1. Nonprofit Pvblic Helps Justin Bieber-supported Charity Raise $400K, Working with Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo

    June 17, 2013 6:22 PM EDT Earlier this year, when Pencils of Promise was looking for a marketing partner to help spread the word about its annual Justin Bieber-supported Schools 4 All fund-raising campaign, the international education organization turned to the nonprofit ...

  2. 1 Million Streams Later, Pink Floyd's Catalog 'Unlocked' on Spotify

    June 17, 2013 4:35 PM EDT Fans of iconic psychedelic rockers Pink Floyd can now stream the band's entire discography for free on Spotify (and Spotify only), thanks to a promotional campaign between Pink Floyd and the music streaming service. The deal was that as soo ...

  3. Jay-Z, Samsung Announce Deal to Give Away 1 Million Copies of New LP

    June 16, 2013 10:31 PM EDT Jay-Z announced his new LP,  "Magna Carta Holy Grail," via a  Samsung commercial that aired during Sunday night's NBA Finals, the fifth game in the Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs series. And in a powerful introduction to the ru ...

  4. Backbeat: Miley Cyrus, Pharrell, Robin Thicke, Rock L.A. Myspace Relaunch Party; Tim Vanderhook ‘Blown Away’ By Support

    June 14, 2013 2:34 PM EDT If the caliber of performers and attendees at Wednesday night's star-studded Myspace relaunch celebration at L.A.'s El Rey Theater was any indication of the future social-music platform's success, it should have no problem. Here, ...

  5. Bonnaroo, Facebook, Instagram Team Up for Crowd-Sourced Documentary, More

    June 13, 2013 11:38 AM EDT Bonnaroo's roughly 85,000 attendees this week will contribute to a crowdsourced documentary, and can automatically brag on Facebook about watching their favorite artists – all part of Facebook and subsidiary Instagram's exclusive soci ...

  6. Troubadour, Famed L.A. Venue, Signs with 4Jacks Entertainment to Develop Brand

    June 12, 2013 4:29 PM EDT The Troubadour has signed with the newly formed 4Jacks Entertainment to develop the brand assets of the famed West Hollywood venue.   4Jacks has been given the exclusive broadcast, licensing and merchandise rights to the club and will develop a ...

  7. Pete Tong, Afrojack, Matthew Adell, Stephanie LaFera Announced for EDMbiz 2013

    June 12, 2013 4:04 PM EDT EDMbiz, the Vegas-based dance music conference organized by Pasquale Rotella's Insomniac (parent company to the Electric Daisy Carnival, which will be taking place concurrently), has announced more speakers, events, and has released a panel ...

  8. New Myspace Officially Launches, Moves Out of Beta, Adds Mobile App

    June 12, 2013 2:42 PM EDT The new Myspace officially launched today as its rebuilt platform moves out of beta and adds a new mobile app. Starting today, the new Myspace is officially available at www.myspace.com. Profiles from the classic Myspace have been upgraded to th ...

  9. Beatles Merchandising Rights Go to Universal's Bravado

    June 12, 2013 1:33 PM EDT Bravado, the global merchandising arm of Universal Music Group, has announced a deal with Apple Corps., the management boutique founded by the Beatles in 1967, covering rights to Beatles merchandise in North America, making UMG, for all intents ...

  10. Pepsi Recruits Blake Shelton for 'Iconic Summer' Campaign, Preps Exclusive Giveaways for Beyonce Tour, MLB All-Star Game

    June 11, 2013 11:40 AM EDT Between a top 5 album, his first major headlining tour and coaching his fourth season of NBC’s “The Voice,” Blake Shelton is already having a pretty iconic summer. But when Pepsi approached him to be the lead spokesman for its Iconic Summer prog ...

  11. Xbox One Price Tag at E3 Triggers Stock Market Stir

    June 10, 2013 9:56 PM EDT Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it’s next-generation Xbox One video game console will go on sale in November at $499, above what many analysts had predicted. The price point, announced at the company’s press conference in Los Angeles on the openi ...

  12. Pandora, Spotify, Clear Channel Execs Welcome iTunes Radio, Strategize For the Future at New Music Seminar

    June 10, 2013 5:47 PM EDT With the official announcement that Apple is joining the digital radio space, a New Music Seminar panel of digital radio experts welcomed that news saying it validates their operations and services. While label executives are high on the propo ...

