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» >WMG EXPANDS BIDDER POOL After initially deciding to limit a third round of bidding for Warner Music Group to three bidders, the WMG board is leaving the door open to other suitors, sources say. The board is providing those parties with access to company financial data necessary to make informed bids, sources say. Bloomberg has VIDEO BY ED CHRISTMAN I the three main bidders as Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos., Len Blavatnik's Access Industries and the Gores brothers' Stream Dreams Platinum Equity and Gores Group. Online Music into about $1,000 -$5,000 per You're so hypnotizing: Videos Still Aren't million streams. KATY PERRY shooting her video for "ET." » >U.K. Generating Big While labels and such sites COURT NIXES Returns For as can and do sell big DIGITAL ACT Rights Holders sponsorships, that's often just APPEAL one component of a more elab- The British High Unless you're an artist with the orate partnership between the Court rejected an star wattage of or artist and the brand, and isn't appeal from U.K. Bieber, each Internet service Justin of whose considered the norm when cal- providers BT and videos generated more than 1 culating music video stream- TalkTalk that billion views last year, chances ing payments. challenged the are the big money from online Although rates are trending legality of the United music video streams isn't flow- upward, video streaming pay- Kingdom's Digital ing in just yet. ments are all over the map. Each Economy Act. Of the Exactly how much money is video's payout depends on the ISPs' five objections, pouring in is impossible to say, kind and amount of advertising the only point upheld given the huge discrepancies in it carries, and each type ofadver- by the High Court everything from advertising tising vehide carries varying rates. related to a draft provision, which buys and sponsorship packages Popularity also plays a big role originally stated that to accounting practices and in determining the payout. The ISPs would have to artist contracts. rates that advertisers pay for on- pay 25% of the But by most accounts, it ap- line video ads are based on the administrative fees in pears the real money is still at cost per one thousand impres- .'6,****,i establishing an least a few years away. So while sions, or CPM. Although a non- appeals body. This Katy Perry's video for "ET" has superstar video may deliver a clause will now be generated north of 32 million low CPM rate shortly after re- removed from the views on YouTube and Rihanna's lease, as its popularity grows, act. clip for "S &M" has amassed the CPM could increase, result- » >TICKETFLY more than 22 million views, the ing in a blended rate that can SECURES $12M dollars that those clicks gener- confuse artists. Add to that the IN FUNDING ate remain only a fraction ofwhat vagaries of the advertising mar- Ticketing startup the artists earn from sales of ket, and it all makes revenue pay- Ticketfly has landed those tracks. ments from streaming feel like $12 million in a To be quite frank, video a roller coaster. second round of streams revenue doesn't add up Another possible wild card: pensive -is referred to as in- CPM, and even higher for top $7,000 is shared between the funding led by Mohr to much," says Eric Custer, a part- How the viewer accesses a video. stream video, which occurs be- superstars. Meanwhile, a rem- site and the label, with the label Davidow Ventures ner at Los Angeles -based law firm Vevo, which serves as the back fore (pre -roll) and after (post -roll) nant overlay might go for $1 -$3 getting 50 % -60 %. (The latter and with participation Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. "Even end for many official music the video plays. So-called in -video from existing per CPM -a big reason why pays out mechanical licensing investors, including if someone has tens of millions videos on YouTube, sells adver- overlays, which usually involve streaming music video pay- royalties to music publishers.) High Peaks Venture of views, you are still only talk - tising against premium pack- a pop -up ad during the video, are ments can be all over the board. For official videos, YouTube Partners, Contour ing tens of thousands ofdollars." ages of videos and specific artists; less costly, while adjacent ban- In general, revenue is divided pays performance royalties to Venture Partners and Sources say that the cumu- YouTubé s sales force sells ad- ner ads are cheaper still. between the music video serv- ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, while angel investors lative amount paid per stream vertisers on reaching certain The rates are further depend- ices and labels after subtracting the publishers collect mechan- Roger Ehrenberg and to all rights holders for officially demos. Consequently, Vevo pay- ent on whether the ad was for such expenses as sales com- ical royalties from the labels. Howard Lindzon. The sanctioned videos can range outs tend to be higher per stream bought at premium pricing or missions. Thus, if a video A senior music publishing ex- San Francisco -based from about one -tenth of a cent than YouTube. remnant pricing, the online racked up $10,000 in ad revenue ecutive says that publishers his- company has now per stream to about five -tenths In the world of music video equivalent to spot advertising in a month, some 30 %, or torically received about 10% of raised a total of $15 of a cent, depending on the ad- advertising, TV. million. the most desirable on A premium in- stream $3,000, would be taken off the the revenue generated from vertising buys. That translates placement-and the most ex- pre -roll can go for $10 -$20 per top by the site; the remaining continued on »p8

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As it did last year, the summit will kick off the ac- tivities leading up to the annual CMA Music Festival, >> >TICKET- which will be held June 9 -12 in Nashville. For more in- MASTER INKS formation about the summit and to register, go to DEAL TO ROLL countrymusicsummit.com. OUT DYNAMIC 360 DEGREES OF BILLBOARD PRICING KYLE BYLIN NAMED BILLBOARD Ticketmaster has MEDIA partnered with analytics SOCIAL /STREAMING company MarketShare to CHART MANAGER create tools that will allow Former Hypebot editor Kyle Bylin has been named clients to set and adjust social/streaming media chart manager for Billboard. prices for live events. The He will be based in Los Angeles and report to Bill- company says the tools board director of charts Silvio Pietroluongo. "will allow sports teams, Bylin will spearhead Billboard's new -media chart- artists, promoters and ing initiatives and oversee the recently launched Social venues to better 50 and Uncharted lists. The Social 50 chart ranks artist understand the value of popularity using a formula blending their weekly addi- their ticket inventory with weekly artist throughout the entire tions of friends/fans /followers along ticketing process -both page views and song plays on leading streaming and prior to and during the social networking sites. Uncharted, also a weekly rank- on-sale." ing, uses similar metrics to track emerging artists who have yet to appear on a major Billboard chart. » >HOSTESS, Bylin was previously editor of music industry/tech- WARNER MUSIC nology website Hypebot, where he also oversaw the IN SOUTHEAST Music Think Tank, a forum for opinions and essays by ASIA PACT music industry experts. Hostess Entertainment "We are thrilled to have Kyle join the Billboard fam- and Warner Music South ily in this important role as we continue to increase East Asia have reached a licensing agreement under our social and streaming platforms," Pietroluongo which Hostess will KENNY CHESNEY TO BE says. "Kyle's experience, knowledge of digital media gradually expand its SUPERSTAR Q &A AT BILLBOARD and analytical acumen were just what we were look- footprint beyond Japan to COUNTRY MUSIC SUMMIT ing for to lead Billboard as we continue to chart the southeast Asia. The Country hitmaker Kenny Chesney will participate in The four -time CMA entertainer of the year has changing landscape of music." partnership encompasses a candid Superstar Q &A at the second Billboard Coun- racked up U.S. album sales of more than 30 million a wide range of artists and try Music Summit in association with the Country Music units, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and his most ERIKA RAMIREZ NAMED labels that Hostess Assn. (CMA). The summit will be held June 6 -7 at the recent release, 2010's "Hemingway's Whiskey," de- BILLBOARD.COM ASSOCIATE EDITOR represents in Japan, - Hotel. buted last October at No. 1 on the , his Erika Ramirez has been named associate editor at Bill almost all of which are Renaissance Nashville She will be based in New York and report international repertoire. Ray Waddell, Billboard executive director of content sixth album to achieve that feat. board.com. editor M. Tye Comer. Hostess is an independent and programming for touring and live entertainment, "As someone who has followed Kenny Chesney's to Billboard.com music marketing company will conduct the rare public interview with Chesney, career since he was playing in clubs, I have a huge ap- Ramirez will spearhead the Juice, Billboard.com's in Tokyo whose one of the world's most successful touring artists of any preciation for all he has accomplished in country hip -hop and R &B news and gossip column. international label genre. Chesney has set a new standard for country music," Waddell says. "His insight into how his career "Since its launch last spring, the Juice has become partners include Domino artists in terms of tour production and ticket sales vol- has developed, his musical vision and his successful Billboard.com's most popular column, and Erika will play Recording, Beggars Group Comer says. ume, regularly topping sales of 1 million every time he outside projects will make for an informative and en- a key role in helping us build on its success," and PIAS Entertainment embarks on a tour. tertaining session for summit attendees." Ramirez was previously a researcher at Latina mag- Group. After taking a year off from the road, Chesney is The summit will gather top artists and country music azine, a freelance writer for MTV.com and an editor -at- »>RADIOHEAD back with his North American Goin' Coastal trek, pack- executives to network and discuss all aspects of the large at Honeymag.com. She has also written for other GIVES AWAY ing arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums and already country music business. Carrie Underwood will also publications and websites, including Rolling Stone TWO TRACKS TO selling nearly 800,000 tickets. participate in a Superstar Q &A during the summit. and New York magazine. ALBUM BUYERS Radiohead is giving away two new tracks to from »p7 long -form mu- pendent publishers. tive at another large indie says videos created by fans based on comment on specific details consumers who bought its sic videos, such as concert DVDs Payments from music video his label pays artists a straight original song masters generate about its pay rates.) latest album, "The King of or music video compilations. streaming to the artist can be royalty for music video streams. far smaller rates per stream than One label executive thinks that Limbs," from its website That rate is mostly holding up just as tricky. Some labels treat At labels where artist con- official videos. But YouTube ex- once the business becomes more before the album was for video streaming, the revenue from interactive music tracts determine the payment, ecutives say that user -generated clearly defined in the next three made available at retail. music says. Another indus- streaming as a licensing deal, most new recording contracts videos are a growing source of to five years, if there is enough "It's a thank you for being executive rev- revenue for artists and labels, money involved, everyone will SO supportive of what we try veteran familiar with music requiring a 50/50 split, while are written so that digital next do," the band wrote in an video payments says that the ma- other labels treat it as a revenue enue from streaming is paid as and on a volume basis can ac- fight over the spoils in the email to album buyers. The jors are paying music publish- stream and give artists their a straight royalty. A heritage count for one -third to one -half round of contract negotiations. two new songs, "Super - ers about 13% ofthe net revenue, standard royalty rate. So ifa con- artist's streams are treated as a of their monthly payments. Doug Mark, a lawyer who collider" and "The so in cases where a label is get- tract calls for a 15% royalty, that's license deal with a 50/50 split. "So far the conversation is heads up Mark Music & Media Butcher," were released as ting 55% of net revenue, 13% of what the artist is paid on stream- Many multirights deals treat about official music videos, and Law in Beverly Hills, Calif., says 12 -inch a limited- edition the net revenue would go to the ing revenue. And yet at other la- video streaming revenue as a li- we're seeing that user videos are he agrees. "Once music stream- single for Record Store publisher, leaving the label with bels, the artist contract would censing deal, with a 50/50 split, becoming just as interesting in ing becomes less of a moving Day (April 16). 42% and the video site with 45 %. determine if the act is paid a an that even new terms of both views and finan- target and more solidified, every- rate or a 50/50 artists enjoy. cials," says Glen Brown, head of thing will work itself out," he Reporting by Ed But another publishing exec- straight royalty labels music partnerships at YouTube. says. "In the meantime, it's a Christman, Glenn utive says an artist contract with split. Executives at other labels Although some treat total Wild West thing now. Peoples, Rob Schwartz, a strong controlled composition say they're still working out how streaming as a straight royalty Sources also say that Vevo's " Richard Smirke and the clause, which categorizes a to make payments. play, artists and managers aren't payouts per stream have roughly Associated Press. music video as a promotional Representatives at all four fighting back since the revenue doubled during the past year for Additional reporting by item, could trigger a non -pay- major labels declined to comment. streams from music videos some videos. (Vevo declined to Antony Bruno. For 24/7 news and ment to the publisher. That "We are treating it as a licens- played on YouTube and Vevo are analysis on your on your cell phone the GM ofa large indie so small. But that could change. For 24/7 news and analysis IZ mobile device, go to clause is sometimes employed ing deal," .LIZMOBILE:or mobile device, go to mobile.billboard.biz. mobile.billboard.biz. in instances involving inde- label says, while a senior execu- Industry sources say unofficial

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spanish society of authors composers & publishers Billboard EDITORIAL DIRECTOR U BILL WERDE PFRONI EDITORIAL EDITOR: DANYEL SMITH 212 -493 -4363 BILLBOARD.BIZ EDITOR: Jem Aswad 212 -493 -4167 DEPUTY EDITOR: Louis Hau 212- 493 -4185 SPECIAL FEATURES EDITOR: Thom Duffy 212 -493 -4179 CHRISTIAN BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE MUSIC EDITOR: Cortney Harding 212 -493 -4183 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING FOR LATIN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT: Leila Cobo (Miami) 305- 361 -5279 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING FOR TOURING AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Ray Waddell (Nashville) 615- 431 -0441 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING FOR DIGITAL/MOBILE: Antony Bruno (Denver) 303-771-1342 SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS: Ed Christman (Publishing /Retail) 212 -493 -4175,

Phil Gallo (Film /TV) 323 -525 -2292 -. Gail Mitchell (R &B) 323 -525 -2289 SENIOR EDITORIAL ANALYST: Glenn Peoples glenn.peoples @billboard. corn Not Just Preaching CORRESPONDENT: Mitchell Peters 7.2 25 -2322 INTERNATIONAL: Lars Brandie (Austraüal. Wolfgang Spahr (Germany) COPY CHIEF: Chris Woods COPY EDITOR: Christa Titus ASSOCIATE EDITOR, SPECIAL FEATURES: Evle Nagy 212- 493 -4211 To The Choir EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Elizabeth Hurst 212 -49' CONTRIBUTORS: Larry Blumenfeld, Paul Heine, Juliana Koranteng, Kerri Mason, Deborah Evans Price, Tom Roland, Paul Sexton, Ben Sheffner, Mikael Wood Christian /Gospel Artists Make Noise nual multi -artist Winter Jam tour, which has helped launch BILLBOARD.COM the careers of acts like Red and 2011 Dove winners Francesca EDITOR: M. TVE COMER 212 -493 -4176 On Mainstream Pop Chart MANAGING EDITOR: JESSICA LETKEMANN 212- 493 -4189 Battistelli and . NEWS EDITOR: Monica Herrera 212 -493-41es ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Erika Ramirez 212 -493 -4129 When the Gospel Music Assn. (GMA) held its 42nd annual "Ever since the first Winter Jam 16 years ago, we have MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR: Lisa Blnkert 212- 493 -4174 as a great way to help introduce excit- VIDEO EDITORS: Matt Campbell, Hanon Rosenthal Dove Awards on April 20, the evening's winners weren't the looked at the tour ASSISTANT VIDEO EDITOR: Alex Blumberg only ones with something to celebrate. ing new artists to Christian fans and consumers," says EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Jason Llpshutz 212 -493 -4169, Jillian Mapes 212 -493 -4170 DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY a rock band New - As the Christian /gospel genre copes with the same sales Eddie Carswell, member of Christian CREATIVE DIRECTOR: ANDREW HORTON 212- 493 -4186 challenges as the broader recorded-music market, a greater song, which founded the tour. "The platform has exposed PHOTO EDITOR: Amelia Halverson SENIOR DESIGNER: Greg Grabowy ART DIRECTOR: Rachel Been 212 -493 -4172 focus on touring and non- their music and ministries CHARTS a RESEARCH traditional promotional plat- DOVE to hundreds of thousands DIRECTOR OF CHARTS: SILVIO PIETROLUONGO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHARTS /RETAIL: Keith Caulfield forms has helped artists AWARDS of people." ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHARTS /RADIO: Gary Trust This year's Dove Awards SENIOR CHART MANAGER: Wade Jessen (Bluegrass. Christian, Country. Gospel, Nashville) make noise this year in the CHART MANAGERS: Bob Allen (Boxscore; Nashville). Keith Caulfield (The Billboard 200, grow- Cast, Compilations, Digital Albums, Heatseekers Albums. Independent, Internet. Pop Catalog, mainstream pop market. reflected some of the Soundtracks: L.A.). Gordon Murray (Comedy. Dance /Electronic. Jazz, New Age, Ringtones. Social Networking, World), Rauly Ramirez (Latin. R &B /Hip -Hop. Reggae, Rhythmic, Blues, L.A.), Exemplifying this success ing mainstream ambitions of Silvio Pletroluongo (The Billboard Hot 100. Digital Songs). Gary Trust (Adult, Alternative. Chart Beat. Kirk Christian /gospel music. The Heatseekers Songs, Mainstream Top 40. Rock, Triple A). Alex Vitoulis (Classical, Kid Audio. Video) have been acts like Red, CHART PRODUCTION MANAGER: Michael Cusson Franklin and , all 2011 ceremony was held at ASSOCIATE CHART PRODUCTION MANAGER: Alex Vltoulls )VE DC BILLBOARD RESEARCH MANAGER: Gordon Murray 212 -493 -4023 of whom have released al- >RDS ANN/ Atlanta's Fox Theatre, mark- PUBLISHER bums this year that have en- ing the first time the GMA LISA RYAN HOWARD has the show out- ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP joyed top 10 debuts on the held annual VICE PRESIDENT, SALES/ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: JEREMY LEVINE 212 -493-4190 Billboard 200. side of the Christian music ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, CONSUMER: Derek Sentner 212 -493 -4198 q i DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & EAST COAST SALES: Christopher Robbins 212- 493 -4197 Christian rock act Red, base of Nashville. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED SALES: John B. Paterson 212 - 493 -4195 The awards show, which EAST COAST SALES DIRECTORS: Antonio Amato 212 -493 -4171, Steven Sottile 212 -493 -4202 whose "Until We Have Faces" SPONSORSHIP/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: Cebele Marquez 212- 493 -4193 bowed at No. 2 in February, sold out the Fox, will be ACCOUNT MANAGER: Alexandra Hartz 212-493-4184 DIRECTOR, SPECIAL FEATURES S WEST COAST SALES: Aki Kaneko 323 -525 -2299 landed coveted appearances on broadcast April 24 on the MIDWEST SALES DIRECTOR: Laura Warren 773 -814 -3898 NBC's "The Show Gospel Music Channel, an WEST COAST SALES DIRECTOR: Amy Van Etten 323 -525 -2237 NASHVILLE: Lee Ann Photoglo 615- 376 -7931 (Labels): Cynthia Mellow 615- 352 -0265 (Touring) With Jay Leno" and Conan Atlanta-based cable channel : Frederic Fenucci 011 -44- 798 -525 -1814 MANAGING DIRECTOR/LATIN: Gene Smith 973 -746 -2520 O' Brien s late -night talk show that has aired the awards LATIN AMERICA/MIAMI: Marcia Oliva! 305- 864 -7578. Pax. 305 -864 -3227 on TBS and will hit the road since 2008. Solarek ac- ASIA- PACIFIC /AUSTRALIA: Linda Matsch 612- 9440 -7777, Fax. 612-9440 -7788 CLASSIFIEDS: Jeff Serrette 212- 493 -4199 with Hinder beginning May 8. FE knowledges that the move JAPAN: Akt, Kaneko 323 -525 -2299 DS was MANAGER OF SALES ANALYTICS: Mina Gomez 212- 493 -4180 Gospel star Franklin's to Atlanta controversial, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT /ADVERTISING COORDINATOR: Peter Lodola 212- 493 -4191 "Hello Fear" debuted but adds that the GMA was DIGITAL SALES ASSOCIATES: Eric Silverstein, Josh J. Bennett DIGITAL in March at No. 5 on pleased by the awards' GENERAL MANAGER: GEORGE WHITE 212 -493 -4212 the Billboard 200 and heightened media profile DIRECTOR, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Caryn Rose MANAGER, SOCIAL MARKETING: Julie Booth this year. AD OPS: Paul Vikan has spent four consec- Triple plays: FRANCESCA MANAGER, WEB ANALYTICS MANAGER: Michael Kelly utive weeks at No. 1 on BATTISTELLI at the 42nd "The move to Atlanta wasn't Awards MARKETING the Gospel Albums annual GMA Dove completely unanimous within SENIOR MARKETING DIRECTOR: LILA GERSON 212- 493 -4043 on April 20; inset: CHRIS MARKETING MANAGER: Kerri Bergman 212- 493 -4040 he says, "so SENIOR chart, helped in part AUGUST performs at the our membership," MARKETING DESIGN MANAGER: Kim Grasing by his Gospel Comedy ceremony. we knew that coming here had CIRCULATION DIRECTOR, CIRCULATION: NEIL EISENBERG a tour with comedian to be success." SUBSCRIPTIONS: 800- 658 -8372 (U.S. Toll Free) 847 -559 -7531 (International) or nbb @omeda.com Steve Harvey. Battistelli was one of four CONFERENCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: NICOLE PURCELL And sister duo Mary artists to take home three Doves this year, winning artist AUDIENCE MARKETING DIRECTOR: Jennifer Macaluso Mary, which debuted of the year, best female vocalist and pop /contemporary SENIOR MANAGER, CONFERENCE MARKETING: Nicole Carbone 212 -493 -4041 CONFERENCE MARKETING MANAGERS: Brooke Barasch, Andrea Martin at No. 10 this month recorded song of the year for "Beautiful, Beautiful." The EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Michele Jacangelo which OPERATIONS MANAGERS: Lisa DiAntonlo, Courtney Marks on the Billboard 200 track appeared on her 2008 album, "My Paper Heart," DIRECTOR OF CONTENT: Michael Rovner with "Something Big," has sold 434,000 units in the , according to LICENSING VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & LICENSING: ANDREW MIN 212 -493 -4111 has appeared on "The Nielsen Christian SoundScan. Her latest set, "Hundred DIRECTOR, LICENSING & CUSTOM MEDIA: Diane Driscoll :x'1,2- 493 -4110 Tonight Show" and BET's "Mo'Nique Show" and has recently More Years," debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 in DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & LICENSING: Susan Petersen 212- 493 -4118 MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL LICENSING & SALES: Angeline Biesheuvel penned a series ofadvice- oriented blog posts for Essence mag- March on first -week sales of 70,000, according to Christ- MAGAZINE REPRINTS: Wright's Media 877- 652 -525 or pmg a wrightsmedia.cow at azine's website. ian SoundScan. PRODUCTION PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: TERRENCE C. SANDERS "The church is very important and it's certainly part of our August won Doves for new artist of the year, best male vo- ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Anthony T. Stallings of the year for "No Far ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER: Rodger Leonard marketing plan, but it's more of a secondary layering as op- calist and pop /contemporary album GRAPHIC PRODUCTION ARTIST: Gene Williams posed to the foundation," says Mary Mary manager Mitchell Away," which has sold 51,000 copies, according to Christ- OPERATIONS GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR: BARBARA GRIENINGER Solarek, president of Maximum Artists Management and in- ian SoundScan. PERMISSIONS COORDINATOR: Dana Parra 212 -493 -4112 coming chairman of the GMA. won song of the year for "Sometimes I Cry," BILLBOARD OFFICES NEW YORK: 770 Broadway, LOS ANGELES: 5055 Wilshire MIAMI: 101 Crandon Blvd., Suite Solarek adds that "from a retail standpoint and a publicity inspirational recorded song of the year for "Joseph" and New York, NY 10003 Blvd.. Los Angeles, CA 90036 466, Key Biscayne. FL 33149 Phone. 212- 493 -4100 Phone. 323 -525 -2300 Phone. 305- 361 -5279 standpoint, TV bookers are recognizing that there are con- traditional gospel recorded song of the year for his rendi- Edit Fax 646- 654 -5368 Fax 323 -525- 2394/2395 Fax 305- 361 -5299 Adv. Fax 646-654-4799 NASHVILLE: 017 Box 33184-. sumers out there who want to see these artists." tion of "Go Tell It on the Mountain." won '03 Meanwhile, helping break emerging acts has been the an- country album of the year for "No Changin' Us," Christ- mas album of the year for "Home for the Holidays" and PROMET-EUS country recorded song of the year for "There Is Nothing g l o b a l m e d i a FOR THE RECORD Greater Than Grace." CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RICHARD D. BECKMAN A story in the April 23 issue of Billboard misidentified Other winners included , which was Primalia Chang: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; Howard Appelbaum: PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVEL- as VP of Essence Communications. She named of the year; Red, which won rock recorded OPMENT; Gautam Guliani: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER; Dana Miller. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, Michelle Ebanks group CREATIVE SERVICES; Joshua Engraft SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ONLINE; Doug Bachells: VICE is president. A list of festivals in the same issue misiden- song of the year for "Start Again "; and Patty Griffin and PRESIDENT, MARKETING; Madeline Krakowsky: VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCULATION; Meghan Milkowskl: CORPORATE PRODUCTION DIRECTOR; Richard Tang: VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE; Jody Blanford: tified the contact person for the Essence Music Festival , who shared honors for inspirational album of CONTROLLER; Rob Schoorl: VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES Andrew Min: VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS "The Edge of the LICENSING; Elisse Lumley: EXECUTIVE as being Diane Baxter. Her name is Dana Baxter. the year for their "Downtown Church" and CHAIRMAN Divine" releases, respectively. JAMES A. 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To many in the music indus- Industry.biz, Activision VP try, Hammer is a has -been rap- of developer relations SOUNDCLOUD per who squandered a fortune Dan Winters claimed the PROVIDES BERKLEE and eventually faded into mu- company is merely putting SITE WITH SHARING sical irrelevancy. But in Silicon the series "on hiatus" and FEATURES Valley, he's a respected entre- that it hasn't ruled out BerkleeMusic.com, the on- preneur, investor and adviser restarting the franchise in line division of the Berklee with a reputation as a savvy early the future. College of Music that con- adopter of new technology. ducts Web -based music That's quite an achievement SPRINT UPDATES classes, has joined forces in a region that views most Pleas . MOBILE MUSIC STORE with SoundCloud, a Web - 'em: MC HAMMER with celebrities with suspicion. Flipboard community Wireless operator Sprint based tool that lets artists, "Many folks I've met from manager JON VIRTES in was the first to sell full - labels and other creators February at Flipboard's the talent side have shown pass- track songs to mobile cus- upload, record and share offices in Palo Alto, Calif. ing interest at a transactional tomers. But it's playing a music online. The partner- level, but have quickly scurried bit of catch -up with its ship lets registered users of away when there's no immedi- says. "It's a very, very small dozen startups. He's an investor best approach companies and new Music Plus feature. BerkleeMusic upload and ate deal with instant payoff to community up here. I'm usu- and adviser to Bump Technolo- investors in the Valley. Specif- Powered by RealNetworks share their music and col- be had," says Tim Chang, a ally just a text away." gies, a Mountain View, Calif., ically, he claims to be working (which already provides lect feedback as part of the partner at Norwest Venture In Silicon Valley, Hammer's developer that makes an app to with "the highest levels of the similar functionality to educational process. The Partners in Palo Alto, Calif. rise and fall as a hip -hop star enable users to share contact in- music industry" on the creation Verizon Wireless), Music deal will let students view "Hammer has authentic inter- isn't seen as a mark of shame formation by simply touching of a "consortium of leadership" Plus lets users buy ring - listener feedback, get usage est in what's going on." or ridicule, but as a valuable ex- their iPhone or Android hand- to figure out how the music in- tones, ringback tones and data and share music with It's a reputation developed perience worth sets together. dustry can launch the next im- full songs from the same friends and classmates. during the course of nearly two learning from. Digital He's an investor portant social music service. decades, during which Ham- "People are a in Square, a San "They're somewhat taken RINGTONESTM mer has invested in or advised little bit less judg- Domain Francisco mo- aback by the development here dozens of companies. He mental here," ANTONY bile payment in the Valley," Hammer says. COMPILED BY I lit Iti('.1I BRUNO TITLE helped Pandora founder Tim says Geoffrey service provider "The developers are coming up ORIGINAL ARTIST E.T. founded by Twit- with the ideas of how to better 7 #1 Westergren prepare for meet- Arone, Ham- 2 W KATY PERRY FEATURING KANYE WEST co- founder maximize music." LOOK AT ME NOW ings with music executives mer's DanceJam ter 2 11 it CHRIS BROWN FEATURING LIL WAYNE 8 BASTA RHYMES co- a Jack Dorsey. And And he wants to show when the service was still called founder and ROLL UP Savage Beast. He gave market- former entrepre- Flipboard, the other artists, by example 3 WIZ KHALIFA DOWN ON ME 5 18 to Salesforce.com. neur-in- residence buzzed -about where possible, how they can FEATURING 50 CENT ing advice IS JEREMIH ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME OR NOT He visited YouTube's offices at Bessemer Venture Partners iPad social magazine app, pre- expand their creative activi- 4 16 mt THOMPSON SQUARE all Hammer's single "See ties into new formats. "A lot when it was still located above and Battery Ventures. "For miered F * *K YOU! 8 19 a pizzeria in San Mateo, Calif. you hear about these great com- Her Face" in February, the first of musicians and artists are CEE LO GREEN BLACK AND YELLOW 6 26 More recently, Hammer has panies, remember the major- time the company had featured shortchanging themselves WIZ (RALPH DIRT ROAD ANTHEM entered the business as co- ity of them fail. But you try music in its app. because they have so much to 9 3 JASON ALDEAN founder of dance -based video again. So there's something Notice how none of them is offer other than just the BOW CHICKA WOW WOW in10 MIKE POSNER FEATURING LIL WAYNE network DanceJam, which Pure - about the psychology here a music company? song," he says. "Music is not 6 FOOT 7 FOOT video (now part of Source Inter - where no one is going to judge "Music is definitely not just a song." LIL WAYNE FEATURING CURE link Media) acquired in 2009. you about any challenges you first," Hammer says. "I'm in- Just as artists extended their The Black Eyed Peas make the largest position "Anybody in the Valley who had in the past, but more like, terested in companies that can craft into music videos during jump (up five) from within last week's top 20 invests around the commodity 'What did you do to succeed ?' have a global impact on enter- the heyday of MTV, so should with "Just Can't Get Enough" (19 -14, up 13 %). The song eclipses the No. 16 peak of previous hit of music on the digital side, and 'How can we repeat it ?' " prise in general; things that they be exploring new formats "The Time (Dirty Bit)." The Peas are one of only they know how to reach out to Today, Hammer is working can make your connected life like social games, interactive three groups on the printed chart this week. me," the Oakland, Calif., native with about a more interesting and easier. technologies, and mobile or SURE THING MIGUEL But always, I look for opportu- iPad apps. Hammer is experi- DON'T YOU WANNA STAY 14 23 nities to support and expand menting with these areas him- JASON ALDEAN WITH KELLY CLARKSON S &M or self, he says, having recorded 13 8 OFF THE WALL the music business model RIHANNA a the music busi- and stored more than 300 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH Sceptre's Luna is an MP3 player with sur- reinvigorate 19 4 THE BLACK EYED PEAS a model." tracks in his free time. prising feature: It's also projector that lets ness PRETTY GIRL ROCK 11 22 users display videos, photos and documents. For instance, the former rap So does that mean we may KERI HILSON THE SHOW GOES ON 17 9 Add a pair of portable speakers and users star, who has 2 million -plus see a comeback? LUPE FIASCO

( "Why not ?" asks Hammer, I WON'T LET GO can mount multimedia slideshows on the Twitter followers @MCHam- 16 9 who 49 in March. RASCAL FLATTS go. Just an inch thick and featherlight at 2.6 mer), hints at "big announce- turned THE LAZY SONG 18 23 4 ounces, the Luna supports such file formats as MP3, ments" in the coming months " was 50 when he BRUNO MARS GRENADE 19 15 22 WMA, AVI, MOV, MPEG and JPEG. It also comes with a 2 related to new music files and produced the 'Thriller' album. BRUNO MARS COUNTRY BOY GB microSD card, expandable to 32 GB, and black, pink formats to help artists mone- It's not unprecedented." 21 9 20 AARON LEWIS FEATURING GEORGE JONES & CHARLIE DANIELS and blue protective skins. tize music on the social Web. For 24/7 digital news ased on master ringtones sales data reported by Nlelseh The Luna retails for $170. -AB He's also begun advising and analysis, see IngScan, a service of Nielsen MoblIeScan. Chart endorsed by .biz - IA - The Wireless Association and Mobile Entertainment Forum music executives on how to billboard.biz /digital.

