January 28, 2021, 9:59am EST
How did pop’s leading man dominate the charts (and screens) in 2020? The same way he always has: with a tight-knit group of day ones unafraid to trust their scrappy instincts or fight alongside him when needed. What are you talking about? asks the man in the pinstriped suit. About me?
The conversation in question is, in fact, about a nearby Los Angeles recording studio. But much as the sun will rise in the east and set in the west and all roads lead to Rome, so too do all discussions among this group ultimately return to the man in the pinstripes. “Hi,” he says, reaching for a handshake. “I’m Abel.”