  13. New Music Seminar 2013: Frank Cooper, John Sykes, Rio Caraeff Talk Brand Partnerships, Mobile at ‘State of The Industry’

    June 10, 2013 5:21 PM EDT You can’t accuse the 2013 New Music Seminar of thinking small. The conference kicked off Monday morning with a wide-ranging “State of the Industry” panel featuring Frank Cooper , the chief marketing officer of PepsiCo; John Sykes , the president ...

  14. Backbeat: Governors Ball Founder Jordan Wolowitz on Fest's Exponential Growth, Kanye and the Rain

    June 10, 2013 2:02 PM EDT Jordan Wolowitz , co-founder of Founders Entertainment, had been following the meteorology reports on an hourly basis Friday afternoon before making the call to end Governors Ball on an early, muddy note. "Our main stage was built to withho ...

  15. Florida Georgia Line's Journey – From the Backstreets of CMA Week to Headlining LP Field

    June 10, 2013 11:43 AM EDT When Florida Georgia Line prepared to play the BMI Tailgate Stage outside Nashville's LP Field at the CMA Music Festival in June 2012, the duo could hear Hunter Hayes doing soundcheck for his performance on the main stage inside the stadium ...

  16. Apple's 2013 WWDC Conference: What to Expect

    June 09, 2013 3:39 PM EDT Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers. Apple hasn't said what it will unveil at the Worldwide ...

  17. Exclusive: Spotify, Coca-Cola Team-Up For PlaceLists, a New Global Locations-Based App

    June 07, 2013 1:40 PM EDT This exclusive story on Spotify and Coca-Cola's PlaceLists app is from the latest issue of Billboard magazine (cover date: June 15, 2013), which also includes stories on Apple's upcoming iRadio platform, how brands like the NFL and ...

  18. Yandel of Wisin & Yandel to Premiere Solo Single, Confirming Rumors of Temporary Split

    June 06, 2013 6:43 PM EDT In the past few months, rumors have swirled about the imminent separation of reggaetón duo Wisin & Yandel -- management denied the separation but admitted the two were working on individual projects.  Now, it's official. Yandel, real na ...

  19. Legends Gamble & Huff, Thom Bell Reteam For Book, Other Projects

    June 06, 2013 6:22 PM EDT Legendary production duo and Philadelphia International Records founders Gamble & Huff have begun writing their autobiography, Billboard has learned exclusively. The definitive look back at the pair's pioneering legacy is the latest pro ...

  20. Mountain Dew Amps Up Country Strategy With CMT, Talks Future Of Hip-Hop Strategy

    June 06, 2013 5:45 PM EDT Mountain Dew has long had a history in the Heartland of America – the regions of the Midwest, Southwest and Southeast where nearly 80% of the brand’s volume comes from. But only recently has the soda giant started to incorporate the music of the ...

  21. Clear Channel and iHeartRadio Announce 'Show Your Stripes' Veteran Employment Campaign

    June 06, 2013 12:54 PM EDT “Hire Smart – Hire Vets” is the tagline for Clear Channel and its iHeartRadio subsidiary's "Show Your Stripes" initiative , which the media company announced today. "Show Your Stripes" is meant to help U.S. military vete ...

  22. Jay-Z and Samsung Rumored Close to Signing $20 Million Partnership Deal

    June 04, 2013 3:20 PM EDT While details are still scarce about Jay-Z and Samsung's rumored partnership, first reported by the New York Post this morning and rumored to be worth $20 million, it appears that the deal may include a streaming music offering from Samsung ...

  23. VP Records Launched Dub Rockers Imprint For U.S. Reggae Acts, Partners With Vans

    June 04, 2013 3:04 PM EDT California based skate-shoe company Vans who have developed numerous footwear/merchandise lines inspired by bands ranging from Bad Brains to Metallica have entered into a partnership with Queens, New York based Reggae independent VP Records to ...

  24. 'Fantasia: Music Evolved' Wants Gamers Closer to Music, Features Bruno Mars, Queen and More

    June 04, 2013 2:33 PM EDT Disney Interactive and Harmonix have announced the upcoming release of “Fantasia: Music Evolved,” a new motion-responsive video game for Xbox One that reinvents the historic Fantasia brand. Developed by Harmonix, the gaming studio behind the &qu ...

