From the continued growth of online video to Socialcam and Viddy’s up and down spiral, 2012 was a crazy year for the world of digital video, and I expect it to take a turn for the insane in 2013. In the past year, we’ve seen several niche social media networks blow up around images, music…

Add The Lumineers, Jack White and Carrie Underwood to your list of performers for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards telecast. But that’s not all, folks. In a pair of signature Ken Ehrlich moments, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert will be paired in a “special performance,” while Elton John and Ed Sheeran will perform live together for the first time. They join previously announced performers The Black Keys, fun., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna and Taylor Swift. LL Cool J returns as host….

Benny Tarantini, who’s been running Columbia’s publicity department for some time now, has been given his SVP stripes.  He’ll continue to work out of 550 Madison, and he now reports to EVP/GM Joel Klaiman. “It is great to be re-united with Benny again” said Joel in this morning’s announcement. “He has always been a forward thinking and…

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis continue their out-of-the-box success story, as “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, tops the Billboard Hot 100 with a 2-1 rise in its 16th week. Justin Timberlake, meanwhile, vaults 84-4 following the first full week of airplay and sales for his comeback track “Suit & Tie.” After the pair’s independently-released album The Heist blasted onto…