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[[File:Harry Styles November 2014.jpg|thumb|291x291px|Styles at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards]]
Styles has been referred to as a [[pop icon]]<ref>{{cite news |date=9 December 2019 |title=New edition of Music Week out now |publisher=[[Music Week]] |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/new-edition-of-music-week-out-now/078334 |url-status=live |access-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213185028/https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/new-edition-of-music-week-out-now/078334 |archive-date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 July 2017 |title=Harry Styles interview: Dunkirk, power and politics |publisher=[[The Big Issue]] |url=https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/harry-styles-talks-dunkirk-power-politics/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108101400/https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/harry-styles-talks-dunkirk-power-politics/ |archive-date=8 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 August 2022 |title=How Harry Styles Became the World's Most Wanted Man |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-harrys-house-dont-worry-darling-my-policeman-cover-1397290/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822115959/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-harrys-house-dont-worry-darling-my-policeman-cover-1397290/ |archive-date=22 August 2022}}</ref> and a [[fashion icon]].<ref>{{cite news |date=3 December 2020 |title=How Harry Styles Became 2020's Biggest Fashion Icon |publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-harry-styles-became-2020s-biggest-style-icon-11606753389 |url-status=live |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235952/https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-harry-styles-became-2020s-biggest-style-icon-11606753389 |archive-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2022 |title=21 times Harry Styles was a style icon |publisher=[[Vogue France]] |url=https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes/fashion/diaporama/one-directions-harry-styles-best-looks/22900 |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116140142/https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes/fashion/diaporama/one-directions-harry-styles-best-looks/22900 |archive-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=6 September 2022 |title=Harry Styles Evolves From Heartthrob to Fashion Icon |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/harry-styles-evolves-from-heartthrob-to-fashion-icon |url-status=live |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906172443/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/harry-styles-evolves-from-heartthrob-to-fashion-icon |archive-date=6 September 2022}}</ref> He is considered to be among the most successful solo artists to have emerged from a band.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 May 2022 |title=From Beyoncé To Harry Styles, 10 Superstars Who Emerged From Bands |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/singers-from-bands-harry-styles-one-direction-solo-artists-beyonce-justin-timberlake-paul-mccartney |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520202248/https://www.grammy.com/news/singers-from-bands-harry-styles-one-direction-solo-artists-beyonce-justin-timberlake-paul-mccartney |archive-date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2022 |title=Artists who left bands for successful solo careers |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/music/artists-who-left-bands-for-successful-solo-careers/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323202248/https://ew.com/music/artists-who-left-bands-for-successful-solo-careers/ |archive-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that he is "a star who has negotiated one of the most difficult transitions in music – from boyband to solo artist – with more panache than even successful forebears such as [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Robbie Williams]]".<ref>{{cite news |date=1 April 2022 |title=Harry Styles: As It Was review – a pop star in his own sunlit lane |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/01/harry-styles-as-it-was-review-a-pop-star-in-his-own-sunlit-lane |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401121624/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/01/harry-styles-as-it-was-review-a-pop-star-in-his-own-sunlit-lane |archive-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> Singer-songwriter [[Stevie Nicks]] likened his album ''Fine Line'' to [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s album ''[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]]'' and commented that she was inspired by him to write new music and poetry.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-nicks-harry-styles-coronavirus-letter-971517/|title=Stevie Nicks Calls Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' His 'Rumours' in COVID-19 PSA|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=23 March 2020|access-date=23 March 2020|archive-date=23 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323171024/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-nicks-harry-styles-coronavirus-letter-971517/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' noted that with his third album, ''Harry's House'', Styles racked up a first-week vinyl sales count larger than anything any musician has managed before.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 May 2022 |title=Harry Styles Is Doing Things No Musician Ever Has With His New Album |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/05/31/harry-styles-is-doing-things-no-musician-has-in-history-with-his-new-album/?sh=12a79663d398 |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163532/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/05/31/harry-styles-is-doing-things-no-musician-has-in-history-with-his-new-album/?sh=12a79663d398 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Styles has inspired his fans to dress up for his concerts, leading ''[[Fashionista (website)|Fashionista]]'' to call the shows "his fans' [[Met Gala]]". Outfits often include sequins, pink cowboy hats and feather boas<ref>{{cite news |last=Brannigan |first=Maura |title=Harry Styles Concerts Are His Fans' Met Gala |url=https://fashionista.com/2021/10/harry-styles-love-on-tour-outfit-ideas-2021 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=[[Fashionista (website)|Fashionista]] |date=11 October 2021 |language=en |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029021431/https://fashionista.com/2021/10/harry-styles-love-on-tour-outfit-ideas-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title=How Harry Styles Fans Are Redefining Concert Fashion |publisher=[[Refinery29]] |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/harry-styles-love-on-tour-outfits |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708103739/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/harry-styles-love-on-tour-outfits |url-status=live }}</ref> and have been featured in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Allaire |first=Christian |title=Harry Styles Threw the Best Halloween Party in New York |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/harry-styles-harryween-halloween-concert |access-date=31 October 2021 |website=vogue.com |date=31 October 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119080846/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/harry-styles-harryween-halloween-concert |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=La Ferla |first=Ruth |title=What Harry Styles Fans Wore for 'Harryween' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/style/harry-styles-halloween-costume.html |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=[[The New York Times]] |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102010903/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/style/harry-styles-halloween-costume.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosner |first=Helen |title=Harry Styles Fans Put On a Show |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/harry-styles-fans-put-on-a-show |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=newyorker.com |date=14 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914235029/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/harry-styles-fans-put-on-a-show |url-status=live }}</ref> Novels inspired by Styles include the ''[[After (Todd novel)|After]]'' series, ''Grace and the Fever,'' and ''[[Robinne Lee|The Idea of You]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tiffany |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Grace and the Fever is a clear-eyed portrait of 'the girls of the internet' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15676704/grace-and-the-fever-is-a-clear-eyed-portrait-of-the-girls-of-the-internet |website=[[The Verge]] |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en |date=23 May 2017 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627010401/https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15676704/grace-and-the-fever-is-a-clear-eyed-portrait-of-the-girls-of-the-internet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Michelle |title=The Sleeper Hit of the Pandemic? A Three-Year-Old Romance Novel Inspired by Harry Styles |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/idea-of-you-book |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=28 June 2022 |date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226161321/https://www.vogue.com/article/idea-of-you-book |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pham |first=Jason |date=12 April 2019 |title=How Anna Todd's Harry Styles Fanfiction Became a Bestselling Book—& Now a Movie |url=https://stylecaster.com/after-anna-todd-harry-styles-fanfiction/ |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=[[StyleCaster]] |language=en-US |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107084431/https://stylecaster.com/after-anna-todd-harry-styles-fanfiction/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''After'' novels [[After (film series)|were turned into a film series]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiang |first1=Jessica |title='After We Collided' Review: You Know, Maybe 'Twilight' Wasn't So Bad After All |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/after-we-collided-review-1234786022/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=1 October 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226161448/https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/after-we-collided-review-1234786022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Anne Hathaway]] stars in the romantic comedy film ''[[The Idea of You (film)|The Idea of You]]'' (2024), an adaption of the novel.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bucksbaum |first1=Sydney |title=Anne Hathaway to star in film adaptation of Harry Styles fan fiction The Idea of You |url=https://ew.com/movies/anne-hathaway-star-film-harry-styles-fan-fiction-the-idea-of-you/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=25 August 2022 |language=en |date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202165124/https://ew.com/movies/anne-hathaway-star-film-harry-styles-fan-fiction-the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Styles has been featured as part of multiple children's books, such as [[Penguin Random House]]'s 'Tiny Idols: A Baby's First Biography' & [[Little Golden Books|'Little Golden Books']] and the 'Have You Heard of?' series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles: A Baby's First Biography |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/book/?isbn=9780593889282 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Penguin Random House Retail |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia: 9780593710265 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736777/harry-styles-a-little-golden-book-biography-by-wendy-loggia-illustrated-by-ruth-burrows/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Have You Heard of Harry Styles? |url=https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Have-You-Heard-of-Harry-Styles-by-Editors-of-Silver-Dolphin-Books-author-Una-Woods-illustrator/9781667206127 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=blackwells.