Music Week articles from November 2006

Music Week archives from November 2006

Tesco ban unnerves labels.
November 4, 2006... More disputes on way, say insiders By Ben Cardew Tesco's dramatic decision to bar key Warner albums from its shelves last week over a contractual dispute could be the tip of the iceberg in the battle between labels and retailers. ...

The View light up Electric Proms.
November 4, 2006... Dundonian four-piece The View were among the diverse group of artists that descended upon venues across north London last week for the BBC's first annual Electric Proms. The band, who signed to James Endeacott's 1965 imprint in the spring,...

IN BRIEF: Peter Gabriel embarks on another funding.
November 4, 2006... Peter Gabriel has embarked on another technology and music venture by funding start-up The Filter, a recommendation service designed to ease digital playlist creation and to generate download sales. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Russian website banned by Danes.
November 4, 2006... A Danish court has ordered internet service provider Tele2 to block its users from accessing Russian download site allofmp3.com. The move is part of a long process that has seen various international bodies and record labels prevent the site...

IN BRIEF: Share in singles to rise.
November 4, 2006... Mobile operator 3 says it expects its market share in the singles market to raise to 20% when the OCC changes its policy to include video downloads in the combined chart. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Fraud uncovered.
November 4, 2006... EMI has suspended some of its senior managers at the major's Brazilian office, after allegedly uncovering a fraud. The company says that initial investigations suggest revenues at its recorded music business were overstated by approximately...

IN BRIEF: Online demo launched.
November 4, 2006... Parlophone has launched an online demo submission system which will allow budding artists to upload their MP3 and publicity pictures, and stream them direct to the Parlophone A&R team. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: MW Mini League: final deadline.
November 4, 2006... The final deadline to enter Music Week's mini league as part of the OCC's new Fantasy Music Manager competition, arrives at midnight tonight (Monday). To enter our Mini League, all you have to do is go to the Fantasy Music Manager website,...

IN BRIEF: Mercuriadis stepping down.
November 4, 2006... Merck Mercuriadis is stepping down from the creative management role within Elton John's management team at Twenty-First Artists, part of the Sanctuary Group. In future, creative management services will be handled by Clive Banks in the UK and...

IN BRIEF: In The City to expand next year.
November 4, 2006... In The City will expand next year with international conventions in both New York and Perth, Australia. Meanwhile, hip hop producer Hank Shocklee will be in conversation with legendary Public Enemy frontman Chuck D at the UK event this...

IN BRIEF: William Booth promoted.
November 4, 2006... EMI Music Publishing UK has promoted executive vice president/general manager William Booth to the newly-created position of deputy managing director. Separately, business affairs manager Martine Alan is promoted to senior business affairs...

IN BRIEF: Heartfelt tribute to Terry Wogan.
November 4, 2006... Radio Two and 6 Music controller Lesley Douglas paid a heartfelt tribute to Terry Wogan's long-serving producer Paul Walters as she was honoured by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters at last Wednesday's Gold Badge Awards at London's...

IN BRIEF: Jamie Caring promoted.
November 4, 2006... MTV Networks International has promoted Jamie Caring to senior vice president of its talent and music division, reporting to MTVNI senior vice president of content and music Richard Godfrey. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Karina Masters appointed.
November 4, 2006... Sony/ATV Music Publishing has appointed Karina Masters as head of sync and marketing. Previously at Universal Music Publishing, Masters was creative services manager. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Westlife to star in ad.
November 4, 2006... Westlife are to star in the Woolworths Christmas advertising campaign. The #25m campaign will be the retailer's biggest Christmas spend since it demerged from Kingfisher in 2001. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Liverpool Music Week secures funding.
November 4, 2006... Organisers of Liverpool Music Week have secured funding from the Arts Council and the Liverpool Culture Company. In its fourth year, Liverpool Music Week is expected to attract 26,000 music fans to its schedule of events. Copyright: CMP...

IN BRIEF: Funding for Airwaves.
November 4, 2006... Airwaves promoter Mr Destiny has inked a deal with Icelandair and the city of Reykjavik, securing funding of ISK19m (#145,000) over the next four years. This year's event, staged from October 18 to 22, featured 170 live bands including local...

IN BRIEF: Reverb Music to merge.
November 4, 2006... Independent publisher Reverb Music is to merge with its subsidiary Reverb 2 Music. Reverb 2 managing director Annette Barrett will become managing director of the newly-merged company. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

IN BRIEF: Correction.(Correction notice)
November 4, 2006... David Guetta Vs The Egg's Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) was nationally promoted by Chilli and regionally promoted by Intermedia, and not as stated in last week's Plugging & PR feature. Intermedia also handled regional promotion for Hips...

IN BRIEF: Dolly Parton to tour Europe.
November 4, 2006... Country music legend Dolly Parton is to tour Europe for the first time since the Seventies, to include seven shows in the UK next spring. They will begin on March 20 at the Manchester Evening News Arena and also include dates in Newcastle,...

GCap loses hold on London breakfast.
November 4, 2006... Time to wake up and smell the ratings as Rajars show historic changes in the league table by Jim Larkin The established order in the radio market has been turned on its head, with even the most prestigious breakfast shows in music...

Ofcom announces second wave of national digital radio.
November 4, 2006... A wave of new music radio services could be on the way after Ofcom unveiled a year-long timetable to expand digital commercial radio in the UK. The schedule announced last week includes the much-mooted second national digital commercial...

THE PLAYLIST - 04.11.06.
November 4, 2006... THE FRAY How To Save A Life (Epic) Huge stars in the US and Australia, The Fray will take the UK in 2007. Blindingly good, piano-driven pop. (single, Apr 2007) CONNAN & THE MOCKASINS Sneaky Sneaky Dogfriend (Regal) A...

SNAP SHOT: JAY-Z.
November 4, 2006... As Jay-Z abandons retirement as an artist to deliver his 10th studio album, Mercury UK is looking to the set to activate his broadest audience yet, as musical guests including Chris Martin and producers Dr Dre and Kanye West open doors for the...

Hennessy to sponsor music-based events.
November 4, 2006... Renowned cognac brand takes a natural step into music By Ben Cardew It is known among rappers as Henny, Henn Dog and Yak and has featured in songs from artists as diverse as Snoop Dogg, Art Brut and Justin Timberlake. It is also the...

MW and iTunes tap into ITC.
November 4, 2006... Music Week has forged a unique partnership with Apple's iTunes Music Store UK to bring readers free audio downloads of the best breaking artists from In The City 2006. Next week's edition will feature an iTunes-sponsored card highlighting...

Status Quo...?: The 12 evaluations and demands.
November 4, 2006... 1. Artists improve the quality of life 2. Artists should help design policy and infrastructure 3. Better protect artists in changing technological environments 4. Make premises available for rehearsals and live performances 5....

Report demands better deal for UK musicians.
November 4, 2006... Artists and creators `grossly undervalued', says report by Robert Ashton The worth of composers, songwriters and musicians - the engine of the industry and a key constituency of the Government's creative economy programme - is grossly...

Indies flock to new-look Aim event.
November 4, 2006... Aim is backing the rebranding of its annual digital and distribution day as Aim Music Connected (AMC) by winning new funding and sponsorship and creating a range of new master classes. Aim Music Connnected, which started life in April 2005...

Liverpool arena foundations in place.
November 4, 2006... A senior management team has been appointed to run the new 10,000 seat arena being built in Liverpool, with Tim Banfield - formerly with the NEC and SECC - heading up the operation. The arena forms part of the Arena and Convention Centre...

TALENT - THE BEATLES: AFTER THE SPLIT.
November 4, 2006... 1973: The Beatles 1962-66 (3 UK peak; 3 US peak) 1973: The Beatles 1967-70 (2; 1) 1976: Rock 'N' Roll Music (11; 2) 1977: The Beatles Live At The Hollywood Bowl (1; 2) 1977: Love Songs (7; 24) 1979: Rarities (71; 21) 1980: Beatles...

