Pop and Rock Music

June 23, 2020

Why Obsessive K-Pop Fans Are Turning Toward Political Activism

In certain corners of the internet, the organizing prowess of K-pop fans — the typically young and diverse international enthusiasts of Korean pop music who congregate […]
April 26, 2020

For Pop Stars in Their 20s, It’s Totally the ’90s All Over Again

The bright, aerodynamic video for Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart” seems to take place in an indiscriminate time period — or perhaps just in the floating, […]
April 17, 2020

Fiona Apple Is Back and Unbound: Let’s Discuss

JON PARELES Traumas and obstacles confront Fiona Apple all the way through “Fetch the Bolt Cutters.” It’s her first album since 2012 and by far her […]
April 17, 2020

Jimmy Webb, Purveyor of Punk Fashion, Is Dead at 62

Jimmy Webb, the kindly, spindly-legged, leather-vested East Village fixture who was the longtime manager of Trash and Vaudeville, the rock ’n’ roll clothiers that once ruled […]
January 31, 2020

Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl? It’s the Role She Was Born to Play

Some time in 1998, riding high on critical acclaim for her performance alongside George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh’s sultry crime thriller “Out of Sight,” the rising […]
January 28, 2020

Billie Eilish: Gen Z’s Outrageous Fashion Role Model

Mila Docheva faced down the camera, her contours camouflaged by an outsize hoodie raucously inscribed with neon graffiti. Her turnout, which she posted on Instagram, was […]
January 27, 2020

Billie Eilish Didn’t Just Win Five Grammys

Even before Billie Eilish took home five Grammys on Sunday, she had already won the night, at least as far as the game of super-one-upmanship that […]
December 29, 2019

That Fenty Gent: Rihanna’s ‘Right Hand,’ Jahleel Weaver

At 33, Jahleel Weaver has pretty much won the celebrity-stylist lottery. As deputy creative director of Fenty, the women’s ready-to-wear and accessories line introduced by Rihanna […]
November 28, 2019

Diablo Cody’s Week: ‘I’m a Phone Addict’

Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind “Juno,” “Young Adult” and “Tully,” is a master of the endless hustle. But her latest routine — commuting between Hollywood […]
November 25, 2019

Suicides by K-Pop Stars Prompt Soul-Searching in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — When the K-pop star Sulli ended her own life last month, her fellow K-pop singer Goo Hara was heartbroken, bidding a farewell […]