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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet
Charlie Harding 8/27/24 Charlie Harding 8/27/24

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet

The 80s were the era of peak duet, but Gaga and Mars are reviving this neglected format.

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Newcomers: Magdalena Bay
Newcomers Guest User 8/27/24 Newcomers Guest User 8/27/24

Newcomers: Magdalena Bay

Few pop groups are making music as imaginative as Magdalena Bay.

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Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?
Nate Sloan 8/20/24 Nate Sloan 8/20/24

Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?

We attempt to match Tinashe's "Freak"

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Kesha v Katy + Tayla Parx on pop’s obsession with eras
Charlie Harding 8/13/24 Charlie Harding 8/13/24

Kesha v Katy + Tayla Parx on pop’s obsession with eras

Two pop icons go to head-to-head with their latest releases

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brat but it’s a podcast about the album by CharliXCX
Starter Charlie Harding 8/6/24 Starter Charlie Harding 8/6/24

brat but it’s a podcast about the album by CharliXCX

brat and it’s the same but you actually listened to it

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Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024
Starter Nate Sloan 7/30/24 Starter Nate Sloan 7/30/24

Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024

The rise and fall and a rise of a pop phenom

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Is country the new hip hop?
Charlie Harding 7/23/24 Charlie Harding 7/23/24

Is country the new hip hop?

For decades, hip hop has been the most successful genre on the charts. Then, in 2023, a shift occurred.

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Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band reshaping the music business
Charlie Harding 7/9/24 Charlie Harding 7/9/24

Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band reshaping the music business

The music business is a family business

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The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina
Guest User 7/2/24 Guest User 7/2/24

The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina

Over the past few weeks, pop music has found itself in a girl-aissance

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Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)
Guest User 6/25/24 Guest User 6/25/24

Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)

Nate and Reanna sit down with Empress Of to talk beatboxing, billboards, and Björk

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Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)
Nate Sloan 6/18/24 Nate Sloan 6/18/24

Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)

With his new album on the way, Bootzilla runs through some of his career’s funkiest hits

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Freaking out about songwriting with Nile Rodgers
Charlie Harding 6/11/24 Charlie Harding 6/11/24

Freaking out about songwriting with Nile Rodgers

We invited the chair of the Songwriters Hall of Fame to talk about the making of a great song

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Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with Hanif Abdurraqib)
Nate Sloan 6/4/24 Nate Sloan 6/4/24

Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with Hanif Abdurraqib)

Unpacking the classic "My Girl" through the lens of sports and sound

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Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist (with Charlie Puth)
Nate Sloan 5/28/24 Nate Sloan 5/28/24

Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist (with Charlie Puth)

Coming off a recent shoutout, Charlie Puth is releasing a new single called “Hero,” inspired by Taylor Swift.

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Billie Eilish hits both hard and soft
Charlie Harding 5/21/24 Charlie Harding 5/21/24

Billie Eilish hits both hard and soft

On her new record, Billie Eilish finally graduates from her signature anti-pop persona into full blown pop stardom.

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Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)
Nate Sloan 5/14/24 Nate Sloan 5/14/24

Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)

Breaking down the most iconic fast food jingles with the help of the Gastropod podcast

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Rosie Tucker's unending bliss
Nate Sloan 5/10/24 Nate Sloan 5/10/24

Rosie Tucker's unending bliss

Rosie Tucker’s songs makes late capitalism fun again

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Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man
Guest User 5/7/24 Guest User 5/7/24

Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man

This year, Eurovision has one rule: there are no rules!

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Justice is never-ending
Charlie Harding 5/3/24 Charlie Harding 5/3/24

Justice is never-ending

Justice reveal their latest album Hyperdrama

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Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots
Guest User 4/30/24 Guest User 4/30/24

Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots

The past few months have brought us everything from a nuclear hip-hop beef to existential power-pop.

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