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Watch the Billboard Battle of the Bands (Live Stream)
May 18, 2012 – Touring | bbma2012 | Indies
The Billboard Battle of the Bands begins at 8 pm (PT) with six of the country's best and most talented unsigned acts as voted on by Billboard readers. Check out the live stream right here. » Full Story

Bubbling Under: 'Next' Up for Emeli Sande: U.S. Success
May 18, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | Digital & Mobile | Chart Alert
Each Friday, Billboard presents "Bubbling Under," a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Emeli Sande, Gavin Creel, A$AP Rocky and Rhett Walker Band. » Full Story

Fool's Gold Launches 'The Goldmine,' Premium Digital Subscription Service
May 17, 2012 – Touring | Indies | Digital & Mobile | Branding
Brooklyn-based independent label Fool's Gold announced today it is launching a premium digital subscription service called The Goldmine. The new service will provide access to new Fool's Gold music as high quality 320 mp3 / WAV downloads, plus extras, including: back catalog selections, exclusive content (remixes, a cappella tracks, DJ sets), merch discounts, priority access to events, and “other surprises the Fool's Gold braintrust decides to cook up.” » Full Story

Yep Roc Label To Celebrate 15 Years With 3-Day Concert With Nick Lowe, Robyn Hitchcock, Jon Doe, Others
May 16, 2012 – Touring | Indies | Branding | Rock & Pop | Country
The indie label Yep Roc Records announced it will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a three-night birthday party in October at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, N.C. featurung artists from throughout the label's history, including Nick Lowe, Robyn Hitchcock and John Doe. Yep Rock is also offering "Premiere Fan" bundles, which includes access to a Yep Roc recording session with Chris Stamey and Scott McCaughey. » Full Story

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

God Mode, One of Frenchkiss' First Nine Distributed Labels, Lines Up More 2012 Releases
May 15, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies
The God Mode label was launched casually in 2009 with Mr. Dream’s four-song 7”, “Mr. Dream Goes to Jail,” but they’ve grown more serious about the enterprise over the past few months and have releases from Yvette, the Sleepies and Matt Fasano planned for later this year. » 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

Business Matters: Doing More With Less - A Key Theme at NARM 2012
May 11, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Legal & Management | Indies | Digital & Mobile | Retail
The theme at NARM’s Music Biz 2012 conference was forced austerity. “We’re doing more with less,” one major label executive said when asked how his company was doing. Also, investors and analysts have reacted positively to Live Nation’s first quarter earnings. The company’s shares rose 6.6% Thursday and another 0.7% Friday. And MP3tunes.com has filed for bankruptcy, but that won’t stop EMI from proceeding with its lawsuit against the company, according to CNET. » Full Story

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Billboard's 40 Under 40: Cast Your Nominations Here!
May 11, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Indies | TV & Film | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Branding | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop
Who do you think are the rising young executives under forty years old who are driving the music business forward? Billboard's new Power Players special feature "40 Under 40" will identify these individuals -- and we invite our readers to offer their nominations online here. Make your voice heard here. » Full Story

Deezer Signs Worldwide Licensing Deal With Merlin
May 11, 2012 – Record Labels | Global | Legal & Management | Indies | Digital & Mobile
Streaming service Deezer has signed a global licensing deal with independent rights agency Merlin which will bring labels, including Warp, Yep Roc, Epitaph, Tommy Boy, !K7, Merge, Koch to the digital platform. Meanwhile, in an interview with .Biz, Merlin CEO Charles Caldas stated his vigorous opposition to the EMI-Universal merger. » Full Story

Australia Cuts Funding For Radio Broadcasters
May 11, 2012 – Radio | Global | Legal & Management | Indies
The Australian Government has failed to renew funding for AMRAP, which helps broadcasters promote Australian music on-air and online and which critics say will damage community radio and create a tougher route for independent artists to find an audience. » Full Story

Global Retail, Labels Plan For Record Store Day 2013 at NARM
May 10, 2012 – Record Labels | Global | Indies | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Rock & Pop
While this year's Record Store Day was a resounding success, retailers and labels met in a townhall meeting to figure out how they can make next year's event even bigger. Labels and retailers from around the globe gathered at NARM to discuss everything from lack of product available to issuing exclusive items from big-name artists. » Full Story

Web Trends: Against Me! Singer Comes Out as Transgender
May 10, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Indies | TV & Film | Rock & Pop | Country | R&B/Hip-Hop
See what else is trending in music including reporting on Tom Gabel's transgender identity annoucement, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker's Emergency Surgery and up-and-coming MC Kitty Pryde. » Full Story

Soundcloud Passes 15 Million Users, Launches New Design in Private Beta
May 10, 2012 – Indies | Digital & Mobile
Soundcloud has announced a complete site redesign that aims to bolster the site’s audio sharing features. The company also said it has signed up more than 15 million users. » Full Story

Germany and the UK Launch Music Streaming Charts
May 10, 2012 – Global | Indies | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop
Much like Billboard did this past March when it launched its On-Demand Songs chart with Nielsen and DigitalMusic.org, the UK and Germany have followed suit, announcing the launch of national digital music streaming tallies. » Full Story

Exclusive: The Orchard Acquires IRIS Distribution
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | Retail
The Orchard has acquired fellow digital distributor IRIS Distribution, bringing further consolidation to the digital distribution marketplace, according to an email apparently addressed to IRIS-distributed labels from that company's co-founder and president Matt Laszuk. » Full Story

NARM's Jim Donio Details Organization's Future Plans, Presents Awards at Conference
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Legal & Management | Indies | Digital & Mobile
In the last six years NARM has had to transform itself to "coincide and anticipate the needs and the reshaped profile of the evolving music industry,” the organization's president Jim Donio, said at the beginning of his address this morning at the Century City Hyatt Plaza. He then proceeded to enumerate many of the initiatives NARM has launched in order to keep itself relevant for the industry, before presenting awards. » Full Story

Adele's '21' May Return to No. 1, Just in Time for Mother's Day
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert
Adele's "21" album has never left the Billboard 200 chart's top 10 in its entire 63-week run. And now it's looking like it has the chance to return to No. 1 for a 24th week. » Full Story

Web Trends: Watch The Crowning Of 'The Voice' Season 2 Winner
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | TV & Film | Rock & Pop | Country | R&B/Hip-Hop
See what else is trending in music including reporting on Tom Gabel's transgender identity annoucement, Justin Bieber's live performance of "Boyfriend" on "The Voice" finale, Azealia Banks release information, and new music from Beach House. » Full Story

Exclusive: Frenchkiss Label Group Announces First Distributed Labels: ATP, White Iris, Underwater Peoples, More
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | Digital & Mobile
Frenchkiss, which announced the formation of the Frenchkiss Label Group earlier this year, has announced the first nine labels joining the fold: ATP Recordings, Cavity Search, Cult, God Mode, Holiday Friends, JAXART, Pendu Sound, Underwater Peoples and White Iris » Full Story

Vince Gill On Going Indie
May 9, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Legal & Management | Indies | Country
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Vince Gill, the Country Music Hall of Fame member doesn't have a record deal. He got signed by a label in 1983 and had been on the MCA Records roster since 1989. » Full Story

Web Trends: Listen To Alanis Morissette's New Single
May 8, 2012 – Indies | Rock & Pop | Country | Latin | R&B/Hip-Hop
Alanis Morissette releases single "Magical Child," Andre 3000 to star in Jimi Hendrix biopic, Diplo hangs out with Skrillex and more. See what else is trending. » Full Story

CBGB Music Festival & Conference Coming to NYC
May 8, 2012 – Touring | Indies | Rock & Pop
Although CBGB officially closed its famed New York location in 2006, the shuttered club has continued through CBGB fashions and radio. Now, the first ever CBGB festival will take place July 5-8 at venues across the city. » Full Story

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