Category archives: Billboard

‘You can buy No.1s on Billboard’: Tekashi 6ix9ine claims 30,000 Ariana Grande single sales were purchased using 6 credit cards

Tekashi 6ix9ine is not happy. The rapper released his first music in well over a year on Friday, May 8 with GOOBA, a new track and video that set multiple records. For example, GOOBA, distributed by Create Music Group, became the fastest video in histo…

Billboard + Bandsintown Tour Indexes Launch With Billie Eilish, Letterkenny Problems At #1

Just weeks after Bandsintown launched twenty-four Worldwide, US and City Live Music Charts, the top-ranked concert discovery platform has added the Billboard + Bandsintown Tour Index, four new weekly touring indexes available exclusively on Billboard. The Billboard + Bandsintown Index is comprised of four new weekly charts: Global Top Artists,…

Bandsintown Launches First-Ever Predictive Touring Charts For Established and Emerging Artists

Bandsintown has launched 24 Worldwide, US and City Live Music Charts that will be published on Bandsintown, Bandsintown for Artists, and Hypebot starting today. The concert discovery platform has also partnered with Billboard to exclusively publish the Billboard + Bandsintown Tour Index, four weekly charts launching later this month. These…

Editorial Staff Cuts At Spin, Stereogum, Vibe

Billboard and Hollywood Reporter owner Valence Media laid off seven editorial staffers at Spin Media Group this week across music sites Spin, Stereogum and Vibe as the profits from a resurgent music industry fail to trickle down to the media that serve it. "The decisions were made in conjunction with…

Here is What Every Major Label, Subsidiary Earned In 2018, according to Billboard

The recorded music industry is growing again thanks to streaming, but by how much and who are the winners and losers? Because the three major labels only report overall recorded music revenue, Billboard used third part data to estimate the 2018 U.S. earnings of every major and major-controlled record label….

Billboard, Bandsintown Partner To Grow Artist and Concert Discovery Across Their Massive Music Platforms

Billboard and Bandsintown have announced a multifaceted partnership designed to drive music discovery, fan engagement and sell more tickets. The collaboration launches with the addition of Bandsintown’s comprehensive global tour date listings across Billboard and its portfolio of music sites which include Spin, Vibe, and Stereogum. Billboard and its sites…

Why does the music industry still judge itself in weekly intervals?

Are charts which appear every seven days really cut out for the modern era?
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