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AvrilLavigne'sLet Go (Arista) is this week's Sales Breaker on M&M's European Top 100 chart,at Medis®wetalk to radio number eight. M&M chart toppers this week Europe 2powers upWill Apple bite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 50 CENT into Universal? In Da Club French ratings table by Juliana Koranteng (Interscope) European Top 100 Albums by Lisa Pasold AC to a CHR format with a rock edge in - As bid speculation mounted a move designed to challenge mar- last week that Apple Computer Inc Meteora PARIS- Just 18 months after ket -leader NRJ. "But of course would table $6 billion (euros 5.5bn) for (Warner Bros.) Christophe Sabotbecame we know there's still a lot of (UMG), further managing director of work to do. We have to stay questions were beingaskedasto European Radio Top 50 Lagardere Active's two FM humble." whether an IT company is best placed networks, Europe 2 has Using audience figures for to own and operate a music company. Come Undone become France's third most - listeners aged over 15 (Medi- News wireservicesreportedat (Chrysalis) popular musicstation,while ametrie only began surveying 13 presstime on April 16 that Claude European Dance Traxx RFM is also going from strength to and 14year -oldslastautumn), Bebear, a director of UMG's strength,accordingtonewMedi- Europe 2's daily audience reach has owner, French conglomerate PANJABI MC ametrie figures covering January to grown by 522,000 new listeners to 7.3% Vivendi Universal, said March 2003. over the past year, and it has overtaken Apple would "probably make (Superstar) "It's been a lot of hard work andFun Radio and Skyrock in the league an offer for the music busi- we're very happy," says Sabot, who has table of national music networks. ness for about $6 billion" but Inside M&M this week changed Europe 2 from a rock -leaning continued on page 21 that the price was "a bit low". Daysearlier,industryobservers SINGLED OUT Mis-Teeq sweeten up Europe were busy analysing reports that both The future of the single format in Apple, famous for its Macintosh desk- the UK-and the various different by Gareth Thomas top computers and iPod MP3 players, charts which monitor the popular- and computer giant Microsoft were in ity of singles releases-was the LONDON- After establishing a solid talks in the US to buy UMG. In the lat- leading issue at the Radio Acade- base in the their home market with a er reports Bebear added that other com- my's Music Radio 2003 conference string of hit singlesoff their first panies,including General Electric- in London last week. Page 4 , Lickin' On Both Sides, UK which owns MTV parent Viacom-were female urban trio Mis-Teeq look like also interested in buying the company. NOT -SO -SUNNY being more fully embraced in continen- While these reports have attracted Beset by managerial instability, tal Europe with the release of their both positive and negative comments rampant piracy and an excessive second set, Eye Candy. from analysts, there is no doubting the focus on TV talent shows, the past The marketing effort behind the new intention of Vivendi Universal to cut its year has not been the best for album has added impetus since their huge debt mountain. Spain's .Yet label Telstar forged a licensing deal Ironically,Applehadpreviously there's still plenty of new material with Warner Music International last angered the music industry with its to enthuse about, from both estab- year for the world excluding the UK, the iPod ad campaign strapline "Rip, Mix, lished and new artists. Pages 5-11 US and . Although the band's first Burn". Record labels said at the time album was released soon after the deal that the slogan was effectively con- FREEBEE SET SAIL was signed, the girls-, Su tributing to the music business' ruin by Tom Van Laere's Admiral Freebee Elise Nash and - encouraging consumerstodownload aretoppingtheFlemish were not available for promotion as they and burn to blank CDs unauthorised album charts with a mix of were busy recording the new album. music distributed on the Internet. accessiblepopsongsand That record, Eye Candy, was re- But the news of the acquisition bid harderedgedtracksthat leased on March 31 in the UK and will comes as Apple, which accounts for less hope to find favour across the be available on a staggered basis from than 5% of the world's desktop comput- Belgian borders. Page 12 continued on page 21 continued on page 21

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amount of disbelief-at how Jobs plans to turn free music Music online into a money-maker. It would also raise issues such as access to Apple's service for the other labels, large and Media. Upfront small. Apple would certainly need to avoid alienating the by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief other majors, or else face serious competitive issues. Call M&M on: tel (+44) 207 420 6005 Over the past three decades, we've been through a fax(+44)207 420 6016 How times change. Having spent years encouraging peo- period when hardware companies were buying into con- ple to rip and burn songs on their PCs, it appears the com- tent providers (Sony/CBS, Philips/PolyGram). Then we For direct lines dial +44 207 420, puter industry now wants a bigger piece of the music saw the building of mediaempires,of which music was followed by the required extension business-and they're even prepared to pay for it! one part (AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann, Vivendi Uni- Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) The irony of last week's news that Apple was consider- versal). The latest step in this pseudo -Darwinian process Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) ing acquiring Universal Music for $6 billion, plus reportssees the association of repertoire owners with computer Editorldi that Intel had its eye on Warner Chappell-since deniedmanufacturers and software companies. Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) News editor: Hamish Champ (6163) by AOL/Time Warner-will not have been lost on music In this hi -tech age it seems a natural evolution, and it Music & talent editor: Gareth Thomas (6162) industry executives who were incensed a couple of years might finally provide the much antic- Features/specials editor: Steve Adams ago by Apple's launch of iTunes, which promised ripping ipatedbreakthroughforonline Charts 8( resecirch and burning for dummies. music. The likes of Apple or Microsoft Chart production manager: Beverley Evans (6157) But the main question is: why Apple? And why now?are in the intellectual property busi- Charts researcher: Paul Pomfret (6165) Steve Jobs, Apple's strong man, seems to have changedness, after all, and they understand Production his vision regarding the music industry. If reports are to the value of copyright. If they were to Production & art co-ordinator: Mat Deaves (6110) Correspondents be believed, he thinks the time has come for the musiceventually own repertoire providers : Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 industry to cash in on the business of music online and themselves, they will quickly find the Classical/: Thrry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 that Apple can play a leading role with its technology. solutions to allow consumers to rip, Dance: Gary Smith - (33) 49172 4753 If-and it is a big "if'-the deal is sealed, the industrymix and burn, and to make a cent or Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 Finland: Jonathan Mander - (358) 503 527384 will look on with considerable interest-and no small two in the process. France: Lisa Pasold - (33) 14252 8370 : Michael Lawton - (49) 172 241 2107 Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] Olaf Fumiss - (44) 797 457 2072 Greece: Maria Paravantes - (36) 932 665432 Ireland: Ann Scott - (353) 864 061 570 Italy: Mark Worden - (39) 02 4802 4127 New Media: Juliana Koranteng -(44)208 891 3893 Portugal: Chris Graeme - (351) 21 840 1488 Major overhaul for Universal Sweden Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 by Jeffrey de Hart ing sees consolidation of its four "We still have separate A&R [for Salesand Marketing frontline operations-the interna- Sonet and Polar] on the local level, but International sales director: STOCKHOLM - A major restructuring tional repertoire labels Mercury and that may change so that they work for Archie Carmichael - (44) 207 420 6154 Sales executives: Francois Millet (France) - of Universal Music International'sPolydor, and thelocal -repertoire both labels to be as efficient as possi- (33) 145 49 29 33 (UMI) affiliate in Sweden is intended labels Sonet and Polar-into two ble for every artist and every project. Jean -Baptiste Caudal (France) - (33) 147 58 84 12 Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) to ensure the company remains "adivisions, one for international -and Instead of all Sonet artists being - (39) 031570056 dominant force" on the one for local repertoire. worked by one A&R, his skills may Siren Ramsing (Scandinavia) - (44) 207 420 6048 domestic scene. "Within the changingsuit a Polar act much better, so we'll Petia Pavlova (Eastern Europe) - (44) 777 9353 722 The changes, effective Swedish market, we feltlet him work that act." Christopher Morgan (USA) - (1) 646 234 5058 immediately, see frontline we had to restructure Mercury and Polydor previously Sales & marketing co-ordinator: general manager Marten our company into twohad one marketing manager and one Claudia Engel (6159) International circulation marketing Aglander (pictured)-who focused marketingproduct manager apiece, but now director: Ben Eva (6010) was promoted to general departments, one for ourjointly have one marketing manager, Group circulation manager: managerofStockholm - Anglo-American reper-Johan Lindgren, to whom two product Paul Brigden (6081) European Sales and distribution manager: basedUniversalMusic toire and one for a more managers report. Lindgren was previ- Michael Searle (6020) Sweden following the select number of domes- ously marketing manager for Mercury. Subscriptions marketing manager: Karen Griffith (6039) departureof MD Gert tic artists," says Roos. Domestic marketing is now overseen Holmfred-responsible for The new domestic and by marketing manager Mika Lepisto, Subscription rates: Europe: UK 11751 296; USA/Canada/Rest of the world US $277 all the company's day-to- internationaldivisions formerly Polydor marketing manager. For subscription enquiries, e-mail: day activities. He reports to interimreport to Aglander, who says the four All non-US/UK international Uni- [email protected] MD and Universal senior VP Belgium Tel: +44 (0) 1795 414 926 labels remain as imprints, "but they versal repertoireismarketed by Fax: +44 (0) 1795 414 555 and Nordic Countries Theo Roos.don't have separate teams anymore; Stockholm Records, in which London - http://www.my-subscription.com/mm/offer01.html Aglander joined the company in Sep- they're sharing product managementheadquartered UMI owns a majority Printed by: Headley Brothers Ltd, Queens Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 81111 tember 2002, following an 11 -yearand marketing." The changes have stake.Sales and distributionfor Music & Media stint at Warner Music Sweden, latter- seen 10 staffers leave, mainly from the Stockholm Records, which is headed 189 Shaftesbury Avenue (5th Floor) ly as marketing director. local repertoire and administrationby MD/founder Ola Hakansson, are London WC2H 8TJ The Universal Sweden restructur-areas, he adds. handled by Universal Music Sweden. ISSN : 1385-612

1(2003 by VNU Business Media All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any Capital FM by-passes Heart to take Forbes means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. by Jon Heasman fast show attributed to her, she has their own breakfast show." V vnu business publications already proved a hit with London lis- For now, Heart has replaced Fobes President & CEO: Michael Marchesano LONDON - Capital FM has upped the teners." with ex -Virgin presenter Harriet Scott, Chief operating officer: Howard Lander ante in the London radio market by Heart 106.2 programme directorwho joined the station last year. Currie Group presidents: Mark Dacey (Marketing/Media poaching Heart 106.2's breakfast co-Francis Currie describes says the Chrysalis -owned & Arts); Robert Dowling (Film & Performance Arts); Mark Holdreith (Retail); John Kilcullen host, Emma Forbes. Forbes' departure as"a station will "take our time (Music & Literary); Richard O'Connor (Travel, Forbes (pictured), who had been minor irritation. Jono is the to decide on our future Performance, Food Service & Real Estate/Design) Vice-president: Joanne Wheatley (Information presenting Heart's weekday breakfastrising star of Heart 106.2 plans" for the show. Marketing); Barbara Devlin (Manufacturing & show alongside Jonathan "Jono" Cole-and he's seen a number of Meanwhile, in another Distribution) man, will present Capital's people come and go. Emma high -profile presenter Vim business media breakfast show with Chris Brooks from did a very competent job for signing, Capital FM has President & CEO: Michael Marchesano August 4. The move was a surprise, us in the last 10 months, announcedthatDannii Chief operating officer: Howard Lander Chief financial officer: Joe Furey given that Forbes had only been atand I wish her well with Minogue will be fronting a President VNU Expositions: Greg Farrar Heart since last June and her double-what she's moving onto, new Sunday night dance Executive vice-president - eMedia and Information Marketing: Toni Nevitt header with Coleman is currently the which is a less pressured show on the station enti- Vice-president/business development: John van subject of a big -money advertisingand lower profile gig." tledDanniiMinogue's der Valk Vice-president/business management: Joellen campaign by the Rhythmic AC station. Adds Currie: "It's interesting that Neon Nights. The 19.00-20.00 show Sommer "We're delighted that Emma's join- Capital would seem to be spendingwill run for seven weeks across the Vice-president/communications: Deborah Patton ing us," says Capital FM Network MD more time looking at Heart than look- Capital FM Network from June 8, Vice-president/human resources: Sharon Sheer Vice-president/licensing and events: Howard Andria Vidler. "Having had the recent ing at their own figures, and frankly,replacingtheguest -DJCapital Appelbaum increase in listeners to Heart's break- they could really do with the work on Takeover show. MUSIC MEDIA0APRIL 26, 2003 AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS Row halts SverigesPortuguese radio calls Radio appointmentfor government subsidies by Chris Graeme reforms in the local media sector by Johan Lindstrom ChristianDemocratsandthe making it more professional and Greens had openly opposed the LISBON - Faced with an increasing- accountable," he adds. STOCKHOLM - Moves to appoint a appointment of Berner, because ofly tough trading climate, Portuguese Jose Faustino of the Portuguese new managing director at Swedishthe court case. The two major radio is pressing for governmentRadioAssociation(APR)says: public broadcaster Sveriges Radiounions at SR also rejected him. subsidies in order to survive. - "Regional radio feels inferior and (SR) descended into farce last weekSome 50 SR managers had signed a The smaller commercial radio unfairly treated compared to region- after the SR board bowed to intenseletter of protest addressed to the networks claim they need the helpal newspapers, which reap financial pressurefrompoliticiansandboard outlining fears of possible so they can weather the currentbenefits and tax breaks from the unions and withdrew a job offer itpoliticalinfluencesurrounding harsh economic climate that has state. The government wants reform had made to its preferred candidateBerner's appointment and claiming seen advertising revenues plummet.but many small stations are run on for the post, former newspaper edi-the broadcaster has been damaged Indirect subsidies, which local a shoestring, relying on local adver- tor Joachim Berner. by the way the appointment process networks claim are available totising, which is falling because of the Part of the controversy surround-has been handled. The letter called regional newspaper groups, include economicclimate.Reformslike ing Berner's appointment lies in theon SR board members to resign in electricity discounts, maintenancetraining are expensive and many of recent court defeat he suffered in aprotest. grants for transmitter installations,our members simply don't have the case brought by Gudrun Schyman, The decision not to proceed with and a reduction or exemption from cash to fund it." former leader of the Left Party.Berner appears to have split the SR taxes related to its activity. The government believes itis Schyman had been the subject of aboard along party lines. The liberal But the government says it willvital to change the classification of controversial frontpage headline inand conservative board members want widespread local radio reform inlocal radio and newspapers and newspaper Expressen, then editedMarika Ehrenkrona (president of return for aid, including proper pro-their eligibility for financial incen- by Berner, alleging the politicianthe board), Maria Arnholm and Lars fessional training for radio journal-tives, grants and tax cuts, while was set to appear in an "adult" film. Christianson stuck firmly to their ists, as well as financial and fiscalintroducing and enforcing proper The rejection of Berner, who waspreference for Berner. accountability along traditional busi- evaluativeprofessionaltraining due to start work at SR in October, Despite the setback, the SR ness lines in the way stations are run. schemes. could prove costly. When the SRboard plans to complete its search However, secretary of state for "The meetings we've had so far boardannounceditsdecisionfor a new managing director ahead regional media, Feliciano Barreirashave given the government an over- renouncing his appointment, Bern-of the summer. SR's current MD, Duarte, agrees that some of the radio all snapshot of the local broadcast- er had already left his job as MD atLisa Soderberg, who was appointed industry's complaints are "legitimateing sector," says Faustino. Barreiras ad agency Lowe Brindfors. SR mayin 1996, had been due to leave on and logical" and "a way of addressing stresses the government "recognised have to pay damages to Berner,September 30. The board now says them" is now being studied. that the regions were swamped with since there was already a negotiat-it wants its hunt for a replacement "A new regional media reform billtoo many stations for the available ed-albeitunsigned-agreement to end within six weeks and the new is currently being examined by themarket and more than half survived between him and the board. postholder to commence work by ministry and will be debated laterby not paying the necessary taxes The leaders of the Left Party, theAugust 15. this month. The government wantsand licence fees."

