 Bill Werde was named editorial director in 2008 , and was followed by Janice Min in January 2014 , who is also responsible for editorial at The Hollywood Reporter . The magazine has since been making changes to make it more of a general interest music news source , as opposed to solely an industry trade . It started covering more celebrity , fashion , and gossip . Min hired Tony <unk> as the publication 's editor , which was different than Billboard 's historical appointments , in that he did not have a background in the music industry . Tony <unk> was appointed Editor in Chief in April 2014 . An article in NPR covered a leaked version of Billboard 's annual survey , which it said had more gossip and focused on less professional topics than prior surveys . For example , it polled readers on a lawsuit pop @-@ star Kesha filed against her producer alleging sexual abuse . 
