Brooke Alexx: "It takes a long time to look effortless, essentially."

A few weeks ago, singer-songwriter Chelsea Cutler posted phone-note screenshots of the pressure she faces from the music industry to lean into social media to become successful.

“honest thoughts- the music industry is confusing to navigate as an artist right now,” the post starts.

@chelseacutler on January 3, 2022. (the first line says “it feels exhausting to be constantly thinking of” and the last line says “possible” - sorry for the cuts)

The post discusses the disruption of connecting to a sin...