1. Rolling Stones Announce '50 and Counting' North American Tour Dates

    April 03, 2013 9:00 AM EDT 38 591 56 7 0 This morning the Rolling Stones finally released dates for their "50 and Counting" North American tour. The U.S. dates, as reported by Billboard.biz , will begin early next month on the West Coast, with announced markets including ...

  2. Michael Jackson Civil Case Jury Selection Begins

    April 02, 2013 10:26 PM EDT Jury selection began Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's mother against the promoter of the late pop star's planned comeback concerts. Dozens of prospective jurors answered written questionnaires that gauged their ability t ...

  3. Ticketfly Execs Talk Canadian Growth, Future Expansion

    April 02, 2013 1:27 PM EDT Ticketfly Canada has now landed two-dozen promoters and venues since January when the San Francisco-based ticket company launched in Canada and says others will follow suit when their existing contracts expire. “We are tracking to sell $8 millio ...

  4. Chicago’s Wavefront Fest Reveals Lineup, Citibank Partnership (Exclusive)

    April 02, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Jus†ice and Diplo lead a diverse slate Wavefront Music Festival , a three-day electronic music event on Chicago’s Montrose Beach July 5-7, will feature diverse headliners like Jus†ice, Diplo, and Nicolas Jaar, Billboard has learned. The music-fo ...

  5. Backbeat: Curtis Young, Dr. Dre's Son, Hits 'Cali Spring' Tour

    April 01, 2013 2:06 PM EDT Being a new artist is challenging for anyone -- but when you come from a celebrity family, the stakes are just that much higher. Curtis Young would still rather embrace his bloodline -- his father is Dr. Dre -- than hide from it. Young is workin ...

  6. Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup: Mumford & Sons, The Killers, The Cure Headlining

    April 01, 2013 1:55 PM EDT Following weeks of rumors , the 2013 Lollapalooza lineup was officially revealed on Monday (Apr. 1), with a lot of expected names at the top of the bill. The Cure, Mumford & Sons, the Killers, Nine Inch Nails and Phoenix will all perform at ...

  7. Ultra Music Fest May Be Two Weekends in 2014, Organizers Say

    March 30, 2013 11:53 AM EDT 1 354 60 5 0 Despite only announcing one weekend at the close of a YouTube broadcast on Sunday night, the Ultra Music Festival may indeed be a doubleheader again in 2014, organizers told Billboard.biz. "The 16th Annual Ultra Music Festival will take ...

  8. Morning Fix: Joie Manda Leaves Def Jam for Interscope, Rick Ross Under Fire for 'Date Rape' Lyrics, iHeartRadio Returns to Vegas, More

    March 29, 2013 9:43 AM EDT Subscribe to Billboard.biz's free Morning Fix email and other newsletters HERE Joie Manda Resigns as Def Jam President, Moving to Interscope In a surprise announcement, Joie Manda has resigned as President of Def Jam Records to relocate bac ...

  9. Downtown Music Taking 2013 Music Fest National With Earl Sweatshirt, Black Hippy, Purity Ring

    March 28, 2013 1:34 PM EDT Downtown Events, the live arm of the Downtown Music family of companies -- which include Downtown Records, RCRDLBL.com, Downtown Music Services and Downtown Music Publishing (which recently acquired the catalogs of Yoko Ono and John Lennon) -- t ...

  10. International Music Summit Announces Inaugural U.S Event With Russell Simmons, Troy Carter, Skrillex, More

    March 28, 2013 12:00 PM EDT After six years spent in Ibiza -- hosting wide-ranging conversations with the likes of David Lynch, Giorgio Morode and others --  the International Music Summit is set to debut to America. IMS Engage, to be held April 17 at the W Hotel in Los An ...

  11. Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Music Festival Announces Return to Vegas

    March 28, 2013 11:22 AM EDT Clear Channel is bringing its successful iHeartRadio Music Festival back to the MGM Grand in Vegas for its third year, it was announced today. The festival will again include a "star search," dubbed the Macy's iHeart Radio Rising ...

