In the Weeds of ‘In the Heights’

On this special live episode, Joe and Jon react to Drake's new albums – "Iceman," "Habibti" and "Maid of Honour." They unpack the rapper’s decision to release 43 tracks at once, the bars aimed at Kendrick Lamar and other adversaries and the strongest moments of sonic experimentat ...  Show more

On this week's episode of "Cannonball," Jon and Joe sit down with Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss to discuss how The New York Times Magazine's 30 Greatest Songwriters list came together. They rehash their biggest debates from the process, react to the perceived snubs, engage with r ...  Show more

If you've had the pleasure of watching Damien Chazelle's breakthrough feature Whiplash, you'll know it's a hard act it is to follow. But follow it he has with La La Land, an utterly beguiling 21st century musical set in the city of angels.Having just landed 7 Golden Globes - incl ...  Show more

Our latest guest on soundtracking is the actor, songwriter, playwright, producer, rapper and now feature film director, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Not fair, really, is it?! Lin-Manuel is perhaps most well known for writing the script, music and lyrics for Hamilton, which has been a glob ...  Show more

Our guest on the very last episode of Soundtracking of the decade is Greta Gerwig, returning to the show to discuss her second outing as a writer/director, Little Women.It's the eighth film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic 1868 novel and boasts a staggering cast - includ ...  Show more

Lin-Manuel Miranda joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to talk all things “Encanto.” Miranda wrote eight songs for the hit Disney animated film and No. 1 soundtrack, including the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Pressure.” Miranda chats abo ...  Show more