a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
a front-page headline
the headline read ‘Hostages Freed in Gun Battle’
denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news
air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized
denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill
they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population
the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly
appear as the star performer at (a concert)
Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival
they are headlining at the Town & Country club
the headlining act