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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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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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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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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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Rock & Pop
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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