The MTVu Woodie Awards, an annual award show held in Austin, Texas during SXSW to cater to the taste of the college demographic. Hosted by Machine Gun Kelly and Tegan and Sara, the awards show saw performances from Travi$ Scott (who brought out special guest T.I.), Pusha T, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Meanwhile, awards…

We have a winner in the race for next week’s #1 with Bon Jovipulling ahead of David Bowie by about 10k. A total of six debuts land in the Top 10. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend: *Bon Jovi (Island/IDJ) 85-90k *David Bowie (Columbia) 75-80k Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 65-70k Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 45-50k *Passion (Sixsteps/Sparrow) 40-45k *Eric Clapton (Bushbranch/Surfdog) 35-40k *Sound…

Billboard has teamed up with music analytics company MusicMetric to give readers a real-time view of which SXSW artists people are talking about on Twitter. By using the artists Twitter handle and keyword groups relating to the artist and SXSW (including the official hashtag), MusicMetric has synthesized Twitter buzz into a ranked chart showing who…

As previously reported, “Harlem Shake,” the viral smash from Baauer, logs a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ former four-week Hot 100 No. 1 “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, reaches No. 1 on Hot 100 Airplay. Who are other movers and … shakers … on the Hot…

One of the hottest rappers in hip-hop — or the hottest, if you follow MTV lists — sat down for a one-on-one Q&A with Rap Radar’s Elliott Wilson Thursday to talk about the success of his major label debut good kid, M.A.A.D. City, his team at Top Dawg Entertainment, and the difficulties of navigating the complex world of…

“The musician comes first” was Dave Grohl’s mantra during his keynote speech Thursday at South By Southwest, an engaging and carefully prepared 45 minutes that encouraged up and coming artists to protect their independence and creative visions first and foremost. “There is no right or wrong — there is only your voice,” Grohl, sporting a…

With the everchanging state of the music indusrty, even established artists are being forced to think of new and creative ways to get heard.  In this article High Snobiety shows one way JT thought to stand out among the masses. [AlLindstrom] Justin Timberlake’s forthcoming third solo album The 20/20 Experiencemarks not only the falsetto crooner’s first album since 2006’sFutureSex/LoveSounds, but a…