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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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Billie Eilish’s New Pop Perspective
09/08/2021 Duração: 58minHow has the teenage phenomenon’s songwriting, and her relationship to the larger music machine, evolved between albums? Guests: Joe Coscarelli and Lindsay Zoladz.
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Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere
23/07/2021 Duração: 39minA conversation about his unconventional path to success, his unconventional methods of maintaining it and his possible futures beyond it. Guest: Jazmine Hughes.
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When Pop Music Trolls Grow Up
19/07/2021 Duração: 50minNew albums from Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator place their makers — children of the internet with a taste for friction — in a new light. Guest: The Ringer's Justin Charity.
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The (Not So?) Tentative Return of Live Music
12/07/2021 Duração: 30minA look at the challenges touring musicians faced over the last year, and how the industry is adjusting to the new normal. Guest: Ben Sisario.
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Britney Spears Takes On Her Conservatorship
01/07/2021 Duração: 48minAn exploration of how the arrangement has intersected with her work, the latest legal updates and what might come next. Guests: Joe Coscarelli, Liz Day and Samantha Stark.
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In the Weeds of ‘In the Heights’
18/06/2021 Duração: 52minA conversation about bringing musicals to the big screen, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s artistic choices and the critical blowback to the film’s casting. Guests: Sandra Garcia, Isabelia Herrera and Lena Wilson.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ Breakthrough
04/06/2021 Duração: 56minFew artists making pop music have risen to the top in the past several years. What made this Disney star click with listeners? Guests: Olivia Horn and Lindsay Zoladz.
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J. Cole, Triumphant (at His Own Pace)
29/05/2021 Duração: 01h24sThe rapper’s sixth No. 1 album is here. Listen to a conversation about his career, and the long exchange between hip-hop and basketball. Guests: The New York Times's Elena Bergeron and Rap Portraits' Yoh Phillips.
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The Beatific Re-emergence of Beverly Glenn-Copeland
14/05/2021 Duração: 47minA conversation about his winding path to a receptive, ready audience — and how music can be a bulwark against cynicism and trauma. Guests: Taja Cheek and Mina Tavakoli.
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Where Is Country Music Making Room for Women?
09/05/2021 Duração: 52minNashville remains challenging for women artists. But some rising performers are breaking through on radio — and TikTok. Guests: Marissa Moss and Natalie Weiner of the Don’t Rock the Inbox newsletter.
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The Sing-Rap Generation Branches Out
26/04/2021 Duração: 51minHow melody has continued to reshape hip-hop via the work of Polo G, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay and more rising artists. Guest: Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre.
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When a TikTok Influencer Dances, Who Gets Credit?
16/04/2021 Duração: 39minAddison Rae’s appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show sparked conversations about appropriation and how dance has been central to the platform. Guest: Taylor Lorenz.
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The Telling of DMX’s Life Story
11/04/2021 Duração: 58minA conversation about the intense potency of the rapper’s music and religious fervor, and what it was like to interview him. Guest: Smokey Fontaine, the co-author of the 2002 book “E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.”
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Taylor, Billie, Demi, Blackpink: The Pop Star Documentary Boom
02/04/2021 Duração: 59minA conversation about the influx of films made about (and by) current stars and its implications for the format. Guests: The Observer's Simran Hans; and Caryn Ganz.
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The Grammys, Improbably, Made It Work
16/03/2021 Duração: 01h03minThe show navigated a year of crisis, minted a new generation of stars and didn’t fixate on boomers. Guests: Jon Pareles, Joe Coscarelli, Ben Sisario, Lindsay Zoladz and Caryn Ganz.
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TikTok and the Pop Music Rough Draft
13/03/2021 Duração: 50minThe wildly popular platform has reshaped pop during the coronavirus pandemic, and changed how record labels grapple with unpredictable virality. Guest: Caryn Ganz.
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New Jazz That Agitates for Change
02/03/2021 Duração: 49minA conversation about strong recent debuts, and how canon and community can be in tension. Guests: Giovanni Russonello and Marcus J. Moore.
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Remembering Sophie, Architect of Future Pop
15/02/2021 Duração: 53minExploring the legacy of a producer and performer who imagined an approach to music without borders. Guests: Sasha Geffen and Pitchfork's Philip Sherburne.
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The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 2
05/02/2021 Duração: 01h06minRemembering Fred the Godson, Adam Schlesinger and Cristina. Guests: Kurt B. Reighley; Complex's Shawn Setaro; and Ben Sisario.
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Olivia Rodrigo and ‘Drivers License’ Aren’t Going Anywhere
31/01/2021 Duração: 01h03minA conversation about the year’s first genuine pop phenomenon, and the long arc of the Disney machine. Guests: Joe Coscarelli; Vulture's Justin Curto; and Larisha Paul.