Contributors
Kelefa Sanneh (“Pop Up,” p. 42), a staff writer since 2008, is the author of “Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres.” JiaTolentino (“Front Man,” p. 26) became a staff writer in 2016. Her first book, the essay collection “Trick Mirror,” came out in 2019. John Seabrook (“The Trials of Ed Sheeran,” p. 18) has published four books, including, most recently, “The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory.” Hila Blum (Fiction, p. 60) is the author of “How to Love Your Daughter,” which won the 2021 Sapir Prize. Hanif Abdurraqib (Pop Music, p. 84), a contributing writer at the magazine, is a poet, an essayist, and a cultural critic. Jena Friedman (Shouts & Murmurs, p. 25), a standup comic, is the author of “Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera.”…