12 BILLBOARD APRIL 30, 2011 MixltUp Startup Legitmix Aims it could be a solution for artists sell tracks directly to consumers. The To Help Remixers looking to work within the confines of company considered selling tracks Make Money, Legally copyright law and make some money through iTunes or Amazon but for their work -as well as for the artists wanted to minimize the number of Remix artists who want to sell legal they remix. clicks a buyer would have to make, recordings of their work have to se- Say an artist has assembled a long McDonald says. cure licenses from all rights holders remix set and wants to sell it through So far, and whose recordings they use. Given Legitmix. He or she submits a list of Warner Music Group have agreed to the high number of source tracks all the source tracks to the site, which let Legitmix sell tracks; McDonald says found on a single remix, that can be provides customers with a download - Legitmix is in talks with EMI Music a costly, time -consuming exercise. able file containing information as well. Legitmix, a year -old about all the source Because all of the source tracks Firsthand sources: startup company based tracks, but no audio. have to be purchased, sold Legitmix co- founders OMID McDONALD (left) in the Williamsburg the re- Customers can then through Legitmix can be pricey. For and BOOKER SIM section of Brooklyn, Indies create the remix on instance, the source tracks for the thinks it has a solution. ORTNEY their computer through company's first mix by Diplo cost G And it has $1.2 million the Legitmix site by $14.46, assuming a customer doesn't ready and are maybe a little older and software company. in seed financing from purchasing any source own any of them. more affluent but still interested in "I didn't have a clue about the remix family, friends and tracks that Legitmix That doesn't include the cost of the new music." market when Omid brought the idea third -party investors doesn't detect on their remix itself. Diplo isn't charging for That raises the central question to me, but the basic innovation of how who agree. hard drive. his Legitmix remix beyond the cost about Legitmix: Will people used to to solve the copyright problem is bril- Company co- founder Because customers of the source tracks, but McDonald downloading remixes off the black liant," he says. "It's simple and imple- and engineer /entrepreneur Omid Mc- technically purchase the source says other remixers can charge for market for free suddenly be willing to mentable and elegant." Donald developed the idea for Legit- tracks and then re- create the remix their work. The site splits the pro- pay a premium for what is essentially Legitmix launched in private beta mix after his friend Booker Sim themselves on their computer (with ceeds from the sale of remixes 70/30 a playlist and a remix album? in March so it's too early to say whether couldn't obtain all the music licenses Legitmix software), the company with the remixer, and the source Irving Ebert, co- founder of it will pan out. But it's refreshing to he needed for a documentary he was maintains that the remix isn't a com- artists are compensated for the sale Canadian venture capital firm Pur- see someone take on the challenges shooting about Queens hip -hop. mercial work but rather an example of their material. ple Angel, one of Legitmix's in- that DJ s face without resorting to call- The product McDonald created of "personal use" that doesn't require "We're not going after the kids who vestors, believes the answer is "yes." ing for the death of copyright. doesn't address the exact issues that licenses from rights holders. just download everything for free," Purple Angel also invested in Mc- Legitmix co- founder /chief marketing Legitmix works with digital fulfill- Sim says. "We're targeting the peo- Donald's previous startup, Simbit, For 24/7 Indies news and analysis, .EPIIL see billboard.biz /indies. officer Sim faced as a filmmaker. But ment service provider MediaNet to ple who spend money on iTunes al- an Ottawa, Ontario -based mobile

our identity that it's something I want in the next couple weeks. [It will be] Award] because he is this interesting QUI_S'l'IONS to be much more proactive about in specifically designed to encourage peo- mixture of a guy who had already terms of supporting. And [it's] an op- ple to go [see] live music, to do music achieved a lot of success as an artist who with KARL DEAN portunity for the industry to work with business in Nashville and to live in chose to come to Nashville. He's in- the city. For instance, there's a big ef- Nashville if you're interested in music. vested in this city. He's an entrepre- fort we're doing together on music ed- The [National] Folk Festival will be on neur. And he's a smart businessman. ucation in public schools. Labor Day this year by Bicentennial Nashville has long been a major hub presentation, Dean spoke with Bill- Mall. It will be a huge event for the How has the live music business for music -related businesses beyond board about his music initiatives. What's been achieved so far? next three years. We're hoping to at- been doing in Nashville? its historically important status as the The most dramatic thing is we've worked tract somewhere between 100,000 and We rank well as a city for live music but capital of country music. In recent What's the overall goal of the with the Metropolitan Housing and De- 120,000 people a year. And then Mu- we need to be doing more of it. One of years, the local government and busi- Music Council? velopment Authority on creating low- sician's Corner in Centennial Park, the great transformations that has oc- ness community have sought new We formed the Music Council to pro- cost housing for artists, which would which I think was a great success last curred in Nashville over the last 20 years ways to make the local economy mote, develop and support the music include musicians and . year. That will be expanded this year. has been Lower Broadway. When I was more attractive to the creative and industry in Nashville. The music in- We have a website [NashvilleMus- a young public defender, Lower Broad- entrepreneurial classes that have lent dustry is so key to our economy and icCouncil.com] that will be [expanded] © What's your pitch to companies way was peep shows, massage parlors Music City much of its vitality. considering a move to Nashville? and not considered safe. We basically A central player in these efforts is Companies I talk to maybe in the tech- folded up our sidewalks after dark. Now Karl Dean, who was elected mayor of nology field, they maybe in health care I think it's one ofthe best entertainment the Metropolitan Government of or they maybe in music. The music in- corridors in the country. The excitement Nashville and Davidson County in dustry is based on creative people, peo- you feel when there's an event at the 2007. Dean is a key supporter of the ple who come here because they have Ryman [Auditorium] or the Bridgestone Music City Center, a new convention a talent to write a song or play a song. [Arena] or a hockey game, you go out center slated to open in 2013. And he That level of creativity is what you want there at 10 o'clock at night and people worked with the local chamber of to attract to your city. are lined up to get into the dubs. commerce and visitors bureau in It's a low-tax city and state. The city 2009 to launch the Nashville Music is pro -business. And then you have this 0 How is Nashville faring overall? Council, which comprises music in- great artistic, creative community. We're going up. I believe, for a whole lot dustry executives and artists dedi- of reasons, that Nashville is a city where cated to enhancing Nashville's status oWhat attracts entrepreneurs to our best days are yet to come. The busi- as a global music capital. the city? ness climate here is excellent. Again, the On April 16, Dean, who co- chairs There's a spirit of risk- taking in Nash- fact that we attract the creative people to the council, presented area resident Let's sha s: Nashville Mayor ville, which I think the health care in- our city is key. Our crime rate is going KARL D Jack White and his Third Man Records ight) presents JACK dustry represents pretty dramatically. I down. There is an energy and a buzz WHITE with the Music label with Nashville's Music City first City Ambassador Award. think Jack White makes such a great first about this city that I think is going to po- ó Ambassador Award. After the award recipient of [the Music City Ambassador sition us well for the future.

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NAk'! -ï OF DIGITAL STRATEGY Bill A D BUSINESS D VELOPMENT ikon With-NARM's annual confab on the horizon, its digital strategist discusses urgent priorities on the industry's agenda.

The National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers' Bill Wilson makes no attempt to hide his disdain for the myriad con- ferences that purport to analyze what ails the recording industry. Such events, the NARM VP of digital strategy and business development says, offer little more than "the same talking heads repeating their public statements." To some, that might come off as a bit of artful salesmanship as NARM prepares for its annual convention May 9 -12 at the Hyatt Century Regency Plaza in Los Angeles. But give Wilson and NARM president Jim Donio their due: Their organization has emerged as a vital force behind industry -wide initiatives to deal with some of the most intractable issues getting in the way of maximizing music sales on digital platforms. Format standardization or metadata cleansing may not be exciting, headline -grabbing topics, but these are the vital, nuts-and -bolts issues that NARM is working with labels, retailers and digital services to resolve. Fo- cused on addressing these issues are NARM's "Digital Think Tank" work groups, which will provide updates on their progress during the 2011 NARM convention. "This year's convention programming is a continuing reflection of how NARM has been transforming it- self," Donio says, adding that "since I brought Bill Wilson on in February 2009 to head up our digital strategy and business development, he has done a terrific job of ensuring that NARM plays a prominent and meaning- ful role in the digital community." Wilson previously served as Atlantic Records senior director of mobile sales and business development. He has also held business development posts at mobile marketing and Web design companies, and has been a product manager at Relativity Records and a marketing director at Caroline Distribution. He also founded Blackout! Records, a label specializing in hardcore punk. In an interview with Billboard, Wilson talks about NARM's top digital priorities.

One of NARM's key work groups information will be managed in the Where do things stand with technology of measurement to - What other initiatives do you have focuses on digital supply chain future. We are bringing the voice that effort? ter hone how we market and sell to in development? operations. What are the main of the commerce community to If the digital [market] is the most vi- the consumer. We also have two other pending issues it's addressing? those initiatives. brant part ofthe industry, the plumb- We also have the product develop- working groups -one for apps and It is examining how the industry ing of the business is the most ment working group, which is de- gaming, and one to work on the identifies music [through standards What is the digital supply important ingredient in developing signed to reduce the friction between archival and contextual metadata of like] the International Standard chain work group doing to ful- music as an information- technol- the legacymusicbusiness and the new the business. For the latter, the prod- Recording Code and the Interna- fill this mandate? ogy industry. [NueMeta founder/ crop of music entrepreneurs. It will ucts of the future will be based not tional Standard Musical Work Code. The database of physical music [that president] Nick Sincaglia, who has also reach out to a new constituency just on music, but on editorial con- We are getting into developing labels, retailers and distributors use been in the data business for years, to create products for the future. tent. These are the things that need standards for content so that the for ordering and tracking inventory] is the primary architect of the sys- We want to reach the new entre- to be honed; the labels have vast li- data being communicated is fully is being expanded to a full -product tem. We are still building it and test- preneurs and put them on the grid braries of content, of editorial and cleansed. It's making sure that platform. It is bringing in all the as- ing it and are looking forward to the and let them use our resources and music videos, and all of this needs the water runs through the sets from product suppliers -digi- beta coming out at the [convention]. help them to have business rela- to be sorted and tagged. pipeline cleanly and is not clog- tal, physical and mobile-to form After the NARM convention, we tionships within the industry. Up We want to gather all these sec- ging it up. We are looking at the a well of information to alleviate will implement all the features and until recently, it seems the only time ondary and tertiary assets and for- direction the music industry is some of the common problems make sure that product suppliers there was communications be- mats and place them in a standard headed and we see it is shifting faced by our constituents on the re- are onboard with all product types. tween the groups it occurred dur- format. Why should new products be from product -based to informa- tail side. It's coming up with stan- And then there will be a full -court ing lawsuits. built from the ground up every time? tion- technology based. dards -like, is it "Joan Jett and the press to get the full version done by NARM has also started a group The products ofthe future will require Blackhearts" or "Joan Jett & the the summer, when we will get a for subscription services. The needs instantly scalable libraries of content, What will that mean? Blackhearts"? Or is it "featuring" or consensus of what needs to be fixed of a subscription company are dif- not just of music but of all the infor- The music industry is evolving into "feat. " ? We are pulling all this dirty and tweaked. ferent from the needs of a down- mation surrounding it, including art, a system of interoperable databases, data and creating clean data. The load service, so it was appropriate pictures, biographies, etc. In the se- both proprietary and independent, standards that we are using to build What are the Digital Think Tank's to create separate groups for each, mantic Web, everything will have con- to create an ecosystem that has to this database have been used by or- other work groups focusing on? kind of like the way NARM focuses text to something else, which could be able to communicate in com- ganizations like the Smithsonian We have metrics and sales analysis, on retailers, one -stops and rackjob- influence how it will be pulled into mon standards with clean data. We Institute, the Library of Congress which investigates solutions for bet- bers. So we are replicating the search engines. These are the heavy, are looking at how this all fits to- and the Centers for Disease Con- ter sales analytics and evaluates new whole NARM experience by cater- thought -provoking issues that com- gether. NARM is a part of the global trol, all of which manage a high vol- technologies to gain better insights ing to all these different types of panies need to be engaged in to move efforts to determine how copyright ume of critical data. from retail data. It is examining the [digital] retail. the business forward. "The products of the future will require instantly scalable libraries of content, not just of music but of all the information surrounding it."

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n a recent Tuesday afternoon, with the strains of his new single, "Gritar" (Shout), playing in the background, Luis Fonsi -the Puerto Rican heartthrob with the plain- tive voice and earnest, boy- next -door good looks -stood in front of a video camera in a park in downtown Miami and said in Spanish: "Congratulations to all moms. Let's all shout in happiness!"

"And shout, shout, shout!" played his song One big problem, says a label executive who was the self-titled debut by -a in the background, as Fonsi displayed his very asked to remain anonymous, is, "We segment New York -born bachata singer bolstered by the white, open smile. too much. Latino this, Latino that, and we're not radio success of his cover of "Stand by Me." Fonds endearing. He's entreating. He sings hitting this second -, third- generation consumer Despite being sung mostly in English, the and writes mainly in Spanish, but thinks in that is not going to go to iTunes Latino or AOL track found airplay on top 40 Spanish -language Spanish and English-a result of having been Latino. They're going to go to the regular iTunes stations that, especially in the past year, have be- raised in Orlando, Fla., most of his life. And the store. And yet, we continue segregating His- come more willing to play English repertoire. duality spills into his music, which is panic artists from the rest of the bunch." Today, there are not only more English- language with hues of R &B in the vocals and rock in the Labels in search of a solution are increas- songs than ever on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs . Fonsi has the sort of wide ap- ingly focusing on artists who have bilingual, chart, but they're also staying on the chart longer. Both sides now: Bilingual, bicultural peal that both labels and sponsors find increas- bicultural appeal, while relying on sponsors for In 2010, for example, 25 English -language artists like LUIS FONSI, seen here with ingly valuable-a fact AT&T first seized upon added exposure and expanding online market- tracks appeared on the Hot Latin Songs chart DAVID BISBAL (left) during their Mexico City's ing and sales efforts. And the emphasis, mean- and 15 spent more than 10 weeks each on the concert at Auditorio in 2008, when the company used him and his Nacional last November, are single "" (I Won't Give while, has shifted beyond mere music sales. tally, both unprecedented occurrences. By con- increasingly more in demand by Up) for a major campaign tied to the Summer "It's no longer about how many albums we trast, in 2009,16 English -language tracks charted both labels and consumer brands. Olympics. At the time, sales of Latin music in sell but how much we make overall," says Wal- on Hot Latin Songs, but only four stayed for more the United States were already on a downward ter Kolm, president of Universal Music than 10 weeks; in 2008,14 English tracks charted chart, the top -selling Latin digital tracks of the spiral, but Fonsi bucked the trend. "Palabras Latino /Machete, Fonsi's label. "How much is and only one exceeded the 10 -week mark. year have consistently been those by crossover del Silencio" (Universal Music Latino) -the an artist's revenue from all his businesses and "It was a question of timing," says Sergio artists like Iglesias, and . album linked to the AT&T campaign single - endorsements? Today, the marketing we do is George, president of Royce's indie label, Top According to "The Latino Digital Divide," a sold close to 250,000 copies in the United States, not only to sell albums but to increase an artist's Stop Music. "In the past, [Spanish -language] study published last July by the Pew Hispanic according to Nielsen SoundScan, more than success and generate income of all kinds." radio didn't want to play anything that was Center, the U.S. Latin population still lags be- any of Fonsi's previous albums. As a result, artists like Fonsi, who can touch over 50% in English. But they totally em- hind the overall population in Internet and cell - Now that AT &T has brought him back for a fans on both sides of the language divide, are braced it. They're incorporating American phone use; according to this and past Pew Mother's Day campaign, can Fonsi do an en- increasingly more in demand. music because they knew American kids studies, 64% of Latinos aged 18 -plus go online, core with his new set, "Tierra Firme," due out "The [Spanish -only -speaking] niche has be- weren't listening to them before. Maybe compared with 78% of non -Latinos. And 76% this summer? come smaller and smaller," says Guillermo 'Stand by Me' wouldn't have played on Latin of Latinos use a cellphone, compared with 86% The U.S. Latin population continues to dimb Page, senior VP of commercial and sales for radio five years ago." of non -Latinos. -50.5 million in 2010, up from 35.3 million in . In fact, many things didn't happen five years But nativity is a key factor in determining who 2000, according to the latest Census numbers. ago, despite labels' best efforts. As recently as uses cellphones and the Internet, according to But sales of Latin albums- defined as those GROWING BILINGUAL 2007, major pushes behind bilingual acts like Pew. Onlyhalf(51 %) of foreign -born Latinos go whose content is at least 51% in Spanish -hit an POPULATION Kat De Luna (who's now resurfacing) and the online, for example, while 85% of U.S. -born Lati- all-time low in 2010. According to Nielsen Sound - According to U.S. Census data published in Dey fell short. Part of the reason, George says, nos do so. The figures are in line with numer- Scan, year -end sales of Latin albums for 2010 tal- 2010, the number of Spanish speakers in the is that those artists didn't have a Latin base to ous studies that have found Internet use is higher lied 12.4 million, a 28% drop from the 16.9 million United States stood at 34.5 million in 2007, begin with. among younger Latinos -of which more are sold in 2009 (those figures don't include single having grown by 23.4 million between 1980 While Spanish -language radio plays tracks born here -than older Latinos, of which more downloads) and just a third of the 37.8 million and 2007, more than any other language. But in English, the reverse doesn't happen, so for are born abroad. According to this particular sold at the height of the market in 2006. By con- among Spanish speakers, nearly as many were Latin acts to get recognized in the mainstream, study, almost two-thirds (65 %) ofall Latinos aged trast, overall album sales in the United States last U.S. -born as foreign- born -17 million vs. 17.5 they have to record in English or get promoted 16 -plus go online, at least occasionally, but use year dipped 12.8%-from 373.9 million units in million, respectively. And 53% of all Spanish on mainstream outlets. If an artist already has varies with age: 84% of Latinos ages 16 -19 report 2009 to 326.2 million units in 2010. speakers reported speaking English "very well." a Latin or bilingual base, the task is easier. that they email or use the Internet while only In the first three months of 2011, the decline "Nowadays you have to really work on the "It's tried and true. , Ricky 74% of those ages 20 -25 do so. Only 61% of those has slowed somewhat. Across the U.S. market general market," Page says. "The increase you Martin; they've all had that Latin base first," aged 26 -plus use the Internet at all. as a whole, album sales were down 5.3% com- see of Hispanics in the U.S. Census, those guys George says. "Once you build that, you have that The nativity gap persists across age differ- pared with first- quarter 2010. For Latin, the are fully acculturated and bilingual." solid following. But pretending to hit the Amer- ences. Among those ages 16 -19, for example, first- quarter drop was 7.9 %, from 3.4 million Such sentiment is borne out by 2010 Latin ican and Hispanic market at the same time, it's 92% of those U.S. -born use the Internet, but to 3.1 million albums sold, according to Nielsen album sales, with Enrique Iglesias' "Euphoria" never been done. Or I don't know about it." only 59% of those foreign -born do so. SoundScan. Of those, only 266,000 were digi- (Universal /Republic), 's "Iconos" Now, with radio a more willing player for tal albums-a significant 29.8% increase over and Shakirá s "Sale el Sol" (both on Sony) fin- such acts, with increasing online access for His- BICULTURAL ORIENTATION the 205,000 sold in the same period last year, ishing as the three top -selling Latin albums of panics, and with a younger U.S. Hispanic pop- Last February, meanwhile, Telemundo Com- but a minuscule number nevertheless. the year, respectively, according to Nielsen ulation ready to consume, simultaneously munications released what it called its Thus, the predicament: As the Hispanic pop- SoundScan. No big surprise there: All three are breaking acts in pop and Latin markets becomes "GenYLA" (Generation Young Latino Amer- ulation has grown, the market for Latin music major artists with broad crossover appeal. But more feasible. icans) study that delved into the preferences hasn't kept pace -it's shrunk. For years, loss similarly, the top -selling album by a new act Ifone looks at Billboard's Latin Digital Songs of young Hispanics ages 18 -34. The study of retail space, the tough economy, physical measured a sample of 400 in that age piracy, immigration crackdowns and a still -de- bracket- hardly definitive, but perhaps veloping Latin digital marketplace have all been "THE SPANISH -ONLY NICHE enough to provide interesting insight. named as culprits. But many in the industry Slightly more than 37% of those surveyed also suspect that a potential audience for Latin HAS BECOME SMALLER identified themselves as both "Hispanic" and music simply isn't being reached -either "American," identifying with both cultures through marketing and promotional efforts or AND SMALLER." equally; only 2% felt more American than His- at a more visceral, emotional level, with the panic. Likewise, those surveyed said they moved PAGE, MUSIC LATIN music and artists themselves. -GUILLERMO SONY easily between cultures, had both Latin and

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Branding and sponsorship who's also in conversations vodka, a low -calorie line that alliances, long entrenched with rock band Maná for its will be distributed nation- in the mainstream realm, are upcoming tour. "The other wide in the fall. accelerating in the Latin mu- thing is the nature of our Having several deals in sic world, as labels increas- product," he says, noting the place keeps his name out ingly vie for partnerships compatibility of music to there, Pitbull says. "With the to support marketing plans AT &T's three screens: cell - Census numbers coming

and provide added income. phone, Internet and TV. back, I have to stay relevant

Although most -if not all - Although Garcia declined all the time, because I see new signings nowadays in- to outline details, he said his that in the near future we'll corporate ancillary revenue budget had increased in re- be the bridge to bring those from areas other than music cent years, and AT&T's "two - two worlds together, Latin sales, many deals with es- way relationship" with labels and non -Latin," he says. "It's tablished artists still don't opens the company up to not English and it's not tap into lucrative touring different types of acts. Last Spanish. It's Spanglish." revenue. But increasingly, year, for example, AT&T fea- Pitbull says highly visible they do include a percent- tured Mexican electronica deals like his one with Dr age of sponsorships. duo Belanova- hardly a su- Pepper, which featured his "It's not that I won't release perstar in the United States - song "Good Times (Vida an album if I don't have a in its commercial for the 23)" in a TV spot, as well as major sponsor attached," BlackBerry Torch, as well as Kodak's Easy Share cameras says Luis Estrada, GM of Chino y Nacho when the campaign, which included a Universal Music Latino and Venezuelan duo was just spot featuring his T-Pain col- non -Latin friends and spoke both English and ence, the digital sales of "Gritar" will be an im- Machete. "But these cam- starting to pick up steam. laboration "Hey Baby" and Spanish. Spanish dominated with family (55 %), portant marker, particularly because the Latin paigns provide a super vita- With the decline of retail, a billboard in New York's English at work (74%) and school (79%). Be- digital marketplace is still being developed. min boost. They add market- record labels -in this case, Times Square, set the stage tween friends, Spanglish was cited as common. Last year, for example, overall digital album ing dollars that you simply Universal -increasingly for more innovative deals Within this panorama, Fonsi is a sort of sales in the United States tallied 86.3 million cannot have otherwise." measure an act's success like the one struck with Voli. poster boy who travels with ease between both copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a 13% Case in point: Luis Fonsi's using a metric that consid- While having name rec- worlds. Even though he sings mostly in Span- increase over the 76.4 million tallied in 2009. AT &T TV spot, which touts ers branding as well as music ognition certainly helps to, ish (he's released one English -language album, In contrast, of the 12 million -plus Latin al- the company's Samsung sales. In Belanova's case, say, put one's face on a bill- the little -noted "Fight the Feeling," in 2002), bums sold in the United States, only 917,000 cellphones for a Mother's Estrada says, 50% of all al- board, many brands -rec- he sees his music as akin to country, "because were digital, up by 201,000 units (or 28 %) from Day campaign and features bum sales during the week ognizing music as a "passion it's song- driven," he says. "There's storytelling, the 716,000 copies sold in 2009. While the per- Fonsi his new sin- the spot aired were digital, point" with Hispanics -are there's emotion." centage growth was much higher than the over- gle, "Gritar." The campaign an overwhelming percent- open to new names and At a practical level, "I talk bilingual," Fonsi all market, it was still a drop in the bucket is one of four simultane- age for a Latin release. faces if the project is right. says. "I am 100% proud Puerto Rican, but have compared with the 4 million physical units lost. ously running AT&T cam- AT &T, in turn, measures Western Union, for example, lived two-thirds of my life in the United States. But Sony's Page sees a Latin digital buyer paigns involving Latin has as the So, there will be some things I write in English, beginning to emerge, and calculates that ap- acts, developed by Miami - face of its "Love in Any but my main way of conversing with my audi- proximately 35% of his Latin music sales - based ad agency the Language" campaign. But ence is in Spanish, because at the end of the day, which skewed heavily toward Latin pop -are Bravo Group. Another it also seeks to "discover" I'm a Latino. But I also understand how U.S. digital. Earlier this month, for example, the features , new talent through the people think, because I've lived here so long and top -selling album on the iTunes Latino chart former singer of Spanish campaign, which asks so many of my friends are 100% Americans." was "Morir y Existir" (Del Records /Sony) by group La Quinta Esta- fans to submit videos to Such understanding is often subtle. But it regional Mexican up- and -comer Gerardo cion, who's releasing her enter the competition. connects, says Jesus Lopez, chairman of Uni- Ortiz, who also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's first solo album on June Ditto for Wrigley's 5 versal Music Latin America/ Iberian Peninsula, Top Latin Albums chart. Of the 8,000 units 28, and whose first sin- Gum, which just launched "because of the type music, Hi, Mom: A Mother's Day -themed of the production, Ortiz sold the first week, roughly 20% were gle, "Por Ser Tu Mujer," is ad for AT &T features Luis Fonsi its third annual Vive Tu Mu- the sound, the themes he touches upon-and digital, Page says, unusually high for a re- also featured in an AT &T singing his new single, "Gritar." sics, an online competition of course, we have future collaborations gional Mexican act. TV commercial for its for unsigned Latin rock or planned with English -speaking acts." In promoting Ortiz's release, Sony aggres- Viva Mexico calling plan. success both by the memo- pop bands where finalists "Fonsi is a crossover artist because he's a sively promoted it on all of his social networks, AT &T is running spots rability and impact of the compete to play at a grand fi- second -generation Latino, bilingual, bicultural including Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, but tied to ' P.A.R.C.E. campaign, and by its specific nale also featuring major acts. and raised in the U.S.," Lopez continues. "He always making the connection back to retail, in tour as well, following an results -for example, sub- This year, Vive Tu Musica has uses Spanish to communicate his art, but he particular iTunes and Amazon, which allow for extensive campaign in sup- scriptions to the company's added a reality show element, also uses English when we've thought it could immediate purchase. port of his similarly named U -Verse service. which will air on LATV. be useful to his career." "Gerardo is reaching that acculturated au- album that was tied to the Beyond promotion of an "Music is a crucial compo- On his social sites, Fonsi communicates dience that enjoys his music but is more [dig- Windows phone. And a new album, tour or single, spon- nent, but we don't start the mostly in Spanish, but tweets occasionally in itally] 'advanced' than the typical Latin AT &T smartphone TV spot sorships have also gained other way around, striking a English. Moreover, much of the warm -up cam- consumer," Page says. "Gerardo Ortiz has been features riding importance at a time when deal with a music licensing paign for his new album has taken place online, basically underground. It's only now that he's a motorcycle with friends an artist's brand equity is ex- company or a brand. We beginning in March when Universal released a reaching that critical mass and exploding. We and singing by a fireplace. tremely valuable. Pitbull, for start with an understanding teaser video on YouTube to promote "Gritar." had very good digital numbers with his first 'We know two things: Lati- instance, secures sponsor- of what role music plays in Other elements followed, including personal album, so with the second album we knew what nos, whether they're English - ships virtually year -round; he the life of our consumer," messages from Fonsi to his nearly 900,000 Twit- to expect. We knew that audience was there or Spanish- dominant, are at- currently has ongoing part- says Luis Miguel Messianu, ter followers and his Facebook fans (3.9 million and we went after them." tracted by music. So it's a nerships with Kodak, Dr Pep- president /chief creative of- "Likes"), asking them to register on his website good marketing tool, no per and, for his upcoming ficer for advertising agency to get the full to "Gritar," which premiered Luis Fonsi will speak at the Billboard Latin question," says Roberto Gar- tour, Bud Light. He recently Alma. "I always tell my cre- on both radio and iTunes on April 11. Music Conference as part of BMI's "How I cia, executive director of His- became a stakeholder in, and atives, 'The dog needs to Because Fonsi has such a visible online pres- Wrote That Song" panel. panic marketing for AT &T, spokesman for, Voli light wag the tail: " -LC

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1110,-41111P When Kelly Price was nominated for a Grammy Award in the best female R &B vocal performance category last Decem- ber, the nod caught many people off guard. Up until that point, Price hadn't released an R &B album since 2003's "Priceless." In fact, when she delivered the contemporary gospel album "This Is Who I Am" three years after that, most people assumed the soulful singer had chosen a new career path.

