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

A First For TWICE

49 “Get In With Me” BossMan Dlow

BILLBOARD 200

1 “End of Beginning” Djo

4 SZA WEEKS ON CHART 235

‘The Painter’ Draws No. 1

YG Extends Marley Legacy

‘Carnival’ Rides Streams To No. 1

Sum 41 Ends Break Between No. 1s

Joel ‘Lights’ Up AC Top 10

Ruiz’s Posthumous Top 10

VINYL SALES KEEP GROWING — SO WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE THEY’VE DROPPED? • Luminate changed the way it tracks physical sales — and some stores stopped reporting them. Can a new hire bring those retailers back?

OUT OF SYNCH WITH GAME DEVELOPERS • Labels and publishers want their songs in video games, but their licensing agreements are getting in the way

Will U.S. Visa Costs Hurt Overseas Acts?

DEAR INDUSTRY LEADERS,

This Ain’t Texas • Why are so many superstars across genres gravitating toward country music?

BEHIND THE HIT • Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em”

HATCHING A NEW PLAN

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OUT OF THE SHADOWS • Toronto singer, songwriter and producer PartyNextDoor helped make some of the last decade’s biggest hits. His path to solo stardom has been less direct

The Maverick From Mexico • Christian Nodal didn’t look or sound like anyone else in regional Mexican music. But with his mariacheño style and collaborative approach, he has powered the genre’s global explosion

Illenium Rising • The dance music star’s deeply emotional future bass music has attracted a devotional audience that fills stadiums for five-hour shows. It also may have saved his life — and is giving him a way to do the same for his fans

SPAIN’S NEW GOLDEN ERA • The market experienced double-digit growth in revenue, boosted by a fertile local scene, new business models — and a love for Latin music from abroad

‘THE MUSICAL BRIDGE’ • MADRID CONNECTS ARTISTS IN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA

SPAIN’S LIVE SCENE EMBRACES LATIN ARTISTS

THE STONE PONY HITS 50 • Asbury Park’s iconic rock club celebrates five decades on the Jersey Shore

KNOX • The pop singer-songwriter is “Not The 1975” — but he has a hit of the band’s caliber