$6.95 (U.S.), $8.95 (CAN.), £5.50 (U.K.), 8.95 (EUROPE), Y2,500 (JAPAN) [[I]nllnlln]Illni]nln]In]nI[IIIIIIII[]111[] #BXNCCVR 3 -DIGIT 908 #90807GEE374EM002# BLBD 860 A06 B0_13 001 MAR MONTY GREENLY 0. 2 3740 ELM AVE # A LONG BEACH CA 90807 -3402 THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC, VIDEO, AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT NOVEMBER 9, 2002 Box-Office Records Fall Portable Players AwaitYule Joy As McCartney Wraps Tour Digital Devices Get Smaller, Capacity Grows; Will Consumers Respond? BY RAY WADDELL BY BRIAN GARRITY digital -music players in much the same way that NASHVILLE -Paul McCartney NEW YORK -Five years after their introduction multiple- format issues thwarted other new music wrapped his 50 -date North Ameri- into the marketplace, portable digital -music play- configurations in recent decades. can arena tour Oct. 29 at America ers still have not found a home in the psyche of What's more, there are West Arena in Phoenix, having most consumers. compatibility issues. While grossed about $100 million, and left Manufacturers including all of the portable devices a trail of house records in his wake. Apple Computer, Sonic - can play back unsecure MP3 A critical and financial winner, Blue, Sony, Panasonic, files -the primary use of the tour will likely end up the top - and RCA are hoping to such products -they are not grossing trek of 2002, averaging change that with a new gen- all capable of playing the about $2 million per night. "No- eration of products this holiday music being offered through body goes out [on tour] to lose season. The new players tend to legitimate channels in such money, but the main thing is the be smaller and lighter yet have formats as Real Audio and audiences are having fun," McCart- increased capacity to store mus- Windows Media Audio. ney tells Billboard. "In some ways, ic. Depending on their features, Consumer ac- [the response] has reminded me of the players range in price from ceptance of the por- the early Beatles tours." under $100 to about $500. table devices is of strategic Longtime McCartney tour direc- There are three primary categories of digital -music importance to the music industry, which is attempting tor Barrie Marshall of London - players, each presenting a different approach to the to build up its digital -music offerings via subscription based Marshall Arts was equally issues of size, price, and storage capacity. This array businesses like MusicNet, Pressplay, and Rhapsody and (Continued on page 82) of choices could work against consumer adoption of (Continued on page 84) Inspired By Tragedy, TLC Survivors Carry On Tropical Music Falters BY GAIL MITCHELL Despite Latin Boom LOS ANGELES -There was a point when Arista considered compiling a TLC greatest - BY LEILA COBO hits package and adding on the new songs that MIAMI -Amid the grow- the trio had recorded before the untimely death ing attention to all things of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in April. But that Latin in the U.S., tropical notion was tabled. music -the style that de- "When Lisa passed, it was so tragic for all of fined the Latin sound for us," Arista president/CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid the better part of the 20th recalls. "We had already started to record the century-has fallen into a album. Immediately after the accident, we just serious sales decline that kind of left things alone and didn't respond to has prompted labels to rl calls about it. But then this momentum kicked trim their tropical rosters EDDIE FEFNANDEZ UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO LISA 'LEFT EYE' LOPES,TIONNE'T-BOZ' WATKINS, AND ROZONDA'CHILLI' THOMAS (Continued on page 81) (Continued on page 83)... Esposito President Of WEA: Page 3 Sudden Loss Of Jam Master lay: Page 8 Santana Album Debuts At No. 1: Page 69 ARTISTS & MUSIC Ja Rule Flexes Talents With New Album, Film SEE PAGE 11 $ó.95U$ $8.95CAN 4 5> The new album Corporate America featuring the first single ''I Had A Good Time RTE D'. Ill 11 P4íRPI1PlR www.artemisrecords.com o 71486 02552 8 ADVERTISEMENT www.americanradiohistory.com ii14-etc4 etzS. et. LA_Y-4/1.e_ at. ,, ZYLc.ru, tiec. 4-iAzerl .o i,,-t,r.. ib,4 a. a.a-,%01 1-.P,,ß,1 iro-4,t...ew..a( e A Jiowo aftglig. 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B BY GAIL MITCHELL saying that, in some cases, "manufacturers, Editor In Chief (1991-2002): TIMOTHY WHITE The push to limit the length of recording distributors, labels, and promoters are paid artists' contracts has moved east, to New more money than the creative sources of the EDITORIAL Managing Editor: MICHAEL EWS York. The Artistic Freedom Act (Bill A11926), music. What's going on in this industry is Bureau Chiefs: Leila Cobo (Latin, Miami), Bill Holland (Washington, D.C.), Melinda Newman (L.A.), Phyllis Stark (Nashville) introduced Oct. 28 in the New York State ludicrous, creatively and economically. It's all Senior Editors: Ed Christman (Retail), Larry Flick (Talent), Marc Schiffman (News), backwards, especially in black music." ChuckTaylor (Features), Ray Waddell (Touring, Nashville) Assembly in Albany, would give unrepresent- Senior Writer. Chris Morris (L.A.) ed artists the right to terminate their record- The AEC, a nonprofit organization based in Special Correspondent/Music Publishing Editor: Jim Beaman Art Director. Jeff Nisbet ing contracts at the end of three years, while New York and Washington, D.C., comprises Associate Editors: Jill Kipnis (HomeVideo, L.A.), Brian Garrity (Merchants & Marketing /Music & Money), artists represented by qualified legal counsel recording/performing artists, musicians, song- Carla Hay (Heatseekers/Music & Showbiz), Gail Mitchell (R&B /Rap, L.A.), Wes Orshoski, termination rights at the end of writers, artist representatives, and music sup- Michael Paoletta (Dance), Deborah Evans Price (Country/Christian, Nashville), would earn Emma Warby (Copy), Christa Titus seven years. porters. Among its key priorities are ownership Staff Writers: Susanne Ault (L.A.), Matthew Benz, Rashaun Hall Assistant Editors: Christopher Walsh (Pro Audio), Chris Woods The Recording Industry Assn. of America of masters and music publishing, pension/health Art Assistant: Raymond Carlson A said: "The benefits, diversity and equal opportunity, and Contributors: Bradley Bambarger, Rhonda Baraka, Fred Bronson, Ramiro Burr, Lisa Collins, opposes the measure. spokesman Steven Graybow, Larry LeBlanc, Moira McCormick, Catherine Applefeld Olson, recording industry is an extremely important limitations on long-term recording contracts. Matthew Robinson, Steve Smith, SteveTraiman Editorial Assistants: Allison Farber, Margo Whitmire (L.A.) economic driver for the state of New York. We AEC is similar to other organizations, such INTERNATIONAL (London) do not believe the legislature will do anything as the Recording Artists' Coalition (RAC). The International Editor: Tom Ferguson News Editor: Gordon Masson to further harm an industry that is experi- RAC is a major supporter of recording -artist Bureau Chiefs: Christie Eliezer (Australasia, Melbourne), Steve McClure (Asia,Tokyo), Wolfgang Spahr (Germany, Hamburg) encing difficult business times, particularly legislation introduced by Calif. state Sen. Contributing Editors: Sam Andrews, Nigel Hunter, Kwaku, Paul Sexton, Nigel Williamson if it means creating a new law to regulate con- Kevin Murray (D- Culver City) in Sacramen- SPECIAL SECTIONS Director of Special Sections: GENE SCULATTI (L.A.) tracts between private parties." to that is similar to the Artistic Freedom Act. international Editor: Thom Duffy Murray bill, on hold until the Associate Director: Dalet Brady (L.A.) The bill, introduced while the Assembly is The proposed Assistant Editor: Katy Kroll not in session, is sponsored by a group of presented a diverse array of music, from gospel new session next year, aims to repeal portions CHARTS & RESEARCH Director of Charts: GEOFF MAYFIELD (L.A.) Democratic lawmakers, including state to rap, featuring performances by Stevie Won- of a California law that states an artist can be Chart Managers: Bob Men (Boxscore, Nashville), Keith Caulfield (Pop Catalog, Soundtracks, DMX, Hezeki- for damages on Production Credits, Lk), Anthony Colombo (Mainstream Rock, Spotlight Recaps), Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (Manhat- der, Faith Evans, Montell Jordan, held liable undelivered Ricardo Companion (Dance, Latin), Steven Graybow (Jazz, Blues, Modern Rode, Wade lessen (Blue - tan) and Assembly member Roger Green ah Walker, Roberta Flack, and Naughty by albums if he or she chooses to leave his or her grass, Country, Ginternporary Christian, Gospel , Naslwille), Geoff Mayfield (The Billboard 200, Heatseekers, LA.), Patrick McGowan (Adult Contemporary, AdultTop 40), Gordon Murray (Brooklyn). In a statement, Silver said of the Nature. Monies raised are earmarked to fund label at the end of seven years. (Electronic), Mina) Patel (R&B /Hip Hop), Silvio Pietroluongo (The Billboard Hot 100,Top