Earlier this week, Billboard revealed its year-end Boxscore charts, ranking the top tours, venues, and promoters of 2024. We’re breaking it down further, looking at the biggest live acts, genre by genre. Today, we continue with K-pop.
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Less than 10 years since the first K-pop group landed on the all-genre Top Tours chart (BigBang in 2015), Korean acts continue to expand their global footprint in arenas and stadiums worldwide. And with BTS and BLACKPINK both off-cycle, each of which has previously ranked among the top 10 regardless of genre, a slate of idol groups are scoring career-high grosses and a crop of newer acts making their first year-end chart entries.
Altogether, the year’s top 10 K-pop acts grossed $329.2 million, which is down by almost a quarter from last year. But without BLACKPINK’s towering $150 million take from 2023, the grosses are spread more evenly, with five acts pulling at least $20 million. Another caveat is that year-end Boxscore charts are based on reported figures. This affects all genres, but especially K-pop, as many artists have limited reporting, especially when it comes to shows in Asia.
This year’s top 10 K-pop acts draw an even line along the gender binary, with five boy bands and five female acts. Still, the male artists tip the scales, lining up at Nos. 1-4. Only one artist in the top 10 is a soloist.
Keep reading to check out the 10 highest-grossing tours by K-pop acts, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. All reported shows worldwide between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2024, are eligible.
Geolier is a gift to Billboard Italy in 2024 as he’s chosen to be their No. 1 artist of the year for Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. Geolier talks about his pride of being Neapolitan, performing three sold-out shows and more!
Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea, and more!
Geolier:
It’s definitely a major accomplishment. At the end of the day, it’s about doing a good job. I’m just carrying on the work that the pioneers started in Naples. Neapolitan has always been known in Europe, in Italy and around the world. I’m simply carrying on a culture that was already. Not at all. I thought I’d be able to make a living from music because it was the only thing I was good at, but I never imagined all of this. What I experienced at the Maradona Stadium was amazing. It’s been incredible to feel the love from the people and to see the results of my hard work. It was a celebration with the people. It wasn’t just a simple concert. It was definitely one of my biggest achievements. Disappointments are part of the journey this year, next year and even in. It’s just how it goes. But the good things help you heal from the bad things that happen to you. Act 2 was the final chapter of my album. I wanted to include everything that was missing and complete the story. Releasing a repack because by then you know exactly what was left out and what’s needed to complete the project. So, with the repack, I was able to fill in those gaps
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Emilia Pérez composers Clément Ducol and Camille, and composer Atticus Ross (Challengers and Shōgun) are the top nominees for the 2025 SCL Awards, which are presented by the Society of Composers & Lyricists.
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The sixth annual awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 12 and will be hosted by singer-songwriter Colin Hay, best known as the leader of 1980s band Men at Work.
Ducol and Camille, composers and songwriters of Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, received three nominations – one for Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film, and two for Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production for “Mi Camino” and “El Mal,” the latter of which they co-wrote with the film’s writer/director Jacques Audiard.
Ross also received three nods – Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production for “Compress/Repress” from Challengers, which he composed with Trent Reznor and Luca Guadagnino, and two nods for the original title sequence and original score for Shōgun, which he composed with his brother Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba.
Diane Warren is nominated for Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production for “The Journey” (from Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight). Warren has been nominated for an SCL Award every year. In 2023, she won in this same category for “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman.
Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt also received a nomination for “Never Too Late” from the Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams and director Ridley Scott will receive the Spirit of Collaboration Award, which recognizes a composer/director relationship that has created a prodigious body of work. This year’s Gladiator II marks their seventh collaboration. In his previous collaborations with Scott, Gregson-Williams has written the original scores for The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, and House of Gucci, as well as themes for Prometheus and Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Last year, Martin Scorsese accepted the 2024 Spirit of Collaboration Award for his work with the late composer Robbie Robertson. Other past award recipients include Thomas Newman & Sam Mendes, Terence Blanchard & Spike Lee, Carter Burwell & the Coen Brothers, and Justin Hurwitz & Damien Chazelle.
Composer Jeff Beal, who has won five Primetime Emmys, will be awarded the SCL Jury Award for his new score for the 1920 Weimar Cinema silent film classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Final voting for the 2025 SCL Awards will open on Jan. 27 and close on Feb. 3.
Here’s the complete list of nominees for the 2025 SCL Awards.
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
Clement Ducol, Camille – Emilia Perez (Netflix)
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures)
Harry Gregson-Williams – Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
John Powell, Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: Part 1 (Universal Pictures)
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation)
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave (Focus Features)
Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
Chris Bacon – Heretic (A24)
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist (A24)
Dara Taylor – Meet Me Next Christmas (Roberts Media)
Fabrizio Mancinelli – Here After (Artina Films, ClaRo Productions, Fenix Entertainment, Hopscotch Pictures)
Heather McIntosh – Winner (Big Beach, One Community, Scythia Films, ShivHans Pictures)
Stephanie Economou – The Book of Jobs (Bull’s Eye Entertainment, Rebellium Films)
Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
Andrew Wyatt, Lykke Li, Miley Cyrus – “Beautiful That Way” (from The Last Showgirl) (Utopia Media, High Frequency Entertainment, Pinky Promise, Detour, Digital Ignition Entertainment)
Bear McCreary – “Old Tom Bombadil” (from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) (Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema / Prime Video)
Christopher Lennertz – “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas” (from The Boys) (Prime Video)
Diane Warren – “The Journey” (from The Six Triple Eight) (Netflix)
Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, Andrew Watt – “Never Too Late” (from Elton John: Never Too Late) (Disney Branded Television, This Machine Filmworks, Rocket Entertainment)
Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, Taura Stinson – “Winter Coat” (from Blitz) (Apple Original Films)
Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
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Though rap was at the forefront of conversations this year because of high-profile feuds, WWE-style storylines and shocking lawsuits, R&B kept things calm, smooth and sexy with some of its highest-profile entrants to the crowded genre.
For some, it was a year of a resurgence — one that saw Grammy-nominated singer Marsha Ambrosius emerge from the shadows after nearly a six-year layoff between albums and etch together arguably her best work to date with the Dr. Dre-helmed Casablanco. 2024 also saw another Grammy winner double up his intentions and fire away a potent deluxe album for his 11:11 series; after 20 years, Chris Brown remains at the apex of R&B because of his unapologetic lyrics and seamless tonality that continues to rip through any production darted his way.
While the veterans churned out delectable ear candy, the R&B newbies renewed listeners’ faith in believing the genre was alive and well. Previously best known for his precocious songwriting abilities, Leon Thomas took leaps and bounds as an artist when he sculpted his new album Mutt, signaling his growth along those lines. African artists Tyla and Tems showcased their versatility in their promising albums and showed they can flirt with any genre they deem fit. While novices would quickly throw the Afrobeats label on these Grammy darlings, a smooth listen to Tyla and Born in the Wild is enough to grant these ladies proper seating at the R&B table.
Please do yourself a favor and check out our ten best R&B albums of 2024.
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Mexican music hitmaker Tito Double P is set to go on his first-ever U.S. tour next year, Billboard can announce.
The emerging música mexicana artist will kick off his Ay Mamá trek — produced by Live Nation — on March 13 in Dallas’ The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory. The 13-date stint, plus a stop in Austin for Bésame Mucho Festival, will visit cities like Houston, Phoenix and Denver before wrapping up April 25 in Palm Desert, Calif. Alongside his six-piece live band, the show will be “filled with Tito’s enigmatic stage presence and is sure to be one of the most dynamic tours of 2025,” according to a press release.
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Tito’s highly-anticipated tour comes on the heels of a big year for the 27-year-old Mexican singer-songwriter who, after penning a number of hits for his cousin Peso Pluma, launched his career as an artist and dropped his debut album Incómodo over the summer. The set, composed of 21 corridos includes collaborations with Peso, Natanael Cano, Junior H and Luis R Conriquez, to name a few.
