Ariana Grande Makes a Half Hearted Return + Kim Petras Finds Her Groove (Patreon Preview)

About this episode

Louie and Russ discuss Ariana Grande's new single and Kim Petras' latest album in this Patreon preview episode.

In a preview of this week's  Pop Pantheon: All Access  episode, Louie and Russ discuss the slightly confounding lead single from Ariana Grande's forthcoming eighth studio album Petal , plus Kim Petras' return to form on her 3rd debut record Detour. To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus episodes of Pop Pantheon, gain access to our Discord channel and so much more, subscribe to  Pop Pantheon: All Access  at the Icon Tier. You can also subscribe for the audio only directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Note for iOS users: Subscribe using your desktop or mobile browser, not the iOS Patreon app, for cheaper rates on Pop Pantheon: All Access. Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram Follow Russ on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: DJ Louie XIV

Guest: Russ

Topics covered

• Ariana Grande
• Kim Petras
• music commentary
• new music
• album releases

Keywords

• Ariana Grande
• Kim Petras
• Pop Pantheon
• music commentary
• new music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pop Pantheon, Patreon, Apple Podcasts

Books & works: Petal, Detour

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