LearnOutLoud.com Audio - The New York Times Music Popcast Podcast

13 Songs You Didn’t Know Were Big Hits Right Now (Fri, Apr 18, 2025)
Doechii! NewJeans! Ye! Answering Your Listener Mailbag Questions (Mon, Apr 7, 2025)
Bon Iver Interview! How Justin Vernon Got Happy (It Took a Lot of Work) (Wed, Mar 26, 2025)
Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next — or Last — Superstar? (Thu, Mar 20, 2025)
Lady Gaga Sells ‘Mayhem’ Hard. But Does It Work? (Sat, Mar 15, 2025)
The Oscars’ Best (and Worst!) Music Moments (Tue, Mar 4, 2025)
RZA Interview! How He Got Wu-Tang Clan Back Together for a Final Tour (Mon, Feb 24, 2025)
Drake’s Careful Comeback + New Music Round-Up (The Weeknd, Central Cee, Oklou & More) (Thu, Feb 20, 2025)
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake-centric Super Bowl Halftime Show: Instant Postgame Analysis! (Mon, Feb 10, 2025)
Why We (Still) Think the Grammys Are Good Now (Tue, Feb 4, 2025)
Are the Grammys … Good Now? Beyoncé, Chappell, Billie, Kendrick & Taylor Face Off (Thu, Jan 30, 2025)
The Bob Dylan-Timothée Chalamet Connection (Fri, Jan 17, 2025)
Popcast Live! Counting Down Our Favorite Music Moments of 2024 (Fri, Jan 10, 2025)
Bad Bunny Interview! His ‘Most Puerto Rican’ Album Yet, Trump Rally Response & L.A. Celeb Problems (Sun, Jan 5, 2025)
Debating the Best Albums of the Year: Charli! Mk.gee! MJ! (Wed, Dec 25, 2024)
André 3000 Interview & Surprise Newsroom Performance! (Sat, Dec 21, 2024)
The Messy Modern Music Business, According to Larry Jackson (Fri, Dec 13, 2024)
Is the Real ‘Wicked’ Movie the Press Tour? (Sat, Dec 7, 2024)
Kendrick Lamar’s Never-Ending Battles (Thu, Nov 28, 2024)
How Will Popular Culture Change in Trump’s Second Term? (Wed, Nov 20, 2024)
Remembering Quincy Jones, a Bridge Between Genres and Generations (Mon, Nov 11, 2024)
‘Love Is Blind’ Resets, ‘Survivor’ Stalls: A Reality TV Check-in (Tue, Nov 5, 2024)
Yeat’s Chart Topper and Rage Rap’s New Wave (Fri, Nov 1, 2024)
Chappell Roan’s Rocket-Ship Year (Mon, Oct 21, 2024)
It’s Touring Season: Chappell, Sabrina and Mk.gee Hit the Stage (Fri, Oct 11, 2024)
The Cases Against Sean Combs (Mon, Oct 7, 2024)
John Summit Interview! Accountant Turned EDM Superstar on Texting Exes & Not Getting Into Clubs (Wed, Sep 25, 2024)
How Trump and Harris Are Courting Pop Stars (Very Differently) (Fri, Sep 20, 2024)
Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl, Sabrina Carpenter on Top (Wed, Sep 11, 2024)
21 Questions With Action Bronson (Deluxe) (Thu, Aug 15, 2024)
Who Is Eminem for in 2024? (Sun, Jul 28, 2024)
We Ranked Every Taylor Swift Album! (Deluxe) (Wed, Jul 17, 2024)
Will There Ever Be Another Global Pop Icon? (Deluxe) (Wed, Jun 26, 2024)
Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ Breakthrough (Mon, Jun 24, 2024)
What’s an Aging Rapper to Do? Eminem, Drake, J. Cole (& Will Smith!) Adapt (Deluxe) (Wed, Jun 12, 2024)
Julia Fox Interview! on Charli XCX, ‘It Girl’ Songs & Kanye Lessons (Wed, Jun 5, 2024)
How A.I. Has Changed Music, and What’s Coming Next (Thu, May 30, 2024)
Did Dua Lipa Flop? + Miserable Music Movies (Deluxe) (Wed, May 29, 2024)
Billie Eilish Is Done Hiding (Deluxe) (Wed, May 22, 2024)
Kendrick-Drake Beef Ends + Zendaya, Post Malone & Central Cee (Deluxe) (Wed, May 15, 2024)
The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force (Tue, May 14, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake (Wed, May 8, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter (Wed, May 1, 2024)
Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag (Fri, Apr 26, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era (Wed, Apr 24, 2024)
Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over (Wed, Apr 17, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning? (Wed, Apr 17, 2024)
Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps (Tue, Apr 9, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Listening to Beyoncé & Future (and the Discourse) (Wed, Apr 3, 2024)
Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview (Wed, Mar 27, 2024)
The Justin Timberlake Conundrum (Tue, Mar 26, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age? (Thu, Mar 21, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Industry Plant Anyway? Plus: Ariana Grande (Thu, Mar 14, 2024)
Tate McRae, Dua Lipa and the Fight to Be ‘Main Pop Girl’ (Wed, Mar 13, 2024)
girl in red: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview (Wed, Mar 6, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Is TikTok Done? 4 Crises Holding the App Back (Wed, Feb 28, 2024)
Remembering Toby Keith and His Complexities (Tue, Feb 27, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Pop Stars vs. the Attention Economy (Thu, Feb 22, 2024)
Covering the Rise of Tracy Chapman (Wed, Feb 21, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Usher, Beyoncé and Ye Lead a Busy Week in Pop (Thu, Feb 15, 2024)
How Usher Arrived at the Super Bowl Halftime Show (Thu, Feb 8, 2024)
2024 Grammys, Dissected: Taylor, Miley, SZA, Tracy, Joni and More (Wed, Feb 7, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Will Taylor, SZA or Olivia Win Big at the Grammys? (Wed, Jan 31, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Playboi Carti, Waxahatchee and 12 More to Watch (Wed, Jan 24, 2024)
Pitchfork, the Early Years (Wed, Jan 24, 2024)
An Elastic and Impressive Moment in Jazz (Fri, Jan 19, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande and 21 Savage Kick Off 2024 (Wed, Jan 17, 2024)
Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Saltburn,’ Jacob Elordi and the New Heartthrob Era (Thu, Jan 11, 2024)
What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows? (Wed, Jan 10, 2024)
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and the Sphere: The Year in Live Music (Sat, Dec 23, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): The Kid Mero on the Viral Characters of 2023 (Wed, Dec 20, 2023)
Chatting About the Best Songs of 2023 (Fri, Dec 15, 2023)
Jelly Roll: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview (Wed, Dec 13, 2023)
The Albums That Defined 2023? Let’s Discuss. (Sat, Dec 9, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Movie Shows All the Work (Wed, Dec 6, 2023)
Jung Kook, BTS and English Language K-Pop (Fri, Dec 1, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Can Rap Bridge Its Generation Gap? (Wed, Nov 29, 2023)
André 3000’s Experiments With Flutes and Fame (Sat, Nov 25, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Mailbag! The Beatles, Taylor Swift and More (Wed, Nov 22, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): What Is Going On With the Grammy Nominations? (Wed, Nov 15, 2023)
PinkPantheress Leaves the Bedroom for the Wider Pop World (Fri, Nov 10, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Priscilla’ and ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Plumb Heartbreak (Wed, Nov 8, 2023)
Noah Kahan’s Rootsy Rock Revival (Fri, Nov 3, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Is the Pop Music Machine Stuck in Place? (Wed, Nov 1, 2023)
Who Is Troye Sivan Now? (Fri, Oct 27, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): The Britney Spears Memoir + ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (Wed, Oct 25, 2023)
Drake Takes On All Comers (Fri, Oct 20, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie + Bad Bunny Returns (Wed, Oct 18, 2023)
Do We Need Album Reviews Anymore? (Thu, Oct 12, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Drake’s New Album Courts New Enemies (Wed, Oct 11, 2023)
Maren Morris: The (Deluxe) Interview (Wed, Oct 4, 2023)
Zach Bryan Begins Building His Village (Fri, Sep 29, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Doja Cat’s Rap Renaissance + Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce (Wed, Sep 27, 2023)
Remembering Jimmy Buffett, Beach Bum Bard (Thu, Sep 21, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Ice Spice’s Munchkin Drink + Jann Wenner Backlash (Wed, Sep 20, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Breaking Down Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts,’ Part 2 (Wed, Sep 13, 2023)
Olivia Rodrigo’s Songs About Growing Pains (Tue, Sep 12, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Bottoms,’ ‘Hard Knocks’ & Uncovering Rap History (Wed, Sep 6, 2023)
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 2 (Tue, Sep 5, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe) Mailbag: Selena Gomez, BTS and Doja Cat! (Wed, Aug 30, 2023)
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 1 (Tue, Aug 29, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): A Shocking No. 1 Hit and Addison Rae’s New EP (Wed, Aug 23, 2023)
Dead & Company Said Farewell, but the Scene Is Very Alive (Tue, Aug 22, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Is There Such a Thing as the Song of the Summer? (Wed, Aug 16, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Lizzo, Travis Scott and the Limits of Persona (Wed, Aug 9, 2023)
The Raw Art and Life of Sinead O’Connor (Thu, Aug 3, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Our Favorite Albums of the Year So Far (Wed, Aug 2, 2023)
Jason Aldean’s Culture War Hit (Fri, Jul 28, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour (Wed, Jul 26, 2023)
50 Rappers, 50 Stories: Behind the Scenes (Sun, Jul 23, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Fans Misbehaving at Concerts, and Pinkydoll’s NPC TikTok (Wed, Jul 19, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Britney Spears’s Wembanyama Run-In and Taylor Swift’s ‘Revenge’ (Wed, Jul 12, 2023)
The Many Lives of Lil Durk (Tue, Jul 11, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Olivia Rodrigo Returns, Fall Out Boy Denies History (Wed, Jul 5, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Kim Petras’s New LP and Jennifer Lawrence’s Return (Thu, Jun 29, 2023)
Kylie Minogue’s ‘Padam Padam’ and the Queer Club-Pop Canon (Tue, Jun 27, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton and Gunna’s New LP (Wed, Jun 21, 2023)
The Joni Mitchell Renaissance (Sat, Jun 17, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): The Rise of the A.I. Pop Star, Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’ (Wed, Jun 14, 2023)
