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Jay Z and Beyoncé’s On the Run tour is already one of the summer concert season’s hottest engagements. Tickets sold out in minutes. Overnight, the average price on the secondary market soared to $342.67 — an 82.3% increase from Jay Z’s last summer stadium outing with Justin Timberlake, according to ticket aggregator TiqIQ. But fans aren’t the only ones scrambling for a piece of the action. The lucrative tour sparked competition among top brands in financial services, which jockeyed with other bidders for sponsorship rights. JP Morgan Chase emerged victorious — touting its size, partnerships and pocketbook — with an 11th-hour negotiation, according to four sources familiar with the deal. And though it’s a rare tour sponsorship for the bank, the deal establishes Chase as a formidable player in what…

Simon Cowell is betting that Frozen and Despicable Me 2 are not isolated incidents of animated films creating musical hits. Animal Logic Entertainment (The Lego Movie, Happy Feet) and Cowell’s Syco Entertainment have formed a partnership to make and develop music-based animated films and hybrid animation/live-action movies. Sony Pictures purchased their first film and has scheduled it for release in 2016. “These musical animations are doing great box office,” says Cowell. “From a record label standpoint, we’re always looking for diff erent ways to sell music and do it in a cool way. This is something we dreamt of doing.” Conversations between Cowell and Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian began eight months ago, after Creative Artists Agency’s Jon Levin introduced the two. Cowell, whose Syco operation is a joint venture…

Add music industry powerhouse Arnold Stiefel to the growing list of big names boycotting Los Angeles’ Hotel Bel-Air and Beverly Hills Hotel. “The Polo Lounge and the Fountain Coffee Shop at the Beverly Hills Hotel are my beloved local commissaries,” says Stiefel, the longtime manager for Rod Stewart, who also has represented Bette Midler, Prince and Toni Braxton, among others. But “as far as I’m concerned, going there now is tantamount to my endorsing the inhuman policies recently enacted in Brunei. No, I’m not going to vote for homosexuals being stoned to death. Who would?” Stiefel is talking about the rising backlash to the decision by the Sultan of Brunei (Hassanal Bolkiah) to adopt Sharia law in his country — which entails levying harsh punishments on gays and women who…

The overnight success of The Chainsmokers is a testament to the power of social media’s viral nature and the ability of DJ-producers Alex Pall, 28, and Andrew Taggart, 24, to capture the zeitgeist. Now, the No. 1 music publisher and the head of one of the biggest label groups are betting that the creators of “#Selfie” are no one-hit wonders — both signing the duo to seven-figure deals. Sony/ATV chairman/CEO Martin Bandier and his team had been keeping an eye on the EDM act for some months. But neither Bandier’s team — nor Republic Records, which had signed The Chainsmokers a few weeks before the publisher’s deal — expected “#Selfie” to blow up as big and as fast as it did. “We were already in talks but this added whipped…

DJ CASSIDY TURNS THE TABLES Veteran New York spinner DJ Cassidy has attracted some A-list friends through the years. Now, they’re helping him make his first chart ascent, as “Make the World Go Round” (featuring R. Kelly) scales Adult R&B (19-17). Meanwhile, his “Calling All Hearts,” with Robin Thicke and Jessie J, has become a U.K. top 10. The songs will appear on Cassidy’s forthcoming debut, Paradise Royale (Columbia). A COUNTRY BOY BAND? All-male quintet Chasin’ Crazy is being touted as a boy band — that can write, play and sing. Those talents shine on “That’s How We Do Summertime,” the group’s debut country single on indie RPM. The Nashville band —Jimmy James Hunter, Forest Miller, Landon Parker, Creigh Riepe and Travis Fincher — recently played the first iHeartRadio Country…

Forget the lottery. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala is what you call a real Powerball. The annual party, this year celebrating the new $40 million Anna Wintour Costume Center and inspired by the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibit, had a theme of “White Ties and Decorations.”Taylor Swift donned an intricately detailed Oscar de la Renta gown, Kim Kardashian wore a relatively demure Lanvin dress while Kanye West sported a tux and tails. Some couples went the matching route: John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen both repped Ralph Lauren, and Jay Z and Beyoncé wore Givenchy. Guests including Janelle Monae, Tommy Mottola and event co-chairs Bradley Cooper and Sarah Jessica Parker were treated to a performance by Frank Ocean, but the party didn’t stop when the gala…

