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25 Predictions for 2025: Grammys, J-pop, kazoos and more
2024 was an unpredictable year, and 2025 seems to be cut from the same cloth. So for this episode of Switched On Pop, Nate, Charlie, and Reanna look …
1 year, 2 months ago
Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico
The first great release of 2025 is already here: Bad Bunny's newest album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. Over the course of its 17 tracks, the Puerto Rican r…
1 year, 2 months ago
Our theme music sucks. Let’s change it.
What happens when your podcast’s theme song—cobbled together from GarageBand loops—gets called “game show music” and likened to a cereal commercial? …
1 year, 2 months ago
Have Disney musicals lost their edge?
Critics are not feeling the love tonight when it comes to Disney's latest sequels, Mufasa and Moana 2. They've called the animated films "lifeless an…
1 year, 2 months ago
Going Off Book
On this very special episode, we join forces with the hilarious podcast OFF BOOK. When our powers combine, Zach and Jess of Off Book, plus their kill…
1 year, 3 months ago
Auto-Tune always and forever
Popular music changes all the time, but there’s been one consistent element in practically everything released in the last two decades: Auto-Tune is …
1 year, 3 months ago
The many lives of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
The first time you hear "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," it probably registers as just another cheery holiday standard. But hiding within this seemin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé
Three artists quietly reshaped pop music in 2024, though you might not know it from your Spotify Wrapped. As listeners question the accuracy of their…
1 year, 3 months ago
The best (and worst) of holiday music in 2024
It's an annual tradition: Every December, artists release their bids to join the hallowed halls of holiday music history. The gold standard remains M…
1 year, 3 months ago
Kendrick Lamar: from Pulitzer to pop
In 2024, Kendrick Lamar pulled off what seemed impossible: winning hip-hop's biggest rap battle in recent history, securing the Super Bowl halftime s…
1 year, 3 months ago