From Taylor Swift to J. Hope, from Spoon to Beyoncé, we look at each of the 50 greatest albums of 2022, hitting genres from superstar pop and hip-hop to indie-rock, Afropop, reggaeton, reggae, R&B, and more. Andre Gee, Julyssa Lopez, Brittany Spanos, and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt for the discussion
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Nov 21
CMA Awards 2025: Talking Smack, Taking Names
The 2025 CMA Awards took Nashville by storm this week, crowning new winners and welcoming fresh faces. In this special bonus episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we break down the good, the bad, and the “what were they thinking?!” Country music journalist Marissa R. ... Show More
35m 20s
Nov 19
NASHVILLE NOW: Jake Owen Finally Gets Real
Jake Owen is one of the architects of bro country, churning out radio smashes like “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “The One That Got Away.” But on his new album of outlaw country songs, he buries his bro persona. In a shockingly emotional interview on Nashville Now, Owen talks abo ... Show More
1h 3m
Dec 2023
The Best, Worst, and Most Surprising Albums of 2023
Puja Patel, Jeremy D. Larson, and Anna Gaca talk about some of their personal faves from Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 2023 list, including records by Amaarae, ANOHNI, Sofia Kourtesis, Kara Jackson, and SZA. They also lament some of the year’s biggest disappointments, like Lil Ya ... Show More
29m 1s
Mar 2020
The Weeknd, J Balvin, Childish Gambino, Adam Lambert & More
Billboard breaks down the biggest releases in the music world for the week of March 20, 2020, including drops from The Weeknd, Childish Gambino, J Balvin, Adam Lambert, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22m 18s
Oct 2020
100 gecs and the Mystery of Hyperpop
What is hyperpop? A movement? A meaningless label? A Spotify playlist? Whatever the answer, it surely has something to do with 100 gecs, the duo of Laura Les and Dylan Brady, whose songs sometimes sound like the last three decades of popular music happening all at once. On this e ... Show More
40m 42s
Apr 2020
Travis Scott & Kid Cudi's "The Scotts," Juice WRLD's Posthumous Song "Righteous" and The 1975's "If You're Shy (Let Me Know)"
Billboard breaks down the biggest releases in the music world for the week of April 24, 2020, including drops from Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Juice WRLD, The 1975 and more. Plus, new interviews with Wiz Khalifa, Maluma and Becky G. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f ... Show More
24m 26s
Oct 2021
October 26th - Adele Announces 2 London Concert Dates, Billboard's New Twitter Chart & Hot 100 Top 10 Hits Competing for GRAMMY Nominations
Adele announces two homecoming concerts at London's Hyde Park, BTS, Adele and more highlight Billboard's Hot Trending Songs Chart, powered by Twitter and Justin Bieber's "Peaches," Lil Nas X's "Montero (Call Me By Your Name) and more Hot 100 top 10 songs that are competing for 20 ... Show More
5m 33s
Feb 2020
Justin Bieber on Inspiration Hailey Baldwin: "I Still Get Nervous" & More: Billboard's First Stream (2/7/2020)
Billboard breaks down the biggest releases in the music world for the week of February 7, 2020, including drops from Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Justin Timberlake, BTS, Hayley Williams, and more. Plus, hear an exclusive interview with Anne-Marie about her new track, "B ... Show More
25m 44s
Dec 2020
The Best and Worst of Everything Else
Everything else aside, 2020 was a banner year for music. In addition to some truly stellar albums and songs, there was also plenty of sillier stuff to dig into: misguided anthems about the pandemic, casual covers and collaborations, good and bad tweets galore, and of course, Bern ... Show More
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