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Rolling Stone & Billboard have merged, or something (THR, Variety, Deadline too)
Competing juggernauts in their respective industries, like Billboard and Rolling Stone, and Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, will now fall under the umbrella of the same partnership between their parent companies.
Stereogum buys itself back from Billboard; SPIN sold to new owner
Billboard-The Hollywood Reporter Media Group announced today that they have sold SPIN and Stereogum, which they acquired in 2016. Stereogum has been bought back by founder Scott Lapatine…
Spin, Vibe & Stereogum sold to Billboard/Hollywood Reporter
“The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group will be able to fully capture the value of millennials and music, and continue to strengthen its leadership position in this critical arena.” – Media Group co-president John Amato.
'The Very Best of Prince' & 'Purple Rain' top the U.S. album chart
Prince’s death has spawned a spike in album sales, with eight albums making Billboard’s official chart.
There's a trailer out for a weird unauthorized Chinese biopic on Tupac (who didn't make Billboard's top 10 rappers list)
We’ve never gotten the Tupac biopic that we probably deserve, though he has appeared as a character in Straight Outta Compton and Notorious…
Billboard posts top 100 rap songs for chart's 25th anniversary and #1 is really depressing
It’s the 25th anniversary of Billboard‘s Hot Rap Songs chart, and FACT points to a list Billboard posted of the all-time top 100 rap tracks since the chart’s inception…
Arcade Fire are #1 (again)
Arcade Fire outside Capitol Records in LA (more by Marcus Haney)
Like they did in 2010 with The Suburbs, Arcade Fire have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts with their new album, Reflektor…
"What Makes Lorde An "Alternative" Artist?"
Matthew Perpetua at Buzzfeed writes:”On a superficial level, it can be hard to understand why Lorde is being lumped in with the alternative rock crowd…
Kate Nash & Half Moon Run playing a pre-Lollapalooza show at Double Door
Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom earlier this year (more by PSquared Photography)
Non-Lollapalooza act Kate Nash and Half Moon Run, who play the BMI Stage on Sunday, August 4 at 6:50PM, will be performing at a Billboard-helmed pre-party at Double Door on Thursday, August 1…
Daft Punk are #1 (The National are #3)
Daft Punk are back, as you know because you don’t live in a cave with no internet or cell service, but now it’s officially in a big way. The duo’s new album, Random Access Memories, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album Chart, selling 339,000 copies their first week…
