NEWS RADIO MUSIC AIRPLAY CHARTS SALES CHARTS SPECIAL REPORTS Stevie Wonder- Europe sadio- ctive Newsweek! Sales Breaker page 23 VOLUME 12. IssuE 14 . APRIL 8, 1995 £2.95 DM8 FFR25 US$5 DFL8.50 German MarketItalian Singles Chart Up 3.2% In 1994Launch Set For May HAMBURG - The growing grow, and, with 40.3 million popularity of national dance units sold over 1994, the for- by Mark Dezzani Music" chart, and the two pendent producers to print bar and techno productions com- mat has expanded by 9.2%. groups claimed that the vol- codes on all of their releases so bined with increased Albums, combining sales MILAN - FIMI has announced ume of singles sales in Italy that we can compile a reliable turnover of classical music of CDs, cassettes and vinyl the launch in May of a new was too small to measure reli- singles sales chart." to boost the German music albums, witnessed a rise of singleschart, following the ably. Meanwhile, the FIMI/ market to a 1994 value of 1.7%, mainly due to the CD arrival of the official FIMI Nielsenchartis gaining DM4.66 million (app. format (up 8.8%). album chart in March (M&M, Independent pro- momentum in itsefforts to US$3.04million),anin- As expected,thevinyl March 18). The singles chart, become Italy's "official" classi- crease of 3.2% on 1993. album has become a nostal- which will run alongside the ducers are encour- fication. In addition to state - According to figures giciteminthe German album data, will be compiled broadcaster RAI, Silvio released by German indus- music market, with only 0.7 by FIMI and market research aged to print bar Berlusconi's Canale 5 TV net- try body the BPW, the share million units sold, a drop of group Nielsen. codes on all of their work has adopted the chart for of singles-in particular the nearly 60%. Singles were initially its Sunday lunchtime "Super CD-single-has continued to continues on page 32 ignored in the new releases Classifica" programme, while Nielsen/FIMI"Top Of The Berlusconi's mass circulation However,followingcriti- TVguideTVSorrisi & Skaters Present Unlimited Award cism that they were penalising Canzoni (2.6 million sold each N S II D E independent labels-which week) has also adopted the produce and sell the majority chart, replacing its own count- UK Labels Turn To Local of singlesin Italy-Andrea down which had been commis- Radio 5 Lazzati, MD of Nielsen Italian sioned from the Milan -based affiliate CRA reports that the S&G market research compa- The Future Of ISDN 6 group is now negotiating with ny. the indies. "We are encouraging inde- continues on page 32 SPEG'AL French Spotlight 14 Dutch dance act 2 Unlimited is photographed above receiving a platinum Carbonez Hoped disc for over 100.000 sales of the album Real Things. The award was pre- NNIIIf3ER ONLE sented to the Byte -signed duo by two of the country's biggest speed -skat- ing stars, Rintje Ritsma (far left) and Falco Zandstra (far right). European Hit Radio To Liven Up ANNIE LENNOX No More I Love Yous Australia's Tina Arena 'Sardou's"Trema (RCA) Breaks Through In Europe by Emmanuel Legrand ing departments of the label. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Carbonez, who starts at the INI KAMOZE AMSTERDAM - Australian extensive airplay in Europe, PARIS - Former BMG France company on April 3, following Here Comes The Hotstepper songstressTinaArenais boosted by her recent personal president Bernard Carbonez his resignation from BMG on (Columbia) breaking the shackles which appearances in key territories. has been appointed GM of October 19, will be given "full prevent many of her promising The album Don't Ask, out French independent label scope" to develop the A&R pol- European Top 100 Albums compatriots moving onto the since November, is tipped to Trema bythelabel'stwo icy of the company "in harmo- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN European music scene. sellover 400.000 copiesin founders Jacques Revaux and ny" with the two founding Greatest Hits Her new single Chains, at Australia-something Sony Regis Talar. In his new posi- partners. (Columbia) 23 in Music & Media's EHR Music hopes theartist can tionCarbonezwilloversee Top 40chart,isreceiving achieve here. See page 12 A&R, promotion and market- continues on page 32 COLUMBIA FRANCE warmly welcomes the new YELEN label and its first artist GARY CLAIL ( release : may 95) AmericanRadioHistory.Com AND THE NISINIERSRf ti Sony Music S O U N TRA ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION Original Motion Picture Score FORREST GUMP Music Composed and Conducted by ALAN SILVESTRI 32AVERT, , 1 2 to Forrest nk,Gump Soundtrack Original Motion Picture Soundtrack FORREST GUMP 32 American Classics ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION NICHOLSON. 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Aimed at the 13-30 IN HUNGARY the absence of many Continen- With Your Ex. Stip licensed the demo, the net will be 50% music LONDON - The UK music veter- tal Eurodance hits. "If a track track from Intercord in Ger- Hungarian Awards Honour and 50% talk, broadcasting an Hein van der Ree has is a hit in Germany and Hol- many, where the single sold Music Industry EHR and ACE playlists, with launched a new independent land, then it will be a hit in the more than 250.000 copies while The Hungarian music industry charts and international news. label, Stip, to bring continental UK," comments Van der Ree. reaching number 4inthe last month paid tribute to both However, while the private sta- hits ignored by the UK majors Don't Stop entered the UK Dutch singles chart. The single, national and international stars tion will run 24 hours a day, to the British market. singles chart on March 13 at togetherwithfutureStip when the country's third Golden Radio X will be limited to four Slip, which began with the number 9. The following week releases,willbedistributed Giraffe awards were presented. hours daily. release of the Outhere Broth- it reached the number 2 slot through independent UK dis- The music awards are split into ers' Don't Stop on March 7, is a MI DENMARK and on March 26 it went to tributor Pinnacle. 11 categories, five of which were joint venture between Van der number 1. When Stip finally "I am very pleased with the decided on the basis of sales Radio Mojn To Expand Into Ree and Dutch independent released the UK version of the way Warner Music handled the data and the remaining six sec- Television Red Bullet. track,sales reached 300.000 distributionof "Don'tStop," tion winners chosen by a 66 - Southern Danish station Radio Van der Ree, Stip managing copies in just three weeks. says Van der Ree. "However, I strong jury. Winners included Mojn, which serves south Jut- director, explains, "Major labels The track was issued as a want Stip to be a strong inde- Zambo Jimmy for Best Hungari- land, has announced plans to in the UK want to build up re -mix, but Van der Ree doesn't pendent label. You can't an Album with IV, Aerosmith begin television broadcasting as their own acts, they ignore one- believe that this is essential in achieve that when you depend for Best International Rock part of Radio & TV Mojn, an off hits from abroad." cracking the UK market. on a major label as distributor." Album with Get A Grip and entity owned by local investors. Slip is aiming to fill the gap Stip's next planned release Kimnowak as Best New Artist. TV Mojn will become part of HOLLAND Kanal Danmark, a cooperative group of 13 commercial local Billboard Music Group First European Radio PD channels in the country. The Seminar Announced new station will send films and Announces New Ad Roland Media Services and international programmes, but Music & Media have announced its primary objective is to pro- European Appointment plans to hold the first European vide viewers with items of local HOLLAND: MaartenStein- Radio PD Seminar in Hilversum interest. Most of the investors in AMSTERDAM - Music & Media's advantage of Billboard Music kamp has been head -hunted from May 5-7. The conference is Radio & TV Mojn are local mer- publisher Philip Alexander has Group resources." by BMG Nederland to become targeted at general managers, chants, who are often advertis- been named group publisher for Billboard Music Group pub- general manager, a newly -cre- programme directors and pro- ing clients of the station.