Dana Droppo @danadroppo
Chief Brand Officer @billboard billboard.com Los Angeles, CA Joined March 2010-
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A fact I still love: because Tracy Chapman wrote “Fast Car” by herself and owned her pub, she is technically considered the 8th largest publisher on the Hot 100 for Q2 of 2023 lol billboard.com/pro/music-publ…
Breaking a 15-year silence, @RBD_oficial’s return is shaping up to be one of the most monumental reunions in Latin music history. 👏 Anahí, Dulce María, Christian, Maité and Christopher discuss new music, their world tour & more in their Billboard digital exclusive cover story…
"This is my first award ever." 🏆 @icespicee_ accepts the award for Rookie of the Year at Billboard's 2023 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players. #BillboardLive
Enormous congrats to @GailNMitchell @TheRealCL24 @heranmamo @tanderson5569 @Daydog @bycydney @danadroppo @ThomDuffyEChord and everyone else who brought the 2023 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue and event to life, couldn't be more proud of my colleagues billboard.com/lists/lil-wayn…
It's time to Level Up your skincare routine ✨🆙 @ciara joins Billboard on @TalkShopLive today at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT to discuss On a Mission, her clinical-level Vitamin C skincare line to brighten your skin for a natural glow. Watch + shop here: blbrd.cm/0ABDSpN
Truly an honor to chat with @LilTunechi about his career, key to longevity and his influence on other artists for @billboard’s August cover. #HipHop50 billboard.com/music/features…
"Vampire" is here, and it's massive. I caught up with @oliviarodrigo about her personal growth over the past 2 years, and why this was the right first step for her second album: "We always said that it was kind of our version of a rock opera." billboard.com/music/pop/oliv…
Last week during @Cannes_Lions I discussed how music and culture traverse the globe. This year so far 14% of the Hot 100's Top 10 Songs have been non-English language, up from 5% in 2022 and 3% in 2021. Latin Music and K-Pop are driving that now, but the door is wide open.
Billboard & SRMG Launch Billboard Arabia to Create a Global Platform for Arab Artists blbrd.cm/oPLBkCe
في شراكة تأخذ الموسيقى العربية إلى العالمية، تُطلق @SRMG_HQ و @billboard منصة #بيلبورد_عربية وهي الأولى من نوعها في المنطقة، لتقدم إمتيازات Billboard الشهيرة للعالم العربي وتنظمّ الجوائز الموسيقية، وقوائم لأفضل الأغاني والألبومات، لتمكنّ وتلهم مجتمع الموسيقى العربية.
Garth Brooks Addresses Backlash to Saying He’ll Carry Bud Light at His Bar: ‘Inclusiveness Is Always Going to Be Me’ blbrd.cm/2uLa72B
As anti-LGBTQ+ legislation runs rampant, @MarenMorris teams up with drag stars @eurekaohara, @LANDONCIDER, @sashacolby and @the_symonee to discuss fighting back against bigotry — and how the music industry can help. 🏳️🌈 Read the cover story for Billboard's #Pride issue:…
For my first piece with the @NewYorker I went to Frankfurt and Detroit to visit two very different techno museums, and tell a larger story about music, cultural inheritance, and community newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
This is what 2003 really sounds like, great story by @jnajefferson
This is what 2003 really sounds like, great story by @jnajefferson
.@03Greedo will perform at Billboard's THE STAGE at #SXSW! #BillboardNews
The Billboard Music Awards will take place Sunday, November 19! billboard.com/pro/billboard-…
"drag isn't for kids!!¡¡!!¡¡!!" baby where have you been
I spoke with Lana Del Rey at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for billboard’s Women in Music issue! We broke this into 2 articles 1: straight from the mag! LDR talks women, career + songwriting billboard.com/music/features… 2: new album, family, + her dad’s album billboard.com/music/music-ne…
"There’s [still] skepticism about a woman being able to be an artist, singer, producer and songwriter at the same time," says @rosalia. "To me, these disciplines are not mutually exclusive." Read her feature as #BBWomenInMusic's Producer of the Year: blbrd.cm/fWXdXfC
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NewJeans up coming single “How Sweet” (out May 24th) is supposedly miami bass x electro here’s a thread of songs that are miami bass 🔥 (a lot of these are a mix of atlanta bass and miami bass bc the genre is very similar, the biggest change in the genres is tempo.)
brazilian singer ludmilla wrote a song called “maldivas” for her wife brunna while they were on their honeymoon in the maldives that became a national hit and she always brings her wife to the stage to perform together
Ludmilla is the first afrolatin women to perform on the main stage of coachella and she brought her WIFE (another black woman) on stage during her set and international sapphic twitter is not batting an eye at them #Coachella
Hope you have an appetite! Ramen Noodles 🍜 is coming this Friday w/ @realblackcaviar Pre-Save our new ep here createmusic.fm/ramen-noodles
happy COWBOY CARTER day. What an honour it is to being able to contribute my small piece to this beautiful album, and to THE @Beyonce who continues to inspire all of us. RIIVERDANCE co - written by me found my cowboy hat i bought on my 21st birthday for this special occasion🤠
Tyla made the best pop album of the year so far, and as she so often does, @heranmamo put in tremendous work telling the story of she got there
I interviewed @Tyllaaaaaaa for my 8th @billboard cover story! 🌍🇿🇦🇪🇹 After making a splash with her global smash “Water” 💃🏽💦 Tyla is taking over the world with her popiano sound. I’m grateful another young African woman is getting the recognition she deserves #AfricaToTheWorld
I’m thrilled to announce that my first book, IT STARTS WITH ONE: THE LEGEND AND LEGACY OF LINKIN PARK, will be out on Oct. 1, and is available now for pre-order. An absolute dream to help tell the story of the 21st century’s most significant rock group. found.ee/ItStartsWithOne
Best New Music Friday of the year - Tyla's self-titled is the greatest pop album of 2024 so far. Magical - Strongest Future project in a half-decade - Olivia bonus tracks rock - Rosali, Waxahatchee, Matt Champion all really good - Shakira a mix of big hits & new goodies - Jlin!
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I interviewed @partynextdoor for my 7th @billboard cover story! 🤩✨ He’s established himself as an alternative R&B auteur & one of pop music’s most sought-out hitmakers. While his path to solo stardom has been less direct, his new album ‘P4’ could put him back in the spotlight.
.@partynextdoor is reclaiming the spotlight ✔️ After making some of the decade’s biggest hits, the Toronto singer, songwriter and producer is on his journey to solo stardom. He discusses his upcoming album and why he’s “not worried about fame” in his cover story for Billboard’s…
Kacey Musgraves joined Zach Bryan for a surprise performance of their collaboration, “I Remember Everything” at his show last night.
ICONIC 👑 @kylieminogue will receive the ICON award at #BBWomenInMusic! 👑 Tune in on Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT at BillboardWomenInMusic.com
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Lil Uzi Vert generated 70% of revenue from 7% of fans on SoundCloud.
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I’m honored to be chosen as an official 2024 #GRAMMYsNextGen Executive Ambassador 🏆🎶✨ The #GRAMMYsNextGen Ambassador & Advisor program honors an illustrious group of movers & shakers in the music space, across the Executive & Producer categories. Thank you @RecordingAcad!
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