Music Notes with Jess

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Happy New Year! Here's the top 20 finishing our Top 40 Songs of 2025 playlist ! Selections were based on listeners' downloads, mainstream attention, and my personal favorites. Share your opinions on our social media pages, and  email .  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena 20. “Texas” - Blake Shelton (2024-2025) 19. “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” - RAYE 18. “Everybody Scream” - Floren...

The themes for 2025's music gradually came along. There was so many great songs that came out, but people weren't frequently listening than usual. I've made my own observations and chose to rank tunes that left memorable effects on me. Here's what got picked for Top 40 Songs of 2025 (Part 1).  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Playlist : 40. All My Love” - Coldplay (2024-20...

Jingle Ball  is an annual winter concert thrown by iHeartRadio ! I just attended 12/12's show at MSG ! My review of the venue , artists, seats, and televised special are discussed in this episode.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena NYC Lineup: Monsta X ; live Ravyn Lenae ; live Myles Smith; live K-Pop Demon Hunters Singalong (Saja Boys) - Soundtrack  Jessie Murph ; live Zar...

We've all been looking forward to the holidays this year as a state of mind. Having a huge amount of new music classics is definitely helping. I share 8 songs I'm admiring, and welcome 2 recommendations by another podcast I've helped contributed recently. Listen, enjoy, and Merry Christmas!  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Christmas 2025 Playlist : "Christmas in the City"...

A Charlie Brown Christmas '  TV special and soundtrack turns 60 this season; the Peanuts franchise turned  75 in October ! Pop culturally a classic, no official celebration has been set to celebrate the 60th anniversary. Sharing my personal memories, I flashback how A Charlie Brown Christmas came about in 1965, critique the album, and different spinoffs that evolved since.  Theme Song: "Dance Trac...

A new rock supergroup has formed. Reminiscent of '90s alternative rock, Howl Owl Howl is a combination of Hootie and the Blowfish , R.E.M . , and The Black Crowes . Their debut single "My Cologne" came out Halloween, but was inspired by an unexpected popular singer. Find out who, why, and how in this new episode.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Interviews: Rolling Stone...

Olivia Dean 's having quite the 2025. She's nominated Best New Artist for 2026's Grammys , just performed on SNL , and trending globally! Learn her timeline and how her music's fitting nicely among this year's music trends.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Interviews: BBC (2024); Vogue ; Harper's Bazaar Tonight Show: "Nice to Each Other" TODAY Show:  Album ; "Let Alone th...

Country music fans, it's time for the 59th CMA Awards ! The industry's gone through so much in 2025. Grand Ole Opry turned 100 ! The Grammys broke up 2026's country category in 2 ! MTV added country to the VMAs! Growing through these changes, I share my predictions who'd win CMA Awards' 11 categories ahead of 11/19's show! Check our social media links below viewing before-and-after results.  Spoti...

2025's added dictionary word of the year is... "6 7" ? This social media term spreading its lingo online, in classrooms, and cultural language. Derived from a Tiktok song and NBA player's height , the definition  6 7  is a slang for maybe or so-so. Test your usage by listening to this episode's inspired playlist : popular music from 1967 . Share on our social media below what you like, dislike, or...

Leon Thomas is a contemporary R&B singer, who first got introduced as a teen actor. Music passion passed down from his family, and he's finally getting his name out this year as a solo artist . Learn the timeline, creative writing behind "Mutt" , and how a recent Billboard ruling earned a "top-dog" achievement for Leon's career officially mainstream.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jes...

[Listener discretion is strongly advised for mature explicit content.] All season, fans have celebrated the 50th anniversary of  The Rocky Horror Picture Show ! Despite its risque quirkiness, it's the longest theatrical movie played annually since. Learn the franchise's history then, and relived through 3 21st century reboots.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Vinyl Soundt...

Leading up to Halloween, two contemporary songs are likely to set the mood:  Lady Gaga 's "The Dead Dance " , and Florence + The Machine 's "Everybody Scream" ! Both divas are theatrical entertainers, thrilling fans to have fun along with them. Learn the development stories about each in this episode.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Sound effects taken from Soundscape's...

Happy 40th Bruno Mars ! He posted an AI birthday post, and is re-releasing a 15th anniversary vinyl edition of his 2010 debut album:  Doo-Wop & Hooligans . Entertaining audiences his whole life, I honor 10 hits with my own personal memories in this top 10 countdown.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Playlist: 10. “Treasure” (2012, 2013); Sample 9. “That’s What I Like”...

Fans will be remember 10/3/25 being Taylor Swift' s 12th album launch day for The Life of a Showgirl ! Recorded secretly a year ago, she was inspired to note personal growth inspired by her then boyfriend / now fiancèe Travis Kelce , and coping a constant spotlight on her career. Metaphorically composing about love, family, scrutiny, and fame, the tracks were co-produced by 2 different pros than h...

Bootleg record Buckingham Nicks , got re-issued this month since  1973's original release! Historically a climax for Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks ' relationship, and invited to join classic rock band, Fleetwood Mac . They haven't been amicable since then, what gave the go-ahead to finally remaster their duo' s debut recordings?  Second, Miley Cyrus has involved Fleetwood Mac alumni on her n...

A decade after receiving a Grammys Lifetime Achievement award, R&B/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire are ready to share their celebration. CBS will air this past 4th of July's holiday weekend concert tapings at The Hollywood Bowl ; guess when to watch it: The 21st night of September ! Praising 55 musical years, I countdown 10 hits I recommend to get you started.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", com...

Laufey 's a young Icelandic/Asian jazz aficionado . Studying the music from her parents, she's kept the genre alive through self-compositions this decade. Fans are dazzled of her writing, singing, playing piano/guitar/cello! "Third time's the charm" for 3rd album A Matter of Time ,  topping jazz charts, and just crossed over #4 on Billboard's 200 albums chart . Brilliantly romanticizing a "timely"...

MTV 's going big for their 42nd Video Music Awards ! Posting the nominations last month, Paramount enforced 2 big changes: syndicating the show on CBS, and added country to the ballot ! How will fans and viewers vote? I "announce" predictions before the show airs in 10 of its categories. Check our podcast's social an hour before showtime (9/7, 7pm), and day after to see my results.  Recap: Ep. 304...

The '90s are calling like a dial-up modem. Summer 1995 had greats hits holding up 30 years later! While I reflect personal changes I experienced back then, I talk up these classic songs' pivotal messages and artists.  Summer 1995 Playlist: “Hold My Hand” - Hootie & The Blowfish (1994-1995); Live -  "Bottle Rockets" - Scott McCreery (2025) “I’ll Be There For You” - The Rembrandts (1994-1995) FR...

We're used to seeing social media impact modern music, but lately artists have been testing audience reactions at their concerts. Tucker Pilsbury (aka ROLE MODEL ) improvised a surprise cameo in February, trending one of his songs to become a viral sensation and growing 2025 indie hit. I discuss the fun 6-month success of "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" , and how his pseudonym's an admirable outlo...

The beginnings of Maroon 5 began 30 years ago as Kara's Flowers , officially formed 2001 . Going through a lot of professional and music changes, their 8th album  Love Is Like  may be entering a new music market sonically. I give my review comparing to Maroon 5's band history, discography , and promotion up to its release date.  Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena Interviews:...

Every year,  MTV announces their Video Music Awards nominations around their August anniversary . 2025's ballot was delayed, and revealed 2 bombshell changes! Country music got incorporated in the nominees, and  CBS will syndicate the show for the first time outside of cable on Sunday, September 7th ! Are these business decisions music-related, or a merger experiment with SkyDance Media's on Param...