Season 5
GRANT KNOCHE Interview: The Pop Boy We've Been Waiting For
Chris and Chantel sit down backstage at Mercury Lounge in NYC with GRANT KNOCHE on his Good Luck Getting Over Me headlining tour for an exclusive interview about his career, his songwriting credits, and his sophomore album. From his start as one of the four Kidz Bop Kids (2013-2016) to representing ...
POP 101 with EMM - A Self-Made Pop Visionary With Her Own Universe
Follow EMM everywhere @EMMINREALLIFE Join us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/CCTVPOPS Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cctvpops Go check out Vizzcast in NYC for your podcasting, broadcast and content creation needs! Book at https://vizzcast.com EMM has spent a decade building on...
Kylie Minogue Went Indie for KM94… and It Changed Everything | Honest Review
Kylie Minogue’s 1994 self-titled album - often referred to by fans as KM94 - marked one of the biggest reinventions of her career. After leaving the Stock Aitken Waterman hit machine and signing with Deconstruction Records, Kylie embraced a more mature, sophisticated sound inspired by house music, t...
Melanie C "Sweat": Sporty Spice on the Dancefloor | Honest Review
Before she was Sporty Spice, Melanie C was a teenage raver on the Costa Brava dancing to Prodigy and Grooverider in a tracksuit. Thirty years later, she's finally made the album that brings it all together. On this episode of CCTV: The Nonstop Pop Show, Chris and Chantel Nicole give an honest re...
&TEAM "We On Fire" - Better, Worse, or More of the Same?
&TEAM are back, and this time they're bringing the heat. In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole dig into "We On Fire", the latest release from HYBE's Japanese-based boy group. We break down the production, vocals, visuals, and overall direction - and ask the big question: is...
Does Mel B's "Hot" Deliver? She Worked With Missy Elliott, Sisqó and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Mel B's debut solo album "Hot" was released in October 2000 - right before the release of the Spice Girls' "Forever" - and the producer lineup alone should have made it a classic. Missy Elliott, Sisqó, Teddy Riley, Fred Jerkins III, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were al...
Is Manon Leaving KATSEYE? The Drama Explained
In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole break down the full Manon Bannerman situation from the beginning: the hiatus announcement, the theories, the leaked storyboard and dance rehearsal footage, the Deuxmoi report, the Zane Lowe interview, the Missy Paramo unfollow, and everything in between. We ...
RAYE's "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE." is a 73-Minute Pop Epic - Honest Review
RAYE's second studio album "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE." is a statement - a sprawling, maximalist 73-minute concept record divided into four seasons, featuring 17 tracks that move through jazz, big band, soul, orchestral pop, and R&B. Released independently on March 27, 2026, the ...
The Pussycat Dolls are BACK (But Not All of Them) | POP 101: A Guide to The Pussycat Dolls (Part 2)
The Pussycat Dolls are back, but a lot has happened since we last covered them. In Part 2 of our PCD POP 101, we pick up right where we left off: the lawsuit between Nicole Scherzinger and founder Robin Antin, what all six members got up to during the legal fallout, and how Nicole quietly became a T...
We Finally Listened to ZAYN's "Mind of Mine" & We Have Thoughts | Track by Track Review
ZAYN's debut solo album "Mind of Mine" was released on March 25, 2016, exactly one year to the day he left One Direction. It was the first solo album from any 1D member, and it announced his arrival in a big way: debuting at #1 in both the UK and US, making him the first British male s...