Popcast
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P.J.
Aug 9, 2023
Always entertaining, even if it's getting obvious I'm getting too old to appreciate much of the new music recommendations. ah, to be young again. I'm sure a lot of t crap I thought I was amazing was just that, crap, but you could never tell me so at the time
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The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news.
Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl, Sabrina Carpenter on Top
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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21 Questions With Action Bronson (Deluxe)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Who Is Eminem for in 2024?
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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We Ranked Every Taylor Swift Album! (Deluxe)
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Will There Ever Be Another Global Pop Icon? (Deluxe)
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ Breakthrough
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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What’s an Aging Rapper to Do? Eminem, Drake, J. Cole (& Will Smith!) Adapt (Deluxe)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Julia Fox Interview! on Charli XCX, ‘It Girl’ Songs & Kanye Lessons
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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How A.I. Has Changed Music, and What’s Coming Next
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May 30, 2024 |
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Did Dua Lipa Flop? + Miserable Music Movies (Deluxe)
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May 29, 2024 |
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Billie Eilish Is Done Hiding (Deluxe)
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May 22, 2024 |
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Kendrick-Drake Beef Ends + Zendaya, Post Malone & Central Cee (Deluxe)
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May 15, 2024 |
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The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force
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May 14, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake
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May 08, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter
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May 01, 2024 |
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Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Listening to Beyoncé & Future (and the Discourse)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The Justin Timberlake Conundrum
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Industry Plant Anyway? Plus: Ariana Grande
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Tate McRae, Dua Lipa and the Fight to Be ‘Main Pop Girl’
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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girl in red: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Is TikTok Done? 4 Crises Holding the App Back
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Remembering Toby Keith and His Complexities
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Pop Stars vs. the Attention Economy
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Covering the Rise of Tracy Chapman
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Usher, Beyoncé and Ye Lead a Busy Week in Pop
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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How Usher Arrived at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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2024 Grammys, Dissected: Taylor, Miley, SZA, Tracy, Joni and More
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Will Taylor, SZA or Olivia Win Big at the Grammys?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Playboi Carti, Waxahatchee and 12 More to Watch
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Pitchfork, the Early Years
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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An Elastic and Impressive Moment in Jazz
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande and 21 Savage Kick Off 2024
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Saltburn,’ Jacob Elordi and the New Heartthrob Era
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows?
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and the Sphere: The Year in Live Music
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): The Kid Mero on the Viral Characters of 2023
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Chatting About the Best Songs of 2023
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Jelly Roll: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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The Albums That Defined 2023? Let’s Discuss.
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Movie Shows All the Work
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Jung Kook, BTS and English Language K-Pop
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Can Rap Bridge Its Generation Gap?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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André 3000’s Experiments With Flutes and Fame
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Mailbag! The Beatles, Taylor Swift and More
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): What Is Going On With the Grammy Nominations?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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PinkPantheress Leaves the Bedroom for the Wider Pop World
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Priscilla’ and ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Plumb Heartbreak
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Noah Kahan’s Rootsy Rock Revival
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Is the Pop Music Machine Stuck in Place?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Who Is Troye Sivan Now?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): The Britney Spears Memoir + ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Drake Takes On All Comers
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie + Bad Bunny Returns
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Do We Need Album Reviews Anymore?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Drake’s New Album Courts New Enemies
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Maren Morris: The (Deluxe) Interview
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Zach Bryan Begins Building His Village
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Doja Cat’s Rap Renaissance + Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Remembering Jimmy Buffett, Beach Bum Bard
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Ice Spice’s Munchkin Drink + Jann Wenner Backlash
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Breaking Down Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts,’ Part 2
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Olivia Rodrigo’s Songs About Growing Pains
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Bottoms,’ ‘Hard Knocks’ & Uncovering Rap History
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 2
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe) Mailbag: Selena Gomez, BTS and Doja Cat!
