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$5.95 (U.S.), $6.95 (CAN.), £4.95 (U.K.), Y2,500 (JAPAN) 2042-LO906 b3 H31/39 9N01 V I 3A0' W13 04L£ A1N33219 A1NOW LITT 92T 2 005220 T00 I'll IIInItltltttE'III"IEtllttltttltttlltl"Itt'II"I'II 999 0919 11200W34L£339L090611 906 1I9I0-2 ************* cum täA00M{Bit THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC, VIDEO, AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT JANUARY 23, 1999 Retailers Urge C iI I_ I_ 1=1= TI la l= Lopez Steers WMI CI CI S 17; A 1= Labels To Join WEA In Source -Tagging ¡bru Difficult Waters BY ED CHRISTMAN NEW YORK-With WEAs an- BY ADAM WHITE exploited the opportunity to talk the nouncement that in March it LONDON-When the Warner Music company down, when they weren't will begin placing electronic Group's 1998 financial results are preoccupied by Universal's takeover article surveillance (EAS) tags published next of PolyGram or in product during the manufac- month, its interna- Sir Colin South - tional division, gate's travails at Big `Week' Boosts under chair- EMI. man /CEO Ramon Naysayers have Hi- Fi /Elektra's Wea Lopez, is sure to even suggested be praised by the WARNER MUSIC that Lopez will oINTERNATIONAL Marvelous 3 turing phase (BillboardBul- company's chiefs LOPEZ leave the Warner letin, Jan. 14) -a practice for an outstanding Music fold within BY LARRY FLICK known as source- tagging- performance in BILLBOARD EXCLUSIVE two years -some NEW YORK -As the Jan. 26 many merchants are calling on difficult trading insiders also sub- release of Marvelous 3's Hi- the extra -strength new album featuring the other majors to follow suit. circumstances. scribe to this the- Fi/Elektra debut, "Hey! Album," "RUN" & "HEAVY" Source -tagging has been a The achievement is just as well. No ory -and wager that he will recruit draws near, it's business as usual IN STORES FEB 9 goal pursued vigorously by the one at Warner Music International former PolyGram Music Group pres- for the tireless Atlanta trio - National Assn. of Recording (WMI) wanted to live through anoth- ident Roger Ames as his successor. which logged a whopping 250 Merchandisers (NARM) since er 12 months like 1997, least of all "Roger and I are friends going club gigs last year. NUMBER ONE 1985. Currently, EAS tags are Lopez. "That was," he admits, "the back a long, long time," says the Apparently, trekking around MOST ADDED AT ROCK! (Continued on page 98) most difficult year I have had in WMI chief. "Apparently, he's been (Continued on page 103) decades." His competitors certainly (Continued on page 107) ALREADY ON BOARD: KROQ Musicland Is Taking RCA's Tyrese Finds WNNX Different Online Tack `Sweet' Success LIVE 105 Portable Audio Advances BY DON JEFFREY BY CARLA HAY KNDD NEW YORK-Musicland Stores, the BY DOUG REECE portable music devices on view at NEW YORK -R &B singer Tyrese KLLC largest music retailer in the U.S., has LAS VEGAS-The hand-held PC, the Consumer Electronics Show wasn't discovered the way most mu- KBKS revealed an Internet commerce not typically associated (CES), held Jan. 6-9 here. sic artists are. strategy that is more ambitious- with audio playback due Other products provided After he ap- KUPD to its limited storage 1999 Inte [national a glimpse of the future of peared in a nation- WCKW space and mono output, e mobile, interactive music ally aired Coca - is moving closer to the programming. Cola commercial, KSHE ,I USICLAND world of the portable Mountain View, Calif. - record companies PRODUCED BY ED ROLAND music player, thanks to based MpegTV launched came calling and MIXED BY TOM LORD -ALGE and potentially more profitable new technologies enter- the beta version of a soft- he signed a deal MANAGEMENT. ARTHUR SPIVAK/SPIVAK ENTERTAINMENT - than those of some of its competitors. ing the market. ware that will with a major label. The news comes as statistics from These new NEWS ANALYSIS enable some Now Tyrese's self- TYRESE the '98 holiday selling season indicate players, com- hand -held com- titled debut album healthy increases in online sales of patible with the puters to play on RCA Records has been finding a entertainment products. But Wall controversial MP3 file format, were MP3 music files. The software, growing audience, due in large part Street's initial reaction was unen- among the next generation of (Continued on page 99) to his high -profile gig as the new host w nuamrt- recoros com (Continued on page 100) (Continued on page 109) THE ATLANTIC GROUP ÁI999 ATLANTIC PECOPOING COP - ATIME WARNER COMPANY I ri 5th May 1999 +'7'CC1;W l INS ON PAGE 53 MONTE QRLO ÇPORIlf iG C D 5.95 US $6.95 CANADA 4 > 1111 .IarrorInternational I. a'enue de Grande - Bretagne SIC 98000 MONACO 11111111,1114' Tel. + 377 93 25 43 69 r {10 Fax + 377 93 25 09 84 L - t 77 i AIRING PRIME TIME ON ABC N 'ORK AND ALL OVER THE WORLD . I o 74808 02 52 7 ií A .'ENT www.americanradiohistory.com b a y one mor tim r ;1 ;11:11111 #1 selling single. i A gold debut album. 