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Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé
Three artists quietly reshaped pop music in 2024, though you might not know it from your Spotify Wrapped. As listeners question the accuracy of their…
1 year, 5 months ago
The best (and worst) of holiday music in 2024
It's an annual tradition: Every December, artists release their bids to join the hallowed halls of holiday music history. The gold standard remains M…
1 year, 5 months ago
Kendrick Lamar: from Pulitzer to pop
In 2024, Kendrick Lamar pulled off what seemed impossible: winning hip-hop's biggest rap battle in recent history, securing the Super Bowl halftime s…
1 year, 5 months ago
We're off to see the "Wicked"
The year's hottest movie is, against all odds, a musical. Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, just hit theaters, and tells the tale of …
1 year, 6 months ago
Listening 2 Madonna: Ray of Light
TIME Magazine once said, “there are few figures more closely associated with religion in pop culture than Madonna.” And looking at her catalog, it’s …
1 year, 6 months ago
Listening 2 Madonna: Spanish Eyes
Throughout her forty-year career, Madonna has managed to travel the globe, both literally and musically. Despite being a white woman from the midwest…
1 year, 6 months ago
Listening 2 Madonna: Who's That Girl?
Madonna is the world's biggest female pop star. She's influenced everyone from Beyoncé to Britney Spears; is the most successful solo artist in Hot 1…
1 year, 6 months ago
Fleetwood Mac perfected turning drama into hits
In 1973, before their ascent to rock superstardom with Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were just two young lovers making music in …
1 year, 6 months ago
Still Freaky After All These Years: Gaga, Tyler, The Cure
A musical "freak," to us here at Switched On Pop, is an artist who is unique, non-conforming, and always manages to surprise. We're living in some fr…
1 year, 6 months ago
Did Kendrick Lamar kill hip-hop?
Over the summer, the culture was shaken by the biggest rap beef this decade, between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. From “First Person Shooter” to “Not Li…
1 year, 7 months ago