Right Back At Ya! - The 2000s Pop Music Podcast

This 2000s pop podcast is super honoured to catch up with Carolyn Owlett and Tisha Monique of The 411 to celebrate the group’s incredible hits - ‘On My Knees’ and ‘Dumb’ - which were not only UK Top 5 smashes but also did numbers internationally across Europe and as far as Australia and China! Joel and David get into the British R&B group’s formation, jet-setting career highlights and heartbre...

Ladies, move! Gentlemen, move! Non-binary friends, move! It's about time for our arrival. Your favourite 2000s pop explorers Joel and David are back with a celebration of Christina Aguilera's iconic "Stripped" album era, which turns 20 this year!  It was truly a pop culture reset when our "Caggie Aggie" dropped 'Dirrty' featuring Redman. The gritty R&B and hip-hop banger remains an immediate f...

Your favourite 2000s pop explorers are back celebrating Sophie Ellis-Bextor! Today the sun's on us and we are groovejetting to 2007 for "Trip The Light Fantastic" to coincide with the album's 15th anniversary. You may know the killer singles 'Catch You', 'Me And My Imagination' and 'Today The Sun's On Us' but Joel and David are here to bring you many more highlights from the album. This brilliant...

Good evening, Europe! Welcome to Right Back At Ya!'s inaugural 2000s Eurovision special hosted by Joel and David, coming to you live from London. Given that this joyful, annual song contest is all about community and bringing folks together, we couldn't do it alone. This episode is joined by extra special guests: 2022's UK Eurovision entry and singer-songwriter Sam Ryder, and BAFTA Rocliffe-winnin...

Get ready to Turn It Up because the Rumors are true - we are celebrating two pop culture icons of the 2000s: Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan! Join Joel and David for a bubbly, nostalgic dive into the debut album eras of "Paris" and "Speak".  As one of the first new mega celebrities of the new century, socialite turned reality TV pioneer, entrepreneur, DJ, actress and popstar; Paris Hilton was inesc...

Pop fans, we're getting glammed up at Curls Allowed for a night out at the Eskimo Club! Join Joel and David for a fabulous, nostalgic look back at Girls Aloud's iconic second album era, "What Will The Neighbours Say?". This double platinum-selling album really took Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola, Kimberley and Sarah to new heights. Completely written and produced by Xenomania, it set the blueprint for the...

Here's the thing, we started out friends... and now Joel and David are almost four years into making Right Back At Ya! and it is long overdue that we cover Kelly Clarkson. One of the most powerful and recognisable vocalists of the 2000s, Kelly catapulted to worldwide fame after winning the very first season of American Idol 20 years ago. Joel and David are diving into her incredibly iconic first t...

Following the fabulous introduction into 2000s Aussie pop divas Vanessa Amorosi and Nikki Webster's careers, this second part of our special celebrates ARIA Award-winning duo Sister2Sister, the talented singer-songwriter Leah Haywood, and vocal powerhouse Joanne.  Sister2Sister, made up of sisters Christine and Sharon Muscat, made a splash in Australia and the UK with their hits 'Sister' and 'What...

Your favourite pop explorers Joel and David are heading Down Under for this special two-part episode celebrating some unforgettable Australian pop icons from the late 90s and early 2000s.  This episode is all about the vocal powerhouse diva Vanessa Amorossi and teen-pop sensation Nikki Webster. Both were absolutely essential to Australian popular culture of the decade and their vibrant pop bops ar...

We hope it's a big 'YES' from you when we say we're covering the UK's Pop Idol Series 1! This year marks 20 years since this iconic star-making competition series crowned its first winner - the incredibly gifted and enduring talent, Will Young - in front of 14 million viewers. It also gave us beloved faves like Gareth Gates, Zoe Birkett, Darius, Sarah Whatmore, Rosie Ribbons and Eurovision legend...

IT'S ABOUT TIME! Joel and David are finally jumping into one of the UK's greatest pop groups ever. This year marks 20 years of Girls Aloud and your 2000s pop explorers are going all the way back to the beginning with "Popstars: The Rivals", the ITV show that catapulted Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola, Kimberley and Sarah into the national spotlight.  From the eternally fresh sonics of 'Sound of The Undergr...

What better way to kick off 2022 and the '25 Years of Steps' celebration than a new episode deep-diving into this legendary British pop group's discography? Pop fans, we know you've been waiting for this one!  Join our 2000s pop defenders Joel and David as they unpack Steps' third studio album "Buzz", which saw the group level-up their sound and image for a new millennium. After achieving global s...

