Topic: Billboard

Why AshleyMadison.com Wants Its New Poster Boy, Mark Sanford, to Win Big

AshleyMadison.com, AP

An enormous new billboard in South Carolina features the serial philanderer just a week ahead of his special election. But the CEO of the extramarital "dating" site tells The Atlantic Wire that a Sanford victory would be a move toward cultural acceptance of cheating — or at least would help the site buy some Super Bowl ads.

By David Wagner

Feb 21, 2013

The New Pop Charts Know How You Listen to Music

Billboard is folding YouTube into their algorithms, making the Hot 100 a better reflection of popular songs as pop music — and making "Harlem Shake" the new No. 1 single. But many musicians are worried that this shift toward streaming will slash their paychecks even more. 

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