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Jun 2024
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The So-Called Vinyl Wars and Other Pop M...

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Nora and Nathan cover a grab bag of pop music news, including Sabrina Carpenter's announcement that her next album, 'Short n' Sweet,' is coming in August (1:00), whether or not Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish are feuding over releasing vinyl variants (15:21), and what surprise songs Taylor has been playing at Eras shows recently (38:31).


Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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