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Do Flashy Numbers Do Vocal Effects Go Too Far? SFX Dominates Signal Banner Year? Year In Touring Ability To Perfect Sound Via Technology May Affect Drive To Develop Talent BY RAY WADDELL SONIC BOOMS AND BOTTLE BY CHUCK TAYLOR audio recording software like Digi- create new sounds. NASHVILLE -Hefty ticket ROCKETS: This year's album NEW YORK-The process of re- design v leading Pro Tools (see story, While some in the entertainment prices and the sheer volume of sales made historic noise. There cording vocals has changed dramat- page 88), a ubiquitous element of uahstry view extreme use of the gear tours combined to increase were 18 weeks when The Bill- ically since the days when the Su- today's studia experience. as "cheating," most acknowledge that, gross touring dollars by more hoard 200's No. 1 slot exceeded premes would in limited ikses, it's than 25% in 2000, with total half a million units, including stand in the studio as acceptable and attendance rising a less impres- five different albums that saw and sing a track commonplace sive but still healthy 14 %. again and again sampling instru- Radioheod Leads until the best of ments from a Korg Tina Turner, 7V Sync In Billboard Critics Poll the bunch was keyboard instead Are Top-Grossing Tours Vas. VIE chosen. "You of hiring a horn Peu. II Keep Me Hangin Player. BLACK LUND -THOMAS stsinnc million- plus -unit weeks, while On," indeed. Butthe practice More than $1.6 billion in the Beatles' "1" threatens to In these technology- reliant times, Pro Tools and its digital sisters is creating a dramatic turn in the concert grosses was report- become the sixth to do so. One achieving perfect pitch and adjusting allow a weal to be manipulated in any music industry: Major-label execu- ed to Billboard sister publi- title, 'N Sync's "No Strings the timing of vocal phrases are as number of ways, from the compres- tivesreadly admit that signing an act cation Amusement Busi- (Continued on page 98) easy as punching numbers into a cal- sion and equalization traditionally now is as much about star presence (Continued ou page 78) culator- literally, in fact, with digital achieved on a mixing console or out- ( Continued on page 88) board equipment to far more esoteric applications like pitch correction, the R creation of an entirely new timbre Even For &D Act Destiny's Child, time stretching, and even there After 40 Years, arrangement of audio fragments to 2000 Was A 'Jumpin' ' Year Garage Rock Is Still Roaring BY LARRY FLICK Women Part I," it was also a year BY JIM BESSMAN delic music era, not to mention the NEW YORK-Destiny's Child has spiked with the kind of internal NEW YORK-It was rock from the later punk and grunge rock move- an album still holding steady, at No. strife and change that often 'hood, spawned in places where peo- ments. 32 this issue on The Billboard 200 threatens the future of a promis- ple usually worked under a hood. Many of the seminal garage -rock after a hefty 73 weeks on the chart, ing act. Garage rock, like the '60s genre's groups were signed to local indie with domestic sales "Trust me, the name suggests, labels. Due to the approaching seven - intensity of what's emerged fro fragmented nature times platinum - happened t garages. It s of the '60s record but front woman l'± i cost on me," Beyon- there that young, business, these acts oncé Knowles é says. "I know usually mate teens were largely cr lizes that 2000 i 1 that we're fortu- gathered to form doomed to remain could have ended on nate to still be bands typified by regional favorites at different here. But then Paul Revere & the best, save for the noteodecidedly for the act. , again, giving up Raiders, the few national, most- Although it was ossnur s cnim Stande lls, the MARK LAMA, 6 LOS SIAM! JACKETS ly one -hit wonders a year that saw the opton. Deep down, Seeds, the Music represented in the Columbia vocal group dominate I knew that we were going to make it Machine, the Kingsmen, the Venice, now-classic 1972 "Nuggets" compi- The Billboard Hot 100 and satu- past the humps in the road, and I and hundreds of other knmvns and lation, which Rhino reissued and rate radio airwaves with hits like knew we would be better as a result" unknowns whose raw, primal, pri- expanded into a top -selling four- "Say My Name," "Jumpin', Knowles is referring to the fact marily three -chord, guitar -based disc boxed net two years ago. But Jumpin," and "Independent (Continued on page 871 rock paved the way for the psyche- (Continued on page 90)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard. George Harrison: All Things' In Good Time "Let me in here/I know I've been here/Let me into your heart," pipes of country & western music. diior in MO: TIMOTHY WHITE sang George Harrison in the opening moments of "All Things Must The amazing thing about "All Things Must Pass" is that it áÉa,W.=aGrr Pose" his fast solo album, which debuted on the Billboard charts in had so many different bends of songs on it "Behind That Locked : ee swlw:"D e ers iate the issue dated Dec. 19,1970. Door" coots have been a country hit Era. s r«nco"miEoÿéó«:,miei:"a:e`;K:I Thirty yews later, "I'd Have You Anytime" (co-written with Bob Yeah. I think that was very much influenced by Bob [Dylan]'s ;"{'ñm'móë äib;"' Dylan) and the rest of Harrison's transcendent 23 -track solo project "Nashville Skyline" [1969] period. I actually wrote that the night (No. I for seven weeks, with three hit singles and sales of 3 mi0ton before the Isle of Wight Festival in [August] 1970. _wïsñ.rn1«1x.91 copies) is back in a newly remastered edition with five bonus tracks, W it a big decision to start the nib, with the song you including "I Live For You," the lovely, previously unissued ballad wrote with Dylan, "I'd Have You n.l Anytime." ea 1 .ssvillel from the original "All Things Must Pass" sessions. It probably was, because it goes, "Let me in here ..." [loughs]. The revamped "All Things Must Pass" emerges as promised (The And maybe sub cos iously I needed of support. I had Eric[Clap ?ELM obit White Paper, Billbomd,June 19, 1999) no part Ma long-term sched- ton] playing the solo, and Bob had helped write it, so it could have HMOs nw.t4a«m.rn eranoc«r, ie'm,n.r. ule of new music and enhanced reissues of Harrison's solo work, and been something to do with that. 1 7 .oe,w i ..61w.wlnaxn.n.l its arrival historesJan. 23 comes on the heel of the Beatles "1 "album The band on this album was the genesis of Derek & the topping the charts in AO countries as the smash of the season. Dominos. oc.s,.aievrúe.siMirá,'oáe".am« Harrison, Billhaanfs 1992 Century Award honoree, It Was! Because the very first session we did [on u'i;`e " uammilmmairlaava",.kóæ1: took a little time out from his own holiday respite to May26, 1970] was Eric and Carl ltadle, the bass play- Dmp discuss a remarkable body of work that has plainly er, and [drummer] Jim Gordon, and [keyboardist] w,c,eümr:co-áós"a"4ssoo never left global music lovers' hearts. Bobby Whitlock [On] the "Apple Jam," where as we George, how are you? were cording tracks, inevitably in between Glawis7 44,ewewul mu SIC -I Ohhh, I'm OK, thank you. I've been up and down TO M Y EARS mean, we used to do that ourselves you know, the and round and round [loughs], but I feel really pretty tabs, back in the early days. So you'd have a break, good. mebody'd go to the toilet, they have a break, and éle+4°úeaánairr coíMUD á iúuüaCÓ iée«I Your old band has got the No. 1 album around next minute you'd break into a jam session, and the the world. engineer taped it on a 2-track. When we were miring Iim.°ábci `,.ex.> I know, it's funny, isn't it? It's interesting, and it's the album and getting toward the end of it, I listened amazing, 'cause I've been out a couple of late- to and I thought, "It's got some fire m it," lawter. a n nights that stuf, c. ly where there's been a lot of people, and there's lot of particularly Erie He plays some hot stuff on there! Ahoiniteralin ant.: xwñ DeCrote young people who are just so into it It's great, its real- Who was Jeep on "I Remember Jeep"? ly good, because you see lids who are 5, 6, and 17 Jeep was actually Erick dog -a funny kind of swnane.aeaMcer«.°Sa"'Á wnn mwaa that whole span-and they genuinely like it orangy-brown dog with pink eyes [bnighs]. M ö :ë mmâ,"en) The 1999 reissue of the "Yellow Submarine" On "Thanks For The Pepperoni," did some- . mñere. a:rnMexe wri6me film and music was a good opening chapter for body send out for pizza? somee of these young on.es by Timot by White No. Ifyou listen to Lenny Bruce's "Religions, Ion," think because its the sane when people were 9 or he goes on about the pope and things, and then he 16 back in the BOn. They liked it then, and they like it goes, "And thanks for the pepperoni" [laughs]. I now for the same basic reasons: The songs are catchy, they're tun, mean, you got random tracks, so it's like, "What can we call it?" For .n:: ni eí "i'7+MZ `ia'ei2:aaoo and they still have whatever it was than. It's ]n those grooves, and thejams, I didn't want to just throw in the cupboard, and yet at the it's boom. Also they're a bit oflight relief after all this drum machine same time it wasn't part of the record; that's why I put it on a sepa- stuff that we've been having for the last 15 or 20 years. So I thought rate label to go in the package s a kind of bonus. 7ÌTÓ Fn9 5 4921-2 0 6 92 2r I'd cash in on the craze [laughs] and put out a0 my old tracks! On which you can hear Derek & the Dominos jell as a band. Everybody's been waiting for this stuff, so they'll be thrilled. Yeah! They were the first sessions for Derek & the Dominos. In You know, we talked about it ages ago, but it'sjust really that you fact, during those sessions we actually recorded' IbllThe Truth" and want to get the whole catalog of mine back out in the shops, because "Roll It Over"; we eihI versions where I was playing on them. l don't it hasn't been there fora long time. And it was just obvious to start think those versions I was on came out until they did re- compilation with the first one, as the first one was probably my most prominent albums later[i.e.,'Ceusnwds" Polydor, 1988; 'The LaylaSesiions- solo album, anyway. 20th Anniversary Edition," Polydor, 19901. You bad demoed some of the "All Things Must Pass" tracks Where did the phrase "All Things Must Paw" come from? in '69 at the time of the "Let It Be" sessions. I think I got it form Richard Alpert/Baba Ram Doss. but I'm not That's right. I mean, I was probably trying to get them recorded are. When you read of philosophy or spiritual things, it's a pretty Vel3°ámoe:. eaw áñ's4en in amongst all the usual John [Lennon] and Paul [McCartney] stuff. widely used phrase. I wrote it after [the Band's 1!6.01 "Music From ()CIE MOM Forme, that was the great thing about splitting um to be able to go Big Pirtle' album; when I heard that song in my head I always hears[ off and make my ownrecord and record all these songs that I'd been Levon Helm singing it! e C. Sanders stockpiling. And also to be able to record with all these new people, On the bonus tracks, the acoustic "Beware Of Darkness," r.smmn2e Anthony which was like a breath of fresh air, really. with its witty "beware of ABKCO [Industries, former Beatles Had you intended songs like "IsntltA Pity" to be thingsjust manager Allen Kieins companyl" line, is electrifying. W that Imnard, Maria Mantic!, for you? the sect recorded version?

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While broadcasters say the decision the Federal Com- opponents. The results of that testing Little -who has been operations Little says, 'Titis b an incredible will protect listeners from increased munications Com- are to be presented to Congress, manager for WUSL Philadelphia opportunity, something that you just radio interference, advocates say mission (FCC) has which would then decide whether to (Power 99), as well as brand manager dont pans up. With Chris Schwartz hackroom politics allowed a special received 1,200 allow further rollout of the service. for WUSL parent Clear Channel and the RuffNation crew, 1 plan to interest to hold sway. applications for The test markets for LPFM have Communications-officially begins help bring back the legacy and her- Although the White House had LPFM stations in not been chosen, but it is expected her new role Jan. 15. She succeeds itage of the Philadelphiamusic scene lobbied to keep the Radio Broadcast- 20 states. 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Several pop- MCM Files Suit Against UMVD recording artiste, songwritefs, musi- ular music historians and ethnomu- ASCAP Honors liehnnan. BIII- cians, producers, label executives, sicologist waded through more than boards lry Lid-amen was recently music writers, historians, and music 40 reference books and lists of award- Due To Street -Date Violations honored at the 33rd annual ASCAP- educators. winning performances from the Deems Taylor Awards ceremonies BY ED CHRISTMAN we had nothing to lose." planis to forge a list of seminal the National Academy of The RIAA, with a Special Recognition Awed NEW YORK owner of MCM and to teach America's -The In the complaint, which also reerrecordings Recording Arts and Sciences citing tichtnan's 45 years of music Distributors, a Brooklyn, N.Y. - names IIMVD regional director schoolchildren of the importance of (NARAS), performance right groups trade reporting and editing. Licht- based one -stop, claims the Mike Jones as a defendant. MCM those recordings. ASCAPand BMI, and other organi- that an, left, is pictured with ASCAP major labels' The daunting choice for ballot - zations to whittle down the list to a blind eye toward alleges that UMVD engages in the president and chairman Marilyn -date violations is - is to select 365 exemplar record- manageable size street and the unfair trade practices and seek rs Bergman at the awards reception at The leaves room for importation of cheap Canadian ]rig to cause intentional injury to kip, one for each day of the year, that booklet also New York's Lincoln Center. product into New York is close to MCM's business. eventually-perhaps at the end of (Continued ou page 93) forcing him out of business. That's The complaint, filed on behalf of why he says he made a last -ditch MCM by Springfield, NJ. -based effort to save his company in the law firm Bloom Borenstein, states filing of a lawsuit Dec. 15 against that UMVD has unjustly accused Cuba's Int'1 Jazz fest full Of Inspired Performances Universal Music and Video Distri- the New York wholesaler of vio- bution (UM VD) in the Eastern lating street-date practices and is BY JUDY CANTOR Typically, the Jazz Plaza festival, District Court of New York (Bill- unfairly punishing the company HAVANA- Herbie Hancock made `Cuba's heritage has which returned after a hiatus last boardßu/fetin, Dec. 18). by cutting off cooperative funds a surprise appearance at the 19th year, was marked by improvisation, 'This [lawsuit] is door die," says and withholding product delivery edition of the International Jazz so much in common both onstage and off. Last -minute MCM owner Meyer Minyan. "I felt (Continued on page 9.4) Plaza Festival, which took place schedule changes made for some dis. Dec. 13-17in Havana, leading a line- with our African- appointments and onstage stumbles up of standout American jazz musi- but also allowed for inspired music, cians who traveled to Cuba for what American roots' such as the duet between Hancock has become known as a regular sum- and Valdés at the Dec. 13 inaugural MacColl, 41, Dies In Accident mit for representatives of the two concert. Hancock wowed the Cuban fAX Pop Figure !Oiled While In Mexico With Her Sons superpowers. public in a performance that one musicalThe festival was presided over by will receive major coverage on local critic described as "simply dis- BY PAUL SEXTON reserved for swimmers. Cuban master pianist Chucho American TV. The program, to be turbing in its intellectual, conceptu- LONDON -The death of Kirsty The singer /songwriter had Valdes. American piano talents Ron- aired in February, will feature inter- al, and technical complexity." MacColl Dee. 18 after been a fondly regarded nie Mathews and Kenny Baron and views with musicians and excerpts Dedicatedto Louis Armstrong, this being hit by a speedboat figure in U.K. rock cir- New Orleans trumpet stylist from the Havana jam sessions. edition of the festival had less email. while swimming in cles for the past two Nicholas Payton were among those "Cuba's heritage has so much in sis on Pan -Latin jara and Cuban musk Cozumel, Mexico, robs decades, her acerbic wit who garnered ovations from Cuban with ourAfrican- American than past editions, highlighted by the the London music scene and joie de vivre mir- audiences in a flurry of packed roots,"says Paxton Baker, senior fact that American and Cuban line of one of its most beloved rored in many memo- shows in theaters and clubs around VP/GM of BET on Jazz. Baker ups alternately took the stage during personalities. MacColt, rable recordings - the city. explained that the festival coverage concerts, underscoring contrasting 91, was on vacation with Despite having only Much of the cultural exchange was part of a larger, groundbreak- sounds. The way the Cubans feeljan her two sona, who were maccort one top 10 solo U.K. hit was caught on tape by U.S. cable ing plan that BET has been devel- and the way we (Americans] fe ]jean both swimming with her to her name, a 1985 channel BET on Jazz, marking the oping with Cuban TV and film offi- is different; it's a different groove," but were unharmed by the boat, cover of Billy Bragg's "A New fast time in its nearly two-decade cials in order to exchange cultural observed New York-based saxman which was allegedly in an area (Continued an page 98) historythat the Havanajazz festival programming. (Continued on page 93) 12 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.b:llksard.COm BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30,200. www.americanradiohistory.com

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NCM's previous licensee in through the Web sites of three titles by simply clicking on graph- Japan and Asia was BMG. For Music portal Soundbuzz has an- major retailers in what is believed ics and text that appear on the site News Corp. Music Group the past several months Sony nounced a digital-download distribu- to be the first deal of its kind involv- without having to start up specific (NCM) has signed licensing has been considered the leading tion agreement with BMG Asia- Pacif- ing a major Japanese label. playback software. agreements with Sony contender to be NCM's ic, its second such The three companies are HMV Beatnik Player plug -in software Music Entertainment neww Asian licensee. deal with a major Japan (hmv.eo.jpq, Tower Records will be available on the Sony Music (Japan) (SMEJ) and Under the deals, Sony label. (towerrecords.cojp/), and Tsutaya Online Japan site free of charge. Sony Music Asia. MUSH ROOM will market and promote "Working with Online (tsutayaoo jpi. They will start The agreements, in Asia the NCM Aus- BMG is a huge selling Sony tracks Dee 14, Dec. 20, which are effective im- tralian label Festival step, given BMG's and Jan 24, respectively. mediately, follow NCM s Mushroom Records online strategy as All of the 400 -add titles currently licensing pact with edel music (FMR), which includes the Sput- it's unfolding across featured on SMEJ's bitmusic site 8MG Finland AG in May for Europe, Latin nik label and Mushroom Records the globe," says ELUE (bitsonymusiemjp'E -tracksbyboth America, and South Africa (Bill- U.K., incorporating Infectious Soundbuzz CEO domestic and nonJapanese acts-wrll Tests Mobile, boardBaüetin, May 23). In the Records and Paul Oakenfold's Per- Sudhanshu Sarronwa0a. "It's partic- be available through the service. Vis- U.S., NCM's operations include fecto label. Acts covered by the ularly important to be part of that itors to the retailers' Web sites can Rawkus Entertainment, the agreements include Garbage, Ash, strategy, and we hope to be able to download tracks by clicking on indi- Net Strategies label co- founded by James Mur- Muse, 28 Days, Elevator Suite, make a significant start to digital vidual Sony titles, which will connect BY JONATHAN MANDER doch, News Corp. executive VP, (Continued on page 22) retail in Asia with BMG catalog." them to the bitmusic site. Individual HELSINKI -With current al- (Continued on page 91) tracks will be priced at 350 yen bums from Kent, Eros Ramaz- (falls), the same as tracks accessed zotti, and Westlife, the Finland directly through bitmusic Sony says affiliate of BMG is testing new it hopes to make sirrdlar deals with marketing strategies that make otherJapanese retailers. use of both mobile phones and Takenaka Named CEO MTV David Terrill, HMV Japan's the Internet. At Japan director of E- commerce, says, Under an arrangement with BY STEVE McCLURE the importance of convergent en- seeing both the networkand Web site," "Online sales of physical product technical provider Suepoint.net, TOKYO-MTV has named veteran tertainment experiences for young staled @JapanMedia president/CEO will continue to grow faster than BMG acts as a content provider Japanese music executive lbichi Tak- people and demonstrates our long- Shop Doyama, previously head of sales downloads until such time as while Sunpoint.net strikes deals enaka president/CEO of MTV Japan term commitment toJapan, said MTV at BMG Funhou e. "With his passion everyone has access to high -speed with phone operators. In Janu- and the MTVi GmupJapan Networks International president Bill and expertise in new media, he will networks. While downloads may at ary, Cliek2Music.ft will feature Takenaka's appointment comes in Reedy in a statement. undoubtedly succeed in making MTV some future date account fora larg- Web sites with a wide variety of the run -up to MTV Japan's Jan. 1 Takenaka was most recently with Japan and (?UUapanMe]ia a leader in the er share of music sales, the distinc- ringing tones and phone display launch (Billboard, Sept. 9). Alone BMG Funhouse as manager/general use of new developments with)nternet, tion between a physical and non- logos of BMG artists. among major music markets, Japan producer of A&R, wireless and digital broadcasting." physical format is not that "We're especially looking at has been without MTV sinceJanuary promotion, market- Says lhkenaka,"Withashongback- important. As a music retailer, our various SMS [short messaging 1999, folowingthe end ofMTV's licensing, and develop- groundin music throughout my rarer, job is to provide music in whatever ice] activities and selling ing deal with Pioneer Electronic (brp. ment. He played a including the business side as well as format customers with to pur- display logos for mobile phones," affiliated Music Channel Co. key role in BMG's performance, composition, coaching, cbase-be it a downloadable for- says BMG Finland Helskinki- MTV is entering the Japanese mar- E- commerce busi- production, ad research, I will strive mat, a CD, or whatever." (Continnced an page 91) ket not as a licenser but m partnership ness, devising the for a new, dynamic integration of In related news, SMEJ says it with Internet business holding compa- company's strategy broadcasting and digitization. I also ny @JapanMedia, formerly @japan and overseeing look Forward to helping build exposure m In April, @japsaeom took over online production and support of the bread music, online, Music Channel, which, since the end of Takenaka has published music text- advertising cable, and satellite indus- its deal with MTV, has been operating books for children and has produced tries to build MTV Japan's long-term Fiskulk lowers Boom On NWR cable/satellite music TV channel Vibe music videos, CDs, and computer soft- value to both consumers and business (Billboard, April 8). MTV Networks ware. Anatiir of Kyoto, Takenaka was partners alike. IFPI Norway Wants To Shut Down Web Radio Station has an unspecified equity stake in thefnstJapaneee vittingselalaratthe Vibes current stall, includingon-air BY KAI R. LOFTHUS But Fiskvik cells it "an adr-ancol Music Channel Stanford University's Center for Com- personalities, will join MTV Japan, OSLO -One of the International Internet jukebox," because con- MTV Japan's midnight Jan. 1 puter RwearnhinMnsicandAcoustics which will be based at Vibe's Tokyo Federation of the Phonographic sumers can possibly select their own relaunch will coincide with the launch of in California. office. Vll ecurrestlyreaches some 2.8 Industry's (IFPI) most ardent war- songs. Web site mtvjapanmm "I am very excited about the future of million households in Japan, and inter- m, the Norwegian national groups The legal justification of IFPI's let- The simultaneous launch of MTV MTV Japan with Mn Takenaka, a sea- nationalrepertoire accounts for some secretary-general, Smmtmd Fiskvik, ter is Norway's Copyright Act of Japan on-air and online underscores soned music industry executive,over- 76%ofthe material it airs. has wielded his hatchet to clarify the 1961, which prevents 'phonogmms differences between "Webcasting" and other sound recordings from and "music on demand." being reproduced without the con- On Dec.14, after consulting with sent of the producer." E X E C U T I V E T U R N T A B L E IFPI members, he posted a cease - Explains Fiskvily "Radio 1 harm and- desist letter to Nordic Web got any license for reproduction of RECORD COMPANIES. Jett Jones is Radio's Web site (NWR), ordering music to any database. If INWR] named senior VP ofjazz for Colum- the Oslo-based company to immedi- wanted to do this the right way, they bia Records in New York. He was ately shut down its services on would have had to approach each senior VP of Legacy Recordings. MinRadio.com or else it would face individual record company to sell Elektra Entertainment Group court action. Seven days earlier, the approval for it promotes Diane Yanhorn to VP of two parties convened at the IFPI's "This hasn't got anything to do video promotion and Larry Most to offices in Oslo without any resolution with radio," he says. "We've decided senior director of video promotion in NWR, launched Nov.29, is a 60/60 to take these steps because were not New York. They were, respectively, joint venture of Clear Channel Com- talking about Napsteranarchists but senior director of video promotion JONES VANHOPN HACKMAN ONGPIN mdcations' co-owned hot AC net- rather a legal entity backed by large and director of video promotion. work Radio 1 Norway and the Schib- and serious companies, which need to Virgin Records America pro- respectively, director of Bug Music in Hollywood. He was sted -owned Internet portal be accountable in a whole other way. motes Lisa Hackman to director of regional marketing, West Coast copyright manager for BMG Music Scandinavia Online (SOL). Since [NWR] has English language national promotion in Beverly regional promotion manager for Publishing. The musical content en MinRadio on their Web site, it's obvious that Hills, Calif. Virgin Records Amer- Interscope Records, and Los Ange- a free service that the compa- they're making this available Er all ica also names Enrique Ongpin les local promotion manager for RELATED FIELDS. 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BY LELA COBO "Rudy's got this bicultural know -how. When the Aguilera came [to me] I had every trick tian acts Plus One and Point Of MIAMI-A look at 10 of the 13 understanding of the music," project came to him, for exam- on the book under my belt Grace. Other projects include tracks that placed Rudy Pérez at says Rodolfo López Negrete, ple, he had just finished working because I had already experi- upcoming albums by Brazilian the top of the year-end Hot BMG's VP for the Latin region. with pop Christian star mented with JaeL " Sergio Mendel, Alejandro Fer- Latin Tracks producers list "It's not about language, it's Velésquez, recording "Llegar A Prior to recording, Pérez nandez, Inis, Millie Corretjer, reveals a versatile producer/ about culture. And Rudy seems Tf," her foray into the Spanish - wrote out all of Aguilera's lyrics and Pablo Montero, as well as songwriter capable of success- to understand that very, very language market. The project, phonetically and devised a sys- the possibility of doing Spanish fully handling a variety of gen- well. He has this unique under- which garnered a Grammy nom- tem to help her roll her "r's "; tracks for U.K. boy hand West - standing of the market which ination in the best Latin pop small details, but crucial ones life. mFrom "Ven A Mr-Oscar De makes it a very smart decision performance category this year, required to give an artist like "I think the mainstream mar- La Soya's cover of the Bee Gees' to bring him into these proj- opened the door to other artists Aguilera the credibility neces- ket only knows about us when 'Come To Me"-to Luis Fonsi's ects." seeking a reverse crossover and sary to guarantee her success in there's a major success like power ballad " Imagfname Sin that," says Pérez ruefully, in ref- IL" to regional Mexican band erence to the Aguilera project. Los Temerarios' "Te Hine Mal," `From a creative 'If we analyze the "But we just did the same thing Perez has displayed a rare knack standpoint work he's done in w e always do." for tapping into themusical [and] Pérez is one of the most estab- tastes of very diverse and from a musical past years, we find the lished songwriters and produc- defined listenerships. ers ín the Latin market, with a It would seem at first glance standpoint, Rudy was songs and productions track record that includes work that Pérei s strength lies in his with virtually every major chameleon -like capabilities; not the best possible guy that are most artist, including Julio Iglesias, only does he easily navigate Luis Miguel, José Feliciano, through assorted styles, he also to bring Christina representative of the Olga Tañbn, and Christian Cas- traverses record labels, with - tro. But Pérees ante has cer- credits on each of the majors as into this [the Spanish contemporary Latin tainly gone up in recent years. A well as on Fonoviaa. But within language] world' music movement' prolific songwriter who won the broad range of his hit year, ASCAP's Latin songwriter of Pérez has emerged atop one of the year award the past two the hottest trends to surface in years in a row, Perez says he's the Latin music industry: estab- placed 62 of his songs within lished English- speaking artists that same time period. cito decide to cross over into the Born in Cuba but raised in Spanish. "If we analyze the work he's Spanish market. Miami since he was 8, Pérez- "From a creative standpoint done in the past years, we find Indeed, Pérez'a breakthrough brought up on rock, gospel, and [and] from a musical standpoint, the songs and productions that success was Christina Aguilera's boleros -is the epitome of the Rudy was the best possible guy are most representative of the Spanish- language album, "Mi bilingualism and bieulturalism to bring Christina into [the contemporary Latin music Reflejo" (RCA /BMG Latin), of found in many of Latin music's Spanish- language] world," says movement," says Mauricio which two tracks -"Ven Conmi- e merging stars. Ron Fair, newly appointed pres- Abaroh, senior VP and execu- go" and "Por Siempre Td "- "What impressed me was his ident of A &M Recorda, who was tive director of the Latin Acad- charted in the top 10. And, in a ability to read my mind," says sense formerly with RCA and is still emy of Recording Arts and Sci- perhaps unprecedented scenario, Universal recording artist Aguilera's A &R person. ences. e of his tracks, "Imagine Me Fonsi, whose sophomore album served as a testing ground for Thanks to Aguilera's Spanish- Beyond that, Perez can sing Without You," entered the Chris- as produced by Pérez and who Pérez. language success-according to almost everything his artists tian m charts Jaci is also featured singing a duet "It gave me a lot of experience BMG, the album has sold nearly can, and that gives him even Velásquez's version (from her with Aguilera on her Spanish - in working with American 1 million unite in the Latin more"You English -language album "Crystal language album. "He knew what artists who aren't fluent in Eng- region (600,000 in the U.S. hear him sing, and you Clear ") and simultaneously I wanted, in my style. It was lish," says Pérez, who lives in alone) -Pérez is being increas- ask yourself, 'How can I do it as entered the Latin charts in like talking to a friend," Miami and also has his produc- ingly courted by major Ameri- well ?' " says Tañón. "I think Fonsï s Spanish- language ver- Beyond the background, tion company (Bullseye Produc- can artists, including Amy Grant that's one of the reasons he's Pérez also has very specific tion) there. "When Christina and Faith Hill, as well as Chris- such a great producer."

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What's Selling? Anything Goes THE CHART-TOPPERS 2000 Was About Having Access To A Wide Selection Of Music BY LARRY FLICK ber of folks in that Virgin Megas- will buy," Interscope artist Joan NEW YORK -It's the Sunday tore checkout line carrying pre- Osborne said in a Billboard inter- afternoon before Christmas, and dictable items. There was the view earlier this year. "The bot- the checkout line at New York's clique of three rebellious-looking tom line, though, is that you can't Virgin Megastore in Times Square young lads, each of whom was really predict what will capture is lengthy with holiday shoppers. purchasing Rage Against The the public's imagination. You cm It's entertaining to discern Machine's new Epic opus, "Rene- go insane trying to do so. As an which folks are artist, I have to collecting be more fo- items from a cused on being loved 2000 * IN * REVIEW honest to my- wish list and self and to my The following is a chronological listing of albums that logged time at who's simply audience. Once No. l on The Billboard 200 in 2000. The figure in parentheses is the taking advantage of year -end gades." Than there was the visi- you start fashioning your music to umber of weeks each title spent at No.1. Titles that debuted at No. sales to flesh out personal collee- bly harried mother quietly calcu- suit what appears to be a lucrative 1 are in bold type. (Note: Santana's chart figure is only indicative of tions. In either case, one thing is lating the cost of a small bundle of trend, then you're dead as an his 2000 chart reign. It's not inclusive of his chart run during 1999.) strikingly clear: Diversity rules. CDs that her preteen daughter artist -and you've lost all credi- And for many, that's been the held -which included the pop - bility with anyone who ever cared .. And Then There Was X," DMX, Ruff Rydere/Def Jam (1). apparent rule of thumb for the heavy, multi-act compilation "Now about your music." "Jay -Z: Vol. 3 ... Life And Times Of S. Carter," Jay -Z, Roc -A- year 2000 -despite what number- That's What I Call Music, Vol. 5" Jacob Dylan, mastermind of the Fella/DefJam (1). and "Black & Blue" by Backstreet Wallflowers, agrees. "Maybe "Supernatural," Santana, Arista (7). Boys. we're making a commercial mis- "Voodoo," D'Angelo, Virgin (2). TRETRPSTRRIES But more times than not, a com- take by being somewhat removed "No Strings Attached," 'N Sync, Jive (8). The Teen Pop Phenomenon pletely nonscientific survey of from what appears to be selling, "Oops! ... I Did It Again," Britney Spears, Jive (1). Continues As 'N Sync, Brit - shoppers on that Sunday after- but that just seems so temporary. "The Marshall Mashers LP," Eminem, Aftermath/nterscope (8). ney Spears, Backstreet Boys noon revealed that, when it comes Our intention, as a band, is to "Now That's What I Call Music, Volume 4," various artists, Vir- Dominate Charta. to music, just about anything make music that will not sound gin/Capitol/Sony (3). goes. And for many who plunk dated in six months. We want our "Country Grammar," Melly, Fo' Reel/Universal (5). 'N Sync Breaks One -Week down their hard- earned cash for records to still be relevant on "G.OA.T Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest Of AB Time," Sales Record, Moving 2.4 Mil- music, 2000 was all about having some level in 10 years. If that LL Cool J, Def Jam (1). lion With "No Strings access to the widest possible means sacrificing immediate sales "Music," Madonna, Maverick/Warner Bros. (1). Attached." selection of music, in order to pin- gratification, then so be it." "Let's Get Ready," Mystikal, Jive (1). point very specific needs. Although Madonna has never "Kid A," Radiohead, Capitol (1). Rap Continues To Show "For m , it's all about the been an artist lacking in wide- "Rule 3:36," Ja Rule, Murder InclDef Jam (1). Maximum Muscle As Jay -Z groove," says Margo Ramirez, a spread consumer approval, she "Chocolate Starfish And the Hot Dog Flavored Water," Limp And DMX Lead The Chart New York University college stu- issued her current Maverick disc, Bizkit, Flip/Interscope (2). Charge. dent whose purchases that day "Music," with equal parts enthu- "The Dynasty Roe La Familie (2000-)," Jay-Z, Roc-A- Fela/Def included Nelly's "Country Gram- siasm trepidation. During an Jam (I). Napster Sets The Industry mar" and Limp Bizkit's "Choco- nteview earlier this year, she "TP- 2.com," R. Kelly, Jive, (1). On Fire, Forcing Industry To late Starfish And The Hot Dog pondered the experimental elec- "1," the Beatles, Apple/Capitol (2). Review Its Business Prac- Flavored Water." "I'm not tronic tone of the set and won - "Black & Blue," Backstreet Boys, Jive (2). tices. wrapped up in who the group is or (Continued on page 20) what they're about beyond the Work- For -Hire Law's music. Maybe some people are Repeal Galvanizes The Indus- loyal to certain artists, but I just try As Sheryl Crow And Don want to make sure that I can get Henley Co -Found The with the rhythm. It's a more vis- Recording Artists Coalition. ceral thing for me." Mega Sales And lawsuits, Breakups In the case of Gerard Mutton, a The Flip Side Of The Inter- 32- year -old computer program- net Boom Shows Itself As mer who was toting a fistful of And Breakthroughs Mark The Year 2000 Numerous High -Profile Sites discs that included current releas- Are Shut Down. es by Godsmack, 132, Funkmaster WE MADE IT: The millennium year has come SoundScan. The leader was 'N Sync, whose "No Flex, and the Beatles, it's far and almost gone, and we're still standing. How- Strings Attached" sold a staggering 2.4 million Much -Touted EMI /Warner more about energy. "And that er, I think few of us could have predicted how units in its first week. It was followed by new Music Merger Collapses, energy can come from absolutely the first year of the next 1,000 (or last of the pre- projects from Eminem ( "The Marshall Mathers while Seagram, Vivendi, and anywhere," he says. "It's a mis- vious 1,000, if you're a purist) LP," 1.76 million), Backstreet Canal Plus Join Forces. take to assume that people get would go. If the music wasn't Boys ( "Black & Blue," 1.6 mil - too stuck on things like personal- enough to keep you interest- - lion), Britaey Spears ( "Oops! unchers and analysts might (or ity or genre. If you're a kid, then ed, there was always some- .. I Did It Again," 1.3 mil- might not) declare. If you had the maybe you're going to respond to thing going on with consoli- lion) and Limp Bizkit right look or the right tune, then an artist's image. But all of the daions, companies coupling, ( "Chocalate Starfish And The you had a reasonably fair shot at people I know who buy music are companies uncoupling . Hot Dog Flavored Water," capturing the public's imagination. more interested in records that Quite simply, it was a year in 1.05 million). Not terribly glamorous or rev- match their emotions or experi- which the business over- These figures are always elatory for the first year of the ences-and that might be some- whelmed the music in the drit, good for press coverage, but new millennium, eh? thing cheesy like a Britney music business. The good it often seems as if the expec- "And yet that's the way it Spears record, or that might be news is can finally collec- by Melinda Newman tation put on these first -week rolled this year," says Sonya something really aggressive and tively exhale: In 2000, Prince numbers defies reason. I even Diterwrat, manager of a Borders edgy like a Metallica record. went back to being simply 20110 IN o RE VIEW felt disappointed for the Back- outlet in New York. "I've never Whatever works is what you go knovvn as Prince-no street Boys when "Black & seen a year during which con- for. Period." unpronounceable glyph to worry about or that Blue" only sold 1.6 million its first week. sumers seemed to be cherry-pick- So, what does that mean to an pesky moniker the Artist Formerly Known As ing sc from a reasonably wide industry that's largely intent on Prince. But for God's sake, would someone A QUICK GLANCE AT THE YEAR'S Bill- [variety of genres!. Maybe that's drawing conclusions based on please tell me who did let the dogs out? board 200 albums chart reveals a few more inter- the big news of 2000 -the fact micro-analyzing demographics esting points. Surprisingly, only one artist that people seemed to be broad- and monitoring buying patterns? THEIRS IS WAITING: A record number of reached No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in 2000 with ening their musical horizons more "I think you see a lot of people acts sold more than 1 million units in their a debut effort. Nelly's "Country Grammer" hit than ever before." in this business chasing their tails, albums' first week of release, according to (Continued on page 24) Sure, there was a sizable num- trying to figure out what people 18 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, oso A Career Retrospective. Double Platinum. Out now -- essential DVD collection and ultra -collectible vinyl set.

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But I also 15 7 10 Ec /10.98/17. waves and the quirky album of the goodness for Napster, since that's accept that I'm coming from a KENNeGA.29M1999I MIRACLES - THE HOLIDAY ALBUM same entered the charts at become the ultimate tastemaking point of personal privilege. It can 8 73 GO^UAMgLDl A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS No. 1, and it's gradually proving entity for true musicologists, be difficult for an artist whose life 17 VINCE to be one of the venerable artist's though you never, ever heard me and well -being relies on selling GARTH BROOKS]5 THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS more successful releases in recent say that." records. 10 IO.9NIsseI D ,In RUSTS ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS years. And what about the influence of the end," Ray concluded, u PRIMVARIOUOSa 20 "That was an undeniable Napster on music buyers? Earlier "what we really need to do is KING wTöIR551R91t.%5.9& CHRISTMAS FAVORITES record," Diterwrat gays. "But it in 2000, many observers were pre- review how we earn our living as 12 B NAT 15 COME ON OVER wasn't just about the tone of the dicting the demise of the music artists. Technology is not going to 11 le MERCURYRiB nAw.Alúss 1129MI8.9N music. It was about the public's business as we know it because of slow down. It's going to trigger A' MERRY CHRISTMAS endless fascination with Madonna. the highly controversial Internet extraordinary change throughout 14 15 MARINsCAREY 61 O's00OONSrNnOELL A eauls CHRISTMAS If that exact same record was service. While its lingering effects the lives of both artists and the 15 14 COLUMBIA Il BaI79N 14 released by an unknown artist- remain to be seen, there's no ques- people who work in our industry. 98 DEGREES THIS CHRISTMAS or if it was released by an artist tion that it has stirred up quite of In considering the weight of I8 13 a la MV HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS who is lesa known for being as bit of drama -not to mention Napster, Ray perhaps spoke for 17 la HARRYCON5ONIIÁR179RFm1.5e1 WHEN 59 chameleon -like as Madonna -it sparking impassioned arguments an army of frustrated artiste 'sirvo might've failed terribly." over ownership of music. when she said, 'Buy my record I8 23 Pá Mli!o.98/18.181 l0 M ARTNINA MCBUOI ,TLo WHITE CHRISTMAS An A &R executive at a major "My inclination is to say, 'Power please!" I8 12 label agrees, adding that an album to the people, let them have the But has Napster kept people pM1mAN1NNHEIIMMSTE4MROLLEOg1 CHRISTMAS LIVE u like "Music" by another artist mug " Bono said during an out of the stores? Again, the 20 ]fi NAT KING COLE THE CHRISTMAS SONG debate continues. "It hasn't hurt 21 33 w the big guys just yet," Diterwrat TTeaNS7U51BIBERIAN ORCHHEESTRA THECHeaTMAS ATTIC says.' You're still seeing acts like 22 35 MANNHEIM STEseROLLERA' A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS 'N Sync and Limp Bizkit move 21 20 5.9N N product at a crazy rate. But It GEORGE DECEMBER 4I can't be good for those younger a 29 ,wi nn ccñ9MI6.9N KID ROCK A' DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE artists and labels." 15 32 a9NO Ramirez admits she frequently MANNHEIMpMSTEAMROLLER A" CHRISTMAS uses Napster to "check out the 26 P4 esI 121 4a1OO ITMS A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER music" that she's on the fence 21 AAMMaGORRANT about. "For me, it's like a safety ANDREA BOCELL1 ' ROMANZA net. I don't have a money- machine S8 43 M Im IS9 MEMTALLICC METALLICA in my bedroom. I use Napster to 20 34 .. BI H3 Lest out a few songs from an VARIOUS Ñ0.TISTSAS9TM A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 39 31 RI album before I buy it." MAr5SnEEIMMSTEAMRO1.1alg CHRISTMAS IN THE AIRE Mutton does the same thing, 27 11 adding that he and his friends MsiOUSMA K uomizaCa level" 40 RMJna9ma9NO lot have "tier- bands. "You FAITH have those marginal bands mak- 50 nanxTMBxRexWLL ÓUwn a879wmxm.9NIJ.9N 111 h Always Rains. U.K. act Travis drew critical raves for its Epic album "The Man ing marginal music, so you down- JAMES TAYLOR.. GREATEST HITS 521 Who." The set was marked by well -craned songwriting and front man Fran Healy's load the tracks, and that's it. Then MGNG COROSSBY WHITE CHRISTMAS evocative tenor voice, and the single "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" earned you have something like the new 35 22 UaMKAn9AE.9N fit formidable triple -A radio airplay. 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THE BEAT (Continued feign page 24) ing to our sister publication, the ants saying sayonara to the a mental giant to know that the Bruce Hornsby and Q Prime; IN OTHER TOURING NEWS: Amusement Business). Also on mad in 2000. Turner announced dotcom world was headed for a Orgy and the Firm; and Stone Despite the Diana Ross scandal, the road were 'N Sync, Dave this would be her last major- rash, as we predicted in our Temple Pilots and manager there were a number of very Matthews Band, Kiss, Bruce arena tour, Kiss said the band year -end column last year, but Steve Stewart. successful outings this year, Springeteen, Dixie Chicks, would not tour again at all, Bar- we didn't expect it to happen no including a sold- out- to -the- and a reunited Crosby, Stills, bra Streisand said goodbye by quickly. It seemed that every JUST A THOUGHT: Does it rafters tour by Tina Turner (the Nash & Young. playing two must -see shows in week we were writing about bother anyone else that Viacom year's top-greening tour, accord. Sadly, Turner was just one of both Los Angeles and New York, another dotcom hitting the now owns virtually every nation- and Garth Brooks, who had skids, such as Atomic Pop, DEN, al video outlet with any consid- already been off the road for Riffage, Pop.com, Paeudo.com, erable market penetration? This more than a year, announced and Scour. Last year and into year, as part of the Viacom/CBS that if he ever returns to the this year, labels were busy merger, Viacom, which already road, it won't be for at most investing in companies such as owned MTV and VH1, became another 14 years, after his ArtistDirect, Listen.com, and parent of TNN and CMT. Viacom s mallest child is grown. other dotcoms in a scatter -shot purchased the Box last year and On the business front, radio approach that suggested total decided to merge it with M2 this broadcaster Clear Channel guesswork as to which dotcom year. Then, this fall, Viacom bought SFX and its network of might hit it big. Now, the roll- bought BET. While there are concert promoters, building an back has started. In December, obviously some great chances for unprecedented link between EMI Music sold off the last of its crossover promotions for acts radio and concert promotion that stock in MusicMaker.com. Just appealing to several different is re to create tremendous as EMI's investment in Music - formats, such as a Faith Hill or cross-promotional possibilities Maker last yearhelped start the a Sisgó, it's a little scary that but also seems rife for abuses of rush to invest in Internet com- one corporation is basically con- power. At year's end, the land- panies, we bet this move signals trolling all videos seen on a scape expanded when Anschutz an exodus by labels from sever- national basis. Yes, MuehMusic Entertainment Group acquired al other dotcoms. USA and Great American Coun- Concerts West with the inten- try are two national outlets that The New Face Of Rock. With her eponymous DreamWorks debut, Kina set out tion of a revamped Concerts SPLITS: Zack de la Roche and remain not owned by Viacom, to change the way people characterize rock divas by offering a musical blend that West joining SFX and House of Rage Against The Machine; and there are still dozens of local combined classic guitar elements weh old -school soul rhythms. "I think people Blues (and a handful of smaller Rage Against The Machine and and regional video shows that hear the word 'rock' and they think of a white woman, but that's not fair or accu- promoters) as prime presenters Gas Company Entertainment; still have an impact. But as rate," she says. "Music should be colorless. That said, I'm not keen on defining of national tours. Smashing Pumpkins and man- major labels continue to consoli- myself so specifically or narrowly. I pretor to simply say that I'm a singer of highly ager Sharon Osbourne; Smash- date and pare back, these local energetic, extremely emotional music." ARE THE GOOD TIMES ing Pumpkins themselves; Lus- shows rarely get the attention REALLY OVER? It didn't take cious Jackson; Soul Coughing; from the majors that they once Third Eye Blind and guitarist did. Kevin Cadogan; Jay Faires and Mammoth Records; OCEANS APART. As Billboard CAM Original Soundtracks® Megadeth and Capitol; Michael noted in its Sept. 9 issue, never Bolton and Columbia; Rod before have British acts had Address http:MnwW.mmOriginalSoUndtracks.cam Stewart and Warner Bros.; the such a tough time making an t1 Black Crowes and American/ mpact on U.S. shores. While Columbia; Charlotte Church some acts have done it -such as The soundtrack to the 1999 Italian box office hit and manager Jonathan Shelit; BBMak and David Gray -there Kid Rock and manager Steve are a number of really strong "Bread and tulips" Hutton; Christina Agallera acts like Travis (who made a lot and manager Steven Kurtz; (Continued an page 281 Winner of 9 David di Donatello awards, plus many other international awards.

Doing It For The Hometown. 550 Music/Epic act Nine Days was among the gui. tar-driven pop/rock bands to make a dent on The Billboard Hot 100 in 2000. Front- ed by John Hampson, Nine Days scored with the Infectious "Story Of AGin "which was culled from its debut disc, "The Madding Crowd" During a promotional tar In of the project, Hampson said the band was "proudly carrying Me banner for all of our fellow bands back on Long Island, N.Y. more are so many great Click &hear. to the to make things happen. ww...camorizialsondrracks.co,» bands back home. We're so lucky have gotten that We're doing this as much for them as we are for ourselves. It's important to keep Distributed in the USA lay MSI Music. For more Information tall Adam Marko at 1-800-SOO.6674 that hometown spirit going, no matter where you are." Pictured, from left, are band members Vincent Tattanelli, Hampson, Jeremy Dean, Bnan Desveaux, and Nd Cinema's also music. Listen to Cinema. Dlmlchino.

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THE BEAT il'orthltmedfrompage 2e) of inroads with its latest album), The collapse of the EMI and was former BMG Entertainment Robbie Williams, and Richard B IG STORIES: While music Warner Music Group merger: International head Rudi Ashcroft who have yet to find often seemed to be in the dol- Pundits had already decided Grinner, who had been ousted sure footing. Even acts that once drums this year, there was no which execs and imprints would earlier in the year. had strong followings, such as shortage of business -based news survive the merger and which Seagram, Vivendi, and Canal Oasis and Spice Girls, have stories to keep as hopping. wouldn't when the European Plus merge in a multibillion-dol - found the ILS. giving their new Among the other big atones that Commission said the merger lar deal. While the move will efforts the cold shoulder. captured our attention this year: wouldn't survive at all if it had clearly result in some cutbacks The rise of Napster. We did- its way. because of job redundancies, it ROCK THE WORLD: A num- n't know the word two years ago, BMG Entertainment: It was was great to have a merger that ber of rock bands following in and now it has become the fascinating to see where the didn't result in labels being dis- the footsteps of rock /pop /AC generic term for the ability to company was going in terms of mantled and the music universe hybrids like Goo Goo Dolls and download music from the Inter- its negotiations with Clive getting ever smaller. matchbox twenty burst onto net without copyright clearance. Davis and the establishment of the scene in 2000, breathing new Napster has changed the way his new label, -I Records, after he GOODBYE: Cornet player Nat life into a genre that needed the industry will do business, was forced to leave Arista Adderley, the Rankine' John some now faces. Among the and whatever comes next in the Records because he wouldn't Morris Rankin, School Of bright spots were 3 Doors Internet arena will have Nap - name a successor. Given that Fish's Josh Clayton -Felt, the Down, who reached quadruple - ster'a shadow east over it. Truly Davis ended up remaining in the Shirelles' Doris Keener-Jack- platinum largely on the strength a revolution with far -reaching BMG family, one had to wonder n, Big Punisher, Fogilat's of the ubiquitous "Kryptonite," implications. what the whole song and dance Lonesome Dave Preverett, Vertical Horizon, and Nine Work for hire: In a rare was for. After BMG Entertain- Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Ofra Days. move, Congress voted to repeal ment president /CEO Strauss Haza, Social Distortion's Den- But for every bright spot, there a portion of a bill that would 'Gong Ha,' Indeed. Rock legend Patti Zelnick-the public face for the nis Danell, country bandleader seemed to be a hand that fell by have made sound recordings Smith returned to active recording duty company during the Davis pub- and songwriter Per Wee King, the wayside. For example, much- works for hire and in the in 2000 with her!"sta opus "Bung Ho,' lic-relations fsdsco-and parent Ian Drury, the Jordanaires' anticipated albums by groups like process, would have made it a collection distinguished by her most Bertelsmann were unable to Neal Matthews Jr., Vicki Sue the Wallflower., Green Day, impossible for artists to ever get assertive. uplifting performances in a come to terms on a new contract Robinson, Tex Beneke, Tito and Collective Soul garnered back the rights to their own decade. "I was Ina place of pure joy that would have seen Zelnick Puente, Mike + the Mechan- rock airplay but have not met recordings. The bill galvanized a and confidence," the artist said of the and his boss, BMG Entertain- ics' Paul Young, Gov't Mule's sales expectations by year's end. number of artists, including project. "I didn't want to mourn or grieve ment chairman Michael Dorne- Allen Woody, Stanley Turren- It wasn't so much a passing of the Sheryl Crow and Don Henley, anymore. I wanted to celebrate ... and mann, continuing in diminished tine, Benjamin Orr, gospel guard as a sign that audiences are who subsequently co-founded be a rock singer again. Asa result mak- roles, both decided to leave their music legend Bob MacKenzie, more fickle than ever in this radio the Recording Artiste Coalition, ing this record was a revelatory superi- posts. Coming back to run BMG drummer Vernal Fournier. world driven by songs rather which will help represent artists' Entertainment and possibly pianist Rues Conway, and Kid than artists. rights on Capitol Hill. oversee its merger with EMI Rock sideman Joe C. Mob Releases New CD 13 ORIGINAL HIT SONGS AND DIALOGUE COMBINE TO TELL A REAL MOB STORY O10E1( TOOA9 1-800-931-7272 * www.amobstorycom This [U melds the classic opera concept with a modernized rap, hip -hop and rock score. Character driven interludes tie the musical segments together to tell the story of a mob boss' rise and fall.

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WHAT'S SELLING? I('ophnoedp'av» page 201 Mike world. But when a record like that comes out, you still go sat and buy it. You want to own a record like that in its total form. You don't just want a download." Some say that Napster may oltimately be responsible for the Breese blend of music being pur- dosed. "How can you resist try- ág out all of the music out there when you can take a few minutes to simply download a track ?" says Gail James, a 25-year -old administrative assistant who was in that checkout line at the Virgin Megastore preparing to buy the R I B Jive debut of Mystikal. "I'm hear - E C A ing things now that I'd never hear on radio, which still only seems to be playing the same 10 songs over GRAND and over." H O T E L Mutlon echoes James' senti- ment "I think if the music industry is nervous about the Internet and downloading music online, it's because they're losing control of the machine. It's getting hard for them to tell me what to listen to. Thanks to my computer, I can make that decision all by myself." And, in the end, that was not only the crucial point within the music world for the year 2000; it s a point that will likely propel musie -and the industry that drives it -well into the neat century. We may not approve of the means by which the general public is better-edu- cating itself, hut we have to acknowledge (and then accord- ingly deal with) the fact that it may not be a pawn of promotion and marketing forever.

Songs Of Summer. With the Warn- er Bros. set "Invincible Summer," pop chanteuse k.d. long offered her most commercially viable recording since her Grammy -lauded, 1992 set 'Ingenue." "Invincible Summer" was rife with buoyant songs of love, cast in classic -pop arrangements and electronic instrumentation. "After years of being an acquired taste, I found myself wanting to be essential to people," she said of the recording. "I wanted to be something that people couldn't live without."

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Conjunto legend, Accordion Player Longoria Dies At 76

BY RAMIRO BURR We've Got SAN ANTONIO -One of the towering figures in the evolution of conjunto music, accordionist Valerio Longoria died Dec. 15. You Covered. Friends and fellow musicians Worldwide Affiliates. remember him as an in novator and influential stylist. All 50 states throughout the U.S.,Canada, "In his own way, Valerio was a Mexico, England and Australia. M genius and left us a lot of stan- English -speaking dards," says Juan Tejeda, musi- chauffeurs in Western cian and founder of the Tejano and Eastern Europe, ti Conjunto Festival. "He was rec- Hong Kong and Japan. ailli ognized for introducing modem d/Ylr/il4ïákidBtpi°láäi drums and the bolero into the 1 genre." m Longoria, a 1982 Tejano Con - junto Hall of Fame inductee, died at the Paramount Nursing Home in San Antonio at the age of 76. His attorney Pablo Hustamante `In the last 19 years, he has taught hundreds of kids, many of whom went on to form their own bands. In that sense, Valerio will never die'

says the accordionist had hernia and out of the hospital in recent mbnths after his condition dete- riorated.orated. He had been undergo- ing chemotherapy for lung can - eePat Jasper, director of Texas Folklife Resources, a 15- year -old organization that preserves and promotes Texas folk life, noted Longoria's contributions. "Vale- rio was incredibly important tr in conjunto," Jasper says. "He spanned the generation from the founders, people like Narciso Martinez and Santi- ago Jimenéz Sr., to the current accordion giants such as Flaco Jimenéz, Eva Ybarra, and Mingo Saldivar." Five -time Grammy winner Flaco Jimenéz says he first met Longoria in 1968 and was immediately struck by his style. "He mane was already a well -known name Los Angeles 1- 800 -255 -4444 Orange County 1 -714- 429 -0166,. in San Antonio back then," says Jimenéz. "I noticed that he was O(PRE/I San Francisco 1-415 -357 -5054 New York 1 -800- 421 -9494 who TCPsAI A the type of accordionist didn't play the some runs again Limousine Service Nobody does better what we do best' and again. He was always playing new phrases and expanding what the accordion could do in conjunto. I rerecorded a lot of his songs from the '40s and '50s. My favorite was always 'Rosalito.' (Continued on next page) 30 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.oiiiboartl -com BILLBOARD DECEMBER SABIN Artists & Music

CONJUNTO LEGEND, ACCORDIAN PLAYER LONGORIA DIES AT 76 (Cordinaed fors preceding pine) It's the first song I heard by him, player. His pasadas [accordion parties in Harlingen, Texas. In National Heritage Award, the always seemed very humble and and I liked his style." runs] were tremendous." 1942, he was drafted into the nation's highest honor given to easily approachable." Longoria's role in conjunto's Tejeda hired Longoria in the U.S. Army; at the end of World folk artists. In March, he Through the years, Longoria's evolution was also noted by such early '80e to teach accordion War II, he was stationed in Ger- received a lifetime achievement sons Valerio Jr. and Flavio and scholars and music collectors as classes at the Guadalupe many, where he managed to get award at the San Antonio Cur- grandson Valerio IV have played Chris Strachwitz, founder and Cultural Arts Center in San an accordion and played in local rent Music Awards. On Oct. 29, with him in his bands. president of Arhoolie Records, a Antonio. "In the last 19 years, he nightclubs. he was presented with a lifetime Over his 60 -year career, Lon- California record company that has taught hundreds of kids, In 1995, he moved to San Anto- achievement award by officials of goria made more than 200 has released two Longoria many of whom went on to form nio, where he began recording the Guadalupe Cultural Arts recordings on several labels. His albums. "Valerio was one of the their own bands," says Tejeda. for Corona Records. His first Center, which sponsors the annu- standard repertoire included the best singers San Antonio ever "In that sense, Valerio will never recordings were "El Polkerito" al Tejano Conjunto Festival. basica: polkas, n cher,se had," Strachwitz says. "And he die." and "Chiquitita." Later hits Despite his reputation and cumbias, c rridoe boleros, was a great accordionist and Born Dec. 27, 1924, in Clarks - included "Jesus Cadena" and "El increasing fame, Longoria kept a redoras, and even occasional composer. I'm gonna miss that dale, Miss., Longoria began play- Barrilito." an demeanor, Tejeda country and jazzy blues tunes. ing the accordion at age 7 by In 1982, Longoria was among says."He always struck me as a Aside from being a master play - Longtime radio personality watching eonjunto pioneer Nar- the first inductees to the Tejano friendly, very respectful person," r, Longoria was also skilled at and KLEY -FM DJ Bird so Martinez. As a teen, Longo- Conjunto Music Hall of Fame he says. "He was confident of repairing, tuning, and customiz- Rodriguez says, "He was defi- ria played local weddings and and in 1986 was awarded the himself and his musicianship. He ing accordions. nitely as important as El Con - junto Bernal or Tony de la Rosa. Valerio was a first -tier pioneer NOBEL CONCERT GOES POP and was a major influence on (Continued from page 24) many young musicians." In his seminal 1985 book, "The And he wasn't steered in any profile compared with the other Universal Music Norway head of gathering that took place at vari- Texas-Mexican Conjunto," music direction with regard to choice of boy bands, and the show is going classics 0ystein Serba says, "The ous locations, including Nation - scholar Manuel Peña noted Lon- songs or what to say in between to be broadcast on Norwegian TV TV show was positive in the sense altheatret, a prestigious and inti- goria was influential in the early them. That was the most impor- on a Saturday, which usually has- that people can discover Bryn Ter - mate theater in Oslo, was last year development of conjunto, not tant thing, since he flew in from n't got so much interesting pro- fel. He isn't a stiff performer, moved to the 8,000-capacity venue only for introducing drums and Los Angeles the same day and gramming." rather someone it's easy for Nor- Oslo Spektrum (the main concert the bolero but also for being the back to Washington, D.C., the day Warner Music Norway sales wegians to relate to. We don't hall for major pop and rock acts). first to experiment with octave after." manager Terje Dorati disagrees, expect a major commercial success, Six thousand tickets were sold to tuning, which enabled him to get BMG Norway sales manager saying, "A TV appearance hasn't but we got him introduced to peo- the general public this year. Other more notes out of his accordion. Aun Heming Schoyen says, "We got the same power as before, so ple who don't necessarily listen to guests included representatives It was his playing style that definitely hope to see a commer- we really don't expect any com- classical music." from Norway's government and really impressed me," says Teje- cial effect for both Ramaazotti and mercial effect for Natalie Cole or The peace prize concert, origi- parliament, as well as members of Ia. "He was a fanciful accordion Westlife. [The latter] has a mature Sumi Jo at this concert." nally organized as an exclusive the royal family.

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H EATSEEKERS SUC- CESS STORIES: Several 2000 TRECHARTTRPPERS Heatseekers acts broke * IN * REVIEW through to big sales success Following is a chronological listing of titles that reached and if there's anything to be No.1 on the Heatseekers chart in2000. The figure inparen- 10590011, its that there's no for- TIETIP8T111f8 theses is the number of weeks the title spent at No. 1 in mula for breaking these acts. 2000.11tlesthat debuted at No.1 are indicated in bold type In the ease of 3 Doors 3 Doors Downs Debut Album Scores Multi- Platinum Down -the Heatseekers act Sales. "V/ho Needs Maass," Brad Paisley, Arista7Nashville (2). with the biggest sales of the "Wisconsin Death 'hip," Static -x, Weimer Bros (2). 'Plpknot,by year-the band did it the old Moby, Vertical Horizon, And Ado Experience Big Hits Most Weeks At No. 1. Loro "Sliplmot;'ie, I Ain/Roadrunner fashioned way Bolding a local A Year After Release Of Albums. Their Fabians self-titled U.S. debut "Spit," Artemis (D. Doors Down, Bnown," .O.D., (2). album on Columbia Records "The BetterLife¡'BBetter 'The Fundamental Elements OFSouthtown;' P.OD. AHWItic Baha Men And Son By Four Cross Over To Main- spent five weeks at No.1 on stream Pop Success. the Heatseekers chart. The "MTV Usrylvgged, "Shedd, Bony DA (1). pop album (featuring the NI 'The Irish Teno. Live In Bee lfast;' Anthony KCaeb0000lan single "I Will Love Again") fies 7)mSystem fWright,MSystemne(D. home 'System Of A Down:' System Of A American/Columbia following in its state of streamarplaykicked into high NOAIOAcision's "No One Does howµ Mississippi, 3 Doors Down gear. Meanwhile, touring was Better" (MCA Records) for Who Needs GmtaEN Agvway'Y "AlittDee]ey,RepubAaUOd- received early airplay on local crucial early supportf Verd- We most weeks at the lop of ve2eW (2). stations, began selling out cai Horizons "Everything the Heatseekers albums "Shades Of e ^MLM,Atlmltic(1). shows,and soared a deal with You Want" (RCA Records) chart in 2000 Fabian says of 'Bon By;'SCIU 7 Polydour, ho 'Bon By Four," Son By Poor, Sony DiscosOlean (1). Republic/Universal Records (lauded Billboard's winter her U.S. breakthrough, "We 3 Doors Down's debut album, 2000 WtherBureau supple- "Bop FVO You," Kathie Lee Gifford, On the Lamb/Valley (D. Heetaeekere Babe Act Of Put two years 01001112W into "Sooner Or Later," Fabian B011vwood (A). The Better Life," became a ment as a real The Year. Mississippi rock "brilliant ... this album." According to "Lountain oe," Loss lebieD, Colombia (S). a band 3 Doors Down, the hit within few weeks after find'), as well as Didos "No SGUndScan, "Lars Fabian" "Mountain High... Valley Low," Yolanda Adams, Elektra(I). its release, due to touring and 2000 Billboard Music Award Angel" (Arista Records), has sold 232,000 copies In "No Angel," Ado, Arista, (D. massive radio support the "White Laddel7' "Book L " the Congregation, BoBRAprosETOsootie GeaOw winner for new group of the for David Gray's Me U.S. to date. singles "Kryptonite" (Bill- (ATO Records), and Slip- tlo"Bendu (I). yea, was also the Heatseek- Mercheebe, Sire (1). board's rock track of the year knots self -titled album on I Fragmentedem," rs as that sold the most "Who Let The Dogs Out;" Baths Men, 3- Curve /Sheridan rock mcordS this year. The band's and modem track of the Am/Roadrunner Records. Smare/Artemis debut album, "The Better year) and "Loser" Balm Men, whose previous The placement of Son By 'Tonight Andd The Rest Of My Life," Nina Gordon, Warner Bros. Life" IRepublic/Universa0, 3 Doors Downs break- albums failed to make an Fours single "A Puro Dolor" (I). through, especially at radio, impact on the U.S. charts, was in the Telemundo soap opera "No One Does It Beier¡," Eoomeefsbn, MCA (S). has achieved U.S. sales of "Genuine," Brade Orrice, Fooereset (1). happened a mere than 3.3 million units to relatively quickly considered fringe world- "La Vida En El Espejo" 'Marvelous Thing," Mark Condon. McClurkin,Verity( compared music group in the U.S. mar- sales date, according to Sound - with other Heat- helped fuel for the In London And Mom," Donnie EMI Scan. Lead singer Brad seekers acts whose chart ket until its album "Who Let band's self-titled Latin music "Oleae Dade Hoye, "Darer De Ls Hoye, EMI GtinLatin M.(I). "White Ladder,"David ATO (1). 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Reggie Benjamin is 2X-CENTRIX (Sen-trik). 2X fuses to- (as I ahnostfainted and immediately had a facial) he said, "we With Renowned Remis ter / Producer ESmuove, 2X-CenMx gether manymusical influences such as Soul, World Beat, and will be in IA to shoot our video for our first single Hurry Up is serving up its first new release "Hurry Up" on Club 2X Pop culminating in one of the freshest sounds to Xscape sometime in February." Rumor has it part of the video win be Records. All remixes are by E Smoove. Look for the 2X-CEN- Chicago. Reggie Bejamin, who is a Mama's boy comes from shot at the Playboy Mansion. He also wrote and is co-direct- TRIX album entitled COMIN' AT YA' coming spring 2001 a very close family of five, and resides currently in Chicago. ing the video for the debut release "Hurry Up." On myjour- with Production by ESmuove and Reggie Benjamin. While in Chicago, I had a chance to listen to clips of the al- ney to Chicago I heard 2X on the radio, than walk into one of bum, Reggie Benjamin with his sexy, crystal clear, glass shat- Chicago's hottest nightclubs Rednofive/Fifth Floor & their Reggie Benjamin is a NARAS member (Grammys). tering vocals, has a BA in Voice (he's educated too, wow!). playing 2X's "Hurry Up." Giorgio Paletto, one of the owners He's been taking voice lessons with IL Reny's, Osaka Dar's of the club says, 'We've never had so many requests fora song, By Linda Russo and many other music artists voice teacher, Dr. Mclinn, who like we do this one." Even though the song is not released yet, he says, "God gave her the gift to teach." His looks, does a lot there area f copies floating around out there. He's suc- For more info contact VP ofA&R /Promotions Michael really need to be said, with his exotic, unique look, I feel he cessful because "he's a perfectionist and very genuine," de- Anthony ® Club 2X Records (690) 669-9592 or visit their will be the next Elvis Presley, an incredible looking guy with clares his personal manager, Mark Shayatovich. Ladies and website WW W.2X- CENTRIX.COM. that devious smile. Ladies, he's such a beautiful man, he may Gentleman, kids of all ages please fasten your seat belts, as make you feel ugly, as I had the opportunity to speakwith him, flight 2X is about to take of fl Club 2X, Inc., Derf, Inc. www.americanradiohistory.com e e

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The Return Of Creativity, `Real R &D,' THE CHART-TOPPERS Following are chronological listings of albums and singles that logged And Artists With True Staying Power time at No. 1 on the Top R &B/Hip -Hop Albums and Hot R &B/Hip- Hop Singles & Tracks charts, respectively, for calendar year2000. The T I;NING THE TIDE: SHAKING YOUR umber of weeks each title spent at No. lis in parentheses. Utica that ,ding on what side SOCIAL CONSCIOUS- debuted at No. 1 are indicated in bold type. tastes lie, it e NESS: While Sisgó, musical'e'r feast or famine Mystikal, Nelly, Lil' ALBUMS s year. For those who Rhythm Bow Wow, and others let "Dr. Dre-2001," Dr. Dre, Aftermath/Interacope (4). ed about formulaic as get our party on (and "Born Again," Notorious B.I.G., Bad Boy /Arista (1). ony, the only relief and the there definitely isn't any- `"Phis G- Code," Juvenile, Cash Money/Universal (1). have been long- await- thing wrong with that), .. And Then There Was X," DMX, Ruff Ryders/Def Jam (2). 'ollow -up projects by Blues the hip -hop tide was also "Vol. 3 ... Life And Times Of S. Carter," Jay -Z, Roc- A- Fella/Def e, Erykah Bodo, and r. shifting with the emer- Jam (2). "J.E. Heartbreak," Jagged Edge, So So DeiColumbia (1). Angelo. by Gail VVfitchell gence of more social And while this year was activism. Leading that "Voodoo," D'Angelo, Cheeba SoundNirgin (4). with seemingly obliga- charge this year were "BTNHResurrection," Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Ruthless/Epic d often too frank -refer- Mos Def, Common, Black Eyed (1). 2000+IN+REVIEW Peas, the Micranots, dead pre.. "Life Story," Black Rob, Bad Boy/Arleta (2). and Reflection Eternal. "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)," Ice Cube, Lencb the return to "real R &B," with acon- Mob/Best Side/Priority (1). temporary edge. And with that GOSPEL GOES MAINSTREAM: "Romeo Must Die -The Album," soundtrack, BlackgroundN¡rgin (I). return comes the strong feeling that With the success of Kirk Franklin the tide is shifting to once again and, more recently, Yolanda Adams, '7 eeah Baby," Big Punisher, Loud/Columbia (1). "Unrestricted," Da Brat, So So Def/Columbia (1). embrace artists who possess that old- "My Name Is Joe," Joe, Jive school trait: staying power. (I). the return "The Heat," Toni Braxton, LaFace/Arista (1). Ina year that witnessed 604 Boya, No Limit/Priority (2). and established acts "GoodfeBaa," of such building "I Got That Work," Big Tymero, Cash Money/Universal (1). as Badu, D'Angelo, Sade, Boy. H "The Marshall Mothers LP," Eminem, Web/Aftermath/Interscope De La Soul, Toni Men, Jay -Z, Joe, (4). Braxton, OutKaat, LL Cool J, WIe- "Anarchy," Buatá Rhymes, FlipMode/Elektra (1). Thng Clan, Kelly Price, Wyclef "The Notorious KIM," Lil' Kim, Queen Bee/Undeaa/Atlantic (1). Jean, E. Kelp, and Next, 2000 also "Ryde Or Die Vol. (1). other gim- II," various artists, Ruff Ryders/Interscope bells, whistles, or any played host to promising debuts by "Nutty Professor II: The 'Clumps," soundtrack, Def SOU/Def -just simply a straight -up com- several newcomers who more than Jam (1). of ME/funk/jazz and emu- held their own. "Country Grammar," Nelly, Fo' Reel/Universal (6). -crime lyrics. "I just hope this is "DJ Clue Presents: Backstage- Mixtape (Music Inspired By Sinning of a movement that CAME OUT SWINGING: Hereare The Film)," DJ Clue, Roc- A- Fella/Def Jam (1). that good, not just catchy, a few cases in point. Proving that "Trapped In Crime," C- Murder, Ire/No Limit/Priority (1). is earning back," says Jill Scan. body-rockin' rhythms, image -rich o wasn't ply expecting to beat Eminent "G.OA.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest Of All Time," lyrics, word-of-mouth, and persist- and Marc Anthony as male artist," says LL Cool J, Def Jam (2). sto sex, etc., the overriding ence --gee, isn't that how they did it Billboard male artist of the year winner "Let's Get Ready," Mystikal, Jive (2). pay off, Bid- I carry from this year is ore - bathe old days ?-can still Sisgó, who topped the charts in 2000 "Rule 9:36," Ja Role, Murder Inc./Def Jam (3). -or what some are hailing as den Bead, hit a home run its fast time wit shag Song." "The Dynasty Roe La Familia (2000- )," Jay -Z, Roc- A- Fela/Def at bat with the buzzed-about debut of Jam (1). Philadelphia home girl JIB Scott "TP- 2.com," R. Kelly, Jive (9). TRE TOP STORIES Bad Boy weighed in resoundingly gospel's crossover bid was another 'The W," Wú -Tang Clan, Loud/Columbia (1). as well with its first male R &B artist, predominant 2000 theme. Helping to "The Understanding," Memphis Bieck, Roc- A- Fella/Def Jam Viacom Acquires BET For $3 Carl Thomas, while Magic Johuson further spread the wont: Mary Mary, (1). Billion. scored with Avant and Def Soul put BB. Jay, Michael Speaks, Donnie its muscle behind Mosiq Soulchlld. McClurkin, Tonéx, and Damita SINGLES Antonio "L.A." Reid Succeeds Among others debuting this year to Haddon. Following is a chronological listing of singles titles that logged time Clive Davis As Arista President/ keep your eyes and ears on: Ruff at No.1 on the Hot R &B/Hip -Hop Singles & Tracks charts in 2000. The CEO. Endz, No Question, Toni Estes, REEL MUSIC: From "Romeo Most figure in parentheses is the number of weeks each title spent at No. 1 Die" to "Nutty Professor II: The in 2000. tsland/DefJam Opens Def Jam Klumpv," soundtracks were packed South, Germany, And Japan, this year for a change with some great "U Know What's Up," Donell Jones, LaFace/Arista (5). With Plans lb Set Up Operations music. Fitting that bill as well were "Hot Boyz," Missy Elliott Featuring Nos, Eve, and Q -Tip, Gold In 1520 Other Overseas Territo- the musical accompaniments to "Love Mind/EastWest/Elektra (6). ries. And Basketball, "shaft," and, espe- "Get It On Tossite," Montell Jordan, Def Soul (3). cially, "Bamboozled," all of whose "Thank God I Found You," Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98 °, Black Promoters Assn.'s $700 tracks actually appeared in the movie Columbia (1). 'on Suit Against Major Book - to underscore Spike Lee's much - "Say My Name," Destiny's Child, Columbia (3). :fag Ageneies,Promoters Allowed needed -but unfortunately dis- "Maria Maria," Santana Featuring The Product G &B, Arista (3). Po Proceed Tb Federal Jury Trial. missed-look at black imaging. "He Wasn't Man Enough," Toni Braxton, LaFace /Arista (4). "I Wish," Carl Thomas, Bad Boy /Arista (6). Clive Davis J Records, Wyclef LABEL FRENZY: In tune with "Separated," Avant, Magic Johnson Music/MCA (1). "Let's Get Married," Jagged Edge, So So Def/Columbia (3). Jean Ink Clef RecordsJoint Ven- black musics continued popularity - This year -narked the anticipated return and profitability -not to mention hot "Incomplete," Sisgó, Dragon/Del Soul (5). of several black-manic fixtures. Leading pockets brimming with talent "No More," Ruff Endz, Epic (I). "Wiley," Next, Virgin Recorda America the pack was D'Angelo with the Janu- (Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, St. Arista (1). With Lil' Wow Enters $15MillionJoint Venture ary release "Voodoo." "People wanted Louis), a number of joint ventures "Bounce Me," Bow Featuring Escape, Columbia (1). "Liar," Profyle, Motown (1). Deal With Barry Hankerson's the new album a lot sooner than I was and imprints were signed, sealed, and "Bag Lady," Erykah Badu, Motown (7). Blackgmmrd Records. ready. Amidst all the pressure. I took my delivered. Among them: Arista'sjoint "I Wish," R. Kelly, (2). time," he says. "I tea a lot of love and venture label/production deals with Jive "I Just Wmma Love U (Give It 2 Me)," Jay -Z, Roe- A- Fellz/DefJam Violator Records Switches anticipationfrom the public." Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' Flyte Tyme Recorda and Kevin "She'ka- (1). Affiliation From Def Jam To "Ms. Jackson," Outliast, LaFace/Arista (I). Pru, Cat Players, and Oak- pere" Brigge, Violator principal load With Chris Lighty Joining the Phet "Independent Women Part I," Destiny's Child, Columbia (1). Loud As Executive VP. land, Calif.-based independent set Mona Scott's Monami venture with Ledeei. (Continued on page 88)

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Sachs & John Digweed'a No. 1 In 26 Countries; The and the Internet) and computer "Communicate" (Kinetic) Peaked at Title Track Is No. 1 Song Of games (Sony's PlayStation). Ne.149 the week of July 8 (it has sold 2000 On Both Billboard's Hot In fact, each and every track from 71,000 units, according to Sound - Dance Music /Club Play and Belay's 1999 V2 Records album Sean), Paid Oakenfold §'Perfecto Italians Do It Best, nays Angels of Love celebrated as lath anniversary with a Hot Dance Music /Maxi -Sin- 'Play" was licensed to a TV com- Presents Another World" (London - parry at the Ennennci club in Naples. Providing the evenings musical sound- gles Sales Charts. mercial, a TV show, or a movie Sire) peaked at No. 114 the week of track were DJs Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Tedd Patterson, "Little" Louie soundtrack -big money and big Oct. 21 (97,000 units sold, according Vega, and Troy Parrish. An organization of DIs, promoters, and dancers, Angels Urb Magazine Partners With business, indeed. Perhaps Chers to SoundScan), and Louie DeWtok of Love is known throughout Italy for ils massive events, which take place in var- Radio Syndicate Bridge Media strung "belief' in dance music last "N.Y.C. Underground Party, Vol.3" ious clubs. Shown at the anniversary celebration, from left, are Angels of Love International To Bring Pete (E- Lastik) peaked at No. 135 the co-founder Francesco Fuddle, Patterson, Angels of Love co- founder Roy Fudel- Tong's Weekly Radio Experi- week of Dee. 16 (42,000 unite sold, lo, Vega, Knuckles, and Morales. ence, "Essential Mix/Essential according to SoundScan). Selection," Tb U.S. Radio. Also consider this: The Warner Music Group launched Pete Tongs le/Universal, 2.3 million), Soidque Strictly Rhythm And The incredibly successful U.K compilation ( "Hear My Cry," Farm Club/Repub- Warner Music Group Create series, "Essential," in America last Br/Universal,402,000), Alice Deujay A 60 /60 Worldwide Joint March. Thus far, beat -mixed sets have ( "Who Needs Guitars Anyway?," Venture. arrived. from Fatboy Slim, Oaken- Republic/Universal, 378,000), and fold, DJ Skrfbble, and DJ Icey. With Madonna CTdusic," Maverick/Warn- Two Albums From 1999 - the arrival of "Essential," the concept er Bros., 1.5 million). Cher's "Believe" And Moby's 'I felt like dancing. And that's reflect - of branding the club culture While Ziriguiboom /Crammed "Play " -Continue Making ed in these songs," Madonna told lifestyle-a big business overseas- Dises /Six Degrees artist Bebel Waves At Retail. Billboard earlier this year, referring to came into full bloom, By year's end, Gilberto's "Tanta Tempo" didn't Producer/Twilo DJ Junior Vasquez her Mavedck/Warner Bros. album, top labels, clubs, and DJs surged into crack The Billboard 200, it did find DJ -Mixed Compilations Make Music," which topped the charts In stateside prominence via branding. its way onto the Top Independent returned in One form in 2000. "Any Their Presence Known On The career has its ups and downs," says 16 countries. Albums, New Artist Albums (Mid- Billboard 200. THE DJ-AS- POP -STAR mentality dle Atlantic), New Artist Albums Vasquez. "Sometimes you just have to sit back and completely year helped the genre continue its has a downside, though. It further (Pacific), Heetseekers, and Top reassess At The 42nd Grammy the situation." In addition to feisty healthy ascension this year. Hmm.. propels the theory that dance music World Music Albums charts. Thus Awards, Cher's "Believe" Wins Assisting ie this mainstreaming of is a faceless genre. Let's face it, DJs far, it has sold 90,000 copies. remixes, Vasquez launched a label, Best Dance Recording, While Junior Vasquez Music, which along dance culture was the international play records by artists, who for the Completely last in the shuffle was Peter Rauhofer Is Named with Twilo Records and Virgin issued DJ. But unlike yesterday's DJ, most part remain completely un- Kristine Ws RCA set 'Stronger," Remixer Of The Year, Non - Twilo Volume 1: Junior Vasquez." Inlay's globe -trotting jock is often known to the average dubgoer, who which failed to find an audience much Classical. viewed as a pop star. Think Paul view the DJ as the star because he's beyond dubland'sgay contingent. We ekenfold, Carl Cox, limo Maas, the one onstage -not the artist of waft helpbut wonderIf the label truly New York -Based Record Seeks & John Digweed, Danny the song. Is there a cure? How about gets Ms. Wk star potential Make no The emotion -parked, soul - Label And Marketing/Promo- Iheglia, David Morales, Armand labels fiercely getting behind their mistake, she's a crossover artist wait- drenched 18 -track set includes many tion Company Giant Step Cel- Pan Heiden, Peter Rauhofer, Deep dance artists by putting them on the ing to happen Perhaps RCA needs to of our fave songs of the year, includ- ebrates Its 10th Anniversary. Dish, Manny Lehman, Paul Van road -with a live band. This has the jump -start this project with a new ing lkaement Jaxxh'Bingo Bangs," Del and Junior Vasquez. potential to level the balance marketing plan (that extends beyond (Continued on next page) The Seventh Annual Bill- Such turntable masters tour between the artist and the Dl. the singer's inure audience) and addi- board Dance Music Summit tionroghout the world, pluyisng to sold. tional promotional coins. WMhernext Brings Together Gloria Gaynor, sut crowds in New York; Tokyo; ALSO SCORING POINTS on the Billboard. Jocelyn Brown, John "Jelly- Zurich; Ibiza, Spain; Sydney; Paris; Billboard 200 was Paul Van Dykwith dubbeyondland? Only time will tell. /ne bean" Benitez, Mel Cheren, Las Vegas; Miami; Rio de Amiens), a propel" artist album, "Out There HOT "I w François Kevorkian, Nile Braal; and all points in between And Back" (Mute), which, according IS IT JUST US or does anybody else Rodgers, Tom Silverman, And Following in their trainer-wearing to SoundScan, has sold 72,000 units. think 000 saw way too many compi- / Micky Siam For The 'Pioneers footsteps are DIs like Christopher Upping the ante with artist albums lations glutting the marketplace? iyrV204 & Innovators Of Dance Music" Lawrence, Sandra Collins, Terry were Eiffel 65 ( "Earopop," Repuh- Each day brought another armful of DECEMBER 30, MOO Panel. Jimmy Van M., Kimball multi-artist sets to our desk Leseling Mullen, CLII PLAY Collins, Jerry Bonham, Chris the pack were the omnipresent trance Carl Craig, Along With The Fortier, Bray Young, and DJ Dan. compilations. Sadly, most were indis- 1. ABOVE THE SEA PARADIS rmreun City Of Detroit And Pop Culture 2. PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW Placas This is the year that dance music tinguishable bow one another, with ail Media, Hosts The First Detroit exploded "saaysAlternative Distribu- the same key truck. appearing every- 3. ITnAOee Electronic Music Festival. e.coEAR LOVE (STAY THE NIGXT)LADY tion Alliance (ADA) president Andy where, and poorly packaged. Note to Allea "Last year, Oakenfoldwas the labels: Sometimes less is more! 5. THE FIELDS OF LOVE ATB moms Paradise Garage Recalled In only dance artist in ADA's top 10 of One compilation that stands out Print And On Discs. This year, Oakenfokdisjoined from the pack is the Lenny Fontana- deyear. MASI- SINSLES SALES by Foul Van Dyk, Scuba & Digweed, mixed "Azui resents Miami 2000" Spiler's "Groovejet (If This I. DANCE WITH ME PLASMIC HONEY Dave Ralph, and 'Moo Maas, all of On her debut. 2ieguiboom5lx (Azlrli Records U.K.), a project that Ain't Love)" And Azad° Da whom area ADAc top 20 selling dises Degrees' "Tonto Tempo," Brazilian was particularly addictive during our 2. TOTALLY SHA500M PLAICE Bass' "Dooms Night" Top ot20 W. Momentum is very sarong for songstress Bebel Gilberto intertwined eardio sessions at the gym. (Try glid- 3. LIAR' 1Euarom European Charte. 6. LIVIM FOR LOVE NATALIE COLE good, quality dance music. This bodes dance, jazz, bossa nova, and pop. "My ing atop the treadmill during 5. Ixl YOU LOVE ME JOE I VANEW PROJECT aaselll for the future." Not bad, eh? toss album had to show all my musical Molokos "The Time Is Now' as it U.K. Garage /2-step Explodes FEAT MANN MAN influences," says the singer. 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Courage," Sinead O'Connor A Collection Of Classics" (Azuli Frankie Crocker, singer JohoRi appears on page YE-6). Albums: "Colours;' Circulation (Atlantic); "Bachelor No.2," Aimee U.K.), "MasternAt Work The Booth Taylor, singer /songwriter I In addition to the titles that (Circulation U.K.); "Born Tb Do It," Mann (Superego). Anniversary Collection" (Barely Dory, and Billboard-reporting Dk appear on our top 10, we can't help Craig David (Wildstar U.K.); '1Who Compilations: "Larry Levan Breaking Even U.K.), "Dimitri Stuart Gardner. Rest in peace. 44 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.billboard.GDm BILLBOARD DECEMBER Country Industry Leaders Cite Napster As The Year's Top Story DEBORAH EVANS PRICE 2. Consolidation,and [ theres going Paige Levy what is on the horizon -literally. away. They've bought everything PHYLLIS STARK to be] more of it Vector Management Senior VP, A&R 2001 will be the year when we find we've given them, and they are just V IL LE -lust one year ago, combining with Mike Robertson Warner Bros. Records out how the public reacts to Sirius tired of it. Then someone like the country music industry-like Management, TBA Entertainment 1. The Napster stories on the front and XM Satellite Radio and when we Dixie Chicks comes through, and rest of the world -was worry- buying up Bob Romeo-the consoh- page of newspapers and on national can judge the quality of their pro- it's totally different musically, and ing about Y2IL Now the industry's dation is pretty big and significant. TV have helped to educate music con- gramming. I'm betting that they are they've sold [millions of] albums. collective concern has shifted to I'm one of the last independents. sumers on how songwriters and successful, but there are certainly a The audience is out there and they another set of letters and numbers: artists are paid. I believe most Nap - lot of questions to be answered. want to buy it, but we just can't MP3 (along with Napster), as well Donna Miley ster users arejust naive and not nec- B) Internet radio. Beyond the keep giving them what we've given as related distribution and intellec- President/CEO essarily thieves. issue of royalties for streaming [see them for the [past] 10 years. tual property issues. Sony/ATV Tree Publishing 2. Global oppor- below], the long-term implications of 3. The slowing down of the singles Billboard surveyed a group of 1. The biggest story has been the tuns ties. With a seamless" radio, where the con- charts. I had a conversation with a industry leaders representing var- Dixie Chicks. They are just fiddlin' Vivendi buying sumer cannot immediately discern label head the other day. They asked ious facets of the country music their way right up the pop charts, Seagram /Uni- between terrestrial, satellite,or wire - what I would do if I were them and husiness to determine what they which proves to me the big story versal and Time less Internet stations, is staggering. had a single out that's doing well on Nought the top stories or trends with the Dixie Chicks is that tour- Warner merging How do you justify millions of dollars the airplay charts but not selling a were of the year and their impact. try can become pop. No one has out with AOL, Amer- in investment to enter a game which single record. I can't pull it, because Napster was the No. I concern sold them, and they arejust as won- icon artists will can also be played by someone oper- then it messes me up when I put the among this group, followed by try as can be. have a much big- ating from their basement? next single out with radio people. mergers and consolidation in the 2.One of the biggest stories in the ger presence out- trey 2. Intellectual property issues. But to wait six months for the sin- industry. music industry that has affected side the U.S. BMG's [partnership with] Napster gle to run its course and not to sell country-and will continue to, if we thanks to the digital technologies of will be closely watched for the impli- any records, I lost a half a year of Ron Baird don't get it worked out -is the Nap- these companies. cations it could have on both the retail sales. It has an effect [in publishing] Agent niter story. distribution of too. Instead of having four singles Creative Artiste Agency 3. Merger music to the con- out a year, there's only two. There's I. The Time Warner/AOL merger. mania. The sumer and the less money being earned that way. Its a continuation of the consolidation Universal/ 2000 * IN * REVIEW issue of royalties we've seen in American business. PolyGram to the creative. Evelyn Shriner t Theeffertthat Napster and MP3 merger, and community. President is going to have on the delivery/dis- although it hasn't happened yet, Eric Logan (Also], the very recent ruling on Asylum Record. tribution ofrecorded music. there is an awful lot of talk of BMG Operations manager the payment of royalties by radio sta- 1. Napster. Its impact is its 3. The success of several new buying something. There are rumors WQYK/WRBQ 'Dianna, Fla tions streaming their audio on the potential to change everything - me artists, specifically Tim of more mergers. Those always I. Stock market/doteom crash. The Internet [Billboard, Dec.23] will have totally the way we do business. McGraw, Faith affect country. effect of falling prices for radio com- a huge impactif it is 2. Corporate domination of Hill, Dude Chicks, They always affect' panies and satellite companies was allowed to stand. everything -radio, labels, booking Shama Twain, and the writers and the the topic of many meetings through Very few terrestri- agencies, now management compa- Martina McBride. employees, the year. The effects of this are obvi- al broadcasters are ss. It's taking all the music out of One of the man- because any time oue to the operations of radio stations. in a position to the business. dates that we in you merge and 2. The tours: Chicks, Tim, and write an additional 3. Greed. Whether anybody wants the music industry there are two peo- Faith I dont think you can underes- royalty cheek for a to call the kettle black, the greed of have been given is ple doing the same timate the imp re tame andthe impact venture which pro- the business has become no over- to grow new head- job, someone is that these tours had on the markets. duces little, Sony, whelming. It's because of the corpo- BARD line artists, and - going to lose their The profile of country music was revenue at present. NICODY rate domination, and it's just stag- not including Sha- job. That's devas- increased dramatically in the markets 3. Country for- gering to me when an album ran open vho didn't tour in 2000 -we tating. You never get a good ratio of where these tours came through It's mat alternatives. KPLX [the Wolf] with 90,000 units and everybody is a successful crop. Small, but plungers to writers when those also worth noting that George Strait Dallas caught the attention of inno- saying it's over. For the majority of dy impactful. mergers occur. Therefore, the writ- has continued his tour this year, and vative programmers and music the history of the music business, ers are not getting the attention they the markets that have George come industry exeeutives when their people functioned and made tons of Alien Butler necessarily need. through see the same thing. The dif- Texas Country approach was suc- money and became the fat eat they President ference is that instead ofjust having cessful. The question of how to take are on IO,000- 15,000 units a week.

Sony Music Nashville Jon Kerlikowske - one eon mur, we had four. this type of format outside the Now anything that can't open in the We are starting to see some tra- GM 3, Napster really unlocked the state hues to other regions of the 150,000 -plus range isn't worth your ditional artists come back in and Ibwer Records Nashville possibilities of file -sharing music country will be worth watching in time. It's like, "Business is tough." start selling some music again, 1. Garth Brooks announcing his on the Internet. The system is easy 2001. There is a growing suspicion Business isn't tough. Business is which I think is significant. Kenny retirement. Its impact I really and very fast. Radio stations used that we may be seeing something fucking great! It's just that every- Chesney is certainly selling some don't think has been felt yet. The Napster to find records at the spur akin to the Outlaw Country move- body has become so greedy, and the erious records, and I think the impact of Garth's move toward of the moment. ment of the '70s. cost of overhead is so outrageous, and Bred Paisley phenomenon is kind of more rock- oriented or more of a Many times [when] the packages are so super phenome- neat, because there's another hat crossover style of country music talent is on the air Gary Overton nal that anything less is failure. an back in the format. The return definitely affected country music, and needs a song, Executive VP/GM 4. The death of country music. I of Travis Tritt is significant. Those and we are seeing it in all the acts they no longer EMI Music Pnblialdng think that's serious. I can't tell you are all pretty traditional guys in a that have tried to duplicate that needed to have I. Consolidation. [It's] going on, how many people formal that keeps leaning pop. and have not been able to do it. As the CD, just Nap- whether it be the merger of MCA and that I actually like great as he was for country music, ster in the control PolyGram or whether it's Warner and hang with in Gary Fehen in some ways I feel he hurt it also, room to get it. Music Group that has shrunk and will town that are in Falcon Goodman Management in the [sense] of people trying to LOGAN Toward the end shrink further, it seems. And Arista, the business [who] 1. The top story would have to be copy the formula. of the year, the they are an imprint label. Whoever believe country Nap+ter, how that developed, and this 2. The trend actually is going record companies started to see thought that would happen? It's a music a format new alliance with BMG. The future in back to a more traditional sound. I the possibilities of Napster, i.e., the sign of the consolidation. is nonexistent. country, and all music for that matter, got my copy of the [new] Dolly Par- BMG [partnership]. 2. Record sales. They basically The basic rap right on the Internet, and working out ton album, and it was great. That's have fallen off the edge of the earth. now in Nashville is sannne these kinds of issues with these a good trend in my estimation. Bob Moody There are just a handful that are that country music allanees is going to pave the way for 3. Country radio has continued to VP, country multi- platinum acts. Now you have has died [in] the scramble for the Me More of music and how we milk- lose market share. Because of that, McVay Media people who have top five singles on crossover pop thing. People believe there has to be some tough deci- 1. New competition from new the radio, and they aren't selling it's gone away. People at the labels sions, not only by the programmers technology. This is, admittedly, a any records at all. It's kind oflike it that lead the business are just III READERS but the labels who are producing vast category. What I have in mind was back in the early '800 again, scrambling to make another kind of Nashville Scene will return in the sic for the programmera. The specifically is: which is interesting. music. They aren't bemoaning the next issue. trend is definitely going south. A) Satellite radio. In 2000 we I don't feel that another format loss of country music by any stretch. What are they going to do to fix it? learned the fast specific details of of music has taken our listeners (Continued on ]age 79) BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.bilmoard.com 45 TIMIS ARE 00. YSAA DrIIII NEVVMrd® HOT c0uNTR WEEK SONGSERA IEDBYIWMNR OFF OEIEC110XSUAE IKE

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MINE, RO. MA1041 SAMPLE OF ANOMIE/NI SALO REPORTS oRUOTEOwMHIEa" MO ROMEO` é" r 1111111 TITLE aNUMBERmaTRIBUnNOIAacL ARTIST Reaching Beyond The Borders Of Jazz NO.1 M..- NRNIONIHeNON,HWITH611EHKIANflé B..KIGa ERIC CLAProN FOOD FOR THOUGHT: that inspired us all, O I 27 at As another year goes while their younger SRA STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE down in jazz history, one counterparts are more LEGACY 6571.PIC has to ponder how suc- J capable THEVDOO R KEW8' M0' than of carry- O 4 IC DIM 61/28/EPICo cessfully we, the jazz ing the torch with MIILLK CROW BLUES WILLIE NELSON community, have resobA their own unique Our goals. Our most visions. While the '90s OF R D. KING THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION B.B. KING 5 3 89 BEST important objective this BLUEOQ found retail shelves CROSSING WATERS JOHN HIATT year was to expand the full of themed or song- 6 6 12 jazz audience, and one book -style projects, it MATRIARCHOOFT BLUES ETTA JAMES NEWP has to wonder if that elu NOTES seems that the tide TERM/DEN: CREATES-NM VOLUME 2 ERNIERAYVAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE objective has turned toward a LEGACY 6S871EPIC achieved or at least if we more introspective NEW MILLENNIUM BLUES PARTY VARIOUS ARTISTS by Stev e Graybow RHINO 7.68 are on the right track. approach, in which LAVE ON KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND Much talk focused on bringing Davis high notes artists are focusing on their own jazz to the college-age audience- While the musi c's future can at compositions and covering lesser - THE GROOVE BACK JOHNNIE TAYLOR on 38 MRIAto)Ó999 those who are the outermost times seem preca one thing known material that has had a of jazz listeners. Particu- is certain is not in BLUNES ATT SUNRISE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE fringe -jazz suffering profound influence on them. 37 larly, hope was While this CIRCLE INDIGENOUS placed on reach- MaIM may point the way a RENT OF3ETTA JAMES ETTA JAMES toward 14 I3 76 banthed" audience. 2000 * IN * REVIEW creative ren-

WISH I WALAS IN HEAVEN SITTING DOWN R.L BURNSIDE 15 I4 8 Unfortunately, aissance, it t'd fJhn poses Scofield's immersion in the jam terms of creativity or stellar marketing challenges for a com- TOP REGGAE ALBUMS., band scene, and isolated incidents musicianship. There were many munity already wondering how to such as Greg Osby jamming with strong releases waving the flag reach beyond its borders. NO.1 (ex- Grateful Dead bassist) Phil for jazz over the past year, and BEENIE MAN Lech & Friends, it seems that the following were my top 10 smµGél[6HOCUwlrv P 4.93,1RGIN th f 11 f'mp vis d f 't TOE VEOz BEST OF UM UBAO © 2 4 funk/rock music have been large- 1) Regina Carter, "Motor City CHANT DOWN BABYLON BOB MARLEY ly untouched by the traditional Moments" (Verve) 2) Medeski, Martin & Wood, STRICTLY THE BEST 26 VARIOUS ARTISTS "Tonic" (Blue Note)

STRICTLY THE BEST 25 VARIOUS ARTISTS 3) Pat Metheny, "Trio 99 -00" VP 161, (Warner Bros.) REGGAEGGAE GOLD 2000 VARIOUS ARTISTS 6 30 4) Danilo Peres, "Motherland" (Verve) UNCHAINED SPIRIT BIM BANTON 7 17 RH m 5) Brian Blade Fellowship, BIGGESTE RAGNGNA DANCHALL ANTHEMS 2000 VARIOUS ARTISTS "Perceptual" (Blue Note) 6 6) John Scofield, "Bump" SCROLLS OF THE PROPHET- THE BEET OF PETER TOSH PETER TODA 9 ]6 (Verve) LIVE VVOLUM EIE ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS 7) Sonny Rollins, "This Is Only time -and constructive What I Do" (Milestone /Fantasy) cooperation -will allow us to find NEWP THEMBEST OFF BEENIE MAN BEENIE MAN 8) Joshua Redman, "Beyond" new ways to bring jazz to the REGGAE PARTY VARIOUS ARTISTS (Warner Bros.) publie at large. The answers are 11 14 12 POLYGRAM Ili/ISLAND 66565AA01Mo 9) "Roy Haynes Trio Featuring out there, and it is up to us to find WOW...T+HE STORY BABY CHAM 13 12 jazz world. It would be hearten- Danilo Perez And John Patitueoi" them. Blue Notes looks forward JIMMY CLIFF- ULTIMATE COLLECTION JIMMY CLIFF ing-and vital to our efforts -to (Verve) to a continuing dialogue with the 0 REENIRY see a hip, young jazz ensemble 10) Wallace Roney, "No Room industry to address these issues STmAGNEONErvP SEAN PAUL an IS 13 39 sharing the bill with equally For Argument" (Stretch /Con- in the coming year and to the creative improvisational rock cord) ensuing actions that will allow us band, but this has yet to happen The creative spirit inherent in to reach our goals. As always, TOP WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS.. on a significant level. all these projects, which span suggestions and ideas can be E- It would also be heartening - several musical generations, is mailed to agraybow @billboard and vital see the jazz com- legends can m. NO. 1 1- -to proof that our living Happy holidays and best WHO LET THE DOGS OUTS ' BARA MEN 21 munity coming together more still create the captivating music wishes for 2001. MIS® 19.reN"a, N ".E often to achieve our mutual goals, ANDREA BOCELLI 90 POLY!;40?,t7222 as the Verve and Legacy labels PEACE ON EARTH VARIOUS ARTISTS did for the projects that accom- 17 w CELTICMCHRISTMIS: pany Ken Burns' jazz documen- TANTOO TEMPO REBEL GILBERTO ES tary. Regarding that upcoming NN JOHN MCDERMOTTIANTHONY KEARNS'RONAN TYNAN television event, which may well 93 NETiáISHHTENORS be the most important, large - REESMRISRTEXORSM EINBELFAST ANTHONYXFARNSIRONANTYNANIFINBAR WRIGHT 34 scale booster shot that jazz has 1111 THE LARGEECORDSsi CHHANC HULLO RUBEN GONZALEZ gotten in decades, it is discour- AGIN aging that many in the jazz world DISTRIBUTOR VOLAREI VERY BASEST OF THE GIPSY KINGS GIPSY KINGS are already criticizing Burns ful failing to include this or that OMARAPORTUON00 9 10 2 BWáENñCISHNTABOCCINNCWBP%CERMISOMARAPoRTU0N00m artist in the series, rather than OF REGGAE VARIOUS ARTISTS appreciating the visibility that 10 9 HAWIAIIANS ACKKMKEYONNáAS Burns is giving the music as a BUENA VISTA SOCIALLCLLUBgPRESENTS IBRAHIM FERRER IBRAHIM FERRER 18 whole. CHRISTMAS VARIOUS ARTISTS Sure, barbs and arrows are an - 12 11 WORLD MUSI PUÚURMAYO181 7EMTSEEEMIEMr I integral component of jazz lore, WATE CHFRI MTHE WELL THE CHIEFTAINS Sr MU Berme",_ 13 I6 often going hand in hand with the "OWES4007TMECRCAS P VC I CHRISTMASS INN ROME PADDY MALONEY - creation of the music itself, but if N 6(%/ RELRTM TM O MOM NIXCOfOAKCIMMLRICC WICKLOW there has ever been something 11j, TOR THE IAN.PICKUPTHELIMITFO HMI PEACE: A CELTIC CHRISTMAS SHEILA WALSH 15 I2 6 that we should all put our efforts `COIIFLTORGmIT10N 13II:11&666.3613 behind, this is it. After all, noth- s. ing is perfect, save perhaps for one of those transcendent Miles

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ANNINnRNDN REPAIO3LrCnaCDMPILmAMWMPDaai al' ARTIST TITLE HIGHER The search for new music and artistswith the poten- g IMPRINT a NUMBERUSTRIBUTING LABEL a tial to impact people will be even more crucial in 2001, bemuse the time in several years, Christian NO. 1 for first music sales declined this past year. "The dip at mid- 1 7 VARIOUS ATISTS ® .M- © GROUI11 year was somewhere around 3 to 4 %," says Breeden. 'wows WOWIWI: THE YEAR' 53010 CHRISTIAN MRSTS AND HITS Bemuse the year hasn't finished yet, we're not sure 2 1 by Deborah Evans Price where we'll finish up. We've had a much heavier release EIEMMMRRAAA58A?OI0Mw NT CHRISTMAS WITH YOLANDA ADAMS © N REVIEW: It was a highly unusual year in Christ- schedule the second part of the year than the first. I Q 5 65 YOLANDA ADAMS m ARCASWIM MOUNTAIN HIGH...VALLEY LOW ian marked by changes that would have been believe the midyear dip was due more to the release unthinkable at this time last year. Who would have ever schedules than anything, but the second [dip this year] a) 4 4 DC TALK RONFRO1n AHRSTRORDANI INTERMISSION: THE GREATEST HITS inugined that after 28 years with the company, Word m CBA sales I would attribute directly to the less-than- Entertainment president Roland Lundy would depart? strong participation in those stores in our mainstream 5 3 1 LODESTAR TNASPARROW 693MROfm.1NT THIS CHRISTMAS TIME Could anyone have foreseen Word and Myrrh merging generated titles." 9 6 4 MICHAEL W. SMITH REUNION 10002/ M000FJn FREEDOM into one label? Who knew that after several years of Acts as such as Mary Mary Yolanda Adams, BEBO celebrated growth, CBA (Christian Booksellers Assn.) Winans, and EOM. enjoyed phenomenal mainstream 9 7 12 AVALON SPARROW 1133cn01317ANT JOY: A CHRISTMAS COLLECTION market sales would slip? And what about the rumored sales, yet CBA retailers were reluctant to join the CI 8 30 PLUS ONE 14.11AYR 83324CH0TMNT THE PROMISE merger of Zomba's Provident label with Word? All in party. "Even though [some of those artists] had done all, it was a tumultuous year for the Christian music albums with some of our hometown labels before, all of 18 4 NEWSONG BENSON Q 83331mx0VIOEN71141 SHELTERING TREE business that left many people scratching their heads. those have been signed by mainstream companies out- "It's been a very distracting year in the Christian side of the [contemporary Christian music] communi- ® 9 15 JACI VELASOUEZ ROM 7392 CRYSTAL CLEAR d try," affirms EMI Christian Music Group ty that is based here in Nashville," says Breeden. ® 10 8 NEWSBOYS SPARROW 11811RHOROA11T SHINE: THE HITS president/CEO Bill Hearn. "There have been major "What that represented in terms of sales is the main- distractions throughout the business. Early in the year,' stream side had a lot of good activity and did very, very VARIOUS ARTIS © 13 19 the proposed Warner Music Group and EMI Music well. Our challenge remains the Christian bookstore WOW WORS HIP TODAre 30 MOST POWERFUL WORSHIP SONGS merger not only distracted the industry and the key side of things. We did not see growth on the CBA side 13 11 61 ANNE MURRAY PRNOHIWAY0211 URVRC WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD people at both those companies; that also trickles down as of this interview, and our challenge is to find a way into the smaller businesses such as the Christian Music for Christian retailers to embrace these acts who are co 20 23 THIRD DAY ..:EPPAi OR DENT OFFERINGS: A WORSHIP ALBUM Group. I think we navigated those waters well. We being introduced by the mainstream side. It's almost PO.U. stuck to our knitting, kept our eye on the ball, and are in else of what we had in earlier years when we had © 16 M W NV ® THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF S ITHTOWN having a great year- Now its no secret there are dis- an occasional crossover Christian artist that was try- cussions going on ing to get 15 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS ® NT ownership all CITY ON A HILL-SONGS OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE between BMG and EMI. That's the way VARIOUS ARTISTS © JT 38 been somewhat 2000 * IN * REVIEW through the WOW WORSHIP ORANGE: MOATS 30 MOST POWERFUL WORSHIP SONGS distracting, but company on

18 12 6 BILL A GLORIA GAITHER AND THEIR HOMECOMING FRIENDS again we're going the main- SPRING MOUSE2316LHORMNT CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY to end the year at EMI Christian Music up 4 or5% on stream side of things. Until that ownership takes place, sales from last year. Our profitability is going to be your muscles aren't filly flexed in terms of radio and 21 29 MARS MARY CA/COLUMBIA 7602/WORD THANKFUL ® increased this year- Even through the distractions that retail shelf space and other attended presence that 20 14 g CARMAN have specifically affected us, we've ended up having a make an album sell. Somehow we've got to make sure SPARROW IT6Nx017pwT HEART OF A CHAMPION: A COLLECTION OF 30 HITS very respectable year." that these artists coming from the mainstream side get Gospel Music Assn. president better penetration [into] the CBA marketplace." 21 19 18 ZOEGIRL SPARROW 5113aCHOROnm® ZOEGIRL Frank Breeden agrees that it's been Breeden expects to see mainstream companies con-

22 16 adistracting year. 'Business dynam- tinue to pursue consumers. "I would not be © STACIE ORRICO FAREFRGNT525ARATTRAL1111 GENUINE Christian ics like that consume energy, and you surprised if we saw more offerings coming from the © 24 IT DONNIE MCCLURKIN only have so much energy to apply mainstream aide now that they've seen a first blush of VERITY 4315OPROVI001T ® LIVE IN LONDON AND MORE to anything on any given day," he success with their A &R efforts," he says. 'That's the 24 23 8 REBECCA SC JAMES FOREFRONT 5A51AH0T0ANT® TRANSFORM relates. "That's energy you aren't real distinction I'm trying to draw here-that they have able to apply to your real mission, actually signed acts on their side versus just taking acts VARIOUS ARTISTS 25 27 28 BREEDEN and that is making and selling that were signed on 'ow side of things. I wouldn't be xwmeulnum®,vaWr, IOUN DM OF YOUR LOVE reg. 25 MODERN WORSHIPSO GS records. So I do think we have seen surprised if we saw more of that happening, and 'don't

20 31 97 VARIOUS ARTISTS A' a large part of our industry distracted for a goodly think that's a bad thing." ST000LIAATAROM1 KO 2000 THE YEAR'S 30 TOP CHRISTIAN ARRSTS AND SONGS amount of 2000, and quite frankly, I'll be anxious for Hearn agrees. "It bodes well for the continuing pos- that to be put behind us so we can focus on ow top itive growth forecast for Christian music," he says. 27 33 19 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN SPARROW I6ascTamART (SPEECHLESS) priority, which is making great records and getting "P.O.D. on Atlantic, Mary Mary on Columbia, and NEW, TOMMY WALKER HOSANNA. /INTEORm!04AVwRO IN NEVER GONNA STOP them out there to the people." Yolanda Adams on Elektra are great stories, huge However, out of the ashes of corporate consolidation sales, and are creating tremendous awareness not only VARIOUS ARTISTS 29 25 4 and merger frenzy, independent labels stand poised to for Christian music, but for Christian artists and the sm. nATWAAA CHILD OFTHE PAOMIY A MUSICAL CELEBRATING THE 13181110FCHRIST make a stronger impact in Christian music. The last art and quality of Christian mask by mainstream labels 30 34 10 CAEDMON'S CALL ESSENTIAL 1A559/PROVIDFST LONGHNE OF LEAVERS few yews have seen the emergence of Rocketown, I view that as verypoeitive for our indlotry, and I think Gotee, inpop, Ministry Music, 1112.0 Communications, it also proven-whether you are on a mainstream label 31 T6 16 BEBE MOOWTVUDIAA LlTMMWYPROVIOna LOVE AND FREEDOM and other indie labels that are Carving a successful path or a Christian label -when you se1800,000 to amillion sign as (x) RE-ENTRY RANDY TRAVIS ATwmc RAAITAHORMNT INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY in the industry. records in one year, that is a very, very positive "With the fact slot there's corporate ownership in to the consumer's interest and desire for positive musir 33 32 8 GATHER VOCAL BAND WPM HIILIma.0110PeT IDO BELIEVE Christian music like never before, I think some things that we provide. That's one silver lining around this at times are more uncertain than they've ever been year that has been clouded by the distractions and the 34 31 1 CHRIS RICE ROCHETOWNTAIRAVORO MI SMELL THE COLOR 9 in terms of the larger Labels," says Jeff Moseley, pres- little downturn on ow historical growth" 35 39 11 SOUNDTRACK TECAION IWALPRAWOne LEFT BEHIND ident of M2.0 Communications and INO Records, as Hearn says the second "silver lining' is the break- well as a partner in inpop records. "I think there are through of several new acts. 'Young new artists are 30 38 95 SONICFL000 GOnAS80ARH0R0ANT IM SONICFLOOD a group of artists out there that really desire to be in breaking through on their first albums like never a smaller-type [and] not a he says. is a good sign futons 31 30 o THE NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHOIR FEATURING JOHN P. KEE situation controlled by cor- before," `That for our CARET 43139/VROVIOrAC III NOT GUILTY,.. THE EXPERIENCE porate climate. Becauseof that, it's opened up all kinds growth prospects in Christian music. I'm thinking of avenues for independent labels. In today's more specifically of Plus One, Stacie Orrico, Zoe Girl, and 38 28 d VARIOUS ARTISTS IMMIX n83AYORD ONE SILENT NIGHT bottom -line- driven environment, independent labels Nadine! Lampa. These are all very exciting stories." ARTISTS are able to take more chances artistically and min- As exciting as it has been to see talented newcom- ® RE -ENTRY VARIOUS WOW GOLD. 30 LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SONGS OFME I0' S, WS AND 90S istry-wise than ever before, and I think that's where ers break through this year, behind the scenes, so to KIRK FRANKLIN PRESENTS INC the innovation is going to Rome from. The reason we speak, it's been an unsettling year for Christian music. ® RE -ENTRY 13 Pal P KIRK FRANKLIN PRESENTS INC have all these labels that have been consolidated and There are many, myself included, still trying to imagine Q Records wiN gains CAS Awn. CRAM bought out is because at one time, they were inde- Word without Lundy. Beyond the personal feelings his RM 6Lb släM1gwRW pendent labels. They took all kinds of creative departure generated, some see his exit ss signaling e Nne°imryRmo1 á i rmJmmiñn e L,lmHeÌMnéclálro má léNI ñ chances, and really produced some incredible mode pivotal shift in the life of the Christian music industry. IrvnniHmnaN 00mi11uli01mo2,IMmAAmUlti011¢SNÍp,ImlibYlNORUmb2,Naira3NeMGPT that touched a lot of people." (Continued on meet page) I 6N oN Ceae Am co. "ASOSRN IAemalas.INVU 6HAme. ® I"aIe PRña PIßM11 HPrI- . lcrptle, w 2000, 91IIboeMHPI Cummun'rzpors. 50 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.billboard.Com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 DECEMBER 30, 2000 Artists & Music Top Gospel Albums.. Ve, restructuring but has a full slate ofroleases intended to MMO rzommaspass RwRU m0ilumrolnm.xlóarom0r MIM get the label back on track and on top in 2101. And after 1 ARTIST TITLE 1 ry years of litigation, theca was a settlement in the $75 IMPRINT NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL million, 11 -count lawsuit filed by God's Property SPIRIT founder Linda Searight against B -Rite Music, Kcki NO. 1 Wm.- 7 and Claude Lataillade, and Kirk Franklin. A sopho- YOLANDA CADAMS weed Na I CHRISTMAS WITH YOLANDA ADAMS more release from Gads Property D due this summer. by Lisa Collins The Malato Music Group retained its status as the 65 YOLANDA ADAMS Mom smas1RG® MOUNTAINHIGH...VALLEY LOW MOVING UP A LITTLE HIGHER: With one of No. 3 label. Nashville -based EMI Gospel stepped up 3 MARY MARY CLCOwe3iA 53740FRG THANKFUL the major labels seeking bankruptcy protection, its bid to become a major player with its signing of pop another cutting its gospel roster in what appears to star Aaron Nevilles Tell It Productions to an exclu- 18 DONNIE MCCLURKIN EERIn43150 112 LIVE IN LONDON AND MORE.. he a withdrawal from the genre, and two dismantling sive distribution agreement and a long -term, multi- their gospel divisions, the year 2000 proved to be million- dollar recording pact with Jokes, which called BERE MOTOWN 15O4EKSIKEAML -OVE AND FREEDOM most challenging for the industry's record labels. forJakes and EMI Gospel to launch a record label. E Ne31W E COMMUNITY CHOIR FEATURING OYH. N R KEE The year began with confirmation that Def Jam The buzz is already building for F. Hammond Music 35® T H E EXPERIENCE Records would dismantle Island Inspirational, despite Series, a full-fledged label forged by Hammond and KIRK FRANKLIN PRESENTS 1NC the growing successes it had begun to enjoy with Verity Recorde, set to debut next year. Fact is, there RRTE 490313nNTERMOPE KIRK FRANKLIN PRESENTS INC Karen Clark-Sheard and Bishop T.D. Jakes. Then, was no shortage of independent labels willing to take a following months of speculation, CGI Records fled for shot at gospel gold, from Chris Byrd's Minstrel House 2 AARON NEVILLE EEL T 2000TAa1IGOSPEL DEVOTION bankruptcy protection. Myrrh Records beefed up its Music to the Los Angeles -based AFRT Music. Norwas LS VARIOUS ARTISTS gospel division there a short- DMINOBIONFP WOW GC6P13.20110 -MEIFMS30 TOP GOSPEL ARTGIS ANBSONG0 only to have it age of inde- CECE WINANS WELLSPRING GOSPELS1n1RPCWRM ALABASTER BOX disbanded, pendent labels with its artiste 2000 * IN * REVIEW makingnhead- 14 40 FRED HAMMOND & RADICAL FOR CHRIST WM1743140 PURPOSE BY DESIGN folded back way the into Word charts -most KURT R & THE KURT CARR SINGERS 10 C Records and its black music cut in half as the year notably Crystal Rose, Meek and ca0OTnTNTCR[OPE AWESOME WONDER staff First Lite, Records, came to a close. MCA virtually cut its gospel roster World Wide GospeLJDl earned three Stellar Award NATALIE WILSON & THE S.O.P. CHORALE 15 7 altogether. nods with projects from Norman Hutchins and the GOTW CZNTRC 40057MTTERMOFE [GIRL DIRECTORI But with each setback came new strides. With the Rev. Chester D.T. Baldwin, while CeCe Winos'

13 DOTTIE PEOPLES MANTA IBM 10260 SHOW UP & SHOW OUT withdrawal of MCA and Def Jam came the entry of Wellspring Records celebrated the gold certification Motown, scoring with BeBe Winans'' Love And of its debut release, "Alabaster Box," and MCG 16 LEE WILLIAMS AND THE SPIRITUAL DC'S Mm Ana AR GOOD TIME Freedom," and Columbia Records, which-courtesy Records thrived with the growing stardom and com- of gospel's newest sensation, Mary Mary -tri- mercial success of Lee Williams & the Spiritual 19 2 15 SHIRLEY CAESAR AYRRNNIRO 510710HC® YOU CAN MAKE IT umphed with an album ( "Thankful") that was sub- QCs.

60 YOLANDA ADAMS vmn013144 THE BEST OF YOLANDA ADAMS sequently certified gold. Al in all, it was a very good year. My own top picks And what a harvest Yolanda Adams has sown for included Natalie Wilson's debut release, "Girl Direc- SPIRITUAL VOICES 7 KEITH "WONDERBOY" JOHNSON & THE WORLD WmMC03rn2535 LIVE & ALIVE Elektra Records with her debut set, "Mountain High tor," Kurt Carr's "Awesome Wonder," Adams' ... Valley Low," which was certified platinum and gar- Christmas LP, McClurkin's "Live In London And LUTHER BARNES & THE SUNSET JUBILAIRES 19 nered premium rotation at three radio formats (con- More," and Mary Mary's "Thankful," As for gospel's R GOSPEL I 59TAnANTA101, WHEREVER I GO temporary Chiietian music,gospel, and R &B). And her biggest story, that was the platinum success and

22 holiday release, "Christmas With Yolanda Adams," high- profile positioning of Adams, gospel's latest '3 mTICRTYTE0RD 51000TP0a GET READY, THE BEST DETD. JAKES topped the gospel chart as the year carne to a close. quarterback. Like Franklin, she is carrying the torch MASS CHOIR Verity capitalized on major releases from its key forward. Yet the landscape is really wide open for 17 DOROTHY NORW00D WITH MIAMI W. OLE RICKETY BRIDGE players -John P. Kee, Donnie McClurkin, Fred the next one, and who that will be remains to be seen. Hammond, and Hesekiah Walker -to advance as "Truth is, there is a yet- untapped market in the 25 22 RICKY 01LLARD & "NEW G" NEW CRYSTAL ROSE maw IIN NO LIMIT gospel's top-ranking label in terms of unit sales. gospel world," MCG Records CEO James Bullard Gospo Centric slipped to No. 2 due to internal says. "I believe we're just getting started." L31 2O 52 TRIN -I -TEE S,7 &RITE 45035WImCRSGOPE® SPIRITUAL LOVE

DR. CREFLO A. JR. WORLD' MASS CHOIR 2 DOUAR AND .CHANGING YOUR AMWwa31OIN FROM THE HEART OF GOD HIGHER GROUND 15 :i 35 THE CHOIR PBROOILráTABERNACLEO U GOD IS WORKING - I IVE (Continued front page 50) 2, Roland scenario is very This was also a great year for home girls. 11 SOUNDTRACK COMO wow IMETOUTETVa0E HIS WOMAN, HIS WIFE 'The Lundy for troubled important' says Moseley, "because multi -artist compilations. Squint's I can't let 2000goby without relay- CHESTER D.T. BALDWIN & MUSIC MINISTRY MASS --' 21 24 37 now e of the veterans that have "Roaring Lambs" album was a won- ing what I consider to be among the IN 1250 SING RUN SUNDAY MORNING! been there for a very, very longtime, derful, fittingtribute to the late Bob year's most incredible accomplish- THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CHOIR there are no more of them around. Brinier. Released on CD and video ments. James Roy "Pop" Lewis, AWLSVDAO HALLOWIAH!THE WAY BST OF THEOROORLYNTAOEMIACIE CHOIR Bill Hearn has certainly been there a by New Haven Records, 'Whatever patriarch of the Lewis Family, cele- JEFF MAJORS MUSIC WE 1400 SACRED HOLIDAYS long time because of growing up in It Takes, The 'She Said Yes' Project" brated his 95th birthday, and he's still that company [Hearn's father, Billy celebrated the life of slabs Columbine touring with the beloved bluegrass 58 HEZEKIAH WALKER & THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR M1,23132111 FAMILY AFFAIR Ray Hearn, launched Sparrow, now High student C000le Bernall. Itf.- gospel group. Pop's birthday was just part of the EMI Christian Music tured songs by Delirious, do 1hik, one of the milesmnesthe Lewis Fam- NORMAN HUTCHINS IC 1118 BATTLEFIELD Group]. Some of the people that real- Sarah Moore, Fernando Ortega, ily celebrated at a special event Oct starters modern age Key, and oth- 28 in Gs. (near home- 12 TONE% TOMMY BOV VERIn2315L1WE PRONOUNCED TOE-NAY ly the of Christ- and the Out Of Eden, Augusta, their ian music are no longer at the helm. It ers. Those involved donated royal- town of Lincolnton). Pop's wife, EE-[EIAY VARIOUS turns us to the second generation of ties from the project to the Cassie Pauline, celebrated her 90th birthday 20209 GREAT WOMEN OF GOSPEL VOLUME II leadership ... I think the Roland Bernal] Foundation. this year, and the couple celebrated 42 DONALD LAWRENCE PRESENTS THE TRI -CITY SINGERS thing signifies really there is no more Another great multi -artist project 75 years of marriage Oct. 25. EMI CANCEL 202510 TRI-CITY4.CDM first -generation leadership in the was 'The Mercy Project." Issued on Thoroughbred Records-the Day -

12 B.B. JAY MARm1415RYLIEO UNIVERSAL CONCUSSION industry." Word, the compilation contained wind label the Lewis Family records Despite the fact that it was a sic from a variety of musicians, -is planning a special 50 -year 12 BISHOP CARLTON PEARSON ARA0IMPO.NO5DNR BISHOP CARLTON PEARSON PRESENTS: AZUSA PRASE JUBILEE, tumultuous 12 months, one thing including Donna Sommer, Martina anniversary project, due out next everyone can look back on and McBride, Darlene Zschech, Amy year. Congratulations to Pop, H-BRY WINANS PHASE2 MYRRSRORD 5OM1APEY WE GOT NEXT remember warmly is a lot of great Grant, Point Of Grace, Michelle Pauline, and the entire Lewis family uric. Michael W. Smith branched ]Woes, Kim Lisa Bevfll, on so many years of serving the Lord EE-BOY TONY TIDWELL & RIGHTEOUS LIVING Hill, Erin Pox GET YOUR PRAYZE ON out musically mod the instru- O'Donnell, and Christine Dente. and making great music. Don't we all mental album he'd been talldngabout Theproject was coordinated by two hope that, if and when we get to age 38 88 T.D. JAKES BLAND INSFIRKPMI. 5,16.30/10.0.10 ® SACRED LOVE SONGS for years. It was an artistic leap that of my favorite Nashville songwrit- 95, we still have Pop Lewis enthusi- HEM BISHOP ANDRE WOODS MAD CHOSEN SOUND BISHOP ANDRE WOODS AND CHOSEN resulted in one of the most beautiful ers /producers, husband and wife asm, dedication, and commitment lb Borders. with me 1 sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn, 01 Amer. M IAM ceddi- albums of 2000. Sandi Patty team Jeff and Gayle Pro- have that kind of track record in the m metl10.000 alarm units (Gold). RIM certified. for net shipment nI1 million returned with another incredible ceeds from the project benefit music industry, not to mention hay- AIM cwt. IM net shipment d 10 million units INamondl. N owing WY.. . fans a a or Mama. Syrnbohndicates aburn's cnult,platinum level. For boxed se, arid double albums wit!, album that reminded why they Mercy Ministries of America, non- ing maintained successful maesiage Hn fell in love voice in organisation founded by pres- 75 is be 0 rota with that stunning profit for years, something to vinyl aflame. m indicates pasta poem the fort place. ident Nancy Alcorn to provide a applauded. Gad bless 'em! tit 2000. RmmnmanCOrtM,,iminnRtec

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REWIND: Although Keeping Score doesn't general- Rare Emits Council, and ly mirror the action on Billboard's classical charts, the the long line of 20th- century year's end is an apt time for reflecting on those artists music rdssues on the Mon- who placed high on the magazine's list of top sales per- taigne imprint. Label runner- formers; that is, before we move on to a more subjec- up is the ever -impressive tive retrospection of 2000. New York Philharmonic Spe- It should come as no surprise that the world's cial Editions for its deluxe favorite Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, shifted more boxed set "Leonard Bern- units than anyone, with three Philips discs in the year- stein Live" (Keeping Score, end classical top 10-including the top two titles (see Billboard, Sept. 2). Honor- page YE -82). The reigning instrumentalist, cellist Ye- able mention goes to Sony for its enlightened retail pro- Yo Ma put four Sony Classical titles into the year-end motion revolving around Bach (Billboard, Ont. 28). top 20: his two "Simply Baroque" sets, "Appalachian Journey" with Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor, AARON'S ANNUM: This year brought several international C= and, more surprisingly, his venturesome 'Solo" album recordings to mark Aaron Copland's centenary, The dark -horse finishers on Billboard's yearend Sop including a hit RCA disc from thecomposers finestcor- RI 2001 Classical Albums list include Swedish mezzo Anne rent interpreter, Micbaei7eon Thomas. But none is 8o8e von Otter with her fresh-as -fast -snow holiday an meaningful as Sony Claeoicdsjuvt issued trio of two. album, "Home For Christmas," issued last year by disc sets dubbed "A Copland Celebration." h DeutscheGrammophon. Other relatively unfamiliar Featuring the greatest of American classical com- names in the top 25 are early -music vocal group Chan- posers in his own works as conductor, chamber partner, ticleer (Teldec) and violinist Nadia Salerno -Son- and recital accompanist, "A Copland Celebration" y nenberg with the guitar duo of Sergio and Odair encompasses not only some of the best-known of Cop- Asead (Nonesuch).Also noteworthy are two full opera land's recordings but also several performances pre- sets that ended the year in the top 50: Massenets viously unheard on CD. The rarities include the 1985 "Thais" (Deem) and Handel's "Alel- recording of his opera 'The Tender ra" (Erato), with the common thread 2000+LN+REVIEW Land," the Nonet for Strings, and being soprano Renee Fleming. The two versions of 'Twelve Poems Of onlyreissues to place high are eminently worthy ones: Emily Dickinson." There are more songs, choral EMI and DeutseheGrammophon evergreens from the works, and chamber pieces new to CD, along with a hands of pianist Martha Argerich. handful of famous orchestral works. The booklets are Artistically, the year-end Top Classical Crossover nicely appointed with session photos and archival chart looks grimmer than ever, although, reassuring- items, including vintage Columbia advertisements. Over 14,000 detailed U.S. and ly, John Corigtianos Sony soundtrack to 'The Red And in a thoughtful move that not every company Violin" finished high again. Another bright note in the seems able to make, Sony has included a discography international listings - complete top 20 was Ute Lempers edgy set of contemporary art of its other Copland titles in each set. songs, 'Punishing Kiss" (Dacca). The highest-scoring A premiere Copland recording appeared this fail on with key contacts, address, phone, companies this year were Sony Classical on the Top worthy, if mostly overlooked, Chandee disc. Ace clar- fax, e -mail and websites listings. Crossover list (with 15 charting titles) and Universal inetist Charles Neidich debuted the original, more Classics on Sop Classical Albums (with 21 titles). ambitiously virtuosie version of the composer's Clar- Record labels Music distribution companies On to Keeping Score's favorites. This columnist's inet Concerto (composed for Benny Goodman but sub- Wholesalers Home video companies artist of the year is German -born, Paris -residing vio- sequently toned down). Titled "Composers In New linst Isabelle Faust, who is something of a rare crea- York," the album also includes works by Morton Music publishers CD, CD -ROM 8 Video tore -an up-and- coming musician whose expanding Gould, William Schuman, and Samuel Barber. And disc manufacturers Digital music companies discography doesn't reflect a an upcoming, enterprising 'Marc dise showcases pre- Equipment manufacturers Accessory companies deal with the devil. In '97, miere recordings ofCopland's music to several obscure PR companies Associations and Gramophone named Faust '80s and '40s films, with the lovely but long-unheard professional organizations Performing and its young artist of the year scores retrieved from the Library of Congress. Due for her debut of solo Berték Jan. 28, "Celluloid Copland" features New York's Em rights mechanical organizations in Harmonia Mundis "Les Ensemble led by its director, Jonathan Sheffer. Eos Music libraries Entertainment attorneys Nouveaux Interpretes" will also be the featured group inthe WNET New York Importers/Exporters Ruplicators & Duplicators series. She also contributed TV special "Copland's America," to air Jan. 21. And much morel concertos to Hamster's such edition. This year, Faust REQUIESCAT IN PACE: Pioneering record execu- To order send payment for $155 plus 57 SSO ($15 for intematbnal pulled a hat trick with a superb trio: herseeond install- tive Teresa Sterne passed away Dec. 10 following a ordeal with this ad to: Billboard Dlrctodss, P.O. Box 2016, ment of Bartòk Schu- battle 73. Lakewood, NJ 08701. Please add appropriate sales tax in NV, for Harmonic Mundi, a set of long with Lou Gehrig's disease. She was The NJ, PA, CA, TN, MA. IL, OH, VA 8 DC. Orders payable in U.S. mann sonatas on CPO, and a deeply moving amount head of Nonesuch from 1965 to 1979, Sterne issued funds only. All sales are final of Karl Amadeus Herlmanns "Concerto Funèbre" some 500 albums on her watch, including the works of on ECM. 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Fresh songs inspire perennial crooner. 4. Son By Four, "Son By Four" (Sony /Columbia). Powerful. BRADLEY RAMBARRER FF DAI BRADY vocalist Angel drives this engine. 'JJ Keeping Score Columnist/Contributing Editor Associate Director of Special Issues 5. Various Artists, "Price Of Glory" (New Line). From p metal, rap to rock, it's all dynamic and relevant. 1111 6. Monica Naranjo, " Minage" (Sony Discos). Haunting vocal 4 Leonard Bernstein, "Leonard Bernstein I. Joe Jackson, "Summer In The City: Live highlight this inspiring fusion of pop ballads and rock. Live" boxed set (New York Phil- In New York" and "Night And Day II" 7. Luis Miguel, "Vivo" (WEA/Latina). Luismï s raw energy harmonic Special Editions). (Sony Classical). captured live. 2. Ryan Adams, "Heartbreaker" (Bloodshot).And, even bet- 2. U2, "All That You Can't Lave Behind" (Interscope). 8. Banda El Becodo, "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida" (Fonovisai. ter, live at New York's Mercury Lounge. 3. PJ Smith, "Fear Of Flying" (unsigned). Heartbreaker tunes and affecting medleys bring it home. 3. Christian Zacharias, Mozart Piano Works (MDC). 4. Victoria Williams, "Water To Drink" (Adantic). 9. Los Tigre. Del Norte, " Herencia De Familia" (Fonovisa). 4. Tie: Shahram Nazeri /Dastan Ensemble, "Through 5. Saw Doctors, March 21 at the Rosy in Los Angeles. Roots noereño delivered with vitality and conviction. Eternity" (Sounds True) and Shweta Jhaveri, "Anahita" 6. Jane Siherry, "Hush" (Sheeba/Sounds True). 10. Los Temerarios, "En La Madrugada Se Fue" (Fonovisa/ (Intuition). 7. Tom Landa And The Paperboys, "Postcards" (Red House). AFG Sigma). Keyboard -driven cumbia ballads with touch- 5. Henri Dutilleux, Complete Ochestral Works. BBC 8. Civil notion, "Civilization" (unsigned). ing lyrics. Philharmonic, Van Pascal Tortelier (Chandos). 9. The Chieftains, "The Chieftains 2" (Claddagh/Adantic). 6. Jeff Buckley, "Mystery White Boy" and "Live In Chicago" Ill. Jill Sobule, "Pink Pearl" (Beyond MBsic/BMG). DVD Video (Columbia). FO A CORO 7. Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Concerto Funébre/Symphony Caribbean/Latin American Bureau Chief No. 4 /Chamber Concerto. Isabelle Faust, violin/Munich IAN&RRANDI E Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Poppen. (ECM New Billboard Bulletin International Editor Series). 1. Juana, "Fijare Bien" (Surco/Universal). 8. Maria Schneider Jam Orchestra, "Allégresse" (E ja). Perfect marriage of artistry and com- 9. Stevie Ray Vaughan, "SRV" boxed set (Epic/Legacy). 1. Coldplay, "Parachutes" (Parlophone). mercialism. A brave new voice. 10. Singles Coin Steady: Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten, Wolf, Gorgeous debut set. 2. Luis Miguel, "Vivo" (WEB Latina). A definitive collection. "Nun Wandre, Marla" (BBC Legends); The Twilight 2. Radiohead, "Kid A" (EMI). Dark, exper- 3. Best Singles: La Mosca, "Para No Verte Más" (EMI Latin); Singers, "Vert) Marte" (Columbia); Chris Whidey, "Perfect imental and indulgent. Café Day" (New Machine /Valley): Andy Summers/Kronos 3. Doves. "Lost Souls' (Heavenly). Hypnotic debut album from 4. Michel Camilo & Tomatiro,,""Spain" (Verve). Flamenco Quartet, Mingus, "Myself When I Am Real" (RCA Victor); these Northern English lads. meets Latin jazz, and fusion never sounded this good. Radiohead, "Optimistic" (Capitol). 4. Moloko, "Things To Make And Do" (Echo/Roadrunner). 5. Los Tigres Del Norte, "De Paisano A Paisano" (Fonovisal. Unique electronic- rooted art fronted by one of the leading Eveo nonbelievers in the genre will find something in tila ladies in music. complete disc. JIM BFSSMAN 5 Jeff Buckley, "Mystery White Boy" (Sony Music). Selection 6. Tie: Marisa Monte, "Memorias, Cronicas E Declaraciones Special Correspondent of live tracks shows a heavier rock edge to the lare genius' De Amor" (EMI). Gorgeously intimate; The Jobim- work. Morelenbaum Quartet, Quarleto" (Velas). An exquisite 6. Badly Drawn Boy, "The Hour Of Bewilderbeast" (Twisted reading of Brazilian classics. I. Porter Wagoner, "The Best I've Ever Nerve/XL). Deserving Mercury Music Prize winner. 7. Moago Sautamaria, "Afro American Latin" (Columbia/ Been" (Shell Point). Country music like 7. Dandy Warhols, "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia" Legacy). Sees the light of day decades after it was record- it oughm he. (Capitol). Still the best British band to come out of the U.S. ed. The wait was worthwhile. 2. Joe Jackson, "Night And Day II" (Sony 8. Primal Scream, "Exterminator" (Creation). Brilliantly 8. Christina Aguilera, "Mi Reflejo" (BMG). Good in any lan- Classical). Genius sgwritedumposerm guage. balances past pop brilliance with more recent plassical 9. Dorm Duran, "Pop Trash" (Hollywood). Shock) Horror! 9. Tie: Joan Sebastian, "Secreto De Amor" (Musart); Ricardo explorationsons in sequel to 1982 masterpiece. Duran Duran make comeback album! Arjona, "Galería Caribe' (Sony Discos). Different styli, 3. Tie: Celli Rain, "Erasers On Pencils' (Mims dz); Laura 10. Favorite Club Single: William Orbit, "Barber's Adagio For Love, "Fourteen Days" (Zoe /Rounder). ClticCeltic Christian Strings," Ferry Corsten remix (WEA). Classical meets tech- 10. Eliades nOchoa h Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria" (Higher nark band and Afro -Celtic singer -songwriter offer new tes- no with nota hint of cheese. Octave World). Buena Vista returns, but more alive than mmensupreme creativity. 4. Doug Salon, The Return Of Wayne Douglas" (Tornado). No one loved baseball, people and music more than the FRED BRONSON great, late Mug Salim. This country disc- recorded before Contributing Writer JONATHAN COHEN his untimely demise last year, under the name he used for Bilhnnrl.rnm News & Reviews Editor his country gigs-is the perfect epitaph for a legendary life lived to the Fullest. I. Barbados, "Rosahm" (Mariann Gram - 5.Jill Sobule, "Pink Pearl" (Beyond Mnsic/BMG). Delightfully mofon Sweden). Modern pop with 1. Pearl Jam, "Binaural " -25 European delivered character sketches from a truly uniquepop styl- strong pre -Beatles influences. The boodegs (Epic). A great studio album, ist. Swedes do it again. and 25 uncut live shows in support of 6. Shirley Caesar at the Beacon Theater, Oct. 18. Fiery pas- 2. Paola & Chiara, "Television" (Columbia Italy). Third album it from America's most progressive rock band. tor proved a cross between Gladys Knight & The Pips and is the charm as femme dun from Milan rum out irresistible 2. Badiohead, "Kid A" (Capitol). Calculated, awe -inspiring James Brown, so much spiritual heat that she and like few rock albums in recent memory. even had to fan her stage monitors! 3. Olsen Brothers, "Wings Of Love" (CMC Denmark). 3. Early Day Miners, "Placer Found" (Western Vinyl). Home 7. Chumbawamba, "WYSIWYG" (Republic /Universal). Demographic schemopraphic. These two siblings were not spun ambient masterpieces, with a rare depth of emotion. Cutting commentaries on contemporary life by English too old to win Eurovision or make a terrific album. 4. Wren, "White Pepper" (Elektra). New Hope, Pa's favorite anarchists, as ever, accompanied by beautiful music. 4. The Corm, "In Blue" (Lava/Atlantic). I'm going to be blue sons unleash more inspired genre-jumping. 8. Travis Trio, "Down The Road I Go" (Columbia). Stripped- if this doesn't make it big in the U.S. 6. Electric Birds, "Electric Birds" (Deluxe). The most create, down acoustic slant suits renegade country star fine in a 5. Kiraly MacColl, "Tropical Brainstorm" (V2 U.K.). electronic-based album of the year. splendid return to form via label change. Bitterness and brilliance mix well for sharp -tongued Brit. 6. Modest Mouse, "The Moon Sc Antarctica" (Epic). 2000's 9. Tie: Jess Klein, "Draw Them Near" (Slow River /Ryko); 6. Various Artists, "Dank Melodi Grand Prix 2000" (CMC most artistically satisfying major -label debut. Hal&rd, "Resurrection" (Metal-Is/BMG). Striking debut Denmark). They had the best national find for Eurovision, 7. The Sea & Cake, "Oui" (Thrill Jockey). Lush, nearly perfect by Boston singer -songwriter -guitarist a la Maria McKee, and this is the evidence. No wonder they won. pop from the Windy City. and pyrotechnic comeback by heavy -metal giant. 7. BrainStorm, "Among The Suns" (Microphone/EMI Latvia). 8. PJ Harvey, "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea" 10. Soundtrack, "0 Brother, Where Art Thou ?" (Mercury). If you didn't know Latvians could male or pop, (Island). Stories as only Polly Jan can tell them. Bluegrass rejuvenated by soundtrack to the Coen Brothers' don't feel bad -neither did I. 9. OutKast, "Stankonia" (LaFace /Arista). Hip -hop's most marvelous movie. 8. The Supremes, "The Supremes" (Motown). You can inspiring duo does it again. "return to love" in your own living room with this four -CD boxed set, and Mary and Cindy are included this time (and Continued on page YE'29

