Soundalikes: Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We live in an age of musical nostalgia where artists wear influences on their sleaves. Case in point, two established artists who are drawing from established pop music history: Lil Nas X's "J. Christ" sounds like a Kendrick Lamar "Humble" type beat, and Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" unabashedly interpolates Madonna's "Vogue." So are these songs mere copies or do they actually say something new with their reference material? Songs Discussed Lil Nas X - J CHRIST Lil Nas X - Old Town Road Lil Nas X - Panini Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. Noreaga - Superthug N.E.R.D - Lapdance Busta Rhymes - Pass The Courvoisier Part II (feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell) - Remix Kendrick Lamar - Alright Cardi B - Money Iggy Azalea - Sally Walker Cardi B - Up Anne-Marie - PSYCHO Megan Thee Stallion - Savage Megan Thee Stallion - Megan's Piano Ariana Grande - yes, and? Madonna - Vogue Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body Derrick May - Strings of Life Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Jesse Saunders - Love Can't Turn Around Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.0	I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:50.0	And I'm musicologist Nate Sloane.
0:51.0	The start of the year is a time where artists have the opportunity to frame the musical narrative.
0:57.0	We're coming out of the holiday season. It's been weeks since there's been a major new release.
1:01.0	Getting out the gate early can give an artist a real competitive advantage.
1:05.9	So today we have two established artists who are trying to seize the moment with a tension seeking
1:11.7	new work that both builds off of their celebrity narrative
1:16.0	as well as pop music history.
1:18.8	I'm talking about Lil Naus X and Ariana Grande, who both dropped new singles this past week.
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