"It's never been a secret that I'm a preacher's kid," says Price the compelling ballad expresses a frequently overlooked mes- from her Los Angeles home. "Gospel will forever be a part of sage: Don't forget to let love into your relationship. "You're not my life; that's why I sing the way I sing. But I never said I was my daddy, you're my man /And I think it's time you understand / So leaving R &B." just make me happy ifyou can." Its accompanying video, directed Now Price is adding an exclamation point to that by actress Regina King, will premiere the week of April 25. with the May 3 release of "Kelly" (My Block /Sang Girl! /Malaco). "Kelly understands the watchwords, the things that will turn Not only does the project plant Price squarely back into the R &B your head," Williams says. "Just the title alone makes people scene, it's helped the singer achieve her first top 40 hit on Bill- wonder, `What is that about ?' But it goes deeper than that, and board's Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Songs chart in 11 years and sixth that's why it's resonating across generations with everybody." top 10 on Adult R &B: "Not My Daddy," featuring Stokley. Married since she was 19 and celebrating her 19th anniver- Price's sixth album also represents a career rebirth. In addi- sary this year, Price says "Not My Daddy" came to her as she tion to partnering with producer Warryn Campbell's My Block was cleaning the house. "I was literally singing something I Records, Price has hired a new co- manager, Devyne Stephens of didn't know. So I stopped, sat down and got the song out. It's Upfront Megatainment, as she eyes several brand -building ven- not based on one particular incident. It stems from the experi- AFTER RELEASING A GOSPEL tures. In short, the artist known for belting out such hits as "Friend ence of being in a long -term relationship and how easy that dy- of Mine," "As We Lay" and "Heartbreak Hotel" is back with a namic can change when kids come into the picture." whole new do -it -my -way attitude, ready to claim, in Campbell's Price's "I'm every woman" outlook stands at the heart of the ALBUM! KELLY PRICE IS words, "that big shot to show what she can really do. She's never other tracks on "Kelly." Having overcome her own share of is- had that look, in my opinion. But everybody needs to know how sues -from body image and teen pregnancy to family tensions great and talented she is as a singer and as an amazing writer." (both her mother and late mother -in -law were stricken with GOING BACKTO HER R&B Price and her manager, husband Jeffery Rolle, began dress- breast cancer) -Price tackles everything from self-forgiveness

ing the stage for her return three years ago when they relocated ( "I'm Sorry [My Apology] ") and empowerment ( "The Rain") to

EKELLY! from Atlanta to Los Angeles. After the 2006 release of "This Is addictive relationships ( "HimAholic "). She even gets into party ROOTS WITH Who I Am" through Gospo Centric, Price continued perform- mode ( "And U Don't Stop"). ing, averaging between 200 and 250 dates per year. But the urge In addition to Campbell and Williams, the singer / to return to writing -she had written songs for R. Kelly, collaborated with songwriter /producers Shep Crawford and BY GAIL MITCHELL Wynonna Judd, Ronald Isley and , among others - Jazz Nixon, who are also longtime colleagues and friends. "I'm and expand into film and TV began to take hold. That's when grown; that's what this record says," Price says. "I've made a her attorney suggested she move to L.A. whole lot of mistakes and dumb decisions but I'm not beating Three days after the move, Price contacted Campbell, who myselfup over it. There's a lot of resolve here but happiness as first worked with her in the late '90s when she began record- well. I've come of age doing what I know how to do: soothing ing with Island Def Jam and later Def Soul. Their subsequent myself through music and hopefully helping someone else." discussions led to Price teaming her Sang Girl! Production Another longtime industry relationship recently blossomed into company /label with Campbell's My Block Records, whose ros- a new co- management arrangement for Price. Rolle is now co-man- ter includes Mary Mary, the Soul Seekers and Campbell's aging his wife's career with Devyne Stephens, who heads Atlanta - younger sister, JoiStarr. based Upfront Megatainment. Its roster includes Akon, Kelly "My hiatus [between albums] wasn't really an accident or on Rowland, Dave Hollister and Upfront /SRC newcomer Majic Massey. purpose," Price says of her chance to refocus and re- energize. "It "I've managed Kelly from day one," says Rolle, who'll still han- just worked out that way. When my break came from Def Jam, dle day -to -day responsibilities. "But now I don't have to do every- the timing was good to do something more personal to me -the thing. In Devyne, I found someone who believes in Kelly like I do gospel album. And when I thought about and someone who works just as hard as going back to a major or doing something she does." on my own, I thought I should have the KELLY PRICE Stephens says, "Kelly is one of the pre- opportunity to experience being in charge mier vocalists and songwriters ofthis gen- of my career -and benefit from it as well." ALBUM TITLE eration; someone like a Maxwell and Sade Price, Rolle and Campbell began test- "Kelly" who can come back and still sell. It's time ing the waters with "Tired," the anthemic to take her brand to the next level, diver- ballad that opens "Kelly." At the time of LABEL sifying into TV, film and other projects." its release, the trio hadn't yet secured dis- My Block /Sang Girl! /Malaco Those other projects include plans tribution. But the single went on to earn for a summer tour with Hollister and a Grammy nod for best female R &B vocal U.S. RELEASE Angie Stone, an upcoming TV pilot, a performance (the last year for that honor May 3 clothing line, an audio version of her in the wake of the Recording Academy's 2005 book "Inscriptions of My Heart," recent restructuring of award categories). PUBLISHING a cookbook and her ongoing philan- And Price found herself competing For the Write Price (ASCAP) thropic work on behalf of breast can- against such peers as Faith Evans, Mon- cer. In the meantime, Price is slated to ica, Jazmine Sullivan and Fantasia, the MANAGEMENT perform at the 2011 Essence Music Fes- last of whom won the statuette. Sang Girl!, Upfront Megatainment tival in July and is busy collaborating But that loss triggered bigger things, on new songs for Massey, Hollister, most notably the growing response to WEBSITE Toni Braxton and Keke Wyatt. second single "Not My Daddy," featur- KellyPrice.com "I don't get much sleep these days," ing Mint Condition frontman Stokley Price says. "But that's OK. Everything Williams. Currently No. 9 on Adult R &B TWITTER is lining up. My prayers are being an- and No. 35 on Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Songs, @kellyprice4real swered." ....

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INSPIRED BY ANGE MUSIC RETAILER BEATPORT, SONY'S ARIAMA BUILDS N ONLINE' SALES HUB FOR CLASICAL 13\ KERRI MASON ILLUS Tl MUSIC ITION BY PETER O ANI \SKI

THE CLASSICAL -MUSIC BUYING EXPERIENCE of yore played out like a first -class flight of fancy. Consumers would make a path through the front of the store, past the din of the pop racks, perhaps down or up a staircase and into a glass -walled or otherwise soundproofed room. Within this cloistered environment: rows and rows of music, fastidiously organized by a dedicated overseer. Some- It was into this environment that Sony Music launched times to a curated soundtrack, sometimes in silence (a sort Ariama.com in October 2010. The ambitious site acts like a of aural palate -cleanser, perhaps), customers were left to retail portal -users can purchase physical as well as digital browse freely and to discover new additions to their libraries. formats, from more than 200 labels, not just Sony-but with But that was then, when brick -and -mortar still ruled. enhanced genre -specific search and sort capabilities, and an Today's experience -in major online music stores -is more expert editorial voice that contextualizes and curates classi- like a bus ride. Noisy and crowded, with a smattering of rel- cal music with care and acuity. The resulting experience evant titles, lots of incorrectly sorted immaterial ones (like blends content and commerce, empowering the consumer searching for "Tosca" -the Giacomo Puccini opera -and and potentially providing the genre its best chance yet to break getting the electronic downtempo band instead) and no in- through to a new digital audience. formed assistance. For the aficionado? Maddening. For the "We remember what it was like to go into that glass -enclosed novice: alienating. room at Tower Records, and all of a sudden being in a world where it was all about your experience with classical," says Leslie Cohen, Sony senior VP of new products and services for global digital business. "We wanted to replicate that online, where you can explore, flip through different releases and take recom- mendations. You may have gone in for one thing, but you'll come out with three others."

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Even its acolytes will say that classical isn't the sexiest beast, or the easiest nut to crack. Very few selections are under five minutes long, and some -Richard Wagner's epic operas, for instance -run more than four hours. The catalog is vast and daunting, with multiple recordings of the same works by dif- ferent labels, orchestras and artists. There aren't any -or, at least, few (Beethoven's "Für Elise" might count) -hit singles. required to facilitate deeper search. "The engine takes advan- Mainstream press features are rare. tage of all that metadata and recaptures it so that when you But classical is one of the few truly global genres, performed went to search you can use multiple terms at once and refine daily all over the world in dedicated venues. And its structures - results in a number of different ways," Cohen says. harmony, motif, theme -are reflected in myriad genres that Informed by and layered on top of this significant database evolved later. So for music enthusiasts, classical appreciation is regularly updated content by Ariama's in -house editorial might be equated with eating your vegetables. This yields two team and syndication partners like British magazine Gramo- camps: the finicky vegetarian hyper -fan, in many cases gray- phone and the BBC: articles, news items and artist biogra- ing; and the omnivorous new initiate, tapping on the glass. phies, as well as curated lists and recommendations. "There's an older consumer who used to buy in- store; as the "To me, content is Ariama's extreme strength," Naxos' Rae stores dwindled, they need a trusted space to go to," says Collin says. "The site is very dynamic in how it talks about and fea- Rae, senior manager of digital marketing for Naxos, a leading tures artists; it's more than just a page with an album cover. classical indie label and distributor. "Then there's the new kid I'm a classical music consumer even though I work in the studying in high school or college who you'd like to inform." business. I want to see the faces and the people who are cre- The idea of a niche classical sales site isn't new. Classics ating the music we're listening to, and that there's an iden- Online.com, ClassicalArchives.com and Passionato.com all tity behind the service that's bringing it to me." offer downloads and beat Ariama to market. But Ariama took When searching Ariama for, say, Italian mezzo- soprano a problem /solution approach, taking both generations of po- Cecilia Bartoli, the user can then refine the 51 results by sev- tential users into account and building into its product offer- eral different fields: category of music, like opera, choral or ing three services that other sites didn't have: robust vocal; the composer whose work she's performing, like Mozart genre- specific search, authoritative content and curation, and or Handel; or the period the work is from, from classical to downloads in the lossless format. The last of which seemed romantic to baroque; as well as and format. While necessary for capturing the audiophiles among classical's the categories are deeper, search results are comparable to core fans, who have resisted going digital because of what what's found on a site like Amazon or Rhapsody. they perceived as the medium's poor sonic quality. From there, Ariama editors are able to leverage the abun- "It was more a gap analysis, that all of a sudden this was a dance of data with their own knowledge. When the user first need that someone had to fill," Cohen says. searches Bartoli, he or she arrives on the artist's page, with Classical's situation parallels that of another niche genre - biographical and critical information that puts Bartoli in the . In 2004, a group of media -savvy fans broader context of the classical music world. Once within the and nightclub promoters in Denver started a digital sales plat- search results, additional categories like "definitive perform- form called Beatport.com. With specialty record stores all over ances" and "Gramophone basic library" (recommendations the globe dosing up shop, and the genre's dominant medium- from the magazine) serve to pinpoint her most relevant work. vinyl- rapidly being replaced by illegal file- sharing, dance music And because the site's overall voice is so authoritative, the was in a fight for its life. The advent of Beatport proved instru- user can trust that even the more typical categories are cor- mental in keeping the genre's thousands of tiny labels alive, rectly sorted-that a wayward release hasn't made its way onto spawned the creation of thousands more and became dance the user's list, but critical ones have. music's built-in distribution platform and community hub. The Ariama database is an invaluable asset not just to con- "Beatport was one of the things that inspired us at a very sumers, but also to radio stations and venues that have part- early stage; how they were able to so successfully identify an nered with the site. ( Ariama currently has 12 strategic partners.) underserved niche and then superserve it," Sony's Cohen "The biggest thing that people want to do on our site is get says. "In our early conversations when we were developing a playlist -'What did this on -air host play at 7 o'clock ?' " says the site, trying to figure out what the [user interface] should Graham Parker, VP of WQXR New York, an early Ariama part- be, we would say, 'Well, something like Beatport.' They have ner. "Our limitation is that we haven't invested in the meta - such a broad selection, but a completely narrow focus on DJ data. We're working on a plan in which we could access Ariama's and club music. To be able to offer what those fans hadn't metadata and pull in information about a given piece." The two been able to find anywhere else was a huge win." are also exploring an affiliate relationship, which would pay Discomfort with digital sound quality among classical's old WQXR a percentage of sales originating from the station's site. guard was Ariama's first hurdle. So Cohen, who also spear- Other Ariama strategic partnerships take different forms: i\eo- Classical headed the development of the Super Audio CD format for New York's Lincoln Center offered its subscribers Ariama dis- Sony, integrated a FLAC (free lossless audio codec) file option, count codes, distributed through direct mail and email. Ariama and now 100% of digital inventory is available in the format. sponsored WFMT Chicago's recent membership drive, re- It turned out to be Ariama's first success story. Sony was warding donations with gift certificates. Carnegie Hall and shocked by how many consumers opted for the bulkier and the London Symphony Orchestra recently signed on to cu- more expensive downloads (about 30% more expensive): FLAC rate special programming and features, found on their own is now Ariama's most popular format category, outpacing MP3 dedicated brand pages. (All partners get one.) and physical sales across all categories (tracks, works and al- Ariama is a Sony project, but the more partners and labels bums). In fact, digital sales are surpassing physical sales by it takes on, the more it resembles a classical community hub. more than 2 -to -1 -which suggests the audience that even Sony "On the home page right now, I'm looking at my Men - thought would be slow to adopt digital is already migrating. delssohn Symphony No. 2 next to two Universal projects. HOW A TATTOOED, Search was the next issue. By its very nature, classical de- My William Bolcom release is under 'must- haves,' with mands a complex taxonomy; one that goes far beyond the pop some Sony releases, some Decca. It's a nicely fair and bal- WILD -HAIRED, model of artist, track title and album title, into composer, anced space," says Rae, who has also created exclusive hol- POTTY-MOUTHED soloist, conductor, symphony, movement and so on. So Ariama iday- themed releases for the site. built a new tagging back -end -one that could handle the sev- Still, half a year after its launch, Ariama is just beginning PIANIST BECAME eral layers of metadata, or information attached to each track, to prove itself. External traffic estimates place the site well under the 100,000 unique visitor mark. But the site has a CLASSICAL MUSIC'S loftier goal than just eyeballs -it's equipped and ready to NEXT GREAT make some classical converts. "If we do this right, hopefully we'll bring in people who CROSSOVER HOPE haven't bought classical in the past," Cohen says. "It's not BY HAZEL DAVIS just another opportunity to sell product." -

24 I BILLBOARD APRIL 30, 2011 JAMES RHODES IS A FAR CRY from your average classical pianist. He looks more like he should be onstage at All Tomorrow's Par- ties than Carnegie Hall. He never went to music school; he gave up long for the day piano at the age of 18, got married as soon as he graduated and went to work in London. He's also spoken publicly about his strug- you go to IIMV gles with mental illness, drug addiction and childhood abuse. The obvious question: Why him? Of all the hothoused, com- for classical and petition- winning piano geeks the has pro- duced, why does Warner Bros. think this self- taught, untrained only thing that doesn't need changing," he says. "What does iyou're not shunted 30- something who the label has signed to a six -album deal need changing is this attitude that people are too stupid to will have mainstream success? listen to full works. These great classical pieces don't need to downstairs like

That, Rhodes can't answer. "Maybe I was just really lucky," be cut down into chunks." he says. "I think Warner were looking for someone who didn't The industry has to alter how it presents classical music, ou re looking r>r just present an image based on an 18th -century watercolor. Rhodes says: "There's massive segregation. For some reason

Fifty percent of my audiences haven't seen classical music we have 'music' and 'classical music.' I long for the day when pornogral)hy. before. Maybe it's that ?" you go to HMV for classical and you're not shunted downstairs Warner Music Entertainment president Conrad Withey says like you're looking for pornography." Withey thinks Rhodes .I \NILS MODES it's because Rhodes is unique in classical music: "He's pas- can change this. "James presents this music in a way that sionate, he's fresh, and he's unlike any other classical musi- makes you listen to the music with new ears," he says, "and cian. Most importantly, he will work across TV, radio, print and this will resonate with new audiences." live performance- that's why we signed him." Rhodes is candid about his mental health issues and drug critics and people who would not consider buying a classical Nowhere to be found with Rhodes are the classical music in- addiction. "I haven't met many people who don't have men- disc in a million years." dustry's gimmicky crossover tropes -classical musicians "get- tal health problems," he says with a laugh. "We are human be- America is next. TV appearances are lined up- "Something ting down with the kids" (see Vanessa -Mae, Nigel Kennedy). ings and fragile." with CBS," Rhodes says -and U.S. album releases are prepped for Rhodes simply releases core classical albums with ordinary The critics have been kind so far, especially for one almost later this year. "Land of the free" resonates with Rhodes. "I love rock -like titles and delivers concerts that leave audiences rapt. designed to inflame purists. Famously outspoken critic Nor- America. In London, if you see a giant Bentley go past, you think, Rhodes previously released two albums with independent man Lebrecht described his sound as "confrontational, brittle, 'What a wanker,' but in America you cheer. You can do anything label ( Signum Classics "Razor Blades, Little Pills and Big Pi- intermittently seductive." Rhodes is self-deprecating: "I'm the you set your mind to. I can't wait to go and perform there." anos," "Now Would All Freudians Please Stand Aside "). Both first to admit that I'm never going to play as well as [Evgeny] As for his next discs he says, "I've already got three lined up albums are resolutely core classical (featuring works by Busoni, Kissin or [Glenn] Gould. I just don't have the tools to do it. Not in my head. Maybe mixed -recital stuff or a full -length work. Beethoven and Chopin) and make no concessions to cross having played from the age of 4, you do end up with certain dis- There's an embarrassment of riches. I could play eight hours a over. And why should they? Rhodes asks. "The music is the advantages, but anyway I am more interested in reaching rock day 10 lifetimes over. There's so much to choose from."

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AUSTIN. EARLY LAST YEAR. Explosions in the Sky guitarist Munaf Rayani got a phone call from a 6- foot -4 -inch basketball enthusiast asking, "Do you have time for a pickup game ?" If The caller didn't know who Rayani was, but he'd heard from a friend of a friend that Rayani was a legit player. M T A L .STAY ANI) .SYNCHS HOT FEAT l' E -FILM SKY WITH TV COMMERCIA L,

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Since the caller was front- Sky have looked to more licensing 1'T I PS F FLOM man Win Butler, Rayani agreed to play. EXPLOSIONS deals, with songs featured in such MUSIC SUPERVISOR "We ended up playing 2 -on -2 with IN THE SKY films as "All the Real Girls" and "Love OI TRU: BLOOD' some other people ... it was Win and the Beast" as well as in TV ads for L1'I1.5 E' I versus these other guys -and we LABEL Cadillac and cable TV channel Versus. murdered them," Rayani says. "The Temporary Residence Rayani says the group has stayed se- p. next day he calls me, and he's like, lective with its synchs in order to let SYNCHED `Hey, are you in Explosions in the PUBLISHING its licensed songs "infiltrate the col- Sky? Man, we love you guys.' ... Fast - Explosions in the Sky lective consciousness" and connect Explosions in the Sky's "Friday Night Lights" synchs helped the group raise forward about a year, and here came Music (BMI) with viewers on a deeper level. For in- its profile, but how can an aspiring artist replicate the band's TV success? the call [from management]: 'Hey, stance, "Your Hand in Mine," an eight - For unknown acts trying to land TV licensing deals, veteran music supervi- you guys want to play some shows MANAGEMENT minute track on 2003 album "The sor Gary Calamar ( "True Blood," "House," "Dexter ") has a few pointers. with Arcade Fire ?' " Constant Artists Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place," has So you could kind of say that be- Management sold 135,000 copies since being fea- I. FOLLOW THE SUPERVISOß cause Rayani dished some assists to tured in key scenes in both the "Fri- The best thing a band can do to separate itself from the dozens of pitches Butler, Explosions in the Sky is open- AGENT day Night Lights" film and 2007 a music supervisor receives is to find out what project is most current. "If ing for Arcade Fire on May 3 and 4 in Ben Dickey, Academy Award nominee "The Div- they're pitching me music for 'Dexter' while I'm working on 'House,' I prob- Austin and . One week ear- Billions Corp. ing Bell and the Butterfly." ably won't listen to it for a while and it'll get lost in the piles," Calamar says. lier, "Take Care, Take Care, Take Care," "They've turned down some mas- "It's hard for everyone to know what I'm working on, but it makes sense to the instrumental quartet's sixth opus WEBSITE sive opportunities in the pas =-and know what's in production and pitch accordingly." of emotionally prodding guitar rock, Explosions InTheSky.com have done a lot of small things as well will be released April 26 through Tern - -based on purely the conten: of the 2. KNOW YOUR SHOW porary Residence. TWITTER spot," manager Ben Dickey says. If you're angling for a placement on an established show, study the sounds The serendipitous pickup game - @eits "They were initially on the fence about of that series and send music that fits the tone. Calamar says that he often and the dream gig that resulted -is licensing to film and TV. It's some- receives what an artist thinks is a "perfect song" for "True Blood." "We nothing new for a foursome whose ca- thing they've done more of as time never actually use a song with the word `vampire' in it," Calamar says with reer has been filled with hard work and good fortune. has gone on, but it's something they look at very dosely." a laugh. "That's just part of doing homework." One of Explosions' first major tours was supporting While Dickey didn't disclose any licensing deals in Austin alt-rock act ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail the works for the six tracks on "Take Care, Take Care, 3. TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET of Dead in March 2002 -two weeks after Pitchfork gave Take Care," he says the album might finally give the Explosions in the Sky might turn down synch opportunities, but that doesn't Trail of Dead's third album, "Source Tags and Codes," band its first taste of alternative radio airplay. Recorded mean an unknown artist should wait for the so- called ideal moment. "If you're a perfect 10.0 rating and made the band a must -see. in two weeks at Sonic Ranch studio in the West Texas a young band kind of struggling to make it," Calamar says, "I'd be pretty open But Explosions don't only happen onstage. In 2004, desert, "Take Care" is the first Explosions in the Sky to doing whatever's going to get your name out there." the band landed one of its first licensing deals when it album to feature vocal snippets and samples, and at a agreed to score the Universal Pictures feature "Friday scant 3:31, "Trembling Hands" made for an obvious 4. DON'T PRICE YOURSELF OUT Night Lights" and lend music to a 2006 TV spinoff. The first single. "That's something that we haven't had in Calamar says that a show's budget turns music supervising into a puzzle: NBC high school drama became a cult hit for five seasons such a succinct way in the past," Dickey says. One episode might have room to feature a major -label track, which could and placed the band's moving guitar sound front and cen- Temporary Residence founder /president Jeremy cost up to $40,000 -while a few tracks from unknown artists might cost ter. "The show has done wonders for us," Rayani says. deVine says that a big draw for the album itself will be $1,000 each. Although Calamar says he often negotiates clearance prices "We're still feeling the ripples from years and years ago." the physical packaging: The CD and vinyl each fold out to snag the perfect synch, artists shouldn't dissuade supervisors by slapping But the multiple strokes of luck underscore the into a 3 -D box that resembles a house. And even be- unrealistic price tags on songs. unique commercial challenge that Rayani, guitarists fore Rayani s basketball buddy came calling, Explo- Mark Smith and Michael James, and drummer Chris sions in the Sky had mapped out a world tour this spring 5. SING! Hrasky have had to overcome since forming an instru- that includes upcoming stops at Bonnaroo and Pri- An instrumental band like Explosions in the Sky is actually the exception for mental rock group in 1999. While joining major tours mavera Sound Festival. a successful TV synch band, since wordless music can often be handled in- has played a part in selling albums -a 2009 trek sup- "The unique thing is the venues they're playing," house. "It's rare that I like instrumental music, because our composer could porting the Flaming Lips helped the band's last effort, deVine says, citing the band's first headlining show at do the type of music that an Explosions in the Sky might do," Calamar says. 2007's "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone," sell 107,000 New York's Radio City Music Hall on April 6 and a gig So if you're a group deciding between a vocal track and an instrumental units, according to Nielsen SoundScan -the group's at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on April 30. "There's for submission -let those pipes . -JL vocal -free, typically seven -minute -plus songs have yet some historic venues and a lot of places they haven't For practical tips and analytics tools, turn to Billboard Pro to crack any of Billboard's singles charts. played ... We're just doing it the same way we've al- pro (pro.billboard.com), a subscription -based service for developing and independent artists. With radio a non -factor thus far, Explosions in the ways done it -but bigger."

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Welcome to the 22nd annual Billboard For years, the Latin conference has featured on YouTube with more than 100 million views - second day also features Q &As with Maná, Latin Music Conference, presented by and followed the growth of the digital market- alongside executives from Google and Facebook. Camila and Trevi, and culminates with the first State Farm in association with AT &T. place and the increasing importance of brands The panel is presented by website Muzicol, "Radio Rocks the Roc Block" afternoon. The Following a successful foray in Puerto and sponsors. which allows performers to showcase their work day closes with the Radio Happy Hour hosted Rico, Latin music's largest, most influential Billboard this year inaugurates the Market- and get online fan feedback. by Omar's Orfanato Music Group featuring event returns to Miami Beach's Eden Roc Re- ing Exchange -an afternoon of panel sessions The conference kicks off the evening of April some of the label's emerging acts. naissance with new programming and the and case studies, hosted by Telemundo and 25 with a multi- artist showcase that highlights The spirit of new music will also be present biggest names in Latin music. mun2, and featuring major brands including sounds from multiple countries and genres. in a series of new -artist showcases interspersed This year's confab features a Superstar Q &A Google, Coca -Cola, Walmart, Tecate, Western Then, on April 26, the heads of the two lead- throughout the conference, with a- with legendary rock group Maná -whose four Union and Diageo. ing Latin labels -Universal's Jesus Lopez and presentation of Billboard's new Billboard Pro members will be together on a conference stage Discussions will center on licensing and Sony Music's Afo Verde -will meet for a one - service for developing acts. for the first time in their career -as well as in- synchs, striking sponsorship deals and the of-a -kind mano a mano, followed by panels on And of course, Billboard will salute the top timate one -on -one conversations with pop trio many different kinds of branding and market- touring and the state of the Latin industry. Mar- artists, labels, publishers, producers and song- Camila and diva Gloria Trevi. ing alliances that can be crafted in a changing quee panelists from all over the globe include writers in Latin music at the Billboard Bash Artists Roberto Tapia, Gerardo Ortiz, Jorge business environment. Lollapalooza Chile producer Maximiliano del and the Billboard Latin Music Awards, with Villamizar, Donato Poveda, and Lenny and Max The Marketing Exchange culminates with Rio; Julio Vega of Anderson Merchandisers, Gloria Estefan and Emmanuel receiving the of Aventura are onboard as panelists; digital the inaugural Marketing Awards, with welcome which services Walmart and Sam's Club; and Spirit of Hope and Lifetime Achievement Don Omar will speak on the social remarks by outgoing Telemundo president Don Zucchi, head of Mexico's So- Awards, respectively. The awards show on April network panel, hosted by new music website Browne. The awards will honor outstanding ciety of Authors and Composers. 28 will air live on Telemundo from the Bank - Muzicol; and hitmakers Pitbull and Luis Fonsi campaigns in print, TV, online and touring (see Day Two features Billboard's now -traditional United Center at the University of Miami. will share the stories behind their No. 1 records. story, page LM8). regional Mexican music panel and BMI's "How Bienvenidos, y ... a celebrar! As always, Billboard's yearly gathering is A social networking panel will feature I Wrote That Song," where leading artists, in- ahead of the curve when it comes to music and Omar -whose "" set the record cluding Pitbull and Fonsi, tell the stories be- -Leila Cobo, executive director of content and business trends. for the most -watched Spanish -language video hind their records and perform them live. The programming for Latin music and entertainment

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ontenders for this year's Billboard Latin Music Awards include a diverse array of acts. But they all have one thing in common: They're among the best in Latin music today. To be hot in Latin music means having multiple points of impact on fans -by selling albums and concert tickets, crafting hits on the radio and, increasingly, connecting with fans on social networks. These finalists represent bodies of work that fuel airplay performance, album sales, Billboard Boxscore tallies and social media connections. From sales in Latin pop, urban, tropical and re- gional Mexican to the Latin digital album of the year, these categories shed light on the leaders of the continually evolving music business. The Billboard Latin Music Awards, presented by State Farm in association with AT &T, this year includes three new solo categories: Latin pop airplay artist, tropical airplay artist and regional Mexican airplay artist of the year. The 2011 awards also include the debut of the Latin social artist of the year honor; the finalists are Don Omar, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Shakira. The awards honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music, as deter- mined by the sales, radio airplay and social media activity that informed Billboard's weekly charts during the one -year period from the issue dated Feb. 6, 2010, through the Jan. 29, 2011, issue. Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard's sales charts, including Top Latin Albums, and radio charts, including Hot Latin Songs and the Social 50 chart. Album categories consider titles that didn't appear on the charts prior to November 2009 and exclude finalists from the prior year's Billboard Latin Music Awards. The awards show will be broadcast in high- definition from the BankUnited Center at the Univer- sity of Miami and air live at 8 p.m. on April 28 on Telemundo. Here's a look at some of the top contenders who are finalists in multiple categories.

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Shakira, the band is also in compe- bachata act Aventura is a finalist Enrique Iglesias leads the pack tition for hot Latin songs artist of in seven categories, including ofthis year's awards as a 14-time theyear (duo or group), Latin album Latin artist ofthe year, top Latin al- finalist in 13 categories includ- of the year and Latin pop airplay bums artist, Latin pop airplay (duo ing Latin artist, hot Latin song song of the year with two tracks, or group), tropical airplay song of and Latin album oftheyear. He's "AAlejate de Mi" and " ." The the year for "ElMalo" and tropical Lucky number: SHAKIRA is had a strong year thanks to sev- latter spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on artist of the year (duo or group). a 13 -time finalist in 12 categories at the Billboard eral songs including " Cuando Latin Pop Airplay. Latin Music Awards. Me Enamoro," featuring Juan DADDY YANKEE Luis Guerra; "I Like It," featur- CHINO Y NACHO Daddy Yankee in the past year has ing Pitbull; "No Me Digas Que Venezuelan reggaetón duo scored several hits induding "De- No," featuring Wisin & Yandel; Jesus Alberto Mirada Perez and scontrol," "La Despedida," "Rescate" and the album "Euphoria," Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, bet- and the album "Mundial," which which spent 11 weeks at No. l on ter -known as Chino y Nacho, spent four weeks at No. l on Top the Top Latin Albums chart and had a strong chart year with the latin albums and 10 weeks atop 12 weeks atop Latin Pop Albums. singles "Niña Bonita" and "Tu Latin Rhythm Albums. The artist Angelito" and the album "Mi is a finalist in seven categories, in- SHAKIRA Niña Bonita," which peaked at duding hot latin songs artist, trop- Shakira is a 13 -time finalist in 12 No. 4 on Top Latin Albums and ical airplay artist, Latin rhythm categories including Latin artist, spent four weeks atop Latin airplay song ofthe year for "La De- Latin album and Latin pop airplay Rhythm Albums. The duo's spedida" and Latin rhythm airplay artist of the year (solo). Early last nods include tropical airplay, artist ofthe year (solo). year, she opened her chart year Latin rhythm airplay artist and with "Gypsy," which stayed at No. Latin rhythm album of the year. PITBULL 1 for three weeks on Latin Pop Air- Pitbull, who will perform during play. She followed up with other this year's Billboard Latin Music favorites including "Waka Waka Dominican artist Juan Luis Awards, has stayed busy making (This Time for Africa)," featuring Guerra returns to contention hits this past year. A finalist in Freshlyground; "Loca," featuring thanks to hits induding "Bachata seven categories, induding social El Cata and "Sale el Sol." She has en Fukuoka," "La Guagua" and Latin artist and Latin digital down- charted on hot latin songs, Latin "La Calle." He's a finalist in cate- load ofthe year, the Cuban rapper Pop Airplay, Top Latin Albums gories including Latin pop airplay notched several hits including and Latin Pop Albums. artist (solo), tropical airplay artist "Maldito Alcohol," "Bon, Bon" (solo), tropical album and tropi- and his guest spot on Enrique CAMILA cal albums artist ofthe year (solo). Iglesias' "I Like It," which stayed Mexico's Camila takes its pop ap- at No. 1 for two weeks on Latin peal to new heights as a 10 -time fi- AVENTURA Rhythm Airplay. "Armando," his Digital drive: PITBULL is a nalist in nine categories. Tapped for Fueled by the hits "Dile Al Amor," 2010 release, reached No. 2 on Top finalist in seven categories including Latin digital Latin artist of the year along with "Su Veneno," "El Malo," "El Des- Latin Albums. download of the year. Aventura, Enrique Iglesias and precio" and "La Curita," urban continued on »LM6

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Awards, this year the pair has Latin songs artist (duo or group), Combo has had a long and suc - place him in contention for hot Camila, Enrique Iglesias and earned five nods for such songs regional Mexican song and re- cessful career. Considered one Latin song (vocal event), Latin Shakira. Anthony brings his tal- EL TRONO DE MEXICO as "Te Siento," "Irresistible," gional Mexican airplay artist of of the most successful salsa or- rhythm airplay song and Latin ents to other categories includ- Regional Mexican act El Trono de "Besos Mojados" and a guest spot the year (duo or group). chestras beyond the group's na- rhythm album ofthe year. Recent ing top Latin albums artist (male), Mexico had a prolific year with on Enrique Iglesias' "No Me tive Puerto Rico, the band is also hits indude "Hasta Abajo," "El Latin pop album, Latin pop al- the singles "Hasta Mi Final," "Te Digas Que No," which went on BANDA LOS RECODITOS a finalist for tropical albums Duro" (a duet with Kendo Kap- bums artist (solo) and Latin tour- Recordare" and "Quiero Decirte to appear on the Hot Latin Songs, The regional Mexican band artist of the year (duo or group). ponni), "Danza Kuduro and his ing artist of the year. Que Te Amo" and the albums Latin Pop Airplay, Latin Rhythm founded in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, The act charted with the singles album "Don Omar Presents: "Reunion Entre Amigos" and "En and Tropical Airplay charts. by friends and family of Banda "A Mi Me Gusta Mi Pueblo" and Meet the Orphans: The King Is PRINCE ROYCE Vivo: Desde Nueva York," the lat- el Recodo is a finalist in four "Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso" and Back," which spent five weeks at New York -born Geoffrey Royce ter of which peaked at No. 4 in BANDA EL RECODO categories: Latin artist (new), the album "Salsa: Un Homenaje No. 1 on Latin Rhythm Albums. Rojas -known as Prince Royce January. The band is up for re- Mexico's Banda el Recodo earns regional Mexican song, re- a El Gran Combo," which spent -has six nods, most notably for gional Mexican song, airplay artist four nods with fan favorites "Me gional Mexican airplay artist five weeks atop Tropical Albums. MARC ANTHONY the singles "Stand by Me" and (duo or group), album and al- Gusta Todo de Ti," "Dime Que (duo or group) and regional A high -profile return with "Y "Corazón Sin Cara" and his self- bums artist of the year. Me Quieres" and the album "Las Mexican albums artist of the ESPINOZA PAZ year (duo or group). The Regional Mexican singer /song- Among Latin's best: Multiple group's single "Ando Bien writer Espinoza Paz composed finalists this year include Pedo" spent four weeks at No. hits during the eligibility period (clockwise from top) EL TRONO DE MEXICO, MARC ANTHONY 1 on hot Latin songs, while "La including "Ponte En Mi Lugar" and JENNI RIVERA. Escuelita" peaked at No. 25. and "Al Diablo to Nuestro," while Album "Ando Bien Pedo!" his album "Del Rancho Para el spent seven weeks atop Re- Mundo" spent eight weeks at No. gional Mexican Albums. 1 on Regional Mexican Albums. He's tapped in categories indud- LARRY HERNANDEZ ing regional Mexican airplay The hits of Mexican singer /song- artist and regional Mexican al- writer Larry Hernandez- "Carita bums artist of the year (solo). de Angel," "Arrastrando Las Patas" and "Larrymania " - JENNI RIVERA helped eam him nods in four cat- A trio of nods puts Jenni Rivera egories: hot Latin songs artist, top back in the spotlight, thanks to Latin albums artist (male), re- anthem- inspired music on the gional Mexican airplay artist and album "La Gran Señora: En regional Mexican albums artist Vivo," which charted on the Top of the year (solo). Latin Albums and Regional Mex- ican Albums tallies. The banda TITO "EL BAMBINO" diva is up for Latin albums artist Tito "El Bambino" is a four -time (female), regional Mexican finalist in the wake of a string album and regional Mexican al- of hits released during the bums artist of the year (solo). eligibility period, including "Te Pido Peron," "Te LA ARROLLADORA Comence A Querer" and BANDA EL LIMON " Llueve el Amor," along Up for three awards, La Arrol- with the albums "El ladora Banda el Limon is a final- Patron: La Victoria" ist for hot Latin song of the year and "Hits," which for "Nina De Mi Corazon", hot charted on the Top Latin songs artist (duo or group) Latin Albums and regional Mexican airplay and Latin artist of the year (duo or group). Rhythm Al- The act, from the Mexican state bums lists. of Sinaloa, scored big late last year with "Niña de Mi Corazón," CHAYANNE which stayed at No. i for 10 Latin pop singer weeks on the Regional Mexican Chayanne is a fi- Airplay chart. nalist in categories including Latin PEDRO FERNANDEZ touring artist, Latin The Mexican crooner had a pop albums artist strong year with the songs "Ni (solo) and Latin pop Con Otro Corazón" and " Hasta airplay artist of the Que el Dinero Nos Separe," and year (solo). 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which yielded three No. 1 Latin Pop Airplay various websites. The campaign yielded mil- hits: " Mientes," "Alejate de Mi" and " Besame." lions of page views, according to Universal, Gloria Estefan, who is this year's recipient of and made Omar one of the most -visible artists music instruments) connected consumers to A campaign centered on driving fans to a live the Spirit of Hope Award, will appear on the in social media of the past year. the brand and the music. concert featuring artists like Don Omar and telecast to be honored for her charitable con- Nelly Furtado and served as an offline exten- tributions, and Mexican singer/songwriter and Universal Music Latin Entertainment and Verizon sion of the Terra brand. environmental activist Emmanuel this year re- Instyle! Digital Marketing Verizon Presenta Los Tigres del Norte ceives a Lifetime Achievement Award. Marco Antonio Solís and "Share to Unlock" A cross -promotion tying viewership of the TV Produced for the 12th year by Tony Mojena, This campaign to boost Solís' following on so- FIFA World Cup to Los Tigres' concert tour, Alma DDB the show will present a yet -to -be -named artist cial networks had fans tweet or share to un- with on -site activation, sweepstakes and inte- House Party featuring Bomba Stereo, with the Premio Tu Mundo Award. Fans vote lock exclusive content, increasing his Facebook gration of social sites and online promotion. Systema Solar and El Tambor de la Tribu for their favorite finalist on Telemundo.com. "likes" and Twitter followers. Innovative TV spots gave McDonald's brand The Billboard Latin Music Awards are de- PRINT appeal by showcasing and identifying music termined by activity on Billboard's weekly TOURING Universal Music Latin America by emerging bands. charts during a one -year period from the Cardenas Marketing Network Para Ellas featuring David Bisbal issue dated Feb. 6, 2010, through the Jan. Vive Tu Musica With 5 Gum featuring A multiplatform campaign tailored for women Universal Music Group 29, 2011, issue. Daddy Yankee and Reik of every age included the artist's participation Juanes Windows Phone /AT &T A multicity talent contest that culminated in in numerous press events. A campaign for a new phone extensively a major event in Los Angeles highlighted the featured Juanes and his new album, client's brand and effectively promoted music Universal Music Canada "P.A.R.C.E.," effectively becoming a spot from emerging and established artists. Enrique Iglesias /Azzaro in -store cam- for the release. paign Eventus A partnership of Universal Canada, Clarins Universal Music Latino Dr Pepper and the Camila Dejarte de Canada and Sears Canada, backed by heavy Chino y Nacho Nina Bonita Go Phone Amar 2010 U.S. Tour print promotion in local papers, yielded major This AT&T TV campaign effectively launched A multiplatform campaign promoted Dr Pep- sales, according to Universal, and showed how Chino y Nacho nationwide. per as a youth product and provided massive a local campaign can have major impact. marketing to Camila. Artear Cardenas Marketing Network "Quiero Musica en Mi Idioma," La Ban - The Marketing Arm /State Farm Vive Tu Musica With 5 Gum featuring dera de Cerati "Music Is My Ticket to Make Things Daddy Yankee and Reik ATV ad campaign asked audiences to sign a On the bill: DON Happen" featuring Luis Enrique, Jen- This program, also a finalist in the touring cat- flag with well wishes for artist Gustavo Cerati, OMAR will perform Carlos, Xtreme, Dareyes de la Sierra egory, tapped local print media. who collapsed after a concert in at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. and El Compa Chuy last May and remains in a coma. More than A mix of grass roots and mass media, coupled Terra Networks 16,000 messages from around the world came with social -cause marketing (the donation of USA for Terra Music Fest in for Cerati. -

LM8 BILLBOARD APRIL 30, 2011 Una pobre diabla le dijo que nunca lo lograría. Que se quedaría sin gasolina. Pero él se dijo a sí mismo: "Dale Don dale ", y partió con la fuerza del corazón. Dejö su tierra atrás, como quien diría ahí te dejo Madrid. Y aunque fuera con los pies descalzos y con el corazón partío, igual hubiese tomado la guagua en busca de un futuro mejor, dispuesto a intentarlo hasta que el alma resista.

10 años después, a las 9:15, lo que pasó, pasó. Recibió una nominación a ese premio que le deciá: "I know you want me "; y él le respondió: "Sólo me importas tú ". Y se les vió juntos bailando por la Calle 8 hasta que salió el sol.

Al final, todo cambió para él. Ahora está pisando fuerte. Es miembro de esa armada latina que a todos hace gozar. El que pone a romper la disco a ritmo de pam pam. Se aseguró a un sueño y fue por el camino dándole. Se mejoró a sí mismo y se convirtió en un coleccionista de canciones.

El héroe de su propia historia.

State Farm felicita a todos los artistas nominados a los Latin Billboard. Por asegurarse de mejorar en el camino, y entretener a todos sus fans con sus excelentes canciones.

., State Farm- labels, Publishers Power Of The Pen Regional Mexican Hitmakers Vie For Honors Lead Songwriting Finalists BY JUSTINO ÁGUILA Companies Recognized For Consistent Hits Commanding this year's songwriter of the year BY JUSTINO ÁGUILA category at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, presented by State Farm, are composers in the regional Mexican genre, leading those in Latin pop, tropical and Latin rhythm. These writers re- flect regional Mexican's dominance of Latin radio in the United States. Anthony "Romeo" Santos stands out for his work in the tropical world, while Horacio Palen- cia Cisneros makes a return as a finalist, regional Mexican -style. Songsmith Isidro Chavez Es- pinoza, better -known as Espinoza Paz, has made the list as the most prolific of the finalists, chart- ing five hits during the eligibility period, while reggaetón star Raymond "Daddy Yankee" Ayala penned compositions for his own album. Aventura's Santos, the bachata act's leader, brings his style of writing to the tropical compo- sition "El Malo," which peaked at No. 5 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in September. Addition- ally, the composer contributed to "Caliente," a hit from Latin rhythm group Dyland y Lenny fea- turing Arcangel, and the duo's song "La Curita," which peaked at No. 49. Cisneros returns with La Arrolladora Banda el Limon and the hit "Nina de Mi Corazón," which Brimming with projects throughout the Me Quieres," while Fonovisa's hits include spent three weeks at No.1, first reaching the posi- Company EL eligibility year that put them on top of music from Banda el Recodo. Universal contenders: Hits by BANDA tion in October. The scribe also conquered the Hot RECODO on Fonovisa and JUAN LUIS their game, the four major labels have a Music Latino released Enrique Iglesias' GUERRA (below) on Capitol Latin help Latin Songs chart with Conjunto Atardecer's "Solo substantial presence among the final- "Cuando Me Enamoro," featuring Juan Luis drive award nods for those labels. Junto A Ti," peaking at No. 41 in September. ists for the Billboard Latin Music Awards. But Guerra. The song spent 17 weeks at No. 1, Espinoza also scored this year with La Arrolladora the independents, too, hold their own with the longest -running streak during the eligi- In the tropical genre, the airplay label ofthe Banda el Limon ( "Mas Adelante") and his own hit, "Al hits that give them a share of nods for this bility period on Hot Latin Songs. Sony Music year finalists are Premium Latin, Sony Music Diablo Lo Nuestro." He also penned Banda los Re- year's awards. Latin earned its recognition with the success Latin, Top Stop and Universal Music Latino, coditos' "La Escuelita" and Los Horoscopos de Du- The Billboard Latin Music Awards, of Shakira and others. while up for tropical albums label of the year rango's "Considera Que Te Amo." And his Latin pop presented by State Farm, are deter- Up for honors as the top Latin albums are Capitol Latin, Popular, Sony Music Latin sensibilities show on David Bisbal's "24 Horas." Es- mined by sales and radio airplay data label of the year are Capitol Latin, Sony and UMLE. pinoza acknowledges that he's almost always in- as reported on Billboard's weekly Music Latin, Universal Music Latin En- Among the regional Mexican labels, the fi- spired to write about "things having to do with love." charts during the one -year eligibility tertainment (UMLE) and Warner Latina. nalists for top airplay label of the year are AS L, Bringing in his own flavor to the masses is period from the issue dated Feb. Among the contenders for top Latin pop Disa, Fonovisa and Musivisa. Up for top regional reggaetón star Daddy Yankee, who showcased 6, 2010, through the Jan. airplay label are Capitol Latin, which Mexican albums label of the year are Concord, his writing skills on 2010 album " Mundial." His 29, 2011, issue. boasted Juan Luis Guerra's Eagle Music, Sony Music Latin and UMLE. song "Descontrol" peaked at No.16 in May. Five The finalists for the " Bachata en Fukuoaka "; Warner In the Latin rhythm category, the contenders months later, he returned with "La Despedida," hot Latin songs label Latina, which had six charting for airplay label of the year are Pina, Siente, which peaked at No. 4 in October. ofthe year are Disa, hits including Alejandro Sony Music Latin and Universal Music Latino, Fonovisa, Univer- Sanz's " Desde Cuando"; Sony while the finalists for Latin rhythm albums sal Music Latino Music Latin, which scored label ofthe year are Capitol Latin, Chosen Few and Sony Music two hits with Camila on the Emerald, Sony Music Latin and UMLE. Latin. The honors Latin Pop Airplay chart; and The Billboard Latin Music Awards recognize are based on suc- Universal Music Latino, on the publishers as well as record companies. Final- cess on the Hot strength of Iglesias' hot streak ists for publisher of the year are Arpa Music Latin Songs chart, this past year. (BM I), on the strength of regional Mexican hits with each label The finalists for the Latin including Espinoza Paz's "Al Diablo lo Nuestro"; credited for pop albums label of the year are EMI Blackwood Music (ASCAP) for Don projects and Bullseye, Sony Music Latin, UMLE Omar's "Danza Kuduro"; Premium Latin Pub- bands that and Warner Latina. lishing (ASCAP), which showed its reach have garnered through Aventura's "El Malo "; and Sony /ATV chart -topping Discos Music Publishing (ASCAP) for the suc- Write g,n: ESPINOZA PAZ chart& five hits during the airplay. Disa is home cess of Iglesias and Shakira. Arpa, EMI, award eligibility period. to La Arrolladora Banda Sony/ATV and Universal Music are finalists for el Limon's "Dime Que top publishing corporation of the year.

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Maná, Camila, Gloria Trevi To The original crossover queen, singer, At the same time, given Estefan's expe- Estefan's acts of kindness are big and small. Discuss Music And Business songwriter, producer and now author rience as a survivor of a spinal cord injury, In 2007, the first Gloria Estefan Foundation and actress, Gloria Estefan is an icon in the singer also supports spinal cord re- Gala, held at her house, raised $2 million to BY LEILA COBO the Latin pop arena and beyond. s!earch: She led a successful $40 million benefit the Children's Hospital Brain Insti- Estefan, who began her career as the voice campaign to build the Lois Pope LIFE Cen- tute. For the past five years, Estefan's annual ofthe Miami Sound Machine in the 1980s, was ter in Miami. Thanksgiving Feed a Friend event at the cou- the first woman to succeed with musical ca- The Gloria Estefan Foundation has re- ple's Bongo's Cuban Cafe has fed more than reers in both English and Spanish. Her 13 stu- sponded to events in Estefan's community, 5,000 homeless and underprivileged families. dio albums have sold millions of copies in the dating back to the concert she organized at Joe Some projects are more personally touch- United States and abroad; her landmark album, Robbie Stadium in Miami in 1992 after Hur- ing than others, Estefan acknowledged in a "Mi Tierra," spent 58 weeks at No. 1 on Bill- ricane Andrew, which raised $3 million for re- 2008 interview, like $70,000 she donated to board's Top Latin Albums chart, a record. building efforts. Estefan's foundation also build a school in Panama that year. Estefan also has acquired a stature world- supports other charitable organizations, in- "They've been doing these little schools on the wide as a symbol of Latin music and as a phi- cluding the T.J. Martell Foundation, the Miami mountains, where the families themselves cre- lanthropist. She is one of the pioneers among Project to Cure Paralysis, the American Red ate the school, and then, the government sends For many years, the centerpiece of the Bill- Latin artists in creating and supporting a vis- Cross, Amigos for Kids, UNICEF and Save the a teacher," she said. "So, I went to Panama, I board Latin Music Conference has been the ible and active nonprofit foundation. Children. To date, the foundation has donated played a show and gave the proceeds to them. in -depth Q &A sessions, which bring to atten- Such efforts have earned Estefan the Spirit almost $5 million to various causes, not in- And those things are special because its tangi- dees top Latin artists in an intimate setting to of Hope Award, given to an artist to recognize cluding personal donations from the Estefans. ble. The school is there because we built it. " discuss music and business. altruistic and philanthropic endeavors. She will At this year's conference, presented by be honored during the Billboard Latin Music State Farm in association with AT &T, the Su- Awards, presented by State Farm. perstar Q &A features Maná, the top -selling, "I've always been happiest when I'm giv- -touring and -hitmaking Latin rock band of ing," Estefan said in a 2008 interview. "[Hus- all time, according to Nielsen SoundScan band Emilio Estefan] and I, even in the early and Billboard charts. For the first time, all days, we would donate our services to so many four members -Fher Olvera, Alex Gonzalez, things. I would go to Miami Children's Hos- Sergio Vallin and Juan Diego Calleros -will pital, and it was important for me to show my sit in a conference setting and discuss their son a sense of responsibility for his fellow man music and their business at a particularly and that we were privileged and that we were pivotal time in their career: two weeks fol- in a position to help. Obviously, money helps lowing the release of their chart- topping a lot, but I always feel it should be you that album "Drama y Luz" and prior to the launch helps. So it was always a dream to put together of their world tour. an organization." Maná's current single, " Lluvia al Corazón," That organization was the Gloria Estefan which the group will perform on TV for the Foundation, created in 1992, funded with pro- first time during the Billboard Latin Music ceeds from her hits. The foundation aims to Awards, premiered at No.1 on Billboard's Hot "reach those who struggle outside the safe- Giving back: GLORIA a ESTEFAN in 2008 atte Latin Songs chart in March. guards of society by promoting good health, Miami Children's Hospi This year's "In- Depth" interview session education and cultural development," accord- Foundation Diamond Ba Private Concert at the will feature the Mexican pop group Camila- ing to its It char- mission statement. supports Airlines Arena in Miami a featured act on the 2011 Billboard En itable programs for disadvantaged children. Concierto tour, along with other finalists for the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Camila is a 10 -time finalist this year, thanks to the success of its album "Dejarte de Amar " -up for top Latin album, Latin pop album (duo or group) and Latin pop album of the year, among other categories. Two of hits, de Mi" Hits Camila's "Alejate and "Mientes," Romance, Heartache And are competing head -to -head for Latin pop airplay song of the year. Producer Of The Year Finalists Hail From Latin Pop, Regional Mexican Genres Camila is also up for Latin artist of the year thanks to combined performance on multi- One finalist earned his spot with Latin produced for both Banda el Recodo and 12. Paucar also claims producing credits on ple Billboard charts. pop. The three other finalists come di- Banda los Recoditos. The two tracks for "No Me Digas Que No," which hit its eligi- Finally, this year's conference brings a rectly from the leading regional Mexi- which they're finalists are Banda los Re- bility period peak at No. 22 on Jan. 29. touch of girl power: a Q &A with Mexican diva can genre. Whatever the style, the coditos' "La Escuelita," which peaked at Fernando Camacho Tirado lent his pro- Gloria Trevi, whose album "Gloria!" debuted contenders for producer of the year at the Bill- No. 25 on the Dec. 11 chart, and Banda el ducing skills to four projects including Chuy at No. l on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart board Latin Music Awards have crafted songs Recodo's "Dime Que Me Quieres," which Lizarraga y Su Banda Sinaloense's "La in March. that share themes of romance, love and peaked at No. 2 on June 26. Peinada," which peaked at No. 3 on June 12. Trevi will speak about her songwriting heartache as seen on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Enrique Iglesias co -wrote "Cuando Me En- La Arrolladora Banda el Limon scored two process and her evolution as one of the most The select group is determined by the U.S. amoro" with Juan Luis Guerra, who's also a charting songs -first with "Mas Adelante," fascinating figures in Latin pop. In a rare treat, radio airplay performance of their work dur- featured vocalist on the track, but it was Car- peaking in June, then with "Nina de Mi she also will perform an acoustic version of ing the eligibility year. los Paucar who produced the crowd-pleasing Corazon," which spent three weeks at No. one of her songs. Brothers Alfonso and Joel Lizarraga of Latin pop song, pushing it to No. 1 for 17 1, starting with the Oct. 16 chart. Banda el Recodo are finalists for songs they weeks, beginning with the chart week of June - ustino

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n the opening night of Billboard En Camila's music isn't uptempo or by participating in promotions held by Concierto, the concert tour featuring dance -oriented, nor is it run -of-the -mill event sponsors. finalists for the Billboard Latin Music pop. And yet, the Mexican trio's music Billboard En Concierto is the first Latin 0 Awards, Camila lead singer Mario is leading many to predict the band will music series offering top stars and free Domm stood at the edge ofthe stage at New be the next major Latin arena act to tour tickets to all fans. The series is promoted Green talent: will York's Best Buy Theater, within reach of the United States. by Telemundo and other media partners EMMANUEL be honored for his screaming fans, and managed to hush A finalist in nine categories- includ- on local and national levels. long career as a more than 2,000 people to hear his story. ing Latin artist of the year and Latin Camila performed in the wake of its hitmaker and environmentalist. It was a story about "one of the darkest pop airplay song of the year, for which success with sophomore album "Dejarte songs I've ever written," Domm said, borne the band has nods for two songs ("Ale - deAmar" (Sony), which topped Billboard's out of a night of love and realization. The jate de Mi" and "Mientes ") -Camila is Top Latin Albums chart and generated A singer, a composer, a former bullfighter and a philan- resulting song, Camila's songwriter said, also one of the headliners of Billboard three top 10 hits on Hot Latin Songs. thropist linked to environmental causes long before such was called "Alejate de Mi" (Leave Me). En Concierto. Tito "El Bambino," the major finalist endeavors were hip, Emmanuel Acha Martinez -known "Lift up those phones and sing with The concert series, now in its second in 2010 thanks to his 2009 release "El Pa- to millions of fans simply as Emmanuel -is a Renaissance me!" Domm declared as he sat at the year and presented by State Farm in as- tron," continues to reap benefits from man whose achievements complement his unabashedly keyboard and began to play the opening sociation with Western Union and AT&T, the album, with award nods. Titó s latest emotional voice and matinee idol good looks. strains of one of Camila's signature bal- was again produced by Cardenas Mar- set, "Invencible," was released Feb. 8. In a career that has spanned more than 30 years, the Mex- lads: slow, carefully crafted vocals sung keting Network, which took the tour to After a successful launch of Bill- ican singer's appeal has endured, thanks to a catalog of almost entirely in harmony between seven cities. board En Concierto in 2010- featur- great songs that includes hits like "Detenedla Ya" and "Toda Domm and co- vocalist Samo. Guitarist In addition to the New York show, ing finalists Luis Enrique, Jencarlos la Vida," constant touring and a continuous renovation of Pablo Hortal played between the two. Camila headlined tour stops at the House Canela, Xtreme, Dareyes de la Sierra sound Emmanuel's most recent album, 2007's "Retro," of Blues clubs in Houston and Dallas and El Compa Chuy -this year's edi- was a CD/ DVD set of new arrangements of some of his and the Fillmore in Miami, while reg - tion benefited from awareness of the greatest hits, which he promoted with a worldwide tour. gaetón pioneer Tito "El Bambino," a fi- series' brand. Emmanuel's musical output-nearly 20 albums in more nalist in four categories, headlined On the night of the New York con- than 30 years -is matched by his philanthropy; he founded shows at V-Live in Chicago, House of cert, fans lined up for blocks outside Fundacion Hombre Naturaleza (Man Nature Foundation) Blues in Los Angeles and the Fillmore the Best Buy Theater at least four hours to promote environmental conservation. in San Francisco. prior to the event. The 2,100- capacity Billboard honors Emmanuel with this year's Lifetime The concert series, created by Bill- venue was packed and more than 600 Achievement Award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, board and Telemundo, celebrated the fans were unable to get in. It was a sign presented by State Farm. Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists. of things to come, as all subsequent "Everyone at home used to sing, and every boy at home Fans could secure tickets to the shows shows played to capacity crowds. wanted to be a bullfighter," Emmanuel said in an inter- view with TV show "Estudio Billboard" last year. "But more Route to Miami: CAMILA and TITO than wanting to be a bullfighter, I wanted to study music." "EL BAMBINO" (left) shone on the In 1976, Emmanuel won "La Voz" (The Voice), a contest Billboard En Concierto tour. presented by Mexican daily El Heraldo, and also released his debut album, "10 Razones Para Cantar," which he penned in its entirety. That began one of the most fruitful and lasting careers in Latin music. His popularity reached new international peaks with the 1980 release of his album " Intimamente," written and arranged by Spanish song-

writer Manuel Alejandro. It yielded the hits "Todo Se Der - rumbo" and "Insoportablemente Bella." Such songs, along with later hits like "La Chica de Humo" and "Detenedla Ya," would become standards of romantic Latin repertoire. Beyond his music career, Emmanuel created Funda- cion Hombre Naturaleza to promote environmental aware- ness and action. Its recent projects include planting more than 1 million trees in seven Mexican states and the pro- tection of more than 1,000 sea turtles. The foundation is also working to revitalize the Sabinal River in Chiapas and has printed 70 -plus environmental guides. "We either respect the environment or we'll be lost," Emmanuel says. "And I live thanks to this, not to the fact that I sing. I live thanks to the fact that I nurture myself from nature." AMOR ES... Lanzarte al vacío por ella sin importar el golpe

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The Billboard Bash, the annual salute to tura Profetica, whose 2010 indie release, "La the Billboard Latin Music Awards final- Dulzura," gained the group a nod in the cate- ists and winners, will be open this year to gory of Latin pop albums artist of the year (duo conference attendees and also more than or group). 1,200 music fans. Reggaetón duo Dyland y Lenny also debuted It's only fitting, then, that the April 27 event, on the charts last year with their Sony Music sponsored by Mikaela Records, will take place Latin album, "My World," and single "Nadie at nightclub Mansion in the heart of South Te Amara Como Yo." The act's radio success Beach, featuring high -energy performances by earned it a finalist slot in the category of Latin Puerto Rican rock /reggae group Cultura Pro - rhythm airplay artist of the year (duo or group). fetica, reggaetón duo Dyland y Lenny, bachata New York trio 24 Horas are finalists for albums trio 24 Horas and merengue hipster El Cata. artist of the year, duo or group. The Billboard Latin Music Conference & And exploding on the Latin music scene last Awards is presented by State Farm in associa- year was Dominican merenguero El Cata, whose tion with AT&T. "electronic merengue" caught the ears of Pitbull Going to the Bash: Reggaetón As is the Bash tradition, all performers are and Shakira, who featured him on their respec- duo DYLAND Y LENNY are among those playing the Billboard Bash finalists, and they'll provide "I the music to an tive songs Know You Want Me" and "Loca." on April 27. evening honoring not just artists but also the As an opener to the finalist performances, labels, publishers and writers who create and Mikaela Records will present Colombian drive the hits. But in a nod to the spirit of new singer /songwriter Rakel. Her debut album, la Fama" contest with his version of the song unannounced winner of the "Love in Any Lan - music, this year's Bash will also feature a show- "Milagros Organicos," arrives in July. Also per- "Es Tu Manera." The track is now featured in guage" contest sponsored by Western Union. case of up- and -coming artists. forming is Paraguayan singer /songwriter Abel Time Warner's Spanish -language ad campaign. The Bash kicks off at 8:30 p.m. with artists New to the list of finalists this year is Cul- Ullon, winner of Time Warner Cable's "Alcanza The third new act will be the as -yet- arriving on the red carpet at 8 p.m.

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In Performance Live Shows Will Be Highlights Of Conference BY JUSTINO ÁGUILA Latin rock, poolside: DON TETTO, recently honored at Every sector of the Latin music industry will Inspired to create motivational music, the mem- Colombia's Shock convene for the Billboard Latin Music Con- bers ofCultura Profectica from Puerto Rico com- Awards, will play the poolside reception ference & Awards, presented by State Farm bine reggae with salsa, bomba, 1/4,74- ska and hip-hop, on April 26. arr in association with AT &T, at the Eden Roc among other styles. They will play at the Billboard Renaissance in Miami Beach on April 25 -28. Bash at Mansion (1235 Washington Ave. in Miami Artist showcases are a highlight of the event. Beach) at 8:30 p.m. on April 27. Puerto Rico. He'll perform at the pre- conference due next year. He will perform at the pre- Here's a quick look at who's been booked, at poolside party at 6 p.m. on April 25. conference poolside party at 6 p.m. on April 25. press time, to perform. Singer/ songwriter /actress /dancer /producer D'Manti brings her theatrical background to her The duo of Dyland & Lenny take their urban Having already worked as a producer with estab- Bogota, Colombia, native Aiko hosted a music live shows. Debut single "Tonight" shows her flair sound to new heights with romantic rhythms. lished acts, Danny Fornaris also is a radio DJ in TV show and sang in commercials before launch- for pop music. She will perform at the poolside They will perform at the Billboard Bash at Man- Puerto Rico and working on his first album. He'll ing her music career. Now she's proving she has cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. on April 26. sion at 8:30 p.m. on April 27. perform at Radio Happy Hour, held poolside at the international appeal, most recently with the Eden Roc, at 5:30 p.m. on April 27. merengue- and pop -inspired single "Romeo y Juli- Bogota, Colombia's Don Tetto recently won big From the Dominican Republic, El Cata collab- eta." She will play the Billboard pre- conference at that country's Shock Awards, honored for best orated with Pitbull on "I Know You Want Me" J. Quiles was born in Bridgeport, Conn., and later poolside party at 6 p.m. on April 25. album, best rock artist or group and best radio and has worked with Shakira, Don Omar and moved as a child with his family to Puerto Rico song with its single "No Digas Lo Siento." Don Frankie J. He will perform at the Billboard Bash where he developed his passion for music. A The Celia Cruz All Stars pay tribute to the late Tetto will perform at the poolside cocktail recep- at Mansion at 8:30 p.m. on April 27. singer /songwriter with an urban style, he will per- Queen of Salsa. With such songs as "La Negra tion at 6:30 p.m. on April 26. form at the pre -conference poolside party at 6 p.m. Tiene Tumbao," "" and "La Vida Es un Relatively new to the music scene, E -Donis (for- on April 25. Carnaval," the band is keeping Cruz's memory Lorenzo Duarte launched the new year with the merly known as Chapin) has worked with studio and music alive. It will perform at the poolside single "Pá Lante Y Pa' Tras," a collaboration with engineer Michael Sarsfield (Billy Idol, Red Hot Former frontman of the group TK, Diego Dibos cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. on April 26. Venezuelan artist Carlos Lion and Charly Zoo of Chili Peppers) and is now recording a new album went solo in 2007 and is working on new projects

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ENTERTAINMENT singer is working in the urban- electronica genre, Presenta a sus artistas exclusivos: with tracks scheduled for release this summer. He will play at the pre- conference poolside party REY & LOUIS KENNY at 6 p.m. on April 25. Singer /songwriter S heena h's eclectic style, WONDER Versatile: SOHANNY will play the BMI Showcase on April 27. blended with deep soulful sounds, is inspiring music lovers around the globe. After showcases in cities in the United States and other countries, from »LM2O in Miami. He will perform at the the deep- voiced singer is ready to show her musi- BMI Showcase, held at the Gibson Miami Show- cal attitude through a range of Latin, Brazilian and room (180 NE 39th St., Suite 200, in Miami), at 6:30 Middle Eastern music. She will perform at the pre- p.m on April27. conference poolside party at 6 p.m. on April 25.

Holy Laion was part of Canadian reggaetón act Dominican Republic -born Sohanny has worked LLORES POR Latin E -Mage in the late '90s and is working now with Emilio Estefan in a style that combines sev- NO LA REPUBLICA on his first solo project. He'll play his bachata sin- eral genres, from pop to merengue. She will per- ES UN EXITO EN YA gle "Sin Ti No Puedo" at the pre- conference pool- form at the BMI Showcase, held at the Gibson DO A ENI MOS A CAPTAR side party at 6 p.m. on April 25. Miami Showroom, at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. UNIDOS LOS ESTADOS Y EL MUNDO Puerto Rican reggaetón artist Jadiel "El Incom- Syko "El Terror," a native ofToa Baja, Puerto Rico, parable" has collaborated with Don Omar, Tito was barely a teen when he began his artistic ca- & Kenny Wonder f Rey Louis "El Bambino," Arcangel and Ivy Queen. He'll per- reer. His first collaboration with Los Capos led to 'areyandlouis @Kenny_Wonder form at the pre-conference poolside party at 6 p.m. other opportunities. The rapper /singer /composer, on April 25. who has worked with Don Omar, will perform at Radio Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. on April 27. Contactos en USA: Puerto Rico's Wida Lopez has launched her solo Elvin Polanco - General Manager. Ph. 917 -429 -1081 career. The singer /songwriter is energized with new Juan Carlos Rodriguez and Evelyn Herrera bring E -mail: elvinpolanco @gmail.com material that's sure to attract attention among fans their Latin pop harmonies to their fans as Tercer Marvin Flores - Operations Manager Ph. 201 -757 -4659 who have followed her career since she was part of Cielo. He's from the Dominican Republic and Email: marvinfloresl @aol.com the group Porto Latino. She will perform at the pre- she's from Phoenix. The duo has been proving Juan Carlos Flores - Booking Ph. 917 -681 -6389 conference poolside party at 6 p.m. on April 25. that pop ballads have a far reach. The act will per- E -mail: [email protected] form at the BMI Showcase, held at the Gibson www.mutualentertainment.com Venezuelan duo Los Aviadores have gained Miami Showroom, at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. fans with their tropical style. The act will perform at the poolside cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. on Fabian Torres Ocasio performed with several April 26. groups in Puerto Rico and competed in a TV pro- gram that helped him reach a wider audience. Peruvian native Mia Mont is introducing her first Under Zamora Music Group and Sony Music single, "Por El," which has been in rotation at MTV Latin, the artist continues to build his following. Latin America. Her fresh pop style with a dash of He will perform at the pre- conference poolside jazz, as heard on the single "Buscandote, is getting party at 6 p.m. on April 25. her plenty ofattention. She will perform at the pool- side cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. on April 26. The band 24 Horas late last year released "Inolvid- ables," showcasing a salsa- and tropical- inspired Oh My Girls!, featuring Natti Nattasha, com- style. It will perform at the Billboard Bash at Man- bines dance, pop, hip -hop and techno. Nattasha sion at 8:30 p.m. on April 27. is the featured vocalist on a forthcoming bilingual album, on which the group will be joined by other Abel Ullon's journey from Paraguay to Kansas guest singer /songwriters. The act will perform at City, Mo., always focused on his love for music. Radio Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. on April 27. He was so determined that he started showcas- ing his skills a street performer before winning a Nicole Montiel's pop sensibilities stand out on TV contest. He will perform at the Billboard Bash her first CD, "Lo Mejor Que Me Ha Pasado." The at Mansion at 8:30 p.m. on April 27. young artist, who infuses rock melodies in her songs, will perform at the poolside cocktail recep- U.N.O. -which stands for Uniendo Nuestros Ori- tion at 6:30 p.m. on April 26. genes-is Carlos Law and Pedro Dabdoub. The Mexican artists are uniting to put their experiences Music Education An Essential Proyecto Uno has an established following, to music in their Huapango -pop genre. They will but the band recently recruited new members. perform at the BMI Showcase, held at the Gibson Step in the "Race to the Top" Nelson Zapata continues to lead the group, Miami Showroom, at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. for Student Achievement which mixes merengue, dance, house, hip -hop, R &B, soul and tropical. The group will appear native Francisca Valenzuela plays

Every child deserves a quality education that includes at the pre- conference poolside party at 6 p.m. music that ranges from piano pop to jazz and folk. music and the arts in the core curriculum. Music education on April 25. On her latest album, "Buen Soldado," her lyrics is essential to school improvement and reform. take on political and social issues and offer sto- Singer /songwriter Rake!, who hails from Colom- ries of humor and love. She will perform at the To help keep music education strong, go to supportmusic.com. bia, is causing a buzz as anticipation mounts for BMI Showcase, held at the Gibson Miami Show- her 2011 summer debut album. "Milagros Or- room, at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. ganicos" is a vocally rich project with a strong production team behind the album. She will Cesarec and Jimmy James, the duo behind the act perform at the Billboard Bash at Mansion at 8:30 Yerbakian from Honduras, have shared the stage N4MM® p.m. on April 27. with Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Vicente Fernan- tMaEht to KAMM MENc believe in music dez and Alejandro Fernandez. The reggaetón Formerly with Menudo, Rawy Torres is now de- artists will perform at the poolside cocktail recep- 5790 Armada Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 800.767.6266 www.namm.org termined to make his mark as a solo star. The tion at 6:30 p.m. on April 26.

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Olga Tañón Comes Into Her Own HER OWN MUSE On `Ni Una Lagrima Mas' into crisis mode and Olga Tañón has always been willing to step out until labels began going in her of her comfort zone. she started getting increasingly involved decisions. It was a nat- As a Puerto Rican artist, she broke ground musical and business hand in hand with her by singing merengue, an eminently Domini- ural evolution that went began doing in earnest after can genre, and won two Grammy Awards in the writing, which she out process. Once entrenched in the tropical world, she was diagnosed with dyslexia, churning and "Flaca o Gordita" for she made waves by moving successfully into hits like "Bandolero" Mia Musa Music, pop, including both ballads and dance tracks in her own publishing company, many of her releases. administered by Sony /ATV. 16 years in the business, Olga She began writing her own material, in her "In her first or its impor- own studio, in 2005. And now, she's releasing knew nothing about publishing says. "We've been working her new album, "Ni Una Lagrima Mas," on her tance," Denizard six years and we've slowly own Mia Musa label on April 26. on this for the past inroads. And it's a great ad- The album is distributed by Sony Music Latin, but surely made wants to stop per- Tañón's only nod to the major -label structure vantage because if Olga ever stream." that supported her for nearly two decades. forming she has another income as it has many income streams Tañón launched Mia Musa with her husband/ Tañón, happens, in the years since her hus- manager, Billy Denizard, who now refers to that have grown rapidly include tour- physical albums as "promotional fliers." The band started managing her. They is taking label's first releases were two digital singles, put ing-her biggest income source -which ofcountries. Her Ni out in 2009, followed by "4/13," an EP and DVD her to an increasing number kicked off in that was released in November 2009 and fea- Una Lagrima Mas tour, for example, and has already taken her to tured five tracks and three videos. Peru in January "Technology had so much to do with it," Guatemala and Ecuador and soon to Colombia, visited in 15 years. Denizard says. "The labels, and us, were in a a country Tañón hasn't using her comfort zone. But technology changed the way Tañón is also vested in branding, for several people listened to music, and the label struc- image as an artist and as a mother to be launched in tures and the mind -set of many artists that grew campaigns, including one under those structures suffered." Puerto Rico by pharmaceutical company Merck on asthma. Tañón also By 2009, Tañón parted ways with her last label to educate the public -Universal Music Latino-and branched out has her own clothing line, Fuego, which is sold on her own. Now, "Ni Una Lagrima Mas" is her in Peru and Puerto Rico. coming -out of sorts, in more ways than one. Denizard oversees all aspects ofTañón's ca- The album features nine tracks, eight of them reer, including touring, and supervises media by Bonnet Media) and promo- co- written by Tañón, including the title track, a efforts (handled duet with Samo of Mexican trio Camila. tion (LP Marketing and Promotions). hopes to grow The current single, "You Need to Know," Together with Tañón, he also a label and a publishing house. jumps 25 -13 on Billboard's Tropical Airplay Mia Musa as frankly their chart, in its fifth week on the tally. The song is "We're looking at two artists, but important at this point a hard -hitting cumbia, rather than Tañón's more writing abilities are more traditional merengue. than their singing abilities," Denizard says. In the meantime, Tañón has recorded enough "With this album, I want people to know I'm material to release a second album by year's end, alive, that I have a new company, a new label, and release more albums, more that this is an album that was chosen by fans," as part ofa strategy to "I be in the industry forever," she Tañón says. "With all these Web resources, I took often. won't devote more it upon myself to ask people what they wanted says. "And I want to perform less and I but I'll to hear. It's important to give fans what they want, time to my children. won't stop entirely, But I'm because they are the ones who clap at the end of Miss be writing and producing much more. that." independent: happy. I have to accept I've had a great career. It'd a show. Many artists don't think about TANON Tañón herself didn't think about such things be unforgivable of me to complain."

APRIL 30, 2011 I www.billboard.biz I 29 and chirping crickets. But the sinister opener, "Fire at the _I3IJ/_/_ Pageant," needed something »,LADY GAGA different. Something innocent. ANGRY ABOUT "There was a birthday party `JUDAS' LEAK going on one day in the high Lady Gaga is school's old cafeteria, so we in- devastated over her vited them up to the studio. We songs leaking online. have 15 kids singing on that Her latest single, song," James Felice says. Writ- "Judas," was rushed out ten about a dead father who's April 15, after it leaked returned to town, online. " 'Judas' is the track's an- leaking. It's like a slow chored by children screaming, death," she said April "Calm down! Calm down!" 20 on her GagaVision "The idea was to make it YouTube channel. "[The fucked up and scary," Felice adds. leaks] were tearing at Fat Possum owner Matthew the song. First it was the Turn up the volume: THE FELICE BROTHERS Johnson is "hoping the band can arm, and then it was the connect the dots" with "Celebra- liver." Gaga also tion, Florida," because "they've described her BY JUSTIN JACOBS ® already done a lot of grunt work." songwriting process as But he's "15 minutes of vomiting not blindly optimistic. and then days, weeks, Building a studio in an aban- "They definitely took some risks months, years of fine - doned upstate New York high on this album. Usually, in this tuning." Plugging In school, the band began sculpt- business, you're not rewarded ing songs "in tandem with [pro- for taking risks, but when you » >MOBY PREPS The Felice Brothers Get Loud On `Celebration, Florida' grammed] beats." are, you're really rewarded." ALBUM, BOOK "At the beginning, we really Some rewards, however RELEASE After three LPs ofyoung- but -wise samples and a children's choir. traction in folk circles in 2007. went off the deep end," Felice small, have already come in. Of When he hit the road in folk rock, the Felice Brothers have Those descriptions may well "Frankie's Gun" was gaining says. "But the songs didn't the band's new label, Felice 2010, Moby assigned spent their career fighting off Bob put the band's die -hard folkie radio spins. The band's raucous, touch us. We still want people himself two projects says, "[Johnson] brought us - Dylan comparisons -and they're fans in mourning. But, accor- drunken shows kept growing, to connect." "One, to write music $100 worth of Popeyés chicken, about to go electric. dionist James Felice says, "You and while on tour," he says, barroom anthems like The eventual finished batch and we signed with him." And But with "Celebration, "and project two was to Flori- can't equate an acoustic guitar "Whiskey in My Whiskey" did- of 11 songs fuses the band's whether or not "Celebration, bring my camera along da," due May 10 on Fat Possum to honesty. It's the intention - n't hurt. The band's 2009 album, thirst for experimentation with Florida" proves polarizing or and document the Records, the Palenville, N.Y., this music is as real and honest "Yonder is the Clock," crystal- the familiar grit and emotion of brings payoff, the Felice Broth- strangeness of touring." band set out to blow past those as anything we've ever done." lized the act's sound: dusty, the Felices' musical past. Lead ers still make drinking music. The results of both comparisons right into outer The Felice Brothers -who straightforward roots rock. single "Ponzi" finds Ian Felice's "Whiskey goes best with our efforts come to light space; the album is a dark, echo- also include singer/guitarist Ian But the group was restless. sandpaper croak crawling previous records. This might May 17 when the artist ing set ofsynthesizer and drum - Felice, fiddler Greg Farley, drum- "Our last few records sound very through a lacerating be more ofa tequila record," Fe- releases a new album machine dirges, complete with mer David Turbeville and bassist similar to each other; we needed line; on "Best I Ever Had," he's lice says. But, of course, "noth- and photography book, funereal horns, chopped -up Christmas Clapton -first gained to try something new," Felice says. both titled "Destroyed." backed by only acoustic guitar ing too fancy." "They're related in that they're made by the same person and made Built tough: at the same time in the _ or those who still consider COLT FORD Ford says Music Row insiders underes- same environment," country rap an oxymoron, timated he and Shannon Houchins when Moby says. "I don't _ Colt Ford is working hard they opened Average Joe's Entertain- know if they necessarily to change that perception with the ment four years ago. The label, whose have a specific narrative May 3 release of his album "Every roster includes Corey Smith, Josh Gracin relationship." Chance I Get," which includes guest vo- and Sunny Ledfurd, recently upped its »,JACKSON cals by Tim McGraw, Charlie Daniels profile by hiring former Sony Music Nash- ESTATE SETTLES and Luke Bryan. ville VP of marketing Tom Baldrica as CHARITY SUIT "I am a country artist. I live the coun- label president and signing multiplat- 's try life," says Ford, a former profes- inum duo Montgomery Gentry. estate reached a sional golfer who lives near Athens, Ga. To launch Ford's new album, the label settlement on April 19 "What makes a country song a coun- is working on promotions with Crowd that ended its lengthy try song is the content." Twist.com and running a contest on fight with a nonprofit Fans are embracing Ford's style. He CamoSpace.com for fans to win auto- that claimed it was the performed more than 250 shows last graphed CDs. "It's affectionately re- successor to the year, and previous studio albums "Ride ferred to as a 'redneck Facebook' for singer's Heal the World Through the Country" (2008) and outdoorsmen," Baldrica charity. The deal came says. "We've "Chicken & Biscuits" (2010) have sold got a great just as a trial was set to presence there." 240,000 begin to decide owner- and 168,000, respectively, Average Joe's now has an in -house ship of lucrative trade- according to Nielsen SoundScan. radio promotion team that Baldrica marks. The singer's Still, he's having trouble getting says is already increasing Ford's pres- estate battled the Heal country radio to come to the party. "I ence at radio with more than 95 sta- the World Foundation in would love nothing more than to have tions on the record, but the artist's live federal court for more a big hit on radio, but there is noth- show remains his best asset. than 18 months, alleging ing I can do to make that happen," "The fact that he doesn't have a hit it was misusing trade- Ford says. Colt Ford Succeeds Despite Radio Silence on the radio is not deterring the fact marks and likeness Ford's new single, "Country Thang," is that in a lot of these markets he can rights to create an No. 56 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs ists as McGraw, Daniels, Josh association with Thomp- other avenues of exposure. "I have draw 6,000, 8,000 or 10,000 people," Jackson's defunct chart. The video debuts on CMT and son and Craig Morgan. had a ton of success with online mar- Baldrica says. "lt is all radiating from charity. CMT.com during their Big New Music Ford admits that lack of radio keting [company] Girlilla Marketing, the live show and the way he treats his Weekend (April 22 -24). support has been frustrating. "I have through Myspace and Facebook and fans. If he needs to stay and sign auto-

Reporting by Gary Graff, Ford sings solo on the title track, and a lot of respect for radio but I feel all of those platforms. I spend a lot graphs for three hours after a show, he'll Lindsay Powers and the the remainder of the 13-song album they don't have a lot of respect for of time interacting with my friends stay and sign for three hours. He has Associated Press. blends his raps with such guest vocal- me," he says. However, he's found and fans online." built this the old- fashioned way."

