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'''Harry Edward Styles''' (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer.<!--Keep most notable occupation in lead per [[MOS:ROLEBIO]].--> HisStyles musicalis careerknown beganfor inhis 2010influence asin partpopular ofculture, [[Oneshowmanship, Direction]]artistry, aand boyphilanthropy. bandHe formedis onregarded as one of the Britishmost musicinfluential competitionmen seriesin ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factorfashion]]'' afterand eacha membersubject of thewidespread bandpublic hadinterest beenwith eliminateda fromvast thefanbase. soloHe contest.is Theyconsidered becameto onebe ofamong the [[Listmost ofsuccessful best-sellingsolo boyartists groups|best-sellingwho boyhave bands]]emerged offrom alla timeband. before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

Following a suggestion from his mother, on 11 April 2010, Styles auditioned as a solo contestant for the [[The X Factor (UK series 7)|seventh series]] of the British televised singing competition ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'', singing a rendition of [[Train (band)|Train]]'s "[[Hey, Soul Sister]]". After [[Simon Cowell]] suggested that the track was not right for him, he instead sang a rendition of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Isn't She Lovely]]".<ref name="rolling stone" /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-x-factor-audition-extended-cut-1391140/|title=Harry Styles' Full 'X Factor' Audition Included a Train Song, Bakery Banter With Simon Cowell|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=1 August 2022|access-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813102947/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-x-factor-audition-extended-cut-1391140/|archive-date=13 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He advanced to bootcamp but failed to progress further. Four others in his age group who were also eliminated were put together to form a band in July 2010 to compete in the "Groups" category, mentored by Cowell.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Bootcamp 2|series=[[The X Factor (UK TV series)|The X Factor]]|network=[[ITV plc]]|station=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|air-date=26 September 2010|series-no=7|number=8 }}</ref> The group consisting of Styles, [[Niall Horan]], [[Liam Payne]], [[Louis Tomlinson]], and [[Zayn Malik]] practised for two weeks;<ref>{{cite news|first1=Stan|last1=Walker|first2=Short|last2=Stack|first3=Michael|last3=Paynter|first4=Amy|last4=Meredith|url=http://www.thehothits.com/artists/6069/one-direction/bio|title=One Direction Biography|work=[[The Hot Hits Live from LA]]|publisher=MCM Media|access-date=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327221234/http://www.thehothits.com/artists/6069/one-direction/bio|archive-date=27 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=South Wales Echo|website=WalesOnline|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2012/01/13/one-direction-prepare-for-cardiff-sell-out-shows-91466-30112196/|title=One Direction prepare for Cardiff sell-out shows|publisher=[[Media Wales]]|date=13 January 2012|access-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126001640/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2012/01/13/one-direction-prepare-for-cardiff-sell-out-shows-91466-30112196/|archive-date=26 January 2012}}</ref> Styles suggested the name One Direction to his bandmates, which they agreed to.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-reveals-came-name-one-direction-2150976|title=Harry Styles reveals he came up with the name for One Direction|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|first=Lisa|last=Bowman|date=17 October 2017|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021253/http://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-reveals-came-name-one-direction-2150976|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> They began to gain considerable popularity in the UK,<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Greene|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-qa-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-77999/|title=Exclusive Q&A: Simon Cowell on One Direction's Rise to Stardom|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=9 April 2012|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212519/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-qa-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-77999/|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and within the first four weeks of the live shows, were Cowell's last act in the competition.<ref>{{cite newsmagazine|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/09/showbiz/music/simon-cowell-one-direction-rs/index.html|title=Simon Cowell on One Direction's rise to stardom|first=Andy|last=Greene|workmagazine=Rolling Stone|via=CNN|date=9 April 2012|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018182518/http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/09/showbiz/music/simon-cowell-one-direction-rs/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The group eventually reached the final of ''The X Factor'' and finished in third place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/dec/10/xfactor-final-results-liveblog|title=The X Factor 2010 final results show|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=12 December 2012|access-date=15 March 2012|first=Stuart|last=Heritage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922202708/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/dec/10/xfactor-final-results-liveblog|archive-date=22 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2011, One Direction signed a recording contract with Cowell's label [[Syco Music|Syco Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nicholson|first=Rebecca|title=Also-rans to world's biggest boy band: the rise of One Direction|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/17/one-direction-biggest-band-world|website=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=16 October 2017|date=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043302/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/17/one-direction-biggest-band-world|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Mayer|last=Nissim|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/the-x-factor/news/a300729/one-direction-get-2m-syco-investment/|title=One Direction 'get £2m Syco investment'|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]|date=28 January 2011|access-date=23 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224001454/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/the-x-factor/news/a300729/one-direction-get-2m-syco-investment/|archive-date=24 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Their [[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s|UK number one]] debut single, "[[What Makes You Beautiful]]", and their debut studio album, ''[[Up All Night (One Direction album)|Up All Night]]'', were released later that year.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Jones|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1046622|title=What Makes You Beautiful becomes fastest seller of the year|work=[[Music Week]]|publisher=Intent Media|date=19 September 2011|access-date=5 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116085928/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1046622|archive-date=16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Daniels|first=Colin|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a345784/one-direction-name-debut-album-up-all-night-reveal-cover/|title=One Direction name debut album 'Up All Night', reveal cover|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 October 2011|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309141751/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a345784/one-direction-name-debut-album-up-all-night-reveal-cover/|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The album, which contained three songs co-written by Styles, made One Direction the first British group to have their debut album reach number one in the United States.<ref name=notes>{{cite AV media notes |title=Up All Night |date=2011 |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Syco Music]], [[Sony Music Entertainment]]}} One Direction</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine|first=Keith|last= Caulfield|title=One Direction Makes History With No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200|url=httphttps://www.idolatorbillboard.com/6226811articles/news/499420/one-direction-makes-history-with-no-1-debut-charton-history?safari=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1billboard-200|magazine=1[[Billboard (magazine)| titleBillboard]]|date=One20 DirectionMarch Debut2012|access-date=29 atJune #1, Make Album Chart History2024| archive-date=2114 MarchFebruary 20122013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214140936/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499420/one-direction-makes-history-with-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> Their four succeeding studio albums—''[[Take Me Home (One Direction album)|Take Me Home]]'' (2012), ''[[Midnight Memories]]'' (2013), ''[[Four (One Direction album)|Four]]'' (2014) and ''[[Made in the A.M.]]'' (2015)—all debuted at number one in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dan Lane|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-__2564/ |title=One Direction score number 1 single and album!|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=18 November 2012|access-date=9 March 2021|location=United Kingdom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309011817/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-__2564/|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-fastest-selling-album-of-their-career-with-midnigh__3580/|title=One Direction score fastest selling album of their career with Midnight Memories|last=Lane|first=Daniel|date=1 December 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309012044/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-fastest-selling-album-of-their-career-with-midnigh__3580/|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|last=Myers|first=Justin|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/four-scores-one-direction-a-third-consecutive-official-albums-chart-number-1__7285/|title=Four scores One Direction a third consecutive Number 1 album|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=23 November 2014|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309012455/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/four-scores-one-direction-a-third-consecutive-official-albums-chart-number-1__7285/|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-vs-justin-bieber-how-this-weeks-album-chart-race-was-won__12061/|title=One Direction vs Justin Bieber: How this week's album chart race was won|last=Talbot|first=Martin|date=20 November 2015|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=20 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309012624/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-vs-justin-bieber-how-this-weeks-album-chart-race-was-won__12061/|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Midnight Memories'' was the world's best-selling album of 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/home/one-direction-claim-the-worlds-biggest-selling-album-of-2013.aspx|title=One Direction claim the world's biggest selling album of 2013|publisher=The British Recorded Music Industry|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518073935/https://www.bpi.co.uk/home/one-direction-claim-the-worlds-biggest-selling-album-of-2013.aspx|archive-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> and its accompanying [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are Tour]] was the highest-grossing tour of 2014 and remains the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/24/these-were-the-10-highest-grossing-tours-of-2014/#673c117c3643 | title=These Were the 10 Highest-Grossing Tours of 2014 | website=[[Forbes]] | access-date=20 July 2019 | archive-date=18 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718234838/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/24/these-were-the-10-highest-grossing-tours-of-2014/#673c117c3643 | url-status=live }}</ref> After the release of ''Four'', One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the [[Billboard Hot 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Caufield|first1=Keith|title=One Direction's 'Four' Makes Historic No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=20 October 2015|archive-date=27 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127143625/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> The albums spawned a string of successful singles, including "[[Live While We're Young]]", "[[Little Things (One Direction song)|Little Things]]", "[[Best Song Ever]]", "[[Story of My Life (One Direction song)|Story of My Life]]", "[[Drag Me Down]]" and "[[History (One Direction song)|History]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=One Direction's Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Singles Revealed!|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-s-official-top-10-biggest-selling-singles-revealed-__7226/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=15 September 2018|date=25 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829090736/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-s-official-top-10-biggest-selling-singles-revealed-__7226/|archive-date=29 August 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="1D sales">{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Ask Billboard: One Direction's Career Sales|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=15 September 2018|date=19 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627151555/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales|archive-date=27 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Rob|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ten-years-of-one-direction-10-chart-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-one-of-the-uks-most-loved-boybands__30301/|title=Ten years of One Direction: 10 chart facts you probably didn't know about one of the UK's most loved boybands|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=23 July 2020|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116044942/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ten-years-of-one-direction-10-chart-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-one-of-the-uks-most-loved-boybands__30301/|archive-date=16 January 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles also co-wrote the song "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" for [[Ariana Grande]]'s 2014 album ''[[My Everything (Ariana Grande album)|My Everything]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=My Everything |date=2014 |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Republic Records]] ([[Universal Music Group]])}} Ariana Grande</ref>

Not wanting to "exhaust" the fan base, upon Styles' suggestion, the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016, after completing promotional activities related to ''Made in the A.M''.<ref name="rolling stone" /><ref>{{cite web|first1=Melanie|last1=Bromley|first2=Mike|last2=Vulpo|title=One Direction Taking Extended Hiatus to Focus on Individual Projects—Are They Breaking Up for Good?|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/689033/one-direction-taking-extended-hiatus-to-focus-on-individual-projects-are-they-breaking-up-for-good|website=[[E!]]|access-date=17 September 2018|date=23 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105347/https://www.eonline.com/news/689033/one-direction-taking-extended-hiatus-to-focus-on-individual-projects-are-they-breaking-up-for-good|archive-date=17 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Savage|first=Mark|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52283104|title=One Direction are speaking about anniversary reunion, Liam Payne says|publisher=BBC News|date=14 April 2020|access-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309141113/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52283104|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Since their debut, One Direction have sold 70 million records worldwide, including 7.6 million albums and 26 million singles in the US, becoming one of the [[List of best-selling boy groups|best-selling boy bands of all time]].<ref name="1D sales" /><ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Jason|last1=Lipshutz|first2=Keith|last2=Caulfield|title=23 Million Songs, 6 Million Albums & More: One Direction With Zayn Malik, By The Numbers|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6509669/one-direction-zayn-malik-by-the-numbers|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=15 September 2018|date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919224216/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6509669/one-direction-zayn-malik-by-the-numbers|archive-date=19 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53447792|title=One Direction: Ten years of 1D, but is a reunion on the way?|work=[[BBC]]|date=21 July 2020|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160423/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53447792|archive-date=1 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The group amassed [[List of awards and nominations received by One Direction|numerous accolades]], including seven [[Brit Awards]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7701365/one-direction-zayn-malik-video-of-the-year-2017-brit-awards|title=One Direction Beats Out Zayn Malik for Video of the Year at 2017 Brit Awards|last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|date=22 February 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825022717/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7701365/one-direction-zayn-malik-video-of-the-year-2017-brit-awards|archive-date=25 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> seven [[American Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory=|title=Winners Database|website=[[American Music Awards]]|publisher=[[Dick Clark Productions]]|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106023032/https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory=|url-status=live}}</ref> six [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory=|title=Winners Database|website=[[Billboard Music Award]]s|publisher=[[Dick Clark Productions]]|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913075843/https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory=|archive-date=13 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and four [[MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1713022/one-direction-vma-2013-song-of-the-summer/|title=One Direction: Eight Million Votes Prove The Boys Own 'Song Of The Summer'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=25 August 2013|website=[[MTV News]]|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002551/http://www.mtv.com/news/1713022/one-direction-vma-2013-song-of-the-summer/|archive-date=25 August 2018|url-status=livedead}}</ref> While Styles has been generally positive about his time in One Direction, he has revealed that the hyper-visibility he experienced while being in the band was not always easy to deal with.<ref name="ls" /> Styles attributed his avoidance of social media to past pressure that he should be constantly accessible online.<ref name="ls" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Magazine |first=i-D. |date=27 December 2019 |title=timothée chalamet in conversation with harry styles: the hottest actor on the planet interviewed by music's most charismatic popstar |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/evwwma/timothee-chalamet-in-conversation-with-harry-styles-the-hottest-actor-on-the-planet-interviewed-by-musics-most-charismatic-popstar |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=i-D |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701131140/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/evwwma/timothee-chalamet-in-conversation-with-harry-styles-the-hottest-actor-on-the-planet-interviewed-by-musics-most-charismatic-popstar |url-status=live }}</ref> He has spoken about being scared of saying the wrong things in interviews and of fear that not answering questions such as the number of people he slept with would cause journalists to leave the interview annoyed with him.<ref name="ls" /> His contracts with One Direction contained "cleanliness clauses" which stated that the group would be "null and void" if he did not obey them[...].<ref name="ls" /> He expressed that he "burst into tears" when he signed a solo contract without these clauses because he felt "free."<ref name="ls" />

