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‘Savage Love’ Soars To No. 1
BILLBOARD 200
Blackpink’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ Launches
Billboard
Are We Reaching Peak Streaming Subscriptions? • For four years, the U.S. recorded-music business has grown at double-digit rates, but there are now 110 million subscribers — in a country with 110 million households. What happens next?
PEAK PERFORMANCE
MARKET WATCH
When November Ends • Trump hates TikTok. Biden called tech CEOs “little creeps.” The music business hasn’t loomed large in the campaign, but this election could change the game for societies, publishers and other industry players. Here’s what’s at stake
EDDIE VAN HALEN 1955-2020
In India, TikTok Ban Spurs A Game Of Clones • New apps are vying for the short-video market vacated by the Chinese platform
ALEJANDRO SOBERÓN KURI • CEO, Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento/OCESA
OUTSIDE THE LINES • Iann dior is the latest young star to blur rap, rock and pop — and his collaborative spirit has helped him land a breakthrough hit
PERFECTING THE MOOD • Why 10K Projects founder/CEO Elliot Grainge believes iann dior is a “founding father” of rap-rock’s new wave
Camilo’s TikTok Crash Course • How the rising Colombian artist became the most-followed Latin act on the app
“TAP IN”
Back On Track • After multiple setbacks — including the loss of co-founder Malcolm Young — AC/DC prepares to release its 17th studio album
LABEL LOOK • DALE PLAY RECORDS
Eslabon Armado
Romance LANGUAGE • With their upcoming film Marry Me, JENNIFER LOPEZ and MALUMA are bringing Latin music to the big screen at a time when the appetite for songs in Spanish has never been higher — and Hollywood is ready to cash in
REBECA LEÓN Co-founder/CEO, Lionfish Entertainment • Guiding the careers of rising talents like LUNAY and ROSALÍA, she has landed historic deals and put her clients on a global stage. Now, with backing from Live Nation, the management maverick is ready to conquer new territory
Songs Of Change
‘THE REAL CHANGE STARTS WITH US’ • Afro-Latino artists have long faced discrimination — in their home countries, the United States and the industry at large. A new wave of promotion from labels and streaming platforms could finally start to change that
SONY MUSIC LATIN’S BIG PLAYS
DISTRIBUTING THE WEALTH • Ingrooves, ADA and The Orchard are offering top Latin artists serious investment — and unconventional deals
UNIVERSAL’S LATIN LEADER LOOKS AHEAD
VIRTUAL VIBES • Celebrating its 30th anniversary as the biggest and longest-running gathering for the Latin music industry, Billboard’s Latin Music Week (Oct. 20-23) is going digital this year. Its star-packed lineup features workshops, performances and revealing panels with top artists and executives — including these highlights
LOCAL INSPIRATION, GLOBAL STAGE • In a Latin Music Week high point, 2020 Billboard Latin Hall of Fame award winner CARLOS VIVES will sit down with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s GUSTAVO DUDAMEL
Broadcasting Built The Radio Star • CHAIRMAN KRAIG KITCHIN PREVIEWS THE RADIO HALL OF FAME’S ANNUAL INDUCTION EVENT ON OCT. 29, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING
The Radio Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2020 • THIS YEAR’S SEVEN INDUCTEES SPAN BOTH ON-AIR TALENT AND RADIO PROGRAMS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HALL OF FAMERS TO 259
24kGoldn • With “Mood,” the artist taps into the growing trend of guitar-driven hip-hop