July 2022 - Chris Molanphy

Boston Globe and Time critic Maura Johnston says freestyle, however fizzy, was also profoundly emo. Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Stitcher Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. [...] Read more

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No One Makes Hits the Way Lizzo Does

28 July 202231 July 2022

“About Damn Time” shows how the star creates coalitions of young and old fans to patiently work her songs up the charts. About damn time, indeed. For 10 of the last 15 weeks, boy bander–turned–pop hegemon Harry Styles has been commanding Billboard’s Hot 100 with his dreamy ditty “As It Was.” Styles would only step [...] Read more

Hit Parade Slate

Hit Parade: Point of No Return Edition

15 July 202231 July 2022

How freestyle—a frenetic, synthetic Latin-flavored ’80s dance genre—bridged the disco and hip-hop eras while racking up scores of hits. View Transcript View Transcript Advertisement Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Stitcher Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. [...] Read more

Hit Parade Slate

The Bridge: Sync Is Both Stranger and Shameless

2 July 20225 July 2022

Publishing exec and TV-sync expert Mara Kuge says placing a song on a show is a songwriter’s jackpot. Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Stitcher Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your [...] Read more