If you're new to Popheads, or just not as active and wanna catch up on everything you missed this week, then this is the post for you! Popheads has a lot more going on than just [DISCUSSION] and [FRESH] posts, and we encourage everyone to get involved! Here's a run down of all the activities and original content we have going on here:

Highlights of the Week

• Madeon did an AMA with us!
• We interviewed Ralph for our Popheads Featuring... series spotlighting our favorite ones-to-watch in the pop scene
• The newest episode of our podcast featured an interview with Debbii Dawson!
• We're doing a mid-year recap of our favorite things from 2026 so far! Check out our favorite Songs / Music Videos / Lyrics
• This week's Jukebox is going to be our last of the season! Don't miss out on rating Ariana Grande, Rebecca Black, Katseye, and more! If anyone wants to step in as the new host of these threads, please reach out!
• Madonna released Confessions II: check out our megathread!
• We're ranking our favorite Camila Cabello songs on this week's Top Ten Pop Ten thread! Get involved to impact the results!
• The first issue of our Popheads Quarterly has been delayed to September 1st— but it'll be a double issue! Stay tuned for more updates!

Other Ways to Get Involved

• Discord Community - spin-off alert! for anyone looking for real-time, faster-paced pop music discussion, we have the Discord server for you!
• Daily Discussion - a daily thread to discuss literally anything you want, music-related or otherwise!
• Teatime & Trending Topics - a thread for sharing pop music tea & daily music-related updates
• Main Pod Girl: The Popheads Podcast - the official Popheads podcast, with a mix of music analysis and artist interviews
• Popheads Charts - a weekly chart of what Popheads is listening to each week, based on Last.fm data. Billboard who??
• Rates - Our longest running subreddit event and the epicenter of a dedicated subcommunity mainly based in the Discord server linked above; this YouTube video explains the rules quickly (and this one does so in depth), but basically everyone rates a set of songs from 1 to 10 and whichever song gets the highest average score wins. Check out our list of previous rates, or participate in upcoming ones:
  • FIFAcore - Songs from the FIFA games soundtracks [Due July 12th]
  • 2025 Kpop - 2025 Kpop Hits [Due July 18th]
  • 2006 Trashy Throwbacks - Gwen Stefani vs. Fergie vs. Christina Aguilera [Due August 14th]
  • 2025 Alt-Club - Sudan Archives vs. FKA twigs vs. Amaarae vs. Rochelle Jordan [Due August 23rd]
• Games - we host music-related game threads every 5th/12th/19th/26th day of the month

Please use this megathread to post your thoughts on Confessions II, as well as any articles or reviews relating to the album and artist. Separate threads will be created for certain reviews/reactions from notable publications at the mod team's discretion.

This will be sorted by new and pinned for a while to allow for further discussion.

Links:

• [FRESH] Thread
• Spotify
• Apple Music

Reviews:

• The Guardian
• Variety
• Pitchfork | Thread
• NME
• Rolling Stone
• The Telegraph

Intro:

Hello and welcome to the monthly thread where we remind people of upcoming anniversaries so people can plan out if they'd like to make posts about them. Anniversary posts are a great way for people to reminisce on iconic pop moments and we hope that these threads will encourage people to make more of them.

"Notable" anniversaries are multiples of five, as well as "One Year Later..." posts about 2025 releases. Any kind of significant releases (albums, singles, movies, important events, etc.) affiliated with a pop act are up for grabs.

Anniversary Guidelines:

Writeups do not have to be super in-depth and comprehensive, but a good post should include:

• A link to the piece of media
• At least a brief description of what it is and its impact
• A discussion question or two
• The [ANNIVERSARY] flair

Please do not just copy and paste the Wikipedia page or any other source (this has happened before).

Some good examples of short anniversary posts are this or this, or if you want to get really fancy, something like this or this.

Well-written articles from notable publications discussing the anniversary or celebratory social media posts from an artist's official account can also be posted in lieu of a writeup, but other users are free to post a writeup even if one of these goes up.

Upcoming Anniversaries:

Here are some resources to jog your memories about some music moments celebrating anniversaries:

• One Year Later... / Wikipedia
• 5 Years / Wikipedia
• 10 Years / Wikipedia
• 15 Years / Wikipedia
• 20 Years / Wikipedia
• 25 Years / Wikipedia
• 30 Years / Wikipedia
• 35 Years / Wikipedia
• 40 Years / Wikipedia

Comment below with any anniversaries you want to bring attention to, or that you plan to write about.

