Top iPad Music Apps (a/o May 23rd):
(Paid):
1. GarageBand
2. Animoog
3. TuneIn Radio Pro
4. "Free Music Download Pro" - Downloader & Player
5. djay
(Free):
1. iheartradio for iPad
2. Pandora Radio
3. Magic Piano
4. Spotify
5. VEVO HD
The top-selling albums for the latest period (US), as counted by Nielsen Soundscan: Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 (92,129); MGMT, Congratulations (66,231); Lady Antebellum, Need You Now (65,381); Usher, Raymond v. Raymond (63,601).
The latest leaks, as dredged by data partner BigChampagne: B.o.B., The Adventures of Bobby Ray (Street 4/27); Bullet For My Valentine, Fever (Street 4/27); Band of Horses, Infinite Arms (Street 5/18).
London-based licensing group PPL has named Aman Khullar as its new Head of Television Licensing.
Facebook has now surpassed 400 million users worldwide, up from 350 million in December, per Mark Zuckerberg.
Rapidshare is saying goodbye to CEO Bobby Chang with "immediate effect and by mutual agreement," according to the company.
KCRW has just updated its iPhone app to include features like sharing, bookmarking, and background streaming of stations.
Rights administration group Music Reports and Audible Magic have joined forces to expand publishing licensing and reporting solutions for a range of clients.
Wall Street was largely flat on Thursday, though the music portfolio featured some pops. That included SanDisk (SNDK), up 12.32 percent to $4.22; and Warner Music Group (WMG), up 6.14 percent to $7.78. Hastings Entertainment (HAST) and Trans World Entertainment Corporation (TWMC) continued with solid gains, but calmed a bit from earlier surges.
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