The season one finale of Netflix and Vox's great 'Explained' series was about music. It was narrated by Carly Rae Jepsen and featured interviews with TOKiMONSTA, who discussed recovering from the rare brain disease that made her lose her ability to comprehend music...
At NPR's Turning The Tables Live at Lincoln Center on Wednesday (8/1) night, the emphasis was on pop. Ann Powers moderated a song circle that included Carly Rae Jepsen, Mitski, Jamila Woods and Phoebe Bridgers with equal parts reverence and amusement.
The list includes music by Beyonce, Adele, Grimes, Florence + the Machine, Mitski, Nicki Minaj, Janelle Monae, Lana Del Rey, Solange, and much more.
They join Carly Rae Jepsen and Jamila Woods, and all four of them will ”come together for a song circle, performing stripped-down versions of their original music and discussing modern popular-music culture with moderator Ann Powers.”
The 2018 Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival runs July 24 – August 12 with all manor of free music, dance and spoken word events...
”In my world, certain people look down their noses at pop music. I believe they consider it inauthentic, pandering, manufactured and lacking any intention other than being a ”hit.” Much of that is true, but of course there are many exceptions—great songs that speak to their times and also become hits.”
The annual San Francisco festival also includes Janet Jackson, The Weeknd, Future, Jamie xx, Huey Lewis & the News, Mac DeMarco, Tycho, Father John Misty, Broken Social Scene, Perfume Genius, The Mountain Goats, Amen Dunes, and more.
Charli XCX's show featured Tove Lo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mykki Blanco, Caroline Polachek and more.
No word on who those guests might be, but Pop 2 features Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo, Caroline Polachek (Chairlift), CupcakKe, Brooke Candy, Mykki Blanco, MO, and more.
Kendrick Lamar appears on the list four times, including at #2 for "DNA."... can you guess who beats him for #1?