  25. How Videogame Rockers Anamanaguchi Became the Biggest Kickstarter Act Since Amanda Palmer

    June 03, 2013 1:16 PM EDT Ana•mana•guchi. The polysyllabic tongue-twister of a name, like a toddler attempting Japanese, is on the lips of a swelling army of fans and admirers after several thousand helped propel the DIY, 8-bit electronic group into the pantheon of Kicks ...

  26. Exclusive: Tim McGraw Stars in the Premiere of Vevo's 'Turn Up The Music And Drive'

    May 31, 2013 10:00 AM EDT When Tim McGraw decided to name his latest album (and first for Big Machine) Two Lanes of Freedom , his second-year sponsors Pennzoil couldn’t have been more thrilled. Not only did the title’s car analogy match seamlessly with the motor oil’s ne ...

  27. Exclusive: Pop Tarts Books Demi Lovato, Owl City, Austin Mahone, More For Second Live Nation Concert Series

    May 30, 2013 2:08 PM EDT Kellogg’s Pop Tarts and Live Nation are re-teaming for Crazy Good Summer, a concert series that has been expanded from two to three shows this year. Confirmed performers include Owl City and Hot Chelle Rae, who will co-headline the first event i ...

  28. Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol Foundation Settle Banana Album Dispute

    May 29, 2013 7:27 PM EDT The Velvet Underground and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts have split their differences over the iconic cover art for the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico . The Andy Warhol-created artwork became the subject of legal c ...

  29. Red Bull Music Academy's Adam Shore: The Man Who Helped Bring Giorgio Moroder, Brian Eno and 234 Other Musicians to NYC

    May 29, 2013 1:46 PM EDT Adam Shore is absurdly busy. The independent music promoter and manager is in the midst of coordinating 38 events in 26 days with some 236 performing artists for this month's Red Bull Music Academy . Phalanxes of promoters, producers, manag ...

  30. A2IM Announces Tom Silverman as Recipient of Libera Lifetime Achievement Award

    May 29, 2013 11:37 AM EDT The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced that Tom Silverman, founder of TommY BoY Records, the New Music Seminar and founding board member of A2IM, will receive the Lifetime Achievement statue at A2IM's upcoming Li ...

  31. Arty Becomes First EDM Artist To Use Vyclone During Performance

    May 28, 2013 2:18 PM EDT This past Friday (May 24), Arty, a trance DJ,added a new technological twist to his show at Marquee Las Vegas. He became the first EDM artists to put start-up social video app, Vyclone at the center of his performance. Here, Arty used his phone ...

  32. Nokia Music Expands Artist Partnerships With Cher Lloyd, Ed Sheeran Promotions

    May 28, 2013 12:32 PM EDT Nokia Music has teamed with Cher Lloyd for an extensive social media promotion, dubbed #CherLLoyalty, through which fans can win tickets and meet-and-greets to the singer’s concerts from May 30 to June 2. The daily tweet-to-reveal program will l ...

  33. Kanye West's Houston Screening of 'New Slaves' Shut Down By Police

    May 25, 2013 5:02 PM EDT A Houston screening of Kanye West's "New Slaves" video was shut down last night (May 24), the Houston Chronicle reports . West planned to project the music video for his new song around the world Friday night, including at three H ...

  34. Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories': Strong Numbers Show Pre-Release Streaming Just Might Help Sales

    May 24, 2013 2:23 PM EDT This story on Daft Punk 's successful pre-release streaming strategy is from the new issue of Billboard (cover date June 1, 2013)  also features a cover story on the Billboard Music Awards' runaway success (ratings up 28%!); a report ...

  35. Pandora Sees Quarterly Gains in Subscription and Mobile Revenue

    May 23, 2013 5:02 PM EDT Pandora's gains in its most recent fiscal quarter were helped by an increase in subscribers that stemmed from the listening caps the company placed on mobile listening in March. The company added over 700,000 net new subscribers to its Pa ...

  36. International Music Summit Kicks-Off in Ibiza With Shelly Finkel, Patrick Moxey, Marc Geiger, More

    May 23, 2013 2:50 PM EDT The International Music Summit, a industry confab for professionals and musicians working in electronic dance music, wrapped up its second of three days of panels and presentations in Ibiza with a host of EDM business executives that included SF ...

  37. UMLE Partners with Corona Extra for Summer Program

    May 23, 2013 3:00 AM EDT Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE) has partnered with beer brand Corona Extra in a Summer program that allows fans to visit a special Corona site, download music from UMLE’s catalog and compete for a series of prizes that range from sign ...

