THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM: YEAR-END RESPITE EDITION

Capitol Nashville’s Luke Bryan graces the cover of our year-end print edition. He's kicking off the holidays with a six-figure bow for his What Makes You Country. Which probably just about balances out the lump of coal that appearing on this mag represents.

Our Contents Page VIP, UMG boss Sir Lucian Grainge, is a jolly soul, as his on-fire group comes off a year of absolutely dominating in the streaming space (and killing it at retail and radio as well). With mega-marketshare and vaulting revenue, the Knight of Santa Monica is having a Chanukah for the ages. Still, this year-end Contents Shout-Out is likely to dry out his brisket.