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MAY 13, 2000

Volume 17, Issue 20

£3.95Moby's head over heelswith success as Play(Mute) wins this week'sSales Breaker title in theM&M European Top 100Albums chart.

we taller d411=3,radioM&M chart toppers this week

Eurochart Hot 100 SinglesBRITNEY SPEARSOops! I Did It Again

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European Top 100 AlbumsSANTANA

Supernatural(Arista)

European Radio Top 50BRITNEY SPEARSOops! I Did It Again

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European Dance TraxxFRENCH AFFAIR

My Heart Goes Boom (Ladida)(RCA)

Inside M&M this week

GATEWAY TO EUROPE?Derided by many as an uncrediblecelebration of musical cheese, theannual Eurovision Song Contesthas nevertheless proved a valu-able international launchpad formany previously unknown acts.Fred Bronson looks at the morepromising entries in this year'sStockholm contest. Page 7

FIVE YEARS AT THE FACTORYDutch music TV channel The

Music Factory hasbeen pumping outits highly -targeted

youth music programming forfive years now. Robbert Tilli dis-covers the secrets of its success.Page 9

NORWAY'S TRANCE GENERATIONNorway is proving to be anunexpected haven for trancemusic, with little -publicisedcompilation albums sellingthousands of copies. Page 10

`Spokesfamily' becomeEuropean artists' voiceby Gordon MassonInternational news editor, Billboard

LONDON - Ireland's The Corrs arereplacing Jean Michel Jarre as Euro-pean Industry Artist Spokesman forinternational music industry federa-tion the IFPI.

The announcement was made May2, but French keyboardist/composerJarre will officially hand over thereins to the family act-Andrea, Car-oline, Jim and Sharon-at the IFPIPlatinum Europe Awards in July.

Already active with IFPI, TheCorrs will take over the task of pro-

moting the interests of artists andrecord companies in Europe. In par-ticular, they will voice the concernsof artists over copyright protectionin the digital age and support theongoing fight against piracy.

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Reid replaces Clive Davis at Aristaby Emmanuel Legrand

NEW Yom - Santana and a fewother artists came to his rescue, butit wasn't enough to deter BMG fromits plans to replace Clive Davis atthe helm of Arista Records, thecompany he founded 25 years ago.

On May 2, BMG Entertainmentannounced that Antonio "L.A." Reidwould become president/CEO of

Arista Records on July 1, takingover from Davis. The announce-ment put an end to more than sixmonths of uncertainty and publicrows at the label's parent company,BMG Entertainment, about the roleof Davis at Arista.

Davis, whose Arista contractexpires on June 30, shouldannounce his future plans in the

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Golden night for Kiss at Sony'sby Jon Heasman

LONDON - Dance station Kiss100/London scored a spectacular hat -trick of gold awards at theUK's Sony Radio Awards onMay 2.

The Emap Radio -ownedstation picked up station ofthe year and the music presenta-tion award (both in the TSA 500,00-12 million category) plus the over-

all breakfast music award. The lat-ter two accolades were won for thestation by its breakfast host BamBam, described by the judges as "an

excellent communicator;modern and direct, who hasa clear sense of balancebetween his on -air personaand the music he plays."

The awards for Kiss 100 comeafter a controversial relaunch at

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Jarabe de Palodo an Italian jobby Howell Llewellyn

MADRID - This year was supposed tobe a sabbatical for Spanish latin rockband Jarabe de Palo.

Back in January Lydia Fernandez,managing director of their their labelVirgin Records Espana, said shewanted the band to take it easy in2000 after more than two years of con-stant touring and promotion whichtook in eight Latin American coun-tries, some 100 concerts in Spain, aNew York gig-and combined domes-tic album sales of nearly 1.2 million.

But, as the label's internationalproduct manager Fernando Mar-tinez explains,"The band'soriginal planshave changed alittle. We arenow using Italyas our launchpad in Europe,and then weplan a strongpromotion inFrance of their first album, La Fla -ca, also in late May."

This change of plan follows theentry last month of the Barcelonagroup's second album, Depende, atnumber three in the Italian charts.As a result the band played sevenItalian shows, taking in Milan andRome, and they return there at thethe end of May for a major TV spe-cial.

Jarabe de Palo first tasted Ital-ian success in September '98 whenLa Flaca was released in the terri-tory-three years after it came outin Spain-and sold 280,000 units,according to Virgin product manag-er Martinez. "In that sense,Depende is simply repeating the

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Upfrontby Jon Heasman, Music & Media deputy editor

GWR group programme director Steve Orchard is thelatest executive to touch on what could prove to beone of the most difficult radio industry issues of thenew decade.

Put simply, the question is this: does consolidationof the radio business lead to greater listener choice?

Although the above may seem like perverse logic,the debate in the music radio sector is whether onecompany owning multiple stations in a single marketactually increases listener choice because-as the bigradio players like to argue-it will be in their ownself-interest to operate clearly distinct services whichwon't cannibalise each other. Contrast this with mar-kets comprising fiercely competitive rival operatorswho are all trying to stretch format definitions as faras they possibly can in order to compete on the lucra-tive musical centre ground.

Some preliminary US research has been conductedwhich appears to support the view that greater ownershipconcentration does indeed increase the number of differ-ent music formats on offer, although a more definitive pic-ture will probably not emerge for another couple of years.

There is a methodological problem, however, inthat while formats may be nominally different, crudeformat head counts cannot reveal the extent to which

stations owned by the same company can often sharelarge amounts of the same music. For example, onestation maybe CHR and its sister AC, but in realitythey may simply be hotter or more mellow mixes ofessentially the same recipe.

We must never forget too that there are some muchwider concerns about radio ownership than merelydiversity of music formats-in addition to the impor-tance of ensuring a plurality of news and informationservices in a democracy, there are worries about mono-plistic advertising sales practices, perhaps reducingopportunities for small businesses to grow in their com-munities through using the powerful radio medium.

And perhaps most disturbing of all is that less com-petition for individual stations can ultimately lead toshoddier products-history has shown that con-sumers rarely benefit from monopolies.

What Europe's radio sector must consider is that, ifin most countries there really are too many broadcast-ers sitting in the musical middle (and thereby denyingchoice to listeners with less popu-lar tastes), who will ultimately becapable of moving those stationson? Will it have to be the regula-tors, or is it the case that marketforces, over time, will naturallyensure diversity in radio mar-kets? If the answer is neither,then for some consolidation willinevitably become an attractivealternative.

Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the deputy editor at: jheasman@musicandmedia.co.uk

US MP3 ruling welcomed by labelsNEW YORK - A ruling in a NewYork district court which mayinvolve the payment of substantialdamages by an Internet companyto US labels body the RIAA, hasbeen welcomed as a step forward inthe legal protection of intellectualproperty worldwide.

A US district court judge ruledthat MP3.com's My.MP3 music stor-age service violates RIAA membercopyrights. The RIAA had filed alawsuit against MP3.com on behalfof its label members on January 21,following MP3.com's introduction ofthe free My.MP3 service, whichallows users to access albums via apersonal account. The RIAA arguedthat MP3.com had amassed anunauthorised database of morethan 45,000 CDs for the service.

The Judge is expected to meetwith lawyers from both sides of thecase to discuss a schedule whichwould award damages and aninjunction, according to an RIAAspokesman.

In the lawsuit, the RIAA is seek-ing $150,000 per infringement.Observers speculate this wouldfinancially ruin the San Diego -basedcompany, whose stock dropped near-ly 40% following the ruling. Howev-er, MP3.com chairman/CEOMichael Robertson says estimatesthat the company could be liable for$300 million or more are inaccurate.The cash -rich company has $369million in the bank, according tofirst-quarter earnings reports.

Robertson adds that the companywill appeal against the ruling, and

that My.MP3 will not be taken downfrom the site. The company will con-tinue to operate the service usingauthorised music from its database ofunsigned bands.

A BMG Entertainmentspokesman comments "We are verypleased with this outcome," andIrwin Robinson, chairman of musicpublishing company FamousMusic, welcomes the decision,pointing out that music publishersalso brought a lawsuit againstMP3.com through mechanical col-lecting society Harry Fox Agency.

"This result should haveoccurred way before," says Robin-son. "We were all concernedbecause judges don't alwaysunderstand the mechanisms ofintellectual property."

First official figures on Internet listeningby Johan Lindstrom & Siri Stavenes Dove

STOCKHOLM - RUAB, provider ofthe official Swedish radio audi-ence statistics, has publishedwhat are believed to be Europe'sfirst online radio listening figures.

According to the RUAB survey,which was carried out during thefirst eight weeks of 2000, 9.9% ofSwedes aged 9-79 have used Internetradio services in the last six months.However, only 2% of the sample saidthey had listened to Internet radio inthe past week. The daily reach is just0.6%, which corresponds to 45,000listeners. Internet radio is usedlargely by the 20-34 demographic, inwhich the daily reach is double theaverage at 1.2 percent.

Fredrik Severin, head of music at

CHR network Energy, which broad-casts live on the web, is quite happywith the results: "I think there's alot of new listeners who tune inwhile they are surfing, and whowouldn't normally listen to radio.The whole thing is still quite new,but I think it will grow quickly. Weare thinking of launching a web -only niche station which will featurealternative dance, R&B, hip hop etc.It's difficult for us as a hit radio for-mat to play this kind of music, butit's possible on the Internet. I thinkthat's the future-TV watching willdecline and radio listening will goup as people listen to the radio whilethey are surfing the net."

Markus Onnestam, programmedirector at veteran Internet broad-caster WOW! 105.5, is also happy

with the medium's 0.6% dailyreach, "considering how incrediblynew this form of communication is."

There is no breakdown of the fig-ures station by station so far, sincethe study was undertaken to pre-pare RUAB for changes in its futuresurveys. There are, according toRUAB, some problems in definingInternet radio. For example, it isquestionable whether "jukebox"Internet services, which allow lis-teners to choose their own music

" mix, should be considered radio.Says Jan Ekman, head of radio

at RUAB: "We haven't seen this kindof survey anywhere else, and at leastit shows that people do use the Inter-net to listen to radio. I think that asthe sound quality gets better, morepeople will tune in on the web."

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Contact 2 enters ratings baffleby Marc Maes

BRUSSELS - AC -formatted Con-tact 2, launched one year ago byRadio Contact, has entered theSouthern Belgium Radiometrieratings survey with an encourag-ing 4.4 % audience share,thus putting itself in directcompetition with publicbroadcasters La Premiere(3.1 %) and Radio 21 (4.5%).

Contact 2, the result of acollaboration between CHRnetwork Radio Contact and theJoker FM network, launched onJune 1, 1999. Today, the Contact 2programming runs on 23 indepen-dent stations in the French-speak-ing south of Belgium.

"We wanted to offer program-ming complementary to whatRadio Contact does," explainsJean -Lou Bertin, programmedirector of Radio Contact and Con-tact 2. "We are aiming at the 35 -year -old plus population. Therewas no station of this type in, thesouth, and the ratings prove thatwe are on the right track."

Bertin says part of the French -language audience had been left"unserved," and Contact 2 is pri-marily be luring away audiencefrom Radio 21, Nostalgie and LaPremiere as well as parent outletRadio Contact. "With artists like

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Supertramp, the Police, VeroniqueSanson and Michel Jonasz wewant to offer a high quality musicmix. News bulletins every hourand limited speech blocks enhancethe music and news format. Onethird of the music programming

consists of French -languagematerial, and new releasesare limited to two tracks perhour," explains Bertin,adding that the Radiometrieratings are particularly pos-itive since the chain has sur-

vived and developed on word-of-mouth publicity.

"As from this month, we plan tohave commercials on TV and cross -promotions with the Radio Contactnetwork-I'm convinced this willboost our reputation even more."predicts Bertin.

Top South Belgian Stations

Radio Contact 23.6 %Bel RTL 21.5 %Nostalgie 7.8 %Frequence Wallonie 6.8 %Fun Radio 4.7 %Radio 21 4.5 %Contact 2 4.4 %NRJ 4.3 %RTL 4.1 %La Premiere 3.1 %Source: Radiometrie Wave 21

Belgian artist Lara Fabian in Vienna with Sony Music Austria staff topromote her eponymous Epic album. Pictured (l -r): Karin Schoebel,head of promotion; Angela Strasser, product manager; Gerald ILHajos, director, artist marketing; Frank Stroebele, vice president,marketing, Epic International; Fabian; Martin Pammer, managingdirector; Marcus Ehresmann, international promotion manager.

internet in -siteSpaced

http //www spaced.co.uk

Clubgoers are a difficult market to reach. Spaced attempts to suc-ceed via specialised, user-friendly computer terminals that are 'sit-uated in trendy nightspots, all of which are linked to the mainSpaced web site. For two UK pounds, clubbers can have their digi-tal photo taken and used in applications such as e -postcards and anon-line member profile. The Spaced site itself also includes somereviews, news, opinions and articles, with each participating clubhaving its own section. A shockwaved sensuous turquoise blob func-tions as a stylistically appropriate navigation guide. It's a conceptthat newcomers to the Net may find it a bit obscure but whichshould be second nature to Spaced's target audience.

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German Online Music Awards debutby Tayfun Kesgin

COLOGNE - While the establishedGerman Echos and Grimme Preismusic awards are still "considering"the inclusion of a category coveringmusic -related Internet presentations,eight selected musicand artist -relatedInternet sites werehonoured last weekat the first OnlineMusic Awards (OMA) in Cologne.

Awards initiators and Internetentertainment company United Cir-cles, in collaboration with Ger-many's leadingsearch site Yahoo!and MTV, broughttogether a jury con-sisting of high -calibrenames such asSmudo (Die Fan-tastischen Vier),Finnish act HIM,Carl Hyde fromUnderworld andMTV Central's MDChristiane zu Salm. The judgesnominated five website finalists foreach category, based on their cre-

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ativity and user-friendly service.The winners were then chosen bythe "virtual public" on three differ-ent websites.

An intimate circle of music indus-try representatives, journalists andonline producers were present at the

ceremony, whichwas also transmit-ted through threedifferent onlineportals.

The dearth of jury members andhigh -profile guests was explainedby project manager and jury mem-ber Martin Lange (United Circles):

"We wanted to cre-ate an intimateevent for the peoplewho put their loveand time into theproduction of thesewonderful sites,rather than makinga lot of noise aboutfamous people andthe music industry. Ihope that we can

establish the event over the nextfew years and extend its interna-tional credibility."

Online Music Awards 2000 winners

Best Label Page www.3-p.deBest Band/Artist Page www.beastieboys.comBest Unsigned Band/ ArtistPage www.thewildflowers.deBesthttp://www.fourmusic.com/four/music/artists/hausmarke/index.htmlBest FanpageBest CD ShopBest Media Music PageBest Live Music Event

www.depechemode.dewww.arnazon.dewww.fritz.dewww.netaid.com

(for their simultaneous concerts on October 9, 1999, in London, NewYork and Geneva)

P4 invests in Finnish Novaby Kai R. Lofthus

OSLO - The international affiliate ofNorwegian radio group P4 is taking astronger grip on the Finnish marketby acquiring a direct 13% stake in OySuomen Uutisradio Ab, which oper-ates the national commercial stationRadio Nova.

The deal is believed to be nearingcompletion. "There are only a few for-malities outstanding," says a P4spokesman. The price paid for theshares was not disclosed.

The Norwegian company alreadyhas access to another 13% of RadioNova via majority ownership(60.2%) of the SuomenRadioviestinta Oycompany. According toa statement filed withOslo's Stock Exchangeon April 26, P4 is intalks to take over fur-ther shares from the other share-holders of Suomen Uutisradio."This initial investment is not ofsignificant size to P4," thespokesman says.

Radio Nova operates on a simi-lar basis to P4, being the only sta-

tion which has received the rightto nationwide commercial radiotransmissions. The exclusive 10 -year licence was granted in Sep-tember 1996, with the stationlaunching in May 1997. Nova,which reportedly covers 95% ofthe Finnish population, employs41 staffers.

However, having a monopoly inthe national radio ad market hasnot been a guarantee of profitabil-ity. Since its launch, turnover hasgone from Fmk 13.5 million (euro2.27 million) in 1997 to Fmk 53.7million in 1998 and Fmk 56.9 mil-lion in 1999. While it only took a

year to convert theinitial loss of Fmk18.2 million to a prof-it of Fmk 0.8 millionin 1998, Nova againposted a loss of Fmk0.3 million last year.

The acquisitions in Finland aresaid to be part of P4's focus on theNordic market. It recently pulledout of expensive operations inSouth Africa. P4 chief financialofficer Thor Osland could not bereached for further comments.

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QUINCY JONES

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On 15th May they are joinedby Bob Dylan and Isaac Stern

They have all been recipients of The Polar Music Prize.

For the ninth successive year the prize is awarded in Stockholm by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

The prize was founded by one of the true greats in the world of Swedish music and the man behind ABBA,the late Stig Anderson, and is awarded for exceptional achievements in the world of music in its broadest sense.

The Polar Music PrizeBlasieholmstorg 8 SE -111 48 Stockholm Sweden Tel. +46 - 8 407 18 00 Fax +46 - 8 611 87 18 e-mail: adm@musakad.se Web Site: http://wvvw.polarmusicprize.se

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CDNI THE BEATSPANISH PUBLIC RADIO SET FOR CHANGESMADRID - Public radio and TV regulation is toundergo unspecified changes in Spain, prime minis-ter Jose Maria Aznar said after being sworn in for asecond term in office following his sweeping electionvictory in March. "New technologies mean that anew regulation of state, regional and local authorityradio and TV will be essential," said Aznar, who didnot elaborate.

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IFPI has confirmed three newPlatinum Europe awards(recognising one millionalbums sold in Europe) for themonth of April: AC/DC/StiffUpper Lip (Warner Music);Guano Apes/Proud Like A God(BMG) both single platinum;and Red Hot ChilliPeppers/Ca/ifornication(Warner Music) double plat-inum.

ACADEMY ORGANISES INTERNET CONFERENCELONDON - The UK's Radio Academy is staging its thirdRadio & The Web conference at I,ondon's Rutherford Con-ference Centre on May 23. Chaired by Jez Nelson, the con-ference will tackle all aspects of broadcasting on the Inter-net, including reasons for going online; the costs of stream-ing; branding; new technologies available and the legal sit-uation. The Keynote speech will be given by Mark Frost,managing director of Capital Interactive.

FINLAND'S MOST WANTEDHELSINKI - Following the success in European terri-tories of Finnish acts suh as Him and Bomfunk MC's,three Finnish music industry figures have organised atwo-day event to showcase new local acts they feelcould also break out internationally. Provinssi Jr,sponsored by and named after Finland's biggest rockfestival, is the brainchild of record producer Nick M-ani, Sami Hakio of indie label Hawai and Rami Korho-nen of multimedia company smallplanet.fi. Thirteenacts will appear on the nights of May 5 and 6 inHelsinki, ranging from indie rock to electronica.

SWEDISH STATION OF THE YEARSTOCKHOLM - MTG's Hot AC network Rix FM has beenawarded the "radio station of the year" title by Swedishmedia magazine Vision. Rix FM received the award for"concentrating on the product rather than the brandname" in its marketing, and for imaginative and economi-cal promotional use of the other media outlets in the MTGgroup. CLTzUFA's Modern AC station Wow 105.5 came sec-ond, and Bonnier's Gold station Vinyl 107 was voted third.

MOVING CHAIRSLONDON - East Midlands regionalAC/talk station Century 106/Nottinghamhas announced a new breakfast showteam, comprising Gary Burton andSarah Graham (pictured). Previousbreakfast show host Steve Jordan movesto the drivetime show.Presenter Leona Graham has joined UKrock station Virgin Radio from GWR'snational digital radio service Core.Philip Botha has been appointed vice

president commercial and consumer marketing at UM_,Universal Music International's catalogue arm,reporting to Wolf Urban, senior vice president of UM_.Botha, who is based at UM_'s headquarters in London,succeeds Linda Greenhalgh who left the company earli-er this year.AMSTERDAM - Former A&M and Mercury interna-tional marketing director Bert de Ruiter has beenappointed vice president music content developmentat Vitaminic, a Dutch -based web community for thepromotion and distribution of music in digital format.

Dutch commercial radiotakes government to courtby Robbert Tilli

HILVERSUM - Feeling threat-ened by the controversialcommercial radio frequencyauction scheduled for earlynext year, the Association ofDutch Commercial Radio Sta-tions (VCR) is preparing legalproceedings against thenational government.

In summary proceedings,for which a court date is yetto be set yet, the Associationwill demand a timelygovernment state-ment clarifying theposition of VCR in theauction plans.

While state secre-tary of transport andtelecommunicationMonique de Vries is prepar-ing the frequency auction-most likely to take place inthe spring of the year2001-VCR will ask her totake the interests of its

members into seriousaccount. "It's unheard ofanywhere else in the worldthat we have to bid for fre-quencies which we havemade popular in the firstplace," comments MartinBanga, who doubles as VCRchairman and commercialdirector of Dutch marketleader, Soft AC Sky Radio.

