ISSUE
1336
‘ALL THE
NEWS
THAT FITS’
46
The Joy of Lizzo
She’s a new kind of superstar, full
of relentless positivity. But it took
a lot of pain to get there.
By Brittany Spanos
54
Billie Joe
Armstrong:
My Life in
15 Songs
The Green Day frontman tells
the stories of fame and fury
behind his biggest classics.
By Patrick Doyle
58
The Best
Music
Scenes
Now
The new venues,
secret residencies,
and hometown heroes
making it a great time
for live music.
74
America’s
Radioactive Secret
The oil-and-gas industry’s toxic
waste could be making workers
sick — and putting the public at risk.
By Justin Nobel
PHOTOGRAPHBYDavid LaChapelle
“I needed that
heartbreak
experience.
I used the pain
constructively.”
Lizzo
On the bad romance that
inspired much of her hit album,
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