Following its high energy set on the opening day of this year’s Coachella festival, Billboard caught up with the Neighbourhood backstage. The guys were hanging with their tour manager Ellis Bertschi (Flipped House Partnership) and manager Kirk Harding from Crowd Control. The Neighbourhood is gearing up to release its new album, “I Love You,” on…

Cazzette, the Swedish electronic music group that four months ago released its debut album Eject on Spotify, has landed a joint contract with Universal Music Group’s Island Def Jam label and PRMD, a newly created electronic music label based in Cazzette’s home country of Sweden. Seeing potential in the sales of electronic music that can cross…

“Before I am an artist, I am a father, a son, and a brother to some of the most cherished women in the world. So for me to suggest in any way that harm and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes and regrets. As an artist, one of the…

Reebok goes on: “While we do not believe that Rick Ross condones sexual assault, we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse.” Full Story: TMZ The backlash from Rick Ross’, “U.O.E.N.O.,” lyrics continues, this time costing him his deal with…

It’s a Clash of the Pop Titans at the top of the chart, as Bruno Mars goes #4-to-#1, grabbing the pole position from P!nk. But this win is somewhat tainted in that “When I Was Your Man” was sale priced at 69 cents last week at the iTunes Store—so maybe it deserves an asterisk. The…

— SONGS Music Publishing signed Nelly to a worldwide co-publishing deal, beginning with his most recent album, 5.0, and future releases, including his next album M.O., which is slated to come out later this year. “Nelly has proven time and time again that he is one of the most consistent hit makers in contemporary music,”…

Rock band Paramore is aiming for its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as its new self-titled set should bow atop the list next week. Industry sources project that the album, the group’s first since 2009, may sell around 110,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on April 14. The…

Some people know exactly what they want to do when they first are looking to break into the Music Business, while others discover their “True North” after they get their foot in the door. Dan Steinberg is one of the former. He always knew that he wanted to be involved with Concert Promotion. There’s a…