Billboard - 28.03.2020

Musician Ben Babbitt

photographed by Brian Guido

on March 16 in Los Angeles.

MARCH 28, 2020 • VOLUME 132^ NO. 7

Contents

TUNE IN: CLOSE CALLS

In a new episode of our Close Calls discussion

series, Cast Management’s Jeff Castelaz and

MAC Presents’ Marcie Allen discuss how

touring artists are looking for new ways to

connect with audiences and generate revenue

from millions of fans ordered to shelter in

place. Billboard Pro members can access the

conversation, “Coming to a Living Room Near

You: The Economics of Streaming During the

Coronavirus Crisis,” at billboard.com/close-calls.

BILLBOARD HOT 100

3

Harry Styles scores his second

solo top 10 with “Adore You.”

THE MARKET

15

Without traditional promotion

available, publicists, managers and

label heads discuss what marketing

campaigns for artists could look

like during the pandemic — and

whether they can be successful.

16

Coronavirus-related concerns

have led to difficult shutdowns for

record stores and retailers, but

physical sales aren’t dead just yet.

THE SCENE

24

Dublab Radio’s Los Angeles

Drive-In Concert

THE SOUND

29

Coachella moved to fall first,

and other festivals are following

its lead. Can the season sustain

them all? Plus: how artists are

coping with cancellations.

32

Emerald Fennell wanted a

pop-driven soundtrack for her

directorial debut, Promising Young

Woman — and a group of powerful

executives helped her get one.

THE PLAYERS

49

Billboard’s annual list of top music

business managers, who play an

even more essential role at a time

of industry uncertainty and turmoil.

MY BILLBOARD

MOMENT

80

Blondie co-founder Debbie Harry

recalls writing the 1980 hit “Call

Me,” which topped the Hot 100 four

decades ago.

VIRUS:

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THEATER:

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CORONAVIRUS DEEP DIVE

Billboard Pro members can read an in-depth

analysis of how the coronavirus is affecting

the music business with our new Deep Dive,

premiering online April 1. You’ll find stories about

the touring industry’s response to the pandemic,

what the biz can learn from Hollywood’s

marshaling of resources, how the collapse of

China’s nightclub business could be a cautionary

tale for Las Vegas and more. Not a member?

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