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Fresh off his Super Bowl halftime performance - let's dive into the album in Usher's discography that gets written off the most (in my humble opinion)... "Here I Stand". Support the show

After the debut of Britney Spears in late 1998 – record labels across America were all scrambling to find their own Britney. After all, the solo female blonde pop star was a business model that hadn’t worked since Madonna debuted in 1983 – every other pop blonde that came out after her came and went. So when Britney stuck – the music industry struck gold. RCA Records got Christina Aguilera, Columbia Records got Jessica Simpson, and Epic Records got a young teenage girl by the name of Mandy Moore. Her first album was a carbon copy of the pop tarts of the time – so for her second official full-length release – she wanted to take some risks. And alas- was born her self-titled album. With middle eastern influenced tracks like “In My Pocket” – heartbreaking ballads like “Cry” and innocently lustful grooves like “Crush” – the album is a second chapter in Mandy’s early pop career – and is so nostalgic to so many of us who grew up in that era – so let’s take a trip back in time to 2001 and unpack the third release and second official full-length album by Mandy Moore.  courtesies: sony music entertainment, fox family, cannel v, launch Support the show

This week on the podcast - we dive into the fourth album by Canadian Country queen Shania Twain. With tracks like "Up!", "Forever and for Always" and "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" - this album was chockfull of hits, and was the follow-up to her diamond selling album "Come On Over". courtesies: ctv canada am, aol, mercury nashville, dateline nbc, cbc, access hollywood, extra Support the show

It's all things Lindsay Lohan this week! I'm joined by singer and digital producer Elise Mariah to chat about Lindsay's debut album "Speak". This year also marks 20 years of this legendary album, so what better time? courtesies: universal music group, the ellen degeneres show  Support the show

Nobody gave us an album as groovy and infectious as Maxwell in 2001’s “NOW”. After a relatively lackluster reception to his second album Embrya; the pressure was on for Maxwell to deliver a successful third album and he did just that. Between groovy R&B tracks to heartbreaking ballads, this album is the perfect soundtrack for your wine nights.  Support the show

Toronto influencer Mikael Melo joins us this week to chat all about Ashley Tisdale's debut album "Headstrong".  courtesies: warner bros. records, ktla, youtube/ashleytisdale, walt disney records, mtv Support the show

By early 2003, bubble-gum pop was on its way out and pop-rock was taking the forefront in terms of the mainstream music market. People were getting bored of the formulaic blonde hair and boy bands dancing in formation and were yearning for something grittier. In comes Evanescence. With rock hard guitars, mystical strings and Amy Lee’s haunting vocals, the band filled a void that was missing from pop radio. From their grand-slam debut single “Bring Me To Life” to tearjerker ballads like “My Immortal”, this debut album “Fallen” is a story of love lost, and is a 2000s staple. So put on your chokers, get out your guitars and try not to fall off the side of a building “if you know you know” …. It’s time to dive into “Fallen”. Support the show

To celebrate the upcoming 15th anniversary of "Fearless", we are joined by the amazing Nora Princiotti (Every Album Ever Podcast, The Ringer). Together we  chat about this amazing record and the iconic moments the era had to offer, in what has since become the record that broke Taylor Swift into the mainstream pop world. courtesies: gac, mtv, itunes, big machine records, taylor swift, cmt, people, countryhound Support the show

"Canada's Drag Race" producer Natalie Makovora joins us for out very-first pop punk deep-dive! None other than the legendary album "Riot!" by Paramore.  Support the show

For out first hip-hop retrospective, we dive into none other than the St. Lunatic himself, Nelly. With worldwide smash-hits like "Hot In Herre" and "Dilemma", this album is a Hip-Hop staple, and introduced Nelly to a whole new legion of fans around the world.  Support the show

In the dawn of Y2K pop, while we got all the goodness of the Britneys and Christinas, we also started to see the rise of the pop girl who was a little edgier and a little funkier. The ones that didn’t necessarily fit in a box, but provided the bops nonetheless. Low and Behold the emergence of Canadian queen Miss Nelly Furtado with her debut album “Whoa Nelly”. The album flew like a bird into our lives in the Fall of 2000, and 23 years later, the rest is history. Now, turn off the lights, lay back and get ready to dive into the world of Nelly Furtado with her debut album… ‘Whoa, Nelly!’ Support the show

"Return Of Saturn”. The album that Gwen Stefani has gone on to say she can’t even listen to anymore because of how deep and dark the lyrical content was for her in this time. But it wasn't all serious, this album was also home to some hardcore bangers and coming from someone whose in the midst of their Saturn return… this episode is a long time coming! This is No Doubt's "Return Of Saturn". Support the show