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Joe Jackson has enjoyed past lives as a scrappy power -pop practitioner- taking U.K. new wave to the U.S. top 40 with '70s smash "Is She Really Going Out With Him ?" -and as an early MTV mainstay, with his cosmopolitan, keyboard- bedecked hit "Steppin' Out." Later, he ventured into classical composition, soundtrack music and more. But recently, Jackson's been a piano - pounding rock journeyman, reunited with his original skinny- tie -era rhythm section for trio shows that find an aural document in his appropriately titled new album, "Live Music," out June 7 on Razor & Tie. He also has an all -star Duke Ellington tribute in the works, with rock, R &B and jazz heavyweights contributing to his eclectic vision. CHRISTIAN BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE How does it feel performing with 3 What's the concept behind your Duke bassist Graham Maby and drummer Dave Ellington tribute album? Houghton after all these years? The idea is to reinvent a lot of Duke Ellington When you go on the road, there's always a bit tunes in a very contemporary way, and in a dif- MISSION of a danger of it being like the Marines or some- ferent way to what's been done. There's no thing. It's a lot easier if you do it with people horns. There's going to be a lot of guitar on it- you get along with. I've been amazed at how a guy called Vinnie Zummo, who I worked with ACCOMPLISHED many bands that are out there touring don't a lot years ago, is going to play on it, and also Vai. I'm also working with [jazz player] Nicole C. Mullen Comes Back With A Worship Album get along-it's more than you would think. Steve They're both very versatile players and they've Regina Carter on violin, some guys from the on it's start- After a three -year hiatus, Nicole C. Mullen is ship to do great things and they gave me the both gotten better over the years. At the end of Roots, Christian McBride bass ... back with an album that many of her fans have freedom to be myself. This is the first time I've a show I have a feeling of triumph. I just know ing to come together. It's very exciting. been clamoring for her to record. "Captivated," owned my masters, and I licensed it to we're better than people expect us to be [laughs]. 4 You cover ' "Girl," David due May 3 from Maranatha! Music, is the Maranatha! For me, it's been a new model and singer /songwriter's first worship album. a wonderful experience." 2 When you play some of the early songs Bowie's "Scary Monsters" and Ian Dury's What's "Some people say, 'We want her to do dance "Maranatha! Music, as a brand, is very rec- live, how do yoJ rearrange them for a "Inbetweenies" on "Live Music." your songs? music,' and some say, 'We want to hear her do ognizable in the church," Maranatha! pres- guitar -less band? your favorite cover of one of I like Tori Amos' version of "Real Men." worship,' " says Mullen, a seven -time Dove ident Randy Alward says. "Nicole and her I don't think you can really feature guitar and quite Award winner with two female vocalist titles new worship CD are a perfect fit here. We're piano at the same time; they get in each other's It's just very different to how I would have imag- I have and two song of the year awards to her credit. honored to be a part of the team entrusted way. It's a bit like having two divas on the same ined it. She did some things wouldn't Mullen originally thought her next album with introducing her new worship songs to stage. But an interesting thing happens when thought of ... she also changed the lyrics at would be titled "Funkabilly by Nature," but the church." you take the guitar away and feature the piano one point. There's a line about "All the gays are "All guys are then felt called in a different direction. "It came To expose "Captivated," Mullen's team is -the piano suddenly sounds huge; it sounds macho," and she changed it to the down to the audience of one: 'What would God working with Christian Copyright Licensing like an orchestra. Not like I have anything macho," which gives it a completely different me, it's just curious. have me do at this time ?' " International. "They reach against guitars. meaning. It didn't bother she says. about 70% of all the Mullen began her career 000* churches in America," says 5 Where do you see yourself in relation days? as a dancer /choreographer Linda Klosterman, presi- to the rock mainstream these and background vocalist "It came dent of TKO Marketing, We're in one of those stages where the main- for and Mi- down to the an independent company stream is pretty bland again -glossy and chael W. Smith. She blos- handling marketing of rather boring -but there's interesting stuff I don't think it's ei- somed into a hit songwriter, audience of the record. "We are work- sort of out on the edges. penning the Jaci Velasquez ing with CCLI to spread ther a good or bad thing to be mainstream. classic "On My Knees" and one: `What the word about Nicole's I'd be quite happy if a lot of people liked [my I that as a value judg- became a successful artist would God new CD to their commu- music]. don't really see in her own right with the nity of churches using ment ... I don't think it's heroic to be as ob- award -winning anthem have me do at their online, TV and di- scure as possible. At the same time, the fact doesn't nec- "Redeemer." She's also a time ?' " rect channels. that something's all over MTV this essarily make it great. mo sought -after speaker at "We also have a partner- -NICOLE MULLEN women's conferences, a ship with Lifeway Wor- to clothing designer and a ship," Klosterman adds, 6 You have several live albums mentor for young girls through her Baby "the Southern Baptist Convention's in -house your credit now. What differentiates Girls Club. worship label that creates music for the South- this one? On "Captivated," Mullen worked for the first ern Baptist denomination of churches, of I think this is the best one. I think the time with producer (Amy Grant, Chris which there are more than 45,000 in the U.S. performances are great -mostly Gra- Tomlin). The album includes the first song she They will be sharing Nicole's new songs ham and Dave's performance, because ever wrote at age 12, the worship song "I'll by way of massive print music exposure, it's harder for me to be objective about Praise Your Holy Name." She also covers An- events, advertising and other means that my own, but even there I think I've draé Crouch's "My Tribute," blending it with reach these churches." done pretty well. Every track shows her "Redeemer." First single "Kingdom Come" In addition to radio visits and TV in- a different facet of the song; none is a duet with Michael O'Brien. terviews, Mullen is touring extensively. of them are just like the record. After more than a decade with Word Rec- "I've done a lot of these songs in Africa," When people say, "How do you feel ords, Mullen signed a deal with Maranatha! "I says Mullen, who returns to Zimbabwe in about your new record ?" I always say, wanted an independent label again," says May. "To see how they have translated it across "It's fucking great!" What am I supposed Mullen, who began her career on Frontline. culture and across language barriers has been to say? I might be the only person that "Maranatha! has the ability in the arena of wor- very encouraging for me." thinks that.

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"Wasting Light." Recorded in the garage of frontman Dave The Defamation of Grohl's home in Encino, Calif., Strickland Banks the 11 -song set is an explosive, Producers: various high- octane burst of rock 679 /Atlantic energy from a 16- year -old Release Date: 19 April band that is tightly honed and Plan B -the musical alter ego righteously raw. Butch Vig- of English film actor Ben FLEET FOXES who worked with Grohl while Drew -debuted in 2006 with Helplessness Blues producing Nirvana's landmark "Who Needs Actions When Producers: Fleet Foxes, "Nevermind" (1991)- guides You Got Words," a post - Phil Ek those two sensibilities into a Streets rap album notable potent attack. Some of the for the inclusion of a Hall & Release Date: May 3 album's arch, twisting dynam- Oates -sampling cut titled "If I had an orchard, I'd ics owe as much to Rush as "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)." work till I'm sore," sings they do to Led Zeppelin or the But on his latest album, "The Robin Pecknold on Fleet Sex Pistols. But the ebb -and- Defamation of Strickland Foxes' sophomore album, flow power -rock melodicism Banks," Drew cleverly rein- "Helplessness Blues," and that's the Foos' stock in trade vents Plan B as a big -city you don't doubt him. is in fine form on such tracks retro -soul singer, a la Amy Carefully composed and lovingly arranged, the set "Helplessness Blues" neatly sidesteps the overworked as "A Matter of Time," first sin- Winehouse or Daniel Merri- sounds like the work of musicians who find meaning in feeling that weighs down so much Pitchfork fare. In fact, gle "Rope," "Arlandria, "Back weather. Last year, the set effort. (You needn't read any of Pecknold's recent inter- it might be the year's airiest outing so far, with a natural & Forth" and "Bridge Burning," entered the Official Charts views to envision the woodshedding he's described as melodic grace that recalls prime -era Simon & Garfunkel. while guests Krist Novoselic Co. album tally at No. 1 and part of the new album's creation.) Yet in spite of its con- Only in closer "Grown Ocean," with crashing cymbals and ( "I Should Have Known ") and has since been certified siderable indie -folk intricacies -the delicate fingerpicked trilling woodwinds, do you get a sense that Fleet Foxes Bob Mould ( "Dear Rosemary") triple -platinum in the United guitar on the track "Blue Spotted Tail," for example, or are actively trying to impress you. Even then, though, add emotional and sonic depth Kingdom, thanks in large the lush choral vocals in opener "Montezuma " - you're impressed all the same. -MW to Grohl's soul- searching peeks part to the exceedingly into his past. -GG "Rehab " -ish hit single "She Said." Given Adele's huge R &B fans. Listeners in that Producers: Phil Ramone, acoustic instruments and LATIN success on U.S. shores with category should check out percussion to the fore. The FOO FIGHTERS DIEGO GARCIA her recently released "21," opener "Love Goes Down" Hear Music/Concord Music Afro -pop -flavored "The Af- Wasting Light Laura "The Defamation of Strick- and "," a Group terlife" and bluesy "Love Is Producer: Butch Vig Producer: Jorge Elbrecht land Banks" seems well - jumpy garage -soul gem Release Date: April 12 Eternal Sacred Light" are the Roswell/RCA Nacional Records positioned for an American that Raphael Saadiq might Twenty -five years ago, Paul standouts, but Simon rarely Release Date: April 12 Release Date: April 12 breakthrough, even if the admire. -MW Simon's "Graceland" made makes a misstep and contin- Going back to the garage Possessing a melodic pop concept album's thorny him the ambassador who ues to provide a stellar ex- hardly means that the Foo sensibility with a nostalgic POP storyline (in which Drew's brought Third ample of how a legend can Fighters are slumming on nod to romantic ballads of alter ego embodies yet an- PAUL SIMON to the New Yorker set. So the age gracefully. -JA their seventh studio album the '60s and '70s, former Ele- other one) puts off casual So Beautiful or So What obvious move for his latest fant frontman Diego Garcia release, "So Beautiful or So emerges with a stellar solo What," would have been a AIRBORNE TOXIC debut that's familiar in theme. BOOTSY COLLINS sort of "Return to Grace - EVENT The haunting "Laura" tugs at Tha Capital of the World land." After all, that album is All at Once the sentiment of lost love; not Producer: Bootsy Collins the apex of an innovative ca- Producer: Dave Sardy knowing much about the cen- Mascot Records reer that saw him bring reg- Island Def Jam tral figure is irrelevant and Release Date: April 26 gae and gospel into the U.S. Release Date: April26 captivating at the same time. Bootsy Collins, like the rest of the top 10 during the '70s and Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett sings Smooth harmonies and sweet Parliament -Funkadelic universe, has never been one creating one of the most about just wanting to be "Numb " -hardly the first Spanish guitars provide lay- for small, subtle gestures. So it's not surprising that musically diverse "pop" al- Los Angeles -based rocker to do that -early on his ers and a steady, cohesive his first new album in five years, "Tha Funk Capital of bums ever with Simon & Gar - band's second album. The truth is that "All at Once" pace that connect the nine the World," is epic in scale, from its 16 mostly woofer - funkel's "Bridge Over Trou- is anything but. Even more than its self -titled 2008 tracks poetically. The collec- shaking tracks to the generation- spanning guest list. bled Water." Yet obvious has predecessor, this 11 -song set is filled with anthemic tion of music here works well And, of course, Collins remains solidly in the center. never been his style. "So drama and angsty passion, sharing a timeless emo- mostly because the artist There's a palpable phatness to every song, even such Beautiful or So What" is vin- tive sensibility with such '80s sources as James and gives the listener an insight to slow jams as "Chocolate Caramel Angel" and tage Simon, but it's also all the Cure (whose "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" is name - his story, often tragic and un- "Yummy, I Got the Munchies." But most visitors to over the map stylistically, checked in the song "Strange Girl ") and contempo- derstandable. At times the "Tha Funk Capital of the World" would rather shake touching on blues, African, raries like Muse and Modest Mouse. "All at Once" is compositions take on chilling their booty than get some. Collins and company folk, Indian and more. The powered by the thick, stadium -sized gallop of the undertones, like the title track, on deliver tracks like "Hip Hop @ Funk U" (with Snoop music is unmistakably his, title track, "All I Ever Wanted" and "Half Off which questions her depar- Dogg, Ice Cube and Chuck D), "After These Messages" but finds the artist challeng- Something Else," but Airborne Toxic Event turns on a ture: "Do you still think of me, (featuring Samuel L. Jackson) and the soulful "Don't ing himself melodically and stylistic dime for the folky Celtic stomp of "It Doesn't or must you still think of me Take My Funk" (with Bobby Womack and Bootsy's with his phrasing. The al- Mean a Thing" and gentler songs like "All for a when he whispers I love you brother, the late Catfish Collins). And memorials to bum's songwriting and sound Woman," "The Kids Are Ready to Die" and acoustic in your ear ?" Other songs - , James Brown and P -Funk guitarist Garry are deceptively complex, album -closer "The Graveyard Near the House." like "Inside My Heart," "You Shider give the album some emotional heft without gradually revealing their in- Jollett and company do it one more time, most defi- Were Never There" and "Stay" bringing the party down. -GG tricacy with each listen. It's nitely with feeling. -GG -make the artist's genuine natural and earthy, with intentions very clear. -JÁ

32 I BILLBOARD APRIL 30, 2011 i VI i SINGLES examined parental emotion on JANE'S ADDICTION such songs as "You're Gonna

End to the Lies (3:01) Miss This" and "All I Ask for Producer: Rich Costey Anymore," and this relatable Writer: Jane's Addiction track is a worthy addition to his Publishers: various lengthy list of hits. -DEP Capitol Jane's Addiction's first new material in eight years (a ALTERNATIVE short wait compared with the 13 -year period between REDLIGHT KING AUBREY the group's second and third albums) is in some ways Old Man (2:45) O' DAY both a homecoming and a step forward. After 2003's Producer: Wax Ltd. Automatic (3:21) largely forgettable "Strays," the band has returned with Writer: Producer: Adonis a single that aims to reclaim its radio rock throne. At the Publisher: Broken Fiddle Writer: same time, Perry Farrell and company have switched up Music (ASCAP) A. Shropshire their sound by dressing the track in a hypnotic tribal Publishers: Jay/en rhythm, undoubtedly a result of their recent work with Redlight King's "Old Man" Adonis Music Moroccan trance artists the Master Musicians of grabs the 1972 classic by Neil (EMI), Foray Joujouka. Dave Navarro's fuzzed -out guitar work is Young, who approved a sam- (SESAC) largely understated here, mostly relegated to the driv- pling of the song for the first SRC/Universal ing verse riff. But when Farrell sings "You never really time, and launches it into the Records changed like they said /You've only become more like 21st century. Young's song is Singer Aubrey O'Day yourself" in the chorus, the listener gets the sense he sped up and updated with brought charisma might be talking about the band itself. -EL heavy percussion, while singer/ and flair to "Making songwriter Mark Kasprzyk's vo- the Band" girl group Danity Kane, only to get fired by producer Sean "Diddy" Combs cals are laid over the track and during a 2008 episode of the reality series. Fortunately, O'Day has decided to move for- COUNTRY writers Casey Beathard, Monty present an ode to the singer's ward with a solo venture and has brought those same talents to her explosive debut solo TRACE ADKINS Criswell and Ed Hill. "Just father. "My old man is a legend/ single, "Automatic." While its choppy rhythm and breathy vocals are similar to Danity Just Fishin' (3:29) Fishin' " is an engaging mid - He cast a shadow so great /I Kane's 2008 single, "Damaged," "Automatic" is more urgent and abrupt, with O'Day's Producer: Michael Knox tempo song about a father and think of how he is watchin'/ abrasive voice consistently delivering audacious lyrics. "Look at my body /It's so offi- a missile," O'Day growls with a Writers: C. Beathard, young daughter spending time With every move that I make," cial /Every time they see me /They shoot all there like M. Criswell, E. Hill together, with Dad relishing he sings. Somehow, Kasprzyk's coquettish rasp similar to Britney Spears. Like "Automatic," O'Day's solo career demands Publishers: various every minute because he gruff voice and Young's thin attention -and coupled with the recent launch of a new reality show, "All About Aubrey," Show Dog/Universal knows the clock is ticking as his warble blend seamlessly in the she will most likely garner it. -AK In a generally consistent career, little girl grows up. As the fa- chorus, and "Old Man" ends up Trace Adkins' last single, ther of five daughters, Adkins as the first single since Puff "Brown Chicken, Brown Cow," has found an angle that fits him Daddy's 1997 hit "I'll Be Miss- sample of another track Redlight King has achieved topping singalong "Fireflies," was a misstep that stalled on perfectly; he wraps his warm, ing You" to immerse itself in a without sounding unoriginal. the near -impossible -and which boasted a sugar- coated the charts. On this new single, rich baritone around the lyric might have scored his first hit refrain, wide -eyed lyrics and a - Adkins returns to form with a and serves up a tender per- -with this respectful, mod- proficiency for Postal Service heartfelt tune, penned by hit formance. Adkins previously ern reworking. -KM like blips. Now he's back with "Alligator Sky," the first single POP from forthcoming album "All PITBULL FEATURING OWL CITY Things Bright and Beautiful," NE -YO, AFROJACK & Alligator Sky (3:18) that demonstrates -along with NAYER Producer: Adam Young a recurring fascination with an- (4:16) Writers: A. Young, imal life -a continuation of the Producer: Afrojack S. Chrystopher formula that made him such Writers: A. Perez, N. Van De Wall, Publishers: Ocean City a success. In fact, it's pretty S. Smith Park/Universal Music, much an exact rewrite of Publishers: Pitbull's Legacy (EMI), Afrojack Music/Ta /pa Honour Role Music (BMI) Young's original smash, from Music, Pen in the Ground Publishing/Universal Music -Z Universal Republic the bubbly electronics to the Songs (ASCAP) You have to hand it to Adam Ben Gibbard- approved mel- Mr. 305/Po /o Grounds/J /RMG Young, the producer and sole odic choices to the overblown Pitbull's long list of successful collaborations just keeps member behind Owl City's optimism ( "Harmonize with growing: Following his last hit, "Hey Baby (Drop It to the twinkly ballad -pop, for know- the singing satellites! "). Love Floor)," featuring T -Pain, the rapper plots his way back to ing his strengths and playing him or hate him, you'll be the top of the charts alongside Ne -Yo, Afrojack and Nayer to them. In 2009, he broke out hearing Owl City on the radio on new single "Give Me Everything." Ne -Yo delivers the with the Billboard Hot 100- for years. -RR catchy melodic hooks, while Nayer's voice blends in unison with the lead synth line during the pre- chorus. Her soothing voice creates the impression of being suspended in the air EDITED BY MITCHELL PETERS All albums commercially available Pitbull's per- before landing with the chorus' stomping beat. (ALBUMS) AND JASON in the United States are eligible. formances during the verses may not be his strongest, but LIPSHUTZ (SINGLES) Send album review copies to Mitchell Peters at Billboard, 5055 his dynamic phrasing during the song's interlude quickly CONTRIBUTORS: Justino Águila, Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Los Jem Aswad, Ricardo Gomez, makes up for the underwhelming rhymes. Although the Angeles, CA 90036 and singles Gary Graff, Alisa Kolenovic, Evan may fall short of listeners' review copies to Jason Lipshutz song's anticlimactic ending Lucy, Katie Morgan, Deborah at Billboard, 770 Broadway, expectations, Pitbull has produced another well- crafted Evans Price, Ryan Reed, Mikael Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. Wood smash for the club. -RG 10003, or to the writers in the 0 b appropriate bureaus.

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Rihanna's "S &M" (featuring Britney Spears) rises Soulja Of Fortune 2 -1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (see page 42), grant- ing the singer her 10th No. 1 on the survey and Soulja Boy Cranks Up Multitiered `Juice' Project ownership of two historic chart records. Having first topped the Hot 100 the week of May 13, 2006, with "SOS," Rihanna logs the shortest span -four years, 11 months and two weeks- be- tween a solo artist's first and 10th No. 1s, besting 's mark (five years, four months). Among all acts, Rihanna trails only the Beatles (one year, eight months and one week) and the Supremes (two years, eight months and three weeks) for the fastest accumulation of 10 leaders. Rihanna is also the youngest soloist to notch 10 Hot 100 chart- toppers. At 23 years, two months and one week, Rihanna (born Feb. 20, 1988) like- wise eclipses the record established by Carey, who was 25 years, eight months and one week old when she tallied her 10th No. 1. Between "SOS" and "S &M," Rihanna com- manded the Hot 100 with "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z (2007); "Take a Bow "; "Disturbia "; "Live Your Life" (T.I. featuring Rihanna) (2008); "Rude Boy "; "Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem featuring Ri- hanna); "Only Girl (In the World) "; and "What's My Name ?," featuring (2010). -Gary Trust

Now tweeting to 2.7 million: 10- TIMERS CLUB SOUDA BOY Here is a look at the select nine acts to tally at least 10 Billboard Hot 100 No.1s. Soulja Boy released a new mixtape on April 20, by the sales reaction to his latest CD. "I felt `Way' hosted by Atlanta's DJ Scream and DJ Swamp was one of my best albums," he says. "The re- 20 The Beatles Izzo. The 22 -track "Juice" features artwork in- views were all good: A- and 4.5 stars. Then the 18 Mariah Carey spired by the 1992 film of the same name star- sales came in and they weren't what everybody ring rap icon Tupac Shakur. However, that's just had projected. I was confused. My first album 13 Michael Jackson the first step in Soulja Boy's ambitious rollout. was one of the higher -selling albums that year, 12 Madonna Music video director Rage, who helmed clips and the critics bashed it." for Soulja Boy's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" and Industry insiders say Interscope chose the 12 The Supremes "Kiss Me Thru the Phone," has signed on to di- wrong singles for "The DeAndre Way." Soulja rect videos for three mixtape tracks: "Juice," "Zan Boy, however, believes the personal strife he was 11 With That Lean" and "That Right" featuring Di- experiencing at the time of its release negatively 10 Janet Jackson amond of Crime Mob. Once those are released, effected sales. Last August, self-proclaimed "hip - a Rage -helmed "Juice" mini -movie will follow. hop groupie" Kat Stacks recorded a videoclip of 10 Rihanna Tentatively set to join Soulja Boy in front of the herselfin what she claimed was Soulja Boy's hotel 10 camera is original "Juice" cast member Jermaine room in Atlanta, displaying cocaine that she al- "Huggy" Hopkins. leged belonged to the rapper. Soulja Boy quickly Soulja Boy insists -for him, at least -that denied the drug allegations, tweeting, "God knows the multitiered project isn't a warm -up for a I didn't do that. That's all that matters." Counting her blessings: fourth album. "Right after my third album [ "The "I was going through a personal situation I'd LAURA STORY DeAndre Way "], Interscope wanted me to put through in my life," Soulja Boy says. out a new CD," the 20-year -old rapper says. "Al- "It was crazy. Everybody knew me for my dancing. though I am capable of doing that, I feel like it's They would have never thought I'd be caught up not just [about] music. It's my life. I want to in a media scandal; my personal life put on dis- focus on this mixtape and be excited. Then I'll play. I was handling it in front of the whole world." worry about an album." Now with 2 7 million Twitter followers in tow, Released last November, "The DeAndre Way" the rapper plans to utilize an old hip -hop for- (Collipark Music /Interscope) triggered talk when mula: taking it to the streets. Soulja Boy plans its lackluster sales didn't reflect the perceived to personally hand out his mixtape to fans, start- power of Soulja Boy's 2.5 million Twitter follow- ing in his home base of Atlanta. ers (Billboard.com, Dec. 18, 2010) or even rival Whether or not a new studio album is in Soulja the performance of his 2008 sophomore set. Tal- Boy's immediate future, one key question re- lying first -week digital and physical sales of 2,000 mains: Has the rapper's recent roller-coaster ride and 11,000, respectively, "Way" has sold a total cost him his core fans? of 71,000 copies, according to Nielsen Sound - Soulja Boy remains circumspect. "I'm always Scan. Predecessor "iSouljaBoy Tellern" has sold going to make music that makes me feel good," 369,000. The rapper's album debut, 2007's "soul - he says. "I just hope that more people will like jaboytellem.com," has racked up 1 million. more of the tracks that I like. And when I say, Very much a singles artist, Soulja Boy's break- 'Oh, man, I like this song right here' and some- through single "Crank That" netted more than body else doesn't like it, it's just because they 4.6 million downloads. Yet he, too, was surprised don't understand it."

34 BILLBOARD APRIL 30, 2011 SING A TOURING BY MITCHELL PETERS SIMPLE SONG

So maybe you don't have the chops of Mariah Carey, Matthew Bellamy or To . That still shouldn't stop Escape you from singing to your baby. Offering a coaching hand are New York Grammy Award -winning singer /song- writer/musicians Cathy Fink and Marcy White Rabbits, Marxer with "Sing to Your Baby." The , spent four years in de- For project, which Vaccines Confirmed velopment, features a 32 -page book Inaugural Festival and a companion audio CD of 11 songs designed to foster early communica- As the 2011 North American music festival sea- as par- son kicks into high gear during the next several tion and developmental skills with their babies. months, U.K. fest organizer Fred Fellowes will ents bond Fink and Marxer note that the CD test the New York market with a three -day lifestyle "Our event in August modeled after his Secret Garden isn't a traditional lullaby album. a new repertoire," Party in England. goal was to create has been The inaugural Escape to New York festival will says Fink, who, with Marxer, making folk and children's recordings be held Aug. 5 -7 on the Shinnecock Reservation for more than 25 years. "We didn't in Southampton, N.Y. The initial lineup includes version of 'Twinkle, Best Coast, White Rabbits and the Vaccines, and need another Twinkle Little Star.' " a full list of performers will be announced in the Marxer adds, "This is a relationship - coming weeks, a representative says. for one of the most personal "We're not coming out guns blazing with a builder that parents will huge mega -list of an event, by any means," says and intimate times Fellowes, whose summertime Secret Garden spend with a new child." Party annually draws about 30,000 people to "Sing to Your Baby" features such Grange Farm in Cambridgeshire. Founded in Fink /Marxer originals as "Rockin' My Baby," "Love Is What I Feel for You" 2003, the event has featured such acts as Phoenix, and "Bouncing." The songs appear in Florence & the Machine and the xx. "We are try- both "mom" and "dad" versions, the ing to start with a modest grass -roots type of ap- nominated proach with about 5,000 people and slowly grow latter featuring Grammy- "Jesus Christ it from there," Fellowes adds. musician and original member Mike Stein. The idea to stage an event on an Indian reser- Superstar" cast James Nocito colorfully illustrates the vation was spurred by a chance encounter Fel- -play ac- lowes had five years ago at Austin's South by last eight years in England." tion. "It's comparatively a cheap way to spend songs' lyrics and related sing Southwest with entrepreneur Rocco Gardner, With production duties handled by Dave Lory your time off," he says. tivities. Rounding out the package is by psycholo- who had ties with the Shinnecock tribe. Productions, Fellowes stresses that Escape to If all goes well the first year, Fellowes hopes to a parent guide penned "He had been looking at ways to help them out New York is "much more of a lifestyle event rather forge relationships with other Indian tribes across gist /educator Laura Brown. 3, to Your Baby" and take their desire to look at live events as a than the traditional rock concert event in a field." the United States and expand the event beyond Arriving May "Sing will retail for $19.95, available through way to generate not income but a more positive In addition to musical performances, he says the the East Coast. "As it progresses into the future, image for how tribes can leverage their unique festival will boast high -end food, camping and a we're looking to attract people from farther afield," SingToYourBaby.net and Amazon. position in America," Fellowes says. "Due to the range of activities including walk- around the- he says. Fink and Marxer are crisscrossing the unique nature of the lure of an Indian nation ater, spoken word, lectures and debates. "We're also looking at extending this relation- country to promote the project at land, in that the same permit laws don't apply, it Single -day tickets will cost $100 and a week- ship with other tribes on other reservations book fairs, concerts and workshops, ver- seems more appropriate to bring over the bou- end pass runs $275. In light of the U.S. economy, around America," Fellowes adds, "once the ini- and they plan to release an iPad tique festival model- something that's been Fellowes hopes festival -goers will view Escape to tial trust has been established and they can see sion in the fall. a good growing hugely in the festival market over the New York as an alternative to an expensive vaca- that it's worked for the Shinnecock." "Whether or not you're singer," Fink says, "you just have to want to sing to your baby. And your baby will think you're a rock star. That's what's really important." STORY TIME -Gail Mitchell Music lessons: CATHY FINK (left) and MARCY MARXER Finding hope in hardship is a theme that's res- nel. She won her first Dove in 2009 (for inspira- a presale campaign on Story's website, engaging onating globally for singer/songwriter Laura Story. tional album) for debut project "Great God Who her fans through Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and "We're starting to get emails from all over the Saves." Best -known for writing worship anthem email. INO senior VP of marketing and promo- world," Story says, referring to sophomore album "Mighty to Save" and the hit "Inde- tions Dan Michaels says the label also utilized its "Blessings" (INO Records). "I got an email from scribable," Story melds pop sensibilities and music discovery site, FreeCCM.com, providing someone in Japan saying, 'I translated the song faith on "Blessings," an uplifting collection that sample clips to further promote the release. [ "Blessings "] into Japanese and I've been shar- doesn't shy away from life's trials. During street week, Story did interviews with ing it with my friends. It's really been a source of Story had been married less than two years more than 30 radio stations and performed at hope.' An email like that lets you know the song when her husband, Martin, suffered a brain free listener appreciation shows for such sta- you've written is bigger than yourself." tumor in 2006. "He still has a vision and mem- tions as WAFY Augusta, Ga.; WRCM Charlotte, John- Her project is resonating at home as well. The ory deficit," Story says, "so a lot of the songs I N.C.; WBFJ Greensboro, N.C.; and WCQR a album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Christian write come from asking questions. How do I still son City, Tenn. INO sent other radio outlets be- Albums chart, while the title track lead single sing songs about the Lord? How do I still be- video of Story talking about the inspiration rises to No.15 on Christian Songs. It also topped lieve he's good when there are things that I'm hind the single. iTunes' Christian download chart for four weeks. praying for that aren't being answered the way "It was important to set the tone," Michaels is a and personal song spe- Story is also again nominated for female vo- I want them to be? [But] at the end of the day, says. "This special calist of year at the Dove Awards (see story, page there's still hope." cific to Laura that has a universal message." 16_ 10), airing April 24 on the Gospel Music Chan- Six weeks before the album's release, INO set up -Deborah Evans Price

