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Here's where to find the next generation of executives as it prepares to lead an increasingly complex industry THE STUDENTS WHO BEGAN their undergraduate education this fall at any of [...]

THE RIAA HAS GONE PLATINUM. The recorded-music business trade organization--which awards gold and platinum certifications, among other functions--celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, and the traditional gift to mark that [...]

ON THE EAGLES' HOTEL CALIFORNIA TOUR THIS year, the band's set includes 'Life's Been Good,' a Joe Walsh classic that might well be rock'n'roll's greatest tribute to business managers. 'I [...]

Nearly 50 years ago, Billboard toasted the Songwriters Hall of Fame's first dinner and induction ceremony, held March 8, 1971, at the New York Hilton, in a series of four [...]

SONGS Will 2020 finally be Diane Warren's and Thomas Newman's year? The veterans have earned their 11th and 15th respective Academy Award nominations without a previous win. Warren is vying [...]

WITH A MIX OF INTIMACY, CELEBRITY, HEARTFELT SPEECHES and one-of-a-kind performances, the annual Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York has become a must-attend event for the biggest artists, [...]

ON SOME WAYS, THERE has never been a better time to be a songwriter. The creators of pop hits enjoy a visibility they haven't had since before the singer-songwriter era, [...]

Within a former railroad depot-turned-restaurant, on the edge of the Downtown Arts District in Los Angeles, an ensemble entertains diners with a joyous mix of gypsy jazz, blues and Americana [...]

Behind the success of every artist--from the industry mainstays and chart-toppers to rising stars--is a lawyer fielding the deals and disputes that are a constant part of today's ever-evolving music [...]

Amid musical tributes and heartfelt speeches, the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 15 in New York will induct its 48th roster of all-star writers, including Motown founder Berry Gordy; [...]

WHO WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF the music industry? The students at the nation's top music business schools are just waiting to take their best shot. As the challenges facing [...]

This chronology of Neil Diamond's life appears on his official Sony BMG Web site, with additions from 2001 through 2006 adapted from allmusic.com. 1941 Neil Leslie Diamond is born Jan. [...]

From streaming to licensing,touring to estate planning, the music industry is more complex and volatile than ever. And that's where the lawyers come in. Whether an artist is an established [...]

BERRY GORDY: PIONEER AWARD One of the essential narrators in the American music story, Motown founder Berry Gordy (ASCAP) is the first living person to receive the SHOF's Pioneer Award, [...]

DANIELLE DIEGO Executive vp/head of music, 20th Century Fox YEAR IN REVIEW Diego, who started at Fox 23 years ago, worked on Ford v Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit and Spies in [...]

APRIL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., brings cherry blossoms and an annual celebration of America's great homegrown musical genre, jazz. The National Endowment for the Arts will recognize four multitalented honorees --Stanley [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C., DEC. 2 HOSTED BY STEPHEN COLBERT FOR THE FOURTH TIME, THE 40TH EDITION OF the Kennedy Center Honors (which aired Dec. 26 on CBS) honored artists Gloria Estefan, [...]

LONGTIME JAZZ ADVOCATE Todd Barkan has worked as a record producer, nightclub manager and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York under Wynton Marsalis. But when word [...]

VAN MORRISON MEMORABLY HAS BEEN A NOshow at other major award presentations, but not the 2015 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala, where he was inducted and took the stage to [...]

NEW YORK, JUNE 18 YES, LADY GAGA SLAYED 4 NON BLONDES' 1992 HIT 'WHAT'S UP,' DR. JOHN FUNKED UP the Towering Song award winner 'What a Wonderful World' and Grateful [...]

FEW MUSIC BUSINESS EVENTS RANK WITH THE annual Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York for star power. Held in a more intimate setting than the Grammy Awards--the June [...]

Doug Morris, chairman/CEO, Sony Music, 'Sweet Talkin' Guy': 'I was working in A&R for Laurie Records, the label Dion was on, when I wrote 'Sweet Talkin' Guy.' It was very [...]

As Exercise Market Tightens, Catalog Titles (jet Hene wed Campaigns NEW YORK--Suppliers have trimmed their lines to stay healthy in the fitness business (Billboard, July 25). Unlike the bad old […]

WOODY GUTHRIE: PIONEER AWARD When two of America's greatest songwriters, Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen, gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in January 2009 to celebrate the inauguration of [...]

As the new chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Jimmy Webb follows in the footsteps of former SHOF leaders--and similarly renowned songwriters--Hal David, Sammy Cahn and Johnny Mercer. ¶ [...]

Billboard surveyed a sample of additional schools that offer music business education programs and their replies appear in-depth at Billboard, com/education. These are selected high points of the programs at [...]

Film documents the career of middle-aged rock photographer Jini Dellaccio Already middle-aged and entirely self-taught when she fixed her camera on the burgeoning Seattle music scene in the early 1960s, [...]

Every year 'just naturally falls into a theme, and this year it's the rock of ages.' So declares Songwriters Hall of Fame president Linda Moran about the organization's 2013 class [...]

In a business where ego and star power often demand center stage, the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) awards dinner each June emerges like Brigadoon, an always magical, sometimes humbling [...]

As Exercise Market Tightens, Catalog Titles (jet Hene wed Campaigns NEW YORK--Suppliers have trimmed their lines to stay healthy in the fitness business (Billboard, July 25). Unlike the bad old [...]