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The Resistance is Dancing in the Streets (ICYMI)
Our Switched on Summer Throwback Series continues with “Dancing in the Street,” the 1964 Motown hit by Martha and the Vandellas that was co-written b…
5 years, 6 months ago
Benee and the Art of the Sad Banger
How does it feel to become a global pop star under lockdown? Benee’s “Supalonely” had been out for over 5 months when in March of 2020, it quickly be…
5 years, 6 months ago
90s Music Canon
Matt Daniels, editor of the publication The Pudding, wanted to find out what songs from his youth would last into the future. So he designed a study …
5 years, 7 months ago
Bruno Major restyles the Great American Songbook
Bruno Major blends old song structures from The Great American Songbook with contemporary production on his new album “To Let A Good Thing Die.” The …
5 years, 7 months ago
Black Is King (ICYMI Beyoncé's Gift To Africa ft. Ivie Ani)
Beyoncé' has released "Black Is King," a visual album based off of music that she released last year. We're rerunning that piece so that you can plac…
5 years, 7 months ago
folklore: taylor swift's quarantine dream
Taylor Swift has released folklore, her unexpected eighth studio album. It is an understated work that firmly puts celebrity gossip behind her (there…
5 years, 7 months ago
The Women Reclaiming Nu-Metal ft. Rina Sawayama
Nu-Metal, the mid 90s creation that blended metal, rap and pop, is one of the most critically derided pop genres. So it is strange that this genre is…
5 years, 7 months ago
Rosie: Investigating a Crime at the Heart of the Music Industry
Listen closely to the start of the 2015 hit "Hey Mama" by David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Afrojack, and Bebe Rexha and you'll hear voices intoning a chant…
5 years, 8 months ago
Song of Summer 2020: TikTok Jams, Protest Anthems, Breezy Bops & Bummer Bangers
The 2020 song of summer competition is underway. We asked you for your favorite songs and put them in a head-to-head tournament. Find out which is th…
5 years, 8 months ago
The Many Colors of Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’
Lady Gaga’s 6th album is a conceptual release about a future that is neither utopian nor dystopian. Despite its sci-fi visuals, the album looks more …
5 years, 8 months ago