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

Hit Me Hard And Soft Lands A Strike Atop Rock, Alternative Charts

79 “Stargazing” Myles Smith

BILLBOARD 200

1 “Million Dollar Baby” Tommy Richman

6 POST MALONE WEEKS ON CHART 413

‘Stairs’ Steps In

Zimmerman’s ‘Ends’ Continues Big Beginning

Concert Business Off To Record Start In 2024 • Sphere’s success hints at a new chapter for touring — as does the DOJ’s Live Nation inquiry

Losing Their Shirts • Artist reps say the 20% to 25% cut that venues take of their merchandise sales is exorbitant, especially at clubs: “You’re just providing a lobby and a table”

De-Generation? • Music executives say the average consumer has been slow to adopt AI tools for song creation

INVESTORS WANT KILLER ABS • As public song portfolio funds disappear, investors are turning to asset-backed securitizations

From The Desk Of... Mike Luba • EXECUTIVE VP OF STRATEGY, LIVE NATION; PARTNER, TIEBREAKER PRODUCTIONS

21 under 21 • Music’s next generation of superstars is breaking online and busting down genre barriers — something that Jessie Murph has done from day one, exploring new sounds and defining her identity on her “unexpected” debut album

MIAMI HEAT • Inspired by the city she calls home, Camila Cabello is embracing “big baddie energy”— and making a fearless, full-length creative statement — on her new album, C,XOXO

CAN COKE CRACK THE CHARTS? • Fifty years ago, a Coca-Cola jingle proclaimed “I’d like to buy the world a Coke.” Now the iconic brand is finding new ways to reach (and expand) its global audience — releasing original songs by some of music’s biggest stars

40 UNDER 40 • CULTURE-SHIFTING LABEL PROS, ENTERPRISING MANAGERS, EXECUTIVES ON TECH’S CUTTING EDGE AND MORE HIGHLIGHT BILLBOARD ’S ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS’ YOUNG LEADERS

LATIN WOMEN IN MUSIC

CLEAR IN THE REAR VIEW • Hootie & The Blowfish, three decades after their smash debut album, return with a summer tour — and time to look back

WHERE THE STARS SHINE IN PUERTO RICO • The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan marks its 20th anniversary as the market’s most vital venue

‘SHAME’ TO FAME: PAT BOONE AT 90