Pop Pantheon

Host of the Legends Only podcast Bradley Stern returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the best pop songs of 2025 so far. First, Louie and Bradley discuss the broader trends— or perhaps the broader lack of trends— happening in pop music so far this year, before each sharing their list of favorites from the first half of 2025. Listen to Louie and Bradley's Favorite Pop Songs of 2025 So Far [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RQFaazAzPmIP3XihanigQ?si=cd059508f1144d1f] BUY TICKETS TO MAIN POP GIRLS: PRIDE ON JUNE 7 AT PARKSIDE LOUNGE! [https://events.humanitix.com/mainpopgirlspride] Gorgeous Gorgeous LA Pride on June 20 at Los Globos [https://link.dice.fm/o3c06c912c36] Gorgeous Gorgeous NYC Pride on June 27 at Sultan Room [https://link.dice.fm/GorgeousGorgeousPride] Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon] Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store [https://www.poppantheonpod.com/shop/p/niche-legend-dad-hat] Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/?hl=en] Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/] Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter [https://twitter.com/djlouiexiv]

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon]episode, Louie and Russ dive deep into the trenches of the Hot 100 to figure out what the hell is going on with mainstream pop music these days, parsing the songs of alleged popular artists such as "Alex Warren," "BigXThaPlug," "Myles Smith," "Benson Boone," and so many more. To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus episodes of Pop Pantheon, gain access to our Discord channel and so much more, subscribe to Pop Pantheon: All Access [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon] at the Icon Tier. You can also subscribe for the audio only directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Note for iOS users: Subscribe using your desktop or mobile browser, not the iOS Patreon app, for cheaper rates on Pop Pantheon: All Access.

Louie and Russ answer listener questions about the current 2026 Grammy Album of the Year Frontrunners, why Chappell Roan's "The Giver" underperformed, Max Martin's trajectory as a collaborator, whether Gaga directly ripped Taylor off on "How Bad Do U Want Me," and more! BUY TICKETS TO MAIN POP GIRLS: PRIDE ON JUNE 7 AT PARKSIDE LOUNGE! [https://events.humanitix.com/mainpopgirlspride] Gorgeous Gorgeous LA Pride on June 20 at Los Globos [https://link.dice.fm/o3c06c912c36] Gorgeous Gorgeous NYC Pride on June 27 at Sultan Room [https://link.dice.fm/GorgeousGorgeousPride] Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon] Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store [https://www.poppantheonpod.com/shop/p/niche-legend-dad-hat] Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/?hl=en] Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/] Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter [https://twitter.com/djlouiexiv]

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon]episode, on the cusp of Lorde's forthcoming fourth studio album Virgin, due next month, Louie and Russ revisit her last album, 2021's divisive paean to the natural world, Solar Power. Neither loved this record on impact but how has it aged? Does it land differently out of the context of its moment? And what do it's successes and failures portend for the next round of Lorde music? To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus episodes of Pop Pantheon, gain access to our Discord channel and so much more, subscribe to Pop Pantheon: All Access [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon] at the Icon Tier. You can also subscribe for the audio only directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Note for iOS users: Subscribe using your desktop or mobile browser, not the iOS Patreon app, for cheaper rates on Pop Pantheon: All Access.

Writer and editor Ilana Kaplan joins Pop Pantheon to discuss one of pop’s criminally under-appreciated secrets, Haim. Louie and Ilana unpack the sister trio’s origins in Southern California, including their family band Rockinhaim and Este and Danielle’s short-lived teen pop band The Valli Girls. From there, they dig into 2013’s Days are Gone, a record that paid virtuosic homage to pop radio of yore, Haim’s friendship with Taylor Swift and 2017’s Something to Tell You. Finally, they discuss Haim’s most recent album, 2020’s personal and more organic sounding Women in Music Pt. III and rank Haim in The Official Pop Pantheon.  Listen to Pop Pantheon's Haim Essentials [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1im0nfThGVjxyUx9gsQlMj?si=b9fe127f81a84a5a] BUY TICKETS TO MAIN POP GIRLS: PRIDE ON JUNE 7 AT PARKSIDE LOUNGE! [https://events.humanitix.com/mainpopgirlspride] Gorgeous Gorgeous LA Pride on June 20 at Los Globos [https://link.dice.fm/o3c06c912c36] Gorgeous Gorgeous NYC Pride on June 27 at Sultan Room [https://link.dice.fm/GorgeousGorgeousPride] Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More [https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon] Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store [https://www.poppantheonpod.com/shop/p/niche-legend-dad-hat] Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/?hl=en] Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/] Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter [https://twitter.com/djlouiexiv]