Stephen Holden (born July 18, 1941) is an American writer, poet, and music and film critic.^[1][2]

Holden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English fromYale University in 1963. He worked as a photo editor, staff writer, and eventually became anA&R executive forRCA Records^[2] before turning to writing pop music reviews and related articles forRolling Stone magazine,Blender,The Village Voice,The Atlantic, andVanity Fair, among other publications. He first achieved prominence with his 1970sRolling Stone work, where he tended to cover singer-songwriter andtraditional pop artists. He joined the staff ofThe New York Times in 1981, and subsequently became one of the newspaper's leading theatre and film critics.

Holden's experiences as a journalist and executive with RCA led him to write the satirical novelTriple Platinum,^[2] which was published byDell Books in 1980. He is the recipient of the 1986Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for the liner notes he wrote forThe Voice: The Columbia Years, aFrank Sinatra anthology.^[3] His poetry has been featured inThe New Yorker and is included in the anthologyThe New Yorker Book of Poems.

In the mid-1990s, Holden became a second-string film critic, moving into the role of first-string movie critic by year 2000.^[1]

Holden has appeared on60 Minutes,20/20, andEntertainment Tonight,^[1] and has provided commentaries onNational Public Radio.^[1]

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