DECEMBER 1, 2001 Music Volume 19, Issue 49 £3.95 Destiny's Child's Emotion (Columbia) is this week's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chartSales Breaker,at Media°e talk to radio number 10. M&M chart toppers this week EMI plans restructureUK web radio Eurochart Hot 100 Singles licences ready KYLIE MINOGUE Can't Get You Out Of My Head after first-half losses by 'early 2002' (Parlophone) European Top 100 Albums by Gordon Masson 8.9% salesdecline, generating an by Gareth Thomas PINK FLOYD operating loss of £8.1 million, com- LONDON- Licences allowing UK Echoes - The Best Of LONDON- New EMI Recorded Musicpared to an operating profit of £59.9 chairman/CEO Main Levy has an £85million in the six months to Septem- internet-only radio services to broad- (EMI) million (euros 137 million) war -chest ber 30, 2000. The company's best per- cast music legally should be in place European Radio Top 50 with which to restructure the divisionforming album in the first six months "by early next year," according Tony MICHAEL JACKSON within the next five months. And inwas Janet Jackson's All For You, Clark, director of licensing at British You Rock My World an effort to take the with global sales of 4.7 collecting society PPL. (Epic) business forward, he million units. Clark made the announcement at hasbeentoldthat "We have an option the Radio Academy's Radio On The European Dance Traxx those funds could be tochange that[£85 Web conference in London on Novem- KYLIE MINOGUE increased. million] number ber 16, at which rights relating to the Can't Get You Out Of My Head EMI That was the news depending on where internet proved one of the more lively (Parlophone) revealed by EMI Main getstoinhis topics for discussion. Group chairman Eric Nicoli in thereviewof thebusiness,"explains The licences will be short-term in light of a poor first-half performanceNicoli. "[The figure] is unlikely to go order to take account of the continu- Inside M&M this week in the company's current financialdown, in the sense that when we ously developing na year. announced it we had some fairly clear ture of the digital mar- FRANKFURT UNCOVERED WhileEMIMusicPublishingideas of what we would want toket. Clark said that Despite a few logistical problems enjoyed increased sales of 4% to £200 invest it in. And the reason that wethe PPL was holding following the events of September million and stable operating profit up reserve the right to be flexible is that forums with both 11,the MTV EuropeMusic 5.1% to £51.2 million, the group'sit is possible that we will want to go record labels and oper- Awards in Frankfurt on Novem- Recorded Music divsion suffered an continued on page 21 ators of streamed ber8 proved a huge success. audio services to dis- M&M's photographers were there cusstheformthe to capture the action... Page 7 The hype and The White Stripes licences should take. "We aregetting NAB HEARS THE FUTURE by Chris Barrett very interesting and helpful observa- Despite the current recession in tions from the users," Clark told radio,it was time to take the LONDON- "The future of rock'n'roll," M&M. "But we need a mandate from longer -term view at the NAB's "the most exciting band since punk," our membership to collect fees on European Radio Conferencein "light years ahead of their peers." their behalf. We also need agree- Paris. Pages 8-9 The UK media's reaction to the ments with other collecting societies arrival of Detroit rock act The White outside the UK, and we need to work ALTERNATIVE COUN- Stripes on its shores during the sum- out how the licences will be struc- TRY SOUNDSCAPES mer was nothing short of sensational. tured." Acts such as Lost High- What made the sudden rise to fame of Much of the discussion at the con- way's Ryan Adams (pic- guitarist and singer Jack White and ference centred on the level at which tured) are at the fore- his older sister and drummer Meg so fees should be levied on internet frontof the"Ameri- startling was that, at that stage, they radio services, with suggested figures cana" movement which have only done a low -profile club tour ranging from 3%to15%ofa blends country music with alter- in the UK and had yet to put out a streamed audio service's revenue to native rock and-despite the record in the territory. go to collecting societies. genre's name-is finding some "I think it's kind of surreal," says Clarksaid:"Whilea formof success in Europe. Page 10 Meg White. "It's a bit of a mystery to licence which has a fee based on rev - continued on page 21 continued on page 21 At the Borderline Orange Yard off Manette St Soho, London Swedish vvvvw.borderline.co.uk incite GO wwvv.indiego.nu Mazarine Street Spiral Motion David & The Citizens AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS "enjoy" through these systems to access via their PCs Music instant listener reaction to songs, the minute they come