 DVD B _nïP1/11f2Ai iii.u212H'IÜ6Y18'WYE 8kitniviIDN /:O1IUIHOIIT51:í1Wái 9 ra ,I,1 , .ii, II I I a< I/ 4 37 include MPEG 4, Microsoft's Windows 11 1 to ,l .1 91 1 V , 1 : i 1 11 am= I.I N1 17 UVE ATTHEELMOCAMBO a' EPIC MUSIC VIOEO,SONY music ENIERTAMMENT49111 Steiie Ray Vaughan 14.98/19.98 ii MINIIIIIBRJU :A;J1t,DLf:1:1111LD11Ja ;Ii. OI:IR ;II :f011119.14:1611. LI* iNA4 . 3R/IIIMI Media 9 and Pixonics' backward -com-

12 y vl I : I I 1 11 ®i 11 .. Jill 1 _ :. . 63 ' ..,_ L 4 d1 ;: 11; : 41. mum patible solution. 13 ,1,1'1s', n a: ,r ®I Bliri 28 EVERYONE'S A STAR RAZOR &TIEBMGVIOE089065 Kidz Bop Kids 12.98/16.98 14 1-/111OL111 /_1;L?171JIII; 4 ' 411í11:r:11 LYLi0111119CItí1Pu31E:1 Columbia TriStar Home Enter- 15 1600111111FIEE71 tainment believes in Blu -ray. Artisan 16 ILEMMEr1I'1'il$HSU7:14'i/_1 O:IL'LHDA; 191 1LutIb1LN4P11481:1Ok §IHCIF4ktbi n VIDEO 39 LA HISTORIA EMI LATIN 80819 Intocable 14.98CD/DVD I I I 17 II- 1 1 , 1 ' : { i , : , I.1, 1 1 u L ::u/ 1 . IffriM Home Entertainment has already 18 ieniME11.1ta1: fÁ91:110:11111 D.O0:11 11111 VHtlt4M11F11:11:11111,BEMIrll 19 I,, .I released "Standing in the Shadows of DRIVE -THRU RECORDS DRIVE-THRU VIDEO 6E080 Various Artists 16.98 DVD 2O... PETE ROSE- PLAYING TO 3-IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT 10062 19.98 WIN Motown" and "Terminator 2: Ex- treme DVD" with a Windows Media 9 30 40 HISTORY ON FILM: VOLUME II EPIC MUSIC VIDEO/SONYMUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 9138 Michael Jackson 14.98/19.98 HD option. 1R:35 Billboard HEALTH & FITNESS TM Other studios, such as Buena Vista 34 LIVE AT FOLSOM RELO, BOULDER COLORADO a KAYOED RIOO INCBMG VIDEO65112 Dave Mews Bad 19.98/24.98 Sales data compiled by Home Entertainment, are formulating s Nielsen VideoScan their own HD goals before deciding on DONNIE MCCLURKIN... AGAIN VERITY/ZOMBA VIDEO 49199 Donnie McClurkin 19.98/19.98 Ú an existing option. TITLE PROGRAM SUPPLIER & NUMBER á R Studios are also naming different NOTHING AT ALL ARISTA RECORDS INC/BMG VIDEO 51159 Santana 7.98 DVD -12 NUMBER 1 4. 7 Weeks At Number launch years for HD product. Adrian PI LATES FOR DUMMIES ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT 10948 9.99 Alperovich, Columbia TriStar executive 2 THE METHOD PRATES: TARGET SPECIFICS CURRENT WELLNESS840 12.98 GLOBAL MUTE9201 Paul Van Dyk 19.98 CD /DVD 3 CRUNCH: PICK YOUR SPOT PILATES ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT 12273 9 95 VP of international sales and worldwide 4 5 METHOD -AU IN ONE CURRENT WELLNESS 906 12,98 5 6 LESLIE SANSONE SUPER FAT BURNING GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 530210 995 business development, said he would 29 LIVE AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE OLI /NAVARRE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION 511 Bjork 16.98 DVD 6 4 LESLIE SANSONE: HIGH CALORIE BURN GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 430210 9.95 like to launch product by 2005. Buena 7 7 LESLIE SANSONE: GET UP & GET STARTED GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 330210 995 8 10 PILATES: BEGINNING MAT WORKOUT GAIAM VIDEO 1231 14.98 Vista president Bob Chapek said he LIVE: 2001. COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 54029 Journey 14.98/19.98 9 9 DENISE AUSTIN: MAT WORKOUT BASED ONTHEWORKOFJ.H.PRATES 06115AN HOME ENTERTAINMENT10152 14.98 to "have a of [HD] 10 8 LESUE SANSONE WALK THE WALK GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 1790 2498 wants trickle busi- 11 11 _ THE METHOD PILATES: PRECISION TONING CURRENT WELLNESS 572 12.98 ness by 2006," though he expects 2007 35 ANY GIVEN THURSDAY COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 55315 JON Mayer 14.98/19.98 12 12 ¡TARGET TONING WORKOUT-ABS OF STEEL WARNER HOME VIDEO 51368 9.95 13 14 FIRM PARTS: SCULPTED BUNS. HIPS & THIGHS GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 20156 9.95 to be HD's breakout year. 14 16 PRATES YOGA TWO -PACK ARTISAN HOME ENTERTAINMENT 61294 19.98 Lieberfarb said that the industry is 30 SUPERNATURAL LIVE 2 ARISTA RECORDS INCJBMG VIDEO 15750 Santana 19.98/24.98 15 15 THE CRUNCH: TAE BOXING WORKOUTS ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT 10813 1498 16 13 BILLY BLANKS: THE BEST OF TAE -BO-ULTIMATE ABS VENTURA DISTRIBUTION 2001 12.99 not moving fast enough in its intro-

17 17 DARRIN'S DANCE GROOVES VENTURA D I STRI B UTI ON 10499 1498 duction of HD DVD. The growing pop- 37 HEART ALIVE IN SEATTLE IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT 9559 Heart 19.98/24.98 18 - PAULA ABDUL'S GET UP AND DANCE! ARTISAN HOME ENTERTAINMENT 60214 938 19 20 BEST OF TAE BO: ULTIMATE LOWER BODY VENTURA DISTRIBUTION 2004 1298 ularity and availability of DVD re- 20 18 LESUE SANSONE WALK THE WALK-FIRM WALK GOODTIMES HOME VIDEO 1791 9.95 corders may make consumers less 38 TRY IT ON MY OWN ARISTA RECORDS INC/BMG VIDEO 50539 Whitney Houston 7.98 DVD IRMA gold certification for sale of 125,800 units or a dollar volume of Ss million at retail for theatrically released programs, 25,000 units and $1 likely to adopt a new format that has o RIRA gold cert. for s les of 25,000 un as for video singles; RIRA gold cart for sales of 50,000 units for SF or lF videos; ,, RIRA platinum cert for million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. , IRMA platinum certification for sale of 255000 units or a dollar volume ofS18 million at retail fol sales of 50,000 units for video singles; RIRA platinum cert for sales of 100,000 units for SF or LF videos; O RIAA gold cerf for 25,000 units for SF or LF theatrically released programs, or 50,000 Ants or 2 million at suggested retail for nomheatrical titles. ©2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. ans copyright protection, he warned. videos certified prior ta April 1, 1991; RIAA platinum cert for 50,000 units for SF or LF videos certified prior to April 1, 1991. ©2003, VNU Business Nielsen V1deoScan Inc. All rights reserved. Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan Inc. All rights reserved.

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RIAA gold cell. for sales of 50,010 units or $1 million in sales at suggested retail. RIAA platinum cert. for sales of 100,000 units or $2 m Ilion in sales at suggested retail. THEY Laura Regan a 125,000 a dollar volume of $9 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units and $1 million at PG -13 29.98 IRMA gold certi ication for minimum of units or BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT Marc Blucas suggested retail fo nontheatrical titles. IRMA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 250,000 units or a dollar volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released pro- grams, and of at least 50,000 units and $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. O 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen VideoScan. All rights reserved. 6 T2 (TERMINATOR 2) THE EXTREME DVD EDITION Arnold Schwarzenegger R 29.99 ARTISAN HOME ENTERTAINMENT 14098 Linda Hamilton JULY NATIONAL SECURITY Martin Lawrence 8 PG -13 27.99 2003 TM COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT 60 7820 Steve Zahn Billboard' TOP DVD RENTALS Top Ytleo Benlale 4 Need on uansaoonaI Om vended Oyer. Video Sofinre DesHrs Ass.. nom more man 12800 who rental sexes it. l'' TITLE Principal _ ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES- SPECIAL EDITION (EXTENDED VERSION) Kevin Coster LABEUDISTRIBUTING LABEL & NUMBER _ Performers 8 2698 WARNER HOME VIDEO 23780 Morgan Freeman NUMBER 1 _ 1 Week AtNumberl 13 THE PIANIST ( WIDESCREEN) Adrien Brody 39 Luke Wilson R OLD SCHOOL R UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST 22766 DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT Will Ferrell TEARS OF THE SUN Bruce Willis R FULL METAL JACKET Matthew Modine R 19.99 COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT Monica Bellucci WARNER HOME VIDEO 21154 Adam Baldwin DIE ANOTHER DAY (WIDESCREEN) Pierce Brosnan pG 3 1 -13 MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT 86884 Halle Berry FAST THE FURIOUS (WIDESCREEN) Paul Walker 7 AND PG -13 26.99 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 22909 Vin Diesel THE RECRUIT Al Pacino 2 P6 13 TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO/ BUENAVISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 29121 Colin Farrell STAR TREK: NEMESIS (WIDESCREEN) Patrick Stewart Jack Nicholson 14 PG -13 29.99 ABOUT SCHMIDT R PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT 338994 Jonathan Frakes NEW UNE HOME ENTERTAINMENT/NEW LINE HOME VIDEO 6319 Kathy Bates BIKER BOYZ (WIDESCREEN) Laurence Fishburne pG THE THE BAD THE Clint Eastwood -13 GOOD, & UGLY NR 14.95 OREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT 906729 NATIONAL SECURITY Martin Lawrence pG -13 COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT 607820 Steve Zahn FAST AND THE FURIOUS (PAN Paul Walker 9 & SCAN) PG -13 26.99 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 23090 Vin Diesel CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Leonardo DiCaprio B 5 PG -13 ' DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT 89962 Tom Hanks 17 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (WIDESCREEN) Leonardo DiCaprio HOT CHICK Rob Schneider pG PG -13 29.95 , 9 6 THE -13 DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT 89982 Tom Hanks TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO/BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 30580 THEY Laura Regan DUMB AND DUMBER Jim Carrey 10 p6-13 PG -13 19.98 BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT Marc Blucas NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENTAMAGE ENTERTAINMENT 4036 Jeff Daniels

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BY HOWELL LLEWELLYN Spain and Latin markets across the Atlantic. MADRID- Record companies have That bridge is built upon 500 long viewed Spain as the gateway to years of linguistic and cultural his- Europe for artists from Latin mar- tory. And, in the music business kets. Increasingly, Latin music exec- today, it is helping Spain and Latin utives are coming to Spain to swing territories become a unified market. that gate wide open. "Spanish fans listening to Ricky The arrival in late April of Paula Martin or Shakira don't really [con- Narea from Chile to the newly cre- sider them] foreign, they're just ated post of international exploita- other [artists who sing] in Spanish," tion manager at Sony Music Spain says Luis Merino, CEO of Gran Vía is just the latest Latin addition to the Musical (GVM), the music conglom- executive ranks at Spain's record erate that runs several labels featur- companies. Such executive moves ing Spanish and Latin artists, strengthen the musical bridge including MuXXIc and Sunnyluna. Europe ForA Son between the "mother country" of (Continued on page EQ -4) As Business Gets Harder, Publishers Play Smarter

BY DAVID STARK such as "Popstars" from Australia, a music publisher's dream." "Pop Idols" from the U.K. and "Star However, don't underestimate the LONDON- Europe's music publishers Academy" from France, says Rowley. longevity of these acts, says Rowley. have been surviving, if not thriving, in He notes that his company has placed "For years," he says, "the `business' has recent years, thanks to aggressive mar- some 30 songs in the past 18 months complained about the facelessness of keting and focused creative direction. via Spain's hit talent- search show modern pop acts. Now, we've got new Whether pitching their copyrights for "Operacion Triunfo". faces all over the place whom the buy- covers by recording artists or for place- "There are new mutations [of the ing public know better in some cases ment in film, TV, advertising or new than their own relatives." media, one thing is certain: publishers But despite the TV boom, there are have never had tougher competition. generally far fewer opportunities for And the modem music publisher has to placing songs these days, agrees Birte overcome considerable hurdles in Krohn, A&R manager/exploitation at today's financially tough marketplace. EMI Music Publishing Germany. `The whole song -plugging game has "Pitching songs is certainly not getting changed significantly over the past three easier in times when the music indus- years, not just in Europe, but [around] try is facing serious problems," says the whole world," says David Rowley, Krohn. "This has led to fewer produc- VP of A&R for Air-Chrysalis Music Scan- tions and releases in general." dinavia. "In the key U.S. and U.K. mar- Demos today also must be of kets, the middle ground, label- driven superior quality, says Krohn, as A &R pop market came close to vanishing, executives at record labels have which [has] made straight `pitching' of come to expect songs presented with songs to pop projects very difficult" polished production. The emphasis now, says Rowley, is increasingly on creative collaboration CHANGING FACE with recording artists from the outset, "Working directly with producers both in writing and production. "And has proven to be a successful route for there are fewer of those opportunities us," says Krohn, citing the solo album than there were," he adds. talent- search shows] forming all the by Jazzy, previously with Tic Tac Toe, That downturn, however, has been time," says Rowley. "You have high - in which EMI writer Mic Schroeder partly offset by the boom in pop acts profile debut acts who are on TV at was involved in all of the songs. spun off by TV talent -search shows least once a week who don't write. It's (Continued on page EQ-6)

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BY PAUL SEXTON where between Coldplay, Norah Jones, will release her soundtrack to the film released the album himself in Ireland on Music U.K.. The company will also be Hany Cowlick Jr., and Diana Krall." "Whalerider" followed by her own his own DRM label, it achieved double "continuing to conquer the world," LONDON- Universal Music France is In advance of albums due in 2004, album, recorded with Patrick Cassidy. platinum status in that market. The quips Brown, with current albums by championing hit local acts Jenifer and debut singles are coming shortly from Jive Records has high hopes for pop album has grown in popularity along- Radiohead, Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Alizée to its sister labels around fledgling acts Kasabian and Hiding ingenue Emma Holland, who was side Rice's live reputation. In the U.S., Blur and former Skunk Anansie front Europe this summer. Mercury France Place, says David Field, BMG head of born and raised in Surrey, England. Rice has been touring to support his woman Skin's solo debut, "Flesh - and UMI aim to break Jenifer outside A&R. Kasabian has been recording its Holland emerges as a solid, melodic album's arrival as the flagship release for wounds." Skin's European tour con- French -speaking territories, initially debut set, co- producing with Jack songwriter via her debut album "Play the WEA- distributed Vector Recordings tinues in July with festival dates in targeting Germany, Holland, Spain, Knife -Lee, at its own Paradise Studios. On," out July 14. Her songs have East West U.K. will host one of the Italy, Switzerland, and the U.K. Italy, and Austria. The young vocalist's BMG is also about to unveil 28-year- already attracted interest from such year's most eagerly awaited major -label At Echo, the Chrysalis -owned indie eponymously titled album has gener- old producer P *Nut, whose debut artists as Faith Hill and Jennifer Love rock debuts July 7 after signing The home of hit acts such as Feeder and ated sales of 1 million in France, Bel- album, "Sweet As," featuring a collec- Hewitt. But she has kept them for her- Darkness. The charismatic quartet's Moloko, label execs are praising the gium, and Switzerland, according to self on the new release, which is pre- Stands. The rock quartet, fronted by the label, and she has recorded tracks ceded by the single "From Now On." vocalist/guitarist Howie Payne, hails in English and Spanish to bolster her Thea Gilmore is a singer/songwriter from the recently revitalized music appeal in other markets. Polydor's with a folk -rock sensibility who has been wellspring of Liverpool. The band will Alizée, meanwhile, has four English - attracting an increasing following via release its debut album in late Sep- language tracks on the international her releases for the independent Flying tember. Echo beat off a challenge from edition of her album, "Mes Courants Sparks label. On Aug.11 comes her new Sour Mash, the label headed by Oasis' Electriques ", which has French sales album, "Avalanche." The disc is the flag- Noel Gallagher, to sign the Stands. "It alone of more than 200,000, reports ship release for a new Flying sparks off- would be hard not to acknowledge the UMI. She begins a three -month shoot, Hungry Dog Records, which, like influences of early Dylan, the Byrds, French tour with seven shows at the its sister label, is owned by Ian Brown. and Neil Young in their music," says Olympia in Paris in August. Sting's "Sacred Love" album will Jeremy Lascelles, CEO, Chrysalis English jazz discovery Jamie Cul- arrive Sept. 22, says Matt Voss, inter- Music Division, "but they're by no lum was the toast of the U.K. media national VP, marketing, for Universal means a retro band. Great songs, great this spring after securing a £1 million Music International (UMI). The close harmonies, no gimmicks-in other recording deal with Universal. While of the year that the end of the quarter words, a proper band in the true sense the major plans a "soft release" in the will likely bring the release by Univer- of the word." U.S. this month for his current Can- tive of vocalists, poets, and rappers, is sal of " Tivo Horizons" by Maire Bren- first album, "Permission to Land," will French tennis- ace -turned -record- did Records album, "Pointless Nostal- released this month. nan, long -time lead singer of Irish arrive following a deal with Must ing -star Yannick Noah, who hit big gic", Cullum's agent, Marc Connor of Third -quarter albums coming from favorites , who is now signed Destroy, the small indie that nurtured with his previous self -titled set on Air, says the first new music under the XL Recordings include the latest to UMI as a solo act. the band. The release is a priority for Saint George/Columbia, has a followup Candid/Universal deal will be an album release from Basement Jaxx and the The new Warner Music U.K. sub- incoming East West managing direc- due in September, says Columbia for September release in the U.K. A debut of the much -anticipated U.K. sidiary 14th Floor, headed by former tor Korda Marshall. marketing VP Ronnie Meister. U.S. release on Candid/Universal will garage MC, Dizzee Rascal, according East West managing director Christian Key releases on EMI labels in the Columbia also plans to release a new follow next February. Connor says Cul- to Paul Redding, international direc- Tatttersfield, will lend its weight to a third quarter of 2003 include new album by the Swedish popjazz outfit lum's crossover potential "transcends tor of Us parent company, the Beg- repromotion in September of Irish albums from Starsailor and Iron Maid- Bo Kaspers Orkester, fronted by Bo the jazz world" and describes the gars Group. On 4AD, Lisa Gerrard, best singer/songwriter Damien Rice's album en, both due in September, says Kevin "Kasper" Sundström. The album album's style as "pitching in some- known as one half of Dead Can Dance, titled simply "O." When Rice first Brown, international director, Capitol marks the act's 10th anniversary.

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as Nino and Julio Iglesias. Cámara band Chambao, and singers Melody esteem, to seek the originality that "These are examples of Warner's Spain's cites senior Miami -based executives and Malú. At the same time, Sony in in other areas -such as gastronomy, impact on Spain Latin America Manolo Diaz and Jesús López at Uni- Madrid is working hard to promote tourism or soccer -have never trade, which I hope to carry on," versal, Ramón Segura at BMG, Sony Latin artists Ricardo Arjona, before been so well promoted and says Pérez. Rafael Gil formerly of EMI, and Iñigo Natalia Lafourcade, Alejandro Fer- sold abroad." At BMG, the company's BMG Ari- Bridge Zabala at Warner. nandez, Elefante, Sin Bandera, and "For Latin America," he adds, ola label in Spain signed Brazilian Continued from page EQ -1 However, the exchange of execu- Soledad. "Spain remains the best and friend- star Carlinhos Brown earlier this tive talent between Latin markets liest entry into Europe, [which is year. His first BMG album, Carlin - Sony's Narea has extensive expe- and Spain has not yet translated into both] an adventure and a challenge." hos Brown Es Marrón (Char- rience and he joins several other fel- a sustained breakthrough for Span- Among Universal artists ready to lie Brown Is Charlie Brown), was low Latin executives now helping to ish repertoire in Latin America. "It's make that journey to Spain are Ivete released in 12 countries, including run the Spanish music industry. probably at one of its lowest Sangalo and Sandy y Junior, as well the U.K. and Japan, in April. This year, Marcelo Castello Branco moments in its history," says as veteran artist Caetano Veloso. Brown signed with BMG with the arrived from Brazil to helm Univer- Cámara. Universal artist Ismael Serrano, express intention of breaking into sal Music Iberian Peninsula; Rober- "It seems that now the best Latin from Spain, recently finished a long Europe through Spain. His Euro- to "Chacho" Ruiz arrived a year ago executives consider the Spanish tour of Latin America, where label - pean tour this summer will be fol- from Argentina to take over at EMI market as a desirable phase in their mates Rosana and Sergio Dalma lowed by a U.S. tour in October. Spain; and Mariano Pérez is in professional careers," he adds. "That have also been successful. Among Brown's previous album, "Tribalis- charge at Warner Spain after three honors and enriches the Spanish new artists ready to hit Latin Amer- tas", sold more than 1 million units years running Warner Mexico. market with better informed points ica are Maldita Nerea, Efecto Mari- in Brazil. In addition, the head of GVM's of view on the Latin American real- posa, Coti, and Radio Macandé. GVM's Sanmartín says he wants music division, Carlos Sanmartín, ity. The two -way traffic marks the Warner Spain president Mariano MuXXIc to serve as a platform for all took charge in 2000 after four years maturity of all Spanish -language Pérez says he expects his experience new Latin product. He cites the as president of BMG Argentina. Each markets but, at the same time, these in Mexico to benefit Latin acts in recent launches in Spain of Argenti- of these executives has significant markets must be conceived as a sin- Spain. He cites the success in Spain na's Bandana and Venezuela's Jere - experience in selling Latin artists in gle market," says Cámara. "No one of Mexico's Maná, whose latest tour mias and sales successes in the last Spain and promoting Spaniards in [territory] is big enough by itself. of Spain, played venues holding at year (under MuXXIc license) of Latin markets. Artists, executives or labels that least 10,000 fans. Brazil's Caetano Veloso and Mexico's "There is now a constant influ- [limit] themselves to their local Warner has achieved success in Los Tigres del Norte. ence of Spanish artists in Latin market cannot expect a long career." HIGH EXPECTATIONS recent years in Spain with Mexico's "Our artists, such as Tamara, are America and Latin artists here," says Cámara also stresses the impor- "Expectations have never been so Luis Miguel and Cuban -born Fran- not thought of [just] for a Spanish Narea. "It is a single international tance of spanning the musical high," says Universal's Castello cisco Céspedes, who toured here sup- market but for the whole Latin mar- market." bridge. While La Oreja de Van Gogh Branco of sales via the musical porting Spanish superstar Alejandro ket," says Sanmartín. "In the same Sony Music Spain president José is already multi -platinum in Latin bridge, but he cautions, "The Span- Sanz. 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ties that surround any given recording of mechanicals and performances, areas request for the Buzzcocks' `Ever Fall- says Kyte. 'We have either had to lose Publishers artist. "The majority are surrounded by such as karaoke and ringtones will also en in Love' to be used in "Shrek 2," the deal or compromise our position, a galaxy of people -producers, man- become more important," says Fogarty. which we have obviously agreed to." and that of our writers', in order to Continued from page EQ -1 agers -with their own very definite He describes a deal Minder recently But in Complete's recent experi- accommodate the unrealistic take -it- ideas and contacts," says Beth Clough, made for the use, in a musical toy, of ence, some, but not all, record corn - or- leave -it attitude of certain labels." "Knowing Jazzy's personality, we director of Minder Music in London. the 1920s music -hall classic, "The panies have been driving harder deals Complete and other savvy publish- thought that a kind of fresh pop /rock "However, we are always pushing our Laughing Policeman," by Billie Grey. for master synchronization rights ers have found a solution, however. style would fit the bill. Following a The same song appears in a current "and, unfortunately, sometimes every- 'We finance the re- recording of some couple of co- writing sessions, things commercial for Sony PlayStation 2. one loses out," says Kyte. of our biggest titles with the original went so well that they decided to do "The scenario is usually like this: artists, subject to the terms of the orig- the entire album together. It will be FINDING SOLUTIONS We, as the publisher, procure solid inal artist contracts," says Kyte. "Many out on BMG in the fall." Mark Wijnstekers, GM of Strengholt interest in Independent publisher Rive Droite Music Group, expects a big hit thanks using a partic- Music has offices in Paris, London, to a song placement in a European ular well - Cologne and Los Angeles and actively commercial for Peugeot. "The track, known song in plugs its songs on all fronts. Recent ` Husan,' by Bhangra Knights vs. a major TV deals cited by Sir Harry Cowell, man- Husan [on Dureco], is the full version commercial aging director of Rive Droite U.K., of what started as a 15- second song in and agree to a illustrate the range of opportunities the commercial," says Wijnstekers. publishing that such publishers explore. Similarly, a sync deal for use of the sync fee. Then "Our recently signed team of Bea song "Chihuahua" by Coca Cola the record Eden and Simon Stirling have written Benelux has spurred six cover versions, company - two songs for [BMG] Italian opera star including four that have hit the which has Alessandro Safina," reports Cowell, Benelux singles charts. usually done "while writer /producer Ben `Jammin" songs, and, in fact, had a very big cover Complete Music, under managing nothing to Robbins has the first single, `Top Notch last year with Lulu and Ronan Keat- director Martin Costello, is another procure inter- Baby,' by French child star Cindy Rose ing's recording of `We've Got Tonight' British indie publisher that knows its est in the par- KYTE AND [TF1 /Sony]. Ben is also currently pro- by Bob Seger, whose company, Gear way around the TV, film, and ad mar- ticular record- (FROM LEFT) COSTELLO, BALLARD ducing RTL TV star Thorunn's debut Publishing, we represent." kets. "We're about to have Russ Bal- ing, as this single with hit writer Danny Kirsch." Minder is better known for securing lard's classic `Since You've Been Gone' kind of promotion is normally pub- of the artists /writers are still record- Kirsch is the co- writer of "The Opera placements in other media. "These used in a new British TV ad for Rolo lisher- driven -asks for two or three ing and touring, which means that Song (Brave New World)," recorded by days, more money is to be made on chocolates," says professional manag- times that of our fee. The result? The they score both ways. They get their Jurgen -Vries and Charlotte Church. one commercial than any hit record or er Jonathan Kyte, "and we have ad agency loses interest and everyone writer's share of the publishing sync One reason why song plugging in album cut," says Clough. Her co- direc- Charles Mingus' `Fables of Faubus' fea- loses out." fee and an immediate, realistic share Europe and elsewhere is changing is tor John Fogarty agrees. tured in the forthcoming movie 'Won- That scenario has played out "sev- of the master sync fee. And there is no the growing phalanx of interested par- "Apart from the traditional sources drous Oblivion." We've also had a eral times" over the past 12 months, one to mess it up!"

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UNITED KINGDOM / EUROPE / ASIA / JAPAN / AUSTRALIA / AFRICA / CANADA Roberts' Flame' Lights Up Canada Debut Universal Album Quickly Embraced By Radio

BY LARRY LeBLANC tated to about what kind of record I do or what kind of song A I write." MOORE: 'DOCUMENT IGNORES DEMANDS' TORONTO -It has taken an impressively short time for Musically, "We Were Born in a Flame" is an extension of 28- year -old Sam Roberts to become one of the most talked - the EP; it includes the original version of "Don't Walk Away about new rockers in Canada today. Eileen" plus rerecordings of "Brother Down" and "Where Roberts' debut Universal album, "We Were Born in a Have All the Good People Gone." The 14 -song Canadian Biz Slams EC Flame," was released June 3 in Canada. It debuted at No. version also includes bonus track "The Canadian Dream." 2 on the market's Nielsen SoundScan album sales chart As confirmed by the early chart numbers, the album and has scanned 17,000 copies in Canada to date. The arrived to significant anticipation. "Consumers were album was released June 17 in the U.S., also on Universal. intrigued to hear an entire body of work after hearing the VAT The Pointe Claire, Quebec -born singer /songwriter first EP," says Randy Lennox, president/CEO of Universal Music Over Rates gained national notice with the release in July 2002 of his Canada. "We felt that including some of those [EP] tracks low -fi six-song EP, "The Inhuman Condition," on Toronto - would elevate interest in the album. It clearly worked." This story was prepared by Leo Union -is to unveil tax reform plans, based independent label MapleMusic Recordings (Bill- Cendrowicz in Brussels and Em- including some proposed changes to board, July 27, 2002). It has racked up sales of 48,000 copies SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH manuel Legrand in Paris. the levels of value added tax (VAT) in Canada, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Building up to the release, Roberts was on the cover of across the union. But a draft of the The EP, produced by Jordan Zadorozny of Canadian virtually every national music magazine in Canada. He also Disappointed by the European proposal released June 19 in Brussels band Blinker the Star, was conceived as a demo, but Cana- has had a strong presence on MuchMusic, which is play- Commission's refusal to cut the sales states there is no need to amend cur- dian radio quickly embraced several tracks. ing several of his videos. tax on recorded music, the music rent rules that set the VAT on CDs at "Brother Down" reached No. 3 on the Nielsen Broad- Industry observers see major significance in Roberts' industry is continuing to press its case as high as 25 %. cast Data Systems (BDS) rock airplay chart in Canada. It breakthrough. He is the first male rocker to emerge on a through all remaining avenues. The International Federation of also hit No. 8 on its top 40 chart and went to No. 13 national scale in Canada since Bryan Adams and On July 9, the commission-the the Phonographic Industry claims at adult contemporary. The raucous "Don't Tom Cochrane two decades ago. executive body of the European (Continued on page 42) Walk Away Eileen" reached No. 4 on the Booked in North America by the rock airplay chart. Agency Group, Roberts will spend much of 2003 trying to repeat his MAGIC WORDS early Canadian success in the The EP's unanticipated suc- U.S. He has begun a club tour cess led to live dates with the of the Northeast states, which Tragically Hip, Oasis and the will run through the summer. Avex Goes Classical Soundtrack of Our Lives. It "It is going to take time to also paved the way for a co-ven- build Sam in the U.S., but Japanese Indie Enters New Territory ture deal between Universal Universal Canada has led Music Canada and Univer- the way and we've got BY STEVE McCLURE Mineo, who joined Avex in January. sal Records U.S. a great record," Reporting to Yoda, he will operate in Although Roberts wel- says Andrew Kro- - Japan's largest independ- a label manager role. Prior to joining comed the interest of a nfeld, the New York - ent label, Avex, is moving into new Avex, Mineo was a senior executive VP major, he remained wary based executive VP of Uni- territory with plans to launch a clas- at Warner Music Japan, and before until, he says, "I heard the versal Motown Records sical music imprint later this year. that he was label manager for magic words I wanted to Group. Avex Classics will feature releas- Deutsche Grammophon at PolyGram hear: 'creative control.' That's In Canada, the album's es by such well -known Japanese K.K. (now Universal Music K.K.). what I want; not being dic- (Continued on page 42) classical artists as pianist Hiroko Mineo says, "Our concept is to Nakamura (formerly a Sony Classi- concentrate on Japanese classical cal artist) and violinist Taeko Mae - artists, because the quality of their bashi, as well as compilations of music is so high." material licensed from an overseas Avex Classics' first releases will be budget label. Avex, which launched an as- yet -untitled album by Naka- in 1988, made its name in the early mura Oct. 22, as well as 10 titles 1990s with a string of dance /pop hit comprising material from the over- singles and albums. seas budget label. Mineo declines to "I've liked classical music from identify the label, as negotiations my childhood -it's the ultimate with that company are ongoing. goal of music," Avex group chair- Avex Classics subsequently plans to man Tom Yoda says. "There are lots release between five and 10 titles of loyal classical fans in Japan." each month. The new imprint is headed by Avex "We're aiming our product at the Classics executive adviser Masao serious classical fan," Mineo says.

