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Switched On Pop

  1. chat room
    Noah Kahan Has Homesickness to Thank for His Transition to Folk-PopThe singer-songwriter joined Switched on Pop to discuss the influences behind “Stick Season” and his kindred connection to Olivia Rodrigo.
    By Charlie Harding
  2. one more time
    Giving Britney’s Music Its DueThe miniseries Listening 2 Britney stripped away the layers of baggage and bad-faith narratives that have plagued Spears’s career.
    By Vulture Editors
  3. switched on pop
    What We Owe Lil Jon, King of CrunkA close look at the origins of the genre and its wide-ranging influence.
    By Reanna Cruz
  4. switched on pop
    Feeling Fine With Faye WebsterThe genre-defying singer-songwriter discusses the anomalous sound behind her two latest singles, “Lifetime” and “But Not Kiss.”
    By Charlie Harding and Reanna Cruz
  5. switched on pop
    Business Is Booming for Metro BoominA deep look into the extended production catalogue of Atlanta’s modern trap savant.
    By Reanna Cruz
  6. switched on pop
    The Art of Flow With DJ Jazzy Jeff“Flow is something that not a lot of people understand,” says the veteran DJ, “but you feel it.”
    By Reanna Cruz
  7. into it
    Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ Doesn’t Make SenseThere’s seemingly no discernible trend happening at the top of the Billboard chart. Is it actually measuring the most popular music right now?
    By Sam Sanders
  8. switched on pop
    Olivia the Alchemist Does It AgainOn “vampire” and “bad idea right?,” Olivia Rodrigo cleverly refashions her influences into something unique.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  9. chartbreakers
    How Peso Pluma is Leading a Mexican Regional Moment on the ChartsThe 23-year-old face of a new trend has nine songs on the Hot 100. Also in this Chartbreakers: TikTok hits, remix strategies, and … bullying works?
    By Reanna Cruz and Charlie Harding
  10. switched on pop
    The Jonas Brothers Went Full Dad Rock on The Album“We’re a band, and it’s band music.”
    By Charlie Harding
  11. switched on pop
    Let’s Give a Close Listen to Eurovision 2023’s Six Front-runnersAll of the song contest’s odds-on favorites are over-the-top, but only one of them is way, way over.
    By Charlie Harding, Nate Sloan, and Reanna Cruz
  12. switched on pop
    More Drake AI Songs Are ComingThey’re easier to make than you think.
    By Charlie Harding
  13. chat room
    For 100 Gecs, This Is What Sincerity Sounds Like“We’re not gonna make music that we think is bad.”
    By Reanna Cruz
  14. switched on pop
    ‘Kiss From a Rose’ Wasn’t Made to Be a Classic“It shouldn’t really work, if you start to get analytical about it. But somehow it does,” says Seal. “It’s kind of against all odds.”
    By Nate Sloan
  15. switched on pop
    The L.A. Guitar Shop Reinventing Indie FolkEveryone from Taylor Swift to Phoebe Bridgers is on an Old Style kick.
    By Charlie Harding and Reanna Cruz
  16. switched on pop
    Cuddle Up to the Sweet, Soft Sounds of Sapphic PopTegan and Sara, King Princess, and even Hozier soundtrack a feeling of femme4femme yearning.
    By Reanna Cruz
  17. switched on pop
    You Haven’t Heard ‘Stayin’ Alive’ Like This BeforeScary Pockets and Lizzy McAlpine show how they put a distinct spin on the Bee Gees classic.
    By Nate Sloan and Reanna Cruz
  18. switched on pop
    How Midnights Sonically Convinces Us That Taylor Swift Actually Broke CurfewHint: With the help of “a very low, almost boiling bass patch that adds an air of discomfort to whatever it accompanies.”
    By Charlie Harding, Nate Sloan, and Reanna Cruz
  19. switched on pop
    Something Good Is About to Happen to Steve LacyHis songs “Dark Red” and “Bad Habit” soundtrack hundreds of thousands of TikToks, and his popularity is only building from there.
    By Reanna Cruz
  20. switched on pop
    Is Releasing an Album a Painful Breakup or a Beautiful Link to the World?Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath talks to Maggie Rogers, Jeff Tweedy, Bartees Strange, and Katie Gavin about the emotional difficulty of releasing a record.
    By Charlie Harding, Amelia Meath, and Reanna Cruz
  21. switched on pop
    Santigold Was Combusting From the Pressures of LifeCreating her new album, Spirituals, was “my way to escape and create some beauty and light to grasp onto and move toward.”
    By Reanna Cruz, Charlie Harding, and Nate Sloan
  22. switched on pop
    Lady Gaga Loves Her Pequeños MonstruosA brief timeline of the Latin music touches in Mother Monster’s catalogue.
    By Reanna Cruz
  23. switched on pop
    Pop Music Is Regurgitating Itself Faster Than EverPublishers are pumping up the value of their expansive — and expensive — catalogues by feeding artists old hits to regurgitate as new ones.
    By Charlie Harding
  24. into it
    If There’s Still Such a Thing as the ‘Song of Summer,’ This Year’s Is …Beyoncé? Lizzo? Harry Styles? Bad Bunny? (Kate Bush?) Or all and none of the above?
    By Sam Sanders
  25. switched on pop
    Blackpink Knows You Gon’ Like That Song (and That-That-That-That One Too)The group’s new single slides right into the summer’s soundtrack of big samples and reinterpretations.
    By Charlie Harding
  26. switched on pop
    Demi Lovato Knows All the Highs and ‘Whoas’ of Pop PunkOn “Substance,” she flexes her intimate familiarity with the genre.
    By Reanna Cruz and Charlie Harding
  27. switched on pop
    What Kelis’s ‘Milkshake’ Was Bringing to Beyoncé’s ‘Energy’A musicological breakdown of Renaissance’s most controversial sample.
    By Charlie Harding
  28. switched on pop
    Doja Cat’s ‘Vegas’ Is a ‘Hound Dog’ History LessonHer single borrows from Big Mama Thornton, Elvis, and others who have recorded the classic.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  29. switched on pop
    How Abortion-Rights Chants Became an AnthemThe moment the singer MILCK heard “We won’t go back” during a protest, she knew she had the makings of a song.
    By Nate Sloan and Reanna Cruz
  30. podcasts
    Harry’s House Is Powered by Harry’s HornsHarry Styles’s recent album taps into the 1980s and the percussive, full-bodied horn sections of that era.
    By Charlie Harding, Nate Sloan, and Reanna Cruz
  31. switched on pop
    The House Music That Beyoncé BuiltHer new single, “Break My Soul,” taps into the genre’s long, vibrant history.
    By Reanna Cruz, Charlie Harding, and Nate Sloan
  32. switched on pop
    The Point Guard of Winning Time’s Score Sees Jazz in BasketballNicholas Britell brought charts to record the show’s score. Robert Glasper, his co-composer, doesn’t get down like that: “I was like, ‘Hell no.’”
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  33. switched on pop
    Kate Bush, Running Up Those ChartsA deal with God, a vortex of nostalgia, and Stranger Things’ needle drop for the ages.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  34. switched on pop
    So Your Song Went Viral on TikTok. What’s Next?While stars see the platform as a chore, it’s a lifeline for new acts.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  35. switched on pop
    Latto and Mariah Carey’s Big ‘Genius’ EnergyExploring the post-punk origins of a fantasical pop smash.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  36. switched on pop
    Mr. Morale & the Big SamplesBreaking down the sonic bread crumbs of Kendrick Lamar’s latest album.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  37. switched on pop
    PJ Morton Made Nas’s Dream Come TrueAfter the rapper name-dropped Stevie Wonder on a panel, a fortuitous beat slid his way.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  38. switched on pop
    Will Ukraine Win Eurovision This Year?Its entry, written before the Russian invasion, has become a beacon of national pride and is the odds-on favorite to take home the glass microphone.
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  39. switched on pop
    Belle and Sebastian Fear Accordions But Not Their ReputationBand leader Stuart Murdoch: “We might be deeply uncool and a little bit fey, but we ain’t going anywhere.”
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  40. switched on pop
    Batman Isn’t the Only Person Brooding to ’90s AlternativeNirvana’s “Something In The Way” recently hit the Hot 100 alongside songs that are clearly borrowing grunge-era sounds.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  41. switched on pop
    6 Steps to Writing a Buzzy SingleAllison Ponthier gives a tour of her songwriting journal and the process she used to write her new song, “Autopilot.”
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  42. switched on pop
    Slow Build, Fast RiseWith a Gospel-tinged sound and collective of contributors, Maverick City Music has released 17 genre-spanning albums in 4 years.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  43. switched on pop
    The Vocal Turbulence of Britney’s ‘Gimme More’The thick manipulation of her singing matched what was happening in her personal life.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  44. switched on pop
    The Writers of Britney’s ‘Toxic’ Worried It Was Too ‘Weird’ to Be a HitThey were wrong.
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  45. switched on pop
    When Britney Needed a New Sound, the Neptunes Delivered“I’m a Slave 4 U” marked the beginning of a new Spears era.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  46. switched on pop
    Haters Misunderstood What Made Britney’s ‘Baby Voice’ GreatHer technique was pure artistry, no “Oops” about it.
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  47. switched on pop
    ‘I’m a Big Fan of Uncomfortable Space on Records’Khruangbin and Leon Bridges took a less-is-more approach when making their latest EP, Texas Moon.
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
  48. switched on pop
    Enjoying Emotional Overload With Sylvan EssoThe Grammy-nominated duo discuss their intoxicating, body-moving sound.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  49. switched on pop
    We Just Had to Talk About ‘Bruno’Figuring out why everyone loves the doomy-gloomy Encanto song that became Disney’s first chart-topper in 19 years.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  50. switched on pop
    Elvis Costello’s Aim Remains True, 32 Albums InPlus, riffs on everything from Olivia Rodrigo’s songs being “how rock and roll works” to passing on a chance to write for Adele.
    By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
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