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Honda Center Names Kim Bedier General Manager

Honda Center Names Kim Bedier General Manager

Industry veteran Kim Bedier is bringing her expertise to Southern California. Bedier has been named the senior vice president and general manager of the new Orange County entertainment district ocV!BE. Opening in 2024, ocV!BE will open in 2024 with the current Honda Center as its anchor. The full district is expected to be completed by 2028.   Bedier was most recently the director of venues and events for Tacoma Dome in Washington. She has also

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Inside Track: NBA’s Harden Loses on Social Boxing Flop; $uicideboy$’s Big $$$ Deal

Inside Track: NBA’s Harden Loses on Social Boxing Flop; $uicideboy$’s Big $$$ Deal

Edited by Dan Rys After ‘Battle Of The Platforms’ Lost $10 Million, Investors Including James Harden Are Jockeying for Their Money A boxing event pitting YouTube creators against TikTok stars on June 12 called the Battle of the Platforms was supposed to usher in a new era of post-pandemic live entertainment, combining high-energy performances from

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Sony Extends Royalty Program for Legacy Acts to Songwriters

Sony Extends Royalty Program for Legacy Acts to Songwriters

Sony Music Group announced the extension of its Artists Forward program to songwriters on Tuesday (July 20), expanding the policy it announced last month to pay through existing unrecouped balances for acts that signed to the company before 2000 and have not received an advance since.   According to an internal letter to Sony Music Publishing songwriters

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Country Writer-Producer Jordan Schmidt Tells the Stories Behind His Biggest Hits: ‘Drunk Me,’ ‘Lil Bit’ & More

Country Writer-Producer Jordan Schmidt Tells the Stories Behind His Biggest Hits: ‘Drunk Me,’ ‘Lil Bit’ & More

This week at Billboard, we’re celebrating the producers, while recognizing some of the figures and stories currently at the forefront of their corner of the industry. Here, we talk with Nashville-based writer-producer Jordan Schmidt about some of the signature hits of his producing career.  Jordan Schmidt is refreshingly candid when asked to recall the stories

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Britney Spears’ New Attorney Is ‘Moving Aggressively & Expeditiously’ to Remove Jamie Spears as Conservator

Britney Spears’ New Attorney Is ‘Moving Aggressively & Expeditiously’ to Remove Jamie Spears as Conservator

Britney Spears’ new attorney Matthew Rosengart said that he and his firm are working “aggressively and expeditiously” to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as her conservator. The former federal prosecutor told reporters outside the Los Angeles courthouse following a brief hearing on Monday (July 20) that he and his firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, would file a

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Post Malone & ‘Crew’ Debut at No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs Chart

Post Malone & ‘Crew’ Debut at No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs Chart

Post Malone powers to his fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart as “Motley Crew” debuts in the top slot. The song, released July 9 on Republic Records, leads the July 24-dated chart as it begins as the genre’s most streamed song of the week. With “Motley Crew” joining Post Malone’s collection, here’s

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Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & More Veteran Acts Who Could Score 2022 Grammy Nods

Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & More Veteran Acts Who Could Score 2022 Grammy Nods

When the 2022 Grammy Awards air in January, we could see some very familiar faces onstage. On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we discuss some veteran acts — artists who have been releasing music since at least the 1980s — who could be eligible for Grammy nominations at the next awards

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The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Bows Atop Streaming Songs Chart

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Bows Atop Streaming Songs Chart

Justin Bieber earns his fourth No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Streaming Songs – and The Kid LAROI his first – as their collaboration “Stay” starts atop the tally dated July 24. In the tracking week ending July 15, “Stay” received 34.7 million U.S. streams, according to MRC Data. The song marks Bieber’s sixth Streaming Songs

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