Confessions of a Backstreet Boy: A.J. McLean ...

From Taylor Swift to Tanya Tucker, country music has a rich history of child stars. Maddox Batson, at just 16, is the latest, drawing comparisons to a young Justin Bieber with his songs about middle-school crushes and country living. Maddox joins us in the Nashville Now cabin to ...  Show more

You’ve never met a mother quite like Paul Cauthen. The outrageous Texas country singer remains proudly defiant on his new album The Book of Paul, which he says is about “the freaking trials and tribulations of Paul.” In a new episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, the ...  Show more

AJ McLean stops by to talk about what it’s starting over with a country music career after all his success with the Backstreet Boys. AJ also talks about what he thinks it will take for Backstreet Boys to win a Grammy and the song he would take out of their set if he had to.  Lear ...  Show more

Rob explores one of the greatest boy band songs of all time, “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys, by discussing the nonsensical yet sonically pleasing lyricism and the perception of boy bands in larger cultural criticism. This episode was originally produced as a Music an ...  Show more

Jeremy D. Larson, Alphonse Pierre, and Ryan Dombal break down the many reasons why the superstar rapper’s long-awaited new album is such a disappointment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we're talking all about Adele's resurgence for a delightful press blitz and what we've missed most about the singer during her years-long absence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices