Month: April 2013

Radio Ratings

KIIS-FM edged ahead of KBIG to take sole possession of first place in L.A. radio last month, rising from 5.4% to 5.8%, while KBIG was up slightly as well to 5.5%. KOST (103.5) stayed at #3, but slid to 4.6% from 4.8% in March. KAMP (97.1) went 4.1% to 4.3% to take fourth place, while…


Benny Blanco to be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger,” is getting a songwriting honor. The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 25-year-old will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at its annual gala on June 13. Past recipients include…


Lucian Grainge, Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Join DreamWorks Animation’s Board of Directors

DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced that Lucian Grainge and Jason Kilar will be nominated to the company’s board of directors at its upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. Grainge is chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group. He joined UMG in 1986 and oversees the company’s role as one of the few remaining music majors. Most…


Danielle Diego Promoted To EVP Fox Music, Will Oversee Music Supervision For All Fox Films

20th Century Fox Film has promoted Danielle Diego to executive vice president, Fox Music.  In her new position she will be responsible for overseeing music supervision for films across all Fox Film Divisions: 20th Century Fox Film, Fox Searchlight, Fox 2000 and Fox Animation. Diego, who has worked for Fox for 17 years, formerly served…


Robbie McIntosh Named Head of International at Capitol Music Group

Capitol Music Group’s hiring spree continues with the appointment of Robbie McIntosh as executive vice president, International. In his new position, McIntosh will work closely with CMG label heads and artists in conceiving and implementing global marketing campaigns and in tandem with Universal Music Group’s international territories (UMG acquired EMI holdings including Capitol in 2012)….


iTunes Market Share Still Dominant After a Decade (Research)

After nearly a decade since selling its first digital song, Apple Inc.’s iTunes continues to dominate with a 63% unit share of the U.S. market for digital music downloads in the fourth quarter, according to estimates released Tuesday by the NPD Group Inc. Amazon.com’s MP3 store remained No. 2 with 22% market share, NPD said….


Lauryn Hill Faces Jail on Tax Dodge, Claims ‘Threats’ Made on Her Family: Reports

Documents show that Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill failed to file tax returns for three years, 2005 through 2007, during which time she earned more than $1.8 million. Hill already pled guilty to tax evasion in June 2012 and could face prison time — up to three years. Sentencing is scheduled for April 22, reports TMZ…


PSY’s ‘Gentleman’ Hits 70 Million Views In Three Days, Sets YouTube Record

PSY is proving he’s more than a one hit wonder as the official music video for his newest release, “Gentleman,” soared past 70 million YouTube views today (April 15), in its third day of availability. According to sources at YouTube, with 18.9 million views worldwide on the day of its release (April 13), PSY’s “Gentleman”…


Kanye West Working With Electro Artists For Next Album

We know Kanye West is working hard on his sixth studio album, which we’ve clarified will not be titled titled I Am God. But minimal details have been revealed about who he’ll be working with on this album until now. In an interview with Rolling Stone during Coachella, the electronic group, Daft Punk, revealed that they spent some time with…


SiriusXM Officially Unveils MySXM

SiriusXM has launched a new feature built on The Echo Nest. The app, which has been available on the web for a few months, is called MySXM, and is now available for download on the Android and iOS market. MySXM allows the users to hear programming similar to what is aired through SiriusXM, but with…