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28 N SIMPLE AS THAT 23 THIS PICTURE 14 ; EVERYWAY THAT I CAN 15 OJOS ASI MELODY TOY'S FACTORY PLACEBO HUTNIRGIN SERTAB ERENER COLUMBIA SHAKIRA EPIC 30 N GIRL FRIEND 27 UNIVERSALLY SPEAKING 19 V.I.P. 16 THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT TRIPPIN' ELEPHANT RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS WARNER BROS. BRO'SIS POLYDOR ODIM'S HOSTILE/VIRGIN 28 FIELD OF DREAMS 20 AXEL F 2003 18 RISE AND FALL FLIP'N FILL ALL AROUND THE WORLD MURPHY VS. CAPTAIN BROWN MERCURY CRAIG DAVID & STING WARNER BROS. ALBUMS ALBUMS ALBUMS ALBUMS NEW CHEMISTRY EVANESCENCE METALLICA 1 JEAN -JACQUES GOLDMAN BETWEEN THE LINES DEFSTAR FALLEN EPIC ST ANGER VERTIGO UN TOUR ENSEMBLE COLUMBIA

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2 2 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS/SUPERSTAR 2 1 HASIENDO EL AMOR 2 2 INNOCENT EYES 2 6 GET BUSY RUBEN STUDOARD J/BMG DINIO VALE MUSIC DELTA GOODREM EPIC SEAN PAUL ATLANTIC

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METALLICA 1 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1 1 1 EROS RAMAZZOTTI 1 2 1 METALLICA ST. ANGER ELEKTRA/WARNER CARIBE 2003 VALE MUSIC ST. ANGER VERTIGO 9 ARIOLA 2 1 RADIOHEAD 2 2 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH 2 3 DELTA GOODREM 2 2 METALLICA HAIL TO THE THIEF EMI LO RUE CONTE MIENTRAS... EPIC INNOCENT EYES EPIC ST ANGER VERTIGO 3 5 SEAN PAUL 3 3 METALLICA 3 2 RADIOHEAD 3 6 MARISA MONTE DUTTY ROCK VP/ATLANTIC/WARNER ST. ANGER VERTIGO HAIL TO THE THIEF PARLOPHONE TRIBAUSTAS WITH CARUNHOS BROWN & ARNALDO EMI 4 NEW FINGER ELEVEN 4 6 DAVID CIVERA 4 4 NORAH JONES 4 3 RADIOHEAD FINGER ELEVEN EPIC/SONY LA CHIQUI BIG BAND VALE MUSIC COME AWAY WITH ME BLUE NOTE HAIL TO THE THIEF PARLOPHONE 5 6 EVANESCENCE 5 4 HOMBRES G. 5 5 JACK JOHNSON 5 5 NOMADI FALLEN WIND -UP/EPIC/SONY PELIGROSAMENTE JUNTOS DRO ON AND ON MOD NOMADI 40 CGD 6 4 NORAH JONES 6 9 BETH 6 7 EVANESCENCE 6 4 CLAUDIO BAGLIONI COME AWAY WITH ME BLUE NOTFJEMI OTRA REALIDAD VALE MUSIC FALLEN EPIC SONO 10 -CUOMO DELLA STORIA ACCANTO COLUMBIA 7 RE 50 CENT 7 10 EL CANTO DEL LOCO 7 12 DIXIE CHICKS 7 NEW ANNIE LENNOX GET RICH OR DIE TRVIN' SHADY/AFTERMATHANTERSCOPEBNIVERSAL ESTADOS DE ANIMO BMG /ARIOLA HOME MONUMENT BARE RCA 8 3 ANNIE LENNOX 8 NEW NURIA FERGO 8 6 LIVE 8 9 EVANESCENCE BARE J/BMG LOCURA VALE MUSIC BIRDS OF PRAY UNIVERSAL FALLEN SONY 9 9 SHANIA TWAIN 9 7 EROS RAMAZZOTTI 9 8 AVRIL LAVIGNE 9 8 SIMPLY RED UP! MERCURY/UMGN 9 ARIOLA LET GO ARISTA HOME NUN 10 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS 10 35 BEBO & CIGALA 10 14 BEN HARPER 10 7 ELIO E LE STORIE TESE DON JUAN GUY CLOUTIER/SELECT LAGRIMAS NEGRAS BMG /ARIOLA DIAMONDS ON THE INSIDE VIRGIN CICCIPUT ASPIRINE/BMG

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I MEGA CHARTS BV106; 23/03 (VERDENS GANG NORWAY) 06/23/03 Hall Weaves World Music SINGLES e SINGLES 1 SUMMER JAM 2003 UNDERDOG PROJECT VS. SUNCLUB DIGIDANCE Media. 1 SHE'S SO HIGH 2 IK WOU DAT IK JOU WAS KURT NILSEN BMG VELTHUIS & KEMPER CAPITOL Music Tapestry 3 COME DOWN HERE 3 GET BUSY FENRIK LANE LLOY SEAN PAUL ATLANTIC 2 BU HOS MEG EUROCHART 4 EVERYWAY THAT I CAN SERTAB ERENER COLUMBIA DINA UNIVERSAL Former Specials lead singer Terry son has appeared live with the 5 TELL HER 9 BRING ME TO LIFE JIM BMG EVANESCENCE FEATURING PAUL McCOY EPIC Hall has caught the world music bug Soundtrack of Our Lives. Fireside Eurocharts are compiled by Music ALBUMS 5 MOM IS HOME on his first release in six years. "The returns with its sixth album, "Get A -MOE NORDIC RECORDS & Media from the national singles 1 BLOF Hour of lino Lights" finds him team- Shot" (Startracks/V2), and the single OMARM CAPITOL i ALBUMS and album sales charts of 18 Euro- 2 METALLICA ing with British-Asian artist Mushtaq "All You Had." The rock quartet ST. ANGER VERTIGO 1 METALLICA pean countries. ST ANGER UNIVERSAL in 1992. Between 3 DE 3 MUSKETIERS formed DE MUSICAL UNIVERSAL 2 RADIOHEAD releases, frontman Kristofer 4 RADIOHEAD HAIL TO THE THIEF PARLOPHONE HAIL TO THE THIEF PARLOPHONE 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Aström and drummer Per 5 EROS RAMAZZOTTI 1001'03 BMG 9 RCA Nordmark have released two 4 DDE IMUSIC & MEDIAI 06/25/03 VIEKONGA EMI albums, as Hidden Truck. SINGLES EVANESCENCE "Get Shot" was produced by SWEDEN FALLEN WIND -UP 1 1 BRING ME TO LIFE Soundtrack member EVANESCENCE FEATURING PAUL IVcCOY WM- UP/EPIC i 2 11 Gustafsson Jernehohn. "It's CHIHUAHUA 3 IGLFI06/23/03 DJ BOBO HANSA/RCA/DJ BOBONOGUE ® the first time we've used an 3 5 GET BUSY SINGLES NEW ZEALAND SEAN PAUL VP /ATLANTIC outside producer," Johansson 1 4 EVERYWAY THAT I CAN 4 10 ICH KENNE NICHTS/I'VE NEVER SEEN SERTAB ERENER COLUMBIA RZA FEATURING XAVIER NAID00 EDEL says. "Pelle wanted to con- 2 2 ALIVE 5 4 SUR UN AIR LATINO DA BUZZ BONNIER 011 centrate on playing guitar." LORIE SONY/EPG 3 3 IN THE SHADOWS 6 6 FUR DICH THE RASMUS PLAYGROUND SINGLES "Get Shot" will be released YVONNE CATTERFELD HANSA 4 5 BRING ME TO LIFE ANGEL PAUL McCOY COLUMBIA to create a unique album that com- July 22 in the U.S. on V2. 7 2 I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT EVANESCENCE FEATURING AMANDA PEREZ VIRGIN BUSTA RHYMES FEATUNGMARAH GREY JSUBDMSKIN 5 8 GET BUSY IN DA CLUB bines banging beats with sounds JEFFREY DE HART 8 NEW FAST FOOD SONG SEAN PAUL ATLANTIC 50 CENT INTERSCOPE FAST FOOD ROCKERS BETTER THE DEVIL from Eastern Europe and the Middle FAVOURITE THINGS 9 IGNITION ALBUMS BIG BROVAZ EPIC - RADIO STAR: Marcin Rozynek is liv- R. KELLY JIVE 1 1 METALLICA East. Released July 14 on Blur front ST. ANGER MERCURY 10 LIVE IS LIFE ROCK YOUR BODY man 's Honest Jon's ing many a radio DJ's dream. His self- HERMES HOUSE BAND 8 DJ 0171 ULM 2 2 CAROLA JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JIVE GOLD PLATINA 8 PASSION SONET BEAUTIFUL label (distributed by EMI), Hall's own titled debut solo album is in the top HOT MOVER SINGLES 3 LEDIN 3 TOMAS SNOOP DOGG FEATURING RWGBLVVIWA S CAPUOL I SOMMARNATTENS URS METRONOME distinctive vocals on 11 new composi- 20 of the Polish albums chart, while 15 LOST WITHOUT YOU DELTA G000REM EPIC 4 8 ROBERT WELLS i ALBUMS i two singles are scoring high on the RHAPSODY IN ROCK -COMPLETE COLLECTION VIRGIN tions are augmented by Hebrew and 16 EVERYWAY THAT I CAN 1 4 NEW METALLICA SERTAB EBENER COLUMBIA 5 PUGH ROGEFELDT ST ANGER UNIVERSAL Arabic singers, a blind Algerian rap- airplay charts. In the early '90s, PUGHS BASTA METRONOME 17 RISE & FALL 2 BIC RUNGA Rozynek was vocalist with Polish CRAIG DAVID & STING WILDSTARBROS per from Paris, a troupe of Polish BEAUTIFUL COWSION COLUMBIA 18 RIGHT NOW gypsy refugees and a guest appear- rock group Atmosphere. The band JEANNETTE POLYDOR DENMARK 3 COLDPLAY A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD PARLOPHONE is two albums, and Rozynek 19 NO LETTING GO ance from Albam. The result a tap- split after WAYNE WONDER VP /ATLANTIC 4 EVANESCENCE DJ. But "I FALLEN SONY estry of global grooves that defies started working as a radio IIFPI/NIELSFN MARK/ L'NG HESLAHf.Hi 06L40: 5 NEW KATCHAFIRE description. "Everybody we worked always believed I could make it as a SINGLES REVIVAL SHOCK 1 METALLICA with had their own ST. ANGER VERTIGO 1 IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE 2 RADIOHEAD DANIEL BEDINGFIELD POLYDUR story to tell," Hall HAIL TO THE THIEF PARLOPHONE 0 2 NEW JUMP 2003 BRIDBY SUPPORT 3 EVANESCENCE ARENA PLAYGROUND says. "And that FALLEN WINO- UP/EPIC 3 6 ROCK YOUR BODY PORTUGAL 4 EROS RAMAZZOTTI JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JIVE made the album 9 ARIOLA 4 8 BRING ME TO LIFE what it is. We had EVANESCENCE FEATURING PAUL McCOY EPIC Global ANNIE LENNOX BARE RCA 5 5 STEPPIN OUT (PORTUGAL/AFPI 56/26/03 guidelines, but 6 NORAH JONES LAZE SONY there was no agen- COME AWAY WITH ME BLUE NOTE ALBUMS SINGLES 7 LINKIN PARK da. We were totally 1 METALLICA 1 UM POUCO MAIS DE AZUL Pulse. METEORA WARNER BROS. ST ANGER VERTIGO MODERADOS DE PARANHOS EMI open to new ideas, 8 STEREOPHONICS 2 PA SLAGET 12 GO W 3 MARCHAS POPULARES YOU GOTTA THERE TO COME BACK LETS DANCE3 RECART ENTRE VOZES VIDISCO and the album grew 9 DANIEL KUBLBOCK 3 DIVERSE POSITIVE ENERGIE HANSA M:G:P:200i UNIVERSAL 4 LOSE YOURSELF as we went along." Nigel Williamson, Editor EMINEM INTERSCOPE 10 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 4 SVEDBANKEN JUSTIFIED JIVE NIGEL WIWAMSON [email protected] CHRIS OG CHOKOLADE FABRIKKEN PLAYGROUND 11 MOBSCENE 5 EROS RAMAZZOTTI MARILYN MANSON INTERSCOPE 9 BMG 2 SING FOR THE MOMENT JET PROPULSION: 1 EMINEM INTERSCOPE The appeal of the current garage rock solo act," he says. His luck changed i ALBUMS METALLICA scene may be hard for some to com- when late Polish composer /producer ST ANGER VERTIGO prehend, but it's hardly rocket sci- Grzegorz Ciechowski heard his demo COMMON CURRENCY 2 MARCO PAULO AS NOSSAS CANCOES ZONA MUSICA ence. Until now, that is, and the tape and recommended him to Sony. 3 SERGIO GODINHO arrival of the explosive Australian Being a DJ has helped with radio pro- O IRMAO DO MEW CAPITOL band of the same name. Led by motion of his album and new single A weekly scorecard of albums simultaneously attaining top 10 chart status 4 i RADIOHEAD HAIL TO THE THIEF PARLOPHONE in three or more leading world markets. singer/keyboardist Roman Tucker, "Silacz ": When Rozynek performed 5 0 TRIBALISTAS TV for first Repertoire owner: B: BMG, E: EMI, I: Independent, S: Sony, U: Universal, W: Warner TRIBAUSTAS EMI Rocket Science was created in 1998, on national the time, he when four musicians from rival invited a bus -load of his radio listen- bands jammed together at Mel- ers along to guarantee an enthusias- ARGENTINA bourne's Midian Studios.' We all tic audience response. cESCO VAN COOL ARTIST knew after that rehearsal we had to USA JPN UK GER FRA CAN SPN AUS ITA NTH (CAPIFI 06/09/03 do a band together," Tucker says. BLUE BELGIANS: On his album "Into EVANESCENCE "Now it's become a battle to see who Blue," Sven Van Hees remixes material 8 1 8 4 6 6 8 ALBUMS Fallen (S) BANDANA can play the loudest." The contest - from the prestigious Blue Note catalog 0 VIVIR INTENTANDO BMG regularly enlivened by exploding into intriguing dance and lounge NORAH JONES 7 2 NEW FITO PAEZ 7 4 6 NATURALEZA SANGRE DON on Rocket Sci- tunes. Drawing on music ranging from Come Away With Me (EI drum kits-continues 3 NEW RICKY MARTIN ence's summer European tour in Herbie Hancock to Norah Jones, it is ALMAS DEL SILENCIO COLUMBIA ANNIE LENNOX support of sophomore album "Con- the third release in a series from Blue 5 5 6 5 7 4 2 ERREWAY BwelBl TIEMPO SONY tact High." Already available in Aus- Note's Belgian department and follows 5 3 MANA tralia, it will be released internation- similar remix albums from DJ duo Mo DE AMOR WEA LATINA METALLICH REVOLUCIÓN 3 8 8 1 10 1 3 1 2 2 ally July 21 on Eat Sleep Records. & Benoeli and dance music guru St. AngerIW /S /U) 6 6 ALEX UBAGO QUE PIDES TU? WARNER BROS. STEVE ADAMS Buscemi. Van Hees is a household 7 8 NORAH JONES name in Belgium, and his 2002 release RADIOHEAD COME AWAY WITH ME BLUE NOTE 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 the Thief (E) FLAMES: is sem- "Calypso" (N.E.W.S.) is a lounge Hail to 8 15 PINON FUO SWEDISH Fireside a POR LOS CHICOS . VIVO CENTRAUZAIBMG inal band in the current Swedish favorite across Europe. All three acts 9 10 BERSUIT VERGARABAT EROS RAMAZZOTTI revival. Pelle Gunner- with albums in the series will perform 3 9 1 5 DE LA CABEZA CON REROUTE UNIVERSAL rock Guitarist 9(8) 10 4 MADONNA feldt produced both albums by the live next month at the Blue Note festi- AMERICAN UFE MAVERICK/WARNER BROS. Hives, and bass player Frans Johans- val in Ghent MARC MAES

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BY MARK ANDRESS of local acts after the current six - five years, subject to negotiation. The Bonton VP Mick Hawk says the for- month hand -over period runs out. The acts include local '60s star Vladimir mer joint venture will be in good PRAGUE-Sony Music Entertain- present split between releases, he says, Misik, the group Zluty Pes, dissident hands under its new ownership. ment Europe has bought the 51% of is "about 50/50 between local and rocker Michael Kocab and 71-year -old "Sony's ability to find good [local] Sony Music Bonton that it did not international." That mix will contin- pop legend Waldemar Matuska. artists has been proven," he says. already own. ue, Knobloch says: "The strategy will The buyout will enable Sony to "There was nothing wrong with the SME spent an undisclosed sum to be as before." branch out into other activities, says joint venture; in the region, it was out- buy out partner Bonton entertainment The Sony Music Bonton marriage Sony Music Bonton marketing man- standing. It was profitable, did well and group in the Czech Republic joint ven- took place in March 1998 and brought ager Marketa Krizkova. had good repertoire." ture. The sale is part of a previously the Czech group's extensive local - According to Krizkova, the new enti- Supraphon remains in Bonton's reported wider strategy at Bonton to music repertoire into the multina- ty may compensate for the loss of some hands. The label had been largely dor- split up its business empire and sell its tional, which had previously operated of Supraphon's back catalog with the mant, functioning as a catalog source divisions to strategic partners (Bill- as Sony Music Czech Republic. release of new spoken-word recordings for Sony Music Bonton since the joint board, June 29, 2002). It gave Sony licensing access to of children's books and fairy tales, a venture's launch. Hawk says Bonton The new 100% Sony -owned enti- 120,000 pieces of Czech and Slovak genre that was, until now, dominated plans to revive it, with new pop- relat- ty will be called Sony Music Enter- recorded music from the back catalog by Supraphon. ed releases. tainment Czech Republic, effective of Bonton -owned Supraphon. Prior to The new Sony company will also The label will, however, eventual- Jan. 1, 2004. Sony Music Bonton 1990, under the former communist catalog starting in November. Howev- work more closely on video releases, ly be sold. A memorandum detailing managing director Zbynek Knobloch regime, all Czechoslovakian recording er, it will still retain the rights to the either on DVD or VHS, supplementing its assets will be ready for potential will continue in that role with the artists were signed to Supraphon, catalog and future releases of 13 its work with film soundtracks. investors by year's end. "Supra - new company. which was the state label. domestic artists formerly signed to Knobloch says it will release Czech phon's catalog keeps selling," Hawk Knobloch says Sony will continue The new deal means Sony will lose Sony Music Bonton -and, prior to films on video domestically, in addition says. "A couple of the majors are to build on the joint venture's legacy access to virtually all of the Supraphon that, Supraphon -for a period of up to to music -video titles. already interested."

GLOBAL EDITOR [email protected]. Emmanuel Legrand GREECE-Maria Paravantes, 6 Karyotaki St, Athens ([email protected]) 11141; Phone: 30 210 223 3366; voudas- Sweden," Moore says, `whereas other Rony, director general of labels body [email protected]. HONG KONG-Clarence Tsui, 15d Tung Hoi Man- cultural products benefit from reduced SNEP. In a statement, SNEP called the INTERNATIONAL EDITOR sion, Taikoo Shing; Phone: 85 2 2567 5993; Biz Slams EC rates upwards of 5 %." EC's draft proposal "catastrophic." Tom Ferguson [email protected]. ICELAND Öro Steinarsson, One day after the EC released its Industry sources have expressed (tferguson@eu. billboard.com) -Birgir Langahlid 25, Continued from page 39 IS -105 Reykjavik; biggi @mbl.is. INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR draft proposal, French culture minis- worry that Frits Bolkestein, the EC INDIA-Nyay Bhushan, e -2 Greater Kailash Part Gordon Masson II. New Delhi, 110048; Phone: 91 11 641 6666; ter Jean -Jacques Aillagon announced commissioner on the internal market ([email protected]) [email protected]. the draft proposal fails to redress what in Paris that his nation intends to con- -which rules on tax issues -is op- INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL IRELAND -Ken Stewart, 75 Sydney Parade Ave., Dublin 4; Phone/Fax: 35 31 283 7695. it views as blatant discrimination tinue to put pressure on the EC and on posed to lowering VAT on music. As a SECTIONS EDITOR Nick Kelly, 13 Waterville Terrace, Blanchards- against the music industry. Frances fellow EU member states to reduce VAT result, the industry is being obliged to Thom Duffy (tduffy @billboard.com) town, Dublin 15; Phone 353 1 803 5648; [email protected]. Moore, IFPI regional director for on recorded music. increase its lobbying of member states. Billboard London, Endeavour House, 5th ISRAEL-Sasha Levy, 40/2 Nahal Zohar St., Modi- Europe, says the document ignores "I am very disappointed by the atti- Even so, one source laments that Floor, 189 Shaftesbury Ave., London in 71700; Phone: 972 8 972 0804; sashl@ WC2H 8TJ, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 012.net.il. the demands of more than 1,300 acts tude of the European Commission," "aside from France, no other impor- 207 420 6003; Fax: 44 207 420 6014. ITALY-Mark Worden, Via San Michele Del Carso from across Europe who have signed Aillagon said, as representatives from tant EU country has so far committed 5, 20144 Milano; Phone: 39 02 4802 4127; ASIA BUREAU CHIEF petitions calling for an end to high the French recording industry issue." Steve McClure. 5 -12 -13 Higashi Oizumi, [email protected]. and to the Nerima -Ku, Tokyo, Japan, 178; Phone: JAMAICA -Elena Dumano, 51 MacDougal St., VAT rates on music. music retailers gathered to sign an Rony says the issue could be raised 813 3867 0617; [email protected]. Suite 180, New York, N.Y. 10012, USA; Phone: 1 212 477 0222; Fax: 1 212 533 3862. "Recorded music is unfairly treated agreement in which they committed to July 15 when the EU's finance minis- AUSTRALASIA BUREAU CHIEF MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE-Steven Patrick, No. 7, SS Christie Eliezer, Ace Media International, 32 in comparison to other cultural prod- pass on to consumers the benefits of ters meet, although no final decision is 3/26, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47300; Phone: 60 Eaglemont Crescent, Eaglemont, Victo- 12 2930102; [email protected]. ucts and services that currently bene- any VAT reduction. Aillagon says he is expected before September. Any change ria, Australia 3084; Phone: 61 39 459 MEXICO -Teresa Aguilera, Providencia #1111 -1, fit from reduced VAT rates, such as "convinced that we will succeed in low- in tax rules requires the unanimity of 3188; 100566.3372 @compuserve.com. Col. Del Valle, 03100 Mexico D.F; Phone: 011 CANADA BUREAU CHIEF 525 559 2627; tereaguilera_2000 @yahoo books, magazines and newspapers, as ering the rate." the EU member states. Larry LeBlanc, 15 Independence Drive, Scar- .com.mx. well as tickets for cinemas, theaters But industry executives in France Moore has appealed again to the 20 borough, Ontario, M1K 3R7; Phone: 416 NETHERLANDS-Jennifer Dempsey, Korte Leidsed- 265 3277: IJLE @aol.com. warsstraat 35 -C, Amsterdam; Phone: 0031 20 and concerts. are concerned that the VAT issue may European Commissioners -who will GERMAN BUREAU CHIEF 421 2065: [email protected]. "VAT rates on sound recordings in have lost its momentum.' There's obvi- eventually decide on the proposal -to NEW ZEALAND -David McNickel, P.O. Box 10, 266 Wolfgang Spahr, P.O. Box 1150, 23795 Bad EU 15% Segeberg; Phone: 49 4551 81428; Dominion Road, Auckland; Phone: 64 9 634 the currently range from in ously a lack of political support from ensure that music is covered in the EC [email protected]. 8969; [email protected]. Luxembourg to 25% in Denmark and EU members for this issue," says Hervé recommendations. John Ferguson, Apartment lA, 11 Charlotte Street. Eden Terrace, Auckland 1003; Phone: INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS 0064 9379 3389; [email protected]. ARGENTINA- Marcelo Fernandez Bitar: Charcas PANAMA-Anastacio Puertas Caicedo, San 3397, 6 "A," Buenos Aires, 1425; Phone: 54 11 Miguelito Paraiso, calle h casa 8 -20, Panama; 4772 9494; [email protected]. Phone: 50 7 267 19 36; anastaciopuerta BELGIUM -Marc floes, Kapelstraat 41, 2040 Antwerp; Records in the U.S. producer/engineer Brenndan McGuire @terra.com.ar. Phone: 32 3 568 8082; [email protected]. "We PORTUGAL -Chris Graeme; Rua Arnaldo Gama are looking to stations that in late 2002. BRAZIL-Tm Comes, Rua Cleide No. 55, Sao Paolo, Sam Roberts 7, Lisboa 1000 -023; 21 04616-01Q Phone: 55 11 5531 2155. Phone: 351 840 1488; have had success with [Mraz] and For five weeks, he worked in the stu- ip215869 @ip.pt CHILE-Sergio Fortufio, Eliodoro Yáñez 1783, Continued from page 39 going after them." dio with drummer George Donoso, Providencia, Santiago de Chile; Phone: 562 737 PUERTO RICO -Randy Luna, Calle Cristobal Colon 880; sfortuno @iarc.cl. #1 Interior Caguas, PR 00725; Phone: 787 -636- Prior to his solo debut, Roberts re- playing all the other instruments him- CHINA-- Steven Schwankett, 6 -2 -22 Jianguomenwaí 7717; [email protected]. corded two independently released EPs self. Later, the remaining members of Diplomatic Compound, Beijing, 100600; Phone: RUSSIA- Aleksey Kruzin, 35 Arbat Street, Office 8610 8779 4751; [email protected]. 565 Moscow, 121 835; Phone: 7 902 140-4765; leadoff single is "Where Have All the with Montreal -based band Northstar. Roberts' band arrived to finish up. COLOMBIA -Gustavo Gomez, Calle 105 No. 30 -67, fax: 7 095 248 -9156; alekruz @online.ru. Good People Gone." It was No. 2 on The act released "Piranha" in 1997 and "The approach was like recording a Bogota: Phone: 011 57 1 3387045; gomezcd@ SOUTH AFRICA -Diane Coetzer, Suite 217, Post - hotmail.com. net X11, Craighall 2024, Gauteng; Phone/Fax; the Nielsen BDS rock airplay chart and a self -titled EP in 1998. demo," Roberts says. "It was about get- CZECH REPUBUC -Mark Andress, RADLICKA 2, 27 11 442 7954; [email protected]. No. 35 on its hot AC chart for the week In early 2002, Linda Bush, creative ting the essence of the songs on tape. I 150,00 Prada 5; Phone 42 0251 562 536; man- SOUTH KOREA -Mark Russell, KPO Box 68, [email protected] Seoul 110 -600; Phone 82 11 9736 1788; ended June 16. "I've been a fan right manager of Universal Music Publish- had to first overcome the fact that it DENMARK-Charles Ferro, Hardangergade 4, Ith. m ru sse I I @korn et. n et. out of the gate," says Dunner, assistant ing Canada, signed Roberts to a world- was my first time in a big studio." DK 2100 Copenhagen; Phone: 45 3369 0701: SPAIN -Howell Llewellyn, Modesto Lafuente 6, 5A, PD /music director at modern rock wide co- publishing agreement Roberts has acknowledged Ray [email protected]. 28010 Madrid; Phone/Fax: 34 91 593 2429; how - EUROPEAN UNION (Brussels) -Leo Cendrowicz, [email protected]. CFOX and affiliated rock CFMI, both through the artist's own company, Davies, Beck, Elvis Costello and Paul 174 Ave Louise. Brussels 1050; Phone: 32 2 737 SWEDEN-Jeffrey de Hart, Mörbygárden 63, SE- 7705; leo.cendrowicz @eis.be. in Vancouver. "He's the real deal." Secret Brain Publishing. She then per- Simon as key songwriting influences. 186 32 Vallentuna: Phone: 46 70 405 1030; F1NLAND- Jonathan Mander, Nylandsgata 33B, 14, [email protected]. In the U.S., Universal serviced alter- suaded Universal Canada -distributed But the album clearly shows the song - FI -00120 Helsinki; Phone: 35 8 9612 3008; -Tim Culpan, 147 -1, 1F, Lane 600, Alley [email protected]. native and triple -A formats with MapleMusic Recordings to release writing influence of Lennon & Mc- 76, Wu -hsing Street, Taipei. Phone: 88 692 218 FRANCE -James Martin, 3, Rue de 0935; [email protected]. "Brother Down" June 10. "The success "The Inhuman Condition." Cartney. "Hats off to the masters," Quatrefages,75005 Paris; Phone: 33 6 72 08 THAILAND- Andrew Hiransomboon, 9041232 SV of [Elektra artist] Jason Mraz will help Roberts spent three months record- Roberts exclaims. "There are certain 004 9;james [email protected] City Rama III Road, Yannawa, Bangkok, GERMANY -Ellie Weinert, Will.-Dull Strasse 9, 10120. Phone: 66 02 240 3700; andhiran us," says Howard Leon, VP of promo- ing "We Were Born in a Flame" at elements that will always be part of the 80638 Munich; Phone: 49 89 157 3250; @yahoo.com. tion of rock formats at Universal Mushroom Studio in Vancouver with music I write."

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Japanese label Toshiba-EMI's sales for the financial year ended March 31 fell Sues Channel Over Fees 4.6% from the previous year to 60.1 billion yen ($510.1 million). Toshiba - EMI is owned 55% by EMI Group and 45% by Japanese electronics com- BY MARK WORDEN ed in Italy's more recent Copyright Law "As far as we're concerned, the law pany Toshiba. It does not release profit figures. Within the overall figure, of 2000. We expect that the first [court] says that state -owned RAI stations recorded music sales fell 6.1% to 44.3 billion yen ($375.8 million). Sales of MILAN -The Italian record industry's hearing will be held at the end of June. should pay 1.5% of revenue, while pri- music videos and DVDs fell 27.6% to 5.2 billion yen ($44.2 million), domes- broadcasting and performing rights "Discussions broke down in March vately owned channels should pay 2 %. tic music rose 1.7% to 31.5 billion yen ($267 million) and international collecting society is taking a terrestial this year," Lupica continues. "Rete A We were paying a figure in excess of repertoire fell 20.9% to 12.8 billion yen ($108.8 million). According to music -video channel to court for announced that they would endeavor 2 %. The problem was that SCF want- SoundScan Japan, Toshiba -EMI had an 11.5% share of the Japanese music allegedly failing to pay an undisclosed to sign contracts with the individual ed to multiply this percentage by four market in first -quarter 2003. STEVE McCLURE sum of royalties. record labels. When the labels declined for the new contract." Società Consortile Fono- Lupica, on the other Composer /conductor /pianist Laurent Petitgirard was elected to a two -year term grafici (SCF) director-general hand, claims Rete A has as president of French authors' rights body SACEM. He replaces outgoing Saverio Lupica issued a state- been out of line for two president Jacques Demamy, who did not seek re- election. Petitgirard, 53, has ment that a citation had been years. In his original state- composed a number of film and TV soundtracks, as well as symphonic and deposited with the civil court ment, he asserted, "Rete A chamber music. In 2000, Harmonia Mundi released Petitgirard's first opera, in Milan May 26. signed an agreement in "Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man," recorded with the Monte Carlo Phil- The station sued, Rete A All 2001, when it was part of harmonic Orchestra. Petitgirard was the music director of the Orchestre Music, is one of 10 national the VIVA group. Symphonique Français from 1989 to 1996 and has recorded more than 30 TV networks in Italy and one "There was a certain albums with that and other orchestras. EMMANUEL LEGRAND of two terrestrial music -video facilitation in light of All channels, the other being Music going it alone," the The board of the U.K.'s Mechanical- Copyright Protection Society has re- appoint- MTV. In response to the suit, statement continued, "but ed Jonathan Simon as chairman for a three -year term. One of the chief archi- the station announced that it the time had come to tects of the society's operational alliance with the Performing Right Society, would take Lupica to court reach a more realistic Simon has been chairman for eight years. He is managing director of Mon - for the "inaccuracies" contained in his on the grounds that they had entrust- agreement, while Rete A seemed intent cur Street Music, which he formed in 1996. Prior to that, Simon was CEO of press statement. ed that particular mandate to SCF, legal on lowering the percentage." Chappell Music and Chappell International, senior VP of Wamer /Chappell Formed in 2000 to make perform- action became inevitable." Rete A contests the idea that it was International and director of the music division for Andrew Lloyd Webber's ing and broadcasting rights collection On behalf of Rete A MI Music, staffer once part of German broadcasting Really Useful Group. LARS BRANDLE in Italy more efficient, SCF represents Rosario Pacini tells Billboard: 'We have group VIVA. Pacini says, "VIVA only ever an estimated 90% of the industry. SCF no problem with the idea of this being had a production partnership with Rete Karl Anderson, formerly marketing director for the international division of collects on behalf of those labels that settled in court. I believe there is a 1976 A, but this came to end in 2001. 1Yue, it EMI South Africa, has secured a domestic distribution deal with Universal are affiliated with industry body FIMI law which states that, in the event of did have an option to buy a stake in the Music SA for his new company, Just Music. Anderson owns and heads the and some others, while FIMI's rival two sides failing to reach agreement company, but this was never exercised. Johannesburg -based label, which aims to sign domestic acts for intemation- body, AFI, administers performing and over performance and broadcasting "SCF has never asked us for a list of al license deals and license international acts or labels for South Africa. 'With broadcasting rights collection on behalf rights, it is for the courts to decide what the videos that were broadcast, while the consolidation and pending mergers that are taking place globally," he says, of its members. figures are to be paid." the labels themselves keep sending "I am sure that there are going to be some great music company people and Lupica, who declines to comment Pacini accepts Lupica's material for us to put on the air," Paci- artists who will be going the indie route, and Just Music will be able to work about Rete As threat to sue him, tells chronology of the negotiations. But he ni continues. "Frankly, I don't see why with those individuals. I have no doubt that we are going to see a mushrooming Billboard: "The legal issue at stake in disagrees about the details of the dis- we should pay record labels for per- of new independent music companies worldwide, which will be at the forefront our case against Rete A is Italy's Copy- pute. Pacini claims Rete A "had an formance and broadcasting rights, as of breaking and discovering some exciting new artists." Anderson, who left right Law of 1941, particularly articles agreement for the years 2001 and 2002, we are helping them sell records in dif- EMI in May, was responsible for domestic marketing of international acts from 72 and 73, which relate to the use of which we honored, and the issue now ficult times. If anything, they should be Capitol, Virgin and Zomba during his tenure with the major. DIANE COETZER private copy, a concept that is reiterat- was the new contract for 2003. paying us."

BMG Ricordi in Italy has signed an exclusive "digital extension" deal with interactive mobile service provider Buongiorno. Under the deal, subscribers to three mobile operators in Italy (Tim, Wind and Vodafone) will be able to use short messaging service codes to access information, ring tones and other Malay Ministers Raise Pricing Issue items relating to BMG Ricordi artists. The first artist to be included in the deal is Eros Ramazzotti, with his new album, "9." BMG Ricordi business devel- opment director Andrea Rosi says the company plans to extend the project BY STEVEN PATRICK ing Industry Assn. of Malaysia (RIM), says he was to other countries where Buongiorno has a presence, including France, Ger- "shocked and appalled" by Subramaniam's comments. many and the U.K. MARK WORDEN KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia- Recent statements by Choy adds that he believes that the prices of music prod- Malaysian politicians urging lower video and music soft- ucts in Malaysia are reasonable. The Ministry of Domes- U.K. -based digital music service OD2 is looking to iden- ware prices as a way to fight piracy have drawn a strong tic Trade and Consumer Affairs declined to comment on tify the "killer offer" that will allow it to build its busi- reaction from the local music industry. Subramaniam's statement, and Subramaniam himself ness across Europe. On June 16, digitized catalog from Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told could not be reached for comment. Sony Music was made available for the first time a group of journalists at the Choy and RIM decline to through OD2, which already had licensing deals in opening of a housing proj- comment on Badawi's place with Universal, BMG, EMI, Warner Music and a ect outside of Kuala remarks, but record corn - string of independents. With all five majors on board, Lumpur June 13 that it was pany executives here have OD2 marketing director Ed Averdieck says, "we've got a matter of "simple eco- expressed shock. Universal to first base; second base is marketing the hell out of nomics" for video CD Music Malaysia managing the services. In America, Apple has done great things (VCD) producers and rec- director Sandy Monteiro around a 99 cent offer for à la carte downloads. Over ord companies to lower says, "We are looking for- the next six months, we're trying to establish what the prices and thus increase ward to a dialogue with the killer offer is for the European public and working with all our partners sales volume. deputy prime minister and around Europe to put various campaigns in place to establish that." For the The resulting local press the Ministry [of Domestic time being, only U.K. users have access to the Sony content; negotiations are reports appeared only two Trade and Consumer Af- MONTEIRO: HOPING FOR DIALOGUE under way to strike territory-by- territory agreements across Europe. With- weeks after deputy Domes- fairs], which we hope to in six weeks, more than 7,500 Sony tracks from 600 albums will be incor- tic Trade and Consumer Affairs minister S. Subramani- arrange at the soonest possible date." porated into OD2's catalog, bringing its offering to more than 200,000 tracks. am was quoted in a local newspaper as saying that VCD The current retail prices of recorded music in Malaysia OD2 content is available through online partners, including dotmusic.com, and music producers should reduce their prices to pre- see CDs selling at between 19.90 ringitt ($5.23) and 45 MSN, Tiscali, Freeserve and the U.K. Web site of MTV. LARS BRANDLE vent piracy. ringitt ($11.84). Music cassettes retail at between 13.90 Darren Choy, chairman of local labels body the Record- ringitt ($3.65) and 17.80 ringitt ($4.68).

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Music fans and audio profession- nia recently debuted atop The Bill- A look back -hundreds of als alike have long been aware of board 200 in the form of Led Zep- them, actually-is just what the abundant and enduring accom- pelin's "How the West Was Won." Kramer has allowed the public, plishments of producer /engineer As an engineer at Olympic Stu- through photographic exhibitions Eddie Kramer. dios in London, Kramer recorded featuring many of the artists with That recognition becomes offi- the Beatles in some of their whom he has worked. "From the cial on Oct. 11, when Kramer will non -Abbey Road Studios sessions. Other Side of the Glass," a collec- be inducted into the Technical At Electric Lady Studios in New tion of Kramer's personal photo- Excellence and Creativity (TEC) York, which he helped design, graphs documenting recording Kramer pro- sessions and concerts, was recent- duced demos for ly shown at ARIA Photographic the then- Images in New York. Kramer will unknown Kiss, take his photos on a tour of 11 Studio spawning Guitar Center locations -a trek another long sponsored by manufacturers relationship. Shure, dbx, and Lexicon -in Sep- Monitor Add to that tember and October. considerable list Like the photographic exhibi- of accomplish- tion, talking with Kramer is a tour By Christopher Walsh ments more stu- through music history. One of his cwalsh @billboard.com dio and live most recent projects, for example, recordings by was the June 9 recording of Les Zeppelin, the Paul's 88th birthday celebration at Hall of Fame during the 115th Rolling Stones, Traffic, Peter the Iridium Jazz Club in New York. Audio Engineering Society conven- Frampton. Buddy Guy, Curtis May- That's where the pioneering gui- tion in New York. field, NRBQ, and many others, and tarist, who was equally innovative Kramer's ongoing contribution is Kramer's body of work is nothing in the development of recording LES PAUL (LOT) AND EDDIE KRAMER: A PAIR OF PIONEERS obvious. As Jimi Hendrix's engi- short of remarkable. technology, performs weekly. neer, he continues to work on "I'm really thrilled," Kramer says "We owe him a tremendous debt experimenting with sound on letting it just go," Kramer says. issues and reissues of the revolu- of the honor. "It was such a shock, of gratitude," Kramer says of Paul. sound, and then later on with the "You can do a billion different tionary guitarist's prodigious out- really; the last thing I expected. It's "From a musical point of view, he's expansion to eight track on one - mixes, a billion different vocal put. In the past few years, that work not something you look toward or done so much wonderful work on inch [tape] ... what a tremendous passes -I mean, come on! The has extended to surround -sound campaign for; you just get on with his guitar-he made the solid -body leap forward in technology. That Zeppelin stuff, the Hendrix stuff, remixes for the DVD -Video release your life and do the things you do. guitar, which we all know influ- just broke open the doors." the Stones stuff-it's full of mis- of live performances. Tracks that All of a sudden somebody says, enced so many musicians. But Kramer recently returned to takes, hiss and noise, but that's Kramer recorded in 1972 in Califor- `Hey,' and then you look back." from my perspective, without him his alma mater, Olympic Studios, part of the beauty and the joy of it. to create 5.1- channel mixes of Rock'n'roll was never meant to be music from the restored "Festi- a perfect art, I don't think. val Express," which documents "The decisions were fairly sim- JULY 5 the 1970 musical train trip plistic: You came in with a band UCTION CREDITS across Canada featuring the that was hopefully good, that some Grateful Dead, the Band, and A&R person had seen in a club with Janis Joplin. For the remix, a thousand screaming fans, and had BILLBOARD'S NO. 1 SINGLES (JUNE 28, 2003) Kramer used the Solid State a body of work that they had been Logic XL K Series console - playing on the road for nine CATEGORY HOT 100 R &B COUNTRY MODERN ROCK MAINSTREAM ROCK introduced in 2002 and designed months or a year. You rehearsed the TITLE THIS IS THE NIGHT SO GONE BEER FOR MY HORSES HEADSTRONG LIKE A STONE for multichannel audio produc- stuff, tweaked the songs and ran the Artist/ Clay Aiken/ Monica/ Toby Keith Duet With Trapt/ Audioslave/ There no Producer S. Mac M. Elliott, Spike & Jamahl Willie Nelson/ GGGarth, Trapt R. Rubin tion. tape. were computers (Label) (RCA) (J/RMG) J. Stroud, T. Keith (Warner Bros.) (Interscope/Epic) "I was fascinated with it because crashing, and you had 16 tracks - (DreamWorks) it was the next level up, and it def- 24 at the most-and the choices initely was a big help on the 5.1 weren't that many. It's the song, the RECORDING STUDIO(S) WESTLAKE AUDIO HIT FACTORY CRITERIA HIT FACTORY CRITERIA WAREHOUSE CELLO (Location) (Los Angeles) (Miami) (Miami, FL) (Vancouver, British (Los Angeles, CA) [mixes]," Kramer says. "Sonically, song, the song, the performance, Engineers) Chris Laws Damask) Castellon O'HENRY Columbia) David Schiffman it was very nice and clear. I love the performance, the perform- (Burbank, CA) Dean Maher Julian King the 9000 [J Series, also by Solid ance-and the band played State Logic] for most stuff; it's just together. The results were magi- CONSOLEISI/ SSL 9000 J Neve 8078 SSL 9000 J Neve (Air) Neve 8078 that the K is a little more sophisti- cal." DAW(S) cated, to say the least. The com- Kramer is no Luddite, of course. RECORDERIS) Pro Tools HD Pro Tools Sony 3348 HR, Pro Tools Sony 3348, Pro Tools ATR 124, Vintage API puter is faster, and it's really hot - Like many producers and engineers, rodded for 5.1." he maintains of analog by RECORDING Pro Tools HD Pro Tools Quantegy 467, Pro Tools Quantegy 467. Pro Tools EMTEC 900 MEDIUM Technology, though -especially recording basic tracks to 16 -track its manifestation in the digital tape with Dolby SR before transfer- MIX DOWN STUDIO(S) MIX THIS HIT FACTORY CRITERIA LOUD SOUNDTRACK CELLO audio workstation's (DAW) infinite ring- through Mytek analog- to -dig- I Lo.,,tion) (Los Angeles) (Miami) (Nashville, TN) (New York) (Los Angeles, CA) Engineerls) Bob Cleannountain Scott Kieklak Julian King Andy Wallace Rich Costey track count and ability to manipu- ital converters -to Pro Tools. The late sound--can produce a less - DAW, Kramer says, "can do so many CONSOLE(SI/DAW(S) SSL 4000 G+ SSL 9000 J Sony Oxford OXF -R3 SSL G Series SSL 9000 J than- satisfying experience, Kramer magnificent things. It's a fantastic RECORDER(S) Sony 3348 HR Studer A820, Pro Tools Pro Tools Sony 3348, Studer AS27 AIR 1/2 -, Pro Tools notes. The spontaneity and imme- tool, as long as you can be disci- diacy many of plined with it and let it away MIX DOWN Quantegy 467 Quantegy 499, Pro Tools Pro Tools EMTEC SM 900, Quantegy GP9 that characterizes not run MEDIUM Quantegy 467 his 1960s and 1970s productions, with your record. I mean, play the he feels, is lost when possibilities thing right in the first place!" HIT FACTORY STERUNG SOUND MASTERMIX STERLING SOUND SONY (Location) New York) (New York) (Nashville, TN) (New York) Wew York are limitless. Engineer Joe Yannece Chris Gehringer Hank Williams Ted Jensen Vlado Melier "Because of the options that are (THE WIND CRIES) MARY: After 20 available to artists, it's almost years, Mary Campbell has departed CD /CASSETTE BMG BMG UMVD WEA SONY MANUFACTURER counterproductive, almost coun- Electric Lady Studios in New York. terintuitive, because you can tweak Campbell is now at Sony Music D2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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BY STEVE MCCLURE is to establish a 50/50 ratio between its record business and other activities during the next five TOKYO -It was quite a guest list: two former years under Avex's "Project 2008" business plan. prime ministers, the governor of Tokyo and sev- "We're shifting toward being a full- scale, enter- eral hundred CEOs. tainment- content production group," Yoda The VIPs turned out for a party in a Tokyo explains. hotel ballroom on May 16 to offer their support Likewise, Toshiba -EMI's Saito says his com- of Avex chairman Tom Yoda, newly elected as pany's goal in introducing an "internal company chairman of the Recording Industry Association system" in April was to transform Toshiba -EMI of Japan (RIAJ). from a record company into a "music company. Never in the RIAJ's 60 -year history had such From now on, we plan to establish a foothold not a collection of big names from the political and only in music and video, but in music rights' economic worlds gathered to pledge their back- businesses as well, such as ring tones and `ring ing for the industry. And, while the tone of the tunes,' songs downloaded via mobile phones," event was largely upbeat, it barely masked an says Saito. undercurrent of desperation, as the Japanese recording industry faces what is perhaps its INDIES OFFER BRIGHT SPOT worst-ever crisis. Since the industry's peak year Although no one in the Japanese industry of 1998, production value of audio software by believes copy -protected CDs are a panacea for the RIAJ members has declined by at least 27%. industry's ills, copy protection has widespread Some observers feel 2003 will be the year when support. the industry bottoms out. "Starting last year, we have been very active "We would like to think of this year as the in introducing [copy -protected CDs]," notes turning point for the Japanese music industry, Saito. He adds that while the RIAJ's production where we get our energy back again," says data for the January -March 2003 period shows a Toshiba -EMI president Masaaki Saito. 10% decline in the audio software category in "Stop being pessimistic," is Universal Music value terms, total production (including DVDs) K.K. president/CEO Kei Ishizaka's reply when was up 4% compared to the first quarter of 2002. asked how to get the Japanese industry out of its 'We have been putting a lot of effort into the DVD current doldrums. "Household savings in Japan market to create `musical DVD software,' to real- account for $12.4 trillion," notes Ishizaka. "This ize a total presentation package for artists with means that Japanese consumers have more both music and video," Saito says. potential spending power -money power. For As the majors discuss ways of getting the this reason, as long as our industry provides industry back on track, the Japanese indie sec- attractive product, the outlook for the industry tor continues to grow, with Okinawa -based indie will be positive." bands Mongol 800 and H.Y. scoring million-sell- Others are less sanguine. ing albums as the majors look on enviously. "The era in which you could have huge hits "The surge in popularity of indie releases sig- that appealed to a broad cross -section of the nifies a ray of hope for the industry in general," Japanese public are over," says Masao Morita, says Tashiro. "Not only does this growth provide president of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan). a veritable talent pool of musically creative talent, Warner Music Japan chairman Hiroshi Inaga- it is also a harbinger of future trends." ki offers a succinct-and grim- analysis of the Japanese record -company executives are Japanese record industry's current woes. "Only quick to point out that, though their sales are about half of the people who enjoy newly released down, demand for music remains high. They music do so by buying the CDs," Inagaki says. due to its high production and promotion costs. ever, the threat looms large on the horizon," cite the earnings of the authors' society, JAS - "The other half enjoy it by downloading it ille- "Now, it's international music that is extreme- Tashiro says, "and steps need to be taken to RAC. Those collections have remained relatively gally or creating copies from rented CDs, or mak- ly profitable for companies like Warner, Univer- resolve the matter -both for the benefit of the stable over the past few years, largely due to ing copies from friends' CDs and used CDs." sal and Toshiba -EMI," Inagaki says. "So I think user and repertoire owners." continuing growth in performance right royal- Inagaki says this hurts the biggest stars the companies that don't have ties to major Western Some Japanese labels think it's time to start ties collections despite the steady decline in most. "The amount they sell is becoming one - labels will probably find themselves in a difficult thinking outside the box -the jewel box, that mechanical collections. Referring to these fig- half or one-third [of what they could sell]," he position." is -and put more emphasis on the "non -pack- ures, Warner's Inagaki says Japanese record claims. "I won't give names, since these are age" side of the business. Morita says Sony's strat- companies deserve a bigger slice of the musi- examples of other companies' artists, but acts FISHING UPSTREAM egy is to place greater emphasis on the cal- royalties pie. that used to sell 4 million units now only sell 2 BMG Funhouse president Hidehiko Tashiro "upstream" side of the music business: publish- "Record makers and [performing] artists, million, and someone who used to sell 3 million doesn't believe CD -R burning and illegal down- ing, artist- management subsidiaries and related and not just composers and lyricists, should now only sells 2 million." This, he says, is mak- loading are the only reasons for the decline in businesses, for example. get some return for karaoke and for ring ing domestic repertoire less and less profitable the Japanese music industry's fortunes. "How- Similarly, Avex's Yoda says his company's goal (Continued on page 54)

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BY STEVE MCCLURE companies. On April 1, the company announced a major reorganization designed to strengthen its creative functions TOKYO-SoundScan Japan calculates the quarterly market and increase internal autonomy. The Sony Music Group shares of the country's leading record companies. Here are previously had one core company, SMEJ, and now has two. profiles of the country's top amrket leaders as measured by SMEJ continues to oversee all music -related activities. The SoundScan figures for the first quarter of 2003. newly created Sony Culture Entertainment oversees Sony Music Group activities not directly related to the music 1. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (JAPAN) business, such as Sony Magazines and Hall Network Inc, a CEO /representative director: Masao Morita venue operator. Masao Morita, son of Sony Corp. co- founder Web site: www.sonymusic.co.jp Akio Morita, heads SMEJ. Kazumoto Enomoto heads Sony Major acts: Zone, Mika Nakashima, Culture Entertainment. Sales of the SMEJ companies for Market share: 18.86% the year ending March 31, 2003, fell 9.8% to 183.1 billion yet ($1.6 billion), reflecting the overall weakness of the Japanese market.

2. AVEX INC. Chairman/CEO: Tom Yoda uct in the copy -protected format will counter erosion of its Web site: www.avex.co.jp sales due to illegal copying. Major acts: , BoA, Every Little Thing Market share: 14.08% 3. TOSHIBA -EMI Avex, Japan's biggest independent record company, on May President: Masaaki Saito 9 reported mixed results for the year ending March 31, 2003. Web site: www.toshiba -emi.co.jp Sales of the Avex Group's core company, Avex Inc., were down Major acts: Utada Hikaru, Ringo Shina, Kishidan 7% to 51.4 billion yen ($439.2 million) while after -tax profit Market share: 11.47% rose 85.7% to 1.7 billion yen ($439.2 million). On a consoli- Like Sony, Toshiba -EMI recently announced a major dated basis, the Tokyo -based Avex Group's sales fell 1.8% to 81 restructuring. The Capitol, Virgin, international repertoire, billion yen ($692.1 million), while after-tax profit was down strategic marketing, and sales and marketing operations were 29.8% to 3.1 billion yen ($26.5 million). Avex chairman Tom spun off in April as semi -autonomous divisions. Toshiba -EMI Yoda, who earlier this year assumed the chairmanship of president Masaaki Saito says the basic idea behind the reor- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), or SMEJ, continues labels group the Recording Industry Assn. of Japan, says he is ganization is to change Toshiba -EMI from a "record" compa- to have the biggest market share among Japanese record confident that the company's decision to release all its prod- (Continued on page 50) Land of the Rising Deal: Licensing to Japan BY STEVE MCCLURE Aikawa points out, foreign labels also need to offer deep from such U.S. punk labels as Asian Man Records, Hopeless expertise in the musical genres they're seeking to license to Records and drive -thru records. Sky Records began working TOKYO- Despite the steep fall in music sales in Japan and Japanese partners. with drive -thru records in 2002 and has so far licensed four the dominance in the market of local artists, Japan remains "Foreign record companies should know about the Japan- albums from that label. a sought -after source of international sales for labels in the ese market, but there should already be a market for [their] U.S. and elsewhere. music in America," explains Aikawa. "We are still sensitive to SUPPORT YOUR RELEASE American market trends, so if something is popular in the For Ray Hearn, chairman of the Tokyobased label /distri- U.S., that will influence Japanese tastes." bution group Beat, labels that want to license their product That's why Aikawa felt comfortable with the idea of signing a licensing deal in 2000 with the Velour Music Group, the New York based club/jazz specialist label. "We already had a license deal with Blue Note, so it was natural for us to con- nect with Velour," says Aikawa. "Both sides' timing matched," he adds, noting that Velour did not have a Japanese licensee until hooking up with Toshiba-EMI. Toshiba -EMI has released four or five albums a year from Velour, Aikawa says. He adds that the label's music appeals to the same market in Japan as in the U.S. -club -music fans who like their music to have a strong jazz flavor. Yasuhiro Suzuki plays guitar with leading Japanese punk band Nicotine, an act signed to Warner Music Japan. But Suzuki is also the president/producer of Tokyo-based inde- pendent record label Sky Records, which has one -shot licens- ing deals with various U.S. punk labels. For Suzuki, rela- tionships are the crucial element in forging a licensing deal. "Personal contact and building up the good relationship between labels and bands are the most [important] things for me," he says. Suzuki sums up his business philosophy as "Enjoy punk rock! D.I.Y," and "Meet punk people and eat sushi!" to Japanese companies should be prepared to supply adequate "Nicotine has been to the U.S. many times for touring, promotional support for their releases unless they want them recording and meeting with labels and bands," Suzuki to sink out of sight in the increasingly competitive Japanese Knowing the basics about the Japanese music market is explains. "When I found good bands I liked, I tried to talk to market. essential for non- Japanese labels trying to score licensing the band or label directly. If I get a good answer, I invite the "If you want a record released in this market, make sure deals in the world's second -biggest music market. But as band to Japan and usually release their album [in Japan]." you're supporting it, and don't just assume it's automatical- Toshiba -EMI strategic marketing A &R director Yoshitaka In the past few years, Sky Records has released product (Continued on page 48)

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lead us to the right contact would be essential." she adds. deals, she says Victor prefers to be first asked whether it wants to review something and to whom a package should be Licensing SETUP AND PLANNING addressed. Continued from page 46 Ohi notes that in recent months Victor has released many "Unsolicited material, not addressed to anyone in particu- albums by established artists such as Hall and Oates, the Ban- lar, will generally be given less attention," Ohi says. Timing is ly going to be supported from the licensee's end," says Hearn, gles and Simply Red, as more artists own their masters and also crucial. "The normal lead time to properly set up a record whose label licenses product from overseas labels such as is three months, and, if a deal needs to be negotiated prior to Warp, Ninja and On -U Sound. that, ideally I would say we have to be given information about Promotional support, says Hearn, can include supplying as a record at least four months ahead of the release. Having many different artist photos as possible, or making artists said that, there are releases that may work better when available for interviews. imports exist, so it is all about having the right balance at the "There are so many people who put out records and then right time." don't really wish to do interviews," Hearn says. "Video footage Deciding what product to license is a matter of taste, says is very important, and it doesn't have to be glossy MTV videos; Tetsuyuki Miyamoto, international A &R director at Toy's it can be live footage or whatever. And, obviously, wherever Factory. "It's all up to the individual director's musical possible, the live marketplace is still a fantastic place to sup- taste," says Miyamoto. "If he likes it, we say, `OK, let's sell port releases here." it!" At the same time, Hearn claims that Japanese labels put Miyamoto says Toy's Factory both seeks out music it thinks more effort into their releases than in any other territory in will sell in Japan, as well as welcoming demos and samples the world. And the Japanese market is open to just about from overseas acts and labels hoping to sign licensing deals any kind of music. "Bluegrass is difficult," he jokes. "We're with the Tokyo -based independent. doing well with reggae, club, and, obviously, rock is a peren- The list of overseas acts whose product Toy's Factory has nial in any market. Japan is basically a series of niche mar- licensed for Japan is a decidedly eclectic one. It includes kets." JSBX, Brian Setzer, Death Cab For Cutie, John Squire, Badly Information is the key when it comes to making licensing Drawn Boy, Jimmy Eats World and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "We deals, says Aya Ohi, deputy GM and head of international license a lot of punk, hard rock and heavy metal," says operations for international repertoire at Victor Entertain- Miyamoto, "but it really depends on the individual director's ment. "I believe it's always beneficial for an artist and /or a decision, even if it's not a popular genre." Miyamoto explains product or a label to have coverage in the right press," says that, unlike some other labels, Toy's Factory does not have Ohi referring to both the trade and consumer press. Such any label deals with overseas record companies; they're all coverage, she says, increases an act's chances of drawing one -offs for specific releases. attention from potential licenses, rather than seeking that In the end, licensing to Japan is no substitute for bringing attention. "With whatever information we get from these license them directly. Victor also has label deals with younger an artist into the market. Miyamoto stresses that supporting publications, we do further research on the Web, so to have labels, such as Vagrant and Victory. While Ohi doesn't rule a release by performing live tour dates in Japan remains cru- a decent Web site with at least an e-mail address that will out the possibility of accepting unsolicited offers for licensing cial to building sales.

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ny into a "music" company in which each unit will be respon- sible for its own profits and losses. In the last few years Toshi- ba -EMI has proven increasingly adept at signing promising new domestic acts, such as this year's bright hope, 13- year -old female vocalist Asuca Hayashi, 17- year -old male jazz piano sensation Takashi Matsunaga and Yuka Goda, a female vocal- ist in the Avril Lavigne mode.

4. UNIVERSAL MUSIC K.K. President: Kei Ishizaka Web site: www.universal-music.co.jp Major acts: Masaharu Fukuyama, Sing Like Talking, Market share: 11.01% Universal's strengths continue to be jazz, classical music and international repertoire. This spring, it scored a ground- breaking hit with Russian female duo T.a.t.u. However, the company is striving to boost its presence in the all- important area of domestic repertoire by signing R&B/hip -hop acts such

as Sphere and Ai to its Def Jam Japan imprint. President Kei Ishizaka, one of the Japanese music industry's more charis- matic and outspoken executives, got a lot of media attention last November when he personally led the promotional team pushing Mariah Carey's "Through the Rain" single.

5. VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT President: Toshiaki Shibuya Web site: www.jvcmusic.co.jp /top.html Major acts: Keisuke Kuwata, Minmi, SMAP Market share: 8.01% Victor Entertainment -Japan's second -oldest label -saw one of its veteran acts, singer /songwriter Keisuke Kuwata, cement his status as a top -selling solo act last year with two hit albums, "Top of the Pops" and "Rock and Roll Hero," which spawned the hit singles "Tokyo" and "Shiroi Koibito- tachi (White Lovers)." Another veteran act, male idol group SMAP, remains one of Victor's biggest, despite the fact that SMAP's five members are now in their late 20s or early 30s, which is nearly over -the -hill for most idol stars. Meanwhile, Victor continues to sign new acts, such as sultry R &B /hip- hop chanteuse Minmi, whose debut album, "Miracle," was released in March. On the business front, as of Dec. 31, Vic- tor will end its "strategic alliance" with Universal Music K.K., whose product it has been selling since 2000. AI'AN 6. WARNER MUSIC JAPAN Chairman: Hiroshi Inagaki Web site: www.warnermusic.co.jp BMG FUNHOUSE, INC. Major acts: Rip Slyme, Kick the Can Crew, Yuki Koyanagi 1 -3 -9 Shibuya Shibuya ku Tokyo 150 -8350 JAPAN Market share: 5.30% http: //www.bmgjapan.com Warner Music Japan has been continuing its efforts to build a strong domestic -repertoire base, where it has traditionally been weak. In this respect the company has succeeded with local hip -hop acts such as Rip Slyme and Kick the Can Crew. In November, Tomonari Satoh replaced Harry Yoshida as pres- (Continued on page 56)

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have become more diverse," which explains why Japanese indie Last year, BMG set up an "adult-oriented music" section, which releases have been doing so well recently. "The majors need to recently scored a hit with veteran Japanese artist Shun Sakai. Strategies become more locally oriented," he says. Looking beyond the Japanese market, Tashiro notes that the Continued from page 45 Ishizaka says "attractive and melodious tunes" will sell, cit- ing the recent success of Universal artist Rui's single "Tsuki tones," Inagaki says. "The same goes for rentals and broad- no Shizuku (Quiet Moon)," which sold 800,000 copies. "This casting rights. "Since this is pursuant to the law, we'll have to is happening at other record companies as well," Ishizaka JAPAN MUSIC PRODUCTION step up our [political lobbying] efforts. Mr. Yoda is doing a pret- notes. ty good job in this regard." Warner's Inagaki sees mainstream Japanese pop, or J -pop, (Millions of units) remaining a dominant force. "I don't think there really are any 450 other new things out there," he says. Although the younger demo- graphic is steadily shrinking, "I don't think record companies can 400 flourish by catering to the older generation. We have to contin- ue to appeal to the younger generation to avoid dying out." 350

RETURN TO RETAIL At Avex, Yoda's leitmotif is back -to- basics. "We need to find 300 high -quality songs and artists from many musical genres that appeal to a wide range of age groups," he says. He feels that the 250 kind of international pop/dance material that was the original basis of Avex's success is ripe for a comeback. And, he contin- 200 ues, striking a somewhat critical note, many record labels have been counting too much on compilations and forgetting about the need to nurture new creative talent. 150 'The top priority of the industry now must be to focus on bring- Universal's Ishizaka sounds a similar note, saying that it's time ing the consumer back to CD stores," says BMG's Tashiro, "by 100 to "reinstate the rights of the record company. Record compa- offering strong and highly appealing content." nies should take the initiative in controlling finance, A&R/mar- Sony's Morita agrees, stressing that retailers have to do a - 50 keting, copyright and so forth. " ter job of enticing middle -aged people into their stores. "They When asked what musical styles they expect to be popular in the hear all this loud music coming out of the stores, and so they're next few years, Japanese music executives usually roll their eyes afraid to go in," he says, noting that his own musical tastes tend 0 and answer that if they knew that, all their worries would be over. toward album rock and easy listening. '99 '00 '01 '02 All the same, they're usually willing to hazard a few guesses. To BMG's Tashiro also emphasizes the need for the industry to do mace: Recording Industry Assn. of Japan begin with, explains Sony's Morita, "The public's musical tastes a better job of reaching out to Japan's steadily aging population.

South Korean market presents a promising opportunity for the Japanese music industry as Korea lifts its restrictions on import- ing Japanese culture. "It is believed that Japanese repertoire will constitute 10% of the Korean market once the ban on Japanese lyrics is rescinded," Tashiro says. "This has tremendous revenue implications for Japanese music companies, artists and pub- lishers."

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7. COLUMBIA MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT lion) for the fiscal half-year to Sept. 30, 2002; down 68.6% Market Leaders President/COO: Masao Nakajima from the corresponding period of 2001. Columbia also report- Web site: www. music.denon.co.jp ed a first -half ordinary loss of 923 million yen ($7.5 million) Continued from page 50 Major acts: Hibari Misora, Kiyoshi Hikawa and an after -tax loss of 1.5 billion yen ($12 million). But CME Market share: 3.79% should be on its feet again soon, says chairman/CEO Strauss ident of WMJ's East West Japan division, in order to let Yoshi - The announcement last fall that Nippon Columbia- Japan's Zelnick. The company was dealt an unexpected blow when da-one of Japan's top talent -spotters-concentrate on A &R oldest label -was changing its name to Columbia Music president Jack Matsumura died of a heart attack Aug. 20. A work as an outside consultant. Perhaps the most significant Entertainment symbolized the changes that have been tak- week later, the company named Masao Nakajima as its new recent development at WMJ is that chairman Hiroshi Inaga- ing place at the company since New York -based investment president. Nakajima had previously joined Columbia as exec- ki now reports to Hong Kong -based Warner Music Asia Pacif- firm Ripplewood bought a controlling interest in it in May utive VP in charge of sales and marketing, strategic planning, ic president Lachie Rutherford, who is gradually putting his 2001. But CME still has some way to go before it regains full and human resources. stamp on Warner's Japan operation. fiscal health. It reported sales of 13.2 billion yen ($108.1 mil- 8. BMG FUNHOUSE President: Hidehiko Tashiro Web site: www.bmgjapan.com/ Major acts: Orange Pekoe, Kazumasa Oda Market share: 3.07% BMG Funhouse, which last year enjoyed strong sales of President & COO greatest -hits compilations by female vocalist Misia (who has `.o Mt, Kiyoshi Mizukami since signed with Avex) and veteran male singer Kazumasa

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Oda, is still in the process of building a stable of domestic acts. In recent months, the label has signed a slew of prom- ising new Japanese acts, such as rock band The Stand Up, singer /songwriter Shikao Suga, pop duo Orange Pekoe and female vocalist Ann Sally. The label has also seen combined local and import sales of Avril Lavigne's "Let Go" album reach 1.3 million. And in April, BMG set up a "Zomba team" to over- see the integration of Zomba Records Japan (ZRJ) into the company. For the time being ZRJ will continue operating out of its own offices in Tokyo.

9.TEICHIKU ENTERTAINMENT Waiting for President: Hisahiko Iida your wonderful products Web site: www.teichiku.co.jp Major acts: Babamania licensing... Market share: 2.94% One of Japan's oldest record companies, Teichiku is now jazz, new age, pops, reinventing itself amid the harsh conditions in the Japanese music industry. In April 2000, Teichiku became a subsidiary rock, others... of Japan Victor Co. (JVC), the parent company of Victor Enter- and musc DVD tainment. Teichiku's new Imperial Records label has recent- ly signed new Japanese acts such as rap -rock fusion band Babamania. The company Teichiku has also done well with product licensed from Chicago's Thrill Jockey label.

10. TOY'S FACTORY President: Takamitsu Idei Web site: www.toysfactory.co.jp Major acts: Mr. Children, Rag Fair, Pre -school Market share: 2.54% Leading independent label Toy's Factory continues to be one of the Japanese music industry's most eclectic and inter- esting labels. It has a mainstream superstar act in pop -rock Pony Canyon Inc., Ja band Mr. Children. Its roster also includes: up- and -coming bands from the indie scene such as the curiously named International A &R Group Bump of Chicken, a very popular band from Japan's a cap- -510, Toranomon, Minato -ku, Tok pella scene called Rag Fair and ska/rap fusion band Ket- phone: +81 -3- 5521 -8017 fax: +81 -3e sumeishi. Toy's Factory has also been one of strongest Japan- email: [email protected] ese labels in terms of licensing foreign indie product, on.co.jp/internationa including JSBX, Brian Setzer, Death Cab For Cutie, John Squire, Badly Drawn Boy and Jimmy Eats World.

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NYC based Pro Drummer skg pop /rock artist/band tour. Solid, easy going & fun w /major label experi- a major role in the company. Griffin says that there are people because these filmmakers will be from ence. Serious pro situations only. I'm the real "In everything [Simmons and Lath- with the same sensibilities as those who that community and will be doing deal 8 won't waste your time. Hip -Hop Send EPK to: an] have ever done and everything they make albums who could make films for things that are important to them." [email protected] Continued from page 6 do now, music defines what urban and this audience, but they never get the Simmons and Lathan founded Sim- hip -hop culture is, so it's been the back- opportunity. 'We're trying to change mons Lathan Entertainment in 1989. every window where there is an urban drop for everything," Griffin says. all that," Griffin says. The production company develops TV or hip -hop audience," Griffin says. "The "Music demonstrates that there is an Lathan agrees. 'There's a huge num- series, specials, movies and live enter- next big frontier for us is home video. audience for hip -hop and urban cul- ber of filmmakers and musicians that tainment. Simmons Lathan Entertain- We currently have nearly a dozen proj- ture, and it's at least 45 million strong," will be great contributors to our proj- ment has produced "Russell Simmons' BILLBOARD ects that are [close to] or in production. Griffin continues. 'There are hundreds ects. Most of them are a product of the Def Poetry Jam," "Def Comedy Jam" Those will be going into the market of albums that come out for that audi- hip -hop generation," he says.' The kind and the Tony Award -winning "Def Poet- CLASSIFIEDS beginning this fall." ence every year, but there are less than of projects that we're doing will speak ry Jam on Broadway." Simmons Lath- www.billboard.com SLMG also plans to launch a a dozen film projects from studios directly to urban audiences -not an Entertainment has also developed The because we're trying to engineer some- and produced such feature films as for more info call: 800 -223 -7524 screening series and film festivals in going after that same audience. the coming months. Music will play system is broken." thing or target a specific audience, but "Gridlock'd" and "How to Be a Player."