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ears have trends, and the trends of 2000 can be summed up with three litde words: pop, rock, country. Pop, bemuse- even though the pundits have heen predicting the end of the boy -band phenomenon, hasn't happened yet. 'N Sync has the best-slling album of the year, and pop acts like Christina Aguilera, Brimey Spears, BBMak and the Backstreet Boys all performed well during 2000. Rock, because, the top 20 singles of the year include tracks by Santana, Vertical Horizon, matchbox twenty, Creed and S

Doors Down. Those first four bands all had No. 1 songs on the

Hot 100 during 2000 , the highest number ofrock bands going

to No. 1 in a calendar year since 1989, when Bad English, the Bangles, Mike + The Mechanics, and Sheriff all had chart- topping hits. And country, because, even with the recent success of Shania Twain, it's still a surprise that two country singles ended upin the top l0of the year on the Hot 100 recap. But here's the biggest shocker of all: One of those country singles is the No. I single of the year. "Breathe" by Faith Hill takes top honors for 2000. To find another Hot 100 No. 1 sin-

gle of the year that was also a No. 1 hit on the country chart, you'd have to g back to 1966, when S/Sgt. Barry Sadler s "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" ranked first. All trends are cyclical, and the wheeLhas turned once more on the gender wan. Whereas women ruled the singles recap in 2000 with female vocalists performing on the top seven songs CharloneChurch of the year, men have reclaimed ground this year, holding down seven of the top 10 slots. Aside from Hill, the only female acts in the singles recap are Destiny's Child and Toni Braxton. taring the Product G &B. It's the first time that one act has And, on the R &B side, the men completely dominate the taken two of the top three year-end spots since 1995, when women this year. Here's a closer look at the top formats: TLC had the No. 2 and No. 3 singles of the year with "Waterfalls" and "Creep," respectively. The only other artists POP in the rock em to have placed two songs in the year-end top ICs the kind of coincidence a reporter on the chan beat three are Wham! ( "Careless Whisper" at No. I and "Wake

could only dream about. In 1999, the No. 1 single of the year Me Up Before You Co-Go" at No. 3), the Beatles ( "I Want was a one-word title beginning with the letter B by a solo To Hold Your Hand" at No. 1 and "She Loves You" at No. female artist on the Warner Bros. label. And in 2000, the No. 2) and Elvis Presley ("Heartbreak Hotel" at No. 1 and -Don't I single of the year is a one-word tide beginning with the let- Be Cruel" at No. 2). fomrtar ter B by a solo female artist on the Warner Bros. label. You The highest -ranked single by a solo male artist is "I Wanna better "believe" that, just as Cher astonished the industry by Know" by Joe. This may come as a surprise to those who king first place last Faith Hill oR n a surprise of her expected the highest- ranked a sin a f 2000 to core from (Wind-Up) being the highest -ranked album cut, at No. í. own this year by ca t ng top honors with "Breathe," a song one of the label's teen acts, like Brimey Spears, 'N Sync or Right below " Higher" is Aaliyah's "Try Again," the first Ha that never went all the way on the Hm 100. The single did the Backstreet Boys. 100 Nn. 1 in history not available as a commercial single

spend three weeks at No. 2, making it the first non -No. 1 sin- Joe's "I Wanna Know" is also the highest- ranked sound- (although a 12 -inch vinyl single was released after the song gle to be the top hit of the year since 1965, when Sam The track single of the year, as the song was heard in "The fell from pole position). Sham & The Pharaohs ranked first with "Wooly Bully." Wood." In second place among soundtrack songs is Aaliyah's Like last year, the rap Hot 100 artist is a female group-but The other country song in the year-end top Id is "Amazed" '"Cry Again" (Blackground) from "Romeo Must Die," a film instead of TLC, it's Destiny's Child. Despite personnel (BNA) by Lonestar. Both Hill and Lonestar employed a suc- that featured Aaliyah in a leading role, alongsideJet Li. upheavals, the group had three major hits in 2000, includ- cessful formula to earn crossover success at top-40 and adult - Coming in third is "Doesn't Really Matter" (DefJam/Def ing two songs that reached the summit. IPs quite an improve- contemporary radio: Produce an all -out op mix of coun- Soup, Janet Jackson's contribution to "The Nutty Professor ment for Destiny's Child, which ranked No. 27 on last year's try song. If other country artists follow this route, it's likely II: The Klumps," in which she took a leading role opposite artists tally. The top female artist is Faith Hill, the top male there will be more than just two country songs in the year-end Eddie Murphy. artist is Sisqo, and the top group is Santana. recap of 2001. just to confirm the ever -changing fortunes of popular Taking home rap pop songwrstieg honors for the first time not one artist from last year's top 10 on the Hot 100 is Rob Thomas, who not only penned "Smooth" for Santana "Smooth" Move recap repeats in this year's top 10. To take this a step fur- but two tides for his own band, matchbox twenty, induding iu One of the most successful singles of the last dozen years ther, the only artists from last year's top 20 who appeared in No. 1 hit, "Bent" (Lava/Atantic). Vertical Horizon'sMatthew is "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas. But the Arista this year's top 20 are Santana and Christina Agndera. Scannell is the runner -up songwriter, based on the group's single had the misfortune to fall on the cusp of two chart two RCA hits: "Everything You Want" and "You're A God." ' years. Had the timing been different, "Smooth" could easily Faith And Destiny Sweden's Max Martin, who has fashioned hits for the have been the top single of 1999. Instead, this remarkable Looking at the pop recaps, the best -selling single of 2000 Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears,:N Sync and Ceine Dion, comeback effort ranked No. 19 last year. This years recap is Santana's "Maria Maria," which had the longest run at No. ranks third, based on 10 charted tides. And prolific Southern provides some redemption, as "Smooth" glides into second 1 on the main Hot 100 (10 weeks). The song with the most California -based Diane Warren, whose 2000 hits include place, right behind "Breathe." And just one notch lower is airplay is Hill's "Breathe." The top four tides on the airplay Christina Aguilera's "I Turn To You" (RCA) and Whitney the follow -up to "Smooth," "Maria Maria" by Santana fea- recap were all commercial singles, with Creed's "Higher" Continued on page YE -34

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tmt is entirely fining that, in the year 2000, at least per- eventually dropped from the litigation after they banned Napster, whereby Napster would charge its users for BMG ceptually the beginning of a new millennium, the ngdownloading from their computers, but the point was product and it would receive Funding from the record giant music industry started coming to grips with he new made. While Dr. Dre filed his own sun against Napster, in exchange for equity. The rest of the label conglomerates realities of an entirely new medium that will forever other artists actually felt at least empathetic to Napster's have yet to join BMG in he proposed settlement. Yet the act the way it does business. The burgeoning cul- anti -establishment image. In fact, Limp Biakit set up a free trend here is unmistakable: peace in the courtroom for a I tural and economic universe known as Internet Napster- sponsored tour, and the Offspring considered piece of the digital pie. has, among many other things, become a revolutionary offering a free download of their new album, but that plan Not all was rosy for online businesses. The gold rush of vehicle for accessing and distributing music. To the record was scrapped by the hand's label. In fact, all the record new dot-corn companies has started to peter out as the poten- industry, that vehicle has been more like a runaway train- companies were definitely playing hardball with the digi- tial of Internet business has yet to transforms into profit. Wall one it spent the past year valiantly trying to control. And this tal entities, and they started to win a few of the legal bat- Street lost much of its enthusiasm for the virtual industry, ride is far From tles. and a growing number of Internet entities either went out Familiar buzzwords over the past decade continued to of business. merged or were sold to more stable companies. reverberate in 2000. The seemingly In addition, dot-rom advertising -which helped radio sa- inexorable consolidation trend in the tions e joy record ad revenue increases-declined industry continued in by mid-year, undercutting he value of radio groups and lnapster .rie,noneet HPIu9tmYCUOIwaYtn records,t radio, publishing, concert pro - slowing station acquisitions to a crawl. notion and broadcasting. However, it wasn't all smooth sailing. Time Warner Welcome to Napster CONSOLIDATION CONUNDRUM w s able to merge with AOL, but h The industry's consolidation movement last year initially right where '90s left off, on couldn't absorb EMI. Even so, that Join the largest, most diverse online looked like it was picking up he hasn't quenched the appetite of other community of music lovers in history by an en grander scale, as Time Warner announced its inten- suitors. It seems to be only a natter of downloading and instating Napster es fun, on to merge with online giant AOL in January and, one time before the big five record groups simple, free, and available for Windows and montht later, announced plans to acquire the EMI Music become the bigger four. the Mac Group. Even the most ned and However, the deals were anything but rubber- stamped. entrenched music-business icons were' News Raahl Combined, the transactions bad global implications, in terms impacted by the industry's ceaseless of the proposed entity's mining. winds of change. Despite stool artist Take e look aitour hannswerst ts'or'mmea of ea ni and industry opposition, BMG even - questions about the future of Napster as a con frofInternet u ternet aces a to musicsic ually persuaded Clive Davis to turn business. Naoster/Bertelsmenn 0 & A You as publishing (the deal would general statement about the t =I Naostenlertelsm pub- over the reigns of Arista Records, the merge the two largest musk label he founded and ran with unpar- Featured Music lishers, EMI Music Publishing alleled success, to taFace Records mas- and Warner /Chappell Music). termind L.A. Reid. Yet they kept Davis Looking for brand new must Authorities in Europe and in the family by bankrolling his new New Artfet Prearset type America raised red flags in sev- label. popular band that you likes eral areas, which forced Time the best emerging artists th Warner to offer a variety ofcon- we xwrrane heard of.. yet LAW AND POLITICS uch as the selling For good and bad, the music itself Recent News physical (as opposed to Internet) as top-of -mind in legal and political distribution operations, assets circles. On one side were artists, who Napster for the Moe le Notes and facilities throughout the were al on such as The first "official' version of the Napster so' European Economic Area (EEA) work-for-hirere and the musical "piracy" to third-parry ers that are of Napster and its brethren. On the independent of any of the major other side were election -yea candidates and politicians, tak- HERE COMES THE record companies. But it wasn't ing the entertainment industryr to task for selling unsavory JUDGMENT enough: By October, Time subject matter to impressionable listeners. To be sure this In May, U.S. District Judge Jed warner gave u its effort to was not a year for standing on the sidelines. Rakoff ruled that MP3.com's merge with EMI, and in return, My.MP3 service violated copyrights, just one week later, the European THE DIGITAL DILEMMA and the RIAA and Metallica also Meta (bra Commission approved Time When the record industry introduced the CD two decades n its lawsuit over Napster. Warner's merger with AOL That ago, little did it know that the digital encryption of music Napster appealed the judgment, while MP3 would spend the deal still has to be cleared by U.S. authonties. Issues such as would lead to the creation of technologies that enable ton- rest of the year settling with all the major labels, including open access for set -top cable boxes, Internet service prodders ers to access music on demand and without compensa- the Universal Music Group, whose deal also included the and instant- messaging services still have to be-and are tl n to the record industry. It took until Dec. S, 1999, when record expected to be- resolved. the RIAA filed suit against Napster for operating "as a haven Meanwhile, the labels had their own designs selling for music piracy on an unprecedented scale." According to their music digitally. Sony and BMG starteddownl downloading SEAGRAM'S NEW SPIRIT Copyright Control Services, more than 750 million tracks services April, EMI launched its digital distribution in EMI may have been left at the corporate alter, but it might were downloaded in the past year. May, and Universal began offering music downloads in not stay single much longer. BMG, which in the beginning of In April, Metallica filed a $10 million copyright infringe- August the year publicly announced intentions of becoming the ment and racketeering lawsuit against the music Web site hough Bones of Napster, such as Gnutella, were up and largest music company, is one of several interested patties. and file- sharing software distributor, as well as the running, the record companies' ire continued to be directed Other mega-mergers fared more successfitlly. While the University of Southern California, Yale University and solely at Napster, especially when Shawn Fanning's compa- Time-Warner/AOL/EMI corporate melodrama unfolded, Indiana University, which the group claimed "knowingly ny won a stay that enabled it to remain in business durmg Seagram, owner of the world's biggest music company (at sanctioned and encouraged students to pirate" songs the appeal process. 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The three -line item defines O artists were let go in the transition, mduding Arista Nashville and recordings fin the first time as "works made for hire" senior VP /GM Mike Dungan, who would become Pat Artists fear this development may change the historical bal- Quigleÿ s successor as Capitol Nashville president. ance of rights between artists and record companies, in that BMG's rocky year ended as it began, when chairman the artists could lose the right to regain their authors' copy- Michael Dornemann and president/CEO Strauss Zelnick rights in the future. resigned and were replaced by returning BMG veteran Rudi The RIAA said the provision ensured that the names of Gassner, who became president/CEO.The moves recording artists were protected under a Senate version of were precipitated by high -level disagreements on how the an anti- cyber-squatting measure introduced late in the ses- THE YEAR IN BUSINESS company should participate in e- commerce, the public - sion and later passed into law. 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Rather, they claimed that it was employed to offer pro- French media, telecom and utility conglomerate, and deal with Capitol Records, giving the Tower its second foray tection to record companies, which have increasingly sought Vivendï s strategic partner, Canal Plus, Europe's biggest pay - into the black -music imprint arena. And in October, the pro- to gain ownership of artists' own identities for Web sites in TV service, in a three -way stock -swap merger deal worth motion departments of Epic Records and 550 Music-labels contract negotiations. more than $30 billion. in Sony's Epic Records Group-were merged, eliminating Hearings were called in April, and artists lobbied strenu- several positions: Ms came three months after Sony cut 500 ously to repeal that particular clause. In August, the RIAA CHANNELS AND CONCERTS jobs from its worldwide operations. and groups agreed Merger mania infected all levels and areas of the industry. wording fora newueisb legislation, which was introduced when MTV bought hip -hop music channel The Box, with the THE HEAT ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned to session Sept. 6. The Work For Hire and intention of merging it with its M2 channel. Just last month, The federal government didn't focus solely on the corpo- Copyright Corrections Act of 2000, H.R. 5107, was passed in year acquired rate mega -merge either- Several perti- October and was quickly signed into law by President Clinton. CBS, cquired Black nent issues cropped up that attracted its Television (BET). And Clear Channel attention. For instance, the Federal Trade PARENTAL ADVISING Communications, which last year Commission forced the major labels to This being an election year, the m notorious element acquired AM FM to become the largest end their minimum -advertised -price ofthe music business -those being lyrically offensive or objec- radio group in the country, spun off (MAP) tionable music-became (odder more than 100 stations to meet FCC try adopted four for candidates of all parties. The anti -trust guidelines, then acquired years ago after major Federal Trade Commission and SFX, the nation's largest concert - chains were using record Democratic vim presidential can- promotion/outdoor -venue entity. product as loss leaders and didate Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D- One of the leaders of the corporate harming the brick -and- Conn., complained that the RIBA trading frenzy has to be Robert mortar retail business. But had not gone far enough in its Sillerman. In 1997, he sold his radio that didn't stop 30 states revised voluntary labelingsystem. group to Capstar for $2.1 billion. He and commonwealths-as In hearings on how the entertain- spent the next three years acquiring well a several con- ment markets explicit material to regional concert promoters such as sumers-froms ing the teenagers and children, some Bill Graham Presents, PACE Enter- labels for price fixing. experts complained that sanit z d- tainment, Delsener- Slater, Cellar Sometimes, you had to for -radio ofexplicit songsoggss Door and Avalon Attractions, as well wonder whose side every- as veritablers "bait-and- as a bevy of outdoor amphitheaters, body was on. The FCC switch ploy to get kids to listen to until his company, SFX, was the over- found itself at odds with the uncut album versions. And whelming powerhouse in the field. In Congress and the radio momentum for legislation or March, he sold the company to Clear interests over the launch- changes in record labeling was loo Channel for $4.4 billion. But that's not Clive Davis ing of hundreds of Low amid the confusion over the pres- all. In November, Sillerman formed Power FM radio stations. idential election. the FXM management company, acquired The Firm (which FCC Commissioner William Kennard believes represents the Backstreet Boys, Limp Bizkit and 'N Sync, the stations will add diversity to the dial, the SELL, SELL, SELL among others) and announced his intention to buy more major radio groups, such as the National Fortunately, record conglomer- management groups. Association of B sroadasters, believe they will L.A. Reid ates, concert promoters and radio add interference to the signals of the com- statns weren't the only things sold TOP GUNS mercial radio stations. Although a bill to drastically scale back in 2000. Of course, plenty of records were snapped up by After a tumultuous 1996 -99, which saw the departures of the concept was tacked onto a late -year appropriations bill, American consumers. As of November, album sales were up Warner co -heads Bob Daly and Terry Semel), as well as a it has yet to be signet), and the LPFM process continued to over 4%, highlighted by platinum-plus debut weeks by IN Sync bevy of label toppers caught up in the (2.4 million), Backstreet Boys (1.6 million), Universal/ PolyGram merger, 2000 Brimey Spears (1.3 million), Eminem (1.7 was the year ofchnge for BMG, par- million) and Limp Bizkit (1.05 million), ticularly Arista Records. When not cl Those numbers alone should cheer the got out that parent company BMG nation's brick- and -mortar retailers, in spite insisted that Arista founder /president of concern about the growing presence of Clive Davis have a successor in line, it online album sales. And they, too, have provoked an mediate outcry ,joined the party, setting up then-own Web among many of his peers, artists and sites to expand their reach. songwriters. Nevertheless, even And it sas a good year for the touring thogh Davis enjoyed his greatest business, consolidation notwithstanding. acclaim by leading Carlos Santani s Although Diana Rom' remade Supremts comeback to multi- platinum (and effort bowed out early, teen -pop arts, such eight Grammys) success, BMG pur- as 'N Sync, Britney Spears nd the chased the remaining half of LaFace Backstreet Boys, did big bush as did Records and named LaFace co- package tours like Ozzfest, Up In Smoke founder L.A. Reid the new president (Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem) and of Arista Records. Davis left Arista Anger Management (Limp Bizkit, when his contract expired in June Eminem) and veteran acts uch as and was the subject of a bidding win Metallica, Bruce Springsteen and the for his new label, J Records. farewell jaunts of Tina Turner and KISS.

Ironically, he settled for ajoint- So, after all the sturm and drang of -. venture deal with BMG and brought 2000, what's the outlook for the music in such Arista alumni as Charles industry for 2001 and beyond? In some Goldstuck, Richard Palmese, Tom ways, especially considering the still - Corson, Julie Swidler, Keith Naftali untamed Internet frontier, the business and Alan Newham. Already signed u, is as sealed as it has ever been. But in the label are Luther Vandross, Olivia, other, more important ways -specifically Alicia Keys, Jimmy Cozier, 0-Town the passion in as both an enter- and WydefJean, who will also launch tainment force-the sky an Clef Records through Davis' new still be the limit.

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DEFENDING DIGITAL RIGHTS The overriding achievement for 2000 was the digital agenda bill, which the music industry had pressed for since 1996 and which reinforces the rights of copyright owners and stip- ulates penalties for those who infringe. The law goes into effect next March, notes ARIA executive officer Emmanuel Candi. "There is no consensus of opinion on how that is going to affect the music industry," admits Candi. "The challenge in How do you make the digital environment expand your exish ing customer base? The record companies are well aware dtat the value of the CD has been questioned, and they know that the whole online experience has to be a value -add." In late November, BMG started a six -month trial of digital downloading, with some other companies also signalling their inffintinns. After a year-long squabble between ARIA and APRA's subsidiary, the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Ocher, Soniety, over mechanical royalty rates, the two agreed on Nos. 16 to preserve the published price to deal as the base fm a Shrinking Tours, Expanding Retail, new royalty rate covering the 2000 -2004 period. New Royalty

BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER

SYDNEY--Compared to the buoyancy of previous years, Australians tended to buy their CDs online 2000 was not a strong year for the Australian music indus- from overseas-based e- toilers. try. The market was flat -and not helped by a new 10% The good news was the rise of new tal- across-the-board Goods And Services Tax, the country's ent. The dominance of this year's ARIA obsession with the Olympics and the free-falling Australian awards by debut acts Killing Heidi and dollar. Madison Avenue wasjust part of the story. After a 7% rise in 1999- wholesale figures from the Elsewhere, newcomers Vanessa Amorosi, Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) for the six S2S, 28 Days, Kasey Chambers, Kaylan, months ending June 2000 showed that labels shipped more than 20 million units, at a value of AUS $212.5 million (U.S. $121.1 million). Unit sales dropped b 3.99% compared to the same period in 1999, a drop of a dollar value of AUS $18 million (U.S. $10.27 million). The Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) reports that, after averaging a 7% annual growth over the past decade, the last 12 months have seen an income drop horn AUS $14 million to AUS $12.5 million. That's mostly due to "an apparent decline in the popularity of films and TV, which we obviously hope is a short-lived phenomenon," according to APRA's CEO Brett Cottle, and not in recorded music. PAINFUL FOR PROMOTERS As the Australian dollar dropped to 52 cents to the U.S. dollar (t was about 64 cents last year), concert promoters found big inter - Area 7, Lo -Tel, Sunk Lotto and the Testeagles made an national headliners difficult to attract Negotiations with Bette impact. Midler, Korn, Metallica, KISS, U2 and Prince stalled. "A lot The decision between ARIA and the rommerdal radio sta- of promoters are hurting," admits Michael Gudinski, man- tions to increase the Ineal content quota to 25% (with a quar- aging director of Frontier Touring, adding that some pro- ter of that to be devoted to music released in the last two moters faced ruin. Tours like Ricky Martin worked. Others years) kicked in. Also helping to expose new talent were the were forced to keep prices down -particularly with acts that shortlived, ARIA -funded TV show "The House Of Hits," had a teen audience -and experimented with multi-tiered Triple J, pay -TV channels, the Australian Independent Clockwise from left' Pants, Madison Avenue, Killing Heidi p Record Labels associations deal with Qantas to play Musicfestivals eschewed international headliners for local Australian dips on its Bights, and the proliferating Internet big names. Music-retail chains continued to grow in pow radio stations and Internet sites like MP3.com.au, which The mid-1998 axing of parallel- imports restrictions provid- exposed more new music than ever. The new rare is 8.9%, reducing to 8.7% in 2002. The pre. ed them with the threat of using offshore suppliers or else. Record companies and publishers rose to the challenge, ou e of 9.306% applied through last June 30, widi ire With stronger marketing efforts, and by acknowledging that signing more dynamic musically ambitious acts and commit- new r to taking effect retroactively from July I. digital downloading was bringing younger customers into ting to provide long-term financial support. Dance music, Fuelled by searches for online licensing opportunities, their stores looking for new music, the three leading music - already rising in units by 150% in the last One years, was pro- APRA projects an 8% growth in net distributable revenue in retail chains increased their market share this year. vided with a strong surge by the success of Madison Avenue, 2001 (compared to a 3% growth this yy ).APRAalsoisbat- Sanity grew to 260 stores and claims a market share close whose "Don't Call Me Baby" (which sold 210,000 copies in ding with Olympics organizers for $2 million (U.S. $1.04) to 30%, while suppliers put Leading Edge's share at 12.5% Australia) debuted at No. I on the U.K. chart and was a siz- payment for music used during the events and expects fur- and 13 %, and HMV to 10% with 30 stores- despite dis- able club charter in the U.S. ther income from its new license programs for commercial counting and heavy competition from department retailers This year, acts such as Pnau, the Avalanches, Friendly, radio, cable TV, online services and music -on-hold services. like Myers and Kmart. Groove Terminator, Bifiek, Endorphin and Gerling expand- ARIA's next battle in the year ahead is to get the govern. ed their market. The inaugural Australian Dance Music ment on its side in getting what it views as proper broadcast ONLINE ACTIVITY Awards, held in Sydney in July, provided a legitimacy to pro- fees out of commercial radio stations, whose payment varies Music retailers widened their online operations -and such ceedings. between 0.5% and 1% of adverdsinß e. Most outlets e -toilers as ChaosMusic and Noizenet reported that the falling Meanwhile, apart from the acts mentioned above, Savage pay AUS $2 million (U.S. $1.04 million) a year, while ARIA Australian dollar made them competitive. While a -toilers have Garden, AC /DC, T Arena, the Living End, Keith Urban, believes they should be paying AUS $16 million (U.S. $8.1 grabbed more market share -the online sector is currently Powderfinger, Taxiride, Alex Lloyd, Frenzal Rhomb, David million) a year. It may take all of 2001 to find common estimated to be worth 3% of the music-retail sector -most Bridie, Yothu Yindi, Bardot, Tommy Emmanuel and ground between those two figures.

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LONDON -If it weren't for mobile telephones, strengthen its European business by poaching it is doubtful that many European music -industry ecutive VP of Sony Music Europe Paul-Rene executives would have taken vacation time during Albertini to become president of Warner Music the year 2000. Such was the frenetic pace of devel- Europe. Meanwhile, long- awaited promotions opments in the market. were raced for Sony Music Entertainment The European industry ended the '90s with a (SME) Europe chairman Paul Russell, who now certain sense of cautious confidence, and in the first also boasts the position of chairman of Sony /ATV year of the new century key Euro players domi- Music Publishing, and SME U.K. chairman/GEO nated events in the global marketplace through a Paul Burger, who became president of SME series of daring and ambitious moves. Europe. Barely had the year begun when the unlikely Burger's former position was filled by Rob scene of Ken Berry and Roger Ames embracing Stringer, previously Epic Records U.K. managing was plashed across front pages of the world's press, director (and brother of Sony Corporation of as the duo announced plans to merge their respec- America chairman/CEO Sir Howard Stringer). tive EMI and Warner Music mpires into the Back in regulatory land, the European world's "premier music group. " e Commission has been struggling to agree on a new While that ultimately did not happen, the exer- Copyright Directive that will govern the future on cise did bring the European Commission up to intellectual-property copyright concerns both in speed with the music industry, according to EMI phyalphysical and online worlds. Recorded Music president/CEO Ken Berry. The regulators now understand our industry, they Moly PHONES IN THE LOBBY understand the competition issues, they've The music industry, led by the Inter- taken into account where they think the national Federation of the Phonographic industry is going, they've listened to peo- Industry (UPI), has been working tire- ple from every aspect of the business, and lessly to include provisions in the directive they are n knowledgeable on this business that will protect the owners of songs and as you could with them to be at this par- music. Unfortunately, the industry has ticular point in time," says Berry. found itselfbattling lobbyists employed by the far more powerful telecommunication BENEFITS OF EXERCISE industry, which seems determined to So, if nothing else, the European argue that music is simply information and Commission benefited from the exercise - that all information should be available although not as much as the lawyers, free of charge. The final draft of the accountants, bankers and advisers, who, Copyright Directive is due to be ratified in from the EMI camp alone, walked away early 2001. from the failed merger bid with 42.9 mil- French electronic composer Jean-Michel lion pounds (261 million) in fees. Jarre handed over the duties of artists' When it came to mergers and acquisi- spokesperson for the IFPI to the Cons, tions, the real winners were a former whose first official duty at the Platinum French water utility called Vivendi, which Europe Awards extravaganza in July was in one bold move acquired Universal par- Robbie Williams The Corm to speak out against Internet piracy. The ent company Seagram with a check for $34 band followed this up in October with a billion. The move not only gave the new entity the world's Independent Music Publishers And Labels Association "soft" lobbying exercise, when it gave a live performance to biggest major music company, but also instantly provided it (Impala) and, in particular, through its secretary, general an elusive audience of members of the European with an entertainment business bigger than that of Disney. Philippe Kern, who is recognized as one of Brussels' finest Parliament, governmentrn ent officials and regulators during an That thrust the name of f ean -Marie Messier into the lobbyists. IFPI "Friends of Music" event. music-industry limelight. Six years ago Messier took the helm Monti did, however, grant permissionsion for the much larg- of a French utility company, changed its name to Vivendi marriage of Time Warner and America Online to go CYBERSPACE DISAPPEARANCE and began transforming the business into a new entertain- ahead. That deal could make it difficult for Warner Music The Cons also enjoyed a huge year in Europe, with thew ment powerhouse-a mission he finally completed in 2000. now to even go looking for a date, let alone a spouse, given latest album, "In Blue," notchmg up more than 3 million However, d 't expect the Frenchman to rest on his laurels, the commission's fears that AOL could virtually control the sales across the continent. Other albums whose European as h ruthlessly ambitious and likely to want to reinforce online distribution of music if anyone in addition to Warner sales reached more than 3 million during 2000 were Moby s Universal's posinon as the world's No. 1 music company. was involved. Play," Brimey Spears' "Baby One More Time" (4 million), Robbie Williams' I've Been Expecting You," Shania Twains SUPER MARIO RIPS MIDDLEHOFF'S PROPOSAL "Come On Over" (6 million), Santana's "Supernatural" (4 Another name not usually associated with music came to The apparent death of the Warner /EMI deal allowed million), Jam roquaï s "Travelling Without Moving," the fore during 2000, when European Competition Bertelsmann chairman Thomas Middelhoffto at least begin Madonnas "Music" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Commissioner Marto Monti and his team of regulatory inves- to pursue his stated goal of making BMG the No. 1 music "Californiation." tigators turned what Warner and EMI thought would be a company. Immediately prior to the announcement of the Not so fortunate were the dot -toms that, mostly due to lark relatively straightforward transaction into a five -month night- Warner/EMI merger proposal, rumor was rife that BMG was of business, went out of business during 2000. The most mare that eventually saw Ames and Berry ripping the plan about to propose tes own deal for an Anglo -Saxon marriage. notable of these was Boxman, which tried a last-ditch futile up and returning to the drawing board. Talks are now apparently under way between EMI and BMG, effort to raise additional funds from shareholders. The busi- Monti and the regulators were swayed by many argu- but EMI's Berry is adamant that a deal only will be done if it ness was then offered for sale, but that too failed, and what ments-not least from British Telecom, Disney and Europe's offers the right synergies and savings to make it worthwhile. had been a promising business and brand simply disap- indie labels. The latter group also found themselves a sin- Another major affected by fallout from the Warner /EMI peared into cyberspace. Don't be too surprised if others fol- gle coherent voice through the newly established deal was Sony. With the merger on ice, Warner moved to low in 2001.

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This year, Japanese music companies began using mobile-- phone Internet -access services to promote their releases. Fay example, Sony became the first Japanese record company target keitai users who use their phones to log to the IN Internet, offering information about new music and video releases -free of charge-through Nippon Telegraph and Telephone's popular "i -mode" Internet -access service. Meanwhile, more and more music-download kiosks began sprouting up in Japanese record stores, as kiosk operaton such as V -Sync and DigiCube offered music downloads aimed Though Music Sales Are Down, at users of the popular (in Japan) recordable MiniDisc for. New -Media Outlets Are Up mat.

BY STEVE McCLURE smi.m.uan.su Inmant,.. avext) TOKYO-Although there was no lack of news ,L in the world's second-largest music market in 2000, overshadowing all other developmentswas mm the market's continuing decline. According to the Recording Industry Assn. of Japan, production of software audio webyeits 24 period was down 4 %nfrom the corresponding period of 1999 to 314,740 units, for a value of 892.9 billion yen ($3.6 billion), down 6%. As in 1999, sales of non -Japanese music (yngnku) ontinued to fall faster than the market's overall decline. Production of non-Japanese repertoire companies was down 9% to 52.8 mil- + r,.,.s..eneutersnne rnlntueeueaxo.srwou lion units in the first nine months of the year, fora value of 75 billion yen ($688 million), down IS %. Those totals represented 17% and 19% of the market, respectively. In 1999, by way of comparison, non - Japanese Japan ial.,nu,,,,, fined -par ned repertoire accounted for roughly 20% of the to weaken in 2000, as BMG Funhouse, v "osIs)shba.EMt an Japanese market, according to the RIAJ, down Sony announced relaxation of their saihan policies. from dose to 25% in 1995. In September, Alex Abramoff, formerly president/CEOof While many in the Japanese industry sat back Tokyo -based Mercury Music Entertain and bemoaned the sorry state of foreign-music sales, the ment, was named president of Liquid Zomba Record Group saw the yogaku slump as an opportu- popwire.cpm- Audio Japan. LAJ was again in the new nity to meet latent demand for foreign product. In October, October, when former LAJ president Zomba set up a stand -alone operation in Japan, with Tak Masafumi Okanda was arrested along Kitrawa, previously head of ublisher Fu)ipadfic Music's men on suspicion ofkid- Am I Blood with four other anal division, as president. Sales and distribution for napping and beating one of the c o m p a -

Zomba Records (Japan) K.K. are being handled by Ave, n y ' s former board members in June Zomba's licensee in Japan since 1996. 1999. One bright spot on the Japanese music scene w the vigor Overseas music -information Web sites shown by Independent labels and artists. The indies senor that moved into Japan in 2000 include now is for between 5% and 6% ofmusic sales in Japan Real Networks, which launched a and that could rise to 10% in a few years, some industry fig- j pa -language music-information ures predict. site (hup: //www.ippee.con() and Launch Domestic acts that sold well in 2000 included female rock- Japan (hop://www.launch.o.jp), ajoint r Ringo Shcena (Toshiba -EMI), female vocalist Ayumi venture between Tokyo -based Sofibank. Hamasaki (Avex) and idol group Morning Musume (Zetimc Publishing, Yahoo Japan and Launch I On the ogaku front, Mercury Music Entertainment scoreded Media. In April, Stockholm-based digital surprisee hit with Bon Jovï s album "Crush," which sold close A &R community Popwire.com set up to 900.000 units after its May 17 Japan release. Popwire Asia K.K. in Tokyo. The site In February, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)-the ter- (http: / /japan.popwire.com) focuses on ritory's biggest label-introduced a "corporate executive" sys- unsigned Japanese indie acts and features tem to speed up decision-making and clarify management Japanese-language about membackresnsibilities, and it cut back its board of directors from 19 loal and (overseas ctsformation bers to four. Ten of the former directors now have the The Japanese government was expected to introduce leg- title of corporate executive, with responsibility for oversee- wata, who became chairman of that company. islation by the end of the year that would end Japanese ing specific aspects of the company's activity. In April, Japan's biggest independent label, Aver, began authors' society ASRAC's longstanding monopoly of music - In March, it was announced that Universal Victor, thejoint online music sales through its Avex Network site copyright royal y collection and distribution by allowingpri- venture through which Universal Music did business in Japan hitp: //www.avexnet.orjp), with individual songs available ate companies and individuals to offer services similar to before it merged with PolyGram, would be divided between for 050 yen ($330). Product sold through the site is available JASRAC's. Tha more was seen as diminishing the impact of Universal Music K.K. and Victor Entertainment on May 1, as only to residents ofJapan. In November, Avex launched a an agreement r ached in August betweenJASRAC and aeon- the "Seagram tsunami" finally hit Japan. Under a "strategic digital- download site (hop: / /atmusioavexnet.com9 aimed at sortium repres nting softwarecompanies and Inremet see alliance" announced by Universal and Victor, Universal users in Canada and the U.S. through another subsidiary, vice providers whereby businesses selling music downloads Music took over the joint ventures A &R, publicity and pro- AV Experience America, featuring a total of 20 single tracks will have to pay JASRAC 7.7% of the retail price charged For mn which saw the transfer of some 40 of the by eight ofAvex's Japanese artists. Each track is priced at $3. each download. joinenture's 70-odd employees to Universal Music. The Avex was again in the n in November when it signed a The Japanese industry ended the year shaken by the con- rest of Universal Victors staff, mainly administrative per- licensing deal with leading South Korean label SM tinning decline in music sales but cautiouslyoptimistic about sonnel, went to Victor Entertainment. Among those moving Entertainment, under which Avex product will be released in the potential of new media-such as the Internet, mobile to Universal Music were Universal Victor president Hiroyuki South Korea. It is believed to be the first such deal between phones and music kiosks -to revive sales.

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HONG KONG -This was the year a long-awaited the more traditional Cantopop fare still remains music began, slowly, to stir in Hong nKong. Tong. For example, sales for "Play It Loud, Kiss He the market for the Asia Pacific region and the Soh," the latest album from rising star Miriam Yeung, gateway to mainland China. have soared well above the 100,000 mark -no small From in earliest days, the Cantopop genre, which feat with today's piracy levels. has long dominated the m e here, has been Yeung is tipped to be named one of the top three strangled by in own limitations: either syrupy love bal- female artists in Hong Kong this year, a sign that the lads or cover versions of Japanese dance numbers. playing field seems to have leveled. Where, in the past, Consider: Alan Tam, who didn't have much in the charts and annual awards ceremonies have been way of dance moves, made his career on love ballads "farmed" out to the same big names, this year's in the 1980s: Leslie Cheung, who could shake a booty rounds-which started at the end of December-has or two, gained fans with a combination of sweet bal- everyone guessing. lads and choreographed dance numbers. Stars of the "In the past, you have seen the usual big names '90s like Jacky Cheung and Aaron Kwok followed suit. sharing the awards because, on the strength of their It was a vicious cycle that needed breaking. Record popularity, radio and television stations have felt ob- companies were loath to invest money in genres that liged to give them the awards," says one industrysomh. were risky, and music fans didn't know how to But that may na necessarily translate to actual sale express demand for genres to which they had never of albums or the quality of the music. This year, been exposed. Mina 's album has sold better than Sammi Changs, In Taman, there had always been a niche market and Nicholas Tse might have sold more than Jacky for genres such as hip -hop and R &B. In Hong Kong. Cheung. Who gets to be top dog then? The old ones the mere mention of these words sent record labels are dropping, onesyoung rising, so they have diving under their blankets. But in recent years, MTV 2e acheded of plateau." and Channel V have opened up new vistas for viewers d introduced themnew to genres, which have BRAND -NEW GENERATION become increasingly accepted. The sales success of LMF, Yeung and T couldsig- So, is the music revolution finally here? Not exact- nity that a new generationa is about to take over the ly. But, in the past year, the glimmerings ofa rebellion industry., While big multinationals such as Polytram have started to show, as illustrated by the rise of rap- (now Universal) EMI Music and Rock Music had rock outfit Lazy Muthafueka -or LMF, as it is more dominated the market (if only because they had more properly referred to-and several other bands, includ- cash to sign the big names), new labels coming up are ing heavy -metal rockers Anodize and Screw anti giving them a run for their money. Chinese rap outfit NT. Among several new labels set up in the past year or so, one new kid on the black is staking serious daimsit CHEUNG'S CLAN the market. Emperor Group started EEG in 1999 and LMF, f taring hip -hop D, Tommy Cheung, took signed acts such as Dave Wang, David Tao and their the industry by surprise with its no- holds-barred net prize, rebellious heartthrob rocker Tse. album "The Lazy Clan," released by Warner's indie EEG has been encouraged enough by its initial suc- DNA label. spin off a new label, Music Plus, under which The album's rebellious, itsshas signed an array of new and old artists, such as R -rated lyrics struck a com- old -timer Roman Tam and upcoming star Edison p chord with much of Chan. Sources say that, by the time both labels are Hong Kong's youth, fuly functional, Emperor will have about 18 artists on despite the act that only a is roster. couple of songs could be played over the airwaves. STIMULI FOR NEW AUDIENCES "Until recently, there had "For the past three years, the music industry has never been a market for LMF seen new lows. We can't just keep blaming external urban music," says Warner causes such as piracy or MPS. We have to ask our- Music (HK) managing Kong, which outstripped sales for selves if sheer is a problem with our net and creativity," says director Mark Lankester. even Cantopop idolLeo Lai. In EEG managing director and CEO Frankie Lee, of the new "But now, you're seeing all Malaysia and Singapore, wherew the label. "We need to have new stimuli and some fresh new these gals album has been banned for its sounds to auract the music audience again." ñ shoppingp rig malls with their explicit lyrics, Lankester estimates On the other hand, PolyGraMUniversal, once considered baggy jeans and shirts and more than 70,000 illicit copies are a stronghold for Cantopop artists, has seen its once- baseball caps. That is the circulation. A recent concert formidable roster dissipating after the Seagram takeover. demographic we are aiming LMF held in Kuala Lumpur, Even the god of song, Jacky Cheung, earlier this year left the for." Malaysia, also saw tremendous label after more than 16 years to join Taiwan-based What's It seems to have worked. response from the crowd. Music (although his albums will still be distributed in Hong "The Lazy Clan," touted as While LMF's success has been an Kong by Universal). the most groundbreaking For Hoop Kong's While it may be a little too early to predict the longterm album in Hang Kong i scene,e, itccannott be viewed as success of such newcomers as LMF or EEG, there is little

2000, has sold more than a complete swing ' the market doubt that they have provided a much needed injection of 70,000 copies in Hong Miriam Yeung toward new genres. The market for new blood into the humdrum Cantopop world.

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n before the season's final spurt of holiday shopping, Latin America reported its first positive numbers in CD sales after two years of downward spiraling, allowing the year to end in sigh of relief for the Latin music dcollectiveustry. According to d-year stars of47 countries released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) -the organization representing the international recording industry-music sales in Latin America grew by 3% both as value and units, driven by sales in Brazil and Mexico, the region's two largest territories. Mexico's 10% growth, coupled with Brazil's astonishing 29% jump in units sold (and a 31% in value growth), compensated for Argentina, which, in the midst of a recession, gis[efsi a prnod cans fall of rei% in obit sold. Ahhougo er ngles ped flea were negligible, sales of CDs in theth region by The numbers are remarkable, given the current tremendous and are economical i of the manyether Lain countrieses and tof es, 50 Latin market, a units, inthe hands of pirates, according to Gabriel Abaroa, president,e IFPI Latin America. Bon ever the highestt, geditr"Latin is the region with the highest percentage seizures , the world. 5 of the market is m the hands of pirates, it means we have of the market to recuperate." What this could amoues to can be somewhat envisioned by looking at the U.S., where sales ofLatin music- understood as

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Velásquez. And, at the other extreme, we have artists which registered a precipitous we've been developing for a long time who are now superstars, like Chayanne and Shalcira." Welter is even optimistic about Sony's one prob- fall of 46% in units sold. lematic market -Brazil-where the company has just hired veteran producer L.iminha to become its new A&R director. Sony is also capitalizing on the ever - albums that are 51 %in Spanish-continued to rise unabated. pervasive tendency to cross markets and cross over, With a 3% increase in units shipped and an 11% increase in not only from English to Spanish and vice versa, but dollar value by mid -year, Latin music now makes up 5.2% of also within the Latin reon as well. Crespo, for exam the overall market and continues to represent the highest over- ple, just recorded a bilingual (Spanish/Portuguese) version Aguileri s Spanish -language debut, and taking a different all growth in the music industry, according to the RIAA. of "Suavemenre"with Brazilian pop group Arakemto ease his direction. entry into the Brazilian market. PATIENCE PAYS OFF Further, in his new position as chairman for Sony Discos, CROSS -PROMOTIONAL FRUITS For Sony, the company that dominated most of the Latin Oscar Llord now has the ability to sign artists who might "BMG U.S. Latin is going to be positioned at the same level charts this year (save for regional Mexican charts, in which come up with an English -language album at the same time," as RCA or Arista," says Rodolfo Lopez Negrete, BMG's VP for Fonovisa ruled), the strategy for success has been patience in says Welter. "And now we have the ability to promote on the Latin region. "It's going to be another label in the U.S. developing old and new talent from every source. English- language radio and English-language media. The market that happens to handle Latin artists." "Even from little Bolivia we have Azul, Azul," says Frank real news is e have the ability over. We don't depend This, says Negrete, includes both English -language artists Weiser, president ofSony Music International LatinAmerica on Sony, Columbia or Epic, although they remain our strong who are looking to cross into the Latin market and vtce versa. "We're hanging in there and making investments. [Also] our partners in this effort" Within the Latm market itself, Spain included, the fruits of local -artist roster continues to be extremely strong, and some Sony is not the only one looking to cross - cross-promotion are obvious. WEA, for example, scheduled of the artists who were in early development stages are now markei. Take BMG U.S. lanLatin as an example. The label is worldwide releases of discs by Alejandro Sanz and Luis very strong, like Elvis Crespo, Son By Four and Jaci benefiting from the success of "Mi Reflejo," Christina Co,mnuedanpage lE -al

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www.americanradiohistory.com 7. Kim, "Kino" (DreamWorks). A new -generation rock diva. R. Travis, "The Man Who' (Epic). Irrefutable proof that songwriting as a true art form lives on. 9. Culture Club, "Don't Mind If I Do" (Virgin U.K.). Boy George revealed himself as an insightful, soulful grown man on the act's sadly underappreoated studio return. 10. On, "On" (Epic). The best record of 2000 that you didn't hear. Fifty lashes to the execs at Epic who let this crafty elec- tronica/rock hybrid slip away.

BRIAN GARRITY Financial Reporter CRITICS' CHOICE Continued from page IT-10 1. Radiohead, "Kid A" (Capitol). 2. Eminem, "The Marshal Mothers LP" 10. Supergrass, "Supergrass" (Island). High-energy pop with (Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope). soul, wit and style. 3. Badly Drawn Boy, "The Hour Of Bewilderbeast" (XL- Recordings/Beggars Group). 4. Yo La Tengo, "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside- THOM DUFF, Out" (Matador). Loa Temeraria hV.alvmnl Deputy Editor 5. PJ Harvey, "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea" (Island). 6. Modest Mouse, "The Moon & Antarctica" (Epic). I. U2, "All That You Can't Leave Behind" 7. OutKast, "Stankonia" (LaFace/Arista). (Interscope). 8. Shelby Lynne, "I Am Shelby Lynne" (Island DefJam). THE YEAR IN LATIN MUSIC 2. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street 9. The Sea & Cake, "Oui" (Thrill Jockey). Connnuadfompage 1T -:6 Band, "American Skin," unreleased, as performed live. 10. Best of the Rest: Supergrass, "Supergrass" (Island); Travis, 3. Radiohead, "Kid A" (Capitol). "The Man Who" (Epic); Amon Tobin, "Supermodified" Miguel. Saur, who sold 1.2 million copies of"El AImaAlAire" 4. Emmylou Harris, "Red Dirt Girl" (Nonesuch). (Ninja Tunea D'Angelo, "Voodoo" (Cheeba Sounds/ in hl -s native Spain i n less than two months, has also accrued 5. Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, "Time To Discover" Virgin); Ida, "Will You Find Me" (Tigerstyle); Ryan sales of 900,000 in America, thanks to heavy market - (RCA). Adams, "Heartbreaker" (Bloodshot); M lave S, "Excuses 6. Paul Simon, "You're The One" (Warner Bros.). For Travellers" (4AD/Beggars Group); Will Oldham, Fonovisa has entered into an agreement with 7. Willie Nile, "Beautiful Wreck Of The World" (River "Guarapero: Lost Blues 2" (Drag City). Spain's Gran Via Musical to distribute and market its artists House). in that country. 8. David Gray, "White Ladder" (EastWest U.K.). Fonovisa, which maintained its iron grip on the regional 9. Mike Younger, "Something In The Air" (Beyond RASHAUN HALL Mexican market with releases by Las Temerarios and Banda Music/BMG). Near York Editorial Assistant El Recodo, among others, is also seeking to expand its reach 10. Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 21 -23, Hillsdale, N.Y. in other genres. The company recently announced the creation of Melody Latina, a label that will carry all its pop ads, 1. Common, "Like Water For Chocolate" and Proamsa, a label dedicated solely to hip-hop. TOM FERGUSON (MCA). Shining "the light" on hip-hop's "Regional Mexican is our forte," says Fonovisa GM Gilberto /nlernaliaren/ PAVA soul. Moreno. "Our strategy is to maintain our position in that 2. Talib Kweli & Hi -Tek, "Reflection Eternal" (Rawkus). market and further develop our artists. But we also want. Intelligent lyrics and amazing production. attack the pop, tropical and hip-hop markets." 1. The Go- Betweens, "The Friends Of 3. Jill Scott, "Who is Jill Scott) Words And Sounds Vol. I" Rachel Worth" (Circus). Comeback of (Hidden Beach/Epic). If you don't know by now... UNITED AGAINST PIRACY 1 the year. Stunning songs from Grant 4. D'Angelo, "Voodoo' (Cheeba Sounds/Virgin). The five -year Fonovisa, of course, is also buoyed by sales in Mexico, McLennan and Robert Forster. wait was well worth it. which, together with Brazil, was the only Latin American 2. Lambehop, °Nixon" (City Slang). Lou Revdjams with Curtis 5. outKast, "Sunkonia' (LaFace/Arista). So good it makes country to register an upswing in sales. Mayfield's ghost in a Nashville after -hours bar. Wondrous. your head hurt. 3. Emmylou Harris, "Red Dirt Girl" (Grapevine). Could she 6. Lucy Pearl, "Lucy Pearl" (Pookie/Beyond rianBMG). repeat "Wrecking Ball" without Lanois, with a self- penned R &B "supergroup" had everyone wanting to dance with According to IFPI interim set. Yup. their debut. 4. Steve Earle, "Transcendental Blues" (E- Squared/Artemis). 7. Musiq munild, ni wanaseing" (Def Soul/Def Jam). Earle tones down the bluegrass, turns up the amps. Made Old soul sound fused with a hip -hop vibe. numbers, Colombia's sales of 6.2 me get my Stande albums out... 8. Guru, " tazz: Streetsoul" ( Virgin). Volume 3 took it 5. Willard Grant Conspiracy,spiracy, "Everything's Fine" (Slow to the streets with neo- soulsters. River /Ryko). A mesmerizing record; this lot keep's getting 9. Pink, "Cant Take Me Home" (LaFace/Arista). Colorful better. songbird proved that teen pop could have an edge. million units were more than those 6. Coldplay, "Parachutes" (Parlophone). Great Brit hopes? 10. Best Tours: The Okayplayer Tour and The Spitkicker Better songs than "Kid A," that's for sure. Tour. Everybody say real hip -hop! 7. Joe Ely, "Live @ Ammne's" (Rounder). Another decade, of Central America, Chile, Uruguay another great Joe live album. A man in his element. Rough Riders, The Melodic CARIA HAY 8. Cosmic "Enjoy Sunshine" Venezuela combined. ( Poptones). Classy Scottish act on Alan McGee's new label. Murk Video /Heatseekers Features Editor and Sounds támiliar? Oh yes. 9. Primal Scream, "Exterminator" (Creation). Classy Scottish art on Alan McGee's old label. Sounds outrageous? Of 1. "Almost Famous" movie and soundtrack While Brazil experienced a dramatic increase of 29% in (DreamWorks). units -which put it well on its way to recovering from its 10. Johnny Cash, "American III: Solitary Man" (Columbia). 2. Rim, "Kivu" (DreamWorks). precipitous 31% drop last year -in Mexico sales were up by 3. Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, "Live At The Greek" 10 %. (TVT1. Crucial to Latin America's recovery, says Abaroa, has been

J ARRY FI ICK 4 The Jayhawks, "Smile" (American/Columbia). the unflagging cooperation of every single record label in the -. Taleid Editor 5. Toshi Kubota, "Nothing But Your Love" (Epic). fight agamst piracy. If the industry hasn't been able to pro- 6. Avastacia, "Not That Kmd" (Daylight/Epic). duce a larger impact on piracy, he says, it is "due to lack of 7. D'Angelo, "Voodoo" (Cheeba Sounds/Virgin). political will from most Latin governments." m I. Robbie Williams, "Sing When You're 8. Patti Smith, "Gung Ho" (Arista). But one need only look at what is possibly Latin America's Winning" (Capitol). A bad boy with a 9. Jill Scott, "Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1" most beaten -up country of the year-Colombia-to glimpse heart of pure gold. (Hidden Beach/Epic). the importance of music in peoples lives and, as a result, the 2. Madonna, "Music" (Maverick). Get into the groove, indeed. 10. Tom Tom Club, "The Good The Bad And The Funky" possibilities of the music marker. Although the country is in 3. Kylie Minogguue, "Light Years" (Parlophone U.K.). Swathed (Tip Top/Rykodisc). the middle civil in vibrant disco threads, Kylie deftly transcended her Stock emigraton on a grand tscale, Sony's Welzer calls it and asset Atken Waterman heyday. with a thriving artist roster. 4. Brimey Spears, "Oops! ... I Did It Again" (Jive). Stop pre- BU L H011 AND Indeed, according to IFPI interim numbers, Colombia's tending that you haven't memorized every deliciously Washington Bureau Chief sales of 6.2 million units were more than Central America, campy ad -lib and each hip -thrusting dance step. Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela combined. 5. Kristine W., "Stronger" (RCA). Walking the tightrope "Latin America will be a roller coaster for a long time," says between clubland and popville has rarely been done with I. Charles Mingus, "East Coasting" Abaroa. "But as long as we get up every time we hit hot- such finesse. (Bethlehem/Avenue Jazz). Long out of tom, wore OK. Colombia is cana great example. If one country 6. Mark Weigle, "All That Matters" (Pet- A- Lnma). Folk music is having everything go wrong, it's Colombia. Yet look where with a gooey, irresistible pop center. Continued on page YE -99

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produce some concrete results in 1980. The Na. 1 album of the year was Pink Floyd's "The Wall," while the lead single, "Another Brick In The Wall," ranked second, beaten only by Blondies "Ca11 Me" from the "American Gigolo' soundtrack. But Pink Floyd's wall wasn't the only structure in the album recap of 1980. A second wall ranked No. '3, thanks to Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" And, at No. 4, Billy Joel built his "Glass Houses." When it comes to genres, rock ruled the 1980 album recap. Only one artist who was also successful on the R &B charts landed in the top 10: Jackson. And only one artist who also appealed to country music fans appeared in the cop 10: Kenny Rogers, with "Kenny" at No. 10. Th 117 Pink Floyd's achievement meant that the Columbia label ears 1 had the No. albums of 1960, 1970 and 1980. The gender gap had closed on the singles tally, with fire female voices represented in the top 10. Debbie Harry led the way as the voice of Blondie on "Call Me," followed closely by Olivia Newton-John with her "Xanadu" hit, "Magic" How The Charts Looked Then Toni Ten nille was the lead vocalist on the Captain & Tennille's "Do That To Me One More Time," and Cynthia Johnson mat the anonymous lead vocalist on Lipps, Inc.'s BY FRED BRONSON disco hit, "Funkytown.' Rounding out the top 10 was Bene Midler with the title mug from her film "The Rose." If Motown performed well in 1970, it did less so in 1980.

The highest -ranked song from Berry Gordÿ s tom- - 1960 Party on the year -end recap was Smokey Robinson's Five years into the rock era, you'd think that the top Croisin ," a song that would be revived in 2000 by 10 albums of the year would reflect the success of this the unlikely team of Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow new genre of music -but not one rock album showed for the soundtrack of their film, "Duets." The other up in the top 10 LPs of 1960. Instead, the year -end Motown hit in the top 20 was the result of Diana Ron i recap was dominatedn by the original cast album of teaming up with the red -hot production tear of Nile "The Sound Of Music, an indication that, while Rodgers and Bernard Edwards; "Upside Down" teenagers were buying singles, adults were still the ranked No. 18. buying albums. As further proof that grown-ups Another label that continued to do well in 1980 was controlledcones the album market, comedy was keg: Three Casablanca One of the hottest companies of the second albums by comedians were ranked in the top 10. half of the '70s, thanks to its roster ofdanceeriented Shelley Berman was No. 2 with "Inside Shelley artists like Donna Summer and the Village People, Neil Berman" and No. 10 with the follow -up, "Outside Bngzrt's imprint entered the new decade by poring Shelley Berman." And the droll Bob Newhart was No. two hits in the year -end top 10- neither of them 3 with "The Button -Down Mind Of Bob Newham" belonging to their leading lady, Donna Summer. It That left the highest-ranking rock 'ñ roll album of was the Captain & Tennille and Lipps, Inc. who car- 1960 at No. 14: "Elvis Is Back' (from Germany, where ried the day for the label. Summer had to settle for Presley had been serving in the U.S. Army). ranking No. 38 for the year, and that was courtesy of On the singles side, the biggest difference between 1960 her duet with Barbra Streisand on "No More Tears (Enough and amtempnrary times is the song sitting at No. I.on that Is Enough)." year -end recap of the Hot 100 of 40 years ago. Percy Faith easily captured the top spot with the instromental 'Theme 1990 From 'A Summer Place single that was in pole position for As if there hadn't already been enough songs titled "Hold nine weeks and is the most successful instrumental of the rock On" in the rock era (10 of them had charted between 1955 era. On the other hand, there is a strong similarity between and 1989), two more tunes with that tide ended up in the 1960 and 2000: There were two country artists in the top 20 top 10 of 1990. The second-generation trio ofWilson Phillips. of 1960's year -end rally. Jim Reeves was in the runner -up had the No. I single of the year with their very first release spot with "He'll Have To Go," a eng that didn't reach No. The other "Hold On" was -the initial chart entry for the San I but spent three weeks at No. 2. That's a striking similarity Francisco-based femme quartet En Vogue, and it ranked to what happened to Faith Hill in 2000; her "Breathe" never No. 8 for the year. quite reached the top but did spend five weeks in second Wilson Phillips and E Wipe werejoined in the top 10 by place. In 1960. Marty Robbins also earned a berth in the top Four other acts sporting female lead vocals. Swedish duo 20, with "El Paso" coming in at No. 15. Rnzette came in second with Marie Fredriksson:s perfor- Back to differences, it only takes one glance to notice the mance on "It Must Have Been Love," Featured on the "Prey short list offrtnale artists who made an impact in 1960. There Woman" soundtrack. The Irish flag was flown by Sinead are only two female artists in the top 20: Brenda Lee and O'Connor, anked third with her rendition of the Prince Connie Fronds, with two titles apiece in this upper echelon Biondi. (top), Me Corpentera song, "Nothing Compares 2 U." Madonna placed fifth wish of the chart. The only other women in the top 40 were "Vogue," and Marian Carey made the year-end top 10 with Connie Stevens, Dinah Washington and Miss Toni Fisher. At the same time, Berry Gordy was relying on a brand -new her very first single, "Vision Of Love," No. 6 for 1990. Also notable about the 1960 recap: Five years into his group to carry Motown into the new decade: five brothers The remaining berths in the top 10 were occupied by male veer, Elvis Presley was still popular enough to take two spotsrs from Gary, Ind., known as the Jackson 5. Gordy must have artists who had once been p rt of other acts. New Edition the top 10 ("It's Now Or Never" at No. 6 and "Stuck On found Billboard's year-end tallies very reassuring. Motown spin -off Beg Biv Devoe took fourth position with their Ma You" at Na. 9). And Chubby Checker ranked No. 10 with had four singles in the top 10, led by the No. 5 song of the single, "Poison." Genesis drummer/lead singer Phil Collins the first run of his chart- topping 'The Twits," a single that year, Edwin Starr's "War." In terms of the Diana continued his winning solo ways with "Another Day In would return to No. 1 in 1962. RosarSupremes split, aside from Rom placing sixth with "Ain't Paradise." Former Generation X lead singer Billy Idol No Mountain Htgh Enough," the Supre es ranked No. 88 crooned "Cradle Of Love" for the "The Adventures OF Ford 1970 with their first Jean Terrell -led vocal, "Up The Ladder To Fairlane" soundtrack and came in ninth for the year. And There's no question about which song had the most impact The Roof." And how did those brothers from Gary fare? Not Bon J vi founder and lead vocalist Jon Bon Jovi tapped in 1970: The No. I single and No. I album of the year was bad at ail, with four entries in the year-end top 30, led by "I'll way from the group to appear in the film "Young Gum II." "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel. Or There" at No. 7. His eng from the soundtrack, "Blaze Of Glory," was 10th Even 30 years later, no one would question the success of a Back to the album recap of 1970 fora moment: One act in for the year. eng that has turned into an enduring classic. the top 10 also made an impart in 2000. The No. 5 LP of the On the album recap, rap album found its way into the Elsewhere in the year-end singles recap, it's obvious that year was an eponymously tided net from Santana. Carlos year-end top 10 for the first time. M.C. Hammer's "Please female artists fared better in 1970 than 1960. There was a Santana and his hand were just one rock act in the year-end Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em" ranked fifth, a harbinger of what female lead vocalist on the runner -up single of the year, top IO, nestled among Led Zeppelin (No. 2 eth' Led was to come in the rest of the decade. Young M.C. and 1 "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by the Carpenters. Other Zeppelin D"), Chicago (No. 3 with "Chicago"), the Beades Live Crew also had albums in the year-end top 30. Jane women in the top IO were Diana Ross (No. 6 with "Ain't No (No. 4 with "Abbey Road "), Rare Earth (No. 6 with "Get Jackson became only the second solo female artist to have Mountain High Enough ") and Freda Payne (No. 10 with Ready"),Joe Cocker (No. 9 with "Joe Cocker ") and Three the No. 1 album of the year (following Whitney Houston) "Band Of Gold "). Dog Night (No. 10 with "Three Dog Night Was Captured when "Rhythm Nation 1814" came out on top. Aerosmith The first year of the'70s was a critical turning point for the Live At The Forum "). Like 1960, there was an original-cast had its highest year-end ranking ever, with "Pump" at Nu Motown label. The company's leading group, Diana Ross & album that made an impact on the year-end chart. RCA's cast 4, and Paula Abdul struck pay din with her very first release The Supremes, officially split into two arts on Jan. 14, 1970. album of "Hair" ranked No. 14 for the year. "Forever Your Girl," which ranked sixth.

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Kitchener recorded for BY JEFF SILBERMAN numerous labels, including Par- lophone in the U.K. Singer/songwriter Michael TALENT band the Blockheads, Dory enjoyed a suing of U.K. "Cub" Koda, in Chelsea, Stich. Musician Nat Adderly, in Lakeland, Fla. Adderly was ajazz hit singles in 1978 and 1979, reaching No. 1 with Koda was the author of "Swain, player, who with his brother, saxophonist Julian Me With Stick" in 1978. In The Boys Room," a top -five hit "cornet "Hit Your Rhythm Cannonball" Adderly, defined the successful "soul jazz" Singer/songwriter Richard "Dimples" Fields, in in 1973 that he performed with a and of the '60s. As pan of the Cannonball Adderly Qumtet, Oakland, Calif The R &B singer/songwriter record- group he formed in 1969, Browns- he saw 12 of the group 's albums chart on Billboard's album ed for Boardwalk, RCA, Columbia and Life ville Station. Koda also played with chart between 1962 and 1975. "Mercy Mercy Mercy" Records. His biggest hit, "If It Ain't One other groups and became a chron- eached No. 13 in 1967. The single of the same Thing...It's Another," was No. 1 on the icler of the rock scene. d r No. I 1 on the pop singles chart and Hot Soul Singles chart for three weeks Screamin' Jay Hawkins Musician Leonard Kwan, Nomhit2 on the R &B singles chart. in 1982. Honolulu. K wan was a legen Singer/musician Rex Allen, Sr., in Tucson, Sing /songwriter sereamin' Jay slack -key guitarist. In 1960, he Ariz. Allen was the last of Hollywood's Hawkins, in Neuilly -stir- Seine, France. ed the first all-instrumental slack -key album, titled "S singing cowboys from Hollywood's mid- Hawkins, born Jalary J. Hawkins, was an Key," which featured his best -known piece, "Opihi M century cowboy-movie era. R&B singer whose first hit, "1 Put A Spell Moe." Comedian/musician Steve Allen, in Los On You," became a cult classic recorded Zeke Manners, in Los Angeles. Hillbilly singer. disc' Angeles. Although best known as a enmedi- over the years by the likes of Creedence ry and composer, Manners co-wrote such songs as an/author and host of the early incarnation of Clearwater Revival, the Animals, Nina Simone Pennsylvania Polka," which was a his for the Andrews The Tonight Show," Allen also wrote a bevy of and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. He also co -wrote "Take My Wife Please" with cum songs, including "This Could Be The Start Of Hawkins himself rode the song's Henny Youngman and "Los Angeles" Something Big," whichuptures the hip,swingiti Tiro Puente horror -movie dementia for his guitarist Les Paul and worked on period of the '50s and '60s. entire career-in his recorded s opts with Buddy Ebsen. Singer/musician Tex Beneke, In Costa Mesa, work and through a manic stage Singer/songwriter/musician Calif Born Gordon Beneke, the mellow-voiced saxophonist show, which he recreated in several films, indud- Martin, in Baltimore. Martin's bi became a member of Glenn Miller's Orchestra in 1938 and ing "American Hot Wax" (1978) and "A Rage In hit was 1970's "For The Love s a featured sax soloist on "In The Mood" and other Miller Harlem (1991). Him," which she wrote with Henry hits. As a member of Miller's vocal group the Modernaires, Singer Ofra Haze, Israel's leading recording Jerome, who also produced the his singing graced such early -40s successes as "Chattanooga artist, in Tel Aviv. She launched her solo singing re cording for United Artists Records Chun Choo," "It Happened In Sun Valley" and "Don't Si career at 19, signing to local label fled Azri. In /singwriteraV personality Under The Apple Tree." the mid -'80s, she reached fora new audience with Ed McCurdy, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Musician Thomas "Beans" Bowles, in Detroit. Bowles three albums of traditional Israeli songs per - He started his career as a gospel singer played flute solos on the Marvin Gaye hits "Stubborn Kind formed with modern arrangements. Her next and announcer for WKY Radio in Of Fellow" and "What's Going On." He also played saxo- album, "Shaday" (Sire, 1988), brought her recognition Johnnie Tayhn Oklahoma City, then'moved to Canada, phone on the Supremet' "Baby Love." Early in his career, in the U.S., Canada and Japan, while 1992's Don Was - where his folk -music pro gr am for CJOR Radio Bowles played with Billie Holiday and Billy Eckstine at produced "Kirya" was nominated for a Grammy in the was soon picked up by CBC Radio. In 1050,. Detroit jazz bars. Additionally, Bowles composed the hat- world-beat category. McCurdy recorded "Ed McCurdy Sings Songs Of The monim solo for Stevie Wonder's first hit, "Fingertips Part 1," Singer Joe Higgs, in Nashville. Higgs was a reggae singer Canadian Maritimes" and wrote the famous peace song ILA and arranged Wonder's "Fingertips Part II best known for fostering the career of Bob Night I Had) The Strangest Dream," which eventually Singer/songwriter Tommy Collins, in - Marley & The Wailers. He was Marley s pri- became the official Peace Corps theme song. Ashland City, Tenn. A Nashville Song - rate tutor in vocal tedmique and stagecraft. Artist/producer Jack Niersche, in Hollywood. Nitarche, a writers Hall Of Fame inductee, Collins I liggs also coached Wailers Peter Tosh and ulti- intrumenralisy became an integral componentofpro. enjoyed atlocareer that spawned such tap - Bunny Wailer and reggae group doter Phil Spector's potent "Wall Of Sound," crafting as "You Better Not Do That." which Wailing Souls. Often called "the fa rits of arrangements for the Ronettes' "Be My Baby" and "Baby I peaked at No.2 on Billboard's country sin- -y reggae music," Higgs first recorded in 1959 Love You," the Crystals' "He's A Rebel" and Ike it Tim gles chart, and "Whatcha Gonna Do Now," - with Roy Wilson in the duo Higgs & Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High." In 1968, Niusrhe which peaked at No. 4. Collins also wrote _ 1 "' Wilma, who had severalJamaican its in scored under his own name with "The Lonely Surfer," two No. 1 songs for Merle Haggard: ;i- the early'60s. In 1975, he released his although he also co -wrote (with Sonny Bono) 'Carolyn' and "The Roots Of My Raising.' first solo album, "Life Of Con "Needles And Pins," which charted in three _ Additionally, George Straits version of traduction." Subsequent solo different decades. Niaxhe was alsoa side. Collins' "If You AintLovin (You Ain't Ulm)" Stev.,utrn albums were "Unity Is Power" man for the Rolling Stones, contributing topped the country singles chart for 20 weeks. (1979) and "Triumph" (1985)." piano to such tracks as "Let's Spend Tlm. Musician Dennis Dusell, in Newport Beach, Singer James Hill, in Nash- Night Together," "Play With Fire" and Calif A founding member ofthe punk band Social Distortion ville. Hill was a baritone singer with Grammy - "Paint It Black." in the late '70s, Danell acted as a guitarist and backing vocal- winning gospel quartet the Fairfield Four, a Musician Benjamin Orr, in Atlanta ist and contributed to seven Social Distortion albums. gospel group founded by a Baptist minister in Born Benjamin Orzechowski, Orr was Songwriter /politician Jimmie Davis. After writing songs 1921. Hill's vocals have also been heard on mum- the former bassist and vocalist of the such as "You Are My Sunshine" in the '40s, Davis eventual- try, gospel and rock recordings by such luminar- Cars, which he formed with singer/guitarix ly became governor of Louisiana. ies as Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Elvis Costello, Steve Ric Ocasek in 1976. The Cars scored four Singer/songwriter his Duty, in London. Despite being Earle, Charlie Daniels and John Fogerty. top -10 hits on The Billboard Hot 100 in the afflicted with polio, he formed his first band, Kilburn &The Musician Alphoeso "Country" Kellum, in Rochester, Denny Daneu 1980s: "Drive" (No. 3, 1984), "Shake It Up" (Na High Roads, to 1970. Teaming with pianist/guitarist Chas N.Y. Kellum was an originator of funk guitar mamem- 4, 1982), "You Might Think" (No. 7, 1984) and Jankel, he signed to Stiff Records and released the hit "Sex ber of the fames Brown Orchestra from 1963 to 1970. "Tonight She Comes" (No. 7, 1986). & Drugs & Rock & Roll," a tune that became his theme song With fellow guitarist Jimmy Nolen, Kellum helped create the Musician Dave Peveretl, in Orlando, Fla. Peveren was a at live performances over the next 2(1 years. Fronting the twin -guitar chicken scratch" sound that became a Brown Conlinned on page 1E34

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Powell was a bossa nova achieved faine as a solo artist, singing such songwriter and guitar player best known for hits as "Who's Making Lové" and the 1970s THE YEAR IN CHARTS writing the 1960s classics "Berimbau," hit "Disco Lady." Continued from page YE -12 "Apelo and "Canto De Ossanha." Such inter- Jazz an Stanley Turrentine, in New national artists as Herbie Mann and Sergio York. Turrentine was a saxophonist whose Houston's "I Learned From The Best' (Arista), places fourth Mendes have recorded his songs. Douglas Allen Woody career spanned 50 years. After working in based on seven charted titles. The top two publishers are EMI Musician Tito Puente, in New York. Puente, Lowell Fulson and Max Roach's bands, he April and EMI Blackwood, with last year's clamp, WB, in third a was undoubtedly embarked on a lengthy solo camer. 101971, place. The top publishing corporation, once again, is EMI thpercussionist,owerg theevoluon of of T me tine's "Sugar" (CTI) became a pop di Music, with Warner /Chappell Music repeating in second place. salsa and Afro-Cubanbanjazz music. He his and set the standard for the soul/jazz sound. was prolific (recording more than 100 During the '70s, '80s and '90s, Turrentine con- From Fourth To First albums), influential and ultimately a tinued to record for such labels as Fantasy, Last years fourth -place pop producer, Man Serletic, is pro- 'tical player responsible for shaping Elektra and Blue Note, mixing elements of pop, ducer of the year, based on his three chart hits, including the growth and development of the jazz and R &B. by Santana and "Bent" by matchbox in Queens, twenty. tropical/Caribbean genre. Nicknamed 1 k Musician Douglas Allen Woody, is second, and last year's leader, Rodney Jerkins, the King of Mambo, Puente won five ,wor N.Y. Woody played bass with the Arrimos Pyle ranks third. The top Hot 100 imprint is Columbia, and the Grammys during his lifetime and has in mid -'801, then joined the Allmann " t. ^ Band the top label is Columbia. been nominated for the award 10 Brothers Band in 1989. ln 1994, he formed Gov't On the album side, the top 10 titles have a little something times. In 1995, Puente received the El r" Mule with blues guitarist Warren Haynes. for everybody. 'N Sync, who managed fourth-place posi- Premio Billboard award, which recog- Mg Omsk tion tyear with its but album, lead the list and it'sjoined nizes those who have made invaluable BUSINESS in the top 10 by pop artists Britney Spears and the Backstreet contributions to the Latino music indus- Record executive Lew Bedell, in Los Angeles. Boys. (It's only the third time in the last 11 years that a male Bedell was the founder of Dore Records group has had the top album of the year. The other male Singer Margie Rayburn, in Oceanside, Calif. in the mid- 1950s, working with suchans groups to do an were Hootie & The Blowfish and, last year, Rayburn was a Liberty Records and Capitol as Jan & Dean, the Teddy Bears and the Backstreet Boys.) Santana's "Supernatural," which Records vocalist who recorded such 1950s hits Bi ly Jce & The Checkmates. Bedell also ranked No. 20 in 1999, is the second best-selling album of as "I'm Available," which reached No. 9 on The was involved in R&B and worked with 2000. One other rock act is in the top 10: Creed comes in Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957, and "Freight Bobby Troup and the R &B group the sixth with "Human Clay." Any controversy surrounding Train." She was also a member of the vocal Whispers. Eminem just helped him sell records: "The Marshall Mashers group the Sunnysiders and Ray Anthony's Producer/author Alan Betrock, in I,P" (Web/Afermath/Interscope) is No. It and is accompa- Orchestra. New York. Betrock produced blondie's Rapper Christopher Rios, known as Big first demos and records by Richard Hell, Punisher, in New York. Rios hit "You Ain't A the Smithereens and Marshall Cren- Killer" was featured on the soundtrack to the shaw, among others. He also served as 1997 film "Soul In The Hole." Rios' debut editor of the seminal late-'70s punk/new- album, "Capital Punishment," peaked at No. 5 wave magazine New York Rocker and on The Billboard 200 in 1998. His single "I'm 0¡ Ham went on to operate his own company, Not A Player" reached No. 57 on The Billboard Shake Books, devoted to rock 'n roll Hot 100, and "Still Not A Player" peaked at No. 24. and counterculture publications. In 1999, Rios joined with Fat Joe, Cuban Link Trade executive Joe Cohen, in Port Washington, and Triple Sets to form Terror Squad; the N.Y. Cohen was a prolific innovator of programs singer most recently appeared with Fat Joe designed to meet the goals of NARM, for which on Jennifer Lopez's latest single, "Feelin he served as executive VP from 1977 to 1983. So Good." Cohen is credited with introducing to theano- Singer Yield Sue Robinson, in Wilton, ciation innovations in market research, mem- Conn. Robinson is best known for her bership programs and services, and devising 1976 top -10 hit "Turn The Beat a national campaign -the first of in kind-to Around," for which she earned a put prerecorded music in retail bins m a prod- Grammy nomination in the best pop vocal uct for gilt- giving. performance, female category. As a teenag- Radio personality Frankie Crocker, in Miami. Emrnem er, she appeared in the original Broadway Crocker was a radio personality for WBIS-FM nus of "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar." ae Higgs New York for 30 years, where he helped spear. nied in the top 10 by rappers Dr. Dm ( "Dr. Dre- 2001" is She recorded three albums with RCA head its appeal to young listeners and No. 7) and DMX ( "...And Then There Was X" is, appropri- Records in the mid -1970s and later became spurred WBLS to become New York's ately, No. 10). Rounding out the top 10 are two female vocal- a session singer, orking with artists such as No. 1 station. He also worked stints at ists: Celine Dion with "All The Way -A Decade Of Song" Elton John, Cyndi lauper and Phil Ramone. stations in Los Angeles, St. Louis and (550 Musir/Epic) is No. 7, and Christina Aguilerá s epony- She also created the autobiographical off - Chicago. mously titled debut on RCA is No. 8. It won't a titanic year Broadway shows "I Will," "Absolutely Vicki Trade executive Larry Fluky, in for soundtracks: the highest -ranked is "Mission: Impossible Sue" and "Vicki Sue Robinson...Behind The New York. Finley was the founder of 2" (Hollywood) at No. 59. Beat" the International Tape Assn., now The top artist on the recap of The Billboard 200 is Britney Musician Dave Shogren, in San Jose, Calif. A known as the International Recording Spears. The top duo or group is Britney's fellow Jivesters, 'N founding member of the Doobie Brothers, Media Assn. He was also president/CEO Sync. The top male artist is Eminem. The top imprin is Jive Shogren wo active in the recording industry, of the International Tape Cartridge which sent four albums to the cop in 2000. The top t label is writing and producing music through the years. Corp. in the early 1960s and became the Interscope, and the top distributor is Universal. He teamed with author Brad Freager to publish Orr largest provider ofentertainment n tape. Combining the Hot 100 and The Billboard 200, the top Parrot Audio Books and was a chief engineer for Later, he owned radio station KSDJ and pop artist is Destiny's Child, which is also the top duo or 12 audiobooks. was a producer and host for several radio group. The top pop female is Christina Aguilera, and the top Songwriter Carl Sigman, in Long Island, N.Y. Sigman and TV shows. pop male is Sisgo, who is also the top new artist. Columbia is penned such hits as "Theme From 'Love Story' (Where Do Record distributor Anthony "Tony" Galgano, in Chicago. the top pop imprint and label. I Begin)," "Ebb Tide," "What Now, My Love ?" and Spending six decades in the music industry, Galgano was a "Pennsylvania 6- 5000." He collaborated on other tunes with pioneer to one -stop distribution, launching Galgano R&B/HIP -HOP his mentor Johnny Mercer and worked with Duke Ellington, Distnhutmg, now known as Galgano Records Inc. In addition Did anyone hear wedding hells ringing on the R &B/Hip- Francis Lai, Gilbert Becaud, Robert Maxwell, Percy Faith to recordings, Galgano said stereo equipment and acceswdes. Hop Singles & Tracks chart this year? Three of the songs un and James Last. He is a member of the Songwriters' Hall Of Record producer Dick Glasser, in Thousand Oaks. (Calif. the cop 20 recap are "Leis Get Married," "Wifey" and, sadly, Fame. Glasser produced acts such as Johnny Cash, Dean Marais, "Separated." The edge goes to Jagged Edge, the group that Musician/arranger George Siravo, in Medford, Ore. Simon Pat Boone, the Osmonds and the Everly Bros. He also ho the top song of the year with "Let's Get Married" (So So sic arranger for Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and Tony worked in management as head of Metric Music and hehned Def/Columbia). Jagged Edge has two songs in the top 20: Bennett He played saxophone, clarinet and flute in the the Warner Bros. A&R department. "He Can't Love U" Is No. 17. orchestras of Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller and Charlie Barnet. Radio personality Doug "Jocko" Henderson, in The singles- and -tracks reap is incredibly male -dominated. In the 1944 0s and 1950s, he wrote for the popular radio show Philadelphia. Henderson was one of the first disc jmkeysto The only female artist with a song in the top 10 is Missy "Your Hit Parade" and later worked as an arranger and con- introduce rap to the radio, as his radio shows often featured Continuedon page YE103 ductor for Columbia Records. His best-known arrangement Continued on page YENS

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Best of the rest: PJ Harvey, "Stories From 2. Ohemang With Friends, "Beauty For Ashes" geetar -based jazz? How 'bout Cassandra (Blue Note). The City, Stories From The Sea" (Island). (Proskuneo/Awake Music). Fine contempo- Wilson guesting on "Home On The Range"? 9. PJ Harvey, "Stories From The City, Stories 5. Best EP: Assi DiFranco, "Swing Set" rary and musically varied U.K. gospel. 1. Lighmsn' Hopkins, "The Very Best Of From The Sea" (Island). (Righteous Babe). Includes the uplifting David & Carrie Lightnin' Hopkins" (Rhino). Classics all, 10. Alan Douglas/Bill Laswell, "Opetarono" 6. Best "hits" collection: Buffalo Tom, "A -Sides Grant-sung "Beauty For Ashes (Let The culled from many labels. Accept no substi- (Knitting Factory). From Buffalo Tom 1988 -1999" (Beggars Lord Be Magnified)." Banquet). 3. Minister Michael Dingveell, "In The Name 8. Bobby Hutcherson, "Mirage" (32 Jazz). 7. Best car sing -a-long songs (TRL ain't all had Of The lord" (Cladonis Music). 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Various Artists, "Soul Of Urban London: ,Blur. Note). (MCA Nashville). Wo- (Catapult); Euonym, "Anything You Can London's Hot Flava" (Dome). U.K. mack shows Nashville and the world that Do" (unsigned). soul/R&B choice cuts. modern country music can be authentic. 9. Best listening- station find: Sleater-Kinney, 8. Ismael Isaac, "Black System" (Stern's). CAROLYN HORWITL contemporary and highly commercial at the "Al Hands On The Bad One" (Kill Rock Impressive Afro-reggae vocalist. Managing Edda, Billboard me time. Stars). 9. Jeb Loy Nichols, "Just What Time Is It" Bulletin 2. Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley, "I Feel 10. Best resurrection: Jeff Buckley, "Mystery (Rough Trade isc). Folky, bluest', Like Singing Today" (Rebel). The crown White Boy" (Columbia). sometimes James Taylor-ish. prince the elder states- 10 Mark B & Blade, "The Unknown" 1. Radiohead, "Kid A" man of soaring mountain tenors. Hillbilly (Wordplay/Source). Solid U.K. hip -hop. t (Capitol). bliss. KATY mu 2. 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SHAKEUNTIT ED DOES Fr 21 UNTITLED (HOW GOES ITFEEL(-Dangrla- COENCEuWITHgin 22 Soo CE WITH ME-1:l eamwuramnM.Yagr Soso RefHp)bio 23 LIAR- P.ag. 1 1 1 1 I xErb/hip-hop I CoonnuedonOoke RE- 56 YE-54 BILLBOARD DECEMBER JO. www.americanradiohistory.com halo id Eataita1ama at presents

The Original hip hop reggae artist who brought you the single

'BELVUE DA BOMB"

with THE FUGEES,

back with his explosive

album "BLOOD INA ME EYES" featuring the provocative

single "HOT, BLACK & SEXY'

the street anthem "BIG THINGS"

the powerful) "MC IS MY AMBITION" ØLB(JM in STORES JM 29, 2001

THE SINGLE "HOT BLACK & SEXY" featuring

F. A. T. E. / China Black

IN STORES NOW wea LsMitEAR

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HOT R&BI /HIRHOP SINGLES & TRACKS 68 WHAT'S YOUR FANTASY-Lucian-isFemmag Continaedfmmpo 55 -54 SM1wno- Diwu.ói,g Th. Peace /DefJam SoutlIDJMG 69 AS WE LAT-AAIy Price- DefSouVIDJMC 24 JUST BE A MAN ABOUT R- rmBmaan- 70 LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT-Damn -Tight x Def/Yht IV CKTHh 25 I DON'T WANNA- AnIDah- Blarkgouneiv,;"rlry 71 BACK TATTH-Cas UP/ ,g 26 24R -Keuan Edmund, -RCA Fresh & -Cash Ms.9/Ural 27 DANCE TONIGHT- La9Pearl -0aerbraok /Pm,ko/ 72 SUMMER -CarlThoma.- o- t,.ie,,i eryand By/Anna 28 THANK GOD !FOUND YOU -Ho,ub co y 73 911- RclefJean HATIgMeg /. Mg e- ColumQ , hioionngTne d 98 Degreef- Columbia 74 NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY- 5,07.-Qnrr" 29 DOESN'T REALLY MATTER- Jnno- Dffam/Def Brdundeadailanue Soul /IDJMC 75 G'D UP -Snoop Dag Pesenls Thu Eomidaz -Dog 30 PARTY UP (UP IN HEREI -DMx-tuff Ryden/Def House/R? Jnm/IDJMC 76 IT'S SO HARD-Big Punisher Featuring-Don ellJaner- 31 OPEN MY HEART- rowan Admv- MekmEEC Loud /Colo 32 SHACKLES (PRAISE YOUI- D,a, -Cx/ 77 CAUGHT OUT THERE-Knit- virgin NS 78 WHISTLE WHILE YOU MURK-rag rag 33 DNE-NIGHT NSTAND-pain Femunng lnrcba Twin,-ColhPark S

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SSO Mm.Epc 96 THA BLOCK IS HOT -brig,. Featuriteueene. ,. 10 DR. ORE 03) 55 BACK AT ONE -0,, OrKagh, -Momma B.C. -Cmh Along/Unieml T11 EDDIE F. (3) 56 GOT TO GET IT-sou halm* Make h Hal - 97 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS-Deborah Co. with R. I. T11 DARREN LIGHTY (3) Dmgon/4fSoul /IDJMC An. 13 JOE 00 57 LOVE IS BLIND -Ere Fa/tang F UE.ane -R ff 98 GET YOUR ROLL ON-N. iyme,e -Galt Many/ TimPaland 14 D'ANGELO (5) Ruders/interseope Universal 15 CHRISTOPHER "TRICKY" STEWART(6) 58 DANCIN'- O,-MCa 99 SHUT UP -Trick Do dg FemaringDueee Pappas, Tnna, 16 JASON "JAY E" EPPERSON (x) 59 BEST OF ME-Mya FeaturingJadakiu-- Unmen "y/ Co-- lip- N- 'MMM/ATUS 8 BAD BOY (,6) 17 WYCLEF JEAN (6) 00,uope TOO NO LOVE (I'M NOT USED TO(-05..5,o- 9 DEF JAM (23) 18 JERRY DUPLESSIS (5) 60 THAT'S WHAT TM LOOKING FOR-on to -S. RCA 10 MCA 03) TIR JIMMY JAM (.0 So MI/Columbia 11 CASH MONEY (N) T19 TERRY LEWIS (4) 61 THE BEST MAN I CAN BE-cinowme, R.L.. Tyres, 12 ELEKTM 04) 21 MEL -MAN (,) Cum BUTZSia 13 RUFF RYDERSG3) 22 R. KELLY (4) 62 BayAD -sfiyne'eawnga,rri,g,an 4y-Rad 14 AFTERMATH() T23 KAYGEE (4) BIIN 15 EASTWEST(,u) T23 EDDIE BERKELEY(4) 63 BRING IT ALL TO ME- emque- Teack Marian/ Pre IMPRINT/1,4(T oso Mr/(,) 25 SISGO ( ) Columbia 64 SAME SCRIPT, DIFFERENT CAST-many 1 COLUMBIA 06) Now. & Deborah Cor -Arian 2 OAF SOUL (s5) 65 SPEND MY LIFE WITH YOU -Eric Bend 'tooling 3 SO SO DEF (8) Tamia-Warner eM. 4 ARISTA (,) 66 THE REAL SLIM SHADY-Eminenr 5 LAFACE 07) web/ApermaeIntencope 5 JIVE) COLUMBIA 67 DEEP INSIDE -U.,5 lug. -MCA 7 MOTOWN (0

YE-56 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, www.americanradiohistory.com 49 DANCE WITH ME- Debelen Morgan -The DAB IaVUAtluntic 50 GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT (FA SURE) -Cnieo Aid -1 tying /Ia &I Marge- Motown 51 THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD -The

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Kelly-Joe IDJMG Dog-AJlermal4 /Inrrnwpe Fmr,Jae & 98 Degrees-Columb,, 59 STILL IN MY HEART-7 Speneee -Capwl Usk-Terror 12 WIFEY -Nm -Moo 39 FORGOT ABOUT ORE -0, Dr. FemunrgEmmem- 1 INCOMPLETE- Si,go- Omgon/Def Soul/IDJAW 60 FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD -canon 13 UNTITLED (NOW DOES IT FEEL(-D'Angelo- ap e,m.Mnnleruope 1 24/7 -Kern. Edmond.,-RCA .Squad/Atlantic cbeeba SounNV;g;n 40 BOUNCE WITH ME-LI Bow Wow ro migX,ape- 10 NO MORE- Ruff Ende-£p;r El CAN'T GO FOR THAT- Tamio- élekt',EEG 14 NO MORE- Rog Ind, -Epe îo So Del/Columbia 11 SAY MY NAME-Destiny, Child- Colamboo 62 DAILY- T71-Cb,kW,k/Epe 15 I DON'T WANNA- AalgalrMMkgn,uad/Pdonry 41 JAMPIN', JUMPIN-Orris. Chdd-Calumbia 12 HE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH-Toni Bwda.- 63 2 BTCHES -T sheer -Sean /toe 18 BE A MAN ABOUT IT- Toni Bwto,- 42 LOVE IS BLIND -Eue Feamiy Foi,h bans-Ruff Lafar, 64 STEP TO THIS -Mañm P&.IUi1D ..G. N JUST La Fare/Omit' Reeler/Into mope {13 U KNOW WHAT'S UP- DonellJones- Limit/P.;ony 17 SHAKE YA ASS- .O/,,tiknl A 43 NONE OF UR FRIENDS BUSINESS- cmu.mr Vnmucbab4,/lafnn /A.i,m 65 BITCH WITH NO MAN- Somnhi n' F, 11,, Pmple- -f 18 HE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH-Ton;&a,tun- 14 SEPARATED- Awnt- M)oAnsoNMCA Vv Me,o,. r.F,e /A,,,m 44 BACK AT ONE -Bo.n 188.0-Momma 15 SHACKLES (PRAISE YOU(- MoryMag -Ca/ 66 GETAP-Amen. eux -55M Music/Epic 45 GOT TO GET IT -Shoo fealty', Mohr B Hot - Columbia Amn.DeJSaul /IDJMG 16 DAPCIN' -cy -MCa 46 24/7 -77.,.. Edm uncle-RCA 17 LET'S GET MARRIED-J aged Edge -So so Of/ 47 BEST OF ME-My, femmeadoki u-Unk erxi/ C,lumb;a Inanwpe 18 4,5,6 -Sole ;calorE- JI.Mony 6. Kmdi- OPm,Wo, k, 48 I WISH -R. Kay-ve. 19 WOBBLE WOBBLE-504 B,:- No Llmi /Pr;arlry 49 THE BEST MAN I CAN BE-c;nuwme, R.1 -. Tyre,., 20 BAG LADY -Erykab &da -Mom en Clue -Column, 21 MOT ST) COUNTRY GRAMMAR-Ndy-F' 50 SHACKLES (PRAISE YOU( -Mary Mary -C?/ Reel/Unimrsal Columbia 22 WHISTLE WHILE YOU TWURK -1 ,g rarg 51 BRING IT ALL TO ME -Maque- Track Made, SuISPa.k Colombo. AS CAUGHT SAT THERA -MO-Virgin 52 THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR -Da Brat-So 24 CMUN' ME- LirbMFs..gIls-Woddwd, 5. orf/Columbia Pno.y 53 WOBBLE WOBBLE -5041 yz-No I, ,1Pr;,.ry 25 LIAR -P OOSMomma 54 LIAR P QIe- M.'own 26 THERE YOU GO- Pinh-Lafare /anña 55 THANK GOD !FOUND YOU -Ma6.4 Corry T/ YOU CAN DO IT -Ice Cube Emig Mack to Se Mr. Fear.,rgJo &B8 Degrees- Columbia 5,-4M, Mon /&n Side/Priariy 56 DOESN'T REALLY MATTER- J,.el-D.IJmNDef -M DOESN'T REALLY MATTER -Janet-Deflam/D f Soul/IDJMG Raul /IDJMG 57 SAME SCRIPT, DIFFERENT CAST-whdnry 29 BOUNCE WITH ME-1í8,w Wow ;mewing X,cape- Houston & Deborah Ca. -AnA, sa5oDel./Wo d 58 DEEP INSIDE -Mo,J. Mge -MCA 30 IF YOU LOVE ME-Mint Condit ion -Eleki ./EEO 59 AS WE LAY -Kay Price-Defsoul/IDIMG 31 15 MINUTES- M,,,Nehon- Column, 60 GET GONE-ideal- N,a.nmw;,ein 32 LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT -Doom. -re s D«f/fignl lV 61 THE REAL SLIM SHADY- Emmem- J;/Miami, Joe W.4/Af seviskr,,.pe 33 G' OUP- .snoop',wham]. Thu E.m;d., -Dog -O SM 67 CHENCHEZ LAGHOST-CnodfanKdlah- 19 DANCE TONIGHT-LuyPead- 62 SUMMER RAIN-Carl Thomas-OW -Dvi,, 0oeiraok/Pookre/Byond p- /1,1, 34 LOVE YOUR E -Wells xo.ñnn -Ari,m W, -WS., Mud, 20 BAG LADY -0014 Bodu- Motown 63 BACK THAT THONG UPJuM.ue FwmringManm. 35 STAY THE NIGHT -AA-A Ca 68 MOVE SOMETHIN'-Thb &Hi -Tek- 21 OPEN MY HEART- rnland,Adamr-EIOo,ZEEC Fn,h &Lie' WAy.e -Cosh Mo.ry /U.i.erwl IA LEFT 6 RIGHT- D'Mgla Smelt, Method Monad REnonly Festuig Bg Pun 22 PARTY UP (UP IN BEREI -B fWeesMej 64 911- 1540m.F..o. M.ryJ. 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I would like to thank everyone at Billboard Magazinefor this ptostigious recognition. 1 am truly honored. Although, this would have never happened if it weren't for the person who gave me my first break as a producer, my friend and mentor. the legendary Mr. Jose Feliciano. I would also like to thank Christina Aguilera. Julio Iglesias, loci Velasquez, Luis Miguel, Juan Gabriel, Christian Castro. lose Luis Rodriguez, Luis Fwnsi, Oscar Dc la Hoye, Los Temerarios, Arturo Sandoval. Olga Tenon. Millie Conetjer, Myriam Hernandez, Maria Martha Serra Lima, MDO, Pablo Montero, Jaime Camil. Filar Montenegro and many more artists that I've had the privilege to produce, that I simply could not list hem but who have been very important throughout my career. You are all amazingly talented and to each and every one of you, I extend my eternal gratitude!

companies and all the executives that trusted the 1 would also like to thank all the record and retad with their projects throughout the years. Special thanks to everyone at radio for their constant support.

and my team at Bullmye Productions, To all the musicians, engineers, songwriters you guys are simply 'The Best. ", understanding. being my innpirmion and fm always love to my wife and kids for My mother, Elsa Perez. to the memory of my loving 1 dedicate this triumph me the greatest gift of all...Musiel to God All Mighty for giving Last but most important,

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10 SILLY SONGS- Cedarmont Km/ s Chaim Beman 11 LA VISA MICKEY enmWdm- tDimry CRITICS' CHOICE Time, Brent, Shad Story" (Ace). 12 SUNDAY SCHOOL SONGS- CedannontKids Continued from page YE -88 S. Dion, "Déja Nu'" (Colectables). avg.-Benton 4. Persuasions, "Frankly A Cappella: The 13 VEGGIE TUNES 2 -veggie Tune, -Bglde d/ Persuasions Sing Zappa" (EarthBeat9. Ly,ick Studio, 7. Sister Hazel, "Change Your Mind" 5. Candypants, "Candypants" (Sympathy For 14 TIGGER -Walt Dimry Rend -Along -Walt Dúnry (Universal). Not a major hit, as it turned The Record Industry). waamen 15 DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITES VOLUME2- out, but a pretty valid mantra. 6. Junior Wells, "Calling All Blues: The Chief, nnou,Artúh-WoltDimry 8. Papa Roach, "Last Resort" (DreamWorks). Profile & USA Recordings, 1957- 1963" 16 BARNEY'S FAVORITES VOL. 1 -Bring -ei ...:,.. This generation's "Back In Black.' (Westside). ,Roic/Copiel 9. Janet. "Doesn't Really Matter" (Def Jam). 7. The Band, "Remasters" catalog reissues it 17 BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE-Sao-MX Deserves uch credit for durability and (Capitol). OCsry

selfreinv ntion as Madonna gets. 8. Various Artists, "The Sound Of Young Pm ARTIST (Nn o C6vávd TO it p - eW &1 18 ACTION BIBLE SONGS- ceaa.mom Kid, cloue 10. DMX, "Party Up (Up In Herr)" (Defiant). Sacramento" (Big Beat). & Drs Still haven't quite come to grips with the 9. Ray Condo & His Ricochets April IS at 1 POKEMON (O Koch 19 RADIO DISNEY KID JAMS- vonou,anw-w,A lyrics, but I guess if I'm OK with "Goodbye Culver Saloon in Los Angeles. 2 BARNEY (t)Bo,.,ry Music/Capitol ones 10. Las Straitjackets Sept. 8 at Culver Saloon (t) Barn, MmiLynd Btu¿im 20 DISNEY'S CHRISTMAS COLLECTION-um Honorable mention: Soul Decision, "Faded" in Los Angeles. 3 BEAR (t) W Ie D,,nry Arn,O -Welt Dimey (MCA); 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite" 4 THE SIMPSONS It/Fox/Am 21 A VERY VEGGIE CHRISTMAS -Veggie Txx-ils (Republic/Universal); Mel Waiters, "Hole 5 THE POWERPUFF GIRLS W Rhino Ideate rd/Lyrc& Studios In The Wall" ( Mataco); Robbie Williams, PAUL SEXTON 6 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLERfilm. 22 TARUN -Wall Dung Stud- Along -WOO Dung "Rock DJ" (Capitol). International ContrihMng G,on,oyhone/W It Dung 23 GO SIMPSONIC WITH THE SIMPSONS -The Editor 7 COLLIN RAYE(R non, WondeZcp, &Ripsa Fo Rhino 8 FRED MOLLIN (O Wall DOwy 24 CLASSIC DISNEYVOL. II -M YEARS OF FRANK SAXE 9 THE CHIPMUNKS (t) Capitol MUSICAL MAGIC -vanna, Ansh -Walt Asa, Radio Editor ]. Allison Moorer, "The 10 BORIS KARLOFF Weiner 25 DINOSAUR-mien-is, saw -Abss -wilt Da" Hardest Part" (MCA Nashville). Sister Shelby Lynne took the '99 I. Travis, "Why Does It crown, but this year there was no resisting Always Rain On Me" the most honeyed voice in Nashville. (Epic). The whole CD is 2. Cosmic Rough Riders, "Enjoy The Melodic Pm ARTIST N. of Charred r le,) I,npOne/1.,&t worthy of No. I honors, Sunshine" ( Poptones). California sun meen but this track is a standout. Glasgow grit. 1 WALT DISNEY READ -ALONG 00 Walt Du, 1 WALT DISNEY (3o) 2. Richard Ashcroft, "Song For The Lovers" 3. Radiohead, "Kid A" (Parlophone /EMI). 2 CEDARMONT KIDS CLASSICS (7) Banos 2 BENSON 1,o) (Virgin Records). Former vocalist for The Audacious, career -risking and never less 3 VEGGIE TUNES (3) e0Ideahv'o.d4,rick %dim 3 WORD(al Verve moved on and created a lush track than fascinating. (t) B0ldeo/W'o,d 4 BIG IDEA (4) and a top 10 through which Canadian pro- 4. Coldplay, "Parachutes" (Parlophone/EMI). 4 TODDLER TUNES 0) Bt.?. 5 KOCH O) grammers once again proved they don't As stirring and evocativem everyone's told 5 WONDER KIDS (a) Keen Wo4drep/Mody simply mimic what is happening south of you it is. the border. 5. Paul Simon, "You're The One" (Warner 3. Everlest, "Black Jesus" (Tommy Boy). A Bros.). A potent, poetic return to his narra- masterful song that defied formatic type- tive best, casting. 6. Joan Osborne, "Righteous Love" Pm TIT F-Arne -1 p t/r MI 4. Bloodhound Gang, "Bad Touch" (Inter- (Interscop%niverxal). The momentum may 1 WALT DISNEY (30 scope). A pushing -the- edge- of-raditi s- have left career, but the muse hasn't 1 RADIO DISNEY JAMS VOL. 2- VOnn, Am,n- 2 BENSON (to) safety -zone single with a great beat that 7. Swan Dive, "Swan Dive" (Compass). This Wall 0.9 3 LYRICS STUDIOS (4) makes you gie like a schoolboy-again. .year's sweetest pop secret. 2 26 CLASSIC SONGS FOR TODDLERS -Toddles 4 RHINO (7? 5. Dixie Chicks, 'Goodbye Earl" (Monument). 8. Badly Draw. Boy, "The Hour Of Bewilder- Tune,-&tuns 5 KOCH (t) In honor of the programmer who weren't beast" (Twisted Nerve /XL Recordings). 3 TOY STORY 2 -Read- A10ng -Wsc ocrn afraid to play the women -empowering song. Leading the new Manchester charge along 4 DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITES VOLUME 1- We'll never know how many lives they with Heavenly /EMI's Doves Venous A,nM- Wnit Dim, saved in the process. 9. Charlie Watts &Jim Kellner, "Charlie Watts 6. ATB, "9PM (Till I Come)" ( Radikal). The Jim Kettner Project" (CyberOctave/Vitgin). Pos I best dance song U.S. radio never played. A percussive, persuasive combination. 7. kd. lang, "Summeriing" (Warner Bros.). 10. Jill Scott, "Who Is Jill Scott? Words And UNIVERSAL (33) k.d. was happy again, and she made me Sounds Vol. I" (Hidden Beach/Epic). The BMG (, t) happy too. new soulsopi'dstimtearound town, tltat'swho. INDEPENDENTS 03) 8. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, WEA (6) "Steal My Kisses," (Virgin). A tight, classic - SONY (S) SII RFRMAN EMD 13/ rock single perfect for radio. JEFF UNIVERSAL 9. Morcheeba, "World Looking In" (Sire Managing Editar, Top 40 Records). Cool music that American pro- Airplay Monitor . grammers would be wise to discover. 10. 'fie: The Jayhawks, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (American /Columbia); Tracy I. Eminent, "Stan" (After- Chapman, "Telling Stories (There Is Fiction math In The Space Between)" (Elektra); and Interscope. In six minutes, the controversial Gasser, Fa Fa (Never Be The Same rapper demystifies and implicates -not glo- Again)" (Hybrid/Sire). rifies--the cult of celebrity and rap's outlaw notoriety in a sober, haunting and even touching exchange ofvoice-mails. "Damn..." P,FNF SEIII WM 2 Shelby Lyme, "I Am Shelby Lynne" (Island Director of Spec+al/ssues Def Jam). Intoxicating blend of country pop -Dusty Springfield and soulful Al Green. 3. Radiohead, "lId A" (Capitol). The Donny and I. Captain Beefheart & Marie capsule summary:' It's a Utile bit o' The Magic Band, "I'm Eno, it's a Utile bit o' Pink Floyd "...and itkills. Going To Do What I 4. PJ Harvey, "Stories From The City, Stories Wanna De" (Rhino Handmade). From the Sea" (Island). Popped in the disc, 4/11 (ids 1//// 2. Lou Reed, "Merry Go Round" and "Your the passion jumped out of the speakers Love" front "Rockin' On Broadway: The Continued on page YE -I00 YE-90 www.americanradiohistory.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30.NE YeAr The r1.n 000 orZ ?,LS2C. Brazil Follows Cuba, Fela Lives On BY RICHARD HENDERSON

he phrase "the usual suspects" has octogenarian members, for that matter). gained renewed currency n she Another BVSC alumnus, Ibrahim Ferrer, worldyea music -en charts during strong sales in 1999 with "Buena the past half-decade; as December Vigarneredsta Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer"; around, the same few tides have assen- that album remains a favorite among world - I themselves in the affections offans of world sic buyers as 2000 winds down. The 10- u sic. To some extent, this year is not an gallon has of BVSC guitarist and vocalist don; the chart presence of "Volarel The Eliades Ochoa is becoming a familiar sight Of The Gipsy Kings" (Nonesuch) and once again; he returned to the `World" sec- "Sogno" album on Polydor from Italian tion ofrecord stores with his "Tribute To The Andrea Bocelli confirms that the Earth Cuarteto Petrie" (Higher Octave World). spinning around the sun m usual. But Ochoa's latestcommemorates the work of the breakout success of the freak Bahamian pioneering Cuban band that influenced music Who Let The Dogs out ?" by S- Curve/ not only on its native island but throughout is artists Balsa Men not only upsets the Africa, as well. And no survey of international music tastes would be complete with- Baha Men out noting the emergence of Omora Portuondo, Cuba's answer to Eartha Kitt, as a sob artist in her own tight. pWorld Music Artists 14 LIVE IN PARIS AND TORONTD -lo eew The sultry songbook represented y M,Kennie- Vally/Vatlo£memrinmeM her solo recording, "Buena Vista 15 MELELANA- Kenliti&itnt_tI Hde Social Club Presents Omora Por- Pie ARTIST I, ) Li n a laleil lnipnra Thb.i mondo," has struck a romantic chord with the world-music audience, plac- 1 BAHA MEN ír1 o.rans/Adem. ing consistently on the chart since its 2 ANDREA BOCELLI (a) Umerle Lallina release this year. (1)Poyaar Pas-IMPRINT (M/ fr'Md.aTis.d 3 IBRAHIM FERRER (r) World Omuit/Nanaaeh/AC

Blades Oshss CALYPSO INVASION 4 THE CHIEFTAINS (a) RCA visu, 1 S-CURVE (ti A couple of American im- TO ANTHONY KEARNS OaMamrTo,u /PoIra 2 POLYDORO) hart hegemony maintained by prints have taken up the world/ T5 RONAN TYNAN (S) Made.Tane/Poínt 3 MASTERTONE (+1 bnglime favorites such as Loreena traditional music mande from 7 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (oleCA VMO. 4 RCA VICTOR (B) Akkennitt and the Chieftains, but the late Moses Asch, who 8 JOHN MCDERMOTT (a)Mwu,ToM/Point 5 NONESUCH (B) raises the question anew: What founded Folkways Records. 9 OMARA PORTUONDO O) W.Id CteeuiV exactly is world music, anyway? The descendant of his label, None,u,lAC Cenainly, Celtic music qualifies Smithsonian Folkways, has had 10 BEBEL GILBERTO (tlgrg,iboom/Si.Degrees thin the world rubric. The Irish a busy year, reissuing Trini- group Soles has made a strong dadian tides from the vaults of sh w in 2000 with its Shanachi Cook Records, such as "Calypso g release Hour Before Dawn." Also, Awakening" and "Lord Invader from the Celtic realm, The Irish In New York." The Rounder Pea ml F_q.,;,r_-r p'./r h 1 f Tenors (John McDermott, Anthony RNI Select catalog continues to Kearns and Ronan Tynan) have grow, with more gems of ver- 1 WHO LET THE DOGS OUT -Buha Men - garnered much interest in their album for the acularmusic from around the globe taped S- Curue/Ane,nie Pas LABEL (N fPA re ATrt)) Point label. by the indefatigable ethnomusicologist Alan 2 SOGND -A,drm Areili- Paydo.

A strong new presence in world music Lomax; .several CDs featuring regional music 3 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS 1 ARTEMIS (r) cornea equipped with a surname recognizable from Sicily and the Caribbean have been IBRAHIM FERRER-)/whim Ferrer-World 2 POLYDORI :) to fans of Brazilian music: Rebel Gilberto, released during the year 2000 as entries in CimuiUN namch/AG 3 POINT, :, daughter of the esteemed crooner Joao The Alan Lomax Collection. 4 THE IRISH TENORSJohn McDenmatr/Anrhay 4 ATLANTIC GROUP(if Gilberto, has created a stir with her updating The Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Tmore Kearns /Ronan ynm_MmterTone/Poinr 5 RCA VICTOR if) of the bossy nova. Two rounds of successful well represented by her sophomore album, 5 THE IRISH TENORS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS- Eve dates in the U.S. helped to cement her Wanita,'' on the Indigo label (imported into John McDermok/Mthoy Kemn/Ronan Tynan - splendid Six Degrees release, "Tanta Tempo," the U.S. by Harmonic Mundt). Also new from Morterrone /Point in the affections of adventuresome listeners. indigo is the long- awaited return of bluesy B WATER FROM THE WELL -The Chieftain. -RCA Akn surfing the most recent wave of interest Malian troubadour Bouhacar Traore, with his Vida. in Brazil's music is the soundtrack compila- fins collection in many years, " Mariné." The 7 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS don for the film "Woman On Top," issued by album features an original African dance his OMARA PORNONDO -Nora Pod wndo -W.Id Sony Classical. of Mr. Ttaore's, "Kar Kar Madison," recast in Ci,EiIRISHlonesucIVAC an acoustic setting. 8 THE IRISH TENORS LIVE IN BELFAST -AMy CUBAN JUGGERNAUT x Roan Tynan/Raba. Wwighl-Mane.Tane/pain For all of its laid -back ambiance, the Buena KUTI CATALOG B TANTANTO TEMPO -56d caAerto-Z.iguiboon/Sir Poe Manueu10R (No ff /oiled Trih,; Visa Social Club has assumed the proportions Another reappearingAfrican notable is Fela Degree) of a Cuban juggernaut. The eponymous Anikulapo Kuti, whose catalog has been 10 CAFE ATLANTIC°- Cesano Bac o -RCA vider 1 INDEPENDENTS (as) debut effort for the Nonesuch label, which issued via a series of two albums on one disc 11 A CELTIC CHRISTMAS: PEACE ON EARTH - 2 UNIVERSAL (2) hunched the BVSC phenomenon in 1997, by MCA. The Nigerian founder of Afrobeat onouN ODIFEndhum Hill 3 BMG (to) remains a world chart presence to this day music succumbed to AIDS in the early '90s, 12 Da,IdC, O t/IFERFNTE-Afro- Cuhan All stars- 4 WEA(7) and the solo efforts by its various members missing by several years the revival of interest World Cimri VN,newch/AC 5 EMS (8) have benefited in no small measure from assn- in his revolutionary work. Fortunately, Femi 13 BRAUDN- Cirque Du Stied -RCA Vidor 6 SONY i,, n with the parent pr ject. Buena Vista End, the son of the insurrectionist bandleader pianist Reuben Gonzalez saw his first solo from Lagos, has issued "Shoki, Shoki," a pow- album, "Introducing," as a year -end top -20 erful release also from MCA Shanachie is the min in the concluding charts for 1999. His label behind "Aft beats No Go Die!," which current release, " Chanchullo," has already compiles tracks from current Afrobeat prac- 1111 World music strong showing and look to have the titioners in testament to the enduring mflu- longevity of other Buena Vista projects (or in ence of Fela. I NLLSCAPD DECEMBER3a,2aaa www.americanradiohistory.com VE-91 wYear in Yanni ...a.a,wanton

16 PURE MOVIES 2- t6Johs Tnh Prayer -Carden bey us2c: Top New Age Artists 17 RIVER OF STARS- ao0a- 12m1Mua, A O f T r a n s i t i o n Year 18 DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY-sere &ed - Pea ARTIST (N frho.rdTrim) Imp.u/lnhel Pielw 19 ONE WORLD-pm mil-CTSP BY JOHN DILIBERTO 1 VANNI(a)Pvmn MuidwmdhamHill/RCA 20 SNOWFALL-Nee -ac. Polo. (t)BMCSpeanlPmdun, 21 FRESH AIRE 8- ownusim sm wells.-Ammmn (.)Virgin Gramophone the first year of the new millennium orchestral pomp of Yanni? (r) RCA Special boded, 22 PURE MOVIES-76 Johs Te,h Rojecr -CTS? A ends, new age music has returned to Nevertheless, 2000 was the year that saw the 6) ltindham Hal /ACA 23 ANCIENT JOURNEYS-C444-'404ro4oar/Vnes its nascent state of 20 years ago. It's return of several new age superstars. Both 2 JIM BRICKMAN (a) wseham Hal /RCA 24 WATER'S EDGE- T.Jonx-C. Janis EmesMs of a marketing genre to much as a Vanni and Enya reappeared after three and 6) wndhom Hill 25 ALL THE SEASONS OF GEORGE WINSTON- catchall genre. In 1977, when Windham Hill five year absences, respectively, and both with 3 GEORGE WINSTON 0) wndhom Hal /RCA PIANO SOLOS-0.mq. wraron- wndhmn Hal Records was launched and Steven Halpern albums they could've made a decade ago. (t) Windham Hill was selling albums and tapes in health -food That didn't stop Yannï s "If I Could Tell You" 4 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER (e)Am.n.an new age had yet to be coined as a mar- or Enya's "A Day Without Rain" from shoot- Croomphone keting term. As it took hold in the early 1980s, ing to the top ofMeehan. Right behind them (r)Ammron Gramophone/Walt Dung however, new age swallowed up mustoans as was Mannheim Steamroller's "Fresh Aire 8," 5 JOHN TESH (3) CRAP Pea. IMPRINT (Mn of (loom Cttut diverse as the acoustic world jazz group the following the previous seven albums to the 0) Carden Cry Paul Winter Consort and German space chart's upper reaches. Icon George Winston (1) FDA MD /Garden Ciy 1 WINDHAM HILL he) explorers Tangerine Dream. If you plunked emerged with the most popular new age (t)Dnm/Unicemal 2 VIRGIN 0) an tic guitar or piano, made abstract syn- album of the year with his 1999 release, 6 ESTEBAN(4)DgeW 3 PRIVATE MUSIC (a) thifications and didn't sing and didn't used :: "Plains" (Windham Hill), continuing his solo 7 OTTMAR LIEBERT(a)Epe 4 AMERICAN GRMMPHONE (3) piano legacy. 0) Higher Odom/Vireo 5 HIGHER OCTAVE 6o) B 2002 (a) Real Mary 6 DAYSTAR (d) ECLECTIC CHANCE -TAKER 9 MAIRE BRENNAN (a) wnrd/epie 7 REAL MUSIC (6) Artists who challenged their listeners or 10 SECRET GARDEN 0) Ph4y, 9 HARADA(1R) found hidden nuances in old formulas didn't 9 GTSP G) fare as well. Andreas Vollenweider explored 10 BMG SPECIAL PRODUCTS (a) new working with singer Bobby McFerrin, ja z pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento and Pm TM E- Ana -Impv r /Iatui Armenian doudouk player, Djivan Gas - paryan, taking chances few of the chart- 1 PLAINS -Cnrge Wimon- wndham HilvRCA 2 IF I COULD TELL IOU- ranni -w.gin 3 MY ROMANCE AN EVENING WITH JIM BRICKMAN -Jim Amok man -wndham nuVRCA 4 DESTINY-pm ari,tmas-WindhamMIVRCA 5 WINTER SOLSTICE ON ICE-VariowAnm,- Windham Hill Pas LeSTI (N a(rhaa.J rd.<) 6 LOVE SONGS- Yanni-Viutsuwdwindhnm Hill/RCA 1 WINDHAM HILL63) 7 WINTER LIGHT -rossi-Priora. Muae/wndhnm 2 VIRGIN (34) Hi Il/RCA 3 RCA (9) B MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER MEETS THE 4 DAYSTAR(4) MOUSE- Mannheim Steommlle- Amerem 5 AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE(a) Cram aphone/ Wort IVey om 9 NOUVEAU FLAMENCO- Oeworu.h.n-HUher chord substitutions, you w age, sim- 10 25 YEAR CELEBRATION OF MANNHEIM ply because you didn't fit anywhere else. STEAMROLLER- wwnhem Siamrolle.-Awmn m Pas DITTNIMHTON (Na nLChumdIAlj George Winston was a folky on Takoma Gamapnon. Records before Windham Hill discovered 11 FORBIDDEN DREAMS-Y ni- RMCSpxiol 1 BMG (cl) him. LLori. 2 EMD (p't) With artists like Yanni, Andreas Vollen- 12 HEART LOVE bas -DgOar 3 INDEPENDENTS (tri weider and Enya, the genre became targeted 13 HEART OF GOLD-Esteban 4 UNIVERSAL (r3) with the precision of chiseled quartz crystal. 14 WHISPER TO THE WILD WATER-O.., 5 SONY 4) But in recent years, major labels have shed Jim ...iceman Brennan- Word /Epic their new age rosters like a dogs coat in sum- 15 HEALING ANGEL-Rom mery, Phu Coulte, -RCA SMG mer, and the landscape is beginning to take toppers would attempt. Attd he paid the com- V,nor on the diffuse focus of its early days, when mercial price. anything could happen. New age is once artists at the commercial mar- again a category one inhabits because gins also returned. Ambient pioneer Harold nowhere else can be called home. How else to Budd sounded refreshing in a journey of account for a genre that embraces the pop shadows on "The Room" (Atlantic), recalling piano strains ofJim Brickman and the dark the delicate restraint of his early albums 4 4 4 4 Iriew age tribal ambiences of Steve Roach; the global like "The Plateaux Of Mirror." Pioneering chamber music of Paul Winter and the Continued on page YE -96 I YE-92 www.americanradiohistory.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30 2t,0 'A PRESENTS... Coming January 23rd!

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oward the dose of the past millen- live arpearances on high -profile, live hip - nium, reggae began strengthening hops.nws. its natural alliances with rock, pop Sob MMq and hip -hop. At the same time, the HOT LABELS reggae industry began actively forming its With its yearly "Reggae Gold," "Stage own complementary and strategic marketing One" and culture -de jay Capleton's "The bonds lensetaryn Prophet" taking three of the top four slots Dancehall king Beenie Man, aka Ras on summer '99's Billboard Reggae charts, VP Moses, released "Art Sc Life," his best -selling Records continues to dominate the field. Pos ARKS (N ¡fa a AT,I. )1 p ,/1 h I MA IMPRINT (No. ofnhartadPalo) set thus far at 350,000 -plus units, and the However, other Stateside reggae indies are first of five albums he's signed to record for making persuasive bids for the reggae d 1 BOB MARLEY () Tuff Conesiond/119J/VE 1 VP O))

Virgin Records. "Art," which features sever- urban r kern . On Oct 24, New York-based (t) Reno/&. Cla,. 2 ISLAND (z) al hsphop- slanted productions, induding the Artists Only (AO!) released a powerful con- PO Ps Qua 3 TUFF GONG (a) "Gal Dem Sugar" remix by the Nepmnes, tender in de jay Baby Cham's double -disc 2 BEANIE MAN (t)T4zkngvibNVP/Vipn 4 SHOCKING VIBES (2) peaked at No. 18 on Billboard's core debut, "Wow...The Story." It followed mas- (r) Shookng Rhea/VP 5 2 HARD O) R &B/Hip -Hop Album chan. terful dancehall singer Wayne Wonder's 3 SEAN PAUL 0)% Hard,' Kelly- produced "Da Vibe" set. U.K. -based 4 PETER TOSH 0/Columbia/CRC Gre nsleev opened a branch office this past (sJad'tl on 1/;111) spring and released, among other strong 5 BW)U BANTON (1)Amve.mhaa,e /Epnaph products, Red Rat's sophomore set, "I'm A 5 CAPLETONO)aaade Big Kid Now." With his infectious, hip-hop- 7 MGT MIIRLEY 8 THE MELODY MAKERS (z) compatible flow, the right push would give PloRd£PC Rat the crossover reach in the U.S. he already B IZZLA (a) VP has in the U.K. G.eenCLIF 9 BOUNTCKILL(6I1 R 0)) ,eaal V 10 BOUNTY KILLER O)M Pal.LBBEL.(A'a- ^J13ae efwad 1 ISLAND DEE JAM MUSIC GROUP (5) 2 VP00) 3 VIRGIN (J Pm TSta_An - pr", /) LI 4 GREENSLEEVES(6) 5 COLUMBIA RECORDS CROUP O) 1 CHANT DOWN BABYLON- anSMsd.rTaff Ca,g /I,land/I0IMC 2 ART AND LIFE-a..,,, Man -shwwg vibdrP/ Qt. 3 REGGAE GOLD 2000 -TarimmAnco -vP 151ANI) recordings 4 STAGE ONE -sear Po,l -s Rad/VP iduSiC CROUP 5 REGGAE PARTY - Kano)Anl,ro- Pnbfun TV/ But the year's biggest reggae success ldaamml belonged m Shaggy, who had been dropped 6 REGGAE GOLD ooktata -vP Top Reggae Dbnton by Virgin and was signed to MCA. On Aug. 7 SCROLLS OF THE PROPHET -THE BEST OF

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THE YEAR IN REGGAE commercial product in her account of her and Wicklow, were simply swept out the door. Contmsdpanpogs YE-94 company's admirable work with gospel artist Only as the year ended did Windham Hill IMAGE -STRETCHING Kirk Franklin. Showcases Mr promising acts begin raising its head after being merged into While many acts fell into new age, still oth- Grammy- winner Burning Spear as their flag- brought together sounds that would never RCA Classics. It released Jim Brickmans ers attempted to stretch their conventional ship reggae artist, continues its 20 -plus his- otherwise be featured in one place. chart -topping "My Romance: An Evening new image. The Soundings Of The Planet tory of releasing top- quality roots & culture. These included a night of fresh reggae acts With Jim Brickmans' as well as the impressive label, whose environmental stance and peace- RAS, another 20- year -plus indie, capped like Zinc Fence, Dingo and Yogi, alongside "State Of Grace" from Aria producer Paul and-love packaging scream new age, attempt- 2000 with a triple -CD boxed set of the best top -seller Sean Paul and French Caribbean Schwartz. Those and several Yanni collections ed to expand its sound with a glohaljam band of Israel Vibrations, plus new interviews. jazz-reggae guitarist- singer Chris Combette- all accompanied by Steely & Clevie, the ROCK CROSSOVER reknowned dncehall- reggae producers, tak- Roots & culture reggae thrives, thanks to ing a rare break from the studio to play live those labels, loyal fans and a continuing keys and drums respectively. influx of younger devotees. Buju Banton, Another night at Ocho Rios' Little Pub who illustrates the natural links between feared alternative -rock Caribbean ants, rude bwoy braggadocio and Rastaman hero- ncluding Orange Sky from Trinidad, ism, reached out o the ock audience with Barbardrit s Desire and Panama's Big Fat "Unchained Spirit" (July2000),r released on Hen. A final concert featured a pan - Cali punk -ska band Rancid's Epitaph label. Caribbean bill, headlined by reggae's First Family, Morgan Heritage. This year's CME also included a day when music product was sold to the public, including tourists visiting the island. MUSIC AND MARKETING The Jamaica Tourist Board continues to market the island as the world's premier year-round music vacation destination by promoting adverse range of music-related events. Jam ca Jamboree atSummerstage, Davie Arxensrane a free concert in New York, took place Aug. 20 and featured singers Freddie McGregor, were enough to make it the top new age label caller) Sonic Tribe and global dance electron - Alton Ellis and John Holt. In Jamaica, from of the year. Smaller labels like Real Music, 'ca by Shapeshifters, led by Third Force and May 19 to 23, the annual Japez conference Hearts Of Space, Spotted Peccary and Professor Trance sound designer Alain for international travel agents featured for Waveform scrambling for new stategses Fskinasis. Both wound up in the new age bins, the first time an outdoor stage show in New to reach an audience. right alongside Dean Evenson and Li Kingston. Some agents also visited the Many veteran artists are also looking to Xiangting's lovely but more traditionally tar- Trench Town Culture Yard, the govern- alternative distribution models. In 2000, geted CD of ephemeral meditations. or housing where the reggae mystique Steve Roach released halfa dozen CDs on his began with teenaged Bob Marley, Peter own Timeroom label, as well as Projekt CELTIC SLOWDOWN Tosh, Bunny Wader and many others. Records, a small art -gosh label. Paul Winter While no new trends emerged in 2000, the tttaaBs Restored by the community, it features ended his brief alliance with Windham Hill Celtic music craze finally ran out of lucky striking art, a restaurant-bar, memorabilia and revived his Living Music label to release charms after a 10-year run. Hearts Of Space's Rancid, which also collaborated with the and other attractions. Top sing-jay Tony his latest CD, 'journey Of The Sun." After groundbreaking' Celtic Twilight" series was Wailing Souls, appears on "Unchained's" Rebel's annual Rebel Salute (Jan. 15) still stints on halfa dozen labels-from Flying Fish reduced to a label sampler for its fifth edition, "No More Misty Days." Another Banton stands as the year's most powerfully inspi- to Capitol -- guitarist Preston Reed started his while the Ìabel's solo release of Meav, a lead partner, reggae hitmaker Beres Hammond, rational concert; many reggae greats flew own Outer Bridge Records. Others, like singer from Anuna, failed to break the sue - will release an album recorded entirely in his in to perform. Spacecraft, are looking to MP3 and the Cue. But they weren't the only ones. Albums new Harmony House studio with VP, Feb. Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues (Jan. 20 -23), a Internet as oehides. by Afro Celt Sound System singer larla 6, 2001. mould-genre fest that rivals any other inter- David Arkenstone, however, fund himself O'Lionard (Real World) and Bill Laswell's The talent and marketing strategies are national music event, followed with multiple with multiple releases in 2000, after jumping Celtic remix project "Emerald Aether" coming into place. The prime obstacle concerts in St. James parish and Ocho Rios, hack to Narada from Windham Hill. He (Shanachie) failed to excite audiences. remains the pirates, who steal a hefty chunk featuring Ernie Ranglin, Ibrahim Ferrer, released "Caravan Of Light" under his own Meanwhile, news a continues to be a home of the profits in Jamaica and everywhere else. Mary J. Bbge, Eric Be t, Kenny G, Morgan while also recording a CD as Troika on Inc world fusion, including Native flute play- Without the legal teams and mega- budgets Heritage, Luciano and other international Narada and releasing two CDs (as Anima) on er R. Carlos Nakai. His "In A Distant Place" of the majors, reggae's indies have yet to superstars. Reggae Sumd sst (Montego Bay, his own Neo Pacifica label. Prolific New World (Canyon) united him with Tibetan Bute play- or arshal an effective counterattack, but plans July 31 -Aug. 6) featured R &B, a and reg- Records artist Medwyn Goodall fabricated a er NWang Khechog. Flutist GaryStroutun are in the works to marshal) a unified effort. gae mixed bills, including WyclefJean, Joe, complete alter-ego subterfuge as Midori. essayed a Native Flute space mu with syn- Thais where such events as the annual Jay-Z, Bernie Man, Beres Hammond, thesist Jonn Servie on "Hidden Worlds" Caribbean Music Expo offer hope. Luciano and Capleton. Thanks to a broad- NICHE DIFFICULTIES (Narada). The 10th- anniversary edition of Last year's debut CME event -attended by s agreement signed with American TV New labels had difficulty establishing a Ottmsr Liebert's "Nuevo Flamenco" (Higher industry representatives from the States, the network BET, American fans who don't niche-even Unitone Records, a label starred Octave) illustrates that work's enduring power Caribbean and Europe -tackled this issue, make the trip can tune into Sumf t 2001. up by Madonna producer and songwriter and influence-among them, Canadian gui- as well as other points key to marketing Patrick Leonard (' Like A Prayer," "Frozen "). tarist Jesse Cook. Cook took a Middle Eastern Caribbean music /culture to the world at TRAGEDY AND POSSIBILITIES His piano -led chamber -quartet album, direction on his 2000 release, "Free Fall" large. The year closed on bittersweet note, "Rive is impressionistic evocation of a (Narada). He is not alone. Such artiso as Vas, though, with the Nov. 7 release of the late fly-fishing trip in Wyoming and Montana. It Ekova, Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning, and OCHO RIOS CONFAB Garnet Silk's Atlantic Records debut. This wasn't jam. wasn't MOR and certainly wasn't Paul Winter also looked to the Middle East This year's CME (Nov. 29 -Dec. 3, Jamaican glorious talent was to have led that label's Madonna, so it found its way into new age Japan's red sun n the last year n the Grande in Ocho Rios, Jamaica) attracted move tó catapult reggae Mto .sales figures playlists, review columns and CD bins. form of the Pacific Moon label, suggesting a even more key movers and shakers. Panels only achieved thus far by the late King of Likewise, U iiune cellist Martin Tillman's global fusion of Asiatic designs with artists made up of Stateside major-label Reggae, Marley. Six years later, "The elecrrunica designs, "Eastern Twin," found including Jalan Jalan, Mizuyo Komiya and music attorneys, artists, media people and Definitive Garnet Silk," Vols. 1 & 2, is a tes- more of a home with the ambient end of the Uttaa -Kura. Six Degrees Records also con- heir Caribbean industry counterparts tament to the music's multiple tragedies as new spectrum than elettronica fans of tinued to mine the dance-global- fusion vein brainstormed on such key issues as intellec- it is to its soaring possibilities. Still, many gift- Moby, deste its sonic affinity. with releases by Banco De Gaia, Ekova and tual property, mechanisms fin collecting ed and appealing artists continue to work Hearts Of Space Records continued to be a Saba. publishing monies, music and sex, artist within reggae's mutable boundaries. The beacon of new and unategorizable directions 2000 was a year of transition for new age, yet to find management and the role of media. Melanie hopeis that stronger cross -genre affianceslli for modern instrumental music, including with many trends suggested, each Few of Results Inc., based in Atlanta, offered will take the out of its niche into a to that used vocals. Thomas Barquee its "Riverdance," its Enya or its George a paradigm for linking an artists name to a wider spotlight. joined a handful of male wordless singers, Winston.

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pair of kings -blues guitar kings, that near year's end with a retrospective boxed set.) s-beat every other hand in the house One of Taylor's labelmates continued to during the year 2000, as B.B. King keep the soul -blues Flame burning bright: d Eric Clapton'sjoint effort "Riding Vocalist Mel Waiters Malaro release, 'Material With The King" (Duck/Reprise/Warner Bros.) Things," maintained a high profile on the Top camped the blues album field. Blues Albums chart. The first -ever full -length meeting of King, 'ho crystallized the single -string solo guitar MESSIN' WITH THE KIDS tole in the late '40s, and his longtime friend The blues' youth movement continued snd peer Clapton, who further refined that apace as the new millennium dawned, though le in a blues -rock context during the '60s, most of the musics apple-checked phenoms print+l irresistible to blues farts. "Riding With failed to deliver new albums during the year. The Kng," a smooth combo of remade The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band's 1999 warhorses and newly minted contemporary concert album "Live On" (Giant/Reprise/ cones. entered The Billboard 200 at No. 3 and Warner Bros.), Shannon Curfman's '99 debut has remained cemented at No. I on the Top "Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions" (Arista), Jonny Blues Albums chart since its release- There fang's '98 sophomore stanza "Wander This World" (A &M /Interscope) and Susan Tedeschi's '98 breakthrough "Just Won't a.a. King nM Capón Burn" (Pone -Cool) continued to each up sales. One Top Blues Albums chart perennial logged two entries dating the year Keb' Mo's 14 CROSSING MUDDY WATERS- /or, M,aa- fourth OKeh/550 Music/Epir release "The ee,ord Door" made a late-year bow on the chart, while 15 CIRCLE-ddiga "a.- Parnnim. his'98 project "Slow Down" showed mntin- PYLABIJSi(V feh)1 dTii ll p'r/1 MI

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3. Best concert: PJ Harvey at the Bowen POS. ARTISTIN fMolarTO )bop d) b1 Ballroom in New York. 4. Best major-label moves: Bertlesmann buy- 1 YOLANDA ADAMS (s) Elekoo/OhoMonr ing Napstrr: Listen.com (which is funded 6) ve.iy/Pus :cot by the five majors) acquiring Scour. It's all 2 P.O.D. (t)Atmn :r/CAodont about controlling the means of distribution. 3 POINT OF GRACE (0/ Word 5. Best album without musical boundaries: 4 MICHAEL W. SMITH (r)Reunan/Providenl Spring Heel Jack, "Treader" (Thirsty Ear). 5 AMY GRANT (e) Mad/Word Check the deconstructed, drum'w bass ver- 6 STEVEN CURBS CHAPMAN (r) Spamo.Z5OaAant sion of "My Favorite Things." 7 ANNE MURRAY (rl SmgmWychordom 6. Best signs that hip -hop has heart: OutKast, 8 JARS OF CLAY (0 f',,.nsol /Sdorreone/P,onaent "Stankonia" (LaFace/Arista); Talib Aweli & 9 MARY MARY Wan ,Columboo W.d Hi -Tek, "Reflections Eternal" (Rawkus): 10 THIRD DAY (A) F ear ovPrur,a,n Common, "Like Water For Chocolate" (MCA). (t) For nnal /SdoOone/Provident 7. Best break -up song: 'N Sync, "Bye Bye Bye" (Jive). B. Best albums keeping mole rock relevant: Grandaddy, "Sophtware Slump" (V2): Broadcast, "The Noise Made By People' (Warp/Tommy Boy). 9. Best record, according to my best friend: 1 MOUNTAIN HIGH...VALLEY LOW- Ynlondo ramer. Aemme Travis, "The Man Who" (Epic). Adam,- Eleitm/CSodont 10. Best bottom: Robbie Williams. Forget 2 WOW 2000: THE YEAR'S 30 TOP CHRISTIAN Ricky and Jennifer English boys can shake ARTISTS AND SONGS-VariamAnin,- 26 LAY IT TOWN -J

3. BBMak, Or Later" (Hollywood). 11 WOW WORSHIP ORANGE:TODAY'S 30 MOST 36 I COULD SING OF YOUR LOVE FOREVER: 25 Finally, a boy band that does its own work. POWERFUL WORSHIP SONGS-va.mmA,ein,- MODERN WORSHIP SONGS-Vanoa,Amu- Brilliant melodies and abounding charm. Ho,00nor/lntisuyewoo Wnr,hipTog:her /Chordom 4. Westlife, "Flying Without Wings" (Arista). 12 A CHRISTMAS STORY-Pout Of Grace-w rd 37 RARITIES 8 REMIXES -Paine OfRure -Hod The most aBécung ballad this year. A mes- 13 PURPOSE BY DESIGN-Fred ii mmond &Radical 38 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER- sipen.Nam The sage of personal heroics, with harmonies as For Chrs-ve iO /Prondrnt Rirher-SquincWod 1 EMG (74) liberating as a flock of soaring doves. 14 ALABASTER BOXrdasl NgnarWelbprirg 39 FOUND A PLACE- ees- EomialPmaidmt 2 INDEPENDENTS (08) 5. Nina Gordon, "Tonight And The Rest Of GHE 40 GOD IS WORKING - LWE -Ya Brooklyn 3 OMS (so) My Life" (Warner Bros.). Anthemic, ethe- 15 THE PROMISE-Ms One- 14.3 / lontie/CAmdant Tarr., choir-M2n Comm,nimtioodWod 4 WEAGo) real, wildly original. Destiny's Child is a 16 LOVE AND FREEDOM- &&-81m m/ 5 SONY(co) household worn0 and she's not? Amid/Adam 5 UNIVERSAL 00 6. Angie Aparo, "Spaceship" (Arista). This 17 DSJmd- Cuter/Chodant guy's meshing of introspective lyrics and 18 LOVE LIBERTY DISCO- Nacdm- Spmwm/ crafty, eclectic melodies catapults him into etugust his own atmosphere. He's scary but skilled. 19 JESUS -THE EPIC MINI- SERIES-Smndtmct- Pas IMPRINT (Nn opCOsSuS 1,1cí 7. Tara MacLean, "If I Fall" (Capitol). Moody, Sparro. /Caplto:Ohodaat EMD sensual, enthralling. Welcome to the post - 20 SPIRITUAL LOVE- r,,.,. :,. 51- 8- Rar/Wd 1 SPARROW (as) Lilith era. 21 THE NU NATION PROJECT-Kirk PnnOin -Go,pa 2 WORD O3) 8. Teri Amos, "1000 Oceans" (Atlantic). Her Cenhidlntemmpe/Wod 3 ATLANTIC (6) best yet. Delicate and penetrating. 22 OFFERINGS: A WORSHIP ALBUM-Aid Do- 4 ELEKTRA (s) 9. Stir, 'New Beginning" (Capitol). Electro- Timid/Provided 5 MYRRH (,01 rock with a sticky hook that hung out in my 23 UNDERDOG-MM Ati ine -Fa Prow/ Sane 6 ESSENTIAL (g) head all year. WOW - THE 90S: 30 TOP CHRISTIAN SONGS 7 SPRING HOUSE (la) IO. Travis, "The Man Who" (Epic). Timeless OF THE DECADE-mom Ana, -W d 8 INTEGRITY (t7) mkguraftinthewith inventive spirit. An 25 A FAREWELL CELEBRATION -The eamdrole- 9 REUNION (d) ware SpiryHou,dCho.dant 10 STRAIGHTWAY (r) SPARROW

