A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain... more
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In hip-hop, what draws us to an artist is not just the content of their lyrics but how they deliver... more
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
In case you missed it, Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is one of her most ambitious albums yet. On this week’s... 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
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