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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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Is Arcade Fire Its Own Worst Enemy?
04/08/2017 Duração: 35minAs the band released its most divisive album yet, it embarked on a rollout that confused its narrative even further.
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Celebrating Two of Rock’s Big Voices, Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell
28/07/2017 Duração: 59minA conversation about two singers in different bands who left significant musical and emotional legacies
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Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless
21/07/2017 Duração: 46minSpotify, SoundCloud, Tidal: Seemingly every major streaming service has suffered through some controversy lately
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From Jay-Z to Prodigy, It’s Time to Talk About Hip-Hop’s Elders
14/07/2017 Duração: 01h13minA new album from Jay-Z, documentaries about Sean Combs and Dr. Dre, and the death of Prodigy have stirred new thinking about older artists
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Can K-pop Conquer America?
30/06/2017 Duração: 55minFanaticism about this Korean genre is on the rise in the United States, but it hasn’t cracked mainstream pop culture
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Hip-Hop’s Punk Moment Has Arrived
23/06/2017 Duração: 01h05minSoundCloud rap is a raw, rowdy, rebellious movement fueled by young rappers looking outside the genre for inspiration.
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Katy Perry, Lorde and Halsey: How to Make a Pop Album in 2017
16/06/2017 Duração: 55minThree female pop stars, three different approaches: a conversation about their new albums, on Popcast.
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Why We’re Still Listening to the Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’
09/06/2017 Duração: 30minOur pop music critics are not fans of record anniversaries, but 50 years after the creation of “Sgt. Pepper,” there are still lessons to be learned from the album.
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Latin Pop Thrives, No Bieber Required
02/06/2017 Duração: 47min“Despacito” is the first Spanish-language song to top the chart since “Macarena,” but there are many more interesting shifts in Latin pop today.
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Festivals That Inspire Awe, and Festivals That Lead to Criminal Investigations
26/05/2017 Duração: 46minMusic fests are ubiquitous, but only some are curated well enough to be thrilling. And there’s the Fyre Festival.
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Harry Styles and John Mayer, Teardrops on Their Guitars
19/05/2017 Duração: 39minThe One Direction member and the pop-blues poster boy have a few things in common.
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Paramore Returns, Headed Straight For the 1980s
12/05/2017 Duração: 30minOne of the most impressive rock bands working in the mainstream has taken a left turn. Where is Paramore headed, and how did it inspire scores of artists?
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Finding Feist’s Pleasure and Pain
05/05/2017 Duração: 25minThe singer-songwriter’s new album is a low-fi exploration of extreme emotions. How does it relate to her earlier hits, and how did she get here?
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How Lil Uzi Vert Turned Rap Into Rock and Became a Pop Star
28/04/2017 Duração: 46minHe’s a rapper, a social media phenomenon, the guy yelling “ya” on Migos’s hit “Bad and Boujee.” What’s the secret of Uzi’s success?
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A Deep Dig on Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole’s Hip-Hop’s Values
21/04/2017 Duração: 55minThe two rappers recall an earlier time in the genre’s history, in terms of aesthetics and politics. How do they fit in today?
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Chainsmokers?
14/04/2017 Duração: 49minIn three years, the duo has had several hits while offending all sorts of people. What does its sound say about EDM?
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Jazz in 2017: The Music Is Thriving, Though Support Is in Peril
07/04/2017 Duração: 39minKamasi Washington and some Los Angeles musicians are producing vital recordings, but N.E.A. funding is uncertain. A conversation about the state of jazz.
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Drake Changed Hip-Hop’s Sound. Can He Change the Business?
27/03/2017 Duração: 57minHis release isn’t an album or a mixtape, but a playlist — a move that could position him to shift the music industry once again.
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How Chuck Berry Became a Rock ’n’ Roll Mastermind
22/03/2017 Duração: 23minHe wrote the guitar licks, told the clever stories, duckwalked across the stage and forever changed popular music
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The Billboard Charts Are Wackier Than Ever: What’s Going On?
17/03/2017 Duração: 56minStreaming figures into chart positions now, a fact that has started yielding some very odd results.