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1. Slacker Redesign Helped Drive 100K New Subscribers

   May 08, 2013 6:45 PM EDT In February, San Diego-based Slacker broke away from catering just to core music fans and changing its service with mainstream consumers in mind, giving the service more visual elements, adding more personalized recommendations in order to appea ...

2. The Connected Car: Can It Drive the Industry Forward?

   May 08, 2013 3:37 PM EDT Imagine a day when you can sidle into your car, tell it where to go and, as the car drives itself to your chosen destination,  catch up on your Facebook feeds as you  enjoy a playlist that's personalized for whatever mood you happen to be i ...

3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Can't Hold Us' Tops Hot 100, Sets Chart Record

   May 08, 2013 1:15 PM EDT The act becomes the first duo in the chart's five-decade history to send its first two singles to No. 1. Plus, Florida Georgia Line's 'Cruise' sails back into the top 10 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis'  "Can't Hol ...

4. Liberty Media's First-Quarter Results Rise Dramatically Following Sirius XM Inclusion

   May 08, 2013 11:31 AM EDT John Malone's Liberty Media on Wednesday posted higher first-quarter results after the inclusion of Sirius XM Radio in its financials and the separation of Starz, which was spun off into a separate company. Liberty reported quarterly earnin ...

5. Mariah Carey's '#Beautiful' Featuring Miguel Off To Strong Radio, Sales Start

   May 07, 2013 3:20 PM EDT Mariah Carey's new single, "#Beautiful," is logging an impressive beginning, thanks to hefty first-day airplay across an array of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment-owned radio stations and a solid initial sales forecast.   The ...

6. Bubbling Under: Emblem3 Rises At Radio

   May 03, 2013 11:41 AM EDT Each Friday, Billboard presents "Bubbling Under," a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Emblem3, Dan Croll, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Tim Timmons.   Emblem3 Emblem3, which fini ...

7. Chart Moves: The Neighbourhood Debuts, Van Halen's '1984' Returns After 20-Plus Years

   May 02, 2013 8:22 PM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Michael Buble achieved his fourth No. 1 album with "To Be Loved," as the pop singer's latest started with 195,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Meanwhile, Fantasia scored ...

8. Chris Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, Miguel & More To Perform At 2013 Summer Jam

   May 02, 2013 6:39 PM EDT Hot 97 has announced the line-up for this year's Summer Jam event. Chris Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, A$AP Rocky, Wale, Miguel, Joe Budden and French Montana will all be performing. Summer Jam XX will take place ...

9. George Jones Memorial Evokes Tears, Tributes From Fans and Friends

   May 02, 2013 5:38 PM EDT In the lyrics of George Jones' signature song, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," a wreath is placed upon the door of a heartbroken man at a funeral. And when Jones' time came, they placed not just a wreath but a gargantuan spray ...

10. Songza Surpasses 6 Million App Installs, Debuts Version 3.0

    May 02, 2013 7:00 AM EDT 15 13 34 0 0 With Pandora dominating and Apple looming, Songza is adding listeners and introducing features that change the way people use Internet radio. The service had 4.7 million active users in March, up from 2 million active monthly users at the end ...

11. Ross On Radio: Ballads Max Out, Radiohead Shout-Outs, More

    May 01, 2013 7:00 AM EDT Observations On The State Of Top 40 Some observations on the current state of top 40: PPM hates hits? While piano ballads by Rihanna, Bruno Mars and P!nk comprise the top three songs at mainstream top 40, and Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” is No. ...

12. CBS Radio, Astralwerks Team Up For Talent Search Program 'She Can DJ'

    April 30, 2013 11:00 AM EDT CBS Radio is throwing its hat in the EDM ring, teaming with Astralwerks -- home to Swedish House Mafia, Empire of the Sun, and sister duo NERVO -- to launch a national talent search for the next great female DJ/producer, Billboard has learned. T ...

13. SiriusXM Sets Record Quarterly Revenue, Earnings; Jim Meyer Named CEO

    April 30, 2013 8:18 AM EDT SiriusXM Radio turned in record revenue, earnings and subscription levels when it released first-quarter earnings on Tuesday. The company also announced that interim CEO Jim Meyer now has the CEO title. Meyer took over on an interim basis when l ...

