The First Billboard: All That Was ‘New, Bright & Interesting on the Boards’
On Nov. 1, 1894, Billboard published its first issue, one that’s vastly different from today’s magazine, as well as Billboard’s expanded platforms. The premiere issue wasn’t even focused on the music industry; Billboard’s eventual trademark concentration on music, and, of course, charts, would develop over decades. The First Issue Before it became a weekly publication, […]
