Jason Lipshutz is the senior director of music at <em>Billboard</em>, where he has written about music for nearly a decade and penned cover stories on Taylor Swift, U2, Mumford & Sons, Lorde, Blink-182 and Bon Iver, among others. He is formerly a deputy editor at Fuse Media and has contributed to <em>Vibe</em>, <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>, Spinner and Popjustice. He has appeared on <em>Access Hollywood</em>, <em>Good Morning America</em>, <em>Today</em>, <em>Entertainment Tonight</em> and several other broadcast programs. Although they both frustrate him beyond words, he loves his dog Murray and the Philadelphia 76ers wholeheartedly.