July 21, 2000 Volume 14 Issue 703 $6.00 EVERCLEAR WINNERS EQUESTS EARPICKS BREAKOUTS WILDCARD NINEDAYS 550 Music VERTICAL HORIZON RCA NUTTY PROF. II (ST) Def Soul/IDJ VERTICAL HORIZON RCA EMINEM Aftermath/Interscope THIRD EYE BLIND Elektra/EEG EVERCLEAR Capitol 3 DOORS DOWN Repub/Univ/UMG EVAN & JARON Columbia/CRG MOTLEY CRUE Motley/Beyond NSYNC Jive CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA BEENIE MAN Virgin HOT NEW RELEASES CLEOPATRA EVAN & JARON IDEAL SAMANTHA MUMBA PAPA ROACH U Got It Crazy For This Girl Whatever Gotta Tell You Last Resort Maverick/WB Columbia/CRG Virgin Interscope DreamWorks PINK PRECIOUS ROXETTE LEE ANN WOMACK Most Girls Say It Again Wish I Could Fly I Hope You Dance Arista Capitol Edel America MCA Nashville/Univ/UMG featuring JIM BRICKMAN on vocals The first single from Jim's upcoming new album MY ROMANCE an evening with JIM BRICKMAN IN STORES AUGUST 22ND s From the P11$ Special S airing in August in OVER 100 ,MARKETS ON YOUR DESK across the nation including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, NOW! * Washington DC, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, IMPACTING Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, MAINSTREAM Nashville, Memphis, Cleveland, .AC RADIO Cincinnati, Jialtimore, Detroit, Kansas City, St. Louis, ONJULY 24TH and more! *check your local PBS listings for exact airclates/times FOR MORE INFORMATI Contact: Cheryl Khaner phone: 310.358.4013 windham hill fax: 310.358.4309 e-mail: [email protected] © 21500 windham hill records, Unit of BMG Entertainmenta July 21; 2000 Volume 14 Issue 703 $6.00 DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher LENNY BEER 4 VIBE -RATERS LEWINTER Editor In Chief BBMak, Disturbed and A*Teens are at the top of the Vibe TONI PROFERA WONDERLAND Executive Editor world, ma, while a debuting Baha Men bark up the right tree. DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Executive Editor 6 ALBUMS Eminent, Britney and Nelly rap up the top three spots, while KAREN GLAUBER Senior Vice President "The Nutty Professor II" soundtrack and Everclear make TODD HENSLEY Top Ten bows. Vice President/Sr. Broadcast Editor MARC POLLACK Vice President/Senior Editor 32 DIALOGUE MARK PEARSON Vice President/Retail Editor RED Distribution President Ken Antonelli waxes RICKY LEIGH MENSH philosophical on indie distribution, which disturbs Vice President/Mix Show Editor the blissful slumber of HITS' resident sheep -counter BUD SCOPPA Senior Editor Bruce "Another" Britt "In The Wall." ROY TRAKIN Senior Editor 37 ROCK2K SIMON GLICKMAN Senior Editor !Yana gets set to rent a room in the Papa Roach hotel (39), MICHELLE SANTOSUOSSO APM camp follower Mike Morrison hits the pit at the World Crossover Editor Class Rock Fest (49) and Rock jock John Lenac takes a mosh MIKE MURPHY Give Universal/Motown Special Projects mulligan (53). Records Group Chairman JEFF RABHAN A&R Editor Mel Lewinter's team props GARY JACKSON 61 FLAVA CAMP for the Cash Money and Fo' Senior JAMZ Editor Michelle S. brings the bling-bling (63), Ricky Leigh beats JEFF DRAKE Reel label deals, which have Associate