Innholdsfortegnelse for 7/30/2016 i Billboard Magazine

FROM THE DESK OF CEO, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) IT HAS BEEN A CRUEL SUMMER for music publishing. On June 30, ASCAP and BMI learned that the U.S. Department of Justice not only declined to amend the 75-yearold antitrust consent decrees that the collecting societies say keep them from negotiating effectively in the digital age — it essentially will further restrict them. Although the Department of Justice hasn’t yet published its opinion, it apparently will require ASCAP and BMI — which collect and distribute royalties to songwriters and publishers when music is performed on radio and TV and in venues — to offer “100 percent licensing,” which means they will have to license all of the rights to any composition in their repertoire. This would break…

“This is a 67-year-old guy that’s out there doing the best shows of his life,” says longtime Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau, “and people are coming.” Indeed they are: Springsteen’s The River Tour has sold 1.1 million tickets and raked in more than $135 million in boxoffice revenue, according to Boxscore, from the 45 dates that occurred during the tracking period of Nov. 10, 2015, through June 6, 2016. Not bad for a tour that almost didn’t happen. “We were not planning to do any shows,” says Landau. “But Bruce worked very hard on the River box set and was inspired by the final result.” First, he and Springsteen booked 20 concerts, “but in Bruce’s history he never did 20 of anything,” Landau says with a laugh, “so it just…

Drake: Virginia Black “After coming to terms with his national betrayal — couldn’t it have been a Canadian whiskey? — I have to admit the juice inside is pretty damn good. It’s smooth enough to be served neat with ‘Too Good’ playing in the background.” $34.99; virginiablackwhiskey.com The Pogues: The Pogues Irish Whiskey “A far cry from being the knockyour-teeth-out, riled-up Irishman paint thinner of some whiskeys, this gentle spirit makes a killer Old-Fashioned but needs nothing but an ice cube to be truly enjoyable.” $39.99; thepoguesirishwhiskey.com Florida Georgia Line: Old Camp Peach Pecan Whiskey “If Florida Georgia Line’s sweet whiskey is any indication, they are not averse to throwing back a couple of shots. Grab the chasers and head off to the bonfire with this one.” $19.99;…

New George Harrison Music? His Widow Says ‘Maybe’ Along with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison attended the 10th anniversary of The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas — with an updated, remixed soundtrack by Giles Martin, son of the Fab Four’s late, legendary producer George Martin — and spoke to Overheard about percolating music projects of their own. Harrison said she and Dhani Harrison, her 37-yearold musician son with George Harrison, have talked about him finishing some unreleased tracks that her husband left behind. “There are a lot of songs,” she said. “I think there’s a project there. I just need time to get to it.” Ono told Billboard that she’s working on an album of approximately 10…

Nicole Winhoffer, 31, has trained some of the most famous faces (and backsides) in music including Madonna, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. The creator of the NW Method, an unconventional workout that combines Winhoffer’s knowledge of the body, dance, sports science and Eastern practices, has traveled on tour with singers and has prepped their bodies for Super Bowl appearances. “Whether the workout is an hour or 90 minutes, my clients never stop moving,” says Winhoffer, who has brought her classes to New York’s Bandier’s Studio B and The Standard High Line. The trainer’s specialty, though, remains the booty. While some strive for the perfect curve, a three-step move of hers that can be added to home workouts and completed in sets focuses on defining “the cuff” — that is, the crease…

Young Scooter Scooter — a childhood friend of Future’s — spent time on Mane’s 1017 Records and partnered with him for the 2013 joint mixtape Free Bricks 2, but their bond goes beyond the studio: The pair shared a cell at the DeKalb County Jail. Waka Flocka Flame For Flame and Mane, rap is a family affair: Flame’s mother, Deb Antney, once managed Guwop. Not long after coming up with Flame’s rap name, Mane joined him for 2011 joint album Ferrari Boyz. Future A 2011 joint mixtape with Mane, Free Bricks, gave ATL native Future his first major co-sign. “If he sees talent, he’ll give an opportunity,” says Atlanta radio legend DJ Holiday. “It bled into the culture: Now, you get Drake and Future doing a whole tape together.” OJ…

“Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that bitch’ in his song? Nowhere, because it never happened.” —TAYLOR SWIFT The pop star responding on Twitter to Kim Kardashian, who shared video of a phone conversation between Kanye West and Swift about her mention in his song “Famous.” “You know, it happens: You can forget you have a f—ing gun.” —AXL ROSE The Guns N’ Roses frontman telling the crowd at Toronto’s Rogers Centre why the band had been detained at the Canadian border. “Adrenaline rush is off the charts right now!!!” —ROB GRONKOWSKI The New England Patriots tight end on Twitter after joining Paul McCartney to play air guitar on “Helter Skelter” during Macca’s concert at Fenway Park in Boston. “Ya I got…

Mind & Body Special: Neon Trees’ Tyler Glenn tries his first sound bath with Billboard. Plus: tips on toning your booty from Nicki Minaj’s trainer and the scoop on, yes, bite massages. Mind & Body Special IT IS A VULNERABLE, IF NOT SLIGHTLY awkward, thing to find yourself chanting in a silent room beside a total stranger. But on this dewy June morning inside MNDFL, an intimate New York studio space dedicated to meditation, Tyler Glenn is doing exactly that. “Ommm,” he says as he exhales, steadily filling the room with his voice. This guttural vocalization, which is considered sacred in Dharmic faiths, is the very last step in what has been the Neon Trees frontman’s first sound bath. During the 50 minutes leading up to this moment, sound-therapy practitioner…

AT 3:30 A.M. ON JUNE 15, a long metallic snare roll marks a significant moment in the history of the Ibiza club scene. It’s the first track in the first set of British techno DJ Carl Cox’s 15th and final Revolution residency at the vast five-room venue Space. After 27 years, the lease, held by Space’s 79-year-old owner, Pepe Roselló, is up. In October, arguably the world’s most famous club will close its doors. As Cox plays his first record, roughly 2,000 clubbers in Space’s main room surge forward in a blaze of dry ice and red lasers. Like the club itself, he is an Ibiza institution. “He has all the virtues: knowledge, dignity, honor and temperance,” says Roselló. A new owner will relaunch the venue next summer, but Cox…

WHERE TO STAY HANG WITH BANDS “Chicago is my second home, and we have a residence in Museum Park, across from Grant Park. However, prior to the purchase of the condo, the Four Seasons [120 E. Delaware Place] and The Peninsula [108 E. Superior St.] took amazing care of us — and still do for a lot of the bands.” WHERE TO DINE FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE “My go-to spots have been Avec [15 W. Randolph St.], the Purple Pig [500 N. Michigan Ave.], the Chicago Cut Steakhouse [300 N. LaSalle St.], Spiaggia [980 N. Michigan Ave.], Frontera Grill [445 N. Clark St.] and Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse [1028 N. Rush St.].” WHAT TO DO WRIGLEY FIELD AND MORE “Chicago is blessed with amazing culture, so there is always…

Billboard’s midyear touring report and a look at the year’s top earners: Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and more. IN THE FACE OF SECURITY CONCERNS and an uncertain global economy, the touring business is showing resilience and, despite a few rough spots in the festival sector, looks poised to remain robust through the end of 2016. Tapping into this bull market are ongoing tours by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Justin Bieber and others. Also making the list, based on box-office data reported to Billboard Boxscore for the period of Nov. 10, 2015, through June 6, 2016, are already completed tours from Madonna, The Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift. (Two of the year’s biggest tours, Adele and Garth Brooks, do not report their box-office data.) Leading…

After going from a No. 1 to a suicide attempt, American Idol star Fantasia Barrino is ready for a renaissance. IN THE MONTHS BEFORE MAKING HER NEW ALBUM, The Definition Of... (out July 29 on 19 Entertainment/RCA Records) — and long before she met her new husband, Kendall Taylor — Fantasia Barrino put a ring on herself. “I was getting all of my old relationships out of my system,” recalls the Charlotte, N.C., native, who, as a 19-year-old single mother, belted her way to victory on American Idol’s third season in 2004. “I didn’t want anybody; I said, ‘I’m marrying myself.’ ” The token of that commitment to herself was not quite the dazzling piece of bling that proudly sits on her ring finger today, courtesy of Taylor, the COO…

WHEN JACK OSBOURNE COMES TO HIS FATHER WITH AN IDEA, HE doesn’t have to waste time explaining. “I go, ‘Don’t tell me. The answer is yes,’ ” says Ozzy Osbourne. And that’s how travel show Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (premiering July 27 on the History Channel) was born. The series takes the duo to historic sites around the United States and the United Kingdom, including the Alamo, where in 1982 the Prince of Darkness famously relieved himself on the Alamo Cenotaph across the street. The 67-year-old — who resumes Black Sabbath’s The End farewell tour on Aug. 17 in Wantagh, N.Y. — recounted his must-sees.…

Catch A Gig “It doesn’t get much better in Philadelphia than the Fillmore. It’s one of our newer venues, but it’s a one-stop shop for all kinds of music: great hip-hop, live bands, DJs. Philly has always been known for DJs, and there’s a room at the Fillmore called the Foundry, where Questlove has a monthly residency. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll be able to find it there.” The Fillmore Philly, 29 E. Allen St. Stuff Your Face “As you get into the different neighborhoods, everyone has their favorite cheesesteak spot, but you can’t go wrong with Ishkabibble’s, the tried-and-true destination for both regular cheesesteaks and chicken cheesesteaks. It’s right across the street from the TLA, the Theater of the Living Image, which is another Philadelphia staple.” Ishkabibble’s, 337…

Moon Dust THE TREND Added to smoothies and coffee, the plant-based formulas offered in Amanda Chantal Bacon’s jarred concoctions (prices range from $55 to $65) promise to help increase the consumer’s sexual energy and brain power even without any actual moon particles (herbs like zizyphus and rhodiola do the work). CELEBRITY FANS Haim, Pink, Alanis Morissette, Common, Father John Misty EXPERT OPINION Oz Garcia, a leading nutritionist in New York who examined the product’s ingredients, says that Moon Dust “has health benefits and is very well-crafted.” Garcia has one question, though: “Am I really willing to pay $60 for Sex Dust?” Cocoa Sniffing THE TREND Snorting cocoa for a jolt of energy. CELEBRITY FANS Belgian chocolatier Dominique Persoone created a sniffing device for The Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood and…

THOUGH IT’S ONLY A LITTLE AFTER 9 a.m., Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are already bickering. They’re seated on the terrace at the ritzy Wynn brunchery Tableau on a hot Las Vegas summer morning, and Lovato has asked Jonas to tack fries onto his meal so she can “have one and not feel bad about myself.” When the server arrives, Jonas requests an off-menu egg white omelet — then casually adds, “You know what? These fries look so good, I might just get them.” But Lovato has already changed her mind. “No, no. He’s not going to get the fries. I’m watching what he eats. You’re welcome, honey.” She rests a patronizing hand on his shoulder. Jonas shakes his head. “You threw me right under the bus.” Jonas and Lovato,…

O N APRIL 22, WARNER BROS. Records’ storied Burbank headquarters — friendly, lowslung redwood buildings whose interiors are lined with gold and platinum plaques from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and Madonna — were temporarily transformed into a temple to just one star: Prince, whose tragic and unexpected death from an opioid overdose the previous day had prompted a global outpouring of grief. As speakers blasted “Purple Rain,” teary fans laid offerings at an impromptu shrine next to the entrance. Inside, the visage of the Purple One stared down from wall after hallway wall. It was a reminder of how the heritage of Warner Bros. Records proves almost inescapable. No one knows this better than Cameron Strang, the company’s current chairman and CEO. “This building, historically…

Sia Surges Back To Top 10 Sia (above) ranks in the Billboard Artist 100’s top 10 for the first time in two years, rising 14-10 (up 19 percent in overall activity) thanks in large part to her hit single “Cheap Thrills” (featuring Sean Paul). The song hits a new high on the Billboard Hot 100, rising 5-3. The rank marks a new career best for Sia, who previously peaked at No. 5 in 2012 when featured on Flo Rida’s “Wild Ones.” As a writer, Sia has charted higher on the Hot 100, thanks to her co-write of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” which led for three weeks in December 2012. “Cheap Thrills” is the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer for a sixth straight week, marking the longest streak of winning the award since…