1. Spiders From Mars Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies

    May 21, 2013 8:13 PM EDT Longtime Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder, who in the early 1970s backed David Bowie on a string of iconic glam rock albums, beginning with "Hunky Dory," died on Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 62. In February, Bolde ...

  2. Jesse Kirshbaum Talks FlashFWD Awards, Music Tech, More

    May 21, 2013 5:57 PM EDT The fourth annual FlashFWD Awards will take place May 22 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. The event, presented by SoundCTRL and 'stache media, will include special performances by Glassnote-signed EDM artist Robert DeLong, up-and-c ...

  3. Apple CEO Tim Cook To Senate Panel: 'We Pay All the Taxes We Owe - Every Single Dollar'

    May 21, 2013 3:42 PM EDT Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates. Tim Cook testified at a hearing Tuesday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Inves ...

  4. Jared Smith Named President of Ticketmaster North America

    May 21, 2013 11:09 AM EDT Live Nation's massive subsidiary Ticketmaster announced today the appointment of Jared Smith as president of Ticketmaster North America. Smith has been with Ticketmaster since 2003, initially overseeing venues in Georgia and Illinois before ...

  5. Universal Music Australia Launches Label Services Arm

    May 21, 2013 6:05 AM EDT Universal Music Australia has launched a label services division. The new operation, Caroline Label Services, is based is Melbourne under its GM Tim Janes and label manager George Dalziel, both former executives at Shock. Meanwhile, Caroline/Spu ...

  6. Daniel Miller Says Mute Group Positioned for Growth, Bolsters Exec Team

    May 21, 2013 4:53 AM EDT Two-and-a half-years have passed since Daniel Miller and his Mute brand split from EMI and returned to the "independent" community. Now, the British exec is confident his Mute group of companies is positioned for growth, and he's ...

  7. The Doors: A Billboard Chart History

    May 20, 2013 9:51 PM EDT Following the death of Doors keyboardist and founding member Ray Manzarek, Billboard looks back on the legendary rock band's chart legacy. Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. He was 74. The Doors was one of the m ...

  8. Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Dead at Age 74

    May 20, 2013 5:41 PM EDT Last year, as the Doors released a 40th anniversary edition of its vaunted "L.A. Woman" album, keyboardist Ray Manzarek spoke about how the then-46 years since the group broke on through to rock'n'roll legend status have flow ...

  9. Romanthony, House Producer and 'One More Time' Singer, Reported Dead

    May 20, 2013 11:04 AM EDT Romanthony, an influential house producer and singer best known for performing the vocals on Daft Punk's single "One More Time," has been reported to have died earlier this month. The artist, born Anthony Moore, reportedly passed ...

  10. Yahoo Takes Big Leap with $1.1B Deal for Tumblr

    May 20, 2013 9:16 AM EDT Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 ...

  11. Eric Nicoli, Former EMI Chairman, Launches Entertainment Finance & Production Venture

    May 20, 2013 7:29 AM EDT Former EMI chairman and CEO Eric Nicoli and three partners from the entertainment, finance and brand worlds on Friday unveiled a new entertainment finance, production and distribution venture here. Wentworth Media & Arts, based in London and ...

  12. Rod Stewart Arrives with 'Time' Atop Britain's Albums Chart

    May 20, 2013 6:30 AM EDT Rod Stewart’s “Time” (Capitol/Decca/Universal) debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. yesterday (May 20) to become the veteran rock and easy listening artist’s first chart-topping studio album in his home territory for 37 years. According to the Official ...

  13. Prince, Kobalt Pen Partnership Pact

    May 20, 2013 6:00 AM EDT Just hours after accepting the Icon Award at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Prince is announcing his new partnership with Kobalt Label Services (KLS), a division of independent music services company Kobalt Music Group. Unde ...

  14. Live Nation, Lushington Form Touring Joint Venture For Singapore, Hong Kong

    May 20, 2013 2:48 AM EDT Live Nation Entertainment is stepping-up its activities in Asia through a joint venture with Lushington Entertainments. The new Live Nation Lushington JV will promote live concerts in Hong Kong and Singapore, two of the most established touring ...

