Celebrity Life
Addison Rae’s Next Act: Pop Star
The 20-year-old self-made millionaire discusses learning how to write music, using TikTok to open doors, shedding haters, and “submerging” herself in art
The Grammys’ Executive Producer Does Not Care About the Ratings
Showrunner Ben Winston chats about "that Beyoncé moment," BTS's performance, the importance of not censoring artists like Cardi B and Lil Baby, and why TV ratings don't accurately reflect the awards ceremony's success
Will SoundCloud’s Fan-Centric Royalties Spark Wider Change?
"You want to get paid for the fact that they're spinning your record — not the fact that someone thinks they're spinning someone else's record," says Hipgnosis CEO Merck Mercuriadis
She Managed Concert Tours. Now, Covid Vaccines
Without tours, Pale Waves and Zara Larsson's crew leader works at a mass vaccination center in Scotland: "It's the camaraderie, being part of a team, working toward the same goal — I have that again"
The Damage Done: Looking Back At A Year Without Concerts
With Covid-19 stranding the concert industry in a limbo for a year now, artists from Martha Reeves to Tech N9ne, along with behind-the-scenes workers, reflect on an unprecedented twelve months
Music NFTs Have Gone Mainstream. Who’s In?
Shawn Mendes, Grimes, and Tory Lanez are just a few celebrities who've jumped aboard the crypto train to release exclusive digital goods — turning the Internet into a futuristic, fine-art auction house on crack
Ethiopia Habtemariam, Motown Records’ New CEO, on Recentering Black Music in Culture
"I’m hoping this opens up the door for a lot more that happens for people that look like me,” says the new chief executive, who will report directly to Sir Lucian Grainge at Universal Music
What the 2021 Grammy Awards Will Look Like
Artists including Billie Eilish, BTS, and Taylor Swift will perform in a circle of five stages with masked crew at the center — in a ceremony that first-time showrunner Ben Winston calls "part Grammys, part Abbey Road studio session"
If the U.S. Can Get Vaccinated by Summer, When Do We Get Concerts Back?
Most large-scale concerts and tours in the U.S. cannot return until 2022. "You can't do Swiss-cheese routing. If it's got holes in it because certain states haven't opened up, it's not going to work," says one live music exec
Classic Rockers Are Getting Vaccinated. Could They Tour Soon?
James Taylor, Elton John, Graham Nash, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, David Crosby, John Fogerty, Loretta Lynn, and Kiss’ Paul Stanley have all got the jab
Why Limited-Capacity Concerts Just Don’t Make Sense
Partial-capacity shows are not economical for most concert halls or musicians, and politicians who pretend otherwise are failing to understand the way the live music industry operates
Portugal. The Man: Why Cryptocurrency Is the New Rock & Roll
The Oregon-based rock band, which launched its own coin last month, explains how artists can use crypto to build the ultimate fan club