Harry Styles: Difference between revisions

In July 2019, it was reported that Styles was in early talks to play [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Prince Eric|Prince Eric]] in the live-action Disney film, ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=16 July 2019 |title=Harry Styles in Talks to Play Prince Eric in Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/harry-styles-talks-play-prince-eric-disneys-little-mermaid-1224669 |url-status=live |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716200249/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/harry-styles-talks-play-prince-eric-disneys-little-mermaid-1224669 |archive-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> However, he ultimately turned the part down for various reasons which included touring and wanting to pursue darker, non-musical roles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gonzales |first=Umberto |date=13 August 2019 |title=Harry Styles Turns Down Role of Prince Eric in 'Little Mermaid' (Exclusive) |work=[[TheWrap]] |url=https://www.thewrap.com/harry-styles-little-mermaid-prince-eric/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814031640/https://www.thewrap.com/harry-styles-little-mermaid-prince-eric/ |archive-date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |date=4 November 2019 |title=Harry Styles reveals why he turned down role of Prince Eric in Little Mermaid |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harry-styles-little-mermaid-prince-eric-reject-role-a9183981.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[The Independent]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820034829/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harry-styles-little-mermaid-prince-eric-reject-role-a9183981.html |archive-date=20 August 2022 |access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=4 April 2023 |title=Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action Little Mermaid with a new generation's Ariel |url=https://ew.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-melissa-mccarthy-cover-story/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404180704/https://ew.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-melissa-mccarthy-cover-story/ |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> The part ultimately went to [[Jonah Hauer-King]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=12 November 2019 |title='Little Mermaid' Live-Action Remake Finds Its Prince Eric in Jonah Hauer-King |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/little-mermaid-live-action-remake-finds-prince-eric-jonah-hauer-king-1254375 |url-status=live |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113030958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/little-mermaid-live-action-remake-finds-prince-eric-jonah-hauer-king-1254375 |archive-date=13 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> "[[Lights Up]]", the lead single from Styles's second album, ''[[Fine Line (Harry Styles album)|Fine Line]]'', was released in October 2019, debuting at number three in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pace|first=Lilly|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8542507/harry-styles-announces-new-album-fine-line|title=Harry Styles Just Announced His Sophomore Album ''Fine Line'' and Nothing Else Matters|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=4 November 2019|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=6 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106015047/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8542507/harry-styles-announces-new-album-fine-line|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 (18 October 2019 – 24 October 2019) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20191018/7501/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018152354/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20191018/7501/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song featured a "soft-touch re-entry into the pop slipstream", according to music writer [[Jon Caramanica]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |title=The Playlist: Harry Styles's Lite Rock Return, and 10 More New Songs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/arts/music/playlist-harry-styles-city-girls-liz-phair.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=limited |access-date=14 October 2019 |date=11 October 2019 |archive-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013185113/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/arts/music/playlist-harry-styles-city-girls-liz-phair.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Styles served as both host and musical guest on ''Saturday Night Live'' in November.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Harry Styles Pulling 'Double Duty' for 'SNL' as Host, Musical Guest |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-saturday-night-live-host-musical-guest-snl-903207/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=24 October 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105180211/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-saturday-night-live-host-musical-guest-snl-903207/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second single preceding ''Fine Line'', "[[Adore You (Harry Styles song)|Adore You]]", was released in December, peaking at number seven in the UK and at number six in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-adore-you-922817/|title=Harry Styles Will Walk Through Fire for Love in New Song 'Adore You'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=6 December 2019|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207140137/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-adore-you-922817/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51376/harry-styles/|title=Harry Styles {{!}} Full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415011409/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51376/harry-styles/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9352114/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-number-one-second-week-hot-1000|title=The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Shines at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 For Second Week|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615003354/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9340653/roddy-ricch-the-box-harry-styles-adore-you-hot-100|archive-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> That month, Styles again guest-hosted ''The Late Late Show with James Corden''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/8545959/harry-styles-late-late-show-guest-host-recap|title=Harry Styles Epically Guest-Hosts 'Late Late Show': Interviews Himself, Performs 'Adore You,' Hits 'Carpool' Lane: Watch|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219115600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/8545959/harry-styles-late-late-show-guest-host-recap|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Fine Line'' was released on 13 December. The album was recorded at the [[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] studio in [[Malibu, California]], with the same production team behind Styles's debut album, and features a similar sound to ''Harry Styles'' while also incorporating elements of funk and soul.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haylock |first1=Zoe |title=Get Your Bell-Bottoms on, Harry Styles's New Album Is Out! |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/listen-harry-styless-new-album-fine-line-is-out-now.html |website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |access-date=11 January 2020 |date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213175439/https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/listen-harry-styless-new-album-fine-line-is-out-now.