Katy Perry Gets Feisty at NARM Awards

‘Goth’ Singer Comments on Universal-EMI Merger When Accepting Artist of the Year Nod Jason Merritt/Getty Images Katy Perry and Lionel Richie were big winners at the NARM Music Awards in Los Angeles Thursday night, which capped the annual music-business conference.

Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire to Join Mick Jagger on ‘SNL’ Finale

Grammy Images The Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire are set to perform alongside Mick Jagger when the rock legend hosts the “Saturday Night Live” season 37 finale next week .

Sammy Hagar Planning a ‘Four Decades of Rock’ Show for September

Getty Images Though touring with Chickenfoot is taking up some of his time, Sammy Hagar has deemed 2012 “an experimental year” as he tries out some other live performing concepts he may pursue next year. “I want to do more than just go play an arena or something again,” the Red Rocker tells Billboard.com. “My fans are amazing; I turn them on to something cool and they go get it, and the reason I win every time is ’cause I’ve never turned them on to some bulls***

Listen to Azealia Banks’ New Anthem, ‘Jumanji’

Karl Walter/Getty Images While the world awaits the release of Azealia Banks’ debut full-length, “Broke with Expensive Taste,” the buzzier-than-buzzworthy rapper has continued releasing hypnotic tracks. On Friday (May 11), the rapper dropped “Jumanji,” a three-minute cut from her upcoming “Fantastic” mixtape.

Zooey Deschanel to Play Loretta Lynn in New Musical

Getty Images Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage.

Justin Bieber & Usher: Billboard Music Awards Cover Story

Bubbling Under: Cher Lloyd ‘Back’ for the First Time

Cher Lloyd Each Friday, Chart Beat presents “Bubbling Under,” a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Cher Lloyd, Callaghan, Leah LaBelle and Andy Gibson.

Hollie Cavanagh’s Time Runs Out on ‘American Idol’

Final Three Is Set: Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips FOX Hate to say it, but last night’s “Idol” felt more like an exercise in prolonging the inevitable than an edge-of-your-seats reality show thriller.

Carole King: ‘It Would be Lovely to Retire’

Getty The voice behind dozens of standards like “It’s Too Late,” ”You’ve Got a Friend” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” says her music-making days are likely over.

Justin Bieber Teases ‘Turn to You’ Single: Listen

Darren Tieste/CPi He’s proven his “Boyfriend” bona fides. Now Justin Bieber ’s paying homage to a different woman: his mom.

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