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Larry Miller Joins MediaNet
October 19, 2012 10:35 AM EDT Veteran music executive Larry Miller has joined MediaNet as executive VP and GM. In his new position, Miller will be responsible for new service innovation in music and media rights management, partner acquisition, and revenue growth for the compa ...
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Win Matisyahu/Dirty Heads Tickets & iPad
August 17, 2012 4:35 PM EDT Matisyahu's co-headlining tour with Dirty Heads is rolling across America right now through mid-September ( full details here ), and Billboard.com is giving away tickets every day via our special Facebook page . Plus, one lucky ticket winner wi ...
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Matisyahu's 'Spark Seeker' Spotify App: Developer, Manager Break Down Design Process, Tech Details
August 16, 2012 12:57 PM EDT When Spotify first launched its app platform, it was with aspirations towards providing an easy way for third-party developers to enhance Spotify's music listening experience and ultimately build a vibrant marketplace. Though development on t ...
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Album Reviews: Nas, Soul Asylum, JEFF the Brotherhood, Matisyahu
July 19, 2012 5:55 PM EDT HIP-HOP NAS Life Is Good Producers: various Def Jam Release Date: July 17 Nas has admitted that the frilly green dress draped over his right knee on the cover of "Life Is Good" is the gown ex-wife Kelis wore at their wedding in 2005. It& ...
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The Beat 7/17: 2NE1 tops Billboard K-Pop Top 100, Green Day's 'Uno!' 'Dos!' 'Tre!'
July 17, 2012 5:31 PM EDT The Beat 7/17: 2NE1 tops Billboard K-Pop Top 100, Green Day Uno, Dos, Tre Matisyahu , jonathan brooks , I love you , Green Day , Babel , Billie Joe Armstrong , Billboard , 2ne1 , Kitty Wells , The Beat Videos 2NE1 Babel Billboard Billie Joe Armstron ...
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Exclusive: Matisyahu on the Making of 'Spark Seeker' Songs (Video)
July 17, 2012 11:00 AM EDT When it came time to follow up 2009's "Light," Matisyahu headed to Israel. To call it an inspirational trip would be an understatement: for one, the dance track "Tel Aviv'n" was written and recorded in Tel Aviv in a sin ...
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Exclusive: Matisyahu Talks Transformation, 'Spark Seeker' (Video)
July 13, 2012 10:30 AM EDT Matisyahu shocked the music world when he shaved his signature facial hair last year and announced there would be no more "Chassidic reggae superstar." With "Spark Seeker," his first album since the change, due July 17, the music ...
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Matisyahu Returns With 'Spark Seeker' in July
May 08, 2012 12:00 PM EDT After shaving off his signature facial hair and declaring "No more Chassidic reggae superstar" last December, Matisyahu has set a July 17 release date for his fourth studio album, "Spark Seeker." He has also revealed the first le ...
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Matisyahu Shaves Beard: 'No More Chassidic Reggae Superstar'
December 13, 2011 4:35 PM EST Some things in pop music just go together hand-in-hand: Lil Jon and his pimp goblet, Nicki Minaj and her neon wigs, and, until recently, Matisyahu and his long, religiously significant beard. But on Tuesday morning (Dec. 13), the socially conscious ...
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CMJ 2011: 15 Things That Will Rock
October 18, 2011 1:40 PM EDT Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to… find the next great buzz band? Indie enthusiasts have ascended upon New York City this week for the annual CMJ Music Marathon, which kicks off today (Oct. 18) and runs through Saturday. ...
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POTW: Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, DMX, Demi Lovato
August 26, 2011 3:35 PM EDT Dogs Mariah Carey Stars Katy Perry Baby Demi Lovato DMX Chely Wright Marriage Rollercoaster Matisyahu Grace Slick Jessie J Travie McCoy David Hasselhoff Tommy Eminem Rihanna Kelly Osbourne Sharon Wood Ronnie Avril Lavigne Rod Stewart Soccer Courtney ...
