Consequence (previously Consequence of Sound) is an independently owned New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television.
History
Consequence of Sound was founded in September 2007 by Alex Young, then a student at Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. The website took its original name from the Regina Spektor song "Consequence of Sounds". In January 2008, Michael Roffman became Editor-in-Chief. In October 2014, Consequence of Sound began covering film and became a part of the Chicago Film Critics Association. In 2016, Consequence of Sound was reorganized under the umbrella of Consequence Media, a digital media, advertising, and marketing firm. In 2018, Consequence of Sound launched the Consequence Podcast Network, averaging over 100,000 downloads in its first month. Also in 2018, Consequence of Sound and Sony co-produced the music-history podcast series The Opus. Also in 2019, Consequence of Sound partnered with StubHub to launch a live content hub and events series.
In 2021, Consequence of Sound launched a redesign of their website, and rebranded to Consequence.
In 2022, Consequence launched its first cover story with Red Hot Chili Peppers.
In 2023, Consequence's partner company, Consequence Media, acquired Modern Drummer.
Influence Consequence is listed as one of the most influential music websites by Technorati. In 2010, About.com ranked Consequence the year's best music blog, based on "Technorati rankings and the online buzz throughout the year". In the Spring of 2014, Style of Sound calculated that Consequence charted as the second most influential music blog. In 2019, Consequence ranked among the top 10 most influential music blogs by Hypebot.
In 2009, Consequence reported that Paul McCartney and the Killers would headline the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival prior to its lineup announcement.
In 2015, Consequence was the first to break news of LCD Soundsystem's reunion tour.
In 2018, Consequence documented alleged abuse allegations against Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley. Boyd was later fired from the band.
Annual report Top 50 Albums Year Artist AlbumTop 5 Albums2008 TV on the Radio Dear Science 2009 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion 2010 Vampire Weekend Contra 2011 St. Vincent Strange Mercy 2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange 2013 Kanye West Yeezus 2014 The War On Drugs Lost in the Dream 2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly 2016 Beyoncé Lemonade 2017 Lorde Melodrama 2018 Mitski Be the Cowboy 2019 Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 2020 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters 2021 Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost 2022 Pusha T It's Almost Dry 2023 Yves Tumor Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume;(Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) 2024 Charli XCX Brat 2025 Rosalía Lux
Top 50 Songs Year Artist SongTop 5 Songs2009 Phoenix "1901" 2010 Kanye West "Power'" 2011 Bon Iver "Holocene'" 2012 Frank Ocean "Thinkin Bout You" 2013 Lorde "Royals" 2014 Future Islands "Seasons (Waiting on You)" 2015 Kendrick Lamar "Alright" 2016 Beyoncé "Freedom" 2017 Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE." 2018 Kendrick Lamar and SZA "All the Stars" 2019 Sharon Van Etten "Seventeen" 2020 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 2021 BTS "Butter" 2022 Paramore "This Is Why" 2023 Mitski "My Love Mine All Mine" 2024 Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" 2025 Geese "Au Pays du Cocaine"
Artist, Band and Rookie of the Year YearArtistRef.BandRef.Rookie 2010 Kanye West The Roots Not Awarded 2011 James Blake Foo Fighters The Weeknd 2012 Frank Ocean Death Grips Angel Haze 2013 Kanye West Arcade Fire HAIM 2014 Run the Jewels The War on Drugs FKA twigs 2015 Kendrick Lamar Tame Impala Vince Staples 2016 Chance the Rapper Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Car Seat Headrest 2017 Lorde King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard BROCKHAMPTON 2018 Janelle Monáe Pearl Jam Billie Eilish 2019 Billie Eilish Tool King Princess 2020 Phoebe Bridgers BTS Beabadoobee 2021 Lil Nas X CHVRCHES Nandi Bushell2022Harry StylesMUNANova Twins2023Taylor SwiftFoo FightersBlondshell2024Jack WhiteFontaines D.C.English Teacher2025ClipseTurnstileLambrini Girls
Top 25 Films Year FilmTop 5 Films2014 Under the Skin 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road 2016 Moonlight 2017 Blade Runner 2049 2018 Hereditary 2019 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2020 Lovers Rock 2021 Zola 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2023Killers of the Flower Moon 2024I Saw the TV Glow 2025Sinners
Performance, Filmmaker and Composer of the Year YearPerformanceRef.FilmmakerRef.Composer 2014 Jenny Slate Dan Gilroy Mica Levi 2015 Michael Shannon George Miller Disasterpeace 2016 Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes Kenneth Lonergan Cliff Martinez 2017 Vicky Krieps Denis Villeneuve Hans Zimmer 2018 Toni Collette Spike Lee John Carpenter 2019 Elisabeth Moss Quentin Tarantino Daniel Lopatin 2020 Steven Yeun Steve McQueen Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross 2021 Dev Patel Janicza Bravo Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner2022Amber MidthunderDanielsHildur Guðnadóttir2023Margot Robbie and Cillian MurphyKemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, and Joaquim Dos SantosLudwig Göransson2024Timothée ChalametJane SchoenbrunTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross2025 N/AGuillermo del ToroIdles, Son Lux, Young Fathers, and Jeremiah Fraites
Top 25 TV Shows Year TV showTop 5 TV Shows2016 Stranger Things 2017 Twin Peaks 2018 The Americans 2019 Succession 2020 The Queen's Gambit 2021 WandaVision 2022Better Call Saul 2023 Succession 2024 English Teacher 2025 The Rehearsal
TV Performance and Showrunner(s) of the Year YearTV PerformanceRef.Showrunner(s) 2017 Rachel Bloom Mark Frost and David Lynch 2018 Billy Porter Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg 2019 Maya Hawke Jesse Armstrong 2020 Anya Taylor-Joy Eric Kripke 2021 Kathryn Hahn N/A 2022 Rhea SeehornN/A 2023 Carla GuginoN/A 2024 Anna SawaiN/A 2025 N/AN/A
Comedian of the Year YearComedian 2013 Marc Maron 2014 Cameron Esposito 2015 Aziz Ansari 2016 Bill Maher 2017 Nathan Fielder 2018 John Mulaney 2019 Jenny Slate 2020 Eric André 2021 Bo Burnham2022Joel Kim Booster2023Nate Bargatze2024Nikki Glaser2025Marc Maron
Top 100 Ever Category Artist Album/SongTop 10Album Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain Song The Beach Boys "God Only Knows" Singers Michael Jackson Soundtracks Saturday Night Fever
Cover Stories
IssueArtist 1 Red Hot Chili Peppers 2 Jack White 3 Ozzy Osbourne 4 SZA 5 Metallica 6 TOMORROW X TOGETHER 7 Jason Isbell 8 Blur 9 Corey Taylor 10 Dolly Parton 11 Masters of the Air 12 Faye Webster 13 Noah Kahan 14 Amyl and the Sniffers 15 Jack White 16 Jack Antonoff 17 Timothée Chalamet 18 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross 19 Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival 20 Fontaines D.C. 21 Saba and NO I.D. 22 How Musical Guests Disappeared from Late Night TV 23 Ghost 24 Queens of the Stone Age
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