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Sinopse
New York Times music critics Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff, Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinen talk each week about the latest pop music news, the top songs, the best albums, the biggest stars — and the up and coming stars you haven't heard of yet.
Episódios
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Yes, We Stuck With ‘American Idol’
26/05/2018 Duração: 54minMaddie Poppe won the show, rebooted on ABC with a new cast of judges. What worked, what didn’t and who really stood out? Two longtime “Idol” enthusiasts discuss.
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Pursuing R. Kelly: The Reporter Who Never Gave Up
23/05/2018 Duração: 37minFor two decades, accusations of sexual impropriety have been leveled at the R&B superstar. And Jim DeRogatis has been covering the story.
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‘Girls’ Gone Wrong: Who Gets to Make a Gay Love Song?
18/05/2018 Duração: 53minThe Rita Ora track was positioned as a celebration of bisexuality, but struck a sour note with critics who found its lyrics problematic.
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Avicii: Overexposed and Underappreciated?
04/05/2018 Duração: 01h05minThe 28-year-old producer and D.J., who died last month in Oman, was a pop savant and an EDM innovator who left behind a complicated legacy.
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Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Break Boundaries
25/04/2018 Duração: 01h16minA Coachella set stunning in scope and execution. The first Pulitzer Prize winner who isn’t from classical or jazz. A conversation about the two artists’ triumphs.
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Pop’s Category Killers, From Live Nation to Spotify, Under the Microscope
20/04/2018 Duração: 43minIn recent weeks, the businesses that present music to the public have undergone major shifts.
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Cardi B Arrives at the Top
12/04/2018 Duração: 01h06minThe 25-year-old’s LP “Invasion of Privacy” is part of her broad-scale pop culture takeover. A conversation about her rise and debut album.
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Logic, XXXTentacion and Hip-Hop Morality in 2018
06/04/2018 Duração: 01h09minA conversation about the earnest rapper and the SoundCloud renegade, both successes of modern internet-driven rap fandom.
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Kacey Musgraves and Ashley McBryde, Country Traditionalists With a Twist
30/03/2018 Duração: 57minTwo new albums put a spotlight on Nashville’s ongoing, agonized relationship with female performers.
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Ashlee Simpson: You Asked, We Answered
16/03/2018 Duração: 01h18minPart two of our conversation about the mid-2000s pop star features debates about her MTV reality show and “S.N.L.” debacle, and a listener mailbag.
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Was Ashlee Simpson Underappreciated? Discuss
09/03/2018 Duração: 01h14minIn the mid-2000s, the pop singer had platinum albums and an MTV reality show. Hear the first of two conversations about Ms. Simpson’s misunderstood career.
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Lucy Dacus, Soccer Mommy, the Breeders and the Future of Indie Rock
02/03/2018 Duração: 56minA conversation about carefully considered creative paths — and how pristine voices with powerful messages are amplified — as three strong new albums arrive
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In Defense of Soundtracks. And Fergie.
24/02/2018 Duração: 01h13minWhat’s responsible for the recent soundtrack renaissance that brought albums from “Black Panther” and “The Greatest Showman” to the top of the charts?
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The Complex Intersection Where Rap and the Legal System Collide
16/02/2018 Duração: 45minA conversation with a criminal lawyer about the racial politics of legal representation, the Meek Mill saga and the future prospects of incarcerated would-be stars.
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Justin Timberlake Down, Meek Mill Up: How Twitter Swings Public Opinion
09/02/2018 Duração: 01h17minThe internet’s response to the two musicians after the Super Bowl shows how criticism works these days. Rapid-fire groupthink online can be strong enough to have real-world impact.
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Can the Grammys Be Fixed?
30/01/2018 Duração: 58minBig stars didn’t show up. Ratings were down. Hip-hop was once again shut out of the major categories. Can “music’s biggest night” represent what’s really happening in music?
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Hear What Music Will Sound Like in 2018
26/01/2018 Duração: 01h06minFlamboyant hip-hop, promising punk rock, intricate bluegrass and more: a conversation about the artists we’re looking forward to following this year.
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Remembering the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan
19/01/2018 Duração: 52minThe lead singer of the Irish rock band, who died at 46, wrote songs in the 1990s that deeply touched young women and Irish listeners while appealing to a worldwide audience
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In Streaming, One Goliath Creates Many Davids
12/01/2018 Duração: 01h02minStreaming has established itself as the dominant mode of music distribution. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, it turns out.
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Is Today’s Jazz Finally Outrunning the Past?
05/01/2018 Duração: 01h05minJazz could have spent 2017 looking backward, focusing on the centennials of foundational figures. But instead, several strains of contemporary jazz thrived.