Remember the outrage over lavish Wall Street bonuses doled out in the wake of the financial crisis? The brouhaha supposedly put an end to the outrageous pay packages enjoyed by many American CEOs -- and not just in the financial sector. But over two years later, very little has changed. A ... Read more...
Everybody with any good sense is leaving Amerikkka... stay tuned Madison Square Garden Entertainment President Jay Marciano has resigned from that position and will be named CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) Europe, sources told Billboard.biz. He will replace David Campbell, who left ... Read more...
Billboard's Twitter 140: It's not about how many followers. It's not about the quantity of tweets/retweets. It's about quality. Personality. Excellent linkage. These people are followed by those who work the smartest. Whether it's about copyright, "Entourage," social commerce, the cloud(s), rap radi... Read more...
Antonio "L.A." Reid will leave his job as chairman of Island Def Jam to become a judge on Simon Cowell's upcoming show "The X Factor," a source familiar with Cowell's offer confirmed to Billboard Wednesday. Reid accepted an offer from Simon Cowell this week to join the Fox television show, whic... Read more...
It's official: outgoing Universal Music Group chairman Doug Morris will become Sony Music Entertainment's chief executive officer on July 1. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Sir Howard Stringer, Sony Corporations' chairman, CEO and president. "I have known Doug Morris for many years,... Read more...
President Barack Obama is heading to friendly territory to push his plan to spend billions more on education, meeting with Facebook's founder and other technology leaders in the San Francisco Bay area and touring Intel Corp.'s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Oregon. Obama wants to spend... Read more...
In perhaps the clearest sign yet that Michael Vick is back in good graces with more of the American public, the Eagles quarterback has signed his first significant endorsement deal since returning to the league. This isn’t a $100 million Nike deal, but it’s a start for a man who was once th... Read more...
The first visual is Buckshot explaining the basics behind creating a record. He works alongside Young Piff, the winner of Boost Mobile & HOT 97′s Summer Jam MC Battle. Stay tuned for more videos as Buckshot highlights key points on what it takes to be a CEO, sales rep, engineer, webmas... Read more...
Bobby and Amanda Herring spent more than a year providing food to homeless people in downtown Houston every day. They fed them, left behind no trash and doled out warm meals peacefully without a single crime being committed, Bobby Herring said. That ended two weeks ago when the city shut down the... Read more...