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John Norris is a veteran music journalist, who began his career as a writer, editor, correspondent and anchor at MTV News. Following MTV, he served as Managing Editor and Host of the music discovery site Noisevox, and as Supervising Producer of News at Fuse. His freelance work includes music and culture writing for The Daily Beast, GQ, Esquire, Billboard, VICE, NYLON, SPIN, Pigeons & Planes, VMAN and Lyrical Lemonade. He has written, hosted and moderated programming for Sirius XM, The Recording Academy, South By Southwest, and the Bonnaroo and Sasquatch music festivals. He is a longtime New Yorker and self-described "retrophobe," a word his brother insists he invented.

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Shocking Book Shows How Far We’ve Come Since the Toxic ’90s

ANTI-NOSTALGIA

“Never before have I read a book of fiction in which I felt almost like a background character,” writes ex-MTV correspondent John Norris about Alex Kazemi’s provocative new novel.

John Norris | Published Sep 22, 2023
opinion

Why the Oscars Should Do Away With Gender

AND THE WINNER IS...

It’s long past time for acting awards like the Oscars to be non-gendered.

John Norris | Published Mar 21, 2022

How to Make the Grammy Awards Not Suck

BE BETTER

Rewarding black artists would be a good start.

John Norris | Published Jan 27, 2018

A #MeToo Reckoning Is About to Hit the Grammys

PRAYING

Kesha will perform ‘Praying’ specifically as a nod to #MeToo, the awards show’s producer confirms. Will other artists join her in taking a stand?

John Norris | Published Jan 22, 2018

Rostam Batmanglij’s Life After Vampire Weekend

HALF-LIGHT

The queer Iranian-American indie rock star talks about stepping behind the mic for his new record ‘Half-Light,’ and his perspective as the son of immigrants in Trump’s America.

John Norris | Published Sep 10, 2017

Miley, You’re Too Good for ‘The Voice’

WHAT GIVES

The gleefully eccentric pop superstar who preaches “be yourself” is about to embark on her most conventional gig to date. But why?

John Norris | Published Sep 18, 2016

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