1. Clear Channel, Warner Music Announce Strategic Music Partnership

    September 12, 2013 11:14 AM EDT Clear Channel and the Warner Music Group today announced a strategic partnership intended to align the two companies’ interests in driving digital growth, increasing radio listenership, breaking new music and creating new marketing opportunities ...

  2. Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee On His Resignation: 'My Transgressions Were Affecting the Station'

    September 11, 2013 9:45 PM EDT Mister Cee, a 20-year veteran DJ of New York's Hot 97 (WQHT), has resigned from the station after a YouTube video surfaced containing audio of a sexual encounter and financial transaction allegedly involving the on-air personality. Though h ...

  3. Pandora Names Brian McAndrews New CEO, President and Chairman

    September 11, 2013 5:26 PM EDT Digital advertising veteran Brian McAndrews will replace Joe Kennedy as CEO, president and chairman of Pandora, the company announced Wednesday. Kennedy announced in March he would be stepping down.   McAndrews is "uniquely qualified to lea ...

  4. Katy Perry's 'Roar' Rules Hot 100 For Second Week, Lorde Reaches Top 3

    September 11, 2013 2:27 PM EDT Once again, Katy Perry's "Roar" makes the loudest noise on the Billboard Hot 100, as the song rules the survey for a second week, fueled in large part by the premiere of its video last week. Meanwhile, Lorde and Lana Del Rey & ...

  5. Ross On Radio: Fresh Listen, Boston's Hot 96.9

    September 11, 2013 1:12 AM EDT The '90s have managed to repeatedly snag eager programmers—especially those who grew up with them or entered radio during that era. For the last 10 years, radio has intermittently brought En Vogue, Bell Biv Devoe and ’90s hip-hop back to a ...

  6. Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' Video Breaks Vevo Record

    September 10, 2013 6:42 PM EDT Miley Cyrus has swung her way to a new 24-hour record for views across Vevo, as her "Wrecking Ball" video racks up 19.3 million views, smashing previous champs One Direction and the 12.3 million views their "Best Song Ever" c ...

  7. Clear Channel Hires Greg Strassell as SVP of Programming Following CBS Radio Exit

    September 10, 2013 3:45 PM EDT Just one day after announcing his exit from CBS Radio following a 15-year stint, Greg Strassell has landed at Clear Channel. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has appointed Strassell to senior VP of programming. He reports to CCM+E president ...

  8. Universal Music Launches uDiscover Spotify App

    September 10, 2013 3:00 PM EDT Universal Music has launched the uDiscover Spotify app, joining a slew of other record labels that have also developed their own Spotify apps, many of which enable listeners to navigate the label's catalog and discover new releases. Unlik ...

  9. Apple Debuts Upgraded iPhone 5S, Lower Cost 5C

    September 10, 2013 2:24 PM EDT For the first time since introducing the device that changed cellphones forever, Apple will offer two distinct versions of the latest iPhones -- a cheaper one made of plastic and another that aims to be "the gold standard of smartphones&quo ...

  10. Songza Raises $4.7 Million in Funds for Advertising

    September 10, 2013 11:59 AM EDT Internet radio company Songza announced Tuesday it has raised $4.7 million in fresh funding that will help grow its advertising business. Investors include Amazon.com, William Morris Endeavor, Lerer Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, Metamorphic Ven ...

  11. WME's John Marx on Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Gig, Sold-Out Arena Tour Strategy, Not Having Presales (Q&A)

    September 10, 2013 8:00 AM EDT Bruno Mars has not only proven to be a master at creating multiple hit songs, but he’s also solidified himself as one of today’s top live performers. In addition to being named the halftime performer at next year’s Super Bowl XLVIII, Mars re ...

  12. CBS Radio senior VP of Programming Greg Strassell Exits Company

    September 09, 2013 8:18 PM EDT In a move that surprised many in the radio industry, CBS Radio senior VP of programming Greg Strassell exited his position on Monday after more than 15 years with the company. During his time at CBS, Strassell oversaw many format changes at CBS ...

  13. Big Machine Signs Licensing Deal With Greater Media

    September 09, 2013 5:02 PM EDT Greater Media today announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group for the performance of Big Machine’s recorded music on Greater Media's digital and terrestrial broadcast platforms. Big Machine has ...

