Name 3 Songs

Members of the band Beauty School Dropout discuss the importance of fangirl culture in the music industry, combining influences of scene and hardcore music with pop songwriting, teaching a new generation of concert goers to open up mosh pits, and their recent accomplishments and touring experiences. They also talk about treating people with respect, the passion of punk music, an unexpected experience in a music video shoot with Harry Styles, and their expectations for the future.

We’re Getting Candid with Soran about his mission to make music that his late mother would have loved, how he deep dives on the intricacies of different genres to learn the techniques of music creation, and why he has never listened to an entire album in his life.Soran is a Montreal based French-Japanese singer-songwriter & producer. He’s back with hypnotic, groove-laden lead single ‘Diamond’, the first look at his upcoming album, set to be released in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs we are connecting the dots of the biggest pop culture moments of 2023 and what we learned. This year was a big one for fans! Throughout the year, we saw fans thinking critically and having thoughtful discourse around celebrities’ behaviors and narratives in the media.We discuss key moments including: Taylor Swift & Matty Healy’s tumultuous relationship, the Barbie cultural reset, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s tabloid-fueled split, Brtiney Spears’ personal revelations in her memoir, and Taylor Swift being named Time Person of the Year.Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal! Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_millionCheck out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re Getting Candid with John Roberts. John is widely recognized as the multi-talented voice behind Linda Belcher on the Emmy award winning “Bob’s Burgers. He got his start on early era YouTube posting comedic skits. This year, John returns to pop with his single “Danger” and “Nothin 4 Something” a moody mid-tempo 80’s throwback.We’re getting candid about how he found his voice as a singer after a career in voice acting, the significant of finding community online through YouTube and the evolving social media landscape, and the impact being an artist has on one’s mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re Getting Candid with senses about how the band stuck together through the pandemic after releasing their first songs in early 2020, how they escape the idea of competition among female-fronted bands, and how social media has given power to back to fans to be the tastemakers of their generation.Senses are a pop rock band based in Los Angeles who originally met on Craigslist. Their first EP released in 2023 sees the band bringing influences from Evanescence and No Doubt into their rock sound. This year they’ve toured with Leah Kate and Boys Like Girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re Getting Candid with Gia Woods about finding her fierce confidence no matter what haters say, how she created and then embodied Gia Woods, and how writing with other women has impacted her in a positive way.Gia is a Persian-American artist, a native Angeleno, and an out-and-proud lesbian making dark and electric pop music. She burst onto the scene in 2016 with her smash song “Only A Girl,” and recently released her EP Your Energy full of dance songs from the decades.For more of Name 3 Songs, check out our podcast here and other interviews here.Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal! Want to talk more? Find us  @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs…⚡ ️Fangirl Nonsense: ‘Twilight’ director says she would cast Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi as Bella and Edward today. Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi are still being cute on the internet. Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway are set to star in a Harry Styles-inspired fanfic. Noah Kahan, Maisie Peters, and Olivia Rodrigo all talk about how much they love each other. Tom Blyth is having his moment as President Snow in the Hunger Games.⚡ Jung Kook announces his military enlistment (alongside RM, Jimin, and V) and shares a heartfelt letter to ARMY. We discuss an overview of Jung Kook’s debut solo album Golden and the impact of the “Justified” syndrome aka leaning into sexy as a solo artist.⚡ Sean “Diddy” Combs faces multiple lawsuits of alleged sexual assault. In at least one case, Diddy settled out of court within 48 hours of the lawsuit being filed. We talk about Diddy’s history of alleged abuse, what it means to settle out of court, and why so many lawsuits are being filed at the moment in time.Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal! Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_millionCheck out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re Getting Candid with Kai Bosch – a British alt-pop artist. His latest single “Bodybag” is a taste of his forthcoming EP which sees Kai writing about breaking up with his boyfriend while still living under the same roof in London.We talk to Kai about how queer representation in media has changed in the last 5 years, how moving from conservative Cornwall to Berlin and London helped Kai find himself and be comfortable in his sexuality, and the importance of being honest in songwriting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs…⚡ ️Fangirl Nonsense: Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan’s red carpet chemistry is everything. (We will be discussing Saltburn on Patreon!) Suki Waterhouse acknowledges she’s pregnant (presumably with Robert Patinson) during her performance at Corona Capital. Swifties dig up Travis Kelce’s old tweets and they’re nothing but wholesome. ⚡ Travis Kelce was interviewed by Wall Street Journal and he has nothing but admiration and respect for Taylor Swift – something that most of her former boyfriends were never willing to publicly admit. ⚡ Joe Alwyn made an appearance at British GQ’s Man of the Year party, and Vanity Fair dragged him through the mud, proving that Joe may never be able to detach his name from Taylor Swift. ⚡ Harry Styles’ mother Anne Twist took to Instagram to ask fans to treat Harry with kindness following reactions to Harry shaving his head. We discuss if it’s really all that serious – and how fan reactions compare to negative narratives perpetuated by the media. Enjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal! Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_millionCheck out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re Getting Candid with Casey Baer – a LA-based pop singer who’s switching up the narrative on what it means to be a pop star. Her recent single “number one” was released at the end of October with an EP on the way.We talk to Casey about how her struggles with anxiety have turned her into a mental health advocate, how the image of the pop star has changed in the last 20 years, and how Casey has been pursuing her dreams of being a pop star since she was 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices