The reason Billboard has changed so much is because they were bought out by a company who runs gossip mags (Us Weekly, I think?), which is why there was a big staff shakeup last year and also why they suddenly wrote more gossip articles than music analysis/news. I know a few people at Billboard who aren't happy about the change, but still,*certain trolls working there are still writing these trashy articles, so I've blacklisted them, unfollowed them on social media, etc. Sometimes it feels like they specifically hire goats
