Loved by the queen of drag queens
DerekPlease.com was featured in an extended segment on Episode 54 of the Emmy-winning icon's hit podcast. The feature occured after Derek was approached by the podcast's cutting edge production company, The Paragon Collective.
Cited by the iconic Internet pioneer
A DerekPlease.com blog post was quoted in a Yahoo! Style article written by Sabrina Rojas Weiss.
Content used by the iconic publication
Billboard Magazine, the source behind the Hot 100 singles and Billboard 200 albums charts, used multimedia exclusively obtained by DerekPlease.com
Video used by America's #1 radio provider
An @DerekPlease video tweet exclusively broke the story of Britney Spears paying tribute to the Las Vegas tragedy victims. It was prominently featured in a iHeart Radio blog post.
Blogworthy content
Popular and established entertainment blog JustJared has shared photo and video content exclusively obtained by DerekPlease.com
Video posted by influential magazine
Ebony Magazine posted an exclusive @DerekPlease video edit in an April 2018 story.
Quoted by this leading newspaper
DerekPlease.com Writer + CEO Derek was quoted in a 2017 article written by Sharyn Jackson. It appeared in the print edition.
Content used by NBC affiliate
Photo and video content exclusively obtained by DerekPlease.com was broadcast and blogged by NBC television affiliate KPRC 2 Houston.
Video shared by hot blog
ThatGrapeJuice.net shared an exclusive video from @DerekPlease in an April 2018 blog post.
Media used by "the Queen of All Media"
Perez Hilton posted an exclusive edited video from @DerekPlease in April 2018.
Cover Star
An in-depth interview and photoshoot with Derek was the cover story for a special Pride Month print edition of Twin Cities Gay Scene magazine.
Cover Star
Derek has been interviewed on the front cover of Minnesota's syndicated ABC Newspapers Entertainment section twice. Once for his YouTube Partner program success, and a second time for the release of his popular debut dance-pop album, Flakes.
Journalism
Lead Writer
Derek is a Lead Writer at Twin Cities Gay Scene, an all-digital LGBTQ+ magazine based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. His columns, celebrity interviews, and concert reviews are local favorites shared with pop culture fans globally.
Radio
Celebrity Guest
Derek has appeared numerous times as celebrity co-host of the storied KFAI radio program "Fresh Fruit," America's longest running LGBTQ+ radio broadcast.
Celebrity Spokesperson
Derek has been a celebrity spokesperson and brand representative for all-natural beauty brand Beauty Kitchen by Heather Marianna since 2012. DerekPlease.com content has been featured on Heather's blog several times.
Market Partner
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