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When did Billboard start making music?

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Billboard's first song “Def Jam Label Will Specialize in 'Real Street Music'” released on November 17, 1984.


This page is for Billboard magazine. Billboard is a music news website / magazine that also is the home of the Billboard charts, like the Hot 100 or the Billboard 200.

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