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.
Grande ‘Positions’ Herself Back At No. 1
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Return Of The Mac • TikTok isn’t only peddling “Dreams”: Classic rock can go viral, too. But old hits can’t just skate by — they need smart promotion
MARKET WATCH
GAME ON • THE LICENSING DISPUTE BETWEEN TWITCH AND THE MAJORS ADVANCES TO THE NEXT LEVEL
In A Tough Spot • Spotify has grown its stock price 57% this year, but it’s fighting with publishers, upsetting some employees and will soon be the subject of a British Parliament inquiry
KOBALT’S BIG DEAL
Europe’s Live Comeback Hits A Wall • New restrictions in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Belgium threaten shows throughout 2021, leaving promoters unsure of how to plan ahead
GUY MOOT and CARIANNE MARSHALL • Co-chair/CEO and co-chair/COO, Warner Chappell Music
‘SHE IS HER TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC’ • With the rise of TikTok, it has never been easier to score an inadvertent viral smash. That’s exactly what happened to 20-year-old beabadoobee, who followed her first Billboard Hot 100 hit with a debut album that sounded nothing like it
NO WAY TO ‘FAKE IT’ • DIRTY HIT FOUNDER JAMIE OBORNE ON THE SECRETS TO MANAGING YOUNG TALENT
TikTok’s Teen Sensations • AMONG THOSE WHO ARE UNDER 21 ON THE APP, THESE 10 ARTISTS HAVE RAKED IN THE MOST MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS
MAKING A MOVEMENT • Working with superstars like Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, choreographer JAQUEL KNIGHT has created some of the most iconic dance performances of the 21st century. Now he’s on another remarkable mission: copyrighting them
40 UNDER 40 • Darkroom founder/CEO JUSTIN LUBLINER, who helped guide BILLIE EILISH to stardom, opens Billboard’s annual list of the young executives pushing the industry forward
Britney Davis • VP ARTIST RELATIONS, MARKETING AND SPECIAL PROJECTS, CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
Joojong “JJ” Joe • HEAD OF NORTH AMERICA, YG ENTERTAINMENT
Shauna Nep • VP PHILANTHROPY, SB PROJECTS
‘We’re Buyers, Not Sellers’ • AS SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, THE CHAIRMAN AND COO/CFO TALK GROWTH — AND THE PURSUIT OF A $1 BILLION VALUATION
ALAN ETT • CEO, SPIRIT PRODUCTION MUSICN
RUDY PÉREZ • PRESIDENT, SPIRIT MUSIC MIAMI
FRANK ROGERS • CEO, SPIRIT MUSIC NASHVILLE
RAKESH SANGHVI • GLOBAL PRESIDENT, SPIRIT MUSIC GROUPN
Priscilla Block • How TikTok helped this country artist break out with “Just About Over You” — and land a record deal