Popcast Mailbag! Frank Ocean, Peso Pluma, A.I. Grimes and More (Fri, Jun 9, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, Plus ‘The Idol’ (Wed, Jun 7, 2023)
Popcast (Deluxe): Morgan Wallen, Indie Sleaze and ‘Survivor’ (Wed, May 31, 2023)
On TikTok, Pop Music Speeds Up (Wed, May 24, 2023)(21:05:17 +0000, )
Jessie Ware Is Dancing Into Her Second Act (Wed, May 17, 2023)
Ed Sheeran Is Vindicated, But Other Copyright Battles Rage On (Wed, May 10, 2023)
Jai Paul Emerges From the Shadows, Somewhat (Thu, May 4, 2023)
How Fred again.. Jolted Dance Music (Mon, Apr 24, 2023)
A Spree of Country Music Divorce Albums (Mon, Apr 17, 2023)
The Friendship Harmonies of boygenius (Thu, Apr 6, 2023)
How Taylor Swift Shapes the Story of Her Eras (Fri, Mar 31, 2023)
The Inevitability of Ice Spice (Wed, Mar 22, 2023)
The Return of Morgan Wallen (Who Never Went Away) (Thu, Mar 16, 2023)
Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove (Wed, Mar 8, 2023)
Pharrell and Luxury Fashion’s Hip-Hop Obsession (Wed, Mar 1, 2023)
SZA’s Very Roundabout Path to Success (Sat, Feb 18, 2023)
Lil Yachty Breaks Boundaries and Takes on Rap Conservatism (Fri, Feb 10, 2023)
Grammys 2023: Hip-Hop Wins, Beyoncé Wins (Sort of) (Tue, Feb 7, 2023)
Blackpink, Aespa, NewJeans: The Evolution of K-Pop Girl Groups (Thu, Jan 26, 2023)
Ticketmaster Under the Magnifying Glass (Thu, Jan 19, 2023)
Jazz’s Year of Reckoning With Tradition (Thu, Jan 12, 2023)
The Year of Bad Bunny (Fri, Jan 6, 2023)
Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 2 (Sat, Dec 31, 2022)
Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 1 (Wed, Dec 28, 2022)
2022: The Songs of the Year (Wed, Dec 14, 2022)
The Best Albums of 2022? Let’s Discuss. (Wed, Dec 7, 2022)
2022: The Year in Atlanta Rap (Thu, Dec 1, 2022)
Separating Big Business and Bad Behavior in ‘Tár’ (Wed, Nov 16, 2022)
50 Years of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Talking Book’ (Wed, Nov 9, 2022)
Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’: Listener Mailbag (Wed, Nov 2, 2022)
Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’: Let’s Discuss (Tue, Oct 25, 2022)
Remembering Loretta Lynn (Thu, Oct 20, 2022)
The Young Women Who Make TikTok Weep (Wed, Oct 12, 2022)
The Sudden Rise of Zach Bryan (Wed, Oct 5, 2022)
Popcast Live! The New Faces of 2022 (Thu, Sep 22, 2022)
The Perseverance of Megan Thee Stallion (Wed, Sep 14, 2022)
What Is a ‘Fake’ Artist in 2022? (Wed, Aug 31, 2022)
Rage Against the Machine, Roaring On (Wed, Aug 24, 2022)
Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’: The Speed Round (Wed, Aug 17, 2022)
A Renaissance in American Hardcore Music (Thu, Aug 11, 2022)
The Robust Return of Beyoncé (Tue, Aug 2, 2022)
Lizzo’s Complicated, Joyful Pop (Wed, Jul 27, 2022)
‘Elvis’ vs. Elvis (Wed, Jul 13, 2022)
What’s Next for Jack Harlow? (Thu, Jul 7, 2022)
Where Is Jazz Most at Home? (Wed, Jun 29, 2022)
Drake Hits the Nightclub (Wed, Jun 22, 2022)
Digging Into Bob Dylan and Lou Reed’s Archives (Wed, Jun 15, 2022)
Mailbag Madness: Adele, Jack Harlow, the State of Rock’s Return (Wed, Jun 8, 2022)
Can Harry Styles’s Music Catch Up to His Fame? (Wed, Jun 1, 2022)
Kendrick Lamar’s Anxiety Era (Tue, May 24, 2022)
How Gossip Is Remaking Online Hip-Hop Media (Wed, May 18, 2022)
Why We Collect (Wed, May 11, 2022)
A Decade of Drill Rap (Sun, May 8, 2022)
Machine Gun Kelly’s Pop-Punk Pivot (Wed, Apr 27, 2022)
Will Smith, Before the Slap (Thu, Apr 21, 2022)
The 2022 Grammys: Let’s Discuss (Tue, Apr 5, 2022)
Charli XCX’s Ever-Evolving Pop (Wed, Mar 30, 2022)
The Many Worlds of Rosalía (Wed, Mar 23, 2022)
The Sounds of Ukrainian Pop (Tue, Mar 15, 2022)
Reggaeton’s Global Expansion and Wide-Open Future (Tue, Mar 8, 2022)
The Enigma of Big Thief (Wed, Mar 2, 2022)
Remembering Betty Davis, a Futuristic Funk Force (Wed, Feb 23, 2022)
Mitski, In and Out of the Spotlight (Wed, Feb 16, 2022)
Spotify’s Ongoing Joe Rogan Problem (Wed, Feb 9, 2022)
Remembering Greg Tate, Critic and Catalyst (Tue, Feb 1, 2022)
A Killing Jolts Sweden’s Rap Scene (Wed, Jan 26, 2022)
What’s Left for the Weeknd to Conquer? (Tue, Jan 18, 2022)
2021 in Jazz: Intimacy and Conversation (Wed, Jan 12, 2022)
Bonus Episode: Lana Del Rey’s American Fever Dreams (Sat, Jan 1, 2022)
What We Forgot to Talk About in 2021 (Tue, Dec 28, 2021)
TikTok’s Music Critics Reflect on 2021 (Tue, Dec 21, 2021)
The Best Albums of 2021? Let’s Discuss. (Tue, Dec 14, 2021)
Remembering Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Visionary (Tue, Dec 7, 2021)
Adele Returns, From Beyond Space and Time (Tue, Nov 30, 2021)
The Emotional and Financial Business of Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ (Wed, Nov 17, 2021)
Remembering the Velvet Underground Through the Mirror of Film (Tue, Nov 16, 2021)
How the Mosh Pit and ‘Raging’ Came to Hip-Hop (Tue, Nov 9, 2021)
Popcast Mailbag! Halsey, Nicki, TikTok and, of Course, Taylor (Wed, Nov 3, 2021)
glaive and Hyperpop’s Breakthrough Moment (Tue, Oct 19, 2021)
The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 3 (Tue, Oct 12, 2021)
The Reporters Who Covered R. Kelly on His Trial and Conviction (Tue, Oct 5, 2021)
Bringing Aaliyah Into the Streaming Era (Tue, Sep 28, 2021)
Kacey Musgraves, Country Music Chameleon (Tue, Sep 21, 2021)
Is Drake Tired of Drake? (Tue, Sep 14, 2021)
Miss the Old Kanye? Try the New Kanye. (Tue, Sep 7, 2021)
Lorde Steals Her Sunshine Back (Mon, Aug 30, 2021)
The Style of Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era (Tue, Aug 24, 2021)
The Lox, Triumphant at Verzuz (Mon, Aug 16, 2021)
Billie Eilish’s New Pop Perspective (Mon, Aug 9, 2021)
Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere (Fri, Jul 23, 2021)
When Pop Music Trolls Grow Up (Mon, Jul 19, 2021)
The (Not So?) Tentative Return of Live Music (Mon, Jul 12, 2021)
Britney Spears Takes On Her Conservatorship (Thu, Jul 1, 2021)
In the Weeds of ‘In the Heights’ (Fri, Jun 18, 2021)
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ Breakthrough (Fri, Jun 4, 2021)
J. Cole, Triumphant (at His Own Pace) (Sat, May 29, 2021)
The Beatific Re-emergence of Beverly Glenn-Copeland (Fri, May 14, 2021)
Where Is Country Music Making Room for Women? (Sun, May 9, 2021)
The Sing-Rap Generation Branches Out (Mon, Apr 26, 2021)
The Telling of DMX’s Life Story (Sun, Apr 11, 2021)
Taylor, Billie, Demi, Blackpink: The Pop Star Documentary Boom (Fri, Apr 2, 2021)
The Grammys, Improbably, Made It Work (Tue, Mar 16, 2021)
TikTok and the Pop Music Rough Draft (Sat, Mar 13, 2021)
New Jazz That Agitates for Change (Tue, Mar 2, 2021)
Remembering Sophie, Architect of Future Pop (Mon, Feb 15, 2021)
The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 2 (Fri, Feb 5, 2021)
Olivia Rodrigo and ‘Drivers License’ Aren’t Going Anywhere (Sun, Jan 31, 2021)
