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l^cR- 'jn c^\' Rio*' ^ j^X For Everyone in the Business of Music 22 MARCH 1997 £3.25 Befîore The Rain ii ;.., -:ft M vfiZ Présent their Brand New Album Befiore The Rain Out Ncw-Featuring the singles "Dcn'tyou Levé Me , their I2th and biggest hit te date, plus the top 5 smash "Scmeday" (from the Dimey movie "The Hunchback cf Notre Dame ) Ji" ft .'i ' ii Wm % (/1 t Marketing Befcre The Rain will include: National TVadvertising week one. Radie & TV advertising week three. A national twe week adshel poster campaign w/c icth March. Cxtemive music, teen, specialist & national press advertisins along wlth major imtore dlsplays and Windows. The marketing campaign will continue throughout CtemaTs Arena Tour which starts in March Aise included on BefjCVC The Rctiîi is the glorious new single "I Wanna Be The Cnly One" recorded with the legendary BeBe Winans ^ ^ and due jjor release in May. usKwe For Everyone In the Business of Music 22 MARCH 1997 THIS WEEK Grainge takes Polydor hotseat 4 Record CD ! seizurehitspirates ; comeKennedy through says, A&R." "Polydor's But hesuccess adds thathas renewed his deal as Wild Gard A&R there is more to Grainge. "1 wouldn't director. are important to me. I war 5price Woolies action i managing dire r of Polydor, replacin. have appointed him if he ; didn'tskills," have is entirelyKennedy amicable says Lumbroso's and that departure he leaves eoplereally to happy have environraentfun." raisesfears after two-and-half years. In 1996, Polydor established itself as Lumbroso arrived at Polydor from 'actsor's strengthwhich he isis déterminein a div announced to staff on Friday, cornes one of the UK industr/s most prolific SeptemberPolyGram France's 1994. RemarkAlthough Records he has in t, he says, "We've got so ir justscooped a week the A&Rafter awardhe and at histhe teamMW Ailteams Change of talent-spotters, album and The tuming Lighthouse Cast's presided over one of the company's irted yet." Awards in récognition of the extraordi- Family's Océan Drive into the two determinedlymost successful low periods, profile hein hasthe UK.taken a withîd Polydor PolyGrai in 1! Mus naryThe tumaround élévation of at Grainge, the Company. 36, follows biggest-sellinghistory and developing débuts in a thestring compan/s of baby He is now in talks with PolyGram Publishing which he 1 Raissa,acts including Monaco Silver and CodeSun, DustRed. Junkys, couple of theDuring UK. 18 years in the music indu 29 New affairs, in which he jrhas A&R led £ n A&R In a further affirmation of the team's try, Grainge has also worked wi Charlatansgoals for Thei révolution through the develo. success, A&R director Paul Adam - ;i hetime could to artists17 and Dinaranging Carroll from to Eurythmies, Metallica, Suei Ea Family,acts such Shed as 7 Cast,and Gene. The Lighthouse whoPolyGram joined MusicPolydor Publishing with Grainge in 1993 from - and Bjork, in spells at April Mus: 30 Damage: PolyGram chairman and ceo John is for the company and RCA Music and MCA Records. contendersUKR&B Lloyd Webber hires Reid as manager :W Lloyd Webber has hired Eltc will co 49score Dooley: draw in manager John Reid to nui his cr copyrightsNeither Lloydand theatrical Webber norproductions. Reid were with Fugees the new rôle, which was available to comment, but a spokes- >verinnounced as Lloyd on Webber's Friday, manaReid womanhiring for Reid Webber to ease says his the workload. composer is .)ut.;eeing Patrick the composer's McK( new cre lossThe of 18 appolntment jobs at the London of Reid office follows of thethe of The îdbyReally Webber- Useful Really Useful Group in January this Starnamessignup for creative awards REAYTRNn S Î7 'Flexible' TOTP features charttumblers the show's use of ex. THE BRAXTONS Produced by Masters Al Work shifl in goodifTOTPis onDut CD.l2".CaSsette This Week in the mm^flexibility. ît iîmore t CHANNEL FIVE UNVEILS MUSIC PLANS - p3 ► ► ► ► B o N/A)N n I V E R S A I R FALLING INTO YOU One year in the chans - An average of 5,500 copies sold eveiy day TWO MILLION COPIES SO FAR ... GRAMMY - 'Album of the Year' Over a million copies sold of the hit singles ALL BY MYSELF FALLING INTO YOU BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW BRITS AWARD nominee - two years running EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR '-M. NEWSDESK: 0171-921 59! NEWSFILE policyChannel at Fi\a meeting wilh Sony executives on Tuesday. At Ihe event, chairod by Sony's vice président of Arista is pressinggoes ahead ahead with with the releaseB.I.G. nextalbum Monday stratégiecommunications marketing Gary Tony Farrow, Clark C5 and head vice of président régional of (24) of Notorious B.I.G.'s prophetically-titled album indepondent productions and soecial events Adam AngelesLife After on Death, March despite 8. The the album, rappeFs whose death sleeve in Los art concertPerry revealed films of thalthe Fugees channel- from