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An interview with Jody Gerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and "Billboard" magazine's Executive of the Year in 2020, is presented. She describes the early changes that spurred the revenue growth of UMPG after her appointment in 2015. Gerson explains the work of the She Is the Music group she co-founded in 2018 in supporting women in the music industry. She also discusses the impact of the influx of private equity coming into publishing.

An interview with Parkwood Entertainment president and chief operating officer (COO) is presented. Among the issues he discussed include what he thinks are the strengths of superstar Beyoncé as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Parkwood, how he defines the mission of Beyoncé and Parkwood, and the strategy behind the company's intense secrecy.

The article offers information on music executives who have made significant contributions to Latin music in 2019. They include Cárdenas Marketing Network's (CMN) founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Henry Cárdenas, Franklin Martinez, who co-founded Carbon Fiber Music with Latin urban singer Farruko, and Sebastian Ducamp, senior vice president for artist management and live events at Global Talent Services. INSET: WHAT DO YOUNG LATINX LISTENERS WANT? SPANISH.

The article profiles several executives in the music industry. Some of executives in the music business profiled are Elliot Grainge's establishment of 10K Projects, an independent hip-hop record label, Epic Records senior vice president (VP) promotion Sandra Afloarei, Spotify head of international artist and label marketing Madeleine Bennett, The Orchard senior VP global label management and integration Jaclyn Bertsch and Atlantic Records VP A&R Brandon Davis.

The article presents profiles of the top lawyers in the U.S. music industry in 2019. They include Debbie White, a partner and vice chair at Loeb & Loeb; Jeffrey Harleston, general counsel at Universal Music Group; and Scott McDowell, executive vice president and head of legal and business affairs at Warner Chappell Music. An overview of their educational background is presented, as well as their previous work experience.

The article profiles the recipients of the Masters of Branding award as part of the "2019 Branding Power Players" report of "Billboard." Topics covered include background of Marcie Allen, founder and president of MAC Presents, information on Jennifer Breithaupt, global consumer chief marketing officer at Citi and background of Deborah Curtis, vice president of global brand partnerships and experiences at American Express and Maureen Ford, president of national and festival sales at Live Nation.

The article profiles the individuals included in the Power Generation list of "Billboard" magazine, the 25 disrupters who redefine the music industry. Topics covered include support for diversity by Shawn Holiday, head of urban music at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, projects of Adam Alpert, manager of The Chainsmokers, chief executive officer (CEO) of Disruptor Records and Kick the Habit Productions and role of Noah Assad, co-founder/CEO of Rimas Entertainment in the success of Bad Bunny.

The article presents the honorees of the Executives of the Year award at the 2018 Women In Music event held by the magazine "Billboard," including LaTrice Burnette, executive vice president at Island Records, Nicki Farag, executive vice president at Def Jam Recordings and Ethiopia Habtemariam, president of Motown Records.

The article features 74 executives who helped the digital music stream growth in 2018. They include Charlie Hellman of Spotify, whose focus is on the musicians whose work drives the success of the streaming service, Jim Selby of Concord Music Group, who made a significant investment in internal metadata management, and Peter Brodsky of Sony/ATV Music Publishing who helped convince the Copyright Royalty Board to raise the royalty rate for songwriters on Spotify and other streaming services.

The article features Ken Casey, the founder of Boston Celtic-punk band Dropkick Murphys. Topics discussed include Casey's other role as an independent boxing promoter, Dropkick Murphys' single "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," which has sold 2 million digital downloads and has accrued 91 million on-demand U.S. streams, and a baseball museum bar that Casey opened in 2008 called McGreevy's.

The article announces honorees in the 2018 Top Music Lawyers recognized by "Billboard" magazine, including Jeffrey Harleston of Universal Music Group, Paul Robinson of Warner Music Group, and Danielle Aguirre of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA).

The article features the annual 40 Under 40 list of young executives in the music industry recognized by "Billboard" magazine. Topics discussed include the working relationship between Steven Victor of record label Def Jam and rapper Pusha T, the significant contributions of Michael Alexander of Universal Music Group to the career of rapper Post Malone, and the accomplishments earned by Erika Alfredson of Columbia Records.

The article examines the need to stop using the term "urban" to refer to hip-hop and rhythm and blues (R&B) music made by African American artists. Several African American executives in the music industry have proposed eliminating the term, as conversations about race and gender have intensified culturewide. According to Sam Taylor, senior vice president creative at Kobalt Music Group, the use of the term is downgrading the impact of R&B, soul and hip-hop on music.

The article discusses the Billboard's Indie Power Players report which recognizes achievement at independently owned record labels, music publishers and distributors and distribution companies owned by three music groups that play a role in bringing indie-owned repertoire to music. These distributors include Symphonic Distribution, Select-O-Hits, and Redeye Worldwide.

