1. 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 ...

  2. Ed's Publishing Briefs: UMPG Re-ups Admin Deal with Warner Bros; Imagem Strikes Deal with Counting Crows, Jimmy Cliff; Coolio's Song Auction

    August 22, 2013 5:28 PM EDT UMPG SIGNS DEALS WITH WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, BURT BACHARACH Universal Music Publishing Group has renewed its worldwide music publishing administration agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment, which will cover the music from Warner Bros. P ...

  3. Green Day's 'Broadway Idiot' Documentary to Get Theatrical Release

    August 22, 2013 4:47 PM EDT "Broadway Idiot," which chronicles the theater adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot, is set to hit the big screen on October 18, it was announced Thursday. The documentary will begin a special theatrical engagement in New York ...

  4. Hitmaker Claude Kelly, Jenna Hally Rubenstein Developing Reality Show to Find Undiscovered Music Mogul

    August 22, 2013 2:57 PM EDT Singer-songwriter Claude Kelly is looking for the next music industry tastemaker. The hitmaker behind such songs as Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA," Bruno Mars' "Grenade" and Jessie J's "Price Tag" ha ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Insane Clown Posse Juggle TV Commitments, FBI Attention & Being the World's Most 'Hated' Band

    August 21, 2013 1:55 PM EDT They are the self-proclaimed "Most Hated Band in the World," and now they're bringing their own theater of the absurd to the Fuse Network with the aptly titled "Insane Clown Posse Theater." For 24 years, Joseph Bruce and ...

  8. Chelsea Royal Get Music on NBC's 'Siberia' (Exclusive); Johnny Depp, Steve Jones, Traci Lords Hit Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute; Way More

    August 20, 2013 4:13 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 Chelsea Royal Lands 3 Songs on NBC's 'Siberia' -- ...

  9. Katy Perry Teams With Pepsi, MTV To Debut New 'Prism' Song

    August 20, 2013 12:05 PM EDT Pepsi has played a hands-on role in introducing new music in recent years, from breaking Outasight’s “Tonight’s The Night” via an “X Factor” campaign to pairing Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo for pseudo-jingle “Let’s Go” to premiering Beyonce’s pre ...

  10. Jennifer Lopez Deal with 'American Idol' Imminent (Source)

    August 20, 2013 7:02 AM EDT A person familiar with negotiations to bring Jennifer Lopez back as an "American Idol" judge says her return will be announced this week. The person said Monday that a deal is close to being signed with Lopez, who was an "Idol&quo ...

  11. David Lynch Coffee Makes Whole Foods Debut

    August 16, 2013 9:47 PM EDT David Lynch the auteur and musician can now officially add "coffee roaster" to his résumé. The "Blue Velvet" director, who released his second album, "The Big Dream," in July, announced via Twitter that his signatur ...

  12. Diddy's Revolt TV Adds Amrit Singh, Sib Vicious as On-Air Talent

    August 16, 2013 4:13 PM EDT Revolt TV, a multi-platform music cable network led by Sean "Diddy" Combs, has begun to reveal its on-air talent for the channel's fall launch. Amrit Singh and Sibley Scoles (also known as Sib Vicious) will be among the network� ...

  13. U.K.'s ITV Pushing for Simon Cowell Return As Judge on 'X Factor'

    August 15, 2013 2:30 AM EDT U.K. broadcaster ITV is making another push to get Simon Cowell to return as a judge on the U.K. edition of "X Factor" as part of negotiations to extend the talent show's run here beyond its upcoming 10th season. A current three-y ...

  14. Luke Bryan Heading for Big Sales Week, Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

    August 14, 2013 8:42 PM EDT Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party" is set to crash in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week with a very big bow. Industry sources say the country star's latest album to sell least 450,000 copies by the end of the tracking ...

