SEPTEMBER 29, 2001 0 Music Volume 19, Issue 40 £3.95 Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out Of My My Head (Par- lophone) is this week's great- est chart points gainer on Media® the European Radio Top 50. we talk to -r-a_4(-21_1_41ow M&M chart toppers this week Expand and deliver: Warner veteran Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Gebhardt departs EVE FEAT GWEN STEFANI Larsen sets 30% target LONDON -New Warner Let Me Blow Ya Mind Music Europepresident (Interscope) by Emmanuel Legrand sal Music enjoys a market share of Paul -ReneAlbertiniis European Top 100 Albums 22%, which is "36% ahead of our closest tightening his grip over JAMIROQUAI LONDON -Universal Music Interna- competitor," (see table, page 21) he his division following the resignation of Gerd Geb- A Funk Odyssey tional executives who thought they hadbelieves that it is currently closer to already achieved significant 25% of the market and that hardt,writes Emmanuel (Sony S2) performancesinthe past "30% should be our objective Legrand. European Radio Top 50 two years will have to roll for our company around the After 19 years in the MICHAEL JACKSON their sleeves up further in world." group, Gebhardt, who was You Rock My World order to deliver a 30% mar- Breakingthestatistics president of Warner Music (Epic) ket share. down by market, Larsen said Central & Northern Europe, will be That was the ambitious Universal's year-to-date leaving the company on September 30. European Dance Traxx target revealed by Universal market share in the .US is As a consequence, all the current ROGER SANCHEZ Music International (UMI) 27.8%(ahead ofSony's headsofWarnerMusicaffiliates Another Chance chairman/CEO Jorgen 17.3%), and inother key reporting to Gebhardt will now report (R-Senal/Sony) Larsen during a speech on marketsUniversal'sfirst- directlytoAlbertini.Thisincludes September 18 at the second half shares were 28.3% (UK), Bernd Dopp, recently elevated to the annual JPMorgan music conference in24.2% (Germany) and 29.1% (France). position of president, Warner Music Inside M&M this week London. Oneanalyst,whopreferredto Germany, as well as the MDs of Warn- Other conference panellists included remain anonymous, remarked: "The er Music companies in the Benelux TELSTAR IN ORBIT BMG Europe president Thomas Stein, stock market is currently extremely (Albert Slendebroek), Denmark (Finn Onceapurelycompilations - MTV Networks Europe president Brent spooked and is beginning to question Work), Finland (Marita Kaasalainen), based company, UK indie Telstar Hansen, Zomba Recordssenior VPthe growth rates Vivendi has promised Norway (Mats Nilsson), Sweden (Sanji has in recent years successfully A&R Martin Dodd and IFPI general todeliver-particularlygiventheir Tandan) and Switzerland (Claude Nobs branched out to become a fully- counsel Allen Dixon. dependence on the US consumer." and Chris Wepfer). fledged record company, which Larsen said that although Univer- continued on page 21 continued on page 21 has produced the likes of Craig David and BBMak. Page 7 Gray back with more radio colourSingle licence for NAB IN NEW ORLEANS The effects of consolidation on by Sally Stratton online simulcasts programming, "fad" formats and radio's future relationship with LONDON - Itis already two years since by Siri Stavenes Dove the Internet wereallon the Macy Gray's distinctive, husky voice agenda at this year's NAB Radio won over audiences across Europe with LONDON -Rights clearance for radio Show in the US. Pages 8-9 her breakthrough hit I Try (Epic). Her stations simulcasting their terrestrial reputation and the subsequent 2.5 mil- AM or FM output to the world over the CAM EXTENDS SUMMER VIBE lion European sales of the album On Internet has been simplified, following Scheduledforan How Life Is were built on word of a ground -breaking agreement between October release, mouth,criticalacclaim,liveperfor- revenue -collecting bodies and interna- Cam's Summer In mances and, eventually, massive sup- tional labels' body IFPI. Paris (Columbia) port from radio. Under theagreement,collecting has already become Epic is now striving to build on that societies representing rights holders a chill -out terrace groundswell of public and radio support can now license web simulcasts not staple in Europe's with her new single Sweet Baby, which only within national borders, as had keyholidayhot - currently stands at number nine on been the case to date, but in the 25 spots. Page 10 M&M's European Radio Top 50 airplay countries involved in the agreement on chart. The cut is taken from sophomore the basis of a single licence. continued on page 21 continued on page 21 L E RITORNO DA TE penitst of LAURA PAUSINI a 14 HITS + 2 NEW SONGS CGD East West AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2001 o Warner Masse Group An AOL Time Warner Company AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS Naturally, Brown countered that he is indeed proud of Music what he is doing, because in his own mind, what he is doing with today's digital technology is reacting to what Media. Upfront he calls an act of "censorship"-i.e. the music industry's by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief attempt to shut down similar services and not putting Call M&M on: out their music on the 'Net. tel (+44) 207 420 6005 In passing, Brown also attacked what he believes is fax (+44) 207 420 6016 There was a defining moment last week highlighting the divide between the music industry and the proponents ofthe major record company's obsolete business model, For direct lines dial +44 207 420, peer -to -peer systems that allow users to swap music files while failing to note that an obsolete business model is followed by the required extension online for free. better than no business model at all. He went even fur- Publisher: Ron Betist (ext. 6154) It took place at a music conference organised by bank ther, associating his combat with that of the right to free Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) JPMorgan (see story, front page) when Universal Musicspeech. In saying that, Brown has chosen to fight on a Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) International chairman Jorgen Larsen, probably irritat- terrain which is not necessarily his most solid ground. Editorial Ultimately, it is hard to argue that record companies Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) ed by what he was hearing, asked the young Ian Brown, News editor: Gareth Thomas (6162) developer of a file -sharing service called Freenet, if heare trying to kill freedom of expres- Features/specials editor: Steve Adams (6160) sion when that freedom consists of Music editor: Adam Howorth (6161) was "proud" of himself-advocating what Larsen equat- Reporter: Siri Stavenes Dove (6163) ed with ripping off someone's credit card pin number. taking someone else's property and Charts8(resedrc Larsen's choice of words was a clear sign of the con- giving it to others for free. Charts editor: Rani Cairo (6156) tempt the industry has for these people, but also of the So it was appropriate that the con- Charts researchers: Menno Visser (6165), clusion to this heated debate came Beverley Evans (6157) fundamental lack of understanding between both sides. Production Brown and a few others are, to many, the heroes of thefrom the artists present on the panel. Production & art co-ordinator: Mat Deaves (6110) online world, and their capacity to be a nuisance to theBMG act Right Said Fred summed up Correspondents industry should not be underestimated. But record com-in one pithy sentence their feelings Austria: Susan L. Schuhmayer - (43) 1 334 9608 panies would be well advised to take the time to hearabout the whole file -sharing issue: Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 what these people have to say. "Getting stuff for free is bollocks." Classical/jazz: Terry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 Dance: Gary Smith -(33)49172 4753 Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] Finland: Jonathan Mender - (358) 503 527384 France: Millane Kang (artist profiles) - (33) 14887 1599 Germany: Gesa Birnkraut - (49) 4101 45930 Italy: Mark Worden - (39) 02 3807 8239 The Netherlands: Memo Visser -(44)207 420 6165 New Media: Juliana Koranteng - (44) 208 891 3893 Sweden gears up for beauty contests Norway: Kai R. Lofthus - (47) 918 21 208 Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 by Johan Lindstrom of local programming being offered, arein Sodertalje, justoutside of the company's ownership position in Stockholm, and Norrkoping, on the Sales and Marketing the local market, plus the bidder's Baltic coast. International sales director: STOCKHOLM - Applications for 11 Ron Betist (UK, USA) - (31) 299 420274; radio frequencies being advertised byfinancialstatusandtechnical Only one of the frequencies, the mobile: (31) 653 194133 Sweden'sradioandtelevisionresources. third one in Umea, is totally new. The Sales executives: Patrick Jansen (Benelux & Scandinavia) - (31) 299 420274 authority will be the first to be "We will make an overall judge-remainder were either handed back Francois Millet (France) - (33) 145 49 29 33 judged under Sweden's new "beautyment of the applicants and look at theby their owners for economic reasons Beth Dell'Isola (US Radio) - (1) 770 831 4585 Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) parade" licensing system introduced in parallel," saysor had still to be auctioned off under - (39) 031570056, earlier this year. Peter Scjiierbeck, a lawyer at thethe old system. Olav Bjerke (Germany) - (49) 221 868005 The licence awards mark the first authority. The frequencies expected to attract the most interest are in Norrkoping, Sales & marketing co-ordinator: time in Swedish commercial radio Seven of the 11 frequencies up for Claudia Engel (6159) history that frequencies will not begrabs (Skelleftea, Umefi., Arjeplog,SodertaljeandSundsvall.The Marketing assistant: Miriam Hubner (6158) Male, Gallivare,Sundsvall and Oster-authority says it will announce the International circulation marketing auctioned off to the highest bidder.