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

‘Sweet’ Success: Hozier Hits No. 1 On Hot 100

27 “Gata Only” FloyyMenor X Cris Mj

BILLBOARD 200

1 “I Like the Way You Kiss Me” Artemas

1 TAYLOR SWIFT WEEKS ON CHART 508

Vinyl Drives Lana Del Rey

Chappell Roan’s ‘Rise’

Shaboozey ‘Bar’-Hops To No. 1

Fuerza Regida’s Journey To No. 1

Milestones For Hunt, Chesney

Maggie Rogers Makes A New Memory

Broken Spell: What’s Next For Hipgnosis? • As Concord and Blackstone vie to acquire the embattled song fund, Merck Mercuriadis’ future with its investment adviser remains unclear

HIPGNOSIS PROGNOSIS • A timeline of events that led to the publisher and songs fund’s current crisis

Vinyl Solution • The format will generate over $1 billion this year — so why aren’t artists offering limited-edition releases that drop before the streaming date and harness the influence of superfans?

OUT OF THE BLUES • With fewer clubs and iconic headliners, the business is in the process of reinventing itself with rising stars and a wider definition of the genre

ROBLOX AND FORTNITE: THE NEW TIKTOKS? • The music industry is working to crack the code for promoting artists and generating revenue for them

From The Desk Of... Wendy Ong • GLOBAL CO-PRESIDENT/CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, TAP MUSIC

SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND • New girl group VVS, helmed by hit-maker Paul Thompson, is about to upend expectations of K-pop’s sound and approach

Spurring On Cowboy Carter

Speed Of Sound

READY, SET, GOU • Self-possessed (and self-managed), South Korea-born, Berlin-based electronic producer Peggy Gou is building a booming business with her uncompromising vision: “I know exactly what I want”

ACROSS THE AOKIVERSE • Steve Aoki’s globe-trotting, business-multiplying, cake-throwing, age-defying lifestyle has made him one of dance music’s most groundbreaking and long-lasting artists. He wouldn’t have it any other way

LIVING THE DREAM • Ten years ago, Sean Miyashiro was developing an idea that Ollie Zhang worried was a “faraway concept”: a music industry hub for Asian artists. There’s still nothing quite like their singular company, 88rising

IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ‘EVEN THE TREES SING AND DANCE’ • Premios Heat, the Latin American-produced live music awards show seen regionwide, celebrates its 10th anniversary in the market with expanded exposure

PREMIOS HEAT TURNS 10 • SUPERSTARS LIKE KAROL G AND FEID HAVE BEEN HONORED THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS BY THE AWARDS

2024 INTERNATIONAL POWER PLAYERS • The executives who are driving success outside the United States have contributed to a ninth consecutive year of growth for the global recorded-music business

MICHAEL MARCAGI • How “Scared To Start” became a “wild little rocket ship” ride of a hit