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 1
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): A Shocking No. 1 Hit and Addison Rae’s New EP
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Dead & Company Said Farewell, but the Scene Is Very Alive
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Is There Such a Thing as the Song of the Summer?
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Lizzo, Travis Scott and the Limits of Persona
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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The Raw Art and Life of Sinead O’Connor
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Our Favorite Albums of the Year So Far
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Jason Aldean’s Culture War Hit
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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50 Rappers, 50 Stories: Behind the Scenes
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Fans Misbehaving at Concerts, and Pinkydoll’s NPC TikTok
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Britney Spears’s Wembanyama Run-In and Taylor Swift’s ‘Revenge’
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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The Many Lives of Lil Durk
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Olivia Rodrigo Returns, Fall Out Boy Denies History
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Kim Petras’s New LP and Jennifer Lawrence’s Return
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Kylie Minogue’s ‘Padam Padam’ and the Queer Club-Pop Canon
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton and Gunna’s New LP
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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The Joni Mitchell Renaissance
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): The Rise of the A.I. Pop Star, Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Popcast Mailbag! Frank Ocean, Peso Pluma, A.I. Grimes and More
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, Plus ‘The Idol’
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Popcast (Deluxe): Morgan Wallen, Indie Sleaze and ‘Survivor’
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May 31, 2023 |
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On TikTok, Pop Music Speeds Up
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May 24, 2023 |
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Jessie Ware Is Dancing Into Her Second Act
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ed Sheeran Is Vindicated, But Other Copyright Battles Rage On
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May 10, 2023 |
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Jai Paul Emerges From the Shadows, Somewhat
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May 04, 2023 |
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How Fred again.. Jolted Dance Music
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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A Spree of Country Music Divorce Albums
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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The Friendship Harmonies of boygenius
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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How Taylor Swift Shapes the Story of Her Eras
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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The Inevitability of Ice Spice
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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The Return of Morgan Wallen (Who Never Went Away)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Pharrell and Luxury Fashion’s Hip-Hop Obsession
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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SZA’s Very Roundabout Path to Success
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Lil Yachty Breaks Boundaries and Takes on Rap Conservatism
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Grammys 2023: Hip-Hop Wins, Beyoncé Wins (Sort of)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Blackpink, Aespa, NewJeans: The Evolution of K-Pop Girl Groups
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Ticketmaster Under the Magnifying Glass
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Jazz’s Year of Reckoning With Tradition
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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The Year of Bad Bunny
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 2
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 1
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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2022: The Songs of the Year
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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The Best Albums of 2022? Let’s Discuss.
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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2022: The Year in Atlanta Rap
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Separating Big Business and Bad Behavior in ‘Tár’
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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50 Years of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Talking Book’
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’: Listener Mailbag
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’: Let’s Discuss
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Remembering Loretta Lynn
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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The Young Women Who Make TikTok Weep
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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The Sudden Rise of Zach Bryan
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Popcast Live! The New Faces of 2022
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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The Perseverance of Megan Thee Stallion
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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What Is a ‘Fake’ Artist in 2022?
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Rage Against the Machine, Roaring On
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’: The Speed Round
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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A Renaissance in American Hardcore Music
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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The Robust Return of Beyoncé
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Lizzo’s Complicated, Joyful Pop
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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‘Elvis’ vs. Elvis
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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What’s Next for Jack Harlow?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Where Is Jazz Most at Home?
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Drake Hits the Nightclub
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Digging Into Bob Dylan and Lou Reed’s Archives
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Mailbag Madness: Adele, Jack Harlow, the State of Rock’s Return
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Can Harry Styles’s Music Catch Up to His Fame?