TALENT: George Martin's Beatles finale.(Interview)
November 4, 2006... At the age of 80, legendary Beatles producer George Martin has united with son Giles to produce a new Beatles album and, with inspiration from the bootlegging scene, had free rein to re-work the catalogue in a previously-unheard way. Paul...

The making of The Beatles' new Love album.
November 4, 2006... The usual "politics" which overlay every Beatles project - making sure John and Paul songs are equally represented - also played its part in track selection on the Love soundscape. And George Harrison is also strongly represented, fittingly...

Pop's top scorers set to make a mark.
November 4, 2006... Entertainment Media Research's new PopScores study offers brands and companies an in-depth insight into consumers' awareness of - and emotional conection with - top artists PopScores is a major new intelligence service for the music...

PREMIUM PACKAGING: Mastering the premium market.
November 4, 2006... As labels gear up for the Christmas market, Adam Benzine examines the lucrative world of premium packaging and highlights this season's key releases Each year the festive season seems to start a little earlier and this year looks to be no...

PREMIUM PACKAGING: Tori Amos release hitsright notes.
November 4, 2006... Last month saw the release of a massive career retrospective from acclaimed singer-songwriter Tori Amos. The five-disc compilation, packaged in a mini Bosendorfer-style piano box, entailed Amos painstakingly tracking down and re-mastering her...

PREMIUM PACKAGING: Elektra delivers biggest boxed set of the season.
November 4, 2006... Arguably, the most ambitious boxed set of the season is Elektra's Forever Changing compendium. The package, released today (Monday), comprises 117 tracks from artists featured on the Elektra roster between 1963 and 1973, with around 45% of the...

PREMIUM PACKAGING: The best of the premium Christmas releases.
November 4, 2006... Sony BMG The Byrds - There Is A Season (Sony BMG) Out now. The complete story of The Byrds, including five previously unissued tracks, a DVD featuring 10 previously unreleased TV appearances, and extensive notes. Weather...

Future of digital radio lies in choice.
November 4, 2006... New commercial digital licences should be used to increase variety, not conformity When Bruce Springsteen sang about "57 channels and nothing on" back in the early Nineties he was pouring scorn on the endless stream of uninspiring TV...

HARVEY GOLDSMITH BIOGRAPHY.
November 4, 2006... 1946: Born in north London 1964: Begins studying pharmacy at Brighton Polytechnic, quickly opening his own club in the student union 1978: Promotes shows by Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton at Blackbushe, plus first major global TV event,...

Obituary: `Paul had a great love of music'.
November 4, 2006... Radio Two head of music Colin Martin pays a personal tribute to colleague and long-time Terry Wogan producer Paul Walters who died aged 59 last week after a long illness. Paul Walters and I joined BBC Radio Two about the same time. He had...

QUICKFIRE: Maintaining the gold standard.
November 4, 2006... Ahead of being honoured at tonight's (Monday) Accenture-sponsored Music Industry Trusts' dinner, legendary concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith reflects on charity, bankruptcy and Bob Geldof You recently took a tour of the Brits School for...

FAST CHART: 04.11.06.
November 4, 2006... SINGLES NUMBER ONE: McFLY STAR GIRL (Island) The first act to have more than one number one in 2006, McFly return to pole position just 14 weeks after topping the list with Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please. ARTIST ALBUMS ...

Mixed news on sales front.
November 4, 2006... It is a mixed week for sales. The top four artist albums are new entries, selling more than 50,000 copies each, but do not lift the overall market as much as expected. Meanwhile, the singles market enjoys its second biggest week of the year,...

THE SCHEDULE - 04.11.06: Albums.
November 4, 2006... This week Amy Winehouse Back To Black (Island); The Deftones Saturday Night Wrist (Warner Brothers); The Holloways So This Is Great Britain (TVT); Betty Curse Here Lies (Island); Girls Aloud The Sound Of Girls Aloud (Polydor); The Who...

THE SCHEDULE - 04.11.06: Singles.
November 4, 2006... This week Darkel At The End Of The Sky (EMI); Vincent Vincent And The Villains Johnny Two Bands (EMI); Moby New York New York (Mute); The Good The Bad And The Queen Herculean (Parlophone); Matt Willis Dont Let It Go To Waste (Mercury);...

