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.
Post Malone ‘Circles’ Back To No. 1, Bieber Set To Bow
Billboard
Live Domination? • After an 18-month investigation, the Justice Department settlement with Live Nation over its consent decree ended up leaving the concert giant stronger than ever
MARKET WATCH
Can The Carlyle Group Shake It Off? • TAYLOR SWIFT MAY NOT SCARE PRIVATE EQUITY — BUT HER OUTRAGE COULD SHAPE FUTURE DEALS
2019 NIELSEN MUSIC REPORT
Streaming In The Trillions • ON-DEMAND VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMING AGAIN REACH NEW HIGHS
Indie Venues Seek Help • NONPROFITS, CITIES STEP IN TO SAVE NIGHTLIFE FROM DEVELOPERS
Leader Of The Pak • When agent Ron Kaplan isn’t on the road with Van Morrison or the Steve Miller Band, he’s making the journey for homeless individuals easier with Citypak
Concerts Under Fire • As bushfires blaze on the continent, Australia’s live biz braces for an economic hit
CASEY McGRATH • Co-founder/chief creative officer, Night After Night
The Scene
ALL ABOUT THAT CHANGE • Meghan Trainor has struggled to continue her string of early wins at pop radio, but by jumping from one genre to the next on her latest album, has she cracked the code for streaming success?
TREATS OF THE TRADE • Full Stop Management’s Tommy Bruce on helping Trainor grow into a new decade
ETHAN GRUSKA • PRODUCER
BIG IN… ENGLAND
LABEL LOOK • REDRECORDS
ASL
Electric Feel • Architect-acoustician John Storyk designed Electric Lady Studios 50 years ago; now, he’s venturing into podcast spaces and collecting prestigious awards for his work around the world
TREVOR DANIEL • Thanks to TikTok, “Falling” keeps rising for the R&B breakout
CITY GIRLS Will BOSS UP • AFTER A JAIL STINT, A NEW BABY AND MORE THAN A YEAR APART, JT AND YUNG MIAMI ARE BACK — AND, WITH NEW MUSIC, READY TO PROVE THEY’RE SERIOUS STARS
Mandy Moore Will Own Her Voice
THESE LEGAL CASES COULD CHANGE HOW YOU DO BUSINESS
TIKTOK WILL REWRITE HOW HITS GET MADE
Latin Music Will Level Up — Again
INDIE PUBLISHERS WILL FLOURISH IN NASHVILLE
LICENSING WILL GET WITH THE TIMES
REUNIONS WILL RULE
MUSIC PODCASTS WILL ENTER THE PRESTIGE ERA
THE INDUSTRY WILL WATCH GREG MAFFEI’S NEXT MOVE • He may be a relative newcomer to the music business — but with significant stakes in a portfolio of its biggest companies, the Liberty Media CEO has become a power that major labels and indies alike can’t ignore
Aerosmith Is MusiCares’ 2020 Person Of The Year • AHEAD OF THE GRAMMY WEEK GALA ON JAN. 24, STEVEN TYLER AND JOE PERRY DISCUSS THE BAND’S CHARITABLE ARM, JANIE’S FUND, ALONGSIDE NONPROFIT PARTNER YOUTH VILLAGES’ PATRICK LAWLER AND RICHARD SHAW
MusiCares’ $66M Safety Net For Creators
BILLBOARD ARTIST 100
EMERGING ARTISTS
BILLBOARD 200
ALBUM SALES
SOCIAL/STREAMING
SONGWRITERS & PRODUCERS
POP/RHYTHMIC/ADULT
COUNTRY
ROCK
R&B/HIP-HOP
LATIN
CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL
DANCE/ELECTRONIC
BOXSCORE
Dave Cobb • PRODUCER; FOUNDER, LOW COUNTRY SOUND