Karen Bliss

Karen Bliss is an award-winning music journalist veteran based in Toronto. Since publishing her first interviews in a local magazine between high school and university, she has interviewed hundreds of artists, including Jimmy Page, Eminem, Slash, Shania Twain, Michael Buble, Eddie Vedder, Kurt Cobain, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Iron Maiden, Oasis, Scott Weiland, and Motley Crue. Karen studied at University of Toronto, and was the Canadian correspondent for Billboard for 13 years. She covers the live industry for VenuesNow/Pollstar; songwriters for the Canadian Music Hall of Fame; music, film and sometimes travel for Zoomer; and does a bi-weekly feature interview for Canadian Music Week's website and newsletter called Making Noise. Karen is a member of Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and Women In Music Canada.