As previously reported, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth cumulative week, narrowly edging out Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” after the latter song, which continues to lose viral momentum, led the past five weeks. Who else makes news on the Hot 100 and…

In order to be successful in the music industry, he have to learn from the greats. Learn from their successes and learn from their failiures. This article calls on some key players in the music industry to shed a little light on what steps we can take to become successful. [AlLindstrom] Venture Harbour’s Marcus Taylor gathered “pieces…

Interestingly, Justin Timberlake’s memorable 980k week shifted the focus away from his singles, as sales on “Suit & Tie” dropped by 50% and “Mirrors” disappeared altogether. But don’t feel bad for Nipper—P!nk completed her rapid rise to #1, as “Just Give Me a Reason” added 42%–finally unseating Macklemore & Ryan Lewis—while Pitbull went #7-5, though…

After six years spent in Ibiza — hosting wide-ranging conversations with the likes of David Lynch, Giorgio Morode and others —  the International Music Summit is set to debut to America. IMS Engage, to be held April 17 at the W Hotel in Los Angeles, will play host to seven pairs of influential executives, artists,…

Clear Channel is bringing its successful iHeartRadio Music Festival back to the MGM Grand in Vegas for its third year, it was announced today. The festival will again include a “star search,” dubbed the Macy’s iHeart Radio Rising Star campaign, with 25 new or emerging artists competing through the year to play the alongside the…

Michael Cohl, the former chairman of Live Nation and current founder of S2BN Entertainment, a diversified, international family show and event entertainment company, was a celebrity interview during Canadian Music Week, where in addition to looking at the past, he mentioned what his plans were for the future. (CMW) It’s all about family entertainment now…

Well, loves, it’s time for another jolly fascinating look at the BBC Radio 1 charts. You’ll recall we don’t say “added” or “upped” but rather “playlisted” and “rotation increase,” because that’s the way Her Majesty demands it. And now, without further ado: PLAYLISTED AlunaGeorge, “Attracting Flies” (Universal-Island) Don Broco, “Whole Truth” (Search and Destroy) Foals,…

Last night’s fourth season premiere of NBC’s The Voice kicked off with a 4.7/12-share in adults 18-49, for a total of 13.37 million viewers, peaking in the 9:30-10 p.m. slot with a 5.2 and 14.48 million viewers. The show had an impressive 8.7 overnight metered market. The two-hour “Blind Audition”  debut was up 12% from…