Country's Tim McGraw "Most Likely To Succeed Fan Fair '94 Edition 0 82791 19359 . ) VOL, LVII, NO. 39 JUNE 11,1994 STAFF GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Executive Vice President/ General Manager EDDIE KRITZER Executive Vice President/ Marketing (LA MARK WAGNER Director, Nashville Operations RICH NIECIECKI Managing Editor MARKETING/ADVERTISING DONALD SMITH (LA) MATTHEW SAVALAS (LA) MAXIA L. BANE (LA) INSIDE THE BOX STAN LEWIS (NY) RAFAEL A. CHARRES (Latin, NY) COVER STORY EDITORIAL Los Angeles TROY J AUGUSTO MICHAEL MARTINEZ Country’s “Most Likely To Succeed” JOHN GOFF Nashville RICHARD McVEY Liberty’s John Berry, Curb’s Bros.' Faith Hill, Rick Tim McGraw, Warner Columbia’s Trevino. RCA’s GARY KEPUNGER New York Lari White and Capricorn’s Kenny Chesney are among this year’s class of rising new artists that are RAFAEL A CHARRES. Latin Editor TED WILLIAMS “most likely to succeed.’’ Cash Box's Richard McVey profiles each of these talented newcomers. 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Shinbashi Patty Loveless Margaret Becker Minato-ku DEPARTMENTS Tokyo, Japan 105 (Epic) (Sparrow) News 5 Phone 03(5401)2065 Country 6 Fax 03 (5401) 2067 Positive Country 8 RAP SINGLE POSITIVE CNTRY. CASH BOX (ISSN 0008 7289) is published Coin Machine 38 weekly (except Christmas holidays) by Cash Regulate 58th Street Suite New He Doesn’t Live Here . Bex. 345 W 15W Classifieds 39 Warren G & Nate Dogg York, NY 10019 for $180 first class Copy- Bruce Haynes right 1994 by George Albert All rights re- (Death Row) (Cheyenne) served. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cash Box, 345 W 58th St. Suite 1 5W, New York, NY 10019. CASH BOX JUNE 11, 1994 3 NEWS “LOVE” IS S.O.Y. FOR BMI: “I Will Always Love You,” written by Dolly Parton and published by her Velvet Apple Music, was named Song of the Year by the performing rights organization BMI at the company’s 43rd Paddy Spinks has been annual Pop Awards Dinner in New York. Miguel A. Morejon, co-writer of named vice president, in- five of the most performed songs during the eligibility period, was named ternational for Capitol Songwriter of the Year. Warner Music Group, with 17 citations, was named Records. Most recently, Publisher of the Year and the Spin Doctors' “Two Princes” was named Spinks headed up the College Song of the Year. BMI president & CEO Frances W. Preston hosted U.S. division of Hit and Run Music, where he worked the ceremony where Citations of Achievement were presented to the writers with Genesis, Phil Collins and others. B Warner and publishers of the 73 most performed songs on U.S. radio and television Pat vice presi- Spinks Bros. Records has appointed Shields from October 1, 1992 to September 30, 1993. dent of artist relations, black music. Shields joined Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” was originally recorded in 1973 by Warner Bros. Records as manager of artist relations in the writer/singer and re-released by her in 1982. The song won two previous 1988, and in 1992 she was named director of artist BMI Country Awards (1975 and 1983) and a BMI Pop Award in 1982. The relations. B Keith McCarthy has been appointed 1993 Whitney Houston version was the longest-running #1 single in history senior director, corporate & media relations, Sony and sold nearly 8 million copies worldwide. The song drove the soundtrack Music Entertainment Communications. McCarthy to The Bodyguard to sales of more than 28 m ill ion worldwide. Since 1973 joined Sony Music Entertainment in 1991 as director, Shields the song has been performed more than three million times, according to BMI press & public affairs. B Columbia Records has surveys named James Diener product manager for the label. Diener has been a member of the Columbia marketing Morejon led all other BMI songwriters with five citations to take Song- department since January 1992. B Motown Records writer of the Year. His collaborations with Gloria Estefan and Jon Secada announced several promotions. David Cline has been included “Angel,” “Do You Believe In Us,” “I’m Free,” “I See Your promoted to vice president sales and distribution; he mil Sin Verte).” latter, S e" and “Just Another Day (Otro Dia Mas The was most recently West Coast regional sales manager. McCarthy co-written by Secada and Estefan and recorded by Secada, received its second Tony Gaspard has been promoted to national single BMI Pop Award. The Spanish version was named BMI’s first Latin Song of sales manager. Jamon Green has joined the company the Year earher in March. All five songs are published by Foreign Imported as Western regional marketing manager; he was for- merly a sales representative for PolyGram Group Prod, and Publishing, Inc. Distribution (PGD). Aaron Talbert has joined Mo- Warner Music Group was named Publisher of the Year with 17 citations town as Eastern regional marketing manager; he was for 16 songs between its publishing companies Pronto Music, Unichappell also a sales representative for PGD Denise Grundy Music, Inc. and Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. EMI Music Publishing Cline has been promoted to merchandising coordinator; she and Sony Music each were awarded 10 citations. EMI Music Publishing also was formerly sales advertising/coordinator. B Jen- ” k received special recognition for the College Song of the Year “Two Princes. nifer Matthews has been named director, national Other multiple award-winning publishers include: Foreign Imported Prod, alternative marketing for Virgin Records. She most recently served as national alternative marketing man- and Publishing, Inc. with six citations; Music Corporation of America, Inc. J ager for the label. Jodi Jacobson has been appointed with five; and ECAF Music. Rear Music and Stone Agate Music with four B ft\ manager, artist relations/conventions for A&M Re- each. f Benson cords. Jacobson began at A&M in 1990 and was most Ten songs received citations for their first million performances: “Do You recently assistant manager, artist relations Barry Ben- I Lately,” “Just Believe In Us,” “End Of The Road,” “Have Told You son has been named national director, radio promo- Another Day (Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte),” “Love Is,” “No One Else On tions for Tuff Break. He worked in radio promotions Earth,” “Passionate Kisses,” “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough,” at Hollywood Records before joining the Tuff Break “When She Cries” and “A Whole New World.” offices at A&M earlier this year. B Howard Benson Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Daryl has been named A&R executive/staff producer for Hill Giant Records. Prior to joining Giant, Benson had Simmons took four citations; Gloria Estefan, three; Phil Collins, three. been an independent record producer, producing Mo- Songwriters receiving two awards were Tony Banks, Christopher Barron, torhead, TSOL, Bang Tango and most recently Gi- Charles A. Bobbit, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Aaron Comess, Mike ant/Mechanic artists Seed. B Michael Elliot Seltzer Goldenberg, Holland, Dozier Holland.