http://www.billboard.com/ en http://www.billboard.com/node/1563111 Longtime Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder, who in the early 1970s backed David Bowie on a string of iconic glam rock albums, beginning with "Hunky... New YorkMarc Schneider News, Global, Record Labels http://www.billboard.com/node/1563111 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:53 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563106 The notion that music fits certain activities continues to spread at digital music services. Soundrop, known best for its Spotify app, launched what... NashvilleGlenn Peoples Digital and Mobile, Radio http://www.billboard.com/node/1563106 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:42 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563104 For years, music has operated on selling things -- vinyl, cassettes, CDs and now downloads. Then came advertising on radio and elsewhere. But there’s... Los AngelesAlex Pham News, Digital and Mobile http://www.billboard.com/node/1563104 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:26 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563101 A corporate lawyer for concert giant AEG Live LLC on Tuesday revised his testimony and said the tour director of Michael Jackson’s ill-fated “This Is... Los AngelesAssociated Press Legal and Management, Touring http://www.billboard.com/node/1563101 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:26 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563099 The fourth annual FlashFWD Awards will take place May 22 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. The event, presented by SoundCTRL and 'stache... New YorkWilliam Gruger Digital and Mobile, Global, Indies, Legal and Management http://www.billboard.com/node/1563099 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:58 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563095 While Oklahoma’s ties to the music industry are deep, the immediate impact yesterday’s devastating tornado on the business seems to be minimal,... NashvilleRay Waddell Legal and Management, Touring http://www.billboard.com/node/1563095 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:09 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563079 Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday took the wraps off of its next-generation Xbox One, a console designed to conquer the living room by attempting to unite... Los AngelesAlex Pham Branding, Digital and Mobile, TV / Film http://www.billboard.com/node/1563079 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:27 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563092 Oklahoma City radio is providing information to a community devastated by yesterday's massive tornado, which struck an area just outside the city. At... New YorkGary Trust Legal and Management, Radio http://www.billboard.com/node/1563092 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:27 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563091 David Alvarado, the former VP of marketing and promotion for EMI Music/Capitol Latin, has been named VP of entertainment publicity for Telemundo... MiamiLeila Cobo TV / Film, Executive Turntable http://www.billboard.com/node/1563091 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:06 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563085 Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign... Associated Press Digital and Mobile, Global, Legal and Management, Retail http://www.billboard.com/node/1563085 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:16 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563082 Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that... Associated Press Branding, Retail http://www.billboard.com/node/1563082 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:21:13 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563077 Yesterday, a devastating tornado ravaged Oklahoma, claiming at least 24 lives (many of them children) and injuring dozens more. Those looking to aid... Billboard Staff Legal and Management http://www.billboard.com/node/1563077 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:54 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563067 Universal Music Group today announced the appointment of Rob Wells to its Executive Board. Wells is UMG's current president of Global Digital... Billboard Staff Legal and Management, Record Labels, Executive Turntable http://www.billboard.com/node/1563067 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:45 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563070 Music publisher Sony/ATV is moving its administrative offices from Nashville's famed Music Row to new offices downtown. Company and state officials... NashvilleAssociated Press Legal and Management, Record Labels http://www.billboard.com/node/1563070 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:04 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563058 Live Nation's massive subsidiary Ticketmaster announced today the appointment of Jared Smith as president of Ticketmaster North America. Smith has... New YorkBillboard Staff Global, Legal and Management, Touring, Executive Turntable http://www.billboard.com/node/1563058 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:39 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563055 Label: Fool's Gold RecordsFounded: 2007Location: Williamsburg, BrooklynNumber of Employees: 6Next Release: Danny Brown, Old, AugustDistributor (... New YorkReggie Ugwu Digital and Mobile, Indies, Record Labels, Retail http://www.billboard.com/node/1563055 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:52 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563052 One Direction’s 2013 North American tour has been sold out for nearly a year, ever since tickets went on sale just months after the British boy band’... Andrew Hampp Branding http://www.billboard.com/node/1563052 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:42 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563053 Get the Morning Fix Delivered BrooklynAndy Gensler http://www.billboard.com/node/1563053 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:03 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563039 -- Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a long-term extension administration agreement with Sting, who has had a relationship with the company for... New YorkEd Christman News, Digital and Mobile, Record Labels, TV / Film, Publishing http://www.billboard.com/node/1563039 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563051 Universal Music Australia has launched a label services division. The new operation, Caroline Label Services, is based is Melbourne under its GM Tim... Lars Brandle Record Labels http://www.billboard.com/node/1563051 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:05:24 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563048 Two-and-a half-years have passed since Daniel Miller and his Mute brand split from EMI and returned to the "independent" community. Now, the British... Lars Brandle http://www.billboard.com/node/1563048 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:53:47 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563042 Following the death of Doors keyboardist and founding member Ray Manzarek, Billboard looks back on the legendary rock band's chart legacy. Manzarek... Los AngelesKeith Caulfield News, Digital and Mobile, Global, Radio, Record Labels, Retail, Publishing http://www.billboard.com/node/1563042 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:51:06 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563040 It's official. Joining Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato as judges on season three of The X Factor U.S. will be singers Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio,... The Hollywood ReporterShirley Halperin News, TV / Film http://www.billboard.com/node/1563040 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:21:42 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563037 On Monday, Eight Mile Style, LLC, the company that administers the rights to Eminem's music filed a lawsuit against Facebook. The Hollywood ReporterEriq Gardner News, Digital and Mobile, Legal and Management, Publishing http://www.billboard.com/node/1563037 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:56:26 -0400 Billboard http://www.billboard.com/node/1563034 LAS VEGAS – Being backstage at any televised awards show is a crazy, surreal scene, and last night’s Billboard Music Awards lived up to that standard... Las VegasJem Aswad Digital and Mobile, Record Labels, Touring, TV / Film http://www.billboard.com/node/1563034 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:47 -0400 Billboard