1. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Returning to Airwaves Via SiriusXM

    October 07, 2013 9:27 PM EDT Radio personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, who left his longtime Univision radio show in mid-July, is returning to the airwaves with the launch of a new Spanish-language show on SiriusXM beginning Oct. 18. Univision Radio Cancels Eddie S ...

  2. Digital Notes: UCLA's 'Future of Digital Music Delivery' Panel; Berklee's Online Degrees; CreativeLive's Biz Model

    October 07, 2013 6:30 PM EDT Berklee to Offer Online Degree Program The Internet has unbundled the music business. Now, it's also unbundling music education. The Berklee School of Music, which pioneered online courses a dozen ago, began taking applications on Monday fo ...

  3. Interscope Geffen A&M Acquires Remaining Share of A&M/Octone Records

    October 07, 2013 5:44 PM EDT Interscope Geffen A&M announced Monday that it will acquire the remaining 50% share of the A&M/Octone joint venture from Octone Records. Formed in 2007, the joint venture was scheduled to conclude in mid-2014. Octone's year-to-date ...

  4. YouTube 3.0: Are They Paying Enough? (From the Magazine)

    October 07, 2013 4:07 PM EDT At 26, Lindsey Stirling is already a seasoned YouTube veteran -- a Los Angeles-based artist who has blazed a career path through the platform, garnering more than 3 million subscribers whose views generate enough steady advertising revenue to pa ...

  5. NARM Renames Itself the Music Business Association, Expands Mandate

    October 07, 2013 12:16 PM EDT The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), the trade organization founded in 1958 which represents music retailers, distributors, and others involved in the sale of music and related merchandise, has announced it is restructurin ...

  6. Indie Beat: Nicolas Jaar on Building a Label for Digital Natives

    October 07, 2013 11:04 AM EDT Perhaps as compelling as Nicolas Jaar’s music -- subtly emotive, restrained yet expansive -- are his ideas about the form itself. The 23-year-old artist/producer made waves in 2011 with his debut album cum minimalist electronic manifesto “Space ...

  7. Chart Moves: Elton John's Top Five Feat, Nirvana's 'In Utero' Returns, 'Jon Stewart' Sends Atoms Flying

    October 04, 2013 9:07 PM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Drake led a party of debuts in the top 10, as his "Nothing Was the Same" started with 658,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His launch marked the second-largest sales week of ...

  8. Biz Poll: Internet Misogyny and Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry’s Op-Ed

    October 04, 2013 5:15 PM EDT This week, Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry wrote an editorial in the Guardian on misogyny on the Internet that she and many of her peers (and, of course, many more outside of the music industry) face daily. While Mayberry acknowledges the importa ...

  9. What Does Twitter's IPO Mean To The Music Biz? Not A Whole Lot (Analysis)

    October 04, 2013 12:45 PM EDT Twitter is hoping to raise $1 billion in an initial public stock offering. What does it mean to the music business? Not a whole lot. An IPO is a confirmation of a company's revenue-generating capabilities and business model. Twitter would n ...

  10. Twitter's IPO Treatise Hints at Growth, Attempts to Turn Profit

    October 04, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Twitter, a privately held company built on blurbs, has finally laid itself bare in documents that read more like a treatise than a tweet. The roughly 800-page filing Twitter Inc. released late Thursday on its way to an eagerly anticipated IPO co ...

  11. Lorde's 'Royal' Reign Spurs Debut on Social 50 Chart

    October 03, 2013 7:40 PM EDT In the same week Lorde rises to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her smash single "Royals," she also debuts on the Social 50 chart. The Social 50 ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, Wiki ...

  12. Twitter Unseals IPO Filing, Cites $317 Million in Revenue Last Year

    October 03, 2013 5:29 PM EDT Twitter has unsealed the documents for its planned initial public offering of stock and says it hopes to raise up to $1 billion. The company is also disclosing that it generated $317 million in revenue in 2012 and that it has more than 215 milli ...

  13. Business Matters: Free Music Marches Onward

    October 03, 2013 5:24 PM EDT Rdio’s announcement Thursday that its app users can enjoy free radio shows free music is an powerful force. From YouTube, the world’s biggest jukebox, to freemium subscription services and Apple’s free-of-charge iTunes Radio, digital music servi ...

  14. Apple Exec Hopes to Get iTunes Radio International

    October 03, 2013 2:09 PM EDT Top Apple executive Eddy Cue says he's "very pleased" with the initial rollout of iTunes Radio and hopes to have it running internationally as soon as possible. "One of our top priorities is to bring iTunes Radio obviously he ...

  15. Muve Music Surpasses Two Million Subscribers in U.S.

    October 03, 2013 11:19 AM EDT Muve Music, the on-demand music subscription service of Cricket Wireless, has surpassed two million subscribers in the United States. The figure covers only the United States and does not include any subscribers acquired by the Muve-powered subs ...

  16. Warner/Chappell, Coca-Cola, E! Partner for Latin Teen TV and Online Series (Exclusive)

    October 03, 2013 8:00 AM EDT Warner/Chappell Latin America has partnered with E! and Coca-Cola to produce a music-themed teen series that will air throughout Latin America beginning in the end of November. “Wake Up With No Make Up!” will be shown online on Coca-Cola TV and ...

  17. Rdio Launches Free Internet Radio Service for Mobile in North America, Australia

    October 03, 2013 6:01 AM EDT Digital music service Rdio is launching its free Internet radio service in the U.S., Canada and Australia on Thursday. The move capitalizes on Rdio's tie-up with traditional radio station owner Cumulus Media and helps it compete with digita ...

  18. U.S. Digital Track Sales Down 3.4% This Year, Overall Album Sales Drop 6.1%

    October 03, 2013 12:54 AM EDT U.S. digital sales continue to be under pressure. In the third quarter, the digital track sales decline accelerated and now the slowdown of digital album sales growth is beginning to seep into red. For the nine-month period digital track sales ...

  19. Business Matters: Pandora's September Statistics Show No iTunes Radio Impact – Yet

    October 02, 2013 5:42 PM EDT Evidence of an Internet radio battle will have to wait a month. Pandora released statistics for September that show small, positive gains in both listener hours and monthly active users. Apple's iTunes Radio launched September 18th, giving ...

  20. Twitter IPO Stokes Hot Market for Internet Stocks

    October 02, 2013 5:25 PM EDT Internet stocks are heating up again, just as Twitter is preparing to turn up the temperature with its highly anticipated IPO. Consider what's happened in the past month: The once-scorned stocks of Netflix and Facebook have soared to new hi ...

  21. Why Investors Aren't Piling Into Music

    October 02, 2013 2:51 PM EDT Everyone loves music. So why do investors, even ones who consider themselves musicians, run the other way when pitched by a music start-up? "Music is one of those funny things," Tim Chang, an amateur musician and partner with the Mayfi ...

  22. Spotify Launches Twitter-Style Follow Buttons

    October 02, 2013 1:34 PM EDT Spotify Launches Twitter-Style Follow Buttons Just about any website or artist page you go to these days features a prominent follow button , which typically leads to a Twitter account . As of this week, you'll start seeing Spotify buttons ...

  23. Public Libraries Launch Media Streaming Service, 300k Albums Available

    October 02, 2013 12:40 PM EDT There's a new source to stream movies and other digital content, and it's not a tech company with tens of thousands of titles. It's something more familiar, and might even be just down the street: the public library. Often thought ...

  24. Drake Leads Debut-Filled Top 4 on Billboard 200 Followed by Kings of Leon, Cher, Elton John

    October 02, 2013 11:00 AM EDT The Billboard 200's top four albums are all debuts this week, led by Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," which launches at No. 1 with 658,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last Friday, industry sources forecast that the s ...

  25. New Signings: Warner Music Nabs Ylvis, WME Inks Leah Turner, Maximum Artist Adds Lalah Hathaway, Warner/Chappell Signs Danny Orton

    October 02, 2013 7:45 AM EDT Here’s a look at the latest artist signings across the music industry. Billboard.biz is interested in your company’s new signings. Please send announcements to Mitchell.Peters@billboard.com for inclusion in our regular report. Click here for the ...

  26. Google Play Music Adds Seven More European Countries

    October 02, 2013 5:22 AM EDT Google Play Music All Access has rolled out into a further seven European markets. Google’s streaming music service has added Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland to its international footprint, which ...

  27. Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200

    October 01, 2013 10:05 PM EDT It's official: As expected, Drake's "Nothing Was the Same" has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the second-largest sales week of 2013. Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same': The Billboard Cove ...

  28. Justin Timberlake Heading for Second No. 1 Album this Year, Lorde Aiming For No. 3 (Updated)

    October 01, 2013 7:16 PM EDT Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience -- 2 of 2" is bound for the top of the Billboard 200, according to industry forecasters. While Billboard has yet to announce this week's top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, we're ...

  29. Smule Takes Its Mobile Creations to the Web

    October 01, 2013 3:10 PM EDT Smule, the mobile app developer behind Magic Piano and I Am T-Pain, has opened up its creations to the world. Starting Tuesday, songs created on Smule's moible apps are available on the Web for the first time ever. As a result, some of its ...

  30. Vevo Launches in Germany

    October 01, 2013 2:39 PM EDT Digital music service Vevo on Tuesday launched in Germany, bringing the joint venture's offering into its 13th country. "Oktoberfest kicks off today in Germany, and Vevo is joining the party," the company said in a blog post. &quo ...

  31. Spotify Throws Its Weight Behind Artist Marketing

    October 01, 2013 11:52 AM EDT Spotify has rolled out a new artist marketing program, called Spotlight , that the company will use to support artists over an extended period of time. The first two Spotlight artists are American trio Haim, whose debut album was released Tuesda ...

  32. Pozible To Launch U.S. Crowdfunding Platform ‘In Early October’

    October 01, 2013 12:09 AM EDT Australian-originated crowdfunding platform Pozible will launch in the U.S. in the coming days. The company’s co-founder Alan Crabbe has relocated to San Francisco to run the new office, which will get its commercial launch in the “first week of ...

  33. YouTube Snags Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Eminem for Its First Music Award Show

    October 01, 2013 12:05 AM EDT YouTube is rolling out the red carpet for its first music awards show.  The video platform has recruited Lady Gaga, Eminem and Acarde Fire to perform at the inaugural event, scheduled for Nov. 3. Spike Jonze, who directed "Being John Mal ...

  34. Britney Spears' Las Vegas Residency Director Baz Halpin Reveals Production/Visual Details (Exclusive)

    September 30, 2013 8:56 PM EDT Over the past four months, award-winning touring director Baz Halpin has been working tirelessly on designing the production, visuals and lighting for Britney Spears’ upcoming nightclub-esque residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in ...

  35. Songza Partners With Foursquare for Playlist, Rewards (Q&A)

    September 30, 2013 6:49 PM EDT Internet radio service Songza has partnered with location-based social network Foursquare to reward its listeners for checking into music venues.   Beginning Monday (Sept. 30), Songza users that check into venues on Foursquare will get a Songza ...

  36. Shazam Partners With Jimmy Kimmel Live on Music Giveaway (Exclusive)

    September 30, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Shazam Entertainment, whose app has been used to identify billions of songs since 2002, is expanding its television business through a deal with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. The partnership, expected to be announced Monday, will give away free ...

  37. Former Music Industry Veteran Polly Anthony Dies

    September 29, 2013 7:59 PM EDT Music industry veteran Polly Anthony, who served in executive roles at such record labels as Epic and Geffen, has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to All Access. Read Billboard.biz's updated and in-depth Polly A ...

  38. Chart Moves: Grateful Dead's Highest Charting Album Since 1987, Mumford & Sons' 'Sigh' Hits 3 Million & Josh Groban's TV-Fueled Return

    September 27, 2013 11:59 PM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Jack Johnson scored his fourth No. 1, as "From Here to Now to You" arrived atop the list with 117,000 sold  in its first week (according to Nielsen SoundScan). Also noteworthy was how there ...

