FEBRUARY 8, 2003 Volume 21, Issue 7 Music £3.95 euros 6.5 Looking up:MelanieC.'s Here It Comes Again (Virgin) is the highest new entry in the European Radio Top 50, Media®we talk to radio at number 17. M&M chart toppers this week Biggest RTBF shake-upi n50years Eurochart Hot 100 Singles tion, designed to eat into the market The drastic changes at the public EMINEM shares of commercial networks Belbroadcaster have been prompted by Lose Yourself BRUSSELS - Southern Belgium's RTL and Radio Contact. a decline in advertising (Interscope) French -language public broadcaster La Premierewillbe revenuesandtrading European Top 100 Albums RTBF has launched the most radi-restructured into a losses in 2002 believed to ROBBIE WILLIAMS cal shake-up of its radio operations News/Talk format, be in the region of euros Escapology in over half a century. while Rock station 12 million. With similar (Chrysalis) The RTBF's existing Wallony-Radio 21willevolve figures expected for this wide stations, La Premiere, into two new year, newly -appointed European Radio Top 50 FrequenceWallonie,Radio21, stations;a round-the- RTBF CEO Jean -Paul ROBBIE WILLIAMS Bruxelles Capitale and the classicalclock Classic Rock for- Philippot has been Feel Musique 3, will make way this Sep- mat and an Alternative tasked with bringing the (Chrysalis) tember for five completely new for-Rock service targeting corporationbackinto European Dance Traxx mats, and RTBF's regional radio16-18 year -olds. "Each profitability. centres in Liege, Mons, Namur andstation is to get its own Inwhat isbeing TOMCRAFT Charleroi will cease to exist as inde- [musical]colourand dubbed in industry cir- Loneliness pendent production units. profile," explains RTBF Radio direc-cles the "Plan Magellan" Philippot, (Kosmo/Universal) In order to attract more main- torgeneral ClaudeDelacroixa former boss of chemical giant stream listeners, the RTBF wants to(pictured), "as well as targeting aSolvay, wants to implement a strat- Inside M&M this week launch an as -yet unnamed CHR sta-specific audience." continued on page 21 DON'T MOVE; IMPROVE BMG believes its decision to Kelly digs deep after dilemmaBBC Radio 2 focus on divisions, not regions, by Paul Sexton will lead to success. Hamish hits new highs Champ and Emmanuel Le - LONDON - Thanks in part to Nelly, grand analyse the implications we're already on first name terms with in RAJAR figures of changes in the company. Kelly. Destiny's Child member Kelly Page 6 Rowland, that is, the singing partner of by Jon Heasman the rap superstar on Dilemma, one of 2002's top 10 singles both across Europe LONDON - In a particularly stable set of FREE LOADING and in the US. official RAJAR UK radio ratings cover- How to make free users pay to In a link that any radio jock would be ing the final quarter of 2002, public full - download music was the key proud of, that success segues sweetly servicestation BBC Radio 2has issue at this year's MidemNet into Rowland's own new single Stole, achieved another all-time ratings high conference. Juliana Koranteng which was released on January 27 on in both reach and share, clocking in reports. Page 7 Music World/Columbia, and then with respectively at 27% (up from 25% last her debut solo album Simply Deep, quarter) and 15.8% (up from 15.2%). ICELAND THE OBSCURE which follows on February 10. But there was disappointment for Icelandicquartet Sigur Ros Stole has been a fixture of many sister CHR service BBC Radio1, have perfected the art of creat- European playlists since before Christ- which-despite more listeners tuning ing haunting, obscure, mas and, after debuting at number 33 toitsSaraCox breakfast show- on the European Radio Top 50, climbs music.ChrisBarrett slumped to an 8.4% share, down from from number seven last week to number 8.8% last quarter and 9.1% a year finds out if theact's four this. It's already been top five in ago. A Radio 1 spokesperson, however, new album will be tak- airplay in Holland and is making rapid is keen to point out that listening among ing them into the main- strides in other markets. The video, its 15-24 target audience was stable, stream. Page 10 meanwhile, has been a popular add to and that the lost listeners are coming continued on page 21 continued on page 21 LAURA PAUSINLFROv T E Her first album in english COD East West a division of Warner Music Italia Srl an AOL Time Warner Company AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS fiscal and structural barriers limiting the free flow of Music music and artists from one EU country to another. On the crisis facing the industry, the only consensus Media. Upfront was an acknowledgement that there was a crisis; there by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief Call M&M on: were diverging views as to its cause and which remedies tel (+44) 207 420 6005 will improve matters. fax (+44) 207 420 6016 Away from the buzz on the Croisette in Cannes, an Regarding remedies, action can be taken on two important gathering