THE BLACK 'PARADE' August 07, 2010 Features The deaths of 21 concert-goers at the Love Parade dance festival in Duisburg, Germany, have spurred greater scrutiny of security measures at large, open-air music events. » Full Story
BUTTON YOUR LIP August 07, 2010 Features Rock'n'roll is about flouting the rules, sticking it to the Man and driving parents insane. » Full Story
THE NEW EQUATION August 07, 2010 Features The music industry is undergoing a data-driven revolution. Artists and labels now have a wealth of tools to track a growing amount of information that can help them communicate with fans, make better decisions and, ultimately, make more money. » Full Story
BITS & BRIEFS August 07, 2010 Features AGING Millennials WILL Still Share Info Online... Cloud-Based Products Will Have 'Ultraviolet' Moniker... Video Streaming Keeps Rising... » Full Story
STASH BOX August 07, 2010 Features Hitachi's new LifeStudio Mobile Plus external drive has a few special features that separate it from other ways to store digital media collections. » Full Story
EXTREME MAKEOVER August 07, 2010 Features One of the more intriguing storylines heading into the 85th annual International Assn. of Assembly Managers (IAAM) convention and trade show in Houston was how Ticketmaster would position itself. » Full Story
MONEY TALKS? August 07, 2010 Features An investigation into payola allegations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) that resulted in a $1 million fine against Univision Radio and the now-defunct Univision Music Group (UMG) may have led the Latin music industry to tread more carefully when it comes to seeking airplay—but sources say it's unlikely to eliminate payola. » Full Story
SYSTEM OF SURVIVAL August 07, 2010 Features Trans World Entertainment's ambitious gambit to recast the recording industry's pricing model is an essential element to its survival. » Full Story
THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER August 07, 2010 Features Amid pop-oriented fare by Miley Cyrus, Scissor Sisters and the cast of "Glee," a recent top 10 entry in Australia's album chart was distinctly harder—and faster and louder—than the rest. » Full Story
EARNING INTEREST August 07, 2010 Features Some European banks are turning to an unusual partner to boost business among young consumers: Universal Music Group. » Full Story
PAY FOR PLAY August 07, 2010 Features While U.S. subscription services have been slow to gather steam, in Latin America, Sonora is on an aggressive expansion path. » Full Story
EN BREVE August 07, 2010 Features MOBILE GROWTH EXPECTED IN NICARAGUA... PRINCE ROYCE SETS SPAIN TREK... JENNI RIVERA TO KEYNOTE NCADV CONVENTION... » Full Story
THE BILLBOARD Q&A: JERONIMO SADA August 07, 2010 Features SESAC Latina named Jeronimo Sada its songwriter of the year at its 2010 awards gala July 21 on the strength of his regional Mexican repertoire. The 30-year-old former medical student spoke to Billboard about taking his career from the classroom to the cafÉ to the radio. » Full Story
TAYLOR SWIFT: ONE IN A MILLION July 31, 2010 Features Fan anticipation is already building for Taylor Swift's "Speak Now," after the pop-country superstar revealed on Ustream that the follow-up to her multiplatinum album "Fearless" will be out Oct. 25. » Full Story
PHONE HOME July 31, 2010 Features When MOG unveiled its long-promised mobile application for the iPhone and Android handsets (Billboard.biz, July 20), MOG CEO David Hyman said it was a turning point for the fledgling paid service. » Full Story
HOME FRONT July 31, 2010 Features New Billboard.com News Editor...New Billboard.com Art Director...Billboard is taking applications for companies interested in presenting their new mobile music technology or service during the Innovators Showcase panel at its Mobile Entertainment Live: The Music App Summit in October. » Full Story
IT'S WORKING July 31, 2010 Features MGMT is one of the top development stories of 2010—not just for a band, but also for an agent. » Full Story
JOIN THE SOCIAL July 31, 2010 Features The music industry is only now starting to join the Facebook party as opportunities for revenue and promotion finally begin to appear. » Full Story
LIFT ME UP July 31, 2010 Features The U.K. recording industry is hoping this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize will win back its reputation for driving album sales, after it did little to boost the fortunes of 2009 winner Speech Debelle. » Full Story
BITS & BRIEFS July 31, 2010 Features RecreateMyNight.com, which enables users to collect photos, videos and Facebook/Twitter status updates tagged around a common event to create a digital scrapbook...Thumbplay Music has added a new Facebook music sharing feature. » Full Story
SEARCH AND RESCUE July 31, 2010 Features As the world waits to see if Google follows through on its long-rumored plans to launch a music service, Russian search engine giant Yandex already has a streaming service up and running. » Full Story
SETTING PRIORITIES July 31, 2010 Features The third Iber-American Culture Congress, which took place July 1-4 in Medellin, Colombia, and whose sole focus was music, included concerts featuring such artists as Silvio Rodriguez and Fito Paez, as well as panels and workshops that were attended by more than 3,000 people. » Full Story
THE BILLBOARD Q&A: PAULA MORENO July 31, 2010 Features The Colombian minister of culture spearheaded the drafting of a national "music law" (Ley de Musica) that should take effect in the coming weeks. » Full Story
EN BREVE July 31, 2010 Features Olga Tañón launches mobile fan club...ZZK Records solicits donations for video project...MTV to air Smashing Pumpkins show in Mexico City. » Full Story
THE TIPPING POINT July 24, 2010 Features Struggling retailer Trans World Entertainment, which last year began implementing an ambitious plan to lower its CD prices on all titles, has run into difficulties with the major labels in its attempt to expand the program. » Full Story
ROCK STEADY July 24, 2010 Features As in many of England's recent World Cup matches, U.K. recorded-music sales had a decent first half. But things are likely to get tougher in the latter part of 2010. » Full Story
MARKING MILESTONES July 24, 2010 Features Primary Wave Music and David Rose Publishing are using anniversary promotions to breathe new life into hit works by very different artists. » Full Story
TWO BECOME ONE July 24, 2010 Features Enrique Iglesias' new studio set, "Euphoria" (Universal Republic/Universal Music Latino), which debuts this week atop Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart, is the first release by a crossover star that's almost equally divided between original English and Spanish tracks as opposed to translated versions of key songs. » Full Story
EN BREVE July 24, 2010 Features Mun2/Telemundo 'Descarga' Concert Series Returns... La Original Banda El Limon Set To Apppear on 'Soy Tu Duena'... Joey Montana To Play Lunchtime Gigs at High Schools... » Full Story
BIG PINK July 24, 2010 Features Nuvo, the pink sparkling vodka that popped up in music videos by hip-hop artists like Ludacris and T-Pain last year, is aggressively courting the Latin market with a slew of product placements in videos and concerts. » Full Story
POINT OF LOW RETURN July 24, 2010 Features If the cloud-based access model represents the future of the U.S. recording industry, that future looks very uncertain. » Full Story
BITS & BRIEFS July 24, 2010 Features Music180 Offers Access To Music Pros... Umphrey's McGee Sells Concert Recording Through Mozes... DefJamRapStar.com Features Hip-Hop Trivia... » Full Story
DYNAMIC PLUG-IN July 24, 2010 Features Aderra offers a new spin on the concept of flash drives containing music files. The band Killola has issued the first flash drive using Aderra's PushOvr technology that lets the user access new music as it happens. » Full Story
CAPE CRUSADERS July 24, 2010 Features Long known as South Africa's tourist playground, the coastal city of Cape Town is gaining a reputation as a talent and live music center. » Full Story
GOOD NEIGHBORS July 24, 2010 Features When it comes to collecting neighboring rights, one European society punches well above its weight: the Netherlands' SENA. » Full Story
HANGING UP July 24, 2010 Features Mobile operators are ringing in changes to their U.K. music operations, with some leading players scaling back or eliminating full-track download services. » Full Story
GOOD WORKS: TOKYO POLICE CLUB July 24, 2010 Features With the goal of helping animals in need of a safe home, Tokyo Police Club has posted the video on the home page of its website as well as imbeddable widgets that allow fans to donate money to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. » Full Story
PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF July 24, 2010 Features n the continuing rush to establish musical identities for brands, some airlines have been a little slow getting out of the gate, particularly when it comes to embracing independent artists. » Full Story
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