Now in its 109th year, Billboard is the world's premier music industry publication and a diverse brand licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music and video entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.com, Billboard Bulletin, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events, Airplay Monitor and Music & Media. The Group is a unit of VNU 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.
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