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New Tune r Legit Service Must Overcome Intimately Its File -Sharing Progeny Rosemary Clooney BY BRIAN GARRITY and JULIANA KORANTENG Tribute Provides New On the verge of resurfacing as a commercial service, the once -notorious Napster must face Showcase For Midler its own double -edged legacy. 5 The DVD That Roared The legitimate digital music market that Nap - helped force into Walt Disney Home Video's BY CHUCK TAYLOR ster existence is poised "The Lion Kng" gets deluxe NEW YORK -Barry Manilow recalls wak- to go mainstream in DVD treatment and two -year ing from a dream earlier this year with North America and plan. marketing Bette Midler on his mind. Europe. Yet the maj- "It was the 1950s in my dream, and ority of digital music Bette wa: singing Rosemary Clooney consumers in those songs," Manilow says with a smile. territories continue to "Bette and I hadn't spoken in years, but I get their music for free picked u- the phone and told her I had an from Napster -like peer- i idea for a tribute album. I knew there was to -peer (P2P) networks. absolutely no one else who could do this." In Europe, legal and GOROG: GIVING CONSUMERS WHATTHEY WANT Midle- says, "The concept was ab- illegal downloads are on the solutely billiant. I loved Rosemary. I had rise as the number of CD burners, portable devices and a lot of respect for her, and I missed broadband -connected computers per household grows, Barry. And those songs are magical." according to an unpublished report from U.K. -based 5 Rolling Over Retail Jupiter Research. The Rolling Stones have an CULTIVATED VOCALS Consumption of digital music in the U.S. is on a sim- ilar exclusive END deal with Best The resulting "Bette Midler Sings trajectory. Napster's current own- Buy. Will there be a retailer the Rosemary Clooney Songbook," released Sept. 30 under a one -album er, Roxio, hopes the ap- backlash? deal with Columbia, is a loving trib- peal of the Napster ute to the cherished singer, who died brand will make com- June 29, 2002. mercial digital music It alsc showcases some of the most a mass -market experi- intimate and cultivated vocals of Micler's ence for Windows - (Continued on page 61) based PC users. (Continued on page 62) Bow WowApplies Lessons To His 2004 Clothing Line 37 Startbur Engines NASCAR Images makes a BY CARLA HAY cleaned the line up," says Bow Wow's man- major video- distribution and ager /mother Teresa Caldwell, who is directly marketing deal with Melee NEW YORK -When the spring and sum- involved in Shago's business decisions. Entertainment. mer 2004 collections of Bow Wow's Shago "We have more matching outfits, more clothing line hit retail stores next year, denim, and we cut out sweaters. Colors are they will reflect some business lessons very important, and we emphasized that more $6 95ÚS 38 95CAN learned from Shago's first collection, and had less print patterns," she says. 4 2> which launched this year. Shago is one of an increasing number of Lesson No. 1: Simplify the fashions if fashion ventures that music artists have you have relatively uncomplicated target launched (Billboard, Oct. 4). consumers. Bow Wow, who is 16 years old, tells Billboard I 11 11 For Shago's spring 2004 collection, "We (Continued on page 61) Bow Wow: "I'm still a rookie at this whole fashion business.' o 7 486 02552 8 www.americanradiohistory.com Nothing brings artists closer to their fans than VH1. \\ I.I:I: \I,I I H '\k IIII. 1l)\6`+, ti1:1. \\I) I`l'l Sthcl'ìc7 f'.oI'i' VH1.com ßl.11)IZI _1\1- I I.,I. 