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By: Press AssociationPosted on: May 22, 2013 Carole King isn’t done with music – not yet anyway. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman and You’ve Got a Friend was awarded a top prize for popular music at a concert Tuesday.  She received the Gershwin Prize…

By: Paul CasciatoPosted on: May 21, 2013 American singer Prince has signed a new deal with Kobalt Music Group to market and distribute his future work without giving up control over his rights, the company said on Monday. The singer-songwriter, who is famed for changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol in a wrangle over…

By: Lynn ElberPosted On: May 16, 2013 NEW YORK – The CW network is bringing a popular radio music series to television and is going heavy on escapist fare in its new programming for next season. As part of a three-year deal, the iHeartRadio Music Festival will air exclusively on the network and stream on CWTV.com…

By: Samuel BreenPosted on: May 15, 2013 Sat in a hotel lobby amidst a music conference in Aarhus around 4am is a great way to argue, and a terrible way to debate. I am trying to convey that good music would exist even if the music industry didn’t, and that there is no correlation between the…

By: Andrew HamppPosted on: May 10, 2013 Brand sponsorship for festivals, tours and music venues keeps growing in the United States, and is projected to reach $1.28 billion in 2013, according to marketing analytics firm IEG Research. Music continues to capture an increasing share of dollars from marketers post-recession, posting a 5.4% increase from $1.22 billion…

By Associated Press, First Posted on April 13, 2013 on pollstar.com. Coachella and Lollapalooza are sold out. Bonnaroo’s nearly there, too. But eager fans need only be patient: Wait a few years and chances are you’ll have a star-studded music festival of your own within driving distance. New music festivals are popping up more quickly…

By Marc Schneider, First Posted on April 16, 2013 on billboard.com. Paul McCartney is adding to his busy summer with top billing at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, which will take root in San Francisco’s sprawling Golden Gate Park from August 9 – 11. For his first time at OSL, the former Beatle…

By William Gruger, First Posted on April 12, 2013 on billboard.com. Twitter has indeed launched music.twitter.com, but for the time being it’s “invite-only.” According to AllThingsD, it will initially only be available to a select handful of “influencers” before its launch next week. At press time, a rep for Twitter had not responded to Billboard.biz’s…

By Korina Lopez, First Posted on April 15, 2013 on usatoday.com. USA TODAY’s Green Tech series explores how green-tech innovations are changing everything from vacations to war-making. Music festivals are a free-for-all. Fans can dress up in anything — loincloths, body paint, ponchos, pasties, the sky’s the limit. Dancing with abandon is encouraged. Moshing, crowd-surfing?…

By Ray Waddell, First Posted on April 12, 2013 on billboard.com Long a mainstay in Europe, music festivals are now the most robust sector of the U.S. touring market, with fans embracing the immersive experience and opportunity for music discovery and the industry tapping into massive audiences and proven artist-development platforms. While festivals on U.S….