About

Ivie Ani (eve-yay ah-nee) is a Nigerian-American journalist, writer, editor, media personality, and on-air host covering culture.

Ivie Ani is an award-winning, internationally recognized journalist, writer, editor, critic, and on-air host covering culture. Ivie is a Nigerian-American Bronx native and New York University alumna with a dual degree in Journalism and Africana Studies. Her writing has been published in The New York Times Women in The World, The Village Voice, NY Mag, GQ, Teen Vogue, Vanity Fair, VIBE Magazine, The Fader, NBC News, BBC, PAPER magazine, Pitchfork, Complex, LEVEL Magazine, OkayAfrica, Grazia UK, NYU’s Social and Cultural Analysis Journal, and more. She is the former Editor In Chief & Editorial Director of AMAKA Studio and the former Music Editor of Okayplayer, and has held positions at Facebook as a Trending News Content Curator, at BET Networks, and Associated Press. She currently hosts her live radio show “In Full Effect” on Amazon Music’s AMP.

Ivie is the recipient of Harvard's 2022 Eminence Award and has spoken at Harvard University, Yale University, New York University, Wesleyan University, Fordham University, and Howard University. She has moderated panels for Sony Music, United Masters, Audiomack, Afrochella, Twitter, Instagram (META), and more. She's done on-air commentary for BBC Radio, NPR, BET, Entertainment Tonight, Sirius XM, Genius, Hot 97, MTV News, Netflix, and Revolt TV, with more commentary that has been featured in Nylon, Tidal, The Cut, Bustle, Racked, and more. She's been profiled in The Washington Post & APM Reports podcast and has appeared as a guest-hosted on Red Bull Radio.

Ivie speaks on and moderates panels about media, music, journalism, identity, pop culture, the diaspora, and history and has worked in print, television, social media, and on the red carpet to enlighten, engage and produce work with a purpose.