Jeff Robinson (left) and H.E.R.
photographed by Jabari Jacobs on
Sept. 6 at Good Behavior at MADE
Hotel in New York.
8 BILLBOARD • OCTOBER 19, 2019
OCT. 19, 2019 • VOLUME 131^ NO. 25
Contents
TUNE IN: CLOSE CALLS
Billboard launches a new video discussion series,
Close Calls, with “The Art of the Hip-Hop Deal” on
Oct. 18. As signing prices soar, Billboard executive
director of R&B/hip-hop Gail Mitchell interviews
Warner Records executive vp Julian Petty (left)
about deal-making strategies for both artist
managers and record labels. After the livestream,
Billboard Pro members can access video of the
conversation at billboard.com/close-calls.
On this week’s episode of Billboard’s new
Quizzed video series, which pairs musical
artists with the stars of their favorite films
and TV shows, Friends actress Courteney
Cox checks superfan Charlie Puth’s
knowledge of the iconic sitcom. Up next:
Chance the Rapper gets quizzed by the star
of a film that changed his life. PE
TTY:PETERBOHLERBILLBOARD HOT 100
3
Travis Scott scores his second
Hot 100 No. 1 and first to debut
at the summit.
THE MARKET
15
In the streaming era of the music
business, catalog is becoming
increasingly important — even as
older titles start gathering dust.
18
Rather than pushing a single
to radio, labels are turning
to social media to find which
songs resonate first.
THE SCENE
24
Rolling Loud Festival, City of Hope
Spirit of Life Gala
THE SOUND
29
Artist-curated festivals like
Astroworld and Posty Fest are
competing for consumer dollars —
but are they here to stay?
34
How Partisan Records grew
into an indie powerhouse that’s
approaching 100 releases from
Deer Tick, Cigarettes After Sex
and more.
MY BILLBOARD
MOMENT
96
Artist Publishing Group GM
Angie Pagano kicked off 2019
watching some of the publisher’s
top songwriters land No. 1s
across several charts.