Katie Bain

Katie Bain is the director of Billboard Dance and Billboard’s Senior Music Correspondent. She’s been covering the dance world for more than a decade, first as the senior music writer at LA Weekly, then on the editorial team at Insomniac Events and at Beatport. Since joining Billboard in 2019, she’s reported on all facets of the global dance scene, with highlights including a cover story on the return of Swedish House Mafia, a cover with genre icons Justice and an in-depth report on Saudi Arabia’s emerging music industry. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, VICE, SPIN, RBMA and many others.