Episode guide
This Is Pop: Season 1
8 episodes · first aired Mar 6, 2021
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- 1 Auto-Tune Mar 6, 2021 · 44m Love it or hate it, Auto-Tune has changed pop music. From Cher's "Believe" to Kanye West's "Love Lockdown," the sound has penetrated the globe and revolutionized music since its invention…
- 2 Hail Britpop! Mar 13, 2021 · 44m Britpop. The word can elicit an eye roll, an itch to get on the dance floor, or a sudden urge to cry and sing "Wonderwall." In the early ‘90s, when America was hooked on grunge, The Brits…
- 3 Stockholm Syndrome Mar 20, 2021 · 44m Since 1974, when a little-known group named ABBA won Eurovision's song contest with their track "Waterloo," Sweden has been a global force in exporting pop music. Cassette players and…
- 4 The Boyz II Men Effect Mar 27, 2021 · 44m Before Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and 98 Degrees, there was a "boy band" from Philadelphia called Boyz II Men that ruled the charts. With their incredible vocal harmonies and preppy-cool…
- 5 When Country Goes Pop Apr 3, 2021 · 44m It's a tale as old as time – a country song goes "pop" and country music fans protest. From Dolly Parton to Shania Twain to Lil Nas X, the scrutiny around what makes a song "country" has…
- 6 The Brill Building in 4 Songs Apr 10, 2021 · 44m New York City's Brill Building and pop music go together like bread and butter, or in this case, like King n' Goffin, Leiber n' Stoller, or Barry n' Kim. In the 1950s and 60s, songwriters…
- 7 What Can A Song Do? Apr 17, 2021 · 44m For decades, musicians have been using music as their weapon of choice against social injustice, discrimination and marginalization. From Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" to…
- 8 Festival Rising Apr 24, 2021 · 44m There is no rite of passage quite like the music festival. Millions of people attend them each year and now more than ever they infiltrate our culture from “festival wear” clothing lines…