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Jason Aldean Scores 16th Top 10 on Country Songs

December 28, 2012 11:45 AM EST Cassadee Pope's 'Over You' Continues Climb, Jumping 21-3 on Country Digital Songs Jason Aldean and Randy Houser fatten their respective top 10 counts on Country Songs , noted as Houser's "How Country Feels" improves 11- ...

Lumineers, Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons and More: The Year In Billboard's Bubbling Under

December 27, 2012 11:30 AM EST In March, Billboard premiered the weekly "Bubbling Under" column, named after the longtime chart that tracks activity below the Billboard Hot 100. The idea was to spotlight up-and-coming acts on the verge of breakout chart action. By yea ...

Chart Highlights: The Lumineers Shine Atop Adult Pop Songs

December 26, 2012 12:40 PM EST The trio's debut Adult Pop Songs smash 'Ho Hey' jumps to No. 1, becoming one of the group's two newly-crowned leaders this week. Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts. Find out the top songs ...

Chart Highlights: The Lumineers Shine Atop Adult Pop Songs

December 24, 2012 6:05 PM EST The trio's debut Adult Pop Songs smash 'Ho Hey' jumps to No. 1, becoming one of the group's two newly-crowned leaders this week. Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. Find out th ...

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4 Albums, 9 Songs

Publishing Briefs: NMPA Announces Capitol Hill Showcase To Coincide With Royalty Hearings; Ole, BMG & Kobalt Signings; More

November 27, 2012 3:57 PM EST -- The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has organized a songwriters' showcase for Nov. 28, the same day as the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet is holding hearings on music licensing. The e ...

Backbeat: Tim McGraw, Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Host CMA Week Halloween Party

November 02, 2012 5:40 PM EDT Tim McGraw hosted a Halloween night party to debut tracks off his new album Two Lanes of Freedom . Big Machine Records threw an invite-only party for Tim McGraw on Halloween night in Nashville for him to preview his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom ...

Luke Laird, Dallas Davidson, Sony/ATV Win Big at 60th BMI Country Awards

October 31, 2012 4:30 PM EDT Big winners: Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Tom T. Hall and Luke Laird attend the 60th Annual BMI Country Awards at BMI on October 30, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/Getty Images for BMI) "Take A Back Road" went cent ...

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The Beat 9/6: Alicia Keys Is 'On Fire,' One Direction (U.S.) Changes Name

September 06, 2012 2:35 PM EDT Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 6 edition of "The Beat," Billboard.com's daily music news show, featuring host Jonathan Brooks running down the latest music news -- who's making headlines and who's topping the charts. In toda ...

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The Beat 9/6: Alicia Keys, One Direction, R. Kelly, Band of Horses, Justin Moore

September 06, 2012 1:58 PM EDT The Beat 9/6: Alicia Keys, One Direction, R. Kelly, Band of Horses, Justin Moore girl on fire , jonathan brooks , R. Kelly , Uncharted Shores , Billboard , Mirage Rock , Justin Moore , 'Til My Last Day , black panties , Band of Horses Videos Ju ...

Justin Moore Hits the Road With Eric Church as 'Last' Single Rises

September 04, 2012 2:15 PM EDT Justin Moore started off the year touring with superstar Blake Shelton, and he's going to close 2012 on an equally high note -- as part of the Eric Church tour. "We've been real fortunate over the past couple of years to have been on ...

Morning Fix: Liberty Vs. SiriusXM, DJs Stump for Obama, Deezer Comes To Asia

August 15, 2012 8:25 AM EDT MTV Unveils Artist.MTV Pages, Tries to Catch MySpace Napping If a re-launched MySpace isn't going to be the online destination for musicians it once promised to be, maybe MTV is up for the job. MTV today unveiled its long-awaited Artists.MTV ...

Sunny Sweeney Prepares For Country Throwdown Tour's Nashville Stop

June 29, 2012 4:10 PM EDT The third annual Country Throwdown Tour Fired Up by Kingsford® has had fans clamoring for more at each stop, and as the tour prepares to come to a close with a July 8 Nashville stop at The Woods at Fontanel, the buzz is being heard all around Music ...

Bubbling Under: Marina & the Diamonds Shine

June 08, 2012 2:12 PM EDT Marina & the Diamonds While Marina & the Diamonds (Marina Diamandis) has flirted with U.S. chart success in the past, the Elektra/Atlantic act could be on its way to its first hit single with "Primadonna." The track, from her rec ...

