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Web Trends: Jay-Z Backs Barack Obama's Support of Gay Marriage
May 15, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Indies | Rock & Pop | Dance | Country | R&B/Hip-Hop
See what else is trending in music today including Jay-Z follows Barack Obama in supporting gay marriage, Bonnaroo announce schedule, and a new album from Beach House. » Full Story
Will.I.Am, Giorgio Moroder, Danny Tenaglia Added as International Music Summit Speakers
May 15, 2012 – Touring | Global | Dance
Will.I.Am is the latest big name to be added to the International Music Summit's impressive and growing list of keynote speakers, while Giorgio Moroder will also be on hand and Danny Tenaglia will be video confererencing in from Manhattan to speak about his career. » Full Story
Ultra Music Co-Founder to Debut UR1 Festival During Miami's Art Basel 2012
May 15, 2012 – Touring | Indies | Dance
UR1 Music Festival is going to try to shake up the concept of what a festival can be when it debuts this December 8-9 in Miami, bring the music and art community together for two days during Miami's Art Basel 2012. » Full Story
Meet EDM's Power Trio: Atlantic's Craig Kallman, Astralwerks' Glenn Mendlinger, Interscope's Dave Rene
May 15, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Indies | Retail | Branding | Dance
Since the decline of "electronica" in the late 1990s, EDM has been an indie label's business. But now that it's big again, the majors are back -- but infiltrating a scene that prides itself on its independence can be tricky business. Meet the three major players who've pulled it off: Atlantic's Craig Kallman, Astralwerks' Glenn Mendlinger and Interscope's Dave Rene. » Full Story
Coachella 2013 Returning For Two Weekends With Increased Ticket Prices
May 14, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Indies | Branding | Rock & Pop | Dance | R&B/Hip-Hop
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will once again dip into two separate weekends in 2013, after successfully debuting the six-day model -- with the same lineup for each weekend -- in 2012. There will also be an increase in ticket prices with a three-day general admission wristband selling for $349. » Full Story
How Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' Became an Unlikely No. 1 Dance Hit
May 14, 2012 – Radio | Record Labels | Branding | Rock & Pop | Dance
Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," featuring Kimbra just hit No. 1 on the Billboard's Dance Club Songs and Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts while leading the Hot 100 the past four weeks and Alternative for ten  -- the first track to ever top all four tallies. Question is, what do dance radio programmers like about a remixed rock song? » Full Story
110488-russell_simmons_serena_williams_POTW_617_409.jpg Web Trends: Serena Williams Is A Rapper
May 11, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | Rock & Pop | Dance | Country | R&B/Hip-Hop
Serena Williams's rap song, Zooey Dechanel's new Braodway role, and more -- see what else is trending in music today. » Full Story
Live Nation Buys EDM Entertainment Company Cream Holdings Ltd, Owner of Creamfields Festivals
May 9, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Legal & Management | Dance
Live Nation today acquired Cream Holdings Limited, a pillar of the EDM entertainment scene, which also gives Live Nation the exclusive rights to Creamfields Festivals, which have been held all over the world since the company's launch in 1998. » Full Story
Pete Tong on Ibiza's International Music Summit & Keeping The EDM House In Order
May 9, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Global | Retail | Dance
Long-standing BBC Radio 1 DJ, Pete Tong has been at the forefront of electronic dance music (EDM) for over twenty years. Speaking exclusively to Billboard.biz, Tong discussed how IMS has grown, why the explosion of dance music in North America is set to last and how EDM patrons "can't be doing illegal s--t" if they want to attract big money sponsors and investment. » Full Story
 
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