NEWS RADIO MUSIC AIRPLAY CHARTS SALES CHARTS SPECIAL REPORTS Celine Dion Gets Europe's Radio -Active Newsweekly Hot 100 Sales Breaker Award VOLUME 12 . ISSUE 7 . FEBRUARY 18, 1995 £2.95 DM8 FFR25 US$5 DFL8.50 NRJ Gets Third Lex Harding Tipped To Head French 'Network' Arcade TV Channel humour content.Thepro- nationaladvertising forthe gramme will run for a maxi- Rires stations. These stations AMSTERDAM - Dutch enter- The other newcomer will PARIS - Radio competition in mum of 20 hours a day on had already joined together tainment giant Arcade has be nostalgia channel TV 10 Francehasreachednew these stations. and agreed to be sold as a sin- approached youth broadcast- Gold, which will be closely heights with the advent of In return, NRJ's ad sales gle advertising package before ing veteran Lex Harding to modelled on the group's high- Rires, a programme supplier house NM Regies-the new the Rires deal was initiated. head up a music TV channel ly -formattedoldiesstation which effectively constitutes a nameof15-34-will sell (continues on page 30) scheduled for a May launch. Radio 10 Gold. The 12 -hours - new national network. Arcade TV, a round-the- a -day TV 10 Gold will target Thenewcomer to the clock Dutch -presented music abroadageprofilewith radioscape has been unveiled station similar to the German "golden oldie" series. The new by French radio group NRJ, Viva, is one of two TV chan- station, described as a "for- which already has two net- nels to be launched by inde- mat channel for a wide target works covering the country- pendent music and broadcast group," is hoped to provide NRJ and Cherie FM. group Arcade Entertainment opportunitiesforcross -pro- NRJ has made public the Holdings, according to a Feb- motion with the radio outlet. basic idea behind Rires, which ruary 7 statement. (continues on page 30) fallswithinFrenchmedia laws. In creating the new "net- work," NRJ is working togeth- Radio Breaks er with a number of local radio stations or regional networks Schedules To (category B) currently experi- M&M's MIDEM Report 6 encing financial difficulties. Cover Floods NRJ will provide these sta- Technology News 17 tions with a programme called by Julia Sullivan Rires,aspin-offfromits Yaki-Da is photographed above celebrating sales of over 25.000 French Record Sales units of their debut album "Pride" in Norway, an achievement ParisianstationRiresEt AMSTERDAM - Stations in the Stable 3n Chansons, which has a strong which earned the group a gold disc. Pictured (l -r) are: Mega Nor- lowlands and northern France way promoter Nina Lauritzen, Mega Denmark promotion head were called to fulfil their pub- Signe Jensen, Yaki-Da's Linda Schonberg and Marie Knutsen, lic duty at the beginning of and Mega Norway marketing manager Tor Eriksen. Echo Awards February,asheavyrains NUMBER ONAll On Million caused the worst flooding for 40 years in many areas. European Hit Radio Postal services were broken DM Budget Edwyn Collins Gets High SIMPLE MINDS by blocked roads in central She's A River andeastHolland,leaving In The Lowlands (Virgin) MUNICH - Germany is on its radio as the only life -line. way to establishing a respect- BRUSSELS - Ex -Orange Juice You outthrough London - Regional station Radio Eurochart Hot 100 Singles ed music award ceremony for mainstay Scottish singer/song- based Irish indie Setanta, is Gelderland in the east of the REDNEX the industry, artists and con- writer Edwyn Collins is Mister at number one in the "inter- country was declared "official Cotton Eye Joe sumers alike. Initiated by the Big in Belgium at present. im/non-IFPI"Belgianchart crisisradio"for nine days. German Phonographic Acade- This is no mean achieve- and Top 20 in Holland. For a Having evacuated one of its (Jive) my, the Echo Awards are now ment for a man who never got few weeks now, it has been studios affected by the flood, European Top 100 Albums in their fourth year. The cere- further than cult hero status bubbling under M&M's EHR the station extended its usual CRANBERRIES mony will be held in Munich at home. Top 40 too, in the Chartbound twelve -and -a -half-hours to run No Need To Argue on February 14. His "wonderfully old-fash- section. a 24 -hour flood service. (Island) See page 14 for full story. ioned pop" single A Girl Like See page 12 for full story. (continues on page 30) I've gotalittle something foryou on page25 AmericanRadioHistory.Com including fil ;LIS';1 (.4 ian hit of 1995 Marketed by Polydor except in Germany where marketed by Metronome available on CD, MC, LP, DCC. AmericanRadioHistory.Com M W T AEskT I NMotown's Tabu Aims 4406 At World Music EUROPE artist development, during which variety artist Florent by Mark Dezzani the world. A MIDEM showcase Motown chairman Clarence Coleman Is Sony's NeW VP Pagny joined young acts No concert featured Tabu's initial Avant said,"The futureis Business Affairs Man's Land, Cherche Midi and signings-south African reg- international music and Tabu Sony Music Entertainment Silja. The very small local sta- CANNES - Motown president gae star Lucky Dube, who has will play an important role in Europe has tions are generally the most Jheryl Busby announced the been described as "the new its development. As the music announced the supportive towards French relaunchof sub -labelTabu Bob Marley," Femi Kuti, son of business outside North Ameri- appointment of music, Pagny commented. Records at the MIDEM festi- Nigerian megastar Fela Kuti, ca becomes proportionally Sylvia Cole- Conference Aims To Bring val in Cannes. Dutch five -piece R&B outfit larger, we are finding more man as vice Radio, Music Together Busby said that Tabu will Ke-Shaw and Terry Lin,a and more quality acts from dif- president busi- The Etoiles de la FM, which becomeahomefornew Canto -popstarfrom Hong ferent parts of the world." ness affairs. will launch in May this year, Motown signings from around Kong. Busby-"revealed that Coleman, pre- was announced during the Fes- Motown hadacquiredthe viously director corporate busi- tival des Radio Leaders, by entire catalogue for Nigeria's ness affairs at the company, organiser Jean -Paul Jorge. The Fela Kuti, who is estimated to will report directly to president conference, which will take hale released over 100 albums Paul Russell. Coleman is a place between May 11-14 in since the early '70s. qualified solicitor who joined Antibe-Juan-Les-Pins in the Plans are also underway to the law department of Sony south of France, is aimed at exploittheMotown brand Music Entertainment in Janu- increasing dialogue between image, Busby said. "Research ary 1987. She became the com- the radio and music business, has shown that the Motown pany's director corporate busi- offering a tight schedule of pan- image is the third most recog- ness affairs in 1991. els, concerts and showcases. nisable brand in the world FRANCE MIDEM 1995 An after Disney and Playboy. We Attendance Topper aim to exploit that." Warner Classics Win Four This year's MIDEM festival Stevie Wonder's first new Cannes Awards attracted 10.644 participants, album for seven years is due Warner Classics International up 12% on last year's figures. for release on March 13. Enti- walked away with four prizes The number of stands totalled Pete Sinfield is photographed above receiving a platinum tled Conversation Peace, at this year's MIDEM Cannes 436 (up 8% on last year) while disc for over 800.000 sales of the single "Think Twice" in Busby said it contains several Classical Awards. The compa- the total number of participat- the UK The song, recorded by Celine Dion and number 1 surprises and marks a return ny's award -winning recordings ing companies was 3.360 (up at presstime, was co -written by Sinfield and Andy Hill. Pic- to the artist's "funky" style of were; Haydn's Symphonies 24%). tured (l -r) are: Sinfield's accountant David Ravden, EMI the early '70s. A second album numbers 96 and 97 performed John Wins Polar Prize Music Publishing A&R manager Allen Jacobs, Sinfield of a live set is due for release by Nikolaus Hamoncourt con- The 1995 Polar Music Prize, and EMI Music Publishing MD Peter Reichardt. later this year. ducting the Royal Concertge- was awarded to Elton John and bouw Orchestra (Best Orches- Mstislav Rostropovich. The tral 17th/18th Century); prize, worth about US$130.000, RTL1 Back Beethoven's Complete Piano is awarded annually for signifi- Sonatas performed by Richard cant achievement in music or To M40 Dobbis Confirmed Goode (Best Chamber/Solo musical activity. It is awarded Instrumental 19th Century); by the Stig Anderson Music by Emmanuel Legrand As PolyGram Biber's Requiem performed by Prize Fund of the Royal Ton Koopman and the Amster- Swedish Academy of Music. PARIS - Only a few days after dam Baroque Choir and Previous winners include Paul changing the name of FM net- Europe President Orchestra (Best Choral 17th & McCartney, Quincy Jones, work M40 to RTL1, owner CLT 18th Century); and Wagner's Dizzy Gillespie and Witold has backed down and reverted LONDON - Rick Dobbis has changing rapidly as globalisa- Parsifal performed by Hans Lutoslawski. to the original name. been named the new presi- tion and technical innovation Knappertsbusch and the 1951 Brosseau: A Man With A The move was designed to dent of PolyGram Continen- challenge the old order. Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Mission bring peace to a situation that talEurope. Dobbis, whose "I am aggressively work- and Choir (Best Historical Reis- Jean -Michel Brosseau, founder was getting out of hand. appointment is effective from ing to learn about all the sue).