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.

‘Savage Love’ Soars To No. 1

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Blackpink’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ Launches

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Are We Reaching Peak Streaming Subscriptions? • For four years, the U.S. recorded-music business has grown at double-digit rates, but there are now 110 million subscribers — in a country with 110 million households. What happens next?

PEAK PERFORMANCE

MARKET WATCH

When November Ends • Trump hates TikTok. Biden called tech CEOs “little creeps.” The music business hasn’t loomed large in the campaign, but this election could change the game for societies, publishers and other industry players. Here’s what’s at stake

EDDIE VAN HALEN 1955-2020

In India, TikTok Ban Spurs A Game Of Clones • New apps are vying for the short-video market vacated by the Chinese platform

ALEJANDRO SOBERÓN KURI • CEO, Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento/OCESA

OUTSIDE THE LINES • Iann dior is the latest young star to blur rap, rock and pop — and his collaborative spirit has helped him land a breakthrough hit

PERFECTING THE MOOD • Why 10K Projects founder/CEO Elliot Grainge believes iann dior is a “founding father” of rap-rock’s new wave

Camilo’s TikTok Crash Course • How the rising Colombian artist became the most-followed Latin act on the app

“TAP IN”

Back On Track • After multiple setbacks — including the loss of co-founder Malcolm Young — AC/DC prepares to release its 17th studio album

LABEL LOOK • DALE PLAY RECORDS

Eslabon Armado

Romance LANGUAGE • With their upcoming film Marry Me, JENNIFER LOPEZ and MALUMA are bringing Latin music to the big screen at a time when the appetite for songs in Spanish has never been higher — and Hollywood is ready to cash in

REBECA LEÓN Co-founder/CEO, Lionfish Entertainment • Guiding the careers of rising talents like LUNAY and ROSALÍA, she has landed historic deals and put her clients on a global stage. Now, with backing from Live Nation, the management maverick is ready to conquer new territory

Songs Of Change

‘THE REAL CHANGE STARTS WITH US’ • Afro-Latino artists have long faced discrimination — in their home countries, the United States and the industry at large. A new wave of promotion from labels and streaming platforms could finally start to change that

SONY MUSIC LATIN’S BIG PLAYS

DISTRIBUTING THE WEALTH • Ingrooves, ADA and The Orchard are offering top Latin artists serious investment — and unconventional deals

UNIVERSAL’S LATIN LEADER LOOKS AHEAD

VIRTUAL VIBES • Celebrating its 30th anniversary as the biggest and longest-running gathering for the Latin music industry, Billboard’s Latin Music Week (Oct. 20-23) is going digital this year. Its star-packed lineup features workshops, performances and revealing panels with top artists and executives — including these highlights

LOCAL INSPIRATION, GLOBAL STAGE • In a Latin Music Week high point, 2020 Billboard Latin Hall of Fame award winner CARLOS VIVES will sit down with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

Broadcasting Built The Radio Star • CHAIRMAN KRAIG KITCHIN PREVIEWS THE RADIO HALL OF FAME’S ANNUAL INDUCTION EVENT ON OCT. 29, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING

The Radio Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2020 • THIS YEAR’S SEVEN INDUCTEES SPAN BOTH ON-AIR TALENT AND RADIO PROGRAMS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HALL OF FAMERS TO 259

24kGoldn • With “Mood,” the artist taps into the growing trend of guitar-driven hip-hop