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.

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Shaboozey Keeps Raising The ‘Bar’

58 “Nights Like This” The Kid LAROI

BILLBOARD 200

1 “Birds of a Feather” Billie Eilish

9 Cowboy Carter Beyoncé

NO QUIT IN BRYAN’S TOUR NUMBERS • The country star tops the latest monthly Boxscore recap as his live-show grosses continue to swell

Warner Banks On Change With Elliot Grainge • What to expect now that the 30-year-old son of Universal chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge will run Atlantic Music Group

ELLIOT’S ASCENT: A CAREER TIMELINE • On Oct. 1, 30-year-old 10K Projects founder Elliot Grainge will become the youngest CEO of a major label when he takes the reins of Atlantic Music Group. It’s a climb that has taken a little over 10 years for the son of Universal Music Group chairman/ CEO Lucian Grainge

UNIVERSAL GETS TAYLOR-MADE BOOST • The publisher finished at No. 1 on the Hot 100 ranking after 19 Swift songs charted in the second quarter

From The Desk Of... David Schulhof • FOUNDER/CEO, MUSQ

2024 Fall Preview • As summer cools down, these artists are heating up with major projects on the way — and setting the stage for a full fall

Flying Solo • Why Joe Jonas needed to release his vulnerable new album under his own name

Scoring With ‘Power’ • How composer Bear McCreary is expanding the sonic world of Middle-earth in Lord of the Rings

KASSI ASHTON

Counting Her Blessings • After years as a sought-after DJ and collaborator, The Blessed Madonna will finally release her debut album

Confidence Boost • MJ Lenderman has become an indie-rock darling — can his new album make him a crossover star?

Spinning Another Year • How the oldest pressing plant in North America will celebrate a major milestone

Pop Page-Turners • Fall’s biggest music books include these long-awaited memoirs

Brave New World • How Rauw Alejandro changed things up (again) with his forthcoming album

STILL PRETTY • A$AP Rocky’s first album in over six years is (he says) finally coming — and hip-hop is still catching up to him. But Harlem’s favorite son has much more on his mind. Like German expressionism and Cocomelon

‘K-POP IS EVERYTHING’ • At Universal Music Publishing Group’s international songwriting camp, the company gives a globe-spanning group of its talent one mission: write the next batch of surefire hits for the exploding genre’s young stars

A MAN’S WORLD • Nearly 18 years after James Brown’s death, Primary Wave is planning to reinvigorate his legacy — starting with the place he called home

THE SCHOOL THAT CLIVE BUILT TURNS 20 • NYU’s Clive Davis Institute marks a milestone in educating future music business leaders

‘WE HAVE TRULY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF MUSIC’ • The Americana Music Association marks 25 years of deeply rooted artistry

CASH COBAIN • Amid the success of “Fisherrr,” the Bronx rapper says, “I am here to stay”