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JULY 5 Yll1.]:Co1 2003 Billboard ` ' 11re1 Field THE Sets Record MOST-PLAYED CLIPS AS MONITORED BY NIELSEN BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS For week ending "New Ons" are those clips with six or more plays for the first time in the chart week. JUNE 22, 2003 Radio Any ...r. T ..7111.. i morning show worth its rat- know, it's got buzz and it's breaking " "" Music First' ings knows there's no such thing as out all over the U.S." 1234 W. Street, NE, Washington, D. C. 20018 330 Commerce Street Na Nine, TN 37201 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 bad press -as long as the story gets Additionally, Field cites such 1 BONE CRUSHER, NEVER SCARED 1 BROOKS & DUNN, RED DIRT ROAD 1 BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE 1 EVANESCENCE BRING ME TO LIFE rZ GINWVINE IN THOSE JEANS 2 BRAD PAISLEY, CELEBRITY 2 ASHANTI, ROCK WIT 2 MATCHBOX TWENTY, UNWELL the station's call letters right. acts as , Godsmack (:A 50 CENT. 21 QUESTIONS 3 TOBY KEITH, BEER FOR MY HORSES 3 JOE BURDEN, PUMP IT UP 3 JEWEL INTUITION T,4 JOE BUDDER, PUMP IT UP 4 KENNY CHESNEY.NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PROBLEMS 4 KELLY CLARKSON, MISS INDEPENDENT 4 TRAIN. CALLING ALL ANGELS But radio's name has been drag- and Vendetta Red among the if ASHANTI, ROCK WIT U 5 SHANIA TWAIN, FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS 5 50 CENT, 21 QUESTIONS 5 BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE if BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE 6 RASCAL FLATTS, LOVE YOU OUT LOUD 6 PINK, FEEL GOOD TIME 6 MAROON 5. HARDER TO BREATHE ged through the mud lately, espe- groups that Entercom PDs were -.7 CHINGY, RIGHT THURR 7 MONTGOMERY GENTRY, SPEED 7 LUDACRIS. ACT A FOOL 7 MICHELLE BRANCH, ARE YOU HAPPY NOV, 1,{ DAVID BANNER, LIKE A PIMP B VINCE GILL SOMEDAY B WHITE STRIPES,SEVEN NATION ARMY 8 JENNIFER LOPEZ, IM GLAD cially in the weeks leading up to playing long before they signed T MONICA, SO GONE 9 DOLLY PARTON,I'M GONE 9 MICHELLE BRANCH. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW' 9 PINK FEEL GOOD TIME 114. LUDACRIS, ACT A FOOL 10 JIMMY WAYNE, STAY GONE TO METAWCA, ST. ANGER 10 UZPHAIR, WHY CANT( the June 2 ownership rules vote at to major labels. it NICK CANNON, FEEUN FREAKY 11 DWIGHTYOAKAM, THE BACK OF YOUR HAND it ROONEY BLUE SIDE 1t , TIMES UKE THESE 17 R. KEW/. SNAKE 12 FAITH HILL YOU'RE STILL HERE 12 MBA, MY LOVE IS LIKE... WO 12 GOO GOO SOUS, SYMPATHY the Federal 03. SNOOP DOGG, BEAUTIFUL 13 EAGLES, HOLE IN THE WORLD 13 TA.T.U.. NOT GONNA GET US 13 KELLY CIARKSON, MISS INDEPENDENT 314 UL JON& THE EAST SIDE BOYZGETLOW 14 KENNYCHESNEY,BIGSTAR 14 MONICA, SO GONE 14 UNCLE KRACKER, DRIFT AWAY Communica- N4 LOON, HOW YOU WANT THAT 15 AIJSON KRAUSS, THE LUCKY ONE 15 BLACK EYED PEAS, WHERE IS THE LOVE 15 ASHANTI, ROCK WIT 1G JAY -Z, LA, LA, LA (EXCUSE ME AGAIN( 16 MARTINA MCBRIDE CONCRETE ANGEL 16 UNKIN PARK FAINT 16 JASON MRAZ THE REMEDVII WON'T WORRY( tions Commis- OD FABOLOUS, CANT LET YOU GO 17 LONESTAR, MY FRONT PORCH LOOKING IN 17 RADIOHEAD, THERE THERE 17 SUGAR RAY, MR. BARTENDER (IT'S SO EASY(

I ROETRY SAY YES 18 RHONDA VINCENT, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 18 COLD, STUPID GIRL 18 THORNS. I CAN T REMEMBER sion (FCC). 19 TV HEATHER HEADLEY, I WISH I WASN'T FAITH HILL WHEN THE UGHTS GO DOWN JASON MRAZ THE REMEDY (I WON'T WORRY( 19 AUDIOSLAVE LIKE A STONE YOU WANT 20 ALAN 20 And David 310' BUSTA RHYMES& MAAWI CAREY !KNOW WHAT JACKSON, DRIVE (FOR DADDY GENEI CHRISTINA AGUILERA, FIGHTER 20 ALL- AMERICAN REJECTS , SWING SWING Tuned In. WMIDEE NEVER LEAVE YOU 71 KEITH URBAN, SOMEBODY LIKE YOU 71 EVANESCENCE BRING ME TO LIFE 21 COLDPLAY CLOCKS 23 TYRESE SIGNS OF LOVE MAKIN' 22 FRANKS PEREZ, SOMETHING CRAZY 72 COLDPLAY, THE SCIENTIST 22 WHITE STRIPES, SEVEN NATION ARMY Field is tired of 23 UL MO,4 EVER 23 JOE NICHOLS,BROKENHEARTSVILLE 23 FREEWAY. LET'S GO 23 3 DOORS DOWN, THE ROAD I'M ON 211 JAHEIM. PUT THAT WOMAN FIRST 24 TOBY KEITH. COURTESY OF THE RED, WHITE & BLUE 74 BONE CRUSHER, NEVER SCARED 24 EAGLES, HOLE IN THE WORLD it. He believes 62 THE ISLEY BROTHERS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO 25 WERKS BENTLEY, WHAT WAS I THINKIN' 75 FABOLOUS. CANT LET YOU GO 25 RED HOT CHID PEPPERS, BY THE WAY he and his radio n SEAN PAUL LIKE GLUE 26 RASCAL HATTS, THESE DAYS 26 FRANKIE J, DON'T WANNA TRY 26 CEUNE DION, I DROVE ALL NIGHT Radio. 7 BOW WOW, LETS GET DOWN 27 TIM MCGRAW, SHE'S MV KIND OF RAIN 27 THALIAI WANT YOU 27 SANTANA, THE GAME OF LOVE colleagues "need MYA. MY LOVE IS UKE, WO 28 MONTGOMERY GENTRY, MY TOWN 21' WAYNE WONDER NO LETTING GO 28 WEIRD AL YANKOVIC. ANGRY WHITE BOY POLKA UL' KIM, THE JUMP OFF 29 TRACE ADKINS, THEN THEY DO 29 JAHEIM, PUT THAT WOMAN FIRST 29 WEIRD ALYANKOVIC, BOB to do a better r*' TAMIA. OFFICIALLY MISSING YOU 30 UNCLE KRACKER, DRIFT AWAY 30 R. KELLY, SNAKE 30 3 DOORS DOWN, WHEN I M GONE GANG STARR, RITE WHERE U STAND 31 JENNIFER HANSON, THIS FAR GONE 31 GOOD CHARLOTTE GIRLS & BOYS 31 NO DOUBT, UNDERNEATH IT ALL job of represent- By Marc Schiffman WAYNE WONDER NO LETTING GO 32 BLAKE SHELTON, HEAVYLIFTIN' 32 HUSTA RHYMES &MARIAN GREY IKNOWWRAT YOU WANT 32 SHANIA TWAIN, FOREVER AND FOR ALWr /

I 33 3 DRU HILL I LOVE YOU 33 TERRI CLARK JUST WANNA BE MAD 33 DAVID BANNER LIKE A PIMP USA MARIE PRESLEY, LIGHTS OUT ing ourselves." [email protected] bl CUPSE HOT DAMN 34 MARK WIELS,I9 SOMETHIN' 34 FLOETRY SAY YES 34 NELLY HOT IN HEERE BOO& GOTTI.AIN'T IT MAN 35 DIXIE CHICKS, LONG TIME GONE 35 SEAN PAUL LIKE GLUE 35 SNOOP DOGG, BEAUTIFUL Field is presi- THREE 6 MAFIA, RIDDIN' SPINNERS 36 GEORGE STRAIT, SHE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A SMILE 36 A.FI., GIRL'S NOT GREY 36 BLUE MAN GROUP, THE CURRENT nÿ3 JS, ICE CREAM 31 TERRI CLARK THREE MISSISSIPPI 31 JEWEL INTUITION 37 METAWCA, ST ANGER dent/CEO of Entercom -owner of Field says, "Those are more rep- PHARRELL FRONTIN' 3B KEITH URBAN, RAINING ON SUNDAY 38 TRAPT, HEADSTRONG 38 UFEHOUSE HANGING BY A MOMENT JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ROCK YOUR BODY 39 JOE NICHOLS, SHE ONLY SMOKESWHEN SHE DRINKS 39 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE GO WITH THE FLOW 39 UVE. HEAVEN 104 radio stations -and committee resentative stories of how radio !NI DA BRAT, IN LOVE WIT'CHU 40 BUDDY JEWELL HELP POUR OUT THE RAIN DAMES SDNGI 40 STAIND, PRICE TO PLAY 40 THAUAI WANT YOU NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS chairman for the National Assn. of still does a great job of local pro-

".. LOON, HOW YOU WANT THAT TAT.U., NOT GET US EAGLES, HOLE IN THE WORLD GONNA LIZ PRAM, WHY CAN'TI Broadcasters' radio board. gramming and identifying great WMIDEE NEVER LEAVE YOU BLACK EYED PEAS, WHERE IS THE LOVE? EAGLES, HOLE IN THE WORLD _- BOW WOW, LET'S GET DOWN UNKIN PARK FAINT First on his list of "misconcep- new local music." MYA, MY LOVE IS LIKE... WO RADIOHEAD, THERE THERE BOO & corn. AIN'T IT MAN JASON MRAZ, THE REMEDY II WONT WORRY( tions" is the idea of centralized That music gets exposed JS, ICE CREAM COLDPIAY, THE SCIENTIST PHARRELL , FRONTIN' FREEWAY. LETS GO programming PDs FRANKIE J, DONT WANNA TRY directives coming through networking within a from a corporate headquarters. chain, but Field believes that is not ,... "All of our radio stations are the same as a corporate dictate. :E :rC I MuciiMUSjC locally programmed," Field says. "When it's smart programmers JAW AMMEN WWI j "We have local PDs, dedicated to stimulating, challenging and criti- CANADA cizing each other, that leads to bet- 2C0 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753 9697 E. Mineral Ave., Englewood, CO 80112 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 100:6 299 Oueen St West, Toronto. Ontario M5V225 ter product," he says. "That's prob- FAINT I I t RADIOHEAD, THERE THERE I ROCK .. UNKIN PARK, DIAMOND RIO. BELIEVE ASHANTI. WITU QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE GO WITH THE FLOW 2 LONESTAR, MY FRONT PORCH IN 2 SEAN PAUL UKE GLUE 2 SIMPLE PLAN, ADDICTED ..9 LOOKING ably always been true in any COLD, STUPID GIRL 3 BROOKS & DUNN. RED DIRT ROAD 3 JOE BUDDEN, PUMP IT UP 3 MICHELLE BRANCH, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? ;4 GOOD CHARLOTTE THE YOUNG AND THE HOPELESS 4 SRANIA TWAIN, FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS A UNKIN PARK FAINT A AVRIL LAVIGNE SKBER BOI creative industry." 3h STAIND. PRICE TO PLAY 5 TOBY KEITH, BEER FUR MY HORSES 5 COLDPLAY THE SCIENTIST 5 OUR LADY PEACE. INNOCENT SB WHITE STRIPES, SEVEN NATION ARMY 6 MONTGOMERY GENTRY, SPEED 6 50 CENT, 21 QUESTIONS 6 SEAN PAUL GET BUSY With Congress now looking over ;¡.I. EVANESCENCE BRING ME TO LIFE 7 RANDY TRAVIS, THREE WOODEN CROSSES 7 METAWCA, ST. ANGER 7 SAM ROBERTS. WHERE HAVE ALL THE GDOO PEOPLE GONE III AUDIOSLAVE, SHOW ME HOW TO UVE B JIMMY WAYNE STAY GONE B KENNA FREETIME 8 SUM 41, HELL SONG the recent FCC ownership vote, ï9 A.EL GIRL -S NOT GREY 9 KENNY CHESNEY, NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PROBLEMS 9 BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE 9 BRASSMUNK, BIG IN DEFTONES. MINERVA 10 BUDDY JEWELL HELP POUR OUT THE RAIN(LACEY'S SONG( 10 WHITE STRIPES. SEVEN NATION ARMY 10 AVRIL LAVIGNE, LOSING GRIP Field says, "It would be a great 141 TRAPT, HEADSTRONG 11 FAITH HILL YOU'RE STILL HERE L t DAVID BANNER LIKE A PIMP 11 BEYONCE CRAZY IN LOVE zit MARILYN MANSON,MOBSCENE 12 TRACY BYRD, THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN 12 JAY-Z, LA, LA, LAIEXCUSE ME AGAIN) 12 GOB, GIVE UP THE GRUDGE shame if Congress ended up enact- :18 CHEVELLE SEND THE PAIN BELOW 13 CHRIS CAGIEWHATA BEAUTIFUL DAY 13 ALL- AMERICAN REJECTS, THE LAST SONG 13 SHAWN DESMAN, SPREAD MY WINGS 14 HOT HOT HEAT, BANDAGES 14 BLAKE SHELTON, HEAWUFTIN 14 COLD, STUPID GIRL 14 THREE DAYS GRACE II HATE) EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU ing any legislation that hindered t5 LESS THAN JAKE SHE'S GONNA BREAK SOON 15 EMERSON DRIVE, ONLY GOD ¡COULD STOP ME LOVING YOU( IN YEAH YEAH BEANS, DATE WITH THE NIGHT IN SIMPLE PLAN. I'D DO ANYTHING Na ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, THE LAST SONG lb DOLLY PARTON,I'M GONE OH ROONEY, BLUE SIDE 16 MYA. MY LOVE IS LIKE...WO the ability of growth companies like ill P.O.D.. SLEEPING AWAKE 11 TRACE ADKINS. THEN THEY DO 17 HOT HOT HEAT BANDAGES 17 HNGER ELEVEN, GOOD TIMES 1. METAWCA, ST. ANGER tB TERRI CLARK THREE MISSISSIPPI 10 GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE YOUNG AND THE HOPELESS la WHITE STRIPES, SEVEN NATION ARMY ours to compete more effectively

FOO FIGHTERS, TIMES UKE THESE 19 DIERKS BENTLEY, WHAT WAS I THINKIN' 19 SMILE EMPTY SOUL BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE 19 50 CENT, 21 QUESTIONS

.a,Ti1 GODSMACK STRAIGHT OUT OF LINE 20 JOE NICHOLS. SHE ONLY SMOKES WHEN SHE DRINKS 20 DEFTONES, MINERVA 20 UNKIN PARK SOMEWHERE I BELONG with the Clear Channels and the TAPROOT, MINE 21 VINCE GILL SOMEDAY 21 STARTING UNE, THE BEST OF ME 21 K- OS, SUPERSTARR PT ZERO POWERMAN 500Q FREE u BRAD PAISLEY, CELEBRITY 72 JAHEIM, PUT THAT WOMAN FIRST 22 SEAN PAUL UKE GLUE Viacoms of the world. They should B 3 DOORS DOWN, THE ROAD I'M ON 23 BRIAN MCCOMAS, 939% SIDEII'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE( 23 LOON. HOW YOU WANT THAT 23 EVANESCENCE BRING ME TO LIFE IL14 AUDIOSLAVE LIKE A STONE 24 CLEDUST JUDD,WHERE'S YOUR MOMMY? 29 WMIDEE NEVER LEAVE YOU 70 50 CENT. IN DA CLUB be encouraging the Entercoms of e VENDETTA RED, SHATTERDAY 25 MARCEL TENNESSEE W INTERPOL OBSTACLE I 2J METAWCA, ST. ANGER DIE TRYING, OXYGEN'S GONE 26 BILLY GILMAN, SHADES OFUFE II AM U LUDACRIS, ACT A FOOL 26 SWOLLEN MEMBERS, BREATH the world to grow." 'ITI STARTING UNE. THE BEST OF ME 27 JENNIFER HANSON, THIS FAR GONE 21 JACK JOHNSON. THE HORIZON HAS BEEN DEFEATED 77 ULLIX, IT'S ABOUT TIME ALKALINE TRIO, WE'VE HAD ENOUGH 78 DWIGHT YOAKAM, THE BACK OF YOUR HAND 21 BONE CRUSHER, NEVER SCARED 28 TREBLE CHARGER HUNDRED MILLION Pay- for -play has been another q7B SMILE EMPTY SOUL BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE 29 DARRYL WORLEY HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN 79 VENDETTA RED.SHATTERDAY 29 MATTHEW GOOD, IN A WORLD CALLED CATASTROPHE SIMPLE PLAN, ADDICTED 30 CHALES TENNISON, EASYLOVIN' YOU 30 UL JON & THE EAST SI, GET LOW 30 NOT BY CHOICE NOW THAT YOU ARE LEAVING point of radio criticism in the NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS news. Entercom has a program -'_- AUDIOSIAVE SHOW ME HOW TO UVE NO NEW ONS THIS WEEK LOON, HOW YOU wANT THAT K- OS,SUPERSTARRPT ZERO li VENDETTA RED, SHATTERDAY LUMIDEE NEVER LEAVE YOU SEAN PAUL LIKE GLUE where a label can buy time in ... HOMBRE, NOT TODAY INTERPOL OBSTACLE I TREBLE CHARGER HUNDRED MIWON - BLUE MAN GROUP, THE CURRENT VENDETTA RED, SHATTERDAY SHAWN DESMAN, GET READY their individual radio stations, mak- overnights for an artist. But Field -t- CAFE TACUBA Ell DIE TRYING, OXYGEN'S GONE AVRIL LAVIGNE KNOCKIN ON HEAVEN'S DOOR 50 CENT, MANY MEN (WISH DEATHI IN ESSENCE FRIEND OF MINE ing decisions that are in the best says that and independent promo- MONICA SO GONE FREEWAY, LETS GO interest of their local communities." tion are easily excisable drops in SUBMITTED Music is not "spoon -fed from a the bucket in terms of revenue. NATIONAL MUSIC OUTLETS corporate office or independent He predicts the end of inde- H E CLIP LIST FOR EWEENDINGÓ ULY5. 20 promoters," he maintains. pendent promotion, and "we're "An Entercom PD -and I think happy to see it going away. But, this is true of the industry-will put it in perspective. We get mac unoN999 MO work with their staff to identify about one -fifth of 1% of our rev- 027 J#V (EUROPE( TELEVISION Continuous progemming Three hours weekly Continuous programming 5 hours weekly compelling new music in the mar- enue from indie money. Ninety - 404 Washington Ave., Miami Beech, R 33139 216W Ohio, Chicago. IL 60610 Hawley Crescent, London NWIBTT 223225 Washington SE Newark, NJ 07102 ket, compelling new music from nine percent of our revenue RICKY MARTIN. TAI VEZ BORIAUS, IT DOESN'T MEAN A THING BEVONCE, CRAZY IN LOVE LESS THAN JAKE, SHED GONNA BREAK SOON JUANES. FOTOGRAHA BIG DISMAL REMEMBER 11.0.0.1 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ROCK YOUR BODY NEW FOUND GLORY. UNDERSTATEMENT around the country or around the comes from getting good ratings. MANA, MARIPOSA TRAICIONERA BOYSETSNRE LAST YEAR'S NEST MADONNA, AMERICAN LIFE JEWEL INTUITION _'- DAVID BISBAL DIGALE SUPERGRASS. RUSH HOUR SOUL SEAN PAUL GET BUSY ZWAN. LYRIC world." Those PDs, Field says, "use Why would we ever play music

-- RICARDO ARJONA, DAME AUTHORITY ZERO, OVER SEASONS CHRISTINA AGUILERA, FIGHTER MEMENTO. NOTHING SACRED EELS, SATURDAY MORNING ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, PARA DUE LA VIDA BUSTO RHYMES 8 MARIAN GREY, I KNOW MAT YOU WANT KINGS OF LEON, RED MORNING LIGHT every available resource as well as that wasn't the most compelling SORAYA CASI RADIONEAD, THERE THERE EVANESCENCE. BRING ME TO UR ZIGGY MARLEY, TRUE TO MYSELF ALEXANDRE PIRES, AMAME A STATIC LULLABY, UPGLOSS AND LETDOWN RICKY MARTIN, JALEO TAUB KWEU, GET BY local research in terms of what music that our listeners wanted ?" EROS RAMAllOTTI, EMOCION PARA SIEMPRE REVOLUTION SMILE, BONETHROWER JENNIFER LOPEZ, I'M MAD REVIS, CAUGHT IN THE RAIN LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH, PUEDES CONTAR CONMIGO YEAH YEAH YEAH, PIN RED HOT CHIU PEPPERS, UNIVERSALLY SPEAKING THE ANDROIDS, DO IT WITH MADONNA their community wants to hear." But Field says the chain will TIZIANO FERRO, ALUCINADO SKINDRED, SET IT DIP BERENICE, IS RATHER SLEEP ALONE ENON, IN THIS CITY JENNIFER LOPEZ. IN GLAD MEST, JADED HIM, THE SACRAMENT BLUR. CRAZY BEAT He cites Mark Hamilton, PD of continue to work with indie pro- JUDO, LOS DEMAS THE USED, BLUE AND YELLOW P.O.D. SLEEPING AWAKE THE ROCKET SUMMER. SKIES SO BLUE VOZ VEIS, AUNQUE SEA POCO HOTWIRE. NOT TODAY EIS, NAJLEPSZE DNI USA MARIE PRESLEY, LIGHTS OUT modern KRK Portland, Ore. "He's moters until they go away. "As SIN BANDERA, SIRENA FOO ROUTERS, LOW UNKIN PARK FAINT PLAY. I MUST NOT CHASE THE BOYS LA LEY, AMATE Y SALVATE LONGWAVE WAKE ME UP WHEN IT'S OVER PINK. FEEL GOOD TIME SUNDAY DRIVER, FOREVER AGAIN the guy that first broke Coldplay in long as they are one of many JAMBE DE PALO, BONITO VENDETTA RED, SRATTEROAY CRAIG DAVID, RISE A FALL MADONNA, AMERICAN UFE just ANDRES CEPEDA, MIENTRASHAS PASABA EL TEMPO MEMENTO, NOTHING SACRED THICKE, WHEN I GET YOU ALONE SMANIA TWAIN, FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS the United How did [we use] it's RICKY MARTIN, JALES THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS. THE LAST SONG THE CARDIGANS, YOU'RE THE STORM BABY, BABY YOU CAN DO IT States. that tools and not violat- NOEUA, CLAVAMETU AMOR AVRIL LAVIGNE. I'M WITH YOU MONTGOMERY GENTRY, SPEED happen ?" Field asks. "He picked up ing our programming integrity TRAUA, I WANT YOU a British import [and] thought it and they're going to pay us, we'll sounded really cool. Next thing you take the money."

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www.americanradiohistory.com Behind the Bullets THE LATEST TRENDS FROM BILLBOARD'S CHARTS Monica 'Storms' To First No 1 Album Hello, Monica. Welcome to your Hop Albums. In the 12 years that we than her 2002 album-which sold first No. 1 album. That album was driven have employed SoundScan 1.8 million in its first 10 weeks -the J Records holds court on The by the title track duet data, 191 different albums new one has sold 1.3 million so far, Billboard 200 for a second consecu- with Brandy, which have entered at No. 1. making it one of four adult -leaning - 1 Overifie We have seen it happen 11 sets among the top 10 sellers in the tive week, as Monica replaces label spent 13 weeks at No. mate Luther Vandross. The R &B on The Billboard Hot times in the past 13 weeks, first half of 2003. songstress more than doubles her 100 and eight weeks atop and the current streak will Second only to 50 Cent this year best sales week with an opening Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Sin- Counter. grow to eight when Beyoncé and the top seller at mass merchants tally of 185,500 copies, edging Van - gles & Tracks. hits next issue's chart (see A is Grammy champ Norah Jones, dross by a 1.7% margin (182,000, Monica's new "After Look Ahead, page 6). who has sold 3.7 million of her 6.3 By Mayfield down 59 %). the Storm" set is fueled Geoff There have been four dif- million to date since this year's first gmayfield @billboard.com Monica's prior Nielsen Sound - by lead track "So Gone," ferent six -week runs in which sales week. Scan high was the opening week for which has led the R &B albums have bowed on top. Dixie Chicks' "Home" and the sophomore album "The Boy Is list for three weeks and bullets at career but also to Billboard 200 histo- The last began with the Billboard "Chicago" soundtrack are other Mine," which began with 91,000 in No. 8 on the all- format Hot 100 ry. This marks the seventh consecu- dated Nov. 3, 2001, when Columbia's grown -up favorites in 2003, having 1998. It peaked at No. 8 on the big Airplay chart. tive week that a new album has multi -act "God Bless America" was sold 1.8 million and 1.5 million, chart and at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip- Still missing from Monica's entered at No. 1, the longest such followed by albums from DMX, respectively, since this year began. résumé is a No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip- streak since Billboard introduced a Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Hop Albums, where Vandross logs a national album chart in 1945. Garth Brooks and Creed. second chart-topping stanza. The To put that in perspective, only six latter list is determined by a sub -set albums debuted at No. 1 before the HALFWAY THERE: You probably know monica of stores that specialize in R &B and big chart converted to Nielsen that in the 26th week of the calendar hip -hop, so ranks there sometimes SoundScan data in 1991. year, 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die differ from the order you'll see on Since then, of course, an album Tryin' " is the best -selling album The Billboard 200. bowing on top has become relatively thus far in 2003. The rapper's major - This is the first time J has locked commonplace, because the point -of- label debut, which moved 800,000 - the top two on either R&B/Hip -Hop sale- driven SoundScan system is plus in each of its first two weeks, Albums or the big chart. quicker and more accurate than the has sold 5.2 million to date. charts Billboard could compile from But did you realize that Celine SEVEN, COME 11: Monica's chart -top- ranked store and chain reports in Dion's "One Heart" is this year's ping bow is significant not only to her earlier years. 10th best -seller? Although slower

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One week after their astonishing and "Flying" come from Steiner has since parted Factory," the track has received scat- debuts at the top rungs of The Bill- the sales side and are dwin- ways with RCA, which demon- tered and fluctuating airplay nation- board Hot 100, Clay Aiken and dling rapidly. strates that radio chart success ally for more than a year. "Step" Ruben Studdard are able to hold on Since Billboard recon- SinglesMinde isn't always a harbinger of a qualifies for re -entry because it rises to the No. 1 and 2 slots with "This Is figured the Hot 100 to new artist's future fortunes. No above the No. 50 recurrent cutoff on the Night" and "Flying Without incorporate all radio for- Silvio Pietroluongo rookie's debut single has the chart, thanks to a 3 million jump Wings," respectively. mats in December 1998, [email protected] topped the country chart since in audience. Although sales of each single are the highest ratio of sales to Minal Patel Cyndi Thomson's 'What I Nearly two -thirds of the gain can be down more than 60% from last issue's airplay for a No. 1 was 86 mpatel @billboard.com Really Meant to Say" spent attributed to WJLB Detroit, which near -record numbers (Aiken's "Night" to 14 for Kelly Clarkson's Wade Jessen three weeks at No. 1 starting in increased the song's plays from three moves 143,500 pieces, while Stud - "A Moment Like This" in wjessen @billboard.com the Sept. 22, 2001, issue. to 63 this week. "Step" is also sched- dard's "Wings" scans 112,000 units), the Oct. 5, 2002, issue. Elsewhere on Hot Country uled to be included on Kelly's forth- those totals alone are enough to keep Aiken shattered that last issue, as the Moment" outpaced "Let Me Blow Ya Singles & Tracks, the RCA Label coming untitled album, which is due the songs atop the Hot 100. Their lead ratio for "Night" was 98 to 2 in favor of Mind" from Eve Featuring Gwen Ste- Group has cause to celebrate, as it this fall. A track from that release, over the competition is precarious, sales (it is 92 to 8 this week). Aiken's 9 fan by 170,000 listener impressions. claims the five biggest gainers. Alan "Thoia Thoing," was sent to radio this however, considering that more than million audience total was also the On the Hot 100, "Crazy" has the Jackson and Jimmy Buffett (20 -14) week and racks up 1 million listeners 90% of the chart points for "Night" lowest for a No. 1 on the Hot 100, edge and outranks "Stick" 3 to 4 increase 1,025 plays, Kenny Chesney out of the box. coming in below the 37 million because of a larger lead in non -moni- (16 -12) gains 637 spins, Brad Paisley impressions that Clarkson's "Moment" tored radio playlist reports. This sets (12 -7) increases 511 detections, Mar- posted in the previously mentioned up a strong battle for who will replace tina McBride (39 -29) gains 490 plays week. The radio sum for "Night" the fallen idol next week. and Brooks & Dunn (6 -4) improve grows to 12.5 million this issue. 484 spins. GONE UP. Newcomer Jimmy Wayne ON DECK "Magic Stick" by Lil' Kim lands the highest chart position for a TRACING STEPS: "Step in the Name Featuring 50 Cent climbs 2 -1 on Hot debut single in more than a year on of Love" by R. Kelly re- enters Hot 100 Airplay, edging out Beyoncé's Hot Country Singles & Tracks, as R &B/Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks at "Crazy in Love" by only half a million "Stay Gone" steps 4 -3. It is the highest No. 40, three months after moving listener impressions. That is the clos- level on this chart for a new artist to recurrent status following a 20- est race among the top two titles on debut since Tommy Shane Steiner's week run on the chart where it that chart since the July 14, 2001, "What If She's an Angel" reached No. 2 peaked at No. 65. issue, when Lifehouse's "Hanging by a in the May 25, 2002, issue. From Kelly's album "Chocolate

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2 1 - 2 LUTHER VANDROSS Dance With My Father 1 52 53 44 BONE CRUSHER AttenCHUN! 11 J 51885/RMG 11298/18.981 BREAK 'EM OFF /SO SO DEF 50995 /ARISTA 11898 CDI

3 2 1 METALLICA St. Anger 1 53 51 49 AVRIL LAVIGNE 6 Let Go 2 ELEKTRA62853/EEG 118.98 CD) ARISTA 14740 (17.98 CD) 4 3 RADIOHEAD Hail To The Thief 3 54 47 28 ' - DEFTONES Deftones 2 CAPITOL 81543.118.98 CO) MAVERICK 48350 /WARNER BROS. (18.98 CD)

5 4 - ANNIE LENNOX Bare 4 70 62 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Kings Of Crunk 15 J 52350/RMG (18.98 CO) ® ME 2370/TVT (13.9817.98)

6 7 3 50 CENT 5 Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 1 40 59 56 THE ALL -AMERICAN REJECTS The All- American Rejects 25 SHADY /AFTERMATH 4935641INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.981 DOGHOUSE/DREAMWORKS 450407/INTERSCOPE (18.98 COI [N]

7 10 11 NORAH JONES ' Come Away With Me 1 57 39 43 FLEETWOOD MAC Say You Will 3 BLUE NOTE 32088 07.98 CD) [N] REPRISE 48394/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CDI 8 11 4 E EVANESCENCE Fallen 3 58 54 51 EMINEM 6 The Eminem Show i WIND -UP 13063(18.98 CDI WEB /AFTERMATH 493290 /INTERSCOPE 112.9819981 9 6 5 SOUNDTRACK 2 Fast 2 Furious 5 59 63 50 COLD Year Of The Spider 3 DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH 000426/IDJMG 029818.981 FLIP /GEFFEN 000006/INTERSCOPE (1898 CD)

10 13 10 KELLY CLARKSON Thankful 1 60 55 54 JOHN MAYER 3 Room For Squares 8 RCA 68159/RMG 118.98 CD) AWARE/COLUMBIA 85293/CRG (798 EQ/18.98/ [NI 11 15 12 CHER The Very Best Of Cher 4 61 42 - KENNY G Ultimate Kenny G 42 GEFFEN/MCAAVARNER BROS. 73852/WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING 118.98 CDI BMG HERITAGE 50997/ ARISTA 112.9818.981 12 12 2 JEWEL 0304 2 62 57 65 KENNY CHESNEY 3 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems i ATLANTIC 83638/AG 118.98 COI BNA 67038/RLG 112.9816,981

13 17 8 SOUNDTRACK The Lizzie McGuire Movie 6 BRAND NEW Deja Entendu 63 TRIPLE WALT DISNEY 860080 (18.98 CDI ® . CROWN 82896/RAZOR 8 TIE 112.98 CDI 14 5 - GEORGE STRAIT Honkytonkville 5 CD 79 64 JASON MRAZ Waiting For My Rocket To Come 64 MCA NASHVILLE 000114NMGN 1129818.981 ELEKTRA 62829 /EEG (12.98 CD) [N]

15 21 13 LINKIN PARK 2 Meteora 1 65 61 46 GODSMACK Faceless i WARNER BROS. 48186.11928 CO) REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 067854/UMRG 1129818.981 16 8 - JOE BUDDEN Joe Budden 8 66 50 71 T.A.T.U. 200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane 13 DER JAM 000505' /IDJMG 110.98/18.981 INTERSCOPE 061107 08.98 CD) [N] Q 23 15 SEAN PAUL Dully Rock 9 cal 73 66 SIMPLE PLAN No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls 36 VP/ATLANTIC 83620 /AG (12.98/18.98) LAVA 83534/AG/798/12.98)M

18 19 6 TRAIN My Private Nation 6 68 68 48 MARILYN MANSON The Golden Age Of Grotesque 1 COLUMBIA 86593/CRG 18.98 ED CD) NOTHING 000378INTERSCOPE 118.98 CD)

19 18 7 LONESTAR From There To Here: Greatest Hits 7 69 65 59 3 DOORS DOWN Away From The Sun 8 BNA 67076/RLG 02.9818.981 REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL 064396/UMRG 112.98/1898) 20 16 - THE BEACH BOYS The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer 16 70 69 58 DANIEL BEDINGFIELD Gotta Get Thru This 41 CAPITOL 82710(18.98 CD) ISLAND 065113 /IDJMG (17.98 CDI

21 14 9 LED ZEPPELIN How The West Was Won 1 71 74 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tour 2003 Compilation 21 . ATLANTIC 113587/AG 127.98 CDI SIDE ONE DUMMY 71237 (8.98 CD) 22 9 - Ill STEELY DAN Everything Must Go 9 72 71 70 DIXIE CHICKS 6 Home i REPRISE 18135 / WARNER BROS. 18.98 C0) MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 86840 /CRC 02.98 E818.98)

23 22 18 TOBY KEITH 3 Unleashed 1 90 57. FRANKIE J What's A Man To Do? 53 DREAMWORKS 450254/INTERSCOPE m COLUMBIA 90073/CRG 112.98 ED CD) (NASHVILLE) 111.9818.981

24 27 16 3 COLDPLAY 2 A Rush Of Blood To The Head 5 74 66 60 SOUNDTRACK Chicago 2 CAPITOL 40504.12.98/18.981 EPIC 87018 118.98 EO CD) 5 25 26 14 STAIND 14 Shades Of Grey 1 75 78 79 HEATHER HEADLEY This Is Who I Am 38 FLIP/ELEKTRA E2882/EEG118.98 CD) RCA 69318RMG 11298/18.981 26 28 17 JACK JOHNSON On And On 3 76 52 31 JOHN MELLENCAMP Trouble No More 31 JACK JOHNSON/UNIVERSAL 0750ID /UMRG 118.98 CD) COLUMBIA 90133/CRG 118.98 EO CDI 27 30 20 Elephant 6 77 82 69 NELLY 6 Nellyville 1 THIRD MAN 27148N2 (18.98 CD) - FO REEL /UNIVERSAL 017747/UMRG 129818.981

28 32 22 R. KELLY 2 Chocolate Factory 1 78 56 63 JAMES TAYLOR The Best Of James Taylor 11

- JIVE 41812/ZOMBA 08.98 CD) WARNER BROS. 73831/WARNER STRATEGICMARKETING 118.98 COI

` 29 36 30 / GINUWINE The Senior 6 79 67 - PLAY Replay 67 EPIC 86960 (12.98 E0/18.98) MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA /CRG 18.98 EO/12.981 30 37 32 LIL' KIM La Bella Mafia 5 80 64 - MEST Mest 64 QUEEN BEE/ATLANTIC 83572/AG 12.98/18.981 MAVERICK 48456/WARNER BROS. (12.98 CO)

31 33 23 VI' THE ISLEY BROTHERS FEATURING RONALD ISLEY Body Kiss 1 81 89 73 AFI Sing The Sorrow 5 DREAMWORKS 450409/INTERSCOPE (12.98/18.981 NITRO/DREAMWORKS 4503806/INTERSCOPE 1198 CD) 32 35 24 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS Now 12 3 82 60 52 DARRYL WORLEY Have You Forgotten? 4 EMI/UNIVERSAL/SONY20MBA 82344 /CAPITOL (12.98/18981 :' DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) 000640/INTERSCOPE 12.98/18.98) 33 24 26 SOUNDTRACK American Idol Season 2: All-lime Classic American Love Songs 2 83 72 39 JO DEE MESSINA Greatest Hits 14 RCA SI I68RMG (18.98 C0) CURB 78790118.98 CDI

34 38 27 DAVID BANNER Mississippi: The Album 9 84 80 74 JAHEIM Still Ghetto 8 SRC/UNIVERSAL /UMRG 000312 1129818.981 DIVINE MILL 48214/WARNER BROS. (18.98 CD)

41 37 CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2 Stripped 2 C011 98 92 UNCLE KRACKER No Stranger To Shame 43 o RCA 68037/RMG (12.9818.98) LAVA 83542/AG (129818.98) 1 1.36 40 38 AUDIOSLAVE Audioslave 7 86 81 75 TIM MCGRAW 2 Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors 2 INTERSCOPE/EPIC 8696r (18.98 HI CD) r CURB 78746112.9818.98) h . -37 31 25 CELINE DION 2 One Heart 2 87 105 91 CHEVELLE Wonder What's Next 14 EPIC 8 718 5 0298 EQ/18.981 EPIC 136157 0.98 EC CD)

38 25 33 JIMMY BUFFETT Meet Me In Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett The Ultimate Collection 9 18 85 77 MARTINA MCBRIDE 2 Greatest Hits 5 MAILBOAT/MCA 067761 /UME 125.98 CO) RCA (NASHVILLE) 67017JRLG 112.98/18.98)

NEW TYPE O NEGATIVE Life Is Killing Me 39 89 93 72 9 MADONNA American Life 1 o ROADRUNNER 618438/IDJMG 18.98 CD) MAVERICK 48439/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CD)

