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

Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion Revs In At No. 1

72 “Help Me” Real Boston Richey

BILLBOARD 200

2 “Die With a Smile” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

44 KATSEYE

COLDPLAY’S HOT SUMMER • The Music of the Spheres world tour reaches record-breaking highs as it rules the July Boxscore report

Indie Distributors Are The New Hot Asset • Companies that serve DIY music-makers are growing in market share and streaming power — and investors and the majors want in on the action

THE TICKET TRAP • Dynamic pricing stops scalpers but has led to a 30% increase in ticket prices. How high is too high?

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN’S HEAVENLY RISE • A new generation of social media-savvy fans and artists pushed consumption growth to 8.9% for 2024’s first half — more than double the industry average

From The Desk Of... Mona Scott-Young • FOUNDER/CEO, MONAMI ENTERTAINMENT, MONAMI PRODUCTIONS

Time Well Spent • Why some hip-hop veterans believe there’s “new life” in rapping in their 50s — even as others argue the genre has an age limit

BEHIND THE HIT • “Made for Me”

NICO BARAN PRODUCER

‘Quantum’ Leap

ALL THE RAGE • A night with PLAYBOI CARTI, hip-hop’s most volcanic — and mysterious — performer

HOT GIRL WORLD • She got back her masters, stumped for Kamala Harris and proved on her third album that she’s still one of the hardest MCs in the game — but MEGAN THEE STALLION insists she hasn’t even reached her peak yet

EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR RACHELLE JEAN-LOUIS • CEO, TELL YOUR FRIENDS

TEEZO TOUCHDOWN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

THE NO. 1s • THE ARTISTS WHO’VE TOPPED BILLBOARD’S R&B AND HIP-HOP CHARTS — AND MOVED THE CULTURE — OVER THE PAST YEAR

THE LEADERS OF ALAMO’S MISSION

WME’S KEVIN SHIVERS WINS BILLBOARD’S R&B/HIP-HOP POWER PLAYERS’ CHOICE AWARD

SOUND AND VISION