Chappell Roan: The Rise of a Midwest Princess

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of nine pop culture books, including Pop Star Goddesses, and the co-founder of the Ministry of Pop Culture Substack.

Dibs Baer is a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and a New York Times bestselling author/co-author of 14 books, including Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle: How Softball and Sisterhood Saved Lives in the South Bronx, named a "Best New Book" by PEOPLE.

Patrick Crowley is an award-winning art director and journalist. He is the founding editor of Billboard Pride, the music industry revered LGBTQ-focused vertical. In partnership with GLAAD, he curated the "Love Letters to the LGBTQ Community project," which saw A-list stars like Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez and numerous others share uplifting messages with queer fans. His writing has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Vibe, Queerty and Uproxx.

Izzy Grinspan is the digital director of Harper's Bazaar. Previously, she was the deputy style editor at New York magazine's The Cut, and before that, she ran the gone-but-not-forgotten website Racked. She first heard "Pink Pony Club" sometime during the pandemic and has never fully recovered.

J'na Jefferson is a writer, journalist and creative in Brooklyn, New York. Her work--which has been published in USA Today, BBC Culture, and Rolling Stone--often explores the intersections of music, culture, society, race, gender, and sexuality.

Ilana Kaplan is a writer and culture editor and the author of Nora Ephron at the Movies (ABRAMS). She has worked for publications including PEOPLE, Alternative Press, The Independent and PAPER. Her work has been published in the New York Times, New York magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Pitchfork, Variety, and Billboard. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Samantha Olson covers music, entertainment, and celebrity news as an assistant editor at Cosmopolitan. She reported on similar topics at Seventeen, where she also tapped into beauty and lifestyle.