VOL. LV, NO. 03, AUGUST 31, 1991 STAFF BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager JIM SHARP Vice President FRED L. GOODMAN Editor In Chief CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations LEE JESKE New York Editor KIMMY WIX Nashville Editor Editorial ALEX HENDERSON, Assoc. Ed. (LA) BRYAN DeVANEY, Assoc. Ed. (LA) SHELLY WEISS, Assoc. Ed., Publishing (L.A.) INSIDE THE BOX BERNETTA GREEN (N.Y.) WILMA MELTON (Nash.) COVER STORY STEVE GIUFFRIDA (Nash.) Chart Research Vanessa Williams: Breaking The JEFF KARP Coordinator (L.A.) Sophomore Jinx CLIFF GERKEN (Nash.) TERESACHANCE (Nash.) Mercury/Wing artist Vanessa Williams has just NATHAN W.(DXF) HOLSEY (LA) released her second album. The Comfort Zone. The lp CHERRY URESTI (L.A.) JIMMY PASCHAL (LA) promises to be an even bigger smash than her debut Production album, which went gold. In an exclusive interview, the JIM GONZALEZ stunning and confident songstress discusses her career. Art Director —see page 7 Circulation NINATREGUB, Manager CYNTHIA BANTA Publication Offices NEWS NEW YORK 1 57 W. 57th Street (Suite 1402) BMI’s Resounding Victory New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 This week BMI was awarded over $2 million in a Fax: (212) 582-2571 HOLLYWOOD copyright infringement lawsuit against Disney and 6464 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 605) BET cable channels. Frances Preston, president and ceo Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 of the performing rights society, believes the case will Fax: (213)464-3235 NASHVILLE pave the way for future royalties from cable airplay. 50 Music Square West (Suite #502) Nashville TN 37203-3212 —see page 3 Phone: (615) 329-2898 Fax:(615)320-5120 CHICAGO 1 442 S. st IL 61 Ave. , Cicero 60650 Phone: (708) 863-7440 BRAZIL CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. 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(CAPITOL) (PROSPECT/A&M) Copyright under Universal DEPARTMENTS Copyrigh t Convention. POST- News 3 MASTER: Send address changes to RAP SINGLE DANCE ALBUM Executives on the Move 3 CASH BOX, 157 W. 57th Street, Suite O.P.P. Country 17 1402, New York, NY 10019. The Beat Is Hot 25 Naught By Nature B.G. The Prince of Rap Coin Machine Gospel 22 (TOMMY BOY) (EPIC) Classifieds 27 CASH BOX AUGUST31, 1991 3 NEWS OURT TUNES: BMI calls it a "resounding victory": the findings of a federal district court judge Motown Records ON THE in Washington that dismissed all claims brought has promoted James against BMI and granted BMI's counterclaims for Cochran to the position MOVE copyright infringement, awarding in excess of $2 of vice president, R&B million in damages from the Disney Channel and promotion. Cochran, who BET, as well as attorney's fees and interest. Disney and BET were found has been with the com- C pany for years, most to be "willful copyright infringers" in their use of BMI licensed music. 11 recently was co-national R&B promotion director. He In making the ruling. Judge Joyce Hens Green also ruled that BMI and will continue to be based in Motown's Chicago office. ASCAP can not demand separate royalty payments from both cable Pamela Jouan has been named associate director networks and individual operators, a significant decision. Said BMI of national pop promotion for Atlantic Records, head Frances Preston: "We now look forward to returning to the based at the company's west coast offices. Prior to her negotiating table with all the facets of the cable television industry, and current appointment, Ms. Jouan had worked at Hit- with the benefit of the clarification of the rights of our songwriters and makers magazine since 1988, attaining the position publishers that the decision has given us." of vice president/director of music research in 1990 JEWEL BOX REVIEW: According to the preliminary findings of a profes- Also at Atlantic, Joey Carvello has been promoted to sional independent consumer study of CD buyer attitudes towards CD pack- the position of senior director of dance music & dance aging, commissioned by WEA, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed expressed crossover projects for the label. Mr. Carvello joined a preference for the ECO-PAK jewel box, which begins the size of a CD longbox Atlantic in 1989 as director of dance music, a position but folds down into its jewel box. search for an own The industry standard he held until his current promotion. Smash continues. Records has appointed Mike Egan to the position of COVER CHARGE: The American Bar Assocation's Section on Patent, national marketing director for the label. He comes Trademark and Copyright Law endorsed a resolution in favor of establishing V - - * with a background of 14 years experience within the a performance right in sound recordings in addition to, rather than at the WEA Corp., most recently as midwest marketing expense of, the existing performance right held by other copyright so owners coordinator for Elektra Entertainment. His duties will that the right would not impair performance rights in musical pieces currently include coordinating activities between Smash and afforded to songwriters and composers. The RIAA says, “Rah!" The RLAAalso its distributor, PGD, as well as with all retail outlets. spurred on the ABA to support the RIAA's voluntary lyrics labeling program, Tammy Skripek has been promoted to the position opposing any governmental efforts mandating the labeling of recordings. The of northeast regional promotion manager at EMI RJAA, always busy, is also stepping up its efforts to make visa requirements Records USA. Prior to her being named to this posi- less burdensome to foreign performers, a response to the proposed Immigra- tion, Ms. Skripek was senior promotion coordinator tion and Naturalization Service regulations that would make visas for perform- at EMI, ing artists more difficult to obtain. for the label. She will be based in Boston. Also Karen Molitoris has been appointed to the position ATLANTIC GETS ON THE REISSUE STICK: Atlantic, apparently of national promotion coordinator. She will be based happy with its Stax reissue series, is about to dig into its homegrown vaults. in New York. This is her first position in the music The Atlantic & Atco Remasters series will debut in October with a three-CD Skripek industry. PolyGram has made several recent ap- Ray Charles set. The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Record- promotions. Bressler, an at- ings, 1952-59, and single disc compilations devoted to LaVem Baker, Clyde pointments and Cindy McPhatter and the Clovers. Before year's end, the Spinners, Bobby Darin, torney with Pol)Gram since 1989, has been named Chic and Sonny & Cher will show up in the program, as will a soul Christmas senior attorney at PolyGram Holding Inc., which CD. also named Ed Paparo attorney. And Nicole A. De- Sane has been promoted to marketing manager, the WHEN YOU’RE WEARY...: Art Garfunkel gave a weird, bitter interview Group, Records. to the New York Times before the Paul Simon Central Park concert, complaining Rhythm and Black Music Mercury about not being invited and saying that he was passing the time walking across She was previously at PolyGram's Mid Atlantic has made a host of new appoint- the country in stages (followed by a limo) and reading a dictionary backwards. Bressler branch. Sony Well, that's not all. Garfunkel, who knows something about singing about ments and promotions, particularly in its Columbia bridges, has recorded the theme song to Brooklyn Bridge, a new CBS-TV sitcom. Records division. Jerry Blair, an eight-year label Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Marilyn & Alan Bergman, the ditty is called veteran, has been promoted to vice president, top 40 “Over the Brooklyn Bridge." singles promotion, putting him in charge of the su- NOT TO MENTION...: BMG has decided to begin issuing digital audio pervision of all phases of pop promotion for tapes, although they're still part of the fight to pass the Audio Home Recording Columbia's singles. Lisa Wolfe has been promoted Act in the U.S.... Network Records, the U.K.-based dance label formed by Neil to national director, top 40 singles promotion, East Rushton and David Backer, has opened an office stateside via N.Y.'s MCT Coast from the job of associate director, field promo- Management.