THE BIBLE, THEN
AND NOW

With our 30th anniversary upon us, we offer another comparison of what the industry bible was three decades ago—boring, verbose, dependable—and what it is now, which can only described as TMZ crossed with WTF. Some selected headlines follow.

Billboard, 8/23/86:

Second-Quarter U.K. Music Sales Bounce Back
Cassettes, CDs Bolster Packaging Industry
Z-100: Building a Station From Bottom Up

Billboard, 8/20/16:

The Concert Tee Gets a Serious Makeover
Country Bros, Pop Girls!
Kanye: A Selfie Artist for a Selfie Generation

Stay tuned for a breathless report on which artists are tweeting about rompers!

BACK TO RUMOR MILL

		HITS LIST: HORSEPOWER VRRMMMM (5/17a) Check It Out Now NEAR TRUTHS: VARIANTS Celebrity death match underway on album chart (5/17a) Check It Out Now OH, TANNENBAUM! ANOTHER GREAT CAREER HITS THE SKIDS Another talented journalist trapped in the career cul de sac (5/17a) Check It Out Now THE COUNT: LIVE NATION TAPS TYLER, POST, BLINK FOR TOP U.S. FESTS Cornering the market on surefire headliners (5/17a) Check It Out Now STAPLETON, WILSON BIG WINNERS AT THE ACMs A genre mash-up at the home of the Cowboys (5/17a) Check It Out Now
		THE NEW UMG Gosh, we hope there are more press releases. TIKTOK BANNED! Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is. THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT No, not that one. TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST Now 100% unlicensed!

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