46 36 GOOD CHARLOTTE 2 The Young And The Hopeless 7 90 76 29 3 SUGAR RAY In The Pursuit Of Leisure 29 o DAYLIGHT 86486/EPIC (18.98 ES CD) ATLANTIC 83616/AG 11898 CD)

41 43 34 SHANIATWAIN Up! 1 MERCURY 170314/UMGN 19.98 CD) ®` PACESETTER ---01:

49 40 FABOLOUS Street Dreams 3 145 143 23 VARIOUS ARTISTS Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever 39 DESERT STORM / ELEKTRA 62791 ./EEG 02.98/18.98/ 0 EMI SPECIAL MARKETS 63201/TIME LIFE (1998 COI

NEW 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gold 2003 43 92 75 53 11 LISA MARIE PRESLEY To Whom It May Concern 5 VP/ATLANTIC 83656 /AG 117.98 CD) -.._. aVä' CAPITOL 96668111.98/18.981 29 - SARAH BRIGHTMAN Harem 29 93 86 90 JOSH GROBAN 3 Josh Groban 8 NEMO STUDIO 37180 /ANGEL 118.98 CDI 143/REPRISE 48154/WARNER BROS. 11898 CD) [NI 45 45 42 MATCHBOX TENTYW More Than You Think You Are 6 128 95 a CD SNOOP DOGG Paid Tha Cost To Be Da BOSS 12 MELISMA/ATLANTIC 83612/AG 112.9818.981 DOGGYSTYLF/PRIORITY 39157 /CAPITOL (1298/18.98)

k46 48 41 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 2 Justified 2 95 92 68 50 CENT The New Breed 2 JIVE 41823/ZOMBA 12.98/18.98) SHADY/AFTERMATH 000108/INTERSCOPE 119 98 OVD/CDI Itr GREATEST GAINER ì$ 96 104 84. FLOETRY Floetic 19 DREAMWORKS 4503I3/INTERSCOPE (17.98 CDI 47 WEIRD AL YANKOVIC Poodle Hat 17 62 0 BOYD TINSLEY True Reflections 97 WAY MOBY/VOLCAN 0 31294/ZOMBA (18.98 CO) ' BAMA RAGS /RCA 52633/RMG 118.98 CD)

48 34 19 SOUNDTRACK The Matrix Reloaded: The Album 5 98 95 85 RASCAL FLATTS Melt 5 WARNER SUNSET/MAVERICK 48411/WARNER BROS. (19.98 CD) LYRIC STREET 165031 /HOLLYWOOD (1298/18981 58 45 TRAPT Trapt 42 CD 140 134 FINCH What It Is To Burn 99 WARNER BROS. 48296110.98 CD) [NJ DRIVE -THRE 860991 /MCA (12.98 CD) [e]

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102 96 61 DJ KAYSLAY The Streetsweeper: Vol. 1 22 153 149 152 43 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Songs For The Deaf 17 COLUMBIA 87048'/CRG 112.58 EQ/18.98) INTERSCOPE 493425 118.98 CDI 103 108 102. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS By The Way 2 154 116 116 19 GEORGE STRAIT For The Last Time: Live From The Astrodome 7 WARNER BROS. 48140'118.58 CDI 'ik,..,i, MCA NASHVILLE 170319/UMGN112.98/18.981 LCD 131 118 THE ATARIS So Long, Astoria 24 155 84 - GRANDADDY Sumday 84 COLUMBIA 86184' /COG (18.98 EO CD) 1.12 27155' 114.98 CD) 105 99 55 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ultimate Smash Hits 55 156 163 132 THE THORNS The Thorns 62 BMG HERITAGE 52522/ARISTA 118.98 CDI AWARE/COLUMBIA 86958/CRG 112.98 EQ CDI Finger Eleven 157 106 111 86 JENNIFER LOPEZ 2 This Is Me...Then 2 FINGER ELEVEN ® WINDUP 13058 06.98 CO) [N] EPIC 86231 (18.98 EQ CO) 107 88 67 RICKY MARTIN Almas Del Silencio 12 158 157 138 TALIB KWELI Quality 21 SONY DISCOS 70439 (17.98 EQ CDI RAWKUS 113048'/MCA 118.98 CO) 108 77 94 RANDY TRAVIS Rise And Shine 73 180 151 MAROON 5 Songs About Jane 151 WORD -CURB 86236/WARNER BOOS. 111.98/18.581 OCTONE/J 50001 /RMG (11.98 CO) [N] 109 114 81 KELLY PRICE Priceless 10 160 132 - BROTHA LYNCH HUNG Lynch By Inch: Suicide Note 132 DEF SOUL 586777 /IDJMG (12.98/18.98) SICCMADE 07013117.98 CD) 110 87 80 LYNYRD SKYNYRD Vicious Cycle 30 161 120 161 THE ROLLING STONES Forty Licks 2 SANCTUARY 84610118.98 CDI ARKCS 1337BNIRGIN (29.98 CD) ' 125 137 65 MERCYME Almost There 67 162 144 119 CHRIS CAGLE Chris Cagle 15 ® CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 40516111.98/18.98) INS 86133/CURB 116.98 CDI [N] 112 106 100 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Worship (Yellow) 44 163 167 140 BRIAN MCKNIGHT U Turn 7 EMI CMG/WORD /PROVIDENT 80198/ZOMBA 11998/2298) MOTOWN 067315/UMRG (12.98/18.58) 113 113 109 F00 FIGHTERS One By One 3 CD 178 193 SWITCHFOOT The Beautiful Letdown 85 COLUMBIA 71083/RED INK CO) ROSWELL/RCA 68008/RMG 11898 CO) 19.N 114 100 101 ROD STEWART It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook 4 195 146 " O.A.R. In Between Now And Then 54 e EVERFINE/LAVA 83643/AG 118.98 CD) J 20039/RMG (12.98/1898) 115 112 98 737 KEITH URBAN Golden Road 11 166 155 131 10 PETE YORN Day I Forgot 18 CAPITOL INASHVILLE132936110.98/18 98) COLUMBIA 86922'/CRG (9.58 ES CD) 116 110 97 20 LIONEL RICHIE The Definitive Collection 19 167 168 117 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS Punk -0- Rama 8 79 MOTOWN/UTV 068140/UME 118.98 CDI EPITAPH 86673(7.N CD)

117 123 87 16 KIDZ BOP KIDS Kidz Bop 3 17 CD NEW 1 RUFIO MCMU000V 168 RAZOR &TIE 89060111.98/17.98) NITRO 15853(14.98 CD) [N] 118 102 108 F THIRD DAY Offerings II: All I Have To Give 18 lom 183 - 24 CHICAGO The Very Best Of Chicago: Only The Beginning 38 ESSENTIAL 10706/ZOMBA 118.N CD) RHINO 76170 (24.98 CO) 119 91 133 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER/C.W. MCCALL American Spirit 78 170 158 162 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS ESPN Presents: Stadium Anthems Music For The Fans 149 AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 1776116.98 CDI HOLLYWOOD 162387118.58 CD)

171 122 ;. REVIS Places For Breathing 115 120 97 106 ELTON JOHN 2 Greatest Hits 1970 -2002 12 173 flOCKETNN063178NME124.98 C01 EPIC 86514 (9.N ES COI [N]

121 107 8 1 RE- ENTRY,' VIVIAN GREEN Love Story 51 89 :;34 SOUNDTRACK 4 Mile ® SHADY 493508' /INTERSCOPE (12.98/1958) COLUMBIA 86357/CRG (12.98 EQ/18.98)

122 103 78 THIRD EYE BLIND Out Of The Vein 12 (ED 189 174 DISTURBED Believe 1 ELEKTRA 62783/EEG 118.98 CDI REPRISE 48320/WARNER BROS. 118.N CD) 123 109 76 SOUNDTRACK Lizzie McGuire 31 174 148 - ROSCOE Young Roscoe Philaphornia 148 BUENA VISTA 860791NJALT DISNEY 112.98 CD) PRIORITY 28291' /CAPITOL (10.98/18.98) [N]

124 130 110 BEN HARPER Diamonds On The Inside 19 175 146 167 ELVIS PRESLEY 3 Elvts: 308/1 Hits 1 VIRGIN 80640 (1838 CDI RCA 68079'/RMG 112.98/19.981

125 117 83 POWERMAN 5000 Transform 27 176 134 159 ALAN JACKSON A 4 Drive 1 DREAMWORKS 450433/INTERSCOPE (1898 CD) ARISTA NASHVILLE 67039/RLG (12.98/18.98)

NEW STEVE WINWOOD About Time 126 177 184 148 B2K Pandemonium! 10 WINCRAFT 0001 117.98 CO) T.U.G. 86995'/EPIC (12.98 EQ/18.98) 127 119 99 30 BUSTA RHYMES It Ain't Safe No More... 43 178 188 142 ° ' ASHANTI Ashanti: The 7 Series (EP) 142 J 20043'/RMG 112.98/18.981 MURDER INCJAJM 000494/IDJMG (9.98 CDI 141 103 CAM'RON PRESENTS THE DIPLOMATS Diplomatic Immunity 8 179 171 147 28 NAS God's Son 12 ROC- A- FELWDEF JAM 063211' /IDJMG (12.98 CD) ILL WILL/COLUMBIA 86930'/CRG (12.98 EQ/18.N) 129 133 112 SOUNDTRACK Holes 80 180 191 153 9 MOBS DEEP Free Agents: The Murda Mix Tape 21 WALT DISNEY 860092 (18.98 COI LANDSPEED 9222' /KOCH (14.98 CD) 130 135 96 LIL' MO Meet The Girl Next Door 17 CD 200 176 38 Disclaimer 92 . ELEKTRA 62835/EEG 118.58 CD) WIND-UP 1306819.98 CO) 131 121 88 LIVE Birds Of Pray 28 LCD MOGWAI Happy Songs For Happy People 182 RADIOACTIVE000371 /MLA 118.98 COI MATADOR 10567' 116.98 CDI [M] I® NEW LOUIE DEVITO Louie DeVito's Dance Factory Level 2 132 183 150 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Welcome Interstate Managers 150 DEE VEE 0006/MUSICRAMA (17.98 CDI S -CURVE 90875NIRGIN (18.98 CDI [N]

133 138 139 14 KEM Kemistry 133 184 172 165 FAITH HILL A 2 Cry 1 MOTOWN 067516/UMAG 18.98/12.98) [N] WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 48001/WRN (12.98/18.981

134 129 114 11 LUCINDA WILLIAMS World Without Tears 18 185 192 197 : COUNTING CROWS Hard Candy 5 LOST HIGHWAY 170355 08.98 CO) GEFFEN 493356/INTERSCOPE 118.98 CD) Do 135 127 125 33 JOE NICHOLS Man With A Memory 72 lel RE- ENTRY :, RELIENT K Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three 38 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 170285(11.98/17.98) [N] GOTEE 7289011438 CD) End Of To 17 136 94 105 29 JOHNNY CASH American IV: The Man Comes Around 45 RE -ENTRY 30 MUDVAYNE The All Things Come EPIC EO CDI AMERICAN 063339' /LOST HIGHWAY 118.98 CO) N48711898

137 124 126 CRAIG MORGAN I Love It 124 188 187 156 : JAY-Z Blueprint 2.1 17 BROKEN BOW 77567(1098 CD) [N] ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM 000297 /IDJMG 115.98 CDI

138 139 149 SANTANA 2 Shaman 1 189 156 169 : BEE GEES Their Greatest Hits-The Record 49 ARISTA 14737112.98/18.98) POLYDOR/UTV /UNIVERSAL 5891W/UMRG (17.98/24.98) Hits, Rarities & Remixes 190 139 118 104 NEWSBOYS Adoration: The Worship Album 33 IOW A TRIBE CALLED QUEST SPARROW 41763118.98 CDI ii JIVE 41839NZOMBA 111.98/18981

140 83 - DROPKICK MURPHYS Blackout 83 191 153 175 ' VICKIE WINANS Bringing It All Together 110 HELLCAT 80446' /EPITAPH 118.98 CDI VERITY 43214/ZOMBA 111.98/18.981 [N]

141 142 120 THE ROOTS Phrenology 28 Y SYSTEM OF A DOWN 413 Toxicity 1 MCA 112998' (18.N CDI AMERICAN /COLUMBIA 62240'/CRG 112.98 EO/18.981 LCD 162 144 -- ROONEY Rooney 141 CD MICHELLE BRANCH The Spirit Room 28 GEFFEN 000242/INTERSCOPE (9.58 CD) [N] MAVERICK 47N5/WARNER BROS. 117.98 CDI 143 147 163 FLEETWOOD MAC The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac 12 AVALON The Very Best Of Avalon: Testify To Love 112 © SPARROW 42949 (18.98 CDI REPRISE 73775/WARNER BROS. 124.98 CD) 144 122 128 MONTGOMERY GENTRY My Town 26 195 164 164 19 MICHAEL BUBLE Michael Buble 80 143/REPRISE 48376/WARNER BADS. CO) COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 58520 /SONY )NASHVILLE) 111.98 E0/17,98) 118.98 [N] 145 151 121 WAYNE WONDER No Holding Back 29 196 165 - 2 B.B. KING Reflections 165 VP /ATLANTIC 83628'/AG (9.98/14.981 MCA 000577 (IB.N CDI 136 146 152 124 LESS THAN JAKE Anthem 45 RE -ENTRY 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Worship Together: Be Glorified SIRE 48459NJARNER BROS. 114.98 COI o EMI SPECIAL MARKETS 63202/TIME LIFE (19.98 COI 147 143 123 79 JOHN MAYER Any Given Thursday 17 OD NEW 1 SOUNDTRACK Rugrats Go Wild! 198 NICKELODEON 1623%/HOLLYWOOD CDI AWARE/COLUMBIA 87199/CRC 119.98 EQ COI (18.98 148 161 115 MISSY ELLIOTT Under Construction 3 199 186 172 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW Gospel 2003 29 THE GOLD MIND/ELEKTRA 62873' /EEG 112.58/) 8.98) EMI CHRISTIAN/WORDNERITY 43213/ZOMBA 118.913/21.98)

149 126 129 'iî LED ZEPPELIN Early Days & Latter Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume One And Two 116 200 166 107 3 GILLIAN WELCH Soul Journey 107 ATLANTIC83619 /AG 119.58 CD) AGONY0305 (18.98 CO) [N]

150 159 111 S` J ALKALINE TRIO Good Mourning 20 fei VAGRANT 381.'112 98 CDI

Albums with 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). 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 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: O Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units )Oro). 4 Certification of 200,000 units (Platino . 4' 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 charts largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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1 3 Weeks AtNumber1 'g_. NUMBER -In' tr, NUMBER 1/GREATEST GAINE I 9 Weeks AtNumberl 1 1 JOHN MELLENCAMP Trouble No More 7 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI SPECIAL MARKETS/TIME LIFE 2010/CHOROANT Worship Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever COLUMBIA 90133/CAC 2 1 STACIE ORRICO FOREFRONT/VIRGIN 2589/CHOROANT [N] Stacie Orrice 2 2 B.B. KING Reflections MCA 000577 3 1 2 RANDY TRAVIS WORD- CURB/WARNER BROS. 86236/WORD-CURB Rise And Shine 3 6 6 IND86133/WORD -CURB 3 4 ± BUDDY GUY Blues Singer 4 MERCYME [N] Almost There SILVERTONE 41843/ZOMBA [N] 5; 4 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI CMG/WORD 80198/PROVIDENT WOW Worship (Yellow) 3 DAN AYKROYD Have Love Travel 4 JIM BELUSHI, Will 6 - 3 5 THIRD DAY ESSENTIAL 10706 /PROVIDENT Offerings II: All I Have To Give HAVE LOVE 80200 [a] 7 5 4 NEWSBOYS SPARROW 1763/CHORDANT Adoration: The Worship Album 5 5 ETTA JAMES Let's Roll PRIVATE MUSIC 11646/AAL 8 8 12 SWITCHFOOT SPARROW 1976/CHOROANT The Beautiful Letdown 5 7 SUSAN TEDESCHI Wait For Me 9 13 10 RELIENT K GOTEE2890 /CHORDANT Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do TONE- COOL 751146/ARTEMIS [N] 10 14 13 AVALON SPARROW 2949 /CHDRDANT The Very Best Of Avalon: Testify To Love 7 6 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble 19 14 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI SPECIAL MARKETS/TIME LIFE 2011/CHORDANT Worship Together. Be Glorified LEGACY 86423/EPIC G) 3 9 TAJ MAHAL Hanapepe Dream 12 10 11 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY43199 /PROVIDENT Donnie McClurkin... Again TONE -COOL 51173 13 17 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY82336NJOR0 -CURB iWorship: A Total Worship Experience 9 8 MARCIA BALL So Many Rivers 14 21 25 MERCYME INO8621B/WORO -CURB Spoken For ALLIGATOR 4891 [N] 15 11 8 MICHAEL W. SMITH REUNION 10074/PROVIDENT Worship Again 0 10 DELBERT MCCLINTON Room To Breathe 25 REBECCA ST FOREFRONT2835/CHOROANT Wait For Me: The Best From Rebecca NEW WEST 6042 m 20 JAMES St. James KIM WILSON Lookin' For Trouble 17 15 17 POINT OF GRACE WORD- CURB/WARNER BROS. 86251/WORD-CURB 24 M.C. 49 18 18 9 MICHAEL W. SMITH REUNION 10025/PROVIDENT Worship MICHAEL BURKS I Smell Smoke 20 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI CMG /PROVIDENTNJORD /SPARROW 9776/CHORDANT WOW Hits 2003 ALLIGATOR 4892 39 39 DEITRICK HADDON TYSCOTNERITY43195/PROVIDENT [N] Lost And Found 13 ROBERT PALMER Drive MI COMPENDIA4886 21 22 23 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN SPARROW 1762/CHORDANT All About Love 11 BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND Blues At Midnight 22 26 22 12 STONES WINO -UP 13069/PROVIDENT [NI 12 Stones MALAC07512 23 24 21 JACI VELASQUEZ WORD- CURB/WARNER BROS. 86223NJORD-CURB [Unspoken] 5 SONNY LANDRETH The Road Were On 24 23 16 FFH ESSENTIAL 10705 /PROVIDENT Ready To Fly SUGAR HILL 3964 25 9 - PILLAR FLICKER6172/CHORDANT [N] Fireproof 26 12 24 NICHOLE NORDEMAN SPARROW 1934/ CHORDANT [N] Woven & Spun

27 29 26 KIRK FRANKLIN GOSPO CENTRIC 70037/PROVIDENT The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin JULY 5 28 HEZEKIAH WALKER THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR VERITY 4317RPROVIOENT [N] Family Affair Il: Live At Radio City Music Hall 2003 Billboard TOP REGGAE ALBUMS. 30 30 & 29 31 28 P.O.D. A' ATLANTIC 83496'/WORD-CURB Satellite W Sales data compiled by k 30 16 19 GEORGE JONES BANDIT/BNA67063/CHOROANT The Gospel Collection: George Jones Sings The Greatest Stories Ever Told éls Nielsen 31 27 29 JARS OF CLAY ESSENTIAL 10689/PROVIDENT Futhermore: From The Studio, From The Stage ÿ SoundScan ^.= HOT SHOT DEBUT -J7- S ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title WOMEN OF FAITH INTEGRITY 82494/WORD-CURB Songs From The Great Adventure JEREMY CAMP BEC0456/CHORDANT Stay a" NUMBER 1 `Fd:' 32 Weeks At Number l 28 27 VARIOUS ARTISTS REUNION 10076/PROVIDENT Dove Hits 2003 l 1 SEAN PAUL DM Rock VP/ATLANTIC 8%20 /AG BYRON CAGE GGSPO CENTRIC 70047 /PROVIDENT [N] Byron Cage

2 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gold 2003 33 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS TOOTH & NAIL/BEC /FOREFRONT /SPARROW 1176/CHORDANT X 2003: Experience The Alternative VP /ATLANTIC 83654 /AG LIFEHOUSE DREAMWORKS450377 /CHDRDANT Stanley Climbfall 3 2 WAYNE WONDER No Holding Back VP /ATLANTIC 83628/AG 38 40 32 THE CROSS MOVEMENT BEG2654/CHORDANT [N] Holy Culture 14 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Rasta Jamz 39 32 33 RICH MULLINS REUNION I0052/PROVIDENT Here In America RAZOR & TIE 89062 40 37 38 AUDIO ADRENALINE FOREFRONT0B77 /CHDRDANT Worldwide 4 ZIGGY MARLEY Dragonfly PRIVATE MUSIC/RCA VICTOR 11636/AAL 6 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ultimate Reggae UTV 000061NME 6 Lucky Day 7 SHAGGY J003 BIG YARD 113070'/MCA Billboard TOP GOSPEL ALBUMSM 7 BUJU BANTON Friends For Life Sales data compiled by JP /ATLANTIC 83634/AG [N] Y 1l w a Nielsen VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Pulse 2: Hit Songs-Jamaican Style W3 ill ,. TROJAN 80408/SANCTUARY b - r SoundScan 3 s 8 EASY STAR ALL -STARS Dub Side Of The Moon ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title EASY STAR 1012 , NUMBER 1 gI 5 Weeks At Number 1 9 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Legend (Deluxe Edition) d= TUFF GONG /ISLAND 586714/ID-LNG 1 1 3 VICKIE WINANS VERITY 43214/ZOMBA[N] Bringing H All Together

12 11 BEENIE MAN Tropical Storm 2 2 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI CHRISTIAN/WORDNERITY43213/ZOMBA WOW Gospel 2003 SHOCKING VIBES/VP 13134./VIRGIN 3. 3 4 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY4319920MBA Donnie McClurkin... Again 3 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gold 2002 1 OMI /UTV067763 /UME VP 1679 4 ` 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS Church: Songs Of Soul & Inspiration 4 THIRD WORLD Ain't Givin' Up 5 5 6 SMOKIE NORFUL EMI GOSPEL 20374 [N] I Need You Now SHANACHIE 45056 8 5 SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY KINGDOM001 /PGE [N] Praise Is What I Do 15 PAPA SAN God & i °so GREATEST GAINER S- GOSPO CENTRIC 70049/ZOMBA 11 12 DEITRICK HADDON TYSCOTNERITY43195/ZOMBArot Lost And Found

8 . 6 - LEE WILLIAMS AND THE SPIRITUAL QC'S MCG7029/MALACO [N] Right On Time 7 9 7 KIRK F- L . ' n,:: I . m h . I . I 10 9 8 HEZEKIAH WALKER & THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR VERITY4317620MBA [NI Family Affair II: Live At Radio City Music Hall 1 -, 115 Bit and TOP WORLD ALBUMS T HOT SHOT DEBUT ^.'- Sales data compiled by HARVEY WATKINS, JR. VERITY43224/ZOMBA Its In My Heart -Live In Raymond MS W IN Nielsen 12 15 BYRON CAGE GOSPO CENTRIC 70047/ZOMBA [NI Byron Cage SoundScan 13 16 17 FRED HAMMOND VERITY 43197/ZOMBA Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 14 15 13 MARY MARY COLUMBIA85690/CRG Incredible 15 13 10 BISHOP T.D. JAKES AND THE POTTER'S HOUSE MASS CHOIR DDLTERITYSOUNDS 20378/EMI GOSPEL A Wing And A Prayer , NUMBER 1 =:2`. B Weeks At Number l '`, 16 18 14 DONALD LAWRENCE & THE TRI -CITY SINGERS CRYSTAL ROSE 20360 /EMI GOSPEL [N] Go Get Your Life Back 1 1 SOUNDTRACK Frida 18 EVELYN TURRENTINE-AGEE ATLANTA INT'L 10281 H's Done 4 OG 474150/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP m 27 Already 2 6 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL Varekai 18 17 16 YOLANDA ADAMS VERITY43222/ZOMBA The Praise And Worship Songs Of Yolanda Adams CIRQUE DU SOLEIL 93928 19 22 19 GEORGIA MASS CHOIR SAVOY 7129/MALACO [NI I Owe You The Praise = Bend H 3 3 SOUNDTRACK Like Beckham 20 23 20 JAMES BIGNON & THE DELIVERANCE MASS CHOIR ZHANA 103 God Is Great MILAN 36010 firi) 28 21 DOTTIE PEOPLES ATLANTA INT'L10279 Churchin' With Dottie 4 2 , IBRAHIM FERRER Buenos Hermanos WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH 79650/AG [NI 22 19 26 JOHN P. KEE & NEW LIFE VERITY43200/ZOMBA [N] Blessed By Association 5 4 RY COODER MANUEL GALBAN Mambo Sinuendo 25 - ALVIN SLAUGHTER INTEGRITY GOSPEL 86758/EPIC On The Inside PERRO VERDE/NONESUCH 79591/AG 33 26 24 JUANITA BYNUM SHEKINAH INTERNATIONAL 1662 [N] Behind The Veil: Morning Glory 2 b 5 DANIEL O'DONNELL The Daniel O'Donnell Show 25 21 27 ELEKTRA62690/EEG Believe DPTV MEDIA 0004 YOLANDA ADAMS 26 20 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY GOSPEL 18859/TIME LIFE Songs 4 Worship Gospel: God Is In The House 8 ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE Alone In Iz World BIG BOY 5907/THE MOUNTAIN APPLE COMPANY 27 30 - RAMIYAH MUSIC WORLD /INTEGRITY GOSPEL82599/CRG Ramiyah 7 DANIEL O'DONNELL Greatest Hits 33 28 RENEE SPEARMAN AND PREZ FEATURING PROSPERITY BLACKSPHERE 1002 Celebrate ['PTV MEDIA 9550 RIZEN LIGHT 5517 /COMPENDIA Rizen DJ CHEB I SABBAH As Far As: A DJ Mix r 31 POOH AND THE YOUNG INSPIRATIONS DPHIR 10121 /PGE Its About lime SIX DEGREES 1092 36 VARIOUS PINNACLE 0001/0TC The Pinnacle Project Bricks With Straw... Volume 1 Gospel 0 11 DAVID VISAN Buddha-Bar V 31 32 25 ARTISTS GEORGE V 71034 32 24 29 AARON NEVILLE TELL IT 20381/EMI GOSPEL Believe i Rider - Original Soundtrack 1 LISA GERRARD Whale ® 37 30 DR. ED MONTGOMERY PRESENTS MARK TAYLOR AND ALC ABLIFE 6301 [N] Total Live Experience 44D 72304/BEGGAHS GROUP 34 29 23 MAURETTE BROWN CLARK AIR GOSPEL 10277 /ATLANTAINT'L By His Grace 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Soca Gold 2003 MUSIC MARKETS LIFE VP 1690' 35 10 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS UNIVERSAL SPECIAL 60601/TIME Living The Gospel: Gospel Greats 3 9 THE CHIEFTAINS Down The Old Plank Road/The Nashville Sessions 36 35 32 TRIN -I -TEE 5:7 B- RITE/GODPO CENTRIC 70038/ZOMBA The Kiss RCA VICTOR63971 /AAL 37 40 36 VARIOUS ARTISTS VERITY43236/ZOMBA Gospel Blockbusters 4 14 BAHA MEN Greatest Movie Hits m ,, THE SHEPHERDS AMEN 1504 Trilogy: Live In Augusta, GA S -CURVE 42945/CAPITOL 39 38 38 DARWIN HOBBS EMI GOSPEL 20359 IN] Broken ® SOUNDTRACK Amelie VERITY4322520MBA Gospel Greats, Vol. 11: Hope And Encouragement VIRGIN 10790 cr) 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS

Albums with the greatest sales geins this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units ISold). 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 indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIRA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIM Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units (Platino). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platino).'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2003, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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1 Week At Number 1 .g 38 Weeks At Number l 1 NUMBER 1 e` lo Weeks AINUTIL/ `- NUMBER 1 ;, NUMBER 1 I GREATEST GAINER 2 5 KEM Kemistry 1 1 1 Metallica METALLICA 13 MOTOWN 067516/UMRG (8.98112.981 1 2 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Kings Of Crunk ELEKTRA 61113' /EEG 111 98/17.981 0 OME 2370'/TV1 11398/17981

2 2 2 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS 10 Legend 1 3 CRAIG MORGAN I Love It BROKEN BOW 77567 113.98 CD) 2 2 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tour 2003 Compilation TUFF GONG /ISLAND 548904/IDJMG 11298/18.981 SIDE ONE DUMMY 71237 18.98 CDI 6 6 Rooney 3 4 3 COLDPLAY Parachutes 3 ROONEY GEFFEN 000242/INTERSCOPE 19,98 COI 3 4 7 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER/C.W. MCCALL American Spirit NETT ERK 30162/CAPITOL W (1198/17.981M AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 1776 115.98 CDI 4 3 4 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 6 Greatest Hits 17 HOT SHOT DEBUT CAPITOL 30334 11898/15981 >J7 HOT SHOT DEBUT FINGER ELEVEN Finger Eleven WIND -UP 13058 (16.98 CDI About Time 5 7 5 KENNY CHESNEY A3 Greatest Hits STEVE WINWOOD o W INCRAFT 0001 117.98 COI BNA 67976/RLG 11298/18981 5 10 8 MAROON 5 Songs About Jane LOUIE DEVITO Louie DeVito's Dance Factory Level 2 6 9 8 TIM MCGRAW A3 Greatest Hits OCTONE 50001 111.98 CDI o SEE VEE 0006/MUSICRAMA 117.% CDI CURB 77978 112.98/18981 v i RUFIO MCMLXXXV I Love It 7 11 9 JACK Brushfire Fairytales NITRO 15853 114.98 COI 6 5 6 CRAIG MOR1GAN[x] BROKEN EOHBN(S9ONMR118.9BC01[N]JI 2 REVIS Places For Breathing 7 8 Blackout 8 13 6 EMINEM A° The Marshall Mathers LP EPIC 86514 (9.98 ELI CDI 7 3 - DROPKICK MURPHYS HELLCAT 80446' /EPITAPH CDI WEB /AFTERMATH 498629' /INTERSCOPE 112.98/18981 118.98 8 3 - ROSCOE Young Roscoe Philaphornia 9 16 12 LINKIN PARK A8 [Hybrid Theory] PRIORITY 28291' /CAPITOL 110.98/18.981 8 8 4 ALKALINE TRIO Good Mourning WARNER 47755 VAGRANT 381. 112.98 CDI BROS- 11298/18981 MOGWAI Happy Songs For Happy People MATADOR 10567' COI LYNCH Lynch By Inch: Suicide Note 0 6 10 METALLICA A' Master Of Puppets 116.98 9 6 - BROTHA HUNG SICCMADE 07013 117.98 CDI ' ELEKTRA60439 /EEG 111.98/18.981 10 4 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Welcome Interstate Managers S COI -O- Rama 8 1 14 7 RASCAL FLATTS Rascal Flatts -CURVE 90875A/1051N 118.98 10., 10 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS Punk EPITAPH 86673 COI LYRIC STREET 165011/HOLLYWOOD III 98/18.981[H] 1798 11 5 10 VICKIE WINANS Bringing It All Together 2 12 14 THE BEATLES A8 1 VERITY 43214/ZOMBA 111.98/18.981 RUFIO MCMLXXXV NITRO 15853 (14.98 COI [N] APPLE 29325/CAPITOL 112.98/18.981 7 1 GILLIAN WELCH Soul Journey 3 5 11 METALLICA A° ...And Justice For All AGONY 0305 (18.90 CDI 14 8 MOBB DEEP Free Agents: The Murda Mix Tape LANDSPEED 9222 /KOCH 11498 COI ELEKTRA 60812/EEG 111.98/18.981 20 18 SMILE EMPTY SOUL Smile Empty Soul THROBACK/LAVA 83639/AG 112.98 CDI MOGWAI Happy Songs For Happy People $1 GREATEST 6i- kti\]rrt1. MATADOR 10567' 11898 COI (N] 4 14 13 40 37 MICHAEL JACKSON 4' Thriller MAVERICK 48323/WARNER BROS. (12.98 CDI 9 3 GILLIAN WELCH Soul Journey EPIC 66073 112.98 EO/18.981 ACONY 0305 118.99 CDI [N] 12 22 - DONNIE The Colored Section 23 24 DIXIE CHICKS Wide Open Spaces GIANT STEP /MOTOWN 000324/UMRG 112.98 CD) 1 15 9 NOFX The War On Errorism MONUMENT 68195/SONY INASHVILLEI 110.98 ED/1798/ [N] FAT WRECK CHORDS 657 114.98 COI 6 18 14 BOWLING FOR SOUP Drunk Enough To Dance 6 17 16 QUEEN A7 Greatest Hits SILVERTONE/JIVE 41819/ZOMBA 112.98 COI 1 7 - INSPECTAH DECK The Movement HOLLYWOOD 161265 111.98/17.981 IN THE PAINT 8660/KOCH 118.98 COI =$F GREATEST GAINER $ 7 15 13 BEE GEES One Night Only 18 - MO THUGS The Movement THUGS CDI . 03/810 9918/RIVIERA POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL 559220/UMRG 11298/18.981 1 7 47 - DON OMAR The Last Don (18.98 VI 450587 115.98 COI 27 23 GOOD CHARLOTTE Good Charlotte 11 13 PETER CINCOTTI Peter Cincotti DAYLIGHT 85845/EPIC 113.98 ED CO) [N] 18:9 15 PETER CINCOTTI Peter Cincotti CONCORD 2159 (18.98 CDI [NI CONCORD 2159 11898 CDI 9 21 25 SHANIA TWAIN 19 Come On Over 1 ç 12 12 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Promise MERCURY 536003/UMGN 112.98/16.981 19 30 32 HOT HOT HEAT Make Up The Breakdown KALIMBA 973002 116.98 CDI SUB POP 75599' (12.98 COI 0 8 20 SOUNDTRACK A7 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 22 19 HOT HOT HEAT Make Up The Breakdown LOST HIGHWAY/MERCURY 170069/IDJMG 112.96/19 NI SUB POP 70599' (1298 CO) [981 20 1 DJ KUT Sequence Hip Hop Vol. 1 - SEQUENCE 8013 118.98 COI 30 22 DISTURBED A3 The Sickness DJ KUT Sequence Hip Hop Vol. 1 GIANT 24738WARNER BROS. 111.98/17.981M SEQUENCE 8013 118.98 CDI [N1 21 : 17 16 ROY HARGROVE PRESENTS THE RH FACTOR Hard Groove VERVE 065192'NG 112.98 CDI 2 19 17 CELINE DION A8 All The Way...A Decade Of Song 221 17 11 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY The Blessed Hellride 550 MUSIC 83760/EPIC 112.98 EO /18.981 28 29 SMOKIE NORFUL I Need You Now SPITFIRE 15091 118.98 CDI EMI 505PEL 20374 (998/16.981 33 36 PHIL COLLINS A2 ...Hits 23 17 TAKING( BAÇ SUNDAY Tell All Your Friends K FACE VALUE/ATLANTIC 03139/AG 110.98/17.881 23. 16 - DIE DTRRYIING Die Trying -' A5 1998 CO) '24 10 15 METALLICA Ride The Lightning 24'' 16 14 JOHN HIATT & THE GONERS Beneath This Gruff Exterior MEGAFORCE/ELEKTRA NEW WEST 6045 11898 CDI 60396/EEG (11.90/18.981 24 : 45 - DAMIEN RICE O VECTOR 48507/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CDI 25 25 43 SIMON & GARFUNKEL .10 Greatest Hits 25 21 24 NICKEL CREEK This Side SUGAR HILL 3941 CDI COLUMBIA 31350/CRG 110.98 EO/17.981 25 ' 31 26 TAKING BACK SUNDAY Tell All Your Friends 118.98 VICTORY 176 (12.98 CDI 26 32 29 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING Mamma Mia! 26 16 SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY Praise Is What I Do SECCA BROADWAY 543115 118.98 CDI 26 24 30 LIZZ WRIGHT Salt KINGDOM 001/PGE (11.98/17.981[H] VERVE 5899330/6 (12.98 COI 47 29 21 EMINEM A° The Slim Shady LP DRIVE BY TRUCKERS Decoration Day WEB /AFTERMATH 490287' /INTERSCDPE (12.98/18.981 27 25 23 KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL Surrender To Love NEW WEST 6047 118.98 CDI [N] HIDDEN BEACH 86491/EPIC 113.98 EG CDI '28 35 28 DEF LEPPARD A5 Vault - Greatest Hits 1980 -1995 21 19 15 GEORGE LOPEZ Team Leader MERCURY 528718/IDJMG 111.98/18.981 28 43 25 SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY Praise Is What I Do OGUO89133 (16.98 COIN] KINGDOM 001 /PGE 111.98/17.981 31 31 ABBA A' Gold - Greatest Hits 29 24 - LEE WILLIAMS AND THE SPIRITUAL QC'S Right On Time POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL 517007/UMRG 112.98/18.981 29 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS Decoration Day MCG 7029/MALACO 111.98/18.981 [N] NEW WEST 6047 (18.98 COI 45 30 TRAIN A2 Drops Of Jupiter A2 25 18 IaNTERPO Turn On The Bright Lights AWARE/COLUMBIA 69088/CRG 112.98 ED/18.981 301' 34 28 JUANES Un Dia Normal CD) [Nl 15 SURCO 017532/UNIVERSAL LATINO 116.88 CDI 1 42 32 GUNS N' ROSES Appetite For Destruction THE NEW BROADWAY CAST RECORDING Nine GEFFEN 424148/INTERSCOPE 31 33 GRUPO BRYNDIS Memorias PS CLASSICS 312 117.98 CDI V (12.98/18.981 - D1SA 727040 114.98 CD) 2 20 18 AC/DC 41119 Back In Black esp'. 46 50 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up LEGACY 80207 /EPIC 118.98 ED CDI DEITRICK HADDON Lost And Found SUB POP 5% 114.98 MINI TYSCOTNERITY 43195/ZOMBA 111.98/17.981 X33 24 27 PINK FLOYD 15 Dark Side Of The Moon (SACD) 33 13 10 JIM BELUSHI, DAN AYKROYD Have Love Will Travel CAPITOL 82136* 118.98 CDI 33 "' 38 24 12 STONES 12 Stones HAVE LOVE 80200 118.98 CDI [N] WIND -UP 13069 117.98 CDI X34 43 44 SOUNDTRACK A982 Moulin Rouge 34 28 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS Atticus: Dragging The Lake II 1NTERSCOPE 493035 112.98/18.) 34 ` 39 34 SENSES FAIL From The Depths Of Dreams (EP) SIDE ONE DUMMY 71236 18.98 CDI ' DRIVE- THRU000155/MCA 18.98 CDI '35 18 42 JOHNNY CASH 16 Biggest Hits 31 30 DARYL HALL JOHN OATES Do It For Love EQ/11.981 35 37 27 DWELE Subject e U -WATCH 80100 (18.98 COI LEGACY /COLUMBIA 1NASHVILLEI69739/SONYINASHVILLEI 17.98 VIRGIN 80919' 19.98 CDI Underground: Toronto MADONNA 1p The Immaculate Collection 36 20 - DEEP DISH Global 27 11 JEFF BATES Rainbow Man o SIRE 28440/IWARNERBROS. 113.98/18.981 36 GLOBAL UNDERGROUND 025 121.98 CDI [NI RCA (NASHVILLE) 67071/RL6 111.98/17.981 37 29 20 SOUNDTRACK Queer As Folk: The Third Season 2PAC A° Greatest Hits 15 4 MP AMARU/DEATH ROW 490301' /INTERSCDPE 119.98/24.981 37 DAVE GAHAN Paper Monsters TOMMY BOY 1568 11998 CDI MUTE/REPRISE 4847I/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CDI 41 JOAN SEBASTIAN Coleccion De Oro 38 VAN MORRISON A' The Best Of Van Morrison 38 LOS CADETES DE LINARES 30 Inolvidables o POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL 537459/UMRG 112.98/18.981 MUSART 12087/BALBOA 18.98113.981 UNIVISION 310127986 114.98 COI

