About the Author
Born and raised in New York City,
Marissa R. Moss is a freelance journalist currently residing in East Nashville, Tennessee. She contributes frequently to
Rolling Stone,
LA Times, Vulture, Billboard, NPR and the
Nashville Scene and has had bylines in
FADER, NYLON, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, Politico, Teen Vogue and more. The 2018 recipient of the Rolling Stone Chet Flippo Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism, Moss has written over fifteen cover stories on artists including Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, John Prine, Margo Price, Guy Clark and Noel Gallagher. Her breakthrough story on the culture of sexual harassment in the world of country radio,
Inside Country Radio’s Dark, Secret History of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct, for
Rolling Stone Country, is widely regarded as a touchstone in Nashville’s #TimesUp reckoning. Her first book,
HER COUNTRY:
How the Women of Country Music Become the Success Story They Were Never Supposed to Be, was published by Henry Holt & Company on May 10, 2022 to wide critical acclaim.
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