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36 BILLBOARD APRIL 30, 2011 A WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF NOTABLE CHART ACHIEVEMENTS !-

Foo Fighters' First No. 1; Record Store Day Buzz Foo Fighters finally notch their first tive Songs list, it's in its sixth week at reviewed performances on "Saturday 65,000 sold the previous week. from COUNTRY STRONG No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as No. 1-the band's eighth chart -topper. Night Live" and at South by Southwest. Singles sales volume jumped "Wasting Light" debuts atop the list 42,000 to 81,000 (up 93 %), marking the illion digital song sales mark with 235,000 copies sold, according to ROCK'N'ROLL: Foo Fighters' ar- RECORD STORE DAY RECAP: Foo biggest week for singles since the seven - s week, according to Nielsen Nielsen SoundScan. rival has to be good news for rock fans, Fighters also arrive at No. 1 on the day frame ending Aug. 5, 2007, when oundScan -just the ninth (view- 85,000 were sold. (That was the third ng to do so. A month ago, it The start is the band's second -largest considering the under - Tastemakers chart assed 's "Love sales week, trumped only by the No. 2 whelming numbers able at billboard.biz/ week where the CD single for "What Story" as the biggest country in 2005, some big -name rock charts) with "Wasting Time Is It ?" by the cast of "High School yrnload in history. launch of "In Your Honor" which began with 311,000. bands posted last year ,1Coun te Light," while also enter- Musical 2" reigned atop the tally, irreg- with new albums. EITH ing at No. 17 with their ularly inflating the chart.) sting on Brad Paisley' AULFIEL previously unissued cov- Alabama," Alabama Linkin Park's "A Thou- notches its 51st top 10 on Hot sand Suns" bowed with ers collection "Medium 'TIS NOT THE SEASON: It may be WASTING LIGHT Country Songs (14 -10), 241,000 (down from the Rare," an album specially spring, but Sting's 2009 Christmas extending its mark among on a Night groups, and first since 1999. 623,000 that greeted its released for Record Store album "If Winter's ..." Alabama scored its first top 10 "Minutes to Midnight" in Day (April 16). continues to climb the Billboard 200 - first of its 32 No. is, with its ill 2007). while My Chemi- The Tastemakers tally, rising 189 -95 with Pacesetter honors "Tennessee River," in 1980. cal Romance's "Danger Days" did which ranks the top -selling albums at (up 88 %) after re- entering last week. 112,000 in its first week, compared with independent and small -chain stores, is Credit its gains to going- out -of-busi- the 240,000 that "The Black Parade" flush with titles that were released for ness sales at Borders stores, where per- opened with in 2006. the annual celebration of record stores. haps overstocked titles are finding their We're thinking that Foo Fighters' Additionally, the typically slow - way to customers looking for rock back -to- basics, lo-fi approach to record- moving Singles Sales chart looks espe- bottom bargains. ing the album played well with fans, as cially lively. Basically, the entire chart The left -field gains are reminiscent well as those bloggers who like to hype -save for stray singles by Lady Gaga, of when Circuit City closed shop in 2009 Foo Fighters have notched eight a sexy angle in the press. Blake Shelton and Greyson Chance - and pumped a re -entry for Janet Jack- previous sets on the Billboard 200, Also, because the band's pedigree is is dominated by specialty 7 -,10- and 12- son's "Discipline" on both the Billboard with five earlier top 10s. Their last stu- so deeply entrenched in rock history inch vinyl singles released in time for 200 and Top R &B /Hip -Hop Albums. It SIMON ' - rose back to No. 107 on the - .aa career - dio album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience principal Dave Grohl played drums for Record Store Day. The biggest of the ultimately high debut at No. 4 on the (when & Grace," debuted at No. 3 in 2007 Nirvana before launching the Foos in bunch is a reissue of the Rolling former and to No. 10 on the latter 200 with "So Billboard it was still fueled by Nielsen Sound- Beautiful or So What" with 168,000. 1995 -its audience runs the demo- Stones' 7 -inch for "Brown Sugar," (68,000). It's his best sales The new album's first single, "Rope," graphic gamut: from older rock devotees whirl= moved 2,000 copies. Scan's panel of R &B stores) on March week since Nielsen SoundScan No. 1 the Rock Songs who were kids when Nirvana's 1991 Overall vinyl LP sales are up this week 21, 2009. After that week, once Circuit began tracking data in 1991 debuted at on and his highest rank since chart and continues to reign for an album "Nevermind" was released to new, by 154 %: A whopping 165,000 were sold City had permanently closed its doors, "Rhythm of the Saints" peaked eighth straight week. On the Alterna- younger fans earned this year from well- in the week ending April 17 versus the the title fell off both tallies. tt No. 4 in 1990.

IYI A Weekly National Music Sales Report a rI(e ` Watchh For week ending April 17. 2011. Figures are rounded. niclscn Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack Cl-IA RI Weekly Unit Sales Year -To -Date sales reports collected and crowded by SoundScan DIGITAL DIGITAL ALBUMS' TRACKS 2010 2011 CHANGE Year -To Album Í3EÁ1' ALBUMS -Date This Week 1,961,000 24,061,000 OVERALL UNIT SALES »Although her "EX.," featuring 6,317,000 Sales By Store Type Albums 9C,016,000 -2.9% Kanye West, cedes the No.1 spot East Week 5,871,000 1,857,000 23,167,000 92,694,000 to Rihanna's "SAM," featuring Digital Tracks 356,844,000 386.345,000 8.3% Britney Spears, Katy Perry makes Change 7.6% 5.6% 3.9% 40 million units Billboard Hot 100 history, Store Singles 604,000 830,000 37.4% This Week last Year 5,460.000 1,542,000 22,098,000 spending a record -setting 49th Total 450,142,000 477,191,000 6.0% consecutive week in the chart's Change 15.7% 27.2% 8.9% 35 Alin /TEA` 128,378,400 128,650,500 0.2% top 10. Perry's streak began with 'Digital album sales are also counted within album sales. album sales (TEA) with 10 track downloads equivalent "California Gurls," featuring 'Includes track equivalent to one album sale. 30 , which debuted at Weekly Album Sales (Million Units) No. 2 the week of May 29, 2010, and continued with "Teenage 30 25 Dream" and "Firework" prior to DIGITAL TRACKS SALES "E.T." Perry passes Ace of Base, 25 which logged 48 straight weeks in '10 20 the top tier with "All That She Wants," "The Sign" and "Don't '11 386.3 million 20 2011 Turn Around" from Oct.16,1993, 15 through Sept. 10,1994. Santana ranks third with 42 consecutive 15 10 frames in the Hot 100's top 10 (1999 -2000), followed by Mariah SALES BY ALBUM FORMAT 10 Carey (41 weeks, 1995 -96). CD 66,997,000 60002,000 -10.4% 5 6.3M 16.2% 5 Digital 24,894,000 28,928,000 Read Chart Beat Vinyl 792,000 1.068,000 34.8% O- every week at Indies Non- Mass Chain billboard.com/chartbeat. e o Other 12,000 19,000 58.3% traditional Merchant a J F M A M J J A S O N D J Go to www.billboard.biz for complete chart data 37 SALES DATA. COMPILED BY APR nielsen 30 SoundScan o o

WSW ARTIST Title ARTIST Title IMPRINT 8 NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 3 3 c 3ó (PRICE) IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) HOT SHOT FOO FIGHTERS THE STROKES DEBUT Wasting Light 51 Angles 0 1.98) 'J RCA 53472'/RMG (11.98) ADELE 1 3 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE , 21 52 Lungs e XUCOLUMBIA 44699' NIUSIC (11.98) UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 013170' /UMRG (13.98) MaALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION The bow of Disney ROBBIE ROBERTSON L Paper Airplane 53 To ADER 610665' /CONCORD (18.98) 429 17821/5L5 How Become Clairvoyant o Channel's TV movie (15 90) MAPAUL SIMON BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME So Beautiful Or So What garnered 5.7 million The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (EP) o HEAR 32814' /CONCORD (13.98) + CD METAL BLADE 14999- (13.98) MANA viewers, making it BRETT DENNEN Drama y Luz Loverboy o ®® WARNER LATINA 526530 (16.98) + the top -rated CD DUALTONE 01534' (13.98) BRITNEY SPEARS original JOHNNY CASH/WILLIE NELSON 6 2 1 Femme Fatale cable 79 q JIVE 85332/JLG (13.98) VH1 Storytellers AMERICAN /COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC CMG 58490/SONY MUSIC (6.98) movie so far this VARIOUS ARTISTS 7 7 5 SUGARLAND EMI/WARNER Songs For Japan year. Its soundtrack 57 40 41 The Incredible Machine BROS./SONY /UNIVERSAL 90504 /UMRG/UMRG /SONY MUSIC /SONY MUSIC (9.98) MERCURY NASHVILLE 014758' /UMGN (13.98) ±1 KHALIFA starts with 21,000. SOUNDTRACK a 5 2 WIZ Rolling Papers ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC 527099/AG (13.98) 58 44 63 Tangled O+ (To compare, the WALT DISNEY 006508 (13.98) CHRIS BROWN AARON LEWIS 9 6 4 FAME. premiere of "High 59 50 51 JIVE 86067 /JLG (11,98) STROUOAVARIOUS 01013 (7.98) Town Line (EP) School Musical" MUMFORD & SONS LYNYRD SKYNYRD 10 B 11 Sigh No More 91 The Best Of Lynyd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection GF3:TLEMAN OF THE ROAD O109' /GLASSNOTE (12.98) O+ attracted 7.7 million o MCA 111941 (9.98) JESSIE J viewers in 2006.) MIRANDA LAMBERT Who You Are 61 42 Revolution e ® .o LA 'JA UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 015337 /UMRG (10.98) COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 46854/SMN (12.98) TV ON THE RADIO MIGUEL Nine Types Of Light 62 57 66 All I Want Is You o INTERSCOPE 015455',iIGA (13.98) BLACK ICE /BVSTORM /JIVE 75487/JLG (9.98) ATMOSPHERE 26 THURSDAY The Family Sign No Devolution o RHYMESAYERS 0130' (15 98) o EPITAPH 87121' (15.98) After the movie was CI ® KIRK FRANKLIN RISE AGAINST 14 10 9 Hello Fear 64 55 44' FO YO SODUVERITY 77917/JLG (11.98) released on DVD DGC /INTERSCOPE 015325'/IGA (13.98) Endgame JASON ALDEAN last week, both of THE BLACK KEYS 15 12 23' My Kinda Party 64 BROKEN BOW 7697 (18.98) NONESUCH 520266' /WARNER BROS. (15.98) Brothers its soundtracks re- HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD 16 4 Of AAM'OCTONE American Tragedy enter the list. This 92 - The Best Eric Mallon: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 015275'HGA (13.98) CHRONICLES /POLYDOR 002759/UME (9.98) RIHANNA one gains by 667% 17 21 14 AEROSMITH SRP DEE /IDJMS Loud 87 - The Best Of Aerosmith: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection JAM 014927 (13.98) O+ while the second o GEFFEN 001101 /UME (9.98) SOUNDTRACK Lemonade Mouth volume (No. 91) 20 JIM JONES WALT DISNEY Fi'. 68 - Capo m ®0 EONE 2115 (17.95) vaults JENNIFER HUDSON by 1,401 %. EMINEM 19 11 7 I Remember Me 83 1 The Marshall ARISTA 60819 WEBiAFTERMATH 490629./INTERSCOPE (13.98) Mothers LP KATY PERRY 20 14 17 BOYZ I I MEN 13 Teenage Dream 109 The Best Of Boyz II Men: 20th Century Masters The Millenium CAPITC. - ' 98) Collection 29 e MOTOWN /CHRONICLES 001098/UME 0.98) JUSTIN BIEBER 21 23 25 DAFT PUNK la SCNOb_: -AYMONO My World 2.0 71 16 - Tron: Legacy Reconfigured BRAUN /ISLAND 014063/IDJMG (10.98) O+ The solo side WALT DISNEY 013540 (13.98) JUSTIN BIEBER SNOOP DOGG 22 18 15 Never Say Never: The Remixes (EP) project of Animal 72 35 8 p SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN/ISLAND 015397/I0JMG (9.98) Doggumentary DOGGYSTYLE/PRIORITY 07952/CAPITOL (18.98) Collective's Noah RADIOHEAD LOW 23 The King Of Limbs C'mon XL/TICKER TAPE 001'/TUD (7.98) Lennox bows with a m SUB POP 905' (13.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS personal best of I CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED 24 19 12 NOW 37 108 - Extended Versions 74 3 6 UNIVERSAUEMI/SONY MUSIC 46746 /CAPITOL (18.98) POOR BOYSONV MUSIC CMG 52336/SONY MUSIC (6.98) 18,000 -almost as o PINK 17 13 ZAC BROWN BAND 25 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! many copies as AC's 75 62 6$ The Foundation I© 9 LAFACE 80657 /JLG (13.98) ROAR /BIGGER PICTURE /HOME GROWN/ATLANTIC 516931/AG (13.98) SOUNDTRACK last set, "Merri- KIDZ BOP KIDS Country Strong 76 69 79 Kidz Bop 19 2 ®m RCA NASHVILLE 72911 /SMN (11.98) weather Post RAZOR 8 TIE 89244 (18.98) ZAC BROWN BAND Pavilion," THOMPSON SQUARE 27 15 28 You Get What You Give started 77 60 Thompson SOUTHERN GROUND/ROAR'BIGGER PICTURE /ATLANTIC 524722/AG (18.98) O+ STONEY CREEK 7677 (13.98) Square with in 2009 591' BRUNO MARS KANYE WEST 28 24 19 ai Doo -Wops & Hooligans 78 59 64 My ELEKTRA Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 525393' (10 98) (25,000). ROC -A- FELLA /DEF JAM 014695'!IDJMG (13.98) (A) PANDA BEAR JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT PAW Tomboy Here We Rest ®0 TRACKS 36' (13.98) m LIGHTNING ROD 24652' (13.98) TAYLOR SWIFT CEE LO GREEN 30 25 33 Speak Now 77 78 The Lady Killer BIG MACHINE T003008 (18.98) * CD RADICULTURE 525601 /ELEKTRA (18.98) NICKI MINAJ m 31 26 20 LIL WAYNE ® Pink Friday The Starbucks 81 63 7 I Am YOUNG /CASH Not A Human Being MONEY MONEY/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 015021' /UMRG (13.98) CASH MONEY,UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 015002 /UMRG (13.98) K.D. LANG AND THE SISS BOOM BANG greatest -hits Sing It Loud Opus Collection: Something To Talk About o NONESUCH 525874/WARNER BROS.(11.98) collection enters CD RHINO CUSTOM PRODUCTS 8632 EXISTARBUCKS (12.98) EMINEM 33 29 27 Recovery with 7,000, but VARIOUS ARTISTS WEB.SHADY /AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE 014411'/IGA (13.98) Every Mother Counts CD STARLO, ,1 -TARBUCKS (12.98) includes only two of LUPE FIASCO KENNY CHESNEY 34 27 16 58 67 1ST 8 15TH/ATLANTIC 520870'/AG (18.98) Lasers her five top 40 w84 Hemingway's Whiskey RASCAL FLATTS Billboard Hot 100 ELVIS PRESLEY 35 34 30 22 Nothing This 123 BIG MACHINE RF0100A (13.98) Like - An Afternoon In The Garden hits: "Something to CD RCA (SONY MUSIC COMMERCIAL MUSIC GROUP 70971100NY MUSIC (6.98) LADY ANTEBELLUM BAD 36 28 35 You Talk About" 122 COMPANY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 97702 (18.98) Need Now (No. 5) - Extended Versions CD ORIGINAL BAD COMPANY TOURING /SONY MUSIC CMG 80851 /SONY MUSIC (6.98) MARY MARY and "Love Sneakin' LADY GAGA 37 22 10 Something Big 87 74 771 The Fame © MY BLOCK COLUMBIA 62330/SONY MUSIC (11.98) Up on You" (No.19). p STREAMLINE /KONLIVE /CHERRYTREE /INTERSCOPE 011805' /IGA (12.98) MARSHA AMBROSIUS 38 30 21 Late Nights & Early 135 FOREIGNER J Mornings - Extended Versions O 64826 /RMG (9.98) TRIGGER /SONY MUSIC CMG 8272550NY MUSIC (6.98) CASTING CROWNS 39 39 36 ARCADE FIRE ® Until The Whole World Hears 94 86 "'" BEACH STREET /REUNION 10135 /SONY MUSIC (11.98) CD MERGE 385' (15 98) SARA EVANS SOUNDTRACK 40 32 38 111 Stronger 90 46 22 RCA NASHVILLE 49693/SMN (10.98) WATERTOWER 39229 (14.98) Sucker Punch BIG TIME RUSH SOUNDTRACK 41 47 52 BTR (Soundtrack) RE-ENTRY Music NICKELODEON /COLUMBIA 42918 /SONY MUSIC Country Strong: More From The Motion Picture (8.98) CD SCREEN GEMS PRODUCTIONS 34817 /MADISON GATE (10.98) ADELE 42 49 56 19 BON JOVI XL 92 75 71 Greatest Hits m /COLUMBIA 31859' /SONY MUSIC (12.98) ISLAND 014903/IDJMG (13.98) THE BLACK EYED PEAS SOUNDTRACK 43 43 48 20 The Beginning For every one of th 93 71 74) INTERSCOPE 015039'!IGA (13.98) RCA 80205 /RMG (11.98) Burlesque THE BAND PERRY compilations sold, THE KILLS 44 41 61 The Band Perry 94 37 - Blood Pressures REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 014839 UMRG 110.981 $8 will he donated GREATEST FOG FIGHTERS PACE STING 89 47 28 Greatest Hits 11 to charity to raise 189 17 o GAINER ROSWELURCA 36921'/RMG (11.98) If On A Winter's Night... o SETTER CHERRYTREE,DG 013329.,UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP (16.981 O* funds for maternal SOUNDTRACK R. KELLY 46 31 26 Glee: The Music, Season Two: Volume 5 96 67 65 Love Letter 20TH CENTURY FOX TV /COLUMBIA 85852 SONY MUSIC (13.98) health relief ill JIVE 40874 JLG 1I 98) ®KID ROCK worldwide. Set GEORGE STRAIT 47 48 46 Born Free 149 The Best George Strait: 20th Masters TOP DOG /ATLANTIC 521682'/AG (18 98) ±. 0f Century The Millennium Collection . includes Madonna o MCA NASHVILLE 1 /0280 /UMGN (9.98) ASKING TRAIN 48 9 Reckless & Relentless (pictured), 98 78 83 Save Me, Francisco SUMERIAN 50 (11.98) COLUMBIA 07736 /SONY MUSIC (12.98) San AVRIL LAVIGNE Gwyneth Paltrow, JOSH GROBAN 49 38 29 Goodbye Lullaby 98 94` Illuminations RCA 55870/RMG (11.98) (' Jennifer Lopez and 143 /REPRISE 524833 /WARNER BROS. (18.981 +. 1 DAFT PUNK RUSH 50 36 167 Tron: Legacy (Soundtrack) Sheryl (row. 100 51 - Moving Pictures .MALT DISNEY 005672 (13 .98, MERCURY 015272'UME (29.98 CD /DVD, + D

KENNY CHESNEY 84 REVISITED 74 ... _ _'28 ....170 GRATEFUL DEAD 194 JENNIFER HUDSON . .19 JIM JONES 68 KINGS OF LEON 152 THE BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST INDEX CHRIS BROWN 799 ERIC CHURCH 152 JIM CROCE 116 FLORENCE + THE CEE LO GREEN 80 JANIS JOPLIN 113 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION ZAC BROWN BAND .27, 75 THE CML WARS 155 BILLY CURRINGTON 142 MACHINE ADELE 2,42 AVENGED SEVENFOLD 196 BEYONCE ...... 167 52 JOSH GROBAN 99 JOURNEY 168 STATION 3 BRUNO MARS 28 ERIC CLAYTON 66 ELBOW 200 FOG FIGHTERS 1, 45 GUCCI MANE 137 JASON ISBELL AND THE AEROSMITH 67 JUSTIN BIEBER ..21, 22, 119, JERRY GLOWER 189 EMINEM 33, 69, 154 FOREIGNER 88 GUNS N' ROSES 184 400 JASON ALDEAN 15 IMMEICIMMI 151 UNIT 79 1 EASTON CORBIN 183 DAFT PUNK 50, 71 SARA EVANS 40 JAMIE FORK 195 MARSHA AMBROSIUS 38 BAD COMPANY BIG TIME RUSH 41 0 KESHA 111,132.140 LADY ANTEBELLUM 86 CRAIG CAMPBELL ....150 THE COUNTDOWN KIDS .. DEADMAUS 180 KIRK FRANKLIN 14 19111111111.11 AMON AMARTH 186 THE BAND PERRY 44 TffDLACKEYEOPFAS ..43, 133 R. KELLY 96 LADY GAGA 87 JOHNNY CASH/WILLIE 104, 121,160 THE DECEMHERISTS 145 HANK WILLIAMS .101 ALAN JACKSON 191 KEM 146 ARCADE FIRE 89 FRAMESCABAT1181EW 103 THE BLACK KEYS 65 JR.. MIRANDA LAMBERT ...6' NELSON 56 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER BRETT DENNEN 55 LOPE FIASCO 34 KERI HILSON 172 MICHAEL KID ROCK K.D. ASKING ALEXANDRIA 48 PAT BENATAR 123 BOBBY V 175 JACKSON ...164 47 LANG AND THE SISS CASTING CROWNS 39 REVIVAL 136 DIDDY - DIRTY MONEY 190 FIVE FINGER DEATH & THE THE HIT CREW 105 193 KIDZ BOP KIDS 76 BOOM BANG ATMOSPHERE 13 BEM04IFEBIM ND6f 54 BON JOVI 92 JEREMIH 32 CRISTIAN CASTRO ...174 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER DRAKE 169 PUNCH 159 SCENE 115 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD ..16 JESSIE J 11 THE KILLS 94 LARWYTHE CABLE GUY. ..179

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Title á+ rota_ ARTIST Title 102 - W 3 ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) 53o3içaté IMPRINT A NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) .s-3 3 35 3 With a debut at No. JUSTIN BIEBER ©HANK WILLIAMS JR. 151 121 112 T4 My World (EP) 5 152 - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 © 2 on Christian SCHOOLBOY/RAYMOND BRAUN /ISLAND 013719/IDJMG (9.98) CD CURB 77638 (9 981 Albums, the artist ERIC CHURCH LAURA STORY 152 107 144 Carolina 17 Blessings CAPITOL NASHVILLE 20810` (12.98) INO /COLUMBIA 86417 /SONY MUSIC (10.98) instantly bypasses =CI KINGS OF LEON INFRANCESCA BATTISTELLI the Heatseekers 153 115 102 26 Come Around Sundown 103 82 85 Hundred More Years RCA 64698'/RMG (13.98) FERVENT 888086 /WARNEP BROS. (18.98) Albums chart. (Any ®EMINEM The Hits THE COUNTDOWN KIDS 50 Silly Songs 104 140 133 Curtain Call: © 151 act that reaches the SHADY /AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE 055881 *110V (13.98/8.98) I SONOMA 3978 (6.98) © THE CIVIL WARS THE HIT CREW top 10 of Christian, 190 126 Barton Hollow 155 Pop N Party 105 SENSIBILITY ' ' 9P. TURN UP THE MUSIC 210E (12.98) Gospel, Country, ® WAKA FLOCKA FLAME BARRY WHITE 156 137 135 Flockavel i 6 159 - 10 The Best Of Barry White: 20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection 100 Latin or R &B 1017 BRICK USUAL. - :' -: ,PNER BROS. (18.98) ISLAND /CHRONICLES /IDJM3 000884 /UME (9.98) Albums is ineligible PEPPERS ®BLAKE SHELTON RED HOT CHILI Greatest Hits 18 p 76 100 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton 4 WARNER BROS. 48545 (18.98) Nf_7 REPRISE (NASHVILLE) 525092/WMN (18.98) for the Heatseekers ®® BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS 59 PANIC! AT THE DISCO 7 tally.) 158 146 142 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 108 61 32 Vices & Virtues TUFF GONG /ISLAND 422- 846- 210 /IDJMG (13.98/8.98) t+ DECAYDANCE 526550:FUELED BY RAMEN (10.98) Q FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN 159 133 134 War Is The Answer 7 160 - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan 09 105 PROSPECT PARK 50100' (13.98) O © EPIC/SONY MUSIC CMG 26655 /SONY MUSIC (6.98) THE COUNTDOWN KIDS Kids 160 66 It is still baffling 50 Sing Along Songs For 110 66 - What If We Were Real SONOMA 0058 (6.98) SPARROW 67863 (13.98) © how an album of e ® VARIOUS ARTISTS ®KE$HA 161 150 152 WOW Hits 2011 26 111 88 95 Cannibal 15 studio musicians PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY /WORD -CURB/EMI 09516/EMI CMG (17.98) KEMOSABE /RCA 80560 /RA1G (9.98)

covering pop hits LINKIN PARK 1 TIM MCGRAW 162 111 103 A Thousand Suns 112 84 88 20 Number One Hits 27 MACHINE SHOP 525375' /WARNER BROS. (18.98) CURB 79205 (18.98) can sell 6,000 BLAKE SHELTON 168 All About Tonight (EP) 6 ®JANIS JOPLIN 113 copies total -much 163 - 158 - Super Hits REPRISE (NASHVILLE) 524497/WMN (7.98) SONY MUSIC CMG 05280 10NY MUSIC (6.98) less in a week. MICHAEL JACKSON REO SPEED WAGON 164 157 171 Number Ones El 13 164 - The Second Decade of Rock & Roll 1981 -1991 MJJ /EPIC 88998 /SONY MUSIC (14.98) EPIC /SONY MUSIC CMG 48527/SONY MUSIC (12.98) Credit goes to © VARIOUS ARTISTS SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE clearance pricing at 165 167 176 WOW #1's (Yellow) 121 115 95 110 30 PROVIDENT- INTEGRITY /EMI CMG /WORD CURB 888166/WARNER BROS (17.98) HOLLYWOOD 004625 (10.98) O+ big boxes, which KEITH URBAN INJIM CROCE 166 114 128 Get Closer 7 174 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown & Other Favorites continue to push CAPITOL NASHVILLE 47695 (11.98) - CERA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 57445 /CAPITOL (6.98) gains for many BEYO N C E Above gepr1ce: Dance Was (EP) SOUNDTRACK 4 RE-ENTRY And Video Collection S 117 90 99 20 Glee, The Music: Season Two: Volume MUSIC WORLD. COLUMBIA 53949 EX/SONY MUSIC (13.98 CD /DVD)

144 OF CLASSICAL MUSIC 187 WOW HITS 2011 ... .161 72 COUNTRY STRONG . .26 TREY SONGZ AVRIL LAVIGNE 49 WAILERS 158 NICKELBACK 192 PANDA BEAR 29 RADIOHERD 23 DARIUS RUCKER 138 SNOOPDOGG 6 COUNTRY STRONG: MORE THOMPSON SQUARE ...77 NON THE RADIO 12 THE 99 MOST ESSENTIAL AARON LEWIS 59 MARY MARY 37 NICKI MINA) 31 PANIC! AT THE DISCO 108 BONNIE RAITT 82 RUSH 100 BRITNEY SPEARS 95 MUSIC FROM THE GEORGE THOROGDOD 171 RELAXING CLASSICS 149 LIL WAYNE 81 TIM MCGRAW ...112, 185 JERROD NIEMANN 148 KATY PERRY 20 RASCALFLATTS 35 STING 102 MOTION PICTURE THREE DOG NIGHT ...126 EVERY MOTHER COUNTS WAKA FLOCKA LAME 156 LINKIN PARK 162 MIGUEL 62 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 177 TOM PETTY 147 LAURA STORY ....91 78 97 GLEE. THE MUSIC: SEASON THURSDAY 63 KEITH URBAN 166 83 KANYE WEST LOW 73 MINT CONDITION 118 PINK 25 157 JOAN SEBASTIAN ....139 GEORGE STRAIT TWO: VOLUME 117 T.I. 178 NOW 37 24 BARRY WHITE 106 LYNYRD SKYNYRD 60 MUMFORD & SONS 10 ELVIS PRESLEY 85 REO SPEEDWAGON 114 BOB SEGER 6 THE SILVER THE STROKES 51 TIESTO 141 SONGS FOR JAPAN 7 LUCINDA WILLIAMS 198 MY DARKEST DAYS 182 ROY ORBISON PRINCE ROYCE 135 LIONEL RICHIE 143 0BULLET BAND 173 SUGARLAND 57 GLEE: THE MUSIC. SEASON WIZ KHALIFA 8 163 TAYLOR SWIFT ...30, 197 TWO: VOLUME 5 46 CHRIS TOMLIN 130 STEVIESTEVIE WOW #1'S (YELLOW) .165 OGERARDO ORTIZ 176 PRINCE 188 RIHANNA 17 BLAKE SHELTON .107, RAYÖ THE WOW GOSPEL 2011: THE MAN RISE AGAINST 64 SHINEDOWN 199 LEMONADE MOUTH _18.18 TOMMY JAMES AND PUNCH 90 SHONDELLS 131 YEAR'S 30 TOP GOSPEL MANDISA 110 WILLIE NELSON 125 ROBBIE ROBERTSON 53 PAUL SIMON 4 MI M=1331.= SUCKER 58 TRAIN 98 THE 99 DARKEST PIECES ARTISTS AND SONGS 127 BOB MARLEY AND THE NEWSBOYS 129 BRAD PAISLEY R.E.M. 124 KENNY ROGERS 134 SKILLET 122 BURLESQUE 93 TANGLED

