Grizzly Bear thinks they need traditional radio to break big. And only a major label can really deliver that, at least right now.  Meanwhile, even major label refugees like Trent Reznor are crawling back to the machine.  Here’s the moment when Reznor realized that his post-major, DIY audience was ultimately insular and limiting.  He recently…

Wonderers are wondering why Muse’s 2nd Law (WB) hasn’t gotten off to a better start. While the band didn’t do a lot of up-front promotion in the States, the new single “Madness” is researching extremely well, and ticket sales for the band’s fall tour are exploding. This titbit comes from I.B. Bad’s latest column, which contains some very big…

Taylor Swift is back in familiar territory, topping this week’s sales chart and scoring a massive debut with the fourth offering from Red, which hits on Monday. Two of the other three also occupy slots on the leaderboard. The new Taylor track kept PSY out of the catbird seat, while Adele stayed at #3.. 1. Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”…

CBS Radio topper Dan Mason and a number of senior programmers including KROQ’s Kevin Weatherly met with label reps yesterday at the company’s New York offices in what the principals described as “productive meetings” about working together more closely to increase music discovery, RAMP reports. Columbia‘s Jon Borris, accompanied by the label’s up-and-coming Rita Ora, acknowledged Weatherly for stepping up and opening the door…

Kent Klavens has been named SVP Business and Legal Affairs for  Universal Music Publishing Group, following a 17-year run at Famous Music. He’ll report to David Kokakis, who needs extra-large business cards to contain his title of Senior Vice President, Head of Business & Legal Affairs/Business Development, UMPG. “Kent is a consummate business and legal affairs executive,” said Kokakis in making…

Every artist that puts them selves in direct competition with me will suffer do to how well Street King Immortal is put together. Watch the fools who decide to question my talent. Find them selves over whelmed but this album SKI. I manage my self now that Chris lighty has passed. I’m not going to…