1.Fizz Champagne Lounge, inside Caesars Palace: While the N Champagne may be good, the view is even better as pieces from Elton John and David Furnish’s personal photography collection adorn the space. (Furnish is the lounge’s creative director.) Katy Perry bought the place out (max standing capacity: 150) for New Year’s Eve and John brings his friends after his concerts at the Colosseum. “Nobody has really tried to own Champagne in Las Vegas, so here we are,” says Furnish. 2.365 Tokyo, 107 Las Vegas Boulevard South: A members’ only eight-seat bar in downtown Vegas that had its soft opening on April 26 (the grand opening is June 4). Housed inside the Inspire Theater, it offers an impressive eye-level view of the neon signs on East Fremont. A selection of obscure…

1. Country superstar Garth Brooks leads the pack with 19 wins, all between 1991 and 1999. He began his streak with his album No Fences earning five awards in 1991, including No. 1 country album and No. 1 country album artist. In 1999, to top it all off, he was honored as male artist of the decade. 2. R&B icon Usher has 17 BBMAs, beginning with three wins in 1998. He followed that with a whopping 11 trophies in 2004 in the wake of his Confessions album, which won such awards as Billboard 200 album of the year, R&B/hip-hop album of the year and Hot 100 artist of the year. 3. Pop diva Mariah Carey has 14 awards. She won nine between 1991 and 1999, followed by a resurgence in…

Can the Billboard Music Awards keep it up? Since returning to the air four years ago — after a four-year absence and a move from Fox to ABC — the show has been attracting larger audiences, capped by last year’s 9.5 million viewers, a 28 percent spike over the year before. The broadcast, which will air May 18 live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is recruiting some boldface friends to help. Imagine Dragons, who will return to their hometown of Vegas to perform on the show, and New Zealand breakout star Lorde share the most nominations, with 12 apiece. Among the performers are Jennifer Lopez (who will receive the Icon award) and Pitbull, debuting the new FIFA World Cup anthem “We Are One (Ole…

AT 6 FOOT 9, NICK VAN DE WALL, the DJ-producer known as Afrojack, is the easiest person to see exiting Soho House in New York’s Meatpacking District. But that doesn’t mean he’s the easiest to identify. Passers-by rubberneck at van de Wall as he loads his latest haul of designer sneakers into a black SUV; several stop and stare. But it takes a nattily dressed Wall Street type to break the ice. “Hey, man. Aren’t you a famous DJ?” If van de Wall has his way, these semianonymous moments soon will be fewer and farther between. An in-demand DJ in his native Holland by the age of 18, he racked up an impressive assortment of global hits during the past few years for his production and songwriting work on Pitbull…

CANADIAN ELECTRO-FUNK DUO CHROMEO has always been a study in contrasts. On this spring afternoon in Brooklyn, singer Dave Macklovitch, who’s lanky, talkative and half Jewish, is wearing a snug, asymmetrical T-shirt and thick black glasses with a silver stud in his left ear. Producer Patrick Gemayel, or P-Thugg , who’s Lebanese, laconic and stout, is donning a white beanie and black Megadeth T-shirt. At Macklovitch’s posh South Williamsburg condo, just as striking as the two-tone animal-skin rug and elegant glass side table, topped with a weighty anthology of 20th-century French furniture, is the dyspeptic warbling of Atlanta rapper-singer Future, whose new album Honest plays on a loop on a skinny MacBook. On a bookshelf by the door are Proust and White Women, the Helmut Lang photo anthology that served…

In the 20 years since his first album, Usher has been around the world and back with a slew of blockbuster albums, singles and tours. And he has journeyed musically as well, moving away from the urban Lothario cuts that put him on the map and into dance (”OMG”) and electro (“Climax”). But with “Good Kisser,” the lead single from his forthcoming eighth album on RCA, Usher skillfully looks back to his hip-hop/soul wheelhouse — and then even further back than that. His persuasive-as-ever falsetto sounds like a 2014 Marvin Gaye; the sparse track, led by a looping snippet of plucked bass and drum rolls, sounds like a Meters outtake. Much like his past best work — or a good kiss, for that matter — it works for both the…

THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO, the Bee Gees became the kings of disco and made chart history in the process. At the height of bell-bottom and satin-shirt mania in 1978, the pop group’s contributions to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack turned the Brothers Gibb — Barry, Maurice and Robin — into bona fi de superstars. The act, which started performing in the late 1950s and had been charting on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1967 with mostly folky ballads and midtempo pop numbers, turned in a disco tour de force with its songs for the soundtrack. The trio topped the chart with the ballad “How Deep Is Your Love,” followed by the fl oor-fi lling No. 1s “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever.” But history was made when another Bee Gees-written tune for…

Even before Michael Alig, 48, was released from prison on May 5, after serving 17 years for first-degree manslaughter, speculation had turned to what the most notorious club kid of the 1990s would do for his next act. Based on interviews with friends, Alig, who, with Robert “Freeze” Riggs, pleaded guilty in 1997 to killing his friend and drug dealer Andre “Angel” Melendez, in Alig’s Manhattan apartment, is seeking attention of a more respectable stripe. He is circulating a memoir to agents and pursuing writing assignments. Earlier in the year, there was press speculation that Alig might star in a reality show upon his release, but Steve Lewis, club promoter turned Blackbook writer, tells Billboard it’s not likely. “I think Michael would rather work for a big media outlet,” he…

American Idol is entering uncharted territory. It’s not only no longer winning the night for Fox, it’s no longer the most popular show on its own network when it airs. And it’s tanking at a bad time: The show is showing unprecedented audience erosion just as “sweeps” — the period networks use to set advertising rates for the following season — are getting underway. On May 1, Idol hit an all-time low in the 18-to-49 demographic with 2.4 million viewers in the age group, according to Nielsen. The same night, its second hour slipped behind CBS’Criminal Minds. All this, as the reality stalwart approaches its 500th episode on May 14. Perhaps it’s a good time to look back and remember some of the show’s more priceless moments, as collected by…

Live Nation Entertainment is on a roll. The world’s largest promoter, management firm and ticketing company posted $1.1 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2014 , a 22 percent gain over the same period last year. Even more impressive: Free cash flow, one of the more important metrics for investors, soared to $34 million — up a whopping 138 percent from first-quarter 2013. The company generated $366 million in cash flow from operations, up $95 million year on year. “As a result, we have $1.6 billion in cash on our balance sheet,” says CEO Michael Rapino, 48 — not a bad place to be heading into the summer season. Live Nation’s concerts division drove much of the growth, with attendance at live shows up 11 percent year on…

Juan Formell, the founder and bandleader of Cuba’s 45-year-old dance band Los Van Van, who was honored in 2013 with a special career award for artistic excellence from the Latin Recording Academy, died of unknown causes on May 1 in Havana. He was 71. Singer-guitarist Larry Ramos, who was one of the lead singers of The Association, harmonizing on hits like “Windy” and “Never My Love,” died April 30 in Clarkston, Wash. He was 72. Anthony “Tony” Gumina, the head of the Ray Charles Marketing Group who oversaw the licensing of Charles’ name and likeness for the Ray Charles Foundation, and who served as executive producer for 2010 documentary Ray Charles America, died April 27 in Cleveland following a short illness. He was 56. Bon Jovi Management’s Anthony Piedmonte, 30,…

I’ve made hits before, but it never seemed like it was my turn yet. Now it is — and about time.” So says 24-year-old Atlanta rapper K Camp, who after landing some success with “Money Baby” and Mykko Montana’s “Do It,” seems to have finally found his big breakthrough. “Cut Her Off ” rises 12-10 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart dated May 17, becoming Camp’s first top 10. It also moves 29-26 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs, thanks to an 11 percent bump in downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. “Cut Her Off ” has sold 92,000 downloads to date. Next week it will likely surpass sales of “Money Baby,” which has moved 98,000. The explicit version’s title (“Cut That Bitch Off ”) has even fueled an Internet meme — several recent…

If you’re of the belief that DJs aren’t born, they’re taught, then you’ll be onboard with Garnish Music Production School, which has locations in London and Los Angeles. While the school may be better-known across the pond, founder Dave Garnish has helped train two well-known names on the L.A. party circuit: Paris Hilton and Nikki Pennie, whose DJ name is The British Bardot. “I wasn’t thinking about the DJ’ing part at all until I was approached by Paris Hilton’s people and flew over to L.A. in secret,” says Garnish, 39, a former DJ promoter and sound engineer, of how his music production school started offering a DJ course. “I thought, ‘Why not have a DJ school and a music production school?’ ” While Garnish’s isn’t the only school teaching people…

SPRINGTIME HAS A FIRM HOLD ON TISHOMINGO, OKLA. The storm clouds are gone, and Miranda Lambert is having a very good day. She spent the morning astride her Gypsy Vanner purebred horse, a gift from her husband, Blake Shelton, for her 30th birthday last November. Lambert has been taking riding lessons all year, and she’ll have her first competition by the end of May. “I needed to learn how to ride properly,” says Lambert. “I just learned to throw a Western saddle on and go.” She has been learning English riding, “and it has been awesome. I’m having a blast with it.” From the stables, Lambert cruised over to the Pink Pistol, one of the two women’s western wear stores she owns (the other is in Lindale, Texas, where she…

1. Nothing says diva quite like head-totoe cascading red taffeta ruffles — and leave it to Diana Ross to pull it off in 2004. Though it evokes Carmen Miranda on steroids, there’s also something endearing about this statement — if anything, the joie de vivre it requires. 2. Perhaps buckling under the midriffbearing pressure of 2003 (thanks, Britney), a platinum-haired Celine Dion showed up to the awards in a genie dress, bearing her obliques and hipbones. Too much anatomy. 3. In 2011, Rihanna and Britney Spears shared the stage in dominatrix regalia to perform “S&M,” complete with chained wrist restraints and leather harnesses. An overtly sexy statement, yes. But putting it all out there seems more of a Spears move than modern-day Rihanna, whose fashion sense has matured greatly in…

DEBORAH HARRY and CHRIS STEIN reminisce as the band turns 40 with both a new album and book of photography PHOTOGRAPHED BY Wesley Mann (now) and Chris Stein (then) Harry at home (1976-77) Stein: “That was shot in our loft on the Bowery, a block or two below [CBGB]. The image was co-opted by the Met for their Chaos to Couture show.” Harry: “I stole that belt from Handsome Dick Manitoba of The Dictators. He’ll want that belt back, I’m sure.” DEBORAH HARRY STANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROOM in New York’s Hotel Chelsea, and absorbs the dilapidated surroundings. “I was here for a party once,” says Harry, 68. It’s a fitting locale to talk about how the band is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new album, Blondie…

Country rookie Mary Sarah has a talent for linking with Nashville icons three to four times her age. The 18-year-old’s debut album, Bridges, due May 13 on indie 144 Entertainment, features duets with Country Music Hall of Famers including Dolly Parton, Ronnie Milsap, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. On April 17, she performed at the iconic Ryman Auditorium with Lynn Anderson and The Oak Ridge Boys, who also appear on the album, as part of the Opry Country Classics series. “As soon as I got there, they showed me my dressing room — which was Hank Williams’,” says Sarah. “I immediately started to weep. Patsy Cline had sang there, and I was covering ’Crazy.’ It was so overwhelming — who had been in that room, and on that stage.” The…

FOR LOVERS OF POP MUSIC, advance word about the new Black Keys album was a bit alarming. Guitarist-vocalist Dan Auerbach, drummer Patrick Carney and returning co-conspirator/ co-producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton said in recent interviews that they were consciously steering themselves away from producing singles. Considering the whiz-bang accessibility (and multiple Grammy wins) of the band’s last album, 2011’s El Camino, this approach seemed needlessly contrary. But it all makes sense now that Turn Blue is here. No, The Black Keys’ eighth long player isn’t loaded with obvious hits, and that’s more than OK — because this is a brave, varied and engaging collection of songs. The nearly seven-minute opening track, “Weight of Love,” suggests the band is returning to the groggy psychedelica it first explored on 2008’s Attack &…

