
Season 4: The TRUE Cost of Fame
02/17/25 • 0 min
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Record labels should be held accountable for how they prey on their artists, as Chappell Roan indicated in her recent Grammy's acceptance speech. This isn't a new phenomenon, though, and this season I want to explore how some of my favorite artists have been impacted. I'm covering ALL NEW GIRLS for this series, so get ready for a proper season to give them their shine and hear their stories. It's been a while ;)
S4E1 Drops TONIGHT
Record labels should be held accountable for how they prey on their artists, as Chappell Roan indicated in her recent Grammy's acceptance speech. This isn't a new phenomenon, though, and this season I want to explore how some of my favorite artists have been impacted. I'm covering ALL NEW GIRLS for this series, so get ready for a proper season to give them their shine and hear their stories. It's been a while ;)
S4E1 Drops TONIGHT
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TCoF: Samantha Mumba
True Cost of Fame: Samantha Mumba
S4E1 is officially live, and I'm joined by friend of the pod, Zach Rickel, host of Homophonic and curator of the @afunctioninggay social pages, to discuss what happened to Samantha Mumba! Primed to be a hard-hitting peer of Britney Spears and other teen pop acts, she had so much momentum that seemingly disappeared overnight. What happened?
My Samantha Mumba Tiktok referenced in the episode
Remember, to stay in the loop about all things Jesse's Girls, follow along on Instagram. You can also check out my Tiktok and tune in to my quarterly playlists on Spotify! Want to hear me guest on other pods? I made a great playlist of my guest spots here! Don't forget to rate and subscribe because I need the attention.
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