Welcome to New York is the first track from Taylor Swift’s first full pop album, 1989. She made a life change, jumped genres, and celebrated with this anthem to the great city of New York.Some fans didn’t resonate with this song initially, especially those that chased their dreams to New York. How have people’s views shifted since the release of Taylor’s Ver ... Show More
Jan 13
Initial Rankings — The Life of a Showgirl
It’s time for the 13 Podcast to officially enter into The Life of a Showgirl era! Before we deep-dive into lyrics, theories, Easter eggs, and emotional devastation, we’re doing what we always do first: initial song rankings. In this kickoff episode for The Life of a Showgirl, we’ ... Show More
49m 4s
Oct 2014
Welcome To New York - Episode 156 - Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast --- Swifties are also listening to Empire State of Mind by Jay Z
Welcome to Taylor Talk, we’ve been waiting for you! In Episode 156 of Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast, we discuss Taylor Swift’s new song about freedom, new beginnings, and New York City! What did you think of the song? We imagine that it’s going to be the perfect anthem fo ... Show More
1h 6m
Sep 2015
Demi Lovato Previews ‘Confident’ Album, VMAs Recap, Justin Bieber & Macklemore Return
Demi Lovato calls in to the podcast to discuss her new album "Confident," working with Iggy Azalea, the success of “Cool For The Summer” and why the smash hit almost wasn’t her new album’s lead single. Before that, Jason and Keith (and special panelist, Billboard senior editor Ka ... Show More
52m 35s
Oct 2022
Up late with Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’
A Taylor Swift album is just not a collection of new music, it’s an exploration of a theme. For the last eight years, each release has embodied a single idea. Reputation marked a turn to the dark side, Lover a return to the light, and her pair of albums Folklore and Evermore pain ... Show More
38m 17s
Jun 2015
Selena Gomez’s New Single, Ed Sheeran’s Latest Hit & Taylor Swift’s Apple Battle
Jason and Keith run through the week’s biggest chart news, discussing Top 20 hits by Wiz Khalifa, Taylor Swift, OMI, Rachel Platten and The Weeknd. The guys also discuss Ed Sheeran’s latest Top 40 hit “Photograph,” Selena Gomez’s just released new single “Good For You,” Janet Jac ... Show More
14m 59s
Dec 2021
How Taylor Swift rose, fell, and rose again: Part one
Happy Monday, Swifties!
Today, we’re heading back to 1989. She's arguably the most powerful person in pop culture, but Taylor Swift’s story is littered with highs, lows, industry friends, and downright enemies. So, let’s retrace it all.
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48m 59s
Jan 2022
How Taylor Swift rose, fell, and rose again: Part two
G’day, folks!
Welcome to part two of our Taylor Swift series. In 2014, Taylor Swift reached a new height in her career. But in the space of two years, Taylor’s girl squad, a very public breakup, celebrity enemies, and a recorded phone conversation sent everything crashing down.
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57m 13s
Sep 2014
Pop Shop Podcast 9/18/14: Fall Music Preview (Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Foo Fighters)
This week’s episode is a comprehensive preview of fall’s biggest album releases, as Jason and Keith are joined by Billboard staffers Harley Brown, Steven Horowitz and Megan Buerger. The roundtable discusses what we can hope for from Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, Nicki Minaj’s trendi ... Show More
44m 55s