14. P!nk Sets Record For Most Adult Top 40 No. 1s

    April 29, 2013 2:13 PM EDT P!nk ft Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason (Official Video) (HD) from MusicFlavor Charts on Vimeo . P!nk rewrites the record for the most No. 1s in the 17-year history of Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Adult Top 40 radio airplay chart, as &q; ...

15. George Jones Radio Airplay Soars in the Hours After His Death

    April 27, 2013 7:02 PM EDT 4 141 47 2 0 Although written as a chilling tragedy ballad with a surprise ending, the chorus of George Jones’ 1989 hit “Radio Lover” could conversely be interpreted as posthumous consolation for the legions of fans he left grieving in the wake of his dea ...

16. Chart Moves: Sarah Brightman, Olly Murs Make Top 20 Debuts on Billboard 200

    April 26, 2013 9:28 PM EDT This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Fall Out Boy replaced Paramore at No. 1, as the former's new "Save Rock and Roll" debuted with 154,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the runner-up position, Kid Cudi bowed wi ...

17. Chart Moves: Daft Punk Scores Biggest Hot 100 Hit, Black Sabbath Returns and More

    April 26, 2013 4:54 PM EDT As previously reported, P!nk's "Just Give Me a Reason" (featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess) spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Who else makes noteworthy moves on the Hot 100 and other song charts this week?   -- ...

18. Backbeat: Billboard/Samsung Galaxy Thought-Leadership Breakfast at Latin Music Conference

    April 26, 2013 2:38 PM EDT 4 0 0 On Thursday morning during Billboard's Latin Conference, Billboard editorial director Bill Werde and executive director of Latin content Leila Cobo hosted a thought-leadership breakfast, presented by Samsung Galaxy. The group of 20 guests e ...

19. Univision Communications Launches Uforia Music Service

    April 23, 2013 4:00 PM EDT 34 1 24 0 0 Today at the Billboard Latin Music Conference, Univision Communications, Inc. announced the launch of the Uforia music service and upgraded radio app focused on content curation with deep Latin genres.   The announcement was made today by Jose ...

20. NPR, Pandora, SiriusXM, Deezer, Spotify Execs Discuss Alternative Wavelengths At Latin Music Conference

    April 23, 2013 12:29 PM EDT 1 0 20 0 0 Panel: Alternative Wave Lengths: Digital, Satellite And Beyond Panel Speakers:  Bahigh Acuna, New Markets Lead, Spotify Latin America Trinity Colón Vice President of Programming, SiriusXM Anya Grundmann Director/Executive Producer, NPR Music Ma ...

21. Grooveshark to Launch Broadcast, a User-Created Radio Feature

    April 22, 2013 2:03 PM EDT 2 22 37 0 0 Music streaming service Grooveshark on Wednesday will launch a new service called Broadcast that will allow people to create their own live, online radio shows. Broadcast will be free of charge. "We're excited to launch the first eve ...

22. Rihanna Sets Record For Most Mainstream Top 40 No. 1s

    April 22, 2013 12:54 PM EDT 2 20 29 0 0 In tallying her 10th leader, she passes Katy Perry for the most toppers in the chart's 20-year history.   Rihanna becomes the first artist in the 20-year history of Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart ...

23. Chart Moves: P!nk Tops AC With 'Try'; Selena Gomez, Avril Lavigne Return; Lady Antebellum Makes Fastest Trip To Country Airplay Summit

    April 19, 2013 5:21 PM EDT 4 65 2 0 As previously reported , P!nk's "Just Give Me a Reason," featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess, rises 3-1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Who else makes notable moves on the Hot 100 and other song charts this week? -- P!nk: As she crowns th ...

24. Boston Radio Again Transforms From Playing Music To Covering Tragic News

    April 19, 2013 3:07 PM EDT 1 1 23 0 0 As on Monday, when bomb explosions killed three and injured more than 180, further violence spurs more continuous news coverage today. For the second time this week, tragically, Boston's FM radio dial has transformed essentially from an ou ...

25. Arbitron Shareholders Approve Nielsen Acquisition

    April 16, 2013 6:31 PM EDT 4 1 20 0 0 The proposed purchase of Arbitron by Nielsen Holdings today took a step closer to realization as the radio ratings company’s shareholders voted to approve the acquisition at its company's special meeting of stockholders. Business Matters: ...

26. Boston Radio Provides Information, Comfort Following Marathon Tragedy

    April 16, 2013 5:43 PM EDT 5 22 27 3 0 Sadly, it's in times of tragedy that live and local radio most often reinforces its value as a provider of information and comfort. Following yesterday's (April 15) tragic explosions during the 117th running of the Boston Marathon, w ...

