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MAY 5, 2001 Music Volume 18, Issue 19 £3.95 Destiny'sChild'sSurvivor (Columbia)isthis week's sales breaker on M&M's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles at Media® number two. w4`ta1I 141r30radio M&M chart toppers this week Digital satellite radioUMG to develop Eurochart Hot 100 Singles single music portal SHAGGY FEAT. "RIKROK" DUCENT coming to Europe? by Emmanuel Legrand Ii Wasn't Me (MCA) by Gareth Thomas digital channels, the majority on a European Top 100 Albums subscriptionbasis, via satellite LONDON- Universal Music Group DIDO LUXEMBOURG - Satellitedigitalthroughout Europe. Scheduled for a (UMG) is poised to develop a single music portal targeting consumers fol- No Angel radio could be coming to Europe inlate 2004 launch, consumers wanting what would represent a head-on chal-to receive the services will require spe- lowing theacquisition from BMG (Cheeky/Arista) lenge to the more established terres-cial in -car or at-home radio sets which Entertainment of the 50% of shares it European Radio Top 50 trially -delivered digital radio (DAB)will not be compatible with sets able didn't own in US -based music media MADONNA medium. to receive terrestrial digital radio. company GetMusic. What It Feels Like For A Girl Luxembourg -based company "NTL and Wit Soundview bring In the US, UMG will merge its (Maverick/Warner Bros.) Global Radio has confirmed it solid strategic and business Farmclub.com portal with GetMusic, has secured two finan- men to Global Radio," while in Europe all the group's portal European Dance Traxx cial partnerships-withGLOBAL RADIOsays Global's chief exec- operations will be brought together SAFRI DUO UK transmission utive officer, Paul Hein- under the GetMusic banner. The aim Played -A -Live (The Bongo Song) provider NTL and investment bankers erscheid, of the newly -struck agree- isto create "a pre-eminent global (Universal) Wit Soundview Group-for the ven-ments. "We are also very appreciative onlinemusic contentdestination." ture, after reaching agreement withof the government of Luxembourg for GetMusic was launched in April 1999 the Luxembourg government on the its readiness to award Global Radio its as a joint venture between UMG and Inside M&M this week basic terms for the granting of a satel-concession to operate a satellite sys- BMG, while the Farmclub.com web lite operating licence. tem." site launched in February 2000. SEARCH FOR THE STARS With strong similarities to the US "Having a Europe -widesatellite GetMusicpresidentand CEO Recruiting fresh and innovative Cirrus satellite radio project, Globalplatform will benefit the digital medi- Andrew Nibley has been named chief new air talent is becoming an Radio plans to broadcast 'around 60 continued on page 29 continued on page 29 increasing headache for Europe's programmers. M&M talks to PCs about the problem in the UK, Berlin wins battle Sweden and Germany. Page 8 Geri the fair weather girlfor Universal heart FRESH FOR SPRING LONDON- "It is sometimes hard get- M&M has scoured the continent to ting up early in the morning to get on by Wolfgang Spahr bring you this spring's most essen- an aeroplane. But I love my job. I'm tial new music talent from around blessed," admits Geri Halliwell, whose HAMBURG - Ending months of spec- Europe, and the US, in our Spring second solo album Scream If You Want ulation,UniversalMusicGroup Collection. Pages 11-13 To Go Fasterisreleased through (UMG) has confirmed that itis to EMI:Chysalison May14,writes move its German operations to the BEHIND THE MASK Gareth Thomas. nation's capital, Berlin. Following on from our recent rock The record is preceded in the UK by In the wake of Sony's summer 2000 Format Clinic, the single It's Raining Men, originally a move of its labels from Frankfurt to LinkinPark M&M profiles hit for the Weather Girls, on April 30. Berlin, other record companies and theartistsbe- Included on the soundtrack to the film music publishers have been aggres- hind the US nu Bridget Jones' Diary (M&M, March 31), sively courted by the local authorities metal wave, and the track comes out a week later in the in the capital to relocate their opera- looks athow rest of Europe on May 7. tions there. The local government in they have fared "Because the film industry staggerspresident international marketing at Hamburg-thetraditionalseatof in Europe's main releases in a way we don't, it canEMI; "particularlyconsidering the power for the German music indus- music markets. make it very difficult to extract theamount of pressure there is on us all try-had responded by offering vari- Pages 16-17 maximum value territory by territorythese days to work recordsfairly ous inducements to music companies out of a single," says Mike Allen, vice continued on page 29 continued on page 29 AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS the eyes of the BPI, a such a tax would be an incentive Nlysic to consumers