This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:
Popcast’s win at the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards for best music podcast
The 2024 Oscars, including Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” and Diane Warren’s reported meltdown
The quick ascent of the downtempo R&B singer 4batz and what the “industry plant” conversation that he’s triggered gets wrong
The new Ariana Grande album, “eternal sunshine,” and how it’s an impressive and modest comeback in advance of her star turn in the upcoming film adaptation of “Wicked”
Reports from the opening nights of the Olivia Rodrigo tour and the Zach Bryan tour
New songs from Yung Lean and Yaya Bey
Snack of the week
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