Martin Kierszenbaum has re-upped with IGA, meaning he’s continuing his role as Sr. Executive of A&R for Interscope, while his Cherrytree label remains under the IGA umbrella. “Jimmy Iovine not only gave me the opportunity to start Cherrytree Records in 2005, but also the support, advice, and encouragement to sign progressive artists with a point of view and stick with them…

Baauer commands the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth week with “Harlem Shake,” although the viral sensation logs a second straight week of declines in YouTube streaming. The chart’s No. 2 song, and former four-week No. 1, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, meanwhile, ascends to the top of the Hot 100 Airplay…

Country star Luke Bryan logs his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his new compilation, Spring Break . . . Here to Party, debuts atop the list. It sold 150,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and marks his best sales week yet. Bryan previously topped out at No. 2…

“If you’re a business now and you’re only on the PC, you’re going to have some serious problems.” That’s how Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek described the biggest challenge facing his company and others in the industry during a one-on-one chat Tuesday with Forbes associate editor Steven Bertoni. On the first day of the…

There was no shortage of news to discuss Tuesday when Pandora CTO Tom Conrad sat down for a one-on-one panel with TechCrunch’s MG Siegler on the last day of SXSW Interactive at the Austin Convention Center. The Internet radio giant recently lost CEO Joe Kennedy, turned in a better-than-expected earnings report, and announced a first-ever cap on mobile streaming — all…

The music industry has lost billions of dollars in revenue over the last decade. Nielsen says the industry can use generated at least a half billion in incremental revenue by allowing fans to better connect with artists. Nielsen’s study was unveiled Tuesday at a SXSW panel titled “The Buyer and the Beats: The Music Fan…