Kelly Clarkson's third album "My December" was met with tons of controversy upon its release. Considered by many fans to be her most personal work to date, this week we dive into the history behind the album era, and the infamous industry feud ...

By the turn of the new millennium, neo-soul had well been introduced into music with artists like Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, Jill Scott and Brandy at the forefront. But the true king of neo-soul – in my humble opinion is none other than the musical ...

Fresh off his Super Bowl halftime performance - let's dive into the album in Usher's discography that gets written off the most (in my humble opinion)... "Here I Stand".

After the debut of Britney Spears in late 1998 – record labels across America were all scrambling to find their own Britney. After all, the solo female blonde pop star was a business model that hadn’t worked since Madonna debuted in 1983 – ever...

This week on the podcast - we dive into the fourth album by Canadian Country queen Shania Twain. With tracks like "Up!", "Forever and for Always" and "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" - this album was chockfull of hits, and was the follow-up to her diam...

It's all things Lindsay Lohan this week! I'm joined by singer and digital producer Elise Mariah to chat about Lindsay's debut album "Speak". This year also marks 20 years of this legendary album, so what better time?courtesies: ...

Nobody gave us an album as groovy and infectious as Maxwell in 2001’s “NOW”. After a relatively lackluster reception to his second album Embrya; the pressure was on for Maxwell to deliver a successful third album and he did just that. Between g...

Toronto influencer Mikael Melo joins us this week to chat all about Ashley Tisdale's debut album "Headstrong". courtesies: warner bros. records, ktla, youtube/ashleytisdale, walt disney records, mtv

By early 2003, bubble-gum pop was on its way out and pop-rock was taking the forefront in terms of the mainstream music market. People were getting bored of the formulaic blonde hair and boy bands dancing in formation and were yearning for some...

To celebrate the upcoming 15th anniversary of "Fearless", we are joined by the amazing Nora Princiotti (Every Album Ever Podcast, The Ringer). Together we  chat about this amazing record and the iconic moments the era had to offer, in what...

"Canada's Drag Race" producer Natalie Makovora joins us for out very-first pop punk deep-dive! None other than the legendary album "Riot!" by Paramore. 

For out first hip-hop retrospective, we dive into none other than the St. Lunatic himself, Nelly. With worldwide smash-hits like "Hot In Herre" and "Dilemma", this album is a Hip-Hop staple, and introduced Nelly to a whole new legion of fans ar...

In the dawn of Y2K pop, while we got all the goodness of the Britneys and Christinas, we also started to see the rise of the pop girl who was a little edgier and a little funkier. The ones that didn’t necessarily fit in a box, but provided the ...

"Return Of Saturn”. The album that Gwen Stefani has gone on to say she can’t even listen to anymore because of how deep and dark the lyrical content was for her in this time. But it wasn't all serious, this album was also home to some hardcore ...

Fresh off the success of her multi-platinum Grammy-winning 2001 release “All For You”, Janet Jackson had been consistently putting out hit records for well over 18-years, so when it was announced in early 2004 that Miss Jackson was to return wi...

Today, we will be talking about the band’s second album “7” which included mega-hits like “Reach” and “Never Had A Dream Come True” among others. 

When you hear the title “The Voice” there really is only one name that comes (or that should come to mind). Whitney Elizabeth Houston. By the late-‘00s, Whitney’s music career had all but fizzled as her personal life and struggles became more p...

I am joined by the lovely Joanna Adams (twitter: @nowstarringto) for an in-depth analysis on the "Never Gone" album by the all-conquering Backstreet Boys. This album was dubbed as their "comeback" album after a 4-year hiatus. Did it live up to ...

Packed with covers of Christmas classics, this album is the feel-good Christmas album that 2000’s dreams are made of. Released in the peak of Jessica’s musical career, ReJoyce revisits a brief moment in time when Jessica Simpson’s star shined b...

In late 2002, we were in the middle of a media circus caused by none other than Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, “Bennifer” if you will. But, it wasn’t just the fact that they were together that fueled this circus. Jennifer also released an albu...

We start off the new season celebrating one of the shining gems in Britney Spears' discography, "Blackout".I am joined by Troy McEady (Beyond The Blinds, Dunzo Podcast) and Jesse Chambliss (Jesse's Girls Podcast) to di...

By 2009, Shakira had earned the reputation as the belly-dancing songstress whose hips didn’t lie. But the question was, how was she going to follow-up such an immensely successful period? After all, “Hips Don’t Lie” is one of the defin...

This week, we dive into the sophomore album by singer, performer, businesswoman and beauty Rihanna "A Girl Like Me". From "SOS (Rescue Me)" to "Unfaithful" this album was a part of the foundation of the beauty mogul we know today. 

In the spring of 2001, in the wake of a ton of negative bad press surrounding on the top-selling y2k artists, Destiny’s Child, the ladies of the group were about to face a bit of a renaissance (see what I did there) with their album Survivor. T...

In late 2001, when people ask who the queen of pop is, the average answer was Madonna, maybe Janet. But, if you asked that question somewhere in the UK or Australia, Kylie Minogue’s named would definitely be thrown into that mix. But she was ab...