Why Country Music Dominated 2023's Charts
Country music's had a massive year. Seriously, not since 1958 have we seen so many country tunes topping the Hot 100 in a single year – and it's not been without its share of controversy. Leading this...
14 Nov 202347min
The Beatles: "Now and Then" and Forever
When Paul McCartney announced that he and Ringo Starr had produced a new Beatles song with the aid of AI, many music pundits were skeptical. Was this new song be another gimmick like the fake Drake hi...
7 Nov 202330min
Rerecording Taylor Swift's 1989, Dark Side of the Moon, and Demi Lovato
Three big artists have rerecorded their most hallowed musical material. Taylor Swift, Roger Water and Demi Lovato each have different intentions in painstakingly putting their old songs onto new prove...
28 Okt 202342min
Chartbreakers: Mitski tops the TikTok chart
It’s time for another edition of our series Chartbreakers, where we take a look at the trends and shakeups happening on the Billboard Hot 100. This week, however, the chart has been dominated by Drake...
24 Okt 202343min
How Talking Heads reinvented the concert film (with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz)
Talking Head's concert film Stop Making Sense first came out forty years ago, and it’s just been rereleased in theaters in a 4k remaster by A24. The film finds the band — Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, ...
17 Okt 202350min
Feeling Fine with Faye Webster
The past two episodes of the show have been in Atlanta, and this week, we’re staying there with a look at singer-songwriter Faye Webster. Her music defies genre and convention: over the course of four...
11 Okt 202341min
Metro Boomin Wants Some More
Few producers have had such a demonstrated impact on the the last decade of music as Metro Boomin. Described by GQ as the “architect of Atlanta rap,” Metro has netted collaborations as far-ranging fro...
6 Okt 202339min
In Defense of Crunk
Twenty years ago, the song "Get Low" by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and Ying Yang Twins was released; in the years since, the song has managed to stand the test of time, becoming the paragon of what ...
3 Okt 202341min