Inside the Bull Market for Songwriting Rights (Tue, Jan 19, 2021)
How Zev Love X Became MF Doom (Thu, Jan 7, 2021)
Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’: Let’s Discuss (Tue, Dec 15, 2020)
The Best Albums of 2020? Let’s Discuss. (Wed, Dec 9, 2020)
Saweetie, City Girls and the Female Rapper Renaissance (Sun, Nov 29, 2020)
Who Will Control Britney Spears’s Future? (Wed, Nov 18, 2020)
Ariana Grande, a Pop Star for the Post-Pop Star Age (Tue, Nov 10, 2020)
The Many Mariah Careys (Thu, Oct 22, 2020)
Luke Combs’s Country Stardom and the Remaking of the Bro (Sun, Oct 4, 2020)
Will Pop Music of the Future Rely on Actual Musicians, or Avatars? (Mon, Sep 28, 2020)
Is TikTok a Music Industry Friend or Troll? (Thu, Sep 17, 2020)
Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Preserving Pop’s Old Guard (Wed, Sep 9, 2020)
Remembering Riley Gale of Power Trip, a Thrash Titan (Tue, Sep 1, 2020)
How Merchandise Bundles Undid the Album Chart (Sat, Aug 22, 2020)
The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 1 (Tue, Aug 18, 2020)
The Welcome Return of the Chicks (Mon, Aug 10, 2020)
Answering Your Questions About Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ (Tue, Aug 4, 2020)
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’: Let’s Discuss (Tue, Jul 28, 2020)
Remembering Ennio Morricone, the Film Score Maestro (Mon, Jul 20, 2020)
The Timely Agitation of Run the Jewels (Thu, Jul 9, 2020)
Pop Superfans Are Getting Politically Active. What Happens Next? (Tue, Jun 30, 2020)
Lil Baby Is Warming Up to the Spotlight (Sun, Jun 21, 2020)
The Long, Complicated History of ‘Urban’ Music (Mon, Jun 15, 2020)
How Did The Source Cover the 1992 Los Angeles Uprisings? (Sun, Jun 7, 2020)
After Missteps, Pop Stars Apologize … and Sometimes Push Back (Mon, Jun 1, 2020)
The Many Lives of Doja Cat (Mon, May 18, 2020)
Remembering Tony Allen and Florian Schneider, Two Pillars of Rhythm (Mon, May 11, 2020)
The Triumphant Return of Fiona Apple, Pop Music Renegade (Thu, Apr 30, 2020)
Beyond ‘Trolls’ and ‘Frozen’: What Are Our Kids Listening To? (Sun, Apr 19, 2020)
Dua Lipa, Dance-Pop Crusader (Sat, Apr 11, 2020)
Sam Hunt and Kenny Rogers, Country Music Rule-Benders (Sun, Apr 5, 2020)
What Is the Role of Criticism in a Crisis? (Fri, Mar 27, 2020)
What Music Should I Listen to in a Crisis? (Fri, Mar 20, 2020)
How Will Pop Music Respond to the Coronavirus? (Thu, Mar 19, 2020)
The Unrelenting Space Jams of Tame Impala (Sun, Mar 8, 2020)
The Death of Pop Smoke and the Future of Brooklyn Drill (Fri, Feb 28, 2020)
Answering Your Questions About Britney, Billie, Aaliyah and More (Fri, Feb 14, 2020)
Answering Your Questions About Taylor, Mitski, Emo and More (Fri, Feb 7, 2020)
When Did the Super Bowl Halftime Show Become Political? (Sat, Feb 1, 2020)
The Grammys, Dissected: Out With the Old, in With the Billie, Lizzo and Tyler (Tue, Jan 28, 2020)
How TikTok Is Killing the Radio Songwriter (Fri, Jan 17, 2020)
In 2019, Jazz Reckoned With Old Boundaries, and Marched Past Them (Sat, Jan 11, 2020)
Were These the Best Albums of the 2010s? (Tue, Dec 31, 2019)
Juice WRLD and the Crisis of SoundCloud Rap-Era Fame (Fri, Dec 13, 2019)
Would Prince Have Wanted His Rough Drafts Made Public? (Sun, Dec 8, 2019)
Dissecting the 2020 Grammy Nominations (Fri, Nov 22, 2019)
Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey: Pop Stars (and Their Fans) Clap Back (Wed, Nov 20, 2019)
