ARIANA GRANDE (with Steven J. Horowitz)
In the debut episode of Pop Pantheon, host DJ Louie XIV briefly introduces the concept and tiers of the Pop Pantheon. He is then joined by music journalist extraordinaire Steven Horowitz- writer and editor for publications like Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety and Vulture- to discuss all things Ariana Grande: her arrival on the scene as an antidote to the EDM-pop of GaGa and Katy Perry, the benefits and pratfalls of her relationship with hip hop and R&B, where the concept of the "diva" stands in 2021, and the possibility of Ari as the last monoculture pop superstar. Finally, Louie and Steven debate which Tier to rank Ariana in the official Pop Pantheon.\xa0\n\nFollow Pop Pantheon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/\nFollow Pop Pantheon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopPantheonPod\nFollow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/\nFollow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DJLouieXIV\nFollow Steven Horowitz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/speriod\nCheck out all Steven's writing on: http://www.stevenjhorowitz.com/