  15. 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 ...

  16. Madonna Humbly Accepts Top Touring Artist Trophy at Billboard Music Awards

    May 19, 2013 11:30 PM EDT Thanks to the worldwide success of her MDNA Tour, Madonna was honored as the Top Touring Artist at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, held on Sunday night (May 19) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Taylor Swift, Gotye and Rihanna Win Big ...

  17. Taylor Swift Takes Early Lead at Billboard Music Awards

    May 19, 2013 7:30 PM EDT There may be a blue carpet out front, but the Billboard Music Awards already has "Red" all over it. Taylor Swift has jumped out with six awards, including Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist, in a pre-telecast announcement f ...

  18. Music Matters 2013 Preview: YouTube and the Online Video Phenomenon; Keynotes By Johnny Wright, Rob Wells, Frances Moore

    May 17, 2013 3:05 PM EDT The focus of the 2013 Digital & Music Matters is unequivocally on YouTube and the online video phenomenon. The Asia Pacific entertainment event, held May 20-25 at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, will be broadcast live on YouTube, inclu ...

  19. Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’: A Timeline of the Global Teaser Campaign

    May 17, 2013 1:20 PM EDT 2 15 34 0 0 It started with a Facebook post: Two helmets, one gold and one silver, halved and fused down the center, set against plain black. Then came the 15-second ad, aired during the March 2 episode of “Saturday Night Live”; its first appearance onlin ...

  20. Emeli Sandé, Calvin Harris Among the Big Winners at the U.K.'s Ivor Novello Awards

    May 17, 2013 6:40 AM EDT Emeli Sand é was the big winner Thursday at the 58th Ivor Novello Awards, held in central London. Sand é ’s “Next to Me” was the only multiple winner on the day, collecting honors for best song musically and lyrically, and the PRS for Music awar ...

  21. How Asaf Avidan Is Blazing International Trails For Exporting Israeli Music

    May 16, 2013 1:37 PM EDT While much of today's international music coverage on Israel focuses on the hot-button issue of artists performing in Israel, few if any look at at Israeli musicians having success abroad. The list, to be certain, is small: Esther and Abi O ...

  22. Will.i.am Talks Honorary Clio, Brand Collaborations, New Britney Album: 'We Start Next Week'

    May 16, 2013 11:39 AM EDT Will.i.am received an Honorary Clio Award Wednesday night for his work with brands like Coca-Cola , Intel and Beats by Dre. But he’s also hard at work shaping another blockbuster brand — Britney Spears, whose upcoming eighth studio album he’s ex ...

  23. MTV's O Music Awards Announces Nominees, Set for June 19

    May 16, 2013 9:00 AM EDT MTV and Viacom today announced the nominees for the fourth iteration of its O Music Awards, which include Frank Ocean, PSY, Baauer, Bon Iver, internet meme Lil B, and more. The O Music Awards are digitally focused and targeted towards millennial ...

  24. Bertelsmann Reveals Record Q1 Profit, Revenue Dips

    May 16, 2013 5:50 AM EDT European media giant Bertelsmann on Thursday posted a record first-quarter profit of $267 million (€207 million). That marked a 43% jump over the year-ago period thanks to earnings from newly-acquired music rights group BMG and a solid performan ...

  25. Seekers Singer Judith Durham Recovering from Brain Hemorrhage

    May 16, 2013 3:06 AM EDT Judith Durham, lead singer of ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted Australian folk group the Seekers, has suffered a brain hemorrhage while on tour Down Under. Durham fell ill after a show in the band’s hometown of Melbourne on Tuesday night. The 69-year- ...

  26. Business Matters: First Look at Google Music Play All Access

    May 15, 2013 6:19 PM EDT 8 8 30 0 0 Google's new on-demand subscription service, given the unfortunate name Google Play Music All Access, could one day be something special, but on launch day only does the bare minimum. The $9.99-per-month service -- $7.99 for a limited time ...

  27. Sony Worldwide Signs Multi-Market Deal for Justin Timberlake's Neil Bogart Biopic

    May 15, 2013 11:49 AM EDT On the eve of the Cannes Film Market, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has struck a multi-territory deal for Foresight Unlimited’s Neil Bogart biopic "Spinning Gold," headlining Justin Timberlake as the infamous record executive wh ...

  28. Sony Entertainment Spinout ‘Inevitable,’ Despite Claims to Contrary: Source

    May 14, 2013 1:48 PM EDT 16 12 48 0 0 The idea of spinning out Sony Corp’s entertainment assets isn’t a new one. It’s been in the air at 550 Madison Avenue for several years, as the once-proud electronics giant lost market and mind share in the consumer electronics market to Sams ...

  29. Vivendi Quarterly Profits Slide, Universal Music Revenues Up 13.5%

    May 14, 2013 1:10 PM EDT Vivendi SA, the French media and communications conglomerate whose holdings include the Universal Music Group, today reported its first quarter revenues remained stable while its net income dropped by 18.5 percent to 672 million euros from 825 m ...

  30. Universal Music South East Asia Promotes President Sandy Monteiro

    May 13, 2013 6:01 PM EDT Sandy Monteiro, president, Universal Music South East Asia, has expanded his responsibilities to include the new position of Head of New Business for Asia Pacific, it was announced Monday by George Ash, president Asia Pacific for Universal Music ...

  31. Nacional Records, Search Party Launch Placement and Licensing Venture El Search Party Amidst a Shifting Market

    May 13, 2013 4:27 PM EDT Los Angeles-based label Nacional Records and Randall Poster’s Search Party Music have joined forces to create El Search Party, a new venture focusing on Latin music placement and licensing. The partnership comes as Nacional and others are report ...

  32. Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter, Columbia's Rob Stringer On the Making of 'Random Access Memories'

    May 13, 2013 2:45 PM EDT This in-depth story on Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" is from the May 18th edition of Billboard featuring a cover package on the Billboard Music Awards (airing Sunday, May 19 at 8:00 p.m ET on ABC) hosted by cover subject Tr ...

  33. SoundCloud to Open New York Office

    May 13, 2013 1:18 PM EDT SoundCloud will open a New York office in the coming months and has hired a former Pandora employee to help build its presence in the city. Dan Gerber, formerly the National Director of Strategic Partnerships at Pandora, will help be SoundCloud& ...

  34. Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Kevin Spacey, More Celebrate Phil Ramone's Life and Legacy at Memorial Concert

    May 13, 2013 12:19 PM EDT The life of legendary producer Phil Ramone was celebrated Saturday night in grand style, with performances from many of the acts he produced down through the years such as Billy Joel, Paul Simon and Tony Bennett, along with remembrances from Qui ...

  35. Midem Announces 2014 Rescheduling

    May 13, 2013 11:58 AM EDT Midem 2014 has been rescheduled, it was announced today. The annual music business conference will take place February 1-4, 2014 in Cannes, France. Organizers were concerned about a possible overlap with next years Grammy Awards. Midem 2013 – Re ...

  36. Caro Emerald Shines on U.K. Albums Chart, Daft Punk’s 'Get Lucky’ Again At Singles Chart Summit

    May 13, 2013 6:36 AM EDT Dutch retro-pop star Caro Emerald achieved her first No. 1 on the U.K. album chart yesterday (May 12), debuting at the top with her sophomore set “The Shocking Miss Emerald” (Grandmono/Dramatico). Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” (Columbia/Sony Music Ent ...

  37. Pink’s Australian Tour Stretches To 45 Dates

    May 13, 2013 5:18 AM EDT Three years after smashing box office records in Australia, Pink is back in record-making mode Down Under. The pop singer’s “The Truth About Love” tour has grown to 45 shows after her promoter today added arena dates in each of Australia’s big t ...

  38. Ryan Seacrest To Produce New Music Competition For Telemundo

    May 13, 2013 4:48 AM EDT Ryan Seacrest is adding another singing competition series to his crowded résumé. Through his Ryan Seacrest Productions, the "American Idol" host has sold 13 two-hour episodes of the variety competition format "Duelo Musical: Supe ...

  39. Global Repertoire Database HQ to be based in London and Berlin

    May 12, 2013 11:18 PM EDT The Global Repertoire Database (GRD) -- a cross-industry initiative to deliver a global one-stop-shop for the cataloging of music ownership rights -- is to set-up its international headquarters in London with its operations center based in Berli ...

  40. Are Beer Drones the Future of Music Festivals? A Q&A With Darkwing Aerial's Dean Engela

    May 10, 2013 3:08 PM EDT The Bible may encourage its adherents to "beat their swords into ploughshares,” but what would scripture say about transforming weapons into beer delivery systems for music festivals? Enter Dean Engela, co-founder of South Africa's Dar ...

  41. Billy Bragg, Amanda Palmer Confirmed as Guest Speakers for Bigsound Confab

    May 10, 2013 1:21 AM EDT Outspoken British musician and social activist Billy Bragg will join Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer – the million-dollar lady of crowd-funding -- as guest speakers at the 2013 Bigsound conference and showcase event in Brisbane, Australia. Other in ...

  42. Allegro Media Group to Acquire Canadian Label Somerset Entertainment

    May 09, 2013 10:15 AM EDT The Allegro Media Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mood Media's Somerset Entertainment label, a publicly-traded Canadian company. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Billboard estimates Somerset has about $40 milli ...

  43. Taylor Swift Confirms Red Tour Will Play Stadiums Down Under

    May 09, 2013 1:54 AM EDT Taylor Swift is big in Australia. So big, she’s poised to become the first solo female artist to undertake a stadium tour in this country since Madonna’s “Girly Show” tour 20 years. Swift’s The Red Tour, dates for which were announced today, wil ...

  44. Miguel Bosé to Be Honored as Latin Grammy Person of the Year

    May 08, 2013 7:00 AM EDT Spanish singer/songwriter Miguel Bosé will be honored as the 2013 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and will be feted in a tribute gala held on Nov. 20, one day before the 14th annual awards show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in ...

  45. Creation Records Founder Alan McGee Starts New Label

    May 08, 2013 6:53 AM EDT Alan McGee, the legendary Scottish entrepreneur who discovered Oasis and founded the celebrated British label Creation Records, is back in the game. McGee has teamed with British independent music firm Cherry Red Records to launch the new label, ...

  46. Live Nation Revenue Up 6% in First Quarter

    May 07, 2013 5:02 PM EDT Live Nation posted good first-quarter gains in its concerts division and is betting electronic dance music will help it have a strong 2013. Total first-quarter revenue grew 6.4% to $923.7 million and adjusted operating income rose 9.8% in the qu ...

  47. 'La Voz Kids,' New Spanish-Language 'Voice' Iteration, Debuts to Strong Ratings

    May 07, 2013 4:15 PM EDT The May 5 premiere of "La Voz Kids," the first Spanish-language version of the successful "The Voice" franchise to air in the United States, delivered the highest ratings ever for a reality show on the Telemundo network. The ...

  48. Business Matters: How Netflix Reduces Piracy

    May 06, 2013 5:15 PM EDT There has long been three opinions about how to beat piracy; through legislation and enforcement, through better legal services, or both. Although piracy continues to exist as numerous new music services have launched, there’s no doubt consumers ...

  49. Greg Quill, Australian-Born Musician and Toronto-Based Music Journalist, Dies Aged 66

    May 06, 2013 11:54 AM EDT Esteemed journalist and musician Greg Quill, one-time Toronto Star music critic and a '70s music icon in Australia, died Sunday afternoon in his sleep due to pneumonia and a recently diagnosed case of sleep apnea, his family said in a messa ...

  50. YouTube Close to Launching Paid Channel Subscriptions (Report)

    May 06, 2013 11:28 AM EDT The new a la carte subscription plans for some of its professional video channels could be announced as early as this week, the Financial Times has reported. Charging subscription fees will allow the online video provider to add a second revenue ...

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