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Volume 129 / No. 20
Contents
PHOTOGRAPHED BY AARON RICHTERON THE COVER
Ch a rli XCX ( l e f t ) a n d
Halsey photographed
by David Needleman on
Aug. 6 at Catalyst Ranch in
Chicago. Styling by Maeve
Reilly. Charli XCX wears
a 3.1 Phillip Lim jacket
and pants. Halsey wears
a 3.1 Phillip Lim dress
and Balenciaga shoes.
Watch exclusive video of
the two artists discussing
their fashion inspiration at
Billboard.com.Camila Cabello
photographed
Aug. 20 at Northwell
Health at Jones
Beach Theater in
Wantagh, N.Y.FEATURES
40 The 44 Best Things
About Music This
Fall A guide to the
industry’s busiest
season — led by
outspoken, party-
positive tour mates
Halsey and Charli XCX
— that promises big
streaming moves
and music from Foo
Fighters, Ty Dolla $ign
and... SpongeBob
SquarePants?
BILLBOARD HOT 100
3 Cardi B’s breakthrough
hit, “Bodak Yellow
(Money Moves),”
blasts 8-3.
TOPLINE
17 An inside look at
Amazon’s standoff
with sector giant
Ticketmaster as
it attempts to
muscle into the U.S.
ticketing market.
20 Why country fans have
been slow to adopt
streaming, and how the
industry is trying to get
them onboard.
7 DAYS ON THE SCENE
26 Billboard Hot
Music Festival
THE BEAT
31 PrettyMuch and Why
Don’t We are ushering
in a new era of boy
bands, with songs
and dance moves
designed for teens and
parents. Is a Hot
takeover imminent?
38 Booze, brawls and
Britney Spears made
MTV’s 2007 Video
Music Awards one of
its most memorable. A
decade later, insiders
recount the madness.
BACKSTAGE PASS
55 Billboard honors
music and tech’s
50 Power Players.
CO DA
80 In 1972, Looking Glass
earned its only top
hit when “Brandy
(You’re a Fine Girl)”
reached No. 1.8 BILLBOARD | SEPTEMBER 2, 2017