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> [[Madame Tussauds]] wax museum have displayed a Styles wax figure since his time in One Direction, and as of 2023, Tussaud museums in several countries had a figure of him.<ref name="The Independent 18 July 2023">{{cite news |last1=Amber |first1=Raiken |title=Madame Tussauds unveils seven new wax figures of Harry Styles at different museums |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/madame-tussaunds-harry-styles-wax-figures-b2377545.html |access-date=4 March 2024 |worknewspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=18 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Time Out London 29 June 2023">{{cite news |last1=Dubens |first1=Molly |title=A Harry Styles waxwork is coming to Madame Tussauds |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/a-harry-styles-waxwork-is-coming-to-madame-tussauds-062923 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out London]] |date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
Styles's fan base is known as "Harries".<ref>{{cite magazinenews |last1=Chilton |first1=Louis |title=Harry Styles' fan interactions aren't as heartwarming as you think – they're deeply unhealthy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-dating-fan-proposal-b2152249.html |magazinenewspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=en |date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423175844/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-dating-fan-proposal-b2152249.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to his popularity, the singer has often fallen a victim of [[bottling (concert abuse)|bottling]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1= |first1= |title=The long, strange history of people throwing stuff at Harry Styles |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/harry-styles-fans-throwing-skittles |magazine=[[GQ Magazine]] |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=en |date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705031044/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/harry-styles-fans-throwing-skittles |url-status=live }}</ref> frequently hitting him in the groin.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2013 |title=A Brief History Of Harry Styles Getting Hit In The Balls With A Shoe |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/harry-styles-got-hit-in-the-balls-with-a-shoe |access-date=27 March 2015 |work=Buzzfeed[[BuzzFeed]] |archive-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701234121/http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/harry-styles-got-hit-in-the-balls-with-a-shoe |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2013 |title=Harry Styles Floored After Shoe Thrown By Fan |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1057767/harry-styles-floored-after-shoe-thrown-by-fan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170014/http://news.sky.com/story/1057767/harry-styles-floored-after-shoe-thrown-by-fan |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015 |work=[[Sky News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Greenwood |first1=Carl |date=12 September 2015 |title=Wincing Harry Styles bottled in his special place by One Direction fans at concert |worknewspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher= |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wincing-harry-styles-bottled-special-6430829 |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914233526/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wincing-harry-styles-bottled-special-6430829? |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=18 October 2022 |title=Watch Harry Styles Catch A Water Bottle To The Nuts |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2203158/watch-harry-styles-catch-a-water-bottle-to-the-nuts/news/ |workwebsite=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=23 April 2023 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423174342/https://www.stereogum.com/2203158/watch-harry-styles-catch-a-water-bottle-to-the-nuts/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since One Direction's early years, a group of [[Shipping (fandom)|shipping]] [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]] fans, often called "[[Larries]]", has been dedicated to proving that Styles and Louis Tomlinson, [[Name blending|name blended]] as "Larry Stylinson", are secretly a couple that has been [[closeted]] by a homophobic music industry.<ref name="Vox2016">{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=18 April 2016 |title=Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/18/11384118/larry-stylinson-one-direction-conspiracy-theory |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420152107/https://www.vox.com/2016/4/18/11384118/larry-stylinson-one-direction-conspiracy-theory |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Queerbaiting and fandom" /><ref name="Everything I need I get from you">{{Cite book |last=Tiffany |first=Kaitlyn |title=Everything I need I get from you: how fangirls created the Internet as we know it |date=2022 |isbn=978-0-374-53918-4 |location=New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=381EEAAAQBAJ |oclc=1264273710 |publisher=[[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]] |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171357/https://books.google.com/books?id=381EEAAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Academics Clare Southerton and Hannah McCann connect the fan group to phenomena like [[Queering|queer reading]] and [[slash fiction]].