Music streamer Slacker today launched EQ Score, a new take on the music charts that measures not what tracks a fan likes, but also which ones they don’t. Music charts were about sales and radio airplay, but the rise of streaming and social media alongside declines in sales and traditional media have led to an…

Clear Channel Media has announced its latest direct licensing deal, this time with Dualtone Music Group, an independent rock label based in Nashville, Tenn. The agreement allows Dualtone artists to share revenue from Clear Channel’s broadcast and digital radio. Dulatone specializes in roots and indie rock and includes such artist as the Grammy-nominated Lumineers, Guy…

Having a #1 album for two straight weeks plus a Top 5 and rising single will get a label some prime real estate on the above chart, which combines overall marketshare and track sales divided by 10 (or the equivalent of an album). So it is that Columbia holds the top spot, thanks to Daft…

The 200k club has accepted two new members in Robin Thicke, who climbs #3-1 on a 20% week-over-week bump, and the Fast & Furious duo 2 Chainz & Wiz Khalifa, who speed into the Top 10 behind a whopping 138% uptick. The other newcomer is Blake Shelton (with his gal pals the Pistol Annies), who…

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) says it has requested TMZ retract a story which the performing rights organization claims “misrepresents” its values and mission while including a “number of inaccuracies.” In a story published Wednesday under the headline, “BMI Music Company Suit – Triggers 19 Nervous Breakdowns,” the celebrity news site reported that BMI had hit…