The Singles Jukebox is home to a talented roster of writers from around the globe with passionate, critical voices dedicated to the spectrum of modern music. We are looking for new writers to join our friendly community of writers interested in exploring pop music across diverse genres.
All are welcome to apply, including those who have previously expressed interest in writing for the website. We are particularly interested in writers whose voices are under-represented in music criticism and strongly encourage women and people of color to apply. Many of our writers past and present have honed their voices at TSJ and have gone on to write professionally elsewhere.
If you’d like to be considered, please submit the following as an email to thesinglesjukebox@googlemail.com (no attachments, please) by midnight at the end of 29 August 2020:
1. Two blurbs on songs of your choosing from the following list of songs we are considering for next month’s Jukebox posts:
- Cardi B – Ah Ha
- Mrs. Green Apple – Brand New
- Ninajirachi & Porter Robinson – Wanna Cry
- No Na – Honk!
- Paris Paloma – Pre-Raphaelite
- Shaboozey – Cowgirl
- Slayyyter – Brand New Chanel$
- Steve Lacy – Oh Yeah?
3. A blurb on a song from this year that we haven’t covered (it could also be one of the above if you want!)
4. A sample of your music writing — this could be anything from a published review to a post from your newsletter you’re proud of, anything you think represents the best of your work. If you don’t have anything suitable, please add a blurb for a fourth song from the list.
Include a line or two telling us about yourself if you like.
All blurbs should be up to 250 words of clean, concise copy and include a score from 0-10 that is well justified by the writing. Take a look at our website to get a sense of our style. Do not use AI writing or editing tools on any part of your application. If you have questions, send an email to thesinglesjukebox@googlemail.com. All submissions will be considered, and we will respond to all applicants.