Justin Timberlake’s new The 20/20 Experience album is selling at an extraordinary rate in the U.S. Industry sources are forecasting that the pop super star’s set could sell as many as 750,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, March 24. That number could even grow larger — with 800,000 seemingly within range —…

Ahead of their world tour, which runs from April to late July this year, Billboard’s Ray Waddell spoke to several key members of Bon Jovi’s management and production teams during the band’s March 6th stop in Nashville, including manager Paul Korzilius, production manager Jesse Sander, VIP coordinator Mike Savas — who gives viewers a peek…

From Billboard’s groundbreaking decision to factor YouTube views into the charts, to the “Harlem Shake,” to the historic agreements covering UGC content and Vevo videos, YouTube is becoming the mainstream music business. Yet, the ugly truth is that there are currently billions of streams of music being watched by millions of people on YouTube, for…

Bon Jovi scores its fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as What About Nowdebuts with 101,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It’s the act’s third straight studio album to debut at No. 1, following The Circle (2009) and Lost Highway (2007). Bon Jovi previously claimed No. 1s with New Jersey (1988) and Slippery When Wet (1986). The…

Not surprisingly, it’s all about Justin Timberlake on changeover morning. The 20/20 Experience is firmly entrenched at #1, as the RCA album breaks the record for digital preorders, previously held by One Direction with 136k, reportedly by a few thousand units. And speaking of preorders, Thirty Seconds to Mars’ newly available Love Lust Faith + Dreams, due May 21 from Virgin, has already entered the Top…

Fox, the network best known for singing competition “American Idol” has scooped up the exclusive worldwide premiere rights to Rihanna’s forthcoming concert documentary, “Rihanna 777,” to bow Monday, May 6. The film is said to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at her globetrotting concert tour that hit seven countries in seven days with seven shows…