As a senior writer at Billboard, Kristin covers music publishing and technology, with particular expertise in artificial intelligence. Recently, she launched the Billboard newsletter Machine Learnings, continuing her coverage of AI’s rapid impact on the music industry. In 2023, Kristin was named a finalist for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award for her investigation of a $23 million YouTube royalty fraud case. In 2024, she was a finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club Sout...| Billboard
The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. His birthday is Feb. 16, 1990, and his height is 5'8". He launched his career by anonymously uploading his music to YouTu…| Billboard
Drake (real name Aubrey Graham) was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His birthday is Oct. 24, 1986, and his height is 6'0". He became popular playing Jimmy Brooks on Canada's CTV teen d…| Billboard