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Kendrick Lamar’s Anxiety Era
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May 24, 2022 |
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How Gossip Is Remaking Online Hip-Hop Media
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May 18, 2022 |
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Why We Collect
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May 11, 2022 |
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A Decade of Drill Rap
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May 08, 2022 |
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Machine Gun Kelly’s Pop-Punk Pivot
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Will Smith, Before the Slap
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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The 2022 Grammys: Let’s Discuss
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Charli XCX’s Ever-Evolving Pop
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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The Many Worlds of Rosalía
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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The Sounds of Ukrainian Pop
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Reggaeton’s Global Expansion and Wide-Open Future
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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The Enigma of Big Thief
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Remembering Betty Davis, a Futuristic Funk Force
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Mitski, In and Out of the Spotlight
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Spotify’s Ongoing Joe Rogan Problem
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Remembering Greg Tate, Critic and Catalyst
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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A Killing Jolts Sweden’s Rap Scene
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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What’s Left for the Weeknd to Conquer?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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2021 in Jazz: Intimacy and Conversation
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Lana Del Rey’s American Fever Dreams
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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What We Forgot to Talk About in 2021
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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TikTok’s Music Critics Reflect on 2021
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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The Best Albums of 2021? Let’s Discuss.
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Remembering Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Visionary
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Adele Returns, From Beyond Space and Time
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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The Emotional and Financial Business of Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Remembering the Velvet Underground Through the Mirror of Film
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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How the Mosh Pit and ‘Raging’ Came to Hip-Hop
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Popcast Mailbag! Halsey, Nicki, TikTok and, of Course, Taylor
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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glaive and Hyperpop’s Breakthrough Moment
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 3
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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The Reporters Who Covered R. Kelly on His Trial and Conviction
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Bringing Aaliyah Into the Streaming Era
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Kacey Musgraves, Country Music Chameleon
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Is Drake Tired of Drake?
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Miss the Old Kanye? Try the New Kanye.
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Lorde Steals Her Sunshine Back
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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The Style of Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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The Lox, Triumphant at Verzuz
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Billie Eilish’s New Pop Perspective
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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When Pop Music Trolls Grow Up
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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The (Not So?) Tentative Return of Live Music
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Britney Spears Takes On Her Conservatorship
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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In the Weeds of ‘In the Heights’
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ Breakthrough
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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J. Cole, Triumphant (at His Own Pace)
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May 29, 2021 |
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The Beatific Re-emergence of Beverly Glenn-Copeland
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May 14, 2021 |
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Where Is Country Music Making Room for Women?
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May 09, 2021 |
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The Sing-Rap Generation Branches Out
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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When a TikTok Influencer Dances, Who Gets Credit?
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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The Telling of DMX’s Life Story
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Taylor, Billie, Demi, Blackpink: The Pop Star Documentary Boom
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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The Grammys, Improbably, Made It Work
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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TikTok and the Pop Music Rough Draft
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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New Jazz That Agitates for Change
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Remembering Sophie, Architect of Future Pop
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 2
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Olivia Rodrigo and ‘Drivers License’ Aren’t Going Anywhere
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Inside the Bull Market for Songwriting Rights
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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How Zev Love X Became MF Doom
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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2020 Popcast Listener Mailbag: Taylor, Dua, MGK and More
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’: Let’s Discuss
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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The Best Albums of 2020? Let’s Discuss.
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Saweetie, City Girls and the Female Rapper Renaissance
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Who Will Control Britney Spears’s Future?
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Ariana Grande, a Pop Star for the Post-Pop Star Age
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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The Many Mariah Careys
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Luke Combs’s Country Stardom and the Remaking of the Bro
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Will Pop Music of the Future Rely on Actual Musicians, or Avatars?
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Is TikTok a Music Industry Friend or Troll?
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Preserving Pop’s Old Guard
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Remembering Riley Gale of Power Trip, a Thrash Titan
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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How Merchandise Bundles Undid the Album Chart
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 1
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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The Welcome Return of the Chicks
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Answering Your Questions About Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’: Let’s Discuss
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Remembering Ennio Morricone, the Film Score Maestro
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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The Timely Agitation of Run the Jewels
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Pop Superfans Are Getting Politically Active. What Happens Next?
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Lil Baby Is Warming Up to the Spotlight
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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The Long, Complicated History of ‘Urban’ Music
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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How Did The Source Cover the 1992 Los Angeles Uprisings?