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1. Johnny Cash, "God, Love, Murder" (Colum- t 1 4 1 I Contemporary christian bia). Cash rules. Period. Continued on page YE -)03 YE-102 www.americanradiohistory.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER Bros.): Emmylou Harris, "Red Dirt Cier CRITICS' CHOICE (Nonesuch). , Continued from page YE-102 4. Tie: Shivaree, "I Oughts Give You A Shot 1110- In The Head For Making Me Live In This 2. George Jones, "I Am What I Am" (Sony Dump" (Odeon/Capitol); U2, "All That You Milestones). Contemporary country singers Can't Leave Behind" (lnterscope); can listen and weep. Radiohead, "Kid A" (Capitol); Jimmy Page 2000 3. Kentucky Headhunters, "Songs From The & The Black Crowes, "Live At The Greek: Grass String Ranch" (Audium). Hard - Excess All Areas" (MusiuMaker.00m). ockin hillbilly boogie at its absolute finest, 5. Tie: James Carter, "Layin' In The Cut" plus a good mushroom song. (Atlantic); "Chasin The Gypsy" (Atlantic). 4. Merle Haggard, "If I Could Only Fly" (Anti) 6. Tie: Paul Simon, "You're The One" The Hag comes clean, lean and mean. (Warner Bros.); Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides 5. Joe Ely, "Live at Antoné s" (Rounder). Now" (Reprise). Smells like Lone Star... 7. Tie: Soundtrack, "Bamboozled" (Motown); THE YEAR IN CHARTS the leading label is Arista, a repeat win from 6 Kasey Chambers, "The Captain" (Asylum). Wyclef Jean, "The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Continued from page YE -34 last yen. The wonder from Down Under. Book" (Columbia); Various Artists, 7. Slobberbone, "Everything You Thought "Rhapsodies In Black: Black Music And "Misdemeanor" Elliott, whose "Hot Buy" (The COUNTRY Wm Right Was Wrong Today" (New West). Words From The Harlem Renaissance" Gold MinNFastWeat) places fimrth. The next- If women didn't fare as well on the pop and Features the best dog song of the new mil- (Rhin). highest ranked song by a female artist is "Say R &B recaps for 2000, they shined on the lennium. 8. Tie: James Taylor, "Greatest Hits Volume My Name" (Columbia), the Destiny's Child country tallies. The distaff side captured half S. Patty Loveless, "Strong Heart" (Epic). Put 2" (Columbia); Ta¡ Mahal, "Taj Mahal," track that comes in 11th. Erykah Badu, Toni of the top 10 on the singles and albums lists, simply, she could sing the menu at Waffle "The Real Thing," 'The Natch'l Blues" and Braxton and Aaliyah are also in the top 20. and, on the latter. took the top three posi- House and it would work for me. "The Best Of Taj Mahal" (Columbia/ As on the pop recap, none of the artists tions. The biggest surprise is that Faith Hill's 9. Clay Davidson, "Unconditional" (Virgin). Legacy); Stevie Ray Vaughan, "SRV" from the top 10 singles of 1999 repeat in this "Breathe" (Warner Bros.), the top pop single Tough, soulful and fresh -brings much gacy). year's rap 10. Only two acts in last year's top of the year, only shows up at No. 13 on the needed testosterone to the country format. 9. Tie: Vertical Horizon, "Everything You 20 are in the top 20 of 2000: Joe (No. 2 this country recap. That's because the song- 10. Drive -By Truckers, "Alabama Ass Want" (RCA); Bell Book & Candle, "Read year with "I Wanna Know" on Jive) and which broke country before crossing over to Whuppin "' (Secandheaven.com) A trailer My Sign" (Turbo Beat/Blackbird/Atlantic); Destiny's Child. pop --had a chart life that straddled two dif- park full of heart, soul and beer. Bettie Serveert, "Private Suit" (Palomine/ Joe dominates the airplay recap, with "I years. Hidden Agenda). Wanna Know" coming out on top. Jagged ( Trenthe o. I song on the recap of the Hot 10. Various Artists, "Brain In A Box: The Edge's "Let's Get Married" is the airplay Country Singles & Tracks chart is "How Do ADAM WHITE Science Fiction Collection" (Rhino). runner-up. The best -selling single of the year You Like Me Now?!." giving artist 'l'oby Keith lohototiomd Editor In Chief is Elliott's "Hot Boy.," followed by Santana's and label DreamWorks their first year -end first R &B hit, "Maria Maria" (Arista). chart- toppers Chad Brock is runner -up with NIGFI WIIIIAMSON Newcomer Sammie ranks third with "I Like "Yesl" (Warner Bens.), surely marking the I. Mary Mary, "Shackles "Global Mask PvLse" Editor It" (Freeworld/Capírol). first time the top two country songs of the (Praise You)" (C2/ year punctuated with exclamation marks! Columbia). The most Singular Singo Lonestarte had the No. I song of 1909 with emiting rhythm la praise performance for I. David Gray, "Lost Songs The top singles artist is Sisqo, with three "Amazed" and ranks fourth in 2000 with a generation. Little wonder that L.A. Reid 95 -98" (HIT). chart sec- (post-Clive) wants to put producer Warryn 2. David Gray, "White ond, and unell JJaggedn s third. Sisqo is also Campbelltogether with Aretha. Ladder" (EastWest). the top male artist and the rap new artist as he 2. Lee Ann Womack, "I Hope You Dance" 3. Emmylou Harris, "Red Dirt Girl" embarked on solo career this year after (MCA). In an adolescent world, praise he ( Grapevine). enjoying success with Dru Hill. Toni Braxton for an adult perspective. Ryan Adams, "Heartbreaker"" (Cooking( g is the top female artist, and Jagged Edge is the 3. Jo Dee Messina, "Burn" (Curb). A kissin' Vinyl). top cousin to "1 Hope You Dance," but (co)writ- 5. YoussoaNHotRail"(CitySlang). topPsongwtyers list looks veryry different ten far from Nashville by Australia's-line 7. , a cla )Sony). this year, Ind year's leader, R. Kelly. plac- 'Arena. A nectar of delight. 7. Khaled, "Kami' (Barclay). ing seventhTimo ayd o y(wh c si to be 4. Anasfacia, "I'm Outta Love" (Daylight/Epic). R. Pi Harvey, "Stories From The City, Stories found. Timothy r20 0,acedsixth last A powerful, distinctive voice which recalls From The Sea" (Island). y outonon top "Tfor yAgthanksman- Chaka Khan meeting Stevie Wonder. 9. The Kingsbury Manx, "The Kingsbury like "Hot Soyz" and "Try Again." Bryan - Telling us something good! Manx" (City Slang). Michael Cox, who wrote for Jagged Edge, 5. Beue Barnes, "The Crown" (Columbia/Sony 10. Jeff Buckley, "Mystery White Boy" Ideal and Toni Braxton, is second, and teAas Rimes Music Feaster). Speaking of Stevie, here's a (Columbia). Jermaine Dupri is Mird. EMI .April is the top savvy, snappy remake from the Wonder publisher, and EMI Music is the top publish - "What About Now" (BNA). Notable among arks. ing corporation. the rap 20 songs of the year is "Buy Me A fi. Brenda Holloway, "Walk Right Back" JAIME YATES Rose" (Dreamcatcher) by Kenny Rogers with (Volt/Fantasy). M s erstwhile Assistant to Editor In Chief Rapacious Rule Alison Krauss & Billy Dean. California queen, Brenendda shows that she Timbaland, who ranked seventh in 1999, is Another big difference between the No. n still transmit shivers through a spine - 1, thanks again to "Hot Boyz." as well as try recaps and pop and R&B lists is that and turn an old song into something new. 1. Bon Joni, "Crush" productions for Ginuwine and Jay-Z. bur of the artists in last year's rap 10 repeat 7. Kim Richey, "Come Around" (Mercury). A (Island). Columbia is the top label, and Arista the lead- in this year's top 10: Lonestar, George Strait, sting -in -due-tail gem which proves the value 2. Type O Negative, 'The ing Tint McGraw and Jo Dee Messina. of Adantic crossings, thanks to producer least Worst Of" (Roadrunner). ap rules the albums recap, where Dr. Dre Hugh Padgha. 3. Counting Crows, "This Desert Life" is No. I with "Dr. Dre -2001" (Aftermath/ Husbands And Wives 8. Allison Moo,rer, "Send Down An Angel" (DGCInterscope). lnterscope), followed by Eminem's "The For the second year in a row, McGraw is (MCA). Talent clearly runs in the family, 4. matchbox twenty, "mad season" (Lava/ Marshall Mathers LP" (Web /Aftermath/ the top singles & tracks artist. His wife, Faith with an after -hours cocktail which would Atlantic). Interscope) and DMX's "...And Then There Hill, was ninth last year but comes in second nos be out of place on sister's album "I Ain 5. Vertical Horizon, "Everything You Want" Was X" (Rolf Ryders/DefJam). Jay -Z, Melly for 2000. That makes them the top male and Shelby Lynne." (RCA). and the late Notorious B.I.G. also have albums female artists. In third place on the artists list, 9 Terri Clark, "A Little Gasoline' (Mercury). G. Lou Reed, "Ecstasy" (Reprise). in the top 10. There are no female artists in lonestar is thus the top group. The top new Today's tributes to the automobile may 7.3 Doors Down, "loser" (Republic/ Universal). the top 10 for 2000. The highest- ranked artist is Phil Vassar. me from Nashville rather than Brian 8. Fuel, "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" single Heat"is Toni Braxton, No. 11 with "The 'l big shake-up in the country field Wilson's California, but, thank heavens, (550 Music). (LaFare/Arista). mes n the area of snngwriting. Not one of someone's still writing them. 9. The Wallflowers, "Breach" (Interscope . For the third consecutive year, the top R &B the top 10 songwriters of 200() appeared in Ill. Yaouiek Soiré Lk" (MI3 /Sony Music 10. Lenny Kravitz, "Greatest Hits" (Virgin . sottndtrack of the year ranks Na. 19 on the last year's top 10. The top songwriter, Toby France). Twenty -eight years after "Sherry" year -end tally. "Romeo Must Die -The Keith, last appeared in a year-end top IO in introduced Bob Gaudio and the Four Album" (Blackground/Viugin) follows in the 1994, when he ranked seventh. He came toll Seasons to the world, this French rapper footsteps of "Life" (No. 19 in 1999) and 'The on top this year, thanks to songs like "Country delights with a fresh take on the group's COMING UP: Players Club" (No. 19 in 1998). Comes and the No. I song of the "December. 1963 (Oh, What A Night)." The top three album artsts fall in the same year, "How Do You Like Me Now ?!" Keith The Year In Video order as their albums: Dr. Dre, Eminent and Follese, No. 14 last year, is runner -up. First - DMX. The rap 10 artists are all solo males; timers Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey and Bill TIMOTHY WHITE Looking back the top group is Jagged Edge at No. 1 1, and Luther round out the top five. The top pub- Editor In Chief the top female is Toni Braxton at No. 12. lisher, repeating from last year, is Sony/ATV

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Want" is No. 2. If'savery rock-oriented lop 10, EastWest is the No. 1 rap imprint, while with Smash Mouth, matchbox twenty, Third Priority, with 21 titles charted, repeats as the 2000 Eye Blind, Train and Nine Days also landing top label. in the top 10. I Vertical Horizon is the No. I Adult Top 40 DANCE MUSIC artist. Macy Gray is the top female; no solo For the second year w, the same title male artist ranked in the top 10. Warner Bros. comes out on top of both of Billboard's dance is the first -place imprint and label. charts: Maxi-Singles Sales and Club Play. In 1999, Cher led the two lists with "Believe." ROCK This year, another pop-oriented song pulls off THE YEAR IN CHARTS just a bit. How international has the AC chart Ifit weren't for the success of Creed, would the double, as Madonna's "Music" is in pole Continuedfrom page YE -103 been? Well, when Faith Hill assumed pole position with "Breathe" (Warner Bros.), she yea top five, albeit in a different order. as the first American solo female artist to

Byron Callimore, who last year broke the long have a No. 1 AC hit since LeAnn Rimes gave streak of Tony Brown or James Stood lead- up the top spot in November 1997 with "How ing the list, repeats as the year's top produc- Do I Live.' Since that time, Canadians, er, followed by Dann Huff. Like last year, Australians and Brits have ruled the list, with MCA Nashville is the top imprint It is also the the exception of the Backstreet Boys and R. No. I label, for an amazing 10th consecutive Kelly (who shared the spotlight with French - year. Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion). On the sales side, the top single is Faith It's an Australian act that leads and anchors Hill's "Breathe," followed by the year's other the AC recap for 2000. Savage Garden leads biggest pop crossover, 'Amazed" by Lonestar. with its massive hit, "I Knew I Loved You" The Dixie Chicks rank third with the contra (Columbia), while its 1997 release of "Truly er sial "Goodbye Earl" (Monument), and Madly Deeply" shores up the recap at No. 25. newcomer Billy Gilman comes in fourth with It's the third consecutive year that 'Truly" has "One Voice" (Epic). LeAnn Rimes pulls off a been on the year -end list; it was the No.1 song hat nick by capturing the next three slots on of 1998 and the No. 5 title of 1999. This truly the sales recap, with "I Need You" amazing song holds the AC longevity record. (Sparrow /Capitol/Curb), "Big Deal" (Curb) as it remained on the chart for 123 weeks. and "Can't Fight The Moonlight" (Curb). Hill Two of last year's top three AC hits also Celina Dion Danes! Janes is the top sales artist, followed by Rimes. Lonestar in the top sales group, and Gilman position twice. lis the third year in a row that the top sales male artistWarner Bros. is the pop songs have landed in first place on the top sales imprint, Sony the No. 1 label and sales chart; Brandy & Monica's "The Boy Is WEA the leading distributor. Miné" was No. I in 1998. Before that. rap sin- Looking at the best -selling country albums gles rame in first from 1995 to 1997. of 2000, the Dixie Chicks improve upon their "Music" mide, the maxi-singles sales recap previous rd- literally. Their debut album, has an international look, as singles by Sting & "Wide Open Spaces," was the No. 3 title of Cheb Mami, Amber and Lara Fabian are 1999, while the follow -up, "Fly," ranks Best included in the top 10. Destiny's Child, with this year. Faith Hill's eponymously titled "Say My Name" at No. 3 and "Jumpin', "Faith" was No. 6 last year; her "Breathe" is Jumpin" at No. 4, is the top axi- singles sales No. 2 for 2000.Shania Twain proves herstay- artist. followed by Madonna, Sting and

power, 17-times-platinum "Come Amber. Columbia Is the No. 1 imprint, the On er" (Mercury) s one f the year's top Columbia Records Group is the top label, and three sellers for the third year in a row. In Sony is the leading distnbutor. 1998, "Come On Over" ranked .second. In The top club -play tide is "Music." It is the 1999, it was the best -selling album of the year. only song in the top 10 of both dance recaps. And, in 2000, that some album ranks third. Madonna is the top club -play artist She was last the No. 1 dance artist of the year in 1998, In! band's home stare of Florida even be in when "Ray Of Light" helped propel her to the

I is news? For the third year running, Creed top of the dub -play artists tally. Women dom-

. d he No. 1 artist on the Mainstream Rock inate this list, as the Material Mom is followed

l racks recap. Newcomers 3 Doors Down are by Ann Nesby, Amber and Kim English. The ys nd, followed by veteran rockers Metallica. top imprint is Jellybean, and the top label is creed places two songs in the year-end top Strictly Rhythm. 10 The higher of the two is "Higher" at No. Combining both dance charts, Columbia I. the follow-op, "With Arms Wide Open," is tops the imprints list, and the Columbia o. 5. But the top mainstream -rock song of Records Group leads the labels list.

I la year isn't by Creed; that honor goes to 3 Moors Down, with "Kryptonite" (Republic/ JAZZ l: niversal). Metallica comes in second and Victory at last for Diana Krall! After run- third with "No Leaf Clover" (Elektra) and its ning second in 1998 and 1999 on the recap "Mission: Impossible 2" track, "I Disappear" of the Top azz Album titles of the year, she (Hollywood). glides into first place with "When I Look In The No.1 imprint is Republic, and the lead- Your Eyes" (Verve), the same album that was ing label is Universal. On the modern side, 3 No. 2 last year (in 1998, she was runner-up matchbox twenty Doors Down pulls off a double, as "Krypto- with "Love Scenes"). Krall's triumph sends the nite" leads that list as well. Papa Roach is artist who was first in 1998 and 1999 down to The top -selling album by a male artist is Tim repeat this year. Sarah Mclachlan's "Angel" runner-up with "last Resort" (DreamWorks), second place. Harry Connick Jr. is No. 2 with McGraw's "A Place In The Sun" (Curb), in (Warner Sunset/Reprise), last year's No. 1, is and Incubus places third with "Pardon Me" "Come By Me" (Columbia), last year's leader. fourth place. 23rd, and Phil Collins' "You'll Be In My (Immortal /Epic). Limp Bizkit is the top The top 10 also includes works by veteran The top three album artists fall in the same Heart," last year's No. 3, is eighth. Otherwise, modern-rock artist, followed by the Red Hot artists like Keith Jarrett, the late Miles Davis, order as the top three albums: the Dixie domestic acts regained ground. The highest- Chili Peppers and Blink -182. Immortal is the Tony Bennett and Pat Metheny. Chicks are first, followed by Hill and Twain. ranked songs by American-born artists on the No. 1 imprint, and Epic tops the label list. Krall repeats as the No. 1 jazz album artist, George Strait is the top male. The top imprint tally are two country crossover hits: "Amazed" and Conniek Jr. is No. 2 again. Dr. John is Monument, the leading label is Sony, and by Lonestar is No. 2, and "Breathe" by Hill is RAP makes the rap 10, thanks to his album on Blue the No. 1 distributor is Universal. No. 4. Brian McKnight, LeAnn Rimes and For the first time since 1994, when Da Brat Note. One of the most respected names in

Combining singles and albums, the top artist Don Henley are also in the top 10. was on top, a female is the No. 1 rap artist of jazz, the Verve label is No. 1 for 2000; 32 Jazz a the Dixie Chicks. Faith Hill is the top female, Savage Garden ù the top AC artist, with the the year. It won't be a surprise to anyone who d, sending last yew's leader, Columbia, and spouse Tim McGraw is the top male. MCA Backstreet Boys taking second place for the watched the chart during the last 12 months to third place. The Verve Group repeats from Nashville is the top imprint and label. third consecutive year. Celia Dann is the No. to learn that Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott cap- 1999 as the I female and Marc Anthony the leading male. tures first pplace, as her single "Hot Boyi' (Ilse When to Top Contemporary jazz Columbia is the No. 1 imprint and label. For Gold Mind/EastWest), recorded with N., Eve Albums, oneo force remains un toppable. ADULT CONTEMPORARY/ the second year in a rnw, the Adult Top 40 and Q-Tip, ruled the list for 18 weeks, an al- Kenny G has the No. 1 album for the 10th ADULT TOP 40 recap is not led by a new artist (after Duncan time record. year in a row. "Faith: A Holiday Album" The globalization of the Adult Con- Sheik and Natalie lmhrnglia took top honors Hot Boyi' is, of course, the No. 1 rap sin- (Arista), which included his sound -montage temporary chart subsided a bit in 2000-but in 1997 and 1998, respectively). The Coo Goo gle of the year. "Hot Boyz" also crossed over tribute to the 20th century, "Auld Lang Syne,"

YE104 www.americanradiohistory.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER all, 2000 INo. I, beating out his own "Classics In The has the top three titles on the Top Classical 'Bey Of G," which falls to second place aller Albums recap: "Sacred Arias," "Verdi" and topping the recap last year. Dave Koz is third "Aria -The Opera Album," all on Philips, 1IMIN- with "The Dance" (Capitol). Kenny G is also ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3. That's an improve -

Me No. 1 contemporary-jazz album artist for nt over 1998 and 1999, when Bocelli mere- the lot `consecutive year. Roney James is No. ly had the top two albums of the year. If it

2. Koz . No. 3, and Al)anrau is No. 4. Arista wasn't for the prolific Rossetti, the top classical is the top imprint for the seventh year and the album would be the music Isom the Walt top label for the sixth year. Disney film "Fantasia 2000" by the Chicago For the combined jazz charts, Arista repeats Symphony Orchestra. The classical tally also as the top imprint and takes back the label includes a former Beatle, as 'Paul crown. BMG is the top distributor for the McCattney's Working Classical" (MPWAngel) Garth year running. by the London Symphony Orchestra ranks No. 11. With the top three albums, it's no sur- POP CATALOG prise that Bocelli is the No. I classical artist retheonlno `rthey 'nanygcnre PASSINGS Heudlicà s eponymously titled 1991 Elektta (for the third year running). He is followed, whe uo B 'sish artists hold down the rap Continued fn page YE -39 album finally worked its way to the head of for the third year, by Yo-Yo Ma. Philips is the two positions. the Top Pop Catalog Albums recap last year top classical imprint for the third year, the The No. I classical crossover imprint is Sony his quick-witted lyrics and rhymes over beats. after making the top five in 1997 and 1998, Universal Classics Group repeats from last Classical, as is the No. 1 label. ombiningclas- Retord executive John Vincent Imbragulio, hut this year it succumbs to a release from a year as top label. 'cal and classical crossover,v r, Sony Clam is in Jackson, Miss. Imbraguho, known as Johnny Florida -based rock outfit that's had an excep- the leading imprint and label, and Sony s the Vinent, was the founder of Ace Records, a tional year. While "Human Clay" was doing MOUNTAINS HIGH top distributor. New Orleans -based independent label. He ell on The Billboard 200 and "Higher" and Over on the Top Classical Crossover also produced Frankie Ford's hit single "Sea "With Arms Wide Open" were dominating Albums of 2000, two artists have nearly half LATIN Cruise" and the Huey "Piano" Smith track the Hot 100, Creed's previous album, "My the recap tied up between them. Young star The Latin crossover that began in 1999 con- "Racking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Own Prison" (Wind -Up), was No. 1 for 38 Charlotte Church holds down the top two tinued in 2000, as artists like Marc Anthony, Flu," then worked with blues artists such as I weeks on the catalog chart, good enough to positions: Her eponymously titled album from Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Charles Brown and Lightning Hopkins. be named the No. I album of the year. Radio veteran Chris Lane, in Lake Balboa, Creed's lone tide on the catalog chart wasn't Calif Lane wrote and produced the syndicat- enough to unseat Metallica from the top of ed radio program "Christmas In The Country" he Top Pop Catalog Album Artists recap. and was a radio broadcaster for stations in Des where the group had fire chancel titles. It's Moines; Portland, Ore.; Seattle; San Francisco; Milwaukee; Chicago; and St. Louis. Record executive Stuart McAllister, in Thame, England. McAllister was chief executive of HMV Group from 1986 to 1999 and led the British -based music retailer's worldwide expansion. Record executive Tom McCuiness, in Princeton. N.J. McGuiness spent 42 years with CBS Records/Sony Music. When he retired in the fall of 1997, he was senior VP of marketing for Sony Music Distribution. Manager /lyricist Joe Rock, in Nashville. Rock managed the R &B group the Skyliners and wrote the lyrics to their hit "Since I Don't Have You," which peaked at No. 12 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. He also co-wrote "Dreams To Remember" with Otis Redding. Trade executive Bob Roland, in New York. Martin had more hits on The Billboard Hot Rolontz was an editor for Billboard and also Metallica 109 Anthony leads the recap ofThe Billboard spent considerable time at RCA Victor Latin 50, with "Decide Un Prindpio -From Records, Atlantic Records and Warner the second year ning that Metallica is the The Beginning" (RMM/Sony Discos). Second Communications. No. I artist. Creed is second, and Pink Floyd place goes to Son By Four with its epony- Manager /author Mort Ruby, in Los is third. Only one female artist is in the top mously tided album on Sony Discos. And Angeles. Ruby was the road manager for the

10: Celine Dion at No. 5. Elektra is the No. I third place goes to an artist who preceded all Nat King Cole Trio at the beginning of the imprint, I DJMG is the top label, and Universal of the recent crossover acts by at least 14 years: group's career. He later wrote a book titled Me lending distributor. Gloria Estefan scores with "Alma Caribena- "The King And Me." Caribbean Soul" (Epir/Sony Discos). Record and trade executive Lynn Shults, in NEW AGE With two albums in the rap 10, Colombian Nashville. Shulm starred as a music publish- The names that populate the new age reaps singer Shakira is the No. 1 anist of the year. er/label operation executive with Acuff -Rose are familiar ones, even if they land in a differ- Anthony is the rap male, and Son By Four is Publications. Later, he led A&R activities for ent order. George Winston's "Plains" the top group. Sony Discos repeats as the lead- Capitol's Nashville division for 10 years begin- (Windham Hill), the Nn. 7 album of 1999, leads ing imprint and label, and Sony is once again ning in 1979 and is most often credited for the list for 2000. Yanni, who slipped to No. 2 the top distributor. helping to bring Garth Brooks to the label in last year, reclaims the honor of being the No. 1 The top Hot Iatin Track is "A Puro Dolor" 1988. After that, he became Billboard direc- artist of the year.Jim Brickman moves up from from Son By Four (Sony Discos), the song that tor of operations/Nashville. third last year to second place, and Winston went into the record books as the first Spanish - Trade executive Bill Simon. in Sarasota, Fla. shows up in third place. Windham Hill is the Papa Roach language track to cross over from Has Latin Simon was a record-store owner; before, he top imprint for the second year i now and is Tracks to the Hot 100. Son By Four is the No. worked as a salesman for Decca Records and the top label lift the third year. The leading dis- Sony Classical is No. I, and last year's No. 2 1 artist on the Hot Latin Tracks recap, fol- supervised jazz recordings for such indepen- !Obutor, as in 1999, is BMG. album, "Voice Of An Angel," repeats in that lowed by Marc Anthony and Christian Castro. dent labels as National and Gotham. position. Sarah Brightman takes the next Omar Alfanno takes the songwriting champi- Widespread industry recognition came to WORLD MUSIC three positions with "La Luna," "The Andre onship, with four titles charted. Foreign Simon when he served as a writer /critic for The question on Andrea Bceellïs mind has Lloyd Webber Collection" and "Eden." Imported Productions Publishing is the to Saturday Review firm 1948 to 1951 and as an to be: Exactly who did let the dogs out? Bocelfi Further down the top 15, Church is No. 7 publisher and publishing corporation. Rudy editor and reporter for Billboard from 1948 to surrenders the No. I position on the album with "Dream A Dream," and Brightman is No. Perez is the top producer, with 13 charted 1951 and 1955 to 1957. After that, Simon spent and artists recaps to the surmise victors. the 11 with "The Songs That Got Away." Last tides. The top imprint is Sony Discos, and the 20 years with Reader's Digest Books & Music. Baba Men. thanks to the success of"Who Let year's crossover disc, the soundtrack to leading label is also Sony Discos. Radio personality Martha Jean "the The Dogs Out" (S- Curve/Artemis), the album Star Warrs Episode I: The Phantom Menace" With Spanish -language versions of her hits Queen" Steinberg, in Detroit. Steinberg start- that is titled after the song is No. I for 2000, (Sony Classical), falls to sixth place. Another "Genie In A Bottle," "What o Girl Wants" and ed her radio career in Memphis in 1954, and the haha Men are the top acs. Their label, soundtrack, "Stepm ' (Sony Classical), i "Come On Over Baby All I Want Is You)," where he adopted "the Queen" moniker, Steve Greenbergs new S -Curve, is the leading No. 13, creating an unusual situation where Christina Aguilera sees her "Mi ReOejo" (RCA) which she took to Detroit in 1963. Since then, imprint. Its parent label, Artemis, dominates Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell's "Ain't No as the Ne. 1 latin Pop Album. Shakira moves she worked continuously in the Motor City for the label recap. That means Bocelli is runner- Mountain High Enough" can be found on one up from third place in 1999 to become the top stations WCHB, WJLB and, up until her pass- up with "Seguo" (Polydor), last year's No. I of the top classical -crossover albums of the Latin Pop Album artist of 2000. Enrique ing, WQBH. album and is also No 2 on the artists tally. year. One would have thought it would be a Iglesias is the top male. Sony Discos is the lead- Record company executive Sol S. Weiss, century or so before those Motown classics ing imprint and label. San Rafael, Calif Weiss was a founder of CLASSICAL were considered classical music. The airplay leader on Hot Latin Pop Tracks Fantasy Records in 1949 with his brother Max When it comes to classical music, Andrea Last year, Church and Brightman were the is "A Puro Dolor" by Son By Four (Sony and Dave Brubeck. He also was a producer Bocelli doesn't have to worry about the dogs No. 2 and No. 3 artists of the year: in 2000, Discos). The No. 1 airplay artist is Christian and recording engineer for such artists as kinglet out. The Tuscany-born star who gave each one moves up a spot, making Church C stm. Sony Discos repeats from last year as Gerry Mulligan, Bola Sete, Lenny Bruce and up a law career to become a recording artist No. 1 and Brightman No. 2. That makes this the top airplay imprint and label. Allen Ginsberg.

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In Publishing, A Year Marked By Deals, A Non -Deal, lawsuits AFTER IT STARTS WITH A confronted, as did the rest of the may make monitoring more dif- (Pantheon Books, 706 pages, SONG: The big developments in copyright-owner community, the uusic ficult. But the music publishing $39.50), which he edited with music publishing circles in 2000 issue of payment for play or per- Words & and songwriter communities Robert Gottlieb, Kimball is using sere what did happen-the sale, formance of songs in the digital have pledged vigilance in pro- a wide -angle lens to focus on some for instance, of Jerry Moss and domain. A key development, of tecting their members' rights 42 lyricists whose works did not Herb Alpert's giant independ- course, involved a general when their music is subject to necessarily involve the musical ent company Render to Univer- acceptance that, without copy- alleged violations of copyright stage but whose output merits sal Music Publishing Group- - right -owner authority, songe by ]ru Li,chtman, law. attention. While the 1,000 -plus and what didn't: the merger of could not be offered up for free It should be pointed out that, lyrics, written between 1900 -76, industry leaders EMI Music downloading (even from one's 2000*IN*REVIEW for the most part, music publish- include those by the writers who Publishing and Warner /Chappell n "library" of CDs) or for ers and songwriters are lumped flew solo in other Kimball books, Music. The latter deal would sale. together with other music indus- there are lyricists who no doubt have resulted from the proposed Even so, by year's end a group suit- beyond, of course, the seri- try entities, such as record deserve the same treatment. merger of EMI and the Warner of publishers and songwriters, ous charge of copyright labels, in wide consumer cover- Among them are Oscar Hammer- Music Group, which was eventu- with the blessing of the National infringement, which Universal age of Internet happenings as it stein II, Johnny Mercer, Alan ally aborted because of Euro- Music Publishers' Assn. and the has denied in replies to the relates to the music industry. Jay Lerner, Dorothy Fields, pean regulators' concerna Songwriters Guild of America, press -is that allegations of When referring to record com- Howard Dietz, EX Harburg, and Also by year's end, it was brought suit against Universal unauthorized use of copyrighted pany developments, ft is often P.G. Wodehoose. They and others unclear whether Bertelsmann Records, charging that its online will always keep enter the case that the consumer press are here, with short bios to intro- would succeed in its attempts to service farmctub.com had infringed taiinment lawyers busy. For no confuses "songs" with "record- duce several lyrics by each that work out a merger deal with upon major copyrights. A press matter the analog or digital ings." While the two categories Gottlieb and Kimball have select- EMI that would join EMI's pub- statement reporting the court nature of copyright usage, dif- are forever creatively linked, ed. The giants, of course, have lishing interests with Bertela- action noted with an irony intend- ferences of legal opinion will each area of the business has its deeper representation. Wonderful mann's big music publishing ed to boost public attention about exist on whether such usage i own view of how to Zook after its show, movie, or Tin Pan Alley company, BMG Music Publish - the action that Universal had itself properly authorized or not. welfare. And the effort and out- lyrics also represented include ing-or at least put them under successfully sued MP3.com for Internet usage, where it i look of one can be dramatically those by Otto Harbach, George the same corporate umbrella. copyright infringement. often difficult to detect the at odds with the other -witness M. Cohan, Al Dubin, Walter Music publishers and writers Perhaps the real point of the source of alleged infringements the many court challenges by Donaldson, Herman Hupfeld, publisher/songwriters against and Leo Robin. labels down the years, or negoti- Are lyrics poetry? Not really. Are ations to establish new mechan- they readable? Very often, But for ical royalty ratea. those who know the tunes, the issue Folios, Of It's true that in recent years io moot. For no sooner do the lyrics Best -Selling Single Sheets 2000 there has been a cooperative appear before one's eyes than read- The following are the best -selling folios and single 5. "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack. attitude among the various ing gives way to song. sheets of 2000 as reported by the followingmusìe print groupa and societies that repre- companies. MUSIC SALES CORP. sent both ends of the copyright- KEEPING GREAT 'COMPANY': FOLIOS owner landscape. And it's also Even though it's, one of a very few CHERRY LANE MUSIC 1. Pink Floyd, "The Wall" (guitar tablature edition). true that Words & Music has video documentaries on an original- FOLIOS 2. Tbri Amas, "To Venue And Back." noticed a healthy differentiation cast recording, D.A. Pemebakerh 1. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, "High- 3. AC /DC, "Still Upper of the two communities in recent "Original Cast Album Company!" lights From Live At Luther Lip" (guitar tablature edi- consumer press coverage. will always manage to stand out in a College." tion). But ask a music publisher or crowd, no matter how many others 2. "Pokémon, 2.B.A. Master 4. "Rivedance: The Music." songwriter how he views his role me along in the future. It's been Recorder Fun Pack." 5. Bob Dylan, "Greatest in whether a recording has the previously available in both VHS 3. Metallica, "S&M " Hits Complete." goods to become a hit, and he is and lasesdiscform, but now it's at its 4. Metallica, "Legendary likely to say (as members of this best in a DVD version (alongwith a Licks For Guitar, 1983-1988." SINGLES community have always said), new VHS version) from Docurana 5. "The World Of Jekyll & 1. "To Make You Feel My "It all starts with a song!" at list prices of $29.95 and $24.95, Hyde." Love," Bob Dylan; performed respectively. by Billy, Joel and Garth TUNELESS, BUT WHAT JOY! The Columbia recording session SINGLES Brooks. Musicologist Robert Kimball's has enough of the great Stephen 1. "Amazed," Lonestar. 2. "Bridge Over Troubled happy Toms has been on the Broad- Sondheim score to qualify as an 2. "Pokémon Theme For Water," Simon & Garfunkel. way greats among composers and original-cast album on its own, but it Easy Piano." 3. "Morning Has Broken," Cat Stevens. lyricists. In this regard, he's come is the all -night recording process 3. "Someday Out Of The Blue," from '110e Road To 4. "Knockìn' On Heaven's Door," Bob Dylan (guitar up with wonderful coffee -table with its frayed edges and egos that El Dorado." tablature edition). hooks on the great Broadway lyri- gives itgreat tension. The DVD ver- 4. "PokeRAP." 5. "1,000 Oceans," Teri Amos. cists: Lorene Hart, Ira Gershwin, sion has a previously unheard track, 5. "When You Believe," from "The Prince Of Egypt." Cole Porter, and, more recently, "Have I Got A Girl For You," which WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS Irving Berlin. is performed with black- and -white HAL LEONARD CORP. FOLIOS In anew tome, "Reading Lyrics" stills. Street date isJan. 2. FOLIOS 1. Santana, "Supernatural" 1. Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Calte ieation." 2. Celine Dion, "All The Way A Decade Of 2. Creed, "Human Clay." NO_ 7 SONGS OF THE YEAR 3. Blink -I82, "Enema Of The State." 3. 'N Sync, "No Strings 'TITLE WRITER PUBLISHER 4. Dixie Chicks, "Fly." Attached." THE HOT 100 6. Rage Against The 4. "Christina Aguilera." BREATHE Holly Lamar, Stephanie Bentley CAL w saner.. Universal -Songs Of Machine, "The Battle Of 5. Backstreet Boys, Polygram- IMemationaVBMI,Hope CheuVsMI Los Angeles." "Millennium." HOT COUNTRY SINGLES a TRACKS HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?: Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon Tokeco Tunes/BMI, SINGLES SINGLES Wecisse Fever/Ewa,CMVBMI 1. "Cowboy Take Me Away," 1. "Amazed," Lonestar. HOT B&B SINGLES Dixie Chicks. 2. "From This Moment On," LETS GET MARRIED Jennaine Deed, Brandon Caws Brian Casey, Bryan-Michael 2. Cox So So Del /AOCAP, EMI ApriVASCAP. Than Damn Twins/AaCAP, Babyboyb "Maria Maria," Santana Spada Twain. Lane /SEOAC, Nooname/SESAC Featuring The Product 3. "The Prayer," Celine G &B. Dion With Andrea Boce1B. HOT RAP SINGLES HOTBOYZ Missy Elliott TimoMy Mosley Mess Conhuion/ASCAP,WB/ASCAV 3. "Otherside," Red Hot 4. "Wad Beneath My Wings," Bette Midler. Virginia Bewh/ASCAP Chili Peppers. 5. "Time To Say Goodbye," Andrea Bocelli With NOT LAWN TRACKS 4. "Al The Things," Blink -182. Sarah Brightman. Small A PURO DOLOR Omar Aaamo EMOA/ASCAP

BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.billboartl.com 53 www.americanradiohistory.com 'Fur Sound quality.., Pro Audio ARTISTS & MUSIC There' No Comp _ban Behind The Severe Drop In Studio Bookings Luire) fexour WHAT'S GOING ON? As 2000 either closing or attributed. The and other software -based means of draws to a close -a year in which downsizing in impact of obtaining free music. Major labels, DVD and surround sound have given the near future changes in tech- obviously concerned about the effect hope for a major renaissance in the are gaining in nology or the of unchecked digitaldistsibution, have 4i recording businesssteadily mount- number and national econo- been distracted with lawsuit brought Mg reports from recording studios strength Expect my will be felt against Napster and MP3.com. While and the U.S. testify to a very wa - to hear confirma- 1RIV... and, eventually, these issues are moving toward mme me trend: a severely steep drop in tion in the com- b orbed; when kind of resolution, recording studios bookings through the last two quar- ing months. by Christopher Walsh numerous, far- nonetheless have suffered from the ters of the year, experienced by a While the reaching ehang- attention labels have had to devote to very large number of studios. This business has tradi- 20110+IN,kIiI?V'14;W es occur multa- the matter cannot be an aberration. Throughout tionally been cycli- neously, ss the Ongoing consolidation in the music the autumn, I heard from studio own- cal in nature, what may be most impact is bound to sting. business is also seen as a factor. ers and managers who told stories notable about this downturn is the One major blow to the recording Recoeding budget, most studio offi- notably consistent. number of reasons to which it is industry has certainly been Napster dais grumble, have been falling for Following a slow summer, when years as the major labels become artist are typically touring and pen more and more fiscally conservative fessionals are on vacation, the autumn t this era of mergers in all sectors of is usually a welcome relief as the business. world goes back to work. This year, Some have pointed to the pro- however, a very slow fall had many longed election drama as another fac- studio personnel anxious. A slow fall tor. While corporate America following a slow summer is bad news watched to see which party would indeed. occupy the White House in January, Though everyone wishes to cast a decision -making stalled. A recession positive light on the situation, most that many see on the horizon may in agree that the landscape is changing, fact have a/ready begun, some say, or, and if and when the smoke clears, at least, the threat of recession pro- some in the studio community will motes belt -tightening. have disappeared. Rumors of studios What is widely seen as the largest o single reason for the sharp drop in Nampo Studios manager Also Abrash advises his colleagues in the recording studio bookings, though, is technolo- T8ET8P8TD81E8 gy. This isn't a new industry to offer diverse services in order to survive and thrive In the current story either. Dig- environment. ital recording equipment has been Solid State Logic Is Bought (Continued on page 87) By London -Based Venture Cap- ital Firm 3i Plc.

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Notably, years past, when most new sign- Assistance in preparing this col- Shakira's " Donde Estin Los ings originated in Latin America. umn teas provided by Marcelo ,°.."tia ",.",.,m.... ,.....Pw.i,W ... °', a.w"._.,,.P Ladrones?" gained 7,444 units in The trend extends beyond Latin Fernandez Bitar and Teresa the week after the Grammys, a arms. Major English- language Agailera. 58 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.blllboard.com 131111300,1113 DECEMBER 30, 2000 International Yearly Charts Show Europe Still Loues American Accents BY PAUL SEXTON increasing during the year from lent year; Finland's B,,ml'unk MC', ly. The album, like other fourth- LONDON-Europe's yearly compos- quadruple - to six-times platkmm EUROPE: took the No.1 crown on that survey quarter releases, notably the Beat - ke danssuggestthat American tastes Europe. Two of the other US. super with the Epid ome&Sony Emo-smash les'"1" (Apple/Parlophone), was re- berated the continent in a big way in stars inside the top 10 made return vis- TNETOPSTORIES "Freestyler," while German DJ stricted by the Now 30 chart cutoff. 2000 but had some trouble at U.K. cus- its with follow -up albums: Arista's Mousse T. hebned Tom Jones' No. 3 The strong American flavor on tom toward the end ofthe year. Mean- Houston, No.4 last year with "My European Commission Con- title,'Sex Bomb," from Gut/V2. the two European charte is in while, British acts stayed at home. Love Is Your Love," landed at No.9 cerns Halt Warner Music/EMI If many observers assumed that marked contrast to the sales pic- Tne most strfidng feature about the with "Whitney-The Greatest Hits," Merger. Eiffel6.5's'Blue," the No.1 European ture as the year drew to a close in top end of Biabomd sister publication while Jiveb Spears, who took her bow single of 1999, was a oneoff, they were the U.K., where, as of Dec. 10, six Music & Media's European Top 100 in 1999 at No. 6 with "... Baby One European Commission Approves proved wrong, as Bliss Co.'s Italian act of the top 10 singles, according to Alburtis and Eaton mrt Hot 100 Singles More ," did even better this year, Merger Of France's V vendi And returned at No. 6 for 2000 with "Move chart compiler Chart Information darts for most ofthe year wasthe pre- ea "Gaps!...l I Did It Again" hit No.3. Univemal Patent Seagram Your Body." France's Yannick reached Network, were entirely British, led ponderance of Ameri The 3 million-certified No.9 with 'Ces Soirées by All Sainte'"Pure accents and the notice- European sales of Hous- BMG Initiates Talks With EMI Là," after an extraordi- Shores" (London), and able lack of en English ton's compilation repre- About Pble Mergen nary run on the weekly two others by Fmgena one Yet by mid -Decem- sent a better perform- Eurochart with the La and Spitler) had her, the weekty charts in ance than in her home Mechanical Royalty Talks Ilibu/Sony single that British vocalists. the U.R. told a different country, where "Whit- Between International Fedmatimh stretched from April to BahaMen's "Wins Let story-one of domestic ney-The Greatest Hits" Of The Phonographic Industry November. The Dogs Out" (edel) success and a limited is double-platinum, and And Authors' Body BIEM Stalk Santana's chart-top- was the leading com- gam-Atlantic presence. the singer is strongly ping album performance pletely foreign single in The top four of the appreciative ofherinter- Online Issues Dominate Agenda was almost matched by the survey, at No. 9, one

I1 European album survey HOUSTON national audience. "It's At MIDEM. "Maria Maria" (featur- MELANIE ahead of'The Real Slim are all by U.S. sets, hotter over here than it ing the Product G &B), Shady." That's quite a headed by Santana's 5 million- selling is in the States," she says, 'but I don't Nine Concertgoers Die At Den- the key European hit from "Super- difference from 1999, when Cliff Arista phenomenon "Supernatural" mind so much, because I know I have mark's Roskilde Festival. natural," which placed at No.2 for the Richard and Shanks & Bigf t were and supported by Moby, Britney somewhere to go. When everybody's year. European territories can also the only Brit in the latest British sin- Spears, and Eminem. Four more - coming in and they're hitting No. l's Pan-European E- tailerBoxman claim the bulk of the credit for break- gles top 10, joined by Boyzone from Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and they fly out, lit's like,] 'We'll see Folds. ing a much newer American artist Ireland. Whitney Houston, and Shortie you later,bye' I want staying power, I who has yet to crack her home coun- Amongthe top 10 albums in Britain Twain -claim top 10 berths, with don't want that 'fly- by- nighbness. " European Commission Main- try in the sameway. Epics Anastasa in early December, America claimed only the Corrs from Ireland and England -born artists did have tains Parallel Imports Ban. had the year'h No. 19 album with her the top two with Moby's "Play" reloaded Welsh warhorselbmJones rather more to say for themselves in Epic debut, "Not That Kind," which (Mute) and Eminem, but only one preventing a U.S. clean sweep. Nos. 11 -20 of European Top 100 Zomba Group Opens Affiliates reached the European million mark other non-Brit, Houston,made the 10, Among those American super - Albums, in which Craig David's In Italy, Spain, Norway, And Den- during November, after the single as the Beatles, Robbie Williams, achievers, special mention is due to Wildstar/edel debut, "Born To Do mark. "Ihn Outs Love" had become a hit out David, Travis, Jones, and David Gray Red Hot Chili Peppem and 1Wain. The It," was No. 15, after completing its of the box in Europe, turning into the flew the Union Jack, with Westlife extraordinarily enduring Iwptdarity of first million European sales in European Indies Launch Inde- fourth -biggest sales success of 2000. succeeding Boyzone as Ireland's the Warner Mos. rock veterans' Cal- November; Sting's long- running pendent Music Publishers And Eminem, perhaps the most prime representatives. for ication" album, released in June "Brand New Day' (A &M) hit No.16, Labels Assn. talked -about American artist of the Meanwhile, across the continental 1990, was underlined as it placed at Na after placingat No. 25 last year, Erie year, went European double-plat- chart as a whole, girl power didn't ion Euopeotlhp 100Albunsf the Claptonshowed spat No. 7, as half of inum Marshall Mathere mean quite as much as it had during rand year in a row. In the past 12 a redoubtable b) es/ock partnership LP" on Interscope, reaching No. 4 1999. Last year, female artists 20011 A I(1: IP.4ti months, it also improved its Interna- with B.B. Kingon Reprise's "Riding on the year's chart, while one of its accounted fora remarkable seven of tional Federation of the Phonograph- With The King"; and Melanie C's sta- singles, 'The Real Slim Shady," was Europe n top 10 singles and four of ic Industry Platinum Europe Awards tus as the most successful solo Spice this may sound, it's an improvement No. 10. Another act with a media its top five albums. Dm- ing2000, the standing (for albums selling 1 million Girl was confirmed with her million- over 1999, when England's finest in season ticket, Madonna, fell just numbers were off a little, down to amore copies in Europe) from single - selling Virgin net "Northern Star," Eurochart terms was No. 23, with "2 short of both European top 10's, as 3s./a act in the top 10 of the album tottiple- platinum. No. 20 in Europe for the year Kenos" by Ann Lee --an artist who had Maverick/Warner Bros.' "Music," a list (Spears, Houston, Twain, and the 7Waias Mercury album "Come On The highest position in the 2000 to emigrate to Italy to fed fame. (U.K. triple- platinum album continent- Corns, with apologies to brother Over," Europe's second favorite of Emndhaet Hot 100fmranEngtishartist signed Cher was No. 4 last year with wide, went to No.12, and the singles Jim), and Spears and Anastasia 1999, also proved immensely durable, was No. 12, for Sonique's "It Feels So the "Believe" single, and No. l with the "American Pie" and "Music" were the only females in the top 10 shooing up at No. 10 for this year and Crnod" (Serious/Universal). Meager as W EA album of the same name.) reached Nos. 11 and 15, respective- of the singles chart. Adding to a memorable year for Melanie C was a No. 14 ranking for "Never Be The Same Again' her single with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of EUROPE'S TOP ALBUMS Of 2000 TLC. Sporty Spice also helped to over- EUROPE'S TOP SINGLES Of 20110 come initial reticence about the idea of 1. "Supernatural," Santana, Arista. her as a solo performer by mounting a I. "Freestyler," Bomfunk MCv, Epidrome/Sony. 2. 'Play," Moby, Mute. major European tour in the autumn. 2. "Maria Maria," Santana, Arista. 3. "Onps! ... I Did It Again," Britney Spears, Jive. "It was hard for people to accept 3. 'Sex Bomb," Tom Jones & Mousse T, Gut/V2. 4. 'The Marshall Mathers LP," Eminem, Aftermath/Interscope. me," she says, 'but Fm glad the way 4. "I'm Gotta Love," Anastasia, Epic. 5. "In Blue," The Corrs, 143/Lava/Atlantio. things have worked out for me, 6. 'It's My Life," Bon Jovi, Island. 6. "Crush," Bon Jovi, Mercury. because l wasn't goingtogoaround the 6. "Move Your Body," Eiffel 65, Bliss Co. 7. "Californication," Red Hot Chili Peppers, Warner Bros. world doing sappy interviews. If I was 7. "Gaps! ... I Did It Again," Britney Spears, Jive. 8. "Reload," Tom Jones, GutfV2. going to be promoting the album, it was 8. "If I Could Turn Back Time." R. Kelly, Jive. 9. "Whitney -The Greatest Hits," Whitney Houston, Arista. going to be by doing live shows." 9. "Ces Soirées Là," Y nick. La Tkibu/Sony. 10. "Come On Over," Shania twain, Mercury. If both European and English act 10. "The Real Slim Shady," Eminem, Intescope. were missing from the top end of the enw ore mnvm.mseioo albums chart, the Europeans made up Pena stwe steam. remove um.. on ve n amon..Kxr1N,, o cheat. 18 European for it on 2000's composite Eurochart re weeks 140, compiled monm.aonI e Wes mNVmírmnunreR,wHe,axm"x",IV, Hot 100 Singles. Crowning an excel-

9Na0ARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www. billboard .nom 59 www.americanradiohistory.com International Music Scenes Thrive In Asia Region's Talent Flo urishes, No Single Overall Trend Apparent This story was prepared by Steve in a Korean broadcaster. McCh an in. ybkyo nrilh inprd from Bill - ASIA: As the popularity of Japanese reantkteumofs pnrdenteinAsim music continued to grow throughout THE TOP STORIES AsinAsia 2000, Japanese labels and Despite the region's burgeoning production companies began to pay piracy problem and the lingering Chinese Culture Minister e attention to the potentially effects of the 1997 economic crash, Says CD Piracy On Mainland Is lucrative market of South Korea, as the Asian music scene-or scenes, to Virtually Out Of Control. that country announced further eas- be more accurate -was incredibly ing of its longstanding ban on Japan- vibrant in 2000. Universal VictorJoint Venture ese pop culture. However, as might be expected in Dissolved In Japan. Japanese female vocalist Utada such a vast and diverse region, them Hikaru, whose 1999 debut album, Teamwork On Nov. 9 in London, Billboard hosted a special wa.s no single dominant musical Warner Music Is First Major "First Love"(eastworld/Toshiba- hang-Atlantic industry forum and reception, "Atlantic Crossing," focusing on British artists in trend during the year. To Set Up Fully Fledged Sub- EMI) is Japan's all -time top-selling the American market. Pictured at the occasion, kneeling from left are Billboard Polities and art clashed head -on sidiary In China. album at more than 8 million units, managing editor Don Jaffrey, editor in chief Timothy White, and international when Taiwanese female vocalist A- showed she wasn't aoneayd wonder.r. editor Tom Ferguson. Standing, from lek, are international deputy editor Thom Mei incurred the wrath of mainland Thai Recording Industry Assn. She had two entries ( "Wait & Chinese authori- Is Established. See/ "Risque" and Duffy, associate publisher /worldwide sales Irwin Kornfeld, director of charts Mayfield, London office manager Linda Nash, Music A. Media editor in ties by singing the "For You"/ "Time Geoff chief Emmanuel Legrand (partially hidden), international editor in chief Adam national anthem of Japanese Authors' Society Remote") in trade West Coast bureau the Republic of JASRAC Reaches Copyright magazine Orison's White, assocate publisherinternational sales Gene Smith, chief Melinda Newman, associate publisher /marketing and licensing Howard China (Taiwan) at Fee Agreement With Online year-end top 30 ain- Gordon Masson, Bill - Taiwan President Consortium. gles chart Appelbaum (behind Newman), International news editor Lars Brendle (behind Masson), and U.K. /Ire- Chen Shui- bian's Other big-selling boardBulletin international editor [v] land /Benelux account executive Matt Fendall. inauguration May End OfJASRAC's Music Copy- female vocalists in 20. The perform- voswsn right Royalty Collection And Dis- Japan in 2000 were once led to an unof- tribution Monopoly Nears. Ayumi Hamasaki ficial ban on A-Mei in mainland Avex), Vuki Koyanagi (Warner China, which views Taiwan as arene- Singapore -Based Downloads Music Japan), and Mai Kuruld (Giza gade province. The ban also pulled Site Soundbuzz To Sell EMI, StudioB-Gram). Japanese producer Australian Talent Blooms from Chinese TV a series of ads the BMG Product Online. Tsunku continued Marro of hits with Domestic Acts Succeed Down Under & Abroad popular 27- year -old singer had girl groups, most notably Morning recorded for the soft drink Sprite. Malaysia Passes Optical Discs Musume (Zetima), which had two sin- BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER Or maybe it's the combined effect of But the mainland Chinese authori- Act 2000 To Tackle Piracy. gles in the year-end Orimn top 30. MELBOURNE, Australia-So, just a thriving club scene, the omnipresent ties showed a more relaxed stance in Leading Japanese rock bands how buoyant seem things Down Internet, and an increased exposure to allowing the 2000 Modern Music Con- South Korea Eases Ban On Blankey Jet City, Sharon Q, and Luna Under during DJ00? Statistins from the usic TV, all of which is making Aussie cert-the Brat stadium-sized rock con- Japan's Pop Culture; Japanese Sea broke up in tine- honored, highly official Australian Record Industry lido more clued -in to new rmu in There cert hell in Belling in 10 years --t go Music Companies Start Moving organized, Japanese fashion, with Aeon. (ARIA) chart are telling. has certainly been strong consumer ahead Sept, l& Obsevers suggest the Into The Korean Market. maximum publicity surrounding the Up until the end of 1999, during the support for home -grown product dur- mncertcould mark the beginningofthe groups' last albums and concert tours. 19 years since the chart ing the last year. development of a healthy market for Eiji Kishi Replaces Shigeo One veteran Japanese band that was launched, 10 sin - Of those records rock, alternative, and independently Maruyama As Sony Music showed no sign nf railing it a day was gleshad debuted at No. entering the chart at produced music on the mainland. Entertainment (Japan) CEO. the Southern All Stars, which after a 1. But in the last 12 No. 1, four were Aus- Another landmark concert took career of more than two decades saw months, no fewer than tralian-two from place Oct. 8 in Beijing, when some its latest album, 'Ballad 3," sell some eight singles entered in Kylie Minogue (on 30,000 people filled Beijing's Workers 2111)11rIN -rr REVIEWvr 3 million units, according to label Vic- the top spot. Various Festival Mushroom Stadium to see 40loeal acts perform tor Entertainment. explanations of this tre- Recordshere) and one at the Anti-Piracy Publie Benefit Con- than 500,000 albums by such acts as 'N Japanese male vocalist Masahazv and have been touted, SAVAGE GARDEN each from female pop cert. The event -the first of its kind Sync, Backstreet Boys,and R. Kelly in Fukuyama, one of EIMG Funhouse's ranging from record act Bardot (East - in China-was held to raise both con- the lahelk fast six weeks of operation. few big -selling domestic acts, left the companies becoming sharper and W t/W er)anddance duo Madison sumer awareness and funds to help 2000 saw an increasing number of labeltosignwith Universal Vcdor:The more aggressive in their marketing to Avenue (V5dous Vinyl/EMI). Despite fight against copyright infringement. Asian acts break into markets in other defection of Fukuyama, who debuted radio networks making more central- that, retailers reported a flat market, Meanwhile, the fast official release of parts of the region, such as South Kore- in 1990 on the Fun House label (pur- ized decisions about addingtracks. which was not helped by consumer Beatles product in China took place an bill -hop duo Clon, which continued to chased in 1996 by BMG), was seen as a caution centered around the July 1 March 28 with EMI (Chinys release do well in Taiwan on leading independ- major blow to BMG Funhouse's efforts 2000 N *^R E'WII IN introduction of the 10% across-the- of the remastered "songtaclt' version ent label Rock Records. In Southeast to strengthen its domestic repertoire. board Goods and Services Tax (Bill- of " elow Submarine." Asia, Malaysian and Indonesian acts After staying out of the public eye hoa d,July D;a falling Australian dal- Highlighting the continuing move have recently been doing well in each for two years, Y hill, former drum- AUSTRALIA: lar, which bottomed out in November away from Cantopop in Hong Kong others countries. For example, Indone- mer/pianist of disbanded rock group to an all-time low of 50 cents, and pub- was the successofW MusieHung sian female singer Kris Dyanti's most X Japan, came back into the limelight THE. TOP STORIES lic obsession with all things Olympics Kong "secondary" label DNA, which recent album, "KD" (Warner Music in the fall with the announcementthat in the second and third quarters. has changed the loealstylistictemplate Indonesia), has moved scene 50,000 units he had teamed up with Warner Music Digital Agreement Bill Passes According to ARIA's end -of-year with acts such as aphvek outfit Lazy cnW ens Malaysian affiliate. to handle product released by his two Into Legislation After Six Years. chart statistics, of the 240 singles that MWtafird®s and D 'Ibmmy. In an unusual move, the fast place new Japanese and American labels: entered the top 90 through 2000,55 International acts that did well in that Singapore Mandarin -dialect Extasy Japan and Extasy Records. Across- The -Board Goods And were local, and labels reported strong Asia and Japan in 2000 included Bon singer Van Zi launched her self-titled Acvordingto Yosidki,' Establishinga Services Tax Blamed By Retail local sales. EMI's Australian raster Jovi, whose album'Crash "sold dose to debut album in June was in Taiwan, new label in Japan is not such a big For Sales Slowdown. provided 25% of sales, according to its 1mi loncopiesinJapan alone,andIrish achieving double -platinum status deal for me. Establishing a label in managing director; Tony Harlow. At boy band Wm iife,which sold more than with sales of more than 100,000 units. America is a big deal for me." Yearlong Mechanical Royal- Warner Australia, the local roster 1l í million copies of its self - tilled album The record was released in Singa- But 2000 ended without any Asian ties Battle Between Labels And accounted for an all-time fraud of17% in Southeast data after doing* promo pore in July. 'We'd rather have Tai- act malmlg significant huvads into the Publishers Is Settled. of its sales, according to chairman tar of the region. That figure includes wan build the base for Y Zi first, American market -still the Holy Grail Shaun James. Traditionally, local tal- more than 600,000 units in Indonesia. as Warner Taiwan signed her," says formany Asian musicians-- despite the ARIA Music Awards See Sig- ent provides between 16% and 23%of According to BMG Music Indonesia, Kathleen Tan, managing director of best efforts of artists such as Tcshinobu nificant Wins By Debut Acts On a year's sales for record labels. that puts 'Westlife" among the coun- Warner Music Singapore. Kubota and Coco Lee. Some pundits Independent Labels. Powderfinger's fourth release, try's five topeefeg albums ever. On the broadcasting fiord, the estab- are putting their money on Japan's "Odyssey Number Five" (Univessah Zomba Records Japan, established liahmentinJane of Channel V Korea,a Utada (who thanks to her stateside Australian Music Retailers and 28 Days' debut (FIR) entered the as a stand -alone subsidiary of the joint venture with local record label upbringing is thoroughly bicultural)as Assn. Makes Moves 'lb Embrace ARIA chart in the top spot The Liv- Zomba Record GroupinJuly, got off to DuRe6B Media, marked the fast time a the Asian artist who could break big E- toilers. ing End (Modular/EMI) repeated the a flying start with total sales of more foreign company was allowed to invest around the world. Stay tuned. (Continued on page 691 60 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 110e IUIIE 51.111111111111 s ®MIIMMEEMM111.111111111 001 011,2®® 11111111111MM MIIMM ! IEMI NM®.NEMOM! SPONSOR ED BY INTERTRUST MUSIC ON INTERNET SUMMIT THE METATRUST CLILITY'

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Strong Newcomers Emerge, Top Executives Shuffle In Canada BY LARRY LeBLANC and with intellectual property protec- March 12, heralded a passing of the year According to SmmdSnn frames I '7-TITI1I l .77!ii$ TORONTO- Despite tremors caused tion for performers and phonogrün torch, as double -winners Chantal for the year up to Dec. 10, overall tithe proposed Warner/EMI merg- pmduemx Kreviazuk and the Matthew Good music solen in Canada dipped from which abruptly abated-and the Good news, however, came for CANADA: Band triumphed in major upsets 54.7 million units to 52.9 million, a recent buyout of Universal Music by Canadian rights holders Dec.15, as ver better-known acts. drop of 32% from 1999 figures dur VVvendi, Caredab music industry hard- the Copyright Boats of Canada an- THE TOP STORIES o While the top female category was ing the same period. ly had to Imkafar this year for its share nounced new rates that will apply to laden with such knzrnatiocalsuperstar Traditional retailers lost 5 %m sala of earthquake -type surpnism. private copying of recorded music in Denise Donlon Named Presi- divas as Calme Dion and Alanis Morais- as compared to 1999 figures, wale Topping the list of unexpected 2001 and 2002 The levy rate will rise dent Of Sony Music Entertain - cette, as well as Amanda Marshall and mass merchants, led by the 166 store events was Canada's top video network Jan. 1 from 23 cents Canadian (15 ment (Canada). Lynda tarp, Kreviazuk walked away Wal -Mart Canada chain and 302stme exeestive Denise Donlon being named cents) to 29 cents Canadian (19 cents) the winner. She alao beat out Bryan Zellers department store chain, president of Sony Music Entertain- for audio tapes, from 52 cents Cana- Sony Canada Pink -Slips 36 In Adams, Joni Mitchell, and Moeosette increased their market share this year ment (Canada), effective Dec 1, despite dian (3.4 cents) to 21 cents Canadian Summer Global Cutbacks. to win top pop /adult album honors for by a whopping 92%over 1999, attad- never previously having held a position (14 cents) for CD-R and CD -RWn, her Columbia album "Colour Moving ing to SoundSnn. The sales bast fm at labeL Donlon had been VP/GM of and from 60.S cents Canadian (40 Overall Morale Sales In Cana- And StilL" For top group honour, the mass merchants is credited to strung video networks MuehMusic and cents) to 77 cents Canadian (51 cents) da Dip 32% From 1999. Matthew Good Band beat Our Lady sales of mainstream pop titles MuchMoreMusic for MiniDiscs and CD-R audio and Peace, Moist, the T a Party, and Que- Among releases by international (owned by Canadi- CD-RW audio. Promoter SFX Entertain- bees La Chicane The Matthew Good acts that peefonned strongly thioyear SONY an firm Chum Ltd), In May, U.S. promoter SFX En- ment Acquires Core Audience Band also won for top rock album for were those by the Beatles, Eminem overseeing all pro- tertainment entered Canada's com- Entertainment. its Universal set'Beautiful Midnight," Backstreet Boys, Santana, Brimey duction activities of petitive concert world by acquiring beating out Our Lady Peace, Moist, Spears,'N Sync, Madonna, U2, Creed, MuehMusic since 1997,and had super- Toronto's Core Audience Entertain- Toronto's Afro-Canadian Com- and the 'fro Party and Limp Bizkit. There were also vised the launch of MuchMoreMusib ment from its principals, Steve Her- munity Gets Its Own Radio Sta- With four major wins, the Wultin- strong sales this year for albums by Canada's fast AC-style video network, man and Mike Rapina. The new tion wns dominated the Canadian Country such veteran Canadian acts as Din, in 199& company, 100% owned by SFX Music Awards, held Sept 11. The not Diana Kroll, the Tba Party, Barenalted Donlon was succeeded in both of Entertainment, is now called SFX/ won for tap group, album, and single, Iadies,Blue Rodeo, the Mabhewtmd her former positions by David Kines, Core Ice. Under the acquisition, Her- SFX Event Partnership with Rapino as well as the Fan Choice Award. Band, Treble Charger, Lemaydinette who had been program manager and man remained as president of the as president Herman and Rapino Michelle Wright won top female singer, Reno, Roch Voisine, Pozzak Delete directorofoperations for the two net- company's concert division. SFX also retained the remaining 25% share of and Paul Brandt top male singer um, Anne Murray, and Kreviazuk works. acquired 75% of Core's event market- SFX Event Partnership. Sluggish sales dogged most Cana- Among the newcomers malting their At Sony, Donlon replaced Rick ing business, which now operates as Canada's Juno Awards 2000, held dian music retailers throughout the (Continued on page 79) Carolled, who resigned Aug. 4 "to pur- e interests outside the musie busi- His resignation after seven AUSTRALIAN TALENT BLOOMS yearses." as president reme on the heels of (Cmr/i r0ed front page 60) the Canadian affiliate cutting 35 of the work force of340 on double- platimmr sours of its self--titled dance music sector in Australia has its MusicCountry), sell significant quan- chart impact in the U.K. On the July 14. While the dehnt, with its "Roll On" album turn- own awards, conferences, and charts, tities of albums. But EMI, capitaliz- road, S2S opened for Five rod then bs kseameamid ing platinum (70,000 units) in its first despite not receiving much acknowl- ing on 23-year-old Chambers "Bp- Britney Spears in the U.S. and 51íC worldwide effortsat week That Slverehair was on a yeaa's edgement from the mainstream Indus- atud grunge "look, sold 100,000 Europe. And Killing Heidi show- Sony Music Enter- hiatus didn't affect its Sony Music try. copies of her debut solo album, 'The cased in the U.S. after being inked tainenent to reduce "Greatest Hits" net from going plat- Madison Avenue's second single, Captain," here. to 3:33/Universal. costs and maximize profits, there was inum on the starting blk "Who The Hell Are You." became Australian country also found a The overseas interest in Aussie widespread surprise in the industry While the doeads low value kept the fast home -grown dance track to home in the U.S. Keith Urban (Capi- acts wasn't confined to America. here at b nth the extent of the S ony l ay- many international attractions away, top the ARIA chart. "When we tol) enjoyed top five success on the Folk -rockers Taxiride- signed to oSa in Canada and at the number of tap the two biggest -guessing mum of the released our first single, we had to country charts, and Sydney -born Sire in the U.S. -sold 250,010 copies executives dropped. year were by Minogne and John Farn- look at the international market, Jamie O'Neal (Mercury/Universal) worldwide of its debut WEA album Another unexpected appointment ham, whose R &B/aoul album '33Ús" because there was no recognition charted her debut single, "Shiver." . "Imagination," and toured through was André LeBel being named CEO (BMG) went triple- platinum. And from the mainstream Chambers was signed to Europe with Tina Turner, while' lea of SOCAN in May. He replaced GM spealdng of local talent, the two acts industry here," says the Asylum in the U.S., and Arena (Epic) sold 1 million copies of Midmel Rock, who retired. I.e13e1 had that dominated the ARIA music act's Andy Van, who with local big sellers Gina Jef- her "In Deep" album in France. operated the Tbronto-based manage- awards, held Oct. 24 at the Sydney fellow DJ John Course freys and Troy Caesar - Other acts, like Shihad, Regurgita- ment consulting firm André LeBel & Entertainment Centre, were debut set up the Vicious Vinyl Daley -who have both tor, 28 Days, Jebediah, Alex Lloyd, Associates, which specialized in the bands Killing Heidi (Wah Wah/Road- label, licensed through performed in Nashville - David Bridie, Tommy Emmanuel, telecommunications field. show) and Madison Avenue. Virgin/EMI. "But now, expert to have U.S. re- Powder5nger, and Fresnal Rhumb, In September, some 26 Canadian Other acts coming off first-time record companies are def- leases in 2001. toured the globe. cultural organizations formed the releases that also took their turn at initely interested in what Globally, Savage Gar- "The Australian music industry Copyright Coalition to increase pres- the ARIA winner's podium were else is here." den (Columbia)sold 6 mil- goes in four-year cycles, and we're in sure on the Canadian government to singer /songwriter Alex Lloyd The year also caw such lion copies of its sopho- another," says ARIA executive announce its bong-awaited new digital (EMI, country singer Kasey Cham- club heroes as Endorpin and Groove more album, "Affirmation," scoring director Emmanuel Candi,'The ads guideline. However,Canadian Prime bers (EMI), pop sisters SIS (Stan- Torminator picldng up major airplay, heavily in the South American and are polished even though they're MinisterJean Chritien's call on Oct dard), and radio comic Guido Hate- and as a result, both were nominat- Asian markets. In the U.S., it new. The labels -whether majors or 22 fora federal election in November is (Universal). The two most ed in ARIA's best male performer became the first Aussie act since independents -have become sharper further delayed the guidelines from significant winners at the ARIAS category. Other acts from elubland, Men At Work in 1982 to have two at marketing. This is obviously a being put into were Madison Avenue and Cham- like Pnau, Friendly, the Avalanches, consecutive chart -toppers on The result of most of the large companies effect. bers, in that they gave a significant Chili Hifli, Wicked Beat Sound Sys- Billboard Hot 100. adopting a flatter, more hands -on 16 e The Canadian domestic profile to their genres. tem, and Sonieanimation, found Elsewhere on the rock front, Sil- structure where they've dironated gff government's delay One notable observation at the cer- gratter recognition and scored over- verchair signed to Atlantic for North a tier of decision- making manage- in enacting the two emony was that the winners were seas deals. and South America, and the Living ment They're more aware of niche World Intellectual unjaded enough to squeal with plea. John Ferris, head of Sony's Dan- End's "Roll On" (Reprise) album targets, the greater pressure on the Property Organization treaties lea ureat their mina, 'They'regenuinely cepnol, says that as a result of made significant inroads at U.S. col- entertainment dollar, and that radio Perf and P oeogam'Deaty pleased to win. That is such a delight greater work by dub owners and lege radio. is no longer the great avenue it was and the Copyright 'peaty -is said to thsse, "Savage Grantees DanielJohns fewer nationwide tours by rock acts, Other international Aussie to make hits. Many of the artists odd have left Canada's music industry told Billboard. "dance music is in many ways taking movers included Madison Avenue, platinum and double- platinum without a broad right of reproduction "First- timers, people who are over as a live form" which debuted on the U.K. charts releases were not played by com- whole it tries to come m gips with such doing fresh things, are coming Country music too was previous- at No.1 with "Don't Call Me Baby" mercial radio. key issues as increased online retail- through this year, which is great," ly a marginalized genre, largely and followed it up with atop 10 hit, "Labels are also more adept at ing, licensed and unlicensed down- said Ella Hooper, a 17- year -old ignored by Australia's urban media "Who The Hell Are You." Minogue breaking acts abroad,so we could be loading of music, technolo®ml protec- singer/songwriter with K91ing Heidi and retail, although local superstars also topped the U.K. charts -for in for a bigger wave of global sur tion, and rights management 2000 proved to be the year where like Lee Kernaghan and Gina Jef- the first time in 10 years -with ceases than in the past," says Cmdi information. The two treaties deal with dance and country elbowed their way freys could, through hard touring "Spinning Around," and Vanessa 'We're certainly heading for some copyright protection in the digitalage into the mainstream In particular, the and exposure through CMT (now Amorosi and S2S made a significant .citing times." 64 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.billboard.cum sILLBONin aECEMama30.21 Merchanis Vlarkeiinq [-Commerce, Poor Performance Nipped Retailers' Confidence BY ED CHRISTMAN $12.55 per share, or $425 million. 20110+r IN r REVIEV Sony Music and lime Warner walked he had to abandon the deaL ln the fall, NEW YORK -The five majo,v linal- Musicland chairman .lack Eugster away from their agreementtoacquire he hired retail turnaround specialist blaunched their long -promised digi- says he "will step down and become a the online merchant earlier in the Pelican & Macee. W download initiatives during the member of the Best Buy board" as year. Bertelsmann plans to merge Tower Records /Video /Books half of 2000, but so far all they part of the deaL TIE TOP STIES CDnow with its BMG Direct record also continued to post weak numbers have proved is that If the transaction is completed, it Federal Trade Commission dub, sources say. and, in the middle consumers are not will be the largest music retail ac- Ends Minimum Advertising While the Internet continues to of the year, restruc- yet ready for paid quisition in the history ofthebusineao Pricing Policies, Forcing The undereut investors' confidence in tared its field staff, downloads. The two companies will have about Five Majors To Sign Consent brick- and -mortar stores, the going from 11 While that dis- 18% market share, two more per- Decree. States Follow Up depressed stock of some munie mer- regional managers covery should have centage points than the estimated With Price-Fixing Lawsuits. chants was simply due to poor per- to four territorial been a boon to 16% Wal -Mart can now claim through formance. In March, Hastings Enter- directors. brick- and -mortar its two suppliers, Anderson Mer- Best Buy Agrees. To Acquire tainment mid itwould have to restate Another factor HIGGINS merchants, Wall ehanders and Handleman. Musicland, Which Will Make It earnings by as much as $27 million to contributing to mousse Street still refused to acknowledge Before the Musicland deal was The Largest Music Retailer In $32 million, going back five years. In uncertainty about brick- and -mortar the resilience of record stores, leaving announced, the biggest retail acquisi- The U.S. addition, it has since turned in three merchants was the Federal Trade the shares of public music -specialty hen of the year had been Trans World consecutive losing quarters. Commission's (FTC) move to elimi- merchants trading at depressed lev- Entertainment's takeover of Wax- Trans World Entertainment Similarly, National Record Mart's nate the majors' minimum- adver- els at year's end. works, which, when it cloned in Octo- Acquires WaeWorks. losses continue to mount, while the tined -price (MAP) policies. All five The majors efforts to sell music via ber, added 113 stores and $116 million chain appeared to suffer an identity majors signed a consent decree agree- digital downloads got off to slow in revenue to the Albany, N.Y.-based " Bertelemann Acquires CDnow s when owner Bill Teitelbaum ing to abstain for a even years from starts because of incompatibility Vane World, giving it a total of 1,052 After Time Warner And Sony said he wanted to convert his mmpa- tying mop funds to the price of adver- ims, retail resistance to some of the outlets. Trans World has made three WalkAway From Odin Retailer. ny into an incubator for entertain- heed product. They also agreed for majors' business models, and a lack of big acquisitions in the past four years, ment-oriented Internet sites. But five years not to hold back product interest on the part of consumers. first acquiring Strawberries, then after announcing that he had agreed from any accounts to which they cur - Meanwhile, the National Assn. of Camelot, and now WWorks. The other big deal of 2000 was Ber to acquire MP3Board.com, Wall mntly sell directly. Reeerding Merchandisers took the Ina smaller deal last year, Trans telsmann's acquisition of CDnow, after Street poured on Internet plays, and (Continued on next page) majors to task on some of their digital World acquired SecondSpin.com,a actions, fast sending letters ques- used-CD Web site, and said the deal tioning some of their strategies at the would help the company put used end of 1999 and then deciding to sue CDs into its free -standing stores. Sony Music for unfair competition, In other Mans Wodd news, Steve The Year of Grappling With Napster among other antitrust- related viola- Feinberg took actions in the stock tions. The case still resides in the market that kept alive the rumor that Industry Attempts To Create Business Model Based On File -Sharing courts at year's end. he wants to bring about some kind of This issues column uvs preparedtry labels, filed e copyright infringement In another move to protect their merger between Trans World and Brian Garrity. stilt against Napster at the end of lest interests in the emerging digital - Wherehouse Entertainment, which SITES+ year. And in 2000, nets like Metallica download world, retail trade groups he controls through his company, Cer- THE YEAR OF NAPSTER: Al- and De Dee followed with similar com- from around the world joined in berus Partners. He began the year though the past 12months wIDgodown plaints against the company. Those March to form the Global Entertain- wning about 6% of Trans World and as the MI-important period in which all SOUNDS actions, however, have tailed tostopthe ment Retail Alliance. ended the year with about 14% of the five major labels began distributing Ore- sharing service thus far. What's Despite the weak launch for paid company stack. While Feinberg has music for sale digitally, 2000 will Wti- legalitimofinesharingterlowlogies ,the me high -profile acts, including digital downloads, music merchants kept mum on his intentions, Dane mately be remembered as the year of industry is eagerly trying to figure out the Offspring and limp Bialdt, have themselves seemed unsure about the World chairman/CEO Bob Higgins See peerto-peer file-sharing services, a way to improve upon it and capitalize even aligned themselves with the com- Lure, and at year's end, some chais, says that Feinberg "merely eecog- specifically Napster. on its enormouspopularity. pany in promotion and touring efforts owner's were said to be searching for rizes that Trans World stock's under- Theservice, which allows usersto col- Butjust how to doihas been one of And most controversially, Bertels- way to cash in their chips, with valued." lect music files (eurrendyatnochatge), the most controversial and heated mann AG, parent of BMG Entertain- rumors circulating that a number of In the mid-size arena, Norcross, has enticed millions of consumers to debates the industry hsseverseen ,with ment, forged a strategic alliance with chains were up for sale. In December, Ga -based Music Network continuo download its software,msphedmmner- artists,labelulcoefivce,and even media the company at the end of October. one of those cocoon turned out to be acquiring smaller chains, this year sus copycat technologies, and set off a conglomerates at odds with one other Under terms of the deal, Bertelsmann's true: The Musicland Group agreed to buying six-unit Kemp Mill Music, the legal and ethitalferstonnoverthemer- overthe issue. E- commerce group, headed by prmi- heaequiredby Best Buy, in a deal that third chain it has acquired in the last its of the application. But while the The Recording Industry Assn. of dentCEO Andreas Schmidt, is pm- od I pay Musicland's shareholders four years, fora total of50 stores. marts continue to weigh the copyright America (RIAA),on behalf of the major feoMlimued nue page 72)

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Disney's Back On Top Of The Year -End Audio Chart With A Set Of 'Jams' LOOKING BACK: Pokdmania phenomenally successful video sari= ful character franchises cart only be purveyors hiw yemanufac- night have cooled a bit this year, but "VeggieTales." built off TV or film, with an already- dentally,fwau toy IBIS top -selling children's audio Koch, Music for Little People existing audience in place. (Or, in turer 'l turned Beanie Babies into title of the year, Koch Kids' durable (MFLP)/Kid Rhino/Rhino, Barney Harry Potters" singular ease, liter- an international craze. Pokéman soundtrack, "2.B.A. Mas- Music/Capitol, and Fox/Rhino each ature- Listening Library/Random Long Hill Entertainment Group of ter -Music From The TV Series," counted for one title apiece on the House's audiobook "Harry Potter Clarendon Hills, III., launched an released a year and a half ago, still year-end chart: "2.B.A. Master" And The Goblet Of Fire" has been a ambitious 12 -title book and audio ended up No. 7 on the 25 Top Kid '°tiddler Favorites" (at No. 5, a ter- best-selling audio fiction title since series featuring a number of differ- Audio titles of 2000. Besides spend- rific showing for stalwart indie by Moira McCormick its July release.) But a growing ent characters. Nashville -based Ion ing over half of 1999 at No. 1, "M.B.A. MFLP, which is distributed by Kid handful nffolks, mindful of how slow- Imagination Entertainment went Meter" also had the distinction of Rhino and celebrated its 15th ly the wheels grind in the TV /film the audio route (supported by some 2000 s I A' s R EVtt W blocking Disney out of the No. l spot anniversary this year), "Barney's business, opted for the grass -roots 250 live performances this year) to on the year-end chart for the first Favorites Vol. I," and 'fro Simpson - lutionary groundswell was taking route, with audio as the springboard. give its education- minded creation time since the chart began. ie With The Simpson," respectively. place. A number of independent Los Angeles -based BeanStar Flumpa the Tree Frog a leg up. In NM, though, Disney regained Read- alongs were down this year, entrepreneurs, some of them chil- Entertainment introduced its feisty, Var. Entertainment of Englewood, its top slot with "Radio DisneyJams with four top25titles compared with dren's singer/songwriters them- feminist Princess Bean character NJ., partnered with Koch Kids to Vol. 2," a canny mix of top 40 hit - 1999'5 seven. selves , took steps to launch, through with the album "Princess Bean's get a head start on breaking its meters (Britney Spears, Christina The 2000 chart shows a prepon- audio, new character-driven series of Messy World." BeanStars strategy singing-pig character D iggity Devon Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Will derance of classic kids' songs compi- their own. Conventional wisdom has was to partner with independent via audio, and a TV series was in the Smith, 98° [with Stevie Wonder]), lations, most of them released in pre- dictated for come time that snee,,, retailer. making them the exclusive (l' r,rlooed n pa, 9U lid- beloved novelty acts ( "Weird vious years. These accounted for 11 Al" Yankovie, Lou Bega doing a of the 25 titles, continuing proof that astamized "Disney Mambo No. 5"), the consumers of music for very {:lid -beloved oldie acts (KC & the young children make up a constant- ehhse Band Queen, the Village ly renewing demographic. It illus- ple), and prepubescent new- trates what a truly evergreen prod - tamers like Aaron Carter. As in uctchildren's audio is. You won't find It's not just our address, years past, the Mouse thoroughly a whole lot of catalog titles (like the the Top Kid Audio chart, with enduring, 7- year -old "Barney's of its top 25 titles. Running see- Favorites Vol. 1 ") on many other teas Benson, whose dependable year-end charts in this magazine. it's how we do business. istian series Cedarmont Kids =accounted for four of the top AUDIO- DACITY: There wasn't No.3 was Big Idea/Word/Lyriek much upheaval among the most dios, with its hilarious Christian chart -visible companies this year, but ,iiiiiiiii"Veggiellmes," a spinoffof the on the indie side a potentially rovo-

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Despite Some Fiscal Troubles Along The Way NO. 1 BPHAMEINy WHO LET THE DOGS Ha.1 DOUBLE -ZERO SONGS: As we tnbutmn arm in April in favor of a O 1 21 (11.93/17.987 MI exit the year 2000, we find that a w joint venture with Diamante 2 2 2 roug 7,5,gF, 51ENNNMPSIER RF%iW MINMSOF FUNK, WusEM'MENORAH couple of tunes left an indelible DECLARATIONS Music Group- remained a prof 0OR2.98/1 3 THE REUNION impression on us. One is Bob (table operation. But that fact was 3 5 roans sEorM fie! Dylan's "Things Have Changed "; probably a small comfort to DNA's **OP ** 4 4 5 RID rorurOrr °MÓU29wvsel 8.04-I -C that millennial blues tune from the staffers, who lookedon as the firm's LO,U*E ONTO "Wonder Boys" soundtrack seemed INDEPENDENTS C] parent, Valley Media, wan rocked 5 5 1 s em!® N.V.C. UNDERGROUND PARTY VOLUME to perfectly capture a sense of by a round of changes that saw an EVERLASTrS 6 1 9 Le.se! EAT AT WHITEY'S epochal unease. by Chris Moms exodus of longtime senior execu- The other song that made its tives in May and June. The per- 7 6 6 á,,AARSMRensoí5zwIagel MTV: THE RETURN OF ROCK VOLUME 2 mark, for better or worse, was the formance of Navarre's and Valley's 2 000 +' IN REVIEW 10 40 SLIPKNOT Baha Men's woof-fest "Who Let stocks could be termed wobbly at 8 SADiná6MïltA ses::: va(T.S: R 1 SSNOOP900MGGRUry The Dogs Out." That ubiquitous best. 8 se cD! DEAD MAN WALHIN ditty -which will probably remain Much of PED's staff and some of its MR.Ls9HA?j 20 IO IF I COULD ONLY FLY with us as an eternal staple ofstadi- labels headed to Bayside. Just a IN 1999, we reported in these ® 9a: 13 28 LOVE 8, BASKETBALL m sporting events -may not be month later, Platinum itself filed for pages that independents had not 11 nrooKR 3.c' LINE 112.9vr, os: any sort of aesthetic triumph. In Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. yet reaped any great benefits from 11 49 SHE RIDES WILD HORSES fact, it's pretty damn annoying. But Unlike M.S., which collapsed sud- the Universal/PolyGram merger 12 orzumútacxGáROÓ 19.6.se1 PLEE,BALEEVIT, it was the truest signifier of the denly last year, publicly held Plat- in terns of former major -label tal- 13 9 4 DOGGY snLE 2 no (l09en758t® independent music community's inum's troubles were readily apparent entering the indie fold (Bill- ÑOMMY WANETSOR entrepreneurial smarts -and a ent before the company went to board, Sept. 25, 1999). However ® NEW , (q gal25s1® NEVER GONNA STOP XNHEE6 MAOSRAO0 E SMOKE CLEARS SIOIO 6, SIXTY benchmark of the indios' ongoing court; the overextended F was the trend seemed to reverse itself 15 15 21 oo1Ri,,,;,, 058 commercial health. mired in bank debt. (After yearn of in a big way this year, as several The "Dogs" mega -smash (which fiscal troubles, Platinumdistnbuted established performers issued 16 16 35 ttTaEux9NEVée on 3.581® THE STATE double a B spawned a -platinum album) lchiban Records saw its own Chap- indie albums -perhaps as result 11 25 5 óaAiloe598O LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS made Steve Greenberg's new S- ter 11 filing converted to Chapter 7, of getting squeezed out of the Curve Records the debutante label majors, or perhaps lured by the 18 14 11 óvuncAlr-TiGVH0o as ow,,,,, THERE YOU GO AGAIN of the year. It also filled distribut- kind of renewed popularity a star AGAIN 19 19 16 ZT,9F6Wlï 17 Os1 ing label Artemis Records' As the majors like %envy Rogers has enjoyed at already -bulging coffers and was his own Dreamcatcher Recorda. 20 12 6 gwat,g 5(!1901598! RIDE WIT US OR COLLIDE WIT US another feather in the well -plumed continue to pare We noted with interest the 21 23 3 1He«Hm¡91Ws s Col® CHRISTMAS cap of RED Distribution, the arrival of Sohn Hiatt at Vanguard their rosters and ONNAÁÚA's year's obvious market leader. Records and Merle Haggard, 22 28 Il CROSSING MUDDY WATERS MnANNHµESMMTpEAMROLLEse Generally speaking, the year now concentrate on astonishingly enough, at punk label 23 20 0 FRESH AIRE8 ending was short on high drama, as Epitaph Records' imprint Anti. We HITS CHRISTMAS far as the indie side was concerned. youth -oriented also marked the genesis of Richard ® 40 2 M505L4g30 11198 op, MOB There was no compelling tale like Marx's Signal 21 Recorda and .IDNGS: 22 FAVORITE FORME SONGS 25 25 9 LI.NtiDER,d,,,MP127a,Z60ñc11r the collapse of M.S. Distributing to talent, we expect a Judy Collins' Wildflower ii268NNázeil® it PRIMITIVE keep tongues wagging. (The M.S. continuing exodus Records -both of which were 26 li lóALógiiiry 00o: saga, which filled columns for of snapped up by which dis- OAq ENPoS Dr gv these Navarre, 32 11 PRESENTS ANOTHER WORLD 27 TAUDLD ee ® PERFECTO months in 1999, finally resolved itself veteran talent into tributes Rogers' label. As the when the Chicago-area distributor majors continue to pare their ros- 28 42 2 m1AIHrçgéL1MT55Té5ero1 WCs m1011: 111EULTIm1Euslse00S MUM VOLUME EVE shut its doors for good this spring.) ters and concentrate almost exclu- the indie arena 29 33 49 SPIT What would have been the sively on youth -oriented talent, we nemlEwvNmMIS 00.98069e1181 biggest indie story of the year ulti- expect a continuing exodus of vet- 30 30 10 M'.5; I WARRIOR, mately went unrealized in the end. eran talent into the indie arena BBéOGBma - 22 TANTO TEMPO 31 EHReDEGREES 15.sec01® The potential merger of Warner and its assets went to auction.) which is probably where it truly :V Music Group and EMI would have Lon Angeles -based Risk Music belongs. 32 36 4 T .F. 2II,.I0 ( MOMMY AND ME TWINKY TWINKLY UTILE STAR en the melding of two companies Group-which had announced itself Looking back, we recall with 33 35 4 MOMMY AND ME OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM with indie distributors- Alterna- as a player with the acquisition of great pleasure some of the veteran vNDisrC0g1sz.ssNsol anMCDNNWTf/1 13.ZYKMRNS(ROL TYNAN R tive Distribution Alliance and Car- Texas distributor MDI in 1998 - talents who spoke with us during 34 50 15 MI' ONE THE IRISH TENORS oline Distribution, respectively. suddenly closed its flagship propri- the year about their new inde- 34 19 ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MOSAIC THUMP But European regulators' concerns etary label Risk Records early in the pendent recordings -most memo- 35 me,,,m 1361 IIl.9ale.5e( led the companies to pull the deal year. Another dramatic develop- rably, rock'o roll great Dion, Mem- PAPERDOLL (EP) ® NEW'. V7751iuS Loge CO off the table, leaving us to wonder ment was the sudden disappearance phis R &B legend Rosco Gordon, aOUMUTMCNos DISAPPEARING ACTS if the mating of the two firms of AI Teller's Web -based indie Chicago bluesman Son Seals, L.A. ©NEW OM VMRI058ANRSISTSB would have led to the creation of a Atomic Pop, which in September soul man( -iac) Swamp Dogg, 36 RE -NIX CLASSIC COUNTRY LATE '605 single mega- indie, the closure of laid off its entire staff in what it singer /songwriter Jame Talley, VMROIUSé4ïiisise RE -EKRO Le CLASSIC COUNTRY 1970 -1974 one or the other distributor, or termed a "restructuring." The label, and blue -eyed soul king Mitch ® Col RUSS FREEMAN en from indie which was We 13 LIFE IN THE TROPICS Warner/EMI's exit distributed at retail by Ryder. were also happy to 40 10 pTMepEit éSÓPOréOHrDiroaóaFMTURING distribution. Those questions will Innovative Distribution Network introduce a number of fresh talents - 1,,,o YRCORSO WWEBSTER HALLS NEW YORK DANCE CD VOLUME still loom if the merger is reacti- the indie arm of Alliance Entertain- in these columns. Our favorites 41 33 3 vated. TO NEBRASKA ment, once headed by Teller-has- included the burnin' Nashville 42 RE -0X105 s,I,TFPu09ARi!]I9am,, BADLANDS: A TRIBUTE BRUCE SPRINGsTEEN'S Bertelsmann has now got its eye n't been heard from since. singer /guitarist Mark Selby, the EARLY '70S on EMI, opening up an interesting Some public companies with indefinable roots -rock unit Lamb - (A) 0E-DBRY '411%9.121,71., CLASSIC COUNTRY MARCO ANTONIO B1® scenario that could play itself out high -profile national distribution chop, Texas vocalist Terri Hen- 44 31 1 EN VIVO in 2001: How well would the Ger- firms hit bumps during the year, drix, Memphis punkers the Sub- l4 6 HAPPY HOLIDAYS man company -which could man- albeit none that proved fatal. teen,, Chicago pop/rock supremos 45 00H50alg Tloeeos oa000sssossssso(l mar IMF &Lass cam- Mann Nan 10 MOW TO NISED age no success with BIG or W abi, New Hope, Minn. -based Na- Frisbie, and L.A. chanteuse Abby Re -mes its previous Corp., which began Travis. ® attempts at mounting azre the year BOB indie distributor -fare with with another in a long- running As ever, it was the growing cast ® NEW r,OM YOU GUYS ROCK, WOp OERK0OGG1IRCe KI aHWRBTMAS SINGh .LONGS: 201101.10M FAVORITES Caroline? More to follow. series of music division restructur- of artists (young and old), their 46 III3 ings, looked at acquiring the assets canny label operators, and their M 0oILFIANSAN,,,Tn 11ruir6NT THE LAST 12 MONTHS were not of Simitar Entertainment in the indie distributors that brought forth ®RE -FRAM THE lege TINORSLNE IN BEVKT without some tumult. In June, Twin Cities. However, talks the most interesting, exciting, and MUFFZEMPNIS: UNDERGROUND VOL. 3 were 50 07 i I ^,.NP`E,á,MgF;A Downers Grove, 111:based Platinum terminated, and Simitar was forced gratifying stories as the new millen- Entertainment folded its Atlanta - to file for Chapter 11 protection. nium dawned. The indies abide - based distribution entity, PED, Woodland, Calif.-based Distribu- and, pace Mr. Dylan, that's one which was mainly charged with han- tion North America (DNA) -which thing that hasn't changed. 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n stages. Rocks." The supremely engaging tared longstanding favorites Rick ó 11Ì1m BST and &M35 among TITLE, Labte Principal Jessica Harper returned with Charrette Janet & Distributing Label, Catalog Number er o rmers ILL CALL: The year 2000 saw a "Rhythm In My Shoes" on Rounder others. ora of releases from many of the Kids, while tyro troopers the Broad- Another significant compilation NO. 1 Ma.- most prominent children's artists in way Kids unleashed "The Broadway was "Celebrate Friends," concocted SALIVAL Tool NEW BMGVuleu31159 the business. Kids Sing America" by performer and kids' -music activist

Tom Chapin did the green thing Tenderrvvoked Kevin Roth released Craig Taubman of Craig 'n Com- LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IC $ II8 1999 lath "This Pretty Planet" on Sony "Children's First Songs" on his own pany. Available exclusively in Zany Wonder, while Lou Del Biancomae- Stargazer Records, while beloved vet- Brainy stores, it also featured !MEDICI IN HAWAII: LIVE MORE 3 Bawl Scan terfully re-created his third -grade eranan Hap Palmer offered "Early Chapin, Sugar Beats, Harper, Jimmie .lNeRomba Mee° BMG Video OW Beats CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY year with "Lost In School" (Story - Childhood Classics:' Sugar new Bartels, 'front Fishing In America, 6 Gaiffier 4 Sprlre Hare Mee Cno,mnl Diu. Group 44422 maker Records). Canadian Juno their first Rounder-distributedalbum, and Peter Himmelman, with a BALLER Award winners and kids' TV stars "Car Tbnes,"burn rubber into stores. galaxy of guest stars such Os Carole 5 :3 Cash Money Minima,. .995 Money U«KnelMusic 6 Video Dral.53a. Jody & David launched asmashing, Jonathan Sprout gave an "More King, Clarence Clemons, Rosanne SUPERNATURAL hilarious new series for the Chit - American Heroes" and also tamed up Cash, and Branford Mainsails. 6 14 sVEa Santana dren'vGroup, called "Once Upon A on acompilation released by the newly 7 248 Ea.M 2195 11me," with a pair of first -rate relaunched Peter Pan Records, called SEEING STARS: Speaking ofstel- "GeEtxLn tmm:F2vIeESeo w fhlwls Meno DM. 39.V.8 releases, 'PigMania" and "Goldi- "Petty Sing -Along," which also fea- lar guests, it seemed in 2000 that 9.95 more moonlighting eelebs than ever 8 v AreacunDeMaeo 0721 wound up doing children's audio, WHISPERINGRIN OPE MI. Melia Gaither ArM many of them through soundtracks. Hoare Caoraant Out.6.,14401 Their NOrneasnIng Men. Billboard DECEMBER 30, 2000 Rhino's "The Powerpuff Girls: IRISH NOMECOMING 10 4 Heroes di Villains" soundtrack boast- Swing /housee Y: hoGnp.nt Oa G., WOOD finen Hw,m,n!ng Fnends LISTENER sSPORTEO ed David Byrne, Devo, Frank 11 51 Dave Margo. Band 1995 Top Kid Audio. Black, Apples In Stereo, Shonen Kam , and more. 11 14 56 Melaka 1935 tatertainnhen1 4219 MnEOEMTNLSTDBEmssmEAClwm sseynee Nettwerk Records jumped into MOImEAHflSNE6AEPOAiGN1ECE0.mMPIlEOANOPPOVmEOBY TIME OUT WITH BRIRSEY SPEARS, ¡Mr children's audio with the film sound- 13 11 56 B,NY SDI.. 1995 ARTIST/SERIES TITLE track "Thomas And The Magic Rail- ANnrmOG 14 12 4 AentleBn>: HOP., CATALOG NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL ISHELF PRIM road," whose guest performers ".AnVdeo 9W123 included Page of Steven Barenaked DREAM A DREAM Charlotte Chun:, 19 98/ Ladies, Joe Remy, and Atonic Kit- 15 15 3 -swill No. 1 - ten. Peter Frampton turned up on HARMONY IN THE HEARTLAND Bill Gtorla Gaither Md neeleoS ARTISTS DISNEY'S CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 16 8 IA song Rouse wava Gordent DIU Group .395 Their Xornearning Hands WALT DISNEY 8.80715.91317 .981 Disney's "Tigger.mania," while Karam Casey of acclaimed Celtic LIVE, INSIDE JOB onn Henley 1918/ VARIOUS ARTISTS TODDLER FAVORITES 17 16 d 2 3 Ill MUSIC FOR LIME PEOPLE/KID WINO 73262/RHINO .9e/6.9e1 group Soles was the featured artist on MFLP's musical story "SealMaid- 'N THE no Walla SYNC, VARIOUS ARTISTS A' DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITE SONGS VOWME 1 18 20 110 'N Sync 259 01,14 Vdeo 65000 WALT xee 00030516.96961 en." Former Del Fuego@ leader Dan VARIOUS ARTISTS MICKEY CHRISTMAS: VOL 2 Zones came up with an entire self- 19 19 58 2195 2 18 vRIBMUSEMm2>e.9 WALT DISNEY 860803159817 98) released kids' album, "Rocket Ship ONE HUNDRED Two DALMATIANS 20 8 7 Various Arhsts READ-ALONG Beach," with guests including Sheryl ,WawTe!, Cbetaant DO. 0.248 WALT DISNEY 86047819.90 CDJ Vega, and Crow, Suzanne Bad THE OANCE 23 171 Deena. Mac 1915 BORIS KARLDFF HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Company's Simon Kirke. 21 Wamer Reprise Video 38.86 RHINO 59691798'11.981 ActorJoho Lithgow prepared for 101C6E:MIND-LNE IN ORLANDO, TODDLER TUNES 26 CLASSIC SONGS FOR TODDLERS 22 22 80 Backstreet BOr 210 the soon- to-come audio version of his BENSON 8405613 90/5.9.91. enthralling intro-to- the -orchestra LIVE IN CONCERT REN -ALONG TOY STORY COLLECTION BOX SET 13 RE-ENTRY 7 Pr DO Rome Dam wamer HameTabro 21683 WALT DISNEY 80070204..1 picture book "The Remarkable Fackle BRAND NEW DAY -UVE PROM TRE U.N. VARIOUS ARTISTS RADIO DISNEY HOLIDAY JAMS McBride." Crystal Gayle 24 25 12 sort 1995 P6A1 Video Univers. music Video OW 53283 WALT DISNEY 66069611298 Cm released a lullaby album, "In My 222 LIVESM23NGEPURGE9 BEAR BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE NOOSE Arms," on the Madacy label. And 25 27 n.N 10 76 WALT DISNEY 8606.19.98 Cassette) keep an eye out in early 2001 for MEMPHIS HOMECOMING 34 Bill b Gxrla Gams VARIOUS ARTISTS RADIO DISNEY JAMS VOL 2 They Might Be Giants, who, it enald 26 60e19 VM® Clown! Dix uarp 11 Rowe «3w WALT TRY e60981998'12.981 be argued, have been writing highly VIDEO COLLECTION: VOLUME 2 Banebri sag N Humor 11.98/ 27 17 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS RUDOLPH, FROSTY AND FRIENDS' FAVORITECHRISTMAS SONGS sophisticated kids' songs their whole Veto 2998 12 32 Epe NUN, 5, Muss Entwlnment 54016 SONY WONDER I766/EPI50.96 EO'13.961 career. Not only will they appear on ALL ACCESS WDEOA, 20 28 122 VARIOUS ARTISTS CLASSIC DISNEY VOL I - 60 YEARS OF MUSICAL MAGIC *Boys 13 16 278 the buzzed -about Restless Records liveRomba V.) 41589.3 WALT DISNEY BC865110.98/16.981 soundtrack to She hilariously irrev- BECAUSE HE LOUES THE CHIPMUNKS THE CHIPMUNKS GREATESTCHRISTMAS 29 10 19 Bill Gloho Gaither 2995 14 12 erent hit TV series "Malcolm In The S,nre hloWe Video cho:danl Dm. Group 44396 CAPITOL 38317.98/11.981 Middle," but the Giants will release a LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS Stevie Ray Vaughan 29 241 1.5 READ -ALONG TOY STORY 2 CD COMBO 30 Music Music IM Who Say Entwmmm150130 And DouMe Trouble WALT DISNEY 86047712 981 complete kids' album on Restless. THREE TENORS CHRISTMAS 24 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOODY'S ROUNDUP 31 Sorry Classai Vean sorry Music B 19 10 nrew,nmanle5A3 Pavan. 1Mewrio, WALT DISNEY86067612.98/12 ./ LOOKING AHEAD: We're antici- OHE NIGHT ONLY: LIVE pating more excitement from break- RE-ENTRY Bee Gees non VARIOUS ARTISTS DISNEY'S PRINCESS COLLECTION 32 Eagle Rom 17 224 Er...mm.1 Wage ,alarnrnmt 5.73 WALT DISNEY 86069719498'12.981 out kids' artist Laurie Reckoner, CUNNING STUNTS, WONDER KIDS DOSSED' SONGSSINGA- WNGS: 22 FAWROE FUNTINE SONGS whale simple and charming albums, 33 31 102 B N 26 Beata Enterrains.r 40202 WONDER WORKSHOP 1273/MADACD298/4.981 a fan with base that includes the off- UVEATTHEBEALONTRUmEnmeN60171 READ-ALONG GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 34 Jebiwbr B 22 6 spring of Sting and Madonna, have IR BUENA TA B60474/UNIVERSALIS. BOCasstHHEE lent her a deservedly high. profile. ROW UNCUT VARIOUS ARTISTS A' DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITES VOWME 2 35 26 70 2 Pwseea, ogay nogg 1995 N RE-EM1R1' The "Malcolm In The Middle" sound- orelEATRnmA lwr WALT DI x 6.989.96) track will rock, and we'll be interest- CLNKSRr:ABOFnfaRHmEOmmCEM11E Enc lapnn 19.95 ARTHUR MTHUR0 PERFECT CHRISTMAS 36 7 amer rteplseevre®3B510 B II 4 ed to see the extent to which tween- ROUNDER A FR IIENDSS 19.9612.961 shapes targeted TV the pre- 38 81 Shan,' Twain 1995 CEDARMONT KIDS CLASSICS SILLY SONGS 37 USAF orne Blerlainment 599553 R REENTRY BENSON8222013 98/5 98/ pubescent crowd's musical tastes, as it had a big hand in doing this year MOM' SO GOOD 3enrM Wet VEGGIE TUNES VEGGIE TUNES 39 Epic tore wet say Marie D MUM Er.abkane.0211 ñs BIG IDENWORD 9461AYRICK STUUIOa6.9610.981 via the Disney Channel, Fox Kids, MANDALA, UVE 32 TMECOUNTDOWN KIDS MOMMY ANC ME: IWINKY TWINKLY LITTLE STAR Kids' WB!, etc. We have high hopes 39 12 Barry Menirow 24 REEDIT 12s64se for Chas Rough's proposed multi- VIVO THE COUNTDOWN KIDS MOMMY AND ME: OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM artist independent kids' label. 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SITES + SOUNDS (Continuedporn. page 05) viding an unspecified loan to Nap - that sales are being hampered, some- 20110 *IN *REVIEW bulk of the majors' efforts have been ster to develop a new member- thing a study released Oct. 31 by PC ENTER THE MAJORS: At the devoted to testing their for-pay digital ship -based business model that Data Online supports. According to same time, industry deals over the download initiatives. Between April will provide payments to rights the company,Napster users are buy- past year with the likes of 311'3.com and November, each of the five majors holders. It has also received a war- ing fewer CDs online as they become TIETIPSTIIIES and Napster suggest that, despite the rolled out a limited number of digital rant to acquire a portion of Nap - more adept at downloading files but Trade Responds To BMG/Nap- legal wrengling, the major labels also albums and singles for sale, with a ster. In exchange for creating a are visiting CDsellingsites more Re- ster Pact -A Step Toward An see benefits in subscription-based fea- handful of online retail partners. legitimate busi- quently to cheek out what's new on the Online Business Model But Not tures like licensed -song streaming and The results thus far have been ness model, market. Toward The End Of Litigation. file- sharing. nixed at best. Every label is using dif- BMG will make 'There is no value in Napster from And with good reason. Some ana- ferent formatting, security, and pay- its content a- a music perspective if it's legal," Labels See Future In Sub- lysts on Wall Street have estimated ment technologies and working with vailable to the Launch Melia CEO Davld Goldberg scriptions. that the take from subscriptions and different retail partners, which makes service. told Billboard earlier in the yeas "Mast content -licensing fees from third par- fora clunky consumer experience. "There is no of the excitement about Napster is Universal Music Group ties lice MP3 could create as much as However, the majors are firmly question that file - because it's illegal. Users don't love Awarded MP3.com Spoils. $1 billion in additional revenue for the characterizing shaeing will exist in Napster, they love free music." majors over the next several yea's. these fast mores the future as part of the media and Under the new alliance with Ber- Digital Downloads: Will But the motivation is strategic as 411( s "tests," with entertainment industry," Berle telsmann, though, the look of Napster Enough Consumers Care? Five well as financial,executives say. feedback fromthe chief executive Thomas Middelhoff could charge dramatically. The mm- Majors Struggle With Models 'The lessons that come back from offerings of the past six months said in announcing the alliance. "And pasty are collaborating on an indus- lb "Monetize" Web Music. Napster are the need fora wealth of expected to radically reshape the I have personally the conviction that try-sanctioned version of the file-shar- choices of music and an ease of aeeess online digital landscape by next years there is no way to deal with this fart ing service that will compensate artists Suits Lead Scour To File For and use --the idea that you can get any holiday selling season, most notably other than to find a business model" and labels. The new Napster will fea- Bankruptcy. piece of music you want and be able to with a full-on assault of subscription for it. ture both paid and free areas, as well use it how you want," Al Smith, sen- offerings complementing the current But the question of whether the as buttons linked to Bertelsmann ior VP of Sony Music Entertainment, a la carte download buffet. actual sales gained via Napster will property CDnow. Bertelsmann alun who had previously down told Billboard. "And with those erite- And despite the shaky start and outpace those potentially lost by mak- says it will recruit other jour to par- loa it. ria,that leads you naturally to looking very slow early sales, anyone who has ing the low-priced service even more ticipate in the Also under fire was 14113Boaid.mm, at subscription services." been following the unfolding saga of appealing with the addition of more co a service that was sued by a group of Sony announced a joint venture commercial downloading knows that and better content remains an issue of But industrya abets associated with all five fors with UMG to develop a subscription major-label content has longbeenheld intense debate. Them are reputable indent y claimingit'7cnowisglyiudexes,organ- service this year, and Universal has out as one of the required building studies to back both sides of the argu- legitimized Nap - izes, and posts links to thousands of been quietly testing a music- subscrip- blocks for establishing a viable paid- ment -that Napster users buy mom sterand the willingness ofusersto pay pirated copies of plaintiffs' sound Won service among more than 5,000 music market online. music or that they buy less -and for it is still very much in the air. recordings." participants on its fuemclub.mm site Thus, the arrival at last of the strong opinions in each camp. "If they become totally legit, then, But perhaps the biggest music and is expected to launch the service fors in the marketplace is a signifi- As part of its suit against Napster, yeah, we'd be interested, but it's real- industry technology foe in 200 besides commercially in early 2001. Similar cant, and welcome, step in itself-if the record industry has maintained ly not clear if that's what they're talk- Napster was MP3Xose, which copied efforts from the other major labels only a 1 in what promises tobealong, ing about," said a label executive at tens of thousands of CDs to provide aren't f behind. circuitous journey toward a thriving another major to Billboard on Noy 1. streaming access to them for con- Bo ever the past 12 months, the online marketplace. TRAFFIC TICKER 'Them am a lot of unanswered ques- sumers who had purchased the titles tions. It's kind of a 'Show we the in another form Billboard DECEMBER 30, 2000 Top Online Retail Sites money' situation." That digital locker service, known Still, Aram Sinnreich, an analyst as My.MP3.com,became the source of Unique Visitors (in 000s) .with Jupiter Communications, has said a copyright infringement court battle Top Internet Album Sales.. that the ultimately need Nap - between the mmpanyand the TOTAL VISITORS jour fors. ster. 'The reality is that Napster has MP3.com eventually settled with four COMPILES FROM INTERNET SALES REPORTS 15,307 B COOMBS COMPILES,IfO,AND ROSS O BY ÌÌÏÌÎ1î 9. bernesentlnoble.com 4 Ser the most comprehensive base of online majors to the tune of $20 million su IMPRINT a NUasowmsrmeunrv0 LASST ARTIST a. bm9mnem.ereme.com 3 857 sic fans out of any company out apiece. Meanwhile, Universal Music 3 719 there. They're all registered And it's Group (UMG), which took the case to NO. I 5. buy.com 3 567 the kind of asset that the labels should trial, received a damages-award THE BEATLES L judg- 1 I S 6. 8estbuy.com R 663 and do covet, and have been unable to ment of 353.4 million. ri*11 2. PITOL oe.,,nna.L 7. orase. em BL A CK3L BLUES' BACKSTnEET BOYS build themselves." MP3.com isn't completely out of 2 8. ?slants 1,664 2 2 a 9. Mwerrecerds.torn 422 legal trouble yet; among severalissues, DAY i WITHOUT MM DIM IB 10. 55mse447.eom 166 P1APSTER NOT ALONE: Napster thereis still some debatemtowhether 3 3 KRUwE was hardly the only hot-button tech - or not the other THATHAT YYOU6CANT LEAVE BEHIND U2 p 4 / 7 OLL I gy pony to emerge in 2000. far jorrecod 0000004 CNY' CREED 4 5 7 50 7.eme7en.cem 12,2.47 Scour, creator of the Scour Exchange companies will bemesentlnoble.com 3698 software-a Napster-esquefileswap- now ask the court 6 DREAM A DREAM CHARLOTTE CHURCH a a/62 S 4 3. 74now.com 2,989 ping program f sharing music as well to balance the SOW CtASSICAL 89463 4.bm9musi%ervice.com 2,796 Lauree SOCK a' SADE as filmand photo files -filed for Chap- disparities 7 6 5 D 5. buy.com 2,687 ter ll bankruptcy protection and laid between their STRINGS ATTACHED'° 'N SYNC 9 6.besWUY.com 1917 $ 9 32 jor 7. em off 80% of its workforce earlier in the smaller settlements and that of UMG. 007!.1 DID IT AGAIN s7 BRITNEY SPEARS 5 weimenee.comi s4 year under a cloud of legal pressure. However, the company did relaunch a 10 23 9. 283 The company was sued for copyright the MyMP3.mm service at the end of GREATEST HITS LENNY KRAVITZ 10. Mm 9wtlYCOmm 182 infringement by the RIAA and the the December-for an annual fee of 10 12 8 U Motion Picture Assn of America and $50. It is the first of a handful of FAITH HILL 11 II li eaeooeeR (r.LmcoViur1a7373/WRN I3 claimed that potential investors had atreaminglockerbusinesses,including N4O ANG6E 0100 6 610 been scared off by Napster's legal MusieBank, set to emerge within the 12 RE -ENTRY S ® 29 2. berneuntlneble.eom 1 e82 problems. next 12 months. DIXIE CHICKS 3. servlc.com 7 435 13 11 31 o A bidding war subcequently erupt- While the company has come under reNtiM 6967696 NY INASavlusl bv1C MADONNA 21 5. mnow.com 1029 ed over Seours assets, with the spoils criticism lit some sir baoforpayingtoo 14 59- 211115 ,Mj,SPICCta 6. o. m San ultimately going to CenterSpan on much for the right to offer such a serv- B.B. KING & ERIC CLAPTON 15 19 il IIDINGWITHTHEKmdN S 12 e. be mwcom Dec.12. ice, MP3.com CEO Michael Robeese 8. malmarleam 410 WH vliELHSVEmr6K¢mT} BABA MEN Emily thin year, Internet portal son used a basketball analogy to IB 16 5 11 9. mwenwortl.wm 188 10. 37 America Online quickly retreated answer the question of whether the VARIOUS ARTISTS 9 twennem e t Np, when its Spinner/Winamp division label-licensing deals make good long- 11 . óadue N ummumfm0 GREAIESST 02155 TIM MCGRAW developed and distributed a Napster- term sense for his company. 1$ 2s 4 B type software called Gnutella. 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Web Helps Propel Sales Of DVDs For The Holidays Hits Such As `Nutty Professor' Among Releases That Benefit From Web Advertising BY STEVE TRAIMAN $000 .. tiRF,VfF,FV' registered users received E- has an online store for purchas- YORK -Car giveaways, mails from each of the five Klump ing DVDs and VHS tapes. may tie -ins, and unique DVD - to either MSN.eom or Windows - family members and were invit- For registered users, the 50M Internet links are just a Media.com could watch exclusive ed to the Web site to view megasite offers such interactive of the creative ideas that streaming clips of the film and behind -the -scenes footage and features as the official Jurassic suppliers used to make the link to Carpoint.eom for a chance download games, screen savers, Park Club, auctions, cast info, eh an integral part of their to win a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle and other extras. updates, sneak peaks from the keting plans for the 2000 hol- that was similar to what Janet To support the DVD launch of set of "Jurassic Park III," sched- season. Jackson's character drove in the "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost ules of Webcasts and chats up to For instance, Universal Stu - film. World: Jurassic Park," Universal the summer 2001 movie pre- os Home Video teamed with Universal VP of Internet mar- teamed with Web company Blast miere, customized E -mail, greet- ee online partners for one of keting Randy Malinoff calls the Radius to create a live Webcast ing carde, a calendar of events, e biggest Web sweepstakes campaign the supplier's "largest with dinosaur creator Stan Win- audio- and videoclips, never - er for the release of "Nutty outreach program to our regis- ston from the set of "Jurassic before -seen footage, outtakes Professor II: The Klumps." From tered database," which launched Park III." The event is archived (Continued on page 70) O through Dec. 31, visitors last spring. "Nutty Professor II" at jurassicpark.com, which also

TiE TOP iTIIIIIEE King -shed Meal. 'Nutty Profes- sor It The Klumps" makeup Old, New Movies Got Special Treatment; Warner Home Video And Uni- supervisor Rick Baker prepares to versal Studios Eliminate Dis- dig into the world's largest bowl tributore Of Rental Product. of spaghetti and meatballs. which New Technologies Tempted Consumers as prepared fora party at the Blockbuster Video Begins House of Blues in West Holly- EXTRAS, EXTRAS: The entire industry should has also helped push hardware sales to more than Selling DireetTV Satellite Pack- wood honoring the film's video give itself a big pat on the back this year for loos- 10 million units. Keep up the good work, everyone. ages In Stores. release Dec. 5. Distributor Univer- ping those tight budgets to produce special -edi- sal Studios Home Video also took lion DVDs. BROADBAND SHIFT: This year many new - M.S. Distributing And Sight advantage of the event to boast While such titles as "Gladiator," "Mission: media executives couldn't stop talking about the And Sound Close Their Doors. that the division had achieved $1 Impossible 2," and "The Perfect Storm" offered an broadband revolution and how within a matter of Ingram Entertainment Acquires billion in sales revenue for 2000. education about the filmmaking process, many cat- a few years, video -on- demand will finally be real - Major Video Concepts. The milestone marked the largest alog titles also got the deluxe treatment. The most ized. annual sales Universal has ever extensive was Artisan Entertainment's "Termina- To get ready for the change, executives at a few Hollywood Entertainment achieved and is attributed In part for 2: Judgment Day." This ultimate collection tout- home video companies took on additional video -on- Hits The Skids, Closes Reel.com to million -unit DVD sales for 13 ed hours and hours of extras that could keep view- demand responsibilities to develop distribution Division. titles, which include "Jaws," "Erin as glued to the set for almost a day. Considering and revenue models when broadband arrives. But Brockovich," "American Pie," and the supplier initially released the film on DVD just broadband's ETA is still a mystery. "Gladiator" Becomes Top - other blockbusters. The figure about two years ago, it's equally impressive that An overwhelming majority of households Selling DVD Of All Time. does not represent sales of Artisan spent the - with computers are Installed -Player Base For DreamWOrks Home Entertain- money to go back. and + running on 56-kilo- DVD Expected To Hit 12 Mil- ment. which Is a Universal -dis- redo the film with even byte modems, and lion U.S. Homes. tributed label. more added goodies. some consumers Universal Studios _ wanting to upgrade Home Video and Co- to high-speed digital lumbia TriStar Home subscriber lines or Video also owe one to cable connections director Steven Spiel- have been placed on berg, who at long last THOS long waiting lists. EARS TO YOU! allowed his films to be But a wireless con - releasedon DVD. Uni- by Eileen Fitzpatrick nection may be the versal led the charge answer as technology with a special- edition is quickly moving into of "Jaws," as well as both "Jurassic Park" films. a new range of products that don't require a wire All three films ended up being multimillion -unit to be "wired." It's doubtful anyone will want to sellers. (Universal's reissue of "Touch Of Evil" was watch a movie on a cell phone, but just think what also a real treat to movie fans.) they'll be able to deliver to your TV set. Columbia stepped up to the plate with "Men In Black," which was produced by Spielberg's Amblin ODD COUPLE OF THE YEAR: This award has Entertainment. Another notable DVD reissue was got to go to Blockbuster and DireetTV. "The Bridge On The River Kwai," which will be For years, the video industry has battled direct followed by the first- quarter release of "Lawrence satellite services offering hundreds of movie chan- Of Arabia" and "Dr. Strangelove, Or How I nela. Retailers have complained that consumers Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb." who purchase direct services often end up renting Independents also stepped up their DVD leas and less videos. This year, Blockbuster decid- efforts. In January, New Video released D.A. Pen- ed that if you can't beat them, join them: It began nebaker's diary of Bob Dylan's celebrated 1965 selling DireetTV in its retail stores. three -week tour of England, "Don't Look Back." I11, The Criterion Collection also put out the classic WEATHERING THE STORM: While many music features "Gimme Shelter" and "The Harder Internet companies crashed and burned this year, Playboy Home Video would like to extend a sincere thenka to They Come." Indies Pioneer Entertainment and those selling DVDs haven't been doing so badly. our exceptional retailers, associates and friends for your Image Entertainment began acquiring music and Except for the closure of Reel.com, other sites, support throughout the year. We wish you health & happiness, and fihn properties that featured enhanced sound cape- such as Express.com, Amazon.com, even such peace & prosperity, and all the beat in the New Year! kitties and multi- camera angles. music sites as CDnow, sold millions of video units While producing special-edition DVDs costs this year. Amazon's video and DVD atore may more efforts make a the company year. in both money and time, the have paid actually profit for this PLAYBOY HOME VIDEO off. Many of the special editions, both old and new, Just goes to show that marketing and good prod - Bwe.playbay.coM are selling millions of units. The supply -side effort net can drive sales better than low -ball pricing. e 2000 wrs"r eeenooo, ram. to

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WEB HELPS PROPEL SALES OF DVDs FOR THE HOLIDAYS (Continued Jrani page 73) from "Jurassic Park" and "The says Paramount spokesman Mar- property like 'Mission: Impossi- used the funds to provide assis- er targeted Web sites that Lost World: Jurassic Park," tin Blythe. "These viewers aren't ble' is that it can be refreshed as tance and shelter to more than appealed to youth and gay audi- archived interview footage, and a satisfied with the relatively pas- new sequels are produced," says 3,000 families that were affected ences, as well as dance and rave specially designed, downloadable sive experience of watching the Blythe. by the infamous 1991 storm upon sites. Jurassic Park browser. film and then reading reviews for To that end, Paramount is which the film was based. "Several dozen sites have ded- At Paramount Home Video, explanations. They want to planning a similar program for "It's anticipated that more than icated 'Groove' pages," says the DVD release of "Mission: actively participate in the activi- "Tomb Raider," next summer's 1 million people from around the Columbia spokesman Jeff Kaplan, Impossible 2" wan touted on its ties dramatized in the film, be it highly anticipated action film world received the electronic "and all were provided prizes for Web site with games, a photo surveillance or code cracking or starring Angelina Jolie, which is message," Sass says. their own related giveaway con- gallery, a screen saver, and other whatever." based on the top -selling series of Warner presented the $50,000 tests." bonus materials, including bins The ability for DVD-ROM video games from Eidas Interac- to the American Red Cross dur- Some of the prizes were DVD written by screenwriter Robert titles to link to additional fea- tive. ing a ceremony in November, and VHS copies of the film, auto- Towne, which are only available tures on a supplier's Web site But franchised properties which was attended by the graphed movie posers, T- shirts, on the enhanced DVD -ROM. often increases sales, suppliers aren't the only filma ripe for heroes who tried to save lives key chaina, and other merchan- "The key here is to make the say, because they can constantly Internet marketing. Warner during the devastating storm. dise. Participating sites were DVD experience as interactive as he updated with new material. Home Video's summer block- Members of the film's cast and TLAvideo.com, beautifulboy.eom, possible for younger audiences," "The beauty of a franchise buster "The Perfect Storm" was Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellueci partylist.com, gayinsider.com, promoted through an interna- also joined Warner in honoring gayuniveree.com, raveteam.com, tional "Tell -A- Friend" E -mail the U.S. Coast Guard and Air djmixed.com, wishfun.com, campaign linked to the video Web National Guard. Each organiza- ravelinks.com, rave-network site, Warner spokesman Rnnnee tion also received a $25,000 dona- coolworld.com, and dance - Sass reports. tion from Warner. music.about.com. There's also a Each time a Tell -a -Friend E- Niche marketing on the Inter- dedicated site (groovethe- mail was passed along, the label net also proved to be successful ovie.com) that contains inter- donated 5 cents to the American for the Dec. 5 release of the rave views, outtakes, and streaming Red Cross, which raised $50,000 film "Groove" from Columbia samples from the movie sound- for the charity. The organization TriStar Home Video. The suppli- track, among other features.

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BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.bNlboard.com 77 www.americanradiohistory.com SFX DOMINATES YEAR IN TOURING (Continued front page 5) ness (AB), up from just under $1.3 mi much discretionary income and an. 'We've also created events that have steady and continued expect change to continue going billion last year. This is the fourth discretionary tins." such as radio shows and shows that growth." into 2001. However, some stabi- consecutive year that the overall Concerts are competing against we've packaged." .Belkin is cautiously optimistic lization is expected, as is plenty of gross has topped $1 billion. more than other concerts, accord- Don't expect SFX under the about 2001. "I'm going to try and touring activity. All indicators point to a very ing to Jack Boyle, co-CEO of SFX Clear Channel umbrella to book more winners and less losers," National touring, where an act busy year. About 8,000 shows were Music Group. "Not only are there decrease activity. "I feel we are he says. 'That shouldn't be herd for uses one promoter for an entire reported, up nearly 1,500 from more shows and more choices, but really poised to have a bigger and me to do, because I booked a lot of tour as opposed to cutting individ- 1999. The increase in volume is we also had some exceptionally better year in 2001, with our losers this year." ual deals in each market, is expect- partly due to acts' taking advan- large movie hits, some very popu- regional structure and improved MEG produced shows totaling ed to remain a big part of the busi- tage of the lucrative tour guaran- lar baseball and basketball playoffs, efficiencies,' says Iry Zuckerman, $34.7 million in grosses in 2000, ness in '01. Among the acts said to tees indicative of this era, as well and lots of other things going on," co-CEO for SFX. 'We're trying to with co-promotions taking the be considering national promotes as an overall healthy economy. Boyle points out. "Our competition grow our business overall, which number up to $61 million. MEG's next year are Aeramith, 'N Sync But even with the continued rise is entertainment" means more and better shows, cre- numbers were off from '99, largely (stadiums), James Taylor, Britney in ticket prices, the masses still ating packages, and adding incre- due to the impact of Woodstock last Spears, Godsmack, Sade, Janet, turned out for their shows of MORE SHOWS, SPECTATORS mental events to the bottom line." year and the fact that the Cher, 98 °, Barry Manilow, Brooks choice. Total attendance was 42.5 If there are more shows, as the MEG/Firm/Korn- produeed Family & Dunn, Alan Jackson, and others. million in North America (44.3 numbers certainly indicate, there HOUSE OF BOOKINGS Values tour took this year off. SFX already has tours by Back- worldwide), compared with 37.2 are also more potential concert- House of Blues (HOB) Concerts However, this year MEG did well street Boys, Qzzfest, and U2, as million (38.6 million) last year. goers. 'We're another full year into reported another strong year, with with the Up in Smoke rap tour, well as the George Strait Festival, Only when the per -show per- this trend of the baby boomers' more than $194 million in total con- Furthur Feat, and Sarah Bright- nailed down and is a likely bidder formance is analyzed do red Flags kids coming of concert age," says cert grosses and 1154 million in solo man, as well as numerous other on all national touring activity. pop up. The average gross per John Seher, president of Metropol- promotions. That's up from $170 shows in the Northeastern U.S. Other players include HOB, the show is up 2.4 %, fairly consistent itan Entertainment Group (MEG). million and $118 million, respec- Scher is happy with the compa- newly funded Concerts West (Bill- with the 5.5%increase of last year. "For the past couple of years and tively, in 1999. HOB also announeed ny's performance in 2000 but sees board, Dec. 16), and MEG, among But per-show attendance is down fora number of years going for- an aggressive strategy of venue room for improvement industry- others. 7 %in North America (6.4 %global- ward, there is a bigger pool of development for 2001 (Billboard, wide. "I'd like to see some new acta "It's going to be an incredibly ly), likely reflective of both ticket potential concertgoers. In fact, we Oct. 14). breakout of Britain," he says, interesting year," says Seher. "You prices and volume. Also of concern probably have the biggest pool of '7e groin this environment is a adding that he's pleased with the have the emergence of the new, is the fact that the percentage potential concertgoers in the histo- real tribute to our team," says Alex overall development of rock acts. well- financed team at Concerts decline in average attendance has ry of the concert business." Hodges, executive VP at HOB. Scher cites MEG management divi- West, and it looks like we'll see nearly doubled over last year. If that's the ease, then should "This is an evolving marketplace, sion client Vertical Horizon, along more growth on the part of House Some quickly point to ticket average attendance be down? "I and we believe we're capable of with 3 Doors Down, as poised to of Blues. You should see us pick a believe in my heart and soul and I break big on the rock circuit in have had firsthand experience of 2001. people not being able to go to Chicago -based Jam Productions shows and make a choice because reported $58 million in total gross- of ticket price," says Sches es and about $37 million from solo promotes. Both numbers were ERA OF DOMINANCE down significantly from a banner It should come as a surprise to no year in 1999. one that SFX was a dominant force "We were active but not as busy on the touring landscape. The con- as last year," says Jerry Mickelson, cert industry goliath reported total co- president ofJam. "It was an OK grosses of $830.6 million from 2,724 year but not a great year." shows, up from just under $750 mil- None of the recent years have lion and 2,500 shows in 1999. The been as "consistently great" as increase in reports to AB comes in they used to be, Mickelson says, spite of the company's statement with radio and the labels being sig- late in the year that it would cease nificant reasons as to why. "Radio reporting box office data (Bill- is not being supportive of building prices as the culprit for the de- board, Oct. 7). working with everybody." and the record companies new corporate partner as [former crease average attendance. SFX played some role in 52% of Hodges says HOB hit its projec- are not being supportive of build- parent] Ogden exits the business in Ticket prices have not had a hic- all dollars reported, reflecting the tions for 2000, succeeding not only ing careers," he says. "That's two the first quarter of 2001, and we'll cup, and as a result there are some company's widespread influence. at its own venues but in non -HOB important components not help- certainly still be players. pretty big grosses being thrown SF X's Jack Hoyle believes that venues, as well. "We felt particu- "And it will also be interesting to around," says Michael Belkin, pres- percentage is exaggerated by the larly good about expanding our role That said, Mickelson is see whether or not SFX feels ident of Cleveland -based promoter nature of box -office reporting. "If once again in the open promotion "absolutely optimistic" about the under Clear Channel and the Belkin Productions. "It's sheer eco- every show in the country was re- field, meaning arenas and venues business in general and Jam in par- (chairman] Brian Becker adminis- a. If [the grosses] are up, the ported, I bet we'd be more like we don't own, manage, or book ticular. He hinted that Jam may tration they have to control as most obvious reason would be the 25% -30 %," says Boyle. "There are exclusively," he says. become active on the national tour- many national tours as they have continued rapid increases in ticket more shows below the radar than HOB was also active buying ing front. "I can't speak for all inde- in the past, and if so at what price prices." above. In my opinion, there are national tours, including Blink-182 pendents, but we will continue to to the industry," Scher adds. Others point to more volume and more shows and tickets sold that at the theater and amphitheater move forward with our own agenda Clearly SFX enters 2001 as far hence more choices for consumers. aren't reported than are reported. levels and the very successful Styx/ and hopefully become a national and away the engine driving the "If the average [attendance] is It's only the dominant companies REO Speedwagea package. "In the player," he says. train of the touring industry. "I down, and I don't doubt it, if there that report to you." [national touring] formula we cre- Nederlander Organization had think you will see us continuing to are more shows it just means peo- And SFX is the most dominant ated, the acts made not only guaran active enough year to rank sixth grow our touring presence," says ple can't go to all of them," says of the dominant. "They built a mas- antees, but the back-end [percent - among all promoters, grossing Eckerman. "We're continuing to Barry Ben, agent for Bruce Spring - sive company, and it unquestion- age] money was also very $56.6 million from all promotions see a lot of organic growth within steen at Premier Talent. "If there ably dominates from a volume per- significant," says Hodges. 'We try and $15.2 million from solo pro - our existing properties, much of are more people going, period, spective," says Scher. "What these to put the artists first in terms of motes.' We were very busy," says which is fueled by our relationship that's good. As long as attendance statistics don't say- for any com- how we can structure deals." Nederlander's Susan Rosenbluth. with Clear Channel's radio stations isn't going down, the business is pany-is whether they are prof- "The fact that there were more group, which not only supports still healthy." itable or not, and ultimately it's STRONG INDEPENDENTS concerts for arenas was agood part existing events but also drives new SFX Touring president Arthur whether a company is profitable Consolidation in the touring in- of it." opportunities." Fogel agrees. "I do think that total that affects how they operate." dustry has reduced the number of The bulk of Nederlander's activ- Eckennan says he and SFX are attendance is a much more relevant SFX presidentico -CEO Rodney promoters in business, allowing the ity was in Southern California 'We looking forward to an "exciting"' umber than average attendance," Eekerman, when told SFX repre- few remaining independents to worked really hard to establish our 2001. "We think we will fully rec- he says. sented 52% of all concert grosses raise their profiles. For example, venues-Staples Center, the Pond, ognize the synergies in our rela- Susan Rosenbluth, talent buyer reported in 2000, says he is sur- Cleveland's Belkin Productions the Forum, andthe Greek -as ven- tionship with Clear Channel, along for Nederlander Organization in prised the number isn't higher. was involved in some $62 million in ues of choice in L.A.," says Rosen- with the development of venues, Los Angeles, believes the decrease Eekerman puts SFX gross rev- concert grosses and grossed $14.5 bluth. and hopefully some additional in average attendance is a combi- enue, including ancillaries, in the million in solo promotions. acquisitions to strengthen our nation of volume and price. "The $1.2 billion range. "We had a solid year," says Mi- TRENDS FOR 2001 existing network," he says. "We're [decrease in average attendance] is "We're continuing to drive atten- chael Belkin. "We've been relying The concert business has been going to take the leading edge in probably a function of more shows dance with superstar acts such as on some of the classic, core artiste e of the most volatile segments creating new events, as well ac con- in the marketplace and higher tick- the Jimmy Buffetts and Dave for many years, and I really would of the entertainment industry over tinuing to support existing touring et prices," she says. "There in only Matthews of the world," says Eck- like to see more arena headliners the past few years, and most artists." 78 www.americanradiohistory.comwww.blllboard.00m BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30. 2800 Ig SUPERSTARS DOMINATE COUNTRY TOURING SEASON (Continuedfrom page 47) they'll have an even bigger year sour of his prre..( Farrell premotal not only stopped the flow of blood, b 2001." 16 Jackson dates in 2000.) but we're getting some new blood in Update Alan Jackson rejuvenated his "Ronnie (Dunn] and Kix [Brooks] there, too,"says CAA's Rod Essig,an touring and sales numbers in 2000, are friends of mine, they're good pes- agent for McGraw and others. and Ben Farrell of Varnell Enter- pie and great performers, but in my Baird agrees. 'There is no ques- prises thinksJackson did better than honest opinion, Alan Jackson is the tion that the headliners of '89 -'90 CALENDAR No.4 tour in the country music world have carried the weight of the tour- for 2000. As fares I'm concerned, we ing industry for the last 10yems,and JANUARY Film Festival, Hollywood Athletic Club and Direc- ought to demand a Florida they to be for ran. 1013, loth Annual International Assn. tors Guild of America Theater, Los Angeles. 646- INDUSTRY LEADERS -type are applauded that," recount as soon as possible," Farrell he says. "In addition to sustaining Of War Educators Conference. New Yon Hiles 658.8523. (Cord irrr,7Jiorot yage45) says, laughing. "Jackson had an their careers, it is incumbent upon us and New York Sheraton, New York, 610667 -0501. Scott Sisean improved year in 2000. His record to create new headliners. When you 155.15, Boning Resorts Is Rails, esserI- APRIL President sales were definitely up, his ticket look at this years numbers, you can ed by the National Assn. of Record Industry Pro- April 2 -3, Plagie Europe, Princess Sofia rpm management sales were up, and his posture and see we've been doing that." fessions Is. Four Seasons Hotel, Los Angeles. Inter -Continental, Barcelona. 44 -20 -7701. 1. What a tough year it's been for image in the country music market- Business is cyclical, says country 818- 769 -7007. 0578. country music. place were heightened." promoter Steve Moore of Moore Jan. 20, MIBEMnet 2011. Palais des Festi- April 24 -20, Billboard Latin Music Con- 2. Naposer.. This, and similar tech- Another net that boosted her Entertainment. "Nashvillés goingto vals, Cannes. 212-370 4170. Greece, Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach. 646- nologies, are phenomenal. Convenient career on the road in 2000 was put out good music here and there, Jan. 21 -25. MIMM 2001, Palais des Festi- 654 -4060. and free needs to become convenient McBride, who embarked on her first and some of it's going to break sols, Cannes. 212- 370 -7470. and for a fee. l want trek as a headliner.' We saw Martina through, and we'll have new head- la n. 27 -Fell 3, Seventh Amual Canby lens Submit items for Lifelines, Good to see this result graduate into headline status in liners," he says. "If you talk to the Rockies, benefiting the U. Martell Foundation, Works, and Calendar to Jill Easel- happen. 2000," says Baird, McBride's agent record guys, they'll tell you the Club Med Crested Butte. Colorado. 6I5.256-2002. nick, Billboard, 5055 Wilshire Blvd, at CAA. pipelines are Rill." Los Angeles, Calif. 90036, or E-mail Phil V For McBride,who also was part of Career longevity is what everyone FEBRUARY [email protected] Arista/Nashville the Strait stadium tour, 2000 was a should be looking for, says Farrell. Feb. 2-3, 11th Annual Frank Sinatra Celebrity recording artist varied and fulfilling year "It's a ehal- "The way to build a career is to build God Toomemest Desert Willow Colt Reset Palm 1. Napster is kind lenge to try and make your show auditorium/arena headline status Desert, Calif. 760- 202 -4422. of scaring every- work, whether it's a theater, festival, and stay there as long as you em," Feb. 20 -22, RFPLItech North gneiss, Los body to death. It um shakes the song- stadium, or arena," says McBride. "I he says. 'The perception of you is Angeles Convention Center. Los Angeles.8M4I00- writers up a little bit thinking about love the challenge of headlining my definitively as strong as it can get 5474. LIFELINES people downloading their music, their own show, which assures you the that way. But until you can sell a Feb.21,43d Annual RranímyAwadoStaples art, for free. It's scary, bemuse that's people there came and spent their hard ticket with just you and an Center, Los Angeles. 310 -3E-3777. the food on our table. That's our bread moneyjustto see you. But t also love opening act, without the aid of danc- Feb. 22 -24, Seventh Annual College Urban and butter It wall be interestingto see the challenge of playing in front of ing, gambling, theme parks, faire, or Music Fest Black History Month Celebration, BIRTHS how it all plays out If you can't beat fans who might have come to see to prop you up, you Atlanta University Center,Atlanta. 770.008-6102. Girl, Stella Katherine, to Jay and 'em, join 'em. It may turn out to be someone else, so you get the chance havconventionen't made it. You earn what Feb. 22 -25, Bylarm Convention, Tromso Ro- Felice Woods, Nov. 27 in Austin, another way to make money. Eventu- to try and win them over." you're worth, and that's the hardest wag47-2335 -6096. Texas. Father is VP of operations alp,, Refuter is goingto have to pay a As for headlining, McBride and thing to do in this business." Feb. 24, Now To Stan Ard Run Yar Om Road for New West Records. fee orcosnet ing.BMGisn't amultib0- her handlers felt the timing was This has been done and continues, label, presented by Revenge Productions. NmYsk - Eon dollar corporation because they are right in 2000. 'This career has been Farrell adds. "George Strait, Alan er Fidel, New Yak 212 -688 -3504. MARRIAGES ignorant l can attest to that firsthand. built the old-fashioned way, one step Jackson, Reba, Kenny Rogers, the Feb. 26. Bit Awards, Earls Court 2, Londn.44- Dale Wiley to Rebecca Brown, 2. It seems a lot more new artists at a time," she says. "We felt we Starters, Merle Haggard -these 207-851 -4001. Nov. 18 in Springfield, Mo. Groom broke through in 2000 [including] Ras- finally had a fan base that would war- kinds of people made a career out of is president of Slewfoot Records. sal Flotts, Eric Heatherly, and Clay rant doing a headlining tour, and we these circumstances," he says. "You MARCH Davidson. Things seem to be opening had enough hits to put together a have to pay your dues, but if and March 2 .4, Building R Mega/Mint Carew Michael Connelly to Mary Mal- up a little bit, diversifying a tittle more good show. So all those components when you catch fire, there is a Seminar, presented by the Songwriters Founda- oney, Dec. 16 in Cornwall, N.Y. It's been an exciting time, even though were in place, and we also felt emo- tremendous base." tion and the Songwriters laird of America, Groom is VP/GM of Cherry Lane the industry is down a little bit It's a tionally and psychologically ready to Meanwhile, tour producers have French Baader Suites, Memphis, Tenn. 615 -329- Music Publishing Co. wonderful time to be a new artist. I'm take that next step." to play the cards they're dealt "All 1782. just glad to be a part of it It's been an I can do is keep my 20 agents or so March 11- 14, 43rd Annual National Asa. 01 DEATHS unbelievable year. BOTTOM UNE on the phone trying to book these Recording Merchandisers Convention And Dino Barbis, 62, of pancreatic can- In general, even with mid -level acts the smartest way passible," says Trade Show, Orlando World Center Marriott, cer, Dec. 16 in Los Angeles. Barbis '11m Wspperuan acts continuing to struggle, it appears Shipp. "I can't affect trends. It's up Orlando, Fla. 850- 596 -2221. was an industry veteran who Executive VP/GM country may have slowed its down- to what music is produced." March 21-12, Yahoo! Internet Life Online worked in promotions at several Warner/Chappell Music wasel concert business spiral. 'We've labels, including Polydor, Stax, 1. Shortened [radio] playlists and ABC, and Backstreet. He was most longer chart life. Because mechanical recently VP of promotion at Warn- earnings are down, performance er Bros. Barbis is survived by his STRONG NEWCOMERS EM ERGE, TOP EXECUTIVES SHUFFLE IN CANADA income becomes a bigger percentage wife, a brother, his mother, and four (Co "tinned from page 041 of a publishers earnings mix. Longer children. In lieu of flowers, the fam- life spans for chart- mark this year were SoulDerision, Kit- applicable only to areas where the Coloa, died from aself-intlieted stab ily requests that donations in Bar- ed singles diminish tie, Ch flair, Edwin, Nelly Furtado, music is heard. Listening posts are wound May 10. Formed in 1990, Les bis' name be made to the Pancreat- the number of single and Sarah Harmer not licensed, being deemed a private Colour released three French-lan- ic Cancer Action Network, 23751 opportunities avail- A sinunesmg dispute between Cana- performance. guage albums on BMG Quebec and Madison, lbrrance, Calif. 90505. able, therefore per- dian music retailers and publishers InJune came news that lbronto's won Felix Awards as Quebec's top formance income regarding payment for the in-store Afro-Canadian community would group for 1993,1994, and 1999. Scott is concentrated to play of music boiled over in July and finally get its own radio station. The Smith, 45, Loverboy's bassist, was fewer witors. This has yet to be resolved. At stake, my Canadian Radio- Television and swept hum his sailboat Nov.30 near WIPPERMAN less -diffused distri- industry sources, is payment of $2 mil- Telecommunications Commission the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran- GOOD WORKS bution of income lion Canadian ($13million)snnually. announced June 16 a decision to co. One of the most successful among a writing staff forces us to re- The confrontation exploded as give the 93-6 FM frequency to Mile- mainstream hard-rock groups of the evaluate the number and kinds ofwrit- SOCAN-Canada's sole performing stone Radio Inc., ending a decade - early '80s, Loverboy made is mark ®u support It also appears that right organization --notified the Retail long battle by Milestone to land an with rock anthems like "1Lrn Me ROCK CONCERT. Kid Rock will 'e ooverall performance earnings, the Music Assn. of Canada (RMAC), urban radio station in the city. The Loose, 'The Kid Is Hot Tonite," be donating the profits of his Jan. extended chart life does not generate whose l0members account for 60%of station will be on the air by Febru- "Lady Of The '80e," and "Working 21 concert at the Scope in Norfolk, total dollars as did a short- music retail sales in Canada, that it ary 2001. For The Weekend." The band broke Va., to the Navy Marine Corps smanychart cycle with more singles. would seek collection of license fees The year also marked the abrupt up in 1987 but regroupedin 1994. Relief Society, an organisation to 2. Consolidation, mergers -sops, from all Canadian music retailers for passing of three significant Canadi- After several months of declining aid the families of crew members not mergers. WMG, BMG, EMI, the public performance of music in an artists, as well as an industry vet- health, record executive Jack killed on the DSO Cole. Half -price Universal, Gaylord, em. The music their stores. In 1998, SOCAN had Feeney died May 13 at age 80. Dur- ticked will be available to military business in Nashville is a very one - established an in-store license fee from o John Morns Rankin, 40, a mem- ing his 32-year tenure at RCA Lim- personnel and their families. Kid ne, personal, relationship -driv- the Canadian Copyright Board under ber of the disbanded Canadian fam- ited (Canada), now known as BMG Rock decided to do the benefit en business, so the uncertainty that Tariff No. 15- Background Music in ily group the Ranldns, died Jan. 16 Music Canada, Feeney produced after hearing that his song, "Amer- hung over the city, at the least, Establishments Not Covered by Tar- after his truck plunged into the Gulf more than 70 albums. He also signed ican Bad Ass," was played on the complicated everyone's decision- iff No. 16. Tariff No.15, which applies of St. Lawrence on Canada's east pop artists Dan Hill, Gino Vanelli, USS Cole's public -address system making processes and, at the worst, to music not provided by background coast. Quebec singer/songwriter and Ian Thomas and country acts as it pulled out the Yemen port. eost a lot of good people jobs, and it music services, is an annual fee of 81.18 Andre "Dede" Fortin, 38, of popular the Family Brown and Carroll Contact: Kerl Dixon at 212 -707- continues on. Canadian (80 cents) per square meter, Quebec alternative rock group Les Baker. 2000.

