--- title: Taylor Crumpton | TIME description: Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. In her work—which can be found in outlets like The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, The Guardian, NPR, and many other platforms—Crumpton writes about a range of topics from Black Queer advocacy to the underrepresented hip-hop scenes in the southern United States to pop analysis on releases like “WAP” and “Black Is King” canonical: https://time.com/author/taylor-crumpton/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Taylor Crumpton ## Taylor Crumpton [Crumpton](https://www.taylorcrumpton.com/) is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. In her work—which can be found in outlets like _The Washington Post_, _The Wall Street Journal_, _Harper’s Bazaar_, The Guardian, NPR, and many other platforms—Crumpton writes about a range of topics from Black Queer advocacy to the underrepresented hip-hop scenes in the southern United States to pop analysis on releases like “WAP” and “Black Is King” ## Taylor Crumpton *  Mar 16, 2026 ### [The Oscars Can’t Measure the Power of Black Storytelling](https://time.com/article/2026/03/16/oscars-best-picture-sinners-one-battle-after-another/) The Oscars rivalry between Sinners and One Battle After Another shows how Hollywood still struggles ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 10, 2026 ### [Bad Bunny Showed America What Love Is](https://time.com/7373250/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-immigrants-puerto-rico/) Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance displayed a love that encompasses every country in the A... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 19, 2025 ### [Holiday Music Charts Are Stuck in the Past](https://time.com/7341203/christmas-holiday-music-charts-mariah-carey/) Mariah Carey isn’t the problem. Nostalgia is. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 12, 2025 ### [We’re All Working for the Algorithm Now](https://time.com/7332708/creator-economy-algorithm-unpaid-labor-privacy/) In a world where every moment can become content, intimacy has become the price of visibility. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 2, 2025 ### [The Rise of the Etsy Witch](https://time.com/7307401/rise-of-etsy-witch/) "Hiring an Etsy witch has become a commodified exchange—often for social media clout," writes Taylor... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 13, 2025 ### [‘Love Island USA’ and a New Era of Toxic Fandom](https://time.com/7301911/love-island-usa-toxic-fandom/) "When Islanders leave the villa and their 15 minutes of fame are over, they often face online hatred... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 20, 2025 ### [Sabrina Carpenter Is Not the Problem](https://time.com/7295687/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-album-cover-essay/) Sabrina Carpenter is yet another placeholder for America's sexual frustrations, writes Taylor Crumpt... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2025 ### [The ‘Song of the Summer’ Is Dead. Thank God for That](https://time.com/7287405/song-of-the-summer-is-dead-essay/) The abundance of choice for people to connect with music and pop culture could be a good thing, writ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 11, 2025 ### [Maybe We Need Recession Pop Right Now](https://time.com/7276586/recession-pop-benefits-essay/) Gen Zers and millennials are not the first generations to use music as a way to express societal ins... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 7, 2025 ### [How Kendrick Lamar Went Pop in His Own Way](https://time.com/7213750/kendrick-lamar-superbowl-halftime-pop-essay/) The Super Bowl halftime show underscores just how much Kendrick Lamar has been dominating pop cultur... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 3, 2025 ### [Beyoncé’s AOTY Win Shows We Won't Be Erased](https://time.com/7212482/beyonce-album-of-the-year-win-essay/) It’s one thing for Beyoncé to win the night’s most prestigious award. It’s another to win for 'Cowbo... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) * ![Unknown \(American\). \[Studio Portrait\], 1940s– 50s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Twentieth-Century Photography Fund, 2015](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21976337b7425e77/698a8a4ad0753335d9e75e33/met-gala-black-dandyism-exhibit-portrait.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Oct 24, 2024 ### [The 2025 Met Gala Theme Honors Black Dandyism. We’re Already Missing the Point](https://time.com/7096829/2025-met-gala-black-dandy-history-essay/) Lost in the cultural appropriation discourse of the 2025 Met Gala theme is the centering of a Black ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 13, 2024 ### [Leave Chappell Roan Alone](https://time.com/7021241/leave-chappell-roan-alone-essay/) Idolatry is not a novel concept. What is unique are the new ways in which our culture demands that c... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 10, 2024 ### [What Beyoncé's Snub at the CMAs Says About Country Music's Dangerous Hierarchy](https://time.com/7019535/beyonce-cma-snub-essay/) 'Jim Crow never left America; he just went country,' writes Taylor Crumpton. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 19, 2024 ### [_Love Island USA_ Made Me Believe In Love Again](https://time.com/7000248/love-island-usa-black-love-essay/) "‘Love Island USA’ gives viewers, specifically Black women, hope that love is in reach," writes Tayl... 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