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Billboard.biz, a 24/7 extension of Billboard magazine, is the music industry's premiere news source. It also covers every aspect of the entertainment space as it pertains to everyone from brand marketers and ad agencies to record labels and cell phone carriers.

The site draws upon the vast experience and expertise of its dedicated editorial staff, the publication's worldwide staff and correspondents to provide the Internet's most-trusted music industry information.

Billboard.biz delivers breaking news, insight and analysis on the music and entertainment industries, all of the articles printed in each week's magazine, a database of all Billboard articles, reviews, features and special reports dating back to 1991, as well as weekly album, singles and video charts dating back to 1984 and year-end charts dating back to 1946. Access to archives and past versions of Billboard's charts are available to subscribers. Billboard magazine has served the information needs of the entertainment business since 1894. A brief history of Billboard can be found here.

Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Radio & Records. Billboard's many strategic partners include Fox-TV, Microsoft, Reuters, Sirius Satellite Radio, Telemundo, Univision Radio, ABC Radio Networks, Azteca America and Billboard sister companies Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems and Radio and Records.

Billboard is headquartered in New York with bureaus in London, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Washington, D.C. and Denver, and has editorial correspondents in major cities around the globe. The Group is a unit of Nielsen Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company..

 

 

PUBLISHER
TOMMY PAGE

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
BILL WERDE

EDITORIAL

SPECIAL FEATURES EDITOR: Thom Duffy 646-654-4716

BILLBOARD.BIZ EDITOR: JEM ASWAD 646-654-4904
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING FOR LATIN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT: Leila Cobo (Miami) 305-361-5279
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING FOR TOURING AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Ray Waddell (Nashville) 615-431-0441
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING FOR DIGITAL/MOBILE: Antony Bruno (Denver) 303-771-1342
SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS: Ed Christman (Publishing/Retail) 646-654-4723;
Gail Mitchell (R&B) 323-525-2289; Tom Ferguson (Deputy Global Editor) 011-44-207-420-6069
SENIOR EDITORIAL ANALYST: Glenn Peoples gpeoples@billboard.com
CORRESPONDENT: Mitchell Peters 323-525-2322
INTERNATIONAL: Lars Brandle (Australia), Wolfgang Spahr (Germany)
GLOBAL NEWS EDITOR: Andre Paine 011-44-207-420-6068
COPY CHIEF: Chris Woods
COPY EDITOR: Christa Titus
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Elizabeth Hurst 646-654-4661
CONTRIBUTORS: Larry Blumenfeld, Paul Heine, Juliana Koranteng, Laura Leebove, Kerri Mason, Deborah Evans Price, Tom Roland, Paul Sexton, Ben Sheffner, Mikael Wood

BILLBOARD.COM
EDITOR: M. TYE COMER 646-654-5525
MANAGING EDITOR: JESSICA LETKEMANN 646-654-5536
NEWS EDITOR: Monica Herrera 646-654-5534
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Mariel Concepcion 646-654-4780
MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR: Lisa Binkert 646-654-8663
ART DIRECTOR: Rachel Been 646-654-4669
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Jason Lipshutz

DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTO EDITOR: Amelia Halverson
SENIOR DESIGNER: Greg Grabowy

CHARTS & RESEARCH
DIRECTOR OF CHARTS: SILVIO PIETROLUONGO
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHARTS: Raphael George
SENIOR CHART MANAGERS: Keith Caulfield (The Billboard 200, Cast, Compilations, Digital Albums, Heatseekers Albums, Independent, Internet, Pop Catalog, Soundtracks; L.A.), Wade Jessen (Bluegrass, Christian, Country, Gospel; Nashville)
CHART MANAGERS: Bob Allen (Boxscore; Nashville), Raphael George (Blues, R&B/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rhythmic), Gordon Murray (Comedy, Dance/Electronic, Jazz, New Age, Ringtones, Social Networking, World), Silvio Pietroluongo (The Billboard Hot 100, Digital Songs), Paul Pomfret (Hits of the World; London), Gary Trust (Adult, Alternative, Chart Beat, Heatseekers Songs, Mainstream Top 40, Rock, Triple A), Alex Vitoulis (Classical, Kid Audio, Video)
CHART MANAGER: Rauly Ramirez (Latin)
CHART PRODUCTION MANAGER: Michael Cusson
ASSOCIATE CHART PRODUCTION MANAGER: Alex Vitoulis
BILLBOARD RESEARCH MANAGER: Gordon Murray 646-654-4633

DIGITAL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ONLINE: JOSHUA ENGROFF
MANAGER, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Justin Harris
MANAGER, SOCIAL MARKETING: Julie Booth
MANAGER, AD OPS: Paul Vikan

ADVERTISING SALES
VICE PRESIDENT, SALES/ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: JEREMY LEVINE 646-654-4627
NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR/DIGITAL & CONSUMER: Derek Sentner 646-654-4616
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & EAST COAST SALES, PRINT: Christopher Robbins 646-654-4759
East Coast Sales Directors, Digital: Antonio Amato 646-654-4688; Rob Adler 646-654-4635
Director, Special Features & West Coast Sales: Aki Kaneko 323-525-2299
Midwest Sales Director, Digital: Alana Schlifke 312-583-5514
West Coast Sales Director, Digital: Casey Dennehy 323-525-2237
Nashville: Lee Ann Photoglo 615-376-7931 (Labels); Cynthia Mellow 615-352-0265 (Touring)
Advertising Director DETROIT: Kathy Vargo 248-687-9168
Advertising Director Europe/U.K.: Frederic Fenucci 011-44-207-420-6075
Account Manager: Alexandra Hartz 646-654-5581
Inside Sales/Classifieds: Jeff Serrette 646-654-4697
Managing director/latin: Gene Smith 973-746-2520
Latin America/Miami: Marcia Olival 305-864-7578, Fax: 305-864-3227
Asia-Pacific/Australia: Linda Matich 612-9440-7777, Fax: 612-9440-7788
Japan: Aki Kaneko 323-525-2299
manager of sales analytics: Mirna Gomez 646-654-4695
Executive Assistant/Advertising Coordinator: Peter Lodola 646-654-4662

MARKETING
SENIOR MARKETING DIRECTOR: LILA GERSON 646-654-4629
EVENT MARKETING MANAGER: Nicole Carbone 646-654-4634
MARKETING MANAGER: Kerri Bergman 646-654-4617
MARKETING ART DIRECTOR: Melissa Subatch
MARKETING DESIGN MANAGER: Kim Grasing

CIRCULATION

Subscriptions: 800-658-8372 (U.S. Toll Free) (847)-559-7531 (International) or subscriptions@billboard.biz

LICENSING, EVENTS & REPRINTS
Executive Director, Conferences & Special Events: Michele Jacangelo
Associate Director, Event Registration Sales & Marketing: Lisa Kastner 646-654-7268
SPONSORSHIP/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: Cebele Marquez 646-654-4648
Sponsorship Sales MANAGERS: Matthew Carona 646-654-5115; Kim Griffiths 646-654-4718
special events DIRECTOR: Margaret O'Shea
Special Events Manager: Lisa DiAntonio
event client services MANAGER: Courtney Marks
Director, Licensing & Custom Media: Diane Driscoll 646-654-4677
Manager, INTERNATIONAL LICENSING & Sales: Angeline Biesheuvel
magazine reprints: Rosie Hassell 717-505-9701 Ext. 136 or rosie.hassell@theygsgroup.com

PRODUCTION
Production Director: Terrence C. Sanders
associate Production director: Anthony T. Stallings
associate production manager: Rodger Leonard
GRAPHIC PRODUCTION ARTIST: Gene Williams

OPERATIONS
GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR: Barbara Grieninger
PERMISSIONS COORDINATOR: Dana Parra 646-654-4696

BILLBOARD OFFICES
NEW YORK: 770 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10003
Phone: 646-654-4500
Edit. Fax: 646-654-4681
Adv. Fax: 646-654-4799
Nashville: P.O. Box 331848
Nashville, TN 37203

LOS ANGELES: 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-525-2300
Fax: 323-525-2394/2395

MIAMI: 101 Crandon Blvd., Suite 466, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: 305-361-5279
Fax: 305-361-5299

LONDON: Endeavour House, 189 Shaftesbury Ave., London WC2H 8TJ;
Phone: 011-44-207-420-6003
Fax: 011-44-207-420-6014

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CHAIRMAN: James A. Finkelstein
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Richard D. Beckman

 

 
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