TAYLOR MIMS

Taylor Mims is a senior editor at Billboard. She joined the writing staff at music business trade publication Amplify Media covering the live entertainment business from touring, promoters, venues and ticketing for several years. In 2018, Billboard acquired Amplify Media and Taylor transitioned to reporting on live music for the storied publication. Taylor now continues to cover the live beat, while also editing on the news desk, special features for the magazine and creating and publishing more than a dozen Billboard Power Lists per year that highlight the most influential music executives across the industry.

"More artists should do early shows. I'm talking headliner on by 8pm at the latest so we can all get to bed and still function in the morning."