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    <title>MDLSKL - Episodes Tagged with “Pop”</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>S3E2: Warner Music Group IPO</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>With the spotlight on Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) as the year's biggest U.S. IPO, this week we dig deeper into WMG and the hotly contested battle between labels, digital service providers and other industry players. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>S2E3: A Tale of Two Justins</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Fourteen-years ago, 25-year old Justin Timberlake unleashed his career-defining 'FutureSex/LoveSounds' - An album desperately ahead of its time. At 25-years old, Justin Bieber released 'Changes', the follow-up to his 2015 comeback album 'Purpose'.  This week, we contrast and compare the career evolution of Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber.
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  <title>S2E2: The Voice of Gen Z</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, we put the spotlight on Grammys "big four" marquee award sensation - Billie Eilish. At just 18-years old, Billie Eilish is redefining teen-pop stardom, while making history along the way. We discuss the career evolution of none other than Billie Eilish.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:39</itunes:duration>
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