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LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Kin( s Of Crook Music E 0150 n 11 The Beat: Neil Diamond DIDO Life For Rent Programming still sparkles as he prepares for a ustra I i á Quarterly 50 Tuned In-The Tube: new album and tour in 2004. JOHNNY CASH 16 Bi est Hits SPECIAL REPORT BEGINS ON PAGE 40 SPECIAL REPORT FOLLOWS PAGE 46 Anastacia performs for Lifetime's 16 In the Spirit: The second Women Rock! Songs From the ELVIS COSTELLO North annual Central South Gospel radio provides support for its hit 46A Songwriters & Publishers: Movies concert. Retail and Distribution Confer- single "Unwell." Innovative songwriting computer NORAH JONES Come Awa With Me ence is hitting its stride. program MasterWriter provides 20 R &B: Universal Music Video Features 16 Higher Ground: Darlene valuable tools. KIDZ BOP KIDS Kidz Bop 4 & Distribution is still the market - 51 Market Watch Zschech makes her soulful INO share leader in R &B and rap. 47 Studio Monitor: The 115th 19 Boxscore LUIS MIGUEL 33 debut, "Kiss of Heaven." Audio Engineering Society Con- 20 Rhythm & Blues: The Bill- 34 The Billboard BackBeat vention will preview a range of 17 Jazz Notes: John McLaugh- board Hot 100 marked a mo- MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Halloween 34 Executive Turntable lin takes a symphonic turn with ment in history when black hardware and software products. the release of the three -part suite artists dominated all top 10 slots 32 Billboard Picks BAD BOY'S DA BAND Too Hot For T.V. "Thieves and Poets." last issue. Retail 44 Hits of the World The Fighting Temptations 18 Touring: Matchbox Twenty's 24 Latin Notas: Universal 35 Universal Music &Video Dis- 48 Classifieds 2003 tour sales improve after MusicVideo & Distribution stays tribution looks set to retain its 51 Charts AR71st TITLE PAGE ahead of Sony as the top distrib- No. 1 ranking in album market 51 Chart Beat utor of Latin music in the U.S. share for a fifth consecutive year. 64 Last Word BEYONCE FEATURING SEAN PAUL Baby Boy 27 Beat Box: MTV2 provides a 36 Retail Track: Super D 0 daily dose of Promo Only's "Mon - acquires Phantom Sound &Vision C) SANTANA FEAT. ALEX BAND OR CHAD KROEGER Wh Don't You &I ster Mix." as part of a plan to grow inde- Billy Ray Cyrus pendent distribution. :c UNCLE KRACKER FEATURING DOBIE GRAY Drift Awa 29 Country: goes to "The Other Side "for his 37 Home Video: Under a new TIM McGRAW Real Good Man first Christian album. deal, NASCAR- produced home V STING Send Your Love QUOTE OF THE WEEK ELVIS PRESLEY Rubberneckin' `Almost every business takes care of their own OUTKAST He Ya! (Radio Mix) with regards to addiction, medical and OBIE BERMUDEZ Antes psychological help. Our business is way behind., NELLY, P. DIDDY & MURPHY LEE Shake Ya Tailfeathei BONNIE RAITT Page 6 STAIND So Far Awa BEYONCE FEATURING SEAN PAUL Bab Bo YOUNGBLOODZ FEATURING LIL JON Daino ARTIST & COMPANY INDEX (SIGNIFICANT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS) BEYONCE FEATURING SEAN PAUL Bah Bo 7i Artist Page(s) Company Page(s) 3 Doors Down 20 Clear Channel Communications Inc. 8 HOLES Basement Jaxx 27 Creative Artists Agency Inc. 19 DADDY DAY CARE (SPECIAL EDITION) Bette Midler 1 EMI Music Publishing 39 27 Billy Ray Cyrus 29 Global Underground (GU) ANGER MANAGEMENT Hut Records 39 Bow Wow 1 ANGER MANAGEMENT Melee Entertainment LLC 37 .ù- Bruce Springsteen 6 Messina Group LLC 18 ARTIST ALBUM Caroline Horn 46A __. MTV Networks 27 Cool Kids of Death 45 Musicians' Assistance Program (MAP) 6 i SOUNDTRACK Martin Scorsese Presents The Best Of The Blues Damien Rice 8 w -5 NASCAR Images 37 00. Darlene Zschech 16 I Sin i Dt Your Love Fnrevei i: : VARIOUS ARTISTS Worshi To ether Could Phantom Sound &Vision 36 11 Dave Koz Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL) 46 SOUNDTRACK The Fi Mint Tem tations C Del McCoury 29 Rolling Stone Magazine 6 SEAN PAUL Dutt Ruck Fire Theft 15 Sanctuary Records Group 5 .4 3 04 John McLaughlin 17 Sony Corp. 6 THE CHIEFTAINS Further Down The Old Plank Road C e. Marianne Faithfull 43 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB 39 D I,.a PANTERA The Best Of Pantera Matchbox Twenty 18 Super D 36 Neil Diamond 11 Tommy Boy Records 8 BIONICLE: MASK OF LIGHT Rosemary Clooney 1 Universal Music &Video Distribution Inc. (UMVD) 20, 24, 29, 35 CHEER! Thrice 35 V2 Records Inc.