Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello photographed on April 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Billboard’s Best Photography of 2024
Written by djfrosty on December 20, 2024
With 2024 in the books, Billboard is celebrating another year of music coverage — much of which has been accompanied by original photography capturing some of the moment’s biggest artists, producers and industry game-changers.
Among those pictures are Billboard‘s incredible lineup of cover stars this year, from Olivia Rodrigo to Megan Thee Stallion, Sexyy Red, Usher, New Jeans, Tyla, Lainey Wilson, Camila Cabello, RIIZE, St. Vincent, Ty Dolla $ign, Charli XCX, Latto, Christian Nodal, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, J Balvin, Shaboozey, LISA, PartyNextDoor, Young Miko, Tyler, the Creator and more. Those musicians and countless others were celebrated across Billboard‘s editorial packages this year – including genre, Power 100, sports, Women in Music, AAPI, Country Power Players, Latin Women in Music, Pride, R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players, Latin Power Players, the Grammys and touring – for which they gave introspective interviews and inspired content available in print and online throughout 2024 for readers to pore over.
Still more stars attended Billboard events — such as Women in Music and the Billboard Music Awards — in addition to external festivals and celebrations, where Billboard cameras were often on site to immortalize music history as it was being made. Other subjects who posed for Billboard’s lenes were the Red Clay Strays, Kylie Minogue, Linda Martell, Myles Smith, Teddy Swims, Justice, Tems, Dasha, KATSEYE, Victoria Monét, Brent Faiyaz, Julien Baker and Jack Antonoff, as well as executives and business pros such as Elliot Grainge, Rachelle Jean-Louis, Ollie Zhang, Tyler Arnold and John Branca.
From people to places and events, Billboard had lots to photograph in 2024. Keep reading to see some of the best photography of 2024 below.
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Charli xcx
Image Credit: Charlotte Hadden Charli xcx photographed July 4, 2024 at Loft Studios in London.
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Xavi
Image Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk Xavi photographed on Jan. 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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The Red Clay Strays
Image Credit: Macie B. Coleman The Red Clay Strays photographed on Jan. 8, 2024 in Mobile, Ala.
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Kylie Minogue
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave Kylie Minogue photographed on Jan. 27, 2024 at Voltaire in Las Vegas.
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Christian Nodal
Image Credit: Lisette Poole Christian Nodal photographed on Dec. 11, 2023 at Lienzo Zermeño in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Linda Martell
Image Credit: Gavin McIntyre Linda Martell photographed on April 24, 2024 near Columbia, S.C.
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Rachelle Jean-Louis
Image Credit: Munachi Osegbu Rachelle Jean-Louis photographed on Aug. 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Gustavo Dudamel
Image Credit: Joe Pugliese Gustavo Dudamel photographed Sept. 3, 2024 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
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PartyNextDoor
Image Credit: Erica Hernández PartyNextDoor photographed on Feb. 13, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Myles Smith
Image Credit: Jennifer McCord Myles Smith photographed June 19, 2024, in Brighton, U.K.
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Teddy Swims
Image Credit: Christopher Polk Teddy Swims photographed on Oct. 20, 2024 at CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles.
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Lisa
Image Credit: Joelle Grace Taylor Lisa photographed on Oct. 17, 2024 in Brooklyn.
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Justice
Image Credit: Joel Barhamand Xavier de Rosnay, left, and Gaspard Augé of Justice photographed on March 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
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Usher
Image Credit: Sami Drasin Usher photographed on Jan. 5, 2024 at 1859 Bel Air Road in Los Angeles.
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Latto
Image Credit: Christian Cody Latto photographed by Christian Cody on July 5, 2024 at Resonant Studios in Atlanta.
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Young Miko
Image Credit: Ruven Afanador Young Miko photographed Aug. 29, 2024 at Seret Studios in Brooklyn.
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Shaboozey
Image Credit: Sage East Shaboozey photographed on April 18, 2024 at Dover Studio in Los Angeles.
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Teejay
Image Credit: Michael Buckner Teejay photographed by Michael Buckner on Dec. 1, 2023 in Los Angeles.
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Tems
Image Credit: Zoe McConnell Tems photographed on Jan. 10, 2024 in London.
