YouTube names Tuma Basa Director of Urban Music Tuma Basa has officially joined YouTube as Director of Urban Music. The news, confirmed by YouTube, verifies earlier reports of Basa making the switch. Basa left his position as Global Programming Head, H... Read More...
Introducing: Juliet July ‘Don’t Run’ Video From Amsterdam, meet Juliet July and her hew video "Don't Run" https://youtu.be/7dSM7SSc5PY Link to her press kit:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qvmwlbbzxgeoz70/AADacmTAOG1hNRbz8t3h6j_4a?dl=0 Spotify Link: https... Read More...
David Linton on Black Executive Inclusion: Let’s Get It Right This Time To mark this year’s celebration, Billboard’s Chapter & Verse column will be posting a series of editorials covering various aspects of the music industry. David Linton, former senior VP at Capitol Records f... Read More...
Neil Portnow Plans Early Exit from Recording Academy The Recording Academy™ announced that President/CEO Neil Portnow has chosen not to seek an extension on his current contract, which expires in July 2019. Portnow shared his plans at the Recording Academy's semi... Read More...
Michael Jackson’s Estate Sues ABC/Disney over Documentary Michael Jackson still can’t seem to rest in peace. After the airing of ABC News’ documentary special The Last Days of Michael Jackson last Friday, Jackson’s estate has decided to move forward in suing the netwo... Read More...
Debra Lee Steps Down as Chairman & CEO of BET Another veteran top executive at a Viacom cable network is leaving the company. After a career at BET spanning three decades, Debra Lee is stepping down from her position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer... Read More...
Island Records names Darcus Beese Obe President Universal Music Group has named Darcus Beese Obe as President of Island Records, where he will join UMG’s U.S. label leadership team. Beese, whose career includes working with Amy Winehou... Read More...
Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump “Welcome To The Party” Ft. Zhavia Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump "Welcome To The Party" Ft. Zhavia Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump "Welcome To The Party" Ft. Zhavia Impacting Hip Hop Radio Now! Contact: Cynthia Johnson a... Read More...
Billboard Finalizes Changes to How Streams are Weighted for Billboard Hot 100 & Billboard 200 The adjustment to how Billboard applies streaming data to its charts was first announced in concept last October, and was followed by exhaustive industry discussion and internal analysis to arrive at the new me... Read More...
Epic Records names Dontay Thompson SVP Rhythm/Xover Dontay Thompson has been appointed Senior Vice President, Rhythm/Crossover Promotion, Epic Records, it was announced today by Rick Sackheim, Executive Vice President, Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Ente... Read More...
