Nielsen: Radio Remains Top Source for Music Discovery
Nielsen's 2014 music report reveals radio remains the top source for music discovery despite streaming's 54% growth to 164 billion streams. Vinyl sales surged 52%....
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Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Estelle Win Billboard Women in Music Awards
Beyonc�, Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, and Estelle were honored at Billboard's Women in Music Awards 2014. The ceremony celebrated female artists' achievements in the music...
Tinashe’s Aquarius Debuts at #3 on Billboard R&B Chart
Tinashe's debut album Aquarius enters at #3 on Billboard's R&B chart and tops iTunes R&B. Critics praise the RCA Records release as essential modern R&B....
Gail Mitchell & K Michelle Awarded by Billboard
ASCAP honored K. Michelle, Billboard's Gail Mitchell, and Motown's Myisha Brooks at their sixth annual Women Behind the Music series in Los Angeles....
Gail Mitchell, Tyrese, Ledisi on Music Industry State
Billboard editor Gail Mitchell joins Tyrese, Ledisi, and Liv Warfield to discuss the current state of the music industry, labels, and radio in this Grammy.com...
Billboard’s Artist 100 Chart Debuts with Trey Songz at #1
Billboard launched its first-ever Artist 100 chart measuring artist activity across multiple platforms. Trey Songz secured the inaugural #1 spot on the new ranking system....
Vinyl and Streaming Up: Nielsen Music & Billboard 2014
Nielsen's 2014 mid-year report shows vinyl LP sales surged 40.4% while on-demand streaming jumped 42%, despite overall album sales declining 14.9%....
Vinyl and Streaming Up in 2014 Mid-Year Report
Nielsen's 2014 mid-year report shows vinyl LP sales up 40.4% and on-demand streaming up 42%, while overall album sales dropped 14.9% compared to 2013....
Billboard and Twitter Real-Time Music Charts
Billboard and Twitter launch revolutionary real-time music charts tracking songs based on Twitter conversations. Austin Mahone debuts with 'Shadow' as the first artist featured on...
Jay Z and Beyonc� Top Billboard’s Power 100 list
Jay Z and Beyonc� make history as the first celebrities to claim the No. 1 spot on Billboard's annual Power 100 list of music industry...
Billboard Latin Music Conference 25th Anniversary
The Billboard Latin Music Conference celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014, marking a quarter-century as the most prestigious Latin music industry event worldwide....
Drake Covers Billboard, Discusses Kendrick Lamar
Drake covers Billboard magazine discussing his album Nothing Was The Same, Kanye West rivalry, and responds to Kendrick Lamar's controversial Control verse....
Target Corp. Taps Josh Baze for 7/23 Release & ‘Flashlight’
Rising hip-hop star Josh Baze preps for Target exclusive re-release of debut album 'Hi-heels and Low-Lifes' on 7/23 with new single 'Flashlight'....
Pandora Hires Tommy Page as VP of Artist Partnerships
Pandora hires Tommy Page, former Billboard publisher and Warner Bros. Records executive, as VP of Artist and Brand Partnerships to expand artist development and live...
Is Rihanna the New Queen of Pop?
Rihanna's "Stay" hits #1 on Billboard's pop radio chart, making her the first artist with 10 number one hits in the chart's 20-year history....
Clive Davis Set to Release New Book: Soundtrack to My Life
Music industry legend Clive Davis releases his autobiography 'The Soundtrack of My Life,' sharing 45 years of insider stories about Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and...
Melanie Fiona Rocks “Dirty Diana” at Summer Beats
Melanie Fiona delivered a stunning rendition of Michael Jackson's 'Dirty Diana' at the Pepsi/Billboard Summer Beats MJ celebration event....
Ne-Yo & RaVaughn Perform “Just Can’t Stop Loving You”
Ne-Yo and RaVaughn perform Michael Jackson's classic at Pepsi & Billboard's celebration of the Bad album's 25th anniversary....
DJ Pauly D Live Q&A on Billboard, Jan. 5 at 5PM ET
DJ Pauly D joins Billboard for a live Q&A on Jan. 5 at 5PM ET, discussing his MTV spin-off, new single 'Beat Dat Beat,' and...
Mariah Carey’s “Oh Santa!” Hits #1 on Billboard AC Chart
Mariah Carey's holiday track 'Oh Santa!' reaches #1 on Billboard's Mainstream AC Chart. The Christmas song adds another chart-topping hit to Carey's impressive holiday catalog....
KATY PERRY�S TEENAGE DREAM IS THE NO. 1 ALBUM IN THE U.S.
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, scanning 192,222 units in its first week and breaking pre-release digital...
Tarsha “Jonesy” Jones for Power Mornings?
Dan Gross writes for the Philadelphia Daily News that “TARSHA “JONESY” JONES is hosting mornings all week on Power 99 in what radio insiders say...
RECORD LABEL EXEC: RADIO KEY TO BREAKING ARTISTS
RCA Records Senior Vice President of Pop Promotion Peter Gray became the latest record executive to single out radio airplay for its unparalleled role in...
Maxwell Scores Second Consecutive #1 Album Debut
Modern R&B and soul master Maxwell is entering the Billboard Top 200 at #1 this week with his long-awaited fourth studio album, BLACKsummers’night, one of...
Michael Jackson Dominates Charts Again With 1.1M Albums
BILLBOARD Reports The King of Pop dominates the Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard charts yet again. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Michael Jackson’s...