Jason Lipshutz is the Executive Director of Music at Billboard, where he has written about music for over a decade and penned cover stories on Taylor Swift, U2, Blink-182, Lorde, Bon Iver, and Mumford & Sons, among others. He is also the author of It Starts With One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park, released in October 2024 through Hachette Books, and featured in People, Forbes, The Ringer and Lit Hub. He has contributed to Fuse, VIBE, The Hollywood Reporter, Spinner, and Popjustice, and has appeared on Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, TODAY, Entertainment Tonight, and several other broadcast programs. He lives in New Jersey.