1. Jermaine Dupri Joins Mariah Carey's Management Team

    October 08, 2013 4:34 AM EDT Music producer Jermaine Dupri is joining Mariah Carey's management team. A representative for Carey confirmed the news Monday. They have collaborated on hits like "Always Be My Baby," "Don't Forget About Us" and &qu ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Corrie Christopher, Imagine Dragons Join Paradigm

    October 07, 2013 6:23 PM EDT Corrie Christopher, agent for Imagine Dragons, has joined Paradigm as an agent in Paradigm’s music division with her clients, Billboard.biz has learned. Christopher had been senior VP of Concerts at Agency for the Performing Arts.     In additio ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Merlin Hires Roger Gold as US Commercial and Strategic Advisor

    October 07, 2013 5:14 PM EDT Merlin, the global rights agency for the independent label sector, has hired former Warner Music Group executive Roger Gold to assist commercial and licensing activities in the United States. The recorded music rights represented by Merlin accou ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Ira Sallen Named COO of BMG/Primary Wave Label Services

    October 07, 2013 2:17 PM EDT Ira Sallen, a 20-year veteran of BMG who departed in 2009 for WTW Associates, has been named COO of the newly formed BMG / Primary Wave Label Services company, it was announced today in a statement. Sallen was appointed by Larry Mestel, Primary ...

  9. Anna Kendrick Tops AC Chart With 'Cups'

    October 07, 2013 1:33 PM EDT More than a year after the release of "Pitch Perfect," the movie's lead Anna Kendrick reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart with "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)," which ...

  10. 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 ...

  11. 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 ...

  12. Warner Music Group Moving Headquarters To Paramount Plaza From Rockefeller Center

    October 07, 2013 10:10 AM EDT The Warner Music Group, the world’s third largest record company, is moving from its long-time headquarters at 75 Rockefeller Center and relocating to 1633 Broadway Tower, according to an Oct. 1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

  13. Thomas Miserendino Appointed President & CEO, AEG Europe

    October 07, 2013 8:52 AM EDT Veteran live entertainment exec Thomas Miserendino has been named President & CEO, AEG Europe, it was announced today (Oct. 7) by Jay Marciano, Chief Operating Officer, AEG.   Effective immediately, Miserendino moves from his current post as ...

  14. Haim’s 'Days Are Gone' Opens At No. 1 in the U.K.

    October 07, 2013 7:04 AM EDT In two of the closest finishes in recent chart history, Haim’s “Days Are Gone” album (Polydor/Universal) debuted at No. 1 and OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars” (Interscope/Universal) climbed 3-1 on the singles chart Oct. 6 to give each act its firs ...

  15. Justin Timberlake's Album Sales Forecast Grows, Lorde Set for No. 3 Debut on Billboard 200

    October 04, 2013 9:18 PM EDT On next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, Justin Timberlake is set for his second No. 1 this year, while red-hot singer Lorde is aiming for a No. 3 start with her debut full-length album, "Pure Heroine." As reported on Tuesday, T ...

  16. 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 ...

  17. Roger Waters Passes Madonna for Solo Boxscore Record with $459M Wall Live Tour

    October 04, 2013 7:14 PM EDT Rock legend Roger Waters sets the solo artist Boxscore record with totals submitted from the final leg of the Wall Live tour, which also place him at No. 1 on our weekly ranking of Hot Tours. With $81.3 million in ticket sales reported for the f ...

  18. 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 ...

  19. SoundExchange Distributes Record $153 Million in Q3, Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

    October 04, 2013 4:48 PM EDT SoundExchange set another record for distributions in the third quarter, sending $153.7 million to record labels and artists in the third quarter. The figure was 25.5% greater than the same period last year and 74.7% above the $88 million dist ...

  20. Chart Moves: Drake Tops Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; Aloe Blacc Debuts (Without Avicii); Fitz And The Tantrums Rule Rock

    October 04, 2013 4:39 PM EDT As previously reported, Lorde's "Royals" leaps to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, dethroning Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." Who else dons chart crowns and makes notable news on song charts this week? -- Drake: In the ...

  21. In Vegas, Clubbing Almost as Popular as Gambling

    October 04, 2013 4:02 PM EDT The cannon at the Flutter Fetti booth near the front of the gambling trade show in Las Vegas last week delivered regular bursts of metallic and crepe paper cutouts, shooting them to the ceiling in big booms and carpeting the floor with shimmerin ...

  22. Emilio Romano, President of Telemundo, Resigns

    October 04, 2013 1:15 PM EDT Emilio Romano has resigned from his post as Telemundo's president two years after joining the network, according to Joe Uva, NBCUniversal's chairman of Hispanic enterprises and content, in a statement to employees. “After a successful ...

  23. 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 ...

  24. Bubbling Under: Rico Love Goes Behind The Mic, Royal Teeth Rise

    October 04, 2013 10:13 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: Rico Love, Royal Teeth, Strange Talk and T'Juan. Rico Love Having co-written ...

  25. Performance Royalties At Last? Bill Introduced to Shake Up Broadcast Radio's Relationship With Biz

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Industry supporter Rep. Mel Watt Introduces Bill to shake up broadcast radio's relationship with the music biz but stays in step with a gradual market shift American businesses tend to want Capitol Hill to get out of their way. One congress ...

  26. Shazam & Gracenote Working on Live Content Recognition for Fans

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Live content recognition could create opportunities for venues and collection societies. The allure of music festivals is often just as much about discovering new bands as it is rocking out with the groups that fans already know about. So what h ...

  27. Latin's Digital Rise: Spotify & Rdio Leading Growth That Outpaces Decline in CDs

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT The fastest-growing region in the world in 2012 in terms of music sales revenue was Latin America, registering a 12% increase compared with 2011. Driven by the rise of digital, that increase was seen in every single country and in each revenue s ...

  28. Spotlighting Artists: Spotify Debuts Promotional Program With HAIM, Lorde

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT The music business has another gatekeeper: Spotify has launched a new artist marketing program called Spotlight that uses the company's resources to support artists during an extended period of time. The first two Spotlight acts are America ...

  29. In Memoriam: Polly Anthony, 1953-2013

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT "Polly was not just a leader, but a trailblazer and mentor to scores of women." -Michelle Anthony, UMG Polly Anthony, who died at age 59 on Sept. 29 in her Beverly Hills, Calif., home after a long fight with pancreatic cancer, began he ...

  30. My Day: Dennis Ashley, Agent at ICM Partners

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Dennis Ashley initially found his calling during a late-'80s stint as a summer intern at ICM Partners -- later becoming an agent there in the concerts division. After two years operating his own agency, Ashley returned to ICM in 2006. Among ...

  31. The Deal: Beats Gets Cash Boost From Carlyle Group

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT WHAT: Global private equity firm the Carlyle Group has agreed to invest $500 million for a minority stake in Beats Electronics, the premium audio manufacturer founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. The deal, which is expected to close in the fourt ...

  32. Executive Turntable: Windish Agency, MSG Entertainment, Ole, Twitter, Revolt TV, Pulse Recording

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT TOURING The Windish Agency expands its team with the addition of a new COO and four music agents. Industry veteran Michael Dates, who previously spent more than 12 years as senior VP/CFO at William Morris Endeavor, becomes COO of the independent ...

  33. Further Dealings: Warner's New CEO, Bicycle Music's 100th Acquisition, Live Nation & Virginia Davis Launch G-Major Mgmt

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Warner Music Group has announced that Christian Tattersfield will step down from his roles as CEO of Warner Music U.K. and co-chairman of Warner Bros. Records U.K. in February 2014, and that Atlantic Records U.K. chairman Max Lousada will be his ...

  34. Good Works: Choice Group Gives Kids a Chance

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Choice Group will hold its second fund-raising gala on Oct. 24 at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, Calif. This year's theme: "Dream Big." Founded by composer/producer Dana Hammond in 2006, nonprofit Choice prov ...

  35. On The Road Column: Stopping The Bots

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT New anti-bot legislation in California is meant to stifle illegal scalpers, but some argue it could also stem innovation. The California State Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 329, banning the use of automated bots by ticket res ...