THE SCHEDULE - 04.11.06: NEW ADDITION.
November 4, 2006... Forever. The Singles, is the title of The Charlatans' forthcoming hits collection released on November 6. The album features songs from three labels including the band's first single, Indian Rope, never before available on CD. The album is a...

`Urban house' crosses over.
November 4, 2006... Dance label Defected made unexpected gains when disaffected R&B fans turned to house FISH GO DEEP THE CURE & THE CAUSE (DEFECTED) Defected's club favourite The Cure & The Cause by Fish Go Deep is fast shaping up as one of the biggest...

UPFRONT - 04.11.06: TASTEMAKERS TIPS.
November 4, 2006... Various New York Noise Vol 3 (Soul Jazz) Martin Aston, writer, Mojo/The Times "New York alt.rock in the 21st Century - step forward, The Strokes, The Rapture, DFA, Yeah Yeah Yeahs among others - has made an indelible impression on the...

The Insider: VH1.
November 4, 2006... UK music channel VH1 is to bolster its autumn schedule with three major primetime programme launches, which aim to add depth to its offering and grow the channel's appeal to an older demographic. With the target of trying to "remind...

Intel ad helps New Young Pony Club with US assault.
November 4, 2006... Modular act New Young Pony Club are reaping the benefits of a lucrative television campaign after being selected to soundbed a series of TV ads for computer processor company Intel. The UK dance-rock five-piece, who signed with Modular...

Upfront - 04.11.06: Radio playlists.
November 4, 2006... Radio 1 A list All Saints Rocksteady; Beyonce Irreplaceable; Bodyrox feat. Luciana Yeah Yeah; Fedde Le Grande Put Your Hands Up For Detroit; Girls Aloud Something Kinda Ooooh; Gnarls Barkley Who Cares?; James Morrison Wonderful World;...

UPFRONT - 04.11.06: BPI AWARDS.
November 4, 2006... ALBUMS Luther Vandross - Ultimate Luther Vandross (silver) Billy Joel - Piano Man: Very Best Of (platinum) Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LovesSounds (platinum) Various - Ultimate Dirty Dancing (two times platinum) Copyright: CMP...

Upfront - 04.11.06: In-store next week.
November 4, 2006... ASDA Instore - Damien Rice, The Magic Numbers, Cliff Richard, Katherine Jenkins, Mcfly, Paul Weller, Moby, Angelis, Jamiroquai, Julio Iglesias, The Charlatans, Foster & Allen, 10CC, Abba, Tony Christie, Clubland 10, Ultimate Boy Bands, The...

Upfront - 04.11.06: My Top 10 - Dirt Crew.
November 4, 2006... DIRT CREW International DJs 1. Jeff Samuel Off The Mark (Trapez) 2. Steadycam Kidney Issues (K2) 3. 2020 Soundsystem Tape (Dirt Crew Dub) (2020 Vision Recordings) 4. Kiki Trust Me (Super Dub) (Bpitch) 5. James Flavour Eternity...

Upfront Reviews - 13.11.06: SINGLE of the week.
November 4, 2006... Robbie Williams Lovelight Chrysalis CDCHS5162 While reactions to Robbie's album Rudebox have been decidedly mixed, most agree that Lovelight - a cover of a song from British soul singer Lewis Taylor - is a definite highlight. It...

Upfront Reviews - 13.11.06: ALBUM of the week.
November 4, 2006... Sugababes Overloaded:The Singles Collection Island 1709334 This could turn out to be the big, big seller of the all-important fourth quarter. All the band's hits are here: Freak Like Me, Push The Button, Ugly, Round Round and new...

Upfront Reviews - 13.11.06: Singles.
November 4, 2006... 365 One Touch (Innocent ANGECD24) The music scene has gone too long without a boy band delivering anything other than syrupy blandness, but in 365 we may just have found our saviours. This debut single sounds not unlike four Justin...

Upfront Reviews - 13.11.06: Albums.
November 4, 2006... All Saints Studio 1 (Parlophone 3784412) The Nineties girl group it was OK to like, All Saints effectively paved the way for acts like Girls Aloud, Sugababes and their ilk. The reformed quartet's comeback effort - their first since...

TV AIRPLAY CHART - 04.11.06: ON THE BOX THIS WEEK.
November 4, 2006... The Box Booty Luv Boogie2Nite; Cascada Truly Madly Deeply; Jay-Z Show Me What You Got; Nelly Furtado All Good Things; Pink Nobody Knows; Shakira Illegal; The Fratellis Whistle For The Choir; U2 & Green Day The Saints Are Coming; The...

TV Airplay Chart - 04.11.06: Christina Aguilera.
November 4, 2006... Dirrty is one of the 10 most-played videos of the 21st Century, and Christina Aguilera has yet to come up with a video nearly as popular or memorable, but she is this one of week's biggest new arrivals on the chart, with forthcoming single Hurt...

TV Airplay Chart - 04.11.06: Nelly Furtado Feat. Timbaland.
November 4, 2006... Promiscuous drifts 6-7 on the TV airplay chart this week - not bad considering the Nelly Furtado & Timbaland promo has been in the Top 10 of the chart for 13 weeks in a row, the lengthiest residency of 2006. After debuting quietly, the video...

Radio Airplay - 04.11.06: All Saints.
November 4, 2006... Set to become their first single for nearly six years, All Saints continue to enjoy massive radio support for Rocksteady. Easily beating girl group rivals Sugababes and Girls Aloud, Rocksteady jumps 10-3 this week, thanks in no small part to...

Radio Airplay - 04.11.06: Jamiroquai.
November 4, 2006... A new song, but a vintage Jamiroquai groove, Runaway moves 27-15, a year to the week after their previous single (Don't) Give Hate A Chance peaked at number nine on the list. Runaway had modest support last week from Radio One (12 plays) and...

Radio Airplay - 04.11.06: Robbie Williams.
November 4, 2006... Although Rudebox was the first single from the Robbie Williams album of the same name, it is fair to say that radio never really embraced it like it has most of his singles, as its number 18 peak on the airplay chart illustrated. Follow-up...

Radio Airplay - 04.11.06: Take That.
November 4, 2006... Radio gives a hearty welcome to Patience, Take That's first single in more than a decade. Patience vaults 61-20 this week after earning an audience of 28.47m from 922 plays. 96.9 Chiltern FM aired it 27 times, while it was aired 20 times or...

RADIO AIRPLAY - 04.11.06: ON THE RADIO THIS WEEK.
November 4, 2006... RADIO 1 Vernon Kay - Matt Willis guests (Sat); Simon Webbe guests (Sun) Annie Mac record of the week - Muse: Knights Of Cydonia Edith Bowman record of the week - Jay-Z: Show Me What You Got Scott Mills record of the week -Booty...

New releases - 04.11.06: REVIEWS DVD.
November 4, 2006... The Who Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (Eagle Vision EREDV 610) The Who's incendiary performance at The Isle Of Wight Festival in front of 600,000 people is one of the highlights of their career and, after selling well more...

Singles - 04.11.06: McFly.
November 4, 2006... Raising their cumulative singles sales to 1,106,328, McFly rack up their 10th Top 10 single and sixth number one with Star Girl, the second single from their forthcoming album Motion In The Ocean, which is released next Monday (November 6)....

Singles - 04.11.06: Fedde Le Grand.
November 4, 2006... Eight weeks after peaking at number 53 on an earlier 12-inch/download release on the CR2 label, Fedde Le Grand's club anthem Put Your Hands Up (For Detroit) is fully released on Data and debuts at number two on sales of 46,896. The 29-year-old...

Singles - 04.11.06: Beyonce.
November 4, 2006... Deja Vu, the first single from Beyonce's current album B'day, vaulted 21-1 when it was fully released, but follow-up Irreplaceable has to settle for a 14-5 move on sales of 24,419. Irreplaceable is the 24th Top 40 hit of Beyonce's career,...

