REIMAGINING
LIVE MUSIC
We don’t follow trends. We create them.
VENU and Billboard have come together to reshape the future of live entertainment. Together, we’re driving bold ideas, honoring disruptors in the industry, and creating experiences where fans and artists are at the very center.
VENU is reimagining the live music experience as fan-founded, fan-owned, artist-driven, and infused with premium hospitality and unique ownership opportunities. Billboard, long recognized for amplifying what’s next, shares this commitment to innovation. Through our multi-year partnership, we’re uniting VENU’s disruptive vision with Billboard’s legacy of elevating voices and celebrating leaders who define the future of music.
Billboard is always looking to collaborate with and learn from companies that are disrupting the industry and moving it forward.“
Hannah Karp, Billboard Editor-in-Chief
VENU's Mission
Put fans and artists back at the center
Venu Holding Corporation (“VENU”) isn’t just another entertainment company; it’s a movement reshaping how people experience music and events. We’re setting a new standard, blending luxury, technology, and access to create unforgettable moments inside entertainment and hospitality spaces and far beyond them.
From day one, our mission has been bold: put fans and artists back at the center. Founder J.W. Roth recognized that the live music industry lagged behind the fan-first innovations of the NFL and MLB. That’s where VENU stepped in, building premium destinations from the ground up that reimagine what a concert or night out experience should be.
VENU isn’t following industry trends – it’s rewriting them.
CREATED TO Honor
artists, creators, and leaders
who redefine the boundaries of music.
THE
DISRUPTOR
AWARD
Presented by VENU, the Billboard Disruptor Award honors artists, creators, and leaders who redefine the boundaries of music. Inspired by VENU founder and CEO J.W. Roth’s fan-first vision, the award shines a spotlight on innovation, forward-thinking, and courage in the industry.
At VENU, disruption isn’t just a buzzword, it’s the core of who we are. The Disruptor Award embodies our mission to challenge norms, celebrate bold visions, and shape the future of live entertainment. By honoring those who push boundaries and reimagine possibilities, the award reinforces that VENU is not simply building venues, we are building the future of live entertainment itself.
awarded by
THE VISIONARY
BEHIND VENU
J.W. Roth is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of VENU, which he launched in 2017 out of a passion for music and a belief that it is the ultimate uniter. With more than 40 years of entrepreneurship and building successful companies, Roth took VENU public in 2024 on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol VENU- fulfilling his vision of creating a fan-owned company, founded by a fan himself.
JW ROTH
VENU FOUNDER,
CHAIRMAN & CEO
A true disrupter, Roth is known for challenging the status quo, driving bold ideas, and never taking no for an answer. He has been recognized as a VenuesNow All-Star (2022, 2025), is a member of the Forbes Business Council, and has been featured as a thought leader on CNBC, Newsmax, Cheddar, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and more.
Beyond the entertainment industry, Roth also serves as Founder and Chairman of Roth Industries, LLC, a 200-ton-per-week prepared foods plant in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which manages one of the world’s most popular health brands, Whole30.
