1. Juke, German Music Streaming Service, Partners With Mobilcom Debitel Telecom

    August 05, 2013 2:04 PM EDT JUKE and mobilcom-debitel today announced a partnership in which the German music streaming service will now come bundled on the telecom's mobile platforms, which claim to have more than 14 million customers. As part of a bundling deal, new ...

  2. 'Love Potion No. 9' Singer Sues Over Clovers' Name

    August 05, 2013 1:54 PM EDT Harold Winley sang "Love Potion No. 9" and other hits with the R&B group The Clovers in the 1950s, but now the 80-year-old says another group is trying to keep him from performing using the band's name. Winley says he was in h ...

  3. Biz Video: The 3 Charlies of C3 on Lollapalooza's Record-Breaking Success, 'Over-Sponsorship,' Global Expansion

    August 05, 2013 1:40 PM EDT “It’s rare that we’re ever in the same town, let alone the same place at one time,” Charlie Jones said as his C3 founding partners Charlie Walker and Charles Attal joined him backstage at Lollapalooza Sunday afternoon (Aug. 4). Sitting down wit ...

  4. Google In Discussions With Verizon To Bundle Google Play (Exclusive)

    August 02, 2013 1:48 PM EDT The following article is from the latest edition of Billboard, pick-up your copy here ; or subscribe here for access to Billboard via print, online and/or iPad.  In the race to win mainstream adoption, Google has been exploring a bundling dist ...

  5. Warner/Chappell Music Appoints Times Music to Represent Its Catalog in India

    August 02, 2013 1:26 PM EDT Today, Warner/Chappell Music, the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group Corp., and Times Music, the music and music IP management business of the Times of India Group, announced an exclusive licensing deal under which Times Music wil ...

  6. U.S. Justice Department Seeks Oversight of Apple's iTunes Store Following Anti-Trust Ruling (Updated)

    August 02, 2013 12:45 PM EDT Editor's note: The following story was updated with Apple's response to the Department of Justice's remedies after it was originally published. Following a victory against Apple in an anti-trust lawsuit on July 10, the Department ...

  7. Shakira Lawsuit By Ex-Boyfriend Dismissed

    August 02, 2013 11:10 AM EDT  A lawsuit by Shakira's ex-boyfriend seeking tens of millions of dollars from the singer was dismissed Thursday by a judge who determined the case should not be heard in California. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Abraham Khan's rulin ...

  8. Biz Poll: Should Sony Entertainment and Universal Music Leave Their Parent Companies?

    August 01, 2013 7:16 PM EDT Over the last several months, financial propositions were made to cleave Sony Entertainment and Universal Music Group -- the world's two largest music companies  – away from their parent companies. If these proposals were ever to come to f ...

  9. Luaka Bop and Sonic Cathedral Announce Label Services Partnerships with !K7

    August 01, 2013 4:43 PM EDT Luaka Bop, the New York-based label founded by avid cyclist (and Talking Heads founding member) David Byrne, alongside Sonic Cathedral, a shoegaze-concentrated independent label from London launched in 2006, have both unveiled their collaborat ...

  10. Dischord's Ian MacKaye Agrees to License Minor Threat T-Shirts Sold At Urban Outfitters

    August 01, 2013 3:19 PM EDT Surprising almost everyone, Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye has allowed officially licensed t-shirts to be sold at Urban Outfitters and select online retailers. The decision to sell the t-shirts came about because of the large number of bootle ...

  11. Turntable.fm Unveils First Attempt at Monetization

    August 01, 2013 11:50 AM EDT Social music service Turntable.fm has debuted its first attempt at monetization. Called Turntable Gold, it gives subscribers a premium level of service with features not available to other users. 
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  12. Sony Corp. Will Reject IPO for Entertainment Unit

    August 01, 2013 8:41 AM EDT The Sony Corp. board of directors plans to reject a proposal for an initial public stock offering of its entertainment unit. The news, first reported by Nikkei , caused Sony Corp. shares to drop by as much as 3.1%. A company spokesperson told B ...

  13. JoJo Sues to Cut Free from Label, Cites 'Irreparable Damage' to Career

    August 01, 2013 3:57 AM EDT Once a promising pop star with two radio hits under her belt, JoJo alleges that endless delays of her as-yet-to-be-released third album sabotaged her career. Pop star JoJo had a promising career at age 13 and beat the odds by extending it anothe ...

