VentureBeat reports that Yahoo Inc. is launching a new advertising format called Yahoo! Stream Ads, which will run together with content on Yahoo’s news feed. . Read More

The NY Times reports that Billboard has added YouTube plays to the formula that it uses to determined the magazine's Hot 100 Singles Chart. . Read More

A report published by Nielsen in collaboration with Billboard shows that U.S. music sales grew 3.1 percent in 2012 setting a new record for the music industry. . Read More

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Today’s Nielsen Company & Billboard’s 2011 Music Industry Report reveals that digital music sales accounted for an eyelash over half (50.3 percent) of all sales, marking the first time digital overtook physical. Read More

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Los Angeles - Last week Billboard named 18 finalists for their first Music App Awards. The finalists will be recognized at their Mobile Entertainment Live!: The Music App Summit. Their list recognizes the "most innovative music-focused apps created for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Android and Nokia platforms." Below is their list:

Best Artist App

Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion by Artificial Life, Inc. & WBR I Am T-Pain by Smule   TouchChords: Jimmy Vaughan by Curious Brain

Best Music Streaming App

Rhapsody by Rhapsody   MOG by [...].