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TikTok Killed the Pop Star

Each year fewer and fewer new pop stars are cracking the top 10—Taylor Swift notwithstanding. Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the fracturing of the pop music landscape and the dilution of monoculture in music

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Taylor Swift’s new album is taking the pop music world by storm—what’s new? But each year fewer and fewer new pop stars are cracking the top 10 according to Billboard. Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the fracturing of the pop music landscape, TikTok’s influence of music discovery, the role of the music label, and the dilution of monoculture in music.

Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producer: Craig Horlbeck
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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