As a solo artist, Styles joined Jeffrey Azoff's Full Stop Management and talent agency [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA]], signing a recording contract with [[Columbia Records]] in the first half of 2016.<ref name="Columbia">{{cite magazine|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|title=Harry Styles Signs Recording Contract With Columbia: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416429/harry-styles-solo-record-deal-one-direction|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111119/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416429/harry-styles-solo-record-deal-one-direction|archive-date=19 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ingham|first=Tim|title=Harry Styles has launched his own independent label – Erskine Records|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/harry-styles-launched-independent-label-erskine-records/|website=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=23 December 2017|date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162140/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/harry-styles-launched-independent-label-erskine-records/|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Around this time, he also launched his own record label, [[Erskine Records]].<ref name="Columbia"/> Recording for Styles's debut album occurred throughout 2016 in Los Angeles, London and [[Port Antonio, Jamaica]], where Styles and his collaborators spent a two-month writing retreat in the autumn.<ref name="rolling stone" /> In March 2017, he announced that his first solo single, "[[Sign of the Times (Harry Styles song)|Sign of the Times]]", would be released on 7 April.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tom|first=Lauren|title=Harry Styles Debuts Cover Art for First Solo Single, 'Sign of the Times'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7744377/harry-styles-solo-single-cover-art-sign-of-the-times|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=31 March 2017|access-date=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403070610/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7744377/harry-styles-solo-single-cover-art-sign-of-the-times|archive-date=3 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-harry-styles-ends-ed-sheeran-s-reign-as-no-1-single/068162|title=Official Charts Analysis: Harry Styles ends Ed Sheeran's reign as No.1 single|first=Alan|last=Jones|work=[[Music Week]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|date=14 April 2017|access-date=14 April 2017|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221824/http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-harry-styles-ends-ed-sheeran-s-reign-as-no-1-single/068162|archive-date=16 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7760569/ed-sheeran-harry-styles-sign-times-hot-100|title=Ed Sheeran Tops Hot 100 for 12th Week, as Harry Styles Starts at No. 4|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=17 April 2017|access-date=18 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418050143/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7760569/ed-sheeran-harry-styles-sign-times-hot-100|archive-date=18 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[glam rock]]-influenced [[soft rock]] [[Sentimental ballad|power ballad]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Da'Shan|title=Here Are The Lyrics To Harry Style's 'Sign Of The Times'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7752459/harry-styles-sign-of-the-times-lyrics|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=17 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023233435/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7752459/harry-styles-sign-of-the-times-lyrics|archive-date=23 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wass|first=Mike|title=Harry Styles Takes Flight With 'Sign Of The Times'|url=http://www.idolator.com/7660685/harry-styles-sign-of-the-times-full-song-review|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|publisher=Hive Media|access-date=16 October 2017|date=7 April 2017|archive-date=13 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613195956/http://www.idolator.com/7660685/harry-styles-sign-of-the-times-full-song-review|url-status=live}}</ref> it drew comparisons to the work of [[David Bowie]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Relaxnews|title=Harry Styles channels glam rock in post-One Direction debut|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/harry-styles-channels-glam-rock-in-post-one-direction-debut-1.3358871|websitepublisher=[[CTV News]]|publisher=[[Bell Media]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620102544/http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/harry-styles-channels-glam-rock-in-post-one-direction-debut-1.3358871|archive-date=20 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked "Sign of the Times" as the best song of 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2017-116129/|title=50 Best Songs of 2017|last1=Weingarten|first1=Christopher R.|last2=Spanos|first2=Brittany|date=29 November 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=30 November 2017|last3=Aaron|first3=Charles|last4=Vozick-Levinson|first4=Simon|last5=Sheffield|first5=Rob|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155223/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2017-116129/|archive-date=15 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Its music video featured Styles flying and walking on water<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tiffany|first1=Kaitlyn|last2=Plaugic|first2=Lizzie|last3=Jennings|first3=Rebecca|title=One Video: Sign of the Times by Harry Styles|url=https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/5/12/15629796/harry-styles-sign-of-the-times-video-watch|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=7 November 2017|date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165151/https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/5/12/15629796/harry-styles-sign-of-the-times-video-watch|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|title=Harry Styles drops Jesus-like music video for 'Sign of the Times'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/05/08/sign-of-the-times-harry-styles-drops-jesus-like-music-video/101424804/|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817100013/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/05/08/sign-of-the-times-harry-styles-drops-jesus-like-music-video/101424804/|archive-date=17 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and won the [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/22/full-list-of-winners-at-the-2018-brit-awards|title=Full list of winners at the 2018 Brit awards|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=22 February 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322112059/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/22/full-list-of-winners-at-the-2018-brit-awards|archive-date=22 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In April, Styles was a musical guest on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the US and made his debut televised solo performance in the UK on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ungerman|first=Alex|title=Harry Styles Officially Goes Solo, Shares Single Art and Release Date Ahead of 'SNL' Performance|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/harry-styles-officially-goes-solo-231300860.html|websitepublisher=[[Yahoo!]]|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|date=1 April 2017|access-date=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162848/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/harry-styles-officially-goes-solo-231300860.html|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harp|first=Justin|title=Harry Styles is making his solo UK debut on The Graham Norton Show|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/graham-norton-show/news/a825204/harry-styles-making-uk-debut-on-graham-norton-show/|website=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808000026/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/graham-norton-show/news/a825204/harry-styles-making-uk-debut-on-graham-norton-show/|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

His [[Harry Styles (album)|self-titled debut album]] was released in May 2017,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Harry Styles Self-Titled Debut Due May 12, Check Out Tracklist|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7760233/harry-styles-self-titled-debut-may-12-tracklist|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=13 April 2017|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623084612/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7760233/harry-styles-self-titled-debut-may-12-tracklist|archive-date=23 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> whereupon it debuted at number one in several countries, including Australia, the UK and the US.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Jack|title=How Harry Styles' debut album has performed in the charts across the world|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-harry-styles-debut-album-has-performed-in-the-charts-across-the-world__19250/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043437/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-harry-styles-debut-album-has-performed-in-the-charts-across-the-world__19250/|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The record was influenced by 1970s soft rock and was described by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' as a "classic cocktail of psychedelia, Britpop, and balladry".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39883061|title=Is Harry Styles' album worth the wait?|last=Savage|first=Mark|work=[[BBC News]]|date=12 May 2017|access-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517072220/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39883061|archive-date=17 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Britpop">{{cite web|last=Barlow|first=Eve|title=Harry Styles' Solo Album: A Track-by-Track Breakdown|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/harry-styles-solo-album-track-breakdown-1202424544/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=17 October 2017|date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016230818/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/harry-styles-solo-album-track-breakdown-1202424544/|archive-date=16 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It received generally favourable reviews from critics<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Styles by Harry Styles Reviews and Tracks|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/harry-styles/harry-styles|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=20 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724024059/http://www.metacritic.com/music/harry-styles/harry-styles|archive-date=24 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/grammy-nominations-seven-surprises-jay-z-taylor-swift-harry-styles-1202624281/|title=Grammy Nominations: 7 Biggest Snubs and Surprises|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=28 November 2017|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183911/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/grammy-nominations-seven-surprises-jay-z-taylor-swift-harry-styles-1202624281/|archive-date=14 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and was included in several publications' lists of the best albums of 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Christopher R. |last1=Weingarten |first2=Jon |last2=Dolan |first3=Hank |last3=Shteamer |first4=Brittany |last4=Spanos |author-link=Brittany Spanos |first5=Suzy |last5=Exposito |first6=Joseph |last6=Hudak |first7=Simon |last7=Vozick-Levinson |first8=Keith |last8=Harris |first9=Maura |last9=Johnston |author9-link=Maura Johnston |first10=Joe |last10=Levy |first11=Will |last11=Hermes |first12=Rob |last12=Sheffield |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-123296/harry-styles-harry-styles-124121/|title=50 Best Albums of 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=27 November 2017|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824135142/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-123296/harry-styles-harry-styles-124121/|archive-date=24 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8062834/billboard-50-best-albums-of-2017-critics-picks|title=Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=12 December 2017|access-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213032834/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8062834/billboard-50-best-albums-of-2017-critics-picks|archive-date=13 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://time.com/5034987/best-albums-2017/|first=Raisa|last=Bruner|title=The Top 10 Albums of 2017|date=4 December 2017|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204200739/http://time.com/5034987/best-albums-2017/|archive-date=4 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Harry Styles'' yielded two more singles, "[[Two Ghosts]]" and "[[Kiwi (song)|Kiwi]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|date=11 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2017|publisher=All Access Music Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807093548/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=7 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Prance|first=Sam|title=Harry Styles Releases Brilliant 'Kiwi' Video|url=httphttps://www.mtv.co.uk/harry-stylesnews/news2naacs/harry-styles-releases-brilliant-kiwi-music-video|publisher=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV]]|access-date=8 November 2017|date=8 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108205519/http://www.mtv.co.uk/harry-styles/news/harry-styles-releases-brilliant-kiwi-music-video|archive-date=8 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The film ''Harry Styles: Behind the Album'', which documented the writing and recording process for the album, was released in May exclusively on [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Styles Drops Unplugged Video for 'Two Ghosts'|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/harry-styles-drops-unplugged-video-for-two-ghosts-1202543885/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=6 November 2017|date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010221/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/harry-styles-drops-unplugged-video-for-two-ghosts-1202543885/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles embarked on his first headlining concert tour, [[Harry Styles: Live on Tour]], from September 2017 through to July 2018, performing in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Harry Styles Plots Extensive 2018 Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-plots-extensive-2018-tour-194858/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=8 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912165655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-plots-extensive-2018-tour-194858/|archive-date=12 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brooks|first=Dave|title=Harry Styles Sells Out First World Tour in Seconds|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7784890/harry-styles-sells-out-first-world-tour-seconds|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907071616/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7784890/harry-styles-sells-out-first-world-tour-seconds|archive-date=7 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On tour he debuted two unreleased songs, '"Anna'" and '"[[Medicine (Harry Styles song)|Medicine]]'".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=12 March 2018 |title=Harry Styles World Tour Kick Off Includes Debut of Two New Songs, 'Anna' & 'Medicine' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-world-tour-kick-off-new-songs-anna-medicine-8240704/ |access-date=3 July 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818045045/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-world-tour-kick-off-new-songs-anna-medicine-8240704/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Styles made his feature film debut in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s war film ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'', in July 2017, playing a British soldier named Alex in the [[Dunkirk evacuation]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Nate|title=How Much Is Harry Styles in ''Dunkirk''?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/does-harry-styles-die-in-dunkirk.html|website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|access-date=16 October 2017|date=20 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043130/http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/does-harry-styles-die-in-dunkirk.html|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared alongside an [[ensemble cast]] which included [[Fionn Whitehead]], [[Tom Glynn-Carney]], [[Jack Lowden]], [[Kenneth Branagh]], [[Cillian Murphy]], [[Mark Rylance]], and [[Tom Hardy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/harry-styles-one-direction-christopher-nolan-dunkirk-1201728153|title=Harry Styles, Fionn Whitehead to Star in Christopher Nolan WW2 Action-Thriller 'Dunkirk'|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=11 March 2016|access-date=7 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504152927/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/harry-styles-one-direction-christopher-nolan-dunkirk-1201728153/|archive-date=4 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles won the part over "thousands of young men";<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mitchell|first1=Bea|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a825628/harry-styles-beat-thousands-actors-christopher-nolan-dunkirk/|title=Harry Styles beat thousands of actors for his role in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=10 April 2017|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914115748/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a825628/harry-styles-beat-thousands-actors-christopher-nolan-dunkirk/|archive-date=14 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Nolan later admitted he was unaware of the extent of Styles' fame and that he was cast "because he fit the part wonderfully and truly earned a seat at the table".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Evatt|first1=Nicole|url=https://apnews.com/33ab89b8f73d49eda9a8557c00ba1ba4/Christopher-Nolan-didn't-know-how-famous-Harry-Styles-was|title=Christopher Nolan didn't know how famous Harry Styles was|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=9 July 2020|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914115806/https://apnews.com/33ab89b8f73d49eda9a8557c00ba1ba4/Christopher-Nolan-didn%27t-know-how-famous-Harry-Styles-was|archive-date=14 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=''Dunkirk''|first1=Matt|last1=Maytum|first2=Jane|last2=Crowther|magazine=[[Total Film]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=Summer 2017|issue=260|pages=56–65}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' film critic [[Robbie Collin]] praised Styles for his "bright, convicted, and unexpectedly not-at-all-jarring performance".<ref>{{cite news|last=Collin|first=Robbie|title=Dunkirk review: heart-hammering and heroically British, this is Christopher Nolan at the peak of his powers|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/dunkirk-review-heart-hammering-heroically-british-christopher/|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|access-date=16 October 2017|date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170718155926/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/dunkirk-review-heart-hammering-heroically-british-christopher/|archive-date=18 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2017, [[BBC One]] broadcast ''Harry Styles at the BBC'', a one-hour [[television special]] presented by [[Nick Grimshaw]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=BBC|title=Harry Styles At The BBC to hit BBC One this autumn|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/harry-styles-at-the-bbc|websitework=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=23 October 2017|date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026025517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/harry-styles-at-the-bbc|archive-date=26 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, he performed at the [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]] held in [[Shanghai]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-victorias-secret-fashion-show-shanghai-lingerie-runway | title=Harry Styles Stole the Show on the Victoria's Secret Runway | last=Ward |first=Maria |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=20 November 2017 |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326152716/https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-victorias-secret-fashion-show-shanghai-lingerie-runway|archive-date=26 March 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> At [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017 ARIA Music Awards]], Styles received the [[ARIA Award for Best International Artist|Best International Artist]] award.<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[ARIA]] |title=ARIA Awards |url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2017/and-the-aria-award-goes-to |publisher=[[ARIA Music Awards]] |access-date=19 August 2018 |date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819083051/https://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2017/and-the-aria-award-goes-to |archive-date=19 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He guest-hosted ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]'' in December.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hill|first=Libby|title=Harry Styles emergency hosts 'Late Late Show' when James Corden's wife gives birth|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-harry-styles-emergency-hosts-late-late-1513178935-htmlstory.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=3 March 2018|date=13 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304172452/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-harry-styles-emergency-hosts-late-late-1513178935-htmlstory.html|archive-date=4 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Together with [[Jack Antonoff]] and [[Ilsey Juber]], Styles cowrote "Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)", performed by the band [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]], for the soundtrack of the film ''[[Love, Simon]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|title=Khalid Calls Normani 'Unmatchable' Ahead Of Their Love, Simon Collab|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3061657/khalid-normani-love-simon-love-lies/|workpublisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=24 March 2018|date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322142103/http://www.mtv.com/news/3061657/khalid-normani-love-simon-love-lies/|archive-date=22 March 2018|url-status=livedead}}</ref> He also served as an executive producer on the [[CBS]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Happy Together (U.S. TV series)|Happy Together]]'', which premiered in October 2018 and was inspired by his time living with television producer [[Ben Winston]] and his wife.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yahr|first=Emily|title=Yes, Harry Styles (that Harry Styles) will executive-produce a sitcom on CBS this fall|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/05/16/yes-harry-styles-that-harry-styles-will-executive-produce-a-sitcom-on-cbs-this-fall/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=19 May 2018|date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806054845/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/05/16/yes-harry-styles-that-harry-styles-will-executive-produce-a-sitcom-on-cbs-this-fall/|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Styles began modelling for the Italian fashion house [[Gucci]], appearing in several campaigns for the brand.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/harry-styles-gucci-tailoring-2019 | title=A Pig, A Swan, A Statue, A Headscarf — Harry Styles's New Gucci Campaign Is Even More Extra Than The Last | last=Pike |first=Naomi |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528201121/https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/harry-styles-gucci-tailoring-2019|archive-date=28 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/gucci-memoire-campaign | title=Alongside Harry Styles, Three Faces Of Gucci's New Campaign Discuss Its Hopeful Message | last=Pike |first=Naomi |work=[[British Vogue]] |date=1 August 2019 |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806071253/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/gucci-memoire-campaign |archive-date=6 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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>

