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Billboard Philippines
Billboard Philippines (2023) logotype.svg
Billboard Philippines magazine October 15, 2023 Vol. 1 issue.jpg
October 15, 2023, cover featuring SB19
Editor-in-chiefBret Jackson
Editor-at-large Francis Reyes
Categories
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherAnne Bernisca
FoundedSeptember 15, 2016;8 years ago (2016-09-15) (under Algo-Rhythm Communications)
First issueSeptember 15, 2016 (first run)
October 15, 2023 (relaunch)
CompanyModern Media Group
Penske Media Corporation
CountryPhilippines
Based in Metro Manila
LanguageEnglish
Website billboardphilippines.com
ISSN 2984-9861

Billboard Philippines (also stylized as Billboard PH) is a Philippine music and entertainment magazine and brand owned and published by Modern Media Group in partnership with Penske Media Corporation. It is the Philippine version of the Billboard magazine, providing news, record charts, video, opinion, reviews, and events to the Philippine market. [1]

Contents

It was first launched in September 2016 and operated under Algo-Rhythm Communications until 2018 when it ceased operations for undisclosed reasons. [2] [3] [4] In 2023, it was announced that the magazine would be relaunched under a different owner, Modern Media Group. It officially made its return on October 15, 2023. [1] [5]

History

2016–2018: Algo-Rhythm Communications

Billboard Philippines was first announced in June 2016. It was officially launched on September 15, 2016, under Algo-Rhythm Communications in partnership with Billboard. [3]

On June 10, 2017, after months of formulations, it announced three weekly music charts: Philippine Hot 100, Philippine Top 20, and Catalog Chart. The first chart was published on June 12, 2017, coinciding with the 119th Philippine Independence Day. All charts were published every Monday. [3] [6]

Billboard Philippines ceased publication on January 15, 2018. The editor-in-chief Francis Reyes and Algo-Rhythm Communications did not release an official statement regarding their inactivity.

2023–present: Relaunch under Modern Media Group

The Philippines did not have existing music charts after the brand's cessation in 2018 until 2022 when Billboard launched on February 14, 2022, the Hits of the World, a collection of charts around the world that ranks the top 25 songs weekly in more than 40 countries around the globe; part of this collection is the Philippines Songs chart. [7]

On May 4, 2023, five years after it ceased publication, it was announced that Billboard Philippines will be relaunched with AGC Power Holdings Corp, the same company that owns Vogue Philippines and NYLON Manila, under its new subsidiary Modern Media Group Inc. [8]

Its first issue under the new owner came out on October 15, 2023, featuring SB19 and Regine Velasquez as the cover artists. Bret Jackson is the editor-in-chief, while Francis Reyes returned as the editor-at-large. [9] [10] Media Channels, Billboard Philippines' collection of original series, were also introduced. These include Billboard Soundwaves, featuring weekly performances of an artist's hit single on a cyclorama stage; Billboard Volume, a weekly podcast; and Billboard Studio, where guest artist performs three songs and is released every second and last Thursday of the month. [11] [12] [13]

At the 2024 Women in Music event, Sarah Geronimo became the first Filipino-born artist to be honored by Billboard with the Global Force Award after being nominated by Billboard Philippines. [14] On February 28 of the same year, the local edition of the awards event has been unveiled by Billboard Philippines. [15]

Charts

The following are the charts under Billboard Philippines when it operated from 2016 to 2018, and since its relaunched in 2023:

Defunct charts:

See also

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