The Best Music of 2024 So Far, Pt. 1
We look at some of the best R&B, hip-hop, and Afrobeats albums and songs of the year so far — from Beyoncé to Tems — with Mankaprr Conteh joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. V...
11 Aug 202455min
Prince's Long Road to 'Purple Rain'
How did Prince go from getting booed as a Rolling Stones opening act to conquering the world? And how did Michael Jackson's Thriller help inspire Purple Rain? We trace Prince's path with help from the...
5 Aug 202456min
Exclusive: Inside 'A Complete Unknown' — How Timothée Chalamet Became Bob Dylan
Director James Mangold takes us deep inside his upcoming Bob Dylan movie, joining host Brian Hiatt for his first in-depth interview on the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
24 Jul 202453min
Did Katy Perry Make the Worst Comeback Song of All Time?
We look at Katy Perry's unbelievably awful "Woman's World," and look back at other disastrous would-be comebacks, from Guns N' Roses to Robin Thicke, with host Brian Hiatt joined by Brittany Spanos an...
23 Jul 20241h 21min
Hot Pop Summer! Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, Charli XCX, Shaboozey
In a fantastic summer for pop, we look at the rise of Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Shaboozey — and the triumphant returns of Charli XCX and Tinashe, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joi...
12 Jul 202445min
Little Steven Looks Back, from E Street to Sun City
With a new documentary, 'Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple,' out now, Van Zandt looks back at his wild life, from fighting apartheid with "Sun City" to his work with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band a...
3 Jul 202438min
Hootie Babylon! Darius Rucker Tells All
Darius Rucker looks back at Hootie and the Blowfish's hard-partying early days (they once bulk-purchased $32,000 worth of ecstasy!), the making of his greatest hits, and much, much more in our career-...
3 Jul 202443min
The Making of Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
We go inside Billie Eilish's third studio album, with host Brian Hiatt joined by Angie Martoccio, who wrote Rolling Stone's recent Eilish cover story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...
21 Jun 202430min
