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i’m the author, producer, and podcast creator/host Danyel Smith. SHINE BRIGHT HQ is where i freestyle about music and culture.

beautiful words. nerdy writerly chitchat. links. music writing. and ‘90s magazine energy from a ‘90s magazine editor-in-chief.

plus: super specific playlists. compelling images. and behind-the-scenes details of a nonfiction and fiction writer’s life.

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sentences, and music. and the culture. author Danyel Smith writes, recalls, recommends, and overshares.

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Danyel Smith

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Writer, producer, and editor at large, Danyel is author of Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women In Pop, and creator/host of the Black Girl Songbook podcast. A writer for the New York Times Magazine, Danyel lives in California.