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Building Our Perfect Justin Bieber Album

Ahead of the Grammys and Justin Bieber's nomination for Album of the Year, Nora and Nathan take a journey through his discography by building their perfect Bieber album. They each select three lead singles, an underrated deep cut, a collab or guest feature, a cover song, a title ...  Show more

New Music Rumblings from Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, and Robyn. Plus, Our Vacation Playlists

Nora and Nathan talk about Olivia Rodrigo seemingly teasing a new album (1:00) and a few other artists that also may be teasing new music coming in 2026 (25:42). Then, they each build a 10-song playlist of stuff they were listening to during their time off, including "reincarnate ...  Show more

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