APRIL 25 , 2020 • VOLUME 132 NO. 8
Contents
TO OUR READERS
Billboard will publish its
next issue on May .
For 24 / 7 music coverage,
go to billboard.com.ON THE COVER
Bob Marley mural by
Michael Ortiz and
Jon Lamb of LKMNDD
photographed by
Kwaku Alston on Feb.
at Tuff Gong Records in
Kingston, Jamaica.FEATURES
34
NO MORE TROUBLE
A pandemic certainly wasn’t part
of the plan for Bob Marley’s 75 th
birthday year. But amid a crisis, the
reggae icon’s family is expanding their
thriving business — at a time when
their visionary patriarch’s music and
message feel more essential than ever.BILLBOARD HOT 100
1
Singularly billed artists have
ruled for 34 straight weeks, the
longest streak in over two decades.THE MARKET
13
Livestreams have become essential
for artist promotion during the
pandemic, leaving their teams to
navigate unfamiliar legal rights.16
A look back at Billboard’s coverage
of the 1918 influenza pandemic
shows that reactions within music
were eerily similar to today’s crisis.THE SCENE
22
Creators and industry executives share
photos of their home self-quarantines.THE SOUND
27
After six years, Sam Hunt finally
released his second album and
was eager to tour — but now, the
coronavirus is affecting his long-
awaited return to the road.33
At 20 , former American Idol
contestant Gabby Barrett is
already making chart history.THE PLAYERS
45
Billboard’s annual list of the top
music business schools, which are
preparing to reopen this fall.FIGHT SONG
56
Recording Academy interim president/
CEO Harvey Mason Jr. reflects on
how the organization’s charitable arm,
MusiCares, established a coronavirus
relief fund for the music community.8 BILLBOARD • APRIL 25 , 2020THIS PAGE
Tuff Gong Records
interior photographed
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