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BY ED CHRISTMAN scored 32.2 %, followed by Sony BMG with 29.8 %, the indies with NEW YORK -U.S. album sales in 15.8 %, WEA with 13 %, and EMM 2004 were up for the first time in with 9.3 %. four years, in a 52 -week comparison Usher's "Confessions" was the with 2003, according to Nielsen best -selling album of the year, scan- SoundScan. ning nearly 8 million units, followed What's more, total sales, including digital tracks, soared 19.5% to 817 million units during the same period. The album market totaled 666.7 million units, up 1.6% in the 52- week comparison. But in an anomaly of the calendar, 2004 was a 53 -week year. If the 53rd week is counted, album sales reach 681.4 million, a 3.8% increase from the 2003 total. Overall sales for the 53 -week year totaled 831.4 million units, versus 687 million units in 2003. Universal Music & Video Distribu- tion remains the industry leader in USHER: HIS ALBUM WAS 2004'S TOP SELLER total album market share with 29.6 %, followed by Sony BMG Music Enter- by Norah Jones' "Feels Like Home," tainment Sales with 28.5 %. The inde- which sold 3.8 million, and Eminem's pendent sector collectively placed "Encore," which scanned 3.5 million. REPÚBLICA CROMAGNON, WHERE A DEC. 30 FIRE LEFT 187 PEOPLE DEAD A CANE LELIGHT VIGIL NEAR BUENOS AIRES NIGHTCLUB third with 17.4 %, followed by WEA After 2000, when album sales were with 14.7 %, and EMM with 9.9 %. up 4% compared with the previous Looking at current album market year, the U.S. industry went into a Acts, Pans Demand share for the 52 -week year, UMVD (Continued on page 59) Safety After Fhtal dire Media Industiy Shares

BY MARCELO FERNANDEZ BITAR and LEILA COBO "This is a 9 -11 situation for show business in Argen- tina," concert promoter Daniel Grinbank says. "We BUENOS AIRES -Even as Argentina continues to must act fast and swiftly, with true responsibility. Gain On Wall Street mourn the 187 who died here in one of the deadliest There is no economic consideration possible, and we nightclub fires in recent memory, local officials have should not even evaluate possible losses or greater BY BRIAN GARRITY snapped into action to establish new security meas- costs. This has to be solved by everybody involved in Meanwhile, companies with ties ures and tighten law enforcement. the business." NEW YORK-The music business to downloading and satellite radio Immediately following the Dec. 30 fire at club The República Cromagnon fire was sparked by flares regained modest ground on Wall emerged as last year's hot music - República Cromagnon, Buenos Aires Mayor Anibal thrown by fans -allegedly including a 10- year-old Street in 2004, but still has not related investments, as digital Ibarra closed all similar clubs and dancehalls in the boy -during a concert by rock band Los Callejeros. returned to the valuations of the music struck a chord with a grow- city for 15 days. He also announced that, for the fore- The flares ignited the club's ceiling and filled the late -'90s stock market bubble. ing number of consumers. seeable future, no live performances will be permitted crowded hall with smoke. In the pandemonium that Battered stocks of media con- Apple Computer and the Howard in dancehalls. followed, fans rushed for the doors and reportedly glomerates connected to major -label Stern/Mel Karmazin- fronted Sirius The first government casualty in the fire's aftermath found the emergency exits blocked. Many of the vic- groups posted double -digit percent- Satellite Radio were the year's big was local Secretary of Justice and Security Juan Car- tims were trampled to death or died as a result of age gains in 2004 -thanks in part to winners. Both companies saw their los Lopez, who resigned two days after the fire. His smoke inhalation. ongoing cost cutting and restruc- stock prices more than double in replacement, Juan José Alvarez, was slated to present Club owner Omar Chabán has been jailed and turing in their music divisions. the last 12 months. the mayor with a new security plan by Jan. 7. To that charged with homicide. Improved CD sales and diversifi- Still, in the eyes of many growth - effect, government officials have been meeting with According to reports, Chabán's situation is aggra- cation in product mix fueled a hungry investors, the overall members of the Buenos Aires Chamber of Dancehall & vated by the one emergency exit having been locked comeback in the embattled music industry continues to live in the Entertainment Entrepreneurs. (Continued on page 48) retail sector during the last 12 shadow of millennium -era highs. months (see story, page 35). (Continued on page 48)

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BY SUSAN BUTLER opportunities lie. and EMMANUEL LEGRAND "Roger and I agree that the opportunities lie everywhere," Bandier EMI Music Publishing will begin says. "At the end of the day, music is a three-year transition Feb. 1 as it an integral part of everything that grooms its next chairman/CEO. the world does, whether it's digital London -based Roger Faxon, EMI or it's hard copies. Our strategies Group's CFO, will return to the will be the same: to exploit and grow publishing unit in New York - our business, utilize our music as where he spent three years as best as possible and maximize the CFO -to become its worldwide money for our shareholders and our president/C00 and eventual suc- songwriters." Promoter cessor to Martin Bandier. While the overall company strat- Bandier will remain the company's egy will remain the same, Faxon chairman/CEO until April 1, 2006, adds, the tactics -the specific ways Suit: No when the two will share the CEO one makes things happen, which are title. Faxon will become sole CEO based on what is going on in the April 1, 2007, while Bandier will Although Faxon's title implies his long -standing business philosophy marketplace at any given moment - Bias Seen remain as full -time chairman until he's a "numbers guy," Bandier tells within the company. "Roger and I will be adjusted as necessary. March 31, 2008. Billboard, "He's more than that and have always talked about major deci- "Marty has always had an eye for BY RAY WADDELL After exiting the company, Bandier has proven that in the past. He's sions, what the strategy for the future the long-term future growth of the will remain under a consulting con- managed creative businesses and is and what the planning is. I can't business," Faxon says. "You can see A U.S. District Court judge in tract for an additional three years. dealt with creative people and [loves imagine that changing." the proof of his ability to do that in New York ruled against four During his more than 30 years in music]. He has a sensitivity to the Given the challenges that digital the results in the company, which African -American concert pro- music publishing, Bandier has earned creative process and to the creators." music, new technology and copyright have been spectacular." moters who had claimed they the respect of the industry as a creative Bandier says the two will share licensing and protection present the An EMI spokeswoman says that were discriminated against in the contributor to the art of music. ideas and responsibilities, reflecting industry during the next few years, the latest figures from 2004 indicate concert business. Faxon says they will be looking for that the publishing unit had a 25.6% The Jan. 4 summary judgment new ways to optimize the business to operating profit, the highest of any could bring to an end a six -year "perform for our writers." music publisher. legal tangle that saw several Bandier notes that as music pub- EMI Group chairman Eric Nicoli agent and promoter defendants lishers -who are not reliant upon says the "smooth" succession plan opt to settle out of court. Even manufacturing or distribution "comes at the right time and is the so, a representative for the plain- plants to sell music -they can be right thing to do." tiffs tells Billboard that an appeal flexible in changing the direction of "Most companies deal with suc- (Continued on page 48) their business based on where (Continued on page 59)

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And Hitmaker, Dead At 94 Following a multimillion dollar investment by Thomas H. Lee Partners, artist managers Irving BY BILL HOLLAND ed modernist classical and Latin Azoff and Howard Kaufman have merged their influences into his work. companies, Azoffmusic Management and H.K. Artie Shaw, the adventurous, Shaw fought against racial dis- Management, to re -form FrontLine, the manage- swing -era clarinetist /bandleader, crimination and was the first white ment company the two ran from 1974 to 1983. died Dec. 30 at his home in Thou- bandleader to feature a black vocal- FrontLine intends to purchase other management sand Oaks, Calif. He was 94. ist, the young Billie Holiday. and entertainment service companies, according During the late 1930s and early At the height of his career, fans to sources, with funding provided by T. H. Lee 1940s, Shaw's popularity rivaled and and musicians debated who was the Partners. Among Azoff and Kaufman's clients are sometimes surpassed that of such "King of Swing"-Shaw or fellow Christina Aguilera, the Eagles, Seal, Lenny other swing -era giants as Benny clarinetist /bandleader Goodman. Kravitz, Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. Azoff Goodman, Glenn Miller and Tommy Shaw's Hollywood-handsome looks and Kaufman declined to comment. Officials at T. H. Lee Partners could Dorsey. (For an appreciation of certainly didn't hurt, and his eight not be reached by press time. MELINDA NEWMAN Shaw, see page 10.) marriages (to Lana Turner, Rita Hay- But Shaw's lifelong conviction worth and Ava Gardner, among oth- Danny Sugerman, long -time manager of the Doors, died Jan. 5 in Los that art should trump commercial ers) kept the Tinseltown gossip Angeles after a long battle with cancer. He was 50. Sugerman, a leg- popularity led him to walk away columnists busy for decades. endary figure in Los Angeles rock circles, began his association with from his career in several instances. During his various absences from the Doors while barely in his teens, skipping school to hang out in In 1954, he put down the clarinet for the music scene, Shaw farmed and their offices as their aide. He officially became their manager in the good, although he later returned to wrote a number of well- received early -'80s, and at the time of his death, still managed the band with the music scene as a bandleader. books. Jeff Jampol and the Firm. He also had a long association with Iggy "I was a compulsive perfection- "Begin the Beguine." In the early 1950s, Shaw re- Pop. Sugerman chronicled his time with the Doors in his book, "Won- ist," he once explained to a reporter, Shaw's theme song, the minor - formed his popular small group, the derland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess," and wrote the Jim "and in the world we live in, corn - mode, noir wail "Nightmare," also Gramercy Five, and launched sev- Morrison bio "No One Here Gets Out Alive" with Jerry Hopkins. He is pulsive perfectionists finish last." sold 1 million copies, as did five eral progressive units. survived by his wife, Fawn Hall Sugerman, and two siblings. Dona- By some accounts, Shaw sold more other hits. His cool, breezy arrange- In the early '80s, he occasionally tions can be sent in Sugerman's name to the MusiCares /MAP fund. than 100 million records during his ment of "Moonglow" helped make conducted a reconstituted band, but MELINDA NEWMAN multifaceted career as performer, that tune a standard. true to his word, Shaw never played composer and arranger. He bristled at the notion that jazz his clarinet onstage again. Warner Music Group has named Michael D. Fleisher executive VP/CFO. Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, should be just dance fodder and Throughout the '30s and '40s, Shaw Based in New York, he reports to chairman/CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. Shaw began performing profes- referred to dance -crazed jitterbug - recorded for Bluebird and Victor, early Fleisher has been chairman/CEO of technology research company sionally at 15. He had his first 1 gers as "morons." Even an early RCA imprints that are now BMG her- Gartner Inc. for five years. In his new role, he will oversee finance, million seller in 1938 at the age of 1935 success, "Interlude in B- Flat," itage labels. He later recorded for information technology and investor relations for WMG. 28 with a bouncy, swing makeover matched his hot clarinet with a Decca, Clef and Verve, now all in the Michael Ward, who has been serving as WMG's interim CFO, will of Cole Porter's usually languid string quartet. Later, he incorporat- Universal Music Group vault. return to his full -time position of managing director of Bain Capital. Bain is part of the consortium that acquired the major in 2004. Fleisher worked at Bain from 1990 -1993. CAROLYN HORWITZ

After 30 years with one of the top music industry law firms, Paul Schindler announced Jan. 4 that he is resigning from Grubman, Audio Trade Group Debuts Indursky & Schindler in New York. The firm's clients include some of the top artists, songwriters and executives in the entertainment indus- METAWill AnnounceFormationAt CES; QualityA Concern try, including Madonna, Alicia Keys, Jessica Simpson and Kiss. The parties say their parting is amicable. Schindler says he will remain at the firm's New York offices until he decides on "the right situation." BY CHRISTOPHER WALSH Americas. Established in 1997 to SUSAN BUTLER address multiple issues, the MPGA Several of the professional recording later became the Producers and House Telecom Subcommittee chairman Fred Upton, R- Mich., is set to re- industry's top engineers and producers Engineers Wing of the Recording introduce his Indecency Bill early in this session. The bill could bypass have teamed to create the Music Engi- Academy, as it is known today. subcommittee and committee hearings. An Upton spokesman says, neering & Technology Alliance. The META, Filipetti says, "is about a lot "There's no question the bill would be expedited," since the legislation group will announce its formation Jan. of things, but it's an organization we've was passed by the full House last Congress. BILL HOLLAND and TONY SANDERS 8 at the Consumer Electronics Show been kicking around for several years. in Las Vegas. Every once in a while a bunch of us Inyet another blow to the now struggling independent promotion busi- META comprises engineer/produc- would get together and talk about the ness, Nashville -based RCA Label Group has severed its ties with indies. ers Al Schmitt, Phil Ramone, George state of the music industry and lament Its roster includes such country stars as Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Massenburg, Elliot Schener, Chuck the fact that everybody's downloading Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Clay Walker, Sara Evans and Lonestar. Ainlay, Ed Cherney and Frank Filipet- MP3s. We spend all our time in the PHYLLIS STARK ti, along with Rory Kaplan, formerly of studio trying to get things to sound Digital Theater Systems, who serves as right, and it comes to an MP3 that's Word Label Group president Barry Landis and other key executives lost president, and acting CEO Bill Neigh- being played on an iPod or on com- their jobs Jan. 4 at the Nashville -based Christian company. Exiting bors, who has held positions at such puter speakers." staffers include senior VP of marketing and artist development Mark companies as DTS and WorldJam. Engineers are concerned about the Lusk, senior director of product marketing Andy Peterson, director of META's mission is multifaceted. lack of standardization of software sys- marketing for urban/gospel Roderick Jemison, director of sales Jay The group aims to evaluate and cer- tems and in the archiving of master Schield and marketing coordinator Monique Valdez. DEBORAH EVANS PRICE tify professional and consumer recordings, Filipetti adds. They also audio technologies, as well as FILIPETTI: LAMENTS POOR SOUND QUALITY note the ongoing development of ever- Quantegy, the last manufacturer of analog audio tape in the United recording and playback equipment. cheaper digital recording equipment, States, shuttered operations New Year's Eve. Quantegy president Dick Its members speak of a desire to col- among competing manufacturers. which has blurred the distinction Lindenmuth says the once profitable company- successor to the lectively perform research and Members have met informally for between professional and "prosumer" famous Ampex brand -closed its doors because of precipitously falling development, make technical rec- years at such trade events as the gear and, they say, resulted in inferior revenue as the industry moved to digital recording. BILL HOLLAND ommendations, educate and mentor Audio Engineering Society Conven- products and recordings. aspiring recordists and encourage tion. Several were members of the Further, the diversity of playback For the latest breaking news, go to billboard.biz. compatibility and communication Music Producer's Guild of the (Continued on page 59)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 0 inion Editorials /Commentary / Leffers Bandleader Broke The Rules, Made Music Swing Billboard® Artie Shaw: No Regrets Executive Editors KEN SCHLAGER TAMARA CONNIFF Artie Shaw died Dec. 30, 2004, at his ing, and they crowd around and listen." BUREAUS just Los Angeles: Melinda Newman (Bureau Chief) 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036; home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. An obituary Shaw and my dad and the musicians on Phone: 323 -525-2300; Fax: 323 - 525 -2394/2395 Washington, D.C.: Bill Holland (Bureau Chief) 910 17th St. N.W., Suite 215, appears on page 8. The following is a tribute that stage all experienced the same magic. Washington, D.C. 20006; Phone: 202 -833 -8692; Fax: 202- 833-8672 by Billboard's co- executive editor. Nashville: Phyllis Stark (Bureau Chief) 49 Music Square W, Nashville,TN, 37203; It's something that happens very rarely, but Phone: 615-321 -4290; Fax: 615-320 -0454 when it does, it leaves its mark forever. My Miami: Leila Cobo (Bureau Chief/Latin) 101 Crandon Blvd., Suite 466, Key Biscayne, FL 33149; Phone: 305- 361 -5279; Fax: 305-361 -5299 BY TAMARA CONNIFF dad never forgot that night, and he judged London: Emmanuel Legrand (Bureau Chief) Endeavour House, 189 Shaftesbury Ave., London WC2H 811; Phone: +44 (0) 207 -420 -6003; Fax: +44 (0) 207-420 -6014 many of his future bands against it. It's like New York: 770 Broadway, NewYork, N.Y. 10003; Phone: 646- 654 -4400; Six months ago, I had the pleasure of a high you always want to get back. I think Edit Fax: 646- 654 -4681; Advertising Fax: 646 -654 -4799 spending a sunny California afternoon with Shaw in many ways felt the same, and he EDITORIAL Artie Shaw. I had tracked him Managing Editors: Carolyn Horwitz (BSlboard.B!Z) 646- 654 -4680; Bany kckef down to talk quit while he was on top of his musical (Blllboard.com) 646- 654 -5581 ; Thom -Duffy -(Special Publications) 646 -654 -4716 about my late dad, Ray Conniff. He played game so he could hold Senior Editors: Melinda Newman (Music) 323 -525 -2287; Marc Schiffman (Nrws) 646 -654 that memory intact. 4708; Phyllis Stark (Country) 615-321-42M trombone and arranged for three of Shaw's "I tried everything there was," Shaw said. Senior Writers: Jim Bessman (Publishing) 212 -246 -0795; Susan Butler (Legal) 646 -654- 4646; Ed Christman (Retain 646- 6544723; Leila Cobo (Latin) 305 -361 -5279; Brian Garrity bands. I was thirsting for some insight into "I ended doing it as well as you could do it; (Business)646- 654 -4721; Caria Hay (Film &TV Music) 646 -654 -4730; Gail Mitchell (R &B) 323- 525-2289; Michael Paoletta (Dance) 646-654 -4726; Evans the swing era, into Shaw's world and who my I I Deborah Price (Country /Christian) that's why quit. got to a place where I 615 -321 -4292; Ray Waddell (Touring) 615- 321 -4245; ChristopherWalsh (Pro Audio) 646- dad was as a young man. I think somehow I thought, 'What am I going to do now? Spend 654 -4780 - Staff Writers: Jill Kipnis (HomeVideo) 323-525 -2293; Todd Martens (Indies) 323 -525 -2292 wanted to touch my dad through Shaw. the rest of my life trying to play a better G ?' " News /Reviews Editor. Jonathan Cohen (Billboard.com) 646- 654-5582 I was nervous somehow Associate Editors: Troy Carpenter (Billboard.BR) 646 -654 -4904; Katy Kroll (Special Pub- -it seemed I like to think of that band being reunited lications) 646 -654 -4709; Margo Whitmire (LA) 323 -525 -2322 daunting to sit down with one of the great- now in heaven, with my dad on trombone, Copy Chief: Chris Woods; Copy Editors: Jackie McCarthy, Wayne Robins Art Director: Jeff Nisbet est clarinet players of all time. Shaw was the Hot Lips Page on trumpet, Shaw on clarinet Editorial Assistant Sarah Han (N.Y.) 646- 654-4605 Contributors: Fred Bronson, Ramiro Burr, Rashaun Hall, Catherine Applefeld Oben, Dan Ouel- rock star of his day. He married and dated and Guamieri tearing up the keys. lette, ChuckTaybr, Christalltus, SteveTraiman, AnastasiaTsioulcas the most glamorous women (including What I hope most of all is that we never Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner GLOBAL ing swing," Shaw explained. "One night, we forget these greats. I hope we bring out London: Emmanuel Legrand (Bureau Chief/Global Editor) +44 (0) 207 -420- 6155;Tom Ferguson and Evelyn Keyes) and had groupies follow- had a night in a place, it had a low ceiling, these albums, these magic moments, and (Deputy Global Editor) +44 (0) 207 -420.6069; Lars Brandie (Global News Editor) +44 (0) 207- 420-6068 Bureau Chiefs: Christie Eliezer (Australasia), Larry LeBlanc (Canada), Steve McClure ing him around the country. and it was a big band with strings. And we play them for generations to come. It is our (Asia),Woffgang Spahr (Germany) Contributors: Sam Andrews, Juliana Koranteno Paul Sexton Shaw sat in his living room, sun on his hit a groove. It happened. It just suddenly history, our heritage, our culture and our CHARTS face, a view of his swimming pool and gar- took over. Swing is when your band is greatness. Shaw's recording of "Begin the Director of Charts /Senior Analyst: GEOFF MAYFIELD (LA.) Chart Managers: Bob Allen (Boxscore, Nashville), Keith Caulfield (Pop Catalog, Soundtracks, den. This great man, who at 94 spoke with doing what it does unconsciously." Beguine" is timeless. I sometimes feel like Production Credits, LA), Anthony Colombo (Mainstream Rock, Modem Rode, Spotlight Recaps), extreme spiritual clarity, enraptured me. My dad once described that same night to our musical culture is Ricardo Companioni ( Dance, Latin, Classican, Mary DeCroce (Kid Audio, Blues, Nashvite), Wade lessen slipping away from (Bluegrass, Country, Christian, Gospel, Nashville), Geoff Mayfield (The Billboard 200, Eeatseekers, "I look back at my life; that's all I've got me. "Everything was just perfect," he said. us. These jazz cats were the first rebels. LA), Patrick McGowan (Adult Contemporary, AduitTop 40,Video, LA), Cordon Murray Billboard Research, Electronic, lazz, New Age,Warld Music), Minal Patel (R&B/Hip Hop, Reggae), to do now," Shaw said. "I look back at my 'The band just starts to swing. It's like there's They broke the rules to make music that Silvio Pieboluongo (The Billboard Hot 100,Top 40Tradcs), Paul Pomfret (Hits of theWald, London) I Chart Production Manager. Michael Cusson life, and have no regrets. I can't think of something in the air, and we're all tuned in breathed and had swing. Thank you, Artie Associate Chart Production Manager: AlexVitoulis anything I did that I'm sorry about. It was together. It's so exciting, it's so electric, that Shaw. I thank you for those memories. We Archive Research: 646 -654 -4633 what I had to do then. Would I do that now? the audience catches on and they stop danc- all thank you for the music. RESEARCH SERVICES No. I'm no longer that guy. But what I did Associate Publisher: MICHAEL ELLIS I was what wanted to do." INTEGRATED SALES, EVENTS & BRAND MARKETING I was endlessly curious about why Shaw Vice President, Integrated Sales: JOSEPH GUERRIERO etters Associate Publisher /International: GENE SMITH hung up his clarinet in 1954 to pursue his Advertising Directors Europe/11.K.: Frederic Fenucd +44 (0) 207 -420 -6075 Asia-Padßc/Australia: Linda Match 612 -9440 -7777, Fax: 612- 9440-7788 dream of being a writer. Japan: Alá Kaneko 323 -525 -2299 Latin Ameria/MImnk: Marcia Olival 305-864-7578, Fax: "You can't do both," Shaw said. 'Writing 305 -864 -3227 Mexico/West Coast Latin: Daisy Duvet 323 -782 -6250 Caribbean: BettyWard 954- 929 -5120, Nashville: Cynthia Mellow 615-293 -6786 (Touring) is more scope. It's broader. For me, that's Advedisig Director NewYark Johnna Johnson 646-654-4707 Mogull Remembered Midwest Advertising Director: Scott Fowler 312 -583-5649 the major medium. Music can be fine. But I West Coast Advertising Director LA.: Alá Kaneko 323 -525 -2299, Naslwille Lee Ann Photogin was not aspiring to be that. I had done all I In response 615- 321 -4294 to the passing of Artie already disclosed to others or would Classified /Directories: left Serrette 646-6M-4697 wanted to do with music when I quit." Mogull (Billboard, Dec. 11, 2004): It was immediately following your conversa- Advertising Coordinator: Mima Gomez 646- 654 -4695 Sales & Telemarketing Assistant Adam Gross 646-654 -4691 "Did you always want to be a writer ?" hard not to love Artie. He had an ingrati- tion. And many times the confidences Executive Director, Conferences & Special Events: MICHELEJACANGELO I asked. Special Events Coordinator: Kelly Peppers Special Events Associate: Margaret O'Shea ating personality, a devilish charm, were accurate, as he was a master at Director, Integrated Marketing & Business Development: NATHAN MISNER 646-654 -4618 Shaw nodded. "Yeah, from the begin- boundless energy and a complete disre- picking up the latest gossip. Art Director, Marketing & Sales: Melissa Subatch Promotion Manager: Mary Ann Kim 646- 654 -4644 ning. But I knew enough to know I couldn't gard for general accounting principles. Although he had his detractors, mostly Brand Development Manager. loseph Knaus 646- 654 -4634

Marketing & Events Associate: Rosa laquez - support myself. I had a talent for music, He thrived in the early stages of the people without a sense of humor or who 646- 654-4660 and the better I got, the more money I modern era of the music business, the valued reliability over talent, a fair judg- LICENSING & REPRINTS Vice President, Licensing Events: I & HOWARD APPELBAUM made, and the more got tangled up in it. '60s and '70s, when the folk singers ment would hold that he was not mean Sponsorship /Business Development Manager: Cebele Marquez Life took over, until I finally had enough emerged and when the customs were or petty, that he wasted no time "getting Marketing/Promotions Manager, Licensing & Events: Barbara Grieninger 646-654 -4675 Manager, Licensing, Sales & Reprints: Angeline Biesheuvel 646 -654 -4677 guts to say, 'I'm through with it.' People being formed and the rules of engage- even" with people who had slighted or say, 'Why did he quit? Why did he quit ?' You ment were not too clear. He recognized harmed him, he adored his family CIRCULATION that Circulation Director: MARIANN MOERY can't explain that." early on that the musical tastes of our and always tried to benefit his friends. He Assodate Circulation Director. Linda Lam Circulation Manager (Group): Michele Larsen Assistant C1rculation Managers: Marline Hazzard International Circulation Marketing Shaw had no regrets about retiring from country- indeed, of the world -were had the ability to take a punch, indeed Director: Ben Eva (London) International SubsalpUars Marketing Manager: Karen Griffith music, mainly because he said he created it. many back. (London) International Circulation Marketing: Paul Brigden (London) changing, and he capitalized on punches, and bounce Subscriptions: 800 -562 -2706 (U.S.) 818 -487 -4582 (Outside U.S.) one of the best big bands to ever grace the Artie had a real talent for recognizing The industry gave him no special PRODUCTION stage. My father was lucky enough to be a talent and for attaching himself to people recognition, no dinners in his honor, no Production Director: TERRENCE C. SANDERS Advertising Production Director: Lydia Mikulko part of that particular Shaw incarnation, who could recognize talent. But rarely hospital wards named after him. But it is Advertising Production Manager: Chris Dexter which also featured Billy Butterfield (and did he receive a fair share of the benefits undeniable that he made a substantial Editorial Production Supervlsor /QPS Administrator: AnthonyT. Stallings Specials Production Editor: Marc Giaquinto Systems/Technology Supervisor. Barry Bishin later Hot Lips Page) on trumpet, Johnny of this talent. All too often his reward contribution. Senior Composition Technician: Susan Chicola Composition Teduddan: Rodger Leonard Advertising Graphic Artist: Ray Carlson Guamieri on piano and Georgie Auld on was a modest bonus or raise in salary David A. Braun Directories Production Manager. Len Durham (Nashville) I he Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP tenor sax. grew up hearing stories about while the companies for which ADMINISTRATION this band. My father and I would sit for worked made small fortunes. Los Angeles Vice President/General Manager: P. ANDREW BILBAO Distribution Director. Lou Bradfield hours listening to cuts, admiring the musi- He spoke in conspiratorial tones when Billing: Liza Perez Credit: Shawn Norton cianship, the excellence and spirit of such none were required. A telephone call A memorial service for Mogull will be Assistant to the Publisher: Kristin Tunzi great players working together. from him was always a breathless one, held at 5 p.m. Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER: JOHN KILCULLEN "There is a very curious thing about play- revealing a confidence you knew he had RSVP to Alison Mogull at 818-597 -2155.

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BY GAIL MITCHELL "Untold Story," on Get Low, which sits at No. 23 on Top Independent Albums. There's also his profile -rais- He started rapping less than four years ago, but the ing appearance on the recent TV campaign for Boost Game is already positioned to become one of 2005's Mobile, "The Anthem," co- starring two hip -hop heavy- early breakout acts. weights: Kanye West and Ludacris. THIS SUMMER SPEARS: SAYS A NEW ALBUM IS COMING The 25- year -old's status can be attributed to the "The Game has a good buzz going. His two street year -long buzz surrounding his forthcoming After - singles, `Westside Story' and `How We Do,' have set math/G- Unit/Interscope album debut, "The Docu- him up to have a successful first week," Saeed Crum - mentary." Created under the enviable stewardship pier says. The urban buyer for music store Spears Gives KIIS Rasputin's in the Bay Area, projects of rap pioneer Dr Dre, it comes out Jan. 18. The album boasts the chart -climbing sin- that "The Documentary" will log gle "How We Do,' featuring 50 Cent. The somewhere between 200,000- 'Mona Lisa' Smile track stands at No. 6 on the Hot 300,000 units its first week. R &B/Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks chart "People are going to be shocked," haven't seen a Britney Spears surprised fans Carter Family's original members, and at No. 11 on The Billboard Hot Crumpler adds. "We Coast artist do the type when she showed up at KIIS Los Morton Gould, Janis Joplin, Led 100. Adding to the buzz is the new West I think Game will do in Angeles Dec. 30 to play a new song, Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jelly Game's pre -Aftermath album, of numbers a time." "Mona Lisa." She also told the top 40 Roll Morton, Pinetop Perkins and long at his station's listeners that she will have a the Staple Singers. No one is more shocked prospects for success than the Game new album out this summer. Academy Trustees Awards will go signing with This marks quite a switch from the to Hoagy Carmichael, Don Cor- himself. Three years after the Compton, Calif., November 2004 letter on her Web nelius, Alfred Lion and Dr. Billy Dr. Dre's Aftermath, Taylor) says he still site in which she extolled the virtues Taylor. Awards recognizing techni- native (aka Jayceon when he gets in of domesticity and her desire to take cal achievement will go to Phil has to "ground himself" legend he calls his time off to spend with new hubby Ramone and JBL Professional. the studio with the Kevin Federline. All presentations will be made at mentor, teacher and boss. Game According to a Jive representa- a Feb. 12 ceremony and will also be As for the attendant buzz, the of day, I'm just a tive, "No album is scheduled at acknowledged during the Feb. 13 notes, "At the end the the moment," but she added that Grammy Awards show. human being, living up to expectations "Britney is in the studio working I didn't set myself. I've only been rapping UPDATE: Following his a few years. That's not a long way from departure from Mosaic poverty and struggle; I haven't forgotten Media Group, Scott where I've been to get to this interview. Welch has set up his "Several times I saw myself quitting," The own firm, Scott Welch he continues. "I saw legends like Rakim Management. and Ice Cube fall off the label, and here The Nashville -based I am, the new kid. But I stayed humble Beat. manager represents and worked it out." LeAnn Rimes, Collec- tive Soul and Billy HARD -KNOCK LIFE it's fate that the Game By Melinda Newman Talent. He parted with Perhaps is partnered with one of his mnewman @billboard.com clientAlanis Moris- sette earlier this year. major musical influences. The neophyte rapper's hard -knock on some material." There are no COMING HOME: Country artist Keith life mirrors that of two other plans to service "Mona Lisa" to radio. Urban will return to his native Aus- successful Dr. Dre protégés: Spears has been without a man- tralia this February for a tour. Eminem and 50 Cent. ager since parting ways with Larry We haven't gone back and toured Nicknamed by his late Rudolph this past fall. Despite pub- a lot; I've put all of my time and effort grandmother because he lished reports, she has not hired into the States," he says. "Our music was game for anything, the Dan Dymtrow as her new manager, has a more across- the -board appeal rapper spent third through according to the representative. He over there, but we've got to really tour ninth grade in a foster has been part of her "team," says the to get that out to people. Most people home. Once he was living spokeswoman, and continues in the know who we are, but they don't real- with his mother again, same capacity for Spears that he had ly know the music yet." Game began running with before Rudolph's departure. Urban's "across- the -board" appeal his older, gang- member is rapidly expanding stateside: He has The Game traded basketball for the brother. A college basket- HONOR ROLL: The Recording his first adult contemporary hit with streets of Compton, then gave up the ball scholarship based on Academy will bestow this year's "You'll Think of Me." streets for the mk. He tells his story the 6'4" artist's prowess Lifetime Achievement Awards to While he loves the idea of his music in "The Documentary,"due Jan. 18. (Continued on page 46) Eddy Arnold, Art Blakey, the (Continued on page 15)

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Soweto Choir Brings S. African Gospel To U.S.

Gospel music has always been Jimmy Cliff and Eurythmics. performing in the States, because we music to Shanachie GM Randall Ladysmith," Grass says. fueled by great choirs, and though Mulovhedzi says the choir are bringing our traditional gospel," Grass, he was immediately impressed. The plan is to release "Voices From names like Brooklyn Tabernacle recorded its first album to have he says. 'We as Africans are here to "I listened and obviously heard the Heaven" first (on Jan. 25), then issue Choir and Mississippi Mass Choir something to sell during the Aus- thank God for all the wonderful things quality of the music. Then I saw that "Blessed" next year. are legendary, the United States is he does for us. We they had a 35 -city tour outlined for "We're not reinventing the not the only country to produce such have got different the U.S.," Grass says of the IMG wheel here in the beginning great musical traditions. Stateside ways of doing Artists- booked outing. "Not only were because, happily enough, there's a audiences will soon become familiar that, because we the number of cities impressive, but lot to work with," Grass says. The with the considerable talents of the In e sing and we beat so were the kind of places that they label will target world music and Soweto Gospel Choir. drums, and [there were playing for an artist who hadn't eclectic noncommercial stations. A This month the South African is] dancing. When had an album out here yet." three -song sampler will be sent to group embarks on a 35 -city North people come Shanachie already had experience gospel radio. American tour supporting its watch our music, with South African music, as the Grass sees a broad audience for American debut, "Voices From they'll enjoy it, label has released many recordings, the Soweto Gospel Choir. "The shows Heaven," on Shanachie Entertain- By Deborah Evans Price because there's a including those by Ladysmith Black have great costumes and dance. A lot ment. The tour kicks off Jan. 28 in [email protected] lot of action with- Mambazo, in the United States. "I of people don't realize dance is a part Gainesville, Fla., and concludes in the music feel some of the same excitement of church services in many parts of March 26 in Vancouver. itself." that I did when we first released Africa. Some people in America The Soweto Gospel Choir was tralia/New Zealand tour. "We per- Mulovhedzi says South Africa's might see that and say, It's show formed in 2002 by its musical direc- form most of the songs from the Ladysmith Black Mambazo has business,' but no, it's their worship. tor, David Mulovhedzi. "We ended very same CD, and it's selling well helped pave the way for his choir. There are many dimensions. It's not up with 34 very good members with and it already has made its mark," 'We respect them and love them a just people standing there singing. very good voices," he says. "The first he says of "Voices From Heaven," lot," he says. "They have opened It's the whole pageantry of it and all tour was Australia and New Zealand which originally came out in South doors for most of the choral groups the emotion and energy." in April 2003. The venue that stands Africa and Australia in 2003. throughout the world." out most in my mind is the Sydney "Blessed" followed in 2004. "Our The Soweto Gospel Choir is using ON THE ROAD: In celebration of Black Opera House. It was just wonderful." goal in recording is to reach out to those open doors to help others. It History Month, Yolanda Adams, The choir's profile in its native land the outside world," Mulovhedzi says. recently launched its own charity in Martha Munizzi, Juanita Bynum, increased in November 2003 when The choir has also performed in association with Nkosi's Haven, an Kelly Price, Rizen and Sheila E. hit Nelson Mandela launched a world- Germany, Singapore and the Unit- AIDS care project named for Nkosi the road Feb. 1 on the Sisters in the wide campaign to raise awareness of ed Kingdom. Mulovhedzi says Johnson, an 11- year-old AIDS victim Spirit tour. The 21 -city concert series the impact of AIDS in Africa and touring North America has always who addressed the United Nations kicks off in Columbus, Ohio. The tour invited the group to perform along been a goal. international AIDS conference. is being promoted by Al Wash, who MULOVHEDZI: SOUTH AFRICAN SPIRIT with Bono, Queen, Peter Gabriel, "The whole choir is excited about When someone passed the choir's presented the Hopeville tour.

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BY JILL KIPNIS companies including Clear Channel Warped has been bringing together derful alternative to being outside They will be moshing and having a Entertainment, Concerts East and Fan- punk rock acts at outdoor venues each under 90- degree heat." good time anyway." LOS ANGELES new -Though the tasma Productions. summer for the past 10 years. Accord- Wyse says that about 500 tickets The good time will begin two hours outing that Vans Warped tour founder Early sales indicate that Taste of ing to Lyman, Warped's 10th anniver- moved during Taste of Chaos' on -sale prior to the show, when attendees can Kevin Lyman is launching this Febru- Chaos is already on track to be a suc- sary tour in 2004 was the event's most weekend. The Toledo Sports Arena explore a range of sponsored activi- ary is called Taste of Chaos, the event cess. As of mid -December, Lyman says successful ever, selling 30% more than seats between 5,200 and 7,500. ties. Nintendo, for example, will host is moving forward like a well -oiled that it is "selling very much like a any previous year with more than Howard Jones, vocalist for Gram- booths and gaming kiosks. MySpace, machine. Warped show. The highlight is 650,000 tickets moved. my Award- nominated Killswitch a friendship and dating Web site, is "To get a second year on this proj- Philadelphia. We sold more than "We'd been talking about doing Engage, agrees that playing indoors also organizing a pre -show featuring ect, we have to have at least 3,000 peo- 1,800 tickets [at the Tweeter Center] something in the winter time, leaning is a plus. "Everyone doesn't have to acoustic acts, including local un- ple per market," Lyman says. "I think the first weekend." toward heavier artists," Lyman says. endure really bad weather, and we signed artists. we will do more." "Everyone wants to start a concept can actually focus on having a good Other promotional partners include Taste of Chaos will take place at PUTTING IT TOGETHER tour, but the artists don't want to give time and make sure that everyone cable channel the Fuse, which will run indoor venues and feature such hard Lyman, who is organizing Taste of something up to move the project for- that comes has a good time," Jones more than 500 Taste of Chaos spots, rock acts as the Used, My Chemical Chaos with John Reese, president of ward. They want huge guarantees. says. "Hopefully we can make some and Revolver magazine, which will do Romance, Killswitch Engage and Freeze Artist Management, and Darryl They want to get paid top dollar." sort of impact." a 10 -page preview. Senses Fail. There will also be spon- Eaton, booking agent for Creative Reese, who manages the Used, says Additionally, the event's low price, Additionally, Best Buy will do an end - sored booths and activities prior to Artists Agency, says that he had been that ultimately, bands signed on with between $20 and $25 per ticket, is cap promotion involving participating each show. Major partners include looking for a new concept that could the tour because of the opportunity to expected to generate steady sales lead- artists, and a merchandise promotion Nintendo, MySpace and Samsung. emulate the highly successful Vans reach larger crowds. ing up to each show. will be held at retailer Hot Topic. The tour is promoted by a number of Warped tour. "Normally, these acts might be play- "Our ticket price is definitely a good 'The labels are saying, Wow.' We are ing 800- to 3,000 -seat clubs, and now value," Eaton says. "A lot of the counts bringing a lot of opportunities to the they get to play in front of many more from our first weekend were double bands," Lyman says. people," he notes. 'We also make the what some of the Warped tour counts Eaton notes that the reputation of show more of an event." were going on sale, and we're playing Warped helped garner many of these Negotiating with venues, which will much smaller venues. We are hoping sponsors. range in capacity from about 3,000 to we blow it up in a few markets." "We tried to find sponsorship and 10,000 for the tour, proved easier than marketing partners that wanted to expected because of the NHL strike. KEEP IT SIMPLE work with us, rather than just throw "Buildings were more available," A key idea in organizing Taste of up banners," Eaton says. "With this Lyman says. "Being able to put the Chaos was to "keep production sim- infield of attractions, there will be flow routing together was easier. The build- ple," Lyman says. and movement of fans and a lot of dif- ings need to keep busy. We also had a Equipment will take up just two ferent things for people to do." low guarantee, maybe the lowest they trucks, and setup will be minimal. All of the organizers are hoping the had seen for some time." "We'll do an 11 a.m. load -in and show will go on again next year. Many venues also say that a festival - open for a 5 p.m. concourse," Lyman Eaton notes, 'We built the thing to style event is highly desirable during says. "The stage will look nice but last. It's so much work to launch one the winter. not over the top. We have just one of these events, laying the ground- Gary Wyse, GM for the Toledo (Ohio) backdrop, which eliminates extra work, getting media, getting sponsors Sports Arena, says that Taste of Chaos rigging. Kids know these bands, and to underwrite the show. Hopefully, it is "unique to the cooler weather sea- they will get involved in the show. lasts long enough to become a cross - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: PLAYING INDOORS, BOTH BAND AND FANS HAVE FUN son. I would expect that it is a won- They don't need the bells and lights. generational kind of event" OzWineryTours Have Grape Expectations BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER Last year, they tested their first international Anthea emphasizes that the right acts are presenting high -end winery shows in the artist, Jackson Browne. still the key. "I can't see us booking punk, elec- Barossa in South Australia and the Hunter Val- MELBOURNE, Australia -Australian wineries Since then, Elvis Costello, Boz Scaggs, Rod tronica or teen pop acts." ley outside Sydney in 1996. have used classical, jazz and adult- oriented- Stewart, Bryan Adams and Norah Jones have Country singer Troy Cassar-Daley finds win- Despite their increasing popularity, Bohm rock concerts to draw a 40- to 60- year -old included ADOTG shows in their tours, drawing ery crowds supportive. "At these shows, you warns that such shows are high -cost (toilets, demographic since 1984. up to 6,000 people who pay between $40 Aus- transcend all genres," he observes. seating, staging and fencing have to be brought But in the past year, the circuit has expand- tralian ($31) to $150 Aus- Roundhouse now pres- in) and high -risk, with low margins and a heavy ed to reach younger music fans and include tralian ($117) per ticket. ents events at 15 wineries reliance on repeat business. more international acts. The shows are now Booking Jewel this year around the country. After "It'd be easier to [play] an entertainment incorporated into winery tours and attract was a turning point. She releasing a branded CD this center in a major city," Bohm says. He adds that sponsorship dollars. drew younger crowds, pre- year, it intends to release a production costs alone can be $300,000 Aus- Much of the growth stems from the A Day dominantly in their 30s. Of ADOTG DVD and is contem- tralian ($230,000) to $400,000 Australian on the Green shows, which Roundhouse Enter- the 27 ADOTG shows to be plating an entry into the ($312,000) before artists' fees are included. tainment introduced in 2001. held in the current summer New Zealand market. Bohm believes that winery shows need to Based in Melbourne as part of Michael season, among them are Increasingly, the wineries remain special events. He uses such veteran tal- Gudinski's empire (which includes Frontier such recent chart makers as are realizing such shows ents as Stewart, Cliff Richard, Tony Bennett, Touring and Premier Harbour agency), Round- Britain's Jamie Cullum and achieve more than boosting Julio Iglesias, Michael Crawford and Shirley house is run by former Premier booker Mick Australia's Pete Murray, wine sales. "They increase Bassey, often with a 60 -piece orchestra. Newton and wife Anthea, formerly a Frontier Missy Higgins and the Waifs. our brand recognition and A "Barossa Under the Stars" concert with publicist. Roundhouse works exclusively with Mick says, "Wineries tell make us stand out from Australian singer John Farnham drew 17,000 winery shows. us that their weekday traffic other wineries," says Hel- over two nights. "We're now in our 40s," Anthea says. "We is not just the over -40s, that mut Knoecsny of Rochford Bohm makes the day a 12 -hour event, with realized there was an audience out there like they are also getting younger Winery. extra entertainment and mini -villages of market us, who still liked to listen to live music but not people with credit cards and Wine sales are "signifi- stalls. The capacity of 7,000 -9,000 tickets shifts necessarily in pubs or in festivals." BMWs who are interested in cant, on the day of the con- each time, with "seats only" tickets upwards from Roundhouse began by tapping such veteran wines. The wineries are certs," says Adrian Bohm, $98 Australian ($76) to $175 Australian ($136) Aussie acts as Renee Geyer and Stephen Cum- happy that we're also skew- MICK AND ANTHEA NEWTON: A DAY ATTHE managing director of Adrian and travel and accommodations packages up to mings, who drew up to 2,000 people per show. ing toward this age group." GREEN NOW INCLUDES VINEYARD VISITS Bohm Presents, who began $2,000 Australian ($1,570.)

16 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com - JANUARY 15 BoilEx.nrcie B a l+ Zoos C O N CERT GROSSES Touring Music VENUE/ GROSS/ ATTENDANCE/ PRICE(S) CAPACITY PROMOTER ARTIST(S) DATE TICKET 20,532 Concerts West/AEG Live CELINE DION The Colosseum at Caesars $2,831105 Palace, Las Vegas $225/$175/$127.50 /$87.50 five sellouts Dec. 28 -Jan. 1 3A Entertainment, Deal 11,277 Cuts News $529,244 Krauss RONAN KEATING, PICTUREHOUSE Manchester Evening Arena, Manchester, England (£272,525) 12,000 Jack Utsick Presents Dec. 19 $48.55/$24.28 Entertainment, RONAN KEATING, PICTUREHOUSE National Exhibition Centre, $452,450 9,661 3A Birmingham, England (£234,175) 10,400 Jack Utsick Presents Dec. 17 $48.30/$24.15 With Cracker Barrel 3A Entertainment, RONAN KEATING, PICTUREHOUSE Wembley Arena, $403,362 9,122 London (£209,191) 10,100 Jack Utsick Presents A sponsorship deal between a multi -year sponsorship deal Dec. 22 $51.10/$24.10 Alison Krauss + Union Station with the Opry, of which Krauss Aladdin Theatre for the $391,119 5,206 Evening Star is a member. LIONEL RICHIE Productions and Cracker Barrel Old Country Performing Arts, Las Vegas $125/$95/$65/545 7,000 deal Dec. 31 Store will link the Lebanon, Additional elements of the a Cracker Barrel wrap for Hallam FM Arena, $375,222 8,006 3A Entertainment, Tenn. -based restaurant chain include RONAN KEATING, PICTUREHOUSE Presents Sheffield, England (£193,075) 8,500 Jack Utsick star and com- the tour bus, consumer Web site $48.59/$24.29 with the bluegrass Dec. 16 and Internet promotions, meet- Channel pany for all of 2005. SARAH BRIGHTMAN MGM Grand Garden, $373,118 3,776 Clear Las Vegas $131.25/$52.50 5,245 Entertainment First tipped on Nov. 20 billboard.biz Dec. 9, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, AZUCENA American Airlines Arena, $372,290 4,584 Hauser Entertainment, the alliance, which Miami $87.50 /$47.50 10,600 Consultants Marketing Nov. 20 Network industry sources 7,286 Clear Channel value in the high six HFSMAS HOUDAY NUTCRACKER: VELVET Patriot Center, $372,248 On The sellout Entertainment REVOLVER, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE KILLERS, Fairfax, Va. $58/$48 figures, is for the CHEVELLE, JIMMY EAT WORLD & OTHERS Dec. 4 Entertainment, group's Lonely Runs PICTUREHOUSE Metro Radio Arena, $368,101 7,688 3A RONAN KEATING, Utsick Presents Newcastle upon Tyne, England (£192,200) 7,800 Jack Both Ways tour, Road.. Dec. 12 $47.88/$23.94 which begins Jan. 12 MAROONS, BIG CITY ROCK Aladdin Theatre for the $362,451 6,533 Evening Star 7,000 Productions at the Chattanooga s Performing Arts, Las Vegas $95/$65/$45/$35 Jan. 1 (Tenn.) Memorial By Ray Waddell 5,771 PSE Germany NIGHT OF THE PROMS: IL NOVECENTO ORCHESTRA, Messehalle, $358,104 Auditorium. rwaddell @billboard.com Euros) sellout JOE COCKER, SHAGGY, ROGER HODGSON, DJ Erfurt, Germany (267,222 The deal was bro- BOBO, FINE FLEUR CHOIR JOHN MILES Dec. 7 $69.69/$62.98/$52.26 kered by AKUS man- MARTINA McBRIDE Sovereign Center, $357,678 6,476 Police Productions Reading, Pa. $59.50/549.50 6,686 ager Denise Stiff, Cracker Barrel and -greets, promotional tickets, Dec. 20 VP of marketing Chris Tomasso inclusion in TV and print pro- R.E.M. McCaw Hall, $356,459 5,646 House of Blues Concerts Allen Cardwell, presi- motions, venue signage and on- Seattle, Wash. $75/$59.50/$49.50 /$39.50 two sellouts and Marcie Nov. 19 -20 dent of live event marketing firm site marketing opportunities at THE TRAGICALLY HIP, MTS Centre, $352,419 9,836 House of Blues Canada MAC Presents. all venues hosting performances. JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY Winnipeg, Man. ($418,108 Canadian) 11,292 AKUS is booked by Keith Case Nov. 23 $38.35/$29.92 Stiff says much of the money will be put into tour production, & Associates. Stiff says AKUS TED NUGENT, DIRTY AMERICANS Palace of Auburn Hills, $350,605 11,836 Palace Sports & Auburn Hills, Mich. $45/$20 13,870 Entertainment including a year -long bus lease. will work with several promoters Dec. 29 AKUS' only other major spon- in 2005, but many dates go to TRANS -SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Providence Performing Arts $320,774 6.128 Clear Channel Knoxville, Tenn. -based A.C. Center, Providence, R.I. $81/$29 two sellouts Entertainment sorship has been with Martha Nov. 27 White Flour. Entertainment and Nashville - STING Messehalle, $311,013 5,061 Clear Channel based Outback Concerts. Friedrichshafen, Germany (233,721 Euros) sellout Entertainment, Marek companies Nov. 28 $75.85/$31.94 Lieberberg Konzertagentur "Both of these understand this music and that MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Tacoma Dome, $309,910 5,490 House of Blues Concerts Tacoma, Wash. $85/$59.50/$49.50 /$39.50 8,537 our audience isn't necessarily Dec. 10 best-reached through just main- G3: JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI, Auditorio Nacional, $309.540 9,152 OCESA Presents stream country music advertis- ROBERT FRIPP Mexico City (3,528,750 pesos) 9,538 Nov. 30 $78.95/$17.54 ing," Stiff says. TRANS- SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Hartford Civic Center, $288,824 7,191 Clear Channel Hartford, Conn. $47/$27 11,655 Entertainment Nov. 26 HOT WINTER TOUR: Epic hard rock band Chevelle will headline MICHAEL W. SMITH, POINT OF Van Andel Arena, $288,510 9,546 Premier Productions GRACE, THE KATINAS Grand Rapids. Mich. $47/$28 10,183 this year's Winterfresh SnoCore Dec. 8 tour presented by MTV2. The MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Rose Garden, $287,115 6,160 J &S Touring, AEG Live fea- Portland, Ore. 593.50/585/$35 10,800 trio will top a lineup that Nov. 27 tures Helmet, Crossfade, Future NORAH JONES Auditorio Nacional, $286,580 9,563 OCESA Presents Leaders of the World and Strata. Mexico City (3,209,700 pesos) sellout 22 Dec. 1 066.96/$17.86 The 40 -date trek begins Jan. at 8150 in Vail, Colo. Darryl SCORPIONS Coliseo de Puerto Rico José $286,275 4,073 Dueño Palmer Concerts Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, P.R. $85/$45 8,126 Eaton at Creative Artists Dec. 10 Agency books Chevelle. TRANS -SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Pepsi Center, $285,084 6,449 House of Blues Concerts Denver 051/$43.50/$36 9,377 "This is a natural fit with a Dec. 7 product we genuinely love," Stiff DOLLY RAMA: Dolly Parton's DOLLY PARTON, THE GRASCALS The Colosseum at Caesars $284,695 3,979 Caesars Palace, Moore tells On The Road, adding that Hello, I'm Dolly tour wrapped in Palace, Las Vegas $91/$77/$68/$59 sellout Entertainment, Concerts Dec. 7 West/AEG Live the deal is a rare commercial December with a gross of nearly was RONAN KEATING, PICTUREHOUSE Nottingham Arena, $283,445 6,223 3A Entertainment, Jack endorsement for the group. $5 million. The tour produced Nottingham, England (£148,075) 9,000 Utsick Presents nationwide by Steve Moore's Dec. 23 $47.86/$23.93 "We're very selective." Tomasso adds, "Given the Moore Entertainment (Billboard, MARTINA McBRIDE Blue Cross Arena, $283,000 6,000 Police Productions Rochester, N.Y. $50/$40 10,712 mutual admiration, it didn't take Oct. 2, 2004) and included many Dec. 18 long to come to terms. I think Arena Network Theatre Group in- YANNI NOKIA Theatre, $282,248 3,786 Danny O'Donovan of our audi- house promotes. Grand Prairie, Texas $83 /$47.50 4,654 Presents, Concerts the demographics Dec. 2 West/AEG Live ences match up very well, and Based on the tour's success, it RASCAL FLATTS, CHRIS CAGLE, Xcel Energy Center, $280,451 7,726 Clear Channel this is a great complement to our is likely that Parton will take JULIE ROBERTS St. Paul, Minn. $27.75/024.75 sellout Entertainment Nov. 20 successful heritage music series." the elaborate production out The tour supports AKUS' new again this year. "We'll evaluate RASCAL FLATTS, CHRIS CAGLE, Ford Center, $280,073 8,167 Clear Channel JULIE ROBERTS Oklahoma City $34.75/$27.75 sellout Entertainment Rounder release, "Lonely Runs it, see what people take to and Dec. 10 Both Ways," and could include as what they don't take to," Parton TRANS- SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Blue Cross Arena, $275,000 7,000 Clear Channel in an earlier Rochester, N.Y. $42.50/$32.50 8,048 Entertainment many as 100 dates during the told Billboard Dec. 22 course of 2005. interview. "I'm an entertainer MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Bismarck Civic Center, $273,040 4,768 MetraPark As part of the sponsorship, and a singer, and I love the audi- Bismarck, N.D. $98/$29 5,296 So Nov. 21 AKUS (featuring Jerry Douglas) ence and being onstage. the will least four times next few years I want to go back TRANS- SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Bradley Center, $271,325 7,973 Clear Channel perform at Milwaukee $45/027.50 13,921 Entertainment this year at the Grand Ole Opry on the road before I'm too old to Dec. 2 in Nashville. Cracker Barrel has do it." Copyright 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Boxscores should be submitted to: Bob Allen, Nashville. FOR MORE BOXSCORE RESULTS GO TO BILLBOARD.COM Phone: 615 -321 -9171. Fax: 615- 321 -0878. For research information and pricing, call Bob Allen, 615 -321 -9171

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BY GAIL MITCHELL what we're doing comes from that." erdale, Fla., Urban Mystic comes by his Building fans through a series of R &B /gospel sound naturally. The son Some of the biggest names in R &B live dates stateside and internationally of a minister and a church organist, he and hip -hop released albums during (including the Roskilde Festival in began working toward a professional' fourth- quarter 2004. Destiny's Child, Denmark with Franz Ferdinand), music career at 13. Eminem, Ludacris, 2Pac, Nas, Snoop Slow Train Soul began recording its His childhood experience inspired Dogg and Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz sophomore set last month. "Ghetto Revelations," Urban Mystic are among the acts that provided end says. "I'm from the 'hood, while the of the year fireworks. URBAN MYSTIC `revelations' part of the title speaks to Outside that superstar how- arena, With his retro leanings, Urban Mys- my spiritual background. I still sing in ever, awaits a host of diverse up -and- tic not surprisingly conjures images of the church." coming R &B /hip -hop acts. And such past soul masters as Sam Cooke For the album, he worked with such though they may not be household SLOWTRAIN SOUL: 'WE WANTTO URBAN MYSTIC: MIXES CHURCH and Bobby Womack. But the 20 -year- producers as Eddie E, Troy Taylor and TELL STORIES' names, a few sparked some buzz in AND THE STREET old incorporates a contemporary edge El'DeBárge (who guests on "Mystic's 2004 and deserve honorable mentions that enhances the old- school under- Spot"). The KayGee- produced first sin- now that the holiday dust has settled. Pairing live and electronic instru- "We want to tell stories," adds current on his promising debut. gle "Where Were You ?" helped garner We will spotlight several of these acts ments, the album's warm, atmospheric Varano, who is based in Copenhagen. "Ghetto Revelations" entered the Urban Mystic "next" profiles by BET here and in the next issue. sound reveals the 3- year-old duo's love A classically trained pianist, he has pro- Top R&B/Hip -Hop Albums chart at No. and Vibe, video play on "MTV Jamz" of '60s and '70s music, not to mention duced electronica and dance music. 50 following its Nov. 30 release. It's the and a performance at the Jan. 3 Orange SLOW TRAIN SOUL a range of artistic influences, from 'We come from completely different first album issued by SoBe Entertain - Bowl Beach Bash with OutKast. A sec- "Soulectro" is a term coined to Billie Holiday, Jill Scott and Terry Cal - backgrounds but [have] the same view ment/Wamer Bros. ond single, "Long Ways," goes to radio: describe the music of Anglo -Danish lier to Fela Kuti, the Roots, D'Angelo of life," Varano says. "The strength of Born Brandon Williams in Ft. Laud- later this month. duo Slow Train Soul. Singer /song- and Jimi Hendrix. writer Lady Z (a.k.a. Michelle Nichol) "This is warm electronica," says and keyboardist/producer Morten Vara - Trinidad -born, London -bred Lady Z. no bowed in the United States last Sep- With a background in jazz and per - tember with first album "Illegal Cargo" formance poetry, she has been described on Tommy Boy. Initially released in as Grace Jones meets Ella Fitzgerald. It's Wright Move For UMPG Europe a year ago, "Illegal Cargo" "It's not just about the clicks and sports the singles "Naturally" and beats," Lady Z says. "It's about a Singer /songwriter /producer Betty EW&F HEAT: Earth, Wind & Fire album debut, "Guerilla City"; song- "Black of Night." whole journey." Wright has signed with Universal shows no signs of slowing down writer /producer Frank Romano Music Publishing Group. The exclu- after 33 years. The group this year (Jill Scott, Joe, Musiq) extends his sive worldwide co- publishing deal added another Grammy Award Reach pact to include his entire cat- includes Wright's complete catalog. nomination to its plaudits. "Show alog; and female rapper Remy Ma, JANUARo5Y 15 zó "Betty is a true soul -music icon Me the Way" featuring Raphael featured on Terror Squad's "Lean BiIIboard HOT RAP TRACKS TM who has stayed relevant through the Saadiq is up for best R &B perform- Back," comes aboard. The latter he Airplay monitored 1 by 1 Nielsen strength of her spirit," says David ance by a Broadcast Data duo or group with vocals. song is a Grammy Award nominee i- Systems Renzer, chairman/CEO of UMPG. The venerable outfit was the for best rap performance by a duo 5 TITLE IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL Artist centerpiece of December's inaugu- or group.

