TV & Film | Digital & Mobile | Branding

Doritos, H&M, Chrysler take top Super Bowl ad honors

By Andrew Hampp, New York | 12:53 PM, February 06

According to BrandBowl, the marketers with the top scores in volume and favorability were Doritos, H&M and Chrysler, with Pepsi and Chevrolet finishing close behind, while music recognition app Shazam saw record engagement during the game.

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Radio | Record Labels | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Branding | Chart Alert

Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Luvin' Has a Super Start at Radio

By Gary Trust, New York | 11:55 AM, February 06

The new track, boosted by Clear Channel promotion and her Super Bowl halftime performance, debuted at No. 24 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart after less than three days of availability.

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Touring | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Branding

Music Apps To Look Forward To @ SXSW Accelerator

By Eliot Van Buskirk, Evolver.fm | 10:35 AM, February 06

With MIDEM out of the way, it's time to look forward to the next big conference on the docket: SXSW. Here's a look at some of the music and technology apps that will come up at SXSW's Accelerator program.

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Touring | Backbeat | Record Labels

Backbeat: ASAP Rocky Hits Irving Plaza Like a Fist, Leaves Crowd Buzzing

By Benjamin Meadows-Ingram, New York | 10:30 AM, February 06

ASAP Rocky took the Irving Plaza stage with new track "Pretty Flacko" and brought out special guests Wacka Flocka Flame and Bun B to entertain a crowd that included Warner Bros. A&R Dante Ross, RCA VP of A&R Mr. Morgan, and a whole host of magazine editors and radio execs.

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Touring | Record Labels | Legal & Management | Digital & Mobile | Country

How Eric Church Battled Scalpers Head-On

By Ray Waddell, Nashville | 8:38 AM, February 06

Eric Church has a song called “Springsteen” on his current album “Chief,” but the country rocker has discovered he has something else in common with the Boss since he moved up to the arena level: ticket resellers who are all over his tickets, going as far as joining his fan club to game a system he and his team set up to provide value for fans.

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Radio | Record Labels | Global | TV & Film | Retail | Rock & Pop

Lana Del Rey Debuts At No. 1 On UK Album Charts

By Paul Sexton, London | 8:11 AM, February 06

Lana Del Rey’s meteoric worldwide success of her debut album “Born To Die” extended to the U.K. where it debuted at No. 1 with sales of 117,000, more than the rest of the top five combined. DJ David Guetta celebrated his two Grammy and one BRIT Award nominations by climbing 2-1 on the singles chart with “Titanium”  featuring Sia. 

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Record Labels | Global | Legal & Management | TV & Film | Branding | Rock & Pop

NFL, NBC Apologize For M.I.A.'s Super Bowl Halftime Bird Flip

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press | 7:49 AM, February 06

The NFL and NBC are apologizing for British singer/rapper M.I.A.'s extended middle finger during Sunday night's Super Bowl halftime performance of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin.'"

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Record Labels | TV & Film | Branding | Rock & Pop

Dave Grohl On Rock And The Grammys

By Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press | 7:23 AM, February 06

With six nominations, Dave Grohl's Foos Fighters tied Adele and Mars for the second-most nominations (behind Kanye West). Here Grohl discusses his competition, previews what viewers can expect on Sunday from the band's Grammy performance and mused about being the rock band with the most nominations.

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TV & Film | Branding | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop

Videos: All 2012 Super Bowl Music Ads, From Elton John to the Darkness, And More

By Andrew Hampp, New York | 11:39 PM, February 05

Music was back in a big way at the Super Bowl Sunday night. Artists like Elton John, Melanie Amaro, Motley Crue and The Darkness made on-camera appearances, while Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult and James Brown had some of the most talked-about synchs.

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TV & Film | Rock & Pop

Madonna Rocks, M.I.A. Flips the Bird During Super Bowl Halftime Show

By Marc Schneider, New York | 10:16 PM, February 05

It's Madonna Louise Ciccone's world, we're just living in it. The pop icon took to the world's biggest stage to rock three-and-a-half older tracks and a playful new song during the Super Bowl halftime show. M.I.A. stirred up controversy by extending her middle finger during her rap.

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TV & Film | Rock & Pop

Kelly Clarkson Nails National Anthem at Super Bowl 46

By M. Tye Comer, New York | 7:55 PM, February 05

Some of the greatest singers have gotten a little pitchy when singing the National Anthem; but not Kelly Clarkson.

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Record Labels | Branding

How fun.'s 'We Are Young' Scored Chevy's 'Stunt Anthem' Super Bowl Spot

By Andrew Hampp, New York | 7:50 PM, February 05

With music synchs on the rise for this year's crop of Super Bowl advertisements, Chevy's new Super Sunday ad features tricks, stunts, and a whole lot of fun.

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Publishing | Retail | Branding

Super Bowl Synch Report: 8 Placements Each for EMI, Warner/Chappell; Budweiser Prepping 4

By Andrew Hampp, New York | 9:10 PM, February 03

The top four publishing companies – EMI Music, Universal Music, Warner/Chappell and Sony/ATV — are reporting a healthy marketplace for synchs and placements at the Super Bowl, with each having at least six placements in ads.

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Digital & Mobile | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop

Nicki Minaj's Media Takeover Prompts Social Chart Climb

By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | 9:05 PM, February 03

Nicki Minaj is getting super social on the Billboard Social 50 chart, as the hip-hop diva flies from No. 16 to No. 10 -- her visit to the top 10 since the Dec. 24 tally when she ranked at No. 8. She saw a 17% gain in Twitter followers in the tracking week and an 19% rise in YouTube views.

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Record Labels | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Rock & Pop

Lana Del Rey and Leonard Cohen: Billboard Top 10 Bound

By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | 8:58 PM, February 03

Lana Del Rey's major label full-length debut album, "Born to Die," is off to a fast start. Industry sources say that the set may sell between 60,000 to 70,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Feb. 5. That should easily give the album at No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200 chart next week.

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