How Anne Hathaway Transformed Into a Pop Star (Featuring FKA twigs)

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The New York Times

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

3.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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A lively conversation with the Oscar-winning actress about her role as a Taylor Swift-Lady Gaga hybrid pop singer (with songs by Charli XCX and twigs, who makes an interview cameo!) in the new A24 film “Mother Mary,” plus: “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and how Hathaway shook off her old, awkward self. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	pop music is like riding the biggest
0:02.1	Harley you've ever seen.
0:03.6	You're about to curse.
0:04.8	I was.
0:05.5	I was.
0:05.5	I was a curse.
0:06.4	I stopped my mother's voice. You're about to curse. Okay. Well, we'll see if I get chill enough to get there. If I really let this hair that is someone else's, but it's mine for today. We'll see if I can really let it down. Mine too. I was going to be the world of love
0:23.0	I was wanted to be the widow of love. and really let it down.
0:28.1	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your miracles happen of weekly culture chat.
0:31.6	I'm John Caramonica.
0:32.6	I'm the critic.
0:33.7	I'm Joe Kostcarelli, and I'm the reporter.
0:36.2	I'm Ann Hathaway, and I'm on podcast. That's right. Can you believe it? Podcast's first ever Academy Award winner. No. Not the last. No, definitely not the last, but definitely the first. You haven't had an Academy Award winning musician on yet? No. No. Shout out Ludwig, though. Ludwig, when you want to come on, you let us know.
0:55.0	We'll get a couple.
0:57.0	And a couple of these people on the wall will win Oscars someday.
0:59.6	No, no, that's that, that, I feel like there's Oscar energy in here.
1:02.9	Well, certainly today, yes.
1:05.3	Everyone knows Anne Hathaway from something.
1:09.8	It's true.
1:10.7	Wow. Princess Diaries. It's true. Wow.
1:11.2	Princess Diaries.
1:12.6	A princess shut up.
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