We Won’t Go Back: Pop Music and the Fight For Reproductive Rights (w MILCK and Ann Powers)
Musicians speak out—and sing out—on the repeal of Roe v Wade
Harry Styles and the Sledgehammer Horns
Harry Styles’s latest album brings back the power and pomp of the 80s brass section
Beyoncé’s House
Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” is an ode to liberation and tribute to the pioneers of house.
Robert Glasper on jazz, basketball, and his score for "Winning Time"
The polymath pianist breaks down Coltrane and Kareem
Scoring Stranger Things with Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Why 80s films sounded so cheesy, but Stranger Things does not
Kate Bush, Stranger Things, and a hit song four decades in the making
Why "Running Up That Hill" is doing better in 2022 than 1985
So your song went viral on TikTok. What’s next?
1500 songs went viral on TikTok in 2020, did the platform really change what we listen to?
The 1980s jam that gave Latto and Mariah Carey Big D*** Energy
How Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" powered decades of pop hits
Kendrick Lamar and the big samples
The samples on Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers aren’t used just for their sound, in many cases they unlock the song’s meaning.
Modern Classics: PJ Morton made Nas’s Stevie Wonder dream come true
Revered keyboardist and songwriter PJ Morton spoke with Switched On Pop about what it's like to work with his heroes and to share overlooked modern classics from Stevie and NAS catalogue.
Will Ukraine win Eurovision 2022?
Greece, Spain, U.K., Sweden, Italy and Ukraine are the frontrunners in the 2022 Eurovision competition
Belle and Sebastian on the value of staying "young and stupid"
Stuart Murdoch on why the Glasgow band has "no themes, schemes, or plans" when making new music
The New Alternative
The overwhelming success of artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Willow, whose music borrows meaningfully from 90s alternative, has set the stage for an alternative music comeback.
Jump-starting the creative process with Allison Ponthier
“I have a process because I'm more creative and more daring if I have the tools that help me wrangle my thoughts and feelings.”
A Higher Power Ballad
There was something different about Justin Bieber’s performance of his hit song “Peaches” at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
Listening 2 Britney: Toxic
How Bollywood strings, surf guitar, and Britney’s ethereal vocals add up to pop perfection
Listening 2 Britney: ...Baby One More Time
Breaking down the unmistakeable voice of Britney Spears
Chartbreakers! (ft. Megan Thee Stallion and the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Breaking Down the Billboard Charts, From Nashville to Nigeria