The Deep History of '7 Rings'

Throughout pop history, groups from The Ink Spots to the Beach Boys to Fleetwood Mac all forged their sound in the alchemy of vocal harmonies, harnessing the magic that happens when different voices join as one. Then suddenly, right around the 1980s, vocal harmonies started to wa ...  Show more

For the first time in history, five country songs were at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift and Stella Lefty all have songs that range from two-stepping hits to borderline Americana: what do these songs say about the state of country musi ...  Show more

You’ve probably hear “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music more times than you can remember...but have you *really* thought about how often it's been interpolated? And which version is the most iconic? On this episode, Diallo and LUXXURY break down “7 Rings,” Ariana Grande ...  Show more

Billboard staffers discuss Ariana Grande's "7 Rings," James Blake's "Where's the Catch?" ft. Andre 3000, Maggie Rogers' "Say It," CupcakKe's "Squidward Nose," Sigrid's "Don't Feel Like Crying," and Sir Babygirl's "Everyone Is a Bad Friend." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...  Show more

Ariana Grande matches her longest Hot 100 rule, as "7 Rings" spends, fittingly, a seventh week at No. 1. Will she - and women - continue to dominate throughout 2019? Plus, in a very meta chat, iHeartRadio chief product officer Chris Williams discusses the evolution of podcasts an ...  Show more

Jagger from WKSS (Kiss 95.7) in Hartford talks about playing both "God Is a Woman" and "Breathin" in power rotation, as Ariana Grande releases another new smash, "Thank U, Next." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.