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"maybe, and?" Jan 16, 2024

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This week the boys talk all about the highly anticipated release of Ariana Grande’s new single “yes, and?”, Britney Spears’ iconic debut album “…Baby One More Time” turning 25 Years old and have a candid discussion on Kali Uchis during an all new segment of “Songs We Don’t Talk About Enough”.

Back to 1999 (Pt. 2) Jan 09, 2024

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Can you believe 1999 is now 25 YEARS OLD?! Miss XCX really said it best after all: “I Just want to go back… back to 1999”. From Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ la vida Loca” to TLC’s iconic “No Scrubs”, it’s no question that this year was STACKED with legendary hits.

Tune in as the boys recap this iconic year for music and countdown #43 - #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Year End chart.

Back to 1999 (Pt. 1) Jan 02, 2024

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Can you believe 1999 is now 25 YEARS OLD?! Miss XCX really said it best after all: “I Just want to go back… back to 1999”. From Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ la Vida Loca” to TLC’s iconic “No Scrubs”, it’s no question that this year was STACKED with legendary hits.

Tune in as the boys recap this iconic year for music and reexamine the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1999.

(PS: Stay tuned for part 2 next week!)

The Power That "U" Has Dec 19, 2023

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This week the boys talk about how putting “U” into a song title makes it instantly a BOP, Nicole Scherzinger’s solo career deserving much better (including her song “Whatever U Like”), Songs written for other artists that ended up becoming smash hits, Sia’s questionable film career, Zach’s close run-in with Janet Jackson at a local hair salon, “Grown Woman” finally being released to streaming platforms, speculations for Act II and III of RENAISSANCE, Madonna’s Celebration Tour hitting the U.S and M.I.A’s artistry.

So Long, Gag City Dec 12, 2023

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This week the boys share their candid thoughts on Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated “Pink Friday 2” and celebrate Beyoncé's iconic self-titled album turning 10 years old.

Topics of conversation this episode include: Nicki Minaj and the state of the music industry in 2023, the RENAISSANCE film, POP THEORY being Destiny’s Child stans, Jeff’s dreams being crushed by the “This is the Remix” album, compilation CD culture in the 2000’s, being obsessed with drawing female pop stars as a kid, Jennifer Love Hewitt’s music career and lastly, Beyoncés first digital drop; including a track by track review of the album.

Down at the Z100 Jingle Ball Dec 05, 2023

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This week the boys talk about the anticipation of Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday 2" album as well as Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE film, Kelly Rowland's brief, but memorable acting career, Missy Elliott's "This Is Not a Test!" turning 20 (can you believe?!), the Mean Girls re-boot, David Archuleta being more famous than Lady Gaga at one point in time, a heated discussion on Taylor's 'reputation' era and reminisce on the brilliantly talented Natasha Bedingfield.

Did You Know That There's TENSION Under Ocean Boulevard? Nov 28, 2023

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From breaking the TENSION to asking people if they knew that there was a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard— you can’t deny 2023 had some memorable music moments!

This week the boys take a trip down memory lane and re-cap their 2023 Apple Music Replay (or ‘wrapped’ for you Spotify listeners out there), including their top 5 artists, top 5 albums and top 10 songs (plus some honorable mentions).

My Only Wish (This Year)… is to be BAD! Nov 21, 2023

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This week the boys recount their favorite Y2K holiday pop classics, Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas One And All!" Tour, Willa Ford’s illustrious music career, Patti LaBelle’s earth shattering performance of “This Christmas”, Jennifer Paige's impact, and celebrate the birthday of the iconic “X” album by Kylie Minogue.

BONUS: Grammy Noms & Dua Songs Nov 14, 2023

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Join POP THEORY on a very special bonus episode as the boys celebrate and discuss Dua Lipa’s new single “Houdini” and re-cap some of the 2023 Grammy nominations including: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

Rainbow, SPICE and Everything Nice Nov 14, 2023

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This week POP THEORY discusses the 1989 (Taylor's Version) re-release + the new vault tracks, Zach's personal definition of "rock music", The 24th birthday of Mariah Carey's Rainbow album + a deep dive into the all of the songs, the 26th anniversary of Spiceworld and Jeff's take on what what a rainbow would sound like sonically. Don't miss out on a special anniversary themed "Songs We Don't Talk About Enough" segment at the end of the episode!

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