The AMA's Felt Like the Temu Grammys

Send us Fan MailAfter a long Memorial Day weekend, Paul jumps back into the Tuesday commute already feeling like the week is off schedule — and then dives headfirst into a brutally honest reaction to the American Music Awards.From confusion over modern music categories to wondering who half the performers even are anymore, this episode turns into a funny, slightly cranky, very relatable Gen X-style rant about today’s music industry and award shows.Paul talks about:Why the AMAs feel completely different from the Grammy AwardsThe bizarre “Best Throwback Song” categorySeeing artists like Black Eyed Peas, Goo Goo Dolls, Twenty One Pilots, Linkin Park, and Billy Idol mixed into a show dominated by newer pop actsWhy BTS and global music culture still feels disconnected to some American audiencesHow award shows now feel overly scripted and manufacturedAnd why Billy Idol getting pushed to the end of the broadcast felt criminalPlus: 📺 Memorial Day weekend TV watching 🎙️ Below Deck before the AMAs 🇬🇧 Kevin McLoughlin returns from the UK tour 🎸 Live Riffs and Rhythms stream happening tonight🚗 Tuesday morning commute 🎵 Music industry culture shock 📡 Modern pop vs classic rock perspectives 😂 Honest reactions from behind the wheelRide shotgun with Paul for another quick South Florida commute conversation where nostalgia, confusion, music culture, and sarcasm all collide before getting off I-95.