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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}{{short description|American music journalist (born 1973)}}

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| birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.| spouse = Stephanie Erlewine (m. 2017)| death_date =| death_place =| other_names = Tom Erlewine| alma_mater = University of MichiganMusic criticism>Music critic| years active = 1991−present| employer = AllMusic, freelancer| relations = Michael Erlewine (uncle)}}Stephen Thomas Erlewine ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɜr|l|w|aɪ|n}}; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of multiple artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes.{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p301947|tab=credits|label=Credits for Stephen Thomas Erlewine|access-date=June 14, 2015}}NEWS, Walters, John, All About the Music: Web Site a Treasure Trove of Reviews, Bios, Redeye, The Chicago Tribune, June 17, 2003, 28, Erlewine was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a nephew of the former musician and AllMusic founder Michael Erlewine.{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p74320|tab=biography|label=Biography of Michael Erlewine|first=Terry|last=Jenkins|access-date=2012-05-11}}WEB,weblink The Story of AllMusic, the Internet's Largest, Most Influential Music Database, Smith, Ernie, September 24, 2016, Vice, Vice Media Group, June 6, 2021, By the way, Stephen is related to Michael Erlewine—his nephew, to be exact., He studied at the University of Michigan, where he majored in English, and was a music editor (1993–94) and then arts editor (1994–1995) of the school's paper The Michigan Daily, and DJ'd at the campus radio station, WCBN.NEWS, Walters, John, Guide Editor: All Music, All the Time, The Hartford Courant, July 7, 2003, D4, He has contributed to All Music Guide to the Blues: the definitive guide to the bluesBOOK, Bogdanov, Vladimir,weblink All music guide to the blues: the definitive guide to the blues, Woodstra, Chris, Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, 2003, Backbeat Books ; Distributed to the Book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard, 978-0-87930-736-3, San Francisco, CA; Berkeley, CA; Milwaukee, WI, English, 51389035, and All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-Hop.WEB,weblink All Music Guide to Hip-Hop, Hal Leonard Books, Backbeat Books, April 24, 2011,

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External links

• Erlewine's page at Pitchfork.com
• Contributions to Rolling Stone
• Articles for Spin
• So It Goes, Erlewine's newsletter on Substack

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