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.

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Billboard US

Bad Bunny Develops ‘FOToS’ Into A No. 1

58 “Indigo” Sam Barber featuring Avery Anna

BILLBOARD 200

1 Lover: Live From Paris Taylor Swift

25 ROSÉ WEEKS ON CHART 14

Linkin Park Dons ‘Crown’

‘Road’ Trip Rolls On

Karol G Breaks Radio Record

Teddy And GIVĒON’s Top 10 Team-Up

‘The Music Community Is Backing Me Up’ • Producer and label owner Matthew Willems is one of hundreds of music community members to lose everything in the Los Angeles fires. What comes next won’t be easy

HOW MUCH WAS A HIT WORTH IN 2024? • The top 10 most streamed and downloaded songs of 2024 in the United States earned a combined $53.4 million

THE GRAMMYS’ PLAN TO PIVOT

From The Desk Of... Paul Robinson • EXECUTIVE VP/GENERAL COUNSEL, WARNER MUSIC GROUP

The Show Will Go On... As A Fundraiser • Rather than cancel his annual pre-Grammy gala, Clive Davis says he’ll use it to raise money for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires

ONES To Watch • As 2025 kicks into gear, the following artists are intent on maintaining the momentum they built last year — with the shared goal of breaking through. On the heels of chart debuts and big-name collaborations, and the promise of new music on the horizon, these talents across genres are worth keeping an eye on

‘This Sounds Like Me’ • How Ringo Starr saddled up for his latest country album

MR. NICE KAI • How amiable 23-year-old Kai Cenat became the most popular streamer on Twitch — and one of the most powerful figures in music

THE CLASSICIST • With old-school polish and technique, songwriter-producer D’MILE helps stars like Bruno Mars and H.E.R. blend retro and modern styles into pop — and Grammy — gold

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS • For the second time, JACOB COLLIER’s Djesse series has yielded an album of the year nomination for the multihyphenate — and his wide-ranging network of collaborators

POWER 100 2025

SECTOR RANKINGS

A SHOW OF POWER • More than 20 of music’s biggest stars will perform at the FireAid benefit concert on Jan. 30

ALEX WARREN • The singer-songwriter’s pop breakthrough, “Burning Down,” has lifted at radio, boosted by a superstar remix