Behind the scenes, he furthered the careers of numerous entertainers, as well as some athletes and politicians.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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What Happens When a Pop Star Isn’t That Popular?
Pop’s middle class enjoys loyal online fan bases. For these artists, pop stardom isn’t a commercial category, but a sound, an aesthetic and an attitude.
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Jamie Reid, 76, Dies; His Anarchic Graphics Helped Define the Sex Pistols
He created some of the most controversial — and celebrated — artwork of the punk era, which outraged polite British society almost as much as the band’s music did.
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‘Fast Car’ and 5 More Cross-Generational Covers
With Luke Combs’s version of Tracy Chapman’s hit at No. 2 on the Hot 100, revisit the origins of Björk, the Clash and Nirvana songs.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Bad Idea Right?’ and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Noname, Ian Sweet, Miguel and others.
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‘The Last Waltz’ With Robbie Robertson Is One of Rock’s Great Docs
The film capturing the Band’s final performance in 1976 is a showcase for the group’s main songwriter and guitarist, Robbie Robertson. And for some, that was a problem.
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Taylor Swift Announces Fourth Album Rerecording During Eras Tour
Swift announced the October release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” during a concert in California on Wednesday.
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How Hip-Hop Conquered the World
Fifty years ago, a party in the Bronx jumpstarted an essential American artform. For decades the genre has thrived by explaining the country to itself.
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Robbie Robertson’s 12 Essential Songs
The Band’s arrangements evoked bygone eras but weren’t limited by them. Hear some of the best tracks led by the songwriter and guitarist, who died this week at 80, alongside standout solo material.
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Beyonce Fans’ Sequins and Style in Penn Station
A reporter and photographer combed train cars and platforms in search of the most fashionable Beyoncé fans.
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Rodriguez, Singer Whose Career Was Resurrected, Dies at 81
Two albums in the early 1970s went largely unnoticed in the United States, but not overseas. Then came the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”
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Robbie Robertson, Guitarist and Songwriter With the Band, Dies at 80
The music he and his bandmates made stood out by inverting the increasing volume and mania of psychedelic rock. “We just went completely left when everyone else went right,” he once said.