Editor on L.A. rhythm radio (69) and Nasty Nes flexes his hip -hop produced hits by Nelly and Big TAMI PACKLEY GEORGEFF chops (72). Production Manager Tymers and kept this well-oiled NICOLE TOCANTINS Production Coordinator 75 JAMZ machine purring with a market - share north of 4. While 3 Doors NASTY-NES RODRIGUEZ Juice trumpets jazz horn player Terence Blanchard's entrance Rap Editor at USC and mourns the loss of Philly radio legend "Jocko" Down continues to hover in the BOBBII HACH Top Ten and 98 Degrees, Boyz Broadcast Editor Henderson as JAMZ college grad Gary Jackson "5" gives new meaning to the term "sheepskin." II Men, Erykah Badu and Juve- ANNA OSBORN nile get ready to provide a jam- Associate Retail Editor LATIN PRINCE packed September song, Lewin- Associate Mix Show Editor ter's enjoying Christmas in July ERIKA SCHULTZ Research Editor Too bad he found this lump of MIKE MORRISON It's "Whoa Nelly" at MPS, "Absolutely" APM Editor ninedays at REQUESTS and IDJ's Ken is in coal in his stocking. JOHN LENAC POP Rock Editor the fast Lane with Janet and Bon Jovi at MARK FEATHER Associate Crossover Editor POP MART, while Alan Burns & Associates' one-man DAVID SIMUTIS think tank Dave Shakes tries to get his point across, Assistant Editor KENYA YARBROUGH which is more than we can say for this week's typically Editorial Assistant pointless WAVELENGTH. ROB BROADWELL Associate Research Editor FREDDIE VASQUEZ Research Assistant 92 MPS 102 POP MART RANDI RASKIND ZAFMAN JOCELYN DEAL 96 POP PLAYS 106 WAVELENGTH Art Direction REBECCA ESMERIAN 100 REQUESTS JERRY PAO Editorial Design BRIAN LINDSEY Art Operations ON THE COVER SCOTT KILLAM Facility Manager capitol Records nouveau BILL TREADWAY Distribution Manager 11 FRONT PAGE 35 BEAT'S ME rockers Everlast are "Learn- ing How To Smile" for the COLOR WEST 24 NEAR TRUTHS 82 TOP TENS Lithography Top Ten debut of their new al- bum, though it quickly turns 14958 Ventura Blvd. 26 LETTERS & T.TIMES 90 EARPICKS Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 into a grimace after this HITS (818) 501-7900 29 WHEELS & DEALS cover nod. OUR PICKS TO BREAK CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD 0 BBMAK HOLLYWOOD 0 YOLANDA ADAMS ELEKTRA/EEG 2iw32W33W 7 Dv 7 2W 7 3.0 album: SOONER OR LATER album: MOUNTAIN HIGH... track: BACK HERE track: OPEN MY HEART Fantastic album sales across-the-board. Solid sales continue with big jumps at Single sales still strong, #2 at Wand. major racks. Hearts beating with #1 spins Added at KDMX and WKSI. Top 5 at at WYLD, WMCS, WHUR and WMXD. KIIS and KBFM. Top 10 at KHKS, KMSX, Top 5 at WMM.I, WRKS, WVAZ. Top 10 WSTR. Big spins at Radio Disney, KBIG, at KJLH and WALR. And spinning big at KZQZ, WPLI, WBLI, WHIZ, more. MTV, WAMO, WGCI, WBLS, more. BET. #9 Box Breaker. On tour w/ Britney. Headlining tour. Mgmt: Shiba Freeman Mgmt: Diane Young/Daytime Ent. Haley/Mahogany Ent. DISTURBED GIANT/REPRISE O KOTTONMOUTH KINGS CAPITOL 3 Rai 6 2W 6 3W 4 LW 4 14 3d' album: SICKNESS album: HIGH SOCIETY track:STUPIFY track: PEACE NOT GREED Sales see a Disturbing jump, going Solid sales continue, with Best Buy, Where- over the 20k -a -week mark, with Best house and Musicland leading.Tons of Buy, M'Iand and W'House leading. retailpromotions adding excitement. Top 10 at WBCN, KXPK. Sick spins KROQ, KROX, 1O<TE, WBCN, KXPK, at KROQ, WXRK, WZTA, KCXX, KXXR. WXDX, KKND not being greedy with MTV, M2. On Ozzfest. Alt. Press spins. MTV, M2, The Box high on the clip feature. Mgmt: Roger Janson/Jeff as well. On headlining tour all summer Battaglia/KMA Mgmt. long. Mgmt: Kevin Zinger/SRH Mgmt. A*TEENS MCA 0 LARA FABIAN COLUMBIA/CRG -- 5 LW 10 2W 13 3W 9 LW 9 .1w t? 31A. album:THE ABBA GENERATION album: LARA FABIAN track:DANCING QUEEN track:I WILL LOVE AGAIN Major listener requests at Radio Disney Single is on fire with album heating up. fuel ABBA remake's second wind. Big Big love at the indies. #1 at WKTU. sales happening at major racks, with Top 5 at WLTW. Top 10 at KBIG, Target leading the way. Tour with Britney WQSX, WMJX, KGBY, WHUD. Lots of Spears starts at presstime. In -stores during love at KIIS, WALK, WBLI, WLIT, tour. Massive TV exposure coming late WHIZ, WNND, WASH. VH1. Donnie summer with Nickelodeon special. The and Marie 7/21. Mgmt: Lise Richard Box. Mgmt: Brian Lane/Bandana Ent. and Rick Allison/Alian Productions. OSAMMIE CAPITOL KITTlE ARTEMIS/NG 0 6 im 5 2vv 10 3W LW 8 2W 5 3W album: FROM THE BOTTOM... album: SPIT track: CRAZY THINGS I DO track: CHARLOTTE Everything's coming up Crazy, with Top Cat scratch fever as second single sees 5 spins at WQUE and WVEE and big big love from Active Rock, MTV and M2. spins at WBLS, Z90, WHTA, WEDR, Top 10 at IC<TE. Big spins fromKIOZ, WENZ, WAMO, WJLB, more. Big spins KXXR, CIMX, KIOZ, WAAF, WRIF, at BET, too. Huge sales continue across- WFNX, WBCN, KDGE. Clawing their the-board; Anderson leading the pack. way through Ozzfest. Sales stay solid with On Nickelodeon's "All That" 2000 Tour indies and majors purring. Mgmt: Dave through July. Mgmt: Joyce Irby/Diva One. Landers/KMA Enterprises. VIBE -RATERS OUR PICKS TO BREAK CHOSEN BY THE HITS EDITORIAL BOARD 0 COMMON MCA BT NETTWERK AMERICA/CAPITOL 10 LW 11 2W 12 3W album: LIKE WATER FOR... album: MOVEMENT IN STILL... track: THE LIGHT track: NEVERGONNACOME... Continues to heat up at retail with solid With 99X and CIMX adds, now on all action and major video buzz. Spinning at major -market PoMo stations. #1 at MTV, BET and M2. "Light" shining at WOXY! Top 10 KITS, KTCL. Moving at radio, too, with Top 10 spins at KKBT, KROQ, WXRK, WIJR, WPLY, WHFS, KUBE and WUSL. Also not light,but WKQX, more. Top 5 phones at KNRK, heavy at KMEL, KPWR, WBLS, WHTA, KNDD. Airplay fuels sales-#1 at WPHI, KBXX, KKDA, WBOT, more. On Virgin Sunset. Summer tour ongoing. Spitkicker Tntir Mornt Derek Dudley Mgmt: Richard Bishop/3 AM. SR -71 RCA BAHA MEN S-CURVE/ARTEMIS 11 LW 152W 153W DEBUT album: NOW YOU SEE INSIDE album: WHO LET THE DOGS... track: RIGHT NOW track: WHO LET THE DOGS... Album sees a big sales gain, with Best Huge add week: WIGU, WKZL, WBLI, Buy and M'Land seeinginside huge WKFS, WFLZ, PRO -FM. Barking single jumps. MTV, The Box, M2 all right now. sales in front of 7/25 LP street date. #2 #1 at WHFS, WVVDC.