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Over the past couple years we’ve published two massive articles about the current state and impending trends of music consumption—my deep...

Chance the Rapper performs in L.A. in November 2016. His mixtape Coloring Book can't be bought — but by Billboard's rules, it was...

Every time that Spotify’s Troy Carter meets with a label ­marketer, he hears the same thing: “How can I get No. 1 on Today’s Top Hits?”...

Wiz Khalifa is now one of two artists to reach the two billion milestone. Wiz Khalifa must feel on top of the world. Today’s his...