Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database

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. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing

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. Erlewine was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a nephew of the former musician and AllMusic founder Michael Erlewine. He studied at the

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, 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. He has contributed to many books, including ''All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' and ''All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-Hop''.

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