Bass player and manager Blasko discusses how he got his start as a musician, from underground hopeful to center stage bass player, and how he transitioned into becoming the manager of the Black Veil Brides.
The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz and Neyla Pekarek in Studio Q
With a debut record and a hit song, The Lumineers have broken big, sold huge and received a couple Grammy nods. The Denver-based folk rockers join Jian at the desk in Studio Q for a feature chat.
Weekly: TEA
Lest you think a smash single doesn’t significantly move the needle in today’s record biz, take a gander at the above track-equivalent albums (TEA) chart and the Top 10 immediately below for compelling proof of The Way Things Are Now. Robin Thicke contributes the equivalent of 31.5k album sales, while Imagine Dragons add a TEA…
50 Cent Production Picked Up By Starz
A while back, we reported on a television pilot that was being worked on for the Starz Network. The show was called “Power” and involved nightclubs and drugs and all that good stuff. Oh, and it was produced by 50 Cent. Now, that show has been made official and has been picked up for eight…
Big Time Rush, ‘Man of Steel’ Soundtrack Heading for Top 10 on Billboard 200
Big Time Rush and the “Man of Steel” soundtrack are heading for top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. Industry sources suggest Big Time Rush’s new “24/Seven” album could sell around 45,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on June 16. The “Man of Steel” soundtrack — an instrumental…
Business Matters: The Average iTunes Customer is Spending Less. What It Means.
How people are spending money at iTunes is informative for a music business that wants to expand digital services deeper into markets and into countries around the world. Apple announced earlier this week it has 575 million iTunes accounts, up from about 100 million iTunes accounts in September 2009. Analyst Horace Dediu matched account growth…
Kanye West, Mac Miller, J Cole: Hip-Hop’s Super Tuesday
Next week could be the biggest for new rap albums in two-and-a-half years. June 18 sees the release of three hip-hop sets that are all on course for sizable sales debuts: Kanye West’s “Yeezus,” J. Cole’s “Born Sinner” and Mac Miller’s “Watching Movies With the Sound Off.” According to early sales forecasts from industry sources,…
P!nk Takes No. 1 Spot on Hot Tours Chart, Grosses $23.6 Million
P!nk takes the No. 1 ranking on the weekly Hot Tours tally with gross and attendance counts reported from the first leg of her Truth About Love Tour that launched earlier this year. The totals represented in this week’s recap come from the tour’s North American leg that began on Feb. 13 and wrapped on…
Nick Cannon Joins The RED Team
Nick Cannon’s NCredible Entertainment has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment’s RED Distribution, Billboard has learned exclusively. In addition to Cannon’s own music and comedy projects, the pair’s slate of upcoming releases includes film/TV compilations and recordings by select artists under the NCredible banner, such as rap duos Wonder Broz and Queenz. This new deal follows…
David Bisbal Re-Ups With Universal, Signs 360 Deal
Spanish singer David Bisbal has renewed his recording contract with Universal Music Spain, signing a long-term, 360 deal that extends to touring and management. Universal didn’t specify how long Bisbal’s contract was renewed for, but during the signing, the singer said: “Well, it looks like we’ll be together for at least 10 more years.” Bisbal…
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