  12. Daft Punk Won't Make Coachella Return, Rep Says

    March 27, 2013 10:24 PM EDT Despite a stray listing on Daft Punk's Vevo page, the duo won't be appearing at the Coachella Music Festival this year, according to Rolling Stone . A rep for the electronic act told the mag that "Daft Punk is not performing at Co ...

  13. Rolling Stones to Headline Glastonbury 2013

    March 27, 2013 6:30 PM EDT The Rolling Stones will be taking the stage again this summer at one of Britain's leading music festivals. The Stones' appearance at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival - set to take place from June 28 to June 30 - was revealed Wednesday in ...

  14. Artists Carla Morrison, Olga Tañon, America Sierra and Kany Garcia Set for 'Latin’s Leading Ladies' Panel at 2013 Billboard Latin Music Conference

    March 26, 2013 5:35 PM EDT 1 31 47 0 0 2012 Latin Grammy revelation Carla Morrison, tropical superstar Olga Tañon, Regional Mexican composer and 3Ball MTY vocalist America Sierra, and Puerto Rican pop singer/songwriter Kany Garcia will represent the current strength of Latin music’ ...

  15. MTV VMAs Headed to Brooklyn's Barclays Center

    March 25, 2013 1:30 PM EDT The MTV Video Music Awards are Brooklyn bound. For the 30th anniversary of the cable network's music awards show, the VMAs will be held at Barclays Center on Aug. 25. It will be the first major awards show televised from Brooklyn. MTV used ...

  16. Ultra Music Festival’s Heineken House Brings EDM Experience to Each Pour

    March 24, 2013 12:02 PM EDT Ultra Music Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary by expanding to two weekends, and liquor sponsor Heineken is responding in kind. This year, the brand is debuting the Heineken House, a first-of-its-kind activation that extends Ultra’s au ...

  17. Elton John Tops Hot Tours as 40th Anniversary Outing Hits Brazil

    March 22, 2013 4:43 PM EDT Elton John lands at No. 1 on the weekly Hot Tours tally with box office totals reported from four dates in Brazil on his concert tour that launched last November in Australia.  The tour, dubbed 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man Tour, celebrates ...

  18. 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 ...

  19. John Mayer Announces First Tour in Three Years

    March 21, 2013 8:12 PM EDT John Mayer is mounting his first major concert tour in three years following an extended vocal hiatus brought on by throat issues, Billboard has learned. The artist's tour in support of 2012's "Born and Raised," which topped ...

  20. Ultra Music Festival and Miami Music Week: All of Our Coverage

    March 21, 2013 7:17 PM EDT 1 3 10 0 0 Five Questions at Ultra: Carl Craig on Trap Music, Planet E Records Ultra Music Social Scoop: On the Ground in Miami #ULTRAGRAMS: Miami via Instagram Backbeat: Swedish House Mafia's Steve Angello Kicks Off Brand Partnerships, Solo Career D ...

  21. Five Questions with Drew 'Rukes' Ressler, EDM's Favorite Photographer, During Miami Music Week (Q&A)

    March 21, 2013 6:21 PM EDT Drew "Rukes" Ressler has become one of the most well-known, prominent nightlife photographers to grace the dance music scene in the last decade. He's taken photos for nearly every major DJ around the world, as well as for many of ...

  22. Arthur Fogel on 'Who The F**k Is Arthur Fogel' Screening at Canadian Music Week (Q&A)

    March 21, 2013 3:44 PM EDT In the documentary "Who The F**k Is Arthur Fogel," directed by Fogel's lifelong friend Ron Chapman, U2 frontman Bono calls him “clearly the most important person in the live music in the world.” Other praise follows by music busin ...

  23. 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 ...

  24. SFX Purchases 75% Stake in ID&T, Announce U.S. Edition of Tomorrowland at Ultra

    March 21, 2013 1:00 AM EDT SFX and ID&T have taken the next step in their partnership, with SFX acquiring 75% of the Dutch promoter and the companies announcing the first U.S. edition of Tomorrowland, ID&T's flagship event held annually in Belgium (July 26-28 ...

  25. Mumford & Sons, Phoenix Among Lollapalooza Headliners

    March 19, 2013 8:45 PM EDT Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and the Killers will top this summer's Lollapalooza festival, according to the Chicago Tribune . The official lineup has yet to be announced, but the Tribune reports that the National and the Pos ...

  26. Rolling Stones 2013 U.S. Tour: AEG In, Paul Dainty/Virgin Out, Sources Say

    March 19, 2013 7:00 PM EDT 6 59 46 1 0 A deal for Australian promoter Paul Dainty and Virgin Music to promote a North American Rolling Stones tour of a confirmed 18 shows has fallen through, and AEG Live has stepped in to promote the shows, sources tell Billboard. The Stones will s ...

  27. Carlos Vives, Don Omar, Gerardo Ortiz to Perform at Billboard Latin Music Awards

    March 19, 2013 6:17 PM EDT Some of the biggest names in Latin music including Don Omar, Gerardo Ortiz, Michel Telo, Lucero and Carlos Vives arescheduled to perform at the 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards during an April 25 broadcast on Telemundo.   Presented by State Far ...

  28. 'Rihanna 777': Fox to Premiere Documentary About Notorious Tour

    March 18, 2013 9:30 PM EDT Fox, the network best known for singing competition "American Idol" has scooped up the exclusive worldwide premiere rights to Rihanna's forthcoming concert documentary, "Rihanna 777," to bow Monday, May 6. The film is sa ...

  29. The Conan Bump: Quantifying Late Night Talk Show Sales & Social Numbers

    March 18, 2013 3:41 PM EDT This article originally appeared in the March 23rd issue of Billboard Magazine -- subscribe right here ! On the heels of his ratings-topping appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Justin Timberlake chose to extend his run on the late-night T ...

  30. Justin Timberlake Wows at SXSW Myspace Show

    March 17, 2013 1:17 PM EDT 3 48 42 0 0 After wowing the nation through an early stream of his upcoming album,  The 20/20 Experience , and several televised performances, it's safe to say that Justin Timberlake doesn't have anything to prove. But at last night's SXSW ...

  31. #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 ...

  32. Backbeat: Green Day Rocks SXSW, Producer Tim Lynch Talks 'Quatro!'

    March 16, 2013 4:10 PM EDT Unsurprisingly, Green Day played a barrage of hits and deep-cuts (as well as selections from their “Uno!” “Dos!” “Tre!” trilogy ) at their show at the Moody Theater/ACL Live as part of South By Southwest last night. What is surprising – especial ...

  33. SXSW Backbeat: SPIN and Solange at Stubb's, Earl Sweatshirt at Green Label Sound's Barbecue

    March 16, 2013 1:34 PM EDT 1 2 23 0 0 After the headlining act at MySpace's Saturday showcase was revealed to be Justin Timberlake , the next surprise guest to be unveiled would join the Afghan Whigs at FADER Fort on Friday night. Like most secrets this one wasn't kept lo ...

  34. Couch By Couchwest: An Alternative To SXSW 'Where the Beer Is Cheap and the Only Hipster is You' (Q&A)

    March 16, 2013 1:33 PM EDT 1 0 Too broke, ambivalent, couch-potato-like to make it down to this year’s SXSW? Don’t worry, in this age of niche affinity groups there’s a community of like-minded individuals willing to accept and entertain you without judgment, $500 hotel rooms ...

  35. SXSW Backbeat: Usher and The Afghan Whigs Surprise The Fader Fort While Lil Wayne Health Scare Shocks Backstage

    March 16, 2013 1:12 PM EDT 1 27 43 0 0 Andy Cohn , president and publisher of the Fader, gave himself the best birthday present imaginable Friday night. One of his all-time favorite bands, The Afghan Whigs , headlined a closing-night set with surprise guest Usher that practically r ...

  36. 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 ...

  37. New Doc, Premiering at SXSW, Gets Behind the Scenes of Green Day's Musical 'American Idiot' (Q&A)

    March 15, 2013 1:59 PM EDT 1 9 0 0 "Broadway Idiot," Doug Hamilton's behind-the-scenes film about the creation of the "American Idiot" musical, has its world premiere today, a double-feature with "Cuatro!," which chronicles Green Day's reco ...

  38. Backbeat: Pitchfork, Green Label Sound and Jagjaguwar Bring the Indie Rock to SXSW

    March 15, 2013 12:29 PM EDT On Wednesday, Pitchfork held their unofficial day party and official showcase at 1100 Warehouse, with a line of people waiting to get in longer than FADER Fort's notoriously never-ending one across the street. It was a surprise, then, that ...

  39. Bon Jovi Takes Customary Spot Atop Hot Tours, Ricardo Arjona at No. 2

    March 15, 2013 11:56 AM EDT   Just as they're in a heated battle for the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top 200 with David Bowie, Bon Jovi takes the No. 1 ranking on the weekly Hot Tours chart with ticket sales totals reported from the first 14 cities on the Because W ...

  40. A Day in the Busy Life: Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment Go to Austin

    March 15, 2013 11:29 AM EDT Not just anyone would get a call from Alicia Keys to perform alongside her; so when Kendrick Lamar did, he went with it. The night before hopping on a red-eye to this year's SXSW festival, Kendrick Lamar performed two songs ("Swimming ...

  41. Multiple Injuries Reported On Eve of Ultra Music Festival in Miami

    March 15, 2013 12:54 AM EDT Two workers were badly hurt ahead of this weekend’s Ultra Music Festival when a section of an LED screen apparently fell at the Miami site. According to the Associated Press, one worker was in critical condition, another serious. An Ultra Music ...

  42. 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 ...

  43. Yahoo Announces Music Tour Featuring Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Others

    March 14, 2013 8:42 PM EDT 6 280 727 2 0 UPDATED: The summer's 21-date traveling festival will include appearances by special guests Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean and Trey Songz. Yahoo! made a big announcement at South by Southwest's Interactive portion in Austin, saying ...

  44. Tim Leiweke: Where Will He Go After AEG? Smart Money’s on Sports …

    March 14, 2013 8:03 PM EDT In his role as president/CEO of AEG, Leiweke greenlighted some of the most successful live music projects of the past decade, including the acquisition of Concerts West and Coachella producer Goldenvoice; the partnership with the New Orleans Jaz ...

  45. AEG: With Tim Leiweke Out, What’s Next?

    March 14, 2013 6:06 PM EDT 5 6 20 0 0 With Anschutz Entertainment Group off the block and the subsequent resignation of president/CEO Tim Leiweke , the question now moves from “what’s it worth?” to “what’s next?”   Bidders did not reach owner Phillip Anschutz’s magic number of arou ...

  46. Greg Maffei Named Live Nation Chairman

    March 14, 2013 5:45 PM EDT In a move that reflects the growing influence of Liberty Media in Live Nation Entertainment, the LNE Board of Directors of Live Nation Entertainment today appointed Greg Maffei as the non-executive Chairman of the Board. Maffei is President and ...

  47. AEG Will Not Be Sold After All, Tim Leiweke Leaving Company

    March 14, 2013 12:41 PM EDT Anschutz Entertainment Group owner Phillip Anschutz has taken the company off of the market and president/CEO Tim Leiweke will leave the company, according to a statement released today. Leiweke will be replaced in his roles by CFO Dan Beckerman ...

  48. Five Questions with Live Nation Labs' Eric Garland at SXSW

    March 13, 2013 8:40 PM EDT Eric Garland doesn't attend many industry conferences now that he's GM of Live Nation Labs, but he came to SXSW 2013 to see family and friends, talked on a panel about artist revenue streams and ended with a good story about two indust ...

  49. Black Keys Manager Denies Pressuring Adversary

    March 13, 2013 7:30 PM EDT A Nashville lawyer who opposes legislation that would crack down on ticket scalping in Tennessee alleges that a manager of The Black Keys tried to persuade him to change his position in exchange for tickets to a performance by the band. Attorney ...

  50. Deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin Talk 'Digi-Gritty' of Electronic Music in Austin

    March 13, 2013 10:22 AM EDT Surely there were major gearheads and big electronica fans who found the discussion between superproducers Richard Hawtin and Joel Zimmerman -- aka Deadmau5 -- at SXSW today fascinating, but for most first-day music-conference attendees and thos ...

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