

Name 3 Songs
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Take a deep dive into the real-world impact of music and pop culture in our daily lives. Co-hosts Sara Feigin and Jenna Million set out to make a difference in the way fans and consumers understand and engage with celebrities, the media, and online discourse. Also find exclusive interviews with rising artists about the challenges they face in today's society. For detailed show notes on each episode, visit name3songs.com.This is a music commentary podcast based on in-depth research and the personal opinions of the hosts.
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Oct 11, 2023 • 1h 5min
Maren Morris Leaves Country Music + Doja Cat And Drake Make Questionable Choices
This week on Name 3 Songs…⚡️ Fangirl Nonsense: Jenna is Vic from Maneskin? Logan Lerman and Dylan O’Brien were spotted at the SAG + AFRA strike. Pete Davidson, Ice Spice, and Bad Bunny will be making appearances on SNL. Shania Twain is an icon in red hair.⚡ Is Taylor Swift overexposed? Or is this all over-consumption of Taylor as a brand? The discussion continues. ⚡ Doja Cat is showing us who she is once again. The singer recently posted a photo wearing a t-shirt picturing Sam Hyde (an internet-infamous edgelord with ties to both the alt-right and neo-Nazi movements according to Dazed.) Is this Doja’s litmus test for what fans are willing to put up with? And does her public support of this character lead to a slippery alt-right pipeline? ⚡ Maren Morris announced she’s leaving country music. This comes after years of activism and support for women of color and LBGTQ+ people in country music as well as supporting trans rights in legislation. Morris claims country music is “burning itself down without my help.” What does this mean for Morris and what is the state of the burning country industry right now? ⚡ At a recent concert, Drake gave a fan $50,000 because the fan’s girlfriend left him – a gesture to make the ex look like a fool. But really… Drake is looking like the fool. We discuss Drake’s “nice guy” complex that is laced in covert misogyny and how this is also a slippy slope to Andrew Tate TikTok. 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

Oct 9, 2023 • 40min
INTERVIEW: Getting Candid with Edie Bens
Edie is a 23-year-old rising Welsh singer-songwriter who draws inspiration from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton and Fleetwood Mac. She began writing her own songs when she was just 10 years old. Her most recent single ‘Poster Child’ is the first single from her upcoming EP.We’re getting candid with Edie on how she’s working to write songs that are timeless, the importance of having strong female voices in indie pop/rock music, and her dream of playing Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 4, 2023 • 1h 23min
Objectification With Jung Kook / Jack Harlow + Overexposure Of Taylor Swift
⚡️ Fangirl Nonsense: Sara is reading Caroline Calloway’s $65 book. Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner debut a couples Gucci ad campaign. ⚡ Jung Kook is very much in his sexy “Justified” era with his second single “3D” featuring Jack Harlow. However, this song has stirred up much controversy among ARMY with claims of Jack Harlow’s verse being misogynistic. While Jung Kook is showing us polite horniness, Jack Harlow came out swinging with objectification. We break down fans’ social contracts with Jung Kook (and BTS) and with Jack Harlow, and how each artist has his own personal brand of consensual objectification that is accepted by fans. We also dissect the lyrics to discuss what is objectification versus misogyny. ⚡ With discussion of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sky rocketing over the last week, this relationship raises many questions. Fans are asking: Is this a PR relationship? Is Taylor too overexposed? Is Taylor trying to recreate the amount of buzz moving form 1989 to Reputation eras? We’re discussing all of this and looking at the role fans are actively playing in these narratives. We’re also looking at past celebrity-football relationships and the pattern of women being blamed when football teams start losing. 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

Oct 3, 2023 • 31min
INTERVIEW: Getting Candid with Aidan Bissett
You may recognize his music from TikTok with songs like “More Than Friends” and “Tripping Over Air.” He broke into the music world with a series of self-produced singles in 2020 and signed to Capitol Records before he’d even finished high school.We’re getting candid with Aidan about being among the first people to start promoting music on tiktok; the importance of distinguishing yourself as an artist in songwriting, performing and persona; and growing up in an environment that supported good mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2023 • 59min
Sophie Turner Sues Joe Jonas + Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce
This week on Name 3 Songs…⚡️ Fangirl Nonsense: Jungkook and 3Racha of Stray Kids perform at Global Citizen. Keke Palmer is a multi-talented entertainer. Troye Sivan is giving us A-list pop star energy. ⚡ Taylor Swift attends a Kansas City Chiefs game in support of Travis Kelce. This comes after several weeks of Travis Kelce publicly shooting his shot at a date with Taylor Swift. Is this finally Taylor’s "You Belong with Me" moment? ⚡ A judge rules that Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas’ children must remain in New York after Sophie sues Joe for withholding the children’s passports. This comes as the first action we’ve seen from Sophie after the news of their divorce broke. Sophie Turner was also spotted in New York with our favorite girl boss Taylor Swift. 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

