Billboard has hired former Blender, Maxim and Rolling Stone editor Joe Levy to take over the music industry’s leading trade publication, the company announced on Wednesday.
Levy is Billboard's fourth editor in the past four years, succeeding Danyel Smith, who left less than a month ago as part of a larger group of departures.
Publisher Lisa Howard and other high-level staffers also exited, and as TheWrap has previously reported, sources close to the situation said that cost-cutting and stagnant pay were a big factor.
Bill Werde remains as editorial director.
Levy has held the top post at both Blender and Maxim and was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone.