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What Makes An Award Winning Song?
FromSwitched on Pop
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What if music awards were given out for only musical qualities? It may seem like celebrity and spectacle are more important than ever at the 61st Grammy Awards, but we believe many of this years winners earned their accolades with noteworthy music. Still, we thought the winners should be heralded by new, more musical categories. Find out howAnd The Awards Go To:Best Chord Progression: H.E.R. - "Hard Place" & "Focus"Best Throwback: Silk City & Dua Lipa ft. Diplo & Mark Ronson - "Electricity"Worst Metaphor: Lady Gaga ft. Bradley Cooper "Shallow"Best Conceptual Song: Childish Gambino - "This Is America"Best Bridge: Kacey Musgraves - "Rainbow"Also FeaturedThe Weeknd - "Often"Khalid - "Location"Alison Limerick - "Where Love Lives"Cher - "Strong Enough"Elton John - "Mellow"BonusListen to Ezra Klein's discussion with Jill Lepore on America's two revolutionsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Radio Africa: Reporting live from Kenya, we search for African pop that is making its way into global dance music. The barriers to producing high quality audio are reduced to merely owning a laptop. Now, regional artists are reaching a global audience.We speak to ... by Switched on Pop