IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE: Inside the court of Katy Perry, the new queen of pop; can Taylor Swift's Q4 album debut with a million sold? Mike Posner goes from
iTunes U to the top 10; Sheryl Crow's retro sound, modern marketing plan; the Black Eyed Peas' highest-profile tour ever; the U.K.'s Mercury Prize eyes a bounce-back year; making money from Facebook social games; Avenged Sevenfold returns with 'Nightmare'; six questions with John Rzeznik; Michael Franti returns to Capitol for 'The Sound of Sunshine'; the Billboard Q&A with Will Page, PRS for Music chief economist; and much more.
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