APRIL 21, 2001 Music Volume 18, Issue 17 £3.95 With a number two position, Rammstein's album Mutter (Motor) is this week's highest new entryin M&M's Euro- Media®we talk to radio pean Top 100 Albums chart. M&M chart toppers this week NV buys Music FactoryRossi reclaims Eurochart Hot 100 Singles An M&M staff report coverallexisting TMF operations, Italian throne SHAGGY feat. RICARDO including the TMF music TV channels by Mark Worden It Wasn't Me HILVERSUM - MTV Networks is setin the Netherlands and Belgium, and (MCA) to make its first European acquisition free online access provider TMF Web. MILAN -EMI European Top 100 Albums following an announcement thatit MTV last year launched a Dutch - billeditas"the DIDO intends to buy The Music Factory language channel, MTV NL, but it has Italian music event No Angel (TMF) from Dutch publishing giantnot proved as popular as its TMFof the year". And (Cheeky/Arista) Wegener. rival, which has consistently been the yet it was not the Wegener has signed a letter ofmarket -leading music TV brand inlaunch of a shiny European Radio Top 50 intent tosell TMF to MTV for anHolland since its launch in 1995. new boy band or JANET JACKSON undisclosedamount,withafinal Wegener CEO Jan Houwert says anticipation for the All For You agreement on the acquisition expectedthe decision to sell TMF was not a sud- next Radiohead (Virgin) in the coming weeks. The deal will continued on page 21 album. Rather, the European Dance Traxx label was gearing up for the April 6 release of Stupido Hotel, the latest SAFRI DUO album from the 49 -year -old "king of Played -A -Live (The Bongo Song) Italian rock" Vasco Rossi. (Universal) Guido Elmi, who produced the album and co -wrote the title track, is Inside M&M this week quick to play down the marketing hype. "I think I would be accused of arrogance if I agreed with that," he AUSTRIAN LIBERATION tells M&M, "[so] perhaps it should be Austria's commercial radio sector for record buyers to decide. I'll say one is welcoming new laws which thing, though-I do like the album." should put the medium on a Yet EMI's "event of the year" claim sounder financial footing. Page 3 Destiny's Child, in London last week for the launch of their new album may end up being pretty accurate, Survivor, were presented withIFPIPlatinum Europe awards in recog- with the album shifting 330,000 units GOOD TO TALK? nition of over two million sales of their previous Sony Music/Columbia in its first week of release, according The UK's radio and music indus- long -player, The Writing's On The Wall. Pictured (l -r): John Ingrassia to the company. That's more business tries converged at their annual (executive VP, Columbia); Michelle Williams and Beyonce Knowles than the Beatles' 1 did in its first meeting point, the Radio Acade- (Destiny's Child); Paul Burger (president, Sony Music Europe); Kelly week of release in Italy last year. my's Music Radio conference, in Rowland (Destiny's Child); Matthew Knowles (manager); and Julie RiccardoClary,presidentand London on April 3. Page 5 Borchard (senior VP marketing, Sony Music Europe). managing director of EMI Italy, says: "Vasco Rossi continues to be a funda- HATS OFF TO LATINOBOOM mental part of the Italian music scene Theboomin No panic on revenues, says on account of hisabilitytooffer "LatinoMusic" intense and genuine emotions." has helped The firstsingleoff the album, artists such as the European radio industrySiamo Soli, is already receiving exten- Radio Tarifa by Gareth Thomas lowing profit warnings issuedlast sive airplay. "The guy is a legend in (pictured,left) month by Luxembourg -based broad- Italy and he appeals to listeners of all make headway LONDON- Fears of a massive down- caster RTL Group and London's Capi- ages," says Angelo De Robertis, direc- in Europe. But turn in radio advertising revenuestal Radio group. tor of music at CHR network Radio most of the more popular acts have been grossly exaggerated. At Capital warned that its profits for 105. "After his successful 1999 live have more in common with US least that's the message coming from 2001 would be 10% down on last year, album, Rewind, I'm sure this is the pop than traditional Latin music, different sectors of the industry acrosswhile RTL Group has predicted "rela- record that his fans were waiting for." and sales of authentic product in Europe. tively flat earnings" in 2001, with both Headband -wearing Rossi, who made Spain lag behind many other The ad downturn has been heavilybroadcasters citing the downturn in ad his recording debut in 1977, is a charis- markets in Europe. Pages 7 - trumpeted in the financial media fol- continued on page 21 continued on page 21 NEW SINGLE 23.04.01 NEW ALBUM_EXCITER 14.05.01 WWW.MUTE.COM AmericanRadioHistory.Com BillboardNutietiff DAILY NEWS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INDUSTRY NMPA Pushes For Beafies Top 8 Web Royalty Rates North American Touring... 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