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Toby Keith's Hometown Destroyed By Tornado; Oklahoma Stars React to Disaster
May 21, 2013 9:12 AM EDT "Moore is strong and we will persevere," country singer says. OK native Carrie Underwood is "thinking about and praying for my beautiful home state" Toby Keith says his hometown of Moore, Okla. will bounce back after a massive ...
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Taylor Swift Leads The Pack on Hot Tours
May 17, 2013 5:37 PM EDT Taylor Swift is tops among the weekly tally of Hot Tours, leading the pack with $15.7 million in ticket sales revenue from 11 recent performances on her Red Tour. Included is the first stadium date on the North American tour leg that launched ba ...
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Music Stars and Their Moms
May 12, 2013 10:52 AM EDT Features Selena Gomez Mother Rihanna Pink Jon Bon Jovi Britney Spears Adam Levine Katy Perry Jonas Brothers Tina Beyoncé Justin Bieber Avril Lavigne Alicia Keys Teresa Lynn Justin Timberlake Ludacris Jackson Fergie Usher Miley Cyrus Taylor Swift Jan ...
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Carrie Underwood Replaces Faith Hill for 'Sunday Night Football' Theme
May 08, 2013 4:41 AM EDT Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its intro. Underwood steps in for Faith Hill, who announced last month that she would not be ...
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Hillary Lindsey Writes the Songs
April 30, 2013 12:14 AM EDT The year was 1994. Hillary Lindsey moved from her home of Washington, Georgia to Nashville. What would she have said if someone had told her on that first day that she would wind up as one of the most successful songwriters in town, penning at lea ...
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ASCAP Expo: Ralph Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting
April 22, 2013 1:29 PM EDT 2 11 26 0 0 A room full of eager songwriters piled into the Mt. Olympus Ballroom of Hollywood's Lowes Hotel on Friday, all hoping to pick up a few tips and tricks from ASCAP's VP of Membership/International and songwriting veteran, Ralph Murphy ...
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Miranda Lambert Is Big Winner at ACM Awards, But Luke Bryan Scores Upset
April 07, 2013 11:33 PM EDT The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards proved to be one fine education in partying, country style. Many of the evening's performances from Las Vegas proved to be very much attitude laden -- and the winners reflected this, with Luke ...
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Baauer’s ‘Harlem Shake’: Warner Bros. Strikes Deal With Mad Decent for Distribution, Services
February 26, 2013 8:48 PM EST Mad Decent, the label helmed by Diplo, has partnered with Warner Bros. Records for a worldwide distribution and services arrangement for Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” a Warner Bros. rep confirmed to Billboard.biz today. The single was serviced to radio ...
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Weekly Chart Notes: Baauer Continues The 'Harlem' Hit Parade
February 22, 2013 7:05 PM EST 18 112 0 While Baauer's new Hot 100 leader, the viral 'Harlem Shake,' encapsulates the Hot 100's evolution to include YouTube data, the New York neighborhood has a rich chart history. Baauer's "Harlem Shake" soars onto t ...
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Mindy McCready's Death: Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Other Stars React on Twitter
February 18, 2013 2:07 AM EST 1 42 24 0 News of country singer Mindy McCready's apparent suicide saddened the music world on Sunday night (February 17) and prompted Country stars to take to Twitter to share their reactions to the tragedy. Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, John Rich ...
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Grammy Awards Send Sales Surging on Billboard Charts
February 13, 2013 12:01 PM EST 4 12 107 0 Though Nielsen SoundScan's latest sales tracking week ended at the close of business on Sunday night, Feb. 10 -- the same day as the Grammy Awards -- the Billboard charts still feel the force of music's biggest night. While we will se ...
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ACM Awards 2013: Eric Church, Hunter Hayes and Taylor Swift Lead Nominees
February 13, 2013 11:40 AM EST 1 2 32 0 The nominees for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced today via a digial press conference. When the final nominations were all tallied, it became clear voters went to "Church" -- as Capitol Nashville recording ...
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Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood Lead Busy Night for 'American Idol' at Grammys
February 11, 2013 9:35 AM EST 40 96 0 It was a big night for American Idol champions, as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks all nabbed awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night. Clarkson won Best Pop album for her fifth studio full-length record, Stronger. Cl ...
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Grammy Awards 2013: Retailers Predict Sales Spikes for Mumford, Underwood, More
January 27, 2013 1:30 PM EST 2 11 21 0 As the industry awaits the Grammy Awards show on Feb. 10, retailers are hoping that the Recording Academy aligns the show’s performance schedule to optimize sales and produce a show like the past two years, which drove consumers to retail for mo ...
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Carrie Underwood, Jack White & the Lumineers to Perform at Grammy Awards
January 24, 2013 6:49 PM EST 7 0 0 A burst of additional performers for next month's Grammy Awards was announced Thursday morning, with current nominees Carrie Underwood, the Lumineers and Jack White set to take the Staples Center stage on Feb. 10. In addition, there will be d ...
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Backbeat: Carrie Underwood Celebrates No. 1 With 'Blown Away' Co-Writers Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
January 18, 2013 3:38 PM EST Carrie Underwood joined Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, the two songwriters who penned "Blown Away," at the CMA offices on Wednesday to celebrate their song hitting the top of the charts. The lobby of the CMA was filled with well-wisher ...
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Carrie Underwood Celebrates 'Blown Away' No. 1
January 18, 2013 3:13 PM EST 2696179-underwood-backbeat-blown-away-people-617px.jpg carrie underwood 2696179-underwood-backbeat-blown-away-people-617px.jpg From L-R: ASCAP's Mike Sistad, Big Yellow Dog's Carla Wallace, co-writer Josh Kear, Carrie Underwood, co-writ ...
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Tim McGraw Adds 'One' More Country Airplay Top 10, Blake Shelton Bounds On Country Songs
January 17, 2013 4:05 PM EST Meanwhile, Train's "Bruises" with Ashley Monroe enters top 50. Tim McGraw notches his 48th top 10 on Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Country Airplay chart, as "One of Those Nights" lifts 12-9. McGraw first reached the bra ...
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Rolling Stones Lead Hot Tours with '50' Shows
January 14, 2013 2:21 PM EST Rock legends the Rolling Stones stand at the top of Hot Tours this week with ticket sales reaching $38.6 million from the band's 50 and Counting Tour. The brief tour played to sellout crowds in three arenas during the latter part of 2012 begi ...
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Florida Georgia Line Interrupts Taylor Swift on Country Charts, Again
January 10, 2013 2:50 AM EST Swift Earns Streaming Gainer Honors Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" sails to the top of Billboard's Country Songs chart once again, logging a fourth total week at No. 1. The duo had previously interrupted Taylor Swift's 10-w ...
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People's Choice 2013: Katy Perry and One Direction Feel the Love
January 10, 2013 12:15 AM EST Four Trophies for Katy ... A Pair for 1D ... Taylor Swift Wins Fave Country Artist ... Christina Aguilera Performs Katy Perry scored five trophies at last year's People's Choice Awards, and she wasn't even there. The pop starlet made ...
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Happy Birthday, Billboard's Country Songs Chart!
January 08, 2013 12:15 PM EST The first incarnation of the survey premiered on Jan. 8, 1944. Billboard's Country Songs chart celebrates its anniversary today, having debuted on this date in 1944. The survey started as the "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" rankin ...
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Phillip Phillips: The Billboard Cover Story
January 07, 2013 5:00 PM EST 1 1 0 The 'Home' star has turned the top-selling coronation song in "American Idol" history into a gold album During the final week of 2012, the most recent "American Idol" champion, Phillip Phillips , saw his debut album cro ...
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Adele's '21' 2012's Best Selling Album; Gotye Has Top Song
January 03, 2013 11:05 AM EST 1 0 0 For the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991, the same album finishes as the United States' best-seller for a second year. Adele 's "21" triumphed in 2011 and ruled again in 2012. The XL/Columbia ...