1 Week At Number 1 NUMBER .1 ' ral Grammy Jam, organized by the Fine Gold Productions adds 2 LOVERS AND FRIENDS Lil Jon &The East Side Boyz Featuring Usher & Ludacris BME/TVT Recording

1 DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell V Academy's Los DOGGYSTYLE/GEFFEN / INTERSCOPE Angeles chapter. 4 DISCO INFERNO 50 Cent SHADY/AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE A diverse lineup 5 HOW WE DO The Game Featuring 50 Cent 9 of artists /musi- AFTERMATH /G-UNIT/INTERSCO PE hm 3 WONDERFUL Ja Rule Featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti 9 cians, including THE INC./DEF JAwIDJMG Jill Scott, Stevie 6 GET BACK Ludacris 2 DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH/IDJMG Wonder, Yolanda lues.. 8 BRING EM OUT T.I. 9 Adams and GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC $ 7 KARMA Lloyd Banks Featuring Avant 9 David Foster, G- UNIT /INTERSCOPE performed signa- By Gail Mitchell 9 9 WHAT U GON' DO Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Lil Scrappy TV BME/1Vr ture EW &F gmitchell @billboard.com o 10 U MAKE ME WANNA Jadakiss Featuring Mariah Carey 9 songs to benefit RUFF RYDERS / INTERSCOPE 11 11 NEW YORK Ja Rule Featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss 9 various music THE INCJDES JAM /IDJMG "Her continued relevance is also a and arts education programs. producer management to its compi- 12 12 LETS GO Trick Daddy Featuring Lil Jon & Twista 9 SLIP -N- SLIDE/ATLANTIC testament to her continuing to be First-quarter 2005 will witness lation and licensing divisions. 13 17 LEAN BACK Terror Squad `V an inspired writer /producer, having the release of EW &F's 23rd album, Among the producers the company SRC /UNIVERSAWMAG worked in recent years with every- Urban o 15 SHORTY WANNA RIDE Young Buck 9 through Sanctuary Group. now represents are Steven "Lenky" G-UNIT /INTERSCOPE one from Gloria Estefan, Enrique "Illumination" brings together Marsden (Sean Paul's "Get Busy "), 620 14 BREATHE Fabolous 9 DESERT STORM /ATLANTIC Iglesisas and Jennifer Lopez to Saadiq, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Matthew Boykin (OutKast's 16 13 GO D.J. Lil Wayne V Joss Stone." Organized Noize, Vikter Duplaix "Roses "), Domingo Padilla (Fat CASH MONEY /UMRG 17 16 OVER AND OVER Nelly Featuring Tim McGraw V Wright earned her standing in and Brian McKnight, among others. Joe) and J. Marty (Lumidee). OERRTY-FO' REEUCURB/UMRG R &B /pop history as an artist with the In addition to "Show Me the Way," Sahirah Uqdah has established 19 SOME CUT Trillville Featuring Cutry o BME/REPRISE/WARNER BROS. 1971 classic "Clean Up Woman" and the set includes "Let Me Love You," SU Entertainment. Serving as a D 20 OYE MI CANTO N.O.R.E. Featuring Daddy Yankee, Nina Sky, Gem Star & Big Mato = later won a best R &B song Grammy featuring Floetry; "This Is How I broker between producers and ROCA- FELLA/DEF JAM /IDJMG 18 GASOLINA Daddy Yankee 9 Award for'Where Is the Love." Her Feel," with Sleepy Brown; and artists, the Los Angeles -based firm o EL CARTEL/VI list of hits also includes "Baby Sitter" bonus track "The Way You Move," recently placed Universal Asian ED 22 LET'S GET BLOWN Snoop Dogg ^a DOGGYSTYLE/STAR TRAK/GEFFEN and "Tonight Is the Night." with Kenny G. artist Sun with the Underdogs, 23 U DON'T KNOW ME T.I. Wright also operates her own label, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC Ms. B. She has helped shape Stone's MUSICAL NOTES: Celebrating its Thomas. The pair wrote and pro- 61) HUSH LL Cool J Featuring 7 Aurelius 9 DEF JAM / IDJMG breakthrough projects. The current fifth anniversary this month, music duced "Ends of the Earth" for 24 24 YOU'RE THE ONE Guerilla Black Featuring Mario Winans 9 CZARNIRS IN Grammy nominee for best new artist publishing firm Reach Global has Sun's new album, which will be re- 25 21 ENCORE Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent 2 worked with Wright on her 2003 S- signed several new deals: Virgin leased in the United States next SHADY/AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE Curve Records EP, "The Soul Ses- Records rapper Guerilla Black inks month. Uqdah formerly headed Records with the greatest increase in audience impressions. The rap tracks audience is compiled from 90 R &B /Hip -Hop and 59 rhythmic top 40 S ations which are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of audi- sions," as well as her 2004 full -length a worldwide publishing administra- artist development for the Tonos ence, computed by ross- referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. 57 Vdeoclip availability. © 2005, VNU Busi- ness Media, Inc. All rights reserved. debut, "Mind Body & Soul." tion agreement for songs on his music Web site.

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www.americanradiohistory.com JANUARY 15 S 2005 AA fi P ALBUMS. l y O Sales data compiled from a national subset panel of core R &B /Hip -Hop stores by +ti Nielsen á óZ w ° zo 3 SoundScan x m Y Title ¿ S' 3 ti Title e ti iñ ARTIST ó ,ir ._ ARTIST á á g IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL á a " -t -. g IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL i 11 1 BME/ REPRISE48803/WARNER BROS. (13.98CD1 Crime Mob àt NUMBER 1 /HOT SHOT DEBUT -' '- 1 Week At Number 51 61 57 CRIME MOB 1 92776/SONY MUSIC 02.98 Ell CO) Get Lifted (12.98/18.98) Unfinished Business 1 1 JOHN LEGEND GOOD MUSIC/COLUMBIA 32 41 42 R. KELLY & JAY-Z A JIVE/DEF JAM 0o369P/ZOMBA/IDJMG Guerilla City 4 Crunk Juice 2 3 62 58 GUERILLA BLACK CZAR 81786'NIRGIN(12.98/17.981 4 6 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ BME 26904NT111.98n7.98) Happy People/U Saved Me 1 The Red Light District 1 '54 48 51 R. KELLY A3 JIVE 60356/ZOMBA 111.98/19.98) 3 4 LUDACRIS DISTURBING THA PEACE/DEF JAM SOUTH 003483' /I0JMG (8.98/13.98) The DEFinition 3 Encore 1 46 43 LL COOL J DEF JAM 002939' /IDJMG(1398CD) 2 5 EMINEM A' SHADY /AFTERMATH 003771'/INTERSCOPE18.9a/19.98) 145 Kiss Of Death 1 Game 1 RUFF RYDERS0o2746 '/INTERSCOPE(898 /13.98) AMAR0003861 /INTERSCOPE(8,98/13.98) Loyal To The `L6 59 63 JADAKISS 2:5 - 6 1 2PAC '

485 MN Ultimate Mash -Ups Presents:CollisionCourse 3 ò 7 7- JAZ/LINKINPARK MACHINE SHOPIROC.ARUANE JAM WuNERBROSI8nCDm1Ql 3 RAWKUS/ 6EFFEN0034m.INTERSCOPE(1398COI The Beautiful Struggle Destiny Fulfilled 1 57 80 87 TALIB KWELI 7 1, 3 DESTINY'S CHILD A2 COLUMBIA 92595/SONY MUSIC (1998 EEL CD)

Urban Legend 1 Mind Body & Soul 15 3 13 11 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 8373e /AG118.98CD) 58 53 50 JOSS STONE S- CURVE9489T(18.98CD)

Confessions 1 My Everything 1 9 5 8 USHER A6 LAFACE63982/ZOMBA02.98/18.981 59 33 35 ANITA BAKER BLUE NOTE 77102112.98/18.981 Concrete Rose 2 Now 16 2 id 8 2 ASHANTI THE INC EFJAMW34o9 /IDJMG11398CD1 6O 51 45 VARIOUS ARTISTS A3 UNIVERSAL/ EMI /SONYMUSIC/ZOMBA 0113017 /UME(18.98CO) Gangsta): The Masterpiece 4 At Last... The Duets Album 21 11 11 13 SNOOP DOGG A 0 0GGYSTYLE /GEFFEN00376391NTERSCOPE1898 /13.981 R&G (Rhythm & 61 40 40 KENNY G ARISTA 62470/RMG 118.98 CD)

Goodies 1 The Black Album 1 "2- 9 12 CIARA A SHO'NUFF:MUSICLINE/LAFACE 62819'ROMBA 1129811898! 62 64 62 JAY-Z A2 ROC -A- FELLA/DEF JAM 001528' /IDJMG (898/12.98) Turning Point 2 Untold Story 29 13 10 10 MARIO 3t0STREET /J61885'/11MG11B.98CD) 63 63 81 THE GAME s lows (17.98 CD) [x] i Purple Haze 4 Phinally Phamous 6 `4 20 14 CAM'RON ROC- A-.FELLANEF JAM 002728' /IDJMG 18.98/13.981 Q 76 76 LILWYTE HYPNOTIZE MINDS 68500/ASYLUM117.98C0 /DVDI Free Yourself 2 Aim The Greatest Hits 9 5 12 9 FANTASIA J61235'/RMG (lam co) 86 92 JUVENILE CASH MONEY 0113548'/UMRG(1398CD) The Mind Of Mannie Fresh 16 11 - FRESH CASH MONEY 002808'/UMRG (ism co) 1st Infantry `6 16 - MANNIE 85 71 THE ALCHEMIST ALC9518' /KOCH1159A CO) [NJ 1 /13.98) Suit Motown Two 8 `7 14 15 NELLY A2 DERfl YFO'REEL(103316'NMflG(8.9B 45 34 MICHAEL MCDONALD MOTOWN 003472/UMRG 113.98 CD) Disciple 2 19 17 ILL WILVCOLUMBIA92065'/SONY MUSIC 11998 EEL CD) Street's Born For This! 25 NAS 68 89 70 STEPHANIE MILLS JM 54860/LIGHTYEAR (13.98 CO) 17 4 15 16 VARIOUS ARTISTS A' EMI /UNIVERSAUSONYBMG/ZOMBA 74203/CAPITOL(18.98CDI Now Kamikaze 1 69 87 89 TWISTA A ATLANTIC 83745'/AG 112.9&118.98) R.U.LE. 3 25 23 JA RULE THE INC /MEF JAM 002955' /IDJMG(13.98CD) Without You 15 54 55 SMOKIE NORFUL EMI GOSPEL 77795117.98 COI Nothing9 Sweat 2 21 22 NELLY DERRTY /FO' flEEL003314' /UMRG 199813.981 Bad Boy's R&B Hits 23 11 73 66 VARIOUS ARTISTS BAD BOY003700'/UMRG 0398 CD /DVDI DADDY SLIP-N- SLIOEJATLANTIC83677/AG (12.98/18.981 Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets 1 17 28 29 TRICK E287520/SANCTUARY URBAN (1B.98CD) Stronger9 EverydayrY Y - -72 77 79 JON B 19 COLUMBIA92558' /SONY MUSIC 11898EQCD) Weapons Of Mass Destruction 30 19 XZIBIT /12.98) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 1 t T3 74 82 50 CENT A6 SHADY /AFTERMATH 493544' /INTERSCOPE18.98 JOJO 1 0 22 26 JOJO A DA FAMILY/BIACKGROUND 002672/UMRG (13.98 CD) Beg For Mercy 2 4 92 94 G -UNIT 42 G UNIT0m593' /INTERSCOPE 1898/12.981 Powerballin' 5 5. 26 24 CHINGY CAPITOL 97686*(1B98CD) La Dona 3 i3 67 67 TEENA MARIE CASH MONEY CLASSICS 002552/UMRG 112.98 CD) Genius Loves Company 5 17 18 RAY CHARLES 2 HEAR 224WCONCORD11898CD1 Menage A Trois 32 76 96 75 BABY BASH DOPE HOUSE /EMPIREMUSICWERKS450612N1 11898COI 2 CASH MONEY 001537 /UMRG(1398CO) ThaCarter - 34 36 LIL WAYNE Church 4 77 THE DIPLOMATS PRESENT JIM JONES DIPLOMATS 5770' /KOCH 11798 COI On My Way To DIPLOMATS 5771' /KOCH(1z98CD1 Diplomatic Immunity 2 8 38 32 THE DIPLOMATS True Story 1 78 79 88 TERROR SQUAD SRC /UNIVERSAL 002806' /UMRG(13.98CO) STORM /ATLANTIC 83754.1AG11898 CD) Real Talk 2 35 30 FABOLOUS DESERT Best Of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat 15 79 100 - KEITH SWEAT ELEKTRA 73954/RHINO 11838 CD) The 76540/RHINO118.98CD) Ray (Soundtrack) 7 18 21 RAY CHARLES WMG SOUNDTRACKS/ATLANTIC Poe Little Rich Girl 12 JACKI -O POE BOY 266o'm1T(o98CD) Duna CaShville 2 BUCK G -UNIT 6112972' /INTERSCOPE(13.98CO) Straight 0 42 39 YOUNG Welcome Back 3 ß1 66 72 MASE BAD BOY/F0' Comin' From Where I'm From 6 31 31 ANTHONY HAMILTON A SO SO DEF 52107/ZOMBA (12.98 CD) Boyz 18 TIGHT 2 DEF/UNIVERSAL 003274' /UMRG 11098 CD) (x] Dem Franchize 82 i DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ 23 20 RUBEN STUDDARD Jfi2673/RMG(15.98/18.98) I Need An Angel 6 Head Bangere Volume One 38 ROY JONES, JR. PRESENTS BODY HEAD BANGERZ soot HEALWNIVTRSAL00Efi0'NMRGII393601 [HI Body 24 27 ALICIA KEYS J 55712'IRMG (Ií9818.981 The Diary Of Alicia Keys 1 3 The Grind Date 17 95 93 DE LA SOUL A0181526 ' /SANCTUARY URBAN IIB.98COI Album 11 =! 27 28 QUEEN LATIFAH VECTOR/FLAVOR UNIT 003435/INTERSCOPE 113.98 CD) The Dana Owens o Rookie Of The Year 85 DIRTY RAT STIFF ARM 0629 (11.98 CD) 7 29 25 GERALD LEVERT ATLANTICB3765/AG 11298/19981 Do I Speak For The World tat I Speak Life 22 86 83 83 DONALD LAWRENCE & CO. VERITY 62228/ZOMBA(11.98nz9B1 [HI For More 1 44 44 LLOYD BANKS G -UNIT 002B26`IINTERSCOPE(B98/13.RB) The Hunger The J Moss Project 36 67! 88 90 J MOSS GOSPO CENTRIC 70068ZOMBA1190 CD) (M] 37 41 BEYONCE A` COLUMBIA 86386 'ISONY MUSIC (12.98EQ/IB98) Dangerously In Love 1 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 1 6 BBB'''! 68 86 OUTKAST' LAFACE5m33'/ZOMBA(22.98CD/ 47 46 YING YANG TWINS COLLIPARK martyr 01.98CD /DVDI My Brother &Me Blade Trinity 68 97 73 SOUNDTRACK NEW LINE 39037116.98 COI And Sounds Vol. 2 1 32 33 JILL SCOTT HIDDEN BEACH/EPIC 92173 /OONY MUSIC lIB98E000I Beautifully Human:Words 0 /JIVE58744/ZOMBA 111.98/17.981 Somethin"BoutLove 4 9Q . 72 80 FRED HAMMOND VERITY 55 54 MOS DEF RAWKUS/GEFFEN003558'IINTERSCOPE 113.98 COI The New Danger 2 97304(17.98 CD) I Owe You 29 -.. KIERRA KIKI SHEARD EMI GOSPEL [HI The Source Presents Hip -Hop Hits Volume 9 36 91 78 84 36 - VARIOUS ARTISTS SOURCE 2523/IMAGE0898COI 92560/SONY MUSIC (18.98 ED COI Musicology 3 Recordings Present 3 42, 81 85 PRINCE NPG/COLUMBIA 58 60 LIL SCRAPPY/TRILLVILLE i BME/ REPRISE48556 'NJARNER BROS. (18.98C01 The King Of Crunk & BME NEW NO LIMIT 5753' /KOCH(1298/1798) Romeoland 29 43 - 60 64 LIL' ROMEO 52 52 BONE THUGS-N- HARMONY RUTHLESS 25423 (18.98 COI Greatest Hits 43 O'Ryan 21 11 90 0' RYAN T .U.G /UNIVERSALW3153/UMRG(998CD) 50 47 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL006860'/UMRG 11398 COI Trouble 94 - C01 Gotta Have Gospel! Vol.2 57 7 70 74 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITYGDSPEUGOSPO CENTRIC 70072/ZOMBA (18.98 56 53 PITBULL DIAZ BROTHERS 256P/TVT111.98/18.981 M.I.A.M.I. (Money is A Major Issue) U Gotta Feel Me 2 $- GREATEST GAINER $: LIL' FLIP SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA 89143' /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ELI COI -192 Number Ones 6 65 61 LYFE JENNINGS COLUMBIA 90946 /SONY MUSIC (1298EUCOI [III Lyfe 268 17 MICHAEL JACKSON MJJ/EPIC 88998/SONY MUSIC 112.98/18.981

Presents: The Golden Soldiers Compilation Volume I 98 VARIOUS ARTISTS GOWENSOUIERS9m %MNEMYUNESESTERTUNMENTmvcs Enemy tines Entertainment 49 49 KANYE WEST A2 ROC A- FELLA/DEF JAM 002030'/IOJMGIB98 /12.981 The College Dropout 1 My Father 1 71 77 LUTHER VANDROSS A2 J51B85/RMG(12.9808.98/ Dance With 43 37 NEW EDITION BAD BOY 003422' /UMRG(139BCD) One Love 4 2 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 83650' /AG19.98/14.981 Trap Muzik 39 38 BLACK EYED PEAS 2 A &M 002854IINTERSCOPE11198CD) Elephunk 23

Sales data compiled from a national subset panel of core R&B /Hip -Hop stores by iv Nielsen SoundScan LABEL Title ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING 197 1 LP 8 Weeks At Number 24 EMINEM A' WEB/AFTERMATH 490287' /INTERSCOPE 112.98/18.981 The Slim Shady The Very Best Of Ray Charles Hits 485 1 RAY CHARLES RHINO 19822 m.98 COI 27 7 AL GREEN 5 HI/THE RIGHT STUFF 30860/CAPITOL 0098 /17.981 Greatest Reasonable Doubt 359 12 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' BAD BOY 002852'UMRG 13.98C Read To Die 476 JAY -Z FREEZE/ROC-A-FELLA 50040` /CAPITOL (8.98/12.981

12981 Bob And The 490486 /INTERSCOPE (12.98/18.98) Dr. Dre-2001 213 3 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS '0 TIR GONG /ISLAND 5/890MUME 18.98/ Legend: The Best Of Marley Wailers 426 DR. DRE As AFTERMATH ' The Blueprint 105 11 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ A' BME 2370'[WT(13.98/17.981 Kings Of Crunk 10 JAY-Z Al ROC- AFELLA/DEFJAM 586396` / DJMG 02.98/19.98) COLUMBIA61063/SONY MUSIC (12.98 EO/18.981 Survivor 47 10 EMINEM Aa WEB /AFTERMATH 493290' /INTERSCOPE(898/12.981 The Eminem Show 137 DESTINY'S CHILD A' 438 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BAD BOY279an' /UMRG 119.98/24981 Life After Death 354 13 SADE A' EPIC 85287 /SONY MUSIC 112.98 E0/18581 The Best Of Sade t0 The Best Of Anita Baker 119 4 STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN /UTVa6164/UME 18se co! The Definitive Collection 51 14 ANITA BAKER ATLANTIC 78209/RHINO (17.98 CO) 66068/SONY MUSIC EQ/17.S81 Greatest Hits 42 17 2PAC As AMARU/DEATH ROW 490301'/INTERSCOPE11998/24981 Greatest Hits 315 22 LUTHER VANDROSS LEGACY/EPIC (lo.9e Licensed To III 224 21 2PAC A' DEATH ROW 63008'/KOCH (12,98/24981 All Eyez On Me 455 BEASTIE BOYS A' DEF JAM 527351NME 16.98/1198) 2 GAYE MOTOWN I53732NME 16.98/11981 The Best Of Marvin Gaye: 200E Century Masters The Millennium Collection Volume 23 LAURYN HILL 4 RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA 69035' /SONY MUSIC 111.98 EO)17.981 The Miseducation Of Lauren Hill 192 20 MARVIN 69443 /DSNY MUSIC 0094E0/15381 E.1999 Eternal 348 15 EMINEM A5 WEB /AFTERMATH 490629 ' /INTERSCOPE 18.98 /12.981 The Marshall Mathers LP 199 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY A' RUTHLESS/EPIC Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection 11 19 MICHAEL JACKSON 36 EPIC 66073/SONY MUSIC (12.98 EQ/18.98 Thriller 317 - BOYZ II MEN UNIVERSAL 016083/UMRG 112.98/18.981 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums. Record ng Industry Alb ms 08th the greatest sales gains this week. Catalog albums are 2 -year old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of o der albums_Total Chart Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 10 (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double Assn 0 America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,550 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIM certification f r net shipment of million units of 400,000 units (Multi- Platino). `Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most ape prices, albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIM Latin awards: /? Certification for net shipment of 1 0,000 units Oro). A Certification of 200,500 units (Platino). A Certification Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heat - and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EU, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows charts largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. seekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. 82005, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION - LABEL) Ñ ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) Ñ g ARTIST IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEI4_ " NUMBER 1 ?4. 1 Let Me Love You 3 Wks a No. I 25 Ordinary People ®51 Gasoline Goldie Lookin' MARIO STREET/J/RMGI (3RD MI JOHN LEGEND (GOOD MUSIC/COLUMBINSUM) CADDY YANKEE (EL CARTELNI) 2 Drop It Like Its Hot 28 Truth Is ®62 Tempted To Touch SNOOP DOGG IDOGGYSTYLE/GEFFEWINTERSCOPEI FANTASIA IJ/RMGI Á !PEE (ATLANTIC) 3 3 Lovers And Friends 30 Lean Back ®49 Hope LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ (BME/TVTI TERROR SQUAD it ISRC/UNIVERSAW MRG) tr - .'iISTA FEAT FAITH EVANS (CAPITOL) * Good ForA Laugh O 4 Soldier m 29 Don't Know Me 48 Caught Up DESTINY'S CHILD . ICOLUMBINSUMI $t T.IU (GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC) .4t USHER (LAFACE/ZOMBA) It S 5 This week's column was written NEW ZEALAND RAPS: 1,2 Step it, 30.,- 26 I Changed My Mind ®60 Spoiled While New CIARA ISHO'NUFF- MUSICLINEMFACE/ZOMBAI KEYSHIA COLE FEAT. SHYNE IA &M/INTERSCOPEI 1+1 JOSS STONE IS CURVENIRGINI by Emmanuel Legrand in London. Zealand radio played more local acts 9 How We Do 33 0 58 One Million Times o THE FEAT. GAME 50 CENT UNITANTERSCOPEI ()MARION IAFTERMATWG- (TU.G/EPIC/SUM) o GERALD LEVERT IATLANTIC) in 2004 than before, according to air- A 7 Disco Inferno itt 31 Let's Get Blown 57 46 You're The One With Mike Skinner, aka the play data collector RadioScope, 50 ® CENT (SHADY /AFTERMATHANTERSCOPEI w SNOOP DOGG IDOGGYSTYLE/GEFFEN / INTERSCOPEI GUERILLA BLACK ICZARNIRGIN) Iw Streets, and Dizzee Rascal having homegrown o 1i Charlene 33 32 Lose My Breath 58 50 Forever, For Always, For Love hip -hop received un- ANTHONY HAMILTON (SO SO DEF/ZOMBA) OESTINY'S CHILD ICOLUMBINSUMI LALAH HATHAWAY IGRPNERVEI put Britain on the global hip -hop precedented radio support. ? 6 Wonderful 34 37 Dangerously In Love 59 55 Can't Wait JA RULE (THE INCJDEFJAM/IDJMG) map, BEYONCE ICOLUMBIA/SUMI AVANT (DREAMWORKS /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPEI along comes an unexpected 13 Bring Em Out 35 . 34 Knuck If You Buck 60 57 A Rose By Any Other Name development -a British rap act that T L (GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTICI CRIME MOB (BMEJREPRISE/WARNER BROS.) TEENA MARIE (CASH MONEY CLASSICS/UMRG) 1 10 My Boo does not take itself too seriously. ' 36 , 35 Nolia Clap (3) 59 Slow Down USHER AND ALICIA KEYS ILAFACE2OMBAI ,. JUVENILE, WACKO & SKIP (RAP-A- LOT/ASYLUM( BOBBY V. (DISTURBING THA PEACE) Goldie Lookin' 12 Chain is the latest 8 Get Back 37 43 If I Ain't Got You 62 61 Ghetto LUDACRIS IDISNRBINGTHAPEACE /OEFJAMSONWIDJMGI ALICIA KEYS (J/RMG) hip -hop sensation to dent U.K. A AXON(SRC/UNIVERSAWMRG) the Beats& i® 12 Only U 38 36 Hush 63 64 Real Big charts. The eight- member collective ASHANTI (THE INC/DEE JAMADJMG) LL COOL J FEAT, 7 AURELIUS (DEE JAM/IDJMG) 10l MANNIE FRESH (CASH MONEY/UMRG) 13 15 Karma CD 42 Whatever CD 68 Don't Worry originates from Newport, Wales, and LLOYD BANKS FEAT AVANT /INTERSCOPEI ISUNR JILL SCOTT (HIDDEN BEACH/EPIC/SUM) CHINGY FEAT JANET JACKSON (CAPITOLIit the least that can be said about it is 15 14 U Make Me Wanna Rhymes.. CD' 41 Country Boy 65 63 That's What It's Made For JAOAKISS FEAT. MARIAN CAREY (RUTFRYDERS'INTERSCOPB L4l TYRA IGG&L) USHER ILAFACE/ZOMBAI that it has a wicked sense of humor. 15 16 What U Do Gon' CD 56 How Does It Feel? (D 70 Down And Out For a start, the group's debut al- tor LIL JON& THE EAST SIDE BOYZ IBME/M) ANITA BAKER it (BLUENOTENIRGIN) CAM'RON (ROC- A- FELLNDEFJAM/IDJMG) 17 17 New York CD 39 Baby 67 65 The Potion bum is titled "Greatest Hits." The first JA RULE (THE INC/DEFJAM/IOJMG) 1 FABOLOUS (DESERTSTORM /ATLANTICI LUDACRIS (DISTURBING THAPEACE/OEF JAM SOUTWIOJMG) three singles were "Guns Don't Kill ® 21 Karma 54 Gotta 74 Stay KEYS IJ/RMGI* ® PATTI (DEE SOUL CLASSICS /IDJMGI STONE FEAT. HAMILTON BJ/RMGI People, Rappers Do," "You Knows I It was triggered by the rise in 17 18 Go D.J. 44 38 Take Me Home 71 I've Got Your Man Loves You" and "Your Mother's IL WAYNE (CASH MONEYNMRGI TERROR SQUAD Got a 2003 of hip -hop superstar MC (SRC/UNIVERSAWMRG) it LADY SAW (VP) 23 20 Diary 45 40 I Smoke, !Drank 70 69 Like A Boss Penis," which includes a sample from Scribe, who is signed to Festival ALICIA KEYS (JIRMG) BODY HEAD BANGERZ (BODYHEAONNIVERSAWMRG) SLIM THUG (STARTRAK/GEFFEN/ INTERSCOPEI Eric Clapton's "Behind the Mask." Mushroom Records. In early 2004, ® 22 Shorty Wanna Ride 47 My Place 71 66 Over And Over YOUNG BUCK IG- UNITANTERSCOPEI MI NELLY FEAT JAHEIM (DERRTY/FO' REEW MRGI Ma NELLY FEAT TIM MCGRAW IDERRrY-FO' REEI/CURBOMRSI it After recording a few tracks and the Christchurch -based artist went 4D 24 Some Cut 45 Okay i® Balla Baby al - issuing a series of CD -Rs, Goldie to No. 1 with "Dreaming." FEAT. CUMCU IBMEAREPRISEN/ARNER BROS.) NIVEA (JIVE/ZOMBA) itt CHINGY (CAPITOL) ltl 23 19 Breathe (p 52 Oye Mi Canto Na- NaNa -Na started building a local fan base and In September, Scribe won seven FABULOUS (DESERT STORM/ATLANTIC) N.O.R.E (ROC- A- FELLNDEFJAM/IDJMGI ®- NELLY FEAT JAZZE PHA * IDERRTY/F0' REEUUMRG) it caught the attention of major Tuis at the NZ Music Awards. A 24 23 Let's Go 49 44 Hold You Down 74 67 Virgo T RICK DADDY (SLIP- N- SLIDE/ATLANTICI THE ALCHEMIST IALC/KOCHI NAS & LUDACRIS (ILLWILL/COLUMBIA/SUMI labels. It signed to Atlantic U.K. month later, he and his producer, w 27 Goodies m 53 I'm A Hustle (Hustle's Anthem) 75 73 Turnin' Me On (then known as East West) on P- Money, won NZ's LIARA ISHO NUFF- MUSICLINE/LAFACE/ZOMBAI CASSIDY (FULL SURFACE/JIRMG) NINA SKY (NEXTPLATEAUNNIVERSAUUMRGI top songwriting Records March 17, 2004. The album came prize, with greatest U Australasian . the impressions increase. 2005. VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Compiled from a national sample of airplay sup lied by Nielsen the Performing Broadcast Data Systems' Radio rrack service. 138 stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by gross impressions, computed by Cross- referencing xact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. out Sept. 13 and has been certified Right Assn. Silver Scroll Award, for Thin data is used to compile the Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks chart. *indicates title eamed HitPredictor status in research data provided by Promosquad. gold by the British Phonographic the song "Not Many," which had . ANUARY 15 JANUARY 15 Industry for shipments exceeding also found recognition in Australia 2005 R &B/HIP -HOP 2005 RHYTHMIC 100,000 units. and the United Kingdom. Billboard® SINGLES SALESTM Billboard`" AIRPLAYTM The group has been referred to as P -Money had solo success with his a white Wu -Tang Clan, but it is closer FMR single "Stop the Music." It fea- u. Nielsen to the Beastie Boys in attitude. Its tured Scribe and debuted at No. 1 on Broadcast Data RJIJfB/HIP-HOP Systems the RIANZ charts. His album "Magic TITLE TITLE NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL 3 ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) City" entered at No. 2. ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) T.I. NUMBER 1 U Don't Know - NUMBER 1 +O- Me ATLANTIC Other success stories included Mis- 1 Ì, 1 Lose My Oreath a Wks At No.1 Let Me Love You 3 WksAN° DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA/SUM) USHER fits of Science, whose single "Fools MARIO (3RD STREET /JIRMG1 1.4 Caught Up ZOMBA 2 Gotta Go Solo Love" (BMG) held the top spot for R: 1,2 - PATTI LABELLE IDEE SOUL CLASSICS /IDJMGI Step CIARA (SHO'NUFF- MUSICLINE/ AFACETOMBA) RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL 4 I Changed My Mind ALICIA KEYS four weeks. The Fast Crew had two KEYSHIA COLE FEAT SITYNE (A &M/INTERSCOPEI Lovers And Friends Karma RMG LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ (BME/TVT) top 10 singles- "I Got" and "It's the 3 Oye Mi Canto pt./AMON N.0 R.E. BLOC- A- FELWDEFJAM /IDJMGI Drop It Like It's Hot Incredible" (Wamer) -and Adeaze's 6 How We Do SNOOP DOGG IGOGGYSTYLE/GEFFENANTERSCOPEI GUERILLA BLACK "Getting Stronger" (Dawn Raid/Uni- THE GAME FEAT 50 CENT IAFTERMATWG- UNIT / INTERSCOPEI Soldier Ou're The ne VIRGIN 8 Let Me Love You DESTINY'S CHILD (COLUMBIA/SUM)SUM) NIVEA versal) was the No. 12 most-played ... MARIO STREET /J/BMG) (3RD Disco Inferno Okay ZOMBA track of the year. Also, Dei Hamo 7 Drop It Like It's Hot 50 CENT (SHADY /AFTERMATHANTERSCOPEI 1tt FANTASIA SNOOP DOGO IOOGGYSTYLE/GEFFENANTERSCOPEI ruth Is RMG How We Do returned after a break with the single 1i 1, 2 Step ® THE GAME FEAT 50 CENT IAFIERMATIVG-UNITTNTERSCOPEI TWISTA 'We Gon Ride" (Hi-Ruys/Universal), CIARA ISHO 'NUFF- MUSICUNE/IAFACE/ZOMBAI Hope CAPITOL ,._ Over And Over - -: 5 Balla Baby which was No. 1 for five NEAR (DEBRTY -FO' REEL/CURB/UMRG) 1t weeks. CHINOS (CAPITOL) DDonntt Worry CAPITOL Wonderful Leon Wratt, PD 13 Only U of Auckland -based ® JA RULE (THE INC/DEF JAM/IDJMGI 1tt GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN: RISQUÉ BUT FUNNY ASHANTI (THE INC/OEF JAMADJMG( Na -NaNal Na UMRG national top 40 network the Edge ID 10 Tempted To Touch Only U DADDY YANKEE ASHANTI RUPEE (ATLANTIC) THE INC/DEFJAM/IDJMG) asolma vI FM, says the surge of hip -hop tracks ® 17 Go D.J. My Boo RHYTHMIC tongue -in -cheek humor is some- on the airplay charts coincides with a LIL WAYNE (CASH MONEY/UMRG) USHER AND ALICIA KEYS ILAFACE/ZOMBAI times risqué and not necessarily in sudden rise in the number of radio - ® 20 Karma Get Back NEW RELEASES WITH TOP 10 CALLOUT POTENTIAL LLOYD BANKS FEAT AVANT IG- UNIT /INTERSCOPEI LUOACNS IDISNRBINGTHAPEACBOBJAMGOMNDJMGI 1tt wGWEN STEFAN( good taste, but it works. "Your friendly rap projects released in the Rich INTERSCOPE ® 29 Get Back What U Gon' Do Girl Mother's Got a Penis" likely wouldn't country. "Hip -hop doesn't have the LUDACRIS (DISTURBING THA PEACEOEF JAM SOUTHIIDJMG) LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ IBME/NT) EMINEM 15 12 Bring Em Out Goodies 1 Like Toy Soldiers INTERSCOPE get air time on U.S. radio, but sur- negativity it used to," Wratt says. "It's T (GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC) CIARA ISHO'NUFF.MUSICUNEAAFACE/ZOMBAI FRANKIE J prisingly, it received pretty solid become part of the mainstream. 16 What U Gon' Do Obsession at Let's Go 14 SUM LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ IBMENTI airplay TRICK DADDY (SUP- N- SLIDE/ATLANTICI USHER in Britain. Many NZ artists have managed to 17 15 Shorty Wanna Ride Karma 1 Caught Up ZOMBA Another YOUNG BUCK (G- UNITANTERSCOPEI of the group's strengths strike a chord with local audiences LLOYD BANKS FEAT AVANT IG- UNIT/ INTERSCOPEI m 25 Breathe RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP IO CALLOOT POTENTIAL is that it can perform live. Goldie has with their lyrics, and their produc- FABOLOUS (DESERT STORM /ATLANTIC( Lean Back EMINEM TERROR SQUAD (SRCNNIVERSAUUMRGI played all 12 19 Alone ocking ird INTERSCOPE the major British summer tion quality is really good." ".IALINA MOVE IWEC) Oye Mi Canto ALICIA KEYS festivals, and in October it embarked Strong releases from such acts as MORE IRSC-A- FELLA/DEFJAM/IDJMGI Karma RMG 23 22 Okay on a sold -out of Britain, ',NU IJIVE/ZOMBAI Gasolina EUERILDA BLACK tour Great Nesian Mystik, whose 2002 debut The VIRGIN 21 24 Bridging The Gap DADDY YANKEE (EL CARTEL/VII une called An Ounce Don't Come for album, "Polysaturate" (Bounce JYou're ,,AS FEAT OLU DARA IS WILUCOLUMBINSUM) Bring Em Out New RYork IDDJJMG Free, a direct reference to the Records), debuted at No. 1, are I® 51 If I Was Your Girlfriend TI. (GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC) NICOLE WRAY (ROC- A- FELINDEF JAM/IDJMG) JAY; Z/LINKIN PARK Streets' latest CD, "A Grand Don't expected through 2005, But Wratt is Compiled from a national sample of data supplied by Nielsen NumbEncorreWARNER BROS. I® 30 Encore Broadcast D to Sy terns. 59 rhythmic airplay stations are elec- ,MINEM ISHADY /AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPEI Come for Free." Goldie ended the not certain if radio's love affair with tronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked JMke MWnnaINeINTERSCOPE 2A 14 Nasty Girl by number of Stec ons. Songs showing an increase in detec- year in Newport, playing two Christ- hip -hop will continue. "These things ;.: NITTY (ROSTRUM/UNIVERSAL/UMRGI tions over the prev'ous week, regardless of chart movement A song which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will Okaÿ ZOMBA mas shows at the City Live Arena. are all cyclical," he says. 25 32 Caught Up generally not receive a bullet, even if d registers an increase in TINISAPAITOL ':. USHER ILAFACEIZOMBAI detections. The rhythmic airplay chart runs at a deeper length in The group has already an- Airplay Monitor, Billboard Information Recors - I greatest sales gains. e. 2005. VNU Business Media, Network, and Intend U ,indScan, Inc. All nghts reserved Compiled by Nielsen billboard.com. *indicates title earned HitPredictor status in nounced another tour in 2005, the Additional reporting by Christie Sor dScan from a vat seal subset panel of core R&BMip -Hop stores. This data research data provided by Promosquad. © 2005, VNU Business Diller radio formats and hitpredictor legend located in chart section. s iced to compile the Hot R&BA11p-HOp Singles & Tracks chart. Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Road to Rehab. Eliezer in Melbourne, Australia.

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25 42 39 7 IVY QUEEN Real 25 L , p C PERFECT IMAGE 570157/UNIVERSAL LATINO 115.98 CDI LA POPy P ALBUMS TROPICAL ALBUMS REGIONAL MEXICAN ALBUMS 26 23 20 27 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Tesoros De Coleccion 8 SONY DISCOS 95241 19.98 Ea CD) [N] 1 LUIS MIGUEL t JUANES 1 (EE LATINA) 27 39 34 1 JENNIFER PENA O Houston: Rodeo Live 10 MI SANGRE ISURCONNIVERSALLATINOI BARRIO FINO IELCARTEWI) MEXICO EN LA PIEL (WARNER UNIVISION 310288/0G (1398 CDI 0N1 28 33 36 31 DON OMAR L The Last Don: Live, Vol.1 2 2 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS 2 GRUPO CLIMAX CHOSEN FEW EL DOCUMENTAL (CHOSEN RV EMERALD/URBAN BOX OFFICE ZA ZA ZA (MUSART/BALBOA) VI 4 50618 117.98 CDI [HI RAZOR DE SOBRA IFONOVISNUGI

29 26 19 7 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Miles De Voces En Vivo 10 3 RICARDO ARJONA 3 HECTOR"EL BAMBINO" 3 LOS TEMERARIOS FONOVISA COI REGALO OE AMOR 351448NG 11398 [N] SOLO (SONY DISCOS) NECTO8TLBAMBINO 'PBESENTALOSANORMALES (GOLD SIAMINIVEBS4I AND IFONOVISNVUGI El Movimiento De Hip Hop En Espanol 8 CI56 40 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 AB.OUINTANIUA III PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS 4 JUAN LUIS GUERRA 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS UNIVISION 370319NG17198 CDI LAS MAS BAILARLES DEL PASITO DURANGUENSE (DISA) FUEGO IEMIIATINI PARA TI (VENE/UNIVERSAL LATINO( 31 32 25 4 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA El Virus Del Amor 20 ; TREVI 5 LUNYTUNES 5 K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA UNIVERSAL LATINO 382402 (13.98 CDI [N] GLORIA COMO NACE EL UNIVERSO (SONY DISCOS) LA TRAYECTORIA (MAS FLOW /UNIVERSAL LATINO) PENSANDO EN TI IUNIVISIOWUGI 32 31 31 14 LOS BUKIS Lo Mejor De Nosotros 1972 -1986 6 FONOVISA 351475/UG (1398 CD) [N] '6 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ 6 MONCHY& ALEXANDRA 6 DON FRANCISCO ACORAZON ABIERTO (SONY DISCOS) HASTA EL FIN IJ &N /SONY DISCOS) MIHOMENA EGIGAN EA LA MUSICA NON FNA IUNIV SIONNGI 33 48 35 21 LOS CAMINANTES Tesoros De Coleccion: Puras Rancheras 14 SONY DISCOS 95300 (9.98 Ell CDI [N] 7 JENNIFER PENA 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS 7 LOSTFAAERARIOS

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12 SIN BANDERA 12 DJ NELSON 12 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA 39 25 27 30 MARC ANTHONY 0 Amar Sin Mentiras 1 ROW LA DISCOTEKA (ROW/UNIVERSAL LATIN01 MILES DE VOCES EN VIVO (FONOVISANGI SONY DISCOS 95194 08.98 EQ CD) DE VIAJE (SONY DISCOS(

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units RIM certification for net shipment ofImil- 3 CARDENALES DE NUEVO LEON La Mejor...Coleccion 49 Albums wM the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIM) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album (Gold). REENTRY indicates mulo-platinum level. For boxed sets, and double DISA 720416(9.98 CDI lion units (Platinum). RIBA CROtcaAon for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol album's 0 O albums WM a running time of 100minutes or more, the RIBA multiplies shipments by the number of discs andfor tapes. RIBA Latin awards: Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). 2i, Cerofica-

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24 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com n a I ®ance Music Christian Acts Build Hed Kandi Is Sweet With Solasso Deal Following In Puerto Rico Rumor has it that über -hot Peyton's full -length CD -a cross British label Hed Kandi is offi- between George Michael and Light- BY IAN MALINOW MACEO But the real Christian music explo- generation of Christian music cially releasing the bootleg of the house Family -should be available sion, he says, came later in 2003 when singers is being heard not only moment, Solasso Vs. Bananara- in May, Doyle says. Lead single SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico --Although Samuel Hernández, a Puerto Rican because of the message but because ma's "Really Saying Something." "Keep the Faith" will arrive in time urban reggaetón is currently domi- Christian singer who releases his of the way we are presenting the But, alas, at the present time it for the Winter Music Conference. nating the Puerto Rican music mar- music on his own label, SH Produc- music to our fans," he adds. is just that: a rumor. ket, a dramatically different kind of tions, put out the album "Jesús Siem- As recently as 15 years ago, Latin According to Hed musical expression is also making a pre Llega a Tiempo." Its single, "Lev - Christian artists put out mostly low - Kandi founder and sales impact on the island. anta Tus Manos," was treated as a pop budget productions, with simple president Mark Doyle, Christian music is growing in release and included a music video that arrangements and budget- conscious the label is interested Beat popularity and commercialization went into rotation on Puerto Rico's art and packaging. in releasing the tune. and has become a bright spot in the mainstream music video channels. Hernández says that today's new "Right now, we're Puerto Rican music industry. "People went nuts because they wave of singers is creating a prod- investigating whether Box.. According to local distributors, had never seen a sexy reggaetón video uct that's not only as competitive or not we can properly buyers and radio DJs, more than or a rock video, followed by one with as secular albums but is marketed clear the track." 50% of album sales on the island a religious message," Aponte says. and promoted with solid, thought - But Doyle does By Michael Paoletta today are reggaetón titles. But at the By May 2003, the album had out plans. confirm that Solas- [email protected] same time, they say, major Christ- notched seven consecutive weeks at The efforts have paid off. so -aka Justin ian acts are selling more "Our section of Christian Scharvona and albums today than popular music has doubled in the Andrew Galea -has been SPEAKING OF ... As previously merengue, salsa and even past two years," says Tatiana signed to the label. "Whatever reported, the 20th anniversary of Latin rock acts. Frangonglu, multi -media (Keep Me Guessing)" featuring the Winter Music Conference buyer for Borders Books & Kate Smith is scheduled to be takes place March 22 -26 at the GAINING GROUND Music in Puerto Rico. the act's first single for Hed Wyndham Resort in Miami Beach. "Christian music has "Before we used to carry Kandi, followed by "Hypnotize" Concurrent is the second crossed over into the main- only about 100 [titles], annual M3 Summit, which runs stream music market, and while today we have more March 23 -26 at the Doubletree it has really picked up than 250." Surfcomber Hotel in the city. among the island's youth," Sam Torres, a former DJ For info on M3, log on to says Pablo Aponte of Disco with radio station Nueva m3summit.com. Hit Productions, one of Vida (97.7 FM), the most Also, the seventh annual Puerto Rico's biggest music established Christian Ultra Music Festival is sched- distributors. " 1Wo years ago music station on the is- uled for March 26 at Bayfront I started my catalog with land, thinks radio played a Park in downtown Miami. As about 20 titles. Today, I big role in taking the part of a multiyear partnership have more than 150." genre to the masses. with the WMC, the UMF will The list of rising Christian But he also thinks that serve as the conference's official music stars in Puerto Rico the population of Christian closing party. also includes reggae -based followers is increasing as a The 2005 edition of the UMF is group León de Judd, Abra- result of what he calls receiving some additional man- ham Velázquez, René Gon- "today's global social crisis." power from Track Entertain- zález and Daniel Carveti. "The Christian commu- ment, which is a producer of the The jump in popularity nity on the island is big," event. Track has produced con- is attributed to a variety of says Torres, a DJ for KQ- certs /festivals featuring such acts factors, from better prod- 105. "And things aren't as Velvet Revolver, Hoobastank, uct and a growing Christ- HERNÁNDEZ: HELPED LEAD THE CHRISTIAN EXPLOSION easy here. More people each the Crystal Method, Green Day, ian population to savvy day are looking to God for DOYLE: MAKING SOME BOOTLEGS LEGIT Destiny's Child and Kanye West. marketing that has taken the music No. 1 on Puerto Rico's secular music answers. This explains why Christian For additional info on the to the masses. and album sales charts, becoming the music entered mainstream radio featuring Foster Child. UMF, visit ultramusicfestival.us. Of course, Puerto Rico is no first Christian music album to do so. and how it is becoming more popu- Also forthcoming from Hed stranger to sacred music. In the 1980s According to Hernández, the lar and profitable for big, multi- Kandi is "Everywhere" by LnM LOVE TWIST: In need of some and 1990s, the island saw its share of album has sold more than 300,000 national record labels." Projekt Featuring Bonnie Bai- new aural treats from Boy relatively successful gospel artists, copies in Puerto Rico alone. (Having The most recent example of that ley. If you spent time in the George? Beat Box hears that including Richie Ray, Bobby Cruz, signed a deal with Sony last year, the success is Juan Luis Guerra's album clubs of Ibiza, Spain, last sum- George's alter ego, the Twin, Dagmar and Domingo Quiñones. But company now distributes Hernán- "Para Tí" (Vene /Universal), which mer, you'll surely recall hearing has contributed original their music never really broke into the dez's product outside of Puerto Rico.) owes a substantial chunk of its sales a "remix" of a live version of music to "Manhattan Heat," a mainstream, primarily because their to Puerto Rico. Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere." gay porn video due Jan. 15 albums couldn't compete with the MESSAGE, PRESENTATION MATTER As for Hernández, although it has Well, Lee Hallett and Marcus from New York -based Lucas high -quality productions and power- Radio played a major role in been more than a year since the release Gauntlett (aka LnM Projekt) Entertainment. ful marketing machine of their pop pushing sales of Hernández's al- of his blockbuster album, he shows no created this bootleg mix. counterparts. bum. Pop station WKAQ (104.7 FM) signs of slowing down. In mid- Decem- Realizing it would likely be dif- WISHFUL THINKING: Propagan- In early 2003, however, things San Juan was the first to play ber, he put out a best -of DVD, " Hemos ficult to properly license the da's Claudia Brücken and changed. Christian music began to Hernández's single, but other sta- Visto la Gloria de Dios: Conoce la His - Fleetwood Mac track, Doyle had Orchestral Manoeuvres in the carve a niche in the island's market tions quickly followed, and eventu- toria." He is also currently working on Hallett and Gauntlett go back into Dark's Paul Humphrey part- with the release of several chart -top- ally "Levanta Tus Manos" became a a new album, "Dios Siempre Tiene el the studio with Eric Kupper to nered last year to form Onetwo. ping albums by such acclaimed Christian music anthem heard Control," due in April. "re -cut and replay the track prop- The duo's debut EP, the lush and international Christian pop music throughout Puerto Rico. "The key to success is remaining erly" with new vocals from Bailey. gorgeous "Item" (There Music), singers as Jaci Velazquez, Rabito, "I think I was successful because faithful to God's message, because we Providing the backing vocals continues to delight with each Marcos Witt and Roberto Orellana. there's a need in people's lives today are living in tough times," he says. is another Hed Kandi artist, Pey- listen. Tracks like "Sister" and "The launch of the albums by Witt to turn to spirituality to help them "The rest is just making sure that ton, known to many as the "Signals" showcase a band that and Orellana revolutionized the cope with the social ills of this soci- you have meaningful lyrics, good food /wine expert on the British is very much living in the here entire music industry in Puerto Rico ety," Hernández explains. arrangements and a solid market- version of "Queer Eye for the and now. Now, where is the full - last year," Aponte observes. "But I also think that the new ing plan." Straight Guy." length album?

