Name 3 Songs
Take a deep dive into the real-world impact of music and pop culture in our daily lives. Co-hosts Sara Feigin and Jenna Million set out to make a difference in the way fans and consumers understand and engage with celebrities, the media, and online discourse. Also find exclusive interviews with rising artists about the challenges they face in today's society.
For detailed show notes on each episode, visit name3songs.com.
This is a music commentary podcast based on in-depth research and the personal opinions of the hosts.
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How Girl Culture Popularized Indie with Dr Morg...
Indie music and tumblr have become synonymous due to how much work mostly girls put into making the world aware of how much they loved their favorite bands. From Arctic Monkeys to The Shins to Regina Spektor, if the music had indie vibes, the girlies were feeling it.
74 min
152
How Harry Styles Broke the Mold of the Ex-Boyba...
Since the second the media laid eyes on Harry Styles, they labelled him as a womanizer. While some still try and push this label on him, the metamorphosis Harry has gone through since becoming a solo artist is clear.
72 min
153
Does America Hate Girl Groups? From Y2K to KPOP...
After the Spice Girls exploded onto the pop culture scene with their girl power message, many girl groups followed in their wake but none have had the same lasting affect on pop-culture.
83 min
154
How Gay Men Stan Divas to Reject the Patriarchy
It’s no secret that gay men love a good diva in pop music. But how are gay men who stan divas using their fandom to reject the patriarchy, especially when so many female pop stars stick to patriarchal standards of hyper-femininity?
57 min
155
TikTok, Viral Hits and Misogynistic Algorithms ...
From viral hits to misogynistic algorithms, TikTok and those who use it are trying their hardest to create a brand new and completely separate music industry ecosystem. TikTok sees unsigned musicians become content creators...
77 min
156
INTERVIEW: Poppy Ajudha, "If Everyone's Agreein...
We wouldn't have Name 3 Songs without the musicians, so it's time to hear their point of view. For our first rendition of this new artist interview series, we're joined by South London-based Poppy Ajudha.
61 min
157
When Cultures Collide: Kpop, Western Fans & Fet...
The rise of kpop has brought Korean culture and its idols to new fans around the world. As Western fans adopt kpop into their hearts at a rapid pace, some say there’s a sinister side to adoring an idol — fetishization. So what does fetishization really mean? Are Western fans engaging with kpop in healthy or toxic ways?
82 min
158
Megan Thee Stallion and the Power of Female Emp...
Megan Thee Stallion may have less than a decade under her belt as a household name, but her time in the spotlight has proven just how important women’s role in the music industry is.
56 min
159
Sensual, Not Sexual: How The Female Gaze Challe...
The female gaze is so much more than just a trope to discuss the medium of film. It’s turned into a way of life and a new and more accepting way to see the world. The male gaze and the heteronormative line it follows is so passe.
70 min
160
The Virgin-Whore Complex and Its Control Over P...
Every pop star since the dawn of time has had to walk the line of being sexy yet virginal – also known as the Virgin-Whore or Madonna-Whore Complex. But what exactly does this mean? And how does the Virgin-Whore Complex hold such control over pop culture?
82 min
161
The Power Of Male Fans & The Subjugation Of Fan...
The vastly different way male fans are discussed in comparison with female fans just proves the power male fans hold and how female fans are looked down on by the general public and the media at large.
78 min
162
How Musicians are Making Politics Accessible
As long as music has existed, those who make music take to their songs to express their feelings on the political climate. But since the early 2000s, the way the media, especially conservative media, handles those who "step out of line" and talk politics when it's "not their job to" is not with kindness.
68 min
163
Celebrity Feuds: Human Nature’s Addiction to Drama
The term catfight has rarely been used by tabloids in the past decade, but it used to be a term that ruled the headlines. Journalists would collect every crumb they could of potential girl vs girl happenings in Hollywood and make that their beat. But it doesn't help that it's genuinely part of our human nature to be addicted to drama.
57 min
164
Performance Art & 2009’s Pivotal Pop Moment
What made the 2009 such a weird time for pop music? America was in a weird place, and we were moving on from the bubble gum pop girlies and towards more rock ‘n’ roll laced pop icons.
80 min
165
Are the Grammys Even Necessary? with Larisha Paul
The Grammys claim to be the biggest night in music, but how can they be the biggest night in music when they’re only celebrating artists that have succeeded in the United States? And it seems like fans and artists alike...
80 min
166
Larry Stylinson: When Fandom Goes Too Far
Fantasizing about your favorite same sex band members falling in love with each other is all fun and games, that is until you refuse to believe they’re not actually together. The fans who shipped Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson together, aka Larry Stylinson really showed what happens when fandom goes too far.
68 min
167
R&B: The Black Women Who Paved the Way Without ...
While R&B has been intertwined into popular music seamlessly in recent years, the women who pioneered the genre haven’t received the same recognition as the pop stars who were inspired by them.
80 min
168
Pop Stars Never Asked to Be Your Role Model
When young female artists develop into budding pop stars, they’re thrust into more than just the limelight – they’re faced with the responsibility of being a role model whether or not they wanted it.
70 min
169
The Year Women Dominated: 2021 in Review
Undoubtedly Free Britney was one of the biggest moments of 2021, creating an uproar of public outrage and opening the conversation for how we treat female pop stars. In the same year, we also saw the likes of Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift reclaim their stories.
61 min
170
The Lasting Impact of Toxic Tabloid Culture
To this day clickbait headlines about celebrities ravage the internet and tabloid newspapers line grocery store checkouts and newsstands. In the late 90s, the Spice Girls were equally beloved and smeared by headlines..
70 min
171
The Power of A Female Voice in Songwriting with...
We know the music industry has a gender equality issue, but looking at the stats of songwriting teams is shocking – only 12.6% of songwriters are women and only 2.6% of producers are women, according to a report by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
57 min
172
Spice Girls: The Group That Changed Feminism an...
In 1996, the Spice Girls took the world by storm, becoming the highest-selling girl group in history, and sharing their message of girl power so loud that it inspired the 4th wave of feminism – or at least we like to think so.
57 min
173
Girl Groups Were the Original Punk Icons with K...
What if we told you that early 1960s girl groups were punk before punk music existed? We’re taking a look back in history to connect the seemingly unlikely dots between these two.
61 min
174
Minority Voices in Music: The Asian American Co...
If you think of Asian American music stars who comes to mind? It’s no coincidence that the biggest Asain American stars – Bruno Mars, Olivia Rodrigo, Anderson Paak, Saweetie, H.E.R. – are all mixed-race individuals who don’t typically read as Asian.
77 min
175
Ariana Grande: How a TV Sidekick Became a World...
Miley Cyrus transitioned from teen TV star to A-list music celebrity seemingly overnight. And while Ariana Grande also got her start as a teen tv star, it took 5 years of releasing music to become a worldwide sensation.
84 min