[[File:Can I Offer You A Scotch, Officer- - My Policeman - Prime Video edited 0.webm|thumb|Scene from ''[[My Policeman (film)|My Policeman]]'' (2022) featuring Harry Styles as Tom Burgess and [[David Dawson (actor)|David Dawson]] as Patrick Hazlewood.]]

In 2022, Styles achieved critical and commercial success with his third album, ''[[Harry's House]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Harry's House'' by Harry Styles Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/harrys-house/harry-styles/critic-reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=11 June 2024 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226160114/https://www.metacritic.com/music/harrys-house/harry-styles/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="DoubleChart">{{Cite magazine |last=Clarke |first=Patrick |date=31 May 2022 |title=Harry Styles makes chart history with ''Harry’sHarry's House'' around the world |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-makes-chart-history-with-harrys-house-around-the-world-3237505 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212090657/https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-makes-chart-history-with-harrys-house-around-the-world-3237505 |archive-date=12 December 2023 |access-date=11 June 2024 |magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref> Its lead single, "[[As It Was]]", debuted atop the UK and US charts, becoming his second solo number-one single in both countries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Griffiths|first=George|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-claims-career-best-debut-with-second-solo-number-1-single__35710/|title=Harry Styles claims career-best debut with second solo Number 1 single|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408164657/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-claims-career-best-debut-with-second-solo-number-1-single__35710/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-number-one-billboard-hot-100-debut-1235057698/|title=Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Launches at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=11 April 2022|access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date=11 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411171729/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-number-one-billboard-hot-100-debut-1235057698/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the US, it became the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Songs milestones|fourth-longest-running number-one in the charts history]], at 15 weeks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63045287|title=Harry Styles' As It Was becomes longest-running US number one by a UK act|work=[[BBC]]|date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927085014/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63045287|archive-date=27 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The album similarly debuted atop the UK and US charts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Carl|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-boasts-fastest-selling-album-of-the-year-to-date-with-harry-s-house__36460/|title=Harry Styles boasts fastest-selling album of the year to date with ''Harry's House''|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=27 May 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=26 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226160850/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-boasts-fastest-selling-album-of-the-year-to-date-with-harry-s-house__36460/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-harrys-house-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235078807/|title=Harry Styles' ''Harry's House'' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Half-Million-Plus First Week in U.S.|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=29 May 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529200437/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-harrys-house-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235078807/|url-status=live}}</ref> During its release week, Styles occupied the top spot of the album and singles charts in over ten countries, including the UK and US, with ''Harry's House'' and "As It Was", respectively.<ref name="DoubleChart" /> With four tracks from the album concurrently charting within the US top 10, he became the first British solo artist to achieve this feat.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-harrys-house-hot-100-number-one-1235078922/|title=Harry Styles Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With 'As It Was,' Debuts 3 Songs in Top 10|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=31 May 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=9 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609101700/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-harrys-house-hot-100-number-one-1235078922/|url-status=live}}</ref> He headlined the [[Coachella|Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in April to a crowd of over 100,000 people.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |last2=Halperin |first2=Shirley |date=20 April 2022 |title=Harry Styles' Coachella Crowd Topped 100,000 During Opening-Night Performance |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-audience-size-coachella-1235237258/ |access-date=11 June 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=27 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427001602/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-audience-size-coachella-1235237258/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In June, Styles and his song "[[Music for a Sushi Restaurant]]" were featured in a new [[AirPods]] commercial for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]].<ref name="Harry Styles Helps Apple Bring Back Its Iconic ‘Silhouettes’ Ad">{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Harry Styles Helps Apple Bring Back Its Iconic 'Silhouettes' Ad |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-apple-silhouettes-ad-airpods-1361933/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2 June 2022 |date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602160653/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-apple-silhouettes-ad-airpods-1361933/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A music video for ''Harry's House''{{'}}s second single, "[[Late Night Talking]]", was released on 13 July.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|title=Harry Styles Has Fun in Bed in 'Late Night Talking' Music Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-late-night-talking-music-video-1235113797/|date=13 July 2022|access-date=13 July 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713165903/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-late-night-talking-music-video-1235113797/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, ''Harry's House'' was short-listed for the [[Mercury Prize]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Singh |first=Surej |title=Mercury Prize 2022 shortlist revealed |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mercury-prize-2022-shortlist-nominations-3277014 |magazine=[[NME]] |date=26 July 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726101632/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mercury-prize-2022-shortlist-nominations-3277014 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2022 MTV Video Music Awards]], Styles received three accolades, including [[MTV Video Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] for ''Harry's House''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Daly|first1=Rhian|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mtv-vmas-2022-winners-list-3299368|title=Here are all the winners from the MTV VMAs 2022|website=[[NME]]|date=29 August 2022|access-date=29 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829005540/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mtv-vmas-2022-winners-list-3299368|archive-date=29 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The album won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|65th Grammy Awards]] and British Album of the Year at the [[Brit Awards 2023|43rd Brit Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64533539|author=Mark Savage|title=Grammys 2023: Beyoncé makes history and Harry Styles wins album of the year|work=[[BBC]]|date=6 February 2023|access-date=16 February 2023|archive-date=15 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215141602/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64533539|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64612218|author=Helen Bushby|title=Brit Awards 2023: Harry Styles steals the show with four wins|work=[[BBC]]|date=12 February 2023|access-date=16 February 2023|archive-date=14 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214115506/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64612218|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Harry's House'' at number 491 on its 2023 revision of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/harry-styles-harrys-house-3-1234935322/ |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2023) |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=31 December 2023 |access-date=10 June 2024 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101201856/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/harry-styles-harrys-house-3-1234935322/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Styles auditioned for the role of Elvis Presley in [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s musical biopic ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]'' (2022). Luhrmann stated that while "Harry is a really talented actor ... the real issue with Harry is, he's Harry Styles. He's already an icon".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nme.com/news/film/baz-luhrmann-harry-styles-embodies-so-much-elvis-3245346|title= Baz Luhrmann says Harry Styles "embodies so much of Elvis"|website= [[NME]]|date= 12 June 2022|access-date= 15 June 2022|archive-date= 15 June 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220615182701/https://www.nme.com/news/film/baz-luhrmann-harry-styles-embodies-so-much-elvis-3245346|url-status= live}}</ref> Styles starred alongside [[Florence Pugh]] in the 2022 psychological thriller film ''[[Don't Worry Darling]]'', directed by [[Olivia Wilde]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Romano|first1=Nick|url=https://ew.com/movies/dont-worry-darling-first-look-florence-pugh-harry-styles/|title=Don't Worry Darling drops first look at Florence Pugh, Harry Styles film|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=4 March 2021|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304162139/https://ew.com/movies/dont-worry-darling-first-look-florence-pugh-harry-styles/|archive-date=4 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Having premiered at the [[79th Venice International Film Festival]], the film, as well as his performance, received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/dont-worry-darling|title=''Don't Worry Darling''|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=7 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904170145/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/dont-worry-darling|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dont_worry_darling|title=Don't Worry Darling|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=7 September 2022|archive-date=6 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906014059/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dont_worry_darling|url-status=live}}</ref> Steph Green, writing for the [[BBC]], noted, "Harry Styles doesn't feel up to the material here, with leaden line delivery and a lack of light and shade making his scenes opposite Pugh fall flat",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Steph |title=Don't Worry Darling review: Full of 'half-baked ideas' |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220905-dont-worry-darling-is-full-of-half-baked-risk-free-ideas |access-date=10 September 2022 |work=[[BBC]] |language=en |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910021454/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220905-dont-worry-darling-is-full-of-half-baked-risk-free-ideas |url-status=live }}</ref> but some were more positive of his performance, with [[Owen Gleiberman]] writing, "With his popping eyes, floppy shock of hair, and saturnine suaveness, he recalls the young [[Frank Sinatra]] as an actor".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=5 September 2022 |title='Don't Worry Darling' Review: Florence Pugh and Harry Styles Sizzle in Olivia Wilde's Neo-'50s Nightmare Thriller, but the Movie Is More Showy Than Convincing |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/dont-worry-darling-review-florence-pugh-harry-styles-olivia-wilde-1235360429/ |access-date=5 September 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910090354/https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/dont-worry-darling-review-florence-pugh-harry-styles-olivia-wilde-1235360429/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2022, Styles starred alongside [[Emma Corrin]] in ''[[My Policeman (film)|My Policeman]]'', a film adaptation of the [[My Policeman|2012 novel of the same name]] which premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Brent|last=Lang|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/harry-styles-gay-drama-my-policeman-world-premiere-toronto-film-festival-1235321892/|title=Harry Styles Drama 'My Policeman' to World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=21 July 2022|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-date=19 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819184358/https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/harry-styles-gay-drama-my-policeman-world-premiere-toronto-film-festival-1235321892/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2022 [[TIFF Tribute Awards]], the main cast of the film were awarded the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=8 August 2022 |title=Harry Styles, My Policeman cast win early acting award in the Oscars race |url=https://ew.com/awards/2022-tiff-peoples-choice-award-my-policeman-cast-harry-styles/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en-US |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808180610/https://ew.com/awards/2022-tiff-peoples-choice-award-my-policeman-cast-harry-styles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, reviews for the film and his performance were less positive, with Robert Daniels of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' writing, "Here, Styles' inexperience as a leading man in a weepy British queer period piece is glaring".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-policeman-movie-review-2022|title= My Policeman|website= Rogerebert[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date= 12 September 2022|archive-date= 12 September 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220912153147/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-policeman-movie-review-2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

In August and September 2022, as part of his Love On Tour, Styles performed 15 sold-out shows at [[Madison Square Garden]]. To mark the achievement, a permanent banner was raised in his honor inside the venue. He became the third musical artist in history to have a banner raised at Madison Square Garden, following rock band [[Phish]] and artist [[Billy Joel]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-banner-raised-msg-rafters-15-show-run-1235142875/|title=Harry Styles Banner Raised to MSG Rafters After History-Making 15-Show Run: 'That's Insane'|date=22 September 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922122723/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-banner-raised-msg-rafters-15-show-run-1235142875/}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-madison-square-garden-banner-raising-1234597708/|title=Harry Styles Celebrates Historic 15-Show Run at Madison Square Garden With Banner Raising|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922081639/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-madison-square-garden-banner-raising-1234597708/|archive-date=22 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2022, Gucci released a collaborative collection between [[Alessandro Michele]] and Styles, titled "Gucci Ha Ha Ha".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Directo-Meston |first=Danielle |date=3 November 2022 |title=Harry Styles Wears His "Dream Wardrobe" in New Gucci Campaign |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/harry-styles-gucci-ha-ha-ha-campaign-collection-1235255006/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103234334/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/harry-styles-gucci-ha-ha-ha-campaign-collection-1235255006/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[American Music Awards of 2022|50th American Music Awards]], Styles won Favorite Male Pop Artist and Favorite Pop Song ("As It Was").<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=20 November 2022 |title=American Music Awards 2022: Full Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/american-music-awards-winners-1235432252/ |access-date=20 November 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120224709/https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/american-music-awards-winners-1235432252/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Love On Tour concluded in July 2023 as the then-[[List of highest-grossing concert tours|fourth-highest-grossing tour of all time]], earning $617.3 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/harry-styles-love-on-tour-fourth-600-million-trek-ever/|title=Harry Styles' Love On Tour Ends As the Fourth $600 Million Trek Ever|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Eric|last=Frankenberg|date=7 August 2023|access-date=27 August 2023|archive-date=9 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809180634/https://www.billboard.com/pro/harry-styles-love-on-tour-fourth-600-million-trek-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2023, Styles gave background vocals on bandmate [[Mitch Rowland]]'s track "Here Comes Thethe Comeback" for his debut album, ''Come June''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=2023-09-14 |title=Mitch Rowland shares 'Here Comes The Comeback' with backing vocals from Harry Styles |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/mitch-rowland-shares-here-comes-the-comeback-with-backing-vocals-from-harry-styles-32722/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=[[Rolling Stone UK]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Styles's music has been described as [[Pop music|pop]], [[pop rock]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[soft rock]], [[Britpop]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[synth-pop]] and [[disco]], with elements of [[Folk music|folk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-styles-new-album-review-harrys-house-9h32qzbnf|title=Harry Styles: Harry's House review — a masterclass in how to be a charming pop star|website=[[The Times]]|url-access=subscription|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|date=16 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|quote=a nice collection of pop-rock tunes|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523034419/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-styles-new-album-review-harrys-house-9h32qzbnf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NME debut">{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|title=Harry Styles – 'Harry Styles' Review|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/harry-styles-harry-styles-album-review-nme|website=[[NME]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|access-date=12 May 2017|date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512060619/http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/harry-styles-harry-styles-album-review-nme|archive-date=12 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Straits Times">{{Cite news|last=Raguraman|first=Anjali|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/soft-rock-with-an-edge|title=Soft rock with an edge|date=17 May 2017|work=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530173543/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/soft-rock-with-an-edge|archive-date=30 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NPR HS">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/16/528617874/styles-of-the-times|title=Styles Of The Times|last1=Powers|first1=Ann|author-link1=Ann Powers|date=16 May 2017|work=[[NPR]]|access-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711211955/http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/16/528617874/styles-of-the-times|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Britpop"></ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/harry-styles-harrys-house-album-review/|title="Harry Styles Harry's House Review: A Pop Trendsetter Tries on Different Styles"|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=16 May 2022|access-date=21 November 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518011054/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/harry-styles-harrys-house-album-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/qjddvb/harry-styles-fine-line-album-review-2019|title=The New Harry Styles Album Is Brilliant – But Only Occasionally|last=O'Neill|first=Lauren|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025138/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/qjddvb/harry-styles-fine-line-album-review-2019|archive-date=11 March 2020|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Appleford|first=Steve|title=Harry Styles Emulates Folk-Rock Heroes at Intimate Los Angeles Gig|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/harry-styles-emulates-folk-rock-heroes-at-intimate-los-angeles-gig-194355/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=5 December 2017|date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717150516/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/harry-styles-emulates-folk-rock-heroes-at-intimate-los-angeles-gig-194355/|archive-date=17 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The musical style on his debut solo album was called a "mish-mash of Los Angeles' style classic rock and ballads" by ''[[NME]]'',<ref name="NME debut" /> invoking an "intimately emotional Seventies soft-rock vibe" by ''Rolling Stone'', and "synthesis[ing] influences from the last half-century of rock" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4775461/harry-styles-solo-album-review/|title=Harry Styles' Solo Album Is an Unexpected Tour of Rock History|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|last=Lansky|first=Sam|access-date=27 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116231537/http://time.com/4775461/harry-styles-solo-album-review/|archive-date=16 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-harry-styles-is-a-true-rock-star-on-superb-solo-debut-119736/|title=Review: Harry Styles Is a True Rock Star on Superb Solo Debut|access-date=27 October 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143144/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-harry-styles-is-a-true-rock-star-on-superb-solo-debut-119736/|archive-date=27 October 2018|url-status=live|date=12 May 2017}}</ref> It was influenced by the artists he grew up listening to, such as [[Pink Floyd]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[the Beatles]] and Fleetwood Mac, as well as the songwriting of [[Harry Nilsson]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|title=Harry Styles Opens Up, Slightly, About Going Solo With a Rock Edge|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/arts/music/harry-styles-solo-album-interview.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=8 December 2017|date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208070738/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/arts/music/harry-styles-solo-album-interview.html|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Nilsson">{{cite web|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|title=Harry Styles interview: Writing his new album was 'like therapy'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/05/12/harry-styles-interview-new-album/101462222/|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=8 December 2017|date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208075110/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/05/12/harry-styles-interview-new-album/101462222/|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles praised Nilsson's lyrics as being "honest, and so good, and I think it's because he's never trying to sound clever".<ref name="Nilsson" /> His second solo album, ''Fine Line'', was seen by ''NME'' to have taken, "this nostalgic sound [from his first record] and combined it with soaring pop sensibilities".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=9 December 2019 |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 |access-date=4 July 2022 |magazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB |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>

Styles said, "I think with music it's so important to evolve—and that extends to clothes and videos and all that stuff. That's why you look back at David Bowie with [[Ziggy Stardust (character)|Ziggy Stardust]] or the Beatles and their different eras—that fearlessness is super inspiring".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vogue.sg/harry-styles-american-vogue-december-issue-cover-story/|title=10 things you need to know about Harry Styles' internet-breaking American Vogue December issue cover story|date=14 November 2020|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621164538/https://vogue.sg/harry-styles-american-vogue-december-issue-cover-story/|magazine=[[Vogue Singapore]]|url-status=live}}</ref> While making ''Fine Line'' he said he kept watching a vintage Bowie clip on his phone, which he used as an inspiring pep talk to push his art further.<ref name=EternalSunshineHarry>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-cover-interview-album-871568/|title=The Eternal Sunshine of Harry Styles|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-access=subscription|publisher=Penske Business Media|date=26 August 2019|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102083823/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-cover-interview-album-871568/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also cited [[Freddie Mercury]], Elvis Presley, and [[Paul McCartney]] (including his side project [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]) as influences, while mentioning [[Shania Twain]] as his main inspiration both musically and in fashion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frank|first=Alex|title=Harry Styles Moves Like Jagger, But His Heart Belongs to Shania Twain|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-shania-twain-style|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|access-date=5 December 2017|date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135852/https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-shania-twain-style|archive-date=6 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="HarrysFavourite" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.howardstern.com/show/2020/3/1/harry-styles-walking-away-one-direction-befriending-stevie-nicks-and-being-robbed-knifepoint/|title=Harry Styles on Stern Show|work=Howard Stern|date=2 March 2020|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501220753/https://www.howardstern.com/show/2020/3/1/harry-styles-walking-away-one-direction-befriending-stevie-nicks-and-being-robbed-knifepoint/|url-status=live}}</ref> HisStyles favouriteattributed albumhis isAmerican ''[[Astraltwang Weeks]]''while (1968)singing byto NorthernPresley Irish musician [[Van Morrison]], whichas he calledwas "completelythe perfect";first heartist alsoStyles considersgrew [[Ettaup James]]'s album ''[[At Last!]]'' (1960)listening to be "perfect".<ref name="HarrysFavourite" /> When curating an "All-time top ten tracks" mixtape for ''[[Another Man]]'', Styles included tracks by [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]], [[Ray Charles]], [[SimonBlaze & GarfunkelFoley]], [[Patsy Cline]], and [[Travis (band)|Travis]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=AnOther |date=2016-09-29 |title=Listen to Harry Styles' Ultimate Mixtape for Another Man |url=https://www.anothermag.com/another-man/9113/listen-to-harry-styles-ultimate-mixtape-for-another-man |access-date=2024-06-11 |magazine=[[Another Magazine]] |language=en}}</ref> Upon listening to Pink Floyd's 1973 album ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' as a child, he said he "couldn't really get it, but I just remember being like—this is really fucking cool".<ref name="rolling stone" /> [[JoniThe Mitchell]]'sfirst 1971song albumStyles ''learned the words to was "[[BlueDreams (JoniFleetwood MitchellMac albumsong)|BlueDreams]]''" inspired(1977) Stylesby toFleetwood contactMac, thealthough album'sas dulcimera instrumentalist,child withhe whombelieved hethe workedsong on"was ''Fineabout Line''the weather".<ref name=HarrysFavourite>{{citeCite magazine |last=Bell |first=Keaton |date=25 November 2020 |title=Stevie Nicks Answers All Our Questions About Harry Styles |url=https://www.rollingstonevogue.com/musicarticle/musicstevie-nicks-features/harry-styles-favoritefleetwood-thingsmac |access-albums-tv-878041/|titledate=The12 HarryJune Styles Hit List: A Few of His Favorite2024 Things|magazine=[[RollingVogue Stone(magazine)|Vogue]]|publisher=Penske}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Businessmagazine Media, LLC|datelast=29Spanos August 2019|last=Sheffield|first=RobBrittany |url-access=subscription|access-date=1029 DecemberMarch 2019 2020|archive-datetitle=8Read NovemberHarry Styles' Heartwarming Rock Hall Tribute to Stevie Nicks 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108010438/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-featuresnews/harry-styles-favoritestevie-thingsnicks-albumsrock-tvand-878041roll-hall-of-fame-2019-813901/ |urlaccess-statusdate=live12 June 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

Styles has been referred to as a [[pop icon]]<ref>{{cite news |date=19 AprilDecember 20222019 |title=HarryNew Stylesedition of Music Week out now |publisher=[[Music Week]] |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/new-edition-of-music-week-out-now/078334 As|url-status=live It|access-date=9 WasDecember review2019 –|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213185028/https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/new-edition-of-music-week-out-now/078334 a|archive-date=13 popDecember star2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite innews his|date=17 ownJuly sunlit2017 lane|title=Harry Styles interview: Dunkirk, power and politics |workpublisher=[[The GuardianBig Issue]] |url=https://www.theguardianbigissue.com/musicculture/2022film/aprharry-styles-talks-dunkirk-power-politics/01 |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108101400/https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/harry-styles-astalks-itdunkirk-waspower-reviewpolitics/ |archive-adate=8 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=22 August 2022 |title=How Harry Styles Became the World's Most Wanted Man |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-popfeatures/harry-starstyles-inharrys-hishouse-owndont-sunlitworry-darling-my-policeman-cover-lane1397290/ |url-status=live |access-date=122 AprilAugust 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022040112162420220822115959/https://www.theguardianrollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-harrys-house-dont-worry-darling-my-policeman-cover-1397290/ |archive-date=22 August 2022}}</aprref> 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:/01/www.wsj.com/articles/how-harry-styles-asbecame-it2020s-wasbiggest-reviewstyle-aicon-pop11606753389 |url-starstatus=live |access-indate=3 December 2020 |archive-hisurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235952/https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-ownharry-sunlitstyles-lanebecame-2020s-biggest-style-icon-11606753389 |archive-date=126 AprilMay 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite Singer-songwritermagazine |date=1 February 2022 |title=21 times Harry Styles was a style icon |magazine=[[StevieVogue NicksFrance]] likened|url=https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes/fashion/diaporama/one-directions-harry-styles-best-looks/22900 his|url-status=live album|access-date=1 ''FineFebruary Line''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=[[FleetwoodBloomberg MacBusinessweek]]'s album|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/harry-styles-evolves-from-heartthrob-to-fashion-icon ''[[Rumours|url-status=live (album)|Rumours]]''access-date=6 andSeptember commented2022 that|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 she|archive-date=6 wasSeptember inspired2022}}</ref> byHe himis considered to writebe newamong musicthe andmost successful solo artists to have emerged from a poetryband.<ref>{{cite magazinenews |date=20 May 2022 |title=From Beyoncé To Harry Styles, 10 Superstars Who Emerged From Bands |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |url=https://www.rollingstonegrammy.com/musicnews/musicsingers-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/steviesingers-from-nicksbands-harry-styles-coronavirusone-letterdirection-971517solo-artists-beyonce-justin-timberlake-paul-mccartney |archive-date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2022 |title=StevieArtists Nickswho Callsleft Harrybands Styles'for 'Finesuccessful Line'solo Hiscareers 'Rumours'|publisher=[[Entertainment inWeekly]] COVID|url=https://ew.com/music/artists-19who-left-bands-for-successful-solo-careers/ PSA|magazineurl-status=Rollinglive Stone|access-date=2326 MarchJuly 2022 2020|accessarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323202248/https://ew.com/music/artists-who-left-bands-for-successful-solo-careers/ |archive-date=23 March 20202022}}</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 |archivedate=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=231 MarchApril 2022 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020032317102420220401121624/https://www.rollingstonetheguardian.com/music/music-news2022/apr/01/stevie-nicks-harry-styles-coronavirusas-letterit-971517/was-review-a-pop-star-in-his-own-sunlit-lane |urlarchive-statusdate=live1 April 2022}}</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 is one of the [[List of most-followed Twitter accounts|most-followed Twitter users]], with over 3830 million followers as of 2022,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Blair |first1=Olivianews |title=HarryNiall Styles,Horan Katygains Perrymore andTwitter Caitlynfollowers Jennerthan theHarry most influential people on Twitter in 2015Styles |url=https://wwwjerseyeveningpost.independent.co.ukcom/newsmorenews/peopleentertainment/harry2022/03/31/niall-styleshoran-katygains-perrymore-andtwitter-caitlynfollowers-jennerthan-wereharry-the-most-influential-people-on-twitter-in-2015-a6763051.htmlstyles/ |magazinenewspaper=Independent[[Jersey Evening Post]] |access-date=2312 AprilJune 20232024 |language=en |date=731 DecemberMarch 2015 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424100942/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/harry-styles-katy-perry-and-caitlyn-jenner-were-the-most-influential-people-on-twitter-in-2015-a6763051.html |url-status=live2022 }}</ref> and has one of the most-followed [[Instagram]] accounts in the [[UK]], with over 48 million followers as of 2024.<ref>{{cite magazinenews |last1last=Smith |first1first=Emily |title=WhoJust Has21 Thecelebs Most-FollowersGypsy onRose Instagram-TopBlanchard 10now |url=https://profiletree.com/who-has-the-most-followers-on-instagram-top-10/ |magazine=Profilemore Treefollowers |access-date=23than Aprilsince 2023leaving |language=enprison |date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://webthetab.archive.orgcom/webuk/202304231743432024/https:01/15/profiletree.com/whojust-21-celebs-gypsy-rose-blanchard-now-has-the-mostmore-followers-onthan-instagramsince-topleaving-prison-10/346057 |url-statusnewspaper=live }}</ref> He is also one of the most [[streamingThe media|streamedTab]] artists|access-date=12 ofJune all-time2024 on|language=en [[Spotify]];{{cn|date=June15 January 2024 }}} his song "[[As It Was]]" was the most-streamed song of 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Punt |first1=Dominic |title=HarryWho Styles'Has "AsThe ItMost-Followers Was"on wasInstagram-Top 2022's most streamed Spotify song10 |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecordsprofiletree.com/news/2023/1/harrywho-styleshas-asthe-itmost-wasfollowers-wason-2022sinstagram-mosttop-streamed-spotify-song-73271010/ |magazine=GuinnessProfile World RecordsTree |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=en |date=1214 JanuaryApril 2023 |archive-date=123 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023040108423920230423174343/https://www.guinnessworldrecordsprofiletree.com/news/2023/1/harrywho-styleshas-asthe-itmost-wasfollowers-wason-2022sinstagram-mosttop-streamed-spotify-song-73271010/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Styles'sIn fan2022, basehis issong known"As asIt Was"Harries".<ref>{{cite magazinewas |last1=Chiltonthe |first1=Louismost-streamed |title=Harrysong Styles'of fanthe interactionsyear aren'tglobally ason heartwarming[[Spotify]] asand you[[Deezer]], thinkthe – they're deeply unhealthy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/artssecond-entertainment/music/features/harrymost-styles-olivia-wilde-dating-fan-proposal-b2152249.htmlstreamed |magazine=Independentsong |access-date=23globally Aprilon 2023Apple |language=enMusic, |date=25and Augustthe 2022 |archivemost-date=23streamed Aprilsong 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,in the singerUK has often fallen a victim of [[bottling (concert abuse)|bottling]],overall.<ref>{{cite magazinenews |last1last=Savage |first1first=Mark |title=TheSpotify long,Wrapped: strangeHarry historyStyles ofhad peoplethe throwingmost-streamed stuffsong atof Harry Styles2022 |url=https://www.gq-magazinebbc.co.ukcom/culturenews/article/harryentertainment-stylesarts-fans-throwing-skittles63806914 |magazinepublisher=GQ Magazine[[BBC]] |access-date=2312 AprilJune 20232024 |language=en |date=2230 November 2022 |archive-date=517 JulySeptember 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023070503104420230917110538/https://www.gq-magazinebbc.co.ukcom/culturenews/article/harryentertainment-styles-fans-throwingarts-skittles63806914 |url-status=live }}</ref> frequentlyStyles hittingwas himthe second-most-searched musician on [[Google]] in the2022, groinafter Taylor Swift.<ref>{{citeCite web |datelast=27 February 2013Spinelli |titlefirst=A Brief History Of Harry Styles Getting Hit In The Balls With A ShoeAdrian |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/harry-styles-got-hit-in-the-balls-with-a-shoe |access-date=275 MarchDecember 20152022 |worktitle=BuzzfeedThe |archive-date=1Results JulyAre 2015In |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701234121/http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/harry-styles-got-hit-in-the-balls-with-a-shoeAnd |url-status=liveTaylor }}</ref><ref>{{citeSwift webIs |date=27Atop FebruaryThe 201310 |title=HarryMost StylesGoogled FlooredArtists AfterOf Shoe Thrown By Fan2022 |url=httphttps://news.skyuproxx.com/storypop/1057767/harrytaylor-stylesswift-flooredmost-aftergoogled-shoeartist-thrown-by-fan2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2015040217001420230125190249/httphttps://news.skyuproxx.com/storypop/1057767/harrytaylor-stylesswift-flooredmost-aftergoogled-shoeartist-thrown-by-fan2022/ |archive-date=225 AprilJanuary 20152023 |access-date=2712 MarchJune 20152024 |workwebsite=Sky News[[Uproxx]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news''[[Rolling |last1=GreenwoodStone |first1=CarlUK]]'' |date=12named SeptemberStyles 2015the |title=Wincing"new HarryKing Stylesof bottledPop" in his2022, specialwhich placedrew bycriticism Onefrom Direction[[Michael Jackson]]'s fans atand concertfamily |work=Daily Mirror |publisher= |url=https://wwwmembers.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 webnews |date=1822 OctoberAugust 2022 |title=WatchRolling HarryStone StylesSlammed CatchOver AHonorary WaterTitle Bottlefor ToHarry The Nuts |url=httpsStyles://www.stereogum.com/2203158/watch-harry-styles-catch-a-water-bottle-to-the-nuts/news/ |work=Stereogum'There |access-date=23Is AprilNo 2023New |archive-date=23King Aprilof 2023Pop' |archive-urlpublisher=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> Styles was named the second-most searched musician on [[GoogleTheWrap]] in 2022, after [[Taylor Swift]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musictimesthewrap.com/articles/88489/20221130/whorolling-googledstone-musicianking-2022of-artistpop-getsharry-2styles-1-million-average.htm|title=Who Is The Most Googled Musician For 2022? THIS Artist Gets 2.1 Million Average Searches Monthly!|work=Musictwitter/ Times|access-date=2322 AprilAugust 2022 2023|archive-date=2522 FebruaryAugust 2022 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023022510114920220822221736/https://www.musictimesthewrap.com/articles/88489/20221130/whorolling-googledstone-musicianking-2022of-artistpop-getsharry-2styles-1-million-average.htmtwitter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that [[Texas State University]] will be offering a course on Styles called “Harry"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]], [[Miley Cyrus|Miley Cyrus,]] [[Elton John]], [[Shania Twain|Shania Twain,]] [[Olivia Rodrigo]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Mark Ronson]], [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]], [[Lorde]], [[Matty Healy]] and [[Troye Sivan]] have all voiced their wishes to collaborate with Styles.<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 webmagazine |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 |websitemagazine=[[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> Singer-songwriter [[Stevie Nicks]] likened his album ''Fine Line'' to [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s album ''[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]]'' (1977) 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>

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’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|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’sstar'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" /> [[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 |newspaper=[[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 wore skinny jeans, sheer blouses, floral prints, flamboyant suits and ankle boots while in One Direction.<ref name="vogue">{{Cite news |last=Pike |first=Naomi |date=8 June 2017 |title=Harry Styles: Style Evolution |work=[[British Vogue]] |publisher=Condé Nast Britain |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/harry-styles-style-evolution |url-status=live |access-date=9 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710205032/http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/harry-styles-style-evolution |archive-date=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Key |first1=Christy |date=31 March 2018 |title=Harry Styles' Fashion Style Evolution: See 32 of the Pop Star's Best Looks |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/harry-styles-style-evolution/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920214158/https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/harry-styles-style-evolution/ |archive-date=20 September 2020 |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=[[W (magazine)|W]]}}</ref> Nicole Saunders of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' noted that his fashion had "blossomed from a teen wearing purple [[Jack Wills]] hoodies to a carefully executed blend of '70s rock with a glamorous magpie feel" over the course of the group's five-year stint.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Saunders |first=Nicole |date=12 May 2017 |title=So Gucci: 8 of Harry Styles' Best Moments Wearing The Italian Brand |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7792087/so-gucci-8-of-harry-styles-best-moments-wearing-the-italian-brand |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707090201/http://www.billboard.com/photos/7792087/so-gucci-8-of-harry-styles-best-moments-wearing-the-italian-brand |archive-date=7 July 2017 |access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> Regarding Styles's time in One Direction, [[AllMusic]] writer Tim Sendra opined that his "charming persona and elastic vocals had him positioned as the [[Justin Timberlake|Timberlake]] of the group.".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|title=Harry Styles – Harry Styles – Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/harry-styles-mw0003041526|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513041804/http://www.allmusic.com/album/harry-styles-mw0003041526|archive-date=13 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Leah Greenblatt described him as "a dimpled, rakish prankster happy to wear the mantle of Class Clown".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/05/12/harry-styles-review/|title=Harry Styles pays tribute to his musical heroes on solo debut: EW review|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=12 May 2017|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512061435/http://ew.com/music/2017/05/12/harry-styles-review/|archive-date=12 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the band's 2014 ''Four'' era, Styles began collaborating with stylist [[Harry Lambert (stylist)|Harry Lambert]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2022 |title=When Harry met Harry! The man who put Harry Styles in a dress |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/may/26/when-harry-met-harry-the-man-who-put-harry-styles-in-a-dress |access-date=1 July 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710010920/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/may/26/when-harry-met-harry-the-man-who-put-harry-styles-in-a-dress |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, he was featured in ''[[Another Man]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/9114/the-making-of-another-man-with-harry-styles|title=The Making of Another Man With Harry Styles|last=Singer|first=Olivia|date=30 September 2016|website=[[Another Magazine|AnOther]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919132207/http://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/9114/the-making-of-another-man-with-harry-styles|archive-date=19 September 2018|url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> after which Anne T. Donahue of ''[[The Guardian]]'' labelled him an "artthrob" who offers "something other than token shirtlessness" and telegraphs "an allegiance to the niche worlds of art and fashion rather than aiming for mainstream notoriety.".<ref>{{cite web|last=Donahue|first=Anne T.|title=Harry Styles proves the heartthrob is dead: long live the artthrob|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/27/harry-styles-one-direction-another-man-justin-beiber-heartthrob-image|website=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=16 October 2017|date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815184619/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/27/harry-styles-one-direction-another-man-justin-beiber-heartthrob-image|archive-date=15 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Chris Payne opined that Styles' "vibe has always screamed rock star.".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7370490/harry-styles-solo-album-what-we-do-dont-want-hear-zayn-one-direction|title=Harry Styles' Solo Material: What We Do (And Don't) Want to Hear|last=Payne|first=Chris|date=25 March 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717003705/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7370490/harry-styles-solo-album-what-we-do-dont-want-hear-zayn-one-direction|archive-date=17 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a solo artist, Styles has opted for "candyfloss" custom pink suits, sequined tops, printed satin flares and a Gucci-heavy aesthetic.<ref name="vogue" /> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''{{'}}s Erika Harwood stated that Styles went from "boy-bander" to "luxury suit connoisseur" in describing his change in style.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harwood|first1=Erika|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/11/harry-styles-reveals-unlikely-fashion-inspiration|title=Harry Styles Reveals His Unlikely Fashion Inspiration|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|url-access=limited|date=28 November 2017|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129084908/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/11/harry-styles-reveals-unlikely-fashion-inspiration|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> His style was noted as "flamboyant", "fashion-forward", and "fun".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tietjen |first1=Alexa |date=16 May 2017 |title=Harry Styles steps out in heels amid album release buzz |url=http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-harry-styles-heels-20170512-htmlstory.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220225518/http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-harry-styles-heels-20170512-htmlstory.html |archive-date=20 December 2017 |access-date=13 September 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Citing his use of the colour pink, Styles quoted English musician and [[The Clash]]'s bassist [[Paul Simonon]] in a ''Rolling Stone'' interview: "Pink is the only true rock & roll colour.".<ref name="rolling stone" /> [[Ann Powers]] of NPR wrote that his fashion recalls the [[Spice Girls]]' "theatrical parade through pop's sartorial heritage" and that he "comforts with fashion's way of telling stories through artful accessories.".<ref name="NPR HS" />

Styles began wearing sweater vests, baggy high-waisted pants and pearl necklaces in 2019,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eckardt |first1=Stephanie |date=18 December 2019 |title=We Need to Talk About Harry Styles's Pearl Necklace |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/harry-styles-pearl-necklace/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002005839/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/harry-styles-pearl-necklace/ |archive-date=2 October 2020 |access-date=13 September 2020 |work=[[W (magazine)|W]]}}</ref> which prompted Jacob Gallagher of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' to call him the "popularizer of the manly pearl necklace.".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Jacob |date=10 March 2020 |title=The Latest Must-Have Accessory for Men Is...a Pearl Necklace? |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-must-have-accessory-for-men-is-a-pearl-necklace-11583868793 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619172614/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-must-have-accessory-for-men-is-a-pearl-necklace-11583868793 |archive-date=19 June 2020 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Tom Lamont of the ''Guardian'' noted that some of Styles's fashion choices have contributed to "an important political discussion about gendered fashion".<ref name="Lamont">{{cite web |last1=Lamont |first1=Tom |date=14 December 2019 |title=Harry Styles: 'I'm not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/14/harry-styles-sexual-ambiguity-dating-normals-rocking-a-dress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214080236/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/14/harry-styles-sexual-ambiguity-dating-normals-rocking-a-dress |archive-date=14 December 2019 |access-date=14 December 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In 2020, Styles became the first man to appear solo on the cover of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', for its December issue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heyward |first1=Giulia |last2=Ries |first2=Brian |date=13 November 2020 |title=Harry Styles becomes Vogue's first-ever solo male cover star |workpublisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/harry-styles-vogue-cover-trnd/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113172706/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/harry-styles-vogue-cover-trnd/index.html/ |archive-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> Right-wing commentators criticised him for wearing [[Blue Gucci dress of Harry Styles|a blue Gucci dress]] on the cover;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bianco |first1=Marcie |date=17 November 2020 |title=Candace Owens, Harry Styles' Vogue cover and the tyranny of the gender binary |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/candace-owens-harry-styles-vogue-cover-tyranny-gender-binary-ncna1247953 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204213516/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/candace-owens-harry-styles-vogue-cover-tyranny-gender-binary-ncna1247953 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pitofsky |first1=Marina |date=2 December 2020 |title=Harry Styles hits back at criticism over wearing dress on Vogue cover |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/528394-harry-styles-hits-back-at-criticism-over-wearing-dress-on-vogue |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202195548/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/528394-harry-styles-hits-back-at-criticism-over-wearing-dress-on-vogue |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> [[Candace Owens]] demanded that society must "Bring back manly men",<ref>{{cite web |title=Candace Owens gets backlash from Harry Styles fans over 'bring back manly men' tweet |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/candace-owens-gets-backlash-harry-styles-fans-over-bring-back-n1247983 |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitework=[[NBC News]] |date=17 November 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701141643/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/candace-owens-gets-backlash-harry-styles-fans-over-bring-back-n1247983 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Ben Shapiro]] of ''[[The Daily Wire]]'' called the cover "a referendum on masculinity for men to don floofy dresses.".<ref>{{cite webmagazine |title=Harry Styles Criticised for Wearing A Dress |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7awnm/harry-styles-vogue-dress-ben-shapiro |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=www.vice.com[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=17 November 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701143146/https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7awnm/harry-styles-vogue-dress-ben-shapiro |url-status=live }}</ref> Styles responded to the criticism by saying, "To not wear [something] because it's females' clothing, you shut out a whole world of great clothes" and "what's exciting about right now is you can wear what you like" as lines "are becoming more and more blurred".<ref>{{cite webmagazine |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=2 December 2020 |title=This Charming Man: Why We're Wild About Harry Styles |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/harry-styles-fine-line-hitmaker-of-the-year-1234842744/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202140100/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/harry-styles-fine-line-hitmaker-of-the-year-1234842744/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The decision to wear a dress, combined with his refusal to label his sexuality, have opened him up to accusations of [[queerbaiting]].<ref name=":10">{{cite webmagazine |last=Truman |first=Isabelle |title=Should Harry Styles Be Celebrated For Wearing A Dress? |url=https://graziamagazine.com/articles/harry-styles-wearing-dress-vogue-backlash/ |access-date=3 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Grazia]] |language=en-US |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703232050/https://graziamagazine.com/articles/harry-styles-wearing-dress-vogue-backlash/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, the Gucci dress he wore on the cover of the magazine was incorporated into a [[Victoria and Albert Museum|V&A Museum]] exhibit called "Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear.".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rantala |first=Hanna |date=16 March 2022 |title=Menswear through the ages: V&A holds its first male fashion exhibition |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/menswear-through-ages-va-holds-its-first-male-fashion-exhibition-2022-03-16/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144711/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/menswear-through-ages-va-holds-its-first-male-fashion-exhibition-2022-03-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several of Styles' other outfits have been displayed in museums, including a blue velvet suit in the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], linen trousers at [[Design Museum|The Design Museum]], and a leather suit in the [[Grammy Museum at L.A. Live]].<ref>{{cite webmagazine |date=23 September 2020 |title=Harry Styles's Blue Gucci Suit Is Going Into a Museum |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/harry-styles-blue-gucci-suit-is-going-into-a-museum |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Teen Vogue]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144712/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/harry-styles-blue-gucci-suit-is-going-into-a-museum |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=15 July 2021 |title=Outfits Worn at 2021 Grammys & 2020 Latin Grammys on Display at Grammy Museum |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/2021-grammys-2020-latin-grammys-fashion-grammy-museum/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144711/https://www.billboard.com/photos/2021-grammys-2020-latin-grammys-fashion-grammy-museum/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion |url=https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/rebel-30-years-of-london-fashion |access-date=2024-05-13 |websitepublisher=[[Design Museum]] |language=en }}</ref>

Styles frequently spotlights the work of small designers.<ref name="ls" /><ref>{{cite webmagazine |date=13 November 2020 |title=Harris Reed Is Harry Styles's Secret Fashion Weapon—And They Can Be Yours Too |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/harris-reed-harry-styles |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144711/https://www.vogue.com/article/harris-reed-harry-styles |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine |date=29 October 2020 |title=Introducing S.S. Daley, the Brand Behind Harry Styles's "Golden" Look |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/ss-daley-fashion-designer-harry-styles-golden |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144711/https://www.vogue.com/article/ss-daley-fashion-designer-harry-styles-golden |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine |date=13 November 2020 |title=From College to a Vogue Cover Story, Harry Styles and Bode Celebrate Senior Cords |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-bode-senior-cord |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144711/https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-bode-senior-cord |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine |title=Meet Emily Bode, The Designer Loved By Harry Styles, Emma Corrin And Jay-Z |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/news/emily-bode-designer/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Grazia]] |date=5 December 2021 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144711/https://graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/news/emily-bode-designer/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite webmagazine |date=23 June 2022 |title=Meet Arturo Obegero—The Spanish Designer Dressing Harry Styles Put on His Second Show in Paris Today |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/spanish-designer-arturo-obegero-dressing-harry-styles |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144712/https://www.vogue.com/article/spanish-designer-arturo-obegero-dressing-harry-styles |url-status=live }}</ref> He has been credited with increasing sales and attention for smaller brands such as [[Bode (fashion brand)|Bode]], Éliou, Egonlab, S.S. Daley, [[Daniel W. Fletcher]], Marco Ribeiro and Arturo Obegero.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Cary |first=Alice |date=2020-11-25 |title=Éliou Is The Independent Brand Behind Harry Styles’sStyles's Playful Pearls |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/eliou-jewellery-harry-styles |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitemagazine=[[British Vogue]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Chitrakorn |first=Kati |date=2022-09-27 |title=Why Harry Styles is putting his weight behind designer Marco Ribeiro |url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/beauty/harry-styles-beauty-brand-pleasing-marco-ribeiro-to-unveil-collab-at-paris-fashion-week |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue Business]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last2=van den Broeke |first1=Zak |last1=Maoui |first2=Teo |date=2020-12-02 |title=Daniel W Fletcher on Harry Styles: "I really owe a lot to Mr Styles" |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/daniel-fletcher-harry-styles |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[GQ|British GQ]] |language=en-GB }}</ref><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Maoui |first=Zak |date=2023-02-06 |title=At the Grammys, Harry Styles supercharged the next big cult brand |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/harry-styles-egonlab-grammys-2023 |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[GQ|British GQ]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> During [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]], a [[JW Anderson]] cardigan that Styles wore in a 2020 rehearsal for ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' went viral on [[TikTok]] as Anderson provided the pattern for free online.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |author=Oscar Holland |title=The V&A museum has acquired the Harry Styles cardigan that sparked a TikTok craze |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/harry-styles-cardigan-va-museum/index.html |access-date=1 July 2022 |websitepublisher=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321125644/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/harry-styles-cardigan-va-museum/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The V&A Museum acquired the cardigan for its permanent collection in November 2020, calling the viral craze a "cultural phenomenon that speaks to the power of creativity and social media in bringing people together in times of extreme adversity.".<ref name=":2" />

Having won the British Style Award at the [[The Fashion Awards#2013 awards|2013 Fashion Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Denley |first1=Susan |date=3 December 2013 |title=Harry Styles of One Direction wins British Style Award |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/03/news/la-ar-harry-styles-british-style-award-20131202 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203142921/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/03/news/la-ar-harry-styles-british-style-award-20131202 |archive-date=3 December 2017 |access-date=13 September 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Styles placed fourth on ''[[British GQ]]''{{'}}s 2018 list of 50 best-dressed men, in which fashion designer [[Michael Kors]] deemed him "the modern embodiment of British rocker style: edgy, flamboyant and worn with unapologetic swagger.".<ref name="British GQ">{{cite magazine |date=2 January 2018 |title=GQ's 50 best-dressed men 2018 |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/the-gq-best-dressed-men-2018 |url-status=live |magazine=[[GQ|British GQ]] |publisher=Condé Nast Britain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103071554/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/the-gq-best-dressed-men-2018 |archive-date=3 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 }}</ref> In 2020, he was voted ''[[GQ]]''{{'}}s "Most Stylish Man of the Year".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/most-stylish-man-2020|title=Harry Styles Is the Most Stylish Man of the Year, as Voted By You|work=[[GQ]]|date=18 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218175149/https://www.gq.com/story/most-stylish-man-2020|archive-date=18 December 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles was also ranked first and fifth on ''[[British Vogue]]''{{'}}s "The 50 Fittest Boys" list in 2016 and 2017, respectively,<ref>{{cite news |last=Pike |first=Naomi |date=17 August 2017 |title=The 50 Fittest Boys Of 2017 |work=[[British Vogue]] |publisher=Condé Nast Britain |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/2017-hot-boys |url-status=live |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818091328/http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/2017-hot-boys |archive-date=18 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pike |first=Naomi |date=1 July 2016 |title=The 50 Fittest Boys Of 2016 |work=[[British Vogue]] |publisher=Condé Nast Britain |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/hot-guys-2016 |url-status=live |access-date=1 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829113146/http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/hot-guys-2016 |archive-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> and was voted the "Sexiest Male in Pop" for three consecutive years between 2016 and 2018 in a poll by British radio network [[Capital London|Capital]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Capital |date=12 August 2018 |title=Capital's Sexiest Male & Female In Pop 2018: The Winners |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/sexiest-male-female-2018-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818152257/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/sexiest-male-female-2018-results/ |archive-date=18 August 2018 |access-date=18 August 2018 |publisher=[[Capital London]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Capital |date=6 August 2017 |title=Capital's Sexiest Male & Female In Pop Have Been Revealed! |publisher=[[Capital London]] |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/news/sexiest-male-female-pop-2017/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206150929/http://www.capitalfm.com/news/sexiest-male-female-pop-2017/ |archive-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 August 2016 |title=Capital's SEXIEST Male In Pop 2016: The Winners |publisher=[[Capital London]] |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/features/sexy-male-popstars-celebrities-2016/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303020115/http://www.capitalfm.com/features/sexy-male-popstars-celebrities-2016/ |archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> In 2020, he was named the most influential man in fashion.<ref>{{cite newsmagazine |date=17 November 2020 |title=Harry Styles is the most influential man in fashion in 2020 |publishermagazine=[[Vogue France]] |url=https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes-en/article/harry-styles-lyst-most-influential-man-fashion-2020 |access-date=17 November 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118062818/https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes-en/article/harry-styles-lyst-most-influential-man-fashion-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''GQ'' named Styles the best-dressed musician in the world.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Maoui |first=Zak |date=2019-05-03 |title=It's official: Harry Styles is the best-dressed musician in the world |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/harry-styles-best-fashion-moments |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[GQ|British GQ]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Styles was inducted as part of the Business of Fashion's Class of 2022, a definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles {{!}} BoF 500 {{!}} The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/harry-styles |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=The [[Business of Fashion]] |date=17 November 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2022, Styles designed a joint capsule collection with [[Gucci]]'s former creative designer [[Alessandro Michele]] entitled "HAHa HAHa HAHa" after their first initials and the way they traditionally signed off their messages to one another over the years.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2022-06-20 |title=Harry Styles And Alessandro Michele Have Collaborated On A Gucci Collection |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/harry-styles-gucci-collection |access-date=2024-05-13 |websitemagazine=[[British Vogue]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Unveiled at [[Milan Fashion Week]], the collection included tailored wool and velvet suits, tweed trench coats, tartan kilts, bowling shirts, and printed pyjamas.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2022-06-20 |title=“This"This Collection Is a True Act of Love”—AlessandroLove"—Alessandro Michele on His Gucci Ha Ha Ha Collab With Harry Styles |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/gucci-ha-ha-ha-harry-styles-capsule |access-date=2024-05-13 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Styles has been credited for multiple trends and different waves of items' popularity within fashion. Styles has been attributed with popularizing items such as pearl necklaces, [[Aloha shirt|hawaiian shirts]], crochet garments, [[Chelsea boot|chelsea boots]], [[Boa (clothing accessory)|feather boas]], and wide leg trousers. <ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Marain |first=Alexandre |date=2020-07-17 |title=Could pearls be the biggest men's jewelry trend of 2020? |url=https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes-en/article/mens-jewelry-trends-pearls-2020 |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitemagazine=[[Vogue France]] |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Cary |first=Alice |date=2021-01-07 |title=8 Style Obsessions We Can Thank Harry Styles For |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/harry-styles-trends |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitemagazine=[[British Vogue]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Gustashaw |first=Megan |date=2017-07-18 |title=Chelsea Boots Literally Get Harry Styles' Heart Racing |url=https://www.gq.com/story/harry-styles-loves-chelsea-boots-more-than-we-thought |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitemagazine=[[GQ]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles’Styles' Grammy outfits spark huge rise in sales of feather boas |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/features/harry-styles-grammys-outfit-feather-boa/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitepublisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Quill |first=Heidi |date=2020-03-31 |title=Ten pieces from Harry Styles' wardrobe that you can (and should) add to your own |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/how-to-dress-like-harry-styles |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[GQ|British GQ]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2023 Styles was credited alongside [[Beyoncé|Beyonce]] and [[Taylor Swift]] for the rise in elaborate concert dressing, emulating fan culture of the 60s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-26 |title=Why fans dress up for Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Styles |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66244480 |access-date=2024-05-31 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> After Styles wore [[Adidas Gazelle|Adidas Gazelles]] as part of every concert outfit on Love On Tour, [[Adidas]] officially renamed the shoes on their web store to “Satellite"Satellite Stompers”Stompers" in honour of Styles reviving the shoe and his fans' nickname.<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=2023-07-31 |title=Adidas has actually renamed Gazelle trainers to 'Satellite stompers' in honour of Harry Styles |url=https://thetab.com/uk/2023/07/31/adidas-has-actually-renamed-gazelle-trainers-to-satellite-stompers-in-honour-of-harry-styles-319917 |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitenewspaper=[[The Tab]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2024, Styles invested a minority stake in emerging British fashion label S.S. Daley.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-11 |title=Harry Styles Invests in S.S. Daley |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/luxury/harry-styles-invests-in-ss-daley/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=The [[Business of Fashion]] |language=en}}</ref>

In a 2020 interview with ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', Styles shared that he practices [[pilates]] and meditates daily.<ref name=":12">{{Cite magazine|last=Bowles|first=Hamish|title=Playtime With Harry Styles|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-cover-december-2020|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=13 November 2020|access-date=6 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124833/https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-cover-december-2020|archive-date=1 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He also attends therapy regularly.<ref name="ls" />

