Pop and Rock Music

June 9, 2023

A Sex-Shaming Rant About Margaritas Accidentally Became the Song of the Summer

Angel Laketa Moore, a comedian and actor​, remixed a ​sexually explicit Evangelical sermon​. Tetra Images/Alamy The early contender for the song of summer is a TikTok-fueled […]
May 26, 2023

The Designer Who Put Tina Turner in Those Hemlines

The long, spangly relationship between the singer and Bob Mackie. The cardinal rule of dressing Tina Turner, the designer and costumer Bob Mackie said Wednesday night, […]
May 11, 2023

How MTV Broke News for a Generation

MTV News bridged a gap between news and pop culture without talking down to its young audience. As it prepares to shut down, Kurt Loder, Tabitha […]
April 24, 2023

The Many, Many Looks of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and What They Mean

Why do our female pop stars have to keep changing their clothes? Oscar de la Renta. Versace. Alberta Ferretti. Roberto Cavalli. Elie Saab. Christian Louboutin. Zuhair […]
April 19, 2023

Taylor Swift Mania: Fans Seek Sweatshirt

TAMPA, Fla. — Did you hear about the women who hid all night underneath the truck? Rumors were flying outside the Raymond James Stadium more than […]
April 14, 2023

Lucinda Williams Tells Her Secrets

The singer-songwriter reveals herself in a memoir that captures her adventures with charming rogues, puzzled music executives and her own demons. NASHVILLE — “Bless your heart!” […]
April 8, 2023

Inside “Night of 1000 Kates,” a Kate Bush-Themed Variety Show

The “Night of 1,000 Kates,” an annual variety show in Philadelphia, taps into the singer Kate Bush’s lasting appeal. PHILADELPHIA — For the last nine years, […]
March 31, 2023

Zack Bia Goes from College D.J. to Drake’s Sidekick

The club promoter and Los Angeles scenester is now making his own music, under his own record label. Name: Zack Bia Age: 26 Hometown: Manhattan Now […]
March 17, 2023

Chloe Flower, a Pianist Who Changes Key from Liberace to Cardi B

Chloe Flower has performed at the Grammys, and went viral during the Golden Globes. Naturally, a Christmas album is on the way. Name: Chloe Flower Age: […]
March 9, 2023

Bob Dylan Always Gives the Camera What It Wants

A new ad campaign for the fashion brand Céline reveals the 81-year-old troubadour’s hidden talent. On a frigid New York afternoon in February 1963, Bob Dylan […]