The Comet is once again teaming with NARM for the Artist Manager’s Town Hall/Meet Up, which will take place during Music Biz 2012 on Wednesday, May 9, from 3-5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Be there!

Singer & songwriter Andy Grammer, who got his start busking on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA, is doing a daily Twitter blast with his Top Ten tips for “sidewalk stars.”

LMFAO are ending the year back at No. 1, meanwhile Taylor Swift’s song for “The Hunger Games” featuring The Civil Wars bows in at No. 5 on the Ultimate Chart.

Rihanna remains the queen of the Ultimate Chart holding the No. 1 spot with “We Found Love.”  But watch out, Flo Rida’s “Good Feelin’” is up six spot to No. 4. Plus, T-Pains “5 O’clock” breaks in at No. 10

Maybe the biggest anti-piracy argument to date is jobs. According to a study, U.S. copyright industries, including music, movies and software, employ 10.6 million workers and accounted or $1.6 trillion of U.S. economy in 2010.

Rihanna’s volatile “We Found Love” steals the No. 1 spot from Adele. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber is ready for the holidays with his latest, “Mistletoe” debuting at No. 3.

Adele’s anthemic heartbreak ballad, “Someone Like You,”  holds at No. 1, while Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa’s “Young, Wild & Free” debuts at No. 4.

Yes it is, according to some of the music execs on tap to speak during the first ever music track at BlogWorld & New Media Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Nov. 3-5.

Adele’s anthemic heartbreak ballad, “Someone Like You,”  holds at No. 1, while T-Pain’s “5 O’clock” jumps 127 spots to land at No. 17.

Torre Catalano, who oversees content development for innovative social company Lockerz.com, takes a walk through Seattle in honor of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal album, “Nevermind” and wonders if new advances in technology have diluted local rock movements.

Adele’s anthemic heartbreak ballad, “Someone Like You,”  returns to No. 1, while B.o.B’s new Dr. Luke produced track featuring Lil Wayne, “Strange Clouds,” debuts at No. 3.

Electro hip hop duo LMFAO and Rihanna both have two songs in the Top 10.  Meanwhile, Maroon 5 holds at No. 1.

Maggie Vail, co-executive director of non-profit org CASH Music, blogs about the company’s mission to provide open source tools for artists to present, socialize and sell their music.

Maroon 5’s “Move LIke Jagger” has legs. The song stole the No. 1 spot from Adele. Plus, Coldplay’s “Paradise” debuts at No. 8.

All the changes to Facebook that have been rolling out over the past week are enough to make people dizzy. But the biggest news is the Facebook Music integration. So, what does it mean?

Rihanna shared the “love” with fans today, who were able to “unlock” the new track via a Facebook campaign. Plus, Rihanna announced that her highly-anticipated new, yet untitled album, will be released Nov. 21. Take a listen!

As part of the Machinima Music Video Project, the online company has debuted an exclusive Minecraft video featuring a new Black Label Society featuring Zakk Wylde track titled “Crazy Horse.” Check it out!

Adele is unstoppable. The songbird scores yet another No. 1 hit with “Someone Like You,” which jumps up 17 spots to No. 1. Meanwhile, Lil Wayne gets another Top 10 debut with “Mirror” at No. 9.

In his latest installment of The Comet blog Top Score, EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser interviews composer Michael McCann about Deus Ex: Human Revolution – from infusing the original score into marketing efforts surrounding the game to how the overriding theme of transhumanism was translated into music.