"Any time you put me in front on a stage, that I can perform for people, I’m fucking happier than a pig in shit. That’s what I love to do. I’m more comfortable on stage than in any other aspect in life. It’s a fucking blast!” -Ivy Levan That's Ivy Levan – cheeky, Southern, drop…
“Practice your ass off and be better than most, and be remembered as a talented artist who has something to prove or give to the world.” -Dead Sara Emily Armstrong, lead singer of hard rock band Dead Sara, doesn’t mess around. The two lead females, Emily Armstrong and Siouxsie Medley, initially met growing up in…
"I think what happened was electronic music exploded in America. So really, our gigs and fans are what saved us. It was such a beautiful and bizarre feeling to meet fans because when you write for other people, you never have that. Whereas now we have people coming up to us and saying, ‘This song…
“I had a hard time,” reveals Jessica Szohr. “I was very lonely when I first moved. It was hard to meet people, everything’s so spread out, I wasn’t in college. I wasn’t old enough to go out.” She credits an emergency visit from her mom and a friend that gave her the strength to stay…
“There was no business plan or anything. There was no goal. I was just making all these projects and putting them on my website.” Limor Fried’s entrepreneurial seeds were unwittingly sewn when she started building and selling kits for a pre-iPod MP3 player that she engineered while she was studying at MIT. She sold them…
“I believe in everything in moderation; that is the key to life. You really just have to want it, and not be excessive — not with money, with food, with anything.” -Nicky Hilton Well, maybe anything besides handbags. Nicky Hilton is sometimes known as a party girl socialite, perhaps in association with her sister, Paris,…
"I've been singing my entire life. Since I could talk, I honestly think I started singing before I started speaking. So I have known that I loved to sing since I could crawl.” -Madison Beer For sixteen-year-old pop star Madison Beer, success seemed to be written in the stars – and found through her voice.…
“My mom was a teacher. She was the bread-winner, and my dad was the more creative one with a bohemian lifestyle...I was basically encouraged to do whatever I wanted, and it was immediately clear that it would be in arts and entertainment. I wanted to be a dancer, then I wanted to be an actor,…
British actress Naomie Harris is best-known for her role as Eve Moneypenny in Bond films Skyfall and the upcoming Spectre due out November 6th. Acting since the age of nine, her first starring film role came in the British post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, whom she credits with giving her a…
"I'm not encouraging anyone to do anything that I've done, but I feel that this is the path that my life is on, and I'm even thankful for the hard things that have come my way, because they've made me who I am. I'm thankful for all of it, the good and the bad!" Elle…
“Over the past few months, my wildest dreams have come true. And I’m still a size 22.” As the largest plus-sized model to be signed to a mainstream agency, the stunning Tess Holliday has proven that big is not only beautiful, but is increasingly accepted in the fashion industry – a world where a size…
“I just want everyone to feel empowered. You are your voice. You are your words. You are your movement, and nobody else can define who you are.” Musician, muse, seductress, champion of female empowerment …these are only a few of the descriptors that come to mind in attempting to pinpoint R&B break-out siren Banks. In…
David Guetta created the concept of the superstar DJ, encompassing celebrity while building the genre. Yet even at the top, it’s connecting with fans and honing his skills as a DJ to create a legendary party vibe that remains the most important to him. It's this connection that led him to fall in love with…
“Music is like therapy for me. When I write songs, it’s a lot of what I haven’t articulated yet - things that are deep within me that I need to get out of myself.” For 26-year-old Swedish singer, Erik Hassle, honesty is the key to his artistry. Influenced primarily by soul music, it makes sense that self…
“I believe that everything is possible; that’s what’s so fun with music.” Grammy-nominated Swedish producer and DJ, Adrian Lux, has skyrocketed onto the music scene with chart-topping songs such as “Teenage Crime” and has headlined events, including Pandora’s Grammy after-party last January. His self-titled debut album was released in 2012, and he has produced…
“We’re a chip off the block that is Led Zeppelin,” says Julie Edwards, one half of the rock duo Deap Vally. Within just a few short years, they have staked their claim as heir to female-driven rock we haven't seen since the heyday of the riot grrrl movement. No offense to the Gagas and Katys of…
As the daughter of Sex Pistol's drummer Paul Cook and Culture Club backup singer Jeni Cook, there's no question of how British born Hollie Cook got into music. The promising young artist, who is also the god daughter of Boy George, has always loved performing, and her sound, which she describes as "tropical pop" is a catchy blend of reggae and pop-infused…
“Well, performing with Lana is always surreal, because the crowds that come out to see her are just insane,” says 22-year old Max Jury about what it’s like opening for the songstress Lana Del Ray. “I played solo on all the shows, so it's kind of scary at first playing in front of all those…
With her ethereal vocals and unique style, singer-songwriter Yuna is both an artist on the rise and a critical darling. Hailing from Malaysia, the singer’s fourth album, Nocturnal, was released last year to much critical praise, comparing her to the likes of Bob Dylan and Feist, which she too cites as some of her most…
Very few figures have held a tighter grip on an entire generation of pop culture devotees more readily than Boy George. The Culture Club frontman became the face of the 1980s, largely by subverting what the mainstream had come to expect from their pop stars. In an era coming off the high of disco and…
