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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Blackfishing, Cultural Appropriation and the Je...
Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus… and now Jesy Nelson. A growing list of pop artists who have used Black culture as an aesthetic for a song or an album cycle. The former on the list eventually discarded those same aesthetics when it no longer served them.
68 min
177
Halsey: The Pop Star that Refuses to Fit Your S...
As we’ve explored throughout the podcast, the music industry loves to put people in a box. For pop stars, the expectations are strict – be a sexy, womanly figure that men will find desirable and keep your opinions to yourself.
66 min
178
BONUS! Olivia Rodrigo and the Theft of a Concept
Olivia Rodrigo has been accused by Courtney Love and others of stealing concept ideas for her album artwork and promotional photos. But is it really theft if the concept isn't original? And what's the difference between similar ideas and copying someone's artwork?
42 min
179
Fanfiction, But Make it Gay: From the Emo Scene...
If you grew up as a teen on the internet, odds are you came across fanfiction of your favorite band – whether by accident or on purpose. And if you dove even farther in, you wound up discovering Slash Fiction...
78 min
180
Pete Wentz To Harry Styles: How Assumed Queerne...
Harry Styles is not the first straight man assumed to be queer. Years before Harry Styles was praised for carrying a rainbow flag around on stage and ignoring questions about his sexuality, Pete Wentz dominated the covers of gay magazines while proclaiming to be straight.
66 min
181
When Record Labels Take Advantage of Artists
Why do labels sign artists but not allow them to release an album for years? Why do labels control an artists’ image or ghost them when they’re ready to drop music?
60 min
182
The Gamification of Music: History of the Billb...
What’s all this talk about fans “gaming” the Billboard Charts? In recent months, music critics have argued that BTS’ “Butter” is not the biggest song in America, despite sitting at No 1 on the Hot 100 for 9 weeks...
62 min
183
The Fight for Women to Own Their Sexuality: Obj...
Can women ever truly own their sexuality? How do we empower ourselves in the face of objectification? What does empowerment even look like?
61 min
184
Kpop, Capitalism and the Illusion of the Ameri...
Why are kpop fans considered crazed consumers? Why are kpop idols undermined for “not writing their music”? Why does the American music industry only recognize BTS when they release songs in English?
65 min
185
Maligned Women of the 00s: From Your Screen to ...
Paris Hilton is now a well-respected DJ, but in the early 2000s, she was treated as a blonde bimbo from reality show The Simple Life with a sex tape.
64 min
186
Like a Virgin: When Pop Stars Become Women
The rise of the internet in the early 2000s ushered in a new era of pop stars – one where teen girls like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were suddenly available for mass consumption and subject to the omnipresent male gaze.
75 min
187
The Music Industry’s Problem with Women in Rock...
Why does the music industry insist on relegating female musicians into this mythical “women in rock” genre? Instead of continuing to ask women the tired question “what’s it like to be a woman in music?”...
66 min
188
The Fight for Intersectional Feminism in Countr...
As much as everyone loves Dolly Parton’s honey-sweet vocals and big hair, country music has a diversity problem – and not just the lack of women, but the even greater lack of people of color and queer folks.
76 min
189
Fefe Dobson on Female Empowerment and Staying T...
When the music industry tries to put you in a box, what do you do? For Fefe Dobson, “Brandy Spears'' was the box industry executives tried to force her into...
40 min
190
Boys to Men: When Heartthrobs Split From Their ...
There comes a time when every teen boy bander or male popstar turns from innocent heartthrob to promiscuous adult — and they make a whole album to let you know about it.
60 min
191
Challenging Masculinity: A History of Gender Ex...
Did you know that it’s scientifically proven that creative individuals are more likely to stray from gender norms of masculinity and femininity? From David Bowie and Prince to Jaden and Harry Styles...
56 min
192
Sexuality and Bi Fetishization in Songwriting w...
Remember when Tramp Stamps made that song saying they’d rather die than sleep with another straight white guy? It’s like they thought they were being progressive while singing about sexuality, but it really missed the mark.
68 min
193
Accountability, Cancel Culture & The Pitfalls o...
Has your favorite celebrity ever done something that shocked you? Like finding out Harry Styles does juice cleanses, or that Taylor Swift seemingly dyed her hair the colors of the bisexual flag for a music video.
58 min
194
The Disney Star to Burnout Pipeline
Olivia Rodrigo just became the youngest artist to start a career with her first three singles in the top 10 on the Hot 100 chart, according to Billboard. But not many people know that she’s one of Disney Channel’s brightest stars...
65 min
195
Fatphobia in the Music Industry
How does TikTok and a juice cleanse lead to a war over a fat woman’s body? A heated debate broke out last December over Lizzo’s juice cleanse, with members of the body positive and fat liberation communities sharing their outrage.
63 min
196
Little Mix & The Pressures of Being a Girl Group
Little Mix just made history as the first female group to win Best British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards, and they used their acceptance speech to call out while maile dominance, sexism and lack of diversity in the music industry.
64 min
197
How to Empower Yourself in Toxic Environments
The music industry is no stranger to long work hours, underpay, and white- and male-dominated spaces that lead to power imbalances, sexual harassment and so much more that leaves us feeling overworked and undervalued. In short – it’s toxic.
54 min
198
How African American Women Pioneered Rock And Roll
How did white men possibly invent rock music? Well, they didn't African American women did, and this week on Name 3 Songs we go back in time to unlearn majorly white washed history and give credit where credit is due.
60 min
199
Industry Plants and Internalized Misogyny
Why are industry plants and why is everyone suddenly talking about them? This week we discuss what defines an industry plant and how the term came about in music history. We also unpack what is happening with female pop-punk trio Tramp Stamps…
58 min
200
Taylor Stands Up to The Haters: Fantake
Over 15 years and 11 Grammy wins, Swift has received criticism for writing silly love songs for girls, for dating too many men, for writing songs about her exes, for allegedly being a “snake” (thanks Kanye & Kim). The hate never ends!
57 min