A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Ch
Freddie Mercury and team made one of the most unusual anthems of all time. “We Are The Champions” ha
Cory Henry is a remarkably gifted multi-instrumentalist. Growing up in the church, he started playin
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Keith Urban is a legend of country. He’s been releasing hit records for two decades now. Each album
Mickey Guyton spent a decade of fits and starts trying to make a career in country music. But now in
Howard and Guy Lawrence, the brothers behind Disclosure, found global acclaim in 2012 with their son
When we listen closely to the Fifth, we hear a testament to self-expression and determination. Which
Before Beethoven’s time, classical music culture looked and sounded quite different. When Mozart pre
In the first movement of his famous symphony, Beethoven sets up a battle between hope and despair. T
You know Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. You’ve heard it in films, advertisements, parodied in Saturday
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Bruno Major blends old song structures from The Great American Songbook with contemporary production
Beyoncé' has released "Black Is King," a visual album based off of music that she released last year
Taylor Swift has released folklore, her unexpected eighth studio album. It is an understated work th
Nu-Metal, the mid 90s creation that blended metal, rap and pop, is one of the most critically deride
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The 2020 song of summer competition is underway. We asked you for your favorite songs and put them i
