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• Grammys 2025: Underdogs and Roller Rinks

  We end the Best New Artist season where it all began for the podcast: the Grammys. We're talking today about the 67th Grammy Awards' "big 4" categories, plus a couple of wildcards -- and along the way, the American need for underdogs, nominations of encouragement, Mark's "Folkmore" playlist, Uncanny George Valley nightmares, couples skate, and a purse dog named Aristotle. Grab an electric clarinet and join us! (Throw the clarinet in the garbage first. THEN join us.) Intro and outro by David Gregory Byrne; for more information, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Nominations list at Grammys.com Episode 1: Heavy D and the Boyz, "Now That We've Found Love" Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 1: 1959-1974 The "Now and Then" video Episode 224: Dua Lipa, "Levitating" (allegedly) shirts are on sale at Exhibit B. rn "Chappell Roan Confronts The Sickness Of Modern Fandom" Episode 166: Taylor Swift ft. The Dixie Chicks, "Soon You'll Get Better" Best New Artist Breakdown 07: 2009-2016 The "Die With A Smile" video Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 4: 2007-2022 Doechii's Tiny Desk concert The "Tailor Swif" video Emma Pittman and Brody Grant sing "Hopeless War"

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• Best New Artist Breakdown 08: 2017-2024

  It's the Best New Artist Breakdown season finale, featuring a MASTAS greatest-hits line-up, the return of sprung rhythm, grand unifying complaints about breakthrough categories, Elt Zeppelin, and how to evolve past Wolfman Jack in pop-music discovery. Do we agree with the Grammys' most recent BNA choices? Have we decided how to tackle the 2025 nominees? Should jerks win awards? Come spook the Recording Academy herd with us! Intro and outro by Laura Barger and Jack Baldelli; for more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Ms. Warwick "roasts" Chance The Rapper Episode 68: "Stay" Title Bout Episode 247: Julia Michaels, "All Your Exes" MB's Top 10 Songs of 2024 at The Lost Songs Project Episode 224: Dua Lipa, "Levitating" Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 4: 2007-2022 Do Call It A Comeback, Episode 3: The NEXT Next 15 Episode 189: Yola, "Faraway Look" NPR's Stephen Thompson on Ingrid Andress's upsetting anthem Phoebe Bridgers in The New Yorker Single 19: Favorite Discoveries on NPR's Women+ Song List

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• Best New Artist Breakdown 07: 2009-2016

  Our penultimate Best New Artist Breakdown moves into the teens; we're talking about Amy Clonehouses, lost anthems of lady rage, gold-watch nominations, the Overton window of band-name ludicrosity, and much more. Grab those Kendrick Lamar seminar syllabi and have a listen! Intro and outro by Andrew Byrne; for more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES Episode 107: Bond-Movie Songs, Ranked Duffy's return to social media after her ordeal Episode 166: Taylor Swift ft. The Dixie Chicks, "Soon You'll Get Better" Episode 182: The Stills, "Changes Are No Good" Episode 74: Four By Pink Pop Goes The Actor 4: '80s Movie Gents Episode 68: "Stay" Title Bout Episode 14: Bastille, "Pompeii"

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• Best New Artist Breakdown 06: 2001-2008

  As the Best New Artist Breakdown season rounds the millennium turn, we're talking about which band is playing when Jennifer Love Hewitt flees a serial killer, artists we should like on paper but fall asleep to in practice, the music of shampoo ads, and the basic room in each of our hearts. If Kanye West will make room, join us on the line between genius and madness for our latest episode! Intro and outro by David Gregory Byrne; for more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES The list of Best New Artist recipients, and nominees The Best New Artist Breakdown season premiere Episode 186: Nelly Furtado, "I'm Like A Bird" Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 3: 1991-2006 Episode 116: Maroon 5, "Moves Like Jagger" Episode 71: Kanye West, "Jesus Walks" Amy

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• Best New Artist Breakdown 05: 1993-2000

  We're closing out the twentieth century in our fifth episode, and there are fewer howling embarrassments among our Best New Artist winners this time...but just as much anal-retentive insanity in our prep, plus diversity of sound, nothingburger arrangements saved by a Braxton, convincing Patsy Cline drag, effortful album titles, and the memory-holing of a multi-platinum act. Your dinner-party table in hell is ready, so pull up a chair and listen! Intro and outro by David Gregory Byrne; for more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas. SHOW NOTES The list of Best New Artist recipients, and nominees The Best New Artist Breakdown season premiere "Frosty The Snowman...Is Melted" Beats Around The Bush, Episode 01: Hippie Hop Hooray Episode 41: Another Bad Creation, "Iesha" (with guest Nick Rheinwald-Jones!) Extra Extra Hot Great 327: Focusing In On Interior Chinatown The Lilith Fair 40, Episode 02: The Next 5 Weird Al vs. Everybody, Episode 08: Crash Test Dummies Episode 8: Jewel-erdome! "You Were Meant For Me" vs. "Hands" Episode 100: Surprise Party Episode 85: Why Aren't These Songs Super-Famous, With Pam Ribon Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 3: 1991-2006

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