LYNYRD The Of 20th Century Masten The Milennium Collodion 39 33 26 DAVID1WAXMAN Ultra.Trance:2 26 40 SKYNYRD BM lyllyrd Skp9td: 26 21 GEORGE LOPEZ Team Leader MCA 111941 (6.98/11.98) 39 21.98 MINI OGLIO 89133 116.98 CDI A' A Day Without Rain 40 30 32 THE RIPPINGTONS FEATURING RUSS FREEMAN Let It Ripp 40 ` 36 LEE WILLIAMS AND THE SPIRITUAL QC'S Right On Time REPRISE 47426/WARNER BROS. (1298/18.981 - PEAK 8514/CONCORD (18.98 CDI o MCG 7029/MALACO 111.98/16.981 {;41 48 ZZ TOP A3 Greatest Hits 41 40 23 54TH PLATOON All Or N.O.thin - 41 ` 41 31 INTERPOL Turn On The Bright Lights WARNER BROS. 26846 111.98/17.981 FUBU 9001 115.98 COI [N] O' MATADOR 545' (9.98 CO) 42 39 35 ANI DIFRANCO Evolve 02 37 - EAGLES 40 Their Greatest Hits 1971 -1975 42 21 12 BUDDY GUY Blues Singer ASYLUM/ELEKTRA 105/EEG 111.98/17.981 RIGHTEOUS BABE 030 116.98 CO1 SILVERTONE 41843/ZOMBA 118.98 CDI 27 THE DNEW6PPORN]OGRAPHERS Electric Version ?43 39 34 JAMES TAYLOR 11111 Greatest Hits 43 BANDA EL RECODO Nuestra Historia 43 35 WARNER BROS. 3113 17.98/11.981 61 FONOVISA 350813/ÚG 114.98 COI Livin' Legend 41 - RADIOHEAD OK Computer 44 32 17 CHANTAL KREVIAZUK What If It All Means Something 44 34 21 B.G. 55229110.98/16.981 CHOPPA CITY/IN THE PAINT 8465/KOCH 118.98 CDI CAPITOL COLUMBIA 86482/CRG 19.98 ELI CDI Volume 1 ENYA A2 Paint The Sky? With Stars - The Best Of Enya 12 PILLAR Fireproof 45 27 25 BOZ SCAGGS But Beautiful: Standards 103 - GRAY CAT 4000/MAILBOAT 119.98 CDI REPRISE 443835/WARNER BROS. 112.98/18.81 FLICKER 000390 /MCA 114.98 CDI ARTISTS C -Bo Presents West Side Ryders SUBLIME A5 Sublime 19 7 EELS Shootenanny! 46 32 - VARIOUS CO WEST COAST MAFIA 02009 117.98 COI GASOLINE ALLEY 111413/MCA 112.98/18.981 OREAMWORKS 000039' /INTERSCDPE (18.98 CD) KID ROCK 11 Devil Without A Cause 13 33 NICHOLE NORDEMAN Woven & Spun 47 37 28 VARIOUS ARTISTS 30th Anniversary Collection: Ultimate Disco CEO MADACY 4981 119.98 CDI TOP DOG/LAVA 831 I9'/AG 11298/16.981 [N] SPARROW 51934 115.98 CDI 48 34 19 THE BEACH BOYS The Greatest Hits Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations 48 THE STARTING LINE Say It Like You Mean It 48 42 - JEFFREY OSBORNE Music Is Life JAY OZ 8452/KOCH 118.98 COI CAPITOL 21860 (10.98117981 DRIVE -THRU 060063/MCA 112.98 COI 43 37 TRANSPLANTS Transplants 49 28 33 LUTHER VANDROSS Greatest Hits 49 46 38 HE2EKAI WALKER B THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR Family Afar II: live At Radio City Musk Hal 49 HELLCAT 00448' /EPITAPH 116.98 CDI LEGACY/LV 68068 /EPIC (10.98 EO/17.98) VERITY 4317BIZOMBA 111.98/17.981 50 41 DARYL HALL Can't Stop Dreaming ID STAIND A' Break The Cycle 50 ` LOS ANGELES AZULES /LOS ANGELES DE CHARLY Encuentro De Angeles Vol.1 - RHYTHM 5 GROOVE 12109/LIQUID 8 (18 98 COI FLIP /ELEKTRA 62626/EEG 112.98/18.981 DISA 727044 114.98 COI

developing artists, defined as those who have never Catalog albums are -year-old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or re- issues of older albums. Total Weeks column reflec s combined weeks title has appeared on The Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog Albums. The Heatseeke s chart lists the best- selling albums by new and major with the great- appeared in thetop 00 of The Billboard 200. If a Heatseekers title reaches that level, à and the act's subsequent albums are immediately ineligible o appear on the Heatseekers chart Top Independent Albums are current titles that are sold via independentdistnbution, including those that are fulfilled via branch distributors. Albums 10 Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's muhi- platinum level. est sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America IRIAA) 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 million units (Diamond). 400,000 Platino). Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or t apes. AAA Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). Lk' Certification of units (Multi- VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All 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. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©2003, rights reserved.

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 65 www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 5 2003 -1E35 Billboard® TOP INTERNET ALBUM SALES TM Bill board TOP SOUNDTRACKSM Sales data and internet sales reports compiled by Nielsen Sales data compiled by . w Nielsen SoundScan Z 3 ó 3 SoundScan v, ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title iñ ti E TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL

1 3 Weeks At Number l NUMBER 1 - > 1 Week AtNumberl t NUMBER "2:

4 ANNIE LENNOX 35235O;RMG Bare 5 1 1 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH 000426/IDJMG

1 RADIOHEAD CAPITOL 84543' Hail To The Thief 4 2 2 THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 860080

BOYD TINSLEY RAMARAGS /RCA52633/RMG True Reflections 97 3 3 AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 2: ALL -TIME CLASSIC AMERICAN LOVE SONGS RCA51169/RMG

3 LUTHER VANDROSS J51885/RMG Dance With My Father 2 4 4 THE MATRIX RELOADED: THE ALBUM WARNER SUNSET /MAVERICK 48411/WARNER BROS.

7 NORAH JONES A' BLUE NOTE 320881NI Come Away With Me 7 5 5 CHICAGO EPIC 87018

6 5 STEELY DAN REPRISE 48435/WARNER BROS Everything Must Go 22 6 6 8 MILE A° SHADY 493508/INTERSCOPE 7 2 METALLICA ELEKTBA62853/EEG St. Anger 3 7 7 LIZZIE MCGUIRE BUENA VISTA 860791/WALT DISNEY

8 9 SENSES FAIL DRIVE -THRU 000155/MCA (N] From The Depths Of Dreams (EP) - 8 8 HOLES WALT DISNEY 860092 9 6 LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC83587 /AG How The West Was Won 21 0 15 RUGRATS GO WILD! NICKELODEON 162399/HOLLYWOOD 10 PINK MARTINI HEINZ0001 Sympathique - 10 9 0 BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? A' LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 170069/IDJMG

11 MONICA J 20031 /RMG After The Storm 1 41) 12 A WALK TO REMEMBER EPIC 86311

12 19 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER/C.W. MCCALL AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 1776 American Spirit 119 12 13 MOULIN ROUGE A2 9 INTERSCOPE 493035

'13 14 COLDPLAY A2 CAPITOL40504 A Rush Of Blood To The Head 24 13 11 DAREDEVIL: THE ALBUM WIND -UP 13079

14 16 EVANESCENCE WIND- UP13063 Fallen 8 14 14 DISNEY'S LILO & STITCH WALT DISNEY 860734 15 THE NEW BROADWAY CAST RECORDING PSCLASSICS312 Nine - ® 21 FRIDA DG 474150/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP 16 10 JEWEL ATLANTIC83638 /AG 0304 12 16 16 FINDING NEMO WALT DISNEY 860078

17 11 KELLY CLARKSON RCA68159 /RMG Thankful 10 EEO HULK DECCA000633/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP

18 8 SOUNDTRACK RCA 51169/RMG American Idol Season 2: All -Time Classic American Love Songs 33 18 17 CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE BLOODLINE/DEF JAM 063615/IDJMG

:19 THE EARLY NOVEMBER DRIVE-THeU060W1 /MCA ForAIIOfThis(EP) - 19 18 SHREK DREAMWORKS 450305/INTERSCOPE

:.20 12 SARAH BRIGHTMAN NEMO STUDIO 37180/ANGEL Harem 44 20 10 AMERICAN DREAMS: 1963 -1964 HIP -0000231 /UME

21 22 JACK JOHNSON JACKJOHNSON /UNIVERSAL075012 /UMRG On And On 26 21 22 SWEET HOME ALABAMA HOLLYWOOD 162364

22 25 THE WHITE STRIPES THIRD MAN 27141M2 Elephant 27 22 24 SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON A &M 493304/INTERSCOPE

'23 15 TRAIN COLUMBIA86593,CRG My Private Nation 18 23 25 QUEER AS FOLK: THE THIRD SEASON TOMMY BOY 1568

'24 50 CENT 5 SHADY /AFTERMATH 493544' / INTERSCOPE Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 6 24 20 THE PIANIST SONY CLASSICAL 87739

25 20 CHER GEFFEN / MCA /WARNER BROS 73852/WARNER STRATEGICMARKETING The Very Best Of Cher 11 GREASE A8 POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL825095JUMRG

Top 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 gain this week. Recording Industry Assn.

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 indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, 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.) A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). A Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platins).'Asterisk indicates vinyl available. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker tide C2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

1135 Billboard ARTIST INDEX.

Chart Codes: CA (Country) CX (Classical Crossover) IND (Independent) NA (New Age) RMA (Latin: Regional Mexican) AC (Adult Contemporary) Htoo (Hot Lao) MO (Modern Rock) RP (Rap Tracks) Rankings from biweekly -ALBUMS- CC (Contemporary Christian) EA (Electronic) INT (Internet) PCA (Pop Catalog) TSA (Latin: Tropical/Salsa) CS (Country) HA (Hot Loa Airplay) RA (RUB Hip -Hop Airplay) RS OW Hip -Hop Singles Sales) charts are listed in ital- 8200 (The Billboard zoo) CCA (Country Catalog) GA (Gospel) /Z (Jazz) RBA (R &B/Hlp -Hop) WM (World Music) C55 (Country Singles Sales) HSS (Hot too Singles Soles) RBH (R&B Hip -Hop) T4o (Top 4o Tracks) ics during a charms 8G (Bluegrass) C/ (Contemporary jazz) HOL (Holiday) LA (Latin Albums) ROC (R8B/Hip -Hop Catalog) -SINGLES- DC (Dance/Club Play) LPS (Latin: Latin Pop) RMS (Latin: Regional Mexican) TSS (Latin: TropicaliSalsa) unpublished week. BL (Blues) CL (Classical) HS (Heatseekers) LPA (Latin: Latin Pop) RE (Reggae) A4o (Adult Top 40) DS (Dance/Sales) LT (Hot Latin Tracks) RO (Mainstream Rock)

2Pac: PCA 37; RBA 62; RBC 1, 2, 5, 14; Hioo 95; RA 46; Baby Diva: RS 45 The Cross Movement: CC 38 RA 59; ROH 62; 140 35 RBH 5o; RP 22 The Bad Plus: ./Z18 _C_ Sheryl Crow: AC 14, 20; CSS 2; Htoo 38; HA 52; HSS 6 Enya: PCA 40, 45 3 Doors Down: 8200 69; A40 4; Hioo 18; HA 16; MO 35; Erykah Badu: HSS 55: RS 55 Jorge Luis Cabrera: LT 24; RMS 5 The Crusaders: C) 9 Erasure: DS 19 RO to, 15; T4o 12 Becky Baeling: DC 8 Los Cadetes De Linares: HS 38; LA 7; RMA 4 Celia Cruz: LA 45; TSA 2,17 Evanescence: 020o 8; INT 14; A40 5; Htoo 8; HA 6; MO 13, 12 Stones: CC 22; HS 33 Baha Men: WM 14 Byron Cage: CC 35; GA 1z Cuisillos De Arturo Macias: LA 24; RMA 17 26; RO 21; T4o 1 2002: NA 12 Anita Baker. RBA 56 Chris Cagle: 8200162; CA 20; CS 55; How 92 Billy Currington: CS 34 Sara Evans: CS 22 30 Dirty Junkies: DC 48 Marcia Ball: BL9 Tego Calderon: ISS 24 Cusco: NA 14 Eve 6: MO 19 5o Cent: 8200 6, 95; I NT 24; RBA 5, 31; Hioo 4, 5, 25, 28; Alex Band: A4o 21 Kimberly Caldwell: HSS 3,11 Billy Ray Cyrus: CA 67; CS 6o HA 1, 3, 23, 24; HSS 35. 53; RA 2, 5,10, 32, 38, 51, Banda El Recodo: HS 43; LA 9, 38; RMA 5; LT 12; RMS 2 Jeremy Camp: CC 33 _p_ 59; RBH 2, 5, 11, 33, 41, 51, 62; RP t, 2, 7,16,19; RS Banda Machos: LA 38 Cam ion: Bzoo 128; RBA zo; RS 59 -D- Fabotous: 6200 42; RBA 15; Hioo 13, 30, 54; HA io, 26, 21, 37; T40 5,9,21 Banda Tierra Blanca: RMS 39 Blu Cantrell: H1oo 81; HSS 15; RS 17; T40 37 Da Brat: H100 7o; HA 72; HSS 14; RA 61; RBH 53; RP 20; 53; HSS 66; RA 9, 18, 28; RBH 9,19.29; RP 3, to; RS 540 Platoon: IND 41; RBA 42 David Banner: 8200 34; RBA 6; H100 49; HA 47: HSS 41; Cardenales De Nuevo Leon: RMS 3o RS 6; T40 39 35, 50, 69 ;T40 20, 29 702: RB 79 RA 19; RBH 18; RP 14; RS 23 Marlah Carey: DS 2; Hioo 9; HA 7; HSS 23; RA 15; RBH 14: Amy Dailey: CS 31 Ralph Falcon: DC 9 !t! (Chk kChk): DS 24; HgS 69 Buju Banton: RE 8 RP 6; RS 41, 43: T4o 6 Miles Davis: /Z15 Fannypack HSS 73 Pancho Barran: LA 37, 72; RMS 35 Vanessa Carlton: A4o 7; AC 9,13; Htoo 42; HA 41:T40 33 Kiley Dean: RBH 95 Fantasy: DS 17 -A- Jeff Bates: CA 34; HS 36; CS 8; H1oo 65; HA 61 Jose Carreras: CL 7 Debreca: RBH 98 Fat Joe: l-1100 52; HA 49; RA 67; RBH 67;14o 26 Aaliyah: RBA 68; Haoo 55; HA 51; HSS 12; RA 17, 47; RBH The Beach Bars: Bzoo 20; PCA 48 Rodney Carrington: CA 33 Deep Dish: EA 4; IND 36 Jose Feliciano: LA 34: LPA io; LPS 13; LT zo 20, 43; RS 9 Beanie Sigel: RS 51, 64 Jeff Carson: CS 54 Def Leppard: PCA 28 Alejandro Fernandez: LA 75 Mindi Abair: 48 Walter Beasley: C) 23 Deana Carter: CA 55; CS 37 Deftones: B200 54; M011; R016 Ibrahim Ferrer: LA 23; TSA 1; WM 4 Abbe: PCA 29 The Beatles: PCA 12 Regina Carter: /Z6 lack DeJohnette:/Z19 Tiziano Ferro: LPS 21; LT 3o Ab-Liva: RBH 72; RS 48 Daniel Bedingfeid: Bzoo 70; A40 18; AC 3; DC 22; DS 3; Johnny Cash: B2oo 136; CA 15, 69; CCA 7; PCA 35 Delerium: DC 19 FFH: CC 24 AC/DC: PCA 32 Hioo 33; HA 31; HSS 24; T4o 27 Rosanne Cash: CA 56 Julia Demato: HSS 3,11 Field Mob: RBA99 Yolanda Adams: GA 18, 25 Bee Gees: B2oo 189; PCA t7 Kevin Ceballo: TSS 6 John Denver: CCA t3 Fiend: RBA 93 Trace Adkins: CA 31; C519 Beenie Man: RE 12 Chanticleer: CL io Terra Dew: DC 27 Finch: 820099 AFI: 8200 81; MO 33, 37 Jim Belushi: BL4; IND 33 Steven Curtis Chapman: CC 21 Louie DeYrto: 6200132; EA 1, 11, 21; IND 5 Finger Eleven: B200 157; HS 4 Antonio Aguilar: LA 69 Tony Bennett/75 IC Chase HSS 68 Diamond Rio: 8200 152; CA 18; CS 15; H1co 68; HA 64 Fischerspooner: DC 36 Pepe Aguilar: LA 19, 32; RMA 14; LPS 14; LT 9; RMS 24 Dierks Bentley: CS 23; CSS 3; Hioo 77; HSS 17 Cheyenne: LA 54; LPA 18 Die Trying: HS 23; MO 32; RO 36 Five For Fighting: AC 15 Christina Agualera: B200 35; A40 29; AC 5; Htoo 35; HA Obie Bermudez: ISS it Cher: B20011; INT 25 Ani DiFranco: IND 42 Fleetwood Mac: 8200 57,143; A40 37; AC 19 36; HSS 43; T4o 18 B.G.: IND 44; RBA 7o Cherish: Him 7o; HA 72; HSS 14; RA 61; RBH 53; RP zo; Celine Dion: Bzoo 37; PCA 22; AC 2, 24 The FlipMode Squad: Hioo 9; HA 7; RA 15; RBH 14; RP 6; Clay Aiken: AC 27; Htoo 1; HSS t, 3,11 Big "C": RS 52 RS 6;140 39 The Diplomats: Bzoo 128; RBA 20; RS 59 RS 41; T40 6 Akwid: LA 18; RMA 13; TSS 38 Big Moe: RBA 77 Kenny Chesney: Bzoo 62; CA 5; CCA 1; PCA 5; CS 12; Hnao Disturbed: B200 173; PCA 21; RO 18, 25 Floetry: Bzoo 96; RBA 21; Htoo 5o; HA 43; RA 16; RBH 17 Alabama: CA 36 James Bignon &The Deliverance Mass Choir: GA 20 62, 91; HA 57 Dixie Chicks: Bzoo 7z; CA 6; CCA 4,8; PCA 15; CS 48; CSS Juan Diego Floret: CL 12 ALC: GA 33 Mgr: RA 71; RBH 73 Chevelle: Bzoo 87; Htoo 74; HA 69; MO 1; RO 2 5; HSS 26 Joseph Fonseca: ISS 16 Alkaline Trio: 8200150; IND 8; MO 38 BigTigger: Htoo 34; HA 3o; HSS 38; RA 21; RBH 21; RS 16; Chicago: Bzoo 169 DJ Irene: EA 18 Foo Fighters: Bzoo 113; H1oo 87; MO 8; RO 23 The All- American Rejects: B2oo 56; H100 67; HA 71; MO T4o 40 The Chieftains: WM 13 DJ Kayslay: 8200102; RBA26 Fountains Of Wayne: 8200183; HS 10 30; T40 3o David Bisbal: LPS 1o; LT 15 Chingy: H1oo 15; HA 13; HSS 4; RA 7; RBH 7; RP 5; RS 3; DJ Kut: HS zo; IND zt; RBA 79 Fourplay: G 25 Gary Allan: CA 46; CS 42 Black Eyed Peas: Htoo 29; HA 28; RBH 82; RP 25; T4o 17 140 32 DJ Skribble: EA 16 Foxy Brown: RBH 97 Amethystium: NA 8 Black Label Sodety: IND 22; RO 14 Charlotte Church: 0(6, t5 DJ Tiesto: EA 8 Mario Frangoulls: CX 14 Teri Amos: DC 26 Bobby "Blue" Bland: BL 14 Peter Cincotti: HS 18; IND 18;172 Oscar D'Leon: TSS 35 Frankie J: Bzoo 73; RBA 38; AC z6; How 19; HA 22; HSS Steven Anderson: NA 5 Mary). Blip: RBC 19; Haar 63; HA 58; RA 27; RBH 28 Cirque Du Soleil: WM 2 DMX: RBC 24 13; LPS 25; LT 37; RBH 84; RS 5;14016; TSS 28 Sunshine Anderson: DC 6 Andrea BocelIl: CL 1, 14; CX 9 Corey Clark: HSS 3,11 Placido Domingo: CL 7 Kirk Franklin: CC 27; GA 9; RBA 87 Jessica Andrews: CA 25 Suzy Bogguss:/Z9 Maurette Brown Clark: GA 34 Dominic: TSS 25 Free: RA 73; RBH 76 Los Angeles Azules: HS 50: LA to; RMA 6 Bond: CX 3 Terri Clark CA 35: CS 33 The Donnas: HSS 72 Russ Freeman: C/5; IND 40 Los Angeles De Charty: HS 50; LA to, 30; RMA 6 Bone Crusher: B200 52; RBA 11; Hioo 26; HA 25; HSS 31; Stanley Clarke: C/ 18 Donnie: HS 15; RBA 36 Freeway: RBA 44; HSS 64; RA 49; RBH 47; RS 28, 51, 64

Allen Anthony: RS 63 RA 8; RBH 8; RP 8; RS 11 Kelly Clarkson: 8200 10; I NT 17; A4o 22; H10012; HA ii; Andrea Doria: DS 20 Fribum & Wile DC 25 Marc Anthony: TSA lo; TSS 14 BoneThugs -N- Harmony: RBC 7 140 2 doubleDrive: RO 24 Bill Fdsell: /Z2o The Appalachian Pickers: BG 8 Boomkat: HSS 49 Patsy Cline: CCA 1z Dusty Drake: CA 41; CS 27 Jackie Ray Frost: HSS 57; RS 36 Tina Arena: DC 4; DS 7; HSS 74 Bowling For Soup: HS 16 Clipse: RBA 67; RBH 72; RS 48 Dr. Dre: R BC 13,16 Nelly Furtado: LPS 3; LT 4 Ricardo Arjona: LA 55; LPA 19; LPS 18, 27; LT 28 Bow Wow: Hioo 90; HS5 7; RA 50; RBH 36; RS 2 Tammy Cochran: CSS 9 Drive By Truckers: HS 29; IND 27 Aroma: RMS 40 Michelle Branch: Bzoo 193; A40 9; AC 4; Htoo 31; HA 29; Cold: Bzoo 59; Hioo 88; HSS 50; MO 6; RO 6 Dropkick Murphys: Bzoo í4o; IND 7 -6- Ashanti: Bzoo 178; RBA 95; Hioo 7, 30; HA 5, 26; HSS 45; T4o14 Roscoe P. Coldchain: RBH 72; RS 48 Dru Hill: RBA 78; DC 4o; Htoo 89; RA 29; RBH 3o Kenny G: 0200 61; C/ 2,12 RA 4, 28; RBH 4, 29; RP io; RS 24; T4o 15, 29 Brand New: Bzoo 63 Cold play: 8200 24; INT 13; PCA 3; A4o 8; DC 31; MO 27; Duelo: LA 61; RMS 26, 32 Juan Gabriel: LT45; RMS 23 Los Askis: LA 62 Jim Brickman: NA 9 T40 31 Dwele: HS 35; RBA 41; RBH 91 Dave Gahan: HS 37; DC 18; DS 11 TheAtaris: 8200104; A40 39; MO 12 Sarah Brightman: 520o 44; CX t, 8; INT 20 Natalie Cole: /Z 14 Christian Dwiggins: EA 25 Manuel Galban: LA 39; LPA 13; WM 5 ATB: DC 33; DS 15 Bronco: LA 15; RMA 10 Nat King Cole: /716 Benny Galloway: BG 5; CA 54 Rodney Atkins: CS 5o Garth Brooks: CA 59; CCA 14 Phil Collins: PCA 23; AC 6 -E- Ashley Gearing: CS 49 Aubrey: DC 49 Brooks & Dunn: CCA to, 22; CS 4; H1oo 39: HA 33 Colourful Karma: DC 27 Eagles: PCA 42; A40 40; AC 12 Georgia Mass Cholo. GA 19 Audio Adrenaline: CC 40 Brotha Lynch Hung. Bzoo 16o; IND 9; RBA 24 Common: 1855 55; RS 55 The Early November: INT 19 Lisa Gerrard: WM u Audioslave: B200 36; A40 23; H1oo 43; HA 42; MO 5, 21; Kathy Brown: DC 46 Conjunto Primavera: LA 13, 20; RMA 8,15; LT 16, 39; RMS Earth, Wind & Fire: IND 19; RBA 46; RA 74; ROH 77 Vince Gill: CA 32; CS 38 R01,17 BT: DC13 3,04 Easy Star All -Stars: RE io Billy Gilman: CA 47 Sherrie Austin: CS 44 Michael Buble: Bzoo 195 Control: LT 38; RMS Eddy Eddy: ISS 39 Ginuwine: Bzoo 29; RBA to; Htoo 22, 93; HA 19; RA 6; Avalon: Bzoo 194; CC to Joe Budden: Bzoo 16; RBA 3; Hioo 48; HA 48; HSS 28; RA Cooder: LA 39; LPA 13; WM 5 eels: HS 46 RBH 6 Aventura: TSA 6 23, 54; RBH 22, 55; RP 13; RS 13 Cooler Kids: HSS 59 Electric Six: EA 9 Dana Glover: A4o 3o Ax: RBH 93; RS 26 Jimmy Buffett: B200 38; CS 14; H1oo 53; HA 5o Deborah Cooper. DC u Elephant Man: RA 57; RBH 59 Goapele: RBH 90 Dan Aykroyd: BL 4; IND 33 Los Bukks: LA 11, 46; RMA 7 Costumbre: LT 44; RMS 19 Valentin Elizalde: LT 33; RMS 1t Godsmack Bzoo 65; MO 36; RO 7, 33 Michael Burks: BL 12 Counting Crows: B200 185; A40 7; AC 13; Htoo 42; HA 41; Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott: B2oo 148; RBA 48; RA 56; Goldfrapp: EA 24 _g_ Busta Rhymes: B200 127; RBA 30; Hioo 9; HA 7; RA 15, 140 33 RBH 58 Fabian Gomez: LT 48 B2K: 8250177; RBA 59 54, 59, 66; RBH 14, 55, 62, 68; RP 6; RS 41; 14o 6 Deborah Cox: DC 2 Richard Elliot: C/ to Good Charlotte: Bzoo 40; PCA 18; MO 28 Baby: Hioo 9o, 93; HSS 7; RA 50; RBH 36; RS 2 Juanita Bynum: GA 24 El Coyote Y Su Banda Tierra Santa: LA 48; LT 29; RMS 9 Emerson Drive: CA 51; CS 32 Goo Goo Dolls: A4o 13 Baby Anne: EA 20 Tracy Byrd: CS 16; H100 79; HA 74 Elvis Crespo: TSA 9 Eminem: Bzoo 58; PCA 8, 27; RBA 28; RBC 3,10; Hioo 82; Glenn Gould: CL 6

