Billboard Magazine

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Billboard US

Days Before Rodeo Ropes No. 1 Spot

46 “Sailor Song” Gigi Perez

BILLBOARD 200

1 “Disco” Surf Curse

14 THE WEEKND

Eilish’s ‘Birds’ Flocks To No. 1

Combs Collects 18th Leader

Hell’s Kitchen Fires Up At No. 1

Adams’ Sunny Days Shines

Music’s Highest-Paid Executives • Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge’s compensation hit $150.3 million — nearly six times more than the No. 2 earner

METAL MERCH MACHINE • Staunchly loyal headbangers are filling the coffers of their favorite bands by shelling out big dollars for T-shirts, branded whiskey and concert tickets

Jeremy Sirota • CEO, MERLIN

Growing Pains • Two years after departing Calibre 50, Eden Muñoz reveals why he feels “happy again”

BEHIND THE HIT • “Cali Pachanguero”

‘We Are An Aspirational Genre’ • Música popular is growing within Colombia — and across the world — behind Yeison Jimenez, Pipe Bueno and other artists

Logging Off

RETURN OF THE REGGAETONERO • AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS POPULARITY, IT FELT LIKE THE TIDE HAD TURNED AGAINST J BALVIN. BUT WITH A NEW ALBUM AND OUTLOOK, THE COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR HAS REGROUPED, RECENTERED AND REENERGIZED

SINCERELY, YOUNG MIKO • WITH HER CAPTIVATING SOUND AND REFRESHING PERSPECTIVE, THE PUERTO RICAN STAR IS REDEFINING URBANO MUSIC FOR A NEW GENERATION

EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR GEORGE PRAJIN • FOUNDER, PRAJIN PARLAY; CO-FOUNDER/COO, DOUBLE P RECORDS

The School Of STREET MOB

SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR RIMAS

Lionfish Founder Rebeca León Wins Billboard ’s 2024 Latin Power Players’ Choice Award

UTA’S PLAN TO MEET DEMAND

HOW RAP FOUND REGGAETÓN

GROWING GAINS

THE NEW WAVE MEETS THE WORLD

THE GENRE GODFATHER • Yandel reflects on reggaetón past and present — and his continuing solo career

HANUMANKIND • His breakthrough hit went global — now, the rapper is running with the “Big Dawgs”