  15. Russell Simmons Announces Launch of All Def Digital YouTube Channel

    August 14, 2013 3:54 PM EDT Def Jam co-founder and music mogul Russell Simmons has announced the launch of a new YouTube channel, All Def Digital, a collaboration between Rush Digital Media, Simmons' media company, and Dreamworks Animation subsidiary Awesomeness TV ...

  16. New 'American Idol' Producers Vow to 'Freshen Things Up' (Q&A)

    August 14, 2013 10:04 AM EDT When MTV veterans Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager left New York in 2007 to start the production company Den of Thieves, they went full-on Hollywood -- producing such glitzy events as the VH1 Divas special and the CMT Music Awards as well as rea ...

  17. Macy Gray Signs with APA for Representation

    August 13, 2013 8:21 PM EDT Singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray has signed with APA for representation in all areas. She was previously represented by Creative Artists Agency. Gray has released six albums over her career, including her best selling 1999 debut, “On How ...

  18. Stephen Colbert Reveals Month-Long Headache Surrounding Daft Punk's Scheduled Appearance

    August 13, 2013 1:58 PM EDT In an interview on Paul Mercurio's podcast, Stephen Colbert talks candidly about the month leading up to Daft Punk's scheduled performance, revealing that he and his writers were forced to write around the artists' refusal to talk ...

  19. Dave Grohl's 'Sound City,' Cameron Crowe's 'Pearl Jam Twenty' to Air on VH1

    August 13, 2013 11:47 AM EDT VH1's Emmy-winning series "Rock Docs" returns with the stories of two Seattle institutions. "Sound City," directed by Dave Grohl, drummer for Nirvana, frontman for the Foo Fighters, and all-around good guy, is a solid d ...

  20. Gallo's Film/TV Briefs: Butch Walker Takes His Doc on Tour, Tyler Bates Scores AMC's New Drama, GWAR Alongside Horror Films, Much More

    August 13, 2013 9:30 AM EDT -- The film music label Varese Sarabande celebrated its 35th anniversary with a signing event at Dark Delicacies in Burbank. On hand were, from left, Christophe Beck (“The Hangover” trilogy), Heitor Pereia (“Despicable Me,” “Smurfs 2”), Laurent ...

  21. Sony/ATV's Extreme Music and Hans Zimmer Form Joint Venture: The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop (Exclusive)

    August 12, 2013 9:00 AM EDT Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s production music arm Extreme Music has partnered with composer Hans Zimmer and his business partner Steve Kofsky to create the joint-venture Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop.   The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Sho ...

  22. Singer Eydie Gorme Dead at 84

    August 10, 2013 10:49 PM EDT Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Gorme, who also had a huge solo hit in 1963 with "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," died Saturday ( ...

  23. Youku Tudou Narrows Second-Quarter Loss

    August 09, 2013 3:30 PM EDT Youku Tudou narrowed its loss in the second quarter, and the Chinese online video company believes the outlook is positive as consuming video on multiple screens becomes the standard in China. Quarterly revenue rose 30 percent from the year-ago ...

  24. Coldplay's First Soundtrack-Specific Song, 'Atlas,' to Debut on Republic's 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Soundtrack

    August 09, 2013 2:00 PM EDT Coldplay are ready to show off their first new music since 2011's chart-sweeping album "Mylo Xyloto." The British alt-rock band recorded a song for the "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" soundtrack, titled "Atlas," ...

  25. 'Elysium' Score Began With E-Mail, YouTube Link

    August 09, 2013 9:58 AM EDT The creation of the Elysium soundtrack was unconventional from the start. Director Neill Blomkamp found composer Ryan Amon on YouTube, e-mailing the then-Bolivia-based musician, who was working on scores for movie trailers, with a simple questio ...

  26. Music Supervisor Alexandra Patsavas to Deliver Keynote Q&A at Billboard/THR Film & TV Music Conference

    August 07, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, whose credits include "Scandal," “Grey's Anatomy," "Carrie Diaries,” and the upcoming film “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” will participate in a keynote Q&A during the Billb ...

