Ebro Darden

Ebro Darden is Apple Music's global editorial head of hip hop and R&B and a daily host on Apple Music's Beats 1 global livestream. A cultural authority and arbiter of taste in the hip hop and R&B community, Darden has been instrumental in bringing up authentic conversation around music and spotlighting some of the largest artists around the world. In his current role, Darden manages a team of hip hop and R&B editors as they build out editorial plans for artists and album and song releases on Apple Music. Darden is plugged into the various music communities, seeking out talent in the U.S. and around the world. On Beats 1, Darden showcases the latest and greatest music across genres and has interviewed Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, J Balvin, Ariana Grande, Meek Mill, SZA, Chance The Rapper, Khalid, and many more. He also continues to host Ebro in the Morning, his successful morning radio show on New York's Hot97 (WQHT), which airs Monday through Friday, from 6 to 10 a.m.