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mylrea |first1=Hannah |title=Harry Styles – ''Fine Line'' review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics) |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/harry-styles-fine-line-review-packed-with-personality-and-charm-and-saucy-lyrics-2584779 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=11 January 2020 |date=9 December 2019 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209215729/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/harry-styles-fine-line-review-packed-with-personality-and-charm-and-saucy-lyrics-2584779 |url-status=live }}</ref> It received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/fine-line/harry-styles|title=''Fine Line'' by Harry Styles reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=18 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218115658/https://www.metacritic.com/music/fine-line/harry-styles|archive-date=18 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at number two in the UK<ref>{{cite news|last=Copsey|first=Rob|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swifts-evermore-reclaims-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart__32089/|title=Taylor Swift's Evermore reclaims Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=8 January 2021|access-date=18 September 2021|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205174120/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swifts-evermore-reclaims-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart__32089/|url-status=live}}</ref> and topped the US charts, breaking the record as the biggest sales debut from an English male artist in the US since [[Nielsen SoundScan]] began electronically tracking sales data in 1991.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Harry Styles' ''Fine Line'' Album Earns Huge No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546971/harry-styles-fine-line-album-no-1-billboard-200-chart |access-date=23 December 2019 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=22 December 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119022457/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546971/harry-styles-fine-line-album-no-1-billboard-200-chart |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it at number 491 in their 2020 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=22 September 2020|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922163403/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|archive-date=22 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Five other singles, "[[Falling (Harry Styles song)|Falling]]", "[[Watermelon Sugar]]", "[[Golden (Harry Styles song)|Golden]]", "[[Treat People with Kindness]]" and the title track, were released from the album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/harry-styles-falling-music-video-watch.html|title=Flood Warning: Harry Styles's 'Falling' Video Will Make You Sob|website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|url-access=limited|date=28 February 2020|access-date=28 June 2020|archive-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712084832/https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/harry-styles-falling-music-video-watch.html|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite magazine|last=Angermiller|first=Michele Amabile|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/harry-styles-watermelon-sugar-visual-video-watch-1234609075/|title=Harry Styles Unveils 'Watermelon Sugar' Visual; Cavities Abound|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=18 May 2020|access-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621005417/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/harry-styles-watermelon-sugar-visual-video-watch-1234609075/|archive-date=21 June 2020|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite magazine|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9472593/harry-styles-golden-video|title=Harry Styles Is Absolutely 'Golden' in Scenic Music Video: Watch|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=26 October 2020|access-date=27 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101050619/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9472593/harry-styles-golden-video|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-and-phoebe-waller-bridge-dance-up-a-storm-in-treat-people-with-kindness-video-2847257|title=Harry Styles and Phoebe Waller-Bridge dance up a storm in 'Treat People With Kindness' video|date=1 January 2021|access-date=8 January 2021|website=[[NME]]|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109181331/https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-and-phoebe-waller-bridge-dance-up-a-storm-in-treat-people-with-kindness-video-2847257|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/harry-styles-fine-line-232783-19-11-2021-radiodate/|title=Harry Styles ''Fine Line'' {{!}} (Radio Date: 19 November 2021)|publisher=[[Sony Music]]|last=Sisti|first=Sara|access-date=12 November 2021|via=Radio Airplay SRL|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404224910/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/harry-styles-fine-line-232783-19-11-2021-radiodate/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Watermelon Sugar" became Styles's fourth UK top-ten single, peaking at number four,<ref>{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Rob|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/joel-corry-and-mneks-head-heart-keeps-number-1-as-billie-eilish-scores-highest-new-entry-on-official-singles-chart__30701/|title=Joel Corry and MNEK's Head & Heart keeps Number 1 as Billie Eilish scores highest new entry on Official Singles Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=7 August 2020|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101050652/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/joel-corry-and-mneks-head-heart-keeps-number-1-as-billie-eilish-scores-highest-new-entry-on-official-singles-chart__30701/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as his first number-one single in the US.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=10 August 2020|title=Harry Styles' 'Watermelon Sugar' Surges to Top of Billboard Hot 100, Becoming His First No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9431815/harry-styles-watermelon-sugar-hot-100|access-date=10 August 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815155715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9431815/harry-styles-watermelon-sugar-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref> A tour to support ''Fine Line'', entitled [[Love On Tour]], which was originally set to take place throughout 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last=Melas |first=Chloe |title=Harry Styles announces 2020 tour |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/entertainment/harry-styles-2020-tour/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=13 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113185412/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/entertainment/harry-styles-2020-tour/index.html |archive-date=13 November 2019 |location=United States |date=13 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> was postponed until 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/events-cancelled-coronavirus.html|title=All the Live Events, Movie Releases, and Productions Affected by the Coronavirus|website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|url-access=limited|date=4 May 2020|access-date=9 May 2020|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509093155/https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/events-cancelled-coronavirus.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=10 June 2020|title=Harry Styles Postpones North American Love On Tour Until Summer 2021|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9400069/harry-styles-north-american-tour-postponement|access-date=11 June 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611074542/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9400069/harry-styles-north-american-tour-postponement|url-status=live}}</ref>