took place during Midem. Euro-fronts: through adequate-and harmonised-measures For direct lines dial +44 207 420, pean music professionals from all parts of the industry's from the Commission and EU member states, and incen- followed by the required extension food chain were invited to describe their business andtives and support structures such as Export Offices' Editor -in -chief: Emmanuel Legrand (6155) outline their needs before an audience consisting, most- efforts to popularise music beyond national boundaries. Director of operations: Kate Leech (6017) ly, of policy makers from many current and soon -to -be The highest-ranking civil servant from the EC edu- Editorial European Union countries and from the European Com-cation and culture department present, director general Deputy editor: Jon Heasman (6167) News editor: Hamish Champ (6163) mission. Nikolaus Van Der Pas, told delegates there was "added Music & talent editor: Gareth Thomas (6162) Organised under the aegis of Brussels -based Euro-value", both culturally and economically, in the EU see- Features/specials editor: Steve Adams pean Music Office, 'Music In Europe Day' (see ouring the European music market function as one, and his Charts 8cresecirch Midem report, pages 8/9) provided a platform for the department would play its role within its, limited, bud- Charts editor: Raid Cairo (6156) Chart production manager: Beverley Evans (6157) music community at large. The discussions were occa- get. But it was his comment that the EC would back a Charts researcher: Paul Pomfret (6165) sionally tedious, sometimes robust, most of the timeEuropean Music Office in New York Production interesting. It served as a much needed educationalto try to crack fortress America that Production & art co-ordinator: Mat Deaves (6110) session for those-mostly civil servants-who knew lit- was music to the audience's ears. Correspondents tle about the business before going to Cannes. These are vital steps in the recog- Belgium: Marc Maes - (32) 3 568 8082 What did they get out of it? Well, for starters, that a nition of music as a valid industry to Classicalljazz: Terry Berne - (34) 91 474 4640 Dance: Gary Smith - (33) 49172 4753 passion for music is shared by so many participants. support. But the real revolution will Denmark: Charles Ferro - (45) 3369 0701 And from the discussions, two areas of consensus-be cultural, when Spanish, French or Finland: Jonathan Mender - (358) 503 527384 first, that the music industry is facing a real crisis. Sec-Danish artists will be at home and France: Lisa Pasold -(33)1 53267082 Germany. Michael Lawton - (49) 172 241 2107 ond, that Europe is still far from being a single marketwelcomed in any other EU country. Olaf Furniss - (44) 797 457 2072 when it comes to music, with many regulatory, cultural, And that might take a bit longer. Greece: Maria Paravantes - (36) 932 665432 Ireland: Ann Scott - (353) 864 061 570 Italy: Mark Worden - (39) 02 4802 4127 Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: [email protected] New Media: Juliana Koranteng - (44) 208 891 3893 Portugal: Chris Graeme - (351) 21 840 1488 Spain: Howell Llewellyn - (34) 9 1593 2429 Sweden: Johan Lindstrom - (46) 8 470 3730 Sc=sls ctrici Marketing International sales director: Universal Music Germany goes pop Archie Carmichael - (44) 207 420 6154 Sales executives: Patrick Jansen (Benelux) - with product managers and promo-seen by two teams: Johannes Cordes, (31) 655 995 972 by Olaf Furniss Francois Millet (France) - (33) 145 49 29 33 tions staff bearing the brunt of theis appointed director of the main- Lidia Bonguardo (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) BERLIN - Universal Music Germanyredundancies. However, former Mer-stream/pop-orientated Polydor - (39) 031570056 Soren Ramsing (Scandinavia) - (44) 207 420 6048 has announced a significant restruc- cury GM Sina Farschid is also among National with Joe Chialo as director turing of its labels which sees the those to go, as is his recently appoint- of A&R and Michael Kucharski as Sales & marketing co-ordinator: Claudia Engel (6159) number of its divisions reduced from ed junior A&R, Timo Saurer. It is also director of promotion. More progres- International circulation marketing seven to five. The move will seenot yet clear if any Mercury signings sivedomesticactswillgoto director: Ben Eva (6010) Group circulation manager: Island/Mercury merged with Polydorare to be dropped as a result of theIsland/Zeitgeist, where Tim Dobrovl- Paul Brigden (6081) to create the Polydor/Island Group new set up. Four new A&R positionsny is appointed senior director, Mili- European Sales and distribution manager: Michael Searle (6020) and the alternative label Motor Music are to be created in the restructuring,jana Gojic marketing director and for- Subscriptions marketing manager: amalgamated with Urban/Def Jam as although appointments have yet to be mer Mercury promotion boss Sven Karen Griffith (6039) Motor/Urban/Def Jam.