The article features Sally Williams, senior vice president of programming and artist relations at Opry Entertainment and general manager of the Grand Ole Opry, who is part of the 2018 Country Power Players list of "Billboard" magazine.

The article focuses on the growth of dubstep music in the U.S. It cites the increasing importance of dubstep or bass music in dance-music festivals and relates an incident wherein Insomniac Events had to create a dubstep stage to respond to the demand of the crowd at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, Nevada. It also notes that the growth of dubstep is disrupting the supremacy of electronic dance music (EDM).

The article lists the nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, including "Hello" by Adele for Record of the Year, "Lemonade" by Beyonce for Album of the Year, and singer Kelsea Ballerini for Best New Artist.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of helping his wounded friend during the mass shooting at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada and of being labeled as a crisis actor and receiving criticisms from strangers despite his ordeal.

The article focuses on women that were in singer-songwriter Prince's life. It comments on drummer Sheila E. who met Prince in 1978 and was a part of his band and a lifelong confidant, as well as his lover. It talks about singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor whose cover of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U" was at the top of the music charts for four weeks. It mentions Mayte Garcia, Prince's first wife who married Prince in 1996 and gave birth to his only child, Boy Gregory, who died a week after his birth.

The article reports on the mature perspective of Lukas Forchhammer of the Danish music band Lukas Graham regarding the reception to their soul-pop album "3 (The Purple Album)" in 2018, two years after their release "7 Years" was nominated for Grammy Award.

The article discusses the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2017 and its impact on Nashville, Tennessee where many of the performers at the festival came from.

The article offers information on singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, citing how she considered the emotion and intensity of singer Elvis Presley for her single "The Joke," her motherhood as gay parent, and her married life with wife Catherine Shepherd.

An interview with Lady Gaga is presented. Topics include her views on her non-profit Born This Way Foundation which help marginalized youth; her meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2011 to discuss school bullying; and ways in which musician John Elton inspired Lady Gaga and Gaga's relation with Elton.

The article reviews the music release "Original Colors," by High Places.

The article focuses on Wheelchair Sports Camp, a musical band consist of Kalyn Heffernan, Abi McGaha Miller, Isaac McGaha Miller and disc jockey (DJ) B*Money.

The article presents an interview with Patty Schemel, former drummer of the band Hole, in which she discusses her struggle with drug addiction, her getting kicked out of the band, and her memoir "Hit So Hard."

Graphs are presented that show the growth of the music business due to the popularity of paid subscription services and mentions increased in audio streaming and on-demand video, streaming as the largest revenue source and total global subscribers of Apple Music.

The article discusses stage designer Esmeralda "Es" Devlin's creation of a seven-story video-screen centerpiece for singer Beyonce's Formation World Tour, and her transition from theater-set design to stadium-concert stage design with rap musician Kanye West's 2005 Touch the Sky Tour.

The article presents comments from comedian Tracy Morgan on when he learned about the death of Prince, including his going to a party at Prince's home in Los Angeles, California back in 2009 where he told Prince how his father loved the song "When Doves Cry," and mentions hosting the Billboard Music Awards in 2013 which Prince headlined.

The article focuses on the artists getting into festival business including the Bass Center 2016 festival of disc jockey (DJ) Lorin Ashton known as Bassnectar in Colorado, the Shadow of the City show by Jack Antonoff in New Jersey, and Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival by Justin Vernon.

The article focuses on music business of songwriter David Bowie. Topics discussed include licensing of his albums from "Space Oddity" to "Scary Monsters", acquiring of one promoter handle Arthur Fogel, release of online music in 1998 and his involvement in artistic decisions, increase in sales of his albums including "Blackstar" and transition in the music after exposure to online communications.

The article reports that the music album "Cass County" by Don Henley has classified as country music, and mentions views of Bill Freimuth, vice president of awards at the music firm Recording Academy, on the same.

The article discusses multi-instrumentalist Will Butler of the rock band Arcade Fire, including the release of his debut solo album "Policy," the use and portrayal of humor in music, and his Academy Award nomination for his collaboration with composer Owen Pallett on the film score for "Her."

The article discusses singer Shamir Bailey, including the 2014 release of his album "Northtown" which got him signed with the independent record label XL, and music from several genres, such as rap, rhythm & blues, and punk rock, from his debut full-length album to be released in Spring 2015.

The article discusses singer-songwriter Jessie J., including the third-place ranking of her 2014 song "Bang Bang" on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, her first top ten ranking on the Billboard 200 chart with her album "Sweet Talker, and her collaboration with singer Mary J. Blige.

The article discusses lead singer Hayley Williams of the rock band Paramore, including her appearance on the song "Stay the Night" by Zedd, the band's four-day fan cruise to the Bahamas in the Spring of 2014, and the band's 2014 summer concert tour with the band Fall Out Boy.