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Joshua Gracin: HSS 3,11 Lasgo: DS 16 Ultra Nate: DC 37 Deric Ruffan: CS 57 Urban Knights: CI 7 Grafic International: HSS 57; RS 36 Latif: RS 7o Luna Negra: NA 15 Adolfo Urias Y Su Lobo Norteno: LT 41; RMS 15, 16 The Used: MO 24 EI Gran Combo De Puerto Rico: TSS 2 Kenny Lattimore: RBA 55 Frankie Negron: TSS 3o Grandaddy: Bzoo 155 Avril Lavigne: B200 53; 440 11; AC 25; HSS 30, 42 Nelly: B200 77; RBA 52; RBC 25; Hioo 44; HA 40; RA 34; DJ Cheb I Sabbah: EA 23; WM 9 EI Gran Silencio: LT45; RMS 23 Donald Lawrence & The Tri -City Singers: GA 16 RBH 37; RP i7; T40 34 Saliva: RO 37 -V- DS 14 Dobie Gray: Ayo 2; AC 1; Hioo 14; HA 12; T4o 10 Raphy Leavitt Y La Selecta: TSA zo Willie Nelson: CA 27, 44; CCA 9; CS 1; Hioo 23; HA zo David Sanborn: 1Z1 Ian Van Dahl: Al Green: RBC zo Led Zeppelin: 8200 21, 149; INT 9 Aaron Neville: GA 32 Adan Chalino Sanchez: RMS 33 Luther Vandross: B20o 2; I NT 4; PCA 49; RBA 1, 49; RBC RBH 39 Pat Green: CA 63; CS 41 Murphy Lee: Hioo 44; HA 40; RA 34; RBH 37; RP 17; T4o New Found Glory: HSS 61 Arturo Sandoval: /Z ii 17; AC 18; Hioo 75; HA 70; RA 39; 21; AC 4; HSS 37; LPS LT 50; Paul Van Dyle DC DS io Vivian Green: 1320o 172; RBA 34; DS 13; H55 33; RA 48, 34 The New Pornographers: IND 43 Santana: 8200 138; A40 3o; io; Phil Vassar: CA 74; CS 53; RBH 49, 54; RS 44 Stagga Lee: HSS 27; RS 32 Newsboys: 8200 139; CC 7; DS 25 T55 32 59 Lee Greenwood: C55 8 Ute Lemper: CX u Joe Nichols: 1320o 135; CA 14; CS 26 Juelz Santana: RS 59 Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble: BL 7 Josh Groben: 820o 93; CX 2, 4; AC 29 Annie Lennox: 8200 5; INT 1; DC 39 Nickel Creek: BG 2; CA 30; CCA 20; IND 25 Gilberto Santa Rosa: TSA 7; LPS 16; LT 5; TSS 1 Jaci Velasquez: CC 23; LA 51; LPA 16; LPS 9; LT 13 Groove Armada: DC 6 Alejandro Lerner: LPS 3o; LT 5o; TSS 32 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: BG 11 Yoskar Sarante: TSS 18 Velvet Revolver: RO 3o Grupo Bryndis: H5 31; LA 6; RMA 3; LT 43; RMS 17 Less Than Jake: 8200 146 Noelia: LPS 17; LT 21; TSS 31 Boz Scaggs: IND 45;1Z 8 Vendetta Red: MO zo Grupo Montez De Durango: RMS 25 The Letter M.: RBH 97 NOFX: IND 15 Scarface: RBA 4o Johnny Vicious: EA 13 Justin Guarini: 1320o 51 La Ley: LA 31; LPA 9; LPS 40 Nichole Nordeman: CC 26; HS 47 The John Scofield Band: C/ 13 Rhonda Vincent: BG 4; CA 49 Guns N' Roses: PCA 31 Ottmar Liebert: NA 15 Smokie Norful: GA 5; HS 22; HSS 46 The Scumfrog: DC 15 David Visan: WM io Buddy Guy: BL 3; HS 42 Lifehouse: CC 37; A4o 27 The Notorious B.I.G.: RBC 6, 8 Sean Paul: B200 17; RBA 12; RE 1; H1oo 6, 41, 81; HA 4, Carlos V-wes: TSS 26 G -Wiz: RS 72 Lil' Flip: RBA 76; Hioo 49; HA 47; HS5 41; RA 19, 64; RBH Les Nubians: RBA 45 38; HSS15, 70; RA 13, 22, 75; RBH 13, 24, 78; RP 4, Nee -Nee Gwynn: RS 45 18, 65; RP 14; RS 23 11; RS 17, 47.66; T4o 4, 37 -W- Lit Jon: RA 65; RBH 66 Joan Sebastian: IND 38; LA 14; RMA 9; LPS 32; LT 32; RMS The Wailers: PCA 2; RBC 4; RE 11 -M- Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz: Bzoo 55; IND 1; RBA 8; Hioo The Oak Ridge Boys: CA 61 12 Clay Walker: CS 24 Deitrick Haddon: CC 20; GA 7; HS 32 32, HA 27; RA 12; RBH 12; RP9; RS 40, 62 OAR.: B200 165 Jon Secada: LPS 34; TSS 34 Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir: Daryl Hall: IND 5o Lil' Kim: Bzoo 30; RBA 13; Hioo 4; HA 1; RA 2, 43, 70; RBH Daniel O'Donnell: WM 6, 8 Seether: B200 181; MO 17; RO 13 CC 28; GA 10; HS 49; RBA 72 Daryl Hall John Oates: IND 35, AC 17 2. 44, 71; RP 1, 24; RS 49; T4o 9 Janusz Olenjniczak: CL 2; SIX 24 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: PCA 4 Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra Of Poland: CL Fred Hammond: GA 13 Lillix: HS 14 Don Omar: F15 17; LA 3; LPA 2 Selena: LA 29; LPA 8 2; STX 24 Jennifer Hanson: CS 51 Mo: B200 130; RBA 29; H1oo 13, 54; HA 1o, 53; F155 La Onda: RMS 28 Senses Fail: HS 34; INT 8 Kim Waters: C/ 24 The Happy Boys: EA 15 66; RA 9, 18, 73; RBH 9,19, 76; RP 3; RS 35, 50; T40 Jamie O'Neal: CS 46 Shaggy: RE 7 Latanza Waters: DC 23 Roy Hargrove: CI 3; HS 21; RBA 53 20 Yoko Ono: DS 12 Shakira: LA 21; LPA 6 Harvey Watkins, Jr.: GA u Ben Harper: B200124 Lil' Wyte: RBA 94 Opera Babes: CX7 Shalim: LPS 26; LT 46 Jody Watley: DC 42 Barry Harris: DS 21 Limi -t 21: TSS 17 William Orbit: A4o 35; Hioo 6o; HA 63; T4o 23 Shekinah Glory Ministry: GA 6; HS 28; IND 26 Russell Watson: CX 13 HAWK.: RA 71; RBH 73 Limite: LT 27; RMS 8 La Oreja De Van Gogh: LPS 20; LT 35 Blake Shelton: CA 37, 70; CS 39 David Waxman: EA 6, 16; IND 39 Heather Headley: B200 75; RBA 18; DC 45; Hloo 64; HA Aaron Lines: C5 43 Christopher O'Riley: CX 5 The Shepherds: GA 38 Jimmy Wayne: CS 3; CSS 4; Hioo 37; HA 37; HSS 21 6o; RA zo; RBH 23 Linkin Parle B200 15; PCA 9; 11100 78; FIA 73; MO 7, 9; RO Stade Orrico: Bzoo 101; CC 2; D51; Hioo 85; HSS 16 Shinedown: MO 34; RO zo Gillian Welch: Bzoo 20o; HS 12; IND 14 Hector & Tito: LA 35; LPA 11; TS5 22 5,19 Jeffrey Osborne: IND 48; RBA 64 Mike Shorey: Hioo 13, HA io; HSS 66; RA 9; RBH 9; RP 3; Westside Connection: RA 68; RBH 7o Hemstock & Jennings: DC 10; DS io Live: B200 131; 440 19 Oscar G: DC 9 RS 35; T4o 2 0 Kirk Whalum: C/ 22 Eddy Herrera: TSS 13, zo German Lizarraga: LA 71; LT 49; RMS 21 Shotgun The Representer: HSS 39; RS 14 The White Stripes: B200 27; INT 22; H100 83; MO 3 John Hiatt &The Goners: IND 24 LL Cool): RBH 81 - P- Sidestepper: TSA 14 Hank Williams: CCA 16 Faith Hill: B2oo 184; CA 23; CCA 21; AC 7, ii; CS 36; CSS 6; Kimberley Locke: HSS 3,11 Brad Paisley: CCA 23; CS 7; Hioo 46; HA 39 Sigur Ros: HSS 19 Hank Williams Jr.: CCA 11 HSS 34 Lonestar: 8200 19, CA 2, CS 2, F1100 24; HA 21 Robert Palmer: BL 13 The Silk Road Ensemble: CX 12 Lee williams And The Spiritual QC's: GA 8; HS 4o; IND 29 Hitman Sammy Sam: RBA 91; HSS 22; RBH 85; RS 7 Loon: HSS 63; RA 6o; RBH 57; RS 31 Eddie Palmieri: /Z 22; TSA 5 Nina Simone: /Z 25 Lucinda Williams: 8200 134; 440 36 Darwin Hobbs: GA 39 George Lopez: HS 39; IND 28 Los Palominos: RMS 34 Simon & Garfunkel: PCA 25 Pharrell Williams: F11oo 61; HA 62; HSS 25. 55; RA 25. 33; Loleatta Holloway: DC zo Jennifer Lopez: Bzoo 106; RBA 83; DC 5; DS 18; Hioo 84; Palomo: LA 20; RMA 15; RMS 6 Simple Plan: 820o 67; 11100 66; HA 66; T4o 25 RBH 25, 35; RP 18; RS 1o, 39, 55, 61 Hope: DC 14 T4o 38 Panjabi MC: DS 4; HSS 18; RBH 64; RS 8 Sin Bandera: LPS 15; LT 23 Mark Wills: CA 40; CS 28 Vladimir Horowitz: CL 15 Jeff Lorber: Cf 21 Papa San: RE 15 Sixpence None The Richer: AC 28 Charlie Wilson: RA 33; RBH 35; RP 18; RS 39 Hot Boys: RBA 96 Kandice Love: RBH 81 Dolly Parton: BG 14; CA 28 Size Queen: DC 47 Kim Wilson: BLu Hot Hot Heat: HS 19; IND zo; MO 25 Patty Loveless: BG 12; CS 47 Pastor Troy: RS 40 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder: BG 7; CA 58 Tim Wilson: CA 68 RS Whitney Houston: RBA 74; AC 22; DC 12; Hioo 97; HSS Ludacris: RBA loo; F11oo 40; HA 35; HSS 54; RA 24; RBH Laura Pausini: DC 17 Skillz: RBH 92; RS 58 Mario Winans: RBH loo; 54 40; RBH 8o 26; RP 12; RS 38 Luciano Pavarotti: CL 7,13 Alvin Slaughter: GA 23 Vickie Winans: 1320o 191; GA 1; HS Los Huracanes Del Norte: LA 6o; RMS 36 Lumidee: Hioo 17; HA 14; HSS 32; RA 11; RBH io; RS 22; P. Diddy: Hioo 44; HA 40; RA 34; RBH 37; RP 17; 140 34 Smile Empty Soul: HS 13; M015; RO 27 George Winston: NA 13 T4o 28 Gary Peacock: /Z 19 Smilez & Southstar: RBA 92 Steve WJnwood: 8200 126; IND 4 Faith: Lynyrd Skynyrd: B2oo 11o; PCA 39; RO 34 Peedi Cradle HSS 64; RA 49; RBH 47; RS 28, 51 Michael W. Smith: CC 15,18 Women Of CC 32 HA 17; Enrique Iglesias: LA 52; LPA 17; LPS 8; LT u Jennifer Pena: LPS 29; LT 26; RMS 38 Rickey Smith: HSS 3,11 Wayne Wonder: B200145; RBA 47; RE 3; Hioo 20; odia: LA 73; TSA 3; DC 44; DS 23; LPS 35, 38; LT 40;155 Dottie Peoples: GA 21; RBA 8o Smoke Bulga: RS 6o RP 15; T4o 13 RBC 15; RBH Darryl Worley: 8200 82; CA 7; CS z1; Hioo 86 3, 4 Yo -Yo Ma: CL 3, 4; CX 12 Murray Perahia: CL 11 Snoop Dogg: 8200 94; RBA 33; RA 33; 35; ndiaArie: RBA 88 Made By Monkeys: DC 29 Amanda Perez: RBA 63; HSS 10; RS 15; T40 36 RP18; RS 39 Danny Wright: NA 7 ndustria Del Amor: LA 28; RMA 20 Madonna: B200 89; PCA 36; 440 38; DC 34; D5 6, 8; HSS Frailly Perez: A4o 24 Socialburn: MO 29; RO 26 Liu Wright: C/ 4; HS 26 CS 18; HA 75 nspectah Deck IND 16; RBA 5o 20, 75 Perpetuous Dreamer: DC 38 Marco Antonio Solis: LA 2; RMA 1; LPS 4; LT 3; RMS 18 Wynonna: Hioo 80; nspedor: LPS 37 Magic Juan: TSS 13 Pesado: EMS 31 Los Soneros Del Barrio: TSS 40 nterpot: HS 41; IND 3o Taj Mahal: BL8 Liz Phair: A4o zo Soraya: LPS 7; LT io -Y- ntocable: LA 17, 7o; RMA 12; LT 19; RMS 4,10 Mana: LA 12; LPA 5; LPS 1; LT 1;155 29 Pharoahe Mooch: RS 53 The Spanish Harlem Orchestra: TSA 15 Weird Al Yankovic: B200 47 Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon: RMS 37 Manmade God: RO 38 Pillar: CC 25; HS 45; RO 39 Bubba Sparxxx: HSS 29; RS 42 Yanni: NA 2, 3 Sharon Isbin: CL 9 Mannheim Steamroller: Bzoo 119; IND 3; INT 12; NA 1, 4 Pink: B200 151; A4o 35; Hioo 6o; HA 63; HSS 67; T40 23 Renee Spearman And Prez: GA 28 Yellowjackets: /Z 24 Ronald Isley: B200 31; RBA 7; Hioo 72; HA 68; RA 26; Victor Manuelle: TSA 19; TSS 5, 8, 22 Pink Floyd: PCA 33 Spyro Gyre: C/ 17 YingYangTwins: H1oo 32; HA 27; RA 12; RBH 12, 89; RP 9; RO RS 71 RBH 27 Marilyn Manson: Bzoo 68; MO 40; RO 22 Pink Martini: I NT io Staind: B200 25; PCA 5o; MO 18, 23; 8, 29 62, The Isley Brothers: 8200 31; RBA 7; Hloo 72; HA 68; RA Bob Marley: PCA 2; RBC 4; RE u Alexandre Pires: LA 5o; LPA 15; LPS 5; LT 8; TSS 37 Renee Stakey: DC 5o Dwight Yoakam: CS 53 26; RBH 27 Ziggy Marley: RE 5 John Pizzarelli: /Z 23 Lisa Stanfield: DC 43 Yonder Mountain String Band: BG 5; CA 54 Maroon 5: B200 159; HS 5; A4o 15 Play: B200 79 The Starting Line: HS 48 Pete Yom: B200 166; A40 33 The Marsalis Family: /Z21 Los Player's: LA 40 Steely Dan: Bzoo 22; INT6 Chris Young: RS 51 Alan Jackson: B2oo 176; CA 22; CCA 15; CS 14; H1oo 53; Mike Marshall: BG 15 Plumb: A40 31 Rod Stewart: Bzoo 114 Young Gunz: RA 45; RBH 48; RP 23 HA 5o Ricky Martin: Bzoo 107; LA 1; LPA 1; DC 20; F11oo 98; LPS P.O.D.: CC 29 Rebecca St. James: CC 16 Young Hustlaz: RBA 75 Michael Jackson: PCA 14; RBC 1z 2, 24; LT 2, 22; T5515, 23 El Poder Del Norte: LA 59 George Strait: B200 14,154; CA 1.19, 29, 53; CS 13; Hioo YoungBloodZ: RA 65; RBH 66 Paul Jackson, Jr.: CI 16 Rogelio Martinez: LA 27; RMA 19 Point Of Grace: CC 17 71; HA 67 Pooh And The Young Inspirations: GA 3o The Streets: EA 14 -z- Jael: DC 19 Mary Mary: GA 14 Jahelm: B200 84; RBA 16; RBC u; Hioo 51; HA 44; RA 14; Pepper Mashay: DS 21 The Postal Service: EA 3; IND 32 Streetwize: C/14 Zion: HSS 51; RS 29 RBH 16 Massive Attack EA 19 The Potter's House Mass Choir: GA 15 Tadeusz Stregala: CL 2; STX 24 ZZ Top: PCA 41 Bishop T.D. Jakes: GA 15 matchbox twenty: B200 45; A4o 1; AC 16; Hioo lo; HA 9; Powerman 5000: B200 125; RO 12 Ruben Studdard: AC 3o; Hioo 2; HSS 2, 3, ii; RA 41; RBH Jakki Da Motamouth: RS 67 T4o 3 Praxis: DC 46 15; RS Etta James: BL 5 Keiko Matsui: Q15 Julio Preciado Y Su Banda Peda Del Pacifico: RMS 27 Sublime: PCA 46 Jane's Addiction: MO 4; R011 Maria Matto: DC 29 Elvis Presley: B200 175; CA 21 Sugar Ray: 8200 90; A40 32 KeithJarrett: /Z19 John Mayer: B200 60,147; A4o 12, 14 Lisa Marie Presley: B200 92 Switchfoot: B200 164; CC 8 Jars Of Clay: CC 31 Martina McBride: B200 88; CA io; CS 29; H1oo 99 Kelly Price: 8200109; RBA 19; RBH 87 System OfA Down: 1320o 192

Javier: RA 62; RBH 63 C.W. McCall: Bzoo 119; IND 3; I NT 12; NA 1 Charley Pride: CA 64 Jay-el: HSS 56; RS zo Delbert McClinton: BL io Prince: RBA 98 -T- Jay-Z: Bzoo 188; RBA 65, 90; RBC 9; DS 4; Hioo 3, 61; HA Donnie McClurkin: CC 12; GA 3; RBA 6o Rachel Proctor: CS 40 Taking Back Sunday: HS 25; IND 23 -SOUNDTRACKS- RBA 35; RBH 83 2, 62; HSS 18, 25, 48; RA 3, 25, 40; RBH 3, 25, 42, Brian McComas: CS 17 ProHoeZale A4o 32 Talib Kweli: Bzoo 158; 2 Fast 2 Furious: B20o 9; RBA 4; STX 1 64, 94; RP 21; RS 8, 10, 27, 64; T4o 8 Paul McCoy: 440 5; Hioo 8; HA 6; MO 13; RO 21; T40 1 The Project 2B: RS 34 Dawn Tallman: DC 41 8 Mile: Bzoo 121; RBA 84; STX 6 Jewel: Bzoo 12; INT 16; A4o 10; DC 7; DS 5; Hioo 27; HA Michael McDonald: AC 23 Project Pat: RBC 23 Tamia: Hioo 3o; HA 26; RA 28, 52; RBH 29, 52; RP to; T4o Amelie: WM 15 29 34; HSS 8; T4o 19 Tim McGraw: 820o 86; CA 9; CCA 2, 19; PCA 6; CS 20; Prosperity: GA 28 American Dreams: 1963 -1964: STX 20 Buddy Jewell- CS 25; CSS 1; Hioo 76; HSS 5 H1oo 96 Puretone: DC 16 Olga Tanon: LPS 19; LT 17; TSS 9,12 American Idol Season 2: All -Time Classic American Joe: RBH 96 McHayes: CS 45; CSS Purple Kitty: DC 23 tAT.u.: Bzoo 66; DC Love Songs: B200 33; INT 18; STX 3 Elton John: Bzoo 120 McKnight: Bzoo 163; RBA 43; RA 55; RBH 56 lames Taylor: B200 78; PCA 43 The Animatrix: The Album: EA 17 1 Mark Taylor: GA Jack Johnson: B200 26; INT 21; PCA 7; A4o 28; MO 31 lohn Mellencamp: Bzoo 76; BL -Q- 33 Bend It Like Beckham: WM 3 Syleena Johnson: RBA 73; HSS 47; RS 3o Memento: RO 31 QTip: HSS 55; RS 55 Paul Taylor: C/11 Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie: CA 43 George Jones: CA 38; CC 30; CCA 18 Roy D. Mercer: CA 39 Queen: PCA 16 Susan Tedeschi: BL 6 Chicago: B200 74; STX 5 Norah Jones: 8200 7; C11; INT 5; A4o 25; AC 8 MercyMe: B200 111; CC 4, 14; AC 21 Queens Of The Stone Age: B200 153; MO 1o; RO 32 Los Temerarios: LA u; RMA 7 Coyote Ugly: CCA 17 Roy Jones, Jr.: RS 40 Jo Dee Messina: 820o 83; CA 8 AB. Quintanilla Ill: LA 8; LPA 4; LT 45; RMS 23 TG4: RS 73 Cradle 2 The Grave: RBA 97; STX 18 Ronny Jordan: C/ zo Mest: B200 80 Thalia: EA 10; LA 25, 57; LPA 7, 20; 11100 52; HA 49; LPS Daredevil: The Album: STX 13 LT RBH 67; 140 26; TS5 IS: RA 69; RBH 69 Metallica: B200 3; I NT 7; PCA 1, 1o, 13, 24; MO 22; RO 4 -R- 22; 31; RA 67; 33 Disney's Lilo & Stitch: STX 14 Juanes: HS 30; LA 5; LPA 3; LPS 3; LT 4; 155 27 Pat Metheny: /Z 3 RA: RO 35 Chris Thile: BG 15 Dysfunktional Family: RBA 85 Cledus T. Judd: CA 52 Method Man: Hioo 63; HA 58; RA 27; RBH 28 Racket City: RS 56 Third Day: Bzoo 118; CC 6 Finding Nemo: STX 16 INT 2; PCA 16 Third Eye Blind: Bzoo 122; 44017 Julio: LPS 23; LT 34 Mia: DC 28 Radiohead: 8200 4; 44; MO Frida: LA 4; RMA 2; SIX 15; WM 1 Jung: DC 14 Milky: DS 22 Raekwon: RS 74 Third World: RE 14 Grease: STX 25 Glenn Miller: /Z 10 Eros Ramazzotti: LA 36; LPA 12; LPS 6; LT 7; TSS 21 The Thorns: B200 156 Holes: Bzoo 129; STX 8 -K- Millie: LPS u, 31; LT 14 Ramiyah: GA 27 Three 6 Mafia: RA 64; RBH 65 Hulk: STX 17 Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole: WM 7 Mobb Deep: Bzoo 180; IND 12; RBA 37 Rascal Flatts: 820o 98; CA n; CCA 3; PCA u; CS 10; 11100 T.I.: Hioo 26; HA 25; HSS 31; RA 8, 63; RBH 8, 61; RP 8; RS Lizzie McGuire: 8200 123; SIX 7 Kardinal Offishall: RS 61 Mogwai: B200 182; HS 9; IND 13 58; HA 55 11, 46 The Lizzie McGuire Movie: B20o 13; STX 2 LT RMS zo John P. Kee: GA 22 Mojado: LA 16, 66; RMA 11 Carmen Rasmusen: HSS 3,11 Los Tigres Del Norte: LA 63; 47; Mamma Mia!: PCA 26 Toby Keith: B200 23; CA 3, 26, 42; CCA 24; CS 1; H1oo 23; Monchy & Alexandra: TSA 8,11; TSS 36 Los Razos: LA 41; LT 25; RMS 7 Justin Timberlake: B200 46; RBA 32; A4o 26; DC 24; DS 9; The Matrix Reloaded: The Album: Bzoo 48; STX 4 HA zo Monica: 8200 1; INT u; RBA 2; DC 3; F1100 u; HA 8; RA 1; Red Hot Chili Peppers: B200 103; MO 14 Hioo 21; HA 18; RBH 88; RS 65; Tço 7 Moulin Rouge: PCA 34; STX 12 : HSS 63; RA 6o; RBH 57; RS 31 RBH 1; RS 33 : HSS 43 Tina Ann: DC 21 Nashville Star: The Finalists: CA 71 Josh Kelley: A4o 16 Ricardo Montaner: LA 49; LPA 14; LPS 12; LT 18 Los Rehenes: LA 43 Boyd Tinsley: Bzoo 97; INT 3 Nine: IND 31; INT 15 R. Kelly: 8200 28; RBA 9; Hioo 16, 34; HA 15, 30; HSS 38, Pablo Montero: LPS 28; LT 42 Relient K: Bzoo 186; CC 9 TLC: HSS 6o 0 Brother, Where Art Thou ?: CCA 6; PCA zo; STX 10 47, 62; RA 21, 30, 37. 42; RBH 21, 31, 40.45.86; RS Dr. Ed Montgomery: GA 33 Revis: B200 171; HS 7; MO 39; RO 9 Rigo Tovar: LA 53 Queer As Folk: The Third Season: EA 5; IND 37; STX Train: Bzoo 18; INT 23; PCA 3o; A4o Hioo 16, 25, 30; 140 11, 40 John Michael Montgomery: CS 58 The RH Factor: (13; HS 21; RBA 53 3; 45; HA 45; 23 Kern: B200 133; HS I; RBA 17; RA 44; RBH 46 Montgomery Gentry: Bzoo 144; CA 17; CS 5; CSS 7; Hloo Damien Rice: HS 24 T4o 2z Rugrats Go Wild!: Bzoo 198; STX 9 Kevin Kern: NA 10 47; HA 46; HSS 36 Lionel Richie: B200 116; RBA 89 Transplants: IND 49 Shrek: STX 19 Kid Rock: B200 5o; PCA 47; AC 20; CSS 2; H1oo 38; HA 52; Chante Moore: RBA 55 Los Rieleros Del Norte: LA 56 Trapt: Bzoo 49; Hioo 59; HA 56; MO 2; RO 3 Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron: STX 22 HSS 6 Allison Moorer: CSS 2; H1oo 38; HA 52; HSS 6 LeAnn Rimes: CA 6o Randy Travis: 1320o 1o8; CA 12; CC 3; CS 11; H1oo 56; HA Sweet Home Alabama: STX 21 Kidz Bop Kids: 1320o 117 Morelenbaum2 /Sakamoto: CX 10 The Rippingtons: C/ 5; IND 40 54 A Walk To Remember: STX u Killer Mike: RBA 86; Hioo 26; HA 25; H5S 31; RA 8; RBH Craig Morgan: 1320o 137; CA 16; HS 2; IND 6; CS 6; Hioo Jenni Rivera: RMS 29 Trenyce: HSS 3,11 RBA 51 8; RP8; RS 11 69; HA 65 Jerry Rivera: LPS 36; LT 36; T55 7 A Tribe Called Quest: 820o 190; VARIOUS ARTISTS- Kinane: DC 35 Van Morrison: PCA 38 Lupillo Rivera: RMS 22 Trick Daddy: Hioo 95; RA 46; RBH 5o; RP 22 - on The 200 Kindred The Family Soul: HS 27; RBA 39; RA 58; RBH 6o Lou Mosley: RBA 81; HSS 44; RBH 99; RS 12 Rizen: GA 29 Tricky: EA 2 Billboard ESPN Presents: Stadium Anthems Music For The B.B. King: B200 196; BL 2 Brandy Moss -Scott: HSS 52; R5 18 Rockile DC 32 Trin -i -tee 5:7: GA 36 Los Tucanes De Tijuana: LA 22; RMA 16; LT 6; RMS 1 Fans: 170 K- Klass: DC 35 Mo Thugs: IND 17; RBA 25; HSS 65; RS 68 The Roc Project: DC 4; DS 7; HSS 74 Now 12: 32 Knoc- Turn'AI: RA 68; RBH 7o Jason Mraz: 820o 64; 440 6; F11oo 57; HA 59; T40 24 Kiko Rodriguez: T55 19 JoshTumer: CS 52 Punk -0- Rama 8: 167 Beyonce Knowles: RBA 57; Hioo 3; HA 2; RA 3, 75; RBH 3, Mr. Cheeks: RA 43; RBH 44, 96, 100; RP 24; RS 49, 54, 75 Roez Boyz: HSS 58; RS 19 Evelyn Turrentine -Agee: GA 17 78; 140 8 Mudvayne: 8200 187; RO 28 Kenny Rogers: CS 56 Shania Twain: B2oo 41; CA 4; CCA 5; PCA 19; AC 10; CS 9; Reggae Gold 2003:43 Ultimate Smash Hits: 1o5 Diana Krall: /Z4, 7 Rich Mullins: CC 39 Tito Rojas: TSS 10 H1oo 36; HA 32 Twista: RBC 21; RA 7o; RBH 71 Vans Warped Tour 2003 Compilation: 71 Alison Krauss + Union Station: BG 1, 3; CA 24, 48 Anne Murray: CA 72 The Rolling Stones: Bzoo 161 Worship Together: Be Glorified: 197 Chantal Kreviazule HS 44; 440 34 Keith Murray: RBH 75; RS 57 Linda Ronstadt: CA 45 Conway Twitty: CCA 25 Together: I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever: Krista: DC 3o Musiq: HSS 37, 71 Rooney: 13200 142; HS 3 Type 0 Negative: 8200 39; RO 40 Worship : A4o 21 Mya: Hioo 73; HSS 9; RA 36; RBH 34; RS 4 The Roots: Bzoo 141; RBA 66; HSS 71 Tyrese: B2oo 100; RBA 23; RA 31, 35; RBH 32, 38 91 WOW Gospel 2003:199 Kumbia Kings: EA 22; LA 8, 64; LPA 4; LT 45; RMS 23 Rosario: LPS 39 -N- Roscoe: Bzoo 174; HS 8; RBA 27; RA 72; RBH 74 -u- WOW Worship (Yellow): 112 -L- T. Naija: RBA 58 Paulina Rubio: LPS 33 UGK: RBA 22 Sonny Landreth: BL 15 Nas: Bzoo 179; RBA 61; RBC 18, 22; D518; H1oo loo Rufio: B200 168; HS 6; IND 11 Uncle Kracker: 8200 85; A4o 2; AC 1; limo 14; HA 12; T4o k.d. lang: /Z 5 Nate Dogg: F1100 5; HA 3; HSS 35; RA 5; RBH 5; RP 2; RS Rushlow: CS 35 10 Larry The Cable Guy: CA 66 z1;14o 5 Russell: HSS 62; RS 25 Keith Urban: 1320o 115; CA 13; CS 30; Woo 94

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 67 www.americanradiohistory.com JUL03Y 5 JULY 5 MAINSTREAM JULY 5 20 2003 Billboard MODERN ROCK TRACKS TM Billboard Bid ROCK TRACKS TM - Airplay monitored by w x x Airplay monitored by w ti Nielsen Nielsen TOP 40 TRACKS nM _ 3 Broadcast Data 3 Broadcast Data P- Systems Systems Y Airplay .l Nielsen 5 TITLE aE, to,ed by Broadcast Data TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Artist = 5t.' TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Artist Systems ARTIST - n.- 1 1 NUMBER 1 ' 12 Weeks At Number '.:UMBER 1 ,tr, Week At Number IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL 2 SEND THE PAIN BELOW Chevelle 9 1 1 LIKE A STONE INTERSCOPE/EPIC Audioslave 9

NUMBER 1 3 Wks At NO.I 1 HEADSTRONG WARNER BROS. Trapt 9 2 2 SEND THE PAIN BELOW EPIC Chevelle çt 3 SEVEN NATION ARMY THIRDMANS2 The White Stripes 9 3 3 HEADSTRONG WARNER BROS Trapt 9 BRING ME TO LIFE EVANESCENCE FEATURING PAUL MCCOY 5 JUST BECAUSE CAPITOL Jane's Addiction 4 4 ST. ANGER ELEKrRNEEG Metallica 9 WINO -UP

LIKE INTERSCOPE,PIC Audioslave 5 5 I WARNER BOOS A STONE 9 SOMEWHERE BELONG Linkin Par(( 9 MISS INDEPENDENT 7 STUPID GIRL rLIP/SEFFEWINTERSCOPE Cold 9 6 8 STUPID GIRL FLIP /GEFFENIINTERSCOPE Cold 9 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 13 FAINT WARNER BROS. Linkin Park .9 7 6 STRAIGHT OUT OF LINE REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL/UMRG Godsmack 9 UNWELL 8 TIMES LIKE THESE ROSWELVRCNRMG Foo Fighters 8 7 FUP /ELEKTRNEEG 9 PRICE TO PLAY Staind .9 MATCHBOX TWENTY 6 WARNER ATLANTIC SOMEWHERE I BELONG BROS Linkin Park 9 9 10 CAUGHT IN THE RAIN EPIC Revis 9 11 GO WITH THE FLOW INTERSCOPE Queens Of The Stone Age 9 10 9 THE ROAD I'M ON REPUBLIDUNIVERSAUUMRG 3 Doors Down 9 GET BUSY SEAN PAUL 10 MINERVA MAVERICK; REPRISE Deftones 11 15 9 JUST BECAUSE CAPITOL Jane's Addiction VP/ATLANnC 17 THE BOYS OF SUMMER COLUMBIA The Ataris 12 11 FREE oREAMWORKS Powerman 5000 9 21 QUESTIONS 9 BRING ME TO LIFE WIND UP Evanescence Featuring Paul McCoy 9 13 13 DRIVEN UNDER WINDUP Seether .9 50 CENT FEATURING NATE DOGG SHADY /AFTERMATH ANTERSCOPE 18 DOSED WARNER BROS Red Hot Chili Peppers m 12 STILLBORN :rITRRE Black Label Society .9 I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT 16 BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE LAVA AIRPOWER Smile Empty Soul 15 14 REPURLIC/UNIVERSAI/UMRG 9 WHEN I'M GONE 3 Doors Down 9 BUSTA RHYMES 8 MARIAH CAREY 16 15 THERE CAPITOL J/MONARC MMSODJMG THERE Radiohead 9 16 17 MINERVA -=RISE Deftones 9 17 14 WINDUP ROCK YOUR BODY DRIVEN UNDER Seether 9 17 24 SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE INtERSCOPE/EPIC AIRPOWER Audioslave 9 t JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 18 12 PRICE TO PLAY FLIP/EMU-RA/EEG Staind 18 16 9 REMEMBER REPRISE Disturbed 9 JIVE 22 THINK TWICE RCNRMG Eve 6 60 19 27 FAINT WARNER BROS AIRPOWER Linkin Park 9 CRAZY IN LOVE EPIC BEYONCE FEATURING JAY -Z el 20 SHATTERDAY Vendetta Red 9 P20 20 FLY FROM THE INSIDE ATLANTIC Shinedown MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA 25 SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE INTERSCOPE/EPIC Audioslave ® 9 21 19 BRING ME TO LIFE WIND. UP Evanescence Featuring Paul McCoy 9 MAGIC STICK 21 ST. ANGER ELEKTRASEG Metallica 22 21 NOTHING/INTERSCOPE ® 9 MOBSCENE Marilyn Manson 9 LIL' KIM FEATURING 50 CENT 36 QUEEN BEE /ATLANTIC I® SO FAR AWAY FLIP/ELEKTRNEEC Staind 23 22 TIMES LIKE THESE ROSWELL RCA RMG F00 Fighters çr

26 REPRISE DRIFT el BLUE AND YELLOW The Used 9 24 23 IMPRINT ROAORUNNEAIOJMG doubleDrive AWAY UNCLE KNACKER FEAT. DOBIE GRAY I® 24 BANDAGES SUB PIP/SIRE/REPRISE Hot Hot Heat 9 125 25 LIBERATE REPRISE Disturbed LAVA 40 GOING UNDER misaup Evanescence 26 26 EVERYONE ELEKTRNEEG Socialburn IGNITION 27 23 THE SCIENTIST CAPITOL Coldplay R. KELLY 9 29 BOTTOM OF A BOTTLE LAVA Smile Empty Soul 9 JIVE 28 28 THE YOUNG HOPELESS DAYLIGHT/EPIC Good Charlotte AND THE 9 28 30 WORLD SO COLD EPIC Mudvayne WHEN I'M GONE 32 EVERYONE ELEKrosesu a) Socialburn 29 39 FLIP /ELEKTRNEEG 50 FAR AWAY Staind 3 DOORS DOWN 30 29 THE LAST SONG oOGHOUSENRLAMwoRKS The All- American Rejects REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL JUMBO 9 30 SET ME FREE DECCA Velvet Revolver 31 31 THE HORIZON HAS BEEN DEFEATED JACKJOHNSONNNIVERSAL/UMRG Jack Johnson NO LETTING GO 9 31 31 NOTHING SACRED COLUMBIA Memento 9 WAYNE WONDER I® 34 ; OXYGEN'S GONE ISLAND /IOJMG Die Trying 9 32 28 GO WITH THE FLOW INTERSCOPE Queens Of The Stone Age 9 GREENSLEEVESNP /ATLANNC THE LEAVING SONG PT. II NRRO/OREAMWORKS AFI 33 SERENITY REPUeuquNIVERSAVUMRG Godsmack ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? 39 FLY FROM THE INSIDE ATLANTIC Shinedown MICHELLE BRANCH . 34 34 RED WHITE AND BLUE SANCTUARY Lynyrd Skynyrd MAVERICK MARNER BROS. 27 THE ROAD I'M ON REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL/LIMO 3 Doors Down 9 35 32 RECTIFIER REPUeuc/UNIVERSAVUMRG RA ROCK WIT U (AWWW BABY) 38 STRAIGHT OUT OF LINE REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL/LIMBO Godsmack 9 36 36 OXYGEN'S GONE ISLAND/TOJMG Die Trying 9 ASHANTI 33 GIRL'S NOT GREY NRROIOREAMWDRKS AFI 9 MURDER INCJBEF JAM ADJMG 37 35 REST IN PIECES ISLANDAOJMG Saliva 9 WE'VE HAD ENOUGH VAGRANT Alkaline Trio DON'T WANNA TRY 9 38 38 SAFE PASSAGE AMERICAN /IDJMG Manmade God FRANKIE J 35 CAUGHT IN THE RAIN EPIC Revis 9 39 40 FIREPROOF FLICKER/MCA Pillar COLUMBIA 37 MOBSCENE NOTHING/INTERSCOPE Marilyn Manson 9 ,40 ; I DON'T WANNA BE ME to Type O Negative WHERE IS THE LOVE? BLACK EYED PEAS ABM onteasCOPF FIGHTER JULY 5 CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2003 J23 RCA/RMG Billboard ADULT CONTEMPORARY. Bill boärd DULT TOP 40 TRACKSTM INTUITION x Airplay monitored by JEWEL . Airplay monitored by Nielsen x 1' Nielsen ATLANTIC Broadcast Data 3 Broadcast Data CAN'T LET YOU GO Systems 3 iñ Systems FABOLOUS FEATURING MIKE SHOREY 8 UL' MO S TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Artist DESERT STOMVELEKIM AEG g TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Artist IN DA CLUB 2' NUMBER 1 ' 11'F 5 Weeks At Number 1 `tyb. 1 50 CENT NUMBER 1 -: g: 10 Weeks At Number SHADY /AFTERMATNANTERSCOPE 1 DRIFT AWAY ma Uncle Kracker Featuring Dobie Gray 9 1 UNWELL ATLANTIC matchbox twenty ç CALLING ALL ANGELS 2 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE EPIC Celine Dion IS 2 DRIFT AWAY LAVA Uncle Kracker Featuring Dobie Gray 9 TRAIN COLUMBIA 4 3 CALLING ALL ANGELS coLUMEIA Train 9 IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE ISLAND/InJMG Daniel Bedingfield 9 o 4 WHEN I'M GONE REPUBLIC, NIVERSAIJUMRG 3 Doors Down 9 FEEL GOOD TIME 3 THE GAME OF LOVE ARISTA Santana Featuring Michelle Branch 9 o PINK FEATURING WILLIAM ORBIT 5 BRING ME TO LIFE WINDUP Evanescence Featuring ® Paul McCoy .9 COLUMBIA 5 BEAUTIFUL RCNRMG Christina Aguilera 9 6 6 THE REMEDY (I WON'T WORRY) ELEKT1NEEG Jason Mraz 9 THE REMEDY (I WON'T WORRY) 6 ATLANTIC JASON MRAZ CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Phil Collins 7 8 BIG YELLOW TAXI GEFFEN / INTERSCOPE Counting Crows Featuring Vanessa Carlton 9 ELEKTRA/EEG

