It’s not how Google would have wanted to end one of its best weeks ever. On the last day of a stellar Google I/O conference, where the search and software giant unveiled a slew of new products including Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, rival Apple successfully blocked the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That’s the…

Via NYT /Allindstrom The Federal Trade Commission has approved the $2.2 billion sale of EMI Music Publishing to an investor group led by Sony, the agency announced on Friday morning. With that clearance, the sale is expected to close later in the day. The deal will create the world’s largest catalog of music-publishing rights, the…

A family earns together—even covers of magazines. And for Billboard’s Urban Power List, Ronald “Slim” Williams and brother Bryan “Birdman” Williams are this year’s featured stars. The new issue is on stands now or you can order here. Defining power and who possesses it is an ever-changing equation. It’s a challenge that Billboard editors revisit each…

Lauryn lost one. Earlier this month, Ms. Hill was charged for tax evasion. And now TMZ is reporting that, she pleaded guilty to the crime. She is facing up to three years in prison, and was released on $150,000 bail. Her hearing will take place in November.