Pop and Rock Music

February 4, 2023

How Harry Styles Fans Took Over a Los Angeles Cafe

At 9:30 a.m. on a Thursday, the Harrys began to arrive at Beachwood Cafe. Young women with neon hair extensions, colorful crocheted cardigans and shirts illustrated […]
January 27, 2023

Billy Walsh Designs Sneakers for Rihanna and Writes Songs for the Weeknd

The Footwear News Achievement Awards, sometimes called the Oscars of shoes, shines a spotlight on the industry’s top designers. But when the singer Dua Lipa won […]
January 25, 2023

The Joy of Dressing Like a Rock God

Four days before they arrived in New York, just after their third album release and just before their Grammy’s close-up and the next leg of their […]
January 25, 2023

How to Dress Like a Rock God

Maneskin has a new album, a best new artist Grammy nomination and a lot of thoughts on fashion. Four days before they arrived in New York, […]
January 19, 2023

Madonna Announces Celebration Tour

Why would we even want her to? Madonna has once again infiltrated the pop culturesphere. The 64-year-old singer announced her 12th world tour — a spin […]
November 16, 2022

How to Dress a Rock Star

Before the women became fashion designer and muse, they connected over relationships of a different sort. “We would talk about cute boys,” Christian Joy said of […]
September 9, 2022

A Filmmaker Explores David Bowie’s Life and Gets Clarity on His Own

With the epic “Moonage Daydream,” Brett Morgen contended with a chameleonic star whose approach to living helped him refocus after a heart attack. When the documentary […]
September 8, 2022

The 1975’s Matty Healy Is Still Trying to Be Funny, Sincerely

The last time the British pop-rock band the 1975 put out an album, it was 2020 and things were messy. Already known for its genre-melting sprawl […]
September 8, 2022

When Weird Al Yankovic Met Daniel Radcliffe, Things Got … Well, You Know

For their decidedly nonfactual rock biopic, the pop-music parodist and the “Harry Potter” star found themselves on the same wavelength. The real Weird Al Yankovic, left, […]
August 24, 2022

RM, Boy Band Superstar, Embraces New Role: Art Patron

SEOUL — RM, the leader of the South Korean pop group BTS, first visited Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan to perform for Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show.” […]