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The 2023 Billboard Music Awards have composed their list of nominees up for the coveted golden microphone. Ahead of the Nov. 19 online ceremony, Billboard has unveiled which top-selling artists are ...

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It seems I’ve been singing the same refrain ever since 2017, the year of our blessed “Despacito.” In 2023, Latin music continued its exponential growth in commercial value. The Recording Industry Assn ...

Taylor Swift made up 1.7% of the entire U.S. recorded-music market in 2023, according to the year-end report from Luminate, the industry data partner formerly known as SoundScan. The news does not ...