Singles - 04.11.06: Amy Winehouse.
November 4, 2006... Amy Winehouse scores the first bona-fide hit single of her career with Rehab, which vaults 19-7 this week on sales of 14,654. Although Winehouse enjoyed success with her debut album Frank, which reached number 13 and won Brits and Mercury...

Albums - 04.11.06: Robbie Williams.
November 4, 2006... Although having a far less impressive first week in the shops than might have been expected, Rudebox provides Williams with his eighth solo number one album and his 11th number one in all, including Take That releases. Williams has topped the...

Albums - 04.11.06: My Chemical Romance.
November 4, 2006... While introductory single Welcome To The Black Parade dips 1-4, My Chemical Romance's fourth album, The Black Parade, enjoys impressive first-week sales of 85,805 to debut at number two. It is a quickfire follow-up to their Life On The Murder...

Albums - 04.11.06: Meat Loaf.
November 4, 2006... With seven out of eight of his previous studio albums reaching the Top 10, and his latest returning to a recurring theme, it comes as no surprise that Meat Loaf debuts at number three with Bat Out Of Hell 3: The Monster Is Loose on sales of...

Albums - 04.11.06: Rod Stewart.
November 4, 2006... After crooning his way through four volumes of the Great American Songbook, Rod Stewart becomes a little more contemporary with Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time, which became his fifth US number one album last week. In the UK,...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: Top 20 best single CD - single artist.
November 4, 2006... Top 20 all-time best sellers - single CD, single artist 1. Frank Sinatra - 20 Classic Tracks (493 9812) 2. Matt Monro - Very Best Of (CDMFP 5568) 3. Dr Hook - Best Of (CDGOLD 1051) 4. Blondie - Essential Collection (499 4212) 5....

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: SETTING THE GOLD STANDARD IN CATALOGUE.
November 4, 2006... As EMI Gold celebrates its 10th anniversary, Music Week looks at the low-price label, its history and its prolific and successful output Besides the frontline labels of the majors, how many British record companies have clocked up 25m...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: Top 20 Single CD - Multi-artist.
November 4, 2006... Top 20 all-time best sellers - single CD, multi-artist 1. The Alternative Album (864 7832) 2. Air Guitar Anthems (538 4752) 3. Standing On The Corner (526 3482) 4. Karaoke 2005 (338 4042) 5. Driving Rock (592 3552) 6. Too...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: PICKING THE CREAM OF THE CROP.
November 4, 2006... With the exception of the very latest releases, EMI Gold has a high- quality harvest of repertoire to draw on, from the past four decades and beyond Some might envisage the job of a major company's low-price department as being to use the...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: CHAS & DAVE RETURN TO RECLAIM CROWN.
November 4, 2006... With a catalogue the size of EMI's, it is not surprising that the odd thing can go astray for a while. Chas & Dave spent a period on EMI in the late Seventies/early Eighties, but the details of their tenure with the label had been overlooked as...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: DESIGN KEEPS QUALITY HIGH.
November 4, 2006... EMI Gold prides itself on the quality of its releases, while consumers clearly prize them for their affordability and value. But a tightrope must be walked between the demands of the market and the sensibilities of its mid and full-price...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: Top 10 Three-CD box - single artist.
November 4, 2006... Top 10 all-time best sellers - THREE-CD box sets, single artist 1. Dean Martin - Best Of (CDTRBOX 288) 2. Matt Monro - Love Songs (CDTRBOX 352) 3. Shirley Bassey - Four Decades Of Song (CDTRBOX 354) 4. The Dubliners - Best Of (584...

EMI GOLD 2006 10TH ANNIVERSARY: Top 10 Three-CD box - multi-artist.
November 4, 2006... Top 10 all-time best sellers - THREE-CD box sets, MULTI-artist 1. Heartbeat (333 6772) 2. The Club Box (532 0632) 3. Fly Me To The Moon (528 6892) 4. Greatest Hits Of The 80s (571 0962) 5. Hello Children Everywhere (874 8272) ...