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3 5 t 1 WITHOUT LOVE JHPROMD/BML 27 20 21 PAS IMPORT o Sun HAVE A GOOD TIME 3 Speaker High e 2 2 3 i?:11 9 MY MY MY tiOUTHERNFRIED/ 1OMMY BOY SHYER LABEL 2459 /TOMMYBOY Armand Van Helden .Y 28 19 (REACH UP FOR THE) SUNRISE EPIC PROMO Duran Duran e

3 1 2 9 32 32 `!3 LOSE MY BREATH (P, RAUHOFER /P.JOHNSON /M. JOSHUA MIXES) COLUMBAPROMO Destiny's Child 9 O SHADOWS TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2462/TOMMY BOY House Of Voodoo Featuring Emily Jaffe 4 7 8 30 22 18 13 59 0 SILENCE 2004 NETTWERK33234 Delerium Featuring Sarah McLachlan EIGHT EASY STEPS (REMIXES) MAVERICK 42765/REPRISE Alanis Morissette 7 10 8 31 15 13 16 0 THE WONDER OF IT ALL (ESCAPE/GOMI/TRENDROID/I. PAVUN/O. NISSIM MIXES) TOMMY Boy SOVERWBEL21OMOMMYBOY Kristine W WHICH WAY YOU'RE GOING YOU Robbie Rivera 10 12 7 37 40 O DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? (REMIXES) WARNER BROS. 42776 Rod Stewart O 5 CALL ON ME ULTRA 1245 Eric Prydz e 7 11 11 8 COPACABANA (REMIXES) CONCORD PROMO Barry Manilow .. POWER PICK ..

8 6 1 112 48 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? INTERSCOPE003645 Gwen Stefani 9 ® U AIN'T THAT GOOD STAR 69 1276 Sheila Brody 12 THE JOINT IS JUMPIN' or PROMO D1 Featuring Lisa Hunt 45O39 TRUE FAITH GBH PROW] K

1 13 FEEL YOU ALYSONGROOVES "COMPROMO Alyson 42 I WANNA BE DOWN AVEX/NETEGR0OVES2äIJ1ONGSTREET M -Flo Loves Ryuichi Sakamoto

1111 9 ' WALK INTO THE SUN CAPITOL 674a5 Dirty Vegas' 36 35 35 TONIGHT NETSPHERESOa2 Barton 12 8 VERTIGO (JACKNIFE LEE MIXES) INTERSCOPEPROMO U29 ®44 - I AM (THE RISING) [JOHNNY ROCKS MIXES] CAT20801 Taborah o 14 HOW COULD I LIE (RALPH! & E. BAEZ MIXES) MIDAS IMPORT Angel 38 33 31 ENJOY THE SILENCE (REMIXES) MUTE42757 /REPRISE Depeche Mode 14 5 YOU LIFT ME UP PURPLE ROSE 0001 Martha Wash 39 41 46 LAZY LOVER VERVE PROMO Brazilian Girls

O16 HOME (REMIXES) SIMPLYREO.COM PROMO/RED INK Simply Red 40 43 47 WATCHING CARS GO BY EMPEROR NORTON 053 Felix Da Housecat

o18 BACK TO LOVE ACT 2007/MUSIC PLANT Rachel Panay 41 38 36 ITS GONNA TAKE TIME GRANDSTANO/MODA066/MUSICPLANT Nadia

O 30 KILLER 2005 (P. RAUHOFER/MOREL/DJ MONK/J. ALBERT MIXES) WARNER BROS. 42777 Seal 42 28 22 ONE NIGHT STAND (REMIXES) 45642767/REPRISL Mis -Teeq o24 28 HIT MY HEART BENZ STREET/ZYXPROMWWAAKO Benassi Bros. Featuring Dhany 317 HOT SHOT DEBUT J7

NEW 1 POPULAR COLUMBIA71174 CO 25 30 HOUSE OF JUPITER (JUNIOR MIXES) ODYSSEY /SONY CLASSICALPRCMO/JVM Casey Stratton O Darren Hayes 44 34 23 20 17 20. EWOHEWAY VINYL SOUL I30/MUSICPLANT Friscia & Lamboy 013 SAND IN MY SHOES (REMIXES) ARISTAPROMO/RMG Dido e 45 40 41 21 21 16 RAINDROPS WILL FALL (H. HECTOR & J. VASQUEZ MIXES) 19 PROMO Tamyra Gray I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER APERIFIMPORT Cheyne e

29 Kat People I BELIEVE IN YOU VAPITOLPROMO Kylie Minogue o 27 FREEFALLING KOCH 9668 c 0: GEFFEN PROMO Ashlee Simpson O 31 38 KUMBALAWE (ROGER SANCHEZ MIXES) CIRDUEDUSOLEILPROMO Kumbalawe O LA LA (SHARP BOYS REMIXES) 48 24 26 27 BE HAPPY VINYL SOUL 131/MUSIC PLANT GeorgiePorgiee 36 26 IT TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 2458/TOMMY BOY Holly James

49 45 42 HOW WOULD U FEEL DMI101 David Morales With Lea -Lorien O 29 33 " HALF A MILE AWAY NEBULA966923 Debby Holiday 50 49 44 ;:ï PUMP IT UP ULTRA 12D Danzel 9

ID Titles with the greatest sales or club play increases this week. Power Pick on Club Play is awarded for the largest point increase among singles below the top 20. The Club Play chart is compile from a national sample of reports from club DJs. Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for vinyl maxi- single, or CD max i-single,orCDsinglerespec- Media, Inc. Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. tively, based upon availability. On Dance Singles Sales chart: O CD Single available. © CO Maxi -Single available. 0 Vinyl Maxi -Single available. O Cassette Maxi -Single available. 52005, VNU Business and 26 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com ountry Music Bluegrass Is Greener For Lawson Band

Bluegrass superstars Doyle off six employees in the wake of those departments at Universal the company, Owen flew to development at independent Lawson & Quicksilver have its December 2004 sale to Sheri- Music Group Nashville. His Twain's adopted home country of publishing company Murrah signed a multi -album recording dan Square Entertainment. The responsibilities include the Switzerland to meet her, intend- Music in Nashville. contract with Rounder Records. cuts, mostly in the financial and DreamWorks, MCA Nashville ing to team her up with an Hodges has been associated The group, which marked its legal areas, were positions and Mercury labels. independent publicist. Instead, with the company as an inde- silver anniversary last year, has deemed redundant with those Also at UMG Nashville, Retta Owen says, "we just connected pendent songplugger for the won the International Bluegrass herd by staffers at Sheridan Harvey Hatfield has been named from the first moment we met. It past five years. He also operated Square, VP of video publishing company Large owner of production, Opportunity Music in an Artemis reporting to alliance with Murrah. His Records and Owen. She was previous experience includes Musicrama. senior director. Nashville stints at BMG and Fame Music Compendia In addition to Publishing. president/CEO DreamWorks, Murrah has just begun its Michael MCA and Mer- Scene. 15th year. The company Olsen, who cury, her employs 13 songwriters, describes the duties encom- including owner and president layoffs as "a pass sister By Phyllis Stark Roger Murrah and writer/ painful and label Lost [email protected] artists Rachel Proctor and unfortunate Highway. Shannon Brown. part of the Before join- In other news, David job," says ing UMG Nashville in 2002, Owen was weird." He's been handling "Bubba" Berry has been named FROM LEFT DOYLE LAWSON. BARRY SCOTT AND JAMIE DAILEY those "back - worked in the film and TV busi- her publicity in -house ever since. Southwest promotion manager office func- ness in Los Angeles and New "I think of her at this point at RCA Records. He was a Music Assn.'s vocal group of the tions" will be consolidated in York. Past jobs included director like a big sister," he says of national promotion director at year award the past four years and Sheridan Square's New York office. of marketing and talent relations Twain. "She gives really good Equity Music Group. Berry has notched numerous Grammy Compendia now has 18 staffers for Columbia Tristar Television, advice. I've learned a lot from her replaces Greg Sax, who and Dove award nominations. in Nashville. As part of the recent where he oversaw press strategies about how to handle situations." accepted an early retirement In addition to vocalist/mandolin changes, the company has closed for such shows as "Dawson's Harvey Hatfield began her package from parent Sony BMG player Lawson, the group includes its affiliate office in Atlanta. Creek," "Ricki Lake" and "The career at Atlantic Records in New late last year. Terry Baucom, Jamie Dailey and Among those let go were Com- Young and the Restless "; manag- York. She moved to Nashville and Epic Records promotion J.W. Stockman. pendia head of legal and business er of talent relations for producer joined UMG in 1992 to head up coordinator Ryan Barnstead The group's Rounder debut, affairs John Rolfe and manager of Aaron Spelling; and a publicity the newly- formed video depart- segues to sister label Columbia as "You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper," is regional sales and marketing and talent relations position with ment. She has worked on videos manager of Midwest promotion. due in March. The act, which will Debbie Loring. CFO Daley New Line Cinema and Fine Line for Twain, Toby Keith, Lyle He succeeds Tom Moran, who tour in support of the new album, Kennedy will exit in a few weeks. Features. Lovett, Johnny Cash, Reba was recently promoted to nation- formerly recorded for SKK/Cross- One of the keys to Owen's McEntire, Elvis Costello and al director of promotion at roads Records. OWEN UPPED: Jason Owen has success at Universal has been his Ryan Adams, among others. Columbia. Meanwhile, former been promoted from VP of working relationship with the Columbia promotion coordinator KEEPING COUNT: Nashville -based media, artist relations and cre- company's top star, Shania ON THE ROW: Dan Hodges has Liz Sledge switches to Epic in Compendia Music Group has laid ative services to senior VP of Twain. Two weeks after he joined been named VP of catalog the same capacity.

earned the right to be able to make time in Chesney's career. Of his eight from "When the Sun Goes Down." champion," Thomas enthuses. "His this statement artistically and let your previous titles on the Billboard Top When asked if she thinks radio pro- fans are psyched for new music Chesney fans see a little bit more of you." Country Albums chart, all are gold, grammers might start airing cuts from him. Even without a single I Continued from page 1 The label is not treating "Be As five have been certified platinum and from "Be As You Are," Linn acknowl- wouldn't be surprised if we grab on You Are" as a typical release. A video four have achieved multi -platinum edges that could happen, but says, to a cut or two. I think listeners will has been released for the song "Old status. Both 2002's "No Shoes, No "The promotions department is love that these songs have personal "I didn't really set out to make this Blue Chair," but surprisingly, BNA Shirt, No Problems" and 2004's communicating well to radio just meaning to Kenny." record," he says. "For the past seven does not have any plans to work a what this record is." Sirius Satellite Radio will roll out years I've been spending a lot of time single from the album to radio. a special "Be As You Are" album pre- in the islands, living on my boat and "It's not your typical Kenny Ches- `I didn't write ONE HOT ARTIST miere Jan. 14, and Sirius director of writing some songs about some of ney release. We approached it very one song thinking According to Galante, the BNA country programming Scott Lindy the really cool places I've been to and differently," says Debbie Linn, BNA staff thought releasing a single from is a fan of the new album. "Kenny's some of the people that I've met." senior director of artist development it was going "Be As You Are" would cause con- done a good job in making these Even though he views his boat as and marketing. sumer confusion. songs about his life and ... his a place to retreat from the music Plans call for alerting fans of the to get played on "When you have an artist like career without making it a `Hey, business, Chesney says creative record's arrival with a CMT special to Kenny who tours eight months out look at me!' album. urges always begin to surface there. be telecast live from Nashville Jan. the radio. I wrote of the year and has records that last "The sound of this project is full "I've got a guitar that's in my 22. "Kenny has so much to say about every song from a year- and -a -half, there's never a of island stylings, but seems to be closet on my boat and, after a cou- this record and where it came from," right time," Galante says of releas- more of that sound that is only ple of weeks, I've just got to pull it Linn says. "We wanted him to have the heart and every ing a single from a specialty album. Kenny's that he's developed over the out," he says. "I always end up writ- the opportunity to really explain "So we made a decision that we past years," Lindy says. He describes ing songs. I sat down and listened what this record means to him and song from a true really couldn't release a single, it as "a blend of crisp, acoustic gui- to these songs and [realized] I have [discuss] each of these songs." life experience.' because no matter what we did, it tars; island -influenced country; and a collection of songs that are prob- Linn says the label plans to posi- would land somewhere in the mid- Kenny's approach to the lyrics that ably more honest and real and me tion the project at retail and will -KENNY CHESNEY dle of a record we had." seems more personal than ever." than anything I've ever done." work closely with Chesney's fan club KMPS Seattle music director Lindy predicts the album will do When Chesney first approached to alert supporters. There will also be Tony Thomas says radio might grav- very well. "For not being worked to RCA Label Group chairman Joe a TV advertising campaign that will "When the Sun Goes Down" debuted itate to the new material regardless radio, I predict that this CD will be Galante with the idea for the record, include E and the Travel Channel as at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums of the game plan because Chesney is his biggest to date," he says. the executive was supportive. He told well as the more traditional country chart and The Billboard 200. such a hot act. Galante admits he's not sure what Chesney, "If you can't do this now, I marketing outlets GAC and CMT. BNA is currently working "Any- "Kenny not only won the CMA's to expect in terms of sales. "We're don't know when you can do it. You've "Be As You Are" comes at a sweet thing but Mine," the fifth single top title, he's truly the people's (Continued on page 46)

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3 3 TIM MCGRAW A3 Live Like You Were Dying 1 51 58 DIXIE CHICKS Top Of The World Tour Live . 3 CURB 76858 118.98 CD) MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 90794/SONY MUSIC 11338 EQ CD) 7 7 BIG & RICH Horse Of A Different Color 1 451 38 39 RON WHITE Drunk In Public 11 WARNER BROS. 48520/WRN 08.98 CDI PARALLEL/HIP-0 WISR2AIME 11298 CDI [NI 11 11 BRAD PAISLEY A2 Mud On The Tires 1 46! 36 29 GEORGE JONES 50 Years Of Hits 20 ARISTA NASHVILLE 50605/RLG 112.98/18.981 BANDIT 220127.98 CO) 8 8 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION Lonely Runs Both Ways 6 47 50 44 JOSH TURNER Long,ßlack Train 3 ROUNDER 610525 117.W COI MCA NASHVILLE 000974/UMGN (4.989.981 [NI 9 9 KENNY CHESNEY A' When The Sun Goes Down 1 48 39 45 WILLIE NELSON li Will Always Be 12 BNA 58601 /RIG 02.98/18.981 LOST HIGHWAY 002576'NMGN 03.98 CO) 10 10 KEITH URBAN Be Here 1 49 62 62 KENNY ROGERS 42 Ultimate Hits 6 CAPITOL 77489 11838 CDI CAPITOL 98794 121.98 CD) 13 14 BROOKS & DUNN The Greatest Hits Collection II 2 50 45 43 BILL ENGVALL A Decade Of Laughs 27 ARISTA NASHVILLE 63271 /RLG 118.98 CD) JACK/WARNER BROS. 48815ANRN 11398 COI

15 16 TOBY KEITH A' 1 Shock'n Y'AII 51 59 59 TRACE ADKINS Greatest Hits Collection, Volume 1 1 DREAMWORKS 450435NMGN 112.9MI8.9111 CAPITOL 61512 (10.98/1838) 17 17 MARTINA MCBRIDE Martina 1 52 61 56 CONWAY TWITTY 25 Number Ones 29 RCA 54207 /RLG Il l Del18.98) MCA NASHVILLE/111V0030800ME 03.98 CDI 12 12 ALAN JACKSON What I Do 1 53 57 61 JOE NICHOLS Revelation 3 ARISTA NASHVILLE 63103/RIG 08.98 CD) UNIVERSAL SOUTH 002514 113.96 CDI 21 23 DIERKS BENTLEY Dierks Bentley 4 54 56 57 LEANN RIMES Greatest Hits 3 _ CAPITOL 39814112.98/18.98) CURB 78829118.98 COI 18 19 SARA EVANS Restless 3 55 66 67 DWIGHT YOAKAM The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam 10 RCA 67074/RLG 11298/18.981 REPRISE 78964/RHINO 118.98 CDI 19 18 BLAKE SHELTON Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill 3 54P. 55 51 RANDY TRAVIS The Very Best Of Randy Travis 10 WARNER BROS. 48728/WRN CDI 08.98 WARNER BROS. 76996AIHINO 08.98 CD) 14 13 JIMMY BUFFETT License To Chill 1 57 JOE NICHOLS A Traditional Christmas 47 MAILBOAT/RcA 6700 /RL6 118.98 CDI UNIVERSAL SOUTH 00258808.98 CD)

6 ' 16 15 SOUNDTRACK Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again 10 49 55 BROOKS & DUNN Red Dirt Road 1 JACK/WARNER BROS. 48930ANRN 08.98 CDI ARISTA NASHVILLE 67070IRLG 0298/1898) 29 32 GARY ALLAN See If I Care 2 44 53 TOBY KEITH The Best Of Toby Keith: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 5 MCA NASHVILLE 000111NMGN 18.98/12.981 MERCURY/CHRONICLES 170351NME (12.98 CD) U r - 24 33 TRACE ADKINS Comin' On Strong 3 ' 53 37 VARIOUS ARTISTS Shimmy Down The Chimney: A Country Christmas 25 CAPITOL 40517112.98/18.98) - CAPITOL 71143 118.98 CD) 20 20 LONESTAR Let's Be Us Again 2 52 50 WILLIE NELSON The Essential Willie Nelson 24 59751/R1G CD) BNA 118.98 LEGACY /COLUMBIA 86740/SONY MUSIC 125.9e ES CDI 23 25 TERRI CLARK Greatest Hits 1994 -2004 4 70 72 RODNEY CARRINGTON Greatest Hits 11 MERCURY 001906/UMGN 03.98 CD) CAPITOL 94164 118.98 CD) 27 26 SHEDAISY Sweet Right Here 2 73 - LEE ANN WOMACK Greatest Hits 2 LYRIC STREET 165044/HOLLYWOOD 118.98 CD) MCA NASHVILLE 001883NMGN 0298 CD) 22 22 ALAN JACKSON A3 Greatest Hits Volume II 2 54 35 LEANN RIMES What A Wonderful World 13

- - ARISTA NASHVILLE 548610915 118.98 CD) CURB 78779 08.98 CO) 34 38 JULIE ROBERTS Julie Roberts 9 BILLY CURRINGTON Billy Currington 17 MERCURY 001902/UMGN 18.98/13.98) MERCURY 000164/DMGN 0.989.981 [NI 25 28 REBA MCENTIRE Room To Breathe 4 KATRINA ELAM Katrina Elam 42 MCA NASHVILLE 000451NMGN 18 .98/12961 UNIVERSAL SOUTH 002610 11196 CD) [NI 30 31 MONTGOMERY GENTRY You Do Your Thing 2 =J'7= COLUMBIA 90558/SONY MUSIC 08.98 EU CD) ` HOT $HC 3t__ 37 42 JOSH GRACIN Josh Gracin 2 KENNY ROGERS Kenny Rogers Love Songs 67 LYRIC STREET 165045 /HOLLYWOOD 08.98 CD) MADACY 53947 113.98 CD) i_ 31 41 46 JIMMY WAYNE Jimmy Wayne 7 CROSS CANADIAN R AGWEED Soul GraGravy 5 E " OREAMWORKS 45a355NMGN 07.98 CD) UNIVERSAL SOUTH 00188819298 CD) 48 49 SUGARLAND Twice The Speed Of Life 32 69 68 TRAVIS TRITT My Honky Tonk History 7 MERCURY 002172/UMGN 113.96 CD) [N] COLUMBIA 92084/SONY MUSIC 118.98 EO CD) 26 24 SOUNDTRACK Blue Collar Comedy Tour. The Movie 15 70- 58 52 ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis: Ultimate Gospel 30 WARNER BROS. 48424/WRN 11198 CD) - RCA 57968/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 08.96 CD) 33 40 ALABAMA UltimateAlabama:2041 Hits 10 71ó'r 64 75 WILLIE NELSON & FRIENDS Outlaws And Angels 10 RCA64196/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (18.98 CD) _ LOST HIGHWAY 002794NMGN 03.98 CD) 28 30 BIG & RICH Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak (EP) 17 CHRIS CAGLE Chris Cagle 1 WARNER BROS. 48904IWRN 11798 DVO/CD) CAPITOL 40516 01.98/18.98) 40 41 From There To Here: Greatest Hits 1 LONESTAR 1 65 - JEFF FOXWORTHY The Best Of Jeff Foxworthy: Double Wide, Single Minded 10 B NA 67076/RIG 11298/18.98) WARNER BROS. 73903/RHINO (18.98 CD/DVDI 46 48 DARRYL WORLEY Darryl Worley 12 TRENT WILLMON Trent Willmon 22 DREAMWORKS 002322/UMGN 03.98 CO) COLUMBIA 91257 /SONY MUSIC 112.98 Ea CD) [NI 35 36 JOHN DENVER Definitive All -Time Greatest Hits 9 72 66 CLEDUS T. JUDD Bipolar And Proud 15 RCA STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP CD) 60764/BMG 118.98 KOCH 9809 (17.98 CD)

4DNbums with the grease t sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIVA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol irrdi ates album' multi platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes RIAA Latin awards: °Certification for net shipment of MOOD units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units IPlatinol. Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platinol. *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseekerimpact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. 02005, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

JAV2 05Y13 Billboard° TOP COUNTRY CATALOG ALBUMS.. Sales data compiled by 1l ' Y Nielsen 3 SoundScan á ÿ of 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 5 i= S ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUT1NG LABEL Title 12 v

4 Weeks At Number 1 111' NUMBER 1 r-- é'13 17 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 165011 /HOLLYWOOD18.99/12981tm RascalFlatts 235 1 KEITH URBAN 2 CAPITOL 32936110.98/18.981. Golden Road 117 ` "14. 18 JOHNNY CASH A LEGACY/ COWMBIA69739 /SONYMUSIC(7.98E0/71.98) 16 Biggest Hits 300 2 TIM MCGRAW A` CURB 77978112.98/18.981 Greatest Hits 215 15:' 14 KENNY CHESNEY Aa BNA67038/RLG(12.98/16.911 No Shoes. No Shirt, No Problems 141 3 RASCAL PLAITS 2 LYRIC STREET165QTI/HOLLYWOOD 1298/10.98) Melt 114 (171!:-: - GARTH BROOKS 415 CAPITOL 9742411996/2698) Double Live 257 4 4 LARRY THE CABLE GUY PARALLEL /HIP- 0001423NME(18.96co) Lord. I Aooloaize 81 -', - MONTGOMERY GENTRY COLUMBIA 86520 /SONY MUSIC 111.98EWI7.9B) My Town 116 18 ` 106 t) 12 TIM MCGRAW A2 CURB 78711 (1298/18.981 Set This Circus Down 172 21 TIM MCGRAW A3 CURB 78746112.98J1a.99) Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doc tors 6 7 SOUNDTRACK A7 LOST HIGHWAY/MERCURY 1700a8NMGN(8.98/12981 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 213 19' 16 TOBY KEITH 2 MERCURY 55es2n7ME18.9e/129u Greatest Hits Volume One 317 211 7 5 ELVIS PRESLEY 3 RCA 68079/RMG112.98/19.98) EIvis:30in Hits 119 SOUNDTRACK A3 Cone 7870301.98/17.981 Coyote Ugly DS - 8 13 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY 536003/UMGN)B9e/12.%) Come On Over 374 21 24 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY/COLUMBIA eo22 /SONY MUSIC 17.98EWll.98) 16 Biqeest Hits 326 9' 10 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION ROUNDER 51D515 09.98 CD) Live 113 22 25 SHANIA TWAIN 17 MERCURY 17031wMGN112.96COI Up! 106 10 8 KENNY CHESNEY A' BNA67976/RIG11298/18.981 Greatest Hits 223 `- BROOKS & DUNN A3 ARISTA NASHVILLE 18952 (RLG112.98/10.98) The Greatest Hits Collection 374 1 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE A3 RCA 67012/RLG112.98n8.981 Greatest Hits 172 9?' TIM MCGRAW A2 CURB nwo17.9Mn.981 All !Want 159 MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 322177 /UME)5.9aCD) Rudolph The Red -Nosed Reindeer 62 iA 19 JOHNNY CASH A AMERICAN 063339 %0ST HIGHWAY (12.98CD) American IV:The Man Comes Around 111 ` 22 BURL IVES Of for net shipment o15De, album units A)bUmS with the greatestsa)es gains this week. Catalog albums are 2 -ypar -old tiles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Chart Weeks column reflects combined weeksätle has appeared on Top Country Albums and Top Courmy cata log ecording Industry Assn. America(RIMI certification or indicates album's multi- level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. 'Asterisk (Gold). RIA certification )or net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). BIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum Diamond symbol platinum indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected hoot wholesa e prices. [NJ indicates past Healseeker title. © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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_ Airplay monitored by 4u w c° Nielsen a s z , W <" oz 3 ,,; - Broadcast Data °- 3 r.; 1- Y m 44 m TITLE Artist - -D TITLE Systems Artist ~ I- 3 rc 3 W ó PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT &NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL a a r g á° Martina McBride 9 31 1 = 4 Weeks At Number 1 32 35 GOD'S WILL 12` NUMBER M. MCBRIDE,P.WORLEV IT.DOUGLAS,BDEANI RCA ALBUM CUT

Blake Shelton 1 I THE NEEDS A DRINK Terri Clark 32 ® i 1 SOME BEACH 9 33 32 THINK WORLD ALBUM CUTNVRN B. MERCURY ALBUM CUT B BRADDOCK IP OVERSTAFFTR L FEEKI WARNER BROS. GALLIMORE (E.CHURCH,C.BEATHARDI

30 30 ME CHARLIE TALKING Miranda LambedLambert V 30 2 2 BACK WHEN Tim McGraw 1 AND F.LIDDELL,M.WRUCKE (M.LAMBERT,RLAMBERTH,LITTLE) EPIC ALBUM CUTIEMN ® B GALLIMURET.MCGRAW.U.SMIIH IJ SI LVENS,S.SMITH.S.LYNCHI CURB ALBUM CUT 41 38 ME Trace Adkins 34 3 AWFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIFE Darryl Worley 9 3 SONGS ABOUT 3 S.HENDRICKS (S.SMITH,E.HILLI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT o FROBERSUD. WORLEV,HALLENI DREAM WORKS ALBUM CUT

I Amy Dailey c' 35 I Gretchen Wilson ^a 4 39 40 WOULD CRY 7 8 WHEN THINK ABOUT CHEATIN' CURB ALBUM CUT L MILLER IA. DALLEY,B.BAKER) ® M.WRIGHT,J.SCAIFE IG.WILSON,J.RICH,V.MCGEHEI EPIC ALBUM CUT /EMN 40 42 I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES (THE HOT TUB SONG) Phil Vassar 9a 36 41) 10 12 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - Rascal Flans a 5 F.ROGERS,PVASSAR IJ.MCELROY,V.MELAMEDI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT M.BRIGHTM WILLIAMS, RASCAL FLATTS IM.HUMMON,B.E.BOYD,J.HANNAI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT 0 Jeff Bates 34 5 7 MUD ON THE TIRES Brad Paisley 9 5 34 36 LONG, SLOW KISSES ® B.CHANCEY,K.BEARD.O.MALLOY IJ.BATES.G.BRADBERRY,B.HAYSLIPI RCA ALBUM CUT o FROGERS (C. DUBOIS,B.PAISLEY) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT Chely Wright ^a 38 9 Keith Urban .9 7 CO 42 43 THE BUMPER OF MY S.U.V. 8 YOU'RE MY BETTER HALF PAINTED RED 002/DUALTONE C WRIGHT (C.W RIGHTI 0 I D.HUFF,K.URBAN IJ.SHANKS,K.URBANI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT 45 52 ANYTHING BUT MINE Kenny Chesney 39 4 5 HOW AM I DOIN' Dierks Bentley 9 4 B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY IS.CARUSOEI BNA ALBUM CUT B.BEAVERS (WRITER X,O.BENTLEY) CAPITOL ALBUM CUT o 49 53 MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED Jo Dee Messina 40 12 11 NOTHIN 'BOUT LOVE MAKES SENSE . LeAnn Rimes 9 9 B.GALLIMORE,T MCGRAWIJ .OIFFIE.T.SHAPIRO,TMARTINI CURB ALBUM CUT D. HUFF IK.SACKLEY,G.BURR,J.FEENEYI ASYLUM -CURB ALBUM CUT 0 38 41 Mark Chesnutt 38 11 10 MONDAY MORNING CHURCH Alan Jackson 9 9 I'M A SAINT Q J.RITCHEY VIVATON I ALBUM CUT (J.RICHEY,J.SELLERS,T.MARTIN) o K.STEGALL IB.BAXTER,E.ENDERLINI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 36 34 A MIDDLE -AGED Tracy Byrd st 34 6 4 NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO Gary Allan 1 42 REVENGE OF WOMAN B. J.WALKER,JR.,T BYRD ID.BERG.A.TATE,S TATEI BNA ALBUM CUT 0 M. WRIGHT,G.ALLAN IB.HILLO.BLACKMON,B.LONGI MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT Jimmy Buffett With Martina McBride c' 20 9 6 THE WOMAN WITH YOU Kenny Chesney 2 43 33 TRIP AROUND THE SUN M.UTLEV,M.MCANALLY (A.ANDERSON,S.BRUTDN,S.VAUGHN) MAILBOAT ALBUM CUT /RCA BNA ALBUM CUT 0 G B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (C.W ISEMAN,D.FRASIER) 35 37 YOU LIE HERE ANYMORE Shelly Fairchild 9 35 13 14 MR. MOM Lonestar 9 1 DON'T B.CANNON,K.GREENBERG (S.FAIRCHILD,C.MILLS,S.LEMAIREI O COLUMBIA 71162 D BNA ALBUM CUT 0 o HUFF IR .MCDONALD,R.HARBIN,O.PFRIMMERI Blue County 45 14 13 PARTY FOR TWO Shania Twain With Billy Currington Or Mark McGrath V 7 46 47 NOTHIN' BUT COWBOY BOOTS D .HUFF,D JOHNSON IA.BENWARO,L.T.MILLERI ASYLUM-CURB ALBUM CUT o B.J.LANGE TWAIN,R.J.LANGE) MERCURY ALBUM CUTS IS 0 Alison Krauss + Union Station 9 45 15 15 HE GETS THAT FROM ME Reba McEntire 9 15 0, 51 45 RESTLESS ROUNDER 614618 A.KRAUSS + UNION STATION IR.LCASTLEMANI O 0 R.MCENTIRE,B.CANNON,N.WILSON (S.D JONES,PWHITEI MCA NASHVILLEALBUM CUT Keith Anderson 44 16 17 NOTHIN' TO LOSE Josh Gracin 9 16 47 44 PICKIN' WILDFLOWERS Q J.STEELE (K.ANDERSON,J.RICH,K.W ILLIAMSI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT M W ILLIAMS IK.SAVIGAR,M.CHAGNON) LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT 48 44 39 WHAT SAY YOU Travis Tritt With John Mellencamp 9a 21 17 16 ` HOLY WATER Big & Rich 9 16 B. J.WALKER,JR.,TTRITT IFJ.MYERS,M.BRADFORDI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT B.KENNY,J.RICH,P.WORLEY IB.KENNY,J.RICH,V MCGEHE,J. COHEN) WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT/WRN Sara Evans 49 19 18 LET THEM BE LITTLE Billy Dean 9 18 53 51 TONIGHT S.EVANS,P WORLEV RCA ALBUM CUT B.DEAN,L WHITE IB.DEAN,R.MCDONALD) CURB ALBUM CUT (TJOHNSON,B.BAKER) Los Lonely Boys 9 46 20 19 I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING Lee Ann Womack 9 19 HEAVEN J. PORTER IH.GARZA,J.GARZA,R.GARZAI OR /EPIC 76813/EMN B.GALLIMORE (O.BLACKMON) MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT 0 21 21 BABY GIRL -liAIRPOWER '- Sugarland9, 20 j J7 HOT SHOT DEBUT':: G. FUNDIS(K.BUSH,K.HALLJ.NETTLES,T.BLESERI O MERCURY 003255 BETWEEN TEXAS AND MEXICO Pat Green 51 23 23 IF HEAVEN Andy Griggs 9 21 SOMEWHERE T SEAMAN IT SUMMAR,I KELLEY) REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL ALBUM CUT /MERCURY R.SCRUGGS (G.PETERS) RCA ALBUM CUT 46 22 22 Pat Green 21 52 46 FOUR WALLS Randy Travis DON'T BREAK MY HEART AGAIN 9 ® ALBUM K LEANING IO.ROLLINS,H.STINSON,D.V.W ILLIAMSI WORD-CURB/WARNER BROS. CUT/WRN O.GERMAN (P.GREEN,W.BOWEN) REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL ALBUM CUT /MERCURY

24 27 ITS GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME Brooks& Dunn 23 55 50 HOME SWEET HOLIDAY INN Trent Willman 50 ® FRDGERS ITWILLMON,C.STAPLETON,J.CLARK) COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT K. BROOKS,R.DUNN,M.WRIGHT (R.BOWMAN,D.000KI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT

27 25 GONE Montgomery Gentry 24 THE GOOD LIFE Trent Willman 54 F.ROSERS (T W ILLMON,B.PINSON) COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT J STEELE DIPIERO,J STEELEI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT 0 o IB TONIGHT'S NOT THE NIGHT Randy Rogers Band 55 25 24 THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY Craig Morgan 9 24 ® R. FOSTER (R.ROGERS,R.FOSTERI SMITH MUSIC GROUP ALBUM CUT = C.MORGAN,P.ODONNELL IA.DORSEY,M.NARMOREI BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT

26 26 TRYING TO FIND ATLANTIS Jamie O'Neal 9 24 59 48 INSPIRATION David Lee Murphy Featuring Lee Roy Parnell 46 0.L MURPHY (D.LMURPHYI KOCH ALBUM CUT K.STEGALL IC WATERS,Z TURNER( CAPITOL ALBUM CUT 0 Michaels Jessica Andrews 45 -27 18 20 PAPER ANGELS Jimmy Wayne 9 18 @ ALL I EVER NEEDED Bret With B.MICHAELS IB.MICHAELVI POOR BOY ALBUM CUT C.LINOSEY,J.STROUD (J. WAYNE,O.SAMPSON) OREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT

28 28 MOCKINGBIRD Toby Keith Duet With Krystal 28 CD AIN'T DRINKIN' ANYMORE Kevin Fowler 49 B J.WALKER,JR. IK.FOW LER) EQUITY ALBUM CUT o J.STROU5T KEITH,LWRITE II,FOXX,C.FOXXI DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT 29 29 WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO Joe Nichols 29 ALABAMA Cross Canadian Ragweed 9 59 UNIVERSAL SOUTH ALBUM CUT M.MCCLURE,CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED (C.CANADA,TROBERSONI UNIVERSAL SOUTH ALBUM CUT o B. ROWAN ( J.NICHOLS,K.LOVELACE,D.SAMPSONI 0 31 31 HOW DO YOU GET THAT LONELY Blaine Larsen 30 CD SKIN Rascal Flatta 60 LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT 0 R.L.FEEK,T.JOHNSON (R.L.FEEK,J TEACHENOR) BNA ALBUM CUT RASCAL FLATTS,M.BRIGHTM.WILLIAMS ID.JOHNSON,J.HENRY) oo Records showing Bo increase in audience impressions over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems' radio track service. 122 Country Stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by numbe of gross impressions, compu ed by cross -referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. Airpower awarded to songs appearing in the top 20 on both the BDS Airplay and Audience charts for the f rst time with increases in both detections and audience. Titles below the top 15 are removed from the chart after 20 weeks. 4 Videoclip avails ility. Cata- lUD number is for CD S'nole, or Vinyl Single it CD Single is unavailable. O CD Single available. OO DVD Single available. © CD Maxi -Single available. © Cassette Single available. O Vinyl Maxi -Single available. O Vinyl Single available. O Cassette Maxi -Single available. S 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

JANUARY 15BABA `"' TOP BLUEGRASS JANUARY 15 `. HOT COUNTRY 2005 u 2005 BIlboard TM ALBUMS SINGLES SALES TM W Sales data compiled by 3 P. Nielsen Sales data compiled by SoundScan Y w Po Nielsen g ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title 1 3 SoundScan N 1- ':u,- NUMBER 1 t 6 Weeks At Number( = g TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Artist 1 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION ROUNDER610525 Lonely Runs Both Ways

2 Weeks At Number I 2 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW NETTWERK30349 D.C.M.S. =ft` NUMBER 1 -.e: 3 STEVE IVEY MADACY CHRISTIAN 50447/MADACY Best Of Bluegrass Gospel Q 2 THE BUMPER OF MY S.U.V. PAINTED RED 002 Chely Wright VARIOUS ARTISTS ROUNDER610550 Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute To The Moody Blues 2 3 BABY GIRL MERCURY003255/UMGN Sugarland 5 RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER SKAGGS FAMILY/LYRIC STREET 90I006/HOLLYWOOD Brand New Strings ® 4 ROUNDER614618 + Station 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS RAINMAKER/LICKONA VISION 2D01 /SUGAR HILL All *Star Bluegrass Celebration 3 In RESTLESS Alison Krauss Union

