July 8, 2022

What Happens When a Rock Star Proposes Onstage?

It was something out of a fairy tale, if everyone in fairy tales wore denim and leather and looked like they smoked American Spirits. One minute, […]
June 16, 2022

How TikTok Is Changing Marketing in the Music Industry and Beyond

Artists and civilians alike chafe at the pressures of presenting themselves online. In a TikTok post last month, the singer Halsey shared a message with fans: […]
June 10, 2022

Hawa’s Hip-Hop Journey from the Philharmonic to Fashion

The classically trained rapper has modeled for Telfar, Burberry and North Face. Name: Hawa Age: 21 Hometown: Born in Berlin, and grew up in Guinea-Conakry and […]
May 26, 2022

The Colorful Mozart of Gen Z

Jacob Collier, the singer, songwriter and composer, who fancies crayon colors, clashing patterns and tie-dyed Crocs, doesn’t fit easily into any box. He’s OK with that. […]
May 13, 2022

I Bet You Think These Songs Are About You

Millie’s Spotify playlists were dropping hints. Weren’t they? If you want to think I’m a narcissist for assuming Millie’s Spotify playlists were about me, go ahead. […]
May 12, 2022

Martha Wainwright Tells a Few Stories She Might Regret

With a new memoir, the singer-songwriter from a famous musical family says she is happy to be “letting go of this story of being No. 4 […]
May 11, 2022

Robot Heart and Burning Man devotees make their New York City debut.

A young man sporting elf ears and a pink beard danced shirtless to trance music. A crowd of people sipped Liquid Death, a new water brand […]
May 6, 2022

Kid Krono Wrote Music for Kanye West Between Classes

Konrad Bigisson, a teenager from New York, messaged his favorite music producers on Instagram. Name: Konrad Bigisson Age: 17 Hometown: Brooklyn Now lives: With his family […]
April 28, 2022

Reconsidering the Spice Girls: How Manufactured Girl Power Became Real

In a scene from the 1997 film “Spice World,” the Spice Girls are rehearsing for the movie’s climactic performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Dressed in […]
April 8, 2022

The Real Rock Stars Were the Brides and Grooms

Sixteen couples from across the country were married onstage during a three-day rock festival in Oklahoma City, and five others renewed their vows. By the time […]