Pop and Rock Music

July 18, 2025

What Is a Jet2 Holiday, and Why Are People Talking About It on TikTok?

The voice-over and soundtrack from an ad released in January 2024 have gone viral on social media a year and a half later. As water gushed […]
July 9, 2025

Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna and the Rolling Stones as well as […]
June 27, 2025

Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51

He helped bring crowds of music fans to a remote Tennessee cow farm with Bonnaroo, and to San Francisco with the Outside Lands festival. Jonathan Mayers, […]
June 17, 2025

Justin Bieber Is ‘Standing on Business’ in Paparazzi Video

A video of the singer’s heated discussion about privacy with a group of photographers has been widely shared, sometimes without the full context of the situation. […]
May 28, 2025

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore)

Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio ‘I kissed him for the entire B side of R.E.M.’s “Reckoning.” […]
April 26, 2025

Jed the Fish Dead: KROQ DJ Who Pioneered New Wave Radio Was 69

With his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical grounding, he brought attention to New Wave and alternative artists at the groundbreaking station KROQ. Jed Gould, the influential […]
April 23, 2025

YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments. The video is short — just 19 seconds — and […]
April 17, 2025

Even Levitating in Space, Katy Perry Manages to Get Dunked On

The maker of numerous pop hits has always had trouble getting respect. Almost as soon as the pop star Katy Perry had returned from a very […]
March 22, 2025

Is Spring Break in Houston a #RecessionIndicator?

As experts look to unemployment or G.D.P., people online are turning to pop culture moments (like Will Smith’s new album or a new “Ted Lasso” season) […]
December 26, 2024

Charli XCX’s Year of the ‘Brat’

This year, the name of the brash, formerly underground pop star Charli XCX and her album “Brat” showed up a lot of places I never in […]