"NYU is where I learned that culture criticism is serious intellectual work — and that it can also be genuinely fun."
— Ivie Ani, CAS '14
About Ivie
Ivie Ani has established herself as one of the sharpest voices in music journalism and cultural commentary. Since graduating from NYU's College of Arts & Science in 2014, she has contributed to MTV News, served as a panelist on the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards aftershow, and built a following for her incisive analysis of Black music, pop culture, and the entertainment industry. Her work bridges academic rigor — honed at NYU — with the kind of accessible, energetic criticism that reaches general audiences.
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