on Hotel Colony Toronto BBS Ballroom Grande Colony 1st June Saturday, 26th May Sunday, Televised MUSIC, fO!ITRY CANADIAN ViL IN I raika v ; 41:II DISTINGUISlif 1357 No. mezz-z. GST) Registration 1996 .20 plus Man 22, - ($2.80 . April 10 00 No. 63 $3Volume oroto0000.04-1 1995 The 2 - RPM - Monday April 22,1996 female artist, album). BIG COUNTRY continued from page Twain and McCoy lead '96 Big Country nominees Also earning multiple nominations were Anne MCA newcomer Jason McCoy and Mercury artist picked up five nominations: album, male artist, Murray, Patricia Conroy and Ashley MacIsaac. LEARNING A LOT ABOUT LC Shania Twain lead the nominees for the 1996 Big outstanding new artist, country song (Learning A The complete list of nominees is as follows: Jason McCoy Country Awards, which take place May 26 at the Lot About Love) and songwriter (with Terrine Toronto Colony Hotel Grande Ballroom. The show Barnes). ALBUM ANY MAN OF MINE is also to be taped by the Baton Broadcasting System, WEA artist George Fox picked up fourTHS CHLID Shania Twain for a June 1 broadcast. nominations; album (Time Of My Life), country Susan Aglukark WHOSE BED VE YOUR Twain received five nominations: album of the song (First Comes Love), male artist and songwriter TERRI CLARK BOOTS BEENUNDER? year (The Woman In Me), female artist, and (with Bob Gaudio). Terri Clark Shania Twain songwriter (with husband Mutt Lange), as well as Artists earning three nominations include EMI two nominations for song of the year, for Any Man artist Susan Aglukark (album, female artist, TIME OF MY LIFE FEMALE ARTIST Of Mine and Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been songwriter), Arista/BMG artist Charlie Major George Fox Susan Aglukark Under? (country song, male artist, songwriter) and Mercury JASON MCCOY Hot young country artist Jason McCoy also newcomer Terri Clark (outstanding new artist, Terri Clark Jason McCoy Patricia Conroy The Eagles involved in zuother ticket price flap THE BEST...SO FAR Anne Murray Anne Murray The Eagles have once again created a bit of a flap "I think Don Henley and the Eagles should be held over their ticket pricing, and it was the impetus of blameless for the $100 ticket price. It's a mea culpa THE WONIAN IN ME Q107/Rock Radio Network journalist Steve Warden on our part. The price was set on our Shania Twain HMV and Canadian. that may have led to ticket prices being lowered for recommendation, because we felt the Toronto HMV Canada has teamed with several the band's June 27 Toronto show. market would support a $100 ticket to have a return artists and major record companies wi Warden conducted an interview with Don engagment in the more intimate Mol son of 10,000 copies of an exclusive Eart Henley recently (under the auspices of MCA), and Amphitheatre." The album, released on April 17, in the midst of the interview (not the end, as has According to MCA Concerts, the price of the exclusively in HMV outlets. been reported), asked Henley about the ticket prices. Eagles Toronto show was set by comparing it with The list of artists includes: Rar According to Warden, "The question was, 'why have other entertainment events in the city, such as The and Neil Young, Blue Rodeo, Tom Coi they been so expensive?', and Henley said 'good Phantom Of The Opera, and Toronto Maple Leafs Cockburn, Leonard Cohen, Cowboy J question'. He explained that it was a committee and Raptors games. Test Dummies, Corey Hart, k.d. b decision within the band, that they actually wanted McKennitt, Sarah McLachlan, Jo the ticket prices to be lower, and in retrospect it Steve Kane rejoins Virgin Alannah Myles, Robbie Robertson. probably wasn't a good idea because it put the as VP of marketing Guess Who and The Tragically Hip. experience out of reach for a lot of people. Net proceeds from the $6.99 pl "When I told him the tickets for the Toronto Laura Bartlett, managing director of Virgin Music will go to support the community -11 show were actually higher than the last time, he was Canada, has announced the appointment of Steve projects of the Canadian Natural High. surprised, because he thought they were to be Kane as vice-president of marketing. This program, launched two years ag4 cheaper, and he promised to get to the bottom of it This is a return to the Virgin fold for Kane who nearly 700,000 trees and shrubs, an at the end of the interview. I can only assume that's had held the post of marketing manager in 1993, naturalizing native grasslands and nr exactly what he did." moving to A&M/Island/Motown in the same parks in dozens of Canadian commur It was subsequently learned that the prices have capacity a year later, moving up to director of In addition to the numerous Can been lowered to $85.50 for the reserved seats, and marketing a short time later, a position he held until the 14 US -based HMV stores will a remain at $57.50 for the lawn. he returned to Virgin. Shania Twain Earth Day Canada album. Warden also wanted to clear the air about the In making the announcement, Bartlett noted, The other component of the Earn interview. "It was a legitimate question, in a very "Steve has proven himself to be a true innovator in COUNTRY SONG campaign involves the sale of 20 fe timely situation, and he was willing to talk about it. the marketing field in the Canadian record business. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? oriented albums, made possible There was no limits put on the questioning, although He is extremely creative and will once again be a Patricia Conroy cooperation of BMG Music Canada, D they later tried to tell me there were limits, which magnanimous asset to the Virgin Canada team." FIRST COMES LOVE EMI Music Canada, MCA Entertainmc was not the case. And it was in the middle of the In his new position, Kane will report directly Group, Sony Music Canada and \ interview, it was not the last question. People are to Bartlett. Reporting to him will be marketing George Fox Canada. HMV will make a donation trying to make it out as a sleazy, last -second shot, managers Carole MacDonald and Doug Caldwell, (I Do It) FOR THE MONEY Canada with the sale of any of the fi which was not the case." Russ Hergert, national dance/urban marketing Charlie Major between April 17 and May 14. 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