Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025
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Dec 26, 2025 
Join Julianne Escobedo-Shepherd, co-founder of Hearing Things, and Lindsay Zoladz from The New York Times as they dive into the vibrant music landscape of 2025. They explore whether we've hit peak Bad Bunny and analyze the genre-defying brilliance of Rosalía's latest work. The panel debates Geese's divisive sound and its role in rock's comeback. Plus, they discuss hip-hop's evolving state post-Kendrick and Drake, highlighting fresh voices and the blending of Latin flavors with urban beats. It's a lively conversation about music's future!
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Live Shows Elevated Album Impact
- Lindsay said seeing Geese and Water From Your Eyes live made the records land for her more deeply.
- The live shows revealed qualities that recordings alone hadn't fully conveyed.
Bad Bunny's Imperial, Puerto Rican Statement
- Bad Bunny's Debito Armas Fotos functions as a wide-ranging Puerto Rican musical survey that blends salsa, reggaeton, and other island sounds.
- The album's ambition and cultural specificity propelled him to unprecedented global prominence, including a Super Bowl spotlight.
Genre Melting And Polyglot Pop
- Rosalia's Lux mixes opera, flamenco, and orchestral music into a polyglot pop work with lyrics in many languages.
- The record shows genre categorization is breaking down and non-English albums can dominate global pop conversation.