He told ''Vogue'' in the same interview that he followed a [[Pescetarianism|pescatarian]] diet.<ref name=":12" /> In 2022, when fans started throwing chicken nuggets onstage during a concert and chanted that he should eat one, he told them, "I don't eat chicken, sorry. I don't eat meat,", earning him [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]]'s 2022 Best Viral Moment for Animals Award.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-wins-peta-2022-best-viral-moment-for-animals-award-1235179516/|title=Nothing to Cluck About: Harry Styles Wins PETA’sPETA's 2022 Best Viral Moment for Animals Award|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1 December 2022|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-date=4 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204190425/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-wins-peta-2022-best-viral-moment-for-animals-award-1235179516/|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles confirmed in 2017 that he has [[polythelia]], a condition where a person has more than two [[nipple]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2017 |title=Harry Styles Has Four Nipples, and That's More Common Than You Think |url=https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-confirms-he-has-four-nipples |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=Allure |language=en-US |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117005348/https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-confirms-he-has-four-nipples |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2019, Styles was named second on the [[Sunday Times Rich List|''Sunday Times'' Rich List]] of musicians in the UK under 30, with an estimated net worth of £58&nbsp;million, having previously featured third on the previous year's list with an estimated net worth of £50&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/who-is-the-richest-one-direction-member |title=How Did Harry Styles Become So Much Richer Than The Rest Of One Direction? |last=Pike |first=Naomi |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=11 May 2019 |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512033936/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/who-is-the-richest-one-direction-member |archive-date=12 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://businessinsider.com/richest-young-musicians-in-britain-2018-sunday-times-rich-list-2018-5/ |title=The 11 richest young musicians in Britain |last=Dodgson |first=Lindsay |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=10 May 2018 |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510132609/http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-young-musicians-in-britain-2018-sunday-times-rich-list-2018-5 |archive-date=10 May 2018 }}</ref> He maintained his second-place position on the list in 2020 and 2021, with estimated net worths of £63&nbsp;million and £75&nbsp;million, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-05-13/ed-sheeran-tops-young-musicians-rich-list-for-second-year-running/|title=Ed Sheeran tops young musicians rich list for second year running|work=[[ITV (network)|ITV]]|date=13 May 2020|access-date=13 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513142009/https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-05-13/ed-sheeran-tops-young-musicians-rich-list-for-second-year-running/|archive-date=13 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sir-paul-mccartney-tops-sunday-times-2021-music-rich-list-as-calvin-harris-and-ed-sheeran-vault-into-top-10__33205/|title=Sir Paul McCartney tops Sunday Times' 2021 Music Rich List as Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran vault into Top 10|work=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]|date=21 May 2021|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521094606/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sir-paul-mccartney-tops-sunday-times-2021-music-rich-list-as-calvin-harris-and-ed-sheeran-vault-into-top-10__33205/|archive-date=21 May 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He topped the list in 2022, becoming the richest musician under 30 in the UK, with his net worth being estimated at £100&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/40-richest-musicians-uk-harry-styles-adele-sunday-times-rich-list-qfj8blmhf |title=The 40 richest musicians in the UK |last=Dean |first=Jonathan |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=20 May 2022 |access-date=20 May 2022 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220520063633/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/40-richest-musicians-uk-harry-styles-adele-sunday-times-rich-list-qfj8blmhf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023 Styles was estimated to be worth £150 million, placed this year jointly at 13th position in a new list headed "35 richest people under 35 in the UK".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/35-under-35-sunday-times-rich-list-bmfxj9w9g | title=35 richest people under 35 in the UK | work=[[The Sunday Times]] | date=21 May 2023 | access-date=23 July 2023 | archive-date=23 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723090825/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/35-under-35-sunday-times-rich-list-bmfxj9w9g | url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Times'' estimated Styles' wealth to be £175 million in 2024, placing 17th on the "40 under 40" list and the second richest young musician in the UK after [[Ed Sheeran]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=The Sunday |date=2024-05-17 |title=Harry Styles net worth — Sunday Times Rich List 2024 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-styles-net-worth-sunday-times-rich-list-gcp6wlc2d |access-date=2024-05-18 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

Styles is heavily tattooed, having got his first one at 18 years old; the most prominent of which is a large butterfly on his sternum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuentes |first=Tamara |date=2021-11-22 |title=A Complete Guide to (Almost) All of Harry Styles' Tattoos |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/g25381647/harry-styles-tattoos/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Seventeen}}</ref> Styles' primary tattoo artist Liam Sparkes stated the butterfly on Styles' torso is "based on an old French prison tattoo inspired by the film ''[[Papillon (1973 film)|Papillon]]'' (1973)".<ref name=":9">{{Cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Kathleen |date=2020-02-01 |title=The unknown story behind Harry Styles ‘17'17 Black’Black' tattoo |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/grooming/article/harry-styles-tattoos |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[GQ|British GQ]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> He got tattooed on television as a dare on ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lawson |first=Richard |date=2015-12-04 |title=Harry Styles Got a New Tattoo on Television Last Night |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/12/harry-styles-tattoo-late-late-show-james-corden |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |language=en-US}}</ref> His tattoos include the [[Green Bay Packers]] logo, [[swallows]], "[[New York City|NY]], [[Los Angeles|LA]], [[London|LDN]]", a padlock tattooed on him by Ed Sheeran, "never gonna dance again" (lyrics from the song "[[Careless Whisper]]" by [[George Michael]]), [[Brazil|Brasil!]], a naked mermaid, the cover art of the album ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' by Pink Floyd, his parents' birth years and various tattoos related to family members, and a tiny cross.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-03-03 |title=Harry Styles Has Way More Tattoos Than You Realize |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a35709879/harry-styles-tattoos/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[Men's Health]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Styles has "17 Black" below his left clavicle after losing money gambling in Australia on 17 black and shares matching work of the children's character [[Pingu]] with Ed Sheeran.<ref name=":9" /> He also shares a matching half a heart tattoo with Caleb Followill of [[Kings of Leon]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Britton |first=Luke Morgan |date=2016-10-14 |title=Kings Of Leon drummer has matching tattoo with Harry Styles |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kings-of-leon-343-1555151 |access-date=2024-05-31 |magazine=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In a 2022 interview with ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Homes and Gardens]]'', Styles stated that the expectation that he should publicly label his sexual orientation is "outdated". He said, "I've been really open with it with my friends, but that's my personal experience; it's mine," ,and "the whole point of where we should be heading, which is toward accepting everybody and being more open, is that it doesn't matter, and it's about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you're checking".<ref name=ls>{{cite web |date=26 April 2022 |first=Lou |last=Stoppard |title=Exclusive: Harry Styles Reveals the Meaning Behind His New Album, 'Harry's House' |url=https://www.bhg.com/better-homes-and-garden-magazine/harry-styles/ |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=[[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Homes & Gardens]] |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419065518/https://www.bhg.com/better-homes-and-garden-magazine/harry-styles/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Styles and fellow One Direction member [[Liam Payne]] became ambassadors for the cancer charity Trekstock, raising over US$800,000 through the online fundraising platform [[Prizeo]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://trekstock.com/our-story/patrons-ambassadors/|title=Patrons & Ambassadors| publisher= Trekstock| access-date=29 November 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141030012714/http://trekstock.com/our-story/patrons-ambassadors/ |archive-date= 30 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| last= Lee| first= Ashley| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5847924/taylor-swift-one-direction-top-list-of-most-charitable-stars|title=Taylor Swift, One Direction Top List of Most Charitable Stars| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=26 December 2013|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131230013905/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5847924/taylor-swift-one-direction-top-list-of-most-charitable-stars|archive-date=30 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> When the [[Westboro Baptist Church]] picketed a One Direction concert in 2013,<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last= Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=22 July 2013 |title=Westboro Baptist Church Pickets One Direction Concert; Harry Styles Responds |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/westboro-baptist-church-one-direction_n_3634663 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230005131/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/westboro-baptist-church-one-direction_n_3634663 |archive-date=30 December 2021 |access-date=30 December 2021 |website=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref> Styles spoke up on Twitter, responding that he "believes in equal rights for everyone".<ref name=":5" /> In 2014, Styles joined LGBT rights charity [[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]]'s #FirstSnog campaign in celebration of their 25th anniversary<ref>{{cite news |last= Sharkey |first=Linda |date=10 June 2014 |title=Naomi Campbell, Harry Styles and Henry Holland take a selfie for Stonewall's #FirstSNOG Campaign |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/naomi-campbell-harry-styles-and-henry-holland-take-a-selfie-for-stonewall-s-firstsnog-campaign-9481292.html |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211211200936/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/naomi-campbell-harry-styles-and-henry-holland-take-a-selfie-for-stonewall-s-firstsnog-campaign-9481292.html |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> and showed support for [[Michael Sam]], the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, by wearing his jersey onstage during One Direction's concert in St. Louis.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=30 August 2014 |title=One Direction's Harry Styles Supports Gay NFL Player Michael Sam at St. Louis Concert |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/one-direction-harry-styles-wears-jersey-of-gay-nfl-player-michael-sam-st-louis-rams-6236517/ |url-status=live |magazine= Billboard |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211211200936/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/one-direction-harry-styles-wears-jersey-of-gay-nfl-player-michael-sam-st-louis-rams-6236517/ |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Styles regularly waves pride flags thrown onstage by fans at concerts,<ref>{{cite web |last=Villarreal |first=Yezmin |date=4 September 2015 |title=Harry Styles Wore a Gay Pride Flag as a Cape |url=http://www.pride.com/one-direction/2015/9/04/harry-styles-wore-rainbow-flag-cape-one-direction-concert |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702031222/https://www.pride.com/one-direction/2015/9/04/harry-styles-wore-rainbow-flag-cape-one-direction-concert |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web |last=Khan |first=Aamina |date=24 October 2017 |title=Harry Styles' Concerts are LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces |url=https://www.them.us/story/harry-styles-concerts-are-lgbtq-safe-spaces |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=them.us |language=en-US |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703232043/https://www.them.us/story/harry-styles-concerts-are-lgbtq-safe-spaces |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McDaniel |first=Caitlynn |date=18 April 2022 |title=Watch Harry Styles Sing New Song "Boyfriends" |url=https://gayety.co/watch-harry-styles-sing-new-song-boyfriends |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=Gayety.co |language=en-US |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704124133/https://gayety.co/watch-harry-styles-sing-new-song-boyfriends |url-status=live }}</ref> and he assists fans with coming out publicly during sections of the show where he engages in banter with the audience.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= Geraghty |first=Hollie |date=20 June 2022 |title=Harry Styles Helped a Fan Come Out at His London Show |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-fan-come-out-london-show-1370889/ |access-date=3 July 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Avery |first=Dan |date=4 November 2021 |title=Harry Styles helps fan come out to her mom at Milwaukee concert |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/harry-styles-helps-fan-come-mom-milwaukee-concert-rcna4578 |access-date=3 July 2022 |website= NBCNews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |date= 26 October 2021 |title=Watch Harry Styles Help This Fan Come Out on Stage |url=https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2021/10/26/watch-harry-styles-help-fan-come-out-stage |access-date= 3 July 2022 |website= pride.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Karlan |first=Sarah |date=17 July 2018 |title=Harry Styles Stopped Mid-Concert To Help A Fan Come Out To Her Mom |url= https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skarlan/tina-shes-gay |access-date= 3 July 2022 |website= BuzzFeedNews.com |language=en}}</ref> LGBT fans have referred to Styles's concerts as "a safe space".<ref>{{cite web |last=Khan |first=Aamina |date=25 June 2018 |title=Harry Styles' Show Was The Best Queer Girl's Pride Celebration Ever |url= https://www.them.us/story/harry-styles-queer-pride |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=them.us |language=en-US}}</ref> Some of his lesbian and bisexual fans have called him a "[[Gay icon|lesbian icon]]".<ref name=":6" /><ref name="Perry">{{cite web |last= Perry |first=Grace |title=Why Are So Many Queer Women Obsessed With Harry Styles? |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/graceeperry/why-are-so-many-queer-women-obsessed-with-harry-styles |access-date=3 July 2022 |website= BuzzFeed.com |date=26 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He received a ''[[Gay Times]]'' Honour for LGBTQ Advocate.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/harry-styles-is-the-recipient-of-the-gay-times-honours-for-lgbtq-advocate/| title=Harry Styles received a Gay Times Honour for LGBTQ Advocate| last= Corner| first= Lewis| date=8 November 2018|website=[[Gay Times]]|access-date=8 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200927115841/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/harry-styles-is-the-recipient-of-the-gay-times-honours-for-lgbtq-advocate/|archive-date=27 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles has been nominated three times at the [[British LGBT Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=British LGBT Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed With Nods For Harry Styles, RuPaul, Alison Hammond And Joe Lycett |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lgbt-awards-2023-nominations-full-list_uk_63eb943ce4b022eb3e328645 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}}</ref> [[Los Angeles Times|The Los Angeles Times]] called Styles a "champion of the LGBT community" and that "Styles’ ability to exist comfortably, and extremely publicly, in a fluid space along the gender spectrum is particularly resonant with young gender-nonconforming fans."<ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Gelt |first=Jessica |date=2022-10-29 |title=At Harry Styles concerts, young gender-nonconforming fans celebrate the freedom to be themselves |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-29/harry-styles-gender-nonconforming-lgbtq-nonbinary-fans-kia-forum |access-date=2024-05-31 |websitenewspaper=LA Times}}</ref>

