Maria Sherman's new book gives critical consideration to a too-often maligned phenomenon within pop music: the boy band. Alex Fine/Courtesy of Black Dog & Leventhal hide caption
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One Direction didn't win The X Factor in 2010, but filled stadiums, broke records and our hearts. Alex Fine/Courtesy of Black Dog & Leventhal hide caption
Harry Styles debut solo album, Harry Styles, was released on May 12. Harley Weir/Courtesy of Columbia Records hide caption
Formed in 2010, One Direction are one of the biggest pop acts in the world. Left to right: Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
One Direction. Courtesy of the artist hide caption