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
Future Bounds In Atop Billboard 200 And Hot 100
SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING SCORES ANOTHER ‘EASY’ WIN • Disney makes its premiere on the Hot 100 publishing ranking thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda
21 UNDER 21 • This year’s list features a mix of familiar faces in the mainstream, viral artists eager to prove their staying power and a handful of stars-to-be across genres
LIMITLESS • Brazilian artists never had an eas y time achieving — and maintaining — stardom outside their home coun try. But there has never been as tar quite like Anitta
MAN ON A MISSION • Burna Boy is on a quest to take his Afro-fusion music to the world’s biggest stages. Selling out Madison Square Garden was just the beginning
40 UNDER 40 • Olivia Rodrigo’s and Adele’s managers; marketing and merch leaders; Web3 pioneers — they’re all among the honorees in Billboard’s annual celebration of the next-gen executives defining the future of the music industry
Zack Morgenroth • Partner, Lighthouse Management & Media
The Next Big Thing My Colleagues Should Get Hip To Is…
Before I Turn 40, I Want To…
A Song For Ukraine
THE RIAA’S PLATINUM ANNIVERSARY • The Recording Industry Association of America has helped labels navigate a changing business for 70 years
THE RIAA’S GREATEST HITS
THIRD EYE BLIND HITS 25 • Frontman Stephan Jenkins reflects on his early struggles, his new attitude and how hip-hop has inspir ed him now
MORGAN WADE • The rising singer-song-writer’s slow-burning hit has her team eyeing a global breakthrough