6 VARIOUS WINDHAM HILL 6419MBMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP Appalachian Picking `7. ARTISTS Society 4 5 in HURT c AMERICAN 009770' /LOST HIGHWAY Johnny Cash 10 YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND FROG PAD204 Mountain Tracks: Volume 3 5 1 WI REDNECK 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS /HERE'S YOUR SIGN CHRISTMAS WARNER BROS 16507ANRN Jeff Foxworthy/Bill Engvall STEVE IVEY MADACY SPECIAL PRODUCTS533B/MADACY 20 Best Of Bluegrass Gospel 6 7 ilii YOU DON'T LIE HERE ANYMORE COLUMBIA 71162/SONY MUSIC Shelly Fairchild 10 13 JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN ACOUSTIC DISC 57 Been All Around This World 11 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42459 Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One 7 6 ® WILD WEST SHOW WARNER BROS 16515/WRN Big & Rich .12 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS UNIVERSAL SPECIAL MARKETS 19007/TIME LIFE Legends Of Bluegrass 8 10 ® GETAWAY CAR CAPITOL61746 The Jenkins 4113 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 42460 Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two tO IT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LOVE YOU UNIVERSAL SOUTH 000329 McHayes E, IRON HORSE CMH 8401 Fade To Bluegrass: A Bluegrass Tribute To Metallica -SI 15 STEVE IVEY MADACY CHRISTIAN 50269/MADACY 30 Bluegrass Gospel Favorites m - pii BREAK DOWN HERE MERCURY0o2162/UMGN Julie Roberts with Rec rds the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIM( certification for net shipment of 500,1100 album units or 25,000 OVO single units (Gold). A RIAA certification for et shipment of l million units or 50,600 OVO single units (Platinum), with multimillion tides indicated by a numeral following the symbol. IN] indicates past or present Neatse ker title. ©2085, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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'keyboard and indefinable screeches. From here, Jennifer Gentle goes in a ALBUMS E S S E N T I A L R E V I E S W more atmospheric direction. Don't be Edited by Michael Paoletta fooled by the name: This is a duo, and ANI DiFRANCO an odd one at that. Imported from Knuckle Down Italy via Sub Pop, this is the act's third NEW & NOTEWORTHY PRODUCERS: Ani DiFranco, Joe Henry proper album, all of them home - Righteous Babe RBR -042 -D recorded. Yet "Valende" feels more like RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25 it was created in a demented carnival. THE MOANERS "Knuckle Down" finds Ani DiFranco "Hessesopoa" is all cymbal crashes and Dark Snack trying some different approaches to haunted -house noises, and "Liquid PRODUCERS: Rick Miller, the Moaners her music. In a first for her, she paired Coffee" hypnotizes with a mixture of Yep Roc 2088 with another musician (Joe Henry) for lovely acoustic finger -picking and an RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25 production duties, and she changed underlying rhythmic ticking. At times If the White Stripes were both women her writing style by consciously com- compelling in its eccentricities, this and grew up in the South, they might posing for the set instead of writing record emphasizes experimentation sound like the Moaners. North Carolina - songs and later determining how they rather than tunefulness. -TM based singer /guitarist Melissa Swingle would fit as a collection. The results and drummer Laura King spark and are a selection of high quality that AMANDA & THE MARBLES slash their way through 11 humidity- KRONOS QUARTET veers between brightly spirited BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS Angels With Dirty Faces drenched blues originals steeped in sex, Mugam Sayagi-Music of Franghiz MANUEL GUAJIRO MIRABAL PRODUCERS: Amanda & the Marbles, literature and rock'n'roll. The three ele- Ali -Zadeh Buena Vista Social Club Presents Dan Boyd ments fuse with controlled distortion PRODUCER: Judith Sherman Manuel Guajiro Mirabal Sick House SHR004 on "Flannery Said," while the bracing Nonesuch 79804 PRODUCER: Nick Gold RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25 "Terrier" brings a self-styled big dog RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 Nonesuch 79810 Amanda & the Marbles pulled critical down to size. "Paradise Club," their Franghiz Ali -Zadeh was born in 1947 RELEASE DATE: Jan. 4 praise for their 2002 album, "More variation on "House of the Rising Sun," in Baku, Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Buena Vista spin -off albums tend to be Seduction," and fans dubbed their offers pink -collar salvation in the form state that stands at a cultural cross- hit or miss. At their best, they show- sound "neo new wave power pop of decent wages at a rural strip club. roads with Persian, Turkic, Arab and case Cuban musical tradition in a new punk." It's an accurate description for "Elizabeth's Cotten Song" really is just Russian elements in its legacy. She package of sound. At their worst, the dozen tracks comprising "Angels that, an adaptation of an archetypical writes music that absorbs and com- they're derivative, showcasing not -so- With Dirty Faces," particularly with lyric from the Southern blues icon. The ments on not just these influences, stellar talent. This latest, an homage to the addition of keyboards that further surprising two -piece versatility is evi- but more recent ones as well, includ- the music of the great Arsenio flesh out the band's early -'80s roller- dent on "Too Many People," with a ing her heroes Olivier Messiaen, Rodríguez that is reinterpreted by rink tunes. But the 12 tracks sound jagged Talking Heads rhythm that George Crumb and John Cage. This trumpet player Manuel "Guajiro" Mira - so repetitive that the lyrics are the brings to mind Kim Deal's under- release features four recent works: bal (making his solo debut at the age of only way to discern one song from appreciated mid -'90s band, the Amps. 1998's "Oasis," which contains the 71), is a pleasant surprise. Mirabal, a the next. With subject matter like But the raucous, raw and rocking sounds of water dripping and men's ("Manhole," "Lag Time ") and somber veteran of several Buena Vista albums, "Lipstick," "Ode to Rock" and "Seven- Moaners transcend comparisons on murmuring voices; 2001's evocative ( "Callous"). "Parameters" is a terrify- lends his instrument to re- create teen," they are sticky with retro bubble this sparkling, original debut. -WR "Apsheron Quintet"; the ethereal ing spoken -word piece delivered over a Rodriguez's trumpet -led conjuntos of gum that is made more cloying by "Music for Piano," completed in 1997; desolate guitar loop that will raise the '40s and '50s. But he also makes Amanda Marble's too -earnest warbling, and 1993's haunting "Mugam Sayagi," goose bumps. DiFranco dispels the wonderful use of his musicians and which seems like an attempt to emu- POP which the Kronos Quartet gives an chill with "Paradigm," which reveals singers, including tres player Papi late the duskier tone of the Motels' electrifying reading. (Ali -Zadeh herself her immigrant parents' appreciation Oviedo in "Para Bailar el Montuno" Martha Davis. Covers of the Fast Cars' * FOZZY performs as pianist in the quintet and for their adopted country. Eight other and singers Calunga and Ibrahim "Kids Just Want to Dance" and the All That Remains on "Music for Piano. ") The Kronos musicians provide moving accompani- Ferrer. Throughout, Mirabal's trumpet Avengers' "Cheap Tragedies" are PRODUCER: Rick Beato Quartet is in top form here, and this ments, such as Julie Wolf's melodica veers from virtuosic brassiness to taste- included, but they don't make much Ash ASH 2022 exciting release should catapult Ali - on "Minerva" and the rich strings that ful accompaniment. This isn't an of a difference. -CLT RELEASE DATE: Ian. 18 Zadeh's name to the forefront of Tony Scherr and Andrew Bird con- instrumental album but an example of For a band that originated as a very contemporary music. -AT tribute to "Recoil. " -CLT Cuban ensemble music at its best.-LC talented goof on the glory days of '80s REM/HIP-HOP metal, Fozzy's evolution and growth exceeds that of some other rock acts portrait of this extraordinary crew's weekly syndicated program "Sounds boy next door, the quiet type who SOUNDTRACK currently cluttering the airwaves. "All musical vibe. The Waifs have sold a Eclectic." The latest in a series of knows how to express his sincerest Coach Carter That Remains" is the group's first bunch of records and built a strong fan compilation CDs, "Sounds Eclectic 3" sentiments. "Fury and Spin" strongly PRODUCERS: various album of completely original material, following by virtue of a sound that contains mostly tracks recorded live at mirrors Duncan Sheik's gorgeous 1996 Capitol 63164 and it fully embraces the shredding deftly draws on rock, modern folk and KCRW. Show producer /host Nic Har- folk -pop debut, with thoughtful, shiny RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 guitars, crafty hooks and pumping blues and takes wing on the distinctive court's taste is neither too esoteric production and a vulnerable tempera- Like 1989's "Lean On Me," starring beats that make old- school metal vocals of sisters Vikki and Donna Simp- nor predictably "edgy ": This set of ment. The arrangements are romantic Morgan Freeman, "Coach Carter" great. "Nameless Faceless," "Enemy" son. Given the tremendous amount of songs and artists could anchor a for- and catchy, but it's Zachary's potent revolves around academic perform- and the title cut are immediate stand- time the Waifs spend on tour, this live mat called "progressive mainstream." lyrics that transcend his ordinary song - ance. The film, starring Samuel L. outs that pay homage to the best the recording has the added benefit of Performances include the Flaming writing; he stabs at the mystical, Jackson, is inspired by the story of genre has to offer. "Born of Anger" is being a very shrewd idea, for the Waifs Lips acoustic, Paul Weller energetic wrestling with the nature of God and Richmond, Calif., high- school an aggressive thrash finale with guest are gig monsters who truly shine in and Steve Earle emphatic. There are humanity, and juxtaposing belief with basketball coach Ken Carter, who guitarist Marty Friedman, and Zakk concert settings. Their charisma, song - rare catches like Radiohead's live "Go unbelief. On "Human," he sings: "We benched his entire undefeated squad Wylde puts his stamp on the dirge -like writing virtuosity and enviable instru- to Sleep," My Morning Jacket showing keep breaking for the love of our- in 1999 for poor grades. While the "Wanderlust." The rap element on "It's mental proficiency are front and center off its Skynyrd side on "One Big Holi- selves/But oh, how are we to know/The "Lean" soundtrack featured such a Lie" (featuring Bonecrusher) doesn't in this collection, which makes this a day" and Kinky sounding like Carlos price we should pay /And what could we R &B, rap and rock favorites as quite fit within the song, but listeners good album to attract more avid fans. Santana's army on the march on the really expect from a nature so human," Thelma Houston, Big Daddy Kane will likely be too busy playing their air Jarrah is racked by Compass Records in vibrating "Mirando de Lado." Personal waxing similar to Christian artists like and Guns N' Roses, "Coach Carter" guitars to even notice. -CLT the United States. -PVV favorites include the Polyphonic Spree Brian Kieta and Derek Webb. Zachary supersizes the hip -hop quotient. impersonating the Magical Mystery has created a well- rounded, promising Name -checking credits include the tit THE WAIFS VARIOUS ARTISTS Tour Choir on "It's the Sun" and first effort. -KH St. Lunatics, Kanye West, Common, A Brief History ... Sounds Eclectic 3 Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out," Fabolous, Chingy, Ciara and Twista. PRODUCERS: the Waifs PRODUCER: Nic Harcourt which provides the jolt that often JENNIFER GENTLE The St. Lunatics turn in a notable Jarrah 7 4394 Palm CD2136 makes "Eclectic" so electric. -WR Valende performance on "Time." Memorable RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 PRODUCERS: Jennifer Gentle, Marco Fasolo, R &B accents are provided by Faith Bob Dylan thought enough of this Aus- Every city should be lucky enough to JACOB ZACHARY Alessio Gastaldello Evans and critically acclaimed tralian group to put it on his North have a station like KCRW, the non- Fury and Spin Sub Pop SP658 newcomer Van Hunt.'J\vo other American tour, and this live double - commercial outlet of the Los Angeles PRODUCER: Brian Morykon RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25 rookies also shine here: rapper the album testifies to his good sense. The area's small Santa Monica College. And Unseen ÚR00102 "Valende" opens with a crackling Game ("Southside," featuring Li] tunes were recorded in several venues every station should have a program RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 acoustic number, and its second song Scrappy) and singer Trey Songz in Australia between 2002 and 2004, like the widely honored daily show Jacob Zachary's debut sounds like a is an all -out "Nuggets"-era rocker, ("About the Game "). -GM and they provide an excellent aural "Morning Becomes Eclectic" and its collection of basement songs from the complete with handclaps, a vintage (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from preceding page) conflicted "Come to Find It." Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" REVIEWS OU DIRTY BASTARD seems out of context in this traditional SINGLES ESSENTIAL outing, and the two Ray Charles songs, Osirus: The Official Mixtape Paoletta PRODUCERS: various though heartfully played, make one Edited by Michael 1C /Sure Shot Recordings SSR9016 want to call a moratorium on tributes to RELEASE DATE: Jan. 4 the late great one.-WR MODERN ROCK The world of hip -hop lost 01' Dirty Bas- tard last year, but it is certain that one of the genre's most outspoken voices CLASSICAL 10. MÖTLEY CRUE If I Die Tomorrow won't soon be forgotten. To ensure (3:40) that, ODB's mother, Cherry Jones, and CHRIS COCO & SACHA PUTTNAM PRODUCER: Bob Rock his manager Jarred Weisfeld have Remasterpiece WRITERS: Simple Plan, N. Sixx launched JC Records. The first offering PRODUCERS: Dead Composers Voice, PUBLISHERS: WB Music Corp. (ASCAP); is the posthumously released "Osirus." Sacha Puttnam, Enrico Maghenzani Wet Wheelie Music (SOCAN); High Mainte- Featuring a host of top -notch produc- EMI Classics 7243 5 57873 nance Music (SOCAN); Sixx /Gunner Tunes ers, including Mark Ronson and RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 (ASCAP) Dame Grease, the album showcases Purists will surely scoff at the very idea Universal Music Entertainment CATR- The Weekend (3:11) not only the unique talent that ODB of this project: to reinterpret some very 05159-2 (CD promo) JENNIFER LOPEZ Get Right (3:47) MICHAEL GRAY Michael Gray was but the immense potential that well -known works -by classical and Motley Crue fans who are keeping PRODUCER: Rich Harrison PRODUCER: J. Brown WRITERS: various he still had. Lead single "Pop Shots contemporary composers -in an elec- their ears peeled for the new single WRITERS: R. Harrison, Warner /Chappell; Songs (Wu- Tang)" epitomizes this. Produced tronic manner. The sáme folks will from its anthology "Red, White and PUBLISHERS: Dam Rich Music (BMI), PUBLISHERS: Music of Universal by DJ Premier, the song features ODB likely also dismiss the project's master- Crue" likely won't recognize that "If I Obo Itself and EMI Blackwood (BMI) Ultra 1253 (CD promo) at his more lucid. His flow is crisp, minds: British dance music DJ /produc- Die Tomorrow" is the song they are (BMI); Unichappell Music Michael Gray, one -half of über-hot understandable and, most important, er Chris Coco and Berklee School of looking for. That's because the catchy Epic 51288 (CD promo) British production/remix duo Full on point. Similarly, ODB gets funky Music- and Moscow Conservatory- modern rock ballad that contem- "Get Right" is the first single from Intention, has already scored a top on the '70s- influenced "Dirty Run." reared film composer Sacha Puttnam, plates one's mortality sounds nothing Jennifer Lopez's forthcoming album, March 1. At first lis- 10 pop hit in his homeland with While there are still rumors of a who has worked with rock band Bush like the musical mayhem of the "Rebirth," due "The Weekend." The decidedly pop release for ODB's much -talked -about and electronic outfit Hybrid. But this Crüe's heyday. The foursome's wild ten, the cut's most striking element (Sound jam dollops of disco memo- Roc -a -Fella debut, "Osirus" could album is really not for classical purists. metal party sound is what diehards are whiny, repetitive horns. -with They're sam- ries- spotlights the lovely vocals of easily serve as a fine final chapter in "Remasterpiece" is aimed squarely at are waiting for, and that makes using familiar? They should. Shena, who was featured on Full the life of one of music's most enig- the chill -out generation that has this song as the band's reintroduc- pled from Maceo & the Macks' "Soul Intention's now -classic underground matic characters.-RH embraced such ambient, atmosphere- tion a very risky move. Bassist Nikki Power '74," written by James Be Waiting." For the hued compilation series as Ultra.Chilled Sixx paired with Simple Plan to write Brown.) Radio might be charmed by club track "I'll "The Weekend," and Buddha Bar. Figuring into the it, which plays to the Crüe's attempt the bold brass, or it could turn tail simply irresistible for those pre- LATIN dreamy landscape are works by such to cross over to hot AC and top 40 and bolt. However, the lyrically Shena sings of living all my soul/ revered names as Orff, Chopin, stations. We know that the most straightforward jam has an undeni- cious days: "I'm savin' And all my pain/So I can lose con - FEY Debussy and Satie. In their own way, viable acts are usually those that ably catchy thump -thump bassline. Saturday." Lyrically deep? La Fuerza del Destino Coco and Puttnam -who also con- adapt to the times, but given the The stomping chorus elicits an trol/On lis- That depends on how you view the PRODUCER: Carlos Jaen tribute new compositions to the hype surrounding an upcoming involuntary head bob from the -like emotional release that EMI Latin 7243 8 75692 recording -have created something reunion tour with Vince Neil, it's dis- tener, which bodes well for club and religious makes an occurs on dancefloors as Saturday RELEASE DATE: Dec. 14, 2004 new out of the tried and true. Those appointing not to herald the quartet's radio play. Fabolous night evolves into Sunday morning. Mexican singer Fey, an artist who made with an open mind and ears will surely return with something in the vibe of appearance on the hip -hop version of differs only in that he Whether or not "The Weekend" a name for herself with teeny -hopper be pleasantly surprised. MP "Girls, Girls, Girls. " -CLT the cut, which rap With Lopez's becomes a crossover smash in the pop, returns after a three -year absence gets two interludes. top 10 United States remains to be seen, but with an album that aspires to substance *THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS Galvanize track record at radio -nine far one thing is certain: It will dominate and depth. "La Fuerza del Destino" is a VITAL REISSUES (4:27) Mainstream Top 40 hits thus -it's dancefloors and dance radio in the collection of songs originally recorded PRODUCERS: the Chemical Brothers likely "Get Right" will make a weeks to come. by avant -garde Spanish pop group MEMPHIS SLIM WRITERS:T. Rowlands, E. Simons, K. Fareed splashy bow on the charts. -KC MP Mecano. Fey sings them with breathy Paris Mississippi Blues PUBLISHERS: Universal /MCA Music earnestness, and they are arranged with PRODUCERS: various Ltd. /U Bette Like My Muzik (ASCAP) understated production places the synthesizers and dance grooves for Sunnyside 3025 Astralwerks ASW 76599 (CD single) one: Lead singer Bert McCracken death his focus on the weighty lyric, and club /pop effect. It's edgy, but then RELEASE DATE: Jan. 11 With a recent Grammy Award nomi- wrote the tune after the of even Jonathan Yudkin's beautiful cello again, so were the originals; producer Blues pianist Memphis Slim (aka John nation for "Get Yourself High," the dog. "So deep that it didn't bleed underscores the emotion in the words. Carlos Jaen is to be commended for not L. Chatman) was a fixture in the Chemical Brothers could not have and catch me," he sings before the he Add Gill's and Harris' ethereal har- trivializing these tracks. What ultimate- Chicago blues scene in the '40s and better timing for their new single. song's surging chorus, in which monies to the mix, and it combines to ly makes this album work isn't Fey (it '50s (supplementing his music income The adrenaline -pumping "Galvanize" promises "I'll be just fine pretending has make a stunning little record that pre- could be anyone on vocals), but the by working as a bootlegger) before is the lead track from the British I'm not." The melodic song material. Songs like "Mujer Contra relocating to Paris in the early '60s. He duo's new studio album, "Push the caught on at modern rock stations. views this former Army Ranger's Jan. CD. Mujer" and "Aire," with their frankly became a major blues figure in France Button," due Jan. 25. In signature The band will remain in the spotlight 25 debut -DEP progressive lyrics and haunting and western Europe, where he tracked fashion, Chemical Brothers Tom Row- this spring, as the Taste of Chaos tour, melodies, are classic. -LC numerous albums, many of which were lands and Ed Simons deftly intertwine which it is headlining, will hit the produced by Philippe Rault. This double - in- your -face breakbeats, looped sam- road next month. -BT DANCE CD provides 30 blues and boogie selec- ples and guest vocals from hip -hop BLUES tions recorded between 1962 and 1975; hero Q -Tip. "Galvanize" also finds the W. MARTHA WASH You Lift Me Up many of them were authored by Slim. duo pushing to stretch its talents: COUNTRY (3:28) Hearn, Maurice JOHN HAMMOND He was a fabulous keyboard player, an Classically arranged and styled musi- PRODUCERS: Michael In Your Arms Again accomplished composer and a soulful cal elements make beautiful music * KENI THOMAS WITH VINCE GILL Johnson, Martha Wash L. M. Johnson, M. Hearn PRODUCERS: John & Marla Hammond vocalist. Like most adept blues pianists, with a sturdy, electronic -laced rock AND EMMYLOU HARRIS Not Me WRITERS: Clifford, Back Porch /Virgin 70876 -18987 his range goes beyond basic Chicago rhythm section. -MP (3:59) PUBLISHERS: Linford -Warner /Chappell Fierce RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25 blues to boogie, jump blues and R &B PRODUCERS: Brent Maher, Mark Selby (ASCAP); Mojhn Music (ASCAP); Like the great bluesmen he learned flavors. Both discs feature a formidable THE USED All That I've Got (3:27) WRITERS: K.Thomas, B. Montana, B. Maher Music (BMI) from, John Hammond gets better and array of guest artists, including Buddy PRODUCER: John Feldman PUBLISHERS: various Purple Rose 60662 15012 (CD single) deeper with age. On this slap -happy trio Guy, Charlie McCoy, Roosevelt Sykes, WRITERS: the Used Moraine Records MMC2350 (CD promo) The legendary Martha Wash is known affair with Marty Mallou (bass) and Willie Dixon, Canned Heat, Peter Green PUBLISHERS: the Used Movement When you see Vince Gill and Emmylou around the world for her work with Stephen Hodges (drums), Hammond's and Freddy King. "Paris Mississippi Music/EMI Blackwood Music (BMI) Harris' names as guests on a single, it Sylvester, Two Tons 0' Fun, the crisp guitar playing, guttural singing Blues" should go a long way toward Reprise PRO- CDR -101482 (CD promo) immediately raises the level of expecta- Weather Girls, Black Box and C +C and wily harmonica loops shine. Open- solidifying Memphis Slim's legacy with The 2002 self -titled debut from Utah's tion. The good news here is that new- Music Factory. She is the owner of a ing track "Jitterbug Swing," adapted U.S. blues fans.-PVV the Used was a solid introduction, but comer Keni Thomas surpasses those powerful, church -raised voice -the from Bukka White, is the oldest and it did little to distinguish the group high standards. His plaintive vocals type that does not require studio tech- liveliest cut on this diverse collection. It from the conglomerate of generic acts resonate with honesty and integrity nology to enhance it. Already a top Serves Me Right to Suffer" and "Moanin' Billboard,com combining elements of emo, punk and that add extra emotional punch to this five hit on dancefloors, the empower- for My Baby" show that the closer Ham- metal. A listen to "All That I've Got," well- written tune about sacrifice and ing "You Lift Me Up," with its rugged mond hews to rural rooted urban blues, Lou Barlow, "EMOH" (Merge) the second single from the band's responsibility. From an unwilling par- house beats and jazzy piano, would the more natural he sounds. Having sophomore album, "In Love and ent coaching a child's team to a young make a fine addition to dance radio Various artists, "Stones Throw 101" his first song for his previous Death," shows that the act has captain in the military who survived a formats; that is, if programmers can written (Stones Throw) album, after 40 years strictly as an inter- branched out. Strings and subtle tough battle, each verse tells a find room for such a classic- sounding preter, he tries two originals this time. Hood, "Outside Closer" (Domino) drumming highlight the midtempo poignant story, with the moral elo- club track. Of course, a poppier remix Both are successful, particularly the song, which is about the loss of a loved quently summed up in the chorus. The could remedy the situation. -MP

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RECORD COMPANIES: Warner director of strategic insights group Strategic Marketing in Burbank, at MediaCom. Calif., appoints Rachael Bickerton Sirius Satellite Radio in New VP of business affairs. She was York names Bill Bailey senior VP of senior director of BMG Strategic regulatory and government affairs. Marketing Group. He was senior counsel for the U.S. RCA Label Group in Nashville Senate Commerce Committee. promotes Jo Beth Burrell to manager of finance. She was senior MUSIC VIDEO: MW Networks in New financial analyst. York promotes Larry Divney to president of ad sales. He was C00 of ad DISTRIBUTION: Handleman Co. in sales. The company also names Doug Troy, Mich., names Roy Johnson VP Rohrer executive VP/senior advisor to of business support and analysis and Divney. He segues from his position promotes Steve Moser to inventory as executive VP of ad sales. manager and Erica Babcock to MTV in New York appoints Nicole director of merchandising Vorias senior director of pro- and advertising. Johnson duction development and The Gospel was Handleman VP of budg- Ethan Goldman director of eting and forecasting, Moser production development. According was manager of rebuying Vorias was VP of alternative To and Babcock was children's, TV development at the BeBe karaoke and Latin budget Firm, and Goldman was BeBe Winans performed on NBC's product manager. manager of East Coast `The Tonight Show With Jay Leno "in a Universal Music & Video development at VH 1. program that aired Dec. 21. Winans DistributionNisual Enter- was promoting his current Hidden tainment in New York DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT: Beach Recordings album, "My appoints Matt Costine Music Choice in New York Christmas Prayer. " The singer's next regional sales director. He names Justin Prager direc- album, "Dream," is due this year. held the same title at WEA tor of music programming. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater) Corp.'s video division. He was director of music programming and talent at BOOKING AGENCIES: Wil- MTV and MTV2. liam Morris Agency in Digital Musicworks Inter- Beverly Hills, Calif., pro- national in Sacramento, Checking In Avril Lavigne was the star attraction at RCA motes Dave Wirtschafter to Calif., appoints Jim Bacon Records' annual hockey game, held Dec.14 at Chelsea Piers' Sky Rink in NewYork. Pro- president, Iry Weintraub to director of A&R, Austin - fessional hockey player Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche was also a guest. C00 and Michael Dates to based Jan Mirkin director of Photo: Larry Busacca/Wirelmage.com) CFO. Wirtschafter was exec- artist development, Jackson utive VP/worldwide head of Griffith product manager motion pictures, Weintraub and Eddie Meehan product was executive VP/CFO and Dates marketing manager. Bacon was an was senior VP of finance. independent producer, Mirkin was The Agency Group in Beverly ASCAP regional director, Griffith Hills names Come Christopher an was arts editor at Sacramento News agent. She was founder of music and Review and Meehan was a new- agency Fierce Talent. media staffer at modern rock KITS San Francisco. RADIO: ABC Radio Networks in New York promotes James Robin- RELATED FIELDS: Clear Channel son to president. He remains Entertainment in New York president/GM of ABC's adult top promotes David Anderson to 40 WRQX and smooth jazz president/C00 of theatrical WJZW, both in Washington, D.C. North America and Dominic KIIS -ing Time Archway Broadcasting Roncace to president of North Gwen Stefani performs at the annual Group in East Point, Ga., pro- American theatrical real estate. KIIS -FM Jingle Ball concert, presented motes Al Vicente to vice chair- Anderson was president of North by mainstream top 40 MIS Los Ange - man. He was president /CEO. American theatrical real estate, les.The sold -out event -held Dec. 3 The company also names Kathy and Roncace was C00 of music. at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, Stinehour president /CEO. She Film/TV company Mark Haefeli Calif. -also included performances was VP /market manager at Productions in New York appoints by bolo, Alicia Keys, Avril Cumulus Broadcasting. Richy Vesecky senior director of cre- Berklee Honors Berklee College of Music in Boston inaugurated its Lavigne, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Infinity Broadcasting in New ative sales and marketing. He was third president, Roger H. Brown, in a Dec. 3 ceremony. Chaka Khan and drummer Williams, Ashlee Simpson, York appoints Tony Jarvis senior associate director of television mar- Dennis Chambers (who has played with Parliament Funkadelic and George Maroons and Christina Milian. VP of research. He was senior VP/ keting at Warner Bros. Records. Duke) each received honorary doctorates in music at the event. Pictured, from left, are Fox aired the show Dec. 17 as the Brown, Khan, Chambers and Linda Mason, Brown's wife. (Photo: Phil Farnsworth) one -hour special "Jingle Ball Rock."

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When it comes to spreading the gospel, Anthony Evans is just carrying on a family tradition. As the son of Dr. Tony Evans, the INO Records artist saw his father lead the syndicated radio/TV show "The Urban Alternative" and serve as pastor for the 7,000- member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. "I didn't know that music was going to be my thing until the last few years," says the younger Evans, who came to Nashville to write songs and record an independent album. When his talent landed the Dallas native the INO deal, he was hardly a novice in the music world. In college, University's Sounds of Liberty. lot fashion... fANIasu he was a member of Liberty He was a singer in Truth before signing on as a background "American Idol" third-season winner Fantasia has teamed vocalist for Kirk Franklin. Since the 2004 release of his with M.A.0 Cosmetics for the new line of Fantabulous lip debut album, "Even More," Evans has been busy. He was gloss, inspired by the singer.The product comes in two part of the 2004 Hopeville tour with Franklin, Yolanda go on a shades, Fantabulous 1 (orange copper) and Fantabulous 2 Adams and Donnie McClurkin.This spring he will new (reddened bronze), and is sold at select M.A.0 locations. 40 -city tour with FFH and Matthew West. And Evans' AC In other music-meets- fashion news, Mariah Carey will single, "Restore Me,"has been gaining steam at Christian launch a fashion line this year called Kiss Kiss, which will initially radio. "The puzzle pieces are starting to make sense," Evans offer lingerie ... I il' Kim has teamed with World Recognition says. "When you start with a puzzle, you can't really tell, and International to debut a women's fashion line titled Hollyhood now that the pieces have been put together, I'm starting to ...Darryl McDaniels of Run -D.M.C. is planning to launch a figure out what God is doing. It's real cool." line of T-shirts and hats called Darryl M Clothing. DEBORAH EVANS PRICE

Mariah Does Mickey Proud

Mariah Carey hangs with Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Carey was among the performers at the annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, which ABC televised Dec. 25. Other artists at the event included Wynonna, Ashanti and former"American Idol" finalists Josh Gracin and Diana DeGarmo.

Saluting College Musir. Marky Ramone, pictured, was a performer and award recipient at the first Col- lege Music Awards, held Dec. 16 at NewYork's Irving Plaza. The Ramones received the Icon Award, and Ramone accepted on behalf of the band. Rolling Stone magazine, Zilo, Navy and Mobliss presented the show, which honors acts who have made Place In The Sun Tim McGraw became the an impact on the college radio and music scene, long an incu- Like A Hawk Chingy received a personalized Atlanta Hawks jersey first inductee in the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame at a Dec. 3 bator for alternative talent. The Walkmen and Flyleaf also when he performed Dec. 9 at Atlanta's Philips Arena as part of the all -star Frosty ceremony held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, performed. Other College Music Awards winners were Taking the Snowman concert.The show, presented by Atlanta's mainstream top 40 Conn. McGraw was the first artist to play at the arena, and he Back Sunday (band of the year), Jason Mraz (best male rock WWWQ (Q -100), also featured performances by Alicia Keys, Good Charlotte has performed several sold -out shows there since that 2001 artist), Norah Jones (best female rock artist), Yellowcard's and Diana DeGarmo. Pictured, from left, are Philips Arena director of business debut. Pictured, from left, are MoheganTribe chairman Mark "Ocean Avenue" (best album) and Kanye West (hip -hop development Kevin Preast, Chingy and Philips Arena VP of bookings Trey Feazell. Brown, McGraw and Mohegan Sun senior VP of sports and award). (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Wirelmage.com) (Photo: Rick Diamond) entertainment Paul Munick.

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www.americanradiohistory.com ushers New 'Songbook' Series Shows EMI Synergy

BY JIM BESSMAN Warner, who is credited as reissue memorable songs from the movies. movie, according to Warner. It was producer for "The Definitive Ameri- "Songs That Stopped the Show" is finally introduced in "The Strip," a NEW YORK - "The Definitive Ameri- can Songbook," says the concept orig- a disc of Broadway memories. 1951 musical film nòir starring can Songbook," a just-completed 10- inated at Castalian after staffers polled The first two discs are "The Best of Mickey Rooney and a performance CD series, represents a cross- compa- their parents in compiling a list of the Definitive American Songbook," by Armstrong himself. ny effort between EMI Music most -remembered songs. volumes one and two. The final two Warner also cites a "rarely heard" Publishing and EMI Records to capi- "David Munns [EMI Music North salute 36 outstanding "First Ladies" version of the Jule Styne -Betty talize on their extensive catalogs. America chairman/CEO] sent me the and "First Gentlemen" from the gold- Comden -Adolph Green song "The "EMI Publishing has always priori- list and asked that I identify the best en age of popular song, including Party's Over," sung by Diahann Car- tized catalog exploitation of our Capitol /EMI -owned recordings," Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Tony roll and arranged and accompanied incredible songs," EMI Music Publish- Warner says. "Anita Stewart, who runs Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holi- by Andre Previn. ing chairman/CEO Martin Bandier Castalian, then brought me in, and I day and Peggy Lee. "What was particularly gratify- says. "EMI Records presents an incred- developed the concept-in co- ordina- The remaining titles are "The ing as the compilations unfolded ible opportunity for us to maximize tion with Castalian's Peter Holden- Thrill of Romance," a love song col- was Anita Stewart's total belief in [EMI Music] Group profits by match -. into a series of multi -artist albums." lection, and "This Is My Song," a set of the project and her determination ing up with their vast and magnificent EMI Music Publishing first plumbed signature tunes like Judy Garland's that the albums would be sold via a master recording repertoire." the rich vaults at sister company Capi- tration of the synergy between EMI's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." half -hour infomercial, thereby The "Songbook" set is now avail- tol Records, but tracks were also leased record and publishing operations." guaranteeing the kind of exposure able through EMI's direct -response from Sony, BMG, Elektra, Universal, As Warner points out, the so- called STELLAR PERFORMANCES that gives the series its very best company Castalian Music for "four Atlantic and Concord Jazz. "Great American Songbook" is a loose "So many tracks stand out," notes shot," Warner says. If the package easy payments of $29.98 each," "I naturally included a significant designation. Warner, singling out Fitzgerald's is successful, he adds, it could be according to a 30- minute infomer- number of EMI -published copy- "I felt it necessary to limit the time "hauntingly beautiful" reading of an ongoing series. cial hosted by Andy Williams. (He is rights -more than 50 songs -while period covered," he explains. "There- Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Saluting the initial direct-response represented on the "First Gentlemen maintaining the credibility of the con- fore, the compositions themselves date Parish's "Stardust" accompanied only offering, Munns concludes, "This pack- of Song" disc). Buyers can order cept by choosing titles from all the from the 1920s through the 1950s." by piano, and Louis Armstrong's age has been compiled by some of our through an 800 -number or the Web other major catalogs," Warner says. The discs are presented themati- trademark raspy vocal performance best music people, and the flow and site songbookcollection.com. So he notes that the project "not cally. "Songs That Won the War" of the Bert Kalmar -Harry Ruby -Oscar continuity in its makeup is testament only signifies Capitol/EMI's long -term features ballad and novelty favorites Hammerstein evergreen ballad "A to their expertise. Not only does it rep- GATHERING THE HITS commitment to a series spotlighting from the 1940s. "When Swing Was Kiss to Build a Dream On." resent a definitive account of American EMI Music Publishing's senior VP some of the greatest examples of Amer- King" includes big band hits, while The song was written for, but music history, but it also provides of global catalog promotion Alan ican popular song, but it also is an illus- "Hollywood Hit Parade" features never used in, a Marx Brothers hours of tremendous listening." Spirit Songs: Cash's Dharma, Cohen's Karma

Rosanne Cash gave an extraordi- Marshall Crenshaw, Teddy still mysterious, monumental 1967 new recordings. Former Cohen for instance, as one of those great nary trio of performances at the end Thompson and Black 47's Larry Bobbie Gentry hit "Ode to Billie backup vocalist Perla Batalla has simple/profound ones. He didn't of last year at Manhattan's Ruben Kirwan in song and conversation, Joe," as she did with Kirwan at the her own upcoming album -length write it, but during [his] many Museum of Art, a new cultural and so each informal evening was part Ruben Museum series' Dec. 3 finale. homage. long hours in silent retreat, educational institution dedicated to music, part monologue and part "I read recently that Bobbie Gen- Luckily, another one -time Leonard must have refined his the art of the Himalayas and talk show -an innovative and try thought the most compelling Cohen backup singer, Jennifer understanding of the power of lit- designed to explore connections intriguing format worthy of fur- part of the song was the nonchalance Warnes, whose 1987 album tle things -how these fit into the among world cultures. ther exploration. with which the family discussed the "Famous Blue Raincoat" remains big picture and how the delicate The "Acoustic Cash" programs In fact, Cash will do just that Feb. suicide -and I get that," Cash said the standard for Cohen tributes, timing of words can release this featured Cash accompanied by her 10 as part of Lincoln Center's afterwards, having delivered a more stepped in with her ever-insightful understanding to others." producer/husband, John Leventhal, "American Songbook" series (which lengthy analysis of the much dis- thoughts about on guitar, performing songs also includes Lisa Loeb, Nellie cussed and disputed Tallahatchie her friend and inspired by Tibetan painting "The McKay and Elaine Stritch). She is Bridge incident that is at the heart of mentor. Wheel of Life" that illustrates the likely to perform new material from the song. "I see why that moved her "There are essential Buddhist teachings. her next Capitol album, due later in the most. Of course, we Philistines moments in Words& Cash also engaged guest artists 2005. And maybe she'll cover the are just obsessed with what she with threw off the bridge: The most obvi- Leonard, ous -and the answer with the most doing something USIC. votes over the years-seems to be a otherwise boring baby, but maybe that's too easy. and simple-like Maybe it was a written vow -or a sharing a cup of By Jim Bessman ring. But I love that people are still coffee -when I jbessman @billboard.com discussing this 30 years later. It gives am struck by the me hope as a songwriter!" possibility that ordinary life is art," Warnes says. Cohen "looks at life from far WARNES ON COHEN: Reticent "Art being not something we do but away and up close at the same singer /songwriter genius Leonard something that we are, and the time," Warnes concludes. "As a Cohen, not surprisingly, proved `product' we create flows outward writer, he stands above, below, unavailable to discuss his new from this place." around and through. He opens his Columbia album, "Dear Heather." As a singer, she brings her "corn - arms and a nameless grace, or Still, these are productive times plicated heart to his songs, and all intoxication perhaps, or better yet, for the 70- year -old Cohen's reper- my various parts have been given something that must remain toire. Rhino recently released something to sing," Warnes says. nameless, enters: A third magical "Judy Collins Sings Leonard "Non -Cohen songs often leave element, beyond one's personal Cohen: Democracy," which of me wanting, unless their simplicity feelings and interesting material, course includes her classic 1966 is quite profound," she continues. that starts happening when great BASED ON BUDDHIST TEACHINGS version of "Suzanne," plus three "Leonard refers to `Blueberry Hill,' music is created and recognized."

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www.americanradiohistory.com 39 The hip -e digital media system was designed by Marketolace ] teens, for teens RETAIL / DISTRIBUTION ! DIG.TAL ENTaRTAINMENT / DVD / MOBILE Targeting Illicit Uploaders New Service Identifies Piracy Source

BY JILL KIPNIS Internet security firm Overpeer. "Piracy has expanded with the LOS ANGELES- Internet security growth of bandwidth around the firm BayTSP is adding a tool to its world, and these files are exploding arsenal in the fight against piracy. into distribution so quickly. All it The Los Gatos, Calif. -based com- takes is one file." pany has debuted its FirstSource BayTSP CEO Mark Ishikawa says service, which identifies the first FirstSource was developed to make user who uploads copyrighted con- initial uploaders think twice about tent to the eDonkey and Bit Torrent posting material. The program works peer-to -peer by identifying networks. the Internet BayTSP (TSP protocol ad- stands for dress of the "tracking first propaga- security pro- tor and allow- tection") ing clients to says it has immediately record label send a take- and studio down notice, clients but contact the declines to ISHIKAWA: WE CAN ID MORGENSTERN: PIRACY propagator's provide spe- INITIAL UPLOADERS' IS LINKEDTO BANDWIDTH Internet cific names. service pro- Though industry experts applaud vider or commence other action. FirstSource, they say the speed with BayTSP's regular service is similar, which media files are being distrib- but does not focus on the first uted on P2P networks means the uploader. service will not have a long -term "With the IP address, a client has effect against piracy. the option of filing a subpoena with "You can alert infringers early and the individual's ISP to learn the indi- hope that it has an impact. Unfortu- vidual's name and address," Ishikawa nately, the content may have already says. "Our idea is that if you can started to multiply exponentially," make people understand that we can Retail Stocks Close 2004 says Eric Garland, CEO of P2P mar- identify them as the first uploaders, ket research company they run a very high BigChampagne. He `Files risk of being held says FirstSource "is get liable for damages On An Upward Path another tool, [but] this out there incurred when the kind of piracy is here pirated files they to stay." and are made available are According to Big - copied hundreds of BY ED CHRISTMAN pirated Morgan Stanley Eetail Index was up 181%. Champagne, overall thousands of times." P2P use continues to The Motion Pic- NEW YORK -Eight consecutive months of U.S. Kassler notes. "Sc some of .his is j>ast retail litlite In November ture Assn. of Ameri- album sales grown in 2004, after three years of well:' grow. coi-lg 2004, P2Ps had al- millions of ca says FirstSource declining sales, have helped music retail stocks most 7.5 million should make P2P regain some of thir luster. 110W MUSIC MERCHANTSARE FARD simultaneous users times a month.' uploaders wary. Traditional manic accounts also Skemed to Hastings Entertainment it Amaril c, Texas, worldwide, up from "Hopefully this -MARC M ORGENSTERN, 1- :gis one of the best- mcsic -1er- benefit from pub' c statements by h profile performing 6.3 million the month LOUDEYE announcement will executives at the najors that physic_I product chandisers. Its sock (HAST} nearly doLDled before. Usage last year reaffirm to individuals -whether it is the CD or one of tl-e: formats 1-c'rr its Dee. 31, NO3, close cf $4.23 toits dec. reached its peak in that they can't be fil- vying to replace it -will fuel the dustry's 1, 2004, close of ió.28. At yea's end, F astiings' April, with about 7.6 million simul- ters of mass piracy anonymously," engine for the ne .t five years, if not longer. ria ~yet capitaliza. on totaled S94.7 mi lion. taneous users. MPAA director of worldwide Internet Music merchandisers are part of a market Trans World Entertainment continued its "The bottom line is, these files get enforcement Chad Tilbury says. out and are pirated literally mil- "FirstSource fills a gap in the en- sector that perfcrmed well this y ?ar, Gold- upswing since its shares (TV/MC) hi: a law of there lions of a month, unless we get forcement realm." man Sachs retzi analyst Matt Fa: sler says. $3.63 on Dec. 31, 2)02. At the end of 2GC4, Trans times between the pirates and the files," The Recording Industry Assn. of The average re:z it stock in the Standard & World shares hac increased 75.1% f>'cm tfieir says Marc Morgenstern, VP /GM of America declined to comment. The Poor's 500 was .zn 21.6% this year, while the (Conti-wed or ,)aye 36) Loudeye's asset protection and pro- Video Software Dealers Assn. could motions operdtion, which runs not be reached by press time.

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London -based electronic label kind of fall in line with the music he fears indies may lose that outlet. etrate that indie world. That's some- based Madacy Entertainment Ninja Tune has been aggressive in industry. A lot of them are devel- "Hopefully [videogames] won't thing I'm going to really encourage placed six distributed records on the licensing department, employ- oped by good independent compa- get to the point of major Holly- us to continue to expand." Billboard's Top Independent ing two full -time staffers to "shop nies, so it doesn't feel as gross. It's wood movies, where songs are just Additionally, Freese has set to Albums chart. The company regu- things as much as possible," says better than shilling luxury cars." paid to be in a movie and don't increasing Navarre's number of larly has success around the holi- Jeff Waye, who runs the company's Indeed, Ninja Tune prefers to make any sense." college reps. There were 12 when days, thanks to its Thomas North American office in Montreal. stay away from TV advertisements. he took over in November 2004, Kinkade series, but this year it This year Ninja Tune will issue a Waye says there's a constant strug- RECORD PACE: Shares in New and there-could be 24 by the end of scored its biggest hit with a Ray set of limited -edition toys, each gle between his independent ethos Hope, Minn. -based Navarre closed this month. Freese says adding Charles set. sold with a 3 -inch CD. The label and the need to find a wider audi- Dec. 31, 2004, at "Ray Charles Celebrates a Gospel will release two full -length CD edi- ence for his artists. $17.60, nearly three Christmas With the Voices of Jubi- tions of Amon Tobin's soundtrack "There's a million holes in the times their price lation!" peaked at No. 4 on the to the latest videogame in Ubi- theory, obviously," Waye says, "but ($6.08) at the end of indie chart, and even breached The Soft's "Splinter Cell" series. In the I would assume the majority of 2003. Strong gains in The Billboard 200, making it the third last few years, Ninja Tune has people buying Ninja Tune records DVD and software Charles CD to land on the big licensed songs to more than a are playing videogames as opposed marked the com- chart in 2004. Madacy was able to dozen games. to buying BMWs." pany's stellar year, Indies. distribute the album through a Yet the label is still selective in UbiSoft will release "Splinter but recently deal with DVD handler Ventura its ventures. "When I hear songs in Cell 3" in March for Xbox. Ninja appointed VP /GM Distribution. commercials, I always get a dirty Tune will issue a stereo mix of the Bob Freese says By Todd Martens Thousand Oaks, Calif. -based feeling," Waye says. "Videogames CD this month, and a 5.1 surround music will be a huge [email protected] Ventura owns Urban Works mix of the soundtrack will arrive in priority in 2005. Entertainment, which began dis- the spring. It's a far larger roll -out First, however, the tributing the Charles Christmas than Ninja Tune typically gives its company may need to make some these reps is an important step in video last year. Ventura contacted acts. Waye says the "Splinter Cell" slight adjustments, according to bringing new indie labels into the Madacy to handle the audio com- games sell about 2 million copies, Freese. Late last summer, Navarre Navarre fold. panion to "Gospel Christmas," and he wants to take advantage of restructured its sales staff (Bill- "We're identifying areas where which has sold more than 68,000 that reach. board Aug. 28, 2004) and began we can offer more marketing serv- copies in the United States since Waye aims to have the album beefing up its telephone sales team. ices to our labels," Freese says. its September release, according to stocked alongside the game. "We're There are now four employees in "We have always been a great dis- Nielsen SoundScan. searching for good indie game that division, compared with one tribution, back -room, accounting Urban Works also sold the DVD retailers," he says. "Most retailers about a year ago. company, but that may not be the and CD together, and it plans to are set in their ways, but we're find- "To really penetrate that inde- first thing that will attract a label. release more of such combos this ing plenty who are adventurous." pendent retail, we had to increase To get a label, we really need to year. The DVDs of hip -hop docu- He says Ninja Tune retains the the inside sales team, and all these show that we are hip enough to mentary "Soundz of Spirit" and master and publishing rights on guys do is call the mom -and -pop market these records." high -school football documentary most of its catalog, making it easy stores around the country," Freese "Year of the Bull" will each come to license quickly. Yet as majors says. "As retail consolidated, we MADACY HOLIDAY: For the chart bundled with a soundtrack for a WAVE: FINDING AN AUDIENCE OF GAMERS jump on the videogame bandwagon, needed to find ways we can still pen- week ending Dec. 25, 2004, Montreal- $14.98 list.

Navarre was the big winner turnaround. Kmart's shares trend led to a more sluggish stock - sales trends, which were evident Stocks among publicly traded music reached $109 in November 2004 price performance." throughout 2004," Fassler contin- wholesalers. The New Hope, Minn. - but have been dropping ever since In a recent conference call with ues. "Borders, in contrast, had a Continued from page 35 based company -which also sells its announcement that month that Wall Street, chain executives mixed year, with a disappointing computer software, videogames it would merge with Sears. admitted that music was under- third -quarter performance. But and DVDs -nearly tripled its stock Looking at the other discount performing compared with other the company's earnings held rela- 2003 close of $7.12, to $12.47-just price during 2004. Its shares department store chains, Target product lines, while iPod sales tively well, despite soft sales and a off their 52 -week high of $13.08. (NAVR) finished the year at $17.60, shares (TGT) finished the year at were strong. modest multiple," allowing its "In the first part of the year, the up from their 2003 close of $6.08 $51.93, up 35.2% from their 2003 "You can't have your cake and stock (BGP) to gain ground for the biggest move [for Trans World (see The Indies, this page). That ending price of $38.40. eat it forever," one Wall Street full year. It finished 2004 at stock] came when it became clear year -end price translates to a mar- In the consumer electronics sec- observer says, noting that iPod $25.40, up 17.5% from its 2003 that there was sustained momen- ket capitalization of $475.2 million. tor, Circuit City in Richmond, Va., sales "hurt CD sales." close of $21.62. tum to the music business, and Troy, Mich. -based Handleman enjoyed the next -largest percentage Amazon.com (AMZN), on the earnings estimates had to be raised lagged behind other traditional increase. Its shares (CC) finished RESULTS VARY FOR BOOK STORES other hand, suffered a 15.8% accordingly," Fassler says. music merchandisers. Its cus- the year at $15.64, up 54.4% from Book merchants that carry decline from its 2003 close of The stock appreciation in the tomers, discount department their 2003 close of $10.13. music also had decent showings, $52.62, to $44.29 at the end of second part of the year is "a little stores, had the strongest year of all "Circuit City showed the world with Barnes & Noble outperform- 2004. It nevertheless has a market tough to explain," he adds, "given traditional music retail sectors, but that it has a profit formula even ing Borders Books & Music, thanks capitalization of nearly $17 billion, that industry momentum has mod- Handleman stock (HDL) still fin- with a choppy top line," Fassler to the former's October 2004 spin- roughly eight times that of Barnes erated and [Trans World] wasn't ished 2004 at $21.48, an increase says. "Sales were mixed through off of its GameStop holdings. & Noble, even though the two meeting earnings expectations. But of just 4.6% from its 2003 close of the year, but margins held in there Barnes & Noble stock (BKS) companies' total sales are about considering its price -to- cash -flow $20.53. Handleman's market capi- quite well." closed 2004 at $32.27, but after the same. [ratio], it is still one of the cheap- talization was $476.9 million. Gains for Minneapolis -based adjustments for the GameStop On the video side, Blockbuster est stocks in retail, given its clean Best Buy trailed those of Circuit spinoff, it finished the year at shares (BBI) were cut nearly in balance sheet." BIG JUMP AT BIG BOXES City in percentage terms, but Best $23.68, according to Fassler. half in 2004. The stock ended Another observer of the Trans Moving to the mass merchants, Buy's stock (BBY) still appreciated Barnes & Noble stock appreciat- 2003 at $17.95 and dropped World stock says the shares' year-end Troy -based Kmart enjoyed the $7.18, good for a 13.7% increase to ed 36.3% "when you exclude the 46.9% by the end of 2004, to boost resulted from recommenda- biggest jump. Its stock (KMRT) its 2004 close of $59.42. impact of GameStop," he adds. $9.54. Hollywood Entertainment tions by some analysts at small more than quadrupled from its "Best Buy had excellent funda- Barnes & Noble also "won kudos (HLYW) finished 2004 at $13.75, investment-banking firms, as well as 2003 close of $23.95, finishing mental performance," Fassler for executing what was essentially good for a 5% increase from its the company's inclusion in a Busi- 2004 at $98.95. Kmart filed for observes, "but noise associated with a stock buyback by calling its con- 2003 close of $13.09. At year's ness Week article on cheap stocks. At Chapter 11 protection in January [its] `customer- centricity' program vertible bonds." end, Hollywood management was year's end, Trans World's market cap- 2002 and emerged in April 2003, probably led to some jitters through Barnes & Noble's "outperfor- fighting off a hostile takeover bid italization totaled $426.4 million. and the stock market rewarded its the year, and a decelerating sales mance of Borders reflected strong from Blockbuster.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Marketplace Is Warner Music Group IPO On The Horizon?

It is widely believed on Wall before all the majors agreed to con- Partners, valued WMG at $3.5 ... about Apple downloads and CATCHING UP: The Sony BMG Street that Warner Music Group tinue providing credit and other billion only four days after his mobile phones," he says. "But Music Entertainment Sales field is poised to do a public stock normal terms of trade to Musicland group acquired it. And that was they have yet to do anything staff has been set for a while, but offering, maybe as soon as this under the new ownership. before WMG initiated a restruc- that shows that they can grow Retail Track hasn't had a chance summer. This comes on the But in the current the business." to report on it. heels of WMG's third successful situation, there is little That analyst is of course talk- In Los Angeles, Gary Kelly is refinancing (Billboard, Jan. 8) risk to retail, because ing about whether Lyor Cohen the sales manager, and Bobby led of WMG and the management teams he Sherman is the marketing direc- since an investment group the leveraged . by Edgar Bronfman Jr. and balance sheet. When e ai has installed or inherited at the tor. Christine Eichelberger is Thomas H. Lee Partners (which dealing with suppliers, various WMG labels can spark marketing director in Seattle. includes Bain Capital, Provi- retailers' main concern market -share growth after years For Dallas, Drew Kantor is the dence Equity Partners and is whether or not a Track.. of erosion. marketing director, and Jerry Bronfman's Lexa Partners) particular label or That remains to be seen, but it Wilkie is the sales manager. In acquired WMG in February 2004. distributor has the is clear that Bronfman and his Chicago, Wayne Chiodo is the In the latest refinancing, the financial wherewithal By Ed Christman investors have been betting on marketing director, and Tony company issued some $700 mil- to assume responsibil- [email protected] Cohen's track record as an inte- Camardo is the sales manager, lion in debentures, which was ity for returns. gral part of the plan from the very while Diane Steffens is market- used to pay equity shareholders a With WMG expected beginning. If an IPO occurs this ing director in Detroit. $680 million return. to eventually achieve $500 mil- turing that included lopping off summer, it almost takes out of Coming east, in New York, Since putting up $1.25 billion lion -$600 million in earnings $250 million in overhead. the equation the A&R factor and Larry Feldstein is the marketing toward the $2.6 billion acquisi- before interest, taxes, deprecia- So far, the new management whether management can build manager, and Steve Kennedy is tion, the investment partners tion and amortization, retail has shown that it is good at cut- the company, since it will still be the sales manager. In Atlanta, have taken out about $1.23 bil- need not worry. ting costs, which is what the too early to pass judgment. Chris Stone is the marketing lion, leaving about $20 million Indeed, what really shows the debt market has bought into. "If they can get the company manager, and John Hawn is the in equity in WMG. As of Sept. 30, strength of the WMG turnaround But is that enough to make an valued at even $3 billion in an sales manager. 2004, shareholders' equity was is that sophisticated Wall Street IPO fly? Another Wall Street IPO, with the initial investors On the national staff, Paul listed at $978 million, but that institutional investors were analyst says that Bronfman and already getting back almost their Calabretta has been named sen- was before a $350 million payout eager to buy into the private debt company likely will be touting total investment already, Tommy ior director of sales, while Barry announced in October and the placement of the company, even the new revenue streams from Lee and Bain and company will Levine is senior director of mar- latest $680 million return, which though they could see that the downloads and wireless when look like geniuses to their keting. The label relations staff was split between a dividend and refinancings would leave behind selling any offering. investors," the executive familiar includes David Smith, John a share buyback. a balance sheet that is debt -laden "It will all be about the future with the capital markets says. Conway and Patty Schreiber. but almost equity -free. With Wall Street's hunger for WMG securities, there seems to be a belief that an IPO is immi- nent. Listen to what Bishop Cheen, a director at Charlotte, N.C., Wachovia Securities, has to say: "The next shoe to drop is the proposed IPO that could come as soon as the summer of 2005." WMG had no comment. There is no guarantee that it will occur, but when one looks at the various bonds and notes issued by WMG, one of the offerings has an unusual call structure: If it's not exercised beginning on June 15, the actual premium to bondholders BRONFMAN: BETTING ON EXECS' EXPERIENCE increases within three months, Cheen reports. Accounts Call: While those numbers suggest If WMG issues stock before the New that the balance sheet actually premium kicks in, it can buy 800- 635 -9082 Fax: 954-340-7641 carries a negative net worth for back the bond at par, saving the shareholder equity, a source company money and increasing Urban Sales & Marketing: familiar with the situation sug- shareholder value. That makes 800- 329 -7664 ext.4469 Fax 954 -255 -4830 gests that some of the $350 mil- for a "motivating window," lion payout reported in October according to Cheen, if the share- Retailers Hotline: was made before Sept. 30 and holders determine at that time 800.635.9082 that a small amount of share- that the market is favorable to a or visit us on the w holder equity remains in WMG. public equity offering. If a financial company had Another executive familiar with www.oent.com acquired a retailer through a the U.S. capital markets and the leveraged buyout and then some- music industry says the word on how removed most of the equity, the Street is that a well -known the majors would have squealed New York investment bank is like stuck pigs, since they pro- already preparing for an IPO that vide credit to retail. will value WMG at $6 billion. That's exactly what happened That's more than double the when Sun Capital acquired $2.6 billion paid for the com- Musicland Group by merely pany. The amount may sound assuming the company's liabili- far -fetched to some, but consider ties, without putting any equity that Scott Sperling, managing in the chain. It took awhile director of Thomas H. Lee

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NUMBER =ç= 1 Week At Number) 2 3 GREATEST HITS Creed 13.98 CD /DVD I WIND -UP VIDEO/BMG VIDEO 13103 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Jon Heder FOXVIDEO 24392 PG 29.98 3 7 NUMBER ONES Bee Gees 13.98 CD/DVD POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC VIDEO/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO 01ST. 003777 KING ARTHUR (WIDESCREEN DIRECTOR'S CUT) Clive Owen NR 2928 TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO/BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 38520 Keim Knightley 4 2 LIVE AT THE GREEK Josh Groban 28.98DVD /CD -. 143/REPRISE MUSIC VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 38624 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETRUN OF THE KING (SPECIAL EXTENDED EDITON) Eli1'ah Wood 1 NR 39.98 1 NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT/WARNER HOME VIDEO 6932 Ian Mckellen <`s 5 6 ANYWHERE BUT HOME ° Evanescence 25.98 CD/DVD . WIND -UP VIDEO/BMG V10E013106 3 COLLATERAL Tom Cruise if R 29.98 DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 091734 Jamie Foxx b 9 WORDS & MUSIC JOHN MELLENCAMP'S GREATEST HITS John Mellencamp 19.98 CD /DVD ISLAND /UN/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST. 003311 2 I, ROBOT ( WIDESCREEN) Will Smith 20TH CENTURY FOX 2225190 PG-13 29.98 10 CRUNK JUICE Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz 22.98 CD /DVD BME/NT2694 ELF Will Ferrell lo PG 29.99 NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT/WARNER HOME VIDEO 7168 Andy Richter `t B 11 MY BROTHER & ME Ying Yang Twins 11.98 CD/DVD COLLIPARK/TVT 2489 THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT (PAN & SCAN) Anne Hathaway 4 G 29.98 BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENTAVALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO 035945 Julie Andrews 9 4 WITH THE LIGHTS OUT (BOX SET) Nirvana 69.98 CD/DVD GENEN HOME VIDEO/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO ( DIST 993771 9 SPIDER -MAN 2 WIDESCREEN SPECIAL EDITION) Tobe Ma uire } COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT PG-13 29.98 05149 Kirstyyz en Kunst 310 18 DISCLAIMER II a Seether 18.98 CD/DVD WIND -UP VIDEO/BMG VIDEO 13103 SHREK 2 (WIDESCREEN) Mike Myyers ' ¡ 12 PG 29.98 DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 90871 Cameron Diaz 11 5 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB U2 23.98 CD /DVD INTERSCOPE 5 I, ROBOT (PAN SCAN) Will Smith VIDEO /UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST 083613 PG -13 29.98

s 12 8 HERE FOR THE PARTY Gretchen Wilson 22.98 CD /DVD EPIC MUSIC VIDEO /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 93532 THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT (WIDESCREEN) Anne Hathaway )1_ 7 G 29 98 BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT/WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO 035946 Julie Andrews '13 LET IT ENFOLD YOU Senses Fail 13.98 CD/DVD DOIVE -THRU VIDEONAGRANT 0403 DODGEBALL' A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (WIDESCREEN) Ben Stiller aiLa 11 PG -13 29.98 I)` FOXVIDE025269 Vince Vaughn 1 4 28 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTIONS Xzibit 19.98 CD/DVD 6 MARY POPPINS (40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Julie Andrews ]¡1 COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 93486 G 29.98 BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT/WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO 031167 Dick Van Dyke 15 12 CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL (2 DISC SET) Eric Clapton 29.98 DVD SHREK 2 (PAN & SCAN) Mike M e rs WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING/WARNER MUSIC VISION 70378 17 PG 29.98 DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT/ UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 90873 Cameron Diaz t.16 23 LIVE AT DONINGTON 3 AC /DC 14.98 DVD

- EPIC MUSIC VIDEO /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 56963 15 SEINFELD: SEASONS 1 & 2 Jerry Seinfeld COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT 05341 NR 49.98 17 20 ALIVE AT RED ROCKS Incubus 21.98 DVD /CD THE SIMMONS: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON Animated EPIC MUSIC VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 59042 FOXVIOE023052 NR 49.98 13 LIVE AID Various Artists 39.98 DVD THE BOURNE (WIDESCREEN) WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING/WARNER MUSIC VISION 70383 8 SUPREMACY Matt Damon UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 24993 PG -13 29.98 14 YOU GOTTA MOVE Aerosmith 19.98 DVD /CD SPIDER-MAN 2 (PAN & SCAN SPECIAL EDITION) Tobey Maguire COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 58834 13 PG -13 29.98 COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT 05607 Kirsten Uunst H2O 21 BRITNEY SPEARS GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE Britney Spears 19.98 DVD BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR RIDES AGAIN Jeff Foxworthy JIVE/ZOMBAVIDEO/BMG VIDEO 85443 18 NR 19.98 PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT 8394 Bill Engvall 21 29 AMOTION A Perfect Circle 24.98 CD /DVD HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (PAN & SCAN 2 DISC EDITION) Daniel Radcliffe 19 PG 2998 VIRGIN MUSIC VIOEO/EMM MUSIC VIDEO 44115 WARNER HOME VIDEO 21447 Emma Watson 322 16 AFTERGLOW UVE Sarah McLachlan 22.98 DVD /CD HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (WIDESCREEN 2 DISC EDITION) Daniel Radcliffe 20 PG 29.98 ARISTA RECORDS INCIBMG VIDEO 64543 WARNER HOME VIDEO 26445 Emma Watson

;!f23 THE BEST OF PANTERA: FAR BEYOND THE GREAT SOUTHERN COWBOYS' VULGAR HITS Pantera 18.98 CD /DVD THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (PAN & SCAN) Denzel Washington R 29.98 ELEKTRA/DHINO HOME VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 73932 PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT 53464 Meryl Streep

15 LOS LONELY BOYS [SPECIAL EDITION] Los Lonely Boys 22.98 CD /DVD DODGEBALL A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY (PAN & SCAN) Ben Stiller 14 PG -13 29.98 OR/EPIC/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 93549 FOXVIOE025279 Vince Vaughn 22 REALITY TOUR LIVE Jessica 14.98 DVD THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (WIDESCREEN) Denzel Washington Simpson R 29.98 COLUMBIA MUSIC VIDEO /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 56786 PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT 36894 Meryl Streep

7 DISNEY CHANNEL HITS: TAKE 1 Various Artists 18.98 CD/DVD SHAUN OF THE DEAD (WIDESCREEN) Simon Pegg R - WALT DISNEY HOME ENTERTAINMENT/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST. 861233 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 25621 29.98 READY TO DIE STAR WARS TRILOGY (WIDESCREEN 4 PACK) Mark Hamill The Notorious B.I.G. 13.98 CD/DVD 23 PG 69.98 BAD BOY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST. 002852 TOXVIDEO22341 Harrison Ford 30 LIVE SHREK (WIDESCREEN 2 PACK) Mike Myers IN BUFFALO - JULY 4TH 2004 Goo Goo Dolls 14.98 DVD 31 PG 19.98 WARNER REPRISE VIOEOANARNER MUSIC VISION 38623 DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 90699 Cameron Diaz

ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID Johnny Messner THREE DAYS GRACE Three Days Grace 18.98 CD /DVD PG COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT 03255 -13 26.98 JIVE RECORDS/BMG VIDEO 65140

HERO ( WIDESCREEN) Jet Li BAD BOY'S R &B HITS Various Artists 19.98 CD /DVD 22 PG -13 29.98 MIRAMAX HOME ENTERTAINMENT/BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 38012 BAR BOY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO 01ST. 993700

SCAN) PHINALLY PHAMOUS Lil Wyte 17.98 CD /DVD 16 THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (PAN & Matt Damon UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 24994 PG -13 29.98 . HYPNOTIZE MINDS/ASYLUMIWARNER MUSIC VISION 68500

KING ARTHUR (PAN & SCAN) Clive Owen 35 RAZON DE SOBRA Marco Antonio Solis 16.98 CD/DVD R 29.98 TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEOBUENAVISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 35979 Keim Knightley FONOVISANNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO 01ST 351529

SEINFELD: SEASON 3 Jerry Seinfeld 31 SOLO Ricardo Arjona 18.98 CD /DVD 25 NR 49.98 COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT 0949 SONY DISCOS /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 95380

MEET THE PARENTS (BONUS EDITION) (WIDSCREEN) Ben Stiller PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Rob Zombie 18.98 CD/DVD 28 PG -13 2298 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 26459 Robert De Niro -Lx GEFFEN HOME VIDEO/UNIVERSAL MUSIC & VIDEO DIST 991041

DE- LOVELY (SPECIAL EDITION) Kevin Kline 36 UNDER BLACKPOOL UGHTS The White Stripes 19.98 DVD PG -13 26.98 MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT 07346 Ashley Judd V2/BMG VIDEO 27228

SNL: THE BEST OF WILL FERRELL Will Ferrell i9 BIG & RICH'S SUPER GALACTIC FAN PAK Big & Rich 17.98 DVD /CD NR 1498 LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT 08419 WARNER REPRISE VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 48904

STAR WARS TRILOGY (PAN & SCAN) Mark Hamill 34 14.98 DVD PG 69.98 TEXICAN STYLE: UVE FROM AUSTIN Los Lonely Boys 37 FOXVIDEO223445 Harrison Ford EPIC MUSIC VIDEO /SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 58621

TWO BROTHERS (PAN & SCAN) Guy Pearce PG 29.98 25 LED ZEPPELIN '° Led Zeppelin 29.98 DVD UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME VIDEO 24128 ATLANTIC VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 9 70198

Breckin Meyer GARFIELD THE MOVIE PG -13 27.98 38 LIVE IN TEXAS Linkin Park 21.98 CD /DVD FOXVIOEO24673 Jennifer Love Hewitt WARNER MUSIC VIDEO/WARNER MUSIC VISION 48563

SHOW: SEASON ONE (UNCENSORED!) Dave Chappelle CHAPPELLE'S NR 26.98 24 SESSIONS FOR ROBERT J Eric Clapton 24.98 DVD /CD PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT 87991 DUCK/REPRISE/WARNER MUSIC VISION 38.927

BLUE TOUR Jeff Foxworthy O RIRA Gold cerl fo sales of 25.000 units for video moles: RIAA oold cart. for sales of 50.000 unify for SF or LF videos: A RIM olat ium cart for sales of 50.000 u its for video moles. COLLAR COMEDY PG -13 19.98 WARNER HOME VIDEO 24657 Bill Engvall RONA platinum cert. for sales of 100,000 units for SF or LF videos; O RIM gold ceri for 25,000 unts for SF or 1F videos certified prior to April 1,1991; RIAA platinum cerf for 50000 units for SF or LE-video certified prior to April I, 1931 © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan Inc. All rights reserved.

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Out Music Kinks Apple's Play Date BY ANTONY BRUNO with initiatives," says Michael Gallelli, director of content The hottest consumer electronic device and acquisitions for T- Mobile USA. "[The innovation] has on the market has found a new angle. The outlook for mobile music in 2005 can be summed been done by the wireless side, and I think it's important for Playboy.com is offering iPod Photo own- up in one word: more. labels to start contributing to the innovation pool." ers 25 free digital Playmate images in a Wireless operators say they will introduce more content, The wireless industry recognizes that DRM concerns are promotional effort dubbed "iBod." more services, more music -optimized devices and more largely responsible for the music industry's careful pace. The images do not feature nudity. partnerships with music labels-which they hope will lead "It's a concern for everybody," says Mark Nagel, director Those looking to download rader content to an increase in customers of entertainment and premium will have to subscribe to one of Playboy's and sales. content for Cingular. "It's not various member-based Web archives. My T -Mobile, CallerTunesn we're going to let The offering is Playboy's latest effort No. 1: Nelly, left, and Tim McGraw's "A big part of [this] year is something increasing our take rate and completely dominate the busi- to find a place in the portable digital duet refuses to die, far outpacing '_ilF the rest of the Launch streams field pulling in more customers ®-...... ness, but it is something we're space. Most recently, the company part- during the past month. I on." nered with content developer Dwango outside of the hip -hop user . working base," says Eileen Mercilliott, :: 1001 Another wireless- industry Wireless to bring Playboy -themed T., 25, LAUNCH: director of digital media prod- > initiative expected to gain images, videodips, ringtones and games year is a standard to mobile phones. ucts for Nextel. Owe traction this Top 20 Streams In the short term, music will .., ,: YriaGn rating system for content. (Dec. 6, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005) remain primarily a tool for per- Wireless carriers want to sonalizing mobile phones with expand the range of content nPtmusic° e n t e r t a i n m e n t 1 NELLY FEATURING 11M McGRAW such applications as master they offer subscribers, and at Over and Over uNIVERS.L 5,339,515 ringtones and ringback tones. the same time begin targeting 2 CIARA But the ultimate goal for the younger first -time wireless Indies On Demand 1,2 Step LaFACE 3,840,268 Indie fans have a new outlet 3 MARIO music and wireless industries is consumers. A rating system, -music Let Me LoveYou I 3,132,706 to enable more advanced music Wireless providers such asT-Moblle USA are working with they say, is necessary to ensure to find videos of their favorite artists. 4 EMINEM services that use broadband the musk industry to Increase content offerings. a smooth user experience, On New Year's Eve, NetMusic Enter- LikeToy Soldiers INTERSCOPE 3,030,932 tainment launched a video -on- demand 5 SIMPLE PLAN wireless networks and music - particularly when offering Welcome to My Life LAVA 2,898,028 optimized phones as the means of distribution. over -the -air music download services. service that provides digital access to 6 EMINEM "It's important to advise customers of the content they're clips from such acts as the Dropkick Just Lose It INTERSCOPE 2,565,958 RESOLUTION it it roll edgier Murphys, Girls Against Boys, Leftover 7 GREEN DAY ISSUES IN NEED OF accessing, and makes easier to out content Boulevard of Broken Dreams REPRISE 2,513,371 Both industries expect consumers to be able to purchase, if they understand what they're getting," Mercilliott says. Salmon and Nick Cave. 8 SNOOP DOGG download and play digital music on their wireless devices The wireless industry also hopes to resolve such techni- The service also features on- demand Drop It Like It's Hot GIfFEN 2,494,408 cal issues as competing file formats for digital music. But downloads of certain feature -length films 9 DESTINY'S CHILD before year's end. Behind the scenes, major efforts are under Lose My Breath cOLURNA 2,475,836 way to resolve the outstanding digital -rights -management questions about business models, like how subscribers will and enables live broadcast of concerts, 10 DESTINY'S CHILD issues that concern music labels. But the mobile industry be charged for wirelessly downloading music and how the sporting events and the like, including Soldier COLUMBIA 2,401,536 faces other issues as well, including establishing a standard revenue will be shared, remain the biggest hurdles. those filmed in high definition. 11 LINDSAY LOHAN Rumors CASABLANCA 2,316,357 content rating system, managing support for various digital 'We may have a technical solution before we have a busi- With its recent acquisition of indie 12 USHER FEATURINGALICIA KEYS music file formats and working out business models with ness model," Gallelli says. "Publishers and labels have to find music giant Audio Lunchbox, NetMusic My Boo LarACE 2,311,458 content providers. a way to work with each other so we don't stall or hinder the claims an online catalog of more than 13 ASHANTI labels. Only U THE INC 2,267,611 Essential to the success of these initiatives is a close pace of development. Future opportunities will require fast 1 million indie tracks from 4,000 14 KELLY CLARKSON working relationship with the music industry, and wire- deployment and a willingness to try new business models." In conjunction with itsVOD launch, U RCA 2,197,389 Since Been Gone less executives hope their counterparts in the music field The music industry has devoted much time recently to NetMusic also unveiled its rebranded Web 15 GWEN STEFANI WhatYou Waiting For? INTERSCOPE 2,116,641 will match their level of activity and commitment. finding solutions to licensing -rights issues. For example, site, based on Audio Lunchbox's design. 16 JESSE McCARTNEY Although labels receive the largest portion of revenue EMI Music Publishing and Sony BMG Music Entertainment The company said it is in the process of Beautiful Soul HOLLYWOOD 2,094,828 gained from mobile music services, some in the wireless forged an agreement Dec. 17 that sets guidelines for clear- acquiring additional content tights from 17 JAY- Z /LINKIN PARK labels and studios for itsVOD Numb /Encore WARNER aROS. 1,999,209 industry are concerned about the music sector's contri- ing rights between the two companies for master ringtones, major film 181010 butions to the market's development. ringbacks and other digital delivery options (Billboard, Dec. service, digital jukebox and music store. Baby It'sYou BLACKGROUND 1,923,264 "To date, the wireless industry has been doing all the leg- 25, 2004). Warner/Chappell Music Publishing and Warner 19 FANTASIA to get forged Truth Is I 1,858,353 work, going to the labels and asking them on board Music Group have also an alliance. 20 ASHLEE SIMPSON LaLa GEFFEN 1,797,834

The top 20 audio and video streams (combined) for the four weeks ending Jan. 2. Source: Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

Digital Lifestyles Group is targeting the 33-million- strong All of the elements are modular and interchangeable. For teenage demographic with "hip-e," a PC instance, the flat- screen monitor can be detached from the Mobile Dead and media system designed by teens. computer and hung on the wall like a TV screen. The Deadheads may soon augment their E The system's centerpiece is the hip -e unit's speaker system can be removed and integrated mini -van bumper stickers with Grateful "node," a modular digital media hub that with the MP3 player for a portable digital boombox. Dead images on their mobile phones, offers Internet access, instant messaging Digital Lifestyles says it designed the hip-e sys- thanks to a partnership between mobile and online shopping. Users can access all tem after conducting focus group sessions with media application provider Summus and hip-e content and services through a por- teenagers. This interactive philosophy also spills Grateful Dead Productions. tal dubbed the "hip -e hangout," which over to its marketing strategy. The company To mark the band's 40th anniversary, links to selected teen- oriented Web sites. recruited more than 1,000 teens in the top the companies have made available a The node includes a built -in TV tuner 10 markets to host online ses- collection of classic Grateful Dead art- with digital recording capabilities, CD/DVD sions with their friends to work and icons. Fans may also download Nos. 9 & 10: Destiny's Child player /recorder and MusicMatch digital music promote hip -e. more than a dozen videodips selectively made a big splash with comeback store connectivity. It also contains docking slots for The system retails for $1,700- edited from the recently rereleased DVD album `Destiny Fulfilled." Two of its such optional hip -e accessories as a 512MB MP3 player $1,900, depending on the hardware "The Grateful Dead Movie" to install as tracks have found their way into Launch's top 10. and a prepaid wireless phone with service from Sprint. bundle selected. ANTONY BRUNO mobile phone screensavers.

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BY CHRISTOPHER WALSH "I've done this 22 years, did a lot of 215,000 sound effects. "I'm getting to major records in L.A., and I've done a the point where there's no outboard NEW YORK -The growing demand lot of post -production," says sound gear that's auxiliary to our mixing; it's for high- resolution, surround -sound designer/mixer Troy Krueger, a veter- all internal plug- ins." audio mixing and sound design is an of recording studios including the Among Jaunai's clients is iN De- vividly illustrated at Creative Group, a Village, Sunset Sound and Sunset mand Networks, a video -on- demand large and fast- growing technical and Sound Factory, all in Los Angeles. and pay -per -view provider. It is a creative services provider based in "This is hands -down the finest studio relationship that ensures more sur- Times Square. I'll ever work in. Many people come round -sound work for Creative Group. Founded as a visual business, the back and say they're the finest studios "They have two HD channels coming privately owned Creative Group now in New York, if not the country, for out full- blown," Jaunai says, "so every- features three identical surround mix- what we do." thing on there is 5.1- channel." I ing suites among the 18 studios in its Krueger, with sound designer/ Creative Group's own HD TV KRUEGER: CALLS CREATIVE GROUP THE FINEST STUDIO ILL E1 ER 1\'0ßK IN 30,000- square -foot facility. mixers David Jaunai and Doug channel, Fangoria TV, is negotiating With a client base that includes DiFranco, occupy Creative Group's a carrier agreement. "We soft - " Fangoria" and "Star -Log" horror /sci -fi studios are downsizing, Creative media giants like Viacom, Disney audio suites featuring Pro Tools launched on the INHD network, magazines. The Star-Log acquisition Group is averaging 25 projects per day and Time Warner, Creative Group high- definition workstations and a which is owned by iN Demand," Cre- adds another member to Creative at its Times Square headquarters. makes audio recording studios look custom -built, 5- terrabyte Rorke ative Group president Joseph Avallone Group's growing family, which "I have to provide a facility that antiquated. To call its suites "cut- Data storage area network. explains. "We started by broadcasting includes subsidiaries 91 East in makes the producer extremely pro- ting- edge" does not do them justice. "We have these Pro Tools systems New York's [Greenwich] Village Hal- Bridgehampton, N.Y.; Creative Group ductive," Avallone says. "What he cre- Indeed, the breadth of work the that are definitely on steroids," says loween parade in HD." (CT) in Bristol, Conn.; and New York - ates has to be better than what he can facility's sound designers and clients Krueger, who has programmed a Most recently, Creative Group based design and production compa- get anywhere else, and I have to meet can accomplish -and the speed at database of 59 music libraries corn- announced the acquisition of assets of ny Moe Greene Associates. his price point. If I can do those which it happens -is dizzying. prising 415,000 music cuts, as well as the Star -Log Group, publishers of the At a time when many recording things, I can be very successful."

JANUA200RY 15 Billboard PRODUCTION Schmitt Up For Five Grammys 5 CREDITS Al Schmitt, winner of 12 Gram- her part," Schmitt says of Krall's common stock of Steinberg Media my Awards, is a multiple nominee album. It is a departure for her Technologies GmbH (billboard.biz, BILLBOARD'S NO. 1 SINGLES (JANUARY 8, 2005) for the 47th annual ceremonies, to because it features several original Dec. 22, 2004). be held Feb. 13 at the Staples Cen- compositions. The acquisition includes ter in Los Angeles. "She deserves the right to do Steinberg's U.S. sales operations. CATEGORY HOT 100 R &B COUNTRY This year, Schmitt earned five this; she's been wanting to write Yamaha's U.S. subsidiary, Yama-

TITLE LET ME LOVE YOU LET ME LOVE YOU SOME BEACH mentions. Two are for best engi- for a long time and has been writ- ha Corp. of America, will over- Artist/ Mario/ Mario/ Blake Shelton/ neered album, non -classical, for ing fabulous Produce/ S. Starch S. Storch B. Braddock "The (Label) (3rd Street/J/RMG) (3rd Street/J/RMG) (Warner Bros. [Nashville]) Diana Krall's Girl in the Other melodies. Room" and "Genius Loves Compa- "Some of it ny," which paired the late Ray was made at RECORDING STUDIOS) SOUNDVILLA SOUNDVILLA THE TRACKING ROOM @ Charles with various artists. Avatar Studios Studio (Locator (Miami Beach, Fla.) (Miami Beach, Fla.) EMERALD Schmitt's three other noms are in New York," Engineer(s) Kameron Houff, Kameron Houff, (Nashville, Tenn.) Conrad Golding Conrad Golding Ed Seay also for "Genius," in the categories Schmitt adds, of album and record of the year "but most of it Monitor. (for the song "Here We Go Again "), was done at Capi- CONSOLE(S)/ SSL 4056 G+ SSL 4056 G+ SSL 9000 J as well as the inaugural best sur- tol [in Holly- DAW)Si round sound album award. wood], and we By Christopher Walsh Topping off his Grammy- related mixed it at Capi- cwalsh @billboard.com MULTITRACK Pro Tools HD Pro Tools HD Pro Tools HD RECORDER(SI/PLAYBACK endeavors is his appearance in tol." Schmitt also MEDIA "Tom Dowd and the Language of mixed "Genius Music," a nominee for best long - Loves Company" there. see U.S. sales of software devel-

RECORDING Pro Tools HD Pro Tools HD Pro Tools HD form music video. But it is "Tom Dowd and the oped by Steinberg. The total MEDIA "I thought it was a terrific effort Language of Music" for which acquisition is valued at $28.5 and a very courageous effort on Schmitt reserves the most praise. million. MIX DOWN STUDIO(S) LARRABEE NORTH LARRABEE NORTH COOL TOOLS AUDIO Along with his uncle, Hamburg -based Steinberg Media (Location) (North Hollywood, Calif.) (North Hollywood, Calif.) (Franklin, Tenn.) Technologies, Engineers) Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin Ed Seay engineer /studio owner Harry which became part Smith, Schmitt calls Dowd a pri- of Pinnacle Systems Group in mary influence on his career. 2003, manufactures and markets CONSOLEIS)/DAW(SI SSL 9000K, Pro Tools5.13 SSL9000K,ProTools513 Digidesign Pro Control "He just took me like a kid broth- music and media production soft- er and taught me everything," ware, including the Nuendo and MIXDOWN Ampex ATR 102 Ampex ATR 102 Pro Tools HD RECORDER(SI/MEDIA Schmitt recalls. "He was an amaz- Cubase platforms. ing human, a giving guy, a fun guy Yamaha and Steinberg have had

MIX DOWN Quantegy GP9 Quantegy GM Pro Tools HO to be around. I'm happy for the a relationship since the mid- 1990s, MEDIA Dowd family that this recognition when the former began using the has come now, and young guys get a latter's computer music products MASTERING HIT FACTORY HIT FACTORY MASTERMIX chance to see what this is all about and bundled software. (Location) New York) New York) (Nashville, Tenn.) and what it was like when we were More recently, the relationship Engineer Herb Powers, Jr. Herb Powers, Jr. Hank Williams making records back in the '50s." has grown with the Studio Connec- tions initiative begun in 2004, a CD/CASSETTE BMG BMG WEA ACQUISITION: Shortly before Christ- project in which Yamaha hardware, MANUFACTURER mas, Tokyo -based Yamaha Corp. such as digital mixers and synthe- announced that it had reached an sizers, will be seamlessly integrated 02005, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Please submit material for Production Credits to Keith Caulfield,Tele- SCHMITT. LEARNED FROM TOM DOWD software phone 323 -525 -2297, Fax 323 -525-2394 or 323 -525-2395, [email protected]. agreement to acquire 100% of the with Steinberg's products.

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UNITED KINGDOM / EUROPE / ASIA / JAPAN / AUSTRALIA / AFRICA / CANADA HMV Shuns iPod Users Microsoft To Develop Software For British Retailer The Gift

BY TOM FERGUSON and JULIANA KORANTENG will create a customized "virtual jukebox." HMV says this will enable customers to "find, LONDON -HMV's new music download serv- buy, enjoy and manage their music online all ice will be available to U.K. consumers in the in one place." Microsoft and HMV are devel- Of Music second half of this year- unless oping the software, which will be they happen to be iPod users. available on disc in stores or as a Somerset HMV Group announced its plans download from the Web site. for the service, which is being devel- Song downloads will be compat- Fine -Tunes Deal oped with Microsoft, in a Dec. 22, ible with Microsoft's Windows 2004, statement to the London Stock Media Audio standard. With Hallmark Exchange. A spokesman says HMV A limited number of digital play- "will be offering a software situation ers are already available in HMV's that is not iPod-compatible." 200 U.K. stores, and the company BY LARRY LeBLANC The British retailer says it is is looking at expanding that range. investing about £10 million Although HMV stocks Apple Corn - TORONTO-Canada's Somerset ($19.28 million) in the launch, puter's iPods, the spokesman says Entertainment is seeking a big- including capital and marketing that situation "will be reviewed." ger slice of the U.S. gift music costs. The service will be available HMV currently offers downloads business. at the retailer's existing U.K. Web on its U.K. site through a deal with Following a 2004 deal with site, hmv.co.uk. digital-music service supplier OD2. However, the Hallmark Licensing divi- HMV has not begun negotiations with OD2 has not been involved in the develop- sion of Hallmark Cards, record companies about licensing repertoire ment of the new project. HMV says it is in Somerset has placed an for the service. Accordingly, no information talks with several companies to handle fulfil- exclusive series of 38 on pricing has been issued. ment and back -room functions. OD2 did not CDs in 2,000 U.S. Hall- The service will be based on software that (Continued on page 46) mark Gold Crown stores. Titles in the series, which carry the Hallmark Music brand name, sell for $15.95. Toronto -based Somerset is paying an undis- UMI Opens 'Factory closed licensing fee to Kansas City, Mo. -based Hallmark Licensing and is responsible for sales New Division Connects Repertoire, Manufacturing and distribution of the series. "It is major that we have established our- selves in 2,000 stores," Somerset president BY EMMANUEL LEGRAND the most effective route to a changing market- Andy Burgess says. "All of these stores make place through manufacturing- whether their own buying decisions." LONDON--With the music business develop- physical or digital -and through our retail and "We liked the fact that Somerset knows ing a wider range of physical carriers and digital distribution partners. Those partners, in turn, the speciality store business and knows platforms, Universal Music International has bring our music to consumers in all the vari- what it takes to reach the independent reshaped its manufacturing and logistics oper- ous formats which they want today." special retailer," Hallmark Licensing VP ations to better accommodate the Kress will act as liaison between Jay Quickel says. needs of its creative units. the repertoire units and the division The series launched in March 2004 Central to the plan is the creation responsible for producing and deliv- with 32 titles. Since then, six have of the Virtual Factory, a London - ering music to distribution and been added, and another six are slat- based division that will link UMI's retail partners. Hence the dual ed for March. Included are individ- repertoire centers and its manufac- reporting structure, according to a ual- artist titles featuring Elvis Pres- turing arm. UMI spokesman. ey, Nat "King" Cole and Louis UMI VP of asset management Muir says Kress and his team Armstrong, as well as compilations Rahmyn Kress has taken the new have been instrumental in "the of 1950s pop, jazz, country, Christ- role of managing director of Virtu- successful digitization of the com- ian and Celtic music. al Factory. The division has 18 pany's entire back catalog. He is "For a program that is only eight staffers in London and 20 in uniquely qualified to manage the months old, we're posting a solid Hanover, Germany, the homebase transition of our business in this performance we are happy with," of manufacturing operation Uni- complex, challenging and fast - Quickel says. versal Manufacturing & Logistics. changing area." Hallmark, which has 4,200 U.S. London -based Kress reports to UMI execu- For Hole, the creation of the Virtual Factory stores, is no stranger to selling tive VP /CFO Boyd Muir and executive VP of "will ensure that we can produce and deliver music. The company produced its marketing and A &R Max Hole. Kress joined our repertoire in all current-and future -for- (Continued on page 44) Universal 10 years ago and was named VP of mats and through all distribution channels." asset management in September 2000. Muir adds that the organizational changes Martina McBride's "My Heart" Muir says, 'The formation of the Virtual Fac- position UMI "to deliver our repertoire to will be Hallmark's exclusive tory is a progressive step to help the labels find (Continued on page 44) Valentine's Day 2005 album.

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4g 3 ¡AUSTRIAN IFPI /AUSTRIA TOP 40101/03/05 ,t,I11IMUVI101¡0'.05 Eurocharts are compiled by Billboard from the national singles and album sales charts of 18 Leads European countries. Field F.O.D. SINGLES SINGLES 01/05/05 1 1 SWEETEST POISON 1 YA 'BOUT TO FIND OUT NU PAGADI CHEYENNE JOERI ARIOLA 2 3 LIVING TO LOVE YOU 2 ET C'EST PARTI SINGLES SALES SARAH CONNOR EPIC NADIYA COLUMBIA 1 DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS? Label Into U.K. 3 13 UND WENN EIN LIED 3 CAR WASH BAND AID 20 MERCURY SOHNE MANNHEIMS SONNE MANNHEIMS/UNIVERSAL CHRISTINA AGUILERA FT MISSY ELLIOTT DREAMWORKS 2 3 I BELIEVE IN YOU 4 7 I BELIEVE IN YOU 4 LOSE MY BREATH KYUE MINOGUE PARLOPHONE KYLE MINOGUE PARLOPHONE DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 3 4 CALL ON ME Canadian-born, British -based BMG is the best place for me to start 5 4 CALL ON ME 5 SADNESS ERIC PRYDZ DATA ERIC PRYDZ EDEL STASH EMI Field is new in my career." 4 2 LOSE MY BREATH rock artist Chris spearhead- this chapter ALBUMS ALBUMS DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA ing the independent F.O.D. label's The label confirms that a new 1 2 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1 CLOUSEAU 5 7 ADIEU MONSIEUR LE PROFESSEUR GREATEST HITS CHRYSALIS VANBINNEN EMI STAR ACADEMY 4 MERCURY arrival in the U.K. market with his album, to be recorded in the United

2 1 KIDDY CONTEST KIDS 2 NATALIA 6 8 AGAINST ALL ODDS KIDDY CONTEST VOL10 SONY RMfy BACK FOR MORE ARIOLA STEVE BROOKSTEIN SYCO debut album, "Powis Square." States, will be released in mid -2005. 3 3 U2 3 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 7 5 LA RIVIERE DE NOTRE ENFANCE The set will be released Feb. 28, CHRISTIE ELIEZER HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB ISLAND GREATEST HITS CHRYSAUS GAROU & MICHEL SARDOU COLUMBIA 4 8 SOHNE MANNHEIMS 4 ANDRE HAZES 8 9 SWEETEST POISON preceded a week earlier by the sin- NOIZ SOHNE MANNHEIMS 25 JAHR - HET ALLERBESTE VAN EMI NU PAGADI CHEYENNE NATIONAL EXPOSURE: U.K. rock act 5 4 SILBERMOND 5 TINA TURNER 9 11 NUMB /ENCORE gle "Make It Tonight," on which VERSCHWENDE DEINE ZEIT SONY BMG ALL THE BEST PARLOPHONE JAY- Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. Field duets with English vocalist Grand National will make its North 10 13 ENAMORAME PAPI SANCHEZ PLANET RECORDS Sam Brown. American live debut in March, with DENMARK PORTUGAL 11 10 SCHAPPI DAS KLEINE KROK SCHNAPPT UNIVERSAL an appearance confirmed for the 12 16 DROP IT LIKE ITS HOT South by Southwest Music Confer- IRIM)01/04/05 SNOOP DOGG FT. PHARRELL WIWAMS GEFFEN - ÿ3 ( IFPI /NIELSEN MARKETING RESEARCH ) 01/04/05 13 6 JUST LOSE IT ence in Austin and another in the SINGLES ALBUMS EMINEM INTERSCOPE for New York. 1 1 DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS? 1 2 HUMANOS 14 17 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? works BAND AID 20 MERCURY HUMANOS CAPITOL GWEN STEFAN¡ INTERSCOPE The duo recently wrapped its first 13 CALL ON ME 2 1 SEAL 15 14 FATHER AND SON ERIC PRYDZ DATA BEST OF 1991 -2014 WARNER BROS. RONAN KEATING & YUSUF ISLAM POLYDOR full U.K. tour in support of its debut 11 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING 3 4 PHIL COLLINS 16 18 THE SOUND OF SAN FRANCISCO MUSIKK FT. JOHN WARNER ROCK BROS. LOVE SONGS, A COMPILATION OLD & NEW WARNER MUSIC GLOBAL DEEJAYS SONY 8MG album, "Kicking the National Habit," 4 4 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? 4 3 U2 17 29 UND WENN EIN LIED Radio 1 GWEN STEFAN¡ INTERSCOPE 50HNEMANNHEIMS SOHNE MANNHEIMSNNIVERSAL released in May 2004 by BBC HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB ISLAND 5 3 REAL TO ME 18 38 HOMME-FEMMES DJ Rob Da Bank's Sunday Best label. BRIAN MCFADDEN MODEST!/SONY BMG 5 7 ROBBIE WILLIAMS LYNNSHA UP MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC GREATEST HITS CHRYSALIS 19 15 LAISSEZ -MOI DANSER "There's always the cliché about ALBUMS 6 6 EVANESCENCE STAR ACADEMY 4 MERCURY ANYWHERE BUT HOME WIND -UP/EPIC how it's impossible to break America, 1 7 NIK & JAY 43 U 2 CAPITOL 20 FEMME LIKE 7 8 DA WEASEL K -MARO EAST WEST so we're taking it day by day," Da 2 6 BRITNEY SPEARS RE- DEFINICOES CAPITOL GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE JIVE ALBUM SALES 8 10 BLUE Bank tells Billboard. 1 3 DRENGENE FRA ANGORA BEST OF BLUE INNOCENTNIRGIN 1 ROBBIE WILLIAMS DRENGENE FRA ANGORA PLAYGROUND GREATEST HITS CHRYSALIS Sunday Best is negotiating a 4 9 NEPHEW 9 14 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK COWSION COURSE WARNER BROS. 2 2 U2 USADSB COPENHAGEN OW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB ISLAND North American major-label licens- 5 25 GREEN DAY 10 5 MARCO PAULO 3 LIMITE ZONA MUSICA 3 EMINEM ing agreement for "Kicking the AMERICAN IDIOT REPRISE AMOR SEM ENCORE INTERSCOPE 4 18 GREEN DAY National Habit" and a separate dis- IRELAND FINLAND AMERICAN IDIOT REPRISE tribution deal for its three other 5 7 PARK JAY-Z/LINKIN BROWN. LEFT. AND FIELD: DOING A DUET COWSION COURSE WARNER BROS. acts. U.K. distribution is by Vital. 5 9 MAROON 5 _- g3 IIRMNCHART TRACK) 12/31/04 I1IE101/05r05 SONGS ABOUT JANE J/SONY BMG Grand National's songs have "a 7 6 BLUE SINGLES SINGLES BEST OF BLUE INNOCENTNIRGIN Toronto -based F.O.D. is owned by timeless quality," Da Bank says. 1 1 DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS? 1 VALVON 3 14 BRITNEY SPEARS BAND AID 20 MERCURY JANE EMI Canadian businessman Dean Man- "As I speak, they're writing the GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE JIVE 2 2 NUMB /ENCORE 2 BITTERSWEET 9 10 juris and run by JAY- Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. APOCALYP TCA FT. VALO V UNIVERSAL KYLIE MINOGUE ULTIMATE KYUE PARLOPHONE 3 4 BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS 3 SHAMADALIE veteran producer GREEN DAY REPRISE SONATA ARCTICA NUCLEAR BLAST/SPINEFARM 10 19 SOHNE MANNHEIMS NOIZ SOHNE MANNHEIMS/UNIVERSAL 4 3 I'LL STAND BY YOU YHDEN ENKELIN UNELMA Bob Rose, who GIRLS ALOUD POLYDOR TARJATURUNEN SPINEFARM 11 13 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS POLYDOR helmed Field's KUOLEMA TEKEE TAITEILIJAN 5 6 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? 5 12 5 GWEN STEFAN¡ INTERSCOPE NIGHTWISH SPINEFARM TINA TURNER ALL THE BEST PARLOPHONE album. U.K. distri- Global ALBUMS ALBUMS 13 NEW KYO bution is by Nova/ 300 LESIONS ARIOLA 1 1 1 ELLA & ALEKSI HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB ISLAND LENNI LOKINPOIKANEN CAPITOL 4 SEAL Pinnacle. Rose says 2 2 PADDY CASEY 2 BRITNEY SPEARS BEST OF 1991- 2004 WARNER BROS. LIVING COLUMBIA GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE JIVE 15 30 ANNETT LOUISAN he is finalizing BOHEME SONY BMG Pulse. 3 6 BRITNEY SPEARS 3 SMURFFIT Canadian and GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE JIVE MEGAIDOLTT VOL 12 EMI tm 11 JULI 4 3 ILGDIVO 4 NIGHTWISH ES IST JUL] UNIVERSAL international distri- D ONCE NUCLEAR BLAST/SPINEFARM 17 DESTINY'S CHILD 5 8 GREEN DAY ROBBIE WILLIAMS DESTINY FULFILLED COLUMBIA bution. "My plan is Tom Ferguson, Editor AMERICAN IDIOT REPRISE GREATEST HITS CHRYSALIS 23 KEANE HOPES AND FEARS ISLAND to use the best out- [email protected] 12 PHIL COLLINS fit in each country HUNGARY POLAND LOVE SONGS. A COMPILATION OLD & NEW ATLANTIC 16 ANASTACIA for the kind of ANASTACIA EPIC/DAYUGHT product we have," he he adds. ,:. I ZEK PROOUCENTOW AUDIO VIDE0112/31/04 explains. second album," "Although IMAHASZI 12/31/04 RADIO AIRPLAY Field met Rose while the producer the first record has been out for a fair ALBUMS Monitored Radio Airplay information from 17 Euro- SINGLES pean countries as monitored and 1 was working with Julian Lennon in while, this is really just the start of 1 A KORBEN VARIOUS ARTISTS tabulated by Nielsen Music Control. 11 ZORAN UNIVERSAL THE BEST SMOOTH EVER EMI Nielsen 5 O1 /05'05 1999. Rose recalls that, coincident- the whole project worldwide." 2 SOME KIND OF MONSTER EP VARIOUS ARTISTS METAWCA VERTIGO BRAVO HITS ZIMA 2005 MAGIC JONATHAN COHEN 1 LOSE MY BREATH ally, Field "sounded just like John 3 CSAK EGY EKSZAKA VOLT ROD STEWART DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA AGNES VANILLA PRIVATE MOON RECORDS Lennon. I called him and told him to STARDUST: GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOLT SONY BMG 3 SHE WILL BE LOVED ONE (ALEDELWAYS HARDCORE) MAROON5 J/SONYBMG SCOOTS U2 find his own voice, and over several SOPHOMORE SERGIO: EMI Italy is 111 OW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB ISLAND 2 I BELIEVE IN YOU 5 NEW SHAKE THAT! BELIE MINOGUE PARLOPHONE months stretching into two years he planning a selective European release SCOOTER EDEL ADAM MAKOWICZ & LESZEK MOZDZER UVE AT CARNEGIE HALL POMATON 5 CALL ON ME ERIC PRYDZ DATA/MINISTRY OF SOUND worked hard, writing songs and for the second album by Sergio Cam - VARIOUS ARTISTS 1 RADIO ZET: TYULO WIELKIE...NA GWIAZDKE MAGIC 4 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? eventually singing like Chris Field." mariere, "Sul Sentiero." BAZI NAGY LAGZI CWBSOLUTIONS GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 2 MYSLOVITZ 6 THESE WORDS PAUL SEXTON The jazz pianist/singer /songwriter NO MIECZYKI. SKALARY, NEONKI EMI KARACSONY UNIVERSAL NATASHA BEDINGRELD PHONOGENIC/SONY BMG first came to public attention in 2003, 3 ANDREA BOCELLI LEONARD COHEN 7 MISUNDERSTOOD ANDREA POLYDOR SEAR HEATHER COLUMBIA ROBBIE WILLIAMS CAPITOL ON THE MOVE: Aussie chart regular when he finished third at the Sanre- 4 GASPAR LACI KRZYSZTOF KRAWCZYK 8 VERTIGO HAGYD MEG NEKEM A DALE EMI U2 MONA LISA - PIOSENKI AMERYKANSKIE m ISLAND Alex Lloyd has a new home, Sony mo Festival, Italy's biggest annual 5 MUSICAL GRZEGORZ TURNAU 10 MY BOO BMG Music ROMEO ES JULIA UNIVERSAL CAFE SULTAN EMI USHER & ALICIA KEYS LAFACE20MBWBMG Entertainment Australia music event. Cammariere's debut 1 10 12 SICK AND TIRED The singer /songwriter previously " Dalla Pace del Mare Lon - ANASTACIA DAYLIGHT/EPIC album, 1' 11 REAL TO ME recorded three albums for EMI, tano," appeared on Capitol that year BRIAN MCFADDEN SONY BMG A wee y scorecard of albums simul aneously attaining top 10 chart status 12 15 THE REASON which says his total shipments and has shipped 150,000 units in in three or more leading world ma kets. HOOBASTANK MERCURY stand at 500,000 units. Lloyd has Italy, according to the label. Repertoire owner: B: BMG, E EMI, I: Independent, S: Sony U: Universal, W: Warner 13 13 ENJOY THE SILENCE 04 DEPECHE MODE MUTE won four Australian Recording "Sergio's first album also did a 16 FOUR ARTIST USA EUR JPN UK GER FRA CAN SPN AUS ITA TO THE FLOOR STARSAILOR CAPITOL Industry Assn. Awards. total of 30,000 units in France, Bel- EMINEM 15 21 THIS LOVE 1 3 4 5 1 3 "After much deliberation, thought gium and the Netherlands," EMI Italy Encore/Ul MAROON 5 J/SONT BMG GREEN DAY 16 23 BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS and discussion in regards to my new VP of A&R Fabrizio Giannini says. 4 1 2 GREEN DAY REPRISE American Idiot(W) /.. 4 17 17 WELCOME TO MY TRUTH home as a singer /songwriter, I'm "We plan to release this one in those JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK ANASTACIA DAYLIGHT/EPIC Course 4 5 6 9 8 extremely positive about my decision territories early [this year]." Coffisibn WO 18 19 NUMB /ENCORE U2 JAY -Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. to move to Sony BMG," Lloyd says. "Sul Italy's 2 4 6 7 5 Sentiero" entered FIMI How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (U) .. 19 20 LEAVING NEW YORK ROBBIE WILLIAMS R.E.M. WARNER BROS. "Change can be scary but at the same album chart at No. 11 following its 1 9 1 10 1 GeatesT H s /E: 2 20 27 STOP JAMELIA PARLOPHONE time exciting. I feel as though Sony Nov. 20, 2004, release. MARK WORDEN

BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 43 www.americanradiohistory.com GIoVaI Uni Ringtone Reversal NEWSLINE. . German Court: Song Fragments Require Secondary License THE INTERNATIONAL WEEK IN BRIEF MTV Networks is stepping up its European localiza- BY WOLFGANG SPAHR and A source tells Billboard that this was of "crucial importance." He stresses tion strategy with the rollout of specific channels for EMMANUEL LEGRAND the position of EMI and publishers in that based on this ruling, the licensing Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. general. "Like any adaptation, it needs of music works for ringtones "must The regions are currently serviced by MTV's Stock- HAMBURG -A German court ruling to get the approval of the authors, and always be determined on a case- by-case holm -based Nordic stream. Each of the new channels is forcing Universal Mobile, a division that should be done through their pub- basis by applying for permission [from[ will feature tailored programming and music, local - of Universal Music International, to lisher," the source says.' What the ruling the publishers representing the language productions and local presenters. rethink the way it licenses repertoire says is that Universal was shopping ring authors of the works." London -based MTV Networks Europe president/ for use in ringtones it produces. Hamburg-based Peter Ende, presi- CEO Brent Hansen says the new services will The Regional Court of Hamburg dent/CEO of EMI Music Publishing provide greater choice for viewers and create ruled before Christmas that the use Continental Europe, says, "This deci- opportunities for artists, labels, distributors and of compositions for monophonic or sion confirms the legal position of advertisers. "We are committed to localizing con- polyphonic ringtones is not covered authors and publishers. It again tent, style and tone in all our territories around the world," Hansen says. by a license granted by collecting soci- stresses the key status of copyrights The broadcaster is recruiting for key posts at the new operations. The eties. Such tones, the court ruled, held by owners with respect to their use Danish channel is expected to launch in May. Start dates for the others require a secondary license from the as ringtones." have not been announced. LARS BRANDLE publisher of the music, on the ground Universal Music International says it that they are an "adaptation" of the plans to appeal the decision. "The legal Avril Lavigne's single "Don't Tell Me" (BMG Funhouse) was named the original works. questions on which the ruling was record of 2004 at the annual Japan Radio Popular Discs Awards ceremony The case was brought in Septem- based were only addressed in a sum- Dec. 13 in Tokyo. ber 2004 by EMI Music Publishing mary manner, and the grounds for the The ceremony is sponsored by the Japan Radio Hit Research Committee, Germany against Universal Music Ger- court's decision have not yet been pre- which represents 34 privately owned AM radio stations nationwide. Members many. EMI argued that under German sented to any of the parties," the com- of the committee voted for winners in various categories comprising chart hits law, Universal's mobile unit did not pany says in a statement. by non -Japanese acts during the period from Nov 1, 2003, to Oct. 31, 2004. have the right to license works that tones with rights that it did not control." It is understood that while Univer- Usher and the late Ray Charles were jointly named best male vocalist for had not been cleared by publishers. The source says that most of the sal Music Germany waits to receive "Yeah!" (BMG Funhouse) and "Here We Go Again" (Victor Entertainment), Before the ruling, Universal supplied other ringtone suppliers in Germany the judge's ruling in full, it will be respectively. Norah Jones won best female vocalist honors for "Sunrise" monophonic or polyphonic ringtones have been seeking copyright clearance seeking adaptation licenses for other (Toshiba -EMI). to German mobile companies, believ- from publishers, and that the court ringtones through interim agree- Universal Music K.K. received the best promotion prize for its campaigns ing that the license granted by decision should bring Universal to do ments with publishers. on behalf of foreign music during the year. STEVE McCLURE collecting societies was sufficient. the same. "We hope they'll come to a Master ringtones, which are original The court's judgment has not yet decent view on this situation and work recordings of works, are not included The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has failed in its been made available in full to all the with [publishers] the way most of the in the ruling. However, a German pub- bid to prosecute a Russian optical disc manufacturer that it claims was parties. However, legal experts suggest other ringtones suppliers do," the lisher says they are also fragments of responsible for producing high volumes of counterfeit CDs. that by considering ringtones as frag- source says. works, and therefore constitute "an On behalf of a number of leading record companies, the IFPI in Decem- ments of works that need to be treated Intellectual property lawyer Jens alteration of the copyright," which ber 2003 launched a suit against the Moscow -based Russobit -Soft plant for as "adaptations," the ruling vindicates Schippmann of Hamburg -based law requires a specific license from the orig- damages totaling $1,366,600. publishers and authors. firm Kamin & Wilke says the ruling is inal owners through their publishers. An IFPI probe into Russobit-Soft's activities linked it to numerous illegally produced CDs, which were located both domestically and abroad. The Arbi- tration Court of Moscow Region, however, rejected the IFPI's move after the plant's legal representatives denied any connection with the illegal discs. sales are in the alternative market - The case was the first such civil action taken against an optical disc specialty/gift shops which it services plant in Russia. A spokesman says the IFPI will "consider its options" Hallmark with its own sales force. before deciding whether to contend the decision. Continued from page 41 Burgess says, "Hallmark saw our With a pirate market valued at $332 million in 2003 and piracy levels reach- expertise in nontraditional channels. ing 64 %, the IFPI recognizes Russia as a "priority territory." LARS BRANDLE They appreciate our expertise in first promotional Christmas music merchandising, packaging and under- The Music Managers Forum Australia has elected Peter Bayliss, managing release in the mid -1980s and has standing consumers. They had confi- director of Canberra -based Sunflower Entertainment, as the chairman of offered seasonal recordings each year dence we could deliver an attractive its board. since, through its advertising and pro- line and run a program that could Kim Thomas, GM of Sydney -based Black Yak Management, was also motion division. In 2005, the division drive sales." elected vice chair for a year at the body's recent annual general meeting will introduce its first exclusive Valen- The series was developed to appeal in Adelaide. CHRISTIE EUEZER tine's Day album, Martina McBride's to Hallmark's core consumer, women "My Heart." over 40. Hallmark launched its year-round Somerset says Hallmark set clear stripes as head of operations, reporting Hallmark Music line in 1998. The guidelines for the CDs to stay true to UMI to Muir. Reporting to Morgan at UML series originally consisted of contem- its brand. are Bodo Wiechmann, managing direc- porary instrumental pop titles and "We developed positioning state- Continued from page 41 tor of manufacturing, and Yorck Kohn, some classical releases. In 2002, the ments for the line in terms of what it managing director of logistics. They line was broadened to include popular had to accomplish," Ansley says. previously reported to van Dijk. vocal artists. "Whether it was music that con- consumers irrespective of whether the According to the UMI spokesman, Somerset scored the Hallmark sumers could use for entertaining, format is physical or digital." Morgan will oversee the day -to -day license following bidding by more than music they could use for romantic The new division was announced operations of UML, splitting his time 30 companies. The decision to move to occasions, music that would help before Christmas as UMI was re- between Hanover and London, while an outside source for a music line them relax or music that was com- aligning its senior management in van Dijk "is still very much involved licensed under the Hallmark name and forting and inspiring." this sector. and will make sure that the transition sold in its stores represented a signifi- Despite being created by Somerset, At Universal Manufacturing & Logis- and the new structure works." cant change for the company. the series is unavailable in Canada. tics, senior VP Cor van Dijk has become "Cor is a legend in his field-the con- "While they had been doing music During the past decade, Somerset "Ironically, Hallmark Canada has nonexecutive chairman. After 31 years summate professional," Muir says. "It's programs themselves, it was not their has evolved from a peripheral "nature not signed on," Burgess says with a with the company, he is taking what is gratifying to know that he will contin- expertise, and they recognized that," sounds and music" entity to a full -line laugh. "We're a Canadian company described as "the first step toward ue to represent Universal Music in a Somerset director of premium brands label group and distributor of concept- that beat out American competition, retirement" He continues to be based number of board positions, work on Jennifer Ansley says. "They felt an out- based recordings to nontraditional but the Canadians aren't sure they in Baam, the Netherlands. various projects and assist in the tran- side company could do it better." outlets worldwide. The bulk of its U.S. want it. They'll come around." UML CFO Roger Morgan adds sition to UMI's Virtual Factory concept"

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46 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JANUARY 15. 2004 www.americanradiohistory.com 'rogramming Ford Puts Sirius In The Driver's Seat Billboard Radio Monitor's Paul XM radio. GM currently offers XM won't come until the 2006 and 2007 60% of customers sign up for a paid David Lapovsky, executive VP of Heine reports that Ford is expected to in 50 car and truck models and has calendar years. Ultimately, about XM subscription, according to integration and implementation, sign up 1 million new Sirius Satellite played an important role in making 80% of all Ford and Lincoln Mercury OnStar. Radio subscribers for its 2006 and XM the leading satcaster. vehicles will have Sirius as a factory- 2007 model year vehicles. Ford and Lincoln Mercury will installed option. SYKES OUT? Aggressive marketing by Ford offer Sirius as a factory- installed Ford and Lincoln Mercury vehi- John Sykes may could help the No. 2 satellite broad- option beginning this summer on cles sold with factory- installed Sirius soon be on his Tuned In caster make up some ground lost to four 2006 model year vehicle lines: radios will include a six -month or way out as CEO rival XM Satellite Radio. In Decem- Ford F -150, Ford Explorer, Lincoln more subscription to the satellite of Viacom's Infinity Broad- ber, General Motors signed its 1 Mark LT and Mercury Mountaineer. service. GM vehicles factory- Radio. millionth XM subscriber and said The automaker is targeting up to 17 equipped with XM come with a casting, a posi- that 1 in 3 GM vehicles sold comes additional vehicle lines for the Sirius three -month trial subscription. tion he has held equipped with a factory- installed factory- installed option, but those When the trial period ends, roughly since March By Marc Schiffman 2002. So reports mschiffman @billboard.com Katy Bachman at Billboard sister JANUARY 15 2004 publication Mediaweek. who retired at the end of 2004, and illboarcJ' Joel Hollander, who was named Owen Charlebois, the company's THE MOST -PLAYED CLIPS AS MONITORED BY NIELSEN BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS For week ending "New Ons" are those clips with six or mere plays for the first time in the chart week. JANUARY 2, 2004 president/C00 of Infinity in May president of U.S. media. 2003, is believed to be the leading In his new position, Bouvard is candidate to. succeed Sykes. An responsible for introducing a PPM CMT announcement is expected by Jan. ratings service in the United States, 20, when Infinity holds its man- according to Mediaweek's Katy

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HE FROM ME 1 JENNIFER LOPEZ. GET RIGHT ULJON 8 THE EASE SIDE BOY2 WHAT U GON DO 1 REBA MCENTIRE, GETS THAT sources familiar with the situation. T.I., BRING EM OUT 2 BLAKE SHELTON, SOME BEACH 2 YELLOWCARD, ONLY ONE LUDACRIS, GET BACK . 3 SHANIA TWAIN. PARTY FOR TWO GWEN STEFANI, WHAT YOU WAKING FOR? Sykes, who prior to Infinity NELLY, NA- NANA -NA 74 JIMMY WAYNE, PAPER ANGELS 4 NELLY, MY PLACE MUD TIRES. 5 EAT WORLD, PAIN ASHANTI. ONLY U BRAD PAISLEY, ON THE JIMMY served as president of VH1, is likely OMARION, 0 GRETCHEN WILSON, WHEN I THINK ABOUT CHEATIN' 6 T.1., BRING EM OUT DESTINY'S CHILD, SOLDIER KEITH URBAN, YOU'RE MY BETTER HALF 7 GOOD CHARLOTTE, PREDICTABLE to take a new management position MARIO, LET ME LOVE YOU 6 ALAN JACKSON, MONDAY MORNING CHURCH JET, LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE 9 GUERILLA BLACK. YOU'RE THE ONE JIMMY BUFFETS TRIP AROUND THE SUN BRFTNEY SPEARS, TOXIC Due to holiday within Viacom. 10 SNOOP DOGG, DROP IT LIKE R'S HOT -10 BIG & RICH, HOLY WATER 10, SUGARCULT MEMORY 11 JA RULE NEW YORK 11 SHEDAISY, COME HOME SOON 11 STORY OF THE YEAR. UNTIL THE DAY I DIE programming, TO 12 THE GAME HOW WE DO 12 CHARUE ROBISON, EL CERRITO PLACE 12' SWITCHFOOT, MEANT UVE 13 JADAKISS, U MAKE ME WANNA IS MARTINA MCBRIDE GOD'S WILL 13 012, MY BAND SKIPPING TO DETROIT: Radio One has 14 CHINGY, BALLA BABY 14 KENNY CHESNEY, ANYTHING BUT MINE 14 NEW FOUND GLORY, ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE VH1 did not air 15. CIARA, 1,2 STEP 1S AIJSON KRAUSSONO UNION STATION, RESTLESS 16 UL' PUP. SUNSHINE recruited R&B radio vet Skip Dillard 16 HOOBASTANK, DISAPPEAR 16 DESTINY'S CHILD, LOSE MY BREATH 16; TIM MCGRAW, LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING any videos - 17 JA RULE. WONDERFUL 17 KENNY CHESNEY. I GO BACK 17 USHER, YEAH( as operations manager for its three 18 OI.TKAST, GHETTOMUSICK 18 KEITH URBAN, YOU'LL THINK OF ME TB: GREEN DAY, BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS IF 1D DOGG,DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT station Detroit cluster: R &B/hip -hop 19 JIM JONES, UP TOP CRUNK =f9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY, YOU EVER STOP LOVING ME SNOOP during the :20 TRICK DADDY, SUGAR IGIMME SOMEI 1 TOBY KEITH, AMERICAN SOLDIER 70 JA RULE, NEW YORK R &B WDMK and N/T- ;21 FABULOUS, BABY 21 ALAN JACKSON, REMEMBER WHEN 21 EMINEM, JUST LOSE IT WDTJ, adult PIECES OF tracking week. 22. EMINEM, LIKE TOY SOLDIERS 22 RASCAL FLATTO. FEELS LIKE TODAY 2T ASHLEE SIMPSON, ME gospel WCHB. While the trio did not :73 TRICK DADDY, LETS GO 23: BRAD PAISLEY. WHISKEY LULLABY 22 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE I'M NOT OK II PROMISE( .24 UL WAYNE, GO D.J. 24. BUDDY MILLER, WORRY TOO MUCH 24 NELLY, FLAP YOUR WINGS previously have an OM, Lance Panton 25 SNOOP DOGG, LETS GET BLOWN 25 DARRYL WORLEY, AWFUL BEAUTIFUL LIFE Fi MAROONS, SUNDAY MORNING 26 NIVEA, OKAY 26, CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED, ALABAMA 2E THE KILLERS, MR. BRIGHTSIDE had served as PD of WDTJ and WCHB Z7 CIARA. G0001ES 27 MIRANDA LAMBERT, ME AND CHARLIE TALKING 2T KANYE WEST ,IESUS WALKS .28 USHER, YEAH! 26 JOSH GRACIN, NOTHIN' TO LOSE 28 JAY- ZAUNKIN PARK, NUMB/ENCORE until his recent exit. 29 SUM THUG, LIKE A BOSS 29 SUGARLAND, BABY GIRL D' DESTINY'S CHILD. LOSE MY BREATH :30 FANTASIA. TRUTH IS 30 PHIL VASSAR, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES KELLY CLARKSON, SINCE U BEEN GONE "We're just thrilled to have Skip as 31 LLOYD BANKS, KARMA 31 JAMIE O'NEAL, TRYING TO FIND ATLANTIS :32 THREE THE_ G. DEP. P. DIDDY 8 BIAOK ROB, LET'S GET IT 32 DIERKS BENTLEY, HOW AM I DOIN' part of our organization," says Carol 33 TWISTA. OVERNIGHT CELEBRITY 33 TRAVIS TRITT, WHAT SAY YOU 34 MASS BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE 34 LEANN RIMES, NOTHIN 'BOUT LOVE MAKES SENSE Lawrence -Dobrusin, VP /GM for the 35 TWISTA. HOPE 35 LORETTA LYNN, PORTLAND, OREGON 36 KESHIA CHANTE, BAD BOY 36 LONESTAR, MR. MOM cluster. "We're looking forward to 37 TRILLVILLE, SOME CUT 37 SHANIA TWAIN, DON'T DILLARD: NEW OM FOR DETROIT CLUSTER KANYE WEST, THROUGH THE WIRE 38 KENNY CHESNEY, THERE GOES MY LIFE great things from him in this very 39' ICE SHULER, THIS IS SERIOUS 35 BROOMS&50115.OU CANTICMETHE HURRYTONK OUT OFTHEGIRL 4(h UL' KIM. THE JUMP OFF 40, KEITH URBAN. DAYS GO BY competitive urban market." NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS Dillard added: "Ever since pro- Arbitron, which has invested more NO NEW ONS THIS WEEK NO NEW ONS THIS WEEK JIM JONES, UP TOP CRUNK SHANIA TWAIN, DON'T TRICK DADDY, SUGAR IGIMME SOME) gramming [Clear Channel adult than $80 million to develop the PPM, FABULOUS, BABY R&B] WMXD in the mid -'90s, I've has been testing the portable, passive been sold on this city, its people and measurement device since 2000 in its radio scene. I'm really happy to be Philadelphia. The company is cur- back for an opportunity to assist the rently preparing to launch a demon- great people at Radio One Detroit." stration of the TV and radio ratings Dillard was most recently PD at service in Houston beginning in the i 2 CANADA KBTB San Francisco, before it flipped second quarter of this year.

1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 299 Queen St West Toronto, Ontario M50205 200 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753 9697 E. Mineral Ave.. Englewood, CO 80112 from R&B/hip -hop to dance- leaning One of Bouvard's main challenges UNION PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT LEANN RIMES, NOTHIN 'BOUT LOVE MAKES SENSE SNOOP DOGG,DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT USHER, YEAH! 40. He R &B will be to convince the radio industry JESUS WALKS top has also programmed MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, UM NOT OK II PROMISE) KEITH URBAN, YOU'RE MY BETTER HALF T.I., BRING EM OUT KANYE WEST, THE USED, TAKE IT AWAY BRAD PAISLEY, MUD ON THE TIRES LUDACRIS, GET BACK K-OS, CRABBUCKIT stations in Buffalo, N.Y.; New Orleans; that it's time to move to electronic GREEN DAY, BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS DARRYL WORLEY, AWFUL BEAUTIFUL LIFE THE GAME HOW WE DO SNOOP DOGG, DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT GOOD CHARLOTTE PREDICTABLE ALAN JACKSON, MONDAY MORNING CHURCH UL JON 8 THE EAST SIDE BOY2 WHAT V GON' DO THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME Norfolk, Va.; and Greensboro, N.C. measurement. At least two major SUM 41, WE'RE ALL TO BLAME BLAKE SHELTON, SOME BEACH JA RULE NEW YORK USHER AND ALICIA KEYS, MY BOO

I EMINEM. LIKE TOY SOLDIERS TERROR SOUAD. LEAN BACK 7 GREEN DAY, AMERICAN IDIOT GRETCHEN WILSON. WHEN THINK ABOUT CHEATIN' Dillard previously worked for Bill- groups, Radio One and Cox Radio, AND OVER B NEW FOUND GLORY, I DON'T WANNA KNOW REBA MCENTIRE. HE GETS THAT FROM ME CIARA, 1,2 STEP NELLY, OVER 9 SIMPLE PLAN, WELCOME TO MY LIFE 9 KENNY CHESNEY, ANYTHING BUT MINE DESTINY'S CHILD, SOLDIER JAY-2. 99 PROBLEMS board sister publication Airplay Moni- have refused to participate in the ID JIMMY EAT WORLD, PAIN MARTINA MCBRIDE GOD'S WILL THE KILLERS, MR. BRIG HTSIDE OBTKAST HEY YAI 11 CHEVELLE VRAMIN R (LEADING US ALONG( -11 BILLY DEAN, LET THEM BE LITTLE JAY- Z/L7NKIN PARK, NUMB /ENCORE LINDSAY LOHAN, RUMORS tor (now Billboard Radio Monitor) as Houston trial. 12 AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING -12 JOE NICHOLS, WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO TRICK DADDY. LET'S GO EMINEM. JUST LOSE R 13 FRANZ FERDINAND, THIS FIRE 13 ANDY GRIGGS, IF HEAVEN GREEN DAY, BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS THE KILLERS. MR. BRIGHTSIDE R &B and top 40 managing editor. Bouvard reports to Steve Monis, RIVER BELOW 14; THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME 14 CRAIG MORGAN, THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY NAS, BRIDGING THE GAP BILLY TALENT, 15 U2 VERTIGO T5 JULIE ROBERTS, THE CHANCE ASHANTI, ONLY U BRITNEY SPEARS, TOXIC president/CEO of Arbitron. Reporting 16 USHER AND AUCIA KEYS, MY BOO '18 AUSON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION. RESTLESS TWISTA, HOPE CIARA I, 2 STEP IT MODEST MOUSE. FLOAT ON 17 SUGARLAND, BABY GIRL HOOBASTANK, DISAPPEAR BILLY TALENT, NOTHING TO LOSE BOUVARDTO PEOPLE METER: As to Bouvard is Jay Guyther, senior VP le SUPKNOT, DUAUTY 18 JAMIE O'NEAL TRYING TO FIND ATLANTIS MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, I'M NOT OK II PROMISE( AVRIL LAVIGNE, NOBODY'S HOME 19 FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT =19 JIMMY WAYNE PAPER ANGELS MODEST MOUSE. OCEAN BREATHES SALTY VELVET REVOLVER, FALL TO PIECES part of its strategy to speed the of domestic PPM marketing; Brad 1D GOOD CHARLOTTE I JUST WANNA LIVE ::20 JOSH GRACIN, NOTHIN' TO LOSE FRANZ FERDINAND, THIS FIRE SUM 41, WE'RE ALL TO BLAME 21 MODEST MOUSE, OCEAN BREATHES SALTY 31 BIG & RICH, HOLY WATER JIMMY EAT WORLD, PAIN MAROONS, SHE WILL BE LOVED commercialization of its Portable Bedford, VP of international PPM YOU 22' GWEN STEFANI, WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? 91 DIERKS BENTLEY, HOW AM I SOIN' THE MUSIC, BREAKIN' GWEN STEFANI, WHAT WAITING FOR? .23 PAPA ROACH, GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER SHANIA TWAIN, PARTY FOR IWO BUNK -182, ALWAYS HOOBASTANK, THE REASON People Meter technology, Arbitron marketing; and Clara Cameiro, VP of 24. SWITCHFOOT DARE YOU TO MOVE 34 MIRANDA LAMBERT, ME AND CHARLIE TALKING MUSE HYSTERIA II WANT R NOW( AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING 5 JET, LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TRACY BYRD. REVENGE OF A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN 1.12 VERTIGO BLACK EYED PEAS, HEY MAMA announced Jan. 4 that it had named Latin American marketing. 26 THREE DAYS GRACE, /UST LIKE YOU 26 PAT GREEN, DON'T BREAK MY HEART AGAIN NELLY, OVER AND OVER SEETHER, BROKEN ssr MARILYN MANSON, PERSONAL JESUS 37 PHIL VASSAR, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES MOS DEE GHETTO ROCK BEASTIE BOYS. CH -CHECK IT OUT company veteran Pierre Bouvard to Linda Dupree, who is heading up

7H NOR BACMSUIDAY ,IHISRIOIOGNPNISHNBIIKNONYOU KNOW( J8 TRAVIS TRIT,, WHAT SAY YOU GOOD CHARLOTTE. I JUST WANNA LIVE GREEN DAY, AMERICAN IDIOT 2T THREE DAYS GRACE HOME 19 GRETCHEN WILSON. REDNECK WOMAN COHEED AND CAMBRIA, BLOOD RED SUMMER AIEXISONFIRE ACCIDENTS the new position of president of Project Apollo, the company's joint 30 EMINEM, LIKE TOY SOLDIERS 30 SHEDAISY COME HOME SOON SUGARCULT. SHES THE BLADE THREE DAYS GRACE HOME Portable People Meters and interna- effort with Billboard parent VNU NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NEW ONS NO NEW ONS THIS WEEK PETE SCHLEGEL LIDOUR TO LIKE HER NO NEW UNS THIS WEEK NO NEW ONS THIS WEEK tional. He previously was the com- that combines the PPM with TRAVIS TRITT. I SEE ME TRENT WILLMON, HOME SWEET HOLIDAY INN pany's president of new ventures ACNielsen's consumer panel, will

TERRI CLARK. I THINK THE WORLD NEEDS A DRINK CHARLIE ROBISON, EL CERRITO PLACE and international. continue to report to Morris as sen- The new post consolidates ior VP of new product development, responsibilities formerly shared by Portable People Meter.

BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.billboarJ.com www.billboard.biz 47 www.americanradiohistory.com ongoing efforts to streamline its from Roxio to Napster. Stocks businesses and slash debt. RealNetworks, which launched Sony Corp. -which completed its 2004 STOCK PERFORMANCE an à la carte download service at Continued from page 5 deal with Bertelsmann to merge ,..- the beginning of the year to com- Sony Music Entertainment with 80 -tir 28i 4% 16.4% 12.3% 13.7% plement its Rhapsody subscrip- i 141.1% 43.1% 201.3% BMG -saw its stock price rebound tion service, ended 2004 up 15.9% Analysts are quick to point out that from a disappointing 2003, ending 70 at $6.62. whereas most big -media stocks with the year up 12% at $38.96. Dec. 31, 2003 Shares in Loudeye Technologies- music holdings were trading north EMI shares were up more than 60 Dec. 31, 2004 which acquired European digital of $70 per share five years ago, today 66 %, driven by improved operating music service OD2 during 2004 - they trade at half that amount. results and ongoing speculation of 50 closed the year up 5% at $2.05. At the same time, leading radio an eventual merger with the now 'lNvo companies that figure to have V and TV broadcasters saw their stock privately held Warner Music Group. a growing presence in °- 40 the digital prices cool in the last year amid con- EMI's stock ended the year at £2.64 distribution market in 2005 -Yahoo cerns over the challenge from new ($4.95), after opening 2004 at £1.59 and amazon.com -cooled slightly in technologies like the Internet and ($2.98). N 30 the last year. Yahoo, which acquired digital video recorders. As for Time Warner, owner of AOL MusicMatch for $160 million, closed "Media companies were more or and former parent of Warner Music 20 down 16% at $37.68. Amazon less moving sideways," says Harold Group, its shares ended the year up slipped 15.8% to $44.29. Vogel, an independent media ana- 8.1% at $19.45. 10 lyst. "I don't think investors were all Broadcasters and live- enter- SATELLITE SPARKS ACTIVITY that impressed. These companies tainment specialists found them- Some of the most actively traded are looking tired, and they're find- selves struggling. 0 Clear Viacom Sony Best Buy XM Satellite Sirius Apple stocks this year were in satellite radio. Channel ing organic growth to be difficult." Stock in radio and touring giant Satellite Sirius Satellite Radio's stock Annual stock price change for a number of industry benchmark Clear Channel Communications companies. bounced alongside a mountain of MAKING EFFORTS TO RECOVER ended 2004 down 28.4% at $33.49, publicity late in the year from its While growth remains a source of amid a flat year for the overall U.S. slid in 2004, falling 26% year over and associated download purchases mega -dollar deals with Stern and concern, the parent companies of touring business and flat perform- year to $29.27. through iTunes Music Store. Karmazin. Its shares closed the year the major labels all posted stock ance in radio. The industry's biggest gainers Among other digital music at $7.62 after starting at $3.16 in gains in 2004, continuing a slight Stock in MTV and Infinity Radio were linked to new distribution retailers, Napster showed the January-a gain of more than 141 %. upward trend that started in 2003. parent Viacom dropped more than opportunities. greatest percentage growth, rising Despite the hype surrounding The stock of Universal Music 16% to $37.08 in a year filled with Shares in Apple Computer ended more than 95% to $9.36. During Sirius, Wall Street continued to Group parent Vivendi Universal bet- management turbulence and con- 2004 valued at $64.40, after opening the course of the year, the company place its bets with rival XM Satel- tered its 2003 finish by 32 %, ending cerns about growth in the radio and the year at $21.37 -a jump of more jettisoned its core CD- burning lite Radio. XM shares ended the 2004 at $32.07. The stock movement movie divisions. than 201 %. Credit that to high -flying business to focus on digital music year at $37.62 -up 43% from the was driven by the conglomerate's Univision Communications also sales of the iPod digital music player services and changed its name end of 2003.

(Billboard, Nov. 20, 1998.) black artists." Rowe), Sun Song Productions in Promoter "Because of an all -white concert But Patterson found no conspira- New York (Jesse Boseman), Sum - promotion fraternity, the black con- cy to discriminate by any of the mitt Management of Memphis (Fred Download Continued from page 6 cert promoters are systematically defendants. "The court concludes, Jones), and Lee King Productions of excluded from the promotions of after weighing all the evidence in this Jackson, Miss. concerts given by white performers case and drawing all inferences in Rowe tells Billboard that Judge Blitz is planned. ... [and] top- drawing black per- favor of the plaintiffs, that the plain- Patterson's ruling is not the end of Continued from page 6 The 176 -page decision by Judge formers," the suit alleged. All of the tiffs have raised no genuine issue of the suit. "We're disappointed with Robert P. Patterson Jr., says the booking agencies and promoters material fact and that no rational the court's decision, and ... we're plaintiffs failed to present evidence named in the action are controlled trier of fact could find for plaintiffs working on an appeal," Rowe says. music via digital gift cards," says to support their antitrust claims or by whites, the suit said. on any of the myriad claims made in The suit was marked by picketing Susan Roberts, senior VP of new evidence of conspiracy in restraint The plaintiffs added that "the this action," Patterson wrote. in front of the Beverly Hills, Calif., media at Universal Music & Video of trade. entrenched racism and exclusionary "Thankfully, the judge realized offices of CAA and WMA. Well - Distribution. "So I think we're see- Creative Artists Agency and the practices in the concert promotion the same things we realized, that known civil- rights activist Dr. ing a response to the iPod sales William Morris Agency, along with industry which this lawsuit seeks to [the black promoters] were trying Joseph Lowery, chairman of the over the holiday season but also independent promoters Jam Pro- remedy are a repulsive vestige of to extort us and blackmail us," Jam Black Leadership Forum, also the redemption of some of those ductions in Chicago and Beaver another era ... On some occasions, co- president Jerry Mickelson says. joined the cause. gift cards." Productions in New Orleans, were certain defendants have even "We feel fully vindicated. The court In 2001, high -profile litigator Ciara's "1, 2 Step," is the top -selling among the remaining defendants in ridiculed plaintiffs' demands, laugh- system really works." Willie E. Gary joined the legal team track on the current Hot Digital the case. ing in the plaintiffs' faces at the very The four promoter plaintiffs in representing the plaintiffs in their Tracks chart with 49,500 downloads. The Agency for the Performing suggestion of contracting with black the suit- members of the Black lawsuit. Gary is known for winning Four tracks on the chart surpass the Arts, followed by Variety Artists, promoters to promote concerts to Promoters Assn. -were Rowe large damages for small businesses prior one -week sales record of Clear Channel Entertainment and be performed by white and major Entertainment in Atlanta (Leonard in cases against corporate giants. 37,000 units, set by U2's `vertigo" in the Howard Rose Agency, had October 2004. previously settled with the black On Nielsen SoundScan's new Dig- promoters and were subsequently ital Songs chart, which combines dropped from the suit. Sources say by all of us in security," chamber mon during rock concerts in the multiple versions of tracks, Snoop the settlements totaled in the tens Fire president Daniel Vazquez says. last 10 years. The practice has been Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" sets a of millions of dollars. In the wake of the fire, most identified particularly with shows by new collective sales mark with Continued from page 5 Argentine acts canceled their shows Los Callejeros. 57,500 paid transactions. `CONSPIRACY' CHARGED for New Year's Eve weekend. The group, which was playing the Full -year track sales top 142 mil- In November 1998, the plaintiffs Popular group La Renga went so last of three dates at Cromagnon on lion downloads for 2004, not includ- filed a $700 million lawsuit against and blocked by his order. far as to suspend its tour of south- Dec. 30, has suspended all performing full -album downloads. numerous booking agencies and It has yet to be determined which ern Argentina, which had been ances for this month and the next. Apple Computer's iTunes Music concert promoters (most of the lat- city government official was respon- slated for early this month. Its members were slated to head a Store appears to be driving the bulk ter are now under the CCE banner), sible for permitting the club to "We are not in the mood to per- Jan. 6 march to City Hall petition- of the downloading volume because alleging antitrust and civil- rights operate under the circumstances it form," La Renga's manager says, ing for better safety codes. of the popularity of its iPod music violations for "maintaining and did that night. "and we all need to give serious Neither Los Callejeros nor their players. profiting from a conspiracy to do Local promoters are asking the thought about the minimum [safety] label, indie Pelo Music, have made Apple declined to comment. business only with white promoters city to re- evaluate the high taxes it requirements for clubs and dance - formal statements to the press. However, the company recently an- and to exclude black promoters." places on live concerts, saying such halls and how to enforce them." The band's members were nounced that it has sold more than charges lead to scams as organizers affected personally by the fire, 200 million downloads-both sin- try to avoid paying them. Promoters FLARES ARE COMMONPLACE which claimed the drummer's gles and album bundles -since the Download Billboard's have asked that concerts be taxed Many acts have called for a pro- mother, the guitarist's father and introduction of iTunes in 2003. wife. The lead White Paper reports: the same amount as live theater hibition on flare -throwing during the manager's shows, which pay much less. concerts. Traditional during soccer singer's girlfriend and mother are Additional reporting by Silvio www.billboard.biz "That money should be invested matches, flares have become corn- hospitalized. Pietroluongo in New York.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 53 56 Post -holiday Hawthorne spins return Heights Anthony elevates to Hamilton to No. 1 on R&B's top 10 Heatseekers Charts SALES / AIRPLAY / TRENDS / ANALYSIS Bonus Week Market Watch This Song's A Weekly National Music Sales Report Boosts Biz WEEKLY ALBUM SALES Been Around 35 After a rough fourth quarter that saw the lead in album sales Between 1974 and 1991, Daryl Hall & John Oates scored 34 over 2003 slide from 5.8% at the start of October to as little as 30 chart entries on The Billboard Hot 100. The duo's 35th song to 12 this 1.2% the week before Christmas, the new year might just start 2004 1 appear on the survey -its first chart entry in years -is 25 week's Hot Shot Debut, a remake of the Spinners' 32- year -old off on the right foot. w - 2003 As has been mentioned in this column and other Billboard "I'll Be Around." pages during recent weeks, the way the calendar breaks adds a ó 2Ó 1 This new Hall & Oates single is the pair's fourth cover version o 53rd week to Nielsen SoundScan's 2004 tracking year, the first to appear on the Hot 100. The others were remakes of the Right- time that has happened since 1998. eous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1980, Mike The sales charts in this issue reflect that extra week. Since there " Oldfield's "Family Man" in 1983 and a medley of the Tempta- 'u,11_ Do/My Girl" in 1985. was no 53rd frame in 2003, you will not see any references to the tions' "The Way You Do the Things You In 1972, "I'll Be Around" was the Spinners' first hit for same week of last year on this page's Market Watch report. That 5 said, it is appropriate to compare this week with the first frame of Atlantic after their stint with Motown. "Around" was originally Could I Let You Get Away," 2004, as both reflect weeks that followed a Christmas stanza, and if o intended as the B -side to "How you do that, the latest New Year's Day week comes out a winner. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec which charted first. But it stopped at No. 77, as radio preferred t 1'''' 11 the flip, which peaked at No. 3. & is not only the highest Albums Store Singles Digital Tracks This issue, the Hall Oates version This Week 15,941,000 112,000 6,690,000 new entry, it's the only new entry in a week where there are usually few or no debuts. Overifie A Week 32,707,000 134,000 5,046,000 ange ' -51.3% -- -16.4% n-32.6% GOING DOWN: Just six weeks ago, Josh Groban set a record on is Week 2003 NA* NA* NA* the Adult Contemporary chart when "Believe," his song from the soundtrack to "The Polar Express," made a 19 -1 leap, the Counter. *There were 53 weeks in 2004 versus 52 in 2003. biggest jump to the top in the history of this survey.

YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES (millions) YEAR -TO -DATE SINGLES SALES (millions) But with the holidays over and AC radio returning to non- By Geoff Mayfield Christmas fare, "Believe" drops 1 -15. It's not a record for the DIGITAL TRACKS The week of Jan. 13, 2001, NewSong's [email protected] biggest plunge, though. 2004 681.4 m 2004 "The Christmas Shoes" had a more dramatic decline, from 1 -24. I2oo3I 1/9.2mí

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2003 656.3 m 1200,1 1 7.4 m 1 Love Below" lead The Billboard 200 with 151,000 copies while 1 E2003 I1/.6m 1 industry-wide album sales stood at 15.6 million units. Those . I numbers trail comparables from the frame that followed Christ- 0... 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 0 50 100 150 Chart mas of 2004 as Eminem's "Encore" leads the list with 198,000, YEAR -TO -DATE OVERALL UNIT SALES 31% more than OutKast rang in the 2003 week. Album volume 2003 2004 Change of 15.9 million units represents an uptick of 1.9% over the frame 686,895,000 831,474,000 Ó21.0% Beat. Total that followed Christmas 2003. What makes the win even more satisfying is that the week's Albums 656,296,000 681,437,000 Q3.8% stronger album picture developed even as the sale of digital Store Singles 11,647,000 7,443,000 x36.1% By Fred Bronson tracks went through the roof (see story, page 6). Digital Tracks 19,200,000 142,594,000 -642.7% [email protected] That snapshot, like the year -end numbers of 2004 (see story, page 5), suggest that physical albums can remain vibrant, even YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY ALBUM FORMAT as digital distribution grows. The way those numbers play 2003 2004 Change "The Christmas Shoes" only spent two weeks in the top 10 against each other in the weeks and months to come will shape CD 636,489,000 670,981,000 Q5.4% and four weeks on the entire chart. The song debuted at No. 18, 10 -1 -24. "Believe" had a longer stay in the top 10- one of the most intriguing stories of 2005. Cassette 17,949,000 8,869,000 x50.6% then moved five weeks in all, and all spent in pole position. That makes Other 1,858,000 1,587,000 a14.6% FINALLY: The No. 2 position on Top Pop Catalog represents the "Believe" the only No. 1 song in the history of the AC chart to end of an era for Norah Jones' first album. The title hit its sec- spend its entire run in the top 10 at No. 1, never occupying any ond birthday 45 weeks ago, YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES BY STORE TYPE (mil.) other position from No. 2 to No. 10. but held on to current status 350 s s for an extended stay because 1.44 11.7% 7.5% 31.3% X-PHILE: Now Sweden has fallen under the sway of the "Idol" it never fell below No. 100 on 300 franchise. Daniel Lindstrom, winner of the first season of the The Billboard 200 until the Swedish "Idol" TV series, has the No. 1 single ( "Coming 'ate ") ALBUM SALES 2003 post -Christmas sales frame. 250 u and the No. 1 album (a self-titled set) on the Swedish charts. The album's 148 -week ALBUM SALES 2004 Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the winner of Simon 200 tenure on the big chart rep- m Cowell's TV series "The X- Factor" has the new No. 1 single. resents the longest by any CI C1 Steve Brookstein is the second artist to have a No. 1 hit with 150 `" "' since Shania Twain's 1997 or Q6 "Against All Odds." In 2000, a version by Mariah Carey and cn Q6 set "Come On Over" clocked N Ñ Westlife topped the chart. The original, by Phil Collins, 100 JONES: ALBUM HAS BEEN ON CHART 151 weeks. peaked at No. 2 in 1984. FOR TWO YEARS... SO FAR During Jones' esteemed 50 0 q marathon, her "Come Away `°A TWO- STEPPING: "1, 2 Step" (Sho'nuff-MusicLine/LaFace) by With Me" held the No. 1 slot on Top Contemporary Jazz for of Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott is No. 2 on The Billboard Hot 100 143 consecutive weeks, the longest reign by any title since Chain Mass Independent Non - for the second week in a row. that chart bowed in 1987. For combined weeks on the big Merchants Traditional The song is tied with Len Barry's 1965 hit "1 -2 -3" as the For week ending 1/2/05. chart and the catalog list, it trails Pink Floyd's "The Dark Compiled from a national sample of retail store and N: Nielsen highest- ranking song in the history of the chart with a title Rounded figures. (Continued on page 52) rack sales reports collected and provided by soundscan that begins with the digit "1."

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PITBULL MIAMI. (Money Is A Major Issue) 14 CD RE- LOSTPROPHETS Start Something 33 airl DIAZ BROTHERS 2580'/TVT (11,98/18.981 ,i° COLUMBIA 86554 /SONY MUSIC (1298 ED CD) 100 145 143 153 DIERKS BENTLEY Dierks Bentley 26 ®8E- 7 STRAYLIGHT RUN Straylight Run VICTORY 229(13.98 CD) CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 3981411298 20 146 110 111 SARA EVANS Restless 20 CD E. SHADOWS FALL The War Within /18981,' CENTURY MEDIA 8228 112.98 CD) RCA NASHVILLE 61074/RLG (1298/18.98) The Hits 31 147 120 130 MAROONS 1.22.03.Acoustic (EP) 42 u-. JUVENILE Greatest ©' CASH MONEY O03548' /UMRG (1398 CD) OCTONE/J 62488/MG 111.90 CD) 148 116 119 g THE ROLLING STONES The Best Of The Rolling Stones: Jump Back '71-13 30 199 175 164 TERRI CLARK Greatest Hits 1994 -2004 14 ® VIRGIN 64682 118.98 CD) :'9.:. MERCURY 001906/UMGN(13.98 CD)

4 a NE-ENTRY 48" STORY OF THE YEAR Page Avenue 51 MAVERICK 48438/WARNER BROS. (12.98 CD) [NI

Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIMI certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of I million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: ^ Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). ¿ Certification of 200,000 units (Platino1. A Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platino).'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EU, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest perrentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 51 www.americanradiohistory.com JANUARY 15 JANUARY 15 2005 .. (. ``i TOP INTERNET ALB M TM TOP _ Billboard SOUNDTRAC; - - - Sales data and ilternet sales reports compiled by - la Nielsen Sales data Compiled by V. w Nielsen 3 SoundScan ó Z N ... SoundScan G Ñ ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title mJ ° Q TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL

NUMBER 1 6 Weeks At Number 1 1 Week At Number 1 1 1 U2 A' INTERSCOPE003613 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 14 6 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA REALLY USEFUL/SONY CLASSICAL 93521/SONY MUSIC 2 2 ` RAY CHARLES A2 HEAR2248/CONCORO Genius Loves Company 19 1 RAY (RAY CHARLES) WMG SOUNDTRACKS /ATLANTIC 76540/RHINO 3 " SOUNDTRACK REALLY USEFUUSONY CLASSICAL 93522/SONY MUSIC The Phantom Of The Opera (Special Edition) 127 8 S GARDEN STATE FOX/EPIC 92843/SONY MUSIC 4 3 GREEN DAY REPRISE 48177./WARNER BROS. American Idiot 2 4 THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE NICK 48888/SIRE

5 13 EMINEM A° SHADY/AFTERMATH 803771/INTERSCOPE Encore 1 7 THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT WALT DISNEY 861099 6 9 SHANIA TWAIN A3 MERCURY003o72JUMGN Greatest Hits 12 5 SHREK 2 GEFFEN /DREAMWORKS 002557 /INTERSCOPE 7 4 BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN BNC 1001 /EMERGENT [NI Hymns - 24 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (SPECIAL EDITION) REALLY USEFUL/SONY CLASSICAL 93522/SONY MUSIC 8 10 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPEOD34ss Love. Angel. Music. Baby. 15 9 A CINDERELLA STORY HOLLYWOOD 162453

9 8 RAY CHARLES A WMG SOUNDTRACKS/ATLANTIC76540 /RHINO Ray (Soundtrack) 49 THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU HOLLYWOOD 162494 10 7 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION ROUNDER610525 Lonely Runs Both Ways 69 2 THE POLAR EXPRESS WARNER SUNSET /REPRISE 48897/WARNER BROS.

11 JOHN LEGEND GOOD MUSIC/COLUMBIA 92776 /SONY MUSIC Get Lifted 7 3 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR RIDES AGAIN JACK /WARNER BROS ¡NASHVILLE) 48930/WRN

12 11 NORAH BLUE NOTE JONES A° new Feels Like Home 90 16 THE OC: MUSIC FROM THE OC: MIX 2 WARNER SUNSET 48695NJARNER BROS.

13_ TOBY KEITH A2 DREAMWORKSINASHVILLEi0O2323 /UMGN Greatest Hits 2 20 18 SPIDER -MAN 2 COLUMBIA92628/SONY MUSIC 23 JAY- Z/LINKINPARK MACHINESHBP, ROCA-FELUVDEFJAM4w2AVARNERBROS MTV Ultimate Mash -Ups Presents: Collision Course 4 22 DE- LOVELY COLUMBIA90640/SONY MUSIC

5 J ROD STEWART 62182 /RMG Stardust... The Great American Songbook Vol. III 60 11 DORA THE EXPLORER NICK 64435/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING 800ÚP 17 KELLY CLARKSON RCA64491/RMG Breakaway 13 14 LOVE ACTUALLY J 56760/RMG

12 WARNER BROS 48935 NEIL YOUNG Greatest Hits 92 25 BLADE TRINITY NEW LINE39037

TIM MCGRAW A' CURB 78858 Live Like You Were Dying 36 10 THE CHEETAH GIRLS (EP) WALT DISNEY 860126

15 JOSH GROBAN A° 143 /REPRISE 48450/WARNER BROS Closer 87 23 THEMEADDICT: WWE THE MUSIC V6 COLUMBIA 93572/SONY MUSIC

6 NIRVANA DGC/GEFFEN003727 /UME With The Lights Out 108 21 BEYOND THE SEA (KEVIN SPACEY) ATC078444/RHINO

20 MAROONS A' OCTONE/J50001' /RMG [N] Songs About Jane 29 15 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? A7. LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 17D069/IDJMG

14 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 48939/WARNER BROS. Live At The Greek 88 13 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR: THE MOVIE WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE ) 48424/WRN

SOUNDTRACK FOX/EPIC 92843/SONY MUSIC Garden State 51 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE LAKESHORE 33810

25 TRANS -SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA93146 /AG The Lost Christmas Eve 139 19 SHARK TALE OREAMWORKS /GEFFEN 003468/INTERSCOPE

THE KILLERS ISLANDOO2488/IOJMB Hot Fuss 24 17 THAT'S SO RAVEN WALT DISNEY 861015

Top Internet Album Sales reflects physical albums ordered through Internet merchants, based on data collected by Nielsen SoundScan. Unlike most Billboard album charts, catalog titles are included on the Internet and Soundtrack charts. Albums with the greatest sales gain this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America certification for net (RIAA) shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum).* RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeralfollowing Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment 100,000 of units (Oro.) L Certification of 200,000 units ) Platino). L' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi- Platinol. "Asterisk indicates vinyl available. ID i] indicates past or present Heatseekertitle © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

THE BILLBOARD 200 A -Z (LISTED BY ARTISTS)

2Pac 8 Ray Charles 19, 49 Kenny G 95 The Killers 24 Michael McDonald 132 Seal 109 The Phantom Of The Opera U2 14 Kenny Chesney 71 Trace Adkins 192 Good Charlotte 34 Killswitch Engage 170 Tim McGraw 36 Seether 133 (Special Edition) 127 Keith Urban 78 Chevelle 82 Green Day 2 Kom Clay Aiken 149 42 John Mellencamp 99 Senses Fail 180 The Polar Express 159 The Used 84 Chingy 52 Josh Groben Alison Krauss + Akon 121 87, 88 Union Station 69 Modest Mouse 62 Shadows Fall 197 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Usher 6 Ciara 18 Guerilla Black 186 Lenny Kravitz 131 Mos Gary Allan 177 Def 114 Blake Shelton 152 Engagement 107 Kelly Clarkson 13 Guns N' Roses 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ashanti 16 Muse 162 Shinedown 126 Shrek 2 122 Avril Lavigne 30 I Can Only Imagine: Ultimate Terri Clark 199 My Chemical Romance 48 Simple Plan 25 Spider-Man 2 184 Anthony Hamilton 143 John Legend 7 Power Anthems Of The Christian Lloyd Banks 103 Coheed And Cambria 164 Jessica Simpson 130 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Hawthorne Heights 120 Gerald Levert 169 Nas 50 Faith 117 The Beach Boys 138 Creed 32 Ashlee Simpson 40 104 Hoobastank 110 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz 3 Nelly 17, 55 Now 16 70 Bee Gees 75 Crossfade 67 Slipknot 128 Britney Spears 31 Lil Scrappy/Trillville 155 Nickelback 153 Now 17 9 Dierks Bentley 145 Sheryl Crow 185 Interpol 136 Elliott Smith 190 Gwen Stefani 15 Lil Wayne 96 Nirvana 108 The Source Presents Hip -Hop Hits Beyonce 97 Michael W. Smith 188 Rod Stewart 60, 154 Daddy Yankee 125 Alan Jackson 135 Linkin Park 79 No Doubt 181 Volume 9 80 Big & Rich 39 Snoop Dogg 11 Joss Stone 123 Howie Day 167 Jadakiss 187 LL Cool.] 150 Totally Hits 2004 Vol. 2 182 Black Eyed Peas 68 Brad Paisley 61 Snow Patrol 91 Story Of The Year 200 Diana DeGarmo 176 Ja Rule 56 Lindsay Lohan 22 WOW Hits 2005: 31 Of The Year's Blink -182 183 Papa Roach 64 Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides George Strait 28 Gavin DeGraw 94 Jay -Z 151 Los Lonely Boys 72 Top Christian Artists And Hits Andrea Bocelli 73 Pearl Jam 74 Again 160 Straylight Run 196 106 Destiny's Child 10 Jay- Z/Linkin Park 4 Lonestar 193 Velvet Revolver 46 Bone Thugs -N- Harmony 158 A Perfect Circle 93 Ruben Studdard 112 Celine Dion 116 Jet 119 Lostprophets 195 SOUNDTRACK Chris Botti 129 Pitbull 144 Sum 41 98 The Diplomats 142 Jimmy Eat World 63 Ludacris 5 Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Kanye West 101 Bowling For Soup 137 The Postal Service 161 Switchfoot 37 Brian Wilson 173 Hilary Duff 43, 166 Elton John 171 Again 160 Breaking Benjamin 58 Mannheim Steamroller 83 Gretchen Wilson 26 JoJo 45 Queen Latifah 100 A Cinderella Story 140 Taking Back Sunday 113 Brooks & Dunn 111 Eminem 1 Marilyn Manson 77 Norah Jones 90 De- Lovely 191 Talib Kweli 172 Jimmy Buffett 156 Evanescence 89, 102 Mario 21 Rammstein 189 Xzibit 54 Juvenile 198 Garden State 51 Three Days Grace 115 Sara Evans 146 Maroons 29,147 Rascal Flatts 27 Yellowcard 57 Ryan Cabrera 59 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou T.I. 23 Keane 81 Dean Martin 174 Relient K 124 Ying Yang Twins 105 Jeremy Camp 163 Fabolous 85 141 tobyMac 175 Toby Keith 20, 118 John Mayer 38 Damien Rice 157 Neil Young 92 Cam'ron 35 Fantasia 33 The OC: Music From The OC: Mix Trans -Siberian Orchestra 139 R. Kelly & Jay/ 165 Martina McBride 134 The Rolling Stones 148 Young Buck 86 Vanessa Carlton 194 Franz Ferdinand 66 2 178 Trick Daddy Alicia Keys 76 Jesse McCartney 53 65 Casting Crowns 179 Mannie Fresh 47 Jill Scott 168 The Phantom Of The Opera 44 Shania Twain 12

"Revolver" or Jefferson Airplane's more likely suggests that an album while bowing at No. 1 on Top ble those of Christmas week (No. Over The "Surrealistic Pillow," but that per- lost fewer sales than those in R&B/Hip -Hop Albums. 141, up 128 %). sonal snapshot helps explain one of neighboring rungs, rather than Produced by Kanye West for the reasons that rap and rock shine indicating an increase in sales. West's new Sony Music imprint CRADLE Will ROCK Developing after Santa Claus splits. Kids trade In all, only 13 albums on the GOOD Music, it was Legend who artists represent another category Counter in CDs they don't want, or ones chart sell more than they did, and sang the hooks on two recent hits, that flourishes on the earliest charts Continued from page 49 they already own, for ones they his producer's "Jesus Walks" and of a new year, illustrated this week crave. Gift certificates also feed Jay -Z's "Encore." by Snow Patrol capturing Pacesetter lively those beasts. JIIIIN UN II Soundtracks also look in the honors on The Billboard 200 with a Side of the Moon" by a mere 1,282 In a week when most albums sell soft weeks that follow Christmas. In 192 -91 jump as it scores a 14% gain. . and counting. less than they did during the high part, those spikes reflect movies that (In a week when the same charting traffic of the Christmas frame, fans see during the holiday weeks. album has both the largest unit RAP, ROCK AND REEL MUSIC: Regu- rock's Green Day and hip -hop's Lil Soundtracks account for four of increase and the biggest percentage lar readers of this column likely Jon & the East Side Boyz are the chart's 13 gains. The DVD growth, as "Garden State" does this recall that the week after Christ- poster children for post- Christmas release of "Garden State" brings week, the one with the second -largest mas has proved to be a strong one uprisings, as both own the smallest Greatest Gainer honors to that film's percentage spike wins the Pacesetter.) for rap and harder -edged rock, declines by albums in the top 20. audio keepsake (133 -51, up 31 %). Among the developing acts who while soundtracks find good chart Both consequently soar. The for - The standard and deluxe edi- make hopeful chart moves this issue: traction at the start of a new year. mer's "American Idiot" rises 9 -2 as tions of "The Phantom of the My Chemical Romance (101 -48, The Billboard 200 finds that those the album weathers a 39% slide, Opera" (No. 44, up 9 %; and No. down by only 1%), Keane (112 -81, trends still hold true. while Lil Jon's "Crunk Juice" 127, up 18%, respectively) also down 29%), Chevelle (122 -82, down During my teen years, a well - climbs 15 -3 with a 34% sales drop. only one of those 13 was new to the post gains for Hollywood, with the 26 %), the Used (135-84, down 18%) meaning relative who knew that I Those moves are instructive as market during the tracking week. standard edition rising to No. 1 on and Interpol (199 -136, down 20 %). was a music fan gifted me with a to how our sales charts behave in That exception is R &B rookie John Top Soundtracks. Sales for the You may have noticed that a lot of Cowsills album. I cannot remem- the early weeks of a new year. In Legend, who captures the Hot Shot soundtrack from "The Life Aquatic those bands rock, which ties into ber if I swapped it for the Beatles' most cases, an upward shift in rank Debut at No. 7 on the big chart With Steve Zissou" more than dou- another of this week's themes.

52 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com JANUARY 15 JANUARY 15 JAN 2005 2005 TOP HEATSEEKERS® ,;;',m TOP INDEPENDEMAIBUMS.. POP® CATALOGT. .. TOP Sales data compiled by Sales data compiled by data compiled by o L Sales y Pi Nielsen N cc, Nielsen LL w Nielsen a .. CD 1 a ñ 3 SoundScan SoundScan o SoundScan ARTIST Title -Ñ ÿ 3 ARTIST Title h ARTIST Title 3 = g IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL g IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL i. 1 IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL At Number l '.2<:- 1 = 1 Week 8 Weeks At Number 1 1 Week AtNumberl NUMBER 1 NUMBER 1 = Y ±ER The Silence In Black And White 7 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS 1 1 LIL THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Crunk Juice 1 2 7 A2 Golden Road o JON & KEITH URBAN 0 VICTORY 520 (13.98 CDI BME 111.98/17.981 26904/8/ CAPITOL I NASHVILLEI 32936 11098/18981 2 3 3 DAMIEN RICE O 2 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Source Presents Hip -Hop Hits Volume 9 48507/WARNER BROS. 118.98 CD) - DRMNECTOR SOURCE 2523/IMAGE 11898 CDI NORAH JONES A' Come Away With Me 3 4 6 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up 3 2 2 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Christmas Celebration BLUE NOTE 32088' (17.98 CD) [N] SUB POP 595' 114.98 CD) AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 2020 11798 CDI

