Ashley (she/her) is a longtime editor at Billboard, curating news coverage for the weekend audience since 2015. A trusted voice in the space where music and fan culture meet, she found her place at Billboard after managing an editorial team across the country, pop and rock genres at Townsquare Media in New York, launching the radio company’s Taste of Country in 2010. There, she established the brand’s tone, built its following and partnered with Nashville’s greatest on exclusive content catered to fans, including conversations with icons Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton. Her earliest online bylines were found on the now-bygone AOL Music, where by day she interviewed then up-and-comers like Justin Bieber and by night earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and music business at New York University. Ashley’s music taste is highly influenced by what was played on '90s pop radio, her lifeline in middle school. She’s happiest lost in a sad song or a curious internet rabbit hole. If she were an album, she’d be Taylor Swift’s 'evermore.'