Can Reality Television Produce a Plausible Rap Star? (Mon, Nov 11, 2019)
Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective (Wed, Oct 30, 2019)
The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit (Sat, Oct 19, 2019)
The Highwomen, Miranda Lambert and the Women Invigorating Country Music (Fri, Oct 11, 2019)
Is 100 gecs the End of Pop, or a New Beginning? (Sat, Oct 5, 2019)
A New Flood of English-Spanish Pop Is Here. Is It Opportunism or Progress? (Sun, Sep 29, 2019)
How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing? (Sun, Sep 22, 2019)
Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late? (Sat, Sep 7, 2019)
What’s the Point of Album Covers in the Post-Album Era? (Thu, Aug 29, 2019)
Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era? (Tue, Aug 27, 2019)
A Tribute to David Berman, Who Never Hid His Truth (Fri, Aug 16, 2019)
Funkmaster Flex and Tyler, the Creator’s Unlikely Buddy Comedy (Fri, Aug 2, 2019)
How Many Streams Is a T-Shirt Worth? Breaking Down Chart Dilemmas. (Fri, Jul 26, 2019)
The Loudness of João Gilberto, Bossa Nova’s King of Quiet (Fri, Jul 19, 2019)
How Hootie & the Blowfish Inspired Both Love and Hate (Mon, Jul 8, 2019)
The Unexpectedly Deep Musical Roots of Hootie & the Blowfish (Mon, Jul 1, 2019)
Why Are the Movies So Obsessed With Pop Stars? (Fri, Jun 21, 2019)
Can Record Labels Be Trusted to Preserve Music History? (Thu, Jun 13, 2019)
Bob Dylan’s Excellent Adventure (Tue, Jun 11, 2019)
Megan Thee Stallion and Rap’s Rising Generation of Women (Sat, May 25, 2019)
Are AirPods Worth the Costs? (Mon, May 20, 2019)
Vampire Weekend, Indie Rock Heretics Turned Anxious Jam Band (Mon, May 13, 2019)
The Return of Bikini Kill and the Long Tail of Riot Grrrl (Sun, May 5, 2019)
How Gospel and Pop Learn From Each Other (Tue, Apr 30, 2019)
Is Billie Eilish the Future of Pop? (Fri, Apr 19, 2019)
Lil Nas X and the Long History of Country-Rap (Sun, Apr 7, 2019)
Boy Bands, Now Featuring Grown Men (Fri, Mar 29, 2019)
How a Viral Rap Star Rocketed From Meme to Hit (Thu, Mar 21, 2019)
Can Michael Jackson’s Legacy Ever Really Be Derailed? (Thu, Mar 7, 2019)
Behind the Ryan Adams Investigation (Mon, Feb 18, 2019)
Maggie Rogers and Sharon Van Etten Break Free From Old Expectations (Fri, Feb 1, 2019)
Fyre Festival’s Post-Mortems: We’ve Still Got Questions (Fri, Jan 25, 2019)
Listening to Pop Music’s Class of 2019 (Fri, Jan 18, 2019)
Bad Bunny Is Just Getting Started (Sat, Jan 12, 2019)
The New Battles Over the Direction of Jazz (Fri, Jan 4, 2019)
Your Questions About Pop Music, Answered (or Ruled Unanswerable) (Thu, Dec 27, 2018)
A New Kind of Pop Star Has Arrived (Fri, Dec 21, 2018)
Listening to the Best Songs of 2018 (Thu, Dec 13, 2018)
How the Grammy Nominations Really Made Us Feel (Sat, Dec 8, 2018)
Debating the Best Albums of 2018: Janelle Monáe, Soccer Mommy and More (Fri, Dec 7, 2018)
6ix9ine’s Troubled Past and Uncertain Future (Sat, Dec 1, 2018)
The Gentle Return of Mariah Carey (Thu, Nov 29, 2018)
Kane Brown, Pistol Annies and Country Music’s Inclusion Problem (Sat, Nov 17, 2018)
Remembering Roy Hargrove, Who Brought Jazz History Into Tomorrow (Fri, Nov 9, 2018)
Robyn, Pop’s Reluctant Pacesetter (Fri, Nov 2, 2018)
BTS Conquered America. What’s Next for K-Pop? (Fri, Oct 26, 2018)
For Those About to Rock, An Uncertain Fate (Sat, Oct 20, 2018)
‘A Star Is Born’ Is Here. Let’s Discuss. (Thu, Oct 11, 2018)