  36. The Fairness Paradox: How Do We Decide What's Fair in Fast-Evolving Business?

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT How do we decide what's fair in business? Particularly when negotiating deals in a fast-evolving sector like digital music, where the rules are still being written? There's a lot of talk about fairness these days. Whether accurate or n ...

  37. Biopics on Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Brian Wilson, Nina Simone, Tupac & More Could Revive Genre

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT No festival shows more music-centric films than the CBGB Film and Music Festival in October. Documentaries dominate their 60-odd offerings with only one film, the opening-night attraction "CBGB" -- the story of club owner Hilly Kristal ...

  38. Backbeat Parties Over Heard: Lorde's Encore Snub, New Future Material

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT One time only: At the first of Lorde's back-to-back headlining shows at New York's Webster Hall on Sept. 30, Lava Records president Jason Flom watched from the VIP balcony and fielded congratulations by other onlookers as the 16-year-o ...

  39. Gear: Incubus Guitarist Mike Einzinger's Second Wind

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Incubus guitarist lands his biggest hit in years after collaborating with Avicii in his Malibu home studio. Come inside. Spending much of his high school years at 4th Street Studios in Santa Monica, Calif., was like a work-study program for Incu ...

  40. Questions Answered: Emilio Romano, President of Telemundo Media

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT UPDATE: Post-publication Emilio Romano resigned from his position at Telemundo. Read the full report here . What did you wake up thinking about? Every morning I wake up with my adrenaline to the max, wanting to see what the competition is doing ...

  41. The Billboard Cover Story - The Second Life of Jenni Rivera

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT In the 10 months since her death, Jenni Rivera has sold almost as many albums as she did during her entire career. Albums are poised for release -- including an English-language record -- along with everything from books to tequila. Last year, J ...

  42. Regional Mexican Grows in Dance Clubs, Arenas & State Fairs Across the United States

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Business was brisk on a recent Friday evening at Club La Boom, located on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Calibre 50, the norteno quartet with provocative, sexy songs, was headlining, and patrons dressed mostly in jeans, hats and boots flowed i ...

  43. From Red Tape to Green Lights: Avoiding Visa Issues Is Crucial for Regional Mexican Acts as U.S. Tour Revenue Grows

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Twelve years ago, regional Mexican bands with U.S. tour dates could generally get their visas approved without much red tape. But in the time since 9/11, like many musicians traveling to the United States, regional Mexican acts have faced height ...

  44. YouTube 3.0: Are Artists Being Paid Enough?

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM 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 ...

  45. Talent Agency Big Frame Tackles YouTube

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT At 3.6 billion views and counting, a new talent agency has evolved in the YouTube ecosystem that bends the rules to work with the social age. With online video, it's hard to know whether you've made it or are just about to lose it. Tha ...

  46. 5 Ways to Make Money From YouTube

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT 1. Get a Partner YouTube's Partner Program allows YouTube channel owners to enable monetization on their content, allowing them to earn a portion of the revenue from the ads that run against their videos. But content creators can also monet ...

  47. Billboard's Top Producers of 2013 -- 1. Ryan Lewis

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT   In Australia they're called "op shops." Thanks to his international smash hit, and six-week Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper "Thrift Shop," Ryan Lewis, 25, has newfound knowledge of and appreciation for thrifting culture ...

  48. Billboard's Top Producers of 2013 -- 3. The Smeezingtons

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT   Each member of the Smeezingtons -- the trio of Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine -- adds his own special sauce: Lawrence is a melody and lyrics maestro, Levine has recording-engineer smarts, and Mars is, well, Mars, touching everythin ...

  49. Billboard's Top Producers of 2013 -- 8. Joey Moi

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT It's 2,500 miles from Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to Nashville. But for producer Joey Moi, the distance from his tiny hometown to Music City is measured in hits, not miles. While the 37-year-old's path -- from producing Nickelback ...

  50. Special Feature: Billboard a la Musica Mexicana -- Boldest Yet

    October 04, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Billboard, Telemundo team up to 'take Mexican music to the world.' Bigger. Better. Bolder. Those words describe the 2013 Premios Billboard a la Musica Mexicana -- Billboard's Mexican Music Awards -- set to air live Oct. 9 on Telem ...

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