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Are bridges really all that important in a song? Full episode on Netflix.

Are bridges really all that important in a song? Full episode on Netflix.

Will video kill the podcast star? Lessons from a Netflix debut

What happens when faces made for radio join a streaming video platform

Story behind @breal 's "(Rock) Superstar". Full episode on Netflix.

Story behind @breal 's "(Rock) Superstar". Full episode on Netflix.

@audreyhobert on song verses can be the hook. Full episode on Netflix.

@audreyhobert on song verses can be the hook. Full episode on Netflix.

Do song verses matter? Full episode on Netflix.

Do song verses matter? Full episode on Netflix.

@audreyhobert setup + payoff song structure. Full episode on Netflix.

@audreyhobert setup + payoff song structure. Full episode on Netflix.

@audreyhobert songwriting comes from an unexpected place...Full episode on Netflix

@audreyhobert songwriting comes from an unexpected place...Full episode on Netflix

Audrey Hobert's music is like watching a movie. Full episode on Netflix.

Audrey Hobert's music is like watching a movie. Full episode on Netflix.

Song verses are overrated. Full episode on Netflix.

Song verses are overrated. Full episode on Netflix.

Audrey Hobert's songwriting style. Full episode on Netflix.

Audrey Hobert's songwriting style. Full episode on Netflix.

Can songs be reintroduced?. Full episode on Netflix.

Can songs be reintroduced?. Full episode on Netflix.

How Taylor Swift’s ‘cardigan' was made.

How Taylor Swift’s ‘cardigan' was made with Aaron Dessner. Watch now on Netflix.

@aarondessner on the story behind @gracieabrams "Hit the Wall" off of her new album.

@aarondessner on the story behind @gracieabrams "Hit the Wall" off of her new album.

Guess the song in 300ms. Watch the full episode now on Netflix.

Guess the song in 300ms. Watch the full episode now on Netflix.

Are we losing song intros? Watch the full episode now on Netflix.

Are we losing song intros? Watch the full episode now on Netflix.

Cut the intro! New Switched On Pop episode out now on Netflix.

Cut the intro! New Switched On Pop episode out now on Netflix.

Shakira, the kingmaker of World Cup songs

Shakira, the kingmaker of World Cup songs

Shakira's Waka Waka

Shakira's Waka Waka

Kacey Musgraves new album offers a new sound and diverts from the sonics in her prvious albums

Kacey Musgraves new album offers a new sound and diverts from the sonics in her prvious albums

The 'inbetween' sounds of Texas Kacey Musgraves is incorporating on her new album

The 'inbetween' sounds of Texas Kacey Musgraves is incorporating on her new album

@matsor being drawn to 'microtonal rub' of Persian music in his new album

Willie Nelson's appearance on Kacey Musgrave's new album

Willie Nelson's appearance on Kacey Musgrave's new album

@matsor on the different creative processes for producing albums

Did @spaceykacey and @mirandalambert finally squash their beef?

Did @spaceykacey and @mirandalambert finally squash their beef?

@matsor on the story of meeting Clairo and the beginning of their collaboration

@spaceykacey the playful yet meaningful lyricism of Kacey Musgraves

@spaceykacey the playful yet meaningful lyricism of Kacey Musgraves

@spaceykacey Kacey Musgraves' clever lyricism...did you catch this?

@spaceykacey Kacey Musgraves' clever lyricism...did you catch this?

@matsor on the story behind the song "The Weight" off of his latest album

Kacy Musgrave's witty lyricism

@spaceykacey

The microtonal instruments used in @matsor 's latest album

@matsor breaking down the cover art for his latest album

@matsor on mixing a violin and a pedal steel guitar in his latest album

@samaracyn vocal recording process for "Nomad"

Maggie Rogers goes back to school

NYU's most viral music major talks productivity and inspiration

How Charlie Puth honored Whitney Houston for 125 million people

On manigesting the National Anthem

"The world doesn’t need more good musicians. The world needs more good people."

Twenty things Jacob Collier taught us at On Air Fest 2026

Should music be funny?

Chris Duffy on the case for laughing at songs

The 2026 Grammys: "ICE OUT"

Music's Biggest Night, Music's Loudest Statement

And the Grammy will go to...

The ultimate gauntlet of popular music is upon us once again

Audrey Hobert: The Art of Observation

The songwriter on writing alone and wanting to be wanted

25 pop predictions for 2026

Grab your BINGO card and play along all year

The best songs to end the year

Switched On Pop's favorite songs of 2025

A tiny piano changed everything

How the Yamaha Reface CP saved my interview with Charlie Puth

24 hours to go "Golden"

Help us go up up up!

Zara Larsson on Sweden’s musical light and dark

Holding joy and sadness in the same song

Some of the worst lyrics ever

When Lyrics Go From Chart-Topping to Jaw-Dropping

The Mysterious Composer Who Remade the Sound of Podcasts

Breakmaster Cylinder takes off the helmet

How to hear AI vs. human music

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you get podcasts

Frank Sinatra Continues to Shape Pop Music

The Chairman's Enduring Revolution

The Unlikely Resurrection of "Party 4 U"

Why Charli XCX's Forgotten Track Became TikTok's Newest Obsession

CHARTBREAKERS: The Sound of May 2025

After months of Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" dominating the Billboard charts like an over-caffeinated earworm that just wouldn't quit, we're finally witnessing a pop landscape in transition.

'Sinners' summons the demons of American music

Deconstructing Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson's vampire blues musical

The Taylor Swift Songwriting School

Jensen McRae, Gracie Abrams, Maisie Peters, and Phoebe Bridgers carry Swift’s Torch