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New Year Tweets: 13 Celebs Wish You a Happy 2013
January 01, 2013 10:15 AM EST Katy Perry, One Direction, Rick Ross, No Doubt, Taylor Swift and more tweeted their Happy New Year thoughts. 2013 came in with a flurry on Twitter via musicians like Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Rick Ross, No Doubt and PSY, who all found ways -- in ...
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Billboard Magazine Covers 2012
December 31, 2012 2:05 PM EST 2672879-Billboard2012covers-alt600.jpg 2672879-Billboard2012covers-alt600.jpg 2012's most important music makers, festivals, trends and more graced the cover of Billboard magazine this year. Page back through the year in music with a look at al ...
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Chart Moves: 2012's Twelve Hot 100 No. 1s; Taylor Swift Back in Country Airplay Top 10; Dropkick Murphys Xmas Song Charts
December 28, 2012 3:23 PM EST As previously reported, Bruno Mars spends a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Locked Out of Heaven." The song becomes the first to top the Hot 100, Hot 100 Airplay, Hot Digital Songs and On-Demand Songs simultaneously da ...
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2013 Grammy Awards: Best Country Song & Album Nominations
December 21, 2012 11:24 AM EST from twang and swing to rock and beyond, the best of the genre's diverse offerings had two things in common: heart and soul b est Country Song "Blown Away" Songwriters: Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins Artist: Carrie Underwood From: Blown ...
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Gary Allan Cracks Top 10, Cassadee Pope Has 'Stupid' Debut
December 20, 2012 4:50 PM EST Gary Allan cracks the Country Airplay top 10 for the first time in exactly five years, as "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)" leaps 12-9 in its 16th chart week. He most recently entered the upper tier when "Watching Airplanes" rose ...
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615 Picks: Top 10 Country Albums of the Year
December 20, 2012 1:15 PM EST It's that time of year again. Time to look back at the best that country music had to offer in 2012. We'll look at top singles tomorrow (Dec. 20), but first let's nail down the best albums in the genre -- from a former TV star to an 8 ...
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American Country Music Awards 2012: Photos From the Show
December 11, 2012 8:35 AM EST 2656579-luke-bryan-aca-617-409.jpg 2656579-luke-bryan-aca-617-409.jpg Luke Bryan poses in the press room after winning multiple awards during the 2012 American Country Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on December 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevad ...
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Luke Bryan Wins Big at American Country Awards
December 11, 2012 1:47 AM EST Luke Bryan at the American Country Awards. (Getty Images) Luke Bryan was the top winner at the third annual American Country Music Awards Monday night (Dec. 10) at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Bryan took home nine awards, including Male Artist, Sing ...
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Luke Bryan Hits Jackpot at American Country Awards
December 11, 2012 1:00 AM EST 'Tailgates and Tanlines' Star Snags Nine Awards; Carrie Underwood Adds to Her Collection Luke Bryan was the top winner at the third annual American Country Music Awards Monday night (Dec. 10) at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Bryan took home n ...
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Hunter Hayes 'Blown Away' By Best New Artist Grammy Nod
December 06, 2012 6:30 PM EST Hunter Hayes was just hoping to nail his duties as a performing presenter at the Grammy Nominations Concert on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Atlantic Nashville singer couldn't have expected to end the night a three-time nominee on top of singing t ...
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Morning Fix: Young Acts Score Big Grammy Noms, But Bieber Snubbed; Concord Shopped To Equity Firms; Instagram Vs. Twitter
December 06, 2012 8:45 AM EST Head HERE to subscribe to Billboard's Morning Fix email and our other free music-business newsletters FRANK OCEAN, MUMFORD & SONS, FUN., JAY-Z, KANYE LEAD GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2013 : The 55th annual Grammys announced its nominees in Nashvil ...
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Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List
December 05, 2012 11:00 PM EST The nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday (December 5) with Fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) leading the way with six nods apiece. Below is a list of the majo ...
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Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List
December 05, 2012 11:00 PM EST The nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday (Dec. 5) with Fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) leading the way with six nods apiece. Below is a list of the major ...
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Grammy Predictions 2012: Who Will Land The Major Nominations?
December 05, 2012 3:00 PM EST On Wednesday night (Dec. 5), the nominations for the 55th annual Grammy Awards will be unveiled during the "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night," which means that there are only a few more hours t ...
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Grammy Predictions 2013: Who Will Land The Major Nominations?
December 05, 2012 2:00 PM EST On Wednesday night (Dec. 5), the nominations for the 55th annual Grammy Awards will be unveiled during the "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night," which means that there are only a few more hours to ...
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Chart Highlights: One Direction's 'Little Things' Makes Big Pop Songs Start
December 03, 2012 5:30 PM EST 'Little Things,' from the boy band's No. 1 Billboard 200 album 'Take Me Home,' enters the radio airplay chart at No. 35. Plus, Florida Georgia Line rules Country Airplay on its first try. Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek ...
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Cassadee Pope Wins 'Over You,' Taylor Swift Ties Record on Country Charts
November 29, 2012 12:30 PM EST After a head-turning performance of Miranda Lambert 's "Over You" on the November 19 episode of NBC's "The Voice," contestant Cassadee Pope opens atop Country Digital Songs with 152,000 downloads, according to Nielsen S ...
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Carla Wallace
November 28, 2012 6:50 PM EST Co-owner/GM, Big Yellow Dog Music Hits With Bite It has been a huge year for Big Yellow Dog Music co-owner/GM Carla Wallace. The independent publishing company has enjoyed a hot streak of country hits, including "Drunk on You," which top ...
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Debra Rathwell
November 28, 2012 3:40 PM EST Senior VP, AEG Live 800-Plus Shows Debra Rathwell's more than 30 years of dedication to her craft has made her one of the most respected and admired executives in the live music industry. As senior VP of AEG Live, Rathwell heads up the East C ...
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AMAs 2012: Top 10 Best Dressed
November 19, 2012 11:45 AM EST 2634449-amas-2012-red-carpet-taylor-swift-617-600.jpg 2634449-amas-2012-red-carpet-taylor-swift-617-600.jpg Taylor Swift showed off her legs and brought a golden glow to the carpet in a long-sleeved Zuhair Murad metallic dress, darling Neil Lane gol ...
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American Music Awards 2012: Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj Top Exuberant Night
November 18, 2012 11:55 PM EST Justin Bieber took home Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, a big win on a night that opened with another victory for the teen star. "This is for all the haters who thought that maybe I was just here for one or tw ...
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AMAs 2012: Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj Top Exuberant Night
November 18, 2012 11:45 PM EST Justin Bieber took home Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, a big win on a night that opened with another victory for the teen star. "This is for all the haters who thought that maybe I was just here for one or two ...
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AMAs 2012: Full Winners List
November 18, 2012 11:00 PM EST Here is a complete list of winners at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards : ARTIST OF THE YEAR » Justin Bieber NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR » Carly Rae Jepsen FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK » Justin Bieber FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK » Katy Perry BAN ...
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AMAs 2012 Photos: Show & Backstage Pics From the American Music Awards
November 18, 2012 9:30 PM EST Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Usher and more at the AMAs on Nov. 18, 2012. Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Carly Rae Jepsen, Usher and more at the AMAs on Nov. 18. News Billboard Staff Carly Rae Jepsen , Justin Bieber , Carrie Underwood ...
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AMAs 2012 Photos: Show & Backstage Pics From the American Music Awards
November 18, 2012 9:30 PM EST 2635129-nicki-minaj-justin-bieber-performing-amas-2012-617-409.jpg 2635129-nicki-minaj-justin-bieber-performing-amas-2012-617-409.jpg November 18: Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber perform onstage during the 40th American Music Awards held in Los Angele ...
