Jon Caramanica
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NewJeans’s Complaints Against Hybe Brings Scrutiny to K-Pop’s New Releases
The breakout girl group went public with complaints against its parent company, Hybe, which has just released a new TV series and film about the...
Missy Elliott, Pop World Builder, Brings a Hip-Hop Fantasia to Brooklyn
For her first headlining tour in an innovative three-decade career, Elliott unleashed a relentless and exhilarating display of theatrical and visual ambition.
Tremaine Emory on His Tenure at Supreme, His Health and What’s Next
Streetwear’s Black history raconteur survived Kanye, Supreme and a near-death experience. But can he survive the internet?
Will Country Welcome Beyoncé? That’s the Wrong Question.
“Cowboy Carter” is an extension of the pop superstar’s exploration of how Black creativity fuels all corners of popular music. She’s embracing the music, not...
7 Artists Shaping the Sound of 2024
Hear songs from Tanner Adell, Bizarrap and Young Miko, and more.
Onstage, Zach Bryan Howled, and the Crowd Found Its Voice
The singer and songwriter has become one of pop’s least expected new stars. On opening night of his arena tour, he showcased the bond with...
Disgraced but Embraced: Pop Culture Pariahs Are Making Big Comebacks
Shane Gillis hosted “S.N.L.,” the show that rebuffed him. Ye topped the Billboard chart after making antisemitic remarks. Has the mainstream given up on banishing...
Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour: Testing Out Life After Girlhood
The opening night of the pop star’s Guts World Tour had sparkle and abandon, but making her songs feel big didn’t require much besides the...
‘Vultures 1’: Where the New Ye Meets the Old Kanye
“Vultures 1,” the rapper’s album with Ty Dolla Sign, arrived on the 20th anniversary of his debut, “The College Dropout.”
Toby Keith’s Music and Politics Were More Complicated Than You Might Think
His choice to become a post-9/11 culture-war champion overshadowed the work of a musician who was funnier, subtler and more politically slippery than his most...