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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After Missteps, Pop Stars Apologize … and Sometimes Push Back
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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The Many Lives of Doja Cat
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May 18, 2020 |
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Remembering Tony Allen and Florian Schneider, Two Pillars of Rhythm
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May 11, 2020 |
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The Triumphant Return of Fiona Apple, Pop Music Renegade
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Beyond ‘Trolls’ and ‘Frozen’: What Are Our Kids Listening To?
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Dua Lipa, Dance-Pop Crusader
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Sam Hunt and Kenny Rogers, Country Music Rule-Benders
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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What Is the Role of Criticism in a Crisis?
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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What Music Should I Listen to in a Crisis?
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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How Will Pop Music Respond to the Coronavirus?
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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The Unrelenting Space Jams of Tame Impala
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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The Death of Pop Smoke and the Future of Brooklyn Drill
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Justin Bieber Is Back With Confessions, Personal and Musical
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Answering Your Questions About Britney, Billie, Aaliyah and More
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Answering Your Questions About Taylor, Mitski, Emo and More
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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When Did the Super Bowl Halftime Show Become Political?
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Feb 01, 2020 |
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The Grammys, Dissected: Out With the Old, in With the Billie, Lizzo and Tyler
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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How TikTok Is Killing the Radio Songwriter
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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In 2019, Jazz Reckoned With Old Boundaries, and Marched Past Them
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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Were These the Best Albums of the 2010s?
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Debating the Best Albums of 2019
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Juice WRLD and the Crisis of SoundCloud Rap-Era Fame
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Would Prince Have Wanted His Rough Drafts Made Public?
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Dissecting the 2020 Grammy Nominations
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey: Pop Stars (and Their Fans) Clap Back
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Can Reality Television Produce a Plausible Rap Star?
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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The Highwomen, Miranda Lambert and the Women Invigorating Country Music
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Is 100 gecs the End of Pop, or a New Beginning?
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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A New Flood of English-Spanish Pop Is Here. Is It Opportunism or Progress?
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing?
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late?
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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What’s the Point of Album Covers in the Post-Album Era?
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era?
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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A Tribute to David Berman, Who Never Hid His Truth
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Funkmaster Flex and Tyler, the Creator’s Unlikely Buddy Comedy
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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How Many Streams Is a T-Shirt Worth? Breaking Down Chart Dilemmas.
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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The Loudness of João Gilberto, Bossa Nova’s King of Quiet
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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How Hootie & the Blowfish Inspired Both Love and Hate
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Taylor vs. Scooter: The Pop Music Civil War of 2019
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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The Unexpectedly Deep Musical Roots of Hootie & the Blowfish
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Why Are the Movies So Obsessed With Pop Stars?
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Can Record Labels Be Trusted to Preserve Music History?
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Bob Dylan’s Excellent Adventure
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Megan Thee Stallion and Rap’s Rising Generation of Women
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May 25, 2019 |
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Are AirPods Worth the Costs?
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May 20, 2019 |
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Vampire Weekend, Indie Rock Heretics Turned Anxious Jam Band
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May 13, 2019 |
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The Return of Bikini Kill and the Long Tail of Riot Grrrl
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May 05, 2019 |
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How Gospel and Pop Learn From Each Other
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Is Billie Eilish the Future of Pop?
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Lil Nas X and the Long History of Country-Rap
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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Boy Bands, Now Featuring Grown Men
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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How a Viral Rap Star Rocketed From Meme to Hit
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Can Michael Jackson’s Legacy Ever Really Be Derailed?
