Hear Jess critique modern music and media's weekly headlines.
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Country singer Lauren Alaina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Alaina) ranked runner-up on American Idol's 10th season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_season_10) in 2011. Still making music successfully, she just earned her 4th #1 country hit with "All My Exes" feat. Chase Matthew (https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lauren-alaina-chase-matthew-all-my-exes-number-1-country-airplay-1236361967/). What makes this achievement more significant is that the song came out a year ago! Find out the different reasons that led to top country radio, and how it measure up to Lauren's 3 prior #1s.
Lauren's #1s: "What Ifs" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM8V1XOI-14&pp=ygUWd2hhdCBpZnMgYnkga2FuZSBicm93bg%3D%3D) - Kane Brown (2016-2017), "Road Less Traveled" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-NAEvc-b6E) (2016-2017),
"One Beer" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWN8R1xw8IA&pp=ygUOb25lIGJlZXIgaGFyZHnSBwkJhgkBhyohjO8%3D) - HARDY feat. Devin Dawson (2020), "All My Exes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWanu5I64oc)" (2025, 2026)
"Thinking 'Bout You" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_JBsxuDivg&pp=ygUedGhpbmtpbmcgYm91dCB5b3UgZHVzdGluIGx5bmNo)- Dustin Lynch feat. Lauren Alaina (2020)
Stages YouTube videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU5zV02le8zk)
"Walking in Memphis" - Mark Cohn (1991) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgRafRp-P-o&pp=ygUSd2Fsa2luZyBpbiBtZW1waGlz)
George Strait's "All My Exes Live in Texas" (1987) (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=all+my+exes+live+in+texas+george+strait)
Blake Shelton's "Texas" ( (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV2119sUQlo&pp=ygUTdGV4YXMgYmxha2Ugc2hlbHRvbg%3D%3D)2024-2025)
American Idol's 2027 move (https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/american-idol-production-leaving-los-angeles-atlanta-1236341409/)
Joey Moi's work (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Moi)
Music Notes with Jess episode: Lauren Alaina "Mom Songs" (https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-291-lauren-alaina-mom-songs--66030715)
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17 Oct 2026
Tame Impala's "Dracula" & "Loser" (Ep. 38)
Fitting around Halloween, 2 songs from the same artist have haunted pop charts for a year! Australian artist Kevin Parker goes by alternative name Tame Impala (https://storeus.tameimpala.com/collections/catalog-media?_su_rec=edn4iK8SMoupqzC8B1vghWmyh_VMpMGKRWM3wpRtJUdKxYdJhbhlFMNg2LSfOJXa6c4SDJS6slThb4rjJrF3aPo14pYoNHOXSIH8nbqptBvJ5PLrWMiBWfIsINYYottOKjSKsdrjHZbv7KCwwmsLo9Re6ZYiRKCJiWPwaCXu-lG_Ig_DInnW0Tp16HXcVr7PqgFl-c5aw9c6E7czk7BIuleK87HQik1mImSmxuA6Yrezhm25Tx0ewJu3HVG_RJr1CuE0tHKw25KwZElG8nOyN8bRLRJiMOC7C3vevsbopR2zvLQM9uf3QO4G4ghCkZmtq2y84drFPg-Xw4eXuQcnjcO9JOUxKrxn&_su_rec_id=2b83b0ae-6cfe-4564-87e8-0b62cb8b2fae-1792266066), media promotions escalated his 2025 singles "Dracula (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnP7qKxwzjg)" and "Loser (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3a4OQR-10M)". Find out how and the hidden meanings of both tracks' 2026 popularity.