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Gut brown, Lic4 The single's future topsridy Parfitt, BBC Radio 1 the Music Radio chartsidrew Yeates BPI In the light of a 52.5% reduction in UK singles unit sales in 2002, concerns about the future of the format were at the heart of many of the debates held at the Radio Academy's Music Radio conference in London on April 9. Also discussed-among other topics-was the "crisis" in British A&R and the likely impact on music of the Communications Bill. Jon Heasman reports.

Emap Performance's new Smash Hits chart, which is airing on a number of commercial stations inThe "Less Is Really More Panel": (l -r) Brown, Parfitt and Yeates. MUSIC addition to Emap's own. only chart was still "the best way ofuncomfortable moments for Emphasising the interactive ele-observing the marketplace," sinceAndrew Yeates (director general of ment of the Smash Hits chart,purchasing a record demonstratesUK labels' body the BPI), who RADIO which is compiled using a mixturea genuine commitment to an artistwarned that, unless the music of sales, airplay and text requestsor track on the part of the con-industry's amendment to incorpo- T E RADIO made via Emap's radio stationssumer, and the conferencerate "music" onto the face of the and music TV channels,Philappeared to agree with him, afterCommunications Bill (M&M, April ACADEMY Roberts,EmapPerformance'sRadio l's show was voted the best12) was successful, the big radio director of music and artist rela-chart show by delegates. groups would have a free hand to tions,claimed that "the other Another hot topic which perme-change the music formats of the charts are dying and we are here toated many of the discussions atstations they buy up. However, as n the day that BBCsave it." Steve Orchard, the GWRMusic Radio was the imminentEmap Performance's head of radio Radio 2's head of pro- consolidation of the UK radioMark Story pointed out from the grammes Lesley industry once the government'sfloor, commercial stations' music Douglas chose to Communications Bill has beenpolicies are actually enshrined in announce in her approved by parliament. their format agreements contained keynote speech that the UK public Speaking on a panel on thein their broadcast licences, some- 0 affects of 'consolidation on musicthing that will not be changing in broadcaster's full -service power: - house was going to direct its week- diversity entitled "Is Less Reallythe Communications Bill. Yeates ly playlist towards more album More?" Paul Brown, chief executivewas forced to concede that he had- tracks (M&M, April 19), there was of commercial radio trade body then't ever seen a radio station format much debate at about the state of CRCA, described the "scare sto-promise for himself. the singles market and the rival The alleged crisis in British charts it generates. A&R was the subject of a "soapbox" Delivering Music Radio's first session from Steve Lamacq, a pre- ever keynote from aretailer, senter at BBC stations Radio 1 Simon Wright, CEO of Virgin (CHR) and 6 Music (AOR). Playing Entertainment Group and chair- a selection of tracks from 10 years man of UK music retailers' body ago, Lamacq observed: "1993 felt BARD, made an impassioned plea. like being on the verge of a revolu- "We need to save the single," he tion; Britpop, grunge, pop, etc. But said. "Singles are the entry pointGroup's operations director of UK 10 years on, what have got? In for many consumers. We shouldlocal radio, said that Emap had A&R circles there's simply fear. preserve the heritage of the chart.broken away from the rest of com- Why have so many senior and We need one official chart, one thatmercial radio and developed the experienced A&R personnel been is not undermined by a plethora ofcharts so that it could sell more put to the sword?" He added: "A&R more charts." copies of its Smash Hits magazine, is a lonely job at the best of times; Added Wright: "As Frank Zappaa suggestion denied by Roberts. now we're in danger of breeding a once said the single isn't dead, it At the moment, although Hit 40 race of completely isolated A&R just smells funny'. In 1998, the USUK has a significant airplay com- staff. The danger here is that they saw single sales worth $400 mil-ponent, its number one position is Robin Gibb receives The Scottall simply copy each other. A&R lion, but since the change to thealways based exclusively on sales Piering Award on behalf of theshould be about feeling about what Billboard singles chart [to giveto ensure consistency with theBee Gees. the audience wants. That's not to greater prominencetoairplay"official" music industry chart used say you shouldn't have left -field data] there has been a decline inby BBC Radio 1, thus avoidingries" about the affects of radio con-stuff, but we don't need acts that the format. We are seeing a similarpublic confusion. However, solidation in the US as "ridicu-an A&R 'thinks' we want." trend in the UK, and any moveOrchard said that Hit 40 UK waslous." He said: "The UK is a veryAdditional reporting by Hamish Champ towards an airplay singles chartthinking of basing its entire chartdifferent environment, because the couldprecipitateasignificanton a mix of airplay and sales, andUS doesn't have [a public broad- Music Radio 2003: Awards decline in sales for the format. Icalled for a "dialogue" with thecaster like] the BBC." would also like to see the timemusic industry to discuss this. BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Regional plugger of the year - between a track going to radio andImplying that the charts showParfitt noted that "the BBC has Jason Bailey, Martin Finn, Lawrence its commercial release narrowed." market could fragment even fur-quietly supported consolidation," Pinkus (Virgin Records) Wright's "plethora" of chartsther in future, Orchard predictedalthough he wryly noted that National plugger of the year - were discussed later in the after-that weekly chart shows would"there was a time when the US Mick Garbutt (Outside Media Promotions) noon at a panel entitled "Chartbecome "a showcase for the type of[radio market] was held up as a The Scott Piering Award - The Bee Gees Wars", which brought together rep-music each radio station plays." model. People are now recognising The Radio Aacdemy/PRS Outstanding resentatives from the BBC's "offi- Ben Cooper, acting head ofthat the existence of the BBC Contribution To Music Radio - cial" UK Top 40, local commercialmainstream programming at BBCseems to create a very healthy Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2) radio's Hit 40 UK (formerly knownRadio 1,said that, despite the [broadcasting] ecology." The Music Control Most Played Artist as the Network/Pepsi Chart) anddecline in singles sales, a sales - The panelprovidedafew on British Radio Award -

MUSIC & MEDIA 0 APRIL 26, 2003 AmericanRadioHistory.Com SPOTLIGHT ON SPA Spanish market in need of direction exit of Virgin Records Spain The last thing an industry TieMD LydiaFernandezthis devastatedbyEurope's month (April) was the latest in a series of senior management worst street piracy-as well changes at Spanish majors that as the distorting influence of has often left labels without a clear reality TV talent shows on helmsman over the past 15 months. Virgin is being cared for by EMI the pop charts-needs is Spain president Roberto "Chacho" internal instability. But that's Ruiz, an Argentine who himself came in fresh to Spain last year when precisely what's happening EMI's shakeup left it without a presi- in Spain, where managerial dent. Spain had no presi- dent for nine months until ex-BMG changes have been the Spain chief Jose Maria Camara norm at major music labels returned from New York where he had steered RCA's Elvis Presley # Hit over the past year. Howell compilation campaign. Llewellynreportsona Inaddition,MarceloCastello Branco flew in from Brazil this March music market striving forto take over at Universal Music direction and a brighter Spain, where there had been no pres- Clockwise from top left: Carlos Lopez, La Oreja de future. ident since the previous September, Van Gogh, Roberto Ruiz, Mario Pacheco, Marcello and Mariano Perez landed back in Castello Branco, Alvaro de Torres, JesUs Lopez, Spain after three years as Warner Mariano Perez, Alejandro Sanz. Music Mexico president to take over at Warner Music Spain. Homegrown Carlos Lopez had earlier stepped into Camara's boots at BMG. Chaotic situation All this helps to explain Spain's chaoticcurrentsituation, also prompted by the well -documented street piracy problem, Europe's worst, and the distorting effects on the Spanish market of Operacion Triunfo, the two -year -old television series that was the mother of all the Fame "Everybody is trying to repeat successful formulas, but they are in a creative bankruptcy. The risk is in not taking risks." Jose Maria Camara, president, Sony Music Spain Academy and style shows. formulas means less risk, but it's afor 40% of the market. Authors' and No other single market has been so lie! The risk is in not taking risks." publishers' society SGAE puts the fig- affected by the phenomenon. Camara suggests the market in ure at 25%. "Operacion Triunfo material was2003 will be negative but not as bad The results followed a surprisingly marketed extremely aggressively, andas in 2002. "We'll fall by 10% instead good 2001, when a last -quarter sales left little space for anything else," of 20%," he says. "We've got at least rush generated by the first Operacion saysJesusLopez,chairmanof two million -sellers coming out-theTriunfo series helped annual sales Universal Music Latin America andnew Alejandro Sanz record in the climb 20% in unit sales and 4% in rev- Iberia Peninsula (Spain & Portugal). autumn, and the new La Oreja de Van enue. But 2002's results have pushed "Many composers are now writingGogh album [on Sony] in April-thatSpain from seventh to eighth in the karaoke-style material, and there is a will be a big boost." top 10 world markets lsting. lack of creativity." A survey of some of the key players Lopez is based in Miami, and new Falling trade sales leaves a sense that there is no coher- Universal Music Iberia presidentCamara adds that the real slump inent response to the crisis. The majors Branco reports to him. "From Miami I2002 was in records sold to the trade, arere -definingtheirstrategies, am a realist about Spain. First therather than trade -to -consumer sales. though in some cases that seems to go government must work to rid Spain ofThis is supported by Javier Lopez, no further than "discovering" Spanish piracy, and then the industry willmusic manager at 's French - which has been around as a recover its capacity to make goodowned Fnac store where he says sales thriving underground scene since the music. Spain must return to export- were about 10% down. late '80s. For example, Universal has ing music as it did in the '70s, when a Official IFPI figures show Spain'ssigned La Mala Rodriguez, still just series of artists like Julio Iglesias andmarket slumped in 2002, with rev- 24 and highly rated though erratic. Nino Bravosoldallover Latin enue down 16% at euros 526.9 million Whether it is too late to jump on America." and unit sales reduced by 18% to 60.2 that previously discarded bandwagon Sony's Camara says: "Everybody is million from 73.6 million in 2001.and try to emulate hip hop's success trying to repeat successful formulas, Labels'bodyandIFPI-affiliatein France remains to be seen. but they are in a creative bankruptcy.AFYVE blamed "the brutal impact" of "It makes me laugh seeing all the They think that repeating successfulstreet piracy, which it said accounted continued on page 6

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continued from page 5 A&R, finding new authors for the majors suddenly scurrying for hip -wave of Operation Triunfo singers hop artists who they treated like with no songs," he says. Culture, not sales, is scum before," says Carlos Galan, "The music industry is perceiving founder and director of alternativethat there is great value in copyright, indie label Subterfuge. "In Spain hip - and that the situation is not as before at heart of Premios hop will always be underground-when it was sufficient just to launch there will be no Eminem or 50 Cent." records. It means the pivotal base is Mario Pacheco, president of pio-now in publishing and is not record neer New /jazz label Nuevos label focussed. The record itself is not de la Musica awards Medios, says, "Hip hop has taken soas important as the recording." long to enter Spain that it will never De Torres says there is no clear The Premios de la Musica award ceremony was born in 1997, the same amount to much in terms of sales-model emerging in 2003 and hip hop year as Spain's other main ceremony, Premios Amigo, after a failed it'll be like indie rock." is a reduced phenomenon. "It will attempt by the society of authors and publishers, SGAE, to launch a take two or three years for things to joint event with the labels' body Afyve, affiliate of the International Indie's optimism settle down and new business models Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Galan is optimistic about prospectsto shape up. The majors spent a few "Before 1997 we had decided Spain should have for many indies, and Subterfuge this dark months in 2002, and they are its own awards event, and we invited Afyve to form year plans to take over the manage-now re -drawing their rosters." a joint ceremony with us," recalls Paco Galindo, ment of some of its artists, "to take One new act attracting attention is SGAE managing director and the organisation's care of the whole band process from BMG signing Pastora, a three-piece number two executive. "Afyve declined the invita- beginning to end". electronicchillout group with a tion, plumping for their own industry -based cere- But Galan says most majors are Spanish sound. "A gypsy voice and mony as against our profession -oriented event." helmed by people who have been inSpanish guitar in a production wor- The split was a blessing in disguise for SGAE, for the business too long to innovate. "Asthy of Faithless or Massive Attack," in seven years it has been able to develop an award things stand there's no future for thesays BMG product manager Fran ceremony that is original and musically broader present format," he says. "MajorArbulu. Debut album Pastora was than the average. In a way, Afyve's decision to have label presidents travel thousands ofreleased on April 7. two annual opportunities to promote music has miles to meetings but are not on the Universal has signed eight new worked out fine. street. Subterfuge works becauseartistsinsix months, with an we're in the street with our finger onemphasis on "fresh pop thought for Genre combinations the pulse." the US", according to Branco. One Premios Amigo in November is a traditional glamour event with interna- Pacheco says the rising costs ofsuch act is Efecto Mariposa, that has tional stars and most "live" performances in playback. Which is good as far launching new acts in Spain is having already made four promotional trips as it goes, but Premios de la Musica is for Spanish music only (including Latin America), and the live artists are not only live, but "duos" featuring different genres playing together usually for the only time in their lives. "There's no future for the A recent example was Ricky Martin performing with Spain's flamenco - present format. Major label pop group Ketama, and the genre mixes are usually compelling-rock with flamenco, for example. presidents travel thousands "This approach to the Premios de la Musica reflects SGAE's manner towards all its international and domestic activities, from showcases at of miles to meetings but are MIDEM, PopKomm or Cubadisco, to its own labels [such as Factoria Autor]," says Galindo. "We're looking for a different way of presenting not on the street." music as part of our culture, or the author as a creator essential to society. We want a sense of coherence." Carlos Galan, founder/director, Galindo adds that "people are fed up with playbacks or just well-known Subterfuge artists. We mix genres where a female rock singer will perform with a singer/, and it works. It makes the Premios de la Musica a true a worse affect than falling sales. "TVto Mexico, the door into the US for show. Unpackaged artists in their pure state, beyond promotion and mar- advertising and sponsoring is skySpanish bands. "There are few fresh keting, in what is an inter -generational event." high, and radio remains as difficult aspop bands in the US Spanish mar- He says the Premios are more open and democratic too. "The voting is ever for indie labels," he says. ket-one is[Latin Grammy pop carried out by some 12,000 people-members of SGAE and [artists associa- "Another huge problem is the lackalbumwinner]Bacilos,"adds tion] AIE, producers, journalists, sound technicians, and so on. This means of venues in Madrid-there's no big Branco. the profession itself selects the winners." stadium and almost no1-2,000 The AIE has teamed up with SGAE as a minor partner in the Premios [venues] for good national bands.Multimedia platform since the first year, and two years ago they formed the Academy of Music Spain works when Madrid andCamara says he will be more compet- Arts and Sciences (AACM) to organise the ceremony officially. But the Barcelona work, and only Barcelona itive with established acts such as La Premios de la Musica is still widely regarded as a SGAE event. works," he adds, referring to the two Oreja de Van Gogh and Mali', while "Our event is not a celebration of sales, but of music as cultural cre- Paul McCartney concerts in the city debut albums are due from latino hip ation," says Galindo. "Most of us could rebuild our lives through the music in late March. hop duo Tondero, flamenco chillout we have listened to. We choose a wide range of genres, including many the Pacheco sees the situation as con-act Chambao, and electronic rock trio media pay little attention to, so as to interest society as a whole and not just fusing and thinks the industry is Sidonie. pop kids. It is a recognition of difference." "quite disorientated, with many gen- He adds that Sony will launch a res exhausted, from New Flamenco to new multimedia platform in May Cultural blend rock to ballads. The trouble is thecombining Playstation 2, Columbia More and more Spanish -language latino artists will be included in future majorsdon'tcontroltheirown Video, Sony Electronics and Sony Premios de la Musica events, as the idea takes hold that is more machines, and it's hard to know if theMusic designed to discover new mul- than just sharing the same language. "It's a cultural blend, or `mestizaje', problem is theirs or if it comes fromtimedia talent. "It's a new family offer that produces a way of looking at the world. More and more groups both in elsewhere." called Welcome To Sony, and it under- Spain and Latin America have a multi -national and multi -cultural make On the other hand, he is optimisticlines the fact that Sony Music does up. We want that to be reflected at the Premios de la Musica," offers about the indie scene. "The smallnot want to be just a record company, Galindo. labels are more dispersed and active, but a music -driven multimedia con- He adds that at the beginning of the 21st century, nobody could under- with vitality and inspiration. But wecern. We want to ensure convergence stand a rights collection society acting simply "as a bank or an insurance need more concerts, more nationalbetween technological platforms and company. And anyway, we have a commitment to our 72,000 members radio and more music on television." content," he says. beyond simple membership. We are non -profit -making, and seek cultural Alvaro de Torres, managing direc- "The industry will make a huge pluralism." tor of Spain's leading publisher,error if it thinks an improvement in Galindo notes that in recent years, public administration has moved Warner Chappell, says one result of2003 over 2002 is the end of the prob- away from "tasks of protection and cultural promotion", which they think Operation Triunfo is that while labels lem. It has to make a total transfor- should be left to private enterprise. "But that leaves only the profit motive, concentrate more on marketing, pub- mation and redefine how we work. If and ignores cultural activities that do not make a quick profit." lishers have largely taken over the not, the expected 2003 improvement Howell Llewellyn A&R role. "The bulk of our work iswill just be a mirage." For a full report on this year's awards, see page 11. 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Spanish talent: AMARAL (Virgin) CARMEN PARIS (WEA) Shipping 500,000 copies of album In Spain, regional roots are never far Estrella de Mar in Spain, the duo ofaway from the surface. A musically rich Juan Aguirre and Eva Amaral have land, each province has a musical style proved to be a healthy balm for the trau- waiting to be exploited. In Aragon, a matisedSpanishpoplandscape. region sandwiched between the Basque Produced by Cameron Jenkinsin Country andCatalonia,theJota London, Amaral's third effort paid offAragonesa is the folk music of choice. with a variety of number one singles Carmen Paris took on the musical style including Sin Ti No Say Nada. A catchy on Pa Mi Genio, both ripping apart the blend of straight -ahead REM and Love - individual Arabic, Latin American, and inspired rock, modern production tech- European elements and updating the niques, and Eva Amaral's earthy, gutsystyle through the incorporation of mod- voice, their music doesn't shy away from ern arrangements and technology. incorporating traditional Hispanic ele- Initially discovered by Latin Jazz ments such as the Ranchera. pianist Chano Dominguez, who pro- Nevertheless,accordingtoJavier duced her first demos, the album Lilian, Virgin's artistic director, a new received critical praise upon its release. examination was needed for the foreign, To help further her sales and open non -Hispanic launches of the disc. "We European markets, WEA re-released e -recorded and included versions of the the album as a deluxe digipack, pairing hits in Italian, French and English for it with Dominguez's initial demos. "In the key markets," he says. Spain, we concentrated on specialised Furthermore, Amaral is an EMI priori- press, radio, and television outlets," ty for Latin America and will undertake says WEA's product manager Txema a lengthy tour, including playing an Rosique. With the digipack release, acoustic showcase at this year's Latinthere has also been interest from American Music Conference. France and Belgium.

CAFÉ QUIJANO (WEA) JOAQUIN SABINA (BMG) A special Premio de la MUsica award Sabina is seemingly unstoppable. After for best tour was all that was left tosuffering a heart attack-no thanks to capture for Café Quijano. Fuelled by his live -fast, try -to -die young lifestyle- the hit single La Lola, the trio of broth- he emerged from the hospital a new man. ers sold over 500,000 units of their Announcing his new drug -free existence, 2000 album La Extrordinaria Paradoja he came back with Dimelo En La Calle, del Sonido Quijano. This in turn led to an album that has shifted nearly 400,000 both a Latin Grammy and Grammycopies in Spain, and is currently break- proper nominations in the Best Latining in Latin America. Including such Alternative category. "La Lola estab-radio -friendly hits as 69 Punto G, the lished the fan base necessary to launch album has gone platinum in Argentina, the new disc," says Beatriz Perez, Chile,Mexico,PuertoRico,and WEA's international exploitation man- Columbia. "Sabina is one of the most ager. "It opened markets across Latin important Spanish-speaking artists alive America, including the all important today," says BMG's artistic director Paco door to the US." With shipments hover- Martin. "In Latin America his presence is ing around one million to date, La almost mythical, while in Spain, his ill- Taberna Del Buda has undoubtedly ness and recovery was waited on with furthered the success of the band.baited breath." The disc will be re- Opening doors for them across the released in a special book format featur- world, the band toured for two years all ing an extra enhanced CD of unreleased material and two videos under the title across the Hispanic continent and the Left to right, from top: Amaral; Café Quijano, Joaquin Sabina, USA, playing over 300 shows. The trioDiario de un Peaton. Carlinhos Brown; Carmen Paris, Carlos Jean; Dusminguet; Miryam & are currently heading back into the Calderon Rivera, Manta Ray, Mucho Muchacho; Elefante, Jose Merce. studio. CARLOS JEAN (Cpitol/EMI) Carlos Jean is one of the most success- JOSE MERCE (Virgin) ful Spanish electronica artists today. In It is impossible to talk about Spain 1998, alongside actress Najwa Nimri, without talking about Flamenco. Thehe recorded No Blood, an album that musical style has become as synony-still lives on through a variety of tele- mous with the country as Costa del Sol vision soundtracks. For Back to Earth, and paella. Jose Merce is the most suc- his third full length LP, he focussed on cessful Flamenco singer Spain has ever creating a fusion between hip hop, had, says Virgin's flamenco productbreakbeat, and the all-important Latin manager Carlos Hererro. "He's one oftouches. He also counted on a plethora those artists who appeals to all the dif- of guestvocalists:from Orishas, ferent sectors of Spanish society," heAndalusian songbird Pastora Soler to says. Merce's new disc, Lio marks a Los Elefantes Shuarma, and Macaco. continuing ability to crossover into all In fact, the collaboration with Macaco, walks of Spanish life. The third discMr. Dabada, has become an under- after De Amenecer's1998 break-ground hit, scoring heavy rotation in through, /do has the distinction ofEuropean clubs, while the collabora- going gold less than a month after its tion with Orishas, La Alianza, has release, and triple platinum in six,found a home on Japanese radio sta- meaning that his last three albums tions, where it has charted. "We will be have sold close to a million copies in releasing the album there this Spring," Spain alone.Surprisingly, he has says international exploitation manag- achieved this not by delivering a radio - er Willi Garcia. "Even though it will be friendly, watered down version of thethe first fully fledged release Capitol Andalusian style, rather he fashions aSpain has ever had in Japan, we are pure sound, one close to its Cadiz birth- expecting sales of 75,000." place. MUSIC & MEDIA IreD APRIL 26, 2003 AmericanRadioHistory.Com SPOTLIGHT ON SPAIN

Spanish talent: CARLINHOS BROWN (BMG) MANTA RAY (Acuarela) A truly premier Carlinhos Brown is no stranger to suc- One of the most interesting and interna- cess. The Brazilian is one of the most tionally successful indie labels in Spain, respected artists in his own country. But Acuarela Discos, has been producing and for his new album, Introducing Carlitos exporting records for the last ten years. music awards Marron, he signed with BMG Spain Achievements include Aroa, which was worldwide (who will release the record in licensed all over Europe and Japan, while t was clear from the start that this would be no ordinary ceremo- 20 countries in late April) as well as set- Seattle's Records picked up ny. The pounding of drums, with each of the 30 drummers wear- ting his management with the Barcelona - Migala's Arde. The latest to benefit from ing "No To War" badges, mixed with the singing of a regional based Postonove team. Carlinhos knew their magic touch are Asturian avant- "iota" from Aragon by Carmen Paris, signalled the beginning of the he had recorded a very Latin disc, garde outfit Manta Ray. Their latest seventh Premios de la Mnsica awards show in Madrid on April 10. explains manager Alfonso Sitja, and he album, Estratexia, a series of post -rock It was followed by a sequence of modern ballet dancing, and decided to sign directly to a Spanish instrumentals interspersed with songs after the first of the 29 awards were record company and management team. sunginEnglish,Spanish and the announced, the first live genre -mix Luz Cas Initially, he will concentrate on the Asturian regional dialect Bable, achieved act was played-genteel singer Luz European Latin countries-Spain, distribution throughout Western Europe, Casal with rock guitarist Rosendo Portugal, Italy, and France- though he as well as being licensed to Russia's Soyuz and another female rocker, Aurora will be playing all the major festivals this Records and USA's Film Guerrerro. "Our Beltran, on acoustic guitar. summer, including Rothskilde. Composer, international sales usually double the The Premios de la Mnsica, organ- percussionist, and self -described Bahian overall Spanish sales," explains promo- ised by authors' and publishers' soci- cultural activist, Brown first found inter- tional director Claudia Ortiz, "guarantee- ety SGAE and artists' association national fame as the leader of Timbalada, ing a band like Manta Ray can tour and AIE through their Academy of Music a 100 -piece percussion collective. He then get media coverage in a variety of mar- Arts and Sciences, is for Spanish released a series of records which estab- kets." To date the Asturians have shipped artists only, although a couple of the honorary awards this year went lished him as a pop star in his own land, 40,000 units of the album. to latinos-Brazil's Caetano Veloso and Peru's Gian Marco. as well as a touring mainstay abroad. But what makes the Premios de la Mdsica so special is that it ELEFANTES (Hispavox/EMI) is so different and unique. After all, an award ceremony that MIRYAM & CALDERON RIVERA (WEA) Supported by a slew of veteran Spanish includes best song in Catalan, best song in Basque, and best song Juan Carlos Calderon is not what one rockers, Elefantes quickly established in Galician, is never going to be as sexy as the Grammies. would calla new artist. With five themselves as a band with a bright Especially as it included near the end a discourse on democracy Grammies to his name, the man has writ- future. On their debut, Azul, the quartet and human rights by Nobel literature prize winner Jose ten and/or arranged million selling songs introduced their unique sound, nearly Saramago! for Miguel Bose, Julio Iglesias, Luis achieving gold status in the process. For Another element that made these Premios different was the Miguel, and Ricky Martin. Meanwhile, this year's La Forma de Mover Tus genre -mix performances. They are strictly live, and historic in the Miryam Dominguez worked as a TV pre- Manos, they hooked up with ex-Roxy sense that they are one-off affairs. Luz's lovely voice taming senter for Television Espanola, taking Music guitarist Phil. Manzanera, who Rosenso's raunchy rock guitar was a delightful one off, and so part-time singing lessons at Calderon beefed up the production, adding a con- superior to the mimed playbacks by megastars at most of the Barcelona music academy. And in one of temporary edge without sacrificing their music award ceremonies-including those Cinderella stories seemingly all too quirkiness. "Phil [Manzanera] under- Spain's other main ceremony, the Premios Amigo organised by common in the entertainment industry, stood the concept immediately," says labels' body AFYVE. the elder statesman asked her to form a EMI's artistic director, Diego Toran. "The The night's big winner, pop -rock duo Amaral, performed with a recording duo-one which would revisit marriage of the English rock sound with pianist and a string quartet, flamenco/hip hop climbers Ojos de and recast his pop hits within a lounge distinctly Spanish and Arabic flourishes." Brujo played with veteran flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela- jazz context. When you have someone as Somewhat surprisingly, the band has father of two of flamenco -pop band Ketama-and flamenco dancer talented as Calderon, says WEA's Local become a cult force in Latin America and Belen Amaya, and a bunch of girls sang about their home region Product Manager, Oscar Garcia, "you let the US without having released a record of Galicia with tambourines as their only instruments. him have a free hand, especially when it to date. Through two tours opening for Amaral, the duo Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre, whose Virgin results in something as pretty as this Enrique Bunbury in 2001, and last years album Estrella De Mar (Starfish) has sold 500,000 units in Spain, record". Concentrating on radio promo- Rock en N, the band found an eager audi- picked up five of the six awards they were nominated for-best tion and live concert work, Garcia hopes ence in the US, Mexico, and Argentina. To new author for the single Sin Ti No Soy Nada (Without You I Am to release the disc all over Latin America, capitalise, EMI will release a compilation Nothing), best new artist, best song, best pop song, and best pop where Calderon's reputation precedes of the two albums later this year. album. It was sweet revenge for Virgin Records, who threatened him. legal action against AFYVE because the Virgin list of artists had MUCHO MUCHACHO not been considered for the last Premios Amigo due to a secretar- DUSMINGUET (Virgin) (Cream/Tempomusic) ial error (M&M, January 25, 2003). When Amaral subsequently Hot on the heels of Ojos De Brujo's inter- Spain's hip hop scene has been bubbling won six nominations for this ceremony, Virgin managing director national success comes Dusminguet. Part up for quite some time now. That looks Lydia Fernandez said: "This is irrefutable proof that Amaral stood of Barcelona's street scene, known unoffi- set to change this year. Mucho Muchacho a good chance of winning a Premios Amigo award, and we were cially as Barcelona Bastarda, the band isthe famedex -memberof Latin right to cry foul." initially made more of an international Grammy nominated 7 Notas 7 Colores, DRO/East West act Rosendo was the only other artist to win splash than their BBC World Music one of the first bands to achieve wide- more than one award, for best rock song for Masculino Singular Award -nominated brethren. Then bad spread underground success. Two years (Singular Masculine) and best rock album Veo, Veo... Mamoneo (I luck struck-during a tour of Mexico last ago, he walked away from major label see, I see... Seeking Self -Interest). Best album went to Dimelo En year, bassist Carlos Rivolta was electro- P&D deal in order to set up his own. La Calle (Tell Me In The Street) by Joaquin Sabina (BMG), his cuted on stage in a Monterrey nightclub. Distributed by Barcelona independent only victory from six nominations, making him one of the They bounced back with Go!, an album Tempomusic, C.R.E.A.M. quickly estab- evening's losers. Another disappointed act was Sony Music's sis- which UK DJ Charlie Gillett named BBC lished itself through a series of critically ter trio Las Ketchup, whose worldwide hit The Ketchup Song- 3's record of the month. Written on a car- acclaimed discs. On hissolo debut, Asereje failed to win any of its four nominations. But the song's avan tour of Eastern Europe, it high- Chuleria, he went international by incor- writer -producer Manuel Ruiz "Queco" did take the best artistic lights their distinctly Mediterranean porating a variety of intercontinental pro- producer award. EMI artistLuz Casal also failed to win any of her take on rock, , and Latin touches. ducers, including Tommy Boy stalwart four nominations. Famed for their live shows, the sextet Tony Touch,and London -based DJ , star of the TV talent show Operation Triunfo, successfully toured Spain in support of Vadim. "The first time I heard him, I fell went home empty handed despite three nominations, although the disc. "We take a traditional touring in love with his flow," explains Vadim. "I the label behind the show's music success, Vale Music, won for approach to marketing the band," says knew he had a lot of talent, all I tried to best indie label. manager Javier Mestizo. "We are sure do was place his attitude within a modern Latin rock band Café Quijano (Warner) were given an honorary that anybody who sees them will want beatscape." Thusfar,Chuleria has award for best tour of 2002, and veteran rocker Miguel Rios won their record." To that end, the band are shipped 25,000 copies in Spain, with dis- a lifetime contribution honorary award and ended the four-hour undertaking a European tour coinciding tribution deals in place for , ceremony by singing together with Manolo Garcia. The event was with the release of the record in other Germany, Italy, and the USA. televised live and uncoded by pay -TV channel Canal Plus. territories. All profiles by David Oancia Howell Llewellyn