As expected, Disney’s sound track to Frozen refuses to budge from the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. The set spends a lucky 13th nonconsecutive week at No. 1, selling 106,000 copies (down 8 percent) in the week ending May 4, according to Nielsen SoundScan. At No. 2, however, is classical crossover violinist Lindsey Stirling, whose second album, Shatter Me, debuts with 56,000. The new independently distributed effort also hits No.1 on Independent Albums, Classical Crossover Albums and Dance/Electronic Albums. The album is the follow-up to Stirling’s breakthrough self-titled release, which bowed in 2012 and has sold 327,000 copies. It spent 37 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Classical Crossover Albums chart — the sixth-longest run at No. 1 in the chart’s 20-year history. It also spent two…

Blue Note president Don Was had a swinging week: He launched a destination page for the label on iTunes, including a branded radio station, and the Kennedy Center feted Blue Note’s 75th anniversary. Rachelle Friedman resigned as chairman of the Music Business Association. The move had been expected since the April closure of J&R Music and Computer World, which she and husband Joe founded in 1971. Tommy Lee is having a busy spring. The Smashing Pumpkins announced the drummer will play on their forthcoming album Monuments to an Elegy — even as Lee prepares for Motley Crue’s farewell tour in July. As Smokey Robinson seeks to reclaim rights to his songs through the provisions of the 1976 Copyright Act, he must also battle ex-wife Claudette Robinson’s claims that she’s entitled…

“I Never Felt Like I Made It Until I Realized I Had A Fucking Trampoline In My Bedroom.” —TYLER, THE CREATOR The Odd Future rapper, on Twitter. “I wouldn’t mind if I looked like a straight gremlin without makeup because I still slay you all with a drag beat.” —IGGY AZALEA The rapper, on Twitter. “Thanks, Beyoncé, but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’d.’ ” —MONICA LEWINSKY The former White House staffer famed for her affair with President Bill Clinton, correcting a lyric in Beyoncé’s song “Partition.” “Between Rob Ford, Justin Bieber, and Ted Cruz, you just want to tell Canada, ‘Hey, relax—we already have a Florida.’ ” —JOEL McHALE The actor-comedian, at the podium for the White House Correspondents’…

The first-quarter rankings for music-publishing royalties are in, and the most notable winners are Sony/ATV and SONGS . Although the former’s No. 1 finish is hardly surprising — Sony/ATV has held the top spot for seven successive quarters since taking over administration of EMI Music Publishing in 2012 — the company’s 31.9 percent market share, almost double that of No. 2-ranking Universal Music Publishing Group, should have Sony/ATV chairman/CEO Martin Bandier handing out primo cigars to his executives. SONGS CEO (and former Judge bassist) Matt Pincus also should be celebrating. The company, which was the breakout success story of fourth-quarter 2013, continued its surge by nearly doubling its fourthquarter market share. This is the second consecutive quarter that SONGS, which administers publishing for Jason Derulo and Lorde, has landed in…

Ariana Grande knows how to make an entrance. After the 20-year-old R&B/pop star unveiled her new single, “Problem,” with a performance at the Disney Music Awards on April 27, the song sprinted to a No. 3 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 17, thanks in part to one of the biggest sales starts ever. The Iggy Azaleafeaturing cut, which hit digital retailers on April 28, sold 438,000 downloads in the week ending May 4, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s the fourthbiggest start for a song by a female artist, behind Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (623,000), Katy Perry’s “Roar” (557,000) and Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way (448,000). “Problem” — which precedes Grande’s second studio album, due in August or September — is making an…

ONE YEAR AGO Stirling set to work on Shatter Me last spring, feeling intimidated by the surprise success of her self-titled 2012 debut, which has sold 321,000 copies. “It felt like it was impossible for me to live up to that,” she says. Stirling, 27, built anticipation during recording with frequent updates to her huge social media community, which includes 4.7 million YouTube subscribers. “Her consistent success is because of that constant contact and how much she connects with fans,” says manager Ty Stiklorius of Atom Factory. “It’s a new model that she’s an expert at.” 2 MONTHS AGO As she finished Shatter Me, which includes a duet with Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale on the title track, Stirling posted a so-called “Album Shower” clip on YouTube on March 11, five-minute spoof…

Rihanna The trend-setting star attended the Met Ball in New York wearing Stella McCartney separates and handfuls of rings. Beyoncé Pop’s reigning queen layered on $10 million in Lorraine Schwartz diamond rings for this year’s Grammy Awards. Lorde The singer performed at the 2014 BRIT Awards wearing an elaborate handpiece by Eddie Borgo.…

Q What was the highlight of the past year for you? A Tyler Hubbard, Florida Georgia Line The past year has been such a whirlwind and so many amazing things have happened that it’s hard to pick one highlight. Working with Nelly on the remix of “Cruise” was definitely one — he has become a close friend and mentor. Zedd Winning a Grammy for “Clarity” was definitely one of the biggest moments for me. Though the song was very successful, I still couldn’t believe I got a nomination . Going on to win was an unforgettable moment in my life. Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic Selling out our Europe tour, the Hollywood Bowl and Red Rocks. Dan Smith, Bastille Being invited to hang out with David Lynch was something I never imagined…

1. Whitney Houston, “Lover Man”/“All the Man That I Need” (1991): Houston rocked the stage at the Billboard Music Awards several times. Not surprisingly, her performances were all stellar, but this medley — considered by many fan sites to be among her best TV appearances — brought the house down. 2. Beyoncé, “Run the World (Girls)” (2011): While the concept of Beyoncé taking it to the next level is so established that it’s fodder for Saturday Night Live , this eye-popping performance broke the boundaries between live and virtual . Queen B danced with both dozens of real-life people and a digital army of Beyoncés . People still talk about it. 3. Metallica: “The Unforgiven II” (1997) After an only-in-Vegas introduction from Busta Rhymes and Wayne Newton, Metallica brought its…

MAY 1 | GRAND SALON AT THE ESSEX HOUSE, NEW YORK 1 From left: Actress Megan Sikora; T.J. Martell Foundation CEO Laura Heatherly; radio personality/actress Robin Quivers, who hosted the event; BMI’s Charlie Feldman; honorees Hoda Kotb (Today co-host) and Randi Rahm (fashion designer); actress Kerry Butler; MAC Presents president Marcie Allen; and honoree Cathy Hughes, Radio One founder/chairperson. 2 Republic Records artist Jetta saluted the honorees with a captivating performance. 3 From left: SESAC president/COO Pat Collins, SESAC honoree Nikhil Seetharam, SESAC songwriter and song of the year recipient Charli XCX and The Orchard co-founder Richard Gottehrer, who received the SESAC Visionary Award. 4 SESAC honoree and gospel crossover star Hezekiah Walker performed at the 2014 SESAC Pop Awards. SESAC POP AWARDS MAY 5 | NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY…

TIESTO “Red Lights,” the first single from his upcoming fifth LP, peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, his biggest U.S. hit yet. ARMIN VAN BUUREN This veteran trance specialist just wrapped a headlining U.S. arena tour on May 10. MARTIN GARRIX After “Animals” hit No. 21 on the Hot 100, this 18-year-old prodigy is a top festival draw — including at Electric Daisy Carnival in New York on May 24 and 25.…

IVE YEARS AFTER their unlikely reinvention as Jimmy Fallon’s secret weapon, The Roots are only getting weirder — and that’s a good thing. Back in 2009, hip-hop fans were fretful of the band’s move to late-night TV, which threatened to recast one of the genre’s sacred icons as backup for a guy then best-known for impersonating Barry Gibb. The outcome was less bleak than it sounded, to say the least. The Roots, now in 3 million homes a night as part of Fallon’s new run hosting The Tonight Show, haven’t been sublimated by their day job. Instead they’ve been liberated, clearing the way for their own art to take provocative left turns. …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is as far left as this band has been during its 20-year…

Album Charts Recording Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 500,000 albums (Gold). ¡ RIAA certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 1 million units (Platinum). Numeral noted with Platinum symbol indicates album’s multiplatinum level. RIAA certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral noted with Diamond symbol indicates album’s multiplatinum level. Latin albums certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 50,000 units (Oro). Latin albums certification for physical shipments & digital downloads of 100,000 units (Platino). Numeral noted with Platinum symbol indicates album’s multiplatinum level. Digital Songs Charts RIAA certification for 500,000 paid downloads (Gold). RIAA certification for 1 million paid downloads (Platinum). Numeral noted with platinum symbol indicates song’s multiplatinum level. Awards HG (Heatseeker Graduate)…