IT’S Super Bowl weekend, and I’m standing inside a 200,000-square-foot warehouse on a waterfront pier in San Francisco, packed wall-to-wall with people, including more than a few of the sports and entertainment industry’s most recognizable faces. Russell Wilson and Ciara glide in, hand in hand, through the dense VIP section. Somewhere in the crush, Cardi B, Jon Hamm, and Ty Dolla$ign drift between clusters of guests. Big-name athletes fill nearly every corner of the room. The game is still two days away, and on this particular Friday night, Olivia Dean is the headliner every-one has come to see. “This is the first gig I’ve done since winning a Grammy,” Dean says, beaming, from the stage, spinning in a small, giddy circle as the crowd erupts.
In the five days since…
