This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly tradition roundup present on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, contains segments on:
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How “The Tortured Poets Division” has aged with the passing of 1 week since its launch
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The massive business success of “The Tortured Poets Division” to date
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The modern expectations of fast album opinions
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How Swift’s pandemic albums “folklore” and “evermore” launched a brand new technology of hard-core followers
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Jon and Joe’s picks for one of the best songs from “The Tortured Poets Division”
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The rise of a pair of pop’s middle-class stars, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter
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Carpenter’s emergence into the shadow of Dua Lipa
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The success of “Espresso”
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Chappell Roan’s meteoric six-month rise and her relationship to tug tradition
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Roan’s diaristic and particular songwriting
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Songs of the week from Tommy Richman, Money Cobain (that includes Bay Swag and Ice Spice) and Shaboozey
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Snack of the week
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