The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Hublot are among the makers mining connections with performers for the social media boost and appeal to young consumers.
Category: Disc Jockeys
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Mary Turner Pattiz, Rock D.J. During FM’s Heyday, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:
She was known as “the Burner” for her seductive delivery, but off the air she was anything but a wild rock ’n’ roller. She later became an addiction counselor.
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Zack Bia Goes from College D.J. to Drake’s Sidekick
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The club promoter and Los Angeles scenester is now making his own music, under his own record label.
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Nia Archives Is a Rising Dance Star in the U.K.
The New York Times – Music:
The 23-year-old British musician is a breakout star of a dance-music revival largely led by Black women artists. Her new EP, “Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall,” is out Friday.
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Ray Cordeiro, a Voice on Hong Kong’s Airwaves for 70 Years, Dies at 98
The New York Times – Music:
Late-night radio listeners in Hong Kong associated Mr. Cordeiro’s sonorous voice with easy-listening standards and early rock. He worked until he was 96.
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Jerry Blavat, D.J. Who Channeled the Soul of Philadelphia, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:
A live-wire personality and an epic self-promoter, he got a generation of youth in the City of Brotherly Love on its feet with little-known R&B gems.