MUSIC &MEDIA APRIL 26, 2 0 0 3 AmericanRadioHistory.Com ARTISTS & MUSIC Gaia targets two millionAdmiral Freebee by Mark Worden another Live Aid, full of celebrities," Simon says. gets set for cruise "My inspiration was more George Harrison's French songwriter/producer Alan Simon's ecologi- Bangladesh concert: two or three big names and cally-themed, multi -artist Gaia album had an inter- lots of great musicians having fun." national shipment of 600,000 units on its March 27 Yet he couldn't have known that the Iraq war launch-and that was only the start. would be in full swing when the album was Simon has signed deals with different labels in released. each territory "in order to maintain artistic inde- He feels that "several of the songs, such pendence, but also to make sure that each companyMidnight Oil's No Man's Land and Heather Small's gives the project its full attention," he says. So far 35Peace On Earth, were already pretty pacifist and so countries have come on board. Territories like the I hope that this album will help bring about a US won't come into the picture until May- wind of change." Italian jazz trumpeter and Simon thinks that an overall sales - Paolo Fresu also admits to having target of two million units "is real- wondered "what effect the war istic." would have on the album. Launched at Midem in Personally, I think that it CannesinJanuary,the makes its message even music project is aimed at more relevant." environmental concerns Fresu is one of several around the world-with Italians on the album; theroyalties from the others include Zucchero sales going towards pro- and Angelo Branduardi. moting ecological aware- The Italy contract is with ness in schools-and to Ricordi, whose MD describe the 20 -track Gaia Giovanni Arcovito says: "I album as a labour of love think that Alan Simon's pol- would be an understatement. icy of signing separate deals Simon, whose resume includes is very intelligent and we were workwithFleetwoodMac, the one of the first countries to Supertramp and Excalibur, has sign up. Perhaps he had a bit of a by Marc Maes spent three years on the project and handicap in Italy in that he wasn't even sold his song catalogue in order to known here, but we really believe in the pro- Preceded by thesingles Ever Present and finance it. ject and are confident it will go gold." Rags'nRun, Admiral Freebee (Universal Music), His guestlist is impressive and includes Billy Zucchero sings a duet with , World,the self -titled album by the Belgian collective, con- Preston, Cesaria Evora and Manu Dibango, as well which has been sent out to Italian stations, even iftinues to dominate the top of the charts in Flanders as old friends from Fleetwood Mac and Supertramp, it hasn't been released as a single. Says Lucaand looks set to spread abroad. not to mention the Philharmonic Orchestra ofViscardi, programming director at CHR network Admiral Freebee is the alter ego for Tom Van Prague and the Holy Voices of Tibet. RTL 102.5 Hit Radio: "We're giving it medium rota- Laere, songsmith and musician, who is joined by a Simon's original aim was to help people under- tion, i.e. two or three spins a day, largely out of sup-two-piece rhythm section and several guest artists, stand that "the earth is a single organism and thatport for the Gaia project. Gaia is a great idea and itincluding K's Choice's Gert Bettens and singer if we don't start acting fast it will be in serious trou- is particularly important today." A live version ofNathalie Dekroix (Lais). ble in 30 years' time." The project is accompanied by the album, based on out -takes and a concert The album contains 12, well-balanced, self -writ- a DVD, a book, concerts in Paris and Rome and aplanned for September in Paris, is planned forten tracks depicting Van Laere's ability to mix trek in the Himalayas. "I didn't want this to berelease towards the end of the year. accessible pop songs with more edgier tracks. "It's impossible to label Admiral Freebee," says Cathy Du Prez, product manager with Universal Music Belgium, "and that's exactly the key to suc- Autechre opt for alternative route cess. He offers a universal and charismatic kind of by Christopher Barrett James Hyman, Xfm DJ comments: "I have really music-songs that appeal to a broad audience." rated Autechre since my MTV days. They are The crossover potential of Admiral Freebee is Despite not making too many playlists, in the worldalways uncompromising and have kept the integri- illustrated by the breakthrough double A -sided sin- of avant-garde electronica Autechre Sean Booth ty in their music. I love the album." gle Ever Present. While that track was picked up by and Rob Brown-are as near to superstar status as Autechre will not be treating their fans to any ofalternative public station StuBru, the othgr cut, the genre will allow. Hailing from the late '80sDraft 7.30 live. "We keep the live thing separate,"There's A Road (Noorderlaan), was added t6full - Manchester hip hop scene via a flirtation with tech - Booth explains. "We play completely different service Radio l's playlist. no, Booth and Brown have honed their uncompro-tracks live, so our albums and tours rarely overlap." Meanwhile the second single, Rags 'n Run, mising brand of ambient electronica, winning released mid -December, successfully moved from praise from the likes of label mate Richard "Aphex being a Hot Shot track at StuBru to be playlisted Twin" James and Radiohead. by CHR stations (public) Radio Donna and VRT's In a move that is as commercial as the uncon- Radio 2. "The album didn't need a massive market- ventional duo is likely to get, Autechre released ing campaign, we let the music do the talking," their seventh album the day after they curated the says Du Prez. UK's prestigious alternative music festival All Backed by the public broadcaster RTBF's rock - Tomorrows Parties (April 4-6). oriented Radio 21 and French -language music TV Recorded in Suffolk and London, Draft 7.30 channel MCM, Universal plan a re -launch of the (Warp) mixes shattered beats with shuffling album in Wallonie, the French-speaking part of rhythms and a wealth of digital effects while southern Belgium. In Holland, the album was melody is banished deep into the background. released on March 24, fuelled by Ever Present, International manager at Warp Records James which is playlisted on VPRO Radio and Kink FM. Burton believes that, with Autechre doing more ProducerofStuBru'smid -morningshow, press than usual across Europe, Draft 7.30 will be Christophe Lambrechts, says Admiral Freebee is their highest profile release yet. the perfect pop album. "The music is not exactly "It's an amazing album," says Burton. "Autechre innovative but well -crafted and very varied," he have such as strong fanbase it's just a matter of says. "For me, it's the ideal cruise record." alerting them that a new Autechre album is out. Meanwhile there definitive release commit- Sales of their albums are really constant." ments are in place for Germany, , Norway In an unusual move Autechre have cut ten mixes and France. "We're very happy with the record and for exclusive use on specialist shows on UK stations everything is in place to make Admiral Freebee a including CHR broadcaster BBC Radio 1, alterna- long-term project with international potential," tive stations Xfm and Resonance FM. concludes Du Prez.

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A.CH.D.FL.NL.WA Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) A.CH.D.FLNL.N.S TV Makes The Superstar 76 2 17 69 Gareth Gates - S (Warner Chappell / BMG / Peer / Good Ear) 51 30 6 - Hansa (EMI) 85 Capitol /Chrysalis (Not Listed) Move Your Feet UKGRE.IRL U Make Me Wanna FL.UKGRE.IRLIVL American Life FL.F.UKNL.WA VP - Maverick / Warner Bros. (Warner-Chappell1Webo Girl) 19 167Junior Senior -Mercury/ Universal (Universal / Crunchy Tunes) 52 41 4 Blue. Innocenti Innocent/ Virgin (Rondor I Universal 'Windswept I Rumour) ACHYGRE.WA Sunrise A.CILDFL.UKGRE.IRL.LIVL.PWA Mesmerize CH.F.UKIRL.NL Sk8er Boi 12 21 5Simply Red -Simplyred.Com (EMI/ Warner -Chappell I Ronorl Universal) 53 48 4Ja Rule feat. Ashanti Douglas -Murder Inc.lDef Jam (Universal lifarner-Chappell (BMG) 87 87 4 Avril Lavigne- Arista (Not Listed) D.FIN I'm With You A.CH.D.FL.UKGRE.IRL.NL.S.WA Being Nobody FLUK.GRE.IRL Funeral Of Hearts 20 17 6 Avril Lavigne -Arista (Rondorl Universal/Warner-Chappell) 54 38 4 Vs. - Virgin (EMI) 88 56 4 HIM- Hansa I Terrier (Heatagram) A.D CH.F.WA Somewhere I Belong ACH.D.FLYUKGRSHUN.IRLLNL.N.S.WA Come With Me Paris Latino 0 22 4Linkin Park - Warner Bros. (Zomba) 74 3 Special D.- Club Culture (Hate I EMI) 89 83 18 Star Academy 2- Mercury (Not Listed) 0 UK Spirit In The Sky UK DLL 46Bony (I Need You) CH.D.F.UK.NL.WA a Buy It In Bottles 22 13 5Gareth Gates & The Kumars - S I RCA (Westminster) Manah Carey ft. Cardron -MercurylDef Jam/ Island (Sony ATV lUniversal 1FOB) 14? Richard Ashcroft - Hut /Virgin (EMI) CH.E.FLYWA How Old R U A.CH.D Dr Hannbal F J'En Ai Metre! 9189 23 237 Alizee - Polydor (Not Listed) Master Blaster - Epic (Not Listed) 3 Don Choa - Sony Musique (Not Listed) UKIRL Weekend! ACH.D.DKFL.UKHUN.IRL.IVL.N.S He's Unbelievable ACH.D.FL.WA Of Summer 24 19 7 Scooter- Edel (Nanada I Hanseatic I Loop) 58 67 3 Sarah Connor- Epic (Standard I X-Cellent) 92 777 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Data (Warner Chappell) ADK.FL.UKIRL @80 I Begin To Wonder F.UKIRL Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous ACH.D.FLUKS Year 3000 6Dannii Minogue - WEA/London (BMG IWarner-Chappell I JCA) 59 53 10 Good Charlotte- Epic (EMI) 93 86 13 Busted- Universal (EMI I Rondor I Universal) UK Cry Me A River A.CH.FL.F.UK.GRE.HUN.IRL.I.S.WA Satisfaction D.FL.F.UK.LRL.WA - Diamonds & Guns 26 11 Justin Timberlake - Jive (EMI /Warner Chappell I Zomba) GO 47 2 Eve- Interscope/Polydor (Universal/Windswept !Warner Chappell) 0124P Transplants - Hellcat (Tall Cans In The Air / Funkdoobiest) Beautiful ACH.D.DKFL.UKIRL.LNL.N.S.WA Strength Of A Woman ACH.D.FL.I S 27 25 11 Christina Aguilera -RCA (Stuck In The Throat I Famous) 072 5 - Universal I MCAT Do It Yourself (Warner Chappell) Lair - RCA (Not Listed) UKIRL F. WA Bonnie.13 CH.FLYUKGRE.IRL.LWA I Can't Read You Plantation 96 81 13 JVay!Z ®aDaniel Bedingfield - Polydor (Sony ATV) 078 18 Kana - Pama I Distrisound (Not Listed) eyoneeiokwleCs -Roc-A-eFellalDefJam (EMI I Warner-Chappelll Universal) UKIRL CH.D.UKNL Gocce Di Memoria Scandalous 63 54 3I Can ra 27 4 Mis-Teeq- Telstar (EMI Sony ATV I Universal) Nas - Columbia (EMI1Zornba) 97' Giorgio -Ms' chi Di Cioccolata (Not Listed) D.FL.FUK.GRE.IRL.LNL CH.F.WA Just A Friend UK Clocks Je T'aime Plus Que Tout 98 68 2 Mario 30 293 - (BMG) 64 60 & Cecilia Cara - Polydor (Not Listed) - J (EMI I Dango I Warner Cappell /Cold Chillin') D.FL.F 4.CHIFLIMGREIRINI.P.S.WA ACH.D.FL.NL.S.WA The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) Mundian.To Bach Re (Beware Of The Boy) aniniily Portrait 75 19 33. 28 17Panjabi. 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UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY FRANCE ITALY TW LW SINGLES TW LW SINGLES TW LW SINGLES TW LW SINGLES 1 1 Giorgia - Gonne Di Memoria(Dischi Di Cioccolata) 1 1 Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv (Positive) 1 2 Alexander - Take Me Tonight (Hansa) 1 1 Chimene Badi - Entre Nous (Universal) 2 NE - Cry (Island) 2 1 Daniel Kfiblback - You Drive Me Crazy (Ariola) 2 5Florent Pagny - Ma Liberte De Penser (Mercury) 2 3Le Vibrazioni - Dedicate A Te (Ricordi) 3 5 50 Cent - In Da Club (Interscope) 3 450 Cent - In Da Club (Interscope) 3 2 Notwenn Leroy - Cassee (Mercury) 3 2Elisa - Almeno Tu Nell'Universo (Sugar) 4 3 Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Mercury) 4 5Shania Twain - Ka -Ching (Mercury) 4 3Alphonse Brown - Le Frunkp (Up Music) 4 4 Eminem - Lose Yourself (Interscope) Sergio Cammeriere - Tutto Quello Che Un Como(Capitol) 5 2 Gareth Gates & The Kumars - Spirit In The Sky (RCA) 5 6T.A.T.0 - All The Things She Said(Interscope) 5 4 Eminem - Lose Yourself (Interscope) 5 6 6 NE Daniel Bedingfield - I Can't Read You (Polydor) 6 3Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)(RCA) 6 6Alizee - J'En Ai Marre! (Polydor) 6 5 Eminem - Sing For The Moment (Interscope) 7 7 (RCA) 7 6 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous (Telstar) 7 NE Bro'Sis - Oh No (Polydor) 7 NE Dannii Minogue - I Begin To Wonder (WEA) Will Young - Light My Fire 9 (RCA) 8 8 Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J - All I Have (Epic) 8 9 Eminem - Sing For The Moment (Interscope) 8 7 Blue & Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Virgin) 8 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 910 Delta Goodrem - Born To Try (Epic) 9 8Wolfsheim - Hein Zunack (Island) 914 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River(Jive) 9 11Eiffel 5- Quell Cho Non Hamm Eta'(Universal Strategic Marketing) (V2) 10 7 Avril Lavigne - I'm With You (Arista) 1011 B2K ft. P. Diddy - Bump, Bump, Bump(Epic) 10 8 Nivea ft. Brian & Brandon Casey -Don't Mess With My Man (Jive) 1013 Tom Jones - Black Betty TW LW Atom's TW LW ALBUMS TW LW ALBUMS TW LW ALBUMS 1 2Sergio Cammeriere - Dalla Pace Del Mare Lontano (EMI) 1 1 White Stripes - Elephant (XL) 1 NE Wolfsheim - Casting Shadows (Universal) 1 NE Florent Pagny - Ailleurs Land (Mercury) 2 5Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Parlophone) 2 1 Linkin Park - Meteora (Warner Bros.) 2 2Helene Segara - Humaine (Orlando) 2 1 Linkin Park - Meteors (Warner Bros.) 3 2 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me(Blue Note) 3 3 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (EMI) 3 1 Celine Dion - One Heart (Columbia) 3 3Simply Red - Home (Nun) (Mercury) 4 8 Avril Lavigne - Let Go (Arista) 4 NE Deutschland SuchtD. Superatax Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar (Hansa) 4 4 Linkin Park - Meteora (Warner Bros.) 4 5Era - The Mass 5 4Simply Red - Home (Simplyred.com) 5 4 Various Artists - United (Hansa) 5 NE Thomas Fersen - Piece Montee Des Grands hors (Tot Ou Tot) 5 4Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (EMI) (Columbia) 6 3 Linkin Park - Meteora (Warner Bros.) 6 6 Simply Red - Home (SPV) 6 5 Carla Bruni - Quelqu'Un M'a Ent (Naive) 6 6 Celine Dion - One Heart (Virgin) 7 12 Justin Timberlake - Justified (Jive) 7 10 Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts (Virgin) 7 3 Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts (Delabel) 7 7Ben Harper - Diamonds On The Inside 8 7 Daniel O'Donnell - Daniel In Blue Jeans(DMG TV) 8 9Nena - 20 Jahre - Nene feat. Nena (Warner Strategic Marketing) 8 7Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (Blue Note) 8 9 Eminem - The Eminem Show (Interscope) 9 NE Lighthouse Family - Greatest Hits/The Very Best Of (Wild Card/Polydor) 9 2 Modern Talking - Universe (Hansa) 9 6Era - The Mass (Mercury) 912 Gemelli Diversi - Fuego (Ricordi) 1011 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Interscope) 1014 Celine Dion - One Heart (Columbia) 10 NE 113 - Dans L'Urgence (SMALL) 1010 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (Blue Note)

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GOOD CHARLOTTE Eurochart A/Z Indexes AIRBORNE Hot 1 00 singles The pick of the week's new singles GIRLS & BOYS (Epic/Sony) `03 Bonnie & Clyde 96 Just A Friend 98 by Gareth Thomas 1,2,3 44 Ka -Ching 3 Release date: April 28 All I Have 11 Kein Zuriick 45 DANIEL BEDINGFIELD Girls & Boys is the second All The Things She Said 12 Le Frunkp 16 I CAN'T READ You single from Good American Life 86 Le Grand Secret 74 (Polydor) Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)17 Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous 59 Charlotte's debut album Au Jour Le Jour 83 Livin' My Life 78 Release date: April7 The Young And The Be Mine 80 Lose Yourself 2 After Gotta Get Thru This, Hopeless, and follows up Beautiful 27 Love Doesn't Have To Hurt 43 James Dean(IWannaon Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous. With its Beautiful 46 Ma Liberte De Penser 9 Being Nobody 54 Make Luv 5 Know) and If You're Not"Girlsdon't like boys,girlslike cars and Born To Try 33 Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Mel 36 The One, UK artist Danielmoney" refrain, it's a comic, ironic commentary Boy (I Need You) 56 Me Passer De Toi 81 Bedinglfieldhitsradioon boy -girl relationships. The 3:01 song was Boys Of Summer 92 Mesmerize 53 Bump, Bump, Bump 7 Move Your Feet 18 again with I Can't Read You, the latest track offwritten by the 23 -year -old twins Benji and Joel Buy It In Bottles 90 Mundian To Bach Re(Beware Of The Boy) 31 the Gotta Get Thru This album. The track hasMadden,whofrontthefourpiecefrom Can't Stop Loving You 69NotA Sinner Nor A Saint 95 been remixed for the single release,Maryland in America. 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MUNDIAN TO BACK KE Nachural/Superstar/MUD (Universal) & Scorpio & Time & Iceberg 1 1 1 24 Panjabi MC *** NO.1 *** (11th week) CP(81%): S.Dk.N.Fi1.I.F.B.Cz. E. Hun.Fi2.D2.Au2. / S(19%): F.Cz.Pol.l. U.K. Despite Panjabi MC's Mundian To Bach Ke WEEKEND Sheffield Tunes (ede)) 2 2 2 6 .7 (Nachural) experiencing an even bigger drop in Scooter CP(77%): S.Dk.N.F11.Au1.B.Cz.Pol.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2.Uk1. / S(23%): Uk.F.Cz.Pol.lr. D SATISFACTION D:Vision (Energy Productions)/ZYX & Airplay 3 general support than in the two previous chart 3 3 11*-Benny Benassi CP(68%): Dl.Au1.F.B.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2. / S(32%): D.H.B.F. Italy weeks, it is a testament to the track's populari- E LUV Noise .yPositiva (EMI) 4 4 18 7*Room5feat. Oliver C CP(67%): Uk.D1.S.Dk.F11.Au1.F.B.Hun.D2.D4.H2.Uk1. / S(33%): Uk.H.B.Ir. B ty that it remains at number one on the GOSSIP FOLKS Gold Mind/EastWest (EEG Warner Music) 4 European Dance Traxx chart for the eleventh 5 4 5 Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris CP(82%l: Uk.D1.S.Dk.N.F11.Hun.D2.Uk1. / S(18%): Uk.D.Poi. USA week in a row. Mundian To Bach Ke has slipped RHYTHM IS A DANCER 2002 MinistryOf Sound (In -Motion) & Bonnier 4 6 7 23 Snap! Vs. Run-D.M.C. CP(95%): Uk.N.F11.Au1.Cz.E.Hun.Fi2.D2.D3.D4.Au2.Uk1. / S(5%): Cz.Pol.D/USA back in terms of sales at dance retail but, AT THE END Made/Zeitgeist (Polydor-Universal) & 541 Label (N.E.W.S.) & EMI 3 6 11 despite such a decline, it is still the most popu- 7 CO CP: Dl.S.Dk.N.F11.Au1.B.E.Hun.D2.D4.H2.Au2. USA *LONELINESS Kosmo/Urban (MUD -Universal) & Captivating Sounds (Warner) & Big*Star (Iceberg) 1 lar dance track in European clubs. 8 15 26 Tomcraft CP(93%): Uk.F11.B.Cz.E.Hun.D203.D4.Uk1. /S(7%): B.Cz. D SimplyRed.com/Ministry Of Sound 9 German act Scooter meanwhile has its best - 9 11 3*SUNRISE ever chance to grab the top spot, as Weekend Simply Red CP(92%): Uk.D1.S.Dk.N.Fi1.Au1.Hun.D2.D4.Uk1. / S(8%): D. U.K. LOVE ON THE RUN M Records (WEA London & Club Culture -Warner Music) 2 (Edel) holds it own in terms of sales at special- 10 5 13 Chicane feat. Peter Cunnah CP(92%): D1.H1.S.Dk.N.F11.Au1.B.Pol.Hun.D2.D3.D4.H2. / S(8%): D. U.K. ist dance stores and club spins. The track still 11 13 7*SLEEPER IN METROPOLIS 3000 Gang Go/WEA (Warner Music) 11 needs a modest increase in support however to Anne Clark CP(85%): Dl.H1.Au1.B.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2. / S(15%): D. U.K. 1217 4*IN DA CLUB/THE REALIST G-Unit/Shady/Interscope (Universal) 12 overtake Panjabi MC. At number three this 50 Cent feat. Biggie CP(72%): S.Dk.N.Fi1.Hun.Fi2.D2. / S(28%): Uk.B.Pol. USA week is Benny Benassi's Satisfaction (Energy), HOLD ON TIGHT RED (Vintage-VernothyAlphabet City 13 1316 11Lambda* CP(74%): Dl.Au1.B.D2. / S(26%): D.B. H which debuts on Holland's sales -based dance FLASH Frisbee/Nebula (Virgin -EMI) 9 chart. 14 9 1 1 Queen & Vanguard CP(65%): Uk.Au1.B.Cz.E.Hun.D2.D4.Au2. / S(35%): Uk.Cz.lr.U.K./0 THE END Urban (Universal) 10 Three tracks enter the top 10 this week-two 1510 4 Groove Coverage CP(85%): D1.Airl .B.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2. / S(15%): D. D of them for the first time. After dropping down 1620 4*MAN IN THE MOON Gang Go/WEA (Warner Music)16 from number 17 to 18 last week, Room 5 featur- Fragma CP(78%): D1.H1.Au1.B.D2.D34. /S(22%): D.Pol. D *EP LE Wall Of Sound/Labels (EMI) 14 ing Oliver Cheatham rocket from number 18 to 1733 10 Royksopp CP(69%): Uk.D1.S.Dk.N.B.Hun.D2. / S(31%): D.B.Ir. N number four this week with Make Lite (Noise HOW OLD R U Clubland 16 18 19 5 Master Blaster CP(82%): D1.Au1.Hun.D2.D3.04.Au2. / S(18%): D. D Traxx), which is currently the highest -selling THE BEAT GOES ON Yellow Productions/Eastwest France & Defected & D:Vision (Energy) 2 record at specialist dance retail in Europe. The 19 8 22 Bob Sinclar CP(94%): N.I.F.Pol.E.Hun.Ch. / S(6%): F. F CAN YOU FEEL (WHAT I'M GOING THRU) Data (Ministry Of Sound)20 track is a project of the man behind 2041 4*Matt Schwartz presents Sholan CP(65%): Uk.Uk1. / S(35%): Uk.B.Ir. U.K. and Nu Rican Kidz, the Belgian -based Italian 21 1422 HYPNOTIC TANGO (SMD-Sony) & No Colors 8 Vito Lucente. He has had two previous number MasterBlasterClubland/EpicCP(BO%): I.AutCz.E.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2. / S(20%): Cz.Pol.l. D .*INTO THE LIGHT Kosmo 22 one hits on the European Dance Traxx chart- 2227 3 Tomcraft CP(68%): Dl.Au1.Hun.D2.D4.Au2. / S(32%): D. D in December 1999 with My Feeling (PIAS) 2323 9 LIVING MY LIFE BYTE/Urban (MUD -Universal) & Mid -town 18 under the Junior Jack moniker and in February Sylver CP(96%): N.Au1.B.Cz.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2. /S(4%): Cz. B *BUCCI BAG Magneti Marelli/Scorpio 24 2002 with Thrill Me (Noise Traxx). Under the 2425 16 Andrea Doria CP(81%l: Uk.D1.1.Au1.F.D2.Uk1. / S(19%): D. Italy Nu Rican Kidz moniker he climbs from number 5*I DON'T WANNA STOP Kontor/edel 21 2526 ATB CP(78%): D1.Au1.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Au2. / S(22%): D. D 84 to 76 on this week's chart. That track is rid PHENOMENA 2K Henry Street/ZYX 5 ing high on dance sales charts in the UK and 262233 Armand van Heiden CP: Uk.S.Dk.N.F11.Au1.Hun.D2.Au2.Uk1. USA Ireland and debuts on various dance charts in 2724 6 TOGETHER Skint/SINE (Sony) 22 Germany, so look out for a top 40 entry next Artificial Funk feat. N. Ettison CP(87%): Uk.S.Dk.B.H2.Uk1. / S(13%): Uk. Dk 29 14*MOVE YOUR FEET Crunchy Frog/EMI Denmark & Mercury (Universal U.K.)17 week. 28 Junior Senior CP(56%): Uk.D1.F.Hun.Fi2.D2.D4.Uk1. / S(44%): Uk.Pol.lr. Dk ACROBATS (LOOKING FOR BALANCE) Airplane!/Eternal & Club Culture (WEA-Warner Music) 6 Further down, Tomcraft's Loneliness (Kosmo) 2912 18 Moony CP(77%): Uk.D1.Dk.Fi1.Au1.E.Hun.D2.D3.D4.Ch. / S(23%): D.Pol. Italy re-enters the top 10 at number eight (from 15), Antler-Subway/EMI 30 3037 9*LIBERTINE CP(95%): S.Dk.N.F11.F.Cz.E.Hun.D2. / S(5%): Cz.Pol. B while Simply Red's Sunrise (SimplyRed.com) Kate Ryan 3135 3*SUPERMAN Holy Ghost 31 finally enters the top 10 at number nine (from 11). Holy Ghost CP(47%l: I.F.Hun. / S(53%): F.I. Italy Finally, look out for a new entry to the top 40 322820 JENNY FROM THE BLOCK Epic (Sony) 2 next week in the shape of Just Be Dub To Me Jennifer Lopez feat. Styles & Jadakiss CP(94%): S.Dk.N.Fi1.F.D2. / S(6%): Pol.P.Rico *DAMAGED Captivating Sounds (Warner Music)/Serious33 (Multiply) by Revelation, which is hovering just 3367 2 Plummet CP(88%): Uk.H1. / S(12%): H. H 2*CHANGE THE WORLD Age One/Free 2 Air 34 outside the top 40 this week. 3448 Dino Lenny CP: Uk.l. Italy SUNDAY (THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY)/IN MY HEART Mute (EMI) 32 6 Moby CP: Uk.D1.B.Hun.D2.H2.Uk1. USA LE FRUNKP UP Music/WEA (Warner) 33 THIS WEEK'S MOVERS 3636 9 Alphonse Brown CP(70%): F. f S(30%): F. F 1 Alcazar (Ariola/BMG) 30 8 SALT SHAKER Superstar Recordings 28 2 Poor Leno Royksopp (Wall Of Sound/Virgin 37 Boogie Pimps CP(63%): Au1.Pol.D2.D3.D4.Au2. / S(37%): D. D 3 Lets Stay Together Horny United present Lovesick (Esprito/Fuel/EastWest-Warner Music) *PLANET VIOLET Kosmo/Sony 8 3878 18 Nalin I.N.C. CP(76%): D1.Hun.D2. / S(24%): D.B. D 4 Belfast TranceJohn "(XI Fleming Vs. (Nebula/Virgin) *IN MY MIND Time39 5 You Can't Change Me Roger Sanchez (R-Senal/Defected & Sony) 3940 7 Prezioso feat. Marvin CP(73%): I.Au1.Cz.Au2. / S(27%): Cz.l. Italy 6 Tnppiri (Ifs Love) Golctix pres. Andrea Brown (Evolve/Serious/AM.PM/Universal) *NEVER Illustrious (Epic -Sony) 40 7 Everybody's A Rockstar Tall Paul (Duty Free/Decode/Telstar) 4042 8 Roc Project CP(71%): H1.B.H2. / S(29%): H. - 131 U.K. 8 Stringer mho Do You Love Me Now) RIVA feat. Dannii Minogue (Alien/United Recordings) Peak = peak position CO = artists country of origin CP(%): countries/S(%): countries describes the ClubPlay vs Sales ratio of charted countries Bold type 9 I'm So CrazyPar -T -One Vs. INXS (Dirty House/Credence/Parlophone-EMI) country letters = chart entry BPM = beats per minute (if known) * indicates a point increase of 100% or more; * indicates anincrease in points 10Light A Rainbow Tukan (Drizzly/Incentive/MOS) © Copyright 2002 by M.I.S., all rights reserved. The Dame Tn.eo is based on the information from the following clubplay (CP) and specialist dance sales IS) sources: UknUnited Kingdom) CLUB CHA RT1CP), The Official Ilk Charts Company 12 -INCH SINGLES (Si; Ir=lreland) Movers are titles which show the greatest gains in points during the week. Chart -Track DANCE SINGLES (S); I)--Gernmanyt DDC - Deutsche Dance Charts CLUBPLAY (nDUCP).Gennan-IO-Playlist t=021/CP). DJ Top 40 (=D3/CP).DMC 1=D4/CP), DDC Top 30 Sales Si;t Au= Austria: DEEJAY TOP 4Tle (CP); F=France: EXTRA CLUB - Musibox System (CP), MAXI DANCE (Si ETUDES & PERFORMANCES; linHolland) !DP Dance Board 50 (CP), Stichling Mega Charts DANCE TRENDS ISI; B=Belgiums IDES Belgian Dance Chart (CP), 40 DANCE (S); Dk=Denmurk) M&I SERVICE dancechartdk ICP); S=Sweden / N=Norway Fil=Finland) Denim Promotions Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish Dance Chart (all CP); Fi2=Finlandt Discopress Oy SUOMEN DISKOLISTA (CP); f=ltalyt Musks e Dischi - Top 50 Disoneche (CP) & Canal) Vendita MIX (Si; E- pain:Deejay magazine TOP 25 (CPI; Por=Portugalt DANCE CLUB magazine (CP); Pol=Poland) Top 30 DanceChart (CP), DJ Promotion DJ Top 50 (Si; C.Csuch Republic) (at. Dance Chart 1CPS); linn=lbmgaryt XinJOY Club Chart (CP).

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PICK OF THE WEEK Frank Popp Ensemble/Hip Teens Don't The Dandy Warhols/We Used To Be Friends Wear Blue Jeans Bhangra Knights vs. Husan/Husan Kelly Rowland Junkie XL ft. Solomon Burke/Catch Up Stereophonics/Madame Helga Can't Nobody To My Step T.A.T.U/Not Gonna Get Us (Columbia) Aaliyah/Don't Know What To Tell Ya Tern Walker/Ching Ching Wir Sind Helden/Mussen Nur Wollen Sean Paul/Get Busy Sinema/You Keep Me Hangin' On R. Kelly/Ignition "Kelly Rowland is currently one Justin Timberlake/Rock Your Body of the USA's most talented Bon Jovi/All About Lovin' You vocalists. With her solo album Itchycoo/Lovetrain she has proven her worth and this single is set to be another memorable tune." ITALY: HOLLAND: RADIO 105 RADIO 3FM Lars Trillingsgaard head of music ANR Hit FM/Denmark

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C;FRMANY FRANCF WEEK 18/03 ©VNU Business Media ANTENNE BAYERN/Munich P FRANCE INTER/Paris P NRJ SWEDEN/Stockholm P CHR FULL SERVICE CHR Music Stephan Offierowski - Prog. Director Bernard Chereze - Music Director Daniel Akerman - Prog. Director Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Power Rotation Add: Media Celine Dion -I Drove All Night Dionysos-Don Diego 2000 Ricky Martin-Jaleo MOST ADDED Sarah Connor -He's Unbelievable Johnny Hallyday-L'Instinct Playlist Additions: Most Added are those songs which received the highest number of playlist additions Natacho Aflas-Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux Antique -Moro Mou during the week. In the case of a tie, songs are listed alphabetically by artist. BAYERN 3/Munich P -Growing Up Fifth Avenue -Infidelity CHR Walter Schmich - Head of Music RTL/Paris P SR P3/Stockholm P Ricky Martin Jaleo Playlist Additions: FULL SERVICE CHR Amerie-I'm Coming Out Alain Tibolla - Head Of Prog. 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Caitlin -Travelling CHR The White Stripes -Seven Nation Army Feeder -Forget About Tomorrow Laura Moreno Garcia -Bye Bye baby Girls Aloud -No Good Advice Tolis Mamas - Head Of Music MTV2 - The Pop Channel/ G XTM: Mania -Fly On The Wings Of Love VRT STUDIO BRUSSEL/Brussels P Playlist Additions: CHR MTV/Central Feed/ P ALTERNATIVE T.A.T.U-Ne Ver' Ne BoJsia CENTURY FM NETWORK/Manchester P Marcus Adam - Head Of Music Marcus Adam - Head of Music THE MUSIC FACTORY/Flanders/Mechelen G Gerrit Kerremans - Head Of Music Heavy Rotation: Len Doens - Prog. Director AC New Videos: Power Rotation Add: 50 Cent -In Da Club Heavy Rotation: Mike Walsh - Group Head Of Music Chicane fl. Peter Cunnah-Love On The Run Skin -Trashed C7FCH RFPIJRI IC Before Four -Feel Free (To Say No) 50 Cent -In Da Club Playlist Additions: Craig David & Sting -Rise & Fall Playlist Additions: Gareth Gates -Anyone Of Us (Stu- Avril Lavigne -I'm With You Craig David & Sting -Rise & Fall RADIO IMPULS/Prague G Foo Fighters -Times Like These The Dandy Warhols-We Used To Be Friends pid Mistake) Busted -Year 3000 AC Goldfrapp-Train DJ Sneak ff. Bear Who? -Fix My Sink HIM -Funeral Of Hearts Christina Aguilera-Beautiful EMAP BIG CITY NETWORK/Manchester P Jan Hanousek - Head Of Music Jay -Z -Excuse Me Miss Missy Elliott ft. Ludacris-Gosslp Folks Kate Ryan-D'senchant'e Craig David & Sting-Rlse & Fall CHR Playlist Additions: No Angels -No Angel (It's All In Your Mind) Praga Khan -Love Power Modern Talking -TV Makes The Eminem-Sing For The Moment Sara Henderson - Head of Music Chinaski & Zuzana Norisovo-Dobrak Od Kostl Therapy?-lf It Kills Me Superstar Good Charlotte -Ages Of The Rich And Famous Playlist Additions: Robbie Williams -Come Undone MTV/European Feed/ P Daniel Bedingfield-I Can't Read You Alexia Cala - Music Manager Shania Twain -Ka -Ching Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J -AllI Have T.A.T.U-All The Things She Said Linkin Park -Somewhere I Belong T.A.T.U-Not Gonna Get Us New Videos: SWIT7FRI AND Wolfsheim-Kein Zur?ck Nelly ft. Justin Timberlake -Work It Badly Drawn Boy -All Possibilities Power Plays: Sugababes-Shape KISS 100/London P COULEUR 3/Lausanne G Westlife-Tonight RAADIO 2/Tallinn G Alexander -Take Me Tonight Sylver-Livin' My Life DANCE ALTERNATIVE Power Plays: CHR Power Plays: Christian Smith - Head Of Music Patrick Rouiller - Head Of Music Craig David & Sting -Rise & Fall Ivor Memnik - Head Of Music MTVnI/Bussum G Evanescence -Bring Me To Life Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Music Television Robbie Williams -Come Undone Busta Rhymes ft. Markt Carey Know What You Want Yeah Yeah Yeah's-Date With The Nigh MTV/Nordic Feed/ P Groove Coverage -The End Paulina Stalenburg - Music Director Mr. Reds vs DJ Skribble-Everybody Come On Catherine Wyren - Music Director Placebo -The Bitter End Heavy Rotation: TMF UK/ B T.A.T.U-Not Gonna Get Us Power Plays: Ricky Martin-Jaleo 50 Cent -In Da Club Sally Habbershaw - General Manager AUSTRIA Saybia-In Spite Of It All VIRGIN RADIO/London P Eminem-Sing For The Moment New Videos: 3/Vienna P RADIO SKY+/Tallinn G Linkin Park -Somewhere I Belong Big Brovaz-Favourite Things ROCK SOL MUSICA/Madrid/ P CHR CHR Pink -Family Portrait Dana Glover -Thinking Over James Curran - Executive Producer Javier Lorbada - Director Alfred Rosenauer - Head Of Music Kristian Hirmo - Head Of Music Queens Of The Stone Age -Go With Girls Aloud -No Good Advice Playlist Additions: Power Plays: Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: The Flow Power Plays: Bon Jovi-All About LovIn' You Isla San Juan-Amistad Boris-Manchmal Travis -The Beautiful Occupation Atomic Kitten -Love Doesn't Have To Hurt Robbie Williams -Come Undone Christina Aguilera-Beautiful Lukas Ir Bavaria -When The Evening Falls Blue -U Make Me Wanna Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham - Junior Senior -Move Your Feet THE MUSIC FACTORY/Bussum, Holland P Mis-Teeq-Scandalous FLY. -Hello From Mars Make Luv Justin Timberlake -Cry Me A River Erik Kross - Music Director Reamonn-Star Lionel Richie ff. Enrique Iglesias -To Love A Woman Snoop Dogg ft. Phone!! Williams - Justin Timberlake -Rock Your Body New Videos: Novaspace-Guardian Angel Beautiful Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham -Make Luv Big Brovaz-OK Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham -Make Luv NewVideos: Terminaator-Carmen Amerie-I'm Coming Out

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Robbie Williams finally makes it to number one on the European Radio Top 50 chart in the sixth (i. 3 6 ROBBIE WILLIAMS/COME UNDONE (CHRYSALIS) 57 5 week on the listing for Come Undone (EMI). 2 1 9 Avril Lavigne/I'm With You (Arista) 62 0 Williams displaces Avril Lavigne, who is relegated 3 2 14 Christina Aguilera/Beautiful (RCA) 58 0 to the number two slot with I'm With You (Arista), while Christina Aguilera is, in turn, pushed down ® 4 4 Madonna/American Life (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 51 2 to number three with Beautiful (RCA). ® 5 11 Coldplay/Clocks (Parlophone) 49 2 Madonna's (pictured) new sin- gle American Life (Maverick), ® 6 9 Simply Red/Sunrise (Simplyred.com) 44 2 takenfromhereponymous 6--7.) 10 10 Celine Dion/I Drove All Night (Columbia) 45 2 album, remains at number four 8 8 9 Shania Twain/Ka-Ching (Mercury) 35 1 this week. Below Madonna are 9 7 10 37 0 Coldplay with Clocks Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J/All I Have (Epic) (Parlophone) at number five, and 10 11 13 Counting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton/Big Yellow Taxi(Geffen) 44 1 below Coldplay are Simply Red 11 9 11 Sugababes/Shape (Island) 39 0 with Sunrise (Simplyred.com). David Harber is MD and programme controller 12 13 8 Eminem/Sing For The Moment (Interscope) 35 1 at UK CHR station Juice 107.2, which broadcasts 13 12 15 Kelly Rowland/Stole (Columbia) 36 1 to the Brighton and hove area of England, and C4 15 5 Blue/U Make Me Wanna (Innocent/Virgin) 35 5 which leans towards R&B and dance in its pro- gramming. 15 14 12 Red Hot Chili Peppers/Can't Stop (Warner Bros.) 28 0 He says despite their format they are playing CO 17 5 Richard X Vs. Liberty X/Being Nobody (Virgin) 32 2 the Simply Red track. 17 18 14 Justin Timberlake/Cry Me A River (Jive) 32 1 "There will be people who think it's terrible for a rhythmic contemporary hit station to be playing 18 23 7 We stlife/Tonight (S/RCA) 29 1 Simply Red, but the execution of the song is excel- 19 22 6 Sarah Connor/He's Unbelievable night (Epic) 22 1 lent," says Harber. "It fits absolutely perfectly CO 26 4 Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham/Make Luv (Positiva) 24 2 with my core 29 -year -old, female audience. It's played throughout the day." CI*1 24 11 Des'ree/It's Okay (Epic) 26 0 Further down at number twenty, up six places 22 21 20 Blue & Elton John/Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word(Innocent/Virgin) 26 0 compared to last week, is Room 5 featuring Oliver 2320 15 (Wildstar) 27 0 Cheatham with Make Luv (Positiva). Harber says Craig David/Hidden Agenda it is a very popular track with his listeners. "It's 2434 3 T.A.T.U/Not Gonna Get Us Yffew- (Interscope) 25 4 the most requested song on the station and it's on 25 16 20 Pink/Family Portrait (Arista) 27 0 every one hour forty." Up an impressive ten places at number 24 this 26 19 8 Atomic Kitten/Be With You (Innocent/Virgin) 24 0 week are T.A.T.U. with their follow-up to All The 27 30 6 Linkin Park/Somewhere I Belong (Warner Bros.) 21 0 Things She Said, Not Gonna Get Us (Interscope). 2828 27 T.A.T.U/All The Things She Said Sat% (Interscope) 23 0 Meanwhile UK female urban trio Mis-Teeq are up six places to number 29 with their new single CO 35 4 Mis-Teeq/Scandalous (Telstar) 24 2 Scandalous (Telstar). Harber is a big fan of the 3042 2 Kelly Rowland/Can't Nobody (Columbia) 23 5 new tune. "It's absolutely superb," he says. 'It's 31 31 6 Junior Senior/Move Your Feet KIVOLat (Universal) 21 0 one of the top three most -requested tracks on the station at the moment and has been for a little 32 32 11 Laura Pausini/Surrender Mika (CGD) 28 0 while. There was a period when I thought they (0 39 5 Shakira/The One (Epic) 22 2 would lose it-but this is great." 3433 5 50 Cent/In Da Club (Interscope) 21 1 Another Juice favourite isJunior Senior's(pic- 35 36 8 The Cardigans/For What It's Worth ftgb..,.(Stockholm) 23 1 tured) infectious disco sin- 3625 12 Melanie C./Here It Comes Again (Virgin) 26 0 gle Move Your Feet 37 29 25 Robbie Williams/Feel (Chrysalis) 26 0 (Universal). "We use that track on a lot of the station 38 > NE-, production because it's got 39 27 9 The Bangles/Something That You Said (Epic) 22 0 a really identifiable sound > (Parlophone) 17 4 to it," says Harber. @ NE Blur/Out Of Time "Especially when the sun 4 > NEJustin Timberlake/R,ock Your Body (Jive) 16 3 comes out-it's perfect to @44 3 Macy Gray/When I See You (Epic) 25 3 be driving around to." The station hasn't programmed Shakira's new 43 38 4 Shaggy/Strength Of A Woman (MCA) 17 0 single yet, The One (Epic), although Harber says 44 43 2 In-Grid/Tu Es Foutu (Tu M'As Promise. hn (Zyx) 16 0 he is toying with the idea. Justin Timberlake is a 45 41 9 Kate RyanlDesenchanteeatc.fb.. (Antler -Subway) 16 0 hit with the station, however. "He's big in all the dayparts and all the elements of the audience," 4646 5 Herbert Gronemeyer/Demo (Letzter Tag) IktEtft (Capitol) 14 0 says Harber. "It's fits in, feels good, sounds nice." 4737 4 Daniel BedingfieldVIf You're Not The One (Polydor) 18 0 Timberlake's new single Rock Your Body (Jive) is 4840 7 B2K ft. P. Diddy/Bump, Bump, Bump (Epic) 17 1 a new entry this week, straight in at number 41 Juice 107.2 also plays hip hop, including the 50 49 149 4 ' Dannii Minogue/I Begin To Wonder (London) 19 1 Cent track, In Da Club (Interscope). "It's very pop- 50 45 15 Panjabi MC/Mundian To Bach Ke (Beware Of The Boy) aVElb..,.(Superstar Recordings) 14 0 ular down here," says Harber. "I've still got a question mark as to whether it should be on at breakfast, but it's a very familiar tune here now." The European Radio Top 50 chart is based on a weighted -scoring system. Finally look out next week for an entry into the Songs score points by achieving airplay on all of M&NI's reporting stations with contemporary music fulltime or during specific dayparts. top 50 with Aaliyah's single Don't Know What To Stations are weighted by market size and by the number of hours per week. TW = This Week, LW = Last Week, NE = New Entry, TS = Total Stations Tell Ya. kggiA Indicates singles which previously featured in the Border Breakers chart Highest New Entry Greatest chart points gainer Gareth Thomas