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Billboard Bits: 'Watch the Throne' Outrages Indie Retailers, Morrissey Slams Norway
July 28, 2011 6:45 PM EDT Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip. Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne' Exclusives Have Retailers Up in Arms Jay-Z and Kanye West may be kings of hip-hop sales, but their decision to gi ...
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Matisyahu Prepping Two New Albums, Talks Movie Role
July 05, 2011 11:50 AM EDT Two new albums and a movie ensure that Matisyahu has a crowded near-future docket these days. The Hassidic singer and rapper, who released "Live at Stubb's, Vol. 2" in February, is taking "two very different directions" on t ...
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Decemberists Fans Love Foursquare, Bryan Adams Fans Not So Much
February 17, 2011 3:15 PM EST Decemberists fans were the most active Foursquare users in January, according to data at SuperGlued.com on New York check-ins on the social media app. Users of Foursquare appear to love indie rock and tend to frequent a small number of venues. But ...
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Greyson Chance Is In An 'Empire State Of Mind'
February 14, 2011 11:31 AM EST Welcome to the second season of Mashup Mondays, the weekly video series where we have an artist of one genre cover a totally unexpected song from another genre. Last year, we had a lot of fun with the likes of Sara Bareilles taking on Beyonce and Ma ...
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April Smith Puts A Speakeasy Spin On Trey Songz
February 09, 2011 2:34 PM EST What better way to celebrate the Feb. 14 return of our weekly Mashup Mondays video series, in which cool artists cover hot songs far outside their normal sound, than with a special preview mashup? April Smith and her band, the Great Picture show, ca ...
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Matisyahu Brings the Hanukkah Love with 'Miracle'
November 30, 2010 1:30 PM EST Hasidic hero Matisyahu 's new light-hearted video for "Miracle" has the reggae rapper ice skating through a winter wonderland and facing a Greek god in a heated hockey match. As the first day of Hanukkah tomorrow (Dec. 1) approaches, ...
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Chart Beat Thursday: Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, "Glee"
June 10, 2010 4:45 PM EDT 'CALIFORNIA' COASTS TO NO. 1: As previously reported , Katy Perry logs the fastest No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by an artist signed to Capitol Records in nearly 43 years, as "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg , rises 2-1 ...
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Matisyahu Beatboxes Kings Of Leon
March 29, 2010 9:58 AM EDT What happens when Matisyahu , the Hasidic rapper previously nominated for a Best Reggae Album Grammy, applies his falsetto and beatboxing skills to a Kings of Leon hit that just took home both the Best Rock Performance and Record of the Year Grammys ...
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Mashup Mondays: Matisyahu covers Kings of Leon
March 29, 2010 9:49 AM EDT What happens when Matisyahu, the Hasidic rapper nominated for a Best Reggae Album Grammy, applies his falsetto and beatboxing skills to a Kings of Leon hit? Matisyahu , Use Somebody cover , Mash-up Monday , Matis , Rap , Kings of Leon cover , Reggae ...
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Peas Persist on Hot 100 with "Imma Be"
March 04, 2010 11:10 AM EST The Black Eyed Peas hold at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week with "Imma Be." The track returns to the top of Digital Songs for a second frame after abdicating the lead spot to "We Are The World 25: For Haiti" by A ...
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Q&A with Matisyahu
August 26, 2009 6:09 PM EDT Matisyahu discusses the inspiration behind his new album, "Light," and single "One Day," with Billboard. one day , Matisyahu , SIZZLA , interview , Bob Marley , exclusive , Reggae , acoustic , vuclip , light Videos Bob Marley Exc ...
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Q&A With Matisyahu
August 26, 2009 5:19 PM EDT It's clear that Matisyahu has reggae and dancehall soul inspirations (like Bob Marley and Sizzla , who he namechecks). But on his upcoming album, "Light," released on August 25th on Epic, the Hasidic star says he was moved by other ge ...
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Bob Dylan Closes Out Rothbury With Classics-Heavy Set
July 07, 2009 6:12 PM EDT On the first fully sun-soaked day of this year's Rothbury Festival, Bob Dylan sent fans home "Blowin' in the Wind" with a 90-minute, 17-song show to close out the festival's Odeum main stage. For the fourth show of his U.S. ...
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Matisyahu Sees The 'Light' This August
June 05, 2009 8:23 AM EDT After numerous delays, Hasidic reggae artist Matisyahu's third studio album, "Light," will finally hit stores August 25. The thirteen song set was recorded in numerous locations over the last year, including Jamaica, New York, Los Ang ...
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Tool, Widespread Panic Top Denver's Mile High Fest Lineup
March 26, 2009 1:24 PM EDT Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray have been tapped to headline the second annual Mile High Music Festival, to be held July 18-19 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. Other artists scheduled to perform include Incubus, Ben Har ...
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Bob Dylan, The Dead Lead Rothbury Lineup
March 16, 2009 1:21 AM EDT The Dead, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, and The Black Crowes are among the top acts set for the second annual Rothbury, a weekend-long festival produced by Madison House Presents and AEG Live. The event will be h ...
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Slow Ticket Sales Sink Langerado Festival
February 03, 2009 1:54 PM EST The Langerado Music Festival in Miami is the first large-scale U.S. festival to fall victim to a poor economy in 2009. The seventh annual event, which was set for March 6-8 at Bicentennial Park, has been cancelled "due to sluggish ticket sales, ...
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Slow Ticket Sales Sink Langerado Festival
February 03, 2009 12:00 AM EST The Langerado Music Festival in Miami is the first large-scale U.S. festival to fall victim to a poor economy in 2009. The seventh annual event, which was set for March 6-8 at Bicentennial Park, has been cancelled "due to sluggish ticket sale ...
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Death Cab, Snoop, Ryan Adams To Rock Langerado
December 09, 2008 11:27 AM EST Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Dashboard Confessional, Broken Social Scene and Girl Talk lead the bill for the seventh Langerado Music Festival, to be held March 6-8 at Bicentennial Park in Miami. Thievery Corporation ...
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Death Cab, Snoop, Ryan Adams To Rock Langerado
December 09, 2008 12:00 AM EST Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Dashboard Confessional, Broken Social Scene and Girl Talk lead the bill for the seventh Langerado Music Festival, to be held March 6-8 at Bicentennial Park in Miami. Thievery Corporati ...
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Matisyahu Sees The 'Light' With EP, Album
October 17, 2008 12:00 AM EDT A desire to get some new music to his fans quickly is what led Matisyahu to create the "Shattered" EP, which comes out Oct. 21, in advance of his third studio album, "Light," which is due in early 200 A desire to get some new mus ...
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Matisyahu Preps EP, Eyes '09 For New Album
September 24, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Jewish reggae rapper Matisyahu will kick off an extensive fall tour Oct. 18 in support of a new EP, "Shattered," due three days later via Epic. A full-length album, "Light," will follow in early 2009. Jewish reggae rapper Matisya ...
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Langerado Festival Headed To Miami In 2009
September 17, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The 2009 edition of Florida's annual Langerado Music Festival will be held at Bicentennial Park in Miami, marking the event's fifth venue change since launching seven years ago, according to festival The 2009 edition of Florida's annu ...
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Pennywise, Motion City Soundtrack Join Warped Dates
June 06, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Additions to the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup continue to roll in, as rock acts Pennywise and Motion City Soundtrack have announced select appearances on the 14th edition of the traveling summer festi Additions to the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup co ...
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Matisyahu, Chiodos Sign On For Warped Tour Dates
May 14, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu and rock act Chiodos will join the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup for limited dates this July, Billboard.com can reveal. Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu and rock act Chiodos will join the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup fo ...
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Matisyahu, Chiodos Sign On For Warped Tour Dates
May 14, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu and rock act Chiodos will join the 2008 Vans Warped Tour lineup for limited dates this July, Billboard.com can reveal. Matisyahu, who joins the Vans Warped Tour for the first time, will appear on the traveling rock ...
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311, Snoop Dogg Pledge Unity On Tour
April 01, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 311 and Snoop Dogg are teaming for the summer co-headlining Unity tour, which will also feature support from rock act Fiction Plane. The outing will begin June 24 in Phoenix. 311 and Snoop Dogg are teaming for the summer co-headlining Unity tour, wh ...
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Billboard Bits: Langerado Festival, John Mayer, Howlin' Rain
November 13, 2007 12:00 AM EST R.E.M., Built To Spill, Of Montreal, the Beastie Boys, the Roots, Gov't Mule, 311, the National, Phil Lesh, Matisyahu, !!! and the Walkmen are confirmed to perform at the 2008 Langerado Festival, to b R.E.M., Built To Spill, Of Montreal, the Be ...
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Young, Mellencamp Star At Farm Aid's New York Debut
September 10, 2007 12:00 AM EDT After 22 years, the annual Farm Aid benefit concert finally made its way to New York yesterday (Sept. 9). And if the gritty metropolis seemed like an unlikely place to celebrate family farmers and the After 22 years, the annual Farm Aid benefit conc ...
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Allman Bros., Crows, Haynes Join Farm Aid Bill
August 08, 2007 12:00 AM EDT The Allman Brothers Band, Counting Crows, Warren Haynes and Montgomery Gentry have joined the lineup for this year's Farm Aid benefit, to be held Sept. 9 on Randalls Island in New York. The Allman Brothers Band, Counting Crows, Warren Haynes an ...
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311 Ready For Reinvention On Next Album
May 21, 2007 12:00 AM EDT After taking more than a year-and-a-half off, 311 is revving back up with a summer tour and a fall studio date looming. After taking more than a year-and-a-half off, 311 is revving back up with a summer tour and a fall studio date looming. "Mor ...
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Matisyahu Seeking New Fans On 311 Tour
May 15, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Matisyahu admits that when his manager first suggested a summer tour opening for 311, the Brooklyn-based reggae rapper wasn't sure it was such a good idea. Matisyahu admits that when his manager first suggested a summer tour opening for 311, th ...
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Modest Mouse, Wu-Tang Beef Up Virgin Festival Bill
April 27, 2007 12:00 AM EDT The Virgin Festival by Virgin Mobile in Baltimore, Md., has added Modest Mouse, Velvet Revolver, Wu-Tang Clan, Cheap Trick, the Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini, the Crystal Method, 311, Incubus The Virgin Festival by Virgin Mobile in Baltimor ...
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07OnTV
February 12, 2007 12:00 AM EST Music-related TV listings for Feb. 12-18, 2007. MONDAY, FEB. 13 "Wheel of Fortune: Country Music Stars Week," Syndicated Featured Artist(s): Montgomery Gentry, Trisha Yearwood, Steve Azar. "The Late Show With David Letterman," CB ...
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G. Love and Special Sauce
January 30, 2007 12:00 AM EST I have to diss Nelly and Timbaland, who are both so apparently rich and famous that they can diss their fans. It's like -- come on man -- is it really that hard to rap a couple of hits and blow the sp San Francisco: Greetings from San Francisco ...
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No 'Place' Like Home
December 24, 2006 12:00 AM EST Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu will offer fans a holiday treat with the CD/DVD set "No Place To Be," due this week via Epic. Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu will offer fans a holiday treat with the CD/DVD set "No Place To Be," d ...
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Previewing The Week's Top New Releases
December 24, 2006 12:00 AM EST Switchfoot puts its fans top of mind on its new Columbia album, Omarion grows up on his sophomore solo set and Matisyahu heads to Israel for inspiration in this week's Hot Product. The compilation "The Best of Rocky Balboa" (EMI), fea ...
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Panic, moe., Trey To Headline Langerado Festival
November 16, 2006 12:00 AM EST Jamband titans Widespread Panic, moe., Trey Anastasio and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will headline the fifth annual Langerado Festival, to be held March 9-11 at Markham Park in Sunrise, Fla. Jamband titans Widespread Panic, moe., Trey Anastasio a ...
