–Issue Features Three Special Covers with Athlete, Musician Pairings: Kobe Bryant & Nicki Minaj, Chris Paul & Kendrick Lamar, and Calvin Johnson & Eminem–
On the eve of Super Bowl – and the Grammys – ESPN The Magazine releases its second annual “Music Issue” with pages paying tribute to the converging worlds of sport and song.
The issue – which hits newsstands Friday, January 24 – highlights the intersection of music and sports including features with cover men Chris Paul and Kendrick Lamar entitled “Killer Crossover” as well as “In the beginning, there was a nipple,” on how ten years ago, 90 million people watching Super Bowl XXXVIII saw Janet Jackson’s breast for 9/16 of a second, and how our culture would never be the same.
Music and sports fans alike can see more of their favorite athletes and artists at www.espn.com/musicissue, featuring video, photos, behind-the-scenes galleries, playlists, and more.
Music Issue covers: https://bit.ly/1hLu4Yj
The Mag’s Music Issue also features a special “fantasy halftime show“-themed Photo Act, bringing additional athlete and musician pairings to bring to life including:
- NBA’s Kobe Bryant with Nicki Minaj
- NFL’s Calvin Johnson with Eminem
- U.S. Women’s Soccer’s Hope Solo with Skylar Grey
- NHL’s Anaheim Ducks’ Dustin Penner with Capital Cities
- NFL’s New Orleans Saints with Trombone Shorty
- MLB’s Manny Machado & Yonder Alonso with Yandel
“Music Issue” Features:
One has electrified a franchise. One is challenging an industry. Chris Paul and Kendrick Lamar aren’t just buds. They’re the face of the new music/sports paradigm. By Sam Alipour
Toronto’s favorite son isn’t simply a new Jay-Z. The rap star is forging a new merger between music and sports. By Danyel Smith
In the beginning, there was a nipple
No one who lived through the early 2000s will ever forget that Super Bowl halftime show wardrobe malfunction moment with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. For the 10th anniversary, The Mag tells the story of those behind the scenes as well as how this incident changed the FCC, the Super Bowl and how we consume videos. By Marin Cogan
Pioneering pairs
The Mag highlights new and innovative ways athletes and musicians are working together, including Floyd Mayweather and Justin Bieber, Lorde and George Brett, Fall Out Boy and the NBA All-Star Game, Pitbull & Slam, and more.
Additional Highlights:
- NFL: In his new column, Is the NFL picked clean? Howard Bryant writes that Roger Goodell is considering giving fans more of what they want – playoff football. But at what price?
- NFL: In the feature “All Hell Broke Loose” Steve Wulf notes when Russell Wilson starts Super Bowl XLVIII, fans won’t bat an eye, but when James Harris started a playoff game in 1974, America wasn’t so color blind.
- Olympics: The Mag’s Brett Forrest says to make no mistake: These are Vladimir Putin’s Games—and have been from the start. The feature, ““Monopoly Games” examines how Putin is using the games to show the world that Russia can do anything. Never mind the competition on the ice at the Sochi games in February. Russian president Vladimir Putin is trying to win over the world with his Olympic show.
- Olympics: Columnist Chris Jones’ “Biggest lugers” tells the story of Brett West and his son Tucker being inspired by the 2002 Olympics and built a luge track in their backyard. Twelve years later, Tucker is on his way to Sochi.
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Media Contact: Carrie Kreiswirth carrie.b.kreiswirth@espn.com 860-766-6042
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