At New York University’s Tishman Auditorium on Thursday night, a packed lecture hall greeted Sony Music chief creative officer Clive Davis with a standing ovation at his first public appearance since the Tuesday release of his autobiography, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” on Simon & Schuster. The event, a Q&A moderated by Billboard editorial director…

As previously reported, the Billboard Hot 100 undergoes a major shakeup this week as YouTube streaming data joins the chart’s methodology. Fittingly, “Harlem Shake,” the viral smash from Brooklyn producer Baauer, roars onto the ranking at No. 1. Who else are the movers and — yes — shakers on the Hot 100 and other song…

Song: “Pi’s Lullaby” Film: “Life of Pi” Songwriters/Composers: Mychael Danna (music), Bombay Jayashri (lyrics) Performer: Bombay Jayashri Mychael Danna: “The first thing we wrote, and it ended up to be one of the themes, was the song. I went to India in December [2011] and wrote the song there with Bombay. That  was the very first [music] committed to…