This Is Pop
Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Cast:Ludwig Göransson , T-Pain , Orville Peck , Hozier , Wanya Morris , Andy Kim , Alex James , Jack Casady , Jay McCarrol , Neil Sedaka , Chuck D , Shawn Stockman , Dave Rowntree , Harold Andy Hildebrand , Shuja Haider , Eric Albronda , Michelle Phillips , Linda Perry
S1.E1 ∙ Auto-Tune
Love it or hate it, Auto-Tune has changed pop music. From Cher's "Believe" to Kanye West's "Love Lockdown," the sound has penetrated the globe and revolutionized music since its invention in 1997.
S1.E2 ∙ Hail Britpop!
With grunge on the rise, UK band re imagine pop in their own playful images, sweeping up a scene in its wake as Oasis and Blur feud with laddish fury.
S1.E3 ∙ Stockholm Syndrome
How did Sweden become music's stealth superpower? Map its pop trajectory with the arrival of Abba, Ace of Base and producer-songwriter Max Martin.
S1.E4 ∙ The Boyz II Men Effect
The Philly Sound meet classic Motown in the impeccable crossover harmonies of Boyz II Men, whose string of smashes inspired a new wave of boy bands.
S1.E5 ∙ When Country Goes Pop
From Starry outlaws to a "9 to 5" cup of ambition. The lines between country and pop blur with the ascent of Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Lil Nas X.
S1.E6 ∙ The Brill Building in 4 Songs
A hit dedicated to another Brill Building songwriter, a strong earworm penned for a cartoon combo - these numbers powered a midcentury music factory.
S1.E7 ∙ What Can a Song Do?
Can music change the world? Take the pulse of protest music while Hozier, MILCK, Chuck D, the Halluci Nation, Billy Bragg and other weigh in.
S1.E8 ∙ Festival Rising
From the Human Be-In to Glastonbury, music festivals became a pop rite of passage as onstage electricity connects with an enormous crowd's energy.