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Consolidation, Technology Changed The Face Of Radio ln 2000 Programmers Cite Positive And Negative Effects Of Mergers 2000's Radio Events, Month By Month BY FRANK SAXE options, or distribution over a ing right before our ears at record BY FRANK SAXE casters reject an offer by Amer- NEW YORK -During the past 12 greater number of stations. speed this year," says Helen Little, NEW YORK-It was the first ica Online (AOL) to team with months, radio has come to terms Radio has many operations manager of R &B WUSL year of a new century, and radio radio. Within minutes of with its new corporate identity, and challenges facing (Power 99) Philadelphia 'The mar- was a very different business in announcing its Radio Partner in many respects, it has accepted it. it as the year riage of on-air sound with a Web site 2000 than it was back in 1922, program at the Radio Advertis- Just a few years ago, many draws to a close. is a requirement. The field of com- when KDKA signed on America's ing Bureau (RAB) meeting in feared the buyouts of small, inde- Among those petition for the audience's attention first radio station. Denver, hundreds of attendees pendent owners would translate most often men- is a part of that change as well and Looking back at the past 12 walk out on AOL's VP of interac- into a virtual jukebox on the radio. tioned are contin- will continue to be an issue." months, one can see how technol- tive marketing. That dire prediction has not proved ued consolidation 'The tendency this year has been ogy, politics, and Wall Street Ina speech to the National His- true. But there certainly are far in the industry toreduce [casts in order to increase] influenced the year in radio. panic Media Coalition, FCC Com- fewer people employed as disc urne and such new pro- the bottom line by eliminating the missioner Gloria Tristan lashes jockeys, although those that remain gramming options human being from the radio sta- JANUARY out against news /talk WJFK are discovering perks -whether in as Internet and satellite radio. tion,"says programming consultant Arbitren delays the release of Washington, D.C., hosts Don and the form of bigger paychecks, stock 'The entire business was ehang- Guy Zepoleon, who says the emerg- its fall '99 ratings after its new Mike. Several Hispanic groups ing trend he has Y2K- compliant filed a complaint with the FCC noticed in the 2()II0 a I .I:I:t diary processing fora show in which the jocks said past year has system takes residents who don't speak Eng- been the belief by corporate owners longer to do its job than expected. lish should "get on their burros that the same ratings results can be The Federal Communications and go back to Mexico." The sta- newsline . . . achieved with fewer employees. Commission (FCC) unveils its tion was fined $4,000 for the bit in "The belief is that you can achieve proposal to license thousands of May. STERN RE-UPS WITH VIACOM. National syndicated morning host Howard the same interactive and entertain- 10- and 100 -watt low -power FM For the third time, album Stern has inked a new five -year contract with Viacom for an undis- ing quality on -air by replacing live (LPFM) stations nationwide. KLOS Los Angeles is sued for closed sum. The news was made public during Stern's Dec. 15 broad- human beings with hard -drive tal- The Florida attorney general racial discrimination. Three far- mat, during which Viacom president Mel Karmazin ent. Yes, it's more cost-effective, but launches an investigation into mer employees say they suffered made his first appearance on Stern's show, which is a hard drive cannot replace the col- Clear Channel's contest practices daily harassment and retaliation broadcast in the U.S. and Canada. Financial terms lective soul that comes from a live at five dozen stations in the state after complaining about the sta- were not disclosed, but it is believed that Stern will airstaff that can touch and entertain after receiving complaints about tion's infamous "black hoe" pro- make as much as $20 million a year, up from areport- our listeners." a nationwide contest via a toll - motion. One suit is settled later in ed $12 million a year under his previous contract. According to top 40 WKRZ free phone number. "We want the year for $2 million. "Mel thinks I got more than !deserved, and I think Wilkes- Barre /Scranton, Pa., PD them to be truthful and honest I got leas than I deserved, but I'm happy to be here," Jerry Padden, consolidation will with their listeners," says Assis- MARCH Stern said on his Dec.15 broadcast. Viacom's other have a residual effecti "It is musing tant Attorney General Stephen Clear Channel and SFX Enter- properties, including MTV, VHS, and Paramount Pic- STERN a problem for up-and-coming young Iglesias. tainment merge in a $3.3 billion tures, may also have played a part in Stern's deci- talent, because with all the colee- The Department of Justice deal that marries the largest U.S. sion to stay with the company. 'There's sort of a synergy going on, trselsiwgtaldsg pisase, these are less (DOJ) begins an investigation radio group with the world's and I think my plans for the future tap into that," said Stern, who avenues for them to train and into MTV Network's relationship largest concert promoter. signed his first contract with Karmazinin 1905. learn." with record labels, including its Barron's cover story calling For WBAM (Star 98.9) Mont- practice of getting videos exclu- into question the fiscal well-being NESS GETS SHORT -TERM EXTENSION. Federal Communications Commis- gomery, Ala., programmer Steve sively fora limited period of time of Clear Channel hits newsstands sioner Susan Ness has been given a recess appointment by President King, the biggest issue is a consol- under its blanket licensing agree- and leads to a yearlong decline in Clinton, allowing the Democrat to serve up to 12 more months or until idation in programming-or "one ments. MTV says it also offers radio stocks. a Bush appointment is confirmed. Ness, whose five -year term expired person determining the program- videos an its Web site. By year's With high -level executive June 30, 1999, was renominated by the president earlier this year. ming of multiple stations across end, the DOJ has yet to take reshuffling, a plummeting stock Although the Senate held a hearing in March, it has sat on her nom- the U.S." action. price, and an admission it over- ination ever since. National Assn. of Broadcasters president/CEO "The biggest issue on the talent America Online announces its stated its earnings, Cumulus Eddie Fritts says he is pleased Ness will continue her tenure at the side of the radio business is the $166 billion stock offer for Time Media has its toughest year ever. commission, albeit for just a few more months. "While we haven't power conglomerates have over tal- Warner, which would create the Chairman/CEO Richard Weeping agreed with heron every issue, her leadership on digital television ent Don't worry about voice-track- world's seventh -largest company. is pushed to the side, as executive [DTV] will be important as the DTV transition continues." ing. Worry that only a few compa- The Federal Trade Commission vice chairman Lew Dickey is nies wield all the power, than OKs the deal 11 months laten. named president/CEO. A number NETWORK SEEKS CREDIBILITY. NBC-Radio Networks is going on the offen- suppressing salaries, benefits, and of suits are filed against the com- sive to get its message out to Wall Street It has hired San Diego-based working conditions," says Greg FEBRUARY pany from disgruntled sharehold- Equitilinnk to conduct a six-month financial communications and share- Dunkin, operations director for Clear Channel continues to ers. At year's close, the suits holder relations campaign. "NBG's focus has been on establishing and adult top 40 WENS Indianapolis. negotiate with other radio remain unresolved. developing our core business -radio syndication -and we now feel the Lance Houston, who worked groups, aiming to sell The Greaseman, for- timing is right to focus on the public side of the company as well," says with AMFM's StarSystem until it off some of stations as ***MI mer album rock NBGpresidentJohn Holmes. After reviewingthe books, Equitilink man- merged with Clear Channel, feels part of its $23.5 billion WARW Washington, aging directorJames Mahoney agrees that NBG "in currently underval- that "radio has become even less purchase of AMFM. D.C., host, who was ued in the market" personal. [It's] atrend that needs to Facing an eventual FCC -man- fired for racist comments in 1999, be reversed soon." dated marriage of technology, Sir- lands a new gig at a station in the SMULYAN GIVES UP BONUS In the holiday spirit, Emmis Communications "Less is more, and now some- ius Satellite Radio and XM Satel- U.S. Virgin Islands, but the job chairman/CEOJeffSmulyan has announced that he will use his $750,000 times you have to do more with lite Radio agree to develop a offer is rescinded after a commu- annual bonus from 1999 to create a foundation that will match donations less. That applies to budgets, rat- unified standard for satellite nity uproar and threats of physi- from Emmis employees. The program will match, dollar for dollar, employ ings, and sales," says WROO radios so that consumers can buy cal violence are leveled against ee contributions to qualifying nonprofit groups. Smulyan hopes toencour- (Rooster Country 107) Jacksonville, one unit capable of receiving the station's owner. age his employees to help community causes and organizations. Fla., PD Buzz Jackson, who adds either company's broadcasts. that he is still wondering, "How are Saying radio will no longer APRIL With reporting be Frank Saxe in New York we going to make the Internet hand its content over to Internet The National Assn. of Broadcast - (Continued on next page) providers for free, many broad- (Continued on page 83)

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ARTIST PROGRAMMERS CITE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MERGERS r3 3ó iTTTITTLE n""mazwPVOMOT O .t 3 (C ORI ,trlJOIII p. d --uNo. t 1.6.-- work for us, both from a program- isn't behind a desk," says Knight: Says Padden, "It seems that tal- THIS IgBOORISH YOU AY W 3 3 13 ming and sales [point of view] ?" "It's certainly less fun in many ent isn't being given a chance to be RHEEREnnot BBMAK due to the reduction 2 I 2 2I It's that quest for sales and companies in talent, [with] liner cards, quick advertising dollars that concerns station budgets and manpower," raps, and that's it." TAM HUEY LEWIS & GWYNETH PALTROW 3 2 1 14 KOSO (B -93) Modesto, Calif., PD says Zapoleon. "Most people are Yet consultant Valerie Geller

SHAPEOF MY HEART T BACKSTREET BOYS 4 4 5 11 Max Miller: "I'm hopeful that we working three times as hard as offers this somewhat more opti- WAY YOU LOVE ME FAITH HILL have reached the peak of adding they did a year ago to handle the mistic tone. "It's always fun if you 5 5 4 o THE WARNER BROS more units." He sees declining multiple station responsibilities are working with creative people. N'sgUN SOLE DON HENLEY 6 6 6 34 11011 time -spent -listening figures and forced on them. The pressure to It's hell if you are not." NEED LEANN MMES "less passion for the medium among perform and the fear of more jobs Michaels adds, "How many peo- 7 7 7 39 OUyGNT000101e1 younger eonmmers" as the biggest being cut doesn't make for the care- ple who work in a stressful business BABYIYOU MARC ANTHONY 8 B 8 16 MY ni t issues facing radio in 2000. free, locally operated and empow- outside of radio consider their job 9 9 9 r SANGO ME MARC ANTHONY Commercial spot load also wor- ered radio station teams of only a fun? Radio probably has more fun ries AC WSNY few years ago." than other jobs, no it's all relative." THE"CHRISTMASSSHOES NEWSONG 10 18 2 Columbus, Ohio, Davis, who passed the Florida Some PDs are finding their lives FAITH HILL PD har - as Ai II II 4H Chuck Knight. exam last summer, feels pro better, well. 'The opportunities Ergs ...f "I thought consol- gra mers must prepare them- have lessened on a national level Ic.,KNIEY ü1VE19 YOU SAVAGE GARDEN 12 10 10 64 idation was going selves for possible job loss. "I con- but have increased in- house,"

B MAZEO O LONESTAR 13 12 12 68 to finally allow our tinued to work on developing other explains King. industry to charge professional skills, so that even Miller finds it's just as much fun THAT S6 THE WpYIT IS CELINE DON if 34 19 13 62 a fair rate for a radio tried to pigeonhole me or if it as it's always been. "While it's more MU SHOULDER NATALIE COLE 15 14 16 7 ANGELpOB commercial.ei The became boring or I needed a of a business than over before, the EKTRA w if t - th IwIGHT change, I'd be prepared. Also, I put perf rmance side E or should be un- AIRPOWER WIC only thing that's myself in the position to 'pimp' changed. Stations still do lots of IIHOPEYYOUNDANCT1 LEE ANN WOMACK lfi 19 20 6 YWu I gone up." radio while it was 'pimping me." crazy stuff." SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING LONELY BACKSTREET BOYS Adult R &B WCFB (Star 94 5) 77 p II 48 Orlando, Fla., music director Joe YOU190100O PHIL COLLINS 18 16 I8 89 otEAH0000TV Davis sees the main issue in more DANA FIGHT RIMES Programmers' Best/Worst Adds Of 2000 19 I5 I5 THE MOONLIGHT LEANN personal terms for those in radio. 12 3116 Broadcast talent today is under NEW YORK-1n our re,-/ in(o "Get Out, T.i..l'l, RTUWRNTO YOU CHRISTINA AGUILERA 20 20 I4 34 prepared for moving on to another mal survey of programmers 'There were too many to name,"

WHERE ARETE YpOUCCHRISTMA8? FAITH HILL 21 23 26 3 area of professional growth while nationwide, we asked them to says an R &B programmer. CU7 I. waiting another broadcast job, name a song they were most proud (Down South, Back BREATHLESS CORKS for "Up North 21 22 22 THE ® 11a LAW, at wmct assuming that they still want to be to add in 2000. Here are some of East, Out West)," Wade Hayes. NEED TO BE NEXT TO YOU LEIGH NASH 23 22 21 9 in broadcasting. The broadcast tal- their choices, along with selected "What is he singing anyway? Can THE ENG 139MM. l SR21610GUP012 TONI 000100N ent professional is also under-pre- comments. anyone understand?" 24 25 24 5 pared for upward mobility within "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann I Hope You Die," Bloodhound BY YOUR SIDE SADE 25 26 27 7 the broadcast corporation, because Womack. Gang. of the lack of general career pre- "Absolutely," Ninedays. "I never "It's 0$" Slime Cutts Calhoun paredness." got tired of that.song, even today." Featuring Andre 3000 of OutKust. Adult Top 40 Musically, rhythmic top 40 "Open My Heart," Yolanda "Anything on Jive." WLLD (Wild 98.7) Tampa, Fla, PD Adams. "'Whatever it is, I'd blame it on No. I ` Orlando says the trend he noticed "The Christmas Shoes," New - my music director, " joked country IF YON'NE ONÚa MATCHBOXXVCESCT OI 1 2 13 more than any other was "more song, and "He's My Son," Mark WYNK Baton Rouge, La., PD edge to the product" that labels Schultz. "Both were another Paul Orr. WIDE OPEN CREED 2 2 1 18 WITHAIRMS were sending to radio. opportunity to establish an emo- "I wouldn't have changed a PINCH ME BARENAKED LADIES Says tional our lis- 3 3 3 19 WYNK (New Country connection with AC thing." REPRISE 1.7 t 101,5) Baton Rouge, La., PD Paul teners. We've let country radio CoppOR THIS GIRL EVAN AND JARON Q 4 4 2p Orr, "The urgency to add a new ride off with the lyrics for too Finally, we asked programmers Y011F of AN000 VERTICAL HORIZON 5 5 5 24 song from anyone was gone." long.,, if they had any other great radio II memories from 2000. KRYPTONO 3 DOORS DOWN 6 6 6 24 w tou r WHO LET THE RIN OUf7 'Thong Song," Sisgó. "Winning the Billboard Radio AGAIN LENNY KRAVIIZ 9 II 12 Worrying over the bottom line, the "Smokescreen," Flying Blind. Award, passing-the Florida bar, O. V IO ALBUM CUI ever-important measure of success Writes KOSO Modesto, Calif., PD and buying my Orlando condo," EATHLaESS THE CORKS T 9 I6 1 Q VTlcr fora publicly traded company, has Max Miller, "It became a huge local says Joe Davis, Cox Radio /Orlan- BEAU DAY U2 left many feeling that radio just is hit for KOSO last summer" do, Fla. (i e IO 13 oaf not ae much Eon as it once was. For '"There You Go," Pink. 'Watching Big D and Bubba go E WAYUTIFUL Mt E FAITH HILL 10 10 8 17 THYO.lOVE W. BROS many programmers, executives, and "Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks. from being my morning show to BENS MATCHBOX TWENTY radio consultants, 2800 was a difficult "Despite cries for political correct - eight radio stations' morning show. 11 II 7 36 year, and that cut around the country, the sub- [Country Music Assn.] station of THANK RIDO is 18 6 Q wnx MD' t into the "fun fac- ject matter has been part of coun- the year nomination. Realizing BABYLON r DAVID GRAY most. 13 13 I4 12 tor," said try music for decades." that somehow, I always manage to "I think as radio Kiss This," Aaron Tippin. "It be in a three -way country battle no WONDERFUL EVERCLEAR 14 12 '2 25 CAP staffs become kinds summed up the year:" matter how few there are left EVE BYWHERE GIGO SHAWN MULLINS more aware the these days," says 15 14 '.3 14 of Orr. business aspect of On the flip side, we asked which "The subway series." EVERYTHING YOU WANT VERTICAL HORIZON 18 16 15 56 radio, the fun goes songs or artists programmers 'The Mets in the World Series." M RADIO EVERCLEAR added. Tony Ben- 17 18 22 / away," says Bob wished they hadn't "Meeting Wyelefand ALLEN Michaels,Arbitron "Breathe," Faith Hill. nett." DESERT STING FEATURING I6 10 CHEB NMI 18 IT R SEENPEt manager of radio "Eminem, Nelly, yuck!" 'Getting to go to the Grammy DEXTER FREEBISH programming s who "Mi Amor," Angie Martinez & Awards for the first time and hav- ® 21 24 13 LEAVINGGTOWNCAP EX COT 'I through his dealings with program- Jay -Z. "It's awful!" ing Sheryl Crow hide behind me 29 ABSOLUTELY OP A GIRL NINE DAYS 20 I1 06 ers has sensed is less fun want to set the record straight from the paparazzi ranks way up ,so MUSIC (STORY t that "it ' I IF IA M NINE DAYS today than even earlier this year" on this: The only reason 'Mandy' by there!" 21 20 23 II RCt For R &B WHIM (102 Jame) PD Stryke 5 showed up on ow playlist "I added three words to my 1'M LIKE MA BIRM T NELLY FURTADO R 25 30 B COT Russ Allen, the year was certainly because of [nationally syndicated vocabulary that I never thought CHAMPAGNE HIGH t a lot less boo. 'We were sold, and I host] Delilah spins." I'd need to know: undervote, over - 23 22 25 SISTER HAZEL UN N lost my gig," he explains. "Spaceship," Angie Aparo. vote, and char-" 0.057 7 DELL MD,E MADONNA 14 2 For jobs, it 'Power Windows," John Berry. "More Chad (Brock), less chad 0 /WARNER thse that kept their NEED TO BE NEAR was a case many stations, too "Eeee-yuck. was the end of'99, (dimpled, hanging, pregnant)!" 25 23 26 9 TO YOU t LEIGH NASH ofrro It little time. "As programmers, we've but the stink carried into this "I don't have time to stop and allowed ourselves to become facili- year. remember anything about 2000." tators instead of artists. Our canvas

82 w ww.billb corn BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30,2000 www.americanradiohistory.comDard. 'l'1 1 1-T. I",/1 N1 1P 1 -JP 1-C.1LN -ì NAN JILl I'FSSf-I.NICK 20005S RADIO EVENTS (Continued from page 80) If 3 Doom Down's Brad Arnold had just paid modern rock artist of the year, with seven sin- exception of several Gwen Stefan -based tracks attention during his high school algebra gles appearing on Modern Rock Tracks, includ- (Billboard, Dec. 16). ers (NAB) files suit against the class, 2000's No.1 modern rock track might ing the top 10 hits "Re- Arranged, "'Take A Look Such modern pop groups as Fuel, Vertical Recording Industry Assn. of Amer- never have been written. The band's lead singer Around," and "Rollin'"), Korn, and Papa Roach. Horizon, and Nine Days offered up a softer musi- ican, insisting broadcasters should told The Modern Age earlier this year that cal alternative. Fuel lyricist/guitarist Carl Bell not have to pay performance -right "Kryptonite" took 15 or20 minutes to write dur- said that he worried about "Hemorrhage (In My royalties for simulcasting their pro- hgone uninteresting blackboard session. Hands)" being accepted. He admitted that the grams on the Internet. The track, which is about "someone being put song was not the modern rock norm, but, he FCC Chairman William Kennard upon a platform," harks back to a more tradi- asked, "How many 'I did it all for the nookie' defends his LPFM proposal at the tional rock sound. Arnold says, "We're just a songs can you have ?" NAB show in Las Vegas. straight -up rock'n'roll band. This song takes a The Modem Age's personal favorites of2000v A number of radio executives step back to a little earlier time. It's got a swingy Punk singles from such bands as Blink -182 "Voodoo," Godsmack; "Porcelain," Moby; "Cae- leave the business for the Internet, beat, but has nothing like big power chords." Eve 6, and Green Day were also prevalent on the fornication," Red Hot Chili Peppers; "Every- including former Big City Radio "Kryptonite" stood out in a year dominated by dial. These hard, male hands effectively shut out thing You Want," Vertical Horizon; and 'Teenage CEO Michael Kakoyiannis, West- Tap/roek tracks from Limp Bielait (Billboard's female voices on modern rock radio, with the Dirthag," Wheatus. wood One chairman Norman Pattiz, and a number of former AMFM Billboard. DECEMBER 90, 2000 Billboards DECEMBER 90, 2000 executives, including CEO Jimmy de Castro, one -time AMFM CEO Jef- frey Marcus, CFO Thomas McMillin, VP of strategic development Daniel Mainstream Rock Tracks.. Modern Rock Tracks - Wilson, and director of strategic development Chad Coben. BAt ^ TRACK TITLE ARTIST ARTIST áLépúl(DTITL!e IMPRIKEROTEO year's end, de Castro said he was 3 3 n3 3 ALBUM MA nr Arvvl LMMInimPOMMTpx L r } rv3 3ó n I tE g his Web plans on hold after -..WM No. .1 9tlrMR- -wIRMa No. 1 Poo.- Bing a number of companies falter. II wed AI No i M3 DOORS DOWN , HEMORRHAGE lIN MY HANDS) s FUEL I 1 1 28 LOSER 1 1 1 19 Classic rock and top 40 get more 111% MITER GEE . .. _ liswexvemul4 LETNIMnte HUMPH s ra AMOK t ad rasing dollars than ever before, Il AA AI(E ODx SMACK HANGING BYAMOMENT LIFEHOUSE 3 3 ® 2 e 10 Q OREAMWORES1 but sports talk remains the top-

HHEEMOILRHAGE )MANN MY HANDS) LxOSE R3 DOORS DOWNN 2 1 le 7 3 3 22 billing format in Billboard's annual 0 BO MUSIC/PIEFUEt "power ratios" study. s PRIMUSDENNEx/WITH nORW KR 4 e 26 6 4 s 15 O' NAND). II.. MunossauaseBATH CHOCOLATE rxr NW LOG 'MORE. WATER WOINirDBI A study by Empower Media Mar-

EEL'S EYE AEROSMNTH WARNING Mr ovens IDDA in 5 6 4 ID 05 6 8 5 keting says that the growth commercial clutter continued, with a 6% e . ONE STEP CLOSER O ARK OSER STEP LINKINR MPARK 10 I6 B 1 13 © KMM TNEOXI wlgNKIN r ® increase in the number of ad units ARE YOOAUUREADY? CREEIDD 70 I DRIVE 7 4 5 II (D 11 between 1998 and 1999. Markets IINNCCUUBrUDUS with the biggest increases were San ORIGINAL PRANKSTER THE OFFSPRING BUTTERFLY CRAZY IITOWN QB 8 B ll ll IS J 0 RR GET Francisco, Miami, Detroit, and WRY qT2 COLLECTIVE SOUL 9 9 RENEGADES Eer FUNK RAGE AGAINST THE escomNE 9 7 s 14 6 Chicago. ® Entercom reaffirms its policy, R00 L ALIN' LIMP BIZKR ORIGINALOPRANKSTER THE OFFSPRING ]0 II 13 IS LO 1 5 Il adopted in June 1999 in the wake of GOES ERC R ME TDOM3TRRD BLINK-182 the Columbine school shooting, to 11 12 12 7 11 5 4 14 mAGSSmu.IITSAANLW.ILGITITAONN rFIVROODOOITNeeEWRA DADFinaó MG r reject any songs that "advocate or AST RESORT WHEN ALLA/TERGOES eMMWRONG ERC R 12 10 9 12 12 - 35" INFEST PDREEAM/RORKf 12 condone criminal violence or which IAIDI IPP METALDLDDICA .4 Sso see SIDE MOB' FEATURING GWEN STEFA! contain ultra-violent content" No l3 IS 16 35 O 15 17 IMPOSSIBLE s wMDLMOI programmer could think of a song 3ELLIBRASS APERFECT CIRCLE AWAKE 16 14 14 16 13 14 Ii ]I RRMUGODSSMMAACCr kept off the air, though.

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BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.billboard.com 83 www.americanradiohistory.com adibcafda DECEMBER 30, 2000 Radio Top 40 Tracks., TRACK TITLE ARTIST 2000'S RADIO EVENTS, MONTH BY MONTH .3 3 r3 3ó ,,,,,,,,,,,, la (Contzaawed front preceding page) No. 1 mother's underwear in a typical spending the least amount of time are unconstitutional because they INDEPENDENT WOMEN PMT I swear. a DESTINOS CHILD 1 I 1 I3 "What Would you do to win ?" pro- with radio in three years, with Ho- impinge on free speech. COLUMBIA od DJ R "pl y had the boy wear teeing time down 12% since 1999. The 2000 Billboard/Airplay Mon- IT WASN'T ME SHAGGY FEA TURING RICARDO SI ICROI< DOCENT 2 3 II a dog collar, chained him to a fence, Radio One president Alfred Lig- itor Radio Seminar and Awards 0 mca and invited listeners to come see gins says his African- American -tar- return to New York. WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN CREED 3 3 2 1e the teen. The boy said he was gated company wants to launch a humiliated and was under the care radio network. VH1 launches a NOVEMBER CASE OF THE Ex (WHATCHA GONNA DOI MYA O 4 4 LT of a mental -health professional at radio network. BET founder Robert Johnson UNIMASINAMBPSCOPF last word. XM Satellite Radio says that it sells the eompany he started 20 I 12 IF YOU'RE GONE MATCHBOX TWENTY O 5 plane to air commercials On some of years ago to Viacom for $3 billion, LAVAMSLAMIC JUNE its 100 channels. "Advertising is merging the largest African -Amer- KRYPTONITE 3 DOORS DOWN B 6 5 23 With two field teats of its part of our culture," says XM CEO ican media company into the media Portable People Meter (PPM) in Hugh Panero. powerhouse owns AGAIN LENNY KRAVITZ that Infinity's 07 12 11 7 suc- 161 L Hem Manchester, England, proving radio stations, plus MTV and cessful, SEPTEMBER VH1. Johnson and president/ HE LOVES U NOT DREAM Arbitron BET Q N I I II .ounces plans In its fifth annual "State Of The CEO Debra Lee sign five- yearcon- MOST GIRLS PINK to bring the rat- Radio Industry" study, the BIA tracts with Viacom to continue in 9 7 6 52 MFACCAPISSA ings- measuring Financial Network says the num- their current roles. LOVE DON'T COST A THING JENNIFER LOPEZ technology state- ber of radio owners has been cut by Meanwhile, Viacom rolls the 10 13 IS 5 side. The first one-quarter since the passage of the Infinity Broadcasting division back GOTTA TELL YOU SAMANTHA MUMMA testa are set to 1996 Telecommunications Act. In into the mother ship. 11 8 9 15 ABM MADAIMMISCOPE begin in early 2001 the top 10 markets, an average of Duran Duran and Cyndi Lauper

THIS I PROMISE YOU 'N in Wilmington, six companiesaccounted for92 %of became ultra-hip again, as a rush of 12 9 8 N SYNC PO... PEOPLE ME. DeL the total advertising dollars being radio station flip their format to '80e DANCE WITH ME DEBEIAH MORGAN NAB presi- placed with radio. oldies. 33 11 u I6 dent /CEO Eddie Fritts appears Protests mark the annual NAB A number of radio's Web-based CRAZY FOR THIS GIRL EVAN AND JARON before a congressional subcommit- Radio Show in San Francisco, as companies hit a sandbar. Internet 14 14 13 13 COLUMBIA tee, arguing broadcasters should LPFM advocates vocalize their radio portal Broadcast America SHAPE OF MY HEART BACKSTREET BOYS not be required to pay additional files for Chapter 11 reorganization 15 15 10 12 opposition to broadcasters' at- AB copyright royalties to stream their tempts to block low -power stations. and strikes a deal with UO MADONNA LB 19 26 4 ME stations on the Internet. Clear Channel chairman Lowry SurferNetworh.eom to stay afloat. 'TTELL E. The operator of VoyeurDorm Mays defends consolidation's Also, streaming media company ME BARENAKED LADIES 17 16 o 17 PINCH .com and other sex sites filed suit impact on programming, saying, Global Media announces it has only against Viacom and Infinity for "There is much more diversity. You four to six weeks of funding left. NELLY 18 17 20 11 allegedly stealing its Web strate- go into any mar- Clear Channel nemesis and gies and secrets and using them to ket and you will group -contesting critic Andy Mar- THEIWAY YOU LOVE ME FAITH HILL 19 18 21 12 create CBS'"Big Brother" series. find two or three tin comes in dead -last in a seven - vcePAR PAM Sirius Satellite Radio launches its times the choices way race for the open U.S. Senate MS. JACKSON OLITKAST () 25 2, , first satellite, Sirius -1, from a as far as content is seat from Florida. Martin does not la oh pad in Kazakhstan. concerned." He seek a recount. MY EVERYTHING 98 DEGREES 21 27 30 5 also defended his AC WLYF Miami finds itself giv- UNIVERSAL JULY company's "cheap ing away $12,500 to a New York -

MUSIC - MADONNA 21 21 16 27 FCC Commissioner Gloria PHs- channel" reputa- area resident who listened to the mevERICKNIAIMBP BM tani calls for tougher indecency tion, by reveling in Ys station on the Net. BEAUTIFUL DAY U2 23 31 12 6 standards for radio, saying "en- it."We've always forcement has become virtually had a veryander- leveraged balance DECEMBER CRAZY 15-CI 8.10.10 N W 33 4 nonexistent." The Democrat says sheet," he boasts. The U.S. Copyright Office rules the shield of the First Amendment that broadcasters must pay extra YOU'RE A GOD VERTICAL HORIZON 25 23 23 25 is used as a by broad- OCTOBER RCP being sword for simulcasting their radio stations casters. The FCC fines two stations for dn.the Internet. Radio stations are FADED SOULDECISION FEATURING THRUST 28 24 23 21 LIM Arbitron's parent company, failing to fully disclose a deal involv- currently exempt from paying roy- Ceridian, announces plans to split ing the stations and A &M Records alties to record companies for over - BETWEEN ME MO YOU JA RULE FEATURING CHRISTINA MILAN 27 26 25 ID the radio-ratings company off from artist Bryan Adams. According to the -air broadcasts, but copyright

DON'TT THINKI I'M NOT KANOI the rest of its business. the FCC, the stations agreed to officials concluded that that does 21 20 19 18 COLUMBIA The two companies battling over play Adams' 1998 release "On A not apply to the Web. The NAB SHE BANGS RICKY MARTIN a standard for digital radio in the Day Like Today" in exchange for vows to fight the fees. 29 22 18 ID COLUMBIA U.S. agree to join forces. Lucent his appearance at several station - The FCC says it will look at 28 28 STRONGER BRITNEY SPEARS Digital Radio and USA Digital sponsored concerts. whether and how it should modify ® 6 Radio combine to form iBiquity Trading volume through the first its existing definition of radio mar- WHAT'S YOUR FANTASY LUDACRIS FEATURING SHAWNA Digital. The merger could mean a three quarters of 2000 decreases kets and the methods it uses to 21 32 11 7 faster conversion of U.S. radio to compared with the same period in count radio stations. That calcula- TROT SK3 COUNTRY GRAMMAR NELLY digital. 1999, while a number of deals fall tion method determines how many 32 29 24 24 o0 ACEIMINDISAL Radio mourns the loss of RAB apart, including Nassau Broadcast- stations an owner can hold in a mar-

I JUST WANNA LOVE U (GIVE IT 2 ME) JAY -2 executive VP Wayne Corni o after a ing's $186 million purchase of Auro- ket. J3 34 d6 6 ROC .TnrATIES MACAO 12 -year battle with cancer. Says ra Communications. Five more dotcoms have fallen on 37 _ 2 STILL ON YOUR SIDE BBMAK RAB president/CEO Gary Fries, Feed the Monster Media pulls hard times, including Disc,iockey ® "He was a mentor to us all and set the plug on its Internet operations, .com, RadioWave.cam, and Double - O 39 2 ANGEL A SHAGGY FEATURING RAYVON an example for us to follow." citing a cash shortfall. The compa- Click, all of which tighten their Broadeast.eom founder Mark ny developed Web sites for radio belts and cut staffs. Two others - BABYLON DAVID GRAY Cuban says he a stations. iCast.com and Gaylord Entertain- 38 40 - 3 wants to form orMiCe record label, perhaps in conjunction Clear Channel is sued by Florida ment Internet division -turn the NO MORE RUFF ENDZ 37 33 29 17 with one of the major broadcast U.S. Senate candidate Andy Mar- lights out. ERIC groups. tin over its contests. Martin Among those whose common 31 35 34 24 WONDERFUL EVERCLEAR Triple -A KACD/KBCD Los An- planned to file suits in all 50 states, sense apparently got run over by geles becomes the fast radio station saying he wanted to go after Clear a reindeer is WLAN Lancaster, STAN EMINEM FEATURING DIDO 39 36 35 6 to change from an on -air signal to Channel "in a Microsoft -style pro- Pa., W Insane Blame, who reports WM an Internet -only signal, as Clear ceeding." Clear Channel fought that three Backstreet Boys mem- YOU MAKE ME SICK E PINK ® NEWS çl Channel sells the on -air signals as back, and at year's end there was no bers had died in a plane crash. A MFACEMBISTA part of its merger with AMFM. resolution to the suit. couple of hours later, he confesses Compiled Irons a nano al sans le of airplay of Mainstream Top 40, RITYOic Tap 40 and Adult Top 40 stations supplied Broadcast eta s stems' Radio Track swear. 248 Top 40 snore are eiAZ IC.Oy WDnirore024 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the to the hoax on -air, no doubt ud 7dana week. Song, are rank. by Mama Impressions. Tracks sowing an increase in AUGUST District of Columbia Circuit rules endearing him to the listeners Audience over If pm pus week. A rand wRAS has been on me cban for more man 20 wean will generally study by a Nebraska -based re- that the FCC's personal attack and miss him, as his PD prompt- chlee a aile. even t n registers an increase in audience. Recorda below Be top 20 are rwnosl tun me A who'll artAter 20 wee., b 2000, BIIIbozrNBPl Comminealiam search house says Americans are political editorializing requirements ly foes him.

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BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30. 2000 www.billboard.com B5 www.americanradiohistory.com WORDS AND DEEDS (Continuedfra. page áo) Brat delivered the gold -certified advertising, and entertainment com- scene, two hip -hop albums made our American cormterperts, if we can late summer. "Unrestricted," while LiP Kim's panies will seek the consultation of noise outside the specialist media: up the ante on radio play rotation for 'The Notorious KIM" attained plat- hip -hop "experts" and merge with "Sea4ion One" (Department H/Ninja British -origin urban music," con - SENEGAL: After biting the rap inum status. LO' Kim also teamed up urban businesses to create blue- Tune) by hip -hop band the Herbalie- tends Bandit. bug byf turingWyclefJeanon his with Mary J. Bilge on behalf of cos- prints to capitalize on this ever- and "V For Vengeance" (Ronin) "Yoko" (Jololi/Sony) album, Sene- metic line Viva Glom III to raise $1 expandíng -and profitable-global by turntablist Deckwrecka. SCANDINAVIA: Danish rap galese world -music star Youssos million dollars for the MAC Aids market. Award- winning producer /artist group Outlandish displayed its N'Dour introduced several Sene- Fund. Skitz released singles featuring rap- Danish, American, Moroccan, Latin galese rap acts (includingBidwee Rah Digga earned props for INTERNATIONAL RECAP: pers like ex- London Posse member American, and Pakistani musical Boo Bess) on the "Da Hop" compi- "Dirty Harriet," but unfortunately Here's a country -by- country run- Rodney P, while also worldng on his roots on its "Outland's Official" lation, released internationally by sales lagged on the FlipMode/Elek- down of rep's global presence in 2000 debut album,'Countryman" Often), (BMG) album. Spanish- Norwegian Delabel/Virgin France. Veteran rap tea set, as did those for Amilk "All wing in February. Also among the MC Diaz dropped some English and duo Positive Black Souls (PBS) Money Is Legal" on Roc -A- Fella/ FRANCE: The country's claim that singles standouts wm "Third Order Spanish on his "2050" (Tee Produc- signed with EastWest France; its

Columbia. Meanwhile, another it has the world's second -largest hip - E.P. Volume One" (Dominant 3rd), tions/Virgin) project but no Norwe- debut album wID be launched m early promising female vocalist/rapper is hop market is certainly no idle boast. which featured Rodney P and the gian. However, Norwegian, 2001. Ming -Xis, a member of the quintet Nowhere else in the world outside Mirrodieama. Swedish, and English could be heard Spooks. She delivered a star per- of the U.S. has an indigenous Rodney P was also featured on on the Tommy Tee- produced com- GHANA: The country's leading rap formance on the group's debut rap/hip-hop market routinely inter- this year's most solid album, 'The pilation "SeandalNavia Vol. 1" (Tee act, Reggie Rockstooe, released his Antra/Artemis album "S.I.O.S.O.S.," acted with the mainstream and Unknown" (Wordplay/Source), by Productions/Virgin), which featured third album, "Me Ka" ( "I Will Say") which is now maldngalot of noise in delivered gold and platinum records. producer Mark B and veteran rap- such Scandinavian acts like ADL, (Kassa) on cassette for domestic con- France. Sony France -signed 113 won the per Blade. "If people listen to the Patter, Dlaa, N- Light-N, and sumption A CD version aimed at the Many albums that were expected Victoires de le Musique award for end of my stories, they'll realize I Elastinen. international market -with some to drop this year are now logged for best new artist, and its top five "Les never just talk about troubles -I extra tracks possibly including next years slate. These include Eveb Princes De La Ville" won beat also find resolutions. I never end on GERMANY: German rapper PBS -will be released in March/ "Scorpion" album (Ruff Ryders/ rap/reggae album. It has sold more a depressing note," says Blade. Thomas D., amember of Germany's April. Rocicstone performed, along Interscope), a solo album by Gang- than 350,000 units domestically, In an effort to strike a balance top rap group Die Fantastaechen with PBS, Mali's Zotto Boys, and eta Boo (Hypnotize Minds/Loud), a according to Sony. Labelmates such between the amount of American Vier, dropped " Liebesbrief' ( "Love Guinea's Kill Point, at the Interna- Queen Latifah net (Flavor Unit), as NTM and KDD also delivered big productand that by home -grown tal- Letter"), appropriately, on Valen- tional Hip -Hop Festival in Lille, debut albums by Lady Luck (Def sellers. ent, MSI & Asylum group member tine's Day. It was culled from last France, and also with Jamaican Jam) and Blade (Body Bag/Virgin), Hip-hop was also kept alive by DJ Bandit is lobbying the government year's "Four Elements" (Four daneehall star Red Rat in Zurich. and a comeback net by veteran MC Cam, who dropped the wet- received for a radio quota that would favor Musie/Sony) compilation And Show- "We've been invited to do two Ipte on Overbrook Entertainment "Loa Project," while DJ Cut Killer British urban music, including B&B down Reeords,an indie "dedicated to shows next year," says Rackstone's Among other hip -hop females to and DJ Abdel drafted several and hip -hop. The quota is similar to underground hip-hop with a focus on manager, Pain Kweal Holbrook. be reckoned with in 2001: Eco, an singers, including Carl Thomas, one used on French radio. "Ourcam- both English -speaking and German Smith. 'They were pleasantly sur- Aquemini/Elektra newcomer who Horace Brown, Celetia, and ex- paign will increase the chances of acts," introduced English- rapping prised to been this flavor coming out delivers a hot verse on the OutKaet Brand New Heavies singer N'Dea British urban artists competingwith Chosen Few with "Raw Beauty" in from Africa" track "I'll Call Before I Come," and Davenport, to give the "R &B 2000 Mae West from the Derie "D-Dot" International" seta soulful sheen. Angelettie featured Sapa camp, whós on Virgin France -signed Salan THE EYE "I Heard That" from Sherry Lee's Crew managed to please with its (Continued preceding page) upcoming Universal net "Live From "Klr" album and made serious from The 215." inroads into the U.K live scene. It ing online for the awards, but the launched their own production com- merman's former colleague Nick will release "Angela" and "Hey Yo show also received a lot of criticism panies: Instinct. and SuperMega, Allard took over the business, under CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING: My Man," which features British for being dismganieed and lacking in respectively ... Launch Media pur- the saros Promo Only ... Muchhtusic Where are Dan Quayle and C. rapper Roots Mamma, late this good humor. The voting was held at chased video pool National Video experienced major changes with the DeLores Theker when you need month. V H1.crom, where fans bombarded the Subscription, whose name was then "t of network programming veter- them? The industry, the public, and Rapper Yannick, whose "Ces message boards with scathing feed- changed to Launch Video Networks ans Denise Donlon, Kim Clark many of the artists themselves Soirées Ld" was this year's biggest back after the event expressing their ... The industry mourned the death Champnise, and John Jones. Don- expressed boredom with the lyrical chart -dominating single with more anger and disappointment with the of longtime video pool owner Wolf lon was replaced as VP /GM by David and visual emphasis on diamonds, than 2 million inPan-European sales, show. Zimmerman of Wolfram Video. Zim- lanes, another MuchMusic veteran Hummers, and half-clad females this is hoping for a hit in Anglo territo- On a more positive note, the Bill - year. Common'. single 'The Light," ries with hie English-rapped version board Music Video Awards show, held from his gold-certified MCA album of the song, "Oh, What A Night (It's Nov. 10, expanded voting for the first THE RHYTHM & THE BLUES "Like Water For Chocolate," was e Party Night)." time this year, making it nywn to B21- (Continued from page 39) much -needed glimmer of lyrical hope 'The reason why I did an English board readers. Voting was previous- breaking through the monotony of version is that I wanted the whole ly open only to attendees of the Bill- Elektra, Noontime Recordings' aftermath of the dotcom shakeout project glitz and ghetto dream. world to get the Yannick vibe. It was board Music Video Conference. alliance with Atlantic, Hviem Hicks' (Urban Box Office and others) and While many rappers glamorized a challenge," says the rapper. HiRise Entertainment via Capitol, Internet distribution wars will he. the foul and distasteful, dead prez's Meanwhile, Parfs -based group THIS & THAT. New technology and Philadelphia -based Mojera And here's hoping BET makes good Loud album "Let's Get Free" shout- Orlabas is beginning to cause a buzz such as Vmations offered alowerawst Entertainment (included R&B/hip- on its promise that its acquisition by ed truths and brought revolution in America and its Cuba homeland alternative to making Web -ready hop label Bosou). Viacom doesn't mean another minor- ( "'They Schools'") and solutions with material from its album "A Ln videos, while 3D technology appeared ity media voice will be silenced. ( "Be Healthy ") to the forefront of Cuban." poised to be the breakthrough music- GET OVER IT. I think the hardest - hip -hop. rideo application of the future,thanlon worlc ing tar eesome in the biz right now MEMORIES: Both the record and Now that dozens of rappers have U.K.: As one of the few British hip - to companies such as Enroute and must be Deetigyb Child Props to the radio industries said goodbye to told the same of story-often in the hophap acts with major-label deals, Ore. act for what it's accomplished over influential pioneers and legends in exact same words -2001 can only be Hexdragon delivered a musically A few start-up music video net- the past two years -despite its well- 2000. Among them: New York radio brighter. New acts like Canada's varied offering with its Nelle Hoop- works launched in 2000, such as Qom - publicized group turmoil. The girls got legend Frankie Crocker, Sony Saukrates (Warner Bros.), Jazze er co-produced, Virgin debut album, ey Jones' New Urban Entertain- over it and aren't locking back Too bad Music executive H. LeBernnikylor, Pha (Noontime /Atlantic), and 4th Concepcion "; TV- personality- ment (NUE) and Studio M However, other acts out there (insert name here) singer Johnnie Taylor, rapper Big Avenue Jones (Interscope), as well turned-rapper Richard Blackwood by year's end, NUE was rumored to couldn't learn the same lesson Punisher (aka Christopher Rim), as a united Arrested Develop- delivered two top 10 hits on East - be facing possible closure. the Shirelleu' Doris Kenner- ment, are waiting in the wings to West; Iceberg Minim broke into the Music show changes: The long -run- A FEW OF MY FAVORITE Jackson, former Motown execu- bring lyrical and musical gumbo to top 40with his catchy Polydor debut nig "l20 Minutes" IeftMTVasareg- THINGS Charlie Wileona "Without tive George Jackson, black what has become processed fast single, "Nursery Rhyme'; and the ular series, with plans to become a You," Dave Hollister's "Chicago '85," radio/records/trade publicationgum food. Big DadaMi ja Tune -signed Roots prime -time MTV2 series in January. OutKaet's "Ms. Jackson," Guru's Jack "the Rapper" Gibson, Detroit Mamma gained top five exposure by Series cancellations included NBC's "Jaz rnataza Streetsoul, "thefrst leg radio legend Martha Jean "the THE FUTURE: Earlier this year, virtue of his rapping on dance act "Friday Night" (formerly known as of Tina Turner's goodbye concert, Queen" Steinberg, jazz cornetist Def Jam opened up offices in Ger- Leftfeld's Sony single "Dusted." "Friday Night Videos "), which had D'Angelo's jammin,' multi -night Nat Adderley, blues /R &B artist many and Japan, thereby positioning And two much -loved rappers, MC been on the air since 1983, as well as stand at L.A:s House of Blues, Ws Sereamin' Jay Hawkins, Philadel- itself to capitalize directly on the Mello and Oak Twang, along with the syndicated shown "Motown Live" "How Long," Frank McComb's phia radio personality Doug global love affair with hip -hop music turntablist Di Pogo, were featured and "Russell Simmons' Oneworld Trove Stories," and, still, Jrll Scott. "Jocko" Henderson, singer /song- and its attendant culture. It's safe to on jazz musician Courtney Pine's Music Beat." Debuts included 'The writer Richard "Dimples" Fields say hip -hop will continue to reign in heavily publicized Blue Thumb/Uni- Source Sound Lab." THE PLOT THICKENS: As the rap pioneer/Sugar Hill principal Joe influence and sales, especially as the versal debut album, "Back In The BET moved its music department new everyone - Robinson Sr., Sussex Records co- industry awaits the inevitable infu- Day," released in November. from Washington, D.C., to New York us to see what the big mergers founder Ronald Moseley, saxo- sion of more creativity and positivi- Looking at the U.K.'s vibrant, .. Popular music video directors (Vivend /Universal, America Online/ phonist Stanley Thrrentine. and ty. More and more Internet,feuhion, independent-driven underground Hype Williams and Joseph Kelm Time Warner) wit bring and what the Motown veteran Mike L,ahka

BÔ www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.americanradiohistory.com FOR R &B ACT DESTINY'S CHILD, 2000 WAS A'JUMPIN' ' YEAR (Continued from, page 5) that Destiny's Child experienced not Shortly after shooting the video this time around. and Roberson. They began attracting one, but two personnel changes in for "Jumpin'Jumpis," Franklin left 6 y i "They've grown immeasurably," a loyal local following after perform- Nr s less than 12 months-all under the the grto ,, he says.' And they're writing about ing throughout the greater Houston glare of media scrutiny. It also hap- " frankly, i was too much for +rlr, their experiences more than even. area, opening for such top hip-hop pened while the act trekked across her," Gayle She was completely i' They're going to let people in on what as Dru Hill and Das EFX. It was i acts the U.S. in support of 'The Writings overwhelmed by the sheer volume of these pact few years have really been during a gig opening for the SW V On The Wall," an album that has sold work and pressure." like for them, and that's going to real- that they drew the attention of 62 million copies since its 1999 was sad to it was °4i cut July "It see bergs, but ly open a lot of eyes to the depth of Columbia Records. Williams her I release, according to SoundSean. In partt of the processof m ak i ng Destiny'sny's , Destiny's Child. This is not a group of teeth on the Los Angeles music cir- addition to "Say My Name" and Child the best possible group," says puppets. This is agroup with vision" cuit, touring and recording with such "Jumpin' Jumpin'," the project Matthew. Although the set has recorded artists as Arista ingénue Monies includes the 1999 multi- format hits Beyoncéagrees. "Now, Hook at this under the guidance of such famed has worked seemingly 1,01, IVIICOO110 ueyonne The group "Bills, Billa, Bills" and "Bug A Boo." and mason pos- group there's no to apolo- Knowles, and Kelly Rowlanft hip -hop producers as Rodney nonstop in an effort to hit every "It was a difficult time, to be sure," gize," she says. "Until now, we've Jerkins, Missy Elliott, and sible venue of exposure. Even as it says Matthew Knowles, the act's never been at the point where every oping an industry presence as a song- She'kspere, Beyoncé and Rowland prepares its next album, the act is manager and Beyoncé's father. "But member was a strong singer. From a writer for other artists. Although she have always penned much of the still interweaving days of magazine we did our best to remain focused vocal perspective, the changes have has yet to announce outside projects, material. "I think the hazard of being photo shoots, interviews, radio vis- and dm at all times. Being in Des- been an improvement. We don't have several high -profile ventures are in a young woman in this business is its, and TV appearances. tiny's Child is difficult. It requires to make excuses or apologies anymore. the pipeline. that people assume that you're being 'They never take a day off, or at quite a bit of sacrifice. What we've Overall, it's a good vibe now within the Both Beyoncé and Matthew insist led around by others- mostly men," least that appears to be the case," learned is that it's not for everyone." group. Everyone has the name per- that solo activity will not infringe Beyoncé says. "That's far from the notes Don Tenser, president of In February, group members sonality, which makes life so much eas- upon the future of Destiny's Child as situation that we're in" Columbia. "They know what it Lelbya Lockett and LaTavia Rober- ier. We're blessed that the fans have a fully fanctioning recording unit. "I She backs up that claim with writ- takes to be more than just an R8rB sonn were dismissed from the lineup been receptive to the changes." love being in the group far too much ing tunes like "Independent Women act with a big album. This is an act

due to "creative differences," imme- There's one more change that Des- to let it die," Beyoncé asserts. "And, Part I," the NO. 1 hit featured on the destined for superstardom. They diately after which Beyoncé and tiny's Child tans mn look forward to: quite frankly, this group has been soundtrack to "Charlie's Angels." want it. They deserve it. And fourth member Kelly Rowland the eventual solo outing of Beyoncé. through too much to go away That song is intended to be an they're going to get it, without a recruited singers Michelle Williams "It something that will happen, because I'm making a solo record." anthem to women who stand on their doubt" and Farah Franklin as replacements. without question," says Matthew. Beyoncé is currently locked away own two feet, without needinga man Beyoncé likes the sound of such "It was a bit 'We've never made a secret of that in a studio with Rowland and to hold them up," she says. 'That's words. "Like I said," she concludes, Cary," Beyoncé being a goal." He adds that the plan is Williams, laying down tracks for a where we're coming from." "this year could have ended on a dif- says. "But we for each of the group's members to get new Destiny's Child album, due for Where Beyoncé and Rowland ferent note. We never forget that, refused to let a chance to record solo. "It's a natural release in February. Its tone and come from is Houston, where they especially on the days when we get our differences evolutionfor a group wherein you're direction are being kept under tight were childhood friends. Working tired. Instead, we use that as the fuel with LeToya and dealing with strong vocalist." wraps, though Matthew says it will under the watchful eye of Matthew, we end to push on and work a little LeTavia breakup Beyoncé will also beat work devel- display more of the act's writing skills the two joined forces with Lockett harder. the group. As a Ieaes music fan myself, I hate to see my favorite groups dissolve because STUDIO MONITOR (Continued front page 54) of one or two changes. I prefer to see what will happen when they improving in power and flexibility for Greene Street Recording. "You mn Although bookings at Ocean Way things that are going to happen. I'm try to keep things going." many years. The revolution spawned buy a24-track digitalmachine nowfor Studios in Nashville are strong, says already starting to see a lot of it." Despite her trepidation, the act by modular digital multitrack four grand. It's insane! And combine Sharon Corbin. all is not well in Likewise, Abmsh is resolute, giv- forged on. In fact, Williams and machines, led by the Alesis Adat, that with all the plug -ins for comput- Music City. ing assurance that Kampo will adapt Franklin found themselves on a resulted in a whole layer of studios ers that represent real things." "A couple of months ago I was alit- and weather the storm music video net for the single "Say being erased from the map. Indeed, the third -party plug-ins, tle freaked out, because I was hear - "Our plan is to work with the My Name" within hours of joining Today, however, digital audio performing every task from reverb ing so much negative feedback from changes that are taking place in the Destiny's Child. workstations, in particular Digi- and compression to amplifier and so many people," says Corbitt. "One business," he says, "rneaning working "They were consummate pros," design's Pro TYbols, are creating anew instrument modeling, are enormous- positive that we have at Ocean Way with Pro Tools systems. Anybody Matthew says. "It had to be frighten- Brain recording. With the addition of ly popular. As Abraah says, the top- is that we're not dependent just on that is recording an album in their ing, but they just relled with it and did the ProControl work surface, Pro to-bottom, comprehensive solution the country market" bedroom haste eventually mix. Some amazingjob." Tools is a recorder, a console, infinite offered by Pro Thols cannot be over- Ocean Way, located in a church dat- will try to mix in Pro 7bole, but a lot anStephanie Gayle, senior director of racks of outboard equipment -the list stated. The debate over the sonic ing back to the mid-19th century, fea- of people are still going to mix in a stu- marketing at Columbia, agrees. "It goes on. The equipment, the conven- characteristics off digital, furthermore, tures an enormous live room, which dio, when, of course, record compa- was truly a tense time,"she says"Wc tional wisdom says, is so good now- is fading, although many still consid- is popular for orchestral sessions as nies are going to pay for them. My had worked no hard to get to this and no comparatively inexpensive- er modeling software lacking. But the well as country and pop project, Car- [Solid State Logic] Axiom room is moment in time. There was no much that it raises a question: Is the question of whether modeling soft- bitt explains. very at stake and so much riding on the commercial reeds-dingstudio obso- ware sounds as good as the real thing 'We're OK," she says. "But I hear aybe the key operative word is shoulders of these young women. We lete? is moot, says Harrington. a lot of gloom and doom from other 'diversification; "he adds. 'The best at Columbia will always be impressed It isn't, of course. There will always "Whether it does or doesn't," he folks. My heart goes out to everybody, advise I can give is to try to branch with how well they handled the tran- be, in the words done studio manag- says, "as long as they think it does, because it is a really confusing time out to other things. The whole idea is, sition." er, the'tecordingstudio/Ritz Hotel," why come to a studio and use [the red right now What you're seeing is a lot you have to stay optimistic in any They did more than merely handle because top-selling artist ran afford thingl? If people hear it enough timm, of people running scared, and a lot of business. There are good times and the situation: Destiny's Child began to book such efacilty for months at a it wont matter. It's not bitter grapes, confusion es a resit" bad times, and you have to keep a pos- evolving toward being an act with a time. But below that top tier, what it's just reality." None of this is to suggest that stu- itive attitude. We've already made more distinctive image and creative will remain? A multi -room facility On the WestCoast, the experience dio personnel are placing blame on some changes, including diversifica- focus-thanks largely to Beyoneé represents a multimillion -dollar is identical, according to many pro- Pro 'Pals. On the contrary, the plat- tion into post-production, film work, becoming the act's undeniable leader. investment, regardless of its status in fessionals. form is ubiquitous: Rare is the pro- and surround sound. Even though "In situations like these, an act will the community. Can these studios 'There's no doubt that the majori- fessional project thatdoes not employ surround, at this point, is a marginal either fold, or it will come back survive when music is increasingly ty of studio owners will agree that it at some point Still less common is business, I expect there will he stronger," notes Gayle. "In the ease created in homes and offices? there was a slowdown,' says Marty the engineer who does not marvel at growth in that, and I'm already posi- ofDestiny's Child, they became more "I don't want to be the purveyor of Eberhardt of Sound Image Studios its power and flexibility. But the tioned for it. powerful and tighter as a unit. And doom and gloom, but I think in the in Van Nuys, Calif. "If you were for- changing methods of professional "You have to take ahard stand and Beyoncé showed that she has the next year you're going to see a lot of tunate enough to pick up enough recording are frcingbothevaluation say you're going to weather the stuff to be a great leader-not that places close," says Alex Abrash, stu- projects, like we've been able to, and evolution in the industry, which storm," Abrash continues. "I'm going Kelly or the other girls aren't strong, dio manager of New York's Kampo you're still staying pretty healthy, but is liable to be painful for some. to expand my post business and try gifted women, because they are. But Studios.'When Pro Mots went 24 -bit, certainly you can't be naive or "I truly feel that there are some to feed into Pro 7bols users You rant there's no denying that Beyoncé that's when something fundamental- unaware of Pro Toole. If you have a very positive changes that are going get access to the amountof hardware stepped to the plate in a major way." ly changed. Pro Tools is fundamental- big desk, the Studer 827 [analog tape to take place," says Corbin "When a end the kind ofacoustic environment The new lineup had little time to ly different [from the Adat revolu- machine], and the Sony digital [mul- forest catches fire, you have death, and consoles that we have here. You sharpen its chops. The girls spent tion], because it replaces the studio titrack tape machine], you've got a ton but there's also birth that mines from can't re-create that yet. We're going much of the spring and summer on from top to bottom. Recorde today of money invested. If clients are just it. I think that's what we're seeing. to use every bit of creativity we have the road, touring with Christina an be built around a lot of intense going to wheel in their Pro Tools, What we have to do is get together to weather this. I think there have to Aguilem and TLC. "We thought we production work and a lot of plug-ins." they're not even using the tape anddiscuss what's going to grow horn be some clouds lifting at the end of the were chillin'," Beyoncé says with a "It's the culmination of stuff getting machine. It's a pretty expensive piece that. Even though I've been con- storm. Perhaps the places that can laugh. "But the drama wasn't over no high- tech," says David Harring- of equipment to have sitting there not cerned about a lot of my colleagues, I weather the storm will benefit from yet" ton, studio manager of New York's getting used" do feel like there's a lot of positive it, But we've all felt the pinch."

BILIBDARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.billboard.com 87 www.americanradiohistory.com DO VOCAL EFFECTS GO TOO FAR? (Continuedfrom page to as it is about the artist's actual ability to you have a guyorgirl wholiterallycont allow pitch and timing to stray a little take was worse than the Iasi I was "We use Pro 'Mots for our records consistently sing the notes. Image, sing one phrase in tame to save their bit and take a freer performance and literally punching in breaths. The as a timesaving device," says Rob videogenic appeal, and personality are lives, and I can make them sound Sloe correct it. Often, it's the best take." experience was just hrutal- really, Thomas, lead singer of matchbox as essential, if not more so, in todays they can," he says.'That'snot the kind Covello echoes Scent in saying that really tough," adds the producer. twenty. "You can do something five oelebrítyobsersed pop culture. of record I Ice to make. It's mislead- "some artists have great style and In that instance, the artist's two sin- or six times and figure out where the Howthattranalates into alive setting ing -but it's not overly uncommon" sound without being blessed with gles never found success on the best pieces are-1 suppose that's only b another sticking point. Surprisingly, great pitch. In the old days, if you charts -- perhaps bemuse the necessity vaguely cheating. But that's part of most agree that while weak singing STRONG SUPPORTERS didn't sing on pitch, you didn't get the of suchextreme processing left no tram the beauty of making a record; onstage may embarraev the artist or a Regardless, there are those who job; now, we can sign wider range of of emotion in the singing. Theartistulli- nobody knows what you're doing in SW, bythe time af pays fora concert embrace lens dranwtic vocal -processing artists. It also lessens tedium in the metely was dropped by the label the studio. It's like, 'Pay no att ntion ticket, he or she already has made a wnc- techniques without question, saying it studio. It used to be you could work on But there am also examples of wild- to the man behind the curtain.'" mitment to an act and is hkely to forgive allows artists and producers to stretch the vomI for one song for weeks. You ly popular artists who depend on the However, he admits, "My biggest an off- the -mark vocal perf ce Omiramntive wings. Forexample,what don't have to do that anymore" tedmolagy to nrpplant the developmnt. of it is that some of the honesty Overall, sources acknowledge would Cher's 1999 No.1 skill, fin be lost. that "Believe" be Technology can also enhance the feel of musical says Craig Kalhnan, the imperfection might the ultimate impact of vocal processing without the novel flanged effect over the ofasong-without actually altering the executive VP,ofeeofthe chairmen, for There's a beauty in hearing old on artistry may seem a dramatic sacri- title word? The technique dates back vocal performance, says leading remnx Atlantic Records, who maintains that Aerosmith where the guitar might Hce for purists, but it's merely sympto- in primitive form to 1939 and has been er Hex Hector, who has refashioned the ease with which musicality can be be slightly out of tune and the vocals matic of an industry keeping up with utilised since by everyone from the tracks for Aretba Franklin, Deborah perfected in the studio has diminished not perfect. It's endearing." archeologa and meeting the demands Beatles to Kraftwerk. It's heard on Cox, 'bni Braxton, sod Lisa Stanfield. drive indevelopingartists. Jocelyn Brown, who has performed of aculture that is accustomed to, and Peter Frampton 's memorable 1976 "I did a mix oP I WdI Love Agaúf for 'There' a sexiness about hip -hop, on countless dance, R &B, and pop hits, thus expectant of,&soling perfection. No. 6 hit, "Show Me The Way "; the Lars Fabian, and [Sony Music Enter - where you mn loop beats and chop up inducingL984,s "Somebody FlakGuy," 2000 smash "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" from tairunntdhairmarJCEOl bbnenyMot- loops with equipment in your bedroom is quick to point out that, while tech- AN ACCELERATED TIME Eiffel 65; and Faith Hill's current top tela wantedto make the [song) a little that costs a few thousand dollars," Kalt- niques may have clanged vocals have "We're in a very accelerated tinerow 10 hit, 'The Way You Love Me." less Broadway -sounding to give it man says. "All of this technology is been put through the technology in tem. ofatndio technology, so almost "These software programs are more of an edge," he says. 'We used a potentially breeding a shortage of the wringer fora good long time now. "It every facet of recording is changing," there to help us. Tecuwlogy is allowing web of loops in different time signa- kids whirused to spend 12hotce a day started with doubling, then tripling, .aysGomu ny -wm- then quadru- ring producer pling vocal Matt Secede, who tracks mechani- has worked with wvlly, tothepoim matchbox twenty, that your voice Carlos Santana, alone could Collective Soul, sound like a Cetine Dion, and choir. I eouldnt Aerosndth, "Cre- take it,andIdid- atively, it's allowed n't do it," she exploration of says 'I thought different vocal that ruined a stylings and char- singer's natural acteristics that ability. might have been SHAPIRO CAVALLO BROWN "Now you risky in getting a got voices doing grcatvod in the past- the industry to be a lot more creative tures, which added more texture and learning to play the piano, the guitar, trips and zips, synthed, perfecting a "You no longer have to beat an artist with vocals than ever before,because made the song a little mittien We never the drums-there are quicker ways to singer who has sung every note flat or into submission by asking them to these tools save so much time," says touched the original vocal, soit didn't break into the musie industry now And sharp or out of sync," she says, 'These pound out a vocal 15 times to get that Mark "Spike" Scent, who engineered kill the integrity of the song. That's then there are all of the other technolo- poor babies don't even know they one magic performance -which can Madonna's"Music" and "Bedtime Sto- when Pro TboLs can definitely help." gy distractions like the Internet and can't sing, but they can go into the resale in a recording that's technically ries" albums, as well as works by video games. I wonder where we're studio and some out with a tune that summte but passionately not convinc- Oasis, U2, Massive Attach,SpieeGirls, SOWED SIDE OF PROCESSING going to get the next Miles Davis, Ste- people in the dubs will dance to all ing," he adds. 'nth vocal processing, and Bjbrk''t'sa veryexdtingtime But arguments regarding the sul- vie Ray Vaughan, or Eric Clapton with night long, even though it has no you can get the passion and then fix a lot of ways; we osdo amaeasgthings lied side of vocal processing are just all of these things sucking up people's heart. That's kind of the name of the something. But on the had side, his pos with a lot of depth." as convincing. free time." now able to allow ices- thaneu(öeient musical Scent adds that "nothing replaces One producer who preferred to "Unfortunately, all of these young ability to pass. That's the danger." a great performance, but there aren't remain anonymousrecounts being hired HOW ARTISTS PROCESS THE DEBATE girls with the looks are requited, and 'For every Luther V drrvas, who is a lot of really amazing vocalists out in the mid -90s to record tracks for an Artists walk a delicate line with the then their v are transformed into truly the real thing, there are 50 singes there now. There are a lot with char- attractive young artist's major-label debate over vocal processing. All mechanical- sounding wonders," outtheremlkn ;coo eremriswhocant acter, and now we can get the best out debut album 'This person was pretty sources for this story agree that it's no Brownadds.'Then you put those kids come ear him vocaly," observes long- of them. It's all for the better." much the worst singer I'd ever worked longer a question of whether or not a onstage and they suck. It's not their time artist Richard Marx, who has pro- Says Rob Cavallo, Hollywood Rec- with' the producer says. "What I had singer uses a touch here and there but fault; it's the asshole who starts out duced Michael Bohai 'N Sync, Natalie ords senior VP of A&R and producer to do to make them sound like they more about how it's applied. saying, 'You're great. You're going to Cole, Vince Gill, Sarah Brightman, and of acts like Goo Goo Dolls, BBMak, could sing was to recent the vocals as Marx ys, "Mygeneralnileofthunb be a star. We'll fix everything.' " 98",anongothers.'Slowlybutsunetyin Green Day, and Phil Collins, "On the manytmtecastheymuld stand to Then isthatlflsingso ethingard Ineallyget the last 10 years, the industry bench- plus side, you can say to an artist, 'I I would take pieces of different tracks a line that emotionally conveys what I WHAT MATTERS STUDIO OR STAGE? mark for greatness has lowered. really want you to go for it hie never and combine them want thephmaingissoonorthereka In fact, the impact of trumped -up "I've used AuuJGme on great singers before' and get the ultimate soulful 'That's not unheardof, but this act partirrlarkhd ofrsspthat I like- -hurtone vocals that are taken from studio to that make it Ices than cheating, but then take with their spirit flying. You mn had no sense of timing or rhythm. One noteisartofmmelPssept hovrecrion" (Continued on next page)

The Progression Of Effects, from Primitive Vocoder To Pervasive Pitch fixes BY CHRISTOPHER WALSH imaginative group in pop music his- likewise pushed the sonic envelope, The history of vocal processing, of Phonetics at Rolm University in NEW YORK-Since the early days tory, accomplished more sane inno- creating all manner of then-unheard however, begins in the days bef Germany. The foSowingyear, Meyer- of putting stereo sound to vinyl, vation than most, creating new guitar and vocal sounds; wild atoneo rock'n'roll. Homer Dudley, a re- Eppler wrote "Electronic'bne Gen- musicians, engineers, and equipment sounds with tape by playing it back- panning furthered the otherworldly search physicist at Bell Laborato- eration, Electronic Music, and Syn- manufacturers have searched for ward, changing its speed by the ries, developed the vocoder (voice thetic Speech." He is thought to be methods to manipulate what comes technique (invented by engineer operated recorder), an electronic the first to use the term "electronic from the speakers. Geoff Emerick) known as flanging, device capable of both analysing music." The 1960e, perhaps the most cre- and other whimsical methods then digic1esign sound and simulating speech, in A similar effect to that of the atively fertile period in pop musk his- considered sacrilege by the lab-coat- 1939. The vocoder's initial applica- vocoder is created by the 'alk Box, tory, was a decade marked by mode ed engineers at Abbey Road Studios. tion was as a research tool to study popularized in the 1970e by Peter experimentation, as the two-minute Never satisfied with the sound of effects of Hendrix's oeuvre. and improve compression schemes Frampton. The Talk Box uses the singlegave way to the LP as an artis- his voice, John Lennon once asked if for transmitting voice over copper mouth as on additional sound cham- tic statement, and artists moved for he might record a vocal while swing- HISTORY OF VOCAL PROBING telephone lines. ber. Air is pushed from the lungs, beyond the familiar subjects of Os ing the microphone from a rope sus- While creativity knows no In 1948, Dudley introduced the through the vocal corda, and then and ears. pended from the ceiling. Jimi Hen- bounds, technology was far more voender to Werner Meyer -Eppler, a from the mouth and nasal cavity to The Beatles, arguably the most drix, with engineer Eddie Kramer, limited in the '60s than it is today. physicist and director of the Institute (Continued on page 93)

88 www.blllboard.COm BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30, 2000 www.americanradiohistory.com DO VOCAL EFFECTS GO TOO FAR? ,,,,,ed firo m. preceding page) among the more controversial unfair to criticize an artist that's made ability to seduce the ramera. and get across as much as they can there's anything wrong with that:' gmes ending the vocal-process- to look tike a dancer in a videt then gets 'ThereénoqueoUonthatUúngs have without abunch of machines." "I ultimately think that technology hgdtilemma. What happens when an onstage and has two left feet, right? I ehaoagat,"says KaWro "Becauseofthe "It's tike anything else. You want to will help us move forward!," says atilt who has little vocal talent gar - don't think the audience gives a shit if videoage, lookshave bemmeoftann.- push all the buttons on any new tool," Thomas "Kan depends on how we use oas a hit single and then has to take the ...are perfect, A concert leases- dons importance in the marketingand Serietic says "With that perhaps omen it Thera are so many more aspects to or her act to the people? off scenario, so it doean' mater. But on sellingofanewa Kist_ Itbdifficulttofoal arse, but that happens withany new achieving longevity in this business There's nothing worse than to go to a CD, where it's repeated listens, the the looks, the perfect baly,t eincmtible toy. You hear it in hit songs, and in some than coming out the gate strong. Tech- nahow and be nervounf the singer the audience expects pert etion" every single aspect;ct those types ways it defines an era. I don't think nology is just the stating point." whole time," says singer/songwriter/ 'This in a video- and computer -ori- are feww arai far between. But it's what producer and Grammy winner Clint ented generation, where kids go to we wake up to search out every day." Bark "I feel emthy, which is worse movies and theme parks, and they're "At the root level, labels are defi- due what it's doing to my eats I think knocked out," gays Brad Wavra, VP of nitely lookingfora great song with a fiat's true for any Fan. For the artist, if SFX Touring, which handled shows great hook That's the first instinct in you risk lasing butts in those seats next thisyenr for artists ranging from Tina signing an artist," says Hector. "But I lien you dome to town, you may risk Turner and Godsmack to 'N Sync, have to say, it doesn't hurt to be video- newsline . . . your career to the point whew it's not Backstreet Boys, Cher, and Korn ready That's the reality of the times Kahle to hi t the end anymore. You dint 'They need to be dazzledoptiealy and that we live in, unfortunately." lave to be perfect, but it takes rmae than acoustically at a live music show They 'Technology has raised the bar of JAII BASSIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER Milt Hinton died Dec. 19 in Queens, AAym'vegot tohavethe musicinyvu." need to see it and feel it." expectation to near perfecion, "offers N.Y., after a long hospitalization. He was 90. Hinton was featured in Cab And ifapert rrerdeeant,itrsnspe8 "Acts of all generations are using Steve Leeds, senior VP of promotion Calloway's group for IS years and recorded with Louis Armstrong, Bing trouble for the individual who's bomb - the technology available in order to for Universal Records. "Would Bob Crosby, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, and others. mgonstage. According to Atlantic Rec- create the greatest show possible, Dylan get a recording deal today with His photos ofjazzmen were compiled in two collections. cars MORRIS ords executive VP /GM Ron Shapiro, from robotics and lasers to vocal tech - his unique voice? Would the Beatles "Frame psychological point of view, by nologtes,"edds Bruce Kapp, executive be considered worthy? PEDRO CALVO, the charismatic, fedora -sporting lead singer of Grammy - the time an artist reaches the stage, VP of SFX lburing.'4t seems to give "Society as a whole has gotten to a Award winning Cuban salsa band Los Van Van, has left the group. The they've ;beady foundwmesuae,and kids the beat of both worlds." point where it holds its heroes and fib- year-old Calvo will reportedly join the seasoned stars of the Buena entertainers in such high regard," he Vista Social Club. Los Van Van played without Calvo for the first time adds. "Men have to be like Chippen- the weekend of Dec. 16 in a small Havana nightclub, where they per- dales madwomen like Playboy models. formed a typical set fronted by the band's two other lead vocalists, May - Now with studio technology, it's put ito Rivera anal Roberto Fernandez. IBM CANTOR enormous pressure on singers." NASHVILLE -BASED MUSIC PIMUSHER Albert E. Brumley & Sons claims that A VISUAL WORLD Sony Music Entertainment has made unauthorized use of its gospel clas- 'Decades ago,when this businessgot sic "I'll Fly Away" on "Fly," the multimillion -selling Dixie Chicks album really huge in popular culture, people (Monument/Sony). Accenting to a suit filed Dec. 18 in U.S. District Court would lay around their houses and let in Joplin, Mo., the song is part of a track called "Sin Wagon." The pub- their imaginations go wild while they lisher says the song was composed in 1929 by Brundey and published in played osmoets," says Shapiro. "I'm not 1932, which will keep it in copyright for some 30 more years. In the past, gningmsaywhetherits rightor wrong, the publisher has said it has had to remind the industry at times that the but television and the computer are so song, considered by many to be in the public domain, is a protected copy- mARX BOPMN important today that everything visual right. In the past 10 years alone, the company says, it has licensed the has gained importance. Our business song more than 1,000 times Over the years it has been recorded by Elvis their own perception of their skills has "Ifldds are mmingawayf omashow now has to search out larger-than-life Presley, Johnny Cash, George Jones, and the Boston Pops, among oth- often changed. They may refuse to see screaming and saying it's the best .right entertainers, as opposed to just an ers. Sony Music Entertainment had no comment. me LoClrtxsN that their vocal talent is limited-and of their lives, I don't think it's cheating," extraordinary voice." that tun be areal challenge. Kallman says. "Kids and their parents Adds Black, 'There's only one thing EMI RECORDED MUSIC said Dec. 21 that total global shipments of the Bea- 'Then there are those that do see it are paying money to be entertained. that's important to a record company tles' anthology had exceeded 18 million in the five weeks since its and realize that the only any they can Pure vocal performance is not the single selling little plastic discs. There are peo- release Now 13. The company said the album had been certified platinum connect to their audience is by dancing ingredient. It's nwwahoutgettingtheir ple within every label that have more than 100 times in 30 countries around the world. EMI also noted or not wearing clothes," he continues. adwnalin slowing Iran heirg wowed by tremendous passion for the music or that the album, a collection of the group's 27 No. l hits, had been selling Taticularly with young artists, that's seeing Billie Holiday sing masterfully." particular artist ,but the company itself at the rate of nearly six albums a second. lledisturbingpart iltdoeun't help that "Usually by the time someone gas has a goat If Carrot Map makes awise- in this business, artists are surround- to see an actlive, they Iowa sorgm'two cackthat sells a million records, he'd be MUSICMAIIERCOM'S largest shareholder is requesting that the online cus- at by people who tell them that they and adore the artet,"Cat ako adds.'The one of their tvorite people in the wodd. tom- compilation retailer shut down its operations and redeploy Us capi- were fine when they weren't" boy bands and young females am just That's just a fart. It's capitalism." tal to preserve shareholder value. BCG Strategic Investors-which as much about the look and style; it's Evmso,rosomce vastraclytoacrnit recently acquired EMI's stake in Mush: maker for $3 million and now holds A HELPING HAND ONSTAGE fashion fast, not the musk, tied with that he or she would deliberately sign a 38.4% of the company's outstanding stock- disclosed the request in doc- As a faux tonie, one technique things Ike how cute they are, how they musk couldn't hold atune. uments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The invest- that's gaining popularity is the use of dance, whether they're on [MTV's "We're a business, and we have to ment group is also requesting control of three seats on Musìcmakers vocal processing onstage, where a 'Thal Request Live 7, and how funny find artists that are competitive and can board of directors, two of which were vacated by EMI. BRIAN unman' mediocre singer will not only use and cool they were on the show" get through to people," says Will backing tracks to sing over -an In fact, notes Cavallo, Hollywood Botwin,Cahnnbia Records Group exee- EMUSIC.COM and some of its label partners have filed a copyright-infringe- already common practice -but will Records boy band BBMak, which utive VRGM.'BUtwe would neversign ment lawsuit against MP3.com for the allegedly improper inclusion and lead with an enhanced live vocal. scored a top 16 hit this year with 'Back somebody because technology can make use of the companies recordings on the MyMP3.com streaming service. Black disparages the practice as a lom Here," actually drew critical raves them sound good or different from who Like suits filed earlier this year by the major labels, this action-filed ing ptnpaitim, eaying, "Ifyou use pitch because it broke from the image of they are. It's used to enhance and ampli- recently in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York - mnectionin a live setting, you're basi- many youth -oriented aces by demon- fy talent that's already there." claims that MÍ3.csm "willfully infringed" upon copyrights controlled by cally waiting out your melody note for stratinga keen abilitytosinglive, play "Ifa singer is really lad, no amount Redwood City, Calif.-based EMusie.com and the labels, which include note, and you've got to stick with it instruments, and write and produce. of technology is going to make them Fuel 2000, SpinART Inc., Fearless Records, and Invisible Records. EMu- cry ti me. If you want to race or lower "W hear it over and over again," he good," Lund eddy 'Vocal processing is sic, which claims to have exclusive rights to digitally distribute the mate- ante armake anylaind ofdrangeinthe nays. "We realized when we sighed the icing on the cake -it's not the cake. rial, has not determined the number of copyrights allegedly violated. The way you sing a song, you cant I would band that we'd actually be able to pew That's whyR §a necessityforany poten- suit seeks statutory damages of $150,000 per infringement, legal fees , and one that as a prison for any artist" mote the f let that they're the real thing. tial artist to eome to the office and sing an injunction prohibiting MP3.com tam operating MyMP3.com while the But opinions are nearly unanimous It's amazing how the industry and the a cappella. That's how we signed Brit - service carries the allegedly infringed copyrights. was aesuoaa that if a targeted audience leaves a publicrallied and mane back to us with ney. She had a horrible demo, and we concert event satisfied, then vocal that. It seemed to surprise people brought her in to hear her sing live. It THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSN. (CMA) will induct 10 new Country Music Hall of prowess is less important than the certainly wasn't the song she had a Fame members to coincide with the opening of the new Country Music while of the experience. This particu- THE TOTAL PACKAGE great tone to her voice." Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville in mid-May. While the larly holds true for younger artists The ultinwte impart ofthe total-pado- new inductees have notyet been selected, they will be chosen from among whose voices haven't matured, where age mentah'ty is that artists are no longer AN ONGOING DEBATE those who have been final nominees for the Hall of Fame at least three the concert becomes a spectacle of signed on the basis of vocal ability- The debate over vocal potency vs. times. This years special inductions will be in addition tothe regular induc- tight, costumes, sets, dancers, sound, which has been true since the dawn of processing a not likely to be settled any- tions of one performer and one non -performer during the awards show. and, somewhere in the mix, singing. MTV two decades ago. These days, time soon As timeallows forthe rollout Selection is dame by an anonymous panel of mow Urn: 300 electors appoint- 'Onstage, I think that every artist is when a potential artist steps before the' of mow innovative vocal enhancements, ed by the CMA board of directors. The 10 new members will be formally judged on the full package," says Steve A&R team at a label, it's about every - their use still remains a choice. inducted during ceremonies timed to coincide with the spring opening of Lunt, VPofpopA&RforJive Recods, thin gtombody typ e and personality to "Good singers will never want to rot the museum, which is operated by the Country Music Foundation. There whose stable includes 'N Sync, Britncy the strength of the songs on theirdemo, corners," Marx says. `They want to are currently 74 members of the Hall of Fame. MMUS eeaex Spears, and Backstreet Boys. "It's similarity to other popular aMe,andthe take that four minutes and 30 da el[BOARD DECEMBER 00, 2000 www.billboard.cam 89 www.americanradiohistory.com EVEN AFTER 40 YEARS, GARAGE ROCK IS STILL ROARING (Continued from page 5) thanks to tinkering, tune -ups, and gins, never really disappeared. Still, viable garage rock enjoys just finished three laps of the coun- What may have been "guy carloads of reissue treasures, the "It's always been there, but it's "very little" support at radio and try and went from playing to three music" then "ain't just guy music music these bands made continues no longer a tiny niche. [It's] retail, notes Weiss, "other than ran- or four people at some gigs in May notes Irwin. Nor is garage to enjoy a strong following and to groundswelled to the point where dom college radio programming, to headlining rooms on the West rock solely an American institution steadily influence musicians today. it influences contemporary music to maybe another W or two every Coast that we couldn't even get a any more. Gregg Kostelich, head of Labels like Rhino Records, Sun- amazing degree," says Irwin. now and then who loves this stuff, date in six months earlier," he says. Pittsburgh's Get Hip garage -rock dazed Music, ROIR Records, Ace Every" time I walk by my teenage and scattered specialty shops. You "But we always play fora group of label and distributor and guitarist Records, Cavestomp! Records, daughter's bedroom and hear what go to a Tower [Records store] and people in a city who knows every- for the label's group the Cynics, was Norton Records, Telstar Records, she's listening to, f pause and count e a lot of this music lumped into "else in the last city we were just surprised to draw 5,000 people dur- Bomp! Records, Estrus Records, the influences: 'Boy! That electric the oldies section, but that goes in. So there's a real community." ing the band's recent tour of Spain. Hillsdale Records, Dionysus piano sounds like the Seeds! Oh, against the grain of what I feel it is. Characterizing the musicians' side Fans from around the world attend- Records, Spinout, and Get Hip man! I know where that guitar Think of oldies and you think of the of this community,James adds that ed the Cynics appearance at the Recordings steadily churn out both sound came from: It sounds like an Chiffons and the Four Seasons. garage rock encompasses both "the Las Vegas Grind last July as well. vintage garage -rock reissues and Ed Cobb the Standells, Chocolate They're cool, but they're not the original '60s American teenagers in Weiss points out that there ]s a product from noteworthy new Watch Band] production!' Seeds, which is garage and deserv- their parents' garages responding to huge international mail-order busi- groups like the Mooney Suzuki, the "If you put on a record like ing of its own category and rack, the British invasion with more ness for Cavestomp! product, and Greenhorns, the Embrooks, the [1965's] 'Steppin' Out' by Paul Re- because it's certainly not oldies enthusiasm than musical proficien- Alec Palao, reissue producer for Cynics, and the Swingín' Neck - vere, you hear a plethora of sounds music." cy and music that was immediately England's Ace label, also sees breakers. Garage -rock festivals like that pervade modern music: fuzz Whatever it is, garage rock is inspired by [those teenagers garage heavy overseas interest in the New York's Cavestomp!, the Las guitar, pulverizing bass, organ, and "super-popular now," according to rock, namely] the proto-punk of the genre. Vegas Grind, and Detroit's Gutter - most important of all, the trash - Miriam Linna, co -owner of New Stooges and the MC5 and the punk "There's a devoted audience feat draw thousands of fans, while talking snot- nosed, ad- libbed York-based Norton Records, home rockers of the '70s." around the world who hears the venues like the Spy Lounge in New magic in garage rock and stays with York's Windows on the World atop it," says Palao, an "ultimate the World Trade Center hold regu- groupie" who now lives in Califor- lar dance parties catering to nia's Bay Area, where he plays bass garage -rock enthusiasts. with vintage garage groups that he Indeed, Jon Weiss, founder of including the Beau Brum- Cavestomp! Records and the annu- mein and Chocolate Watch Band. al three -day Cavestomp! festival of "Younger people from other coun- garage -rock bands, speaks of a ver- tries, like me, who don't have nos- itable garage -rock community. The talgia for it from being played at fourth Cavestomp! took place last their high school prom or what have month, featuring heroic garage you, are still able to recognize the bands Blues Magoos, the Beau rush and joy of discovering it, with- Brumtneis, the Troggs, and Syndi- out any of the cynicism." cate Of Sound, as well as such Palao, who has currently em- young descendants as the barked on a major garage band Embrocate and the Monises. reissue program for Ace, including "It's not only about the making a "Northwest Battle Of The Bands" and selling of garage music, but series featuring groups like the about interacting with its very loyal Sonics and the Live Five and a audience," says Weiss. 'That's what "Nuggets Of The Golden State" the festival has always been about: series dedicated to Bay Area staging a gathering of the people groups, is among many who credit who love this music and its way of vocals of Mark Lindsay," he adds. of such classic '60s garage rockers Likewise, Todd Abramson, head the legendary "Nuggets" compila- life and celebrating it with rue per- Listen to a successful contempo- as suburban Cleveland's Alarm of the Hoboken, NJ. -based Telstar tion for sparking his interest in formances by the original pioneers rary group like Smash mouth, con- Clocks, Iggy Pop's pre -Stooges Records, observes that the best of the sound and scene. And we're tinues Irwin, and "you can certain- garage band the Iguanas, and key contemporary garage groups, such g "Like a lot of people, I'm a late - seeing a more diverse audience ' ly trace the sounds of the Fender Pacific Northwestern garage bands as his label's principal garage band 30s child of punk rock," he says. each time that's not as staunchly Jazzmaaters, Teiaco guitars [a the Sonics and the Wailers. "Great the Swingin' Neckbreakers, 'take "But what blew me away more than garage but spilling over and pick- cheap '60s department store - rock'ri roll never dies. It's just that influences from a variety of sources: punk rock was hearing the 'Nug- ing up fans from the whole alterna- bought Japanese instrument], and this stuff wasn't available no readi- '60s U.S. garage banda and British gets' album when I was 15, which tive scene." Vox Continental organs. But even ly, and now a lot of labels are put- mod bands, but also the '50s R &B changed my life. I'd found the ulti- Eddie Angel, guitarist of former more interesting is the whole next ting out cool stuff on vinyl and 45s and blues bands that influenced mate music." Upstart /Rounder instrumental layer dews of bands like the those bands, se well as the '70s ' Rhino, notes Stewart, is now group Los Strait Jackets, and his Chesterfield Kings, the Moviees, [do- it- yourself] school of doing a sequel consisting of Eng- wife, Melanie, are owners of the the Swingin' Neckbreakers-all C/BSTOMP! 2000 punk." lish- language garage rock of the lgtrevu:nr :. s vs r.;vsi Nashville -based Spinout garage/ those groups who are really car- Irwin also notes the "melt- same era from countries outside the what consti- The initial box, he says, sold rockebilly/surPwestern awing label rying the torch. With the success -.till., tar., SUN. ing pot" aspect of U.S. and promoters of the Las Vegas of events like Cavestomp! and N0.3-45 tutes garage rock today. four times the label's projections, Grind festival. He also notes that Las Vegas Grind -and the TESTBETH T.'1°:111: "There are 30 -40 types of "not because it was purchased by the garage sound attracts a wide amount of music we cell -it's no things lumped as 'garage' now: fans of the original two-LP set or variety of listeners. longer a cult thing." everything from bands influ- nostalgia'60s collectors, but by a lot "You got to seek it out, that's all," Sundazed sells well beyond Me BLUES MANUS enced by folk /rock like the of kids into cutting-edge and alter- says Angel, "but at the Spy the oldies market, Irwin notes. Byrds and the Beau Brum- native music and press. Radio also Lounge -where Los Strait Jackets "We market to the 18- to 36- mels, to Northwest groups picked up on it because it fit right played and where my garage band year-old audience, and make no like the Kingsmen, Sonics, alongside what's going on." the Neanderthals is booked -it's a mistake, these people buy Wailers, and Raiders, to Such music now fits in, too, with completely mixed crowd: touriste Chocolate Watch Band, Paul groups influenced by Tbx-Mex more established labels. Cary from the [Trade Center's attached Revere & the Raiders, and other like the Thirteenth Floor Ele- Mansfield, VP of catalog A &R for hotel] Marriott who don't know wonderful '60e garage records," vators, to the L.A. Sunset Universal-distributed Varèse Sara- what they're getting into, Wall he says. Strip/go-go sound of the Seeds bande, has just released a pair of Street partyers, and hipster fans of While Sundazed reissue titles and Standells, to Michigan's ? Cavestomp! titles featuring the music. And everybody's having have sold as many as 100,000 ,,:.mrnuwsiNCErzi'vvrii , & the Mysteriana and Mitch "Nuggets" -represented bands the a blast." copies, Irwin says, "in the world oanmaveaan Ryder." Standells ('Ban This! Live From New interest in the venerable of '60e reissues, 20,000- 30,000 iiáál Such '60a music, adds Cavestomp!"and the Monks ( "Let's genre aside, Sundazed Music pres- [sold] aren't uncommon, but [we To.ar¢ r, iree mRme Rhinos senior VP of A &R Start A Beat! Live From ident Beh Irwin, whose label has also sell] in the 5,000- 10,000 Gary Stewart, may well be Cavestomp!") through his label's reissued such vintage garage rock- range. But our confidence in this marked by "Farfisa [organs], Varèse Vintage imprint, which fea- ers as Paul Revere & the Raiders, type of music is well -founded by Rickenbacker[guitars], Beat- tures new or live recordings by Syndicate Of Sound, the Shadows the simple fact that we license from as well as CD," she says. les affectations, Who power chords, original vintage acts. Of Knight, Music Machine, and the the major labels, so we have to step Sammy James Jr., vocalist and and Stones snarls. But underneath "I can't imagine anybody listen- Beau Brummels, along with con- up to the plate and give them a rhythm guitarist for New York's it all is the raw and unrefined urge ing to the Standells' live album and temporary product by the Moviees guarantee. So the genre is certain- highly regarded Estrus Recorde to get something out," he says, not thinking it's from 1966," says and the Chesterfield Kings, notes ly viable -which isn't to say that if contemporary garage quartet the "which is what every great under- Mansfield of the 1999 recording. "It that the music, while an under- it wasn't we wouldn't still be doing Mooney Suzuki, echoes Weise in also ground alternative movement in really captures the essence of the ground phenomenon since its ori- it, because we love it." sensing a growth in the genre. "We rock'n'roll is about." (Continued on neat page)

90 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBEn ao. 2000 www.americanradiohistory.com SOUNDBUZZ, BMG PACT (Conliauedfront page 14) The deal with BMG follows a sim- al brand marketing companies have found that one in three households music publishing deal with BMG Lahari Medie (India), Viva Records Iarone with EMI in October. been "enthusiastic-the potential is has Internet access and that Aus- Music Publishing. (Philippines), Pony Canyon (Me- BMG Entertainment Asia -Pacific definitely here for this market" tralia has the fourth -lowest Internet Sarronwalla says Soundbuzz is laysia)and Life Records (Singapore). senior VP Michael Smellie says the Estimates by Forrester Research coats for member nations of the getting 2 million page views a Soundbuzz currently has local label plans to release some 2,500 and IBC Research project that 25% Organziation for Economic Cooper- month. "We expect that traffic to go offices in eight countries in the titles through Soundbuzz following of all music sales will be online by ation and Development. up by a factor, maybe four or five region, with the notable exceptions the E-toiler's launch of its commer- the year 2002, and a significant por- Earlier this year, Soundbuzz and within the next three to six months," of South Korea and Japan. Ser- cial download service, which Sar- tion will be digital downloads. A BMG cooperated in the Project Zeus he predicts. says Soundburx is holding ronwalla says should take place by study by the Australian Communi- digital-download trial, and in Octo- Asian labels that Soundbuzz has diwallascussions with potential joint -ven- Jan. 1. Titles offered will be split cations Authority Moiled this month ber the F.- toiler signed an online signed distribution deals with include ture gathers in those two territories. 50/50 between local Asian and international repertoire, according to Stadia, who says the deal is the first BMG FINLAND TESTS MOB ILE NET STRATEGIES in a es the label envisions with (Cantirened from page thin( -party online digital retailers in (4) the Asia -Pacific region. based marketing manager Kimmo fans. The Westlife album has now Fans with a Kent logo on their 20 when it was released." Smellie says that the Web sites of Valtanen. "The profit in this seg- mld [nearly] 10,000 copies, and 25% mobile phone were offered a $2 dis- Valtanen says, "We need to get BMG affiliates in the region will be ment is around 35 cents -mound SO of that number have entered the count if they purchased 'BSidur 95- consumers accustomed to this phe- linked to the corresponding Sound- times more than the profits on ring- competition on the Web. We have 00" at the Free Record Shop chain. nomenon, to teach them how they buzz site to facilitate the purchase of ing tones. We don't pay for the tech - gained valuable data on the fans." Valtanen says, "25% of purchases can get added value by using their BMG tracks. nology-we just share the profita. He adds, "We didn't have a tele- were bought using this reduction." phones. So when the new technolo- 'They will effectively be market- It's important that we are active and vision campaign for Westlife bemuse To date, he says, the B-sides compi- gy with superior sound quality ing partnerships on a local, country- taking our slice of the cake." we w.ted to see how a new kind of lation has sold around 4,000 or 5,000 arrives, consumers will be ready for by- country basis," Smellie says. In the individual campaigns for campaign reaches consumers. Both copies. "It went straight into the top Soundbuzz will sell BMG tracks in Westlife's "Coast To Coast" and the Westlife and Ramazzotti cam- the 10 Asia- Pacific territories, Ramazzotti's "Stilelibero," Bon- paigns have been attempts to find stretching from Japan to Australia, are able to entera competi- new ways ofreachingthe consumer. where the E- toiler has local -lan- tioners, while also leaving a mobile And we have succeeded in creating guage sites. Individual tracks will be phone number and an E -mail ad- a buzz for these albums." Raumzrot- priced at the local- currency equiva- dress if they're interested in receiv- ti has sold around 20,000 units in Song Corp. Launches Foreplay lent of between 51 and $3. ing further information about the Finland to date, according to BMG. Disc Soundbuzzs Australian opera- artists. BMG is working with Radio- Also, a Web site for Kent, the Lets Consumers Sample Music tions won't launch until and of Jan- Iinja, Finland's second-largest mo- Swedish rock band that recently BY LARRY LeBLANC ers were the genesis of this idea I fig- uary, nays its managing director, bile phone network, for the Westlife released "B -Sidor 95 -00," can be TORONTO-In a cooperative ven- ured the best marketing tool for the Andrew Hoppe. The Sydney office and Ramaaeotti campaigns. accessed through Click2Mmiefi. ture with Micr.oft Canada and San record was the music itself. I know if will have a staff of six and be respon- Upon entering the Westlife site on In addition to the usual home page Franetsmbased digital rights man- we can get the album into peoples' sible for local marketing and CBck2Music.fi, a free SMS message material, ring tones derived from agement service Reaper= Systems, hands, we will convert them to be big alliances with local media and online can be sent to a fiend by using 76 of Kent's music and band -specific Canadian entertainment company fims." partnerships. the total 160 available letters. The mobile phone logos can be down- SongCorp. will launch. interactive "It's kind of a convoluted process," "The success of any online ven- rest of the message includes instruc- loaded. "We held a release party application called Foreplay Dise, saysJason Snidemws, VPoftheSam ture is the creation of a community tions for the recipients on how they here recently for their album, and which allows consumers to play an the Record chain, which has 56 stores and a presence that is exciting can participate as well. For Ramaz- entrance was free if you had a Kent entire album four tines before they nationally. "We havent decided if we enough for people to come back to," zotti competition participants, a text logo on your mobile phone," says purchase it are going to participate yet." says Hoppe, "And you don't create message is sent to a central server Valtanen. "Twenty -five percent of The Foreplay Disc, which is now "It does sound convoluted," says that with buying huge slabs of tra- ate cost of 75 cents. the guests had downloaded a logo." being solicited to major Canadian Tm Baker, buyer with Sunrise Rec- ditiimal media advertising." He adds Says Valtanen, "We are very sat- BMG is working on the Kent cam- retail accounts with E- commerce ords, which has 32 stores in Ontario. that negotiations so far with record isfied with the campaign results. It paign with Finland's largest mobile capability, will have a list price of "Os the fare of it, they are asking con - companies, media players, and glob- has been a unique may of reaching phone operator, Sonera. $3.99 Carwrtian ($:61). It requires the ers to buy something that they use of a PC computer with Microsoft dont know anything about, and then Windows 98 and Windows Media to decide to buy the album." Player 7, m well as an Internet con- (,lr camters,seymg,'W'eetry- EVEN AFTER 40 YEARS, GA RAGE ROCK IS STILL ROARING nection. i gto get by the tyranny of radio and (Continuedfrom preceding page) The Foreplay Disc has the same video [airplay], unenriched musical way the group sounded back in the become a more coherent package, laboration on a forthcoming Los physical music - 00s dwracteriatio as a standard experiences, and high-risk pur when it was really instinctual and Strait Jackets "duets" album has CD. What differentiates it from a chasm" Varèse Vintage now looks to put unconscious." led to talk of a full album project music CD is its packaging and that, All of the software necessary for out live sets from the Troggs and Noting his "long history of with the instrumental group. unless it is specifically prrgmrnmed the operation of the Foreplay Disc is the Beau Brummels from this garage rocking," Kaye is well-posi- "I'm pulling 50 real hard, so to do otherwise, it cannot be played included and embedded in the disc year's Cavestomp! fest. "It's great, tioned to confirm the genre's con- maybe it's my second childhood," on a standard CD player. Some discs, itself. Microsoft Windows Mmta tech- because in addition to all the little tinued vitality. - says Lindsay, whose gigging with however, may feature one or two nology pmvidesathe platform, format, mom -and-pop shops, Varese gets us "Like any genre whose guiding the Chesterfield Kings helped tracks that are playable on CD play- and software encryption. Reciprocal into all the big chains," says Weiss. definitions were created more than rekindle his interest in his own ers and are not limited to four plays. Systems provides the digital rights "I gotta do a double -take when I three decades ago, there's more of career as a garage -rock god. "Now The fast album to be released as a management process that facilitates see the live Monks album in Tower." sae of tribute and revival rather I'm running six miles every other Foreplay Disc will be "Digitally the limited -play function and, if the Weiss adds that a similar deal than inventive inspiration," Kaye day and doing 50-75 dates a year as Organic," the debut of Toronto band consumer ro chooses, unlocks it with ROIR Records is now in the asserts. Mark Lindsay. I really started the Pocket Dwellers on the Song Onee the Foreplay Dise is put into works for a live Chocolate Watch "But as long as people learn how going back out 12 years ago after Corp.-affiliated Song Recordings a amputer and an Internet link is Band disc, from its 1999 to play those three chords on their hosting an oldies show, but the big label in early February. Itwill be fol- marte, the user then has the options Cavestomp! performance. "It's like guitars-or any other handy instru- turning point was when I heard lowed shortly afterward by Song to play music, view a photo gallery, 'Night Of The Living Dead' with ments --the guiding principle is still Kurt Coban and 'Smells Like Teen Recording releases by such acts as link to the artist's home page, or view these bands," he says. "They're there," he adds. '"It- me, it's one of Spirit': The gutsy, primal stuff was Maestro, Grapes Of Wrath, and the purchase options back from the grave." those impulses that removes itself back! So hats off to the new gener- Special Guests. When the consumer has used up Emceeing this year's Cavestomp! from time and space: The essence of ation, because without that hor- "Foreplay Disc ha s the potential to the four plays, the Foreplay Dise was Patti Smith Group's guitarist desire and search for identity that mone-fueled angst or rebellion be ahharbinger of a new business automaticallydirects the corwmaer to Lenny Kaye, who is also the drives people to the American against the machine or whatever it model,"claainwSmgCorp.CEO Allan screen with the option to either pur- estimable compiler of the original garage is one of the mainstays of is, muse would be may too safe. Gregg, who came up with the con- chase a regular version of the CD "Nuggets" set. how the musk keeps regenerating "Sitting in with the Chesterfield cept "It gives the muse indushy the from a retailer Web site at full list "One thing I tried to do was go itself, whether it's done with turnta- Kings was like playing with the prospect of moving to a pay-for -play price, minus $3.99 Canadian, or to for great listening experiences as bles and sequencers, as it is today, early Raiders and just beating the regime. Consumers can either spend unlock the liutited -play feature on the opposed to an academic A to Z of or back then with electric guitars shit out of everything," Lindsay $20 [Canadian, ($13.10)] on the Foreplay Diae he or she =early owns what constituted garage rock" says and the newly invented fuzz tone." says. "It had that same intensity. assumption that [the album] they are at $9.99 Canadian ($6.54). (Even Kaye. "Of course, a lot of it was only And bringing the music back full That usually doesn't last in bands buying is good, or they can buy five unlocked, the Foreplay Dise can be 5 years old when I put it together, circle is none other than Lindsay, because they break up or get slick Foreplay Dias forthe s-ame prim, lis- played only on a computer.) Con- to I was just grouping a lot of Paul Revere & the Raiders' lead and lose the indefinable graininess, ten to them in their entirety, and then sumers may also purchase the regu- records together that seemed to singer, who recorded last year with that' fuck you!' Without the 'fuck make a deice whether they want to lar version of the CD from retail have a common thread, yet were the Chesterfield Kings (he per- you,' you can't have garage rock- buy them." direct with an office $2 Canadian wildly different from each other. formed with them at 1998's because if you think folks like you, Adds Gregg, 'The Packet Dwell- ($121) coupon provided. 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Bush. ect. "It remains to he seen what will Bracy believes the congressional jibes with the organization's con - services. Kennard spent a lot of time and happen, and there are going to be option is a real possibility. "A vast iendon that signal interference was "This is the practical, rational political capital lobbying for LPFM, some great LPFM stations that will majority of representativesin Con- the central issue -not new comps- way to achieve the laudable goal of and many view the bill's passage as show this is a fabulous idea that was gress haven't taken a full look at lion. "NAB's central concern was compatibility between existing more of a referendum on him than killed by some big power- mongers this issue, and when they do, they'll the harm it would cause listeners," public radio stations and the new, LPFM. "A lot of the opposition on that were afraid to let the little guy understand that the technology will says Fritts. "The compromise low -power service," the pair said in the Hill was less about the issue and even whisper in the public com- work, and these stations will create allows LPFM to go forward while a statement. more about Chairman Kennard," mons:' a real, tangible benefit." minimidng for millions The big loser in the LPFM says Low Power Coalition director Bracy agrees. "Key leaders in The 107th Congress will be a dif- of radio listeners." debate was FCC Chairman William Michael Bracy. Kennard declined to powerful positions were able to ferent creature, says Bracy, noting NPR, which operates a number of advance the interest of an organi- that a number of LPFM opponents radio reading services for the blind, zation like the NAB. It's simply either lost their seats or retired, was also among the bill's backers. inside-Washington politics." Both including Sen. Rod Grams, R-Minn., THE PROGRESSION OF EFFECTS NPR president/CEO Kevin Klos, he and Leanea point to the decades - who sponsored the bill in the Sen- f Coalman' _tram /,aye N8) old friendship between Fritts and ate. "There's going to be a clean sounds. or solo instruments. TC Immnatorby Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott start in 2001, and we'll start from fThe signal from an amplifier's TC Electronic and Pitch Doctor by LPFM activists have two options scratch," vows Bracy. AMERICAN MUSIC speaker is sent to the of Wave Mechanics are other software- (Continuedfrom page 12) output input the Talk Box via cable; the output of based systems for fixing out-of-tune overlooked or unchosen recordings the Talk Box is connected to a speak- notes, that the 2,000 voters may feel should er cabinet. A tube, emanating from The possibilities for manipulation be among the 365 winners, with omen the Talk Box, is placed alongside a of sound are seemingly limitless. at the end for five write -in choices. microphone so tint it fits in the mouth Beyond pitch correction, many tools 'M1Ve're starting with that number; ' The Talk Box replaces air from the exist for the creation of entirely new says Susan Jenkins, RIAA VP of lungs with the sound of a guitar, cre- sounds. GEM Tools (made by 1101100 marketing. 'The concept made sense: ating a hybrid sound of words and Groupe de Recherehes Musicales de a song a day. But we envision (bat musical notes. l'Institut National de l'Audiovisuel) once the program gets going, we is a net of eight plug -ins for Pro SPOTLIGHT muid add songs." COMPUTES PNIXJFE61HON Tools, allowing composers and sound Jenkins says the teaching tools will Meanwhile, the computer's prolif- designers to create new timbres, focus on how music is se integral part eration in the recording studio has build layered timbres, create by Silvio Pietroluongo of America's social, cultural, and Irobt- affected every aspectof that environ- phasers and Bangers, rearrange p ia fabric. Jenkins says the germ of ment. Today, digital recording and audio fragments to create new 'BREATHE' IT IN: Gym] are anything like me, by this time you have the idea came from an offhand com- editing is the norm; aproject thatdc. sounds, add reverb and depth to already thumbed through our "Y In Music" special section and digest- ment by President Clinton to Bill not employ a digital audio workstation sounds, and more. PurePitch, by ed all the winners in the dozens of categories listed. A question a chart Ivey, NEA chairman and former at some point is increasingly rare. Wave Mechanics, enables not just enthusiastmight ask about Faith Hills "Breathe" (Warner Bros.), the No. president of the Country Musk Assn., Pitch correction is also a common pitch alteration but creation of har- 1 Billboard Hot 100 Single of 2000, is, How could asongthat never reached after a jazz concert at the White task: Among Pro Tools' many third - mony parts from a lead vocal or the pinnacle during the year end up as the No. 1 overall song? As noted in House. (Ivey was unavailable for party plug -ins, AutoTLne by Antares instrument or the addition of vibra- Fred Bronson's article (pg YE -12), it is not unprecedented, just uncommon. comment.) corrects intonation problems in vocals to to a flat performance. Before Billboard clanged the methodology of most of its charts to Sound - The "Songs OfThe Century" proj- Sranand Broadcast Data Systems detain 1991,yearend rankings were based ect, with its streaming and school- on a syshen that attributed a set amount of points bowed on a title's weekly rank- room components, takes a different No. 1 1110 2,000 1,900 MCM FILES SUIT AGAINST UMVD ing (eg.,a sangontte Hot would get points, No.2 earned tack on the promotion of significant points, ate). While chart longevity was always a factor and has led to lower- (Continued from page 12) and important American music than peaking songs overtakingsongs with higherpDilD,it was usually arlifficult feat, the recently enacted National Sound until street date, instead of the tra- UMVD unevenly enforces its especially for songs in theupperreaches of the chart. Wrth ourcurrent method Recording Preservation Act legksla- ditional Friday before street date, street -date policy, giving Canadi- of adding up each mugs weekly points, instead of basing points on rank, it is h on put forward by NABAB. This which gives wholesalers time to an wholesalers an unfair competi- easier for long-H gsongs with slightlyy lower rantoranks play leapfing. law establishes the first nationwide prepare product for distribution. tive advantage by allowing them In the case oPTSreathe," that song was able to outdistance the competition effort to preserve culturally and his- According to the complaint, on to jump street date. It also alleges byooaaaaingthe most weeks (49)onthe Hot 100during the Irzrtyear(Dec99- torically important recordings and Oct.11 UMVD notified MCM that that UMVD sells product to Cana- Nov 90), most weebo in the top 10 (19), and most week in the top five (15). By creates a national reconling registry the one -stop had violated Univer- dian wholesalers at a cheaper comparison,thesongsthatmnkedNob and No.3f 2000,Sen areh'Stm,t " within the Library of Congress. sal's street date rules by selling an price than U.S. one -stops, allow- and "Maria Maria" ( Arista), respectively, fell short of those totals. "Smooth" A national recording Preservation album by artist Ja Rule early. But ing the foreign wholesalers to talked 40 weeks on the dart, 17 weeks in the rap 10, and 12 weeks in the tap hoard, comprising recording artists, MCM says it protested that viola- undercut U.S. stores. In addition, five, while "Maria" spent 26 weals on dart, 18 weeds in the top 10, and 15 members of Congress, preservation tion, stating that it has abided by the complaint states that the weeks in the top five. So while "Maria" did have the mast weeks at Nu 1(10) archivists, NARAS officials, and the company's street -date rules arrangement between Universal on the Hot 100 during the dart year, the fact that it spentnearly half .many other music industry representatives, and asked for proof. MCM also said and the Canadian wholesalers is on the charta as 'Theatre" hindered its ran for the 2000 crow n will assist the hbrary in the selection that Universal refused to provide restraining competition in New ¡weeks of recordings Nominations will also evidence of MCM'a violation. York. OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: Additional accomplishments be accepted from the public. The complaint argues that In recent months, the availabil- during the 2000 dart year included Madonna's "Music" (Mavericks - ity of cheap Canadian imports of er Bros.) grabbing the one -week high for units scanned on the Hot 100 Sin- new releases before street date gles Sales chart, with 156,234 in the Sept. 16 issue. That same weeleffil sic" has widespread, 100,with CUBA'S INT'L JAll FEST FULL OF INSPIRED PERFORMANCES become so accord- achieved the highest one -week point total for the year on the Hot has Two were No. 1 sales (Continued from page 12) ing to the complaint, that it 23,110. songs tied for most weeks at on the chart forced MCM to reconsider its Christina Agi lera9 "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" (RCA) Antonio Hart, who appeared on the bu (Oscar winner for "Belle plans to double its warehouse and Jessica Simpson§ "I Wanes Love You Forever" (Columbia), both of stage of Havana's National Theater Epoque "), calls "a concert for the space which spent six weeks at the top. with a multinational congregation that " " Calle 64" spotlights In addition to seeking to enjoin On the Hot 100 Airplayehart,AallyahlaTmy Again" (Blackgmund/Vagio) included the Cuban band Irakere, Valdés and his father, Bebo (a Cuban Universal from engaging in such spent the most weeks (nine) at No. 1,while Destiny's Childs "Independent Mathews, and a dozen horn players jase pioneer); the late Tito Puente; business practices, the MCM law- WORM Part I" (Columbia) had the highest one -week audience figure, with 'he meeting point (was simply) that Michel Camilo; and Gato Barbieri, suit seeks $10 million in damages 119.9 minion listeners, in the Noy 25 issue, the foal week of the chart year. musicas a language Din transcend any among others. The film was pre- and $30 million in punitive dam- "Women" would go on to break the all-time airplay record two weeks later differences." sented by Spanish authors and pub- ages. A Universal spokesman with an audience of 1405 million (Hot 100 Spotlight, Billboard, Dec. 9). That was clear during the soulful Ushers' society SGAE, a sponsor of declines to comment. dosing -night jam featuring Nicholas the jazz festival. A frequent sup- Earlier this year, UMVD penal- COLUMNIST'S CHOICE: The following are my personal top five Payton, Valdés, flute player Dave porter of Cuban musical events over ized two wholesalers for jumping songs of 2000. No. 5: Sting Featuring Cheb Mami, "Desert Rose" Valentin, and master conguems Tata the last several years, the SGAE also street date, and this month it sent (Intersmpe); No. 4: Gigi D'Agostino, "I'll Fly With You" (Arista); Guises and Giovanni Hidalgo. Com- sponsored a young composers com- a cease- and -desist letter to Big No. 3: Alice Deejay, "Better Off Alone" (Republic/Universal); No. plementing the week's live shows, petition and appearances by notable Apple, a Bronx, N.Y. -based whole- 2: Lee Ann Womack, "I Hope You Dance" (MCA Nashville/Uni- the festival featured screenings of Spanish players, including pianist saler, telling it to stop selling versal); No. 1: Vertical Horizon, "Everything You Want" (RCA). "Calle 54," a new documentary that Chasm Domingner, during the course Canadian product in the U.S., I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a fabulous 2001! its Spanishdirector, Fernando True- of the festival. according to sources.

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ILIBOARD DECEMBER 30.2000 www.bìllbOBTd.cOm 97 www.americanradiohistory.com BETWEEN THE BULLETS (Continued from page 5) Christmas Eve (24). If you've gotta Attached," managed the once schedule, album sales fell from the early as the summer, the latter in ing 3 Doors Down among those pre- see them, contact our research staff unthinkable SoundScan sum of 2.4 8.1% improvement seen in May to a the fall. Given the fast fade that viously mentioned. at 646 -654 -4633 or via E -mail at million copies during its opener, range of 6 % -7% from June through often happens to youth-driven acts, Those and, with two big weeks left on the August. Even when Thanksgiving there is no guarantee that they will HOME STRETCH: Not only do researcherbillboard.com. charts are also released to sub- calendar, the average total posted brought a 15.6% bump above the reach the heights they sealed this the Beatles remain at No. 1, but scribers of Billboard Information by a chart- topping album is the inseparable 1999 week, albums sold year. Likewise, it is probably safe their "1" also cements its lead with Network and via Billboard.com. highest we've seen in the nine full to date were ahead by less than 5 %. to assume that Eminem's group a 23% sales increase and snags the years that Billboard has utilized A dip two weeks later slowed Greatest Gainer title point -of -sale data. Do all those the pace even more. (up by 153,000 units). SALUTE: I wish you the best the flashy numbers signal a banner If fate had made Charles The distance between holidays have to offer and a won- year for music sales? To quote a ear Dickens a 21st-century trade BETWEEN THE the Fab Four (823,500 derful year in 2001. I must also company's ad campaign, reporter rather than a 19th - units) and Backstreet thank West Coast charts assistant "rentalexactly." century novelist, he might have Boys (566,000 units, up Keith Caulfield, who makes contri- Y -tadate album units- includ- termed the music bizin 2000"a BULLETS 3.5%) grows from 22% butions to this column virtually ing catalog-are 3.4% ahead of this tale of two industries." Admit- last issue to 45% on the every week. But this particular same point in time in 1999, the small- tedly, he wouldn't have had the eat h t G' n j ct d d th racks 1- est that margin has been all year. luxury of his "best of times its momentum and the edgement. With all that noise at the top of the worst of times" paradox. by Geoff Mayfield increases that accom- It was 15 years ago when a eom- chart, one might surely have expect- But, with an many music mer- pany the week before mumcations specialist from Canton, ed alot more growth. No matter whet chants yearning for comp-store project, D -12, will generate fewer Christmas, it is entirely possible Ohio-based retail chain Camelot Music happens during the last two weeks of eases in the shadow of the large numbers than his current solo that "1" will surpass 1 million flew to New York to contemplate leav- the year, it seems certain that 2000 numbers posted each week at the top album achieved this year. copies on next week's unpublished ing a job he liked at a company he will finish with the lowest album gain of the chart, he might have reported, chart. loved to becomean associate edimr at since 1996, when smresstrvgglerl to a 'They were the best of times. They TOP HEAVY: Oh my, The Bill- Rapper Kaibit has this issue's Billboard The prospects were excit- 0.5% increase over prior -year sales. were so times." board 200's summit was indeed tall Hot Shot Debut with 205,000 units ing but a bit daunting, especially fora While the huge weeks enjoyed by Let's hope 2001 will be the year this year. From 1992, the first com- (No. 14), while honorable mention fellow who lard never lived outside of 'N Sync, Eminem (1.76 million), when labels and stores learn how to plete year that Billboard employed goes to Tool, which starts at 95,000 Ohio. Fortunately, one of the people Backstreet Boys (1.6 million), parlay the mega -sellers to the ben- SoundScan data, through 1997, the copies with a boxed net that is part who interviewed me that day was Britney Spears (1.3 million), and efit of other albums. With Internet highest average sum for a No. 1 audio, part video (No. 38). deputy editor Iry Lichtman, who Limp Bizkit (1.05 million) rattled swapping and CD burners chewing album was 267,553, established dur- The Billboard 200 Ionics mighty, exhibited an immediate knack for the loud report of sonic booms, the away at the perimeter, that chal- ing the last of those years (see with each of the top 32 titles exceed- nmkiega stranger feel at home. year more resembled a bottle rock- lenge becomes ever larger. chart, this page). The "Titanic" ing 100,000 unit, but it stood taller Lichtman wraps up hislong tenure et's fast fizzle than the glorious Another daunting challenge of soundtrack and a diverse army of during the comparable 1999 week, been at the clam of this year, and the grandeur of a fireworks display. the coming year is how music big sellers from the likes of Garth when 46 albums surpassed that mark. plats wont be the same without hen. The year, in feet, promised so much stores can improve on a year that Brooks, Dave Matthews Band, We also had more albums at 200,000 Beyond being a strong editor, a mag- more when it began. saw five albums start with million - Master P, Lauryn Hill, and others or a year ago (19, vs. 14 this net for news, a purveyor of quick wit, In almost every single week dur- plus weeks. Just two of the five raised the basin 1998, when the top ue)re and twice as many in the and anincredible ambassador of good ing the first six months, album sales acts in that club -'N Sync and rung averaged 380,017, but that 300,000 -plus club (eight instead of will within the music industry, lry also seeded those of the comparable Spears -will have new albums number looks small compared with four). Thus, album sales are down served us well with incredible people 1999 week. Year-to -date album next year, the former perhaps as this year's crop. Boosted greatly by from the comparable 1999 frame for skills. Like a veteran coach on a cham- units were up by 5.4% at the end of the aforementioned million -plus the second week in a row (see Mar- pionship baseball team, he could January, by 6.2% at the end of Feb- openers by, chronologically, 'N ket Watch, page 100), mirroring the soothe a newsroom made tense by ruary, and -aided by 'N Sync's Average Unit Total Sync, Britney Spears, Eminem, trend reported this quarter by retail- deadline pressure and the occasional huge start-by 7.1% at the close of Limp Bizkit, and Backstreet ers of all types of products. temper tantrum (including someof my March. With Spears and Eminem For No.1 Albums On Boys, the Na. l slot averaged more own), knowing instinctively whether joining the party, each setting ene- than a half a million units in 2000, to R UST NEVER SLEEPS, and to employ humor, warmth, or a firm week records for female and male The Billboard 200 the tune of an astounding 503,990 neither do Billboard's charts, word to improve the moment solo acts in successive weeks, album copies per week. thanks to the nonstop flow of infor- I am tempted to call Iry a mentor units were 8.1% ahead of the prior Year Avg. Units For all that thunder, the growth mation from SoundSean and Broad- but fear that would be more of a com- year's pace by the end of May. 1992 224,430 prior-year sales is just about cast Data Systems. As it has done pliment to me than to him -and I'm From the middle of 1991, when 1993 242,123 ertaincover to be smaller than we've for the last several years, our not so sure that I've earned thatmag- 1994 239,068 The Billboard 200 adopted Sound- seen in recent years. The gain was research department sells charts nitude of tribute. He is certainly an Scan data, through the start of this 1995 236,598 5.9% last year, 11.7% in 1998, and from Billboard's unpublished week, example that anyjournalist or senior year, only three albums had sur- 1996 250,447 6.7% in 1997. which this year reflects activity manager would do well to emulate. passed I million sales in a week. But 1997 267,553 from the tracking period that ends With sincere thanks, I wish him well. even as this year's gaudy chart-top- 1998 380.017 TIMING IS EVERYTHING: It ping numbers dazzled media and hors 1999 322,458 has been refreshing to see the alike, most U.S. music chains found 2000 503,990 albums by 'N Sync and Britney their stores were posting lackluster (50 Wks so tar) Spears, albums released in March MACCOLL, 41, DIES IN ACCIDENT numbers. It seems the kids whose and May, respectively, return to the (Continued fielln /,lye Id) wallet propelled 'N Sync, Eminem, Average Unit Total top 10 during the heat of the England" on Stiff, she enjoyed Recently her keen ear for a and Spears to chart fame only had fourth- quarter drive ('N Sync is platinum sales with Virgin's pop hook and an irreverent room in their allowances to buy the For Albums That No. 9 this issue, while Spears is No. 1995 best -of compilation lyric extended into Cuban- moment's hottestitem and didn't pick Debuted At No.1 5). I'm also pleased that Creed, "Galore." influenced material, especially up that incremental second or third which released its latest in the fall She was signed as a teenager on the "Tropical Brainstorm" title that stores count on. of 1999, continues its residency in to Stiff in 1979, and although album, released by V2 in Year Avg. Units No. of Thies By the time Limp Bizkit made its the chart's upper echelon (No. 4). her debut single, "They Don't March. "Kirety MacColl's 1991 387,682 7 bow in October, the momentum had May these serve as reminders that Know," was not a hit for her, it Cuba," a series of eight pro - 1992 279,586 4 greatly slowed. Hampered in large albums released earlier in the year became an international smash grams for BBC Radio 2, was 1993 363,908 11 part by a sluggish summer release can be among the top dogs when in 1983-84 for Tracey Ullman, scheduled to start airing Dec. 1994 265,711 12` the gift-shopping season winds into MacColl's own chart debut 20 but has been postponed out 1995 309,331 13 full gear. These are lessons already name in 1981 on with of respect for her family. 1996 16 Polydor 350,511 appreciated by labels, distributors, rock'n'roll pastiche time you make a TO OUR READERS 1997 287,588 22" the "Every and retailers, but all too often lost "There's A Guy Works Down record it could be the last one," 1998 478,115 12` Due W an accelerated deadline on artists and managers. The Chipshop Swears He's she told this writer in 1994. 1999 406,238 21 schedule, Billboardwent to press Since the sales week that began Elvis." She also recorded such "It's a lot harder to survive in 2000 794,690 15 before VideoScan charts were Oct. 2, just seven of the industry's singles as "Free World" and the music business now than completed. The special- interest top 20 sellers were released prior to "Don't Come The Cowboy With it's ever been, and I don't fit Totals tram these years not charts forrecreational sports and do October. Other than Creed, 'N Sync, Me Sonny Jim." the mold as far as pop stars health and fitness are from the include albums that charted early due and Spears, the other four are MacColl also demonstrated ga." to staggered- release schedules or previous unpublished week and albums by 3 Doors Down (Febru- powers of In the suitably lighthearted street -date violations' Pearl Jam's her interpretation reflect the sales week that ended ary), Belly (June), Baba Men with Ray Davies''"Days," a No. liner notes to "Galore," U2's "Vttalogy," The Notorious B.I.G:s "Life Dee. 10, rather than Dee. 17. The (July), Shaggy (August).Count 12 U.K. success in 1989. She Bono described MacCoil as "the Alter Death," and Master P's "Ghetto and Top DVD Sales chart is a repeat down the top 20 since Thanksgiv- achieved her highest -ever Noelle Coward of her genera - D" and "MP Da Last Don." of the chart printed in the issue ing, and you again come up with chart placing at No. 2 in 1987 as tion." Morrissey called her "a and also reflects the tracking just seven older titles, with Faith a guest artist on the Pogues' supreme original, although not, period that ended Dec.10. Souae:BlIlbnar4lBPlCOmmunirationsand festive Of New as far as I know, one of the sou,xlsran Hill's resurgent "Breathe," "Fairytale released in November 1999, replac- York." original Supremos."

98 www.billboard.com BILLBOARD DECEMBER 30. can www.americanradiohistory.com Tina Turner, `N Sync, Dave Matthews Band Lead List Of Year's Top Tours BY RAY WADDELL Kapp. "But the main thing is people kings, the Rolling Stones. So is the by Oeuy Osbourne. Ozafest grossed the most, popular genres of record NASHVILLE -Rock diva Tina know how good Tune is live, and this band the future of stadium rock? $16.7 million from 22 amphitheater music, so to step in and succeed on the Turner was tops among a diverse would be their last chanee to see her." "Currently it looks that way," says shows, produced by SFX. But per- touring level 8 very important," says group that made up the world's Says Waves, "Roger did a great agent Chip Hooper of Monterey haps the biggest story in rock touring Setier. "Up in Smoke created the model biggest touring acts in 2000. It was job of rolling this thing up, from the Peninsula Artists. 'They're the only for 2000 was the emergence of Creed for the future ofhip'twp touring." as eclectic a list as has been seen in point they launched with Tam's half- o nes doing that right now." as a bona fide arena -level headliner. Other successful touring acts in the past decade. time performance at the Super Bowl Reunions and farewells were big in Creed grossed $72.8 million from 68 2000 included Sting ($27.6 million), In the the top touring acts through all the media in Tame, Peo- 2000, with veterans Kiss leading the reported shows, averaging a healthy Jimmy Buffett ($26.3 million), Red leaned toward classic rock, with rela- ple, USA Today, and '60 Minutes,' wayBiled as the last tour ever for the a335,320 per night. Hot Chili Peppers ($26.1 million), tively few new artists breaking where she actually announced it Detroit rockers, Kiss grossed $58.6 mil- Phish, one of the touring industry's EltonJohn(OA million), Korn ($153 through to major road success. While would be her last tour. Management lion and was still work ing et press time. most consistent and dependable acts million), and the Who ($13.7 million). both classic and contemporary rock- was also willing to make a sizable The second leg of Bruce Spring - of the past decade, mounted another The topgras'ecg concert of the year ers are certainly present among 2000% investment in production." steen's reunion tour with his E Street big trek in 2000, finishing with more rame fions Barbra Streisand's two sell- bast, there is also representation from Tamer ended up averaging more Band notched a top five finish at near- than $36 million in grosses from 54 outs at the Grind Garden Arena in canntry, pop, Latino, and rap artists than $12 million per show on her last ly $47 million from 43 reported shows shows. Upan wrapping up this yam's Las Vegas, which grassed $18.2 mil - among touring's top 25. Numbers tour with an aver- tour, the band announced it would go lion. Tackets were $2,500, $1,500, $750, cited are gross revenue reported to age attendance of on an open -ended hiatus in 2001. They and $500. Stretsend controlled the top Billboard sister publication Amuse- nearly 24,000. The main thing is went out in a blaze of glory. three boxscores of the year, with the ment Business (AB) from Dec. 13, She performed people know how good 'This was probably ow most con- other two heing two sellouts at Madi- 1999, to Dec. 4, 2000. for more than 2 sfx sistently successful year of touring son Square Garden ($14.4 million) and The top 25 tours featured 10 clas- million people. Tina is live, and this we've ever had in terms of percentage two sellouts at the Staples Center in sic rock ac,acts, six contemporary rock - Highlightsinclud- of tickets sold, night after night," says Lou Angeles ($12.6 million). rs,threeteenpopaets,threecoun- ed three sellouts would be their last Phish manager John Paluska. "We Rounding out the top 10 concert try tours, two Hispanic artists, and in such market as Detroit, Los Ange- took it up a notch." grosses of the year were Springsteen's a rap package. les, and Chicago. 'We thought it would chance to see her' Highlights for Phish in 2000 includ- 10 sellouts at the Garden ($122 mil- Far and away the top tour of the be big, but not this big," says Kapp. ed a first-ever hmdlningtourofJafan lion), Phish's millennium shows at the year was by Turner, whose interna- "It was huge." - BRUCE K4PP- and its first performances at Radio Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reser- tional "farewell " tour gleaned a stag- Teen pop quintet 'N Sync made City Muni° Hal in New York vation in Florida ($11.6 million), gering $108,760,809 from 89 shows. major noise in 2000 with a production - Phish's absence from the road may Miguel'' 21 -show stand at Auditorio Produced by SFX (as were the tours heavy tour that included several sta- Sptingsteen's tour was highlighted by pave the way for more touring snore's National in Mexico City ($82 million), ranked second and than', and seven of dium dates. 'N Synch biggest outing an unprecedented 25 sellouts in the free) other "jam bands," such as Turner's Wembley Stadium show in the top 25), Tanner's trek was a Ac- to date glossed $59243,474 and drew New York area 15 in East Anther- String Cheese Incident, Rusted Root, London ($6,5 million), the Eagles' Sta- cess on all levels. nearly 13 million people. ford, N.J., last year, and 10 at New Widespread Panic, and Blues Travel- ples Center millennium show with While 'Rimer was the big draw, Combined with teen pop attractions York's Madison Square Garden in er 'We may see a new emergence of Jackson Browne and Linda Rohstadt SFX Touring VP Bruce Kapp (who, Backstreet Boys ($321 million) and 2000. Springsteen also sold out seven the jam-band scene next year," notes ($63 million), Dave Matthews Band's along with VP Brad Wavre, operated Britney Spears ($30.1 million), these Philadelphia and One Boston venues promoter John Scher, president of three -show stand at Giant Stadium the to.outofSFX'' Fort laualenlale, acts-all promoted by SEX-easily 'This was the biggest tour hey ever Metropolitan Entertainment Group. in East Rutherford ($6.1 million, and Fla, office/says the tour also featured grossed more than $120 million. In done, by far," says Barry Bell, Spring - The popularity of Latin music was the Matthews Band's two sellouts at strong support from Lionel Richie and fact, SFX says, Spears grossed anoth- steen's agent at Premier Talent. "It evident in the touring' world, as His- Soldier Field in Chicago ($52 million). Joe Cocker on separate legs. er $10.8 million from 28 dates in was e access on every level possible: panic acts broke into the top 25 this 'This manager [Roger Davies] and Europe that were not reported. The fans loved it, the buildings were year, led by Martinwith $362 million agent [Creative Artist Agency] had It doesn't appear that the genre is real happy, the promotarn loved it, and in concert grosses from 43 shows. enough foresight to spend the money close to peaking. Backstreet Boys the artist loved it" "Ricky Martin is a leader of e genre, and put aped package together," says embark on a global tour early next Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and he will always be a superstar," year that is expected to be among the embarked on their first tour in 20 says Arfa "He broke through on a years top - grossing totes, and 'N Sync year, the CSNY2K reunion tow. The worldwide level." `i is will play more stadiums in 2001. veteran songsmiths did very well, Santana notched another impres- THIS WEEK @ But some question how long the grossing more than $42 million in sive year in 2000, grossing more than trend can last endpoint to cycles past another SFX -produced outing. - $A million from 42 shows. Also among 300 Debbie Gibson and New Rids On The Another 'reunion "to. didn't fare the top 25 tours is Luis Miguel, who Block were followed by Pearl Jam and as wellSFX's Return to Love tour by grossed $15.7 million from 44 shows. just Billboard Nirvana," says Dennis Ark, president Diana Ross & the Supreme' ended in Some expect to see more Latino acts of booking agency Artist Group Inter- turmoil, with less-thanexpected sales among touring's best in 2001. $99 .COM national (AGI). "Ts itgoingtobe Back- resulting in the plug being pulled While rap has long been dominant street 'Men'? These acts may always while dates remained. at retail, hip/hop has never made a have fans, but they won't always he Three country tours cracked the similar impact on the touring world- Exclusive screaming at them." top 25 in 2000 (see story, page 47), at least not until this year. Not only Alhum A touring powerhouse for the past including Dixie Chicks' debut head- did the Dr. Dre- headlined Up in Reviews You CDs five years, Dave Matthews Band took lining tour ($44.4 million), the Tim Smoke tow rank among the top 25 for When Make Tristeza it to another level in 2000, coming in McGraw/Faith Hill Soul 2 Soul tour 2000, but other tours like the Cash with Disc Makers! 'Dream Signals In Full Circles' ($49.6 and third for the year with $58.6 million million), the George Strait Money /Ruff Riders trip did re- Fall color. glossy, 11"x17' posters are the ilea (Tiger Style) from 52 shows, l4 of them at stadiums. Country Music Festival stadium tow spectable business and went off with way to promote ggs, record releases, or store 11 (021 million only 10 only a few, however well- Lungfish Another December arena shows from dates). publicised, wpman¢s. Mahe CDs Mt Disc Makers, and that came in past the AB deadline SFX VP Louis Messina produced unsavory incident. Necrophones you cal let 300 lull color posters for fat $99, took the Dave Matthews Band total ell of the Strait tour and large portions 'The success of Up in Smoke is a (Dischord) for 2000 tojust under $68 million. of the Chicksand McGraw/Hill tours. testament to Dre, who set out to do FREE catalog! I would just have to attribute [the He says these tours exemplify a sim- the most trouble-flee, successful rap 1- 800 -468.9353 .' Free Digital act's success in 2000] to the continued ple maxim of touring If it's the right tour ever," says Seher, one of Up in Downloads growth of a great band," says Coran show, people will come. Smoke's producers. Also on the bill ") DISC MAKERS Cepshaw, manager of Dave Matthews "It's not just country music; good were Snoop Dog, Eminem, Ice Cube, mew .dlSemakers.cam inro®msemaken.eom News Updates Band. "They have one of the strongest music is good m says Messina_a Warren G, and Xzibit relationships with their fans of any Metallica held on to its crown as "Rap is unquestionably one of, if not Twice Daily band out there." rulers of the hard rock world, taking Capshaw point out that the band's in $40,5 million from only 20 shows in Hot Product Previews BN COMMUNICATIONS Ne, eeadem &CEO: blu B. Babcock 3r. E.t.a vice Preekm,. Wax Nay. stellar touring performance in 2000 2600. Amongthnse were admen Sum- Rob. Bowling. Nowartl Vas. gem Vae Prem., : Pad Curran, Rabat MmMMasze Vae President. Every Monday was three years removed from the mer Sanitarium metal -feat stadium Glenn Heffernan Chairman Eme tuP WB.IbMOd

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BILLBOARD DECEMBER SO, 2000 www.billboard.com 99 www.americanradiohistory.com 30 Years In Elton John's Streak Ends Mead- 1419Grztf,' (AT H AFTER 30 YEARS, Elton John% unbroken string of taring Cheb Man* "Desert Rose"(A &M); Samantha FR Lee AN UPDATE ON Iali\la: EVENTS & HAPPE,NINGS having at least one top 40 hit every year fin The Billboard Mumbo, "Gotta T68 You" (Wild Card(Interseopey, Hot 100 is finally broken. To keep his streak going, the Ann Womack, "I Hope You Dance" (Universal); and British suprnear needed to debut in the top 4o this issue ulu, "Where The Poor Boys Dame" (Men. y, U.K.). with his latest song, "I Guess That's Why They Call It T Plug.In Europe Attracting The Blues," a duet with Mary J. Bilge from his "One I RACKED: Although album cutsare now allowed on Night Only" album. That feat was out of reach for John, the Hot 100, I still distinguish my top 10 commercially Internet's Top Global Execs as it would be for most artists, so the last chart of eaten- available singles from my top 10 album tracks, which are, dar year 2000i published andJohn from one to 10: Same Gottlieb, Some of the most respected president, Impala; Ted Cohen, VP, did not make the top 40 this year. TLJT - "Uden Dig" (CMC/Denmark); executives and business pioneers new media, EMI Recorded Music; He did come close, however, as II Aqua, "An Apple A Day" (MCA); in the world of online music have Ingemar Bergman, international "Someday Out Of The Blue" from ,j I 11. Leigh Nash, "Need To Re Next lb confirmed their participation in director ofA &R,Popwire; Patrick the film 'The Road 1b El Dorado" allll Y You" (Arista); Thrsha Vega Fea- Plug.In Europe, the new confer- Campbell, ehairmmCEO, Mages; peakedat No. 49in May. Sowecan tnring Carole King, "Rooftops" enee being organized by Jupiter Erie Baptiste, secretary general, still say John has had at least one BEAT (RCA); Bette Midler, 'That's How Media Met'x in association with CISAC; Tim Bowen, executive VP, top 50 Mt every year fnr3l yearn. Heartaches Are Made" (Warner Billboard. The conference, which Universal Music International; and by Fred B,ronsmz Bros.); Caviar,'Tangerine Speedo" will take place April 2 -3 at Bar- Larry Miller, president, Recipro- CHILD AGAIN: Desttiny %Child (island); Fool's Garden, "Monday colona's Princess Sofia Inter -Con- ml Entertainment is No. Ion the Hot 100 fora seventh week. That means Morning Girl" (BMG, Germany); Qeintaesencia, "No tinental, is shaping up as the vom- And that's just the openingday. "Independent Women Part I" (Columbia) is one of only To De Teeple" (Varna:, Spain); Soda, "I Guess I Fell le ing year's essential event Second -day panelists will six singles to be No.1 for seven weeks or more in the Love (Again)" (Noreke Gram, Norway); and Leona for anyone in the global include Bill Barnard, MD, last four years. The "Charlie's Angels" cut is the longest- Naess, "Charm Attack" (MCA). online music business x -e Europe, Qpass; Nico running No. 1 soundtrack single since UB40% "Can't Like the original Koepke, VP, technology Help Falling In Love" had a seven-week reign in 1993. MOREMMMORE ALBUMS With so many deserving albums this Plug.ln-which attracts the cream and eMedia, Sony Music Europe; year, I've extended my top 10 to a top 20. Albums 11 of the U.S. digital music business Michael Downing, presidentICEO, TOP TENS: Elsewhere in this issue, you'll-6nd my top through 20 are: Samantha Mamba, "Gotta Tell y " to New York every July -the pre- Music Bank; Bruce Ward, 10 albums of 2000 (see page YE -10). So I'll begin here (Wild Card/Interscope); Jill SobWe, "Pink Pearl" re Plug.In Europe event will founder /CTO, NetPD; Howie B, with my top 10 singles of the year, in order from one to Beyond); Submarine, 'SkinDiving' (Kinetie/RePrise); include an array of carefully artist and founder, Pussyfoot 10: Olsen Brothers, "Fly On The Wings Of Love" gcooch, "Four Sure" (Accolade/EMI, U.K.); Wheatus, planned panels. 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She's just getting started.

Of course that's what we thought a year ago when her album, Breathe debuted at #1, and she rang in the new year by singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. But here we are, after a year that has witnessed Faith garnering 29 award nominations, 2 number one singles, 3 top ten singles, and a quintuple platinum album in its first year of release. A year where she brought home Billboard awards for Hot 100 Song of the Year, Hot 100 Female Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Singles Airplay Song of the Year, Country Female'Artis tountry Singles Sales and the best- selling country single, "Breathe." A year where she brought down the house as a performer at the Academy Awards, brought home the honors of CMA and ACM Femaleyocalist of the year, joined forces with legends on VH -1's Divas, and hosted her own primetime Thanksgiving special. And one thing is clear, the year may be over, but for the girl who shot from Star, Mississippi to Stardom, tho. curtain has just gone up. So hold your applause, sit back and enjoy, because, ladies and gentlemegtbe,show is just beginning.

FAITH HILL BREATHE BORLIAI Producers: Byron Gallimore, Dann Huff and Faithwww.americanradiohistory.com Hill. Management: Borman Entertainment. www.faithhill.com