As the lyricist behind AI artist Xania Monet signs a $3M record deal, experts say current copyright law may only protect the human-made expressive elements
Two weeks ago, record company Hallwood Media signed a deal with Telisha “Nikki” Jones after negotiations that purportedly included an offer of $3 million, Billboard reported.
Billboard says it will publish a ranking of the most popular songs in the US based on Twitter conversations; the chart will be updated daily
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Billboard's Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts to give more weight to subscription-based streaming services and paid tiers of hybrid services starting in 2018
Billboard has announced that its Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts — which measure singles and albums, respectively …
How spammers, ripoff artists, and even superstars juice their numbers on Spotify with covers, tricky song titles, silent tracks, and large albums
A few weeks after the release of Kendrick Lamar's “Humble,” the hard-charging lead single on his fourth album Damn., the song landed at No. 1 on Billboard's streaming chart.
Kickstarter acquires its first company, Drip, a music streaming service and fan community for independent labels
Kickstarter Saves ‘Future Fan Club’ Drip on the Eve of Its Closure, Marking Its First Acquisition — EMAIL ME — In an email to Billboard from late January …
Nobody Is Crying For You When You Are Worth Billions
I did a talk with Bill Werde at Billboard's FutureSound conference a few weeks ago. The entire talk is online (in two parts) here. If you go to 7:45 minutes in on the first video (embedded below) yo...
Auto-Tune the News Hits the Billboard Top 100
Online video stars The Gregory Brothers continue making strides towards world domination. Their latest hit Auto-Tune the News single, Bed Intruder, debuted at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 today...
Rdio Gaga: How Spotify's Inferior Rival Is Playing America Like A Violin
Poor old Spotify. Less than a week after Billboard magazine reported that the music-on-demand service had “rebooted” its negotiations with US labels, rival service Rdio has just opened its doors in b...
Amazon's MP3 Store On Hiring Spree, May Be Planning Major Relaunch
When it comes to buying music online, there's iTunes, which is ahead by a mile, and then there's everyone else. According to a recent report published by Billboard, iTunes accounts for 26.7% of US mu...
A Tipping Point For MP3s
The scope of a yearlong download promotion planned between Pepsi and Amazon, Billboard has learned, is among several developments forcing further consideration by Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG...