The track links a 21st week at No. 1 on Rock Airplay, breaking the record for the longest reign dating to the Nielsen BDS-based chart’s June 20, 2009, inception. Foo Fighters’ “Rope” ruled for 20 weeks from its debut the week of March 12, 2011. Reinforcing its lengthy journey to multi-format radio acceptance, “Radioactive” debuts…

Jacob Hemphill, lead singer of SOJA, has made a lot of decisions along his path as an artist but one of the most important was picking a manager. Listen in this clip as Jacob discusses what SOJA looked for in picking their manager Elliott Harrington and why it’s most important to find a manager who…

Rep. Mel Watt plans to introduce legislation that will establish a performance right that would compensate record labels and artists for airplay on broadcast radio. Watt made the announcement on Thursday during the latest hearing on copyright issues held by the House Judiciary subcommittee that oversees intellectual property issues. The bill, to be introduced before…

The collision of the music industry and the Internet is fairly fascinating. It’s a mix of technological innovation, consumer frustration, and easy access combining to completely reform an entire industry. So how does a label like Sub Pop, partially owned by Warner Music Group and mostly focused on indie rock, survive? By scoring cat videos….