Is Spotify dead?

For a decade and a half, Spotify and streamers have ruled like kings... but is the tide changing? With an ever increasing demand for physical media, is the streaming giant becoming obsolete, or are they too powerful to fail? Find out.

This week we talk about Shelby's Victoria's Secret debut! She peels the curtain back on one of America's longstanding cultural traditions... but was she there to walk or to coach... or both?

This week we celebrate Celine's return to the global stage. A voice unlike any other, returns. From her documented illness, recovery and now ascent back to the performance stage, we Celebrate her ongoing legacy of joy, excellence, humility and kindness.

Jason submits his album for Grammy consideration, and he tells all on the process of what it truly means to say... "for your consideration."

The government has said ENOUGH! A new/old provision has made it's way in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and it could prevent aspiring students from getting Federal Aid if their career paths are not profitable? What do you think? Is this government overreach, or is it a long time coming?

Kids nowadays are abandoning current musical trends in favor of the nostalgia of the past. Some say its a sense of permanence, others a sense that they can belong to something. What do you think? Has new music overstayed its welcome or is this just another cycle within a different millennia?

The Nashville symphony has been TN's pride for 80 years. However, rising costs, natural disasters and economic crises combined with an endowment that would make the elite laugh, have driven the symphony to do the unimaginable; shut their doors. What will happen? Will the future of the symphony be left up to the hands of fate or can someone like Taylor Swift save it? And how?

Great singing has been a staple of societies the world over, but what does it mean to be a great singer in 2026? Are we bowing at the altar of stylization or is there room left for big voices? Find out!

This week we delve into one of the lawsuits few are talking about... Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over a "brazen campaign" of torrenting and scraping pirate libraries to acquire lyrics and sheet music without permission or licensing fees. Is this true or are the pre-historic labels just trying to maintain relevance in an ever evolving digital world! Stay tuned to find out!

This week the Lab talks about the Opry: is it evolving its roots or has it lost its mind? What was once the holy church for country music is now a stage for sonic misfits. Is the Opry just opening her arms to embrace the future or has it lost its way? Find out!