"We hoped for someunderstanding from thegovernment, but we've now

lost our faith com-pletely," continuesBanga. "Ten yearsago when commer-cial radio was pio-neered in Holland,these frequencieshad no commercial

value at all. Our membershave made them commer-cially valuable by investinghundreds of millions ofguilders, and now the gov-ernment plans to steal

them away from us. Forinstance, in the case of SkyRadio, the highest biddercould buy our 100.7 FM fre-quency, rename it 'MyRadio' and just copy oursoft AC format. That wouldbe grossly unfair. In courtwe will ask for some sym-pathy to be given to ourview on this highly delicateproblem. We actually wanta verdict on [the auctionprinciple] before the parlia-mentary debate in June."

Additionally, VCR saysthe auction is unfairbecause public radio will beexcluded from it. "Although,since the launch of commer-cial radio a decade ago, pub-lic radio's market share hasgone down considerably, itsturnover figures havetripled thanks to theincreased competition inthe market place," claimsBanga.

The Voice launches second Hot AC stationby Charles Ferro

COPENHAGEN - Denmark'slargest commercial radioplayer, The Voice, haslaunched its second Hot ACstation in the country's thirdlargest city, Odense.

Pop FM, 104.2 on the dial,plays mainstream music fromthe past three decades alongwith contemporary hits for a25 -39 -year -old target demo-graphic, under the banner"music you know." Six monthsago The Voice launched PopFM in Copenhagen and claimsto have won a large audience,though no official listening fig-ures are yet available.

"It's great to have addi-tional stations, and theVoice has proven itself,"says Warner MusicDenmark radio pro-motion managerJonas Johansen."We have a lot ofmaterial orientedtowards this type offormat, so it will help toget airplay for many prod-ucts. For instance, artistssuch as Faith Hill or SimplyRed can pose difficulties forstations targeting a youngaudience, compared with anAC station like Voice Popaiming for a more, say,mature audience."

To kick off the new sta-tion, Pop FM is playing"10,000 hits in a row" with-

out commercial breaks.The local radio asso-ciation Hojfyn willbe responsible foroverseeing the newstation, while The

Voice's sales compa-ny, Nordisk Radio

Reklame, will be responsi-ble for advertising, market-ing and technical coordina-tion. The station will get anadded boost after beingnamed the official stationfor the Midtfyns Festival, amajor summer event in thecountry.

Two 'national' stations proposed for Flandersby Marc Maes

BRUSSELS - Flemish mediaminister Dirk Van Mechelenhas made a proposal to theFlemish government to allo-cate two "national" Flemishlicences to commercial radiostations.

The Flemish Govern-ment is to debate and com-ment on the propositionbefore summer.

The issue of unfair com-petition between the "virtualmonopoly" of the public VRTstations and the private sec-tor broadcasters has been aproblem since commercialradio was launched in Flan-ders, with commercial sta-tions complaining their lis-

teners have had to put upwith mono broadcasting andlimited coverage.

Van Mechelen commis-sioned the Dutch surveybody Nozema to investigatewhether there were fre-quencies available between87.5 Mhz and 102.4 Mhz onthe FM dial. The results ofthe survey reveal that twofrequencies are availableproviding a perfect stereosignal in the major Flemishcities and 70% coverage ofthe Flemish territory as awhole.

According to the mediaminister, the two new com-mercial outlets would haveto conform to a number ofset requirements, includ-

ing: provision of a mini-mum of four news bulletinseach day, supplied by pro-fessional journalists, andan obligation to offer var-ied musical programmingincluding Flemish lan-guage music.

Van Mechelen expectsthat some five stations willmake an application for aFlemish national FM fre-quency. The Flemish Mediacouncil (Vlaams Commis-sariaat voor de Media) willjudge the applications andallocate the frequencies.Stations are asked to entera programme roster and adetailed business plan. Thelicence will also be subjectto an annual fee.

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EUROVISION SPOTLIGHT

Eurovision gets Swedish savvyFred Bronson takes a lookat the runners and riders inthis year's Eurovision SongContest in Stockholm.

peo Nylen, managing directorof edel Music Publishing inSweden, was surfing the webin his Stockholm office whenhe received an e-mail from an

American friend. The message alertedhim to the URL of a site listing thecandidates to represent Estonia in the45th annual Eurovision Song Contest,

to be held in Stockholm on May 13.Revisiting the site after

Estonia's televised final, Nylennoted that the winningsong was Once In ALifetime by an 18 -year -

old singer named Ines. Nylen quicklycontacted Kalev Rattus, managing

director of EAU, the Estonianperforming rights society, andwas given contact informationfor Ilmar Laisaar, one of thewriters and a member of 2QS,the production team behindthe song. "Laisaar sent me anMP3 file of the song and I wasimmediately hooked," saysNylen.

Michel Petre, VP of inter-national A&R at edel records,was equally keen when Nylenplayed him the song. When ateam from Estonia came toStockholm in mid -March tocheck out the Globen Arena,venue for the Eurovision SongContest, Petre and Nylenarranged a meeting with thefour songwriters.

On April 6 the two edelexecutives made a return tripto Tallinn to negotiate serious-ly. Although one offer wasalready on the table fromanother company, the writerssigned with edel, which nowhas worldwide rights to thesingle, outside of Estonia(where Ines' recording isreleased on the local Kaljustelabel). Once In A Lifetime isscheduled for release in Swedenon May 15, just two days afterthe competition.

Boosting Nylen's hopes forthe song is the fact that OnceIn A Lifetime is the leadingentry on two major polls onEurovision websites, and hasbeen tipped as a favourite towin this year's contest.

Ines will, however, faceheavy competition. The UKhas the best-known name inthe contest, with Nicki Frenchrepresenting her country withDon't Play That Song Again,scheduled for release on herhome turf by RCA on May 15.The power of a known nameshould not be underestimated;it helped Katrina & the Wavesclaim victory in 1997 whenthey represented the UK withLove Shine A Light. Frenchpreviously had a number fivehit in the UK with a remake ofBonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse Of

Charlotte Nilsson's victory at the 1999Eurovision Song Contest with the Abba-likeTake Me 7h Your Heaven assured SverigesTelevision that it would broadcast the com-petition in 2000.

This is the fourth time Sweden has host-ed Eurovision; the first three telecasts fol-lowed victories by Abba in 1974, the Herreysin 1984 and Carola in 1991. Some 25 cam-eras inside the Globen Arena, Sweden'slargest indoor venue, will send images of thecontest to an expected audience of 300 mil-lion people across Europe and beyond.

"It's going to be a great year forStockholm!," predicts Robert Sehlberg,music director of SR P5 in Stockholm."Usually P4 covers the Eurovision SongContest, but because it is a huge event andit is in Stockholm, we'll do some interviewswith the artists and look at what's going onaround the competition.

"The music editors from P4 and P5 willattend the dress rehearsal, so that will befun. Usually, there are a couple of songsthat are good for us," he continues. "We'llinterview Ping-Pong from Israel andSwedish entry Roger Pontare. I hope we'llfind some tunes we can play, but it's hard totell before we've heard them all.Traditionally there has been a lot of ballads,but I've heard that this year will see mostlyup -tempo tunes."

The live broadcast begins at 21:00 CETon Saturday 13 May, and by the end of theevening, the world will know which of the 24delegates has won the 45th annual competi-tion, and which country will hosting theevent in 2001. Record companies will scram-ble to sign the winning entry, if it is notalready with a label.

The Heart in 1995. HerESC entry was writtenby John Springate andGerry Shephard, twoformer members of '70spop outfit the GlitterBand.

A handful of entriesgo into the contest hav-ing already achievedtop 10 status in theirown territories. Thetwo most successfulchart titles are also themost outrageous. TVpersonality StefanRaab peaked at num-ber two in his nativeGermany with WaddeHadde Dudde Da?(Ariola), a wild mixtureof rap, dance, and showmanship.

Roger Pontare, whose native ethniccostume and passionate performanceare bound to capture some votes,matched that chart position in his nativeSweden with Nar Vindarna Viskar MittNamn (Four Leaf Clover/MNW).

The Norwegian entry, a Motown-soundalike called My Heart GoesBoom by Charmed (Universal),worked its way up to number three onNorway's singles chart. In theNetherlands, Linda peaked at num-ber nine with No Goodbyes (ABCD),the song that is running second to theEstonian entry on the web polls.

Latvia, a new entry to Eurovision,is sending pop group Brainstorm.Their entry, My Star (MicroPhon) hastopped the Latvian airplay charts forsix weeks and counting.

British commentator TerryWogan has mentioned Maltaas a favourite thisyear. The islandnation has neverwon Eurovision,but came clos-est in 1998when Chiara'sThe One That ILove was tiedwith DanaInternational'sDiva, with onlyone country leftto vote. Thepoints from theFormerYugoslavRepublic ofMacedoniasent Israelahead, butMalta has astrongchance thisyear withDesire, sung byClaudette Pace.The Latin -tingedmelody waswritten byPhilip Vellaand Gerard Borg.

With the implemen-

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tation of televoting by the public, it'sanyone's guess as to which of the 24entries will actually win Eurovision. Itcould be Russia's Britney Spears-soundalike Alsou with Solo, Icelandicduo Telma & Einar [gust with TellMe!, or the song that will close the con-test, the soulful All To You byAustria's the Rounder Girls, featuringAmerican singer Kim Cooper.

And, of course, you can never ruleout Ireland-with seven victories, thecountry has won Eurovision moreoften than any other. This year's Irishhopes are pinned on Millennium OfLove, written by Raymond J. Smythand Gerry Simpson and sung byEammon Toal.

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Radio confronts its future at NABThe annual US NationalAssociation of Broad-casters (NAB) Convention,held in Las Vegas April 8-13, was replete with thepromise of a radicallyrevised broadcastinglandscape in which radiostations must strive tomake the 80 -year -old ser-vice an interactive medi-um. Chuck Taylor reports.

The Web, not surprisingly, wasat the forefront of the discus-sions at Vegas this year, butnot without accompanyingwarnings that the millennium

will also bring aggressive competitiveforces such as satellite radio andInternet -only Webcasters.

Appropriately, the themeof the technology -basedtrade show, which drewmore than 113,000 regis-trants from 110 countries-a record-was "the conver-gence marketplace." Thatwas apparent by more thana million square feet ofexhibit space crammed withradio and television ven-dors and online entities, aswell as some 125 panelswhose appeal has greatlyexpanded from the days ofattendance primarily bystation engineers.

Setting the tone, NABpresident/CEO Eddie Fritts openedthe convention with a rosy forecastthat, despite imminent threats,radio has the tools to maintain itsdominance.

"The future for broadcasting isquite promising. Radio currently isvery hot," he said. "Consolidation isoccurring at a breathtaking pace. WallStreet has noticed, hometown bankshave noticed. Life is good."

Constant evolutionBut he balanced that statement witha warning that the industry mustremain on its toes in a time whentechnology is fostering marketplaceevolution on a constant basis.

"Broadcasting does have battles itmust win, and they are fierce, compet-itive battles. New technologies aregoing to happen, and the question iswhether radio and TV broadcastingwill adapt to this new day," Frittssaid. "In 2001, the [US] industry willface the challenge of satellite radio,which means every local radio stationin the country will soon have 200 newcompetitors," referring to SiriusSatellite Radio and XM SatelliteRadio, the two companies set tolaunch 100 -channel, commercial -freesubscription services throughout theUS within a year.

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administrator for the US NationalTelecommunications and InformationAgency (NTIA), cautioned the indus-try that it "will have to awaken fromthe dogmatic slumbers of our timeand realise the enormous opportuni-ties ahead."

Those junctures involve expandingthe breadth of radio's conventionalreach and learning to stream addi-tional services, as well as discoveringways to interact with listenersthrough the Internet.

"Traditional broadcasting will gothrough a major revolution in the

next few years,"predicted PeggyMiles, an Internetbook author andexpert on the Weband radio, at onepanel. "Broadcast-ers who embraceconvergence willfind plenty of newrevenue streamsand business mod-els based on adver-tising, e -commerce,and sponsorshipsthat didn't existbefore."

New models requiredIn a number of Webcasting sessions, itwas stressed that merely rebroadcast-ing what's already heard on the airisn't enough to keep radio profitable.

Adobe Systems CEO JohnWarnock said in his multimedia -ori-ented keynote speech, "Contentproviders have to abandon estab-lished broadcasting attitudes like 'Iwill broadcast, you will listen' andinstead focus on interactivity."

Michael Powell, a commissionerfor US broadcast regulator the FCC,also noted the importance of takingthe radio medium beyond its prevail-ing utilisations. "Broadcasters willsucceed if they are farsighted, coura-geous, and aggressive," he said."They will have to continue todemonstrate that there's still valuein a one-to-one medium, but that'snot enough. They have to figure out away to come up with more cus-tomised, tailor-made content. It hasto capture consumers' interest."

Beyond localnessAnd while the NTIA's Rohde defendedthe value of local content on radio, healso implored broadcasters to lookahead. "There will always be a marketfor localised broadcasting, but thequestion for the future is how thatcontent will be delivered," he said.

"Conversion to digital brings bettersound, but it's also going to have tobring more services."

Rohde stressed that while the In-ternet can stand alone as a competi-tive entity, broadcasters and onlinecompaniesshould focuson how theycan best worktogether.

"E -com-merce is reori-enting thecentre of theeconomic uni-verse, [but]local broad-casters neednot fear theInternet andelectroniccommerce. Nomatter howmany options people have for enter-tainment and other electronic ser-vices, consumers will always wantlocal news, information, and enter-tainment. Many broadcasters arealready putting their local content

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online," Rohde said, citing the exam-ple of Washington DC news/talk sta-tion WTOP-AM, which has createdan Internet -only station focusing onlocal content.

But at the same time, Rohde noted,"Internet compa-nies have torealise what thebroadcastershave to offer. Inaddition to theirvaluable con-tent, they havename recogni-tion and a cer-tain amount ofbrand loyalty.

"Differencesin outlook canbe overcome ifeveryone, frombroadcaster toWebcaster, is

willing to look at the issue of howthe two businesses can join to createsomething greater than its parts,"he said.Chuck Taylor is radio editor of M&M's

sister publication Billboard.

Low power debate ragesby Chuck Taylor

While the annual NAB Conventionwas teeming with talk of conver-gence between media, the year'shottest radio issue in the US-thecreation of a new tier of low -powerFM "community" stations-keptfists swinging between its drivingforce, FCC chairman WilliamKennard, and the aggressivelyopposed NAB.

In his opening speech at theshow, NAB president/CEO EddieFritts started the war of words witha pointed comment: "I don't knowwhat's fuzzier, the static from low -power FM or the FCC's thinking onthe issue."

The NAB, which representsmore than 5,000 US stations, hashotly contested the year -old lowpower FM (LPFM) initiative, whichwould establish thousands of newfrequency allocations between 10and 100 watts for local groups andorganisations.

The opposing parties say it wouldincrease interference on the band. Inresponse to those concerns, morethan 150 members of the USCongress have banded together inopposition, drafting legislation that,at the least, would curtail the num-ber of potential new FMs from about3,000 to 800.

In his address to the NAB con-vention, Kennard directed a returnvolley toward the association, ask-ing, "Why, in the midst of all thisopportunity for broadcasters, haveyou chosen to muster your consider-able resources to deny churches and

schools and community -based organ-isations just a little piece of thebroadcast pie? Why won't you workwith the FCC to find ways for low -power FM to co -exist with full -power[FM] stations?"

Regarding accusations that themeasure will increase static on FM,Kennard insisted that "there will beno harmful interference to [existing]FM stations. We have developed acomprehensive record on the issueover the last two years. We know a lotabout FM service-we've serviced itand regulated it for some 50 years.Full -power and low -power can exist inharmony. I am committed categorical-ly to protecting every incumbent FMservice from harmful interference."

As a testa-ment to hisefforts to keepthe dial clean,the chairmanadded that hehas shut downmore illegalpirate radiostations thanany other FCCcommissionerin history, so"why would Iwant to createan interference nightmare?"

Even so, fellow FCC Commission-er Harold Furchtgott-Roth noted hisopposition to LPFM, saying it hasbeen "incredibly rushed throughout.Years ago, the FCC decided not tohave any stations broadcasting under100 watts. The big deal is decades ofFCC precedents."

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TMF SPOTLIGHT

With numerous events andits ever expanding website The Music Factory isalive and kicking. RobbertTilli celebrates the station'sfifth anniversary.

ALL TIME TOP 10 MOST

PLAYED VIDEOS ON TMF:

1. I'll Be Missing You/Puff Daddy

2. Don't Speak/No Doubt

3. Hedonism/Skunk Anansie

4. Torn/Natalie Imbruglia

5. Un-break My Heart/Toni Braxton

6. Don't Let Go/En Vogue

7. Nobody's Wife/Anouk

8. Life/Des'ree

9. Together Again/Janet Jackson

10. MMMBop/Hanson

Factory life: five years onThe first video ever aired on TheMusic Factory a.k.a TMF onMay 1 1995 was Too Much LoveWill Kill You by Brian May.Five years later, on the night of

the fifth TMF Awards, the Dutch -lan-guage music television station boast-ed a love affair with two million fansand no sign of ill health.

"TMF is made by and forDutchmen. That Dutch look and feelare most important," says ReneWitzel, caretaker managing directorat Wegener -owned TMF (Holland andBelgium), Radio 10FM and LoveRadio. "Local -language music televi-sion" was the driving force for TMF

head of A&R at PIAS Holland. "Theyare excellent media partners in ourcampaigns."

He also finds the station sympa-thetic to "difficuilt music". "As we spe-cialise in 'underground' material suchas Basement Jaxx and Moby, TMF isvery important to us as a means ofcrossing over to the mass market. Itdedicates quite a lot of airplay time toour kind of repertoire in its manygenre -oriented shows," Aalbersacknowledges.

Brand AwarenessTMF's Witzel distinguishes three typi-cal TMF activities: television, events

Pictured performing at the TMF Awards (clockwise from below): Kane,Haze, Destiny's Child, Anouk and Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk.

founder Lex Harding, who retired asmanaging director last year.

"Ten years ago it was absolutelypointless to produce videos for Dutchartists," recalls Menno Timmerman,head of A&R at Warner MusicBenelux. "Then things changed whenMTV surfaced. But with the arrival ofTMF in 1995 videos became a seriousmarketing tool in breaking Dutchartists. Now we can compete withinternational videos."

For Henkjan Smits, head of A&Rat BMG Holland "TMF is essential insingle marketing and promotion, nextto radio airplay and press reviews."

TMF was intended as a counterpartand catalyst for commercial CHR/Dancestation Radio 538, catering for the sametarget group of 13-19 year olds. Betweenboth TMF and 538, which operate asseparate companies, there are manysynergies such as DJs who double asVJs and mutual marketing campaigns.Since April 1999 both stations have co -exploited the so-called "Yellow Card", an"air miles card for youngsters" with a400,000 membership.

Record companies are equallyhappy with TMF. Says Niels Aalbers,

and internet, whereby the latter isbecoming increasingly important. "Allthree support and enhance each other,most of all on the level of brand aware-ness. TMF is a very strong brandname among our core demographic."

The TMF Awards are by far thebiggest TMF event. The 10,000 tick-ets available for the last awardsevent-for the third consecutive timestaged in Rotterdam's Ahoy' arena-on April 15 were sold out in only 30minutes. "By that time they didn'teven know the artists line-up. Well, ifthat doesn't underline the popularityof TMF, what does?" says Witzel.

Included on the bill were Destiny'sChild, Melanie C, Honeyz and USalternative band Live, along withhome grown stars such as Anouk,Marco Borsato Volumia! .and Abel,among others. Two million viewers inHolland tuned in to TMF on theweekend of the Awards, including thedirect live broadcast, simultaneouslyaired in Flanders by TMF Belgium(established in October 1998). It wasadditionally broadcast live on theworld wide web, pulling in another117,000 viewers, of whom 18,000"chatted" to the artists as well.

"The exposure of the TMF awardsis fantastic and is a perfect platformto promote local talent," says Witzel."Almost half of the entire line-up areDutch."

Local hero Marco Borsatp(Polydor), who managed to prolonguechis status as "Best Dutch Male SingerNational"-a 100% score in this cate-gory in the awards' five-year histo-ry-probably best summed up theincreased impact of the event. "In fiveyears it has grown from a pub -size

party to a prestigious internationalceremony," he says.

"The amazing bill of the eventitself shows how important theseawards have become for the industry,both at home and abroad," says BartEngel, marketing director at PolydorHolland.

TMF's overall market share isaround 1%, whereas its monthlyreach has doubled in its five year his-tory to respectively 80% of allteenagers and 62% of its subsidiarytarget group of the 20-34 year olds.

As TMF is a niche station, Witzeldoes not foresee a growth in marketshare. "We are a music television sta-tion and we will not change our for-mat. Music has to be the bottom linefor everything we do. At least 80% hasto be music -related. Our furthergrowth has to take place via our website," he says.

Since last year TMF's evening pro-gramming has been aimed at 20-34year olds. "Around eight o'clock ourregular viewers switch channels towatch sitcoms. For us it is the perfecttime to serve the needs of the next[age] group up, for instance by spe-cials," Witzel explains.

New bloodTMF's sixth year kicks off with fournew VJs who will be tested in themorning slot, which will no longer benon-stop videos but real programmes.Additionally, dual presentation willbe introduced.

