The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
Nasya Blackshear

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor

Email Nasya at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @nasblackshear.

All content by Nasya Blackshear
Photo credit: Tom Pallant

Yungblud debuts “Weird”

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor
December 4, 2020
Album cover shot by Ryan Fleming

Ashton Irwin comes into his own with solo album  “Superbloom”

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor
October 30, 2020
Photo taken and approved by Joelle Grace

Chaz Cardigan bares all in “Holograma”

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor
October 26, 2020
From Bieber's "lonely" music video - UMG

Is stardom truly that lonely?

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor
October 21, 2020
Honor Her Wish Promotional Poster

“Honor Her Wish” a touching tribute to the late RBG

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor
October 15, 2020
From left to right: Tyler Cole, Gabriel Martinez, Tyler Freeman, James Chouinard, Brendan Nagy / credit: Amanda Laferriere

Coastals release new single “Watercolors”

Nasya Blackshear, Entertainment Editor
October 2, 2020
App of the Week: Widgetsmith

App of the Week: Widgetsmith

Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 25, 2020
Jake Weissman also known as Coolhand Jax/Used with permission of photographer James Wyatt

Coolhand Jax’s journey to “No Dreams of Anything”

Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 22, 2020
Screenshot of Emmys In Memoriam Sept 20, 2020/YouTube Television Academy

In Memoriam: Chadwick Boseman replicates the legacy of MLK and Malcolm X

Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 21, 2020
Why you should give Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty a try

Why you should give Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty a try

Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 15, 2020
The Hails/ Kat DeBarros From left to right: Robbie Kingsley, Franco Solari, Dylan McCue, Zach Levy, Andre Escobar

No one’s upset with The Hails’ debut

Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
August 27, 2020
Unsplash / Lucian Novosel

How to stay close at a distance: Things to do with friends during a pandemic

Nasya Blackshear, Writer
April 7, 2020
Katya Taylor/David Sohno

UMass student turned K-Pop icon

Nasya Blackshear, Writer
March 24, 2020
Halsey's new album, "Manic," is masterfully chaotic

Halsey’s new album, “Manic,” is masterfully chaotic

Nasya Blackshear, Contributor
January 27, 2020
(Raph_PH / Wikimedia Commons)

17 Again: The evolution of Miley Cyrus

Nasya Blackshear, Writer
December 5, 2019
(Stefan Brending / Wikimedia Commons)

Yungblud’s hope for the underrated youth

Nasya Blackshear, Writer
November 1, 2019
(Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons)

“Riverdale” pays tribute to Luke Perry

Nasya Blackshear, Writer
October 17, 2019
(Artwork for "2099" / Atlantic Records)

Boom, clap — Charli XCX is back

Nasya Blackshear, Writer
October 2, 2019
(Screenshot of "The Goldfinch" trailer / YouTube)

What went wrong with “The Goldfinch?”

Nasya Blackshear, Contributor
September 23, 2019
(iremis / Wikimedia Commons)

Melanie Martinez holds nothing back on new album “K-12”

Nasya Blackshear, Contributor
September 18, 2019
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