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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The Hip-Hop Superstar as Local Newsmaker
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Behind the Ryan Adams Investigation
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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The 2019 Grammys Make Up for Last Year, Somewhat
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Maggie Rogers and Sharon Van Etten Break Free From Old Expectations
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Fyre Festival’s Post-Mortems: We’ve Still Got Questions
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Listening to Pop Music’s Class of 2019
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Bad Bunny Is Just Getting Started
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Jan 12, 2019 |
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The New Battles Over the Direction of Jazz
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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Your Questions About Pop Music, Answered (or Ruled Unanswerable)
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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A New Kind of Pop Star Has Arrived
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Listening to the Best Songs of 2018
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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How the Grammy Nominations Really Made Us Feel
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Dec 08, 2018 |
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Debating the Best Albums of 2018: Janelle Monáe, Soccer Mommy and More
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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6ix9ine’s Troubled Past and Uncertain Future
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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The Gentle Return of Mariah Carey
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Kane Brown, Pistol Annies and Country Music’s Inclusion Problem
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Nov 17, 2018 |
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Remembering Roy Hargrove, Who Brought Jazz History Into Tomorrow
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Robyn, Pop’s Reluctant Pacesetter
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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BTS Conquered America. What’s Next for K-Pop?
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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For Those About to Rock, An Uncertain Fate
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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‘A Star Is Born’ Is Here. Let’s Discuss.
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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How Lil Wayne Became One of Hip-Hop’s Most Durable Stars
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Should They Stay or Should They Go? Pop Stars and Retirement
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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What Makes for a Great Celebrity Profile?
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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Remembering Mac Miller, Low-Key Hip-Hop Bellwether
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Sep 15, 2018 |
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Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 2
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 1
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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How We Arrived at Ariana Grande’s Big Moment
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott, Rivals With Common Problems
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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Aretha Franklin: The Artist We Knew, and the Woman We Didn’t
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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The Shrinking Space Between Band T-Shirt and High Fashion
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Can Guns N’ Roses, or Any Artist, Erase an Unflattering Moment?
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Aug 04, 2018 |
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Who’s in Charge of Telling Whitney Houston’s Story?
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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When Superfans Attack
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Jul 21, 2018 |
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Drake: Platinum in a Day, but Still at a Crossroads
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Kanye West: You Asked, We Answered
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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XXXTentacion, Mourning and Morality
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes, Would-Be Pop Kings
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ Is Here: Let’s Discuss
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Drake vs. Pusha-T, Unpacked
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May 31, 2018 |
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Yes, We Stuck With ‘American Idol’
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May 26, 2018 |
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Pursuing R. Kelly: The Reporter Who Never Gave Up
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May 23, 2018 |
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‘Girls’ Gone Wrong: Who Gets to Make a Gay Love Song?
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May 18, 2018 |
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Avicii: Overexposed and Underappreciated?
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May 04, 2018 |
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Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Break Boundaries
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Pop’s Category Killers, From Live Nation to Spotify, Under the Microscope
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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Cardi B Arrives at the Top
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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Logic, XXXTentacion and Hip-Hop Morality in 2018
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Kacey Musgraves and Ashley McBryde, Country Traditionalists With a Twist
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Ashlee Simpson: You Asked, We Answered
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Was Ashlee Simpson Underappreciated? Discuss
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Lucy Dacus, Soccer Mommy, the Breeders and the Future of Indie Rock
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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In Defense of Soundtracks. And Fergie.
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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The Complex Intersection Where Rap and the Legal System Collide
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Justin Timberlake Down, Meek Mill Up: How Twitter Swings Public Opinion
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Can the Grammys Be Fixed?
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Jan 30, 2018 |
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Hear What Music Will Sound Like in 2018
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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Remembering the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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In Streaming, One Goliath Creates Many Davids
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Jan 12, 2018 |
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Is Today’s Jazz Finally Outrunning the Past?
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Will Eminem Ever Change?
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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The Popcast Answers Your Burning Questions About Pop Music in 2017
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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In 2017, Pop Music Made Triumph Out of Tough Times
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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After 40 Years, U2 Is Still Huge. Why?
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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Remembering Lil Peep
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Has Arrived. Let’s Discuss.
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Is Almost Here. Let’s Discuss.
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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How Will Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Be Remembered?
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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What Are the Billboard Charts Really Measuring?
