Billboard Magazine revealed their “Power 100″ list at a Los Angeles Gala Thursday night, listing Jay Z and Beyonce as the most influential people of 2013.
The Carters both released solid projects in 2013 via way of unprecedented measures. Jay Z sold a million copies in his first week through a massive deal with Samsung and Beyonce dropped her album on iTunes with no warning, not to mention her “Mrs. Carter” tour that grossed in the $100 million range.
Billboard determine their candidates by:
Rankings for the Power 100 were determined by a combination of key factors including market share, exclusive Billboard chart data/boxscore information, and revenue. A team of 15 top Billboard editors then analyzed the value of these metrics to produce the final results.
