Music

November 18, 2013

Martin Garrix Signs to Scooter Braun Projects, Earns a UK No. 1

Few high school students are having a better fall than Martin Garrix. Yesterday (November 17), “Animals,” the 17-year-old Dutchman's breakthrough EDM track, hit No. 1 on the official UK charts during its first week of commercial release, beating Lily Allen and Ellie Goulding to the top spot. Today, Scooter Braun Projects (SBP) confirmed to Billboard what had been widely rumored: Garrix is SBP's newest client, and will be handled by SBP agent Michael George...

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October 25, 2013

Carly Rae Jepsen Named Billboard's 'Rising Star' of 2012

Carly Rae Jepsen has been named Billboard's "Rising Star" for 2012 following a year of dizzying success for the "Call Me Maybe" singer-songwriter. The Rising Star Award acknowledges Jepsen's breakout year and will be presented at the Billboard Women in Music event, presented by Nikon 1, on November 30 in New York City.

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October 7, 2013

THE 2013 TIME 100: SCOOTER BRAUN

I can share more than a few facts that demonstrate Scooter Braun is a man who sees something the rest of us don't. How about that he discovered not one, not two, but multiple amazing talents from the vast world of the Internet? Or that among Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy, Asher Roth and Cody Simpson, Scooter's clients have nearly 7 billion YouTube views? Yes, Scooter Braun is a very savvy businessman and a creative visionary.

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April 26, 2013

Psy's 'Gentleman' Sets Record

Korean pop star Psy had the bar raised high for his first song since "Gangnam Style" and, believe it or not, he's breaking records again. In the first 24 hours after its debut, his video for the new song "Gentleman" — which launched April 14 on YouTube — was watched 38 million times, according to new YouTube stats. Yeesh, that's a lot.

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April 16, 2013

‘The Wanted Life' to Premiere on June 2

Mark your calendars! The highly anticipated “The Wanted Life” will premiere on E! on June 2 at 10:30 p.m. (just after the season finale of “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?“), it was announced on Tuesday.

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April 12, 2013

How Guy Oseary, Scooter Braun and Troy Carter Are Finding the Rock Stars of Tech

In this week's cover story entitled “Power Trio,” Billboard looks at three of music industry's most successful music and tech entrepreneurs: Guy Oseary, Scooter Braun and Troy Carter. In addition to managing three of the biggest musicians ever in Madonna, Bieber and Lady Gaga (respectively), the trio are actively investing in tech companies like Spotify, Uber and SoundCloud. The piece features exclusive insights into all three men's businesses, including Oseary's first major interview since 1997.

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February 6, 2013

The Wanted Lands New E! Series

The Wanted are about to find a new home on E!, and we're so excited that it's all we can do to refrain from serenading them with a chorus of "Glad You Came."

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February 6, 2013

Justin Bieber Scores Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

"Believe Acoustic" earns the top spot, while Andrea Bocelli, Tegan and Sara, and Charlie Wilson all score Top 5 debuts.

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February 5, 2013

Grammys Winner? Maybe

NEW YORK — Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" became the soundtrack for endless viral online fun last year: U.S. infantry soldiers lip-synched to it in Afghanistan's Kunar Province. So did James Franco and the U.S. Olympic swim team. Models from Abercrombie & Fitch showed off their abs to it, as did hair-whipping Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. Dogs have barked the whole song. Parodies of it have been parodied.

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January 28, 2013

Justin Bieber Exclusive Song Premiere and Billboard Cover Story

Hear the exclusive online premiere of "Nothing Like Us," Justin's new song about his breakup with Selena Gomez, plus read a revealing interview about how he turned his sadness into music on "Believe Acoustic"

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