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How to Score a Pop Airplay No. 1 With a 12-Year-Old Single: Miguel Edition

By
Dan Rys
May 26, 2023 1:15 pm

PRO ANALYSIS

Blockbuster Ticket Sales Are Expected to Continue Through 2023 — and Beyond

By
Glenn Peoples
May 26, 2023 5:29 pm

How Much Do Tina Turner’s Recordings Earn Every Year?

By
Ed Christman, Andrew Unterberger
May 25, 2023 3:34 pm

Songwriters’ Streaming Royalties Have Been Determined (Finally)

By
Kristin Robinson
May 24, 2023 5:54 pm

Executive Turntable: Big Machine & Hard 8 Launch Record Label; Hipgnosis Global Song Management Head Exits

By
Chris Eggertsen
May 26, 2023 1:27 pm

Publishing Briefs: Primary Wave Buys Skillet Catalog; Reservoir Signs Armani White

By
Kristin Robinson
May 25, 2023 8:23 am

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Brandi Carlile to Receive NMPA's 2023 Songwriter Icon Award

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Pro Insights

How ‘$500 Off’ SeatGeek Codes Leaked From Major League Baseball Meetings and Spread Online

By
Dave Brooks
May 24, 2023 10:24 am

Taylor Swift Tickets Are in High Demand — And Scammers Know It

By
Dave Brooks
May 19, 2023 8:31 am

Targeted Payments and Overnight Spins: How Labels Influence Airplay Charts

By
Elias Leight
May 18, 2023 11:45 am

Market Watch

28.4B

total on-demand streams week over week

Number of audio and video on-demand streams for the week ending May 18.

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Charts

Billboard Global Excl. US

1

Cupid

Fifty Fifty

2

La Bebe

Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma

3

Ella Baila Sola

Eslabon Armado X Peso Pluma

Emerging Artists

1

Megan Moroney

2

Lovejoy

3

Kali

Top Album Sales

1

The Album

Jonas Brothers

2

Random Access Memories

Daft Punk

3

Lauren Daigle

Lauren Daigle

Deep Dive: The Distribution Revolution

In its newest Deep Dive, Billboard looks at how distribution for indie labels and acts has become the music industry’s new frontier.

On the Scene

On the Scene

Billboard Women In Music 2023: Photos From the Show

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