VÉRITÉ
As the CEO of VÉRITÉ, Kelsey Byrne has defined her own parameters of success by leaning into a hard-earned autonomy and taking calculated creative risks. Photos by Angelo Kritikos + Story by Erica Hawkins for LADYGUNN No. 16!
PALE WAVES
English Indie group Pale Waves creates pop music that runs the emotional gamut. Photos by Danielle Defoe + Story by Gina Tron for LADYGUNN No. 16!
ZANDER BLECK WON’T LET ANYTHING STOP HIM FROM ROCKIN’
Former fashion model and multifaceted musician Zander Bleck had all the makings of a rock-recipe destined for success: he worked with producer RedOne and was signed to both Interscope and Capitol records, and was said to have a voice that was a mixture of Jim Morrison, Bono AND Freddie Mercury, plus, his face is gorgeous — what could have gone wrong, right?
LADYGUNN NO. 16 COVER STORY: PRINCESS NOKIA
Princess Nokia has developed a cult-like fanbase with no algorithms or formulas to speak of. LADYGUNN gets inside the mind of the queen of all genres.
FIRST AID KIT
Klara and Johanna Söderberg of Swedish band First Aid Kit have a shared penchant for penning nostalgic lyrics with fresh melodies and impossibly beautiful harmonies, their voices winding around each other like strands of DNA. Story by Mea Cohen.
JAIN
French singer/songwriter Jain is an artist whose music aims to band the divided. Story by Mea Cohen + Photos by Maeghan Donohue for LADYGUNN No. 16!
LADYGUNN NO. 16 COVER STORY: BØRNS
LADYGUNN No. 16 cover star BØRNS is breaking faded hearts everywhere he goes! Story by Angie Piccirillo + Photos by Maeghan Donohue.
VIDEO PREMIERE: JUANITA STEIN – "FORGIVER"
Photos/ Rob Loud Story / Kristy Benjamin This video has such a natural & free feeling to it. A huge nod to your directors Lainy Black & India Lee,…
LIDO PIMIENTA
Toronto-based artist Lido Pimienta mixes indigenous music from her native Colombia with modern and infectious synth-pop, creating a colorful palette of both foreign and familiar sounds.
HANSON
In a moment in entertainment where the number of likes on Instagram is just as much currency as how good your album is, superstar pop band Hanson doesn’t want to fit in.
LUCY DACUS
Lucy Dacus imparts the wisdom of striving for a life without regrets in LADYGUNN No. 16!
VANCE JOY
Beneath his charisma, attractiveness, and ukulele-punctuated love songs, Vance Joy is still aware that the sweet isn’t as sweet without the sour.