Danyel Smith Wilson (born Danyel Smith; 1965) is an American magazine editor, journalist, and novelist . [1] . Smith is the former and first African-American editor of Billboard [2] and Vibe magazine,[3] respectively. She is author of two novels and a history of African-American women in pop music. [4][5]

Award-winning journalist and author of Shine Bright: A Very Personal HIstory of Black Women in Pop, Danyel Smith brings cultural stories to life through her podcast, Black Girl Songbook, the New York Times Magazine, and HBO’s Music Box documentaries.

“A mixture…of confidence and West Coast cool,” the author Danyel Smith makes award-winning journalism, produces documentary, creates and hosts podcasts, and leads media teams to greatness.

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Feb 20, 2024 · Since her early days as a journalist, Danyel Smith has made it her career mission to put Black music front-and-center in mainstream media. She made her mark with intimate...

Aug 2, 2023 · Award-winning journalist Danyel Smith shines a bright light on Black music and reflects on her service to Black culture.

Nov 22, 2022 · Smith's brilliant memoir, excerpted here along with our interview, details the lives of Black women who shaped pop, entwining them with the longtime music journalist’s own story

Award-winning journalist Danyel Smith is the author of the forthcoming Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop (One World / Random House, April 2022). Danyel is also host of Black Girl Songbook, a Spotify podcast that centers the sounds and stories of Black women.

DANYEL SMITH is completing 'Shine Bright: How Black Women Took Over American Pop and Changed Culture Forever' (One World / Random House, 2020). Until recently, Danyel was a senior editor and producer at ESPN, and before that, a 2013-14 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University.

The World Needs Love. Hallmark Is Cashing in. When more people are watching the Hallmark Channel than CNN, you know we’ve reached a new level of interpersonal isolation. By Danyel Smith