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Aug 2024
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Charli XCX's Birthday Party, Katy Perry'...

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Nora and Nathan cover a range of pop music news from the last few weeks, including Charli XCX's star-studded birthday party (1:00), who made it onto Barack Obama's annual summer playlist (17:16), why Katy Perry got in trouble with Spain because of the music video for her second single "Lifetimes" (23:45), and the Eras Tour shows that got canceled in Vienna (35:11).


Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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