THE NEW YORKERFEB 2016
THE SWEEP / SEVEN GRAMMYS IN ONE NIGHT
A black suit two sizes too big. A living-room record. The night the record book stopped meaning the same thing.
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VOGUEFEB 2016 · COVER
THE THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD WHO WON EVERYTHING
Cover profile. A quiet boy, a loud room, and the last time anyone would meet him before the year turned.
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BILLBOARDMAY 2016
THE CROSSOVER / HE WON ALL OF THEM
AMAs, VMAs, iHeart, Brits, Billboards, People's Choice. Six pop-culture ceilings, six trophies, one boy.
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GRAMOPHONESEP 2016
THE CANON / THE OLD WORLD TOOK NOTICE
Gramophone. ICMA. ECHO Klassik. The Gilmore. Avery Fisher. The Bernstein. The gates opened, one after another, for the same boy.
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TIMEOCT 2016
THE MOMENT / THE AUTUMN A BOY BECAME WEATHER
Billboard 21 Under 21, No. 1. TIME 100, youngest ever. Forbes 30 Under 30, at thirteen. Every list. The top of every list.
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THE CLASSICAL REVIEWDEC 2016
STARR TO STEP AWAY INDEFINITELY
A single-car collision on Route 15. His parents pronounced at the scene. The bones will heal. The nerves, doctors say, may not.
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THE NEW YORK TIMESDEC 2016
THE HANDS / WHAT THE INJURY MEANS
Physicians expect full physical recovery. What they cannot promise: an end to the tremor, the pain, or a skin that reads the lightest touch as fire.
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BILLBOARDDEC 2016
PIANISSIMO WORLD TOUR CANCELLED IN FULL
Sixty-four dates across four continents will not proceed. Refunds are automatic. A return is not promised.
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ROLLING STONEDEC 2016
AMARA WALKS / INSIDE THE END OF THE MANAGEMENT
Six years shaping the prodigy's career. Then a two-sentence statement at 6:04 a.m., citing only issues.
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