  14. Backbeat: Solange Makes the 'Boring Brilliant' at Brooklyn Laundromat Performance with Help from vitaminwater, The Fader

    July 31, 2013 4:20 PM EDT The concept of “nontraditional” concert venues has grown a bit specious in recent years, as spaces like Los Angeles’ Hollywood Forever cemetery , New York’s Angel Orensanz synagogue and Philadelphia’s Union Transfer (located in the former site o ...

  15. Jules I. Kurz, Music Business Attorney Who Worked With Bruce Springsteen, Ozzy Osbourne, Grace Jones, Dead at 82

    July 31, 2013 4:00 PM EDT Jules I. Kurz, a veteran music industry lawyer, passed away from natural causes on June 30, 2013 in Naples, Florida. He was 82. At the Naples, Fla. memorial for Kurz, Suzan J. Bader, president of DSM Producer Inc., remembered Kurz as the “Claren ...

  16. Business Matters: Spotify's 2012 Revenues More Than Double, Net Losses Increase Indicating Workable Business Model

    July 31, 2013 1:28 PM EDT Spotify, the world's largest music subscription service, more than doubled revenue in 2012 to over $573 million. Although the company lost slightly more money than it did in 2011, there are signs its business model can be sustainable. Num ...

  17. Rihanna Wins Suit Against U.K. Retailer Topshop – Judge Recognizes the Singer as a 'Style Icon'

    July 31, 2013 1:18 PM EDT Today is Rihanna's lucky day. The pop music superstar has not only succeeded in winning a lawsuit against Topshop, a U.K.-based fashion retailer that has stores around the world; she also got a justice to recognize the value of her imprimat ...

  18. Facebook Finally Surpasses Initial Public Offering Price

    July 31, 2013 10:56 AM EDT Facebook's stock has passed its $38 IPO price for the first time since its rocky public debut last May, crossing a symbolic hurdle that has eluded it for more than a year. Shares of Facebook Inc. increased 1.2 percent to $38.08 in morning t ...

  19. Chirpify Raises $4 Million In Series A Funding

    July 31, 2013 10:24 AM EDT   Social commerce service Chirpify has raised $4 million in Series A funding from previous investor Voyager Capital, Saturn Partners, Provenance Ventures and individual investors such as former Interscope Geffen A&M Vice Chairman David Cohen ...

  20. DMX Files for Bankruptcy

    July 31, 2013 9:42 AM EDT It's been a tough month for DMX. Yesterday (July 29), the rapper filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan. According to the Wall Street Journal , the 42-year old, born Earl Simmons, owes $1 to $10 million in debt with only $50,000 in as ...

  21. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo’s Univision Departure May Have Been Prompted by Complaint

    July 30, 2013 8:44 PM EDT One week after radio personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo's syndicated show was permanently cancelled, accusations of harassment and falsifying documents as part of a drive to drum up support for immigration reform are being made by ...

  22. Expelling Band Members Isn't Easy: Gogol Bordello and Ariel Pink's Legal Disputes

    July 30, 2013 6:45 PM EDT To misquote Leo Tolstoy, every unhappy indie rock band is unhappy in its own way. Take Gogol Bordello. Eugene Hutz, the singer for the popular New York gypsy punk band, is being sued after he "brazenly absconded with approximately half a mi ...

  23. Americana Music Fest To Feature Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, The Lone Bellow, Ashley Monroe; RIAA's Cary Sherman to Keynote (Exclusive)

    July 30, 2013 6:24 PM EDT The annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, whose attendance has grown to some 18,000 attendees, is just a few weeks away. With the event's exponential growth, organizers are able to curate a lineup that's as diverse as the ge ...

  24. Madison Square Garden Co. Announces $100M Renovation of Classic L.A. Arena The Forum

    July 30, 2013 4:06 PM EDT The Forum, where the likes of Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones played to thousands of screaming fans, wants to rock again in January 2014 with a $100 million makeover that its new owner hopes will draw the biggest names in pop music. Madison ...

  25. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Names Keith Clinkscales CEO, Andy Schuon President of Revolt TV

    July 30, 2013 7:20 AM EDT Sean “Diddy” Combs’ today officially announced the executive team for his music-oriented cable television channel Revolt TV naming Keith Clinkscales CEO, Andy Schuon president, and Val Boreland EVP of programming and strategy. “Keith, Andy an ...

  26. Backbeat: VenueConnect Conference Brings Together Venue Managers, Ticketing Companies and More in New Orleans

    July 29, 2013 3:15 PM EDT   Register today for Billboard's 2013 Touring Conference & Awards Nov. 13-14 in New York City Use promo code 'BIZ13' to get a special discount. The mood has been generally upbeat at VenueConnect -- the 87th annual conference a ...

  27. Cesar Daniel Ruiz Appointed Program Director for Chicago’s WLEY-FM 'La Ley'

    July 29, 2013 2:51 PM EDT After operating without a program director for eight months, Spanish Broadcasting System's Chicago radio station WLEY-FM (La Ley, 107.9 FM) has appointed Cesar Daniel Ruiz as its new PD, effective immediately. Ruiz will have oversight over ...

  28. If AT&T Is Acquiring Muve, Why Are They Still Negotiating With Beats Music?

    July 29, 2013 1:05 PM EDT AT&T’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Leap Wireless International, which includes the popular Muve Music service, doesn’t appear to be hanging up the carrier’s discussions for a distribution deal with other music services, including Be ...

  29. Burning Man Fest Gets Green-Light to Grow

    July 29, 2013 10:35 AM EDT The largest outdoor arts festival in North America is about to become bigger. Federal land managers have issued Burning Man organizers a four-year special recreation permit that allows a peak population of 68,000 on the northern Nevada desert th ...

  30. 'American Idol' 429-Page Racism Lawsuit: The Highlights

    July 29, 2013 1:33 AM EDT On Thursday, 10 former contestants on American Idol sued over alleged discrimination on the long-running reality singing competition show. If you want to read the complaint, it'll likely take you longer than the amount of screen time that 9 ...

  31. David 'Kidd' Kraddick, Host of 'Kidd Kraddick in the Morning,' Dead at 53

    July 28, 2013 10:26 AM EDT David "Kidd" Kraddick, the high-octane radio and TV host of the "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" show heard on dozens of U.S. radio stations, has died at a charity golf event near New Orleans, a publicist said. Kraddick was ...

  32. JJ Cale, Grammy-Winning Musician Who Wrote Clapton and Skynyrd Hits, Dies

    July 27, 2013 2:44 PM EDT Grammy-winning musician JJ Cale, whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74. The performer and producer's manager Mike Kapp ...

  33. Vivendi Sells Activision Stake for $8.2 Billion

    July 26, 2013 3:32 PM EDT Vivendi SA is selling most of its majority stake in Activision Blizzard Inc. for $8.2 billion, giving the video game company back its independence as the French conglomerate tries to strengthen its balance sheet. Vivendi said Friday that 429 mil ...

  34. Rep. Mel Watt To Introduce Broadcast Radio Performance Rights Bill To Compensate Labels, Artists For Airplay

    July 26, 2013 2:39 PM EDT Rep. Mel Watt plans to introduce legislation that will establish a performance right that would compensate record labels and artists for airplay on broadcast radio. Watt made the announcement on Thursday during the latest hearing on copyright is ...

  35. Madison Square Garden's Limited Lease: Not An Eviction Notice, But Not Good News Either

    July 26, 2013 11:34 AM EDT The New York City Council’s vote Wednesday that Madison Square Garden must within 10 years cease operating at its current site above Penn Station, its home for 45 years, is not good news for an arena that is just completing a nearly $1 billion ...

  36. Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers Elects New President

    July 26, 2013 10:59 AM EDT The Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers, known as SGAE, has elected José Luis Acosta Salmerón as the organization's new president. The move to name a new leader comes only a few weeks after the troubled Madrid-based organization voted ...

  37. SiriusXM Posts Record $940 Million Revenue in Second Quarter

    July 25, 2013 8:28 AM EDT SiriusXM posted a $126 million profit on record revenue of $940 million in the second quarter. Revenue was up 12% from the prior-year period. Profit of $125 million was slightly higher than the prior-year period when excluding a $3 billion defer ...

