Taylor is the editor, special features and power lists for Billboard. She received her master’s of fine arts degree in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach before joining the writing staff at music business trade publication Amplify Media. As a staff writer, then news editor, Taylor covered the live-entertainment business, from touring and promoters to venues and ticketing, for several years. When Billboard acquired Amplify Media in 2018, Taylor transitioned to reporting on live music for the storied publication and remains on that beat while also editing for the news desk, special features for the magazine and creating and publishing over a dozen Billboard Power Lists per year that highlight the most influential music executives across the industry. Her byline has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Stereogum, SPIN and Los Angeles Review of Books.