"Dracula (Jennie Remix) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPDBODtxzw&pp=ygUUamVubmllIHJlbWl4IGRyYWN1bGE%3D) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPDBODtxzw&pp=ygUUamVubmllIHJlbWl4IGRyYWN1bGE%3D)"
"Loser" in Spiderman: Brand New Day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv9yiv4dZt0)
Beck's "Loser" (1993-1994) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSPaXgAdzE&pp=ygUKYmVjayBsb3Nlcg%3D%3D)
Beck's cameo in "Loser" (2025) (https://youtu.be/s3a4OQR-10M?si=kB5wlkNop9XDFUhW&t=133)
Stranger Things (https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281)
Spider-Man Brand New Day: Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.7bb04e11-fe7f-4528-bd0e-84d1312f15c5?ref_=imdbref_tt_ov_wbr_ovf__pvt_aiv&tag=imdb-w2w-20), AppleTV (https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/spider-man-brand-new-day/umc.cmc.j7nnkr546ksfwf7f9aaihqsr), Fandango (https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Spider-Man-Brand-New-Day/5060119), theater showings (https://spidermanbrandnewday.movie/)
Michael Jackson's "Thriller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA)", "Leave Me Alone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crbFmpezO4A)"
Music Notes with Jess (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/music-notes-with-jess--4065678) episode: Lady Gaga's "The Dead Dance" & Florence + The Machine's "Everybody Scream" (https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-314-lady-gaga-s-the-dead-dance-florence-the-machine-s-everybody-scream--68196397)
Music Media Review: VMAs 2026 Predictions (https://www.spreaker.com/episode/vmas-2026-predictions-ep-35--75366736)
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10 Oct 2026
Miranda Lambert's 'Crisco' (Review) (Ep. 37)
Miranda Lambert (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miranda-Lambert)'s 10th new solo album glistens a restored music era. Crisco (https://ml.lnk.to/Crisco) mixes country and disco! We've seen yacht rock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rock) make waves, will "crisco" add more grease to the music melting pot? I research country-disco's origin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_sound#Countrypolitan), provide my album critique, and its specialty work. Like a vinyl record and disco ball, give this episode a spin!
(https://crisco.com/products/)Miranda Lambert discography (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0011YYROE/miranda-lambert)
Crisco YouTube channel videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTh7m4W6enwM)
ACMs' "Crisco" performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7oiju7dI9g&pp=ygULYWNtcyBjcmlzY2_SBwkJNwwBhyohjO8%3D)
Ella Langley's Dandelion (https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0GH3D1BB4), Kacey Musgraves' Middle of Nowhere (https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0GS5HJYL1)
Crisco-inspired work: Glen Campbell - "Rhinestone Cowboy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAU3B9Pi_U&pp=ygUNZ2xlbiBjYW1wYmVsbA%3D%3D)", "Southern Nights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOsaFEwIz1Q&pp=ygUNZ2xlbiBjYW1wYmVsbA%3D%3D)"
Dolly Parton - "Jolene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrPG_VlvIQ&pp=ygUTam9sZW5lIGRvbGx5IHBhcnRvbg%3D%3D)", feat. Kenny Rogers - "Islands in the Stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ4UZ0pc-IY&pp=ygUVaXNsYW5kcyBpbiB0aGUgc3RyZWFt)"
Jim Croce - "I Have to Say I Love You In A Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKPVknDRTn4&pp=ygUsaSBoYXZlIHRvIHNheSBpIGxvdmUgeW91IGluIGEgc29uZyBqaW0gY3JvY2U%3D)", Eagles (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000QK73XQ/eagles), Bee Gees (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000QJRN78/bee-gees),
Donna Summer - "Last Dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykv0WGD6r5c&pp=ygUXbGFzdCBkYW5jZSBkb25uYSBzdW1tZXLSBwkJNwwBhyohjO8%3D)",
Kacey Musgraves - "High Horse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbNDJRwXKGc&pp=ygUaaGlnaCBob3JzZSBrYWNleSBtdXNncmF2ZXM%3D)"
Interviews: LA Times (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pFTP6kGlyg), The NY Times (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfnjwSzVgwI), Rolling Stone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_Q7p7YfxI), CBS This Morning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soBLHpRXeps)
Sirius/XM Yacht Country channel (https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/yacht-rock-radio-311)
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