Billboard Magazine

Written for music industry professionals and fans. Contents provide news, reviews and statistics for all genres of music, including radio play, music video, related internet activity and retail updates.

Billboard US

Jelly Roll Rules With First No. 1 On Billboard 200

81 “I Never Lie” Zach Top

BILLBOARD 200

1 “Maps” Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4 ROD WAVE

A GREEN MONTH FOR GREEN DAY • The Saviors tour fuels the tenured rock band’s first-ever No. 1 on the monthly Boxscore ranking

Liam Payne 1993-2024

Why Are Tickets So Expensive? Depends On Whom You Ask • Prices are increasing almost 10% a year, double the pre-pandemic rate

Coastal Conflict • New York and Los Angeles labels’ appetite for country artists has unsettled the Nashville scene

Making Faking Michael Jackson • Australian journalist Damien Shields spent 14 years producing a podcast on songs removed from the album Michael

From The Desks Of... Donna Budica And George Karalexis • CO-FOUNDERS, TEN2 MEDIA

Above And ‘Beyond’ • How musical duo Barlow & Bear became the youngest, and first all-women, duo to score a Disney film: the highly anticipated Moana sequel

Club Classics Turned Arena Anthems

‘Hungry’ For Halloween

New Peaks For Summit

STILL TURNING UP THE MIAMI HEAT • Over 100 top artists and executives spoke or performed at Billboard Latin Music Week’s 35th-anniversary celebration

NEWJEANS, NEW SERIES • Photographs of the superstar K-pop girl group launch Billboard Korea’s collectible art books

2024 TOURING POWER PLAYERS • Honoring new arena superstar OLIVIA RODRIGO, veteran promoter LOUIS MESSINA and the executives leading the live sector now

‘GUTS’ AND GLORY • For her first arena tour, Olivia Rodrigo stuck to her laser-focused vision, embracing emotional immediacy, stunning visuals — and giving her biggest crowds yet a rock show to remember

POSTER GIRL • Collaborating with Bravado, Rodrigo went above and beyond with her unique GUTS tour merch

LOUIS MESSINA FOUNDER/CEO MESSINA TOURING GROUP • The veteran promoter is the force behind some of the biggest tours (and innovations) in the live business — but his eye is always on his artists’ entire careers

2024 TOP MUSIC BUSINESS SCHOOLS • Options abound for students seeking an education to join the next generation of industry leaders

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