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Chuck Brown, The Godfather of Go-Go, Dead at 75

Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced Go-Go music legend and leader of Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers widely known as “The Godfather of Go-Go," has died at the age of 75.

Scooter Braun Talks Schoolboy-Universal Deal: 'Lucian Grainge Doesn't Want to Embrace the Old Business'

Billboard.biz caught up with Scooter Braun (also known by legions as "Justin Bieber's manager") at the Third Annual FlashFWD Awards on the same day his Schoolboy Records announced a label and distribution deal with UMG Chairman Lucian Grainge. Here the 30-year old entrepreneur discussed avoiding complacency, dominating the Hot 100 (thanks to Bieber, The Wanted and Carly Rae Jepsen) and the music execs he most admires.

Backbeat: Chris Perez Charms Fans, Features New Music During Grammy Museum Showcase

Grammy award-winner, and widower of the late Selena, Chris Perez performed new music at the Grammy Museum and spoke about his plans for the future during a showcase attended by industry execs and fans who won tickets to see his intimate show.

Facebook Boosts IPO Shares By 25 Percent

Facebook says 25 percent more shares will be sold as investors clamor for shares in the year's hottest stock offering. The social networking behemoth said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that about 421 million shares will be sold, up from 337 million under its earlier plans.

Shooter Jennings, AEG and Paradigm Execs to Talk Touring at Billboard Country Music Summit Panels

A pair of sessions will examine the role of touring in the country music business at the 3rd Annual Billboard Country Music Summit, June 4-5 at the newly-renovated Cannery Ballroom in Nashville. The list of panelists includes Live Nation's Brian O'Connell, TMG/AEG's Ali Harnell, singer/songwriter Shooter Jennings, Ryman Auditorium's Sally Williams, WME's Rob Beckham, Paradigm's Curt Motley and CAA's Marc Dennis.

46% Of U.S. Thinks Facebook Is A Fad [SURVEY]

Don't stop updating your Facebook page yet, but almost half of the 1,000 people polled by the AP and CNBC believe that Facebook is just a passing fad. 51% have a favorable impression of the company, while 23% have an unfavorable opinion. And not that the average American is a financial analyst, but half of those polled also believe the initial stock asking price (which has gone up since the poll) is is too high. THE CHARTS:

String Cheese Incident Scalps $20,000 Of Own Tickets In Battle With Ticketmaster

Continuing their ongoing battle with Ticketmaster, jam rockers String Cheese Incident sent 50 fans to the box office of LA's Greek theater armed with $20,000 in cash from the band. Each was on a mission to buy eight tickets for $49.95 plus any services charges for the group’s show there in July. Then the 400 tickets were sent back to String Cheese's Boulder HQ and put back on sale on the band's web site for the very same $49.95, sans most charges. “We’re scalping our own tickets at no service charge,” Mike Luba, one of the group’s managers, told the...

Monetizing Music Videos & Live Shows With Evinar & Gyroskope

Both Evinar and Gyroskope are services that musicians can use to monetize streaming video. Evinar focuses on livestreaming via Facebook while Gyroskope features videos for which customers pay to stream as often as they like. Neither service is exclusive to musicians but both seem potentially useful to musicians attempting to diversity their revenue streams. Please let us know what you think about these options in the comments. And please consider answering this question, what are you looking for as a musician seeking to monetize video on the web? Evinar - Monetize Live Concerts on Facebook Evinar offers the ability to...