New Music Rumblings from Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, and Robyn. Plus, Our Vacation Playlists

Ahead of the Grammys and Justin Bieber's nomination for Album of the Year, Nora and Nathan take a journey through his discography by building their perfect Bieber album. They each select three lead singles, an underrated deep cut, a collab or guest feature, a cover song, a title track, an album opener or closer, and a wild-card pick. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nora and Nathan talk about Olivia Rodrigo seemingly teasing a new album (1:00) and a few other artists that also may be teasing new music coming in 2026 (25:42). Then, they each build a 10-song playlist of stuff they were listening to during their time off, including "reincarnated" by Kendrick Lamar, "Die Happy" by Holly Humberstone, "Bottoms Up" by Keke Palmer, and "One Less Lonely Girl" by Justin Bieber (39:26). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is now officially the end of an era ... but maybe also the beginning of a new age? Nora and Nathan break down the final two episodes of the Eras Tour docuseries. They talk about how Taylor's relationship with her mom is depicted in the fifth episode (1:00), reflect on how they felt about the series as a whole (32:37), and go way too deep on those last 20 seconds of Episode 6 (43:02). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let the clowning commence (or end?). Nora and Nathan break down the third and fourth episodes of ‘The End of an Era.’ They talk of all the little tidbits of information about the tour that were revealed in Episode 3, including how she did the outfit changes (1:00) and how she dove into the stage (16:09). Then they talk about the fourth episode and the context it gives to the making of albums like ‘Midnights’ and ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ (44:04). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been a long time coming. Nora and Nathan break down the first two episodes of the Eras Tour docuseries, ‘The End of an Era.’ They talk about how the series opened with her cancelling the Vienna shows due to terrorist threats (15:25), the biggest revelations about Taylor Swift and her tour in these first two episodes (46:22), and what they think is on deck for the rest of the series (1:04:35). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nora and Nathan give their five biggest takeaways from this year in pop music, including why it's harder than ever to break through as an artist (1:00) and how 2025 may have been a comeback year for a few pop stars (44:24). Then they make some bold predictions for what the music landscape will look like in 2026 (57:42). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week it was announced that Taylor Swift has been nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Nora and Nathan talk about the nomination and the five songs she selected to represent herself as a songwriter (9:11). Then, they each pick their own five Taylor Swift songs that they would submit to the Songwriters Hall of Fame (37:08). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nora and Nathan talk about the groundbreaking new album 'Lux' from Rosalía (1:00) and why the obvious effort that went into this album is what makes it cool and interesting (20:16). Then they hit a few other new releases from Katy Perry (42:10), Charli XCX (55:23), and Hillary Duff (1:02:13). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nora and Nathan react to the 2026 Grammy nominations, which were announced today. They talk about the very interesting Best New Artist category, which features artists like Olivia Dean, Addison Rae, and Alex Warren (1:00). Then run through a few other categories, like Song of the Year (13:24), Album of the Year (23:18), and Best Pop Vocal Album (30:23), before talking about the surprising people who were shut out this year (41:53). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nora and Nathan talk about the revelatory new album from Lily Allen, 'West End Girl' (1:00), and where it fits within the canon of divorce albums (18:30). Then they make some predictions for the Grammy nominations, which will be announced next week—including who might be nominated for Best New Artist and Song of the Year (35:47). Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan HubbardProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices