 Over time , the subjects Billboard still covered outside of music were spun @-@ off into separate publications . Funspot magazine was created in 1957 to cover amusement parks and Amusement Business was created in 1961 to cover outdoor entertainment . In January 1961 , Billboard was renamed to Billboard Music Week to emphasize its new exclusive interest in music . Two years later , it was renamed to just Billboard . According to The New Business Journalism , by 1984 , Billboard Publications was a " prosperous " conglomerate of trade magazines and Billboard had become the " undisputed leader " in music industry news . In the early 1990s , Billboard introduced Billboard Airplay Monitors , a publication for disc jockeys and music programmers . By the end of the 1990s , Billboard dubbed itself the " bible " of the recording industry . 
