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Tanner Adell Talks Leaving LDS, Beyoncé, Buckle Bunny and New Single “Going Blonde” Apr 16, 2025

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Tanner Adell defies categorization. Raised between Wyoming and So-Cal in a Mormon household, this 28-year-old, bi-racial, country-loving singer who also embraces the syncopation and sass of hip-hop, moved to Nashville to make it, but not before she’d completed her LDS mission in Sweden. Nowadays she’s making waves not only with hits like ‘Buckle Bunny’ and ‘Trailer Park Barbie,’ but also as one of the harmonizing voices on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter renditions of ‘Blackbirrd’ and ‘Ameriican Requiem.’’

We talk about all this, plus her Rodeo queen mom, her experience with LDS and leaving the church, her scrappy, DIY beginnings, and embracing her pansexuality. We also get into the story behind her latest single ‘Going Blonde’ — an incredibly moving ode to her birth mother. Oh, and we try to give her buddy Shaquille O’Neal a call.

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Sabrina Claudio Talks Independence, Beyoncé’s ‘Plastic off the Sofa, New Song 'Before It's Too Late' Apr 15, 2025

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From her beginnings as a choir girl at school, to trying out for X-Factor, and honing her sultry tones and R&B runs, to moving from Florida to LA at 19-years-old — with her supportive Cuban-Puerto Rican family in tow — Sabrina Claudio has been laser-focused on her dream, making it happen with real sense of DIY hustle from the jump.

Now she’s a GRAMMY-winner who’s written songs for Beyoncé (‘Plastic off the Sofa’), collaborated with artists including The Weeknd, Alicia Keys, Zayn, and Tyga. She talks about her journey up to this point, (initially) signing to a major, releasing independently, working with all the aforementioned artists, her broken wrist, dressing like a candy cane, a reindeer, and so much more.

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Sophie Nélisse Talks 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 Finale, Fan Theories & Shauna's Trauma Apr 14, 2025

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The Windsor, Canada-born, Montreal-raised actor joins us in the studio for the first time to discuss all aspects of Yellowjackets — a series which follows a high school girls' soccer team whose plane crashes, leaving them stranded in the wilderness and haunted for decades. Since its premiere in the fall of 2021, the psychological horror-cum-survival drama has gripped audiences with its twisted humor and dark, jaw-dropping plot twists. Not to mention the riveting interplay between the largely female cast whose storylines are split between two timelines.

As Shauna Shipman, Nélisse plays one of the central and increasingly mercurial and divisive characters. She lifts the lid on what it was like filming some of the series most difficult scenes, pit girl, funeral parties, the interplay and camaraderie between the cast, and how she approaches playing the progressively unhinged Shauna.

She also talks about living with her co-star Courtney Eaton (who plays Lottie) and the project they’re working on together, not to mention her beginnings in gymnastics (training for the Olympics), getting her start at 11 in the Oscar-nominated film Monsieur Lazhar, the cult of Yellowjackets, her klutzy-ness, and so much more.

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OK Go Talks Mind Blowing New Music Video for "Love," Treadmills & Here It Goes Again Apr 11, 2025

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LA-based indie rock band OK Go join us in the studio for the first time, back with their first album in 11 years: The Adjacent Possible. The band are perhaps best known for their iconic 2006 treadmill video for ‘Here It Goes Again’ — which was really one of the first viral videos, exploding barely a year after the launch of YouTube. They talk about this, the changing landscape of music and the industry, plus we discuss how they’ve continued to push the creative envelope with their videos, eschewing AI in favor of laborious practical effects and mind-expanding, how-the-hell-did-you-do-that concepts. And the mishaps that come along with that.

They reminisce about meeting each other at art camp at age 11, what the DIY scene looked like back then versus now, working with the muppets, doing videos in zero gravity, and the effect of kids on their creativity. Plus their attempts to get hipsters to dance, not to mention singer Damian Kulash taking a break to co-direct Apple TV movie The Beanie Bubble (starring Zach Galifinakis, Elizabeth Banks, and Sarah Snook), plus much, much more.

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Grace VanderWaal: Growing up in the Spotlight, Speaking Her Truth, New Album ‘CHILDSTAR’ Apr 09, 2025

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Back on the sofa for the first time since 2019 — this time without her trenchcoat — Grace WanderWaal joins us for a refreshingly frank conversation about her experiences in the entertainment industry. Now 21, VanderWaal won America’s Got Talent when she was just an improbably precocious, ukulele-toting 12-year-old. She discusses that experience, candidly sharing her feelings as she navigated childhood to early adulthood in the spotlight.

