Max Mertens

Max Mertens

Max Mertens is a Nova Scotia-born, Toronto-based music and culture journalist. He has written for publications including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Bandcamp, The Creative Independent, and more. His three desert island albums are Patti Smith's Horses, Joni Mitchell's Blue and The White Stripes' White Blood Cells.

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The Rise And Rise Of Megan Thee Stallion: Juicy J, Scott Storch, LilJuMadeDaBeat & More On The Houston Rapper’s Emergence

The Rise And Rise Of Megan Thee Stallion: Juicy J, Scott Storch, LilJuMadeDaBeat & More On The Houston Rapper’s Emergence

For Women's History Month 2021, GRAMMY.com is celebrating some of the women artists nominated at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show. Today, we honor Megan Thee Stallion, who's currently nominated for four GRAMMY Awards.  From her no-holds-barred mixtapes to making inescapable chart-topping hits, few artists in recent history have had a more stratospheric rise than Megan Thee Stallion. The Houston rapper,…

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