Nora and Nathan discuss the nominations for the 2025 Grammys that were announced today. They talk about whether this is the year that Beyoncé will finally win Album of the Year for 'Cowboy Carter' (1:00), make predictions for the rest of the big four awards—Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist (14:54)—and discuss some of the notable snub ... Show More
Yesterday
Building Our Perfect Justin Bieber Album
Ahead of the Grammys and Justin Bieber's nomination for Album of the Year, Nora and Nathan take a journey through his discography by building their perfect Bieber album. They each select three lead singles, an underrated deep cut, a collab or guest feature, a cover song, a title ... Show More
1h 34m
Jan 8
New Music Rumblings from Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, and Robyn. Plus, Our Vacation Playlists
Nora and Nathan talk about Olivia Rodrigo seemingly teasing a new album (1:00) and a few other artists that also may be teasing new music coming in 2026 (25:42). Then, they each build a 10-song playlist of stuff they were listening to during their time off, including "reincarnate ... Show More
1h 7m
Nov 2024
Reviewing The 2025 Grammy Nominations: This Year’s For The Girls
In today’s episode, The Snakes critically analyze the 2025 Grammy contenders. It’s been an incredible year of music, particularly for our muse, Taylor Swift, and all of our other favorite pop girls as well. Here, the devil’s advocate is played: each nominee for Album of the Year ... Show More
1h 26m
Jan 2025
25 Predictions for 2025: Grammys, J-pop, kazoos and more
2024 was an unpredictable year, and 2025 seems to be cut from the same cloth. So for this episode of Switched On Pop, Nate, Charlie, and Reanna look into the crystal ball of pop music to create a (playable) bingo card of predictions for the coming year – including AI songs on the ... Show More
55m 45s
Nov 2024
Grammy nominations analysis, plus actors June Squibb and Barry Keoghan
Is 2025 finally Beyoncé's year to win Best Album at the Grammys? Awardist host and EW music editor Jason Lamphier break down the recent nominations, including Record and Album of the Year, and Best New Artist — and how Sabrina Carpenter is eligible with her sixth studio album. Pl ... Show More
1h 24m
Feb 2025
Why We (Still) Think the Grammys Are Good Now
Big wins for Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan. Standout performances from Doechii and Sabrina Carpenter. A conversation about why the 2025 awards worked. Guests: Joe Coscarelli, Caryn Ganz, Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on App ... Show More
50m 45s
Jan 2025
Snakes in the Recording Academy...Our Grammy Ballots!
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This week, we’re pretending we get a say in the Grammys and casting our votes for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and all the categories that matter (and some that don’t). We laugh, we cheer, we boo, we beg th ... Show More
56m 58s
Jan 2025
Are the Grammys … Good Now? Beyoncé, Chappell, Billie, Kendrick & Taylor Face Off
Previewing the major categories and making our personal picks of who will win vs. who should win at the surprisingly relevant (!) Grammy Awards on Sunday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast ap ... Show More
1h 20m
Nov 4
Our Grammy Predictions, Dodgers Beat Blue Jays, Young Thug & The Alchemist’s Collab Album Update, New Music Recap & More | Not For Radio
In this episode, we’re going through the biggest updates in hip-hop from the past week and beyond. We gave our Grammy predictions, thoughts on new albums like ‘Haunted by Fame’ & ‘Heels Have Eyes 3’ & more.-LIVE ALBUM REACTIONS HERE
43m 11s