Type of site | Music and film and television news and reviews |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Consequence Media |
Created by |
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Editor | Ben Kaye (Editorial Director) [2] |
Parent | Consequence Media |
URL | consequence |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 2007 |
Current status | Active |
Consequence (previously Consequence of Sound) is an independently owned New York–based online magazine [3] featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television.
Consequence of Sound was founded in September 2007 by Alex Young, then a student at Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. [4] The website took its original name from the Regina Spektor song "Consequence of Sounds". [5] In January 2008, Michael Roffman became Editor-in-Chief. In October 2014, Consequence of Sound began covering film and became a part of the Chicago Film Critics Association. [6] In 2016, Consequence of Sound was reorganized under the umbrella of Consequence Media, a digital media, advertising, and marketing firm. [7] In 2018, Consequence of Sound launched the Consequence Podcast Network, averaging over 100,000 downloads in its first month. [8] In 2019, Consequence of Sound partnered with Sony Music for the launch of a music documentary podcast series called The Opus.[ citation needed ] Also in 2019, Consequence of Sound partnered with StubHub to launch a live content hub and events series. [9]
In 2021, Consequence of Sound launched a redesign of their website, and rebranded to Consequence. [10]
In 2022, Consequence launched its first cover story with Red Hot Chili Peppers.
In 2023, Consequence's partner company, Consequence Media, acquired Modern Drummer . [11]
Consequence is listed as one of the most influential music websites by Technorati. [12] In 2010, About.com ranked Consequence the year's best music blog, based on "Technorati rankings and the online buzz throughout the year". [13] In the Spring of 2014, Style of Sound calculated that Consequence charted as the second most influential music blog. In 2019, Consequence ranked among the top 10 most influential music blogs by Hypebot. [14]
In 2009, Consequence reported that Paul McCartney and the Killers would headline the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival prior to its lineup announcement. [15]
In 2015, Consequence was the first to break news of LCD Soundsystem's reunion tour. [16]
In 2018, Consequence documented alleged abuse allegations against Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley. [17] Boyd was later fired from the band. [18]
Year | Artist | Ref. | Band | Ref. | Rookie | Ref. |
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2010 | Kanye West | [47] | The Roots | [48] | Not Awarded | |
2011 | James Blake | [49] | Foo Fighters | [50] | The Weeknd | [51] |
2012 | Frank Ocean | [52] | Death Grips | [53] | Angel Haze | [54] |
2013 | Kanye West | [55] | Arcade Fire | [56] | HAIM | [57] |
2014 | Run the Jewels | [58] | The War on Drugs | [59] | FKA twigs | [60] |
2015 | Kendrick Lamar | [61] | Tame Impala | [62] | Vince Staples | [63] |
2016 | Chance the Rapper | [64] | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | [65] | Car Seat Headrest | [66] |
2017 | Lorde | [67] | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | [68] | BROCKHAMPTON | [69] |
2018 | Janelle Monáe | [70] | Pearl Jam | [71] | Billie Eilish | [72] |
2019 | Billie Eilish | [73] | Tool | [74] | King Princess | [75] |
2020 | Phoebe Bridgers | [76] | BTS | [77] | Beabadoobee | [78] |
2021 | Lil Nas X | [79] | CHVRCHES | [80] | Nandi Bushell | [81] |
2022 | Harry Styles | [82] | MUNA | [83] | Nova Twins | [84] |
2023 | Taylor Swift | [85] | Foo Fighters | [86] | Blondshell | [87] |
2024 | Jack White | [88] | Fontaines D.C. | [89] | English Teacher | [90] |
Year | Performance | Ref. | Filmmaker | Ref. | Composer | Ref. |
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2014 | Jenny Slate | [102] | Dan Gilroy | [103] | Mica Levi | [104] |
2015 | Michael Shannon | [105] | George Miller | [106] | Disasterpeace | [107] |
2016 | Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes | [108] | Kenneth Lonergan | [109] | Cliff Martinez | [110] |
2017 | Vicky Krieps | [111] | Denis Villeneuve | [112] | Hans Zimmer | [113] |
2018 | Toni Collette | [114] | Spike Lee | [115] | John Carpenter | [116] |
2019 | Elisabeth Moss | [117] | Quentin Tarantino | [118] | Daniel Lopatin | [119] |
2020 | Steven Yeun | [120] | Steve McQueen | [121] | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | [122] |
2021 | Dev Patel | [123] | Janicza Bravo | [124] | Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner | [125] |
2022 | Amber Midthunder | [126] | Daniels | [127] | Hildur Guðnadóttir | [128] |
2023 | Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy | [129] | Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, and Joaquim Dos Santos | [130] | Ludwig Göransson | [131] |
2024 | Timothée Chalamet | [132] | Jane Schoenbrun | [133] | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | [134] |
Year | TV show | Top 5 TV Shows | Ref. |
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2016 | Stranger Things | [135] | |
2017 | Twin Peaks | [136] | |
2018 | The Americans | [137] | |
2019 | Succession | [138] | |
2020 | The Queen's Gambit | [139] | |
2021 | WandaVision | [140] | |
2022 | Better Call Saul | [141] | |
2023 | Succession | [142] | |
2024 | English Teacher | [142] |
Year | TV Performance | Ref. | Showrunner(s) | Ref. |
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2017 | Rachel Bloom | [143] | Mark Frost and David Lynch | [144] |
2018 | Billy Porter | [145] | Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg | [146] |
2019 | Maya Hawke | [147] | Jesse Armstrong | [148] |
2020 | Anya Taylor-Joy | [149] | Eric Kripke | [150] |
2021 | Kathryn Hahn | [151] | N/A | |
2022 | Rhea Seehorn | [152] | N/A | |
2023 | Carla Gugino | [153] | N/A | |
2024 | Anna Sawai | [154] | N/A |
Year | Comedian | Ref. |
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2013 | Marc Maron | [155] |
2014 | Cameron Esposito | [156] |
2015 | Aziz Ansari | [157] |
2016 | Bill Maher | [158] |
2017 | Nathan Fielder | [159] |
2018 | John Mulaney | [160] |
2019 | Jenny Slate | [161] |
2020 | Eric André | [162] |
2021 | Bo Burnham | [163] |
2022 | Joel Kim Booster | [164] |
2023 | Nate Bargatze | [165] |
2024 | Nikki Glaser | [166] |
Category | Artist | Album/Song | Top 10 | Ref. |
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Album | Prince & The Revolution | Purple Rain | [167] | |
Song | The Beach Boys | "God Only Knows" |
| [168] |
Singers | Michael Jackson | [169] | ||
Soundtracks | Saturday Night Fever | [170] |
Issue | Artist | Ref. |
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1 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | [171] |
2 | Jack White | [172] |
3 | Ozzy Osbourne | [173] |
4 | SZA | [174] |
5 | Metallica | [175] |
6 | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | [176] |
7 | Jason Isbell | [177] |
8 | Blur | [178] |
9 | Corey Taylor | [179] |
10 | Dolly Parton | [180] |
11 | Masters of the Air | [181] |
12 | Faye Webster | [182] |
13 | Noah Kahan | [183] |
14 | Amyl and the Sniffers | [184] |
15 | Jack White | [185] |
16 | Jack Antonoff | [186] |
17 | Timothée Chalamet | [187] |
18 | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | [188] |
19 | Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival | [189] |
20 | Fontaines D.C. | [190] |
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