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• Is the future of pop...heavy metal?!

  The UK outfit Sleep Token has done what we once thought impossible: Found commercial success playing heavy metal music in 2025 AD. Their fourth studio album, Even in Arcadia, went to number one on the Billboard 200 upon its release,...

  3 jun 2025 2759 sec.

• Charli XCX threw this party 4 us

  Five years ago, Charli XCX released the track "party 4 u," a melancholic ode to throwing a function for that one specific person. Now, in 2025, the song has gotten a renewed life – motivated by a foolproof cocktail of TikTok trends, the...

  27 mei 2025 2318 sec.

• 808: The drum machine that changed music forever (Twenty Thousand Hertz)

  The 808 is arguably the most iconic drum machine ever made. Even if you’ve never heard of it, you’ve definitely heard it. It’s in dozens of hit songs -- from Usher to Marvin Gaye, Talking Heads to The Beastie Boys -- and its sounds have...

  25 mei 2025 1668 sec.

• Chartbreakers: Lorde & Drake reboot, Worship Pop, and the shortest song ever

  What happens when worship anthems climb the charts alongside soul revivals and nostalgia-driven comebacks? The May 2025 Billboard charts reveal a fascinating musical landscape where Drake performs a strategic reset after his epic battle...

  20 mei 2025 3147 sec.

• ‘Sinners’ summons the demons of American music

  We rarely cover movies here at Switched On Pop. But after seeing Ryan Coogler's new vampire musical Sinners, we knew we had to make an exception. The movie is an ode to Black music. Throughout its over two hour runtime, the film pays...

  13 mei 2025 2333 sec.

• Eurovision feast: Poison Cake, Milkshake Man, and Espresso Macchiato (featuring Tommy Cash)

  It's that time of year again: Eurovision Song Contest is upon us. And with the competition comes a tradition at Switched On Pop, where Charlie and Nate look at the songs (and countries) that have the best odds to take home the title....

  6 mei 2025 2573 sec.

• Put your headphones on for TikTok's Addison Rae

  Despite TikTok defining this decade's music landscape, the app hasn't spawned a bonafide pop superstar – yet. 24-year-old Addison Rae is trying to be the first. She's already had cosigns from Arca, Charli XCX, and Benny Blanco;...

  1 mei 2025 3302 sec.

• Generation Taylor: Gracie, Maisie, Phoebe (with Jensen McRae)

  Taylor Swift isn't just a world-conquering pop star at the top of her game, her approach to songwriting has also proven massively influential for an up-and-coming generation of singer-songwriters. Gracie Abrams, Maisie Peters, and...

  22 apr 2025 3929 sec.

• Music's New Success Model

  Specialized platforms and social media have empowered musicians to tap into niche audiences, igniting a quiet revolution in the music industry. Despite the dominance of viral hits, a new wave of artists, labels and businesses are...

  15 apr 2025 2817 sec.

• Miley Cyrus goes avant-garde

  Miley Cyrus just released three singles from her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful. Inspired by Pink Floyd's The Wall—specifically the 1982 feature film based on the album—Cyrus is not just sharing new music but a whole visual...

  8 apr 2025 2286 sec.

• Chappell Roan is giving country... and hair metal?

  Why was Chappell Roan's band dressed like an 80s hair metal act during her Grammy performance? The answer unlocks the surprising secret behind her #1 country hit "The Giver." This musical detective story connects glam rock aesthetics to...

  1 apr 2025 1893 sec.

• Writing The Who’s ‘My Generation' With Pete Townshend

  The Who's "My Generation" wasn't born from inspiration—it was commissioned. In a rare interview, Pete Townshend reveals how six fans at London's Goldhawk Club in 1965 directly asked him to write an anthem for their post-war generation....

  25 mrt 2025 3252 sec.