  38. Madison Square Garden's Lease at Penn Station Limited To 10 Years By City Council

    July 25, 2013 7:57 AM EDT The New York City Council voted Wednesday to limit Madison Square Garden's permit at its current spot above Penn Station to 10 years - a decision cheered by civic organizations campaigning to move the home of the Knicks and Rangers so the ...

  39. Facebook Stock Soars After Q2 Revenue Exceeds Estimates

    July 24, 2013 7:58 PM EDT Facebook's stock is flying high after the world's biggest social network posted higher revenue from mobile ads and delivered a healthy second-quarter profit that reversed a loss in the same period a year ago. The results, which come o ...

  40. $400k Embezzled from Boyd Tinsley, Violinist for Dave Matthews

    July 24, 2013 11:54 AM EDT A Virginia man has admitted to embezzling at least $400,000 from Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley. Court documents say Getty Andrew Rothenberg pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud in federal court in Charlottesville. The documents say t ...

  41. Live Nation to Offer Locally Grown Foods

    July 24, 2013 10:39 AM EDT Live Nation Entertainment, the world largest promoter and amphitheater operator, is putting one of its most critical revenue streams at sheds on the line with its announcement today that it will begin serving locally grown produce, meat product ...

  42. James Murphy On His New (McIntosh) Sound System, Producing Arcade Fire, a Music Industry 'That Makes Zero Sense'

    July 24, 2013 12:41 AM EDT James Murphy finally has his own very own (LCD) sound system. The DFA Records co-founder has teamed up with home entertainment company McIntosh Laboratory for Despacio, a custom-built sound system that he debuted at the U.K.’s Manchester Inter ...

  43. Former Employees File Lawsuit Against Nacional Records' Tomas Cookman

    July 23, 2013 11:39 PM EDT Two former female employees of the Los Angeles-based indie Latin label Nacional Records filed a lawsuit yesterday (July 22) against its founder Tomas Cookman. The complaint contained 15 charges against Cookman that included sexual harassment, wr ...

  44. Apple iTunes Breaks Sales Records In Q3

    July 23, 2013 6:01 PM EDT Even though iPad sales stumbled in the third quarter, Apple Inc.'s iTunes store continued to rock on, according to the company latest earnings report released Tuesday. The iTunes store "generated record billings of $4.3 billion in the ...

  45. Flock of Seagulls Tour Van Stolen With Instruments, New Album Inside

    July 23, 2013 5:27 PM EDT The 1980s band Flock of Seagulls says someone flew off with $70,000 of its equipment during a Southern California gig. Frontman Mike Score tells the Los Angeles Daily News that someone stole the band's rented van at around 2 a.m. Sunday fro ...

  46. How Krewella Leveraged Its Social Strategy Into A Career

    July 23, 2013 4:47 PM EDT The following article on Krewella's social media strategy is from "Social Media's True Value" package featured in the latest Billboard. Here, you also will find Billboard digital correspondent Alex Pham's report on the m ...

  47. Radio & Records: How SoundOut, HitPredictor, RateTheMusic, Mscore Help Radio Get A Handle On the Hits

    July 23, 2013 1:55 PM EDT Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” may be exactly that at the moment, but what if top 40 had a crystal ball to predict which Dragons track was next to breathe fire at the format? For many PDs, that crystal ball already exists in the form of such res ...

  48. Aimee Mann Files Huge Copyright Lawsuit Over Digital Music (Updated)

    July 23, 2013 12:08 PM EDT 21 2.841 k 193 16 0 In the past week, there's been quite a bit of chatter about Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's decision to pull his music from Spotify, a popular streaming service. In a comment that had many in the industry discussing the econo ...

  49. Rdio Partners with Live Nation, Boasts Listener Gains

    July 23, 2013 9:48 AM EDT Music subscription service Rdio is now a Live Nation sponsor and will power audio streaming at LiveNation.com. The partnership kicked off last weekend with the Faster Horses country music festival and will continue with the Watershed Music Fest ...

  50. Michael Jackson's Mother Tearfully Concludes Testimony in AEG Wrongful Death Suit

    July 23, 2013 8:45 AM EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The promoters of Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts watched the singer waste away and should have reached out to his family for help, the superstar's mother tearfully told a jury on Monday. Clutching a ti ...

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