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T-Pain
Image Credit: Andrew Hetherington T-Pain photographed on April 3, 2024 outside of Atlanta, GA.
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J Balvin
Image Credit: David Needleman J Balvin photographed on Aug. 20, 2024 in New York.
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Dasha
Image Credit: Ashley Osborn Dasha photographed on April 25, 2024 at The Comedy Chateau in Los Angeles.
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KATSEYE
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave From left: Megan, Sophia, Lara, Manon, Daniela and Yoonchae of KATSEYE photographed on Oct. 29, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Tyler, The Creator
Image Credit: Luis Perez Tyler, The Creator photographed Nov. 20, 2024 at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles.
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Knox
Image Credit: Aaron Sinclair Knox photographed on Feb. 22, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Victoria Monét
Image Credit: Sami Drasin Victoria Monét photographed on Jan. 16, 2024 at Cricket Ranch in Los Angeles.
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Elliot Grainge
Image Credit: Yasara Gunawardena Elliot Grainge photographed Jan. 11 at 10k Projects in Los Angeles.
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Brent Faiyaz
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave Brent Faiyaz photographed on April 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Ivan Cornejo
Image Credit: Michael Buckner Ivan Cornejo photographed on Dec. 13, 2023 in Los Angeles.
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A$AP Rocky
Image Credit: Ruven Afanador A$AP Rocky photographed on July 24, 2024 at the 1896 Studios in Brooklyn.
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Nicki Nicole
Image Credit: Devin Christopher Nicki Nicole photographed on Feb. 18, 2024 at Vibra Urbana in Miami.
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Michael Marcagi
Image Credit: Kate Sweeney Michael Marcagi photographed on March 29, 2024 in Cincinnati.
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Julien Baker
Image Credit: Lia Clay Julien Baker photographed at All Things Go NYC 2024 on Sept. 29, 2024 at Forest Hills Stadium in New York.
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Jack Antonoff
Image Credit: Amy Lombard Jack Antonoff photographed Sept. 10, 2024 at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
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Illenium
Image Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk Illenium photographed on Feb. 9, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Peggy Gou
Image Credit: Aaron Sinclair Peggy Gou photographed on March 26, 2024 at Maison Celeste in Mexico City.
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BigXthaPlug
Image Credit: Daniel Dorsa BigXthaPlug photographed on Jan. 22, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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St. Vincent
Image Credit: Lenne Chai Annie Clark photographed on May 28, 2024 at Issue Studio in Los Angeles.
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Cash Cobain
Image Credit: Elianel Clinton Cash Cobain photographed on July 25, 2024 in New York.
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Towa Bird
Image Credit: Nicole Nodland Towa Bird photographed on June 6, 2024 in London.
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Sean Miyashiro
Image Credit: Yuri Hasegawa Sean Miyashiro photographed on April 17, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Lainey Wilson
Image Credit: Joelle Grace Taylor Lainey Wilson photographed on March 26, 2024 at Paradise Pasadena in Pasadena, Calif.
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Mustard
Image Credit: Aaron Sinclair Mustard photographed Sept. 16, 2024 at Johnnie’s Pastrami in Culver City, Calif.
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Luis R. Conriquez
Image Credit: Martha Galvan Luis R. Conriquez photographed on Aug. 12, 2024 in Riverside, Calif.
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Teezo Touchdown
Image Credit: Ariel Fisher Teezo Touchdown photographed on July 18, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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NewJeans
Image Credit: Ssam Kim From left: NewJeans’ Minji, Danielle, Haerin, Hanni and Hyein photographed on Dec. 4, 2023 at Seongbuk Songjae in Seoul.
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Nicky Jam
Image Credit: Devin Christopher Nicky Jam photographed on Aug. 23, 2024 in Miami.
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Public Enemy
Image Credit: Sami Drasin Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy photographed on Feb. 3, 2024 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Steve Aoki
Image Credit: Jessica Chou Steve Aoki photographed on April 17, 2024 in Las Vegas.
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Ty Dolla $ign
Image Credit: Sage East Ty Dolla $ign photographed on May 16, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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LP Giobbi
Image Credit: Ashley Osborn LP Giobbi photographed on Sept. 10, 2024 in Laguna Beach, Calif.
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El Guincho
Image Credit: Ysa Pérez Pablo Díaz-Reixa photographed on Sept. 20, 2024 in Miami.
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Tyla
Image Credit: Ramona Rosales Tyla photographed on March 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Hozier
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave Hozier photographed on Sept. 19, 2024 at Black Rabbit Rose in Los Angeles.
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Chayanne
Image Credit: Mary Beth Koeth Chayanne photographed on July 18, 2024 at Blue Dolphin Studios in Miami.
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Coco Jones
Image Credit: Jai Lennard Coco Jones photographed on Jan. 5, 2024 in New York.
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Myke Towers
Image Credit: Natalia Aguilera Myke Towers photographed April 11, 2024 at Soho Beach House in Miami.
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RIIZE
Image Credit: Munachi Osegbu Clockwise from top left: Wonbin, Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Anton, and Sohee of RIIZE photographed on May 21, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Dua Lipa
Image Credit: Elizabeth Miranda Dua Lipa photographed on Nov. 5, 2024 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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The War and Treaty
Image Credit: Robby Klein Tonya and Michael Trotter photographed on April 15, 2024 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
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Tommy Richman
Image Credit: Gustavo Soriano Tommy Richman photographed on May 23, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Piso 21 Artists
Image Credit: David Cabrera Piso 21 artists Pablo Mejia Bermudez, David Escobar Gallego, Lorduy and Juan David Huertas Clavijo photographed on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Fillmore Miami Beach in Miami Beach, FL.
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Jessie Murph
Image Credit: Kathryn Boyd Brolin Jessie Murph photographed on May 13, 2024 in Malibu, Calif.
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Ollie Zhang & Atarashii Gakko!
Image Credit: Yuri Hasegawa Ollie Zhang, center, and Atarashii Gakko! photographed on April 16, 2024 at 88rising in Los Angeles.
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Amy Allen
Image Credit: Joelle Grace Taylor Amy Allen photographed on Aug. 20, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Tyler Arnold & Post Malone
Image Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney Tyler Arnold (left) and Post Malone photographed on April 16, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Playboi Carti
Image Credit: Matthew Salacuse Playboi Carti photographed on Aug. 2, 2024 at Seret Studios in Brooklyn.
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Barlow & Bear
Image Credit: Maggie Shannon Abigail Barlow (left) and Emily Bear photographed on Sept. 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Edén Muñoz
Image Credit: Anna Powell Denton Edén Muñoz photographed on Sept. 7, 2024 at Old National Centre in Indianapolis.
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Lele Pons, Ricky Montaner, Nacho, Elena Rose, Danny Ocean & Mau Montaner
Image Credit: Mary Beth Koeth From left: Lele Pons, Ricky Montaner, Nacho, Elena Rose, Danny Ocean and Mau Montaner photographed on Sept. 26, 2024 at Grove Studio in Miami.
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Noah Kahan
Image Credit: Wesley Mann Noah Kahan photographed on Dec. 1, 2023 in New York.
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Muna
Image Credit: Lia Clay From left: Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin of Muna photographed at All Things Go NYC 2024 on Sept. 28, 2024 at Forest Hills Stadium in New York.
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Shaboozey
Image Credit: Eric Ryan Anderson Shaboozey photographed on Sept. 12, 2024, at Seret Studios in Brooklyn.
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Katy Perry, Ice Spice & Charli XCX
Image Credit: Sami Drasin Katy Perry, Ice Spice and Charli XCX photographed on March 6, 2024 at YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, CA.
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James Brown Mansion
Image Credit: Andrew Hetherington James Brown Mansion photographed on June 24, 2024 in Beech Island, SC.
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Maná
Image Credit: Martha Galvan From left: Alex González, Fher Olvera, Juan Calleros, and Sergio Vallín of Maná photographed on Dec. 1, 2023 in Fresno, Calif.
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John Branca
Image Credit: Christopher Patey John Branca photographed on June 17, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Olivia Rodrigo
Image Credit: Sami Drasin Olivia Rodrigo photographed on Aug. 10, 2024 at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.
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