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R&B IIrt AIRPLAY SEPTEMBER S, 2002 Sinbad Chooses Weekends Over Wake-ups At KHHT p. 3 Missy Elliott, Clipse, &LL Cool J Lead Airplay Adds p. 16 • We Listen To Radio • VOLUME 10 • NO. 36 $6.95 IMPACTING URBAN RADIO 9/9 & 9/10 R&B/HIP-HOP: NELLY FEATURING KELLY ROWLAND Dilemma (FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL) • ADULT R&B • RUFF ENDZ Someone To Love You (EPIC) RAP: NELLY FEATURING KELLY ROWLAND Dilemma (FO REEL)UNIVERSAL) After APost-9111 Respite, Records, Radio Still Tense • by Angela King with Dana Hall, Marc Schiffman, and Phyllis Stark In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedies, many in the record and radio businesses vowed not to take work as seriously and to value each other as human beings. A year later, it's dear that Sept. 11 may have changed broadcasters in other ways, sending them home to their families sooner or making sure the TV set in the studio is tuned to CNN, not MTV. But, unfortunately, PDs say, their relationships with labels have only changed for the worse. And the cause, most say, is the economy. The relationship between radio and labels, country WCOL Columbia, S.C., OM/PD Ron Brooks says, is "not much different today [than it was] Sept. 10, 2001." Another PD, who asked to not be identi- fied, adds, "With the economy turning and folks fighting to hold onto theirjobs, people don't care who they throw under the bus, as long as they're not thrown under the bus first" This atmosphere, he maintains, exists not only with the record industry but also be- tween PDs and sales departments, noting that it's "everywhere. It's disappointing." And while country WYAY Atlanta PD Steve RUFF Mitchell doesn't "see achange either way," Clear Eno? Channel/Washington, D.C.-Baltimore VP of oper- ations Jeff Wyatt, who programs D.C.'s country WMZQand top 40 WIHT (Hot 99.5), says the belt' WILLYOU BE MINE tightening has finally hit the other side of the fence, with labels becoming "more focused on the cost- THE WEDDING ANTHEM OF THE YEAR cutting. That's made them alittle more fearful for FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM, "SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU"/// ALBUM IN STORES NOW their positions. That's made their world change. Radio went through that acouple of years ago." ANOTHER SMASH HIT FROM EPIC RECORDS Country WUSJ Jackson, Miss., OM/PD Tom Freeman says his relationship with labels has SINGLE PRODUCED BY DAVINCH FOR SOUL BROTHERS ENTERTAINMENT changed due to "conservativeness, consolidation, WWW.RUFFERE12.COM •WWW.EPICRECORDS.COM •MANAGEMENT: DARELL HOLDER FOR 50-50 ENTERTAINMENT GROUP and smaller budgets for both radio and record "Epic" and Reg. U.S. Pat & Tm. Off Marca Registrada./, , 2002 Scny Music Entertainment Inc. Continued on page 4 WorldRadioHistory \:•••• •. •. • • •.. .•.. .•• LLL1 Lt/L/C LLL Sti tweile CO 1Li tiels vvitli her nn/ single if LiLtLL spinning out of controL. 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Look Black Female Executives in Music and Enter- into .. voice work for national commercials, tainment, held Aug. 29-Sept. 1in Toronto, was TV; look into writing, maybe for alocal news- standing room only at its 10 panels, two awards paper or magazine; and even think about get- 'Woman' Fastest-Rising Title Of '02 dinners, and networking luncheon. ting an agent or manager who can help you The Aug. 31 radio session, "Female Air Per- expand your horizons." Moving 24-13 in its second week on the adult R&B chart, "More Than aWoman" Records) sonalities: Playing aMan's Game With Female Wells adds that one of the best ways to mar- by Angie Stone &Joe is the fastest-rising single this year at that format. It increases by 119 spins to earn Greatest Gainer, Airpower, and Most Airplay Adds this issue. The last record to rise this Fury," discussed the challenges of women being ket yourself "is through your phones. If you're pigeonholed as midday announcers or morn- not picking up that request line faithfully, quickly was exactly one year ago, when Michael Jackson's "You Rock My World" went 33-10 in its ing sidekicks. Moderator Pam you're missing out on agolden second week. Wells, a personality at KMJQ opportunity to connect with your