Music & Media
{{Short description|Pan-European music publication (1984–2003)}}
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| firstdate = {{start date and age|1984|3|19|df=y}}
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Music & Media was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as Eurotipsheet, but in 1986 it changed name to Music & Media.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ESUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35|title=Music & Media in Partnership with Billboard |magazine=Billboard|date=11 October 1986|access-date=4 January 2018|via=Google Books}} It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later moved to London.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86|title=Music & Media Restructures Staff with Big Plans for '99 |magazine=Billboard|date=19 December 1998|access-date=4 January 2018|via=Google Books}} The magazine focused specifically on radio, TV, music, charts and related areas of entertainment such as music festivals and events. Music & Media ceased publication in August 2003.{{cite web|url=https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-106647810/billboard-sister-magazine-music-media-close-thursday|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132416/https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-106647810/billboard-sister-magazine-music-media-close-thursday|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Billboard sister magazine Music & Media is to close on Thursday after the publication of its August 2 issue.|website=business.highbeam.com|access-date=4 January 2018}} Music & Media was the sister publication of Billboard magazine.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72327/chart-beat-chat|title=CHART BEAT CHAT|magazine=Billboard|date=5 January 2007|access-date=4 January 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1429865/stavenes-dove-dies-aged-31|title=Stavenes-Dove Dies Aged 31|magazine=Billboard|date=26 August 2004|access-date=4 January 2018}}
Record charts
Main charts
- European Top 100 Albums (sales)
- European Hot 100 Singles (sales)
- European Airplay Top 50 (airplay) (previously called European Hit Radio Top 40)
- European Border Breakers (airplay of European songs breaking out of their country of signing)
- Top 10 Sales in Europe - top 10 singles and albums charts for sixteen European countries: the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Portugal. Later also included Hungary.
Billboard became Music & Media{{'s}} financial partner in 1985 and later owned the magazine.{{cite magazine |last=Legrand |first=Emmanuel |date=August 9, 2003 |title=Upfront |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-08-09.pdf |magazine=Music & Media |page=2 |access-date=March 10, 2024}} When Music & Media closed in August 2003, Billboard continued to compile the European Top 100 Albums and Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.{{cite magazine |date=August 9, 2003 |title=London-based Music & Media |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2003/BB-2003-08-09.pdf |magazine=Billboard |page=71 |access-date=March 10, 2024}}
Awards
The publication presented the Pan European Awards,{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Euro&pg=PT55|title=Eurotipsheet Will Honor '85's Hottest Artists: Pan-European Awards Air in Feb.|magazine=Billboard|date=January 25, 1986|page=56|access-date=March 17, 2023}} later called Music & Media Year End Awards. Winners were selected by the European Music Report, recognizing artists with the "greatest sales achievements" in Europe throughout the year, based on the sales and chart performance of artists on the European Hot 100 and European Top 100 Albums, as well as the European Airplay Top 50 beginning in 1990. Some of the first-decade perennial winners were Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna,{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M%26M-1986-12-27.pdf|title=M&M Year End Awards 1986|work=Music & Media|date=December 27, 1986|page=13|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015184253/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-27.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M%26M-1987-12-26.pdf|title=M&M Year End Awards 1987|work=Music & Media|date=December 26, 1987|pages=28, 56|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015184254/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-12-23.pdf|title=Music & Media Year-End Awards: The Hottest Sellers of 1989|work=Music & Media|date=December 23, 1989|page=2|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927175221/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-12-23.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf|title=1990 Review: Music & Media Year -End Awards|work=Music & Media|date=December 22, 1990|page=29|access-date=March 10, 2023|first=Machgiel|last=Bakker}} with the lattermost receiving the special Eurochart Artist of The Decade in 1994, for her continued success in all of their chart formats.{{cite journal |last1=Dragan |first1=Alina |last2=Tilli |first2=Robbert |name-list-style=amp |date=November 5, 1994 |title=Once More Radio Gets In Bed With Lady Madonna |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-11-05.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Music & Media |volume=11 |page=13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505133248/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-11-05.pdf |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |number=45}} According to a 1985 report, presentations of the trophy to the artists were filmed in some European TV programs.{{cite web |last1=Bakker |first1=Machgiel |last2=Inglis |first2=Cathy |name-list-style=amp |date=December 23, 1985 |title=Pan-European Awards 1985 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M%26M-1985-12-23.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015184253/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M&M-1985-12-23.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |access-date=March 17, 2020 |work=Music & Media |page=7}}
Music & Media also presented the DJ Awards, where winners were chosen by DJs, producers and programme directors from private and state ratio stations all over Europe.
References
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External links
- [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Music-and-Media.htm Music & Media Archive] on Americanradiohistory.com
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