THE WEEKND

Superman Hits New Heights; MAN OF STEEL Soars with $151 Million in Worldwide Sales

Zack Synder's MAN OF STEEL took over the wordlwide box office this weekend, grossing $151 internationally, and just over $113 million in the U.S. alone. Its domestic total rests at $125 million if the... (more...)

Record May for RIAA Digital Awards - Justin Bieber, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and More

A month after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced the integration of on-demand streams to its Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program to more broadly recognize online demand for songs... (more...)

North By Northeast Presents LUDACRIS at Yonge-Dundas Square, 6/16

NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) announces that Grammy award winning recording artist Ludacris, star of Fast & Furious 6, will headline the show on Sunday, June 16 at Yonge-Dundas Square that currently featu... (more...)

Drake Announces Fourth Annual OVA Festival

MTV.com reports that Drake has announced the fourth annual OVO Festival to be held in his native Toronto. (more...)

The Recording Industry Association of America Adds Digital Streaming to Gold & Platinum Standards

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced the integration of streams to its historic Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program, the industry's premier award for recognizing artistic ach... (more...)

2013 Juno Awards Winners Announced

The 2013 Juno Awards were announced last night in Regina, Saskatchewan. Three of the four classical categories were won by Naxos and its distributed labels including the first ever win for a composer ... (more...)

DJANGO UNCHAINED Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Vinyl Now Available

The best way to experience the 'DJANGO UNCHAINED' ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK [Loma Vista/Republic Records] is on the special edition vinyl release available in stores April 16. (more...)

PSY Debuts 'Gentleman' Music Video; Sets New YouTube Record For Most Views In One Day

Multiplatinum-selling global superstar PSY premiered his brand new music video for 'Gentleman' [School Boy Records/Republic Records] on Saturday April 13 and set a new YouTube record for 'most views i... (more...)

Kelly Rowland to Release New Album TALK A GOOD GAME this Summer

Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum superstar KELLY ROWLAND is gearing up to release her fourth full-length solo album, Talk A Good Game [Republic Records], this summer. Already preparing herself for... (more...)

Republic Records Names Frank Arigo SVP of Marketing

REPUBLIC RECORDS is proud to announce the promotion of Frank Arigo to Senior Vice President of Marketing as announced today by Executive Vice President of Marketing Jim Roppo . Since 2010, Mr. Arigo h... (more...)

Ariana Grande's New Single 'The Way' Soars to #1 on iTunes in Less Than 8 Hours

Actress and singer ARIANA GRANDEpremiered her anxiously awaited new single,'The Way'(FeaturingMac Miller), on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS FM morning show 'On-Air With Ryan Seacrest' on 3/25 th. (more...)

Machine Gun Kelly Wins Top Prize at 2013 mtvU WOODIE AWARDS

mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, tonight named Machine Gun Kelly, Earl Sweatshirt, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Weeknd, Kimbra, A-Trak, Mark Foster, Danny Brown, Belmont University's The Lonely Bi... (more...)

Machine Gun Kelly Wins Top Prize at 2013 mtvU WOODIE AWARDS

mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, tonight named Machine Gun Kelly, Earl Sweatshirt, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Weeknd, Kimbra, A-Trak, Mark Foster, Danny Brown, Belmont University's The Lonely Bi... (more...)

Youngblood Hawke Named VH1's 'You Oughta Know' Artist for March

YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE has been named VH1's 'You Oughta Know Artist' for March 2013. Beginning March 5, it's a massive accolade for the buzzing Los Angeles quintet and another milestone for them as their fi... (more...)

ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Doc 'CAN U FEEL IT' Set to Be Available to Own This Spring

The feature length documentary that shook the dance music world to its very core--the 60-minute extravaganza depicting the 2011 ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 'Can U Feel It – The UMF Experience'—will now be av... (more...)

Ultra Music Festival Doc CAN U FEEL IT Set for Digital/DVD Release this Spring

The feature length documentary that shook the dance music world to its very core--the 60-minute extravaganza depicting the 2011 ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 'Can U Feel It – The UMF Experience'—will now be av... (more...)

AMERICAN IDOL's Blake Lewis Signs to Republic Records for New Single 'Your Touch'

Singer, songwriter, composer and producer Blake Lewis has signed to Republic Records, it was announced today, simultaneously with the release of his newest single, 'Your Touch.' (more...)

fun. Among Nominees of mtvU's 2013 WOODIE AWARDS

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, today revealed the categories and nominees for the 2013 WOODIE AWARDS. The annual musical moment of truth honors the artists who are infiltrating the music landsc... (more...)

Universal Music Group Inks Long-Term Agreement with Republic Records Founders

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has signed new long-term agreements with Republic Records founders Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman as they become Chairman & Chief Executi... (more...)

Adele, Taylor Swift and More Top RIAA's 2012 Tallies

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today released its year-end tally of 2012 Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program awards. (more...)

ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Delivers on Anticipated Phase 2 Lineup

The second phase of talent confirmed for the 2013 ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL taking place March 15-17 and 22-24 during Miami Music Week, has been unveiled with what is undoubtedly the most diverse, forward ... (more...)

SAFE HAVEN Soundtrack Set for 2/5 Release

Relativity Music Group and Republic Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack to Relativity Media's upcoming deeply romantic thriller Safe Haven on February 5th. The soundtrack fe... (more...)

MTV's ARTISTS TO WATCH Campaign Names Top 13 for 2013

MTV today unveiled MTV Artist to Watch, a new pro-artist and music discovery initiative and campaign across all of MTV's television channels, websites and social networks. To kick off the campaign, MT... (more...)

Steven A. Clark Announces Tour Dates

Hailed as one of SPIN Magazines' "Most Impressive Releases," one of "CMJ's Most Talented 10," and one of the "5 Best New Artists for October '12," Steven A. Clark has made waves with his recently rele... (more...)

Drake Headlines Ovo Fest 2012 Tonight, 8/5

Multi-Platinum selling, Grammy-nominated recording artist Drake, previously announced that the 3rd annual OVO FEST is geared up to take place tonight, August 5th at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. The h... (more...)