1. Bubbling Under: John Newman, Leah Turner, PartyNextDoor, Alam A

    September 27, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Who's on the cusp of Billboard chart success this week. Coming To America Following recent imported hits like Labrinth's "Beneath Your Beautiful" and Passenger's "Let Her Go," which scaled charts in multiple co ...

  2. Happening Now: Justin Moore Forges His Own 'Path'

    September 27, 2013 10:01 AM EDT "They tell me I'm too country to do TV," says Justin Moore, whose third Valory Music album, "Off the Beaten Path," bows atop Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and claims No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 97,000 ...

  3. Over The Counter Column: Jack's Back At No. 1; Country's Top 10 Party

    September 27, 2013 10:01 AM EDT Jack Johnson logs fourth No. 1 on the Billboard 200; country sets claim half of top 10 in rare feat. Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson claims his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as "From Here to Now to You" bows atop the list wit ...

  4. Further Dealings: Vimeo Won't Dodge Copyright Lawsuit, Univision Considering IPO, Radio Disney + TuneIn

    September 27, 2013 10:01 AM EDT A federal judge in New York won't allow user-generated-video site Vimeo, owned by Barry Diller's IAC, to dodge a copyright lawsuit. Capitol Records and other labels brought the legal action in December 2009, alleging that Vimeo copied, ...

  5. Good Works: T.J. Martell Foundation's Artworks for the Cure

    September 27, 2013 10:01 AM EDT It started out as one day. Last year it was two days. Now in its third year, the T.J. Martell Foundation's Artworks for the Cure is expanding to three days (Oct. 11-13) at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Highlighting the benefit weeke ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Bart Cools To Lead WMG's Dance Music Strategy

    September 27, 2013 6:46 AM EDT Bart Cools, a key dance music executive with EMI for more than 20 years, has joined Warner Music Group. The Dutchman will lead WMG’s dance music strategy in the role as executive VP, global A&R and marketing, dance music, for Warner Recorded ...

  9. New York City Opera Plans For Bankruptcy If Cash Can’t Be Raised

    September 27, 2013 1:23 AM EDT New York City Opera could be sounding its final note this weekend - at least for a while. The 70-year-old company says it plans to file for bankruptcy and scrap the bulk of its 2013-14 season unless it somehow manages to reach its fundraising go ...

  10. 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 ...

  11. 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 ...

  12. Rock the Bells Canceled in NY, DC

    September 26, 2013 5:30 PM EDT Organizers have canceled Rock the Bells Festival coming tour stops in New York and Washington. A news release from Guerilla Union says the cancellations of this weekend's two-day stop in Washington and next week's shows in New York are ...

  13. McDonald's Recruits La Vida Boheme for Sweepstakes Ad Campaign

    September 26, 2013 5:01 PM EDT A McDonald’s ad tied to the brand’s Spanish-language 2013 Latin Grammy sweepstakes campaign features Venezuelan rockers La Vida Boheme performing on top of a McD’s in Mexico City, making enough noise to attract a (fry-eating) crowd. The band rec ...

  14. Conversations with Composers: Fil Eisler

    September 26, 2013 4:43 PM EDT Composer: Fil Eisler Current projects: Scoring “Revenge” for ABC (season three premiere is Sept. 29) ; “Years of Living Dangerously” for Showtime ; “Reckless” for CBS ; and the independent documentary “The Dog” Representation: Seth Kaplan and C ...

  15. 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 ...

  16. Tupac Shakur's Mother Suing Over Royalties

    September 26, 2013 2:08 PM EDT  She also demands that unreleased masters be handed over in a lawsuit that follows a company's purchase of the song catalogue of Death Row Records. Afeni Shakur is demanding more than $1.1 million in royalties from the exploitation of her s ...

  17. 'Idol,' 'X Factor' Producer FremantleMedia Takes Stake in Germany's Divimove

    September 26, 2013 1:39 PM EDT FremantleMedia, the producer of the "X Factor" and "Idols" formats, has signed a strategic partnership with online-only network Divimove in Germany that will see Fremantle take a minority stake in the firm with an option to i ...

  18. Disney Sues Over Musical Featuring 'Spider-Man,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Lion King'

    September 26, 2013 1:24 PM EDT Disney might have decided to not to file a legal objection to Escape From Tomorrow, a micro-budgeted horror film whose poster features a Mickey Mouse-like blood-soaked hand. But the entertainment giant isn't ready to simply roll over on the ...

  19. How the Michael Jackson-AEG Verdict Could Change the Touring Business

    September 26, 2013 12:24 PM EDT Katherine Jackson’s wrongful death suit against AEG Live will go to the jurors today after closing arguments were made by both but the prosecution and defense. Whatever jurors decide, the case could have long lasting implications on tour deal ...

  20. Michele Anthony Named Universal Music EVP, U.S. Recorded Music (Exclusive)

    September 26, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Veteran music execuctive Michele Anthony is joining Universal Music Group in a newly-created role. With effect from Nov. 1, Anthony will become UMG’s executive vice president, U.S. recorded music, reporting to the group’s chairman/CEO Lucian Gra ...

  21. 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 ...

  22. Britney Spears Manager Larry Rudolph on Ticket Sales, Lip-Synching, New Revenue Streams (Exclusive)

    September 26, 2013 8:26 AM EDT “It’s a new chapter in the Britney Spears saga,” says her manager Larry Rudolph, who’s standing outside of a rehearsal studio at CenterStaging in Burbank, Calif. It’s a typically sunny Los Angeles morning and dozens of scantily clad dancers h ...

  23. Drake Heading for 675,000-Plus No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200

    September 25, 2013 8:53 PM EDT Drake is set to rock the Billboard 200 chart next week. The hip-hop star's "Nothing Was the Same" album is on course to earn the second-largest sales week of the year and easily debut at No. 1. Industry sources forecast the effort ...

  24. 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 ...

  25. Billboard Roundtable Part 3: Miley Cyrus' Marketability, Music Discovery Platforms (Video)

    September 25, 2013 6:26 PM EDT The Panel Marcie Allen Founder/president, MAC Presents Lori Feldman Senior VP of brand partnerships & music licensing, Warner Bros. Records Marcus Peterzell EVP of entertainment, Ketchum Sports & Entertainment; head of Ketchum Sounds Boz ...

  26. How The Weeknd Went From Internet Mystery to Billboard 200 No. 2

    September 25, 2013 4:20 PM EDT What does it mean for an artist to succeed on his/her own terms in 2013? The Weeknd -- the 23-year-old, famously elusive R&B singer born Abel Tesfaye -- sold 95,000 copies of his major label debut album "Kiss Land" last week, accor ...

  27. 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 ...

  28. Clear Channel CEO: TV 'Doesn't Deserve Quite as Much Money' From Advertisers

    September 25, 2013 3:45 PM EDT While TV is "wonderful," TV spots draw three times the ad rates of radio, even though "all the studies show the impact is about the same," says Bob Pittman. The radio industry still has much upside when it comes to better mon ...

  29. Slayer’s Booking Agent on North American Headlining Tour, Epic Stage Plans, Performing Without Jeff Hanneman (Q&A)

    September 25, 2013 3:26 PM EDT Losing a key member can sometimes cripple a band, but legendary rock act Slayer continues to trash on in memory of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman , who died at 49 in May from alcohol-related cirrhosis.  Slayer has recently been touring through ...

  30. AEG Lawyer Delivers Closing Argument in Jackson Wrongful Death Trial

    September 25, 2013 3:00 PM EDT A lawyer for the producer of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concerts has told a Los Angeles jury Jackson died because of his own bad choices, not because of anything AEG Live did. Attorney Marvin Putnam began delivering his final ...

  31. Is Chronixx Jamaican Reggae's Next Big Thing? Chris Blackwell, Diplo Think So

    September 25, 2013 2:45 PM EDT On Sept. 17, SOB's nightclub in lower Manhattan presented the New York City debut of Jamaica’s most buzzed about reggae act, Chronixx and the Zinc Fence Redemption. Throughout their 8-date Dread and Terrible east coast tour (so named for th ...

  32. College Radio Day Continues to Grow, Globally Celebrating a Vital Format

    September 25, 2013 1:22 PM EDT College Radio Day , a worldwide celebration founded by public broadcasting veteran and communications professor at William Paterson University named Robert Quicke, is about to celebrate its third year this coming Tuesday, October 1. The event, ...

  33. Jerry Greenberg, Former Atlantic Prez and Chic Breaker, to Launch New EDM Label Pacific Electronic Music

    September 25, 2013 12:38 PM EDT With a career that includes breaking '70s disco acts such as Chic, the Trammps, Sister Sledge and others, Jerry Greenberg sees contemporary EDM as the perfect vehicle for his return to the label world. Greenberg is launching the new Pacific ...

  34. Natalie Cole, Draco Rosa, Carlos Vives Among Latin Grammy Nominees

    September 25, 2013 11:59 AM EDT Pop music in various forms made a strong showing this year in the Latin Grammy nominations with familiar faces in the running including Colombian singer Carlos Vives, a leading contender with five nominations; Spanish star Alejandro Sanz and Mex ...

  35. 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 ...

  36. Jack Johnson Scores Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

    September 25, 2013 10:59 AM EDT Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson claims his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as "From Here to Now to You" bows atop the list with 117,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.   The new effort is his third cons ...

  37. Michael Jackson-AEG Trial Reaches Closing Arguments

    September 25, 2013 12:29 AM EDT A lawyer for Michael Jackson's family on Tuesday portrayed concert promoter AEG Live LLC and Jackson's doctor as mercenaries who sacrificed the pop star's life in a quest to boost their own fortunes. Attorney Brian Panish made the ...

