THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM: A HOLIDAY FROM US

Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan and Board Chairman Harvey Mason Jr., who grace the cover of our year-end/holiday special issue, have impressed the biz by embracing change—and after the next Grammys, their mark on the awards process (and everything else the Academy touches) should be considerably evident. One thing they’ll probably want to review: How they ended up on the cover of this frosty holiday issue.

Daniel Ek’s Spotify has, if anything, become even more powerful over the course of 2019, as its streaming volume and mighty data resources have now helped power two of the biggest artist signings of the year. (One key playlist, meanwhile—Today's Top Hits—just topped 25m followers.) Look for the Swedish mogul to diversify his revenue, um, streams in the coming year—and to remove us from his playlist.