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A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Ch

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When Jimmy Buffett died on the first day of September, 2023, musicians from Paul McCartney to Pitbul

In case you missed it, Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is one of her most ambitious albums yet. On t

Everyone seems to be getting Olivia Rodrigo wrong. She's one of the few pop stars who has made it bi

In 2003, amidst a bunch of bleak alternative rock bangers like “Numb” by Linkin Park and “Bring Me T

Right now, the two biggest records in the country come to us from two of hip-hop’s biggest superstar

Part two of the secret world of song camps looks at the different roles in a songwriting session. Th

Beginning in the nineties, pop songwriters have traveled to a 13th-century castle in the south of Fr

Recently while scrolling twitter we saw a clip from American Idol of judge Katy Perry admonishing an

This past week, the film Barbie opened nationwide to massive success – and with it came a soundtrack

In 1964, Louis Armstrong knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts with his recording of “Hello,

Taylor Swift is currently the most streamed artist in the world as she’s commandeered the media as s

Us at Switched On Pop are off on vacation, but don't fret – this week we're still bringing you an ep

What makes a gay anthem?

2023/6/27

Vulture might have killed the song of the summer back in 2016, but if you’re a member of the LGBTQ+

Another installment of Switches Brew the show where you get to hear from the larger team Switched On

As summer comes upon us, it’s time for some Billboard shake ups. On this week’s edition of Chartbrea

In the song "Touch" from Daft Punk's final studio album, 2013's Random Access Memories, featured art

Throughout their legendary career, Daft Punk continued to prove that the more robotic their music be

Daft Punk’s first album laid the groundwork for their robot personas, with four to the floor beats,

Ten years ago, Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories gave life back to music. The world-beating smash “

After nearly two decades as a band the Jonas Brothers are staking their claim to a magnum opus by ca