Elsewhere on the adult R&B chart, Tony Award winner Heather Headley debuts with "He Is" Houston, noted that "women listeners and get your name out (RCA). It is currently ranked No. 2at WHUR Washington, D.C.; No. 5at WRKS New York; and No. 8at WVAZ Chicago. It is the first single from the Aida star's This Is VI% IAm, slated for an are still considered aquickie in into the community." radio. We're either the side dish to Contracts, and what to ask for, Oct 8release. amale anchor or something to was another issue at the panel, The lone debuting title on the R&B/hip-hop chart this week goes to Ymg Yang Twins, who fol- throw into middays—between the when an audience member sug- low their biggest career single, "Say I Yi Yi," with "By Myself" (Collipark/In the Paint/Koch) fea- two main courses of mornings and gested that "in radio, we don't tell turing Mr. Ball. It goes 30-28 this week on the rap chart. It is the No. 1-ranked record at KKHT Memphis and top 10 at both Nashville R&B/hip-hop outlets, WUBT (No. 6) and WNPL (No. 10). afternoons." each other what we have in our con- But women can escape being pigeonholed tracts ... which puts us at adisadvantage as a PANEL CHANGES: Effective this week, the following stations are added to the R&B/hip- "by taking amore active role in marketing whole. When we share information, it sets a themselves and creating avalue in their prod- standard in the marketplace." hop and crossover panels: WKPO Madison, Wis.; KNDA Corpus Christi, Texas; and Nashville signals WNPL and WUBT. The R&B/hip-hop panel is now 97 reporters, while crossover com- uct," as DeDe McGuire, co-host of the syndi- McGuire said to consider "stock options and cated Doug Banks morning show, put it. "After 401(k) and profit-sharing offers. And consider prises 93 stations. all, it is the Doug Banks show, and even how you want to be paid. Maybe they are giv- though Doug makes apoint of stressing my ing you abig chunk of change for asalary. But MOTOWN MOVES: With the merger of Universal and Motown Records, most of the latter's value to the show, Ihave to illustrate my value do you want that over two years of your contract field staff exits, including senior national director James Wilson, national director/Midwest region Cheryl Winston, Dallas crossover regional promotion manager Finley Slocum, West to those in decision-making positions at ABC. or spread out over alonger period of time, in So Idid that by making sure Ihad my own case your contract is not picked up?" Coast regional Amon Parker, Southeast regional James Jackson, Ohio Valley regional Lamont Hayes, and Dallas promotions coordinator Tenitrius Bethel. Northeast crossover regional Jen- Web site.. .which ended up getting more hits But Helen Little, former OM at WUSL nifer Norward returns to director of mix-show promotion. than the show's site itself. Ialso wanted to Philadelphia, cautioned that "not all jocks are become MD for the show, making my role at alevel where they should have alawyer nego- more all-encompassing." tiating their contract or agreement." In those Others on the panel agreed that marketing situations, she said the most important thing oneself is key in establishing greater value as a you can do is "find out what the market is pay- NABFEME Brings Out Industry's Finest personality, for men or women. WWPR ing for what you are doing. That way you have (Power 105.1) New York middayer Deja Vu astandard in mind when you negotiate." said, "Get your hustle on, any way you can. DANA HALL BY DANA HALL 646-654-4711 •[email protected] Radio One Still Making Headlines A scathing article in the weekly paper Cleveland Clifton-consulted crossover R&B as "Wild 101." As Scene takes on broadcaster Radio One, owner of aCanadian license, the new station will have to play four stations in that market, including WENZ, 35% Canadian music, but it also has Canada's WZAK, and WJMO. In addition to delving into the greater flexibility on language, according to several This year's National Assn. of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment already controversial relationship between Radio market observers who have been hearing unedited conference in Toronto honored records and radio alike.

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