Music Week for Everyone in the Business of Music 15MARCH 1997 £3.25
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FILM OPENS NATIONWIDE MARCH 21ST NEWSDESK: 0171-921 5990 or MW AWARDS NEWS NEWSFILE Virgin celebrates eight Major meets music executives Aattended party of an the industry record businessbreakfast s hosted most senior by prime executives minister TheJohn délégation Major at his included Huntingdon Sony's home Paul on Burger, Friday EMI's morning. MW Awards victories Dickins,Rupert Perry, PolyGram BMG's s John Kennedy,Preston, Warner's Warner Chappell'sRob by Paul Williams The challenge ft prize following his work on the Brit Reichardt.Barry Hitchens and EMI Music Publishing's Peter Virgin Records dominated Thursday maintain the curnrent leve Award-winning album Everything night's Mu sic Week awards, scooping withAmong its crop its ofbiggest new „ hopes .,OL„, for successa£1/0. is TheMust Manies' Go by the James Manie Dean Street Bradfield Preachers. pre- Arculus joins United News & Media presentedeight of the on 17the record night. Company prises Placebo, whose singer Brian Molko pre- sented the prize. United News & Media, Music Weeiïs parent company, At the ceremony attended by more prize,sented adding, Virgin's "TheyTe top albums a record company compa- as PolyGramthe top singles won andmarket albums share group awards and has hired David Arculus as chief operating officer. He than 1,500 industry executives at ny who have laken very good care of me joinsresponsibility from Emap for on consumer April 7 and publishing, will have broadeasting, operational VirginLondon's picked Grosvenor up awards House for top classi-Hôtel, overtheThe night's paslyear," other big winner was trade magazines and exhibitions. glescal album, company, compilations albums CompanyCompany, andsin- SoftlySony, whosewon topFugees single single for KillingColumbia, Me artist album company. while six-times plugger of the year Bob EMI Music Publishing won its lOth FionaHaycock Haycock moves has been up promoted at BRI to the position of successIt also wonwith two Spicejudged awardsGirls: forMuff its prizewinnersHermon again after found Sony's himself régional among radio the gory.prize in Managingthe publisher directorof the year Petercate- director of public relations of the BPI. Haycock. who lusFitzgerald press campaign, picked up while the PRthe awardfive-piece for company/departmentteam took the best régional prize. Thepromotions nation- forReichardt attacking hit theout Britishat the financial music industry papers joinedPR. the BPI in 1990, was formerly head of events and awardwon the for international success overseas breakthrough in 1996. Plugging. as he collected the award, "1 think ail of Virgin also won the top airplay award Sony/ATV-signed Noël Gallagher ness is in great shape and can only get Spice Girls Girls have tosigned star a promotionalin Pepsi addeal with Pepsi- forVirgin George Michael'smanaging FastLove. director Paul secondwon the year top songwriterrunning with award (Si for the ofit,"better," he said. Tm proud to be a part Cola which will see the five-piece pop act take centre toConroy win so says, many "It's awards. very gratifyingWe've sat herefor us a upRecords the awardprésident on Alanthe McGeeOasis vi PriceThe taking retail theawards best multiplesaw Virgin retailer Our stage in an ad campaign to be launched later this year. yearnumber was of a stupendousyears as also-rans, year for us."but last behalf.Mike Hedge bestprize indie and retailerAndys Recordsaward. received the Brits figures show 10.65m peak showDetailed on ITVviewing on Tuesday, figures Februaryfor last week's 25 have Brit revealed Awards the Polydorrewarded under-16slive audience - between peaked 9pm at 10.65m and 9.Î5pm, - including when 40.7% Fugees of ail after A&R revival Polydor's A&R turnaround over the past year was Hill becomes Radio Ireland chief recognised when the label won Music Week's presti- stationRadio Ireland, which launchesthe country's on March fîrst independent 17, has hired national ex-RTE giousThe A&R prize, award presented at Thursday's this year ceremony. in memory of Music Télévision director Dick Hill as its new chief executive. recognisedWeek A&R editorPolydor's Léo successFinlay, whoin building died in oneDecember, of the j BudgetHallmark album makesmarket leader TV adHallmark début is launching its awardPolydor gives général a tremendous manager moraleLucian boostGraingc to hissays team the firstTV advertising campaign in the Central TV région Lennoxincluding and Paul Matt Adam, White. Colin He Barlow, says, "We Simon did Gavin, it on goodRick forrange three of musicweeks. availabie A 30-second on the ad Hallmark will emphasise label. the didmusic. it with We didn't The Lighthouse do it on one-otf Family, or novelty Cast, Shed records. Seven, We Gene and others." m AlanHodgson Hodgson, switches campaigns productto MCA/Universal manager at ChangeLast year album was became a turning the point most for successful the label. Cast'sdebut AUin : Polydor will be looking to build on last year's success with follow-up Virgin/Our Price, is joining MCA/Universal in the new Polydor'sbetter with history; their debut the Lighthouse Océan Drive. Family then did even albumsCalls is fromout on some April of 14, its while key acts. the LighthouseCast's second Family album and Molher Shed Seven Nature rôle of commercial marketing manager, responsible for The label's success will now be driven by those big- are working on new albums. Other Polydor acts due to release debut low-pricedeveloping label. the mid-price range and introducing a new year,name he artists adds. who are issuing their follow-ups later this LPs in the next year include Code Red. The Driven. Dust Junky's, Monaco want"AU to the dcUver new albumsthem quite are quickly,"better than he says. the first and I manager),and Silver PaulSun. Adam,Pictured Lucian (from Grainge, ieft) are BenSimon Cherrill Gavin (assistant and Rick Lennox.A&R Grapevine launches sampler TheCD to Grapevine mark the Marchlabel is 17 producing release of a Marynine-track Black sampler s The Mason and Perry picked for Judging beginsfor Shine album. The Guinness-sponsored CD will be second Cad Awards cover-mountedThe Eyein London on and100,000 southern copies England of The Independenfson March 15. main Music Week honours Thenext Music month Week by a reshapedAwards will and be expanded followed Steve Mason and Rupert Perry were John Deacon and Virgin managing MW Creative & Design (Cad) Awards. AngloTVContrary to information included in the Music Week UKhonoured music for industry their contributions over the past to four tire directorPerry Paulsaid, Conroy. "l've always counted placeThe at second west London's Cad Awards Royal Lancasterwill take Awards brochure, the head of Anglo TV promotion is Awards.décades at Thursday's Music Week becausemyself toI alwaysbe a wantedvery lucky to join person this ativeHôtel sideon April of the 14, business, recognising with theawards Cre- Karen Williams, who is assisted by Mike Mooney. Pinnacle founder and chairman great industry and I was very lucky to presented for artwork, packaging, pro- Pop races to platinum viceMason to thewon independent the Strat Award, seclor. for his ser- try.be able Nothing to do so. can This stop is a terrifieit as weindus- go média.raos, marketing There is one campaigns new category and - bestnew £ U2's Pop was certilïed platinum and Spice andAnd former Perry, BPI the chairman, EMI Europe won président a spécial towardsMason, the who next received century." his award fol- tied to one campaign.