11 Absolution Me 7 13 PINK FLOYD 40 Dark Side Of The Moon 4 8 MUSE 4 4 3 YING YANG TWINS My Brother & TASTE MEDIA 48733/WARNER BROS. 114.98 CDI /DVDI CAPITOL 46001' (10.98/18.98) COLLIPARK 248911VT 111.98 CD Babylon To Be 4 4 8 THE BEATLES A' 1 19 19 SKINDRED 5 5 4 TAKING BACK SUNDAY Where You Want BIELER BROS /LAVA 93304/AG (11.98 CD) APPLE 29325/CAPITOL 112.98/18.981 o VICTORY 228 0598 CDI Beyond The Sea (Soundtrack) In Black And White 5 22 34 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND A' Greatest Hits 6 7 4 KEVIN SPACEY 11 12 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS The Silence ATCO 78444 /RHINO (1698 COI VICTORY CAPITOL 30334 110.98/15981 o 220 113.98 Mimi Scissor Sisters 29 49 GOOD CHARLOTTE A' The Young And The Hopeless 7 13 10 SCISSOR SISTERS 7 7 10 INTERPOL Antics UNIVERSAL 002772' 113.98 CDI DAYLIGHT /EPIC 86486 /SONY MUSIC (18.98 Ell CDI /UMRG MATADOR 616" 116.96 CDI Immunity 2 16 31 QUEEN A' Greatest Hits /$E GREATEST GAINER -$ 8 10 6 THE DIPLOMATS Diplomatic 11798 CDI ' HOLLYWOOD 161265 (11.98/17.981 DIPLOMATS 5771'/KOCH 0 30 42 RISE AGAINST Siren Song Of The Counter Culture GEFFEN CDI Is A Issue) 17 21 AC /DC 20 Back In Black 002967 /INTERSCOPE 19.98 9 9 14 PITBULL M.I.A.M.I. (Money Major DIAZ 25604/8/ (1198/18981 LEGACY /EPIC 80207' /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ES CDI BROTHERS 23 23 They're Only Chasing Safety UNDEROATH 10 12 17 BONE THUGS-N- HARMONY Greatest Hits 15 30 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS 10 legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 0 SOLID STATE 83184/TOOTH a NAIL 113.98 CDI RUTHLESS 25423 11898 CDI TUFF GONG /ISLAND 548904/UME 18.98/15981 24 27 FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD LVL IV 11 8 11 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up ß 37 GREEN DAY International Superhits! o EPIC 89192/SONY MUSIC 112.98 EO CD) - SUB REPRISE 48145WARNER BROS. 08.98 CO) ^GREATEST 34 37 FALL OUT BOY Take This To Your Grave 27 41 LINKIN PARK A9 [Hybrid Theory] FUELED BY RAMEN 061 11298 CD) GAINER =$= WARNER BROS. 47755 112.98/18981 12 9 5 MADELEINE PEYROUX Careless Love 25 29 SENSES FAIL Let It Enfold You CDI ® DRIVE.THRU 0403NAGRANT 11198 CO /DVDI VARIOUS ARTISTS The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Everl HOUNDER 613192 (17.98 W C:RCA 44890/VIRGIN 11998/22%1 29 32 THE ARCADE FIRE Funeral 13 14 16 ELLIOTT SMITH From A Basement On The Hill ® MERGE 255 115.98 CDI 13 20 32 LED ZEPPEUN Ear & Latter DayDays :The The Best Oiled Zeppelin Volumes One And Two ANTI - 86741'/EPITAPH (17.98 CDI ATLANTIC 83619/AG 119. C 14 14 24 THE GAME Untold Story 27 28 STRAYLIGHT RUN Straylight Run 14 12 19 ELTON JOHN A3 Greatest Hits 1970 -2002 ,,ET LOW 7 117.98 CDI 0 VICTORY229 (1198 CD) ROCKET/UN063478/UME 119.98 CD) 15 28 36 THE ALCHEMIST 1st Infantry 26 36 SHADOWS FALL The War Within 46 - SSIMPLEGP N81N] No Pads, No Helmets...Just -Balls ALC 9548' /KOCH 115.98 CDI ® CENTURY MEDIA 8228 (12.98 CDI VA 31 26 LYFE JENNINGS Lyfe 268 -192 16 15 15 COLLECTIVE SOUL Youth MUSIC ES CDI 16 34 - COLDPLAY A9 A Rush Of Blood To The Head o COLUMBIA 90946/SONY 11298 EL 60001 115.98 CDI CAPITOL48504- 112.98/18.981 .. 17 16 14 SUGARLAND Twice The Speed Of Life 17 18 8 SOUNDTRACK Blade Trinity 19 29 AVRIL LAVIGNE 6 Let Go MERCURY 002172/UMGN 113.98 COI NEW LINE 39037 116.98 COI ARISTA 14740/RMG 07.913 CD) 45 44 MATCHBOOK ROMANCE Stories And Alibis 18 16 18 FLOGGING MOLLY Within A Mile Of Home 18 28 RAY CHARLES The Very Best Of Ray Charles EPITAPH 866604 112.98 COI SIDEONEDUMMY 71251. 11698 CDI RHINO 79822 111.98 CDI 19 11 17 RICARDO ARJONA Solo G) 35 47 ATREYU The Curse 9 16 TIM MCGRAW A4 Greatest Hits SONY DISCOS 95380 118.98 ES CD/OVOI VICTORY 218 (1598 CD) CURB 77978 112.98/18.981 44 48 HIM Sad And Brilliant Highlights 44 50 FALL OUT BOY Take This To Your Grave JIMMY FRANKS /UNIVERDLe 1 D r 42 - METALLICA 14 Metallica o /1o3ws 0 FUELED BY RAMEN 061 112.98 CDI [N] ELEKTRA 61113' /AG 111.98/17.981 21 18 13 RAY LAMONTAGNE Trouble 34 41 THE ARCADE FIRE Funeral AUDIOSLAVE A2 Audioslave RCA63459/RMG (1798 CD) ® MERGE 255 115.98 CD) [N] INTERSCOPE/EPIC 86968' /SONY MUSIC 118.98 ES COI 22 5 - HECTOR "EL BAMBINO" Hector "El Bambino" Presenta Los Anormales 22 21 21 GRUPO CLIMAX Za Za Za LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ A2 Kings Of Crunk GOLO STAR 180040 /UNIVERSAL LATINO (1598 CD) MUSART 20539 / BALBOA 15.98 CDI [N] AME 237017NT (13.98/1798) HIM Razorblade Romance 23 19 33 THE GAMEpI[N] Untold Story JIMMY FRANKS/UNIVERSAL 001429/UMRG 112.98 CDI 28 46 STEVIE WONDER The Definitive Collection MOTOWN /UN 066164/UME 11898 COI 24 17 12 GLORIA TREVI Como Nace El Universo 37 - VARIOUS ARTISTS Chosen Few: El Documental SONY DISCOS 95543 (15.98 ES COI o CHOSEN FEW EMERALD 1019/URBAN BOX OFFICE 19.98 CO /DVDI 10 14 ROD STEWART 2 It Had To Be You ,.. The Great American Songbook J 20039/RMG 112.98/18.981 25 42 43 HANDSOME BOY MODELING SCHOOL White People 25 28 34 AFI AFI ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC 629414/AG (1898 CD) NITRO 15859 113.98 CDI 1 1 TRANS -SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA A2 Christmas Eve And Other Stories LAVA 92736/AG (11 .98/17.981 18/1 26 26 22 DANE COOK Harmful If Swallowed 26 6 7 . LIL' ROMEO Romeoland CD /D1/01 26 6 15 JOSH GROBAN A' Josh Groban COMEDY CENTRAL 30017 11698 NEW NO LIMIT 5753' /KOCH 11238/17.98) 143/REPRISE 48154/WARNER BROS. 11898 COI [NI 27 35 29 JEM Finally Woken 27 33 48 THE ALCHEMIST 1st Infantry SIX 21519 112.98 COI ALC 9548' /KOCH 115,98 CD) [N] 44 - JOHN MAYER 4 Room For Squares _ _- AWARE/COLUMBIA 85293' /SONY MUSIC 17.98 EA/18.98/ [N] 28 10 8 ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. The Futurist 28 40 42 SUGARCULT Palm Trees And Power Lines SONY CLASSICAL 92654/SONY MUSIC (1898 ES CDI FEARLESS 51512/ARTEMIS 11498 COI EMINEM A9 The Eminem Show WEB /AFTERMATH 493290' /INTERSCOPE (8.98/12.981 29 20 15 BARLOWGIRL Barlowgirl 29 41 - SOUNDTRACK Napoleon Dynamite FERVENT 30049 COI LAKESHORE CDI JOURNEY .10 Journey's Greatest Hits (1498 33810 11898 ^ . COLUMBIA 44493/SONY MUSIC 112.98 E0/18.981 30 15 18 JUAN LUIS GUERRA A Para Ti mi MATCHBOOK ROMANCE Stories And Alibis VENE 651000 /UNIVERSAL LATINO 115.98 COI [ EPITAPH 86660' 112.98 COlIN] 23 27 RASCAL FLATTS A2 Melt LYRIC STREET 165031 /HOLLYWOOD (12.98/18981 31 36 34 K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA o Pensando En Ti 31 39 45 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Transatlanticism UNIVISION 310291NG (14.98 CO) BARSUK 32. (16.98 CD) 39 - U2 A2 The Best Of 1980 -1990 a_.vri ISLAND 524613/IDJMG 11298/18.981 32 12 9 PINK MARTINI Hang On Little Tomato 32 24 20 SOUNDTRACK Halo 2 HEINZ 2 (1798 CO) SUMTHING ELSE 2103 11598 CDI 3 DOORS DOWN A5 Away From The Sun REPUBLIC /UNIVERSALO64396 /UMRG 18.98/12.98) 33 48 - LUNYTUNES A La Trayectoria 33 38 49 THE SHINS Chutes Too Narrow MAS FLOW 318000/UNIVERSALLATINO 118.98 CDI SUB POP 70625' 115.98 CDI CELINE DION AR All The Way...A Decade Of Song 550 MUSIC /EPIC 6.3760/0097 MUSIC 112.98 E0/18.98/ 1T HOT SHOT DEBUT 34 42 - YING YANG TWINS Me & My Brother - COLLIPARK 24804/TVT 117.98 COI 14 17 FRANK SINATRA Classic Sinatra: His Great Performances 1953-1960 THE ZUTONS Who Killed The Zutons CAPITOL 23502 01.98/1798) ED, L'ELTASONIC/EPIC 92836/SONY MUSIC (1298 EG CO) 35 20 24 TOM WAITS Real Gone ANTI. 86678' /EPITAPH 11798 COI I Apologize _15 25 38 LARRY THE CABLE GUY Lord, 35 33 35 MONCHY & ALEXANDRA Hasta El Fin " PARALLEL/HIP-0 001423/UME (1898 CO) DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar ,.HN 85422150NY DISCOS 115.98 ES COI 36 30 30 VAGRANT 0385 118.98 COI 36 41 22 ROD STEWART The Very Best Of Rod Stewart 36 25 16 THE WY EINSTEIN MUSIC BOX ORCHESTRA Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics - WARNER BROS. 78328 112.98/18.981 37 49 INSANE CLOWN POSSE Hell's Pit BUENA VISTA 861085/WALT DISNEY 17.98 CD) - . PSYCHOPATHIC 4031 (17.98 CD /DVDI Tell All Your Friends TAKING BACK SUNDAY DON FRANCISCO o Mi Homenaje Gigante A La Musica Nortena VICTORY 176 11298 CDI IN] 38 31 32 DANE COOK Harmful If Swallowed ® UNIVISION 310171/UG 11198 COI COMEDY CENTRAL 30017 116.% CO /DVDI [NI JIMI HENDRIX A Expperience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix ROY JONES, JR. PRESENTS BODY HEAD BANGERZ Body Head Bangen: Volume One EXPERIENCE HENDRIX 111611 /UME 11298/18.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tour 2004 Compilation BODY HEAD /UNIVERSAL 003660' /UMRG 113.98 CDI o Q SIDEONEDUMMY 71248 1798 CDI THE SHINS Oh, Inverted World LE TIGRE This Island SUB POP 7055° (15.98 CO) 22 9 RAY CHARLES Ray Charles Celebrates A Gospel Christmas With The Voices Of Jubilation! CO. LE TIGRE/STRUMMER 003385/UMRG (9.98 CO) 40 SOBAN WORKS 5082 /MADACY 1998 CDI SYSTEM OF A DOWN A' Toxicity THE EXIES Head For The Door AMERICAN /COLUMBIA 62240' /SONY MUSIC 112.98 EO/18.98/ 41 13 5 GEORGE JONES 50 Years Of Hits CD ULTIMATUM /MELISMA 91822/VIRGIN (1598 CD) BANDIT 220 121.98 COI KID ROCK A' Cocky 41 27 20 MINDY SMITH One Moment More LAVA 834824/AG 112.98/18.981 42 46 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS Care Bears: Holiday Hugs! VANGUARD 79736 11698 CD) MADACY MASI 50631 /MADACY 1798 CDI THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' Ready To Die AVENGED SEVENFOLD Waking The Fallen BAD BOY 002852' /UMRG CO/OVD1 NOFX The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 113.98 HOPELESSVENG1198CDI 'I1 o' EPITAPH 86727 113.98 COI GREEN DAY 10 Dookie BLOOD BROTHERS Crimes REPRISE BROS. 17 13 Hang On Little Tomato 455294/WARNER 17.98/14981M RADAR 272141X2 (11.98 CD) 44 PINK MARTINI HEINZ 2 (1798 CDI IN] 48 I ', LENNY KRAVITZ A3 Greatest Hits - DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ Dem Franchize Boyz 213 The Hard Way VIRGIN 50316112.98/18.981 TIGHT 2 DEF/UNIVERSAL 003274' /UMRG (13.98 CD) o DOGGYSTYLE 26704/TVE (11.98/17.98) TIM MCGRAW Set This Circus Down 2 45 40 - J MOSS The J Moss Project 43 46 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits 8 CURB 18711 (12.98/18.98) GOSPO CENTRIC 70068/ZOMBA 117.98 CDI 46 SOURCE 2522/IMAGE 11598 COI NIRVANA Nirvana NICOLE C. MULLEN Uve From Cincinnati, Bringin' It Home THE DIPLOMATS PRESENT JIM JONES On My Way To Church DGC /GEFFEN 493507/INTERSCOPE (1898 CD) WORD-CURB 86277/WARNER BROS. 11898 CDI al DIPLOMATS 5770' /KOCH (1728 CO) - AC/DC A' Live CHRISTY CARLSON ROMANO Christy Carlson Romamo LEGACY /EPIC 80214 /SONY MUSIC (11.98/17.991 48 32 26 MI NDY9SMITHD)[x] One Moment More WALT DISNEY 861229 (12.98 CDI vANUARD 4$ 37 Almost There 38 MERCYME SILVERSTEIN When Broken Is Easly Fixed AVENGED SEVENFOLD Waking The Fallen IN086133/CURB 116.98 COIIN) VICTORY 237 (13.98 CD) Q - HOPELESS 671 114.98 CO) [N] 49 40 50 SOUNDTRACK Al O Brother, Where Art Thou? 49 21 - BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN Hymns LOST HIGHWAY/MERCURY 170069/IDJMG IB Re'. L,. RAC 1001 /EMERGENT (18.98 CDI Jx HOT SHOT DEBUT s'-.7 SADE A' The Best Of Sade 50 46 - THE BLACK KEYS Rubber Factory SILVERSTEIN When Broken Is Easly Fixed EPIC 85287 /SONY MUSIC 112.98 E011899/ FAT POSSUM 80379' /EPITAPH 113.98 CDI 0 VICTORY 237 113.98 COI [N]

Catalog albums are 2- year -o d tides that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on The Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog Albums. The Heatseekers chart lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the top OO of The Billboard 200. If a Heatseekers tide reaches that level, it and the act's subsequent albums are immediately inel'gible o appear on the Heatseekers chart Top Independent Albums are current titles that are sold via independentdistnbution, including those that are fulfilled via major branch distributors. Albums wit the great- indicates multi- platinum level. est sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). A RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA cert'dicabon for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol album's For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes RIAA Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment of 1W,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units (Pladno). A' Certification of 400,000 units (Muni -Platino). 'Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most ti.pe prices, and CD prices for BMG and W EA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ECL and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer Shows charts largest unit increase. [N] indicates pastor present Heatseeker title. © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz 53 www.americanradiohistory.com JANZ R5Y15 TOP BLUES ALBUMS,. Top Bilboard JA2 15 BilboardT CHRISTIAN ALBUMS TM Sales data compiled by Sales W 0L W oo data compiled by 06 Nielsen 'e 3 h P. Nielsen SoundScan ÿ x SoundScan ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING 3 LABEL Title 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title

_, 20 Weeks At Number 1 NUME NUMBER 1 'g° 31 Weeks At Number I 2 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock 2 2 SWITCHFOOT COLUMBINSPARROW1976/EMICMG The Beautiful Letdown CAPITOL 98430 ' 3 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS WORD /PROVIDENT 1106/EMICMG WOW Hits 2005: 31 Of The Year's Top Christian Artists And Hits 1 ERIC CLAPTON Sessions For Robert J DUCK/REPRISE 48926NNARNER 5505. 5= GREATEST GAINER S 4 AEROSMITH Honkin' On Bobo 11 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS INO 19223/TIMELIFE I Can Only Imagine: Ultimate Power Anthems Of The Christian Faith COLUMBIA 87025'/SONY MUSIC 5 5 RELIENT K GOTEE/CAPITOL2953/EMICMG MMHMM 3 ERIC CLAPTON Me And Mr Johnson 1 1 CLAY AIKEN RCA 62622/PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY DUCK/REPRISE 48423'NJARNER BROS. Merry Christmas With Love 6 6 JEREMY CAMP BECB615/EMICMG 5 SUSAN TEDESCHI Live From Austin TX Restored NEW WEST 6065 8 8 TOBYMAC FOREFRONT6417 /EMICMG Welcome To Diverse Cites 6 KEB' MO' Peace: Back By Popular Demand 7 7 CASTING CROWNS BEACH STREET/REUNION 10723/PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY [N] Casting Crowns OKEH /EPIC 92687/SONY MUSIC [N] 4 4 MICHAEL W. SMITH REUNION 10073/PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY Healing Rain 8 NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS Hill Country Revue ATO21529 32 37 UNDEROATH SOLID STATE/TOOTH & NAIL 3184/EMICMG [NI They're Only Chasing Safety 10 8 " 9 KEB' MO' Keep It Simple 10 NEWSBOYS SPARROW5547/EMICMG Devotion OKEH /EPIC 86408/SONY MUSIC [N] 9 9 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN SPARROW6897 /EMICMG All Things New 9 10 ETTA JAMES To Blues The Bone 16 19 SMOKIE NORFUL EMI GOSPEL7795/EMICMG RCA VICTOR 60644 Nothing Without You 20 17 CHRIS TOMLIN SIXSTEPS /SPARROW4243/EMICMG 10 ` 11 MAVIS STAPLES Have A Little Faith Arriving ALLIGATOR 4899 19 18 JEREMY CAMP BEC 9613/EMICMG [N] Carried Me: The Worship Project 14 m VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Of Blues: 50 Hits 17 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY/ MARANATHAI /INO83197 /PROVIDENT-INTEGRITY Integrity's iWorsh!p Next: A Total Worship Experience MADACY 50799 14 14 AMY GRANT WORD- CURB86356 Greatest Hits:1986 -2004 in MARVIN SEASE Playa Haters MALACO 7570 12 12 RANDY TRAVIS WORD- CURB/WARNER BROS.86348/WORD -CURB Passing Through 15 13 12 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan 11 MERCYME INO82947 /PROVIDENTINTEGRITY Undone LEGACY /EPIC 90495/SONY MUSIC 24 31 SWITCHFOOT RETHINK/SPARROW4565/EMICMG The Early Years: 1997 -2000 14 7 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE Stevie Ray Vaughan And Dobule Trouble The Collection 27 25 BARLOWGIRL FERVENT 30046 /PROVIDENT -INTEGRITY [N] Barlowgirl LEGACY /EPIC 61536/SONY MUSIC 13 13 THIRD DAY ESSENTIAL 10728/PROVIDENT-INTEGRITY Wire 63 R.L. BURNSIDE A Bothered Mind FAT POSSUM 1013 33 28 PILLAR FLICKER 2631 /EMICMG Where Do We Go From Here 24 12 STONES WIND -UP 13&92/PROVIDENT-INTEGRITY Potter's Field 37 32 RELIENT K GOTEE289NEMICMG Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...ButThree Do 18 16 POINT WORD -CURB/WARNER JANUARY 15 OF GRACE BROS. 86324/WORD -CURB I Choose You J MOSS GOSPO CENTRIC 70068 /PROVIDENT -INTEGRITY [N] The J Moss Project Bdboard' TOP REGGAE 4 -tJMS T NICOLE C. MULLEN WORD -CURB/WARNER BROS 86277/WORD-CURB Live From Cincinnati, Bringin' H Home Sales data compiled by 21 22 SELAH CURB78834/WORD-CURB Hiding Place , 40. Nielsen 29 - BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN BNC1001/EMERGENT [N] Hymns SoundScan VERITY 62229/PROVIDENT- DONALD LAWRENCE & CO. INTEGRITY [N] 1 Speak Life 9- 5 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title BUILDING 429 WORD- CURB/WARNER BROS. 8632I/WORD-CURB [N] Space In Between Us

g = NUMBER 1 g' 9 Weeks At Number t MARTHA MUNIZZI MARTHA MUNIZZI0001 [NJ The Best Is Yet To Come 1 2 SKINDRED Babylon 34 - FRED HAMMOND VERITY /JIVE58744 /PROVIDENT-INTEGRITY Somethin''BoutLove BIELER BROS /LAVA 93304/AG [N] 23 23 GAITHER VOCAL BAND GAITHER mum GROUP 2569/EMICMG Best Of The Gaither Vocal Band 2 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS Chosen Few: El Documental 26 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMICMG /PROVIDENT86300/WORD -CURB CHOSEN FEW EMERALD 1015 /URBAN BOX OFFICE WOW Worship (Red) FERNANDO WORD- CURB/WARNER BROS. 86247/WORD-CURB 3 1 HECTOR "EL BAMBINO" Hector "El Bambino" Presenta Los Anormales ORTEGA [N] Hymns Of Worship GOLD STAR 180040/UNIVERSAL LATINO [N] 25 i 29 CASTING CROWNS BEACH STREET/REUNION 10092 /PRQVIDENT-INTEGRITY Live From Atlanta 4 4 SOUNDTRACK 50 First Dates 40 38 KUTLESS TOOTH & NAIL/BEC 7789/EMICMG Sea Of Faces MAVERICK 48675/WARNER BROS. 4HIM WORD - CURB 86262 Visible 5 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggaeton Super Hits NEW RECORDS I32060/UNIVERSAL LATINO 6 5 KEVIN LYTTLE Kevin Lyttle ATLANTIC 83730`/AG JANZ 7 11 IVY QUEEN Real PERFECT IMAGE 570157/UNIVERSAL LATINO o5Y15 Billboard TOP ALBUMSM 8 9 GOSPEL DON OMAR z The Last Don: Live, Vol. 1 data compiled by VI 450618 [N] w o 6 BOB MARLEY The Best Of Bob Marley 3 Sales Vs Nielsen ÿ MADACY 50134 H x SoundScan 0 12 DON OMAR _, The Last Don - 5 r ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title VI 450587 [N]

1 . 1 13 DJ NELSON Flow La Discoteka 'Y' NUMBER t 6 Weeks At Number 1 FLOW 180002/UNIVERSAL LATINO [NJ 1 1 1 RUBEN STUDDARD J 62623/RMG I Need An Angel 2 10 VARIOUS ARTISTS Lunytunes Presents La Mision 4: The Take Over 2 4 5 BEN HARPER AND THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA VIRGIN 71206 MAS FLOW 180010/UNIVERSAL LATINO There Will Be A Light 3 3 4 SMOKIE NORFUL EMI GOSPEL 77795 3 MOSA Damelo Nothing Without You LATINFLAVA 1014 4 5 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY GOSPEIJGOSPO CENTRIC 70072/ZOMBA Gotta Have Gospel! Vol.2 4 7 JULIO VOLTIO Voltage Ac 5 6 3 RAY CHARLES URBAN WORKS 50627/MADACY Ray Charles Celebrates A Gospel Christmas With The Voices Of Jubilation! WHITE LION 95563/SONY DISCOS [NJ 6 11 11 J MOSS GOSPO CENTRIC 70068/ZOMBA [N] The J Moss Project BEENIE MAN Back To Basics 7 10 12 VERITV62228a0MBA SHOCKING VIBES 95173`NIRGIN DONALD LAWRENCE & CO. [N] I Speak Life 8 2 2 VANESSA WILLIAMS LAVA93199/AG Silver &Gold 0 17 19 MARTHA MUNIZZI MARTHA MUNIZZI 0001 [NJ The Best Is Yet To Come 10 7 8 FRED HAMMOND VERITY/JIVE 58744/ZOMBA Somethin"Bout Love JANU00ARY 15 11 9 10 KIERRA KIKI SHEARD EMI GOSPEL 97304 [N] I Owe You 2 5 TOP WORLD Billboard ALBUMS TM 12 14 7 ISRAEL AND NEW BREED INTEORI1T GOSPEL/EPIC 91263/0515V MUSIC tel Live From Another Level 13 8 9 ARTISTS WORD/EMICMGNERITY 57494/ZOMBA W Sales data compiled by VARIOUS WOW Gospel 2004 1 14 12 14 Nielsen CECE WINANS PURESPRINGSG05PEUIN090361 /SONYMUSIC Throne Room 15 16 16 DEITRICK HADDON TYSCOTNERITY59482/ZOMBA [NJ SoundScan Crossroads 20 17 BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON TEHILLAH/LIGHT5907 /COMPENDIA [NJ ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title ID Seasons Change 17 13 15 NICOLE C. MULLEN WORT.CURB 86317/WARNER BROS. [NJ Everyday People NUMBER 1 - g > 1 Week At Number t / 18 27 30 TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE VERITY /JIVE 53713/ZOMBA Out The Box 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Celtic Circle 2 W INDHAM HILL 4590VBMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP =S- GAINER 'S" 36 29 DOROTHY NORWOOD MALACO4533 2 3 TWELVE GIRLS BAND Eastern Energy Stand On The Word PLATIA ENTERTAINMENT USA 64513/NEW RIVER 22 25 SOUNDTRACK MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA90286 /SONY MUSIC The Fighting Temptations 4 DANIEL Welcome To 20 3 O'DONNELL My World: Classics From The Jim Reeves Song Book 34 26 MEN OF STANDARD MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND GOSPEL 8019/MAIACO It's A New Day DPTV MEDIA 026 [N] k22 23 23 THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS & THEIR SUPERSTAR FRIENDS BLACKBERRY1649 /MALACO Soullink Live 6 DANIEL O'DONNELL Songs Of Faith DPW MEDIA 225 [NJ 25 24 BYRON CAGE GOSPO CENTRIC 70047/ZOMBA [NJ Byron Cage 5 BEBEL GILBERTO Bebel Gilberto ::' HOT SHOT DEBUT .: ZIRIGUIBOOM 1101 /510 DEGREES (NJ SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY KINGDOM1011 /PGE Live 8 ZAP MAMA Ancestry In Progress 18 121 VARIOUS ARTISTS DEXTERITY SOUNDS 71796/EMI GOSPEL Bishop TO. Jakes Presents: He-Motions LUAKA BOP 90056/WARNER BROS. [N] THE STRAIGHT GATE MASS CHOIR BAJADA7701 Expectations: 9 BEBO & CIGALA Lagrimas Negras I'll Praise CALLE 54 /BLUEBIRD 55970/RCA VICTOR 26 31 THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS BLACKBERRY 1642/MALACO Still Here 8 15 SOUNDTRACK Bend It Like Beckham a331 39 THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP TVSCOT414O/TASEIS The Live Experience MILAN 36010 30 34 BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON & THE FGBCF MASS CHOIR TEHILLAH /LIGHT5497 /COMPENDIA [NJ Let It Rain 9 YOUSSOU N'DOUR Egypt 21 NONESUCH 79694/WARNER BROS. 30 27 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY43199/ZOMBA Donnie McClurkin... Again ARTISTS INTEGRITY GOSPEL/GOSPO CENTRIC/EPIC 90671 /SONY MUSIC 0 7 GIPSY KINGS Roots 31 24 33 VARIOUS Gotta Have Gospel! NONESUCH 798,11/WARNER BROS. 32 19 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS WORD -CURB 86303/WARNER BROS. All Star Gospel Hits Volume 1: Praise & Worship 1 12 SOUNDTRACK The Motorcycle Diaries 33 `' VICKIE WINANS VERITY43214/ZOMBA (NJ Bringing It All Together EDGE/DG 003294/UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP 34:.;' BISHOP EDDIE L. LONG PRESENTS THE NEW BIRTH TOTAL PRAISE CHOIR EMI GOSPEL 76846 [N] Spirit &Truth 12 14 LILA DOWNS Una Sangre: One Blood NARADA 76757 35 '.. TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. INTEGRITY GOSPEUCOLUMBIA 90549/SONY MUSIC [NJ Life 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS The 50 Greatest Hawai'i Music Albums Ever 36 35 - JOHN P. KEE TYSCOTNERITY58249/ZOMBA [N] The Color Of Music MOUNTAIN APPLE 2105 37 . 15 13 GEORGE HUFF WORD-CURB 86387/WARNER BROS . [NJ My Christmas EP! 14 11 I CIRQUE DU SOLEIL Le Best Of Cirque Du Soleil 38 ' MARTHA MUNIZZI MARTHA MUNIZZI 0002 [N] When He Came CIRQUE DU SOLEIL 20022 39 . BENITA WASHINGTON TEHILLAH /UGHT5768/COMPENDIA Hold On 12 GIRLS BAND Freedom NEXTAR 27224N2 40 ANTHONY EVANS INO /EPIC91264 /SONY MUSIC Even More

Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Go d). RIM certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIAA Latin awards: o Certification for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units (Platino). A' Certification of 400.000 units (Multi-Platino). "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

54 www.billboard.com www.billboard.biz BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com INDEX.. ANYcA0R5Y SINGLES AND TRACKS SONG

ASCAP /Big Bad Mr. Hahn, BMI /Nondisclosure Agreement, Twenty Second, BMI /BMG Songs, ASCAP /Valentine CT Latin Tracks) and RBH (Hot R &B Hip/Hop Single3 BMI /Rob Bourdon, BMI /Kenji Kobayashi, BMI/Pancakey Valentine, ASCAP), HL, Hsoo 74 " Chárt Codes: CS (Hot Country Singles); Hioo (Naiò 0 Singles); (Hot Cakes, BMI/Carter Boys, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP /Ye TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org) Sheet Music Dist., Chart, Position. World Music, ASCAP), HL/WBM, /too 23; RBH too -T- TAKE ME HOME (Remynisce Music, ASCAP /Reach Music, JUST LOSE IT (Eight Mile Style, BMI¡ Martin Alilliated /Geddy, ASCAP /Dade Co. Project Music, 1, 2 STEP (Royalty Rightings, ASCAP /Hitco South, ASCAP/Pimp Music, ASCAP /DracSorum -o- Global, ASCAP Nuthin' Goin' On But Frisking, ASCAP /Music tot, ASCAP /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Bubba ASCAP /DTK Music, ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP), WBM, Music, BMI /Ain't 0 (First Avenue, ASCAP/BMG Songs, ASCAP /EMI BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI /Joey And Ryan Music, BMI/Almo, ASCAP ASCAP /Music Of Gee, BMI /Noontime Tunes, BMI /Mass Confusion, H100 82 ASCAP /Elvis Mambo, /Blotter, April, ASCAP /Demis Hot Songs, ASCAP /Black Foundation, ASCAP /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI /Gotta Have It,ASCAP), BMI /Irv- ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), WBM, H1oo 2; RBH 5 FEEL SO GOOD (Razah Mil, ASCAP /Feed Da Family, Windswept, ASCAP /Bat Future, BMI /lenellerene, ASCAP /Tank 1176, ASCAP /Anthony Nance Muzik, HL /WBM, Htoo 92; RBH 45 HL, Htoo 65 1985 (Zomba, ASCAP /Drop Your Pants, ASCAP /Mat- BMI /Madazbrothers, ASCAP /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI), ing, BMI /Hard Workin Black Folks,ASCAP), ASCAP /Antonio Dixon's Muzik, ASCAP /Irving, BMI /E D TE APUESTO LO QUE QUIERAS (Ser-Ca, BMI) LT 39 zoh Bail, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP /East Side Johnny No- WBM, RBH 78 Duz It, BMI) RBH 35 TE BUSCARIA (Simon Music Temple, ASCAP) LT to /EMI Ass, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMJ), HL/WBM, Htoo 67 FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE (EMI April, -K- OH (Royalty Rightings, ASCAP / Hitco South, TEMPTED TO TOUCH (Mustard Seed Interna, BMI Remi, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), 3 KINGS (1W3, ASCAP) RBH 99 ASCAP /Uncle Ronnie's, ASCAP /Barry Platnick, ASCAP), KARMA (Book Of Daniel, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Music tos, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Dirty Dre, Blackwood, BMI /Salaam HL, RBH 59 ASCAP /Lellow, ASCAP), HL, Htoo 36; RBH 18 ASCAP /Ludacris, ASCAP /Universal -PolyGram Internation- HL, Htoo 68; RBH 49 FOUR WALLS (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI / Megalex, KARMA (Lloyd Banks, ASCAP /Universal, alTunes, SESAC /lahgaeJoints, SESAC), HL, RBH 87 THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY (Sony /AN -A- Keys, ASCAP/ Drivers Ed, ASCAP /Sony /AN Tree, BMI /EMI LT Cross AINTDRINKIN' ANYMORE (Kevin Fowler, BMI) CS 58 BMI /Orten, BMI /R. Joseph, BMI /Son OfStin, ASCAP /Regime, ASCAP /Chappell & Co., ASCAP /lay's OJALA QUE TE MUERAS (Ser -Ca, BMI) 31 Longitude, BMI), WBM, CS 52 Cent, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hiroo Rhino, BMI /Drugstore, ASCAP /Peer- BMI /Cake Taker, BMI /March, BMI), HL, CS 25 ALABAMA (ShanCan, BMI) CS 59 Enterprises, Inc., ASCAP /5o OKAY (White FUEGO (King Of Bling, BMI /Universal -Musica Unica, Yeah, SESAC /Songs Of Peer, THAT'S WHAT IT'S MADE FOR (EMI April, ASCAP /Flyte ALL I EVER NEEDED (Bret Michaels Songs, 21; RBH 14 tunes, SESAC /Hale BMI -Tamerlane, Tyme, ASCAP/U.R. IV, ASCAP /Sublime Basement Tunez, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI), WBM, CS 57 BMI /C.K.lointz, BMI /DHG, /Warner KNUCK IF YOU BUCK (World Wide Platinum, BMI) BMI /MorningsidetraiLASCAP /Nivea B. Hamilton, /Defenders Of Music, BMI /li Branda, ASCAP /Min- ANDAR CONMIGO (Lolein, BMI / Doble Acuarela BMI /JD, ASCAP) LT 13 RBH 34 ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP), WBM, Hsoo 88; RBH 46 BMI Guys, ASCAP) RBH 66 Songs, ASCAP /EMI Blackwood, BMI /WB, ASCAP) LT 49 ONE MILLION TIMES (Ghetto Pop z000, ASCAP /EMI neapolis TOO (Universal, ASCAP /Stretch's ANYTHING BUT MINE (Gravitron, SESAC /Carnival -G- April, ASCAP), HL, RBH 56 THUGS GET LONELY -L- Child Music, ASCAP /Live Squad Music, ASCAP /Ground Eleven, SOCAN /Renfield, ASCAP), Music, SESAC) CS 39 GASOLINA (Los Cangris, ASCAP) Hsoo 43; LT 25; RBH LADY (Miss Bessie, ASCAP /Wigged, BMI) Htoo 51 ONE THING (Finger Watch Music, ASCAP /Eight Mile Style, BMI /Shroom AWFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIFE (EMI April, ASCAP / Pittsburg 52 LAS AVISPAS (Elyon, BMI) LT 18 WBM, Him 29 U ASCAP /Baeza, ASCAP /Univer- Shady Music, BMI /Martin Affiliated Music, BMI /laceff, Landing, ASCAP /Coburn, BMI /Harley Allen Music, BMI), GET BACK ( Universal, ASCAP /Ludacris, ASCAP /Elizab LASTIMA ES MI MUJER (BMG Songs, ASCAP /San ONLY (Pookietoots, ASCAP/Marcus Aurelius, ASCAP /Famous, ASCAP /DI ASCAP /Resto World, ASCAP /Nueve Music, ASCAP /Nate HL /WBM, CS 3; Hiroo 41 Music,ASCAP), HL, Htoo 15; RBH 12 Angel, ASCAP) LT 22 sal, Irv, BMI), HL, Hiroo 14; RBH Dogg, BMI) Hiroo 98; RBH 74 GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER (Viva La Cucaracha, LA ULTIMA CANCION (Peermusic II I, BMI) LT zt u WAY DOWN (RiHop, ASCAP /EMI April, TOCANDO FONDO (Sony /AN Latin, BMI) LT 17 -B- ASCAP /DreamWorks Songs, ASCAP) Htoo 85 LEAN BACK (Scott Storch, ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Tuff ON THE ASCAP /Playin Hooky, ASCAP/Little Minx Music, TODO ELANO (EMI April,ASCAP /Wamer- Tamerlane, BABY (J. Brasco, ASCAP /Desert Storm, BMI /Big Tank GHETTO (Noka International Music, ASCAP /Famous, Jew, ASCAP /Remynisce Music, ASCAP /Reach Global, ASCAP ASCAP), HL, Htoo 37 BMI) LT t Music, ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP /D. Thornton, ASCAP), ASCAP), HL, H10093; RBH 62 ASCAP /Joey And Ryan Music, BMI /Warner -Tamerlane, /Chrysalis, ORDINARY PEOPLE (John Legend, BMI /will.i.am, TONIGHT (Sony /AN Cross Keys, ASCAP/Lehsem HL, RBH 43 GIVE A LITTLE BIT (Almo, ASCAP /Delicate, ASCAP), BMI), WBM, Hsoo 31; RBH 28 /Cherry River, BMI), CLM /HL, Hioo 76; RBH 26 Music, ASCAP /Music & Media International, ASCAP), HL, BABY GIRL (Dirkpit, BMI /GreaterGood, ASCAP /len- HL, Hsoo 55 LENTO (Lolein, BMI/EMI Blackwood, BMI /Doble BMI OVER AND OVER (Jackie Frost, ASCAP /BMG Songs, CS 49 oifer Nettles, ASCAP /Telegrammusic, ASCAP) CS zo; Hiroo GO D.J. (Money Mack, BMI) Htoo 47; RBH 19 Acuarela Songs, ASCAP /Warner Chappell, SACM) LT 34 ASCAP/KoKo's Basement, ASCAP / Hitco South, ASCAP), TONIGHT'S NOT THE NIGHT (Lonely Motel, 83 GOD'S WILL (Sony/ATV Tree, BMI /BMG Songs, LET ME LOVE YOU (Scott Storch, ASCAP /TVT, Hsoo 7; RBH 72 BMI /Spunker Songs, ASCAP /Universal -PolyGram Interna- BABY IT'S YOU (First Avenue, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP), HL, CS 31 ASCAP /Pep -Soul Music, ASCAP /R.H. Compound, ASCAP) HL, OYE MI CANTO (SP Beatz In Da Hood, ASCAP /Off Da tional, ASCAP), HL, CS 55 ASCAP /Demis Hot Songs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Irv- GONE (Gottahaveable, BMI /Love Monkey, BMI /Songs Htoo 1; RBH 1 BM I/GemStar, ASCAP/ Big Mato, ASCAP /Wam- TRIP AROUND THE SUN (Mighty Nice, BMI /AI Ander- ing, BMI /E D Duz It, BMI /Antonio Dixon's Muzik, Of Windswept Pacific, BMI /Sony /ANTree, BMI), HL, CS LET'S GET BLOWN (My Own Chit, BMI/EMI Black- Yelzabulb, BMI /My Soulmate Songs, ASCAP), WBM, songs, BMI /Bluewate, BMI /Brutunes, BMI /Bug, ASCAP /Shago, SESAC), HL, Hioo 52 24 wood, BMI /The Waters Of Nazareth, BMI /Careers -BMG, er- Tamerlane, LT RBH 44 BMI /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI /Universal, BACK WHEN (Warner -Tamerlane, BMI/Sony/ATV GOODIES (White Rhino, BMI /Christopher Garrett, BMI /Raynchaser, BMI /Cotillion, BMI), HL H1oo 75; RBH Htoo 26; 3o; ASCAP /Sharondipity, ASCAP), WBM, CS 43 Cross Keys, ASCAP), HL/WBM, CS 2; H1oo 42 ASCAP / Hitco South, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, 32 TRUE (Whorgamusica, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Ron- BALLA BABY (Chingy Music, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP / Royalty Rightings, ASCAP /Music Publishing tot, LET'S GO (New Men & Co., PRS /First N' Gold, -p- dor London, PRS /Shepard Solomon, BMI /Jumbo Boom ASCAP /Empty House, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, ASCAP /C'Amore, BMI /Me & Marq,ASCAP /Zomba, BMI /Trick N' Rick, BMI /Stayin High Music, ASCAP /Lil Ion PAPER ANGELS (Nashville DreamWorks Songs, Boom, BMI /Rihops Inc., ASCAP /Irving, BMI), HL, Hiroo 28 Hiroo 62; RBH 64 ASCAP /Kumbaya, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Hsoo 19; RBH 25 Music, BMI /TVT, BMI /Black Boy Hatchet, BMI/WB, ASCAP /Paper Angels, ASCAP/Sunchaser, ASCAP/Cherry 00017 TRUTH IS (Full Of Soul, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BEAUTIFUL SOUL (Dying Ego, ASCAP /Dodd, ASCAP) THE GOOD LIFE (EMI April, ASCAP /Sea Gayle, /Y A Daddy, ASCAP/Almo, ASCAP /Warner-Tamer- Lane, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Sea Gayle, ASCAP), ASCAP BMI /Soulvang, BMI /Christopher Mathew, BMI/ Hitco, H100 34 ASCAP /Mosaic Music, BMI), HL, CS 54 lane, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Htoo 20; RBH 24 CLM /HL, CS 27 BMI R.Kelly, BMI /EMI BMI /Songs Of Windswept Pacific, BMI /Tabulous, BIG CHIPS (Zomba Songs, / GOTTA GO SOLO (October 12th, ASCAP /Hitco South, LET THEM BE LITTLE (Haneli, BMI /Sony /ANTree, PA QUE SON PASIONES (Zomba Golden Sands, ASCAP /Hitco South, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, April, ASCAP/Carter Boys, ASCAP /ENOT, ASCAP /Kharatroy,ASCAP/Pattonium, BMI) Him 9o; RBH BMI), ASCAP) LT 28 HL, CS 18 ASCAP /Alley Gadfly, BMI /Songs Of DreamWorks, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, ASCAP), HL/WBM, RBH 83 LIKE A BOSS (The Waters Of Nazareth, BMI /EMI PARATI ( Elyon, BMI) LT 35 35 BMI /EMI April, ASCAP / Bovina, ASCAP), HL, RBH 29 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD (Careers -BMG, GOTTA HAVE IT (Shakur AI-Din, ASCAP /Hitco South, Blackwood, BMI /Chase Chad, ASCAP /EMI April, PARTY FOR TWO (Universal -Songs Of PolyGram Inter- BMI), HL, TRYING TO FIND ATLANTIS (Chris Waters Music, BMI /Floyd's Dream, BMI /Jeff Diggs, BMI /Bug, ASCAP /Sticky Green, ASCAP /Copyright Control/Chad ASCAP /Slim Thug, BMI), HL, RBH 68 national, BMI /Loon Echo, BMI /Out Of Pocket, BMI /Sony /AN Tree, BMI) CS 26 CS 5; Hsoo 49 Hamilton, BMI /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI /Stayin High LOCA (Fonomusic, SESAC/E.T., SESAC) LT 46 ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP), HL /WBM, CS 24; Htoo 7o BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS (INB, TU NO TIENES ALMA (WB, ASCAP) LT 37 Music, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH 95 LONG, SLOW KISSES (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Smith PERDIDOS (J &N, ASCAP) /too 96; LT 8 TU NUEVO CARINITO (Leo Musical, SACM /Universal ASCAP /Green Daze, ASCAP), WBM, Hiroo 16 Haven, BMI /New Works, BMI /The New Company Song PICKIN' WILDFLOWERS (EMI April, ASCAP /Romeo Musiq, BMI/Nate Musica, ASCAP) LT 32 BOYZ N THA HOOD (Delmar Arnaud Group, BMI /Kid Lips Music, ASCAP /RPM, ASCAP), WBM, Cowboy, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Cross Keys, /jobete,ASCAP) RBH 89 -H- TURNIN' ME ON (Carmenskinds Music, ASCAP /Cipha Dogg, BMI ASCAP/Kim Williams, ASCAP), HL/WBM, CS 47 HASTA EL FIN DEL MUNDO (Rubet, ASCAP /Universal CS 37 Chiney Music, ASCAP /Mon- BREAKAWAY (Friends Of Seagulls, ASCAP /Five Card, (Sony Discos, Sounds Music, ASCAP /Black Musica, ASCAP /Corasongs, ASCAP) LT 26 LO QUE PASO, PASO (Los Cangris, ASCAP) LT 36 PORQUE ES TAN CRUEL EL AMOR /AN /G key Pants Music, BMI/Marimbero,ASCAP /Madhouse, ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /WB,ASCAP Matt, MY BREATH (Rodney Jerkins, BMI /LaShawn ASCAP/Arjona Musical, ASCAP) LT 7 HEAVEN (Either Or Music, BMI /EMI Blackwood, LOSE HL, RBH 76 ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP /Avril Lavigne, SOCAN), HL/WBM, ASCAP BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), BMI /Garza Bros. Music, BMI), HL, CS 5o Daniels, ASCAP /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Christopher Gar- THE POTION (Ludacris,ASCAP/EMI April, /Vir- Hsoo 10 Beach, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), HE GETS THAT FROM ME (J B Daniel, ASCAP /Water rett, ASCAP/Hitco South, ASCAP /Beyonce, ginia BREATHE (J. Brasco, ASCAP /Desert Storm, Bound, ASCAP /Daniel Music, ASCAP /Copyright Solutions, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, ASCAP /Kelendria, HL /WBM, RBH 69 -u- BMI/F.O.B., ASCAP /N.Q.C., ASCAP/Almo,ASCAP), HL, U DONT KNOW ME (Domani And Ya Majesty's Music, ASCAP /Murrah, BMI), HL /WBM, CS 15; Htoo 72 ASCAP /Michelle MW, ASCAP /Famous, ASCAP /EMI April, H1oo 45; RBH 22 ASCAP /Toompstone, BMI) RBH 3o HEY NOW (MEAN MUGGIN) (Virginia Beach, ASCAP /Carter Boys, ASCAP), HL. Hiroc 13; RBH 33 BRIDGING THE GAP (III Will, ASCAP /Zomba, -Q- U MAKE ME WANNA (Jae'wons, ASCAP /Justin Combs, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP), WBM, RBH 90 LOVERS AND FRIENDS (Lil Ion 000t7 Music, BMI /TVT, QUE NO ME FALTES TU (Universal Musica, ASCAP /Salaam Remi, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Odar, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Rye Songs, BMI /Songs Of Uni- HOLD YOU DOWN (A, Maman Music,ASCAP /P. Noid, BMI /White Rhino, BMI /U.R. IV, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Prodemus, ASCAP) LT 45 ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH 91 versal, BMI /Scott Storch, ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Tuff Jew, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Carmenskinds Music, ASCAP /Ludacris, ASCAP /Michael Sterling, ASCAP /Univer- QUE SEAS FELIZ (PHAM, BMI /Peer International, BRING EM OUT (Carter Boys, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, Hsoo 33; RBH 15 ASCAP /Melodic Thought, ASCAP /EMI Unart Catalog, sal, ASCAP), HL, Hiroo 4; RBH 3 BMI) LT 43 ASCAP /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI /Domani And Ya Majesty's USED TO LOVE U (John Legend, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI), HL, Hiroo 95; RBH 5o QUIERO SABER DE TI (Universal Musica, Music, ASCAP /Swizz Beatz, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), BMI /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI /Cherry River, HOLY WATER (Big Love, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Warner- ASCAP /Prodemus, ASCAP) LT 9 HL/WBM, /10018; RBH 8 -M- BMI), HL, RBH 79 You BMI), WBM, CS 17; BROKEN (Seether, BMI /Dwight Frye, BMI), WBM, Tamerlane, BMI /As Wish Music, MAKE UP (WaltEd, BMI) RBH 77 Htoo 81 LLENAS Ediciones, BMI) LT 27 Hsoo 35 A MANOS (TN -R- HOME SWEET HOLIDAY INN (EMI April, ASCAP /Sea - -V- THE BUMPER OF MY S.U.V. (Painted Red, BMI) CS 38 ME AND CHARLIE TALKING (Sony /ATV Tree, BMI /Rev REAL BIG (Money Mack, BMI) Htoo too; RBH 63 VALIO LA PENA (World Deep, BMI /Sony /AN Latin, Gayle, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP), HL, CS 53 elle B, BMI /Tiltawhirl, BMI /Carnival, ASCAP /Heartfair, RED CARPET (PAUSE, FLASH) (Zomba Songs, LT 5o BMI/Sony/ATV Tunes, ASCAP) LT19 HONY TU SI JONY (J&N,ASCAP) ASCAP), HL, CS 33 BMI /R.Kelly, BMI), WBM, RBH 82 .C. VERTIGO (Universal -PolyGram International, ASCAP), HOPE (Stayin High Music, ASCAP /China White, ME DEDIQUE A PERDERTE (Sony /AN Discos, ASCAP) RENUNCIACION (Vander America, BMI) LT41 CAN'T WAIT (Demis Hot Songs, ASCAP/EMI April, HL, Htoo ço ASCAP /God Given, BMI /Almo, ASCAP), HL, RBH 54 LT 6 RESTLESS (Sixteen Stars, BMI) CS 46 ASCAP/Sony/ATV Songs, BMI/Antonio Dixon's Muzik, VIRGO (Ludacris, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /III Will, HOW AM I DOIN' (Skronk Bonk Tunes, BMI /Sony /AN MIEDO (Vander America, BMI/Fato, ASCAP) LT 1z REVENGE OFA MIDDLE -AGED WOMAN (Cal IV, ASCAP /EMI Blackwood, BMI /EZ Duz It,ASCAP /Strange ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Salaam Remi, ASCAP/Enteraining, Cross Keys, ASCAP), HL, CS 8; Htoo 6o MI MAYOR SACRIFICIO (Crisma, SESAC) LT 16 ASCAP /BergBrain, ASCAP /Gravitron, SESAC) CS 42 Motel, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP), HL, RBH 57 HL /WBM, RBH 75 HOW DOES IT FEEL? (Anita Baker Music, MI TRISTEZA (Edimonsa, ASCAP/Siempre, ASCAP) LT Funking, BMI /Universal, ASCAP), CAUGHT UP (Dirty Dre, ASCAP /Universal, RICH GIRL (Ain't Nuthin' Goin' On But ASCAP /Barry's Melodies, ASCAP /Universal -PolyGram EL VIRUSDELAMOR (Primo, BMI) LT4 ASCAP ASCAP /Hitco 38 ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/ Bat Future, BMI /Blondie Rockwell, ASCAP /Double Oh Eight, /PoohBZ, VITAMIN R (LEADING US ALONG) (WB, ASCAP/Loef- International, ASCAP), HL, RBH 42 MOCKINGBIRD (Eight Mile Style, BMI /jaceff, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Elvis Mambo, ASCAP /Blotter, South, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), W BM, Nino 79 HOW DO YOU GET THAT LONELY (Black In The Saddle, ASCAP /Resto World, ASCAP /Nueve Music, ASCAP) Hiroo Of ASCAP /Harajuka Lober fler, ASCAP /Pladis, ASCAP), HL, H1oo 58; RBH 53 ASCAP /Music Windswept, ASCAP /Giantslaye , ASCAP /Murrah, BMI), WBM, CS 3o VOLVERE (TRO-Essex, ASCAP) LT is CHARLENE (Songs Of Universal, BMI /Tappy Whyte's, 73 Music, ASCAP /Jerry Bock Enterprises, BMI /K'Stuff, HOW WE DO (5o Cent, ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP /J. BMI), HL SMI/Bat Future, BMI), HL, Htoo 27; RBH to MOCKINGBIRD (EMI Unart Catalog, /WBM, BMI /ArtHouse, BMI /EMI Blackwood, B) Nino 57 Taylor For BlackWallStreet, ASCAP /EachiTeacht, COME HOME SOON (Emerto, ASCAP /Dylan Jackson, CS 28 ROSAS (Sony /AN Discos, ASCAP) LT 42 -w- ASCAP /Ain't Nuthin' Goin' On But Funking, ASCAP/WB, TO LIFE (WB, ASCAP /Wet Wheelie, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP), WBM, Hsoo 87 MONDAY MORNING CHURCH (Cowboy Chords Music, A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME (Aliarose Music, BMI) WELCOME MY ASCAP /Elvis Mambo, ASCAP /Blotter, ASCAP /Music Of SOCAN Music, CONTIGO YO APRENDI A OLVIDAR (Universal Musica, ASCAP /World House Of Hits, ASCAP) CS to; Htoo 61 Hiroo 97; RBH 6o SOCAN /High -Maintenance, /Stinky Windswept, ASCAP), HL/WBM, Htoo 11; RBH 6 Out, SOCAN /Slutty, SOCAN /Lanni Tunes, ASCAP /Leo Musical, SACM) LT 20 MR. MOM (Sony /AN Tree, BMI /Harbinism.com, SOCAN /Drop HUSH (LL Cool ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes, SOCAN), WBM, Hiroo 56 COUNTRYBOY (GG &L ASCAP) RBH 41 I, SESAC /Super ID, ASCAP /Top Mule, ASCAP /Sassy Mule, SOCAN /Wamer Chappell, ASCAP/Marcus Aurelius, ASCAP /Famous, ASCAP /White ASCAP /Don Pfrimme, ASCAP /The Loving Company, -s- WESTSIDE STORY U. Taylor For BlackWallStreet, CRUNK MUZIK (Copyright Control /Killa Cam, SAN.TANA. (Not Listed) RBH 97 Chocolate lamz, BMI /White Chocolate Groovz, ASCAP), HL, CS 13; Htoo 71 ASCAP /EachtTeacht, ASCAP /5o Cent, ASCAP /Universal, BMI /Heatmake, BMI) RBH 84 ASCAP /Wizen, SHE WILL BE LOVED (Careers -BMG, BMI /February ASCAP /White Chocolate Beatz, ASCAP), HL, Htoo 78; RBH ASCAP /Sea Gayle, ASCAP/WB,ASCAP/Ain't Nuthin'Goin'On But Funking, MUD ON THE TIRES (EMI April, Twenty Second, BMI /BMG Songs, ASCAP /Valentine CS 6; /Scott Storch, ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Tufflew, 37 ASCAP), HL, Htoo 53 Valentine, ASCAP), HL, H1no 17 ASCAP -D- ASCAP Cymone, Of Windswept, ASCAP /Blotter, ASCAP /Elvis MY BOO (EMI April, /Shaniah ASCAP /Music DAM E OTRO TEQUILA (F.I. P.P., BMI) LT z SHORTY WANNA RIDE (Mouth Full O' Gold, /BMG ASCAP /Manusee, ASCAP /Lellow, Mambo, ASCAP), HL/WBM, RBH DAMMIT MAN (Marimbero, ASCAP /Diaz Brothers -i- ASCAP Songs, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Lil Ion 00017 Music, BMI /TVT, 94 I CHANGED MY MIND (She Wrote It, ASCAP /BMG ASCAP /U.R. IV, ASCAP /Justin Combs, ASCAP/ Phoenix WHATEVER (Jatcat, ASCAP /Blue's Baby, ASCAP /Uni- Music, BMI) RBH 93 BMI), HL, Hiroo 48; RBH zo ASCAP), HL, H100 6; RBH T3 versal, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Touched By Jazz, DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE (Beyonce, ASCAP /Hitco Songs, ASCAP /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI /EMI Ave, SHYNE ON (Money Mack, BMI) RBH 96 Work, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED (Difftunes, BMI /Mosaic ASCAP /Kylah Porald Musicworks,ASCAP) RBH 40 South, ASCAP /Sony /AN Tunes, ASCAP/Foray, Blackwood, BMI /John Legend, BMI /Solomon's SINCE U BEEN GONE (Maratone,ASCAP /Zomba, /Wenonga, BMI), HL, CS WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO (Foray, SESAC /MR2, SESAC /EWM, SESAC), HL, H1o089; RBH 36 ASCAP /Universal-PolyGram International, ASCAP /Screen Music, BMI /Sony /ANTree, BMI ASCAP /Kasz Money Publishing, ASCAP), WBM, Htoo 32 /EMI April, ASCAP /Didn't Have To Be, ASCAP /Sea DARE YOU TO MOVE (Sugar Pete, ASCAP/Meadow- Gems -EMI, BMI /Cherry River, BMI), HL, H1oo 77; RBH 27 40 SKIN (Mike Curb, BMI /Sweet Radical, BMI /Cool Hand, SESAC ENDING (Almo, ASCAP /Avril Lavigne, Gayle, ASCAP), HL, CS 29 green, ASCAP/EMI Christian Music Group, ASCAP), HL, I DON'T WANT TO BE (G. DeGraw Music, BMI /Warner- MY HAPPY ASCAP), WBM, CS 6o BMI), HL, WHAT SAY YOU (Sixteen Stars, BMI /Seven Peaks, Hsoo 25 Tamerlane, BMI), WBM, Htoo 12 SOCAN /Sonotrack, BMI /EMI Blackwood, /too SLOW DOWN (Tight Werk, BMI /Time4Flytes, ASCAP ASCAP) CS DAUGHTERS (Sony/AP/Tunes, ASCAP /Specific Harm, IF HEAVEN (Sony /AN Cross Keys, ASCAP/Purple 44 BMI /Songs Of DreamWorks, BMI) RBH 61 /Chunky Style, 48 PLACE (Jackie Frost, ASCAP WHAT U GON' DO (Lit 00017 Music, BMI /TVT, ASCAP), HL, Htoo 22 Crayon, ASCAP), HL, CS 21 MY /BMG Songs, SO COLD (Breaking Benjamin Music, ASCAP /Seven Jon BMI /EMI Catalog, Rhino, BMI /Swizole, BMI) Hsoo 24; RBH 16 DELANTE DE MI (EMI Blackwood, BMI) LT 29 IF I AIN'T GOTYOU (Lellow, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP), ASCAP /Publishing Designee, Hastings Peaks, ASCAP) Htoo 8o BMI /White -Tamerlane, BMI), HL WHATYOU WAITING FOR? ( Harajuka Lober Music, DE VIAJE (Sony /AN Discos, ASCAP) LT 24 HL, RBH 39 BMI /Jobete, ASCAP /Warner /WBM, SOLDIER (Sony /ANTunes, ASCAP / Beyonce, ASCAP /Stuck In The Throat, ASCAP /Famous, ASCAP), HL, DIARY (Lellow, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Book Of IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND (Copyright RBH 48 ASCAP /Kelendria, ASCAP /Michelle MW, ASCAP /EMI Daniel, ASCAP), HL, RBH 21 Control / Airead Lewis, ASCAP) RBH 8o Blackwood, BMI /Dam Rich, BMI /Christopher Garrett, Hiroo 91 WHEN I THINK ABOUT CHEATIN' (Sony /AN Cross DICEN POR AHI (Brantunes, ASCAP /Sony /AN Discos, I'LL BE AROUND (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), WBM, -N- ASCAP / Hitco South, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, Music, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP) LT 48 Hiroo 99 NADA VALGO SIN TU AMOR (Peermusic Ill, ASCAP /Money Mack, BMI /Domani And Ya Majesty's Keys, ASCAP /Hoosiermama ASCAP /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), HL /WBM, CS Htoo 46 DISCO INFERNO (5o Cent, ASCAP /Universal, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES (THE HOT TUB SONG) BMI /Camaleon, BMI) LT 3 Music, ASCAP), HL, Htoo 5; RBH 4 4; YOU Mill, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP/700, ASCAP) Hiroo 8; RBH 7 (Songs Of Mighty Isis Music, BMI /Vista Larga Music, NA- NANA -NA (Jackie Frost, ASCAP /Bubba Gee, SOME BEACH (Scarlet Moon, BMI /Black In The Sad- WHERE WERE (Divine ASCAP /Kharatroy, ASCAP /I Want My Daddy's Records, DON'T BREAK MY HEART AGAIN (Greenhorse, BMI /Sefior Vicente Music, BMI/Haber Corporation, BMI) BMI /Noontime Tunes, BMI /Warner -Tamerlane, dle, ASCAP/Giantslayer, ASCAP) CS t; Htoo 38 Music, SESAC BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI /Stolen Taylor, ASCAP), HL, CS CS 36 BMI /Ostaf, BMI /Soundtron Tunes, BMI), WBM, RBH 73 SOMEBODY TOLD ME (The Killers, ASCAP /Universal- ASCAP /Monsoon /lahgae Joints, ASCAP), WBM, 22 I'M A HUSTLA (HUSTLA'S ANTHEM) (Not Listed) RBH NEW YORK (Songs Of Universal, BMI/Slavery, PolyGram International, ASCAP), HL, Hiroo 69 SESAC /Non -Affiliated, SESAC /Mycanae, RBH 98 DON'T WORRY (Slot -A -Lot Publishing, ASCAP /BMG SS BMI /Joseph Cartagena, ASCAP /Jae'wons, ASCAP /Justin SOME CUT (Swole, ASCAP /Lil Ion 00017 Music, SHAKE IT (Crump Tight, ASCAP /Bone Songs, ASCAP /Trak Starz, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP /Univer- I'M A SAINT (Mosaic Music, BMI /Morhter's Sack Of Combs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Dade Co. Project Music, BMI /TVT, BMI) Hiroo 63; RBH 23 WOBBLE & ASCAP /Magnum Music, sal- PolyGram International, ASCAP), HL/WBM, RBH 65 Songs, BMI /Songs Of Bud Dog, ASCAP /Music Of BMI /Universal, ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP /Ensign, BMI /WB, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TEXAS AND MEXICO (Forrest Crusher, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP/Sounds-of-seventytwo, ASCAP/ Rabasse Music, DOWN AND OUT (Killa Cam, BMI /EMI Blackwood, Windswept, ASCAP), HL, CS 41 ASCAP), HL/WBM, Htoo 3o; RBH 17 Hills, BMI /Ash Street, ASCAP) CS 51 BMI /EMI Longitude, BMI /Please Gimme My Publishing, I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING (Cal IV, NOBODY'S HOME (Avril Lavigne, SOCAN/Dwight Frye, SONGS ABOUT ME (EMI Blackwood, BMI /Shaye PRS /WB, ASCAP) RBH 85 ASCAP /Mrs. BMI), HL, RBH 67 ASCAP) CS 19 BMI /Smells Like Metal, SOCAN /Almo, ASCAP /EMI Black- Smith, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Sagrabeaux Songs, BMI), THE WOMAN WITH YOU (BMG Songs, DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT (My Own Chit, Black- REAL LOVE (EMI April, ASCAP /VassarSongs, Lumpkins Poodle, ASCAP /Careers-BMG, BMI /Asierfra, IN A wood, HL /WBM, CS 34 k HL, 66 wood, BMI /The Waters Of Nazareth, BMI/Careers-BMG,BMG, ASCAP /BMG Songs, ASCAP /Mrs. Lumpkins Poodle, NO CREO QUE TU (Rightsong, BMI /Intersong, ASCAP) SO SEXY CHAPTER II (LIKE THIS) (Zomba Songs, BMI), CS 12; Htoo BMI / Raynchase, BMI), HL, Hsoo 3; RBH ASCAP), HL, Hiroo 84 WONDERFUL (Slavery, BMI /Songs Of Universal, LT 44 BMI / R.Kelly, BMI /Stayin High Music, ASCAP /Almo, BMI /R.Kelly, INSPIRATION (Old Desperados, ASCAP /N2D, ASCAP) NOLIA CLAP (Breka Music, BMI /Zachnick, BMI) RBH ASCAP /Gotta Have It, ASCAP), HL/WBM, RBH 92 BMI /DJ Irv, BMI /Ensign, BMI /Zomba Songs, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI), HL /WBM, Hiroo 9; RBH 9 -E- CS 56 SPOILED (BMG, PRS /Song Chef, BMI /Songs Of Uni- 38 ENCORE (Eight Mile Style, BMI/Ain't Nuthin' Goin' On INVISIBLE (Ser-Ca, BMI) LT15 NOTHIN 'BOUT LOVE MAKES SENSE (Steel Wheels, versal, BMI /Like Father Like Son Music, BMI /Zomba But Funking, ASCAP /Elvis Mambo, ASCAP /Blotter, I SMOKE, I DRANK (9W4L, BMI /Drugstore, BMI /Deston, ASCAP /Brrr.., ASCAP /WB, Songs, BMI), HL /WBM, RBH 55 -Y- ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /Bat Future, ASCAP /Ten Count, BMI) Hiroo 94; RBH 47 ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP/ November Songs, ASCAP), STAY FOR A WHILE (Soul Insurance, BMI /Melodies Of YA NO QUEDA NADA (Noriega, BMI) LT 23 I THINK THE WORLD NEEDS A DRINK (Sony Acuff BMI /lenellerene, BMI /Hard Workin Black Folks, /AN HL /WBM, CS 9; Nino 59 I. BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Bro Wayne, BMI /Sony /AN YA SOY FELIZ (LGA, BMI) LT 47 ASCAP /5o Cent, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), HL, Hsoo 39; Rose, BMI /Lavender Zoo Music, BMI /Sony /ANTree, NOTHIN' BUT COWBOY BOOTS (Wrensong, Songs, BMI /Willies Pudgie Music, BMI /Songs Of Univer- YOU DON'T LIE HERE ANYMORE (Silvery Dog, BMI /E RBH 81 BMI), HL, CS 32 ASCAP /Lugracella, ASCAP /Mosaic Music, BMI /Hold Jack, sal, BMI /Tappy Whyte's, BMI), HL /WBM, RBH 7o Ticket, BMI /API Country Music, BMI /Songs Of Nashville IT'S GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME (Sony Tree, ESCUCHA ATENTO (WB, ASCAP /SGAE, ASCAP /Impat- /AN BMI) CS 45 STILL (Shaniah Cymone, ASCAP /EMI April, DreamWorks, BMI /Still Working For The Woman, to Edizioni, ASCAP) LT 33 BMI /Katy's Own Music, BMI), HL, CS 23 NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO (WB, ASCAP /Fool ASCAP /Babyboy's Little, SESAC /Noontime South, ASCAP /MXC, ASCAP /Cherry River, BMI), HL, CS 44 ESTA AUSENCIA (Kike Santander, BMI) LT 14 I'VE GOT YOUR MAN (STB, ASCAP) RBH 71 Hearted Melodies, ASCAP /Odiesongs, ASCAP /Short Story SESAC /Warne, SESAC /Naked Under My Clothes, YOU'RE MY BETTER HALF (WB, ASCAP /Dylan lack- ESTA LLORANDO MI CORAZON (Edimonsa, ASCAP) LT I WOULD CRY (Mosaic Music, BMI /Songs Of Otis Long, ASCAP), WBM, CS u; Hsoo 64 ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP), HL/WBM, RBH 86 son, ASCAP /Guitar Monkey, BMI /Coburn, BMI), WBM, CS 5 Barker, ASCAP /Songs Of Mosaic, ASCAP) CS 35 NOTHIN'TO LOSE (Almo, ASCAP /Kevin Savigar, SUGAR (GIMME SOME) (Index Music, ASCAP /Serious 7; Htoo 5o ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Chaggy Buss, ASCAP), HL, CS Scriptures, ASCAP /First N' Gold, BMI /Trick N' Rick, YOU'RE THE ONE (Dolla Figga, ASCAP / Reach Global, -F- -J- 16 BMI /Ludacris, ASCAP) RBH 88 ASCAP /Marsky, BMI /Janice Combs, BMI /EMI Blackwood, FALL TO PIECES (Slash & Cash, ASCAP /Ready Set Go, IULITO MARANA (White Lion, BMI) LT 4o NUMB /ENCORE (Zomba, ASCAP/Chesterchaz, SUNDAY MORNING (Careers-BMG, BMI /February BMI), HL, Hsoo 86; RBH 58