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Mis-Teeq from page 1 Will Apple bite into Universal? continued from page 1 May 12 in the rest of Europe. It is er market compared with Microsoft'sthe two digital -music services owned "But with all the piracy and the value spearheaded by the single Scand- 85% -plus share, is scheduled to launchby the five major labels combined. of the music market going down, I don't alous, which was released in the UK an online music service at the end ofHowever, Apple remains tight-lipped know how you put a [realistic] value on on March 17 and on a similarly stag- this month to boost its own business. concerning who it has actually licensed a music company at the moment." gered basis in the rest of Europe from Apple's interest indigital music music from. Referring to the free music on unau- April 14. stems from the massive popularity of Both Universal and Apple decline to thorisedpeer -to -peerserviceslike "The level of interest from radio and MP3 player iPod. Launched last year, confirm or deny the reports. AppleKaZaA, he adds: "The actual music TV indicates we're in a very strong the iPod's 20Gb (Gigabytes) memoryspokesperson Alan Hely says: "Ourside is in a terrible state, especially position to emulate the UK success enables consumers to store up to 4,000 comment on the recent rumours is that when you can get everything for noth- with both the single and album," says tracks or about 350 CD albums in a Apple declines to comment on rumours ing on the Internet." Carla Donnelly, marketing director, player the size of a cigarette packet. and speculation." LikeMarkMulligan,Jupiter affiliate labels, Warner Music Europe. The company's new online service, Analysts in London, however, say Research's London -based music ana- "And we see this record as the real yet to be named, hopes to capitalise on they are baffled by Vivendi's choice oflyst, Dyson observes that the strategy start to a successful pan-European its iTunes software that enables users potentialpartners,newsof whichof a technology giant such as Sony career, with longevity." to download, organise and create a per- immediately led to a drop in the valueCorp., which owns its own major Originally signed to Inferno sonalised playlist by transferring MP3 of Apple's stock exchange share. record company, could have been Records, Mis-Teeq emerged from the versions of songs from the Mac comput- "All the record companies seem to more successful. Mulligan argues that UK's urban/garage scene and were ers to the iPod. be up for sale in one form or another," Apple and Microsoft would benefit by picked up by the country's largest It aims to sell individual download - comments Simon Dyson, music analyst negotiatingforeffectivelicensing indie, Telstar. The act scored its first able songs for between $0.99 and $1.49 atInforma MediainLondon,on deals with all the majors. "If they domestic hit single in 2001 with Why, each (euros 0.91 - 1.38), instead of fol-reportsof a potential EMI -Warnerowned Universal,they couldfind following up with three UK top 10 hits lowing the subscription -based modelMusic Group merger and the possible themselves at a disadvantage in get- including All I Want and One Night adopted by pressplay and MusicNet, saleof Sony Music Entertainment.ting licensing from the other labels." Stand off the debut album Lickin' On Both Sides. The set sold over half a UniversalMusicInternational million copies in the UK, and made a MD's were given an early play- modest impact elsewhere in Europe. back of the as yet unmixed -and "They hardly spent any time in [con- untitled -new studio album from tinental] Europe, but that's changed Sting on 1 April in Paris. Hosted now," explains Graham Williams, CEO by UMI and Interscope, the for- international,Telstar,adding:"The mer Police -man came hot -foot market is a lot more receptive to Mis- from the studio to play selected Teeq than it was two years ago -and tracks from the album, which is they have improved too." expected to be released world- There is also an awareness that the wideinSeptember.Pictured, former resistance to urban music that from lefttoright: Max Hole, oncecharacterised CHR radioin senior VP marketing & A&R, Uni- Europe has now largely been broken versal Music International; Sting; down, thanks largely to the success of MartinKierszenbaum,Sting's acts such as Eminem, Nelly and Kelly A&R representativeforInter- Rowland. "European radio has scope/A&M;andJean -Philippe changed in the two years since they Allard, Polydor MD, Universal released their first album," Williams Music France. notes. "There are a lot more radio sta- tions that have gone a lot more urban, and that's having an impact." Europe 2 powers up ratings table continued from page 1 Written by the trio with Norwegian producers Stargate, Scandalous has RFM, which under the manage- the performance of its Hot AC networksharefigures(which,unlikedaily been picked up by stations ranging ment of Sabot switched from Gold toRTL2, which has hit a record audiencereach, take into account time spent lis- from London urban station Choice FM Soft AC last year, has also increasedhigh, adding 350,000 new listeners intening) RTL still leads the pack across and London dance station Kiss 100 to both its daily reach and its audiencethe past three months. Francewith11.5%share(versus Finland's public CHR station YLEX share, gaining approximately 483,000 In terms of Mediametrie's audience NRJ's 7.5%). and commercial CHR station Radio new listeners over the past year. Sky+ in Estonia. "We found two formats that didn't Top French Networks "We playlisted All I Want and test- exist in France," says Sabot. "It's a % Daily Reach % Audience Share ed it with the audience and the reac- very hard market here, so it's taken Jan -Mar 03 Nov -Dec 02 Jan -Mar 03Nov -Dec 02 tions were not very enthusiastic," says time for people to discover the sta- Dave Gloesener, head of music at Lux- tions. This means the stations' evolu- NRJ (CHR) 13.3 13.4 7.5 7.2 embourg CHR station Eldoradio, which tionis now in line with what we has also added the track."I think expected." RTL (F -S) 12.6 12.6 11.5 12.2 Scandalous will test better and make NRJ remains top of the pile as the France Inter (F -S) 11.8 10.8 10.5 9.1 the rotation. It will be played two or number one radio station in France, three times a day and after that we'll although its reach has dipped fraction- France Info (News) 10.6 11.8 4.2 4.5 ally from 13.4% in November -Decem- see the people's reactions -and then Europe 1 (News/Talk) 10.0 10.6 8.0 8.4 perhaps we'll take it into higher rota- ber 2002 to 13.3%. Its sister Gold net- tion next week." The track is making work Nostalgie remains the country's Nostalgie (Gold) 8.1 8.6 6.1 5.7 steadyprogressuptheEuropean second most popular music network, Europe 2 (CHR) 7.3 7.0 4.5 4.3 Radio Top 50 chart, from number 35 to although it has lost 0.5 points of its number 29 this week. daily reach. Fun Radio (CHR) 7.1 7.8 3.8 4.3 With all the tracks written by Mis- RTL Group's Fun Radio -which, Skyrock (Urban) 7.0 7.6 4.1 3.9 Teeq, Eye Candy is more R&B-based like Europe 2, has also moved into the than their first outing, which reflected CHR arena recently followingthe France Bleu (MOR) 6.7 7.4 5.8 6.3 the act's UK garage background. It broadening of its Dance/R&B format - Cherie FM (AC) 5.8 5.5 3.9 3.5 includes collaborations with Joe, Mush- and Pierre Bellanger's Urban network taq and Ed Case. Skyrock both saw their daily reach RFM (AC) 4.9 4.3 3.2 2.9 Mis-Teeq visit the major markets in drop markedly in the survey. Fun RTL2 (Hot AC) 4.7 4.0 2.9 2.2 April/May on a promotional tour com- Radio is particularly affected, with its prising TV, radio and press, the details daily reach down to 7.1% from Novem- Rire&Chansons (AC/Comedy) 4.0 4.1 1.9 1.8 ber -December's 7.8%. Skyrock dropped of which are currently being finalised. RMC Info (News/Talk) 3.3 3.2 2.3 2.6 They will embark on their first -ever from 7.6% to 7.0%, though its share headlining UK and Ireland tour in the has crept up 0.2 percentage points. MFM (Gold) 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.2 autumn (September 23 -October 15). Better news for the RTL Group was Source: Mediametrie; 196=495,820 people aged 13+

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week 18/03 © VNU Business Media BORDER BREAKERS HOTLINE Edited by Hamish Champ Country TWi LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label Of Signing TS Universal Music Russia MD David Junk looks 1 1 12 JUNIOR SENIOR/MOVE YOUR FEET (UNIVERSAL) DENMARK 21 set to take charge of some-if not all-of Thomas Hedstrom's eastern Europe responsibilities, as the 6 20 T.A.T.U/Not Gonna Get Us (Interscope) Russia 25 latter heads off to EMI (M&M Hotline April 19). Long -serving Sony Music Europe executives Tony Woollcott and Jonathan Morrish are to 229 T.A.T.U/All The Things She Said (Interscope) Russia 23 exit the company. Woollcott was senior VP in 4 4 12 Laura Pausini/Surrender (CGD) Italy 27 charge of Sony's affiliates in eastern Europe, South Africa, Greece, and Turkey. It is believed that some 5 536 In-Grid/Tu Es Foutu(Tu M'As Promis) (Zyx) Switzerland 16 of his duties will be taken over by current CFO Jacques Campet. Morrish, who spent 27 years (Antler -Subway) Belgium 16 6 3 13 Kate Ryan/Desenchantee with the company, latterly as VP communications, 7 7 10 The Cardigans/For What It's Worth (Stockholm) Sweden 22 departs in the summer and is expected to continue his relationship with Sony via a consultancy role. 8 8 17 Panjabi MC/Mundian To Bach Ke (Beware Of The Boy)(Superstar Recordings) Germany 13 Hotline understands that VP marketing Ronnie Meister remains with the company in a marketing 9 9 11 Sarah Connor/He's Unbelievable (Epic) Germany 14 position, but will now report to New York -based 10 U 9 Roxette/Opportunity Nox (Capitol) Sweden 14 Sony Music International senior VP marketing Tracy Nurse. 12 ll Tomcraft/Loneliness (Def Jam) Germany 9 Meanwhile, Sony Music Entertain- ment chairman/CEO Andrew Lack (pic- 13 14 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do/Boys Of Summer (Universal) Germany 12 11L2 tured) has named Columbia Records 13 10 3 HIM/Funeral Of Hearts (Terrier) Finland 9 Group chairman Don Ienner president of Sony Music US. Lack describes leaner as 14 1410 Edyta Gorniak/Impossible (Capitol) Poland 9 a man "in the trenches; he's got his hands dirty every day", illustrating just how much (15) 16 4 Billy Crawford/You Didn't Expect That (V2) France 6 the military action in Iraq has pervaded the 16 18 23 Praise Cats/Shined On Me (Sound Division) Italy consciousness of pretty much everyone... Popkommveteran Uli Grossmaas has finally (CGD) Italy 3 17 1923 Laura Pausini/E Ritorno Da Te exited the trade show's parent company, Musik a 18 2030 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do/Heaven (Universal) Germany 5 Komm, MD. His departure fol- lows the takeover of Musik Komm by music TV 21 4 Sylver/Livin' My Life (Byte) Belgium 7 group Viva Media. Grossmaas is replaced by Viva marketing manager Kerstin Karpinksi. 20 17 8 /Don't Stop The Music (Ricochet) Sweden 5 No word at presstime from the UK's Radio mE 21 NEDJ Bobo/Chihuahua (DJ Bobo) Germany 5 Authority as to who will succeed Tony Stoller as its external relations director for what remains oa 22224 Lasgo/Something (A&S/Antler-Subway)Belgium 3 of its tenure. Stoller is joining new "super -regula- succeed the Radio 2323 3 Alizee/J'En Ai Marre! (Polydor) France 4 tor" Ofcom-scheduled to sz Authority at the end of the year-as head of exter- 2424 2 Raul Paz/Mulata (Not Listed)Spain 3 nal affairs. The new CEO is rumoured to be one of the Radio Authority's members, and not a mem- 2525 2 Axelle Red/Pas Maintenant (Virgin) Belgium 2 ber of its executive staff. EMI Group bowed to investor pressure last TW = This Week LW = Last Week. WOC = Weeks On Chart, TS = Total Stations, NE = New Entry. RE = Re -Entry.Titles registering a significan point gain are awarded a bullet. week and announced it would be cutting its senior indicates the Road Runner award, assigned to the single with the biggest Increase in chart points. executive severance terms down from pay-offs of two years to 12 months. The executives affected, group chairman Eric Nicoli and the company's finance director Roger Faxon, will get the golden Billboard appoints editor -in -chief handshake in the event of a takeover of EMI and NEW YORK - Keith Girard has been he authored Remembering the Gulf any subsequent change of control. appointed editor -in -chief of Music & War: The U.S. Marines in Operation Edgar Bronfman Jr, one-time songwriter and Media's sister publication Billboard, Desert Shield/Desert Storm. former music industry executive, seems to want to effective April 21. The position has "Keith brings more than 25 years get back in the music driving seat. After making an been vacant since the sudden death of reporting and editing experience to initial-and consequently rebuffed-bid in March of long -serving editor -in -chief Timo- Billboard from a variety of print, for Universal Music Group, his consortium is thy White last June. Girard reports broadcast and on-line outlets," com- understood to be mulling over whether to give it a to Billboard publisher and VNU Busi- ments Kilcullen. "Keith has a long second shot. The first offer "was not credible", a ness Media president of the Music recordofbringingtimelynews, source said. and Literary group John Kilcullen. insightful analysis and interpretive And finally...readers may recall Apple Com- Prior to joining Billboard, Girard data . developed through proprietary puter's ad campaign extolling the "rip 'n' burn" was editorof Investment News, a surveystohelp businessreaders virtues of its very own iTunes software pro- national business weekly published by solve problems and better under- gramme. Now, word reaches Hotline that those Crain Communications Inc.in New standrelevantindustrydevelop- Mac makers have slapped a "cease and desist" York. Previously, Girard was VP and editor -in -ments. As the music industry is confronting a order on a cheeky young software developer and chief of The Daily Record, Maryland's oldest andmyriad of challenges, Keith's business, legal, iTunes fan in the US who came up with a wizard largest business and legal newspaper. He alsofinancial and digital publishing experience will wheeze enabling fellow iTunes users to share their worked in television, both as a talk show panelist serve him well as he works with me and the Bill- music across a network. So Apple is serious about for WETA-TV in Washington and as a writer/pro- board team tohelptheindustry navigate copyright after all... ducer in CNN's Washington bureau. In addition,through this difficult period."

