Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie” (RCA), featuring Jay Z, makes a record-setting debut on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart, which measures pop radio airplay, as monitored by Nielsen BDS, soaring in at No. 14. “Suit” logged 6,045 plays in the Jan. 14-20 tracking week, with spins on all 157 of the Mainstream Top 40 chart’s…
Eagles Documentaries to Debut on Showtime Feb. 15, 16
[vimeo 57723854 w=560 h=315] Two documentaries on the Eagles will premiere on Showtime in mid-February. “History of the Eagles, Part One” will premiere on Feb. 15 with “History of the Eagles, Part Two” airing a day later. The Eagles and Showtime will make the official announcement today at the Sundance Film Festival. “Part One” will…
Billboard Introduces New Dance/Electronic Charts
Billboard expands its coverage of the burgeoning dance scene by launching Dance/Electronic Songs, the first-ever ranking of the nation’s top dance songs combining digital download sales (tracked by Nielsen SoundScan), radio airplay (monitored by Nielsen BDS) and streaming data (tracked by BDS from such services as Spotify, Muve, Slacker, Rhapsody, Rdio, MySpace, Xbox Music and…
Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor May Get Inauguration Sales Bumps
Four years ago, a surprise performance by Beyonce at President Barack Obama’s Neighborhood Ball became arguably the most talked-about musical moment of the inauguration festivities. At the Jan. 20, 2009 event — broadcast on ABC and watched by 12.6 million U.S. TV viewers — she serenaded the newly-elected president and first lady Michelle Obama with…
Guitarist and Norah Jones Sideman Adam Levy
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67NI4OB1zg] In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – In this hour-long interview, guitarist and songwriter Adam Levy (Norah Jones) offers his advice to young musicians on many aspects of life as a musician — tips on songwriting, how to become an in-demand studio and touring musician, managing your business, how to manage your publishing income,…
T.I. Begins Shopping For A New Label Home
T.I. will sign to your label if you have a cool $75 million just laying around. His 10-year contract with Atlantic has reportedly come to an end about a month ago, so T.I. is ready for something new. We wil see where The Kang ends up. Check out a couple of his requests below: – 3…
Next Week’s Top 15
RCA should top both the album and singles sales charts next week, as A$AP Rocky and Justin Timberlake (with expected first-week sales in the neighborhood of 350k) make noise in an otherwise typical January sales week. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend: * A$AP Rocky (RCA) 140-150k * Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 65-70k Les Misérables (Republic) 40-45k Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 35-40k Pitch…
Chris Tomlin Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart; Weekly Numbers
Singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin claims his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as his “Burning Lights” opens atop the list with 73,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Christian music veteran’s new set also arrives at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart, giving Tomlin his fourth leader on that tally. Tomlin’s opening…
5 Tips For Indie Artists Who Want To Go Global
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQyPjaayQ8] Entertainment attorney Marty Frascogna shares some basic tips for taking an indie music act overseas. In fact, Frascogna maintains that it’s easier for indie acts to go international than it is for major acts. I assume by that he means more complicated but, be that as it may, his tip video is a great…
Mac Miller Settles $10 Million Lawsuit with Lord Finesse
Mac Miller has agreed to settle the $10 million lawsuit brought against him by legendary producer Lord Finesse this past July. Miller’s song “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza” was built on top of Finesse’s single “Hip 2 Da Game”, and was performed and distributed without Lord Finesse’s blessing. -Check out the track that started the…
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