Of the original team of VJs (identi-fied by thir first name alone), Bridgethas just retired. All ex-TMF-ers havebecome media personalities in theirown right. One of them, IsabelleBrinkman, is now a popular presenterat public CHR station Radio 3FM.

Every day video tapes of hopefulfuture VJs arrve at the Naarden-based station headquarters. "That'sexactly the image we want to havewith the kids out there. We are 'hip.'TMF is where the action is. However,musically, our station is clearly lesstrend setting than MTV. We want tobreak new acts but also be in syncwith the moment," Witzel says. "We

are basically a hits station."Since the departure of its former

partner Arcade in September 1999,TMF owner Wegener, a publisher oflocal newspapers, is actively lookingfor a new strategic partner for TMFand its radio arm. Reportedly poten-tial are lining up. "Radioand television are not Wegener's corebusiness, that's why," says Witzel."We have to be very selective in pick-ing the right partner."

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ARTISTS & MUSIC

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[Dcincgroovesby Gary Smith

GOLDFRAPP GIVES US LOVELY HEADJudging by the Grimm's fairy tale sleeve ofGoldfrapp's Lovely Head (Mute/UK) it looks likeGothic chic is back. The music, however, tells a verydifferent story. Alison Goldfrapp has a unique andpowerful voice that, backed by strings and electronicfrippery, has more than a hint of a less manneredShirley Bassey about it. A fairly straightforward torchsong that, thanks to a measured, warm production,could provide yet more chart action for the UK's pre-mier indie player.

THE WHISTLING ALIGATORAfter several weeks at number one in its nativeDenmark DJ Aligator Project's The Whistle Song (Flex)

nis now being unleashed on the rest of theworld. The EP comes with three radio versions,although most programmers will find the DirtyRadio Version unplayable on daytime radio.On the Clean Version DJ Aligator, who here iscontent to hint at what blowing his whistle

involves, is a natural cheerleader. The music, whichborrows moves from trance and melody from Singing Inthe Rain, works extremely well with Aligator's stridentexhortations. Potentially a huge record.

SONG IN A BOTTLEThe combination of French Algerian singer Khaledwith Anglo-Indian Amar on El Harba Wine (Sound ofBarclay/France) has resulted in an unusual but com-mercial record. Khaled has consistently displayed agift for tunes that are both ethnic and catchy, andEHW is no exception. Tablas provide an extra dash ofexoticism while the vocal combination providesmoments of soaring beauty over the rich, groovy FunkMaster vs Lucky Luke mix. Club and radio territory.

THE FUTURE OF FUNKAmongst the blizzard of compilations lining up forsummer business one standout effort comes from newUK label Ocho. Called Future World Funk the 14 trackalbum is risque, ethnic and furiously funky withoutcompromising its sources or alienating the growingaudience for dance music with a twist. With tracksfrom Chico Science, Stereo MCs, Papo Vazquez, DomUm Ramao and Big Youth the album stays closeenough to what used to be called rare groove to pull inthe funk crowd while peppering the selection withtracks that are probably not in Norman Jay's box. Thenext step on from Gilles Peterson and Rainer Truby.

STUNNING RETURN TO FORMDJ Cam's recording career has been, to say the least,patchy. Alongside classics like Dieu Reconnaitra LesSiens he has also produced dissapointing, strangelyempty hip hop (but then again so has Armand vanHelden) and lazy funk. Loa Project (Sony/France), hisfourth album, is, happily, a major return to form. DJCam at his best is capable of stunning music and LoaProject sees a consolidation of all his better points-ierich, dramatic tunes and textures that seem to havecome from outer space. Ghetto Love is an instant clas-sic, Voodoo Jazz would not sound out of place on anearly '70s Miles Davis recording while Waiting ForFrank Black shows he can still rip it up on the deckswhen the occasion demands.

All new releases, biographies and photographs for con-sideration for inclusion in the Dance Grooves columnshould be sent direct to: Gary Smith, c/o. Roger de Lluria45 -30 -2, 08009 Barcelona, Spain.

German excursion for 883by Mark Worden

MELAN - Whereas Italian solo and danceacts have consistently scored outside oftheir home country, Italy's pop and rockbands have not struck gold abroad sincerock act PFM had a trans -atlantic hit withCelebration in the mid -'70s.

Warner Music Italy is keen to changethis with new signing, 883 (pronounced"Otto Otto Tre") who it releas-es in Germany for the firsttime this May.

Regina del Celebrita (WEA)is a compilation of tracksrecorded between 883 beingvoted New Artist of the Yearby the readers of Sorrisi eCanzoni magazine in 1992and their World Music Awardfor best-selling Italian Artist/Group of theYear in 1999. Remixes come courtesy ofEiffel 65 and German producer Jeo, andthe single Grazie Mille was released toGerman radio April 6.

The idea of expanding into foreign terri-tories was an attraction for both sides when883 signed with Warner Music after theircontract with S4 (Sony) expired last year."The overall quality of Italian songs hasimproved in recent years. They're moremelodic, while foreign audiences are morereceptive," believes Warner Music Italy'sNew Media director Luciano Linzi.

Warner Music Italy chose Germany as aEuropean launch -pad after presenting 883'smaterial to a series of European colleagues.According to the influential Italian produc-er and the man who discovered the band,FRI Records' Claudio Cecchetto: "When it

comes to music, the Germans, somewhatsurprisingly, are less nationalistic and moreflexible than most people think." The albumwill also be released in Austria, where 883will lead the Italian music promotion cam-paign, La Vita 6 Musica 2. Warner MusicEurope's unofficial game plan is to trySpain-with Spanish versions of thesongs-and France after the summer.

When he first heard 883's music, ClaudioCecchetto says he knew hewas "on to something, but notto that extent. I thought theirfirst album, Hanno UccisoL'Uomo Ragno, would sell atleast 100,000 copies-it sold600,000." Their second album,Nord Sud Guest Est, sold1,300,000 units.

Now aged 32, the group'sleader Max Pezzali is un-affected by a careerthat includes six consecutive number onealbums and still hangs out with the samegang of friends in his home -town of Pavia,close to Milan. But Dario Usuelli, musicaldirector at Italian CHR network RadioDeejay, feels that the often insular subjectmatter of Pezzali's material could pose aproblem on the international stage. "Interms of sound and arrangement, this bandhas definitely got what it takes to make itabroad, but many of their songs are aboutvery Italian subjects, such as life in the townsquare or piazza."

Pezzali himself is characteristically low-key about the foreign expansion project,which he admits is "a wonderful opportuni-ty. I'm grateful to Warner Music for thischance, but if it doesn't come off, I'm alreadydelighted by what's happened in Italy."

Norway in a sales tranceby Kai R. Lofthus

OsLo - Despite picking up little radio airplaydue to its repetitive rhythms and few hooks,trance music has achieved unprecedentedsales figures in Norway. Thanks to a strongunderground movement, often self -releasedmix albums are selling as many as 20,000units-and with nominal marketing costs.

Of the local acts, Pacific Blue's Horizon(Edel) has shifted an impressive 20,000 units,while DJ Lars' In Trance We Trust3 (Black Hole/Playground) hassold 10,600 copies. Other notablereleases include DJ Stigma's InTrance We Trust 2 with 9,300sales, and DJ Stein's ConnectedVol. 1 (Warner) with 3,500.

"Our initial sales goal forPacific Blue was 10,000 copies,"explains Edel Records deputypromotion manager NinaJeanette Steinmoen. "We havenow had all of his three singlesin 'hp 10, and the funny thing isthat both consumers and media still thinkhe's from somewhere other than Norway.There haven't been any high peaks on theairplay charts, but we're selling albums andthat's what's important," she believes.

Explaining the lack of airplay for trancemusic, Frode Langhelle at Radio 1 Norwaysays: ."Our music selection is based onresearch, with specific focus on 20 to 40year -olds [and] there are very few 30 year -

olds who go to trance parties. Pop music ofthe future is likely to include elementsfrom all kinds of genres, including drum 'n'bass, soul, ambient, etc, [so] we're probablygoing to continue to play music which haselements of trance."

Warner Music Norway, which includesEstima on its roster, is strongly supportiveof trance, as is managing director MatsNilsson. "Norway has been at the forefrontof this evolution and it's safe to say that

trance is the pop music of today.We saw that DJ Lars and DJStigma returned sales of some10,000 units, so we wanted to beinvolved as well," he reveals."The challenge for us is to reactquickly to securing the righttracks [for DJ -mix -albums].With indie labels we can cometo an agreement within 24hours. Major labels can be morebureaucratic," adds Nilsson.

Industry sources have alsovoiced the need for more specif-

ic chart criteria to be applied to DJ mixalbums. Today, they're registered byNorwegian labels body GGF/IFPI as artistalbums but are not referred to the sepa-rate compilation chart. This mightchange, according to Warner's Nilsson:"It's difficult to police the characteristics ofalbums all the time, and there will alwaysbe different opinions, but we're willing totake a look at it."

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3 1 io Santana - Arista (Rondor I EMI /Sony ATV) 37 35 2 True Steppers - Nulife /Arista (EMI I Universal) 71 68 6 Hypetraxx - EMI (Universal)American pieA.DK.F.D.GRE.IRL.LNL.N.E.S.CH.UK.HUN.FLWA. Smooth F.GREIRL.CH.UKWA. Deeper Shade Of Blue IRL.UKFL.

4 3 10 Madonna - Maverick /Warner Bros. (Universal) 39 36 15 Santana - Arista (Warner Chappell I EMI) 72 52 4 Steps - Jive (All Boys)

Anton Aus Tirol A.D.NL.CH. Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Aime Plus A.D.CH.HUN. #,. Big GirlUK

5 4 16 Anton Aus Tirol Feat. DJ Otzi - EMI (Fechter) 39 38 8 Manu Chao - Virgin (EMI) ia, Precocious Brats/Kevin & Perry - Virgin (Songicorn1 Serious Worldwide) Peer)

0 Desert Rose A.F.D.GRE.I.NL.CH.HUN.WA. 30 o (Rap) Superstar/(Rock Superstar) D.GRE.IRLNL.S.CH.UK There You Go DK.D.NL.S.CH.FL.WA' 15 Sting feat. Cheb Mami- A&M (Magnetic) 40 0 Cypress Hill - Columbia (Hits From Da Bon g IBMGI Soul Assasins) " 6 Pink - LaFace /Arista (Various)

DLDIRL. .1.NLNES.CH.UKFLWA A.D.GRE.IVL.CH.FL.WA. Bag It Up D.IRL.CH.UKtenjWIrrax'ttoMann .LEanFoaucegh, tulizmtn_iwerEAMovaerned(Warner Chappell)75 70 8 Geri Halliwell - EMI (EMI I 19 I BM. G)Arista (Various)Sex Bomb F.D.LNL.E.CH.HUN.FLWA. Flowers

IRL.UK Give Me You D.IRL.NLCH.UK,

8 5 17 Tom Jones & Mousse T. - Gut /V2 (Rondor) ®43 4 Sweet Female Attitude - Miukk/WEA (Reverb)76 64 2 Mary J. Blige - MCA (Realsongs I Warner Chappell)

0 Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) UK. If Only DK.D.GRE.IRL.LNLE.S.CH.UKFLWA The Whistle Song DKIRL.N.S.Oxide & Neutrino - East West (Windswept Music) 43 34 4 Hanson - Mercury (Jam 'N' Bread)

81 2 DJ Ariga torProjen- Flex/EMI-Medley (Copyright Control/ EMIICasadina I Spin Offi

Ces Soirees La RIVA. ..... Crazy LoveUK Let Me Stay A.D.LCH.

" 6 Yannick - La Tribu /Sony (Not Listed) lair MJ Cole - Talkin' Loud (Rondor I BMG) 78 65 2 Prezioso - Global Net (Not Listed)

My Heart Goes Boom A.DK.F.D.LE.CH.WA Fool AgainD.IRL.NL.S.UKFL. Il Y A Trop De Gens Qui T'Aiment EWA.

31 10 14 French Affair - RCA (Warner Chappell) 45 41 5 Westlife - RCA (Zomba I BMG) 79 56 24 Helene Segara - Orlando /East West (Not Listed)

Sha Lala Lala A.DKF.D.IRL.NL.N.S.CH.UKFL. BayernD.CH. Inside To Outside DKFS.

32 6 12 Vengaboys - Violent I Various (Warner Chappell)®66 3 Die Toten Hosen - JKP I East West (Not Listed) 86 9 Lady Violet - New Music (Budde I BMG)

Leb! (Big Brother Titelsong) AD.CH. Tonton Du BledF.WA Cartoon Heroes A.F.D.LCH.FL.WA.

3 Die 3. Generation - RCA (Not Listed) 47 45 10 113 - S.M.A.L.L. /Sony (Alariana Birdsound I Delabel) 81 58 13 Aqua - Universal (Universal)

The Bad Touch FIRL.LCH.UKWA. Elle, Tu L'AimesFWA. Born To Make You Happy F.GRE.CH.WA.62

14 21 28 Bloodhound Gang - Geffen (Universal) ' ' 2 Helene Segara - Orlando I East West (Not Listed)62 2 Spears - Jive (Zomba)

Say My Name DKF.D.IRL.NL.N.S.CH.UK.FL.WA. Blow Ya MindIRL.NL.UK Amazed IRL.UK

15 23 7 Destiny's Child - Columbia (Various) 49 4 Lock'N'Load - Pepper (Various) 83 67 4 Lonestar - BNAIGrapevineIBMG (Various)!BLUE. Mein Stern A.D.CH. Danse Avec Moi! D.CH.®9" Toga's MiracleFragma - Gung Go MusicIPositiva MN' IMG 1 BMG I Universal) 50 44 13 Ayman - East West (Triple MI EMI) Kosmonova - Rough Rade (Not Listed)

EWA. .. Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love) UK Don't Say You Love Me F.D.IRL.CH.UKFLWA@26 4 AjmerCecilia Dara & Damien Sargue - Baxter (Not Listed) MVP Lolly - Polydor (Sony ATV) 85 61 7 M2M - East West (Warner Chappell /Various)If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time FCILWA Just Around The Hill D.IRL.NL.S.CH.UKFL. WA Let Me Be The One

AD.NL.CH.

1.8 16 28 R. Kelly - Jive (Zomba) 52 50 4 Sash! feat. Tina Cousins - X-It/Edel (Step By Step) 88 57 9 Sasha - WEA (Click I BMG Ufa)

* Ich Vermil3 Dich (Wie Die Hone-) A.D. Bring It All Back AD.NL.CH.WA. Cry UK.Zlatko - Ariola (Not Listed) 53 37 29 S Club 7 - Polydor (Sony ATV / 19/Windswept Paci f t c1BMG) LalP System It - Purple Eye (Various)

Fill Me In IRLUK Who Feels Love ?IRL.E.CH.UK. That Don't Impress Me Much F

20 13 4 Craig David - Wildstar (WarnerChappelllWindswept Pacific) 54. 19 2 Oasis - Big Brother (Sony ATV I Creation /Oasis) 94 30 Shania Twain - Mercury (MCA I Universal)

*Freestyler DKD.GRE.NLIV.CH.FLWA. Around The World DKD.I.NL.N.S. What A Girl WantsFUKWA

Bomfunk MC's - Epidrome I Sony (Not Listed) 78 2 Aqua - Universal (Universal) 89 72 19 Christina Aguilera - RCA (EMI I Hit & Run 1Warner Chappell)

Private Emotion AFIN.D.IRL.I.NL.S.CH.UK.HUN.FLWA. ,...,.. The Best Is Yet To Come UK Gimme More HuhnD.CH.

22 15 7 Ricky Martin & Meja - Columbia (Warner Chappell) LEV Scooch - Accolade I EMI (Various) ig. Moorhuhn feat. Wigald Bon - Ariola (Not Listed)

Thong Song D.IRL.NL.S.UK. The Time Is Now FIN.D.GRE.IRL.LNL.CH.LIK.FL.WA. DirgeUK

23 12 5 SIMI° - Def Soul I Mercury (Global I Chrysalis I Universal) 57 47 6 Moloko - Echo (Chrysalis) ID> Death In Vegas - Concrete/Arista (Deconstruction' BMG I WC I Bug)

F.D.CH.07C.WA. Don't Give Up D.GRE.IRL.I.NL.S.CH.UKHUN.FLWA. Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte IRLCILLIKCandy" ' Mandy Moore - 550 Music /Epic (Various) 58 49 10 Chicane -Xtmvaganza/Sony (Various) William Orbit - WEA (Max Eschig)

I Wanna Love You Forever ADKDIRLNL.N.S.CH.UKFLWA DailyD.IRL.NL.UK Still Dre FIRLUK.

25 17 10 Jessica Simpson - Columbia (EMI /Various) 59 40 2 TQ - Clockwork !Epic (Warner Chappell/Baby Ree Toenz/H Bomb) 93 74 7 Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - Interscope (Various)

Pure Shores A.F.D.GRE.IRL.LNL.S.CH.UKHUN.FLWA. Be With You A.D.NLE.S.CH.HUN.FL. ,..i.n. Je Ne Veux Pas Travaller FWAa 14 11 All Saints - London (Various) 60 54 8 Enrique Iglesias - Interscope (Gerig I Rive Droite /EMI) 14. Pink Martini - Naive (Not Listed)

@All The Small Things A.D.IRLINL.S.CH.UKFLWA. (Dnn Do What You Like A.D.CH. Thank God I Found You FUKWA.22 12 Blink 182 - MCA (EMI) " 2 French Affair - RCA (Not Listed) 95 83 14 Mariah Carey - Columbia (EMI /Sony ATV)

Lucky Star F.D.GRE.NL.S.CH.FLWA. Get It On Tonite F.NL.CH.FL.WA Onderweg. NL.FL

28 18 15 Superfunk - Fiat Lux I Delabel (Fiat Lux IDelabel /Warner Chappell) 82 46 12 Montell Jordan - DelSoullMercury(Warner Chappell IBMG) 96 96 10 Abel - HAS (Not Listed)

Rise A.D.IRLNL.N.S.CH.UK.FLWA. Where Are YouA.DKD.CH. Feelin' So Good D.CH.1.1K.WA.

29 29 14 Gabrielle - Go!Beat (Sony ATV I CC I Perfect) 63 60 9 Paffendorf - Edel (Upright I BMG Ufa) 97 85 8 Jennifer Lopez - Work/Columbia (EMI/Various)

Bla Bla Bla A.D.CH. Tti. Me Manques Depuis LongtempsFWA. Ex -Girlfriend D.NL.S.CH.

30 25 18 Gigi D'Agostino - MR /Media (Warner Chappell) 84 55 11 Sonia Lacen & Sebastien Lorca - Mercury (Not Listed) 98 69 7 No Doubt - Interscope (World Of Dolphin I Universal)

I Will Love Again A.F.D.E.S.CH.FL.WA. Big In Japan AD.I.CH.FL. .no,,, Jeune Et ConFWA

" ' Lara Fabian - Epic (Rive Droite I Gerig) 65 51 6 Guano Apes - GUN I BMG Koln (Budde) 124P Saez - Island (Not Listed)

*33The Riddle AF 0, Are You Still Having Fun? D.IRL.S.CH.GE.

-Si Loin De Toi F.

Gigi D'Agostino - BXR /Media (Not Listed) 'o " Eagle -Eye Cherry - Diesel / Polydor (Warner Chappell /Diesel 2) 100 87 15 Pit Baccardi - Barclay (Not Liated)

Bye Bye Bye A.DKD.GRE.IRL.LIVL.N.E.S.CH.HUN.FLWA. A Song For The LoversD.GRE.MLLNL.CH.UK A A.m. B . Belpum, CU= Crechlignblin DI. Denmark. Fri. Finland, P . Pna., CAE Grctcn 1) . Germay, Cal = Irelend.1.1ten MM. Hugs,

IS. Bedeck& N. Noraet-P . Portugal E = Spain, 9 = Sweden, CH .SInnenozol, UK= Coned Kingdom. n. Flanders. WA = Walloon33 24 10 Isi Sync- Jive (Grantsville I Zomba) "" Richard Ashcroft - Hut IVirgin (EMI) 0 .SALES MOVER InOs = NEW ENTRY 1;1 =RE-ENTRY

**tr.** SALES BREAKER *sr Sr*** indicates the single registering the biggest increase in chart points.The Eumchart Hot 100 Singles is compiled by Music & Media and based on the following national singles sales charts, Charen'ack (Mb Ireland; Full chartservice by Media Control GmbH 0049-7221-366201 (Germany); SNEP/IFOP lice -Live (Franco,

singles: MuMca E DischiRAario De Luigi, albums, Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega 7bp 100 (Holland); Stichting Promuvi (Belgium), GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPI/Nielwn Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway), ALEF MB/AFYVE (Spain/; YLE 2 RadiomafiafIFPI (Finland); Austria Iltp 30 (Austria/;

Full chart service by Media Control AC 0041-61-2718989 )Switzerland TPSOSfMahasa-IFPI (Hungary) IFPI (Czech Republic).

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week 20/00 European Top 100 Albums ©BPI Communications Inc4 . ARTIST1 8 countriescharted

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11 1 .1 ARTIST countriescharted

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Santana ADK.FIN.ED.GRE.IRLINL.N.P.E.S.CH.UK.HUN.CZE.FLWA.1 1 45 Supernatural - Arista

Sash! OK FIN.D.IRL.N.S.CH. UKHUKFL.WA.34 28 4 Trilenium - X-ItlEdel

Marie Fredriksson S.75 D Antligen - Marie Fredrikssons B"sta - EMI

Toni Braxton ADK.F.D.IRLINLN.S.CH.UKFLWA.The Heat - LaRice 1 Arista

S Club 7 A.D.NLCH.UKHUN.CZEFL.35 29 29 S Club - Polydor

D.A.D. DKS.76 2 Everything Glows -EMI-Medley

-k SALES BREAKER *****Moby FIN.F.D.GRE.IRLINL.N.CH.UK.CZE.FLWA.

3 2 19 Play - Mute

Mann Chao A.F.D.GRE.CH.48 83 Clandestine -Virgin

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Tina Arena F.CH.WA71 33 In Deep -Columbia

Dr. Dre D.IRL.NL.S.CH.UKFL.47 21 2001 - Interscope

Status Quo . D.CH.UK94 2 Famous In The Last Century - Universal TV

Cypress A.FIN.F.D.IRL.IVL.N.S.CH.UK14* i1111 i Bone's - Columbia

Ry Cooder A.ED.GRE.IRL.NLACII.46 59 Buena Vista Social Club - World Circuit

Musical EWA72 53 4 Romeo & Juliette - Baxter/ Universal

A -Ha A.F.D.GRE.NLIVE,S.CH5 3 3 Minor Earth, Major Sky - WEABloodhound Gang AD.CILUICHUN.CZE-FL.

55 39 Hooray For Boobies - GeffenStefan Raab

73 27 7 Das TV -Total Album - EdelTom Jones A.E.D.IRLINL.E.S.CHUKHU CZE.FL.6 4 30 Reload - Gut I V2 CI

Les Enfoires EC .CH.40 23 9 Enfoires En 2000 - Resto Du Coeur I BMG

Limp Bizkit A.D.NL.FL.83 12 Significant Other - Interscope

g AFIN.F.D.IRLINL.N.S.CH.UKFL..1Z1>

Neillve Yr8oz Gold - Reprise

Travis D.M.L.U.K.42 40 49 The Man Who - Independiente CISmashing Pumpkins D.GRE.LP.CZE.FL.

75 57 9 MachinafThe Machines Of God - Hut/VirginVengaboys ADKFIN.D.IRL.NL.N.P.ES.CH.UKHUN.CZE.FL

8 5 7 The Platinum Album - Violent 1 VariousHevia A.D.ICH.

alid 41 52 Tierra De Nadia - Hispavox1=1

R.E.M. IRL.NL.UK84 10 Automatic For The People - Warner Bros.

Sting A.F.D.GRE.I.NLECHUK.HUN.CZE.WA9 6 31 Brand New Day - A&M LI

Schliimpfe A.D.CH.43 9 3 Total Abgespaced Vol. II - EMI

I.Luna Pop77 713 15 Sque'Rez? - Banana Records I Universal

Aqua A.DKFIND.INL.N.P.E.S.CH.HLW.CZE. WA1.0 8 9 Aquarius - Universal 0

Tom Jones59 3 Gold - Universal TV

Louise Attaque ECH.WA78 72 15 Comore On A Dit - Atmospheriques1Sony

Red Hot Chili Peppers ADICHND.GREIR4LNLNYKS.CRUKC7SFL.WA.4 12 48 Californication - Warner Bros. The Corrs A.D.IRL.NL.P.E.CH.FL.WA45 42 24 Unplugged - 1431Lava /Atlantic Ell Omara Portuondo ED.NL.N.CH.FL.96 2 Buena Vista Social Club Presents... -World CircuitPink Floyd AF.D.dRE.INL.IV.P.CHUKFL.WA.

12 7 5 Is There Anybody Out There/The Wall Live 1980-1981 EMIA* Teens A.D.P.E.CH.HUNCZE.

46 30 36 The Abba Generation - Stockholm CIAdrian() Celentano LCD.

93 51 Io Non So Parlar D'Amore - Clan I Sony

Macy Gray A.DKFIN.F.D.GRE.IRLNL.N.P.S.CH.UKCZE. WA

13 19 33 On How Life Is -Epic 0Peter Maffay D.CE

7 39 5 X - Ariola...i. N My PeopleL4r Certifie Conforme - IV My People

Enrique Iglesias ARGRE.NL.PE.S.CHHUN.CZE.FL.W14 23 Enrique - Interscope

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Metallica A.DKD.G RL.N.S.CH.HUN.CZE.FL.WA.45 44 23 S&M -Vertigo ffi

The Corrs IRLNLUK'1" Talk On Corners -143/Lava /Atlantic

A.DEFIN.D.IRL.NL.CH.UKFL.

15 3 '1:14itilsTo Make And Do - EchoDynamite Deluxe AD.CH.

56 5 Deluxe Soundsystem - EMIBomfunk MC's DKFIN.GRE.NL.S.FL.

83 74 22 In Stereo - Epidrome /SonyAC/DC A.FIN.FD.E.S.CH.CZE.FL. WA

16 11 10 Stiff Upper Lip - Elektra ElEngelbert Humperdinck UK

50 49 5 At His Very Best - Universal TVHelmut Lotti 3.

84 85 21 Goes Classic - Piet Roelen I Mercury

Shama Twain EIRLNL.E.S.CH.UKFL.WA.17 13 73 Come On Over - Mercury

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Jessica Simpson AD.N.CH.UK63 5 Sweet Kisses - Columbia

Helene Segara ECH.WA.85 66 14 Au Nom D'Une Femme - Orlando /East West

Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ Otzi AD.CH18 22 2 Das Album - EMI

'N Sync AP7N.D.GRE.NL.E.S.CH.HUIV.FL.WA52 34 6 No Strings Attached - __Chicane FIN.D.GRE.CHUK

86 813 5 Behind The Sun - Xtravaganza /SonyBlink 182 A.D.IRLINL.N.S.CH.UKFL.

19 18 13 Enema Of The State -MCA,...,, Michel Jonasz FlaV Pole Ouest -EMI

Savage Garden DK.IRLUK.87 82 20 Affirmation - Columbia

Soundtrack A.F.P.E20 19 5 Pokemon: 2.B.A. Master - Koch

Oasis A.D.IRL.I.CH.UK.81 10 Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants - Big Brother CI

Renato Zero I.88 58 6 I Miei Numeri - Fonopoli /Epic* Westlife DKIRLNL.S.UK.FL.

26 Westlife -RCACI

D.NL.CH.UKFL.Sisqo,78 6 Unleash The Dragon - Del Soul /Mercury

IRL.P.S.UKBob Marley114' Legend - Island

# 26 11 Melanie C. DKD.G IRL.NL.N.S.CILUKFLNorthern Star - Virgin Santana GRE.IVL.CH.UKHUN.FL.WA.43 12 The Ultimate Collection - Sony Music TV A.F.D.CH.Tracy Chapman90 54 11 Telling Stories - ElektraHelmut Lotti A.DKD.NL.CH.FL.

32 14 Out Of Africa - Piet Roelen I Mercury /EMISarah Brightman AD.S.CH.

LW' La Luna - East WestModern Talking AD CH.HUN.CZE.

91 77 9 2000 - Year Of The Dragon - HansaPiero Pelu' ICH.

Lbj Ne' Buoni Ne' Cattivi - WEAPaul Weller IRL.UK58 20 3 Heliocentric - Island

NTM ECH. WA.92 62 5 Live - Epic

HIM A.FIN.D.CH.CZE.25 16 14 Razorblade Romance - Terrier I BMG

Monica Naranjo59 62 5 Minage - EpicICH.

@I:1> QuandoGigi)l LaeMsiia°Vita Cambiera' - RCA

No Doubt AFIN.F.D.G NL.P.S.CH.FL.WA26 21 3 Return Of Saturn - Interscope 67 2

Joe FD.NL.UKMy Name Is Joe - Jive

DJ Energy CH.95 3 Future - East West

Base Onkelz AD.CH27 17 6 Ein Bases Marchen - Virgin

Gregorian DKFIN.GRE.N.P.FL.WA.61 45 7 Masters Of Chant - Edel

Gigi D'AgostinoL'Amour Toujours - Media

Etienne Daho FWA28 24 2 Corps Et Armes - Virgin

-; Celine Dion DKFIN.D.GRE.IRL.NL.E.S.CH.UKFL.WA.62 61 24 Ail The Way...A Decade Of Song -EpiclColumbia

Steps96 86 21 Steptacular - JiveCI

Destiny's Child EDIRLIVL.N.S.CH.UKFL.WA.29 31 28 The Writing's On The Wall - Ruffhouse I ColumbiaSoundtrack DRL.N.E.C11. .WA. Eiffel 65 DK ED.GRE.CH.HUN.

63 33 4 Pokemon: The First Movie - Atlantic 97 73 21 Europop - Bliss Co.

FIIV.NL.E.S.FL.WA.*38 17 Barrye timate.teCollection - Mercury Shania TwainUK ,,i...., Patrick Fiori FWA.

64 51 8 The Woman In Me - Mercury 1",' Chrysalide - Epic

Jarabe De Palo32 36 18 Depende - VirginA.D GREE.S.CH.FL.WA ,...,,, Alice Deejay NL.N.S.HUN.

0 65 12 LLaraaFFall:Tanian-Epic ta, Who Needs Guitars Anyway? - Violent

Britney Spears F7N.F.D.GRE.IRLNL.P.CH.UKHUN.FL.W35 61 Baby One More Time - Jive

Doe Maar NLFL.69 3 Klaar : V2

Live NL.FL.1.00 88 9 The Distance To Here - Radioactive/MCA

Gabrielle ADKRIRL.NL.N.CH.UK.37 14 Rise - Go! Beat

Lynda Lemay E A6067 6 Live - WEA

A = Austria, E = Belgium, CZE . Czech Republic, DE . Denmark, rm. Fnland, F . France. GRE . Greece, D= Germany, DD .=Ireland,

I . Italy, RUN =Hungers NL . Netherlands, N . Norway, P . Porragal, E =Spain, S = Sweden. CH. Switzerland, UR = Unned Kingdom.

=FAST MOVERS LB> - NEW ENTRY El>

As * *** SALES BREAKER ****** indicates the album registering the biggest increase in chart points.IFPI Platinum Europe certification for sales of 1 million units, with multi -platinum titles indicated by a number in the symbol.

The European Top 100 Albums is compiled by Music & Media. All rights reserved. Compiled from the national album sales charts of 18 European territories.

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Top National Sellers abet CatiOns IncUNITED KINGDOM GERMANY FRANCE ITALYTW LW SINGLES

1 NE Oxide &Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) (East West)

2 1 Fragma - Toca's Miracle (Positiva)3 2 Craig David - Fill Me In (Wildstar)4 7 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Geffen)5 3 Sisqo - Thong Song (Def Jam)6 NE Mandy Moore - Candy (Epic)7 6 True Steppers - Buggin' Me (Nulife/Arista)8 5 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (Arista)9 8 Sweet FA - Flowers (WEA)10 NE MJ Cole - Crazy Love (Talkin' Loud)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Moby - Play2 N2 Tom Jones - Reload3 NE Toni Braxton - The Heat4 3 Santana - Supernatural5 6 Westlife - Westlife

(Mute)(Gut)

(Arista)(Arista)

(RCA)6 NE Cypress Hill - Skull & Bones (Columbia)7 5 Moloko - Things To Make And Do (Echo)8 7 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)9 8 Engelbert Humperdinck - At His Very Best (Universal TV)

10 NE Neil Young - Silver & Gold (WEA)

TW LW SINGLES1 NE Zlatko - Ich VermiB Dich (Wie Die Halle...) (Ariola)2 1 Die 3. Generation - Leh! (Big Brother Titelsong) (RCA)3 NE Britney Spears - Clops! I Did It Again (JiveiZomba)4 2 Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ Otzi - Anton Aus Trol (EMI)5 6 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)6 5 Gigi D'Agostino - Bla Bla Bla (Zyx)7 3 Santana - Maria Maria (Ariola)8 14 Die Toten Rosen - Bayern (East West)9 4 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (EMI)10 7 Menu Chao - Bongo Bong Je Ne TAime Plus (Virgin)

TW LW ALEnims1 1 A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky2 2 Santana - Supernatural3 NE Toni Braxton - The Heat4 NE Cypress Hill - Skull & Bones5 NE Neil Young - Silver & Gold6 4 Bohse Onkelz - Ein Bases Marchen (Virgin)7 7 Enrique Iglesias - Enrique (Motor)8 13 Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ Otzi - Das Album (EMI)9 6 HIM-Razorblade Romance (Supersonic/Gun/BMG Kiln)

10 15 Helmut Lotti - Out Of Africa (EMI)

(WEA)(Ariola)(Ariola)

(Columbia)(WEA)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Yannick - Ces Soir'es La (La Tribu/Sony)2 4 Cecilia Dare & Damien Sargue -Rimer (Baxter/Universal)

3 3 R. Kelly - If I Could Turn Back ...(Jive/Virgin)4 2 Tom Jones & Mousse T. - Sex Bomb (V2)5 7 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (RCA)6 35 Lady - Easy Love (Dance Pool/Sony)7 8 Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle (EMI)8 6 Superfunk - Lucky Star (Fiat Lux/Delabel)9 10 Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose (Polydor)10 5 Tina Arena - Les 3 Cloches (Columbia)

TW LW ALBUMS1 3 Santana - Supernatural (Ariola)2 1 Etienne Daho - Corps Et Armes (Virgin)3 NE Soundtrack - Pokemon: 2.B.A. Master (Edel)4 19 Moby - Play (Labels)5 NE Michel Jonasz - Pole Oest (EMI)6 2 Les Enfoires - Enfoires En 2000 (Resta Du Coeur/BMG)

7 6 Lynda Lemay - Live (WEA)8 5 Musical Romeo & Juliette - Romeo & Juliette (Baxter)9 NE Toni Braxton - The Heat (Ariola)10 NE IV My People - Certifie Conforme (IV My People/Sony)

TW LW SINGLES1 2 Eiffel 65 - Too Much Of Heaven (Bliss Co.)2 1 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Universal)3 3 Madonna - American Pie (WEA)4 8 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (BMG Ricordi)5 5 Blink 182 - All The Small Things (Universal)6 4 R.E.M. - The Great Beyond (WEA)7 10 Renato Zero - Tutti GB Zeri Zeri Del Mondo (Epic)8 9 Sting - Desert Rose (Universal)9 6 Piero Pelu' - Io Ci Saro (WEA)

10 11 All Saints - Pure Shores (CGD)TW LW ALaums1 NE Piero Pelu' - Ne' Buoni Ne' Cattivi (WEA)2 1 Santana - Supernatural (BMG Ricordi)3 3 Jarabe De Palo - Depende (Virgin)4 4 Sting - Brand New Day (Mercury)5 2 Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There/...Live (EMI)

6 8 Moby - Play (Extralabels)7 6 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)8 7 Luna Pop - Sque'Rez? (Banana Records/Universal)

9 9 Blink 182 - Enema Of The State (Universal)10 11 Adrian Celentano - lo Non So Park D'Amore (Clan/Sony)

SPAINTW LW SINGLES1 NE Gloria Estefan - No Me Dejes De Querer (Epic)2 1 Monica Naranjo - Sobrevivre (Epic)3 3 Jon Secada - Stop/Asi! (Epic)4 2 Ketama - Goes To Miami (Mercury)5 4 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (RCA)6 13 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (Ariola)7 8 Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again (Epic)8 9 Tom Jones & Mousse T. - Sex Bomb (Universal)9 6 Madonna - American Pie (WEA)10 7 OBK - Tu Sigue Asi (Hispavox)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Tom Jones - Gold2 2 Monica Naranjo - Minage3 4 Santana - Supernatural4 15 Barry White - The Ultimate Collection5 9 Aqua - Aquarius6 3 Nina Pastori - Caceailla7 5 OBK - Antropop8 NE A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky9 8 Azucar Moreno - Amen10 11 AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip

(Universal)(Epic)

(Ariola)(Universal)

(Universal)(Ariola)

(Hispavox)(WEA)(Epic)

(DRO)

HOLLAND FLANDERS SWEDENTW LW SINGLES

1 2 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)2 1 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Epic)3 7 Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again (Jive/Zomba)

4 3 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)5 6 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (BMG)6 4 DJ Jean - Love Come Home (Digidance)7 5 Sisqo - Thong Song (Mercury)8 9 Scoop - Rock The House (EMI)9 8 Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ Otzi -Anton Aus Erni (EMI)

10 13 Pink - There You Go (BMG)TW

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LW ALBUMS

1 Doe Maar - Klaar2 Santana - Supernatural14 Toni Braxton - The Heat3 Live - The Distance To Here

(V2)(BMG)(BMG)

(Universal)7 Santana - The Ultimate Collection (Sony Music Media)

4 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (Violent)12 Doe Maar - Alles (Arcade)6 Anouk - Urban Solitude (Dino)25 Joe - My Name Is Joe (Jive/Zomba)8 Andre Hazes - Want Ik Hou Van You (EMI)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Dancity/Sony)2 2 Abel - Onderweg (PIAS)3 6 Milk Incorporated - Walk On Water (Antler -Subway)

4 8 Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again (Jive/Zomba)5 4 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)6 3 Da Boy Tommy - Candyman(Antler-Subway)7 38 Drive By Shooters - Get Up Aah (Antler -Subway)8 5 Scoop - Rock The House (Antler -Subway)9 15 Katastroof - Zuipe! (ARS)10 7 Delerium - Silence (NEWS)

TW LW ALBUMS1 1 Barry White - The Ultimate Collection (Mercury)2 2 K 3 - Panels (Capetown/Wivani)3 3 Novastar - Novastar (Warner)4 4 Clouseau - Live (EMI)5 5 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)6 14 Doe Maar - Klaar (V2)7 8 Moloko - Things To Make And Do (Roadrunner Arcade Music)

8 20 Helmut Lotti - Vlaamse Hits (BMG)9 7 Vonda Shepard - Songs From Ally McBeal (Epic)10 26 Gregorian - Masters Of Chant (Edel)

TW LW SINGLES1 NE Britney Spears - °opal I Did It Again (Jive/Zomba)2 1 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)3 3 Bomfunk MC's - B -Boys & Fly Girls (Sony)4 4 Aqua - Around The World (Universal)5 2 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)6 8 Staffan Hellstrand - Explodera (EMI)7 5 Westlife - Fool Again (RCA)8 10 Ricky Martin & Meja - Private Emotion (Sony)9 9 Roger Pontare Mar Vindama Viskar ... (Four Leaf Clover)

10 16 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (BMG)TW LW ALaums

1 1 Marie Fredriksson intligen - Marie Fredrikssons Basta (EMI)

2 4 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)3 2 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classic (CMC)4 3 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)5 6 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Sony)6 23 Thorleifs - Ingen Ar Som Du (Kavalkad)7 7 Hardcore Superstar- Bad Sneakers And A Pina Colada (MW)

8 5 Lisa Nilsson - Viva (Diesel/Sony)9 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)10 9 Neil Young - Silver & Gold (Warner)

DENMARK NORWAY FINLAND IRELANDTW LW SINGLES1 1 DJ Aligator Project - The Whistle Song (Flex)2 3 Paffendorf - Where Are You (Edel)3 2 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Sony)4 9 Aqua - Around The World (Universal)5 12 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (BMG)6 7 Lady Violet - Inside To Outside (Edel)7 5 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (BMG)8 18 Da Rude - Sandstorm (BMG)9 8 Shaft - Mambo Italiano (Universal)10 6 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)

TW LW ALBUMS1 2 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)2 1 D.A.D. - Everything Glows (EMI -Medley)3 3 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (Jive/Virgin)4 4 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Epic)5 5 Helmut Lotti - Out Of Africa (CMC)6 9 Cliff Richard - The Danish Collection (CMC)7 14 Melanie C. - Northern Star (Virgin)8 6 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)9 7 Souvenirs - De Bedste Souvenirs (Columbia)10 Ed Kirsten Siggsard - Mit Liv Med Patsy Cline (CMC)

TW LW SINGLES1 NE Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again (Jive/Zomba)2 1 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)3 15 Tungtvann - Reinspikka Hip Hop (EMI)4 7 DJ Aligator Project - The Whistle Song (EMI)5 NE Pearl Jam - Nothing As It Seems (Sony)6 2 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)7 12 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)8 16 Briskeby - Propaganda (Forward Records)9 3 Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever (Sony)10 RE Bigbang - Girl In Oslo (Warner)TW LW Allnims

1 1 A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky (Warner)2 NE Neil Young - Silver & Gold (Warner)3 2 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)4 9 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)5 NE Toni Braxton - The Heat (BMG)6 4 Roy Orbison - Norske Favoritter - De Bests (Virgin)

7 3 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)8 21 Moby - Play (Playground)9 6 Gregorian - Masters Of Chant (Edel)10 8 Gabrielle - Rise (Universal)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Mari Rantasila - Vain Rakkaus (Edel)2 NE Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again (Jive/EMI)3 NE Apulanta - Ei Yhtatin Todistajaa (Levy-Yhtio)4 NE Fintellingens - Kellareiden Kasvatit (Sony)5 2 Ultra Bra - Villiviini (Pyramid)6 3 Seremoniamestari - Vie