Billboard (magazine)

==News publishing==
''Billboard'' publishes a news website and weekly [[trade magazine]] that covers music, video and home entertainment. Most of the articles are written by staff writers, while some are written by industry experts.<ref name="Hoffmann 2004 p. 212"/> It covers news, gossip, opinion,<ref name="LampelLant"/> and music reviews, but its "most enduring and influential creation" is the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]].<ref name="godfrey"/> The charts track music sales, radio airtime and other data about the most popular songs and albums.<ref name="godfrey"/> The [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart of the top-selling songs was introduced in 1958. Since then, the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], which tracks the top-selling albums, has become more popular as an indicator of commercial success.<ref name="LampelLant">{{cite book |last=Anand |first=N. |chapter=Charting the Music Business: Magazine and the Development of the Commercial Music Field |editor1-last=Lampel |editor1-first=Joseph |editor2-last=Shamsie |editor2-first=Jamal |editor3-last=Lant |editor3-first=Theresa |title=The Business of Culture: Strategic Perspectives on Entertainment and Media |publisher=Taylor & Francis |series=Series in Organization and Management |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-135-60923-8 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yJ5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |page=140 |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213230014/https://books.google.com/books?id=1yJ5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Billboard'' has also published books in collaboration with [[Watson-Guptill]] and a radio and television series called American Top 40, based on Billboard charts.<ref name="Hoffmann 2004 p. 212">{{cite book | last=Hoffmann | first=Frank | title=Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2004 | isbn=978-1-135-94950-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-FOSAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA212 | access-date=November 5, 2015 | page=212 | archive-date=December 13, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213230010/https://books.google.com/books?id=-FOSAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA212 | url-status=live }}</ref> A daily ''Billboard Bulletin'' was introduced in February 1997<ref name="godfrey"/> and ''Billboard'' hosts about 20 industry events each year.<ref name="primary"/>

''Billboard'' is considered one of the most reputable sources of music industry news.<ref name="Radel 1994">{{cite news | last=Radel | first=Cliff | title=Entertainment & the Arts: Billboard Celebrates 100 Years Of Hits | newspaper=The Seattle Times | date=November 3, 1994 | url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19941103&slug=1939453 | access-date=November 6, 2015 | archive-date=December 23, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190632/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19941103&slug=1939453 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sisario 2014"/> The website includes the Billboard Charts, news separated by music genre, videos and a separate website. It also compiles lists, hosts a fashion website called Pret-a-Reporter and publishes eight different newsletters. The print magazine's regular sections include:<ref name="primary"/>
* Hot 100: A chart of the top 100 most popular songs of the week
* Topline: News from the week
* The Beat: Hitmaker interviews, gossip and trends in the music industry
* Style: Fashion and accessories
* Features: In-depth interviews, profiles and photography
* Reviews: Reviews of new albums and songs
* Backstage pass: information about events and concerts
* Charts and CODA: More information about current and historical Billboard Charts