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

Drake Dominates With For All The Dogs

66 “Lil Boo Thang” Paul Russell

9 Noah Kahan Stick Season

1 “You & Me” Jennie

8  NCT 127 WEEKS ON CHART 52

Flight Of Fancy

Father’s Day Makes Franklin’s Week

1 “My Love Mine All Mine” Mitski

‘Water’ Reigns On Afrobeats

Blink-182 Goes Back-To-Back

A2IM Health Plan: ‘Buyer Beware’ • Insurance experts who have reviewed the plan say it’s not Obamacare-compliant and could stick members with steep, unexpected costs

Rock’n’Roll Hallmarks • On Nov. 3, 11 musical acts, one hit-generating songwriter and Don Cornelius, the creator-host — from 1971 to 1993 — of groundbreaking syndicated Black music showcase Soul Train, will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Here, a look at their musical milestones and chart achievements

PUTTING MORE SCREAMS IN STREAMS • Halloween music is expanding beyond “Monster Mash” as Duran Duran and other acts target the holiday

From The Desk Of... Thomas Coesfeld • CEO, BMG

Managers To Watch • These managers on the rise have guided their artists through breakout years, navigating such firsts as topping the charts, opening stadium shows (for none other than Taylor Swift) and even selling out arenas on their own

BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC WEEK 2023

X FACTOR • With their distinct brand of genre-blending “X-pop,” the seven Japanese women of XG — who sing entirely in English — are upending K-pop convention and gaining a global audience

INVESTING in the FUTURE • Whether they’re angel investors offering startups tens of thousands or venture capital power players with hundreds of millions, some of the shrewdest minds in and around the music business are using their expertise to reinvest in the tools of its future. The investors profiled here are just a sampling of the many focusing on new music technology right now; some of their peers prefer to keep their dealings private, while plenty more music executives turned investors have bet on areas other than music technology. Others are interested in music tech but aren’t actively investing. But with generative artificial intelligence, virtual reality and advancements in live-music technology on the horizon, the thought leaders highlighted here see the industry at a “tipping point” — and the next generation of companies may fundamentally change the way the music business works.

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