By Sam Murphy + Nic Kelly
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The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.
It's the Pop In and our agenda this week is:
What’s been happening this week? / Coming Up
Our wrapped
Best albums/songs of the year Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Billboard
Taylor Swift Time Person of the Year
Charli XCX has finished her new album
WELCOME BACK TO THE POP IN!
What’s been happening this week? / Coming Up
The rise and rise of Tate McRae - could she clinch a Billboard #1?
Spotify Wrapped is out - unpacking the global Top 5 songs and artists
Dua Lipa's Houdini - our 4 week late review
Nicki Minaj album next week same week as Tate McRae and SZA deluxe what a time
Quick unpack of what the rest of the year looks like on the pod
What’s been happening this week? / Coming Up
Dua Lipa wipes Instagram for new era - what do we know, who’s involved, and all that jazz
Charli's BACK BABY
Troye album's coming this week & Nic interviewed him - hear the full thing here
Sam saw RAYE live in New York and it was one of the most lucid shows he's ever seen
Tems is selling out huge venues & releases a triumphant single
Omar Apollo's new single
The Pop In now gets a game: YEAR OF THE SONG!
Billie Eilish's second album 'Happier Than Ever' was a big turning point for her. Her first album was a streaming giant but this album marked a pointed move to establish herself as an artist without worrying about the hits. The result was a cohesive, mature and startingly honest album that's both wildly experimental while also being classic.
In this episode, we talk about how important this album was for positioning her as an artist and also why it perhaps didn't garner the same success as her debut.
This week on The Pop In:
Ariana Grande makes her Flopstars debut with her divisive fourth album which came after a traumatic time and signalled the start of a creatively fluid period for her. It's an important album in her discography, one that sees her stepping into her own and learning to react to very personal situations in real-time. It wasn't for everyone but it was for us and we explore that on this week's pod.
This week on the Pop In:
Kim Petras drops Problematique - why now?
Kylie Minogue and Doja Cat release two of the most anticipated albums of the year this week
Let’s talk about Madison Beer
Drake/SZA - Slime You Out
Tate McRae is having a huge time on streaming with Greedy, but has she had her proper mega hit yet?
What’s been happening this week? / Coming Up
Sam went to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Mexico City
Nicki Minaj teasing new single ‘Last Time I Saw You’
Ashnikko album out. What happened to her popularity?
ELTON JOHN HAD A FALL (HE'S OK)
THEY CANCELLED THE IDOL
Bop or Flop
Selena Gomez - Single Soon
Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young
Conan Gray - Winner
Omar Apollo - Ice Slippin
Alright - Victoria Monet
Ashnikko - dying star (feat. Ethel Cain)
Joel Corry & Rita Ora with MK - Drinkin
Selena Gomez's 'Rare' came after a period of experimentation for one of the most popular people on earth. She had collaborated with dance producers and had a string of excellent standalone releases so 'Rare' could've been anything. 'Lose You To Love Me' instantly became her first #1 - a startingly honest ballad unlike anything she's ever done before - and the bar for 'Rare' was set high. Was it met? Probably not but we get into it all here.
The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.
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