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As our rankings on Hot Country and adult top 40 benefit the most is not spared from the aforementioned 39), all of which hit No. 1 during Hot R &B/hip -Hop Singles & Tracks Singles & Tracks move from Nielsen on the Hot 100. John Mayer's anomalies either, most prominently 2004 and most likely enjoyed addi- adds another notable distinction to Broadcast Data Systems -provided "Daughters" takes the Greatest the return to the top 10 of "Charlene" tional spins during New Year's this issue's chart abnormalities: the detections to audience impressions Gainer /Airplay award with an by Anthony Hamilton in its 33rd weekend on stations' retrospective absence of any debut titles, the first (see story, page 6) and the post- increase of 5.8 million impressions, week on the list. The track, which 2004 countdowns. time that has happened in the holiday station playlist adjustments 3.6 million of which are derived began garnering airplay at R&B sig- With the dearth of new releases, Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems era. kick in, a handful of chart anomalies from play at AC stations. nals as early as September 2003, occur this issue. This is only the third time since spent 12 weeks in the chart's top 10, ATA With Christmas tunes stored away January 2003 that a track that is nei- peaking at No. 3 before it dropped Osquad" for another year, the return to nor- ther R&B nor hip -hop has earned the below that region two weeks ago. ADULT CONTEMPORARY mal programming leads to all but airplay gainer honor. Both previous The bulk of the gains for "Char- NEW RELEASES WITH HIT POTENTIAL NEW RELEASES WITH HIT POTENTIAL three titles on the country chart times occurred in the week following lene" can be attributed to an NELLY SHANIA TWAIN FEAT. BILLY CURRINGTON earning bullets. The first week of Jan- Christmas. N Deyy Say UMRG Party For Two IDJMG RECENTLY TESTED SONGS HIT POTENTIAL uary usually gives us atypical chart In the Jan. 11, wEMINEMLike Toy Soldiers INTERSCOPE WITH .+.JET MAROON5 movements, with some tracks falling 2003, issue, Faith She Will Be Loved RMG W Look What You've Done ATLANTIC KELLY CLARKSON a few spots while earning bullets. But Hill's "Breathe" .}. DIANA DEGARMO Breakaway HOLLYWOOD LJ Emotional RMG the switch to audience -based rank- was the champ, SinglesMinde d JOHN MAYER RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH HIT POTENTIAL Daughters COLUMBIA ings makes for a more volatile list as while Sheryl JOHN MAYER MICHAEL MCDONALD Silvio Pietroluongo Daughters COLUMBIA Reach Out, I'll Be There uMRG the "last week" and "2 weeks ago" Crow's "The First GREEN DAY lERK &FWART FEAT. STEVIE [email protected] Boulevard Of Broken Dreams REPRISE columns reflect the detections -based Cut Is the Deep- YELLOWCARD What A Wonderful World RMG rankings from those issues. est" took the title Minai Patel Only One CAPITOL LIONEL RICHIE [email protected] LENNY KRAVITZ Long Way To Go IDJMG Although we have maintained an in the Jan. 17, Lady VIRGIN JOHN MELLENCAMP EMINEM Walk Tall IDJMG audience chart in tandem with the 2004, issue. Wade Jessen Mockingbird INTERSCOPE wjessen @billboard.com 50 CENT MODERN ROCK detections list since 1997, the "weeks On the AC Disco Inferno INTERSCOPE TIM MCGRAW NEW RELEASES WITH HIT POTENTIAL on" column is based on the cumula- chart, "Dough- Live Like You Were Dying CURB CROSSFADE 14 So Far Away COLUMBIA tive chart weeks for each title under ters" jumps 21 -11, which is a new increase of more than 100% at ADULT TOP 40 RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH HIT POTENTIAL the previous detections system. Fur- peak for the track. The song is one WRKS New York, which backed off NEW RELEASES WITH HIT POTENTIAL JIMMY EAT WORLD ther, some titles that appear as new of a few titles that reaches higher the track and all its current fare _4. HOWIE DAY Work INTERSCOPE W Collide EPIC SUM 41 entries this week actually clocked levels in both detections and AC during the holiday week. In fact, its KEITH URBAN Pieces IDJMG 14 You'll Think Of Me CAPITOL THE USED time on the audience list before the chart rank than it did before the gain in audience (1.6 at that station RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH HIT POTENTIAL All That I've Got REPRISE change among them the Hot Shot holiday influx. million) was larger than its overall SIMPLE PLAN COHEED AND CAMBRIA Welcome To My Life LAVA Blood Red Summer COLUMBIA Debut at No. 51, Pat Green's "Some- Other notable movers include gain on the chart (1.4 million). LOW MILLIONS KORN Eleanor EMC Another Brick In The Wall EPIC where Elton John's "Answer in the Sky," Other tracks clocking 30 weeks ANNA NALICK BLINK -182 Breathe (2 A.M.) COLUMBIA Always GEFFEN Between which soars 22 -7, and 11m or more and rebounding on the RYAN CABRERA RISE AGAINST Texas and McGraw's "Live Like You Were R &B/hip-hop "Good- True ATLANTIC Give It All GEFFEN chart include AVRIL LAVIGNE BREAKING BENJAMIN Mexico," Dying," which jumps 23 -8. ies" by Ciara Featuring Petey Nobody's Home RMG Sooner Or Later HOLLYWOOD TIM MCGRAW SIMPLE PLAN which spent Pablo (28 -25), "Lean Back" by Live Like You Were Dying CURB Me Against The World LAVA 15 weeks on HAMILTON HOPS BACK: The Hot Terror Squad (31 -28) and "If I $Ongs are blind tested online by Promosquad using muIOIp,e IISteTS and a nationwide sample of carefully profiled music consumers. Songs are rated on a 1 -5 scale; final results are based on weighted positives. Songs with a score of the audience R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &'hacks chart Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys (45- 65 or more are judged to have Hit Potential, although that benchmark number can fluctuate per format based on the strength of available music. For a complete and updated list of current songs with Hit Potential, commentary, polls and chart, while more, please visit www.hitpredictor.com. © 2005. Promosquad and HitPredictor are trademarks of Think Fast LLC. RAtiLALFLATTS_ ROAD' Trent Will- MOVES UP TWO CHARTS mon's "The JANUARY 15 JANL1tARY 15 ¡' JANUARY 15 JANUARY 15 Good Life" 2005 MAINSTREAM 2005 ADULT,j fL 1 200 ADULT zoos MODERN (No. 54) logged 28 weeks. Billboard' TOP 40T. Billboard TOP 40TM Billboard CONTEMPORARYTM Billboard ROCKTM Within the top 10, an immediate w W Nielsen Nielsen Nielsen LI! Nielsen flip is W ti benefactor of the Rascal Flatts' `M 3 Broadcast Data Broadcast Data Broadcast Data Broadcast Data "Bless the Broken Road," which leaps Systems Systems Systems } Systems LQ/Y TITLE TITLE TITLE TITLE ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST 2 10 -5. Concurrently, that title moves r ,.J ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) i- (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) bY 1 > I'LUMBER I 10 -8 on the detections-based rankings. I'M, NUMBER 1

contemporary and 83 modern ock st tons are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of detections. Songs showing devoted the most air time to holi- Compiled from a national sample of data supplied by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. 11 mainstream top 40,87 adult tap 40,89 adult it in below the top 15 on Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporary are an increase in dete Sons over the previous week, regardless of chart movement A son which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will generally not receive a bullet even if registers an increase detections. Songs in data provided by Promosquad. ©2005,VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. day programming- country, AC removed from the chart after 26 weeks. All four radio charts run at deeper lengths in Airpl y Monitor, Billboard Information Network, and billboard.com.*indicates title eamed HitPredictor status research

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www.americanradiohistory.com 7 b dun a slow descent into the million units scanned in 2003. Coun- million units, up 3.2% from the gospel were each down less than 1%. scrapheap of dead music formats. try albums totaled 77.9 million units, 128.4 million counted in the previ- Classical album sales totaled 18.7 _41 Speak of the devil, cassette albums versus 69.3 million units in 2003. ous year. Metal was up 2% to 75.3 million units in 2004, while Christ - ian/gospel scans stood at 43.4 million. ' finished 2004 with 8.9 million scans, R &B broke its slide with its first up million units. down 50.6% from the 17.9 million year since 2001, when album sales for Soundtracks were the big loser Titles in a number of overlapping scans the format generated in 2003. the genre -which includes rap - among genres on a unit basis, with genres-alternative and metal, R &B sales were down As a percentage of total album sales, totaled 197 million units. In 2004, scans of 27.4 million units, down and rap, classical and soundtracks ,,J1, 10.7% in 2002, and the cassette has dwindled to nearly R&B enjoyed 7.6% growth to 162.2 16.1% from 32.6 million in 2003. -often are double- counted in 2003. the 1% mark. million units, up nearly 12 million Jazz, meanwhile, chalked up the genre totals if they are listed on While the industry traditionally Comparing sales by genre for the units from 2003. Rap by itself largest drop on a percentage basis, multiple charts. has considered album sales its key 52 -week year, Latin and country accounted for nearly 81 million units with scans totaling 18.8 million, Looking at current versus catalog for indicator, the 2004 results show dig- enjoyed the largest gains on a per- of R &B's 2004 total, up 5.5% from down 17.7% from the 23.1 million the 53 -week year, current showed a ital downloads now figuring heavily centage basis, while R &B scored the the previous year. recorded in the previous year. 3.1% increase, finishing with 437.2 up in the mix. According to SoundScan, biggest increase in units. Latin The other genres showing sales New age also suffered a decline, million units, while catalog was The digital tracks surpassed 141 million albums finished up 16.4% to 31.9 growth in 2004 were alternative rock scanning 4.8 million units, down 5.8 %, with 244.3 million scans. units for the year, while digital million units, compared with 27.4 and metal. The former scanned 132.5 15.3 %, while classical and Christian/ deep -catalog subset was up only 2 %. albums make a mark for the first time, scanning 5.5 million units. The year ended on a positive note, with Christmas -week sales topping those of the final holiday week of DVD Up 10% Over2003 2003. That bump ended a 14 -week PlayerSales run of declining weekly sales that had some worried about losing the first BY JILL KIPNIS U.S. households will have at least one DVD player mined by votes from DEG members. positive year since 2000. by the end of this year. Three digital innovation awards, named for Emiel Although the industry managed LOS ANGELES-The DVD format maintained its On the software side, DEG said U.S. consumers N. Petrone, the late founder of DEG, were deter- to eke out a positive year in album allure for consumers in 2004, when hardware sales spent a record $21.2 billion renting and buying mined by a panel of product reviewers. The Sony sales, the fourth quarter shows that and software shipments reached new highs, accord- DVDs in 2004. Total home video spending, includ- Qualia 004 SXRD projector won the Petrone Digital "we are not completely out of the ing to the Digital Entertainment Group. ing VHS sales and rentals, was $24.5 billion, a 9% Innovation Award for sight, the Pioneer Elite DV- woods yet," one senior distribution At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, increase over 2003. 59AVI DVD player won the Petrone Digital Innova- executive says. "The sign to watch L.A. -based DEG announced Jan. 6 that more than Retail DVD sales reached $15.5 billion, a 33% tion Award for source and the Denon AVR -5805 will be how the first quarter in 2005 37 million DVD players were sold in the United increase over 2003. Spending on DVD rental totaled receiver won the Petrone Digital Award for sound. does, going against the strong num- States last year. That is a 10% increase from 2003. $5.7 billion, up from $4.5 billion in 2003. Five DEG creative excellence awards were deter- bers from last year." The hardware figures, which were compiled by the More than 1.5 billion software units shipped in mined by a panel of DVD reviewers. New Line 2004 kicked off with eight succes- Consumer Electronics Assn., also revealed that 2004, DEG reported, bringing shipments since Home Entertainment's 'The Lord of the Rings: The sive weeks of sales growth, and by more than 127 million DVD players have been sold 1997 to more than 3.9 billion discs. Software fig- Return of the King Extended Edition" DVD was Sept. 12, 31 out of 36 weeks showed since the format launched in 1997. ures were compiled by Kaplan, Swicker and Simha named theatrical DVD title of the year. Warner increases compared with the corre- DVD player sales set a record in fourth -quarter on behalf of DEG. Home Video's "Gone With the Wind: Collector's sponding weeks in 2003. 2004. More than 17 million players were sold dur- The fourth quarter was also a record -setter on Edition" won catalog title of the year. Using the 52 -week comparison, ing that period, a slight increase over the 16.9 mil- the software side. About 530 million DVDs shipped The 1V-on-DVD title of the year was Sony Pictures CD album sales were up 2.4 %. For lion players sold in fourth -quarter 2003. to retail, a 39% increase over the previous year's Home Entertainment's "Seinfeld: Seasons 1 -2." The the 53 -week year, CD album sales DEG further reported that the total number of fourth quarter. direct -to-DVD title of the year was Buena Vista Home grew 5.4% to 670.9 million units. DVD households has reached 70 million and that DEG also announced the winners of its second Entertainment's "The Lion King 11 /2." The music - That was big news for a format that about 45% of DVD owners have more than one annual awards in Las Vegas. Best Buy was named on -DVD title of the year was Universal Music Group's looked like it had run out of steam in player. The group projects that more than 80% of retailer of the year for 2004. The award was deter- "Bon Jovi -This Left Feels Right: Live." 2002 -2003 and appeared to have

Nicoli dismissed as "nonsense" The announcement surprised Sky Broadcasting Group, replaces Faxon's full remuneration as CFO reports that the succession plan many in financial circles. "It is not Faxon as EMI Group CFO. reached £885,000 ($1.66 million). Bandier was announced because Bandier, something we anticipated," Lon- Bob Flax will remain in his post The publishing unit annually con- Continued from page 6 63, was planning to acquire EMI don -based UBS analyst Helen Snell as the publishing unit's U.S. presi- tributes about 35% to the overall Music Publishing and was rebuffed. says. "But it looks like a good dent, and no other personnel group's profit, an EMI spokes- While he remains at EMI, arrangement. It will keep Marty changes are expected, a spokeswoman says. cession plans later in the day," he Bandier says he would not be Bandier in the group for some time woman says. Nicoli declined to reveal the adds. "My belief is that you have to permitted to make a personal while Roger Faxon will gradually Bandier has EMI Group's most financial terms of Bandier's con- do it from a position of strength acquisition of outside publishing play an increasing role." lucrative financial package. Accord- tract renewal. He says they are instead of weakness, and EMI Music catalogs. However, he will be free Nicoli says the decision to begin ing to the company's 2004 annual "appropriate terms that I am com- Publishing is in great shape." to do so in 2008. the process was facilitated by the report, he was paid a total of £3,318 fortable with, and so is the board." fact that Bandier and Faxon worked million ($6.24 million) last year. Bandier and Faxon say they are together already and have mutual The base salary of £1.819 million looking forward to working to- respect. "Their relationship is a ($3.42 million) was augmented by gether again. "We had fun the last proven one," he adds. benefits and incentives worth time we did it; it will be great fun MILEPOSTS. Martin Stewart, CFO of British £1.455 million ($2.74 million). now," Faxon says.

BIRTHS Father is a producer. Grandfather 1ivin boys, Dashiell David and is recording artist Neil Diamond. we want to reach the youth." "There's a lot of work being done Oliver Haviland, to Jennifer and META Such outreach to consumers is by non -professionals," he says, "and Jim Merlis, Dec. 4 in New York. Boy, Daniel Joseph, to Jessica mirrored by an appeal to META's it would be helpful for us to educate Father is head of publicity for and John Kilcullen, Jan. 3 in New Continued from page 8 own industry. "We're going to try to and mentor people on how to do it Geffen Records. York. Father is president and educate music professionals and properly. As a group, META can help publisher of Billboard. technology providers, as well as con- bring standardization." Girl, Catherine Jordan, to l'racie equipment- ranging from portable sumers," Schmitt says. Filipetti summarizes, "There's a and Greg Maffei, Dec. 9 in Los DEATHS digital players to complex, mul- While META's primary objective, whole range of issues that aren't tak- Angeles. Mother is VP /director of Mack Vickery, 66, of an apparent tichannel home theaters -has Ainlay says, is to work with manu- ing care of themselves. It's a pretty sales for Interep. Father is execu- heart attack, Dec. 21 in Nashville. confused consumers, while the facturers in the certification of their wide mission statement, but it's all tive director of integrated sales The songwriter wrote such hits as MP3 format has lowered stan- equipment, education within the related to one thing, and that's try- and business development for George Strait's "The Fireman" and dards, especially among young production industry is an important ing to increase the awareness of Billboard Radio Monitor. Ricky Van Shelton's "I'll Leave This people, they say. goal. Along with many other pro- high -end audio." World Loving You." Vickery also "Even though it is apparent that fessionals, he cites poorly labeled Girl, Avery Max, to Elyn Dia- wrote songs for Jerry Lee Lewis. He the consumer is into 16 -bit tech- and organized recordings made by Tap into the power of the mond Resnick and Mitchel was inducted into the Alabama nology, we aren't," Scheiner says. inexperienced recordists as a frus- Billboard archives: Resnick, Dec. 20 in Los Angeles. Music Hall of Fame in 2003. "We want them to be able to hear trating byproduct of inexpensive i the difference. More than anything, digital gear. www.billboard.biz

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Ann Chaitovitz, director of sound record- all of the tourists, most of whom are usually on and they are everywhere. The mother said her heart broke w ings at the American Federation of Radio and the coast. daughter looked at her and asked if they we Television Artists, decided to spend the holi- Q: Do you think the relief effort will exacer- going to die. Luckily, that family made it. days exploring the ancient historical sites of Q: What's your sense of things now? bate or ease tension with the [rebel] Tamil Sri Lanka. She arrived just hours before the A: Well, it's a mind -boggling tragedy. Nearly Tigers? Q: What are the long -term prospects for Sri tsunami occurred Dec. 26. Luckily, she was everyone in the country has been affected. The A: Well, I hope the relief effort has the Lanka? staying on the west coast, away from the direct people are amazing-the whole community is potential to bring the government and the A: Aside from the immediate medical con- force of the water and its devastation. chipping in to get the necessary provisions to Tigers together ... to bring relief to the north. cerns and disaster relief efforts, obviously there Chaitovitz spoke with Bill Holland from Sri the people in need, and I hear, there are plenty The government has said it will work togeth- will be long-term reconstruction efforts needed Lanka, where she remained at press time. of medical personnel around. er with the Tigers to dis- to rebuild the roads, homes and hotels. Tourism On the day of the tsunami, tribute the aid, which could in Sri Lanka had recently increased due to the Q: What were you doing before the tsunami the manager of the guest bring the parties together. cease -fire with the Tamils. I'm guessing tourism hit? house where I was staying On the other hand, the will likely decline and the entire economy A: I'd just arrived at 1 a.m. and checked into collected an extraordinary Tigers have already claimed dependent on tourism will suffer. my hotel, right on the beach in Negombo, which amount of money from his that aid is not being sent to Also, entire fishing villages were wiped out. is above Colombo on the west coast. I left workers, packed up the the devastated areas in the The price of fish has dropped precipitously, as Negombo at 9:30 a.m. to head for the ancient hotel's extra sheets and tow- north, which if true, would people out of fear no longer want to eat fish cities in the center of the island. Negombo was els, filled bottles with boiled only exacerbate tensions. [because of the corpses still in the coast waters]. not hit badly by the tsunami, at least compared water and purchased medi- Many of the beaches in I heard on the news that the rescue workers to the rest of Sri Lanka, but it was hit about an cines and sanitary supplies. the north were full of land have not found any dead animals. Apparently, hour after I left. I was totally unaware about all He got a truck and sent mines. I worry that the the tsunami had an audio wave the people this until the news that evening, because I was everything to the north tsunami may have relocated couldn't pick up, but the animals could. They inland by then. The coast. international CHAITOVITZ: SURVIVORS CROWDED INLAND those mines to unexpected say that even if the animals only had a one - community has really places. minute warning, that would have been enough Q: Did you try to leave immediately? stepped in to help too. This is the first time in time to get far enough inland. A: No, but I am leaving five days earlier than my life I ever wished I was a doctor, because then Q: Have you met other tourists who were They are also talking about a giant mental planned, so I will have been there for just over I could do something and not feel so useless. there? health crisis that they are unprepared to handle. two weeks. The physical devastation did not I haven't seen the devastation along the A: Yes, a number -all with grim and scary Post -traumatic stress, survivors' guilt. I saw an reach the inland. It circles most of the island coasts. But it permeates everything-nearly tales. I met a British family on the 27th who article which compared the mental health con- along the coast, but the inland section of the everyone lost a relative or had relatives who lost had been on the southern coast. The parents sequences to 9 -11, except they do not have the island has not been affected. I think the inland is their homes and possessions. The people who had taken their two children out of school for necessary mental health infrastructure here. a little more crowded than usual now because have lost a relative have hung out white flags, a year to travel, and this was their first week. BILL HOLLAND

taking place across the musical Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, for relief. Artists performed a Can- RECORDINGS Tsunami spectrum: Barenaked Ladies, Chantal Kreviazuk, tonese and Mandarin version of `We Artists are uniting for an all -star Raine Maida and others will participate Are the World" during the benefit. charity single, which Universal Continued from page 1 CONCERTS in the Jan. 29 Concert for Tsunami The new version of the song, which Music Group will release under the Artists have quickly mobilized to Relief at GM Place in Vancouver. Clear is expected to be released to retail, will collective name One World. Sir Cliff raise funds, whether it be through Channel Entertainment will produce also serve as the theme for a Jan. 8 Richard and Boy George were the More than 155,000 people were club dates or massive stadium the show. Sources say CCE will an- fundraiser, featuring many of the first artists to sign on for "Grief killed in the disaster. Relief organi- shows. In chronological order, some nounce other concerts shortly. same artists, that will be broadcast in Never Grows Old," written by Eng- zations say it will take years, if not events include: Sting will play a benefit Feb. 10 at China and Taiwan. lish broadcaster /author Mike Read. decades, to rebuild affected areas. The Vienna Philharmonic Orches- the Leeuwin Estate Winery in Perth, Reach Out to Asia, an all -star Aus- Other participants on the Steve In recent days, artists have an- tra donated $136,000 to the World Australia, with 100% of the net pro- tralian benefit and telethon, will be Levine -produced track, according to nounced new benefit concerts and Health Organization to provide drink- ceeds donated to relief efforts. He held Jan. 8 outside of the Sydney Opera sources, include Robin Gibb, Bill recordings on a continuous basis. ing water for tsunami survivors. The already had two sold -out shows booked House. The concert will feature Kasey Wyman and tenor Russell Watson. Additionally, major music corpora- donation came during the symphony's at the 6,000 -capacity venue for Feb. 12- Chambers, "Australian Idol" winners Date and territories of release are to tions and radio groups are putting annual New Year's Day concert, broad- 13, but added the date following the Guy Sebastian and Casey Donovan and be determined. All funds will go to together fundraising efforts that will cast worldwide. disaster. Sting had been slated to play members of several top Australian rock the Disasters Emergency Committee. tally several million dollars. A seven -hour fundraising show a now -cancelled Sri Lankan gig Feb. 9. bands, including Jet's Nic Cester, You "The impact of the destruction has Artists lending their names to the and telethon was to be held Jan. 7 at The New Jersey Sports and Expo- Am I's Dave Lane and Living End's hit us all," says Read, who wrote the cause will also help raise additional the 40,000- capacity Hong Kong sition Authority announced Jan. 5 Chris Cheney. It will air live on Aus- song before the disaster. "Briefly millions for relief agencies. Football Stadium with major stars that it is planning a tsunami benefit tralia's three commercial TV networks speaking to my friends in the music Celebrity involvement "has a from the film, music and sports sec- concert. Although no date or partici- and on national radio stations. world, from artists to managers and huge impact, because it helps edu- tors. Organized by the Hong Kong pating artists have been named, NBC Universal will air "The Con- executives, it was clear that they had cate the public with what we do and Performance Artists' Assn. and Radio according to sources, the authority cert for the Tsunami Victims" Jan. 15 all been touched in some way and what our resources are," says Karen Television Hong Kong, the event is will offer Continental Airlines Arena in the United States on its network wished to help." Ogden, development officer in dis- free, although the audience will be in East Rutherford, N.J. rent -free, self - and cable outlets, which include Elsewhere in the United Kingdom, aster fundraising for the American asked to make donations. promote the show if necessary and NBC, USA, Bravo, Sci -Fi, Pax and Steve Brookstein, the winner of the Red Cross. Willie Nelson is spearheading a donate all concession and parking Telemundo. Kenny Chesney is the pre -Christmas ITV talent series "The X One of the first acts to respond to Jan. 9 concert at the Austin (Texas) profits to relief efforts. first announced artist, and the format Factor," announced that all proceeds the disaster was Linkin Park. The band Music Hall that also includes the Joe Organizers say they are putting is expected to be similar to the TV from his single "Against All Odds" will donated $100,000 to the American Ely Band, Patti Griffin, Alejandro together a relief concert at Millenni- telethon that followed the Sept. 11 go to the appeal. The track, on the Sony Red Cross through a new fundraising Escovedo and others. Proceeds bene- um Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 22- terrorist attacks. That event raised BMG- distributed Syco Music, climbed initiative, Music for Relief. fit the American Red Cross, CARE 23. Venue manager Paul Sergeant says more than $150 million. to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Charts Co. "Everyone has a responsibility to and UNICEF. his facility could hold up to 50,000. No According to sources, the BBC is singles chart Jan. 2. get involved," Linkin Park singer A Jan. 10 benefit concert at the acts have been announced for the ten- discussing with artists a Pan -Euro- On Jan. 1, several Dutch acts - Chester Bennington stresses, "but Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht, the tatively titled Wave Aid, but Wales' two pean fundraising concert that would including Marco Borsato, Gio, the musicians have a more interesting Netherlands, will feature several most popular rock acts, Stereophonics be televised in late January. Sheer, Ch!pz, Raffish and Laura Fygi- responsibility, because bands like us major local artists, such as Bastiaan and Manic Street Preachers, were The Grammy Awards will incor- joined together at Wisseloord Studios have fans who have supported us Ragas and Simone Kleinsma. understood to be high on the event's porate some element of tsunami to record "Als Je Iets Kan Doen" ( "If and who have given us this blessed Proceeds from the Jan. 12 London wish list. relief into the Feb. 13 telecast. Ron You Can Do Something "), which EMI life, and we have an obligation to performance of Queen's musical pro- For a full list of live benefits, go to Roecker, VP of communications for will release Jan. 7. The single was to give back." duction "We Will Rock You" will be billboard.com. the Recording Academy, says, "We're premiere on Dutch TV Jan. 6 during a Here is a look at selected efforts donated to the Disaster Emergency talking with sponsors, trying to plan fundraiser airing on commercial chan- Committee fund. The date marks the TV something that is thoughtful and nels TV2, RTL4 and SBS6. Get your daily dose of news 1,000th presentation of the show. A Jan. 2 Hong Kong charity will have impact with the world Universal Music India is talking as it happens: There are rumors that the band's Brian event-featuring, among others, Andy watching us. We've also gotten calls with several leading local artists to May and Roger Taylor may perform at Lau and Leon Lai-that was broadcast from managers and artists wanting record an all -star tribute. "The initial www.billboard.biz the production. on TVB raised more than $6.2 million to help out, participate." (Continued on page 61)

60 www.billboard.com www.billboard.bir BILLBOARD JANUARY 15, 7005 www.americanradiohistory.com remain a problem. The responsibility Spanish- language tracks, accounting offerings. Representatives of iTunes did releases and can include online chats Çow:idr for clearing and digitizing content typ- for less than 0.25% of the company's not return calls for comment. and contests to choose singles anf' ically falls to the labels. overall business. album titles. POTENTIAL REALIZED has a record store, a:,,! Continued from page 1 "It's not a simple thing to do for a But, Martínez says, the future is def- The site also company that thinks it's still not initely pointing in a digital direction. The potential of the legal Latin by the second quarter of 2005 it expects interesting for their business," one She says WMG is in the process of clos- download market can perhaps best be to offer downloads as well. But the situation should quickly executive says. "It's a huge investing deals that will make its catalog seen with univision.com, the Spanish - The sales potential for a site with ±ange in 2005. ment. It's a huge amount of people available digitally throughout Latin language site that belongs to Univision Univision's traffic is hinted at by emu - Latin labels, until now comfortable looking at every single detail." America. Communications. siclatino.com. An online Latin music relying on physical sales and tradi- The agreements anticipate the Launched in June 2000, uni- label that sells full albums and single tional marketing and promotion, are CHANGING PRIORITIES advent of widespread broadband use in vision.com claims 6.1 million users per downloads, it moved only 200 tracks in scrambling to digitize their catalogs The larger Latin labels have been the region and the creation of virtual month. Music -only visits rose from its opening month of April 2004. By the for downloads. subject to the priorities of parent com- music stores by traditional retailers, 638,000 in January 2004 to nearly 1 end of 2004, founder Miguel Sierralta "We see it as an enormous opportu- panies, which often anticipate more including MixUp in Mexico and La million last November. says, the site was averaging 3,000 nity," says Susan Roberts, senior VP of immediate digital revenue from main- Feria del Disco in Chile. "Music is so important that we pulled downloads per month, with 7,000 new media for Universal Music Video stream artists. Now these Latin labels In the United States, Universal it out of the entertainment channel and downloads in its best month. & Distribution. are digitizing content as fast as they Music Latino president John Eche- made it its own channel," says Bruno "The reaction was better than I At the same time, online music can, initially tackling new offerings by varría says his label has seen recent López, VP /GM of univision.com. expected, because our catalog was very stores are actively seeking to expand "significant income" from legal limited," says Sierralta, whose market- and promote their Latin catalogs. downloads, aided by several cam- ing has been minimal and who has only "We're very interested in the Latin paigns with different acts. sold acts or content he has signed category as part of our music downloads For example, the fall launch of directly. Digital support has come from business," says Kevin Swint, director of Juanes' album "Mi Sangre" included an liquid.com. media categories at walmart.com. aggressive campaign on iTunes that In February, emusiclatino.com is For now, Latin music remains a tiny featured an exclusive track with the due to relaunch as a full- fledged Latin fraction of overall download sales. For Black Eyed Peas. digital music store that has its own the week ending Dec. 12, for example, Sony Music also has placed its artists technology in partnership with José Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad" was the in online marketing campaigns. LabOne, a provider of digital media lone Spanish track (bilingual, really) including a promotion with wal- management and delivery services. among the top 200 downloads, accord- mart.com involving Ricardo Arjona's Sierralta says he is negotiating con- ing to Nielsen SoundScan. album "Solo." tent deals for the relaunch with major "We're still very nascent," Roberts "There's been a number of digital labels and indies. In addition to offer- concedes. But she adds, "It's very and mobile initiatives that are being ing more content, the new site, he says, positive that all of the retailers are looked at, and everybody is optimistic will be able to digitize music for a fee. talking about how best to merchan- for growth," says Seth A. Schachner of That's similar to the service offered dise Latin music." established pop acts before moving on the Global Digital Business Group at "Early on it was very hard to con- by the Orchard, which claims to be the Wal -Mart, which has seen dispro- to the rest of their catalog. Sony BMG Music Entertainment in vince the labels to provide content. largest digital distributor and marketer portionate growth of Latin music "Our sales department is very con- New York. There was a huge distrust in terms of of independent music. It also handles sales in its brick -and -mortar stores, cerned about satisfying the Latin Echevarría contends that a huge giving us their assets, giving us their publishing clearances. is targeting Latin downloads as a market in this area," says Gabriela amount of Latin music is already being music. With time, we've convinced The company is hoping to beef up its growth area. Martínez, VP of marketing for Warn- downloaded illegally. "There is this mis- them that we can be used as well and slim Latin category. "We've experienced positive cus- er Music Latin America. "For the past taken notion that Latins don't down- probably easier than you can use "It's absolutely a priority," Greg tomer response to our available Latin year, we've been slowly digitizing our load. And of course, they do," he says. radio," López says. Scholl, CEO of the Orchard says. "We tracks. We will build ... this category catalog, and it is selling." Because authorized Latin repertoire Today, univision.com plays an are actively soliciting and are engaged as fast as the labels can clear the con- According to Martinez, last year, is limited, most major download sites, integral part in the promotion and with acquiring content from Latin tent," Swint says. between Jan. 1 and Dec. 12, Warner including Napster and Apple's iTunes marketing plans of most labels. Cam- sources. But it's a process. It's a But, he adds, clearance issues Music Group sold fewer than 80,000 Music Store, do not highlight their Latin paigns are tailor -made for individual process of explaining our value propo- sition and the mechanics of digital distribution." The Orchard hopes to reach small Asia executive director, tells Bill- are missing. All of us are affected, even airing PSAs on its more than 1,200 labels via relationships with independ- board that EMI is working with Pan - one step removed," says David Loiter - U.S. stations asking for support for the ents throughout the Latin region. The Tsunami Asian broadcaster Star TV to create ton, Universal Music South East Asia United States Fund for UNICEF. first such partner is Epsa in Argentina, Continued from page 60 a public service announcement "to VP of strategic marketing, who is based On Jan. 5, most U.K. radio stations which specializes in tango and other bring attention to the ongoing work in Hong Kong. observed a three -minute silence in traditional Argentine music but also of the various relief organizations Warner Music Group is making honor of those who died in the tsuna- has relationships with other labels. The dialogue has been extremely positive," and how everyone should give gen- $100,000 in donations to AmeriCares mi. Some stations that did not fall Orchard is in negotiations with corn - Universal Music India managing erously and support the efforts of and Save the Children. It will also silent, such as London's 95.8 Capital panies in Mexico and Brazil, but does director Rajat Kakar says. UNICEF, Oxfam, the Red Cross, etc." match employee contributions of up FM and Kiss 100 FM, instead broad- not yet have any deals with key U.S. "The extent of pain and suffering in The PSA, which will begin airing to $200,000 with proceeds split among cast details of how listeners could Latin indies. the affected parts of the country is across Asia soon, will feature music the Red Cross International Relief donate to the appeal. "There's an enormous opportunity," extremely distressing," he continues. from EMI artists. EMI hopes to adapt Fund, Save the Children, UNICEF and On Jan. 10, representatives of all says Scholl, who would like to reach "Our employees and partners in the the PSA to other territories. AmeriCares. 10 Los Angeles Viacom/Infinity media non -Latin audiences as well as younger affected parts of South India and our EMI Group made a corporate Sony BMG Music Entertainment partners, including eight radio stations Latin buyers. associates in Sri Lanka are safe and donation of £100,000 ($187,468) to is exploring a number of initiatives to and two TV stations, will be at the Rose Another site hoping to benefit helping in the local relief measures, UNICEF. Additionally, the company benefit victims, starting with a com- Bowl in Pasadena and Knott's Berry from demand for Latin downloads, which is a daunting task." will match employee donations up to pany donation to an international relief Farm in Buena Park collecting dona- emepe3.com, launched last spring In France, Universal Music will a maximum of £500,000 ($937,438), organization, according to a Sony tions. Contributions can also be made and claims a library of 300,000 songs release a charity compilation album with proceeds also going to UNICEF. BMG representative. at the offices of the stations and from labels around the world. The Jan. 17, with tracks from such acts as UMG and Universal Music Inter- through individual station Web sites. site recently reported that it includes Florent Pagny, Calogero, Johnny Hal- national are coordinating a relief BROADCASTERS Events include a free concert at repertoire from EMI, although no lyday and Isabelle Boulay, Zazie and plan with their artists and affiliated Chicago radio and TV broadcasters Knott's Berry Farm by saxophonist deal has officially been announced. De Palmas. companies. "The response is about banded together Dec. 29 to air PSAs Dave Koz, who is also morning co- rebuilding schools, villages, towns, throughout the day urging listeners host on smooth jazz outlet KTWV. Download Billboard's OTHER LABEL INITIATIVES communities. Everyone here feels the and viewers to donate money to the The 7:30 p.m. show is free with a White Paper reports: In Asia, Hans Ebert, Hong same way. We know people who have local American Red Cross. suggested $20 donation. Koz says to Kong-based EMI Music South East friends and relatives who have died or Starting Jan. 3, Clear Channel is expect special guests. www.billboard.biz

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BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE Q: You have always been a strong advocate for women in business. What has spurred your convictions? Great risks often yield great rewards. Vicki Mack Lataillade typi- fies that philosophy. A: A woman should be able to get her education, graduate, have In 1992, the veteran music executive had the faith to launch her that in place and raise a family on her own terms, take the time to own label, GospoCentric, which has become one of the industry's do it and still get paid. most successful independent ventures. Its major claim to fame has been the platinum success of gospel Q: What's been the most difficult thing about being a woman phenomenon Kirk Franklin, whom Mack Lataillade signed in 1992. heading up her own label? Franklin issued four albums on GospoCentric before exiting late in 2004 to start his own label, Fo Yo Soul Entertainment (Billboard, A: When I first started, I had people come to me and say, "Why Oct. 30, 2004). do you want to do this? You should be a good secretary," or In October, Mack Lataillade surprised the gospel music commu- "Women should be at home." I even had a man that told me I nity by selling GospoCentric Records LLC, which includes the reminded him of their maid, and "Boy, could she clean a good toi- GospoCentric Records and B -Rite Music labels, to Zomba Label let." I've had stuff like that. Group. She has remained as president, reporting to Tom Carrabba, But then on the other hand, I've had people like [Provident Music senior VP of sales and marketing/GM of Zomba Label Group. Group president/CEO] Terry Hemmings ... and [Zomba Group "Knowing Vicki and her passion and her entrepreneurial mind- president/CEO] Barry Weiss -they always kind of got me. They set, there's a lot of similarities between GospoCentric and Zomba. treated me like another guy in the business, and I like that. This is a perfect fit," Carrabba says. "A lot of people in the music industry try to become an entrepreneur, but she's one that has actu- Q: Is it true some people did not believe you owned the label? ally done it." A: When I started in gospel there were no women in gospel in Q: How did you get started in the music industry? any kind of [executive] positions, VP or president and owner of anything. They were mainly secretaries. That was expected of you A: My first job in the music industry was as an intern for RCA ... Most people could never understand that I was the owner. Peo- Records. [They] gave me a stool, and that was to count Elvis ple would say that I was fronting the company for someone else. inventories. There weren't computers back then. Everything was I had to have bodyguards at one time. I was being threatened that manual. I was an inventory specialist, and we counted product. I people were going to come and shoot me if I didn't hand over Kirk loved it. I got an appreciation for sellers like Elvis. Franklin's contract. Once SoundScan came in, that was the kiss of death for me, actu- Q: What were some of the things you learned early in your ally. It was great for the artists, because you could record the sales, career that helped shape the way you operated GospoCentric? For me, it just made me a mark, because we were getting so much of the market share, a lot of people had a lot to say about it. There A: I got hired on in sales at RCA. The thing that stuck with me The Last were people at that time who felt they could just come in and take was working Dolly Parton and listening to people like [longtime over my company. RCA executive] Joe Galante and some others talking about strategies that would bring country to mainstream. That's how I Q: How did you remedy that? learned the dual- marketing approach, and that's why Gospo- Centric has been so successful in crossing over gospel. A: One of the things I found ... helpful when you have prob- ord lems like that was trying [to] align myself with major companies. Q. Tell me about your stint as an artist. [GospoCentric signed a distribution deal with Interscope in 1997.] ... It's good to align yourself with credible record compa- A. The name of the group was Rejoice. We weren't on a label. I nies, and then people don't come after you the same way. wouldn't have signed me to a label [she laughs]. We were a group A 61 &A With Vicki Mack Lataillade When you are black and a woman and everybody knows you did of three girls who would take the songs of the day -this was in this with $6,000 of your dad's postal retirement money, and you've the '70s -and change them into Christian kind of songs. Vicki Mack Lataillade: Career Highlights got records going platinum in a business when nobody else is doing that, it's very difficult. Q: Why did you decide to start GospoCentric? 1975: Started as an intern at RCA Records in Los Angeles and worked her Q: What prompted you to sell GospoCentric? way into the sales department [My daughters listened to] the Imperials and they were OK A. 1978- 1988:Worked in marketing and promotion at Light Records and was it Bobby Brown. That's what A: The music business has changed. I'm 50, which actually I'm with that, but wasn't competing with instrumental in the careers of Andrae Croudi,Walter Hawkins andTramaine Hawkins very excited about because I'm at a company with Clive Davis, so the kids wanted. They said I was in the music business and for me 1988: Hired by Sparrow Records, where she developed and headed Sparrow's a that has really encouraged me in terms of to do something about it. gospel division I'm young girl and my future, the industry changed so much. It was begin- 1992: Launches GospoCentric in her garage with $6,000 but ... You a Q: Did you have any idea how big Kirk Franklin would be? 2004: Sells GospoCentric to Zomba Label Group ning to be very difficult. can't run company the way we started GospoCentric anymore. A: Absolutely not ... I thought this was a great record and it would sell about 50,000 units, but it did that in one month. That's Q: How much heat did you take for releasing gospel music that Q: If you started GospoCentric today with that $6,000, could when I knew something was happening. It did 50,000 in one was so edgy and worldly in its musical approach for the time? you have grown it to what it has become? month, and about a year or so later it did 100,000 in one week. [My husband] Claude and I took everything we had and kept put- A: I had people tell me I was the devil. We got a lot of hate mail A: No. I do not think I would be able to do that today, because ting it back into the project. and [were] told we were going to hell. the industry is so different. Retail is so different. The computer age is here. Downloading is here. I might have done something, Q: Who was your distributor when you broke Franklin? Q: What were some of the tactics you employed at GospoCen- but no, I wouldn't be able to do what we're doing now the same tric that made the label so successful? way. No way. A. The distribution deal was with Sparrow, which was strictly Christian distribution at the time, and ... right after we had the A: The dual- marketing approach [targeting gospel and main- Q: What do you think about Franldin starting his own label? distribution deal [with them], they were purchased by Liberty. Lib- stream consumers] and not playing by any of the rules. We put erty was [owned] by EMI. So, very quickly we went from just hav- more money into our projects. We would do whatever we needed A: Nobody deserves it more than him . .. When we started with ing Christian distribution to Christian and secular distribution. to do for our artists. him, he was a kid. Now he's a businessman. That's great.

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