Journalist and super fan Danyel Smith champions the role of Black women in pop music in “Shine Bright,” which combines memoir with music history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-07-18 19:10:00 UTC ]
Danyel Smith, author of 'Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Women in Pop Music,' on the music writing that excites her the most. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
In this Washington Post Live conversation from May 4, author Danyel Smith explains why she wanted to give Black women their due in “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
On this date in 2018, we didn’t know that Kanye West would visit the White House or that Beyoncé would blow up Coachella. We didn’t know about Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize or Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.” And though we might’ve suspected that BTS would release an album (or two), we... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daniel Rachel's book about politics and pop music "coming together for the first time in Britain's musical history" has won the 2017 Penderyn Music Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]