In this issue: How much of drake's explosive streaming success is luck and how much is strategy, Where vinyl failed, Net flix's pricey the get down could succeed as baz luhrmann traces rap music to its new york roots, parties exclusive lollapalooza 25th anniversary portraits and much more...

“Despacito” becomes the first Spanish-language No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart.

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Thirty-five years ago, Jennifer Holliday’s “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” hit No. 1.

How Asian “smog couture” and two selfconscious rappers gave rise to fashion’s hottest trend: masks.

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Glitter, Glory and Geopolitics For decades, tens of millions of fans from dozens of nations watched the Eurovision Song Contest. This year, Russia and Ukraine’s Crimean conflict played out onstage.

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Ahead of the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala, Berry Gordy, Babyface, Pitbull, Ed Sheeran and others share stories behind their hits.

“We Saw The Future” Fifty years ago at the Monterey Pop festival, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding killed, Jimi Hendrix set his ax afire and purple acid flowed.

“Malibu” marks Miley Cyrus’ first top 10 since her 2013 No. 1 “Wrecking Ball.” 

Parties Billboard Music Awards, ASCAP Pop Music Awards, ASCAP Screen Music Awards.

In 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus had a crossover hit with “Achy Breaky Heart.”

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“Despacito” becomes the first mostly Spanish-language No. 1 since “Macarena” in 1996.

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The rise of Max Lousada, WMG’s new CEO of recorded music.

Parties Academy of Country Music Awards.

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A genre star in search of a wider audience, Joey Bada$$ is balancing a promising acting career with a pissed-off worldview.

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The Chainsmokers join The Beatles and the Bee Gees as the only duos or groups with three simultaneous top 10s on the Hot 100. and much more...

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Kygo and Selena Gomez soar 93-12 with their collaboration “It Ain’t Me.”

Dua Lipa has rejected the modeling world, hung with Troye Sivan at a strip club and is ready to bring her “therapeutic” pop to America.

The Temptations, Michael Jackson and Mary J. Blige top Billboard’s firstever all-time R&B/hip-hop rankings and much more...

Billboard’s annual list of new and renovated venues, with a focus on the hotly competitive Las Vegas market, 

The acclaimed team on turning La La Land into an unexpected musical hit,

In 1980, Queen earned its first No. 1 single with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and much more!!

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Are the Grammy Awards heading to New york in 2018,

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In this issue:Alessia Cara ascends to her second top 10 with “Scars to Your Beautiful.”Are the Grammys heading to New York in 2018?, Charts update: Billboard adds Pandora to the Hot 100, Parties Sundance Film Festival, and much more!!

In this issue: Pandora’s Risky Business Streaming’s original music service remains an online radio giant, but amid layoffs and acquisition rumors, chief Tim Westergren
opens up about its ambitious new bid, Accessorize with these aesthetically pleasing marijuana accoutrements, The National Music Publishers’ Association celebrates its 100th birthday, Bobby Brown dominated 1989 with his second solo LP, Don’t Be Cruel and much more...

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In this issue: Emeli Sandé welcomes Adele comparisons, and following a divorce, the U.K. star has her own tale of surviving heartbreak, Bey, The Boss And Bon Jovi: The Superstars Of Live The masters of the $20 Billion global concert industry get their due at the Billboard Touring Conference, Latin Power Players: How J.Lo (And J Balvin) Stay On Top As the U.S. Hispanic population rises to 55 million, the genre’s leaders take their artists and their industry to new heights, In 2002, Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” from the semi autobiographical film 8 Mile, in which he starred, set a Hot 100 record and netted the rapper an Oscar and much more...

In this issue: Music Gives Back From The Washington Post to WikiLeaks, charitable foundations have been under relentless scrutiny this season, but that hasn’t stopped philanthropists from President Bill Clinton to Jon Bon Jovi to Snoop Dogg from working tirelessly to fight poverty, end hunger, provide hope to underserved teens, Ranking the 20 most influential programmers at country radio, In 1983, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ “Islands in the Stream” reached No. 1, Bette Midler opens up about Hello, Dolly! and Hocus Pocus, and forecasts a film career for her Voice co-star and much more...

40 Under 40 Today’s superstars wouldn’t be topping charts, filling arenas and disrupting the music biz without the vision and hustle of these pioneering young executives. 

“Young, black, wild and free” is Janelle Monae’s mantra as she hits Hollywood in two buzzy Oscar films. 

In 1973, Gladys Knight & The Pips rode their “Midnight Train” all the way to No. 1. 

Solange’s secret weapon Raphael Saadiq returns to the spotlight.

For Desert Trip, cozy up in looks that are anything but passé.

Rebirth Of The Last Bee Gee Ahead of his first solo release since 1984, Barry Gibb looks to bury his ghosts. 

Parties Meadows Music & Arts Festival, Austin City Limits.

In 2004, Green Daay earned its first Billboard 200 No. 1

In this issue: 21st century tie-dye is turning humble hippie tees into a fashion statement, The star-studded “Forever Country” launches in the top 25, Parties iHeartRadio Music Festival portraits, Global Citizen Festival, Life Is Beautiful Festival, The TV Issue! Starring Kim Kardashian West Sorry, haters: With mogul status in TV, apps, social media and a model marriage to rap’s brash genius Kanye, Kim K has attained rock-star swagger on her own terms — including that Taylor Swift dust-up: “I just wanted to protect my husband.” Plus: Why so many promising music-industryset shows fall flat, Q&As with MTV prez Sean Atkins and Empire’s Lee Daniels, and a 45-year oral history of Sesame Street, with Questlove, Big Bird (!) and more.

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50 Best Music Books of All Time

CRAMMING FOR GRAMMYS Gaga, Green Dayrush the September deadline.

M.I.A . On Heart Break, Zayn and Her Possible Retirement.

Britney Spears' "Make Me..." highlights a host of songs that make gains following MTV's Video Music Awards.

Inside Spotify's long-rumored IPO and its ongoing contract negotiations with the three major labels.

Parties - Budweiser's Made in America festival, BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards and more...

The 52 Best Things About Music This Fall - A guide to the industry's busiest season, as labels pin their fourth-quarter hopes on arena-rock vets.

Pop's Wild Weekend - backstage at Billboard's Hot 100 Music Festival with Fetty Wap, Desiigner and 10 other acts who helped make the second edition a smash.

The Zombies rise again - boosted by fans from Rick Wakeman to Tom Petty and more...

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