  14. What to Expect from Apple's Expected iTunes Radio Announcement

    September 09, 2013 1:50 PM EDT There has been a lot of speculation about iTunes Radio since word first broke last year that Apple had started discussions with record labels. Although opinions won't come until people get actual hands-on experience with the product on T ...

  15. Ariana Grande vs. Tamar Braxton In Battle for No. 1 on Billboard 200

    September 06, 2013 8:21 PM EDT New albums from Ariana Grande and Tamar Braxton are battling it out in a race for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week. Industry sources suggest that Grande’s debut effort, "Yours Truly," may sell between 115,000 and 120,000 copi ...

  16. Rock Radio Is 'Up' On Dance Superstar Avicii

    September 06, 2013 2:30 PM EDT For a format whose core sound is a mix of rootsy rock bands and acoustic-driven singer/songwriters, the success of EDM cornerstone Avicii on Billboard's adult alternative Triple A chart stands out. His new single "Wake Me Up!" (fe ...

  17. Ask The Pros: CAA's Cara Lewis, Clear Channel's Tom Poleman, Virgin Mobile FreeFest/9:30 Club's Seth Hurwitz on Robin Thicke’s Touring Prospects

    September 06, 2013 8:06 AM EDT Robin Thicke’s monster summer hit “Blurred Lines” may finally be  slowing down at radio , but its success has created numerous live performance opportunities that probably wouldn’t have existed if the single hadn’t dominated airwaves in recent m ...

  18. Pandora Says August Listener Hours Rose 16 Percent

    September 05, 2013 8:57 PM EDT Pandora managed to boost its listener numbers last month despite rising competition for online music lovers. Total listener hours rose 16 percent in August to 1.35 billion, from 1.16 billion hours in the same month a year ago. That's a 5 pe ...

  19. Ross On Radio: Bachata Sends The Remake Right Back At'cha

    September 05, 2013 2:50 PM EDT Three years ago, at the peak of "turbo-pop," an NPR story asked a handful of top contemporary writers and producers whether Etta James' classic "At Last" would have any chance of being a hit if it were to come out now. T ...

  20. SiriusXM Hit With Fourth $100 Million Lawsuit In Past Month

    September 04, 2013 5:24 PM EDT For a long time, it's been assumed that SiriusXM has the right to distribute and perform pre-1972 recordings. Then last month, Flo & Eddie of The Turtles brought a proposed $100 million class action lawsuit against Sirius , premised on ...

  21. Clear Channel Taps Emeli Sande, Jake Bugg, Rita Ora For Bloomingdale's U.K. Style Campaign, NYC Concerts

    August 30, 2013 4:42 PM EDT Clear Channel has teamed with Bloomingdale’s to celebrate the fashion retailer’s celebration of Great Britain style with a multi-platform campaign that will include live shows, online radio and exclusive interviews. The custom partnership kicked ...

  22. Cumulus Media to Acquire Radio Syndicator Dial Global

    August 30, 2013 11:56 AM EDT Cumulus Media, America's second-largest operator of radio stations after ClearChannel, has announced it will acquire Dial Global, one of the largest syndicators of radio programming. The acquisition, for which Cumulus Media paid $260 millio ...

  23. New Signings: Boy George Signs with Kobalt, Rick Ross to ICM Partners, BMG Chrysalis US Land the Orwells

    August 30, 2013 7:30 AM EDT Here’s a look at the latest artist signings across the music industry, which include label, management, publishing and booking agency deals. Billboard.biz is interested in your company’s new signings. Please send announcements to Mitchell.Pete ...

  24. SiriusXM Shareholders Present Their Case on Liberty Media's Takeover

    August 29, 2013 12:48 PM EDT SiriusXM shareholders directors should have taken measures to prevent a takeover by Liberty Media, extracted a takeover premium and allowed a shareholder vote on the deal, the judge in the case heard this week.   “Malone wanted to enjoy all the ...

  25. Avenged Sevenfold Heading for Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

    August 28, 2013 6:06 PM EDT Rock band Avenged Sevenfold is heading for its second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Industry sources suggest the quintet's new album, "Hail to the King," should fly into the top slot next week with around 175,000 copies ...

  26. Luke Bryan Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200 Followed by John Mayer, TGT Debuts

    August 28, 2013 11:01 AM EDT As expected, Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party" spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as it sells 159,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 70%). Out of 29 chart-toppers, it's only the sixth album this yea ...

  27. Ross On Radio: No Nostalgia As Gaga Moves Forward

    August 28, 2013 6:00 AM EDT Why "Applause" Earns Applause Lady Gaga doesn't compete against Katy Perry. Lady Gaga competes against Lady Gaga. Gaga's debut album, The Fame , arrived at a time when confectionary pop was only starting to resurface as a reg ...

  28. Eddie 'Piolín' Sotelo Files Civil Extortion Lawsuit Against Six Former Univision Staffers

    August 26, 2013 6:20 PM EDT Radio personality Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo filed a lawsuit today against six former Univision employees and their Los Angeles attorneys, alleging civil extortion and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit claims the defendants “a ...

  29. Earl Sweatshirt, Jimmy Buffett and TGT Top 10 Bound on Billboard 200

    August 23, 2013 8:04 PM EDT After a week where only two albums debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200, next week should provide a healthy influx of new releases to the region. The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Aug. 28. John Ma ...

  30. Pandora Media Stock Slides 13 Percent

    August 23, 2013 6:30 PM EDT Shares of Pandora Media tanked 13 percent Friday, a day after the digital-music company reported its quarterly earnings but disappointing guidance. Pandora on Thursday reported earning 4 cents a share in the most recent quarter, twice what analy ...

  31. Pandora to End Mobile Listening Cap, Adds Other Cost-Saving Measures

    August 23, 2013 11:47 AM EDT Pandora announced Thursday it will no longer enforce mobile listening cap as of Sept. 1. At the same time, the company revealed two new cost-saving measures, a sleep timer and a limit of song skips within a 24-hour period. The cap was implement ...

  32. Rdio Launches Ad-Supported Web Service in Australia

    August 23, 2013 10:58 AM EDT Music subscription service Rdio is expanding its "freemium" business model by launching an ad-supported web service in Australia. The service previously offered a limited amount of free listening without advertisements. "We want t ...

  33. Chart Moves: Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Tops R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; Luke Bryan Scores Fifth No. 1 on Hot Country Songs

    August 23, 2013 9:00 AM EDT As previously reported , Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell) spends an 11th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Katy Perry's "Roar" blasts 85-2, and Lady Gaga's "Applause ...

  34. Norman Winter, Music Publicist for Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Dr. Dre and MCA/Universal Records, Dies

    August 22, 2013 9:16 PM EDT Norman Winter, who in his long Hollywood career as a music publicist represented Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan,  Janet Jackson, Garth Brooks, Paul Anka and many  others, died Thursday in Las Vegas due to complications from Lewy Body disease, accord ...

  35. Getting Out The Vote: Round Two of CMA Awards Online Balloting Underway

    August 22, 2013 1:04 PM EDT The 24-hour period beginning at 8 p.m. on Aug. 19 saw a wealth of country events in Nashville: No. 1 parties for Jake Owen, Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw, and a dinner/listening party for Keith Urban’s forthcoming album "Fuse." There’s a ...

  36. Gerardo Ortiz, Jenni Rivera, Arrolladora Banda El Limon Lead Billboard Mexican Music Award Finalists

    August 22, 2013 9:17 AM EDT Young norteño star Gerardo Ortiz, the late Jenni Rivera and ever-popular Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho lead the list of finalists for the third annual Billboard Mexican Music Awards, set to air live on the Telemundo Network Oct. 9 a ...

  37. Luke Bryan Nets No. 1 Album; Katy Perry's 'Roar' Tops Digital Songs

    August 21, 2013 10:58 AM EDT As reported yesterday, country star Luke Bryan nabs his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "Crash My Party." The album bows atop the list with nearly 528,000 sold in the week ending Sunday, Aug. 18, according to Nielsen Sound ...

  38. Ross On Radio: Of Plain Folks, Electronic Folk Music, And More

    August 21, 2013 1:01 AM EDT Insights From Today's Pop Charts A number of observations based on the current hits: A Revolution, I Suppose: There's a tendency to clump Imagine Dragons in with the other quirky pop that crosses over from modern rock, especially after ...

  39. Luke Bryan's 'Crash My Party' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200

    August 20, 2013 9:14 PM EDT It's Official: Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party" has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the third-largest sales week of the year. The country star's new album sold slightly fewer than 528,000 copies in t ...

  40. Business Matters: Behind Apple iTunes Radio’s Launch Strategy

    August 20, 2013 6:37 PM EDT Don't expect a soft launch for iTunes Radio. Apple has lined up blue chip advertisers for its upcoming launch next month of iTunes Radio, according to an Ad Age report . McDonald’s, Nissan, Pepsi and Procter & Gamble were named as ad ...

  41. Apple's iTunes Radio to Launch Next Month with Full Slate of Blue-Chip Sponsors

    August 20, 2013 2:41 PM EDT Apple’s iTunes Radio is gearing up for a September launch, with an ad model that has already attracted interest from blue-chip clients. According to a detailed report from Advertising Age , iTunes Radio will debut next month with sponsorship f ...

  42. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, MLB Deals Boost Sirius XM Outlook

    August 20, 2013 2:07 PM EDT Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett in a bullish report has lauded satellite radio giant Sirius XM Radio for a couple of recent "serious content upgrades." He cited a just-announced Major League Baseball deal extension and a ...

  43. Katy Perry Aiming to Sell 450k Downloads of 'Roar,' Lady Gaga's 'Applause' Set for 225k Debut

    August 18, 2013 3:03 PM EDT Katy Perry's "Roar" just keeps getting bigger. Industry sources now suggest that her new single "Roar" could debut with between 525,000 and 550,000 downloads sold by the end of the tracking week on Aug. 18. Three days ag ...

  44. Australia's High Court Decides Commercial Radio Should Pay for Internet Simulcasts

    August 15, 2013 11:56 PM EDT Australia's commerical radio stations who streamed music via online simulcasts should pay a separate license fee, the country’s High Court has decided. In doing so, the court has drawn a line under a legal battle which has rumbled on for mo ...

  45. Business Matters: Why Pandora's 2-Year High is Good for Music Business

    August 15, 2013 6:15 PM EDT Pandora shares reached their highest mark in over two years when they peaked at $21.00 on Tuesday. The company’s shares have not been that high since they hit $21.20 on July 1, 2011. The all-time high was $26 on the first day of trading, June 15 ...

  46. Biz Poll: Why Have Album Sales Hit Historic Lows?

    August 15, 2013 4:10 PM EDT As Billboard’s Ed Christman reported on Aug. 2, U.S. album sales hit new historic lows, marking the longest consecutive stretch in the Nielsen SoundScan era that the music industry has gone without scanning more than five million units.   For th ...

  47. Ross On Radio: Why Lana Del Rey Was Born To Live

    August 14, 2013 1:00 AM EDT "Gangsta Nancy Sinatra" Beats The Rap For many years, the ultimate music business pejorative was to declare any artist “a hype.” The combination of a major-label push, modest results and critical disdain was worse for many artists than ...

  48. Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Gets His Own Channel with SiriusXM

    August 13, 2013 9:33 AM EDT Less than a month after having his long-running, nationally syndicated show cancelled by Univision, radio personality Eddio “Piolín” Sotelo will launch his own channel on SiriusXM, which will include his own daily show, “El Show de Piolín.”    “ ...

  49. Lady Gaga vs. Katy Perry: Superstar Digital Song Sales Showdown

    August 12, 2013 7:14 PM EDT This week could be a historic one for digital song sales. New singles from Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are heading for big debuts on Billboard's Digital Songs chart next week -- and both should rack up major sales. Perry's new single &q ...

  50. Chart Moves: Robin Thicke's Rare Double No. 1 Achievement, Maroon 5's New Top 10 Hit on Hot 100

    August 09, 2013 9:15 AM EDT As previously reported , Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a whopping ninth week. The song also earns the largest airplay audience ever on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, racking up 219.8 million in a ...

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