In 2014, Styles endorsed [[Emma Watson]]'s [[HeForShe]] gender equality campaign.<ref>{{cite web| url= httphttps://www.mtv.co.uk/harry-styles/news/pyrke6/harry-styles-shows-his-support-for-emma-watsons-heforshe-campaign| title= Harry Styles Shows His Support For Emma Watson's #HeForShe Campaign| last= Bacon| first= Lucy|date=26 September 2014| website=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV.co.uk]]|access-date=8 August 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180808235308/http://www.mtv.co.uk/harry-styles/news/harry-styles-shows-his-support-for-emma-watsons-heforshe-campaign|archive-date=8 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, he sponsored water wells in India via Drop4Drop in support of [[Lifewater International|Life Water's]] [[World Water Day]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drop4drop.org/projects/client/harry-styles/|title= Projects - HARRY STYLES| website=Drop4Drop.org |access-date=11 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811102534/http://drop4drop.org/projects/client/harry-styles/|archive-date=11 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, he donated his hair to the UK charity Little Princess Trust, which supplies and funds wigs made of real hair to children who have hair loss as a result of illnesses.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/159309-harry-styles-donates-his-hair-to-charity-thats-the-best-reason-of-all-for-cutting|work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|title=Harry Styles Donates His Hair To Charity & That's The Best Reason Of All For Cutting His Locks|first=Michelle|last=Mcgahan|date=7 May 2016|access-date=7 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926190936/https://www.bustle.com/articles/159309-harry-styles-donates-his-hair-to-charity-thats-the-best-reason-of-all-for-cutting|archive-date=26 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2017, to celebrate the release of his debut album, he played intimate shows at [[The Garage, London|The Garage]] in London and at the [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|Troubadour]] in Los Angeles, with all proceeds benefiting charities.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7801116/harry-styles-one-direction-stevie-nicks-fleetwood-mac-los-angeles-troubadour|magazine= Billboard |title=Watch Harry Styles Duet With Stevie Nicks During Secret Show at L.A.'s Troubadour| first= Steven| last=Horowitz|date=20 May 2017| access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520230342/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7801116/harry-styles-one-direction-stevie-nicks-fleetwood-mac-los-angeles-troubadour|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> That October, he performed at [[CBS Radio]]'s We Can Survive concert at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] for breast cancer awareness.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/pink-harry-styles-hollywood-bowl-we-can-survive-concert-1202596126/ |title=Pink, Harry Styles, Lorde Take on Cancer at We Can Survive Concert| last=Willman|first=Chris|date=22 October 2017| website= Variety.com |access-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204157/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/pink-harry-styles-hollywood-bowl-we-can-survive-concert-1202596126/|archive-date=5 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles's first tour raised US$1.2 million in charity donations from ticket sales, [[Live Nation]]'s contributions, and [[GLSEN]]'s Pride campaign toward 62 charities around the world, while his second tour raised more than US$6.5 million for its charity partners Physicians for Reproductive Health, [[Black Voters Matter]] and [[Choose Love (organisation)|Choose Love]], as well as local efforts including aid for food-insecure families in need during the holidays. Both tours also promoted water conservation via recycling and reducing plastic water bottle usage.<ref name="Variety tour">{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/harry-styles-tour-tally-nearly-1-million-tickets-sold-1-2-million-in-charity-donations-exclusive-1202877832| title=Harry Styles Tour Tally: Nearly 1 Million Tickets Sold, $1.2 Million in Charity Donations| last=Aswad| first=Jem| work= Variety |date=19 July 2018|access-date=19 July 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180720105926/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/harry-styles-tour-tally-nearly-1-million-tickets-sold-1-2-million-in-charity-donations-exclusive-1202877832/|archive-date=20 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hstyles.co.uk/tpwk|title=Treat People With Kindness| publisher=Harry Styles Official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802012607/https://hstyles.co.uk/tpwk|archive-date=2 August 2018|url-status=live|access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-love-on-tour-raises-millions-charity-1235381824/|title=Harry Styles’Styles' Love On Tour Raises More Than $6.5 Million for Charity|last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=July 31, 2023 |websitemagazine=billboard |access-date= May 14, 2024|quote=}}</ref> Styles also made an additional $100,000 joint donation with the [[United Center]] in [[Chicago]] to the creation of the arts and creative entrepreneurship incubator at the former St. Laurence Elementary School as a celebration of his six-night concert residency in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MacArthur Investment Supports Rebuild Foundation’sFoundation's St. Laurence Arts Incubator |url=https://www.macfound.org/press/press-releases/macarthur-investment-supports-progress-for-rebuild-foundation%E2%80%99s-st-laurence-arts-incubator |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.macfound.org |language=en}}</ref>

In light of the [[murder of George Floyd]] in May 2020, Styles showed support for Black Lives Matter, urging fans to share and donate in support, and pledged to donate to a bail fund for arrested Black Lives Matter activists.<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Bailey |first=Alyssa|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a32868396/harry-styles-mustache-beard-quarantine-photo/|title=Harry Styles Has Committed To A Mustache And Beard In Quarantine|magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]| date=15 June 2020| access-date=12 October 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201012130624/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a32868396/harry-styles-mustache-beard-quarantine-photo/| archive-date=12 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/harry-styles-black-lives-matter-donate-bail-protests-us-george-floyd-police-racism-a9542111.html|title=Harry Styles donates to arrested Black Lives Matter activists: 'Being not racist is not enough, we must be anti-racist'|date=1 June 2020|access-date=15 December 2021|newspaper= The Independent |archive-date=15 December 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211215033321/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/harry-styles-black-lives-matter-donate-bail-protests-us-george-floyd-police-racism-a9542111.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He attended a Los Angeles Black Lives Matter protest the following month.<ref>{{cite web| last= Bailey |first= Alyssa|date=3 June 2020| title= Harry Styles Joined a Los Angeles Black Lives Matter Protest |url= https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a32754617/harry-styles-los-angeles-black-lives-matter-protest-photo/|access-date=11 October 2020|website= Elle |archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011213104/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a32754617/harry-styles-los-angeles-black-lives-matter-protest-photo/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being a British citizen, Styles endorsed [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1= Kurtz| first1= Judy| url= https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/523016-harry-styles-backs-biden-if-i-could-vote-in-america-id-vote|title=Harry Styles backs Biden: 'If I could vote in America, I'd vote with kindness'|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=27 October 2020|access-date=28 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101050619/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/523016-harry-styles-backs-biden-if-i-could-vote-in-america-id-vote|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles also endorsed Texas’ gubernatorial race candidate [[Beto O'Rourke]] by inviting him to his shows in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Chan |first=Anna |date=2022-10-14 |title=Beto O’RourkeO'Rourke Is ‘So'So Grateful’Grateful' for Harry Styles’Styles' Endorsement: ‘He’s'He's Well Aware of’of' the Issues |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-endorses-beto-o-rourke-texas-governor-hopeful-reacts-1235156160/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |websitemagazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

Styles is also an advocate for abortion rights. Speaking to [[Howard Stern]], Styles said the then potential overturning of [[Roe v. Wade]] was "scary" and "going backwards" and that "there should be backlash and uproar for these things".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2022-05-19 |title=Harry Styles on overturning of Roe v. Wade: “It’s"It's quite scary to see how far backwards we’rewe're going”going" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-overturning-roe-v-wade-3229689 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> When the ruling was overturned in June 2022, Styles posted on [[Twitter]]: "I’m absolutely devastated for the people of America today. Check on your friends. Look after each other. We’re all in this together, and the fight is just beginning. A truly dark day for America."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=Harry Styles says the overturning of Roe v. Wade marks a 'dark day for America' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/harry-styles-abortion-roe-v-wade-overturn-153052817.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Styles referenced the ruling at his concert in Austin, Texas, telling the crowd that "No one can tell you what to do with your own body, it's yours."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Harry Styles speaks on abortion rights during Austin residency |url=https://www.fox7austin.com/news/harry-styles-austin-texas-residency-abortion-rights |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=FOX 7 Austin |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 2 June 2022, Styles announced he was donating his appearance fee from Apple's [[AirPods|AirPods']] spatial audio campaign to the [[International Rescue Committee]], a global humanitarian aid organization that is responding to the more than six million refugees being forced to flee [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Thania|title=Harry Styles Donates His Apple Commercial Paycheck to Refugee-Aid Organization| url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-donates-apple-airpods-irc-donation-1235283592/|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|website=Variety}}</ref> Continuing the partnership, Styles also invited three Ukrainian refugees supported by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to Love On Tour at his show at [[Warsaw]]’s PGE Narodowy Stadium in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRC supporter Harry Styles invites Ukrainian refugees in Poland to ‘Love'Love On Tour’Tour' concert in Warsaw {{!}} International Rescue Committee (IRC) |url=https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/irc-supporter-harry-styles-invites-ukrainian-refugees-poland-love-tour-concert-warsaw |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.rescue.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> Styles also donated the fee for the use of his song ''Treat People with Kindness'' featured in [[Marks & Spencer|Marks and Spencer’s]] 2022 Christmas advert to [[Centrepoint (charity)|Centrepoint]], a charity helping homeless young adults in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Styles donates Christmas song fee to Centrepoint {{!}} Centrepoint |url=https://centrepoint.org.uk/news/harry-styles-donates-christmas-song-fee-centrepoint |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=centrepoint.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

Styles is a patron of the [[MusiCares]] non profit organization, and joined [[Fleetwood Mac]] for a performance of ''[[The Chain]]'' when the band were honored with the [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] award in 2018.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2018-01-27 |title=Harry Styles, Haim and Bill Clinton Honor Fleetwood Mac's Legacy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/harry-styles-haim-and-bill-clinton-honor-fleetwood-macs-legacy-at-musicares-tribute-201131/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |websitemagazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Styles donates items to the organization's annual charity relief auction, including multiple autographed [[Gibson Brands|Gibson]] and [[Gretsch]] electric guitars, and signed versions of his albums.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Nazareno |first=Mia |date=2021-12-20 |title=BTS, Harry Styles & More Offering Rare Collectibles for MusiCares Auction |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bts-harry-styles-collectibles-musicares-auction-2022-1235012993/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |websitemagazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2024-01-11 |title=Taylor Swift Guitar, Christine McVie Piano, Items From Harry Styles, Paul McCartney & More Up For 2024 MusiCares Auction |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2024-musicares-auction-items-list-taylor-swift-harry-styles-1235580032/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |websitemagazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

"Treat People with Kindness", abbreviated to "TPWK", is a slogan used by Styles to promote his message of love, acceptance, and kindness to others.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/tpwk-treat-people-with-kindness-album/ |title=What does Harry Styles's 'TPWK' stand for as his second album approaches?|website=[[Capital Capitalfm.com(radio network)|Capital]] |access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200329073216/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/tpwk-treat-people-with-kindness-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> Styles began using the slogan during his debut concert tour in 2017 on a badge on his guitar and tour merchandise, including Pride T-shirts sold to raise funds for GLSEN.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/10/review-harry-styles-preaches-kindness-at-d-c-show| title= Review: Harry Styles preaches kindness at D.C. show| website= [[The Daily Tar Heel]] |access-date=30 March 2020| archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200329114116/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/10/review-harry-styles-preaches-kindness-at-d-c-show|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=httphttps://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-style-0news/newsb46wy8/harry-styles-new-tshirts-in-celebration-of-pride-are-all-we-wanna-wear-this-summer|title=Harry Styles' New T-Shirts In Celebration Of Pride Are All We Wanna Wear This Summer |websitepublisher= [[MTV.co.uk]]|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200329093042/http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-style-0/news/harry-styles-new-tshirts-in-celebration-of-pride-are-all-we-wanna-wear-this-summer|url-status= live}}</ref> In a December 2019 interview, he stated, "It was a pin I had on my guitar strap and we made T-shirts for it, then I saw a lot of T-shirts around. I'd be driving or something and see someone in one and I started feeling like, 'Oh this is a bit of a thing'". The initiative gave Styles the idea to write a song titled after the slogan, which serves as the penultimate track on his second studio album, ''Fine Line''.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/small-changes-make-a-big-difference-harry-styles-tells-the-story-of-treat-people-with-kindness/078397 |title='Small changes make a big difference': Harry Styles tells the story of Treat People With Kindness |website=[[Music musicweek.comWeek]]|access-date= 30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200329105756/https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/small-changes-make-a-big-difference-harry-styles-tells-the-story-of-treat-people-with-kindness/078397| url-status=live}}</ref> The track was later released as a single with a subsequent music video featuring writer and actress [[Phoebe Waller-Bridge]] in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marlowe |first=Gary |date=2024-01-15 |title=Treat People With Kindness: The story behind the song |url=https://gmarlowe.medium.com/treat-people-with-kindness-3a12815bedfe |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]] |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2019, teaser posters including the phrase "Do you know who you are?" and the acronym "TPWK" were spotted in London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, and Australia; fans were able to connect the posters to Styles and his new album release because of the reference to his "Treat People with Kindness" motto.<ref>{{cite webnews| url= https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/do-you-know-who-you-are-poster-hs2-music-1d/|title=Harry Styles is covering the world in teaser posters for new music 'Do You Know Who You Are'|website=Capitalfm.com[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]] |access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329131541/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/do-you-know-who-you-are-poster-hs2-music-1d/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-10-09-buzz-for-harry-styles-new-album-begins-see-the-mysterious-poster/|title=Buzz For Harry Styles' New Album Begins: See The Mysterious Poster |date=9 October 2019 |workagency= iheart.com | publisher = [[iHeartRadio]] |last=Brooks |first=Hayden |access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329130552/https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-10-09-buzz-for-harry-styles-new-album-begins-see-the-mysterious-poster/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite newsmagazine| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/harry-styles-new-album-one-direction-fan-world-mental-health-day-twitter-a9151416.html|title=Harry Styles sends fan touching mental health message as he hints at new album|date=10 October 2019|websitemagazine=[[The Independent]]| access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200329143153/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/harry-styles-new-album-one-direction-fan-world-mental-health-day-twitter-a9151416.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, to mark [[World Mental Health Day]], Styles launched a website bot called "Do You Know Who You Are?" that gives users positive randomised messages using words such as "bright", "determined", "loving", and "wonderful" and ending with "TPWK. LOVE, H.".<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2019/10/11/ill-wait-you-harry-styles-encouraging-words-fans| title='I'll wait for you': Harry Styles encouraging words for fans| websitepublisher=[[Special sbs.com.auBroadcasting Service]] |access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329140208/https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2019/10/11/ill-wait-you-harry-styles-encouraging-words-fans|url-status=live}}</ref>