Haiti had -turned and U2, down live features a picture of the rapper standing next to a Aprilhearse, 28. will See be story.RMpl followed by the single Hypnotize on notconcert justify alone the outlay.would Broadcaslbave cost £100,000, rights to saidthe UZ Perry. Pictured at the Sony meeting are (I-r) C5 research/nev EMI Records déniés has VOP rejected favouritism claims by independent Mark Halstead, Clark, Farrow, Adam Perry and C5 preferentialretailers that trealment Virgin Our over Price its hasSale been of the given Century tocampaign. ail multiples As part and of independents, the £400,000 campaign, 100 classic availabfe albums fromprice the of £9.99 EMI andeach. Virgin But severalvaults are indies offered have at complained a retail CSpledgestolaunch to EMI that VOP received stock several days before anyoneEMI says else VOP as did well not as reçoive extra titles. discount A spokesman on the albums for storeswhich werethe retailer supplied added with to produet the campaign, before theand TV that ail peak-time chart show campaign launched. New arrivai finalises Columbia line-up by Robert Ashton WHERE MUSIC WILL ings,i ITVs BBC's Videotech Top OfThe on ThursdayPops on Fridays Columbia Records head of A&R/general manager Dave FIT IN ON C5 nights.and MTVs BBC The Radio Hit OneList remainson Monday the Balfe has appointed Simon Aldridge as A&R manager. er this : Jackihow. Doherty Weekdays, Show llpm. - Letterman-style chat first radio station to broadeast the chart willAldridge he responsible joins Columbia (or signing after seven and developing years at ZTT. R&B He and Exclusive - A showbiz gossip show. Show.through its Sunday aflernoon Chart pop acts. on TheEaster new Sundaychannel, (30). which is hitstalking the airto Weekdays,Five's Company 7pm. - Housewives magazine At Tuesda/s Sony Music meeting, show.Mag-Ayouth Weekday afternoons. magazine show. nicationsorganised byGary vice présidentFarrow, ofexecutives commu- RGA lures Howard to head press team whichweekly would show run in September.52 weeks a year, The wouldshow, remarked on the lack of music being Amy24, running Howard the Is lahel'sjoining five-strong RCA as head press of press team. on Howard, March Night Fever - Celebrity karaoké show At the meeting, C5's Adam Perry who joins from WEA, replaces Kristina Kyriacou who TuesdayPlans for(11) the when show executives were leaked from lastthe "ronted by Suggs.- Saturday Pop quiz evenings.hosted by DJ told the Sony audience that C5 is became marketing director at the end of last year. station outlined their plans to 180 Sony Alpha Zone-Contempoi matsunlikely like to programmeBBC2's Later music-only With Jool: for Following Howard s departure, WEA is aise Music staff at a Q&A Holland and C4's The White Roon strengtheningGinny Luckhurstfrom its press Parlophone team with theas senior appointment press of headquarters. ThatTune-Quizsh showsbecause attract. of the The small channel audiences will aim sud t( offîcer and Pippa Hall from Freud Communications as independentAdam Perry, productions C5 head andof régionalspéciali-xC this spring.JbyJoolsHolland. t press offîcer. events and one of two i Jack Doherty i Showsuch andai The Mag3, I the panel). TheDublin Divine festival Comedy, Babybird, unveils Suede, headline Counting bands Crows î channel, but it is under- The channel will comprise 60% origi- and Beck are to headline the second Heineken Greeh adeeveral preliminary production enquiries compa- fromEnergy May International 1-5. The Dublin Music event Festival, aise features which takes a place Perry will not be drawn on the format ossibility of licensing the available in 60%-65% ofUK homes by showease of new talent plus seminars and workshops. Initial,or length or of the the time-slotshow it is inplanning which withit is usic show. next week's launch, but that it would be likely to air. "I can only say we are a show. Existing TV expo- happy with a 5% market share by the Brilliant! PR hasfills promoted new TVSarah rôle Davis to the new HMV reacheslOO hasposition worked of head at Brilliant of télévision for the promotion. pasttwo years, Davis, was who Total/BMG clinches new withMidlandsshop previouslyparallel moves, in Virgin's Laura promotion Gilchrist becomes departmenl. radio In andtwo TV distribution deal with Edel promotionpromotions assistant. assistant and Andréa Phipps becomes radio Edel is switching disf Pinnacle and w £750,000,is Friday (Mardi 750 sq Total/BMGSteve Mason's after Pinnacle two Awards boostfor Spice and Bee Gees Edel managing dire r Daniel ded. "It will BPt^ platinumSpice Girls' by theSpice BPI was last certifîed week as eight The Beetimes Lyccttbid to allow says theEdel label greater is flexibility. as they are retailer is hoping to finalise Geesalso received awards for The Very Best OfThe Bee "We wanted the freedom to see happy with us," hc says.

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