2020 Webby Submission

Switched On Pop is a podcast about the making the making and meaning of popular music hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding.

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Submission

In episode 111, Charlie and Nate discuss a generational changing of a the guard in popular music. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas have taken pop music by storm. In this conversation with Finneas, Switched On Pop breaks down how a superhero villain, genre bending, and familial closeness all contributed to the making 2019’s biggest hit.

111. Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop Star
Ft. Finneas O'Connell (originally published 4/9/2019)

Show Trailer

For those unfamiliar with the show, the intro trailer features the hosts in conversation with Lizzo, Mike Posner and K. Flay.

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