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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The Persistence of Pink and Kelly Clarkson, Outspoken Pop Survivors
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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Shania Twain Was Country’s Crossover Queen. What Is She Now?
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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Tom Petty, a Secret Punk on Rock’s Mount Rushmore
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Oct 04, 2017 |
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National Anthem Protests, From ‘Jazzing the Banner’ to Taking a Knee
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Sep 29, 2017 |
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Bye, Bro. In Country Music, It’s the Year of the Gentleman.
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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From Instagram to ‘Bodak Yellow,’ Cardi B Has Arrived
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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Women Dominating Rock: There’s More to the Conversation
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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The Popcast Answers Your Questions About Beyoncé, Music Videos and More
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Sep 02, 2017 |
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Is SoundCloud a Business or a Community?
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Kesha and Taylor Swift Find New Voices
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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What Keeps Phish Fans Coming Back for More?
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Is Arcade Fire Its Own Worst Enemy?
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Celebrating Two of Rock’s Big Voices, Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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From Jay-Z to Prodigy, It’s Time to Talk About Hip-Hop’s Elders
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Jul 14, 2017 |
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Can K-pop Conquer America?
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Jun 30, 2017 |
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Hip-Hop’s Punk Moment Has Arrived
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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Katy Perry, Lorde and Halsey: How to Make a Pop Album in 2017
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Jun 16, 2017 |
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Why We’re Still Listening to the Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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Latin Pop Thrives, No Bieber Required
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Jun 02, 2017 |
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Festivals That Inspire Awe, and Festivals That Lead to Criminal Investigations
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May 26, 2017 |
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Harry Styles and John Mayer, Teardrops on Their Guitars
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May 19, 2017 |
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Paramore Returns, Headed Straight For the 1980s
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May 12, 2017 |
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Finding Feist’s Pleasure and Pain
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May 05, 2017 |
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How Lil Uzi Vert Turned Rap Into Rock and Became a Pop Star
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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A Deep Dig on Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole’s Hip-Hop’s Values
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Apr 21, 2017 |
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Chainsmokers?
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Apr 14, 2017 |
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Jazz in 2017: The Music Is Thriving, Though Support Is in Peril
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Apr 07, 2017 |
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Drake Changed Hip-Hop’s Sound. Can He Change the Business?
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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How Chuck Berry Became a Rock ’n’ Roll Mastermind
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Mar 22, 2017 |
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The Billboard Charts Are Wackier Than Ever: What’s Going On?
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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The Greatest Trick Ed Sheeran Ever Pulled Was Convincing the World He’s an Underdog
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Mar 10, 2017 |
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What Future and Migos Tell Us About Atlanta’s Rap Dominance
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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What Happens When Nashville Outsiders Become Country’s Big Stars?
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Feb 24, 2017 |
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Were There Any Real Winners at the Grammys?
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Feb 14, 2017 |
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Will the Grammy Awards End With a Big Surprise?
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Feb 10, 2017 |
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Punk Rock Is Alive and Well, No Politics Required
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Feb 03, 2017 |
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The War Over ‘La La Land’: Gotta Hear Both Sides
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Jan 27, 2017 |
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The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Hip-Hop’s Elders and Youth Go to Battle (Again)
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Jan 13, 2017 |
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Mariah Carey and New Year’s Eve: Is the Fantasy Over?
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Jan 06, 2017 |
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10 Songs That Tell the Story of 2016
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Dec 30, 2016 |
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The Year in Jazz Music
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Dec 23, 2016 |
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Pop Music Trends in 2016
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Dec 16, 2016 |
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The Best Albums of 2016
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Dec 09, 2016 |
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For Bruno Mars and the Weeknd, the Past as Muse
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Dec 02, 2016 |
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Revisiting Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo'
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Nov 25, 2016 |
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Mourning the Greats: Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell and Mose Allison
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Nov 18, 2016 |
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Popcast: Division and Unity in Pop, and Beyond
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Nov 12, 2016 |
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Popcast: A Tribe Called Quest Returns
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Nov 05, 2016 |
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Popcast: What’s Next for Kesha?
