Billboard On The Record

How the Music Business Is Looking Halfway Through 2026 w/ Dan Rys, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall & Bill Donahue

We’re halfway through 2026, and the music industry has already had its fair share of headline-making moments. From Spotify's AI remix plans and Drake's surprise three-alb

How Today’s Top Singers Are Trained w/ Eric Vetro

From coaching superstars like Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes and ROSÉ to training actors like Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie and Austin Butler, Eric Vetro has become one

How the Role of the Record Producer Has Evolved w/ Finneas

Finneas is known for producing some of the biggest records of the past decade — and his career also reflects how dramatically the record producer's role has evolved. He s

How a Swiftie Turned Superfandom Into Big Business w/ Olivia Levin

Taylor Swift is among the most powerful artists of her generation — and her fans, the Swifties, are among the most powerful fandoms. On this week's episode of Billboard O

How to Build a Setlist for the FIFA World Cup w/ Grayson Repp

Ever wondered how the soundtrack to the world’s biggest sporting events gets made? On this week’s episode of Billboard On The Record, sports DJ and music curator Grayson

How to Build a Dance Music Empire w/ John Summit

Is dance music coming back to the mainstream? On this week’s episode of Billboard On The Record, John Summit — DJ, producer and founder of Experts Only — discusses what m

How to Create the Perfect Film & TV Soundtrack w/ Jen Malone

Is music supervision the most misunderstood job in film and television? Jen Malone, music supervisor and founder of Black and White Music, sits down on Billboard On The R

How So Much Music Ended Up Online w/ Milana Lewis

With over 100,000 songs hitting streaming platforms every day, according to Luminate, is the music industry struggling to keep up? Milana Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Ste

How Country Music Took Over Pop Culture w/ Seth England

Country music has taken over the charts, and Nashville is no longer just a country town. Seth England, CEO of Big Loud, sits down with Billboard On The Record host Kristi

How Music Superfans Are Cashing In on Kalshi w/ Luana Lopes Lara

Prediction markets have become mainstream and are changing the way fans engage with music and pop culture. Kalshi COO and co-founder Luana Lopes Lara joins Billboard On T

How Apple Music Is Redefining Streaming w/ Oliver Schusser

Music streaming is a crowded market where platforms offer most of the same content, so how does Apple Music differentiate itself? Oliver Schusser, vp of Apple Music and i

How Christian Music Became Big Business w/ Lecrae

Christian and Gospel music are having a major moment. According to Luminate, Christian and Gospel has risen by 25% from 2024 to 2025 — making it the second fastest growin

How Coachella Became America’s Biggest Music Festival w/ Katie Bain

Coachella has become the biggest festival in America — and it rewrote the live music playbook in the process. Katie Bain, Billboard's senior music correspondent, director

How Music Catalogs Became the Smartest Investments in Entertainment w/ Golnar Khosrowshahi

Music catalogs have quietly become one of the most valuable assets in entertainment — so who’s really shaping the future of music ownership? Golnar Khosrowshahi, founder

How the Founders of Chaotic Good Make Songs Go Viral on TikTok — Live at SXSW

How do songs go viral in today’s music landscape? And why has making it as an artist never been more strategic? Jesse Coren and Andrew Spelman, co-founders of Chaotic Goo

How Mark Cuban Sees the Music Business — Live at SXSW

Mark Cuban joined Billboard On The Record for the first-ever live taping of the podcast at SXSW to share his take on the music industry — and why breaking through as an a

How Suno's AI Is Disrupting the Music Industry w/ Mikey Shulman

Suno is now generating 7 million songs a day — how will that change the music industry? Mikey Shulman, CEO and co-founder of Suno, joins Billboard On The Record to explai

How Middle Class Songwriters Disappeared w/ Ryan Tedder & David Israelite

Why is it so hard to earn a living as a songwriter today? Ryan Tedder — artist, songwriter, producer and founder of Runner Music — and David Israelite — president & CEO o

How the Super Bowl Halftime Show Comes to Life w/ Bozoma Saint John

The Super Bowl Halftime Show has become one of the most watched and culturally iconic stages in live entertainment— now it's time to find out what it really takes to make

How UMG Is Navigating AI, TikTok and the Music Industry’s Next Major Disruption w/ Michael Nash

What does it take to steer the world’s largest music company through one of the most disruptive eras in music history? Michael Nash, Chief Digital Officer and executive V