SEPT. 28, 2019
VOLUME 131
NO. 23ON THE COVER
Kesha photographed by
David Needleman on Sept.
at Malibu Canyon Ranch in
Calabasas, Calif. Go behind
the scenes of the cover shoot
at billboard.com/videos.
The End Is Near Clothing
shirt, Amy Shehab and
Honey B Gold earrings, Amy
Shehab, Bauble Bar, XIV Karat
and Adina’s Jewels rings.
FEATURES
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AFTER THE
RAINBOW
Singing about her personal
trauma, Kesha became a
#MeToo heroine and an
industry symbol. With
a new album on the way,
she’s focused firmly
on the present — and on
“writing the fuck out of
some pop songs.”
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40 UNDER 40
10K Projects founder
Elliot Grainge, whose artist
Trippie Redd just dropped
his latest album, !, opens
Billboard’s annual tally of the
industry’s sharpest young
executives who are driving
the success of the music
business with determination,
disruption and data.