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Friday, September 2, 2016

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!

 
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TOP 20: JUST TRUST US
A second sonic Boom (4/18a)
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ON THE COVER:
AARON BAY-SCHUCK
AND TOM CORSON
Bunny's hoppin' again. (4/17a)
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NEAR TRUTHS:
PRIMARY NUMBERS
Hats off to Larry (4/17a)
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TAY’S FORTHCOMING DEBUT: WE ARE TORTURED BY SPECULATION
So many questions (4/18a)
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THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH
The coziest way to experience the fest (4/18a)
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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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