Name 3 Songs
Take a deep dive into the real-world impact of music and pop culture in our daily lives. Co-hosts Sara Feigin and Jenna Million set out to make a difference in the way fans and consumers understand and engage with celebrities, the media, and online discourse. Also find exclusive interviews with rising artists about the challenges they face in today's society. For detailed show notes on each episode, visit name3songs.com. This is a music commentary podcast based on in-depth research and the personal opinions of the hosts.
Episodes
February 5, 2025 • 71 mins
This week on Name 3 Songs…
⚡ Each year when the Grammy Awards roll around, we typically have an episode that critiques the award ceremony for being vastly out of touch with popular culture: Beyonce is snubbed for Album of the Year, BTS is used as a bait tool for viewership, Best New Artist doesn’t represent the talent at the present moment. The list goes on. This year, at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards it was *checks notes* a go...
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January 12, 2025 • 48 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with bby.
The members of bby found each other on the internet after cultivating their individual musical abilities playing for revered underground London acts. Post-covid, they upgraded to “real life” meet-ups to develop their own gritty alternative sound. Their HQ in East London quickly became a hot spot for packed house parties that has become a personification of the band’s ethos.
We sat d...
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December 8, 2024 • 44 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with mercury.
Mercury is an alternative rock band and project led by Nashville-based Maddie Kerr. Now 22, Kerr grew up playing music since she was a kid, and honed in her sound while playing with various friends through her teen years.
We talk to Maddie about having an emotional breakthrough in writing her latest EP “Together We Are One, You And I” with producer Alex Farrar, and how she crea...
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December 1, 2024 • 40 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Isabel Dumaa.
The rising LA-based artist just released her new EP Just My Nature featuring breakout single “Quarter Life Crisis.” Now 21, Dumaa began singing and songwriting at age 10. At age 12, her moms booked her first ever studio session to record songs she had been filling journals with.
We talked to Isabel Dumaa about how she found her own voice on her debut EP, how she embraces f...
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November 24, 2024 • 52 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Angélica Garcia.
Angélica Garcia is a pop experimentalist who pulls from her Mexican and Salvadoran heritage to make art that speaks to the experience of growing up between cultures as a Hispanic-American. Her latest album Gemelo, meaning “twin” in English, represents the two selves, the spirit and body, and tackles how they work together and against one another.
We talk to Angélica Garc...
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November 19, 2024 • 60 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Emei.
Emei built her career from the ground up, performing since she was a child in music theater and even as a star on Chinese reality TV. After receiving notoriety on TikTok for her 2022 single “Late to the Party,” Emei has built a world around her subsequent music, and has already performed at venues as far as Australia. Emei’s 3rd EP Rabbithole (out now) sees the artist personifying h...
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November 9, 2024 • 110 mins
This week on Name 3 Songs…
⚡ Fangirl Nonsense: Shawn Mendes speaks about his sexuality for the first time. Damiano David of Maneskin releases his debut album, and it’s giving… Harry Styles.
⚡ We’re taking a deep dive on the arc of Chappell Roan’s career this year – from the explosive moments at Coachella and Gov Ball to Chappell’s public burnout on stage and on TikTok. No one could be prepared for overnight fame in the way Ch...
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October 30, 2024 • 99 mins
We thought it would be helpful, after the tragic loss of Liam Payne, to have a brief discussion about how we're feeling in regards to this loss and also give y'all a replay of our 2022 episode about grieving as a fangirl. We will be discussing the heinous way the press handled the loss of Liam in an episode soon.
"Grief is a complex state of being, one that takes a person through an array of emotions from anger to sadness to accep...
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October 27, 2024 • 56 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Jonah Marais.
Jonah Marais is a pop singer who got his start in the boy band Why Don’t We in 2016. The band reached massive career milestones over six years before announcing their hiatus in 2022. Now, Jonah is setting out on his own path as a solo artist, with a debut EP and a solo tour already under his belt and more new music on the way. This next single “Slow Motion” comes out Novemb...
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October 13, 2024 • 49 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Cosmo’s Midnight.
Cosmo’s Midnight is the Australian twin duo Cosmo and Patrick Liney who bring grooves and electronic music together. Their third studio album Stop Thinking and Start Feeling was written between Sydney, London, and LA, featuring collaborators like Franc Moody, spill tab, Tkay Maidza and more.
We talk to Cosmo and Patrick about how the duo dug into the nostalgia of music ...
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October 6, 2024 • 54 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with meija.
meija, aka Jamie Sierota, grew up performing in the family band Echosmith. He left the band at 20 years old to start a family and be a songwriter and producer. After some time away from the spotlight, he started his own artist project – meija. His sophomore album There’s Always Something comes out October 11th, featuring collabs from JAWNY, Hand Habits and EELS.
We talk to Jamie S...
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September 29, 2024 • 52 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers.
Teen Jesus are a 4-piece punk band from Australia, who recently signed to Mom + Pop Records. The band just released an extended version of their album, titled I Love You, Too, and features collabs from The Linda Lindas and Softcult.
We talk with singer Anna Ryan about how the band members have grown as friends and musicians since they were teenagers, the ...
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September 15, 2024 • 51 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Master Peace.
Master Peace is the artist moniker for London-based Peace Okezie who makes self-proclaimed “electroclash” music for dancing. Earlier this year Master Peace released his debut album and won an award for Ivor Novello’s Rising Star. With huge support slots for the likes of The Streets and Genesis Owusu under his belt, he’s following that up with another EP and a headline tour a...
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September 8, 2024 • 51 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Friko.
Friko is the duo Nike Kapetan and Bailey Minzenberger hailing from Chicago’s long lineage of DIY and indie rock music. Their debut album Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here came out earlier this year and sees the band merging elements of post-punk and chamber-pop and experimental rock. The band is headed out on tour across the U.S. with Royel Otis this fall and will also be hea...
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September 4, 2024 • 71 mins
This week on Name 3 Songs…
⚡ Fangirl Nonsense: Pop music is SO back. Both Sabrina Carpenter and Addison Rae have release the most perfect pop songs. Sabrina is giving us sugar coated mellow drama while Addison is channeling Lana Del Rey and Britney Spears on “Diet Pepsi.”
⚡ We’re exploring how Charli XCX’s latest album brat became a cultural phenomenon that reached all the way to the presidential election. We first look at ho...
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September 1, 2024 • 53 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Bay Faction.
Born out of an online message board, Bay Faction emerged in the Boston DIY scene in 2015 with the debut of their self-titled record and quickly garnered a cult following. Following the band’s hiatus from 2020-2024, Bay Faction is now marking their highly anticipated return with new single, “Drive Home.”
We talk to Bay Faction singer James McDermott about the decision to brin...
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August 25, 2024 • 51 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Paris Paloma.
Paris Paloma is an English artist who made a name for herself with her 2023 song “Labour.”
The song became a rallying cry for women, through its journal-like lyricism and dark folk-pop melodies detailing the women’s emotional labour under a patriarchal society.
Now, Paris Paloma’s debut album Cacophony is out August 30. Through the 15-track album, Paris explores the huma...
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July 14, 2024 • 37 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Middle Part.
We talk to Middle Part about the choice to open up about his depression in songwriting, knowing that someone out there is going through the same thing and how he utilized the image of a glass box as a metaphor for the extreme pressures and expectations of the music industry.
Middle Part is the moniker of New York alternative rock artist Andy Selkōw. His debut album Disruptor...
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July 7, 2024 • 39 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with The Wldlfe.
The Wldlfe is a Nashville-based pop band composed of Jansen Hogan, Carson Hogan, & Jack Crane who have been creating since the band’s start in 2016. The Wldlfe is releasing their upcoming album Heaven is a place, 2024 on August 16 and touring across America this fall.
We talk with Jansen Hogan, singer of The Wldlfe, about how being in love influenced the writing process for T...
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June 30, 2024 • 40 mins
We’re getting candid in our interview with Georgia Webster.
Georgia Webster is a singer-songwriter, who’s song “Tell Your Mom” became an instant hit on TikTok in July 2020. Since then, she moved to Nashville to hone her songwriting and storytelling skills. Her 3rd EP SIGNS dropped at the end of May and details the complexities of today’s situationships
We talk with Georgia Webster about how she handled viral fame and is learning ...
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