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WHAT THE HELL KING OF ANYTHING ?.. TIGHTEN UP y 1s 11 8 8 42 8 7 46 O HEAR ME NOW 14 AVRIL LAVIGNE (RCA/RMG) SARA BAREILLES O (EPIC) THE BLACK KEYS (NONESUCH /WARNER BROS.) HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD (A&M /OCTONE/INTERSCOPE) TILL THE WORLD ENDS RAISE YOUR GLASS ADOLESCENTS 12 6 8- 9 21 13 2 12 6 WARRIOR O BRITNEY SPEARS (JIVE /JLG) PINK (LAFACE /JLG) INCUBUS (IMMORTAL/EPIC) O DISTURBED (REPRISE) MORE WHAT DO YOU GOT? 10 7 19 10 BURN HELP IS ON THE WAY 28 I' u1 c, 10 8 18 10 12 I USHER (LAFACE BON T S A'; n /JLG) JOVI PAPA ROACH (ELEVEN SEVEN) RISE AGAINST (DGC /INTERSCOPE) GREATEST 9 ON THE FLOOR F" *KIN' PERFECT SAY YOU'LL HAUNT ME DIAMOND EYES (BOOM-LAY BOOM-LAY BOOM) 14 12 12 11 12 41 11 8 25 JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL (ISLAND /IDJMG) GAINER PINK )LAFACE. JLG) STONE SOUR (ROADRUNNER /RRP) SHINEDOWN (ATLANTIC) HEY BABY (DROP IT TO THE FLOOR) SECRETS 12 8 22 LITTLE LION MAN LOST IN YOU 1x1 12 10 45 13 11 PITBULL FEAT. T -PAIN (MR. /POLO GROUNDS ONEREPUBLIC 305 /J /RMG) (MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE) MUMFORD 8 SONS (GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD/RED/GLASSNOTE) THREE DAYS GRACE (JIVE /JLG) COMING HOME JAR OF HEARTS DIAMOND EYES (BOOM -LAY BOOM -LAY BOOM) DIE 13 9 21 ID 13 15 13 11 TRYING DIODY - DIRTY MONEY FEAT S PREY (BAD BOYANFERSCOPE) CHRISTINA PERRI (MS. PERRI LANE FC) 14 19 (YIAR /ATLANTIC /RRP) SHINEDOWN (ATLANTIC) ART OF DYING (INTOXICATION /REPRISE) IN THE STARS HOLD ON 15 10 WRITTEN Att 15 6 YOU ARE A TOURIST FIX ME CD AD16 7 TINE IOMPAIIFER EAK TUBNBI(DISILRBIGUFooNea fPFEEFNOPHOL) MICHAEL BURLE (143 /REPRISE) sl DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (ATLANTIC) 10 YEARS (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) DOWN ON ME GRENADE AWAKE AND ALIVE 16 8 15 16 22 FAR FROM HOME JEREMIH FEAT. 50 CENT (MICK BRUNO MARS 111, 15 29 SCHULTZ/DEF JAM /IDJMG) 12 (ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC) SKILLET (ARDENT /INO /ATLANTIC) FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (PROSPECT PARK) THE LAZY SONG BACK TO DECEMBER DOG DAYS 17 7 C) 16 11 16 14 30 ARE OVER MISS AMERICA BRUNO MARS (ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC) TAYLOR SWIFT (BIG MACHINE Qj n 5 o /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) SAVING ABEL (SKIDDCONIRGIN /CAPITOL) FOR THE FIRST TIME ROLLING IN THE DEEP RIP TIDE 18 12 17 6 19 10 SICK THE SCRIPT (PHONOGENIC ADELE (XL/COLUMBIA) 22 4 e /EPIC) SICK PUPPIES (AMR/VIRGIN/CAPITOL) e ADELITAS WAY (VIRGIN /CAPITOL) PRICE TAG DYNAMITE PUMPED 19 11 18 18 22 14 UP KICKS FEED THE MACHINE JESSIE J FEAT. B.O.B ( LAVA/UNIVERSAL TATO CRUZ (MERCURY/IDJMG) 20 9 REPUBLIC) FOSTER THE PEOPLE (STARTIME /COLUMBIA) ABIF RED (ESSENTIAL/RED) ROLLING IN THE DEEP F * *K YOU (FORGET YOU) 24 5 20 5 ROLLING IN THE DEEP FALLEN ADELE 19 15 15 1127 5 (XL/COLUMBIA) D ) CEE LO GREEN (RADICULTURE /ELEKTRA/RRP) ADELE (XL /COLUMBIA) ! VOLBEAT (VERTIGO /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) MOMENT 4 LIFE 0r."20 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) MY BODY 21 6 19 16 20 18 14 WHITE TRASH MILLIONAIRE NICK) MINAI FEAT. DRAKE (YOUNG MONEY/ MOIIYNNNERSAL MOTOWN) RIHANNA (SRP /DEF JAM 23 3 ASH /IDJMG) YOUNG THE GIANT (ROADRUNNER /RRP) (IN DE GODT /ROADRUNNER /RRP) PRETTY GIRL ROCK SECRET LOVE LIES OF THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE GREATEST 22 8 21 8 SO FAR AWAY KERI NILSON (MOSLEY/ZONE 4 /INTERSCOPE) STEVIE NICKS (REPRISE) ® 32 2 20 11 SIRS: A.M. ELEVEN SEVEN) GAINER AY RDEDIEVBEOID BROW I NEED A DOCTOR DOWNTOWN TRAIN 22 6 21 5 MAKE SOME NOISE MOVE YOUR BODY OR OIE FEAT EMINEM 8 SKYLAB GREY (PFIFIVAATWWIERGCOPE) BOB SEGER 8 THE SILVER BULLET BAND 19 13 IltD (CAPITOL) © BEASTIE BOYS (BROOKLYN DUST /CAPITOL) MY DARKEST DAYS (MVR /604 /MERCURY/IDJMG) BOW CHICKA WOW WOW DJ GOT US FALLEN' IN LOVE LOST IN YOU WHAT YA GONNA DO 1111) 27 8 23 11 25 MIKE POSNER FEAT. LIL WAYNE (J /RMG) USHER FEATURING PITBULL (LAFACE /JLG) © THREE DAYS GRACE (JIVE /JLG) HINDER (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) ROCKETEER FOR THE FIRST TIME HEAR ME 23 20 24 14 NOW MilWHITE RABBIT FAR 'EAST MOVEMENT FEAT RYAN TELMER (CHORRYTREEANRASCOPE) THE SCRIPT (PHONOGENIC m /EPIC) o HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD (ABM /OCTONE/INTERSCOPE) CENTRAL (FAT LADY/ILG) BACKSEAT FELT GOOD ON MY LIPS CHANGING 28 6 27 9 .BADASS II::) NEW BOYS FEAT. THE =RAGS 8 DEY (SHOTTYAVARIER BROS.) TIM MCGRAW (CURB /REPRISE) (MAJORDOMO /ISLAND /IDJMG) SALIVA (ISLAND /IDJMG) SING LAST MAN STANDING 30 9 29 14 IC) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (REPRISE) POP EVIL (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) THE SHOW GOES ON UNDER 32 4 25 10 COVER OF DARKNESS D LUPE FIASCO (1ST 8 15TH /ATLANTIC) THE STROKES (RCA/RMG) HOLD IT AGAINST ME HESITATE 26 14 26 18 HERITAGE ROCK' BRITNEY SPEARS (JIVE /JLG) STONE SOUR (ROADRUNNER /RRP) JAR OF HEARTS WARRIOR 34 4 CHRISTINA PERRI MS. PERRI LANE /ATLANTIC /RRP) TITLE DISTURBED (REPRISE) TITLE JUDAS ARTIST (IMPRINT ; PROMOTION LABEL) SAIL 32 8 ARTIST ?IMPRINT ( PROMOTION LABE LADY GAGA AWOLNATION (RED BULL) F* *KIN' PERFECT ROPE CLOSER TO THE EDGE PEOPLE SAY #1 PINK )L H? HL LLU? 1 31 11 3WKS F00 FIGHTERS (ROSWELL/RCA/RMG) THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS (IMMORTAL/VIRGIN /CAPITOL) . THE MAN (EQUAL VISION /ATLANTIC) F * *K YOU (FORGET YOU) DIAMOND TONIGHT TONIGHT 2 13 DIE TRYING 2 24 EYES (BOOM-LAY BOOM -LAY BOOM) 35 3 CEE LO GREEN (RADICULTURE/ELEKTRA/RRP) 36 7 SHINEDOWN (ATLANTIC) rá à $ HOT CHELLE RAE (JIVE /JLG) ART OF DYING (INTOXICATION /REPRISE) ROLLING IN THE DEEP COUNTRY SONG áà WHO SAYS 5 19 DOWN BY THE WATER 6 37 2 ADELE (XL/COLUMBIA) 35 11 4 SEETHER WIND -UP SELENA GOMEZ 8 THE 33 © D SCENE (HOLLYWOOD) o THE DECEMBERISTS (CAPITOL) FOR THE FIRST TIME GREATEST LIES OF THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE BOYFRIEND 4 25 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG 8 36 4 THE SCRIPT (PHONOGENIC /EPIC) 34 30 13 O 5 GAINER DIOS. A.M. (ELEVEN SEVEN) BIG TIME RUSH (NICKELODEON /COLUMBIA) o 3 DOORS DOWN (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) GRENADE WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG 3 19 3 Q GIVE ME EVERYTHING BRUNO MARS (ELEKTRA /ATLANTIC) OLD MAN 5 14 39 4 3 DOORS DOWN (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) D PIIBML FEE IEYG AFROJACK NAYER(M11.305/POLO GAOLMDS'JRMG) o REDLIGHT KING (HOLLYWOOD) FIREWORK WORLD SO COLD MARRY ME 6 6 24 FIX ME 6 6 34 36 31 16 KATY PERRY (CAPITOL) 41 4 THREE DAYS GRACE (JIVE/JLG) TRAIN (COLUMBIA) 10 YEARS (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) BORN THIS WAY PORN STAR PARTY 7 10, 7 DANCING 471 ROCK ANTHEM LADY GAGA (STREAMLINE/KONLIVE YOUNG BLOOD 7 35 38 /INTERSCOPE) 37 37 6 MY DARKEST DAYS FEAT. ZMO(WADE (MVRVBONMERCURYADJMG) )AND FEN VON IBEEIT8SOONCK(PAM FaA NLIA10I3NOTETIBgISPEI THE WAS NO MMUS (SOMEWHAT DAMAGEBFOLYDORANVERSAL REPUBLIC) RAISE YOUR GLASS SAY YOU'LL HAUNT ME HELLO 8 8 28 MONEY GRABBER 8 8 41 40 2 PINK (LAFACE /JLG) 38 38 18 STONE SOUR (ROADRUNNER /RRP) MARTIN SOLVEIG 8 DRAGONETTE (BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC) FITZ 8 THE TANTRUMS (DANGERBIRD) NEVER GONNA LEAVE THIS BED HESITATE ROLL UP 10 11 THE BALLAD OF MONA LISA 9 9 22 NEW 0 (A &M /OCTONE /INTERSCOPE) 42 6 STONE SOUR (ROADRUNNER /RAP) WIZ KHALIFA ROSTRUM /ATLANTIC /RR PANICI AT THE DISCO GREATEST E.T. ieD (DECAYDANCERUELED BY RAMENBBRP) ISOLATION SAY HELLO TO GOODBYE 16 5 PYRO to 10 28 40 NEW GAINER KATY PERRY (CAPITOL) 33 12 ALTER BRIDGE (ALTER BRIDGE /CAPITOL) (SRP /SRC /UNIVERSAL MOTOWN) KINGS OF LEON (RCA/RMG) DOG DAYS ARE OVER RIP TIDE 11 12 26 WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN 15 9 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) Mr 44 6 SICK PUPPIES (RMRNIRGIN /CAPITOL) AMOS LEE (BLUE NOTE /CAPITOL) I DO WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 14 11 NOT SHOT SICK 12 13 24 Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" becomes just the third album in the COLBIE CAILLAT (LAVA/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) AVENGED SEVENFOLD (HOPELESS /SIRE /WARNER BROS.) DEBUT ADELRAS WAY (VIRGIN/CAPITOL) Mainstream Top 40 chart's 18 -year history to yield a quartet of No. ts. 14 WHAT THE HELL GYPSY WOMAN AVRIL LAVIGNE (RCA/RMG) SO FAR AWAY 13 14 22 NEW JONATHAN TYLER 8 THE NORTHERN LIGHTS (ESTOP /ATLMLIIC) as "E.T.." featuring Kanye West, ascends 2 -1. The song follows AVENGED SEVENFOLD TONIGHT (I'M LOVIN' YOU) (HOPELESS /SIRE/WARNER BROS.) 14 _11... LOVE -HATE -SEX-PAIN "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg. the title cut and "firework" 1St WHAT YA GONNA DO 14 11 38 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) 50 2 GODSMACK (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) HINDER (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) to the top of the tally. FALLING IN 15 12 THE ANIMAL LIFENOUSE (GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE) FROM THE CLOUDS 26 The only prior albums to gen rate four Mainstream Top 40 No. is DISTURBED (REPRISE) JACK JOHNSON (BRUSHFIRE /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) KEEP YOUR HEAD UP apiece were Justin Timberlake' "FutureSex/LoveSounds" (2006 -07), 17 11 16 BURN ANDY = MISS AMERICA 16 17 GRAMMER (S- CURVE) Q47 2 PAPA ROACH (ELEVEN SEVEN) with "SexyBack," "My Love" (featuring T.I.), "What Goes SAVING ABEL (SKIDDCO/VIRGIN /CAPITOL) Around ... SING MISS AMERICA 19 13 NI20 5 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (REPRISE) LOTUS FLOWER Comes Around" and "Summer Love ": and Lady Gaga's "The Fame" RD46 3 SAVING ABEL (SKIODCO/VIRGIN /CAPITOL) RADIONEAD (TICKER TAPE/TBD /ATO /RED) (20091, with `Just Dance" UNCHARTED LOST IN YOU 20 13 SAINTS 18 17 11 SARA BAREILLES (EPIC) AND SINNERS THREE DAYS GRACE (JIVE/JLG) (featuring Colby Horns), GODSMACK (UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) BACK TO DECEMBER ID. CZ IT'S A PARTY "Poker Face." "LoveGame" 18 16 NOT STRONG ENOUGH 10) 18 TAYLOR SWIFT (BIG MACHINE /UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC) up43 10 BUCKCHERRY (ELEVEN SEVEN) APOCALYPTICA FEAT. BRENT SMTIN (DRAGNET /JIVE /JLG) and "Paparazzi:' CLOSER TO THE EDGE 21 11 19 BU2B THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS (IMMORTAL/VIRGIN/CAPITOL) SAD SONG RUSH (ANTHEM /ATLANTIC) With a twin 2 -1 coronation 49 2 12) MORE THE CARS (HEAR/CMG) for "E.T." on Dance Airplay 24 9 14 GOD BLESS SATURDAY USHER (LAFACE /JLG) opt KIO ROCK (TOP DOG /ATLANTIC /RRP) (see page 49). Perry also GOOD LIFE scores its Rock WHITE TRASH MILLIONAIRE 22 5 Seether fourth Active No.1, W25 2 logs a fourth No.1 on the ONEREPUBLIC (MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE) BLACK STONE CHERRY (IN DE GOOT /ROADRUNNER /RRP) as "Country Song" scoots 2 -1. The band list from "Dream." The only SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN DIE TRYING 23 9 CD 24 4 PARACHUTE (MERCURY /IDJMG) previously reigned with debut entry "Fine ART OF DYING (INTOXICATION /REPRISE) other set to produce four PARIS Again" (2003), "Remedy" (2005) and NOT STRONG ENOUGH leaders on the chart was 25 8 24 22 13 CD GRACE POTIER 8 THE N061IKBULS (RAGGED COMPAM'ATOLLYWOOD) "Fake It" (2007). "(ountry" introduces the APOCALYPTICA FEAT. BRENT SMTIH (DRAGNET /JIVE/JLG) Madonna's "Confessions on S &M COUNTRY BOY 27 4 band's fifth studio album, "Holding On to 27 11 RIHANNA (SRP /DEF JAM /IDJMG) AARON LEWIS FEAT GEORGE a Dance Floor" (2005 -06). JOES 8 CHARLIE WEIS (STROUDAVMDUS) Strings Better left to Fray," due May 17.

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"Charleston, S.C., O Zac Brown Band BEAUTIFUL EVERY TIME Lee Brice COLDER WEATHER 1 32 32 3B 5 1 1 1966" album and BRICE,R.HATCH,L.MILLER) O CURB K.STEGALLZBROLNN (Z.BROWN,W DURRETTEL LOWREY,C.BOWLES) ®SDUniERN GROUND/ATLANTIC BIGGER PICTURE O D. JOHNSON (L. Jerrod Niemann the fifth of his DIRT ROAD ANTHEM Jason Aldean WHAT DO YOU WANT 6 39 49 31 6 7 M. KNOX (B,GILBERT,C.FORO) O BROKEN BOW O D BRAINARD,J.NIEMANN (J. L.NIEMAN,R.BROWN.R. BRASSHAW) O SEA GAYLE ARISTA NASHVILLE career. "Come Back O FISHIN' Trace Adkins ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME OR NOT Thompson Square Song," lead single 35 38 JUST 32 7 3 2 1 M.KNOX BEATHARD,M.CRISWELL.E.M.HILL) O SHOW DOG -UNIVERSAL NEW VOICE (J.COLLINS. D. L,MURPHY) O STONEY CREEK O (C. from his latest set, Eli Young Band I Rascal Flatts CRAZY GIRL WONT LET GO 8 34 33 33 10 10 O M.WRUCKE (L. BRICE. L. ROSE) to REPUBLIC NASHVILLE D. HUFF,RASCAL FLATTS (S. ROBSON,J,SELLERS) O BIG MACHINE led for two weeks Steve Holy WITHOUT YOU Keith Urban last fall. He will LOVE DON'T RUN 39 11 11 9 36 34 CURB NASHVILLE L MILLER ( J. LEATHERS.B.GLOVER,R.THILBODEAU) O D. HUFF.K. URBAN (D. PAHANISH,J.WEST) O CAPITOL perform on "late O OLD ALABAMA Brad Paisley Featuring Alabama KEEP IN MIND LoCash Cowboys 34 14 16 1 o Night With Jimmy 37 36 ARISTA NASHVILLE J. STEELE (J. STEELE,S.MINOR) O STROUDAVARIOUS F. ROGERS (B. PAISLEY ,C.OUBOIS,D.TURNBULL.R.OWEN) O O The Band Perry Fallon" on April 25. BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT Jake Owen YOU LIE 11 41 43 36 12 15 J MOI,R.CLAWSON (O.ALTMAN,E.PASLAYT,SAWCHUK) O RCA PWORLEY ( B. NENNINGSEN ,C.HENNINGSEN,A.HENNINGSEN) O REPUBLIC NASHVILLE O Taylor Swift A BUNCHA GIRLS Frankie Ballard MEAN 12 40 39 37 17 17 O ( 00 WARNER BROS. /WAR M KNOX F. BALLARD ,B.HAYSLIRD.DAVIDSON.R.AKINS) N. CHAPMAN,T,SWIFT (TSWIFT) O BIG MACHINE Ronnie Dunn ME AND TENNESSEE Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow BLEED RED 12 38 38 35 34 15 13 B. GALLIMORE.TMCGRAW.A. MARTIN (A.MARTIN) O RCA CURB R DUNN (A.DORFF.T. L. 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ARISTA NASHVILLE 49923)SMN (13.98) O RESA STEVE IVEY Best Of Bluegrass SUGARLAND I Am 3 10 5 30 10 7 7 The Incredible Machine 1 35 30 30 All The Women IMI 0017 SONOMA MERCURY014758"NMGN (13.98) STARSTRUCK RM0200A'VALOIW (13.98) + AARON LEWIS TOBY KEITH 11 10 8 Town Line (EP) 1 36 33 31 Bullets In The Gun STROUDAVARIOUS 01013 (7.98) SHOW DOG- UNIVERSAL 014492 (9.98) MIRANDA LAMBERT STEEL MAGNOLIA 9 9 1 37 35 32 Steel Magnolia 3 12 Revolution BIG MACHINE SM0100A (10.98) .LOLUMBIA-- 46854/SMN (12.98) ZAC BROWN BAND THE JUDDS 13 13 The Foundation 2 38 34 - IWtShandEtyTOO: Th eEssentalCollecton :JAV RPDTAPOROMEGROANMfimc516s314Aó(13981 CURB 79234 (13.98) KELLEY THOMPSON SQUARE 38 29 JOSH Georgia Clay 16 12 10 Thompson Square 3 39 (10.98) HIGH MCA NASHVILLE 015093 FLIES STONEY CREEK 7677 (13.98) /UMGN `AIRPLANE' KENNY CHESNEY TRACE ADKINS Hemingway's Whiskey 1 40 37 35 Cowboy's Back In Town 1 ANA 57445/SMN (11 -98)'+ SHOW DOG- UNNERSAL 014268 (998) With her third -biggest sales week, SOUNDTRACK JOSH TURNER CantrySmg MJSicFroReM9mPrtr 5 42 40 Haywire 2 Alison Krauss reunites with her ® K_', RPROCLCN531817O,SON Mare MCA NASHVILLE 013363/UMGN (13.98) BLAKE SHELTON JOHNNY CASH 17 16 18 Loaded: The Best 01 Blake Shetton 10 42 40 50 American VI: Ant No Grave 2 longtime band Union Station for her REPRISE 525092FMN (1898) MERCANNDST HIGHWAY 013591' UMGN 11198) TIM MCGRAW BRANTLEY GILBERT first No. 1 on Top Country Albums 17 14 One Hits 6 43 46 Halfway To Heaven 19 Number AVERAGE JOE'S 215 CURB 79205 (18.98) O (14.98) her third on Top Bluegrass Al- KENNY ROGERS JAMEY JOHNSON (and 18 15 The Love Of God 7 44 41 39 The Guitar Song 1 011) OH'..';!' ..:._1GUE3160213(CRACKER PAPE( (1195) MERCURY 013364" /UMGN (19.98) bums) as "Paper Airplane" pops DARIUS RUCKER COLT FORD 21 22 Charleston, SC 1966 1 45 44 41 Chicken & Biscuits 8 O CAPITOL NASHVILLE 26939 (18.98) AVERAGE JOE'S 216 (14.98) on with 83,000 copies sold. It's also BILLY CURRINGTON THE JANEDEAR GIRLS 21 19 16 Enjoy Yourself 2 39 38 The JaneDear Girls 10 No. 1 without an accompanying single jg MERCURY 014407/UMGN (9.98) WARNER BROS. 518448/WMN (13,98) the first country album JERROD NIEMANN JOE NICHOLS V: A J Hung Jury 1 45 42 Greatest Hits 12 on Hot Country Songs since Johnny Cash's "American 24 20 udgeJwmd &The SHOW DOG- UNIVERSAL (7.98) SEA GAYLE'ARISTA NAS MN. ':. - - ".19981 015198 CRAIG CAMPBELL PACE ROY D. MERCER Hundred Highways" in 2006. Krauss twice sold better-" Rais- 23 14 Craig Campbell 14 65 - 2 10 Great Skits 48 ACOUSTIC PEACH 525'.,LLR PICTURE (18.98) SETTER CUWTOLNASH4LLE09843OCARTOL(79ó) ing Sand" (with ) bowed with 112,000 copies in ERIC CHURCH HAYES CARLL KMAG 24 20 23 Carolina 4 49 45 YOYO (& Other American Stories) 12 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 20810` (12.98) LOST HIGR'l.4015'35. ur."G'N 9d) 2007, and "Lonely Runs Both Ways" sold 86,000 during Christ- BLAKE SHELTON TRACE ADKINS 28 33 All About Tonight (EP) 47 47 The Dehnlive Greatest Hhs: TI The Last Shots Fred 12 iO REPRISE 524497/WMN (7.98) CARTOLI SFMLLA488370998) mas week in 2004. -Wade Jessen

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PARTY 191 FEAT WMAROCYAFLAME MGM (1017 BRICK SO I5AS0UMM1 SA'ER BROS I .i E JUST CHARLIE P MUSIC /JIVE 81696 /JLG NELLY YOU BE KILLIN EM 1 22 FABULOUS (DESERT STORM/DEFORM /DEF /IDJMG) 5.0 DERRTY/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 014991/UMRG JAM I RAEKWON BACKSEAT 6 NEW BDYZ BATHE CATARACS á DER (SHOTTYIWARNER BROS.) SHAOLIN VS. WO -TANG ICE H2O 94906 i HUSTLE HARD JAYZ ATMOSPHERE SEES THE `SIGN' 21 ACE HOOD (WE THE BEST /DEF JAM /IDJMG) cli9 HITS COLLECIMN: OI ONE ROC NATION1OEF L JAM 0136211DJMG BRING IT 3 PACE SWV BACK CD62 Minneapolis duo Atmosphere notches its highest -charting TRAVIS PORTER (PORTER HOUSE /JIVE /JLG) SETTER SAUL BWV SONY MIBC (AUG 84577/SONY MUSIC NE -YO set on Top R &B /Hip -Hop Albums as The Family Sign" II I NEED A DOCTOR 21 DR. ORE FEAT. EMINEM 8 OBVI AR GREY (AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE) I LIBRA SCALE DEF JAM 01 4697/IDJMG US DI opens at No. 3 with 28,000, according - 4 `jPHAROAHEMONCH to Nielsen Sound JOHN LIL WAYNE FEAT. RICK ROSS (CASH MONEY/UNMERSAL MOTOWN) WMLRVEAIER0 iNJES)WAIL. MEOW2165NUCK0 SMI Scan. The act's last full- length, 2008's "When Life Gives DI ASTON MARTIN MUSIC [ VARIOUS ARTISTS I MK ROBS RAI )EWE E BOWERS ROME (W5O45(R4ISIDSOD WOW) SLOW JAM HITS SONOMA 0015 You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold," debuted and NI NOEL GOURDIN I DON'T DESERVE YOU peaked at No. 13. However, that album started with a LLOYD BANKS FEAT. JEREMIH (G UNIT/CAPITOL) FRESH: THE DEFINITION MASS APPEAL 2141/EONE DI USHER IBLACK AND YELLOW larger unit figure -36,000 -yielding a career-high debut WIZ KHALIFA (ROSTRUM/ATLANTIC /RRP) RAYMOND V RAYMOND LAFACE 61552/JIG M.. and a peak at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. GIVE ME EVERYTHING MULL FEAT. NE -YO AFROJACK N MYER (MR 3E/POLO GROUAS/JJIB1GM1G) Marsha Ambrosius reaches the top of Adult Atmosphere's 21 -date Family tour kicked off April 20 YOUR LOVE NDOY - DIRTY MONEY PEAT. TREY SONGZ (BAD BOYANRERSCOPE) R&B for the first time as "Far Away" skips in Columbus, Ohio, to a sold -out crowd. Just before WRITTEN IN THE STARS 3 -1 in its 20th week on the list (1,800 spins, hitting the stage, Atmosphere's Slug told Billboard, It MNIER:WM RAT ERIC O BER(OISTWUlG UDNDON4IWIORICWF/CARIOL) up 14%, according to Nielsen BDS). Debut WELCOME TO MY HOOD solo set "Late Nights 8 Early Mornings" means a lot to us to know that some people appreciate us enough to want to hear our music DJ KHALED (WE THE BEST/CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN) UP ALL NIGHT opened at No. 1 on Top R8B /Hip -Hop ... as soon as possible." -Rauly Ramirez DRAIE RAE MOO MI (YOUNG MONEY /CASH MOMYNMVEASAL MOMWN) Albums in the March 19 issue.

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