Amy Winehouse broke through in a big way with her 2006 album Back To Black, earning the British Singer-Songwriter five Grammy Awards for her unique, modern take on vintage soul music. Pop music pundits wondered whether her success signaled a cu

Paramore: The Great Orange Hope Goes Blonde

Feb 1st, 2022 1h 7m

Rock band Paramore broke through with their 2007 single “Misery Business” and lead singer Hayley Williams was once lauded by John Mayer as “The Great Orange Hope.” In 2017, the band released their fifth studio album After Laughter featuring a n

Cher: Cher Is Paralyzed

Jan 18th, 2022 1h 8m

Today, we're talking about Cher's 1982 post-disco flop, "I Paralyze," which didn't just paralyze her music career, it shot it and put it in a five year coma.

Mariah Carey: New Year, New Mimi

Jan 4th, 2022 1h 11m

What does it take to sustain a pop music career for multiple decades? Talent? Charisma? Sheer force of will? Twelve-year-old singer Mariah Carey's attempts to remain in the pop cultural spotlight for over thirty years have given us some of the

Jazmine, Whitney and Barbra: Joyful, Joy and Jingle

Dec 21st, 2021 1h 11m

Today, we're talking three holiday songs that we believe should be on every holiday playlist: "Joyful Joyful" by Jazmine Sullivan (and Pentatonix), "Joy To The World" by Whitney Houston, and Barbra Streisand's chaotic "Jingle Bells?" Happy Holi

Miranda Cosgrove: iCantBelieveItsNotBetter

Dec 7th, 2021 1h 10m

In 2007, actress and singer Miranda Cosgrove rose to stardom on the hit Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly, a show which inspired the youth of America to seek fame by broadcasting themselves on the internet with seemingly little concern over their perso

Brittany Murphy: Somebody To Love Happy Feet

Nov 23rd, 2021 1h 9m

Today we're talking about the actress Brittany Murphy and her cover of Queen's "Somebody to Love" from the 2006 animated penguin film Happy Feet, as well as the fantastic Stevie Wonder cover by Fantasia, Patti LaBelle, and Yolanda Adams on the

Kelly Osbourne: The Os-Bourne Identity Crisis

Nov 9th, 2021 1h 13m

In 2002, Kelly Osbourne parlayed her role in her family's reality show into a major label record deal and a buzzy pop punk single featured on MTV. In 2005 she debuted an entirely new synthpop sound, and though audiences seemed to be warming up

Whitney Houston: A Million Reasons To Love Million Dollar Bill

Oct 26th, 2021 1h 2m

Today we're talking about "Million Dollar Bill," Whitney Houston's last single released during her lifetime, which, after more than 25 years topping the charts, hit number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jennifer Lopez: Hold It, Don't Drop This Single

Oct 12th, 2021 1h 12m

In the 90s, pop singer Jennifer Lopez rode a wave of success, starting as a Fly Girl on TV's "In Living Color" and ending the decade as a certified triple threat. But after a string of hit movies and albums, 2007's Brave proved a threat to no o

Leona Lewis: No Bleeding Love Lost

Jul 6th, 2021 1h 20m

Following her win on the third series of The X Factor, this artist dominated worldwide charts in 2007 with the album Spirit and it's breakout single "Bleeding Love," but by 2009 her particular brand of mid-tempo musings were providing diminishi

VINCINT: VINCINT + PRIDE

Jun 29th, 2021 1h 25m

Today we're talking about VINCINT, and his debut album There Will Be Tears, along with some other queer artists we're bopping along to as we come to the end of this Pride month.

Imperial Teen: Purveyors Of An Unlikely Pride Anthem

Jun 23rd, 2021 1h 14m

Get out your rainbow can of Bud Light and get ready to reapply your SPF every 90 minutes because it is June, which means that it’s Pride season. This week we’re talking about Imperial Teen, the alternative rock band that hit it big with 1999’s

Kelis: The Culinary Chanteuse

Jun 15th, 2021 1h 13m

This week we're talking about "4th of July," the 2nd single from singer Kelis' 5th album, the unexpectedly dance-focused Flesh Tone, and why this song, and her whole discography, deserve more credit and love than she currently receives.

Rachael Yamagata: We Were So Worn Down We Forgot To Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

Jun 8th, 2021 1h 12m

The month of May has come and gone, and we have missed AAPI Heritage Month in its entirety. But as the saying goes, better late than never! Today we're talking about Rachael Yamagata, the singer-songwriter behind the 2003 single "Worn Me Down.

Estelle: Freak, But Not Like Me

Jun 1st, 2021 1h 1m

British multi-hyphenate Estelle took the US by storm in 2008 with her double-platinum, grammy-winning single “American Boy.” She followed it up in 2010 with the David Guetta produced track “Freak,” a sex-positive dance anthem intended to be the

Diana Ross and The Wiz: A Brand New Day For The Much-Maligned Movie Musical

May 25th, 2021 1h 2m

This week, we're talking about "A Brand New Day," a showstopping number from 1975's The Wiz, a movie musical starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson and which to this day, we still haven't seen.

Jordin Sparks: How Am I Supposed to Sing with No Airtime?

May 18th, 2021 1h 26m

Riding high of the success of her debut album and Grammy-nominated single "No Air" pop singer Jordin Sparks set out to keep the momentum going with her sophomore effort, 2009's Battlefield. But after a string of lukewarm singles, a cancelled to

Ariana Grande: No Thank You, Next Single

May 11th, 2021 1h 17m

Tween TV star turned pop singer Ariana Grande was riding high off the commercial success of her first two studio albums, 2013's My Everything and 2014's Yours Truly. But a minor scandal and a scrapped single in 2015 turned this girl next door i

Toni Braxton: The Real Elusive Chanteuse

May 4th, 2021 1h 33m

This week, we're talking about Toni Braxton, the R&B superstar who unbroke our hearts in the 90s but who many people assumed fizzled out in the early-aughts. Jason is here to tell you how that almost happened but didn't, and why her last three

Little Mix: We Had A Little Mix-Up And Forgot To Talk About Little Mix

Apr 27th, 2021 1h 35m

In 2011, girl group Little Mix broke a long standing X Factor curse by becoming the first group to win the singing competition. In the decade that followed, they went on to become one of the biggest girl groups worldwide, except in the United S

Diana Gordon: The Wynter of Her Discontent

Apr 20th, 2021 1h 28m

This week, we're talking about Diana Gordon, and why even though you think you don't know her, Sorry, you absolutely do. Also: Falling down stairs, getting blackout drunk on airplanes and what its like having a celebrity like your civilian twee

P!nk: She’s Not Dead, But Her Singing Career Almost Was

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 11m

The pop music public embraced P!nk’s 2001 evolution from R&B tough chick to feisty pop-rocker with her sophomore "surprise, I'm white" effort, 2001’s multi-platinum Missundaztood. She doubled down on her rocker edge with 2003’s Try This but a

Fantasia: Chicken Soup For Rock-Soul

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 25m

This week, we're talking about "Lose to Win," the 2013 single from singer Fantasia - who, despite winning season 3 of American Idol and originating the role of Celie in the Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple, still doesn't get the adoratio

Carly Rae Jepsen: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, Maybe

Mar 30th, 2021 1h 23m

Canadian Idol Bronze Medalist Carly Rae Jepsen tunneled a hole straight into the center of our collective craniums with her 2012 earworm "Call Me Maybe" and scored the world's biggest song of that year. But after her album Kiss failed to genera