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Oct 29, 2016 |
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Popcast: Nu-Dance Rises With Help From Streaming
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Oct 22, 2016 |
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Dylancast: Bob Dylan Wins the Nobel Prize!
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Oct 15, 2016 |
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Popcast: Tyler Glenn at the Crossroads
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Oct 08, 2016 |
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Popcast: Finding the Joy (and Humor) in Bon Iver’s Pain
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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Popcast: The Next Teen Star Machine
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Sep 23, 2016 |
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Popcast: Fall Preview
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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Popcast: The Return of New York Rap
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Sep 10, 2016 |
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Popcast: Stardom in the Age of Social Media
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Sep 02, 2016 |
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Popcast: Frank Ocean Returns
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Aug 25, 2016 |
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Popcast: Race and Hip-Hop, a Conversation
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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Popcast: Janet Jackson and the Legacy of ‘Control’
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Aug 12, 2016 |
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Popcast: A Send-Off for Ben Ratliff
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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Popcast: Gucci Mane and Atlanta Hip-Hop
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Jul 29, 2016 |
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Popcast: Dissecting the Legacy of Alan Vega and Suicide
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Jul 22, 2016 |
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Popcast: The Return of Pop-Punk and Emo
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Jul 15, 2016 |
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Popcast: J Balvin’s Reggaeton Mission
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Jul 08, 2016 |
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Popcast: Prince’s Fateful Flight and Judith Hill’s Story
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Jun 24, 2016 |
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Popcast: Techno’s Dual Identity
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Jun 10, 2016 |
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Popcast: Hip-Hop Concerts and the Police
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Jun 03, 2016 |
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Popcast: Arthur Russell
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May 27, 2016 |
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Popcast: Chance the Rapper and Drake
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May 20, 2016 |
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Popcast: Radiohead and James Blake
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May 12, 2016 |
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Popcast: Britney Spears
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May 08, 2016 |
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Popcast: Beyoncé Serves Up ‘Lemonade’
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Apr 26, 2016 |
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Popcast: Caetano Veloso
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Apr 22, 2016 |
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Popcast: Remembering Prince
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Apr 22, 2016 |
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Popcast:Country Music Agitators
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Apr 16, 2016 |
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Popcast: Jazz Artists in Exile
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Apr 08, 2016 |
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Popcast: Jazz in Museums
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Mar 25, 2016 |
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Popcast: Gwen Stefani Returns
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Mar 18, 2016 |
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Popcast: The Art and Future of Criticism
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Mar 11, 2016 |
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Popcast: Macklemore’s Aesthetic Mission
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Feb 26, 2016 |
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Popcast: Kanye West”s Unfinished Album
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Feb 19, 2016 |
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Popcast: Beyonce and Rihanna Take a Different Approach
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Feb 12, 2016 |
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Popcast: R&B’s New Identity
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Jan 29, 2016 |
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Popcast: Tropical House Movement
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Jan 22, 2016 |
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Popcast: Love, Death and David Bowie
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Jan 13, 2016 |
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Popcast: Jazz Moments of 2015
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Jan 08, 2016 |
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Popcast: Making Sense of 2015 in Music
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Dec 30, 2015 |
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Popcast: Best Songs of 2015
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Dec 23, 2015 |
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Popcast: Best Albums of 2015
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Dec 18, 2015 |
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Popcast: Joe Casey of Protomartyr
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Dec 11, 2015 |
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Popcast: Sophie and Grimes
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Dec 04, 2015 |
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Popcast: The Return of Adele
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Nov 13, 2015 |
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Popcast: Taylor Swift and Drake, Friendship vs. Partnership
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Nov 06, 2015 |
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Popcast: Joanna Newsom
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Oct 30, 2015 |
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Popcast: Justin Bieber Is Back. Thank Poo Bear.
