Bob Lefsetz

Bob Lefsetz
Bob Lefsetz at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009
Born	Robert Scott Lefsetz April 22, 1953
Occupation	music industry analyst and critic
Home town	Fairfield, Connecticut

Robert Scott "Bob" Lefsetz (born April 22, 1953) is an American music industry analyst and critic, and author of the email newsletter and blog, the Lefsetz Letter.

Lefsetz grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut and is a graduate of Middlebury College where he majored in art history. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s. After earning his law degree from Southwestern Law School, Lefsetz worked as an entertainment business attorney, and briefly as head of Sanctuary Music's American division. He has worked as a consultant to major record labels. He is based in Santa Monica, California.

The newsletter has tens of thousands of subscribers. From April 2013 through December 2015, Lefzets wrote a weekly column for Variety's weekly print edition and its website.

In 2007, Lefsetz and Kid Rock engaged in an email feud but have since reconciled.

In 2009, Lefsetz and Kiss bassist Gene Simmons exchanged insults via e-mail and in person at the Canadian Music Week conference, and they debated officially at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

In 2010, country pop crossover superstar Taylor Swift released a song titled Mean which is rumored to be about Lefsetz and his critical review about her performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards with rock and roll legend Stevie Nicks.