The Rated Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

🌟 Is Beyoncé truly the Greatest Pop Star of the Century? Billboard says yes, but the BeyHive vs. Swifties debate is HEATING UP! 🐝✨🐍

👀 PLUS:

• 🔥 Shocking allegations against Jay-Z resurface: what really happened in 2000?
• 🎤 SZA teams up with Kendrick for a tour—but is this collab causing friction behind the scenes?
• 👑 Blue Ivy steals the spotlight in The Lion King! But what's the tea on her viral dress?

📺 Don’t miss our deep dive into the drama, music, and cultural conversations shaping the industry. 🎶

🎶 "No Videos, No Problem? The Decline of Music Videos in 2024!" 🎥
We dive into why top artists like Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj are stepping back from making music videos and explore the new trend of fewer videos per album. Is this the end of the music video era, or just the industry's evolution? Join us for a deep dive!

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Welcome back to the channel, music lovers! In today's video, we're diving into the hottest contenders for the Song of the Summer title. 🌟 From catchy beats to unforgettable lyrics, these tracks have been dominating our playlists and soundtracking our summer vibes.

Featuring:

🔥 Sexyy Red - Bringing the heat with her bold and unapologetic style, Sexyy Red is taking over the charts and our hearts!

✨ Sabrina Carpenter - With her angelic voice and addictive melodies, Sabrina Carpenter's summer anthem is one you can't miss.

🎤 Kendrick Lamar - The lyrical genius himself, Kendrick Lamar, drops a track that's both powerful and perfect for those summer nights.

Join me as I break down why these artists are in the running for the Song of the Summer and share my thoughts on which track will reign supreme! Don't forget to leave a comment with your favorite summer jam and let me know who you think deserves the title. 🌴🎧

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This past weekend we both partook in multiple concerts including Tinashe and Wireless. We bring you a rundown of our highlights and lowlights of each. #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

This week on The Rated Podcast we bring you another hot topics episode. What’s been going down? On today’s list: - The Queen of music has released break my soul. - #7 20th solo top 10 placement, 16.6 million streams - Battle of the house music - Drake Vs Beyoncé - The problem with saucy Santana - The people are mad that Normani featured in Chris Brown (who is an alleged colourist) music video. Why are they annoyed with Normani? - Chris brown says it makes sense to go up against usher in a verzuz - Omarion vs Mario was a mess - Tinashe HMU for a good time video - Summer Walker is pregnant again - BET Awards 2022 - Ratings surge by 34% in comparison to the last year. 3.2 total million viewers - Cardi B - Hot Sh*t - Cardi wants lil Kim on album - Wendy Williams podcast in motion - Wendy Williams YouTube page deleted - fans mad - Ella Mai DFMU #1 on R&B radio/Allegedly dating Jayson Tatum (basketball) - Ciara signs joint deal with Republic and Uptown. Officially announces Jump - R.Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison - Nicki minaj pregnant? - Ariana’s Positions reaches 1 bill streams on Spotify - first artist to have 7 songs at 1 bill - Macy Gray & Better Midler slammed for anti trans comments "just because you change your parts don’t make you a woman” - Lil Uzi throws phone at fans head at wireless - Burna boy had to give up 60% of royalties to Toni for last last - label 30, him 10 - Rihanna 21st and youngest on Forbes richest self made billionaire women in America #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

This weekend the BET awards graced our screens, and apart from whoever the sound guy was, it was pretty decent. Tune into The Rated Podcast as we discuss the performances of the night: Diddy Tribute Jodeci - Come and Talk to Me Mary J. Blige - I’m Going Down Diddy, Shyne, Lil Kim, Busta Rhymes - Victory/Bad Boyz/I Need A Girl Part 2 Gotta Move On with Bryson Tiller I’ll Be Missing You with Faith Evans Chloe Bailey Surprise/Treat Me Muni Long Time Machine/Hrs and Hrs Lizzo About Damn Time Latto & Mariah Carey It’s Givin Big Energy Remix Jack Harlow & Brandy Poison Ft. Lil Wayne First Class (not Jack with the choreo) Giveon (problem with earpiece) Heartbreak Anniversary/Lie Again Ella Mai & Roddy Rich/BabyFace DFMU Keeps on Fallin How Fireboy DML Playboy/Peru Doechii Persuasive/Crazy Billy Porter Ballroom Tribute Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Victoria Monet deserved better We also give you the lowdown of the award winners, so listen until the end! #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

