How to Make Billboard a Preferred News Source on Google

If you’re reading Billboard right now, chances are you’re interested in staying on top of the latest news about our hundreds of charts, what’s happening inside the music industry, and the freshest songs and albums from your favorite artists.

Now, instead of digging through your search results, you can make Billboard one of your Preferred Sources on Google and make sure that if we’ve covered a certain topic, our articles will surface within your Top Stories.

Earlier this month, Google rolled out the new Preferred Sources feature in the U.S. and India, so readers can select their favorite outlets — ones you visit daily, subscribe to or follow via social media — to make sure you see their stories first. If you want to select Billboard as one of your Preferred Sources, you can click this link — or, simply follow the instructions below:

1. Head to Google.com and search for a topic.

Let’s use “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce” as an example here, considering the news of this week.

2. Click on the icon to the right of Top Stories.

After you’ve searched for a current event or topic, click on the starred square icon next to Top Stories.

3. Search for your Preferred Sources.

Start typing “Billboard” into the search field and it auto-populates after typing only “Bi.” Click the checkmark next to Billboard.

4. Press “reload results.”

Once you press the “reload results” button, your new search results should include the latest from Billboard.com.

In this example, the results now are led with the news of Swift and Kelce breaking an Instagram record with their engagement announcement, and the “Also in the news” section is led with our story about Kelce and his Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes opening a restaurant with a Taylor-themed cocktail.

Simple as that! If you don’t want to miss another Billboard breaking story, this is the best way to keep up with us on Google.