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1 >r $.99 (U.S.,, $ 99 (CAN.),. (U.K.),.9 (EUROPE), Y, (JAPAN) -DIGIT 9 ìca Music Special Reprt AdaiLLAL IIIIIItII I BL APRO D."ONTY GREENLY E:.M AVE # A LONG BEACH CA 9C- I Illtlll A Begins On Page THE INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY ON MUSIC, VIDEO AND DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TH YEAR SEPTEMBER, HOT SPOTS Grammy Whammy Alejandr Sanz was the big winner at the fifth annual Latin Grammy awards with fur trphies. 9 Fall Bunty A slate f upcming releases by such artists as Eminem have retailers ptimistic abut furth- quarter sales. Separate Albums Shwcase Artist's Different Sides BY RASHAUN HALL Make n mistake abut it: Nell> is nt releasing a duble albtm like his fellw hip -hppers Clut Kast and Jay -Z. Instead, the St. Luis native is ging the way f Bruce Spring - steen and Guns N' Rses b,' releasing tw separate albums simultaneusly. Due Sept, "Sweat" and "Suif' (F' Reel/Universal) shwcase (Cntinued n page ) Micrsft Takes On itunes Lw-Key Launch Fr Online Stre BY BRIAN GARRITY and SCOTT BANERJEE Micrsft nce again is lking t eat the lunch f lngtime rival Apple Cmputer, this time in the digital music arena. Sme predict that Micrsft's new MSN Music dwnlad stre will prevail, based n past Micrsft - Apple battles. But n ne is expecting an vernight victry. Micrsft is nt planning a splashy ipd/itunes -style multimedia advertising campaign t herald the launch f MSN Music. Instead, it will fcus n marketing t users f its MSN nline franchise. Micrsft als must deal with a primary bstacle facing every (Cntinued n page ) 9 Duble Delight Vanessa Williams signs with Lava Recrds fr tw themed albums. Fr breaking news, analysis, jbs and newsletters visit: Warner Eyes Indie Biz With 'Incubatr' Labels BY ED CHRISTMAN YORK- Warner Music Grup is expanding its ftprint in the independent realm with tw new labels. The labels -ne fr rck and ne fr hip- hp -will ffer incubatr services t baby bands n indie labels r within the WMG label family. The rap and hip -hp peratin, which will g thrugh WEA, has revived the Asylum name. Tdd Mscwitz, a partner in Vilatr Management, and WEA senir VP Rn Spaulding, will head the new Asylum. (Cntinued n page ) ALLEN: IT WILL HELP UPSTREAMING' $ 99US.99CAN > i ADVERTISEMENT

2 Billbard. present Televisin has its Upfrnt. Nw music des t... infide murk UPFRONT Learn hw t harness the pwer f music and media The inaugural Inside the Music Upfrnt will help marketers reach their target cnsumers thrugh the language f music. Adweek Magazines and Billbard, in cnjunctin with Alliance and Blue Flame Marketing + Advertising, present this frum fr senir -level marketing, agency and media executives t explre hw they can harmnize, strategize, and cllabrate with the music industry. This full -day prgram will include: First ever majr recrd labels' presentatins f upcming initiatives and prgrams with marketing /spnsrship pprtunities Presentatins by brand leaders currently wrking with majr labels Breakfast, lunch and ccktail receptin PLUS, special surprise perfrmances by tp recrding artists Scheduled presenters include: Sean Cmbs CEO, Bad By Entertainment Kenneth Hertz Senir Partner, Gldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP H. Mitchell Kanner Partner, The Firm Anne Martin VP Glbal Csmetics and Marketing, P &G Csmetics Peter Weedfald Senir VP Samsung Electrnics, Inc. Jin us n September th at Carlines n Bradway : am - : p.m. Cst: $9 WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Senir -level advertising agency management, brand managers, Recrd label executives, senir creative directrs, media buying prfessinals. Fr mre infrmatin, visit r call.. in assciatin with K. t. MR It ALLIANCE

3 á" Billbard NO ON THE CHARTS in = úìl C TIM McGRAW Live Like Yu Were Dying ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS SWITCHFOOT Live GreatestHits YearsOIRck The Beautiful Letdwn TIM McGRAW Live Like Yu Were Dying SCISSOR SISTERS DEITRICK HADDON KEANE Scissr Sisters Crssrads H res And Fears PITBULL M I. A. M.I. (Mue Is A Ma r Issue) TIM McGRAW THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. GRUPO CLIMAX Live Like Yu Were Dying Ready T Die Za Za Za R. KELLY Happy Peple /U Saved Me KEVIN LYTTLE Kevin Lyttle The Princess Diaries : Ryal Engagement TWELVE GIRLS BAND Eastern Energy ARTIST TITLE PAGE CIARA FEATURING PETEY PABLO HOOBASTANK Gdies The Reasn MARTINA McBRIDE This One's Fr The Girls N, TERRI CLARK Girls Lie T am. GEORGE MICHAEL Flawless (G T The City) KEVIN LYTTLE FEATURING SPRAGGA BENZ Turn Me On Tp f the News Universal launches New Dr Recrds t market catalg and new releases by established acts like Tears fr Fears. Japan's Fair Trade Cmmissin investigates several Japanese recrd cmpanies and a mbile - phne mastertnes prvider. Music 9 The Beat: Lava Recrds signs Vanessa Williams t a tw -album deal, planning a Christmas set and a cllectin f 's lve sngs. Mvies & Music: Frmer members f the Runaways ffer candid perspectives n the grup in the dcumentary "Edgeplay," nw n DVD. In The Spirit: Martha Munizzi's secnd set hits the Tp Gspel Album chart, thanks t the wrk f her wn label. Classical Scre: A lk at five f this fall's mst cmpelling titles, including sets frm Renée Fleming and Itzhak Perlman. Turing: The secnd B SEPTEMBER, VOLUME, N. Nintend Fusin tur features headliner Stry f the Year. 9 R &B: A recap f the BMI Urban Awards, where R. Kelly tk hme tw trphies. Beats & Rhymes: Ali Shaheed Muhammad f A Tribe Called Quest makes a deal with Penalty and Ryk and prepares his sl debut. Latin Ntas: Univisin Móvil, a jint venture f AG Interactive and Univisin, will prvide bilingual wireless dwnlads fr mbile phnes. Beat Bx: DJ Tiest, fresh frm perfrming at the Olympics' pening ceremny in Athens, will take part in the th annual Dance Music Summit. Cuntry: The issue f paid spins creates static fr cuntry radi statins and bradcasting grups. Wrds & Music: Brad Paisley distills Bill Andersn and Jn Randall's "Whiskey Lullaby" int a chart -tpper. Studi Mnitr: Slid State Lgic and Digidesign will each shw ff a new DAW cntrller at the AES cnventin. Retail Music brands like Rlling Stne and Vibe lk t reach cnsumers -and prfits -via mbile -phne decks. 9 Retail Track: The NARM cnventin changed the minds f sme naysayers, wh fund plenty f business in San Dieg. Hme Vide: 9 cncert film "Wattstax" is making its DVD and TV debuts, bringing legendary sul artists t a new generatin f fans. Glbal Recrding under the name By, singer /guitarist Stephen Kzmeniuk has caught the attentin f Canada's recrd - industry tastemakers. Glbal Pulse:The first EP frm singer /sngwriter Missy Higgins debuts at N. n the Australian Recrd Industry Assn. chart. Prgramming Tuned In: Radi: Rckers Tm Mrell and Serj Tankian get plitical behind the mic at WXRK (K -Rck) New Yrk. Features Bxscre Billbard Picks The Billbard BackBeat Executive Turntable Hits f the Wrld Classifieds 9 Charts 9 Chart Beat 9 Market Watch The Last Wrd GEORGE MICHAEL MAROONS CARLOS VIVES ASHLEE SIMPSON LINKIN PARK Amazing She Will Be Lverl Cm In Pieces Of Me Breaking The Habit QUOTE OF THE WEEK ` The time has cme fr U.S. radi statins t jin the rest f the industrialized wrld and cmpensate artists fr using their wrks n the air., NEIL PORTNOW Page CIARA FEATURING PETEY PABLO Gdies TERROR SQUAD Lean Back CIARA FEATURING PETEY PABLO Gdies ARTIST & COMPANY INDEX (SIGNIFICANT MENTIONS IN THE S) ta, TITLE PAGE, THE THREE MUSKETEERS: MICKEY DONALD, GODFY KILL BILL VOLUME THE METHOD PILATES: TARGET SPECIFICS THE THREE MUSKETEERS: MICKEY DONALD, GOOFY YOUNG BUCK: STRAIGHT OUTTA CASHVILLE WWE: VENGEANCE TAKING LIVES PS - MADDEN NFL ARTIST ALBUM YO-YO MA Vivaldis Cell JOSH GROBAN Clser DIANA KRALL The Girl In The Other Bm NORAH JONES Crne Awa With Me KIDZ BOP KIDS Kid/ B r JIM BRICKMAN Greatest Hits Artist Ali Shaheed Muhammad Brad Paisley Chaka Khan DJ Tiest Isaac Hayes Isidr Lpez Jimmy Page Martha Munizzi Missy Higgins R. Kelly Rbert Plant Runaways Serj Tankian Stry f the Year String Cheese Incident Tears fr Fears Tim McGraw Tm Mrell Tshi Van Helsing's Curse Page(s) 9 9, 9 Cmpany Avex Grup Hldings Best Buy C. Inc. Bradcast Music Inc Digidesign Inc. EMI Grup PLC 9, Garden Seeker Prductins IC Recrds Image Entertainment Inc. Mbliss Inc. Mst Recrds Natinal Assn. f Recrding Merchandisers Inc Next Plateau Entertainment Nintend C. Ltd. SCI Ticketing Spanish Bradcasting System Inc. Stax Recrds Univisin Móvil Verizn Wireless W /Squared Recrds Page(s),, 9 9,, 9, 9 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

4 DEG: THE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP FONDLY REMEMBERS ITS FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN EMIEL N. PETRONE DE THE DIGITAL ENTERTAIN ENT GROUP The family requests that dnatins be made t T.J. Martell Fundatin in memry f Emiel N. Petrne

5 `99 Prblems' help lay -Z win fur MN Vide Music Awards Ufrnt TOP OF THE S Warner Hme Vide is banking n Plant and Page fr great DVD sales The Latin Grammys Familiar Faces Hld The Sptlight; Sanz Wins Fur BY LEILA COBO LOS ANGELES- Lesser -knwn alternative acts may have dminated the nminatins fr the fifth annual Latin Grammy awards, but familiar names ultimately tk hme the trphies. The Sept. awards shw aired n CBS live frm the Shrine Auditrium. Alejand Sanz, a perennial Latin Grammy favrite, was the tp winner with fur awards. "N Es l Mism" (Warner) wn Sanz best album and best male pp album f the year. The tune f the same name snared the sng and recrd f the year awards. The prject was als named best engineered album, with the award ging t Mick Guzauski, Rafa Sardina and Pep Sherman. Sanz, wh nw has awards, has captured mre Latin Grammys in its brief histry than any ther artist. Because he is n tur in Spain, Sanz wasn't there t pick up his awards. But he later tld Billbard that he was gratified that the artistic risks he tk n "N Es l Mism" have paid ff. "It was a different gamble, and that was my fear and my encuragement," Sand said, speaking frm Spain. "These Grammys give me encuragement t cntinue cwn this path." Other multiple winners were - year -ld Cuban pianist Beb Valdés, Brazilian newcmer Maria Rita and (Cntinued n page.9) JulietaVenegas wn the Latin Grammy Award fr best sl vcal album. High Stakes In Nvember Hatch T Pass Judiciary Batn This is the first in a series n the ptential effects f the upcming U.S. electins n the music industry. BY BILL HOLLAND WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the Presidential candidates fr bth parties nw frmally nminated, public attentin between nw and electin day will be fcused mainly n the race fr the White Huse. But plitical peratives f bth parties and private- sectr industries will als cntinue t wrk t win state races, with an eye n the balance f pwer in Cngress. In the Senate, the Republicans hld a slim ne -seat margin, meaning they get cmmittee chairmanship. The Senate races invlving Judiciary Cmmittee members are amng the mst imprtant fr thse in the music business. Judiciary versees cpyright -related issues. This cycle, ne big change n the Judiciary Cmmittee is already in the wrks. Orrin G. Hatch, R- Utah, the activist chairman, must step dwn under Republican rules limiting cmmittee chairmanships t six - year terms. There is talk that Hatch may try t cnvince the leadership t re- institute an Intellectual Prperty subcmmittee within Judiciary. That way he culd (Cntinued n page ) Tears Fr Fears Try New Dr BY MARGO WHITMIRE The return f British new wave du Tears fr Fears als marks the launch f Universal Music Enterprises imprint New Dr Recrds. The label will release the act's first album in years, "Everybdy Lves a Happy Ending," Sept.. UME head Bruce Res - nikff will versee New Dr. He says the label was created as a vehicle t crss -prmte new material by artists with existing UME catalg. "In ur effrts t market catalg, UME started putting ut a number f releases that were a blend -hit cmpilatins with new sngs n them," he says. "This transitined us int marketing new music in a way that tk a lt f the nntraditinal appraches fr catalg but brught us an pprtunity t highlight artists and sngs withut the traditinal MTV way f marketing music." In the case f TFF, Resnikff says New Dr is emplying many f the marketing strategies f a traditinal label, but als will create a direct - respnse TV marketing campaign. "By the band getting back tgether and us getting invlved in this new recrd, we have an pprtunity t nt nly take a great recrd t the marketplace, but it's the first (Cntinued n page ) BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

6 Upfrnt OutKast, Jay -Z Tp VMA Awards BY CARLA HAY OUTKAST: 'HEYYA!' PICKED UP A QUARTET OF MOONMEN MIAMI -With fur awards each, OutKast's "Hey Ya!" and Jay - Z's "99 Prblems" were the tp winners at the MTV Vide Music Awards, presented here Aug. 9 at the American Airlines Arena. "Hey Ya!" wn fr best vide f the year, best hip -hp vide, best special effects in a vide and best art directin in a vide. "99 Prblems," which led the verall cntender list with six nminatins, tk the awards fr best rap vide, best directin in a vide, best editing in a vide and best cinematgraphy in a vide. Other multiple winners were Usher's "Yeah!" (best male vide, best dance vide) and N Dubt's "It's My Life," which wn fr best grup vide and best pp vide. Accepting the award fr best rap vide, Jay -Z said he was "trying t push the envelpe" with the "99 Prblems" vide and its visually arresting black -and -white images. It was a year f firsts fr the MTV VMAs. This was the first year the event was held in a city ther than New Yrk r Ls (Cntinued n page ) JAY -Z: HIS '99 PROBLEMS' WON FOUR AWARDS SIMPSON: FEATURED SPEAKER Teen Cnfab Returns Experts T Discuss Branding, Media LOS ANGELES - Artist manager and brand builder Je Simpsn will be amng the featured speakers at the secnd annual What Teens Want, a tw -day cnference fr tp -level brand -marketing executives in the entertainment, media and advertising industries. The cnference is being presented by Billbard and fellw VNU Business Media publicatins Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek and The Hllywd Reprter. It will take place Oct. - at the Regent Beverly Wilshire here. Simpsn -wh manages his multimedia star daughters Jessica and Ashlee Simpsn and breaking artist Ryan Cabrera -is als executive prducer f MTV's (Cntinued n page 9) Japan's FTC Raids Labels BY STEVE McCLURE TOKYO -The relatinship between Japanese recrd labels and the cuntry's largest ringtnes prvider has cme under clse scrutiny. Fllwing a series f raids n recrd cmpany ffices Aug. - by fficials f the gvernment's Fair Trade Cmmissin, the main Japanese labels are having t explain the nature f their dealings with Label Mbile. The Tky -based cmpany supplies ringtnes and master - recrding- derived mastertnes fr mbile phnes. An FTC spkesman wuld nt cmment directly n the raids. Hwever, it is understd that the cmmissin suspects the labels f vilating Japan's Anti -Mnply Law by refusing t allw ther cmpanies t license their repertire fr use as mastertnes. Amng the recrd cmpanies whse ffices were raided were the lcal affiliates f the internatinal majrs, as well as such Japanese labels as Avex, Victr Entertainment and Clumbia Entertainment. Officials als searched the Tky ffices f Label Mbile, which is jintly wned by Avex Netwrk (an Avex subsidiary), Sny Music Entertainment (Japan), Victr Entertainment, Tshiba -EMI and Universal Music K.K. Twelve ther Japanese labels sell mastertnes thrugh Label Mbile. The FTC wuld nt say whether any charges will be brught in cnnectin with the raids. While cnfirming that the raids ccurred, the labels deny any wrngding. Universal Music K.K. released a A LOOK AHEAD statement that said it will "fully cperate with the Fair Trade Cmmissin in its investigatin f music [ mastertne] services." The cmpany added that it "is cnfident that it has acted in accrdance with all relevant laws and that the investigatin will s cnclude." Other labels made similar statements. Meanwhile, Label Mbile president Mike Ueda cmmented, "The cmpany has never engaged in a mnply." Label Mbile has sme, sng clips available fr dwnlad as mastertnes. It takes t secnds t dwnlad a - secnd sng clip, mst f which are priced at yen (9 cents) each. There are mre than master - tne distributin cmpanies in Japan. Ueda estimates that Label (Cntinued n page 9) McGraw T Extend N. Stand BY GEOFF MAYFIELD LOS ANGELES Three albums are pised t enter The Billbard next week with pening weeks f mre than, cpies. Still, neither a Ht Sht Debut fr LL Cl J nr career -best Nielsen SundScan weeks by Jill Sctt and the late Ray Charles will threaten Tim McGraw's lead. First -day numbers cited by chains have chart speculatrs prjecting LL's "DEFinitin" (Def Jam) at,-,. Sctt's "Beautifully Human: Wrds & Sunds Vl. " (Epic) is predicted t fall in the range f,-,. Of the six albums that LL Cl J has released since SundScan began tracking sales, the nly ne that hit a higher sum than what has been predicted fr this ne was his album "G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest f All Time," which pened at 9, cpies. Sctt's high was scred by her first album in, when expsure frm the Grammy Awards telecast built "Wh Is Jill Sctt? Wrds and Sunds Vl. " t a peak f,. Charles' psthumus duets set, "Genius Lves Cmpany," is harder t peg, but it will abslutely ntch his highest Billbard rank in years. Cncrd had an initial U.S. shipment exceeding,, including thse sent t Starbucks stres. Chart hawks have it pegged anywhere frm a lw f, t a high -end estimate f,. Charles' last tp album was "Sweet & Sur Tears" (ABC Paramunt), which reached N. 9 in 9. HIM's Chrisman Preps Sl Debut BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE NASHVILLE -Andy Chrisman, a member f Dve Award -winning Christian grup HIM, is launching a new label and prepping the release f a sl prject, Billbard has exclusively learned. Chrisman and business partner Sctt Pierre have frmed W/ Squared Recrds. The label will bw Nv. 9 with Chrisman's "One." It is the first sl album t be released by a member f HIM. The Wrd Recrds grup has wn the Gspel Music Assn.'s grup f the year Dve Award three times in its -year career. HIM's last release was 's `Visible." Chrisman will cntinue t tur and recrd with the band. W /Squared, which stands fr "win- win," will be based near (Cntinued n page ) BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

7 Upfrnt SLINE. THE WEEK IN BRIEF Frmer Warner Music Grup chairman /CEO Rger Ames is ending his relatinship with the cmpany. Ames -wh has been serving in a cnsulting rle fr the majr since Time Warner sld it t a private investr grup led by current WMG bss Edgar Brnfman Jr. -is mving n t serve as a cnsultant t frmer emplyer Time Warner. In a staff mem, Brnfman praised Ames fr rchestrating the restructuring f the cmpany ahead f its sale, serving a critical rle in the transitin f wnership and ffering imprtant backing in the industry's supprt f itunes and ther digital music services. What's next fr Ames remains t be seen. Published reprts have suggested that he culd end up in a tp rle at the new Sny BMG. Ames was nt available fr cmment. BRIAN GARRITY Harrah's LasVegas Casin & Htel will build a themed bar, restaurant and entertainment venue with cuntry singer Tby Keith. The cmpany says the $9 millin prject will be the first f three. The Las Vegas Strip resrt will be called Tby Keith's I Lve This Bar, named fr the ppular sng by the DreamWrks artist. It is slated t pen in summer. Similar cncepts are being develped at Harrah's Nrth Kansas City, M., and at Luisiana Dwns in the Shreveprt/Bssier City, La., market. Keith is a partner in all three prjects. RAY WADDELL The Digital Media Assn. and SundExchange, which cllects digital perfrmance ryalties fr recrding cmpanies and artists, jintly prpsed t the U.S. Cpyright Office Aug. that Internet radi sund- recrding ryalties remain the same fr the next year r tw. During that time, Cngress will cnsider a bill t revamp the arbitratin prcess that determines ryalties fr all statutry cpyright licenses. Bth parties issued statements saying the prpsed settlement will avid cstly arbitratin. The settlement wuld maintain existing ryalty rates thrugh the end f. Hwever, if Cngress extends the standard ryalty term frm tw years t five years as called fr in the Huse -apprved Cpyright Ryalty Distributin and Refrm Act, H.R., which still needs Senate apprval -the settlement wuld terminate at the end f. The current ryalty is calculated in ne f three ways, as selected by each Internet radi service. Webcast cmpanies can chse t pay a set amunt per sng/per listener (. cents) r a set amunt per listener hur (. cents). A subscriptin service can pay.9% f subscriber revenue (with a minimum mnthly payment f cents per subscriber). If Cngress changes the current law, the parties wuld renegtiate rates fr the five -year perid that begins in. BILL HOLLAND Nashville -basedprmter/prducer Marcie Allen Cardwell has frmed MAC Presents, an independent talent buyer and event spnsrship firm. Earlier this mnth, Cardwell resigned as president f live -event prducer MAD Bking & Events, the cmpany she funded in Nashville five years ag (billbard.biz, Aug. 9). MAC Presents will fcus n cllege bking, tur spnsrships and talent buys fr festivals and special events. RAY WADDELL The Rlling Stnes' "Fur Flicks" and "The Lrd f the Rings: The liv Twers Extended Editin" were the big award winners at the Entertainment Media Exp, held Aug. -Sept at the Renaissance Hllywd Htel in Ls Angeles. "Fur Flicks" (TGA DVD) wn fr best additinal features, best cncert vide and best in shw at EMX's Surrund Music Awards Aug.. "Cncert fr Gerge" (Warner Brs.) was named best bradcast multichannel live perfrmance and best standard reslutin title. Beck was named surrund artist f the year, and his "Sea Change" frm Universal/IGA/Geffen wn the award fr mst adventurus mix. Other awards were given t Her - bie Hancck (surrund pineer), Tmlinsn Hlman (surrund trailblazer), B.T. (surrund maverick) and Peter Framptn (surrund visinary). New Line Hme Entertainment's "liv Twers" wn best in shw, best blckbuster theatrical DVD, best authring design, best menu design, best audi presentatin and best PC supprt (fr ROM features) at the DVD Entertainment Awards Aug.. Best majr theatrical DVD was "Master and Cmmander: The Far Side f the Wrld" (liventieth Century Fx Hme Entertainment), and best independent theatrical DVD was "American Splendr" (HBO Hme Vide). Fx als wn best multidisc cllectin fr "Alien Quadrilgy." Other award winners included "The Simpsns -The Cmplete Furth Seasn" (Fx) fr best TV series n DVD and "The Lin King "' (Buena Vista Hme Entertainment) fr best direct -t-disc DVD. JILL KIPNIS Fr the latest breaking news, g t billbard.biz. Buzz Fr MIV VMA Nminees BY BOB SMITH This mnth's Buzz chart displays the effect f nntraditinal media n artist ppularity. The tp f the chart remains relatively unchanged, with Usher still tpping -9 and Marn still N. with the brader - dem. The mvement belw is where the real stry lies. We have seen the effect f award shws n the Buzz chart befre. This chart, cmpiled befre the MTV Vide Music Awards, reflects building awareness arund the event - especially n the -9 chart. 'liventy f the artists in the tp were nminated fr VMAs. Half f thse (Cntinued n page 9) The Billbard Buzz July DATA PROVIDED BY Ages -9 June Artist Label prmsquad " Ages - July June Artist Label Usher Arista Marn J Marns N Dubt Interscpe Linkin Park WB Evanescence Wind -up Brink WA Hbastank IDJMG Hbastank IDJMG Eminem Interscpe OutKast Arista Usher Arista Evanescence Wind -up Linldn Park WB Black Eyed Peas MM Blink WA 9 Switddt Clumbia 9 Aemsmith Clumbia Eminem Interscpe MatchbxTwenty Atlantic Avnl Lavigne RMG Avril Lavigne RMG CMistina Aguilera RCA 9 ShaniaTwain Manny N Dubt Interscpe OutKast Arista 9 Jessica Simpsn Clumbia 9 MatchbxTwenty Atlantic Christina Aguilera RCA Yellwcard Jessica Simpsn Clumbia Capitl Alida Keys Black Eyed Peas MM J Gd Charltte EPk 9 Nickelback Radrunner 9 Ludaais IDJMG Switchft Clumbia Simple Plan Lava 9 Drs Dwn Universal Kanye West Rc -A-Fella Gd Charltte Epic Nidcelback Radrunner Bn Jvi Island Beynd Clumbia aida Keys J JustinTlmberlake Jive R.E.M. WB Drs Dwn Universal F Fighters RCA The Billbard Buzz chart is a gauge f artist ppularity thrugh an Internet pll f musk fans. Scres are affected by every aspect f an artist's career. Marketing, airplay, retail, print media, turing, IV appearances and rumr all have an impact n the chart's perfrmance. Data is cllected with the same strict attentin t detail as all ther Prmsquad research. A list f artists is cmpiled based n airplay and sales.the artists are rated by thu- sands f carefully screened music fans Results are cmpiled weekly and mnthlythe tp chart is based n a weighted psitive calculatin that takes int accunt each artist's ppularity and buzz amng the entire music - listening ppulatin. PmmSquad als maintains detailed frmat -specific charts (e.g., mainstream tp, R &B/hip -hp, cuntry, etc). Fr mre infrmatin, cntact buu prmsquad.cm. Page, Plant Back On DVD BY ED CHRISTMAN 'N Quarter' Reunin Gets Bnus Treatment YORK -Jimmy Page and Rbert Plant are hping t duplicate the success f last year's "Led Zeppelin DVD" by releasing "N Quarter: Jimmy Page and Rbert Plant Unledded" n DVD fr the first time. The disc is due Oct., marking years almst t the day since the du's reunin perfrmance first aired n MTV. In that set, Page and Plant were backed by a symphny rchestra and a grup f Egyptian musicians. The "Led Zeppelin DVD," released last summer alng with a three -disc live album, "Hw the West Was Wn," brke sales recrds fr the music DVD frmat. Paul DeGyer, VP f Warner Strategic Marketing Hme Vide, says the "Led Zeppelin DVD" has shipped 9, units in the United States and shuld tp the millin mark by early. "The Led Zeppelin DVD' was the ne that put music DVDs n the map," says Lew Garrett, president f Musicland Purchasing. "All indicatins are that this ne shuld be a pretty gd -selling piece." The cncert was released as a vide back in 99, but Garrett says he desn't expect that t slw sales f the DVD. Surces expect the initial shipment f the "N Quarter" DVD t tp, units. The DVD will cme with a bnus perfrmance f "Black Dg," a vide fr "Mst High" and a - minute interview. Atlantic Recrds will als re- release the album "N Quarter: Jimmy Page and Rbert Plant Unledded" with bnus tracks f "The Rain Sng" and "Wah Wah." The CD will carry an $.9 list price, and the DVD will carry a $9.9 list. DeGyer says the DVD has been "given lving care by Jimmy Page and Kevin Shirley," wh prepared the vide fr rerelease. The artwrk and packaging have als been upgraded. T prmte the releases, WMG Strategic Marketing plans a TV campaign f - and - secnd cmmercials n targeted cable prgrams, DeGyer says. There will als be a healthy print campaign and what is shaping up t be a gd press campaign, he adds. The cmpany plans t hld exclusive preview screenings f the vide at Regal Cinemas in r markets the day befre the release date. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

8 Opinin Editrials / Cmmentary /Letters Induce Act, Perfrmance Right Deserve Supprt A Matter Of Respect The Natinal Academy f Recrding Arts and Sciences n Sept. will present Grammys n the Hill, its annual Washingtn, D.C., awards dinner. The event will hnr Natalie Cle; Sen. Hillary Clintn, D -N. Y; and Rep. Mary Bn, R- Calif. The fllwing is adapted frm NARAS president Neil Prtnw's planned remarks at the event, which utline the academy's advcacy agenda. Fr the Recrding Academy, it has been a particularly busy year. One year ag, at this very event, I annunced the frmatin f ur Grammy Cultural Plicy Initiative, designed t advance the rights f the music cmmunity thrugh advcacy, educatin and dialgue. I'm pleased t reprt significant prgress in the initiative's first year. Our ff- the -recrd Grammy Industry Rundtables serve as a unique setting fr prductive dialgue between sectrs f ur industry that dn't ften interact. Rundtable participants have included artists such as Dave Matthews and Jimmy Jam, industry trade grup executives frm the Recrding Industry Assn. f America and Natinal Assn. f Recrding Merchandisers, recrd label and music publishing executives and legal experts. Public frums, such as ur Grammy Twn Halls, bring key legislatrs, Grammy - winning artists and the public tgether t discuss imprtant issues -such as bradcast decency, media cnslidatin and file sharing -while ur `What's the Dwnlad" [public service annuncement] campaign and Web site have given hundreds f thusands f cnsumers valuable infrmatin abut the legal and ethical issues invlved in dwnlading. Thrugh hands -n actin in Washingtn, D.C., we help ur legislatrs understand the imprtance f sund cultural and intellectual prperty plicies. Recrding Academy executives and artists frm arund the cuntry are frequent visitrs t the Hill as part f ur Cultural Plicy Initiative. T further advance artists' rights in Washingtn, the academy wrked clsely with ur friends Rep. Steny Hyer [D -Md.] and Rep. Mary Bn t help them launch the Recrding Arts and Sciences Cngressinal Caucus, a bdy designed t advance artists' rights in the Huse f Representatives. We are pleased with the prgress f the first year f ur Grammy Cultural Plicy Initiative. But there is much mre wrk t be dne. As I travel arund the cuntry t ur Recrding Academy chapters, I have the pprtunity t speak t thusands f music prfessinals. It's a diverse grup, representing many genres and cultures, yung and ld, male and female. I speak t artists wh have achieved platinum sales success and thse hping fr their first big break. When we discuss the cmplex legal and ecnmic issues facing artists tday, I hear many differing views. I hear abut decreased CD sales, barriers t radi airplay and ther challenges that they face. But the ne wrd I hear mst ften may surprise yu. That wrd is "respect." Musicians want their wrks respected. They want t decide hw their music will be distributed. They want t decide when their new wrk will be released. And they want t cntrl the quality f thse recrdings. Taking Stck By Neil Prtnw Allw me t fcus n this all- imprtant cncept f "respect" and specifically address tw areas f serius cncern. File sharing is ne such issue. Tracks are ften upladed n peer -t -peer Web sites befre their release dates. Quality is ften pr. Sngs are "traded" like a cmmdity withut cnsent frm the wner r creatr. Yes, we knw file- sharing services cause damage t ur industry. Yes, we knw they hamper legitimate services frm fully blssming. But let us never frget an equally grievus utcme: These services disrespect artists. Hw d we address this prblem? The mst significant respnse and deterrent available t the industry s far has been t sue individual cmputer users. Many in ur cmmunity wuld appreciate an alternative. Well, thanks t sme frward - lking senatrs, including ur hnree, Hillary Clintn, there may in fact be anther ptin. That is why the Recrding Academy supprts the Induce Act. C- spnsred by senatrs Alexander, Bxer, Clintn, Daschle, Frist, Graham, Hatch, Leahy, Sarbanes and Stabenw, this bipartisan act wuld put respnsibility where it belngs: at the feet f thse cmpanies whse sle service is t induce thers t vilate cpyright laws. In a recent Billbard cmmentary, the Cnsumer Electrnics Assn. claimed that "aside frm the [Mtin Picture Assn. f America] and RIAA, the [Induce] bill has n public supprters." Frankly, the supprters are many: ASCAP, BMI and SESAC; the American Federatin f Musicians and American Federatin f Televisin and Radi Artists; and the Recrding Artists' Calitin, the Sngwriters Guild, the Nashville Sngwriters Assn., the Music Managers' Frum and thers all jin the Recrding Academy in supprting the Induce Act. S t ur friends in the technlgy cmmunity, please understand that ur rganizatins, tgether representing hundreds f thusands f creative prfessinals, are all very public supprters f this bill. We want t wrk with yu. We urge yu t wrk with us, as well as with these visinary senatrs. Tgether we can help t pass a fair bill that prtects legitimate technlgies, prevents illegal file duplicatin and respects the backbne f ur industry, the creative artists. Finally, n the subject f respecting artists and the music they create, there is ne area the academy is determined t address. The time has cme fr U.S. radi statins t jin the rest f the industrial - ized wrld and cmpensate artists fr using their wrks n the air. A perfrmance right fr artists is lng verdue. Hundreds f millins f dllars that rightly belng t cpyright wners and creatrs g unpaid withut this right, and we call n Cngress t crrect this histric inequity as sn as pssible. We cannt allw the discussin t turn int a debate abut radi's s- called prmtinal benefits. T appreciate the absurdity f that argument, imagine this: A mvie studi tells a nvelist he will nt be cmpensated fr the rights t his bk because the mvie versin will prmte his bk sales. Such a cncept wuld never be accepted in any ther industry. But it sadly is a standard practice in urs. And we als must nt allw the discussin t turn int a zer -sum game pitting artist against sngwriter. Current sngwriter ryalties shuld and will be prtected. A new perfrmance ryalty fr artists must be in additin t ryalties paid t writers. This gal is nt withut its challenges, and ur effrts will nt be withut ppsitin. But thrugh the cmbined effrts f ur music calitins, and with the help f a Cngress that understands the imprtance f music t ur ecnmy and certainly t ur quality f life, we will see a future that prvides fair cmpensatin t creatrs and gives artists the supprt they deserve t keep creating. Nw that's true respect. Let yur clleagues knw what's n yur mind. Send letters t Ken Schlager, Executive Editr, Billbard, Bradway, th Flr, New Yrk, N.Y.,, r t Include name, title, address and phne number fr verificatin. Letters shuld be cncise and may be edited. All submissins published shall becme the sle prperty f Billbard, which shall wn the cpyright in whle r part, fr publicatin. 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9 Stry f the Year headlines the secnd Nintend Fusin tur L?Y / R &B / HIP -HOP / LATIN / DANCE / TOURING PD Eddie Haskell f Citadel's KRST sees paid spins as a win /win situatin Vanessa's Back, Lava's Gt Her Stars T Drive Ht Q Retailers Optimistic Abut Fall Releases Lava Recrds has signed Vanessa Williams t a tw -album deal. Bth are theme recrds. A Christmas album, "Silver & Gld," is due Oct., and it will be fllwed in February with an album f classic lve sngs frm the 's. "The themed prjects were imprtant parts f the deal," says Lava funder and president Jasn Flm, wh is als chairman/ceo f Atlantic Recrds. "We didn't just want t g int this with, 'Let's just try t get a lt f airplay and prmte it the traditinal way.' Vanessa has anther life; she can't be n the rad days a year prmting a recrd in the way that yu have t prmte yur nrmal pp r ht AC recrd." It was that understanding that appealed t Williams. "I had been lking fr the right deal fr a few years," Williams tells Billbard. "That meant being allwed t d all the things that I d and being appreciated fr it. I dn't live and breathe nly in the music wrld, and thankfully [s], because it's gne thrugh sme tremendus ups and dwns, and I'm. Yu can't have lngevity all that time." Williams has fcused n Bradway and mvies since "Next," her The Beat. By Melinda Newman last Mercury Recrds studi set in 99. "Next" has sld, cpies, accrding t Nielsen SundScan. It was als crucial t Williams that she cntinue t wrk with Rb Mathes, wh has prduced, arranged and cnducted her (Cntinued n page ) BY MARGO WHfTMIRE "We are ging t kick sme ass," Carl Mell, music buyer fr Bstn -based retail chain Newbury Cmics, says when assessing this year's hliday sales ptential. Furth -quarter releases frm U, Eminem, Alan Jacksn, Gd Charltte, Ludacris, Fablus and Gwen Stefani are fueling excitement amng retailers as the industry heads int its key selling seasn. Mell is singing a far different tune frm this time last year, as retailers discuraged by verall slumping sales - were skeptical f the traditinal furth -quarter pwer. Hwever, the year ended n an up nte with. millin albums sld in 's furth quarter, an imprvement frm the millin sld during the same time perid in. Furth -quarter sales accunted fr.% f ttal album sales in, up frm.% ver furth -quarter. This year, Minneaplis -based Musicland Grup spkeswman Laurie Bauer says she expects the number f big releases t "help drive that psitive trend fr the industry." Rxanne Pattersn, music buyer fr Ameba Recrds' (Cntinued n page ) Thanks t releases expected frm such acts as U, tp, and Chingy, retailers are mre enthusiastic abut the furth- quarter selling seasn than they were last year. WILLIAMS: 'LOOKING FORTHE RIGHT DEAL FOR A FEWYEARS' BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, 9

10 Music Runaways Tell Their Stry In 'Edgeplay' Dc Child explitatin, band infighting and brken dreams are all explred in the dcumentary "Edgeplay: A Film Abut the Runaways." Much has been said abut pineering all- female rck band the Runaways, but "Edgeplay" is the first time the grup's stry, tld frm the perspective f frmer members, has been caught n film. "Edgeplay" was screened at several festivals this year, including the Lndn Film Festival and the Dn't Knck the Rck Film & Music Festival (Mvies & Music, Billbard, Aug. ). There are n theatrical release plans fr "Edgeplay," but Image Entertainment will release the mvie n DVD in January. "This was the tughest thing I've ever dne in my life," says directr/ THE RUNAWAYS: IN 'HEAVY, DARK FILM' writer /prducer /editr Victry Tischler -Blue, als knwn as Vicki Blue, the name she used as a bass player in the Runaways. "I felt I needed t prtect my bandmates but als hld peple accuntable fr their actins." "Edgeplay" is Tischler- Blue's feature -film directrial debut, and it takes an unflinching lk at the dark side f the music business. The mvie candidly tells the Runaways' stry frm the band's 9 rigins t 99 breakup, as well as its members' pst- breakup experiences. During their heyday, the Runaways were teenagers, and their music was ften marketed as "jail bait rck." "Edgeplay" chillingly details the band members' experiences with explitatin, abuse and their lng -term effects. "This is a heavy, dark film," Tischler -Blue says. "Each girl's stry is different. But [frmer Runaways drummer] Sandy West's stry is prbably the tughest ut f all f them. Peple seem t react t her stry the mst because it's s raw and heartfelt." "Edgeplay" is frm Tischler- Blue's prductin cmpany, Sacred Dgs Entertainment, whse upcming prjects include tw Suzi Quatr films: dcumentary "Naked Under Leather" and cncert DVD "Leather Frever." Jackie Fuchs, als knwn as frmer Runaways bassist Jackie Fx, was an executive prducer f "Edgeplay," alng with Dwina Murphy - Gibb (wife f the Bee Gees' Rbin Gibb) and P. Arden Brtman. Fuchs says, "Vicki's chices fr this film prbably aren't what ther peple in the band may have made. Vicki jined the band at a very dark time. She didn't get t experience the times that were mre fun." Althugh frmer Runaways members Lita Frd, Cherie Currie, West, Kari Krme and Fx all agreed t be interviewed fr the mvie, the mst famus ex- member, Jan Jett, refused t take part. Tischler -Blue says, "It was disappinting that Jan chse nt t participate, but she typically hasn't liked talking abut the Runaways in interviews." Jett, wh c -wrte mst f the Runaways' sngs, als did nt grant permissin t use the band's music in the film. As a result, the Runaways perfrmance ftage in the mvie shws them playing nly cvers. Mvies& Music. By Carla Hay Frtunately, the "Edgeplay" cmpanin album (released Aug. n Hip -O Recrds/UMG Sundtracks) cnsists mstly f Runaways music, including "Cherry Bmb," "Hllywd" and live versins f "Secrets" and "Rck - 'N'Rll." Fuchs and Tischler -Blue executive -prduced the set. The album als includes previusly unreleased tracks frm Frd and Quatr, wh appears in the film. Quatr's new sng "Back t the Drive," heard in the film's pening scene, is a standut cut. Fuchs says, "The [Runaways] sngs n the `Edgeplay' album aren't necessarily all my favrites. I wuld've included 'Is It Day r Night?' and `American Nights.' But we chse the sngs based n which nes best tld the stry fr the film." Fuchs is nw an entertainment attrney, and she says the Runaways' bad experiences in the music business prbably influenced her decisin t becme a lawyer. Kim Fwley, the ntrius frmer manager f the Runaways, "treated us badly," Fuchs says, "but I think all f us were a little bit damaged befre we jined the Runaways." Tischler -Blue adds, "Kim Fwley wasn't the nly villain. There were a lt f peple wh tk advantage f us." Fwley culd nt be reached fr cmment. The directr says her gal with "Edgeplay" is "t tell the real stry f this band and t get the message acrss that it's s imprtant fr kids t have a slid fundatin. "It tk me six years t d this film," Tischler -Blue says. "There were s many times I wanted t give up, but I persevered and I'm grateful t all the peple wh encuraged me t keep ging." Martha Munizzi: Ding 'Best' On Her Own Martha Munizzi is living prf that yu dn't have t be n a majr label t have a successful career. Her current album, "The Best Is Yet t Cme," bwed at N. n the Billbard Tp Gspel Albums chart in January and has remained in the tp ever since. It has lgged weeks in the tp and jumped up t N. in the Aug. issue. "The Best Is Yet t Cme" is Munizzi's secnd album, fllwing 's "Say the Name." Bth were released by Martha Munizzi Music Grup, the label Munizzi perates with her husband, Dan. "Artistic cntrl is the big reasn, and mnetary reasns," Dan says when asked why he and Martha launched their wn label. "Being n yur wn, yu dn't have t split up s much f the pt." The Munizzis launched their business by passing ut fliers and bking gigs at small churches. That led t dates at bigger churches, and Martha nw des abut cncerts per year. By Debrah Evans Price "Dn't despise small beginnings, because yu never knw," she says. "Every single place we've been smething gd has cme ut f it. Anther dr has pened." Distributin is anther key. They have high praise fr Nashville -based Central Suth Distributin. "They are ding such a great jb," Dan says. Martha adds, "Staying n ur wn has really been the best thing fr us. Every time we started t sign, it InThe Spirit. dprice@billbard.cm never felt right. Peple tld us t stay n ur wn and we'd be amazed at what we culd d. It's amazing hw all that has been true." Martha hned her musical gifts at Faith Wrld, pastr Clint Brwn's church in Orland, Fla. "I recrded a lt f ther albums and had dne a lt f backgrund music with the pastr at Faith Wrld, s I had a lt f experience," says Martha, whse father was a pastr and Dve Award - winning sngwriter. "My mm was a singer, s we grew up singing." She and Dan met while perfrming in a grup. The ther members quit, and they ended up tgether nstage and ff. 'We just knew that Gd called us t d smething musically tgether," Martha says. "S we kept ging and started a band, made a little tape and traveled just in Flrida fr a cuple f years. The band was called Testament." They wund up wrking fr Brwn at Faith Wrld, where their chir grew t mre than peple in six years. In they decided t take a leap f faith and try smething new. "It's been the hardest thing we've ever dne, but it's been the best thing we've ever dne," Martha says. That leap paid ff. "The Best Is Yet t Cme" has scanned, units, accrding t Nielsen Sund - Scan. A live perfrmance DVD f the same title has sld,. Martha describes her music as "very high -energy, very psitive, very inspiratinal, very uplifting and encuraging. I think it's what the natin needs right nw. We need t be encuraged and reminded that everything is ging t be OK." Many wh hear Martha are surprised that she is white because f her sulful vice. One fan tld her that when she went t buy Martha's CD and the clerk handed it t her, she said, "N way! It's nt her. It's a black artist. It can't be her." "The lady tld me: 'I dn't mean t ffend yu, but I can't believe yu are white,' " Martha says. "I hear that all the time, but I can't think f a better cmpliment. I wuldn't want them t say, `By, yu sure sund white.' " Martha says her vcal style was shaped by listening t Dnnie McClurkin, Fred Hammnd, Kirk Franklin and Jhn P. Kee. "Yu have t sing it frm the heart," she says. "That's what peple hear mre than licks r talent -they hear heart." Dan says mst f Martha's dates are in African- American churches, and they dn't get cmplaints abut her appearing n the gspel chart. "That's a psitive message that the clred line is a little blurred," he says. "I like that." Martha attributes her acceptance t the fact that she des wrship music. "Praise and wrship is an eclectic blend f music, and it represents the bdy f Christ as a whle," she says. "Praise and wrship isn't a white sund, a black sund; it's heaven sund. In the gspel cmmunity, I have fund if yu can bring it, they will buy it." Martha will tur this fall with Israel Hughtn and plans t head t Lndn in December t recrd her next album. Fr ther independent acts lking t further their music ministry, Martha has this advice: "Whatever yu have in yur hand, use it t the best f yur ability and get behind it and pursue it and push it and believe in it. Peple that make it are peple wh dn't take n fr an answer. They are ut there, kicking and mving and wrking. We just believe in what Gd put in ur hearts t d." MUNIZZI: SINGING FROM THE HEART BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

11 Music Stars Cntinued frm page 9 Ls Angeles branch, agrees: "We're already selling a lt f music [ging int the furth quarter], s it seems pretty strng t us right nw." Indeed, the end f August saw very strng sales, with Tim McGraw's "Live Like Yu Were Dying" setting a career high fr the artist this issue as it bws with sales f, in the United States, accrding t Nielsen SundScan. Like last year-which yielded new releases by Jay -Z, OutKast and Nappy Rts in the furth quarter -retailers are banking n a jam -packed urban release schedule t make up the majrity f hliday sales. Led by the afrementined Eminem, (whse album will arrive Nv. n Slim Shady/Interscpe), and Ludacris (due in Octber frm Def Jam Suth), ther big urban titles include P. Biddy (Bad By/Universal), Destiny's Child (Sny Urban), Nelly (F' Reel/Universal), Lil Jn & the East Side Byz (BME/ TVT) and Chingy (Capitl). Sny Urban will als release new studi effrts frm rappers Xzibit and Nas, while Island Def Jam will bw prjects by Redman, Ja Rule, Musiq and Ashanti. Capitl has multiple titles cming, including Slum Village, Dilated Pe- ples and I -, as des Atlantic, with sets by Fat Je, 'Prick Daddy, and T.I. Other strngly anticipated urban sets cming by year's end are releases frm Talib Kweli (Geffen), Guerilla Black (Virgin), Babyface (Arista), and Mari (J). On the rck side, retailers are betting n N Dubt frntwman Ste - fani's first sl turn n Interscpe t be big during the furth quarter. Als, fr the first time in almst years, the riginal Duran Duran lineup is releasing an album, "Astrnaut" (Epic), due Oct.. A new set is als due frm Beck (Geffen). Warner Brs. will bw anticipated releases by Green Day and R.E.M. Als n the hrizn are Funtains f Wayne (S- Curve), the Dnnas (Atlantic), Cake (Clumbia), Sum (Island) and a mini -album frm Mdest Muse (Epic). Plus, sets are cming frm pp singers Marian Carey (Island Def Jam) and Vanessa Carltn (A&M/Interscpe) and sul singer Jss Stne (S- Curve). This year's furth quarter als sees -tr - Registratin -NAB Members -nly! RegisterTda the traditinal nslaught f greatest - hits sets cntinuing. "In the last cuple f years peple are building mre prducts and mre ptins, s when the furth quarter cmes arund, if smebdy desn't have a new album ready, they are prbably ging t build a greatest hits fr them whether they want it r nt," Mell says. "It's kind f gd as lng as peple are buying them." Greatest -hits sets are expected frm Britney Spears (Jive) and Mandy Mre (Cntinued n page ) Surprising 'Garden State' One f the strngest sellers during the furth quarter may be a dark hrse title. Sny's sundtrack t indie film "Garden State," starring Zach Braff and Natalie Prtman, cntinues t blw ut f stres. The album includes tracks frm the Shins, Fru Fru, Simn & Garfunkel, Cldplay and Nick Drake. It debuted at N. tw issues ag, leapt t N. last issue and shts t N. this week fr a 9ß gain. "I think the `Garden State' sundtrack was mind -blwing," Newbury Cmics music buyer Carl Mell says. "That came ut f nwhere and sld like crazy. Obviusly we all thught it was ging t be big, but I dn't think anyne really knew it was ging t d what it did." Rxanne Pattersn, music buyer fr Ameba Recrds' Ls Angeles branch agrees, adding that it is Ameba's tp title right nw. "I think it's selling everywhere like crazy." The album's sales seem t be prpelled slely by the mvie's success, as n tracks frm the sundtrack are receiving significant airplay. The nly sng shwing a bunce is Fru Fru's "Let G," which is featured in TV cmmercials fr the mvie. It mves - n the Billbard Ht Digital Tracks chart. MARGO WHITMIRE and KEITH CAULFIELD Wednasday / Octber Prgramming Executive Super Sessin Mderatr: > Erica Ferber Radi, & Recrds Jnathan Adelstein Thursday I Octber Prgramming ExecJtivi--, Jhn Dickey Cumulus Media Kevin Martin NAB Marcni Radi Awards Receptin, Dinner & Shw Hsted by, Bb & Tm Sra,=. Prerensere Radi Netwrks David Gleasn Univisin Rack, Tm Owens Clear Channel Cmmunicatins Thursday / Octber rup Executive Sessin ruuh E.wcutives Include: Judy Ellis Citadel Cmmunicatins C: p<x:ntr %. David Field Entercm Cmmunicatins, Inc Friday / Octber Breakfast wi Pat Paxtn Entercm Cmmunicatins Chesley Maddx- Drsey Access.I Cmmunicatins Mary Catherine Sneed Radi One Navigating New Waters Tgether Mark Mays Clear Channel Wrldwide Peter Smyth Greater Media Inc. Octber -, OO - Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Dieg, CA visit /cnventins /radishw C- Mderatrs: Jay Mitchell Small Market Radi Newsletter Event spnsred by: Friday / Octber Radi Lunchen NAB Natinal Radi Award Recipient Clarke Brwn Jeffersn -Pilt Cmmunicatins Tm Taylr Ins de Radi Event spnsred by BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

12 Music Laura Branigan Dies BY CHUCK TAYLOR Laura Branigan is being remembered as a leading pp sngstress f the 9s, whse saring spran cmmandeered such hits as "Glria," "Self Cntrl" and "Slitaire." The singer died Aug. f a brain aneurysm in her sleep at hme in East Qugue, N.Y. She was. After turing Eurpe as a backup vcalist fr Lenard Chen, Branigan signed t Atlantic Recrds in 9. Her secnd single, "Glria," an English versin f a 99 Italian pp hit, peaked at N. n The Billbard Ht. It als garnered her the first f fur Grammy Award nminatins. "I cnsider Laura Branigan t be ne f the best signings I ever made," says Ahmet Ertegun, funding chairman f Atlantic Recrds. "She had a glriusly pwerful vice, and her recrdings f 'Self Cntrl' and 'Glria' are perfrmances that will be remembered fr many years t cme. Her untimely death is a great shck t me and t everyne wh was invlved with her career at Atlantic Recrds." In all, Branigan scred seven tp hits, including the pwer ballad "Hw Am I Suppsed t Live Withut Yu," c- written by the then - unknwn Michael Bltn. That sng als hit N. n the AC charts. Aside frm "Glria," her biggest hits were "Self Cntrl" (N. ) in 9 and "Slitaire" (N. ) in 9. Eleven f Branigan's singles scred n the AC charts; eight were hits n the Ht Dance/Club Play chart. Branigan released seven albums, all n Atlantic. She als dabbled in acting, earning respectable reviews playing Janis Jplin in the New Yrk stage musical "Lve, Janis" in. The singer devted a significant prtin f the past decade t caring fr her ill husband, Lawrence Kruteck, wh died in 99. Branigan reprtedly had been wrking n material fr a new album fr sme time. New Liebersn,Yung Perlman This Fall September is a great time t survey sme f the highly anticipated and exciting recrdings being released this fall. Here are five albums t watch. In the next Classical Scre, we'll lk at anther five f the seasn's mst cmpelling titles. EAGER FOR LIEBERSON: After the mezz -spran's album f Bach cantatas fr the Nnesuch label became the sleeper hit f -, Lrraine Hunt Liebersn's recrding f Handel arias fr Avie (released Aug. ) is being met with great critical eagerness. "She manages t fly under the radar, prbably due t less -thanaggressive publicity and her appearance n smaller labels," bserves Andrew Druckenbrd, classical music critic at The Pittsburgh Pst -Gazette. "And she isn't cncerned with flashiness. But if this Handel recrding fllws the path f the Bach, Liebersn will sn be dear t every music lver." REDISCOVERING PERLMAN: New frm Itzhak Perlman is "Itzhak Perlman Rediscvered" (BMG Classics), which bwed Aug.. The disc f unreleased recrdings frm 9 features the then -- year -ld vilinist just as he was embarking n his career. Originally planned as the vilinist's debut (but set aside in favr f a shwier cncert disc), this Stars Cntinued frm page (Epic). Best -fs frm Macy Gray and Krn (bth n Epic), Everclear (Capitl), Phil Cllins (Atlantic), Def Leppard (IDJ), and Seal (Warner Brs.) will als be n shelves. Thugh bxed sets are expected frm Al Green and the Rat Pack (bth frm EMI Music), as well as Bn Jvi (Island/Mercury) and Ozzy Osbume (Sny Legacy), retailers are buzzing abut the limited- editin vinyl bx frm Metallica (Elektra/Rhin Vinyl) and Nirvana's three -CD /ne -DVD set n Universal Music Enterprises. Mell has high hpes fr the Nirvana cmpilatin, which includes 9 ftage f the band playing at a huse party. "Frm what I saw at the [Natinal Assn. f Recrding Merchandisers cnference) -which was amazing - I think it's ging t blw everyne away," he says. "It really will ut -perfrm any expectatins that custmers may have -even if their expectatins are huge." Cuntry veterans Shania Twain (Mercury), Tby Keith (Dream- recital f Paganini, Ben - Haim, Sarasate, Handel, Hindemith, Leclair, Blch, de Falla and Bazzini is a delight. Daniel Guss, BMG senir directr f catalg develpment, ntes, "What I hear in his playing is real jie de vivre, yuth, energy, humr -all the things that Perlman eventually became knwn fr. All thse qualities were there, in full blm, when he was." FLEISHER: A PHOENIX RISES Wrks Nashville) and Gerge Strait (MCA) are releasing cmpilatins fr the hlidays. There will als be new studi albums frm Alan Jacksn (Arista), Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street), Keith Urban (Capitl) and LeAnn Rimes (Curb). "American Idl" winner Ruben Studdard is taking his turn at gspel The Beat Cntinued frm page 9 material since her first Christmas cllectin in 99. In fact, she laughs when she recalls hw her early albums were made. "In the past, it was a prducer's medium. 'Can yu get R. Kelly, Jimmy Jam?' That's why everything was s expensive back in the day, thse prducer - friendly days when they made lts f mney and cst the artists a frtune and the artists didn't make any mney at all." Instead, Williams tld Lava that she and Mathes wuld deliver the Christmas recrd n a Classical Scre. By Anastasia Tsiulcas FLEISHER'S BACK: After years f suffering frm a neurlgical illness called dystnia that severely impaired his right hand, legendary pianist Len Fleisher is back, thanks t Btx treatments. Fleisher is celebrating his return with "lin Hands," released Aug. by Artemis Classics. The set features Schubert's mnumental Pian Snata D. 9 as well as Bach, Chpin and Debussy. Already featured in The New Yrker, USA Tday and The Washingtn Pst, Fleisher will undubtedly gain mre attentin this fall. "What we are witnessing with this disc is the rise f the phenix," says Limr Tmer, curatr f music at New Yrk's Symphny Space, which will present a series f Fleisher events in Octber. A WHOLE LOTTA LEIF: Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes will be represented by three discs between nw and March, beginning with the this seasn with a J Recrds release. New material frm EMI CMG's Steven Curtis Chapman, Tby Mac and Smkie Nrful; Sny Urban's BeBe Winans; Wrd's Pint f Grace; and Reunin's Michael W. Smith are als slated. Universal Classics will release an album by pera spran Renée Fleming as well as Andrea Bccelli's first budget less than ne -tenth f previus nes, but that still allwed them t cut the strings at Abbey Rad Studis. Williams will prmte the album with a Sept. perfrmance n QVC. She will als have a seven -shw Bradway run at the Palace Theater Dec. -. Lava is servicing sngs frm the album t AC, urban AC, jazz and smth jazz radi. Lava is als lking at tie -ins with Radi Shack, fr which Williams has appeared in cmmercials. Flm says, "We're in discussins with them at the highest levels and hpe t make an annuncement in the nt -t -distant future." KIWI CROSSING: We wandered ver t the Htel Cafe the Sept. release f Schubert's "Die Winterreise" (EMI Classics) with distinguished tenr Ian Bstridge. Andsnes will have a heavy U.S. presence this year, including seven dates in a Carnegie Hall "Perspective" series. He is als scheduled t appear in this mnth's issue f American Express' Departures Magazine and in an upcming issue f Vanity Fair. "He is ne f the mst thughtful and naturally cmmunicative artists tday," says Ara Guzelimian, artistic adviser /senir directr at Carnegie Hall. OMNIPRESENT FLEMING: Celebrated spran Renée Fleming will be mnipresent this fall, starting with the Sept. bw f a Handel arias disc fr Philips. She will appear Sept. n "Gd Mrning America" and will perfrm at the seasn peners f fur majr venues: the San Francisc Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall and the Lyric Opera f Chicag. Fleming's first bk, "The Inner Vice: The Making f a Singer," is due Nv. frm Viking Press and will be prmted with an eight - city tur. Crss -prmtins with Fleming's music als are envisined. "We will feature the album widely, with upfrnt stre prmtin as well as crss -prmtins f her bk," says Mike Lee, classical music buyer fr Brders Bks & Music. turn at pp. Sny will release a new Y Y Ma cllectin. Rereleases f their current albums with new material added will cme frm Usher, Nrah Jnes, Alicia Keys and livista by end f the year. Additinal reprting by Perrie Briskin in Ls Angeles. ther night t catch Greg Jhnsn, a New Zealand singer /sngwriter we've had ur eye n since he mved t Ls Angeles tw years ag. We cntinue t be impressed by his smart, meldic adult pp and surprised that he hasn't fund a publishing deal here, much less a label hme, given hw tailr -made his sngs are fr the triple -A frmat r fr mvie, TV and ad placement. In New Zealand, where he's signed t EMI, he has been nminated fr best sngwriter and best male sl artist in the Vdaphne New Zealand Music Awards. Winners will be annunced Sept.. Jhnsn can be reached thrugh his manager at BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

