The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 14 hours 12 minutes
episode 141: Kesha and Taylor Swift Find New Voices
On “Rainbow,” Kesha steps away from her old persona but keeps her former spark. In court, Taylor Swift speaks with no filter.
episode 140: What Keeps Phish Fans Coming Back for More?
The band just completed a 13-show run in New York where it didn’t repeat any songs, and its fans are already hungering for the next residency.
episode 139: Is Arcade Fire Its Own Worst Enemy?
As the band released its most divisive album yet, it embarked on a rollout that confused its narrative even further.
episode 138: Celebrating Two of Rock’s Big Voices, Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell
A conversation about two singers in different bands who left significant musical and emotional legacies
episode 137: Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless
Spotify, SoundCloud, Tidal: Seemingly every major streaming service has suffered through some controversy lately
episode 136: From Jay-Z to Prodigy, It’s Time to Talk About Hip-Hop’s Elders
A new album from Jay-Z, documentaries about Sean Combs and Dr. Dre, and the death of Prodigy have stirred new thinking about older artists
episode 135: Can K-pop Conquer America?
Fanaticism about this Korean genre is on the rise in the United States, but it hasn’t cracked mainstream pop culture
episode 134: Hip-Hop’s Punk Moment Has Arrived
SoundCloud rap is a raw, rowdy, rebellious movement fueled by young rappers looking outside the genre for inspiration.
episode 133: Katy Perry, Lorde and Halsey: How to Make a Pop Album in 2017
Three female pop stars, three different approaches: a conversation about their new albums, on Popcast.
episode 132: Why We’re Still Listening to the Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’
Our pop music critics are not fans of record anniversaries, but 50 years after the creation of “Sgt. Pepper,” there are still lessons to be learned from the album.