In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, late last week, Lorde ushered in her much-anticipated new... more

Reanna Cruz joins Pop Pantheon to break down the rise of Mr. Worldwide himself, Pitbull. Reanna and Louie explore Pitbull's... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento joins Russ to discuss the... more

Queer men are the backbone of modern pop fandom. And yet so few, even in 2025, get to the top... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, The Ringer’s Nora Princiotti joins Russ to talk about... more

In a game of "Step Up, Step Down," Louie and Russ discuss recent career developments from Lady Gaga, Drake, Selena... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ are answering your burning questions regarding... more

As a sequel to a recent episode recapping The Best Albums of the 2020s So Far, critic Shaad D'Souza, The... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, this past Friday, just over a year after the... more

We've finally arrived! After four episodes and nearly ten hours of discussion and dissection, Pop Pantheon's Britney Spears Mega Series... more

For the fourth episode in our five-part series on Britney Spears, Beyond The Blinds’ Troy McEady returns to Pop Pantheon... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, on Friday, Chappell Roan finally dropped her long-awaited country... more

For the third episode in our five-part series on Britney Spears, The New York Times pop music editor Caryn Ganz... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Lady Gaga just dropped her hotly anticipated 7th studio... more

For the second in our five-part series on Britney Spears, NPR’s Ann Powers joins Pop Pantheon to discuss Britney’s first... more

For the first in our five-part series on Britney Spears, The New Yorker’s Doreen St. Felix returns to Pop Pantheon... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, is pop music stuck in a nostalgia loop? Pop... more

Lady Gaga's seventh studio album Mayhem drops on March 7 and in anticipation of the big day, Carey O'Donnell, Kristen... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Katy Perry's second studio album Teenage Dream  is deemed... more

Louie and Russ are answering your questions about whether pop stars like Cher can still exist, what Olivia Rodrigo should... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ break down Kendrick Lamar's explosive Super... more

Critic Stephen Kearse joins Pop Pantheon for the conclusion of our two-part series on Kendrick Lamar ahead of his Super... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, last night's Grammys featured show-stopping performances from Doechii, Chappell... more

Rolling Stone’s Mankaprr Conteh returns to Pop Pantheon for part one of our two-part series on Kendrick Lamar ahead of... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Ultimate Friend of the Pod Rich Juzwiak returns to... more

Somehow, we're halfway through the 2020s, which makes it the perfect time to take stock: what have been the best... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Madonna's thirteenth studio album, 2015's Rebel Heart, was released... more

Chris Molanphy returns to Pop Pantheon for the second and final part in our Cher series. Chris and Louie pick... more

Chris Molanphy returns to Pop Pantheon for part one of our special two-part series on the Goddess of Pop herself,... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, pop music stops for no man, even Santa Claus.... more

Happy New Year! Before we get back to new episodes and our regularly scheduled programming next, we're unlocking one of... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, we hope everyone is having a lovely holiday! For... more

In anticipation of Beyoncé's much anticipated return to the stage at tomorrow's halftime show for some football game, we're republishing... more

Clover Hope, journalist and author of The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop, joins Pop Pantheon All Access to discuss the... more

For our final main episode of 2024, Louie and Russ look back at all the artists ranked in the Pop... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Russ saw over 20 (!!!) live concerts in 2024.... more

Last week, Louie, Nora Princiotti, Jason P. Frank & Julianne Escobedo Shepherd counted down their favorite pop songs of 2024... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, over on the main feed, we're rolling out our... more

Live from Parkside Lounge in New York City, DJ Louie is joined by Hearing Things' Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Vulture's Jason... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Tom Breihan is here to talk about Kendrick Lamar's... more

Happy Thanksgiving! We're off this week but we wanted to highlight an older episode, a personal fav of Louie's that... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked is... more

Michael Cragg returns to Pop Pantheon for the second installment in our two-part series on the grande dame of contemporary... more

The New York Times Senior Staff Editor Leah Greenblatt joins Pop Pantheon for the first in a two-part series on... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ react to Friday's Grammy Nominations and... more

Katy Perry's latest album 143 lit the internet ablaze for all the wrong reasons when it dropped earlier this year,... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, America is making it's most critical decision this week:... more

