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TuneCore Paid Out $102 Million to Artists Last Year, Company Claims
February 01, 2013 5:14 PM EST 5 17 39 0 While some Jeff Price fans might question TuneCore's future business prospects, the company's management tells Billboard that the company enjoyed robust growth last year, hitting revenues of $101.8 million for its artists through sale ...
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Trent Reznor's How to destroy angels_ debut 'Keep It Together' Single: Listen
October 08, 2012 6:44 PM EDT Trent Reznor's How to destroy angels_ are getting quiet on their new single. The minimalist, glitchy "Keep It Together" is the first single from the group's upcoming "An omen_" EP, due Nov. 13 on Columbia. The group ...
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Backbeat: Rolfe Kent Receives Career Achievement Honor at BMI Film and TV Awards
May 17, 2012 3:12 PM EDT BMI president and CEO Del Bryant, BMI Richard Kirk Award recipient Rolfe Kent, and BMI vice president of film and television relations Doreen Ringer Ross pose during the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards. (Photo: Randall Michelson/Wire Image) ...
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ASCAP Pop Awards Honor Trent Reznor, Katy Perry, Max Martin, Bruno Mars
April 19, 2012 12:39 PM EDT It's been nearly 25 years since Nine Inch Nails' debut Pretty Hate Machine was released, but even with millions of albums sold over the course of an influential, tumultuous and ultimately triumphant career, Trent Reznor insists he's ...
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Billboard Power 100: Lia Vollack
January 26, 2012 8:05 PM EST No. 51 Lia Vollack President of Worldwide Music Sony Pictures Entertainment Film music maven ... Coming of age in the punk era with Richard Hell and the Ramones, Lia Vollack has leaned on her DIY ethic to navigate different directions for Sony in ...
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Oscar Music Snubs: Were Songs by Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Pink Really That Bad?
January 24, 2012 5:00 PM EST It's safe to say that when looking at the music nominations for the Academy Awards this morning, literally thousands of people thought, "That's IT?" While the Academy's rules for the Best Original Song and Best Original Sc ...
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Oscar Analysis: What Happened to Best Original Song?
January 24, 2012 11:10 AM EST The convoluted system to select nominees for the Best Original Song Oscar, altered in 2009 when the Academy raised the number of best picture nominees to 10, came back to haunt the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Tuesday (Jan. 24). O ...
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Madonna Wins Best Song at Golden Globes, Jabs 'Girl' Ricky Gervais
January 15, 2012 11:10 PM EST "Masterpiece," a ballad co-written and sung by Madonna for her new film "W.E.," earned the best original song Golden Globe at the glitz-filled awards gala on Sunday. It was the second Globe for the director-singer, who won for be ...
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Madonna, 'The Artist' Win Music Awards at Golden Globes
January 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST Madonna topped Elton John, Mary J. Blige and Chris Cornell for the Best Song award at the Golden Globes Sunday night with a win for "Masterpiece," from "W.E.," a film she also wrote and directed. She shared the award with co-wr ...
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Trent Reznor To Write New Nine Inch Nails Material in 2012
January 13, 2012 10:50 AM EST As he and musical partner Atticus Ross enter the film awards season with their soundtrack for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Trent Reznor is readying a return to rock in 2012 -- with his new band How To Destroy Angels and, possibly, wi ...
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Madonna, Trent Reznor Land Golden Globe Nominations
December 15, 2011 10:05 AM EST 'Glee,' Chris Cornell & 'New Girl' Zooey Deschanel Also Up for Awards Madonna's next foray into film direction, the royal love story "W.E.", picked up a pair of Golden Globe nominations Thursday morning, includ ...
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Grammy Nominations: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises
December 01, 2011 11:05 AM EST On a night when the Recording Academy recognized the genius of The 54th Grammy Awards nominations reveal love for music softer than the dance-party tracks that fill the pop airwaves, a victory of sorts for indie rock. Record and song of the year has ...
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Listen: Karen O & Trent Reznor Cover Zeppelin In 'Girl With Dragon Tattoo' Trailer
May 31, 2011 12:14 PM EDT Director David Fincher's cinematic interpretation of Stieg Larsson's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" won't reach audiences until Christmas, but a taste of the film's score hit the 'net this weekend via a new -- a ...
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BMI CEO Hints at YouTube Deal During Film and TV Awards; David Arnold Receives Richard Kirk Award
May 19, 2011 12:31 PM EDT LOS ANGELES -- BMI expects to sign a deal with YouTube within the next few weeks over rights payments, BMI president and CEO Del Bryant cryptically announced Wednesday at the BMI Film and TV awards gala. Bryant did not identify YouTube or its pare ...
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Trent Reznor Exits 'Vampire Hunter' Film Project
March 14, 2011 12:00 PM EDT T rent Reznor was slated to follow-up his Oscar-winning musical contributions to "The Social Network" by scoring and acting in Tim Burton's upcoming vampire flick, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." But last week, the Nine I ...
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Oscar Ratings Down from Last Year
February 28, 2011 4:11 PM EST The 83rd annual Academy Awards were watched by 37.6 million viewers, down 9% compared to last year's Oscar-cast. The show, widely panned by critics for its plodding pacing and uninspired numbers, was once again the most-watched awards show sinc ...
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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Turn Heads at Vanity Fair Oscar Party
February 28, 2011 1:25 AM EST J ustin Bieber and Selena Gomez painted the town red together on Sunday night (Feb. 27), hitting up Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair after-party for the 2011 Oscars in Hollywood. PHOTOS: MUSIC STARS AT THE 2011 OSCARS Bieber and Gomez, who were fir ...
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Trent Reznor, Randy Newman Win Oscars for Best Original Score, Song
February 28, 2011 12:07 AM EST T rent Reznor , Atticus Ross and Randy Newman won Oscars in the top music categories at the 83rd annual Academy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 27) -- and their reactions could not have been more different. Reznor reacted with shock and amazement after he an ...
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Trent Reznor Talks Next How To Destroy Angels Release
February 28, 2011 12:06 AM EST Trent Reznor (Photo: WireImage) The day before his and Atticus Ross' Oscar win for "The Social Network," Trent Reznor was in Beverly Hills at the Society of Composers & Lyricists' annual pre-Oscar champagne reception, where ...
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Trent Reznor 'Finished Recording' Next How to Destroy Angels Project
February 28, 2011 12:03 AM EST The day before his and Atticus Ross' Oscar win for "The Social Network," Trent Reznor was in Beverly Hills at the Society of Composers & Lyricists' annual pre-Oscar champagne reception, where he spoke briefly about a differen ...
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Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Win Academy Award For 'The Social Network'
February 27, 2011 10:28 PM EST Trent Reznor accepting his Academy Award Sunday night (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won the Best Original Score Oscar for "The Social Network" Sunday night at the 83rd annual Academy Awards, marking the ...
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2011 Oscars: A Look At This Year's Music Nominees
February 25, 2011 12:42 PM EST At Sunday's Academy Awards, Trent Reznor could become the second rock bandleader to win the Oscar for original score, joining Talking Heads' David Byrne , who took home the trophy for "The Last Emperor" in 1987. It's not an ...
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2011 Academy Awards: A Look At This Year's Music Nominees
February 25, 2011 10:30 AM EST At Sunday's Academy Awards, Trent Reznor could become the second rock bandleader to win the Oscar for original score, joining Talking Heads' David Byrne, who took home the trophy for "The Last Emperor" in 1987. It's not an ...
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Trent Reznor: Oscar Nom 'Amazing and Flattering'
January 25, 2011 6:10 PM EST "Completely surreal" is how composer Trent Reznor describes his best original score nom for "The Social Network," adding that he almost missed the announcement thanks to some technical difficulties at home. "It was panic thi ...
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Reznor, Rahman, Zimmer & More React to Their Oscar Nominations
January 25, 2011 4:47 PM EST As the "Academy Award-nominated" descriptor starts to sink in for 2011's newly anointed Oscar nominees , Billboard.com gathered reactions from the following composers and songwriters recognized in the music categories of best original ...
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Trent Reznor, A.R. Rahman Earn 2011 Oscar Nominations
January 25, 2011 9:11 AM EST The 2011 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning (Jan. 25), and among the top nominees in the music categories is Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor , who is nominated for best original score for the Facebook-inspired film, "The Soc ...
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Trent Reznor Nominated For Oscar, Along With Songs Sung By Gwyneth Paltrow, Dido And (Of Course) Randy Newman
January 25, 2011 12:00 AM EST Nominations for the 83rd Academy awards, which take place on February 27, were announced today and included the music categories Best Original Score and Original Song. Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor received a nomination for Best Original Scor ...
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'Glee,' Trent Reznor Win Big At Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 2011 8:56 PM EST "G lee" won three top trophies at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night (Jan. 16) in Beverly Hills, Calif., while Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and songwriter Diane Warren also came away with wins. PHOTOS: 2011 GOLDEN GL ...
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Trent Reznor to Score 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Movie
January 10, 2011 11:18 AM EST N ine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has been tapped to compose the music for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," the upcoming film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best-selling book, following the success of his Golden Globe-nominated ...
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Chart Beat Thursday: Bret Michaels Rocks On
July 15, 2010 1:05 PM EDT ROSY: Veteran rocker/"Celebrity Apprentice 3" champion Bret Michaels inks his highest rank on the Billboard 200 i n almost 20 years, as "Custom Built" arrives at No. 14. His prior charted solo effort, "Rock My World," d ...
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Nine Inch Nails Offers Freebie Of New Album
May 05, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Nine Inch Nails, in a surprise move, posted access to a free download of its complete new album, "The Slip," on its Web site at 12:01 a.m. this morning (May 5). Nine Inch Nails, in a surprise move, posted access to a free download of its c ...
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New Nine Inch Nails Album Hits The Web
March 02, 2008 12:00 AM EST As expected, Nine Inch Nails is utilizing the Internet to disseminate its new instrumental album, "Ghosts I-IV," which went live at 9 p.m. ET tonight (March 2) via the Trent Reznor-led group's Web sit As expected, Nine Inch Nails is u ...
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Risks Pay Off For Korn On 'Unplugged'
February 22, 2007 12:00 AM EST Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer succinctly describes fan reaction to the news that his band taped an MTV "Unplugged" session in December. "'What? Korn unplugged?' That doesn't really compute with Korn gui ...
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Korn Enjoying 'Addition By Subtraction'
March 13, 2006 12:00 AM EST "Addition by subtraction" is how James "Munky" Shaffer characterizes the sudden departure of former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch for spiritual reasons over a year ago. "It was unfortunate what ha "Additio ...
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Rappers Overtake Korn In 'Twisted' Video
October 06, 2005 12:00 AM EDT When Korn frontman Jonathan Davis got frustrated that MTV never seemed to play rock videos anymore, he had an idea: why not get a bunch of the band's friends who are hip-hop stars to play Korn in a vi When Korn frontman Jonathan Davis got frust ...
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Korn's Moves To 'Other Side' On New Album
October 04, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Korn will release its first album as part of its new deal with Virgin/EMI just in time for the holiday season. Due Dec. 6, "See You on the Other Side" is the follow-up to 2003's "Take A Look in the Mi Korn will release its first ...
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Reznor Self-Producing New NIN Album
July 14, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Group mastermind Trent Reznor confirms he is self-producing the set, tentatively titled "Bleed Through." A day after it was revealed that Dave Grohl had contributed drum tracks to the new Nine Inch Nails record, group mastermind Trent Rezn ...