Sep 24, 2023 • 43min
INTERVIEW: Getting Candid with The Aces
This week we're getting candid with LA based four piece, The Aces.Their third album “I’ve Loved You For So Long” is out now and they’re hitting the road in the states. This record sees the band reflect on how growing up queer and leaving the Mormon Church has influenced their relationships, mental health, and identity in the present.We’re getting candid with The Aces about how simply existing as a woman or a queer person, has become inherently political, as well as the importance of creating a community and celebrating diversity. Plus we get into our favorite conversations about what we’ve all learned from the media portraying women in a negative light as we grew into adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 47min
Ashton Kutcher Resigns From Thorn + Replay: Performance Art & 2009’s Pivotal Pop Moment
Fangirl Nonsense: Sara takes us on a journey into her world of video games and Jenna is obsessing over Sabrina CarpenterNews: We have an update in the wake of the Ashton Kutcher character letter for Danny Masterson upheaval in Ashton stepping down from his role as Chairman of the Board for Thorn, the anti-sex trafficking organization. His resignation letter was made public where he acknowledges his error in judgment, but not what that error was, and continues to call SA survivors, victims. We discuss this before an exciting episode replay!Since it's Jenna's birthday we're doing a throwback of her magnum-opus episode from February of 2022, Performance Art & 2009’s Pivotal Pop Moment. A deep dive episode into what exactly was going on in 2009 that room for the success of Kesha, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga...What made the 2009 such a weird time for pop music? America was in a weird place, and we were moving on from the bubble gum pop girlies and towards more rock ‘n’ roll laced pop icons. But when 3 women came on the scene with a clear idea of what they wanted to do, they changed pop forever. By bringing performance art into their personas, they created a pivotal moment in 2009’s pop.When you think Ke$ha, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, you might not instantly connect them to each other. But they were all making waves in music and changing the typography of what pop music could be when they entered the pop culture zeitgeist in 2009. This week we’re looking into what their specific brands of pop music meant for music as a whole, and what entering popstar stardom in your early 20s can mean for a woman’s career.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

Sep 18, 2023 • 27min
INTERVIEW: Getting Candid with Oscar Lang
Oscar Lang’s album “Look Now” came out this summer on Dirty Hit and details the highs and lows of breaking up with your childhood sweetheart. The record pays homage to the greats of British music — pulling influence from The Beatles and Elton John to Oasis and Peace.We’re getting candid with Oscar Lang how music is his ultimate therapeutic release, how writing music in other genres helps with creativity, and why the term “ballad” has such a stigma around it. And much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 2023 • 1h 7min
Sophie Turner Smear Campaign + Ashton Kutcher/Mila Kunis Character Letters
⚡️ Fangirl Nonsense: Olivia Rodrigno’s sophomore album Guts is out and there’s even more speculation about feuds with Taylor Swift. Meanwhile, Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner take their relationship public by making out at Beyonce’s concert. ⚡ After last week’s announcement of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce, fans are calling out the narrative around the divorce that is painting Sophie as an unfit mother. In the midst of Barbie summer when women are more aware than ever of age-gap relationships and blatant misogyny, this divorce storyline has missed the mark. ⚡ Danny Masterson, famously known as Hide from That 70s show, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison following the conviction of two counts of rape. The internet was ablaze after Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’s character letters became public record. Netizens ask how these celebrities could support a convicted rapist, especially while Ahston runs an anti-trafficking organization. We explore the purpose of character letters, the cognitive dissonance we experience as viewers, the out-of-touch nature of celebrities, and how all of this relates to our perception of cancel culture. 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

Sep 10, 2023 • 31min
INTERVIEW: Getting Candid With Dylan Matthew
LA artist Dylan Matthew recently released “Did You Tell Him About Me?”, the third song in a trilogy of a breakup story.We’re getting candid with Dylan Matthew about how he’s honed in his sound over the last 6+ years of writing music, and how being vulnerable in music isn’t an easy task. Plus we talk about the stigma around mental health and the imposter syndrome that comes with having a presence on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices