1. Pepsi's Rishi Daing Talks New Beyonce Ad, What's Next

    April 04, 2013 11:13 AM EDT 11 10 0 0 Pepsi premiered its latest commercial with Beyonce on Thursday, “Mirrors,” as part of its renewed creative partnership with the singer, valued at $50 million in media spend for the global ad campaign and a special fund designed for content co- ...

  2. 'Pitch Perfect' Stars to Reunite Their Fictional A Capella Groups for MTV's Movie Awards

    April 04, 2013 8:01 AM EDT The stars of the film "Pitch Perfect" will open the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in their first-ever live performance on April 14. "Pitch Perfect" stars Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Esther Dean, Adam Devine, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee ...

  3. Rdio Launches Vdio, New TV and Film Marketplace (Updated)

    April 03, 2013 2:07 PM EDT On-demand music subscription service Rdio announced the launch on Wednesday of Vdio, a video service that streams movies and TV shows. Vdio (pronounced vee-dee-oh) becomes the first video service offered by a standalone company that also offers ...

  4. Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Miguel to Perform at Billboard Music Awards

    April 03, 2013 1:30 PM EDT 2 7 40 2 0 Chart-topping artists join Prince as live acts for May 19 broadcast on ABC; tickets go on sale April 4 Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars, who have all topped the Billboard 200 in the past year, as well as critically acclaimed R&B s ...

  5. Billboard, Chevrolet to Present First-Ever Milestone Award at 2013 Billboard Music Awards

    April 01, 2013 2:19 PM EDT Billboard and Chevrolet are teaming up to celebrate the ingenuity of this year's hitmakers with the new Milestone Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 19. Fans can vote for their favorite Milestone artist online and enter ...

  6. Phil Ramone on Film and Stage: From Bond and Madonna to 'Flashdance' and 'August Rush'

    March 30, 2013 8:27 PM EDT 1 9 37 0 0 Phil Ramone was the rare record producer and engineer who was active and thriving in the live-performance realm  as well as film, TV and theater. He produced numerous MusiCares person of the year galas during Grammy Week, tributes to performers ...

  7. 'American Idol' Creator Settles with Fox Over 'X Factor' Money

    March 29, 2013 8:40 PM EDT There's a new détente that's been declared in the War of the Simons. In July 2011, "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller sued Fox Broadcasting over the Simon Cowell singing competition show "The X Factor." Fuller all ...

  8. 'The Voice' Towers Over 'Idol' In Its First Week Back On Air

    March 29, 2013 2:01 PM EDT “American Idol” hit a new low in the ratings March 28, pulling in 3.45 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic and only 11 million total viewers. For the first time, NBC's “The Voice” is being watched by more people than “Idol.” While “Ame ...

  9. Business Matters: Streaming, Subscriptions Rising, But Total Recorded-Music Revenues Down 1% in 2012: RIAA Report

    March 26, 2013 6:05 PM EDT 12 0 0 Subscription and streaming services experienced tremendous growth and accounted for 15% of record business revenue in 2012, according to RIAA statistics released Tuesday. That expansion helped digital revenue surge to 59% of total recorded musi ...

  10. Backbeat: Country Music Association, BMI, More Make a Splash Across the Pond With Europe Events

    March 26, 2013 3:23 PM EDT Over the past few weeks, across three events, country music has made its presence felt across the pond. On February 25th, the Songwriters Series, an event presented by BMI, Gibson Guitars and the Country Music Association, took place over four d ...

  11. Business Matters: Why Would Spotify Get Into The Video Business?

    March 25, 2013 6:13 PM EDT Spotify wants to create a video streaming service and is seeking a partner to help fund and create original programming, according to a report Monday. A lot of things are printed about Spotify. Some of them are pretty odd, frankly. This one isn& ...

  12. Spotify Debuts First TV Commercial During NBC’s ‘The Voice’ As Part of $10M Ad Campaign

    March 25, 2013 5:16 PM EDT Nearly two years after launching in the U.S. primarily via word-of-mouth, Spotify will air its first in a series of U.S. TV ad commercials on NBC’s “The Voice” Monday night as part of a larger branding campaign valued at over $10 million in medi ...

  13. 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 ...

  14. Viacom and Warner Partner to Develop New Latin Talent, Isabella Castillo First Signing

    March 21, 2013 5:55 PM EDT Warner Music Latina and Viacom International Media Networks of the Americas (VIMN) have signed an exclusive distribution and expanded-rights partnership to develop the network’s roster of new music acts for the Latin market. Register today for t ...

  15. Eagle Rock Entertainment Drops List and Wholesale Prices In Bid to Drive Sales Volume

    March 21, 2013 5:30 PM EDT Eagle Rock Entertainment, a leading music video label, is lowering prices in an attempt to get more shelf space and boost sales. On April 1, the company will lower its list price from $14.98 to $9.98 and bring wholesale down from $9.51 to $7.25. ...

  16. 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 ...

  17. Fallon, Leno and Late Night: What The Shakeup Could Mean to the Music Biz

    March 21, 2013 6:51 AM EDT 5 22 70 0 0 If NBC follows through on its plan to base the “Tonight Show” in New York come 2014, the biggest smiles may well be on the faces of Scott Igoe and the music booking team at ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” With Burbank out of the picture, “Kimmel” w ...

  18. Carly Rae Jepsen Teams With Coke, 'American Idol' on Crowd-Sourced Song To Be Performed on Season Finale

    March 20, 2013 1:45 PM EDT Carly Rae Jepsen is prepping a new catch phrase-laden single for the summer, but is teaming up with Coca-Cola and “American Idol” to help her finish writing it. Jepsen is the latest artist to become the face of Coke’s Perfect Harmony program, wh ...

  19. Prince Royce Signs-On as Second 'La Voz Kids' Judge

    March 20, 2013 8:35 AM EDT Bachata star Prince Royce is the second Latin music star to sign on as a coach of “La Voz Kids,” the singing competition for kids 7-14 that will air this Spring on the Telemundo Network. Royce will share coaching duties with Mexican star Paulina ...

  20. Business Matters: What the Music Business Can Learn From March Madness

    March 19, 2013 9:10 PM EDT The annual Division I men’s college basketball tournament started Tuesday at 5:40 p.m. eastern time. The music business could take a few pointers. Known as March Madness, the Division I tournament understands how to reach people online, how to d ...

  21. 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 ...

  22. '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 ...

  23. 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 ...

  24. New Season of 'The Voice' With Usher, Shakira Announces Schedule

    March 18, 2013 2:59 PM EDT “The Voice" has set its schedule for the coming season, which starts March 25, goes into "knockout" rounds on April 30 and wraps up with a winner being crowned on June 18. 
 Two-hour editions of "The Voice" will air on A ...

  25. Could Pop Radio’s Next Hit Be A Cover Of A... 1930s Appalachian Folk Song?!

    March 18, 2013 2:04 PM EDT Although it’s spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold almost half a million (498,000) downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, Anna Kendrick’s quirky single "Cups" (UME/Republic) is just now adding a new element to its succe ...

  26. 'A Band Called Death,' 'The Punk Syndrome' Win SXSW Film Audience Awards

    March 16, 2013 5:50 PM EDT 3 385 51 1 0 "A Band Called Death,"  Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett's film about the punk progenitors Death, received the audience award in the 24 Beats per Second category at the SXSW Film Festival on Saturday. All Our SXSW Cover ...

  27. 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 ...

  28. Born in Chicago Panel at SXSW

    March 16, 2013 3:36 PM EDT 33 21 0 0 Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf stories told from their white students' perspective "Born in Chicago" screened at the SXSW Film Festival and a panel brought together the principal subjects in the film that explored how young white ...

  29. 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 ...

  30. Italian Composer Ennio Morricone: I'll Never Work With Tarantino Again

    March 15, 2013 7:43 PM EDT ROME – Ennio Morricone, the prolific Italian composer and conductor who has written many of the most recognizable film scores in history, says he will never again work with director Quentin Tarantino because he "places music in his films wi ...

  31. 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 ...

  32. 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 ...

  33. Backbeat: C.C. Adcock & Dege Legg Hit Austin For ‘James Booker’ World Premiere at SXSW

    March 15, 2013 11:24 AM EDT Musician and producer C.C. Adcock, right above, and musician-writer Dege Legg came to Austin from Lafayette, La., to check out the world premiere of the documentary "Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker" Thursday afternoo ...

  34. New Doc Premiering at SXSW Explores the Tumultuous Life of Legendary New Orleans Pianist James Booker

    March 14, 2013 11:03 AM EDT Harry Connick Jr. deciphers the work of his piano mentor James Booker in Lily Keber's film "Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker," that receives its world premiere today at SXSW. He explains in the film that Booker&# ...

  35. Backbeat: MTV, VH1 and CMT Come Together for Joint SXSW Showcase

    March 13, 2013 11:46 AM EDT ZZ Ward chats with her manager Evan Bogart on Tuesday at the Empire Control Room prior to taking the stage at her first show of the week. Hollywood Records artist ZZ Ward rolled into Austin to do the first of a eight gigs at the MTV/VH1/CMT show ...

  36. 'Good Vibrations' Revisits the Irish Punk Explosion Via Its Belfast 'Godfather'

    March 12, 2013 9:29 PM EDT 1 1 20 0 0 "Good Vibrations" is the story of the Belfast record shop that begat the label of the same name, releasing crucial 45s and LPs from the Undertones and other Irish punk bands in the 1970s. Based on the memories of founder Terri Hooley, ...

  37. Arhoolie Records' 50 Years of Roots Music Celebrated in Film at SXSW

    March 12, 2013 5:58 PM EDT Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz built his label by recording blues, conjunto, Cajun music, zydeco and New Orleans brass bands in places where other producers would not go -- so it only made sense to celebrate the film about Strachwitz ...

  38. Billboard.biz Google Hangout From SXSW, With Ted Cohen, Benji Rogers, Glenn Peoples: Thursday 3 p.m. ET!

    March 12, 2013 5:51 PM EDT 3 12 0 0 Want to know what’s buzzing biz-wise at SXSW this year? What are the hot startups, companies, people and technologies? Find out at our Google Hangout, right here, on Thursday (March 14) at 3 p.m. ET when we have TAG Strategic’s Ted Cohen, Pledg ...

  39. 'Muscle Shoals' Documentary Picked Up By Magnolia Pictures During SXSW

    March 12, 2013 5:16 PM EDT "Muscle Shoals," Greg Camalier's documentary on the recording studios and musicians of Muscle Shoals, Ala., became the first music documentary to secure a distribution deal at this year's SXSW Film Festival, with Magnolia Pic ...

  40. 'Wild Ones:' Rockabilly Label Waves the White Flag to Digital at Doc Screening in Austin

    March 12, 2013 4:59 PM EDT "I hate iTunes," Wild Records owner Reb Kennedy said after a Tuesday screening of the film about his label and artists, "Los Wild Ones." "And I hate to compromise. But we lost to iTunes," Kenndy continued. Wild Reco ...

  41. Vevo Launches Vevo TV, Multi-Platform Ad Model At SXSW

    March 12, 2013 3:12 PM EDT   “It will help differentiate us from YouTube, create more engagement with our users and help us expand over the top.” That’s how Rio Caraeff, CEO of Vevo, summarized Vevo TV, a new multi-platform programming initiative announced at South By Sou ...

  42. Vevo Launches Lean-Back TV Experience

    March 12, 2013 12:48 PM EDT The company that brought back music videos to a new generation of on-demand viewers on Tuesday is launching Vevo TV, a traditionally programmed, linear broadcast that harkens back to the era of appointment television. Like broadcast TV, Vevo’s n ...

  43. Harry Connick Jr., Lyle Lovett and Willie Nelson Bring Christmas to Austin

    March 11, 2013 5:17 PM EDT The biggest collection of Texas musicians onscreen is in, of all things, a Christmas movie. Set in Austin and starring Harry Connick Jr., the cast of "When Angels Sing" includes Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Sarah Hic ...

  44. Backbeat: Guy Oseary, Ashton Kutcher, Scooter Braun And Many More At A-GRade’s Power-Packed SXSW Party

    March 11, 2013 3:50 PM EDT 4 15 41 2 0 There are moments when South By Southwest Interactive becomes a lot like Hollywood, where crowds of people huddle outside an exclusive party and everyone is on the phone, calling favors to anyone who can let them in. Spotify and Path’s 120 Clu ...

  45. Anti-Piracy Critics Lash Out at Congress, Entertainment Industry During SXSWi Panel

    March 11, 2013 10:15 AM EDT Academics, an attorney and an Internet entrepreneur gave the SXSW Interactive audience an earful on the problems caused by U.S. copyright law during the panel "Copyright & Disruptive Technologies" at the Austin Convention Center Su ...

  46. Beatlemania Revisited in 'Good Ol' Freda,' Documentary on the Beatles' Secretary, at SXSW

    March 09, 2013 9:43 PM EST 1 197 46 0 0 "Good Ol' Freda" director Ryan White and producer Kathy McCabe, right, flank Freda Kelly, the Beatles secretary from 1962 to 1973, prior to the world premiere of the film Saturday at SXSW. (Photo: Phil Gallo) After doing the im ...

  47. 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. ...

  48. Muse, Dave Matthews Band, Sting to Headline NCAA Big Dance Concert Series in Atlanta April 5-7

    March 07, 2013 7:00 AM EST Muse, Dave Matthews Band and Sting have been tapped to headline the 2013 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series, in conjunction with the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four, held in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park April 5-7. The event is produced by the NCAA an ...

  49. Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Doc Heads to SXSW with Stacked Concert in Tow

    March 04, 2013 4:00 PM EST Dave Grohl isn’t just delivering a keynote at South By Southwest on March 14. The rocker is bringing an all-star concert to Austin that same evening with an exclusive Thursday-concert, “Sound City Players at SXSW,” at Stubb’s. The concert will be ...

  50. 'Saturday Night Live' Rocked by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mysterious Daft Punk Ad

    March 03, 2013 11:41 AM EST Those watching last night’s (March 2) episode of “Saturday Night Live” got an unexpected treat in the form of a 15-second, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it ad by French dance duo Daft Punk. The brief trailer, featuring a sparkling Daft Punk logo and the p ...

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