Lil Nas X And The Question: Who Defines What A Genre Sounds Like

Lil Nas X's breakout smash "Old Town Road" was recently yanked from Billboard's country charts, despite the songs massive success, owing to the song's alleged failure to sufficiently embrace the. Continue reading

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“Old Town Road” Was #19 On Country Chart, Then Billboard Decided It Wasn’t Really A Country Song

Lil Nas X scored a crossover country hit when his cowboy-themed rap song “Old Town Road,” debuted at #19 on the Billboard country chart. The Billboard decided to pull the. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

This week, we have a whole host of tips and advice for the indie artists out there trying to make it big, including a walkthrough of what it takes to. Continue reading

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Hitting The Billboard Charts: The 4 Phases

In this guide for the scrappy self starters out there, award winning songwriter MANAFEST breaks down into four strategic phases how artists can roll out their music in such a. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week commentators in the music industry look at what what Billboard's Power 100 list got right and wrong, streaming's significant problem with math, why Ariana Grande's fans are the. Continue reading

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Analysis Of Every Billboard Top 5 Song In 2018 – The Structure And Composition Of A Hit

Our friends at Soundfly have done an exhaustive breakdown of the musical structure and composition behind every song from the year that cracked the Billboard Top 5, revealing more than. Continue reading

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Major Layoffs At Billboard, Hollywood Reporter

About 22 staffers have been laid off at Billboard and The Hollywood Reported as part of a restructuring by parent company Valance Media.

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WED. BRIEF: Billboard Live Summit • NetEase Music Adds $600M • Festicket Raises $10.5M • audiobridge To Nashville • More

WEDNESDAY 11.14.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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FRI. BRIEF: RIAA Mid-Year Report • Eventbrite IPO Soars • Billboard Acquires Amplify • More

FRIDAY 9.21.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Billboard #2 Sells Just 1K Downloads As Decline Accelerates

How quickly are download sales declining? It took just over 1000 track sales to grab the #2 spot on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart for the week ending August. Continue reading

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