Lady Gaga’s 6th album is a conceptual release about a future that is neither utopian nor dystopian. Despite its sci-fi visuals, the album looks more to the past and present than the future. Chromatica gives us a world that sounds like 90s house music made for this summer’s cancelled Pride parties. It is lyrically somber, but musically upbeat, a productive te ... Show More
Jan 27
And the Grammy goes to…
The ultimate gauntlet of popular music is upon us once again: it's Grammy season, and this year, the competition is pretty tight across the board. Big ticket A-listers like Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, and Lady Gaga occupy three of the four big categories (Song, ... Show More
52m 12s
Apr 2020
Why Lady Gaga's 'Chromatica' Gets Delayed, But Other Albums Don't, In the Era of COVID-19
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, the team discusses the likely reasons why the release of a number of big albums (including Lady Gaga's "Chromatica") have been postponed in the era of COVID-19, while some others (including singer-rapper Rod Wave's "Pray 4 Love") held to the ... Show More
26m 56s
Apr 2024
Adrianne Lenker's songs that get under the skin
<p>Adrianne Lenker feels things deeply. You hear it in every one of her songs, whether solo, or with her band Big Thief. Lucky for us, she shares it all, and over the past few years has become one of the most promising and prolific songwriters around; making 6 albums on her own a ... Show More
36m 37s
May 2021
May 21st – Lady Gaga Opens Up About Being Sexually Abused, Doja Cat and SZA Performing at BBMAs & Olivia Rodrigo's Top Songs From 'Sour'
Lady Gaga details being sexually abused by a music producer when she was 19, Doja Cat and SZA to perform “Kiss Me More” at Billboard Music Awards and we rank the top 5 songs from Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album 'Sour.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m 58s
Oct 2019
I'm Coming Out (Remix)
In honor of LGBTQ month and National Coming Out Day, Erica Kelley (Southern Fried True Crime), Tawny Platis (The Dirty Bits), Tommy Estlund (The Curiosity Hour), and I discuss our favorite songs from LGBTQ artists. We laugh, we cry, we discuss puppy love, coming out, and trans an ... Show More
1h 14m
<p>In today’s episode, we’re recommending music that we’ve been listening to recently. We spoke about Denzel Curry’s new EP, Skepta’s Ignorance is Bliss, Bob Marley’s Exodus and more.</p>
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<p>Check out our New Playlist on Spotify:</p>
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