Name 3 Songs

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡    Each year when the Grammy Awards roll around, we typically have an episode that critiques the award ceremony for being vastly out of touch with popular culture: Beyonce is snubbed for Album of the Year, BTS is used as a bait tool for viewership, Best New Artist doesn't represent the talent at the present moment. The list goes on. This year, at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards it was *checks notes* a good time. So good, to the point that there were hardly any critiques for the Recording Academy this year. So how did they do it? We discuss the significance of the expanded voting committee (13,000 voting members) which includes 40% POC, and large numbers of younger voters and female members. We also get into some of our personal highlights, featuring Doechii, Raye, Chappell Roan,and Sabrina Carpenter. And then we get into the big cultural takeaways of the night – Beyonce winning Album of the Year and Best Country Album, Chappell Roan calling out record labels for the way they treat artists, Lady Gaga and others standing for trans rights, and more.  Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with bby. The members of bby found each other on the internet after cultivating their individual musical abilities playing for revered underground London acts. Post-covid, they upgraded to “real life” meet-ups to develop their own gritty alternative sound. Their HQ in East London quickly became a hot spot for packed house parties that has become a personification of the band's ethos. We sat down with all five members of bby for our interview – Benji (vocals), Tommy (guitar and bass), Tom (drums), Dion (guitar and bass), Jesse (guitar). We talk about cultivating community through live music, maintaining individual style and musicianship while creating something completely new as a group, and using audience participation to influence the songwriting process. Listen to the full interview with bby on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with mercury. Mercury is an alternative rock band and project led by Nashville-based Maddie Kerr. Now 22, Kerr grew up playing music since she was a kid, and honed in her sound while playing with various friends through her teen years.  We talk to Maddie about having an emotional breakthrough in writing her latest EP “Together We Are One, You And I” with producer Alex Farrar, and how she created a short film to go along with the EP. We also talk to Maddie about the importance of performing live and connecting with young female fans. Listen to the full interview with mercury on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Isabel Dumaa. The rising LA-based artist just released her new EP Just My Nature featuring breakout single “Quarter Life Crisis.” Now 21, Dumaa began singing and songwriting at age 10. At age 12, her moms booked her first ever studio session to record songs she had been filling journals with.  We talked to Isabel Dumaa about how she found her own voice on her debut EP, how she embraces femininity and not being afraid to show emotion in her music, and learning how to stand her ground as a young woman in the music industry. Listen to the full interview with Isabel Dumaa on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Angélica Garcia. Angélica Garcia is a pop experimentalist who pulls from her Mexican and Salvadoran heritage to make art that speaks to the experience of growing up between cultures as a Hispanic-American. Her latest album Gemelo, meaning “twin” in English, represents the two selves, the spirit and body, and tackles how they work together and against one another. We talk to Angélica Garcia about why she embraced singing in Spanish despite things getting lost in translation, the pain of grief that stays with you and how it can be a beautiful tool for transformation, and how she prioritizes your own happiness and personal growth, even if that means letting go of people and things that do not serve you.  Listen to the full interview with Angélica Garcia on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Emei. Emei built her career from the ground up, performing since she was a child in music theater and even as a star on Chinese reality TV. After receiving notoriety on TikTok for her 2022 single “Late to the Party,” Emei has built a world around her subsequent music, and has already performed at venues as far as Australia. Emei's 3rd EP Rabbithole (out now) sees the artist personifying her personal life experience in a dark and twisted world after falling down a rabbit hole.  We talk to Emei about how competing in a Chinese reality TV competition prepared her for a singing career, how she advocates for herself in a music industry that tries to put artists in a box, and how she found a new voice on her 3rd EP Rabbithole.  Listen to the full interview with Emei on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡  Fangirl Nonsense: Shawn Mendes speaks about his sexuality for the first time. Damiano David of Maneskin releases his debut album, and it's giving… Harry Styles.  ⚡   We're taking a deep dive on the arc of Chappell Roan's career this year – from the explosive moments at Coachella and Gov Ball to Chappell's public burnout on stage and on TikTok. No one could be prepared for overnight fame in the way Chappell has experienced it. And with this fame, we've watched her burnout in real time. We look at how Chappell has handled her fame thus far, why fans have lashed back at her, and our predictions for what will happen next in her career. We also discuss Chappell's call out of obsessive fan behaviour, and look at the way artists have been treated in the past, including singer Christina Grimme who died at the hands of an alleged fan.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:40 election reactions 31:20 fangirl nonsense 43:40 Chappell Roan Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We thought it would be helpful, after the tragic loss of Liam Payne, to have a brief discussion about how we're feeling in regards to this loss and also give y'all a replay of our 2022 episode about grieving as a fangirl. We will be discussing the heinous way the press handled the loss of Liam in an episode soon. "Grief is a complex state of being, one that takes a person through an array of emotions from anger to sadness to acceptance and everything in between. Grieving can feel incredibly personal, and as a fangirl, the outside world judges you when you're celebrating, so when you're grieving it's a whole other ballpark. So what does grieving look like as a fangirl, especially when you're dealing with everything from death to disbandment?  In this throwback episode, we're heading back to university to get a crash course in the psychology behind grief, and how grieving doesn't just belong to those who have a kinship to those who are lost. When music is what most of us rely on when we're in times of mourning and dispair, it can be so much harder to deal with grieving as a fangirl when those in your inner circle don't understand your loss. From the death of artists like Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and more to hiatuses that turn to disbandment, breakups that lead to comebacks, and bands who ghost their fans forever, we're looking into it all this week!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Jonah Marais. Jonah Marais is a pop singer who got his start in the boy band Why Don't We in 2016. The band reached massive career milestones over six years before announcing their hiatus in 2022. Now, Jonah is setting out on his own path as a solo artist, with a debut EP and a solo tour already under his belt and more new music on the way.  This next single “Slow Motion” comes out November 15.  We talk to Jonah about finding his identity as a solo artist outside of Why Don't We, the strong relationship he has with his fans, and why it's so important to him to make the world a better place through his music. Listen to the full interview with Jonah Marais on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Cosmo's Midnight. Cosmo's Midnight is the Australian twin duo Cosmo and Patrick Liney who bring grooves and electronic music together. Their third studio album Stop Thinking and Start Feeling was written between Sydney, London, and LA, featuring collaborators like Franc Moody, spill tab, Tkay Maidza and more. We talk to Cosmo and Patrick about how the duo dug into the nostalgia of music from their childhood to find inspiration for their third album, their goal to make uplifting music, regardless of what they're going through in their personal lives, and how they use dance music as an escape from the world to just feel. Listen to the full interview with Cosmo's Midnight on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with meija. meija, aka Jamie Sierota, grew up performing in the family band Echosmith. He left the band at 20 years old to start a family and be a songwriter and producer. After some time away from the spotlight, he started his own artist project – meija. His sophomore album There's Always Something comes out October 11th, featuring collabs from JAWNY, Hand Habits and EELS.  We talk to Jamie Sierota about how he dealt with the overnight success of being in Echosmith as a teenager, why he had to take time away from the spotlight to find his own voice as a musician, and how he is processing his own emotions and past experiences through the making of his sophomore album. Listen to the full interview with meija on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Teen Jesus are a 4-piece punk band from Australia, who recently signed to Mom + Pop Records. The band just released an extended version of their album, titled I Love You, Too, and features collabs from The Linda Lindas and Softcult. We talk with singer Anna Ryan about how the band members have grown as friends and musicians since they were teenagers, the process of sitting down to write a full length album, and the irony of being called “pretty good for a girl band.” Listen to the full interview with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Master Peace. Master Peace is the artist moniker for London-based Peace Okezie who makes self-proclaimed “electroclash” music for dancing. Earlier this year Master Peace released his debut album and won an award for Ivor Novello's Rising Star. With huge support slots for the likes of The Streets and Genesis Owusu under his belt, he's following that up with another EP and a headline tour across the UK and EU this October. We talk to Peace about how he accidentally started the wave of indie sleaze in the UK, how he has fought against the boxes people have tried to put him in order to make art that fully represents himself, and why ‘happiness and freedom' are a core part of his philosophies as a human and an artist. Listen to the full interview with Master Peace on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Friko. Friko is the duo Nike Kapetan and Bailey Minzenberger hailing from Chicago's long lineage of DIY and indie rock music. Their debut album Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here came out earlier this year and sees the band merging elements of post-punk and chamber-pop and experimental rock. The band is headed out on tour across the U.S. with Royel Otis this fall and will also be headlining in the UK later this year. We talk to frontman Niko about how he and Bailey collaborate as multi-instrumentals in the songwriting process, how the band is setting out to make the world a better place through music, and how Niko is challenging himself to write more honest lyrics that encapsulate the highs and lows of life. Listen to the full interview with Friko on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡  Fangirl Nonsense: Pop music is SO back. Both Sabrina Carpenter and Addison Rae have release the most perfect pop songs. Sabrina is giving us sugar coated mellow drama while Addison is channeling Lana Del Rey and Britney Spears on “Diet Pepsi.”  ⚡   We're exploring how Charli XCX's latest album brat became a cultural phenomenon that reached all the way to the presidential election. We first look at how brat. serves as a reflection of the current state of culture and society – the rise of indie sleaze and club culture, the reaction to Barbie summer (hello brat summer), the rebellion of what it means to be a 30 year old in today's society. After diving into the cultural significance of the album itself, we dissect the branding of brat that propelled the message into mainstream culture. From the “brat wall” in New York City, to the text that instantly became a meme, to the aptly timed “Apple” + coconut tree mashup. Brat is a moment that will live on forever in pop culture history, and you just had to be there.  Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Bay Faction. Born out of an online message board, Bay Faction emerged in the Boston DIY scene in 2015 with the debut of their self-titled record and quickly garnered a cult following. Following the band's hiatus from 2020-2024, Bay Faction is now marking their highly anticipated return with new single, “Drive Home.” We talk to Bay Faction singer James McDermott about the decision to bring the band back and what he learned in the process of taking time away. We also discuss the 2023 re-release of the band's self-titled album and James' own realization the songs had taken on a life of their own with fans. Plus, we get into how James' songwriting style has evolved to include a new level of vulnerability. Listen to the full interview with Bay Faction on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Paris Paloma. Paris Paloma is an English artist who made a name for herself with her 2023 song “Labour.”  The song became a rallying cry for women, through its journal-like lyricism and dark folk-pop melodies detailing the women's emotional labour under a patriarchal society.  Now, Paris Paloma's debut album Cacophony is out August 30.  Through the 15-track album, Paris explores the human experiences of grief, love, patriarchy, and trauma through the imagers of Greek mythology, fantasy, and the literary gothic.  We talk to Paris about how her love of creative writing and fine art led to her unique way of storytelling, why she celebrates and explores the idea of womanhood as a rebellion to the norms of society we've all been raised in, and how her music has become a wildfire for women across the world to explore conversations of feminism and find community with each other. Listen to the full interview with Paris Paloma on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt on name3songs.com. For more of Name 3 Songs, check out our podcast here and other interviews here. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us  @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Middle Part. We talk to Middle Part about the choice to open up about his depression in songwriting, knowing that someone out there is going through the same thing and how he utilized the image of a glass box as a metaphor for the extreme pressures and expectations of the music industry. Middle Part is the moniker of New York alternative rock artist Andy Selkōw. His debut album Disruptor explores themes such as depression, self-acceptance, and the challenges of aging. Listen to the full interview with Middle Part on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with The Wldlfe. The Wldlfe is a Nashville-based pop band composed of Jansen Hogan, Carson Hogan, & Jack Crane who have been creating since the band's start in 2016. The Wldlfe is releasing their upcoming album Heaven is a place, 2024 on August 16 and touring across America this fall. We talk with