on the radio. That technology is already here and hap- Media. Upfront pening-just ask Swiss programmers, who will see by Jon Heasman, Music & Media deputy editor metering become part of their official ratings system as Call M&M on: tel (+44) 207 420 6005 early as next year. fax (+44) 207 420 6016 Sometimes, new technology can have some unforseen Programmers already stand accused-often unfair- consequences. ly-by those in the music business of being unduly con- For direct lines dial +44 207 420, At the recent NAB European Radio Conference (see servative with their music choices. But just imagine how followed by the required extension pages 8-9), delegates were able to see concrete results ofmuch more conservative some may become when they Publisher: Ron Betist (ext. 6154) audience research conducted in the traditional mannerstick a new or unfamiliar song on their station and can Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) (through diaries, phone interviewsetc) pitted againstphysically see their listeners tuning away in droves. Such Editorial results from "people meter" devices which electronicallya technology will certainly require programmers to have Deputy editor. Jon Heasman (6167) monitor people's radio listening habits. This research was balls of steel in order to keep the faith with songs they News editor. Gareth Thomas (6162) carried out in the US (using Arbitron's Personal Peoplebelieve in when the audience is, initially at least, telling Features/specials editor Steve Adams (6160) Music editor Adam Howorth (6161) Meter) and in Switzerland, using the Radio Watch device. them something different. Reporter: Siri Stavenes Dove (6163) The results revealed what many would have predict- Yet ironically, even this high-tech system still won't pro- Chcirts 8c research ed-that diary or phone interview systems which essen-vide programmers with all the answers. In the case of lis- Charts editor: Rani Cairo (6156) tially rely on the memory of respondents often fail toteners tuning out of an established oldie or recurrent, for Charts researchers: Menno Visser (6165), Beverley Evans (6157) record short bursts of listening, particularly in off-peakexample, are they doing so because they don't actually like Production periods, or small amounts of listening to stations otherthe song, or isit simply because Production & art co-ordinator: Mat Deaves (6110) than the respondents' usual radio choices. Phone inter- they're fed up of hearing it so much? Correspondents view systems (and even anonymous diaries) often have People metering will not provide Austria: Susan L. Schuhmayer - (43) 1 334 9608 the additional problem that a few listeners are less thanall the answers, but it will surely Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 Classical/jazz: Terry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 honest about their listening habits-they like to tellprovide programmers with another Dance: Gary Smith - (33) 49172 4753 other people that they listen to the high -brow publicfascinating-and, most importantly, Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 speech station, whereas in fact they're probably spend- Finland: Jonathan Mender - (358) 503 527384 absolutely instant-research tool France: Joanne Shore: (33) 14735 7042 ing more time with that "comfort food" AC station withwhich will also be used to gauge lis- 1Vlillane Kang (artist profiles) - (33) 14887 1599 the naff image. tener reaction to matters beyond the Germany: Gesa Birnkraut - (49) 4101 45930 Italy: Mark Warden - (39) 02 4802 4127 No, the really unforseen consequence of people -meter-records. Any presenters reading this, The Netherlands: Menno Visser - (44) 207 420 6165 ingcould be the ability that programmers will now I hope you're sitting comfortably... New Media: Juliana Koranteng - (44) 208 891 3893 Norway: Kai R. Lofthus - (47) 918 21 208 Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the deputy editor at: [email protected] Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 Scales c=inci Mc irketing International sales director: Ron Betist (UK, USA) - (31) 299 420274; McGee's Poptones axes workforce mobile: (31) 653 194133 Sales executives: Patrick Jansen (Benelux & Scandinavia) - (31) 299 420274 LONDON - Poptones Group, the UKhead of press Susie Roberts, general Foster is dismissive of the Sep- Francois Millet (France) - (33) 145 49 29 33 Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) independent record company set upmanager Vanessa Budinger, head oftember 11 downturn playing any part - (39) 031570056, in May 2000 by former Creationbusiness affairs James Kyllo andin the decision. "The whole Septem- Olav Bjerke (Germany) - (49) 221 868005 Records founder Alan McGee, hasproduct manager Ian Johnsen on aber 11 fairy story-There's a war on Sales & marketing co-ordinator: made the entire work- consultancy basis.