How Lil Wayne Became One of Hip-Hop’s Most Durable Stars (Fri, Oct 5, 2018)
Should They Stay or Should They Go? Pop Stars and Retirement (Fri, Sep 28, 2018)
What Makes for a Great Celebrity Profile? (Thu, Sep 20, 2018)
Remembering Mac Miller, Low-Key Hip-Hop Bellwether (Sat, Sep 15, 2018)
Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 2 (Mon, Sep 10, 2018)
Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 1 (Mon, Sep 10, 2018)
How We Arrived at Ariana Grande’s Big Moment (Tue, Aug 28, 2018)
Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott, Rivals With Common Problems (Tue, Aug 21, 2018)
Aretha Franklin: The Artist We Knew, and the Woman We Didn’t (Fri, Aug 17, 2018)
The Shrinking Space Between Band T-Shirt and High Fashion (Fri, Aug 10, 2018)
Can Guns N’ Roses, or Any Artist, Erase an Unflattering Moment? (Sat, Aug 4, 2018)
Who’s in Charge of Telling Whitney Houston’s Story? (Fri, Jul 27, 2018)
When Superfans Attack (Sat, Jul 21, 2018)
Drake: Platinum in a Day, but Still at a Crossroads (Thu, Jul 5, 2018)
Kanye West: You Asked, We Answered (Wed, Jun 27, 2018)
XXXTentacion, Mourning and Morality (Fri, Jun 22, 2018)
Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes, Would-Be Pop Kings (Sat, Jun 16, 2018)
Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ Is Here: Let’s Discuss (Wed, Jun 6, 2018)
Drake vs. Pusha-T, Unpacked (Thu, May 31, 2018)
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Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Break Boundaries (Wed, Apr 25, 2018)
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Cardi B Arrives at the Top (Thu, Apr 12, 2018)
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The Complex Intersection Where Rap and the Legal System Collide (Fri, Feb 16, 2018)
Justin Timberlake Down, Meek Mill Up: How Twitter Swings Public Opinion (Fri, Feb 9, 2018)
Can the Grammys Be Fixed? (Tue, Jan 30, 2018)
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Remembering the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan (Fri, Jan 19, 2018)
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The Popcast Answers Your Burning Questions About Pop Music in 2017 (Mon, Dec 18, 2017)
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Has Arrived. Let’s Discuss. (Tue, Nov 14, 2017)
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What Are the Billboard Charts Really Measuring? (Fri, Oct 27, 2017)
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Tom Petty, a Secret Punk on Rock’s Mount Rushmore (Wed, Oct 4, 2017)
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From Instagram to ‘Bodak Yellow,’ Cardi B Has Arrived (Fri, Sep 15, 2017)
Women Dominating Rock: There’s More to the Conversation (Mon, Sep 11, 2017)
Is SoundCloud a Business or a Community? (Fri, Aug 25, 2017)
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How Lil Uzi Vert Turned Rap Into Rock and Became a Pop Star (Fri, Apr 28, 2017)
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What Future and Migos Tell Us About Atlanta’s Rap Dominance (Fri, Mar 3, 2017)
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Were There Any Real Winners at the Grammys? (Tue, Feb 14, 2017)
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The War Over ‘La La Land’: Gotta Hear Both Sides (Fri, Jan 27, 2017)
The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy (Fri, Jan 20, 2017)
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