23 2 / 2012
Jason Crabb Tops 2012 Dove Awards Nominees | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/AwpmhW on February 22, 2012 at 12:15PMSouthern gospel singer Jason Crabb leads the 43rd annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, set for April 19 at Atlanta’s Fox Theater, with eight nominations, including nods in the artist, male vocalist, country recorded song and Southern gospel album of the year categories.
23 2 / 2012
Beatles Songs Released As Ringtones on iTunes | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/yxkK1v on February 22, 2012 at 09:18AMiTunes today announced that the 27 no. 1 singles on the Beatles’ compilation album 1 would be available as 30 second ringtones through the iTunes Store.
23 2 / 2012
A2IM To Produce First Ever Independent Music Awards | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zxaYEw on February 22, 2012 at 08:02AMThe A2IM Libera Awards, or “Libbies,” are the first awards to be for independents as voted by independents, and will cap off the organization’s Indie Week 2012 June 21 with honors such as the Indie Light Bulb and Road Warrior of the Year.
22 2 / 2012
Katy Perry’s ‘Part of Me’ Debuts Atop Action-Packed Hot 100 | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/wlfF6Y on February 22, 2012 at 07:21AMKaty Perry’s ‘Part of Me’ debuts atop Hot 100 while Adele, Whitney Houston, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown add to an action-packed top 10.
22 2 / 2012
TuneCore Offers Royalty Collection Service in Canada, Major Publishers Don’t Buy In | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/wczCKI on February 22, 2012 at 07:05AMOnline distribution service TuneCore is offering Canadian songwriters and music publishers an administrative service to collect any unpaid royalties from online sales and streaming, yet publishers like Peermusic are skeptical.
22 2 / 2012
Whitney Houston Has No. 2 Album, Grammys Push Big Gains On Billboard 200 | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zFWgIU on February 22, 2012 at 06:30AMWhitney Houston’s “Whitney: The Greatest Hits,” climbs from No. 6 to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in the first full week after the singer’s death on Feb. 11. The album sold 175,000 for a 174% gain.
22 2 / 2012
EU Suspends ACTA Copyright Treaty Ratification | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/y0x4KX on February 22, 2012 at 03:40AMThe European Commission, facing steep opposition, is suspending efforts to ratify an international anti-counterfeiting agreement and instead referring it to Europe’s highest court to see whether it violates EU rights.
22 2 / 2012
Apple Defends Use of iPad Trademark in China During Heated Court Battle | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/A5Zj4O on February 22, 2012 at 02:54AMApple defended its right to use the iPad trademark in China in a heated court hearing Wednesday that pitted the electronics giant against a struggling company that denies it sold the mainland China rights to the tablet’s name.
22 2 / 2012
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Released on Bail | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zXlPBt on February 22, 2012 at 02:46AMThe founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized.
22 2 / 2012
Entertainment, Other Stocks End Flat After Dow Exceeds Milestone | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/ADxWgA on February 22, 2012 at 02:30AMU.S. stocks, including shares of entertainment conglomerates, finished Tuesday’s trading day flattish after initial gains pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average index above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008.
22 2 / 2012
Adele’s ‘21’ Hits 21st Week at No. 1; Sells 730,000 Post-Grammys | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/xCxzM0 on February 21, 2012 at 03:34PMAdele’s “21” album hits a number of major milestones this week on the Billboard 200 chart, as it basks in the glow of the British diva’s multiple Grammy Award wins on Feb. 12. The album sold 730,000 copies in the U.S. last week (ending Feb. 19) according to Nielsen SoundScan — up a whopping 207%. It spends a 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
22 2 / 2012
Business Matters: Pirate Bay Could Get Blocked in U.K., Grooveshark May Be Out in Denmark | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/A0Rtiw on February 21, 2012 at 01:10PMThe Pirate Bay could be forced out of the U.K. after a court ruling Monday declared that the site was going “beyond merely enabling or assisting” in sharing copyrighted content. Germany has also kicked Skyload.net out of the country, while Denmark may be doing the same to Grooveshark. Elsewhere, Shazam keeps expanding its user base, while ThingLink launches on Facebook.
22 2 / 2012
The Cloud Is Running Out of Room: Here’s How It Affects Spotify, Pandora and Others | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zGvevP on February 21, 2012 at 10:17AMThe digital world is moving toward the cloud, but music and movies won’t be following any time soon. The world is running out of wireless bandwith, and in order to survive, streaming services like Spotify and Pandora will need to rely on offline playback.
21 2 / 2012
Kobalt Music Group Snags Pete Dodge As General Manager/VP, Artist & Label Services | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zbG166 on February 21, 2012 at 08:06AMKobalt Music Group continues moving forward with their planned restructuring and expansion, as today Founder/CEO Willard Ahdritz announced that Pete Dodge would become its new General Manager/Vice President of Artist and Label Services.
17 2 / 2012
Whitney Houston Funeral Service Live Streamed Here Sat. 12/18 at 12:00 p.m. ET (Watch) | Billboard
Reposted from http://bit.ly/zBwISK on February 17, 2012 at 12:30PMWhitney Houston’s loved ones will gather tomorrow (Feb. 18) for a private funeral service at Newark, N.J.’s New Hope Baptist Church. But fans worldwide will be able to mourn and remember the life and legacy of the superstar via an online video broadcast of the memorial, which Billboard.biz will carry live right here. Expected guests include Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Kevin Kostner and Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown.
