A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Ch
Lady Gaga’s 6th album is a conceptual release about a future that is neither utopian nor dystopian.
Shea Diamond has experienced so many facets of America as a black trans woman, and with songwriter J
In 1999 filmmaker Baz Luhrmann released the song “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen,” a 7-minute-lo
Quarantined in his family’s music room, musician Jacob Collier has been remarkably productive. Known
The pandemic has upended the art and business of making music. Producing, performing and releasing —
In a Rolling Stone article titled “He Shook The World: George Floyd’s Legendary Houston Legacy”, wri
They say you should never meet your idols, that you’ll only be disappointed. We had this possibility
Lo-Fi hip-hop has emerged as a hugely popular genre and internet subculture. Its millions of loyal f
Like many events, the international song competition Eurovision 2020 has been canceled. Sadly, there
When BBC America reached out to do a piece about the music of Killing Eve, we jumped at the opportun
Since 1996, Fiona Apple has only ever had one hit, “Criminal.” Nonetheless, every album she’s releas
Doja Cat has gatecrashed the Top 40 with her effervescent hit “Say So.” How did this Internet person
A lot of people miss the old Kanye. The last time we reviewed his music was back in 2016 when he rel
The band 5 Seconds Of Summer have just released their fourth studio album, Calm. Lead vocalist Luke
Scandal and intrigue surround Joe Exotic, the central character of the new Netflix documentary Tiger
In the year 2000, D'Angelo released Voodoo—with some help from Questlove, Angie Stone, Raphael Saadi
With Nate’s birthday around the corner, it’s time to admit that our go-to birthday song is actually
Latin Trap megastar Bad Bunny may be best known to American audiences for his feature on Cardi B’s #
Gone are the days of a clear dividing line between “mainstream pop” and “conscious” music. Many of t
This week, Charlie talks to Lauv, the singer, songwriter and producer behind unfailingly catchy trac
