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brat but it's a podcast about the album by CharliXCX
CharliXCX's latest album, brat, has created an internet fever dream. This club record celebrating messiness, partying, and brutal honesty has created…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024
For months, listeners have been peppering us with the same question: “When are you going to cover Chappell Roan?” We genuflect, then respond, “We int…
1 year, 7 months ago
Is country the new hip hop?
For decades, hip hop has been the most successful genre on the charts. Then, in 2023, a shift occurred. For the first time, the country songs outnumb…
1 year, 7 months ago
The music industry's AI fight
The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce chat with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the RIAA lawsuit against Al music startups Udio and Suno. …
1 year, 7 months ago
Switched-On Wendy Carlos
The synthesizer was invented in the 1890s. But for people to really start using it, it took half a century, a musician named Wendy Carlos, and an alb…
1 year, 8 months ago
The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Explained
Long live the song of the summer with Today Explained. But wait! Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding disagrees. And Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos say…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lawrence: the eight-piece family band reshaping the music business
In today’s volatile music industry, many artists struggle to navigate the pitfalls of touring, the whims of social media, and the inequity of exploit…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina
The first half of 2024 has been for the “pop girlie.” It seems like every major artist who’s dominated the discourse this year has been a woman, oste…
1 year, 8 months ago
Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)
There’s many things to love about Los Angeles: low-rider cars, roadside taco stands, and, come awards season, the omnipresent “For Your Consideration…
1 year, 8 months ago
Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)
Bootsy Collins is, perhaps, the funkiest man of all time. Over the course of his nearly six decade career, Collins has given up the funk in the iconi…
1 year, 8 months ago