On this week’s (Sept. 6) episode of the Biggest Pop Stars of the twenty first Century podcast, we check out a pair of Tennessee natives: Fictional pop celebrity turned IRL pop celebrity Miley Cyrus (No. 15) and *NSYNC spotlight-stealer-turned-solo game-changer Justin Timberlake (No. 14).
First, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard Social Media Supervisor Danielle Pascual and Billboard Pleasure Editor Stephen Daw to speak about Miley Cyrus’ one-of-a-kind profession path from Hannah Montana to “Flowers.” We talk about why the Billboard employees (and its Zillennials particularly) appears to have a specific rooting curiosity in Cyrus’ profession, revisit the highs and lows of the unforgettable Bangerz period, and defend some private favorites from her lengthy journey again to the highest of the charts. We additionally introduce a brand new class to our closing lightning spherical of questions to have the ability to correctly ask: Are we positive “Flowers” was actually that good?
Then, we welcome again a pair of returning GPS podcast visitors in Billboard Govt Director of Music Jason Lipshutz and R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Supervisor Trevor Anderson to speak concerning the two uneven halves of Justin Timberlake’s twenty first century-spanning profession: 15 years of near-uninterrupted ascendance, adopted by a final decade that’s seen him take a little bit of a tumble. We share recollections from the late days of *NSYNC and early days of his solo breakout, zoom in on what made him the highest pop star in your entire sport for not less than one album cycle, and clarify why his 20/20 Expertise period was each absolutely the peak for his profession and a foreshadowing of his decade to comply with. And naturally, we provide Tremendous Bowl recollections — from each 2004 and 2018 — and ask what, if something, JT can do to show round his profession momentum in current day.
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