Why it matters
Why reach out to Shanique?
Shanique Yates works as a freelance writer and journalist at Other and is publicly associated with afrobeats, world and business, working into African/black Interest. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Afrobeats · World
Formats
Press Feature
Market
African/black Interest · African Music
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Shanique
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Other.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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Coverage
What does Shanique Yates cover?
Genres
- Afrobeats
- World
Coverage
- Afrobeats
- World
- Business
- Entertainment
Market
- Atlanta
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
Discovery
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About
Who is Shanique Yates?
Shanique Yates is a Atlanta-based freelance writer and journalist associated with Other. Their published work centres on Afrobeats, World and Business. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in African/black Interest and African Music. Genres in scope include Afrobeats and World. Freelance Writer and Journalist · Other. Shanique Yates works as a freelance writer and journalist with Other, based in Atlanta. Shanique Yates is freelance writer and journalist at Other, based in Atlanta. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Afrobeats, World, Business, Entertainment and Movies & Film, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Shanique is publicly associated with Afrobeats and World. Reach concentrates on African/black Interest, African Music and African Black Interest, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Freelance Writer and Journalist. Works at: Other. Based in: Atlanta, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Shanique's press feature coverage and the African/black Interest market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Freelance Writer and Journalist
- Works at
- Other
- Based in
- Atlanta, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Questions
About Shanique Yates
Shanique Yates works as freelance writer and journalist and covers Afrobeats, World, Business and Entertainment. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Shanique Yates is based in Atlanta, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
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Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Shanique's press feature coverage and the African/black Interest market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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