The LP — which landed at No. 15 on Billboard’s Best Latin Albums of 2024 (according to Billboard editors) — dethroned Peso Pluma’s Éxodo from No. 1 on Top Latin Albums, earning Tito Double P his first No. 1 on any Billboard album ranking.
Tickets for Tito Double P’s Ay Mamá Tour will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 18 at 10am ET.
Check out the complete list of dates below:
March 13 – Dallas – The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory
March 14 – San Antonio – Boeing Center at Tech Port
March 15 – Hidalgo, Texas – Payne Arena
March 16 – Houston – 713 Music Hall
March 21 – El Paso, Texas – El Paso County Coliseum
March 22 – Phoenix – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
March 28 – Ontario, Calif. – Toyota Arena
April 5 – Austin – Bésame Mucho Festival**
April 11 – Denver – Fillmore Auditorium
April 12 – Salt Lake City – The Union Event Center
April 17 – Wheatland, Calif. – Hard Rock Live
April 18 – Fresno, Calif. – Save Mart Center at Fresno State
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Jody Gerson, chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), is set to receive the 2025 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honor at The Recording Academy and Clive Davis‘ annual Pre-Grammy Gala, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, the night before the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. This is the 50th anniversary of the high-profile event.
Gerson is just the third woman to receive the honor, following Debra L. Lee (2017), then-chairman/CEO of BET Networks, and Julie Greenwald (2023), then-Atlantic Music Group chairman/CEO, who received the award in tandem with Craig Kallman, Atlantic Records chairman/CEO.
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“Jody is an inspirational leader who champions integrity and inclusivity in everything she does and is a revolutionary executive,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “She has opened doors for and propelled the careers of many of the world’s greatest songwriters, while simultaneously serving as one of the biggest advocates for women in music. We are thrilled to host an extraordinary evening that not only celebrates her remarkable impact but also marks the gala’s incredible 50-year milestone.”
“Jody Gerson is one of the music industry’s most illustrious leaders and I am thrilled that she will be this year’s Salute to Industry Icons honoree,” added Davis. “Jody’s longtime trailblazing commitment to supporting songwriters across the music spectrum as well as her tireless dedication to advocacy, diversity and equality in the music business are exemplary. Artists and the industry at large are fortunate to have a leader with such tremendous insight and passion at the helm.”
Davis originated the pre-Grammy Gala in 1976 when he was looking for a way to celebrate the success of Barry Manilow’s “Mandy,” Arista Records’ first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (and its first Grammy record of the year nominee).
Since joining UMPG in 2015, Gerson has transformed the company into a global powerhouse that owns and administers more than five million copyrights. She leads a global company with 48 offices in 40 countries and more than 850 employees. She made history as the first female chairman of a global music company and the first woman to be named CEO of a major music publisher.
Gerson is a member of Universal Music Group’s (UMG’s) executive management board.
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Gerson ranked No. 14 on Billboard’s 2024 Power 100 list. Kristin Robinson, Billboard’s senior writer (publishing), led her essay about Gerson by saying, “As UMPG’s CEO, a National Music Publishers’ Association board member and co-founder of She Is the Music, an organization committed to empowering female creators, Gerson is one of the most trusted voices in music publishing.”
That was backed up with hard facts. From 2013 to 2023, UMPG’s U.S. revenue grew from $900 million to more than $1.9 billion. In that same time frame, the company narrowed the revenue gap between it and market leader Sony Music Publishing from $400 million to $188.5 million.
Gerson received a Primetime Emmy nod in 2021 as an executive producer of HBO’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, which was nominated for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special. A year ago, she received a Grammy nod as one of the video producers for 2Pac’s Dear Mama, which was nominated for best music film.
Gerson has signed and works with many of the world’s biggest music stars, including Adele, Bee Gees, Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande, Coldplay, Drake, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Elton John, Alicia Keys, Steve Lacy, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Maren Morris, the Prince estate, Rosalia, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, SZA and The Weeknd. She also led UMPG’s acquisitions of the hit-studded catalogs of Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and Sting, among others.
As a champion for women in music and an advocate for education, Gerson co-founded the global nonprofit She Is The Music. She also serves on boards for the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the National Music Publishers Association, New Roads School and Project Healthy Minds.
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Gerson jointly oversees Polygram Entertainment, a film and TV development and production division of UMG that produces feature-length films and music-centric series. In 2024 alone, she served as executive producer on a broad array of projects, including Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary; The Beach Boys; STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.; and Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It. Other recent projects that Gerson executive produced include the aforementioned The Bee Gees: How to Mend a Broken Heart and HBO’s Music Box series. Among her and Polygram’s many projects in development are documentaries on Bernie Taupin and Prince.
In January 2020, Gerson became the first woman and first music publishing executive to be named Billboard’s executive of the year on its annual Power 100 list. She is the recipient of numerous other honors, including Billboard‘s Power Players’ Choice Award; Variety’s Hitmakers Executive of the Year; Billboard‘s 2015 Executive of the Year for its Women in Music issue; Rolling Stone’s “Future 25”; Variety’s Power of Women L.A.; and the 2016 March of Dimes Inspiring Woman of the Year.
The invitation-only Pre-Grammy Gala is sponsored by Hilton, Mastercard and IBM.
Jon Platt, Sony Music Publishing chairman/CEO, was last year’s Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoree.
Here’s a complete list of previous honorees at the pre-Grammy Gala.
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Billie Eilish celebrated her 23rd birthday a day early on Tuesday (Dec. 17) at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles when she invited Charli XCX up on stage for a surprise collaboration on their “Guess” remix.
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The singers paired up to perform the Grammy-nominated, high-energy song from Charli’s remix album, Brat and It’s the Same but There’s Three More Songs So It’s Not for the first time live at last night’s show. And, in a Brat-appropriate touch, the Forum was bathed in the album’s signature lime green palette as sour apple-hued lights lit up the stage and green lasers blasted out all around.
The audience shouted along to every word as Billie sang, “Don’t have to guess the color of your underwear/ Already know what you’ve got goin’ on down there/ It’s that lacy black pair with the little bows/ The ones I picked out for you in Tokyo,” while Charlie danced and pumped her arms to the song’s sapphic storyline.
The two women then went bananas as the track’s booming beat revved up, hopping around the stage and amping the crowd up even more. It was wild, and clearly Charli had a blast, as evidenced by a video she posted of the moment with the caption “love u billieeeeee and hbd!!! <3”; Eilish turns 23 on Wednesday (Dec. 18).
Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft album is nominated for seven Grammys next year, including album of the year and best pop vocal album. Charli is also up for seven awards, including record of the year (“360”), album of the year and best pop duo/group performance for “Guess.”
Eilish has two more sold-out nights at the Kia Forum on Friday (Dec. 20) and Saturday (Dec. 21) before she heads down to Australia in February and early March, followed by spring/summer 2025 dates across Europe.
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Rihanna was just a regular ol’ member of the Lambily on Tuesday night (Dec. 17) when she was spotted freaking out during Mariah Carey‘s final Christmas Time tour show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The “Love on the Brain” singer was filmed having the time of her life at the gig where MC returned to the stage after missing a trio of holiday gigs while battling the flu.
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The two had a mid-show superstar summit when Carey came down off stage to greet Rih Rih, who, naturally, invited Mariah to sign her breast with a marker. “I need a signature, who has a sharpie?” Rihanna asked as Carey — dressed in a glittering silver gown — made her way over and asked if she could have, or buy, Rih’s stylish black sunglasses. “What do you want me to write?,” Carey asked, as Rihanna pulled down her white top to make room for the autograph. “Mariah,” Rihanna responded. “What the f–k do you think? Whatever you want. Wow, this iconic.”
As if the whole surreal spectacle wasn’t hard enough to believe, Rihanna then grabbed MC’s sparkly microphone and narrated the scene, informing the sold-out crowd: “Mariah Carey is signing my t-t y’all. This s–t is f–king epic!… Look at that s–t y’all!” The unexpected moment ended with Rihanna expressing her love for Mariah and the two women hugging it out to wild cheers from the arena crowd.