Debbii Dawson is officially a Main Pod Girl, and we chat all about her new EP, Where Have All The Good Men Gone?

Listen to the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

Please consider supporting the following: Transgender Law Center, Trans Lifeline, Destination Tomorrow, Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe

If you don't know what a flair is, they are those little words and pictures that pop up next to people's usernames when they post.

Image flairs are an iconic part of the look of our sub- they’re a fun way to show off your taste, and help add to the community feeling by giving your posts an extra bit of personality!

We have over 300+ custom images to choose from, including all the big names, trendy new artists, music legends, cult favorites, and memes, and you can add text and regular emojis as well. Include as much as you can fit!

Here's a directory of all of our publicly available flairs!

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Look through and if you see one you want for yourself, here’s how to set it:

• Setting a flair on mobile / (Non-Imgur Version)
• Setting a flair on new reddit / (Non-Imgur Version)
• We don’t recommend using old reddit to set flairs as many of them will not be available.

The flair selection is periodically updated to celebrate various milestones or just to keep the selection fresh, so if you have an idea for a flair in mind, keep an eye out for the next flair suggestions thread!

This episode, we're joined by Joe King, lead singer of one of the best-selling bands of this century, The Fray! Together, we chronologically discuss everything from the band's inception, to their biggest hits, to their breakup and decade-long hiatus, to their comeback album, A Light That Waits.

Listen to the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Celebrating the release of Dirty Blonde, we chat with Bebe Rexha about her favorite songs in her discography, what she wishes she could've called her fanbase and this new album, justice for ARTPOP, the "Rexhars and bad bitches only" meme, the Khia asylum, how she decided on an album cover, and the rumors about Dolly Parton's tattoos... all while getting a manicure.

Listen to the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

Please consider supporting the following: Transgender Law Center, Trans Lifeline, Destination Tomorrow, Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe

Please use this megathread to post your thoughts on you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, as well as any articles or reviews relating to the album and artist. Separate threads will be created for certain reviews/reactions from notable publications at the mod team's discretion. This will be sorted by new and pinned for a while to allow for further discussion.

Reviews:

Pitchfork: 8.3/10 (Best New Music) | Thread

Rolling Stone: 4.5/5

Clash Music: 9/10

Los Angeles Times: 8/10

The Guardian: 4/5

Variety: Critic's Pick

The Independent: 5/5

Consequence: B+

The New York Times: Olivia Rodrigo’s Songs Can’t Always Keep Up With Her Impeccable Taste

NPR: Olivia Rodrigo, pop princess of vengeful angst, tries her hand at love songs

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Interviews:

• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Olivia Rodrigo on Her New Album, Filming at Versailles & Jimmy Kimmel Makes Her Dreams Come True

• Jimmy Kimmel Live: 'the cure' Performance | Thread

• Jimmy Kimmel Live: 'stupid song' Performance | Thread

• BBC News: Olivia Rodrigo on music making, her best gig and living in London

• Capital FM: Olivia Rodrigo’s pub trip: album teasers, Lily Allen, and British culture! | Very British Day Out

• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Olivia Rodrigo & Kathleen Hanna on Being the Ultimate Music Fan

• Hits Radio: "It's Tough Being 17!" Olivia Rodrigo | Friday Fry-Up

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Links:

Fresh Album Thread

'stupid song' Music Video | Fresh Music Video Thread

Spotify

Apple Music

Tori Kelly returns to Main Pod Girl and we're talking all about learning: what she's learned from her last era, lessons from her Saturn return, advice from her artist friends, and what we can expect to learn from her new album, God Must Really Love Me, available June 12th!

Listen to the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Happy pride month, Popheads! To celebrate, gay icon Adam Lambert is our newest guest on the official Popheads podcast, and we talk all about his upcoming 6th studio album Adam. We also touch on the American Idol days, justice for "For Your Entertainment", Glee, his Cher impersonation, touring with Queen, Heated Rivalry, and the Super Bowl.

Listen to the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

Please consider supporting the following: Transgender Law Center, Trans Lifeline, Destination Tomorrow, Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe