NARM 2003

Blindside - Silence� (62765)

Street Date: 8/20/02

�� Blindside is the only opening act on Linkin Park�s LP Underground tour from 3/11-

�� 3/25!� They will also be on tour with Linkin Park, Xzibit and Mudvayne on the Projekt

�� Revolution tour from 4/8-4/30.

� Single: �Sleepwalking� - 715 spins and 1.3 million in audience.�

�� Tour: On tour with Linkin Park in March and April.

� Advertising: Ads running during MTV�s All Things Rock to support Linkin Park dates

�� WEA Orders: 164,844. �Developing Artist Pricing - $11.99.� Liftoff Program.

�� Soundscan History: 1st Week Soundscan - 14,931 units, rank #83 on Top 200.

�� Soundscan to date - 117,944.�� This Week - 1,493.

Rhett Miller - The Instigator� (62788)

Street Date: 9/24/02

� Single:� �Come Around� - #9 at AAA radio.� We are targeting Hot AC airplay again, especially in markets where �Come Around� is a proven hit at AAA.� 300 spins and 1.6 million in audience.

� Tour: Opening for Tori Amos 3/3-5/2.

� Misc.:� Listen for Rhett doing a cover of Simon & Garfunkel�s �Homeward Bound� in a new MasterCard commercial that will premiere during the Academy Awards.

�� WEA Orders: 71,690.� Developing Artist Pricing - $11.99

�� Soundscan History: 1st Week Soundscan - 8698 units, rank #126 on Top 200 and

�� #1 on New Artist Chart.� Soundscan to date - 50,175.� This Week - 1,114 (+25%)

Gerald Levert - The G Spot� (62795)

Street Date: 10/15/02

�� Single: �Closure� - 688/+32 spins and 7.4/+0 million in audience.�

� The Urban AC panel is now closed out.

� Top 10!!� R&B Adult Monitor 7*-7*

� R&R AC Urban 7*-7*�

�� WEA Orders: 369,964

� Soundscan History: 1st Week Soundscan - 75,361 units, rank #9 on Top 200 and #2 on R&B Albums Chart.� Soundscan to date - 299,846.� This Week - 5,110 (+4.0%)

Tracy Chapman - Let It Rain� (62803)

Street Date: 10/15/02

�� WEA Orders: 319,505

�� Soundscan History: 1st Week Soundscan - 39,022 units, rank #25 on Top 200.

�� Soundscan to date - 224,027.� This Week - 2,092.

Jason Mraz - Waiting For My Rocket To Come� (62829)

Street Date: 10/15/02

� Mulit-format airplay starting to have major sales effect.� Sales up 13% this week.

� Single: �The Remedy (I Won�t Worry)� - Huge 3rd week at Hot AC with 14 more adds.� Top 40 impact is 4/7.� Three more early Top 40 adds this week.� 1775spins (+375) and 9.3 million in audience (+1.8 million).

� BDS AAA Monitor: 7*-4*

� BDS Adult Top 40 Monitor: 20*-18*

� TV/Press: Looking to do a morning show in April.� Interview in current Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly.� Will be listed as �One To Watch� in upcoming Teen People music issue.

� Video: Selected as an �Inside Track� at VH1!� Should receive about 20 plays a week.� Video will premiere on mtv.com and vh1.com on 3/18.� MuchMusic Oven Fresh selection for next week.� MTV will feature Jason�s video in their �Advance Warning� special airing on 3/25.� Video will begin airing on the College Television Network next week.

� New Media: AOL Sessions will premiere in late March.

� Misc.: Music Choice concert special will air 5/12-5/25.� Advertising spots will begin 5/5.� Jason will be the featured artist in the Rolling Stone/Got Milk Milk Mustache tour.� This is a six month promotional campaign where a bus tours college campuses in search of... the perfect "Got Milk?" mustache.� The contest will be announced with a full page Got Milk ad featuring Jason in the 4/17 Rolling Stone magazine (on stands 3/28).� The contest winner gets a concert from Jason and an ad in the December Rolling Stone with Jason.

� WEA Orders: 110,203.� Developing Artist Pricing - $11.99.� Liftoff program.

� Soundscan History: 1st Week Soundscan - 2930 units,� #7 debut in San Diego.

Soundscan to date - 46,898.� This Week - 4,189 (+13%).

Missy Elliott - Under Construction� (62813� PA, 62831 Amended)

Street Date: 11/12/02

� Missy will appear in the new Vanilla Coke commercial which will debut during American Idol the week of 4/28.� The commercial features a Missy bobblehead doll and is very funny.� Copies will be sent out shortly.

� �Gossip Folks� - 10,432/-508 spins and 82.8 million in audience.�� Top 40 promotions is working on breaking the top 10 in 2 weeks.� Rhythmic is looking at a 3-4 week plan to take the record #1!

�� 5 adds this week including KUDD Salt Lake City.

�� BDS Rhythmic Monitor: 4*-4� �Gossip Folks� has been in the Top 5 for 6 weeks!

�� BDS R&B/Hip Hop: 3*-5

�� R&R Rhythmic� 4*-4

�� BDS Top 40� 16*-14*

�� RR Rhythmic�� 16*-15*

�� "Gossip Folks" MTV�s BIG 10 rotation ends this week.�� Top 5 most played video at MTV last week with 45 spins (+12!)�

�� MTV2 - BLOWTORCH rotation #21 Most Played

�� BET - HEAVY ROTATION.

�� Video added to custom rotation at VH1!!� 3 Plays last week.

�� Pussycat� now has 7.2/-0.1 million in audience!� The following markets are leading the charge:

�� Memphis�� 72/-46 ��

Chicago �� 98/-7 ��

St. Louis �� 30/+4

Sacramento 30/+5

Miami �� 16/+5

Jacksonville� 11/+4

Cincinnati�� 12/+2

Columbia, SC�� 22/+18

�� VH1 has confirmed a Driven episode on Missy.� Airdate TBD.

�� Missy is confirmed to perform on MTV�s Spring Break.� She will perform �Work It� and �Gossip Folks.�� Taping on 3/12-15, airdate TBD.

�� There will be a video for �Back In The Day� featuring Jay-Z and Jay-Z will appear in the video.� Radio impact dates are 4/3 mixshow impact and 4/14 Rhythmic/R&B.� Video due 4/14.

�� There will be a Teen People feature on Missy in the music issue.� Issue date TBD.

�� The multimedia dept. has a TRL campaign going on.� You can vote too.� http://www.mtv.com/onair/trl/votevideo.jhtml

�� MTV2�s Tune In Tokyo Contest with Missy was their biggest contest ever with over 50,000 entries.� MTV and MTV2 will show footage of the winner with Missy during special hip hop programming at the end of February.

�� Misc. Marketing: Missy�s AOL Sessions performance is featured in an AOL Broadband commercial thru the end of February.� Vanilla Coke commercial featuring Missy will begin airing late March/early April.�

� Misc.: Grammy Award for Rap Solo Performance, Female.� Two NAACP Award nominations; Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Song

� WEA Orders:� 1,842,740

�� Soundscan History: Under Construction.� 1st Week Soundscan - 258,800 units, rank #3 on Top 200.� Soundscan to date - 1,625,725.� This Week - 46,634 (-10.8%).

Phish - Round Room� (62850)

Street Date: 12/10/02

� �Tour: Summer tour to be announced soon.

� WEA orders - 288,559

�� Soundscan History - 1st Week Soundscan - 64,600, rank #46 on Top 200.� Soundscan To Date - 166,056.� This week - 2,022.

Socialburn - Where You Are� (62790)

Street Date: 2/11/03

�� Single: �Down� - 3145 spins and 12.5 million in audience at Alternative and Rock radio.� Good research stories coming in.�

BDS Rock Monitor: 12*-12*

BDS Alternative Monitor: 17*-17*

�� Tour: Back out on the road with Seether.� Confirmed to headline the WB College Tour in April.� The WB will give Socialburn five national TV spots beginning 3/17, as well as a minimum of thirty local spots on the affiliates in the markets where the tour will be happening.

� Press: Interviews on mtv.com and vh1.com shortly.

