Laura Snapes is a Deputy Music Editor at The Guardian. She covers a range of topics within the arts and entertainment realm, with a particular focus on music genres and the music business. Laura's work has been featured in notable publications including PR Newswire, NPR, and Pitchfork, among others.
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Laura Snapes predominantly covers entertainment news, particularly in the music industry, with a focus on event coverage and reviews. To effectively reach out to her, consider offering exclusive insights into upcoming events or providing access to artists for interviews around new album releases or significant achievements in the music industry.
If you have information regarding emerging trends in pop or folk music, significant events impacting popular musicians like Britney Spears or Taylor Swift, or if there are notable developments within Spotify that could be of interest to Laura's audience, such insights may resonate well with her coverage style.
Remember that Laura’s primary focus is on entertainment news related to pop and folk music. When reaching out with pitches, it's important to keep this specific theme in mind as she seems most responsive to content falling within these categories.
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By: Laura Snapes
The loud online hate aimed at two pop stars with polar-opposite styles suggests a shrinking realm of acceptability in which women can exist. That is, you suspect, the point
By: Laura Snapes
Full of handcrafted care and the rootsy soul of her country origins, this gently elated song is a reminder of what fans love about Swift … and the film series
By: Laura Snapes
Taylor Swift does not fear a challenge. She's broken records then broken those records; taken Grammy snubs as a sign she just has to work harder; mounted
Read this exciting story from The Guardian June 06, 2026 issue. Taylor Swift: I Knew It, I Knew You
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By: Shaad D'Souza, Laura Snapes, Owen Myers
It has been 20 years since Swift released her debut single, setting in motion a career so extraordinary, it permanently redefined the concept of pop stardom. This is how she did it
By: Laura Snapes, Ben Beaumont-Thomas
The Chinese-Danish artist wrote nine 10ths of Larsson’s breakout album then got a Grammy nod. It’s a fine springboard for her own revelatory pop
By: Laura Snapes, Ben Beaumont-Thomas
From Aarhus, Denmark Recommended if you like Caroline Polachek, Zara Larsson, Grimes Up next Debut project coming later this year
At the end of July, the Durutti Column will release their first new music in 16 years: the stunningly beautiful Renascent.
By: Laura Snapes
The famed US music industry executive and record producer Clive Davis has died aged 94, his family has confirmed
