For the first time in 2023, a rap song is at number one on Billboard's Hot 100: Doja Cat's “Paint... more

When Jimmy Buffett died on the first day of September, 2023, musicians from Paul McCartney to Pitbull mourned the death... more

Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is one of her most ambitious albums yet. On this week’s episode of Switched On Pop,... more

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

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

Right now, the two biggest records in the country come to us from two of hip-hop’s biggest superstars: Travis Scott... more

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

Beginning in the nineties, pop songwriters have traveled to a 13th-century castle in the south of France for what’s come... more

Recently while scrolling twitter we saw a clip from American Idol of judge Katy Perry admonishing an auditioner on the... more

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

In 1964, Louis Armstrong knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts with his recording of “Hello, Dolly!” becoming,... more

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

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

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

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

As summer comes upon us, it’s time for some Billboard shake ups. On this week’s edition of Chartbreakers, we’re looking... more

In the song "Touch" from Daft Punk's final studio album, 2013's Random Access Memories, featured artist Paul Williams sings a... more

Throughout their legendary career, Daft Punk continued to prove that the more robotic their music became, the more human they... more

Daft Punk’s first album laid the groundwork for their robot personas, with four to the floor beats, programmed drum machines,... more

Ten years ago, Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories gave life back to music. The world-beating smash “Get Lucky” broke streaming... more

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

It’s May, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Eurovision Song Contest. This year’s edition of... more

When trouble strikes in music town, there’s one guy who gets the call. That’s me, Joe Treble, forensic musicologist. This... more

We have an emergency podcast drop because the biggest and fastest moving story on the internet right now is about... more

The South Korean idol group BTS is one of the biggest musical sensations in history. They're constantly breaking records and... more

From the first seconds of her latest album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Caroline Polachek asserts that she is... more

Shakira is back on the Billboard Hot 100 – thanks to the help of Argentinian producer Bizarrap. Together, their song... more

If you’ve ever learned classical piano, you probably tried to play one of Bach’s Inventions. The composer wrote fifteen pieces... more

Everyone will describe the music of 100 gecs differently. To some, Dylan Brady and Laura Les make deeply satisfying earworms,... more

Every week the Switched On Pop team gets together and everybody shares one song they’re loving right now. It is... more

“Kiss From a Rose” is one of the most unusual number one hits of all time. Seal’s song can’t decide... more

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is a song about West Virginia, but its message of homecoming has resonance far beyond... more

Currently on Billboard’s hot 100 there is an unexpected UK Garage / Jersey House mashup, a disgraced country star making... more

Five years ago, Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle released Victory Lap, his only full length album. It was the high... more

“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus is spending another week on top of the Billboard 100 – quite fitting for Valentine’s Day. The... more

“Rihanna Is The 21st Century’s Most Influential Musician” according to NPR. Millions and millions of fans the world over agree,... more

In 2010, a photographer named Reuben Cox moved to Los Angeles to start Old Style Guitar Shop. In the years... more

It's Grammys weekend and Sam Sanders, host of Vulture's Into It podcast, is ready for disappointment! Sam is joined by Switched... more

In 1988, Bobby McFerrin recorded a song a cappella with a simple message: not to worry, and just enjoy life.... more

Six years after their last record, Paramore is back with new music, and their upcoming record seems to have an... more

Streaming feels like it's both at its height and on a precipice. Musicians are fed up at getting paid fractions... more

Why does SZA's latest album SOS hit different? It's the way her melodies don't repeat where you expect them to,... more

Over the past few months, you may have heard your favorite song pop up on the Internet – just slightly... more

Matt Daniels, editor of the publication The Pudding, wanted to find out what songs from his youth would last into... more

The number one song on the charts is a bit of a mystery. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is the... more

When it comes to distinguishing what exactly Latin music is, what makes the cut? To some, it’s simply music from... more

For Switched On Pop’s end of year coverage, we just have one superlative: who won 2022? The answer, of course,... more

Through crafting a unique, cross-cultural sound, Kali Uchis has emerged as one of indie music’s most promising talents. From playing... more

In case you missed it last year: why are there no new Christmas songs? One one hand, there's more holiday... more

In hip-hop, what draws us to an artist is not just the content of their lyrics but how they deliver... more

Coping Mechanism, Willow's new album, is her heaviest music yet. Charlie and Willow chat about the making of the new... more

Tegan & Sara and King Princess have found themselves placed under the banner, "sapphic pop," a term recently coined referring... more

Scary Pockets is the musical collective that has been transforming pop classics into funk anthems for over half a decade.... more

A Taylor Swift album is just not a collection of new music, it’s an exploration of a theme. For the... more

It’s the song that launched a thousand TikTok videos – or over 500,000 to be exact: Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit.”  The... more

Earlier this year, the members of Sylvan Esso took a gamble, making their "most free and wild and strange" album... more

After a four-year hiatus – and a name drop on a Beyoncé remix – musical polymath Santigold is back with... more

In part 1 of our Vergecast: Future of Music series, Alex Cranz talks with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about... more

After an enlightening experience at Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball, producer Reanna Cruz takes a look at the connection between Gaga's... more

Why do so many songs sound familiar? Because the number of chart topping interpolations — songs built off of old... more

Who had the song of the summer? Sam Sanders chats with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding and Reanna Cruz about... more

Are you like Nate? Is there one artist that, every time you hear them, you can't help it—you start to... more

A lot has happened in the world of Kpop this summer, from Girls’ Generation sugar coated banger “Forever 1” marking... more

Demi Lovato has found herself in many avenues over the past few years – from releasing a tell-all documentary to... more

Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is one of her most ambitious albums yet. On this week’s episode of Switched On Pop,... more

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In the middle of a long, hot summer 2022, the people have spoken, and the people want to dance. Lizzo's... more

Baz Luhrmann’s hit box office hit biopic Elvis has spurred new interest in the music of The King. Elvis Presley’s... more

On June 24th 2022 the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v Wade and asserting... more

As we hit the dog days of summer, the artist that’s started to soundtrack pool parties across the country is... more

In 1999 filmmaker Baz Luhrmann released the song “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen,” a 7-minute-long graduation speech set to downtempo... more

The world stops with a Beyoncé drop. On Monday, June 20th, our prayers were answered with “Break My Soul,” the lead... more

Robert Glasper is the only artist to have an album debut in the top 10 of 4 different Billboard charts.... more

We recently deconstructed how Kate Bush’s 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” has found itself at the center of culture... more

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” enters the latest season of Stranger Things during a brooding high-school hallway scene right out of... more

On TikTok, pop stars — Halsey, FKA Twigs, and Florence Welch among them — have been complaining a lot lately... more

If you've heard Latto's swaggering track "Big Energy"—and after 30 weeks on the Hot 100, you probably have—you may have... more

It’s been five years since Kendrick Lamar released his Pulitzer winning album DAMN. Having established himself as a modern rap... more

On all of his projects — Grammy-winning albums, playing keys with Maroon 5, fronting a full string section in his NPR Tiny... more

Greece, Spain, UK, Sweden, Italy and Ukraine are the frontrunners in the 2022 Eurovision competition. Switched On Pop analyzes the... more