EditorialXochitl Llanas and a friend sing karaoke at the Sarapes Mexican Restaurant bar in Enfield, Conn., on Sept. 2, 2022. (Adrian Martinez Chavez/The New York Times)
EditorialXochitl Llanas and a friend sing karaoke at the Sarapes Mexican Restaurant bar in Enfield, Conn., on Sept. 2, 2022. (Adrian Martinez Chavez/The New York Times)
EditorialXochitl Llanas and a friend sing karaoke at the Sarapes Mexican Restaurant bar in Enfield, Conn., on Sept. 2, 2022. (Adrian Martinez Chavez/The New York Times)
EditorialRodney Andrews and Emma Johnson team up for a duet of Abba?s ?Lay All Your Love On Me? at Planet Rose, a karaoke bar in Lower Manhattan, May 13, 2022. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialRevelers at a karaoke bar in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday night, June 18, 2021, the first full weekend without most virus restrictions. (Lanna Apisukh/The New York Times)
EditorialThe pandemic has badly hurt business at the Tokyo karaoke bar owned by Mutsuko Sugawara, left, with many of her older customers staying home. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
EditorialA photo provided by the New York City Sheriff’s Office, New York sheriff deputies raid a party at a karaoke club where 300 people gathered to drink and sing, Jan. 1, 2020, according to the New York City Sheriff’s Office. (New York City Sheriff’s Office via The New York Times)
EditorialAn employee at the front desk of a karaoke parlor wears both a mask and face shield, in Tokyo, July 24, 2020. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)