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Send us Fan Mail Pride season is in full swing and this week's episode has the energy to match. We're covering the biggest pop news of the week, including Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 moment and Tinashe's brand new single "Too Easy," before sitting down with one of Canada's most exciting artists, RALPH . We get into her new single " Love Nouveau," what ma...

Send us Fan Mail It is a massive week in pop and we are getting into all of it. Kim Petras is finally free and her debut studio album Detour dropped today on her own BunHead Records. Ariana Grande officially kicked off her Petal era with the release of lead single "Hate That I Made You Love Me”, and Lily Allen collaborated with JADE on a remix of her West End Girl track "Beg For Me.&quot...

Send us Fan Mail We sat down with Canadian actor, activist, author, and former professional hockey player Harrison Browne for one of our favourite conversations yet. Harrison made history as the first openly transgender athlete in professional hockey, and now he's making history again as part of the cast of the breakout LGBTQ+ drama Heated Rivalry , playing Connors on the Boston Raiders along...

Send us Fan Mail The Coachella recap, new music from Demi Lovato and Meghan Trainor and why Jessie Ware is a queer icon. We are coming down from Coachella and we have thoughts. Sabrina Carpenter brought out Madonna for Vogue and it was two generations of pop icons on one stage, plus our thoughts on Justin Bieber's performance. Demi Lovato 's It's Not That Deep Tour is in full swing...

Send us Fan Mail This week on PopTake we are absolutely spoiled. We break down Olivia Rodrigo 's brand new single "Drop Dead" and yes, we are already in our feelings about the new era. Demi Lovato drops "Low Rise Jeans" and it might be the song of the summer. Plus ADÉLA drops "KGB" while opening for Demi on tour. Madonna announced the highly anticipated Confessio...

Send us Fan Mail This week on PopTake we’re back in full chaos mode. We break down Nelly Furtado ’s new track “Electric Circus” with Boy 1-da, Katseye ’s messy “Pinky Up” release (and why it’s giving Blackpink and Bebe Rexha), plus their upcoming Coachella performance without Manon. We also get into new releases from Lady Gaga & Doechii (for their Devil Wears Prada soundtrack moment), plus new...

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re joined by special guest Liz Duff (ProducerLiz) , a Halifax-based comedian, podcast host of Late Night Scrolling , and pop culture expert. We break down the gayest New Music Friday featuring new albums from Slayyyter (WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA),  , RAYE (THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE), Melanie Martinez (HADES) , ROBYN (Sexistential) & Loreen (WILDFIRE) plus ZAYN’s new...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back after a few weeks away (Hugo was on vacation 👀) and catching up on everything we missed. We get into Harry Styles’ new album, The Pussycat Dolls are BACK and going on tour, and  FLO drops the song of the year!  Plus, we talk Sam Fender & Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In,” YungBlud , the new Spider-Man trailer , and recap the biggest moments from the Oscars .

Send us Fan Mail A pop icon was in our midst! We had the pleasure of interviewing JADE at the final stop of her North American tour. We also dive into the KATSEYE drama and Manon’s “hiatus,” react to the new Pokémon starters , and debate what concert etiquette should actually look like.

Send us Fan Mail Hilary Duff is back to music with her new album Luck… or Something , and Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne drops her debut solo album No Hard Feelings . We’re diving into the drama surrounding the new America’s Next Top Model doc, and we have to talk about the upcoming Hannah Montana special that has us deep in our Disney Channel nostalgia. Lastly, unpacking why audiences spiral when movies...

Send us Fan Mail This week on PopTake , we break down Britney Spears selling her catalogue, the obsession with finding the “next” pop girl, and which pop girlies like ( Bebe Rexha ) are still in the Khia asylum.  We also react to the steamy new Wuthering Heights (spoilers ahead) and close things out with our favourite love songs for Valentine’s Day joined by our special guest, and pop music lover,...

Send us Fan Mail We are so back. We dive headfirst into the Grammys; the wins, the snubs, and the moments that had us shook. Taylor Swift dropped her new Opalite music video the same day as Charli XCX premiered The Moment , what a coincidence.  We saw the new Wuthering Heights film, get into what makes it so steamy, and are still reeling about  Traitor (Tate) McRae .

Send us Fan Mail Dive into our PopTake wrapped where we discuss our favourite album, singles, movies, tv shows and releases of the year. Plus some last minute contenders like Heated Rivalry. 

Send us Fan Mail It's a stacked week for music with new releases from Katy Perry, Hilary Duff, FKA Twigs and Charli XCX. One of us also went to see Sabrina Carpenter live (TWICE) and I get you can't guess who.

Send us Fan Mail Canadian Pop Icon, Alyssa Reid joins the PopTake to talk about her music career and returning to the stage on November 15th at Toronto's The Mod Club. Reid also touches on her experience on "The Next Star", her 'ASHS' project, and what's coming next. Additionally, Mikael and Hugo touch on new music from Demi Lovato, Lily Allen, Madison Beer, and more!

Send us Fan Mail Sit back and relax as Hugo, Mikael and our special guest Sammy Talukder take you though this week's releases including Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl,  Victoria Justice, and Sammy's debut single. This is PopTake - your source for the hottest pop culture news and topics, all while sharing their own hot takes! 🎉

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re hanging out with Lauren Ash! We talk about her debut album, Call Me When You Get This , her comedic approach, touring, and how she balances acting and music. Plus, viral videos, voice acting, dream collabs, our favourite releases of the week (JADE, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran) and a little TIFF season chaos. 

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re diving into Taylor’s engagement, Life of a Showgirl , and all those album variants. We chat Sabrina’s new album, Mikael’s broken foot, Fifth Harmony REUNITED and the wild energy of TIFF season. Pure pop culture chaos, just how we like it.

Send us Fan Mail We're still on a high from Osheaga. KATSEYE is serving at Lollapalooze and might be the future of pop. JoJo Siwa has entered her raspy era, Ava Max pushed her album back again. (so the internet says), and Dua Lipa is still missing in action. 

Send us Fan Mail Demi Lovato's new single "Fast" is the song of the summer we needed. We've got amazing new releases from Reneé Rapp, Chappell Roan and Slayyyter - queer women as usual are here to save pop music. Katy Perry becomes a contender for First Lady. Lastly, but certainly not least, we can't contain our excitement for Osheaga.

Send us Fan Mail FLETCHER dropped a new album (surrounded by lots of controversy), Reneé Rapp won’t stop serving bops, Jojo Siwa is back on our radar (with her most RANDOM opener), and we dissect THAT Coldplay kiss. 

Send us Fan Mail Cardi B's album is finally coming but are artists taking too long between albums? New Justin Bieber and Kesha albums are here and Blackpink is BACK. But where is the Song of the Summer? Because it’s definitely not here yet.

Send us Fan Mail Well, what we never thought would happen, happened. Taylor bought her masters back AND Fifth Harmony is apparently reuniting? So much new music including Addison Rae, Miley, Lorde, Ava Max AND Benny Drama’s new show Overcompensating. 

Send us Fan Mail Charli XCX is back on the charts with her song "Party 4 U" getting a second wind. We discuss recent movie marketing like Lilo & Stitch and Thunderbolts* and we answer the age old question - is twink offensive?

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is a big one — we’re setting the record straight: we’re not dating. 😅 We also dive into some of our favourite album artwork (Lorde, Addison Rae, Fifth Harmony), chat about , artist who end up releasing leaked music (Selena Gomez, Lana Del Ray, Gracie Abrams), and artist who need their “Espresso” moment (Ava Max, Little Mix, Meghan Trainor and more).