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Ed Sheeran Preps Sophomore Album For 'Early Next Year'
May 20, 2013 12:51 PM EDT As his singles from his debut album, '+,' continue to impact the U.S. charts, Ed Sheeran has finished writing his sophomore album. BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS PHOTOS: Show + Performances Rihanna Sweeps R&B Categories Chris Brown Pulls Out ...
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Ed Sheeran to Bring Down the 'House' at Billboard Music Awards: Rehearsal Q&A
May 18, 2013 12:00 PM EDT 31 216 0 0 "Don't expect much from the performance -- I don't have any dancers, or a backing band. But I do have some Christmas lights around my feet, so that's exciting." Ed Sheeran is kidding. You should get excited about his pe ...
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Ed Sheeran: Rehearsal Q&A at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards
May 18, 2013 8:53 AM EDT 36 20 0 Ed Sheeran: Rehearsal Q&A at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards BBMA , Ed Sheeran BBMA 2013 Ed Sheeran BBMA 2013 ...
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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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Ross on Radio: Valentine's Day Is Coming -- So Where's The Love?
February 06, 2013 10:37 AM EST 1 21 0 There's been a lot written about why the Lumineers' "Ho Hey" is a surprise hit – it's relief to a weary top 40 audience strafed by one too many epic techno builds; it's yet another demonstration of the power of a TV ...
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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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Billboard's Best Photos of 2012
January 01, 2013 4:00 PM EST 2662959-2012-year-in-music-amber-rose-waka-flocka-flame-cher-lloyd-rita-ora-617-409.jpg 2662959-2012-year-in-music-amber-rose-waka-flocka-flame-cher-lloyd-rita-ora-617-409.jpg See Billboard's best original photos of the past year, from portrait ...
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One Direction: Q&As With Billboard's Top New Artist of 2012
December 14, 2012 9:00 AM EST Two weeks ago, I knew just about as much as a 29-year-old American male should know about One Direction -- that they were a boy band who got their start on the "UK Factor," had a couple genuinely solid pop songs that reminded people of the ...
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Jingle Ball 2012 Photos: New York & Los Angeles
December 08, 2012 7:00 AM EST 2653729-justin-bieber-1-jingle-ball-617-409.jpg 2653729-justin-bieber-1-jingle-ball-617-409.jpg Justin Bieber performs during Z100's Jingle Ball 2012 at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2012 in New York City. Person: Justin Bieber 2653779- ...
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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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Grammy Analysis: Fun., Frank Ocean Lead Youth Movement
December 06, 2012 11:30 AM EST It's phase two of the youth movement at the Grammys. With blockbuster albums like Adele 's and Taylor Swift 's falling outside of Grammy eligibility, the Recording Academy bestowed multiple nominations on acts in the early stages of t ...
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Grammy Analysis: Youth Rules Nominations; Some High-Profile Snubs
December 06, 2012 9:02 AM EST It's phase two of the youth movement at the Grammys. With blockbuster albums like Adele's and Taylor Swift's falling outside of Grammy eligibility, the Recording Academy bestowed multiple nominations on acts in the early stages of t ...
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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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Taylor Swift to Outdo Herself on 'Red' Tour: 'I Like for It to Be Big'
November 13, 2012 9:45 AM EST While she's immersed in promotional appearances for her new album, "Red," Taylor Swift is also hatching plans for the concert tour that will begin March 13 in Omaha, Neb. And she says that her fans -- who have purchased 1.55 million c ...
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Social 50: One Direction's No. 1, Rita Ora, Ed Sheeran Benefit From Formula Shake-Up
November 12, 2012 1:29 PM EST Updates have been made to the Billboard Social 50 chart this week to better reflect the online music world's ever-changing landscape. The Social 50, launched in December 2010, has utilized fans/followers, plays and page views data from YouTub ...
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Taylor Swift Q&A: The Risks of 'Red' and The Joys of Being 22
October 19, 2012 1:20 PM EDT The country superstar talks album collaborators and what fans can expect from her next tour. For her fourth studio album, "Red," Taylor Swift tried the collaborative approach, reaching out to producers known for their work with Katy Perry ...
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Taylor Swift Debuts 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' Video: Watch
August 31, 2012 10:30 AM EDT Taylor Swift has turned her break-up into a party. The video for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is a quirky celebration that finds Swift singing and dancing with band members in animal costumes in between relationship flashbacks ...
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Olympics Bump: Emeli Sande, Jessie J Spike on U.K. Charts
August 20, 2012 8:45 AM EDT Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé's huge exposure via her performances at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony on Aug. 12 sent her debut album "Our Version of Events" back to No. 1 on the U.K. chart yesterday (Sunday), as th ...
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Olympics Bump Sends Emeli Sande (and 123 Others) Up UK Charts
August 20, 2012 7:29 AM EDT Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé's huge exposure via her performances at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony on Aug. 12 sent her debut album Our Version of Events (Virgin/EMI) back to No. 1 on the U.K. chart yesterday (Sunday), as ...
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Taylor Swift Announces 'Red' Album, New Single
August 13, 2012 8:35 PM EDT Taylor Swift is one artist who knows how to make a splash, and that was apparent in her YouTube webcast on Monday night. She interacted with her legion of fans, answering plenty of questions and dropping the news that the music world has been wait ...
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Taylor Swift Announces 'Red' Album, New Single
August 13, 2012 7:36 PM EDT Taylor Swift is one artist who knows how to make a splash, and that was apparent in her YouTube webcast on Monday night. She interacted with her legion of fans, answering plenty of questions and dropping the news that the music world has been waitin ...
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Shazam Nets Over One Million Interactions During Olympics' Closing Ceremony
August 13, 2012 6:25 PM EDT Shazam's social engagement strategies are paying off again. Today the company released a few statistics showing the number of interactions the platform received over the course of the Olympics, including more than one million interactions dur ...
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Photos: London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony
August 12, 2012 8:45 PM EDT Live Brian May Jessie J Queen Michael George George Michael Spice Girls Fireworks Muse Annie Lennox One Direction Ceremony Take That Taio Cruz Russell Brand Ricky Ed Sheeran Wilson John Lennon Archer Liam Gallagher Freddie Mercury Fatboy Slim bbcom ...
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WMG Finds YouTube Success
August 09, 2012 3:35 PM EDT Though they take different approaches to video programming, Warner Music Group and Maker Studios are showing how YouTube's original channels can transform older businesses and build new ones. WMG's YouTube channel, the Warner Sound, allo ...
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TV on the Radio: Don't Confuse These Songs for TV Themes
July 20, 2012 10:05 AM EDT Despite no affiliation, Ed Sheeran's song 'The A Team' is conjuring thoughts of B.A. Baracus, mohawks and a cool black van. A new hit by an artist born in 1991 is bringing back memories of a TV show that went off the air in 1987. Brit ...
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Backbeat: Ed Sheeran, Cody Simpson, Conor Maynard Backstage at MuchMusic Video Awards
June 25, 2012 2:13 PM EDT Ed Sheeran takes the stage with nothing but his guitar at the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards. Even though they are too new to Canada to have received nominations for the 2012 MuchMusic Awards, Billboard got a few minutes with the next crop of young p ...
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Candid Covers: Ed Sheeran
June 25, 2012 12:42 PM EDT Photos Ed Sheeran bbcom Media: 2298599-ed-sheeran-edits-2-nikon-617.jpg 2298599-ed-sheeran-edits-2-nikon-617.jpg Ed Sheeran covers Bob Dylan for Nikon's Candid Covers series. Person: Ed Sheeran Description: Ed Sheeran covers Bob Dylan for Ni ...
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Chart Moves: Jimmy Fallon's 'Blow' Bows on Billboard 200, Bobby Womack's (Electronic) Debut, 'Purple Rain' Returns
June 22, 2012 2:33 PM EDT The Billboard 200: This past week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the big news was Usher's arrival at No. 1 with Looking 4 Myself . The set garnered the star his fourth chart-topping effort, following Confessions , Here I Stand and Raymond ...
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Yelawolf Readies EP with Travis Barker, 11-Minute 'Horror Film' Music Video
June 01, 2012 5:00 PM EDT Though his next album, tentatively titled "Love Story," will likely come later rather than sooner, Yelawolf still has plenty of music on the runway. The Alabama rapper tells Billboard.com that a combination of circumstance and creative des ...
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Digital Revenue Outstrips Physical in U.K. For First Time
May 31, 2012 10:54 AM EDT Digital has overtaken physical as the biggest source of recorded music revenue in the United Kingdom, according to new figures released by British labels trade body the BPI. Digital format sales accounted for 55.5% of U.K. trade revenues in the fi ...
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Summer Music Preview: Top 40 Pop Tops
May 23, 2012 5:25 PM EDT Emeli Sandé Album title: Our Version of Events Label: Capitol Records Management: Adrian Sykes Release date: June 5 Scottish-born Emeli Sandé has already hypnotized audiences across the pond with her soulful vocals and thoughtful pop songwriting. Afte ...
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Ed Sheeran Q&A I Chart Beat
April 23, 2012 8:17 PM EDT Ed Sheeran discusses his new EP and the origins of his single "The A Team." interview , Ed Sheeran , Chart Beat , Chart Beat , Ed Sheeran , Interview Videos Chart Beat Ed Sheeran Interview ...
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Ed Sheeran - "The A Team" LIVE
April 23, 2012 7:59 PM EDT Ed Sheeran performs his hit "The A Team" live. Ed Sheeran , performance , Chart Beat , Chart Beat , Ed Sheeran , Performance Videos Chart Beat Ed Sheeran Performance ...
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BRIT Awards 2012: Adele, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay Win Big
February 21, 2012 6:36 PM EST (Photo: Jon Furniss) Adele's already packed award shelf just got that extra bit crowded. On top of the six Grammy Awards that the "Someone Like You" singer picked up earlier this month, Adele took home two of the biggest prizes at t ...
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BRIT Awards 2012: Adele, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay Win Big
February 21, 2012 5:55 PM EST Adele 's already packed award shelf just got that extra bit crowded. On top of the six Grammy Awards that the "Someone Like You" singer picked up earlier this month, Adele took home two of the biggest prizes at the 2012 Brit Awards, h ...
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Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Adele Lead 2012 Brit Award Nominations
January 12, 2012 3:35 PM EST As anticipated, female solo artists dominate the front runners for this year's Brit Awards with Adele and "Price Tag" singer Jessie J both picking up multiple nominations. It is, however, fast-rising male singer-songwriter Ed Sheera ...
