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Pivotal POP!
by Xander, Ed & Haydn
Pivotal POP! is your weekly fix in pop music where we take albums that were pivotal moments in artists careers, break them down and then tell you how we would have done the rollout. It could be an absolute smash like Born This Way by Lady Gaga or an absolute flop like Solar Power by Lorde - either way we get to the bottom of why it was pivotal. Hosted by 3 pop misfits (Xander, Ed & Haydn) with combined professional experience in radio, social media and music blog writing, we may not always agree but we certainly have passion behind our (sometimes incorrect) opinions.
Episodes
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Harlow - Paper Dolls
The Pivotal Pop boys take a different route on this episode diving into the fictional girl group HARLOW from Paramount+ Paper Dolls. They bare a striking resemblance to another iconic aussie girl group that they also may have a lot to say about.
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Positions - Ariana Grande
Ariana was flying high after dropping "Thank U, Next" which broke numerous records and solidified her as a pop icon. No one expected her to go where she did next with 2020s "Positions". It split the opinions of fans and critics and even Piviotal POPs hosts.
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The Pivotal 15 songs of 2023 💅🏽
The Pivotal POP! boys are BACK!!! After an unexpected year hiatus we are kicking off season 2 with a bang with our Top 15 songs of 2023. There are some big names and some that you might not expect, but what you can expect is banter, buffoonery and the very best (or worst) opinions on your…
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The Pivotal 15 songs of 2022 👏🏼
This week we count down our Top 15 Songs of 2022. This is was compiled and voted upon by all 3 of us using a very complicated mathematical formula!
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Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Born This Way marked a new level of success for Lady Gaga and a new era for Queer representation in the mainstream. From a successful singles run which included the controversial Judas to the deep cuts which are beloved by fans, there was no escaping the Born This Way era. We dive into perhaps...
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The Pinkprint - Nick Minaj
After the hyper pop of "Roman Reloaded" Nicki Minaj wanted top get back to her Rap roots and the end result was what many considered to be her best work "The Prinkprint". It coined one of the biggest hits of her career in "Anaconda" and critics and fans ate it up. Although along with this new…
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Full Moon - Brandy
The release of Full Moon was meant to usher in a new era for Brandy and R&B music but the album was lost in controversy and never really saw the light of day. Full Moon however has gone down as the vocal blueprint when it comes to making R&B music and has influenced a generation of artists &...
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Spiceworld - Spice Girls
There is no arguing that the Spice Girls debut was truly a remarkable moment in time, but coming off its coat tails was the equally as trilling 'Spice World'. An album that truly showed all fans & haters that they could back it up and solidified the girl group as the icons that we know them as...
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Unapologetic - Rihanna
It is truly hard to believe that Rihanna's first No.1 album on the Billboard 200 charts was Unapologetic after less than a decade of dominating the music industry. But Unapologetic is just what it's name suggest's, though not her most cohesive work it offers some of her best with some deeply...
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With The Music I Die - Wynter Gordon
Possibly the most underrated artists of the 2010 era, Wynter Gordon made her mark with "Dirty Talk" a No.1 on the Australian ARIA charts and off the back of it's success came the Dance/Pop record "With The Music I Die" exclusively released in Australia. A trail blazer rarely recognized, "With The...
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Is It Lorde...? Or The Lord Herself?
Haydn brought us a game that had us searching the old & new testament of Lorde's discography!
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Solar Power - Lorde
Coming off the critically acclaimed album 'Melodrama', the hype and expectation for Lorde's 3rd studio album was very apparent among fans & critics. What we got was 'Solar Power' which Lorde has described as her 'weed album'. A psychedelic pop & folk record which was a departure from the heavy...
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The cosplay of Kylie Minogue
Ed brings us a very fun and interesting game comparing songs from Kylie Minogue's Album X to others that they sound very similar too.
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X - Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue's 10th studio album 'X' is perhaps the most forgotten album in her discography. After surviving breast cancer it was time for Kylie to make a comeback, but it wasn't quite what people expected. Kylie gave us her most diverse & experimental record in years, it almost completely...
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Get Em’ Girls - Jessica Mauboy
After a stellar "de-butt" album with 'Been Waiting' all eyes were on Jessica Mauboy to see what she would do next. With the announcement of a Snoop Dogg collaboration on the first single the hype was certainly there, but did "Get Em' Girls" live up to the hype and could a poor singles rollout be...
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Teaser | What and who is Pivotal Pop?
Welcome to Pivotal POP! the music podcast where we break down an album and tell YOU how WE would have done the roll out. Each week you are joined by three majestic & gracious hosts (this is an absolute lie) Xander, Ed & Haydn who will delve each week into an album that has been PIVOTAL in an...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Pivotal POP! is your weekly fix in pop music where we take albums that were pivotal moments in artists careers, break them down and then tell you how we would have done the rollout. It could be an absolute smash like Born This Way by Lady Gaga or an absolute flop like Solar Power by Lorde - either way we get to the bottom of why it was pivotal. Hosted by 3 pop misfits (Xander, Ed & Haydn) with combined professional experience in radio, social media and music blog writing, we may not always agree but we certainly have passion behind our (sometimes incorrect) opinions.
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How many episodes does Pivotal POP! have?
Pivotal POP! currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Pivotal POP! about?
Pivotal POP! is your weekly fix in pop music where we take albums that were pivotal moments in artists careers, break them down and then tell you how we would have done the rollout. It could be an absolute smash like Born This Way by Lady Gaga or an absolute flop like Solar Power by Lorde - either...
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Who hosts Pivotal POP!?
Pivotal POP! is created and hosted by Xander, Ed & Haydn.
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