Sneak Preview: Our new issue honors the legacy of Whitney Houston - that voice, her chart feats, in-the-works projects, and those in the industry whom she touched.
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"That track came out of a jam when my guitar was just making a sound that was thrilling to me. It started making the sound of a speed roadster, a night time dream that was sparkling in the piney woods."
– David Lynch on “Speed Roadster,” in a chat with Billboard about his debut album “Crazy Clown Time.”
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During his brief tenure as the heavyweight champ in the early 1970s, Joe Frazier (RIP) explored his funky side with a series of records, including “My Way,” “Try It Again” and “Knock on Wood.” His voice? Like a guy who’s spent some time in the ring. Still, it’s a fun side to the serious fighter that we wanted to share on this bummer of night.
[Image: April 1971 issue of Billboard]
Had ta.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lubv5vEFRb1r4poono1_500.jpg)
During his brief tenure as the heavyweight champ in the early 1970s, Joe Frazier (RIP) explored his funky side with a series of records, including “My Way,” “Try It Again” and “Knock on Wood.” His voice? Like a guy who’s spent some time in the ring. Still, it’s a fun side to the serious fighter that we wanted to share on this bummer of night.
[Image: April 1971 issue of Billboard]
Had ta.
Billboard’s first cover, ever, in honor of our 117th birthday today!
We’ve come a long, long way since 1984, when a yearly subscription to Billboard cost 99 cents. We used to cover advertising, then the “amusement business” (carnivals and circuses), then motion pictures, and finally, with the advent of the jukebox, the music industry. It wasn’t until 1940 that we launched our first chart, the 10-position “National List of Best Selling Retail Records.” Think we found our niche.
Huzzah!
Entertainment page, May 2011
I was three days from having to write shit like this. I was three days from having to write shit like this. I was three days from having to write shit like this.
Snuggled up among Billboard.com staffers is a face you may recognize: Kelly Rowland. Miss “Motivation” stopped by for one of our Live Q&As a couple months back…
This was my first day on the job. While Kelly made sweet sweet contact, I went the hover hands route, sadly.
Look what still exists on Salon.com, despite a couple emails to the site’s magazine’s editor! Taint no thing tricking people into going to HuffPo, yo.
