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Erica James | Artist | Journalist | Digital Producer | Prev @thesun @global | Bylines @metro.co.uk @financialtimes |WABI SABI💿|✍🏾ARTBAG🎒| Link In Bio💻

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Hayley Williams of Paramore said she hid her femininity in an attempt to be more respected in the music industry.

Tems wore a hoodie in the studio to divert unwanted attention.

Why is the onus of change put on women and not the industry? 🤔

Read this week’s ARTBAG 🎒🎨 Substack & subscribe via the link in bio and tune into the accompanying Spotify playlist via the link in bio🔗 :

https://artbag.substack.com/p/paramores-hayley-williams-said-she

#womeninmusic #musicbusiness #Substack #explorepage #paramore by @prophetsofrock

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6 hours ago

📣🎄Excited to announce that my song ‘This Christmas’ from my debut album ‘WABI SABI’, has been picked as BBC Sussex & BBC Surrey’s ‘BBC Introducing Track of the Day’ ❗️ 📻 Tune in at 12.35pm, Monday 23rd December to hear its first radio spin 🥳 link in the bio to tune in.

📣A big thank you to the incomparable BBC DJ @melitadennett for selecting my song ! Couldn’t think of a better way to round out the year ❗️
🎄 ‘This Christmas’ has also been added to the BBC’s Tracks of the Day Spotify playlist via the link in the bio and below ⬇️ https://open.spotify.com/user/2uuiqnme66pn03joe7u7wkclo

📣 BBC Sussex, BBC Surrey, DAB, BBC Sounds and smart speaker
Listen in Brighton on 95.3 FM
Listen in Sussex & Surrey 104-104.8 FM
Listen globally online via the BBC Sounds app via the link in the bio and below:

📻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_surrey

Text in during the show (you need to start texts with the word ‘sussex’) on 81333 (normal rates apply)
WhatsApp during the show on 08000 321 333 (start with ‘sussex’) or click here https://bit.ly/311cIYF

You’ll find the show here on BBC Sounds for the next month and via the link in the bio:
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007fgj9/episodes/player
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#bbc #bbcsounds #bbcintroducing #bbcradio #bbcsurrey #bbcsussex #bbcsussexandsurrey #music #ericajames #independent #artist #independentartist #instagram #fyp #foryoupage #explorepage by @prophetsofrock

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2 years ago

My Metro article is now live. 🗞️

I share my journey from an initial misdiagnosis to discovering I had fibroids, something that affects so many people.

I hope that by sharing my experience and helping to break down the shame around these conversations, it encourages others, especially Black women who are disproportionately affected, to speak up, trust their instincts, and follow their gut… literally. 🖤

Thank you to the Metro team for providing a platform for me to share my story. 📖 Link in the bio to read in full. 📰

Article: https://shorturl.at/2ClCW
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#fibroids #womenshealth #metro #fyp #blackgirlmagic taken in London, United Kingdom by @prophetsofrock

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3 months ago

What if we stopped letting influencers influence us? 👀

Was Sandy’s ‘transformation’ just Rizzo’s reheated nachos in Grease? Is R&B the greatest genre of all time?

This week’s ARTBAG 🎒🎨 Weekly Substack is all about UNPOPULAR OPINIONS.

The art of getting off the sidelines of your dream and pivoting IRL.

🚨Read in full and subscribe via the link in bio. 🔗

https://artbag.substack.com/p/unpopular-opinions-brought-to-you

R&B Spotify Playlist included 🔗

#substack #writer #johntravolta #grease #practicalmagic2 by @prophetsofrock

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7 days ago

Shoulder pads. Chanel power ‘fits. The era of excess, decadence and debauchery: the 80s.

For those of us who weren’t born in the era, are we being too idealistic? Will future generations extract the sweetness from our time and throw away the content, context and reality?

Ryan Reynolds got us thinking.

New ARTBAG 🎒🎨Substack weekly newsletter. Read in full via the link in bio & subscribe.

80s-styled Spotify Playlist included. 🔗

#80s #music #Substack #RyanRenolds #trending by @prophetsofrock

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14 days ago

Should creatives stop asking for help? 🤔

Ava DuVernay sparked a conversation about mentorship, access and asking for opportunities.

But is asking the problem? Or is it better to collaborate peer-to-peer? After all, no one can commit to your project better than you.

Read in full and subscribe to ARTBAG🎒🎨 Substack via the link in bio. 👜✨

#AvaDuVernay #fyp #film #popculture #explorepage by @prophetsofrock

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21 days ago

Can artists remain impartial as the world burns? 🌍🔥

Nina Simone famously said that an artist’s duty is to reflect the times. But today, the biggest pop stars face an uncomfortable choice: use their platforms or protect their corporate partnerships.

Can chasing “the bag” cost an artist their real cultural influence?

🔗 Read the full article and subscribe to the ARTBAG Substack 🎒🎨 via the link in bio.

#explorepage #Music #Love #Substack #edsheeran by @prophetsofrock

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a month ago

Do Black characters have to face PPS—Problems Per Second—just to be interesting? 📺 Or do we reserve the right to be boring like everyone else?

Talking about the beauty of the mundane, Black mediocrity, and maintaining whimsy in an industry that doesn’t always make room for it.

Read in full & subscribe to ARTBAG 🎒🎨 Substack for the weekly newsletter via link in bio.
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#substack #writer #explorepage #blackrepresentation #love by @prophetsofrock

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a month ago

Growing up, female rappers dismantled respectability politics not only through their music, but through fashion. They were the muse. Today, they are the mogul.

🗞️ Read the full article and subscribe to the new ART BAG Substack via the link in bio laptop💻
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#fashion #HipHop #music #love #explorepage by @prophetsofrock

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a month ago

What do you get when you mix line dancing with the Migraine Skank? A good time. 🤠

From the American South straight to South London, Dolly’s American dream resonated with the world. My latest ARTBAG 🎒🎨 Substack is a deep-dive tribute to her incredible, boundary-breaking legacy, creative independence, entrepreneurship lessons for independent singer-songwriters, and how she navigated the industry’s “boys’ club” in pink pumps. 💼👠

Link in bio to read the full piece & subscribe. 💻
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#DollyParton #love #Beyonce #fyp #writer by @prophetsofrock

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2 months ago

What happens when you go from writing headlines to becoming a headliner? 🎸

From rock radio DJ and music journalist to independent music artist — being a Black woman in rock and finding your ART BAG.

🚨 New ART BAG 🎒🎨💿 Substack article. Read in full and subscribe via the link in my bio.
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#womeninrock #popculture #fyp #love #blackmusic by @prophetsofrock

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2 months ago

Welcome to The Black British Invasion. 🧳✈️

Why are the UK’s most brilliant Black creatives leaving British soil to find success overseas? 📺

In this week’s Substack for ART BAG, we’re unpacking “Black Beatlemania” — the phenomenon of Black British talent being celebrated worldwide instead of fighting for scraps at home.

I break down the process of navigating systemic barriers to get ideas commissioned, and bringing those ideas to a wider digital global audience on your own terms. 🎬 💻

Hit the link in the bio to read the full article and subscribe! 🔗
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#ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇᴘᴀɢᴇ #fyp #love #trending #film by @prophetsofrock

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