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Sparkle spoke out against R Kelly. It cost her her career.
On this week’s episode we're sharing a story fromThe Cut where senior writer Angelina Chapin and co-host Jazmín Aguilera talk about and talk with Spa…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Mystery of Montero AKA Lil Nas X (feat. Take A Daytrip)
Lil Nas X has a talent for creating productive controversy. First with “Old Town Road,” he challenged expectations about blackness in country music. …
4 years, 8 months ago
Deja Vu: Why Olivia Rodrigo keeps giving up songwriting credits
Episode 25
In the last few years music copyright claims have skyrocketed. More and more artists are giving songwriting credits away. Frequently, credits are giv…
4 years, 8 months ago
CHVRCHES and the sound of 80s horror
CHVRCHES is well-known for their comprehensive use of synthesizers and their updated take on “synthpop”, a subgenre of pop we most closely associated…
4 years, 8 months ago
From Taylor Swift to Bon Iver, Aaron Dessner Finds Meaning in Musical Community
On August 27th Big Red Machine, the joint musical project of Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner - artists known for their work as Bon Iver and in the ro…
4 years, 9 months ago
Modern Classics: Carina del Valle Schorske on Cat Power's "Manhattan"
Recently the hosts of Switched on Pop kept seeing the same byline next to their favorite pieces of music writing. A moving profile of Bad Bunny? Ther…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Joy of Music Festivals
For the past two weeks, our series on summer music festivals has uncovered the interplay of festival fashion and music and examined festival subcultu…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Beauty and Horror of Insane Clown Posse's Summer Festival
The Gathering of the Juggalos is the music festival centered around the rap duo Insane Clown Posse. Their songs are hyper-violent and profane; their …
4 years, 9 months ago
How Coachella took the Woodstock look
The co-hosts of The Cut, Jazmin Aguilera and B.A. Parker, think deeply and incisively about fashion. For this special episode of Switched on Pop — th…
4 years, 9 months ago
Modern Classics: Mark Ronson on Ginuwine's "Pony"
Mark Ronson has a CV too long to list here. Suffice to say he’s a musician who’s worked with everyone from Amy Winehouse to Lady Gaga to Dua Lipa, ha…
4 years, 10 months ago