Bubbling Under: Marina & the Diamonds Shine

June 08, 2012 9:05 AM EDT Each Friday, Chart Beat presents "Bubbling Under," a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Marina & the Diamonds, Margo Rey, Florida Georgia Line and Michael Lynche Marina ...

Stagecoach Festival: Photos Backstage and On-Stage

April 30, 2012 12:51 PM EDT Live Miranda Lambert Festival Blake Shelton Luke Bryan Jason Aldean Sheryl Crow Brad Paisley Kenny Rogers The Band Perry Alabama Eli Young Band Sarah Evans Random Chris Dave Alvin Justin Moore Ralph Stanley Steve Martin Rangers Canyon Sara Watkins S ...

Backbeat: ACM Weekend With Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley; Capitol and Warner Afterparties and Blake Shelton's NRA Celebrity Shoot!

April 03, 2012 2:01 PM EDT From left: Musicians Craig Morgan, Blake Shelton and TV personality Lee Lakosky participate in the NRA Country ACM Celebrity Shoot Hosted By Blake Shelton at the Desert Hills Shooting Club in South Boulder City, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Gett ...

Chart Highlights: Adele, Taylor Swift, Madonna Notch New No. 1s

March 19, 2012 4:35 PM EDT Adele ascends to the Adult Contemporary summit, Swift crowns Country Songs and Madonna is the dancing queen again Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. Find out the top songs, Greatest Gainers and d ...

Justin Moore Embraces Tour With Blake Shelton

March 09, 2012 6:00 PM EST Justin Moore has a very talented A&R staff at The Valory Music Group, the label for which he records. But, there's someone else who has a vested interest in his career that has a pretty good winning percentage as well -- his wife, Kate, who ...

Sunny Sweeney's Challenge to Brad Paisley

March 06, 2012 4:30 PM EST After Pranking Star on Last Day of Tour, Says 'Dude, Get Me Back' S unny Sweeney admits that the past couple of weeks would have to stand tall among the highlights of her career so far. After a 2011 to remember, where she entered the top t ...

Backbeat: Martina McBride, Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen Attend Big Machine Showcase At CRS

February 23, 2012 5:51 PM EST Featured below from L to R: (back) Jay DeMarcus, Chris Thompson, James Young, Joe Don Rooney, Jon Jones, CMT's Brian Phillips, Cherrill Green, and Dean Berner. (middle) Reid Perry, Kimberly Perry, Sunny Sweeney, Thomas Rhett, Gary Levox, Mike ...

Billboard Power 100: Scott Borchetta

January 26, 2012 10:30 PM EST No. 54 Scott Borchetta President/CEO Big Machine Label Group Twitter: @bigmachine Tennessee Titan... When Nashville record executive Scott Borchetta decided in 2005 to strike out on his own, few probably imagined that his fledgling Big Machine Rec ...

Waylon Jennings Tribute Album Attracts Family, Fans Like Jewel & Dierks Bentley

January 05, 2012 4:45 PM EST Shooter Jennings on Dad's Legacy: 'He Doesn't Need Any Help From Me at Keeping It Alive' Friends and family of the late Waylon Jennings recently came together at the Nashville studios of Sirius/XM for a special taping to promote ...

Ricky Skaggs Inspires Top Wins at ICM Awards

October 31, 2011 12:00 PM EDT Faith, family and country music were celebrated Friday night (Oct. 28) at the 17th Annual Inspirational Country Music (ICM) Awards at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Ricky Skaggs was the evening's top winner, claiming the Enterta ...

American Country Awards: Zac Brown, Jason Aldean Lead Nominees

October 13, 2011 11:05 AM EDT The nominations for the 2nd Annual American Country Awards were announced, and it was a big day for many of the top younger stars in the format. Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band led the way with eight nominations each. On their heels were newcome ...

Jill Scott Celebrates First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

June 29, 2011 11:00 AM EDT R&B singer Jill Scott celebrates her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as her fourth studio effort, "The Light of the Sun," debuts atop the list with 135,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. She's been notching hits ...

Jill Scott Aiming for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200

June 22, 2011 5:33 PM EDT R&B singer Jill Scott looks like she's on the verge of earning her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as her just-released "The Light of the Sun" is headed for the top next week. Industry sources suggest the set could se ...

Bon Jovi, U2, Lady Gaga, AC/DC Among Billboard Touring Awards Finalists

October 13, 2010 11:00 AM EDT Bon Jovi , U2 , AC/DC , Lady Gaga , Brad Paisley , Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are among the top artists, tours, venues, and live entertainment firms recognized as finalists for the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out at a spe ...

Bon Jovi, U2, Lady GaGa, Brad Paisley Among Billboard Touring Awards Finalists

October 13, 2010 12:00 AM EDT Bon Jovi, U2, AC/DC, Lady GaGa, Brad Paisley, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are among the top finalists for the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out in New York on Nov. 4. The awards - which honor artists, tours, venues, and li ...

Zac Brown Steady, Moore Moves In

April 13, 2010 12:00 AM EDT The Zac Brown Band isn’t breaking camp just yet as “Highway 20 Ride” spends another week as the No. 1 song with country radio listeners and is the No. 1 Like a Lot song, too. Both male and female listeners rank the song at No. 1 as do core 35-44 l ...

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Hot Tours: Brad Paisley, Guns N' Roses, Tiesto, Nick Jonas

February 04, 2010 11:41 AM EST Reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Brad Paisley tops the latest Hot Tours rankings with $2.2 million in box office grosses from his American Saturday Night Tour, currently on the road in the U.S. All four shows reported during the past week were ...

Chart Beat Wednesday: Kings Of Leon, Toby Keith, Maxwell

September 30, 2009 4:58 PM EDT IT'S GOOD TO BE KINGS: Kings of Leon continue their march across multiple formats, as the quartet crowns the Pop Songs/Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart with a 3-1 ascent for "Use Somebody." Having already hit No. 1 on Alternative ...

Taylor Swift Climbs Hot 100, Black Eyed Peas Still No. 1

September 24, 2009 10:55 AM EDT The Black Eyes Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" reigns for a 13th week on the Billboard Hot 100, besting the 12-week stay at the summit of "Boom Boom Pow," the Peas' previous single that directly preceded its follow-up at No. 1. ...

Chart Beat Wednesday: Hall & Oates Come On Over To The Country

September 23, 2009 6:58 PM EDT 'SMILE,' YOU'RE ON COUNTRY SONGS: Jimmy Wayne nets the Hot Shot Debut on Country Songs with "Sara Smile," featuring the classic song's original performers, Daryl Hall & John Oates . The latter two artists, who make ...

Ask Billboard: Prince Of Album Sales

September 11, 2009 5:27 PM EDT Ask Billboard is updated every Friday. Submit your burning music questions to Gary Trust at askbb@billboard.com. Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S. PURPLE REIGN Hi Gary, I love readi ...

Black Eyed Peas Hold Top Spot On Hot 100

August 27, 2009 11:32 AM EDT The Black Eyed Peas sit at No. 1 on this week's Hot 100 yet again are with "I Gotta Feeling," extending the group's unprecedent run at the top of the chart to 21 weeks. Elsewhere on the chart, "Down," by Jay Sean featur ...

Chart Beat Thursday: Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus

August 20, 2009 5:13 PM EDT BEST WEEK EVER?: It would be an historic Billboard Hot 100 this week if just one landmark record was broken, but when the Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz each rewrite 51 years of Hot 100 achievements, the chart dated Aug. 29, 2009, is undoubtedly one ...

George Strait Dethrones Michael Jackson, Tops Billboard 200

August 19, 2009 10:59 AM EDT As expected, the King of Pop steps aside for the King of Country as George Strait's "Twang" replaces Michael Jackson's enduring "Number Ones" as the best selling album in the country. Strait's new set sold 155,000 ...

George Strait . . . In At No. 1

August 19, 2009 12:00 AM EDT George Strait proves once again why he's the King of Country as his new "Twang" album was the top-selling set in the United States last week with 155,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. All told, it's the legend� ...

Q&A: Justin Moore's Rural Roots

August 14, 2009 6:02 PM EDT Growing up in an Arkansas town with a population of 300, country artist Justin Moore is a man who appreciates his rural roots. On his song "Small Town USA," which recently reached No. 8 on the Billboard country songs chart , Moore proclaim ...

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December 12, 2008 10:43 AM EST RECURRENT EVENTS Hi Fred, I’ve noticed a couple things on the recent country chart that you could clear up for me. Has the recurrent policy changed? I know [the rules called for removal of songs after] 20 weeks [that were] below the top 10, however ...

Chart Beat: Jason Mraz, B.B. King, 'Gypsy'

September 04, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Fred discusses chart action from Jason Mraz, B.B. King, "Gypsy" and more! 'YOURS' SONG: The little bedroom demo that could gives Jason Mraz his first top 10 hit on the Hot 100. "I'm Yours" was written in 2004 while ...