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The First Billboard: All That Was ‘New, Bright and Interesting On the Boards’
Upon its premiere, the eight-page magazine (priced at 10 cents an issue, or, 99 cents per year), was “devoted to the interests of advertisers, poster printers, bill posters, advertising agents & secretaries of fairs.” The magazine’s first cover subject was R.C. Campbell, then-president of the Associated Bill Posters’ Association. “No more fitting tribute can be paid to Mr. Campbell than to state that he is a man of infinite resource, progressive ideas and tireless industry,” Billboard noted in the inaugural issue. “In selecting his photograph for the first number of this magazine, the Editor was actuated by the fact that he is the acknowledged leader, the first and foremost and most eminent man in the field which we aim to cover.” THE CHA...
For King & Country, Kanye West Among 2020 GMA Dove Awards Winners: Complete List
Zach Williams, the 2018 artist of the year winner, won songwriter of the year (artist) for the first time. Jason Ingram took songwriter of the year (non-artist) for the second year in a row and the third time in five years. “Way Maker,” written by Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu, won song of the year five years after it was first recorded by the writer, a Nigerian gospel singer who records under the name Sinach. The song has been covered by several prominent Christian music artists in the past two years, including Michael W. Smith, Mandisa and Bethel Music. We the Kingdom, a family quintet that originated in Nashville, won new artist of the year. Here’s the complete list of winners: Artist of the year:for KING & COUNTRY Song of the year:“Way Maker”Writer: Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu; Publis...
27 Artists and Executives on the Importance of Voting in the 2020 Election
Billboard asked artists and executives about the importance voting this year. From Halsey to DJ Khaled, Nelly, Phillipa Soo, Mary Chapin Carpenter and more, here’s what everyone had to say: Fabio Acosta, founder, Vibras Lab: “This marks the first time that Latinos will be the largest racial or ethnic minority in the electorate. With almost 32 million eligible voters, Latinos have been given the opportunity to choose leaders that fight for our interests. Simply put, the election in November is important because every vote counts, especially the Latino vote.” Phoebe Bridgers: “Obviously, please, God, for the love of God and f—ing democracy, vote. But a more nuanced thing that is really important is just, find a way — especially as white people in Amer...
Ask Billboard: From Shania Twain to Gabby Barrett, These Are the Biggest Country Radio Crossover Hits
Hi Gary, As a certified chart nerd, I’m excited about Gabby Barrett‘s arrival and continued rise in the Billboard Hot 100‘s top 10 with “I Hope,” featuring Charlie Puth. A recent “Ask Billboard” ran down every Hot 100 top 10 by American Idol contestants, while this week’s recap of the Hot 100’s top 10 notes that “I Hope” is just the fourth song to have topped both the Country Airplay and all-format Radio Songs charts. Can you please provide a deeper list of No. 1 Country Airplay hits that have crossed over to the Radio Songs entire top 10? Thanks, Mark BlankenshipNew York, New York Hi Mark, Barrett and Puth’s hit is clearly among rarified radio air in having conquered both Country Airplay and Radio Songs. But it’...
Executive Turntable: Downtown Ups Tracy Maddux to CCO; AIM Adds 5 Women to Board
Over in London, Dean Luck — who was previously the Finance Director at Extreme Music — now serves as International Controller. Reporting to Vice President of Finance Dan Bettes, Luck is in charge of international financial matters at Downtown. His responsibilities include financial reporting, treasury management, and multi-jurisdictional compliance. “Even in the midst of a global pandemic, we’ve continued to hire at a steady clip in 2020 to support our growth. I’m regularly impressed with the amazing talent we are able to bring into the Downtown organization from both within the music industry and beyond,” said Downtown CEO Kalifowitz in response to the company’s new appointments. At Endless Noise, founder/Grammy-winning composer Jeff Elmassian has named Dave Chapman as the sou...
Paris Jackson Lets It Bleed In ‘Let Down’: Watch
The alternative folk song — her words – is one of 11 songs set for the album Wilted, due out Nov. 13. The model and artist is, of course, the daughter of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. “I found so much healing through creating this,” she says of the forthcoming LP. “And there are moments where I’ll listen back to certain songs and I’m like, ‘Wow I was so naïve.’ But for the most part, it’s just like so much gratitude and joy that I get from listening to these songs and just seeing the development and the evolution.” Jackson premiered the track at midnight on YouTube, then dropped its gothic music video. Watch “Let Down” below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. G...