Variety’s Steven J. Horowitz returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the maddeningly underrated Kelis, who spent most of her career... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ are here to fight about Lady... more

We put out a call for our audience's most unpopular pop opinions: hot takes you have that no one else... more

Shaad D’Souza returns to Pop Pantheon for the conclusion of our three-part series on Charli XCX. Shaad and Louie unpack... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Brat Summer becomes Brat Autumn as Charli XCX drops... more

Senior Editor at Pitchfork Anna Gaca returns to Pop Pantheon for the second in our three-part series on Charli XCX.... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Lady Gaga turned heads with her debut film role,... more

For the first in our new three-part series on Charli XCX, i-D’s Owen Myers returns to Pop Pantheon to chart... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, last night live in Los Angeles, DJ Louie gathered... more

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter... more

Don't forget to grab tickets to our live show, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and The Millennial Diva Conundrum this Monday... more

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, The 40th Annual MTV Video Music Awards were held... more

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter... more

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Disney-star-turned-"Drivers License"-third-wheel-turned-ascendent-pop-girlie Sabrina Carpenter has been on quite a... more

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter... more

Louie and Russ gather to answer YOUR questions! We're talking all our fantasy Brat remixes and a VH1 Divas Live... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, NME's Kyann-Sian Williams joins Russ to discuss Tinashe's brand... more

Ahead of the release of Tinashe’s seventh studio album, Quantum Baby, The Cut’s Cat Zhang joins Pop Pantheon to discuss... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, When Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006's Paris,... more

We thought 2024 was going to be dominated by a waterfall of new releases from Old Guard Superstars like Taylor... more

BUY YOUR TICKETS HEREThe rollout for Katy Perry’s seventh studio album, 143, has been a disaster. Sixteen years into her... more

Professor of Ethnomusicology at Julliard Dr. Fredara Hadley joins Pop Pantheon for the culmination of our four-part series on the... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Ice Spice just dropped her debut record Y2K, an... more

There are albums. And then there’s Thriller. For the third installment of our four-part series on the King of Pop,... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Olivia Horn reviewed Chappell Roan's debut album, The Rise... more

Joe Vogel, author of Man in the Music: The Creative Life of Michael Jackson, joins Pop Pantheon for the second... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Katy Perry's much anticipated new single, the Dr. Luke-produced... more

For the first of our four-part series on the King of Pop, writer, professor and critic Emily Lordi joins Pop... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Megan Thee Stallion's third studio album, Megan, her first... more

After the pandemic, fans wanted to see their favs (and even their less favs) so much that the concert touring... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Is Camila Cabello's fourth studio album, C, XOXO, a... more

Mic The Snare joins Pop Pantheon to unpack the wild, unbridled genius of pop’s ultimate enigma, Kate Bush. Louie &... more

It seems like every single Main Pop Girl has dropped an album this year: Ariana, Kacey, Beyoncé, Taylor, Dua, Billie... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Normani's debut solo album has been over five years... more

Tre Johnson returns to Pop Pantheon for a special Pride episode about one of pop's greatest disruptors, Frank Ocean. Louie... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Charli XCX's sixth studio album Brat, which dropped Friday,... more

To kick off Pride Month, Freelance Music Writer Trish Bendix and Senior Editor at Xtra Magazine Mel Woods join Louie... more

Molly Mary O’Brien returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the unlikely longevity of Pink. Louie and Molly chart Pink’s emergence... more

The most recent in a long lineage of music biopics, Back to Black, which purports to chronicle the life of... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Billie Eilish released her third album, Hit Me Hard... more

Yale University’s Dr. Daphne Brooks returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack one of the foundational blueprints for pop stardom as... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Brazilian pop sensation Anitta's most recent recored, Funk Generation,... more

After recent episodes on Mariah and Nirvana, two artists who had massive career-defining moments on MTV's iconic live showcase Unplugged,... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Dua Lipa returned with her much anticipated third album... more

Legends Only co-host T. Kyle makes his Pop Pantheon debut to discuss Hilary Duff’s brief ascension from Disney starlet to... more

In the past few years, we've seen a serious decline in the centrality of and views for music videos across... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, last night in front of a live audience at... more

Bandsplain’s Yasi Salek joins DJ Louie to trace Nirvana's brief, iconoclastic trail through pop's mainstream in the early 1990s. Louie... more

It's listener mailbag time!Louie and Russ are answering all your questions about their expectations for Taylor's The Tortured Poets Department, their... more

Critic and writer Naomi Zeichner joins Pop Pantheon to explore the career of the “vocal bible,” Brandy. Louie and Naomi... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Beyoncé eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, dropped last Friday.... more

Tonight, Beyoncé will drop her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, her first explicit full-length foray into country music. As with... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, music critic Jewly Hight joins DJ Louie for a... more

Culture writer and author Lina Abascal returns to Pop Pantheon to revisit the fleeting early 2010s moment when EDM DJs... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Justin Timberlake put out his sixth studio album, Everything... more

Host and culture writer for Dazed, Vogue and more, Kemi Olivia Alemoru, and writer on race, culture and politics and... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode and as a capstone to our latest series on... more

For part two of our Ariana Grande series, Pitchfork senior editor Anna Gaca is here to discuss the aesthetic pivot... more

Pop music critic at the LA Times, Mikael Wood, joins Pop Pantheon for our first ever full re-examination of the... more

When was the last time a single pop star dominated culture like Taylor Swift? From her blockbuster re-recordings, which brought... more

Jennifer Lopez might not have stopped the world when she released her new self-financed visual album, This is Me... Now:... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, as we gear up for Justin Timberlake's sixth studio... more

Writer Natalie Weiner joins Pop Pantheon to unpack Sheryl Crow’s “winding road” to pop superstardom. Natalie and Louie trace back... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Beyoncé dropped two singles plus announced her new album!... more

In anticipation of Usher's Super Bowl Halftime performance on Sunday, we're re-sharing our episode on him from September 2022. Music... more

The long-simmering beef between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion recently exploded from our streaming services with the release of... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, it’s been 25 years since a Black woman won... more

For part two of our Black Eyed Peas series, writer and critic Julianne Escobedo Shepherd returns to Pop Pantheon to... more

Ringer music critic and host of 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, when it came out in 2020 at the height... more

Olivia Rodrigo's Guts, Harry Styles' Harry's House, Lizzo's Special, Adele's 30, Miley Cyrus' Endless Summer Vacation. What's one thing all... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, the year is major pop star releases kicked off... more

Host of the And Introducing podcast Molly Mary O'Brien returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the often harrowing and sometimes... more

Before we launch all our exciting new content for 2024, Louie and Russ look back on every single Pop Pantheon... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and guest Miles Marshall Lewis look back Madonna's... more

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! In a rerun of an episode from Pop Pantheon: All Access published back in May, Fluxblog's... more

Louie and a series guest look back on the career, work and legacies of some pop greats we lost in... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Tate McRae has, to some, been on the rise... more

For the conclusion of our three-part series on Mariah Carey, Pot Psychology’s Rich Juzwiak returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Nicki Minaj dropped her long-awaited fifth studio album, Pink... more

For the second in our three-part series on Mariah Carey, NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour's Aisha Harris joins the show... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, The Wall Street Journal's John Jurgensen, who has chronicled... more

In the first of three new episodes on pop icon Mariah Carey, DJ Louie is joined by The New School's... more

Music writer Shaad D'Souza joins DJ Louie to discuss pop music in 2023. They each share and discuss their three... more

Bonnie McKee is the songwriter behind many of the most enduring pop hits of the last 15 years including Taio... more

Author of the book Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah Kathy Iandoli returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the far... more

Pop Pantheon had it's first live show ever last night at the Crawford Auditorium in Pasadena, courtesy of LAist!In a... more

Back in August, Lizzo was sued by a number of her former dancers for creating a hostile work environment, with... more

There sure is a lot of Taylor Swift happening right now but when is there not these days? In a preview... more

Stereogum’s Tom Breihan returns to Pop Pantheon to dissect the career of pop history’s greatest mimic, Bruno Mars. Louie and... more

