# Consequence (publication)

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. In 2019, Consequence of Sound partnered with Sony Music for the launch of a music documentary podcast series called 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 | Album | Top 5 Albums |
| 2008 | TV on the Radio | Dear Science | Vampire Weekend – Vampire WeekendThe Hold Steady – Stay PositivePortishead – ThirdOkkervil River – The Stand Ins |
| 2009 | Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Passion Pit – MannersThe Avett Brothers – I and Love and YouThe Decemberists – The Hazards of LovePhoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix |
| 2010 | Vampire Weekend | Contra | Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyArcade Fire – The SuburbsGorillaz – Plastic BeachTitus Andronicus – The Monitor |
| 2011 | St. Vincent | Strange Mercy | Bon Iver – Bon IverShabazz Palaces – Black UpPJ Harvey – Let England ShakeFoo Fighters – Wasting Light |
| 2012 | Frank Ocean | Channel Orange | Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d cityCloud Nothings – Attack on MemorySwans – The Seer |
| 2013 | Kanye West | Yeezus | Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the CityMy Bloody Valentine – m b vCHVRCHES – The Bones of What You BelieveKurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze |
| 2014 | The War On Drugs | Lost in the Dream | Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No WitnessCloud Nothings – Here and Nowhere ElseCaribou – Our Love |
| 2015 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & LowellGrimes – Art AngelsOneohtrix Point Never – Garden of DeleteTame Impala – Currents |
| 2016 | Beyoncé | Lemonade | Chance the Rapper – Coloring BookDavid Bowie – BlackstarFrank Ocean – BlondeAnohni – Hopelessness |
| 2017 | Lorde | Melodrama | Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.Ryan Adams – PrisonerVince Staples – Big Fish TheorySlowdive – Slowdive |
| 2018 | Mitski | Be the Cowboy | Janelle Monáe – Dirty ComputerSaba – Care for MeKamasi Washington – Heaven and EarthPusha T – Daytona |
| 2019 | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me TomorrowJamila Woods – Legacy! Legacy!Angel Olsen – All MirrorsAriana Grande – Thank U, Next |
| 2020 | Fiona Apple | Fetch the Bolt Cutters | Run the Jewels – RTJ4Phoebe Bridgers – PunisherPerfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire ImmediatelyDua Lipa – Future Nostalgia |
| 2021 | Tyler, the Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost | Japanese Breakfast – JubileeArlo Parks – Collapsed in SunbeamsTurnstile – Glow OnLittle Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert |
| 2022 | Pusha T | It's Almost Dry | Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin TiBeyoncé – RenaissanceYeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It DownZach Bryan – American Heartbreak |
| 2023 | Yves Tumor | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Wednesday – Rat Saw GodSufjan Stevens – JavelinBilly Woods & Kenny Segal – MapsCaroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You |
| 2024 | Charli XCX | Brat | Fontaines D.C. – RomanceWaxahatchee – Tigers BloodSturgill Simpson – Passage du DesirBeyoncé – Cowboy Carter |

### Top 50 Songs

| Year | Artist | Song | Top 5 Songs |
| 2009 | Phoenix | "1901" | Animal Collective – "Summertime Clothes"Passion Pit – "Sleepyhead"Grizzly Bear – "Two Weeks"Phoenix – "Lisztomania" |
| 2010 | Kanye West | "Power'" | LCD Soundsystem – "Dance Yrself Clean"The Black Keys – "Tighten Up"Vampire Weekend – "Cousins"Katy Perry – "Teenage Dream'" |
| 2011 | Bon Iver | "Holocene'" | Tyler, the Creator – "Yonkers"M83 – "Midnight City"Beyoncé – "Countdown"Tune-Yards – "Bizness" |
| 2012 | Frank Ocean | "Thinkin Bout You" | Japandroids – "The House That Heaven Built"Passion Pit – "I'll Be Alright"Grimes – "Genesis"Usher – "Climax" |
| 2013 | Lorde | "Royals" | Kurt Vile – "Wakin on a Pretty Day"Kanye West – "New Slaves"Daft Punk – "Get Lucky"Phosphorescent – "Song for Zula" |
| 2014 | Future Islands | "Seasons (Waiting on You)" | Cloud Nothings – "I'm Not Part of Me"Against Me! – "Transgender Dysphoria Blues"Flying Lotus – "Never Catch Me"Sia – "Chandelier" |
| 2015 | Kendrick Lamar | "Alright" | Tame Impala – "Let It Happen"Jamie xx – "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"Kurt Vile – "Pretty Pimpin"Grimes – "Realiti" |
| 2016 | Beyoncé | "Freedom" | Kanye West – "Ultralight Beam"Car Seat Headrest – "Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales"ANOHNI – "4 Degrees"David Bowie – "I Can't Give Everything Away" |
| 2017 | Kendrick Lamar | "HUMBLE." | Lorde – "Green Light"Portugal. The Man – "Feel It Still"SZA – "Love Galore"Migos – "T-Shirt" |
| 2018 | Kendrick Lamar and SZA | "All the Stars" | Ariana Grande – "God Is a Woman"Janelle Monáe – "Make Me Feel"Cardi B – "I Like It"Kanye West – "Ghost Town" |
| 2019 | Sharon Van Etten | "Seventeen" | Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy"Lizzo – "Juice"Tyler, the Creator – "Earfquake"Strand of Oaks – "Weird Ways" |
| 2020 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | Phoebe Bridgers – "I Know the End"BTS – "Dynamite"Run the Jewels – "Ooh La La"Waxahatchee – "Fire" |
| 2021 | BTS | "Butter" | Lucy Dacus – "Thumbs"Lil Nas X – "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"Japanese Breakfast – "Be Sweet"Tyler, the Creator – "Lumberjack" |
| 2022 | Paramore | "This Is Why" | Pusha T – "Diet Coke"Big Thief – "Simulation Swarm"Beyoncé – "Cuff It"Bartees Strange – "Heavy Heart" |
| 2023 | Mitski | "My Love Mine All Mine" | Zach Bryan – "East Side of Sorrow"Blondshell – "Salad"McKinley Dixon – "Tyler Forever"Ice Spice – "In Ha Mood" |
| 2024 | Kendrick Lamar | "Not Like Us" | Fontaines D.C. – "Starburster"Charli XCX feat. Lorde – "Girl, So Confusing"Chappell Roan – "Good Luck, Babe!"Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman – "Right Back to It" |

