Greatest Pop Stars

The entire music-listening and social-media-habitating world was stormed this past weekend by the man who calls himself Tsunami Papi, with Drake dropping three new albums at once: 'Iceman,' 'Maid of Honour' and 'Habibti.' On this week's Pop Star Performance Review episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is enjoyed by Billboard Hip-Hop's own Big Three — Carl Lamarre, Michael Saponara and Angel Diaz — to analyze what the triple-release means, how it's been received thusfar by the online masses, and what it might do to finally take Drake out of the precarious position he's been in for the past two years.

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Today, we wrap up our Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control,' 'Rhythm Nation,' 'janet.' and 'The Velvet Rope' eras of '86, '90, '93 & '98, we now find the pop icon single and feeling good in her 'All for You' run, and being celebrated simultaneously as a contemporary hitmaker and pivotal legacy artist. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard senior charts and data analyst Trevor Anderson as we do it all for Janet one more time, recapping her final year of no-doubt superstardom and imagining a future where everything doesn't go so wrong just a few years later. Check it out here and make sure to catch up on the rest of our Janet Jackson week right before her 60th birthday this Saturday.

Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 2001 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVAuy5Fuy2byWaAIFmBihbch&si=3AJJ94-iV8yJDqZe

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We're four years into Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control,' 'Rhythm Nation' and 'janet.' eras of '86, '90 & '93, we now find the pop icon rejecting her ever-growing bigness for something more personal and intimate. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Lina Morgan of the Song vs. Song podcast as we head past the 'Velvet Rope' and deep into one of Janet's richest and most rewarding eras, based around an album that underwhelmed commercially and critically but is now rightly considered perhaps her finest overall work. Check it out here and come back for one final look at the pop icon's peak run — in 2001, at her legacy peak — right before her 60th birthday this Saturday.

Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 1998 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVBqA9Ho--37APhqO2E7JFxP&si=5DvQBrDIKb3ZrotM

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https://bsky.app/profile/alinaisyou.bsky.social/post/3mlniu4vsys2e

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Transgender Law Center

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We're three years into Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control' and 'Rhythm Nation' eras of '86 and '90, we now catch up with the pop icon at the very top of the mountain in 1993. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by NYU professor Naima Cochrane to talk about a decade-defining year of dominance, with classic singles, albums, videos, performances, looks and even acting roles, as Janet ended the year at a peak arguably no other pop star had yet reached that decade. Check it out here and come back all week as we celebrate two more years — 1998 and 2001 — from the pop icon, leading up to her 60th birthday this Saturday.

Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 1993 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVBJQKsj-VarW-wfkPC8XPic&si=sS0Oh1Xh0w-K7nFE

And make sure to follow Naima on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/naimagram/

And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:

Transgender Law Center

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Trans Lifeline

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Destination Tomorrow

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Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe

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Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:

Transgender Law Center

https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

Trans Lifeline

https://translifeline.org/

Destination Tomorrow

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc

Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising

Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area

https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area

Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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We're three years into Janet Jackson Vintage Pop Stardom Week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast! After visiting Janet in her 'Control' and 'Rhythm Nation' eras of '86 and '90, we now catch up with the pop icon at the very top of the mountain in 1993. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by NYU professor Naima Cochrane to talk about a decade-defining year of dominance, with classic singles, albums, videos, performances, looks and even acting roles, as Janet ended the year at a peak arguably no other pop star had yet reached that decade. Check it out here and come back all week as we celebrate two more years — 1998 and 2001 — from the pop icon, leading up to her 60th birthday this Saturday.

Check out a YouTube playlist of Janet's biggest 1993 moments, all of which are discussed in the episode, here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVBJQKsj-VarW-wfkPC8XPic&si=sS0Oh1Xh0w-K7nFE

And make sure to follow Naima on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/naimagram/

And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:

Transgender Law Center

https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

Trans Lifeline

https://translifeline.org/

Destination Tomorrow

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc

Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising

Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area

https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area

Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes:

Transgender Law Center

https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

Trans Lifeline

https://translifeline.org/

Destination Tomorrow

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Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising

Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area

https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area

Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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