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» >STARBUCKS, CONCORD AT IT JUNE 4, 2005 AGAIN Carole King and Italy's Zucchero are the latest artists with releases due from the partnership between Starbucks' Hear Music and Los Angeles -based Concord Records. Beginning July 12, King's "The Living Room Tour" and Zucchero's "Zucchero & Co." will be available in more than 4,400 Starbucks BY MARGO WHITMIRE I locations in the United States and i Canada, as well as traditional retail Carrie Carries `Idol'; outlets. The coffee chain does not have Labelmate Bo No. 2 any exclusive window on the titles. merica, you've chosen. Carrie Heaven," written by Andreas Carlsson -Margo Whitmire Underwood was crowned the and produced by Desmond Child, was »>CMA LEAVES season four "American Idol" digitally released to North American CBS FOR ABC winner in front of 30.3 mil- radio stations through Musicrypt's After a 34 -year run lion viewers during the Digital Music Distribution System on CBS, the Country live May 25 finale at Los hours after her win. Music Assn. Awards Angeles' Kodak Theater. The TV finale The label has also made Bice's ver- will move to the ABC outpaced last year's climax, which sion ofthe same song available to radio, Television Network in earned 28.9 million viewers. a first for the "Idol" franchise. 2006. The new deal Now the hope is that viewer inter- "You have a great song that is per- will keep the show on est will translate to album sales. formed wonderfully by two artists, the alphabet network "We're totally blown away by the and the interest in both of them is until 2012. The first 59 Ennis show on ABC, set to show this season and the ratings," says huge," Entertainment's Tom air in November Tom Corson, executive VP /GM of says. "So why not give people both ?" 2006, will mark the Arista /J Records. "Ifs bigger than ever." 19 Entertainment, parent of i9 Record- awards' 40th Underwood, who performed the ings, created the "Pop Idol" franchise, anniversary. It will air duet "Up Where We Belong" with run- which spun off into the U.S. version, live from the Gaylord ner-up Bo Bice during the show, will "American Idol." Finalists Bo Bice and Entertainment Center release her 19 Recordings /Arista debut The commercial release of the sin- Carrie Underwood drew in in Nashville, a move album this fall. gle is expected mid -June for both 30 million viewers to their from the program's Her first single, "Inside Your singers. Un- continued on »p6 "American Idol" finale. usual home at the much smaller Grand Ole Opry House. CMA executive director Ed BY LARS BRANDLE Benson says the deal with ABC increased the trade organization's EMI DOWNLOADS OPTIMISM licensing fee for the awards show by more LONDON -EMI Group is look- plowed millions of pounds about the potential opportu- Levy disclosed that after admits. In a result that it than 50 %. But he says ing to the virtual world for an- into building the foundation nities from digital distribution. three years of stable funding blamed largely on unspecified the primary appeal E swers to a real -world problem. of its digital strategy and, ac- His division captured £14 mil- levels dedicated to artist de- "underperforming" key sec- ó was strategic, not Faced with declining rec- cording to Nicoli, the results lion ($25.7 million) in revenue velopment, the purse strings ond -half releases and the v financial, citing ABC's commitment to bring ord sales, the publicly listed are paying off. from digital sales. will be opened this year. This, rescheduling of two front -line áE new energy and major is looking for digital The group's financial results "We've had a terrific run he explains, is partly due to releases, EMI reported an excitement to music sales to swiftly de- for the year ended March 31 with ringtones," he says. "A the healthy current state for 8.4% year -on -year decline in promotion and liver returns. show that digital music sales little bit has come from ring - home -grown music, particu- revenue to £1.94 billion ($3.54 marketing the show. "Digital growth will far out- tripled in just 12 months to tunes, which has just started larly in continental Europe billion). At constant currency The CMA has also strip physical decline over the £49.7 million ($90 million). to kick in. We'll be there with and Japan. rates, the drop was 5.1% corn- 1 struck a three -year next five years," EMI Group Revenue from the digital arena our music." "We're committed to local pared with the same period ó agreement with ABC chairman Eric Nicoli says. now accounts for 2.5% of While the pipes of the dig- repertoire [all over] the last time. v to air the prime -time "We continue to believe that group income, rising to a 3.5% ital landscape have been laid, globe," EMI Music vice chair- The results were largely in F3 special "CMA Music as much as 25% of the mar- slice of the sales pie in the final the infrastructure means little man David Munns says. Spe- line with the firm's earlier fi- Festival: Country 5É Music's Biggest ket could be in digital form in quarter of the fiscal year. without strong A&R, EMI Music cific figures about EMI's A &R nancial forecasts. In an April Party." The first such five years." "The digital opportunity is chairman /CEO Alain Levy investment were not dis- note to investors, EMI said it r v special aired on CBS EMI's optimism comes not a real one," says Martin says. "We need to have the closed. anticipated profit before tax, last summer. without considerable invest- Bandier, chairman /CEO of artists, we need to have the Not all the figures in EMI's amortization and exceptional g - Phyllis Stark ment. In recent years, the EMI Music Publishing World- music, we need to have vibrant May 24 financial report made items of about £141 million ó continued on »p6 London -based firm has wide. Bandier is buoyant local repertoire," he says. for "sparkling" reading, Nicoli ($265 continued on »p6

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www.americanradiohistory.com THE LATEST NI-WS Washington FROM U ii PFI'Oflt Roundup BILL HOLLAND bhollandqcbillboard.com » >JAMIESON `IDOL' (cont.) JOINS ST. CLAIR Bob Jamieson, the former from »p5 Crackdown On chairman /CEO of RCA derwood's record will feature a whether this season's high rat- both work with BMG North Music Group, has joined B -side of the Martina McBride ings translate to mainstream America CEO Clive Davis and the board of directors of Counterfeiting country hit "Independence Day," radio success, "It should continue Child on their debuts. St. Clair Entertainment while Bice's will include the 1970 to be an eye -opening thing for Child also produced this sea- ounterfeiters Homeland Security cracked Group. The label is based Ides of March song "Vehicle." those people that are skeptics." son's cast album, "American Idol trafficking in down on peer -to -peer net- in Montreal, and has Despite U.S. sales of 1.4 mil- Helena, Ala. -born Bice, who Season 4: The Showstoppers," unauthorized work BitTorrent users a offices in Princeton, N.J. with lion for winner Prior to his stint at RCA, season three Fan- inked an album deal with 19 which debuted at No. 6 on The sound record- first -ever criminal enforce- Jamieson was president tasia's "Free Yourself" (J /RMG) Recordings /RCA, will meet with Billboard zoo with 83,000 units ings and other ment action. of BMG Canada. In a in 2004 and 1.8 million for sea- Child for his major -label debut, after its May 17 release. copyrighted works can ex- BitTorrent is able to achieve statement, Jamieson says son two winner Ruben Studdard's but for now, he is just enjoying Tickets for a fourth Ameri- pect jail terms of up to 10 faster downloads of music he will work closely with "Soulful" (J /RMG) in 2003, ac- the show's afterglow. can Idols tour, American Idols years and as much as $2 mil- and movies by selecting sep- management "to help cording to Nielsen SoundScan, "I'm just going to try to get Live, went on sale May 21. It is lion in fines if Congress arate pieces of an unautho- execute the company's season one winner Kelly Clark- out there and meet the fans and produced by 19 Entertainment passes the Protecting Amer- rized digital file from differ- North American growth son is the only "Idol" victor with people who voted for me, and and AEG Live and sponsored ican Goods and Services Act ent sources. strategy." a major top 4o radio presence. people who didn't vote for me," by Pop Tarts. of 2005, introduced May 23 Federal agents executed 10 -Ed Christman Clarkson spent seven weeks he says. Three previous American search warrants across the atop the Billboard Mainstream » >VERIZON, GCE Corson credits the fact that Idols tours have grossed more country against leading mem- GO LIVE Top 40 list with "Miss Inde- second season runner -up Clay than $35 million combined, and bers of a sophisticated P2P net- Verizon Wireless and pendent" in 2003 and seven Aiken -with an album sales drawn close to million fans, work known as Elite Torrents. Clear Channel weeks on the chart with this tally of 3.7 million -has proved according to Billboard Boxscore. The agents also took control of Entertainment Properties year's "Since U Been Gone." as popular at retail as past win- Checotah, Okla., native Un- the main server that coordi- have teamed to bring hive Clarkson's 2003 RCA debut ner Clarkson to the label's ap- derwood says she's looking for- nated all file- sharing activity on concert video exclusively "Thankful" has sold 2.2 million proach to marketing. ward to the tour. "I've got my the Elite Torrents' network. to Verizon's videocastiig and her 2004 follow -up, "Break- " {The show] is a great launch- big brother Bo with me, so it's A DOJ announcement said customers. The deal was away," is at 2.I million. The title ing pad," he says, `but what mat- going to be great." the Elite Torrents network at- first tipped in the May 7 track from that album is No. r ters is that they're worked as issue of Billboard. The tracted more than 133,000 on the Adult Contemporary individual artists hap- Additional reporting by Keith concerts will be seen on a that just members and in the last four newly launched Verizon chart for the r3th straight week. pen to have been on 'Idol.' " Caulfield in Los Angeles and LEAHY months allegedly facilitated channel, V Cast Encore. Ennis says regardless of Underwood and Bice will Ray Waddell in Nashville. the illegal distribution of Within days of a concert in the Senate. more than 17,800 titles -in- performance In addition to individual cluding movies and soft- participating artists will penalties, the bipartisan bill, ware -that were downloaded a a offer few songs, for co- authored by Sens. Patrick 2.1 million times. limited time, on Encore. I J. Leahy, D -Vt., and John There are no additional EM (cont.) Cornyn, R- Texas, would slap PRODDING PIRATES: The charges for V Cast from »p5 penalties of up to $5 million Senate Judiciary customers. As of May 24, Committee's shows available include million) for the year ended Stone, Kylie Minogue and Investors had been braced on counterfeiting groups. Subcommittee on Intellectual Velvet Revolver, Sum 41, March 31, versus £163.3 mil- Keith Urban as strong sellers. for the results since EMI The Leahy -Cornyn bill, S. Property heard from witnesses and Avril lion ($298.6 million) in the The division amassed warned in February that 1095, tightens loopholes in on the best ways to deal with Lavigne. previous 12 months. These fig- £1.54 billion ($2.8 billion) in album releases from Coldplay current law and criminalizes the massive piracy in China and -Chris M. Walsh ures proved to be accurate. revenue, down from £1.72 bil- and Gorillaz would be pushed the import and export of Russia at a May 25 hearing. "There weren't any addi- lion ($3.14 billion). Recorded into the following financial counterfeit or bootleg copies International Intellectual » >MÖTLEY CRUE tional surprises in the re- music operating profit rose year. That warning precipi- of copyrighted works. Property Alliance president SUES NBC sults," says Richard Jones, an to £124.8 million ($228 mil- tated a sharp slump in its Aside from imposing stiffer Eric H. Smith called for Rock act Motley Crüe analyst with investment bank lion) from £14.7 million stock price. penalties for those possessing stronger enforcement au- filed suit May 24 against Lehman Brothers. Only a ($26.8 million). The &Y" and counterfeit goods with the in- in NBC, arguing the -"X thority those countries. network violated the marginal decline was re- Despite a 6.3% slide in me- "Demon Days," respectively - tent to sell or traffic in those Register of Copyright group's free speech flected on the company's chanical royalties -due to are follow -ups to a pair of in- goods, the legislation expands Marybeth Peters made it clear rights and hurt its concert share price immediately fol- falling record sales -EMI ternational best sellers, which the definition of "trafficking" that organized crime syndi- and album sales. Mötlley lowing publication. Music Publishing delivered a EMI says pulled in combined to include so- called "trade - cates in both countries run il- Crüe says its action is in A "challenging year" at its rise in profit and revenue. global sales of some 15 mil- outs," or bartering, and bars any legal factories "churning out response to NBC's North American business also The division generated £57.4 lion units. Nicoli says these distribution of counterfeits with millions of copies of copy- decision to ban the act contributed to an overall slide million ($104 million) in op- two releases will help kick - the "expectation of gaining righted works, sometimes be- from the network after in sales at EMI's recorded erating profit, against £45.4 start EMI's new fiscal year on something of value" in return. fore they are even released by lead singer Vince Neil music division. EMI Music re- million ($83.2 million) last the positive side. "Criminals should not be the right holders." swore during a Dec. 31, ported market share gains at time. Revenue rose to "We feel that we are going able to skirt the law 2004. live broadcast of simply "The Tonight Show With its businesses in the United £400.7 million ($732 mil- to start the new fiscal year because they barter illegal LAWSUITS REDUX: The Jay Leno." The lawsuit Kingdom and Ireland, conti- lion), up from £397.9 million with some decent momen- goods and services in ex- Recording Industry Assn. of claims NBC banned the nental Europe, Australasia ($727.6 million). tum," Nicoli says. change for their illicit wares," America filed a second wave act in an effort to avoid and Latin America. Overall, Leahy said in a statement. of copyright infringement sanctions from the the recording division's mar- Leahy said the U.S. Customs lawsuits May 26 against 91 Federal Communications ket share fell to 12.9% from Robbie Williams' Service has reported that the students using of the high- Commission. The suit 13.5% as it registered an an- "Greatest Hits" was sale of counterfeit and pirated speed university computer alleges NBC canceled ticipated constant -currency EMI Music's top music, movies, software, T- network known as Internet2 Motley Criue's sales decline of 7.5 %. seller during its most shirts, clothing and fake drugs at 20 new colleges. appearance on "Last Call During the period, Robbie recent fiscal year. "accounts for much of the The RIAA also new With Carson Daly" and filed Williams' "Greatest Hits" was money that the lack of media the international ter- "John Doe" suits against 649 exposure from that EMI Music's best performing rorist network depends on to individuals illegally distrib- cancellation hurt album album, shifting more than 6 feed its operations." uting copyrighted music sales. million units worldwide. The through such peer -to -peer -Todd Martens company also singled out al- BITING BACK: The De- services as Kazaa, Limewire continued on > =p8 bums by Norah Jones, Joss partments of Justice and and Grokster.

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TOURING BY RAY WADDELL » >CLEAR CHANNEL REVEALS 'STRIPPED' London Calls AEG On May 24, Clear U.S. Firm Lands Sponsor For Millennium Channel debuted Dome Project "Stripped," its new Internet -only conceit he Los Angeles - the largest naming rights deal such franchises as the NBA's series, on an initial 125 based sports and enter- ever done." Lakers and the NH L.'s Kings and station Web sites. The tainment firm Anschutz Leiweke likens 02 to other the 20,00o -seat Staples Center, first online video Entertainment Group AEG corporate sponsors Staples along with several medium -size concert, available free raises its European profile and Home Depot. "They really and theater projects in and on demand, features significantly with the just-com- see this as about content, distri- such markets as Chicago, New a five-song performance pleted name-in -title agreement bution, branding and imaging, York, Dallas, Berlin and, more from John Legend. The with U.K. telecommunications and doing something no one else than ever, London. BY PHYLLIS STARK online concert series is corporation 02 for AEG's is thinking about," he says. AEG Live, AEG's concert pro- part of CC's broad vision Millennium Dome project in 02 is a cellular company spun motion division headed by CEO to embrace the Internet by creating original London. off three years ago from British Randy Phillips, is second only to Settlement Over content to enhance its Billed as the largest ever of its Telecom, so not only is 02 a fresh Clear Channel Entertainment in local station brands. kind, the deal is worth $11.3 mil- brand, but corporate sponsor- terms ofgrosses, reporting $342 McCoury Masters -Katy Bachman lion per year in cash. ship- particularly at this level- million to Billboard Boxscore last and Paul Heine The Millennium Dome, a 22- is a fresh concept to the United year from tours by such acts as NASHVILLE- Bluegrass su- McCoury recorded it with acre area that will include a new Kingdom and Europe. But the Prince, the Eagles and Usher. perstar Del McCoury has agreed his band at the time, the Dixie >>>ADELSTEI N: AEG -operated 23,00o -seat tented Millennium Dome, on "You can pretty well figure to a settlement in a copyright Pals, at a studio in Ferndale, INVESTIGATE arena, will be known as the 02. the other hand, is all too famil- out what we're up to," Leiweke infringement lawsuit he filed N.Y., belonging to Paul Gerry. PAYOLA The project will be unveiled in iar to Brits as a project with a says. "L.A., New York, London, against independent label Cop- It was released on Gerry's Ren- Federal early 2007. checkered past. Communications capital markets, the best facili- per Creek Records last year. ovah Records in 1975 and has Commission Tim Leiweke, president /CEO "Not only is this the first sig- ties in the world. No matter what The Grammy Award-winning been out of print for more than commissioner Jonathan of AEG, compares the 02 proj- nificant naming rights deal, happens to Clear Channel [En- artist and his label, McCoury 25 years. Adelstein called fcr ed with another high -profile ven- maybe ever, in Europe, [but] the tertainment], the reality for us Music, filed suit against The second disputed record- "further action" by the ture, AEG's Staples Center in British culture is absolutely skep- is, to be an important part oflive Roanoke, Va. -based Copper ing will be donated to the Inter- FCC on payola and the Los Angeles. tical because of the Millennium entertainment." Creek after that label obtained national Bluegrass Music acceptance cf "We're spending a halfbillion Dome experience. So we had two At its heart, AEG is an arena the masters to two recordings Museum for archival use only. undisclosed promotions pounds on the development of strikes going against us from company, and the lack of U.S. - McCoury made in the early McCoury recorded it at Leesburg during a May 25 speech the arena and the entertainment day one," Leiweke explains. "To quality arenas in Europe would 197os and made plans to release State Prison (now Bayside State at the Washington, D.C.- district, so we need that eco- find a company like [02] that 'got seem a real opportunity. "We one of them. Prison) in Leesburg, N.J. It was based Media Institute. nomic model like Staples Cen- it' we were really lucky." own the Manchester Evening McCoury's suit, which ac- never released. Adelstein said in a news ter that is about naming rights, The is for advisory that he will 02 project the latest News Arena. We're building 02, cused Copper Creek of obtain- Citing the poor quality of the discuss "growing founding partners and suites," the increasingly international and soon Berlin," Leiweke says. ing the masters illegally, sought recording, Strickland says the concerns about the need Leiweke tells Billboard. "This is AEG, which owns or operates "We clearly are dedicated, like to stop the release of both parties agreed that while it for improved disclosure we are in the States, to being a recordings. should never be released, it also of product placements" eO significant leader in the arena The closely watched case should not be destroyed. Adelstein's speech 2 business and the content of are- spotlighted the legal wrangling Copper Creek purchased the follows earlier calls ne nas in Europe." that can result when the trans- masters to both recordings, has made for tighter Leiweke says AEG is also fer of ownership rights in artis- along with other Renovah Rec- regulations in the areas making more commitments to tic works is called into question. ords assets, from Gerry's of payola, product mid -size soccer No money changed widow. placement and "fake stadiums, hands Copper Creek's attor- news" 5,000- to 6,000 -seat theaters under the terms of the settle- ney argued that the recordings -Tony Sanders and 2,000 -seat clubs. "We're a ment ( "except to the lawyers," were works made for hire and roof company," he says. "We're quips McCoury's manager, Stan that McCoury had relinquished » >HAW'K about the facility and the con- Strickland), but the parties did his rights to them. ROLLS OUT tent in those facilities, and we're agree on the disposition of the McCoury's attorney argued THIRD HUCKJAM really focused on the key capi- two releases. that the lack ofa written contract Producers of Tony 02 CEO Matthew Kay, left, and AEG CEO Tim Leiweke tal markets." . One ofthe albums, "Del Mc- between McCoury and Renovah Hawk's Boom Boom Coury & His Dixie Pals," will be made any transfer of ownership HuckJam will roll out a released this summer under the rights to the label void under the third installment of the pioneering extreme auspices of Copper Creek and statute offrauds provision in the sports tour June 17 in Billboard Bows Hot Videoclips Chart McCoury Music. Strickland federal Copyright Act. Spokane, Wash. it refers to it as a joint release but Reid calls the lawsuit "a cum- launched in 2002 as the brand -new chart, measuring the most - plement Hot Videoclips, with BDS- ranked lists Copper Creek owner Gary Reid bersome and frustrating process" brainchild of legendary watched music videos, bows in this of the 10 most -played videos from three of says it's a Copper Creek release but he says "the outcome is OK." skateboarder Tony issue of Billboard. the 12 channels that inform the chart. that also includes the McCoury Regarding the settlement, Hawk in association Hot Videoclips, built on plays de- In the magazine, Hot Videoclips and Video Music logo. McCoury tells Billboard, "It was with his manager Jim tected by Nielsen Broadcast Data Monitor will rotate with the Nielsen VideoScan- "It's our master and we own an expensive point to make, but and Slam Guerinot Systems at 12 music channels, will appear measured Top DVD Sales. The DVD chart and the copyright," Reid says. Mc- it was the right thing to do for Management. This year, every other week in Billboard, accompanying Nielsen SoundScan- compiled Top Music Coury will receive a standard my family and for other ticket prices range from artists the long- running Top Music Videos sales list. Videos will continue to be updated weekly at royalty rate on the release, ac- who may not $25 to $65, with 50% of be able to stand up The chart is based primarily on weighted plays billboard.com, capacity at the lowest billboard.biz and VideoScan. cording to Reid. for themselves." price tier. Fox Cable from MTV, VH1, BET and CMT, the four channels Hot Videoclips will soon be added to the Bill- The "Dixie Pals" release will Strickland, who owns Tampa, Network action sport for which Nielsen Media Research measures board Web sites. The charts department is also also be clearly identified as an Fla. -based Rainmaker Manage- channel Fuel is the viewing audience data. The 25- position list also developing an online version of the complete archival recording on the pack- ment, agrees. "To me, the mes- presenting sponsor, factors in non -weighted plays from Fuse, Great Video Monitor feature that formerly appeared age. This was a sticking point sage was as important as the and McDonald's, American Country, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Es- in Billboard, set for launch later this year. in the original suit because Mc- issues involved," he says. "The Powerade, Jeep and pañol, VH1 Country, VH1 Soul and VH1 Classics. Los Angeles -based Patrick McGowan, who Coury and his representatives McCoury family will go out of Activision's "Fantastic Plays are monitored Monday through Sunday. manages all of the Billboard video charts, will claimed its release could po- their way to be fair with others, 4' game are also The first No.1 is Ciara's "Oh," featuring Ludacris. oversee the new chart and the revamped tentially be confused in the mar- but they intend to hold others onboard. to A new -look Video Monitor feature will sup- Video Monitor. ketplace with a new recording. -Ray Waddell the same standard."

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everend Run is in been licensed for use in the At its core, Lucky is about full- speed -ahead forthcoming PlayStation 2 music, Morrison adds. "It mode. The for- title "Madden NFL o6." Run feels like a music company mer Run- D.M.C. and other featured artists will here. The Lucky Brand model rapper has a new be identified in the game. is built on a love, and respect, album on the way, plus recent Island Records president of music and artistry." partnerships with MW (bill - Steve Bartels notes that, in board.com, March 23) and today's climate, fans look to GOOD DEED: Koch -dis- Electronic Arts (billboard.biz, nontraditional avenues to tributed, -based Can- May 17). hear new music. "Records vas Records has partnered The artist's reality sitcom, today don't waltz onto radio with the American Diabetes "Run's House," will debut in like they used to," he adds. Assn. Beginning with the July etter Than Ezra's new the fall on MTV with eight to With MTV and EA, Bartels be- 12 release of Chris Walker's "Before the ro episodes. Run says he got lieves people will easily con- adult contemporary -primed Robots." will arrive on the idea for the show two nect the dots, ultimately "I Know It's Love," Canvas Song Records /Artemis. years ago while in St. Bart's leading to healthy sales for will donate one -third of the in the Caribbean. "I was at a Run's album. net proceeds from its album party, hanging out with Mary "This is an incredibly ex- sales to the ADA. Walker's CD BY MICHAEL PAOLETTA J. Blige and Urna Thurman," citing time for me," Run tells will soon be available for sale Run recalls. "[Industry vet- Billboard. "The synergy be- on the ADA (diabetes.org) eran] Andre Harrell was tween the album, the MTV se- and Canvas (canvasmusic Delta's Song Flies watching us for a while. Then ries ... and the EA sports .com) Web sites, with each he came up to me and said, game is amazing." site referencing the other. Ad- Into Artemis Label Deal You need your own TV ditionally, the ADA will pro- show.' " LUCKY HER: By the end of mote Canvas releases at its hen Delta Air cord Records and Starbucks. and drummer Travis McNabb. Fast -forward several months, this year, r5- year -old Lucky fund -raisers and outreach Lines' low -fare, While Artemis is, contractu- "Today, if you're not Kelly and Run is in Hollywood in Brand Jeans will have 115 do- programs. boutique air ally, the primary partner for Clarkson, you need a new way discussions with the ABC mestic stores and five inter- service Song de- Song Records, the latter will of getting your music heard," national ones. The company's SCENTS FOR SALE: Lisa buted two years work with other labels. For ex- he says. retro- inspired clothes are also Price's 6- year -old, Brooklyn, ago, it treated its passengers ample, Song Records is close to So, while the lead single carried in high -end depart- N.Y.- based, all- natural cos- to personal entertainment in- closing a comparable deal with from "Before the Robots " - "A ment outlets like Neiman metics line Carol's Daughter flight systems. Interscope for the Wallflowers' Lifetime " -is a hit at adult top Marcus and Bloomingdale's received a $10 million infu- Now Song is bowing the new album "Rebel, Sweetheart" 40 radio and is making inroads as well as such specialty stores sion from an investment next phase of its "musical her- (Billboard, May 21). at triple -A, additional assis- as Fred Segal. group that includes Will itage": Song Records. Song Records' launch co- tance from Song can only help. HIP-HO Founded by Gene Monte- Smith, DefJam president Jay - On May 31, in a multiyear incides with Song's new non- Imagine boarding a plane sano and Barry Perlman and Z, Interscope chairman partnership with Artemis Rec- stop service between New with the sounds of Better Than owned by Liz Claiborne, the Jimmy Iovine and Casablanca ords, 's new York and Los Angeles, and its Ezra heard throughout the Los Angeles -based Lucky chairman Tommy Mottola. album "Before the Robots" ar- forthcoming service between cabin, Branch says. "Then, set- Brand revels in the attitude The venture was spear- rives via Song Records /Artemis. New York and tled in your seat, you see the and spirit of small -town headed by Steve Stoute, It is the New Orleans trio's fifth and New York and Seattle. band's video for the song you America -and classic rock. chairman /chief creative offi- full -length and first for Artemis. With the music and airline just heard while boarding." REVEREND RUN Its new T- shirts are embla- cer of Translation, a brand im- The next release through the industries needing to adopt Indeed, with an average zoned with images of Bob aging firm in New York. partnership will be from Phila- new business models to sur- flight of three hours, Song has Family network. According Dylan and Janis Joplin. Oth- Previously, Stoute has delphia -based R &B singer Jag- vive, the timing appears right a captive audience for its label. to him, news of this reached ers feature the logos of such brought together Jay -Z and uar Wright, whose "Divorc- for this alternative pairing to "It's a great environment to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who revered Los Angeles rock ven- Reebok, Justin Timberlake ing Neo 2 Marry Soul" streets succeed. "It's a unique way to and raise awareness of called him and said, 'Don't ues as the Roxy, the Wiltern and McDonald's, Gwen Ste - July 12. showcase artists," Creative these artists," Branch adds. sign.' " and the El Rey. fani and Hewlett- Packard and The Song Records /Artemis Branding Group president Glass notes that there is Apparently, Combs had Indeed, Lucky is commit- Beyoncé and Tommy Hilfiger, deal was arranged by Song, Brooks Branch notes. "Partic- potential "for millions of MTV on his mind. And soon, ted to doing its part to pre- among others. Artemis, brand consulting firm ularly those that fit in with impressions." it was on Run's mind, too. serve rock history. It recently This hefty investment will Creative Branding Group and Song's basic philosophy." Each seat in all Song air- "It just made more sense," hired Emily Morrison, who, help fund the opening of to music attorney Gary Stiffelman. Which, according to Song craft is equipped with a per- Run says. as licensing specialist, is now Carol's Daughter stores in Artemis CEO /president VP of marketing Tim Mapes, sonal video monitor, offer- "Aside from Michael Jack- the liaison between Lucky and major urban markets, includ- E Daniel Glass calls the part- celebrates individuality and ing such features as DISH son, Run was first the black the artists or venues. When ing a flagship store in New v nership a "50/50 give -and- self- expression, as exempli- Network TV, movies on de- artist on MTV," notes Russell dealing with photographs and York's Harlem neighborhood g take." Artemis signs the artists fied in the airline's individual- mand, videogames and MP3 Simmons (Run's brother), the licensing of images, she later this year. Smith's wife, and handles A &R. Song pro- ized in- flight entertainment. programming. who, along with Combs and also works closely with the Jada Pinkett- Smith, is the face motes the artists in- flight, in Song offers customers more Passengers can immedi- others, are co- executive pro- original photographers. of Carol's Daughter in a new TV ads and on the Web site than 1,600 MP3 files from its in- ately purchase CDs and dig- ducers of the show. "His For its rock -themed T- ad campaign. flysong.com /songrecords. flight library. And because ital downloads of Song Rec- whole life unfolded on MTV. shirts, which retail for around Song Records does not in- Song can track its passengers' ords releases on Song flights, The network speaks to his $34, Lucky seeks out classic JUST SAY NO: For its lat- vest in the making of the albums listening habits, it has a good as well as on the airline's audience." posters, artwork and photos est "drink responsibly" cam- É or provide money for any artist idea of which artists will work Web site. The same is likely true of that are true reflections of an paign, Anheuser -Busch has is advances or outside promotion. for Song Records. Plus, Griffin notes, Song Run's EA connection. Run's artist's legacy. Then, Lucky's partnered with Nelly. The St. It will share in a percentage of Better Than Ezra lead singer/ planes will soon "be wrapped song "Mind on the Road " - graphic designers get busy, Louis rapper will appear in E. profits from CD and digital sales says with us on one side and Jaguar the lead single from his solo Morrison notes. "They'll hand a new 3o- second TV spot from all retail outlets. In that the tie -in made a lot of sense on the other. I'm not sure if any album, "Run Love" (due Sept. paint or draw new designs that shines the light on un- way, the deal is very similar to to the band, which also in- label -major or independent - 13 from Russell Simmons that go along with the artist's derage drinking and how to the one struck between Con- cludes bassist would do this for an artist.". Music Group /IDJMG) -has image." prevent it.

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The Harry Fox Agency is preparing legal objections to a proposed record clubs settlement. HFA leadership includes, from left, president/CEO Gary Churgin, The senior VP/general counsel Karaoke Blues Jacqueline Charlesworth and board member Irwin Robinson, chairman /CEO of Famous Publishers Say Law Supports Need For Synch Licenses Music Publishing. (Photo: Susan Butler) araoke producers He later used CDs with The court held that using a PUBLISHING BY SUSAN BUTLER are singing the blues graphics (CD +Gs) that allow song in a "singalong" format over music -publishing lyrics to be displayed on a required more than a mechan- licenses and fees. video screen as the songs are ical license. Publishers Find Fault Apparently, played. BMG Music Publishing has many U.S. karaoke companies Priddis claims that major brought successful lawsuits In Club Settlement are not securing synchroniza- publishers "have found a loop- against karaoke companies, VP tion licenses from publishers. hole in the outdated compul- of legal and business affairs NEW YORK-A proposed class - licenses and paid publishers Historically, the clubs have As a result, they are either being sory statutes and are using it Peter Brodsky says. "We have action settlement with record mechanical royalties at 75% of said they have low profit contacted by publishers to prop- like a sword. They are evading also obtained settlements and clubs has some publishers up in the statutory rate after dis- margins, making reduced erly license the compositions the 'pay as you go' terms of issued licenses going forward." arms, claiming a new license tributing records to members. mechanical rates necessary or being sued-even by their compulsory licensing and are Karaoke licenses usually procedure places an unreason- If a publisher objected, the to stay in business. Labels own competitors. demanding synchronization provide for a per -unit, per -song able burden on them and sets clubs usually stopped distrib- claim the time and expense Sybersound Records, claim- fees because they claim the rate, with rights limited to the a bad precedent for securing uting records embodying involved make re- licensing ing that it clears all rights - lyrics on the TV screen are territory where the company mechanical licenses. those compositions. of compositions prohibitive. mechanical, print and synch 'synched up' with the music." does business, Brodsky says. The settlement stems from The new procedure re- The new procedure effec- -for its karaoke products, Alan Siegel, a partner with Sometimes they require an a suit filed by three individuals quires BMG Direct and Colum- tively shifts the responsibil- filed suit for unfair trade prac- Pryor Cashman Sherman & advance, with the amount in 2002 against BMG Direct bia House (recently acquired ity to publishers to take ac- tices against its competitors Flynn in New York, says, "It based on the size of the com- Marketing and Columbia House by BMG Direct's parent com- tion to prevent negotiated that allegedly failed to obtain doesn't matter what you call pany and anticipated sales. He Music Club for copyright in- pany) to create a Web site mechanical rates. comprehensive licenses (Bill- it. What [a karaoke producer] declined to provide a range of fringement. Plaintiffs Babette that identifies each composi- "We think it is not a good board, Retail Track, May 28). must do is get a composite rates or advances. Ory (daughter of Edward "Kid" tion embodied on a record at precedent to have a court en- Sybersound claims the other license that gives them the Ory) and William least 30 days before release, dorsing a licensing system companies can sell their prod- rights that they're using." SWEPT AWAY: Windswept Griffin Jr. and Leroy Preston including the club's terms, where publishers have to ucts at lower prices. EMI Music Publishing VP Holdings CEO Evan Medow claimed that the clubs failed to such as a discounted rate. constantly monitor a Web of business affairs Clark Miller says the indie publisher is clos- secure written mechanical li- Publishers must visit the site site to determine whether says, "The law couldn't be ing its London office June 30. censes before distributing to determine which composi- their songs are being used at clearer." He points to the 1996 The current terms typical for records to club members. tions belong to them. If they a reduced rate," HFA senior decision by the U.S. Court of U.K. writers make it unfeas- The suit took on broader im- elect to accept the terms, they VP/general counsel Jacque- Appeals for the Second Circuit ible to continue investing in plications when, in 2003, the do nothing and the record club line Charlesworth says. in New York (96 F.3d 6o). U.K. deals, he says. U.S. District Court in Los An- will be deemed to hold rights Famous Music Publishing In that case, ABKCO Music "What with the high ad- geles certified the case as a under that negotiated license chairman /CEO Irwin Robinson sued Stellar Records and vances, low fees and short class action. As a result, the for at least one year. Any pub- adds that the license structure karaoke producer Perfor- retentions, we would prefer to three individuals became rep- lisher who objects must follow makes it "a crazy settlement." mance Tracks over their use invest in opportunities that resentatives of all "legal or ben- procedures posted on the site Even before the suit was of ABKCO's copyrights in will provide us with a higher eficial owners of a copyright" to opt out of the license. filed, HFA had begun looking compositions written by Mick return, longer involvement to any musical composition "BMG Direct already has a into the way record clubs li- Jagger and Keith Richards, and the ability to build assets." contained on any record dis- license for the records it re- censed mechanical rights, par- including "(I Can't Get No) Sat- The U.K. management tributed by Columbia House or leases based upon the course ticularly because the clubs isfaction," "Jumping Jack team of Peter McCamley and BMG Direct since March 20, of conduct for over 50 years," were issuing records closer to BRODSKY Flash" and "Brown Sugar." Paul Flynn is forming a new 1999, and through 60 days after BMG Direct senior VP of com- initial release, often compet- Despite many requests, the company, P &P Songs, which the final court order. munications Paula Batson says. ing with front -line titles. Rick Priddis of Pleasant publisher had never licensed is negotiating a long -term The settlement, reached "As always, publishers have the The settlement binds all Grove, Utah -based Priddis these songs for use in the subpublishing deal with without admission of liability on right to object to the use of class members to the future Music says that publishers are karaoke industry. Windswept to represent the part of the clubs, requires their songs on a club release, procedure unless they request requiring karaoke producers Performance Tracks did not the catalog in the United payment to class members of and now under the settlement to be excluded. However, it ap- who secured only mechanical secure a synch license for the Kingdom. Windswept $6.5 million -less attorneys' will have additional technology pears to require publishers to and print licenses to re- license CD +Gs, but instead viewed its says it will most likely fees equaling one -third of the to accomplish this quickly." continue visiting the Web site, all of the songs for synch use, products as " phonorecords," provide them with amount, $45,000 for the Although specific terms are identifying each composition with one -time upfront fees of obtaining only compulsory financing to assure three plaintiffs and certain not stated, "there are no plans rather than simply providing up to $1,000 per song. "I don't mechanical licenses for the success of the other costs. to change the 75% rate, which notice that a publisher elects know too many legitimate ABKCO songs. business. Yet the settlement goes has been paid in the past," says to be permanently excluded. karaoke companies who can The appellate court affirmed Windswept rep- beyond money. It adds a "new BMG Direct attorney Steven Plaintiffs' lawyer Neville pay that kind of money and the District Court's prelimi- resents the Trio and license procedure" for the Hayes with Manatt Phelps & Johnson with Johnson & Rish- keep their doors open." nary injunction against Per- Quartet catalogs clubs that is prompting the Phillips in New York. wain in Los Angeles says, "I'm Priddis says he has been in formance Tracks. It noted that ( "Fever," "Happy Harry Fox Agency to prepare One of the plaintiffs' attor- trying to eradicate a wrong the karaoke business for more CD +Gs were not audio -only Together "); Hitco legal objections. neys, Maxwell Blecher of that's existed for 50 years." than 20 years. When he phonorecords under the com- Music (Beyoncé, For many , record Blecher & Collins in Los Angeles, Columbia House declined started out, he used cassette pulsory provisions, and the Ciara); and such clubs typically relied on labels says it would be better to re- to comment. recordings with song lyrics right to print lyrics is "quali- songwriters as Pete to secure written mechanical quire the record clubs to nego- Additional information on printed on paper, securing tatively different from the right Townshend, Kings licenses. The clubs often tiate licenses in advance of re- the settlement can be found at compulsory mechanical and to synchronize a song with a of Leon and Mike claimed they held "implied" lease, but they refuse to do so. gilardi.com /orysettlement. lyric- reprint licenses. visual image." Elizondo.

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GLOBAL BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER Australia Awaits iTunes Launch SYDNEY -Australia looks set ing to them now," says Michael the Assn. of Australian Inde- The deal paves the way for royalty rate of 6.25% of Apple's ment. Insiders suggest pro- this June to become the loth Parisi, managing director of pendent Record Labels (AIR), AIR members' content to be retail price, plus a "communi- longed negotiations with Sony territory to introduce Apple Melbourne -based Festival says he is concerned that in- licensed to iTunes' stores in cation" royalty rate of 5.75 %. BMG as a reason for the ap- Computer's iTunes music Mushroom Records. dies outside the "big three" are the United States and Euro- Cottle says a similar combined parent postponement and that store, but doubts remain "Do we want to be on being treated as low priority pean territories. rate of 8% applies to existing a late -June launch is now likely. about how much material iTunes? Yes, we do," Parisi con- by Apple, and their terms will The interim deal between Australian download services. Although iTunes is widely from indie labels Down Under tinues. "They're clearly going not match those offered to Apple and local collecting so- He adds that APRA /AMCOS expected to invigorate the on- will be available when the to make an impact on the local major labels. cieties the Australasian Per- wanted "to ensure equitable roy- line music market here, exist- service launches. industry. But we don't want to Watters claims Apple has forming Right Assn. and the alty terms while creating a com- ing Australian download In the wake of an agreement do a deal that could devalue our not yet approached most in- Australasian Mechanical Copy- mercial licensing environment services BigPond /Telstra, between Apple and local au- company and our artists." dies. "We understand that they right Owners Society clears the which would encourage an early Ninemsn and Destra all report thors' rights bodies on royalty Initial discussions with initially want to deal with just way for an iTunes launch from launch of the service." that consumer traffic has been rates, sources at the Australian Apple have also begun at Mel- the three biggest independ- the publishers' standpoint. Apple has been close -lipped low since the three launched affiliates of three major record bourne -based Shock Records, ents," he says. APRA /AMCOS CEO Brett about a launch date, although between December 2003 and companies- Warner Music, CEO Charles Caldas says. "We According to Watters, local Cottle confirms that the license media reports had suggested February 2004. Universal and EMI -confirm would certainly like to be on indies collectively account for agreement, which was struck iTunes would go live April 28. Destra CEO Domenic Carosa that repertoire deals have been iTunes," he says. "We repre- a 25% value share of the April 27, gives a mechanical Again, Apple declines to com- estimates that the three com- struck with Apple. sent some very interesting recorded music market here, panies each have a 3o% share Sony BMG Music Enter- music, which would make a and for 8o% of Australian of the online market. He sug- tainment Australia declines good download catalog." repertoire releases. gests the Australian online to comment on negotiations, At Australia's other leading AIR has just struck a deal market is o.5% of overall music which Billboard understands indie, Sydney -based MGM Dis- with British digital rights man- sales in value terms, compared are ongoing. Apple declines tribution, managing director agement specialist Right - with the 3% figure he cites for to comment on any prelaunch Sebastian Chase says the corn - srouter, allowing Aussie indie the United States and Europe. agreements. pany has been in contact with labels and artists to use the Glas- Australian customers can Two of Australia's three Apple but negotiations have gow, -based company only purchase from iTunes if biggest indie labels confirm yet to begin. MGM handles as their data /licensing infra- they have a credit card with they are currently negotiating 30,000 titles from 300 labels. structure to manage deals with a billing address in a terri- with Apple. However, Stuart Watters, online music services overseas tory where the service cur- "We're in the midst of talk- chief executive of trade group (billboard.biz, May 24). rently operates.

BY LARRY LeBLANC Canadian Hall Of Fame Plans For Hard Work

TORONTO -While the Can- hurdles before its planned rate support because of the Industry figures and artists "We're not going to have just adian Academy of Record- opening in June 2007. facility's scope and location. say the project is long over- a bunch of dusty guitars. This ing Arts and Sciences has "The work now really be- Spinning Wheel Design pres- due given the global profile is going to be a place [that] selected Toronto as the site gins," says CARAS chairman ident Peter Tillman, project of Canadian music. when you come out of [it] of the Canadian Music Hall of Ross Reynolds, who also director for the Toronto bid, "It's a great idea," says you will say, 'That was fun,' Fame (billboard.biz, May 17), chairs the Canadian Music Hall says, "Our phone has been Ottawa -born singer/song- but you learned about Cana- the project faces significant of Fame Committee. "A full ringing off the hook with calls writer Anka, who paved the dian music." funding and planning $38 million Canadian [$30.2 from [soda] pop and tech- way internationally for Cana- In the bidding to host the million] needs to be raised nology companies." dian artists in the '50s. "lt Hall of Fame, Toronto edged before we can open." Before forming Spinning shows we've really come a out nearby Hamilton, Ontario, The three -floor, 60,000 - Wheel in 1986, Tillman was long way." and Winnipeg, Manitoba. square -foot Hall of Fame will senior designer on such local Guitarist Randy Bachman, Toronto, which has a pop- be part of a shopping and projects as the Hockey Hall of of the Guess Who and ulation of 4 million, had the entertainment center under Fame at BCE Place, a business, Bachman- Turner Overdrive, inside track because of its construction by Toronto shopping and entertainment agrees: "We've come of age, strong tourism business, developer PenEquity Man- complex on Yonge Street. and it's time to celebrate. sources say. agement. The site is located CARAS, which organizes There's been three decades "There are 17 million downtown at Yonge and Canada's Juno Awards, began of huge Canadian successes tourists coming to Toronto Dundas streets, near the inducting artists into the internationally." annually," Reynolds says. "We flagships of music retailers Canadian Music Hall of Fame Eighteen months ago, hope to tap into that market." HMV, Sunrise Records and at the 1978 Juno ceremony. CARAS retained Toronto - Canada's recording indus- Sam the Record Man. The There have been more than based Lord Cultural Resources, try has been based in Toronto Ottawa na complex will house a pro- 47 inductees, including Oscar Planning and Management to for decades, and the Yonge Paul Anka s posed outlet of audio /video Peterson, Hank Snow, Paul undertake a concept study for Street /Dundas Street corri- member of the retailer Future Shop along- Anka, Leonard Cohen, Gordon the Hall of Fame. The firm went dor in itself has an unusually Canadian Music side a 24- screen movie the- Lightfoot, Anne Murray and on to develop master plans for rich musical history. Hall of Fame. ater, three restaurants and the Tragically Hip. "lt is an the facility, which will largely In the 1960s, Yonge Street several other merchants. impressive list for us to draw feature interactive exhibits. buzzed with entertainment at Project planners are opti- upon for the Hall of Fame," "This is not going to be a such clubs as Le Coq d'Or, the mistic about securing corpo- Reynolds says. museum," Reynolds says. Town continued on »p14

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www.americanradiohistory.com \EWS lJpl =vont » >FINNS TO HOST MIDEM OPENING Finland will co -host the opening night of the 40th annual MIDEM music trade fair Jan. 22 -26, 2006, in Cannes, GLOBAL BY MARK WORDEN France. Trade group Music Export Finland will stage the event, which will feature performances at the Palais des Festivals by as many as 10 Finnish acts. In recent years the Finnish music industry has shown "a Italy's SIAE In Turmoil very healthy overall growth in the export of its music," Collecting Society's President Resigns As Government Intervention Looms MIDEM director Dominique Leguern says. "The past year has been exceptional." Finnish acts breaking MILAN-Members of the Ital- lishers' association ANEM, sembly voted in a new ruling ernment- appointed commis- internationally recently include the Rasmus, Nightwish, ian music industry are con- have backed FEM's stance. council and elected veteran song- sioner], I can assure you they are HIM and Apocalyptica. cerned about the future of Verona is a member of ANEM writer Franco Migliacci as pres- a tiny minority," he says. Organizers have allocated an initial budget of 500,000 euros ($628,000) for the event, with contributions from authors' collecting society and one of the 64 members of ident. Migliacci, 75, is best - According to Corsi, 9o% of government ministries and the private sector. SIAE following the May ii res- SIAE's assembly. "It's clear that known as the co- author of the assembly and SIAE mem- -Jonathan Mander ignation of its president, some of Italy's ruling political Domenico Modugno's 1958 bers are opposed to the ap- Franco Migliacci. parties would like to get their Grammy Award -winning hit pointment of a commissioner. » >GERMANY CHARTS RINGTONES Industry insiders fear the hands on SIAE," he says. "They "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu ( Volaré)." "They feel it would be an act of Germany has become the second major European music society risks a return to see it as a state company, like His appointment "was very well - suicide for SIAE," he says. market to introduce a ringtones chart. administration by a govern- [broadcaster] RAI TV, but it's not: received by our colleagues Italian labels trade group The German arm of international audit and consulting ment- appointed commis- It's an economic public entity abroad," Verona says. FIMI supports that stance. firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu compiles the weekly top sioner, a situation that governed by its members." In recent months, however, "We're against [control of SIAE 20 chart on behalf of global trade group Mobile existed between 1999 and Verona insists that "in terms SIAE has come under attack in by a government commissioner], Entertainment Forum in conjunction with trade magazine Musikwoche. Deloitte collects data from Germany's 2003. Publishers and other of public performance at least, local media, notably from like everybody else in the music leading ringtone distributors. SIAE members vehemently S IAE is one of the most efficient Italy's leading consumer rights industry," FIMI director-general 50 Cent's "Candy Shop" (EMI Music Publishing) topped oppose that scenario, saying collecting societies in the world. group, Codacons. The group Enzo Mazza says. SIAE needs to the inaugural MEF Ringtone Top 20 chart, published May it will compromise the body's Over the years it has produced alleged that the June 2003 elec- be an independent body, he adds, 20 and covering the week May 9 -15. independence. vast revenues." tion of the ruling council in order to function properly. The launch followed last June's rollout of a MEF ringtone chart in the United Kingdom, compiled by accounting firm KPMG. Research firm Informa Telecoms and Media says "We're against [control of the Germany's ringtones market is the biggest in Europe, with estimated 2004 revenue of 190 million euros ($240 million). -Juliana Koranteng SIAE by a government , » >U.K.'S OFT BLOCKS CHART PROBE commissioner] like everybody Britain's Office of Fair Trading has dismissed an attempt by the Assn. of Independent Music to bring about an OFT else in the music industry." inquiry into the country's new -look combined weekly -ENZO MAZZA of Italian trade group FIMI singles chart. AIM sent an official request to the government body April 13 urging it to postpone the release of the chart, which now integrates physical singles with digital They view such a move as un- SIAE was founded in 1882. It breached SIAE's constitution. Migliacci handed his resig- downloads. In its letter, the London -based trade group raised concerns about the representation of independent justified political interference. represents some 71,000 writers Codacons then contested the nation to Urbani s replacement, repertoire on the chart, which launched April 17. A government commissioner- and publishers in the fields of result of the election in the sixth Rocco Buttiglione. According The Official U.K. Charts Co. -a joint venture of the controlled system, SIAE mem- music, literature, cinema and section of the consiglio di stato, to a statement from the Cul- British Phonographic Industry and the British Assn. of bers say, will put the theater, and collects mechanical a national court. tural Heritage Ministry, the res- Record Dealers- compiles the country's sales charts. organization's financial trans- and performing rights. Its In December, the court up- ignation was a bid to heal "We have closed the file," an OFT representative parency- knowledge of how unique constitution set it up as held the Codacons claim. As internal rifts within SIAE. confirmed May 17. "We do not have reasonable grounds to much money is collected and a government body that oper- a result, Minister of Cultural Migliacci has not issued a state- suspect that the Competition Act 1998 has been infringed." distributed -at risk. ates as a private company with Heritage Giuliano Urbani ment and remains unavailable An AIM spokesman says the body is studying its options. "We now know the SIAE an eight -member ruling coun- suspended Migliacci and the for comment. -Lars Brandie system and how it operates," cil. Five of the council are elected members of the SIAE coun- "We pleaded with Migliacci to says Toni Verona, managing by SIAE members through the cil who were selected by the stay," Verona says, but "we had director of Modena -based in- assembly; the other three are assembly. to respect his wishes. He has dependent label /publisher government appointees. The three government - been the subject of personal at- Ala Blanca. The society was last placed appointed members remained, tacks [in the media], and I think FAME (cont.) "Under government control," under a government- appointed as did the council members who he just couldn't take it anymore." he continues, "we would no commissioner, Mauro Masi, in succeeded Migliacci, upon his Verona adds that an assem- from »p13 longer be able to keep an eye on '999, after it ran a huge deficit. elevation to SIAE president, and bly to elect a new president could Tavern, the Brown Derby, the the first to record Lightfoot's the system; they could change The government invoked pow- EMI Italy Publishing managing take place in the next few weeks. Edison, Steele's Tavern and songs, and they soon intro- it without being obliged to let ers in SIAE's statutes that al- director Antonio Marrapodi, who Corsi says: "The situation has the Friar's Tavern. Arkansas duced him to their New York us, the members, know." lowed the move if the body died after the elections. in fact improved in recent weeks, rockabilly singer Ronnie manager, Albert Grossman, Insiders also fear that a gov- faced insolvency. The government imposed as there has at least been some Hawkins, backed by Levon & who launched Lightfoot's ernment- controlled SIAE SIAE's financial problems further scrutiny in late April, an- dialogue between the govern- the Hawks -later renamed the career outside Canada. Also could begin selling off its con- were related to the abolition, nouncing that SIAE's operations ment [and SIAE], but we are still Band -reigned nightly at Le within a short walk, Grossman siderable real estate assets - under European Union rules, would fall under the care of the very worried. Of the current five Coq d'Or (today site of an management client Bob built up during the last too of a fee the body earned for col- the prime minister's office. This members of the current gov- HMV store). Meanwhile, Dylan met Levon & the Hawks years -thereby weakening the lecting government taxes related led to speculation in local media erning board, three are minis- American R &B pioneers Bo at the Friar's Tavern (now site society financially. to public -event costs ranging and among SIAE members that terial appointments. This is not Diddley and King Curtis as of a Hard Rock Cafe) in the Trade group FEM, repre- from concert and movie ticket the society would soon be placed a democratic situation. The gov- well as urban bluesmen early morning of Sept. 16, senting Italy's major publish- sales to horse -racing bets under full control of the gov- ernment has promised to rein- Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf 1965, and secured them as his ers and leading independents, (Billboard, June 12, 1999). ernment- appointed commis- state three of the elected body and Buddy Guy frequently ap- backing band. has issued a statement that "Masi proceeded to improve sioner. members who were suspended, peared nearby. "This area has been the its members would consider finances by selling off some FEM president Paolo Corsi is but that has yet to happen." A minute's walk from the well -worn, beaten path of leaving SIAE if it returns to [SIAE] buildings but only did managing director of EMI Italy SIAE declines to comment on Hall of Fame site, at Steele's every musician in Canada," administration by a govern- what our assembly had already Publishing. "Even if a couple of the situation. A representative Tavern, Canadian folk duo Ian Tillman says. "We've been ment- appointed commis- voted for," Verona says. assembly members have spoken says, "We have to wait until the & Sylvia first heard Lightfoot calling it [Canada's] Music sioner. Other trade groups, When Masi completed his to the Italian press in favor of assembly; it isn't yet clear when perform in 1964. They were Row." including independent pub- term in June 2003, the SIAE as- [administration of SIAE by a goy- that will take place." ..

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GAMES BY ANTONY BRUNO I31TS&I31311=1=S Transition Expected With Next -Gen Consoles THE TOURING G.A.M.E. four days. The track, "Play Gamespot.com, a videogame Something Country," from the LOS ANGELES-At this year's is the much -anticipated "50 destination Web site owned by duo's album of the same E3 Expo, the annual videogame Cent: Bulletproof," currently CNET, is developing a series of name, is scheduled for a late - convention held here May 17- in development by Vivendi nationwide live music and summer release on Arista zo, the game industry sought Universal Games and slated videogame events called the Nashville/RCA. to establish itself as an in- for a fall release. Games and Music Experience creasingly important channel The videogame features the (G.A.M.E.). PSP FUSE -ION for the consumption of tradi- voices and likenesses of 5o Cent Gamespot.com hopes to se- Music network Fuse has tional entertainment media and other G -Unit members as cure bands with tracks currently begun offering on its Web site like movies and music. well as original songs recorded featured in videogame sound- downloadable content pre - The dominant topic at the exclusively for the game. It in- tracks to play live at each event, formatted for Sony's PlaySta- event was the impact of the cludes up to four hours of music as well as top national acts and tion Portable. Fuse has made next -generation consoles that and more than an hour of acts local to each city. G.A.M.E. accessible exclusive inter- Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo videos, which can be played on is primarily a videogame event, views and behind -the -scenes will introduce in the next six the console, independently of with the music providing a live footage from its various pro- to 20 months. These new plat- the game. soundtrack of sorts to the on- grams, includ ng "Daily forms will essentially reset the It also will contain at least to going videogame tournament. Download." Firs- up is an in- entire technological founda- freestyle tracks, which garners MP3 listening stations also are terview with Sli°knot. Fuse tion of the industry and are ex- can mix and customize. Ac- Additionally, certain charac- games to function much like a planned. About 125,000 atten- says it will frequently refresh pected to inspire a wave of cording to game producer ters will wear MP3 players, and Web site, and just as Web dees are expected to attend content, but did not provide innovation. Aaron Blean, it will retain the interacting with them will un- surfers often navigate from site each event, which will take a timeline. While this transition to new typical videogame price of $5o. lock new songs. to site as their interests wander, place in San Francisco, Los An- hardware takes place, the most "There's no other game out so will gamers, he says. For in- geles, Dallas, Chicago and New immediate impact can be seen there right now like it," Blean DISCOVERY CHANNEL stance, an Xbox user could York. Clear Channel will pro- on the games in development says. "We're setting the bar for As music takes on an increas- pause mid -play and use a link mote the series. for current -generation con- multimedia." ingly central role in the video - in the game to get more infor- soles. Most publishers are re- Music has become a staple game experience, the videogame mation about a song or a band BROOKS & DUNN & leasing games that skew for adding value to videogames. industry hopes to convince rec- used in the soundtrack. The SPRINT heavily toward recognizable Electronic Arts, which pio- ord companies that games can user could also buy a download Wireless operator Sprint has brands -particularly movie ti- neered the art of breaking new be used as a channel not only of the song or album. won a two -week exclusive to tles -for existing devices be- artists through videogame for music discovery, but digi- "That sequence is totally distribute the new single from cause they are holding their soundtracks, is making music tal sales. going to happen," Broady says. act Brooks & new and innovative projects an interactive part of the game "The gamer is the consumer "With connected consoles, con- Dunn as a master ringtone to for the next generation. strategy of such titles as "The of the future. If you really un- sumers will start with a game its subscribers before it is corn - Games based on movies Sims 2." derstand games, you can extend and end up with something mercially available anywhere like "The Godfather," " Scar - The goal of the game is to ma- that into other areas," says Vince else. Rights holders need to else. It will also beat the track's face," "From Russia With nipulate the lives of in -game Broady, senior VP of games and think about how to make their BROOKS & DUNN May 23 radio impact date by Love," "Harry Potter and the characters and manage their in- entertainment for CNET's content accessible so users can Goblet of Fire," "The Hulk," teraction with others, helping gamespot.com. make that jump." "Spider- Man," "The Matrix," them find love, prosperity and The next generation of video - At No. 2, JUN_ Peter Jackson's "King Kong," happiness. For instance, when game consoles will have the pro- Akon's LAUNCH 4 "Black Hawk Down "and "The a character requests a song in a cessing power and broadband TOP 2oÓ5 "Lonely" is the 20 STREAMS Fantastic Four" will hit shelves club, his or her choice of music Internet access to allow video- artist's third GWEN STEFAN! this fall. affects how others view the char- top 10 video Ilullauer.k Grl INIERSCUPE 3,777,386 Also significant is that acter. EA is licensing a variety on Yahoo 2 AKON Music. Lonely SRCNNIVERSAL 3,156,350 game developers are pack- of music for "The Sims 2." 3 FRANKIE J A NEW GIZMONDO ing as much extra content "If I play the right music, I Obsession COLUMBIA 3,245,909 Jumping in the ring 4 50 CENT into videogames as possible can make someone in the game with Sony's Play - AFTERMATII/INTERSCOPE 3,231,965 Candy Shop in an attempt to keep the cur- fall in love" with my character, Station Portable and 5 MARIAH CAREY Nintendo's Dual We Belong Together ISLAND 3,081,997 2" producer Scot rent- generation sales chan- "Sims senior Screen portable 6 Incomplete JIVE 2,819,151 nel active. The best example Amos says. game handsets is

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www.americanradiohistory.com RETAIL BY BRIAN GARRITY Sony BMG Tests Technology To Limit CD Burning

s part of its mounting "Two- thirds of all piracy from a copy -protected disc are for. The industry is keen to a fair -use replication of rights and its MediaMax technology. U.S. rollout of content - comes from ripping and burn- copied to a blank CD in Mi- make sure that is not abused enjoyed on existing CDs. To date, SunnComm has enhanced and copy - ing CDs, which is why mak- crosoft's Windows Media by making copies for other been the music giant's primary protected CDs, Sony ing the CD a secure format is Audio format. The DRM em- people that would otherwise COMPATIBLE FOR ALL? partner on commercial re- BMG Music Enter- of the utmost importance." bedded on the discs bars the go buy a CD." A key concern with copy - leases- including Velvet Re- tainment is testing technol- Names of specific titles car- burned CD from being copied. As with other copy -pro- protection efforts remains volver's "Contraband" and ogy solutions that bar rying the technology were not "The secure burning solu- tected discs, albums featur- compatibility. Anthony Hamilton's solo consumers from making ad- disclosed. The effort is not tion is the sensible way for- ing XCP will allow for three It is a sticking point at Sony album. In all, more than 5.5 ditional copies of burned CD- specific to First4lnternet. ward," First4lnternet CEO copies to be made. BMG and other labels as they million content -enhanced and R discs. Other Sony BMG partners are Mathew Gilliat -Smith says. However, Sony BMG has look to increase the number protected discs have been Since March the company expected to begin commercial "Most consumers accept that said it is not locked into the of copy -protected CDs they shipped featuring SunnComm has released at least ro com- trials of sterile burning within making a copy for personal number of copies. The label push into the market. technology. mercial titles -more than r the next month. use is really what they want it is looking to offer consumers Among the biggest head- First4lnternet's XCP has million discs in total- featur- To date, most copy protec- aches: Secure burning means been used previously on pre- ing technology from U.K. anti - tion and other digital rights that iPod users do not have release CDs only. Sony BMG piracy specialist First4lnternet management -based solutions any means of transferring is the first to commercially de- that allows consumers to make that allow for burning have tracks to their device, because ploy XCP. limited copies of protected not included secure burning. Apple Computer has yet to li- First4 I nternet's other clients discs, but blocks users from Early copy -protected discs cense its FairPlay DRM for use -which include Universal making copies of the copies. as well as all DRM -protected on copy-protected discs. Music Group, Warner Music The concept is known as files sold through online re- As for more basic CD player Group and EMI -are using XCP "sterile burning." And in the tailers like iTunes, Napster compatibility issues, Gilliat- for prerelease material. eyes of Sony BMG executives, and others offer burning of Smith says the discs are corn - Sony BMG expects that by the initiative is central to the tracks into unprotected WAV Velvet Revdlver's pliant with Sony Philips CD year's end a substantial num- industry's efforts to curb ca- files. Those burned CDs can ontraband" album specifications and should ber of its U.S. releases will sual CD burning. then be ripped back onto a u . ,nnComm's copy therefore play in all conven- employ either MediaMax or "The casual piracy, the personal computer minus a "rection technology. tional CD players. XCP. All copy -protected so- school yard piracy, is a huge DRM wrapper and converted The moves with First4ln- lutions will include such ex- issue for us," says Thomas into MP3 files. ternet are part of a larger copy - tras as photo galleries, Hesse, president of global dig- Under the new solution, protection push by Sony BMG enhanced liner notes and ital business for Sony BMG. tracks ripped and burned that also includes SunnComm links to other features. -

BY ED CHRISTMAN Music's A Drag For Booksellers Category Hurts Financial Results At Borders, Barnes & Noble

NEW YORK-Borders Group, Borders Group runs 1,244 share, on sales of $1.1 billion sales of $113 million. While weakness in music." He cline curve to be, and with the book merchant with the outlets, including 702 Wal- in the three months ending same -store sales were up, net reported that while music some experimentation of strongest exposure to music, denbooks and 81 inter- April 30. But profits were income and total sales were was down 13% for the quar- going way beyond, it esca- had the weakest fiscal first national stores. Its 461 Bor- down from the prior first down from the prior first ter, in the period's last few lates the decline [of music]. quarter of the three publicly ders Books & Music outlets quarter, when a gain of quarter, when net income weeks the decline appeared The key for us is not neces- traded book chains that re- had a 0.7% decline in com- nearly 6 cents per share - was $1.23 million, or 7 cents to accelerate to about 16 %. sarily to manage the space ported results the week of parable -store sales; within related to the spinoff of the per diluted share, on sales of "We anticipated the de- down, but it's more focused May 16. that, music was the big loser, GameStop chain -allowed $107.9 million. cline in music, [but] not the on the effective redeploy- In fact, looking at the with a 13% comparable - the company to post $11.5 Books -a- Million operates high nature of the decline," ment of the space and trying results from Ann Arbor, Mich. - store sales drop. million in net income, or 17 207 stores, and only about he said. to find the right combination based Borders Group, New Music accounts for 14% of cents per diluted share, on five of them carry music, During the call, Borders of product and placement York -based Barnes & Noble Borders Group sales, or sales of $1.06 billion. which is racked by Anderson executives were continu- that drives the other cate- and Florence, Ala. -based $117.3 million in the first quar- Barnes & Noble carries Merchandisers. The company ally asked about plans to gories in sales." Books -a- Million, it is clear ter. But the only divisions music in 433 of its 671 super- occasionally carries budget downsize music, and Jose - In a report to investors, that each chain's financial that carry music are its U.S. stores and also runs 150 B. music promotions on an in- fowicz said that as the Matt Fassler, an analyst with gain was in inverse propor- and international super- Dalton stores, none of which and -out basis. company builds new out- New York -based Goldman tion to its exposure to music. stores. Billboard estimates carry music. The company Borders Group CEO Greg lets and remodels existing Sachs, said that until Bor- While Barnes & Noble that for those stores, music posted comparable -store Josefowicz said in a state- superstores, music is get- ders Group "successfully and Books -a- Million were comprises 16 % -17% of rev- sales gains of 2.2 %. ment that the company's ting a smaller imprint in addresses music, results will able to eke out a profit, not enue. However, the chain is Books -a- Million, which has trade -book sales, though terms of space and inven- be under pressure." so for Borders, which lost downsizing its commitment the smallest exposure to strong, were not enough to tory. But Borders execu- Fassler told Billboard: "It's $5.3 million, or 7 cents per to music, according to com- music of the three publicly compensate for declines in tives pointed out that new, likely that Borders will have share, on sales of $853 mil- ments made by Borders traded book chains, man- other categories- particu- taller racks carry more to make some difficult deci- lion in the three months Group executives during a aged to outpace Barnes & larly music, "where we music than current fixtures, sions down the road to con- ending April 23. Those re- conference call. Noble, posting a 3.7% in- have a greater structural so they reduce space while tend with the reality of sults were down from the Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble crease for its fiscal first quar- challenge." maintaining selection. market share losses in a de- prior first quarter, when -which Billboard estimates ter, also ending April 30. In a conference call with "In many of our remodels clining category. At some Borders Group generated derives 7 % -8% of its rev- During that period, Books - Wall Street analysts, Jose - and one -offs," Josefowicz point, that is likely to mean $2.3 million in net income, enue from music -reported a- Million produced net in- fowicz added that DVD con- said, "we have accelerated a more dramatic reduction or 3 cents per diluted share, net income of $9.9 million, come of $1.06 million, or 6 tinued to grow but "did not and gone beyond what we in space and inventory allo- on sales of $838.1 million. or 14 cents per diluted cents per diluted share, on do its usual job in offsetting anticipated the [music] de- cated to music."

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www.americanradiohistory.com LJpFIc)flt ND YO 1 RAO! Retail 'I iacac ED CHRISTMAN [email protected] Over 25 ,000 Co titles At Hastings, Q1 Over 5,000 titles Is A Downer Accessories, Adult, and Other High Margin Items Great Prices While managing to eke out a had no legs." incur f it i ght expense, you have profit for its fiscal first quar- Meanwhile, album sales are to put it on the balance sheet ter, ending April 3o, Hastings down 8.6% so far this year, ac- and amortize it based on in- Deepest Catalog in the Industry Entertainment was down cording to Nielsen SoundScan. ventory turns." from the corresponding pe- Describing the first quarter, In the fourth quarter of the Personalized Service (sales reps across the U.S.) riod in 2004. Hastings VP /CFO Dan Crow previous fiscal year, Hastings The 153- store, Amarillo, says, "Sales were OK in Feb- had a freight build -up when it Best B2B Real -Time Ordering Site in the Business Texas -based chain posted net ruary [and] fabulous in March, missed its sales budget. "So in income of $800,000, or six but April just shot us down." the first quarter we had more cents per diluted share, on rev- The chain managed only a coming out of inventory and Same Day Shipping enue of $129.1 million. That 2.4% comparable -store gain in going into P &L," Crow explains. compares with the $2 million, video, while other music That was about $700,000." Free Display Materials or 17 cents per diluted share, chains have been posting dou- Second, with the missed the company rang up in the ble -digit gains in that category. sales budget, Hastings in- Free Database prior first quarter, when rev- However, Hastings has a long curred higher than expected aec enue was $126.9 million. history of movie merchandis- expenses on returns because While total revenue was up ing, thanks to its video -rental it converted inventory to cash Weekly Award Winning sped Magazine 1.7 %, comparable -store sales business and its early entry to and redeployed it. Finally, the were nearly flat, down o.1% for sell- through, so it has not ex- company accelerated cycle New accounts call 800 -635 -9082 the quarter. perienced the recent ramp -up counts, spending $600,000 Or E -mail us at: [email protected] Breaking out same -store -and gains -that others have. to count inventory in such Visit our web site: www.aent.com sales by product category, But even with the DVD- driven high- shrinkage areas as DVD music and books were down growth of the last few years, boxed sets and rap. Crow notes, retailers will even- Those three developments tually run into the law of num- together cost the company bers, where bigger base about $1.8 million, Crow says, The Woddwfde volume produces smaller per- accounting for the variance in Reference Source centage gains. profit between this year and ww Music Industry '1.3% Also, he points out that last year. Infom,aeon The The decline of same -store rental revenue sharing used to Hastings has reaffirmed its music sales at Hastings, derive from six -month con- earnings guidance, projecting International which is pretty good tracts and now the term is more that it will make 55 cents -58 considering U.S. album sales are down 8.6%. like 3o days, allowing the chain cents per diluted share for the uyçr's Ultimate to convert rentals to previously - current fiscal year. viewed- for -sale copies quicker. The company announced its 1.3% and 3.4 %, respectively, While that is cannibalizing vol- earnings May 24, before trad- while other categories gener- ume on certain titles -since ing opened. It finished the day 2 5 ated positive results: Video for some sales are made at the at $5.56, down from $5.79 at Deal - Making sale was up 2.4 %; videogames lower price points of $7.99 or the previous close. Its 52 -week rose 30.6%; and accessories even $1.99 or $2.99 -the ben- range is $5.37-$10.25. and boutique grew 17.1 %. efit of the trade -off is customer Video rental, which comprises loyalty, Crow says. MY MISTAKES: In the story Tool! 19% of total sales, was down In the first quarter, video on CD- burning kiosks in the r 6.1 %, but the company did not sell- through and rental each May 21 issue, I incorrectly break out same -store sales for accounted for 19% of revenue, listed the markets where Star - THE LEADING WORLDWIDE RESOURCE GUIDE COVERING the category. books represented 21%, music bucks allows customers to Hastings attributes the was 26 %, videogames held make their own CDs. The serv- EVERY ASPECT OF THE MUSIC AND VIDEO INDUSTRIES decline in books and music to 8 %, boutique was 4 %, and soft- ice is available only in the a weaker release schedule than ware and consumerables like chain's Seattle and Austin Over 13,000 listings from over 50 countries: in 2004. Hastings VP of pur- candy and soda were 3 %. stores. Moreover, I called the Record Labels Video and Digital Music Companies chasing Steve Hicks believes Looking at income, gross kiosk presence a test, but those that some publishers are hold- profit decreased one percent- two markets represent the first Music Publishers Wholesalers Accessory Manufacturers ing off new releases until the age point compared with fiscal phase of a national rollout. Fi- Packaging & Labeling Entertainment Attorneys next Harry Potter book arrives first- quarter 2004, to 34.1 %. nally, there are 6,400 Star - Plants July 16. "I think a lot of people Within that, merchandise gross bucks locations in North Replicators & Duplicators & Services and more! are waiting for Harry Potter to profit dropped even more, from America, but only 4,500 are come out, like that will magi- 28.9% to 27.4 %. Meanwhile, company operated; the re- ORDER ONLINE: www.orderbillboard.com cally save the industry." selling, general and adminis- mainder are licensed. or call 1 -800- 562 -2706 818- 487 -4582 Hicks adds that its not a trative expenses increased from In the May 28 Retail Track, By Mail: Send payment for $179 plus $9.95 S &H ($14.95 Canada/$19.95 international orders) with this ad to: good sign when a book from 32.3% to 32.8 %. I misspelled the name of the Billboard Directories, Attn: Subscription, P.O. Box 15158, North Hollywood, CA 91615 -5158. "Three things impacted our law firm Syber- 2003, The Da Vinci Code," representing Please add appropriate sales tax in CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MA, MN, MO, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX & CANADA. is still a top three seller while gross profit in the first quarter sound in its karaoke suit. The Orders payable in U.S. funds only. 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www.americanradiohistory.com U p FiX) lit TOURING BY CHRISTA TITUS Festivals Keeping Prog Rock Alive A Tight -Knit Internet Community Helps Sustain Global Audience

n the '70s heyday of pro- performed at such concerts. the weeklong Baja Prog in that are into this kind of stuff from as far as Italy and Japan co- founder Chad Hutchinson. gressive rock, bands like With festivals catering to a va- Mexicali, Mexico (March 30- would normally consider to attend. Their dedication NEARfest, now in its sev- Pink Floyd, Yes and Rush riety of sounds within the April 2). themselves isolated," ob- isn't lost on the amateur pro- enth year, is set for July 9 -10 were regulars on the air- genre, such bands are wel- Strong word-of- mouth- serves John Collinge, owner/ moters behind the festivals, at the 1,100 -seat Zoellner Arts waves and filled arenas comed by fans of everything again spread via Web sites like publisher/editor in chief of because the events were pri- Center at Lehigh University. i Hutchinson and and stadiums. Fans seemingly from neo prog and space rock progressiveworld.net and Progression magazine, a quar- marily established for the love One reason could not get enough of these to metal, Canterbury and sym- seaoftranquility.com -is the terly publication dedicated to of the music. his partner Rob Laducci hold bands' lengthly compositions, phonic prog. primary means of promoting the genre. In fact, the most popular NEARfest there is because which were as complex as Roughly two dozen of these these shows. In the United States, crowd prog gathering stateside -the they prefer the amenities the they were experimental. But festivals are held annually "The advent of the Internet numbers are modest (maxing North East Art Rock Festival in venue offers. But with their when punk arrived and labels around the world. U.S. events was the [tipping point] for out at approximately 1,200 per Bethlehem, Pa. -is a registered own out -of- pocket funds began pushing shorter, catch- include CalProg in Whittier, everything, because people day), but artists and fans travel nonprofit entity, according to backing the show, it is also ier songs, the development Calif. (June 4); Prog Day in cost -prohibitive to move to a and appeal of new prog tal- Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sept. 3 -4); larger venue. ent fell by the wayside. and ProgPow =r in Atlanta Because major promoters But the Internet explosion (Sept.16 -17). don't think there's any profit in in the mid -'90s created an in- ProgPower's sister gather- such ventures, "no one that ternational communications ing, ProgPower Europe (to be size will touch us," Hutchinson record channel that united the prog held Oct. 1 -2 in Baarlo, the says, "just like the major community. And a vehicle for Netherlands), is among the labels won't sign any [pro- socializing and hearing new events located outside the gressive] group." (One excep- bands has sprung from the United States. European shows tion is Porcupine Tree, whose tightly knit society: festivals. like the Sweden Rock Festival recent "Deadwing" is the , Spock's in Sölvesborg (June 9 -11) are British veteran act's second Beard, Porcupine Tree, Ozric on the prog concert circuit be- album on Lava /Atlantic.) Tentacles and Opeth are cause their lineups often in- Inside Out Music America among the top-of -mind acts clude such ban Js. The Flower Kings are is one of the few U.S. labels in today's scene; all have ei- The most popular prog among the top acts in the that regularly works with pro - ther appeared or regularly meeting outside the States is current prog rock scene. gres- continued on »p20 rrour .. F7 BY JILL KIPNIS DeGraw's Headliner Status Grows

LOS ANGELES -Gavin De- units since its July 2004 debut. the Adult Top 4o chart. A Zach gram director for the Wolf Graw is a triple threat in the First single "I Don't Want to Braff- directed video is airing Trap Foundation for the Per- touring world. Be" reached No. r on the Main- on MTV and VH1. forming Arts in Vienna, Va., For more than two years, the stream Top 4o chart and No. Podell booked DeGraw, with says that he hopes DeGraw soulful singer /songwriter has to on The Billboard Hot too. opening acts including Howie can stop at his 7,0oo -seat Once Gavin toured the country as an open- DeGraw next earned a spot Day, in some 6,000 -seat the- venue annually. "I'm trying to DeGraw's ing act, a co- headliner and now, on the Virgin Mega college tour aters in major markets. build audiences for the fu- headlining run a headliner selling out 9o% of with Michelle Branch and "I feel a bit more secure that ture," he says. ends in July, his own dates, according to his opened on his first arena dates I have been building slowly," Wolf Trap's in -house pro- he'll open for booking agent Jonny Podell of for Seal. DeGraw says. "It is important motion staff has partnered Avril _avigne. the Podell Talent Agency. It wasn't until last January to test out the waters to see if with radio and has launched

But Podell is in no hurry to that DeGraw headlined his own I can sustain my own tour and online marketing efforts. Ad- pack in whatever he can. dates, and even then, Podell's continue to get opportunities ditionally, the DeGraw date is "Whatever we think we can idea was to do this sparingly. to open up for other artists." part of a season calendar dis- do, we do a little less," Podell "We were still doing some Promoters and venues in- tributed at local retailers. says of his touring strategy for supporting for Barenaked volved in his current headlin- After DeGraw's headlining DeGraw. "If you know you Ladies last year while we were ing tour say the key to bringing run ends July 3o, he will open have a jewel with 3o years in also doing some headlining at in audiences is to target women. 15 theater and amphitheater front of him, it's better to play colleges and clubs," he says. For DeGraw's June 19 stop dates on Avril Lavigne's tour it safe." In 2004, DeGraw's headlin- at the 2,00o -seat Saengar The- in August. Interspersed with DeGraw started out opening ing shows grossed $412,000, ater in Mobile, Ala., his own shows, DeGraw is for such acts as Sister Hazel according to Billboard Boxs- Deuce Entertainment CEO also opening for the Allman and Maroons surrounding the core, and were attended by Russell Doussan, the show's Brothers Band on four dates 2003 release of his debut more than 26,000. promoter, says that he's aim- in July. album "Chariot" (J Records). This year's headlining dates ing at females aged 17 -45, from Podell says the next move The album has sold 335,000 -which are averaging $20- high -schoolers to soccer for DeGraw will depend on the units, according to Nielsen $25 per ticket -have grossed moms. He's using e-mail success of the new single. SoundScan, and peaked at No. $310,000 so far, according to blasts, radio buys and posters "We are open after the mid- I on the Top Heatseekers chart. Billboard Boxscore. at coffee shops and other dle of September," Podell says. A rereleased version of the Podell believed this summer lifestyle outlets. "If there is an impact like the album featuring a second disc was the time to "star: being a "All indications are that last single, we will move up. with acoustic versions of all of little bold" in conjunc :ion with the show will sell out," Dous- Maybe we'll play bigger ven- the "Chariot" tracks, "Chariot the release of second single san says. ues or try to be an opening act Stripped," has sold 446,000 "Chariot," which is No. 13 on Peter Zimmerman, pro- on a tour like U2's."

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Torres 111 $507,606 CHEMICAL RC-MANCE 16,4331 20 years." Productions, includes the Span- Savvis Center, St. Louis, May 13 Clear Channel Entertainment, in -house Scher says "seismographic" ish Harlem Orchestra, Cuban $441,285 - ($555k345 Canadian) - Group. Rouse Montreal, 19 8,809 - Gillett Entertainment of Blues changes in the industry will musician Alfredo de la Fé with $960/$3573 Bell Centre, May 8,8° Canada benefit independent regional Brazilian jazz percussionist An- $427,870 ($529.188 Canadian) 1,22=11=1111E .111111 Air Toronto, promoters. nette A. Aguilar, "El Maestro" Canada Centre, 10,929 Tai Pan Vacations, Wave Advertising 1216.69/$38.81 May 11 13533 "There are some very unique Johnny Pacheco with jazz $425,136 NG, FICTION niches out there that aren't al- singer Jon Lucien and Orques - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, 7,612 Corn., May 6 ó The Next Adventure, Jim Koplik Presents ways served by national concert tra Broadway. lout companies with an agenda to MLC opened in 2003 with $417,421 TAYLOR $85/555 Pensacola Civic Center, 6,445 Concerts West /AEG Live get all or the majority of regional the help of a $15 million state Pensacola, Fla., April 24 ?lout will be a June 23 concert by gui- or national tours," he says. grant and $17 million in bonds $412,770 STING, FICTION PLANE S4950;82950 Verison Wireless Arena, 9,297 tarist Robert Fripp, known for "From an artist -development issued by the Pike County Com- Manchester, N.H., May 7 Qllo.it The Next Adventure, Tea Party Concerts his work with , standpoint, having the right mercial and Industrial Devel- $408,233 Brian Eno, David Bowie and oth- kind of knowledge ofa local mar- opment Authority. After Van And& Arena, Grand Rapids, 12,828 Mich., May 7 gllo.,t Cellar Door ers. Tickets went on sale May 2.1. ket will become invaluable to restructuring its volunteer $396,027 AIJL7EfOSLAVE a (4.475.70 "We think this will be land- agents and managers interested board of directors and electing 20 pesos) Speris Pa ace, Mexico City, 13,758 OCESA Presents mark venue from the time it in that kind of development." Andrew Forte as its chairman, $48.67/$16.81 May 10 1',201 opens up with Robert Fripp," Richard Bryant was named $395,619 MAROONS, THE DONNAS ($482,642 Canadian) Air Canada Centre, Toronto, 9,521 House of Blues Canada Scher says. "And it won't be tak- ROCKIN' THE POCONOS: CEO of the operation. $45.03/53205 April 12 10.478 ing business from established The Mountain Laurel Center in "I have overall responsibility $393,545 SARAH McLACHLAN, THE PER SHERS rooms, because most of those Bushkill, Pa., will begin its first for programming the venue and $65/$45 Office Depot Center, Sunrise, 5,967 Clear Channel Entertainment Fla., May 8 5.674 are controlled by people who summer -long season June 24 handle many of the bookings $337,298 SARAH McLACHLAN, THE PER'SHERB haven't thought about these with the Spanish Harlem Or- myself," Bryant says. "I rely on $55/545 Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif., 6,708 April 22 PJ.500 Another Planet Entertainment [smaller] venues." chestra. The venue will host 31 our principal programming as- SARAH McLACHLAN, THE PER SHERS Led by music biz veterans Al performances by 19 artists, all sociate Jim Della Croce and pro- $324,200 Pepsi Arena, Albany, N.Y., May 13 6,716 Clear Channel Entertainment Cafaro and Scher, Metropolitan taking place at the 7,500 - grammer Herschel Freeman for 1.3.958 Talent is a full- service enter- capacity Tom Ridge Pavilion. areas of expertise that comple- $320,438 SAIPAH McLACHLAN, THE PER SHERS St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, 5,354 tainment company that includes The exception is the Flying Kara- ment my own." Fla., May 9 7.186 Clear Channel Entertainment $300,055 STING, FICTION PLANE Sovereign Center, Pa., $55.50/$34 Read$ng, 7,020 The Next Adventure, Electric Factory Concerts May 2 7.319 $299,464 STING, FICTION PLANE $Frïï.S.5;7 Cumberland County Civic 6,119 The Next Adventure, Tea Party Center, Portland, Maine, May 10 6.534 Concerts FESTIVALS (cont.) $297,723 ELVIS THE CONCERT (LIS6)I3) 484 3A Entertainment, Jef Hanlon, Jack Utsick aSECC, , Scotland, May 2 from »p19 $6503/551.49 .800 Presents sive acts. President Jim Pitul- cause it's part of who they are." Many who attend prog $296,588 JIMINIY EAT WORD, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, MATES OF STATE Longg Beach Arena, Long Beach,. 12rollout,669 Goldenvoice /AEG Live ski would like to see estab- More festivals are on the shows are 30 and older, but Calif 14 lished promoters support horizon. According to George teens and those in their 20s 30 $295,977 ANCRÉ PIEU these concerts and help ele- Roldan, founder of the recently are also fans. Roldan thinks NOKIA Theatre, Grand Prairie, 6,028 AEG Live Texas, May 1 6.202 vate their status. But he notes held Rites of Spring Festival in that more exposure is all that MICOLEY CROE that there are some proggers Phoenixville, Pa., there is in- is needed to turn the next gen- 111 $295,296 $6850/53550 Kansas Coliseum, Valley Center, 6,444 Touring Pro, Jack Utsick Presents who wouldn't welcome cor- terest in launching fests in eration on to grog. Kan.. April 30 7000 porate involvement -or even Florida and Chicago. They are "We're starting to see $294,255 SARAH NCLACHLAN, THE PER'SHERS í55 Budweiser Events Center, 5,293 Clear Channel Entertainment have the fests attain main- buttressed by prog strong- more new faces, because I Loveland, Colo., April 28 rollout stream popularity. holds along the Northeast Cor- believe the word is actually $292,475 M8-11-LEY CROE like ridor, where smaller concerts starting to get out there," he 645 Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, 5,725 Beaver "I think they the bou- New Orteam., April 18 sellout Productions tique factor ... That's one of are regularly hosted by such says. "Basically, if we can gij $291,195 as New touch the kids again with this the strange things about it," organizations the Jer- Veta',ms Memorial Arena 4,823 Clear Channel Entertainment Jacksonvlle, Fla., April 20 13.372 Pitulski says. "They don't want sey Prog House at the Forum kind of music, I think more of ami to lose their handle on it, be- Theatre in Metuchen. 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hen success happens, some- really acknowledge that change too much be- times there is no time to stop cause otherwise we will be screwed, we will and celebrate -even when it's fall into the curse of the best new artist. your birthday. On the day he I think the people that have fallen under the turned 26, Maroon5 frontman curse of the best new artist are the people that set aside some time to speak to believe that they are the best new artist. We won, Billboard at a tour stop in Corpus Christi, Texas. luckily, and we're not going to apologize for it. We appreciate it, and now we're going to move You've been on the road so much, have you on with it and hopefully put it to good use. had a chance to work on the next album? No, not really. We've been a little distracted by Several years ago, you guys released an album all this amazing shit that's been going on. We're under the name Kara's Flowers but were ulti- not putting ourselves under any pressure to de- mately dropped from the label. Not many liver anything so quickly. Also, I think the world bands get a second chance. What did you can use a little break from us at this point. learn the first time around that helped you this time? Have you had a chance to enjoy your success? We don't want to bask in it too much; we still want to treat everything as though there is something on the line, which there most cer- tainly is. We want to prove something with our second record that we didn't with our first. It's kind of a daunting task, but I think if we just continue to be honest with ourselves and keep working hard the way we have been, everything will be cool.

What specifically do you want to prove with your second album?

I'm not sure what we want to prove, but I know we want to do something different and unex-

pected. I think that is safe to say because our musical tastes have already changed since we made the first record, so there is going to be a lot of different -sounding material.

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and milestones over the last couple of years I can't pick one as the quintessential moment. It took years to realize that we were in there. As far as we were concerned we were a success when the record went platinum. That's a huge success. Eight million records is more like an Thanks for the acid trip. great night in Montreal. While your band was experiencing this suc- cess and getting bigger, the music industry Looking forward was contracting -first with J Records merg- ing with RCA and then Sony and BMG. Were you affected by the consolidation? to the next one! Luckily there was so much enthusiasm for the record, we started moving full throttle right before that whole big mess happened. I was kind of aware of some of the merging Your friends at that was going on, but I don't like to affili- ate myself with the business side of it, or at I guess not to trust people in this business least as little as possible. I just know whose too much, but also to not to be too cynical, ISN'fEß'fA1hMENT ¡¡ hand to shake and who to be nice to. The peo- because you have to work with people. There ple that I do know and I am aware of have is so much that goes into being successful. GROUP Ì ----s -*Y - been amazing. If your luck isn't matched with your timing MONTREAL, CANADA and your talent, if all the things don't align, Historically, winning the Grammy Award for I O you're not going to do well. don't believe best new artist has been a blessing and a that failure is always a bad thing. I feel like curse. How do you feel about it? it helped us really figure out who we were and I think it's a blessing to the artists that are be all that much more careful when we ap- dubbed best new artist and then make great proached it again. records, and it's a curse to the people that don't When we went through the process the sec- continue to make good records. Obviously our ond time we were so much wiser and better lives have changed in a lot of ways, but we can't continued on »p42

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commitment from the band, good planning and radio -friendly songs have been key to Maroon5's international success during the past two years. Its debut album, "," has been a chart fixture in many markets for most of that time. Maarten Steinkamp, president of continental Europe for Sony BMG Music Entertainment, describes the group's success story as "the perfect textbook on artist development." "There was a happy combination of several factors," he ex- plains. "We had an album that had at least three, if not more, very strong radio -friendly tracks. Timewise it was perfect, be- cause the album came out at the beginning of the pop /rock wave. And the band came over as much as we needed." Steinkamp says the various affiliates who were then at BMG had sufficient time for the setup, allowing for the local media to accept the album and the songs. "It took about six months Touring helped Maroon5 find international success. before the first single [ "This Love "] really made its mark," he says. "We did not rush it but let it build. We were patient, and MIDEM trade show in Cannes at the end of January, it even en- ing support from MTV channels throughout the world, espe- it was well -planned and well- executed." joyed a rebound on the European charts at the beginning of 2005. cially in Europe and Latin America. "It was really a global suc- is a col- story," she says. "Maroon5 was great for MTV. They were By the end of May 2005, "This Love" had been on Nielsen Steinkamp says much of the success because of good cess 3 Music Control's Top 5o European Airplay chart for 6i weeks. laboration with the band, which was present in Europe through- on our channels all around the world." "Songs About Jane" also showed staying power during the out the year for promo tours and live action. One of the Steinkamp adds, "MTV's support did really help, especially in stages. We could really monitor that when their year, most notably in the United Kingdom, where it finally promotional peaks was Maroon5's trip to Rome in November the early 3 reached the top of the sales charts in August 2004, in its 28th 2004 for MTV's European Music Awards. The group was nom- video was played, something was happening. And their pres- g week on the chart. inated for three: best group, best new act and best song ( "This ence at the awards in Rome really had an impact on sales, At the end of 2004, the album went double- platinum in Europe Love "). It was the culmination of a commitment that had started which is not always the case." for shipments of more than 2 million units in the region. It fin- more than a year before, with the early support of MTV. "It was a good match," Brand adds. "But it was rather low risk ished the year at No. ii on the Billboard year -end European album Senior VP of music Harriett Brand recalls that MTV first because of their talent. In the end, it all comes down to great ó chart. And thanks to the NRJ Music Awards, presen :ed during the supported Maroon5 in Italy, and then the act received grow- songwriting and good performances." á

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www.americanradiohistory.com ROCKIN' Ar really well for over six months. When adult top 40 started BY BRAM picking it up, we purposely burned it out with our audience." TEITELMAN But Octone knew Maroon5 probably wouldn't be a career band RADIO for the format. "We were very honest when we went to them," Berkman says. "We said, 'We think that this is something that you guys can appreciate.' We never went to them saying, 'This band is the next Nine Inch Nails.' We didn't hide from the fact hile modern rock is not the first genre anyone that there were pop songs on this record. I think that modern would associate Maroon5 with, it is the first rock actually appreciated that, because they saw that they would format where the band broke onto the charts. be getting on something that had the potential to be big." In July 2002, Octone Records went to a When targeting the initial group of stations, Octone noted hand -selected group of 20 radio stations with that Maroon5's live show was a selling point, and got the band "," well more than a year before the song to appear at festivals for stations that were playing the record. debuted at top 40. After developing a success story with those "They played a couple of [KTBZ] Buzzfests, so we saw the stations, the label targeted the rest of Billboard's modern rock fan reaction," Richards says. "They were just great guys, chart panel, and "Harder" peaked at No. 31 on the Modern and it was awesome to see something we had championed Rock chart in February 2003. very early in the project blossom." Octone initially targeted modern rock out of necessity. The Upon closing out the record at almost all of the 20 stations newly launched label only had a few employees, and Ben it initially targeted, Octone decided to service it to the entire Berkman, now Octone's executive VP, had a modern rock panel. "We had some research stories, we had a sales story, promotion background at Columbia. "That was really the and we had an excitement story, and a lot of burgeoning pas- only format I had relationships or experience in," he says. sion for the band." Another reason the label targeted modern rock was the for- After "Harder to Breathe" became a top 40 and adult top mat's propensity for taking chances on independent labels. 40 hit, Octone made a modest attempt to get "This Love" "While modern rock is constantly changing, it's really the played at modern rock, but by then, the band was too main- only format that plays new records and can support a project stream. "We actually looked at other tracks, but it felt like they from an independent label," Berkman says. were more for adult top 4o than anything else," Richards says. "There's a history and legacy at the format for its stations sup- "Harder to Breathe" eventually reached No. 5 at mainstream porting independent labels and new bands," he says. "Also, mod- top 40, No. 15 at adult top 4o and No. 13 at modern AC. Two em was the one format that would support the plan we had, No. r songs followed, with "This Love" and "" which wasn't about blowing the band out at radio and hustling topping the mainstream top 40, adult top 4o and modern AC every indie, but building things up from a grass -roots level." charts. "This Love" was also No. 3 at adult contemporary, and KTBZ (the Buzz) Houston was among the stations initially even made it onto the Triple -A chart, where it peaked at No. in Octone's sights. "From the first time I heard the record, I 14. "She Will Be Loved" was a No. 4 song at AC. "Sunday Morn- knew the song was a hit," PD Vince Richards says. "Because ing" was the band's fourth hit, peaking at No. 21 on the main- they were a new band, and it fit sonically with the station, we stream top 4o chart, No. 15 at AC, No. 4 at adult top 40 and championed it. Research came back really strongly, and it did No. 2 at modern AC.

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he blueprint for the Maroon5 touring platform is simple: Play in front of people as often as possi- ble, show the right stuff onstage, then leave the audience hungry for more. It's a method that has been proved time and again by bands with decades of touring experience, and Ma- roon5 has accomplished and then some in its first album cycle. The band plays more than 150 shows annually. "From the beginning, the approach we took was to try and get the band on tours with acts whose audience would em- brace them musically and who would also be open to artists without airplay," band manager Jordan Feldstein says. The first significant trek for Maroon5 was as support on the Selling out at New York's Radio City Music Hall (from left): Radio City Entertainment VP of concerts and 2002 Jeep World Outside summer festival tour with such acts entertainment Laurie Jacoby, band manager Jordan Feldstein, RCE president Jay Marciano and Maroon5 as O.A.R., Ziggy Marley, Train and headliner Sheryl Crow. members Michael Madden, , James Valentine, Adam Levine and Ryan Dusick. "That tour had a lot of acts with good grass -roots followings," Feldstein says. "We blew out 1,000- seaters across the country," Feldstein says. its full potential," Feldstein says. "The label that initially signed Maroon5 continued that strategy the following fall, going out "Every show sold out, including three nights at the L.A. House Maroon5, Octone, had a marketing plan that was not just about with such hot college- market acts as O.A.R., John Mayer and of Blues and a sellout at the Roseland Ballroom in New York." going to radio right away but about finding other ways to get ex- the Pat McGee Band. In 2004, Maroon5 went on the road with Mayer again for posure- namely through touring." When `Harder to Breathe," the lead single from Maroon5's one of the top tours in a tough year, grossing $25.8 million. Following its latest trek, the band will take a break from the debut album, "Songs About Jane," began to gain radio airplay, Additionally, the band worked in some strategic interna- road to write and record a new album. "Come the next record, life changed for the band. tional plays. we'll definitely be setting up a world tour," Feldstein says. "When the single broke, it made all sorts of difference," Feld- Maroon5 wrapped its first album cycle by headlining 6,00o- In the meantime, the band will open a few select shows on stein says. "We sold more records, we sold more tickets, and we to 10,00o -seat venues on the Honda Civic tour, a 35 -date run the Rolling Stones on Stage tour, including dates in Hartford, were booked on higher -profile tours." that proved to be one of the hottest tickets of the spring. Conn., and Detroit. In spring 2003, the band opened for a red -hot Matchbook Feldstein says the touring efforts behind "Songs About Jane" Maroon5 is booked by Brian Manning and Carole Kinzel at Twenty, then spent the summer on the successful Mayer/ have met all objectives. Creative Artists Agency. Jason Miller at CAA handles inter- Counting Crows shed tour. "We knew we had a great live band, unlike a lot of our con - national booking outside Europe, where Rod McSween at ITB Both helped set up Maroon5 for its debut headlining run that fall. temporaries where the touring angle is not really developed to books the band.

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Blue County's Benward sees duos as the next trend in a genre that remains dominated by solo male hat acts. "It runs in cycles; it's the next hot thing," Benward says. "At times it's female vocalists, then it's male vocalists and then it's bands [and] vocal groups, and now it seems like there's a trend in duos." "I applaud and welcome better duo acts in the format," says radio programmer Tim Roberts, operations manager for Cumu- lus Broadcasting's Midwest stations. "It has been a somewhat soft category at the award shows." Roberts says one of the reasons for the new glut of duos may be the category's historical weakness "spurring artists, record companies and radio to launch and, eventually, em- brace the acts." But Roberts believes duos "with a unique sound add spice to the format. I've always believed that the wider the variety of our within the country format, [the more it] allows us to be [a] mass -appeal, highly pleasing, long -term listening genre on the radio dial," he says. "Country has always been strongest when there is a tremendous variety of acts ranging from pop to traditional and everything in between with groups, solo acts, duos and the gamut. The emergence of power duos certainly adds spice to our meal."

NO LEMMINGS HERE While Music Row is often accused of having a lemming men- tality when it comes to signing talent, not everyone thinks this rash of duo signings was a calculated effort on the industry's part following Big & Rich's success. "Most of this stuff has already been in place," Galante says. "In order to get these records out there that have been coming, you had to do it before Big & Rich broke." Ragsdale illustrates his point. That act has been in develop- ment on Lyric Street for four years but will finally get its first shot at radio success this year. Galante says the new crop of duos is likely just part of a cycle that, at times, finds the industry with a lot of groups or a lot of female acts. "I don't think anybody sat down and went, 'You know what? All we need to do is sign a few duos.' People come in, somebody gets you excited, you sign them," he says. Nashville president John Grady agrees that the r sucCoSs stories in 2004 fattening of the duo category happened organically. "Brooks & Dunn stayed [on the scene] and remained very suc- cessful. Montgomery Gentry got even more successful. Big & and a correction." ward, who previously recorded four contemporary Christian Rich exploded onto the scene, and all of a sudden you have an Galante is glad there are so many new duos in the format now, albums with his father as the duo Aaron Jeoffrey and later extremely active category," he says. noting that it "gives us another color to paint our picture with." cut a solo album. "I think it's just [that] ," Grady adds. "A couple of "I love the camaraderie and being able to bounce things off years ago there was a lack of female artists, and now there's a MORE FLAVORS of each other and not be on your own. In a duo [there] isn't glut of them." Donnie Van Zant enjoys the musical variety a duo can offer. all the pressure on you to perform," he adds. "It isn't all on "Every label in town has a group, and every label in town pretty "What I like about duos is, I sort of get tired, when I listen to a your shoulders." much has a duo," Galante says. "So it's not like, 'Oh, my God, CD, [of] hearing the same voice," he says. "So for me ... it's For Cumulus' Roberts, the focus is not on how many people com- look what happened!' We've been signing them all along. It has more interesting. It brings different texture." prise an act, but about the three minutes of music they create. just taken some time to get all these records [done], and now they Brother Johnny agrees. "I think duos are a great thing. You "The bottom line to all of this is that if the acts had no talent, are all coming [at once]. It's not due to somebody having a hit." have two people interacting with each other. For a live per- hits or star power, they wouldn't make it," he says. "Clearly Mont- But Grady admits some sameness of thought does go into the formance, you have two people out there. That's one thing I love gomery Gentry, Big & Rich, Hanna -McEuen and the other emerg- Nashville A &R process. "People are always trying to make records about Montgomery Gentry and Brooks & Dunn." ing acts represent talented acts who have fought their way onto where there isn't one," he says. "Like [in] baseball, you're try- Blue County's Benward also likes the duo dynamic. "I the scene through hard work, promotion, determination and - ing to hit it where they're not. There's usually an overreaction never thought that I would ever be in another duo," says Ben- thank God -hit records."

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www.americanradiohistory.com HOT THE DUO COUNTRY DYNAMIC 1. BLUE COUNTY Label: Asylum /Curb Records DUOS/ IS NEW Current single: That Summer Song" Album title: "Blue County" DRIVING Release date: April 6, 2004 I II FORCE Blue County's Aaron Benward and Scott Reeves The label backed off plans to release "I entered the country format through different Thought It Was You" as the first single based doors. Benward had been part of successful on tepid radio response to the song, despite FOR Christian duo Aaron Jeoffrey with his father, a much more enthusiastic reaction to the duo Jeoffrey Benward, then released one solo album. itself. Ragsdale has returned to the studio to NASHVILLE Reeves was a popular actor known for his work record a few more songs, delaying the album's on the soap "The Young and the Restless." release. LABELS The two met at a video shoot, and the Managed by Bob Titley, the duo has a pub- friendship that blossomed turned into a mu- lishing deal with Universal. Its songs have sical partnership. Their self-titled debut CD been cut by Hal Ketchum and Trick Pony. NASHVILLE -Music Row has always has sold 64,000 copies, according to Nielsen -PHYLLIS STARK been quick to jump on a trend when SoundScan, and peaked at No. 32 on the Bill- something successful surfaces. board chart. First sin- 4. VAN ZANT Last year, Warner Bros. duo Big & gle "Good Little Girls" peaked at No. 11 on Label: Columbia Records Rich was one of country's biggest suc- the chart. Current single: "Help Somebody" cess stories. Now, with 2005 ap- -DEBORAH EVANS PRICE Chart position: No. 28 proaching the mid -year mark, country Album title: "Get Right With the Man" labels are launching new duos in 2. HANNA -McEUEN Release date: May 10 record numbers. Label: MCA Nashville Columbia is banking on the loyalty Current single: "Something Like a Broken Columbia's hottest new duo is hardly a new- of the Southern rock /country audi- Heart" comer to the music industry. Indeed, the name ence to provide enthusiastic support Chart position: No. 40 Van Zant is synonymous with Southern rock. for Van Zant, comprising Lynyrd Album title: "Hanna -McEuen" Johnny Van Zant earned his stripes with Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant and .38 Release date: July 26 Lynyrd Skynyrd, and brother Donnie gained Special's Donnie Van Zant. MCA fame as the frontman for .38 Special. Neither Nashville has introduced Hanna - First cousins Jaime Hanna and Jonathan has left their bands behind, but are opening McEuen, made up of cousins Jamie McEuen were born with county music pedi- a new chapter in their careers with Van Zant. Hanna and Jonathan McEuen. Their grees. Their fathers are Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Asked about the new direction, Johnny says, fathers, Jeff Hanna and John McEuen, founding members Jeff Hanna and John "We ain't gone country; we were born country." are founding members of the Nitty McEuen. The brothers co -wrote seven out of II Gritty Dirt Band. McEuen has been performing onstage with tracks on the new album, which debuted at Lyric Street Records is working with his father since he was 7. At 12 he landed a con- No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Ragsdale, comprising siblings Joshua tract to appear in Disney's "The Mickey Mouse chart in the May 28 issue. After years of and Shi -Anne Ragsdale. Alan Jackson signed husband -and- Club," but says the deal fell through because country artists paying homage to Skynyrd wife team the Wrights to his ACR label, which is being mar- he couldn't tap dance. When he was older, and .38 Special, the format is getting a shot keted and promoted via RCA. McEuen fronted several of his own bands. of the real thing. Meanwhile, Curb is continuing to build Blue County, the hot Hanna grew up playing drums and guitar. -DEBORAH EVANS PRICE duo ofAaron Benward and Scott Reeves that launched last year. After high school, he moved to Nashville and New duos are also cropping up on some of Nashville's began writing songs. The Mavericks later 5. THE WRIGHTS smaller, independent labels. Windswept Records recently hired him to play rhythm guitar and per- Label: ACR /RCA Records introduced Fanny Grace, the twosome of Paul Reeves and cussion and sing harmony vocals. Current single: "On the Rocks" Carmen Mejia. Its debut album, "321 Broadway," is due In 2001, the cousins performed "Low- Album title: "Down This Road" June 54. Lofton Creek Records just signed BrittonJack, the lands" together on the third installment of Release date: May 3 pairing of Gainesville, Fla., natives Britton Cameron and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will the Circle Jack Sizemore. Be Unbroken" album series. A video for the Georgia -bred married couple Shannon and All of these acts join major -label stars Brooks & Dunn and song led to appearances on "The Tonight Adam Wright are the first artists signed to Montgomery Gentry, the industry's top two duos, and lesser- Show With Jay Leno" and at the Grand Ole Alan Jackson's 3- year-old ACR label, which known acts the Warren Brothers and Hometown News in Opry, sparking Nashville label interest. RCA Label Group markets and distributes. what has suddenly become a crowded field. -PHYLLIS STARK Jackson is Adam Wright's uncle, and the duo Until recently, there were barely enough country duos to is on a 40- plus -stop tour as the opener for round out the Academy of Country Music Awards' duo cat- 3. RAGSDALE Jackson and Sara Evans. egory on the nominating ballot without dipping into acts Label: Lyric Street Records First single "Down This Road" failed to whose hitmaking days were long behind them. While not Single: Debut single due in June catch on at country radio, but the label is cur- actually true, the joke on Music Row has long been that Sweet- Album title: "Ragsdale" rently working "On the Rocks" in the same hearts of the Rodeo are slapped onto the ACM ballot every Release date: To be determined markets the tour is hitting. year just to fill out the category. That pair last charted a sin- The couple met in 5998 and began writing gle in 1991. Brother -and -sister duo Joshua and Shi -Anne and performing together. They moved to "There have been a lot of conversations over the years on Ragsdale signed with Lyric Street in 2001, and Nashville in 2002 and took day jobs while con- duo awards about whether or not the duo category stays in," will finally get its shot at country radio this year. tinuing to perform at night, eventually catch- RCA Label Group chairman Joe Galante admits. "We had this The Mississippi- raised siblings intended to ing the interest of producers Keith Stegall and conversation probably three years ago, and we looked at what pursue solo careers, but decided to team up John Kelton, who took them into the studio. people were signing and what they had coming ... and the after they wrote their first song together and The Wrights wrote all of the songs on their decision was made to keep it. It seems to have paid off." liked the blended style it reflected. But they debut album either solo or together, and Jackson Indeed, the field is now so robust that Brooks & Dunn's had a hard time finding a producer who could cut two of their songs on his 2004 "What I Do" upcoming tour, dubbed Deuces Wild, consists entirely of capture the sound they envisioned. They met album. He makes a guest appearance on the song duos. Big & Rich and the Warren Brothers are support- with dozens of producers and cut tracks with "Leave a Light On" on the Wrights' debut. ing. The 32 -date shed tour launches Aug. 6 and runs seven or eight before deciding on Jeff Balding. -PHYLLIS STARK through Oct. 3o.

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www.americanradiohistory.com A high- definition shoot of Incubus by Mx Entertainment gives fans the ability to view the band from multiple angles.

Clouding the HD opportunity somewhat is the existence of not happen to Blu -ray or HD." two competing formats. For the music world, the key HD concerns are program speed, Standards are currently being set for the Toshiba -led HD storage aLd connectivity. DVD format and for the Sony -led Blu -ray. Both sides have en- Speed is important because HD technology will allow gaged in talks in recent months about coming together to re- viewers b control how they watch concert DVDs through lease just one HD DVD format. Neither group would comment multi -angle features. Consumers will be able to focus on a about the discussions. particula- band member whenever they want, allowing for Both formats offer HD picture and audio (though Blu -ray unique viewing experiences. claims to have the higher bit rate at up to 36 megabits per sec- "The speed that you can move between channels of video really ond), advanced copy protection, Internet connectivity and in- matters," vlx's Vella says. "When you press the button and change teractive special features. from the lead singer to the guitar player, that needs to be instant." What distinguishes them is storage capacity, potential man- Kenswil says consumers might even start posting their own ufacturing cost and backward compatability. versions of a live concert DVD online. HD DVD has 3oGB of storage, while Blu -ray offers 25GB (sin- Increased storage capacity will be a major benefit over stan- gle layer) and 5oGB (double layer). HD DVDs can be produced dard DVDs, which are increasily being released as multidisc on existing standard -definition DVD manufacturing lines with sets to accommodate all the extras that are now available. minimal switchover costs. Blu -ray will require new lines, but de- "We thought 5GB was good enough in the 'dos with DVD," velopers say costs will be similar to standard DVD production. Blu-ray's ?arsons says. "We may not know now what kind of ap- be a factor in the developing market. Also, HD DVDs can be played on standard DVD players plications we will need in eight or ro years. Music titles will Studio releases on the HD DVD format from the likes of (though new HD players will provide a better experience). Blu- need a lot of bandwidth." Paramount Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home ray discs will require the purchase of a new machine. Additicnally, connectivity will be critical with music titles be- Entertainment and Warner Home Video are supposed to come Among content owners, the movie studios are having a major cause it rmay lead to sales of other products. Both formats have by the end of the year. Key releases are expected to include say in determining HD standards. Music labels and independ- the capac_ty to connect to the Internet, but Blu -ray may be bet- Warner's "Batman Begins" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Fac- ent DVD companies have been fairly format -neutral. ter- suited for broadband. tory" and Paramount's "Elizabethtown." "The first preference would be to have one format or have an "With Web interactivity," says Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for Warner and Universal have announced support of hybrid 'omni player' that plays both formats," EMI's Cohen says. EMI Toshiba Annerica Consumer Products' digital audiovisual group, DVD, though they have not stated when they will release titles has been submitting recommendations to both DVD groups. "a user may be able to watch a , then be directed to on the format. Kenswil says his company is a member of both forums. "We the performers' Web site to purchase souvenirs or concert tick- Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home participate mainly on the audio standards, which was an after- ets or even more HD DVD music videos." Entertainment are expected to release titles on Blu -ray next year. thought for [standard] DVD," he says. "We're hoping that does HD DVD players from Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo and other The music world has been mum on exact titles targeted for brands are expected in the United States as early HD DVD. The early leaders in HD all say that they plan to have as the fourth quarter, while Blu -ray players are releases available when players enter the marketplace. likely to debut in first- quarter aoo6. This sched- Eagle has a library of 3o -4o HD titles at the ready, while CCETV ule may change if the single- format discussions has 5o -6o. Image declined to provide a number. prove fruitful. Price points for the hardware and software have yet to be de- Toshiba is expected to test the market with a hy- termined, though there is no question they will be higher than brid disc that will have standard DVD on one side current DVD players and software. and HD DVD on the other. "I'm not convinced that standard DVD households will jump "A hybrid format is a good approach," EMI's that quick to HD," Image's Gordon says. "Your first level of con- Cohen says. "It's the stealth way of building up ti- sumers" will be those that already have HD TVs. tles and doesn't force the consumer to make a CCETV's Sterling expects that the history of standard DVD choice now. Then, the next player they buy plays will repeat itself with HD DVD. "HD DVDs will take a few the new format." more years to really start, but then it will be everything that Next -generation videogame consoles from Sony DVD has done. I think 'o6 will start the watershed of HD and Microsoft also will play HD programs, and could DVD in music. Then in '07, the floodgates will open."

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- atching a music per- of HD programs featuring such acts as Yellowcard and Ben Andy Parsons, senior VP of advanced product development formance in high definition does, quite' simply, blow you away. Harper. Additionally, EMI will work with Eagle to exploit HD for Pioneer Electronics, a member of the Blu -ray Disc Assn., HD concerts -which can be seen on such specialty stations DVD opportunities from its catalog of live performances. says the price of equipment will keep declining. He notes that as HDNet and InDemand-offer astonishing visual detail and "Joint ventures are more economical for both parties, and we digital camcorders cost $50,000 -$75,000 just a few years ago. superb sound, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. are sharing the risk," he says. "We like to work with people that "With HD, you have sub- $5,000 capturing devices out The debut of HD on DVD, scheduled for this fall, will allow provide expertise and can get us to market quicker. I don't want there," Parsons explains. "If you shoot in that medium, it for multiple viewing angles and interactive, Web- connected spe- to do something expedient that is 3nancially foolhardy." greatly reduces the cost. It's all volume- based, and will reach cial features that can personalize visual music programming. Jupiter Research reports that 14.5 million homes had HD parity with standard definition." Getting involved in HD could prove to be a gold mine for the TVs by the end of 2004. That installed base is projected to Universal's Kenswil says that mixing an HD program in sur- music business, which has enjoyed a significant windfall in re- grow to 58.4 million in 2008. round sound -the most important HD feature for music lovers - cent years from the DVD explosion. The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that "adds thousands." "HD is an unparalleled opportunity for the music business full -power TV stations must broadcast in digital by 2007. It has The current financial squeeze at major labels is making any to really play offense," says Zane Vella, co- founder and presi- extra costs prohibitive, HD content developers say. dent of live- concert production company Mx Entertainment. "Labels are taking a wait -and -see attitude," says Mike Car- However, thus far the HD charge has been led by a small num- den, Eagle Rock North America president of operations and ex- ber of independents and non -label companies. Eagle Rock En- ecutive VP of Eagle Rock Entertainment. "I don't think they have tertainment, Image Entertainment and Clear Channel the desire right now to step into this marketplace after going Entertainment Television have been investing in HD for several through terrible business climates, though broadcast is an ad- years, buying HD equipment to record live concerts and build- ditional stream to monetize the opportunity." ing substantial catalogs of programming for HD TV and HD DVD. Though labels could license HD programming for broadcast "With new formats, the early market leaders arc small com- to make up some of the equipment costs, they say that is not panies," says Larry Kenswil, president of Universal's eLabs divi- part of their business model. sion. "It's a little like the chicken and the egg. You'd have to start "The record label would probably not originate programming," spending on extra production costs and then wait for the demand." Kenswil says. Eagle, Image and CCETV are working with HD programmers Broadcast licenses for HD programs can be worth $75,000- to understand their content needs, and will put out HD DVDs $200,000, Sterling says. as soon as the hardware is set to debut. not taken a position on HD TV. It's through DVD that most music companies will get really Barry Gordon, senior VP of acquisitions for Image, says his Though labels can convert existing video repertoire t3 HD, involved with HD. That's because standard -definition DVDs company started shooting in HD as soon as the technology was this will not give consumers the best HD can offer. That can have proved to be big money generators. available. "We always believed that having the HD asset would only happen when programming is shot with HD cameras. The Digital Entertainment Group says that about 73 million be a value. As an independent, it's inherent to be aggressive." Mark Cuban, co- founder and chairman /president of HDNet, U.S. households now have DVD players, and 46% of those own- Kenswil says that the percentage of U.S. households that can says labels that consider converting their assets to HD are not ers have more than one player. The DEG expects that more than access HD programming on TV or will be able to hook up new taking the consumer experience int) account. "Most of this stuff 8o% of U.S. households will have at least one DVD player by HD DVD players when they are available is still too small to war- was mastered on tape," he says. "If 'ou master on tape, you can't the end of the year. rant a major investment. just up convert it to high definition. It looks like crap." The music DVD category particularly took off with the labels Currently, HD TV broadcasts are available through select dig- The cost of shooting programming in HD is considered a after 2003, when Atlantic Records' "Led Zeppelin DVD" set a ital cable, satellite and pay -per -view outlets. A handful of network huge hindrance to the labels, though many in the industry say record for first -week music DVD sales with 120,000 units, ac- programs and sporting events are available in HD, but viewers this perception is wrong. cording to Nielsen SoundScan (Billboard, June 14, 2003). The must have an HD TV to get the full benefit of the experience. "The rumors that high definition is more expensive are com- title has sold more than 254,000 units. Still, Gordon embraces the fact that HD programming and pletely unfounded," says Steve Sterling, senior VP of CCETV. Total music DVD sales increased 46% between 2003 and products will be geared toward premium customers at first. Sterling says it costs about $150,000 for an eight- camera HD 2004. Last year, the category accounted for sales of 35.9 million Ted Cohen, senior VP of digital development for EMI Music, shoot, including editing. He claims this is comparable to a stan- units. (This includes stand -alone music DVDs and hybrid says his company will usher in HD by working with third parties. dard- definition concert shoot. CD /DVD packages.) Music DVDs now account for 11 % -12% of For example, the company partnered with HDNet on a series Further, the cost of digital equipment has considerably dropped. the total DVD market, according to the DVD Release Report.

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www.americanradiohistory.com acts as Interscope's Nine Inch Nails and Audioslave, Geffen's is being well- received by the White Stripes' core fans. However, to build on the popularity of the Lynn project, an album that Weezer and Columbia's System of a Down. "Satan" also shares awareness of the single among more mainstream listeners is scanned more than 367,000 units, according to Nielsen Sound - a busy release window with Capitol's Coldplay. being affected by the late release of the "Blue Orchid" video, Scan. Talks of a tie -in with country cable channel CMT are also Complicating matters are the struggles of the alternative radio which was to hit .com May 26, other online outlets May 27 in , though nothing is confirmed. format in key East Coast cities like Washington, D.C.; Philadel- and MTV May 31. "With the last record the single was so enormous -that will phia; New York; and Miami. Despite all of this, V2, XL and the band's management are be hard to match. What they may have in their favor this time The band has been in the market for more than a month with taking a long -term view of the setup. is that they can dip into this record for two or three or four sin- "Blue Orchid," the first single from the album. The track was "Our focus has never been about having a giant first week," gles," says Carl Mello, a music buyer with Boston -based retail serviced to iTunes and radio just two weeks after its completion. Montone says. "For us, it is about the life of the project." chain Newbury Comics. "It could have really good legs. They're So far, radio traction for "Blue Orchid," a prickly rocker rem- Indeed, hopes are high for second single "My Doorbell," which going to get the first week anyway, so maybe this is an even bet- iniscent of Jack White's work two years ago with Electric Six, has is expected to hit U.S. radio in mid -summer. That will be just ter way for them to do it." been solid, but not on the level of the anthem -like "Seven Nation ahead of a U.S. tour in August, September and possibly Novem- For his part, White isn't concerned. He says he has taken a Army." "Blue Orchid" debuted at a career -best No. 43 on The Bill- ber, which will include multiple -night runs in major markets. lot of the pressure off of himself to succeed, and he is happier board Hot roo, thanks to a wave of early iTunes sales. The song Richard Russell, managing director of London -based inde- than he has ever been as a performer as a result. has since fallen off that chart and the Pop ioo (where it peaked pendent label XL Recordings, calls the R &B- flavored track "po- "Success is doing what you love to do and nobody telling you at No. 36); it is No. 9 on the Modern Rock chart after five weeks. tentially their strongest airplay song to date." how to do it. We've luckily always had that with this band," White 13 "This is the first platinum -level band that could have a sig- Russell confirms that there have been "conversations" about says. "Meg says this is her favorite White Stripes record. That nificant difficulty due to the decrease in sta- working again with director Michel Gondry, who helmed the made it a success to me immediately ... I can't wait until it gets tions," says Jay Frank, head oflabel relations for leading online acclaimed videos for "The Hardest Button to Button," "Dead to the point where the record comes out and people are famil- á radio programmer Yahoo Music. "The climate right now is about Leaves and the Dirty Ground" and "Fell in Love With a Girl." iar with the songs and we can go even further with them." very mainstream, hard -edged ." Additionally, V2 will look to service another song, the blue- á Frank says that Yahoo's research suggests that online the song grass- inspired "Little Ghost," to country and Americana radio Additional reporting by Lars Brandie in London.

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www.americanradiohistory.com he White Stripes have a credo Festival and July 29 -3o at San Diego's Street Scene festival - when it comes to promotion of their upcoming album, "Get Be- the band will not tour major North American or European mar- hind Me Satan ": Less is more. kets until the late summer /early fall. And when it does, it will Unlike other platinum -selling rock acts with new albums on not play venues that sacrifice intimacy for size. In most cities, the way, the White Stripes have neither a pre- street mini -tour this will mean 3,000- to 5,000 -seat theaters. nor late -night TV appearances scheduled to boost the hotly an- Dictating such touring and promotion terms is the preroga- ticipated release. Likewise, there will be no special perform- tive of a band that controls its masters and distributes its music ances for AOL or any other online services; even press interviews through a series of licensing pacts with label partners around are being kept to a bare minimum. the world. Instead, the band is on a little -promoted ra -date swing through These are understood to be two -album agreements; in some Central and South America playing to first -time audiences. cases the deals reportedly are worth more than $1.5 million up- Just days before "Satan" drops June 6 internationally via Third front with additional generous splits on record sales. The deals Man /XL and June 7 in the United States via Third Man /V2, the date back to 2002 and are set to expire with this album. duo of Jack and Meg White will be in Manaus, Brazil, trying to "They truly are an alternative band -not just in the caliber of win over a crowd of7oo at the Teatro Amazonas -an ornate, 123- their songwriting and the power of their live shows, but down year-old opera house in the middle of the Amazon rain forest. to how they record and produce their music and how they own "My attitude is, 'Let's just go play shows and release the record, and that's it,' " Jack White tells Billboard by phone from San- tiago, Chile. For White, who picked up a Grammy Award in February for his production work on Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose" and has spent the better part of two years under the persistent glare of the media, the tour has provided a degree of anonymity and an opportunity to perform without expec- tations. The duo has been playing for cu-

rious crowds in places like Panama City, Panama, and Bogota, JACK & MEG TAKE tric guitar -based songs. But those who have heard the album Colombia. say it has the depth and breadth to attract new audiences. "I wanted to go to places where no one had ever seen us be- LOW -KEY APPROACH The challenge for the White Stripes' label partners is repli- fore, so we [could] get that feeling back of those live shows where cating or surpassing the commercial success of "Elephant" with we used to have to prove ourselves," White says. TO PROMOTING NEW limited exposure opportunities early on. It's anything but a textbook setup for a potential blockbuster "When you have artists who have such a clear -cut vision for album from one of the most popular rock bands to emerge in ALBUM BY BRIAN GARRITY what they are about, it makes our job on one hand more easy, the last five years. But the White Stripes- coming off the biggest and on the flip side more difficult because everyone is so ac- album of their career, the Grammy Award -winning "Elephant"- and run their business," Montone says. customed to always having access to the artist," says Andy Ger- have achieved success by navigating the music industry waters This unorthodox approach has paid off for the White Stripes. shon, president of V2 Records. "But by maintaining a certain on their own terms. To be sure, an analog -loving boy /girl two -piece with no bass player amount of mystique with the band, it actually works for us." "We are being somewhat unorthodox," Ian Montone, the that's steeped in blues, country and Led Zeppelin would hardly Attempting to fill the void of typical pre- street promo activi- band's manager /lawyer and head of Monotone Management, have been projected for success with modern rock audiences when ties is a national advertising push, which will include cable TV says of the promotional plan. "It's a no- frills approach. Jack and the band rose to fame just a few years ago. Yet 2003's "Elephant" - spots on music and lifestyle networks. That effort kicks off the Meg have recorded a brilliant album, and we're letting the music reportedly made for less than $ro,000 -has sold more than 1.6 week of May 29. do most of the work." million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Sound - "With the White Stripes you have to respect their integrity. It Even after "Satan" is released, the White Stripes will tour out Scan, and more than 4 million units worldwide. It also spawned is about the music, and it is about them performing live. There of the limelight in Russia, Greece and Eastern Europe through one of the biggest rock singles of 2003, "Seven Nation Army." is never a corporate tie -in. In that respect, it couldn't be any June and early July. The bet is that the band can do it again with a similarly bud- more different than other artists of ours, like Moby," says Jeff Outside of a handful of festival dates -including a headlin- geted set that is already generating strong critical buzz. Wooding, director of marketing for V2. ing slot at the Glastonbury Festival June 24 -26 in the United "Satan" is a largely acoustic, - driven work recorded at The White Stripes will not lack for competition. Their album Kingdom, and appearances June 6 at Atlanta's Music Midtown Jack White's home studio in Detroit. It features only three elec- enters a crowded field of heavily hyped releases by such rock

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BY BRIAN GARRITY tein In the eyes of Danny Stein, one company's technology disrup- tion is another's financial opportunity. As the CEO of Los Angeles and Nashville and Dimensional Associates, the private- equity arm of New York being aggressive. We're hiring investment firm JDS Capital Management, Stein has spent the new writers. We're signing new last two years collecting music assets that can take advantage acts. We continue to exploit the of the growing opportunity in digital distribution. catalog we have -we manage or Since 2003, Dimensional -which specializes in transactions of control over io,000 copyrights. less than $100 million -has acquired the assets of indie music That is different than buying a distributor the Orchard (July 2003), indie subscription service catalog that is throwing off cash eMusic (November 2003) and live -music aggregation special- and looking at it as a financial in- ist Digital Club Network (May 2004). The firm's biggest deal to vestment like an annuity. date was its $50 million acquisition of the publishing arm of DreamWorks SKG in November 2004. Q: Why haven't you acquired a And that's just for starters. bigger than what it was. We wanted to be a companion/ label operation? Dimensional has its eye on alternative, and we wanted to sell A: We're thinking about it. We fleshing out its portfolio with Q: How do you decide which MP3s because we felt the porta- think we potentially have an ad- additional investments in the companies to invest in? bility restrictions of [digital rights vantage over some independent recorded -music business and A: We have looked at the areas management] were too confus- labels that just do recorded mobile entertainment. of the music business we can re- ing to the marketplace. We music, because we can offer Central to the firm's strategy alistically participate in. We thought we could generate as more: We can offer focused dis- is what it views as the untapped knew we could participate on much if not more revenue than tribution; we can offer prime - potential of indie labels and the distribution side. We thought the major services by focusing time placement at retail through artists -a segment of the music we could do it better than the on the independent music cat- eMusic; and we can offer a pub- market that figures to play a major distributors, because with egory -and that's how we came lishing deal. larger role as the "long tail" the Orchard we had the advan- to buy eMusic. economics of digital distribu- tage of starting from scratch. We Q: Is there any interest in having tion take hold. The long -tail didn't have legacy issues we Q: You also have a publishing a dedicated mobile play in your model assumes that the Inter- needed to deal with. operation. How does it fit into the music portfolio? net is a large enough distribu- We wanted to be in the retail new digital model? A: Absolutely. We've been hunt- tion channel to allow the mar- business, but we didn't want to A: The singles business will be A: You see that with the prolif- A: The Orchard's revenue has ing for assets in the mobile space ket share for products with low compete with the likes of iTunes. detrimental to publishers in eration of MP3 devices, the dig- doubled quarter- over -quarter for several months. We created sales volume -like indie -label terms of mechanicals, because ital music services are starting since we bought it. That's a mar- an entity called Dimensional Mo- releases -to match that of the HIGHLIGHTS you won't get the drag -along of to do pretty well. They look like ket play: As the digital market bile Entertainment, and that will relatively few best sellers. the entire album. So I don't think real companies now. Those busi- grows, so too does the Orchard, be the entity that allows us to go DANNY STEIN you'll see a dollar- for -dollar in- nesses are going to do very well because it is a significant part out and do mobile deals. But we Q: What are the factors that 1994: Founds Burly crease. But you still see an in- in the long run, because we of every service's catalog. The haven't found anything yet. prompted Dimensional to invest Bear Network, a crease in [the] aggregate for the haven't even scratched the sur- Orchard represents a half- We're still trying to figure out provider of cable in the music business? publishing business, because face of the marketplace. There million tracks. what's the best way to approach programming and A: We were very attracted to the online services to the digital universe creates will be about zo million MP3 de- With eMusic, we went this business. concept that people will continue college students greater exploitation opportuni- vices in the marketplace by the through a year of rebuilding all ties for copyright end the year, and people are the systems, moving the em- Q: How long do you see yourselves to make music and buy music 1999 -2000: Serves as holders. of through the disruption in the president/COO of going to need content to put on ployees from San Diego to New holding these assets? marketplace caused by new tech- Wedding List, an online Q: How has the investment those devices. York and recalibrating the busi- A: We take a long -term approach nologies. We felt that the distri- gift and registry business climate for music changed in the Ifyou look at publishing com- ness. We relaunched the prod- to investing, because we're bution mechanism for music 2000 -2001: Serves as last few years? panies, those businesses are uct in September, and the owner -operators; we're not fi- was very immature when com- president of Javu A: We saw a $40 billion mar- starting to see the benefit of new business is cranking now. We're nancial investors. When these Technologies, a for example. ketplace in decline. We had an exploitation opportunities. And selling over 2 million downloads businesses get big-and our goal pared to video, developer of video We felt it was just a matter management software opportunity to buy assets around now you have companies like per month. That's because lots is to get them big and profitable of time [before] music would the market trough. Now there's EMI saying [that] by 2008, 25% of people are buying iPods, and -at that point, we have a lot of 2003: Joins investment of capital of their revenue will come from eMusic is the only other music options. Today we are emphatic become more mature and peo- firm JDS Capital a tremendous amount ple would begin to buy music Management; flowing into the market that had digital sales. If that's the case, service besides iTunes whose about being here in the music through many different chan- Dimensional acquires been on the sidelines waiting to you are talking about moving files can play on an iPod. That business, and we want to acquire nels. And at the end of this eMusic and the Orchard see how this stuff develops. from an adjunct to a core piece has been very helpful. more assets to the extent that cycle -whenever that ends; 2004: Dimensional of their business. On the publishing side, we've they are available. Any business let's say we're five years into it acquires DreamWorks Q: What are the factors that are made an operating commitment that can help our existing busi- music Music Publishing for a driving new investors into the Q: How are the assets you have to the business by hiring indus- nesses is something we'd be in- now -the aggregate reported $50 million market will be substantially market? acquired performing? try pros, opening new offices in terested in buying.

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from »p40 equipped to handle all the bullshit that comes other than ourselves to tour, which is very cool. along with it, because there is a lot of bullshit. You just need to be able to see it and ac- MTV and VH1 edited your videos. How did you Welcome Home! knowledge it. feel about that? They got to do what they've got to do. I don't What was it that attracted you to Octone? care. The kids know what I'm saying anyway. We had the same vision, the same ideas about It's just a little sexuality; if that scares people, where we wanted to take everything, and we that's a shame. The lyrics are all euphemisms seemed to all be on par with each other. There basically. There's a lot left to the imagination. was nothing that made us cringe about any- It's amazing that adults are so much sicker than thing they said. They wanted to put us on the kids are. "I keep her coming every night" is a road, and we wanted to work our asses off for perfectly PG -rated sentence. But adults say, a long time. We were ready to go. They worked " 'Keep her coming ?' Holy shit!" "Sinking my it out for us. They also delivered. Everything fingertips into every inch of you," OK, maybe they said was going to happen happened. We that's a little more risqué, but still, it's not that established a pretty good bond with our label, explicit. At least they're artful. It's not like, "I which is almost impossible these days. wanna do you, baby." It's not a tacky approach.

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That was the goal behind the band in the first a weird fetish, it's exhilarating because I place. We had to establish ourselves as a band force myself to do it. It's kind of like first and foremost, and all the other stuff would masochistic behavior. come into play later, like MTV and radio. The record was out a year before they even paid at- Sometimes when an artist becomes a sex sym- tention to us at all. bol, as you have, he or she isn't taken seriously Thanks for We're not going to ride on the coattails of that as a musician. How do you feel about that? two stunning performances kind of mass media stuff to maintain a career, That's because they're jealous. We play music at Rock am Ring & Rock im Park. but it's nice to have all that other stuff, too. It for ourselves, we have a great time doing it, and even makes it prettier, but we certainly don't have we are good musicians. If we were fat and ugly to have that forever. We don't rely on anybody continued on »p44

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BACK TO BACKSTREET I311%% s there life beyond the phe- rr embers Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, Kevin smith, groups that have been around a long, nomenon? The Backstreet Boys, R chardson, and A.J. McLean de- long time. In order to do it properly and to have » >HATS OFF TO KEITH manager Johnny Wright and Zomba cided to take a hiatus. "We had been going on long careers without getting burnt out, you Toby Keith has signed a three -year Label Group president /CEO Barry Weiss a ionstop pace for over eight years," Dorough need to take a break every so often." endorsement deal with Dorfman Pacific, the Stockton, Calif. -based manufacturer are on a mission to prove there is. sz ys. "lt was taking its toll on the relationships Dorough dabbled in real estate and began i of hats and handbags. He is expected to "The group always succeeded despite the in the group. We got to a point where we were recording an English /Spanish- language album. have a signature line of hats available this fact that they were always tagged with the taking each other for granted and we were tak- Litt -ell and wife welcomed a son, and he signed fall at retail and as part of his touring 'boy band' line," Weiss says. "They succeeded ing our business a Reunion Records record a for granted." deal with to Chris- merchandise. It is the country star's first or the strength of their music, so we kind of Dorough admits there was also some tian album, due next year. McLean worked on apparel deal. - Phyllis Stark went back to basics and succeeded in mak- cc ncern that they were oversaturating the mar - his sobriety and a solo album. Carter released ing a really strong album from an A &R point kE t. "We thought the market probably wasn't a solo album, "Now or Never," in 2002. » >CASTRO TO UNIVERSAL of view." ready for us to try to come up with another Richardson performed n London and on Mexican singer Cristian Castro, known as 'Never Gone," due June 14, is the first studio re :ord," he says. "We just thought instead of Broadway in "Chicago." one of Latin music's top balladeers, has all: um from the multiplatinum act in nearly five pl shing it out there in the people's faces, we Dorough says the catalyst for the reunion left his longtime home at BMG and signed with Universal Music Latino. Castro is years. After selling more than 73 million al- decided to take a good, healthy break. We came when McLean and his mother appeared working on a new album tentatively set bu -ns worldwide, according to the label, group to eked at groups like the Eagles and Aero- on "The Oprah Winfrey continued on »p46 for release by year's end. Castro, whose wife is pregnant with the couple's first baby, says he is at a point of change in his life and that Universal afforded him "creative freedom." Castro is managed by Darío de León. -Leila Cobo »`MAFIA' TARGETS OTTO James Otto has exited the Mercury Records roster and signed with Raybaw Records, a Warner Bros. Nashville imprint. Raybaw is headed by Muzik Mafia members Big & Rich and Cory Gierman. - Phyllis Stark » >WINNING TREOLOGIC Chicago hip -hop act Treologic is the winner of the Disc Makers Independent Music World Series Midwest showcase, held May 12 at Label: Jive Records the Elbo Room in the group's Management: Johnny hometown. Treologic beat five Wright and Kenneth other acts judged by a panel of Crear, Wright -Crear musicians and industry exec- Management utives. The $35,000 grand gear, Booking: David Zedeck, prize includes recording Creative Artists Age -icy instruments, CD manufacturing services and DJ equipment. Top -selling album: Led by MC Billa Camp, the "Millennium" (1999), 12.1 seven hip - million -piece group blends hop, gospel and jazz. Last album: "The Hits - -Barry A. Jeckell Chapter One" (2001;, 1.7 million

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www.americanradiohistory.com BACKSTREET (cont.) 111e I3eat MELINDA NEWMAN [email protected] from »p45 Show" and the rest of the group embark on a tour of amphi- surprised him there. Soon after, theaters in up to 35 markets. they reunited with Wright, who Plans call for a stadium tour Indigo, But Not Blue had been their manager during next year. their early days. Weiss feels the summer tour Indigo Girls Wrap Up Their Epic Run With Collection Of Demos And Rarities When they got back in the will help reconnect the group studio, they first found them- with pop fans. "There's an un- When Epic Records releases a whole new world with the In- ducer Jerry Harrison on its first sources behind O.A.R., Roberge selves exploring a different derserved audience," he says. the Indigo Girls' "Rarities" June ternet. It's the perfect opportu- album of all -new material since feels the band has something to sound. "It actually started off "It's proven by the `American 14, it will end a i6 -year associ- nity for artists to take advantage signing with Lava a few years prove. "I have a really strong goal in an R &B direction about a Idol' success. There's still a ation between the Sony label of this new paradigm." ago. (2003's "In Between Now to shut up all the naysayers that year- and -a -half ago," Dorough huge audience for pure pop and the Georgia folk -rock duo. The Indigo Girls scored one and Then" included new and say we're just some college tour- says. But it morphed into a pop records in America." The i8-track collection of double- platinum, three plat- previously recorded songs, ing band that doesn't have album as the group worked Weiss says they plan a demos, rare versions and duets inum and three gold albums while last year's "34th & 8th" songs," he says. "I want to take with a slew of top producers, major push at retail, particu- was Epic's idea, the Indigo Girls' while on Epic. was a live album.) that and shove it down their including Max Martin, Mark larly with mass merchants like Amy Ray says. After four albums with pro- throats and get on the radio air- Taylor, Billy Mann, Five for Target and Wal -Mart. "They said, 'We want to do DAMN, HE'S GOOD: Lil ducer John Alagia, the band waves." The album is slated for Fighting's John Ondrasik, Dan Street -week sales should be this one last project together,' " Jon, who was named BMI's decided to shake it up. "It a Sept. 27 release. Muckala and John Shanks. boosted by appearances on Ray tells Billboard. "It's really songwriter ofthe year at the per- wasn't anything [specific] that Muckala produced the first "Today," "The Tonight Show for the fans who have supported forming rights society's annual caused the change," vocalist/ FLYING HIGH: Cardiff, single, "Incomplete," which has With Jay Leno," "The View" us over the years." Pop Awards ceremony May 17, guitarist Mark Roberge says, Wales' have been welcomed at pop radio - and "The Early Show." The Ray's partner Emily Saliers says he loved Youngbloodz's "but the fact that we were grow- inked a worldwide deal with despite some initial skepticism. album will street the same says the pair will start prepar- "Damn!," one of his winning ing and changing." Wind -up Records. Its debut will "I didn't expect for them to week internationally, and ing a new album in 2006 and compositions. "It came out of The album also marks a come out in September. have a legitimate comeback, Weiss says the single is "ex- then decide on a label home. nowhere," he says. "I went into change in that for the first time, The quintet was one we ear- but it looks like that's exactly ploding" in Germany, Australia "We have a lot of options. We're the studio with nothing, and me the band is working with out- marked for success after seeing what has happened," says Tay- and Canada. just going to weigh them all and and the guys came out two days side writers, including Glen Bal- it at the South by Southwest con- lor J., music director for main- The Backstreet Boys have a see what makes sense." later with a hit record. I think lard, Peter Zizzo and Jeff Trott. ference (Billboard, April 2). The stream top 40 KSLZ St. Louis. record of strong sales in Latin What makes sense may or God just gives it to you some- That's a notion that Roberge band has also signed with Mon- "Originally, we played the America. They are especially may not be a major label. "There times and says, 'Take this.' " previously shot down. "We were terey Peninsula Artists for U.S. song and didn't feel like it was popular in Brazil and Mexico, are a lot of artists who aren't ben- Next for Lil Jon is a slot on this very stubborn. We were very booking; X -Ray will handle gigs going to be a real hit," Taylor where "Millennium" and efiting from contracts with summer's Anger Management precious about it and weren't outside of North America. J. continues. "We figured we "Backstreet's Back" each sold major labels," Saliers says. "They tour with 5o Cent and Eminem. open to people's advice, and The ad is managed by Jo Hunt were getting requests from close to 700,000 units, ac- aren't getting paid, their music then one day I realized life's too and Jake Beaumont -Nesbitt. Ted die -hard fans and street cording to the label. "Incom- isn't getting out there, their DIVING BACK IN:O.A.R.is short," Roberge says. Harris at Grubman Indursky teams. But our research came plete" reached No. 4 on Mex- records are getting shelved. It's in the studio working with pro- And, with major -label re- represented the group. back and showed that it was ico's English- language radio actually testing really well." chart and No.14 on Brazil's in- The song is No. 9 at Main- ternational radio chart. stream Top 40 this issue and Jive parent Sony BMG No. 18 on the Adult Contem- held press junkets in Los Lat111 Notas porary chart. Angeles specifically for Latin LEILA coso (cabo @billboard.com The album features the act's American media. The band J trademark harmonies, but also will do a promo tour "we've stripped it down and around its pending Latin kept it more organic," Dorough America concert dates. Lena Takes Lead On Debut says. "It's not all five -part har- Obviously, the group, label mony like everything used to and management would like On May 16 -17, pop newcomer America. "In this case, we felt Sanz and Miguel Bosé. hit, which I think we have," Mar- be. It's like Backstreet Boys to see the album debut at No. Lena was the sole artist invited the album was so strong we She says it was "a dream" to tinez says. "But also, we want meets Matchbox Twenty meets 1, but they are realistic. Wright to play for Warner executives at could cover the entire region. record with Sanz. "When I first people to know Lena. This is an Maroon5 meets Coldplay." says, "If our album doesn't their Latin American marketing Obviously, Alejandro Sanz's met him, right there in the stu- artist for the long run." Brian Smith, VP of store op- enter at No. 1, are people meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. backing gives it more relevance." dio, I told him, 'One day I'll erations for Marietta, Ga. -based going to think we're off the A gifted singer /songwriter/ Lena, the daughter of Cuban record a duet with you.' " NEW CUERVO: Javier Willis, Value Central Entertainment, mark? Well, no, because peo- pianist who comes from one of singer Malena Burke and the Lena had already written "Tu a former A &R director for BMG says his chain is buying con- ple had written us off anyway Cuba's most venerable musical granddaughter of Elena Burke - Corazón" but had not titled the in Los Angeles, has launched an servatively, but thinks the ... That's the beauty of this families, Lena signed with one of Cuba's premier vocalists - track, which Sanz fell in love independent A &R and consult- group is a good bet. "Come- record. It can't underperform Warner Music Latina last year, has long worked in Miami as her with. She rearranged the song ing company. Cuervo Music, backs in this day and age are because we don't have any thanks to a personal introduc- mother's musical arranger /pi- to fit his vocals, and he gave the based in L.A., includes Cuervo never a sure thing. Of the re- expectations." tion from Alejandro Sanz. anist and as a backup singer for track its title, based on the lyrics. Management Group and repre- cent resurgents we have seen He acknowledges, how- Today, the label is touting her many artists' recordings. Although Sanz has recorded sents various musical acts as well

I am placing the best chance ever, that there is no way to as its next big star. In 2003, she was hired to testimonials about Lena, he is as film director Sergio Arau ( "A on these guys. I think they ap- please everyone. "No matter Lena's self-titled debut album record vocals for Sanz's album not actively promoting the album Day Without a Mexican"). It also peal to a broader base and are , it's always going was released May 17 in multi- "No Es Lo Mismo." Struck by her with her. Instead, Lena is trav- handles a large catalog of Mexi- capable of widening the audi- to be looked at by somebody ple territories, including Mex- voice, the Spanish superstar eling to various Latin American can films available for distribu- ence even further, thereby as underachieving based on ico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, asked if she had original mate- territories and performing her tion in the United States. avoiding a complete failure by the amount of success that Central America and the United rial. Lena played it for him right music live at the piano. Willis' roster indudes regional trying to hit the exact demo we achieved in the past." States. It will be released in then and there, and Sanz intro- "Our strategy is to have a radio Mexican act Los Razos, rock band they owned before." Littrell is optimistic about Spain in September. duced her to Warner Music Latin Orixa and debut act Atomic Pink. To give fans a glimpse of the the group's future. "I know Already, the single "Tu America chairman Iñigo Zabala, Willis also represents Mexican new album, the group hit the that there's an audience out Corazón," a duet with Sanz, is who signed her. Lena then rock band Botellita de Jerez. Arau road for 18 dates this spring. there for us," he says. on the radio charts in Ecuador, signed with RLM, Sanz's man- originally led the act, which dis- "For the most part, the entire "Through our club tour I've Argentina, Colombia, Mexico agement company. banded more than to years ago. tour sold out within 20 min- really determined that our and Chile. Lena, who is classically The group reunited in April to utes," Wright says. "It was a audience is still there." "Usually, you try to break an trained, cites a multitude of in- play the Vive Latino Festival in pleasant surprise." He adds act first in one territory and then fluences in her music, from Mexico. Conversations are now that the audience ranged from Additional reporting by Leila in other countries," says American singer /songwriters under way with a major music 11- year -olds to 35- year -olds. Cobo in Miami and Chuck Gabriela Martínez, marketing like Carole King, Alicia Keys and company to release alive CD and This summer the group will Taylor in New York. VP for Warner Music Latin Ton Amos to Spanish artists like DVD of the performance.

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BY LEILA COBO Rivera Offers Two (Genres) For Price Of One

upillo Rivera's evolution as sical styles to sell together for of Rivera's first single, "Ya Me to immerse myself in the life of such deals for their customers. the price down by working an artist has been swift the price of one Shania Twain Habian Dicho," are being sent ranchero and the life of banda." "We are marketing it as a closely with Rivera and the and constant. pulled off the same feat with to every Latin radio format. But in packaging the two al- great value and as a great op- publishers of the repertoire. Catapulted to her album "Up!," which was re- "We're trying to get the mes- bums as one, has an portunity to see him perform- Of the 11 songs on each disc, fame in 2001 with leased with a country and pop sage across that it's both styles opportunity to give fans an ing in a style [fans] hadn't seen six are covers and five are a series of banda albums that version packaged together. in one album," says Lupe de la added value and spark interest him in before," De la Cruz says,. original tracks. took him to the pinnacle of "Other acts have been Cruz, senior VP of marketing from mass merchants that want Univision was able to keep "El Rey" premiered earlier the Billboard Top Latin Al- doing CD /DVD combos," for Univision Music Group. this month on AOL Latino as bums chart twice and to No. Rivera says. "I wanted to do "Every song was recorded part of an exclusive that gave

1 on Top Regional Mexican something different." twice. It was a challenge." fans the opportunity to listen Albums four times, Rivera Rivera is known for intro- to the album before its release. has been steadily tweaking ducing a new generation of DOUBLE THE WORK The day after the album's street and redefining his material. bilingual listeners to banda. Banda, which is played with a date, Rivera will perform with Now, Rivera is poised for With his shaved head and hip large ensemble that includes his mariachi band at a media something completely dif- look, he embodies bilingual, bi- brass instruments and clarinet, event in Las Vegas. ferent with "El Rey de Las cultural Mexican youth who still has an earthier, raw sound that On June 25, he will launch a Cantinas," due June 7 on Uni- have a yen for tradition. extends to the vocals. Mari - tour at the Gibson Am- vision Records. Delving into mariachi, he achi, which uses trumpets and phitheater in Los Angeles. The release consists of two says, will only expand his violins, is typically more re- He will play half of his show Label: Univision Records albums, each featuring iden- audience. fined and vocally demanding. with a banda ensemble and tical track listings -one per- "I'm not leaving banda to It took Rivera three months Management Javie' wear his traditional suit and tie. Rivera formed with a banda sinalo- one side," Rivera says. "But to record each album -banda For the other half, he will per- ense, the other with a many people who don't listen first (accompanied by Banda Agent: Mexico Musical form with a mariachi band and traditional mariachi band. The to banda like mariachi and vice Aires del Pacifico) and then Publishing: Sonora don the traje charro (the tradi- suggested retail price for the versa. This way, I'll reach mariachi (with Mariachi Inter - Publishing (B"ll) tional mariachi suit and hat). set is $14.98, standard for a [both] audiences." nacional de México). Top -selling album (U.S. "We've worked hard and new release. The concept presents ad- "It is two voices, and two only): "Desprtciado" carefully," Rivera says. "I've This is believed to be the first vantages from a marketing characters," Rivera says. "The (2001), 248,070 been learning new things, tiime that a Latin artist has pack- standpoint. feeling required by each song, Last album: "Da' and this could be very big aged a set of songs in two mu- For example, 'both versions in each style, is different. I had Corridos' (2004), for me." 21,000

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www.americanradiohistory.com R:B/HIP-HOP BY IVORY JONES Joe Gives `All' Rapper Leans Into Promotion For New Set

IVORY M. JONES ijones @billboard.com There is no denying that last that has kept him in the in- summer belonged to Fat Joe and dustry for almost 13 years. Joe Terror Squad. It was hard to es- first drew attention in 1993 cape the sounds of "Lean Back," with his debut album, "Repre- T.O.K. Delivers Dancehall TKO the single that propelled Joe and sent" (Relativity Records). his crew to the top of The Bill- But it would not be until the ilust when it seemed tures production by dancehall lieve in one Caribbean music," Men. "We started out singing board Hot Too and earned them release of his third effort, the dancehall craze hitmakers Tony "CD" Kelly and Flexx says. "That's what we're straight R &B, doo -wop and a a Grammy Award nomination 1998's "Don Cartagena," that had stepped aside to Steve "Lenky" Marsden, among focusing on, so that's why we cappella," Craig -T says. "We for best rap performance by a he would experience success. make way for reg- others. The group also gives a incorporated it." wanted to be Jamaica's first duo or group. The album debuted at No. 7 on gaetón, Kingston - nod to soca and reggaetón, team- R &B also plays a role in the R &B group." So how does an artist top such The Billboard zoo and earned bred quartet T.O.K. re- emerges ing with Cuban rapper Pitbull quartet's sound -no surprise, Deciphering T.O.K.'s pat- a hit? the rapper his first gold plaque. to prove otherwise. on "She's Hotter." considering T.O.K. initially ois may seem daunting to "It's important to stay con- That success would be followed The group -childhood Recording these styles was set out to become the Ja- some, but Bay -C says have no sistent," Fat Joe says, calling by 2001'S platinum set "Jeal- buddies Craig "Craig -T" a no- brainer for T.O.K. "We be- maican version of Boyz II fear, "Unknown Language" from the road where he is pro- ous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)." Thompson, Xavier "Flexx" moting his solo album, "All Even with these hefty ac- Davidson, Roshaun "Bay -C" T.O. K. or Nothing." complishments, Joe is not con- Clarke and Alistaire "Alex" "When you have a song like tent to kick back yet. He has McCalla -drops its sopho- that, then everybody's watching been putting in overtime as the more release, "Unknown you like, 'What are you gonna release date for "All or Noth- Language," June 28 on do now ?' I've got to prove it ain't ing" nears. VP /Atlantic. Lead single a fluke." The album arrives June "I've been on the road for "Hey Ladies (In the Air)" fea- 14 via Terror Squad /Atlantic over 77 days across the coun- tures the popular Jonkanoo Records. try and I just extended riddim track. FACT FILE the promo tour for five Last year's Bobby Kon- Label: Terror more weeks. There ain't a rock ders- produced single "Gal Squad /Atlantic Records I left unturned," he says. Yuh Ah Lead" put T.O.K. in Joe has partnered with the N, the U.S. spotlight, garner- Management: Terror Squad Management/ MTV Networks' nighttime net- ing the group a Boomshot Sanctuary Urban work for teens, to launch the Award nomination at the Management contest I Can't Believe I'm Fat 2004 Vibe Awards and Publishing: Joey & Ryan Joe's Intern (Billboard, Making reaching No. 85 on The Bill- Music /Warner -Tamerlane the Brand, May 7). board Hot too. Publishing /J (BMI) The sweepstakes is part of At- "Unknown Language" fea- Top -selling and last lantic Records' innovative Joint album: "Jealous Ones Chiefs campaign geared toward Envy ( J.O.S.E.)" Still promoting its top hip -hop acts (2001), 938,000 (Billboard, Oct. 3o, 2004). It Rhythm &13lues kicked off last fall and features retail tie -ins with Ecko, Logitech, GAIL MITCHELL gmitchell @billboard.com Champs Sports and dothing line Umbro and media tie -ins with Premiere Radio Networks, Clear Demand For Dre & Vidal Grows Channel's online division, Radio One and BET hiladelphia -based Foxx, Musiq and former City and Glenn Lewis' "Don't You 2001 with the No. 4 R &B hit Fat Joe also continues to ap- Andre Harris and High member Claudette Ortiz. Forget lt." They have signed "Nothing in This World." pear on other artists' records. He Vidal Davis are That's not counting such recent Lewis to their Star Records im- One of the forthcoming re- guests on Jennifer Lopez's cur- 3getting caught up in credits as Destiny's Child, print, with distribution pending. leases on Image Entertain- rent single, "Hold You Down." a hit bag. Amerie, Jill Scott, Alicia Keys Dre & Vidal attribute the bur- ment's urban slate (Rhythm & Even with all the flurry sur- Having produced Usher's and Young Buck. geoning demand for their work Blues, Billboard, May 21) is a rounding the album, such re- "Caught Up," the duo, known Formerly under the tutelage to their "chameleon vibe." self -titled album by Jamie On the new album, Joe put his tailers as Daryl King, manager as Dre & Vidal, is savoring a of DJ Jazzy Jeff at his produc- "We treat each artist as an Jones. Launching the June 28 consistency theory to use, team- of the Sound of Market store in second bout of R &B /pop tion house A Touch of Jazz, Dre individual and customize our set are two lead singles: "Don't ing again with Scott Storch, who Philadelphia, feel that the crossover success with Ciara's & Vidal forged their own musi- songs for that artist," Dre says. Stop," featuring Wayne Brady was the force behind the infec- album's success rests with the "Oh," featuring Ludacris. But cal brand in 2002. The duo "That's how we're able to go (urban AC), and "Rise" tious beat of "Lean Back." He also product itself. the Grammy Award -winning brings an organic feel to its from a record by Jill Scott to (gospel). Jones was a member tapped hitmakers Timbaland, "People are going to want the studio rats aren't resting on work, which is clearly influenced one by Ciara and Ludacris." of Los Angeles -based male Just Blaze, Swizz Beatz and Cool record just on the strength of their laurels. by the Isley Brothers, Shuggie quartet All -4 -One. & Dre, the Miami -based duo be- the fact that it's Fat Joe. Since Their list of forthcoming Otis and Herbie Hancock. MUSICAL NOTES: Song- Essence magazine co- hind the new album's lead sin- he's a big -name artist, people projects reads like an enter- The pair's early efforts in- writer /producer Swizz Beatz founder Clarence Smith segues gle, "So Much More." will buy it because of the name tainment who's who: Mary J. clude "Butterflies" by both has signed with SESAC. The At- from publishing to recording as The track peaked at No. i4 on and not so much for the music," Blige, Toni Braxton, Joe, Jamie Michael Jackson and Floetry lanta -based talent's writing CEO of New York -based YOU the Billboard Hot R &B /Hip -Hop King says. "But the music needs credits range from Jay -Z to Entertainment. The company's Songs chart. to draw people as well." Limp Bizkit. He counts Cassidy, inaugural project is the July 26 Surpassing the success of Joe is confident that the music newcomer Mashonda and Mary compilation "Love Pages." Pro- "Lean Back" was not Joe's only will indeed draw fans in. "This J. Blige on his production ré- duced by Duke Jones and Nor- driving force during the album's album's definitely going to make sumé. Cassidy and Mashonda man Connors, the set melds recording. He says he was driven all the Fat Joe fans that have been are on Beatz's J Records im- R &B and jazz. As the Café Soul by an emotion far deeper. with me for 13 years really proud print, Full Service Records. All- Stars, trumpeter Jones, key - "It was the fact that I love this of me," he says. "I'm not corn- Keke Wyatt was in Los An- boardist Bobby Lyles and other music. I love hip -hop music," the fortable just yet though. I'm not geles May 22 -23 shooting the noted session musicians come Bronx, N.Y. -bred MC empha- going to be through with this video for her debut Cash together behind such guests as sizes. "If I didn't have my music, game until people are totally Money /Universal Records sin- Vesta, Glenn Jones, Chrisopher I don't know where I would be." convinced that Fat Joe's a legend gle, "Put Your Hands on Me." Williams, Peabo Bryson and It is his deep- rooted passion in this game." - Wyatt was last heard from in George Benson. .

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To further help the patois - As for O.D.B., the fate of his walking through the door of a mental asy- Silverstone) to "killer Mexican vampires" Glen Brunman and Dawn Solér. Directed challenged, the group has a posthumous a"-bum "A Son lum in 1978 and meeting some really weird (1996's "From Dusk Till Dawn "). by Ken Kwapis, the Alcon Entertain- glossary on its Web site, Unique" is up in the air since characters," the composer said of his pre - "I get offered [thrillers] all the time, and ment /Warner Bros. Pictures film opens tokworld.com. Damon Dash Music Group and scoring days as an orderly at an Australian it's really hard to break out of," he told Bill- nationwide June 1. Island Def Jam severed their hospital for the mentally ill. board. "I'm not really a dark movie kind of

IN THE MEANTIME: Fans joint venture. But fans will be Realizing that the job was "a little de- person. I like to laugh and see comedies." WHAT'S THE SCORE? The ballots of little Brother and the late able to relive the rapper's past pressing," the New Zealand native rounded In the works for Revell are the films are out for the American Film Institute's 01' Dirty Bastard will soon have glory when "The Definitive 01' up a few of the inmates to form the im- "Goal!" (directed by Danny Cannon), due inaugural 100 Years of Film Scores something to tide them over Dirty Bastard Story" drops June promptu industrial punk band SPK. "I re- later this year, and "Harsh Times" (directed event. A group of more than 500 com- while they await new releases. 21 on Rhino Records. member to this day we were playing on the by David Ayer), expected in 2006. posers, musicians, directors and histo- If the September street The album compiles i6 porch of the ward and [the song] had a The award, named after the perform- rians will vote on the top 25 film scores date for Little Brother's soph- tracks from 0.D.B.'s two solo one -minute jackhammer solo in it. We had ing rights society's late VP Richard Kirk, is from the sound era (1927- present). omore major -label album, albums, "Return to the 36 no instruments, you see, but I was pretty presented annually to a composer for out- Among the contenders are Bernard "The Minstrel Show," seems Chambers: The Dirty Version" handy with a jackhammer," he told the standing career achievements. Past re- Herrmann's "Psycho," John Williams' too far away, fans can satisfy and "Nigga Please." An ac- crowd. "I turned around and all the people cipients include Danny Elfman, Jerry "Jaws," Danny Elfman's "Batman" and their cravings June 21. That's companying DVD features his in the ward were playing air jackhammer." Goldsmith, John Barry, Thomas Newman Hans Zimmer's "Gladiator." when the Durham, N.C. - three music videos: "Brook- This inventiveness landed Revell in Hol- and Randy Edelman. The selected compositions will be per- based trio of Big Pooh, lyn Zoo," "Shimmy Shimmy lywood after directors Philip Noyce and formed live by principal conductor John Phonte and 9th Wonder Ya" and "Got Your Money." George Miller invited him to score 1989's SISTERLY SOUNDS: Chantal Krevi- Mauceri Sept. 23 at Los Angeles' Holly- drops "The Chitlin' Circuit Mass Appeal editorial director "Dead Calm." Sixteen years later, Revell's azuk, Rachael Yamagata and Natasha Be- wood Bowl with the venue's orchestra. (Version r.5)" on Fastlife Sacha Jenkins contributes the credits include "Sin City," "Open Water," dingfield are among the artists lending Scenes from each winning title will play Music. It's the group's sec- liner notes. "Blow" and, most recently, "The Adven- songs of empowerment to the Columbia in the background.

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i-I 1=A1R -1-1 1 IS Wild Bide EDITED BY TODD MARTENS tmartens @billboard.com NASHVILLE -When Cow- On May 19, two days after Train" has been » >GRAND NATIONAL boy Troy made an appearance the release of "Loco Motive," "kind of a mixed Although Grand National has built a sizable buzz in at the May 17 Academy of the striking, 6- foot -5 -inch artist bag," he says. (The "train" France, Australia and its native United Kingdom with its Country Music Awards, he performed on "The Tonight is a metaphor for the music 2004 Sunday Best debut, "Kicking the National Habit," the joked about the odds of which Show With Jay Leno." He has business.) The song fell off Hot set has yet to find a North American licensee. With a would happen first: Garth also appeared in Big & Rich's Country Songs after four weeks. groove- rooted rock sound that is dusted with clever Brooks coming out of retire- video for "Save a Horse (Ride Knowing his music would be samples and a dash of pre -"Synchronicity" Police, the ment or Troy himself having a Cowboy)" and performed on polarizing, Troy briefly toyed album seems primed for embracing here. The group has a No. i album. their debut album. with the idea of sending it to received exposure via music snippets on "CSI: Miami" and "Six Feet Under," and album track "Talk Amongst Troy clearly came much He rapped in front of thou- radio programmers along with Yourselves" was featured on DJ /producer Sasha's 2004 closer than he ever expected. sands of Tim McGraw fans a roll of toilet paper and a bot- mix collection, "Involver." Additionally, such West Coast "Loco Motive" bows at No. 2 on when he joined Big & Rich to tle of Pepto Bismol. "I figured DJs as Nic Harcourt and Jason Bentley have provided early Top Country Albums this issue, open McGraw's concert dates PDs would need one or the radio support. Grand National, which consists of Rupert with sales of 5r,000, according last year. McGraw became a fan other," he says, "depending on Lyddon and Lawrence "La" Rudd, will make its U.S. live to Nielsen SoundScan. and asked Troy to write a rap to how excited they got or how sick debut this month in New York (June 11, 13) and Los Angeles Nevertheless, Cowboy Troy accompany McGraw's hit "Shé s they felt" after hearing it. (June 15), then will perform June 24 at the United (born Troy Coleman) knows he My Kind of Rain," which the At country WBCT Kingdom's Glastonbury Festival. is up against some tall hurdles two then performed together Grand Rapids, Contact: Justin Kleinfeld, publicist /U.S. promoter, in the country music commu- nightly. Troy also got significant Mich., OM Doug 212 -226 -5304 -Jonathan Cohen nity, being the first artist to cre- exposure on last year's Muzik Montgomery » >WHAT MADE FAMOUS atively combine country and Mafia tour, which was turned says the song is Mixing vintage keyboards, distorted vocals and power -pop hip -hop music into a mixture into a series for CMT. generating a lot guitars, Austin -based four -piece What Made Milwaukee he describes as "hick- hop." of calls. "Some Famous has crafted a debut that falls somewhere between He says hick -hop utilizes `NATURAL FIT' love it, some Squeeze and the Strokes. There's a playful expansiveness in "country instrumentation," Troy grew up in Dallas and Fort hate it, but at its self -released effort "Trying Never to Catch Up," evi- including , , fid- Worth, Texas, listening to coun- least it brings a denced by the swirling digital effects that carry the slow - dle, and pedal try music and says it "seemed reaction and FACT FILE building "IDecide" and the over -the -top, "Sgt. Pepper's" - steel, teamed with "shred- like the most natural fit" for his doesn't just lie Label: Raybaw like arrangement of "Bldg. a Boat From the Boards in Your ding rock guitar riffs and a own musical ambitions. But he there." Records /Warner Bros. Eye." Owning a name that nods to either Schlitz beer or rap delivery." was also a fan of rap and began Troy's association 1,500 copies its Jerry Lee Lewis, the band has sold about of Despite the challenges that combining the genres as a way with the Muzik Mafia Management and debut, vocalist /guitarist Michael Kingcaid says, and Booking: Dale Morris & kind of genre -straddling pres- to "have a little fun with mak- sprang from a long friend- recently snared an opening slot for Snow Patrol in Austin. Associates ents, Troy has had the benefit ing music." He has been per- ship with Big & Rich's "The main dilemma right now is between going indie or Publishing: Muzik Mafia media exposure most new in since 1989 . That connec- major," Kingcaid says. "The majors are all about the of forming clubs Publishing (ASCAP) almighty dollar, and indie labels are all about what's cutting artists can only dream about, and previously released two in- tion landed him a deal on thanks to his association with dependent records. the Muzik Mafia's edge. I think we're somewhere in the middle." Contact: Michael Kingcaid, michael@whatmademilwaukee- Big & Rich and their Muzik The reception for debut sin- Warner Bros. -affiliated famous.com -Todd Martens Mafia artistic collective. gle "I Play Chicken With the Raybaw imprint. Troy says Nashville Scene PHYLLIS STARK pstark a billboard.com STUART'S NEW LABEL SETS HISTORICAL 'TONE Country Veteran Establishes Superlatone Records As A Repository Of Southern Culture

arty Stuart has The first is a bluegrass con- GRAND NEWS: The Grand the Del McCoury Band, Patty Shop at Home Network shows DOTTED LINE: Lofton Creek launched a new cert Stuart and his band Ole Opry will spend eight Loveless, Craig Morgan, Riders featuring Opry merchandise. Records signed singer Keith imprint. Super - recorded at the Ryman Audito- months this year celebrating in the Sky and . A Birthday Bash weekend is set Bryant to a long -term contract latone Records, rium in Nashville in 2003. The its Both anniversary with a Also on tap are a series of for Oct. 14 -15. May to. He has released one i in conjunction latter is a themed record about series of events, including a album on the label, "Ridin' With with Universal South. This the historic and contemporary Nov. 14 performance at New the Legend," and is working on was first reported exclusively lives of Native Americans. Pro- York's Carnegie Hall. That his next project with producers in Nashville Scene (Billboard, duced by Stuart and John Carter show, to be held the day before Bruce Allen and Pat Holt. Feb. 26). Cash, the collection includes the Country Music Assn. Songwriter Monty Criswell The imprint is being one obscure song written by Awards at Madison Square has signed with Big Tractor described as a home for music Cash's father, . Stu - Garden, will feature Opry Music Publishing. He had and cultural offerings from the art's wife, Connie Smith, makes members Trace Adkins, Vince deals with Hamstein Music prolific Stuart and a vessel for a guest appearance. Gill, + Union and, more recently, Wenonga his interest in Southern Stuart, a country music icon, Station, Alan Jackson, Brad Music, a co- venture with Sony/ culture. His first release will historian and songwriter, most Paisley, Charley Pride and ATV Tree. be the gospel collection "Soul's recently recorded for Colum- Ricky Skaggs. Chapel," due Aug. 3o. The bia Records, where he did two The anniversary celebration ON THE ROW: Stacey Killian album was produced by Stuart tours of duty interrupted by a kicks off in late May and will Hagewood joins the Great and includes a guest appear- long stint at MCA Nashville in include a multi -city tour, American Country network as ance from Mavis Staples. the 'dos. dubbed An Evening With the X VP of creative services. Hage- Other upcoming releases are In addition to these record- Grand Ole Opry. The tour, Iversal South se ners Tim DuBois let, and wood worked at rival CMT "Marty Stuart & His Fabulous ings, Stuart is working on six which begins May 28, will fea- ny Brown, right, late M rty Stuart on his from 1991 to 2003, starting as Universal Sou d including three collec- ture different performers at ew labuperlatone director of creative services and Superlatives Live at the Ryman" books, ecords. and "Badlands." tions of his photography. each stop, including Skaggs, rising to VP of that depart-

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h0ad it not been for his Mafia pals, he would still be in Dal- las managing a Foot Locker. TOM FERGUSON HIP-HOP tferguson @eu.billboard.com Riß Rich, Big Kenny and Warner Bros.' Paul Worley produced MITT OP THE YEAR! "Loco Motive," and many of the Muzik Mafia regulars make D -A -D Sires Here's your chance to perform in front of RLR rep:, guest appearances, including James Otto, Jon Nicholson and `Bubblegum Punk' producers, label CMees and all attendee./ at the Lyric Street artist Sarah Bux- Billboard RIB Hip Hop Conference ,, ton. McGraw also appears on Leading Danish rock act D- widespread airplay has helped the album. A-D returned to its roots for shipments pass the 50,000 Only 6 slot/ available! Troy says he is not its ninth studio album, mark, according to Warner. sure why there are not "Scare Yourself" (EMI -Med- Thirsty Merc's Sydney -based more African - ley), released May 23 in the manager, Francis Coady, says Send in your CD, bio and American country Nordic countries. the Atlantic connection fol- photo for consideration to: performers, spec- EMI Music Denmark says re- lowed a recent visit to Warner's ulating that lease commitments from New York offices with the "maybe they other countries are pending band's singer, Rai Thistleth-

don't feel as for the 11 -track album, D -A -D's wayte. While Thistlethwayte encouraged by first since "Soft Dogs" in 2002. played songs to Warner execs, or call 646.654.4698 their friends The band formed in 1984, Coady says, Atlantic co- founder If :elected to perform, there and family." with debut album "Call of the Ahmet Ertegun listened in, de- is a $5,000 production fee. But he adds Wild" arriving two years later claring the track "Someday that he does on Danish indie Mega. Ses- Someday" a potential global hit. not feel as sions for "Scare Yourself" - CHRISTIE ELIEZER though he is began in Sweden in late 2003 Por more delailt, carrying a banner with producer Michael Elbert or paving the way (, the Hives), but D- BIUBOARDEVEI1TS.COM for other black art- A-D ended up self -producing or call fflar9aret O'Shea ists. "That would get the album. 646.654.469(3 more into a political Elbert was "too 'correct,' so thing," he says, "and I we decided to do it ourselves," save the politics for band frontman Jesper Binzer those in Washington. says. "It was a bit scary, but we The pressure on me got the bubblegum punk Stud Music Production Online comes from my own sound that we'd liked when we SLEEPER AWAKE: EMI Mu- y desire to succeed. started 20 years ago." sic Publishing songwriter Guy with Nordic live dates in May and Chambers will launch his own Berklee music.com June precede summer festival label, Sleeper Music, June 6 extension school appearances and a Danish tour with the U.K. release of the Berkleemusic is the online extension school of Berklee College of Music. Expand your in October. Copenhagen - self -titled Isis Project album, based Beatbox Booking han- his French -language collab- music production

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1/311:11l!iE-:-B1 ROCK ALKALINE TRIO VARIOUS ARTISTS (3) MAXIMO PARK (I) Crimson Remixed AUDIOS LAV E the Truth" is a step in the right A Certain Trigger Producer: Jerry Finn Producer: Harry Weinger Out of Exile direction. Highlights include acoustic Producer: Paul Epworth Vagrant Motown/Universal Music Producer: Rick Rubin singalong "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel," Warp Release Date: May 24 Enterprises In terscope/Epic the anthemic "Keep the Dream Alive" Release Date: May 31 The Alkaline Trio's Release Date: May24 Release Date: May 24 and the straightforwardly rocking Pioneering electronic label 113 sadistic -themed pop - ©On this compilation, On "Out of Exile," "Lyla" and "Turn Up the Sun." It's no Warp makes a rare foray punk reached a melodic well -known R &B /hip- Audioslave travels a home run, however (avoid "Part of the into rock with this latest peak on 2003's "Good hop producer /DJs spin musical course Queue" and "The Meaning of Soul "). It's harvest from 2005's Mourning," an album that new life into 15 classics similar to the one it set with its 2002 also less than cohesive, leaving the bumper crop of gleefully mixed bloodshed dating from the Jackson self -titled debut. But it doesn't let its listener wanting more than it can offer. breathlessly hyped U.K. and breakups into a dozen 5's "I Want You Back" to passion fly with the snappy rock stylings But overall, the Gallagher brothers imports. All the should- have -been hits. In the late Rick James' "Mary of its hit "Show Me How to Live." have finally come up with something touchstones of the nu -new terms of songwriting, Jane." The tempest Instead, the foursome opts for deeper, that offers legitimate echoes of their wave are here: the angular "Good Mourning" was a brewed by the Groove grunge -filled grooves with random early promise. -CMW guitar lines, the leap forward, as for the first Boutique remix of Smokey bursts of fervor, especially the track " #1 dancefloor- friendly time nearly every chorus Robinson's "Quiet Storm" Zero," which smolders with a lover's BANDA EL RECODO rhythms and the 1980s was ready for an arena. is lushly underscored by passive- aggressive promises. "Doesn't Hay Amor pop influences. To their "Crimson," by contrast, is Roy Ayers' subtle vibe Remind Me" is a deceptively pleasant Producer: Banda El credit, Maximo Park largely a study in efficiency. stylings. ' litany of things singer /lyricist Chris Recodo frontman Paul Smith and Such songs as "Poison" and "Papa Was a Rolling Cornell enjoys, like "hammering nails Fonovisa company have penned "Mercy Me" clock in at less Stone" becomes an and speaking in tongues," because they Release Date: May 24 some of the catchier than three minutes, driven expanded treatise on soul hold no painful memories. The spectre Nearly 70 years old, singles in this style by guitar riffs that move in the hands of DJ Jazzy of Led Zeppelin rears its head on "The the venerable Banda released this year - with the professional reck- Jeff. Others tapped for Worm," which could irk detractors who El Recodo doesn't sound its age. particularly the jittery lessness of an ambulance this special assignment think Audioslave already borrows too Founded by Cruz Lizárraga and now led "Apply Some Pressure," driver. But Matt Skiba is still include Easy Mo Bee, DJ much from that icon. It may be true, but by his two younger sons, the group the Cure -meets -Dexys singing about casket -bound Green Lantern and Salaam Cornell, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk and continues to straddle contemporary Midnight Runners anthem relationships, and the group Remi. Unlike most projects Tom Morello have too much chemistry to and traditional sounds. El Recodo uses "The Coast Is Always tries to heighten its some- of this kind, this deftly hold that against them. -CLT only traditional banda instrumentation Changing" and the organ - times cartoon -like drama bridges the gap between but is decidedly avant -garde in its splashed "Graffiti." But for with gothic keyboards. New the originals and their re- OASIS choice of material and arrangements. To those already having a ground is broken on "Burn" grooved versions, en- Don't Believe the wit, "Hay Amor" begins with an a hard time distinguishing and "Sadie," which create hancing the enjoyment for Truth cappella introduction to "Que Mas Kaiser Chiefs from the some melodic space and old- school purists and con- Producer: Dave Quisiera" that dissolves into a dance- Futureheads from foretell a less aggressive temporary fans alike. -GM Sardy able banda beat. There is romance in Razorlight, be warned: It future. -TM Epic "Parece Mentira," tradition in "Te Doy does not get any easier LATIN Release Date: May 31 las Gracias" and a mix of both in "Agua with the addition of this R&B "Don't Believe the Dulce," a ballad played with banda. Newcastle five -piece. -BG LENA (4) Truth" can be considered an olive Elsewhere, traditional rancheras and MARQUES HOUSTON (2) Lena branch from Oasis to its fans. After its tropical tracks ( "Camaron Pealo ") bring Naked Producers: Emanuele first two acclaimed albums, the band El Recodo back to its roots. It's a Karma and Effect Producers: Various Ruffinengo, Bob Benozzo endured a long streak of creative delicate musical balancing act, but one Producer: T.U.G. Entertainment/ Warner Music Latina stumbles. Fortunately, "Don't Believe gracefully achieved here. -LC Wind -up Universal Release Date: May 17 Release Date: May 24 Release Date: May24 Newcomer Lena is part of Seether's current hit, Marques Houston erases any a musical family, and has "Remedy," is climbing remnants of his earlier stint already logged time as a the Modern Rock chart as a member of boy group backup singer for (No. 11 this issue), and Immature /Imx with this solo Alejandro Sanz and as an BEN MOODY the summer airwaves. And we're crossing there is plenty more of effort. As the title implies, he arranger and pianist. She FEATURING ANASTACIA fingers that it will at last signal a U.S. break- catchy angst on the new reveals the healthy adult is also a songwriter, and a Everything Burns through for the amazing Anastacia. -CT album "Karma and Effect." male he has become good one. Her debut, (3:43) The act's evolution from a through songs that reflect however, is not just about Producers: Ben Moody, TRISHA YEARWOOD two -man studio project to the tenets of 's the songs, but the texture Jay Baumgardner Georgia Rain (5:11) a four -piece band has sexual healing. Houston of Lena's voice, a little Writer: B. Moody Producer: Garth Fundis helped it dodge the soph- doesn't leave much to the bluesy, piercing and - Publishers: Smells/ike- Writers: E. Hill, omore slump; the song - imagination on the tional. That, coupled with metal/Dwight Frye, BMl K. Rochelle writing and production gel suggestive and colorful lush arrangements and Wind -up (CD promo) Publishers: various much better than on its entries "Sex Wit You, "I Like production from The combination of pop /rock siren MCA Records (CD debut album, "Disclaimer." It" and the title track. Emanuele Ruffinengo, Anastacia and gritty singer/songwriter Ben promo) There is less brooding and Meanwhile, derivative party give it a distinctive sound. Moody (the former Evanescence guitarist) Country music has missed Trisha Yearwood, more punch, although the jam "12 O'Clock" (featuring Lena's songs are similar to may look curious on paper, but a couple and this gorgeous ballad illustrates why. After group needs to make its Joe Budden) loses its punch those of her mentor, spins of "Everybody Burns" proves that a hiatus from the spotlight, the Georgia native songs more distinct from when it begins invoking the Alejandro Sanz (featured sometimes the most inspired pairings are is back with one of the best singles of her each other. "Truth," "drop it like it's hot" hook in the Cuban -minded sin- those that are least expected. This first career. It's a poignant look at young love and "Burrito" and "I'm the from Snoop Dogg's recent gle "Tu Corazón") in that single from the "Fantastic Four " -a glossy the way the years can wash over us, but One" are the best con- hit. But Houston steadies the they tend to meander; summer motion picture based on the certain emotions never fade. The lyric is tenders for future singles. album's uneven and often lines and hooks aren't Marvel comic -is certainly dark and picturesque and perfectly suited to But with "Disclaimer" cut formulaic course with the immediately attention - despairing, with woebegon trade-off vocals Yearwood's warm, supple voice. Garth Fundis' "Gasoline" still garnering engaging midtempo single grabbing. But the musi- and little more than a guitar strumming deft production leans on Yearwood's voice airplay, Wind -up has the "All Because of You" cality makes up for it, and along. That is, until the song rises like anger and an aching . This welcome uncommon task of decid- featuring Young Rome. Also the more you listen, the unleashed and the two tear open a vocal return of one of country's most talented ing how to sustain the worth another listen: the more you are reeled in. Pandora's box. This is a spectacular song, singers serves as the first taste of her momentum of both relationship -themed "Cheat" Tracks like "Duerme" are with a crackling rock edge that will scorch September album, "Jasper County. " -DEP albums. -CLT and "I Wasn't Ready. " -GM standouts. -LC

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Sanctuary in "I Thought That's Who I This continues the To follow his breakthrough signature bare feet and a Betty Release Date: May 24 Was." Time will tell about trajectory of infectious 2002 album, "Waiting for handful of Country Music Publishers: various CIThe title cut of Robert Pinson's longevity, but this is records with something My Rocket to Come," Assn. Awards that assured Koch (promo CD) Cray's 14th album an impressive launch. -RW slightly more organic. In Jason Mraz returns with an auspicious future. But The first of the season -four deals with a young man's fact, "Ecstatic" is the the new single "Wordplay." then the genre's focus "American Idol" contestants fatal involvement in the essence of "more ": more live This self- conscious jangle - became clouded, and many is out of the gate: Iraqi War. And while the JAZZ drums, emotion and pop ditty is about Mraz country superstars were Constantine Maroulis' band, artist is not particularly JAMES BLOOD ULMER chances taken. The result is trying to craft a hit single forced to redefine Pray for the Soul of Betty, known for his political com- Birthright an album that is challenging and avoid the sophomore themselves. Now a sassy released its debut CD May mentary, his willingness to Producer: Vernon Reid without being unsettling, as slump. It flutters by in redhead, Carter has signed 10. In an unusual move, two share his point of view here Hyena Records best heard on "Sun Drums slightly more than three with Vanguard and is clearly singles will be issued is a highlight of the album. Release Date: May24 and Soil" and the single minutes with melodic going after the adult top 40 simultaneously. "Drift" Also notable is Cray's con- A '60s-era disciple of "Smile Around the Face." acoustic guitar and Mraz audience. "The Girl You Left targets rock stations, while tinuing reach beyond © Ornette Coleman and Hebden wisely avoids rock rapping/singing about Me For" is not particularly "Cry" appeals to top 40 straight blues for material. once aptly described as the and dance clichés, how folks might write him revolutionary; Carter is formats. Ballad "Cry" is the Co- producer and long- missing link between Wes anchoring even the headiest off as a one -hit wonder. clearly reacting to the Avril better of the two, and standing keyboard player Montgomery and Jimi songs ( "Sleep, Eat Food, With adult top 40 radio Lavigne /guitar- driven though it sounds a bit rough Jim Pugh contributes the Hendrix, the intrepid James Have Visions ") with two feet the current home of the movement, however, this is around the edges -it was jazzy blues "Two Steps Blood Ulmer delivers his on the ground. -KH young singer /songwriter, an artist with a track record recorded between 2003 and From the End." In covering first solo guitar album. Mraz will likely do well that shines. If Carter wants 2004, before Maroulis honed William Bell's Stax gem "I Ulmer's odd -tuned playing there. His album "MR. A -Z" to tickle top 40, then the his vocal skills on "Idol " -it Forgot to Be Your Lover," is earthy and freewheeling, WORLD (Get it? MR. A -Z = Mraz) is format should seriously leans toward the mainstream Cray reminds us of his fine and packed with irregular CATHIE RYAN out July 26. -KC consider her charms. Here's sound that "Idol" viewers feel for soul and R &B. As and discordant lines. Most The Farthest Wave one multitalented lady . . . adore. With this solid for blues numbers, he's of this Vernon Reid - Producer: John McCusker INGRAM HILL Almost and how many of those can foundation, let's hope that working tunes as prime as produced 12 -pack features Shanachie Perfect (3:37) adult top 40 boast that it Betty gets back in the studio "My Last Regret" and "I'm Blood's raspy, quaking Release Date: May 24 Producer: Rick Beato owns at this point ? -CT sooner rather than later to Walkin'. " -PW voice as he shoos the ©Former Cherish the Writers: Ingram Hill, R. record some new tunes. -KK serpent from the sanctuary Ladies lead vocalist Beato, E. Hart with such gut -gripped C a thi e R yan www.billboard.com Publishers: Thor Hill/Loney COUNTRY COUNTRY tunes as "Take My Music has tracked THIS WEEK ON Runner, BMI, EMI April/Big RICK MONROE Midnight BOBBY PINSON Back to the Church" and her fourth Ass Pete, ASCAP Rider (3:01) ANTIGONE RISING She's Man Like Me "Devil's Got to Burn." A noteworthy CC)' Hollywood Records (CD Producers: Rick Monroe, Not Innocent (3:31) Producer: Joe Scaife, highlight is his funked -up solo album. ADDITIONAL promo) Jeff Marshall Producer: Neil Dorfsman Bobby Pinson jazz signature on Willie Produced by REVIEWS: As the second half of the Writers: G. Allman, R.K. Payne Writers: Cassidy, RCA Dixon's "I Ain't Super- consummate Smog, "A decade gets its ears wet, Publishers: various K. Henderson Release Date: May 17 stitious," one of two fiddler John River Ain't we find the faux -diva Divorce Records (CD promo) Publishers: Cassidy/3 Third Too Much to ©Texan singer/songwriter covers. Two instrumental McCusker, it Love" (Drag City) movement fading and top It takes guts to cover a Avenue, BMl Bobby Pinson gives a numbers, including "Africa," is a potent At the Drive- 40 radio in search of new song as well -known as the Hear/Lava (CD track) In, "This good indication of what he's spotlight Ulmer in full blend of such = heroes. About 10 years classic "," Bangles? Nope. Go -Go's? Station Is s about right out of the gate antimatter -jazz glory. A few traditional Non- ago, easy -on- the -ear but the move pays off for Not even close. Joan Jett & with the gut -punch anthem years ago, his career was tunes as Operational" ;1. bands like Toad the Wet indie artist Rick Monroe as the Blackhearts? Now (Fearless) "I'm Fine Either Way." With a resuscitated after a number "What Will Sprocket and Gin he turns in a fresh take on you're getting warm. Even Robbie Fulks, 4 Blossoms Panhandle twang that recalls of aimless recordings; full You Do, Georgia rose to fame the Greg Allman /Robert so, Antigone Rising is and a rawness recovery arrives with this Love ?" and Hard" (Yep Roc) with the perfect formula: Kim Payne country -rock scratching its own sig- and edge Music Row rarely bull's-eye.-DO contemporary memorable melodies, chestnut. A native of nature across the pop /rock delivers, this ain't George material penned by Ryan, skillful vocals and organic Sarasota, Fla., Monroe has landscape, showcasing the Strait, but it sure ain't bad, Karine Polwart and John production. The built a solid fan base first "girl group" we've seen either. Pinson brings some ELECTRONIC Spillane, among others. One millennium version of such through aggressive in many years. These five originality to familiar territory (5) of the finest tracks is the jig a group could be Ingram touring in the United women look tough, make on " Nothin Happens in this Everything Ecstatic "Dance the Baby," written by Hill, a Southern -bred States and overseas, no mistake, but as soon as Town" and the thumping Producer: Kieran Hebden McCusker in Gaelic. Ryan quartet whose "Almost including dates in Russia, lead singer Cassidy opens "Started a Band," and wears Domino sings with an emotive power Perfect" brings back Bosnia, Ecuador, Puerto her mouth, you realize that a been -there -done -that Release Date: May 31 and an immaculate clarity jangly guitars, lush Rico, Cuba, Vietnam, you're in for a wildly world- weariness on the title aFour Tet mastermind that brings to mind such harmonies and a clever, Germany and England. He passionate, deep cut and the well -drawn "Ford Kieran Hebden is a heavyweights as Mary Black itchy hook that makes its has a warm, supple voice experience. Antigone has a Fairlane." Like a Lone Star master craftsman with and Karen Casey. -PVV mark after a couple of and brings an edgy new live album, "From the spins. The band has toured energy to this often Ground Up," sold with Gavin DeGraw, Los recorded number. The exclusively at Starbucks- Lonely Boys, Dave track is the lead single pretty brilliant, huh? People 10/PD1 ti 14 litM- Matthews and Maroons. from his album, "Against may not often visit Tower or This is the second time to the Grain," due June 21. Virgin anymore, but they hit EDITED BY JONATHAN COHEN (ALBUMS), CHUCK CRITICS' CHOICE *: A new release, regardless of radio for this single; let's He's a musician's musician Starbucks every morning. TAYLOR (SINGLES) chart potential, highly recommended for musical merit. CONTRIBUTORS: Keith Caulfield, Leila Cobo, Brian hope these guys are who is going to continue Emphasis track "She's Not Garrity, Katie Hasty, Katy Kroll, Todd Martens, Gail All albums commercially available in the United rewarded for tenacity. -CT to play and sing Innocent" is wholly Mitchell, Dan Ouellette, Deborah Evans Price, Chuck States are eligible. Send album review copies to somewhere whether representative as the band Taylor, Christa L. Titus, Philip Van Vleck, Chris M. Walsh. Jonathan Cohen and singles review copies to Chuck DEANA CARTER The Girl radio comes to works on a studio album. Taylor (both at Billboard, 770 Broadway, 6th floor, country PICK : A new release predicted to hit the top half of New York, N.Y. 10003) or to the writers in the You Left Me For (3:31) the party or not, but some Look for a 30- minute TV the chart in the corresponding format. appropriate bureaus. Producer: Deana Carter airwave exposure could special June 1 on VH1. -CT

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For the third time in the f How many times in the last 15 years 270,000 copies or more. Such sales No. i album, 2oor's "Toxicity," which That classification accounted for 10 weeks, Interscope Record - responsible for half of the to . have you read the "rock is dead" obit- assuming System's latest undergoes a began with 222,000 on The Billboard r6.1% of sales in 1998, and although 10 on The Billboard Hot 100. uary? Three times? Four? System of a typical second -week decline -would zoo that was calculated during the its volume has sometimes declined The last label before Intersco to snare half of the top 10 wa Down, and the other acts that have re- place Audioslave at the top of the chart week of the Sept. II terrorist attacks. from one year to the next, its market Arista, in fall 1999. cently led The Billboard 200, would for the first time. The 2002 self-titled Its subsequent leftovers collection, share has grown each year, reaching beg to differ. debut by the band that emerged from "Steal This Album," peaked at No. 15, 19.95% in 2004. Take that as another and Web sites For at least four weeks in a row- Rage Against the Machine and selling 166,000 in its best week. offer of proof that, as more than one and billboardradiomonitor.c five if you count Rob Thomas -rock- peaked at No. 7, with In a year when such major markets old song suggests, rock'n'roll will Mary Mary's "Heaven" wins ers have been kings of the big chart, opening -week sales of 162,00o. Rage as Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia never die. Greatest Gainer on Hot Gosp -_ Songs and rises 3 -1 (up 431,00 with this issue's topper representing had two No. r albums during its run, lost significant rock stations, and New impressions to 2.5 million). This the fattest sales week in SOAD's while Soundgarden had one. York's WXRK has essentially forsaken UPBEAT: Cause for celebration is not marks the first time since the new titles chart's launch in Aprii that a much -lauded career. As for Thomas' In the meantime, all hail SOAD, current music for classic rock, the confined to rock. With nine female artist or female -led duo rock credentials, although his solo whose "Mezmerize" begins with streak of rock titles atop The Billboard entering the top 2o, including five in or group has topped the chart. album follows a pop -leaning trail, his 453,000 -more than the band's first 200 is a helpful reminder. Like any the top ro, album sales this week beat band, Matchbox Twenty, was ab- album sold during the 33 weeks it ap- other popular genre, rock will experi- those of the same week in 2004. solutely considered a rock act during peared on the chart. ence ups and downs, but it never folds In a comparison of the same - its formative years. The band's best prior Nielsen Sound - its tent. numbered sales weeks -the measure There is no doubt how one would Scan week belonged to its only other In fact, there is one fascinating sta- that Billboard uses on this page's Mar- classify the three that bowed at tistic that might surprise you. ket Watch -album sales are up 3.2% No. 1 after Thomas and before Although SoundScan does not over last year's 20th sales week. If you SOAD, a relay that saw the calculate an overall market share use the adjusted report on Nielsen baton pass from Bruce Spring - for rock that would extend all the SoundScan's home page, album vol- steen to Nine Inch Nails to Dave way from death metal to Bob ume for the tracking period that ended `THRIL ' FULFILLED Matthews Band. Seger, modern rock and hard May 22 is up 0.6% over sales for the op week that ended May 23, 2004. ram Guess what? That track meet music are among the categories nominated big band album to a might not end next issue, be- that it tracks regularly. Of those Now, will we see two wins in a row? 2,700% spike one year after I cause Audioslave is warming up II categories -an eclectic menu Aside from the aforementioned Audio - release, as "Just for a Thrill enters Top Jazz Albums at on the sidelines. that includes R &B, Latin, gospel slave splash on next issue's Billboard No. 4 (see chart, page 72). I First -day saes reported by and jazz -the only one that has 200, look for the Common album to is Milsap's first chart chains have executives close to seen its share of overall album open in the range of 230,000- appearance since 2001. He shares a CMT special with L the supergroup's sophomore sales grow in each of the last 240,000, with Gorillaz on track for Lonely Boys June 17. album predicting a start of SYSTEM OF A DOWN seven years is modern rock. 90,00o- 100,000.

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3EAT 2004 2005 CHANGE AD FRED BRONSON EVERY WEEK AT This Week 10,665,000 90,000 6,740,000 OVERALL UVIT SALES YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY ALBUM CATEGORY BILLBOARD.COM /FRED Last Week 10,233,000 102,000 6,493,000 Albums 237,901,000 217,528,000 -8.6% Current 150,000,000 133,756,000 -10.8% Change 4.2% 83,771,000 -4.7% »Mariah Carey earns the -11.8% 3.8% Store Singles 3,129,000 1,740,000 -44.4% Catalog 87,901,000 16th No. 1 of her career on This Week Last Year 10,332,000 124,000 2,090,000 Digital Tracks 39,590,000 121,011,000 205.7% Deep Catalog 60,761,000 57,017,000 -6.2% The Billboard Hot 100. "We Change 3.2% -27.4% 222.5% Total 278,530,000 340,279,000 22.2% Belong Together" is her first chart -topper in slightly more Current Album Sales than five years, and brings SALES BY ALBUM FORMAT her one WEEKLY ALBUM SALES step closer to CD 232,384,000 215,807,000 -7.1% '04 _ ys[1°e müll0ltt matching and eventually 35 million units Cassette 4,794,000 1,245,000 -74.0% surpassing Elvis Presley's 17 '05 133.8 million No. 1 titles. Only the Beatles, 30 Other 723,000 476,000 -34.2% with 20, have more. 25 Catalog Album Sales »Fred Bronson also reports Album Sales on the first cover of a Roxette '04 87 9 IBilliti song to appear on the Hot 20 '04 '05 83.8 million 100, and the connection '05 217.5 millioW between legendary 15 writer /producers Holland - Nielsen SoundScan counts as current only sales within the Dozier- Holland and two 10 first 18 months of an album's release (12 months for classi- songs on this week's Hot Digital Tracks Sales cal and jazz albums). Titles that stay in the top half of The R &B /Hip -Hop Songs chart. '04 39.6 million Billboard 200, however, remain as current. Titles older than 18 months are catalog. Deep catalog is a subset of catalog '05 121.0 million for titles out more than 36 months. J F M A M J J A S O N D

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z xú ARTIST Title ARTIST Title Wá IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) HOT SHOT AMERIE SYSTEM OF A DOWN 19 DEBUT Mezmerize 1 51 30 Touch 5 AMERICAN /COLUMBIA 90648 (SONY MUSIC (18.98) COLUMBIA 90783,SONY MUSIC (18 98) TOBY KEITH ANNA NALICK NEW Honkytonk University 2 50 52 Wreck Of The Day 20 DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE, 004300: UMGN (13.981 CD COLUMBIA 90891/SONY MUSIC (11 98) MARIAH CAREY BIG & RICH 3 3 2 The Emancipation Of Mimi With 66 000 67 58 Horse Of A Different Color 6 ISLAND 003943 /IDJMG (13.98) CD WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 4852)1 WAN 118.981 sold. Rock" JOSS STONE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 11 4 1 Stand Up 54 41 34 Mind Body & Soul RCA 68796 /RMG (18.98)'1òi is the British S -CURVE 44897' (18 -98) KEM band'; first KENNY CHESNEY Album II 59 43 Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair 1 MOTOWN 004232/UMRG (13.98) top 10 album CD BNA 61530 /RLG (18.98) SOUNDTRACK LUDACRIS American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers in the U.S. 56 45 45 The Red Light District 1 RCA 68844/RMG (18 98) DTP/DEF JAM SOUTH 003483' /IDJMG (13.98/8.98) 50 CENT since 1993. SOUNDTRACK The Massacre 57 39 32 The Phantom Of The Opera a 16 SHADY/AFTERMATH 004097" INTERSCOPE (13,98/8.98) Quintet plans REALLY USEFUL /SONY CLASSICAL 93521,50NY MUSIC (18 98) GWEN STEFANI DADDY YANKEE Love. Angel. Music. Baby. © c8' a cov3rs 58 47 45 Barrio Fino 26 INTERSCOPE 0034691 (13.98) EL CARTEL /VI 450639 MACHETE (15.98) alburr , tied WEEZER VARIOUS ARTISTS Make Believe 63 51 Totally Country Vol. 4 5 GEFFEN 0045201/ INTERSCOPE (13.98) "Yeah," for SONY BMG /WEA!UNIVERSAL 67287/RLG (18.98) DEF LEPPARD September. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection 61 74 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge 45 BLUDGEON RIFFOLA 004647 /UMEIDJMG (19.98) REPRISE 486151 WARNER BROS. (18.98) FANTASIA MEMPHIS BLEEK 534 61 49 40 Free Yourself 8 ROC -A- FELLA /DEF JAM 004164' /IDJMG (13.981 J 64235' /RMG (18.98) NINE INCH NAILS TOBY KEITH With Teeth 75 79 Greatest Hits 2 I© 3 NOTHING 0045531/ INTERSCOPE (13 98) o m DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) 002323 /UMGN (13 98) ROB THOMAS FAITH EVANS ...Something To Be 63 42 The First Lady 2 CAPITOL 77297 (18.98) MELISMA/ATLANTIC 83723, AG 118 98 DM B O AND THE STRANGE SENSATION KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway 64 22 Mighty Rearranger 22 RCA 64491RMG (18.98) © ES PARANZA 84747 /SANCTUARY (18.98) Former LYFE JENNINGS COWBOY TROY Loco Motive 65 48 68 Lyfe 268 -192 48 RAYBAW/WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 49316 / WRN (18.98) Houson COLUMBIA 90946 /50NY MUSIC (12 98) PAPA ROACH NATALIE Natalie Rockets 66 64 77 Getting Away With Murder 17 LATIUM /UNIVERSAL /UMRG (13.98) EL TONAL: GEFFEN 003141 / INTERSCOPE (13 98) dancer LIFEHOUSE THE KILLERS Hot Fuss 67 60 55 9 Lifehouse ISLAND 0024681.9DJMG (13.98) sashays onto GEFFEN 004308 / INTERSCOPE (13.98) MIKE 112 JONES Who Is Mike Jones? the ckart 68 53 47 Pleasure & Pain SWISHAHOUSE ASYLUM 4934(' IS 118.981 DEF SOUL 004471' IDJMG (13.98) RASCAL FLATTS JESSE MCCARTNEY 26 22 34 Feels Like Today El The Mexican 69 56 56 el Beautiful Soul e LYRIC STREET 1/ WOOD (18.98) HOLLYWOOD 162470 (18.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS singe shares EMINEM TotallyY Hits 2005 70 57 54 Encore WARNER MUSIC GROUP/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 74691WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING (1898) management SHADY/AFTERMATH 003771' / INTERSCOPE (19.98/8.98) IL DIVO SHANIA TWAIN 21 16 8 II Divo with Frankie J 71 70 49 Greatest Hits SYCO /COLUMBIA 93963/SONY MUSIC (18.98) MERCURY 003072/UMGN (13.98) (No. and CIARA il) GUNS N' ROSES 22 13 14 Goodies © 3 72 62 62 Greatest Hits SHO'NUFF- MUSICLINE /LAFACE 62819' /ZOMBA (18.98/12.98) Baby Bash GEFFEN 001714 / INTERSCOPE (16.98) ELVIS PRESLEY (No. -82). U2 23 19 15 Elvis By The Presleys (Soundtrack) .15 73 71 66 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb I® RCA 67883/SONY BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (19.98) INTERSCOPE 003613 (13.98)

GREEN DAY ( USHER 24 17 18 American Idiot 1 74 65 53 Confessions ID REPRISE 487771/WARNER BROS. (18.98) Near', 9 LAFACE 63982/ZOMBA (18.98/12.98) VAN MORRISON millim copies JOHN LEGEND Magic Time 25 75 54 44 Get Lifted EXILE/POLYDOR /GEFFEN 004662)INTERSCOPE (13.98) later, the set 0.0.0.D. /COLUMBIA 92776' /SONY MUSIC (18.98) JACK JOHNSON CROSSFADE /4 17 In Between Dreams 2 has charted 76 72 67 Crossfade 26 FG /COLUMBIA 87148/SONY MUSIC (12.98) 4 JACK JOHNSONIBRUSHFIRE 004149 /UMRG (13.98) /D KEITH URBAN nine singles THE STARTING LINE Be Here 3 77 18 Based On A True Story ff CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 77489 (18.98) on Hit R &B/ DRIVE -THRU /GEFFEN 004686 / INTERSCOPE (13.98) SOUNDTRACK Hip MAROONS Star Wars Episode Ill: Revenge Of The Sith 6 -Hod 78 73 57 Songs About Jane SONY CLASSICAL 94223/SONY MUSIC (18.98 CO /DVD) U Sorts. OCTONE /J 50001/RMG (18.98) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BEANIE SIGEL 29 10 5 Devils & Dust i 79 78 73 The B. Coming COLUMBIA 93990/SONY MUSIC (18.98 DD) Thrc wback" DDMG /CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 003082' /IDJMG (13.98/8 98) AKON bulles at SIMPLE PLAN 30 23 20 Trouble 18 80 77 87 Still Not Getting Any.. SRC /UNIVERSAL 000860' /UMRG (13.98) No. E8. LAVA 93411/AG (18.98 CD /DVD) O® VARIOUS ARTISTS BEN FOLDS Now 18 2 81 69 46 Songs For Silverman SONY BMG,'UNIVERSALI EMI /ZOMBA/EPIC 93863 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) EPIC 94191'/SONY MUSIC (18.98 DD) 04 POSSE T.I. INSANE CLOWN The Calm (EP) 32 82 76 76 Urban Legend PSYCHOPATHIC 40502 (9.98) GRAND HUSTLE /ATLANTIC 837341/AG (18.98) DESTINY'S CHILD DIERKS BENTLEY Modern Day Drifter 83 79 82 Destiny Fulfilled CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 66475 (18.98) O+ COLUMBIA 92595/SONY MUSIC (18.98) 5 BOBBY VALENTINO BREAKING BENJAMIN Disturbing Tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino 3 We Are Not Alone DTP /DEF JAM 0042931/IDJMG (13.98) HOLLYWOOD 162428 (11.98) OMARION Twice The Speed Of Life 85 87 O MERCURY 002172 /UMGN (16.98) a33-0gain TU G ;'EPIC 92818 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) IF GARBAGE GRETCHEN WILSON Here For The Party after Jerfor 86 74 Bleed Like Me EPIC (NASHVILLE) 90903 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) 1+4) ALMO SOUNDS /GEFFEN 004195/ INTERSCOPE (13.98) ing a- the RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS WILL SMITH Lost And Found 87 58 Cold Roses OVERBROOK 004306' / INTERSCOPE (13.98) Academy of LOST HIGHWAY 0043431 (13.98) MUDVAYNE LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ 38 35 28 Lost And Found Courtly 88 84 85 Crunk Juice © 3 EPIC 90784 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) BME 2690/TVT (17.98/11.98) 0 Musc Awa íá THE GAME MONTGOMERY GENTRY 36 The Documentary 109 101 You Do Your Thing f AFTERMATH /G-UNIT 0035621/ INTERSCOPE (13.98/8.98) and winning CD COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 90558/SONY MUSIC (18.98) LARRY THE CABLE GUY two. She is 30 The Right To Bare Arms 118 116 Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill 28 JACK/WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 49300/WRN (18.98) one of Save WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 48728/WRN (18.98) FRANKIE J 38 The One artist b 91 96 93 Lullabies To Paralyze 5 COLUMBIA 90845)505V MUSIC (18.98) REKORDS REKORDS 004186 / INTERSCOPE (13.98) BECK bene it from THE BRAVERY 27 Guero 127 127 The Bravery 18 INTERSCOPE 0034811 (13.98) O+ the FCMs. ISLAND 004163' /IDJMG (13.98) MICHAEL BUBLE See Be:veen 23 Its Time 93 81 59 Genius Loves Company © 1 143 48946 BROS. (18.98) O+ HEAR 2248/CONCORD (18.98) /REPRISE /WARNER the Bullets, 3 DOORS DOWN HOWIE DAY 31 Seventeen Days 94 97 9til1 Stop All The World Now 4E REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL 004018/UMRG (13.98) EPIC 935601/SONY MUSIC (12.98) 0+00 JO DEE MESSINA SPOON 4E 31 16. Delicious Surprise 95 44 Gimme Fiction 4t 78770 (18.98) MERGE 5651 (15.98) CURB Publcity VAN ZANT Get Right With The Man 96 92 72 50 Number Ones 1 COLUMBIA 93500 /SONY MUSIC (18.981 surrcunding MCA NASHVILLE 000459 /UMGN (25.98) PACE TIM MCGRAW the filmy DONNIE MCCLURKIN 6E 41 39 Live Like You Were Dying 1 97 90 75 Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs 110 SETTER CURB 78858 (18.98) quaret's next VERITY 6413720MBA (17.98) KENNY CHESNEY BRAD PAISLEY 51 50 When The Sun Goes Down ©` album, out 125 111 Mud On The Tires © 8 o BNA 58801 'RLG (18.98/12.98) ARISTA NASHVILLE 50605/RLG (18.98/12.98) June 7, helps SOUNDTRACK FALL OUT BOY 83 65 Three 6 Mafia Presents Choices II: The Setup IC,, 49 24 From Under The Cork Tree 99 +, FUELED BY RAMEN /ISLAND 004140 /IDJMG (13 98) gust 4% gain HYPNOTIZE MINDS /COLUMBIA 58884/SONY MUSIC (21 98 CD /DVDI ' JOHN CENA & THA TRADEMARC for tt is one. THE BLACK EYED PEAS 50 1E You Can't See Me 100 Elephunk © 14 WWE'COLUMBIA 92498/SONY MUSIC (18 1-E1 ABM 002854/ INTERSCOPE (16.98)

TRADE- AMY GRANT 133 LOS CHRIS IMMOI3.1111 11 LONELY BOYS ....121 THE BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST INDEX BOWLINGB FOR SOUP ..161 JMARCENABTHA 50 DADD'YAIKEE FALL OU- BOY 49 GREEN DAY 24 JAY -Z/LINKIN PARK ...196 KEANE 123 MIRANDA LAMBERT ..134 JENNIFER WPEZ ... .10- THE BRAVERY 92 RAY CHARLES ....93, 151 HOWIE DA' 94 FANTAS6 61 JOSH GROBAN 119 LYFE JENNINGS 65 TOBY KEITH ....2, 62, 174 LARRY THE CABLE GUY .40 LUDACRIS BEANIE SIGEL 79 2r,AC 184 AMERIE 51 BREAKING BENJAMIN 64 KENNY CHESNEY ...48, 55 DEF LIPPAaO b BEN FOUS 81 GUNS N ROSES 72 0JET 191 KEM 5 AVRIL LAVIGNE 146 WNYTUNES 8 BABY _ 42 0 0 44 ANDERSON .132 BECK 3 5000.5 DOWN KEITH .. BRIGHT EYES ....188, 200 CHEVELLE 157 GAWNDEt13AW 1C7 FRANKIEJ 41 BUDDY JEWELL 189 ALICIA KEYS 116 AMOS LEE 149 RANKS 1© 158 50 CENT 7 BEE GEES BROOKS & DUNN 153 CIARA 22 DESTIIYSCHILD C3 JACK JOHNSON 26 KIDZ BOP KIDS 114 JOHN LEGEND 75 DIERKS BENTLEY 112 68 33 MICHAEL BUBLE 43 KELLY CLARKSON 14 HAWTHORN MIKE JONES 18 THE KILLERS 17 LIFEHOUSE 67 AIMEE MANN 138 183 BABY BASH 182 BEYONCE COWBOY TROY 15 11.11/1/31111.111. THE GALE HOT NOT HEAT 169 NORAH JONES 166 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE MARIO 103 FYAN FOAMS AND THE THE BABY EINSTEIN MUSIC BIG 8 RICH 53 190 JUANES 137 178 ENINNICIIIMMIll CREED EMINEM . A GARBAC< 86 STATION BOYZ 88 MAROON5 7G THE BLACK EYED PEAS 100 CAIUNALS 87 BOX ORCHESTRA ....193 MARIAN CAREY 3 CROSSFADE 76 FAITH =VALS E3 GOOD CIARLOTTE 168 UL SCHAPP'!/IRILLVILLE 187 .. 115 140 PARTY 145 0TRACE ADKINS 101 BLOC CASTING CROWNS ...155 JOSH GFACIN 186 IL DIVO 21 LIMP BIZKIT 111 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND .= -N-WO dONY 130 AMC» 30 THE BEACH BOYS ....113 BONEIHUGS CELTIC WOMAN 176 INSANE CLOWN POSSE 32 JOHN MAYER 12

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z w n Y Y Y 100 W . ARTIST Title 16 yW No rá ARTIST Title 3ó IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) 3 á3 á 3a IMPRINT 8 NUMBER I DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) t`5, >a TRACE ADKINS RAY CHARLES 101 102 88 g Songs About Me ,11 151 121 96 Ray (Soundtrack) 9 CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 64512 (18.98) WMG SOUNDTRACKS /ATLANTIC 76540 /RHINO (18 98) VARIOUS ARTISTS SWITCHFOOT 102 94 70 WOW #1s 152 140 142 The Beautiful Letdown EI '6 PROVIDENT /W0ß0- CURB /EMICMG 10769 /PROVIDENTINTEGRITY (22.98) COLUMBIA 86967 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) (5 MARIO Victo BROOKS & DUNN 103 93 86 Turning Point 13 153 157 131 1 The Greatest Hits Collection II 7 3RD STREET /J 61885' /RMG (18.98) 5 s album ARISTA NASHVILLE 63271/RLG (18.98) JENNIFER LOPEZ VARIOUS ARTISTS 104 91 78 Rebirth 2 nitll be re- 154 135 138 Now 17 © EPIC 90622'. SONY MUSIC (18.98) CO) UNIVERSAL/SONY BMG40MBA 74203 /CAPITOL (18 98) isSJd June 71 PATRULLA 81 VELVET REVOLVER 105 86 89 Divinas 54 155 150 132 Contraband 1 ass 720526 (12 98) + with bonus '°1 - ?; RCA 59794'/RMG (18.98) p. NIVEA tracks and a 106 80 37 Complicated 37 156 136 160 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative 4 JIVE 67156/ZOMBA (18.98) Dw- JIVE 65630 /ZOMBA (18 98) GAVIN DEGRAW CHEVELLE ID114117 Chariot - Stripped 156 Mearwhile, 157 153 157 This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In) 8 J 63461/RMG (18.98) EPIC 86908 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) D the sat sees a BEE GEES BOBBY PINSON Man Like Me 168 158 146 100 Number Ones 23 RCA NASHVILLE 68173 /RLG 117.981 sales - POLYDOR /UNIVERSAL 003777/UME (13.98 CD DUD) R. HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS VARIOUS ARTISTS i143 The Silence In Black And White 104 159 169 145 The Very Best Of Death Row 94 It VICTORY 220' (13.98) tP AlH ROW 63060 11'. 081 a: 'Q SOUNDTRACK VARIOUS ARTISTS 110 95 83 Tyler Perry's Diary Of A Mad Black Woman 160 148 136 Disneymania 3: Music Stars Sing Disney ...Their Way! 38 ROWDY /MOTOWN 004615 /UMRG (13.98) 4 TAIT DISNEY ^F' -1 98) LIMP BIZKIT BOWLING FOR SOUP 111 82 24 The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) 161 154 149 A Hangover You Don't Deserve 37 FLIP /GEFFEN 004703 /INTERSCOPE (13.98) SILVERTONE JIVE o- 1MBA (18.98) J1T TRICK DADDY VARIOUS ARTISTS 112 105 107 Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets 162 142 103 WOW Hits 2005 39 SLIP -N- SLIDE /ATLANTIC 83677'/AG (18.98.12 98) WORD- CURB'PROVIDEN( 71106 /EMICMG (22.98) THE BEACH BOYS LUNYTUNES & BABY RANKS 119 122 The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer 163 159 150 Mas Flow 2 El 68 It CAPITOL 82710 (18.98) (4) MAS FLOW 230007 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (14.98)

: KIDZ BOP KIDS With a RELIENT K 15 108 106 Kidz Bop 7 164 178 191 MMHMM : 114 GOTEE 72953/CAPITOL (14.98) RAZOR 8 TIE 89089 (18.98) 21 %gain, THE MARS VOLTA s' ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING 115 99 115 Frances The Mute VJaybn's son 165 174 177 Wicked 14. GOLDSTANDARDLABS /STRUMMER 004129/UMAG (16.98) 1111 DECCA BROADWAY 001682'UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP (18 98) ALICIA KEYS debits on ' AH 116 106 90 The Diary Of Alicia Keys 166 155 121 NORE Feels Like Home O 1 J 55712'/8MG (18.98/15.98) the big chart. BLUE NOTE 8480JON0 (18.S981 - BROOKE VALENTINE SHOOTER JEN NIGN(13.9S 117 112 112 Chain Letter his tour ® Put The O Back In Country 18`r SUBLIMINAL 94229' /VIRGIN (18.98) JERSAL SOUTH 003816' 8) with Toby 0 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING GOOD CHARLOTTE 118 98 69 Monty Python's Spamalot 168 167 188 The Chronicles Of Life And Death 3 Keith begins DAYLIGHT EPIC 92425 OR 92934 -SONY MUSIC (18.98) LP I DECCA BROADWAY 004265/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP (18.98) I 10 in JOSH GROBAN June HOT HOT HEAT 119 110 61 Closer O 169 161 182 Elevator 34 143 /REPRISE 48450: WARNER 8ROS. (18.98)1Y Charette, N.C. SIRE 48988' /WARNER BROS (18.98) JOHN MAYER DON OMAR 120 100 91 Heavier Things ® 170 186 -_ The Last Don L. -7[ AWARE /COLUMBIA 861857/SONY MUSIC (18 98) Ú VI 450587 /MACHETE (14.98) LOS LONELY BOYS THEORY OF A DEADMAN 121 103 81 Los Lonely Boys ®:' Gasoline 58 OR EPIC 92088 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) C)(5 ROADRUNNER 618323 /IDJMG (12.98) SOUNDTRACK MODEST MOUSE 122 116 114 Garden State The band's Good News For People Who Love Bad News 18 FOX/EPIC 92843/SONY MUSIC (14.98) EPIC 871257/SONY MUSIC (18.98) KEANE se- saes a STYX 123 101 92 Hopes And Fears Big Bang Theory INTERSCOPE 002507 (16.98) 33% gain - NEW DOOR 004414/UME (13.98) JOHN PRINE TOBY KEITH 124 113 105 Fair & Square wrh an 82% Shock'n Y'All n 1 OH BOY 034 (16.98) DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) 450435. UMGN 118.98.12.98) .S jump at mass SLIPKNOT NEW ORDER 125 117 120 52 Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 175 128 94 Waiting For The Sirens' Call ROADRUNNER 618388 /I0JMG (18.98) merchants WARNER BROS. 493077 (18.98) SNOOP DOGG and 10% of CELTIC WOMAN 126 115 108 27 R &G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece 195 139 Celtic Woman 11 DOGGYSTYLE'GEFFEN 003763' /INTERSCUPE 3.98/8.98) saes coming MANHATTAN 60233 (18.98) DAMIEN RICE 127 124 109 15 There's More Where That Came From frcm Los 177 182 186 o 11 MCA NASHVILLE 003073 /UMGN (13.98) . DRM /VECTOR 48507 WARNER BROS. (18 98) 'A VARIOUS ARTISTS ArgEles. ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION 128 55 - 2 Los Bandoleros: The First Don Omar Production It197 156 Lonely Runs Both Ways 29G ALLSTAR VI 450673/MACHETE (15.98) ROUNDER 610525 (17.98) LUCINDA WILLIAMS VARIOUS ARTISTS 129 66 - 2 Live @ The Fillmore 179 183 137 WOW Gospel 2005 24 LOST HIGHWAY 002368' (19.98) :5000- CURB /EMICMG/VERITY 65344/ZOMBA (19.98/17.98) BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY THE USED 130 126 129 22 Greatest Hits 180 168 171 In Love And Death 6 RUTHLESS 25423 (18.98) 4./RISE 48789/WARNER BROS. (18.98) REBA MCENTIRE IMOTLEY CRUE ID152 146 20 Room To Breathe 181 172 158 Red, White & Crue 6 MCA NASHVILLE 000451 /UMGN (13.98/8.98) HIP-0 1MOTLEY 003908/UME 119.98) KEITH ANDERSON BABY BASH 132 88 71 3 Three Chord Country And American Rock & Roll 182 184 170 Super Saucy It ARISTA NASHVILLE 66294 /RLG (16.98) Nine percent LATIUM UNIVERSAL 004101 /UMRG (13.98) AMY GRANT of the set's BEVONCE 133 85 42 3 Rock Of Ages... Hymns & Faith 1111 183 179 172 Dangerously In Love 1 WORD -CURB 86391 /WARNER BROS. (18 98) sale: to date COLUMBIA 86386- SONY MUSIC (18.98/12.98) MIRANDA LAMBERT 2PAC 134 131 123 10 Kerosene (35,000) have 184 165 169 Loyal To The Game 1 EPIC (NASHVILLE) 92026/SONY MUSIC (12.98) AMARU 003861' /INTERSCOPE (13.98/8.98) beer in a SOUNDTRACK Edition) SHINEDOWN 135 123 125 15 The Phantom Of The Opera (Special 185 175 180 Leave A Whisper 53 REALLY USEFUL/SONY CLASSICAL 93522/SONY MUSIC (25 98) digital format ATLANTIC 83729'ÁG (18.98) TEAM SLEEP ,/ear's 52 2 Team Sleep 198 159 Josh Gracin 11 136 - LYRIC STREET 165045 HOLLYWOOD (18.98) MAVERICK 48160 :WARNER BROS. (18.98) best-selling JUANES LIL SCRAPPY/TRILLVILLE 137 120 102 29 Mi Sangre digital album 187 160 154 The King Of Crunk & BME Recordings Present 12 SURCO 003475 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (17.98) BME REPRISE 48556' /WARNER BROS. (18.981 AIMEE MANN is Jack BRIGHT EYES 138 104 60 3 The Forgotten Arm 188 171 173 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning u SUPEREGO 182 (17.98) Jchrson's "ln'. SADDLE CREEK 0072' (11.98) MARTINA MCBRIDE BUDDY JEWELL 139 130 80 86 Martina Betveen 189 163 95 Times Like These 31 RCA NASHVILLE 54207 /815 (18.98/11.98) IIMBIA (NASHVILLE) 92873/SONY MUSIC (18.98) Dreans" JEFF BATES CREED 140 144 130 11 Rainbow Man 190 187 176 Greatest Hits RCA NASHVILLE 67071 /RLG (17.98/11.98) (73,300 out WIND -UP 13103 (18.98) O+ LISA MARIE PRESLEY of 939,000). JET 141 111 98 7 Now What 191 177 163 Get Born 2E CAPITOL 93813 (18.98) ELEKTRA 62892'/AG (18.98) THE ROLLING STONES MADELEINE PEYROUX 151 165 39 The Best Of The Rolling Stones: Jump Back'71-'93 192 158 126 Careless Love 71 VIRGIN 64682 (18.98) ROUNDER 613192 (17 98) VARIOUS ARTISTS THE BABY EINSTEIN MUSIC BOX ORCHESTRA 143 137 - 19 Chosen Few: EI Documental 11: 200 - Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics t813. CHOSEN FEW EMERALD 12061 /URBAN BOX OFFICE )13 98 CD/DVD)'J BUENA VISTA 861085 /WALT DISNEY (7.98) PITBULL VARIOUS ARTISTS 144 141 155 M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is A Major Issue) 194 180 178 Grammy Nominees 2005 4f` DIAZ BROTHERS 2560'/TVT (18.98/11.98) . GRAMMY 60944 /CAPITOL (18.98) BLOC PARTY LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE 145 147 148 Silent Alarm Directo Al Corazon VICE /DIM MAK 93815' /ATLANTIC (1318) F0555105 351601/ÚG (14.98) 'Y: Brig tt Eyes' ® AVRIL LAVIGNE JAY -Z /LINKIN PARK MN Ultimate Mash -Ups Presents: Collision Course 146 132 135 Under My Skin U 196 164 161 f` RCA 59774/RMG (18.98) best sales MACHINE SHOP /ROC- A- FELLA,DEF JAM 48962' /WARNER BROS. (18.98) (+) MINT CONDITION week since NELLY $ 147 132 124 Livin' The Luxury Brown 197 188 164 Suit et CAGED BIRD 0474/IMAGE (15.98 CD/OVO) <±' late March, OERRTV/FO' REEL 003316' /UMRG (13.98/8.98) LEANN RIMES PASSION WORSHIP BAND 162 140 up z0% 198 166 190 Passion: How Great Is Our God T CURB 78859 (18.98) SIXSTEPS 63574;SPARROW (17.98) cou tesy of a AMOS LEE CHRIS BOTTI 149 Amos Lee 199 170 128 3' BLUE NOTE 97350 (12.98) $6.8 price COLUMBIA 92872/SONY MUSIC (18 98) o rw crwr_ rDnwMC ton BRIGHT EYES t t Taret9 Digital Ash In A Digital Urn 11 ,. 150 149 1lú Casting Crowns ME L BEACH STREET 10723'REUNION (18.98) . UMW CREEK 0073' (11.98)

MARTINA MCBRIDE ...139 MUOVAYNE 38 PAPA ROACH 66 THE STAFTING LINE ....77 GARDEN STATE 122 KEITH URBAN 27 THE VERY BEST OF D ATH STEFAN) ...8 THE PHANTOM OF THE TEAMTEAM SLEEP THE USED 180 CHOSEN FEW: EL ROW 15, JESSE IEICARINEY ....69 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE 60 DON OMAR 170 PASSION WORSHP BAUD 198 QUEENS OF BLAKE SHEÖ GWEN .... 74 DONNIE 'CCLJRKIN ...97 OMANION 85 PATRULLA 81 105 AGE 91 SHINETOWS ...11-5 JOSS STONE 54 OPEFA 57 OF A DEADMAN 171 USHER DOCUMENTAL 143 WOW #IS 10 96 THE PHANTOM OF THE THOMAS 13 DISNEYMANA WOW GOSPEL 2005 17. REBA MEfMI6E 131 0 MADELEINE PEYROUX .192 SHOO-ER J- NNINUS _157 GEORGE STRAK ROB 3: MUSIC TIM MCEVRAW 47 ANNA NALICK S2 BOBBY PINSON 108 SIMPL1 PLAN :0 STYX 173 OPEFA (SPECIAL EDITION) T.I. 82 STARS SING DISNEY WOW HITS 2005 ... - is' MEMPHI: SLEEK 11 NATALIE 16 MONTY PYTHON'S PITBULL 144 RASCAL F A SLIPKNOT 1'5 SUGARLF ND 35 135 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE 195 BROOKEVALä ...THEIR WAYI 160 © 152 STAR `VARS EPISODE III: TRICK 112 BOBBY VALENTINO GRAMMY NOMINES ROBERT AND THE K 1164 WILL WITH _7 SWITCHFJOT DADDY ....34 2005194 JO DEE MESSINA 45 NELLY 197 SPAMALOT 118 PLANT RELIENT 3F REVEN3E THE 28 VAN ZANT 46 WEEZER MINT CBJDITIUN 147 NEW ORDER 175 WICKED 165 STRANGE SENSATION .64 DAMIEN RICE 177 SNOOE DOGG .. - ....1:6 SYSTEM A DOWN ....1 OF SITH SHANIA TWAIN 71 NOW 17 154 MODESTAIOU0E 172 NINE INCH NAILS 12 ELVIS PRESLEY 23 LEANN RIMES 148 BRITNEY SF -ARS .. ..1 -6 THREE 6 MAFIA PRESENTS LOS BANDOLEROS: THE NOW 18 31 WCINDA WILLIAMS 12- MONTGGAENN GENTRY 89 NIVEA 106 LISA MARIE PRESLEY 141 THE ROLLING STONES .142 SPOON '5 /1113=1=111 CH01 TES II: THE SETUP 99 FIRST DON OMAR PRO- TOTALLY COUNTRY VOL 4.59 GRETCHEN WILSON .3'- AMERICAN TYLERPERRYSDIARY OF A 1.12 .73 DUCTION TOTALLY LEE ANN WOMACK VAN MOSRISCN 25 BRAD PAISLEY 98 JOHN PRISE 124 BRUCE SPPINGSEEN ..[9 IDOL SEASON ...... HITS 2005 20 .12- 6 MAD WOMAN 110 VELVET REVOLVER 155 MOTLEYCRUE 181 0 4: THE EHOWSTOPPERS 31ACK 0

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MARIO (3RD STREET /J /RMG) GWEN STEFANI (INTERSCOPE) OH DISCO INFERNO SINCE U BEEN GONE GOIN' CRAZY 2 11 27 22 26 2 2 27 50 CENT (SHADY AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE) KELLY CLARKSON IRCA. RMG( NATALIE (LATIUMNNIVERSAL/UMRG) o CUBA FEAT. LUDACRIS ( SHO'NUFF.MUSICLINE/LAFACE /ZOMBA SOME CUT BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES RICH GIRL JUST A LIL BIT 17 3 8 28 26 24 3 9 28 24 FEAT. EVE (INTERSCOPE) o 50 CENT (SHADY/AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPEI TRILLVILLE FEAT. CUTTY (BME/WARNER BROS.) o KELLY CLARKSON (RCA/RMG) GWEN STEFANI HOLLABACK GIRL TRUTH IS LET ME GO CHARIOT 4 8 29 27 20 4 15 30 11 o GWEN STEFANI (INTERSCOPE) FANTASIA (J: RMG) o 3 DOORS SOWN (REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL /UMRG) O GAVIN DECRAW IJ RMG) SLOW DOWN INCOMPLETE WE BELONG TOGETHER LET ME LOVE YOU 5 5 14 36 7 9 6 30 29 28 BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP /DEF JAM /IDJMG) 0 BACKSTREET BOYS (JIVEEZOMBA) o MARIAN CAREY (ISLANDADJMG) MARIO 13RU STREET J -RMG) HATE IT OR LOVE IT MAKING MEMORIES OF US SWITCH UNTITLED (HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN TO ME ?) 11 6 7 14 33 5 6 6 15 SIMPLE PLAN (LAVA) THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT (AFTERMATH G -UNIT INTERSCOPI KEITH URBAN (CAPITOL (NASHVILLE)) WILL SMITH (OVERBROOK /INTERSCOPE) SUGAR (GIMME SOME) DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART SHE'S NO YOU WAIT (THE WHISPER SONG) 7 o 31 7 8 14 .32 33 17 8 O TING YANG TWINS (COLLIPARK TVTI TRICK DADDY (SLIP- N- SLIDE..ATLANTICI o THE BLACK EYED PEAS (A &M /INTERSCOPE) JESSE MCCARTNEY (HOLLYWOOD) SINCE U BEEN GONE KARMA LONELY HOW WE DO 7 33 30 25 5 13 33 34 18 8 25 8 FEAT. 50 CENT (AFTERMATA/G- UNIT/INTERSCOPE KELLY CLARKSON (RCA /RMG) ALICIA KEYS (J /RMG) AEON (SRC,UNIVERSAL /UMRG) THE GAME LONELY NO MORE 1, 2 STEP OH YOU AND ME 9 10 16 34 34 32 20 5 ¡ 38 3 r+ LIFEHOUSE (GEFFEN) ROB THOMAS (MELISMA/ATLANTICI CIABA (SHO 'NUFF -MUSICLINE/LAFACE / ZOMBA) o CURA FEAT WOAMOS (SHO NUFF- MUSICLINE/LAFACE20M'8., CD GRIND WITH ME BREAKAWAY LONELY NO MORE LISTEN TO YOUR HEART 16 8 35 35 41 10 15 Ltt O 39 3 1J PRETTY RICKY KELLY CLARKSON (WALT DISNEY /HOLLYWOOD) o ROB THOMAS (MELISMA /ATLANTIC) O.H.T. (ROBBINS) 1/ (ATLANTIC) LET ME GO U DON'T KNOW ME INCOMPLETE OKAY 14 18 36 29 20 11 13 8 41 6 TI. (GRAND HUSTLE /ATLANTIC) BACKSTREET BOYS (JIVE / ZOMBA) t NIVEA FEAT. LIL JON & YOUNGBLOODZ (JIVE / ZOMBA( e 3 DOORS DOWN (REPUBLIC UN,: A'11 , BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES 1 THING SUGAR (GIMME SOME) GIRL 23 5 37 28 16 12 12 13 37 32 9 O AMERIE (COLUMBIA) TRICK DADDY (SLIP -N- SLIDE /ATLANTIC DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA) KELLY CLARKSON (RCA/RMG) BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS HOW COULD YOU MR. BRIGHTSIDE IT'S LIKE THAT 13 13 28 38 38 11 13 15 14 38 35 17 GREEN DAY !REPRISE) MARIO (3RD STREET. J. RMG) THE KILLERS (ISLAND /IDJMG) Ll MARIAH CAREY (ISLAND/IOJMG) BABY I'M BACK LOSE CONTROL KARMA HOW TO DEAL 21 13 49 3 14 11 17 47 2 O I L*I FRANKIE J (ID BABY BASH FEAT AKON (LATIUM: UNIVERSAUUMRGI MISSY ELLIOTT HE GOLD MIND /ATLANTIC ALICIA KEYS (J/AMS) O (COLUMBIA) U LOT OF LEAVIN' LEFT TO DO OBSESSION (NO ES AMOR) COLD ALREADY KNOW 45 9 15 6 18 43 5 15 15 13 MFG /COLUMBIA) 112 FEAT FOXY BROWN (DEF SOUL:IDJMG) 1//' DIERKS BENTLEY (CAPITOL (NASHVILLE)) FRANKIE J FEAT. BABY BASH (COLUMBIA) CROSSFADE GIRLFIGHT CAUGHT UP DISCO INFERNO GIRLFIGHT 19 12 41 39 24 16 16 20 44 2 O USHER (LAFACEIZOMBA) 50 CENT (SHADY AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPEI BROOKE VALENTINE )SUBLIMINAL/VIRGIN) BROOKE VALENTINE (SUBLIMINALVIRGIN) DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART COLLIDE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS i, 2 HOLIDAY 24 6 42 42 12 17 14 23 50 THE BLACK EYED PEAS (ABM INTERSCOPE HOWIE DAY (EPIC) GREEN DAY (REPRISE) GREEN DAY (REPRISE) OBSESSION (NO ES AMOR) SONGS ABOUT ME HATE IT OR LOVE IT NUMB /ENCORE 18 9 19 46 9 18 17 11 43 40 26 UNITYNTERSCOPE JAY-Z/UNKIN PARK FELLA/DEF JAM /WARNER BROS ) FRANKIE J FEAT. BABY BASH (COLUMBIA) CD TRACE ADKINS (CAPITOL (NASHVILLE)) THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT (AFTERMATHVG- (ROC.A- FAST CARS AND FREEDOM SCARS ALMOST CANDY SHOP 52 5 23 9 44 36 15 19 11 18 BOWLING FOR JIVE / ZOMBA) 50 CENT FEAT. OLIVIA (SHADY )AFTERMATH INTERSCOPE( RASCAL FLATTS 1LYRIC STREET( O PAPA ROACH (EL TONAL /GEFFEN) SOUP )SILVERTONE LONELY GIVE ME THAT BABY I'M BACK MOCKINGBIRD 20 12 13 56 4 22 9 45 37 23 WEEBIE FEAT. BUN B (TRILL /ASYLUM( BABY BASH FEAT. ARON (LATIUM /UNIVERSAL /UMRG) EMINEM (SHADY /AFTERMATH,INTERSCOPE) AKON ( SRCNNIVERSALUMRG) 0 GRIND WITH ME MR. BRIGHTSIDE AGAIN CAUGHT UP 1 25 12 46 37 11 21 18 22 ® /IDJMG) FAITH EVANS (CAPITOL) USHER (LAFACE /ZOMBA) PRETTY RICKY (ATLANTIC) THE KILLERS (ISLAND GIRL FREE YOURSELF JUST A LIL BIT SOME CUT 22 18 10 54 5 28 4 1*I 47 42 7 DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA) O FANTASIA H RMG) O 50 CENT (SHADY /AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE( TRILLVILLE FEAT. CUTTY (BME /WARNER BROS.I HOLIDAY 1, 2 STEP WAIT (THE WHISPER SONG) SWITCH 55 6 25 30 32 6 23 TING YANG TWINS (COLLIPARK/TVTI ® WILL SMITH (OVERBROOK/INTERSCOPE) O GREEN DAY (REPRISE) CIARA (SHO 'NUFF- MUSICLINE /LAFACE/ ZOMBA) 1 IN THE CLOSET HOMEWRECKER COLLIDE O TRAPPED 49 43 10 24 24 12 49 45 12 @ 31 4 WILSON HOWIE DAY (EPIC) I OMARION (T.U.G./EPIC;SUM) R. KELLY (JIVE / ZOMBA) GRETCHEN (EPIC (NASHVILLE) /EMN) I'M A HUSTLA DA MVP CANDY SHOP SOLDIER 51 6 25 19 15 50 46 27 26 8 MARY BLIGE FEAT. THE GAME & 50 CENT FEAT. OLIVIA AFTERMATH INTERSCOPE) DESTINY.S CHILD FEAT. T.I. A LIL WAYNE (COLUMBIA( O CASSIDY (FULL SURFACE J /RMGI GD J. (GEFFEN) 50 CENT (SHADY 963 stations. comprised of top 40, adult contemporary, R &B /hip-hop, country, rock. gospel. latin. and christian formats, 115 mainstream top 40 stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, This is used to the Pop 100. are electronically monitored 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 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x5 TITLE E TITLE 6 TITLE TITLE W ARTIST (IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST (IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL) r3 á3 3ó ARTIST (IMPRINT PROMOTION LABEL( ea r3 53 3ó ARTIST (IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL) r3 á3 3ó 3 3ó HOLLABACK GIRL AMERICAN BABY I DON'T WANT TO BE WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME #1 1 6 1 1 10 26 11 4 56 30 BWKS GWEN STEFANI I'(1ER ' I^ DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA RMG) at GAVIN DECRAW (J /RMG) AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS SEASON 4 (RCA RMG) WE BELONG TOGETHER SCARS KARMA IN THE KITCHEN/TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET (CHAPTER 1 OF 5) O 28 12 52 48 13 2 2 8 O PAPA ROACH ALICIA KEYS (J HMG) R. KELLY (JIVE / ZOMBA) MARIAH CAREY ISL .'.i/ -1.1, (EL TONAL/GEFFEN) 2 6 DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS HELENA (SO LONG & GOODNIGHT) DON'T CHA 28 27 28 3 5 o THE BLACK EYED PEAS (A &M/INTERSCOPE) GREEN DAY (REPRISE) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (REPRISE) THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS (A &M /INTERSCOPE) FEEL GOOD INC SOMEBODY TOLD ME SITTING, WAITING, WISHING DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC 25 2 29 29 32 54 52 14 5 14 O GORILLAZ/DE LA SOUL (PARLOPHONE /VIRGIN) THE KILLERS (ISLAND IDJMG( JACK JOHNSON (JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE /UMRGI O ALY & A.J. (HOLLYWOOD) SWITCH DON'T CHA TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) GOIN' CRAZY 3 14 51 2 58 13 8 4 10 O WILL SMITH IOVERBROOK /INTERSCOPE) O THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS (A &M, /INTERSCOPE) GREEN DAY (REPRISE) NATALIE (LATIUM /UNIVERSAL /UMRG) BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES 1. 2 STEP SIGNS JUST A LIL BIT 17 7 31 30 30 56 42 12 7 3 O KELLY CLARKSON (RCA /RMG) CIARA (SHO 'NUFF -MUSICLINE: JIVE,ZOMBA) SNOOP DON (DOGGYSTYLE /STAR TRAK /GEFFEN) 50 CENT )SHADY /AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE) ERRTIME 100 YEARS THE HAND THAT FEEDS SO FRESH 21 2 75 2 57 33 8 6 2 O NELLY (OERRTY /UNIVERSAL UMRGI O FIVE FOR FIGHTING (AWARE /COLUMBIA) NINE INCH NAILS (NOTHING /INTERSCOPE) MIRANDA (WORLD AFFILIATED ENTERTAINMENT) MR. BRIGHTSIDE 2 UNTITLED (HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN TO ME ?) SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) ONE WORD 6 22 41 68 24 8 8 5 O THE KILLERS (ISLANDIDJMG) O SIMPLE PUN (LAVA) BIG & RICH (WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) /WRN) KELLY OSBOURNE (SANCTUARY) BEVERLY HILLS LET'S GET IT STARTED LA TORTURA SOLDIER 7 8 34 31 32 2 9 9 16 Q WEEZER (GEFFEN) THE BLACK EYED PEAS (A &M /INTERSCOPE) ! SHAKIRA FEAT. ALEJANDRO SANZ (SONY /EPIC DESTINY'S CHILD FEAT. T.I. & LIL WAYNE (COLUMBIA) INCOMPLETE CHARIOT HOW WE DO WE WILL BECOME SILHOUETTES /BE STILL MY HEART 10 4 7 39 6 60 54 26 16 15 BACKSTREET BOYS (JIVE / ZOMBA) O GAVIN DECRAW IJ RMG) THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT (AFTERMATH /G- UNIT/INTERSCOPC THE POSTAL SERVICE (SUB POP) B.Y.O.B. BREATHE (2 A.M.) OBSESSION (NO ES AMOR) DON'T CHA 16 8 38 5 67. 53 16 11 14 12 SYSTEM OF A DOWN (AMERICAN /COLUMBIA) O ANNA NALICK (COLUMBIA) FRANKIE J FEAT. BABY BASH (COLUMBIA) TORI ALAMAZE (ROCKHILL /UNIVERSAL /UMRG) JUST A LIL BIT YEAH! NUMBER ONE SPOT SATURDAY NIGHT 12 7 37 37 32 1.1 62 43 12 12 13 8 (1) 50 CENT (SHADY /AFTERMATH INTERSCCPE) USHER FEAT. LIL JON & LUOACRIS (LAFACE,ZOMBA1 LUDACRIS (DTP /DEF JAM SOUTH IDJMG) AARON CARTER (PARADISE,TRANS CONTINENTAL) LONELY NO MORE BREAKAWAY SHE WILL BE LOVED GOTTA GO SOLO 13 5 14 40 25 CD65 31 19 26 ROB THOMAS (MELISMA /ATLANTIC) 0 KELLY CLARKSON (WALT DISNEY, RCA/HOLLYWOOD/RMG, MAROONS (OCTONE /J/RMG) e PATTI LABELLE FEAT. RON ISLEY (DEE SOUL CLASSICS /IDJMG) LONELY GOIN' CRAZY THATS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY HOLLABACK GIRL 14 8 12 64 13 /!j 37 7 AKON (SRC /UNIVERSALJUMRG) NATALIE (LATIUM.UNIVERSAL /UMRG) VF' 1 CRAIG MORGAN (BROKEN BOW) (1D GWEN STEFANI (INTERSCOPE)

HATE IT OR LOVE IT 1 THING SLOW DOWN GOTTA GO GOTTA LEAVE (TIRED) 15 10 12 40 32 11 85 46 4 15 12 3 THE GAME FEAT 50 CENT (SHADY AFTERMATH /INTERSCOF; AMERIE (COLUMBIA BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP /DEF JAM /IDJMG) VIVIAN GREEN (COLUMBIA) SINCE U BEEN GONE ALMOST BE YOURSELF WAIT (THE WHISPER SONG) 16 13 25 41 36 14 66 63 8 16 15 12 KELLY CLARKSON (RCA /RMG) BOWLING FOR SOUP (SILVERTONEJIVE. ZOMBA) AUDIOSLAVE (EPIC /INTERSCOPE) PING YANG TWINS (COLLIPARK /TVT) SPEED OF SOUND DISCO INFERNO OVER AND OVER WHAT I GO TO SCHOOL FOR 17 14 5 42 35 22 67' 61 32 17 11 5 COLDPLAY (CAPITOL) 50 CENT (SHADY /AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE) NELLY FEAT 11M MCGRAW (CURB'DERRTY -FO' REEL UMRG BUSTED (UNIVERSAL UMRG) OH IT'S LIKE THAT BABY GIRL IT'S LIKE THAT 18 15 9 43 34 17 - 10 20 14 ( MERCURY) MARIAH CAREY (ISLAND:IUJMG) CURA FEAT. WDACRIS (UHUNUFFMUSICLINEIAFACE ZDM.: MARIAN CAREY (ISLAND /IDJMG) O SUGARLANG SUGAR (GIMME SOME) WORD PLAY AMERICAN IDIOT LOSE MY BREATH 19 20 16 1 69 67 32 19 18 30 TRLCK DADDY (SLIP -N- SLIDE /ATLANTIC) JASON MRAZ (ATLANTIC) GREEN DAY (REPRISE) DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA) BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD DO SOMETHIN' I'M A HUSTLA YOU AND ME 44 16 60 13 22 12 24 14 45 70 /ZOMBA) /J O LIFEHOUSE (GEFFEN( RASCAL FLATTS (LYRIC STREET) BRITNEY SPEARS (JIVE m CASSIDY (FULL SURFACE /RMG) GIRL JERK IT OUT GUESS WHO LOVES YOU MORE COLLIDE 50 6 CD74 15 21 26 14 21 23 17 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN (JIVE/ ZOMBA) HOWIE DAY )EPIC( O DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA) CAESARS (ASTRALWERKS /EMC) MAKING MEMORIES OF US BEAUTIFUL SOUL SLOW DOWN CANDY SHOP 47 4 72 59 26 22 23 11 22 18 16 47 BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP. DEF JAM/IDJMG) 50 CENT FEAT. OLIVIA (SHADY /AFTERMATH INTERSCOPF KEITH URBAN (CAPITOL (NASHVILLE II JESSE MCCARTNEY (HOLLYWOOD) GRIND WITH ME LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE BE ME RICH GIRL 73 2 73 57 20 42 2 23 22 24 RUIN H. AO PSYIRCLE) GWEN STEFANI FEAT. EVE (INTERSCOPE) O PRETTY RICKY (ATLANTIC) JET (ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC) O GIRLFIGHT LYLA WE GOT THAT HOLIDAY 49 5 28 7 24 19 6 49 OASIS (EPIC) CUS COO CAL (FVS2/IN DA TRUNK) GREEN DAY (REPRISE) BROOKE VALENTINE (SUBLIMINAL /VIRGIN) 1 @ BEST OF YOU 1985 IF SHE WERE ANY OTHER WOMAN LET ME GO 45 4 75 72 32 25 21 15 26 16 80 FIGHTERS (ROSWELL/RCA /RMG) BOWLING FOR SOUP /JIVE/ZOMBA) BUDDY JEWELL EOLUMBIA (NASHVILLE)) 3 DOORS DOWN (REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL MAIL F00 (SILVERTONE

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WE BELONG TOGETHER DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE # I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 1 MARIAN CAREY (ISLAND/IDJMG) KANYE WEST (ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM /IDJMG) 3WKS KEM (MOTOWWUMRG)

SLOW DOWN I CANT STOP LOVING YOU TRUTH IS 2 1 24 BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP /DEF JAM /IDJMG) KEM (MOTOWN /UMRG) 2 FANTASIA (J /RMG)

OH GIRLFIGHT 1, FREE YOURSELF 3 3 20 5 CIARA FEAT. LUDACRIS (SHO'NUFF- MUSICLINE /LAFACE/ZOMBA) BROOKE VALENTINE (SUBLIMINAL/VIRGIN) FANTASIA (J /RMG) (THE WHISPER SONG) NUMBER ONE SPOT EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY 4 17 WAIT h 'MG YANG TWINS (COLLIPARK/TVT) 0 LUDACRIS (DTP /DEF JAM SOUTH /IDJMG) MI SIN BRIAN MCKNIGHT (MOTOWN /UMRG) JUST A LIL BIT AGAIN 11 ISOME CUT 1.5 50 CENT (SHADY/AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE) TRILLVILLE FEAT. CUTTY (BME/WARNER BROS Man FAITH EVANS (CAPITOL) U ALREADY KNOW ImoDEM PEOPLE 6 17; BOYZ 21 ORDINARY hi 112 FEAT. FOXY BROWN (DEF SODUIDJMG) BOYZ N DA HOOD (BAD BOY) , ,N JOHN LEGEND (6.0.0.D. /COLUMBIA/SUM) TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET LET ME HOLD YOU ill SO WHAT THE FUSS R. KELLY (JIVE /ZOMBA) II BOW WOW FEAT. OMARION (COLUMBIA/SUM) STEVIE WONDER (MOTUWNiUMRG) TRUTH IS LOSE CONTROL FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE 7 27" B 71 FANTASIA (J /RMG) I MISSY ELLIOTT (THE GOLD MIND /ATLANTIC) LALAH HATHAWAY (GRPNERVE) I'M A HUSTLA w.,MAKE HER FEEL GOOD LET ME LOVE YOU 10 23 26 CASSIDY (FULL SURFACE /J /RMG) TEAK IDJMG) filiii-9 MARIO (3RD STREET/J /RMG) GIRL 11 ige BACK THEN I'M READY DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA/SUM) MIKE JONES (SWISHAHOUSE/ASYLUM /WARNER BROS.) MINT CONDITION (CAGED BIRD /IMAGE) FREE YOURSELF SATISFY HER GIRL 15 34 CAN'T FANTASIA (J /RMG) I WAYNE (VP) Il DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA/SUM) AGAIN PURIFY ME 12 9 15 35 25 O 5 FAITH EVANS (CAPITOL) OMgfl10N (T.U.G. /EPIC /SUM) 111 INOIA.ARIE (ROWDY /MOTOWN /UMRG) GRIND WITH ME LOVERS & FRIENDS SO WHAT (IF YOU GOT A BABY) 18 10 3 18 10 PRETTY RICKY (ATLANTIC) LIL JON 8 THE EAST SIDE BOYZ (BME /TVT) . III GERALD LEVERT (ATLANTIC) GIVE ME THAT DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT WHATEVER 20 19 33 14 30 0 WEBBIE FEAT. BUN B (TRILL /ASYLUM) SNOOP DOGG FEAT. PHARRELL (DOGGYSTYLE /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE) . IF JILL SCOTT (HIDDEN BEACH /EPIC /SUM) 1 THING WELCOME TO JAMROCK DIARY 15 12 20 5 11 15 52 AMERIE ( COLUMBIA/SUM) DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY GHETTO YOUTHS/TUFF GONG) . ALICIA KEYS FEAT. TONY! TONI! TONE) (J /RMG) U DON'T KNOW ME (I JUST WANT IT) TO BE OVER WE BELONG TOGETHER 13 25 6 22 4 T.I. (GRAND HUSTLE /ATLANTIC) KEYSHIA COLE (A &M /INTERSCOPE) . 1. MARIAH CAREY (ISLAND /IDJMG) 115 HOW COULD YOU PIMPIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET 15 14 1 4 MARIO (3RD STREET/J /RMG) LUDACRIS FEAT. BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP /DEF JAM SOUTH/IDJMG) . R KELLY (JIVE /ZOMBA) CATER 2 U TOUCH SERIOUS 1: 17 14 4 DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA /SUM) °MARION (T.U.G. /EPIC /SUM) ANITA BAKER (BLUE NOTEMRGIN) ALL BECAUSE OF YOU CANDY SHOP GUESS WHO LOVES YOU MORE M3:22 13 20 :12 MARQUES HOUSTON FEAT. YOUNG ROME (T.U.G. /UNIVERSAL /UMRG) 50 CENT FEAT. OLIVIA JSHADY /AFTERMATH/ INTERSCOPE) RAHEEM DEVAUGHN (JIVE /ZOMBA) HATE IT OR LOVE IT OKAY CROSS MY MIND 14 20 10 3 F THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT (AFTERMATH /G- UNIT /INTERSCOPE) NIVEA (JIVE /ZOMBA) JILL SCOTT (HIDDEN BEACH/EPIC /SUM) ORDINARY PEOPLE EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY I UNDERSTAND 19 28 1 19 G 1 JOHN LEGEND (G.0.0.0. /COLUMBIA/SUM) BRIAN MCKNIGHT (MOTOWN /UMRG) SMOKIE NORFUL (EMI GOSPEL) DA MVP GET IT POPPIN' PERFECT TO ME [22 21 7 :5 MARY J. ELIGE FEAT. THE GAME 8 50 CENT (GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE) FAT JOE FEAT. NELLY (TERROR SQUAD/ATLANTIC) AL GREEN (BLUE NOTE /VIRGIN) ° LET ME LOVE YOU BRING EM OUT WE MUST PRAISE 23 23 35 0 MARIO (3RD STREET /J /RMG) TI. (GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC) J MOSS (GOSPO CENTRIC /ZOMBA) MUST BE NICE MY WORLD 28 14 ICY 4 LYFE JENNINGS (COLUMBIA/SUM) GUCCI MANE (BIG CAT) SMOKEY ROBINSON (MOTOWN /UME) ASAP SO SEDUCTIVE IMAGINATION T.I. (GRAND HUSTLE /ATLANTIC) TONY YAYO FEAT. 50 CENT (G- UNIT/ INTERSCOPE) THE O'JAYS (SANCTUARY URBAN)

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DATA PROVIDE° BY 5; W' TITLE TITLE See for rules and explanations. Yellow indicates recently tested title, á3 3ó ARTIST IMPRINT! PROMOTION LABEL) 1.'A 3ó ARTIST :IMPRINT í PROMOTION LABEL) start legend indicates New Release. IN THE KITCHEN/TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET (CHAPTER 1 OF 5) WE BELONG TOGETHER R. KELLY (JIVE/ZOMBA) MARIAH CAREY (ISLAND /IDJMG) ARTIST/T1tJLABEL (Score) Chart Rank SO FRESH 9 JUST A LIL BIT MIRANDA (WORLD AFFILIATED ENTERTAINMENT) (4 50 CENT (SHADY /AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE) R&B /HIF -HOP AIRPLAY DON'T CHA OH 1 THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS (A &M /INTERSCOPE) CIARA FEAT. LUDACRIS (SHO'NUFF- MUSICLINE /LAFACE /ZOMBA) 1t LUDA Pimpin' All Over The World IDJMG (68.1) 42 JUST A LIL BIT ` HOLLABACK GIRL JOHN Number One scot (86.8) 3 4 B It 50 CENT (SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE) IN GWEN STEFAN) ( INTERSCOPE) BIG WHEELS 14 HATE IT OR LOVE IT N ARI We Belong Together IDJMG (70.7) i GLASS JOE FEAT. PRETTY RICKY (FELONIOUS) ;} THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT (AFTERMATH /G- UNIT/ INTERSCOPE) CIA Oh ZOMBA (65.5) 3 BE ME 10, GRIND WITH ME 5) c Just A L11 Bit INTERSCOPE (70.2) 5 RUIN (BLAG PSYIRCLE) PRETTY RICKY (ATLANTIC) FL K Trapped In The Closet ZOMBA (82.7) 7 GOT THAT GIRLFIGHT 8 7 WE 1 CAS Pa A Hustla RMG (65.7) 9 en COO COO CAL (FVS2/IN DA TRUNK) BROOKE VALENTINE FEAT. LIL JON 8 BIG BOI (SUBLIMINAWIRGIN) F]N F -ee Yourself OMS (75.3) 11 GUESS WHO LOVES YOU MORE SOME CUT PRE; Grind With Me ATLANTIC (84.6) 13 0 9 .14 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN (JIVE /ZOMBA) i5/ TRILLVILLE FEAT. CUTTY (BMEMARNER EROS.) tJSLOW DOWN DOWN Or AR How Could You RMG (76.5) 17 11 16SLOW BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP /DEF JAM /IDJMG) BOBBY VALENTINO (DTP /DEF JAM /IDJMG) NAR+ All Because Of You UM (68.5) 19 GOTTA GO SOLO CANDY SHOP Must Be Nice sum (73.1) 24 21 1 J 10 18. PATTI LABELLE FEAT. RON ISLET (DEF SOUL CLASSICS /IDJMG) 50 CENT FEAT. OLIVIA (SHADY /AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE) Il ASAF ICIAOnC (75.8) 25 DON'T CHA BABY I'M BACK ATLANTIC 18 188 Lose Control (83.0) 33 TORT ALAMAZE (ROCKHILL/UNIVERSAL/UMRG) BABY BASH FEAT. AKON (LATIUM /UNIVERSAUUMRG) III Dreams INTERSCOPE (85.2] 55 6 1 LOSE WAIT (THE WHISPER SONG) CONTROL Roce CITY (68.4) 12 1114 ')hat's Up YING YANG TWINS (COLLIPARK/TVT) ELLIOTT FEAT. CIARA B FAT MAN SCOOP (THE GOLD MIND /ATLANTIC) III 70 EAST 7 HOW TO DEAL 118 7 ? 6 YTHNIC AIRPLAY C -BASH (ZENRA) RANKTE) ( COLUMBIASUM) HOLLABACK GIRL OBSESSION (NO ES AMOR) A We Belong Together IDJMG (70.7) 34 6 lt 12 20 GWEN STEFANI ( INTERSCOPE) FRANKIE J FEAT. BABY BASH (COLUMBIA/SUM) 5)C"? I A LII Bit INTERSCOPE (87 2) 2 It ._.. I'M A HUSTLA (THE WHISPER SONG) Oh ZOMBA (69.7) 3 14 1. 15 WAIT C1ARA-.. 31 CASSIDY (FULL SURFACE /J/RMG) YING YANG TWINS (COLLIPARK/TVT Bo (MEN `>TEFA HOliaback Girl INTERSCOPE (75.6) 4 IT'S LIKE THAT LONELY 17 1 ='TETTY-tICK Grind With Me ATLANTIC (77.8) 6 Pe MARIAN CAREY (ISLAND /IDJMG) AKON (SRC /UNIVERSAUUMRG) 10 Girifight OIRUIN (65.8) 7 EVERYDAY LOVE GOIN' CRAZY 25 t 17 16 24 IS' Lose Control ATLANTIC (77.7) 12 / MANIA'. A THE CURRENCY CLICK (CURRENCY GLOBAL/BOLAMAN'S TALKING -DRUM) NATALIE (LATIUM/UNIVERSAUUMRG) 'I Hcw Could You RMG (74.5) 19 GOTTA GO GOTTA LEAVE (TIRED) GET IT POPPIN' AR 1a 16 3 2 VIVIAN OREEN (COLUMBIA/SUM) FAT JOE FEAT. NELLY (TERROR SQUAD /ATLANTIC) .S. Pm A Hustle RMG (76.9) 21 CITY BOY WIT' IT HOW COULD YOU .ass Like That INTERSCOPE (68.6) 30 19 5 9 in TOM. G ÇGANTIC) IN MARIO (3RD STREET/J /RMG) U Al-exdy Know IDJMG (65.5) 37

1 THING ENERGY Dreams INTERSCOPE (79.9) 38 6 AMERIE ( COLUMBIA/SUM) NATALIE FEAT. BABY BASH (LATIUM/UNIVERSAUUMRG) NARQL. All Because Of You Tu.G. (68.5) GUTTA LIVIN I'M A HUSTLA 10 JOMa Number One sum (73.1) gin G MENACE (GUTTA BOY/BOLAMAN'S TALKING -DRUM) CASSIDY (FULL SURFACE /J /RMG) R: K Trapped In The Closet zoM3A (72.0) GET EM UP U DON'T KNOW ME MAK -V (COOL MILLION) ® T.I. (GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC) OH ISUMMER NIGHTS 111111 CIARA FEAT. LUDACRIS ( SHO 'NUFF- MUSICLINE/LAFACE /ZOMBA) LIL ROB (UPSTAIRS) R . SOLDIER OKAY ADULT R&B AND RHYTHMIC AIRPLA' 51 adult &6 stations and 64 rhythmic stations are , 24 2 DESTINY'S CHILD FEAT. T.I. á LIL WAYNE ( COLUMBIA/SUM) < NIVEA FEAT. LIL JON 8 YOUNGBL00DZ JIVE/ZOMBA electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. MAKE HER FEEL GOOD DISCO INFERNO © 2005 VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. HOT R&B/HIPHOP SINGLES SALES: this data is used to compile Hot R &BMip -Hop Singles & Tracks. TFAIRRA MARI (ROC -A- FELLA /DEF JAM /IDJMG) r 50 CENT (SHADY/AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE) © 2005 VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. HITPREDICTOR: © 2005, Promosquad and HitPredkstor me trademarks of Think Fast tie.

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ARTIST Title ARTIST Title IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / 01STRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) TOBY KEITH Honkytonk University 1 66 49 54 From There To Here: Greatest Hits 00/UMGN 513.98) BEA 67076: RLG (18.98/12 98) COWBOY TROY Loco Motive 2 57 45 45 This I Gotta See 7 RAYBAW.WARNER BROS. 49316'WRN (18.98) RCA 59630/RLG (16 98) GREATEST RASCAL FLATTS DIXIE CHICKS 2 34 Feels Like Today © 1 58 50 51 Top Of The World Tour Live 3 O 3 GAINER vW00D(18.98) MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 95794/50NV MUSIC (13.98) KEITH URBAN SHEDAISY 4 3 Be Here IN 1 59 57 58 Sweet Right Here 2 O CAPITOL 77489 (18.98) LYRIC STREET 165844 /HOLLYWOOD (18.98) DIERKS BENTLEY JULIE ROBERTS 1 - Modern Day Drifter 1 60 60 56 Julie Roberts 9 CAPITOL 66475 (18.98) u MERCURY 001902/UMGN (13 98/8 98) SUGAR LAND LONESTAR 6 Twice The Speed Of Life 5 61 61 53 Let's Be Us Again 2 Q 7 MERCURY 002172,' UMGN (16.98) RNA 59751/RLG (18.98) GRETCHEN WILSON TRACE ADKINS 8 5 Here For The Party O 1 82, 58 60 Greatest Hits Collection, Volume I 1 EPIC 90903,SONY MUSIC (18.98) .n (5 CAPITOL 81512 (18.98/10.98) LARRY THE CABLE GUY BILLY DEAN II 6 4 The Right To Bare Arms 1 63 55 42 Let Them Be Little 8 JACK /WARNER BROS. 49300 /WRN (18.98) CURB 78662 (18.98) JO DEE MESSINA DARRYL WORLEY ! 5 1 Delicious Surprise 1 62 64 Darryl Worley 12 CURB 78770 (18.98) DREAMWORKS 002322/UMGN (13.98) VAN ZANT WAYLON JENNINGS 110 2 Get Right With The Man 2 16 Biggest Hits 65 COLUMBIA 93500 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) rit HCA /BMG HERITAGE 67827/5051V BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (12 98) TIM MCGRAW TRACE ADKINS 13 7 Live Like You Were Dying © 1 66 63 59 Comin' On Strong 3 o CURB 78858 (18.98) CAPITOL 40517 (18.98/12.98) KENNY CHESNEY BILLY GILMAN 9 10 When The Sun Goes Down © 1 67 51 39 Everything And More 39 BNA 58801 /RLG (18.98/12.98) IMAGE 2694 (15.98) BIG & RICH JOE NICHOLS 12 12 Horse Of A Different Color 1 68 68 68 Revelation 3 WARNER BROS 48520/WRN (18.98) © UNIVERSAL SOUTH 002514 (13 98) KENNY CHESNEY LORETTA LYNN 10 8 Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair 1 69 64 52 Van Lear Rose 2 BRA 61530 /RLG (18.98) II INTERSCOPE 002513 (13.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS JEFF FOXWORTHY 16 11 11 Totally Country Vol. 4 1 70 69 66 The Best Of Jeff Foxworthy: Double Wide, Single Minded 10 SONY BMG /WEA. ,'UNIVERSAL 67287iRLG (18.98) WARNER BROS. 73903 /RHINO (18.98 CD,DVD) i. TOBY KEITH GARY ALLAN 15 15 Greatest Hits 2 © 2 71 67 67 See If I Care 2 DREAMWORKS 002323 /UMGN (13.98) MCA NASHVILLE 000111 /UMGN (13.98/8.98) SHANIA TWAIN ALABAMA YT 14 9 Greatest Hits © 1 72 65 Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits 10 MERCURY 003072; UMGN (13.98) RCA 64196 /SONY BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (18 98) MONTGOMERY GENTRY WAYLON JENNINGS 19 19 You Do Your Thing 2 73 73 Ultimate Waylon Jennings 16 COLUMBIA 90558 /SONY MUSIC (18.98) RCA 57267/BMG HERITAGE (18,98) BLAKE SHELTON ANNE MURRAY 20 22 Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill 3 74 66 57 All Of Me 13 WARNER BROS. 48728/WRN (18.98) .STRAIGHTWAY 63231 (22.98) GEORGE STRAIT CONWAY TWITTY 30 17 14 50 Number Ones 1 75 75 70 25 Number Ones 29 MCA NASHVILLE 000459 /UMGN (25.98) © MCA NASHVILLE/UTV 003084/UME (13.98) BRAD PAISLEY 23 21 Mud On The Tires © 1 ARISTA NASHVILLE 50605 /RLG (18.98/12.98) TRACE ADKINS 11.2 18 17 Songs About Me 1 CAPITOL 64512 (18.98) BOBBY PINSON Man Like Me 23 © RCA 68173 RLG (17 98) LEE ANN WOMACK .T(wBLUEGRASS ALBUMS 22 20 There's More Where That Came From 3 MCA NASHVILLE 003073' /UMGN (13.98) REBA MCENTIRE ARTIST Title Room To Breathe ' 4 MCA NASHVILLE 000451 /UMGN (13.98/8.98) IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL KEITH ANDERSON ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION Three Chord Country And American Rock & Roll 13 26 Lonely Runs Both Ways ARISTA NASHVILLE 66294 RLG (16.98) ROUNDER 610525 MIRANDA LAMBERT OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Kerosene 1 3 67 O.C.M.S. EPIC 92026/SONY MUSIC (12.98) ©' NETTWERK 30349 MARTINA MCBRIDE RHONDA VINCENT AND THE RAGE Martina 1 2 11 Ragin' Live RCA 54207/RLG (18.98/11.98) ROUNDER 610553 JEFF BATES CHARLIE DANIELS Rainbow Man 14 4 8 A Gospel Bluegrass Collection: Songs From The Longleaf Pine RCA 67071 /RLG (17.98/11.98) BLLE HAT 9823 /KOCH LEANN RIMES This Woman 2 5 2 Stolen Moments CURB 78859 (18.98) COMPASS 4400 BROOKS & DUNN STEVE IVEY The Greatest Hits Collection II 2 9 3 Bluegrass Revival ARISTA NASHVILLE 63271 /RLG (18.981 MADACY CHRISTIAN 50995 /MADACY SHOOTER JENNINGS RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER Put The O Back In Country 29 8 34 Brand New Strings UNIVERSAL SOUTH 003816* (13.98) . SKAGGS FAMILY /LYRIC STREET 901006 /HOLLYWOOD TOBY KEITH CHARLIE POOLE Shock'n Y'All 1 1 You Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music DREAMWORKS 450435/UMGN (18.98/12.98) Cö; t> ® LEGACY /COLUMBIA 92780/SONY MUSIC ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION 8 DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER Lonely Runs Both Ways 6 9 6 You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper HOUNDER 610525 (17.98) ROUNDER 610557 JOSH GRACIN VARIOUS ARTISTS Josh Gracin 2 10 12 81 Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One LYRIC STREET 165045 /HOLLYWOOD (18.98) GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42459 BUDDY JEWELL SOUNDTRACK Times Like These 5 11 7 9 The Appalachians COLUMBIA 92873,50NY MUSIC (18.98) DUALTONE 01201 CRAIG MORGAN VARIOUS ARTISTS My Kind Of Livin' 7 12 13 20 Pickin' On Vince Gill: A Bluegrass Tribute BROKEN BOW 75472 (17.98) CM-I 8863 BLAINE LARSEN STEVE IVEY Off To Join The World 14 13 11 44 20 Best Of Bluegrass Gospel GIANTSLAYER /BNA 66012 /RLG (17.98) MADACY SPECIAL PRODUCTS 5338 /MADACY ALAN JACKSON VARIOUS ARTISTS Greatest Hits Volume II 2 Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two ARISTA NASHVILLE 54860 RLG (18.98) 1 GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42460 DWIGHT YOAKAM OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam 10 Run REPRISE 78964/RHINO (18.98) ACOUSTIC DISC 61 WILLIE NELSON Songs 13 LOST HIGHWAY /HIP -0 /UTV 002300/UME (13.98) JIMMY BUFFETT License To Chill 1 MAILBOAT: RCA 62270/RLG (18.98) R DIERKS BENTLEY BETWEEN THE BULLETS Dierks Bentley 4 CAPITOL 39814 (18 98/12.98) R ROBERT EARL KEEN What I Really Mean 21 ROSETTA 9810 /KOCH ACM AWARDS LIFT KEITH, OTHERS (17.98) TERRI CLARK Greatest Hits 1994 -2004 4 The 4otli annual Academy of Country Music sum since "Greatest Hits 2" did 288,000 MERCURY 001906 /UMGN (13.98) LEANN RIMES awards show, which aired May 07 on CBS, copies during Christmas week last year. Greatest Hits 3 CURB 78829 (18.98) adds steam to Toby Keith's 283,000 -unit Other ACM -related gains include ELVIS PRESLEY Greatest Elvis: Ultimate Gospel 30 RCA 57868 /SONY BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (18.98) opening for "Honkytonk University." His Gainer Rascal Flatts' "Feels Like Today (45 %), SHELLY FAIRCHILD Ride 31 COLUMBIA 90355/SONY MUSIC (11.98) fourth No. 0 start on Top Country Albums Keith Urban's "Be Here" (34 %), Tim McGraw's RANDY TRAVIS The Very Best Of Randy Travis 10 opens at No. 2 on The Bill- "Live Like You WARNER BROS. 78996 /RHINO (18.98) Were Dying' SARA EVANS bcard 2co. Restless 3 (45%) and Gretchen Wilson's RCA 67074/RLG (18.98/12.98) ALAN JACKSON A multiple nominee and "Here for the Party" (33 %). What 1 Do N 1 0// ARISTA NASHVILLE 63103 /RLG (18.98) performer on the ACM Noteworthy, too, is a No. 2 PACE PATSY CLINE 70 2 Gold 52 SETTER MCA NASHVILLE /DECCA 004119/UME (21.98) show, Keith has had three bow by Cowboy Troÿ s "Loco LEE ANN WOMACK ACADEMY Greatest Hits 2 larger f0-st weeks, but this Motive" (50,000). MCA NASHVILLE 001883/UMGN (18.98) of COUNTRY MUSIC PHIL VASSAR Shaken Not Stirred 10 debut is his fattest one -week -Wade Jessen ARISTA NASHVILLE 81591 /RLG (17.98) JAMIE O'NEAL Brave 6 CAPITOL 79894 (18.981

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-W Wa MD TITLE Artist TITLE Artist f5,3 ,,< 3ó PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER / PROMOTION LABE( , GER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER I PROMOTION LABEL #1 MAKING MEMORIES OF US Keith Urban DRUGS OR JESUS Tim McGraw 1 3 12 31 19 15 14 2 WKS D.HUFF.K. URBAN (R.CROWE O CAPITOL B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW,D.SMITH (El .JAMES.A.MAYO.T. VERGES .C.LINDSEV) O CURB SONGS ABOUT ME Trace Adkins CLASS REUNION (THAT USED TO BE US) Lonestar 6 6 32 26 16 16 S. HENDRICKS IS.SMITH.E.HILL) O CAPITOL D. HUFF (R,MCDONALD.F. J,MVERS.D.PFRIMMER) O BNA LOT OF LEAVIN' LEFT TO DO Dierks Bentley SOMEBODY'S HERO Jamie O'Neal 7 3 e'f+ 37 34 33 O i 5 B BEAVERS (B. BEAVERS.D. RUTTAN,D,BENTLEY) O CAPITOL K. STEGALL (J. O'NEAL,S.SMITH.E.HILL) 0 CAPITOL HOMEWRECKER Gretchen Wilson Duo scores .., A REAL FINE PLACE TO START Sara Evans 4 2 2 2 39 41 34 M. WRIGHT.J.SCAIFE (G.WILSON,R.RUTHERFORD,G.TEREN) 00 EPr its third top S. EVANS,M,BRIGHT (R. FOSTER,G.DUCAS) RCA FAST CARS AND FREEDOM Rascal Flatts PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE THIS WAY LeAnn Rimes 7 11 5 40 debut : 38 36 34 M. BRIGHT,M.WILLIAMS,RASCAL FLATTS (G. LEVOX,N.THRASIER.W. MOBLEY) O LYRIC STREB C D.HOFF (J. KENNEOY.T.KIDD) 0 ASYLUM -CURB and its WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO Joe Nichols IF SHE WERE ANY OTHER WOMAN Buddy Jewell 4 4 4 36 36 33 33 B.REWAN (J NICHOLS.K.LOVELACE,D.SAMPSON) 0 UNIVERSAL SOUTH. hest start G FUNDIS (B BEA - - OOO COLUMBIA MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED Jo Dee Messina 1998. NDT SN01 PLAY SOMETHING COUNTRY Brooks & Dunn 3 1 pEBUL 37 B. GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (J.DIFFIE,T,SHAPIRO.T.MARTIN) O CURB T. BRAWN. H. DUNN K BROOKS OP DUNN T MCBRIDE) ARISTA NASHVILLE YOU'LL BE THERE George Strait Toby Keith 9 12 8 38 34 18 8 T.OROWN (C.MAYO) O MCA NASHVILLL J STROUD,T. KEITH (T.KEITH) O DREAMWORKS THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY Craig Morgan STAY WITH ME (BRASS BED) Josh Gracin 8 8 - 41 43 39 C. MORGAN,PO'DONNELL (A.DORSEYM. NARMORE) O BROKEN BOW M.WILLIAMS (B.JAMES,T MCBRIDE,J. HUGHES) O LYRIC STREET SOMETHING MORE Sugarland Trio sets SOMETHING LIKE A BROKEN HEART Hanna -McEuen c14 19 10 40 40 39 39 G. FUNDIS (K. HALL. J. NETTLES,K.BUSH) e MERCURY Nielsen 1 STROUD,J. HANNA,J. MCEUEN (J.HANNA,R. REYNOLDS.A. MILLER) O MCA NASHVILLE AIR KEG IN THE CLOSET Kenny Chesney HICKTOWN 17 26 5 11 Broadcast 43 42 40 POWER B. CANNON. K CHESNEY (K,CHESNEY,B.JAMES, O BNA r,1 KNOx IV. MCGEHE,J. RICH.B. KENNY) O BROKEN BOW Data Systems ANYTHING BUT MINE Kenny Chesney HILLBILLIES Hot Apple Pie 12 11 9 44 44 42 B CANNON.K. C))'_LLLE ):, CARUSOE) O BNA era record ii LANDIS. G MCDOWELL ( B. SEALS.K. PLUSH,G. MCDOWELL) O DREAMWORI.S GONE Montgomery Gentry for chart DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT Tim McGraw 12 13 3 59 43 J. STEELE (B.DIPIERO.J.STEELE) OO COLUMBIA longevity B. GALLIMORE,T. MCGRAW,O,SMITH (C.BEATHARO,K.K. PHILLIPS) O LUr: IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN Darryl Worley WAITIN' ON THE WONDERFUL Aaron Lines 16 21 14 with 46 44 42 40 36 F ROGERS (J. BROWND. TURNBULL,O.OEMAY) O DREAMWORKS I.'. IIDSEYT VERGES (ANGELOD.BERG.H.LINDSEY) O BNA BABY GIRL Sugarland chart weeks. HE OUGHTA KNOW THAT BY NOW Lee Ann Womack 13 15 14 2 49 49 45 [;FUNDIS (K.BUSH.K HALL.J. NETTLES,T. BLESER) OOO MERCURY See Fred I SPILLMAN,C INGERSOLL) O MCA NASHVILLE AIR Toby Keith Bronson's SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF Montgomery Gentry d; 24 37 3 16 51 56 46 POWER J.STROUD,T.KEITH IT KEITH,S.EMERICK) O DREAMWORKS J. STEELE : EELE.C.WALLIN) O COLUMBIA Chart Beat at LONG, SLOW KISSES Jeff Bates BRING ME DOWN Miranda Lambert 18 20 17 45 45 44 f+ CHANCEY.K.BEAROD.MALLOY (J.BATES,G.BRADBERRY,B HAYSLIP) O RCA billboard.com. 1 F LIDDELL,M WRUCKE HOWARD) EPIC I e )M.LAMBERTT. O MISSISSIPPI GIRL BILLY'S GOT HIS BEER GOGGLES ON Neal McCoy 27 - 18 50 53 48 D.HUFE B. GALLIMORE,E HILL (J. RICH,A.SHOENFIELD) WARNER BROS.'WRI. E SILVER (M MOBLEV,PWHITE) 0 953 GOODBYE TIME Blake Shelton DREAM BIG Ryan Shupe & The Rubber Band 20 23 el 47 50 47 B. BRAD00CK (R. MURRAH J O WARNER BROS.!WRI, I DEERE IR. SHUPE) O CAPITOL

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PICKIN' WILDFLOWERS Keith Anderson I AIN'T NO QUITTER Shania Twain 23 25 21 53 55 51 J. STEELE (K. ANDERSON,J.RICH. K WILLIAMS) O ARISTA NASHVILLE R J. LANGE (S. TWAIN.R.J. LANGE) 0 MERCURY THE TALKIN' SONG REPAIR BLUES Alan Jackson REDNECK YACHT CLUB Craig Morgan 25 27 22 55 57 52 K. STEGALL (D LINDE) O ARISTA NASHVILLE C. MORGAN,PODONNELL (T.SHEPHERD,S. WILLIAMS) 0 BROKEN BOW DON'T WORRY 'BOUT A THING SheDaisy I SEE ME Travis Tritt 28 28 23 Pinson's first ea 48 46 32 D. HUFF,SHEDAISY ( K. OSBORN,J. DEERE) O LYRIC STREET B J. WALKER,JR.,T.TRITT (C. BEATHARD,C.MOHR) O COLUMBIA ALCOHOL Brad Paisley single goes NO ONE'LL EVER LOVE ME Rebecca Lynn Howard 32 35 24 56 48 48 C:`) F. ROGERS (B. PAISLEY) ARISTA NASHVILLI Airpower in B. CANNON (C. BAKERT,S.BAKER,K.SHIVER) ARISTA NASHVILLE MY SISTER Reba McEntire THE GOOD LIFE 29 29 25 16 weeks. It's 57 51 38 R.MCENTIRE.B.CANNON,N.WILSON (R DEAN.B.BAKER.A.DALLER) O MCA NASHVILLE F ROGERS (T.WILLMON,B. PINSON) OO COLUMBIA the format's BIG TIME Big & Rich THE BEST MAN Blaine Larsen 2S 22 22 20 second top 60 O 56 B,KENNYJ.RICH,PWORLEY (B.KENNY,J. RICH.A. SPURS) 0 WARNER BROS .,WRN 40 R L. FEEK,T.JOHNSON (B LARSEN.T.JOHNSON.R. L FEEK) GIANTSLAYER BRA BABY DOLL Pat Green 20 achieve- GO HOME Steve Holy 30 30 27 57 D.SEHMAN (PGREEN,R.THOMAS) O REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL /MERCURY ment by a L. MILLER (J. COLLINS,C.WRIGHT) O CURB HELP SOMEBODY Van Zant = DOIN' IT RIGHT Steve Azar I 31 31 28 rookie this 58 M.WRIGHT.J.SCAIFE (K RAINES,J.STEELE) O COLUMBL, ,I STROUD IS. AZAR.A.J.MASTERS,T COLTON) O MERCURN GEORGIA RAIN Trisha Yearwood year. Bows Little Big Town 35 38 29 BOONDOCKS 59 G FUNDIS (E HILL K F LFLLE) O MCA NASHVILLE at No. 1 on W. KIRKPATRICK,LITTLE BIG TOWN (W,KIRKPATRICK,LITTLE BIG TOWN) EOF IT'S A HEARTACHE Trick Pony TWO HEARTS Zona Jones 3 32 30 Heatseekers. 55 C HOWARD LF :ROLFE) O ASYLUM -CURB M JONES.Z.JONES (E. HILL.A.J.MASTERS) OO D /OUARTERBALn

COUNTRY BETWEEN SINGLES SALES CAPITOL'S HAT TRICK DATA PROVIDED BY Q mosciva ;'; a TITLE One label occupies the top three positions of Hot Country See chart legend for rules and explanations. Yellow indicates recently tested title. ARTIST (IMPRINT / DISTRIBUTING LABEL) ;S indicates New Release. IF SHE WERE ANY OTHER WOMAN Songs for the first time in almost two years, and only the third t 1 15 BUDDY JEWELL JCOLUMBI/VSONY MUSIC E Ralk Billboard its to Nielsen Broadcast TI ST/Title/LAB U ( Sc ore) Chart PHOTOGRAPH time since converted charts 2 2 19 OUNTRY MALIBU STORM (ROUNDER) Data Systems -supplied airplay data in January Igo. RESTLESS 30 As Good As I Once Was SREAMWORKS (95.x) 6 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION (ROUNDER) Capitol's Nashville operation logs a second week at No. I Q FAITH Mississippi Girl WARNER BROS. (90.9) 8 HURT 4 4 79 with Keith Urbari s "Making Memories of Us" and stacks Ct MONTG Something To Be Proud 0- COLUMBIA (77.6) 16 JOHNNY CASH (AMERICAN/LOST HIGHWAY) BABY GIRL crtR>,.s çA, Miss Me Baby CAPITOL (76.9) 5 40 the top three with a 6 -2 hop by Trace Adkins' "Songs About SUGARLAND (MERCURY /UMGN) Making Memories Of Us CAPITOL (77.8) 1 THE BUMPER OF MY S.U.V. Me" and a 5 -3 move by Dierks Bentley's "Lot of Leavin' Left 6 28 Songs About Me CAPITOL (79.5) 2 CHELY WRIGHT (PAINTED RED) to Do." YOU DON'T LIE HERE ANYMORE You'll Be There MCA NASHVILLE (85.0) 8 7 31 SHELLY FAIRCHILD (COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC) This particular chart feat was most recently accom- II Something Should Happen DREAMWORKS (76.1) 4 VIVA LAS VEGAS Long Slow Kisses RCA (97.1) 7 9 21 THE GRASCALS WITH SPECIAL GUEST DOLLY PARTON (ROUNDER) plished by Arista Nashville in the Aug. a, 2003, issue with Goodbye Time WARNER BROS. (77.8) 9 SPEED 1 Brooks & Dunn 's "Red Dirt Road," Alan Jackson Sc Jimmy M914.>' Pickin' Wildflowers ARISTA NASHVILLE C(5.1) MONTGOMERY GENTRY (COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC) Alcohol ARISTA NASHVILLE (93.0) WILD WEST SHOW Five Buffett's "It's O'Clock Somewhere" and Brad Paisley's My Sitter MCA NASHVILLE (80.1) 15 BIG & RICH (WARNER BROS. !WAN) .y "Celebrity" Georgia Rain MCA NASHVILLE (85.0) TRICK PO' It's A Heartache ASYLUM.CBRB (80.5) 10 MCA Nashville was the JAMIE O' Somebody's Hero CAPITOL (75.7) 13 Don't miss another important first label to take the top three SARA EV A Real Fine Place To Start RCA (81.3) 34 LEANN RI. Probably Wouldn't Be This Way ASYLUM -CUPS (73.3) 85 in the monitored -airplay era, C()UN1 RY IVIUSIC UPI)AI I_ BUDDY J It She Were Any Other Woman COLUMBIA 82.3) 36 with Wynonná s "She Is His LEE ANN He Oughta Know That By Now MCA NASHVILLE (81.6) 05 Visit www.BillboardRadioMonitor.comto sign up to register for yfo*&rfree, Country Radio Blast. Only Need," Reba McEntire's "Is There Life Out There" 13iI IboarclRaclioIVlonitc?r.c,oil'1 and Vince Gill's "Take Your HOT COUNTRY SONGS: 117 country stations are electronically monitored by Memory With You" at win, Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Airpower award- ed to songs appearing in the top 20 on both the BDS Airplay and Audience charts place and show in the April for the first time with increases in both detections and audience. © 2005 VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. COUNTRY SINGLES SALES: © 2005 II, 1992, issue. VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. HITPREDICTOR: © 2005, Promosquad and HitPredictor are trademarks of Think -Wade Jessen Fast LLC. ADKINS ALL CHARTS: See Chart Legend for rules and explanations.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS Los Bandoleros: The First Don Omar Production DON OMAR The Last Don: Live, Vol. 1 El 2 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Hoy Como Ayer 2 2 26 27 53 45 39 2 ' AGRETE (15.99) VI 45061 B /MACHETE (17 98) RONOVI'.. o JUANES Mi Sangre LOS CAMINANTES Tesoros De Coleccion: Lo Romantico De Los Caminantes JOAN SEBASTIAN Inventario 4 4 3 32 32 22 54 44 34 19 LLATINO ' SONY DISCOS 95637 (9.98) MUSART VARIOUS ARTISTS Chosen Few: El Documental MANA Eclipse VARIOUS ARTISTS Los Patrones Del Reggaeton 5 5 6 2 33 33 2 55 41 53 16 OFFICE 113 98 CD DOD) + WARNER LATINA 61046 (18.98) LUNYTUNES & BABY RANKS Mas Flow 2 L_' REYLI En La Luna BRAZEROS MUSICAL DE DURANGO En Vivo 6 6 4 i 2 25 20 20 56 46 46 ',IVERJAL LATINO 114 98) SONY DISCOS 93414 (15.98) i S O I 11 2 58 +

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VARIOUS ARTISTS Selena Vive! BANDA LAMENTO SHOW ALACRANES MUSICAL Piquetes Y Lamenta: Grandes Eritos VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggaeton Super Hits 10 15 10 35 35 41 35 60 61 58 16 UNIVISION 310488 UG (14.98) + 'JEW RECORDS 132080 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (18.98 CD'DVD) +'

GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO Y Sigue La Mata Dando 1 LUIS MIGUEL Mexico En La Piel ELIEL El Que Habla Con Las Manos 11 13 13 36 31 26 66 60 3 WARNER LATINA 6197; 17 981 VI 45062-1 MACHETE- (I5 98) VICENTE FERNANDEZ Mis Corridos Consentidos VICENTE FERNANDEZ Tesoros De Coleccion PAULINA RUBIO Pau -Latina 12 9 8 5 37 40 36 8 62 58 50 n "v DISCOS 9 . - a, I16COS 9521 - iiNIVERi.i. .:',I ,..ma)136 (1798) AVENTURA God's Project PACE LOS TEMERARIOS Veintisiete JAVIER SOLIS Tesoros De Coleccion 13 12 9 5 i 56 52 45 1 63 64 54 PREMIUM LATIN 940:': -1.'.. DISCOS 113 981 SETTER ANA BARBARA JENNIFER PENA Confesiones GRUPO HANYAK Duranguence A Todo Lo Que Da CHALINO SANCHEZ Coleccion De Oro 14 17 14 6 39 12 44 39 71 75 54 . + FONO In ... -DACY (12.98) CD .. .4 (9.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS The Hitmakers Of Reggaeton DADDY YANKEE Ahora Le Toca Al Cangri! Live VARIOUS ARTISTS 15 Duranguenses De Corazon 15 16 15 10 40 38 31 3 65 59 65 2 VI 45C- (18.98 CD DVDI + MACHETE (15.981 DISA 7.29 n1. OLGA TANON Una Nueva Mujer NOT SHOT LIBE RAC ION En Concierto LOS CAMINANTES Tesoros De Coleccion: Puras Rancheras 16 14 5 5 CD DEBUT 41 66 72 - 14 "1698) SONY DISCOS 451 'S. 98)

RIGO TOVAR La Historia De Un Idolo LUNYTUNES La Trayectoria LA AUTORIDAD DE LA SIERRA 100% Autoridad Duranguense 17 18 17 52 46 7 67 62 62 10 MAS FLOW 318111. 1INO (18.181 0150 720496 11I + _ INTOCABLE X MONCHY & ALEXANDRA Hasta El Fin K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA Pensando En Ti 18 19 17 2 43 50 43 7 68 70 70 0 3 EMI LATIN AU' ' '' 28) JAN 951'. 1NY DISCI .111 98) DNIVIS1DN 31031 + RBD Rebelde LA MAFIA Tesoros De Coleccion GRUPO CLIMAX Za Za Za 19 21 28 19 44 49 47 44 69 63 57 EMI LAI)', 5.10911 I' MUSART 20539.8ALBOA 15.981 CAFE TACUBA Un Viaje GRUPO EXTERMINADOR 30 Recuerdos A.B. QUINTANILLA Ill PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS Fuego 20 20 18 11 45 47 40 17 n 2 UNIVERSAL LATINO 004481 (15 98) + II 12 EG 111 98) ® EMI LATIN 90595 (15.98) LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO Y Seguimos Con Duranguense111 LOS TEMERARIOS Tesoros De Coleccion LOS BUKIS 25 Joyas Musicales 21 23 24 2 55 45 '.J 26 71 68 64 3 0 '559.1 FONOVISA 350895,11G (13.98/9 98) LA SECTA ALLSTAR Consejo LA 5A ESTACION Flores De Alquiler VICO C Desahogo 22 8 11 8 69 72 47 72 73 51 B CD I.'' EMI LATIN 77956 TO 98) I VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggaeton Club Anthems VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggaeton Con Gasolina SELENA Unforgettable: The Studio Album 23 24 23 16 CD 60 73 48 73 67 56 17 -E 290DO4. UNIVERSAL LATINO (17 98 CO OVA) + 'AADACY LATINO 51065: MANGY E-5 98) EMI LATIN 74431 (14.98)

LOS TEMERARIOS La Mejor...Coleccion GRUPO MOJADO INDUSTRIA DEL AMOR _OS ACOSTA 30 Recuerdos LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA Tesoros De Coleccion: Pura Corridos De Los Buenos 30 29 2 49 54 55 48 49 CD UNIVISION ?' _i11 981 ® SONY DISCOS 95551 (9.98) CHAYANNE Desde Siempre JULIETA VENEGAS Si JUAN LUIS GUERRA Para Ti 25 22 10 50 51 38 23 NE-ENTRY UNE JOCAA L'5t , I. ARIOLA 5744- BMG ,AI IU 114.98) VENE 651000 UNIVERSAL LATINO (15.98)

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A TOTAL WORSHIP DPE BKi NIEGIYIGM18AE141HAVN06319NFROVOafNNEWIY SMOKIE NORFUL STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN 19 17 33 ,O NOTHING WITHOUT YOU EMI GOSPEL 7795 /EMICMG = ALL ABOUT LOVE SPARROW 1762/EMICMG MAE FFH 20 21 8 NEfITN THE EVERGLOW TOOTH 8 NAIL 5394 /EMICMG ta STILL THE CROSS ESSENTIAL 10732/PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY ZOEGIRL THE AFTERS MAY 25, 2005 21 15 10 NE-ENTRY ROOM TO BREATHE SPARROW 3296 /EMICMG I WISH WE ALL COULD WIN INO /EPIC 93618/PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEZMEHIZE JIM BRICKMAN NEWSBOYS AMERICAN COLUMBIA 16 5 47 4a 29 22 DEVOTION SPARROW 5547 /EMICMG FAITHLESS GRACE WINDHAM HILL 67979 /PROVIDENT-INTEGRITY 2 N FOREVER FAITHLESS GREATEST HITS CHEEKY /SONY BMG THE AMBASSADOR CHRIS RICE SNAPSHOTS: LIVE AND FAN FAVORITES ROCKETOWN 20034 /PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY VAN MORRISON ® THE THESIS CROSS MOVEMENT 30011 /PROVIDENT-INTEGRiI'. 3 N JOY WILLIAMS AN BERLIN MAGIC TIME EXILE /POLYDOR 24 19 3 REUNION 10082 INTEGRITY NEVER TAKE FRIENDSHIP PERSONAL TOOTH 8 NAIL 6607 /EMICMG BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GENESIS /PROVIDENT- 1 BARLOWGIRL BILL & GLORIA GAITHER AND THEIR HOMECOMING DEVILS 8 DUST COLUMBIA 36 . - BARLOWGIRL FERVENT 30046/WORD -CURB HYMNS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 2369 /EMICMG IL DIVO CD 25 IL 0100 SYCO/SONY BMG MICHAEL BUBLE 2 IT'S TIME REPRISE 50 CENT 3 THE MASSACRE INTERSCOPE AKON 4 TROUBLE SRC /UNIVERSAL GWEN STEFANI W ma ARTIST ARTIST 9 5 00 + s LOVE. ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY INTERSCOPE S3 3ó TITLE IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 33 3c TITLE IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL GREEN DAY DONNIE MCCLURKIN FRED HAMMOND 8 8 22 50 AMERICAN IDIOT REPRISE PSALMS. HYMNS 8 SPIRITUAL SONGS VERITY 64137 / ZOMBA SOMETHIN "BOUT LOVE VERITY /JIVE 58744 /ZOMBA WIR SIND HELDEN VARIOUS ARTISTS GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE SAINTS UNIFIED VOICES 6 2 18 20 VON HIER AN BLIND VIRGIN WOW GOSPEL 2005 WORD- CURB/EMICMGNERITY 65344 / ZOMBA ONE VOICE MANY ROADS 0003 SOUNDTRACK SMOKIE NORFUL KIERRA KIKI SHEARD 14 3 3 33 28 21 STAR WARS EPISODE III SONY CLASSICAL NOTHING WITHOUT YOU EMI GOSPEL 77795 I OWE YOU EMI GOSPEL 97304 MOBY MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR VIP MASS CHOIR FEATURING JOHN R KEE 9 4 5 13 29 25 3 HOTEL MUTE NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER !.!A f,I 1:035 LIVE AT THE FELLOWSHIP NEW LIFENERITY 68072/ZOMBA NINE INCH NAILS NOT NW THE AMBASSADOR SOUNDTRACK 14 10 DEBIT 30 25 89 WITH TEETH INTERSCOPE THE THESIS LROSS TO'JEME'1T 'JO J!! THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA 90286 /SONY MUSIC MORCHEEBA RIZEN DEITRICK HADDON MEW 39 TIE ANTIDOTE ECHO RIZEN 2 ARTEMIS GOSPEL 51624 / ARTEMIS CROSSROADS TYSCOT/VERITY 59482/ZOMBA KURT CARR PROJECT BRIDGJETTE TAYLOR 7 4 32 3) 15 ONE CHURCH GOSPO CENTRIC 70058/ZOMBA BRIDGJETTE TAYLOR ABLIFE 4000 J MOSS THE ERIC CARRINGTON PROJECT 9 32 THE J MOSS PROJECT GOSPO CENTRIC 70068/ ZOMBA T.E.C.P.: RELATIONSHIP VOL. 1 WORLDWIDE GOSPEL 0019 RADIO AIRPLAY NIBI1Nn O MICAH STAMPLEY BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON & THE FGBCF MASS CHOIR 9 7 33 95 RADIO AIRPLAY INFORMATION FROM 17 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AS MONITORED AND THE SONGBOOK OF MICAH DEXTERITY SOUNDS 66933/EMI GOSPEL LET IT RAIN TEHILLAH /LIGHT 5497 /COMPENDIA TABLATED BY NIELSEN MUSIC CONTROL. VARIOUS ARTISTS JONATHAN BUTLER 35 69 á3 MAY 25. 2005 JONATHAN RENDEZVOUS 5108 WOW GOSPEL 2004 WORD/EMICMGNERITY 57494/ZOMBA SHIVER NATALIE IMBRUGLIA RUBEN STUDDARD TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE 1 4 11 10 C) 33 54 SONY BMG I NEED AN ANGEL J 62623 /BMG OUT THE BOX VERITY/JIVE 53713/ZOMBA SPEED OF SOUND COLDPLAY SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY THE GOSPEL MIRACLES 2 2 12 11 21 3) 10 PARLOPHONE LIVE KINGDOM 1011 /BOOKWORLD G BREAK THROUGH AMEN 1505 DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART ISRAEL AND NEW BREED NICOLE C. MULLEN 3 3 13 8 54 38 23 36 THE BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE LIVE FROM ANOTHER LEVEL INTEGRITY GOSPEL/EPIC 91263/SONY MUSIC EVERYDAY PEOPLE WORD -CURB 86317/WARNER BROS. LET ME LOVE YOU BEBE WINANS THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP 4 1 14 13 39 35 40 MARIO J RECORDS DREAM STILL WATERS/TMG 90727/SONY MUSIC THE LIVE EXPERIENCE TYSCOT 4140/TASEIS BAD DAY MARTHA MUNIZZI BEN HARPER AND THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA 5 5 15 6 71 40 33 35 DANIEL POWER WARNER MUSIC THE BEST IS VET TO COME f;1ARTHA MUNIZZI 0001 THERE WILL BE A LIGHT VIRGIN 71206 SIGNS GREATEST THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA 6 8 24 75 41 32 10 SNOOP HOGG FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE GEFFEN GAINER STILL HERE BLACKBERRY 1643/MALACO ATOM BOMB REAL WORLD 63959 RICH GIRL GWEN STEFANI FEAT. EVE TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. LYNDA RANDLE 7 6 ® 23 38 42 34 4 INTERSCOPE LIFE INTEGRITY GOSPEL/COLUMBIA 90549/SONY MUSIC GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42611 LONELY VARIOUS ARTISTS JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA 8 11 18 15 26 45 2 AEON UNIVERSAL GOTTA HAVE GOSPEL! VOL 2 INTEGRITY GOSPEL/GOSPO CENTRIC 70072 / ZOMEA YOU SURVIVED WORLDWIDE GOSPEL 3035 LONELY NO MORE SHADRACH BENITA WASHINGTON 9 9 27 5 44 37' 13 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC I WONT WORRY NO MORE JUANA 2012 /MALACO HOLD ON TEHILLAH /LIGHT 5768 /COMPENDIA IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE CECE WINANS VICKI YOHE 10 7 20 20 89 45 4C 67 LEMAR SONY BMG THRONE ROOM PURESPRINGS GOSPEL/INO 90361 /SONY MUSIC I JUST WANT YOU PURESPRINGS GOSPEL 84230/EMI GOSPEL GIRL DONALD LAWRENCE & CO. VARIOUS ARTISTS 11 12 21 17 32 46 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA I SPEAK LIFE VERITY 62228/ZOMBA BISHOP T.D. JOKES PRESENTS: HE- MOTIONS DEXTERITY SOUNDS 77796/EMI GOSPEL BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS BISHOP G.E. PATTERSON & CONGREGATION FRED HAMMOND 12 10 22 19 5 47 44 58 GREEN DAY REPRISE SINGING THE OLD TIME WAY PODIUM 2504 NOTHING BUT THE HITS VERITY 53712/ZOMBA CAUGHT UP THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY AARON NEVILLE 13 13 23 12 6 48 42 11 USHER LAFACE/ZOMBA IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD: LIVE IN HOUSTON EMI GOSPEL 74873 GOSPEL ROOTS TELL IT 60897/EMI GOSPEL FEEL GOOD INC. LASHUN PACE VARIOUS ARTISTS 14 16 24 13 12 49 43 75 GORILLAZ PARLOPHONE ITS MY TIME EMI GOSPEL 73668 GOTTA HAVE GOSPEL! INTEGRITY GOSPEL/GOSPO CENTRIC/EPIC 90671/SONY MUSIC O+ INCOMPLETE ANOINTED ALVIN DARLING & CELEBRATION 17 25 18 7 BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE NOW IS THE TIME COLUMBIA/INTEGRITY GOSPEL 90929/SONY MUSIC YOU DESERVE MY WORSHIP ENTRO GOSPEL 1508

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ARTIST x ç ARTIST W As..% -53 3ó TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL TITLE IMPRINT &NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Albums with the greatest sales gains this INSANE CLOWN POSSE CELTIC WOMAN week 12 n® THE CALM IEPI PSYCHOPATHICPATRIO 4 19 U !' 11 WKS CELTIC WOMAN MA',HATT +r; 60233 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ RONAN TYNAN GREATEST mWhere included, this award indicates the title 2 2 26 4 8 CRUNK JUICE AME 2E!9R ' ' - + RONAN '. -. 03 UNIVERSAL GAINER with the chart's largest unit increase. - CLASSICS GROUP SPOON VARIOUS ARTISTS 3 1 2 2 13 GIMME FICTION MERGE 565' PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ACOUSTIC BRAZIL PUTUMAYO 234 Where included, this award indicates the title with PACE GREATEST HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS DANIEL O'DONNELL SETTER the charts biggest percentage growth. 10 5C 4 3 6 o GAINER THE SILENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE 3I" 'OR1 ,20 LIVE FROM BRANSON DPTV MEDIA 236 JOHN PRINE VARIOUS ARTISTS Indicates album entered top 100 of The Billboard 200 5 4 4 6 8 HEATSEEKER FAIR & SQUARE OH BOY 034 (16.98) O PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: AFRO -LATIN PARTY PUTUMAYO 235 GRADUATE and has been removed from Heatseekers chart. BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY VARIOUS ARTISTS 6 6 27 7 26 GREATEST HITS RUTHLESS 25423 (18.981 PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: FRENCH CAFE PUTUMAYO 219 PRICING CONFIGURATION AIMEE MANN CARLA BRUNI 3 3 7 8 9 CD /Cassette prices are suggested list or equivalent prices, which are projected THE FORGOTTEN ARM SUPEREGO 182 (17 98, QUELDU'UN M'A DIT NAIVE 27242/V2 D from wholesale prices. after price indicates album only available on DualDisc. PITBULL DJ CHEB I SABBAH 9 39 8 5 2 M.I.A.M.I. (MONEY IS A MAJOR ISSUE) DIAZ BROTHERS 2560`/TVT (18.98/11.90 LA CD/DVD after price indicates CD.DVD combo only available. D DualDisc avail- KAHENA SIX DEGREES 1111 able. + CD /DVD combo available. * indicates vinyl LP is BLOC PARTY DANIEL O'DONNELL available. Pricing and 11 9 9 9 6 SILENT ALARM VICE/DIM MAK 93815` /ATLANTIC vinyl LP availability are not included on all charts. (13.98) BRANSON ENCORE DPTV MEDIA 238 MINT CONDITION 8 4 MAKAHA SONS LIVIN' THE LUXURY BROWN CAGED BIRD 0474 /IMAGE (15.98 CO/DVD) + C JUST THE VERY BEST OF THE MAKAHA SONS: HEKE WALE NO TROPICAL MUSIC 90-I VARIOUS ARTISTS VARIOUS ARTISTS M MCI II C/t\tilka 12 4 11 11 2 *ill THE VERY BEST OF DEATH ROW DEATH ROW 63060 (15.98) PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: MALI PUTUMAYO 236 RADIO AIRPLAY SINGLES CHARTS BRIGHT EYES NIYAZ Compiled from a national sample of data supplied by Nielsen Broadcast 13 17 12 13 3 Data I'M WIDE AWAKE. IT'S MORNING SADDLE CREEK 0072* (11 98' NIYAZ SIX DEGREES 1110 Systems. Charts are ranked by number of gross audience impressions, comput- BRIGHT EYES SOUNDTRACK 21 17 24 ed by cross- referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. The DIGITAL ASH IN A DIGITAL URN SADDLE CREEK 0073* n' 9,- THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES EDGE, /DG 003294 /UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP exceptions are the Rhythmic Top 40, Adult Top 40. Adult Contemporary. Modern CRAIG MORGAN DANIEL O'DONNELL 28 Rock and Adult R &B charts, which are ranked by total detections. MY KIND OF LIVIN' BROKEN BOW 75472 (17.98) WELCOME TO MY WORLD: 20 CLASSICS FROM THE JIM REEVES SONG BOOK DPTV MEDIA L - PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF BETTY SOUNDTRACK 12 18 Songs showing an increase in audience (or detections) PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF BETTY BABY JULIUS PRODUCTIONS 5837/KOCH (15.98 THE CHORUS NONESUCH 61741 WARNER OROS over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. JIMMY BUFFETT LIVE IN HAWAII MAILBOAT 2109 (18.98 CD /DVD) + RECURRENT RULES THE RED CHORD CLIENTS MET ?_ BLADE 14518 (11.98) Songs are removed from the Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay charts simultaneously CI BLACK LABEL if they have been on the Hot 100 for more than 20 weeks and rank below 50. SOCIETY MAFIA AR1EL115 51610 (17 -98) Songs are removed from the Hot R&13/1ip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Hot ROBERT EARL KEEN R &B Hip -Hop Airplay charts simultaneously if they have been on the Hot WHAT I REALLY MEAN ROSETTA 9810 /KOCH (17.98) R Hip &B -Hop Singles & Tracks for more than 20 weeks and rank below 50. Songs NB RIDAZ tot; ARTIST 27 TITLE IMPRINTBNUMBER are removed from the Pop 100 and Pop 100 Airplay charts simultaneously if they NB RIOAZ.COM NASTY80Y 1020/UPSTAIRS (13.98) H=-g /DISTRIBUTING LABEL have been on the Pop100 for more than 30 weeks and rank below 30. Songs are SOUNDTRACK #1 JIM BRICKMAN 33 23 1 5 removed from Hot Country Singles & Tracks if they have been on the chart for NAPOLEON DYNAMITE LAKESHORE 33810 (18,98) SWKS GRACE WINDHAM HILL 67979 /RCA VICTOR more than 20 weeks and rank below 15, provided that they are not still gaining INTERPOL SECRET GARDEN 22 23 34 2 2 11 enough points to bullet. Songs are removed from the Adult Top 40, Adult ANTICS',' .'.IADOR 616* (16.98) EARTHSONGS DECCA 80004177/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP VARIOUS ARTISTS Contemporary, Adult R &B, and Hot Dance Radio Airplay charts if they have been MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR 3 17 27 13 SLACK KEY GUITAR VOLUME 2 PALM 4017 on the chart for more than 26 weeks and rank below 15 (20 for Modern Rock). NOT BY MIGHT, NOR BY POWER MALACO 6035 (16.98/10.98) o JIM BRICKMAN C- MURDER 6 55 GREATEST HITS WINDHAM HILL 60616/RCA VICTOR SINGLES SALES CHARTS THE TRUEST $ #1@ I EVER SAID TRU 9900'KOCH (17.98) GEORGE WINSTON The top selling singles compiled from a national sample of retail store. mass BANE 5 5 32 THE NOTE EQUAL VISION 972 (12.98) MONTANA - A LOVE STORY DANCING CAT /WINDHAM HILL 62042 /RCA VICTOR merchant, and internet sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by ARMIK THE ROCKET SUMMER 6 4 20 Nielsen SoundScan. For R &B /Hip -Hop Singles Sales, sales data is compiled ROMANTICO HELLO. GOOD FRIEND. THE MILITIA GROUP 031 (15.98) CAFE BOLERO 7112 from a national subset panel of core R &B Hip -Hop stores by Nielsen Soundscan. VARIOUS ARTISTS THE ARCADE FIRE 7 7 64 Singles with the greatest sales gains. THE HEALING FUNERAL 1,1ERGE 255* (15.98( GARDEN COLLECTION MADAM' SPECIAL PRODUCTS 4850 /MADACY PAVLO RIZEN 11 4 0 FANTASIA JUSTIN TIME 8509 CONFIGURATIONS RIZEN 2 ARTEMIS GOSPEL 51624 /ARTEMIS (17.981 CD single available. O Digital Download available. © DVD single available. VARIOUS ARTISTS JOY WILLIAMS 9 8 16 MOST RELAXING NEW AGE MUSIC IN 17494 O Vinyl Maxi -Single available. O Vinyl Single available. © CD Maxi -Single GENESIS REUNION 10082 (13.98) THE UNIVERSE DEMON VARIOUS ARTISTS available. Configurations are not included on all singles charts. YING YANG TWINS ±O 10 24 111E HEALING GARDEN ART Of WELLBEING-DISCOVERl8K PAIN BEINI, MY BROTHER & ME COLLIPARK 2489/TVT (11.98 CO /DV01 + TO Wat 10131ICTS5 tAADA, MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER HITPREDICTOR EELS t 1 9 20 ROMANTIC THEMES AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 215 Indicates title earned HitPredictor status in that particular format based on BLINKING LIGHTS AND OTHER REVELATIONS VAGRANT 406 f17 90) VARIOUS ARTISTS research data provided by Promosquad. Songs are blind tested online by DECEMBER ISTS 12 12 25 20 BEST RELAXATION r: Al I:. PICARESQUE El_ ROCK STARS 60425 (16.98) OF Promosquad using multiple listens and a nationwide sample of carefully profiled JESSE THIEVERY CORPORATION 13 COOK music consumers. are rated on a 1 -5 13 16 Songs scale; final results are based on MONTREAL NARADA I.... COSMIC GAME E15HTEENTH STREET LOUNGE 0081 (15.98) weighted positives. Songs with a score of 65 or more (75 or more for country) are MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE JOHANNES LINSTEAD judged to have Hit Potential: although that benchmark number can fluctuate per MEDITERRANEA :,rL 1334 YOU'LL REBEL TO ANYTHING METROPOLIS 365* (11.98) EAR111 format based on the strength of available music. For a complete and updated list ARMOR FOR SLEEP VARIOUS ARTISTS of with SOUND EFFECTS: PEOPLE current songs Hit Potential commentary, polls and more. please visit WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE DEAD EQUAL VISION 104 (13.98) & SOUNDS VI 450666 www.hitpredictor.com. VARIOUS ARTISTS THE SOURCE PRESENTS HIP-HOP HITS VOLUME 9 SOURCE 2523 /IMAGE (18.98) DANCE CLUB PLAY BOBBY CALDWELL Compiled from a national sample of reports from club DJs. PERFECT ISLAND NIGHTS SIN -DROME 8965 (16 -98) Titles with the greatest club play increase over the previous week. QUASIMOTO THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF LORD DUAS STONES THROW 2110* (15.98) TAKING BACK SUNDAY tIMZ1l WHERE YOU WANT TO BE VICTORY 228 (15.98) SY V. ARTIST DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ALBUM CHARTS fg ;ó TITLE (IMPRINT /DISTRIBUTING LABEL) a, TRANSATLANTICISM BARSUK 32* (16.98) Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of #1 MICHAEL BUBLE LYRICS BORN 1 1 15 500.000 albums (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment 14 WAS IT'S TIME 1 i' REPRISE '.ti ARNE, SRC, SAME I @ #8 DIFFERENT DAY OIIANNUM PROJECTS 80703* /EPITAPH (13.98) for 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million MADELEINE PEYROUX 4t JONATHAN BUTLER units (Diamond). Numeral within Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's CARELESS LOSE JONATHAN RENDEZVOUS 0108 (17.98) multi -platinum level. For boxed a CHRIS BOTTI sets, and double albums with running time of DANE COOK 100 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE (COLUMBIA 'SONY MUSICI minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/ HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED COMEDY CENTRAL 0017 (16.98 CD DVM + RONNIE - MILSAP or tapes. Certification for net shipments of 100,000 units (Oro). Certification STRAYLIGHT RUN 44 32 72 JUST FOR A THRILL (IMAGE) of 200,000 units (Platino). 2 Certification of 400,000 units (Multi -Platino(. STRAYLIGHT RUN VICTORY 229 (13.98) DIANA KRALL RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE el 49 21 THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM (VERVE /VG) SINGLES CHARTS ANTOLOGIA DE UN REY FREDDIE 1890 (16.98) KEITH JARRETT RIAA certification for 100,000 paid downloads (Gold). SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY 46 43 17 RADIANCE (ECM /UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP( RIAA certification for 200,000 paid downloads (Platinum). Numeral within LIVE KINGDOM 1011. BOOKWORLD (17.98/11.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS platinum indicates SHADOWS FALL symbol song's multiplatinum level. 42 35 VERVE //UNMIXED3(VERVE /VG) THE WAR WITHIN CENTURY MEDIA 8228 (13.98 CD/DVT THE GAME MUSIC VIDEO SALES CHARTS 48 40 8 JOYOUS ENCOUNTER IB_ L NOTE) WEST COAST RESURRECTION GET LOW 4570 (17 90 RIAA gold certification for net shipment of 25,000 units for video singles. HARRY BILLY GILMAN CONNICK, JR. RIAA gold certification for net shipment of 50,000 units for shortform or ONLY YOU (COLUMBIA '. + MUSIC) EVERYTHING AND MORE IMAGE 2694 (15.98) longform videos. RIAA platinum certification for net shipment of 50,000 units DAVID SANBORN JUNIOR M.A.F.I.A. for RIAA platinum CLOSER (VERY_ . video singles. certification for sales of 100,000 units for RIOT MUSIK MEGA MEDIA 01 (15.98) shortform or longform videos. JANE MONHEIT TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE ONY CLASSICAL/SONY MUSIC) DVD SALES/VHS SALES /VIDEO RENTALS TOP INDEPENDENT ALBUMS: Independent Albums are current titles that are sold VARIOUS ARTISTS via independent distribution, including those that are fulfilled via major branch PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: NEW ORLEANS (PUTUMAYO) RIAA gold certification for net shipment of 50.000 units or $1 million in sales at distrib- utors. WORLD, NEW AGE AND BILLBOARD.BIZ: See chart legend for rules and RENEE OLSTEAD suggested retail price. RIAA platinum certification for sales of 100,000 units L expla- afions. 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All RENEE OLSTEAD (143,,REPRISE /WARNER BROS.) or $2 million in sales at suggested retail price. IRMA gold certification for a rights reserved. JOHN PIZZARELLI minimum sale of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 million at retail for theatri- KNOWING YOU (TELARC JAllRELARC) cally released programs: or of at least 25,000 units and $1 million at suggested VARIOUS ARTISTS retail for non-theatrical titles. IRMA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 20 BEST OF JAll (MADACY SPECIAL PRODUCTS /MADACY) 250,000 units or a dollar volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released programs, and of at least, 50,000 units and $2 million at suggested retail for non - theatrical titles. 72 Go to www.billboard.biz for complete chart data Data for week of JUNE 4, 2005

www.americanradiohistory.com HOT VIDEOCLIPS @VIDEO SALES DATA SNES DATA COMPILED BY MONITOR COMPILED BY Based on audience- weighted plays from MTV. VH1, BET and CMT, and non - weighted plays from sigtet other channels, as monitored by Nielsen Broadcast COMPILED BY SEE BELOW FOR COMPLETE LEGEND INFORMAT Nieln Nielsen Data Systems. See Chart Legend for rules and explanations. it. , 2005, VNU Broabast Data VioeoScan Business Media. Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. Nielsen Syst.rs SoundScan JU LALJNC'4 I I 201 HO"' TOP VIDEOCLIPS VIDEO MONITOR 4 HEAt'SEEKERS o xB TITLE ARTIST Title á3 3c. ,RTIST (IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST TITLE . LABEL & NUMBER DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) f3 -SHOT #1 BOBBY PINSON a OH SOOT Man Like Me CIARA EEPZW YGRIS O RCA NASHVILLE 68173/RLG (17.98) JUST A LIL BIT GREATEST HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS 2 2 4 4 45 The Silence In Black And White 50 CENT SHADY /AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE GAINER VICTORY 220' (13.98) WE BELONG TOGETHER MARIAH CAREY, WE BELONG TOGETHER JEFF BATES 3 1 5 3 > 32'i Rainbow Man MARIAH CAREY ISLAND /IDJMG CIARA FEAT. LUDACRIS, GH .: RCA NASHVILLE 67071 /RLG (17.98/11.98) WAIT 9 BLOC PARTY 4 4 3 THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT, HATE IT OR LOVE n 4 Silent Alarm PING YANG TWINS COLLIPARK /TVT VICE DIM MAK 93815' /ATLANTIC (13.98) KILLERS, MR. BRIGHTSIDE DREAMS AMOS LEE 5 9 3 12 Amos THE NELLY FEAT. JUNG TRU & KING JACOB, ERRTIME Lee GAME AFTERMATH /G- UNIT/ INTERSCOPE I LUE NOTE 97350 (12.98) TOUCH 6 WEEZER, BEVERLY HILLS SHOOTER JENNINGS 8 8 5 12 Put The O Back In Country OMARION T.U.G. /EPIC UNIVERSAL SOUTH 003816' (13.98) 7 GREEN DAY, HOLIDAY GRIND WITH ME CELTIC WOMAN 7 10 3 GWEN STEFANI, HOLLABACK GIRL 11' Celtic Woman PRETTY RICKY ATLANTIC MANHATTAN 60233 (18.98) HATE IT OR LOVE IT SYSTEM OF A DOWN, BYOB DAMIEN RICE 0 8 14 7 pr 2 77 THE GAME FEAT. 50 CENT AFTERMATH /G- UNIT /INTERSCOPE U2, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN DRM /VECTOR 48507/WARNER BROS. (18.98) O HOLLABACK GIRL THE BABY EINSTEIN MUSIC BOX ORCHESTRA 9 6 4 31 Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE BUENA VISTA 861085/WALT DISNEY (7.98) 1 ALL BECAUSE OF YOU PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF BETTY 10 13 4 2 Pray For The Soul Of Betty MARQUES HOUSTON FEAT. YOUNG ROME TO GJUNNERSALNMRG ` BABY PRODUCTIONS 5837 /KOCH (15.98) - .t6rSS JULIUS CILET ME HOLD YOU LIL' BOOSIE AND WEBBIE 11 YING YANG TWINS, WAIT 1 11Ew Gangsta Musik BOW WOW FEAT. OMARION COLUMBIA TRILL 6330 (17.98) 50 CENT, JUST A LIL BIT MR. BRIGHTSIDE THE RED CHORD 12 16 6 12 HEW Clients THE KILLERS ISLAND /IDJMG OMARION, TOUCH METAL BLADE 14516 (11.98) THAT CIARA FEAT. LUDACRIS, DH 29` RISE AGAINST 13 15 2 LIKE Siren Song Of The Counter Culture MEMPHIS BLEEK ROC -A- FELLA /DEF JAM /IDJMG GEFFEN 002967/ INTERSCOPE (9.98) GAME, DREAMS Wv Cll GIVE ME THAT ROBERT EARL KEEN MARQUES HOUSTON, ALL BECAUSE Of YOU 14 2 .ROBERT What I Really Mean 14 WEBBIE FEAT. BUN B TRILL/ASYLUM 9810 /KOCH (17.98) 7 SOMETIMES YOU CANT MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN PRETTY RICKY, GRIND WITH ME NB RIDAZ 15 18 D 21 nb ridaz.com U2 INTERSCOPE BOW WOW FEAT. OMARION, LET ME HOLD YOU it NASTYBOY 1020 /UPSTAIRS (13.98)

DEM BOYZ N DEM OSTO VICENTE FERNANDEZ 18 20 2 9 " BOYZ DA HOOD, to 8 Mis Corridos Consentidos BOYZ N DA HOOD BAD BOY 'Pi DISCOS 95624 (12.98) 10 WEBBIE, GIVE ME THAT ERRTIME I THE RAVEONETTES 17 11 5'` 3 Pretty In Black NELLY FEAT. JUNG TRU & KING JACOB DERRTYNNMERSAWMRG IF. THE ORCHARD /COLUMBIA 92875/SONY MUSIC (11.98) AMERICAN BABY NATALIE GRANT 18 17 3 9 Awaken DAVE MATTHEWS BANE RCA/RMG IID CURB 78860 (17.98) SLOW DOWN AVENTURA 19 7 6 -4 4 God's Project BOBBY VALENTINO DTP /DEF JAMADJMG KENNY CHESNEY, OLD BLUE CHAIR PREMIUM LATIN 94082 /SONY DISCOS (13.98)

CIIBEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA 00 FAIRCHILD 20 JOE NICHOLS, 5 3SHELLY Ride KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 90355/SONY MUSIC (11.98) KEITH URBAN, MAKING MEMORIES OF OS LA TORTURA ANA BARBARA /JENNIFER PENA 21 21 2 Ill LOT OF LEAVIN' LEFT TO DO :3 9 Confesiones SHAKIRA FEAT. ALEJANDRO SANZ SONY DISCOS /EPIC DIERKS BENTLEY, FONOVISA 351791/ÚG (14.98) O+ SWITCH TOBY KEITH, HONKYTONK U ZOEGIRL 22 24 3 9 10 Room To Breathe WILL SMITH OVERBROOK/INTERSCOPE SPARROW 73296 JO DEE MESSINA, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED Ili (12.98) HOLIDAY MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR 23 12 5 TRACE ADKINS, SONGS ABOUT ME .4 13 Not By Might, Nor By Power GREEN DAY REPRISE -: MALACO 6035 (16.98/10.98) MONTGOMERY GENTRY, GONE I'M A HUSTLA RAY LAMONTAGNE 24 5 4 -2 29 Trouble CASSIDY FULL SURFACE /J /RMG RASCAL FLATTS, HERE'S TO YOU li RCA 63459/RMG (11.98) OLD BLUE CHAIR LEANN RIMES, PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE THIS WAY BANE The Note KENNY CHESNEY BNA EQUAL VISION 972 (12.98) THE ROCKET SUMMER Hello, Good Friend. NEW THE MILITIA GROUP 031 (15.98) THE AMBASSADOR 11) NEW The Thesis CROSS MOVEMENT 30011 (17.98) OLGA TANON 28 A 5 Una Nueva Mujer SONY DISCOS 95679 (16.98) CITIZEN COPE 12 7 The Clarence Greenwood Recordings W cp RCA 52114/RMG (11.98) TITLE Principal Performers LABEL DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) M.I.A. it9 / & NUMBER 7C (7 9 Arular XL 004844' /INTERSCOPE (13.98) 1 ELVIS BY THE PR.9 Elvis Presley RCA/BMG VIDEO 67884 {24.98 DVD) MUSE ` a36 61 Absolution ; . TASTE MEDIA 48733 /WARNER BROS. (14.98) STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SETH 2 1 3 The London Symphony Orchestra And London Voices (John Moms) SONY CLASSICAL VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT94200 (18.98 CD/E40) 6 TOVAR 2RICO La Historia De Un Idolo FAMILY JEWELS FONOVISA 351939/ÚG (14.98) 3 3 P AC /DC D EPIC MUSIC VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 58843 (19.98 DO) THE ARCADE FIRE D 25 Funeral MERGE 225' (15.98) 13 CHOSEN FEW: EL DOCUMENTAL Chosen Few FEW RIZEN CHOSEN /URBAN BOX OFFICE 12061 (13.98 CD /DVD) RiZen 2 ARTEMIS GOSPEL 51624/ARTEMIS (17.98) THE DOCUMENTARY The Game INTERSCOPE -ÿ, KURT PROJECT ` VIDEO /UNIVERSAL MUSIC 8 VIDEO DIST. 004413 (1998 DVD) ` CARR One Church GREATEST GOSPO CENTRIC 70058 /ZOMBA (17.98) 2. HITS Creed v: NDUP VIDEO/BMG VIDEO 13103 (13.98 CD/DVD) 36 3£ 2 Rebelde MTV ULTIMATE MASH -UPS PRESENTS: COLLISION COURSE EMII LATIN 75852 (14.98) 21." Jay -Z/Linkin Park ROC -A- FELLA/DEF JAM /WARNER BROS. /WARNER MUSIC VISION 33628 (19.98 DVD/CD) - ;- JOY WILLIAMS 3 Genesis LIVE AT DONINGTON REUNION 10082 (13.98) 8 8- AC /DC D EPIC MUSIC VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 56963 (14.98 D /D) BARLOWGIRL 38 3E -ENTRY Barlowgirl FERVENT 30049 (14.98) FEARLESS FREAKS The Flaming Lips SHOUT! FACTORY/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CAFE TACUBA 111: IC21 32634 (24.98 0V]) Un Viaje . UNIVERSAL LATINO 004461 (15.98) O+ 7 BEST OF PANTERA: FAR BEYOND THE GFEAT SOUTHERN COWBOYS' VULGAR HITS Poyet 10 7.4 ELEKTRATEL /RHINO HOME VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 73932 (18.lß CD /DVD) ACCEPTANCE 3 4 Phantoms COLUMBIA 89016/SONY MUSIC (11.98) LIVE FROM BONNAROO 2004 Various Artists /BMG DECEMBERISTS SANCTUARY VIDEO 88407 (29.98 DVD) 29 g Picaresque LIVE IN THE LOU KILL ROCK STARS 60425 (16.98) 12 /BASSASSINS Story Of The Year WARNER BROS. /WARNER HOME VIDEO 48841 (21.98 CD /DVD) J MOSS The J Moss Project PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE GOSPO CENTRIC 70068 /ZOMBA (17.98) 13 10 71, Rob Zombie GEFFEN HOME VIDEO /UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST. 001041 ('8.98 CD /DVD) 43 44 46 Finally Woken nON21JSis (1z sa) 14 NEw PSALMS, HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS Donnie McClurkin VERITY /ZOMBA VIDEO 60008 (19.98 DVD) C CAESARS Paper Tigers ASTRALWERKS 60828 (12.98) 15 N LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX Lucinda Williams NEW WEST RECORDS DVD) SECTA ALLSTAR 80059 (19.98 17 3LA Consejo 43 UNIVERSAL LATINO 457702 (14.98) ANYWHERE BUT HOME Evanescence j3 ir11 WIND -UP VIDEO /BMG VIDEO 13106 (25.98 CD/DVD) MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE 48 33 6 You'll Rebel To Anything CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL (2 DISC SET) METROPOLIS 365' (11.98) It15 2t Eric Clapton ja WARNER THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO STRATEGIC MARKETING/WARNER MUSIC VISION 70378 :29.98 DVD) 47 43 9.:` Sunrise Over Sea BEHIND HAZEL EYES - LAVA 93804/ÁG (13.98) 18 14 ? Kelly Clarkson VENTURA DISTRIBUTION 24092 (14.98 DVD) THE BABY EINSTEIN MUSK BOX ORCHESTRA .: J4e ' NEW Baby 6rsteín: Traveling Melodies -A Concert For Little Ears NUMBER BUENA VISTA 861320/WALT DISNEY (7.98) 19 13 E! ONES Michael Jackson EPIC MUSIC VIDEO MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT STEVE GREEN /SONY 56999 (14.98 DVD) 4E NEW The Adventures Of Sir Bernard The Good Knight AFTERGLOW LIVE SPARROW 93050 (14.98) 20 9 Sarah McLachlan El ARISTA/BMG VIDEO (22.98 DVD/CD) ARMOR FOR SLEEP 64543 t7. RE -ENTRY What To Do When You Are Dead THE - EQUAL VISION 104 (13 981 21 GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE Sex Pistols SHOUT! FACTORY/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 30017 (19.98 VD) LIVE 22 AT THE GREEK Josh Grobau BREAKING & ENTERING 71 1;(5 16 143 /REPRISE MUSIC VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 38624 (28.98 DVD/CD) 1 GREATEST HITS 1978 -1997 -1e debut album by R &B /pop newcomer Natalie, who is on the Latium tour with Baby 23 20 .B Journey COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 56032 (34.98 DVD) 8331 and = rankie J, enters The Billboard 200 at No. 16 this issue. Discover artists making LED ZEPPELIN :ioir inaugural Billboard chart runs each week in Breaking & Entering on billboard.com. 24 18 H Led Zeppelin ATLANTIC VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 970198 (29.98 DVD) the best- selling albums by new and developing acts, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of The Billboar 21 QUEEN: LIVE AT WEMBLEY '86 25 Queen 200- I.a Heatseekers title reaches that level, it and the act's subsequent albums are immediately ineligible to appear on the : HOLLYWOOD MUSIC VIDEO/UNIVERSAL MUSIC S VIDEO DIST. 162400 (19.98/19.98) Hea.seekers chart. See Chart Legend for rules and explanations. © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, I All r 'ts reserved.

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www.americanradiohistory.com SINGLES & TRAcKs JUN 4 Chart Codes: CS (Hot Country Songs); H100 (Hot 100 Songs); LT (Hot Latin Songs); POP (Pop 100 Song 2005 sn1I(á INDEX and RBH (Hot R &B /Hip-Hop Sonos). TITLE (Publisher - L.icensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. Chart. Position.

1, 2 STEP (Royalty Rightings ASCAPHitco South, ASCAP/Hitco South, ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, GET CRUNK (Swale, ASCAP/Jay Music tinctive Music, BMI), WBM POP 96 NO ONE'LL EVER LOVE ME (EMI Blackwood SO MUCH MORE (Warner- Tamerlane, BMVJoey & ASCAP/Music 101, ASCAP/VVamer-Tamerlane, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Pladis, ASCAP), HL, ASCAP/White Rhino, BMVSwizole, BMVEMI April, PM A HUSTLA (Larsiny, ASCAP /Swizz Beat BMI/EMI April, ASCAP/Castle Street, ASCAP/Music Music. BMVBubba Gee, BMVNoontime Tunes, BMVMass H100 48 POP 31 ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL RBH 68 ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/WB, Highway, HUWBM CS 54 BMVZomba Songgss BM ), WBM RH Confusion, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP, WBM, H100 34; CAUGHT UP (Songs Of Universal BMVSlavery, GET IT POPPIN' (Warner- Tamerlane BMVJoey & ASCAP/Carter Boys, ASCAPNirginia Beach, NOTHIN' TO LOSE (Almo ASCAP/Kevin Savigar, SONGS ABOUT ME (EMI Blackwood, BMVShaye POP 26 BMVFamily Bizness Muzik BMVOJIm, BMVKam Storch,ch, ASCAP/TVT, ASCAP ASCAP), HL/WBM, H100 38 POP 80; RBH 8 ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/Chaggy Buss, ASCAP), Smith, BMVCareers-BMG, BMVSagrabeaux Songs, 1 THING (Mi Suk, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/EMI Kam's Music, BMI), HL, RBH 90 1-1100n Music B MVVSRBH PM READY Mint Factory, ASCAP) RBH 73 HL, H100 92 BMI HL/WBM, CS 2; H100 59 Blackwood, BMVDam Rich, BMVEMI U Catalog, CHARIOT (G. DeGraw Music, BMIM'amer- Tamerlane, GET RIGHT (Dam Rich, BMVEMI Blackwood. INCOMPLETE (Word, ASCAP / Glomo Music, NUMB/ENCORE (Zomba, SO SEDUCTIVE (Yayo Music, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP) HUWBM, H100 41; POP 48; RBH 14 BMI WBM, H100 49 POP 33 BMVUnichappell, BMVEMI April, ASCAP), HL/WBM, ASCAP/Universal- PolyGram International, Bad Mr. B MVÑodiscntuos n ASCAP/50 Cent, ASCAP/Merza Publishing, (Universal. 4TH OF JULY ASCAP/Faster N Harder CHARLIE LAST NAME: WILSON (Zomba Songs, POP 82, RBH 84 ASCAP/Mgelou ASCAPBigqht Bank, ASCAP/My Agreement,gCAg MVRob Bourdon, BMV(enli Kobayashi,y , ASCAP/EMI April. ASCAP) HL RBH 54 Music, ASCAP), HL CS 50 GIRL (Sony/ATV Tunes, ASCAPBe once, Getaway Driver ASCAP), HUWBM H10013; POP 9 BMVPancakey Cakes, BMVCarter Boys ASCAP/EMI SO WHAT (IF YOU GOT A BABY) (Tents Of Kedar, 70 FAST ((Gamelock, ASCAP/ZEG Publishing CLASS REUNION (THAT USED TO BE US) ASCAP/Helendria, ASCAP/Micheffe MW, ASCAP/Its INCREDIBLE FEELIN' (Slim Thug, BMVBubba Gee, April, ASCAP/Ye World Music, ASCAP), HL/WBM, ASCAP/Hollow Thigh, ASCAP /Careers-BMG, BMI) ASCAP/Booboodid Publishing, BMI) RBH 99 (Sony/AN Tree BMVSivteen Stars, BMVHOriPro, A Wonderful World Music, BMVChristopher Garrett, BMVNoontime Tunes BMVWarner- Tamerlane, POOP 50 RBH 79 BMVSuper ID, ASCAP/Top Mule, ASCAP/Sassy ASCAP/Hitco South, ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, BMVlshmoot Music, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI(, NUMBER ONE (John Legend, BMVCherry River, SO WHAT THE FUSS (Steveland Morris, ASCAP) Mule, ASCAP/Don Pfrimmer, ASCAP/The Loving ASCAP/EMI Full Keel, ASCAP/EMI Longitude, HLVVBM RBH 87 BMVEMI Blackwood BMVPlease Gimme My Pub- RBH 55 Company, ASCAP/Wixen, ASCAP), HL, CS 32 BMVAnggela Beyince, ASCAP/Hitco Music, BMVEMI IN THE KITCHEN (Zomba Songs, BMVR.Kelly, BMI), lishing, BMVWamer -Tamerlane, BM), SPEED OF SOUND (BMG Songs. ASCAP, HL H100 AUIUS AMUH TE VAS (EMIT Songs, AJI;AY/AIIPa, COLD Sugarstar, BMI( POP 53 April) HL H100 28' POP 40' RBH 10 WBM, POP 76 RBH 23 CLM /HUWBM, RBH 92 29 POP 36 (WB, BMI LT 24 COWDE (HKD Music, BMVWarner- Tamerlane. GIRL IGHT (Kakeni Music, ASCAP/Beats Me. I PUY CHICKEN WITH THE TRAIN (Muzik Mafia NUMBER ONE SPOT ASCAP/Universal STAY WITH ME (BRASS BED) (Sony/AN Cross AGAIN (Chyna Baby BMVUniversal, ASCAP/Teta- BMVTentative BMI), WBM, H100 26' POP 20 ASCAP/Lil Jon 00017 Music, BMl5hite Rhino, ASCAP/WB ASCAP/Rich Texan, ASCAP/EMI Black- ASCAP), HL/WBM, H100 70; POP 71; RBH 30 Keys, AggSCAP /Only, BMVTerry McBnde BMVStill grammaton, ASCAP/Nivac Tyke, ASCAP /Jesse Jaye, COMO PUDISTE (EMI April. ASCAP /Cunhill Road BMI /Songs Of Fèer, BMVMarchninth ASCAP/Gnat BMVRounded. BMVPotry Mouth, BMI), wood, Working BM17Wilmington Road, ASCAPBeach Global, ASCAP/lhe Robinson Music ASCAP/Perez Soto, BMVWamerTameriane, BMI( LT Booty. ASCAP/Chrysalis, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, HUWBM, POP 97 For HM, n, 39 Group, BMV29 Black Music. BMI), HL. H100 67: 17 BMI) HL H100 23' POP 44; RBH 29 I SEE ME (Sony /AN Acuff Rose, BMI/Post Oak. STILL TIILPIN' (2 Players BMVCarnival Beats GIVE ME CHAT (Trill Productions ASCAP/My Own RBH 11 CONTRA VIENTOS Y MAREAS (NB, BMI/Lavender-Zoo Music, BM), HL, CS 53 rot Avenue ASCAPBMG Songs, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/Mike Jones, BMI/Paul (Careers AINT GOT NOTHING (Crump Tight ASCAP/Trill Pro- ASCAP/Muziekuitgeveris Artemis BV. BMI) LT 12 Chit. BMVChase Chad, ASCAP/the Waters Of ITS A HEARTACHE -BMG, BMI/Lojo, April, ASCAP/bemis Hot Songs, ASCAP/Black Foun- Wall. ASCAP/Slim Thug, BMVEMI Blackwood, ductions. ASCAP/9W4L. BMI) RBI-I97 THE CORNER (Songs Of Universal. BMVSenseless, Nazareth, BMI /EMI Blackwood. BMI( H100 66: RBH BMVPEN BMI) CS 30 tain, ASCAP/Tank 1176, ASCAP/Anthony_Nance SCAP), HL, H1Ó0 94; POP 86; RBH 15 AIRE (Ser-Ca, BMI) LT 6 BMVPlease Gimme My Publishing, BMVGetting Out ITS LIKE THAT (Rye Songs BMVSongs Of Universal. Muzik, ASCAP/Antonio Dixon's Muzik ASCAPrving, 57 GO HOME (EMI Blackwood, BMI/Jelinda, BMVWB, ALCOHOL (EMI April. ASCAP/Sea Gayle. ASCAP), Our Dreams, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMVBe Bop Or Be BMVShaniah Cymone, ASCAP/EMI April, BMW D Duz It BMI) H100 89; POP /2; RBH 36 SUGAR (GIMME SOME) (Index Music ASCAP/Seri- HL, CS 24 Dead Music, ASCAP/TunesBy Dune, ASCAP), HL, ASCAP/Mailbox Money Music. ASCAP), HL/WBM, ASCAP/Seal Music, ASCAP/BMG Songs OBSESION (NOAR) ES MO (Premium Latin, ous Scriptures, ASCAP/First N' Gold, BMVTrick N' RBH 48 CS 57 April, ALGO ESTA CAMBIANDO ((mein, BMVDoble ASCAP/Naked Under My Clothes ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP), WBM, LT 3 Rick, BMVLudacris, ASCAP/EMI ASCAP/Uni- COIN' CRAZY (Natboogie Publishing, POP RBH Acuarela Songs ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMI) LT 38 CROSS MY MIND (Universal ASCAP /Jatcat ASCAP), HL. H100 64; 38; 63 OBSESSION NO ES AMOR) (Premium Latin, versal ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane. BMI), HL, H100 ASCAP/ChaChavez Music ASCAP/EMI April, ALGO MAS (EMI April, ASCAP) LT 7 ASCAP/Blue's Baby, ASCAP /Jay -Qui, ASCAP/To I UNDERSTAND (Bad Bady Music. ASCAP) RBH 83 ASCAP) WBM, H100 25' POP 24 22' POP 15 /Shape AU. BECAUSE OF YOU (tresses First Born Music, Gravity, ASCAP, HL, RBH 78 ASCAP The World Publishing, SESAC /BOt OH (Ro ajty Rightings ASCAP/Hitco South SUNDAY MORNING (Careers -BMG, BMVFebruary BMVWilkinson Ave., BMVMilYork City Music. World, ASCAP/Latins Goin' Platinum, BMI), HL ASCAP/Music 101, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/Dirty Twenty Second BMVBMG Songs, ASCAPNalenhne H100 46; POP ASCAP/Jerome Jones. SESACMotting Hill Songs. 30 Dre, ASCAP/Urdacris ASCAP/Universal- PolyGram Valentine ASCAP)ASCAP), HL, POP 63 GONE (Gottahaveable. BMVLove Monkey, BMI/Songs SESAC/Fèermusic Ill, BMVYoung Piano. SESAC /AIT JERK R OUT (Universal- PulyGram International, International Tunes, SCAC /Jahgae Joints SWITCH reyball, Of Windswept Pacific BMVSony/AN Tree, BMI(, HL, Music Blac Muzik, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP), HL, H100 nivernâl ASGAr/Märy J. äuge, ASCAPRelegrammusic. ASCAP)), HL, POP 73 SESAC/EMI April, ASCAP), HL, H100 3; POP 12; B I/Alno, BMVBrothers Grimm CS 13; H 100 POP 76; RBH 19 ASCAPBIackWallStreet BMVEachlTeachl, 84; 94 JUST A LIL BR (50 Cent, ASCAP/Universal, RBH 3 ASCAP/Mariesonmusic, BMI) H100 9; POP 5 GOODBYE TIME (Sony /AN Tree, BMI) CS 19 ALL I DO (Gold Forever, BMVStone Diamond, ASCAP /50 Cent, ASCAP/Dade Co Project Music, ASCAP/Scott Storch, ASCAP/NT. ASCAP), HL, OKAY (White Rhino, BMVDruggstore ASCAP/Peer- THE GOOD LIFE (EMI April, ASCAP/Sea Gayle. BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI), RBH 98 BMVZumba Songs, BMVGolden Fleece, BMVMured, H100 4' POP 14, 5 tunes, SESACMaIe Yeah SESAC/Songs Of Puer, ASCAP/Nlosaic Music BMI HL CS 55 ALMOST (Zomba, ASCAP /Drop Your Pants, BMI), HL H100 77; RBH 22 JUST A MOMENT (Zomba, ASCAP/111 Will, BMIMlorningsidetail ASCAP/Nivea B. Hamilton, GOTTA GO GOTTA LEAVE (Sony/ATV ASCAP/Sonotrack, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI). DEAR SUMMER (Carter Boys, ASCAP/EMI April RED ASCAP/Notting Dale. ASCAP/Mawkeen's, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMI), 11V' iN ' T 11 rl :lac Tunes, ASCAPNSG Tunes, SCAP /JuneBugSpade, HL/WBM H100 73' POP 43 ASCAP/F.O.B., ASCAP/Mchoma. BMVNodlew, BM), ASCAP/Clifford Peacock Publishing Designee, HUWBM POP 51; RBH 47 wood BMVRising Gorge, BMI C 22 ASCAP, HL RBH 60 AMERICAN BABY (Golden Grey, ASCAP/Rnco Pub- HL RBH 61 BMVWarner-Tamerlane, BMVBernard's Other ORDINARY PEOPLE John Legend, MVwill.i.am, TECHNOLOGIC )HL 87 GOTTA MAKE IT (April's Boy Music BMVKharatroy, lishing, ASCAP/Bat Future, BMI/Songs Of Universal, DEM BOYZ (Regina's Son. ASCAP/Dieniahmar BMVSony /AN Songs. BMI(, HINVBM, RBFI 72 BMVCherry River, CLIWHL, RBH 21 THT WT LOVEABOUT ASCAP/Uncle Bobbies Music, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI),1-1L, H100 53. POP 46 Music, ASCAP /Jeery Music, BMVFIywid It. BMI /Grif- Cross Keys, ASCAP/Drivers Ed, ASCAP /Sony /AN BMVKim Hoglund Publishing Designee, AMOR DEL BUENO Monster Music, ASCAP) LT 21 fin Ga. Finest BMVEMI April. ASCAPAshmoot Tree, BMVCake Taker, BMVMarch, BMI(, HL CS 9; ASCAP/MighN Three, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane AND THEN WHAT (Copyright Control/Money Mack, Music BMV14amer-Tamerlane, BMI) RBH 32 H100 58; POP 74 BMVStayin High Music, ASCAP /Alma, ASCAP/WB, BMI) RBH 62 DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE (Please Gimme ook Ot Daniel, ASCAPÆMI April, THROWBACK (U.R. N ASCAP/EMI April ASCAP. HUWBM RBH 58 AN HONEST MISTAKE (Amalfi Coast Music, BMI) My Publishing, BMVGetting Out Our Dreams. ASCAP How, ASCAP), HL, H100 45; POP 19 PICKFIAWERS(EMIApril, ASCAP/Romeo ASCAP/F.O.B., ASCAP/N,Q.C. ASCAP /Ohristopher GRIND WITH ME (Blue Star Publishing BMVBIack POP 88 BMVEMI Blackwood. BMVFOur Deuce Publishing, KEG IN THE CLOSET (Sony Milene, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Keys, Mathew, BMVHitco Music, BMVSongs Of Boy Hatchet. BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI), HL. 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ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane, BMVJoey & Ryan LASE CONTROL (Mass Confusion, ASCAP B, ASCAP/Elvis Mambo ASCAP/Blotter, ASCAP/Music DROP R LIKE ITS HOT (My Own Chit, BMVEMI ASCAP/Royalty Rightings, ASCAP/Warner- amer - Blackwood BMI LT46 Beautiful, SESAC/Slay The Giant, SESAC/Marathon Music, BMVSongs Of Lastrada, BMVSaja. BVEMI Of Windswept ASCAP/Harajuka Lober Music, Blackwood, BMVThe Waters Of Nazareth Key II Music, BMWJarner-Tamerlane, BMVSongs Of lane, BMVBig Colorado Music BMVDeep Space UNTITLED (HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN TO ME ?) Blackwoc . HUWBM POP 84 ASCAP/Jerry Bock Enterprises, BMVK'Stuff, BMVCareers-BMG, BMVRaynchaser, BM), HL, RBH (WB. ASCAP /Wet Wheelie, SOCANMigh-Mainte- The Collective, BMVBack In The Saddle, ASCAP), HOLD YOU DOWN (SPRING MIX) (Sony /AN Music, BMVPublishing Corp. Of America, BMI/Pure BMVMHO), HUWBM, H100 35; POP 25 WBM CS 56 39 [new, BMI) WBM H100 69; RBH 35 nnce, SOCAN), WBM, H100 63; POP 35 (Sony Songs. BMVCori Dffani, BMVGregory Christopher BEST OF YOU M.J. 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BMVShaniah Cymone ASCAP/EMI April, BMtMoontimeTunes BMVWamer-Tamerlane, ASCAPBLA,ASCAP,WBM,CS59 HOW TO DEAL (SoulSick Muzik, BMVJumpinng Bean, SIRING WAIITNG WISHING (Bubble Toes, ASCAP/Seal Music, ASCAP/BMG Soros BMVlshmoot Music, BMI(, HL/WBM, H100 24; POP BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS (INS, BMVBBM, SESACBabyboys Little, SESAC /Noon- MANANA QUE YA NO ESTES (Garmex, BMI LT 45 ASCAPUniversal, ASCAP HL, H100 86; POP 62 ASCAP/Naked Under My Clothes, ASCAP/Chrysalis, 27 RBH 64 ASCAP/Green Daze, ASCAP, WBM, H100 19; POP time South, SESAC) H1D0 90' POP 58 QUE YO (Universal -Musica Unica, BMI) LT SIRIN IDEWAYZ (Paul Wall, ASCAP /Camival ASCAP/Sony/ATV Songs, BMVHip Chic, BMVEpic 18 EVEHYT1ME YOU GO AWAY (Cancelled Lunch, HOW WE DO (50 Cent, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/J. 43 Beats ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/Carnival, ASCAP, Solar, BMVMister Johnson's Jams AMVWarner- ASCAP/Universal- Polygram International, ASCAP, BREAKAWAY (Friends Of Seagulls, ASCAP/Five Taylor For BlackWallStreet ASCAP/Each1Teach1. 14 HL RBH 80 Tamerlane, BMVBallads B), HL/WBM, H100 1; POP Card, ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, ASCAP/WB, HL RBH 49 ASCAP /Ain( Nuthin' Goin' On But Funking M SSISSIPILP 1-NB, ASCAP/Love Everybody, SLOW DOWN ht Werk. BMVRme4Flytes 2'RBH1 BMVSongs ASCAP/G Matt, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP/ Avril Lavigne, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Elvis Mambo, ASCAP/Blotter, SESAC/Eve's Guy, SESAC /Carol Vincent And Associ- Of BMVSongo Of The WE GOT THAT (Breka Music, BMVTrunk 2 Trunk, Knoll, SOCAN HLWBM,H10040 ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, ASCAP), HL/WBM, ates SESAC CS 18 BMVCherry River BMVSongs Off SKG, BMI(, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood BMI), HL RBH 88 H100 POP BREATHE (2 AM.) (MniBonnaMusic, ASCAP, H100 50' POP 41 MOCKINGBIRD (Eight Mile Style, BMVJaceff. CLM 11; 55; RBH 2 WELCOME TO JAMROtK (Biddah Muzik SO FRESH (Blair Music, RBH WBM, H100 56; POP 49 FALL TU PIECES (Aime, ASCAP/Avril Lavigne, HOY COMO AYER (Maximo Aguirre, BMI) LT 5 ASCAPBesto World, ASCAP/Nueve Music, ASCAP, Daryl ASCAP) 56 ASCAP/ZNS Publishing, ASCAP/EMI April SOLDIER (Sonyy/AN Tunes ASCAPBeyonce, BRING EM OUT (Carter Boys ASCAP/EMI April, SOCANNnder Zenith SOCAN) HL POP 85 HYPNOTIC (Zomba Songs, BMVR.Kelly, BMVEMI WBM POP 52 ASCAP/Universal -Songs Of Polytram, BMI(, HL, ASCAP/Xelendria, ASCAP/Wamer-Tamerlane BMVDomani And Ya FAST CARS AND FREEDOM (Sony/ATV Cross Keys. April, ASCAP/No Question EnL ASCAP/J. Basco, MOTIVATION (Domani And Ya Majesty's Music, ASCAP/Michelle MW, RBH 42 ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMVDam Rich Majeslys Music, ASCAP/Swizz Beat, ASCAP/Uni- ASCAP /Only` BMVMajor Bob, ASCAP/Sweet Sum- ASCAP/Desert Storm, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI), ASCAP/Toompstone, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI), HL. 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Island Def Jam Music Group in New York promotes r n urc INSIDE TRACK yo to IPO, and the fact of the IPO," he says. -Lars Brandie Jana Fleishman to VP of publicity. She was senior direc- tor. IDJMG also appoints Karen Wiessen CISAC NO VACATION VP of media and artists relations. She was national director of media When the members of CISAC meet June 9 in Dublin, it will be their first gen- and artist relations at Island Records. eral assembly since changing statutes in October 2004. The Paris -based organi- Virgin Records in New York appoints Jennifer Mc- zation's 20- member board of directors will meet two days earlier. In an effort to streamline op- Daniels VP of urban marketing. She was director of mar- erations, the authors' and composers' societies partici- keting at EMI Music Marketing. pating in the assembly can send only one representative comeback, and Russell will continue to work with Lynn Praise Hymn Soundtracks in Nashville promotes i and one replacement. "Gone are the days when one could on select projects. Russell's upcoming plans include work James Hume to associate director of marketing and go on holiday to a CISAC assembly with family and nan- on a film she has written. recording programs. He was production coordinator. nies," one member tells Track. -Emmanue /Legrand Force's William Smithson will continue to handle PUBLISHING: Music Sales in Miami names Rene L. Flores account manager /Latin product specialist. He BILLIONAIRE'S REALITY Lynn's publicity in addition was account executive at Warner Bros. Publications. Artemis Records artist Sir Ivan -who recently scored an to adding new clients. ASCAP in New York names Adrian Ross associate international dance hit with "Peace on Earth " -is poised -Deborah Evans Price director of public affairs. He was director of alumni to become a star on the small screen. Sources say the 49- affairs at Berklee College of Music. year-old billionaire- banker -turned- artist is expected to ink COUNTRY HUNK CITY The Canadian Music Publishers Assn. in Toronto a deal for his own reality TV show. From what Track hears, As New York gears up to appoints Catharine Saxberg executive director. She held Sir Ivan has been in negotiations with a number of reality host its first ever Country the same position at the Radio Starmaker Fund. show executives, including producers of "Growing Up Music Assn. Awards this fall, Gotti." Surely, Sir Ivan's castle in the Hamptons will play many of Nashville's hottest HOME VIDEO: Universal Studios Home Entertainment in a major role in the show -just as it does June tz on the performers have been Universal City, Calif., names Mike DuBoise senior VP of cate- gory management and retail planning. He was senior director Travel Channel's "Grand Castles of America" program. spending time in the Big of North American customer marketing at Avery Dennison. -Michael Paoletta Apple to help promote the event. Track hears that Aaron Benward and former "The Young and the Restless" star Scott Expect the Reed MIDEM Organization to announce shortly Reeves -the members of the easy -on- the -eyes male duo the appointment of Jean -Pierre Bommel to the position Blue County -are currently in New York being photographed of VP of sales and business development for MIDEM Mar- for a calendar for CMA sponsor Chevrolet. With one of the ket North America. Bommel has held various marketing Curb act's fellow country artists (think Billy Currington) al- positions in such record companies as Sony and BMG in ready having graced the cover of Playgirl, Track can't help the United States. 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