VanderWaal also unpicks the themes in her new album CHILDSTAR, sharing her thoughts on destructive archetypes and oppressive expectations — she’s rewriting her narrative as a newly independent artist, collaborating with the likes of Aliyah’s Interlude, getting playful with alter egos, and channeling the unflinching honesty of artists such as Fiona Apple. She also discusses her thoughts on acting, what it was like working with Francis Ford Coppola in Megalopolis (for which she also contributed two original songs), plus heartbreak, bad tattoos, moving through familial and childhood trauma, her disdain for black and white interpretations in areas that are clearly gray, and so much more.

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Eddie Benjamin: Truth, Fear, Working with Willow, Bieber, and Shawn Mende Apr 07, 2025

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Wildly talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Eddie Benjamin is a solo artist in his own right — check out his latest single ‘MANIAC’ and his 2023 EP ‘Weatherman’ — but he’s also working behind the scenes (and sometimes on stage, in the case of Shawn Mendes) with everyone from Justin Bieber to Willow, RAYE to Meghan Trainor.

The 23-year-old Byron Bay-born artist joins us in the studio to talk about leaving Australia for LA, moving in with Sia and what it’s like to work in her creative orbit, plus his approach to music and improvisation, and why it’s taken a minute to hone in on his forthcoming debut album. Plus he discusses what he learned from working with Willow on her Grammy nominated LP ‘empathogen,’ and the energetic vibes of working with Mike Sabath, Justin Bieber, and the inspirational force that was and always will be Prince.

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Mumford & Sons: New Album ‘Rushmere,’ New Beginnings, Banjos and Waistcoats Apr 04, 2025

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Back for the first time as a trio and with their first record since 2018’s Delta, UK indie-folk troupe Mumford & Sons join us in the studio for the first time while in the midst of their underplay tour — which just happens to take in tiny venues such as Sydney Opera House and the Hollywood Palladium.

Having cut their teeth in the London folk-pop scene in the late 2000s alongside the likes of Laura Marling, Noah and the Whale, and Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit, amongst others, Mumford swiftly rose to international, GRAMMY-winning acclaim, releasing four, and now five records in the process.

We talk about the writing process, working with Pharrell Williams and producer David Cobb, how they’re now functioning as a trio, plus religion, fatherhood, and the unexpected influence of dance music on their sound. They also open up about the joy of performance, to banjo-or-not-to-banjo, where have all the waistcoats gone, how Marcus met his wife, actress Carey Mulligan, and much, much more.

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Jonah Marais: WDW Lawsuit, Sobriety and Starting Over, and New EP ‘More Than Enough’ Mar 28, 2025

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Why Don’t We’s Jonah Marais joins us in the studio for the first time—on his own and since the lawsuit verdict. He opens up about what really happened in the courtroom and the mental and physical toll the court case, along with his years in WDW, took on him.

The 26-year-old is stunningly candid about his struggles with mental health and substance use, openly discussing his rock-bottom moment, how Liam Payne’s passing was a wake-up call, and how faith and friendship helped set him on a new path. In this incredibly intimate and grounded conversation, Marais also talks about the future of WDW, how working with Ryan Lewis on his new solo music changed the game, the importance of communication and rejecting toxic masculinity, plus so much more.

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Maddox Batson: TikTok Fame, New EP ‘First Dance,’ and His Biggest Inspiration — Girls Mar 26, 2025

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People are calling Maddox Batson country’s answer to Justin Bieber, and it’s easy to see why: while his vocal prowess is sophisticated beyond his years, he’s delivering his earnest country-pop songs about young romance wrapped in highly choreographed videos. And this 15-year-old Tennessee-singing sensation is completely unfazed by these lofty comparisons.

Batson first started making waves during the pandemic, doing covers (and GRWMs) with his dad. Now he’s playing the Grand Ole Opry, singing to sold-out shows of screaming girls. And it’s not just his solo work that’s popping off: he co-wrote Lana Del Rey and Quavo’s single ‘Tough.’ He opens up about the personal story behind that song (and some of his other hits), how a devastating sports injury was instrumental in his swerve towards music, towing the line between confident and cocky, TikTok fame, and much more.

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Max McNown: Busking, Breakthroughs, Noah Kahan, and New Album ‘Night Diving’ Mar 24, 2025

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Americana-country singer Max McNown is still only 23, but he’s already two albums deep with millions of streams and TikTok followers. The West Linn, Oregon-born artist, inspired by the likes of Zach Bryan and Noah Kahan, left his hometown for San Clemente, Southern California, where he discovered his voice busking on the pier, in between shifts as a barista.

Although McNown did audition for American Idol and made it through, the singer chose to pursue music on his own rather than take the reality TV talent route. And it was a good decision — his heartfelt covers and originals quickly went viral.

McNown joined us in the studio for the first time to share his story, including the impact of his brother Brock’s battle with leukemia on both his family and his outlook, and how it shaped his art. He also opens up about meeting and falling in love with his girlfriend, collaborating with Hailey Whitters, making his way in Nashville, struggling with addiction, and much more

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