<ref name="Queerbaiting and fandom">{{cite book |last1=Southerton |first1=Clare |last2=McCann |first2=Hannah |editor1-last=Brennan |editor1-first=Joseph |editor1-link=Joseph Brennan (author) |title=Queerbaiting and fandom: teasing fans through homoerotic possibilities |date=2019 |publisher=[[University of Iowa Press]] |location=Iowa City |isbn=9781609386726 |pages=161–163 |url=https://unsw-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay/unsworks_modsunsworks_66858/UNSWORKS |chapter=Queerbaiting and Real Person Slash: The Case of Larry Stylinson |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910112253/https://unsw-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay/unsworks_modsunsworks_66858/UNSWORKS |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Repetitions of Desire">{{cite journal |last1=McCann |first1=Hannah |last2=Southerton |first2=Clare |title=Repetitions of Desire: Queering the One Direction Fangirl |journal=[[Girlhood Studies]] |date=1 March 2019 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=49–65 |doi=10.3167/ghs.2019.120106 |s2cid=150794748 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2273101426/5E77882B303F468EPQ |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172024/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2273101426/5E77882B303F468EPQ |url-status=live |hdl=1959.4/unsworks_62301 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> In 2016, the ship was labeled "one of the largest elements of the One Direction [[fandom]], which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet".<ref name="Vox2016" /> The theory, mainly proliferated on social media, has led to [[Cyberbullying|online bullying]] and harassment of Styles's and Tomlinson's friends, family, and girlfriends.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lucas |first=Jessica |title=Meet the TikTokers obsessed with Harry Styles' 'secret' love life |url=https://www.inputmag.com/culture/larries-larry-stylinson-tiktok-harry-styles-harrys-house-olivia-wilde |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=Input |language=en|date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528190938/https://www.inputmag.com/culture/larries-larry-stylinson-tiktok-harry-styles-harrys-house-olivia-wilde|archive-date=28 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Vox2016" />
Styles is one of the [[List of most-followed Twitter accounts|most-followed Twitter users]], with over 30 million followers as of 2022,<ref>{{cite news |title=Niall Horan gains more Twitter followers than Harry Styles |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/entertainment/2022/03/31/niall-horan-gains-more-twitter-followers-than-harry-styles/ |newspaper=[[Jersey Evening Post]] |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=en |date=31 March 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> and has one of the most-followed [[Instagram]] accounts in the UK, with over 48 million followers as of 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Emily |title=Just 21 celebs Gypsy Rose Blanchard now has more followers than since leaving prison |url=https://thetab.com/uk/2024/01/15/just-21-celebs-gypsy-rose-blanchard-now-has-more-followers-than-since-leaving-prison-346057 |newspaper=[[The Tab]] |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=en |date=15 January 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1= |first1= |title=Who Has The Most-Followers on Instagram-Top 10 |url=https://profiletree.com/who-has-the-most-followers-on-instagram-top-10/ |magazine=Profile Tree |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=en |date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423174343/https://profiletree.com/who-has-the-most-followers-on-instagram-top-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, his song "As It Was" was the most-streamed song of the year globally on [[Spotify]] and [[Deezer]], the second most-streamed song globally on Apple Music, and the most-streamed song in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |title=Spotify Wrapped: Harry Styles had the most-streamed song of 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63806914 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=en |date=30 November 2022 |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917110538/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63806914 |url-status=live }}</ref> Styles was named the second-most searched musician on [[Google]] in 2022, after Taylor Swift.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spinelli |first=Adrian |date=5 December 2022 |title=The Results Are In And Taylor Swift Is Atop The 10 Most Googled Artists Of 2022 |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/taylor-swift-most-googled-artist-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125190249/https://uproxx.com/pop/taylor-swift-most-googled-artist-2022/ |archive-date=25 January 2023 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone UK]]'' named Styles the "new King of Pop" in 2022, which drew criticism from [[Michael Jackson]]'s fans and family members.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 August 2022 |title=Rolling Stone Slammed Over Honorary Title for Harry Styles: 'There Is No New King of Pop' |publisher=[[TheWrap]] |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rolling-stone-king-of-pop-harry-styles-twitter/ |access-date=22 August 2022 |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822221736/https://www.thewrap.com/rolling-stone-king-of-pop-harry-styles-twitter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that [[Texas State University]] will be offering a course on Styles called “Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet and European Pop Culture".<ref>{{cite news |date=19 July 2022 |title=Want to study Harry Styles? Consider this upcoming college course |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/19/entertainment/harry-styles-college-course-texas-cec/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719165459/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/19/entertainment/harry-styles-college-course-texas-cec/index.html |archive-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
Many musicians have expressed getting inspiration from Styles and their desire to work with him. Artists such as [[SZA]],<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=2022-12-17 |title=SZA’sSZA's ‘SOS’''SOS'' could have featured Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and more |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/szas-sos-could-have-featured-harry-styles-billie-eilish-and-more-3368313 |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitemagazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Miley Cyrus]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devaney |first=Susan |date=2021-03-08 |title=Miley Cyrus Is Harry Styles’sStyles's Number One Fan |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/miley-cyrus-harry-styles-instagram |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=[[British Vogue]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Elton John]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elton John is down to collaborate with Harry Styles: "That would be amazing" {{!}} ABC Audio Digital Syndication |url=https://digital.abcaudio.com/news/elton-john-down-collaborate-harry-styles-would-be-amazing |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitepublisher=digital.abcaudio.com[[ABC Audio]]}}</ref> [[Shania Twain]],<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=James |first=Alastair |date=2023-02-03 |title=Shania Twain teases future collab with Harry Styles: 'I'd love to!' |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/shania-twain-teases-future-collab-with-harry-styles-424261/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitemagazine=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Olivia Rodrigo]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-21 |title=5 artists that Olivia Rodrigo wants to collaborate with |url=https://www.musicmundial.com/en/2021/06/21/5-artists-that-olivia-rodrigo-wants-to-collaborate-with/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Chris Stapleton]],<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=2024-05-17 |title=Chris Stapleton Reveals His Surprise Dua Lipa Duet at 2024 ACMs Came Together ‘in'in the Last 2 Days’Days' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/chris-stapleton-dua-lipa-duet-2024-acm-awards-happened-2-days-1235686108/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitemagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mark Ronson]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Ronson Would Like To Work With Harry Styles Recap ::Mark Ronson News ::antiMusic.com |url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/16/February/ts18Mark_Ronson_Would_Like_To_Work_With_Harry_Styles.shtml |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.antimusic.comAntiMusic}}</ref> [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halsey names Harry Styles as her dream collaboration |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/halsey-harry-styles-dream-collaboration/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Lorde]],<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=2021-07-28 |title=Lorde reveals she wants to collaborate with Harry Styles |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-reveals-she-wants-to-collaborate-with-harry-styles-3004776 |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitemagazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Matty Healy]],<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Smith |first=Amy |date=2019-01-03 |title="HMU if you wanna": Matty Healy uses Twitter to ask for a collaboration with Harry Styles |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/matty-healy-harry-styles-produce-new-album-the-1975-2426535 |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitemagazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Troye Sivan]] have all voiced their wishes to collaborate with Styles.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Bruce |first=Jasper |date=2020-12-10 |title=Listen to Troye Sivan's rework of 'Easy' featuring Kacey Musgraves and Mark Ronson |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/troye-sivan-reveals-release-date-for-mark-ronson-kacey-musgraves-collab-2835592 |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitemagazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> However, when asked about collaborating with other artists, Styles joked he is an "antisocial musician".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles Reveals He Felt 'Free' After Going Solo |url=https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2022-04-27-harry-styles-reveals-he-felt-free-after-going-solo/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |websitepublisher=102.7 [[KIIS-FM]] |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2024, Styles' childhood village [[Holmes Chapel]] launched a 2.5-3 hour guided walking tour around the area.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=McNamee |first=Annie |date=2024-05-31 |title=You can now go on an official tour of Harry Styles’ home village |url=https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/you-can-now-go-on-an-official-tour-of-harry-styles-home-village-053124 |access-date=2024-06-02 |websitemagazine=[[Time Out United(magazine)|Time KingdomOut]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The tour follows the bakery where Styles used to work, the Tremlow Viaduct featured in the One Direction documentary, ''[[One Direction: This Is Us]]'' (2013), where Styles signs his name, and other attractions.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Al-Othman |first=Hannah |date=2024-06-02 |title=This direction: Cheshire village launches Harry Styles tour for pop star’s fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/02/this-direction-cheshire-village-launches-harry-styles-tour-for-pop-stars-fans |access-date=2024-06-02 |worknewspaper=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The Holmes Chapel Partnership were forced to hire tour guides to cope with demand after 5,000 fans visited the village in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Josh |date=2024-06-01 |title="I wrote my dissertation on Harry Styles - now I run tours in his home village" |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/i-wrote-dissertation-harry-styles-29274978 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Cheshire Live |language=en}}</ref> There were over 150 applications for the role of a tour guide.<ref name=":11" />
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