There are more pop artists than ever but very few of them seem to be able to grab a serious... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Troye Sivan released his third album, Something to Give... more

Beyond The Blinds’ Troy McEady joins Pop Pantheon for a double header on a pair of TRL-era pop princess sisters,... more

There's been a record-breaking trend this year of country music dominating the top of the Billboard Hot 100. But it's... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, journalist and author Michael Cragg joins Louie for a... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Rawiya Kameir joins the show in a companion piece... more

Rolling Stone’s Larisha Paul joins Pop Pantheon to dissect the career of one of the most enigmatic, eccentric talents working... more

For the conclusion of our three-part series on Prince, writer and critic Miles Marshall Lewis joins Pop Pantheon to discuss... more

For the second in our three-part series on Prince, Pot Psychology's Rich Juzwiak joins the show to unpack Prince’s imperial... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Streogum's Tom Breihan joins DJ Louie to break down... more

For the first of our three-part series on the High Priest of Pop, Prince, the University of Minnesota's Dr. Elliott... more

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live: Britney's Memoir, Music & Legacy on 11/2 In PasadenaA little about the live show:... more

Mitch Therieau, author of the piece Dream of Antonoffication: Pop Music's Blandest Prophet which was published last month in The... more

Billboard’s Leila Cobo joins the show to help trace the utterly unique path Jennifer Lopez blazed through popular culture. Leila... more

Pop punk is the midst of a revival at the top of the charts so for this week's B-Side, Louie... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Service 95's Brennan Carley joins DJ Louie to discuss... more

For part two of our Gwen Stefani series, NPR Music editor Hazel Cills returns to Pop Pantheon to tackle Gwen's... more

And Introducing host Molly Mary O’Brien joins the show for part one of a double-header on Gwen Stefani! This week,... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger joins Pop Pantheon: All Access... more

Louie and Russ are answering listener questions about what's next for Charli XCX, how Dua Lipa fits into the broader... more

Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy returns to discuss one of the defining pop stars of the late 1980s, Paula Abdul.... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Host of the Ringer's Every Single Album podcast Nora... more

We’re planning a mailbag episode that's dropping very (and we mean mean VERY) soon + we want your questions! Curious... more

On the eve of the third installment of Taylor Swift's re-recording project of her first seven studio albums, Speak Now... more

Steven J. Horowitz returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the career of contemporary pop’s sexiest studio rat, Charlie Puth. Louie... more

In a preview of this week's Patreon episode, Vulture's Jason P Frank joins PP:AA to discuss Kim Petras' first major... more

In the final installment of our pride series, Assistant Professor of English at Toronto Metropolitan University and author of the... more

Incoming Dean of the Thornton School of Music at USC Jason King returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the life... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, entertainment writer Matt Jacobs, who penned a piece for... more

Winner of Season One of Canada's Drag Race Priyanka joins Pop Pantheon to chop it up about what makes the... more

In preparation for her major label debut, Feed The Beast, dropping later this month, Vulture’s Jason P. Frank joins Pop... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access Episode, friend of the pod Lindsey Weber drops by to... more

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul author Mark Bego joins Pop Pantheon to unpack the life and career of the... more

Editor at The Wall Street Journal Myles Tanzer joins DJ Louie to break down 2023 in pop music so far.... more

In a preview of this week's episode of Pop Pantheon: All Access, Fluxblog's Matthew Perpetua & host of the And... more

Senior Music Editor at Rolling Stone Julyssa Lopez joins Pop Pantheon to discuss chameleonic hit-maker and international pop force, Shakira.... more

In a preview of this week's episode of Pop Pantheon: All Access, Louie and Russ gather to discuss British pop... more

Beyoncé's massive Renaissance World Tour kicks off next week in Stockholm, Sweden so DJ Louie got a veritable Beyhive of... more

The New Yorker's John Seabrook joins Pop Pantheon to discuss his recent exhaustive piece, "So You Want To Be a... more

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Pop Pantheon's first guest ever (!!) Steven J. Horowitz... more

In the third episode of our girl group trilogy, US Editor and Culture Director of Service 95 Brennan Carley joins... more