### Artist, Band and Rookie of the Year

| Year | Artist | Band | 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 Bushell |
| 2022 | Harry Styles | MUNA | Nova Twins |
| 2023 | Taylor Swift | Foo Fighters | Blondshell |
| 2024 | Jack White | Fontaines D.C. | English Teacher |

### Top 25 Films

| Year | Film | Top 5 Films |
| 2014 | Under the Skin | NightcrawlerBoyhoodWhiplashThe Grand Budapest Hotel |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Look of SilenceInside OutSicarioThe Revenant |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Green RoomManchester by the SeaThe HandmaidenLa La Land |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | The Florida ProjectDunkirkCall Me by Your NameLady Bird |
| 2018 | Hereditary | Eighth GradeBlacKkKlansmanPaddington 2If Beale Street Could Talk |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | MidsommarParasiteHer Smell1917 |
| 2020 | Lovers Rock | The Invisible ManMinariDa 5 BloodsPalm Springs |
| 2021 | Zola | The Green KnightAnnetteDuneThe French Dispatch |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Everything Everywhere All At OnceTárNopeWomen Talking |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Past LivesBarbieOppenheimerSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse |
| 2024 | I Saw the TV Glow | ChallengersConclaveDune: Part TwoBetter Man |

### Performance, Filmmaker and Composer of the Year

| Year | Performance | Filmmaker | 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 Dessner |
| 2022 | Amber Midthunder | Daniels | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| 2023 | Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy | Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, and Joaquim Dos Santos | Ludwig Göransson |
| 2024 | Timothée Chalamet | Jane Schoenbrun | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |

### Top 25 TV Shows

| Year | TV show | Top 5 TV Shows |
| 2016 | Stranger Things | Broad CityAtlantaHalt and Catch FireThe Night Of |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Halt and Catch FireNathan for YouAlias GraceCrazy Ex-Girlfriend |
| 2018 | The Americans | AtlantaKilling EvePoseBarry |
| 2019 | Succession | FleabagStranger ThingsRussian DollChernobyl |
| 2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Better Call SaulThe BoysWhat We Do in the ShadowsThe Last Dance |
| 2021 | WandaVision | SuccessionGirls5EvaIt's a SinHacks |
| 2022 | Better Call Saul | The RehearsalSeveranceAndorAbbott Elementary |
| 2023 | Succession | The BearPoker FaceReservation DogsThe Curse |
| 2024 | English Teacher | ShōgunFalloutHacksX-Men '97 |

### TV Performance and Showrunner(s) of the Year

| Year | TV Performance | 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 Seehorn | N/A |
| 2023 | Carla Gugino | N/A |
| 2024 | Anna Sawai | N/A |

### Comedian of the Year

| Year | Comedian |
| 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 Burnham |
| 2022 | Joel Kim Booster |
| 2023 | Nate Bargatze |
| 2024 | Nikki Glaser |

## Top 100 Ever

| Category | Artist | Album/Song | Top 10 |
| Album | Prince & The Revolution | Purple Rain | Fleetwood Mac – RumoursThe Beatles – Abbey RoadThe Clash – London CallingJoni Mitchell – BlueThe Beach Boys – Pet SoundsKendrick Lamar – To Pimp a ButterflyRadiohead – OK ComputerMarvin Gaye – What's Going OnNirvana – Nevermind |
| Song | The Beach Boys | "God Only Knows" | Talking Heads – "Once In a Lifetime"Bob Dylan – "Like a Rolling Stone"Michael Jackson – "Man in the Mirror"The Beatles – "A Day in the Life"The Velvet Underground – "Sister Ray"The Rolling Stones – "Sympathy for the Devil"Aretha Franklin – "Respect"The Notorious B.I.G. – "Juicy"Radiohead – "Idioteque" |
| Singers | Michael Jackson | | Billie HolidayFreddie MercuryAretha FranklinJames BrownWhitney HoustonRoy OrbisonAmy WinehouseRobert PlantBjörk |
| Soundtracks | Saturday Night Fever | | The GraduateThe BodyguardSuper FlyDazed and ConfusedAmerican GraffitiAbove the RimThe Harder They ComeTrainspotting2001: A Space Odyssey |

## Cover Stories

| Issue | Artist |
| 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. |