The Music Lens Podcast

2026 ACM Awards

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315302/fan_mail/new] This year's ACM Awards were filled with strong performances and record-setting wins! Join us as we discuss and give you a play-by-play of all the action. Resources Record Setters at the ACMs [https://tinyurl.com/3nrnhx68] Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic and @katiefeemusic Get 15% off your Comfrt order: https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast [https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast]

Blue Dot Fever

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315302/fan_mail/new] Blue Dot Fever: a music industry term coined to describe the growing list of cancelled tours. Are these cancellations from low ticket sales due to high ticket prices, artists booking too big of venues for their audience, or perhaps a bit of both? Join us as we discuss this current industry trend in our first remotely recorded episode. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic and @katiefeemusic Get 15% off your Comfrt order: https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast [https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast]

2000s Disney Channel Made Us Think Getting Famous Was Easy

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315302/fan_mail/new] If you grew up in the 2000s, odds are you've watched a Disney Channel Original Movie or two as well as Hannah Montana. Have you ever noticed how so many of those movies/shows made it seem like getting famous is incredibly easy? Join us as we discuss this strange, reoccurring theme of 2000s Disney Channel. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic and @katiefeemusic Get 15% off your Comfrt order: https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast [https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast]

New Music: May 2026 Edition

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315302/fan_mail/new] Some incredible music came out this past month! Join us as we discuss new releases as well as music news, including the ACM Awards nominees. Music News: Live Nation and Ticketmaster Case [https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/politics/ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly-verdict] ACM Awards Nominees [https://www.acmcountry.com/noms] New Music: Just Jayne: “Love A Loser” Dan + Shay: “Say So” LEW: “Someone I Want You To Meet” Miley Cyrus and Lainey Wilson: “Younger You” Belles, Dolly Parton:  “Son of Jolene” Tenille Townes: The Acrobat Lauren Alaina: “Raining Whiskey” Charlie Worsham: “Grass” Ally Honeywell: “Alyssa” Tiffany Johnson: Temptress Ella Langley: Dandelion Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen: “I Can’t Love You Anymore” Olivia Rodrigo: "drop dead" Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic and @katiefeemusic Get 15% off your Comfrt order: https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast [https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast]

The History of New Orleans Music

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315302/fan_mail/new] We recently took a trip to down to New Orleans, so we thought we oughta do a dive into the history of the city's deep music roots. From jazz and gospel, to R&B and hip-hop, to opera, brass bands, and rock & roll, join us as we discuss the various sounds that make up the soundtrack of NOLA. Resources: Music of New Orleans [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_New_Orleans] New Orleans: The Birthplace of American Music [https://americasmusicaljourney.com/content/new-orleans-the-birthplace-american-music/] New Orleans Music History [https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/music/history-and-traditions/] 300 Years of New Orleans Music [https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=midlo_pub] Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic and @katiefeemusic Get 15% off your Comfrt order: https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast [https://www.comfrt.com/TheMusicLensPodcast]