Taylor Henderson

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Taylor lives, breathes, and eats music. His musician cover stories include Eli for Fader, Jessica Simpson for Parade Magazine, Willow Smith for SPIN Magazine, Janelle Monáe for Backstage Magazine, Saucy Santana for Paper Magazine, Foushee for Alt Press, and Billy Porter, Orville Peck, and Katie Gavin for Out Magazine. Some of his favorite stories include writing Clairo’s coming-out story, chatting with his lifetime icon Brandy, and unpacking Katy Perry’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community. He has thousands of music bylines across Out, PRIDE, BET, Rolling Stone, The Advocate, Billboard, The Messenger, and more. Check out what he’s currently listening to here.

Eli, pop’s new stage girl, is living her teenage dream – Fader

Jessica Simpson ‘Cannot Hide’ From Her Pain in New Music: ‘I Can’t Let It Break Me’ (Exclusive) – Parade Magazine

Destin Conrad: Jazz’s freshest face is a f**kboy – Out

The Reincarnations of Willow Smith – Spin Magazine

Saucy Santana Comes in Swinging – Paper

Fousheé levitates above genre as punk’s freshest face – AP Press

Katie Gavin Returns to Her Roots – Out

Taking a Roll in Orville Peck’s Hay – Out

Ashnikko on Weedkiller: “I find screaming much more effective than violence” – AP Press

Unboxed Vol. 42: Rachel Chinouriri is Changing The Face of Pop – BET

Billy Porter’s Next Act? Music Stardom – Out

Clairo Finally Feels Free – Out

Coachella Closers: Blink-182 and a Power Trio of DJs Fill a Void Left by Frank Ocean – Rolling Stone

Eternal Sunshine is Ariana Grande unapologetically in her villain era—and at her very best – Out

Katy Perry Knows She Helped Fans Explore Their Sexuality – Out

Ben Platt Is Waiting to ‘Fall In Love With Another Man’ – PRIDE

The 10 Best Albums of 2024 (by LGBTQ+ Artists), ranked – Out

Rina Sawayama, There’s Never Been a Pop Star Like Her – Out

Come Undone with Tove Lo – Out

Tove Lo & SG Lewis on how they crafted their ‘queer, sexy, sweaty’ new EP Heat – Out

Meet the gay songwriter behind KPop Demon Hunters hit ‘Golden’ – Out

David Archuleta’s ‘sexy’ era is here with ‘Can I Call You’ (exclusive) – Out

Where have all the girl groups gone? Why it took 24 years for a girl band to top music charts again – Out

Your fave’s fave: Pop girls reveal the albums that changed their lives – Out

JT talks ‘Alter Ego,’ Arca collabs, and loving the trans community – Out

Female pop stars dominated 2024 politics. Time for a new tactic? – Out

Ranking the top 10 albums released by LGBTQ+ artists in 2024 – Out

Unboxed Vol. 42: Isaac Dunbar Wants To Dance Like Prince And Bowie – BET

Alt-pop star Hemlocke Springs has the Chappell Roan stamp of approval – Out

Country star Tanner Adell comes out as pansexual – Out

The secret to a hit song? LGBTQ+ songwriters – Out

The sacred bond between pop girls & gays according to Doechii, Becky G, Lauren Jauregui, & more – Out

What Orville Peck learned from unmasking in Broadway’s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club – Out

Song of the summer? These are our 19 queer picks – Out

Ariana Grande’s ‘Brighter Days Ahead’: track by track review – Out

Beyoncé revives Renaissance and reclaims America at the Cowboy Carter Tour – Out

BANKS Hopes Her Music Makes LGBTQ People Feel Powerful – PRIDE

JoJo: ‘I Don’t Know Who I Would Be’ Without My Gay Fans – PRIDE

Rebecca Black on Coming Out and Growing Up – The Advocate Magazine

Keep a Piece of Saro – The Advocate

Troye Sivan’s Bloom and the Rejuvenating Power of Queer Love – PRIDE

Brandon Stansell Talks Emotional ‘Hometown’ Video & Being Openly Gay in Country Music – Billboard

Broadway Star to Boi Wunder: Vincent Jamal Hooper is Ready to Reinvent Himself – BET