Digital Girl* in a Digital World: Black Queer Musicking and Social Media

This paper examines the integral role of social media in the musicking of Black queer women artists across the Atlantic, emphasizing  the ways digital platforms serve as crucial spaces for artistic expression, community-building, and resistance. Through a combination of interviews and digital ethnographic observations, I analyse how these artists utilize social media to navigate the structural barriers and systemic erasures they face within the music industry and broader popular culture. I argue that social media has not only created new opportunities for career development but has also enabled a reimagining of creative and professional possibilities beyond traditional industry constraints. By fostering transnational networks and amplifying marginalized voices, these platforms
function as both tools of empowerment and sites of cultural intervention. This study contributes to ongoing discussions on digital
musicking, intersectionality, and the politics of visibility in contemporary popular culture.