Episode 9: Hey Maca-Bieber!

The podcast that tapes the Top 10 and then talks about it in school the next day, with Laura Snapes and Fraser McAlpine. This week! A brilliant email from a listener in Sweden, touching on the Norwegian Russ phenomenon and Britain's Eurovision apathy. Two brand new songs with an ~internationale~ flavour crashing into the Top 5, and a low-key battle between Harry Styles and Niall Horan's very good new singles. Next week! We're doing a Eurovision special, and we want YOUR one-minute reviews of your favourite 2017 contender. If you want to join in, email us your suggestion at [email protected] (so we can avoid duplicates) and we'll send you instructions. As ever, all of this week's notable tracks are in a Spotify playlist (it's now a rolling playlist rather than a new one each week, thanks to a very sensible listener suggestion): https://open.spotify.com/user/snapes/playlist/2J6T6Ks6rQNNe9vUeu24ON Fraser's most-listened-to song this week is “Told You So” by Paramore, and Laura's is “Don't Kill My Vibe” by Sigrid. You can email us on [email protected], or tweet us: https://twitter.com/laurasnapes https://twitter.com/csi_popmusic

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The podcast that tapes the Top 10 and talks about it at school the next day, hosted by Fraser McAlpine and Laura Snapes. Email us! [email protected] Tweet us! csi_popmusic (https://twitter.com/csi_popmusic) + laurasnapes (https://twitter.com/laurasnapes) Nice stuff that smart people have said about UMC: "As pop critics, Snapes and McAlpine have plenty of background information and anecdotes to augment their rundown of the week’s chart. If only all playground debates about music had been so well informed." -- Caroline Crampton, The New Statesman (http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/podcasts/2017/04/how-podcasts-are-reviving-excitement-listening-pop-charts) "While the charts have become both confused and sidelined in recent years, they’re still an invaluable insight into the machinations of the music industry, something this pod proves in gratifyingly informed style." -- The Guardian Guide (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/apr/07/the-10-best-things-to-do-this-week-syd-russell-brand-and-i-am-not-your-negro)