PETA accuses J.Lo's team of pressuring Billboard over anti-fur advert
PETA claims J.Lo's label and publicist Nanci Ryder pressured Billboard into cancelling its anti-fur advert, which the charity says cost $5,000.…
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PromoSquad's HitPredictor chart to feature in Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is to feature a chart from New York firm PromoSquad, whose HitPredictor system uses fan ratings to forecast hits, having predicted hits for The Killers and Kelly Clarkson.…
Billboard chart adds in download stats
The Billboard Hot 100 now includes legitimate download sales, with Mario staying at number one and Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams climbing to number four.…
Bright Eyes take top two places on Billboard singles chart
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst holds the top two places on the US Billboard singles chart with Lua and Take It Easy (Love Nothing).…
Wonder honoured by Billboard
Billboard will present Stevie Wonder with its Billboard Century Award, its highest honour for creative achievement, at the Billboard Music Awards next month.…
More harassment allegations against Billboard
A third Billboard employee has filed an internal harassment complaint, and VNU's Deborah Patton says the claims by Keith Girard and Samantha Chang have no merit.…
Billboard faces lawsuit from former editor in chief
Former Billboard editor Keith Girard and legal editor Samantha Chang are suing the magazine for $29 million, alleging discrimination and that publisher John J Kilcullen tried to suppress stories about Warner exec Lyor Cohen.…
Usher equals Beatles and Bee Gees on Billboard performance
Usher has three tracks in the Billboard top ten at once, a feat previously matched only by the Bee Gees and the Beatles, with Burn at number one this week.…
Warren Zevon dies
Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon has died aged 56, more than a year after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, and his final album reached 16 on Billboard's chart.…
50 Cent takes four awards at Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
50 Cent won four trophies at the Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Miami, while R Kelly and Eminem took three each.…
Marley family trying to cash in?
A Billboard poll of 2,917 readers found 51% opposed the Marley family's plan to release enhanced versions of unearthed Bob Marley recordings, with 34% favouring raw release.…
Led Zeppelin topping charts again
Led Zeppelin's three-CD live set How the West Was Won debuts at number one on the US Billboard 200, their first US chart-topper since 1979, while the accompanying DVD sets a sales record.…