to burn even more CD -Rs, pointing to the example of France, where a levy is in place but CD -R Media. Upfront piracy is massive. Call M&M on: by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief Alas for the BPI, fact is that in France, the growth of tel (+44) 207 420 6005 CD -R piracy pre -dates the implementation of the levy, fax (+44) 207 420 6016 The news from the music sales front reads like thewhich came into effect only on January 1 of this year. weather forecast -not good! Meanwhile, 200 million blank CD -R discs where sold in For direct lines dial +44 207 420, IFPI's world sales statistics unveiled last week con- followed by the required extension France in 2000... firmed, if any proof were needed, that the global music mar- Even at a mere Ffr 1 per blank CD -R, rights owners Publisher: Ron Betist (ext. 6154) ket is shrinking and that, aside from the good showing of a will be able to cash Ffr 200 million. It doesn't recoup the Editor -in -chief Emmanuel Legrand (6155) Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) few countries like the UK, no region or country is immune. losses, but it's better than nothing. CD -R and Napster are believed to be the two main Ensuring a levy on blank CD -Rs at Eito ri I Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) reasons for consumers turning their back on recorda European level should surely now Associate editor. Gareth Thomas (6162) stores. The latter has impacted mostly the US market, Features/specials editor Steve Adams (6160) be a priority for the IFPI and all the Music editor Adam Howorth (6161) while the former is predominant in Europe. national trade groups. And making Reporter: Sin Stavenes Dove (6163) More evidence of the negative impact of CD -R camesure that all digital devices capable of rlarts 8( reseoroh this week with UK labels' body the BPI releasing fright- retrieving, storing and burning music Charts editor: Radl Cairo (6156) ening figures confirming that the UK too is now being Charts researchers: Menno Visser (6165), are included in the process wouldn't Beverley Evans (6157) badly hit by CD -R. be too much to ask. Production Yet, the BPI seems unsure as to which measures Blank levy or no blank levy, Production & art co-ordinator Mat Deaves (6110) could help compensate for the losses incurred by CD -REurope's consumers will continue to Correspondents piracy, dismissing the notion of a levy on blank CDs. In bum CD -Rs. Austria: Susan L. Schuhmayer - (43) 1 334 9608 Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 Music & Media values its readers' opinions -you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] Classical/jazz: Tbrry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 Dance: Gary Smith - (33) 49172 4753 Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 Finland: Jonathan Mander - (358) 503 527384 France Millane Kang (artist profiles) - (33) 14887 1599 Record figures for NRJ Group Germany: Gesa Birnkraut - (49) 4101 45930 Italy: Mark Dezzani - (39) 0184 223 007 Mark Worden - (39) 02 3807 8239 into account the latest changes madeprogramme, but it has worked - The Netherlands: Menno Visser - (44) 207 420 6165 to the programming of the station, New Media: Juliana Koranteng -(44)208 891 3893 Arthur has attracted a faithful audi- Norway: Kai R. Lofthus - (47) 918 21 208 PARIS - NM is moving ever closerparticularly the return of veteranence," says Jouy. Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 to France's 20 -year market leaderpresenter Philippe Bouvard. Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 Fun's ratings surge has checked Sals trod Morketing RTL with a record weekly reach of Meanwhile, RTL's sister stationSkyrock's recent growth, whose International sales director: 12.4% in the January -March Medi-Fun Radio has recorded its highestaudience has remained stable at Ron Betist (UK, USA) - (31) 299 420274; ametrie sweep, reaching over six mil- figures in six years, with a gain of6.7%. However, Skyrock general mobile: (31) 653 194133 lion daily listeners. 1.3 points in a year. The dance net- Sales executives: Patrick Jansen (Benelux & manager Laurent Bouneau says Scandinavia) - (31) 299 420274 The CHR network has achievedwork's general manager Jean -Bap- that Skyrock has a much smaller Francois Millet (France) -(33)145 49 29 33 this feat while RTL has been regain- tiste Jouy says that while the stationnetwork than Fun and NRJ. "We Beth Dell'Isola (US Radio) - (1) 770 831 4585 Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) ing some of its strength, after a cou-performed very well overall, it wasare the leading station in market - (39) 031570056, ple of disastrous ratings books whichthe talk -driven programmes on the share in the 15-24 demographic, we Olav Bjerke (Germany) - (49) 221 868005 saw the full -service station lose closeschedule,particularlyArthur'sare by and large the main music Sales & marketing co-ordinator: to two million listeners.