Billboard’s Ann Donahue breaks down every live performance of “American Idol” Season 9, from the top 24 contestants to the last one standing.
Meet all the bands playing Billboard’s SXSW showcases.
Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip every afternoon.
OK Go has left EMI and will re-release its latest album, “Of The Color of Blue Sky,” on its own Paracadute Recordings label.
Akon, Ludacris, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Talib Kweli, BeBe Winans, Three 6 Mafia, Jermaine Dupri, Scott Storch and Jamie Foxx are among the host of artists and producers paying tribute to Quincy Jones on “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.”
Taio Cruz shoots to the top of the Hot 100, DMX arrested for violating probation, Billy Corgan searching for new Pumpkins, Ben Harper and Relentless 7 about their new live CD/DVD.
Seattle rock act Sunny Day Real Estate is planning to record its first album in 15 years with its original lineup.
Season eight American Idol finalist Danny Gokey claims the best first-week sales showing on Country Albums by a rookie male country act in 18 years, and the best opening week digital sum for any country newcomer, as “My Best Days” opens at No. 3 on the chart with 65,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
She & Him — the indie duo made up of actress/singer Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward — just debuted the video for “In the Sun,” and the clip plays up the cheerful tune’s theme of unrequited love.
Muse achieves a first in the Alternative Songs chart’s history, as the trio occupies two of the top three, including the coveted No. 1 spot.