YouTube Reports Revenue Up 32%, Paid Music & Premium Subscribers Top 30M
CFO Ruth Porat acknowledged the increase in advertiser spend for Alphabet’s Search and YouTube groups in a statement. Alphabet does not break out YouTube’s non-advertising revenue, which comes from subscriptions and other entertainment transactions, like movie rentals. Those revenues are reported as part of the “Google other revenues” line item, which contributed $5.5 billion during the period. Alphabet began disclosing YouTube revenue in February of this year when it announced that the world’s largest ad-supported video platform had brought in $15 billion in advertising in 2019. The company also shared updated subscriber figures for its music and premium services, now topping 30 million paying customers and 35 including those on free trials. A version of this...
Lisa Dominates Top 2 Spots on Japan Hot 100 Chart
In particular, figures for the track’s streams broke the all-time weekly record at 18,901,974 streams, putting a whopping 8 million difference between the track at No. 2 for the metric, BTS’s “Dynamite” (10,959,949 weekly streams). Meanwhile, “Gurenge” sold 5,985 CDs this week after steadily selling a few thousand CDs a week for months. The long-running hit released in July 2019 has now reached the grand total of 160,452 copies and counting. “Gurenge” also snatched the top spot in karaoke away from Eito’s “Kousui,” which had ruled the metric for 14 consecutive weeks, and also performed better than YOASOBI’s “Yoru ni kakeru.” Downloads and streaming for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime theme are also taking off again, boosted by the recent release of the movie, and the Kimetsu craze...
LeBron James, Taylor Swift Among Most Influential Celebrities In 2020 Election: Study
Overall, 12 percent of voters reported that an entertainer or athlete influenced their thinking regarding the election. Influence is higher among Black voters (28 percent), Hispanic/Latino voters (20 percent), LGBTQ (17 percent), Gen Z and Millennials (both 17 percent). Down the party line, Democratic voters are more likely to be influenced by athletes or entertainers than Republican voters at 17 percent to 9 percent. Among all voters, 36 percent said that James has done the most to raise awareness and motivate people regarding voting. Taylor Swift came in second with 13 percent, Johnson at 9 percent and Winfrey with six percent. Tying with five percent were Cardi B, Beyoncé and Colin Kaepernick. James (22 percent), Swift (18 percent), Beyoncé and Cardi B (8 percent) all swayed Gen Z voter...
Crowded House Return With ‘Whatever You Want’ Starring Mac DeMarco: Watch
“Waking up with the fear after last night’s revelry. We can all relate to that,” says Finn of the music video. “Thanks to Mac for working through the pain and showing us redemption.” It’s a bolt out of the blue for a cherished band with fans spread across the globe, but whose members had splintered off to pursue other musical endeavors though the 2010s. Crowded House were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2016, in recognition of a stellar international career which now spans 35 years. They’ve topped the ARIA Albums Chart with five LPs, collected 13 ARIA Awards and hold the title for highest-selling Australian album of all time by a group with 1996’s Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House, which topped the national chart for eight weeks en route to 13-times platinum sales. Rec...
Elvis Costello Teams With Jon Batiste For Intimate ‘Party Girl’ Performance on ‘Colbert’: Watch
Time’s just about up. Elvis Costello drops his new album Hey Clockface this Friday (Oct. 30), his first full-length release since 2018’s Look Now. Recorded partly during lockdown, the LP features the previously released numbers “We Are All Cowards,” “No Flag,” “Hetty O’Hara Confidential” and “Party Girl,” which the British legend performed Wednesday night (Oct. 28) on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show. The Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was joined with Jon Batiste for a rendition that was both vivid, loud, jagged, intimate and beautiful, all those elements Costello says he injected into the new album. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautif...
Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ Returns to Top Rock Albums Chart at No. 1
The late legend joins John Mayer, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews as the only acts with six or more leaders. Tom Petty is back at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums chart. Wildflowers, his second solo album, first released in 1994, was reissued Oct. 16 and re-enters at No. 1 with 44,000 equivalent album units (38,000 via album sales) earned in the week ending Oct. 22, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Initially intended as a double album, Wallflowers was released with a 15-song tracklist and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 dated Nov. 19, 1994. It spawned the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart No. 1 “You Don’t Know How It Feels” and four other charting entries: “You Wreck Me” (No. 2), “It’s Good to Be King” (No. 6), ̶...
