# Billboard’s 2026 Top Business Managers Revealed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/billboards-2026-top-business-managers-revealed/
- Published: 2026-11-09T17:01:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:23:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-top-business-managers-2026-list/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Music, Technology

## Key points

- Billboard has revealed its 2026 class of top business managers.
- Their work includes finances, tours, royalties and intellectual property.
- AI copyright disputes and estate planning are pressing concerns.

## Summary

Billboard has named its 2026 class of top music business managers, whose work spans financial planning, touring, royalty audits and music rights. Their role is especially significant as artists face complex estate matters and new disputes over how artificial intelligence companies use copyrighted material.

The managers are nominated by firms and peers, then selected by Billboard editors. The article highlights a US appeals court ruling in a dispute over AI training and copyrighted legal research, which music groups say is relevant to their own cases against AI services; it also cites Dolly Parton’s estate dispute as a reminder that careful planning cannot prevent all disagreements.

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