It was another healthy synch marketplace for the Super Bowl this year. The top three publishers reported a combined 24 synchs placed in the Big Game, with nine for Universal, eight for Sony/ATV and seven for Warner/Chappell (Kobalt, the fourth largest publisher, also scored one for Budweiser with Stevie Nicks’ “Landslide”). Although that total was…

With an 18th week atop Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Alternative radio airplay chart, Muse’s “Madness” ties for the longest stay at No. 1 in the survey’s 24-year history. The track equals the 18-week domination of Foo Fighters’ “The Pretender” in 2007. Muse also boasts the next title on the list of those with the most weeks…

Two days ago, Lil’ Wayne revealed the cover art of his forthcoming I Am Not a Human Being II album. Now, the New Orleans rapper (and his hair) are discussing the idea behind the cryptic artwork. “[Kanye] said, you know, man, let me do your cover. I saw the cover and I approved it,” Wayne told NOLA in an interview. “He had…

While Justin Bieber’s “Believe Acoustic” seems a lock for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week, there should be a number of other high entries from a range of performers. “Believe Acoustic” should enter at No. 1 with around 200,000 copies sold through the tracking week ending Feb. 3, according…

While some Jeff Price fans might question TuneCore’s future  business prospects, the company’s management tells Billboard that the company enjoyed robust growth last year, hitting revenues of $101.8 million for its artists through sales and streams. So even while the company was under scrutiny from its controversial firing of Jeff Price and the ensuing hoopla…