WARNER 8 7 CLOCKS CAPITOL Coldplay 8 ONE BROS Faith Hill 9 ADDICTED 12 ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? MAVERICK/WARNER BROS. Michelle Branch .9 25 SIMPLE PLAN 7 DON'T BLUENOTEMRSIN 0 KNOW WHY Norah Jones 9 LAVA ® 11 INTUITION ATLANTIC Jewel 5, 10 A THOUSAND MILES A&WINTERSCOPE Vanessa Carlton 9 I WANT YOU 11 9 ARISTA Avril I'M WITH YOU Lavigne 9 26 THALIA FEATURING FAT JOE 11 FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS MERCURY /IDJMG Shania Twain 9 EMI LATIN MRGIN 12 10 WHY GEORGIA AWARE/COLUMBIA John Mayer 9

WARNER 13 IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE 9 CRY BROS Faith Hill 9 13 SYMPATHY WARNER BROS. Goo Goo Dolls 9 DANIEL BEOINGFIELD 14 15 YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND AWARE/COLUMBIA Mayer ISLAND AOJMG 12 HOLE IN THE WORLD ERC Eagles 9 John 9

41) 16 HARDER TO BREATHE OCTONE/J /RMG Maroon 5 9 NEVER LEAVE YOU - UH 00H, UH 000H! 15 BIG GEEFENIINTERSCOPE YELLOW TAXI Counting Crows Featuring Vanessa Carlton 9 28 LUMIDEE CI 17 AMAZING HOLLYWOOD Josh Kelley UNIVERSAL WAG 14 SOAK UP THE SUN AAMIINTERSCOPE Sheryl Crow 9 19 BLINDED (WHEN I ELERTRNEEG ® SEE YOU) Third Eye Blind INTO YOU 13 SUPERMAN (IT'S NOT EASY) AWARE/COLUMBIA Five For Fighting FABOLOUS FEATURING TAMIA OR 9 18 18 IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE ISLANO/IDJMG Daniel Bedingfield 9 ASHANTI DESERT STOMMLEKTRA/EEG 19 UNWELL ATLANTIC matchbox twenty 9 21 HEAVEN RADIOACTIVE/MCA 1 AIRPOWER Live 9 SWING, SWING 20 WHY CAN'T I CAPITOL Liz Phair 9 THE ALL- AMERICAN REJECTS 16 MAN ON A MISSION U.WATCH Daryl Hall John Oates 8 DOGHOUSEAIREAMWORKS I® 29 WHY DON'T YOU & I ARISTA Santana Featuring Alex Band Or Chad Kroeger 18 DANCE WITH MY FATHER JMMG Luther Vandross CLOCKS 27 MISS INDEPENDENT RCA RMG Kelly Clarkson 9 ® CSLOPLAY 17 PEACEKEEPER REPRISE Fleetwood Mac 9 ® 23 LIKE A STONE INTERSCOPE /EPIC Audioslave 9 CAPITOL 21 PICTURE LAVNATLANTlC Kid Rock Featuring Sheryl Crow 9 24 22 SOMETHING CRAZY LAVA Franky Perez 9 RIGHT THURR 32 CHINGY 25 BLUE NOTEVIRGW 23 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE INO/CURB MercyMe 9 go COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones 9 DISTURBING TIM PEACE/PMONTY/CAPITOL 26 ROCK YOUR BODY JIVE Justin Timberlake 9 BIG YELLOW TAXI 20 TRY IT ON MY OWN uaiSTA Whitney Houston 9 COUNTING CROWS FEAT. VANESSA CARLTON 27 24 TAKE ME AWAY DREAMWORKS Lifehouse GEFFEN ANlnRscoPE 26 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE MOTOWN/UMRG Michael McDonald 28 31 THE HORIZON HAS BEEN DEFEATED JACK JWRNSON/UNIVERSAVUMRG Jack Johnson 9 SHAKE YA TAILFEATHER 22 I DROVE ALL NIGHT EPIC Celine Dion 9 34 I® 36 FIGHTER RCAIRMG Christina Aguilera 9 NELLY, P. DIDDY 8 MURPHY LEE BAD BOY AIMRG 24 I'M WITH YOU ARISTA Avril Lavigne 9 30 32 RAIN OREAMWORKS Dana Glover SING FOR THE MOMENT 34 REAL CURB 28 DON'T WANNA TRY COLUMBIA Frankie J 9 iii, Plumb 33 EMINEM 32 28 MR. BARTENDER (IT'S SO EASY) ATLANTIC Sugar Ray Featuring ProHoeZak 9 WE ANTERSCOPE THIS IS THE NIGHT RCNRMG Clay Aiken ANGEL 37 CRYSTAL VILLAGE COLUMBIA Pete `torn ® 35 AMANDA PEREZ 25 DON'T DREAM ITS OVER SQUINT- CURB/REPRISE Sixpence None The Richer 9 34 30 IN THIS LIFE COLUMBIA Chantal Kreviazuk 9 UNIVERSAL AKOW ERNOWSEAIMRGMRGIN - 27 YOU'RE STILL YOU I43/REPRISE Josh Groban OD 39 FEEL GOOD TIME COLUMBIA Pink Featuring William Orbit 9 BREATHE BLU CANTRELL FEATURING SEAN PAUL 29 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS JMMG Ruben Studdard 40 RIGHTEOUSLY LOSTHIUHWAY/IOJMG Lucinda Williams a REOtONE /ARSTA 37 33 PEACEKEEPER REPRISE Fleetwood Mac 9 I'M GLAD Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 106 main- JENNIFER LOPEZ ,38 35 HOLLYWOOD MAVERICK/WARNER BROS. Madonna 9 stream rock stations, 90 modern rock stations, 91 adult contemporary stations and 87 adult Top 40 stations are electroni- EPIC COWMBIA cally monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Top 40 Tracks is compiled from a national sample of Mainstream Top 40 , THE BOYS OF SUMMER The Ataris 410 IN LOVE WIT CHU Rhythmic Top 40 and Adult Top 40 stations. The 263 Top 40 Tracks stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 38 HOLE IN THE WORLD ERC Eagles 9 OA BRAT FEATURING CHERISH days a Top 40 Tracks week. awards bullets based on increase in audience impressions, On the remaining detection -based so SO DER IAMSEA charts, tracks with increase in detections over the previous week are bulleted regardless of chart movement. A record [ SNAKE which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will generally not receive a bullet, even if it registers an increase. Records below the top 20 ltop 15 for AC and Adult Top 40) are removed from the chart after 26 weeks. Airpower awarded to songs 3/ R. KELLY FEATURING BIG TIMER appearing in the top 20 on both the Nielsen BDS Airplay and Audience charts for the first time with increases in both detections and audience 40 Tracks excluded). Videoclip (Top v availability. ©2003, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. JIVE

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Connection, BMI /Wet Ink Blue, BMI), WBM, H1oo 73; RBH ment, BMI /Rob Bourdon, BMI /Kenji Kobayashi, BMI /Pan- Chart C' (Hot ioo Agles); LT (Hot Latin Mks) and RB (Hot R &B Hip/Hop Singles). 34 cakey Cakes, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI),WBM, Hioo 78 SOY ASI (Iron Tigga, BM I/C.K. Jointz, BMI /Ser -Ca, TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist., Chart, Position. -N- BMI) LT 27 SPEED (Gottahaveable, BMI /Songs Of Windswept NAGGIN Q RBH 89 21 ANSWERS (High Ori Life, ASCAP /Break North, DRIFT AWAY (Almo, ASCAP), HL, Hioo 14 BMI /Milk Chocolate Factory, ASCAP/TuneSmith Advance- Pacific, BMI /Songs Of Bud Dog, ASCAP /Music Of NEVER LEAVE YOU - UH 00H, UH 000H! (1433, SOCAN ASCAP ASCAP Cent, ments, ASCAP /Jaedon Christopher, ASCAP /Cori Tiffani, WBM, CS 5; 47 /Mebenish, /Universal, /5o ASCAP/Tafari, ASCAP /Greensleeves, PRS) Hioo 17; RBH Windswept, ASCAP), Hioo ASCAP /Mo Loving, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), WBM, RBH BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI), HL /WBM, Hioo 84 STAY GONE (DreamWorks Songs, ASCAP /Cherry Lane, -E- 10 I'M JUSTA GIRL (Deanaling, ASCAP /BPJ Administra- CLM, CS 3; 37 76 EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER (EMI April, NEVER SCARED (Bonecrusher, ASCAP) Hioo 26; RBH ASCAP, Hioo 21 On Life, ASCAP tion, ASCAP /Turtle Wins The Race, ASCAP /Annotation, DADDY (BDB, ASCAP ColliPark, BMI /GLO Bil, QUESTIONS (High /Break North, ASCAP /Blue Erro Soul, ASCAP /Yoruba Peoples Music, 8 STEP / SOCAN /Me- benish, ASCAP ASCAP /5o Cent, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), WBM, CS BMI /Zella, BMI BMI /Sammy Sam, BMI /Timothy /Universal, ASCAP), HL RBH 49 37 NO HACE FALTA UN HOMBRE (ax & Broder, /Unidisc, ASCAP), WBM, 5; RBH 5 MISSING YOU (Steve Wariner, BMI /Kidbilly, BMI), BMI) RBH 85 Hioo EN QUE FALLE? 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Namen, HOW YOU GONNA ACT LIKE THAT (Zovektion, BMI),WBM, H1oo 63; RBH 28 BMI /Aboukir, BMI /Songs Of Universal, BMI /Dirty Dre, ASCAP /Love CS Pig, ASCAP) 49 ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP /First Avenue, ASCAP /Demis LOVE CALLS (Kern, RBH ASCAP /latcat, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), WBM, Hioo 50; -w- BMI) 46 WALK A LITTLE STRAIGHTER (Universal, ASCAP /Off CASI (Yami, BMI) LT 10 Hot Songs, ASCAP /E Two, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP /E.D. 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WO (Mass Confusion, ASCAP /WB, SOMEWHERE I BELONG (Zomba, ASCAP /Chesterc- BMI /Songs Of Universal, BMI /Hannaberg, BMI), CS DREAM EYES (Not Listed) RBH 93 I'M GLAD (Nuyorican, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs, ASCAP /C Sun, ASCAP /Wet Ink Red, ASCAP /Black Soul haz, ASCAP /Big Bad Mr. Hahn, BMI /Nondisclosure Agree- HL /WBM, 36

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70 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.americanradiohistory.com be recording pop -fluff songs." COUNTRY HITS Renee Bell, senior VP of A &R at RCA Label Country Group, adds, "I have felt since Sept. 11 [2001] FROM FEMALE ARTISTS that the audience wants substance. Everything that's really been hitting [since then] has been Women Fall 30 /77 real substance songs." Female Top 10 Hits The problem, Bell says, is that it has been hard in recent years to find such songs for women Off Charts 25 artists. For the past five years or so, she says, "a Female No. 1 Hits lot of what was being written in town was fluff." Continued from page 1 That's because prior to Sept. 11, a lot of the songs / / that did become hits for women were, in fact, established female stars. "fluff," and songwriters tend to emulate styles "There was a time when many of the male acts that are working. had identity issues -meaning the audience had / / "We at EMI advise our songwriters to write difficulty telling one artist from another," WUSN /1111111 what they are compelled to write," Overton Chicago PD Justin Case says. "The same may be z 10 defends. "Hence, sometimes the songs are pas- true now with females. You need either a distinc- / / sionate ballads, sometimes lighter fare. But I can tive sound or a no- brainer hit song to stand out. assure you that we have never run short of pas- There is a lot of sameness out there right now." sionate, meaningful songs to play for artists." KMPS/KYCW Seattle PD Becky Brenner says, Other programmers agree that the dominant "We have been struggling to get a more passion- male trend is part of a format cycle, and some agree with Bell that it's one that might be cycling ate response to the female records we are playing. 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* The audience seems to be much more passionate back in the near future. about the males in the format. A few years ago, Data: Nielsen BDS * through June 30 Not long ago, Hill, McBride, Twain, Wynon - they were more passionate about the females. I na, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Deana think the male audience is liking the grittier male Carter, Pam Tillis and others were dominating acts and their music and the women are, too." to have hits? knew females at country radio were in trouble the music scene, Cumulus Broadcasting region- During the first six months of this year, female Among the factors cited by country radio pro- last year when I first saw the covers of the Faith, al operations manager Tim Roberts says. "I artists accounted for only four of the 34 top 10 grammers are the Dixie Chicks' recent travails Shania and LeAnn Rimes CDs," he says. remember really concentrating on editing music hits on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. and radio's well- documented objections to what "All three images were either drenched in logs to avoid too many female artists. I think that Of those four, only Dixie Chicks managed to top some programmers perceived as the pop direc- sweat or wearing their underwear in an attempt Music Row saw this, began signing male acts and the chart. tion of the latest albums from superstars Faith to fulfill some 30- year-old guy's vision of what a started releasing more male singles, and thus While that is not a marked evolution from the Hill and Shania Twain. pop star should look like. Did they not under- we're now in a male -dominated cycle." first six months of last year-which saw five top More telling, programmers also cite a lack of stand that their fan base -the people who made Levy-who has several new female artists in lOs by female artists, including two No. is -it is substantive songs being recorded by women and them popular in the first place -were adult varying stages of development at Warner Bros. - a startling change compared with the same peri- more interesting music coming from male acts. women with a family- oriented lifestyle? counters: "I don't believe the labels are purpose- 1 ods in 2000 and, especially, 1998. Gary Overton, executive VP /GM of EMI "The four biggest female country artists in re- fully signing fewer female artists. Producing The first six months of 2000 brought 10 top Music Publishing in Nashville, suggests anoth- cent memory are Faith, Shania, LeAnn Rimes, and compelling music on each artist, regardless of er factor. "There are not enough women in the Dixie Chicks," Bell adds. "The first three all decision -making roles in this hit -making sold their souls artistically and made slick- sound- process," he says. "While there are a few female ing techno-pop records in an attempt to become A &R people at the record labels, the number the next Celine Dion. The Chicks made a brilliant of females who are record producers, promo- country album, then committed the biggest PR tion and marketing execs and programmers at gaffe in the music business since Milli Vanilli." country radio is far overshadowed by the num- The lack of female hits has not gone unno- ber of men in these positions." ticed by the label community, according to Lyric Street Records senior VP of A &R Doug Howard. CROSSOVER CROSSFIRE "However, it is not because we are not trying," "There's no mistaking the feminine void, he says. "I must admit that we have had a cou- that's for sure," WMZQ Washington, D.C., assis- ple of misses with some of our releases, but we tant PD /music director Jon Anthony says. "It are confident that we have truly unique and could be the whole `crossover' thing finally extremely talented women making relevant catching up to some of them. Those that made music for our format." a deliberate attempt to find new fans outside of Howard does admit concern for the fact that country music -Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Sha- the country format is often guilty of embracing nia Twain, Lee Ann Womack -seem to be those one type of country music `while ignoring every- who are suffering most. thing else. Hopefully, we can prevent drawing "The research has been consistent with lines so deep that we refuse to recognize the these artists in that their gold catalog still tests amazing array of country female artists in our very well," Anthony continues. "But the [core community." country listeners] just aren't buying their new Levy, senior VP of A &R at Warner Bros. sound anymore. Records, is not overly concerned about a lack of "Martina McBride, who has repeatedly said she hits, as long as female artists continue to sell doesn't want to cross over, is the undisputed records. "While a No. 1 record would be nice, queen of the format right now, because she's still most record companies are focused on getting singing about real life and identifying with the enough airplay to generate sales and not neces- average woman. sarily throwing a lot of money at a record just to "The Dixie Chicks really could've been the No. win a chart position," she says. McBRIDE: COUNTRY'S REIGNING QUEEN 1 everything if they would just stop alienating so "Established female artists such as Faith Hill, 10 records by female artists, three of which went many fans with their bellyaching," Anthony adds. Martina McBride, Sara Evans and Shania Twain gender, has become increasingly difficult for to No. 1. Jumping back to 1998, women scored "The feminine void wouldn't be as vast if they continue to sell good numbers without having A &R. We're not going to throw out singles on 14 top 10s, half of which went to No. 1. weren't putting country radio PDs in so many a top -charting single." new females just because we need a new female. Among this week's top 20 country singles, sticky situations." We feel the timing is right for a new female to there are only two by female artists (Shania livain Meanwhile, the hot male acts have gone in the THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN bust through, and, to increase our chances, we at No. 9 and Wynonna at No. 18). And it has been other direction, toward a more traditional sound The quality of female repertoire is also a con- will take plenty of time searching for hits, record- 15 months since a solo female topped the Bill- that seems to be what the audience is craving, cern among country music insiders. ing and experimenting." board Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Anthony says. Tonya Campos, assistant PD/music director of Doug Montgomery, operations manager of "It feels like we're coming back toward the KZLA Los Angeles, thinks "the lack of women on WBCT Grand Rapids, Mich., says that despite WHAT'S GOING ON? core and roots of the format, and the guys are the charts is simply because of a lack of good songs the perfect storm that engulfed Hill, Wain and So what's going on here? Label rosters seem running up the score on the ladies," he observes. for females. Good material seems to be the reason the Chicks, "if Wynonna and Martina continue to have plenty of female artists. New artists are "I hope history repeats itself, because the last that male artists that were not known a few with the success of their current records, Reba being introduced all the time, and veteran hit - time we had so many male superstars, in the months ago now have hit songs on the charts." follows through with her plan to release a new makers Wynonna and Patty Loveless are back on early '90s, country music took off." Brenner agrees that "the male artists seem to album and the Dixie Chicks' controversies sub- the radio with promising new singles. Keymarket Communications VP of program- be coming up with more songs of substance and side, this will come back to historical norms in Why, then, has it become so hard for women ming Frank Bell offers another explanation. "I more songs with true meat. The women seem to a few months."

BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 73 www.americanradiohistory.com ing to show signs of acceptance with Internet pirates if it so chooses. cher, D -Va., says he likes most of the "This approach is fair," he says. "If Piracy Gambit music fans. "Don't underestimate the deterrent bill but "may have a problem" with the states are going to take advantage of Sony Music Entertainment execu- effect of enforcement," says Sherman, FBI being brought in. intellectual property laws for their tive VP Michele Anthony notes that the who adds that the aim of the effort is to "The FBI should only be involved own benefit, they should also be will- Raises Stakes move is key to the future of commer- "change consumer behavior over the in threatening if there's a real attempt ing to enforce the laws for the bene- cial digital distribution. long term." to follow through on the remedy. I fit of others." Continued from page 1 "The goal is to create a healthy busi- The RIM points out that its efforts can't imagine the FBI getting in- The National Governors Assn. and ness environment for these legitimate in the courts and on Capitol Hill are volved in arresting people who are some conservative lawmakers are services to flourish," she says. part of a "multi- pronged strategy" in involved in casual peer-to -peer file expected to oppose the measure. But pion in the House, opened a second There are already positive signs. combating piracy. sharing," he says. observers note that because Smith is front with the introduction of two bills. Apple Computer announced June 23 That effort also incorporates every- Sherman characterizes the measure a Southern conservative, the bill might Filed at the behest of the entertain- that its iTunes Music Store has sold thing from consumer education to as a "common sense, bipartisan bill." gain the support it needs to pass. ment and software industries -a lob- more than 5 million songs since its enforcement against the file- sharing The second major bill, the Intellec- ASCAP and BMI are part of a coali- bying group that includes the music bow in late April. systems themselves. It also includes tual Property Protection Restoration tion asking for the bill. Both groups industry-the measures would beef up Now more than ever, industry officials technical measures to help frustrate Act, HR 2334, restores power to Con- have found that state universities play domestic piracy enforcement. maintain that alternatives to file shar- the illegal downloading of music and gress in a limited setting to abrogate music in public areas but resist pay- "This is really the beginning of a sig- ing featuring hundreds of thousands of creating legitimate alternatives. or set aside the Constitution's 11th ing required fees. Ironically, the RIAA, nificant change," Sony Music Enter- songs are already in the marketplace. Amendment, which gives sovereign also a coalition member, can't sue tainment chairman/CEO Andrew Lack "There's no longer any justification DETERRENCE & EDUCATION immunity to states. state entities for infringement by stu- says. "It's time to turn the page on the or excuse for downloading illegally On the legislative front, Smith's That would allow copyright own- dents and faculty using their com- Internet piracy discussion." when you can go to a legitimate site Piracy Deterrence and Education Act ers to sue states and their entities puter networks. But consumer rights watchdogs like and get it," RIM president Cary Sher- of 2003, HR 2570, clarifies the for damages resulting from state The Digital Millennium Copyright the Electronic Frontier Foundation man says. authority of the Department of copyright, patent and trademark Act, which the industry helped write, counter that the effort is akin to declar- The number of suits could ulti- Homeland Security's Bureau of Cus- infringement. gives universities themselves an ex- ing war on the American public. mately reach into the thousands. toms and Border Protection to seize "Right now, you can sue, you can emption for third -party liability. And some analysts, such as Phil The RIM particularly hopes to edu- infringing material. get an injunction, but you can't collect Upon assuming the chairmanship Leigh of Raymond James and Associ- cate parents whose children are using It calls for the U.S. attorney gener- damages," says Peter Jaszi, director of this year, Smith said that efforts to ates, question the wisdom of litigating file -sharing services, as well as P2P al to ensure that any unit at the DOJ the Gushlo- Samuelson intellectual curb intellectual property theft against consumers before new pay -per- users who are unaware that their soft- responsible for investigating comput- property law clinic at American Uni- would be a major priority (Billboard, download stores like iTunes have ware is configured to allow others to er hacking or intellectual property versity. "Such a bill is a long time corn- Feb. 15). launched in the PC market. upload music from their computers. crimes would be assigned "at least one ing, and I think it's necessary now in But curbing piracy through legisla- One thing is certain, they point out: The suits will focus on P2P users agent" to deal with copyright in- some cases." tive means is a slow proposition. Litigation aimed at the peer -to -peer who make music available to others, fringement. In 1999, the Supreme Court issued In the meantime, the recording networks themselves has failed to stem not those engaging in downloading The bill also would create programs a ruling that states can claim immu- industry is attempting to give the pub- the growth of file sharing. music without permission. at the FBI and DOJ to educate the pub- nity from prosecution in those areas. lic a wake -up call with its legal strate- lino years after the industry's shut- Whether either initiative will appre- lic about illegal downloading and Smith says that's wrong. gy against individual consumers. down of Napster, the practice is more ciably slow the practice of free music Internet privacy. And it permits the "States are increasingly using this While the recording industry has popular than ever. The Recording trading online remains to be seen. FBI to send cease-and -desist letters to as a defense to infringement claims," been loathe to prosecute individual Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) By taking the fight directly to indi- infringers. he says. "This is particularly frustrat- consumers in the past, Sony's Lack reports that an estimated 2.6 billion vidual consumers, the industry is hop- Under the measure, copyright own- ing for intellectual property owners, says that the strategy is the result of copyrighted files are traded over P2P ing it will be able to create a "scared - ers could also use the FBI seal in deter- because states are also owners of copy- prompting from both the courts and networks every month. straight" scenario for casual P2P users. rent efforts. rights, patents and trademarks and can congressional leaders. Leading the pack is Kazaa. The RIM The RIM has made it clear that it is Smith, chairman of the Subcom- sue for infringement of their intellec- "Clearly the record companies says that in May, Kazaa had more than unafraid of the public relations impli- mittee on Courts, the Internet and tual property." have been reluctant to go down this 230 million users, up from 100 million cations of targeting minors engaging Intellectual Property, introduced the The tit- for-tat approach in the bill path," he says. "But between con- users in July 2002. in egregious copyright infringement. bill June 19 and has two powerful means states cannot collect damages gressional encouragement and the If there are any winners in the latest The trade group also warned in House Democrats as co- sponsors: in copyright infringement cases they legal encouragements we're getting fight, it could prove to be a boon to making its announcement that the Reps. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and initiate if they shield themselves by in the courts at every level, we're just fledgling pay -per- download and music Department of Justice (DOJ) has the Howard Berman of California. claiming immunity for damages in doing what we've essentially been subscription businesses that are start- option to file criminal charges against Subcommittee member Rick Bou- infringement lawsuits against them. pushed to do."

stop people from stealing music Such a joint venture would create U.S. and European regulators; the generate much -needed cash with [online]," says one media invest- a company with a market share to latter scotched a proposed merger which AOL TW could pay down debt. Majors' ment banker. rival current industry leader UMG. between WMG and EMI Group in Some question the wisdom of It remains unclear who would BMG's total current U.S. album 2000. uncoupling recorded music and manage the combined company and market share through June 22 is Given the weakening of the music music publishing. Woes how WMG and BMG's respective 16.1%, and it has five of the top 10 market since then, a deal today For one, music publishing adds a labels would be merged, sources say. spots on this week's charts. WMG's would have a better shot. measure of stability to a record "The desire's there, but there are share is 17 %. WMG already is trying to sell its label's revenue. Continue issues to be resolved," a source says. UMG's Universal Music & Video disc -manufacturing business. A "Being in both businesses gives WMG, BMG and AOL TW declined Distribution has a 29.6% share. merger with BMG would likely you access to talent at different Continued from page 1 to comment, as did a Bertelsmann But a joint venture among majors result in the sale of its music pub- stages of artists' careers," says Jerry spokeswoman. would come under the scrutiny of lishing arm. Both divestitures would Gold, CFO of WMG from 1992 to Faced with the prospect of further 2001 and now an advisor in the declines, BMG and Warner Music music industry. "It gives you two Group and their respective corporate windows into the artistic communi- parents, Bertelsmann and AOL Time ty." Warner (AOL TW), are discussing a Speaking at a recent breakfast combination of their recorded -music Liberty Makes Three sponsored by Syracuse University's operations, sources confirm. Newhouse School, Howard Stringer, Meanwhile, Vivendi Universal is BY MATTHEW BENZ in VUE only. chairman /CEO of Sony Corp. of fielding offers for Universal Music Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are advising VU on America, said there are always eco- Group (UMG) and its other enter- NEW YORK-And now there are three. the asset sale, which is expected to take several months. nomic benefits to be realized in a tainment assets (see story, this In a surprise move, Liberty Media included Univer- A VU rep says the company is pleased with the initial merger. page). sal Music Group in its offer for Vivendi Universal's bids it received Monday but declined to comment further. But, he added, "I don't get excit- The 50/50 joint venture that BMG entertainment assets, a source close to the process John Malone, chairman of Englewood, Colo. -based ed" about the prospect of a merger and WMG are discussing would cre- confirms. Liberty, had previously expressed interest only in VU's of two record labels, because he says ate short -term cost -savings by con- Two other groups -one led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. film and TV businesses. The media company did not that the short-term cost savings can solidating such areas as back -office and another by oil billionaire Marvin Davis and former return a call for comment. obscure an essential long -term con- operations. But observers emphasize Seagram Co. CFO Brian Mulligan-are also believed to David Joyce, an analyst who follows Liberty for Guz- cern: finding and marketing good that such a combination is not a for- be bidding on UMG, as well as film, TV and theme -parks man & Co., says Liberty's inclusion of UMG was unex- music. mula for long -term growth. unit Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE). pected but indicative of Malone's desire to remain com- "Consolidation has its economic "I don't think it solves the funda- MGM and NBC, meanwhile, have expressed interest petitive in the bidding process. advantages," Stringer said, "but it mental problem of what to do to also has its cultural disadvantages."

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BILLBOARD JULY 5, 2003 www.billboard.com 75 www.americanradiohistory.com Pride Goeth Before Y'AII He's the most successful black country artist of all time, but he's been absent from Top Country Albums for 13 years and 11 months. Charley Pride returns to the survey with "22 All -Time Greatest Hits" (Teevee), a new entry at No. 64. It's his first album to chart since "Moody Woman" spent its final frame on the tally dur- ing the week ended Aug. 5, 1989. Pride first appeared on the Billboard country album chart the week of Nov. 5, 1966, with "Country Charley Pride," which is also how he was billed on his first two LPs. The Mississippi -born singer was so popular that Who frontman Roger Daltrey, center, was among a group he had at least one album debut on the chart every of rockers to take part last week in Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp, year between 1966 and 1989, except for 1986. The 13- a charity organization that gives regular folks a chance to live year, 11 -month gap between his two most recent chart out their rock'n'roll dreams for five days. For $5,995, you titles is thus the biggest break in his span of albums. could take part in six hours of daily jamming and meals with His total reach of chart albums now bridges 36 years the participants, which also included Ramones drummer and eight months. Marky Ramone and Jack Blades of Night Ranger. The event concluded with a battle of the bands held June 22 at FULL NELSON: No one can say Willie Nelson peaked too the Bottom Line in NewYork. The camp benefits teenagers early. His 117th song to chart on Hot Country Singles ilonsall's Personal War aale with cancer. (Photo: Theo Wargo/Wirelmage.com) & Tracks is now the biggest hit of his long career. eople often refer to the genera- "When I laid that book on her grave, tion of men and women who that meant more to me than any- served in World War II -and thing in the whole world, because Chart those who carried on at home my mother always believed that her during the war -with a special rev- and Daddy's story was a good one erence because of the sacrifices and should be told." they made on behalf of the U.S. Bonsall says the response he's Beat during a critical time in the been getting from the book is "phe- nation's history. Joe Bonsall, long- nomenal. People's lives are being time member of the country/ blessed by this book. I'm hearing By Fred Bronson Southern gospel group Oak Ridge from combat veterans of old wars. fbronson @billboard.com Boys, grew up seeing those sacri- I'm hearing from families of veter- fices daily in the lives of his parents. ans. I'm hearing from wives of men "Beer for My Horses" (DreamWorks), Nelson's duet Known affection- who are serving today with Toby Keith, is No. 1 for the fourth week. That ties ately as "G.I. Joe," who say things to me Nelson's previous longest- running chart-topper, Bonsall's father was a like, 'My husband is a "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cow- decorated war hero sergeant, and he's in the boys," a 1978 duet with Waylon Jennings. But "Mam- who returned from Marines. He's fighting mas" was only on the chart for 16 weeks, while "Hors- Europe with wounds in Iraq, and my prayer es" is still running in its 25th week. that plagued him for is that I can be a wife Rossdate Blue the rest of his life. like Lillie to him.' " Gets AIKEN BREAKIN' CHART: "This Is the Night" (RCA) is His mother was a Bonsall describes his Bush's Gavin Rossdale recently teamed with Blue Man No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 for a second week, member of the United mom as a "down -on- Group at an abandoned power plant in Redondo Beach, Calif., meaning the first single from "American Idol" runner- States Women's Army your- knees -praying for the video shoot for "The Current. "The track is from Blue up Clay Aiken matches the October 2002, two -week Corps, who met the type of person. She Man Group's disc "The Complex "; it is also being used in the run at the top held by last season's "American Idol" young soldier when he believed in God and upcoming film `Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." The video, winner Kelly Clarkson with "A Moment Like This." returned from the loved him with all her directed by Jeff Mann, was shot at the plant to capture the When "This Is the Night" entered at No. 1 last week, war. They married heart, and as a little movie's mechanical theme. it became the first song by a debuting artist appearing within a week, and she boy it's hard to be Lillie and Josep h Bonsall Sr., on the Hot 100 in pole 11 to open position. The songs stood by him through Joe's sister, Na ncy, and Joe. afraid -even if your that debuted at No. 1 before "Night" were all by estab- decades of hardship father has had a debili- IS 14Q-1M by Mark Parisi lished artists like Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, that included a debilitating stroke tating stroke -when your mother R.TM Whitney Houston and Elton John. when he was only 38. is in the other room praying." Z'JE ALREAOY PRo/J rAY'saFAS "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard is No. 2 for Their story is now a book, "G.I. Bonsall says there has also been the second week running with "Flying Without Wings" Joe and Lillie," written by their some discussion about their story A `3MOc]5 BUSI14E5SWoMIA14, (J). On Hot 100 Singles Sales, Aiken and Studdard also son and recently published by becoming a film. go, WNATT>lE HECK? stand pat at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. New Leaf Press. "The hero that went to war and Aiken is not the only contestant from a TV series "America is latching on to this the woman who stood by him is a - r to have a No. 1 single this week. "Nashville Star" story of patriotism and family and story as old as time itself," he says, e winner Buddy Jewell moves 2 -1 on Top Country Sin- endurance and faith," says Bonsall, "but this is also a story of an ó gles Sales with "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's who also wrote a song titled "G.I. incredible faith and patriotism. I Song)" (Columbia). Joe and Lillie" is included I r that on People need that right now, and , ' I Oak Ridge Boys' the new Spring think that's why people are read- Nii 4 . 1-` ; 'AFTER' IN THE REIGN: The J label has three of the top Hill Music Group album, "Colors" ing my little book. 11. five titles on The Billboard 200 and the No. 1 album (see story, page 27). "It's only 192 pages. It's Bonsall, 1T - E`>i ,oSr' for the second week in a row, as Monica succeeds label - Writing the book was a labor of not Hemingway. This is how Amer- ¡ _ mate Luther Vandross with "After the Storm." love for Bonsall. His parents are ica got from point A to B to C to - oaw3 1 It's Monica's first No. 1 album. "Miss Thang" peaked now deceased and buried in Arling- D, because people ` of like G.I. Joe vj,R/ --aï, at No. 36 in 1995, and "The Boy Is Mine" reached No. 8 ton National Cemetery. and Lillie. People are taking it to in 1998. Placing a copy on his mother's their hearts for that reason." SJ'vJEL S 41- iILoSoPJ-I,/ BEGI IJS To S4R6o grave was an emotional moment. DEBORAH EVANS PRICE More Fred Bronson each week at www.billboard.com.

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