Pollstar Opens Nominations For Impact 50 

Pollstar is now accepting nominations for the 2026 edition of Impact 50, which honors the leaders having the greatest impact on today’s live industry.

This list is made up of individuals who have shown a commitment to excellence, creative problem solving, strategic management, financial success, top negotiating skills, artist development and a vision for the future.

Pollstar’s editorial team will select this year’s recipients with guidance from the industry’s nominations. 

Submissions are accepted today through April 24 at 5 p.m. PT.  The 2026 Impact 50 honorees will be announced in the July 2026 issue of Pollstar.

Pollstar’s inaugural Impact 50 list was released in 2019, with LIve Nation President and CEO Michael Rapino on the cover. 

The 2020 edition featured cover honoree First Avenue CEO Dayna Frank, who then served as president of NIVA. The list featured folks who were playing a role in guiding the industry and larger society through the COVID pandemic including Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Jovita Carranza, who served as the Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). 

Cover honorees the following years included Roadies of Color co-founders Bill Reeves and stage manager Lance “KC” Jackson; C3 Presents’ Charles Attal, Amy Corbin & Charlie Walker; Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and Sphere Entertainment Co. Executive Chairman & CEO James Dolan; Live Nation Urban President & Co-Founder Shawn Gee; and Versatile Creative CEO Nadine Eliya. 

Please submit nominations for Impact 50 HERE and reach out to nominations@pollstar.com with any questions.