Melinda Newman (original) (raw)

Melinda Newman is Billboard's executive editor, West Coast and Nashville. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she has covered culture and entertainment for over 20 years. Before returning to Billboard in 2017, she wrote for The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Christian Science Monitor, Forbes, Variety, Parade and Entrepreneur, among others. The 2020 recipient of the Country Music Association's media achievement award splits her time between Los Angeles and Nashville and has reported from Mali, Peru, Lebanon, Poland and other corners of the world, but her favorite location is in the pit at a Bruce Springsteen concert.