Fighters, rise up because we are diving into Christina Aguilera's epic debut album era. Off the back of her hugely-deserved 2021 People's Choice Music Icon Award, it's about time this 2000s pop music podcast dived into Xtina's catalogue. In this first part of our Christina Aguilera journey, Joel and David celebrate the smash debut album "Christina Aguilera", which spawned the massive hits 'Genie I...

Babedom, you wanna Get Sexy with your temporary tattoos, don't you? We couldn't possibly leave you hanging without a "Sweet 7" appreciation episode. Joel and David are here to celebrate this glossy and often-sidelined last Sugababes album (to date) and the final single from Amelle, Heidi and Jade: 'Freedom'. Your favourite 2000s pop defenders pick things up in the rollercoaster year that was 2009...

Can we bring yesterday back around, pop fans? Because the wait is finally over for one of our most requested episodes yet: Sugababes Part 3! Casually arriving hot on the heels of the Babes' 20th anniversary reissue of "One Touch" and news of them headlining Mighty Hoopla next year. Join Joel and David as we jump back to 2007 to celebrate one of Britain's greatest girl groups, the Sugababes, in the...

Calling all Bad Boys and Demon Twinks who have been telling DJs to play 'All Night Long'! We are celebrating one of the UK's finest 'total package' popstars: Alexandra Burke. For the first time in Right Back At Ya! history, we are covering an X Factor contestant - and we're starting with the bar raised high with not only an X Factor winner but a record-breaking artist who has sold over a million a...

The day has finally come. The RBAY! boys are finally diving into Jessica Simpson's discography, after 3.5 years of Joel relentlessly pestering David to do this. The Southern belle pop diva and 2000s pop culture icon we are celebrating is famed as one of The JB's Fab Four legends - alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Mandy Moore. Together Joel and David get into Jessica's early years l...

Lambs and pop fans, we are celebrating 20 years of Mariah Carey's iconic "Glitter" era! Dahhling, it may have been a little bleak two decades ago but we made it through the rain. Join Joel and David as we "Glitter-wash" our memories of this film and soundtrack with some much-needed positivity. Thanks to the #JusticeForGlitter movement and Mariah opening up about the details of this chapter in her...

It may be a Mixed Up World right now but leave that all behind and escape to the 2000s with your Right Back At Ya! boys in this celebration of Sophie Ellis-Bextor. This month marks 20 years of Dame Sophie's iconic debut solo album era "Read My Lips". Catapulting from the global smash of 'Groovejet' with Spiller, former indie-frontwoman Sophie transformed into a disco-pop darling with a string of i...

We are celebrating the legends of Down HUNder in this special episode dedicated to Australian Idol supergroup Young Divas, which featured an all-star line-up of Jessica Mauboy, Ricki-Lee, Paulini, Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams. Brace yourself for Right Back At Ya!'s most fabulous 'handbags-on-the-floor' episode yet! This multi-platinum-selling quartet of vocal powerhouses was never meant to be...

Pop fans, can you handle this? Because the RBAY! boys are celebrating 20 years of Destiny's Child's iconic "Survivor" era. It's nothing but pure love and emotions taking Joel and David over as they reminisce on this DC3 era - with lots of memories of karaoke and childhood choreography along the way! From the moment they returned with 'Independent Women Part 1' in the "Charlie's Angels" movie sound...

Girls Aloud fans, maybe it's your Lucky Day? Your Right Back At Ya! boys are celebrating Nicola Roberts' iconic and critically-acclaimed "Cinderella's Eyes" album. This year marks 10 years since the #TeamGinge movement started with the dead edgeh 'Beat of My Drum', hemmed by Diplo. Honest, colourful and a bit cheeky. This remains one of the most exciting solo popstar breakout moments in our minds,...

It's an absolute Tragedy that it's taken the Right Back At Ya! boys this long to get to Steps but love (and your requests) have got a hold on our hearts, so here we are diving into one of Britain's most important pop groups of the 90s and early 2000s. Unlike a lot of the pop faves we cover, we're so lucky to still have Steps actively making music and touring to this day; but on this episode Joel a...

Thank you to Belinda and Katie from Bardot, Mya and Tina Barrett for sending in their lovely messages of congrats for our Mailbag episodes, along with all our amazing listeners from around the world. In celebration of our 40th episode and also three years of Right Back At Ya!, Joel and David invite Right Back At Ya! listeners to write in or send voice notes to be part of our show. Together with ou...

In celebration of our 40th episode and three years of the podcast, Joel and David invite Right Back At Ya! listeners to write in or send voice notes to be part of our first ever Mailbag Special! Together with our amazing, lovely and enthusiastic community of pop fans, we answer your deepest burning questions, dilemmas, get into pop goss and song recommendations... and so much more. Plus! You might...