Shake-Up At Warner Brothers, Whalley Out

Warner Brothers Records has shuffled its executive team. Rob Cavallo has been named chairman, Todd Moscowitz will serve as co-president and CEO and Tom Whalley, who has served as chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records since 2001, is exiting.

Tom Whalley

"Tom Whalley is one of this industry’s most accomplished executives and his contributions to WMG are enormous, having restored Warner Bros. to its leadership position. Just consider his near-decade of creative and operational success at Warner Bros., including ranking as one of the country's top three labels every year since 2003 and as the country’s top label in two of the last five years. Tom embodies a rare combination of great creative instincts with a deep understanding of the music business, and we are privileged to have had him lead Warner Bros." said Lyor Cohen, WMG’s Vice Chairman and Chairman and CEO, Recorded Music – Americas and the U.K.

Rob Cavallo

One of the top-selling producers in the world, Cavallo has produced or had creative involvement in albums that have sold more than 125 million units over the past 16 years, nearly 30 million of those units in the last five years alone.

In 1997, Cavallo was an instrumental force in reuniting the members of Fleetwood Mac at Warner Bros. for the band’s reunion album, DVD video and TV special, The Dance, which combined have sold more than six million units, and was a producer on the band’s following album Say You Will.

Diarmuid Quinn

Diarmuid Quinn, President of Reprise Records and Chief Operating Officer of Warner Bros. has decided that he will be stepping down from his position as well.

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[hope this shuffle has no effect on the release of Stevie's album in 2011 through Reprise. Tom Whalley has reportedly heard what Stevie has recorded so far and according to an interview with Stevie she's quoted as saying he loved it!]

A LITTLE MORE STEVIE NICKS IN ATLANTIC CITY

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CHART UPDATE: Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" & "Rumours"

For the week of September 18, 2010 on the official UK Albums Chart Fleetwood Mac's 2009 double disc release "The Very Best Of" drops out of the top 100 from #81 last week.

NEW this week on the Catalogue Top 40 Chart is Fleetwood Mac's 1977 release "Rumours" entering the chart at #37.

FLEETWOOD MAC "BEHIND THE MUSIC" REMASTERED EDITION

David Wild (Rolling Stone Contributing Editor) indicated today that he's being interviewed for a updated edition of Fleetwood Mac's "Behind The Music" that will likely air on VH1 Classic.  The original version, produced around the time of Fleetwood Mac's "The Dance" aired in 1997 .  He's being interviewed this Monday and has asked anyone on Twitter to tell him what their favorite Fleetwood Mac song is since "The Dance".  No word yet when the remastered edition of "Behind The Music" is expected.

Follow David Wild on Twitter for updates and Tweet him your favorite!

SPEAKER TALK: Stevie Nicks Chooses Equator Q10 Monitors

THE BRIEFING ROOM
Equator Q10 monitors to be used on Latest Nicks project.

Hollywood, California –September 8, 2010…In the world of rock stardom few stars have shined brighter than that of Stevie Nicks. Her pursuit of excellence and attention to detail has proven itself ever increasing with each new addition to her extensive discography. Her latest project continues in that tradition. For her monitors she has chosen Equator Audio Research Q10s.

The acquisition began when Scott Campbell, engineer for producer Glen Ballard, contacted Equator Audio to set up an evaluation. The speakers were brought to Ms. Nicks’ house where she would be recording tracks with Glen Ballard and Dave Stewart producing.

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FLEETWOOD MAC RANKED AT #37

Who Will Come Out On Top Of VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time?

Starting Monday, September 6 with back-to-back episodes at 10/9c and 11/10c, VH1 will count down its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (the five-part countdown will continue every day at 10/9c through Thursday, Sept. 10).

VH1 has revealed the Top 5 (although their specific ranking will remain a secret until the final show airs).

In alphabetical order, they are:

1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan
3. Michael Jackson
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Rolling Stones

Check out the actual rankings of the other 95 artists on the list, and make sure you tune in Monday, September 6 for expert commentary from artists on the list, artists not on the list, writers, critics and comedians alike…

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The Top 30:

30. Aerosmith
31. John Lennon
32. Black Sabbath
33. Guns N’ Roses
34. Tina Turner
35. Johnny Cash
36. Paul McCartney
37. Fleetwood Mac
38. Sly & The Family Stone
39. The Kinks

CHART UPDATE: Fleetwood Mac's "The Very Best Of" on the UK Charts

For the week of September 11, 2010 on the official UK Albums Chart Fleetwood Mac's 2009 double disc release moves down to #81 from #41 last week.  This is the 4th week back in the top 100 and it's 225th week on the chart (225 weeks combines the 2002 & 2009 release).