Nicole Ghapgharan
HITS Magazine
Features Editor and Head of Social Media
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As Features Editor at music-industry trade publication HITS, Nicole Ghapgharan has relentlessly covered the evolution of the music biz, tracking its next big things, trending topics and up-and-coming execs with equal aplomb. As editor of HITS’ quarterly New and Developing Artists specials she has helped introduce the biz to myriad future stars, while the Noisemakers feature—a regular part of her remit—has given more than 900 rising industry professionals a taste of the spotlight. The UCLA alumna is also the curator of the company’s social-media presence, through which she has not only dragged HITS kicking and screaming (well, loudly whining) into the 21st century but also cultivated an Instagram user base that now hovers around 40k. She has done all this, it should be added, while being yelled at via phone, text and email simultaneously. A devoted EDM fan, Nicole is the only person on the HITS staff who could pick Dom Dolla out of a lineup.