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Demi Lovato is Not Sorry
Demi Lovato's latest, "Sorry Not Sorry" is at once an unapologetic anthem of defiance and a super catchy mashup of multiple genres. As we'll see, eve…
8 years, 5 months ago
How to 'Feels' the Groove
How does a song with nonsense lyrics capture our attention, making us want to move? It is called the groove. Enter Calvin Harris' "Feels" (ft. Katy P…
8 years, 5 months ago
Anthems of Resilience - Kesha and Imagine Dragons [LIVE]
This episode of Switched on Pop comes at you live from Block Island, RI, recoded in front of an audience of friends and family following a solar ecli…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Many Worlds of "Despacito"
What has catapulted Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" to the top spot on the Billboard charts? Sorry, typo—to its status as the biggest song …
8 years, 7 months ago
Selena Gomez: Bad Liar, Psycho Songwriter
Selena Gomez's "Bad Liar" stands out on the charts by doing things a little differently: it's a subtle, at times even awkward, summer surprise. Break…
8 years, 8 months ago
Breaking Down Alanis Morissette (and our own Preconceptions) with guest Andrea Warner
Author, critic and podcaster Andrea Warner joins for a throwback episode exploring politics in Lilith Fair, harmonic anger in Alanis Morissette's ico…
8 years, 8 months ago
Morgan Page Reveals the Rule of 3 in Julia Michaels and Maroon 5
Your brain can only hear three things at the same time. What you may not know is that musicians use this cognitive limitation to guide your listening…
8 years, 9 months ago
DJ Khaled - I'm The One... six... four... five
DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo from Migos and Lil Wayne have allied for a new smash hit: "I'm The One." Despite the star power pr…
8 years, 9 months ago
Musical Architecture in Charlie Puth + HAIM
Two new songs have captured the attention of your hosts—Charlie Puth's "Attention" and HAIM's "Want You Back." On the surface, these two songs appear…
8 years, 9 months ago
The End Of Pop Music As We Know It: Fall Out Boy & Charli XCX
Is it true that all pop music sounds the same today? For the past year the “pop-drop” has dominated the airwaves. This new form of EDM infused pop ca…
8 years, 10 months ago