13 Seeking A Brader Audience [Billbard j Classical A BILLBOARD SPECIAL REPORT BY ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS With increasingly limited marketing rescurces in a tugh business climate, classical labels tday are explring every avenue t gain expsure fr their artists. Sme are relying n tried -and-true methds -heavy press expsure, public TV, majr -market ad buys and retail placement -while thers are benefiting frm innva :ive press, prmtinal and marketing strategies. One prven and perennial media partner is the Public Bradcasting Service, which remains as in- prtent as ever fr the genre. PLEDGING SUPPORT During their autumn pledge drives, PBS statins will air a number f classical prgrams. They include " Tuscany." featuring Denn vilinist André Rieu's "Tuscany," which will be fllwed Sept. by an album f the same name; a December special by Decca's teenage vcalist Hayley Westenra; and a December prgram featuring Rhin Recrds' Australian crssver newcmers the Ten Tenrs. This latest batch f tenrs, wh de-put arrives Sept., will receive pp -style prmtin. The Ten Ter_-s will begin turing the United States this fall. "The Ten Tenrs are already stars :n their native Australia and in Eurpe," says Adam Crane, manager f chssics and jazz fr Warner (Cntinued n page ) BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, bard.biz

14 Platinum Classical Crssvers Cntinued frm page Strategic Marketing Grup. "They'll be prmted via [direct respnse] TV spts and Warner's sprts marketing and prmtins department, which will bk the grup fr appearances at athletic events." TV appearances were the gateway t a recrding career fr the Brwns, a quintet f pian- playing brthers and LFGAL H NOTIC sisters. After appearing at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in and n "The Oprah Winfrey Shw" and " Minutes II," the twentysmething siblings, all f whm studied at the Juilliard Schl, were signed t BMG Classics. "This grup has such a unique prfile," says Gilbert Hetherwick, VP /GM f BMG Classics. He cites the act's yuth, clean-cut lks and whlesme backgrund as part f its appeal. (Already, much f the press is treating the family's Mrmn religin as a nvelty attractin.) As the result f recent curt decisins in bth the United States/ and Germany, if yu are expliting certain classical music sund recrdings by virtue f a license r assignment frm any f the fllwing parties: Alfred Schlz, Musikferderung Ltd., Lyra Prductins, Klaus Kramer, Cascade Media, Andre Ulman, Classic Wrld Prductins, Pilz Media Grup, Pilz Cmpact Disc, Pilz Japan, Mazur Media, Viennasund Studis, Brisa GmbH we urge yu cntact Pint Classics, LLC, Music Square West, Ste. B Nashville, TN, in rder t determine if yur existing license with any f the abve parties is valid and, if necessary, t wrk ut the terms f a legitimate license fr the classical music sund recrdings previusly licensed frm any f the abve parties. Please cntact Teresa Gay, Chief Manager, at the abve address r by telephne at - - x r e -mail at Any cntinued unauthrized use r explitatin f classical music sund recrdings previusly licensed frm any f the abve parties, withut a prper license agreement frm Pint Classics, LLC, may result in legal prceedings against yu and yur cmpany fr cpyright infringement. "In terms f marketing, we'll be putting them frward in pp psitining," ntes Hetherwick, adding that the grup will make its recrding debut in spring. A "Gd Mrning America" prfile and anther " Minutes II" appearance are already in the wrks, accrding t Dreen D'Agstin, directr f publicity at BMG Classics. She adds that the label will lk fr press cverage frm wmen's and general entertainment magazines. In ne f the mst highly anticipated crssver events f the year, Italian crner Andrea Bcelli will bring his talents t a new arena Dec., when NBC televises "Andrea Bcelli Tribute n Ice." The vcalist's new pp album, "Andrea," will arrive Nv. 9 n the Philips/Sugar label. Meanwhile, singer Jsh Grban's rapidly develping career received a majr bst with his first "Great Perfrmances" PBS prgram, 's "Jsh Grban in Cncert." Fr December's pledge seasn, "Great Perfrmances" will air anther Grban special. "We're taping it at Ls Angeles' Greek Theatre," cnfirms David Hrn, the prgram's prducer, wh is based at WNET /Channel in New Yrk. "Nw that Jsh is ne f the [genre's] premier recrding and turing artists, we are tracing his artistic develpment and maturity. Sme f the repertire cmes frm the new album `Clser,' but he als reaches int the classical wrld and the classic pp realm." THE BIG PICTURE Accrding t Grban's manager, Brian Avnet, the singer's reach is increasingly brad. Grban just cncluded a majr U.S. summer tur and is gearing up fr his first Eurpean tur (set fr Nvember and December), and he is als branching ut int acting. "He gt his start n `Ally McBeal,' " Avnet ntes, "s mving tward film is a natural step. He's up fr a cuple f rles right nw." Grban isn't the nly singer stepping int film. The critically acclaimed spran Anna Netrebk, wh made waves with her debut sl recital n Deutsche Grammphn last year sings and plays herself in Disney's "The Princess Diaries : Ryal Engagement" Her secnd album, "Sempre Libera," was released Aug., and a " Minutes" prfile is slated t air this fall. Elsewhere n the film frnt, Sny Classical hpes t repeat 99's "Titanic" achievement by releasing the sundtrack t the mvie versin f Andrew Llyd Webber's `The Phantm f the Opera." The sundtrack hits stres Nv., while the film pens Christmas Day. "We expect bth the film and the sundtrack t be huge successes," says Peter Gelb, president f Sny Classical. "Our marketing will fllw the marketing f the mvie." Gelb als ntes that the sundtrack will be tailred fr freign markets. "In cuntries such as Germany, France and Spain, the film will be dubbed," he bserves. "Fr thse markets, we'll ffer the sundtrack in the lcal language." Anther tp pririty fr Sny will be Vangelis' scre t the bi -epic "Alexander." The album will be released Oct. 9. Playing upn the shared Greek heritage f Vangelis, Alexander the Great and the Olympic Games, NBC's "Tday" will d a prfile n Vangelis, wh penned scres fr "Charits f Fire" and "Blade Runner." "Because it has been mre than a decade since Vangelis wrte a film scre, `Alexander' will stand ut even mre," Gelb says. OTHER AVENUES In crss -genre effrts, Warner Classics' San Francisc -based male vcal ensemble Chanticleer will be heavily prmted t a variety f demgraphics, Crane says. "Chanticleer's new album, `Hw Sweet the Sund,' is a recrding f spirituals and traditinal gspel featuring [Bishp] Yvette Flunder," Crane ntes. "It's the first time Chanticleer has dne this kind f cllabratin, s there's brad crssver appeal." Warner's Christian label, Wrd, will c- market and prmte the title. A -city U.S. tur is als scheduled. "We als have a strng marketing relatinship with American Express Blue," Crane cntinues. "The grup will be appearing at Passprt events in San Francisc and Ls Angeles that are c- presented by American Express and Macy's. We're als planning NPR underwriting spts, and we are explring ad buys at bth Christian and classical radi. We may als add [direct respnse TV ads] after the initial rllut. "The key t success with this title is just getting it heard," Crane cncludes. "Bishp Flunder's vice is s pwerful." Matt Haimvitz, first hailed as a teenage prdigy with an exclusive Deutsche Grammphn cntract, has transfrmed himself in recent years int a new -music darling. The nw -- year -ld artist's recent - state tur prmting his album "Anthem" (Oxingale /Artemis Classics) tk the cellist frm hnky -tnk bars t punk clubs. Haimvitz's adventurusness has attracted widespread press attentin, (Cntinued n page ) Radi A Trusty Sales Tl POIXT CLASSICS Pint Classics LLC, Music Square West, Ste. B Nashville, TN, - - ext. Entertainment, Inc. v. Pint Classics, LLC - United States District Curt fr the Middle District f Tennessee Civil Actin N.: - - Pint Classics, LLC v. Klaus Kraemer - Reginal Curt f Hamburg, Germany Case N. /. The classical music sund recrdings were, fr the mst part, recrded in the mid t late 9 in Eastern Eurpe fr Lyra Prductins under the directin f Alfred Schlz and Klaus Kraemer. Pint Classics, LLC can prvide yu with a title list f the classical music sund recrdings at issue upn request. Despite the decreasing number f public and cmmercial radi statins prgramming classical music, radi tie -ins cntinue t play an imprtant rle in the genre's success. Cmmercial ad buys and public radi underwriting spts remain an imprtant sales tl in majr markets. But sme labels are explicitly tying new releases t public radi prgrams. One f the mst ntable effrts is an -part series f hurlng prgrams called "Lenard Bernstein: An American Life." Prduced fr Chicag's WFMT Radi Netwrk and narrated by Susan Sarandn, the series airs natinally and internatinally in Octber. Universal Classics' Deutsche Grammphn will ffer a tie -in cmpilatin CD f the same name. This past spring, independent Canadian label Analekta scred big success with its release "Infernal Vilins," featuring the all- female ensemble La Pietà, which is led by vilinist Angèle Dubeau. The album, which was spun ff int a PBS special, will be fllwed -up Nv. by the grup's secnd disc, "Passin." In additin, this fall, WFMT is prducing an "Infernal Vilins" radi shw fr natinal distributin. Meanwhile, fr mre than years, cmpser Rb Kapilw has fund success with his "What Makes It Great?" shws, which he presents as a turing live event and thrugh appearances n NPR's "Perfrmance Tday." Kapilw's fun and engaging "crash curses" in great wrks frm the classical music cann recently reached retailers' shelves. On July, Artemis Classics debuted tw Mzart -themed "What Makes It Great?" albums, featuring Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Symphny N., "Jupiter." "Nt nly d these discs launch the Kapilw series," says Greg Barber, president f Artemis Classics, "but they als represent the relaunch f a belved brand, Vanguard Everyman Classics." Alng with his radi appearances, Kapilw will cntinue turing the United States thrugh the winter. ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

15 I RCA RED SE Áv deutsche harmnia ART, \O CLASSICS EVGENY KISSIN Schubert: Snata in B -Flat Liszt: Mephist Waltz Nic. - - ''Kissin has perhaps never been s darng, r s prfund." - PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT Mzart Requiem - - "The perfrmance nt nly generates the sunds f the th century; it inspires the kind f shck and awe that must have been felt by the music's first audiences." - THE WASHINGTON POST Gramphne - Editr's Chke SEQUENTIA Lst Sngs f a Rhineland Harper 99 - '`Sequ entia ranks amng the nblest and mst active r the very -early -music perfrning grups. Their wrk trumpets the belief that ldness desn't have t mean dullness." -LA %EEKLY SIMONE KERMES SARA MINGARDO SONIA PRINA HILARY SUMMERS TiEVE DAVISLIM VITO PRIANTE Cmpless Barcc ALAN CURTIS Handel: Ltari öó- 9 - CDs /c r d première recrc ny f :Ve cmplete pera THE BROWNS One family, pians and fingers! As seen n Oprah! and Minutes and featured in The New Yrk Times and Peple, this Spring lk fr their debut CD and appearances n Gd Arning America, a return t Miinutes ll, and th-majr media hits. 9CxUUERT-L l!:' LISZr... L, OTARIO t- m plev«ltaree?linganl Simne Kernre. )i.,.,,nn i.lmy Summen Slew Davixlim Vier u.. a CLASSICS RAM'S GReATESr NIT THE u.nmat ipcr LiViNG STEREO n JI r J p./ I a AN rediscdvered Xaa r Hindemith i Leclair e är[/iaufx9,n ITZHAK PERLMAN Perlman rediscvered -- Never befre released 9 studi recrding by tday's pre- eminent vilinist when he was years ld CARUSO Amr Ti Vieta - - Cassic recrdings f fav=te arias remastered and cmbined with new rchestral accmpaniment fr a cntemprary listening experience NOW IN OUR SECOND CENTURY OF PRODUCING GREAT CLASSICAL RECORDINGS. CLASSIC LIBRARY SHIES JASCHA HEiFETZ Brahms: Vilin Cncert -9' - One f the many titles in RCA Red Seal's new Classic Library seres - The essential cllectin f Classical music's neatest wrks in criäcally acclaimed perfrmances by RCA Red Seal's legendary a-tists ULTIMATE SERIES RAVEL'S GREATEST HIT - THE ULTIMATE BOLERO - - The lates: release n RCA Red Sea 's ULTIMATE Seres, The New Yrk Times raves, "One Album Blers; (but n B Derek) - RCA has retained a mid sense f humr!" LIVING STEREO SACD SERIES CHARLES MUNCH Ravel: Daphnis et Chlé (Cmplete) -. Living Stere - the mst successful reissue series n CD nw becmes the FIRST reissue series n HYBRID SACD BMG CLASSICS'. ARTE NOVA LABEL AVAILABLE THIS FALL THCMJGH ALLEGRO www. bmgcla ssics. cn BMG Music. BMG Classics -is a Unit f BMG Music.

16 Classical Classical Chart -Tppers The chart recaps fr the Classical Music Sptlight are year -t -date frm the Dec.,, issue (the beginning f the chart year) thrugh the Aug.,, issue. Recaps fr Tp Classical Albums and Tp Classical Crssver Albums are based n pint -f -sale infrmatin cmpiled by Nielsen SundScan. Althugh the charts appear in Billbard n a biweekly basis, they are cmpiled weekly and are available each week thrugh Nielsen SundScan, billbard.biz, billbard.cm and the Billbard Infrmatin Netwrk. Titles receive credit fr sales accumulated during each week they appear n the pertinent chart including weeks when the chart des nt publish in the magazine. This recap was cmpiled by rck charts manager Anthny Clmb with assistance frm classical charts manager Ricard Cmpanini. Tp Classical Crssver Artists Ps. ARTIST (N. f Charted Titles) Imprint/Label JOSH GROBAN () /Reprise /Warner Brs. YO -YO MA () Sny Classical/Sny Music AMICI FOREVER () RCA Victr SARAH BRIGHTMAN () Nem Studi /Angel () Really Useful/Decca Bradway /Universal Classics Grup BOND () MBO /Decca/Universal Classics Grup Tp Classical Crssver Distributrs Ps. DISTRIBUTOR (N. f Charted Titles) WEA () UNIVERSAL () BMG () SONY (9) EMM () INDEPENDENTS () FIND YOUR TONAL CENTER N A WORLD OF DISSONANCE New frm THE BEBAN CONN MUSIC ENSEMBLE Tp Classical Crssver mrints Ps. IMPRINT (N. f Charted Titles) Ti REPRISE () T () DECCA () SONY CLASSICAL () NEMO STUDIO () Tp Classical Crssver Labels Ps. LABEL (N. f Charted Titles) WARNER BROS. () UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP () SONY MUSIC (9) ANGEL () RAZOR & TIE () Tp Classical Crssver Albums Ps. TITLE- Artist -Imprint/Label CLOSER -Jsh Grban- /Reprise /Warner Brs. THE OPERA BAND -Amid Frev- er -RCA Victr OBRIGADO BRAZIL -Y -Y Ma- Sny Classical/Sny Music HAREM -Sarah Brightman -Nem Studi /Angel JOSH GROBAN IN CONCERT - Jsh Grban- /Reprise /Warner Brs. PURE -Hayley Westenra- Decca /Universal Classics Grup WE THREE KINGS -The Irish Tenrs -Razr & Tie CLASSIFIED -Bnd- MBO /Decca /Universal Classics Grup 9 OBRIGADO BRAZIL: LIVE IN CON - CERT-Y-Y Ma -Sny Classical/Sny Music TI ADORO- Lucian Pavartti- Decca /Universal Classics Grup Tp Classical Artists Ps. ARTIST (N. f Charted Titles) Imprint/Label JOSHUA BELL () Sny Classical/Sny Music () Decca /Universal Classics Grup ANDREA BOCELLI () Philips /Uni- versal Classics Grup () Decca /Universal Classics Grup ANONYMOUS () Harmnic Mundi YO -YO MA () Sny Classical/Sny Music ANDRE RIEU () Denn Tp Classical Distributrs Ps. DISTRIBUTOR (N. f Charted Titles) Tp Classical Imprints Ps. IMPRINT (N. f Charted Titles) SONY CLASSICAL () DECCA () PHILIPS () HARMONIA MUNDI () DG () Tp Classical Labels Ps. LABEL (N. f Charted Titles) UNIVERSAL CLASSICS GROUP (9) SONY MUSIC () HARMONIA MUNDI () DENON () ATLANTIC GROUP () Tp Classical Albums Ps. TITLE- Artist- Imprint /Label ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN - Jshua Bell -Sny Classical /Sny Music MASTER AND COMMANDER - Sundtrack- Decca /Universal Clas- sics Grup VIVALDI'S CELLO -Y -Y Ma With The Amsterdam Barque Orchestra & Tn Kpman -Sny Classical/Sny Music AMERICAN ANGELS -Annymus - Harmnic Mundi SENTIMENTO- Andrea Bcelli- Philips /Universal Classics Grup LIVE IN DUBLIN -Andre Rieu- Denn SACRED ARIAS: SPECIAL EDITION- Andrea Bcelli- Philips /Universal Classics Grup BY REQUEST -Renee Fleming - Decca /Universal Classics Grup UNIVERSAL () SONY () INDEPENDENTS () EMM () WEA () BMG () 9 THE SALIERI ALBUM -Cecilia Bar - tli- Decca /Universal Classics Grup BACH: CANTATAS BWV AND 99 -Lrraine Hunt Liebersn- Nnesuch/AG Chamber Music that lives at amazn.cm, cdbaby.cm, itunes.cm rri.ara'f(iru l n b,li.,!rltlr Nl.i,+liu,,,,,,,,,..ndrud,,,,;ip,.,.. Crssvers Cntinued frm page which has created mre unusual pprtunities. One cmpany that really tk ntice was mtvu, MTV's digital channel that reaches mre than campuses natinwide. "In May, I read an article abut Matt in The New Yrk Times," mtvu GM Stephen Friedman says. "We reached ut t him t d a prm segment, which was launched at the end f August and will air thrughut the fall semester. " Matt's an amazing musician," Friedman adds. "It's wnderful t wrk with a yung perfrmer wh's als a crnpser. Our audience has really eclectic tastes, s Matt's a great fit. This prm is a way fr us t start a relatinship with Matt-there will prbably be mre pprtunities t wrk tgether dwn the line -and it's als a wnderful pprtunity t share classical music with the cllege kids we serve." Haimvitz's newest recrding -a mre standard album f Haydn cell cncerts and the Mzart be cncert, arranged fr cell -is scheduled fr release Sept. n Oxingale/ Artemis Classics. But in anther genre -busting pprtunity, Haimvitz will be featured n the Rpeadpe label's New Music Seminar tur, which will visit cities during Nvember. The cellist will be playing n the same bill as the Charlie Hunter Tri, Sex Mb, the Bad Plus and Christian McBride. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

17 urin Music Nintend Rcks With Fusin Trek BY JILL KIPNIS and RENEE ORD LOS ANGELES -The httest rck acts and videgame technlgy are cming tgether fr the secnd Nintend Fusin tur. The -date uting -which kicks ff Sept. in Odessa, Texas - features headliners Stry f the Year, plus lst - prphets, My Chemical Rmance, Letter Kills, Anberlin and Autpilt Off. Tickets will be less than $ at mst stps. The lbby f each venue will have kisks featuring previews f upcming Nintend GameCube games and the new wireless, hand -held videgame system Nintend DS. The tur is "abut a fusin f gaming, music and lifestyle," says Rb Matthews, senir cnsumer marketing directr fr Nintend. "We had such a great success last year that we wanted t d it even bigger and better this year. We have high expectatins." The tur is prduced by Clear Channel Entertainment and bked by the Agency Grup, which bth teamed with Nintend fr last year's inaugural Fusin uting. Best Buy, Yah's music destinatin Launch and music magazine Blender are spnsrs. Executives invlved in this year's tur believe it will be a success because f the verlap in the audiences fr rck and videgames. The tur featured headliner Evanescence alng with Cld, Revis, Cauterize and Finger Eleven. "Nintend Fusin is all abut gaming and music, and these are the kinds f bands that are prgressive and appeal t peple wh enjy gaming," says Rich Levy, VP f artist bking fr Clear Channel Prperties. "Last year was a tremendus success n a number f levels. Evanescence had success beynd ur imaginatin, and Nintend thught there was enugh value in it t say, `This is gd fr us. Let's d it again.' " The lw ticket price was als a big driver fr the tur's rganizers. "We felt very strngly that we wanted t keep the ticket price very affrdable s we culd attract as many kids as pssible and nt be a deterrent," says Ken Fermaglich f the Agency Grup, which is Stry f the Year's exclusive bking agent. "We wrked hard t make sure that the ticket price is fair." Levy ntes that Nintend helps bands "underwrite sme f their turing csts. They are able t pass this n t their cnsumers." Stry f the Year vcalist Dan Marsala agrees that price can be a cncern fr fans. "If it was up t me, I'd make it five bucks," he says. "On a tur like this, we try t keep it as lw as pssible. We're selling shirts fr bucks, and that seems like a lt t me. If yu ever see them fr mre than that, slap me." S far, ticket sales are strng. "It's ding very well this year because yu have strng acts like Stry f the Year and lstprphets," says Shavn Schwartz, marketing directr fr the Rave, the Milwaukee venue where the tur will stp Oct.. "Last year was a huge tur that sld ut, s we were interested in ding it again." liv expanded shws, taking place Oct. - at the Premier in Seattle, will als feature Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out By and Matchbk Rmance. MARKETING EFFORTS Nintend is handling marketing fr the tur directly. CCE is prmting up t % f the dates; ther prmters include AEG Live and Huse f Blues. At each stp, Nintend will give away videgame prduct and will spnsr a radi cntest that will award ne persn the chance t play a Nintend game against a member f Stry f the Year. Nintend has hired New Yrk -based marketing cmpany U.S. Cncepts t set up videgame -themed lbbies at each venue. 'We saw a huge impact in the sales f GameCube last year," Matthews ntes. "This year, we're ging t be intrducing [the game] `Metrid Prime : Eches' and the DS. We're testing DS befre the hliday seasn." The DS system and "Metrid Prime " are expected t debut in the furth quarter. Matthews is wrking with Blender, Launch and Best Buy t create advertising pprtunities. Nintend is in talks with VH t bradcast ftage f ne f the tur's Suthern Califrnia dates. Gerard Way, lead singer fr My Chemical Rmance, says Nintend's prmtinal effrts are a big advantage t the participating bands. "It's a well -put -tgether tur, and it's very well -prmted," he says. "It's using a tur t its fullest extent and giving bands a lt f expsure. It might be a gd chance t play arund with sme new sngs." CCE is prmting the tur thrugh print and radi advertising, as well as with street teams. "In the places where the right venue is cntrlled by anther prmter r where we dn't have a majr presence, we g with what makes the mst sense. This is empirical evidence f us trying t serve the best interests f the client and the artist," Levy says. "That extends t the radi prmtins we d fr the tur. We want t make sure we are using the apprpriate statin. Smetimes it's Infinity r the independents, smetimes it is Clear Channel." All f the rganizers are already lking frward t putting tgether a Nintend Fusin tur next year. Matthews says he hpes the tur will "becme a staple f ur marketing." Levy hpes fr a "lng and prductive relatinship" with Nintend. "If the tur des what we think it will d and Nintend finds the value in it that we think they will, we'll hpefully be ding this fr years t cme." BY CHRISTA TITUS Van Helsing's Curse Cming T The Stage Hallween lvers wh like mixing music with spky entertainment nw have a cncert tailr -made fr them. Van Helsing's Curse, which debuted last year with the album "Oculus Infemum" (Kch), will perfrm a select number f dates this fall. The brainchild f Twisted Sister frntman/radi persnality Dee Snider, VHC is a hrrr -riented ensemble that cmbines classical music pieces like "Carmina Burana" with theatrical rck. VAN HELSING'S CURSE: ON THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS FALL The cmpany cntains abut perfrmers, divided int a string sectin, an electric sectin and a chir. They will perfrm all f "Oculus Infernum," which tells the stry f a descendant f Abraham Van Helsing wh battles an evil mnster. Snider will narrate. The shws are a cmbinatin f cncert and Hallween party. T encurage that atmsphere, Snider wants attendees t wear cstumes. 'We want peple t g nt just t see but t be seen," he says. 'We're wrking with lcal haunted huses, having them decrate the [venues'] fyers and the entranceway like haunted huses. We want peple t [think], `Yeah, I'm hear t see Van Helsing's Curse, but I als want t be part f this event.' " Hrrr directr Jhn Buechler wrte a script based n "Oculus Infemum" and filmed it specifically t play at the cncerts. Buechler's mvie will alternate n a vide screen with live ftage sht by Mark Ald Miceli. After the tur, the cmpany will film its perfrmance again fr a DVD that will als cntain the cinematic ftage; it shuld be available in. Fllwing the trail blazed by Christmas rck utfit Trans - Siberian Orchestra, Snider wants VHC t be branded and marketed s that fans assciate it strictly with Hallween. That means limiting the tur t Octber. Because "Oculus Infernum" arrived shrtly befre Hallween last year, Snider says it was t late t set up live perfrmances. "Peple have heard the recrd and said, `This wuld wrk any time f year.' I'm like, `N n n n. Resist that temptatin,' " he says. "If yu had Christmas every day, it wuldn't be special anymre. What will make Van Helsing's Curse a perennial is that it is nly available in Octber." The tur will play six r seven dates in ttal during the last three weekends f the mnth. "It's very imprtant we set this up right," Snider says f the tur's size. "These are the shws by which we will be judged, and quite hnestly, it's a little premature t try t sell shws midweek. We've gtta be sure these shws sell well, are received well and perfrmed well." The idea f starting small is als mdeled after TSO. Nick Caris, senir agent at the Agency Grup, has bked that utfit since its inceptin. "The first ISO tur six years ag was six dates, the secnd year was dates, and then it cntinued t grw," Caris says. "I think that's exactly what will happen with Van Helsing's Curse." TSO nw has tw cmpanies that tur during the Christmas seasn. Snider wants t have three VHC ensembles n the rad in anther three years, with guest narratrs fr each. Caris says f bking VHC, "We're lking primarily fr cities where Dee has his [syndicated] `Huse f Hair' prgram, cities where we knw the radi statins are behind it, s we're cncentrating n [the] upper Midwest thrugh the Midwest and Nrtheast." Tickets will g n sale in mid -September; Caris anticipates that they will cst $ -$. FAMILY -ORIENTED ENTERTAINMENT Caris plans t wrk with lcal prmters "wh may be part f natinal cmpanies" and bk midsized theaters with capacities ranging frm, t,. "I'm trying t take it t the place where baby bmers can g; the riginal metal fans can g and bring their kids and grandchildren," he says. Snider says the VHC audience is "all ages within reasn. I think we're t, because I want it t be a little spky, a little creepy. The visuals I want t be hrrific but nt R -rated r NC - -rated hrrr. The audience that's buying this are adults; yu have t make sure they're satisfied with the experience." Kch VP f prmtin Chuck Oliner explains that because the album shipped late in, the label "didn't have time t establish the brand like we wanted." Therefre, first single "Tubular Hell" received limited respnse when it was serviced t rck radi. But Oliner says KISS San Antni and WIYY Baltimre put the track in light rtatin and received psitive audience respnse. This year, Kch will reservice "Tubular Hell" t apprximately rck statins after Labr Day. Accrding t Oliner, cncerts will be affiliated with statins WIYY Baltimre; WMMR Philadelphia; WBAB Lng Island, N.Y.; and pssibly WRIF Detrit. (WMMR just welcmed Snider as a new night hst, and Lng Island is the hme f 'Misted Sister.) Fr radi, "this gives them the type f shw t prmte fr Hallween, which they really haven't had," Caris ntes. "S t a degree, the same reasn that TSO was s successful as a Christmas hliday shw, which gave sme new prgramming at radi, Van Helsing's Curse we believe is ging t d the same fr Hallween." BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

18 Music Nthing Cheesy In New SCI Name Independent SCI Ticketing annunced Aug. it had changed its name t Baseline Ticketing. And sister cmpany SCI Gear is nw Baseline Gear. SCI Ticketing was funded in 99 as an artist -t -fan direct ticketing service fr jam band String Cheese Incident. Owned in part by the band, the cmpany later expanded t ffer ticketing services t such acts as Keller Williams, Michael Franti & Spearhead and prmter End It Presents. The cmpany made headlines a year ag by suing Ticketmaster, claiming Ticketmaster had mnplized the ticketing industry by using its market pwer t prevent cmpetitin (Billbard Bulletin, Aug., ). At issue were direct -t -fan selling practices that allegedly cnflicted with Ticketmaster exclusive cntracts with venues and prmters. Ticketmaster cntended it always recgnized the practice f allwing artists an allcatin f tickets t make available thrugh fan clubs, as lng as it is in accrdance with existing cntracts. That suit was settled ut f curt earlier this year. At the time, SCI said in a statement, "We're pleased with the way this has wrked ut. The cmpany will cntinue selling a reasnable number f tickets t fans." Baseline Ticketing, which is managed by SCI attrney Neil Glazer, will still fcus n allwing artists and ther clients t sell tickets directly t fans via their wn Web sites, while als capturing ticket buyer data. Baseline launched its new ticketing sftware, which has unlimited inventry capacity, Aug. with the n -sale f the String Cheese Incident's fall tur. Instead f lgging n t sciticketing.cm, as SCI fans have dne fr mre than eight years, this time they purchased tickets by visiting the band's Web site, stringcheeseincident.cm. String Cheese ticket buyers were autmatically shifted t Baseline's ticket system. G &G FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Amy Grant and Vince Gill will reprise their annual hliday tur, Simply Christmas With Amy Grant and Vince Gill. The -city trek begins Dec. at the Pensacla (Fla.) Civic Center. The tur will als feature cmedian Henry Ch. Backing Gill and Grant will be the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Grant and Gill, wh are married, have each headlined their wn hliday turs, as well as launching their successful first jint Christmas tur in. The tur plays Texas, Luisiana, Kansas, Illinis, Iwa, Wiscnsin, Indiana and Suth Carlina befre it wraps Dec. 9 at the Office Dept Center in Sunrise, Fla. OnThe Rad.. By Ray Waddell The prject is bked by Jhn Huie at Creative Artists Agency and c- prduced and c- prmted by Chicag -based prmter Jam Prductins and Philadelphia - based facility management firm SMG. The majrity f the arenas n the tur are SMG buildings, but nne f the plays are repeats frm last year. Last December, Gill and Grant's hliday tur grssed $. millin and drew 9,9 t shws, accrding t Billbard Bxscre. s UPERTO(J R SUPERTOUR: CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN JUST SUPER: Cntemprary Christian rck acts Superchic[k] and the O.C. Supertnes will team up fr this fall's SuperTur, jined by peners the Wedding and SkyHarbr. The tur will begin Sept. at Riverfrnt Amphitheatre in Mntgmery, Ala., and play 9 cities. The tur is bked by O.C. Supertnes' agent, Mark Guynn (f the William Mrris Agency), and Superchic[kl's representative, HO Artist Agency president Sctt Huie. BOXSCOREI SEPTEMBER fil+r', "Y/Y`A' CONCERT GROSSES VENUE/ GROSS/ ATTENDANCE/ ARTIST(S) DATE TICKET PRICE(S) CAPACITY PROMOTER MADONNA Wembley Arena, $9,9,, Clear Channel Lndn (,9,) fur selluts Entertainment Aug. -, - $./$. MADONNA Earls Curt. $,, Clear Channel Lndn (,,9 tw selluts Entertainment Aug. -9./$9. MADONNA Manchester Evening News $,,, Clear Channel Arena, Manchester, England (f,, tw selluts Entertainment Aug. - $./. PRINCE Wachvia Center, $,, Philadelphia $/9., three selluts Cncerts WesVAEG Live Aug. - PRINCE FleetCenter, $,99, 9, Cncerts West/AEG Uve Bstn /$9. three selluts Aug. -9 THE DEAD, WARREN HAYNES Tmmy HilfigeratJnes $,,,99 Clear Channel Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y. $./., tw shws Entertainment Aug. - RUSH Radi City Music Hall. $,,,9 Clear Channel New Yrk $9./$. tw selluts Entertainment Aug. -9 KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, UNCLE KRACKER Tweeter Center fr the Perfrming Arts, Mansfield. Mass. $9, $9./$. 9.9 sellut Clear Channel Entertainment, The Aug. Messina Grup/AEG Live JOAN SEBASTIAN, Allstate Arena, $9,, Cnsultants Marketing MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS Rsemnt, Ill. $/$, Netwrk, Marquez Aug. Brthers Entertainment OZZFEST: BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, Alpine Valley Music $9,, Clear Channel SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, SUPERJOINT Theatre, East Try, Wis. $./$,9 Entertainment RITUAL BLACK LABEL SOCIETY & OTHERS Aug. OZZFEST: BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, DTE Energy Music Center, $.,9 Clear Channel SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, SUPERJOINT Clarkstn, Mich. $./, Entertainment RITUAL BLACK LABEL SOCIETY & OTHERS Aug. VANS WARPED TOUR: BAD REUGION, GOOD Pntiac Silverdme, $, 9. Clear Channel CHARLOTTE, LARS FREDERICKSON & THE BASTARDS, Pntiac, Mich. $9., Entertainment TIGER ARMY, BOUNCING SOULS & OTHERS Aug. RUSH Tmmy Hilfiger at Jnes $,. Clear Channel Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y. $/$, Entertainment Aug. KENNY CHESNEY, RASCAL FLATTS, HSBC Arena, $., The Messina Grup/ UNCLE KRACKER Buffal, N.Y. $/$9. sellut AEG Live Aug. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Verimn WirelessAmphitheater, $,, Clear Channel GRAHAM COLTON Bnner Springs, Kan. $/., Entertainment Aug. GLORIA ESTEFAN Arrwhead Pnd, $9, 9, Clear Channel Anaheim. Calif. $/$,9 Entertainment Aug. RUSH Tweeter Center fr the Perfrming $9,, Clear Channel Arts. Mansfield. Mass. $./$.,99 Entertainment Aug. JOHN MAYER, MAROONS, Tweeter Center at the $9,,9 Clear Channel DJ LOGIC Waterfrnt, Camden, N.J. $./$.,9 Entertainment Aug. JOHN MAYER, MAROONS, Tweeter Center fr theperlemring $,9, Clear Channel DJ LOGIC Arts, Mansfield, Mass. $9/$ 9,9 Entertainment Aug. JOHN MAYER, MAROONS, PNC Bank Arts Center, $9,,9 Clear Channel DJ LOGIC Hlmdel, N.J. $./$. sellut Entertainment Aug. JOSH GROBAN DTE Energy Music Center, $,9, Clear Channel Clarkstn, Mich. $/$., Entertainment Aug. THE DEAD, WARREN HAYNES Nissan Pavilin at Stne $,,9 Clear Channel Ridge, Bristw, Va. $./9., Entertainment Aug. JOHN MAYER, MAROONS, Tmmy Hilfiger at Jnes $,,99 Clear Channel DJ LOGIC Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y. $./$. sellut Entertainment Aug. RUSH PNC Bank Arts Center, $,,9 Clear Channel Hlmdel, N.J. $9./$.,9 Entertainment Aug. PHISH Hamptn Cliseum, $,, Clear Channel Hamptn, Va. $ sellut Entertainment, Red Light Aug. 9 Management ALAN JACKSON, America West Arena, $, 9, Clear Channel MARTINA McBRIDE Phenix $./$., Entertainment Aug. SARAH McLACHLAN, Cntinental Airlines Arena, $,, Clear Channel BUTTERFLY BOUCHER East Rutherfrd, N.J. $/$, Entertainment Aug. 9 LINKIN PARK, KORN, Sund Advice Amphitheatre, $,9, Clear Channel SNOOP DOGG, THE USED West Palm Beach, Fla. $./$ 9, Entertainment Aug. JOSH GROBAN Qwest Center, $,, Clear Channel Omaha, Neb. $/$ sellut Entertainment, in -huse Aug. JOSH GROBAN Cynthia Wds Mitchell $,. Clear Channel Pavilin, The Wdlands, Texas $ /$9.,9 Entertainment Aug. GLORIA ESTEFAN Ddge Arena, $9,, Clear Channel Hidalg, Texas $/$/$/$, Entertainment, Vivel July STING, ANNIE LENNOX, Hersheypark Stadium, $,, Clear Channel DOMINIC MILLER Hershey, Pa. $/$, Entertainment July PRINCE Van Andel Arena, $,9, Cncerts West/AEG Uve Grand Rapids, Mich. $9. /$. sellut Aug. THE DEAD, WARREN HAYNES Verizn Wireless Music $,,9 Clear Channel Center, Nblesville, Ind. $./$9., Entertainment July VANS WARPED TOUR: BAD RELIGION, ALKALINE Tweeter Center, $9,, Clear Channel TRIO, SIMPLE PLAN, THE VANDALS, NOFX, BILLY Tinley Park, Ill. $./$. I,ì / Entertainment TALENT, FOUND GLORY & OTHERS July Cpyright, VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Bxstures shuld be submitted t: Bb Allen, Nashville. Phne Fax: -. Fr research infrmatin and pricing, call Bh Allen, FOR MORE BOXSCORE RESULTS GO TO BILLBOARD.COM BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

19 I I TRACKSTM IVI _p Music BMI Hnrs Kelly As Prducer, Writer BY GAIL MITCHELL R Kelly was a duble winner at BMI's Urban Awards, receiving hnrs as urban prducer f the year and writer f the sng f the year, "Ignitin." Other tp winners at the annual ceremny were Chad Hug and Pharrell Williams, named urban sngwriters f the year, and Universal Music Publishing. BMI president /CEO Del Bryant hsted the ceremny, which tk place Aug. at the Fntainebleau Hiltn Resrts & Twers in Miami Beach. BMI president emeritus Frances W Prestn and assistant VP f writer /publisher relatins Catherine Brewtn assisted with the award presentatins. Sul legend Al Green received the BMI Icn award fr "his enduring influence n generatins f music makers." The Rck and Rll Hall f Famer's musical legacy includes such classics as "Let's Stay Tgether," "I'm Still in Lve With Yu," "Lve and Happiness" and "Tired f Being Alne." Green, wh perfrmed at the event, ffered advice t thse pursuing a career in music. "It's nt that hard t d," he said. "Yu just have t-" and he launched int ne f his legendary high ntes. Perfrmances by Williams, Kanye West, Sleepy Brwn, Teena Marie and Llyd capped the Green presentatin. Kelly, fresh frm winning seven awards at the recent Billbard - American Urban Radi Netwrks R &B /Hip -Hp Awards (Billbard, Aug. ), tld Billbard that writing "Ignitin" was difficult but enjyable. "The metaphr was challenging, because I had t keep the car idea ging," he said. "I just had a lt f fun ding it. It was like a big, ld puzzle." "Ignitin," which is published by R. Kelly Publishing and Zmba Sngs, spent weeks n The Billbard Ht. The sng appears n Kelly's Jive album "Chclate Factry." His new duble -CD, "Happy Peple /U Saved Me," debuts this issue at N. n The Billbard and N. n the Tp R &B/Hip -Hp Albums chart. As urban prducer f the year, Kelly hlds the crwn wrn last year by Hug and Williams, aka the Neptunes. Hug and Williams appear this year n BMI's tp urban prducers rster alngside West, Busta Rhymes, Iry Gtti, Jazze Pha, Lil Jn, Mannie Fresh, Nate Dgg, Mari Winans and D -Rc and Kaine f the Ying Yang twins. Hug and Williams wn urban sngwriters f the year by placing five titles n the mst -perfrmed list: `Beautiful" (Snp Dgg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilsn), "Excuse Me Miss" (Jay -Z), "Frntin' " ( Pharrell featuring Jay -Z), "Luv U Better" (LL Cl J featuring Marc Drsey) and "When Fr Khan, It's Standards Time Like Queen Latifah and thers befre her, Chaka Khan is recrding her wn take n the standards. The newest member f the Mesa/Blue Mn rster will be singing classic jazz and cntemprary sngs n an album due later this year, accrding t label president Gerge Nauful. Lk fr the Lndn Philharmnic Orchestra t accmpany the frmer Rufus frntwman. Amng the standards getting the Khan treatment is 9 hit "T Sir With Lve." Lulu sang the riginal, which was the title sng t a mvie starring Sidney Pitier. Rh ( DIONNE'S BACK: Dinne Warwick is the first artist t sign with newly established DMI Recrds. Her inaugural prject fr the Pasadena, Calif. -based label, "My Favrite Time f the Year," will als be her first Christmas album. The set cmprises traditinal and new hliday sngs and features the legendary singer cllabrating with Gladys Knight, BeBe Winans and saxphnist Dave Kz. Navarre will distribute the album, which is slated fr an Oct. release. E'nate Music Grup, established by industry veteran Eddie Gilreath, is verseeing retail and radi prmtin. DMI Recrds is a divisin f DMI Entertainment, whse CEO, Tena Clark, was a guiding frce behind the R &B /gspel prject "Church: Sngs f Sul and Inspiratin." The Grammy Award- uest., By Gail Mitchell nminated cmpilatin featured Warwick, Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan, amng thers. BOYZ II HONOREES: Byz II Men were recently inducted int the Natinal Black Sprts & Entertainment Hall f Fame. The ceremny, held Aug. in Harlem, N.Y., als hnred Ray Charles, Teddy Pendergrass and Freddie Jacksn, amng thers. Guests included Ashfrd & Simpsn. Prir t the ceremny, Byz II Men celebrated the Aug. release f their new album, "Thrwback," n the grup's wn Kch - distributed label, MSM Music Grup. The label takes its mniker FROM LEFT, ASHFORD, JACKSON AND SIMPSON: AT HALL OF FAME EVENT frm the last names f the three remaining members (Nathan Mrris, Shawn t Stckman and Wanya Mrris). Health cncerns frced Michael McCary t step dwn. Marking a departure frm earlier effrts, the new album cvers such R &B/pp classics frm the ' and 's as "What Yu Wn't D fr Lve." "This was smething we always wanted t d," Nathan says, adding that the grup plans t recrd an riginal album next. Nathan als says that Byz II Men -whse last album, "Full Circle," was n Arista -are cntent wrking utside f a majr label. "We're excited t be in this psitin. There is n bitterness. Ecnmically and creatively, this makes sense. Labels dn't especially want t spend a lt f mney n R &B. We dn't have t cmprmise ur creativity, and we can be in the black [with], units. Yu dn't need a majr label behind yu t be successful." CONDOLENCES: T the family and friends f bass player Bertrand (Bernard) Odm. The - year -ld died f kidney failure Aug. in Mbile, Ala. Yu may nt knw Odm by name, but yu've definitely heard his wrk. He funked up such pivtal James Brwn recrdings as "Cld Sweat," "I Gt the Feelin' " and "I Gt Yu (I Feel Gd)." He als played n the quintessential Brwn album, "Live at the Apll, Vl.." Ons:age at the awards, frm left, are BMI president /CEO Del Bryant, BMI president emeritus Frances W. Prestn, R. Kelly, Al Green and BMI assistant VP f writer /publisher relatins Catherine Brewtn. the Last Time" (Clipse). This marks Williams' third award fr urban sngwriter f the year. He als received the hnr in and. He earned urban sng f the year in fr c- writing Nelly's crssver hit "Ht in Herre." Universal Music Publishing unseated three -time winner EMI Music Publishing fr urban publisher f the year. The firm claimed sngs n the mst -perfrmed list. In additin t the perfrmance awards, Billbard recgnized BMI - affllliated writers wh had N. sngs SEFTEM B R Bilibcxrd HOT RAP LL v, x ÿ F=.. á TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL n its R &B/Hip -Hp Singles & Tracks and Ht Rap Tracks charts during the past year. West tpped the list with fur credits: "Slw Jamz" (Tvista featuring West & Jamie Fxx), "Stand Up" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna), "Yu Dn't Knw My Name" (Alicia Keys) and "Overnight Celebrity" (livista). The BMI Urban Awards hnr the sngwriters, prducers and publishers f the mst -perfrmed sngs in R &B, rap and hip -hp. Additinal reprting by Leila Cb in Miami. w Airplay P Y mnitred by Y ti Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems Artist -- ; NUMBER. Weeks At Number LEAN BACK Terrr Squad 's] SRUUNIVERSAUUMRG " SUNSHINE Lil' Flip Featuring Lea ' e SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA MY PLACE Nelly Featuring Jaheim z DERRTY/FO' REEUJUMRG WHY? Jadakiss Featuring Anthny Hamiltn,t RUFF RYDERS /INTERSCOPE SLOW MOTION Juvenile Featuring Sulja Slim a Est CASH MONEY /UMRG HEADSPRUNG LL Cl J =z DEE JAM /IDJMG JESUS WALKS Kanye West V ROC- A- FELWDEF JAM/IDJMG SO SEXY Twista Featuring R. Kelly,z ATLANTIC 9 9 I LIKE THAT Hustn Featuring Chingy, Nate Dgg &I- W CAPITOL LET'S GET AWAY T.I. W GRANO HUSTLE/ATLANTIC LET ME IN Yung Buck W e G- UNIT / INTERSCOPE NO PROBLEM Lil Scrappy W BME/REPRISENARNER BROS. f BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE Mase Featuring R. Diddy w BAD BOY/FO' REEUUMRG 9 FLAP YOUR WINGS Nelly DERRTY/FO' REEUUMRG " FREEK -A -LEEK PeteyPabl W JIVE/ZOMBA ' WHATS HAPPNIN! Ying Yang Twins Featuring Trick Daddy 9 CSLLIPARK/IVT NOLIA CLAP Juvenile, Wack & Skip UTP /ATLANTIC ON FIRE Llyd Banks st UNIT / INTERSCOPE 9 G- SHAKE THAT SH ** Shawnna Featuring Ludacris DISTURBING THA PEACE /SEF JAM SOUTH /IDJMG OYE MI CANTO N.O.R.E., GemStar, Big Mat, Nina Sky & Daddy Yankee ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM /IDJMG I'M SO FLY Llyd Banks ^a G- UNIT / INTERSCOPE COMPTON Guerilla Black Featuring Beenie Man R VIRGIN CD YOU & ME J -Kwn Featuring Sadiyyah s SO DEF /ZDMBA CULO Pitbull Featuring Lil Jn W TVT WHITE TEE'S Dem Franchise Byz W TIGHT DEFNNIVERSAUUMRG le Recrds with the greatest increase in audience impressins. The rap tracks audience is cmpiled frm 9 R &B /Hip -H and rhythmic tp statins which are electrnically mnitred hurs a day, days a week. Sngs ranked by number f audience, cmputed by crss- referencing exact times f airplay with Arbitrn listener data. 9 Videclip availability., VNU Business Media, Inc. All ights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, 9

20 n.9b.9) r.- li 9,.., IP w OP w fi w I II TM.....,... Sales data cmpiled frm a natinal subset panel f cre R &B /Hip -Hp stres by Nielsen SundScan ARTIST MPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL NUMBER /GREATEST GAINER Title Week At Number l R. KELLY JIVE,zOMBAII.99.9) Happy Peple /U Saved Me gik= PACESETTER YOUNG BUCK G -UNIT 9 /INTERSCOPE(.9 CO) Straight Outta CaShville. HOT SHOT DEBUT -.: MASS BAD BOY /FO' REEL /UMRG(.9 CO Welcme Back z V. á ti ÿ & á g i., ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL DEVIN THE DUDE J PRINCE /RAP-A-LOT LIFE 9 CD) TThaX -treme MONICA J/RMG.9/ %I After The Strm 9 9 CHRISTINA MILIAN ISLAND ' /IDJMG9 CO It's Abut Time STREETWIZE SHANACHIE.9 C The Slw Jamz Album DEL BSMOvTH /MBSC/LIGHTYEAR(. %CD) G All Night T.I. GRANO HUSTLE /ATLANTIC ' /AG9.9/ %) Trap Muzik Title z ó á O THE DIPLOMATS PRESENT JIM JONES DIPLOMATS ` /KOCH9 CD/ On My Way T Church VARIOUS ARTISTS VP9 /AG.9 CD) Reggae Gld 9 - DOGGYSTYLE/M.9/.9 The Hard Way JAY -Z A ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM '/IDJMG.9/% The Black Album -: O9 SHYNE GANGLAND /DEF JAM 9/IDJMG(.9/I Gdfather Buried Alive s. PAC DEATH ROW /KOCH %/.9) Live PITBULL wrr.9/. % MIAMI. (Mney Is A Majr Issue) ALEXANDER O'NEAL THE RIGHT STUFF /MONTBELLNIRGIN(.9 CD) Greatest Hits 9 BOYZ II MEN MSM /KOCH (.9 CO) Thrwback 9 9 JUVENILE, WACKO & SKIP UTP /RAP-A-LOT LIFE.9 CD) The Beginning Of The End... ANTHONY HAMILTON ssa DEF /ZOMBA. %CD) Cmm Frm Where I'm Frm SLUM VILLAGE BARAK /CAPITOL 9 CO Detrit Deli (A Taste Detrit) MOBB DEEP INFAMOUS /JIVE/ZOMBA.9/.9 Amerikaz NightMare a S.O.S. BAND THE RIGHT STUFF/MONTBELLO 99NIRGIN.9 COI Greatest Hits LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY /UMRG(.9CD) Tha Carter OUTKAST A' LAFACE'/ZOMBA(.9 CD) Speakerbxxx/The Lve Belw LLOYD BANKS G -UNIT /INTERSCOPE.9/9 The Hunger Fr Mre PATTI LABELLE DEF SOUL CLASSICS /IDJMG %CD) Timeless Jurney ' ' USHER g IAFACE/ZOMBA(.9/ Cnfessins LUTHER VANDROSS A J /RMG.9/.9) Dance With My Father LIL SCRAPPY/TRILLVILLE BME/REPRISE TWARNERBROS.(9CD) The King Of Crunk & BME Recrdings Present BEASTIE BOYS A BROOKLYN DUST IJCAPITOL(.9 CD) T The Brughs VARIOUS ARTISTS UNIVERSAL/EMI/SONY MUSIC/ZOMBA /UME.9 CD) Nw FRED HAMMOND VERITY/JIVE /ZOMBA9/l%) Smethin "But Lve ' AKON SRC /UNIVERSAL /UMRG %COI Truble 9 JANET JACKSON A VIRGIN..9/.9) Damita J JADAKISS RUFF RIDERS /INTERSCOPE(.9/9I) Kiss Of Death 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS HIDDEN BEACH/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC II9EDCOI Hidden Beach Recrdings Presents:Unwrapped Vl. ALICIA KEYS A J /RMG (.9/.9 The Diary Of Alicia Keys MYSTIKAL JIVE /ZOMBA 9 CD) Prince Of The Suth... The Hits 9 TERROR SQUAD SRC /UNIVERSAL /UMRG(9 CD) True Stry 9 9 STEPHANIE MILLS JM /LIGHTYEAR (.9 CD) Brn Fr This! 9 B.G. CHOPPA CITY /KOCH(.9/%I Life After Cash Mney J -KWON SOSO DEF /ZOMBA9CD) Hd Hp CD9 LLOYD THE INCJDEF JAM 9 /IDJMG.%CD) Suthside YING YANG TWINS COLLIPARK/M(.9 CDI Me & My Brther CRIME MOB BME/REPRISE /BBUANARNER BROS..9CD) Crime Mb MARIO WINANS BAD BOY 9 /UMRG.%/.%) Hurt N Mre BEENIE MAN SHOCKING VIBES 9NIRGIN9/. 9) Back T Basics 9 CARIKATURE OPHIRSTREET /FAITH9/OPHIR.9/.9I Spiritcentric KANYE WEST A ROC- A- FELL A/DEF JAM D/IDJMG.9/. % The Cllege Drput WAYMAN TISDALE RENDENUSp. %CDI [HI Hang Time TEEDRA MOSES TVr.9 Ol IN] Cmplex Simplicity e AMEL LARRIEUX BLISSLIFEOOWlp. %C Bravebird THE ISLEY BROTHERS LESACYIEPIC B9/SONY MUSIC.9 Eft CD) Taken T The Next Phase INCOGNITO RICFNARAOA JAll NARAOA(wCO) Adventures In The Black Sunshine HOUSTON CAPITOL 9`.9 CDI ft's Already Written 9 CENT A SHADY /AFTERMATH 9 /INTERSCOPE (9/. 9I Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - LYFE COLUMBIA99 /SONY MUSIC EO CD) [N] Lyle -9 9 G -UNIT A G -UNIT 9. /INTERSCOPE(.9/. 9 Beg Fr Mercy 9 9 BRANDY ATLANTIC /ÁG. %/.% Afrdisiac LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ A BME(TVr(. %/9) Kings Of Crunk r r TEENA MARIE CASH MONEY CLASSICS NMRG O. %Cl La Dna THE WILLIAMS SISTERS EMI GOSPEL %.9/. % Pwer In The Huse KEVIN LYME ATLANTIC /AG9.9/.9 Kevin Lyttle R. KELLY A JIVE /ZOMBA(. %COI Chclate Factry BLACK EYED PEAS ABM /INTERSCOPE%COI Elephunk DARIUS BROOKS & SDM INCORPORATED EMI GOSPEL 9 %COI Yur Will 9 LIL' FLIP SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC (.9 Ell CD) U Gtta Feel Me BIG ADVICE ELECTRIC MONKEY 9 (.9 CD) Lve Shines PRINCE A NPG/ COLUMBIA9 /SONY MUSIC.9 EOCD) Musiclgy R. KELLY A JIVE /ZOMBA. %CD) The R. In R &B Cllectin: Vlume One, 9 JUVENILE CASH MONEY 'NMRG.9CD) JuveTheGreat LIL' BOOSIE AND WEBBIE TRILL. %Cl Gangsta Musik DEITRICK HADDON VERITY 9/ZOMBA(.9/. 9 [N] Crssrads ) STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN/UTVO%/UME9CD) The Definitive Cllectin ANGIE STONE JI/RMG.9CO) Stne Lve 9 9 TWINKIE CLARK VERITY 9MBA(. %CO) Hme Once Again...LivelnDetrit HÁ /INTERSCOPE.9/.%) D Wrld NINA SKY NEx TPLATEAU /UNIVERSAL9` /UMRG.9 CD) Nina Sky 9 THE ROOTS GEFFEN'NTERSCOPE(. % CDI The Tipping Pint KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL 9 BONEY JAMES HIDDEN BEACH /EPIC9 /SONY MUSIC (.%ED c) [N] Surrender T Lve WARNER BROS. / %.%CD) Pure 9 - VARIOUS ARTISTS BODY HEAD (.9 CD) Ry Jnes, Jr.: Bdy Head Bangerz Vlume One 9 BABY BASH DOPE HOUSE/EMPIRE MUSICWERKSNI (.% CD) Menage A Tris VAN HUNT CAPITOL 9 CO) [N] Van Hunt BALL & MJG BAD BOY 9/UMRG. %CD) Living Legends E- SICK WID' IT /JIVE /ZOMBA CD) The Best Of E -: Yesterday, Tday & Tmrrw 9 LUDACRIS A DISTURBING THA PEACE DEF JAM SOUTH 9` /IOJMG (.9%I Chicken "NBeer YUKMOUTH ill SMOKE -A -LOT /RAP-A- LOT / LIFE.9B COI Yukmuth Presents United Ghetts Of America Vl. 9 RICKY FANTE VIRGIN (.%CD) [N] Rewind JOSS STONE S- CURVE 9. %CDI [X] The Sul Sessins (EP) PETEY PABLO JIVEOlmO/ZOMBAl.9C Still Writing In My Diary:nd Entry JOJO DAFAMILY /BLACKGROUND/UMRG.%CD) JOJO 9 KEM MOTOWN/UMRG.9/.9) [N] Kemistry TWISTA A ATLANTIC 9r/AG.9/.%) Kamikaze 9 9 REGINA BELLE PEAK /CONCORD.9CM Lary Afternn BEYONCE A COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC (EQ/. % Dangerusly In Lve 99 THUG LORDZ WEST COAST MAFIA /RADA- LOTLIFE (.9 CD) [N] In Thugs We Trust 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS GRP /VG (.9 CD Frever, Fr Always, Fr Luther TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE VERITY /JIUE/ZOMBA 9.9 COI Out The Bx SEPTEMBER I B iba Il w Ñ á - d Sales data cmpiled frm a natinal subset panel f cre R &B /Hip -Hp stres by Nielsen SundScan Title Ir W W -a t ÿ,e í=- ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL ARTIST IMPRINT& NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL ib' NUMBER -sytt Weeks At Number l - SHYNE BAD BOY. UMRG.9.9 Shvne THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' BAD BOY NMR. 9 CO /OVDI Ready T Die RICK JAMES MOTOWN /CHRONICLESW/UME(. %CD) Anthlgy %. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS ' TUFF GONG /ISLAND 9IUME9.9/. 9I Legend RAY CHARLES RHINO 99c ) The Very Best Of Ray Charles : PAC A9 DEATH ROW'/KOCH 9/9) All Eyes On Me EMINEM AK WEB /AFTERMATH 99' /INTERSCOPE.9/.9 The Marshall Mathers LP `- RICK JAMES MOTOWN/CHRONICLES /UME.9 CD) The Best Of Rick James: th Century Masters The Millennium Cllectin 9 PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION ' WARNER BROS.(.9/. %) Purple Rain PAC A9 AMARUMEATH ROW 9 ` /INTERSCOPE9.9P/.%) Greatest Hits 9 m BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY A' RUTHLESS/EPIC 9' /SONY music IIO. %EWIS%) E. 999 Eternal RICK JAMES MOTOWN/CHRONICLES 9/UME (.9 CD) The Ultimate Cllectin 9 JAY-Z A ROC- A- FELL A/DEF JAM %` /IOJMG9/9.%) The Blueprint 9 R. KELLY A' JIVE %'MBAI.9/.%) tp -.cm BEASTIE BOYS Ae DEF JAM I/UME.9/.%) Licensed T III ( SADE A' EPIC (SONY MUSIC.9 EO.9 The Best Of Sade - PRINCE WARNERBROS.(.9 COI TheVervBestOfPrince 9 Q JAY -Z AFREEZE/ ROC- A- FELIA'CAPITOL.9/. %I Reasnable Dubt - DAHEIM DIVINE MILL 'WARNERBROS. [Ghett Lve] t^ EMINEM e WEB/AFTERMATH 9 9/ /INTERSCOPE.9/. % The Eminem Shw 9 LAURYN HILL AK RUFFHDUSE/ COLUMBIA9 /SONY MUSIC (.9 EW. % The Miseducatin Of Laurvn Hill 9 - JILL SCOTT HIDDEN BEACH /EPIC /SONY MUSIC (.9 EQ /.9 [N] Wh Is Jill Sctt? Wrds And Sunds Vl. 9 9 MAKAVELI A' DEATH ROW m' /KOCH (.9/.9 The Dn Killuminati: The Day Thery BOY ' /UMRG9.9R. % Life After Death PAC AMARU /JIVE ZOMBAIll9 %) Me Against The Wrld THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. ' BAD in Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Catalg albums are -year ld titles that have fallen belw N. n The Billbard r reissues f der albums. Ttal Chart Weeks clumn reflects cmbined weeks title has appeared n the Tp R &B/Hip -Hp Albums and Tp R&B /Hi -Hp Catalg Albums. Recrd ng Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f, album units (Gld). A RIAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Platinum). RIAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl Indicates album's multi - platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f minutes r mre, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number f discs and /r tapes. RIAA Latin awards: Certificatin fr net shipment f, units (Or). A Certificatin f, units (Platin). A Certificatin f, units (Muni- Platin). "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Mst ape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ED, and all ther CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are prjected frm whlesale prices. Greatest Gainer shws chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage grwth. Heatseeker Impact shws albums remved frm Heat - seelers this week. [N] indicates past r present Heatseeker VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, Title TM yc -

21 n a in Music SBS Deals Thin Latin Outlets BY LEILA COBO The impending sale f five radi statins by Spanish Bradcasting System has raised cncerns amng Latin music industry executives abut the ptential lss f Spanish - language utlets in key markets. In particular, bservers expressed surprise at the radi chain's decisin t sell Ls Angeles utlets KZAB and KZBA (La Sabrsa) t Styles Media Grup. KZBA launched in March t much fanfare, as it intrduced a new, Central American trpical frmat that did nt exist in any ther majr market. Althugh La Sabrsa was a lw- wattage statin, it perfrmed cnsistently well in the Ls Angeles ratings. "I'm cncerned because La Sabrsa is a statin that was helping us break new music int a different market," says Francisc Villanueva, president f indie Mck & Rll. "It wrries me when well- managed statins that [had been] helping us [then takes] a different path. If they g t a frmat that is like everyne else's, drs start t clse." One radi prmter says, "What will benefit r hurt us is whether they switch t an American frmat, r ldies, r anything that's unrelated t ur cntemprary system f sngs." Surces say La Sabrsa will indeed change t a nn -Spanish frmat. "We're ding research right nw. We're nt in Spanish radi. We're in a research prject t determine what frmat hle is available fr us," says Tm DiBacc, managing partner f Styles Media Grup. "I'm nt saying that it wn't be smething that wuld nt appeal t the Hispanic audience, but it will prbably nt be a Spanish- language frmat." Styles Media, based in Panama City Beach, Fla., specializes in cntemprary frmats, including hip -hp, cuntry and talk radi. When La Sabrsa launched, SBS president/ceo Raúl Alarcón tuted it as an example f his cmpany's inventiveness. "N ne had thught t take the risk f launching an unprven frmat fr the Central American audience in Ls Angeles," Alarcón tld Billbard at the time (Billbard, April, ). But n Aug., SBS annunced it had signed a definitive agreement t sell KZAB and KZBA t Styles Media Grup fr $ millin in cash. The sale, which is subject t apprval frm the Federal Cmmunicatins Cmmissin, is expected t clse in the furth quarter. TRYING TO STRENGTHEN SBS In a press release, Alarcón said the transactin was "cnsistent with ur strategic plan f dispsing f certain nn -cre statins...a cmbinatin f cash n hand and divestiture prceeds frm recently annunced statin sales ttaling apprximately $ millin will be available t reduce utstanding debt and strengthen ur balance sheet." SBS will als wrk n strengthening its current statins, which include KLAX (La Raza), the tp -rated Ls Angeles statin amng adults aged -. "There is n dubt we hate t see La Sabrsa g, but in the verall interest f SBS as a cmpany it's a very gd deal," says Bill Tanner, executive VP f prgramming at SBS. Styles will be allwed t begin bradcasting its wn prgramming n KZAB and KZBA beginning Sept.. The sale f La Sabrsa fllws the July annuncement by SBS f the sale f its suburban Chicag radi statins WDEK, WKIE and WKIF t Newsweb fr $ millin in cash. That sale als needs FCC apprval and is expected t clse in the furth quarter. Newsweb says frmatting deci- ALARCÓN: SELLING STATIONSTO REDUCE DEBT sins have nt been made fr the statins. Fllwing the pending divestitures, SBS will wn and/r perate 9 Spanish -language radi statins in the United States and Puert Ric. Univisin Móvil Bws With Bilingual Dwnlads AG Interactive and Univisin Cmmunicatins launched Univisin Móvil Sept.. The new brand prvides bilingual wireless dwnlads. The first carrier t ffer Univisin Móvil cntent is Verizn Wireless, thrugh which users can access six applicatins: Univisin Meldías (ringtnes), Univisin Snids (master tnes), Univisin Nticias (news), Univisin Imágenes (wallpaper), Univisin Tarjetas (greeting cards) and Cpa Univisin (a game). The creatin f Univisin Móvil was annunced last spring (Billbard, April ). Originally called Univisin Mbile, the UNIVISION brand is a partnership between AGMbile -the new -media subsidiary f American Greetings - and Univisin Online, the nline divisin f Spanish -language media giant Univisin. Why the bilingual cntent? "Latins dn't nly speak Spanish," says Nichlas Mntes, AGMbile VP f marketing. "We have cntent cming frm Univisin, but we're als pulling cntent frm different surces. Particularly with ringtnes, we're pulling cntent that's really ppular." Univisin Meldías ffers mre than ringtnes; Univisin Snids ffers sme master tnes. Cnsumers can either buy a mnthly subscriptin that allws them t dwnlad an unlimited number f ringtnes and auditnes, r pay fr individual dwnlads r packages. Prices range frm $.99 t $.99 per dwnlad package. The mnthly subscriptin is $.99. Als available n Univisin Snids are greetings frm Univisin acts, including Akwid and Jennifer Peña, that were specifically recrded fr Univisin Móvil users. Univisin Móvil will be advertised thrugh Univisin prperties, including TV and the Internet, and thrugh partnerships with Verizn. Eventually, Mntes says, the brand will be available n all carriers. "We want t build the Univisin Móvil brand amng Latins and get the message ut t as many peple as pssible." SMOOTH SANTANA: Rb Thmas and Carls Santana's perfrmance f "Smth" was the highlight f the Aug. Latin Grammy event hnring Santana as Persn f the Year. Held at the Century Plaza Htel in Ls Angeles, the evening featured a slew f stars, frm hsts Salma Hayek and Gerge López t guest perfrmers Black Eyed Peas, Ozmatli, Fher (frm Maná), Julieta Venegas, Bet Cuevas (f La Ley), Wayne Shrter, Herbie Hancck, Café Qui - jan, Cabas, Dave Matthews and guitarist Steve Vai. That mix f Latin and nn - Latin elements was als a theme at the Latin Grammys: The Sept. award shw's pening act was a duet between David Bisbal and Jessica Simpsn. Yet summing up the Persn f the Year tribute, Latin Academy f Recrding Arts and Sciences president Gabriel Abara said the wide mix f genres didn't matter. "We managed t make it a Latin evening," he said. An emtinal Santana spke n a variety f subjects thrughut the event, including reiterating his desire t have a wrld in which every persn has access t electricity, water, fd and educatin. The guitarist dedicated the evening t the wmen in his life, including his wife and mther. "Madre, gracias pr td. Te adr," he said t his mther. IN BRIEF: Gustav Menéndez has been prmted t reginal GM f Latin America fr Warner /Chappell Music Publishing. Menéndez was previusly VP f A &R fr the cmpany. In his new pst, he will versee Warner /Chappell's Latin Music peratins in Nrth America, Central America and Suth America and will cntinue t develp new talent. Menéndez jined Warner/ Chappell in. He was instrumental in signing and develping such acts as Bacils, Circ and Vlumen Cer. His prductin credits include JD Natasha (EMI), whm he c- prduced with Sebastian Krys; Vlumen Cer (Warner); and Circ, with whm he's currently in the recrding studi. Management/prmtin firm Ckman Internatinal will n lnger handle Chilean rck band La Ley. In a jint press release, the parties said the split was amicable. La Ley will nw be managed by Argentina -based Fenix Prduccines. Gibsn Guitars has fficially annunced the pening f its San Antni Entertainment Latin Ntas. By Leila Cb Icb@billbard.cm Relatins ffice, which will fcus n expanding int the Hispanic market. The ffice is headed by Rbert Trevin. Trevin previusly ran his wn cmpany, Prmtinal Management Grup, whse client rster included Gibsn. Latin acts playing Gibsn guitars include Alejandra Guzmán, Chayanne, Jimmy Gnzalez and Alicia Villarreal. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

22 SEPTEiB ER W ÿ - Ñ á Billbard Sales data cmpiled by á Nielsen ra `< SundScan w ARTIST Title,v IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL ` NUMBER / GREATEST GAINER Weeks At Number GRUPO CLIMAX Za Za Za MUSART 9 /BALBOA.9 CDI [N] MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS & JOAN SEBASTIAN Ds Grandes FONOVISA /UG (.9 CDI :,z-' HOT SHOT DEBUT J GILBERTO SANTA ROSA Autentic SONY DISCOS.9 EQ CD /DVD) [N] 9 LOS TEMERARIOS Veintisiete FONOVISA /UG 9 CD) BRONCO: EL GIGANTE DE AMERICA Sin Rienda FONOVISA /UG.9 CDI [H MARC ANTHONY Vati La Pena SONY DISCOS 9.9 EQ CO) VARIOUS ARTISTS Agarrn Duranguense RISA 9 (.9 CS/DVD) - VARIOUS ARTISTS El Mvimient De Hip Hp En Espanl UNIVISION 9/UG.9 CO) 9 DADDY YANKEE Barri Fin EL CARTEL 999 CD) - VARIOUS ARTISTS Niue Chidl El Pasit Duranguense DISA (.9 CD) LUNYTUNES La Trayectria MAS FLOW/UNIVERSAL LATINO.9 CO) [LE] 9 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Tesrs De Cleccin SONY DISCOS ED CDI [MI 9 MARC ANTHONY Amar Sin Mentiras SONY DISCOS 99 (.9 EQ CDI OZOMATLI Street Signs CONCORD PICANTE /CONCORD.9 CD) [H] 9 LOS ANGELES DE CHARLY De Amres Y Recuerds... Exits Rmantics FONOVISA /UG 9 CO) [N] GRUPO BRYNDIS El Quint Trag DISA 9 (.9 COI [HI ALACRANES MUSICAL A Cambi De Que? UNIVISION /UG.9 CO) [HI LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE Legad Nrten FONOVISA /UG.9 CO) [N ] G ` PACESETTER =' _ 9 LOS CAMINANTES Tesrs De Cleccin: Puras Rancheras SONY DISCOS 9.9 EQ CD) [M] PATRULLA En Viv Desde: Dallas, Texas DISA.9 COI [N) 9 AKWID O KOMP.9 Radi Cmpa UNIVISION /ÚG.9 CDI [N] Z Y'n a. á r W w y Ñ - < á ó,w,, ARTIST Title ry IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL JOAN SEBASTIAN Cleccin De Or MUSART /BALBOA (.9/.9) [x] TIRANOS DEL NORTE Tesrs De Cleccin SONY DISCOS 9.9 EQ CD) - VARIOUS ARTISTS Gruperas De Cleccin UNIVISION 99IUG (.9 CO) MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS La Histria Cntinua... FONOVISA 9/UC.9 CD /DVDI CID - SELENA Mments Intims EMI LATIN 9 99 CO) - BETO Y SUS CANARIOS % Tierra Caliente RISA.9 COI ALEKS SYNTEK Mund Lite EMI LATIN CD) GIPSY KINGS Rts NONESUCH 9/AG.9 CD) 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS 's Y 's - Ds Decadas De Amr LATIN MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (.9 CD) 9 DON OMAR O The Last Dn VI (.9 CO) [N] 9 LUPILLO RIVERA A Cn Mis Prpias Mans UNIVISION /UG (.9 CD) [H] LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE c Cn Experiencia Y Juventud UNIVISION /UG 99 CDI [LL] 9 CARDENALES DE NUEVO LEON En Cnciert DISA ( CDI [N] all - LOS ORIGINALES DE SAN JUAN La Histria EMI LATIN 9 (.9 CD /OVD) [N] LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Pact De Sangre FONOVISA /UG (.9 COI 9 9 PAULINA RUBIO A Pau- Latina UNIVERSAL LATINO.9 CD) 9 CD RE -ENTRY GRUPO EXTERMINADOR Nuestra Histria FONOVISA 99/UG.9 CD) [N] ID LOS ORIGINALES /CHUY VEGA Ls Reyes Del Crrid UNIVISION 99/UG (99 CO) 9 LOS TEMERARIOS Tribut AI Amr FONOVISA /UG 9.9/ DUELO Para Sbrevivir UNIVISION /U.9 CD) [N] 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS Diamantes De Cleccin FONOVISA /ÚG (.9 CO) INDUSTRIA DEL AMOR Numers UNIVISION 9 /UG (9 CD) VARIOUS ARTISTS % Duranguense DISA.9 CO) - BEBO & CIGALA Lagrimas Negras CALLE /BLUEBIRD 9 /RCA VICTOR.9 CDI ALBUMS.. Z <, i á 9 BANDA ARKANGEL R - Tesrs De Cleccin SONY DISCOS 9.9 ED CDI DON OMAR The Last Dn: Live, Vl.' VI (.9 CO) [N] ED 9 LOS $REHENES De Vuelta ALaVida K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA En Viv DISA.9 CO) [N] RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE Antlgia g De Un Rey y FREDDIE 9.9 CD) [NJ VARIOUS ARTISTS Ls Sencills Del An Y Sus Vides DISA 9 9 CD /DVDI NW! JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ Tesrs Musicales SONY DISCOS 99.9 DO CO) t JESSIE MORALES: EL ORIGINAL DE LA SIERRA UNIVISION /ÚG 9 CO) Amr De Estudiante LOS YONIC'S Nuestras Cnsentidas FONOVISA./G.9 CDI [N] FRANCO DE VITA Stp SONY DISCOS 9(.9EQ CD) [H] LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO Lcs De Amr PROCAN /DISA.9 COI [N] GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO En Viv Desde Chicag DISA.9 C VARIOUS ARTISTS El Canalill Mix Presenta: El Pasit Duranguense Mix DISA.9 CO) LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH La Oreja De Van Ggh En Direct: Gira SONY DISCOS 9 (9.9 EQ DVD /CDI A.B. QUINTANILLA III PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS Ls Remixes. EMI LATIN (.9 CDI - VICENTE Y ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ En Viv: Junts Pr Ultima Vez SONY DISCOS 9.9 ES CO/ 9 CHARLIE ZAA Pur Sentimient OLE 9.9 CD) VARIOUS ARTISTS % Pur Zacatecas DISA %9 (.9 CO /DVDI 9 PALOMO Y Te Prpng DISH.9 CD) [N] 9 LATIN POP ALBUMS TROPICAL ALBUMS REGIONAL MEXICAN ALBUMS T ANTHONY AMAR SIN MENTIRAS (SONY DISCOS OZOMATU STREET SIGNS CONCORD PICANTE/CONCORD) GILBERTO O SANTA ROSA T GRUPO CLIMAX AUTENTICO (SONY DISCOS ZA ZA ZA IMUSAflTlBALBOAI MARC ANTHONY MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS &JOAN SEBASTIAN VALIO LA PENA (SONY DISCOS) DOS GRANDES (FONOVISNUG) FRANCO DEVfBA DADDY YANKEE LOS TEMERARIOS STOP (SONY DISCOS) BARRIO FINO (ELCARTELNII VEINTISIETE IFONOVISNUGI LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH LUNYTUNES BRONCO: EL GIGANTE DE AMFAICA LA OREJA OE VAN GOGH EN DIRECTO. GIRA (SONY DISCOS) LA TRAYECTORIA (MAS FLOW /UNIVERSAL LATINO) S N RIENDA (FONOVISANG) AR.lUINTANILLA III PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS DON OMAR VARIOUS ARTISTS LOS REMIXES CO (EMI LATIN) THE LAST DON: LIVE, VOL I NI) AGARRON DURANGUENSE IDISAI CHARUEZAA DON OMAR VARIOUS ARTISTS PURO SENTIMIENTO (OLE) THE LAST DON NI) EL MOVIMIENTO OE HIP HOP EN ESPANOL IUNIVISION /UGI SIN BANDERA MICHAEL STEVAN VARIOUS ARTISTS DE VIAJE (SONY DISCOS) RECORDANDO LOS TERRICOLAS IFONOVISANUG) IQIJE CHII EL PASITO OURANGUENSE IDISAI LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH VICTOR MANUELLE VICENTE FERNANDEZ LOGUETE CONTE MIENTRAS TE HACIAS LA DORMIDA ISONVOISCOSI TRAVES)A (SONY DISCOS) TESOROS DECOLECCION (SONY DISCOS) 9 MARCO ANTONIO SOUS 9 TREBOL CLAN 9 LOS ANGELES E CHARLY LA HISTORIA CONTINUA... IFONOVISA/UGI LOSBACATRANES (GOLDSTAR/UNIVERSAL LATINO) OEAMORESYRECUE._ EKITOS ROMANRCOS IFONOVIS&UG TEGN HYDE GRUPO MUNDO LITE (EMI LATIN) EL ENEMY OE LOS GUASIBIRI (WHITE liowbmg LATIN QUINTO TRAGO IDISAI EL GIPSY KINGS IVY (WEEP' ALACRANES MUSICAL ROOTS INONESUCWAGI DIVA PLATINUM EOOION IREAUUNIVEVSAL LATINO) A CAMBIO DE SUET IUN)VISIDWUGI PAULINA RUBIO VARIOUS ARTISTS LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE PAU- LATINA (UNIVERSAL LATINO) JAMZ TV HITS VOL. IREAI/UNIYERSAL LATINO) LEGADO NORTENO IFONOVISA/UG) 9 9 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Dejand Huella FONOVISA /UG.9 CD) [N] CO S SIN BANDERA A De Viaje SONY DISCOS (.9 EQ CD) [N] BEBO &CIGALA OMARAPORTUONDO Ls CAMINANTES LAGRIMAS NEGRAS (CALI: /BLUEBIRD/RCA VICTOR FLOR DE AMOR (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH /AG) TESOROS DE COLECCION: PURAS RANCHERAS (SONY DISCOS) JUUETAVENEGAS CEUACRUZ PATRULIA SI )AR)OWBMG LATIN) HITS MIX (SONY DISCOS) EN VIVO DESDE DALLAS, TEXAS (DISA 9 LOS BUKIS Numers UNIVISION /ÚG (.9 CD) PESADO Rezare WEAMEX /WARNER LATINA.9 COI [N] ANA BARBARA Una Mujer, Un Suen FONOVISA 9/U.9 CDI [N] LOS RIELEROS DEL NORTE /ADOLFO URIAS Y SU LOBO NORTENO Reunin Entre Amigs FONOVISA /U.9 CD) [N] 9 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH. L Que Te Cnte Mientras Te Hacias La Drmida 9 SONY DISCOS.9 EQ CO) [N] EL PODER DEL NORTE Histria Musical: Pegaditas DISH (9 CD) LIBERACION Las Mas Bailables De Liberacin DISA 9 CDI [N] 9 MANA ELVIS CRESPO AMID ECLIPSE (WARNER LATINA) SABORÉALO (OLE) ROMP 9 RADIO COMPA (UNIVISIONNG) JENNIFER PENA BABY RASTA &GRINGO BANDA ARKANGEL R - SEDUCCION (UNIVISION /UGI SENTENCIADOS RECORDS/UNIVERSAL LATIND) TESOROS OE COIECCN SONY DISCOS MAIM JERRY RIVERA LOS REHENES GREATEST HITS (EMI SPECIAL MARKETS /EMI LATIN) MI HISTORIA MUSICAL NENE/SONY DISCOS DE VUELTA A LA VIDA IFONOVISA/UG) ALE%UBAGO LUNYTUNES &NORIEGA K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA O FANTASIA REALIDAD (WARNER ATINA) MAS FLOW NI) EN VIVO (MA) 9 HAASH 9 THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA 9 RAMON AYALAY SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE HA'ASH (SONY DISCOS) ACROSS TH STREET ILIBERTAD/RED INK) ANTOLOGIA DE UN REY FFREDDIE) MARIANA AVENTURA VARIOUS ARTISTS SERE UNA NINA BUENA )UNIVISION /UG) LOVE &HATE (PREMIUM LATIN) LOS SENCILLOS DELANOY SUS VIDEOS (DISA) VICENTE FERNANDEZ Se Me Hiz Tarde La Vida calbums with Me greatest sales gains this week Recrding Industry Assn. Of America RIAAl certificatin fr net shipment f, album units (Gld). RIM certificatin fr net shipment fmillin units (Platinum). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum Or Diamnd symbl indicates album's multi-platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble 9 - BETO Y SUS CANARIOS En Viv DISA e Irr 9 CDI albums with a running time f minutes r mre, the RIGA multiplies shipments by the number f discs and/r tapes. RIAA Latin awards: O Certificatin fr net shipment f, units (Or). A Certifica - tin f, units (Platin). A' Certificaban f, units IMuA- Platin). *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Mst tape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EU, and all ther CO prices, are equivalent prices, which are prjected frm whlesale prices. Greatest Gainer shws charts largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage grwth. Heatseeker Impact shws albums remved frm Heatseekers this week. [ indicates pastr present Heatseeker title.. VNU Business Media. Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER.

23 PIQUETES MEDINA) TRACKS.. OI SEPTEM BER Y y t - g c R H x Y W r. Billbard HOT LATIN TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) COMO TU Airplay mnitred by Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems V NUMBER IVO. Artist IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL Weeks At Number! Carls Vives na E.ESTEFAN JR.,S.KRYS,C.VIVESA.CASTRO I (C.VIVES. EMI LATIN ((IGrI) GREATEST GAINER t($ - NADA VALGO SIN TU AMOR Juanes 9 JUANES,G.SANTAOLALLA (JUANES) SURCO /UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 SON DE AMORES Andy & Lucas '9 A.STIVEL ILGONZALEZ GOMEZI ARIOLA /BMG LATIN : QUE DE RARO TIENE Ls Temeraris xa AAALBAR.PEREZ (M.URIETA SOLANO) FONOVISA 'D MIEDO Pepe Aguilar 9 P.AGUILAR (FATO) SONY DISCOS/EMI LATIN t 9 ALGO TIENES Paulina Rubi. C.RODRIGUEZ IM.BENITO,C.RODRIGUEZI UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 OJALA QUE TE MUERAS Pesad a;z J. M.ELIZONDO,M.A.ZAPATA (EDE JESUS MARTINEZ JR) WEAMEX /WARNER LATINA NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR Kalimba ^9 M.DOMM (M.DOMM,E.ERANSKY,M.BERNAL) SONY DISCOS DUELE EL AMOR Aleks Syntek With Ana Trrja na A.SYNTEK,A.BAQUEIRO (A.SYNTEK) EMI LATIN SI LA VES Franc De Vita With Sin Bandera ^a FOE VITA,LROMERO (FDE VITA) SONY DISCOS al LAS AVISPAS Juan Luis Guerra 9 QUE NO ME FALTES TU Mariana 9 A.A.ALBA (W.CASTILLOI UNIVISION 9 J.LGUERRA,M.HERNANDEZ IJ.LGUERRA) VENE /UNIVERSAL LATINO ESTA LLORANDO MI CORAZON Bete Y Sus Canaris G.GARCIA (C.GONZALEZI SOY TU MUJER Alicia Villarreal 9 C'CK' MARTINEZ (A.VILLARREALC'CK' MARTINEZ) UNIVERSAL LATINO f LAGRIMAS JD Natasha ' S.KRYS,G.MENENDE (N.DUENAS,M.CHANI DISH EMI LATIN LA LOCURA Yahir as E.RUFFINENGO,D.BALLO,B.BENOZZO (W.PAZ,R.VERGARA,A.JAENI WARNER LATINA ME DEDIQUE A PERDERTE Alejandr Fernandez,a 9 A. BAQUEIRO,S.GEORGE ILGARCIA) SONY DISCOS LASTIMA ES MI MUJER Grup Mntez De Durang 9 J LTERRAZAS (NOT LISTED) DISA AHORA QUIEN Marc Anthny s' ESTEFANO,S.GEORGE IESTEFANO,J.REYES) SONY DISCOS DOS LOCOS Ls Hrscps De Durang 9 LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO IA.MARTINEZI PROCAN RISA TU DE QUE VAS Franc De Vita 9 FOE VITA,L.ROMERO (EDE VITA) SONY DISCOS " VIVO Y MUERO EN TU PIEL Jennifer Pena.9 R.PEREZ (R.PEREZ) UNIVISION 9 ' VUELVE CONMIGO Cnjunt Primavera J.GUILLEN (R.MONTANER) FONOVISA 9 DELANTE DE MI Banda El Recd A. LIZARRAGAJ.LIZARRAGA ID.AGUIRREI FONOVISA SENTADA AQUI EN MI ALMA Chayanne ^a ESTEFANO (ESTEFANO.J.REYESI SONY DISCOS ft MIEDO Palm 'St PALOMO (FATO) DISA,' VALLO LA PENA Marc Anthny a ESTEFANO,S.GEORGE,M.ANTHONY IESTEFANO,J.LPAGAN,M.ANTHONYI SONY DISCOS ESTES DONDE ESTES Ha *Ash. A BAQUEIRO IA.BAQUEIRO,S.RIZOI SONY DISCOS 9 CONTIGO YO APRENDI A OLVIDAR Patrulla A.RAMIREZ CORRAL(R.LUGO) DISA PREFIERO PARTIR Marc Antni Slis M.A.SOLIS (MA-SOUS) FONOVISA SOMBRA LOCA Gilbert Santa Rsa J.M.LUGO IF. BORREGO LINARES) SONY DISCOS TE PERDONE UNA VEZ Ls Huracanes Del Nrte =.r I OS HURACANES DEL NORTE IG.GARCIAI UNIVISION ANDAR CONMIGO Julieta Venegas.9 C. SOROKIN,J VENEGAS IJ.VENEGAS,C.SOROKINI ARIOLA /BMG LATIN 9 MAS MALA QUE TU Ednita Nazari 9 LI EVIN,D.WARNER (C.BRANT,G.FLORES) SONY DISCOS LA PRIMERA CON AGUA Vicente Fernandez P.RAMIRE (M.E.CASTRO) SONY DISCOS ` - DE HORMIGA El Cyte Y Su Banda Tierra Santa 9 J A. LEDEZMA.G.ALCARAZ (M.OLIVAI EMI LATIN FIERA INQUIETA Angela Maria Frer N.URIBE IN.URIBEI If LE MUNDO/LAGUNA /SONY DISCOS 'AE "': AMAR COMO TE AME Jan Sebastian J.SEBASTIAN (J.SEBASTIAN) MUSART /BALBOA CD NIW NFW SI PUDIERA R.MUNOZ,R.MARTINE ILPADILLAI TE NECESITO JUNTO A MI LE.PAYAN,R.PEREZ (RS.BADER,G.ESPANA) V: HOT SHOT DEBUT J Intcable EMI LATIN Adan Chalin Sanchez UNIVISION, IMPOSIBLE OLVIDARTE K -Paz De La Sierra 9 K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA (A.M.BRAMBILIA) PROCAN /DISA FABRICANDO FANTASIAS Tit Nieves S.GEORGE (J.L.PILOTO,R.DEL SOLI SGZ 9 CORAZON ENCADENADO Graciela Beltran With Cnjunt Primavera.r 9 E.MARTINEZ (C.BLANES,S.FACHELLII UNIVISION A DONDE ESTABAS? Intcable 9 R.MUNOZ,R.MARTINEZ (R.MARTINEZI EMI LATIN 9 NO TIENE LA CULPA EL INDIO Ls Tigres Del Nrte as LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE (EQUINTERO) FONOVISA 9 - Y QUE VA A SER DE MI Victria R.PEREZ,R.(RUVI,R.PEREZ) MEGAMUSIC /UNIVERSAL LATINO GI NIW BASTA Brnc: El Gigante De America BRONCO IR.GONZALEZ MORAI FONOVISA Kw POCO A POCO Lupill Rivera PRIVERA J A.JIMENEZI UNIVISION REENTRY EL QUINTO TRAGO Grup Bryndis 9 GRUPO BRYNDIS IM.POSADAS) DISA ' EL ZA ZA ZA (MESA QUE MAS APLAUDA) Grup Climax QFUENTES ATILANO IO.FUENTES ATILANOI MUSART /BALBOA Cmpiled frm a natinal sample f airplay supplied by Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems' Radi Track service. A panel f 9 statins (9 Latin Pp, Trpical, (Reginal Mexican( are electrnically mnitred hrs. a day, days a week. Sngs ranked by Audience Impressins.n Recrds shwing an increase in udience ver the previus week, regardless f chart mvement. A recrd which has been n the chart fr mre than weeks will generally nt receive a bullet, even if it registers an increase in audience. Greatest Gainer indicates sng with largest audience grwth. If tw recrds are tied in audience size, the recrd being played n mre statins is placed first. Recrds belw the tp are remved frm the chart after weeks.. Videclip avaliability., VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. -. t i z LATIN POP AIRPLAY Airplay mnitred by :` Nielsen Bradcast Data systems W Ñw TITLE ARTIST _ ÿ TITLE ARTIST Th IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL - IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL O NADA VALGO SIN TU AMOR O JUANES VIVO Y MUERO EN TU PIEL JENNIFER PENA SURCO /UNIVERSAL LATINO UNIVISION SONDE AMORES ANDY & LUCAS CO AMAR COMO TE AME JOAN SEBASTIAN ARIOLA BMG LATIN MUSART BALBOA ALGO TIENES PAULINA RUBIO CLUE DE RARO TIENE LOS TEMERARIOS UNIVERSAL LATINO Q FONOVISA MIEDO PEPE AGUILAR DESDE QUE LLEGASTE REYLI BARBA SONY DISCOS/EMI LATIN SONY DISCOS COMO TU CARLOS VIVES LAS AVISPAS JUAN LUIS GUERRA FMI LATIN VENE /UNIVERSAL LATINO NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR KAUMBA LLORA CORAZON CHARUEZAA SONY DISCOS OLE t SHAVES FRANCO DE VITA WITH SIN BANDERA DESESPERADO RICARDO MONTANER SONY DISCOS Q WARNER LATINA O DUELE EL AMOR ALEKS SYNTEK WITH ANA TORROJA POR TI PODRIA MORA LUIS FONSI EMI LATIN UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 LAGRIMAS JO NATASHA 9 TANTO LA BOMBA ANDY & LUCAS EMI LATIN ARIOLABMG LATIN 9 LA LOCURA TAHIR YDUE VAASER DE MI VICTORIA WARNER LATINA Q MEGAMUSIC /UNIVERSAL LATINO TU OE QUE VAS FRANCO DE VOA 9 QUIERO SER TUYA MEUNA LEON SONY DISCOS SONY DISCOS ME DEDIQUE APERDERTE ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ - DEJAME ESTAR DIEGO TORRES SONY DISCOS ARIOLA BMG LATIN I SENTADA MI EN MI ALMA CHAYANNE Q - CORAZON ENCADENADO GRACIELA BELTRAN WITH CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA SONY DISCOS UNIVISION ESTES DONDE ESTES HAASH CREO EN EL AMOR REY RUIZ SONY DISCOS SONY DISCOS I9 QUE NO ME FALTES MARIANA PREFEROPARTIR MARCO ANTONIO SOUS UNIVISION FONOVISA AHORAQUIEN MARC ANTHONY 9 PECAR POR TI LA SECTA ALLSTAR SONY DISCOS Q NO LITTLE FISH ANDAR CONMIGO JOLIETA VENEGAS SOY TU RAER W ALICIA VILLAflflEA m AflIOLA BMG LATIN UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 MAS MALA DUETO EONITANAZARIO d SONY DISCOS Q CAY MINA VEN DAVID BISBAL VALE /UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 AUNQUE NO TE PUEDA VER ALE(SBAGO 9 Q VALRI LA PENA MARC ANTHONY WARNER LATINA SONY DISCOS HERAINOUIETA ANGELA MARIA FORERO DESNUDATEMUJER DAVID BISBAL TELEMUNDOAAGUNA /SONY DISCOS VALE/UNIVERSAL LATINO =ÿ w á Airplay mnitred by w i Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems TITLE ARTIST IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL LAS AVISPAS JUAN LUIS GUERRA VENE /UNIVERSAL LATINO COMOTU CARLOS VIVES EMI LATIN Q SOMBRA LOCA GILBERTO SANTA ROSA SONY DISCOS B SON DE AMORES ANDY &LUCAS ARIOLA /BMG LATIN FABRICANDO FANTASIAS TOO NIEVES SGZ ALGID TIENES PAUUNA RUBIO UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 LA SOSPECHA SON DE CAU UNIVISION Q TENGO GANAS VICTOR MANUELLE SONY DISCOS.L... w á TROPICAL AIRPLAY rnw ÿw -- g TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL SABOR AMELAO EL CARTEL NI TE PROPONGO SONY DISCOS M.P. - MITENTACION SONY DISCOS Q - COSITAS BONITAS M.P. SI LA VES SONY DISCOS 9 DIME NU MIRADITA MENEITO SI PERO NO J&N 9 INTRO LOS DISCIPULOS DIAMOND HORA ENAMORADA OLE VEN TU J&N GASOLINA EL CARTEL NI PALA RUMBA VOY JAN LAGRIMAS EMI LATIN DIAS OLE ROR DORMIDA SONY DISCOS DAMELO LATINFLAVA Q - CAMINAY VEN VALE /UNIVERSAL LATINO 9 LOS SANTOS SALVAVISION Y QUE VA A SER DE MI MEGAMUSIC /UNIVERSAL LATINO REGIONAL MEXICAN Airplay mnitred by Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems TITLE IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL OJALA QUE TEMUERAS O WEAMEX/WARNER LATINA DUE DE RARO 'RENE FONOVISA ESTA LLORANDO MI CORAZON DISA LASTIMA ES MI WILIER DISA DOS LOCOS O PROCAN BASA DELANTE DE MI FONOVISA MIEDO DISA Q CONTIGO YO APRENDIA OLVIDAR DIVA AIRPLAY ARTIST DADDY YANKEE VICTOR MANUELLE PEDRO JESUS REV RUIZ JOSE ERNESTO NKLABE PUERTO RICAN POWER EDDIE DEE ELVIS CRESPO DOMENICMARTE DADDY YANKEE ZAFRA NEGRA JD NATASHA ELVIS CRESPO EDDIE SANTIAGO MOSA PROJECT DAVID BISBAL ORO SOLIDO VICTORIA Y Y ARTIST r?u+ ÿ,w TITLE ARTIST g IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL PESADO I 9 EL QUINTO TRAGO GRUPOBRVNDIS DISA LOS TEMERARIOS Q BASTA BRONCO: EL GIGANTE DE AMERICA FONOVISA BETOY SUS CANARIOS PREFIERO PARTIR MARCO ANTONIO SOUS Q FONOVISA GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO 9 PERO OUP TAL SITECOMPRO LUPILLO RIVERA UNIVISION LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO SABES A CHOCOLATE KUMBIA KINGS FEATURING PEE WEE GONZALEZ EMI LATIN BANDA EL RECODO PAM SOBREVIVIR DUELO Q ION PALOMO MIPEORENEMIGO BRONCO: EL GIGANTE DE AMERICA FONOVISA PATRULLA SWORN CUISILLOS MUSART BALBOA 9 VUELVE CONMIGO CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA 9 NADIE ES ETERNO ADAN CHALINO SANCHEZ FONOVISA MOON/COSTAROLA /SONY DISCOS SOY TUMUJER AUCIA VILLARREAL LAGRIMAS Y LLUVIA BRAZEROS MUSICAL DE DURANGO UNIVERSAL LATINO DISA e COMO PUDE ENAMORARME DE TI PATRULLA AMORUMOSNERO BANDA LAMENTO SHOW DE DURANGO DISA PLATINO / FONOVISA 9 TE PERDONE UNA VEZ UNIVISION LA PRIMERA CON AGUA SONY DISCOS PIQUETES DE HORMIGA HURACANES DEL NORTE LA BOTELLA LA SIERRA VICENTEFERNANOE Q - DUE NUNCA LLORES DISA BANDA TIERRA SANTA ELZAZAZA MESA QUE MORROS DEL NORTE EL PODER DEL NORTE GRUPO CLIMAX LOS LOS EL COYOTE SU MAS APLAUDA) EMI LATIN MUSART /BALBOA IMPOSIBLE OLVIDARTE PROCAN /DISA SI PUDIERA Q EMI LATIN A DONDE ESTABAS? EMI LATIN NO TIENE LA CULPA EL INDIO FONOVISA TE NECESITO JUNTO A MI UNIVISION POCO A POCO Q UNIVISION K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA BEBIENDO LAGRIMAS GUARDIANES DEL AMOR FONOVISA INTOCABLE AMI MEJOR AMIGO RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE FREDDIE INTOCABLE SOLO LOS TONTOS ALACRANES MUSICAL UNIVISION LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Q - VUELVE MIAMOR LOS ASTROS DE DURANGO ARIOLA BMG LATIN ADAN CHALINO SANCHEZ 9 CORAZON ENCADENADO GRACIELA BELTRAN WITH CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA LNIVISION LUPILLO RIVERA VIVO Y MUERO EN TU PIEL JENNIFER PENA UNIVISION BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

24 Music Latin América Latina. S FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER In Puert Ric: The th editin f the annual Banc Ppular Christmas special was recrded Aug. - at an ld huse in Central Aguirre, Puert Ric. This year's prductin is titled "En Mi Pais," and its theme is Puert Rican Christmas traditins and hw they relate t the rest f Latin America. Featured acts include Ednita Nazari, La India, Mapeye, Victr Manuelle, Nestr Trres, Jse Felician, Danny Rivera, Alejandr Fernandez, Tania Libertad, Israel "Cacha" Lpez, Sin Bandera, Ruben Blades, Lila Dwns, Sraya, Oscar D'Len and Millie Quezada. As in previus years, the TV special will be bradcast the first week f December and will be available fr sale a day later at Banc Ppular branches in CD and DVD frmat. Prceeds will benefit the Banc Ppular Fundatin, which helps varius nnprfit rganizatins. In Brazil: Universal Music Brazil and Brazilian indie Trama Recrds have teamed up t rerelease "Elis e Tm," the histric album featuring the late Elis Regina singing the music f Tm Jbim. N RANDY LUNA Originally released in 9, "Elis e Tm" became ne f Brazil's biggest -selling albums. Thrugh the years, its significance grew because f the pairing f Regina - widely cnsidered Brazil's best female vcalist -and Jbim -ne f the cuntry's mst fabled cmpsers. The new remixed versin, released in Brazil in August, als features cnversatins that Jbim and Regina had in between tracks. Regina's husband, César Camarg Marian, wh prduced the riginal, als prduced the new versin. "The whle album was recrded in just ne take; there were n verdubs," says Marian, recalling the riginal Ls Angeles recrding sessin. "Thse f us wh wrk with music realize that was a magical mment. The frequency f the instruments, everything was just perfect." In the new versin, he adds, "we didn't have t make many changes, because the quality f the riginal tapes was very gd." "Elis e Tm" is ut in CD and DVD audi frmats. Trama's first run f the album will be a special duble pack featuring bth frmats. TOM GOMES Warner Clmbia Artists Find Hmes BY GUSTAVO GOMEZ BOGOTA, Clmbia - Three mnths after Warner Clmbia annunced it was clsing its peratins in Clmbia, Peru and Venezuela, the cmpany has fund new hmes fr its artists. In Venezuela, Warner releases will be licensed by IC Recrds. The cmpany is a partnership between Las Vegas Sund, a majr Venezuelan distributr, and Carls Sanchez, frmer president f Universal Music Latin. Warner awarded licenses in Clmbia t K Discs and in Peru t Wika Discs. Isidr Lpez, Dead At Isidr Lpez,, died Aug. in Crpus Christi, Texas f cmplicatins frm a massive strke suffered earlier this year. Cnsidered the funding father f mdern Tejan music, the singer /saxphnist presided ver the birth f the hybrid f traditinal Mexican cumbias and plkas updated with blues, cuntry and pp strains. He is credited with laying dwn the template fr Tejan music in the mid- 9s, when he added accrdins-which had been assciated with wrking -class cnjunts -t his big -band grup. RAMIRO BURR Bth began trafficking Warner releases Aug.. The cmpanies are run by Wieland Kafka, wh pened Warner's ffices in Clmbia eight years ag and headed peratins there until this year. Warner's Clmbia ffice had verseen the label's peratins in Venezuela, Peru and Central America. Under Kafka's tw licensing deals, artists will cntinue t have marketing and prmtinal backing prvided by essentially the same staff that wrked fr Warner Clmbia prir t the restructuring. Key staffers include marketing manager Claudia Garcia, label manager Ivan Dari Zapata and sales manager Manuel Rdriguez. "Of all the ptins, we thught this was the best because the peple in place already are still there and it's better fr ur artists," Warner Latin America chairman Iñig Zavala says. The first titles thrugh the ventures in Clmbia and Peru, released Aug., included "S- Called Chas" by Alanis Mrissette and "Cn La Metrplitan Orchestra " by Ricard Mntaner. On Aug., a secnd batch f albums was released, including Maria Rita's self -titled set and the sundtrack t "Smallville." Kafka stressed that K Discs and Wika Discs will have cmplete liberty t change staffing, make crprate decisins and handle their wn accunting. Hwever, Zavala says that the licensees are required t release sme reginal pririties, as determined by Warner. In Peru, Kafka has pened his wn warehuse and created a series f alliances with retail chains in the hpes f helping revitalize a market seriusly pummeled by piracy. DIICOI Dl Tiest Will Reach The Summit Last issue, we annunced that legendary prducer Girgi Mrder and internatinal DJ /prducer Paul Van Dyk wuld participate in the th annual Billbard Dance Music Music Summit (Sept. - at the Unin Square Ballrm in New Yrk). Nw, we can reprt that glbally revered DJ Tiest is als cnfirmed t participate in the cnference. He will be the fcus f a ses- sin called The Man & His Music. DJ Tiest will preview music frm his new album, "Parade f the Athletes," which Nettwerk America will release in Nvember. The disc features music he wrte and perfrmed at the pening ceremny f the just -cncluded Olympic Games in Athens. Fllwing this sneak peak fr summit attendees, DJ Tiest will sit dwn fr a ne -n -ne interview with yurs truly. Other artists cnfirmed t par- DJ TIËSTO: WROTE MUSIC FOR THE OLYMPICS ticipate in this year's summit include Martha Wash, Frankie Knuckles, Mrel, Jasn Nevins, DJ Rap, Victr Calderne and the Crystal Methd's Ken Jrdan. Frm the crprate side, the summit welcmes Atlantic Recrds c- chairman/c Craig Kallman, RCA Music Grup VP f A &R Hsh Gureli, Mtr:a manager f glbal entertainment slutins Rb Gelick, Deutsch executive creative directr /managing partner Eric Hirshberg, Virgin Megastre dance prduct manager Richard Bridge, Big Management president Gary Salzman, Sirius Satellite directr f prgramming Gernim, SAW Recrdings GM Hectr Rmer, DanceStar funder /CEO Andy Ruffell, Aurelia Entertainment president Lainie Cpictt, Glbal Undergrund U.S. label manager Chris Barbur and thers. Fr additinal summit and registratin inf, lg n t bill - bardevents.cm. DISCO HEAT: Thse in New Yrk fr the upcming th annual Dance Music Summit are encuraged t attend the inaugural Beat Bx.. By Michael Paletta inductin ceremny f the Dance Music Hall f Fame (Beat Bx, Billbard, Nv., ). In additin t inducting artists, prducers, remixers, DJs and individual recrds, the event will feature classic DJ sets and perfrmances by Thelma Hustn and Evelyn "Champagne" King. It takes place Sept. at the Spirit club. Fr its first ceremny, the Dance Music Hall f Fame will hnr Dnna Summer, Barry White, the Bee Gees, Girgi Mrder, Pete Belltte, Tm Multn, David Mancus, Larry Levan and Tee Sctt. The five recrds t be inducted are Hustn's "Dn't Leave Me This Way," Summer's "I Feel Lve," King's "Shame," Sylvester's "(Yu Make Me Feel) Mighty Real" and MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees' "Lve Is the Message." We whlly agree with Dance Music Hall f Fame bard f directrs (Brian Chin, Daniel Glass, Eddie O'Lughlin, Frank Parker and Tm Silverman) that, fr far t lng, disc music has nt received the prper recgnitin r respect it s deserves. With this annual tribute, the music and thse respnsible fr creating and champining it will be remembered, recgnized and celebrated. This makes us feel mighty real, indeed. Ticket prices are $ (VIP) and $ (general admissin). The Billbard Dance Music Summit is nt cnnected with the Hall f Fame event, but summit attendees will receive a discunt n general admissin tickets. A prtin f the ticket price will be dnated t LIFEbeat. Fr mre infrmatin, lg n t dmhf.cm. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

25 , SEPTEMBER HOT DANCE Billbard w ÿ vi w ' F,, < E. '. [C! t *. Sales data cmpiled by Nielsen TITLE IMPRINT a NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL NUMBER V SundScan Artist AMAZING (FULL INTENTION á JACK 'N' RORY MIXES) Gerge Michael 9 AEGEAN/EPIC /SONY MUSIC n DIP IT LOW (DANCE REMIXES) Christina Milian 9 ISLAND /IJMG O THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE TONIGHT The Pstal Service 9 SUB POP O LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE (J. NEVINS REMIX) DAYLIGHT/EPIC /SONY MUSIC l J O Anastacia 9 TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE (HAMEUE SMOOVE/rKC/FORD /A. SMffHEE) Brady 9 ATLANTIC 999/AG SWAY (JXUPASSENGERVIRALPHI MIXES)ISPIDERMAN THEME (XL REMIX) Mkhad Bile /REPRISE /WARNER BROS. SCANDALOUS (REMIXES) Mis -Teeq 9 BROS. g ME AGAINST THE MUSIC JIVEnMBA O O Britney Spears Featuring Madnna 9 Q IF I CLOSE MY EYES Reina ROBBINS O HOLE IN THE HEAD (A. VAN HELDEN REMIX) Sugahabes 9 INTERSCOPE e Kaskade 9 - STEPPIN' OUT M O O LOVE PROFUSION MAVERICK 9AVARNER BROS. O O Madnna 9 9 TH WORLD WONDER (THE REMIXES) Kimberley Lcke 9 CURB SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (REMIXES) The Rlling Stnes 9 ABKCO9 na ALL NITE (DONT STOP) [S. KLEINENBERG REMIX] VIRGIN 9 O Janet Jacksn 9... ;. I STRICT MACHINE (REMIXES) Gldfrapp 9 MUTE 9 O LET THE WIND ERASE ME Assemblage METROPOLIS m: O CRUSH Paul Van Dyk Featuring Secnd Sun MUTE 9 SURRENDER ROBBINS O YOU NEVER KNOW ROBBINS O O Lasg Marly LOVE COOMMMMMMMESAG AIIN Tiest Featuring BT BLACK HOLE /NRK OUTRAGEOUS (REMIXES) Britney Spears 9 JIVE/ZOMBA O - FREAKS (KEEP ROCKIN') Richard "Humpty" Vissin SYSTEM O NOTHING FAILS /NOBODY KNOWS ME Madnna MAVERICK /WARNER BROS. O O ITS YOU Sin Plm,. TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL /TOMMY BOY O O Billbard at W g ` RADIO AI RPLAYTM Airplay cmpiled by TITLE IMPRINT & PROMOTION LABEL Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems Artist t&f NUMBER F Weeks At Number l TURN ME ON ATLANTIC Kevin Lyttle Featuring Spragga Benz IF I CLOSE MY EYES Reina ROBBINS MOVE YA BODY Nina Sky Featuring Jabba NEXT PLATEAU /UNIVERSALJUMRG Q LOLA'S THEME Shape: UK YOU/ULTRA ` Q M HOW DID YOU KNOW? Mynt Featuring Kim Szzi NEUTONE Q EVERYTIME Britney Spears JIVE/ZOMBA AS THE RUSH COMES Mtrcycle ULTRA Q I LIKE IT Narctic Thrust YOSHITOSHI /DEEP DISH Q I CHERISH THE DAY Plummet BIG W ITE FLAG Did ARISTHNRMG GET UP STAND UP Stellar Prject ULTRA SCANDALOUS Mis -Teeq /REPRISE 9 DIP IT LOW Christina Milian ISLAND /IDJMG ID MAI Al HEE (DRAGOSTEA DIN TEL) -Zne ULTRA OPA OPA Despina Vendi ULTRA SATELLITE Oceanlab w lip ULTRA Z ONE WITH YOU Sun RM WHEBINS RE ARE YOU NOW? Ian Van Dahl BOB BURNED WITH DESIRE Armin Van Bauren Featuring Justine Suisse ULTRA ll HEAR MY NAME Armand Van Helden Featuring Spalding Rckwell TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL/TOMMY BOY MAKE YOUR MOVE Dave Armstrng TOMMY BOY SILVER IABEL/TOMMY BOY g LET'S GET IT RIGHT!Crystal K ROBBINS AMAZING Gerge Michael AEGEAN /EPIC SURRENDER Lasg ROBBINS p EX EX GIRLFRIEND DM Featuring Angie Irns ROBBINS SEPTEMBER Billbard tie, TOP ELECTRONIC ALBUMS.. Sales data cmpiled by l I, Nielsen SundScan ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL V NUMBER F Title Weeks At Number l I; SCISSOR SISTERS Scissr Sisters UNIVERSAL ' /UMRG [N] CO THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up SUB POP 9 [] PAUL OAKENFOLD Creamfields PERFECTO 9/THRIVE.. THE STREETS A Grand Dn't Cme Fr Free VICE ' /ATLANTIC VARIOUS ARTISTS Fired Up! RAZOR a TIE 9 A.B. QUINTANILLA III PRESENTS KUMBIA KINGS Ls Remixes EMI LATIN THE HAPPY BOYS Trance Party [Vlume Fur] ROBBINS THIEVERY CORPORATION The Outernatinal Sund EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE ' [M] 9 VIC LATINO & DAVID WAXMAN Ultra.Dance ULTRA 9 [HI TIESTO Just Be BLACK HOLE ' /NETTW ERX [N]. FAITHLESS N Rts CHEEKY / ARISTA 9'/RMG ZERO When it Falls EMMA/ELEKTRA /AG IOU SASHA Invlver UNDERGROUND * [x] ORBITAL Blue Album. ATO SARAH MCLACHLAN Remixed NETT WERK/ARISTA /RMG ic mg ATS N Silence RADIKAL 9. VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Of Hits [Dance] Vlume One ROBBINS BAD BOY JOE Best f NYC AfterHurs... Feel the Drums MEGAMIO /MUSICRAMA 9 M Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lst Ghsts M 9' /MUTE 9. AIR Talkie Walkie SOURCE 9' /ASTRALWERKS MIKE RIZZO /DJ DREW Trance Natin: America Three MINISTRY OF SOUND 9/ULTRA. THE ISTREETSN] Original Pirate Material VICE 9./ATLANTIC ED JON CUTLER/OSUNLADE Afterdark: New Yrk City DISTANT /CENTRAL PARK /KINKYSWEET IAN VAN DAHL Lst & Fund ROBBINS IF AMANASKA Panrama ONE WORLD Dance Airplaytides shwing an increase in detectins ver the previus week regardless f chart mvement Cmpiled frm a natinal sample f airplay s pplied by Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems' radi track service. 9 dance statins are electrnically mnitred hurs a day, days a week. Sngs ranked by number f detectins. A title which has been n the chan fr mre than weeks will generally nt receive a bullet even if it egeters an increase in detectins. Tales belw the tp are remved frm the chart after weeks., VNU Business Media, I c. and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. Electrnic Albums with the greatest sales gains thisweet Recrding Industry Assn. Of America IRIAAI certificatin fr net shipment f, album units lgldl.arlaa certificatin fr net shipment flmillì units lpi anuml. AlAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units / Diamnd /. Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl indicate album's mufti- platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with running time f minutes r mre, the RlAA multiplies shipments by Me number f discs and/r tapes. 'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Mst tape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are sggette lists. Tape prices marked E, and all ther CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are prjected frm whlesale prices. [[t] indicates pastr present Heetseeker title., VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. SEPTEMB ER BiFard Billixxirdl HOT DANÇE CLUB P t: w W a., Lu w ÿ a be S H Y g TITLE IMPRINT A NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL Artist g TITLE IMPRINT a NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL Artist F NUMBER Vat Week At Number DAY (DANCE MIXES) OEF SOUL CLASSICS /IDJMG Patti LaBelle FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) [SHARP BOYS /JACK'N'RORY /SHAPE:UK/BOXER) AEGEANTSIO/EPIC Gerge Michael 9 OUTRAGEOUS (REMIXES) JIVE/ZOMBA Britney Spears 9 Q GOOD LUCK XL PROMO /ASTRALWERKS Basement Jaxx Featuring LisalKekaula 9 SECRET (E. BAEZ & ORANGE FACTORY MIXES) WARNER BROS. PROMO Adam Sandler TIME TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL /TOMMY BOY Murk Q Ill SUBMIT RAOIKAL99 Hibernate FOOLISH MIND GAMES JVM Jasn Walker JUST WANNA DANCE JA.TAILPROMO Ty 9 " WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO (RALPHI/J. RANDOLPH MIXES) ALYSONGROOVES.COM PROMO Alysn - MATTER OF TIME (F. KNUCKLES /GROOVE JUNKIES MIXES) OEFINITY Frankie Knuckles Featuring Nicki Richards PUSH (J. NEVINS /A. ACID /J. HARRIS /P. BAILEY MIXES) DEFJAM/IJMG Ghstface Featuring Missy Ellitt 9 BLOOD (JUNIOR REMIX) ODYSSEY /SONY CLASSICAL/JVM Casey Strattn STUPIDISCO NETTWERKPROMO Junir Jack LUV LUV STAR 9 Suzanne Palmer LOLA'STHEME Yu/ULTRA Shape: UK df HOT SHOT DEBUT lf I 9 WANNA THANK YA (HEX/M. QUAYLE /DLO MIXES) J HOW WOULD U FEEL DMI/DEFINITY David Mrales With Lea -Lrien ~ PROMO/RMG Angie Stne CD NLW, MAKE YOUR MOVE TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL /TOMMY BOY Dave Armstrng - Ii MAMASITA MODA PROMO/CASABLANCA Flexy WORLD ON FIRE (JXL & M. DE VRIES MIXES) ARISTA PROMO/RMG Sarah McLachlan STOLEN CAR (TAKE ME DANCING) [D. AUDE & R.H. VISSION MIXES] A&MPROMMNTERSCOPE Sting 9 O.G. BITCH (HAMEL/SMITTY/H &G/BLOW-UP/ORANGE FACTORY) REPRISE PROMO Esther CO ; LOOKING GOOD, FEELING GORGEOUS RU.CO.PROMO RuPaul ONE RHYTHM (RALPHI/H&G /CRAIG J. MIXES) REPRISE PROMO/WARNER BROS. Debi Nva - CAN'T GO ON KOCH9 Mike Rizz Presents Allie THAT PHONE TRACK SUBLIMINAL9 DJ Dan 9 ili SHOCK BENZ STREET/ZYXPROMONVAAKO In -Grid ` IF I CLOSE MY EYES ROBBINS Reina 9 PUSH THE FEELING ON (ROSABEL & JCA MIXES) TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL VTOMMYBOY Nightcrawlers 9 FREEDOM LIZAI Ji Cardwell FOLLOW THIS BEAT TRAX Paul Jhnsn TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE (B. HAMEUE- SMOOVE/TKC /FORD/A. SMITHEE MIXES) ATLANTIC 99 Brandy 9 CO - EVERYBODY HAPPY GRDOVEBLUE Kenne 9 DIVE (C. COX/SCOTTY K. /SOLAR CITY MIXES) NEBULA 9 Debby Hliday NL EVERYMAN..- EVERYWOMAN... MINOTRAINmNISTED One CD 9 9 YOU MOVE ME JMCAPROMO /SOUND ADVISORS Amber LET THE SUN SHINE RAOIKAL9999 Milk & Sugar Featuring Lizzy Pattinsn CHERISH THE DAY BIG PROMO Plummet I'? _i BE MINE KOCHPROMO Giia ALTERNATIVE TRAX Je Smth, FEEL BRAND (JUNIOR/TWISTED DEE /M. CRUZ MIXES) EPISODE/BENZ STREET PROMOAVAAKO Seductin TURN ME ON (E- SMOOVE /B&B/DJ VOLUME /LOW TIDE /LENNY B.) ATLANTIC PROMO Kevin Lyttle PEACE ON EARTH ARTEMIS Sir Ivan FLASHDANCE YOSHITOSHI/DEEPDISH Deep Dish DEVIL INSIDE (R.H. VISSION /SCUMFROG MIXES) ISLANDPROMO /IDJMG Utada YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE (REMIXES) VANGUARD PROMO Lawrence Welk CD MUSICA DE AMOR (MAW REMIXES) ELECTRIC MONKEY The Latin Prject EVERYTIME (REMIXES) JIVEMBA Britney Spears 9. RLCIIYCIVGKli KCMIJlt9] STAR TRAKPROMONIRGIN 9 POWER PICK :: Titles wi h the greatest sales r club play increases this week. Pwer Pick n Club Play is awarded fr the largest int increase amng singles belw the tp. The Club Play chart is cmpiled frm a natinal sample f reprts frm club DJs. 9Videclip availability. Catalg number is fr vinyl maxi-single, r CD maxi-single, r CD single respeclively, based upn avadabirny. On Dance Singles Sales chart: CD Single available. CD Maxi -Single available. Vinyl Maxi-Single available. O Cassette Maxi -Single available <I', VNU Rsiness Medlar Inc and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

26 Music untr Paid Spins Turn Nashville On Its Ear BY PHYLLIS STARK NASHVILLE -The issue f paid spins at radi statins and bradcast grups has becme a ht -buttn tpic n Music Rw and in the cuntry radi cmmunity. While MCA Nashville was hardly the first recrd label t emply these legal prgrams, the cmpany's strategic use f paid spins fr Reba McEntire's "Smebdy" attracted the industry's attentin and ignited a debate ver prgramming ethics in late July (Singles Minded, Billbard, Aug. ). As that debate cntinues, Billbard plled prgrammers and radi grup executives representing majr chains, as well as independent peratrs, and fund that mst have prblems with the practice. Amng their primary cncerns, radi execs say it is bad prgramming t play sngs based n mney rather than merit. They als fear that trade magazine charts, including Billbard's, can be manipulated by labels HASKELL: 'PAID SPINS ADD REVENIJETO A DAYPARTTHAT BRINGS IN LITTLE MONEY' utilizing paid spins. Billbard is currently assessing chart ptins. But paid spin prgrams als have their supprters at cuntry radi. "I apprve [f] it," Jurnal Bradcast Grup directr f cuntry prgramming Mn Mullins says. While Jurnal des nt have a paid -spins prgram in place, Mullins says he wuld endrse the idea. PD Eddie Haskell f Citadel's KRST Albuquerque, N.M., says, "I see nthing wrng with it as lng as it's all dne legally and fully disclsed... It's an pprtunity t add revenue t a day - part that typically desn't bring in much mney." Haskell says such prgrams are "a win fr the label [in] extra spins and a win fr the statin [in] additinal revenue." Amng thse wh have cncerns abut paid spins is Emmis' KZLA Ls Angeles peratins manager R.J. Curtis, wh calls the practice "fundamentally wrng" and likens it t "artificial inseminatin" f the charts. "I'm nt crazy abut these kinds f spins, because they're nt real," Curtis says. "If they're legal, there's nt KING: 'LABELS ARE DOING WHATTHEY THINK IS RIGHT FORTHEIR ARTISTS much anybdy can d abut them. The labels are utilizing a technicality t maximize the recrd." Adam Jeffries, music directr f the Buck Owens -wned KUZZ Bakersfield, Calif., agrees. "It may be legal, but it sure smacks f payla," he says. "Labels pay the statins t play it, but because they are buying 'advertising,' then is it OK? It's basically just a lphle that needs t be clsed. "Paid spins f any kind are bad prgramming," Jeffries adds. "Whether it's a PD with his hand ut r a radi grup getting paid t run a sng nce an hur n the vernight, any time yu cmprmise the verall sund f yur statin, it's a bad thing." Margt St. Jhn, music directr f Hall Radi's WOKO Burlingtn, Vt., calls paid spins "wrng, wrng, wrng... Satellite radi, Internet radi, and ipds -t name a few - are t great a threat t radi fr us t squander listener lyalty by jettisning ur prgramming standards fr shrt -term gains." (Cntinued n page ) Nn-CuntryArtists Get Int CMAAwards Act Uncle Kracker, Nrah Jnes, James Taylr and actr Rick Schrder are amng the nminees fr this year's Cuntry Music Assn. Awards. But it is cuntry music's steadiest frce -Alan Jacksn - wh leads the pack with seven nminatins. Tby Keith is clse behind with six, fllwed by Kenny Chesney, Alisn Krauss and newcmer Gretchen Wilsn, wh landed five nminatins apiece. Brad Paisley received fur nminatins. Brks & Dunn earned three. Brks & Dunn have als been named hsts f this year's awards. They replace Vmce Gill, wh annunced in January he wuld take a hiatus after years as hst. Shania Twain has als been cnfirmed t appear n the Nv. 9 shw. Jnes, Taylr and Kracker each Abb.-x* S) earned nminatins in the music event f the year categry fr their cllabratins with cuntry acts. Schrder is nminated in the music vide categry as the directr f the Paisley/Krauss clip "Whiskey Lullaby." Singer /sngwriter Kris Kristffersn and frmer label executive Jim Fglesng are this year's inductees int the Cuntry Music Hall f Fame. Fglesng will be inducted in the "nn - perfrmer" categry, which is awarded every three years. Kristffersn is best -knwn as PUBLISHING Nashville Scene. the writer f such hits as "Me and Bbby McGee," "Fr the Gd Times" "Help Me Make It Thrugh the Night" and "Sunday Mrning Cming Dwn," as well By Phyllis Stark as fr his recrdings as a sl artist and as a member f the Highwaymen. Mre than artists have recrded his sngs. As an actr, Kristffersn has appeared in mre than films and TV mvies including "A Star Is Brn," "Cnvy" and "Alice Desn't Live Here Anymre." His next film, "Blade: Trinity," will be in theaters in December. Fglesng served as president f Nashville labels ABC/Dt, MCA Nashville and Capitl. He is directr f the music business prgram at Trevecca Nazarine University and is an adjunct prfessr at Vanderbilt University's Blair Schl f Music. They will be the 9st and 9nd inductees int the Hall f Fame, whse members are chsen by an annymus panel f mre than electrs appinted by the CMA bard f directrs. In the CMA Awards' bradcast categries, WFMS Indianaplis scred fur nminatins, including landing three f the five slts in the large- market air persnality categry. WPOC Baltimre and WIVK Knxville, Tenn., are clse behind with three nminatins apiece. Nminees and winners are chsen by the CMA membership. Winners will be recgnized during the natinally televised th annual CMA Awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. Fr a cmplete list f nminees, lg n t billbard.cm. Rberts will handle Switzer's respnsibilities until a replacement is named. Frmer Lst Highway Recrds VP f prmtin Patty Mrris - Capers jins Vanguard Recrds/ Welk Music Grup as natinal directr f prmtin, based in Nashville. Mrris -Capers, wh has als wrked at Island Def Jam and Virgin Recrds, will handle radi prmtin fr Vanguard and sister label Sugar Hill at AC, adult tp and tp. Equity Music Grup senir directr f natinal prmtin Tm Mran heads t Clumbia Recrds fr Midwest reginal prmtin duties. He replaces Matt Crbin, wh recently exited. NW st Street, Ste. Miami. Flrida www,eman.cm Phne: '''-wwww/ -9 - Fax: sngs@eman.cm ON THE ROW: Universal Suth VP f prmtin Bryan Switzer exits the Nashville -based label. The music industry veteran, wh previusly served as VP /GM fr Atlantic Nashville, has been with the label since its inceptin in. Natinal directr f prmtin Denise Brken Bw Recrds West Cast reginal Dick Watsn exits the label. The prmtin vet has wrked fr Decca and Giant, amng thers. Additinal reprting by Ken Tucker in Nashville. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

27 RYALBUMS... r EPTEEMB. w á á - R Billbard, Sales data cmpiled by l blip ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL TIM MCGRAW CURB.9 CDI TOPCOU Nielsen SundScan NUMBER / GREATEST GAINER =& Title Week At Number Live Like Yu Were Dying BIG & RICH Hrse Of A Different Clr WARNER BROS. /WRN.9 COI JIMMY BUFFETT License T Chill MAILBOAT/RCA /RLG 9 CD) GRETCHEN WILSON A Here Fr The Party EPIC 99/SONY MUSIC (.9 EG CD) BRAD PAISLEY Mud On The Tires ARISTA NASHVILLE /RLG (.9/.9) KENNY CHESNEY A When The Sun Ges Dwn BNA & /RLG (.9&/.9) TERRI CLARK Greatest Hits 99 - MERCURY 9/UMGN (.9 CDI 9 KEITH URBAN A Glden Rad CAPITOL 9.9/.9) TOBY KEITH A Shck'n Y'AII OREAMWORKS /INTERSCOPE (.9 /.9) SARA EVANS Restless RCA /RLG.9/.9 TRACE ADKINS Cmin' On Strng - CAPITOL.9/.9) HOT SHOT DEBUT gj` STEVE EARLE The Revlutin Starts...Nw E- SOUAREO /ARTEMIS.9 CDI TRAVIS TRITT My Hnky Tnk Histry COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC.9 ES CD) ALAN JACKSON A Greatest Hits Vlume II ARISTA NASHVILLE /R.G.9 CDI CLEDUS T. JUDD Biplar And Prud KOCH 99.9 CDI ó m H d a G " W ti g á ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL ALISONKRAUSS +UNIONSTATION Live ROUNDER 9.9 CDI DIXIE CHICKS Tp Of The Wrld Tur Live MONUMENT /COLUMBIA 99/SONY MUSIC.9 EEL CD) KENNY ROGERS CAPITOL 99.9 CDI gklyi PACESETTER =L Title Ultimate Hits LONESTAR Frm There T Here: Greatest Hits BNA /RLG (.9/.9) " =. GARY ALLAN See H I Care MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN.9/.9) BRAD COTTER Patient Man EPIC 99/SONY MUSIC 9 ED CD) 9 JOSH TURNER Lng Black Train MCA NASHVILLE 9NMGN.99.9 [MI THE ISAACS Heres GAITHER MUSIC GROUP 9 /.9) [M] TOBY KEITH The Best Of Tby Keith:th Century Masters The Millennium Cllectin MERCURY /CHRONICLES /UME (.9 CO) i 9 JIMMY WAYNE Jimmy Wayne DREAMWORKS /INTERSCOPE (.9 CD) REBA MCENTIRE Rm T Breathe MCA NASHVILLE NMN.9/.9) TRACEADKINS Greatest Hits Cllectin, Vlume l CAPITOL (.9/9) 9 TRACY LAWRENCE Strng DREAMWORKS /INTERSCOPE.9 CO) VARIOUS ARTISTS Patritic Cuntry MUSIC FOR A CAUSE 9/MG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP.9 CO) ROY D. MERCER Get Well Sn CAPITOL 9 (.9 CDI [MI LORETTA LYNN Van Lear Rse INTERSCOPE.9 CD) Z á á 9 b 9 JULIE ROBERTS Julie Rberts MERCURY 9/UMGN.9/.9) MONTGOMERY GENTRY Yu D Yur Thing COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC.9 El CD) 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE Martina RCA /RLG.9/.9 i RASCAL FLATTS A Melt LYRIC STREET /HOLLYWOOD.9/.9 9 WYNONNA What The Wrld Needs Nw Is Lve CURB /.9/.9BI ANDY GRIGGS This I Gtta See RCA 9/RLG (.9 COI 9 SOUNDTRACK Blue Cllar Cmedy Tur: The Mvie WARNER BROS. /WRN (.9 CD) JOE NICHOLS Revelatin UNIVERSAL SOUTH.9 CD) DIERKS BENTLEY Dierks Bentley CAPITOL 9.9/9 DWIGHT YOAKAM The Very Best Of Dwight Yakam REPRISE 9/RHINO.9 CD) JOSH GRACIN Jsh Gracin LYRIC STREET / HOLLYWOOD.9 CO) 9 LONESTAR Let's Be Us Again BNA 9/RLO.9 CDI ELVIS PRESLEY A Elvis: # Hits RCA 9' /RMG (.9/9.9 9 SHEDAISY Sweet Right Here LYRIC STREET /HOLLYWOOD.9 CDI CONWAY TWITTY Number Ones MCA NASHVILLE/UTV /UME.9 CO) RON WHITE Drunk In Public PARALLEL/HIP- /UME.9 COI (HI RACHEL PROCTOR Where I Belng BNA /RLG.9 CO) - - _.. 9 SHANIA TWAIN m Up! Alb MERCURY /UMGN 9 CDI THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS The Ntrius Cherry Bmbs UNIVERSAL SOUTH.9 CO) [H] TIM MCGRAW A Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Dctrs CURB (.9/.9) RANDY TRAVIS The Very Best Of Randy Travis WARNER BROS. 99/RHINO (.9 CO) JEFF FOXWORTHY Have Yur Lved Ones Spayed Or Neutered WARNER BROS. NVRN.9 CO) 9 BROOKS & DUNN Red Dirt Rad ARISTA NASHVILLE /RLG (.9/.9) JOHNNY CASH American IV: The Man Cmes Arund AMERICAN 9'/LOST HIGHWAY 9 CDI CLAY WALKER A Few Questins RCA /RLG /.9) 9 DON WILLIAMS The Definitive Cllectin MCA NASHVILLE /CHRONICLES 99/UME.9 CDI WILLIE NELSON The Essential Willie Nelsn LEGACY /COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC.9 EG CD) PATSY CLINE The Definitive Cllectin MCA NASHVILLE /CHRONICLES 9/UME.9 CD) LEANN RIMES Greatest Hits CURB 9.9 CD) " RODNEY CARRINGTON Greatest Hits CAPITOL 9.9 CDI LEE ANN WOMACK Greatest Hits MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN.9 COI VARIOUS ARTISTS This Is Americana: NARM Americana CD Sampler AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION.9 CD) 9 GEORGE STRAIT Hnkytnkville MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN.9/9) JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY Letters Frm Hme WARNER BROS. 9NVRN (9 CDI VARIOUS ARTISTS Amazing Grace : A Cuntry Salute T Gspel SPARROW 9 (.9 CDI ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis: Ultimate Gspel RCA /BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP (.9 CD) BUDDY JEWELL Buddy Jewell COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC.9 EO/.9 9 RANDY TRAVIS Wrship & Faith WORD -CURB /WARNER BROS..9 CDI CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED Sul Gravy UNIVERSAL SOUTH.9 CD) - GEORGE STRAIT Fr The Last Time: Live Frm The Astrdme MCA NASHVILLE NMGN.9.9) 9 ALAN JACKSON A Greatest Hits Vlume II And Sme Other Stuff ARISTA NASHVILLE 9 /RL 9/99 9 BILLY CARRINGTON Billy Curringtn MERCURY e/umgn.9/9.9) [MI JO DEE MESSINA Greatest Hits CURB 9 (.9 CDI 9 CHRIS CAGLE Chris Cagle CAPITOL (9/9) Albums WI h the greate t sales gains this week. Recrding Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f album units (Gld). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f l millin units ( Platinum(. RIAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd(. Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl indicates album's multi platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f minutes r mre, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number f discs and /r tapes. RIAA Latin awards: Certificatin fr net shipment f units (Or). A Certificatin f, units ( Platin). A' Certificatin f, units (Multi- Platn) "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Mst tape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EEL and all ther CD prices, are equiva'ent prices, which are prjected frm whlesale prices. Greatest Gainer shws chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage grwth. Heatseeker Impact shws albums remved frm Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past r present Heatseeker title., VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. SEPTMBER Billbard' TOP COUNTRY CATALOG ALBU Sales data cmpiled by y x y W W Nielsen SundScan F á ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title f,. ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title I-. NUMBER Weeks At Number c HANK WILLIAMS JR. A' CURB.9/9.9 Greatest Hits, Vl. TIM MCGRAW CURB 9(.9/.9e). Greatest Hits 9 `. TIM MCGRAW CURB lwi.9/.9 Everywhere LARRY THE CABLE GUY PARALLEUHIP- /UME (.9 CD) Lrd, IAplgize (i WILLIE NELSON LEGACY/COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC (.9 E/.9) Biggest Hits TIM MCGRAW CURB.9/.9) Set This Circus Dwn THE JUDDS CURB 9.9/.9 Number One Hits SOUNDTRACK LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 9/UMGNI.9 /9 O Brther. Where Art Thu? 9 ii, - ROY ORBISON LEGACY/MONUMENT 9/SONY MUSIC.9 EQ/.9 Biggest Hits n JOHNNY CASH LEGACY/COLUMBIA 99/SONY MUSIC ameq/.9) Biggest Hits KEITH URBAN CAPITOL 99.9/.9)[/] Keith Urban SHANIA TWAIN 9 MERCURY /UMGN.9/9 Cme On Over 9 BROOKS & DUNN A ARISTA NASHVILLE /RLG.9/.9) The Greatest Hits Cllectin KENNY CHESNEY A BNA/RLG.9/.9 N Shes, N Shirt, N Prblems FX;) JOHN DENVER MADACV.9/9.9 The Best Of Jhn Denver TOBY KEITH A DREAMWORKS /INTERSCOPE.9 /.9 Unleashed RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET /HOLLYWOOD9/.9[NI Rascal Flatts 9 KENNY CHESNEY BRA9E/RLG.9/.9 Greatest Hits SOUNDTRACK A CURB.9/.9 Cyte Ugly m GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE M /UME(9.9CDI The Best Of Gerge Strait th Century Masters The Millennium Cllectin 9 JEFF FOXWORTHY WARNER BROS. /WeN.9/.9 Greatest Bits 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA /RLG/.9/9 Greatest Hits TOBY KEITH A MERCURY 9/UME.9/.9) Greatest Hits Vlume One GF - MONTGOMERY GENTRY COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC.9E/.9 My Twn OP - GEORGE JONES EPIC /SONY MUSIC.9ESCO Anniversary, Ten Years Of Hits Albums wrth the greatest sales gains is week. Catalg albums are -ygar-ld trtles that have fallen belw N. n The Billbard r reissues f lder albums. Ttal Ch art Weeks clumn reflects cmb) ed weeks title has appeared n Tp Cuntry Albums and Tp Cuntry Catalg S Recrding Industry Assn. Of AmericalRIMI certificatin fr net shipment f, album units (Gld). RIAA erbficadn fr net shipment f l millin units (Platinum). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diam d symbl indicates album's multi -platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f lw minutes r mre, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number f discs and/r tap s. *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Mst tape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ED, and all ther CD prices. are equivalent prices. which are prjected frm whlesale prices (H] indicates past Heatseekertitle., VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. MSTM 9 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, www-billbard.cm 9

28 I -, I W ti á SEPTEMBER ç N Billbard HOT COUNTRYM SINGLES Airplay mnitred by w Nielsen Bradcast Data TITLE Systems Artist PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT & NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL NUMBER _ Week At Number m Z W á H di,~ á g á '. TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) & TRACKS Artist IMPRINT & NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL HEY GOOD LOOKIN' Jimmy Buffett With Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jacksn, Tby Keith & Gerge Strait 9 M.UTLEY,M.MCANALLY IH. WILLIAMSI RCA ALBUM CUT Z á ti á GIRLS LIE TOO Terri Clark 9, B.GALLIMORE IC. HARRINGTON,K.LOVELACE,T.NICHOLS) MERCURY ALBUM CUT LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING Tin? McGraw 9, B. GALLIMORE,T MCGRAW,D.SMITH (T.NICHOLS,C.WISEMANI CURB ALBUM CUT DAYS GO BY Keith Urban K.URBAN,D.HUFF IK.URBAN,M.POWELL) CAPITOL ALBUM CUT I GO BACK Kenny Chesney 9 B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY IK.CHESNEY) BNA ALBUM CUT SHE THINKS SHE NEEDS ME Andy Griggs R.SCRUGGS IS.LEMAIREC.MILLS,S.MINOR) RCA ALBUM CUT ó WHISKEY LULLABY Brad Paisley Featuring Alisn Krauss 9 FROGERS IB.ANDERSON,J.RANDALLI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT HERE FOR THE PARTY Gretchen Wilsn 9 M.WRIGHT,J.SCAIFE IG.WILSON,J.RICH,B.KENNY) O EPIC /EMN 9 9 SUDS IN THE BUCKET Sara Evans 9 ALBUM S.EVANS,P.WORLEY (B.MONTANA,JENAU RCA CUT ell TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING Alan Jacksn St K.STEGALLIA.JACKSONI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT FEEL MY WAY TO YOU Restless Heart K.LEHNING,M.MCANALLY IJ.SCHOTLD.ORTONI KOCH ALBUM CUT JESUS WAS A COUNTRY BOY Clay Walker J.RITCHEY,C.WALKER IC. WALKER,R.RUTHERFORD) RCA ALBUM CUT - THE WOMAN WITH YOU Kenny Chesney B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY IC.WISEMAN,O.FRASIERI NA ALBUM CUT e 9 BABY GIRL Sugarland G.FUNDIS (K.BUSH,K.HALLJ.NETTLES,LBLESERI A MERCURY THE LORD LOVES THE DRINKIN' MAN Mark Chesnutt J.RITCHEY IK.FOWLERI VIVATONI ALBUM CUT Q 9 NO END IN SIGHT Katrina Elam 9 T.BROWN,J.LSLOAS IK.ELAM,R.L.BRUCE,C.DANNEMILLERI UNIVERSAL SOUTH ALBUM CUT Q DIXIE ROSE DELUXE'S Trent Willmn 9 FROGERS ITWILLMON,M.HEENEYI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT - HE GETS THAT ME Reba McBEntire 9 MCANRebI c 9 DON'T BREAK MY HEART AGAIN Pat Green D.GEHMAN IP.GREEN,W.BOWENI REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL ALBUM CUT/MERCURY I HATE EVERYTHING Gerge Strait T.BROWN,G.STRAIT IK.STEGALLG.HARRISONI MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT TRIP AROUND THE SUN Jimmy Buffett With Martina McBride M.UTLEY,M.MCANALLY (A.ANDERSON,S.BRUTON,S.VAUGHN) MAILBOAT ALBUM CUT /RCA! ' SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) Big & Rich 9, THE GIRL'S GONE WILD Travis Tritt c' B.KENNY,J.RICH,P.WORLEY IB.KENNY.J.RICHI WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT/WRN B.J.WALKER,JR.,TTRITT IB.DIPIERO,R.RUTHERFORD) COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT STAYS IN MEXICO Tby Keith 9, Q GETAWAY CAR The Jenkins 99 J.STROUD,T.KEITH IT.KEITH) DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT R.CROW ELL IB.MANN,G.HAASEI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT Brks & Dunn - NOTHIN 'BOUT LOVE MAKES SENSE LeAnn Rimes K.BROOKS,RGUNN,M.WRIGHT IS.MCEWAN,C.WISEMANI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT D.HUFF (K.SACKLEY,G.BURR,J.FEENEYI ASYLUM -CURB ALBUM CUT FEELS LIKE TODAY Rascal Flatts 9 IT'S ALL HOW YOU LOOK AT IT Tracy Lawrence 9 M.BRIGHT,M.WILLIAMS,RASCAL FLATTS IW.HECTOR,S.ROBSONI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT J.STROUD IR.RUTHERFORD,G.MIDDLEMAN,D.BERG) DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT IN A REAL LOVE Phil NOVEMBER Emersn Drive FROGERS,P.VASSAR IP.VASSAR,C.WISEMANI ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT R.MARX IANGELO,B.JAMESI DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU Je Nichls 9a MY IMAGINATION Clint Black &ROWAN (H.ALLEN) UNIVERSAL SOUTH C.BLACK IC.BLACK,M.ROLLINGSI EQUITY ALBUM CUT 9 ROUGH & READY Trace Adkins THE UPSIDE OF BEING DOWN Catherine Britt S.HENDRICKS.T.BRUCE (C.W ISEMAN,B.MACKICHAN,B.WHITEI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT K.STEGALL IC.BAKERT.S.BAKER,R.LFEEKI RCA ALBUM CUT 9 BREAK DOWN HERE Julie Rberts I LOVE NASCAR Cledus T. Judd 9 B.ROWAN IJ.BROWN,PJ.MATTHEWS) O O a MERCURY C.T.JUOD,C.CLARK IT. KEITH,S.EMERICK,C.TJUDD,C.CLARK) KOCH ALBUM CUT MR. IMOM AIRPOWER III - 'J' HOT SHOT DEBUT.r` ALD,R.HARew,D.PFRIMMERI BNALnestar 9 NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO -IAIRPOWER Gary Allan WHAT SAY YOU Travis Tritt With Jhn Mellencamp B.J. WALKER, JR.,T.TRITTIEJ.MYERS,M.BRAOFORDI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT M WRIGHTG.ALLAN IB.HILLO.BLACKMAN,B.LSNG) MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT lak HOW AM I DOIN' Dierks Bentley 9 LET THEM BE LITTLE Billy Dean B.BEAVERS WRITER X,O.BENTLEYI CAPITOL ALBUM CUT B.OEAN,IWHITE IB.DEAN,R.MCDONAL CURB ALBUM CUT YOU ARE Jimmy Wayne CAN'T YOU TELL Diamnd Ri C.LINOSEYJ.STR (J.WAYNE,C.LINDSEYA.MAYO,M GREEN) DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT M.D.CLUTE,DIAMOND RID IE.SILVER,J.BELLE) ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT COME HOME SOON SheDaisy 9 9 HEAVEN Ls Lnely Bys z 9 U.HUFF,SHEDAISY IKOSBORN,J.SHANKSI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT J.PORTER (H.GARZA,J.GARZA,R.GARZA) ea ORIEPIC I/EMN YOU DO YOUR THING Mntgmery Gentry 9 RIDIN' WITH THE LEGEND Keith Bryant Q J.SCAIFE,M.WRIGHT IC.BEATHARD,E.HILLI COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT B.QUINN,B.ALLEN IJ.B.DETTERLINE, JR.,G.LGENTRYI LOFTON CREEK ALBUM CUT 9 AWFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIFE Darryl Wrley - BACK WHEN Tim McGraw F.ROGERS (D.WORLEVHALLEN) DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT B.GALLIMORE,TMCGRAW,O.SMITH IJ.STEVENS,S.SMITH,S.LYNCH) CURB ALBUM CUT SOME BEACH Blake Sheltn 9 GOES GOOD WITH BEER Jhn Michael Mntgmery B.BRADDOCK IP.OVERSTREET,R.LFEEKI WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT/WRN B.GALLIMORE,J.M.MONTGOMERY IE.HILI,C.BEATHARDI WARNER BOOS. ALBUM CUT/WRN THAT'S COOL Blue Cunty 9 FREEDOM Christy Sutherland D.HUFEJ.JOHNSON IA.BENWARD,S.REEVES,LT.MILLER) ASYLUM -CURB ALBUM CUT M.WRIGHTM.BERG IC.SUTHERLAND,G.BRADBERRYI EPIC ALBUM CUT /EMN 9 LOOK AT US Craig Mrgan 9 AIN'T DRINKIN' ANYMORE Kevin Fwler BROKEN BOW ALBUM CUT B.J.WALKER,JR. IK.FOWLER) EQUITY ALBUM CUT C.MORGAN,P.'DONNELL IC.MORGAN,P.O'DONNELLI CO THE BRIDE Trick Pny v CAN'T TELL ME NOTHIN' 9 Brad Ctter 9 C.HOWARD ILHENGBER,D.BURGESS,LA.BURGESSI ASYLUM-CURB ALBUM CUT S.BOGARD,R.GILES (S.BOGARO,R.GILES) EPIC ALBUM CUT /EMN PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON Steve Hly 9 iii NOTHIN' TO LOSE Jsh Gracin D.JOHNSON (B.AUSTIN,D.V.WI WAMS,D.DIXON,D.PFRIMMER) CURB ALBUM CUT M.WI WAMS i IK.SAVIGAR,M.CHAGNONI LYRIC STREET ALBUM CUT Recrds shwing an inc ease in detectins ver the previus week, regardless f chart mvement Cmpiled frm a natinal sample f airplay supplied by Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems' alit.hack service. Cuntry Statins are electrnically mnitred hurs a day, days a week. Sngs ranked by number f detectins. Airpwer awarded t sngs appearing in the tp n bth the BM Airplay and AuMence charts fr the first time with increases in bth detectins and audience. Titles belw the tp are remved frm the chart fter weeks..9 Videclip availability. Catalg number is fr CD Single, r Vinyl Single if CD Single is unavailable. CD Single available. DVD Sin- gle awilable. CD Maxi -Single available. O Cassette Single available. O Vinyl Maxi -Single available. O Vinyl Single available. O Cassette Maxi -Single available., VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. SP 9 R Billbard TOP B L U E G RAS S ALBUMS TM Sales data cmpiled by E ARTIST MPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION NUMBER HOUNDER Nielsen SundScan n'; Title 9 Weeks At Number r. I STEVE IVEY MADACY CHRISTIAN /MAOACY Best Of Blue rass Gs el OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW NETTWERK9 -C.M.S. VARIOUS ARTISTS GAIThER MUSIC GROUP 9 Bill Gaither Presents: A G s el Bluer rass Hmecmin Vlume One VARIOUS ARTISTS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP Bill Gaither Presents: A G s el Bluer rass Hmecmin Vlume Tw VARIOUS ARTISTS CMH Pickin' On Tb Keith Vlume II JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN ACOUSTIC DISC Been All Arund This Wrld RHONDA VINCENT ROUNDER9 [H] One Ste Ahead VARIOUS ARTISTS ru re BI tr '- Crll: T. JtallI VASSAR CLEMENTS AcusrlC DISC Livia' With The Blues VARIOUS ARTISTS WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS 9/TIME LIFE Pure Pickin': Classic Blue. rass Instrumentals NATALIE MACMASTER ROUNDER Blue rint RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER SKAGGS FAMILY/LYRIC STREET 9/HOLLYW (HI Live At The Charlestn Music Hall THE DEL MCCOURY BAND MCCOURY MUSIC /SUGAR HILL [H] It's Just The Ni ht EARL SCRUGGS /DOC WATSON /RICKY SKAGGS ROUNDER The Three Pickers Recrds with the greatest sales gains this week. Recrding Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f, album units r, DVD single units (Gld). RIAA certimeatle Hearseeker title., VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. Live TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL BREAK DOWN HERE Sales data cmplied Ay MERCURY /UMGN Nielsen SundScan Artist * NUMBER Weeks At Number Julie Rberts I MEANT TO EPIC /SONY MUSIC Brad Ctter BABY GIRL MERCURY /UMGN HURT AMERICAN W9 /LOST HIGHWAY BLAME IT ON MAMA CAPITOL WILD WEST SHOW WARNER BROS. /WRN ROCKY TOP '9 DECCA /MCA NASHVILLE PICTURE UNIVERSAL SOUTH PHOTOGRAPH ROUNDER IF HEARTACHES HAD WINGS ROUNDER Sugarland Jhnny Cash The Jenkins Big & Rich The Osbrne Brthers Kid Rck Featuring Allisn Mrer Malibu Strm Rhnda Vincent r net shipment f millin unhs r, DVD single units (Platinum), with multimillin tides indicated by a numeral fllwing the symbl. [HI indicates past r present BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

29 Lk What's Happening During ADVERTISING WEEK IN YORK CITY. SEPTEMBER -, New Yrk City celebrates the creativity and magic f advertising at venues such as Grand Central Terminal, the Museum f Televisin & Radi, Time Warner Center, and Times Square. Fr a cmplete schedule f events, visit www. advertisingweeknyc. crn. ONDV Times Square Celebratin f America's Favrite Ad Icns Tny the Tiger, Mr. Peanut, Miss Chiquita, Mr. Clean, and ther legendary advertising icns kick ff The Week with a grand prcessin frm Times Square t Madisn Avenue and th Street Grand Central Terminal Exhibits Never - befre -seen public exhibits celebrating the wrks f The Ad Cuncil, The Partnership fr a Drug -Free America, The Ballyh f Bradway, and the famed V I New Yrk campaign Madisn Avenue Advertising Walk f Fame America's favrite ad icns and slgans are revealed fr the first time as vted by the public via Yah! and USA TODAY Fluid Battle f the Ad Bands Advertising and rck and rll cllide at Irving Plaza with a new -age versin f an ld -time "battle" t benefit New Yrk City public schls TUESDAY TV Land Presents Legends f Madisn Avenue Advertising's leading creatives take the stage at the Museum f Televisin & Radi fr a panel discussin mderated by The New Yrk Times advertising clumnist Stuart Ellitt EDNESDAY ESPN Celebrates Years f great sprts advertising and remembers ther all - time favrites -frm Je DiMaggi and Mr. Cffee ; t Ygi Berra and Y -h ; t Je Namath and Hanes; and t Michael Jrdan and Nike Billbard "Wh's Next" Music Shwcase Celebrating the centricity f advertising and pp music. Live music event at BB King's ` eaturing cutting -edge talent handpicked by the majr labels Creativity N Spt Shrt Film Festival Featuring riginal shrt films prduced by Kellgg's Leadership Breakfast Advertising industry leaders start their day with Tny the Tiger and friends at the Grand Central Terminal exhibits The New Yrk Times Celebrates Bradway Live nntime perfrmances by stars frm Bradway's biggest musicals at Grand Central Terminal advertising industry prfessinals. Winners t air n the Independent Film Channel (IFC) Panasnic Ideas fr Life Keyntes Where are the advertising and media industries heading? What's the next "Big Idea?" Madisn Avenue's leading luminaries reveal their fearless frecasts Yah! /OMD Internet Deprivatin Study Results Released Hw wuld ur lives be impacted if the Internet went away? We'll find ut as findings frm a brand -new study cmmissined fr Advertising Week in New Yrk City are released -THURSDAY Smkey Bear's ' Birthday Celebratin America wishes happy birthday t ne f advertising's mst belved and imprtant icns, Smkey Bear, with a celebratin at Grand Central Terminal Frbes Highlander Leadership Cruise Advertising and media leaders take t the high seas fr a cruise in New Yrk Harbr n the famed Frbes Highlander Central Park Cncert A celebratry cncert in histric Central Park FRIDAY Advertising Futures Public schl utreach prgram with campaign pitches prduced by New Yrk City high schl students Advertising Week in New Yrk City Clsing Ceremny The week clses at Vanderbilt Hall And Much Mre... Fr mre infrmatin abut each event and a cmplete schedule, visit www. advertisingweeknyc. crn.

30 Music Billbard dicks ALBUMS Edited by Michael Paletta POP * NICOL SPONBERG Resurrectin PRODUCER: Mark Heimermann Curb D - RELEASE DATE: Aug. As a member f mdern hymn tri Selah, Nicl Spnberg is well -knwn in the Christian music market. With this, her sl debut, she is incredibly ready fr her pp clse -up. Prduced by Mark Heimermann (dctalk, Jaci Velasquez), the sulful "Resurrectin" shwcases an artist wh, if prperly prmted, will be embraced by fans f Annie Lennx and Alisn Myet. Sure, lyrical references t Gd abund, but mre ften than nt, Spnberg's sngs (half f which she c- wrte) are secular tales f devtin and empwerment. Amng the highlights are the rck -etched "All That I Believe In," the sassy "Nt Yu Again," the breezy "Crazy in Lve" and the pignant title track. -MP * GREG DULLI'S TWILIGHT SINGERS She Lves Yu PRODUCER: Greg Dulli One Little Indian RELEASE DATE: Aug. Fr his third album under the Twilight Singers rubric, ex- Afghan Whigs frntman Greg Dulli undertakes an all- cvers repertire. Reflecting his eclectic bent, the material ranges frm tunes written by r assciated with Nina Simne, Billie Hliday, Jhn Cltrane and Skip James t Fleetwd Mac, Hpe Sandval, Mary J. Blige and Björk. The entire package hangs tgether glriusly: The renditins bear the sensuus heat f Dulli's self - penned wrk. In fact, if ne were ignrant f the material's prvenance, "She Lves Yu" culd easily be mistaken fr a new cllectin f riginals. Standuts amng a cnsistent batch include "Strange Fruit" (featuring vcals by Dulli's chrt Mark Lanegan), "Black Is the Clr f My True Lve's Hair" and "Summertime." In all, a cmpelling take n the diverse rts and branches f Dulli's persnal style. -CM * CLINIC Winchester Cathedral PRODUCERS: Ken Thmas, Clinic Dmin DN RELEASE DATE: Aug. If yu've been missing the dulcet tnes f the rck clarinet, never fear: Clinic is back. The Liverpl, England, quartet made its mark in the United States tw years ag, when secnd full- length "Walking With Thee" earned a Grammy Award nminatin as best alternative album. Lured by that clarinet (and a meldica), critics tripped ver themselves t sing the band's praises. Expect the same fr "Winchester Cathedral." Wrking with Sigur Rós prducer Ken Thmas, Clinic cntinues t wrap its pst -punk jitter arund a surprisingly tender cre (pener "Cuntry Mile," lead single "Circle f Fifths "). Occasinally, the tenderness seeps thrugh int a E S S E N T I A L R E V I E W S JILL SCOTT Beautifully Human -Wrds and Sunds Vl. PRODUCERS: varius Hidden Beach Recrdings /Epic 9 RELEASE DATE: Aug. Jill Sctt intrduced herself in with the impressive "Wh Is Jill Sctt? -Wrds and Sunds Vl." This fllw -up finds the scially aware artist reflecting n lve, infidelity, feminine pwer and family. While Sctt pays hmage t such 's stalwarts as Maze and Minnie Ripertn (first single "Glden "), she als stretches ut musically, embracing the jazz rts she flirted with n her debut. At the same time, her petic talent fr mment -etching lyrics is as sharp as ever. Yu can hear it n "Family Reunin" -whse fundatin is the 9 Escrts tune "Lk Over Yur Shulder" -and "Whatever," where she elquently captures the lingering afterglw fllwing a night f inspired passin. Thugh nt every track wrks (the real -life drama f "Rasl" appears incngruus in this particular grve- minded setting), Sctt still remains at the tp f her game. -GM ballad -like exskeletn ( "Hme," "Falstaff'). But the band mstly camuflages its catchy meldies amid metrnme -like percussin and lead singer /guitarist Ade Blackburn's nasal sneer. Dn't be fled by the surface tensin, hwever: Yu'll be humming alng with the clarinet in n time. IM DONOVAN Beat Cafe PRODUCER: Jhn Chelew Appleseed RELEASE DATE: Aug. In Dnvan's first album in eight years, the Sctsman whse best recrds ( "Sunshine Superman," "Mellw Yellw") are lasting snapshts f the 's backtracks t an earlier decade. Dnvan digs beatniks. Althugh he believes he's cnjuring the wrld f literary rebels f the 's (Ferlinghetti, Ginsberg, Keruac), we find the mdel t be clser t Maynard G. Krebs, the beatnik played by Bb ( "Gilligan ") Denver n the TV shw "The Many Lves f Dbie Gillis." In the title track, Dnvan cites the suppsed ttems f beatnik life: beret -wearing pets, slw- mving chicks, bng drums. But there aren't enugh bngs n the recrd and t much f Jim BJÖRK Medúlla PRODUCERS: Björk, Mark Bell Elektra /Atlantic 9 RELEASE DATE: Aug. Since embarking n her jurney as a sl artist, Björk has made an art ut f stripping traditinal musical elements frm her recrdings. With "Medúlla," her seventh studi album. she has created her mst reduced recrding yet. Except fr a pian here and a synth bass there, all f the sunds were cnccted by sampling and manipulating the human vice. The exuberant "Wh Is It (Carry My Jy n the Left, Carry My Pain n the Right)" finds Björk wrking with Inuit thrat -singer Tanya Tagaq and human beatbxer /ex -Rts member Rahzel. The h -s -quiet "Snnets/ Unrealities XI" and the beautifully lpsided "Desired Cnstellatin" sptlight the Icelandic Chir. T be sure, "Medúlla" is a demanding recrding that asks a lt f its listeners. But thse wh are up fr the challenge will find much t admire. In Björk's wrld, vices carry. MP Keltner's excellently played but ut -fplace kit drums. Still, the recrd is cl, in a way. Dnvan's seductive whisper and spare jazzy air (centered n the walking duble -bass f Danny Thmpsn) des capture the spirit f a rich, largely fictinal milieu, the sund f Mingus gne minimally techn. The best track is "D Nt G Gentle," a syncpated reading f Dylan Thmas' pem. The whle album shuld've been Thmas pems: It culd have been called "Dnvan Sings Dylan. " -WR MIKE WATT The Secndman's Middle Stand PRODUCER: Mike Watt Red Ink /Clumbia 9 RELEASE DATE: Aug. Ex- Minutemen bassist Mike Watt's third sl set (his first in seven years, delayed by his cmmitments with the re- frmed Stges) ranges int new and ft -unusual territry. It's his mst persnal wrk yet: a sng cycle abut the crisis brught n by an internal abscess that nearly tk his life in. The album als marks the recrding debut f Watt's new band, which features B rganist Pete Mazich and drummer Jerry Trebtic. Led by Watt's gruff vcalizing, which smetimes bears a disquieting resemblance t ANITA BAKER My Everything PRODUCERS: Barry J. Eastmnd, Anita Baker, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmnds Blue Nte RELEASE DATE: Sept. Add anther event t a year punctuated by Usher's stranglehld at N. and Prince's cmeback: the return f Anita Baker. The sultry- viced chanteuse is releasing her first studi album in years. The underpinnings shaping such enduring Baker gds as "Giving Yu the Best That I Gt" are here -masterful blends f R &B, jazz and gspel accented by sulful harmnies -and she skillfully interprets all f them with her warm, smky vcals. While "Yu're My Everything" is classic Baker, this isn't a ttal exercise in nstalgia. Refreshing midtemp charmer "Hw Des It Feel" stands ut, as des Baker's artful pairing with Babyface n the ballad "Like Yu Used t D." One slight quibble: This tight package f nine sngs (the th is a brief, jazzy reprise f "Everything ") leaves the listener feeling shrtchanged, given the artist's lng hiatus. Still, a little Baker ges a lng way. -GM David Claytn -Thmas' thraty singing with Bld, Sweat & Tears, the grup blasts thrugh a cllectin f tunes that variusly suggest Atmic Rster, Rick Wakeman and free -jazz blwing. This heartfelt but frankly strange uting will be mst satisfying fr the punk prgenitr's avid fans. -CM JEFF TIMMONS Whisper That Way PRODUCERS: varius SLG RELEASE DATE: Aug. T his credit, Jeff Timmns had a hand in every aspect f this, his sl debut. Indeed, the funder f defunct pp grup 9 is a sngwriter, prducer and musician. His ambitin is cmmendable, but Timmns bit ff mre than he culd chew. Simply put, "Whisper That Way" is a prly prduced, mntnus album. (Smehw, even AC mainstay Jim Brickman gt mixed up in the whle prcess; he guests n "Be the One. ") The strngest sng, by far, is the title track, which, nt surprisingly, is the lead single. It is c- written and cprduced by relative newcmer David Stenmarck (Westlife), wh displays much ptential. -KK R&B/HIP-HOP MASE Welcme Back PRODUCERS: varius Bad By B RELEASE DATE: Aug. There's nthing harder than pltting a cmeback- particularly in hip -hp. Mre ften than nt, the genre's fickle fans are quick t write an artist ff as a has -been. This is the challenge Mase faces. After a five -year hiatus, the Harlem, N.Y., native returns with "Welcme Back." Serving as the lead single, the Mvement -prduced title track samples Jhn Sebastian's "Welcme Back Ktter" with infectius results. Similarly, "Breathe, Stretch, Shake" (featuring P. Diddy) is a party anthem that recalls Mase's earlier material. Unfrtunately, the rest f the album isn't nearly as catchy. Sngs like "D Yu Remember" and "Wasting My Time" are tlerable but dn't require repeated listening. -RH DANCE /ELECTRONIC, ATB N Silence PRODUCER: André Tanneberger Radikal 9 RELEASE DATE: Aug. Five years ag, Germany's ATB (aka André Tanneberger) released its first album, "Mvin' Meldies," which spawned such crssver hits as "9PM (Til I Cme)" and "Killer." Since then, ATB has been n a serius musical missin t bring club music int the pp realm and meldic pp sensibilities int trance -hued snic landscapes. With this fifth studi album frm ATB, the missin is nearly accmplished. A savvy mix f uptemp and dwn - temp sngs, "N Silence" is hme t a range f emtins -frm jy t pain -that are primed fr dance - flrs and radi airwaves. Adding t the emtinal drama are guest vcalists, which include Tiff Lacey ( "Ecstasy "), Madelin Zer ( "Cllides With Beauty ") and lngtime ATB cllabratr Rberta Carter Harrisn ( "After the Flame "). Such "Silence" demands yur immediate attentin. -MP MOUSE ON MARS Radical Cnnectr PRODUCERS: AndiTma, Jan St. Werner Thrill Jckey RELEASE DATE: Aug. With "Radical Cnnectr," German electrnic du Muse n Mars blends its signature cmputerized glitch - beats with a mre dance -riented sund. This results in the act's mst meldic and accessible album f its career. "Wipe That Sund" is driven by an infectius disc -funk grve that wuldn't seem ut f place n a Basement Jaxx album. Female vcalist Nibe is featured n the album's ther tw highlights: "Send Me Shivers," an icy electr -pp trip reminiscent f Zer Seven, and "The End," which lpes alng t a grimy hip- hp- flavred beat fit fr Dizzee (Cntinued n next page) CONTRIBUTORS. Leila Cb, Debrah Evans Price, Brian Garrity, Rashaun Hall, Katy Krll, Jackie McCarthy, Gail Mitchell, Chris Mrris, Michael Paletta, Wayne Rbins, Chuck Taylr, Bram Teitelman, Christa L. Titus, Anastasia Tsiulcas, Philip van Vleck, Ray Waddell. ESSENTIALS: Releases deemed by the review editrs t deserve special attentin n the basis f musical merit and/r Billbard chart ptential.vital REISSUES: Rereleased albums f special artistic, archival and cmmercial interest and utstanding cllectins f wrks by ne r mre artists. PICKS O.): New releases predicted t hit the tp half f the chart in the crrespnding frmat. CRITICS' CHOICES ( *): New releases, regardless f chart ptential, highly recmmended because f their musical merit. All albums cmmercially available in the U.S. are eligible. Send album review cpies and singles review cpies t Michael Paletta (Billbard, Bradway, th flr, NewYrk, N.Y. ) r t the writers in the apprpriate bureaus. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

31 illbard `licks Music (Cntinued frm preceding page) Rascal. Lngtime fans f the twsme's art -nise may be surprised by the shift t a mre ppulist directin, but the evlutin shuld help expand Muse n Mars' appeal. -BG COUNTRY TIFT MERRITT Tamburine PRODUCER: Greg Drakulias Lst Highway B RELEASE DATE: Aug. Carlina singer /sngwriter Tift Merritt has glammed up her image a bit fr her secnd Lst Highway release, which finds her pushing her already cnsiderable talents t new heights. In sme ways, Merritt has taken her Carlina musicality n a Memphis run, with much f the recrd wning an R &B /rck flair. Mike Campbell's tasteful guitar licks spice up the perceptive "Stray Paper," and "Late Night Pilgrim" rcks alng quite nicely. Sulful hrns and backgrund vcals are a perfect tuch n "Gd Hearted Man," as is the Hammnd B - n the sexy "Ain't Lking Clsely." Much f the material here is light years away frm the artist's previus wrk: "Yur Lve Made a U- Turn" is brassy funk, while "I Am Yur Tamburine" is a sweaty, hard -charging bgie rave -up perfrmed with rad -seasned cnfidence and aplmb. Merritt still flexes sme serius sngwriting chps n the well - drawn "Laid a Highway." While prducer Gerge Drakulias' tuch remains present thrughut, the reality is this: Ms. Merritt is becming a star.-rw LATIN PEPE AGUILAR N Sy De Nadie PRODUCER: Pepe Aguilar Sny Music 9 RELEASE DATE: Aug. Pepe Aguilar's first album n his new label, Sny Music, mixes his trademark stylized ranchera music with straight - ahead pp tracks, many written by respected sngwriter Fat. It's a departure fr Aguilar, ne that places him squarely in an adult cntemprary mde, as ppsed t simply reginal Mexican. "Aunque Respir," fr example, is a dreamy, string -swept track that uses strumming guitar and culd wrk in bth frmats. But "El Perr Cerrer" is a lively mariachi, and "Mied" is mre f a rck ballad, accmpanied by drums and electric guitar lines. Aguilar's vice remains the same thrughut: all velvety sftness, even when the material gets edgier. It's his stamp, but sme variety wuld be welcme. Regardless, sme fans may be shcked by the extremes n this album. -LC WORLD * DABY TOURÉ Diam PRODUCERS: Cyrille Dufay, Daby Turé Real Wrld RELEASE DATE: Aug. Peter Gabriel's latest prtégé, singer/ sngwriter Daby Turé, makes his Real Wrld debut with this affable album. Turé's music evkes mdern and traditinal mdes f life: It's as influenced by the sunds cming ut f tday's Senegal, Mali, Paris and New Yrk as it is flavred by the traditinal music f his native Mauritania (a natin largely unknwn in the West that has a cultural blend spanning frm Arab /Mr t several black ethnic grups). Gentle - viced and sweet -spirited, Turé, teaming up with electrnic musician/ prducer Cyrille Dufay, creates a thrughly charming recrd. Standut tracks include the lilting "Iris," the R &B- tinged `Gary" and the hypntically rhythmic "Dendecuba." Rts- riented wrld music fans will prbably pass "Diam" by, but that wuld be a mistake, as Turé is a rising star. AT BLUES * GUY DAVIS Legacy PRODUCER: Jhn Platania Red Huse RELEASE DATE: Aug. Guy Davis perseveres as ne f the few cntemprary African- American musicians t embrace the acustic blues and, in ding s, takes up what he refers t as his legacy. The title f this set reflects nt nly his awareness f his rle but als the tunes that cnstitute the album. Davis authred a number f the sngs, but the feel f his riginals is s timeless that the listener will be hard pressed t separate them frm such traditinal numbers as "See See Rider," "Drp Dwn Mama" and "Cme Back Baby." In the manner f Otis Taylr, Davis has als seen fit t return the banj t its rightful place in the genre, and he des s in grand fashin n "Red Gse." Davis keeps it simple here. His musicianship is sharp, and his raggedy vice remains a prime blues instrument. -PW CHRISTIAN OVERFLOW A Better Place PRODUCER: Sctty Wilbanks Essential - RELEASE DATE: Aug. This Suth Carlina -based quintet takes the prize fr the mst impressive debut in the Christian frmat s far this year. The well -penned sngs - written by Overflw's Mark Breazeale, Will Carter, Matthew Hayes, Jsh Crmer and Tm Pellerin, alng with prducer Sctty Wilbanks -carry a theme f hpefulness. Thrughut, the band's yuthful exuberance is shwcased. The grgeus ballad "Cry n My Shulder" is tailr -made fr mainstream AC Christian radi frmats. Overflw really shines n such uptemp fare as the hky title cut, which highlights the grup's tight musicianship as well as Pellerin's persnality- packed lead vcals. And dn't verlk the effervescent "My Days Are Better." This is feel -gd music at its very best. Welcme this breath f fresh air t the Christian frmat. -DEP Billbard,cm Drive -by Truckers, "The Dirty Suth" (New West) The Shre, "The Shre" (Maverick) Jasn Mraz, "Tnight, Nt Again" (Elektra) SINGLES Edited by Michael Paletta R &B /HIP -HOP DE LA SOUL Shpping Bags (She Gt Frm Yu) (:) PRODUCER: Mad Lib WRITER: De La Sul PUBLISHERS: Kricketspit Publishing (BMI); 's Kid Music (BMI); Mase Music (BMI); Madlib Invasin (BMI) Sanctuary Urban Recrds Grup (CD prm) With the return f a hst f classic hip - hp acts, it appears that what was nce ld is glriusly new again. Fr music fans, this nw means the return f De La Sul. The tri f Psdnus, Trugy (Dave) and Mase makes its return with "Shpping Bag (She Gt Frm Yu)," the first ffering frm frthcming album "Grind Date." The grup tackles issues f materialism and lve with a sense f humr that is classic De La Sul. Prduced by Mad Lib, the frantic track cnveys a sense f urgency that cmplements the sng's heady lyric. With the backing f music industry heavyweight Mathew Knwles and his Sanctuary Urban label, De La Sul shuld have n prblem revisiting the radi success it experienced earlier in its career. -RH MODERN ROCK GOOD CHARLOTTE Predictable (:) PRODUCER: Eric Valentine WRITERS: B. Madden,. Madden PUBLISHERS: Dead Executives (BMI); EMI Blackwd Music (BMI) Daylight /Epic EK 9 (CD prm) Gd Charltte became ne f the mst identifiable bands f the pp - punk explsin with the release f its sphmre album, "The Yung and the Hpeless." Led by twin brthers Benji and Jel Madden, the act wrte sngs catchy enugh t transcend the genre, with MTV and tp success ensuing. Perhaps as a result, "Predictable" is ne f the glssiest, mst cmmercial sngs Gd Charltte has written. While it's ff t a gd start at mdern rck, the sng's mre pp than punk, featuring strings and pian. And while the chrus desn't immediately stand ut, the sng grws n listeners with repeated spins. Lk fr "Predictable" t cntinue its climb at mdern rck, and depending n tp 's appetite fr the band in, mderate t great success there as well. -BT KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Alive (:) PRODUCER: Marti Frederiksen WRITERS: K. W. Shepherd, M. Frederiksen PUBLISHER: Only Hit Music /Sngs f Universal /Sny ATV /White Pearl Sngs (BMI) Reprise /Way Prductins 9 (CD prm) Kenny Wayne Shepherd has experienced sme majr changes. The teenage blues guitar prdigy with lng blnd lcks is nw a man in his mid - s with much shrter hair. Mre imprtant are the creative differences. In Octber, Shepherd delivers his first studi album in five years, "The Place Yu're In," and frm the sund f the single "Alive," he's heeding the call f ESSENTIAL REVIEWS THE CURE alt.end (:) PRODUCERS: Rss Rbinsn, Rbert Smith, Steve Evetts WRITERS: varius PUBLISHER: BMG Music Publishing (PRS) Geffen (CD prm) With this secnd single frm the Cure's new epnymus album, fans will have a new theme t dump their lvers by, especially if they definitely want t kick their partner t the curb. Amid an upbeat temp - ne that the newly single will likely frlic t as they celebrate their freedm -and squalling guitars, Rbert Smith warbles, "It's a big, bright, beautiful wrld/just the ther side f the dr." He remves any dubt that he's wavering abut calling this relatinship ff when he reaches the chrus, wailing, "I dn't want anther g- arund /I dn't want t start again /N, I dn't want anther g- arund /I want this t be the end." At three minutes even, the Dear Jane sng is in and ut, getting the jb dne with n wallwing r sniveling. T bad breakups can't be just as cut and dried. -CLT rck'n'rll. Plus, he's singing fr the first time and cncentrating n being a frntman, which explains why less time is given t guitar sling. Shepherd hasn't abandned the blues; "Alive" has plenty f grve. But yu wn't catch his best licks here. The tight sng structure is t restrictive after hearing him blaze thrugh a dirty, sexy rmp like his excellent "Smehw, Smewhere, Smeway." Chalk it up t grwing pains. -CLT COUNTRY CAROLINA RAIN I Ain't Scared (:) PRODUCER: Stephny Smith WRITERS: R. Byer, G. Llyd, S. Smith PUBLISHERS: Black in the Saddle Sngs (ASCAP); Warner -Tamerlane Publishing (BMI) Equity Music Grup EMG (CD prm) In need f smething cl and fresh? Withut bmbast r ver -the -tp antics, Carlina Rain delivers a well - written sng fueled by Rhean Byer's cmpelling lead vcals and the tasty musicianship f Jeremy Baxter n mandlin and Marvin Evatt n banj. The tri has a superb vcal blend enhanced by its singer's sweet sulfulness. Penned by Byer, Gary Llyd and Stephny Smith, "I Ain't Scared" speaks f the emtinal bravery and level f cmmitment that accmpanies an especially prmising new relatin- CITIZEN COPE Bullet and a Target (:) PRODUCER: Clarence Greenwd WRITER: C. Greenwd PUBLISHER: Cpe Music /EMI -April Music (ASCAP) RCA - (CD prm) Tw years after releasing his self - titled debut, Citizen Cpe is gaining sme mre grund. With new album "The Clarence Greenwd Recrdings" waiting in the wings (it arrives Sept. ), the artist has been prfiled in Vibe and will sn be heard n NPR's "Wrld Cafe." "Bullet and a Target" is the first glimpse int "Clarence Greenwd." The urban trubadur's bservatins abut peple living hard -knck lives (self -perpetuated r nt) are like scilgical studies: up clse and impartial. He crss - pllinates hip -hp beats with flky stry telling and rganic prductin: There are handclaps and tinkling pians instead f heavy -handed synth beds. Even thugh Cpe is a singer, his dictin has a rap flavr. But his sft -spkeness makes him stand ut frm the luder rhythmic cntingent. -CLT ship. Such strytelling cmpliments the track's verall earthy, rganic vibe. Ultimately, this immensely appealing title is pised t bst the prfile f this new act, as well as Clint Black's Equity label. -DEP DANCE RuPAUL Lking Gd, Feeling Grgeus (:) PRODUCERS: Darrell Martin, Assaf Amdursky WRITERS: varius PUBLISHERS: varius REMIXER: Gmi RuC CD (CD prm) Drag entertainer RuPaul enjyed an immensely successful run in the mid - '9s, sashaying her "Supermdel" persna right ut f gay clubs and int the mainstream -even snapping up a rle in "The Brady Bunch Mvie" and playing mrning hst n New Yrk radi. But by the end f the decade, the nvelty had wrn itself ut; in fact, RuPaul swre ff the heels and wigs in an effrt t becme "legit." Nearly a decade later, Ru's return in "Lking Gd, Feeling Grgeus" -frm the new album, " RuPaul Red Ht" -cmes ff like Wal- Mart fashin in a Prada wrld. And Gmi's dated tribal restructurings d nthing t save the day. Reheated and rehashed, the camp that nce made Ru s entertaining simply sunds huffy and dated. Maybe thse heels shuld have stayed in the clset. -CT BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

32 Backbea Edited By Carla Hay Peple /Places /Events EXECUTIVE TURNTABLE.. RECORD COMPANIES: Epic Recrds in New Yrk ups Jel Klaiman t executive VP f prmtin. He was senir VP f prmtin. Island Def Jam Music Grup in New Yrk prmtes Heath Kudler t VP f business and legal affairs. He was senir directr f business and legal affairs. Universal Recrds in New Yrk elevates Jay Wilsn t senir directr f publicity. He was directr f publicity. Yshitshi Recrdings in Washingtn, D.C., names Dlres Canavan managing directr. She was president f Zchan Internatinal. PUBLISHING: Zmba Music Publishing in New Yrk names Jennifer Blakeman VP f creative. She was a creative executive at Universal Music Publishing. Sny /ATV Music Publishing in Santa Mnica, Calif., appints Jse Antni Beltran creative directr. He was creative directr at Warner /Chappell Music Publishing. Spirit Music Grup in New Yrk prmtes Peter Shane t senir creative directr. He was creative directr. DISTRIBUTION: Navarre Crp. in Minneaplis elevates Rick Vick t VP f merchandising and Ward Thmas t VP f sales. Vick was general merchandise directr, and Thmas was directr f sales. Handleman C. in Try, Mich., prmtes Lynn Dutney t VP f finance and Dirk Lpur t field sales directr. Dutney was assistant VP f subsidiary finance, and Lpur was reginal sales peratins directr. CONCERT PROMOTION: Turing Pr Events & Jack Utsick Presents in Ls Angeles appint Tina Suca VP f bking. She was artist relatins manager /talent buyer at Huse f Blues in Ls Angeles. RADIO: Westwd One in New Yrk names Melissa Bennett VP f sales, Eastern regin. She was natinal accunt manager at Premiere Radi Netwrks. Reginal Mexican KLAX Ls Angeles appints Brad West general sales manager. He was general sales manager at classic rck KCBS -FM Ls Angeles. Adult cntemprary KVIL Dallas names Smkey Rivers PD. He adds thse duties t his title f Infinity Bradcasting VP f adult cntemprary prgramming. Katz Dimensins in Chicag names Reggie Densn senir VP /directr f urban. He was directr f urban sales at ABC Radi Netwrks. Clear Channel Radi in Austin names Mac Daniels peratins manager. He was PD at cuntry WYCD Detrit. Cuntry WSM -FM Nashville appints Jhn Sebastian PD. He was PD at cuntry WLXX Lexingtn, Ky. MUSIC VIDEO: mtvu in New Yrk names Rss Martin VP f prgramming. He was a funder f Plant Film. PRO AUDIO: Waves Ltd. in Ls Angeles names Garrett Sden directr f pr audi marketing and cmmunicatins. He remains wner f recrding studi Blue Meter Music. RELATED FIELDS: Marvel Studis in New Yrk appints Eric Rllman senir VP f hme entertainment and TV prductin. He was president f Fx Family Prductins and funder f Rllman Entertainment. Cherry Lane Music Publishing in New Yrk names Rich Stumpf VP f strategic marketing and prmtes Gregg Barrn t directr f licensing. Stumpf was VP f mar - keting and licensing at Cherry Lane, and Barrn was manager f licensing administratin. VIPs At VMAs The members f N Dubt arrive n the red carpet at the st annual MTV Vide Music Awards Aug. 9 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The band's "It's My Life" wn the awards fr best grup vide and best pp vide. Abve, frm left, are guitarist Tm Dumnt, bassist Tny Kanal, singer Gwen Stefani and drummer Adrian Yung. At right, Stevie Wnder, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz gave a shw- stpping surprise perfrmance (see stry, page.)the tri perfrmed Wnder's classic "Higher Grund." Backstage, frm left, are Wnder, Keys and Kravitz. (Phts: Kevin Mazur/Wirelmage.cm) Nw, Hear Dis... usiu Artists t Watch When Epic Recrds released Tshi Kubta's album "Nthing butyur Lve" in, critics lved the recrd fr its sulful gems, which ranged frm mellw t funky. Althugh he is a hit artist in his native Japan and ther cuntries, the singer has had a tugh time cnquering the American market since radi des nt knw quite what t d with him. Accrding t Epic, he has sld mre than millin albums wrldwide. Nw ging by just the name Tshi, the singer /sngwriter returns with the blissfully grve- drenched "Time t Share," which Epic/Sny Urban Music releases Sept..Tshi c -wrte all the sngs n the set, which includes cllabratins with Ms Def and Angie Stne.The album's first single, "Breaking Thrugh," has been released t R &B radi. Epic has als serviced such music vide utlets as BET and MTV. Althugh it is clear that Tshi des nt fit the image f a typical R &B singer, he has earned the respect f much f the urban music cmmunity, as evidenced by his cllabratins that include Raphael Saddiq, Nile Rdgers and?uestlve frm the Rts. As much as the music industry laments the lack f riginality in many f tday's artists, it just may be time fr the biz t set aside cnventinal marketing beliefs and supprt a unique artist wh stands ut frm the pack. CARLA HAY BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

33 Bckbet Bring On the ßlìng! The stars were shining brightly Aug. at Miami Beach's Delan Htel during the A Diamnd Is Frever "Rck Slid" Party, presented by the Diamnd Infrmatin Center and Billbard. Dazzling rcks wrth mre than $ millin were displayed and wrn by celebrity attendees. Lunging in the summer heat, guests relaxed in fan -cled bungalws and sipped drinks by the ice sculpture bar. (All phts by Manny Hernandez unless therwise indicated.) Ice Princess mdels draped with millins in diamnds lit up the party.this ne sprts pieces frm Jacb Arab, aka Jacb the Jeweler f Jacb & C. Lil' Kim, right, shws ff a necklace, earrings, bracelet and watch frm designer.eweler Sl Rafael, pictured at Ieft.The jewels are valued at $,. Paris Hiltn, left and Jacb the Jeweler sprt the latest in canary and white diamnd watches wrth $, t $, each. Sbe Entertainment recrding artist Lla dresses up the party. The stars f A &E's hit reality series "Grwing Up Gtti" enjy the Miami Beach party scene. Victria Gtti is pictured with her sns, frm left, Jhn, Carmine and Frank Agnell. Sctt Stapp, frmer lead singer f Creed, was amng numerus artists at the bash (Pht: Ariel Ramerez) DJ AM gets ready t entertain the Rck Slid party guests. (Pht: Dimitris Kamburis/Wirelmage.cm) Skatebard her Tny Hawk, left, and actr Jhnny IKnxville shw ff their A Diamnd Is Frever party gifts. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

34 n writers & ublishers Distilling A `Whiskey' Hit Brad Paisley's "Whiskey Lullaby" -his duet with Alisn Krauss that is reminiscent f Gerge Jnes' landmark cuntry hit "He Stpped Lving Her Tday" -hlds at N. n the Billbard Ht Cuntry Singles & Tracks chart after weeks. But accrding t c- writer Bill Andersn, the sng "sat arund fr five years." He credits Paisley fr "seeing smething there that virtually n ne else did." "I heard it a hundred times: 'It's t cuntry... t sad... radi wn't play it," Andersn recalls. "Frankly, I'd almst given up n it, and was even thinking f titling a nvel I'd been wrking n in my spare time 'Whiskey Lullaby.' Then Brad cut the sng and I had t lk fr a new [bk] title." Andersn, wh is signed t Sny /ATV Music Publishing (BMI), c -wrte the tearjerker with Jn Randall. "We'd written several times befre," Andersn says, "and almst had a hit with 'Cld Cffee Mrning,' which was a single when Jn was n Asylum. S we'd dne sme pretty gd stuff when we gt tgether n this particular day, when we bth had pretty gd ideas -which is kind f unusual." ANDERSON: CO -WROTE 'WHISKEY LULLABY' Specifically, Andersn brught the sng's first line ( "She put him ut like the burnin' end f a midnight cigarette "), while Randall came in with the first line f the chrus ( "He put that bttle t his head and pulled the trigger "). Accrding t Ree Guyer Buchanan, head f Randall's Wrensng/ Reynsng Music publishing huse (BMI affiliate Randall and Andersn were Sny/Tree writers when they wrte "Whiskey Lullaby "), Paisley was lking fr a sng t cut with Krauss. "Liz O'Sullivan, the sngplugger at Brad's publishing cmpany, Sea Gayle Music, lved 'Whiskey Lullaby,' " Buchanan says. "She dragged Brad int her ffice and played it fr him, and it was the perfect sng fr them, s they cut it fr Brad's album." Randall, meanwhile, had been signed t Sny Nashville, where label head Jhn Grady "had the idea t have Jn cut it n his recrd -but make it a 'big event,' like with the Dixie Chicks r Patty Lveless," Buchanan adds. Andersn had been tld that the Dixie Chicks had riginally passed n the tune. But shrtly befre Paisley's single came ut, Andersn says, "wrd was ging arund that [the Dixie Chicks] heard Brad's [versin] n the album and became interested all ver again and were ging t g in and cut it. And then Brad went t [RCA Label Grup Nashville chairman] Je Galante and said, 'We're ging t lse this thing if we dn't put it ut as a single.' " Buchanan, "in the spirit f sharing infrmatin," tld RCA Label Grup senir VP f A &R Renee Bell in a sng -pitching meeting that Randall was indeed ging t make "Whiskey Lullaby" an "event" n his album, "s we were wndering if it wuld be a single [fr] Brad and Alisn. There were n plans fr it t be his next single, but they were planning n it being the furth single. Fast frward ne week: The decisin was made that it wuld in fact be Brad's next single, and the rest is histry." Randall's Sny Nashville album debut, slated fr first -quarter, will still include his versin f "Whiskey Lullaby." "Writing with Bill Andersn is like ging t cuntry music sng - writing schl, and having a tp five hit with Bill is like getting yur diplma," Randall declares. Andersn nw lks t catch a few Paisley rad gigs. "They put vide screens up, and Brad says that when the 'Whiskey Lullaby' vide cmes n and Alisn appears, peple cme running dwn t take a picture f her n the screen just like she's there. I gtta see that." The sng is als n bluegrass artist Melnie Cannn's debut album fr Skaggs Family Recrds. "Her interpretatin is nt quite bluegrass but certainly shws it can be dne that way," Andersn says. "When tw peple die in a sng, that's bluegrass heaven. S I'm hping it pens the sng up t sme f the bluegrass acts fr their shws." Andersn's latest smash cmes just as his cuntry chart -tpping signature sng, "Still," which crssed ver t N. n the pp charts in 9, has been remade by cmeback -seeking Cn Hunley. "He fled arund with it and tk [Andersn's trademark] recitatin ut and wrte a singing part and was scared t death I wuldn't like it," Andersn says. "He sang it fr me ver breakfast and said, 'If yu dn't care, I'll recrd it.' I said, 'If I dn't care? I'll Wrds& Music. By Jim Bessman jbessman@billbard.cm drive yu t the studi!" In ther Andersn news, Curb has picked up his gspel album "Sftly and Tenderly," featuring Randall's backup vcals. The set was released riginally n Andersn's TWI Recrds (Billbard, July ). Andersn will als self -release a cuntry album featuring the likely title track "Him and Me." The nstalgic trucker sng has been getting play n the XM satellite service, fr which Andersn hsts "Bill Andersn Visits With the Legends." "Nt a day ges by that I dn't get half a dzen s frm truck drivers saying hw the sng tuched them," says Andersn, wh has als just scred a cut, "Key Lime Pie "- written with Kenny Chesney and Cannn's father, Buddy Cannn -n Chesney's frthcming album. Andersn says, "It shws me that satellite radi may be in its infancy, but the strength is there if yu hit with the right thing." FLASH IN THE PAN: Fllwing up n last week's clumn, Chevrlet has scrapped its Crvette TV campaign featuring the Rlling Stnes' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Billbard, Sept. ), fllwing prtests ver the cmmercial's cntent. The Guy Ritchie -directed spt, titled "A By's Dream," depicted yungsters driving at unsafe speeds. Althugh it was a dream sequence, highway- safety advcates saw it as prmting illegal and risky behavir. Surces say the spt, which identified the sng, the Stnes, the "Ht Rcks" ABKCO album frm which the sng came and the label's Web site, will still be included in Crvette DVD giveaways, and Chevrlet retains the ptin t use the sng in prmting ther car mdels. Pr Audi New Wrkstatins Gaining Custmers With the audi recrding industry set t gather at the th Audi Engineering Sciety Cnventin Oct. - in San Francisc, tw premier equipment manufacturers will shwcase new prducts that are prliferating thrughut the industry. The manufacturers, Slid State Lgic and Digidesign, will demnstrate the AWS 9 and ICON, respectively. Bth digital audi wrkstatin cntrllers were intrduced at the Natinal Assn. f Bradcasters Cnventin in April; and they will gain expsure t a new audience at AES. In recent weeks, bth manufacturers have als reprted delivery f mre than f their respective systems. Obviusly, the cmmercial recrding industry's adptin f the DAW is almst unanimus. Thugh large - frmat analg cnsles remain the nrm in mst prfessinal cntrl rms, rare is the cmmercial recrding prject untuched by Digidesign's Pr Tls r anther sftware -based recrding, editing and mixing platfrm. An interesting aspect f the prduct intrductins is that with the AWS 9, SSL has intrduced a smaller versin f its XL9 K Series large- frmat cnsle; while Digidesign's ICON, featuring a new tactile wrk surface called D- Cntrl, represents its largest prduct t date. Purely in terms f physical size, the AWS 9 mre clsely resembles Digidesign's PrCntrl and Cntr wrk surfaces, while ICON is clser in size t a large- frmat SSL. Studi Mnitr. With the AWS 9 and ICON, the manufacturers take aim at the same users -chiefly recrding prfessinals. The AWS 9, hwever, retains the signal path f its "Super - Analgue" cnsles with cmprehensive DAW cntrl. With ICON, Digidesign has brught ttal integratin t DAW -based recrding. Digidesign's existing Cntrll and PrCntrl, and even its small- frmat interface prducts like and the recently intrduced Cmmandl, als ffer a dizzying degree f tactile wrkstatin cntrl. By Christpher Walsh Early adpters f the AWS 9 include the hip -hp prductin team f Alnz "Z" Lee Jr. and Shamar "Sham" Daugherty, cllectively knwn as the Trak Starz. Their St. Luis studi is knwn as the Trak Meet. An AWS 9 is als slated fr the frmer Tiki Recrding in Glen Cve, N.Y., which a prminent artist recently acquired fr use as a private facility. New Yrk graphics and design cmpany Binic Media; Burbank, Calif. -based O'Henry Sund Studis; and Singapre -based prductin cmpany Megamedia are amng the early adpters f ICON. DANCE TO THE MUSIC: The intermittent recrding prject f Sly & the Family Stne -minus Sly, but including mst riginal members-is in limb, largely because f scheduling difficulties, drummer Greg Erric reprts. Last year, Erric tld this clumnist f the regruped Family Stne's Ls Angeles and Vallej, Calif., sessins, sme including engineer Tm Flye, wh had wrked with the Family Stne many years ag. In the meantime, Life, a grup including Erric, Family Stne saxphnist Jerry Martini and Ivan Neville, tre up B.B. King's Blues Club in New Yrk Aug.. The perfrmance f many Family Stne classics prmpts the hpe that mre recrdings frm these legendary musicians are frthcming. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

35 9 NARM keynte speaker Clive Davis emphasized the pwer f trade rganizatins Reta The 9 cncert film `Wattstax' is making its DVD and TV debut MERCHANTS / MARKETING / HOME VIDEO / E- COMMERCE / DISTRIBUTION Brands Seek Cell Plan Music Cmpanies Meet Mbile Carriers BY SCOTT BANERJEE Mbile phne "decks" -the handset menus that allw users t dwnlad cntent -are rapidly emerging as prime real estate fr a variety f brands trying t reach cnsumers. These menus are increasingly jammed with specialized data services, persnalizatin ptins and entertainment applicatins. Cnsumer brands (Cke, Pepsi, McDnald's), lifestyle brands (Maxim), prfessinal sprts leagues (NHL, NFL, MLB) and media cmpanies (Fx, NBC, CBS) are jckeying fr placement f licensed prducts. As a result, the mbile carriers that cntrl this space are becming selective abut which applicatins and brands they include. "A lt f the tp -tier carriers are [lking] at what's selling, what's nt selling, weeding ut the nes that are nt," says Ruben Harutnian, senir VP f sales and client services with mbile- cntent aggregatr Mbliss. The Seattle -based cmpany created the "American Idl" news alert prgram fr AT &T Wireless that generated. millin text -message vtes during the TV shw's past seasn. GROWTH FOR MUSIC Aggregatrs say music brands shuld be able t retain r grw their deck space. But in the flight t quality amng mbile applicatins, tw attributes are prized: a strng brand and the ability t generate high average revenue per user (ARPU) fr a carrier. (Cntinued n page 9) Dwang has launched a Rlling Stne -branded ringtne and music review service, available t users f AT&T Wireless, Cingular,T- Mbile and Nextel. Best Buy Hit With Ohi Suit BY SUSAN BUTLER After cnsumer cmplaints abut Best Buy reached his ffice in the past tw years, Ohi Attrney General Jim Petr decided t get the retailer's attentin "in a significant way." The state f Ohi filed suit against the chain Aug. 9 fr unfair and deceptive business practices. Since then, the number f cmplaints has almst dubled, accrding t a representative fr the attrney general's ffice. Nearly cnsumers claim pssible vilatins f Ohi's Cnsumer Sales Practices Act. Richfield, Minn. -based Best Buy has retail stres in Ohi and als sells t state residents thrugh its Web site. Accrding t Petr, the three mst cmmn cmplaints invlve cnsumer rebates, repackaged used gds that may have been sld as new and restcking fees charged t cnsumers fr returned merchandise. Cnsumer cmplaints abut rebates range frm nt receiving a cash rebate at all t nt receiving it within the prmised time perid r receiving a Best Buy gift card rather than cash. Others claimed they were nt made aware f a six -mnth time limit fr their rebate request. "We are investigating the claims and cannt cmment further n pending litigatin," a Best Buy representative says. The repackaging cmplaints relate t gds sld as "pen bx" items, i.e. nt in their riginal, sealed cntainers. Cnsumers claim Best Buy salespeple ften represented the prducts as "new" r "just like new" when in fact they were used r did nt have riginal parts. These are "practices that we wuld cnsider the height f deceptin," Petr says. A cnsumer issue the state "really wants reslved," Petr says, is the restcking charge. The suit claims the Best Buy return - and- exchange plicy is printed n the back f custmer receipts. In many cases, Petr says, cnsumers allegedly were tld they culd return prducts if they didn't like them but were charged a % restcking fee, even when bxes were unpened. Other claims in the suit relate t the cmpany's failure t respnd t cnsumer cmplaints and t hnr its service plans and implied warranties. "We want t establish sme grund rules fr the cmpany," Petr says. The suit asks the curt t enjin Best Buy frm engaging in similar practices in the future and t rder the retailer t reimburse custmers wh suffered damages. Further, it asks that Best Buy pay $, in fines fr each vilatin and maintain a five - year recrd f its slicitatins and sales t Ohi cnsumers that the attrney general can inspect. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

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37 Retail Frm Davis T Slmn, NARM A Success Retail Track just gt back frm the Natinal Assn. f Recrding Merchandisers' annual cnventin in San Dieg, and we can hnestly say that the meeting was an verwhelming success. Plenty f NARM naysayers attended, but there were a lt fewer f them when the meeting wund dwn than when it began. I knw, because I tuched base with sme executives wh had previusly made clear t me their displeasure with attending the cnventin. While sme have stuck t their guns, thers are amng the cnverted. The latter are singing the praises f the cnventin, saying it allwed them t hld substantial meetings and transact imprtant business. NARM began with Clive Davis' keynte address and ended with Russ Slmn helping Twer Recrds accept the large retailer f the year award. Yu can't ask fr better than that. The keynte tk the frm f a Q -and -A sessin between BMG Nrth America chairman Davis and Billbard directr f charts/ senir analyst Geff Mayfield. Davis gave advice t retailers abut upgrading service (Billbard, Sept. ) and pinted ut NARM shrtcmings. When asked why he and his fellw label chiefs n lnger regularly attend the cnventin, Davis replied that NARM had t wrk harder t effect change in the marketplace n such issues as piracy. He cited the anti -piracy effrts f the Recrding Industry Assn. f America as an example. Davis said that despite harsh criticism in the media and elsewhere, the RIAA's tactic f suing illegal dwnladers had "dramatically reversed" the piracy trend. "That was the pwer f a trade rganizatin," he said. Davis als encuraged independent labels. "Independent recrd cmpanies can cme int the business tday and flurish and cmpete very well," he said, as lng as they are financed in the right way. During his days running Arista and J, Davis tried t keep an independent perspective, he said. He felt it was essential t reinvent thse cmpanies every three t five years. Davis nted that he has balked several times when ffered a gig in an upper executive suite, because f the imprtance f staying clse t the street and develping artists. The key, he said, is t "surrund yurself with music peple." Finding and prducing hit music is clearly Davis' mantra. He said he was nt abut t pursue the type f - degree label deal that EMI struck with Rbbie Williams. (That deal includes publishing, turing and merchandise invlvement ver and abve the recrded -music aspects f a traditinal label deal.) Davis said EMI hped t recup the cst f breaking Williams in the United States by turning t revenue streams utside f the cre recrded -music business. "I wuldn't d that," Davis said. "Yu have t justify the investment n the investment itself." Davis reacted similarly t investments in new technlgy, suggesting that deferring resurces frm a label's cre business f music was a bad idea. THE PARK BENCH: Outging NARM chairman David Schlang, making his farewell address t the cnventin, spared n ne. He thanked varius members wh supprted him during his time as chairman, but pinted ut that in the case f Best Buy's Je Pagan, he had been thanked days befre the cnventin -an apparent reference t the chain's prpensity fr tying up exclusives. Later, Schlang gave Universal Music & Vide Distributin president Jim Urie an award fr JumpStart, presenting him with a cmb battery jumpstarter /first aid kit, jking that the UMVD pricing initiative wasn't exactly well- received by accunts in the beginning. Urie tk the jke in stride, recalling hw Universal Music Grup chairman Dug Mrris sld JumpStart internally and t UMG parent Vivendi. PROPHETIC: Tm Silverman f Tmmy By Recrds is always a welcme sight at the NARM cnventin. With Internet prpnents cnceding that maybe the CD will drive the music industry fr a while lnger, Silverman reminded Retail Track f the year he was n a panel and built a brick -and- Retail Track. By Ed Christman mrtar wall t shw what he thught the future held. "What we see nw," he said, "is that all f us wh said this digital dwnlad thing was ging t take a while t rll ut are vindicated and that all f thse Jupiter [Media] guys were full f shit." THUMBS UP: Bill Frhlich, executive VP at Sny Music Distributin, which wn NARM's large distributr f the year award, was ne f thse singing the praises f the cnventin. "Accunts are being very respnsive t us here," Frhlich said. "We have been emphasizing a custmer -centric apprach, and nw the accunts are talking back t us and we are getting a lt f input. They have drilled dwn n ur cncepts, s we are getting a lt f gd feedback." And this was even said a day befre his cmpany wn the award. OUT OF THE BOX: Nrwalk, ne f the ne -stps Universal Music & Vide Distributin cut ff a few years back, is nw pen again with the majr. I ran int a Nrwalk staffer at NARM wh infrmed me the cmpany is "running n all five cylinders again." Nrwalk, yu might remember, came under new wnership abut a year ag, when Trent Gerge tk it ver. FAMILIAR FACES: NARM is, f curse, a place where ld friends get a chance t see ne anther. Fr example, I ran int Mike Farrace, frmerly f Twer Recrds and Pulse magazine, at the trade shw. He was hawking the gds f his new peratin, the Meldy C. Farrace, with the help f his sn Patrick, is making a play fr the accessries market. His Sacrament, Calif. -based cmpany sells first -rate rck psters t retailers. Meldy is surcing prduct frm a cmpany called Art Rck, which licenses classic cncert psters. Amng Meldy's wares is a reprint f a pster fr a James Brwn appearance at the Apll Theater in 9 that is signed by the man himself. Farrace says he wants the cmpany t prvide retailers with exclusive high -end prducts as well as pre -pack displays with mre mainstream pricing. Additinal reprting by Marc Schiffman in San Dieg. Brands Cntinued frm page "Any brand that creates an emtinal attachment with the cnsumer has a much higher degree f generating sustainable revenue lng- term," says Garner Brnstein, CEO with Airbrne Entertainment, which creates interactive mbile applicatins fr cnsumer magazines Maxim and Blender. "When yu start t think which categries resnate in peple's psyches, yu have sprts, music, gambling and sex," he adds. "Music is very high n this list." Brnstein cautins that brand- ing in the mbile wrld requires adaptatin. Cmpanies must g beynd "slpping what they've dne in ther media and putting it int mbile." Mbile cntent services aligned with music- related brands are springing up acrss varius phne decks, and mst sell ringtnes. Seattle -based Dwang partnered with Rlling Stne magazine t launch a branded ringtne and music review service this June n AT &T Wireless, Cingular, T- Mbile and Nextel. Dwang CEO Rick Hennessey says the cmpany plans t expand this service t all majr U.S. carriers, as well as extend the license with Rlling Stne t sell magazine subscriptins, cncert r HENNESSEY: DWANGO MEETS ROLLING STONE tickets, vide, artist images and news alerts. MTV, the premier music lifestyle brand, launched its service n Virgin Mbile. Interactive features include exclusive cntent like news, games, trivia and plls. Virgin Mbile was a spnsr f the MTV Vide Music Awards. VIBE GOES MOBILE In a licensing deal with cnsumer magazine Vibe, New Yrk -based Diggit launched Vibe Mbile n AT &T Wireless, Verizn and Cingular. The service builds n the ppularity f hip -hp amng ringtne cnsumers. The genre generates % f ringtne sales in the United States, accrding t market research firm Cnsect. Aside frm ringtnes, Vibe Mbile ffers hip -hp news, graphics, trivia, plls and "urban- slanted" text messages. Accrding t Diggit executive VP Ed Lang, the cmpany has strengthened its relatinship with the carriers by placing full - page ads fr the service in Vibe. Diggit is believed t be planning a similar branded service with Spin magazine. Santa Mnica -based AG Mbile will launch Def Jam Mbile this fall n at least ne majr carrier. Theda Sandifrd, prduct manager with Def Jam Mbile, says the service will include ringtnes, news, games, a "daily affirmatin," wallpaper, calendar -girl images, gssip and riginal text messages. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, 9

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YOGA FOR BEGINNERS GAIAM VIDEO 9 9 I PILATES YOGA TWO -PACK ARTISAN HOME ENTERTAINMENT Tp Kid Vire and Health & Fitness vide refers t VHS sales. Recreatinal Sprts refers t OW sales. IRMA gld certificatin fr sale f, units r a dllar vlume f $9 millin at retail fr theatrically released prgrams,, units and $ millin at suggested retail fr nntheaical titles. ':. IRMA platinum certificatin fr sale f unes r a dllar vlume f $ millin at retail fr theatrically released prgrams, r, units r 9 milin at suggested retail fr nntheattical titles., VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen VideScan Inc. AB rights reserved. TM U li rá i U á Wattstax' Due On DVD BY JILL KIPNIS LOS ANGELES -Seven years after the 9 Watts rits, seminal R &B label Stax Recrds staged an unprecedented cncert t celebrate the cmmunity's rebuilding. "Wattstax," knwn as the "black Wdstck," tk place at the Memrial Cliseum here. The shw featured such Stax acts as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thmas, the Staple Singers, the Emtins and Jhnnie Taylr perfrming fr a crwd f mre than,. Jesse Jacksn was the MC. The shw was captured in a 9 cncert film, "Wattstax," that saw limited theatrical release. Nw the film will make its DVD and TV debut. The Sept. release is expected t educate and entertain a new generatin f music and dcumentary fans. "This was a picture f its time, but I think its imprtant fr peple t bserve it tday," says "Wattstax" directr Mel Stuart, wh als helmed "Willy Wnka and the Chclate Factry." "This is a view f the black experience, which in sme ways has nt changed ver the years," he adds. In additin t the cncert, the film shws members f the Watts cmmunity talking abut the challenges f their lives, as well as a cmic mnlgue by Richard Pryr. Mavis Staples f the Staple Singers says the film "has gt t be part f histry. It was an amazing evening, ne that I will never frget. It was abut a celebratin f self -expressin and self -respect." "Wattstax" will als air Sept. n PBS statins as part f the "P.O.V." dcumentary series. Warner Hme Vide is distributing the $.9- priced DVD, titled "Wattstax -The Special Editin." Its extra features include audi cmmentaries frm Stuart, Hayes and executive prducer Al Bell, as well as Chuck D and music histrian Rb Bwman. Christine Martinez, VP f nntheatrical franchise marketing at WHV, says "Wattstax" shuld appeal t yunger cnsumers, since much f their favrite music draws influences frm the cncert perfrmers. Hwever, Martinez expects that cre buyers will be fans f the riginal Stax artists. The DVD will be advertised in niche music and African - American publicatins, as well as in majr radi markets, during the week f Sept.. A screening will als take place that week at the Stax Museum in Memphis. On Aug., Stax released a new CD, "Wattstax: Highlights Frm the Sundtrack," distributed by Fantasy. E? 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39 ''. SEPTEMBER s: w S Billbard Om TOP DVD SALESM TITLE LABEUDISTRIBUTING LABEL & NUMBER KILL BILL VOLUME Sales data cmpiled by ll& ati Nielsen VideScan MIRAMAX HOME ENTERTAINMENI/BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT 9 Principal Perfrmers e`- NUMBER, Weeks At Number i Uma Thurman Daryl Hannah z á cc a R 9.9 TAKING LIVES (WIDESCREEN UNRATED VERSION) Angelina Jlie WARNER HOME VIDEO NR.9 ' ;# THE THREE MUSKETEERS: MICKEY, DONALD, GOOFY Animated WALT DISNEY HOME ENTERTAINMENT /BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT NR 9.9 GOODFELLAS (WIDESCREEN SPECIAL EDITION) WARNER HOME VIDEO 9 GODSEND LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT Rbert De Nir Je Pesci Rbert De Nir Greg Kinnear GOING ON (SPECIAL EDITION) Jennifer Garner COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME ENTERTAINMENT Mark Ruffal JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION Cedric The Entertainer FOXVIDEO Vanessa L. 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40 - - CARLOS TAKING : JUVENILE, - WANT I VELVET VANILLA DON'T '' SEPTEMBER, \ THE MOST- PLAYED CLIPS AS MONITORED BY NIELSEN BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS "New Ons are thse clips with six r mre plays fr the first time in the chart week. -!lam CMT V ',..., I rgramming MO I. Fr week ending AUGUST 9, W Street NE, Washingtn, D.C. Cmmerce Street Nashville, TN Bradway, New Yrk NY Bradway, New Yrk, NY I ' UL FLIP FEAT. LEA, SUNSHINE TERRI CLARK, GIRLS LIE TOO NELLY, MY PLACE t BLACK EYED PEAS, LETS GET IT STARTED e GOODIES 9 MAROONS, SHE WILL BE LOVED CIARA, BRAD PAISLEY. WHISKEY LULLABY HOUSTON FEAT. CHINGY LIKE THAT I LL COOL J,HEAOSPRUNG LOS LONELY BOYS, HEAVEN MAROONS, SHE WILL BE LOVED '. t< AUCIA KEYS, IF I AIN'T GOT YOU, GROUPIE LW BIG & RICH, SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY/ ASH LEE SIMPSON, PIECES OF ME I JOSS STONE. YOU HAD ME KENNY CHESNEY, AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING MODEST MOUSE FLOAT ON UKE THAT HOUSTON, GO BACK LOCKED UP ANON, TIM MCGRAW, UVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK GRETCHEN WILSON. REDNECK WOMAN NELLY, MV PLACE ALAN JACK SON, TOO MUCH OFAG THING IS GOOD THING UI FLIP FEAT. LEA SUNSHINE F ALTER BRIDGE OPEN YOUR EYES AUCIA KEYS. DIARY SARA EVANS, SUDS IN THE BUCKET RYAN CABRERA, ON THE WAY DOWN d AVRIL LAVIGNE MY HAPPY ENDING B I BEENIE MAN, KING OF THE DANCEHALL 9 TRACE ADKINS, ROUGH &READY 9 JADAKISS, WHY JAMIE CULLUM,FRONTIN' BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE ID MASE, TO JIMMY BUFFETT, HEY GOOD LOOKIN LINKIN PARK, BREAKING W JAMIE CULLUM, ALL AT SEA THE HABIT TR UL SCRAPPY, NO PROBLEM MARTINA MCBRIDE HOW FAR KANNE WEST, JESUS WALKS T JAMIE CULLUM, TWENTYSOMETHING - LENNY KRAVITZ, STORM GRETCHEN WILSON, HERE FOR THE PARTY CIAßA, GOODES : ALANIS MORISSETTE, EIGHT EASY STEPS Xr. LLOYD BANKS, WARRIOR RASCAL FLATTS. FEELS WEE TODAY BRITNEY SPEARS, TOXIC BOWLING FOR SOUK 9 III LLOYD BANKS, ON FIRE TOBY KEITH, STAYS IN MEXICO. MY BAND GAVIN DEGRAW, I WANT TO BE w YOUNG BUCK, LET ME IN LYLE LOVETT IN MY OWN MIND IS JAR -.99 PROBLEMS SS KEANE. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW ID EDITION, HOTNITE TOBY KEITH, AMERICAN SOLDIER NO DOUBT, ITS MY LIFE ó FINGER ELEVEN, ONE THING a TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK MINDY SMITH, COME TO JESUS USHER, YEAH JILL SCOTT, GOLDEN ANTHONY HAMILTON, CHARLENE JOE NICHOLS, IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU BEYONCE, NAUGHTY GIRL OB KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME ti T.I., LET S GET AWAY OR MONTGOMERY GENTRY, YOU DO YOUR THING 9 OUTRAST, HEY YA 9 MAROONS, THIS LOVE 9 JUVENILE SLOW MOTION. TRICK PONY, THE BRIDE KELLY CLARKSON, BREAKAWAY SWITCHFOOT, MEANT TO UVE CHRISTINA MIUAN, DIP IT LOW WARREN BROTHERS, SELL A LOT OF BEER USHER. CONFESSIONS PART II VELVET REVOLVER, FALL TO PIECES JADAKISS FEAT. AVIRON. WHY KEITH URBAN, YOU'LL THINK OF ME O HOOBASTANK, SAME DIRECTION át: HOOBASTANK, THE REASON 9 JUVENILE SKIP & WACK, NOLIA CLAP TJ DIERKS BENTLEY, HOW AM I DON' YELLOWCARD, OCEAN AVENUE ' LENNY KRAVTFZ, STORM 9 SHAWNNA. SHAKE THAT SH "T MONTGOMERY GENTRY, IF YOU EVER STOP LOVING ME CENT. PI.M.P a SWITCHFOOT, DARE YOU TO MOVE a 'RYAN, TAKE IT SLOW SHEDAISY, COME HOME N UL SCRAPPY, NO PROBLEM. DOORS DOWN, HERE WITHOUT YOU JAY-Z.99 PROBLEMS GRETCHEN WILSON, REDNECK WOMAN G LOSTPROPHETS, MAKE A MOVE a NICKELBACK. SOMEDAY 9 KANYEWEST, JESUS WALKS LORETTA LYNN, MISSBEING MRS,. YELLOWCARD, ONLY ONE V FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT USHER. CONFESSIONS PART II LONESTAR, MR. MOM TAKING BACK SUNDAY, A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE Iß ASHLEE SIMPSON, PIECES OF ME ' NELLY, FLAP YOUR WINGS 9 JOSH TURNER, LONG BLACK TRAIN 9 THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME BEASTIE BOYS, TRIPLE TROUBLE JILL SCOW,, GOLDEN JENKINS. GETAWAY CAR GREEN DAY, AMERICAN IDIOT. TOBY UGHTMAN, REAL LOVE TWISTA JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY. LETTERS FROM HOME ANON. LOCKED UP NELLY, MY PLACE SO SEXY SITYNE, JIMMY CH TRAVIS TRITT. THE GIRL'S GONE WILD PUFF DADDY, VMA PERFORMANCE Mt USHER, YEAH LLOYD BANKS, IN SO BLAKE SHELTON, SOME BEACH JESSICA SIMPSON, WITH YOU FLY MC HAMMER, HARD TIMES KEVIN LYTTLE TURN ME ON CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED, SICK AND TIRED JOJO, LEAVE IGET OUR OUTCAST, ROSES LLOYD,SOUTHSIOE RASCAL FLATTS, MY WORST FEAR KANYE WEST, ALL FALLS DOWN : MINDY SMITH. COME TO JESUS MONICA, U SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER JOSH GRACIN, TO LIVE TWISTA, SLOW JAMZ - EVANESCENCE MY IMMORTAL If SILK( THE SHOCKER. WE LIKE OEM GIRLS : BLUE COUNTY, THAT'S COOL PITBULLCULO I SCISSOR SISTERS, TAKE YOUR MAMA SO TEENA MARIE A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME JEDD HUGHES, HIGH LONESOME JET, ROLLOVER D.J. USHER, CONFESSIONS PART II SLUM VILLAGE, SELFISH 9 KENNY CHESNEY, LIVE THOSE SONGS 9 BLACK EYED PEAS, LET'S GET IT STARTED i JET, ROLLOVEROJ. JARVIS. RADIO JULIE ROBERTS, BREAK DOWN HERE LL COOL J, HEAOSPRUNG 9 JEM. THEY ONS ONS ONS - ONS MASE BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE LONESTAR, MR. MOM LOSTPROPHETS, WAKE UP (MAKE A MOVE) ALANIS MORISSETTE EIGHT EASY STEPS LENNY KRAVITZ, STORM TRENT WILLMON, DIXIE ROSE DELUXE'S GREEN DAY, AMERICAN IDIOT THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME SITYNE, JIMMYCHOD REVOLVER, FALL TO PIECES SO FLY LLOYD BANKS, TM _- LENNY KRAVITZ, STORM THE SHOCKER, WE THEM GIRLS SWITCH FOOT. DARE YOU TO MOVE SILKK LIKE TEENA MARIE, A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME NELLY, MY PLACE IL( MUClMu/C Ntliv CANADA Jerich Quadrangle, Jerich, NY 99 E Mineral Ave., Englewd, CO Bradway, New Yrk NY 99 Queen St West Trnt, Ontari MV UNKIN PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT TERRI CLARK, GIRLS LIE TOO ' TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK GREEN DAY, AMERICAN IDIOT FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT KENNY CHESNEY, GO BACK USHER, YEAH K -OS. CRABBUCKIT : MODEST MOUSE, FLOAT ON ALAN JACKSON, TOO MUCH OF A TWISTA, SLOWJAMZ KESHIA CHANTE, ES HE LOVE ME THING IS A GOOD THING LOSTPROPHETS. MAKE A MOVE BIG& RICH, SAVE A HORSE IRIDE A COWBOY) NELLY, MY PLACE AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING.i PAPA ROACH. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER A GRETCHEN WILSON, HERE FOR THE PARTY S UNKIN PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT 'S NELLY, MY PLACE :* FOUND GLORY, FAILURE'S NOT BATTERING JOSH GRACIN, WANT TO LIVE ELEPHANT MAN, PON DE RIVER, PON DE BANK GOB, BREAK BACK SUNDAY, A DECADE UNGER THE INFLUENCE BRAD PAISLEY, WHISKEY LULLABY BEYONCE. NAUGHTY GIRL YELLOWCARD, ONLY ONE -* -:. BUNK - DOWN H TOBY KEITH, STAYS IN MEXICO YEAH YEAH TEAMS, MAPS S TREWS, TIRED OF WAITING YELLOWCARD, ONLY ONE 9 TRACE ADKINS, ROUGH& READY 9 OUTLAST, HEY YA 9 MAROONS, SHE WILL BE LOVED. V. COHEED & CAMBRIA. A FAVOR HOUSE ATLANTIC TIM MCGRAW, LIVE UKE YOU WERE DYING JAY -.99 PROBLEMS JOJO. LEAVE (GET OUT) JT- STORY OF THE YEAR, ANTHEM OF OUR DYING DAY JULIE ROBERTS, BREAK DOWN HERE FRANZ FERDINAND, TAKE ME OUT ' BILLY TALENT, RIVER BELOW "; BREAKING BENJAMIN, SO COLD CLEDUS T JUDD, LOVE NASCAR EMINEM, MY NAME IS "I ASHLEE SIMPSON, PIECES OF ME SS THREE DAYS GRACE. JUST UKE YOU `. DIERKS BENTLEY, HOW AM DOIN' EMINEM, THE REAL SLIM SHADY ' BLACK EYED PEAS, LET'S GET IT STARTED i.: AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING ' SARA EVANS, SUDS IN THE BUCKET EMINEM, WITHOUT ME ' USHER, CONFESSIONS PART II = Ati NELLY, MY PLACE JIMMY BUFFETT, HEY GOOD LOOKIN NELLY. P. DIM & MURPHY LEE SHAKE YATAILFEATHER :' LINKIN PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT : SLOW SOME t BLAKE SHELTON, BEACH IN USHER, BURN THORNLEC COME AGAIN MOTION GOT A FEEUN' KANYEWEST IT THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY FEAT. SYLE. ALL FALLS DOWN TOLD ME if HOOBASTANK, SAME DIRECTION ' BILLY CURRINGTON, I -:ft.' THE KILLERS, SOMEBODY TOLD ME TRAVIS TRITT, THE GIRL'S GONE WILD : UI JON& THE EAST SIDE BOW, GET LOW 'B, HOW COME It D, HOW COME '9 RACHEL PROCTOR, ME AND EMILY IA YELLOWCARD, OCEAN AVENUE 9 KANYE WEST, JESUS WALKS. JET ROLLOVER O. J. A THE JENKINS, GETAWAY CAR M LIL FLIP, SUNSHINE VELVET REVOLVER, FALL TO PIECES _I!', DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, VINDICATED :t JOE NICHOLS, IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU - NIRVANA SMELLS UKE TEEN SPIRITI "t' TERROR SQUAD, LEAN BACK S. CHRONIC FUTURE TIME AND TIME AGAIN AMY DAILEY, MEN DON'T CHANGE PEARL JAM, JEREMY ' LLOYD BANKS, I'M SO FLY Eg:. INCUBUS, TALK SHOWS ON MUTE O LATRINA ELAM, NO ENO IN SIGHT - WEEDER, BUDDY HOLLY HILARY DUFF. FLY t SWITCHFOOT, DARE YOU TO MOVE MARTINA MCBRIDE, HOW FAR N DR. DRE, KEEP THEIR HEADS RINGIN' k' ALEXISONFIRE, ACCIDENTS S MATCHBOOK ROMANCE PROMISE SHEDAISY, COME HOME SOON,K FUGEES, KILLING ME SOFTLY Ta HOOBASTANK, SAME DIRECTION MAROONS. SHE WILL BE LOVED TERRI CLARK NOW THAT I FOUND YOU ffi. MADONNA, RAY OF LIGHT Bi LLOYD BANKS, WARRIOR - UL FUP. SUNSHINE TERRI CLARK, I JUSTWANNA BE MAD V BECK. DEVIL'S HAIRCUT T LLOYD BANKS, ON FIRE. SLIPKNOT, DUALITY NI TRENT WILLMON, DIXIE ROSE DELUXE'S LAURYN HILLOCK) WOP(THAT THING( FEFE DOBSON, DON'T GO (GIRLS & BOYS( a BLACK EYED PEAS, LET'S GET IT STARTED TOBY KEITH, WHISKEY GIRL FATBOY SUM. PRAISE YOU 9 HIGH HOLY DAYS, THE GETAWAY SNOW PATROL, RUN STEVE HOLY, PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON NI RED HOT CHIU PEPPERS, CALIFORNICATION, GROUPIE LUV I ONS ONS ONS ONS SKINNY PUPPY, PROTEST TRENTWILLMON. DIXIE ROSE DELUXE'S GREEN DAY, AMERICAN IDIOT VELVET REVOLVER, FALL TO PIECES SALIVA SURVIVAL OF THE SICKEST RASCAL RAUS, FEELS LIKE TODAY LLOYD BANKS, I'M SO FLY MOMENTS IN GRACE STRATUS HILLJACK, KISSED MISS MISSISSIPPI HILARY DUFF, FLY, GROUPIE LUV VELVET REVOLVER, FALL TO PIECES EXTERI. BONHOMME H - PRODIGY, GIRLS THE POSTAL SERVICE, AGAINST ALL TEA PARTY, THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL LAMB OF GOD, LAID TO REST LESTROIS ACCORDS, LOIN D'ICI TAKING BACK SUNDAY, A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE BY NATIONAL VIDEO OUTLETS FOR THE WEEK THE CLIP LIST ENDING SE TEMBER, ;... jeuropei Er VA LATIN AMERICA I Cntinuus prgamming Cntinuus prgramming Cntinuus prgramming VIVA,Cndnuus prgramming Biscayne Blvd.. Miami Beach, R. Rd. Hawley Crescent Lndn NWTT Lincln Miami Beach, FL 9 Im Media Park, KAIn, Germany ARKS SYNTEK WITH ANA TORRIJA DUELE EL AMOR KELIS, TRICK ME HILARY DUFF, COME CLEAN ANASTACIA, SICK AND TIRED FRANCO DE VITA WITH SIN BANDERA, SI LA VES MAROONS, THIS LOVE LINKIN PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT STEFAN RAAB, SPACE TAXI ANDY & LUCAS, SON DE AMORES BLACK EYED PEAS, LETS GET IT STARTED EVANESCENCE, EVERYBODY'S FOOL RD WISH, OBSESION VIVES, COMO TU AVRIL LAVIGNE, MY HAPPY ENDING HOOBASTANK, THE REASON BLUE LAGOON, BREAK MY STRIDE MARC ANTHONY, AHORA QUIEN ANASTACIA, SICK AND TIRED BLACK EYED PEAS. LET'S GET IT STARTED NELLY, MY PLACE -' SIN BANDERA. QUE LLORO USHER, BURN AVRIL LAVIGNE, MV HAPPY ENDING SKY, WHEN THE INDIANS CRY KALIMBA. NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR LAZYBOY, FACTS OF LIFE BRITNEY SPEARS, EVERYTIME NINA SKY, MOVE YA BODY PAULINA RUBIO, ALGO TIENES BJORK, OCEANIA ALEX UBAGO, DAME TU AIRE NATASHA BEDINGRELD, THESE WORDS - PEPE AGUILAR, MIEDO THE THRILLS, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COREY HAIM RAMMSTEIN, MEIN TEIL THE RASMUS, GUILTY DAVID BISBAL, OYE EL BLOOM FRANZ FERDINAND, MICHAEL THE RASMUS, GUILTY DONOTS, GOOD -BYE ROUTINE JENNIFER PENA, VIVO Y MUERO EN TU PIEL THE RASMUS, GUILTY KEANE. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH. DE ENERO NINA SKY. MOVE YA BODY TOUDOS, VERANO PRODIGY, GIRLS CARTEL DE SANTA. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH -: LUIS FONSI, ABRAZAR LA VIDA CHAYANNE, CAPRICHOSA. HOW COME LU, UNA CONFUSION HAASH, ESTES SONDE ESTES - SHIFTY, SLIDE ALONG SIDE MARIA BARRACUDA CHALE -' THAUA, ACCIDN Y REACCION LINKIN PARK, BREAKING THE HABIT BLINK -, DOWN DAVID BUSTAMANTE, NI UNA LAGRIMA MAO - THE STREETS, DRY ` YOUR EYES NELLY FURTADO, FORCA GILBERTO SANTA ROSA. SOMBRA LOCA MAROONS, SHE WILL BE LOVED ZOE, LOVE ANDY & LUCAS. TANTO LA QUERIA BEASTIE BOYS, TRIPLE TROUBLE YELLOWCARD, OCEAN AVENUE DRACO ROSA, COMO ME ACUERDO MAROONS, THIS LOVE ROB( FRANCO DE VITA. Tu DE SUE VAS 'Justice' Shw Partisan, Fresh "Yu're nt being held hstage - yu're being educated," a liner said during mdern WXRK (K -Rck) New Yrk's "Axis f Justice Radi Takever" that cincided with the Aug. launch f the Republican Natinal Cnventin. Airplay Mnitr rck managing editr Bram Teitelman reprts that Tm Mrell f Audislave and Rage Against the Machine fame jined System f a Dwn's Serj Tankian behind the mike at the Infinity Bradcasting rck utlet. The pair played a diverse range f plitically- riented music by such acts as Bikini Kill, Buckethead, Jhnny Cash, the Clash, Dev, DMX, Bb Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Jhn Lennn, Neil Yung and Sex Pistls. They clsed their shw with Jeff Buckley singing "Hallelujah." Between sngs, the pair stressed the need fr listeners t register t vte and get invlved. The pair als had a very partisan message, that f vting Gerge W. Bush ut f ffice in Nvember. Tuned In: Radi. I als listened t the "Axis" prgramming n WXRK and was struck by hw cmpelling, creative and challenging radi can be. By Marc Schiffman Frm left are SerjTankian, Michael Mre, WXRK music directr Mike Peer,Tm Mrell, WXRK prgramming and prmtins manager Marie Rdrigues and WXRK peratins manager Rbert Crss. T that end they invited filmmaker Michael Mre t jin them n the air and discuss his experience making "Fahrenheit 9/" and the reactins he has heard frm peple since the mvie's release. The radi prgram was a variatin f the artists' twice- mnthly radi shw that airs n nncmmercial KPFK Ls Angeles and n XM Satellite Radi. The Axis f Justice, funded by Mrell and Tankian, is a nnprfit plitical rganizatin frmed t bring tgether musicians, fans f music and grassrts plitical rganizatins t fight fr scial justice. Kuds t Infinity and PD Rbert Crss fr taking a stand in a charged plitical envirnment and putting the airwaves in the hands f a cuple f musicians wh really care abut their music. THE BATTLE OFTHETAPE: The Federal Cmmunicatins Cmmissin's Ntice f Prpsed Rulemaking t require radi and TV statins t retain recrdings f their prgramming has raised the ire f the Natinal Assn. f Bradcasters. Airplay Mnitr tp managing editr Chuck Taylr reprts that the FCC's prpsal is intended t shift the burden f indecency enfrcement away frm listeners - wh are generally required t include a tape r transcript when filing a prgramming cmplaint with the FCC -and tward the bradcasters themselves. The prpsal wuld allw the FCC t have virtually all bradcast prgramming at its dispsal in the event a cmplaint is unaccmpa- nied by a transcript r tape. The FCC, in its prpsal, is suggesting that all bradcasters, regardless f size r reach, maintain a recrd f all prgramming fr a peri- d f r 9 days. In cmments filed with the FCC Aug., the NAB called the measure "extrardinarily verbrad and fundamentally unfair," as well as "cnstitutinally suspect." "An exceptinally small number f bradcast prgrams are ever the subject f indecency cmplaints, as the vast majrity f cmplaints filed at the Cmmissin cncern literally a handful f prgrams," the NAB wrte. In cntrast, the NAB claimed, the FCC rule wuld "frce thusands f bradcasters t recrd and retain tens f millin f hurs f prgramming." BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

41 Australia's chart- tpping Missy Higgins releases her debut album IFPI Taiwan head Rbin Lee welcmes new piracy - busting IP legislatin UNITED KINGDOM / EUROPE / ASIA / JAPAN / AUSTRALIA / AFRICA / CANADA Nrthern 'By' Wnder Artist Kzmeniuk Musically Expands On Secnd Album BY LARRY LeBLANC TORONTO-Singer /guitarist Stephen Kzmeniuk has been causing a stir in Canada's alternative cmmunity with his alter eg called By. The - year -ld, wh hails frm tl-e nrthern twn f Whitehrse, Yukn, has been an unlikely celebrity here since the release f his quirky, self -prduced debut, "By." Kzmeniuk recrded the album with ne mic and PrTls sftware in bedrms in Whitehrse and Edmntn Alberta. Bursting with early Brit -pp references, multilayered rchestratin and drum samples, "By" has drawn favrable cmparisns t Hawksley Wrkman, Rufus Wainwright and Blur. It received limited cmmercial radi airplay, but iides f tw tracks, "French Diplmacy" and "Jey," had substantial cverage n Canada's MuchMusic channel. Kzmeniuk initially released "By" n his wn label, Speedbatracer Recrds. A secnd pressing appeared in n Bumstead Prductins, distributed natinally by EMI Music Canada. The album has sld "clse t, units" thrugh retail and venue sales, accrding t Kzmeniuk. "The recrd was nly intended as a calling card," he says. "I had cpies pressed initially. I gave away cpies in prmtin." Kzmen uk's manager, Larry Wanagas f Bumstead Prductins in Trnt, adds, 'With the debut, the [Canadian] industry discvered him, aid his fellw artists and the media liked the recrd." With new album "Every Page Yu Tum" due Oct. in Canada frm Universal- distributed MapleMusic Recrdings, Kzmeniuk steps away rm the intrspective singer /sngwriter mde tward mainstream pp -styled rck'n'rll, with a full backing band. The set was prducd by Brenndan McGuire (Slan). "I will play this recrd frever and a day," MapleMusic GM Kim Cke says. "I just lve the different flavrs." (Cntinued n page ) Label Gives A Taste Of Wrld BY EMMANUEL LEGRAND Canadian singes /sngwriter Stephen Kzmeniuk leads a di-ferent k nd f By band. Frm left are B)y members Kzmeniuk, Steve Payne, Maure Kaufman and Rlla Olak. EMI, FNAC Questined Abut Cpy Cntrl BY JAMES MARTIN PARIS-Cntrversial cpy -prtectin technlgy is nce again causing legal truble fr cmpanies in France. EMI Music France and music retailer FNAC have been placed under investigatin by a judge in Nanterre, near Paris. The Tribunal de Grande Instance, a civil curt, accuses the cmpanies f "deceptin ver the material qualities f a prduct." This cntravenes France's cmpetitin law and is punishable by up t tw years in prisn and/r a fine f, eurs ($,). The curt made its decisin July but did nt publicize it until Aug.. Under the French legal system, a curt - rdered investigatin des nt predetermine the utcme f a case. The matter was brught t the Nanterre tribunal at the end f by an anti -fraud unit frm the Hauts -de -Seine district. Cnsumer assciatin UFC- Que Chisir, which is a plaintiff in the case, alerted the cmpetitin department t the situatin. UFC -QC has lng insisted that EMI's cpy -prtectin technlgy deceives cnsumers by making CDs unreadable fr certain players, such as car radis. The ass- ciatin als claims that cpy -cntrl devices prevent cnsumers frm making cpies f recrdings. UFC -QC has accused FNAC f insufficiently infrming cnsumers f these technicalities. Isabelle Wekstein, a lawyer specializing in intellectual - prperty issues, dwnplays the investigatin. She says the lawsuit is "smewhat misplaced," cnsidering that this is "just a technical prblem, nt a legal ne." "The fact that the judge has rdered an investigatin des nt mean that anyne is guilty r even accused," Wekstein says. "It just means that he has accepted UFC -Que Chisir's arguments. But the investigatin culd easily result in a `nn -lieu' [clsure f the case withut prceedings] in eight mnths' time. It has happened befre." EMI said in a statement that the case cncerns CDs "which were equipped with a cpy -cntrl system which EMI France has nt used fr a year." FNAC insists that it has "always been n the cnsumer's side." The chain prmises t refund "even unwrapped unreadable prducts, cnsidering such prblems are nt predictable." Surces at EMI say the cmpany will cntinue t issue cpy -prtected CDs in varius territries. LONDON - Algeria -brn, U.K. -based restauranteur Murad Mazuz has added music t his menu. Mazuz, wh runs trendsetting Lndn restaurants Mm and Sketch, has teamed with French musician/ prducer/bradcaster Stephane Malca t launch Mst Recrds. Mazuz says Mst is an extensin f his ther musical activities. He cllated the Arabesque cmpilatin series, which features Nrth African music played at Mm. The cmpilatins are independently released in the United Kingdm n the React/Mm imprint. The third and mst recent appeared in March. 'We prgram artists several evenings a week at Mm, and I'm always listening t music," Mazuz says. "Tday, it just seems natural t me t launch an independent label t release the music that I like. I have the luxury t be able t d the things I want." Mm is widely seen as the restaurant that intrduced Nrth African cuisine t Lndners. It als helped ppularize wrld music, and Arabic music in particular. And upmarket eatery Sketch ften features DJs. Veteran British bradcaster Charlie Gillett describes Mst Recrds as "an admirable venture" and praises Mazuz's "maverick attitude." Gillett hsts wrld music shws n varius BBC radi feeds and regularly puts tgether cmpilatin albums. He ntes that signing and develping (Cntinued n page ) BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

42 ÑKLAPP SEPTEMBER Billbard HITS OF THE WORLD u B JAPAN ISOUNOSCAN JAPAN) // SINGLES CHEST (LTD EDITION) ORANGE RANGE SONY MUSIC KATACHI ARUMONO KOU SHIBASAKI UNIVERSAL NANIWA LROHABUSHI SEKI JYANI TEICHIKU KIMI NI BUMP KETSUMEISHI TOYS FACTORY DOSEN 99 SUMMER CHAGE & ASKA UNIVERSAL LOST ANGEL (CD +DVD) DAY AFTER TOMORROW OVES TRAX EIKOU NO KAKEHASHI YUZU TOY'S FACTORY NANTO IU TAMIO OKUDA SONY MUSIC HEART OF GOLD EXILE AVEX TRAX HERO /HITOMINO NAKANO GALAXY (LTD EDITION) ARASHI J -STORM ALBUMS BUMP OF CHICKEN YUGUDORASHIRU TOY'S FACTORY NORIYUKI MAKIHARA COMPLETELY RECORDED WARNER MUSIC JAPAN KEISUKE MAKIHARA EXPLORER TOSHIBA/EMI NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND COLUMBIA PORNO GRAFFITTI PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST BLUE'S (LTD EDITION) SHONAN NO KAZE SHONAN NO KAZE RAGA BAREDO PORNO GRAFFITTI PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST RED'S (LTD EDITION) ASHLEE SIMPSON AUTOBIOGRAPHY (LTD EDITION) TOY'S FACTORY UNIVERSAL BJÖRK MEDULLA UNIVERSAL SOUNDTRACK PAYO NO SONATA UNITED ASIA ENTERTAINMENT ISOUNDSCAN9// SINGLES CANADA I BELIEVE FANTASIA J/BMG YEAH! 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J/ music cntrl THIS LOVE MAROON JBMG TRICK ME KELIS VIRGIN I DON'T WANNA KNOW MARIO WINANS FT ENYA& P DIODE BAD BOY/UNIVERSAL EVERYTIME BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE BURN USHER LaFACE/ZOMBA 9 SICK AND TIRED ANASTACIA EPIC MOVE YA BODY NINA SKY FT JABBA NEXT PLATEAU/UNIVERSAL THE REASON HOOBASTANK MERCURY LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE ANASTACIA EPIC LET'S GET IT STARTED BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE LOLA'S THEME SHAPESHIFTERS CAPITOL F * *K IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) EAMON JIVE MY HAPPY ENDING AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA LEAVE (GET OUT) JOJO EDEL DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI -ZONE MEDIA SERVICES/TIME DRY YOUR EYES THE STREETS LOCKED ON/9 RECORDINGS/WARNER FORCA NELLY FURTADO DREAMWORKS 9 FACE A LA MER CALOGERO & PASSI MERCURY THANK YOU JAMELIA CAPITOL UN GAOU A ORAN, MAGIC SYSTEM & LAMINE EPIC Higgins Makes Mark On A ussie Afrplay Melburne's Missy Higgins scred an early birthday present when her "Scar" EP (Eleven the Music/EMI) debuted at N. n the Australian Recrd Industry Assn. chart in August, a week befre she turned. "I spent an hur in shck, staring at the grund," Higgins says. The singer /sngwriter's uncnventinal career began in mid -, when she was still in high schl. Her sng "Fr All Believing" wn a cmpetitin n public radi netwrk Triple J, resulting in natinal airplay. After signing lcally with ETM, Higgins decided nt t rush int making a recrd. She was backpacking thrugh Eurpe when a live recrding she had made fr Triple J became a ht request n influential Ls Angeles public radi statin KCRW, leading t an internatinal deal with Warner Brs. Recrds in. Higgins' debut album, "The Sund f White," will be released Sept. in Australia and will arrive in the States and Eurpe in early. CHRISTIE WEER GREAT SCOTT: The U.K. press was cmparing blue- eyed -sul singer Jamie Sctt t Gerge Michael (fr his lks) and Mick Huclmall (fr his vice) even befre his first recrd carne ut. During a carefully prepared setup campaign by Epic Recrds in the United Kingdm, Sctt scred tur supprt slts with the Sugababes and Lemar and a shwcase at Rnnie Sctt's Jazz Club in Lndn. His first single, "Just," was released Aug. ; his debut album is due later this year. "I can't categrize my music r begin t describe what [sul is]," Sctt says. "It's just smething that tuches peple." NIGEL WI WAMSON YES, SHE CAN: Sweden's Ana Jhns - sn first came t attentin in as a member f shrt -lived grup Excellence, winner f Sweden's first "Pp Stars" TV shw. Bnnier Music released the female quintet's album "The Regin f Excellence," which included chart- tpping single "Need t Knw." "When yu're thrwn int smething like that yu get a shck," Jhnssn says. 'We learned a lt abut urselves, and we wanted t g in different directins." Jhnssn respnded by writing her wn sngs. In April, Sny Music released her debut sl album, "Cuz I Can," in several Eurpean cuntries. Internatinal attentin came after she prvided the sng' We Are" t the "Spider-Man " sundtrack (Clumbia/Sny Music Sundtrax). Jhnssn c -wrte her fllw -up single, "Dn't Cry fr Pain," with Swedish sngwriter /prducer Max Martin. Sny will issue the track Oct. in the United Kingdm as a teaser fr the album's British release later this year. JEFFREY DE HART DOUBLE DERVISH: Turkish -brn, Mntreal -based Sufi multiinstrumentalist/cmpser/dj/ Glbal Pulse.. Nigel Williamsn, Editr nwilliamsn@billbard.cm prducer Mercan Dede released tw albums this summer in tw different markets. Dede's "Sufi Traveler" came ut in the United States n MI Recrdings. Meanwhile, Istanbul, Turkey -based Dublemn Recrds released his "Su" acrss Eurpe thrugh varius distributrs. "Sufi Traveler" is Dede's third U.S. release in his ethn -electr style. The set cmbines wrks frm tw previusly released albums, 's "Seyahatname" and 's "Nar," bth n Dublemn. "Su" is the fifth Dublemn release fr Dervish -influenced Dede. The album features guests Dhafer Yussef and Susheela Raman. Dede debuted in the States with 99's "Sufi Dreams" and fllwed up with 999's "Jurneys f a Dervish," bth n San Francisc - based Glden Hrn Recrds. A U.S. tur in July and a nminatin fr this year's BBC Radi Wrld Music Awards have als raised Dede's internatinal prfile. TAYFUN KESGIN BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

44 Glbal Taiwan Strengthens Cpyright Law BY TIM CULPAN TAIPEI, Taiwan-The legislative arsenal in Taiwan has been beefed up t fight nline and physical piracy. The Taiwanese legislature passed a raft f bills Aug. that ffer greater prtectin t rights hlders and expand law enfrcement fficials' pwer t search and seize prperty suspected f being used fr illegal purpses. The lcal music industry welcmed the amendments t Taiwan's cpyright legislatin. "We're very happy t see the new cpyright law passed," says Rbin Lee, secretarygeneral f the Taiwan affiliate f the Internatinal Federatin f the Phngraphic Industry. "We're very happy that sme f thse imprtant articles were included." Observers suggest the changes are part f the Taiwanese gvernment's effrts t imprve its track recrd in the field f intellectual- prperty rights. In May, the U.S. Trade Representative placed Taiwan n its pririty watch list fr the furth cnsecutive year. Aside frm the creative industries, vilatins in ther IP areas like the pharmaceutical sectr are believed t be majr reasns fr Taiwan's inclusin n the list. This fall, the USTR will cnduct a special mid -cycle review n Taiwan that will give the cuntry the pprtunity t be remved frm the list. LEE: PLEASED WITH LEGISLATION Crucial t the fight against ptical - media piracy is the ablitin f infringement minimums. Under the ld cpyright law, an ffender had t have five discs r $, Taiwan ($9) wrth f infringed ptical - media prducts befre piracy charges culd be applied. The new legislatin scraps that minimum. The new law als stipulates that it is illegal t tamper with encrypted CDs, DVDs and vide and audi files frm the Internet withut authrizatin frm rights hlders. Vilatrs culd face up t a year in prisn and/ r a fine f $, -$, Taiwan ($ -$,). "Anyne wh breaks a cpyright - prtectin system will be breaking the law," Lee says. The cpyright -prtectin article was included in a versin f the Cpyright Law that was passed last year but failed t make it int the final bill. It was last year's amendment that saw the intrductin f the five -disc minimum. Lee pints t tw ther victries fr the industry under the new legislatin. First, custms fficials nw have brader pwer t search inbund and utbund carg if they suspect it cntains pirated gds. Additinally, a majr blw t nline piracy came with the failure f a peer -t- peer -supprted article stating that Internet businesses did nt need t get permissin frm cpyright wners t sell their wrks as lng as a ryalty is paid. The new laws will g int effect after presidential assent, which is expected in early September. SLINE. THE INTERNATIONAL WEEK IN BRIEF Universal Music France has teamed with lcal peratr Buygues Télécm t launch Universal Mbile, a subscriptin service ffering persnalized ringtnes and digitized music. Under the partnership, Buygues will cllect mbile revenue frm custmers and will pay Universal Music a licensing fee fr using its brand and marketing the service. The cmpanies declined t disclse financial terms f the deal. The subscriptin service, which targets mbile -phne users yunger than, ffers telephne and chat -rm access and shrt- messaging service. Subscribers will als qualify fr discunts n Universal Music prduct thrugh its Club Universal Mbile nline service and can purchase ringtnes thrugh a dedicated Web site. JAMES MARTIN Vic Antippas has been appinted senir VP f Central and Eastern Eurpe fr Universal Music Internatinal. Antippas, wh was president/ C f Universal Music Germany, is relcating frm Berlin t Zurich. In his new pst, Antippas will versee UMI's peratins in Austria, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, Russia, Pland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slvakia. His duties will include verseeing licensee activities in the regin, including Israel. He reprts t UMI chairman/ceo Jrgen Larsen. Antippas has als been appinted t UMI's executive cmmittee, which meets at regular intervals t discuss cmpany strategy. Since jining UMI in 9, Antippas has headed peratins in Greece, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. LARS BRANDLE Tshi Kbayashi has been named chairman f the Recrding Industry Assn. f Japan. Kbayashi replaces Tm Yda, wh stepped dwn as head f the RIAJ earlier this mnth after resigning as chairman/ceo f indie cmpany Avex. Kbayashi, wh was managing directr f Avex, is nw president f the cmpany. STEVE McCLURE Paul Rbinsn has been prmted frm C f EMI Music Australia t president/c f EMI Music Sutheast Asia. In his new rle, Rbinsn will reprt t Nrman Cheng, chairman/ceo f EMI Music Sutheast Asia. Rbinsn, wh mved t Australia in July, will relcate t Hng Kng. He will cntinue t wrk fr the Australian affiliate until the end f the year. LARS BRANDLE Fr the latest breaking news, g t billbard.biz. Wrld Cntinued frm page artists at a label is a different task. Mazuz "has the best f mtives, but it's a different wrld he is getting int," Gillett says. "With the kind f music he likes, there's very little r n airplay. Yu rely n live perfrmances." UFESTYLE REFLECTED Mazuz emphasizes that his cre business will remain unchanged. "I am a restauranteur -I create and manage restaurants," he says. "But nwadays, these restaurants are als lifestyle centers, and it is nt simply abut fd. At Mm, we have cncerts. At Sketch, there's vide art and music. It cmplements the envirnment and By Cntinued frm page Kzmeniuk expects t reach a wider audience with the new album. "This is a different recrd," he says. "It is a band. I welcme a new audience. I welcme the same audience, t. I dn't think it will alienate anybdy." Clin Lewis, wh bks Kzmeniuk fr the Agency Grup in Trnt, agrees. "Stephen des have a cre fan base we can call n frm the beginning. But with this album leaning mre tward the mainstream, we are lking at him ding mre cmmercial things." Canada's cmmercial radi sectr is shwing signs f embracing Kzmeniuk's new recrd. Lead single "Same Old Sng" was immediately added last week t several key rck radi utlets, including CFNY Trnt, CJAY Calgary, Alberta; and CFBR Edmntn. While writing and recrding the album, Kzmeniuk listened t a great reflects ur lifestyle." Mazuz,, mved frm Algeria t Paris in 9. He began his music business career in the early 9s as a radi plugger, when France's airwaves were bming with FM radi's expansin. He says his musical inspiratin was freestyle statin Radi Nva, which prvided Parisians with an eclectic mix f rap, funk, electrnic and wrld music. Having set up a successful Nrth African restaurant,, in Paris, Mazuz mved t Lndn in 99 and pened Mm. The place quickly became a celebrity magnet, with the likes f Madnna ften seen at its basement Kemia Bar. Mazuz jintly wns Mst Recrds with Malca. The label's mniker cmes frm the first tw letters f each funder's first name. Mathieu Massadian is artistic directr f the label, wrking alngside deal f early -'s music. He acknwledges direct musical references t the Beatles in "Peple Cme On" and "Same Old Sng" and t Eltn Jhn n the title track. But he emphasizes that he nly uses lder music as a tuchstne. "It's nt abut cpying ld stuff," he says. "It's abut giving it a nd and knwing what is relevant." Kzmeniuk began playing guitar when he was. He played in a legin f bands in the Nrth's tight -knit lcal scene, including punk, blues and sul units. By began as a du with guitarist David Charles Hamlin. While recrding the debut in and, Kzmeniuk als prduced Alex Murdch's "Plyphnic" album, the first release n Speedbatracer. The By debut fllwed the same year, but by then Hamlin had left t pursue ther interests. Kzmeniuk mved t Trnt last year. He has since appeared lcally with such bands as Brken Scial Scene, Slan and the Dears. He has als tured natinally, pening fr Sam Rberts, - and Ian McCullch. Malca. A frmer DJ /prducer fr Radi Nva, Massadian is music directr at Sketch and als prgrams fr the DJs perfrming at Mm. "We want t develp cmpilatins and sign artists," Massadian says. "Murad, Stephane and myself have very eclectic tastes. Basically, we will prduce the music we like. There's n real directin. There's nly ne requirement: quality." Mst launched in the United Kingdm in April with albums by Tunisian electrnic -fusin artist Smadj and Swiss/African tri Taffetas. The label has als signed Spanish flamenc guitarist Gerard Nuñez and later this year will release an afr -funk album by musicians wh played with late Nigerian artist Fela Anikulap-Kuti. Massadian says cmpilatins are intended t help finance the individual acts signed t Mst. The label released tw such sets, "Sketch " and "One Night at Mm's Kemia Bar," in July. In the United Kingdm, Mst is distributed by Lndn -based Abslute Marketing & Distributin. The label ges thrugh Night & Day in France and Mytrix in Japan. Elsewhere, Massadian says, the label will sign licensing r distributin deals cuntry by cuntry. Mazuz adds that he did nt sign a glbal deal with a majr label because he wants "t remain free." Gillett suggests that the internatinal reputatin f Mazuz's restaurants culd help Mst attract interest frm music cnsumers. The Mazuz affiliatin "might catch the attentin f the trendsetters, and eventually [the label will] get brader expsure because f the cnnectin," he says. Fr his part, Mazuz says he did nt start Mst fr the mney. "My gal is nt t becme rich with the label, but as lng as the restaurants will allw me t finance my indulgence, I'll d it. "That said, we are extremely careful with ur investments," he adds. "All ur prfits -if there are sme will be reinvested. We're quite cnscius that with a repertire such as the ne we like, we're nt ging t sell massively." BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

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46 Nelly Cntinued frm page tw distinct musical styles. "Sweat" will feature club anthems and mre hard - cre material, while "Suit" is all abut being "grwn and sexy," Nelly says, and will feature mre meldic fferings. "I started ut recrding ne album, but I just had s much material that I [did] tw," Nelly says. "I thught abut ding a duble album, but I wanted t d smething different. I talked t the label abut the ups and dwns f releasing tw albums at the same time, and we agreed that it culd wrk. "I have had fans supprt bth f the kinds f music that I have dne," he adds. 'The hpe is they will g ut and get bth albums, but if they like ne style mre than the ther that's the ne they'll get." Like Nelly, Universal Mtwn senir VP f sales Pat Mnac understands the bstacles ahead f them. "The challenge fr us is t get peple t buy bth albums," Mnac says. 'When an artist brings yu this much material, the easy thing t d wuld have been t make it a duble album. When yu are releasing tw separate albums yu have t make sure that the cnsumer wants t buy them bth. That's ur gal." Retailers like Lew Garrett, president f Musicland Purchasing, appreciate the simultaneus album cncept. "I think it's a brilliant cncept," Gar- rett says. "I think yu gt t shake things up a bit every nce in a while. "We think the rap album will sell smewhat better than the R &B ne, but wh's t say that a track frm that ne wn't blw up and make that the better seller?" he adds. AN ABUNDANCE OF GUEST STARS The albums feature a hst f ntable guest artists including Rnald Isley ( "She Dn't Knw My Name "), Christina Aguilera ( "Tilt Ya Head Back ") and Tim McGraw ( "Over and Over "). "These are peple that I have always wanted t wrk with ne way r anther," Nelly says. "I have been seeing Tim and his wife [Faith Hill] arund the awards shw circuit and at celebrity events since 'Cuntry Grammar.' I've always respected what he's dne, and vice versa. We talked abut wrking tgether, and I just thught that wuld be big. S when the pprtunity came abut, we did it." Universal decided t launch the albums by wrking simultaneus singles at radi. The upbeat "Flap Ya Wings" serves as the intrductin t "Sweat," while Jaheim- featured "My Place" is the first ffering frm "Suit." The singles are N. and N., respectively, n The Billbard Ht. "I have always had great success in the clubs, and I like t party," Nelly says f "Flap Ya Wings." "When I heard the sng, I liked it immediately, and I wanted t d it because I knew it wuld wrk in the clubs." As fr the higher- charting "My Place," the rapper says it "was a n- brainer." "I knew I had t get Jaheim n the track, because he is like the Teddy Pendergrass f ur day," he says. "He is a crner wh sings with real emtin." Radi seems t have picked up n bth singles-particularly "My Place." WWPR (Pwer ) New Yrk PD Michael Saunders is playing bth. "It is great t have recrds that identify with the audience," Saunders says. " 'Flap Yur Wings' tk a bit mre time with listeners. We were nt sure hw they wuld respnd, but it seems t be ding well nw t." While sme might have expected the tw singles t cannibalize each ther, that desn't seem t be the case. "It really desn't matter," Saunders says. "It cmes dwn t hw gd the recrds are. Cent shwed us that we can play mre than ne sng frm an artist at the same time. The ultimate gal is t please the audience whether they want t hear ne r sngs [frm] an artist, we will find a way." Universal des nt seem wrried abut the singles creating cmpetitin fr each ther either. 'We lk at the recrds, frm a sales perspective, as ne," Mnac says. 'We think the albums will d equally well the first week ut. At first, we thught that ne album wuld fare better than the ther. Hwever, with the success f 'My Place' at radi and grwing interest in bth 'Flap Ya Wings' and 'Tilt Ya Head Back' [als frm the "Sweat" album] there shuld be a real balance. We culdn't have planned it better." SUIT alir. g, Nelly has prmted the album with recent perfrmances n the MTV Vide Music Awards and "Gd Mrning America" but des nt plan t tur until January. In additin t "Sweat" and "Suit," Nelly is invlved in a hst f nn -music endeavrs, such as his energy drink Pimp Juice and his Vkal and Apple Bttms clthing lines. "Hip -hp has allwed us t be black entrepreneurs," he adds. "I want t fllw the lead f peple like Russell Simmns, P. Diddy and Jay -Z. It remains t be seen what happens t a successful hip -hp artist in the future, but I want t be here beynd just the music." T that end, Nelly is als breaking int films with his rle in a remake f Burt Reynlds"The Lngest Yard" with Adam Sandler and Chris Rck. "I have been asked since t d films, but music has always cme first," the rapper says. "When yu d films, yu need t have the time t cmmit t it. Als, having little experience, I needed t find a rle that I was cmfrtable playing. This rle felt right t me." Having already sld mre than. millin albums with his previus three sets - "Cuntry Grammar," "Nellyville" and "Da Derrty Versins (The Reinventin)"- accrding t Nielsen SundScan, expectatins are high fr "Sweat" and "Suit." Mnac says, 'We have shipped a hell f a lt f recrds -mre s than we wuld have shipped fr ne album. And ur gal is t have them debut at N. and N.." Nelly remains humble abut the ptential f the duble release. "N ne knws hw this is ging t g," he says. "I'm just playing it by ear. I had my plan up t this pint. Nw, it's up t the fans. "Everyne has supprted everything that have dne thus far," he adds. "I think that I have put the time and wrk int [these albums]. I just hpe peple enjy them. That's all I can ask fr. I wuld sund ungrateful if I asked fr anything mre. My fans have given me a lifetime f career achievements that five rappers culdn't ask fr." Additinal reprting by Ed Christman in New Yrk. MTV Cntinued frm page Angeles. It was als the first time the VMAs did nt have a hst, that it was held n a Sunday and that it had a categry fr best sundtrack frm a videgame. The winner f that award was "Tny Hawk's Undergrund" frm Activisin. Vting fr the awards was dne fr the first time by instead f traditinally mailed ballts. Music industry prfessinals and select MTV viewers vte fr the majrity f the VMAs. Vting is pen t the public (thrugh mtv.cm) fr the Viewers Chice Award, the MTV Award and best sundtrack frm a videgame. Surprise appearances included Stevie Wnder, wh jined Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz n a pwerful versin f Wnder's "Higher Grund." Keys later gave a speech paying tribute t the late Ray Charles. Chaka Khan als made a surprise appearance, perfrming with Kanye West n "Thrugh the Wire." Other VMA perfrmers included Usher, Lil Jn, Ludacris, OutKast, Jessica Simpsn, Jet, Hbastank, Yellwcard, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, the Plyphnic Spree, Terrr Squad featuring Fat Je, Ying Yang Wins and Petey Pabl. Several artists -including pre- senters Sean "P. Diddy" Cmbs, Jhn Mellencamp and Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee -used the awards shw as a platfrm t urge peple t vte in this year's electin. Ratings fr this year's VMA shw decreased frm the previus year. Accrding t Nielsen Media Research, the VMAs had a. rating / share, r. millin U.S. viewers, cmpared with the previus year's ratings f./, r. millin viewers. The fllwing is a cmplete list f winners: Best vide f the year "Hey Ya!," OutKast. Best male vide: "Yeah!," Usher. Best female vide: "Naughty Girl," Beynd. Best grup vide: "It's My Life," N Dubt. Best rap vide: "99 Prblems," Jay -Z. Best R&B vide: "If I Ain't Gt Yu," Alicia Keys. Best hip -hp vide: "Hey Ya!," OutKast. Best dance vide: "Yeah!," Usher. Best rck vide: "Are Yu Gnna Be My Girl," Jet. Best pp vide: "It's My Life," N Dubt. Best new artist in a vide: "This Lve," Marn. Breakthrugh vide: "Take Me Out," Franz Ferdinand. Viewers Chice Award: "Breaking the Habit," Linkin Park. MTV Award: "Ocean Avenue," Yellwcard. Best sundtrack frm a videgame: "Tny Hawk's Undergrund." Best directin in a vide: "99 Prblems," Jay -Z. Directr: Mark Rmanek. Best chregraphy in a vide: "Hey Mama," Black Eyed Peas. Chregrapher: Fatima Rbinsn. Best special effects in a vide: "Hey Ya!," OutKast. Special effects: Elad Offer and Chris Eckardt/ Mney Shts. Best art directin in a vide: "Hey Ya!," OutKast. Art directin: Eric Beauchamp. Best editing in a vide: "99 Prblems," Jay -Z. Editing: Rbert Duffy. Best cinematgraphy in a vide: "99 Prblems," Jay -Z. Directr f phtgraphy: Jaquin Baca -Asay. Paid Spins Cntinued frm page Clear Channel's KAJA San Antni PD Claytn Allen likens what he calls the "falsely inflated" end results f paid spins t the stcks f Enrn and WrldCm. "The pint f this is bviusly t errneusly inflate chart psitin," he says. "Mre than likely, sales will nt fllw, and the mney [will nt have been] well spent." Keymarket Cmmunicatins VP f prgramming Frank Bell als says n t the practice. "Our statins have nt participated in any paid -spins prgrams, and we are n mre interested in ding that than we are airing three -minute infmercials abut glf r fishing," he says. "The reality is yu're turning yur prduct ver t yur sales department. Wuld Miller Lite change its ingredients because the brand manager gt a free trip t Vegas?" Chris Huff, assistant PD /music directr fr ABC Radi -wned KSCS Dallas, als draws a parallel t infmercials. "Televisin discvered the advantages f paid prgramming many years ag," he says. "[TV statins sld] - minute blcks t the latest kitchen gadget r miracle cleaning slutin cmpany... Is that where music radi is headed? Thirty minutes f music 'spnsred' by XYZ Recrds? Just hw lng will it be until we see statins whse entire midnight t a.m. lineup is 'spnsred' prgramming?" GENIE OUT OF THE BOTTLE? While there is n evidence that the practice is escalating, many prgrammers believe it is a pssibility. "If ne label can participate in a prgram that adds spins, it wuld seem that thers wuld want t participate in rder t remain cmpetitive," Haskell says. Cumulus Bradcasting executive VP Jhn Dickey thinks the ecnmy will determine whether the practice escalates. If the bttm line desn't start imprving fr sme radi crn - panies, he says, they may be mre tempted t lk at paid -spin prgrams as a way f enhancing their bttm line. "Every respnsible head f prgramming fr cmpanies f ur size tday has t make a decisin abut whether they want t sacrifice a little bit f their integrity fr a few prgramming dllars," Dickey says. Gerge King, PD f Clear Channel's WMZQ Washingtn, D.C, says, "I dn't blame the labels -they are ding what they think is right fr their artists. We in radi have t d what's right fr the statin and its listeners, and that's up t each individual PD." Many prgrammers have cncerns abut what effect paid spins will have n radi charts. "If, indeed, the genie is ut f the bttle and the practice f purchasing spins escalates, it will erde the credibility f thse charts which reflect nly spins," WGNAAlbany, N.Y., peratins manager Buzz Brindle says. Cnsultant Jaye Albright agrees that paid spins culd "undermine trust in the chart system as an indicatin f anything mre than majr label prmtinal pririties." "The lng -term effect is sngs that dn't deserve t be N. r tp five will get there," says Jhn Paul, PD f Infinity's WYRK Buffal, N.Y. 'Wrst case scenari is the chart will have true stiffs in the tp." BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER.

47 I Gspel chart yields Deitrick Haddn his first N. in Billbard Charts SALES / AIRPLAY / TRENDS / ANALYSIS Late -night plays lift Terri Clark t her first N. since 99 Tim McGraw Gets Bigger Awhpping. millin units f new business is represented in the tp fur slts f The Billbard, but the brightest sptlight falls n cuntry star Tim McGraw, wh cmpiles the biggest sales week f his prdigius career. Nielsen SundScan places his pener at, cpies, which tps his previus best by mre than,. r CBRAW we La YW WEai.DMv Add that t a résumé that includes tp five shwings fr each f the eight albums he has placed n The Billbard, including three N. is n the big chart, and seven n Tp Cuntry Albums. With this huge cnsumer base, blstered by the biggest hit f his N. cuntry singles, McGraw's "Live Like Yu Were Dying" (Curb) lks slid t ntch a secnd week atp the big chart, despite an impressive album slate that hit stres Aug. (See A Lk Ahead, page ). The title track has spent seven weeks at N. n Ht Cuntry Singles & Tracks and still has the largest audience amng sngs played by that frmat's statins (see Singles Minded, page ). That's als a career best. Tw f his 99 tracks, "It's Yur Lve" and "Just t See Yu Smile," each spent six weeks at N. while fur thers led Ht Cuntry fr five weeks. Overthe Cunter By Geff Mayfield McGraw's splash marks the biggest week fr a cuntry album since Nvember, when Shania Wain's "Up!" began with,. Mrever, it's als the sixth -largest week and fifth- largest pener by a cuntry title since Billbard switched t SundScan data in 99. Aside frm Twain, the nly cuntry titles with larger weeks were scred by Garth Brks and Dixie Chicks. Brks, wh is the best -selling artist in SundScan histry, wns the genre's largest week with. millin fr the 99 pener f "Duble Live." His "The Hits" rang 9, during its secnd week in 99, and "Sevens" began with 9, in 99. Dixie Chicks' "Hme" arrived with a start f, in. RHYTHM NATION: After Tim McGraw's head -turning launch, the next five new entries n The Billbard are all by residents f the Tp R &B/Hip -Hp Albums chart. R. Kelly is the biggest f this crew, camping ut at N. with, units clcked in his first full week f sales. In all but three weeks f, Kelly's pening sum wuld have been enugh t tp the big chart. His "Happy Peple/U Saved Me" (Jive/Zmba) flies - n the R &B/hip -hp list, having entered prematurely frm street -date vilatins. This becmes his seventh N. n that list. (Cntinued n page ) Market Watch A Weekly Natinal Music Sales Reprt A c = ó t g WEEKLY ALBUM SALES - Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nv Dec Albums Stre Singles Digital Tracks 'his Week,,,,,.ast Week,,,,9, vhange - -.% -.% --.% This Week,,,, Change -9.% --.% n99.% YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES (millins) 9. m. m YEAR -TO -DATE SINGLES SALES (mimns) DIGITAL TRACKS IF I. STORE III!.. I I.mI.m I &m B YEAR -TO -DATE OVERALL UNIT SALES Change Ttal 9,, 9,, Q.% Albums,, 9,, Q.% Stre Singles,9,,, x.9% Digital Tracks,,,, c-.9% YEAR -TO -DATE SALES BY ALBUM FORMAT Change CD,9,,, X.9% Cassette,9,,9,,- '.% Other,,,, c.í% DISTRIBUTORS' MARKET SHARE // -/9/ TOTAL ALBUMS EMM (.) ryb SONY UMVD (.9) (.) BMG (.) WEA(.) INDIES (.) BMG (.9) CURRENT ALBUMS EMM (.) MI SONY (.) UMVD (.) INDIES W (.) (.) UMVD INDIES WEA BMG SONY EMM Ttal Albums.%.%.%.%.9%.% Current Albums.%.%.%.9%.%.% Stre Singles.%.%.%.%.%.% Fr week ending /9/. Runded figures. Cmpied tram a nana) sample f retail stre and rack sales reprts cllected and prvided by h Vÿ Nielsen SundScan Terri Is Tps; That's N Lie Terri Clark's "Girls Lie T" (Mercury) makes a surprise - jump n Ht Cuntry Singles & Tracks. That's the biggest leap t the tp fr a sl female artist in mre than five years, since Sara Evans' "N Place That Far" made the same - mve the week f March, 999. Clark and Evans are tied with the biggest jump t N. fr a sl female artist since Faith Hill's "Wild One" tk a - hike the week f Jan., 99. In the last years, the sng that made the biggest mve t N. is Ricky Van Sheltn's "Keep It Between the Lines," which rcketed 9 - the week f Oct., 99. Cunting all sngs, the mst recent track t advance - was Diamnd Ri's "Beautiful Mess" the week f Sept. 9,. "Girls" is the secnd chart- tpper f Clark's career. "Yu're Easy n the Eyes" spent three weeks at the summit in December 99 -January 999. DAY -BOO: "My B" (LaFace) by Usher and Alicia Keys is the highest debut n The Billbard Ht this issue, bwing at N. 9. It is the furth- highest new entry f and the best pening fr a sng nt recrded by an "American Idl" finalist. The tp three highest debuts f the calendar year are Fantasia's "I Believe" at N., Clay Aiken's "Slitaire" (N. ) and Diana DeGarm's "Dreams" (N. ). "My B" is the th sng t debut inside the tp f the Ht since. Chart Beat_.. By Fred Brnsn fbrnsn@billbard.cm FOURTH PLACE: With "My Place" (Derrty/F' Reel) rising -9 n the Mainstream Tp chart, Nelly nw has nine tp hits n this tally. That ties him with 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lpez fr furth place amng artists with the mst tp hits n the Mainstream Tp. Madnna is in first place with, fllwed by Mariah Carey () and Janet Jacksn (). BOYS ON CHART: The riginal five members f Duran Duran are back tgether, nt just n CD but n a Billbard chart. "(Reach Out fr the) Sunrise," the grup's Epic label debut, enters the Adult Tp chart at N.. It is the first time the band has been n this survey since April 99, when a different Duran Duran lineup peaked at N. 9 with "Out f My Mind." SAY WHAT: "What Say Yu" (Clumbia) by Travis Nit with Jhn Mellencamp enters Ht Cuntry Singles & Tracks at N.. Hwever, this is nt Mellencamp's first cuntry uting. He has ne prir entry n the cuntry chart: "Jackie Brwn" peaked at N. in 99. HIGH -FLYING TWITTY: The N. bw f " Number Ones" (MCA/UTV) by Cnway Witty marks the highest debut fr the late artist since Tp Cuntry Albums has been cmpiled using Nielsen SundScan sales figures. The new CD is livitty's highest debut since "Final Tuches" pened at N. the week f Sept., 99. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, 9

48 THE SEETHER SEPTEMBER Le W ó r - S N % Billbard Sales data cmpiled by Nielsen ARTIST SundScan Title IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL TIM MCGRAW CURB (.9 CD) NUMBER / HOT SHOT DEBUT,a Week At Number E BILLBOARD ac Live Like Yu Were Dying I R. KELLY Happy Peple /U Saved Me I jo JIVE /ZOMBA I.9/9.9 YOUNG BUCK G -UNIT 9' /INTERSCDPE.9 CD) MASE BAD BOY /FO' REEL 'NMRG ).9 CD) Straight Outta CaShyille Welcme Back ' VARIOUS ARTISTS Nw - UNIVERSAL/EMI /SONY MUSIC/ZOMBA /UME.9 CDI ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 9/INTERSCOPE.9 CD) Autbigraphy 9 PRINCE Musiclgy NPG /COLUMBIA9/SONY MUSIC (.9 EO CD) b MAROONS Sngs Abut Jane OCTONE/J /RMG.9 CD [NI 9 USHER Cnfessins LAFACE /ZOMBA.9/.9 BIG & RICH Hrse Of A Different Clr WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE(ANRN.9 CD) JIMMY BUFFETT License T Chill MAILBOAT /RCA /KG.9 CD) GRETCHEN WILSON Here Fr The Party EPIC (NASHVILLE) 99/SONY MUSIC.9 EO CDI ; 9 AVRIL LAVIGNE Under My Skin e RCA 9/RMG CD) PITBULL M.I.A.M.I. (Mney Is A Majr Issue) M..9/.9) - The Hard Way DOGGYSTYLE B'/TVT.9/.9 LOS LONELY BOYS Ls Lnely Bys OR/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC.9 CD) [NI - RYAN CABRERA Take It All Away E.V.LAJATIANTIC /AG 9 CD) THE DIPLOMATS PRESENT JIM JONES On My Way T Church DIPLOMATS ' /KOCH.9 CO) /9 SHYNE Gdfather Buried Alive GANGLAND /DEF JAM 9/IDJMG.9/9 SWITCHFOOT The Beautiful Letdwn COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC.9 EO CDI 9 BLACK EYED PEAS Elephunk A &M /INTERSCOPE.9 CD) SOUNDTRACK The Princess Diaries : Ryal Engagement WALT DISNEY 99 (.9 CD) 9 LLOYD BANKS The Hunger Fr Mre G -UNIT ' /INTERSCDPE.9/9 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE /RLG.9/9 SOUNDTRACK FOX/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC.9 EO CDI ryv: GREATEST GAINER >$_ Mud On The Tires Garden State 9 KENNY CHESNEY When The Sun Ges Dwn BNA /RLG.9/.9 ALTER BRIDGE One Day Remains WIND -UP 9 (.9 CD) 9 ALICIA KEYS The Diary Of Alicia Keys J /RMG.9/.9) CD STONES Ptter's Field WIND -UP.9 CDI THE ROLLING STONES The Best Of The Rlling Stnes: Jump Back ''9 VIRGIN.9 CD) - GUNS N' ROSES Greatest Hits GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE.9 CDI MODEST MOUSE Gd News Fr Peple Wh Lve Bad News EPIC ' /SONY MUSIC.9 EQ CO) [NJ T KILLERS Ht Fuss ISLAND /IDJMG.9 CDI VELVET REVOLVER Cntraband RCA 99e/RMG.9 CDI JOJO Jail) DA FAMILY /BLACKGRDUND /UMRG.9 COI MOBB DEEP Amerikaz NightMare INFAMOUS /JIVE '/ZOMBA (.9/.9 JESSICA SIMPSON In This Skin COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC.9 EE COI YELLOWCARD Ocean Avenue CAPITOL 9 9 CDI 9 HOOBASTANK The Reasn ISLAND /IDJMG 9 CDI 9 AKON Truble SRC/UNIVERSAL 'NMRG.9 CDI LINKIN PARK Metera -" WARNER BROS..9.9 CDI 9 TAKING BACK SUNDAY Where Yu Want T Be VICTORY.9 CDI EVANESCENCE Fallen WIND -UP.9 CD) D DWrld SHADY ' / INTERSCOPE.9/.9) 9 KEVIN LYTTLE Kevin Lyttle ATLANTIC '/AG 9.9/.9 TERRI CLARK Greatest Hits 99 - MERCURY 9/UMGN (.9 CDI 9 BREAKING BENJAMIN We Are Nt Alne HOLLYWOOD (.9 CO) E 9 KANYE WEST The Cllege Drput ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM ' /IDJMG.9/.9) JASON MRAZ Tnight, Nt Again: Jasn Mraz Live At The Eagles Ballrm ELEKTRA/ATLANTIC 9/AG 99 CD/DVD) W z á h K rrnn s n a. R. c a x a ++ ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 9 - LIL' FLIP UGtta Feel Me SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA 9' /SONY MUSIC.9 EO CD) JADAKISS Kiss Of Death RUFF RIDERS /INTERSCDPE.9/.9) BOYZ II MEN Thrwback MSM /KOCH (.9 CO) HOUSTON Its Already Written CAPITOL 9'.9 CD) FRANZ FERDINAND Franz Ferdinand DOMINO /EPIC 9'/SONY MUSIC (.9 EO CD) [NI VAN HALEN The Best Of Bth Wrlds CD ':; }- WARNER BROS. 9.9 CD) LIL SCRAPPY/TRILLVILLE BME /REPRISE 'NVARNER BROS..9 CD) Title The King Of Crunk & BME Recrdings Present E,- JOSH GROBAN Clser 'E,ï M`- /REPRISE /WARNER BROS..9 CD) MAROONS OCTONEJJ /RMG.9 CD)...Acustic (EP) '9 LIL WAYNE Tha Carter b _ CASH MONEY ' /UMR (.9 CO) BEASTIE BOYS BROOKLYN DUST /CAPITOL.9 CD) T The Brughs - V. SHINEDOWN Leave A Whisper ATLANTIC 9/AG (.9 CD) [HI - F ; ; NORAH 9 ç".: 9 `.X- * ;. SLIPKNOT ROADRUNNER /DJMG.9 CO) SALIVA ISLAND 9 /IDJMG.9 CD) Vl. : (The Subliminal Verses) Survival f The Sickest JONES Feels Like Hme BLUE NOTE '.9 CD) TERROR SQUAD SRC /UNIVERSAL ' /UMR.9 CD) SOUNDTRACK HOLLYWOOD (.9 CD) True Stry A Cinderella Stry T KEITH URBAN Glden Rad CAPITOL (NASHVILLE )9.9/.9) ; NORAH JONES 9 Cme Away With Me BLUE NOTE '.9 CDI [NI r 9... SOUNDTRACK Spider -Man COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC (.9 EO CD), SOUNDTRACK De- Lvely COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC.9 EO CD) 9 = LLOYD Suthside THE INCJDEF JAM 9' /IDJMG.9 CDI `. NICKELBACK The Lng Rad ROADRUNNER /IOJMG.9/.9 ' ANTHONY HAMILTON Cmin' Frm Where l'm Frm 9 ls SO SO DEF /ZOMBA (.9 CDI '. KIDZ BOP KIDS Kidz Bp RAZOR & TIE 9 (9 CO) THE ROOTS GEFFEN ' /INTERSCDPE.9 CD) The Tipping Pint TOBY KEITH Shck'n Y'AII DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE) /INTERSCOPE (9/.9) SOUNDTRACK Shrek GEFFEN /DREAMWORKS / INTERSCOPE (.9 CO). THE BEACH BOYS The Very Best Of The Beach Bys: Sunds Of Summer 9. CAPITOL.9 CD) Disclaimer II WIND -UP (.9 CD) 9 CD O.A.R. th & th CD, EVERFINE (9.9 CD) JET ELEKTRA 9/AG.9 CD) Get Brn JUVENILE Juve The Great CASH MONEY 'NMRG (.9 CD) 9 = SARA EVANS Restless RCA NASHVILLE /KG.9/.9) K.D. LANG Hymns Of The 9th Parallel NONESUCH 9/AG.9 CDI 9 BEYONCE Dangerusly In Lve COLUMBIA ' /SONY MUSIC.9 E/.9) e THREE DAYS GRACE Three Days Grace JIVE 9/ZOMBA.9 CDI [HI i TRACE ADKINS Cmin' On Strng CAPITOL (NASHVILLE).9W.9) EE - QUEEN Greatest Hits: We Will Rck Yu HOLLYWOOD.9 CDI CD STEVE EARLE The Revlutin Starts...Nw E- SQUARED /ARTEMIS.9 CDI 9C - TRAVIS TRITT M Y Hnk y Tk Histry -= COLUMBIA INASHVILLE9/SONY MUSIC.9 [CI CDI 9. DEAN MARTIN Din: The Essential Dean Martin ;.. J... = Q ; _ BRANDY 9 9 CAPITOL 9 (.9 CD) SHERYL CROW The Very Best Of Sheryl Crw MM /INTERSCOPE.9 CO) ALAN JACKSON Greatest Hits Vlume II ARISTA NASHVILLE /RLG.9 CO) Afrdisiac ATLANTIC '/AG.9/.9). Greatest Hits '9-' VOLCANO 9/ZOMBA.9 CDI 9.. FINGER ELEVEN Finger Eleven WINO -UP (.9 CDI [N] F, CASTING CROWNS Casting Crwns BEACH STREET /REUNION.9 CO) [NI CD ' _ CLEDUS T. JUDD Biplar And Prud KOCH 99 9 CD) VARIOUS ARTISTS Nw EMUUNIVERSAUSONY MUSIC/ZOMBA 9/CAPITOL (.9 CO) 9 CD N ;? G. LOVE The Hustle BRUSHFIRE /UMRG.9 CD) ó ÿ d i _ BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

49 II CARLY _ - I s E W + ti g Q vi ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 9 9 HILARY DUFF Metamrphsis BUENA VISTA /HOLLYWOOD 9 CD) 9 OUTKAST A 9 Speakerbxxx/The Lve Belw LAFACE /ZOMBA.9 CDI 9 CHRISTINA MILIAN Its Abut lime ISLAND ' /IJMG ci.9 COI KEANE Hpes And Fears INTERSCOPE (9.9 CDI [NI i "' VARIOUS ARTISTS Rck Against Bush Vl FAT WRECK CHORDS (9.9 CD /OVDI 9 9 PETEY PABLO Still Writing In My Diary:nd Entry JIVE /ZOMBA.9 CDI JULIE ROBERTS Julie Rberts JAY-Z MERCURY I9/UMGN.9/.9 ROCA- FELLA /DEF JAM /IDJMG.9/.9 Title The Black Album BLINK - Blink - GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE.9 CDI 9 COHEED AND CAMBRIA In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: EQUAL VISION /COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC (.9 ES COI MONTGOMERY GENTRY Yu D Yur Thing COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 9/SONY MUSIC.9 EQ CDI 9 STORY OF THE YEAR Page Avenue MAVERICK /WARNER BROS..9 CDI PACESETTER GRUPO CLIMAX MUSART 9/BALBOA 9 CDI [N] Za Za Za 9 B.G. Life After Cash Mney CHOPPA CITY /KOCH (.9/.9) DIANA KRALL The Girl In The Other Rm VERVE NG (.9 CD) 99 9 SOUNDTRACK Ging On HOLLYWOOD.9 CDI JAMIE CULLUM twentysmething UNIVERSALNERVE /VG (9.9 CD) MARTINA MCBRIDE Martina RCA NASHVILLE /RLG.9/.9 )9 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET /HOLLYWOOD.9/.9 ZO 9 9 SARAH MCLACHLAN Afterglw ARISTA /RMG (9/.9B) CRIME MOB Crime Mb BME/REPRISE /WARNER BROS. 9 CD) FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER Hide Nthing TOOTH & NAIL 9 (.9 CD) [N] WYNONNA What The Wrld Needs Nw Is Lve CURB.9/.9) 9 TWISTA Kamikaze ATLANTIC 9'IAG.9/.9 - TWELVE GIRLS BAND Eastern Energy PLATIA ENTERTAINMENT USA / RIVER.9 CO /DVDI 99 THE HIVES Tyrannsaurus Hives INTEflSCOPE (.9 CDI - ELTON JOHN Greatest Hits 9 - ROCKET /UTV /UME 99 CD) PAC Live DEATH ROW /KOCH.9/.9) - JIMMY BUFFETT Meet Me In Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett The Ultimate Cllectin MAILBOAT/MCA /UME.9 CO) 9 ANDY GRIGGS This I Gtta See RCA NASHVILLE 9/RG 99 CD) Melt W W á H N ÿ W a a = < m H C ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL 9 MERCYME Undne INS 9 /CURB.9 CD) CROSSFADE Crssfade FG /COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC 9 ES GRIM] 9 9 " SNOW PATROL Final Straw POLYDOR/A &M /INTERSCOPE.9 CDI [N] 9 SCISSOR SISTERS Scissr Sisters UNIVERSAL '/UMRG.9 CD) [NI DAVE MATTHEWS BAND The Grge 9. --,,,, RAMA RAGS /RCA /RMG.9 CO /OVDI DWIGHT YOAKAM REPRISE (NASHVILLE) 9/RHINO (.9 CD) FIVE FOR FIGHTING AWARE/COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC.9 ES CDI BEENIE MAN SHOCKING VIBES 9NIRGIN.9/.9) Title The Very Best Of Dwight Yakam The Battle Fr Everything Back T Basics ' BEBO NORMAN Try I SSENTIAL.9 CDI [N] i SAVES THE DAY Ups & Dwns: Early Recrdings And B -Sides VAGRANT 9.9 CD) NINA SKY Nina Sky NEXT PLATEAU /UNIVERSAL 9' /UMRG.9 CO). GEORGE MICHAEL Patience AEGEAN /EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC.9 ES CDI, CELINE DION ANewDay...LivelnLasVegas EPIC 9 /SONY MUSIC.9 ER CDI ANGIE STONE Stne Lve J '/RMG.9 CDI JOSH GRACIN Jsh Gracin LYRIC STREET /HOLLYWOOD ( 9 CO) TEENA MARIE La Dna CASH MONEY CLASSICS /UMRG.9 CO) a LONESTAR Let's Be Us Again BNA 9/RLG (.9 COI YING YANG TWINS Me & My Brther COLLIPARK /VT (.9 CO),9 9, LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ Kings Of Crunk BME '!.9 /.9). LED ZEPPELIN Early Days & Latter Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vlumes One And Tw ATLANTIC 9/AG 9.9 CD) BUTCH WALKER EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC.9ES CDI [N] Letters 9 9 SOUNDTRACK First Dates MAVERICK /WARNER BROS. (.9 CD) ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis: Hits RCA 9'/RMG (.9/99) SHEDAISY Sweet Right Here LYRIC STREET /HOLLYW(.9 CD) INCUBUS A Crw Left Of The Murder... IMMORTAL/EPIC 99' /SONY MUSIC (.9 EQ CDI - BRUCE HORNSBY Halcyn Days COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC (.9 ES CO) 9 AUDIOSLAVE Audislave INTERSCOPE/EPIC 9 /SONY MUSIC.9 EQ CO) a DEITRICK HADDON Crssrads VERITY 9/ZOMBA.9/.9) [N] 9 THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up SUB POP 99 CO) [NI 9 e JOHN TESH Wrship At Red Rcks GARDEN CITY (.9 CDI 9 LIONEL RICHIE The Definitive Cllectin MOTO WN /UTV /UME.9 CO) ó x E I+al as SOUNDTRACK The Cheetah Girls (EP) WALT DISNEY (.9 CD), SOUNDTRACK That's S Raven WALT DISNEY (9 CD) GED E - The Best Of E -: Yesterday, Tday & Tmrrw SICK WID' IT /JIVE /ZOMBA.9 CD) ' SOUNDTRACK Blue Cllar Cmedy Tur: The Mvie E WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE( /WRN 9 CD) THE ISLEY BROTHERS Taken T The Next Phase LEGACY /EPIC 9' /SONY MUSIC (.9 ES CD) SELAH Hiding Place CURB (9 CD) BALL & MJG Living Legends BAD BOY 99' /UMRG.9 CO) CONWAY TWITTY Number Ones 'I MCA NASHVILLE/UTV /UME.9 COI ;` SISTER HAZEL Lift CROAKIN' POETS )/SIXTHMAN (9 CD) RON WHITE Drunk In Public PARALLEL/HIP- /UME.9 CDI [N] 9 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS Greatest Hits: Years Of Rck CAPITOL 9 ( 9 CDI DOORS DOWN A Away Frm The Sun REPUBLIC / UNIVERSAL 9/UMRG.9/.9) -. VARIOUS ARTISTS The Surce Presents: Hip Hp Hits SOURCE /IMAGE.9 CDI THE CURE The Cure e AM /GEFFEN "/INTERSCOPE (.9 CO) ï" THE FINN BROTHERS Everyne Is Here NETTWERK (9 CD) [NI. LOSTPROPHETS Start Smething COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC.9 EQ CD) JOE NICHOLS Revelatin ' ' UNIVERSAL SOUTH (.9 C SIMON Reflectins: Carly Simn's Greatest Hits ARISTA/RHINO /ELEKTRA 99/BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP CDI, FOUND GLORY Catalyst DRIVE -THRU /GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE (.9 CO) ' -. PEARL JAM Benarya Hall: Octber nd TEN CLUB /RMG ( 9 CO) DIERKS BENTLEY Dierks Bentley CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 9.9/.9) BRITNEY SPEARS In The Zne JIVE MBA (.9/.9) CD DRIVE BY TRUCKERS The Dirty Suth WEST (.9 CO) [N] 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tur Cmpilatin SIDE ONE DUMMY.9 CD) 9 9 GAVIN DEGRAW Charit - Stripped.. J /RMG.9 CD) VIE WONDER MOTO W N /UTV /UME.9 CD) le Definitive Cllectin MONICA After The Strm J ' /RMG (.9/.9) 9 BONEY JAMES Pure WARNER BROS..9 CO) 9 9: RACHEL PROCTOR Where I Belng DNA /RL ).9 CD) MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS & JOAN SEBASTIAN Ds Grandes FONOVISA /ÚG (.9 CD) JEREMY CAMP Carried Me: The Wrship Prject BEC 9.9 CDI [N] 9 9. SHANIA TWAIN. Up! MERCURY /UMGN.9 CD) 9 9 FRED HAMMOND Smethin''ButLve VERITY /JIVE /ZOMBA.9.9 er, GILBERTO SANTA ROSA Autentic SONY DISCOS (.9 EQ CD /DVD) [NJ 9 THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS The Ntrius Cherry Bmbs UNIVERSAL SOUTH.9 CD) [N] at RE- ENTRY; TIM MCGRAW Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Dctrs 9 CURB.9/.9) RANDY TRAVIS The Very Best Of Randy Travis WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 99/RHINO.9 CD) 99 9 SUGARCULT Palm Trees And Pwer Lines FEARLESS /ARTEMIS.9 CD) COUNTING CROWS Films Abut Ghsts: The Best Of... GEFFEN /INTERSCOPE (9 CD) 9 Albums wi h the greatest sales gains this week. Recrding Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f, album units (Gld). RIAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units Platinum). RIAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl indicates album's mufti-platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f minutes r mre, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number f discs and /r tapes. RIAA Latin awards: O Certificatin fr net shipment f, units (Or). A Certificatin f, units (Platin. A' Certificatin f, units (Multi- Platin). *Asterisk Indicates LP is available. Mst tape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ. and all ther CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are prjected frm whlesale prices. Greatest Gainer shws chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage grwth. Heatseeker Impact shws albums remved frm Heatseekers this week. [N] indicates past r present Heatseeker title., VNU Business Media. Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

50 SE T ' 9 k "'. a.- TOP INTERN ET ALBUM SALES TM Sales data and Internet sales reprts cmpiled by I ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Nielsen SundScan t' NUMBER -t '' Week At Number TIM MCGRAW CURB Live Like Yu Were Dying BEN FOLDS EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC Super D (EP) - O.A.R. EVERFINE th & th JASON MRAZ ELEKTRNATLANTIC9 /AG Tnight, Nt Again: Jasn Mraz Live At The Eagles Ballrm 9 BUTCH WALKER EPIC9 /SONY MUSIC [N] Letters SOUNDTRACK FOX/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC Garden State PEARL JAM TEN CLUB /RMG Benarya Hall: Octber nd SISTER HAZEL CROAKIN' POETS /SIXTHMAN Lift R. KELLY JIVE/ZOMBA Happy PepleN Saved Me JEFF TIMMONS SLG /RISING PHOENIX Whisper That Way - KINGSPADE SUBURBAN NOIZE [N[ Kingspade - USHER A LAFACE /ZOMBA Cnfessins 9 THE FINN BROTHERS NETTWERK [N] Everyne Is Here 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS BARSUK Future Sundtrack Fr America - JIMMY BUFFETT MAILvOAT /RCA /RLG License T Chill DRIVE BY TRUCKERS WEST [N] The Dirty Suth DREW COPELAND SIXTHMAN N Regrets - DADDY X SUBURBAN NOIZE Organic Sul - TWELVE GIRLS BAND PLATIA ENTERTAINMENT USA / RIVER Eastern Energy NORAH JONES A BLUE NOTE mar Feels Like Hme I SOUNDTRACK STEVE EARLE E- SOUARED /ARTEMIS The Revlutin Starts...Nw 9 COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC De- Lvely DISFUNCTION -ILL SUBURBAN NOIZE Invisible Mvement - MAROONS A OCTONE/J ' /RMG [N] Sngs Abut Jane ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 9 / INTERSCOPE Autbigraphy Title ó Z ma L iñ SEPTEM BER BiIlbard TOP SOUNDTRACKSM TITLE Sales data cmpiled by NUMBER " THE PRINCESS DIARIES : ROYAL ENGAGEMENT Nielsen SundScan IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Weeks At Number WALT DISNEY 99 GARDEN STATE FOX/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC A CINDERELLA STORY HOLLYWOOD SPIDER -MAN COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC DE- LOVELY COLUMBIA 9 /SONY MUSIC SHREK GEFFEN /DREAMWORKS /INTERSCOPE GOING ON HOLLYWOOD THE CHEETAH GIRLS (EP) WALT DISNEY 9 THAT'S SO RAVEN WALT DISNEY O BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR: THE MOVIE WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) /WRN ' FIRST DATES MAVERICK /WARNER BROS. BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? A LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 9/IOJMG DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS J/RMG YU- GI -OH!: THE MOVIE RCA9/RMG KILL BILL VOL. A BAND APART /MAVERICK /WARNER BROS. KILL BILL VOL. A BAND APART /MAVERICK `/WARNER BROS. THE CHEETAH GIRLS: SPECIAL EDITION WALT DISNEY ID TOP GUN 9 COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC () ELLA ENCHANTED HOLLYWOOD SOME KIND OF MONSTER (EP) IMETALLICAI ELEKTRA /WARNER BROS. THE PUNISHER: THE ALBUM WIND -UP 9 STUCK IN THE SUBURBS WALT DISNEY COLD MOUNTAIN DMZ/COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC FOOTLOOSE 9 LEGACY 9/COLUMBIA LOVE ACTUALLY J /RMG Tp Internet Album Sales reflects physical albums rdered thrugh Internet merchants, based n data cllected by Nielsen SundScan. Unlike mst Billbard album charts, catalg titles are included n the Internet and Sundtrack charts. Albums with the greatest sales gain this week. Recrding Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f, album units (Gld). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Platinum). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl indicates album's multi- platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f W minutes r mre, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number f discs and /r tapes. RIAA Latin awards: Certificatin fr net shipment f, units (Or.) A Certificatin f, units ( Platin). A' Certificatin f, units (Multi- Platin). "Asterisk indicates vinyl available. [N] indicates past r present Heatseeker title, VNU Business Media, Inc. and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. TRE BILLBOARD A - (LISTED BY ARTISTS) Pac Drs Dwn Ball & MJG Stnes 9 9 Trace Adkins Akn Alter Bridge Audislave Llyd Banks The Beach Bys Beastie Bys Beenie Man Dierks Bentley Beynce B.G. Big & Rich Black Eyed Peas Blink - 9 Byz II Men Brandy 9 Breaking Benjamin Jimmy Buffett, 9 Ryan Cabrera Jeremy Camp 9 Casting Crwns 9 Kenny Chesney Terri Clark Grup Climax Cheed And Cambria Cunting Crws Crime Mb Crssfade Sheryl Crw 9 Jamie Cullum The Cure Gavin DeGraw 9 Celine Din The Diplmats Present Jim Jnes Drive By Truckers Hilary Duff E - Steve Earle 9 Evanescence Sara Evans Finger Eleven 9 The Finn Brthers 9 Five Fr Fighting Franz Ferdinand Further Seems Frvr G. Lve Jsh Gracin Andy Griggs Jsh Grban Guns N' Rses Deitrick Haddn Anthny Hamiltn Fred Hammnd 9 The Hives Hbastank 9 Bruce Hrnsby Hustn Incubus The Isley Brthers Alan Jacksn 9 Jadakiss Bney James 9 Jay -Z Jet Eltn Jhn Jais Nrah Jnes, Cledus T. Judd 9 Juvenile Keane Tby Keith Sarah McLachlan R. Kelly MercyMe Alicia Keys Gerge Michael Kidz Bp Kids Christina Milian The Killers Mbb Deep Diana Krall Mdest Muse Mnica k k.d. lang Mntgmery Gentry Avril Jasn Mraz 9 Led Zeppelin Lil' Flip New Fund Glry Lil Jn & The East Side Byz 9 Je Nichls Lil Scrappy/Trillville Nickelback Lil Wayne 9 Nina Sky Linkin Park Beb Nrman 9 Llyd The Ntrius Cherry Bmbs Ls Lnely Bys Lnestar Lstprphets Kevin Lyttle Teena Marie Marns, Dean Martin 9 Mase Dave Matthews Band Martina McBride Tim McGraw, 9 O.A.R. OutKast Petey Pabl Brad Paisley Pearl Jam Pitbull The Pstal Service 9 Elvis Presley Prince Rachel Prctr 9 9 Queen Rascal Flatts 9 Linel Richie Julie Rberts The Rlling Stnes The Rts Saliva Gilbert Santa Rsa 9 Saves The Day Scissr Sisters Seether 9 Selah SheDaisy Shinedwn Shyne 9 Carly Simn Jessica Simpsn Ashlee Simpsn Sister Hazel Slipknt Snw Patrl Marc Antni Slis & Jan 9 SOUNDTRACK Ging On First Dates Sebastian Blue Cllar Cmedy Tur: The Mvie The Cheetah Girls (EP) A Cinderella Stry De- Lvely Garden State The Princess Diaries : Ryal Engagement Shrek Spider -Man 9 That's S Raven Britney Spears Angie Stne Stry Of The Year Sugarcult 99 Switchft Taking Back Sunday Terrr Squad Jhn Tesh Gerge Thrgd & The Destryers Three Days Grace Randy Travis 9 Travis Tritt 9 Shania Twain 9 Twelve Girls Band Twista Cnway Twitty Keith Urban Usher 9 Van Halen VARIOUS ARTISTS Nw 99 Nw Rck Against Bush Vl The Surce Presents: Hip Hp Hits Vans Warped Tur Cmpilatin Velvet Revlver Butch Walker Kanye West Rn White Gretchen Wilsn Stevie Wnder Wynnna Yellwcard Ying Yang Twins Dwight Yakam Yung Buck Over The Cunter Cntinued frm page 9 Right behind him n The Billbard and Tp R &B/Hip -Hp are sets by Yung Buck (G -Unit/ Interscpe,, cpies) and prdigal rapper Mase (Bad By/ F' Reel,,). Yung Buck, like Cent and Llyd Banks, is a member f rap grup G -Unit. Earlier this summer, Banks' sl bw, "The Hunger fr Mre," led the R &B/hip -hp chart fr five weeks and The Billbard fr tw. There were three weeks when Mase's 99 debut, "Harlem Wrld," had bigger weeks than his new title's pening ttal, yet this start far exceeds any week chalked by his 999 fllw -up "Duble Up." Nt t far dwn the big chart are the arrivals f Pitbull (TVT, N. ) and the Diplmats assciate Jim Jnes (Diplmats/Kch, N. ). The frmer had a tp rhythmic hit this summer with "Cul." The latter features appearances by Cam'Rn and Chic DeBarge. Pitbull is als N. n Tp Independent Albums, where Jnes enters at N.. Jnes' "On My Way t Church" hits Tp R &B/Hip -Hp Albums at N., while Pitbull's "M.I.A.M.I. (Mney Is a Majr Issue)" enters at N.. The rder is different than that fund n the big chart and the indie list because the R &B/hip -hp sales charts reflect activity frm a cre panel f stres that specialize in thse genres. Billbard and Nielsen Sund - Scan are nearing cmpletin f a revamp f the cre -stre panel, a prcess that will add hundreds f apprpriate lcatins t that subset. SECOND SERVING: Fr sme new artists, fllwing up a successful debut with a live album wuld simply be a means f maintaining visibility between full -length utings. In the case f Jasn Mraz, the singer /sngwriter's new title JASON MRAZ LIVE' actually surpasses the best chart peak his rkie uting earned. Entering at N. 9 is his CD/DVD cmb, "Tnight, Nt Again/Jasn Mraz Live at Eagles Ballrm" (Elektra/Atlantic) Its pening sum is, cpies. His first set, "Waiting fr My Rcket t Cme," peaked at N. during a -week chart run. There were nly tw weeks -the Christmas frame and the ne befre it when the first album had bigger numbers than thse that greet the live uting. TO THE LEFT: Credit maverick Steve Earle as being the first recrding act t receive sales benefits frm Air America Radi, the liberal -leaning talk netwrk. His new "The Revlutin Starts. Nw" (E- Squared/Artemis), which shares the title f his wn Sunday shw n that radi circuit, rallies Earle's secnd -best Nielsen SundScan week:,. That's gd fr N. n Tp Cuntry Albums and N. 9 n The Billbard. Of the seven albums he has charted since SundScan began cunting, nly the title "Jerusalem" racked a higher ne -week sum (,). A heavy lad f cmmercials, viced by Air America's mst familiar persnality, Al Franken, supprted the new album's launch. Earle als did persnal appearances at Brders Bks & Music in Washingtn, D.C., and Barnes & Nble in New Yrk. A few weeks earlier he was featured n a "Nightline" editin abut music and plitics. FOR THE RECORD: Cntrary t last issue's clumn, there were really three weeks in when cuntry albums led The Billbard. Jhnny Rse, wh is VP f sales frm Universal Music Nashville, pints ut that aside frm titles by Alan Jacksn and Dixie Chicks, I smehw missed Tby Keith's "Shck'n Y'All." That is mre than a little embarrassing, as his pening stanza f, was the biggest week by any cuntry set n last year's charts. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

51 : AC,! 9 SEPTEMBER w ti... Sales data cmpiled by k Nielsen SundScan ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL NUMBER THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A BAD BOY /UMRG (.9 CD /DVD) Title Weeks At Number i Ready T Die BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS V Legend TUFF GONG /ISLAND 9 /UME.9/.9) THE BEATLES A' APPLE 9/CAPITOL.9/.9) PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Mn CAPITOL..9/.9 TIM MCGRAW A' Greatest Hits ' ' CURB 9.9/.9 LARRY THE CABLE GUY Lrd, I Aplgize PARALLEL/HIP - /UME (.9 CD) HOT SHOT' DEBUT! COLDPLAY A CAPITOL..9/.9 A Rush Of Bld T The Head 9 AC/DC IV Back In Black LEGACY /EPIC '/SONY MUSIC (.9 ED CD) 9 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND A Greatest Hits : CAPITOL (.9/.9) METALLICA Metallica ELEKTRA '/AG (.9.9) LINKIN PARK [Hybrid Thery] WARNER BROS. 9/.9) FRANK SINATRA Classic Sinatra: His Great Perfrmances 9.9 CAPITOL.9/.9) - $ GREATEST GAINER =$s BEE GEES POLYDORNTV /UNIVERSAL 9/UME,9B/,9 Their Greatest Hits - The Recrd ) MERCYME Almst There AM /CURB (.9 CD) [N] 9 AVRIL LAVIGNE Let G ARISTA /RMG (.9 CDI JOSH SGBROBAN Jsh Grban e aós. ue.9ec[x] QUEEN Al Greatest Hits HOLLYWOOD.9/.9) JOHN MAYER A Rm Fr Squares AWARE/COLUMBIA 9' /SONY MUSIC.9 EQ/.9 [N] 9 RAY CHARLES The Very Best Of Ray Charles i% RHINO 9 (.9 CD) 9 TIM MCGRAW Set This Circus Dwn CURB.9/.9 I SOUNDTRACK A O Brther, Where Art Thu? LOST HIGHWAY /MERCURY 9/IDJMG E9/9) 9 - JOHNNY CASH Biggest Hits e LEGACY /COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) 99/SONY MUSIC (.9 EQ/.9) PRINCE The Very Best Of Prince WARNER BROS..9 CD JIMI HENDRIX Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix EXPERIENCE HENDRIX '/ ME (.9.9) SHANIA TWAIN 9 Cme On Over MERCURY /UMGN 99.9) KENNY CHESNEY A N Shes, N Shirt, N Prblems BNA /RLG.9/.9) 9 TOBY KEITH Unleashed OREAMWORKS(NASHVILLE) /INTER COPE Ill9/9) KENNY CHESNEY A Greatest Hits BNA 9/RLG.9.9) 9 9 DEF LEPPARD A Vault - Greatest Hits 9-99 MERCURY /UME.9/.9) KID ROCK A Ccky LAVA /AG ).9/.9) BEASTIE BOYS A9 Licensed T Ill E JAM /UME.9/.9 LENNY KRAVITZ Greatest Hits VIRGIN (.9/.9) JOURNEY.b Jurney's Greatest Hits COLUMBIA 9/SONY MUSIC (.9 EQ/9.9) LYNYRD SKYNYRD All Time Greatest Hits MCA I9/UME.9/.9) 9 JIMMY BUFFETT Sngs Yu Knw By Heart MCAì' /UME (.9/.9) - TALKING HEADS The Best Of Talking Heads SIRENYARNER BROS. /RHINO (9 ED) TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS Greatest Hits MCA /UME.9/.9) ' SUBLIME Sublime GASOLINE ALLEY /GEFFEN /UME 9/.9 9 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC /SONY MUSIC (.9 EQ/.9 t Thriller EMINEM A The Eminem Shw WEB /AFTERMATH 99/INTERSCOPE C9/.9) '-i' ' /DC A Live LEGACY /EPIC /SONY MUSIC (.9,.9 ROD STEWART The Very Best Of Rd Stewart WARNER BROS..9/9 : TAKING BACK SUNDAY Tell All Yur Friends VICTORY (.9 CD) [N] GEORGE MICHAEL A Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of Gerge Michael EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC (.9 ED/9.9 CD ABBA A Gld - Greatest Hits POLYDOR/A &M /UME (.9/.9) USHER A LAFACE NZOMBA (.9/.9) ca RE- SOUNDTRACK 9 Tp Gun RE- COLUMBIA / MUSIC 9 EQ/.9 ENTRY ' NELLY A Nellyville FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL ' /UMRG.:/.9 Lit/ GEORGE STRAIT The Best Of Gerge Stait: th Century Masten The Millennium Cllectin MCA NASHVILLE /UME (9.9 CO 9 KID ROCK Devil Withut A Cause TOP DOG /LAVA 9'/AG.9/.9) [] SEPTEMBER w,n. ti m a U, Sales data cmpiled by w Nielsen SundScan ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL KEANE e`- NUMBER `- INTERSCOPE (9.9 CD) Title Week At Number l Hpes And Fears '$E GREATEST GAINER =$= GRUPO CLIMAX MUSART 9/BALBOA.9 CD) HOT SHOT DEBUT FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER TOOTH & NAIL9.9 CO) THE FINN BROTHERS NETTWERK.9 CO) DRIVE BY TRUCKERS WEST.9 CO) Za Za Za Hide Nthing Everyne Is Here The Dirty Suth E CROSSFADE Crssfade FG /COLUMBIA /SONY MUSIC.9 En CDI è SNOW PATROL Final Straw POLVDOR/A &M /INTERSCOPE (9 CD) = SCISSOR SISTERS Scissr Sisters UNIVERSAL ' /UMRG (9 CD) BEBO NORMAN ESSENTIAL.9 CD) BUTCH WALKER EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC (.9 ES CD) DEITRICK HADDON VERITY 9/ZOMBA.9/.9 Try Letters Crssrads THE POSTAL SERVICE Give Up SUB POP 9 (.9 CD) JEREMY CAMP Carried Me: The Wrship Prject BEC 9 (.9 CD) GILBERTO SANTA ROSA SONY DISCOS.9 ES CD /DVD) Autentic THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS The Ntrius Cherry Bmbs UNIVERSAL SOUTH.9 CO) GUIDED BY VOICES MATADOR (.9 CD) Half Smiles Of The Decmpsed 9 9 MUSE Abslutin TASTE MEDIA /WARNER BROS. (.9 CDI LACUNA COIL Cmalies CENTURY MEDIA (.9 CDI 9 BRONCO: EL GIGANTE DE AMERICA Sin Rienda FONOVISA /ÚG (.9 CD) TEEDRA MOSES Cmplex Simplicity M.9 CU) all TIFF MERRITT Tamburine LOST HIGHWAY 9' (.9 CD) 9 9 MINDY SMITH One Mment Mre VANGUARD 9 (.9 CD) GDI JEM Finally Wken e ATO 9.9 CD) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Three Cheers Fr Sweet Revenge & REPRISE MJARNER BROS. (.9 CD) - BARLOWGIRL Barlwgirl FERVENT 9 CD) - LYFE Lyfe -9 COLUMBIA 99/SONY MUSIC (.9 EQ CD) - RILO KILEY Mre Adventurus BRUTE/BEAUTE /WARNER BROS..9 CO) F LUNYTUNES La Trayectria MAS FLOW /UNIVERSAL LATINO (.9 CDI 9 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Tesrs De Cleccin SONY DISCOS 9 (9.9 EQ CD) NONPOINT Recil LAVA9/AG (.9 CDI Oa THE ISAACS Heres GAITHER MUSIC GROUP.9/.9) e!. RE- CHRIS RICE Shrt Term Memries ROCKETOWN (.9 CD) ENTRt+ BETHANY DILLON Bethany Dilln SPARROW (.9 CD) - : OZOMATLI Street Signs CONCORD PICANTE /CONCORD.9 CO) RISE AGAINST Siren Sng Of The Cunter Culture e GEFFEN 9 /INTERSCOPE 9.9 CD) LOS ANGELES DE CHARLY De Amres Y Recuerds... Exits Rmantics FONDVISA /UG (.9 CD) 9 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS The Silence In Black And White VICTORY.9 CD) GRUPO BRYNDIS El Quint Trag DMA 9 (.9 CD) 9 - HEAD AUTOMATICA Decadence WARNER BROS. (.9 CO) " 9 ALACRANES MUSICAL A Cambi De Que? UNIVISION /.9 COI CHRONIC FUTURE Lines In My Face INTERSCOPE.9 CDI RICKY FANTE Rewind VIRGIN (.9 CD) BUILDING 9 Space In Between Us WORD -CURB /WARNER BROS. (.9 CD) - CD KINGSPADE Kingspade SUBURBAN NOIZE.9 CDI LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE Legad Nrten FONOVISA /UG.9 CD) e FALL OUT BOY Take This T Yur Grave FUELED BY RAMEN (.9 CD) CID LOS CAMINANTES Tesrs De Cleccin: Puras Rancheras i ` SONY DISCOS EQ CDI 9 ry ' PATRULLA En Viv Desde: Dallas, Texas DISA (.9 CD) ROY D. MERCER Get Well Sn CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 9.9 CD) AKWID KOMP.9 Radi Cmpa UNIVISION /UG.9 CDI SEPTEMBER Bill. r '' á O ID c,t x ii d R> TOP INDEpENDENTAIBUMSTM Sales data cmpiled by kill Nielsen SundScan ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title g NUMBER I HOT SHOT DEBUT ` I Week At Number PITBULL 9'.9/.9) M.I.A.M.I. (Mney Is A Majr Issue) The Hard Way DDGGYSTYIE '/TNT (.9/.9) THE DIPLOMATS PRESENT JIM JONES On My Way T Church DIPLOMATS ' /KOCH.9 CD) TAKING BACK SUNDAY Where Yu Want T Be VICTORY (.9 CD) BOYZ II MEN Thrwback MSM /KOCH 9 CDI - O.A.R. th & th EVERFINE (9.9 CO) STEVE EARLE The Revlutin Starts...Nw t,l E- SQUARED i9/artemis.9 CDI CLEDUS T. JUDD Biplar And Prud KOCH 99 (.9 CD) 9 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS Rck Against Bush Vl FAT WRECK CHORDS 9.9 CD /DVDI '$` GREATEST GAINER -$ GRUPO CLIMAX MUSART 9/BALBOA (.9 CO) [N] Za Za Za B.G. Life After Cash Mney CHOPPA CITY /KOCH 9/.9 PAC Live DEATH ROW ' /KOCH 9/.9) VARIOUS ARTISTS The Surce Presents: Hip Hp Hits SOURCE /IMAGE.9 CD) O) DRIVE BY TRUCKERS The Dirty Suth WEST (.9 CD) [N] VARIOUS ARTISTS Vans Warped Tur Cmpilatin SIDE ONE DUMMY,9 CD) SAVES THE DAY VAGRANT 9.9 CD) Ups & Dwns: Early Recrdings And B -Sides 9 YING YANG TWINS Me & My Brther COLLIPARK./NT 9 CDI LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ A Kings Of Crunk BME (/TVT.9/.9 9 THE PP9OSTALL SERVICE Give Up SISTER HAZEL Lift CROAKIN' POETS /SIXTHMAN (.9 CD) Z' SUGARCULT Palm Trees And Pwer Lines FEARLESS /ARTEMIS (.9 CD) GUIDED BY VOICES MATADOR..9 CD) [N] Half Smiles Of The Decmpsed LACUNA COIL Cmalies CENTURY MEDIA.9 CD) [N] TEEDRA MOSES Cmplex Simplicity TVT.9 CD) [N] 9 MINDY SMITH One Mment Mre VANGUARD 9.9 CD) [N] DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL A Mark, A Missin, A Brand, A Scar VAGRANT.9 CDI ATREYU The Curse VICTORY (.9 CD) THE SHINS Chutes T Narrw SUB POP ' (.9 CD) 9 PAUL OAKENFOLD Creamfields PERFECTO 9/THRIVE.9 CD) HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS The Silence In Black And White VICTORY.9 CD) [N] Kingspade KINGSPADE.9ecmDs] DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Transatlanticism BARSUK ' (.9 CDI VARIOUS ARTISTS Future Sundtrack Fr America BARSUK (.9 CD) : FALL OUT BOY Take This T Yur Grave FUELED BY SAMEN (.9 CD) [N] MARTHA ZMUNIeZZI[N] The Best Is Yet T Cme 9 KITTIE Until The End ARTEMIS.9 COI :. HOT ROD CIRCUIT Reality's Cming Thrugh VAGRANT (9 CD) WAYMAN TISDALE Hang Time RENDEZVOUS.9 CD) [N] THE TWILIGHT SINGERS She Lves Yu BIRDMAN /ONE LITTLE INDIAN.9 CD) AVENGED SEVENFOLD Waking The Fallen HOPELESS (.9 CD) [N] MATCHBOOK ROMANCE Stries And Alibis EPITAPH '.9 CD) [N] BEBEL GILBERTO Bebel Gilbert ZIRIGUIBOOM /SIX DEGREES (.9 CD) [N] BAD RELIGION The Empire Strikes First EPITAPH 99'.9 CDI 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS Rck Against Bush Vl.' FAT WRECK CHORDS 9.9 CD) UNEARTH METAL BLADE 9 9 CD) [N] Oncming Strm THE STREETS A Grand Dn't Cme Fr Free 9. DANE VICE '/ATLANTIC (.9 CD COOK Harmful If Swallwed COMEDY CENTRAL.9 CD /DVDI [N] CD DROPKICK MURPHYS Tessie (EP) HELLCAT ' /EPITAPH.9 CDI 9 RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE Antlgia De Un Rey FREDDIE 9.9 CD) [N] 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS Punk -O-Rama Vl. 9 EPITAPH (.9 CD /DVD) Catalg albums are - year -ld tides that have fallen belw N. n The Billbard r re- issues f lder albums- Ttal Weeks clumn reflects cmbined weeks title has appeared n The Billbard and Tp Pp Catalg Albums. The Heatseekers chart lists the best- selling albums by new and develping artists, defined as thse wh have never appeared in the tp f The Billbard. Ifa Heatseekers title reaches that level, it and the act' s subsequent albums are immediately ine igible t appear n the Heatseekers than Tp Independent Albums are current titles that are sld via Independent distnbutin, including thse that are fulfilled via majr branch distributrs. Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recrding Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f, album units (Gld). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Platinum). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units )Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl indicates album's multi- platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f minl[es r mre, Me RIM multiplies shipments by the number f discs and / tapes. RIM Latin awards: Certificatin fr net shipment f, units (Or). A Certificatin f, units (Platin). A' Certificatin f, units (Muiti- Platin). Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Mst tape prices, and CD prices fr BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ED, and all ther CD prices are equivalent prices, which are prjected frm whlesale prices. Greatest Gainer Shws chart's largest unit increase. III indicates pastr present Heatseeker title., VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

52 ALBUMS. S, SEPTR.A W +. ÿ g } Billbard TOP BLUES ALBUMS TM Sales data cmpiled by ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS CAPITOL 9 P Nielsen SundScan Title fir` NUMBER 'V` Weeks At Number Greatest Hits: Years Of Rck ERIC CLAPTON Me And Mr Jhnsn DUCK/REPRISE m ARNER BROS. AEROSMITH Hnkin' On Bb COLUMBIA '/SONY MUSIC STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE LEGACY /EPIC /SONY MUSIC JOE BONAMASSA PREMIER The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan And Duble Truble Had T Cry Tday MAVIS STAPLES Have A Little Faith ALLIGATOR 99. KEB' MO' Keep It Simple OKEH /EPIC /SONY MUSIC N ETTA JAMES Blues T The Bne RCA VICTOR x9 R.L. BURNSIDE A Bthered Mind FAT POSSUM. THEODIS EALEY Stand Up In It 9 IFGAM JOHNNY WINTER I'm A Bluesman VIRGIN 9 RAY CHARLES Music Legends: Ray's Blues BD STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Martin Scrsese Presents The Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan - SEPTEMBER V. LEGACY /EPIC 99/SONY MUSIC SOUNDTRACK - :' /UME VASSAR CLEMENTS.LOUSTIC DISC Martin Scrsese Presents The Best Of The Blues Livin' With The Blues Billbard TOP REGGAE ALBUMS TM Sales data cmpiled by ll VD ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Nielsen SundScan ' _'.n NUMBER : Weeks At Number KEVIN LYTTLE Kevin Little a ATLANTIC ' AG ' BEENIE MAN Back T Basics SHOCKING VIBES 9./VIRGIN SOUNDTRACK First Dates MAVERICK /WARNER BROS. VARIOUS ARTISTS Reggae Gld VP 9'/A DON OMAR The Last Dn: Live, Vl. S VI [N] SEAN PAUL A Dutly Rck VP, /ATLANTIC ' /AG VARIOUS ARTISTS Is It Rlling Bb?: A Reggae Tribute T Bb Dylan Vl. RAS 99' /SANCTUARY DON OMAR The Last Dn VI [N] au TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS True Lve V ' [NI ild BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Bb Marley & The Wailers Live At The Rxy ai TUFF GONG /ISLAND /IOJMG BOB MARLEY The Best Of Bb Marley MADACY ELEPHANT MAN Gd G VP /ATLANTIC ' /AG I' JIMMY CLIFF Black Magic ARTEMIS VARIOUS ARTISTS Jana TV Hits Vl. REAL /UNIVERSAL LATINO STEEL PULSE African Hlcaust RAS 99' /SANCTUARY EPT +,. r IQJ D R W Bibard. TOP WORLD Sales data cmpiled by ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL TWELVE GIRLS BAND PLATIA ENTERTAINMENT USA / RIVER BEBEL GILBERTO 'I RIGUIBOOM /SIX DEGREES [x] GIPSY KINGS L ONESUCH 9/AG GAELIC STORM MRI ASSOCIATED SOUNDTRACK MILAN BEBO & CIGALA CALLE /BLUEBIRD 9 /RCA VICTOR DANIEL O'DONNELL OPTV MEDIA [NI 9 LILA DOWNS NARADA DANIEL O'DONNELL O PV MEDIA VARIOUS ARTISTS PUTUMAYO ROSA PASSOS SONY CLASSICAL 9/NY MUSIC OMARA PORTUONDO WORLD CIRCUIT /NONESUCH 9 I /AG 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS PYRAMID 9 KEALI'I REICHEL PUNAHELE 9 [N) DANIEL O'DONNELL [PTV MEDIA P. Nielsen SundScan Title Title Vga NUMBER Av Weeks At Number Eastern Energy Bebel Gilbert Rts Hw Are We Getting Hme? Bend It Like Beckham Lagrimas Negras Faith & Inspiratin Una Sangre: One Bld The Jukebx Years Putumay Presents: Wrld Grve Amrsa Flr De Amr Bridge T Havana Ke'alakamaile Classic Dubles: Sngs Of Inspiratin I I Believe - [R s x I,r = ti ti x Billbard ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS TM Sales data cmpiled by Nielsen SundScan t J HOT SHOT DEBUT --, b `Y- NUMBER IVY' Weeks At Number SWITCHFOOT COLUMBIA/SPARROW9 /EMICMG The Beautiful Letdwn STONES WIND -UP /PROVIDENT Ptter's Field CASTING CROWNS BEACH STREET/REUNION /PROVIDENT[NI Casting Crwns FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER TOOTH & NAIL /EMICMG [N] Hide Nthing SELAH CURB /WORD -CURB Hiding Place. MERCYME IN9/WORD CURB Undne BEBO NORMAN ESSENTIAL /PROVDENT [x] Try DEITRICK HADDON VERITY 9/PROVIDENT [N] Crssrads JOHN TESH GARDEN CITY WORD -CURB Wrship At Red Rcks D JEREMY CAMP BEC %/EMICMG [N] Carried Me: The Wrship Prject " FRED HAMMOND VERITY /JIVE/PROVIDENT Smethin "But Lve V THIRD DAY ESSENTIAL /PROVIDENT Wire Ilg KUTLESS TOOTH &NAILEC9 /EMICMG Sea Of Faces 9 BARLOWGIRL FERVENT PROVIDENT [N] Barlwgirl f 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS EMICMG /PROVIDENT%NJORD -CURB WOW Wrship (Red) E 9 PILLAR FUCKER /EMICMG Where D We G Frm Here AVALON SPARROW 9 /EMICMG The Creed E VARIOUS ARTISTS FERVENT /PROVIDENT Abslute Smash Hits THE ISAACS GAITHER MUSIC GROUP /EMICMG [NI Heres DAVID CROWDER BAND SIXSTEPS /SPARROW /EMICMG Illuminate CHRIS RICE ROCKETOWN / PROVIDENT [NI Shrt Term Memries == GREATEST GAINER =S= BETHANY DILLON SPARROW /EMICMG [N] Title Bethany Dilln BUILDING 9 WORD- CURBIWARNER BROS. /WORD -CURB [N] Space In Between Us VARIOUS ARTISTS PROVIDENT/WORD- CURB / SPARROW /EMI CHRISTIAN /EMICMG WOW Hits UNDEROATH SOLID STATE/TOOTH & NAIL /EMICMG [N] They're Only Chasing Safety ISRAEL AND BREED INTEGRITY GOSPEL 9/WORD-CURB [N] Live Frm Anther Level 9 MARTHA MUNIZZI MARTHA MUNIZZI [N] The Best Is Yet T Cme 9 SOUNDTRACK INTEGRITY /WORD -CURB The Passin Of The Christ iiii P MERCYME INS9/WORD CURB Spken Fr G JOEL ENGLE BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING /PROVIDENT Ultimate Wrship Cllectin: The Very Best Of Mdern Wrship TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE VERITY/JIVE /PROVIDENT Out The Bx JEREMY CAMP BEC/EMICMG [N] Stay_ MICHAEL W. SMITH REUNION /PROVIDENT Wrship Again VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY 99/TIME LIFE Hymns Wrship: Amazing Grace SHAWN MCDONALD SPARROW9 /EMICMG Simply Nthing VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI SPECIALMARKETS/TIME LIFE /EMICMG Wrship Tgether: I Culd Sing Of Yur Lve Frever VARIOUS ARTISTS EMICMGNJORO- CURB 9 /PROVIDENT WOW Wrship (Yellw) VARIOUS ARTISTS WORSHIP TOGETHER/EMICMG Here I Am T Wrship 9 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS SPARROW /EMICMG Amazing Grace : A Cuntry Salute T Gspel CECE WINANS PURESPRINGSGOSPEUINOs/WORD CURB Thrne Rm m LL YEMBER zs W c `, Billbard ' A Sales data cmpiled by i PO Nielsen SundScan - I Y TM ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL Title tt NUMBER /HOT SHOT DEBUT vvr Week At Number DEITRICK HADDON VERITY9/ZOMBA [N] Crssrads FRED HAMMOND VERITY /JIVE/OMBA Smethin "But Lve VARIOUS ARTISTS WORD /EMICMGNERITY9/ MBA WOW Gspel ISRAEL AND BREED INTEGRITY GOSPEL/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC [N] Live Frm Anther Level MARTHA MUNIZZI MARTHA MUNIZZI [N] The Best Is Yet T Cme TONEX & THE PECULIAR PEOPLE VERITY /JIVE/ZOMBA Out The Bx CECE WINANS PUR FSPRINGS GOSPF VINO 9 /SONY MUSIC Thrne Rm., JOHN P. KEE TYSCOTNERITY9/ZOMBA [N] The Clr Of Music. Q'. JOE PACE INTEGRITY GOSPEL/EPIC 9/SONY MUSIC Je Pace Presesnts Sunday Mrinq Service :S= GREATEST GAINER -= Q.9" I SHARROND KING TRU- VINE 9 /OPHIR Dedicated Ng VICKI YOHE PURESPRINGS GOSPEL /EMI GOSPEL f] I Just Want Yu THE CANTON SPIRITUALS VERITY 9ZOMBA New Life: Live In Harvey, IL VARIOUS ARTISTS DEXTERITY SOUNDS 9/EMI GOSPEL Bishp T.D. Jakes Presents: He- Mtins. SOUNDTRACK MUSIC WORLD /COLUMBIA9/SONY MUSIC The Fighting Temptatins THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS & THEIR SUPERSTAR FRIENDS BLACKBERRY9/MALACO SulLink Live ' E) MEN OF STANDARD MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND GOSPEL 9 /MALACO R's A New Day_ `' rl RICKY DILLARD & G" ( GENERATION CHORALE) CRYSTAL ROSE9/IAEI Unplugged... The Way Church Used T Be 9 9 TWINKIE CLARK VERITY 9/ZOMBA Hme Once Again...Live In Detrit DOROTHY NORWOOD MALACO Stand On The Wrd BYRON CAGE GOSPO CENTRIC /ZOMBA [N] Byrn Cage CALVIN SIMON SIMON SATZ99 Share The News: Past, Present, And Future JAMES GREAR & COMPANY FEATURING NEXT Lim 9 ASpecial Place ' VARIOUS ARTISTS INTEGRITY UOSPEIJSSSPS CENTRIC/EPIC SORSI/SONY MUSIC Gtta Have Gspel! SMOKIE NORFUL EMI GOSPEL 9 Smkie Nrful: Limited Editin (EP) TONY HIBBERT II SPIRIT IN MOTION /RUBY ROSE In His Presence 9 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY 99/MBA Dnnie McClurkin... Again 9 THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP TYSCOTO/TASEIS The Live Experience JOHNNY MO SIERRA- PEARL A New Directin 9` 9 POOH AND THE YOUNG INSPIRATIONS OPHIR9 Say The Wrd BISHOP EDDIE L. LONG PRESENTS THE BIRTH TOTAL PRAISE CHOIR EMI GOSPEL [N] Spirit &Truth BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON & THE FGBCF MASS CHOIR TEHILLAH /LIGHT9 /COMPENDIA (NI Let It Rain - TURKS & CAICOS MASS CHOIR MEEK Behld! Live In Chicag 9 CARIKATURE OPHIRSTREET/FAITH 9 /OPHIR Spiritcentric Q TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. INTEGRITY GOSPEL/COLUMBIA 99/SONY MUSIC [N] Life THE WILLIAMS SISTERS EMI GOSPEL9 Pwer In The Huse Q VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI CHRISTIANNJORD- CURBNERITY /ZOMBA WOW Gspel THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CHOIR M./WORD-CURB /WARNER BROS. Uve... This Is Yur Huse LASHELL GRIFFIN EPIC 999/SONYMUSIC [NI Free 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS WORD -CURB /WARNER BROS. All Star Gspel Hits Vlume : Praise & Wrship r 9 VICKIE WINANS VERITY /ZOMBA [N] Bringing It All Tgether Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recrding Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certificatin fr net shipment f, am units (Gld). RIM certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Platinum). RIAA certificatin fr net shipment f millin units (Diamnd). Numeral fllwing Platinum r Diamnd symbl indicates album's multi -platinum level. Fr bxed sets, and duble albums with a running time f minutes r mre, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number f discs and/r tapes. RIAA Latin awards:. Certificatin fr net shipment f, units (Or). A Certificatin f, units ( Platin). A' Certificatin f, units (Multi- Platin). "Asterisk indicates LP is available. Greatest Gainer shws chart's largest unit increase. Heatseeker Impact shws albums «anved frm Heatseekers this week. [X] indicates past r present Heatseeker title., VNU Business Media, Inc., and Nielsen SundScan, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

53 "`== "Billbard SINGLES AND TRACKS SONG INDEX. Chart Cdes: CS (Ht `:f. ntry S ` ' _,...:.::. A,':_..x,...:;;J: $.wd.., 9 (Zmba, ASCAP /Drp Yur Pants, ASCAP /Matzh Ball, ASCAP / EMI April, ASCAP /East Side Jhnny N- Ass, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMQ, HL, Hi -A- ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE (Sngs Of SKG, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Ines Falls, BMI), CLM /H H AHORA QUIEN (Wrld Deep, BMI /Sny /AN Latin, BMI /Btueplatinum, ASCAP /Sny /AN Discs, ASCAP) LT 9 AIN'T DRINKIN'ANYMORE (Kevin Fwler, BMI) CS ALGO TIENES (C -Rd, ASCAP /Manben, ASCAP /Universal Musica, ASCAP) LT ALL NITE (DON'T STOP) (Black Ice, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP /Flyte Tyme, ASCAP /Ella & Gene's Sn's, ASCAP /Murlyn, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Hancck, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI), HL, RBH t ALONE (Acrss The Ocean, ASCAP /Walking Cmmdities Entertainment, BMI) RBH 9 AMAR COMO TE AME (Edimusa, ASCAP /Vander America, BMI) LT AMERICAN IDIOT (WB, ASCAP /Green Daze, ASCAP), WBM, Hi ANDAR CONMIGO (Latein, ASCAP /Dble Acuarela Sngs,ASCAP /EMI Blackwd, BMI) LT AWAY FROM THE SUN (Escatawpa, BMI /Sngs Of Universal, BMI), HL /WBM, Hi AWFUL, BEAUTIFUL LIFE (EMI April, ASCAP /Pittsburg Landing, ASCAP /Cburn, BMI /Harley Allen Music, BMI), HL /WBM, CS. B. BABY GIRL (Dirkpit, BMI /GreaterGd, ASCAP /Jennifer Nettles, ASCAP /Telegrammusic, ASCAP) CS BABY MAMA (James Glasper, SESAC /Richard Getfield, BMI /Michellin Barnwell, BMI /Rbert Getfield, BMI /Brckett Parsn, BMI /Tefnise, BMI) RBH 99 BACK UP (Marimber, BMI /Diaz Brthers Music, BMI) RBH BACK WHEN (blamer- Tamerlane, BMI/Sny/ATV Crss Keys, ASCAP), HL /WBM, CS BALLA BABY (Chingy Music, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Empty Huse, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, RBH BASTA (Seg Sn, BMI) LT BETTER WITH TIME (Sngs Of Universal, BMI /Hey Yu're Hey Music, BMI /Uncle Buddies, SESAC/Phil Jacksn Music,ASCAP), HL, RBH BE YOUR GIRL (Ras And Taj, BMI /Universal- Duchess, BMI /Pli Paul, BMI /Zmba, ASCAP /Lil Will, ASCAP /Raul Santiag, BMI /Chris Jnes, BMI) RBH 9 BOUNCE BACK (Mney Mack, BMI) RBH 9 BREAKAWAY (Friends Of Seagulls, ASCAP /Five Card, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP /G Matt, ASCAP /Alm, ASCAP /Avril Lavigne, SOCAN), HL /WBM, Hi BREAK BREAD (TVT, BMI /Lil Jn Music, BMI /White Rhin, BMI /Ludacris, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /X Music, ASCAP), HL, RBH BREAK DOWN HERE (EMI April, ASCAP /Willw Lake, ASCAP), HL, CS ; H BREAKING THE HABIT (Zmba, ASCAP /Chesterchaz, ASCAP /Big Bad Mr. Hahn, BMI /Nndisclsure Agreement, BMI /Rb Burdn, BMI /Kenji Kbayashi, BMI /Pancakey Cakes, BMI /Zmba Sngs, BMI), WBM, Hi BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE (Masn Betha, ASCAP /Justin Cmbs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Cyphercleff, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH z THE BRIDE (EMI April, ASCAP /Sea Gayle, ASCAP /Sngs Of Msaic, ASCAP /Msaic Music, BMI), HL, CS 9 BRING IT BACK (Mney Mack, BMI) RBH BROKEN (Seether, BMI /Dwight Frye, BMI) Hi BURN (Shaniah Cymne, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Babyby's Little, SESAC /Nntime Suth, SESAC /WBM, SESAC /U.R. IV, ASCAP), HL /WBM, [b ; RBH -C- CALL MY NAME (Cntrversy, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH CANT TELL ME NOTHIN' ( Music, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), WBM, CS 9 CANT YOU TELL (Pickanb, ASCAP /Wild Pink, ASCAP / Jbelle, ASCAP) CS CAR WASH (May Twelfth, BMI /Universal- Duchess, BMI /Mass Cnfusin, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, Hi CAUGHT UP (Dirty Dre, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Duble OH Eight, ASCAP /PhBZ, ASCAP /Hitc Suth, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Pladis, ASCAP), HL, RBH CERTIFIEDGANGSTAS (Nt Listed) RBH CHARLENE (Sngs Of Universal, BMI /Tappy Whyte's, BMI /Bat Future, BMI), HL, Hi ; RBH THE CLOSER I GETTOYOU (Ensign, BMI /Scarab, BMI) RBH COLD (Sugarstar, BMI) Igl 9 COME HOME SOON (Emert, ASCAP /Dylan Jacksn, ASCAP), WBM, CS COMO TU (Gaina Bay, BMI) LT t COMPTON (Six July, BMI /Dllar Figga,ASCAP /Rynet, ASCAP /EMI Blackwd, BMI), HL, RBH CONFESSIONS PART I (Shaniah Cymne, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP / Babyby's Little, SESAC /Nntime Suth, SESAC /Wit, ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH CONFESSIONS PART II (Shaniah Cymne,ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP / Babyby's Little, SESAC /Nntime Suth, SESAC /WBM, SESAC /U.R. IV, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH CONTIGO YO APRENDI A OLVIDAR (Universal Musica, ASCAP /Le Musical, SACM) LT 9 CORAZON ENCADENADO (Universal Musica, ASCAP/SGAE, ASCAP) LT -D- DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE (Beynce, ASCAP /Hitc Suth, ASCAP/Sny/ATV Tunes, ASCAP /Fray, SESAC /EWM, SESAC), I-IL, RBH DAYS GO BY (Guitar Mnkey, BMI /Cburn, BMI /Universal, ASCAP /Lanark Village Tunes, ASCAP), HL /WBM, CS ; Hi DELANTE DE MI (EMI Blackwd, BMI) LT DIAMOND IN THE BACK (Ludacris, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Tefnise, BMI /Delicius Apple, ASCAP /Jemaxal Music, ASCAP /H &R Lastrada, ASCAP /Sny /AN Tunes, ASCAP /Melmega, ASCAP /Music Sales Crp., ASCAP), HL, RBH 9 DIARY (Lellw, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Bk Of Daniel, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH "% I; LT (flt catin, :,. t DIP IT LOW (Pli Paul, BMI /SpenCw, BMI /Sngs Of Universal, BMI /Havana Brwn, BMI /Universal- Duchess, BMI), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH DIXIE ROSE DELUXE'S (Sea Gayle, ASCAP/Sny/ATV Acuff Rse, BMI), HL, CS A DONDE ESTABAS? (Ser -Ca, BMI) LT DONT BREAK MY HEART AGAIN (Greenhrse, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Stlen Taylr, ASCAP), HL, CS DON'T LIKE (BABY'S MAMA DRAMA) (Bensn Clarke, BMI /Liptunes,ASCAP) RBH 9 DONTSAY NUTHIN (Grand Negaz, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Sctt Strch, ASCAP /Tuff Jew, ASCAP), HL, RBH 9 DOS LOCOS (J &N, ASCAP) LT DROP IT LIKE ITS HOT (My Own Chit, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /The Waters Of Nazareth, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI /Raynchaser, BMI), HL, RBH DUELE EL AMOR (Genie Nrmal, ASCAP) LT 9 -E- ESTA LLORANDO MI CORAZON (Edimnsa,ASCAP) LT ESTES DONDE ESTES (WB, ASCAP) LT EVERYTIME (Zmba Sngs, BMI /Britney Spears, BMI /Ntting Hill, BMI /Sea Nymph, BMI/Andrian Adams, BMI /Universal, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi -F- FABRICANDO FANTASIAS (WB, ASCAP /Pilt, ASCAP /Universal Musica, ASCAP) LT FEELIN' WAY TOO DAMN GOOD (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Arm Yur Dill, SOCAN /Zer -G, SOCAN /Black Diesel, SOCAN /Ladekiv, SOCAN), WBM, H FEEL MY WAY TO YOU (Cherry River, BMI /Sngs Of DreamWrks, BMI /Universal -MCA, ASCAP /Halhana, ASCAP), CLM /HL, CS FEELS LIKE TODAY (Universal -PlyGram Internatinal, ASCAP /Alm, ASCAP), HL, CS ; Hi FIERA INQUIETA (Laguna, ASCAP /Sny /AN Discs, ASCAP) LT FLAP YOUR WINGS (Jackie Frst, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Careers-BMG, BMI /Raynchaser, BMI /The Waters Of Nazareth, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI), HL, Hi ; RBH FLOAT ON (Ugly Casanva Music, ASCAP /Tschudi Music, ASCAP /The Best Dressed Chicken In Twn, ASCAP) H FOR REAL (izp, BMI /Eliza's Vice, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, RBH FREAKS (SPZ, BMI /Play -N- Skillz, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, Hi 99; RBH FREE (Franne Gee, BMI /Dad's Dreamer, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Marietta Mn, ASCAP), WBM, RBH 9 FREEDOM (Sngs Of Universal, BMI /Lavaca Bay, BMI / Annabella Cve, BMI), HL, CS FREEK -A -LEEK (Zmba, ASCAP /Kumbaya, ASCAP /Watch My Music, ASCAP /Lil Jn Music, BMI), WBM, Hi ; RBH -G- GETAWAY CAR (Remann, SESAC /Cnntatin, BMI /Headman Haase, SESAC /Dentatin, SESAC /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), WBM, CS THE GIRL'S GONE WILD (Sny /AN Tree, BMI /Lve Mnkey, BMI / Universal, ASCAP /Memphersfield, ASCAP), HL /WBM, CS GIRLS LIE TOO (EMI April, ASCAP /Little Cricket, ASCAP /Didn't Have T Be, ASCAP /Warner- Tamerlane, BMQ, HL /WBM, CS ; Hi GO D.J. (Mney Mack, BMI) RBH GOES GOOD WITH BEER (Careers -BMG, BMI /Sagrabeaux Sngs, BMI /Sny /AN Acuff Rse, MO, HL, CS GOLDEN (Universal, ASCAP /latcat, ASCAP /Blue's Baby, ASCAP /ablackants music, BMI) RBH GOODIES (White Rhin, BMI /Christpher Garrett, ASCAP /Hitc Suth, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /Ryalty Rightings, ASCAP /Music Publishing lt, ASCAP /C'Amre, BMI /Me & Marq, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Air Cntrl, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH GOTTA GO SOLO (Octber th, ASCAP / Hitc Suth, ASCAP /Kharatry, ASCAP /Pattnium, BMI) RBH GROUPIE LUV (Hancck, BMI /My Own Chit, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Warren G, BMI /Nate Dgg, BMI), HL, RBH -H- HAPPY PEOPLE (R.Kelly, BMI /Zmba Sngs, BMI), WBM, RBH HEADSPRUNG (LL Cl J, ASCAP/Sny/ATV Tunes, ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi 9; RBH 9 HEAVEN (Either Or Music, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Garza Brs. Music, BMI), HL, CS ; Hin HE GETS THAT FROM ME O B Daniel, ASCAP /Water Bund, ASCAP /Daniel, ASCAP /Cpyright Slutins, BMI /Murrah, BMI) CS 9 HERE FOR THE PARTY (Sny /ATV Crss Keys, ASCAP /Hsiermama Music, ASCAP /Wit, ASCAP /Bigl Lve, BMI /Carl Vincent And Assciates, BMI), HL /WBM, CS ; Hi HEY GOOD LOOKIN' (Sny /ATV Acuff Rse, BMI /Hiriam, BMI), HL, CS HEY YOUNG GIRL (Yung Gldie, BMI /Hily Crrn, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Sngs Of Universal, BMI), HL, RBH HIGHER (EMI Blackwd, BMI /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI /Cpyright Cntrl), HL, RBH HOOD HOP (Jerrell Jnes, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Ntting Dale, ASCAP /Tarp, ASCAP), HL, RBH 9 HOT NITE (Next Selectin, ASCAP /Mttla, ASCAP /Aspen, ASCAP) Hi 9; RBH HOW AM I DOIN' (Skrnk Bnk Tunes, BMI /Sny /AN Crss Keys, ASCAP), HL, CS HOW COME (Eight Mile Style, BMI /Derry Wrks, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Fullprf, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Sickntes, BMI /Reach Glbal Sngs, BMI /Swifty McVey, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH HOW DID YOU KNOW? (Clgems -EMI, ASCAP /Universal, BMI /Mantrnik Internatinal, ASCAP), HL, Hi t HUSH (LL Cl J, ASCAP/Sny/ATV Tunes, ASCAP /Marcus Aurelius, ASCAP /Famus, ASCAP /White Chclate Jamz, BMI /White Chclate Grvz, ASCAP /White Chclate Beatz, ASCAP), HL, RBH -I- I BEUEVE (GrayT, ASCAP /Breakthrugh Creatins, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /S.M.Y.,ASCAP /Sny /AN Tunes, ASCAP), HL, W 9; RBH I DONT WANNA KNOW (Marshy, BMI /Janice Cmbs, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Ht Heat, ASCAP /Justin Cmbs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Dncen, ASCAP /, ASCAP), HL, H IF I AINT GOT YOU (Lellw, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL, Hi i; RBH IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND (Nt Listed) RBH IF NOBODY BELIEVED IN YOU (Cburn, BMI /Harley Allen Music, BMI), WBM, C; Hi 9 I GO BACK (Sny /AN Milene, ASCAP /Islandsul, ASCAP), HL, CS ; Hi I GOTA FEEUN' (Majr Bb, ASCAP /Universal-Sngs Of PlyGram Internatinal, BMI /Everything I Lve, BMI /Sny /AN Tree, BMI), H L /WBM, lim 9 I HATE EVERYTHING (Midnight Express, ASCAP /Bigger Picture, ASCAP /Zmba, ASCAP /Nvember One Sngs, BMI /Ratpack, BMI /Zmba Sngs, BMI), WBM, CS ; Hi I LIKE THAT (Trak Starz, ASCAP /Alm, ASCAP /Irving, BMI /Nate Dgg, BMI /Xi Music, ASCAP /Chingy Music, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Mischkemusic, ASCAP /Hustn Summers, BMI /Three Hundred Ce Music, BMI), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH I LOVE NASCAR (Big Yellw Dg, BMI /Sny /AN Tree, BMI /Tkec Tunes, BMI), HL, CS 9 IMPOSIBLE OLVIDARTE (Peermusic Ill, BMI) LT I'M SO FLY (Llyd Banks, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP /Danja Handz Muzik, SESAC) RBH IN A REAL LOVE (EMI April, ASCAP /VassarSngs, ASCAP /BMG Sngs,ASCAP /Mrs. Lumpkins Pdle, ASCAP), HL, CS ; Hi I SMOKE, I DRANK (9WL, BMI /Drugstre, ASCAP /Ten Cunt, BMI) RBH IT'S ALL HOW YOU LOOK AT IT (Universal, ASCAP /Memphist, ASCAP /Cal IV, ASCAP /JrgaSng, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP), H L /WBM, CS I WANNA THANK YA (Sul Insurance, BMI /Meldies Of J, BMI /Bubba Gee, BMI /Nntime Tunes, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /My Own Chit, BMI /Hit & Hld, ASCAP /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Jbete,ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH 9 I WANT TO LIVE (Memphist, ASCAP /Onlay, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Sny /AN Crss Keys, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi -J- JESUS WALKS (EMI Blackwd, BMI /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI), HL, Hi ; RBH JESUS WAS A COUNTRY BOY (Espirtu de Len, BMI /Universal, ASCAP /Memphist, ASCAP), HL, CS JIMMY CHOO (Slmn's Wrk, ASCAP/Universal - PlyGram Internatinal, ASCAP /Slavery, BMI /DJ Irv, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP /Pkietts, ASCAP), HL, RBH JUST LIKE YOU (EMI April, ASCAP /EMI April Canada, SOCAN / Days Grace, SOCAN /Ndles Fr Everyne, SOCAN), HL, Hi -K- KING OF THE DANCEHALL (EMI Blackwd, BMI /Universal -Sngs Of PlyGram Internatinal, BMI /Tny Kelly, ASCAP /Maurice Gregry, BMI), HL, Hi 9; RBH KNUCK IF YOU BUCK (Wrld Wide Platinum, BMI) Hi 9; RBH -L- LAGRIMAS (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /WBM, SESAC) LT LA LOCURA (Nueva Ventura, ASCAP/Sny/ATV Discs, ASCAP) LT LA PRIMERA CON AGUA (Pacific LC, ASCAP /Maxim Aguirre, BMI) LT LAS AVISPAS (Elyn, BMI) LT it LASTIMA ES MI MUJER (Nt Listed) LT LEAN BACK (Sctt Strch, ASCAP /TVT, ASCAP /Tuff Jew, ASCAP /Remynisce Music, ASCAP /Reach Glbal, ASCAP /Jey And Ryan Music, BMI) Hi ; RBH LEAVE (GET OUT) (Full Of Sul, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Sulvang, BMI /Gdfly, BMI /Sngs Of DreamWrks, BMI /Smth As Silk, ASCAP /Plaything, ASCAP), HL, Hi LET ME IN (Universal, ASCAP / Cent, ASCAP), HI, Hi ; RBH LET'S GETAWAY (Dmani And Ya Majesty's Music, ASCAP /Bubba Gee, BMI /Nntime Tunes, BMI /Wamer- Tamerlane, BMI /Springtime, BMI), WBM, Hi ; RBH LET'S GET IT STARTED (will.i.am, BMI /Jeepney, BMI /Nawasha Netwrks, BMI /Hisak Sngs, BMI /Tun, BMI /El Cuban, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI), CLM /HL, Hi LET THEM BE LITTLE (Haneli, BMI /Sny /AN Tree, BMI), HL, CS UVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Big Lud Shirt, ASCAP/ICG, ASCAP), WBM, CS ; H LOCKED UP (Nka Internatinal, ASCAP /Famus, ASCAP), HI, Hi ; RBH LOOK AT US (Sny /ATV Sngs, BMI /Triple Shes, BMI /Sny /AN Crss Keys, ASCAP /Bill N Bud, ASCAP), HL, CS THE LORD LOVES THE DRINKIN' MAN (Kevin Fwler, BM I) CS LOVE SONG (Fictin Sngs, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP), HL, Hi -M- MAS MLA QUE TU ( Bruntunes, ASCAP /Maxim Aguirre, BMI) LT MEANT TO LIVE (Meadwgreen, ASCAP /Sugar Pete, ASCAP) Hi ME DEDIQUE A PERDERTE (Sny /AN Discs, ASCAP) LT MIEDO (Vander America, BMI /Fat, ASCAP) LT MIEDO (Vander, ASCAP) LT MOVE YA BODY (Twenz, ASCAP /Elijah Wells The rd Music, ASCAP /Cipha Sunds Music, ASCAP /Linel Bermingham Music, ASCAP /Abd, BMI /Zmba Sngs, BMI /Mkjumbi, BMI), WBM, Hi MR. MOM (Sny /AN Tree, BMI /Harbinism.cm, SESAC /Super ID, ASCAP /Tp Mule, ASCAP /Sassy Mule, ASCAP /Dn Pfrimmer, ASCAP /The Lving Cmpany, ASCAP /Wizen, ASCAP), HL, CS 9 MY BOO (EMI April, ASCAP / Shaniah Cymne, ASCAP /Phenix Ave, ASCAP /Justin Cmbs, ASCAP /Lellw, ASCAP), HL, H 9; RBH 9 MY HAPPY ENDING (Alm, ASCAP /Avril Lavigne, SOCAN /Sntrack, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI), HL, Hi MY IMAGINATION (Blackened, BMI /Zesty Zacks, BMI), WBM, CS MY PLACE (Jackie Frst, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Publishing Designee, BMI /EMI Hastings Catalg, BMI /Jbete,ASCAP /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH -N- NADA VALGO SIN TU AMOR (Peermusic III, BMI /Camalen, BMI) LT NEVER REALLY WAS (Marshy, BMI /Janice Cmbs, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Ht Heat, ASCAP /Justin Cmbs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Phenix Ave, ASCAP /Wit, ASCAP /Ellit -Jacbsen, ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH 9 NO END IN SIGHT (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Big Red Tractr, ASCAP /Bigger Picture, ASCAP /Zmba, ASCAP), WBM, CS NOLIA CLAP ( Breka Music, BMI /Zachnick, BMI) Hi ; RBH NO ME QUIERO ENAMORAR (Sny /AN Latin, BMI) LT NO PROBLEM (Lil Jn Music, BMI /TVT, BMI /Swizle, BMQ Hi 9; RBH NOTHIN 'BOUT LOVE MAKES SENSE (Steel Wheels, BMI /Destn, ASCAP /Brrc.., ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP /Nvember Sngs, ASCAP), HL /WBM, CS NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO (WB, ASCAP /Fl Hearted Meldies, ASCAP /Odiesngs, ASCAP /Shrt Stry Lng, ASCAP), WBM, CS NOTHIN'TO LOSE (AIm,ASCAP /Kevin Savigar, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP /Chaggy Buss, ASCAP), HL, CS NO TIENE LA CULPA EL INDIO (TN Edicines, BMI) LT NOVEMBER (Universal-PlyGram Internatinal, ASCAP /Green Wagn, ASCAP /Sny /AN Crss Keys, ASCAP /Only, BMI), HL, CS -- OCEAN AVENUE (Brmuda, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP), HL, Hi 9 OH MY GOD (Dade C. Prject Music, BMI /Universal, ASCAP) RBH OJALAQUETE MUERAS (Ser-Ca, BMI) LT ONE THING (Finger Eleven, SOCAN /Renfield, ASCAP), WBM, Hi ON FIRE (Llyd Banks, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP / Cent, ASCAP /Embassy, BMI /Brs. Grimm, ASCAP /Eight Mile Style, BMI /Jaceff, ASCAP /Rest Wrld, ASCAP), HL /WBM, H 9; RBH ON THE WAY DOWN (RiHp, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Playin Hky, ASCAP /Little Minx Music, ASCAP), HL, H OYE MI CANTO (SP Beatz In Da Hd, ASCAP /Off Da Yelzabulb, BMI /GemStar, ASCAP /Big Mat, ASCAP) Hi ; RBH - p- PIECES OF ME (Big A Nikki, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /K'Stuff, BMI /ArtHuse, BMI /Dylan Jacksn, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi PIQUETES DE HORMIGA (Prmsngs, BMI) LT POCO A POCO (Peer Intl., BMI) LT PREFIERO PARTIR ( Crisma, SESAC) LT PRICELESS (First Avenue, ASCAP /BMG, PRS /Demis Ht Sngs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /E Tw, ASCAP /E D Duz It, BMI /Anthny Nance Muzik, ASCAP /Antni Dixn's Muzik, ASCAP /Irving, BMI), HL, RBH 9 PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON (WB, ASCAP /Sngs Of R. Jseph, ASCAP /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI /Platinum Plw, ASCAP), WBM, CS -Q- QUE DE RAROTIENE (Gemini's Musical, SACM /Universal Musica,ASCAP) LT QUE NO ME FALTESTU (Universal Musica, ASCAP /Prdemus, ASCAP) LT EL QUINTO TRAGO (Edimnsa, ASCAP) LT 9 - R- REAL BIG (Mney Mack, MO RBH REAL GANGSTAZ (BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Juvenile Hell, ASCAP /Careers-BMG, BMI /P. Nid, BMI /White Rhin, BMI), WBM, RBH THE REASON (Spread Yur Cheeks And Push Out The Music, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), WBM, Hi RED CARPET (PAUSE, FLASH) (Zmba Sngs, BMI / R.Kelly, BMI), WBM, RBH RIDIN' WITH THE LEGEND (EMI Algee, BMI /Newwriters, BMI), HL /WBM, CS ROUGH a READY (BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Mrs. Lumpkins Pdle,ASCAP /BMG, PRS /Multisngs BMG, SESAC) CS -s- SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) (Big Lve, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), WBM, CS ; Hi SELFISH (Dnut By, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP /Zhifi, ASCAP /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Springtime, BMI), HL, H9 SENTADAAQUI EN MI ALMA (Wrld Deep, BMI /Sny /AN Latin, BMI) LT SHAKE THAT SH`* (Ludacris, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH 9 SHE THINKS SHE NEEDS ME (Sngs Of DreamWrks, BMI /API Cuntry Music, BMI /E Ticket, BMI /Cherry River, BMI /Still Wrking Fr The Wman, ASCAP /MXC, ASCAP /ICG, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Shane Minr, BMQ, CLM /HL, CS ; H SHE WILL BE LOVED (Careers -BMG, BMI /February Twenty Secnd, BMI /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Valentine Valentine, ASCAP), HL, Hi 9 SI LAVES (WS, ASCAP / Muziekuitgeveris Artemis BV, BMI) LT t SI PUDIERA (Ser -Ca, BMI) LT 9 SLITHER (Velvet Revlver, ASCAP) Hi Si SLOW MOTION (Mney Mack, BM() Hi ; RBH t SO COLD (Breaking Benjamin Music, ASCAP /Seven Peaks, ASCAP) Hi SO FLY (Marc Cardenas, ASCAP /Daniel Salas, ASCAP /Ricard Martinez, ASCAP) RBH z SOMBRA LOCA (Lusafrica, BMI /SGAE, BMI) LT SOME BEACH (Scarlet Mn, BMI /Black In The Saddle, ASCAP /Giantslayer, ASCAP) CS SOMEBODY (WB, ASCAP /Gravitrn, SESAC), WBM, Hi SOMEBODYTOLD ME (The Killers, ASCAP /Universal- PlyGram Internatinal,ASCAP), HL, Hi SON DE AMORES (WB, ASCAP) LT SO SEXY ( R.Kelly, BMI /Zmba Sngs, BMI /Stayin High Music, ASCAP /Alm, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH tt SOUTHSIDE (Hale Yeah, SESAC/Peertunes, SESAC /Tabulus, ASCAP /Hitc Suth, ASCAP /Universal Ling, ASCAP /Aragm Sngs, ASCAP /DI Irv, BMI), HL, Hi ; RBH SOY TU MUJER (C.K. Jintz, BMI /Universal -Musica Unica, BMI /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI) LT STAYS IN MEXICO ( Tkec Tunes, BMI), HL, CS ; H STILL IN LOVE (Aliarse Music, BMI /Irving, BMI /AI Green, BMI), HL, H ; RBH STORM (Miss Bessie, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Carter Bys, ASCAP), HL, RBH SUDS IN THE BUCKET (Mike Curb, BMI /Sngs Of Mraine, BMI /Curb Sngs, ASCAP /Mraine, ASCAP), WBM, CS ; Hi SUNSHINE (Lucky, BMI / My Peeps, BMI /Publishing Designee, BMI /S. Lal, BMI /L. Quezada, BMI) Hi ; RBH -T- TAKE ME OUT (Universal- Island, PRS), HL, Hi TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE (Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Uncle Bbby's Music, BM I/Mandrill, ASCAP), HL, RBH TEMPTED TO TOUCH (Mustard Seed Interna, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMQ, HL, RBH TE NECESITOJUNTOA MI (Tequila Deep, BMI /Blue Deep, BMI) LT TE PERDONE UNA VEZ (Gannett, BMI) LT THAT'S COOL (Wrensng, ASCAP /Lugracella, ASCAP /Reynsng, BMI /Giving It Back, BMI /Msaic Music, BMI /Hld Jack, BMI) CS THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT (Trinifld, PRS /Careers -BMG, BMI /Big Lud Shirt, ASCAP), HL, CS ; Hi THIEF'S THEME (Irn Butterfly, BMI /Ten East, BMI /Ctillin, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /III Will, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP /Salaam Remi, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH THINK ABOUT YOU (Uncle Rnnie's, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Ghst Manr, BMI), HL, RBH THIS LOVE (Careers-BMG, BMI /February Twenty Secnd, BMI /Valentine Valentine, ASCAP), HL, HIO) TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING (EMI April, ASCAP /Tri- Angels, ASCAP), HL, CS 9; Hi 9 TRIP AROUND THE SUN (Mighty Nice, BMI /Al Andersngs, BMI /Bluewater, BMI /Brutunes, BMI /Bug, BMI /Warner- Tamerlane, BMI), WBM, CS TU DE QUE VAS (WS, ASCAP /Muziekuitgeveris Artemis BV, BMI) LT TURN ME ON (EMI April, ASCAP /Beane Tribe, ASCAP /Justin Cmbs, ASCAP /Da, ASCAP /C.Sills, ASCAP /EMI, PRS /Spragga Benz, BMI /K Little, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH -u- THE UPSIDE OF BEING DOWN (EMI Blackwd, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP /Black In The Saddle, ASCAP /Giantslayer, ASCAP), HL, CS U SAVED ME (Zmba Sngs, BMI / R.Kelly, BMI), WBM, Hi ; RBH USED TO LOVE U Ohn Legend, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI /Please Gimme My Publishing, BMI), HL, RBH U SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER (MnDeenise, ASCAP /Shaniah Cymne, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Uncle Bbby's Music, BMI /EMI Blackwd, BMI), HL, Hi ; RBH -V- VALIO LA PENA (Wrld Deep, BMI/Sny/ATV Latin, BMI /Sny /AN Tunes, ASCAP) LT VIVO Y MUERO EN TU PIEL (Rubel, ASCAP /Universal Musica, ASCAP) LT VUELVE CONMIGO (EMI April, ASCAP) LT -w- WELCOME BACK (Jhn Sebastian, MO RBH 9 WE LIKE THEM GIRLS (LP Byz, BMI /White Rhin, BMI /Big P, BMI) RBH WHAT SAY YOU (Sixteen Stars, BMI /Seven Peaks, ASCAP /Chunky Style, ASCAP) CS WHATS HAPPNIN! (EMI Blackwd, BMI /ClliPark, BMI /EWC, BMI /Da Crippler, BMI /First And Gal, BMI /Trick N' Rick, BMI), HL, Hi ; RBH WHAT WE DO HERE (Cancelled Lunch, ASCAP /Universal- PlyGram Internatinal, ASCAP) RBH 9 WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE (EMI Lngitude, BMI /Lindseyanne, BMI /The Music Frce, BMI) RBH WHISKEY GIRL ( Tkec Tunes, BMI /Sny /AN Tree, BMI /Big Yellw Dg, BMI), HL, Hi 9 WHISKEY LULLABY (Sny /AN Tree, BMI /Mr. Bubba, BMI /Reynsng, BMI /Wha Ya Say Music, BMI /Wrensng, BMI), HL, CS ; Hi WHITE TEE'S (Tight Def, ASCAP) Hi 9; RBH 9 WHO IS SHE U (Cnjunctin, ASCAP /Bread Winner, ASCAP /Virginia Beach, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Better -half, ASCAP /Len Ware, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Universal, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi 9; RBH WHY? Oae'wns, ASCAP /Justin Cmbs, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Tappy Whyte's, BMI /Sngs Of Universal, BMI /Juvenile Hell, ASCAP /BMG Sngs, ASCAP /EMI Virgin, ASCAP), HL, Hi ; RBH THE WOMAN WITH YOU (BMG Sngs, ASCAP /Mrs. Lumpkins Pdle, ASCAP /Careers-BMG, BMI /Asierfra, BMI), HL, CS -Y- YEAH! (TVT, BMI /Lil In Music, BMI /Christpher Garrett, ASCAP /Hitc Suth, ASCAP /Music Of Windswept, ASCAP /Christpher Mathew, BMI /Ludacris, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP), HL /WBM, Hi ; RBH YOU ARE (Nashville DreamWrks Sngs, ASCAP /Paper Angels, ASCAP/Sunchaser, ASCAP/Cherry Lane, ASCAP /Mnkey Feet, ASCAP /Careers -BMG, BMI /Silverkiss, BMI /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI), CLM /HL /WBM, CS YOU DONT KNOW (EMI Blackwd, BMI /Rdney Jerkins, BMI /Fred Jerkins Ill, BMI /EMI April, ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP /Jazz Nixn, ASCAP /Famus, ASCAP) RBH YOU DO YOUR THING (Sny /AN Acuff Rse, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI/Sagrabeaux Sngs, BMI), HL, CS YOU KNOW MY STYLE (Zmba, ASCAP /Ill Will, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP /Salaam Remi, ASCAP /Rabasse, ASCAP /Wit, ASCAP /Rush Grve, ASCAP), HL /WBM, RBH 9 YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING (Sctie Music, ASCAP /Ridgeway Sisters, ASCAP) Hi ; RBH Y QUE VA A SER DE MI (Rubet, ASCAP /Universal Musica, ASCAP /z Amr, ASCAP/Sny/ATV Discs, ASCAP) LT. z. EL ZA ZA ZA (MESA QUE MAS APLAUDA) (Edimusa, ASCAP /VanderAmerica, BMI) LT BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

