Ann Powers

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Ann Powers is an American music critic, writer, and NPR correspondent known for her influential commentary on popular music and culture.

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instanceOf American person
cultural critic
music critic
radio correspondent
writer
activeYearsStart 1980s
citizenship United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1964-02-04
educatedAt University of Washington
employer National Public Radio
fieldOfWork cultural criticism
journalism
music criticism
focusesOn gender and sexuality in popular music
race and American music history
genreSpecialization country music
pop music
popular music
rock music
hasChild 1 daughter
hasWrittenFor Los Angeles Times
NPR Music
The New York Times
The Village Voice
knownFor commentary on popular music
cultural criticism
music journalism
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableRole NPR music critic and correspondent
notableWork Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
Piece by Piece: Writing About Joy Division 1977–2007
Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America
occupation NPR correspondent
journalist
music critic
writer
placeOfBirth Seattle
positionHeld pop critic at the Los Angeles Times
pop music critic at The New York Times
residence Nashville
spouse Eric Weisbard
stateOfBirth Washington
subjectOf interviews about American popular music
worksFor National Public Radio

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Powers hasNotableBearer Ann Powers
Piece by Piece coAuthor Ann Powers
subject linked to: memoir "Piece by Piece"