  38. Jennifer Lopez Teams With Verizon For Latin-Targeted ‘Viva Movil’ Stores, Wireless Service

    May 22, 2013 6:21 PM EDT Jennifer Lopez has teamed with Verizon Wireless on a new 4G LTE network and retail service, Viva Movil by Jennifer Lopez, which the celebrity and Verizon announced at the CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon. Viva Movil was ...

  39. EDMbiz 2013 Announced, Will Feature Marc Geiger, Rob Light, James Barton, Others

    May 22, 2013 3:02 PM EDT EDMbiz 2013 will take place in Las Vegas, June 18-20 -- during Electric Daisy Carnival "week" -- it was announced today in a statement. The three-day conference will take place at hotel and casino The Cosmopolitan and will feature pane ...

  40. Hashtag Music: Do Twitter-Friendly Song Titles Make a #Difference?

    May 22, 2013 2:34 PM EDT Hashtag songs are here. Just in the past month, we've seen three major artists -- Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez -- tack the number symbol all too familiar to Twitter and social media users to the beginnings of their songs. ...

  41. Backbeat: Billboard Music Awards Afterparty With Jason Derulo, Hayden Panettiere, Don Mischer, More

    May 22, 2013 5:17 AM EDT LAS VEGAS – Right after the 2013 BBMAs on Sunday night, the "Buffalo David Bitton presents the official Billboard Music Awards afterparty" was held at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan. Additional BBMA sponsors featured in the ...

  42. Xbox One, Microsoft's 'All In One' Entertainment Device, Set for Launch This Year

    May 21, 2013 4:45 PM EDT Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday took the wraps off of its next-generation Xbox One, a console designed to conquer the living room by attempting to unite major forms of digital entertainment into a single connected device. Whether Xbox One will succee ...

  43. Best Buy Reports Q1 Loss on Restructuring Costs

    May 21, 2013 3:21 PM EDT Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores. Its adjusted earnings beat Wall Street expectations, ...

  44. Exclusive: One Direction Teams With Nabisco For Multi-Brand Tour Sponsorship, Marketing Blitz

    May 21, 2013 7:20 AM EDT One Direction’s 2013 North American tour has been sold out for nearly a year, ever since tickets went on sale just months after the British boy band’s American breakthrough in March 2012 when “Up All Night” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. ...

  45. Billboard Music Awards on ABC Wins Sunday Night's TV Ratings, Viewing Audience Up 28%

    May 20, 2013 12:42 PM EDT The Billboard Music Awards had a viewing audience of 9.47 million, a 28 percent spike over 2012's audience of 7.4 million viewers, Nielsen reported. The show was No. 1 Sunday night in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, pulling in 4 ...

  46. Morning Fix: Taylor Swift Dominates BBMAs; Yahoo! Buys Tumblr; Prince and Kobalt Partner

    May 20, 2013 8:12 AM EDT Get the Morning Fix Delivered To Your Inbox HERE TAYLOR SWIFT, GOTYE AND RIHANNA WIN BIG AT BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS Taylor Swift and her 3.7 million-selling Red dominated the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 19), taking home eight ...

  47. Justin Bieber Chosen By Fans as Winner of First-Ever Milestone Award

    May 20, 2013 1:51 AM EDT Justin Bieber was named the winner of the first-ever Milestone Award, presented by Chevrolet at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Billboard Music Awards 2013: All Our Coverage In its inaugural year, the fan-voted award highlights artists ...

  48. Billboard Music Awards: Watch the Cambio Blue Carpet Show Live 5/19 6:30 pm ET

    May 19, 2013 4:30 PM EDT All eyes will be on the 2013 Billboard Music Awards' blue carpet when the stars arrive at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (May 19) for the big event - and you can watch live video of it HERE from 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT until t ...

  49. Backbeat: Billboard's BBMA Pre-Party With Samsung, Buffalo Jeans, Chevrolet -- Oh, and Prince

    May 19, 2013 3:15 PM EDT On Saturday night, Billboard held its official BBMA pre-party at Tryst at the Wynn hotel, sponsored by Samsung, Buffalo Jeans, Chevrolet and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Executives from all of those companies and many others were ...

  50. 'The Voice' Bringing Back Original Coaches for Season 5

    May 17, 2013 6:33 PM EDT Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, who have been on the NBC singing competition since its inception, will be reunited with Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green in the red chairswhen The Voice returns in the fall, it was announced Friday. The Hollywoo ...

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