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The draft Copyright signing the petition. They represent a Deputy Editor: Iry Lichtman News Editor: Marilyn A. Gillen the call for better copyright protection Directive is due to complete its progress wide range of music styles, from Iron Director of Special Issues: Gene Sculatti; Dalet Brady, Associate Director; Porter Hall, Special Issues Coordinator in Europe. through the Parliament's committees Maiden to Aqua, the Corrs, and Boy - Bureau Chiefs: Chet Flippo (Nashville), Bill Holland (Washington), John Lannert (Caribbean and Latin America), Melinda Newman (L.A.) Leading artists from across the Euro- Wednesday (20), prior to being present- zone, as well as Tom Jones and Charles Art Director: Jeff Nisbet; Assistant: Raymond Carlson Copy Chief: Bruce Janicke; Assistant: Elizabeth Renaud pean Union were due to present a peti- ed to a full session of the Parliament for Aznavour. Copy Editors: Lisa Gidley, Carl Rosen tion to the European Parliament Tues- discussion. Part of the petition's text says, "We Senior Editor: Ed Christman, Retail (N.Y.) Senior Writers: Chris Morris (L.A.), Bradley Bambarger (N.Y.) day (19) asking politicians to make law The petition has been driven by Jean - want to use new digital technologies like Talent Editor: Larry Flick (N.Y.) Country Music/Nashville: Deborah Evans Price, Associate Editor relevant to the online environment. Michel Jarre, the first artist spokesman the Internet to create and deliver our Dance Music: Michael Paoletta, Editor (N.Y.) Pro Audio/Technology: Paul Verna, Editor (N.Y.) The petition, signed by 400 artists for the International Federation of the music. But we will only feel confident in Merchants & Marketing: Don Jeffrey, Editor (N.Y.) we know laws Home Video: Seth Goldstein, Editor (N.Y.), Eileen Fitzpatrick, Associate Ed. (L.A.) from all EU nations, along with neigh- Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Though doing so if that the are Radio: Chuck Taylor Editor (N.Y.) IFPI has assisted the musician with the there to stop our works falling victim to New Media Editor: Doug Reece (L.A.) Heatseekers Features Editor/Music Video: Carla Hay, Editor (N.Y.) project, the organization points out that pirates." Staff Reporter: Dylan Siegler (N.Y.) Editorial Assistant: Carrie Bell (L.A.) the initiative is his own. The document asks politicians to Administrative/Research Assistant: Aliya S. King (N.Y.) Special Correspondent: Jim Bessman "It shows that there is no divergence enshrine into law technical protections Contributors: Catherine Applefeld Olson, Fred Bronson, Lisa Collins, Top UMG Execs Meet; Larry LeBlanc, Moira McCormick, David Nathan, Phyllis Stark, between record companies and their for music in the online environment. It Steve Traiman, Heidi Waleson artists over copyright issues," says IFPI also urges them to "take a stand for cre- International Editor in Chief: ADAM WHITE International Deputy Editor: Thom Duffy Staffers Await fates COO Nic Garnett. "They need what we ativity. Take a stand for copyright." International Music Editor: Dominic Pride International News Editor: Jeff Clark -Meads need from the Copyright Directive." The Copyright Directive will emerge International Associate Editor: Mark Solomons German Bureau Chief: Wolfgang Spahr LOS ANGELES -Top -level Univer- Jarre initiated the petition by writing from the committee stage of its progress Japan Bureau Chief: Steve McClure sal Music Group (UMG) executives to and what was at when the influential Legal Committee Contributing Editor: Paul Sexton artists explaining 11 -12 (20). of CHARTS & RESEARCH convened Jan. in Los Angeles to stake. His letter pointed out the poten- votes Wednesday The version the Director of Charts: GEOFF MAYFIELD discuss global strategy, as the compa- tial damage that could be caused to their draft directive that this committee Senior Manager /Retail Charts and Archive Research: Silvio Pietroluongo Chart Managers: Anthony Colombo (Mainstream Rock/New Age) ny's employees continued to wait for livelihoods and to that of their labels if agrees upon will be the one presented to Ricardo Companioni (Dance, Latin), Datu Faison (Hot R &B Singles/Top R &B Albums/Rap/Gospel /Re ae), Steven Graybow (Adult Contemporary/Adult Top word of layoffs resulting from the the Copyright Directive does not the Parliament in February.