Pop and Rock Music

December 23, 2021

TikTok Made Them Famous. Figuring Out What’s Next Is Tough.

Before Charli D’Amelio became the most popular creator on TikTok — she currently has 132 million followers — she danced on the competitive contemporary-dance circuit in […]
December 15, 2021

Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back

There’s now a thriving cottage industry for content that re-examines the recent past through a contemporary critical lens. Is that a good thing? Time is an […]
December 11, 2021

Glyn Johns is a Fashion Favorite in 'The Beatles: Get Back'

The long-lost outfits of the Beatles sound man have made him an unwitting fashion favorite, five decades later. “It’s just cringe-making,” said Glyn Johns, the recording […]
November 4, 2021

After 14 Years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Finally Reunite

The duo worked with T Bone Burnett on the million-selling triumph “Raising Sand,” in 2007. Its sequel is once again an alternative to nearly all of […]
June 30, 2021

With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void

The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took […]
June 30, 2021

With ‘Summer of Soul,’ Questlove Wants to Fill a Cultural Void

The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took […]
June 24, 2021

The Britney Spears Transcript, Annotated: ‘Hear What I Have to Say’

In a 23-minute speech, the singer said she desperately wants to end her conservatorship, calling it an abusive system in which she was drugged and forced […]
June 22, 2021

Britney Spears Quietly Pushed for Years to End Her Conservatorship

Confidential court records obtained by The Times reveal that the singer has urged changes to the arrangement that controls her life, and her father’s role in […]
May 31, 2021

Lance Loud Was an Early Reality Star. He Was Also a Gay Punk Pioneer.

Loud was part of “An American Family” in 1973, but his wild band, Mumps, never signed a record deal. Now their songs are being released on […]
May 28, 2021

Model Shaun Ross Charts a Musical Path

Shaun Ross is fond of flouting public perceptions. In 2013, he appeared in the music video for Beyoncé’s “Pretty Hurts,” playing an imperious beauty pageant instructor […]