U pcoming Releases: This week - Andrés Salguero: ¡Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés! (interview); next week - Django Jones: D Is for Django, Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of David Bowie, Danny Weinkauf: No School Today

Kickstarters: Successful: Josh and the Jamtones' "Bear Hunt" the mini-movie, (Bake Sale interview), Suzi Shelton's "Smile in My Heart" (Bake Sale interview), Chip Richter's "The Dream Tree"; In process: Papa Crow's "Full Moon, Full Moon", Paper Flowers (feat. Renee Stahl Dektor) debut CD

SummerStage (NYC) announces 2014 schedule

Top-selling 2013 children's books (via Publishers Weekly)

Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child in-studio clips

Video: "Daylight" - The Dream Jam Band

Video: "A Fact Is a Gift That You Give Your Brain" - Steve 'n' SteveN

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (May 3) (also, Apr. 26)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Ep. 57: Proof That Kindie Is Odd

Winners:

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U pcoming Releases: This week - Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner Lullabies ; next week - The Little Rockers Band: Count Me In!, Zee Avi: Nightlight

Kickstarters: Josh and the Jamtones' "Bear Hunt" the mini-movie, Suzi Shelton's "Smile in My Heart" (Bake Sale interview), Papa Crow's "Full Moon, Full Moon", Chip Richter's "The Dream Tree", Paper Flowers (feat. Renee Stahl Dektor) debut CD

Helen Austin wins Best Children's Album JUNO for Colour It

Billboard's 2013 Year-End Lists: Top Albums, Top Artists

Sesame Street launches Sesame GO, paid ad-free streaming video on demand

Other streaming video-on-demand services for kids (selected)

New attractions opening over next 2 years at Universal Studios Hollywood

KidVid 2014 Champion: Karen K and the Jitterbugs' "(I Woke Up in a) Firetruck"

Danny Weinkauf, "No School Today" video

The Pop Ups, "All These Shapes" video

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Apr. 19)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Ep. 47: Elizabeth Mitchell and the Kidz Bop-Disney Singularity

Winners: Those who hold Kidz Bop and Disney stock.

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U pcoming Releases: This week - Kidz Bop 25; Next week - none

Kickstarters: Successful: Danny Weinkauf (Bake Sale interview)

Time Machine Guitar in American Public Television national distribution feed

Lishy Lou and Lucky Too to be part of PBS show The Friday Zone

Kids Music in Children's Museum panel discussion at Interactivity 2014 conference

Best Kids Music of 2013 lists

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Jan. 25)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 chart (Jan. 10)

Ep. 46: Filled With Sparkly, Plastic Little Hipsters

Winners: Winners. And nominees. And plastic people.

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U pcoming Releases: This week - none; Next week - none

Kickstarters: Successful: Bari Koral, The Whizpops, Life's a Song (includes Keeth Apgar); Unsuccessful: Kikeriki; In process: Danny Weinkauf (Bake Sale interview)

Tim Kubart on Sprout's Sunny Side Up show

Kate DiCamillo named Ambassador of Young People's Literature (more details)

Children's Grammy Award Nominee Concert (w/ industry luncheon scheduled afterwards)

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Jan. 18, here's Jan. 4 and Jan. 11)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 chart (Jan. 3, here's Dec. 27, Dec. 20)

Ep. 44: The Old Traditionals, Like "Wrecking Ball"

Winners: Math nerds. Second week in a row!

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U pcoming Releases: This week - none; Next week - none

Kickstarters: Successful: Brady Rymer (Bake Sale interview); Unsuccessful: Monty Harper (Bake Sale interview), Randy Kaplan (Bake Sale interview) (canceled), Jason Didner and the Jungle Gym Jam (canceled); In process Kikeriki, Bari Koral, The Whizpops (new!), Danny Weinkauf (Bake Sale interview)

Legoland New Year's Eve Concert featuring Justin Roberts, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, The Pop Ups, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, and Aaron Nigel Smith

Cooper & Kid's Best Family Music Songs of 2013

Red Tricycle's Best Family Music Albums of 2013

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (Dec. 28)

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 chart (Dec. 13), Kids Place Live Top Songs of 2012