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Oct 16, 2015 |
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Popcast: The Influence of ‘808s and Heartbreak’
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Oct 09, 2015 |
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Popcast: Janet Jackson Returns With ‘Unbreakable’
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Oct 02, 2015 |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda On How Hip-Hop Influenced Him and ‘Hamilton’
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Sep 25, 2015 |
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Popcast: Jen Shyu Explores the Unknown
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Sep 18, 2015 |
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Popcast: Jon Batiste and ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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Popcast: 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
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Sep 01, 2015 |
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Popcast: The Weeknd
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Aug 28, 2015 |
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Popcast: ‘Where Are Ü Now’
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Aug 25, 2015 |
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Carly Rae Jepsen Grows Up
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Aug 21, 2015 |
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Popcast: ‘Straight Outta Compton’
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Aug 14, 2015 |
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Drake’s Bully Pulpit
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Aug 07, 2015 |
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Popcast: Titus Andronicus
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Jul 31, 2015 |
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Popcast: Prince Royce, Pitbull and Multilingual Pop Music
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Jul 24, 2015 |
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Reggae’s Summer Flirtation
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Jul 17, 2015 |
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Hip-Hop’s Silent Majority
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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Apple Music and Beats 1
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Jun 26, 2015 |
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Popcast: “Tomatoes” Giving Country Its Bite
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Jun 19, 2015 |
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Popcast: Tenement’s Bright Double Album
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Jun 12, 2015 |
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Jason Derulo Glides Across Genres
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Jun 05, 2015 |
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ASAP Rocky Returns to a Haze
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May 29, 2015 |
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Shamir’s Distinctive Voice
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May 22, 2015 |
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Joey Alexander, the Young Jazz Sensation
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May 15, 2015 |
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U2 Prepares to Go on Tour
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May 08, 2015 |
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New Albums By Zac Brown Band and Tyler Farr
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May 01, 2015 |
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Kamasi Washington and the West Coast Get Down
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Apr 24, 2015 |
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How Much Festival Is Too Much Festival?
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Apr 17, 2015 |
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The Ongoing Evolution of Charles Lloyd
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Apr 10, 2015 |
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Kendrick Lamar, Dissenting From the Mainstream as He Influences It
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Mar 27, 2015 |
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On ‘Empire’: The Show, the Music and the Calamitous Finale
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Mar 20, 2015 |
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Blurred Legal Lines
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Mar 13, 2015 |
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Madonna is Still Madonna On ‘Rebel Heart’
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Mar 06, 2015 |
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Who Is Boots?
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Feb 20, 2015 |
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Grammys Post-Mortem
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Feb 10, 2015 |
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Björk Gets Personal
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Jan 30, 2015 |
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Departed Tastemakers: ASAP Yams and Kim Fowley
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Jan 23, 2015 |
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Sleater-Kinney Returns
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Jan 16, 2015 |
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All About Meghan Trainor
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Jan 09, 2015 |
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The Year in Jazz 2014
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Jan 02, 2015 |
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The Year in Pop 2014
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Dec 19, 2014 |
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The Best Albums of 2014
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Dec 12, 2014 |
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The Pop Savvy of ‘Beyond the Lights’
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Dec 05, 2014 |
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London Calls Mary J. Blige
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Nov 21, 2014 |
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How Bobby Shmurda Danced Into the Hot 100
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Nov 14, 2014 |
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Dave Grohl’s ‘Sonic Highways’
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Nov 07, 2014 |
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Listening to Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’
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Oct 27, 2014 |
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The Myth of Scott Walker
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Oct 17, 2014 |
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Tinashe, FKA Twigs and the Semantics of R&B
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Oct 10, 2014 |
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Parsing Steve Coleman’s Genius
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Sep 26, 2014 |
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Chris Brown
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Sep 19, 2014 |
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U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’: Gift or Spam?
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Sep 12, 2014 |
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Our Vacations with Ariana Grande and Kate Bush
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Sep 05, 2014 |
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The Alchemist
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Aug 08, 2014 |
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Songs of the Summer
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Aug 01, 2014 |