  27. Cumulus Media, Dick Clark Productions Announce Content Partnership for American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards

    August 07, 2013 8:00 AM EDT Cumulus Media Networks, which boasts more than 5,500 affiliate radio stations, and production company Dick Clark Productions, have partnered to create original radio and digital content opportunities around the upcoming American Music Awards and ...

  28. 'X Factor' U.K. Judge Louis Walsh to Quit After Upcoming Season

    August 07, 2013 4:28 AM EDT Louis Walsh, a veteran judge on "The X Factor" in the U.K., says he will leave the music talent show after the upcoming season. The Irish music manager has been on the Simon Cowell developed show on ITV since its launch. "I'v ...

  29. Palestinian ‘Arab Idol’ Winner Gets Permission For West Bank Move

    August 07, 2013 1:57 AM EDT Fame has opened a door for a former Gaza wedding singer that remains closed for others in the blockaded territory: Mohammed Assaf, winner of the popular TV talent contest "Arab Idol," gets to move to the West Bank. The West Bank and Ga ...

  30. 'Sapphires' U.S. DVD Art Could be Scrapped After Racism Complaints

    August 06, 2013 12:41 PM EDT The U.S. distributor of the Australian feel-good film "The Sapphires" is apologizing for the DVD cover, which has had complaints of sexism and racism levelled against it. Anchor Bay Entertainment said in a statement Monday that it &quo ...

  31. National Music Publishers Association Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Fullscreen

    August 06, 2013 1:00 AM EDT The National Music Publishers Association. has filed a copyright infringement suit against Fullscreen Inc., a multi-channel network (MCN) operating on YouTube and largely comprised of independent artists playing cover songs allegedly without pro ...

  32. Backbeat: Lisa Fischer on a '20 Feet From Stardom' Tour: 'Definitely Something I’m Interested In'

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  33. ‘Australian Idol’ Not Returning, Network Confirms

    August 05, 2013 12:27 AM EDT Squashing recent rumors Down Under, local Network Ten has confirmed that it won’t be bringing back "Australian Idol." Register today for Billboard's 2013 Film & TV Music conference in Los Angeles Oct. 29-20 at the W Hollywood ...

  34. Chart Moves: Guns N' Roses 'Hits' Longevity Milestone, 'Pitch Perfect' Still Selling Strong

    August 02, 2013 9:00 AM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Selena Gomez triumphed with her first No. 1 album , as "Stars Dance" started atop the list with 97,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week's leader, Jay Z's "Magna ...

  35. Omnivore, Rhino to Release 'CBGB' Soundtrack

    August 02, 2013 3:00 AM EDT Talking Heads, Television, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, the Dictators and other bands that played significant roles in the New York rock ‘n’ roll scene of the mid-1970s will appear on “CBGB: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” that Omnivore ...

  36. Butch Walker Doc Acquired By GoDigital

    August 01, 2013 1:09 PM EDT The hitmaker, who has worked with the likes of Pink, Train, Taylor Swift and Fall Out Boy, is the subject of a new film to be released this September. GoDigital has acquired the North American VOD and digital distribution rights to Butch Walker: ...

  37. Sony Returns To Quarterly Profit

    August 01, 2013 7:09 AM EDT As a slew of big-name Japanese companies report improved quarterly earnings, one theme is taking the sheen off their rosy numbers: mainstay businesses are still struggling despite the perk from a weaker yen. The latest example came Thursday from ...

  38. China's Media Regulators Silence TV Singing Contests

    July 31, 2013 4:57 AM EDT China’s media regulators have ordered the country’s satellite television stations to stop producing new singing-contest programs and to cut down on melodramatic elements of those currently airing. Chinese authorities are “controlling the total n ...

  39. Ex-EMI Exec Teams With Dutch Indie Imagem for Film & TV Publishing Venture

    July 30, 2013 12:39 PM EDT Former EMI Music publishing executive Jonathan Channon is teaming with Dutch giant Imagem to launch a joint TV and Film venture Imagem FTV. The newly-created division of Imagem, which reps publishing rights for such songwriters as Elvis Presley, ...

  40. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Names Keith Clinkscales CEO, Andy Schuon President of Revolt TV

    July 30, 2013 7:20 AM EDT Sean “Diddy” Combs’ today officially announced the executive team for his music-oriented cable television channel Revolt TV naming Keith Clinkscales CEO, Andy Schuon president, and Val Boreland EVP of programming and strategy. “Keith, Andy an ...

  41. Cliff Martinez, Nicolas Winding Refn Talk ‘Only God Forgives’ During Record Signing

    July 29, 2013 3:25 PM EDT Film score specialists Milan Records had never brought together a composer and a director for an in-store signing and OrigamiVinyl, the 4-year-old vinyl-only store in L.A.’s Echo Park, had never held a signing for a soundtrack.   Register today ...

  42. 'American Idol' 429-Page Racism Lawsuit: The Highlights

    July 29, 2013 1:33 AM EDT On Thursday, 10 former contestants on American Idol sued over alleged discrimination on the long-running reality singing competition show. If you want to read the complaint, it'll likely take you longer than the amount of screen time that 9 ...

  43. Paola Guanche Wins 'La Voz Kids'

    July 29, 2013 12:45 AM EDT Paola Guanche, a 12-year-old who proved her worth singing in both English and Spanish, was voted the winner of the first season of “La Voz Kids” (The Voice Kids).   The curly-haired daughter of Cuban musicians performed an impressive renditio ...

  44. Marc Anthony, Rich Gang Aiming for Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart

    July 26, 2013 7:54 PM EDT As previously reported, Selena Gomez is heading for her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart next week. Industry sources suggest her new release, "Stars Dance," could sell between 90,000 and 100,000 copies by the end of the t ...

  45. Premios Juventud Performers See Digital Sales Spike

    July 25, 2013 7:47 PM EDT Performers on Univision’s Premios Juventud saw big spikes in sales on Billboard’s Latin Digital Songs chart following the July 18 awards, which had an average audience of nearly five million, according to Nielsen. The sales were noteworthy becau ...

  46. How Harvey Weinstein, Presidents Obama and Clinton Almost Reunited Led Zeppelin

    July 25, 2013 3:52 AM EDT Harvey Weinstein readily admits he's a pit bull, particularly when it comes to philanthropic work. Case in point: When the mogul needed the music industry's biggest names to perform at the 12-12-12 concert benefiting Hurricane Sandy v ...

  47. Arsenio Hall Hires Band For New Talk Show

    July 24, 2013 8:42 PM EDT Drummer Robin DiMaggio will assume the role of musical director on Arsenio Hall’s new talk show, which is scheduled to debut in September.   DiMaggio -- who has toured and recorded with artists such as Paul Simon, David Bowie and Diana Ross -- w ...

  48. Toronto Film Fest Gets in Tune with Adam Levine, Andre 3000, Alice Cooper's Cooky Manager and More

    July 24, 2013 12:18 PM EDT Adam Levine's first major film, biopics on both Jimi Hendrix and British singer Paul Potts as well as a documentary on Alice Cooper's outlandish manager will all make their premieres during the Toronto International Film Festival in Se ...

  49. Sacha Baron Cohen Breaks Free From Freddie Mercury Biopic

    July 23, 2013 5:24 PM EDT Sacha Baron Cohen has decided to relinquish the role of singer Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic on the Queen frontman. According to Deadline.com, the "Borat" actor has withdrawn from the project, announced in 2010, due to creative ...

  50. Prince Royce Wins Big at 10th Annual Premios Juventud Awards

    July 19, 2013 3:10 PM EDT Urban bachata star Prince Royce was the big winner of fan awards Premios Juventud, which aired live July 18 on the Univision network. Royce took home five awards, including "Red Hot Artist," "Catchiest Tune," "My Favorit ...

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