Lorde's 'Royals' Crowns Hot 100

Lorde's 'Royals' Crowns Hot 100

Lorde leaps to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her breakthrough hit "Royals," which claims the summit from Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" after the latter song led for two weeks.
Spotify Launches Twitter-Style Follow Buttons

Spotify Launches Twitter-Style Follow Buttons

Spotify Launches Twitter-Style Follow Buttons Just about any website or artist page you go to these days features a prominent follow button, which typically leads to a Twitter account. As of this week, you'll start seeing Spotify buttons around as well.
Ross On Radio: How Miley Cyrus Became The One That We Want

Ross On Radio: How Miley Cyrus Became The One That We Want

When Miley Cyrus appeared in a controversial Vanity Fair photo shoot four years ago, then followed it up with an edgier (and unsuccessful) album, it was considered a career misstep from an artist who we didn't want to grow up so abruptly. Now, Cyrus is astride a "Wrecking Ball" and atop the Hot 100. And why shouldn't it have worked? It worked for Olivia Newton-John 35 years ago. Here's "How Miley Became The One That We Want."
Drake Leads Debut-Filled Top 4 on Billboard 200 Followed by Kings of Leon, Cher, Elton John

Drake Leads Debut-Filled Top 4 on Billboard 200 Followed by Kings of Leon, Cher, Elton John

The Billboard 200's top four albums this week are all debuts, led by Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," which launches at No. 1 with 658,000 sold tallying the second-largest sales week of 2013 behind Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20" Experience." Rounding out the rest of the top four debuts in order are new albums by Kings of Leon, Cher and Elton John.
Agents Aplenty at 10th Annual Billboard Touring Conference

Agents Aplenty at 10th Annual Billboard Touring Conference

The role of agents will be explored in depth at the “Agents in the New World Order” panel at the 10th annual Billboard Touring Conference in NYC, Nov. 13-14. Moderated by AEG Live/TMG's Ali Harnell, the panel features ICM's Marsha Vlasic, WME's Greg Oswald, AGI's Dennis Arfa, Windish's Tom Windish, CAA's Mitch Rose and Paradigm's Chip Hooper. The panel's followed by the Agency Forum, an informal face-to-face sessions between agents and attendees.
Morning Fix: Drake's 'Nothing' Is Year's Second-Highest Debut; Measuring Obamacare's Impact on the Touring Biz; The Free Market Royalty Act's Elegant Solution

Morning Fix: Drake's 'Nothing' Is Year's Second-Highest Debut; Measuring Obamacare's Impact on the Touring Biz; The Free Market Royalty Act's Elegant Solution

Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same' sold 658k copies in its first week, besting all but Justin Timberlake – The live music biz takes stock of its part-timers as Obamacare looms large – Congressman Mel Watt's Free Market Royalty Act could be great for (all) broadcasters – and much more in today's Fix.
New Signings: Warner Music Nabs Ylvis, WME Inks Leah Turner, Maximum Artist Adds Lalah Hathaway, Warner/Chappell Signs Danny Orton

New Signings: Warner Music Nabs Ylvis, WME Inks Leah Turner, Maximum Artist Adds Lalah Hathaway, Warner/Chappell Signs Danny Orton

A look at the latest artist signings across the music industry, including label, management, publishing and booking agency deals. Read on for more signings by Downtown Records, Warner Music Group, RCA Records, ICM Partners, the Billions Corp., APA, ole and more.

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