� Video: Added into regular rotation on MuchMusic.� Added to �All Things Rock� show on MTV.� First airing was 3/13.� Also airing on MTV2 Rock Show.�

� Misc.: The album track �Everyone� will be featured in the upcoming EA Sports MVP Baseball 2003 video game that is being released on 3/11.

� WEA Orders: 98,499.� Developing artist pricing - $11.99.� Liftoff Program.�

�� Soundscan History - 1st Week Soundscan - 8331 units, rank #178 on Top 200, #7 on the New Artist Chart.� Soundscan To Date - 23,275.� This Week - 4,506 (+6%)

Soundtrack - Smallville Soundtrack: The Talon Mix� (62792)

Street Date: 2/25/03

�� Amazing first week sales of just under 33,000 units, rank #31!� The most successful

�� TV Soundtrack since The Sopranos 2 Soundtrack in May of 2001.

�� Looking into opportunites for the Soundtrack during the next round of sweeps in

�� May.Press: Interviews on mtv.com and vh1.com shortly.

� Each CD contains one of three special Smallville collectible trading cards for Clark, Lex and Lana.� In addition, we will utilize CDKey technology so that consumers who purchase the CD will be able to �unlock� many extra Smallville features on the internet, including an online version of the sold-out first run of the Smallville comic book.

� WEA Orders: 168,861

� Soundscan History - 1st Week Soundscan � 32,892, rank #31 on Top 200, Soundscan To Date - 49,470.� This week - 16,443, rank # 70.

Fabolous - Street Dreams� (62791 PA, 62812 Amended)

Street Date: 3/4/03

SLO: 400,000

� CONGRATS ON A STELLAR DEBUT TO ALL!!!� #3 on Billboards Top 200 with 184,608 units sold!!!

� Single: �Can�t Let You Go� � 3,274/+602 spins, 39.6/+12.7 million in audience.� This single is really starting to connect!

� 5 adds this week.� Hot adds include Rhythmic Hot 97 in New York and Urban KKDA Dallas.

� Top 5 phones on the single in WJMN Boston, KXJM Portland, WZMX Hartford, KUBE Seattle, KQKS Denver, The Box Houston, WWKX Providence, KBOS Fresno and KSFM Sacramento.�

� Top 10 phones at Power 106 LA and Z90 San Diego.�

� BDS Rhythmic� 16-14*

� BDS R&B/Hip Hop� 27*-21*

� RR Rhythmic�� 15*-14*

� We need to keep an eye on Phoenix and Denver, they are playing the track �So Into You� featuring Ashanti.�

� The Street Dream tour has been a success.� Lots of media coverage for the events in each market.�

� Video: �Can�t Let You Go� MTV � Medium rotation, 8/+3 plays, MTV2 � 17/+7 plays, BET-� Heavy Rap City rotation, BUMPED TO MEDIUM ROTATION, ALL DAYPARTS!

� Fab is confirmed to perform on BET�s 3^rd annual Spring Bling on March 28, airdate TBD.� He will perform �Can�t Let You Go�/�Damn� (like the video) and �This Is My Party�.

� Power 106 in LA will have a 4 week promotion featuring Fabolous, Lil� Kim and Killer Mike, winner wins trip to Las Vegas.� There will be A LOT of mentions.

� TV/Press: Taping Carson Daly 3/26.� Airdate TBD.� Soul Train, airdate TBD.� Showtime At The Apollo, airdate TBD.� Lead review in March issue of The Source.�� Billboard Feature, issue TBD.� Time Out review week of street.

� Fabolous appears in the Sean John ad in the current issue of Vibe.

�� Guest appearances on the album include Missy Elliott, Lil� Mo, Ashanti, Paul Cain

�� Misc.: EA Sports - Fabolous and his music are featured in the new EA Sports basketball game �NBA Live 2003.�� EA Sports gave away 1,000,000 samplers with the purchase of the PlayStation version of the game and 300,000 samplers for the Xbox version of the game.� The samplers feature the lead song from the game, which is performed by Fabolous called "In The Game."

�� WEA Orders: 575,967

�� Soundscan History: Street Dreams - released 3/4/03.� 1st Week Soundscan � 184,608 units, rank #3 on Top 200.� Soundscan to date � 185,568

Sworn Enemy - As Real As It Gets� (62843)

Street Date: 3/25/03

SLO: 25,000

�� First Elektra release from No Name Worldwide.� Sworn Enemy formed in 1999 and hail from the hardcore music scene of New York City.� Sworn Enemy's sound conjures up elements of street punk, hardcore and metal and their live show rocks!�� Since June of 2001, they have played over 175 shows with such bands as Hatebreed, Kittie, Poison The Well, Throwdown, Agnostic Front, and Shadows Fall.� Jamey Jasta, frontman and founding member of the acclaimed Hardcore/Metal band Hatebreed, produced their first full length.� Band has a strong following in New York tri-state area and Detroit.� Other good markets include Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Grand Rapids.

�� CD will be enhanced with over 25 minutes of extras, including four previously unreleased live performances, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, a photo gallery and the music video for �Sworn Enemy.�

� Tour: Touring non-stop.� Opening for Biohazard in March followed by dates with Soulfly in April.� Ozzfest 2nd stage this summer!

� �Press: Amazing reviews coming in from fanzines and online rock sites.� Hit Parader feature in April.

� Top 5 at Metal radio.

� Misc.: Streetwise Marketing has been hired to distribute samplers and stickers.

� Video: A video for �Sworn Enemy� has been serviced to the video outlets.

VonRay - VonRay� (62832)

Street Date: 4/8/03

SLO: 25,000

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� VonRay is led by founder/writer/frontman/vocalist Vaughan Rhea.� Formed in Orlando, Florida, his band has been developing a Florida base and concert following for years. �They�ve released 2 independent EP�s and have received airplay on modern and active rock stations throughout Florida.� Marc Tanner, who produced Aerosmith and The Calling, produced their debut album for Elektra.� The band has a sound and style similar to Creed and The Calling (melodic mainstream rock).�

� Their song �Inside Out� was the first single from the Smallville Soundtrack and it charted in the Top 40 at Top 40 and Hot AC radio.

� Single: �I�ll Show You� - Hot AC impact date 4/21.� Top 40 TBD.

� Tour: Florida instore tour week of release, followed by tour with Stereo Fuse and Pay The Girl 4/16-5/9.

Systematic - Pleasure To Burn� (62845 PA, 62876 Amended)

Street Date: 4/15/03

SLO: 50,000

� Single: �Leaving Only Scars� - impacts Rock radio on 3/17 with Alternative to follow.� Eight early adds this week including WAAF/Boston and KUPD/Phoenix.

� Tour: On Jagermeister Music Tour with Saliva, (hed)pe, Breaking Benjamin and Stereomud 3/7-4/20.

� Press/TV: Features confirmed in Revolver, Metal Edge, Guitar World

� New Media: Over 400 kids on the Systematic online street team in just two weeksSoundscan History - Somewhere In Between - released 5/22/01.� 1st Week Soundscan - 9952 units, rank #143 on Top 200 and #6 on New Artist Chart.� Soundscan To Date - 73,500

Lil� Mo - Meet The Girl Next Door� (62835)

Street Date: 4/29/03

�� Single: �4Ever� featuring Fabolous � 1240/+122, 11.8/+2.8 in audience.�

�� 10 adds this week, major adds include WJHM Orlands, KSFM Sacramento, KWID

�� Las Vegas, WPGC DC, KTTB Minneapolis.

�� BDS R7B/Hip Hop�� D40*

� MEDIUM rotation at BET begins this week.�

� Mo is confirmed to perform 2 songs (the single and a medley of the hits she�s appeared on) on Bet�s Spring Bling.�� She will also perform with Fabolous.

� Lil Mo will substitute for DJ clue and La La for MTV�s Hip Hop countdown.� Tapes 3/12, airdate is TBD.

� MTV2 rotation begins this week.

� Commercial 12� for �4Ever� streets on 3/4 with Lil� Kim street track �10 Commandments� on the b-side.

� Soundscan History - Based On A True Story - released 6/26/01.� 1st week Soundscan - 73,411 units, rank #14 on Top 200.� Shipments to date - 385,068.� Soundscan to date - 328,794.

Trey Anastasio - Plasma� (62867)