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1 7 10 NIVEA FT. BRIAN & BRANDON CASEY/DON'TMESS WITH MY MAN (JIVE) 1 1 10 RICHARD X VS. LIBERTY X/BEING NOBODY(VIRGIN)15 1 1 11 HERBERT GRONEMEYER/DEMO (LETZTER TAG) (CAPITOL) 1.3 2 1 7 Busta Rhymes Ft. Mariah Carey/I Know What You Want (J) 14 2 3 7 Shania Twain/Ka-Ching (Mercury) 11 2 2 11 Junior Senior/Move Your Feet (Universal) 3 2 5 B2K ft. P.Diddy/Bump, Bump, Bump (Epic) 3 3 14 Christina Aguilera/Beautiful (RCA)16 3 2 7 Robbie Williams/Come Undone (Chrysalis)12 4 5 5 Avril Lavigne/Sk8er Boi (Arista) 4 4 10 Mis-Teeq/Scandalous (Telstar)13 4 4 13 Pink/Family Portrait (Arista)13 5 6 11 Pink/Just Like A Pill (Arista) 5 6 3 Madonna/American Life (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 11 5 5 7 Sugababes/Shape (Island) 11 6 3 13 Eminem/Lose Yourself (Interscope) 7 9 11 Blue ft. Elton John/SorrySeems To Be The Hardest Word (InnocentNirgin) 6 5 4 (Chrysalis)13 6 6 6 Shaggy/Strength Of A Woman (MCA)10 Robbie Williams/Come Undone 8 4 6 Chimene Badi/Entre Nous (Universal) 9 7 7 3 Kelly Rowland/Can't Nobody (Columbia)12 7 8 10 Mare Sway/Natural High (Ariola) 9 11 11 Indochine ft. Melissa Auf De Mer/Le Grand Secret (Columbia) 8 8 9 Blue/U Make Me Wanna (Innocent/Virgin)14 8 7 8 Atomic Kitten/Be With You (Innocent/Virgin) 9 10 13 3 Florent Pagny/Ma Libertc De Penser (Mercury) 9 9 5 David Gray/Be Mine (East West)10 9 9 7 Shakiraffhe One (Epic) 8 11 12 9 Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J/All I Have (E Mc) 12 1629 Kyo ft. SitaMe Chenin (Jive) 10 11 9 Simply Red/Sunrise (Simplyred.com)13 10 > NEReamonn/Star (Virgin) 8 13 14 7 Christina 4uilera/Beautiful (RCA) 11 10 10 8 11 16 6 Daniel Bedingfield/I Can't Read You (Polydor)10 The Bangles/Something That You Said (Epic) 14 15 11 Beenie Man/Street Life (Virgin) 12 12 2 Justin Timberlake/Rock Your Body (Jive) 6 12 12 5 Westlife/Tonight (S/RCA) 6 15 19 6 Saya/Une Femme Avec Une Femme (WEA) 13 10 6 Atomic Kitten/Love Doesn't Have To Hurt(Innocent/Virgin)11 13 17 2 Blue/U Make Me Wanna (Innocent/Virgin) 6 16 18 4 Madonna/American Life (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 17 23 6 Mickey3D/Respire (Virgin) 14 13 2 Busted/You Said No (Island) 7 14 13 16 T.A.T.U/All The Things She Said (Interscope) 8 18 17 6 Kelly Rowland/Stole (Columbia) 15 11 8 Simply Red/Sunrise 8 15 14 5 Kym Marsh/Cry (Island) 8 (Simplyred.com) 19 8 17 Leslie ft. Sweety & Magic/On N'Sait Jamais (M6 Interactions) 16 15 14 Justin Timberlake/Cry Me A River (Jive)10 16 15 3 Alexander/Take Me Tonight (Hansa) 6 20 21 2 Justin Timberlake/Cry Me A River (Jive) 17 > NEGirls Aloud/No Good Advice (Polydor) 5 17 18 7 Gareth Gates/Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) (S) 7 21 20 19 Robbie Williams/Feel (Chrysalis) 22 10 16 (WEA) 18 17 4 Triple 8/Knockout (Polydor) 4 18 19 4 Patrick Nuo/5 Days (WEA) 5 Phil Collins/Can't Stop Loving You 23 > REShania Twain/Ka-Ching! (Mercury) 10 19 16 9 Des'ree/It's Okay (Epic) 6 19 18 8 Westlife/Tonight (S/RCA) 24 22 10 Ronan Keating ft. Cecilia Cara/Je T'Aime Plus Que Tout (Polydor) 20 > NET.A.T.U/Not Gonna Get Us (Interscope) 5 20 > REJeannette/It's Over Now (Polydor) 5 2524 2 Junior Senior/Move Your Feet (Mercury) Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on thebasis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Datasupplied by SNEP/YACAST from an electronically monitored panel of national and based on audience size. based on audience size. regional stations. Songs are ranked by number of plays and weighted by audience. JL_II 1= MEE NETHERLAN4iiii -I1 -- I= TW LW WOC Artist/ MS Original Label TS TW LW WOC Artl.t/Ibtle Local Label TW LW WOCArtist/Title Original Label TS

1 3 7 ROBBIE WILLIAMS/COME UNDONE (CHRYSALIS)13 1 2 12 CHRISTINA AGUILERA/BEAUTIFUL (RCA) 1 1 10 GIANNI COLETTI/GIMME FANTASY (MODA) 4 2 3 7 2 2 4 Madonna/American Life (Maverick/Wamer Bros.) 11 Simply Red/Sunrise (V2) 2 2 9 Simply Red/Sunrise (Simplyred.com) 3 3 1 5 Jamai/Step Right Up (BMG) 3 3 4 Eiffel 65/Quelli Che Non Hanno Eta'(Universal Strategic Marketing) 3 3 1 15 Christina Aguitlera/Beautiful (RCA)10 4 6 3 Room 5 ft Oliver Cheatham/Make Luv (P.I.A.S) 4 > NERicky Martin/Jaleo (Columbia) 6 5 5 3 Will Young/You And I (S/RCA) 4 14 4 Gloster/Kiss (House Trade) 2 5 9 14 Justin Timberlake/Cry Me A River (Jive) 7 6 10 5 Shania Twain/Ka-Ching (Mercury) 5 4 12 Nek/Cielo E Terra (WEA) 2 6 7 5 Justin Timberlake/Rock Your Body (Jive) 7 7 4 13 Blue Ft. Elton John/Sorry SeemsTo Be The Hardest Word (Innocent/V:1mo) 6 5 4 Tom Jones/Black Betty (V2) 2 8 8 13 Counting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton/Big Yellow Taxi (Geffen) 6 7 6 12 (Island) 2 7 13 2 Kelly Rowland/Can't Nobody (Columbia) 9 17 4 (Zomba) Sugababes/Shape 8 6 5 Julie/Shout (Our Love Will Be The Light) (EMI) 7 10 11 6 Avril Lavigne/I'm With You (Arista) 8 7 5 Earphones/Primetime Sexcrime (FMA) 2 9 > REDilba/Every Little Thing (Polar) 4 11 12 5 Intwine/Happy?? (Dureco) 9 8 5 Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon/Dark Beat (Twisted/Motivo) 2 10 10 3 Blue/U Make Me Wanna (Innocent/Virgin) 6 12 13 5 Kane/My Best Wasn't Good Enough (BMG) 10 9 9 Des'ree/It's Okay (Epic) 2 13 21 3 Robbie Williams/Come Undone (Chrysalis) 6 11 10 11 Le Vibrazioni/Dedicato A Te (Ricordi) 2 11 15 6 Nik & Jay/Tag Mig Tilbage (Capitol) 14 9 24 Robbie Williams/Feel (Chrysalis) 12 8 10 Atomic Kitten/Be With You (Innocent/Virgin) 5 15 16 6 Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J/All I Have (Epic) 12 ll 5 Ivan° Fossati/La Bottega Di Filosofia (Columbia) 2 13 > REWestlife/Tonight (S/RCA) 6 16 14 29 Phil Collins/Can't Stop Loving You (WEA) 13 12 4 Holy Ghost/Superman (Time) 2 14 14 12 Outlandish/Aicha (Ariola) 5 17 19 2 Sugababes/Shape (Island) 14 13 3 Molella/Baby! (Liquid Sound) 2 18 15 14 Gareth Gates/Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistakes) (S/RCA) 15 5 2 Richard X Vs. Liberty X/Being Nobody (Virgin) 6 15 > NEJordan & Baker/Explode (Def Jam) 1 19 7 10 Pink/Family Portrait (Arista) 16 17 10 The Cardigans/For What It's Worth (Stockholm) 4 20 > NEColdplay/Clocks (Parlophone) 16 15 4 Lee Cabrera/Shake It (No Te Muevas Tanto)(Rise/Loudbit) 1 17 18 11 T.A.T.U/Not Gonna Get Us (Interscope) 5 21 > NEThe Roots ft. Cody ChesnulT/The Seed(2.0) (MCA) 17 16 3 Graffiti/What Is The Problem (Safety Pin) 1 18 20 9 Sugababes/Shape (Island) 5 22 22 9 Do/Heaven (BMG) 18 17 4 Rockets/On The Road Again (Dream Beat) 2 23 > NEDaniel Bedingfleld/If You're Not The One (Polydor) 19 > NEThe Roots ft. Cody ChesnuTT/The Seed (2.0) (MCA) 4 19 18 4 Will Young/Light My Fire (S) 1 24 24 3 Trijntje Oosterhuis/Free(EMI) 20 > REMis-Teeq/Scandalous (Telstar) 4 25 204 Atomic Kitten/Be With You (Innocent/Virgin) 20 19 4 Junior Senior/Move Your Feet (Universal) 1

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1 > REMIKEL ERENTXUN/MAN'ANA (DRO) 3 1 1 11 CHRISTINA AGUILERA/BEAUTIFUL (RCA) 3 1 1 11 JENNIFER LOPEZ/JENNY FROM THE BLOCK (EPIC) 2 3 8 Coti/Antes Que Ver El Sol (Polydor) 2 2 2 8 Marcin Rozynek/Najlepsze (Sony) 2 2 2 21 Shakira/Objection (Tango) (Epic) 3 3 4 9 Antonio Orozco & Malu/Devuelveme La Vida (Horns) 2 3 3 7 Laura Pausini/Surrender (Atlantic) 2 4 6 Baby Gabi & Lanyi Lala/Ortilt szerelem (Nautilus) 4 7 5 Melon Diesel/Nina Del Sur (Sony) 2 4 > NE The Cardigans/For What It's Worth (Stockholm) 3 4 3 14 Crystal/Filjja El A Szel (Sony) (Arista) 5 To Be The Hardest Word(Innocent/Virgin) 5 > NESeguridad Social/Calavera (DRO) 2 5 4 2 Santana ft. Musiq/Nothing At All 3 5 9 Blue ft. Elton John/Sorry Seems 6 > NEPedro Javier Hermosilla/Flores En El Cielo (Not Listed) 2 6 6 12 Mark Knopfler/You Don't Know You're Born(Universal) 2 6 9 25 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland/Dilemma (Universal) 7 > NEPiratas/Inerte (WEA) 2 7 7 12 Formacja Niezywych Schabuff/Supermarket (Universal) 2 7 6 7 Unique/Angyal (Magneoton) 8 9 3 Beth/Dime (Vale Music) 2 8 8 11 Krzysztof Krawczyk/Jestem Sob (Ariola) 2 8 7 21 GroovehouseNandor (Hungaroton) 3 9 14 Celine Dion/I Drove All Night (Epic) 9 > NEUpadance/Sambame 2003 (Universal) 1 9 9 3 Simply Red/Sunrise (Simplyred.com) 5 10 10 6 Diego Torres/Suefios (RCA) 2 10 10 8 Idol/Czy... (Not Listed) 2 10 8 27 Desperado/Gyere Es Almodj (BMG) 11 11 12 2 (Innocent/Virgin) 11 11 7 Jarabe De Palo/Bonito (DRO) 2 > NE Smolik ft. Mika Urbaniak/Who Told You (Ariola) 2 Atomic Kitten/Be With You 12 12 6 La Loca Maria/La Vida Sigue Igual (Muaxic) 2 12 11 20 Pink/JustLike A Pill (Arista) 1 12 10 11 Robbie Williams/Feel (Chrysalis) 13 13 5 Natalia Lafourcade/En El2000 (Sony) 2 13 12 15 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland/Dilemma (Universal) 1 13 NET.A.T.U./All The Things She Said (Interscope) 1 14 1621 (EMI) 14 1 2 The Bangles/Something That You Said (Epic) 2 14 13 15 Jeanette/Rock My Life (Polydor) Fiesta/Hola Mi Amor 15 15 4 Terence Trent D'Arby/0 Divine (Sananda Records) 2 15 14 11 Lutricia McNeal/You Showed Me (Bonnier) 1 15 13 5 Amokfutak/Maradj velem (Virgin) 16 17 5 Robbie Williams/Come Undone (Chrysalis) 2 16 15 23 Robbie Williams/Feel (Chrysalis) 1 16 1731 Lass Ketchup/Asereje/The Ketchup Song (Columbia) 17 16 10 1 17 (EMI) 17 18 2 Shania Twain/Ka-Ching (Mercury) 1 Justin Timberlake/Cry Me A River (Jive) NEZanzibar/Szerelem Sze Sem Volt 18 19 2 Des'ree/It's Okay (Epic) 2 18 17 14 Edyta Gorniak/Impossible (Virgin) 1 18 11 26 In-Grid/lb Es Foutou (Tu M'As Prorais) (Record Express) 19 19 14 6 The Cardigans/For What It's Worth (Stockholm) 2 19 18 10 Kasia Kowalska/Pieprz I Sol (Antidotum) 1 NECounting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton/Big Yellow Taxi (Geffen) > (EMI) 20 209 Alex Ubago//Sabes? (DRO) 1 20 19 9 Melanie CJHere It Comes Again (Virgin) 1 20 REGeri Halliwellflt's Raining Men Compiled by M&M onthe basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. based on audience size. based on audience size.

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