Jansen Hogan, singer of The Wldlfe, about how being in love influenced the writing process for The Wldlfe's new album Heaven is a Place, 2024, how the band has grown as artists over the last 8 years, and the importance of building a connection with fans online and on the road. Listen to the full interview with The Wldlfe on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Georgia Webster. Georgia Webster is a singer-songwriter, who's song “Tell Your Mom” became an instant hit on TikTok in July 2020. Since then, she moved to Nashville to hone her songwriting and storytelling skills. Her 3rd EP SIGNS dropped at the end of May and details the complexities of today's situationships We talk with Georgia Webster about how she handled viral fame and is learning to sustain a career as an artist, the challenges of working with other songwriters, and finding her sound as an artist, and why she considers her “SIGNS” EP her best work yet. Listen to the full interview with Georgia Webster on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Forest Claudette!   We talk to Forest about the decision to open up about their non-binary gender identity in their music, being able to develop their artistry without the pressure to go viral, and how they use visuals as a world-building tool to enhance the stories in their music.   Forest Claudette is an Australian alternative R&B artist, who grew up playing multiple instruments and now is honing in their artistry to tell their own story. Their new EP titled Jupiter and subsequent single “Moonlight” explores gender identity and sexuality, the joy and sacrifice of coming out, and life's complexities.   Listen to the full interview with Forest on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Bathe Alone. Bathe Alone is the dream-pop moniker of multi-instrumentalist Bailey Crone based in Atlanta, Georgia Working closely with collaborator and producer Damon Moon, the two push to new emotional depths utilizing sound design as a lens for exploration. Their new record I Don't Do Humidity is out now. We talk with Bailey Crone and Damon Moon about how Bailey's divorce and the loss of family members and friendships pushed her to write the most challenging music of her career, how Bailey and Damon worked together to translate these complicated emotions into the music itself, and how turning 30 and writing I Don't Do Humidity has given her new perspective to what's important in her life. Listen to the full interview with Bathe Alone on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with renforshort. We talk to Lauren aka renforshort about how her recent songwriting reflects her emotional growth, fighting to be heard as a young woman in the music industry, and connecting with fans at an intimate EP release show. Renforshort is an indie pop singer/songwriter who started releasing music as a teen. Now at the age of 22 she's reflecting on her personal growth in her recent EP ‘clean hands dirty water' out May 17. Listen to the full interview with renforshort on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Grayscale's Collin Walsh. We discussed his journey with mental health, allowing himself to be more vulnerable in his songwriting, allowing Grayscale to grow musically and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡  Fangirl Nonsense: Wallows are just silly goofy boys with Zach Sang!  ⚡   The Black Keys recently canceled an arena tour in exchange for smaller venues. Fans are anxious the same thing could happen to Wallows. Meanwhile Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's arena tour is sold out in NYC but slow to move tickets in other markets. We look at why we're having so many arena tours, whether or not artists really need it, and whether or not fans want it or can even afford it.  ⚡  ICYMI: We are going on summer break! Getting Candid artist interviews will continue on a weekly basis and we will be back with regular programming at the end of August.  ⚡   Time Stamps: 3:00 Fangirl Nonsense 13:00 Arena Tours, Ticket Prices, Fan Anxieties Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Hannah Grae! Hannah Grae talks about how she's grown as an artists since posting covers on Youtube as a teenager to releasing her mini album Nothing Lasts Forever, what she's learned from female rock stars like Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morriset, and finding her own community of female musicians supporting one another Hannah Grae is an alternative rock artist based in London. Her mini album Nothing Lasts Forever was released in March this year and chronicles her journey as a teen to 20 year old navigating life and moving to London Listen to the full interview with Hannah Grae on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡  Fangirl Nonsense: Wallows covers Sabrina Carpenter's “Espresso” and gives us absolutely nothing. Chet Hanks explains the Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef to his father Tom Hanks over text. And… a giant conscious baby?  ⚡   Maya Henry is releasing a fiction novel based on her relationship with Liam Payne that details abuse, abortion, and more. We talk about Maya's in depth interview with People and the legality around her decision to write fictionalized events of her personal experience with alleged abuse from Liam Payne. We also discuss the details Maya has shared, her age gap and parasocial relationship with Liam, and her decision to speak out on the topic of abuse. ⚡   Kansas City Chief's kicker Harrison Butker delivered a commencement speech a Benedictine College, a private catholic college, that sparked outrage across the internet. His speech insinuated that the most important thing a woman can do is be a homemaker. He also criticised LGBTQ+ people, surrogacy, and "the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion," among other subjects. We discuss all this and hear the opinions of the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica who criticised Butker's speech.  ⚡   Time Stamps: 5:30 fangirl nonsense 18:30 listener fangirl nonsense 20:00 Maya Henry 36:00 Harrison Butker Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Chanel Loren. We talk with Chanel Loren about finding her identity between two different home countries, learning to trust herself and use music as a tool to be more honest and vulnerable in expressing her emotions, and how her background in dance and theater influences her live performances. Chanel Loren is a London-born, Sydney-based R&B artist and ARIA-nominated singer songwriter. In early 2024 she released a single called ‘Carelessly Doomed' featuring American rapper Kota The Friend ahead of her debut EP BETWEEN2WORLDS which drops July 12. For more of Name 3 Songs, check out our podcast here and other interviews here. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us  @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡  Fangirl Nonsense: We saw Royel Otis live! Sabrina Carpenter turned 25 and someone gave her a cake with Leonardo Decaprio's face. Nicholas Galitzine reveals he's a spoon carver, but Jenna already knew this. Charli XCX is claiming her throne as an A-lister.  ⚡   TRIGGER WARNING: At a recent Trophy Eyes concert in New York, a fan was critically injured in a stage diving incident.  ⚡   Drake and Kendick Lamar have been dropping diss tracks back and forth – except Kendrick is dropping poetry about how Drake is a bad person all Drake can think of is “damn you're short.” While diss tracks are not our area of expertise, we talk about this from the Name 3 Songs perspective of Drake's age gap friendships with teen stars including Millie Bobby Brown, Billie Eilish and others.  Time Stamps: 3:22 Fangirl Nonsense 21:15 Trophy Eyes Concert 27:09 Drake vs Kendrick Intro 29:08 Basic Explanation of the Beef 31:37 Drake vs Kendrick Discuss Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with poptropicaslutz! Christian and Nick from poptropicaslutz! talk about being 2007 music historians, how the two found their writing style during lockdown, and why they incorporate tongue and cheek lyrics. We also talk about how they prioritized the fan-band relationship from the start of their music career to foster a growing community. Poptropicaslutz! is comprised of the duo Christian and Nick who make music hyper-punk music that harkens back to the year 2007. They recently wrapped up a tour with Waterparks and Their deluxe album ‘Face For The Radio: Voice For A Silent Film' is out now. Listen to the full interview with poptropicaslutz! on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A replay of our 2021 episode with author and journalist Maria Sherman! Throughout history, boy bands have been a massively lucrative enterprise for the music industry, thanks to their main demographic of teen girls. Join us to really learn about the importance of boy bands to pop culture and their dark history. Heartthrob boy bands + adoring fangirls = big money! And this is where things get shady. Behind every successful boy band is a man with industry know-how (and sometimes even nefarious intentions.) We're joined by Maria Sherman, author of Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands, to explore the dark history of boy bands and the men who pull the strings – from Maurice Starr's shady contracts with New Kids on the Block and New Edition to Lou Pearlman using Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC as the front of a Ponzi scheme. We also discuss their impact on pop culture which led to the rise of One Direction (thanks to Simon Cowell) and BTS (a la Big Hit Entertainment.) All of this to say, are boy bands inherently sexist? And at the end of the day, do we even care? Find Maria Sherman on Twitter and Instagram for fun boy band knowledge more! This is a music commentary podcast based on pre-existing knowledge and facts cited below. If you'd like to discuss anything we talked about today in greater detail with us, you can find us on Twitter @Name3Songs or @sara_feigin & @jenna_million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're Getting Candid in our interview with Lime Cordiale. Lime Cordiale is an Australian band comprised of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach who played music together as teenagers and officially formed the band in 2009. The band has wracked up multi-millions of streams, known for their infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and clever lyrics, and they just wrapped up a tour across the US and Canada. We chatted with Oli and Louis about stepping into larger-than-life personas on stage to turn their live shows into a party. How the brothers compliment and challenge each other as writing partners and musicians. As well as discussing the skills they've learned from actors, including Idris Elba, and how they incorporate that into the creative process  Find a transcribed excerpt of the podcast at name3songs.com  For more of Name 3 Songs, check out our podcast here and other interviews here. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us  @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡ Fangirl Nonsense:  We are chomping at the bit to see the two horniest movies of the season: Challengers and The Idea of You. Billie Eilish is also on the cover of Rolling Stone giving TMI on her sexual life.  ⚡   A week after Taylor released The Tortured Poets Department and a week after our episode dropped, we're revisiting thoughts based on online conversations to ask ourselves if you can be a fan of Taylor Swift without being invest in the lore. We also look at Taylor's lyrical references to Kim Kardashian in “thanK you aIMee” and why she chose to bring up the infamous Taylor-Kim-Kanye beef now.  ⚡   Harry Styles' Pleasing is hosting a pop up in Austin, Texas. It's all very cute on the outside, but taking a closer look at the merchandise prices has us wondering – can you really buy your way into kindness and inclusivity? We discuss the ethics of capital accumulation and celebrity brands that continue to make the top 1% of artists richer while lower and middle class artists struggle to make music their full time job. This leads us to think deeper about overconsumption and market saturation, not only of physical products, but also as music as a product. We also bring Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's collab arena tour and Halsey's makeup line About Face into the conversation for comparison on how artists are turning a profit.  Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Hannah Wicklund about the hardships of being a young female artist in a heavily male rock scene. How she was able to connect with a deeper feminine and emotional side of herself through taking time off the road and rediscovering her love of painting. And how all of this has impacted the way she shows up as a performer and the fan connections she's made because of it. Listen to the full interview with The Vices on Name 3 Songs podcast available on your favorite podcast platforms.  For more of Name 3 Songs, check out our podcast here and other interviews here. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡ Fangirl Nonsense: We can't stop thinking about Royel Otis's cover of “Linger” by the Cranberries and neither can every 30 year-old man. Harry Styles' Pleasing is doing a pop-up in Austin, Texas! Sara saw Quarters of Change in Washington DC.  ⚡ On April 19, Taylor Swift released The Tortured Poets Department *and* The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology with a total of 31 tracks. In a big surprise to all of us, this album is mostly about Matty Healy, rather than Joe Alwyn. One year after Taylor and Matty's whirl-wind and highly criticized relationship, Taylor is telling her side of the story and possibly calling out fans in the process. All of this begs the question – who is the album for? And did we need to know all of this? We explore the significance of this album in the context of Taylor's fame and power, her music choices on the record, and her relationship to fans and music critics. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're Getting Candid with The Vices about the importance of performing live and learning how to replicate that energy in the studio, how they've drawn influence from rock bands across the decades, and their decision to sing in English. Plus, we talk about how they recorded a live performance of their debut album on boat during covid, and how they built their own music festival with bands from around the world. The Vices are a four-piece rock band from The Netherlands formed in 2019. Their second album ‘Unknown Affairs', early 2023, and reached over 1.5M streams within a month. Their very first show ever was supporting YUNGBLUD. They've since toured with Nothing But Thieves, opened stadium shows in Europe, and hosted their own festival called Vice Fest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡ Fangirl Nonsense: Dua Lipa is maybe a boring pop star? Chappell Roan owned Coachella. Barry Keoghan is spotted being a supportive boyfriend to Sabrina Carpenter.  ⚡  Orville Peck and Willie Nelson teamed up for a gay cowboy anthem. Orville Peck is one of the few openly gay country singers. Willie Nelson is a grandfather of the genre. The two teamed up for a cover of “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” – making a statement that country is for the LGBTQIA+ community despite what the country industry tries to make people believe.  ⚡ Jojo Siwa faces backlash from netizens after claiming she wanted to make a new genre – “gay pop.” This is coupled with the release of her new song “Karma” and the accompanying music video that sees Siwa leaning into the sexual pop star trope for the first time in her career. We discuss how the 20 year-old dancer-turned-singer is using sexual imagery to distance herself from her child star image and how this decision compares to Disney stars like Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.  Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting candid in our interview with Girl and Girl. We talk with Girl and Girl about how being theatrical helps singer Kai share difficult topic in his lyrics, how the band works together as a unit on stage to support Kai's exuberant stage presence, and the way the band relates to Kai's personal lyrics. Girl and Girl are a four-piece jangly garage rock band from Brisbane Australia. Notably, the band includes singer Kai James and his Aunty Liss on drums, along with – Jayden Williams on guitar and Fraser Bell on bass. The band just attended South By Southwest Music Fest in Austin, Texas and they are back in the US this spring supporting Royel Otis before they release their debut album Call A Doctor on May 24.  Listen to the full interview with Girl and Girl on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been exactly a year since Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn's breakup hit the newsstands. Jenna's out sick this week so we're revisiting our discussion from April of 2023 to look back at the media and the world's reaction to Taylor and Joe parting ways. Also in this episode we were in the midst of a public feud between Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber, so we'll be revisiting that too. We'll be back next week with our regularly scheduled programming! https://name3songs.com/2023/04/16/taylor-swifts-breakup-selena-gomez-calls-to-end-hate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're Getting Candid with Jordan Suaste about how he found his voice while growing up as one of the only queer kids in his school, connecting with fans after having his song “Body” go viral on TikTok, and using visuals and fashion as a form of self-expression. LA-based pop singer/songwriter Jordan Suaste, released his new single “Love Who You Want To” last month. The song encapsulates his yearning for genuine connections crafted as a personal reminder to Jordan and his LGBTQ+ forward community. 23-year-old Utah native Jordan Suaste began posting his original songs on Instagram after dropping out of school at the age of 16. The arrival of his self-penned debut single “Body,” now with over 70 million streams on Spotify, marked an ignition point for Suaste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs… ⚡ Jenna's in NYC! In recent months Sara's been digging into New York City's alternative rock scene, which just might be at the precipice of Meet Me In The Bathroom 2.0. Since we're both in the big apple, we've been experiencing music nightlife together, and want to bring you all in on the journey. Two bands in particular that we've seen: The Gasoline at Bowery Electric and Pan Arcadia at Mercury Lounge.  ⚡  Then we're revisiting “Reclaiming 30: A Pop Star Renaissance” featuring guest journalist Hannah Ewens. At some point, the patriarchy decided that being a 30-year-old woman meant you were past your prime. For pop music fans, it meant you had no music left to relate to, while pop music stars were shunned from the spotlight. Tabloids called them washed up, and questioned their choices, hating them whether they listened to their biological clock or not. We're joined by a long time fave of the pod Hannah Ewens to discuss how millennial women are reclaiming turning 30 and viewing it as more of a renaissance age rather than an expiration date. Join us for a look into how this generation of 30 year olds has grasped it as a second coming of age & made this big ole age feel like the start of something new. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal!  Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Check out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're reporting from SXSW Music Fest in Austin, Texas! Coming from around the world, we talked to: Chloe Tang, Lulú, and Bones and Jones.  This episode includes a snippet of each interview. Visit name3songs.com to read the full Q&As with each artist.  More about today's guests: Chloe Tang is an alternative pop and R&B artist based between Los Angeles and Arizona who makes anthems for the baddie in all of us. We talk to Chloe about making a name for herself as an independent artist, owning her sexuality, and the importance of celebrating her Chinese heritage. Lulú is a Mexican pop and R&B singer who uses music to express her deepest emotions. We talk to Lulú about finding her singing voice at a young age, building a community of supportive artists, and the importance of taking care of your mental health.  Bones and Jones are a five-piece band that live together in an apple orchard just outside of Melbourne, Australia. Their music blends elements of country and rock in a fresh light that's landed them touring spots with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Twin Peaks and more. We talk to Jasper, Finn and Bailey from Bones and Jones about their unique songwriting process that allows them to trade off singing parts, and what drew them to bring country elements into their songwriting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices