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Lizzo’s second major label studio album, “Special,” is another collection of up-tempo disco pop empowerment anthems that has reached # 2 on the Billboard album charts. Her single, “About Damn Time,” also topped the Hot 100 and secured her position as one of Pop’s most renowned stars.
But “specials” also remind her of being one of Pop’s most peculiar performers. Rizzo’s throwback-oriented anthem is full of internet-inspired catchphrases, and she remains a vibrant outlier in a pop music landscape dominated by performers who primarily traffic melancholy rather than joy. is.
This week’s pop cast will feature conversations about Rizzo’s career, his relationship with empowerment culture, and pop music optimism. Also, a segment celebrating the life of the recently deceased classical musicologist Richard Taruskin.
The guests:
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Justin Charity, senior staff writer for The Ringer and co-host of the Sound Only podcast
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Lindsay Zoraz writing about music such as The New York Times
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William Robin, Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Maryland, College Park
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