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Billie Eilish Is Done Hiding (Deluxe)

Kendrick-Drake Beef Ends + Zendaya, Post Malone & Central Cee (Deluxe)

The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force

Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake

Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era

Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over

Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?

Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps

Popcast (Deluxe): Listening to Beyoncé & Future (and the Discourse)

Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

The Justin Timberlake Conundrum

Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?

Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Industry Plant Anyway? Plus: Ariana Grande

Tate McRae, Dua Lipa and the Fight to Be ‘Main Pop Girl’

girl in red: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

Popcast (Deluxe): Is TikTok Done? 4 Crises Holding the App Back

Remembering Toby Keith and His Complexities

Popcast (Deluxe): Pop Stars vs. the Attention Economy

Covering the Rise of Tracy Chapman

Popcast (Deluxe): Usher, Beyoncé and Ye Lead a Busy Week in Pop

How Usher Arrived at the Super Bowl Halftime Show

2024 Grammys, Dissected: Taylor, Miley, SZA, Tracy, Joni and More

Popcast (Deluxe): Will Taylor, SZA or Olivia Win Big at the Grammys?

Popcast (Deluxe): Playboi Carti, Waxahatchee and 12 More to Watch

Pitchfork, the Early Years

An Elastic and Impressive Moment in Jazz

Popcast (Deluxe): Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande and 21 Savage Kick Off 2024

Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Saltburn,’ Jacob Elordi and the New Heartthrob Era

What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows?

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and the Sphere: The Year in Live Music

Popcast (Deluxe): The Kid Mero on the Viral Characters of 2023

Chatting About the Best Songs of 2023

Jelly Roll: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

The Albums That Defined 2023? Let’s Discuss.

Popcast (Deluxe): Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Movie Shows All the Work

Jung Kook, BTS and English Language K-Pop

Popcast (Deluxe): Can Rap Bridge Its Generation Gap?

André 3000’s Experiments With Flutes and Fame

Popcast (Deluxe): Mailbag! The Beatles, Taylor Swift and More

Popcast (Deluxe): What Is Going On With the Grammy Nominations?

PinkPantheress Leaves the Bedroom for the Wider Pop World

Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Priscilla’ and ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Plumb Heartbreak

Noah Kahan’s Rootsy Rock Revival

Popcast (Deluxe): Is the Pop Music Machine Stuck in Place?

Who Is Troye Sivan Now?

Popcast (Deluxe): The Britney Spears Memoir + ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Drake Takes On All Comers

Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie + Bad Bunny Returns

Do We Need Album Reviews Anymore?

Popcast (Deluxe): Drake’s New Album Courts New Enemies

Maren Morris: The (Deluxe) Interview

Zach Bryan Begins Building His Village

Popcast (Deluxe): Doja Cat’s Rap Renaissance + Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce

Remembering Jimmy Buffett, Beach Bum Bard

Popcast (Deluxe): Ice Spice’s Munchkin Drink + Jann Wenner Backlash

Popcast (Deluxe): Breaking Down Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts,’ Part 2

Olivia Rodrigo’s Songs About Growing Pains

Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Bottoms,’ ‘Hard Knocks’ & Uncovering Rap History

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 2

Popcast (Deluxe) Mailbag: Selena Gomez, BTS and Doja Cat!

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 1

Popcast (Deluxe): A Shocking No. 1 Hit and Addison Rae’s New EP

Dead & Company Said Farewell, but the Scene Is Very Alive

Popcast (Deluxe): Is There Such a Thing as the Song of the Summer?

Popcast (Deluxe): Lizzo, Travis Scott and the Limits of Persona

The Raw Art and Life of Sinead O’Connor

Popcast (Deluxe): Our Favorite Albums of the Year So Far

Jason Aldean’s Culture War Hit

Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour

50 Rappers, 50 Stories: Behind the Scenes

Popcast (Deluxe): Fans Misbehaving at Concerts, and Pinkydoll’s NPC TikTok

Popcast (Deluxe): Britney Spears’s Wembanyama Run-In and Taylor Swift’s ‘Revenge’

The Many Lives of Lil Durk

Popcast (Deluxe): Olivia Rodrigo Returns, Fall Out Boy Denies History

Popcast (Deluxe): Kim Petras’s New LP and Jennifer Lawrence’s Return

Kylie Minogue’s ‘Padam Padam’ and the Queer Club-Pop Canon

Popcast (Deluxe): Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton and Gunna’s New LP

The Joni Mitchell Renaissance

Popcast (Deluxe): The Rise of the A.I. Pop Star, Luke Combs’s ‘Fast Car’

Popcast Mailbag! Frank Ocean, Peso Pluma, A.I. Grimes and More

Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, Plus ‘The Idol’

Popcast (Deluxe): Morgan Wallen, Indie Sleaze and ‘Survivor’

On TikTok, Pop Music Speeds Up

Jessie Ware Is Dancing Into Her Second Act

Ed Sheeran Is Vindicated, But Other Copyright Battles Rage On

Jai Paul Emerges From the Shadows, Somewhat

How Fred again.. Jolted Dance Music

A Spree of Country Music Divorce Albums

The Friendship Harmonies of boygenius

How Taylor Swift Shapes the Story of Her Eras

The Inevitability of Ice Spice

The Return of Morgan Wallen (Who Never Went Away)

Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove

Pharrell and Luxury Fashion’s Hip-Hop Obsession

SZA’s Very Roundabout Path to Success

Lil Yachty Breaks Boundaries and Takes on Rap Conservatism

Grammys 2023: Hip-Hop Wins, Beyoncé Wins (Sort of)

Blackpink, Aespa, NewJeans: The Evolution of K-Pop Girl Groups