Season 1 (2021)

Auto-Tune
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March 6, 2021 • 44m

Love it or hate it, Auto-Tune has changed pop music. From Cher's "Believe" to Kanye West's "Love Lockdown," the sound has penetrat...Read more

Hail Britpop!
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March 13, 2021 • 44m

Britpop. The word can elicit an eye roll, an itch to get on the dance floor, or a sudden urge to cry and sing "Wonderwall." In the...Read more

Stockholm Syndrome
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March 20, 2021 • 44m

Since 1974, when a little-known group named ABBA won Eurovision's song contest with their track "Waterloo," Sweden has been a glob...Read more

The Boyz II Men Effect
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March 27, 2021 • 44m

Before Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and 98 Degrees, there was a "boy band" from Philadelphia called Boyz II Men that ruled the charts....Read more

When Country Goes Pop
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April 3, 2021 • 44m

It's a tale as old as time – a country song goes "pop" and country music fans protest. From Dolly Parton to Shania Twain to Lil Na...Read more

The Brill Building in 4 Songs
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April 10, 2021 • 44m

New York City's Brill Building and pop music go together like bread and butter, or in this case, like King n' Goffin, Leiber n' St...Read more

What Can A Song Do?
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April 17, 2021 • 44m

For decades, musicians have been using music as their weapon of choice against social injustice, discrimination and marginalizatio...Read more

Festival Rising
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April 24, 2021 • 44m

There is no rite of passage quite like the music festival. Millions of people attend them each year and now more than ever they in...Read more