NEWSSTAND PRICE $6.50 OCTOBER 15, 2004 Nelly & McGraw: Increasing Together It's an unlikely pairing that probably makes people look twice at the CD label, but Nelly f/Tim McGraw's Over and Over" (Derrty /Fo' Reel /Curb /Universal) scores Most Increased Plays at two formats this Independents In Focus week: It moves 39- R &R's music editors pay homage this week to the 20' at CHR/Pop, with independent labels in the business. Virtually every format 1,749 additional has an indie -label success story. Find out what the plays, and 25 -17 at motivation is to own an indie label and, for artists, Rhythmic, with 1,074 to record for an indie throughout the pages of this additional plays. week's R &R. fH13. 7LS GRk.pdr! Feels Like Today The # 1 Album in America CMA - Group of The Year ACM - Group of The Year ASCAP - Group Of The Year THANKS COUNTRY RADIO, "BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD" - ON YOUR DESK MONDAY - IMPACT 11 / 1 www.americanradiohistory.com In Recognition of Black Radio Month THE 13TH ANNUAL Salute to 1xceÏ1ence AWARDS DINNER honoring erri Avery I FINITY BROADCASTING perations Manager /Program Director WBAV -FM & WPEG-FM and Thea Mitchem CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO Director of Urban Programming/Program Director WUSL -FM, WDAS -FM & V DAS AM Benefitting Girl Talk, Inc. and Philadelphia Black Women's Health Project Thursday, October 28, 2004 New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers Newrk, hY Reception 6:30 p.tn. Dinner 7:30 p.m. For further information, contact Santi a Goodman c/o Cynthia Radie Associates 212- 222 -1232 Salutecba @aol.com www.americanradiohistory.com OCTOBER 15, 2004 I N S I D E R &R Taps New Format Editors RADIO IS ITS OWN R &R has appointed two new format editors: Kevin Stapleford WORST ENEMY joins as Alternative Editor, while That's the essence of a speech delivered by Kevin Peterson has been named RAB President/CEO Gary Fries during a Christian Editor. presentation at the NAB Radio Show last Stapleford, who has been in- week, a "State of the Industry 2005" analysis volved with Alternative radio for in which he reported on the dearth of radio more than 15 years, has pro- success stories. Fries also admonished radio grammed XTRA -FM (91X) /San Diego and KNDD /Seattle and con- to "make room for the strategists" and "get Stapleford Peterson rid of the whiners." Exec. Editor Roger Nadel sulted such stations as WHFS/ highlights these and other remarks on the THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER Washington and the former KREV & WREV (Rev105) /Minneapo- state of radio from industry executives lis. He also worked with Album Network and continued through attending the NAB. www.radioandrecords.com its transition as it became part of SFX and then Clear Channel. EDITORS See Page 3 Page 6 TESTED TUNES CAN HELP CLASSIC ROCK Industry Bands Together At NAB Radio Show R &R Classic Rock guru Adam Jacobson Economic future, Stern presents results of an exclusive study by RateTheMusic.com that reveals that many hot topics in San Diego classic rock songs that test well are not By Joe Howard being played at the format. Get the story in R &R Washington Bureau jhoward®radioandrecords. com this week's Classic Rock column. Page 19 SAN DIEGO - Radio-industry leaders banded together at the an- nual NAB Radio Show, held here last week at the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel, and insisted that radio can overcome new competition NUMBER ONES from digital media, continued CHR/POP Marconi Award MAROON 5 She Will Be Loved (Octone/J/RMG) winners: Page 8 CHR/RHYTHMIC USHER 8 ALICIA KEYS My Boo (LaFace/Zomba) weakness in advertising and Howard Stern's shocking depar- URBAN ture from the medium (see related USHER 8 ALICIA KEYS My Boo (LaFace/Zomba) story, below). URBAN AC In fact, Entercom President /CEO David Field said new program- ALICIA KEYS f/TONY, TONI, TONE... Diary (J/RMG) ming that's been hitting the air- GOSPEL waves is helping the industry battle KIERRA SHEAR() You Don't Know (EMI Gospel) satellite radio, iPods and the Internet. During the "Broadcast Fi- COUNTRY nancing 2004: Confronting New SARA EVANS Suds In The Bucket (RCA) Realities" panel on Oct. 6, Field AC said, "A few years ago we didn't At the NAB Radio Show, (top row, l -r) Foxs Tony Snow delivers a keynote address, Jefferson- Pilot's Clarke Brown is honored with the NAB's National Radio Award, and WOR/New York's Bob Bruno accepts the Marconi LOS LONELY BOYS Heaven (Or/Epic) have Air America. Right now the Hispanic radio market is booming, for Legendary Station: (middle row, i-r) Entercom's David Field, Clear Channel's Mark Mays, Access. T's Chesley HOT AC and formats like 'Jack; 'Bob; and Maddox -Dorsey, Citadel's Judy Ellis and Greater Media's Peter Smyth participate in the Group Executive Super row, t-r) Cumulus' Dickey, David Radio Mary MAROON 5 She Will Be Loved (Octone /J/RMG) the 'Red' format in St. Louis are Session: and (bottom John Univision's Gleason, One's Catherine Sneed, Clear Channel's Tom Owens and Entercom's Pat Paxton take part in the Programming Executive Super SMOOTH JAI/ NAB See Page 9 Session. GERALD ALBRIGHT To The Max (GRPNMG) ROCK VELVET REVOLVER Fall To Pieces (RCA/RMG) ACTIVE ROCK Gallagher New Stern: Sirius' $500 Million Man Study: Parents PAPA ROACH Getting Away With Murder (Geffen) GM At WLS & Industry reacts to host's blockbuster deal Opt For 'Safe' ALTERNATIVE & GREEN DAY American Idiot (Reprise) WRDZ /Chicago By Adam Jacobson tainment Sports Radio Stations Ase Radio Editor Scott Greenstein, the By Roger Nadel TRIPLE A By Al Peterson ajacobsonâradnandrecords.corn satellite radio com- R&R Newsflalk/Sports Editor R&R Exec. Editor R.E.M. Leaving New York (Warner Bros.) a peterson®radioandrecords.tom The self-proclaimed pany and one of the rnadeleradioandrecords.com -year ABC Lingering concern over what CHRISTIAN AC Nineteen Radio "King of All Media" is world's best known veteran John Gallagher has his radio personalities children are hearing on their JEREMY CAMP Walk By Faith (BEC) poised to conquer been named President /GM for next unclaimed terri- came to terms on a parents' radio station is playing CHRISTIAN CHR the company's News /Talk tory. In a bombshell five -year deal val- a role in what mom and dad lis- TOBYMAC Gone (ForeFront/EMI CMG) WLS and Radio Disney WRDZ dropped live on the ued at approxi- ten to when the kids are in Chicago. Gallagher succeeds in mately $500 million. around. According to an exclu- CHRISTIAN ROCK air the early-morn- Zemira Jones, who exited the ing hours of Oct. 6, While it was not sive new study made available TOBYMAC Gone (ForeFront/EMI CMG) stations in June to accept a WXRK /New York - Stern known how much to R &R by Hudson Research, CHRISTIAN INSPO Washington, DC -based corpo- based syndicated Stern himself will the overriding issue has be- WATERMARK The Glory Of Your Name (Rocketown) rate management position with morning host Howard Stern pocket from the deal, Sirius come content, more than exces- Radio One. announced that he will leave said that it has budgeted sive commercial loads or too SPANISH CONTEMPORARY Gallagher joined ABC as an terrestrial radio for Sirius $100 million per year for much bantering. JUANES Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor (Universal) internal auditor in 1985. In 1987 Satellite Radio in January Stem's show. The nationwide study of REGIONAL MEXICAN he joined WJR /Detroit as the 2006. 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