In another video of the moment, Rihanna said that her longtime love, rapper A$AP Rocky, suggested she make her way to the front of the arena floor. “Should I have her sign my shirt or my t-t?” she asked her friend as Carey slowly made her way over.
The special moment came as Carey wrapped up her Christmas Time tour after cancelling the previous three shows in Newark, N.J., Belmont Park, N.Y. and Pittsburgh due to a battle due to illness. Earlier this week, though, MC promised Lambs that she would close out the tour at Barclays. “Lambs, thank you for making my #Christmastime so special,” Carey wrote in a post on Monday (Dec. 16) featuring photos and videos from previous stops on the tour. “I’ve loved singing with you every night, and I can’t wait to see you all tomorrow in Brooklyn for the last show of the tour.”
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A crew of heavy hitters will be ringing in the new year on Apple Music, with Icelandic legend Björk, Swazi-born, South Africa-based DJ Uncle Waffles and British grime icon Skepta all set to play livestreamed New Year’s Eve events on the platform this New Year’s Eve.
To start, Apple Music Live: NYE will feature a rare DJ set by Björk, along with Apple Music’s Tim Sweeney and London-based DJ Naina. The performances were recorded at London’s The Cause, an arts and events space that boosts dance culture, local London nightlife, independent business and mental health initiatives.
Listeners can tune into the party starting at 1 p.m. PT on Dec. 31. via Apple Music 1 and Apple Music Club, a new live-hosted radio station launched by Apple Music earlier this month. Sweeney and Naina both serve as guides on the station, offering info on the scene-spanning mixes played on the channel.
Celebrations then continue immediately after with the second annual Apple Music Live: NYE video livestream featuring Uncle Waffles’ and Skepta’s performances at The Cause, starting at 3 p.m. PT on Dec. 31. on Apple Music, and on Apple Music Club and Apple Music 1.
All four mixes will be available to stream in spatial audio exclusively on Apple Music.
The offerings continue with a 24-hour radio takeover featuring exclusive sets from Justice, John Summit, Rüfüs Du Sol, and more, starting at 12 a.m. PT on December 31 on Apple Music Club and Apple Music 1.
This marks the second year Apple Music has offered marquee DJ livestreams to celebrate the new year, with Kaytranada, Peggy Gou and Honey Dijon playing the big show last year.
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No performers have been announced yet, but if the Oscars come calling, Ariana Grande says she’ll be there. The singer, who recently received her first-ever Golden Globe nomination as best supporting actress in Wicked, is a frontrunner for the same category at the Oscars in March.
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Though the songs from Wicked are not eligible for the best original songs category at the Oscars, where all five nominees are typically performed during the show, The Hollywood Reporter asked the singer if she’d be up for performing at the March 2 awards with co-star Cynthia Erivo if they were invited.
“Of course, we love singing with each other,” Grande told THR at the Globes’ First-Time Nominee Celebration on Tuesday (Dec. 17) of her co-star, who is also a Globe nominee for her role as Elphaba in Wicked and generating Oscar buzz as well. “I’ll sing together absolutely anywhere anytime, especially in celebration of Wicked, and I love her, that’s my sister. Say the word and we’ll be there.”
Grande attended Tuesday’s luncheon in Beverly Hills with her mom, Joan Grande, where she spoke about the success of the biggest-ever Broadway musical adaptation and some of her most cherished reactions to the film.
“Imogen Heap, my musical idol since I was a young girl; hearing that she saw it with her daughter and loved it, that was very exciting,” Grande told the magazine. “We got to meet Steven Spielberg, that was also incredibly overwhelming and such an honor. And he was so kind, and it was just really exciting. You have these idols in music and film, and then to hear a kind thing said about your work is really extraordinarily special.”
The second part of the film, know titled Wicked: For Good, is due out on Nov. 21 of next year.
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