54 - ' Charts Ciara's Gt The Gds On Tw Charts "Gdies" by Ciara Featuring Petey Pabl mves t the tp f The Billbard Ht and Ht R &B /Hip -Hp Singles & Tracks, bumping Terrr Squad's "Lean Back" t N. n bth lists. Dubbed the First Lady f crunk & B, a melding f crunk and R &B, the - year -ld Atlanta artist is truly the first female t break thrugh in this newly realized genre. The nly ther crunk & B title t chart, "Yeah!" by Usher Featuring Ludacris & Lil Jn, als went t N. n the Ht and R &B /Hip -Hp chart, spending weeks atp the frmer list and eight atp the latter earlier this year. Lil Jn (aka Jnathan Smith) prduced and c -wrte bth tracks. He is respnsible fr the genre's sund and fr cining it "crunk," which he equates t high- energy party music. The clsest a pure crunk title has cme t N. is "Get Lw" by Lil Jn Featuring the Ying Yang Twins, which peaked at N. n the Ht and Ht R &B /Hip- Hp Singles & Tracks in the fall f, and Damn!" by Yung - bldz Featuring Lil Jn, which peaked at N. n the R &B chart last Octber. "Gdies" vaults past "Lean" by a slim margin n bth charts. The track earns Greatest Gainer /Airplay hnrs n the Ht with a millin -audience jump and surpasses "Lean" by, listener impressins. "Gdie" has a bit mre rm t spare n the R &B /Hip -Hp Singles & Tracks chart, as, impressins separate the tp tw titles LEAPING LADY: With the chart's biggest gain, Canadian cwgirl Terri Clark rides her "Girls Lie T" t the summit f Ht Cuntry Singles & Tracks, cllecting her secnd N. n that chart. "Lie" is Clark's first splash int the N. bx since "Yu're Easy n the Eyes" started a three -week stint there in the Dec., 99, issue. Much f the mmentum fr Clark's upward thrust is the result f significant spin increases between midnight and a.m., with f her -detectin gain cming frm that particular daypart. That's quite a jump, cnsidering "Lie" gained a mre mderate detectins last issue. Six f ur mnitred signals turn in verall gains f mre than detectins ver the prir perid, including Entercm's WGGY Wilkes- Barre, Pa. (), and KWJJ Prtland, Ore. (). Infinity's WYUU Tampa, Fla. (), and WSOC Charltte, N.C. (), and Citadel's WGKX Memphis () als psted sizeable gains. Archway's WKCN Clumbus, Ga., is the verall airplay leader and biggest gainer with ttal detectins, up ver the previus week. Clark's - mve is the biggest chart - tpping leap in tw years and the largest by a sl female in mre than a decade (see Chart Beat, page 9). On the Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems cuntry audience tally, Tim McGraw's "Live Like Yu Were Dying" rules fr a ninth straight week with. millin estimated impressins. Clark is in secnd place with. millin. `BOO' S: After making the secnd -highest debut f n Ht R &B /Hip -Hp Singles & Tracks a week ag (Singles Minded, Billbard, Sept. ), Usher & Alicia Keys make an even bigger splash n the Ht as they SEPTEMBER Billbard' m m w w u ' L I- S enter at N. 9 with "My B." The last radi -nly track t enter the Ht higher than "B" was als superstar cllabratin, with Jennifer Lpez and LL Cl J jining frces. The pair's "All I Have" debuted at N. in the Dec.,, issue "B" scts -9 n Ht R &B /Hip -Hp Singles & Tracks as the Greatest Gainer /Airplay winner, increasing its audience at SinglesMinde Silvi Pietrlung Minai Patel Wade Jessen MAINSTREAM TOP TM w it Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems TITLE ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) ) NUMBER - ' Pieces Of Me ASHLEE SIMPSON (GEFFEN) Leave (Get Out) JOJO IDA FAMILY /BLACKGROUNO /UMRGI She Will Be Lved... MAROON (OCTONE/J/RMGI w My Happy Ending AVRIL LAVIGNE (RCARMG Dip It Lw CHRISTINA MIUAN (ISLAND /IDJMG) Mve Ya Bdy W ks At N. NINA SKY FEAT JABBA (NEXT PLATFAUNNIVERSAUUMRGI Turn Me On KEVIN LYTTLE FEAT. SPRAGGA BENZ (ATLANTIC) Q Let's Get It Started BLACK EYED PEAS (A&M/INTERSCOPE) My Place NELLY FEAT JAHEIM (DERRTY/FO' REEWMRGI tr 9 If I Ain't Gt Yu ALICIA KEYS (J/RMG) Q Sunshine I Like That e HOUSTON FEAT CHINGY, NATE DOGG & On The Way Dwn RYAN CABRERA (E.V.LA/ATLANTIC( The Reasn I LIL FUP EAT. LEA (SUCKA FREE/COLUMBIA) HOOBASTANK OSLANO /IDJMG) MA - (CAPITOL/ Slw Mtin JUVENILE FEAT SOMA SUM (CASH MONEY /UMRG) Meant T Live SWITCHFOOT (REO INK/COLUMBIA) tr m Breaking The Habit LINKIN PARK (WARNER BROS.) e 9 One Thing FINGER ELEVEN (WINO-UP) 9 Yeah! + Gdies USHER FEAT. DIJON & LUDACRIS ILAFACE/ZOMBA) CIARA FEAT. PEtEY PABLO ISHO'NUFF/tAFACE/ZOMBAI that frmat by. millin listener impressins. It is the first airplay -nly sng n the chart t reach the tp in tw weeks r less since -here cmes anther star pairing-beynd and Jay -Z jumped - with "Crazy in Lve" in the May,, issue. On the Rhythmic Tp chart, "B" debuts at N., which is the secnd -highest debut f the year, fllwing the recent N. entry by "My Place" frm Nelly Featuring Jaheim. SEPTEMBER Billbard`'' w Y w O TM ADULT TOP TM Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems. TITLE Q ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) S A NUMBER I t ' The Reasn a Wm At N I. HOOBASTANK ISLAND /IDJMG).Heaven LOS LONELY BOYS (OR/EPIC) t Accidentally In Lve COUNTING CROWS (DREAMWORKS/GEFFEN) tt.she Will Be Lved Q MAROONS (OCTONE/J/RMG) A One Thing FINGER ELEVEN Q (WIND -UPI tr This Lve I MAROONS )OCTONE/J/RMG) ML Away Frm The Sun DOORS DOWN IREPUBUC/UNIVERSAL/OMRGI w Meant T Live SWITCHFOOT RED INK/COLUMBIA..Pieces Of Me ASHLEE SIMPSON (GEFFEN) A 9 I Dn't Want T Be GAVIN DEGRAW JAMS A Lve Sng IMAVERICKNOLCANO/ZOMBAt ; Smeday NICKELBACK (ROADRUNNER/IDJMG) Itt II Ordinary, TRAIN (COLUMBIA) Feelin' Way T Damn Gd NICKELBACK (ROADRUNNER/IDJMG) My Happy Ending AVRIL LAVIGNE (RCNRMG) m 9 Wrld On Fire SARAH MCLACHLAN (ARISTA/RMG) fr Q. 9 BOWLING FOR SOUP ISILVERTONIJJIVE/ZOMBAI Light In Yur Eyes SHERYL CROW (A&M /INTERSCOPE) IM Q Brken SEETHER FEAT AMY LEE (WINDUP) +r m On The Way Dwn RYAN CABRERA (EV.LAJATLANTICI MA Keys als debuts n the Rhythmic chart at N. with "Diary," making her the first female artist since Fxy Brwn in March 99 t debut n the chart with tw Predictr TM MAINSTREAM TOP RELEASES WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL CROSSFADE Cld COLUMBIA YELLOWCARD... Only One CAPITOL CHRISTINA AGUILERA /MISSY Car Wash GEFFEN. 9.. RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL LINKIN PARK Breaking The Habit WARNER BROS SWITCHFOOT Dare Yu T Mve COLUMBIA THE KILLERS Smebdy Tld Me IDJMG RYAN CABRERA On The Way Dwn ATLANTIC BOWLING FOR SOUP 9 ZOMBA ASHLEE SIMPSON Shadw GEFFEN KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway HOLLYWOOD ADULT TOP RELEASES WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL DIDO. Sand In My Shes RMG. RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL SA FiMCLACHLAN. AVION Seven Days Withut Yu CONSOLE. JEREMY CAMP Right Here EMC. LINKIN PARK Breaking The Habit. WARNER BROS. BOWLING FOR SOUP 9 ZOMBA.9 SEETHER Brken WIND -UP. SWITCHFOOT Dare Yu T Mve COLUMBIA. tracks in the same week. Like Keys, Brwn debuted with her wn track, "I'll Be," as well as being a featured artist n Mary J. Bilge's "Lve Is All We Need." prm squad" ADULT CONTEMPORARY RELEASES WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL NO SONGS SHOWED TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL THIS WEEK RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL KEITH URBAN Yu'll Think Of Me CAPITOL 99. CLAY AIKEN I Will Carry Yu RMG 9. EVANESCENCE My Immrtal WIND -UP. MAROON She Will Be Lved RMG. DIANA KRALL Narrw Daylight VERVE. SHERYL CROW Light In Yur Eyes INTERSCOPE. COUNTING CROWS Accidentally In Lve INTERSCOPE. JOSH GROBAN Remember When It Rained REPRISE. MODERN ROCK RELEASES WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL CAKE. w N Phne COLUMBIA RECENTLY TESTED SONGS WITH TOP CALLOUT POTENTIAL CROSSFADE d C HOO ASTANK Same Directin IDJMG FOUND GLORY Failure Is Nt Flattering GEFFEN SHINEDOWN Simple Man ATLANTIC THE EXPLOSION Here I Am VIRGIN MODEST MOUSE Ocean Breathes Salty EPIC GODSMACK Tuche URMG Sngs are blind tested nline by Prmsquad using multiple listens and a natinwide sample f carefully prfiled music cnsumers. Sngs are rated n a - scale; final results are based n weighted psitives. Sngs with a scre f r mre are judged t have tp callut ptential, althugh that benchmark number can fluctuate based n the strengthf available music. New Releases are sngs that have been recently serviced t r impacted at their respective frmats; Recently Tested Sngs are the sngs tested during the past mnth with the highest scre. R &B /Hip -Hp and Rhythmic HitPredictr lcated in R &B /Hip -Hp sectin. Fr a cmplete list f current sngs with Tp Callut Ptential, see HilPredictccm.. Prmsquad is a trademark f Think Fast LLG SEPTEMBER Billbard " ADULT CONTEMPORARY. Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems TITLE ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) NUMBER This One's Fr The Girls a Ms At N MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA NASHVILLE Years SHERYL CROW (A&M /INTERSCOPE) White Flag I DIDO IARISTA/RMGI rh FIVE FOR FIGHTING AWARE/COLUMBIA The First Cut Is The Deepest,, Lve's Divine SEAL (WARNER BROS.) This Lve MAROONS (OCTONE/JIRMG) tt Ain't N Muntain High Enugh MICHAELMCDONALD (MOTOWN/UMRGI Heaven [DO LONELY BOYS (OR/EPIC) th Wrld Wnder KIMBERLEY LOCKE (CURB) Drift Away UNCLE KRACKER FEAT DOBIE GRAY Frever And Fr Always SHANIA TWAIN (MERCURY /IDJMG) Calling All Angels TRAIN COLUMBIA) Here With Me MERCYME TINO /CURB) Unwell LAVA MATCHBOX TWENTY ATLANTIC Just Fr Yu L IONEL RICHIE IISLAND/IDJMGI Itr Yu'll Think Of Me* KEITH URBAN (CAPITOL) Remember When It Rained* JOSH GROBAN (/REPRISEI Summer Breeze SEALS AND CROFTS ARNER BROS. Last Thing On My Mind LEANN RIMES & RONAN KEATING My Immrtal * EVANESCENCE (WIND-UP) +L CURB SEPTEMBER Billbard whe w T Q Y w w g MODERN ROCKTM w Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems TITLE ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL) att NUMBER -e' Breaking The Habit.. Wks At N.t LINKIN PARK (WARNER BROS I American Idit. GREEN DAY (REPRISE) w Just Like Yu THREE DAYS GRACE (JIVE/ZOMBA) ft Take Me Out FRANZ FERDINAND (DOMINO/EPIC) Smebdy Tld Me THE KILLERS (ISLAND/IDJMG( Q Duality SLIPKNOT )ROADRUNNER/IDJMG) S Cld BREAKING BENJAMIN (HOLLYWOOD( Q 9 Vitamin R (Leading Us Alng) CHEVELLE (EPIC) 9 Vindicated ED OD ) ID DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL (VAGRANT/INTERSCOPE Wake Up (Make A Mve)* LOSTPROPHETS (COLUMBIA) Triple Truble BEASTIE BOYS (BROOKLYN DUST /CAPITOL) Getting Away With Murder PAPA ROACH (EL TONAL/GEFFENI Fall T Pieces VELVET REVOLVER IRCA/RMGI Same Directin HOOBASTANK (ISLAND /IDJMO) +A Flat On MODEST MOUSE IEPICI Slither VELVET REVOLVER (RCA/RMG) Brken SEETHER FEAT AMY LEE (WINDUP) Only One YELLOWCARD (CAPITOL) Q A Favr Huse Atlantic ED Cld I COHEED AND CAMBRIA CROSSFADE (FG/COLUMBIA) (EOUALVISION/COLUMBIA) Cmpiled frm a natinal sample f data supplied by Nielsen Bradcast Data Systems. mainstream tp,9 adult tp, 9 adult cntemprary and mdern rck statins are electrnically mnitred hurs a day, days a week. Sngs ranked by number f detectins. Sngs shwing an increase in detectins ver the previus week regardless f chart mvement A sng which has been n the chart fr mre than weeks will generally nt receive a bullet, even if it registers an increase in detectins. Sngs belw the tp n AdultTp and Adult Cntemprary are remved frm the chan after weeks. All fur radi charts run at deeper lengths in Airplay Mnitr, Billbard Infrmatin Netwrk, and billbard.cm. *indicates tie earned HitPredictr status in research data prvided by Prmsguad. rt), VNU Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. w, www,billbard.cm BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

55 Latin Grammys Cntinued frm page Café Tacuba's Emmanuel Del Real. Valdés and gypsy singer Dieg "El Cigala," wh perfrmed n the shw, were expected t take hme a number f awards fr their multi - nminated "Lágrimas Negras" (Calle /BMG). But the disc nly garnered ne award, fr best traditinal trpical album. Separately, Valdés als tk hme the award fr best Latin jazz album with vilinist Federic Brits fr "We Culd Make Such Beautiful Music Tgether." Brazilian singer María Rita Marian, wh perfrms as María Rita, wn best new artist, tpping ppular U.S. -based acts Akwid and Obie Bermúdez. She als received the award fr best MPB (Ppular Brazilian Music) album fr her self -titled Warner debut. "A Festa," the Miltn Nasciment sng perfrmed by Rita, wn best Brazilian sng. Café Tacuba's Del Real wn best rck sng fr "Eres," perfrmed by his well- established band. The grup tk hme the best alternative music album hnr fr "Cuatr Camins" (Universal). Julieta Venegas snagged the best sl vcal album trphy. Anther perennial favrite, the late Celia Cruz, wn best salsa album fr "Regal del Alma," her psthumusly released set. The single "Ríe y Llra," written by Sergi Gerge and Fernand Osri, wn hest trpical sng. Backstage Ntas Behind The Curtain At The Latin Grammys Billbard staffers Leila Cb and Melinda Newman ffer a behind -thescenes lk at the Latin Grammy Awards, held Sept. at the Staples Center in Ls Angeles. LAST TO KNOW: Rbi Rsa wn the best music vide award fr "Más y Más," a vide he said he and wife/ directr Angela Alvarad Rsa "made ut f ur wn pcket and then presented it t the label." The singer als cmmented n the all - Spanish cllectin f his sngs Sny released the day befre, titled "Cm Me Acuerd." The album includes sme tracks frm his predminantly English -language album, "Mad Lve," as well as sme ther sngs he said he'd been recrding alng the way. IFYOU SAY SO: Paulina Rubi, nminated fr best female pp album fr "Pau- Latina" (Universal), is in the midst f her Paulenque tur in Mexic. She is taking her shw t traditinal, rustic Mexican venues nt fund in majr cities; she says she's "playing futuristic flklre." The evening's majr upset belnged t Clmbian singer/ sngwriter Sraya, a breast cancer survivr whse self -titled album wn the new best singer /sngwriter album categry ver such stars as León Giec, Juan Gabriel and Jan Sebastian. "When I received the list f nminatins and I saw I was alngside Backstage, Rubi sprted a red Kabbalah bracelet. When asked if she was a student f the mystical branch f the Jewish religin, she said, "I'm at a time t learn beautiful things. At a time t give withut asking anything in return." SO CLOSE,YET SO FAR: Brthers Sergi and Francisc Gmez f Akwid, wh perfrmed n the shw and were nminated, "used t watch events at the Shrine frm ur fire escape when we were grwing up," Francisc said. "S being accepted in this way and being here is very special fr us."... Althugh delighted t perfrm n the Latin Grammys, Ozmatli's Wil-Dg Abers admitted he and his band - mates' hearts and minds were elsewhere: 'We wish we were in New Yrk at the Republican Natinal Cnventin, utside, prtesting." ALREADY IN PROGRESS: Dieg "El Cigala" said he and pianist Beb Valdés are already wrking n "Lágrimas Negras II," the fllw -up t "Lágrimas Negras," winner f the Latin Grammy fr best traditinal thse icns, I thught, `They made a mistake placing me here,' " Sraya said backstage. "I'm standing here as a fighter and representing hpefully the fight fr many peple wh are striving t be better and hpefully paving the way fr many ther female singer /sngwriters." The evening's lineup underscred the dichtmy f the Latin Grammys trpical album. The repertire will be "strnger" and will include sngs by Cuban writers Felix Reyna and Rland Laserie, amng thers. El Cigala is als wrking n a sl prject featuring flamenc greats Pac De Lucía and Tmatit. A SOCIAL MUSICAL: Academy Award -winning film directr and music prducer Fernand Trueba will premiere his film "El Milagr de Candeal" in Spain and Brazil Sept.. Trueba, wh prduced "Lágrimas Negras" and released it n his Calle Recrds, describes the film as a "scial musical" abut a music schl funded by Brazilian musician Carlinhs Brwn in a pr twn in Brazil. It als features pianist Beb Valdés. OTHER MOVIE S: Surces say cnversatins are under way t prduce a film based n the life f 9- year -ld Adán Chalin Sánchez, wh died last spring in a car crash in Mexic. Sánchez's final album, "Mis Verdaders Amigs," is due Sept. n Univisin. as an award shw that hnrs music in Spanish and Prtuguese yet airs n a mainstream U.S. TV netwrk. Many perfrmances, including the pening number featuring a dynamic David Bisbal and Jessica Simpsn, were bilingual and bicultural and nt always related t the actual nminatins. Standuts included urban/ reginal du Akwid, perfrming with singer /actress Rselyn Sánchez; and rmantic Mexican singer Marc Antni Slis, wh wn best reginal Mexican sng fr his track "Tu Amr Tu Despreci," frm the Fnvisa album f the same name. This year's ratings, prvided by Nielsen Media Research, were a./ share, r. millin viewers. That is dwn frm last year's. rating/ share, r millin viewers. The first Latin Grammys telecast, in, prvided the shw's best ratings, a./9 share, r. millin viewers. As always, retailers expected t see a sales reactin frm acts that appeared n the televised prgram. "I'm ptimistic abut 'Lágrimas Negras,' " says Mnica Ricardez, U.S. Latin market crdinatr and audi buyer fr Twer Recrds. Despite the wrd f muth and publicity surrunding the album, she says, sales haven't been as brisk as expected. Althugh labels cntinue t view the Latin Grammys as an imprtant marketing tl, many executives are skeptical abut the Grammys' capacity t cver all Spanish and Prtuguese music frm many cuntries. "I think it's a mistake t attempt t cver all territries," ne executive says. "Making it a U.S. -nly award wuld be much mre cherent and mre fair." Winners fr the Latin Grammy awards are vted n by the nearly, vting members f the Latin Academy f Recrding Arts and Sciences. Recrdings released in Spanish- r Prtuguese- speaking cuntries between April,, and March,, are eligible. Fr a cmplete list f winners, g t billbard.cm. Additinal reprting by Carla Hay in New Yrk. Buzz Cntinued frm page have retained r imprved their chart psitins. In the cases f Gd Charltte, Ludacris, Kanye West and Bey - ncé, the resulting buzz they have gained in the past mnth has caused them t re -enter the tp. Avril Lavigne and Switchft cntinue t climb the -9 chart. Each is at an imprtant pint in the life span f a secnd single. The better than - psitin bst here bdes well fr thse sngs. The - chart shws less MTV buzz. But there are a handful f interesting debuts, ne f them being Bn Jvi. Jn Bn Jvi has made a name fr himself recently in the news sectin f newspapers acrss the United States, rather than the entertainment sectin. Bn Jvi is a very visible supprter f presidential candidate Sen. Jhn Kerry, D -Mass. We'll knw better what he did fr Kerry's buzz in Nvember, but right nw he seems t have put his band's name back in the minds f fans. Other - debuts shw hw the lder chart fllws trends set earlier by the faster- mving -9 chart. Black Eyed Peas and Switchft appeared n the yunger chart fr the first time last mnth. Here they make similar advancements n the - chart. 'Iiv acts are cnspicuusly absent n the - chart. Sarah McLachlan and Cldplay have fallen frm the tp after lng stands there. Each may be a case f "ut sight, ut f mind." Britney Spears has drpped frm the -9 chart after nly ne mnth. As suggested here last mnth, the cancellatin f her tur seems t have put a drag n her buzz. Teen Cntinued frm page "Newlyweds" and "The Ashlee Simpsn Shw." He will be interviewed at What Teens Want in a ne -n -ne sessin with Billbard West Cast bureau chief Melinda Newman. Kevin Lyman, funder f the Vans Warped tur, and Steve Vandren, Vans VP/head f marketing, will present a sessin n marketing t teens, specifically males. They als will discuss the tur's success as a branding vehicle since its 99 inceptin. Raids Cntinued frm page Mbile has % -% f the billin yen ($9. millin) Japanese mastertne market, which has grwn rapidly in the past cuple f years. "I think there is plenty f reasn t suspect cartel -like behavir n Other featured speakers include Jsh Schwartz, creatr /executive prducer f Fx -TV prgram "The O.C. "; Geff Ammer, president f wrldwide marketing fr Clumbia TriStar Mtin Picture Grup; and Michael Wd, VP f Teen Research Unlimited. Billbard Latin bureau chief Leila Cb will mderate a sessin n marketing t Hispanic teens. Panelists will include Rebecca Len, manager f artist JD Natasha; Christy Haubegger f Creative Artists Agency; and Danny Crwe, president f TV statin LAW A panel n alternative marketing will feature Rman Kushnir, presi- behalf f Label Mbile, especially if ne uses American legal standards," ne industry surce says. "Hwever, Japan's gvernment ften supprts cartels, in an effrt t cntrl cnfusin, s it is nt very surprising t see. It is perhaps mre surprising t see a raid." Observers say they are nt sure what prmpted the raids. Hwever, ne surce says, "there is a general feeling within the industry that there is a cmbined effrt by the dent f Access Retail Entertainment; Yel Silber, president f Teen Netwrk Wrldwide; Samantha Skey, senir VP f Ally Media & Marketing; and mderatr Erin Pattn, president f the Mastermind Grup. Other participants include Steve Schnur, wrldwide directr f music/audi at Electrnic Arts; Matt Jacbsn, c- funder and VP f Quiksilver Entertainment; and Laura Desmnd, CEO f Mediavest USA. Early -bird registratin thrugh Sept. is $99. T register r fr further infrmatin, visit whatteens want.cm. Fr grup registratin, call - -. majrs t tightly restrict the distributin f digital material. The stated reasn fr this is t discurage piracy and ensure watertight digital- rights management, but prbably sme have [sptted] an pprtunity t use this t wn the whle supply chain." The raids have implicatins fr Japan's nascent dwnlad market. The cuntry's main legitimate dwnlad service, Mra, is perated by Tky -based Label Gate, which is wned by Japanese labels that are als amng the backers f Label Mbile. Observers predict that Mra's pricing and security plicies will cme under scrutiny fllwing the FTC actin. Mra ffers Japanese repertire fr yen ($.) per track and, yen ($) per album; internatinal material ges fr yen ($.) per track r, yen ($9) per album. All tracks are cpy -prtected, limiting users' ability t burn and transfer dwnlads. Fr breaking news, analysis, I jbs and newsletters visit: BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER, 9

56 Incubatr Cntinued frm page Fred Feldman, wner f Triple Crwn Recrds, will head the rck label, which has yet t be named. It will be distributed by Alternative Distributin Alliance, WMG's indie distributin arm. Mscwitz and Feldman will maintain their respective affiliatins with Vilatr and Triple Crwn; Spaulding will leave WEA fr the Asylum rle. Asylum's initial deal is with the Hypntize Minds label, wned by Three Mafia. The Hypntize Minds rster includes Lil' Wyte and Frayser By. Asylum als has signed Ht Wright in cnjunctin with Atlantic Recrds. The rck peratin has yet t sign any acts. Bth labels will be based in New Yrk. Each will start with eight t emplyees. WEA president Jhn Espsit, wh will versee the tw labels, says the incubatr system will "prvide expertise and services t indie labels." Espsit credits Lyr Chen, WMG chairman /CEO f U.S. Recrded Music, with the visin fr the peratin. "He is allwing us t act as entrepreneurs, which is exciting." FOLLOW THE TREND WMG's strategy is part f a trend by the majrs t get invlved in the independent sectr, which is expected t gain strength in the wake f the Sny/BMG merger. The mve als duplicates a system pineered by Sny Music's indie distributin arm, RED. In the 99s, RED created Red Ink (fr rck titles) and RUMM (fr urban titles) t prvide marketing services fr independent labels and fr the U.S. release f Sny's internatinal repertire. Kch Recrds has als been successful with this strategy, particularly n the urban side thrugh Kch Entertainment Label Alliance. MOSCOWITZ: TAKING CHANCES Universal Music Grup appears t be mving in a similar directin (Billbard, Aug. ). The mandate fr its planned independent distributin cmpany, Fntana, is nt yet clear, but bservers expect it will take an apprach similar t RED and WMG's new incubatr system. Asylum makes the already cmpetitive urban arena that much mre intense, accrding t ne executive. "Asylum has clearly been designed t g after Kch and TVT, which are bth having successes with urban music," the executive says. "But every time a majr gets int an independent area, all they d is drive up the csts and fuck it up fr everybdy." Hwever, ne independent executive says it is already cmpetitive in that sectr, and even the majrs are learning t rein in csts. KNOW WHEN TO UPSTREAM The creatin f the rck peratin will allw ADA t ffer three types f deals, ADA president Andy Allen says. It will cntinue t ffer straight distributin deals, but nw it can als pursue labels that have a strng A &R presence and limited marketing skills, and it can upstream t the majr albums that warrant brader marketing. "We can lk at deals that befre we might have [had t tell] a label that withut strng marketing frm them, we dn't knw hw effective we can be," Allen says. Triple Crwn is a case in pint. When its deal was cming up with Carline in September, Feldman says, "I went t ADA, but Andy felt we weren't there yet." Instead, Feldman (and his staff f ne) turned t Razr & Tie fr marketing, prmtin and sales. When the Razr & Tie deal ends in December, Triple Crwn -still whlly wned by Feldman -will switch distributin t ADA and use the new rck incubatr services. Triple Crwn's acts have included Brand New, Ht Rd Circuit and Nrthstar. Feldman says the divisin he will head is fr labels that "knw hw t sell, recrds" but want help getting t the next level. Candidates fr upstreamingwhich invlves switching frm indie t majr marketing and distributin - culd include acts n Feldman's label r thse using his incubatr services. Or the indie label using the incubatr services culd wrk in cncert with Warner Brs. r Atlantic. Or it might be a situatin where either f thse labels has an artist they want t put in the incubatr system, Allen says. Indeed, Feldman says there is sme discussin abut launching the rck incubatr with a new act frm Atlantic r Warner Brs. Upstreaming has becme a ht cncept in the industry, thanks in part t FELDMAN: WILL RUN ROCK LABEL Sny's success with Or Music's Ls Lnely Bys and Clumbia's Switch - ft, which bth came ut f RED. ONE -STOP SHOPPING On the urban side, Mskwitz says Asylum will prvide "ne -stp shpping fr entrepreneurs." That will allw them t retain the ecnmies f the independent wrld, tap int whichever services they need frm Asylum and get the distributin muscle f WEA. Asylum will prvide an infrastructure that labels and artists can tap fr such functins as purchasing media and prmting t vide utlets r radi. "We will give them a resurce they never had befre t allw them t build brands," Mskwitz says. The tw new labels will share back -ffice functins, including financial and legal services. On the Asylum side, Dave Sherbw has been named head f prmtin; Chnita Flyd, frmerly with Island Def Jam, has been named head f marketing; and Jie Manda, frmerly with Funk Master Flex, will head A &R. Hypntize Minds' Lil' Wyte sld abut, units f his last release and Frayser By hit, n his first album, accrding t Mskwitz. Lil' Wyte is seen as a ptential star wh needs vide and radi supprt. The label sht a vide fr the artist "in a way that wrks ecnmically fr them," and Asylum will handle prmtin. If it cmes t upstreaming, "it can be dne in a crdinated way s that there is n hiccup when it happens, since it will stay with WEA." Mskwitz says. The incubatr labels will allw fr a lnger artist -develpment prcess, Mskwitz says. "We have mre rm t experiment and take chances. If a single desn't wrk, we can g nt the next ne. We are creating an envirnment where peple can hit singles and dubles and dn't have t hit hme runs." Mskwitz predicts that "a lt f singles and a lt f pieces f vinyl will be cming frm this building." In additin t wrking with develping acts, smaller labels and established acts that have their wn labels, Espsit says the tw labels will "handle sme f the repertire frm verseas that is WMG's, and perhaps even utside WMG -if, fr whatever reasn, ur tw majr labels decide nt t pick it up." New Dr Cntinued frm page pprtunity we've had t aggressively market and prmte their entire music catalg while the band is wrking," he says. TFF c- funders Rland Orzabal and Curt Smith say that having their catalg as New Dr's majr surce f incme relieves a lt f the pressure fund at traditinal labels. "It definitely makes mre sense t be wrking with the peple wh are wrking ur catalg," Smith says. "Majr labels are always cnsidering quarterly results and budget restraints. Yu dn't have that here, and it makes ur lives cnsiderably easier." TFF is receiving airplay at triple -A and adult tp radi fr the new recrd's first single, "Call Me Mellw." The band will perfrm varius prmtinal radi dates thrugh September befre embarking n its fficial U.S. tur Oct.. The grup Fr breaking news, analysis, jbs and newsletters visit: is als scheduled fr TV appearances including "The Tnight Shw With Jay Len," "Tday" and "Late Night With Cnan O'Brien." New Dr -which will be marketed thrugh UME and distributed thrugh Universal Music & Vide Distributin -has als lined up Styx, Nanci Griffith and Je Ccker fr releases in the cming mnths. Styx manager Charlie Brusc f Alliance Artist Limited says that fr a band like Styx, which has tried a number f traditinal methds, crss -prmting the band's new material with its A &M catalg makes perfect sense. "If we sell a new recrd, ur catalg autmatically sells big," Brusc says. "With the changes ging n in the business tday- Chrisman Cntinued frm page Orland, Fla., where Chrisman als serves as music and wrship pastr at Celebrate Church in Celebratin, Fla. W /Squared will be distributed in assciatin with Shelter Recrds thrugh which [happen] almst daily at retail and radi -yu've gt t have a recrd cmpany that is mre aggressive when it cmes t marketing ideas." Resnikff says the reasn sme imprints using this strategy have failed in the past is "they went after artists wh may nt have been as viable at retail." Cmbining catalg marketing with the current releases puts the label at an advantage, Resnikff adds. "We generate much mre mney [that way] and can keep a marketing campaign ging fr a much lnger time than a traditinal label can," he says. "While we anticipate significant sales frm these releases, we're nt in a psitin where we have t have immediate sales." Wrd Distributin. Chrisman says he has cnsidered launching a label fr several years but had been lking fr the right time and the right peple. "I went t Orland abut fur years ag t help start a church there," Chrisman recalls. "It just awakened smething in me that had been drmant since I was in cllege. All f sudden, I gt this new desire t d a sl prject. I Curt Smith, left, and Rland Orzabal f Tears fr Fears like New Dr's crss - prmtinal apprach. feel like I have smething t say." "One" was prduced by lngtime Chrisman friend Bill Baum - gart, Greg Bieck (Hall & Oates, Savage Garden) and Jamie Kenney (Kim Hill). In additin t his signature tenr singing, "One" shws ff Chrisman's chps as a sngwriter. "It's an explsin f emtin," he says f the praise and wrship album. "It's very pp, because that's what I've been ding fr s lng." Chrisman and Pierre share label respnsibilities and are initially utsurcing prmtin, marketing and publicity functins. Chrisman is currently the label's nly artist, but the peratin will sign and develp thers. "We are ging t try t make all ur mistakes with me," Chrisman says, "and figure ut what we d best as a cmpany." BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

57 Micrsft Cntinued frm page ther itunes rival: n direct cmpatibility with the ipd. MSN Music users will be able t transfer tracks t mre than types f Windws Media Audi -cmpatible MP players and ther devices. But amng such players, nly the ipd has generated substantial interest frm cnsumers. MSN faces "the same challenges" as anyne taking n Apple," says Mark McGuire, analyst with GartnerG. The cmpatibility issue and relentless marketing have allwed itunes t capture % f the U.S. digital dwnlad business. The cmpany has held ff a grwing list f cmpetitrs that includes Napster, MusicMatch, Music - Nw, MusicNet and Wal -Mart, all f which use Micrsft's Windws Media technlgy. Still, the digital music pie is getting bigger. Ttal weekly digital singles sales in the United States tpped millin fr the first time in February, accrding t Nielsen SundScan. This week, they crssed the millin mark fr the first time. In May, Apple reprted weekly itunes sales f mre than. millin tracks wrldwide, including album tracks. S far this year,. millin digital tracks have been sld in the United States, accrding t Nielsen SundScan. APPLES AND ORANGES? Despite the challenges facing MSN Music, analysts and label executives see prmise in Micrsft's digital music strategy. MSN claims a catalg f millin tracks. It is emplying the same pricing scheme as itunes: Sngs cst 99 cents; mst albums cst $9.99. Usage rules are als the same. Users can transfer sngs t five cmputers and an unlimited number f prtable devices, and they can bum seven cpies f a playlist. Micrsft says sme prerelease and exclusive tracks, as well as sme sngs lnger than seven minutes, will cst Cming Next: Napster T G BY BRIAN GARRITY and SCOTT BANERJEE In cnjunctin with the release f the MSN Music service and an updated versin f the Windws Media Player, Micrsft is fficially rlling ut its Janus digital- rightsmanagement technlgy, which allws fr the transfer f subscriptin dwnlads t prtable devices. MSN is nt getting int subscriptin prtability fr nw. (It is pting t fcus n full wnership dwnlads.) Hwever, Napster, which is pwered by Micrsft technlgy, is using the Janus release t preview a new prtable subscriptin ffering called Napster t G. It will be the first prtable subscriptin service t hit the market. The Napster service csts $.9 per mnth at launch and allws subscribers t transfer any sngs in the Napster library t a Janus cmpatible device. Hwever, the price is subject t change with the fficial launch f Napster t G later this fall. "We are putting ur stake in the grund as the market leader by intrducing this highly anticipated and game -changing capability in preview and lk frward t ffering music fans its mdified and enhanced final versin in ur updated client this fall," Napster chair - man/ceo Chris Grg says. At this pint, nly the Creative Zen Prtable Media mre than 99 cents -between $.9 and $.9, depending n the whlesale price frm the label. That differs frm Apple, which has been adamant abut ffering all tracks fr 99 cents each. MSN isn't ffering any specials ver $ yet. Tracks lnger than seven minutes that cst mre than 99 cents -including select sngs frm Rbbie Williams, Pink Flyd and David Bwie -generally cst $.9. Sme extended classical tracks cst clse t $. Unlike Apple, which requires that all sngs be ffered as individual dwnlads, MSN allws the artists wh dn't want t d that t sell their music as cmplete albums nly. The acts ffering album -nly dwnlads, (wh are nt exclusive t MSN), include Dave Matthews Band, Madnna, Red Ht Chili Peppers, Radihead and Metallica. Users can als link t nline retailers including amazn.cm and barnes - andnble.cm fr CD purchases. Sme label executives see Micrsft's entry int the market as a threshld event fr digital music. "They have a lt f clut. They reach a lt f desktps, and they've taken a very studied apprach in getting int this," says Ted Chen, senir VP f digital develpment and distributin at EMI. "They've taken the time t d this right, and it shuld pay ff fr them." Lyr Chen, chairman/ceo f U.S. recrded music fr Warner Music Grup, calls MSN's entrance int the market "an exciting additin t the grwing list f ways cnsumers can get music nline in a trusted and cnvenient envirnment." Mre than 9% f the wrld's persnal cmputers use Micrsft's perating system, accrding t research firm IDC. Its MSN franchise claims mre than millin unique visitrs glbally each mnth. In additin t its U.S. effrts, MSN is wrking with U.K. -based digital Center and Samsung Prtable Media Center -which are expected t hit the market in the cming weeks -will be Janus cmpatible. Additinal cmpatible players frm Creative, Samsung, Ri and iriver are expected t hit the market later in the year. Grg tells Billbard that the preview phase gives Napster a chance t d cmprehensive pricing studies befre a full -blwn launch. "The labels want t see hw subscriptin prtability wrks and want t see hw it affects piracy," he adds. But Mike McGuire, analyst with GartnerG, says that even if the labels becme cmfrtable with subscriptin prtability, cnsumer acceptance is n sure thing. He pints ut that cnsumers are paying subscriptin fees fr cable r satellite TV, such DVR services as TiV and HBO, cell phnes and satellite radi. "Subscriptin fatigue is a real challenge," he says, "and yu're trying t cnvert music listeners frm buying a prduct t buying a service." Still, Grg says subscriptin prtability "culd be the catalyst that mves the cnsumer base int mass adptin." Napster., which will launch in the cming mnths, will be accmpanied by what Grg calls "a very aggressive rllut marketing campaign relative t ur current activity." music prvider OD t ffer an MSN Music- branded service in the United Kingdm, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Australia. As part f its digital music push, Micrsft will integrate MSN Music int the nline service's search results. Cnsumers will be able t buy music frm MSN thrugh a Web brwser r the Windws Media Player. "Our gal with the MSN Music service is t finally bring digital music t the masses," MSN crprate VP Yusuf Mehdi said in a statement. Mst ntably, Micrsft is launching an updated versin f its Windws Media Player sftware that allws users t shp fr music frm a variety f merchants, including Napster, Wal- Mart, MusicMatch and MusicNw. Micrsft may be able t drive awareness f ipd /itunes alternatives in a way that ther Apple rivals have nt. "The marketplace has demanded an verarching crdinatin f WMA -based MP players and WMAbased music stres," IDC analyst Susan Kevrkian says. Micrsft is als teaming with cnsumer electrnics cmpanies Creative, Samsung and iriver n a new prtable device that integrates dwnladable music, vide and pictures. The gadgets, which cst abut $ each, hit the market Sept.. They use a Micrsft perating system /interface called Prtable Media Center. EASY DOES IT T succeed, Micrsft's digital music slutin must be as attractive and easy t use as Apple's, analysts say. If it wrks, "this is what's ging t help Micrsft carve ff part f the market frm Apple and thers that are encraching n digital media cnvergence," McGuire says. Hw much prfit Micrsft can generate immediately frm digital music remains t be seen. The market's grwth is expected t be relatively small during the next five years. Jupiter Research predicts that digital music will accunt fr nly % f the ttal music market by 9. Micrsft is nt lking t use music t mtivate purchases f a high- margin prtable device like the ipd. As a result, it will have t be cntent with a grss margin f %, accrding t industry estimates fr an average 99 -cent dwnlad. It is unclear hw much this financial reality affects Micrsft's decisin nt t launch a multimillin -dllar ad blitz fr its new service. Fr nw, Micrsft will prmte the service thrugh the MSN Netwrk and MSN Entertainment Web pages. It will als explre the pssibility f prmtinal deals with brand partners, as Apple has dne with Pepsi and Sny with McDnald's. Hwever, Jupiter senir analyst David Card ntes that Micrsft des nt face the prfitability pressure that smaller, pure -play music services d. "The main reasn fr Micrsft t enter the market is nt t make mney," he says, "but t give its technlgy platfrm mre muscle." High Stakes Cntinued frm page cntinue t steer cpyright public plicy. Precedent is n his side: Judiciary cntained such a subcmmittee well int the '9s. Shuld the Republicans keep their majrity in the Senate, senirity wuld give the chair f the full cmmittee t Charles Grassley f Iwa. But Grassley is already chairman f the pwerful Finance Cmmittee, and veterans say he'll want t keep that chair. Insiders say Sen. Arlen Specter f Pennsylvania, the next senir Republican, will prbably get the leadership nd. Grassley and Specter are the nly tw cmmittee Republicans invlved in re- electin bids. Grassley is expected t easily win his race. Specter may find mre f a fight n his hands. Sme Demcrats think their challenger, Rep. Jseph Heffel, has a chance t upset him. The pundits seem t agree. It's clear that the entertainment industry wants Specter t win. He is the third -biggest recipient f the industry's Senate cntributins. Accrding t the latest Federal Electin Cmmissin figures, released last mnth and analyzed by the Center fr Respnsive Plitics, Specter has received $, frm the dnatin sectr CRP bundles as "TV/ Mvies /Music." That includes the Recrding Industry Assn. f America, the perfrming -rights rganizatins, individual recrd cmpanies and such multimedia entertainment grups as Time Warner. Fur Judiciary Cmmittee Demcrats are invlved in re- electin bids: ranking member (and frmer chairman) Patrick J. Leahy f Vermnt, Russell D. Feingld f Wiscnsin, Barbara Bxer f Califmia and Charles E. Schumer f New Yrk. If the Demcrats take the Senate, Leahy wuld prbably return as chairman. Leahy is an expected sh -in in Vermnt, as is Schumer in New Yrk. Bxer's challenger is als trailing by a wide margin, as are Feingld's challengers. The entertainment industry has als stepped t the plate big time fr Leahy and Bxer. The figures list Bxer as its N. Senate recipient f cntributins ($,) frm that quarter and Leahy as its N. 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58 'I Was Just Trying T Navigate And Survive In A Business That I Lved' BY MICHAEL PAOLETTA In a career that spans mre than fur decades, Eddie O'Lughlin has wrn many hats: GM f Buddah/Kama Sutra Music Publishing, prducer at Next Plateau Prductins, A &R executive fr Tmmy By Recrds, label wner f Midland Internatinal and Next Plateau. Alng the way, the native New Yrker had a hand in intrducing many ntable disc, pp, R &B and hip -hp acts t the U.S. market. These include Silver Cnventin, Glria Gaynr, Jhn Travlta, Carl Duglas, Salt 'N Pepa, Ultramagnetic MCs, Sybil and Sweet Sensatin. In the late '9s, O'Lughlin sld the assets f his - year -ld Next Plateau peratin t PlyGram, Radrunner and Warner /Chappel I Music. He retained the label's name and, tw years ag, relaunched Next Plateau. The label's furth signing, Nina Sky, is a cmmercial winner. In July, the pp/r &B du's self -titled debut entered The Billbard at N. and the Tp R &B/Hip -Hp Albums chart at N.. Last mnth, lead single, "Mve Ya Bdy," featuring Jabba, peaked at N. n The Ht. O'Lughlin is als a c- funder f the Dance Music Hall f Fame, which will hld its inaugural awards ceremny Sept. in New Yrk. Rbbins Entertainment president/ceo Cry Rbbins -wh als began his career in the disc trenches -credits O'Lughlin's lngevity in the business t his knack fr remaining musically aware. "Eddie stays n tp f the latest musical trends, beats and rhythms," Rbbins says. "Fr mre than years, Eddie has cnsistently delivered hit recrds. And he cntinues t d s with acts like Nina Sky." Q. In the 's, yu were clsely linked t disc music. Hw did yu prceed when the disc bubble burst in 99? A. It was either reinvent myself r fall apart. I chse the frmer. I was just trying t navigate and survive in a business that I lved. At that time, dance music was becming mre urban, mre R &B- and hip- hp -based. That was the sund cming frm the street. That frmed the fundatin fr the riginal Next Plateau Recrds in 9. Q: Tw years ag, yu relaunched the label. What made yu decide t d that? A. I lked at the landscape and saw that a lt f the large cmpanies were distracted. Several labels had merged, while thers had clsed their drs -smething that is still ging n tday. I felt that, with all the dwnsizing and distractin at the majr labels, it might be a gd time t be lking fr great talent. Q. All f the label's releases have traveled thrugh Universal Recrds. What is Next Plateau's relatinship t the majr? A. We are presently in a nnexclusive partnership, wherein we d the A &R and start -up marketing and prmtin. Then, when a recrd gets t a certain pint, Universal steps in and takes ver. And while Universal des nt wn Next Plateau, it des wn the masters f the recrdings that we have released t date. Q: D yu see this partnership cntinuing? A. We are actually in discussins t make it an exclusive agreement. Q. Is that the best way fr an indie label t survive in tday's climate? A: I have great cncerns abut peple ging ut n their wn and trying t be the new Prfile, Pririty r Next Plateau yu knw, labels that were successful in the 's. It's difficult tday t be successful as a whlly independent label. And here is where it The Last rd A Q &A With Eddie O'Lughlin Eddie O'Lughlin: Career Highlights 9-9: GM f Buddah /Kama Sutra Music Publishing 9: C- funded Midland Internatinal Recrds (later Midsng) with Bb Ren 9: C- funded Plateau Recrd Prductins with Lu DeBiase 9: C- funded Next Plateau Recrds with lenniene Ledercq 99 -: ExecutiveVP f A &R attmmy By Recrds -present: President/CEO f Next Plateau Entertainment becmes a majr cncern, because the smaller cmpanies -the nes that give peple chances -are typically where tmrrw's executives cme frm. That said, I see great pprtunities fr a [smaller label] t act mre like a prductin -affiliated cmpany -ne that fcuses n finding and develping talent. Q. Have yu faced any unexpected challenges since relaunching the label? A. Well, when yu start a new cmpany, yu have t be prepared fr a lt f rejectin. And that's hurtful. S yu must wrk that much harder. Because yu're n new fting with a new business, anything yu've dne in the past really desn't cunt. Of curse, if yu've been ding it as lng as I have, yu get a little bit f a plite edge. But the reality is, peple want t be with peple wh are prducing success right nw. Q. What abut start -up csts? A: It has gtten mre expensive t finance a new cmpany. I started Next Plateau the first time with $, f persnal mney. I was able t piece tgether anther $, frm varius advances frm freign distributin and freign music publishing. These days, such pssibilities aren't always there. Q. Why is that? A. With the recessin, depressin r whatever yu want t call it, peple are hlding back. The budgets are simply nt there. S I financed everything myself this time t get the label up and running. But nw Universal is financing us. If yu prve that yu can deliver hits, labels will fllw. Q. Hw much mney des it take t get a recrd nticed? A. Fr me, because I've been in the music industry my whle life and knw a lt f peple, it takes arund $,. With this mney, I can hire independent radi prmters wh will help me find ut if I have a ptential hit n my hands. Q. Hw imprtant is it fr an indie label t have a catalg? A. It's the ultimate dream. But maintaining a catalg invlves a tremendus amunt f pressure. S, eventually, indies sell their catalgs t a large rganizatin. Yu d this t keep grwing as a cmpany. Q. In 99, yu sld assets f Next Plateau t PlyGram and Radrunner. The fllwing year, yu sld additinal assets t Warner /Chappell. What was yur mtivatin, and what did each cmpany get? A. We felt that the market was abut t hit a rugh spt. And we thught, at the time, it was very difficult t cmpete as an indie cmpany. Our indie distributrs had been ging ut f business, in particular Schwartz Brthers. It was getting mre and mre difficult t get prper placement in the stres and t get recrds n the radi. It was becming mre f a crprate business. S we saw the signs and felt that it wuld be the right time t sell the assets f the cmpany. I retained the name. PlyGram gt the masters f acts like Salt 'N Pepa, Sybil and Paperby. Radrunner als picked up several acts, including Ultramagnetic MCs, Tny Sctt, Sweet Sensatin, C -Bank and Red Alert. The music publishing cmpanies were sld t Warner /Chappell. Q. What's n Next Plateau's plate fr the cming mnths? A. We'll be releasing a number f releases frm R &B/hip -hp acts, including LB frm Suth Africa, Nina Sky c- prducer DJ Cypher and Jabba, wh was featured n "Mve Ya Bdy." We als have a yung Italian vcalist, Patrizi, wh sings Italian lve sngs in English and Italian. He is signed t Universal in the U.K. fr the wrld. Next Plateau, thrugh Universal, has him fr the U.S. I am als building a rster f new crssver reggae and reggaetón artists and prducers. Q. Why did yu get invlved with the Dance Music Hall f Fame? A. I felt it was imprtant t hnr the peple wh pineered and created an imprtant genre f music that des nt always get the kind f respect it deserves frm the mainstream recrd industry. C BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER,

59 UNITING THE DANCE MUSIC COMMUNITY FOR YEARS - DON'T MISS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT OF THE YEAR! REGISTER TODAY AND SAVE! Billbar rims L DWcEi music summit as he previews brand new material, flwed by GRAMMY-WINNING PRODUCER an intérview with BiI!bard's Michael Paletta. GIORGIO MORODER Dn't miss this ne -n -ne interview with THE PIONEERS PANEL INTERNATIONAL DJ & PRODUCER A living legend, Mnder is credited fr launching :he career f DONNA SUMMER. His musical stamp is felt n such cassic Summer recrdings as "Lve t Lve Yu Baby," "A Lve Trilgy," "I REmember Yesterday" and "Bad Girls:' Cver tte years, I e has wrked with several artists, including BLONDIE. BERLIN end IRENE CARA. S E P T E M B E R O -, THE MAN & HIS MUSIC JOIN INTERNATIONAL DJ /PRODUCER DJ TIESTO U N I O N S Q U A R E B A L L R O O M N Y C PAUL VAN DYK Jin us as we examine the industry's mst timely & relevant tpics, including: Get face t face with an internatinal asseinbfy f wh's wh in dance & electrnic music, including Chris Amenita, ASCAP Richard Bridge, Virgin Megastre Susan Cutler, Billbard Victr Calderne, Remixer'Prducer Ji Cardwell, Artist Bill Cleman, Peace Biscuit Prductins Tamara Cnniff, Bilibjard Lainie Cpictt, Aurelia Entertainmer: Patrick Duddy, Armani Exchange Dana Dynamite, Ben Sherman Debra Eriksen, Oracle Entertainment Rb Geiick, Mtrla Eddie Grdn, DJintteMix.cum Hash Gureli, RCA Mush Grup Eric Hirshberg, Devtsch Craig Kallman, Atlantic Recrds Frankie Knuckles, Def Mix Prductins Hward Marcus, Sirius Satellite Mrel, artist Tm Multn, Renixer /Prducer Kursh Nassen, Nasseri Music Business Slutins Ultra Nate., artist Seth Neiman, Music Chice Jasn 'Nevins, Prducer. / Remixer Eddie O'Lughlin, Next Plateau Entertainment Mike Oaks, KNRJ Phanix Michael Perlmutter, "Wee As Flk' Music Suparvsr Carmen Rizz, Carmen Rizz Hectr Rmer, SAW Recrdings Brad Rulier, Beatprt.cm Prductins Gary Salzman, BIG Manazement Chuck Taylr, Airp :ay Mnitr Cary Vance, Prm -Only Garry Veiletri, Bug Mcsic Skyy Walker. WKTU New Yrk Martha Wash, artist DJ Pap, Artist AND MAW MANY MORE VISIT OR CALL.. ENDORSEMEIITS & BRANDING LICENSING IN FILM, TV & GAMING REBUILDING CLUB CULTURE IN AMERICA MARKETING & PROMOTION D GITAL DISTRIBUTION PUBLISHING RIGHTS RADIO REMIXING THE RECORDING ACADAMV DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PIONEERS OF DANCE Hr c,auç INTERNET

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