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Releases
New albums this week
New singles
Release calendar
hip-hop
pop
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rock
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electronic
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metal
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Deluxe editions and reissues
Vinyl and physical releases
Charts
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard 200
Streaming songs
Radio airplay
Vinyl albums
Country and Latin charts
Chart records and milestones
How the charts are calculated
Billboard Global 200 and Global excluding United States
Artist 100
Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay
Hot Latin Songs and Regional Mexican Airplay
Hot R and B and Hip Hop Songs
Alternative Airplay and Adult Contemporary
Luminate week ending data and how a tracking week works
Streaming equivalent album units explained
Chart eligibility, bundling and ticket redemption rules
RIAA gold and platinum certifications
Chart debuts, re entries and long running number ones
Live
Tour announcements
Tour date calendar
Coachella
Lollapalooza
Bonnaroo
ACL
Governors Ball
Stagecoach
Residencies: Las Vegas and beyond
Venues and amphitheatres
presales
dynamic pricing
resale
Tour grosses
On sale calendar and presale codes
Fan verification and queue systems
Dynamic and platinum pricing
Resale rules and face value exchanges by state
Support acts and openers
Tour postponements and cancellations
Merch cuts taken by venues
Accessibility and companion tickets
Stadium versus arena versus shed economics
Festival cancellations and refund policy
Industry
Universal
Sony
Warner
independents
Streaming payouts and royalty rates
Publishing and songwriter splits
Catalogue sales and valuations
AI and voice cloning
Sync and licensing
Live Nation and antitrust
Ticketing regulation and all in pricing rules
Antitrust action involving Live Nation and Ticketmaster
Copyright, sampling and interpolation disputes
The Music Modernization Act and the Mechanical Licensing Collective
Union agreements: American Federation of Musicians and SAG-AFTRA
Terrestrial radio royalties and the American Music Fairness Act
Artist advances, recoupment and 360 deals
DistroKid
TuneCore
UnitedMasters
Symphonic
Streaming fraud and artificial streams
Estates, posthumous releases and archival campaigns
Private equity and catalogue funds
Artists
Artist profiles
Debut artists
Comebacks and reunions
Producers and songwriters
Band lineup changes
Producers and engineers
Songwriters and publishing credits
Session and touring musicians
Managers, agents and promoters
A and R and label signings
Band lineup changes and reunions
Debut and breakout artists
Genre crossovers
Artist estates and legacy campaigns
News
Reviews
Album reviews
Single and EP reviews
Live and tour reviews
Reissue and box set reviews
Our rating scale and what each score means
Best albums of the year so far
Best songs of the month
Reappraisals and anniversary reviews
Awards
categories
eligibility window and voting
Billboard Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
Country Music Association Awards
Academy of Country Music Awards
BET Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Kennedy Center Honors
How nominations are decided and who votes
Country and Latin charts
Country and Latin charts - reporting from Tracks and Takes.
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