New Yorker
Mar 2012
How a hit Rihanna single gets made.
music industry
4 articles
New Yorker
May 1978
A profile of Ahmet Ertegun: son of the Turkish ambassador, teenage collector of ‘race’ music, producer and pseudonymous songwriter for records by Ray Charles and Big Joe Turner, founder of Atlantic Records, confidante to Mick Jagger, impeccable dresser.
Businessweek
Jul 2011
Is the streaming Swedish music service, now making its U.S. debut, the best shot the industry has at staying profitable and relevant?
The Guardian
May 2008
How did a pair of young rappers from Scotland, laughed off the stage for their accents, land a deal with Sony and start partying with Madonna? They pretended to be American.