27. SoundExchange Distributed $118 Million in First Quarter

    April 16, 2013 3:57 PM EDT 8 84 40 2 0 SoundExchange announced Tuesday it distributed $117.5 million of digital performance royalties in the first quarter. The amount was a first-quarter record for the organization but was down from the $122.5 million and $134.9 million distributed ...

28. SiriusXM Launches MySXM Interactive Internet Radio Feature

    April 15, 2013 1:49 PM EDT 8 8 36 2 0 SiriusXM Satellite Radio launched its answer to Pandora on Monday. Called MySXM, the feature creates an interactive Internet radio service by allowing users to personalize existing SiriusXM stations. The feature is available to all subscribers ...

29. Chart Moves: Jonas Brothers Return To Hot 100; Little Wings Fly to New U.S. Heights; Anna Kendrick's 'Pitch Perfect' Song Wins Over Radio

    April 11, 2013 5:42 PM EDT As previously reported , Bruno mars' "When I Was Your Man" (2-1) becomes just the second all-piano-and-vocal ballad to top the Billboard Hot 100, following Adele's "Someone Like You" in 2011. Who else makes notable ...

30. New Sirius XM Chairman Says Company Could Become 'Totally Independent'

    April 11, 2013 5:20 PM EDT Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, named the chairman of Sirius XM on Thursday, says a spin-off from Liberty Media is “absolutely” a possibility for the satellite radio company. "At some point it might make sense for Sirius to be a totally inde ...

31. Visualizing Radio’s Future: FM Chips, HD Radio, One-Touch Pizza Ordering

    April 11, 2013 4:23 PM EDT Radio’s problem is that it doesn’t look very good. It sounds fine but, compared to newer online audio services that give users a visually rich experience, AM/FM radio needs to up its game.  The good news is that several potential solutions to ra ...

32. Morning Fix: Made in America Lineup Announced; Billboard Expands Streaming Charts; Tim Carr, A&R Exec, RIP

    April 11, 2013 8:30 AM EDT Get the Morning Fix Delivered Directly To Your Inbox HERE . BUDWEISER REVEALS MADE IN AMERICA LINEUP – BEYONCE, NINE INCH NAILS TO HEADLINE Beyonce and Nine Inch Nails top an eclectic lineup for Budweiser's second annual Made In America Fes ...

33. Former Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin Earned $11 Million in 2012

    April 11, 2013 6:39 AM EDT Mel Karmazin earned $11 million in 2012, his last year as CEO of Sirius XM Radio, up from $10.7 million the previous year. Karmazin, who relinquished his role in December as Liberty Media was taking control of it through stock purchases, earned ...

34. Chart Moves: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Set R&B/Hop-Hop Record; Darius Rucker Rolls To Country Summit

    April 04, 2013 6:51 PM EDT As previously reported , Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop," featuring Wanz, logs a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive") and Ariana Grande ("The Way") stor ...

35. Ross On Radio: Adults Like What They Know, And Know It Sooner

    April 04, 2013 9:30 AM EDT It was, for years, an aphorism of adult contemporary and hot AC radio: "Adults know what they like. And they like what they know." It was the rallying cry for AC's move away from unproven music and, in some cases, from any current ...

36. Rdio Launches Vdio, New TV and Film Marketplace (Updated)

    April 03, 2013 2:07 PM EDT On-demand music subscription service Rdio announced the launch on Wednesday of Vdio, a video service that streams movies and TV shows. Vdio (pronounced vee-dee-oh) becomes the first video service offered by a standalone company that also offers ...

37. Younger Listeners Ditching AM/FM For Internet Radio (Study)

    April 02, 2013 8:55 PM EDT Internet radio and streaming services accounted for nearly four out of 10 minutes heard by young listeners in the fourth quarter, according to new figures released by the NPD Group.   Internet radio services like Pandora and iHeartRadio accounte ...

38. Business Matters: U.S. Auto Sales Strong in March -- Why That's Good for the Music Business

    April 02, 2013 4:46 PM EDT U.S. consumers purchased more new cars in March than any month in nearly six years -- and that's good news for the music business. A healthy automobile market will mean more consumers will adopt the music products and services that are now ...

39. Bruno Mars Sets Mainstream Top 40 Record, Justin Timberlake Tops Rhythmic

    April 01, 2013 1:08 PM EDT Mars passes Nelly and Timberlake for the most Mainstream Top 40 No. 1s among males. Timberlake, meanwhile, takes over atop Rhythmic. Bruno Mars rewrites Billboard chart history, as "When I Was Your Man" rises 2-1 on the Nielsen BDS-bas ...

40. Justin Timberlake's '20/20' Swarms On-Demand Chart With 8.6 Million Streams

    March 29, 2013 5:39 PM EDT Just as Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience had an immense opening week sales-wise, selling 968,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan and subsequently debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the album had a major week on audio on-d ...

41. Chart Moves: will.i.am, Justin Bieber 'Power' Onto Hot 100; Imagine Dragons Fly To Top Of Hot Rock Songs; Drake Extends Rap Record

    March 29, 2013 12:48 PM EDT As previously reported , Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop," featuring Wanz, returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth cumulative week, narrowly edging out Baauer's "Harlem Shake" after the latte ...

42. Morning Fix: Joie Manda Leaves Def Jam for Interscope, Rick Ross Under Fire for 'Date Rape' Lyrics, iHeartRadio Returns to Vegas, More

    March 29, 2013 9:43 AM EDT Subscribe to Billboard.biz's free Morning Fix email and other newsletters HERE Joie Manda Resigns as Def Jam President, Moving to Interscope In a surprise announcement, Joie Manda has resigned as President of Def Jam Records to relocate bac ...

43. Rick Ross Under Fire for Lyrics That Critics Say Condone Date Rape

    March 28, 2013 5:15 PM EDT Rick Ross is facing a growing online firestorm over lyrics that critics say condone date rape. The song in question, “U.O.E.N.O.,” by Atlanta rapper Rocko, features verses from Ross and Future and was released on a mixtape, Gift of Gab 2 , back ...

44. Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Music Festival Announces Return to Vegas

    March 28, 2013 11:22 AM EDT Clear Channel is bringing its successful iHeartRadio Music Festival back to the MGM Grand in Vegas for its third year, it was announced today. The festival will again include a "star search," dubbed the Macy's iHeart Radio Rising ...

45. NAB Calls Performance Right 'Bad for Artists, Bad for Listeners'

    March 27, 2013 2:15 PM EDT The National Association of Broadcasters has called a performance right for sound recordings “bad for radio, bad for artists and bad for listeners” in two newspaper advertisements thanking two new co-sponsors of the Congressional resolutions sup ...

46. Ross On Radio: When Radio Suffers From 'Hit Lag'

    March 27, 2013 7:00 AM EDT Why "Turbo-Pop" Isn't Going Away Throughout my various looks at the stylistic fluctuations of pop music and top 40 radio, I’ve tried not to proclaim the death of “turbo-pop,” the kinetic, ’90s techno-influenced pop/dance music tha ...

47. Arbitron Taps Monica Narvaez for Hispanic Broadcasting Post

    March 26, 2013 8:56 PM EDT 12 0 0 Monica Narvaez has been named Hispanic Broadcaster Account Specialist at Arbitron.   In the newly created role, Narvaez will be responsible for strengthening the partnerships that Arbitron maintains with Hispanic broadcasting customers. Registe ...

48. Spotify Debuts First TV Commercial During NBC’s ‘The Voice’ As Part of $10M Ad Campaign

    March 25, 2013 5:16 PM EDT Nearly two years after launching in the U.S. primarily via word-of-mouth, Spotify will air its first in a series of U.S. TV ad commercials on NBC’s “The Voice” Monday night as part of a larger branding campaign valued at over $10 million in medi ...

49. Five Questions at Ultra: Pete Tong on the Evolving 'EDM' Scene

    March 24, 2013 3:35 PM EDT 7 31 0 0 Billboard caught up with BBC host and international dance music icon Pete Tong at his annual pool party at the Surfcomber during Miami Music Week. The always astute veteran offered a peek into the strategy behind Evolution, his new terrestrial ...

50. Simple Plan, Ralph James, Graham Henderson Among Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Award Honorees

    March 22, 2013 12:35 PM EDT The Canadian music industry was out full force last night (March 22), jammed into a room at Toronto’s Kool Haus to honor three Hall of Fame inductees, a humanitarian and an assortment of companies and individuals from labels, managers, agents, r ...

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