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25 Predictions for 2025: Grammys, J-pop, kazoos and more
Jan 28, 20252024 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 into the crystal ball of pop music to create a (pla...
Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico
Jan 21, 2025The 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 reggaetonero crafts an intertextual, anti-colonial t...
Our jingle sucks. Let’s change it.
Jan 14, 2025What happens when your podcast’s theme song—cobbled together from GarageBand loops—gets called “game show music” and likened to a cereal commercial? You rewrite it. In this episode, we take you behind...
Have Disney musicals lost their edge?
Jan 07, 2025Critics 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 and bland." But save some sympathy for the composers ...
Going Off Book
Dec 31, 2024On 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 killer backing band of Scott, Dana and Brett create an ...
Auto-Tune always and forever
Dec 24, 2024Popular music changes all the time, but there’s been one consistent element in practically everything released in the last two decades: Auto-Tune is everywhere. What started as a simple audio processi...
Santa Claus is coming to town and stalking America
Dec 20, 2024The first time you hear "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," it probably registers as just another cheery holiday standard. But hiding within this seemingly simple song is a remarkable story of American t...
Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé
Dec 17, 2024Three artists quietly reshaped pop music in 2024, though you might not know it from your Spotify Wrapped. As listeners question the accuracy of their year-end streaming stats, we explore the innovativ...
The best (and worst) of holiday music in 2024
Dec 13, 2024It's an annual tradition: Every December, artists release their bids to join the hallowed halls of holiday music history. The gold standard remains Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," wh...
Kendrick Lamar: from Pulitzer to pop
Dec 10, 2024In 2024, Kendrick Lamar pulled off what seemed impossible: winning hip-hop's biggest rap battle in recent history, securing the Super Bowl halftime show, and dropping GNX, a surprise album that might ...