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1. Simple Plan, Ralph James, Graham Henderson Among Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Award Honorees

   March 22, 2013 12:35 PM EDT The Canadian music industry was out full force last night (March 22), jammed into a room at Toronto’s Kool Haus to honor three Hall of Fame inductees, a humanitarian and an assortment of companies and individuals from labels, managers, agents, r ...

2. Carly Rae Jepsen, Tegan & Sara, The Weeknd Win at Canadian Radio Music Awards

   March 21, 2013 3:15 PM EDT Canadian artists The Weeknd, Tegan & Sara, Carly Rae Jepsen and international acts fun. and Rihanna were among the winners last night (March 20) at the first of four awards shows held during Canadian Music Week 2013 (March 19-24). Sponsored ...

3. Pandora CFO Predicts Better Scaled Royalty Payments, Points to Increased Mobile Monetization

   March 20, 2013 12:52 PM EDT Internet radio giant Pandora believes it can lower its royalty costs as a share of revenue by roughly 20 percentage points over the next one to three years, the company's new chief financial officer said Tuesday.   Pandora believes its cont ...

4. Ross On Radio: When iCustomize My Station's Presentation

   March 20, 2013 7:00 AM EDT Clear Channel lets customized radio listeners add news, why stop there? Have you ever wished that you could find an afternoon newscast without having to leave the music station that you’re listening to? Ever wanted to hear news during morning dr ...

5. Radio Vet Jack Hobbs Joins Spanish Broadcasting System, Leaves Univision Radio

   March 19, 2013 9:35 PM EDT Veteran radio executive Jack Hobbs has accepted a top executive position with Spanish Broadcasting System, according to officials. Register today for the Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards Presented by State Farm, April 23-25 in Miami ...

6. Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, to Congress: Copyright Needs to Be Updated for Digital Age

   March 19, 2013 12:45 PM EDT 2 3 27 1 0 Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, will urge Congress to think about passing “the next great copyright act” that will be “more forward thinking and flexible than before” when she testifies before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellect ...

7. #SXSW Instagr.am: Check Out the Photos You Sent Us!

   March 17, 2013 5:15 AM EDT 2 14 0 0 HEAD HERE TO SEE ALL OUR INSTAGRAM GALLERIES: Our new audience-generated Instagr.am gallery got a bumper crop of photos from #SXSW this year -- check out pics of Scooter Braun, Kendrick Lamar, Dave Grohl, Raekwon, Usher Pharrell, the Flaming Li ...

8. SXSW Q&A: Pandora CTO Tom Conrad on Mobile-Streaming Cap, Internet Radio Fairness Act, More

   March 15, 2013 4:56 PM EDT As Chief Technology Officer at Pandora, Tom Conrad has led product development for the dominant Internet radio company since its inception nearly 10 years ago. Since then, the company has grown to occupy 8% of all radio play and 134 million regi ...

9. Justin Timberlake's Promotional Run-Up to 'The 20/20 Experience': A Timeline

   March 15, 2013 4:53 PM EDT 18 78 115 0 0 They say hindsight is 20/20, but when it comes to Justin Timberlake's comeback, they're not taking any chances. Next week's release of Timberlake's beyond-highly-anticipated new album The 20/20 Experience is riding on one ...

10. Chart Moves: Boz Scaggs Returns, Colton Dixon Gains, How to Destroy Angels Debuts, Replacements Return

    March 15, 2013 10:29 AM EDT This past week on the Billboard 200 , Luke Bryan claimed his first No. 1 with Spring Break . . . Here to Party , while Jimi Hendrix notched his highest charting album in 44 years with the No. 2 debut of People, Hell and Angels . Outside the top ...

11. SXSW Panel: Pitchfork’s Schreiber, Hollywood Bowl’s Rees, and More on State of Music Curation

    March 14, 2013 10:07 PM EDT With more ways than ever to discover, consume and create music, those who excel at filtering the flood are enjoying increasing amounts of capital -- both cultural and financial. Fenway Recordings founder Mark Kates gathered a team of influential ...

12. Backbeat: Enabler PR, Don Giovanni, Sacred Bones and Suicide Squeeze Team for Holy Mountain Showcase in Austin

    March 14, 2013 1:14 PM EDT Last night, Enabler PR teamed up with indie labels Don Giovanni Records , Suicide Squeeze Records , and Sacred Bones for their official showcase at Holy Mountain. The night's eclectic lineup -- including singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson an ...

13. Luke Bryan Debuts At No. 1, Jimi Hendrix at No. 2 On Billboard 200

    March 13, 2013 11:00 AM EDT 2 396 29 0 0 Country star Luke Bryan logs his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his new compilation, Spring Break . . . Here to Party , debuts atop the list. It sold 150,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and marks his b ...

14. Ross On Radio: When TSL Strategy Is More Than Occasionally Wrong

    March 13, 2013 7:00 AM EDT Can We Finally Talk About Spotload?   No matter how bullish you are about radio’s future, two trends have become more glaring recently: Time spent listening is down sharply, something that can no longer be hidden behind an (almost) stable number ...

15. Pandora CTO Tom Conrad on the Company’s Past, Present and Future at SXSW

    March 12, 2013 10:44 PM EDT There was no shortage of news to discuss Tuesday when Pandora CTO Tom Conrad sat down for a one-on-one panel with TechCrunch’s MG Siegler on the last day of SXSW Interactive at the Austin Convention Center. The Internet radio giant recently lost ...

16. Chart Moves: Bruno Mars' Slow Climb to No. 1, Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side' Turns 40

    March 08, 2013 9:48 PM EST This past week on the Billboard 200 , Bruno Mars' "Unorthodox Jukebox" jumped to No. 1, thanks largely to sale pricing by Amazon MP3. The move gave Mars his first No. 1, and an unusual achievement: It was the slowest climb to No. ...

17. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church Cause Huge Gain in Younger Listeners For Country Radio

    March 08, 2013 8:00 AM EST Country radio is cool again for younger listeners. Attracted by an edgier, more energetic sound, listeners aged 18-34 are flocking to country stations in droves. Already radio’s dominant destination among 25-54 year-olds, country is now second o ...

18. Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy Stepping Down to 'Recharge'

    March 07, 2013 6:29 PM EST Joe Kennedy, who has been at the helm of Pandora Media for nearly a decade, on Thursday announced he will sign off as the Internet radio company’s chief executive soon as a replacement CEO is named. “I love this business, which I helped create,” ...

19. Chart Moves: Demi Lovato 'Attacks' With New Hit; AWOLNATION 'Sail's Into Top 40 At Last; Michael Buble Bows

    March 07, 2013 4:36 PM EST As previously reported, "Harlem Shake," the viral smash from Baauer, spends a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, although its massive streaming totals weaken almost by half. Who else shakes things up this week on the Hot 100 ...

20. Apple Is Pitching Labels Half of Pandora's Royalty Rate for Upcoming Internet Radio Service

    March 07, 2013 3:41 PM EST Apple has pitched record labels a per-stream royalty of 0.06 cents per stream, or half of what pure-play webcasters like Pandora currently pay for performing sound recordings, for its upcoming Internet radio service, according to a record label ...

21. CBS Radio Debuts ‘Amplify,’ New Plans for Label Partnerships

    March 07, 2013 2:56 PM EST Billboard has confirmed that CBS Radio is rolling out several new programs under the umbrella name “Amplify” designed to more closely align their entire platform of stations with the music industry. The three biggest elements of the new program ...

22. Pandora Opens Up Audience Data to Media Buyers

    March 05, 2013 11:03 AM EST In yet another sign of the changing media landscape, Pandora announced today that it will make what is perhaps their biggest resource other than music, their audience data, available to two media buying platforms, STRATA and Mediaocean's &quo ...

23. Graham Armstrong, Veteran Program Director and Journalist, Succumbs to Pneumonia

    March 04, 2013 5:12 PM EST Graham Armstrong, former program director at Chicago’s WGCI-FM and a veteran R&B journalist, died March 1 in Los Angeles of complications after a long bout with pneumonia. He was 60 years old. The Chicago native, born Dec. 21, 1952, graduated ...

24. Country Radio Seminar: Do Dollars for Record Promotions Make Sense?

    March 01, 2013 4:24 PM EST 1 2 25 0 0 Above: From Left: Scott Mahalick of Portland, Oregon’s KUPL; Chris Stacey, Senior Vice President of Promotion at Warner Music Nashville; Nate Deaton of San Jose’s KRTY; Damon Moberly, Vice President of Promotion at Mercury Nashville; and John S ...

25. Country Radio Seminar: Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Pistol Annies and REO Speedwagon Rock the Boat

    March 01, 2013 2:05 PM EST Above, L-R: Ashley Monroe, Pistol Annies; Kelly Clarkson; Angaleena Presley, Pistol Annies; Miranda Lambert The General Jackson river boat was rockin’ last night as Brad Paisley welcomed surprise guests REO Speedwagon on Sony Music Nashville’s 27t ...

26. Country Radio Seminar: Lady Antebellum Plays Intimate Show for the Industry

    March 01, 2013 12:45 PM EST What better time to spotlight country music’s hottest acts than when you have more than 2,000 radio professionals in town? That was the case last night in Nashville, with a long line of options for those in town for the Country Radio Seminar. Some ...

27. Cumulus' Lew Dickey Explains Why NYC's New NASH-FM 'Is Good for Nashville' at CRS

    February 28, 2013 3:08 PM EST New York’s new Cumulus-owned station, Nash FM, is far more than a local radio signal now capitalizing on the popularity of hot, youth-leaning country music. Radio stations across the U.S. will have opportunities to affiliate with Nash as Cumulus b ...

28. Country Radio Seminar: Can Radio Capture Country Music's Unique, Emotional Connection with Listeners?

    February 28, 2013 1:41 PM EST Country music listeners connect deeply and emotionally with the songs they hear on country radio, but these listeners don’t always connect as deeply and emotionally with the radio stations that play them. This disconnect is one of the highlights o ...

29. Country Radio Seminar: Thomas Rhett, Warren Brothers Play BMI's WCRS Live Show

    February 28, 2013 10:46 AM EST Above, Thomas Rhett performs The Nashville Songwriters Association International has a motto: “It All Begins With A Song.” That bond between writer and song was celebrated Wednesday afternoon at the Country Radio Seminar with the annual WCRS Live! ...

30. Country Radio Seminar Closes Day One at Grand Ole Opry with Dustin Lynch, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town

    February 28, 2013 10:31 AM EST In the 87-year history of the Grand Ole Opry, the show has only gone on the road on a few occasions, with Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center being among the exceptions for the historic WSM-AM radio show, which broadcasts every Friday and Saturda ...

31. Backbeat: Lady A, George Strait, Eric Church, Mickey Guyton Blow The Roof Off UMG Nashville's Luncheon at Ryman

    February 28, 2013 8:45 AM EST Above: UMG Nashville promotion staffers and artists take a photo on the steps of the historic Ryman Auditorium after the show. Hosted by SVP promotion Royce Risser, the event featured performances by artists including Billy Currington, Brothers Os ...

32. Business Matters: Reaction to Pandora's Mobile Listening Cap

    February 27, 2013 9:36 PM EST 4 4 39 0 Pandora made it through one listening cap and it is likely going to make it through its second one. Founder Tim Westergren, who happened to be in Washington, D.C., a day earlier speaking out against the royalty system that resulted the listening ...

33. Can Radio Capture Country Music’s Emotional Connection with Listeners? Study at CRS Searches for Answers

    February 27, 2013 8:51 PM EST 1 1 20 0 Above: Edison Research' Larry Rosin and Prosperity Productions’ Lori Hamilton Country music listeners connect deeply and emotionally with the songs they hear on country radio. But these listeners don’t always connect as deeply and emotionall ...

34. Is Kacey Musgraves' 'Follow Your Arrow' Too Racey for Country Radio? Programmers Weigh In

    February 27, 2013 6:58 PM EST 1 54 69 0 Is country radio ready to accept a clever new song from up-and-comer Kacey Musgraves that advocates same-sex love and smoking a joint, "if you're into that?" The country music industry audience cheered for Musgraves, an ACM Female ...

35. Pandora Implements Caps on Mobile Listening

    February 27, 2013 5:01 PM EST Pandora announced an initiative Wednesday to address rising content costs relating to its listeners' mobile use. The Internet radio company will cap mobile listening hours at 40 hours per month for U.S. users.   A blog post by Pandora founder ...

36. Radio Disney Announces Performers, Segmented Broadcast for Kids

    February 27, 2013 1:12 PM EST Disney has released details for the Radio Disney Music Awards, taking place April 27 in Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre. Performers will include headliner Selena Gomez, Bridgit Mendler, Cody Simpson, Austin Mahone and Coco Jones. "The Radio D ...

37. Ross on Radio: It’s the Beginning Of ‘Nash’-ional Radio, And The Industry Feels Fine?

    February 27, 2013 10:52 AM EST 1 3 12 0 For nearly two decades, the prospect of nationally programmed radio has been one of the most charged issues in our business. And yet, it has arrived in many ways during the last year -- to little controversy. In the late ’90s and early ’00s, Clea ...

38. ASCAP President Paul Williams, Songwriters Josh Kear, Dan Wilson Make Royalty Case to Congress

    February 27, 2013 10:35 AM EST Above, L-R: Songwriter Josh Kear, co-chair of the Congressional Songwriters Caucus Rep. Martha Blackburn, songwriter Dan Wilson and ASCAP president Paul Williams Yesterday, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Washington D.C.'s Independenc ...

39. Baauer’s ‘Harlem Shake’: Warner Bros. Strikes Deal With Mad Decent for Distribution, Services

    February 26, 2013 8:48 PM EST Mad Decent, the label helmed by Diplo, has partnered with Warner Bros. Records for a worldwide distribution and services arrangement for Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” a Warner Bros. rep confirmed to Billboard.biz today. The single was serviced to radio ...

40. Warner Latin and Telemundo Launch Joint Venture

    February 25, 2013 10:29 AM EST 1 1 66 0 Above: Gabriel Coronel, the first artist signed under Warner Latina and Telemundo's new venture   Register today for the Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards Presented by State Farm April 23-25 in Miami, use Promo Code BIZ13 for a d ...

41. Chart Moves: One Direction, Two Hits; P!nk Ties Katy's Perry's Radio Record; Imagine Dragons Dethrone Muse At Alternative

    February 22, 2013 5:29 PM EST As previously reported, the Billboard Hot 100 undergoes a major shakeup this week as YouTube streaming data joins the chart's methodology. Fittingly, "Harlem Shake," the viral smash from Brooklyn producer Baauer, roars onto the rank ...

42. The Satellite Question: Why SiriusXM Should Pay Higher Performance Royalties to Artists

    February 22, 2013 3:06 PM EST On Feb. 14, the Copyright Royalty Board issued a “final determination” setting SiriusXM’s statutory sound recording performance royalty rate for 2013 at 9% of “gross revenue.” This rate is too low by several percentage points, depriving artists an ...

43. Business Matters: Pandora Shares Down 6% - Is There Weakness in Mobile Advertising Market?

    February 20, 2013 5:51 PM EST 1 0 19 0 Pandora shares were down 5.9% to $12.12 Wednesday after Millennial Media reported disappointing earnings and lowered its first-quarter guidance. Millennial Media is a mobile advertising firm that helps developers monetize their mobile application ...

44. Clive Davis Responds in War of Words With Kelly Clarkson

    February 19, 2013 9:18 PM EST 1 6 54 0 Sony Music chief creative officer Clive Davis has issued a statement responding to Kelly Clarkson's claims of revisionist history is his just-released book, "The Soundtrack of My Life." Among her allegations, the "American Ido ...

45. Business Matters: 'Rock Band' Downloads to End in April

    February 19, 2013 9:10 PM EST 20 0 Video game developer Harmonix has announced that it will stop releasing track downloads for the game "Rock Band" in the first week of April. The company has released more than 4,000 songs over 275 consecutive weeks -- in five years -- a ...

46. Taylor Swift, Fun. Aiming For Top 10 Return on Next Week’s Billboard 200 Chart

    February 15, 2013 9:56 PM EST 2 6 19 0 In the wake of the Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, few major artists opted to release new albums this past week. So on next week's Billboard 200 chart, expect to see a lot of familiar faces at the top of the list -- with many sporting big sales in ...

47. Op-Ed: We Wouldn't Mind Getting Less Money From Pandora and Spotify, Indie Musician Says

    February 13, 2013 10:27 AM EST 3 232 51 0 My name is Patrick Laird and I am an independent musician with Break of Reality, an American cello rock band. Recent articles in national newspapers and magazines have focused on how working musicians are being underpaid by Internet radio compa ...

48. Beats Electronics to Launch Its Curation-Focused Music Service this Summer

    February 12, 2013 9:52 PM EST 34 64 0 Beats Electronics, the maker of high-end headphones, will launch its own on-demand music streaming service this summer, Jimmy Iovine, the chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M and Beats’ co-founder, announced Tuesday at the AllThingsD Dive Into ...

49. Business Matters: Rdio Gaining on Pandora on West Coast, Study says

    February 12, 2013 9:32 PM EST 11 23 28 0 A new analysis by Fizziology, a company that uses social media like a focus group, shows Pandora losing momentum on the West Coast, while subscription service Rdio is gaining among West Coast trendsetters.    Any new innovation has to pass thro ...

50. Q&A: Glassnote Records' Daniel Glass on Mumford & Sons’ Big Grammy Win

    February 11, 2013 2:30 PM EST 13 12 0 Glassnote Records act Mumford & Sons won the album of the year award for "Babel," which registered the biggest sales week for an album in the first 10 months of 2012, selling 600,000 copies. It has sold 1.7 million total. Mumford&# ...

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