Shawn Mendes, BTS, Alicia Keys, 24kGoldn, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber & Chance The Rapper are all in the Hot 100 with songs that attempt to cope with the state of the world. What do they tell us about the sound of popular music and our collective psyche? Charlie is joined by writer, critic and friend of the podcast, Lauren Michele Jackson to offer a meteorological reading of music in late 2020.MORERead Aja Romano's article "With 'Dynamite,' BTS beat the US music industry at its own cheap game" on Vox.comSONGS DISCUSSEDShawn Mendes - WonderAlicia Keys - UnderdogHamilton - My ShotDua Lipa - Break My HeartINXS - Need You TonightBTS - DynamiteJustin Bieber - Holy ft. Chance The Rapper24kgolden - Mood ft. iann dior Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices