Bennett up for Billboard award
Tony Bennett will receive the Century Award at this year's Billboard Awards, which he calls the payoff of his best year in show business.…
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Billboard buy Radio & Records
VNU, owner of Billboard, has acquired Radio & Records, the weekly magazine tracking music played on American radio stations.…
Etta James to receive Billboard's 2006 R&B Founders Award
Etta James will receive Billboard's 2006 R&B Founders Award at the publication's R&B/Hip-Hop Conference And Awards in September.…
Takeover bid for Billboard owners
A Merrill Lynch analyst has urged VNU shareholders to back a private equity takeover bid, including Thomas H Lee Partners, for the owners of Billboard and SoundScan.…
Stones 2005 US tour the biggest ever
Pollstar says the Rolling Stones' 2005 US tour grossed $162 million from 42 shows, the biggest North American tour on record, breaking their own 11-year-old record.…
50 Cent and Green Day dominate at Billboard Awards
50 Cent and Green Day each won six awards at the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, with Mariah Carey winning five and Carrie Underwood and Shakira three each.…
Britney and Kevin possible split or reconciliation
According to The Sun, Kevin Federline has followed Britney Spears to Las Vegas to attempt a reconciliation, after she reportedly threw him out and cancelled her Billboard Awards appearance.…
Italy passes act that will hinder anti-piracy action
Italy's Senate has passed the Ex-Cirielli Bill, which the music industry says will make it harder to pursue pirated CD manufacturers because criminal cases will be dismissed sooner.…
Kanye West to receive Billboard's Artist Achievement Award
Billboard will present Kanye West with its Artist Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on 6 December, while Tom Petty will receive the Century Award.…
INXS get their highest US chart entry ever
INXS have debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Pretty Vegas', their highest US chart entry, featuring new frontman JD Fortune.…
Madonna's 'Confessions On A Dancefloor' tracklisting confirmed
Producer Stuart Price has confirmed the tracklisting for Madonna's 'Confessions On A Dancefloor', with 'Hung Up' as the first single.…
Garbage coming to an end?
Garbage plan a break after their Australian tour, with Shirley Manson saying they are taking a hiatus, and Butch Vig describing the band as rejuvenated after making 'Bleed Like Me'.…