Amy Linden | |
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Born | United States |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Amy Elizabeth Linden [1] |
Occupation(s) | Music journalist, music critic |
Known for | Four on the Floor |
Amy Linden is an American music journalist and critic.
As a journalist and music critic Linden has written for numerous publications such as The New York Times , [2] [3] The Village Voice , [4] Al Jazeera America , [5] XXL , [6] Vibe , [7] Spin [1] [8] and Vanity Fair . [9]
She is also known as a co-host on the VH1 music review television series Four on the Floor . [10]
Linden has been praised by fellow music critics, journalist Kandia Crazy Horse told Rolling Stone that working on 2004's anthology Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll with Linden was very gratifying. [11]
Esquire magazine's music journalist Alan Light called Linden prescient in her analysis of singer Amy Winehouse. [12]
In 2023, Linden, who in 2014 was made a member of the Rock Hall nominating committee, correctly predicted on her podcast that the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony would be held in New York City and not Cleveland. [13] The event was later held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on November 2, 2023. [14]
Linden also co-hosts the Immaletyoufinish podcast. [15]