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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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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…
9 years 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…
9 years 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…
9 years, 1 month ago
Harry Styles, Eschatology and Teen Girl Fandom
One Direction wunderkind Harry Styles has just released his first ever single, "Sign of the Times," and it's a doozy. Strap in for a discussion of th…
9 years, 1 month ago
What's to Love About Ed Sheeran? (guest Ross Golan)
Songwriter Ross Golan comes over to start up a conversation, encouraging us to follow his lead and give Ed Sheeran's chart-annihilating record "Shape…
9 years, 2 months ago
Zedd + Alessia Cara - Stay (w special guest Grey)
Charlie and Nate sit down with up-and-coming producer duo Grey—fresh off their hit "Starving" with Zedd and Hailee Steinfeld—to uncover the secrets b…
9 years, 2 months ago