  38. Business Matters: How Good Was iTunes Radio's Start? (Really Good)

    September 24, 2013 4:57 PM EDT Just how good was iTunes Radio's start? Pretty good. Apple announced Monday that iTunes Radio picked up 11 million listeners in its first five days of availability.   The news immediately made clear that iTunes Radio should be considered a ...

  39. Advertising Week: How Four Key Agency Music Supervisors Find the Perfect Song

    September 24, 2013 3:39 PM EDT As Advertising Week descends upon New York this week, Billboard puts a spotlight on four notable music supervisors and agencies making songs and artists the stars of some of the year's biggest campaigns. Behind every great use of a song in ...

  40. Simone Bosé Exits as Chairman of Parlophone Spain

    September 24, 2013 1:36 PM EDT Simone Bosé, chairman of Parlophone Music Spain & Portugal, has announced he will leave his post on September 30. Bosé’s departure comes in the wake of EMI and Warner's merger in Spain. Bosé was the head of EMI’s operations in Spain for ...

  41. Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Turns 20: Ex-Geffen Execs' Remembrances, Anecdotes, Marketing Strategy (How 'Rape Me' Became 'Waif Me')

    September 24, 2013 12:43 PM EDT Nirvana had much to live up to following the release of its groundbreaking 1991 album, “Nevermind.” But, with the weight of the world on them, the grunge trio surprised (and perhaps alienated) many with its raucous and emotionally raw follow-u ...

  42. Godspeed You! Black Emperor Takes Polaris Prize, Will Donate $30k Check

    September 24, 2013 11:49 AM EDT Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the post-rock, variably cacophonous and somnambulant Canadian music collective which has re-emerged over the past few years following a decade-long hiatus, has won the 2013 Polaris Prize for its record "Alleluja ...

  43. Michael Jackson in Video Will Be Star of Closing Arguments In Wrongful Death Suit

    September 24, 2013 9:54 AM EDT Michael Jackson, immortalized by music videos, will be the star of closing arguments by his mother's lawyers in the civil negligence case against concert giant AEG Live LLC. The videos have been shown frequently during testimony in the 21-w ...

  44. Spotify Goes Live in Argentina, Greece, Taiwan, Turkey

    September 24, 2013 6:34 AM EDT Digital music service Spotify has launched in  four new countries - Taiwan, Argentina, Greece and Turkey. The latest additions mean that the Sweden-based company has now made its music streaming service available in 32 countries. In Taiwan, Spot ...

  45. Gail Mitchell's R&B/Hip Hop Briefs: Ray Charles Postage Stamp, Salaam Remi's Album, Alicia Keys’ Latest Milestone

    September 24, 2013 2:36 AM EDT Ray Charles Gets Stamp Of Approval: Music legend Ray Charles became the latest addition to the U.S. Postal Service’s Music Icon Forever Stamp series on Monday (Sept. 23), on what would have been his 83rd birthday. In tandem with that, Concord Re ...

  46. Gerardo Ortiz, Joan Sebastian to Perform at Billboard Mexican Music Awards

    September 23, 2013 5:15 PM EDT The Billboard Mexican Music Awards 2013 will feature some of the biggest names in the business who will take to the stage including Joan Sebastian, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga, Gerardo Ortiz and Banda Los Recoditos.  The show, airing live ...

  47. Gallo's Film/TV Briefs: Emmys Dominate Ratings with Much Music; Danny Elfman Preps Tim Burton Concerts; Tupac Biopic Gets Financing

    September 23, 2013 5:01 PM EDT Register today for Billboard's 2013 Film & TV Music conference in Los Angeles Oct. 29-20 at the W Hollywood Use promo code 'BIZ13' to get a special discount. The most musical Emmy Awards telecast in recent history attracted 17 ...

  48. Guest Post: Compilation Producers vs. Spotify, Round One

    September 23, 2013 4:37 PM EDT Dance music label Ministry of Sound has reportedly sued Spotify in the United Kingdom over playlists of MoS’ well-known compilation albums -- even though MoS doesn’t license to Spotify. How can you tell it’s an MoS compilation? Because Spotify’s ...

  49. Billboard Roundtable Part 2: Bruno Mars, the Super Bowl, Big Data (Video)

    September 23, 2013 3:30 PM EDT The Panel Marcie Allen Founder/president, MAC Presents Lori Feldman Senior VP of brand partnerships & music licensing, Warner Bros. Records Marcus Peterzell EVP of entertainment, Ketchum Sports & Entertainment; head of Ketchum Sounds Bo ...

  50. Over 11 Million People Have Already Used iTunes Radio

    September 23, 2013 1:53 PM EDT The Internet radio business suddenly got a lot more competitive. Less than one week after its launch, over 11 million people have already tried iTunes Radio. The figure was included in a press release Apple issued Monday morning about last week& ...

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