It was the hottest day of the year so far, so how apt for us to bring you another hot topics episode. Join us as we give you the tea on what’s been going down in celebrity world while we sweat: - B7 Buzz, Is Beyoncé coming back soon?/Beyoncé Announces new album ‘Renaissance’ - Drakes surprise album ‘honestly nevermind’ - Sza released a deluxe version of ctrl. 5 years after it was released, with 7 new songs. - NDubz new song/video - Charmer - Baby face & Ella Mai new collab - ‘keeps on fallin’ - Britney Spears’ ex husband crashed her wedding she has an iron clad prenup which protects her 60mill. - The internet was mad at the list of 200 best hip hop albums that rolling stone magazine released - They found tweets of Saucey Santana insulting blue ivy - saying her hair is nappy 7 years ago and 4 years ago he said cardi b’s child is going to be funny looking - Chloe Bailey says “the music industry is overly saturated because artists try to make music for trends and people get bored without appreciating real artistry” - Jennifer Hudson - second black woman to win the EGOT - Azealia Banks goes off on one of her rants at Miami Pride festival - JLO says co-headlining Super Bowl with Shakira was "worst idea in the world” - Post Malone is engaged and just had a daughter - New Issa Rae show ‘Rap Shit’ - co executive produced by the city girls - Lizzo receives backlash for using the world ‘spazz’ in new song Grrls - Omarion vs Mario verzuz in the works apparently. - Remy Ma says ‘In order to qualify as a rapper, you have to write your own raps , you’re just a karaoke personality if you don’t’ - but she previously said it’s not important for female rappers to write their own lyrics - Jhene aiko allegedly pregnant with Big Sean’s baby? #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

We’ve decided it’s time to shine some light on some of the UK artists making waves right now. We speak about US artists a lot so it’s about damn time. Join us as we share our thoughts on some of our faves: Aitch Ardee Young Tee & Bugsey Shae Universe Ibebellah Flo Jvck James Sinead Harnett Mnelia NSG #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

While we were all getting sloshed this Jubilee weekend, the entertainment industry was buzzing. Join as for another hot topics episode, where we give you the rundown of what’s been going on. Remember you heard it here first and EVERYTHING IS ALLEGED. On this week's agenda: - Beyoncé is apparently retiring soon to work more behind the scenes in the industry (producing etc). We may have one more album from her? - Rihanna is the first female artist to sell £40 million singles in the UK / extends lead as best selling female artist of the digital era, 155 million digital sales in the US - Ciara has completed her 8th album and recorded the video for the first single ‘Jump’. Released a snippet and video of her twerking on a car - Stefflon Don diss track towards Burna Boy - Teyana Taylor retiring Forreal due to feeling unappreciated - Chris Brown/Jack Harlow collab - American retired NFL player RyanClark said that Chris brown is more talented than Michael Jackson. - Doja’s next album is gonna be predominantly rap - One of the FLO girls said “why is Nicki Minaj with a rapist” - Naturi & Adrienne reunite - "let the healing begin" - Megan Thee Stallion’s Plan B video - People were complaining about Jack harlow getting a BET award nomination over Normani or Lil Nas X - Doja’s new video for Vegas dropped - Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey reportedly split - Shakira & Husband split - They’re TRYING to sue queen Mariah over All I want for Christmas - Jesy’s album delayed as label send her back to the drawing board allegedly - Big Energy platinum in Australia - Cardi B is putting WAP and Up on her sophomore album - Jamal Edward’s SBTV founders mother Brenda announced he died of a recreational drug induced heart attack Listen to the episodes mentioned here: Debut Drama: Is Jesy Nelson Problematic? https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vGKMEBUzhB9ZDHRAwtkZT?si=rqSMBMd6RcOAEeYk_1BTcA Mariah Carey: That’s it. That’s The Title. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zI5aGz8gNUHv2sSRUt6WJ?si=pgTkQqMzQP2o_Xq9gpuglg #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA

This week at The Rated Podcast, we’re shining a spotlight on some of our favourite producers that are behind the beat of our most loved tracks. Producers don’t often get recognised so let’s pay a little homage to them. Join us through our individual lists: Olly: DJ Mustard London On Da Track Darkchild Polow Da Don The Dream MNEK JAE5 Ester Dean Carl: Timbaland Jermaine Dupri Darkchild Missy Elliot Soundz Mike Will Made It Polow Da Don The Neptune’s Calvin Harris Tricky Stewart #TheRatedPodcast is a weekly urban music and popular culture podcast between two old friends @ollyvade and @carlcnn theratedpodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @theratedpodcast https://instagram.com/theratedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link @carlcnn https://instagram.com/carlcnn?utm_medium=copy_link @ollyvade https://instagram.com/ollyvade?utm_medium=copy_link Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M4ukFO1NrrOSE37nFrmTB?si=3Oi-PGaxQua49r8VCm6ElA