Lisa Robinson — Disruptor Awards

Prior to joining Vanity Fair in 1999, contributing editor Lisa Robinson was a longtime music columnist for the New York Post, The New York Times Syndicate, the host of syndicated radio and cable TV shows, and edited several rock magazines. From 2000-2006, she produced Vanity Fair‘s music portfolios. In addition to her regular “Hot Tracks” column, she has written cover stories on Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Justin Bieber, major profiles on Eminem, U2 and Serge Gainsbourg, and Oral Histories of Motown, Disco and Laurel Canyon. In 2014, her memoir, There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll, was published by Riverhead Books; the paperback edition will be out in April, 2015.