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.

Good ‘Bones’: Maren Morris Earns Rare Crossover Success

Billboard

Selling Shares In Sheeran • Surprise: WMG is going public! Why now? How come no one saw this coming? And the possible $15 billion question: What’s the company worth?

MARKET WATCH

Dolby’s New Direction(s) • THE ATMOS FORMAT GOES BEYOND STEREO TO PUT LISTENERS IN A VIRTUAL ROOM. AMAZON AND LABELS SUPPORT IT, BUT WILL CONSUMERS BUY IN?

Coronavirus Paralyzes China’s Live Sector • Authorities have canceled 20,000 concerts in China and Hong Kong, which will cost the region $286 million

THE LIZZO LIFT • Sony/ATV leads UMPG in market share for top songs, and “Truth Hurts” and “Good As Hell” boost Warner Chappell and Kobalt

CHRISTINE LEPERA • Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

The Scene

SOCCER MOMMY’S WINNING GAME PLAN • Sophie Allison strategically opened for all of her favorite artists over three years — now, she’s selling out her biggest venues yet

HOW TO OPEN THE HOTTEST TOURS

MOLLY HAWKINS • CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Jawny

‘Nothing Was Off Limits’ • As Justin Bieber’s YouTube docuseries Seasons continues to roll out, its director explains how it came together — and why it’s different from other artist docs

NATANAEL CANO • How the teen reinvented corridos for a new generation

Frances Quinlan

Ticket Sales Bump, Bump, Bump • How the power of nostalgia fueled The Millennium Tour’s second run

How The Music Business Learned To Stop Worrying And Love YouTube (Sort Of) • The industry’s biggest frenemy has always helped break acts like rising rap star RODDY RICCH. Now it’s signing up more subscribers and bringing in serious revenue — and finally winning over some label executives

STRIKING IT RICCH • With his explosive single “The Box,” Roddy Ricch may seem like hip-hop’s latest out-of-nowhere star — but YouTube has helped him all along the way

Issa Rae INC. • THE CREATOR AND STAR OF INSECURE ALWAYS KNEW SHE WAS A BOSS. WITH HER OWN MUSIC COMPANY, SHE’S TAKING A NEW INDUSTRY BY STORM

Sleeker, Sexier, Safer: New And Renovated Venues 2020 • WITH GLOBAL CONCERT GROSSES UP 55% OVER THE PAST DECADE, VENUE COMPANIES ARE ADAPTING TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND REVIVING FACILITIES FOR MUSIC FANS

INTERNATIONAL VENUES FROM ABERDEEN TO ABU DHABI • THIS YEAR’S GLOBAL SET SPANS VENUES IN THE U.K., THE MIDDLE EAST AND NEW ZEALAND

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

Linda Perry • SONGWRITER-PRODUCER; CO-FOUNDER/OWNER, WE ARE HEAR