  39. Kings of Leon, Cher and Elton John Heading for Top Five on Billboard 200

    September 27, 2013 9:40 PM EDT It will be busy on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week, as a slew of big-name acts are heading for high debuts. As previously reported  on Wednesday, Sept. 25, Drake's new album "Nothing Was the Same" is heading for a very st ...

  40. Business Matters: Are Radio Royalties Fair?

    September 27, 2013 5:53 PM EDT There’s a battle going on over the notion of fairness in royalties. The word fairness is being tossed around quite a bit by stakeholders as royalties are being established for fast-growing digital music platforms. I read and hear the word all th ...

  41. Beats Electronics Receives Reported $500 Million Investment From The Carlyle Group

    September 27, 2013 1:01 PM EDT Beats Electronics LLC (Beats), the audio brand co-founded by Dr. Dre (Andre Young) and Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine, today announced that the Carlyle Group had agreed to make a minority investment in the company. Though terms ...

  42. Bubbling Under: John Newman's Euro Hit 'Love Me Again' Soars Stateside

    September 27, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Each Friday, Billboard presents "Bubbling Under," a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: John Newman, Leah Turner, PartyNextDoor and Alam A.   Following such recent impor ...

  43. ATM Artists Expands to L.A., Hires Zandi, Nasseri, Linck

    September 27, 2013 7:00 AM EDT EDM mega-manager Amy Thomson has expanded her ATM Artists to L.A., and welcomed three new team members, Billboard has learned. Joining the company’s new L.A. office are Zee Zandi, a veteran of the Las Vegas nightlife business; Nima Nasseri, a da ...

  44. Business Matters: Internet Radio Hits the Mainstream, Says Survey

    September 26, 2013 6:43 PM EDT A new study funded by three leaders in music streaming says Internet radio -- including on-demand services -- is used by 53% of online adults age 12 and over. "The New Mainstream," the study was presented Tuesday at Advertising Week by ...

  45. Bob Marley Rises to New High on Social 50 Chart

    September 26, 2013 6:30 PM EDT Bob Marley, who has second-largest social media presence for a dead artist (second only to Michael Jackson), reaches a new peak on the Social 50 chart. He rises 37-8 in his 88th week on the list, marking the third time Marley has climbed into th ...

  46. BandPage, Rhapsody Hook Up to Sell Experiences

    September 26, 2013 4:24 PM EDT BandPage on Thursday announced an integration with Rhapsody to sell opportunities for listeners to have live or real-time interactions with bands that they tend to stream frequently. Based in San Francisco, BandPage rolled out its Experiences pl ...

  47. Blue Note and Panasonic Partner on In-Car Audio (Exclusive)

    September 26, 2013 9:00 AM EDT Blue Note Records has signed a licensing partnership with Panasonic to help develop and co-market a car audio system that would be tuned to the types of music featured in Blue Note's catalog, whose artists range from Norah Jones and Van ...

  48. Alex Pham's Digital Notes: YouTube's Free Tracks, Amazon's Cloud Store, Siemer's Big Prize

    September 25, 2013 8:11 PM EDT YouTube's Free Offerings Google, it would seem, loves giving stuff away. Last week, it was QuickOffice, a suite of productivity apps it purchased in June and is now distributing as a free download. Today, it's more than 150 audio track ...

  49. Study: Online Music Sales in Russia to Grow by 158 Percent in 2013

    September 25, 2013 3:52 PM EDT Legitimate online music sales in Russia are to more than double this year, a local research company says, adding that iTunes’ presence in the market has a serious impact. In 2013, Russia’s legitimate online music market is to reach $8 million, a ...

  50. Ross On Radio: The End Of 'Us And Them'

    September 25, 2013 11:43 AM EDT It was a question that the industry could have asked at any time in the last five years. Instead, it finally came in a study presented by my Edison Research colleagues on the panel "What's Working at Work" at the National Assn. of ...

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